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Author Ray Bradbury dies Ray Bradbury imagined the future, and didn’t always like what he saw. Bradbury, who died Tuesday at age 91, said often that all of his stories, no matter how fantastic or frightening they might be, were metaphors for everyday life and everything it entailed. And they all came from his childhood. See Page 6.

New meat cuts slash prices Looking for something new to throw on the grill this Fourth of July? How about a sizzling Denver cut or a couple juicy slices of teres major? Never heard of them? You will. They’re lesser-known and less-expensive cuts of beef that have become more popular as tough economic times have led butchers to look for tenderness at a lower price than the classic rib eyes and tenderloins. See Page 4.

84-year-old Sidney man led authorities on slow-speed 10-mile pursuit BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com A Sidney man who led authorities on a slow-speed police chase from Piqua to Sidney in February w a s f o u n d guilty STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER W e d Deb DeCurtins prunes an Oakleaf hydrangea Wednesday in preparation of this weekend’s garden show near nesday in Troy. The 14th Annual Lost Creek Garden and Antique Show is Friday 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. m u n i c i at 1058 Knoop Road. pal court. George KRATT Kratt, 84, entered a no contest plea to a count of obstructing official business, a first-degree misdemeanor, at his change of plea hearing and was sentenced by Judge Mel Kemmer. Kratt was ordered to pay a $50 fine and pay court costs, court TROY documents show. He entered the plea in a should think about doing it.’ So I plea agreement where just bit the bullet and decided to related traffic citations start one,” DeCurtins said, adding, stemming from the chase NATALIE KNOTH “My family and friends help make were dismissed and his Staff Writer this happen.” original felony charge of nknoth@tdnpublishing.com This year Overfield Tavern failure to comply with a • What: 14th annual Lost Museum director and curator Bob police officer was amended Creek Garden and Antique Now in its 14th year, the Lost Patton decorated the dining room in to obstructing official busiShow Creek Garden and Antique Show the garden house. DeCurtins ness. The citations dis• When: 6-8:30 p.m. Friday; returns to rural Troy Friday and worked with Patton when she was missed included driving 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Saturday, offering unique artisans curator of Overfield during its under the influence of alco• Where: 1058 Knoop Road, and vendors selling flowers, herbs, restoration. hol and failure to maintain Troy antiques, vintage garden accessories Paintings by Busser Howell and assured clear distance. and more. Juan Flores are focal points of the Kratt’s case had been Located at 1058 Knoop Road, home, Patton said, adding that he continued several times shop Acorn Studio, returning venDeb DeCurtins’ 19th century cotdesigned the dining room in a and he had reportedly been dors include Expressions for the tage and antique shop is the “shabby chic, kind of Americana” hospitalized recently, Home, Shining Tree Farm Antique grounds for the show that attracts style. according to court officials. about 700-800 people each year. The and Unique Gifts, Ivy League “He put his whole heart into it,” On Feb. 12, Kratt led Florist, jewelry by Judy Burton, event is slated for 6-8:30 p.m. DeCurtins said. authorities on a 10 mile, Treasures on High and many othFriday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking is available around the 15-minute chase from ers. Jewelry designer Jill Saturday. barn on the two-acre property, as Piqua and into Sidney that Huelskamp of Just Jill is one of the well as along the road. Admission “It’s magical. The reason I keep only ended after police doing it is people love it,” DeCurtins new vendors this year. is $5, and catered food will be proused stop sticks to end the DeCurtins was inspired to start said. “They even start calling in the vided. pursuit. the event after going to the winter asking about the garden For more information, call 937There was no major Cincinnati Garden Show years ago. 335-1904 or send an email to acornshow.” “I loved it. I thought, ‘Well, I In addition to DeCurtins’ own studio1@frontier.com.

Garden, antique show returns for 14th year

Variety of artisans, vendors to be on hand for event

Bloodshed continues Syrian activists reported a surge of bloodshed in the central Hama province late Wednesday, with at least 23 people killed and possibly many more. The reported mass killings are likely to ignite more anger nearly two weeks after the massacre of more than 100 people elsewhere in Syria as an international peace plan unravels and the country spirals toward civil war.

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Putting creativity and ingenuity to a test Camp Invention to kick off at new site BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com

Camp Invention kicks off at a new location next week as students gather OUTLOOK together and help solve larger than TROY life social Today Partly sunny issues High: 78° through ingenuity. Low: 53° Beginning Monday morning through Friday at Friday Troy Junior High, Camp Mostly sunny Invention returns for a full High: 82° week of hands-on science, Low: 55° technology, engineering and mathematics in a fun, Complete weather creative environment. information on Page 9. Camp Invention director Jean Kramer said she’s Home Delivery: 335-5634 excited to host the fun, yet educational, camp once Classified Advertising: again in Troy and is happy (877) 844-8385 to bring the camp to Troy Junior High next week. “It’s the first year at Troy Junior High School 6 74825 22406 6 and so we are excited

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about that,” Kramer said. Kramer said two current and one retired junior high science teacher will be joining the accomplished staff that runs Camp Invention each year. “We have a lot of real expertise at this camp,” Kramer said. She also said more than 10 high school leadership interns and five junior high school counselors in training will assist the students throughout the camp week. “We are happy to offer

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this camp again here in Troy,” Kramer said. “We met with former campers and counselors and they all said they had a blast so everybody has a great time.” Camp Invention is a weeklong summer day program for students entering grades one through six, created in partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Kramer said the camp will be accepting

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Keagan Carsey, 9, tests his zip-line theory creation with a Life Saver during the 2010 Camp Invention. Children who took part in the project were asked to create an individual “simple machine.” walk-in registrations on Monday at 9:30 a.m. when the camp officially kicksoff. Regional program sponsors include Troy Foundation, Honda, and Hobart.

Invent Now, Inc., a nonprofit organization developed the program which engages children to discover their own innate creativity and inventiveness

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LOTTERY CLEVELAND (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Wednesday by the Ohio Lottery: • Ten OH Midday: 01-07-15-16-19-31-36-3846-48-51-53-54-60-71-7274-75-78-79 • Pick 3 Midday: 9-8-6 • Pick 4 Midday: 8-2-2-8 • Classic Lotto: 07-10-15-18-32-40 • Ten OH Evening: 12-15-16-24-25-28-33-3442-43-50-52-56-61-63-6970-74-75-78 • Pick 3 Evening: 4-0-0 • Pick 4 Evening: 4-2-0-6 • Lotto Kicker: 3-2-0-8-6-5 • Rolling Cash 5: 09-12-22-23-35 Estimated jackpot: $518,000

BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Wednesday. Corn Month Bid Change May 6.1950 +0.1700 N/C 12 4.8800 +0.1025 J/F/M 13 5.0450 +0.1050 Soybeans Month Bid Change May 13.5900 +0.3450 N/C 12 12.4000 +0.1800 J/F/M 13 12.5800 +0.1875 Wheat Month Bid Change May 6.3000 +0.0700 N/C 12 6.3000 +0.0700 N/C 13 6.5600 +0.0675 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Wednesday. Symbol Price Change AA 8.64 +0.19 CAG 24.96 +0.36 CSCO 16.68 +0.56 45.94 +1.13 EMR F 10.57 +0.38 FITB 12.67 +0.44 FLS 105.59 +3.12 GM 21.83 +0.58 GR 125.65 +0.23 ITW 55.29 +1.10 JCP 24.88 +0.61 KMB 80.23 +1.72 74.61 +1.37 KO 21.95 +0.09 KR LLTC 30.13 +1.05 MCD 88.66 +1.58 MSFG 11.50 +0.54 PEP 67.49 +0.49 PMI 0.31 0.00 SYX 12.16 +0.29 TUP 53.71 +1.01 USB 29.70 +0.48 VZ 41.77 +0.57 WEN 4.52 +0.05 WMT 65.93 +0.43 — Staff and wire reports

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Romney to use trust if elected WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disclosed a fortune worth as much as $250 million, his campaign said Wednesday that he plans to put his holdings in a federal blind trust if he is elected president. A Romney campaign official said there have been long-standing plans to shift the candidate’s assets from a trust overseen by a Boston attorney to a stricter blind trust overseen by federal officials if he wins in November. Some assets might be disclosed or sold off before such a move, campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said. ROMNEY “If Gov. Romney is elected president, his blind trust will be terminated and a new federal blind trust will be created,” Saul said. “Any assets that are not fully compliant with federal disclosure and other rules applicable to the office of the presidency will be disposed of.” In a divisive presidential campaign where Romney’s vast fortune and his long association with the Bain Capital private equity firm have become central issues, the move could serve to insulate Romney politically from criticism about his wealth as well as possible ethics conflicts. But the move might not stop the flow of new payments from Bain, which has been both lionized for its record of successful investments and vilified for mass layoffs at some of the compa-

nies it bought. Just last week, Romney disclosed more than $2 million in new income from Bain, the firm he cofounded and managed until departing in 1999. Finance and taxation experts said this week that the new Bain payments raised the prospect that Romney could continue receiving income from his former company over the next several years. A Romney campaign official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss his finances, said the campaign’s analysis of his income stream indicated that any future Bain income pay-outs were unlikely but that such payments were out of his control. Saul disclosed the plans for a federal blind trust after The Associated Press raised questions about how Romney would deal with any future Bain Capital income. In his latest federal financial disclosure, filed last week, Romney’s trustee revealed that the candidate made $1.9 million from a single “Bain Capital Inc.” payment as well as more than $200,000 from three other Bain entities. Although Romney’s retirement agreement with Bain expired in 2009, the trustee said the income came in the form of “true-up” payments in essence, catch-up payments made to make up for earnings not provided to Romney before the entities ceased

operation. None of the Bain entities had previously been listed on Romney’s 2011 financial disclosure. The details of Romney’s severance agreement have largely remained secret, but experts in private equity finance and taxation say that the financial fallout from Romney’s retirement plan will continue to reverberate. Critics have warned that concerns about the steady flow of income from Bain are made more acute by Romney’s long-standing decision to withhold crucial details about his Bain separation agreement, leaving voters with little information about his continuing ties to the firm. “While he may not be actively managing the business anymore, he remains financially linked to them,” said Victor Fleischer, a University of Colorado law professor and private equity expert who has testified before Congress on complex finance issues. “The point of financial disclosure is to communicate the full extent of one’s potential conflict of interest, and until he discloses the severance agreement, we don’t know whether he’d manage the country on our behalf or be influenced by his ongoing relationship with Bain Capital.” Romney’s holdings are in what his campaign describes as a blind trust, preventing him from having direct control over his investments. Although the trust would qualify as a blind trust in Massachusetts, where Romney served as governor, critics have

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damage reported as a result of the chase and no major injuries, though a Shelby County sheriff ’s deputy cut his arm while breaking the glass of Kratt’s driver’s side window after the chase ended and received stitches, police records show. The chase began after a Piqua police officer was flagged down in the 500 block of South Main Street after several men claimed

complained that the candidate is not totally blind to its contents. Romney’s trustee, Boston lawyer R. Bradford Malt, has said that he buys and sells investments that he believes would be consistent with Romney’s public policy positions. Malt bought and sold off a number of investments over the last several years that appeared to conflict with Romney’s political positions. Since 2010, as the presidential election neared, Malt has sold off a number of stocks in companies based in China and others that traded with Iran and backed stem cell research all stances that Romney has opposed as a candidate. The broad outlines of Romney’s portfolio were signed off by him in annual disclosures in 20111 and 2012 to the federal Office of Government Ethics and the Federal Election Commission, and then shared with the media and with voters. A federally “qualified diversified” blind trust would have much stricter standards, preventing Romney and the American public from knowing what is contained in his portfolio. The OGE would qualify both the trust and any nominee for trustee to make sure that the trust’s contents were not disclosed. “In order to be truly blind, an official cannot really know what investments are held in the blind trust,” said Stephen D. Potts, an OGE director in the first Bush and Clinton administrations who later served as deputy White House counsel for President George W. Bush.

to have followed Kratt from a Troy restaurant that serves alcohol and reported the motorist was “driving very poorly.” Piqua police Deputy Chief Tom Steiner said police officers caught up with Kratt and noticed he went over the lane divider lines several times, but when the officer activated his cruiser’s lights, and then his siren, the elderly man refused to stop along northbound County Road 25-A.

Overhaul sought for Medicaid eligibility COLUMBUS (AP) — The state wants to take a complicated and lengthy process used to assess the Medicaid eligibility of more than 700,000 Ohioans and simplify it based on income, according to a draft of the plans released on Wednesday. About 2.2 million Ohioans are enrolled in the program that serves the poor and disabled. Eligibility wouldn’t change for most beneficiaries, including children, pregnant women and adults getting long-term care. State officials are streamlining the process for a group of people they expect to see grow as a result of the new federal health care overhaul. The proposal targets nonpregnant adults who don’t need long-term service or support. Determining whether a person is eligible for Medicaid can take as long as 45 days. Case workers

must evaluate applicants against more than 150 categories to make the determinations. Going through all the eligibility criteria also can be humiliating for the people who are seeking coverage, said Ohio Medicaid director John McCarthy. “The person does not have a lot of money,” McCarthy said in an interview Wednesday. “Making somebody go through a long, complex process digging into your life and having to bring in a bunch of paperwork; … it’s time-consuming and complicated. So why are we putting up all these barriers?” The hurdles can lead people to never finish the application process, he said. Then they don’t get the medical care that they need and for which they are likely eligible. “That ultimately costs the state much more money, as opposed to if we could

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Kratt nearly left the roadway at one point, authorities said, when a right lane ended, but later got back on the road and refused to stop. The chase reached speeds as fast as 70 mph, but most of the chase involved speeds between 40 to 50 mph. Piqua police discontinued the chase as Kratt reached Sidney, but Shelby County authorities spotted him and later forced his vehicle to a stop.

have gotten them into the program, gotten them the services,” McCarthy said. “We could have improved health outcomes.” The state wants to move away from what officials call a fragmented eligibility process, to a model that’s more streamlined and based on income. “That captures the bulk of everybody on Medicaid,” said Greg Moody, director of the governor’s office on health care transformation, in a recent interview. The proposed changes were posted online Wednesday for public comment, and the state plans to hold open meetings on the draft. Officials will submit the proposal to the federal government for approval next month. They want the changes to take effect by 2014. McCarthy said the state’s goal is not to drop anyone from Medicaid as a result of the changes. Officials have asked the federal government for permission to keep people in the program who meet current eligibility standards until they no longer meet their previous qualifying criteria, obtain other coverage or withdraw from the program. “We are not trying to have fewer people in the program,” McCarthy said. To accommodate the eligibility changes, health officials are seeking federal support to help replace a more than 30-year-old computer system that frequently erroneously denies Medicaid eligibility and causes a huge administrative burden. “The system is so old that the county case workers have to go in and modify the answer based on information they know, but that the system can’t accept,” Moody said.

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TODAY • LEADERSHIP CONNECTION: The Troy Area Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Connection luncheon will be from noon to 1 p.m. at the Crystal Room, 845 W. Marke St., Troy. The guest speaker will be Luke Schlumpf, owner of The Olive Oasis, speaking on “It’s all about the EVOO!” Chamber members are $10 and non-members are $12.50, payable at the door. The deadline is Wednesday by calling 339-8769. • ICE CREAM SOCIAL: A homemade ice cream social will be from 5-7 p.m. at Greenville Creek Christian Church, 5110 Buckneck Road, Bradford. The menu will include vanilla, pineapple, strawberry and chocolate ice cream, sandwiches, cake, pie and drinks.

FRIDAYSATURDAY • GARDEN SHOW: The Lost Creek and Antique Show will be from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 1058 Knoop Road, Troy. The event will include flowers, herbs, plants, antiques, vintage garden accessories, artisans and more. Food alo will be available. Admission is $5. For more information, call (37) 3351904 or email acornstudio1@frontier.com.

FRIDAY • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108. • DINNER OFFERED: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls will offer dinner from 6-7:30 p.m. for $7-$8 For more information, call (937) 6986727. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Miami County YMCA, 3060 S. County Road 25-A, Troy. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” T-shirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.

SATURDAY • MASONIC BREAKFAST: The Troy Masonic Lodge will offer a community breakfast from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge dining room, 107 W. Main St., Troy, on the second floor (use elevator or steps). • STRAWBERRY STROLL: A Strawberry Stroll, a 5K and 10K walk on sidewalks with little difficulty for children in strollers or wagons, will begin at 8 a.m. Sign ups will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Water and hard candy will be available at the start and finish. Restrooms also will be available. The stroll will begin at Hobart Welding Institute, 400 Trade Square. For more information,call Ray Holmes at 339-6433. • FISH FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer an all-you-can-eat fish fry and smelt dinner with french fries, baked beans and applesauce for $8 from 5-7 p.m. • DISCOVERY DAYS: Outdoor fun for the family will be from 2-4 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. Participants will explore the woods, stomp in the streams and meet the center’s wildlife ambassadors. Bring your curiosity as participants escape the heat and enter the cool, dark forest on a treasure hunt for “life under that log.” Preregistration is requested,

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Community Calendar CONTACT US Call Melody Vallieu at 440-5265 to list your free calendar items.You can send your news by e-mail to vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. but not required. The event is free for BNC members, entrance admission applies for non-members. • DAR MEETING: The Piqua-Lewis Boyer Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at10:30 a.m. at Buffalo Jacks in Covington. Participants will be ordering from the breakfast menu. Make a reservation to Kathy Thompson if attending. The speaker will be Tonia Edwards, state corresponding secretary, on “Indian Removal of the Five Civilized Tribes.” • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 8 a.m. to noon at Ginghamsburg Church, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” T-shirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • CAMPERS SPAGHETTI: A campers spaghetti supper and silent auction will be offered from 4-7:30 p.m. at the First United Church of Christ, 120 S. Market St., Troy, sponsored by the youth campers. The meal will consist of spaghetti, sauce or alfredo sauce, bread, applesauce, brownies and a drink. The meal is a free will offering and all proceeds go to help cover the cost of camp. • TENDERLION DINNER: The VFW No. 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Troy, will offer a Big T tenderloin for $5 beginning at $2. • SLOPPY JOES: The Sons of the American Legion, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will service Red Devil (sloppy joe) sandwiches with chips and dills from 67:30 p.m. for $5. • BAT CHAT: “A Chat About Bats” workshop will be offered from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Marie S. Aull Education Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Call Aullwood at 890-7360 to register and for fee information.

SUNDAY • BUTTERFLY RELEASE: A memorial butterfly release will be at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. The memorial service will include the reading of names, followed by the release of live butterflies. Contact Hospice of Miami County’s Generations of Life Center at (937) 573-2100 to make a reservation and to purchase butterflies, which are $10 each. • BREAKFAST OFFERED: The American Legion Auxiliary, 377 N. 3rd St, Tipp City, will offer a full all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $6. Items available will be eggs your way, bacon, sausage, pancakes, waffles, sausage gravy, biscuits, home fries, juice, fruit and sweet rolls.

MONDAY • DISCOVER SOUTH AFRICA: Jim Beckman will share his experiences on the first Cheepers! Birding on a Budget South African tour taken in Ocotber 2011

at 7 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. Take a tour of this amazing country with Beckman, exploring its breathtaking scenery, amazing wildlife and abundant birdlife through photographs and stories. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 3-7 p.m. at the Covington Eagles, 715 E. Broadway, Covington. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” Tshirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • SOCIETY TO MEET: The Covington Newberry Historical Society will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Rowdy Museum, 101 Pearl St. For more information, call (937) 473-2270. The public is always invited. • BAKED POTATO: The Tipp City American Legion will offer a loaded baked potato/salad bar for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY • BOOK SWAP: Come join others at 6 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library and swap books from your collection for free. A limit of three books may be swapped per class. • WELL OF HOPE: A Well of Hope Ministries meeting will be from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ, fellowship hall, 10 W. Monument St., Plesant Hill. The meeting will be for information and conversation with Zipporah and Nathaniel from Kenya regarding the program’s shoe donations. Refreshments will be provided. • PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS: A six week photography class will begin at the A.B. Graham Memorial Center, 8025 E. U.S. Route 36, Conover. Classes will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Call the center at 3683700 or Carol Laughman at 368-3982 for details.

New thermal camera put to use in Tipp City Trustees remind of meetings, recycling For the Troy Daily News A thank you headed the June 4 Monroe Township Trustees meeting by Tipp City Fire Chief Steve Kessler, who voiced his and the department’s appreciation for the township’s recent purchase of a new thermal imaging camera and radios for the fire department. Chief Kessler related that the thermal imaging camera already had been put to use on a recent structure fire. Payment for this

JUNE 14-16 • GARAGE SALE: Transfiguration Catholic Church, 972 S. Miami St., will have a parish garage sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, which also will be a bag day sale. Events will be in the hall behind the church. A car was also will be held Saturday. All proceeds from the sale and car wash benefit the church’s youth ministry program.

equipment came out of the township’s fire levy fund. Residents are reminded that this month’s recycling event will be held at the township maintenance facility from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday on Michaels Road. Acceptable recycling items include only glass, plastic, tin, aluminum, paper and cardboard. Upcoming public gatherings and meetings announced at the Monday evening meeting involve a cemetery walk at Maple

Hill Cemetery from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, which is organized by the Tipp City Historical Society entitled “If Tombstones Could Talk”; and a Monroe Township Water and Sewer District meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. The trustees approved the township’s financial status report ending May 2012 and the bank reconciliation of April 30, 2012, as presented by the fiscal officer. Payment of bills totaling $75,475.25 also was approved by the board. The next township trustees meeting will take place at 7 p.m. June 18.

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senior history and Biblical studies major and resident ALLIANCE — Troy res- of Tipp City, was among ident Brittany Youtz grad- more than 250 students uated from the University from Eastern Mennonite of Mount Union on May 5 University who made the with a Bachelor of Arts spring semester dean’s degree in Japanese. list. Youtz, who graduated with cum laude honors, is Heidelberg a graduate of Troy High School. University

achievements among individual students, student organizations and faculty members.

Ashland University

ASHLAND — Piqua resident Cody Trebil has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester TIFFIN — New Carlisle of 2012 at Ashland Youngstown resident Kristen McConkey University. Trebil, who graduated State University was among some 60 stuin May, was majoring in dents honored April 27 at YOUNGSTOWN — finance. He is the son of Heidelberg University’s Kaitlin Morse of Troy, a Richard and Norine Trebil annual Student Awards forensic science biology of Piqua and is a 2008 Celebration. track major at Youngstown graduate of Piqua High McConkey, a senior State University, has been majoring in education, School. named to the dean’s list To be eligible for this received the Dr. Rose for the spring 2012 semes- Moore Education Award honor, a student must be ter. enrolled full time and during Heidelberg’s celeTo be eligible for the bration of academic, athlet- achieve at least a 3.5 grade dean’s list, a student must ic, service and leadership point average. carry a semester grade point average of 3.4 or better and take a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit.

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NELSONVILLE — Hocking College has announced that Wesley Browning, of Bradford, has been named to the school’s dean’s list for winter quarJUNE 13 ter 2012. Browning and other • STAUNTON LUNCHdean’s list honorees EON: The Staunton School achieved at least a 3.3 Luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. at Friendly’s in Troy. All grade point average and graduates and anyone who completed 12 or more credhas attended the school is it hours. invited to bring a friend and attend. For more information, call Shirley at (937) 335-2859. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from noon to 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Walnut St., Troy. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” T-shirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. The speaker will be Susie Stein with Up and Running. For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 3398935.

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New meat cuts slash prices, too By the Associated Press Looking for something new to throw on the grill this Fourth of July? How about a sizzling Denver cut or a couple juicy slices of teres major? Never heard of them? You will. They’re lesserknown and less-expensive cuts of beef that have become more popular as tough economic times have led butchers to look for tenderness at a lower price than the classic rib eyes and tenderloins. “I call them the cuts of our ancestors,” says Pat LaFrieda, a third-generation butcher who appears with his father on the Food Network show “Meat Men.” ”All the cuts that I remember eating as a kid with my grandfather, those are the cuts that I see restaurants asking for again; it fits into their price schedule.” Running Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, LaFrieda, his dad Pat Sr., and cousin Mark Pastore supply more than 500 customers, including some of the top restaurants and bistros in New York City, which gives him a heads up on culinary trends. “What they’re asking for today, I know I’ll start seeing in butcher shops six months from now.” Want to know what kinds of meat you’re likely to meet over the next few months? Here’s a rundown from LaFrieda and other butchering enthusiasts. CHUCK ROLL STEAK This is one of LaFrieda’s favorite cuts of beef. “I have more and more people asking me for that than I ever have.” This is one of the newer cuts that is being separated out from the more common chuck roll, which usually is sold as the boneless chuck roast. He prepares chuck roll steaks much as he would a

rib-eye, with a short marinade, salt and pepper, and a simple grilling. TERES MAJOR This is an unfamiliar name for most of us, but it’s quite familiar to chefs. It’s a little-used muscle in the cow’s shoulder. It is second in tenderness only to the tenderloin, but up to half the price, depending on the supplier. Charlie Palmer, a leader in the chef-turnedbutcher movement, has been featuring teres major steaks at his District Meats in Denver and Burritt Tavern in San Francisco. “It’s just as tender as filet mignon, but half the price. And our guests like to say the name!” he says. He serves it with torpedo onion confit, which is similar to a scallion but has a bronze-y red bulb at the base and a mild flavor. For the meat, he recommends keeping it simple. Cook on a hot grill until medium rare, let it rest, then slice into medallions. DENVER CUT Kari Underly, a thirdgeneration butcher and author of “The Art of Beef Cutting,” was part of the team that developed the Denver cut and flat iron steak for the beef industry. Profiling muscles and analyzing cuts like chuck and round is irresistible to “a meat geek like me,” says Underly, who likes to “dig through the data and find the little gems.” The Denver cut is found in a part of the cow typically sold as chuck roast, but when cut separately it is the fourth most tender muscle, Underly says. For the Denver cut, she recommends having it sliced about three-quarters of an inch thick. After that, try a lightly flavored marinade or a rub; the meat doesn’t really need to be tenderized, just flavored. Then grill, possibly throw-

This May 23 image shows a grilled beef recipe for Teres Major with cilantro, cashew and pesto in Concord, N.H. 1/4 cup toasted cashews ing some baby bok choy on the grill with it to balance (pieces are fine) 1/4 cup grated Parmesan the protein. cheese Salt and ground black Ready to meet the new pepper meat? 2 pounds teres major The economy has steaks prompted cost-conscious Vegetable or canola oil restaurant chefs to spearHeat a grill to high. head creative and often less In a blender, combine costly new cuts of beef. And when they do that, it usually the cilantro, olive oil, water, cashews and Parmesan. doesn’t take long for those Blend until smooth, or as cuts to move off the menu smooth as you prefer. and into butcher and groSeason with salt and pepcery shops. per, then blend again. Set To help get you grilling with some of the latest cuts aside. Season the steaks with of beef, we created recipes salt and pepper. for three meats on the cutSoak a crumpled paper ting edge. towel with oil. Clasping the TERES MAJOR WITH paper towel with tongs, oil CILANTRO CASHEW the grates of the grill. Add PESTO the steaks and cook over Start to finish: 45 minhigh heat for 5 to 8 minutes utes per side for medium-rare. Servings: 4 Remove the steaks from 1 bunch fresh cilantro, the grill and allow to rest for stems and leaves 8 to 10 minutes. Thinly slice 2 tablespoons olive oil the steaks across the grain 2 tablespoons water

and top with the pesto. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 510 calories; 230 calories from fat (45 percent of total calories); 25 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 150 mg cholesterol; 3 g carbohydrate; 63 g protein; 1 g fiber; 530 mg sodium. FENNEL RUBBED DENVER STEAKS WITH GRILLED FENNEL AND BLUE CHEESE Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 4 Denver cut steaks, 3/4inch thick (2 pounds total) Salt and ground black pepper 2 fennel bulbs, white parts only, cut into quarters Vegetable or canola oil Wedges of lemon 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese Heat the grill to mediumhigh. In a spice grinder or using a mortar and pestle, grind the fennel seeds. Sprinkle the ground seeds over both sides of the steaks, then rub into the meat. Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Season the fennel bulb quarters with salt and black pepper. Soak a crumpled paper towel with oil. Clasping the paper towel with tongs, oil the grates of the grill. Grill the fennel quarters for 10 minutes, turning once during cooking. Grill the steaks for 4 to 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Remove the steaks from the heat and allow to rest for 8 to 10 minutes. To serve, arrange 2 fennel quarters on each plate. Squeeze some fresh lemon juice over them, then top with a sprinkle of blue cheese. Serve with the steak. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 470 calories; 240 calories from fat (51 percent of

total calories); 27 g fat (11 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 155 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrate; 46 g protein; 4 g fiber; 590 mg sodium. CHUCK ROLL STEAKS WITH BARBECUE RUB AND GRILLED ONIONS Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 4 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon brown sugar Salt and ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon cayenne Four 12-ounce chuck roll steaks 1 large sweet onion, cut into 4 thick slices In a large bowl, stir together the oil, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, cumin and cayenne. Place the steaks in the bowl and massage the mixture into the meat, making sure to coat all sides. Allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Heat the grill to mediumhigh. Season the onion slices with salt and pepper. Grill the onions without flipping them for 6 to 8 minutes, or until charred and tender. Grill the steaks for 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Remove the steaks from the heat and allow to rest for 8 to 10 minutes before serving. Serve with the grilled onions. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 520 calories; 170 calories from fat (33 percent of total calories); 19 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 195 mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohydrate; 74 g protein; 1 g fiber; 700 mg sodium.

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The past week flew by with the Memorial Day holiday shortening the work week. How hard to believe that 2012 is almost half over! Thursday evening was son Kevin’s kindergarten graduation, which also makes us see that time does not stand still. The youngest of our eight children is now ready for first grade. And our oldest Elizabeth will be 18 next week. The older we get the faster time seems to go. On Memorial Day, Joe and I, our eight children, Elizabeth's friend, Timothy, and Susan's friend Mose all spent the day in Berne, Ind. Leah and Paul had our annual family gathering there. The family seems to increase in size every year and there is a new family member or two at least every time. If I counted right we are a total of 84. There is always something missing though: our dear parents. How proud they would be to see all their grandchildren and great-grandchildren now. A few of brother Albert’s sons were unable to attend, but otherwise everyone else was present. Paul and Leah’s oldest son Ben and family traveled from Wisconsin to attend the gathering and spent a week visiting with his parents. Paul and Leah were happy to see them having not seen them this year yet. As always there was plenty of food to eat. Leah prepared the hot food and the rest was brought in. I am not sure if I can remember all the food that was there but on the menu was mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, barbecued chicken, mixed vegetables, veggies and dip, sliced cheese, taco salad, overnight salad, various cakes, and puddings, cookies, fresh mixed

THE AMISH COOK ful that is. Thanks to my good friend Ruth I now have three nice flower baskets of impatients hanging on our front porch. They were a birthday gift to me. I do not have a green thumb when it comes to flowers so thanks to daughter Elizabeth for taking care of them. I don't have any problem Lovina Eicher taking care of the garden Troy Daily News Guest but flowers do not do well Columnist for me. I think the main reason is I forget to water them daily. fruit, and homemade pies: oatmeal, cherry, pumpkin The children have only today, tomorrow, and a half and rhubarb-custard. a day to finish up their Outdoor games were school term. It will be nice played after dinner. Also to have them off for sumvisiting and singing were mer break. done. Everyone brought We hope to be able to go snacks to eat before everyto the U-pick strawberry one started for home. We fields to pick strawberries. stopped in to visit with Joe's sister Ruth and Chris A lady in our church who always orders peaches for before heading back to Michigan. We arrived back the church women said her supplier is reporting the home safe and sound Michigan peaches were all around 8 p.m. Friday evening Joe and I frozen out this year. She is headed back to Berne, Ind. going to try to find a new out of state supplier. But I with a vanload from this may have to do without this area for a viewing. How year if they are expensive. saddened the community Meanwhile, try this deliwas to hear of the death of a 16-year-old boy in an acci- cious dessert! dent at work. We knew the MARBLE SQUARES family so we decided to go 1 1/4 cup brown sugar along. This boy's mother 1 1/4 cup white sugar died of cancer around five 1 ¼ cup margarine years ago. May God help 1 1/4 teaspoon salt the grieving family through 3 eggs yet another trial. 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla An update on our house: 4 cups flour the drywall is all mudded 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and ready for the sealer. 1 teaspoon baking powAfter the sealer it will be der ready for us to paint and 3/4 cup nuts put the flooring down. It will sure be nice once 3/4 cups chocolate chips the children can sleep in Cream sugar, margarine, their bedrooms again. eggs, and vanilla. Add flour, Joseph, 9, said this morning soda, baking powder, and that he misses his bedroom. salt. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-inch jellyroll pan. We are still waiting for Sprinkle chocolate chips on the windows to come. Benjamin and Joseph were top. Put in oven for 1 minute. excited to each receive three new pants that a girl in our Take out and marblize with knife. Sprinkle nuts. Bake 20 church sewed for them. How thoughtful and help- minutes at 350.

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Observer-Reporter, Washington, Penn., on preserving audio recordings: The classic, justly admired Simon and Garfunkel album, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” has sold 25 million copies around the world since its release in 1970. But when a newly re-mastered edition came out last year, Roy Halee, one of the disc’s producers, made a startling admission — because the master tapes for the disc were in such terrible condition, the engineers doing the sonic spit-and-polish might have been better off finding a pristine vinyl copy for their work. … For this reason, the Library of Congress deserves to be commended for the National Recording Registry, which seeks to catalog and preserve historically significant sound recordings. Since 2003, they’ve announced a new list annually and the latest batch is a fascinating cross-section of aesthetically and historically important recordings. It includes a Thomas Edison cylinder from 1888 and Prince’s “Purple Rain” album, which arrived almost a century later. In between, the 1943 New York Philharmonic debut of Leonard Bernstein earned a spot, as did “A Charlie Brown Christmas” from the Vince Guaraldi Trio, and an audience recording of a 1977 As I Grateful Dead concert. See It Part of what makes lists like these so intriguing ■ The Troy is debating what’s in, what’s not and what should be. Daily News John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” is included, but not “A welcomes Love Supreme.” Elvis Presley’s “Sun Sessions” is in, columns from but not “Hound Dog.” Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over our readers. To Beethoven” is in, but not “Rock and Roll Music.” submit an “As I Come to think of it, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” See It” send isn’t in the registry yet, either. your type-writA decade into its existence, the National ten column to: Recording Registry still has a universe of sound to ■ “As I See It” mine. c/o Troy Daily The Jerusalem Post News, 224 S. on Israeli immigration: Market St., Troy, OH 45373 Israel is by no means unique in its struggle with the growing problem of migrants, infiltrators and ■ You can also e-mail us at asylum-seekers. In Europe, waves of immigration, editorial@tdnpu especially from countries conquered by the blishing.com. Europeans under 19th-century colonialism, have ■ Please changed beyond recognition the societies of France, include your full Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium, several name and teleScandinavian countries and Italy. And this has phone number. sparked intense debate and the worrying rise of the radical Right. In U.S. states such as Texas and California, meanwhile, a Hispanic majority is expected by 2025. Arizona passed a controversial immigration law, presently being reviewed in the Supreme Court, that would give more powers to police to question and arrest suspected illegal aliens and to crack down on their employment. If Arizona’s law is okayed by the Supreme Court, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah might adopt similar laws. But in many fundamental ways Israel is different. Most significantly, Israel’s situation is more precarious. In addition to the tens of thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers from Eritrea, Sudan and elsewhere, Israel also hosts about 250,000 foreign workers, half of whom are illegal. Foreigners make up over 8 percent of the total workforce in Israel compared to 6 percent in OECD countries. In addition, Israel has integrated some 350,000 non-Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and tens of thousands of Falash Mura from Ethiopia. Over 120,000 Palestinians have received Israeli citizenship under family reunion arrangements. Arab Israelis make up over 20% of the population. None of these populations identify with the goals and fate of the Jewish people, let alone see themselves as Jews. But because the State of Israel was created out of the lessons of the sufferings of the Jewish people, Israel has a special obligation to the foreigner, to the sojourner in a land that is not his. The Jew has a duty to remember his history, first in Egypt and later in other lands of exile.

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contributing to its great success. Many local business donations also helped with the sucTo the Editor: cess of the benefit: Texas On June 2, The Tipp City Roadhouse, Huber Heights; American Legion hosted a ben- Tipp City Foodtown; El Rancho efit dinner for Betsy Cotton. Grande, Vandalia; J&M We would like to thank fam- Gaming; Indian Lake EMS; ilies, friends and co-workers Hickory River, Tipp City; for attending the benefit and Marions Pizza, Troy; Bunker’s;

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Former Troy football star now playing for keeps On Sept. 14, 2001, Rob Byrer lined up at cornerback for the Troy High School football team, staring intently at the Greenville wide receiver lined up across the line of scrimmage from him. Before the ball could be snapped, Byrer leaned over and began violently vomiting through the bars of his facemask. The Troy coaching staff gestured wildly, trying to get him off the field and insert a substitute in his place. Byrer waved them off, refusing to leave the field. The ball was snapped, Byrer broke up a pass to the intended receiver, then went back to the huddle to get ready for the next play. When gut-check time came, Byrer was willing to leave it all on the field — literally. That, of course, came as no surprise to Troy’s coaches. “Byrer was one of the toughest kids I’ve ever coached,” former Troy football coach Steve Nolan said. “He just went and went and went until he had nothing left. That’s just the kind of kid he was.” His junior year, Byrer played much of the season with a broken hand. Once the cast was put on,

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor he never missed a down for the Trojans. His senior year — on a team short on athletes — Byrer, who had the skills to become a record-setting running back for Troy, was forced to play running back, defensive back and punter, in addition to returning punts and kickoffs. In a 48 minute game, Byrer typically was on the field for every second. He rushed for more than 900 yards that season — but had he not been spent from playing offense, defense and special teams, there’s no telling what kind of numbers he could have put up that season. “I always joke with Coach Nolan that I could have rushed for 1,000 yards that year if I didn’t have to play on every special teams unit,” Byrer said.

Despite his lost opportunity to become one of Troy’s legendary 1,000-yard rushers, however, Byrer had no complains. Byrer — a player as tough as a $2 steak — had no complaints. He was willing to do whatever it took to help the team win football games. These days, Byrer is playing for a different team — and that stakes are so much higher than any high school football game. According to the Autism Society of America, autism spectrum disorder is prevalent in 1 in 88 births. Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States have autism. One is Byrer’s son. One is my son. Two days ago, I received a phone call from Byrer — the first time I had spoken with him since he graduated from Troy in 2002. His son had been diagnosed with autism last December and — having read about our family’s battle with autism in the Troy Daily News — he called me up looking for some advice. I had thought maybe he would also be looking for a few uplifting words from me. I should have known better.

By the end of the conversation, Byrer — a team player in life as he was on the gridiron — was the one who had lifted my spirits. “It’s not a death sentence,” were the first words out of my mouth. “Oh, I know that,” Byrer quickly responded before I could get another word in. “I love this kid. We’re going to do whatever it takes to make sure he has a normal life.” By the end of my 20 minute conversation with Byrer, I had no doubts his son is going to be just fine — Byrer won’t have it any other way. He talked about the “team” of tutors and experts he’s already assembled to help his son navigate through the rest of his life. It was funny — a decade removed from his playing career — to hear Byrer talk about being a part of a team again. I have no doubts he’s going to give it all to ensure his team comes up victorious. Byrer has a way of doing that when it’s gut-check time.

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In this 2000 photo, author Ray Bradbury poses for a photo in Los Angeles.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ray Bradbury imagined the future, and didn’t always like what he saw. In his books, the science fiction-fantasy master conjured a dark, depressing future where the government used fire departments to burn books in order to hold its people in ignorance and where racial hatred was so pervasive that some people left Earth for other planets. At the same time, his work, just like the author himself, could also be joyful, whimsical and nostalgic, as when he was describing the magic of a Midwestern summer or the innocence and fearlessness of a boy who befriends a houseful of ghosts. Bradbury, who died Tuesday at age 91, said often that all of his stories, no matter how fantastic or frightening they might be, were metaphors for everyday life and everything it entailed. And they all came from his childhood. “The great thing about my life is that everything I’ve done is a result of what I was when I was 12 or 13,” he said in 1982. For more than 70 years, Bradbury spun tales that appeared in books and magazines, in the movie theater and on the television screen, firing the imaginations of generations of children, college kids and grown-ups across the world. Years later, the sheer volume and quality of his work would surprise even him. “I sometimes get up at night when I can’t sleep and walk down into my library and open one of my books and read a paragraph and say: ‘My God, did I write that? Did I write that?’ Because it’s still a surprise,” he said in 2000. In many ways, he was always that 12year-old boy who was inspired to become a writer after a chance meeting with a carnival magician called Mr. Electrico who, to Bradbury’s delight, tapped him with his sword and said: “Live forever!” “I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard,” Bradbury said later. “I started writing every day. I never stopped.” Many of his stories were fueled by the nightmares he suffered as a child growing up poor in the Midwest during the Great Depression. At the same time, though, they were tempered by the joy he found upon arriving with his family in glitzy Los Angeles in 1934. Decades later he would still boast of hanging out at film studios and cajoling actors to sign autographs and pose for photos, even once getting 1930s movie queen Jean Harlow to kiss him on the cheek. “What I have always been is a hybrid author,” Bradbury explained in 2009. “I am completely in love with movies, and I am completely in love with theater, and I am completely in love with libraries.” Much of Hollywood was also in love with him, and tributes from actors, directors and other celebrities poured in upon news of his death. “He was my muse for the better part of my sci-fi career,” director Steven Spielberg said in a statement. “He lives on through his legion of fans. In the world of science fiction and fantasy and imagination, he is immortal.” Although he was slowed by a stroke in 1999 that forced him to use a wheelchair, Bradbury kept up socially and professionally. As he had done for decades, he continued to write every day, trying to produce at least 1,000 words, in the basement of his home in the Cheviot Hills section of Los Angeles and to make frequent visits to book fairs, libraries and schools. His writings ranged from horror and mystery to humor and sympathetic stories about the Irish, blacks and MexicanAmericans.

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Writers, filmmakers react to author’s death • “He was my muse for the better part of my sci-fi career. He lives on through his legion of fans. In the world of science fiction and fantasy and imagination he is immortal.” — Steven Spielberg • “He was always my favorite science fiction writer because what he did was rooted in reality. He never got really out there.” — Tom Wolfe • “You made Mars, time travel & Illustrated Men more real than reality for a 14 year old me.” — Rainn Wilson • “Another amazing sci-fi visionary gone. Thank you for the ideas you left us, Mr. Bradbury. We’ll try to take heed.” — Duncan Jones • “Somebody go back in time and step on a butterfly so Ray Bradbury lives to be a million.” — “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jenning • “His vision as a mythmaker, the edginess and the emotional impact and the rich metaphors of the earlier work, that’s the real power of his writing.” — Jonathan Eller, director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies, Indiana University School of Liberal Arts • “Kids still read him. They still love him. People come and go, but he’s one of those writers who continually engages young people. I think his legacy is going to last for a long time.” — Luis J. Rodriguez, author of “Always Running”

TROY — Bernell I. Jackson, 91, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:52 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born Jan. 26, 1921 in Punxsutawney, Pa., to the late David C. and Esther (Carlson) McQuown. She married Christopher Jackson in 1939; and he passed away in 1979. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Magdaline Jackson of Troy; sister, Betty Swanson of Youngstown, Ohio; son-in-law, JACKSON Cliff DeHaven of Troy; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia

JOHN F. FAULKNER TROY — John F. Faulkner, 75, of Troy, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012. He was born May 6, 1937, in Chaske, Tenn. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Linda L. Faulkner; children, Brad (Cheree) Faulkner, Debra (Michelle) Brainard, Lisa (Deion) Smith and Lynn

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Faulkner; two granddaughters and six grandsons; two great-granddaughters and four great-grandsons; three sisters and two brothers. At John’s request, there will be no funeral services and he wishes everyone to remember the times he shared with them.

SANDRA LOUISE NULL SPRINGFIELD — Sandra Louise (McGuire) Null, 56, of 918 E High St., Springfield, Ohio, on June 3, 2012. She was born May 15, 1956, in Dayton, Ohio. She married Paul Null. Survivors include two sons, Michael Hess of Troy and Timothy Hess of

Springfield; six grandchildren; and siblings, Ramona Warner (Jason, Ben, Ryan) of Degraff, Sharon Hamby (Shawn, Chassidy) of Dayton, Sandy Johnson (Stanley, MJ) of Dayton and Gaye James (Josh, Trevor) of Dayton; and grandchildren, Brandon, Bryan, Jacob, Caleb, Kayla and Trista Hess.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Joann Smock COVINGTON — Joann Smock, 81, of Covington, Ohio, passed away May 12, 2012, at the Covington Care Center. Memorial services will be Saturday, June 9, at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy. • Henderson Lee Sr. BRADFORD — Henderson Lee Sr., 62, of Bradford, died Monday, June 4, 2912, at his residence. Services are pending at Melcher-

Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

• Fern Gail Grieshop STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Fern Gail Grieshop, 86, of State College, Pa. , formerly of Englewood and West Milton, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Centre Crest Nursing Home, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 9, 2012, at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton.

Lucky, a little dog with a big mission, dies in N.Y.

NEW YORK (AP) — A little dog with a big mission and a pack of celebrity sidekicks has lost her batBradbury also scripted John Huston’s tle with cancer. 1956 film version of “Moby Dick” and Lucky Diamond died wrote for “The Twilight Zone” and other Tuesday, in her dog bed at television programs, including “The Ray her New York City home. Bradbury Theater,” for which he adapted The rescued Maltese was dozens of his works. about 15 years old, accordHe rose to literary fame in 1950 with ing to her owner, Wendy “The Martian Chronicles,” a series of Diamond. intertwined stories that satirized capitalDiamond dedicated her ism, racism and superpower tensions as it life to animal welfare after portrayed Earth colonizers destroying an adopting Lucky in 1999. idyllic Martian civilization. The sweet-but-spunky His stories continue to be taught at canine patiently starred in high schools and universities. photo ops with celebrities “The Martian Chronicles,” like Arthur ranging from Kristen C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” and the Stewart of “Twilight” fame Robert Wise film “The Day the Earth to hip-hop star Snoop Dogg Stood Still,” was a Cold War morality tale and actress Betty White, in which imagined lives on other planets who is herself an animalserve as commentary on human behavior welfare advocate. on Earth. It has been published in more In November, the than 30 languages, was made into a TV Guinness Book of World miniseries and inspired a computer game. Records announced that The “Chronicles” also prophesized the Lucky was “the animal banning of books, especially works of fanphotographed with the tasy. It was a theme Bradbury would take most famous people.” Her on fully in the 1953 release, “Fahrenheit total at the time was 363, 451.” including Kim Kardashian, Inspired by the Cold War, the rise of Richard Branson “and television and the author’s passion for many more,” Guinness conlibraries, it was an apocalyptic narrative of nuclear war abroad and empty pleasure firmed Tuesday. Lucky also was involved at home. (Bradbury said he had been told in widespread charity that 451 degrees Fahrenheit was the temwork. Among other things, perature at which texts went up in her fuzzy, doe-eyed lovabilflames). It was Bradbury’s only true science-fic- ity resulted in funds and awareness for the Humane tion work, according to the author, who said all his other works should have been Society of New York. Her classified as fantasy. “It was a book based last public appearance was as “chair dog” of the on real facts and also on my hatred for American Cancer Society’s people who burn books,” he told The “Bark for Life” on May 6 in Associated Press in 2002. Riverside In 2007, he received a special Pulitzer Manhattan’s Park. Prize citation. Seven years earlier, he Diamond and Lucky received an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement, an visited Russia, Greece and Mexico while advocating honor given to Philip Roth and Arthur for animals. Fans worldMiller among others. wide followed their adventures and posted supportOBITUARY

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DeHaven. Mrs. Jackson had been a resident of Troy since 1966. She was a member of the Troy Senior Citizens, Troy Moose Lodge and the Troy Church of the Nazarene. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with the Rev. Ron Barber officiating. Interment will follow in Miami Memorial Park, Covington. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 15120 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

In this undated photo provided by Lucky Diamond Productions, Inc., Kristen Stewart holds “Lucky Diamond.” ive Facebook messages after Lucky’s February diagnosis of spleen cancer. “She made me realize how lucky I am, no matter what transpired in my life,” said Diamond. “I’m beyond grateful for the outpouring of generosity and support from friends and strangers who know exactly how much Lucky meant to me.” With inspiration from Lucky, Diamond wrote the forward to the book “Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog.” On July 12, the always-

game Lucky was to be dressed as a bride for an over-the-top, luxury “wedding” extravaganza benefiting the Humane Society. Diamond, who did not shy away from references to Lucky’s dwindling time on earth, has decided to adopt another lucky dog so that the show and the cause can go on. The winner of a contest to choose the canine “groom” will be named on June 28. “Lucky’s life and her legacy of saving the underdog will be celebrated and her mission continued,” Diamond said.

DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST • Vladimir Krutov MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Krutov, one of the Soviet Union’s all-time great ice hockey players and part of the national team’s formidable KLM Line, has died. He was 52. The Russian Hockey Federation said Krutov died Wednesday. It did not give a cause of death, but the ITAR-Tass news

agency said he had been taken to a hospital several days earlier for stomach bleeding. Krutov and his CSKA teammates Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov formed one of the most potent scoring lines that hockey has ever seen, and led the Soviet team to gold in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

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Get some counseling before you make any decisions Dear Annie: I am 58 and have been married to "Hank" for 24 years. I have two children from a previous marriage, and Hank and I have a 21-year-old son together. I've tried everything to be a good wife, but Hank never has been affectionate, and our sex life is nonexistent. Several years ago, I learned that he has cheated on me for most of our marriage. My older son caught him the first time, and I made Hank move out. We went to counseling, and I let him come back home, although I believe the only reason he returned was because of our son. Recently, I received calls telling me Hank was cheating again, but he denied it. I finally hired a private investigator, who confirmed that Hank was having an affair. I told him to leave her alone and thought that would end it, but it didn't. I discovered he has been seeing this woman for at least 12 years. I love my husband, but won't tolerate sharing him anymore. I knew when we married that we weren't soul mates, but I felt we could have a good marriage. Hank knows if he leaves, his son will despise him and he won't be able to see the grandchildren. Should I talk to the Other Woman and ask her to stop seeing him? What do I do? — Desperate in Indiana Dear Indiana: Contacting the Other Woman will not produce the result you want: for Hank to stop cheating. He is unhappy in his marriage and thinks this gives him license to ignore his wedding vows. It does not. But you are also unhappy, twisting yourself into knots, trying to make Hank a faithful, loving husband. It isn't working. Get some counseling. Find out what it's worth to you to keep your marriage intact and what your next step should be. Dear Annie: My daughter and son-in-law had a little celebration for my grandson's first birthday. The baby gets fussy in big crowds, and their house is small, so they decided to invite only the grandparents. Several days after the party, I received an angry email from a niece stating, "How nice it would have been to actually have been invited to the party." She copied all of my relatives. I responded, explaining why the guest list was so small, and chastised her for complaining in front of the entire family. Then her mother (my husband's sister) sent an email chewing me out, saying she and her husband were hurt because they weren't invited, either, and accused me of "attacking" my niece. My brother-in-law sent my daughter a text message saying the same thing. I apologized to my niece for chastising her, but I was thoroughly annoyed. I don't think my daughter and son-in-law did anything wrong by keeping the party small. I feel these relatives were very rude. How could we have handled this situation better? — Fed Up in Cornwall, Pa. Dear Fed Up: Your daughter did nothing wrong. Your niece and her parents are thin-skinned and hypersensitive. You could have replied, "We're so sorry you felt slighted. It was not intentional. Only grandparents were invited." Then ignore them. Dear Annie: "Bob" was unhappy that his stepchildren don't call him "Dad." You failed to give Bob your usual good advice: to get a complete medical checkup. Bob said he is withdrawing from family members who love him and waking up at 3:30 a.m. feeling despondent. I happen to know that an underactive thyroid can cause those symptoms, and few doctors check that in men. — R. Dear R.: Thank you so much for mentioning this possibility. Other readers pointed out that Bob's obsessive focus on his title could indicate depression. We love how our readers look out for one another. We hope Bob will schedule a complete checkup soon and ask his physician to check for these things. 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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