061613issuu

VALLEY

Miami Valley

Mercer Group brings new, public baseball/softball field to the children of Troy

Sunday News

It’s Where You Live!

PAGE B1

www.troydailynews.com

An award-winning Civitas Media Newspaper

June 16, 2013

School administrators talk safety

Volume 105, No. 143

INSIDE

Local schools doing best to beef up security

MIAMI COUNTY

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com School may be out for summer, yet local school district officials around the county are busy making each building safer and secure while students are on summer break.

Troy City Schools’ Superintendent Eric Herman said the district’s nine buildings are undergoing annual routine security maintenance checks this summer and submitted its safety plans to the attorney general’s office this spring.

“We sent in all our

Google launches Internet balloons CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.

Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households are already beginning to receive the Internet briefly on their home computers via translucent helium balloons that sail by on the wind 12 miles above Earth.

While the project is still in the very early testing stages, Google hopes eventually to launch thousands of the thin, polyethylene-film inflatables and bring the Internet to some of the more remote parts of the globe, narrowing the digital divide between the 2.2 billion people who are online and the 4.8 billion who aren’t. See Page A1.

KRONOUR

maps and everything went through this spring,” Herman said. “We do what we can to make our kids safe.”

Herman said each building’s buzzer system and security cameras are being checked and updated as part of the school’s safety plans.

“We just finished checking every building,” Herman said. Herman

RAPPOLD said each door is equipped with a buzzer entry system and cameras, which are undergoing an upgrade.

Herman also said district officials and the Troy Police school’s Department school resource officers attended school safety trainings in West Chester last spring, hosted by the district’s security vendor Sonitrol.

Troy City Schools has a

BY MIKE ULLERY For Civitas Media mullery@civitasmedia.com Bravo Battery, 1-134th Field Artillery has been hard at work during the past two weeks.

Soldiers from the Piqua-based Ohio National Guard unit have been at Camp Grayling, Mich. taking part in their two-week annual training duty.

This is the unit’s first annual training (AT) since their return, late last year, from their year-long deployment to Afghanistan.

The soldiers of Bravo Battery were excited to participate in AT 2013. Bravo Battery, a field artillery unit, had not unlimbered their 105mm howitzers to fire live STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER rounds since 2009. Although the Darby Wheeler bags vegetables for a customer in downtown Troy during a Farmer’s Market June 23, battery spent a year on active 2012. The Wheeler family said their Troy-based farm has been growing farm fresh produce for more than duty in Afghanistan, the soldiers fifteen years. did not even take their cannon with them, instead, provided security to an Afghan air base.

Down on the farm

INSIDE TODAY

Market to return to downtown

Announcements ...........B8 Business.....................A13 Calendar.......................A3 Crossword ....................B7 Dates to Remember .....B6 Deaths ..........................A6 David R. Howe Leona Mae Francis Susan W. Meek Horoscopes ..................B5 Movies ..........................B5 Opinion .........................A4 Property Transfers........C3 Sports...........................A8 Travel ............................B4 Weather......................A14

OUTLOOK Today Storms High: 82° Low: 60° Monday Partly cloudy High: 80° Low: 68°

Complete weather information on Page A14.

Home Delivery: 335-5634 Classified Advertising: (877) 844-8385

1

Restaurant from October till TROY May, when the downtown market is closed. door yoga and live history.

“Most of the vendors are being Several new vendors will be transitioned and have purchased included in the market’s third spaces in the Downtown Troy season, including ReU Smoothie Farmers Market,” said market and Juice Bar, Hydrogrowers director Karen Purke. “Vendors Produce, Simple Living Farm, 4 that had attended the Downtown

BY NATALIE KNOTH Seasons, Skin Soap Co., Carol’s Staff Writer Granola, McGuffey Herb & Spice Troy Farmers Market were internknoth@civitiasmedia.com Co. and Stacked Glass, which fea- ested in a market that was availtures bird baths made of antique able October through May, with the idea that they would still For Market Manager Jessie glass.

Rankinen, the Downtown Troy Troy Main Street events coor- maintain a presence in the downFarmers Market is about much dinator and former market man- town Troy market June through more than finding the best local- ager Susan Funderburg also will September. All the vendors I’ve talked to with Market on the ly produced foods, handmade be selling perennials with her Miami are planning on transicrafts and fresh-cut flowers. It’s daughter Hannah on opening tioning downtown and then back also about the sense of communi- day. to the Tin Roof.” ty.

June 22 will feature three As market of the Downtown “You start to see the same peo- Miami East FFA members that ple over and over again and get are new to the market, including Troy Farmers Market, several downtown businesses will hold to know them. People start recog- Haleigh Maggert (garden prospecial Saturday hours, and nizing each other. They get to duce), Kelsey Kirchner (dog informative maps will be disknow the farmers and where treats) and Haley Etherington persed to encourage visitors to their food comes from. The whole (vegetables), among other new check out all downtown has to atmosphere of the farmers marFFA vendors who will be selling offer. ket is just great,” she said. later in the season.

A free parking lot can be Located on South Cherry Also included are vendors who Street, the market is hosted by accessed off West Franklin were a part of Market on the Troy Main Street, Inc. and will Miami, a non-profit collaboration Street. be open from 9 a.m. to noon The market is made possible of local producers and artisans Saturdays from June 22 and through a Troy Foundation grant selling items at the Tin Roof Sept. 21. Items available include Restaurant every second and and the sponsorship of Patty seasonal produce, maple syrup, Rose & Associates, Allstate fourth Saturday during cooler jams, jellies, breads, arts, crafts, Insurance. weather months. These vendors jewelry and more. Live music and participated in the Downtown For more information, contact other entertainment will be a Troy Main Street at (937) 339Troy Farmer’s Market in years part of the mornings in addition past but sold at Market on the 5455 or visit www.troymainto cooking demonstrations, outMiami at the Tin Roof street.org.

Happy Father’s Day! Bring DAD to El Sombrero for Lunch or Dinner!

1700 N. Co. Rd. 25A, Troy • 339-2100 1274 E. Ash St., Piqua • 778-2100

GRAYLING, MICH. This summer, Bravo’s soldiers got to perform the duty that most of them signed on for when they joined the Guard – fire very large guns.

The unit’s commanding officer, Captain Bruce Hubert of Pickerington, said the AT mission this year is “to get back to basics and learning our artillery skills from the ground up again.”

Hubert pointed out that from his previous experience on active duty, he enjoys working with the National Guard. “I have a lot of respect for Guardsman,” said Hubert, “The guys that I get coming off active duty truly enjoy being in the military. That’s why they come to the Guard, instead of just staying at home and working (only) a civilian job. They have a lot of experience and knowledge to train our younger guys and bring them up.”

After spending a week tending to basic tasks and maintaining their proficiency with small arms, soldiers headed to the vast firing ranges at Camp Grayling to get down to business.

A typical day on the range began at 0530 (5:30 a.m.) with soldiers grabbing breakfast before lining up for a 0615 departure by convoy to the firing range. Once on the range, advance party team members ready the selected firing positions for the arrival of the weapons.

On signal, four gun teams • See GUARD on A2

Welcome Goba Bike Riders!

For Home Delivery, call 335-5634 • For Classified Advertising, call (877) 844-8385

40208490

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran’s presidency on Saturday, throwing open the political order after relentless crackdowns by hard-liners to consolidate and safeguard their grip on power. See Page A6.

74825 22401

HERMAN

partnership with the Troy Police Department which provides one elementary school SRO, one junior high school SRO and one high school SRO. Herman also said staff members attended a school safety presentation Edison State at Community College this spring.

“It was just a refresher course on what’s new in terms of school security and safety measures,” Herman said.

Herman, along with Miami East Local Schools Superintendent Dr. Todd Rappold and Tipp City Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Dr. John Kronour, said they’ve

already submitted the district’s safety plans to the Ohio Attorney General’s office and have complied with all mandated safety plan regulations since it became law in 2007.

On June 7, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released recommendations of his School Safety Task Force, including schools forming local partnerships with emergency first responders to manage school emergencies, and a template safety plan that includes information and best practices Ohio schools can use to build their safety plans.

“After the tragedies in Chardon and Connecticut, I convened this task force because nothing is more important than keeping • See SAFETY on A2

Local guard unit hard at work

Iran elects new president

6

$1.75

A2

LOCAL & NATION

Sunday, June 16, 2013

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

Safety • CONTINUED FROM A1 our children safe while at school,” said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. “Thanks to the work of the task force, Ohio schools will have useful tools recommended by educators, administrators, and emergency first responders so they can good safety develop plans.”

After last winter’s student-led threats, which disrupted school for days, Dr. Kronour said the district’s safety plan will “definitely change.”

Kronour said the district’s staff and administrators underwent training with the FBI to gain more information on how to handle situations such as the threats found on a boy’s restroom wall and other copycat messages.

Those messages caused the school to be locked down, searched by WrightPatterson Air Force Base dogs and other security measures.

“We are definitely reviewing some changes in procedures, “Kronour said Friday. “We are working more with our police force on a routine basis to update our plans.”

Kronour said a school resource officer for the district may be in the works, but is still being discussed.

Kronour also said the district would be the host site for a training session led by the Ohio Attorney General’s office officials before school begins for teachers and staff members to learn how to keep themselves and a classroom safe during an active school threat.

“The focus will be on how to protect yourself and the kids,” Kronour said. “There will be tips and ideas on ways to help protect ourselves and our students in an unforeseen situation.”

Kronour said he plans on inviting other local districts to the training session when details are finalized.

Miami East Local Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Todd Rappold said he submitted the district’s safety plans to the Attorney General’s Office last week.

Rappold said the information is “rather extensive” and wished there was an area to offer suggestions, comments and recommendations.

“We have met these

requirements for years,” Rappold said. Rappold said the district complies with the state’s recommendations of two Code Red alert lock downs. The Code Red alerts lock down each school building and officials secure each building and assess changes that need to be made for the lockdowns.

According to the press release, the template was developed by the task force as an electronic document which can be downloaded from the Ohio Attorney General’s website and customized by each school.

The template directs schools to include key information and contacts, along with standardized floor plans in the beginning of the document so that law enforcement can easily access this critical information in the event of an emergency.

Law enforcement can access a school’s plans from the Ohio Law Gateway Enforcement (OHLEG), which is administered by the Attorney General’s Office.

Rappold, Herman and Kronour said their district’s safety plan are revised and updated each year.

The task force also recommended that the plans be able to be uploaded online, as opposed to the current system where paper copies must be mailed to the Attorney General’s Office. The recommendation requests Department of Ohio Education allow safety plans to be uploaded through its SAFE web portal, which will then be transferred to OHLEG for use by first responders.

All schools required under the safety plan law adopted in 2007 have made a submission to OHLEG. However, 189 schools have not updated their plan within three years as required by the law, and another 58 schools’ submissions lack either a floor plan or an emergency operations plan. Attorney General DeWine stressed his office would work with these schools to utilize the materials recommended by the task force to help them develop improved safety plans.

DeWine convened his School Safety Task Force in December to bring together school administrators, emergency first responders, and govern-

Local law enforcement agencies helping out

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com MIAMI COUNTY — While districts are continuing to comply with increasing school safety measures without funding from the state, local law enforcement officials are lending a helping hand.

Miami County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dave Duchak said the sheriff’s office currently is working on projects such as district with new school and security cameras on creating hyperlinks.

“In which were there ever an event, dispatch and responding officers would have live access to the schools security cameras,” Duchak said in an email response. “That at is still being worked on, however I am confident that will come to fruition soon.”

Duchak said the Miami County Sheriff’s Office has worked with five districts since 2002 developing and improving on school crisis plans for each district “Each of which contains all if not more information than what the Attorney General outlines,” Duchak said. “All five districts’ plans are on file with the Attorney General.

We constantly strive to improve them and the past year have entered photos, blueprints, and other pertinent data into the county-wide public safety system so all front line and command line officers can access critical data in real time should an event ever occur,” Duchak said. “This information is also accessible by dispatchers who are directing the officers.”

Duchak said the sheriff’s office’s school resource officers are continually sent to schools and trainings on school safety to explore other ideas for making the schools safe. This information is always taken back and shared with school administrators.

Newton Local School, Milton-Union Local School and Bradford Exempted Village all have SRO contracts with the sheriff’s office.

Duchak said at the end of the school year, the sheriff’s office initiated a program with Miami East Local schools in which the district offered the department an office space and a computer for the deputy in that beat zone to use when he/she needs to write a lengthy report, return phone call, etc.

Duchak said the computer can access the department’s records management system and offers officers access in an office setting instead of writing a lengthy report in a car.

“Other than real estate, it costs the school and the sheriff’s office nothing,” Duchak said.” It is basically an outpost for the beat deputy to use which will enhance law enforcement visibility in the school and keep one guessing on when there may be a deputy on school premises. We will be continuing the program next school year and will also be offering it to other districts which do not have SRO’s in their schools.”

Duchak also said at the end of last year Sheriff Charles Cox placed a directive to all road deputies that they were required to stop in a school district in their respective beat zones at least once a shift and make contact with office staff.

“Again, this costs nothing and provides a higher law enforcement presence in the schools,” Duchak said. “This practice will also continue indefinitely.”

For more information about the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, visit www.miamicountysheriff.org ment officials to review state policies on school safety, including safety plan guidelines. The task force prepared a formal report of its recommendations, which include

DOWNTOWN TROY

Gee cheered on final stop

FARMERS MARKET June 22 - September 21

CHERRY STREET

SATURDAYS 9 AM - NOON

Sponsored By Patty Rose & Associates, Allstate Insurance 937.332.6942 & A Grant From the General Fund of The Troy Foundation

TroyMainStreet.org 937.339.5455

40091431

FRUITS | VEGETABLES | CHEESE | ARTISAN FOODS | HERBS | MAPLE SYRUP & MORE! . . . . . . . . .

resources outlining best practices for schools and legislative recommendations.

The report is available on the Ohio Attorney General’s website.

KENT (AP) — The Ohio State University President Gordon Gee (ghee) has made one last stop on his final summer tour around the state.

He visited northeast Ohio over the last few days, hearing cheers at the final stop in Kent on Friday.

Gee is retiring July 1, announcing that decision just days after the latest in a long line of his verbal gaffes became public. He was roundly criticized for remarks that jabbed Roman Catholics and the academic integrity of Southeastern Conference schools.

Gee has turned the summer tours of Ohio into a tradition since returning as president at Ohio State in 2007.

The Akron Beacon Journal reports he hugged well-wishers in Kent where he was greeted warmly.

CIVITAS MEDIA PHOTO/MIKE ULLERY

Spc. James Oaks of Cincinnati catches a spent shell casing as it is ejected from a Bravo Battery 105mm cannon and tosses it out of the way during a gunnery mission at Camp Grayling, Mich., last week.

Guard • CONTINUED FROM A1 began the task of setting up the guns, while other soldiers set up the command post. Crews have ten minutes to position each gun, ready it for firing and erect a camouflage net overhead.

On the morning that we were on the range, a steady rain was falling but that did not hinder soldiers, each crew working like a practiced and welloiled machine, from coming in under the 10 minute requirement.

Guns are set up in precise positions in order to put rounds on a target some six to eight miles away. Artillery units measure in “mils” units.

Directions of a circle are normally measured in degrees, with 360 degrees completing the circle.

Military artillery breaks that down further. It takes 6,400 mils to complete a circle. Such minute measurements are necessary in order to put rounds on unseen targets many miles away.

As gun crews call in their status, a large military vehicle lumbers onto the range to the rear of the guns. On its bed are many wooden cases, each containing two rounds of 105mm HE (high explosive) artillery ammunition.

Other wooden cases contain the “brains” of the round, a fuse that mounts on the nose of the shell, “telling” it whether to explode on impact with the target or after impact, giving the explosive round time to penetrate hardened targets, to detonate inside a bunker rather than harmlessly on the outside.

Once on site, the ammunition is distributed among the gun crews and the task of building the rounds begins. Under the watchful eye of the Ammunition Team Chief (ATC) each round is removed from its crate, where it was sealed in a weather-proof container, and assembled. Each round consists of a shell casing, seven individual bags of gun powder and the HE shell. The distance the round is to be fired determines how many of the seven powder bags are needed. On this day, the targets down range required a “charge 5,” so five bags of gunpowder were placed in the shell casing and two were taken a safe distance from the gun and placed in a hole for safety.

After the round is assembled, the ATC carefully threads the fuse onto the completed round and sets the timing device within the fuse.

Then comes the terse order, “Fire mission!” All gun crew members snap

into action at their gun.

The sight man on Gun 4, Sgt. Matthew Evans, of Dayton, checks his sights, making tiny adjustments as other crew members, prepare to receive the round.

As the radio crackles with grid coordinates, the first round is brought to the gun. In a smooth, almost choreographed, “dance” the gun chief examines the round to double-check fuse settings and powder charge. “Fuse checked” rings out loudly and the round is handed off to the loader. As he quickly but carefully uses his fist to shove the round into the open breech, (using an open hand could result in the loader losing his fingers if the breech were to close on them,) another loud cry of “Powder to the rear”, tells everyone that the extra bags of powder are out of harm’s way.

Up and down the firing line, cries of “READY” ring out as each gun is loaded and safety’s switched to the “off” position.

A silence falls over the gun line for a moment. The command, “Fire!” can be heard coming from gun chiefs and gunner’s hands pull the triggers. The sharp crack of the howitzer fills the air, smoke belches from the muzzles as each gun sends a 60 pound package of high explosive toward a target nearly eight miles down range.

Nostrils are filled with the burning, acrid, smell of ammonia from the burning gunpowder.

As the round leaves the muzzle at more than 1,000 feet per second, the breech is opened, the empty shell casing ejected, amid a cloud of smoke, and tossed off to the side. As the spent casing is ejected, another round is handed off and loaded, the gun ready to send another round downrange, before the smoke from the previous round has cleared.

From his hidden position some eight miles away, a forward observer (FO), observes the rounds impact and makes the call, “Steel on steel,” telling gun crews they were on target, in this case a derelict tank that has be used as a target.

First Sergeant Justin Errett, of Rosewood, has been a member of Bravo Battery since first joining the National Guard, more than 16 years ago. “Top” as he is called, is the highestranking non-commissioned officer in the unit, speaks about the quality of the soldiers under his command. “There is a lot of pride,” said Errett in watching his men perform their duties. Errett said that the drills are necessary to build “muscle memory for the repeated tasks so you don’t have to think about it while you are doing it.”

By the time Bravo’s time on the gunnery range ended, each gun had fired more than 250 rounds.

They are scheduled to return to Piqua, and then their homes, this weekend.

While Bravo Battery soldiers are happy to return to their homes and loved ones, every man in the unit shared the sentiment of enjoyment and satisfaction of having completed a successful, and enjoyable, time at Camp Grayling.

3

&REGION

June 16, 2013

TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Road 25-A, Troy. Join a park district naturalist or volunteer leader as they head out looking for • BREAKFAST signs of summer. The first hike OFFERED: Made-to-order each month is naturalist lead breakfasts will be offered at and the second hike of the o m m u n i t y C the Pleasant Hill VFW Post month is volunteer lead. Walks No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Calendar are not strenuous or fast-paced.

Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8Register for the program online 11 a.m. Everything is a la at www.miamicountyparks, CONTACT US carte. email to register@miamicoun• VIEW FROM THE typarks.com or call (937) 335VISTA: Brukner Nature 6273, Ext. 104.

Center will be having its Call Melody Vallieu at • ROUNDTABLE MEETView from the Vista from 2-4 ING: The Stillwater Civil War 440-5265 to p.m. at the center. Join memRoundtablewill hear stories of list your free bers of the Brukner Bird the famous Iron Brigade at The Club for a relaxing afternoon calendar Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 at in the Tree-top Vista. Enjoy 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner items.You home-baked refreshments Cultural Center, Troy. Lance J. can send and the camaraderie of birdHerdegen, former director of ing as you learn all about your news by the Institute for Civil War our spring migrants and Studies at Carroll University e-mail to summer nesters. All levels of mvallieu@civi- and who presently works as birders welcome. historical consultant for the Civil • GOBA RIDERS: A War Museum of the upper homestyle chicken and nooMiddle West at Kenosha, Wisc., dles will be offered to the will speak on the topic. The lecpublic and GOBA riders from 3:30-6:30 p.m. ture is free and open to the public. at St. Patrick’s Parish Center, 444 E. Water • GEM CLUB: The Brukner Gem and St., Troy. The meal will include chicken and Mineral Club will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. at noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegBrukner Nature Center. Club member Dewey etable, salad, bread and butter, dessert and Buck will be giving a slide presentation on beverage. Meals will be $7.50 for adults and Illinois fluorites. Members are encouraged to $5 for children 10 and younger. bring any samples of fluorite they may have in • DOG SOCIAL: The Miami County Park their collection. Meetings are free and open to District will have its monthly “Dog Olympicsâ€? the public. dog social from 1-3 p.m. at Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 State Route 185, Covington. If WEDNESDAY your dog is nice and plays well with others, bring them to the park to take part in the “Dog • STORY HOUR: The Milton-Union Public Olympics.â€? Compete in popular dog games Library will have a summer story hour at 10:30 such as water trials, high jump, broad jump, a.m. for children kindergarten through second catch the ball and many more. Your dog could grade and 1:30 p.m. for children third through even take home the gold medal. Remember sixth grade. Programs include puppet shows, owners are responsible for their dogs and stories and crafts. Contact the library at (937) must clean-up after their pet. Meet at the 698-5515 for weekly themes. entrance next to the parking lot. Register for • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of the program online at www.miamicountyTroy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy parks, email to regisCountry Club. William Horstman, executive ter@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335- director of Habitat for Humanity, will speak. For 6273, Ext. 104. more information, contact Donn Craig, vice • BREAKFAST OFFERED: The American president, at (937) 418-1888.

Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will serve a • CONCERT ON THE LAWN: Father’s Day all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8- Ginghamsburg Church’s third annual Concert 11 a.m. for $6. Items available will be bacon, on the Lawn will be at 6 p.n. at the Tipp City sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, toast, pancampus, 6759 S. County Road 25-A, Troy. cakes, home fries, waffles, French toast, fruit, Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy The cinnamon rolls and juices.

Afters, Hawk Nelson, Leeland and Kyle • DISCOVERY WALK: A family discovery Sherman. Lawn opens at 5:30 p.m. The conwalk will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood cert is free and open to the public, rain or Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, shine.

Dayton. An Aullwood naturalist teacher will • BLOOD DRIVE: Troy Church of the lead this leisurely walk along Aullwood’s trails Brethren will partner with the Community to discover the natural delights of summer.

Blood Center to host a blood drive from 3-7 p.m. in the church multi-purpose room, 1431 MONDAY W. Main St. in Troy. Everyone who registers to donate will be automatically be entered into a drawing to win a Harley Davidson • QUARTER AUCTION: A quarter aucRoad King Classic motorcycle, and will tion, sponsored by Helping Hands, will be receive a free “King of the Road Summer offered at 6:40 p.m. at the Covington Eagles, Blood Driveâ€? T-shirt. Donors are encouraged 715 W. Broadway Ave., Covington. Doors to schedule an appointment to donate online open at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be availat www.DonorTime.com. able. Park are the firehouse and enter through the east entrance. Proceeds will go to National Trail Boosters.

THURSDAY • CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty Listeners will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. Participants listen • BOOK GROUP: The High Nooners to an audio book and work on various craft book discussion group at the Milton-Union projects.

Public Library will be meeting at noon. • STORY CORNER: Stories will be read They will discuss “The Last Girls,â€? by Lee to children from 6:30-7 p.m. in the children’s Smith. For information, call (937) 698area of the Milton-Union Public Library.

5515. • FINE READING: Children can come to • WORKSHOP SET: The Milton-Union the Milton-Union Public Library and receive Public Library will have a Home Depot $3 off their fines for every half hour of readworkshop from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Children up ing. to fifth grade can build and paint their own • BLOOD DRIVE: One Call Now in Troy garden planter. will partner with Community Blood Center • SOLSTICE CONCERT: Brukner (CBC) in hosting a community blood drive Nature Center’s summer solstice concert from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The CBC Bloodmobile will begin at 7 p.m. at the center. Come will be at One Call Now, 726 Grant St. in Troy. celebrate the new season with wine, Everyone who registers to donate will be nature and song in the candlelit automatically be entered into a drawing to Heidelberg Auditorium and enjoy an win a Harley Davidson Road King Classic evening with Brian Keith Wallen. Wallen motorcycle, and will receive a free “King of was named the 2011 Blues Artist of the the Road Summer Blood Driveâ€? T-shirt.

Year, and he also competed/performed in Donors are encouraged to schedule an the International Blues Challenge on appointment to donate online at Beale Street in Memphis last year. www.DonorTime.com.

Admission is $5 for BNC members and • DULAHAN TO PERFORM: The sounds $10 for non-members, refreshments of Celtic music will once again drift from the included. stage of Prouty Plaza as Dulahan returns at 7 • NATURE ART GALLERY: Brukner p.m. for the Summer Concert Series presentNature Center’s Art Gallery opens followed by Troy Main Street. Featuring powerful ing the Summer Solstice Concert. Come three- and four-part vocal harmonies and a explore the photography of Columbus backing of predominantly traditional Celtic native Tom Arbour, a botanist with the instrumentation, the band has continued to Ohio Department of Natural Resources evolve and stretch the limits of its sound while and his exhibit will feature the plants, maintaining its roots. landscapes and wildlife of Ohio. Arbour shows his passion as a naturalist through TUESDAY his blog, ohionatureblog.com. The exhibit opens after the concert and will run through Sept. 15. Proceeds from the sale • BUNCH SET: A free Father’s Day brunch of the art will support BNC’s mission to will be offered from 9-10:30 a.m. at Caldwell promote wildlife conservation. Admission House, 2900 Corporate Drive, Troy. • TINY TOTS: The Tiny Tots program will be is $2.50 per person or $10 per family. • QUARTER AUCTION: A quarter aucfrom 1-1:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public tion will be at 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Library. The interactive program is for children Church to raise money for the Troy Lunch birth to 3 years old and their parents and careClub, which helps feed underprivileged chilgivers. dren in Troy during the summer. Doors will • BOARD MEETING: The Milton-Union open at 5:30 p.m. Paddles will be $2 for the Public Library Board of Trustees meeting will first, and $1 for additional paddles. be at 7 p.m. The public is invited. • BOE MEETING: The Covington • BLUEGRASS WITH BILL: Explore the roots of bluegrass music with musician Bill Purk Exempted Village School District Board of from the Muleskinner Band at 6 p.m. at the Troy- Education will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. in the Covington Board Office located Miami County Public Library. Bill will talk about the history of bluegrass music from the beginin the Covington Middle School, 25 Grant nings of Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, the St., Covington. The board will honor the Osbourne Brothers, Don Reno and many others. retirement of classified employee Peggy This presentation will feature a demonstration of Layman. guitar, mandolin and banjo. If you have any • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning disacoustic instruments, feel free to bring them and covery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 play along at the end of the program. For more a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 information, call 339-0502 or visit www.tmcpl.org. Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, edu• EXPLORATION HIKE: The Miami County cation coordinator, will lead walkers as they Park District will its adult exploration hike at 9 experience the wonderful seasonal a.m. at Twin Arch Reserve, 3147 N. County changes taking place. Bring binoculars.

TODAY

FYI

Troy to be site for arts revitalization training Staff Reports

TROY

Heritage Ohio has selected Troy to host its statewide revitalization series training entitled “Incorporating the Arts in Urban Revitalization.�

The training will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26 in The Market Square Community Room, 405 SW Public Square, third floor, and is being hosted by Troy Main Street Inc. Arts professionals from across the state will share their insights on building arts programs from scratch, pairing arts programs with comprehensive revitalization strategies, securing program funding and creating arts programs in small towns.

The training is geared toward arts organizations, economic development professionals, downtown advocacy agencies, and planning professionals.

Communities interested in injecting life into existing arts program, or starting a new arts program from scratch, will benefit from the event.

Kathy Cain of the Ohio Arts Council will share information about funding opportunities for local arts initiatives and arts programs. Robb Hankins will share his experiences with starting a local arts program and funding the program on a shoestring budget. Linda Parsons will guide attendees through

the process of creating a local arts program in a small town.

To register for the training, visit www.heritageohio.org or call Heritage Ohio at (614) 258-6200. As Ohio’s official historic preservation and Main Street organization, Heritage Ohio fosters economic development and sustainability through preservation of historic buildings, revitalization of downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts and promotion of cultural tourism.

The program is free to Main Street programs and downtown affiliates as a benefit of membership.

The fee is $75 for Heritage Ohio members and $125 for non-members.

AREA BRIEFS

Butterfly release set at Hayner

butterfly in memory of a loved one must register by June 24.

A $10 donation is TROY — Generations requested to cover the cost of Life, a service of Hospice of Miami County, of the butterfly. For more will be holding a Memorial information or to register, Butterfly Release as a way call Generations of Life at (937) 573-2100. to remember and honor special people who have touched our lives and who Dine to donate live on in our memories.

TROY — Brukner The event will be at 7 p.m.

Nature Center will have a June 30 at the Troycommunity fundraiser at Hayner Cultural Center.

At the conclusion of the Bob Evans, 1749 W. Main St., Troy, from 6 a.m. to 9 service, participants will p.m.

June 24-26. release live butterflies in Bob Evans will donate memory of loved ones. The service is open to the pub- 15 percent of sales to the wildlife at Brukner Nature lic, and guests need not Center when you dine to have had a previous consupport the cause. A flier nection to Hospice of will need to be presented Miami County. Anyone at checkout. interested in releasing a

FREE FREE For a

HAIL DAMAGE INSPECTION!!!

estimate and inspection call now!!!

INSPECTION!!!

Fliers are available at the Interpretive Building, at our website www.bruknernaturecenter.com, by email info@bruknernaturecenter.com or by calling 937-698-6493. This is good for dine-in or carryout.

Reunion set TROY — An Aerovent reunion will be at 1 p.m.

June 30 at Garbry Big Woods, enter on CasstownSidney Road, 1 mile south of State Route 36 in the Burr Oak shelter. Bring food to share, non-alcoholic beverages and lawnchairs.

The shelter has electric.

For more information, call Ed Kennedy at (937) 492-8880 or Betty Wells at 773-1990.

The April 16th, 2013 Hail storm has caused • Roofing • Decks considerable damage to our community‌

• Siding • Fencing • Gutters Pale Barns Insurance companies are•paying for damage • Painting Concrete now!

DON’T WAIT – the • clock is ticking‌ • Windows • Driveways • Doors • Sidewalks • Kitchens • Foundations • Bathroom • Footers • Garages • Pourches

$BMM B OBNF ZPV DBO USVTU

Got’cha Covered Roof America Painting & Home Improvements‌

t Our Ask Abouitizens Senior C unt Disco

t 4JEJOH t 1BUJPT t 1BJOUJOH t 8JOEPXT

t 3PPmOH t 4PGmU t %FDLT

t (VUUFST t "XOJOHT t %PPST

Storm - Damage Roof Replacement Experts We are a locally recognized company with the expertise and experience to quickly and correctly restore roofs, siding, and gutters

937-252-2222 We will work with your insurance company.

40209026

LOCAL

OPINION

Contact us David Fong is the executive editor of the Troy Daily News. You can reach him at 440-5228 or send him e-mail at dfong@civitasmedia.com.

Sunday, June 16, 2013 • A4

T AILY NEWS • WWW .TROYDAILYNEWS .COM MROY IAMIDV ALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS .COM

In Our View Miami Valley Sunday News Editorial Board FRANK BEESON / Group Publisher DAVID FONG / Executive Editor

ONLINE POLL

(WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM)

Question: Does President Obama deserve to be impeached?

Watch for final poll results in next Sunday’s Miami Valley Sunday News.

Last week’s question: Are you worried about the government monitoring your cell phone use?

Results: Yes: 52% No: 48%

Watch for a new poll question in next Sunday’s Miami Valley Sunday News.

“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 Omaha-World Herald on IRS facing a trust gap: Maybe this is where IRS officials learned to dance around questions about the extra scrutiny they gave to conservative groups.

An internal report says the Internal Revenue Service spent $1,600 producing a video showing a dozen or so IRS employees learning how to line dance the “Cupid shuffle.”

The video was made for a 2010 training and leadership conference the agency held in Anaheim, Calif., and comes on top of revelations that IRS workers made other videos parodying the “Star Trek” and “Gilligan’s Island” TV shows. It is one small piece of a larger picture of poor judgment in spending tax dollars.

A Treasury Department inspector general is releasing a report this week entitled, “Collected and Wasted.” …

The disclosures bring to mind last year’s fiasco involving the General Services Administration, which spent $823,000 on a Las Vegas conference for employees that featured a mind reader, a clown and staff videos mocking the agency’s spending of tax money. Two top GSA officials were forced out over that, but it later was disclosed that several conference organizers received $500 to $1,500 bonuses for their work in planning the extravaganza.

The three-year period covered in the upcoming IRS report on waste came before the across-the-board sequestration spending cuts hit all federal agencies. But the nation’s economy was reeling during those years, the federal budget deficit was ballooning and millions of taxpayers were struggling.

The acting IRS commissioner, Daniel Werfel, acknowledges that the expenses should not have occurred. …

Testifying to Congress, Werfel said American taxpayers no longer trust the IRS but that he is “committed to restoring that trust.” Werfel said new leadership has been installed, and he is conducting a review of what went wrong and ways to correct it.

He could start by insisting that everyone in his agency be a good steward of every dollar they collect from taxpayers. Trust means that taxpayers must know the tax collector is fair, impartial and prudent with their money.

The Australian, Sydney, on Bradley Manning far from a noble hero: Legitimate questions exist about why it has taken so long to bring US Army Private Bradley Manning to trial and the circumstances surrounding his incarceration, much of it in solitary confinement. But he deserves neither the status of hero nor the aura of martyrdom some on the Left have bestowed on him.

By his own admission, after pleading guilty to 10 of the 22 charges at his court martial, Manning was responsible for leaking 750,000 classified documents to WikiLeaks while working in Baghdad as a low-level intelligence analyst.

He violated his obligation as a member of the U.S. military to protect and defend his country. Many lives were put at risk as a result of the disclosures and the irresponsible way they were published around the world, often without regard for the consequences. The biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history badly damaged America’s interests and anti-terrorist operations, and compromised its allies.

Following disclosure in 2010 of the names of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan helping allied forces, Kabul human rights officials reported a jump in the assassination of alleged collaborators. Publication of State Department cables identifying the sources used by U.S. diplomats meant many had to flee to avoid retribution.

Prosecutors have charged Private Manning with working with WikiLeaks’ Australian founder, Julian Assange, to put military secrets in the hands of America’s enemies. It was reported Osama bin Laden asked another al-Qaida terrorist to download battlefield reports and State Department cables supplied to WikiLeaks.

Supporters see Private Manning as a noble whistleblower in the tradition of Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers. He is no such thing: He is on trial not for his politics, but because he deliberately broke his solemn obligation as a serving soldier and committed sustained treachery that has had appalling consequences.

On the charges to which he has pleaded guilty, Private Manning is likely to get 20 years.

Prosecutors are also pursuing a charge of aiding the enemy, which carries a life sentence without parole.

THEY SAID IT “The Troy Summer Competition draws all levels of skating and will include solo dance and pair skating, in addition to singles skating. The competition offers all levels of competitive skating from the skating with us and beginner levels through the senior level. The 6.0 judging system is used for the lower levels and the International Judging System is used for the higher levels.

National and international officials will be brought in to judge the skaters, coming from as far as Colorado and Texas.”

— Troy resident Kim Heim, who will serve as a judge at the Troy Skating Club’s summer competition “I love coming back here. Coming home never gets old for me.

It’s good to come back here and see my family and friends. A lot of my friends are coaching here now. Plus, I want my sons to see something other than the beach. It’s important to me to have them see where it all started.

Being here and being there is like night and day. I want them to see this and remember where I came from.”

— Troy High School graduate and NFL Pro Bowl player Kris Dielman, on being back in Troy for his annual football camp

Four comic book adaptations that were done right Why it’s so hard to adapt something from a comic book to a movie, I just don’t understand.

I mean, not only is the story already done, but there’s even a visual guide to accompany it all.

Still, so many people get it so, so, so very wrong — especially when they try to adapt characters from DC Comics’ library.

I’m going to try to be positive here, though. I’m not going to rag even more on Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, which are good movies but are not truly Batman movies, and Zach Snyder’s newlyreleased Man of Steel — which, while there’s plenty to like about it, isn’t truly a Superman movie, either. Instead of continuing to harp on the fact that gritty realism and an overly-grim and serious tone have absolutely no place in these particular comic book translations, I’m going to talk about four movies or TV series that nailed everything.

Take it from an expert. These are my four best comic book adaptions of all time: 4. The Walking Dead (2010present) AMC’s zombie apocalypse series has countless problems with accurately adapting Robert Kirkman’s

Josh Brown Sunday Columnist ongoing comic book series of the same name. It has killed characters that should still be alive. Waited too long to introduce characters that should have been integral to the story for most of its three seasons that have already aired. And, in its cardinal sin, completely altered what would have been one of the most dramatic scenes ever filmed on television, utterly ruining it.

Yet it’s still the second-best thing currently on television, next to Game of Thrones.

How does something that messes up so much from the comic to the screen still get to be on this list? By not straying from the original vision of its source material.

The Walking Dead is bleak, bloody and hopeless, and its characters

struggle every second just to find ways to survive until the next second. Where does gritty realism fit?

A zombie apocalypse.

3. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010) From the moment the 8-bit Nintendo version of the Universal Studios logo played, I knew I’d love this movie. It’s about a boy that wants to date a girl, but to do so he has to defeat her seven evil exes in video game-style combat. Pretty easy to get right, right? And they do, too. And you don’t even have to go to Vegan Academy to understand it. Just laugh at the funny jokes and look at the pretty, pretty visuals.

2. Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000) The definitive Superman experience. Forget Man of Steel and find a copy of this on DVD. Tim Daly and Dana Delany are perfect as Superman and Lois Lane, and no one has ever done a better Lex Luthor than Clancy Brown. The accompanying artwork is gorgeous, the stories are practically pulled right from the comics and it has the perfect mix of action, drama and comedy. It’s no surprise it was so flawless, too. It was made by the creators of Batman: The Animated

Series (1992-1995) — which is the definitive Batman experience.

Kevin Conroy is Batman, and Mark Hamill is the Joker. Accept no substitutes. No one has ever done DC Comics characters better than Warner Bros. Animation.

The only reason I list Superman’s series here instead of Batman’s? Superman is just better in general.

1. The Avengers (2012) Writer/director Joss Whedon gave everyone else in Hollywood THE blueprint to making a comic book movie. Sure, the lead-in movies raised the anticipation, but it was Whedon’s talent that brought four separate storylines together into one perfect ensemble — and everybody gets their shining moment, even the secondary characters. It’s funny at the right times, serious at the right times, actionpacked at the right times. It’s not just the perfect comic book movie, it’s a perfect movie.

But it IS a comic book movie, too. It’s not dark, dismal and oppressive. It’s bright and colorful and exciting and thrilling.

It is a comic book page on a movie screen. And anyone else looking to adapt a comic should follow its example.

Troy

Miami Valley Sunday News

FRANK BEESON Group Publisher

DAVID FONG Executive Editor

LEIANN STEWART Retail Advertising Manager

CHERYL HALL Circulation Manager

BETTY BROWNLEE Business Manager

SCARLETT SMITH Graphics Manager

A CIVITAS MEDIA NEWSPAPER 224 S. Market St. Troy, Ohio 45373 www.TDN-NET.com 335-5634

LOCAL

TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Sunday, June 16, 2013

HONOR ROLL

AREA BRIEFS

Troy High School TROY — The following Troy High School students earned honor statu for the fourth nine week grading period.

• Principal’s list Freshmen — Christian Alexander, John Alexander, Mindy Bach, Mikaela Baker, Brooke Beeler, Abigail Bertram, Sierra Besecker, Dawn Bilpuch, Leeann Black, Jillian Blount, Alec Bricker, Hallie Brubaker, Hena Brucia, Courtney Carmack, Holly Clagett, Carsen Clouser, Rachel Culp, Jacob Curcio, Dominique Drake, Casie Duchak, Zenta Enomoto, Katherine Fetter, Collin Fleischer, Jonathan Gaul, Clara Guerra, Brooke Harlow, Sarah Hartley, Allison Helman, Carter Hench, Parker Hench, Melanie Henson, Megan Hess, Madeline Innes, Abbey Jacobs, Austin Jacobs, Caleb Jergens, Zachary Kiss, Caitlynn Klawon, Phebe Kuo, Whitnie Langenkamp, Caleb Leibold, Shane Love, Jessica May, Megan McFaddin, Nicholas Minesinger, Hannah Munday, Kayla Niswonger, Justin O’Neill, Megan Osman, Jordan Peck, Abigail Pence, Hannah Priebe, McKenzie Pruitt, Alexander Riedel, Noah Roswell, Matthew Schmitt, Lukas Schroeder, Thomas Sebring, Jared Sherrick, Lydia Shigley, Mitchell Silcott, Nicholas Simon, Lauren Swank, Megan Sweeney, Johan Trotter, Austin Ullery, Quinn

Walker, Kelsey Walters and John Yenney.

Sophomores — Lauren Anderson, MacKenzie Armstrong, Rachel Bailey, Amanda Bowman, Raymond Burton, Margaret Caughell, Evonne Chien, Gillianne Coleman, Olivia Dankworth, Mudra Dave, Alec Demore, Cristina Dennison, Caroline ElsassSmith, Megan Falknor, Abigail Flamm, Abigail Gohrband, Philip Heiss, Sydney Herrmann, Amanda Hokky, Mary Grace Huffman, Connor Huth, Isaiah Johnson, Madeline Kleptz, Danielle Lade, Jonathan Liew, Angel Luis, Dylan Magoto, Courtney Mazzulla, Bridget McCormick, Melissa Mengos, Allyson Miller, Luke Miller, Collin Moeller, Olivia Mullins, Rachel Murray, Jason Myers, Akari Nagata, Tianna Newton, Luke Oaks, Larissa O’Connor, Madison Olberding, Lindsey Orozco, Kiersten Owens, Shiv Patel, Daniel Powell, Kira Rench, Colleen Rhea, Emily Savard, John Scordia, Katherine Sebring, Kinari Sekito, Lindsay Smith, Whitney Snider, Natalie Snyder, Joshua Spayde, Brittney Sullivan, MacKenzie Vernon, Taryn Vest, Ian Ward, Marina Wehrkamp, Michelle Zelnick and Zihan Zhang.

Juniors — Matthew Alexander, Shelby Arnett, Madelyn Bollinger, Abby Brinkman, Austin Brown, Emma Brumfield, Courtney Burgasser, Noelle Culp, Alex Dalton,

Melissa DeGroat, KristenAnne Denlinger, Erin Dodd, David Driver, Cynthia England, Jostlyne Erbaugh, Joel Evans, Nathan Fleischer, Jacob Henson, Alexis Hull, Taylor Joins, Nicholas Kleptz, Kassandra Lehman, Jessica Lehmann, Vy Mai, Jacob May, Magan McClurg, Alexander Meier, Kathryn Miller, Emily Moser, Takashi Ohkura, Brian Pennington, Alexander Prouty, Andrew Randazzo, Katie-Grace Sawka, Taylor Smith, Leah Soutar, Brittney Sowers, Jena Stewart, Connor Super, Taylor Welch, Eric Wright and Rachel Zelnick.

Seniors — Alyson Adams, Iesha Alspaugh, Shannon Andrews, William Armstrong, Kaitlin Baker, Audrey Banning, Amanda Blakley, Brittany Blier, Jessica Bornhorst, Madison Burchfield, Devin Burns, Sarah Butler, Courtney Caldwell, Gabrielle Castaldo, Joshua Clark, Alexandra Covault, Kyle Croft, Katelyn Delwiche, Angela Dennison, Christian Detrick, Rachel Dippold, Jacob Eldridge, Shai Emerick, Kelly Fischer, Alexander Flamm, Fiona Foster, Maeghan Heckman, Kristin Hoglund, Sierra Jackson, Blake Jarvis, Madeline Kaup, Kassandra Kessler, Alison Kolber, Micayla Lewis, Austin Martin, Catharine McCall, Caitlyn McMinn, Jennifer Monnier, Luke Mote, Ian Nadolny, Mayu Ohtsuka, Meredith Orozco,

,Meredith Flory, Brandon Hess, Cameron Kauflin, Michael Keenan, Zachary Kennard, Kirsten Langenkamp, Ashley Littrell, Destiny Lucas, Riley Mace-Hoban, Amanda Mikel, Drew Morgan, Smit Patel, Aleksander Prus, Alexandre Rizkallah, Hannah Roth, Taylor Rupert, Nathan Salm, Troy Schultz, Eleftherios Seitis, Katelyn Shiverdecker, Anthony Shoop, Shelby Snider, Devon Snyder, Desmond Sprowl, Celia Stanley, Clayton Terrill, Sayaka Toyoshima, Jacob Uhlenbrock, Jael Via, Leahna Walsh, Shaina Weyher, Alexandra Wilt, Sincha Winter and Leslie Wynkoop.

Juniors — Abigail Adkins, Jack Alexander, Taylor Ganger, Blake Guillozet, Seth Henderson, Joseph Henson, Andrew Kostecka, Benjamin Langdon, Natasha Lucas, William Metzger, Seth Overla, Ryan Priest, Alyssa Rose, Jessica Shelton, Paige Sowers, Maci Wadsworth, Robert West and Jordan Younce.

Seniors — Malik AlJarani, Kennedy Atkins, Madyson Bender, Jessica Blakes, Ashley Burton, Elizabeth Clouser, Austin Deaton, Sarah Helke, Matthew Hokky, McKenna Kotwica, Daniel Lewis, Conor McCormick, Daniel Perkins, Jordyn Savage, Logan Schlosser, MacKenzie Schulz, Andrew Stang, Riley Turner and Camden Weaver.

Jonathan Osman, Zachary Peugh, Kailey Pour, Adam Priest, Ashley Rector, Cassandra Rice, Mackenzie Rice, Zachary Roetter, Mariah Sano, William Scarborough, Catelyn Schmiedebusch, Christopher Schmitt, Jenna Selby, Cara Shelley, Amber Smith, Ivy Smith, Evan Spahr, Shelby Spiers, Bradley Stapleton, James Swigard, Brianne Tope, Taylor Walker, Cassie Williams, Zachary Willis and Cody Zeller.

• Honor roll Freshman — Jared Bair, Austin Barney, Ireland Bender, Brandon Blier, William Boezi, Ashleigh Bryson, Kayla Coate, Morgan Cockerham, Spencer Covault, Rachel Darrow, Rachel Davidson, Taylor Dever, Kyle Dickey, Delane Dieringer, Bailey Dornbusch, Lisa Dziko, Mahalia Echevarria, Lauren Freed, Austin Funderburg, Katelyn Hall, Savannah Harvey, Tyler Hess, Spencer Hinderman, Haley Huelsman, Alexander Kohler, Jared Liew, Christopher Linville, Cameron Macritchie, Nicholas Matney, Troy Moore, Caleb Niemi, Katara Olden, Shelby Rodgers, Lane Stewart, Hannah Stickel, Taylor Stookey, Hannah Weaver, Tristan West and Akida Yilamu.

Sophomores — Macen Cancino, Aleecia Christian, Ashlin Colclasure, Rebecca Cole, Gavin Coleman, Chelsea Cruea, Lauren Dankworth, Chloe Donnan, Mykel Ferguson

Annual concert upcoming TROY — The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will present the annual concert at 8 p.m.

Friday on the Troy Public Square (Prouty Plaza), commencing at 8 p.m.

For the set-up, the northwest quadrant of the Public Square will be closed to parking. To facilitate the concert, the Troy Public Square will be closed (South Market Street at Franklin Street, North Market Street at Water Street, West Main Street at Cherry Street and East Main Street at Walnut Street) from 7-10 p.m.

The rain location is the Troy Christian School on Dorset Road.

Garden tour open to public TIPP CITY — A garden tour and plant sale will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

June 22 at the gardens of Sue and Norv Deeter, 7475 Dayton Brandt Road, Tipp City.

There is no admission charge and the event, sponsored by the Miami County Herb Society, will include a garden tour, plant sale and planting tips.

Sale set WEST MILTON — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1209 S. Miami St., West Milton, will be having a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22.

MIAMI VALLEY

In The Market For A New Or Used Vehicle?

AUTO DEALER D

I

R

E

C

T

O

R

New Breman

Visit One Of These Area New Or Pre-Owned Auto Dealers Today!

Y

Richmond, Indiana

Minster

9

2

3

12

7 5

4

Come Let Us Take You For A Ride!

1

6

BROOKVILLE

13

14

11

10

8

BMW

DODGE

CHRYSLER

14

2

BMW of Dayton

INFINITI

4

10

ERWIN

Infiniti of Dayton

Chrysler Jeep Dodge

Chrysler Dodge Jeep

7124 Poe Ave. Exit 59 off I-75 Dayton, Ohio

8645 N. Co. Rd. 25-A Piqua, Ohio 45356 I-75 North to Exit 83

2775 S. County Rd 25-A Exit 69 off I-75 N. Troy, OH 45373

937-890-6200

1-800-678-4188

www.evansmotorworks.com

www.paulsherry.com

CHEVROLET 1

8675 N. Co. Rd. 25-A Piqua, Ohio 45356 I-75 North to Exit 83

800-947-1413

217 N. Broad St. Fairborn, OH 45324

937-878-2171 www.wagner.subaru.com

PRE-OWNED

VOLKWAGEN

5

13

ERWIN Independent

Car N Credit

575 Arlington Rd. Brookville, OH 45309

JEEP 4

9

3

Wagner Subaru

866-504-0972

937-335-5696

FORD

SUBARU 11

Remember...Customer pick-up and delivery with FREE loaner. www.infinitiofdayton.com

www.erwinchrysler.com

CREDIT RE-ESTABLISHMENT

Chevrolet

Ford Lincoln 2343 W. Michigan Ave. Sidney, Ohio 45365

Chrysler Dodge Jeep 2775 S. County Rd 25-A Exit 69 off I-75 N. Troy, OH 45373

Auto Sales 1280 South Market St. (CR 25A) Troy, OH 45373

Evans Volkswagen 7124 Poe Ave. Exit 59 off I-75.

Dayton, OH

1-800-866-3995

866-470-9610

937-335-5696

www.boosechevrolet.com

(866)816-7555 or (937)335-4878

www.carncredit.com

www.buckeyeford.com

www.erwinchrysler.com

www.independentautosales.com

www.evansmotorworks.com

CHRYSLER

CREDIT RE-ESTABLISHMENT

FORD

LINCOLN

PRE-OWNED

VOLVO

7

4

Quick Chrysler Credit Dodge Jeep Auto Sales 2775 S. County Rd 25-A Exit 69 off I-75 N. Troy, OH 45373

1099 N. Co. Rd. 25-A Troy, Ohio 45373

937-335-5696

937-339-6000

www.erwinchrysler.com

www.QuickCreditOhio.com

12

9

8

ERWIN

40138786

5

Jim Taylor’s Troy Ford Exit 69 Off I-75 Troy, OH 45373

Ford Lincoln

339-2687

2343 W. Michigan Ave. Sidney, Ohio 45365

www.troyford.com www.fordaccessories.com

www.buckeyeford.com

866-470-9610

937-890-6200

6

One Stop Volvo of Auto Sales Dayton 8750 N. Co. Rd. 25A Piqua, OH 45356

937-606-2400 www.1stopautonow.com

7124 Poe Ave. Exit 59 off I-75 Dayton, Ohio

937-890-6200 www.evansmotorworks.com

A6

Sunday, June 16, 2013

LOCAL & WORLD

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

OBITUARIES

DAVID R. HOWE

Iran reformists dance in streets for new president TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as Hasan reformist-backed Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran’s presidency on Saturday, throwing open the political order after relentless crackdowns by hard-liners to consolidate and safeguard their grip on power.

“Long live Rowhani,” tens of thousands of jubilant supporters chanted as security officials made no attempt to rein in crowds joyous and even a bit bewildered by the scope of his victory with more than three times the votes of his nearest rival.

In his first statement after the results were announced, Rowhani said that “a new opportunity has been created … for those who truly respect democracy, interaction and free dialogue.”

But in Iran, even landslides at the ballot box do not equate to policymaking influence.

All key decisions including nuclear efforts, defense and foreign affairs remain solidly in the hands of the ruling clerics and their powerful protectors, the Revolutionary Guard. What Rowhani’s victory does is reopen space for moderate and liberal voices that have been largely muzzled in reprisal for massive protests and clashes in 2009 over claims the vote was rigged to deny reformists the presidency.

Rowhani’s supporters also viewed the election as a rebuke of uncompromising policies that have left the Islamic Republic increasingly isolated and under biting sanctions from the West over Tehran’s nuclear program. The 64-year-old Rowhani is hardly a radical having served in governments and in the highly sensitive role of nuclear negotiator but he has taken a strong stance against the combative international policies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and others.

“I’ve never been an extremist,” Rowhani said on state TV shortly after the official results were announced. “I support moderation.”

“I thank God that once again rationality and moderation has shined on Iran,” he continued. “This is the victory of wisdom, a victory of moderation and a victory of commitment over extremism.”

His emphasis on outreach could sharply lower the political temperature between Iran and the West including Israel and perhaps nudge the ruling establishment toward more flexible approaches in possible renewed nuclear talks with the U.S. and world powers.

Rowhani also has added leverage with his political godfather and ally, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was blocked from the ballot but now can exert significant influence from the wings.

Alireza Nader, a senior policy analyst at the Rand Corp. who follows Iranian affairs, described Rowhani as a de facto hero for reformists who couldn’t support any of the other five candidates on the ballot.

“It remains to be seen how much room will be given to Rowhani by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guard,” he cautioned.

But clearly for Iran’s leadership, the resounding strength of Rowhani’s victory underscores the resilience and reach of the opposition that coalesced four years ago around the now-crushed Green Movement.

In the divided country, it also may provide a bit of buffer. The outcome could ease some of the opposition anger and be used by the ruling clerics to try to bolster their image and legitimacy.

“They counted my vote, they counted my vote,” some supporters sang in reference to the protest slogan of four years ago: “Where is my vote?”

On social media, many supported quickly posted images mixing the Green Movement colors with the signature purple of Rowhani’s campaign with the boast: “We won!”

Some cried: “Ahmadinejad, bye bye.”

Others chanted slogans not heard openly on Iran’s streets for years: calling for the release of political prisoners including Green Movement leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and opposition figure Mahdi Karroubi, both candidates in 2009 and both under house arrest.

“It’s the spring of freedom, too bad Neda isn’t here,” some yelled in memory of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman fatally shot during the 2009 unrest and whose dying moments posted on the Web became an enduring symbol of the bloodshed.

Just a week ago, Rowhani the only cleric in the race seemed greatly overshadowed by candidates with much deeper ties to the ruling theocracy and Revolutionary Guard, including hard-line nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. Many reformists, demoralized by Rafsanjani’s rejection by election overseers, planned to boycott.

But Rowhani gained momentum: first with endorsements from

Rafsanjani and another moderate-minded former president Mohammad Khatami. Then artists, activist and opposition leaders joined. In the span of a few days, Rowhani was drawing huge crowds and the race once seen as firmly in the control of the ruling system was suddenly transformed.

The size of the groundswell even appeared to put Iran’s election authorities off balance. Partial results were released in a slow drip over the day even as Rowhani’s supporters both basked in the lead and nursed lingering fears from the alleged vote-rigging in 2009.

In the end, Rowhani narrowly cleared the margin that would have forced a two-candidate runoff. The Interior Ministry said Rowhani took 50.7 percent of the more than 36 million votes cast, well ahead of Qalibaf with about 16.5 percent. Jalili who said he was “100 percent” against detente with Iran’s foes came in third with 11.3 percent, followed by conservative Mohsen Rezaei with 10.6 percent.

Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said the turnout was 72.7 percent, suggesting that liberals and others abandoned a planned boycott as the election was transformed into a showdown across the Islamic Republic’s political divide. Iran has more than 50 million eligible voters.

“After weeks of speaking and hearing, it’s time to work,” Khamenei said on state TV, which gave no mention of street celebrations.

The White House congratulated Iranian voters for “their courage in making their voices heard” despite clampdowns that included severe restrictions on the Internet, a key tool of Iran’s opposition.

Washington urged Tehran’s leadership to “heed the will of the Iranian people and make responsible choices,” while noting the U.S. remained open for direct dialogue with Iran.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement with a reminder that Khamenei and his inner circle control Iran’s nuclear program and “Iran will continue to be judged by its actions, in the nuclear sphere as well as on the issue of terror.”

Israel has led accusations that Iran could secretly be trying to develop an atomic weapon, and has warned a military option is possible if negotiations with world powers go nowhere.

Israel also strongly condemns Tehran for its backing of anti-Israel Islamic militant groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Summerfield, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Richard Howe, Sarah Howe, Angela James and her husband, Mike, Jessika Russell, Cody Russell, Stephanie Kennedy and her husband, Josh and Phillip Baldwin; one great-granddaughter, Jocelyn Kennedy; three sisters, Jane Ganger of Ohio, Glynda Joslin of Ohio and Julie Howe of North Carolina and his loving dog and companion, Chance. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Rich and Thompson Chapel in Graham, N.C.. The family will receive friends immediately after the service. Other times the family will be at the home. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development 2900, Rocky Point Drive, Tampa FL 33607.

Online condolences may be made at www.richandthompson.com.

LEONA MAE (TEAFORD) FRANCIS Leona Mae (Teaford) Francis, 89 of Tipp City passed away at her home on Friday, June 14, 2013.

Born in Greenville, OH on November 17, 1923 to Chester and Carrie {Musselman} Teaford. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; Clement L. “Tubby” Francis in 1998,and sisters; Virginia Grant and Mary Miley. She is survived by her children; Dixie Lyon, San Antonio, Texas, Michael (Mary) Francis, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Peggy Ann Norris, Charleston, S.C. and Mary E. (Ed) Whited, Las Vegas, N.V., five grandchilren; Regan F. (Timothy) Lyon, FRANCIS Cibolo, TX, Christopher F. Lyon, Boston, Mass., Alex Francis, Columbus, Victoria Francis, and Paige Whited, Las Vegas, N.V. and stepgrandchildren; Bradford Spence and Mary Charlotte Spence, Tenn.

Leona was a graduate and valedictorian from Palestine High School, a graduate of Miami Jacobs College, a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and was the 1940 “Queen of Spring” in Darke County. In 1946, she went to work as a secretary for Mr. Rike of Rike’s Department store; there she worked with Erma Bombeck; prior to

Erma’s fame. She was vice-president and co-owner of Country Machine & Tool, Inc. in Huber Heights and served on the board of directors for SpringMeade Retirement Community.

Her greatest accomplishment in life was sharing her unique personality with others. Her friends describe her as extremely loyal, while cunning and charming with a sense of humor. She always had the last word which left everyone laughing.

Her children cherish her qualitites of unconditional love, her entertaining sarcastic humor, and her magical powers of positive energy. Her undying spirit lives in each of her children as they carry on her legacy.

Special Thanks to Caring Companions, Inc. especially Sharon, Sheila and Tabby.

Leona and her children greatly appreciated your special love and care. www.fringsandbayliff.com Services have been entrusted to Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 W. Main St., Tipp City, Ohio 45371.

Contributions may be made in loving memory of Leona to Hospice of Miami County.

SUSAN W. MEEK TROY — Susan W. Meek, age 83, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy.

She was born on June 18, 1929 in Pleasant Hill, Ohio to the late Carroll and Nellie (Findley) Westfall. She is survived by her two daughters and a son-in-law, Elizabeth Meek and Carol and Joseph Moots all of Troy; one grandson, Nicholas and Robyn Anderson of Troy; and two great-grandchildren, Reme and Sullivan Anderson of Troy.

In addition to her parents, Susan was preceded in death by her former husband, Paul L. Meek; sister, Louanne Johnson; grandson, Zachery Moots; and nephew, Patrick Ryan.

Susan was a graduate of Newton Schools. She was an avid artist and member of the Country Workshop and Fairborn Art Association. Along with her painting she enjoyed photography and travel. She retired from the First National Bank in Troy.

A gathering of family and friends will be held on her birthday, Tuesday, June 18 from 4-6 p.m. at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Private interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Troy.

Memorial contributions may be made to Brukner Nature Center or the Troy Hayner Cultural Center.

Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST • Paul Soros NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, has died in New York City.

He was 87.

Soros’ son, Peter, says his father died early Saturday after a long bout with a host of illnesses, including cancer, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.

Paul Soros founded Soros Associates, a world leader in the design and development of bulk handling and port facilities with operations in 91 countries.

Soros was born Paul Schwartz in Hungary. His father changed the family name to Soros to avoid Nazi persecution, and Soros immigrated to the U.S. in 1948.

Soros and his wife established the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, which funds graduate education for immigrants and the children of immigrants.

• Dwight Opperman ST. PAUL, Minn. — The former president of West Publishing Co., credited with leading the company into the digital age, has died at age 89.

Dwight Opperman died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hill, Calif., according to his son, Vance Opperman.

The elder Opperman

became president of West Publishing Co. in 1968, when the company was based in St. Paul, and was instrumental in leading the company into delivering its services electronically and creating Westlaw, a major online legal research service.

West Publishing was sold to Thomson Reuters in 1996 for $3.4 billion.

Vance Opperman says a memorial service in St. Paul is planned for mid-August. He says a funeral service will be held in California where his father moved after remarrying in 2008. The St. Paul Pioneer Press says Opperman’s first wife died in 1993.

• Arthur Ellis MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Arthur Ellis, who had a long career in Michigan state government and higher education, has died at age 80.

Clark Family Funeral Chapel in Mount Pleasant says Ellis died of liver cancer Friday. He was a vice president at Central Michigan University before serving three times as president.

He retired from the Mount Pleasant campus in 1988 but later worked as head of the state Commerce Department and as Michigan school superintendent, under thenGov. John Engler.

Engler considered Ellis to be his mentor and called him

Abbottsville Monuments We do not employ funeral homes, cemeteries or sales people.

Therefore, we can pass on to our customers the 20 to 35 percent commission.

* Your 1st choice for complete Home Medical Equipment

•OVER 1000 IN STOCK•

40138573

937-548-3011

Lift Chairs 40135058

Absolutely no Door to Door or Phone Solicitation 5 miles south of Greenville on St. Rt. 49 (next to Abbottsville Cemetery)

M-F, 9-4; Sat, 9-12; Other times by appointment

a “remarkable public servant.”

Ellis and wife Sibyl were supporters of public art at CMU. A sculpture of an ancient stone woman was unveiled in his honor in 2007.

A memorial service is planned for Tuesday at Clark Family Funeral Chapel.

• Mark Weber MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota National Guard officer who spoke and wrote about his battle with cancer has died.

The Guard says the family of Army Lt. Col. Mark Weber of Rosemount confirmed he died Thursday. Weber was 41.

Weber had been fighting Stage 4 gastrointestinal cancer for three years.

He wrote about his cancer battle and his challenging childhood in the self-published book, “Tell My Sons: A Father’s Last Letters.”

On Memorial Day, Weber was strong enough to address thousands gathered for ceremonies at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

But soon after was moved into hospice care.

Weber received the Legion of Merit from Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the National Guard center in Rosemount last August.

The Star Tribune reports funeral arrangements are pending.

40138637

AP

An Iranian woman holds up a poster of the winning presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, on a motor bike in Tehran, Iran, Saturday. Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote on Saturday after gaining support among many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns.

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Mr. David R. Howe, 75, a resident of Graham, N.C. for 33 years, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

A native of Miami County, David was the loving husband of Pearl “Peggy” Howe for 53 years. He was the son of the late Glenn W. Howe and the late Clara Kemp Howe.

David attended Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City, graduated from Vandalia-Butler High School, retired from A.O. Smith Corporation in Mebane after 40 years of service, had served in the U.S. Navy and enjoyed spending time with his family, golfing and fishing.

In addition to his wife, “Peggy,” HOWE of the home, David is survived by his daughter, Heather Howe Baldwin, and her husband, Alan, of Burlington, N.C.; two sons, Michael Howe and his wife, Cheryl, of Haw River and Bruce Howe and his wife, Joan, of

1990 W. Stanfield, Troy, OH 45373 • 937-335-9199 www.legacymedical.net 40138599

FISHER - CHENEY Funeral Home & Cremation Services S. Howard Cheney, Owner-Director • Pre-arranged funeral plans available

1124 W. Main St • Call 335-6161 • Troy, Ohio www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com

NATION

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Sunday, June 16, 2013

A7

IRS scandals threaten funding for health care law

AP

In this June 14 photo, Karl Owen poses with his children, Jordan, 15, left, and Marcus, 13, in their Chapel Hill, N.C. home. Owen lost his wife and the mother of their two children to cancer three years ago.

Widowers lean on each other RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) When his wife died of cancer at the age of 39, Bruce Ham wondered whether the laughter would ever return to the house he and their three daughters share.

“And it is back. It took awhile, but it is back,” Ham said, more than three years after the death of his wife, Lisa. “I still miss her.

I think about her every day. But I don’t cry every time I think about her. I smile and laugh. It’s good to be on that side of grief.”

A group that organizers say may be the only one of its kind in the country helped him on his journey to that other side.

Therapists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said they started Single Fathers Due to Cancer because they saw a need to help men struggling with their own grief and their children’s grief.

The group first met in October 2010 after therapists and doctors at the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program realized several young mothers with poor prognoses were being treated there.

After they died, “we sat and talked and realized that universal among these women was concern about how their husbands would do after they passed away,” said Justin Yopp, a clinical psychologist and a staffer in the program.

“We wondered, what’s out there for these guys?”

Their research found no support groups for this specific group of grieving parents fathers whose wives died of cancer, which is the leading cause of death for U.S. women ages 25 to 54.

Some of the fathers said they tried other support groups but were turned off because they typically were made of women and older people.

“I think I desperately felt like I needed help, but I didn’t really know where to turn,” said Ham, 47, of Raleigh, who blogs about

his life as a single parent and is writing a book titled “Laughter, Tears and Braids.” ”When I heard about this group, it was much more appealing to me than any other group that I heard about.”

Karl Owen, 50, was one of the first two members in the support group. “One of us would say something, and the other one’s head would nod,” said Owen, a computer programmer who lives in Chapel Hill with his son and daughter.

“It became clear there was some value there.”

Yopp and his colleague, Dr. Don Rosenstein, started the group with the intention that it would go for seven sessions or so.

Instead, the same group of eight to nine men has met once a month for several years. The men are working to start similar groups in other areas. The UNC doctors also plan to start a second group there in the fall.

A psychiatrist at New York University also plans to start a group, perhaps as early as this fall. Dr. James Fraiman said he’s interested partially because research shows that children who lose parents when they’re young can do well in life if they have support. That support starts with groups such as the one at UNC, he said.

Also, women tend to manage their families to be the CEO, as Ham described his wife, he said.

“A group like this can help these men support each other so they can be emotionally present for their children,” he said.

“Emotional presence is key for a family to heal and for them to move forward with their lives.”

Research shows young mothers tend to choose aggressive treatment because they want to survive for their children, Yopp said, and that doesn’t always leave time to say goodbye. Owen and Ham say they that’s how their wives’ deaths played out.

Owen’s wife, Susan

The facts: 80% of those with hearing loss go untreated!

ding ring? How do you get one child to soccer and another to dance at the same time?

One persistent topic of discussion: raising a teenage daughter. “I feel completely out of my depth helping a teenage girl navigate cliques and social situations in high school,” Owen said.

He gets plenty of advice from Ham, whose daughters are 15, 12 and 10. His blog posts include subjects such as the difference between a sports bra and a regular bra and why a girl needs both.

Since his wife’s death, Ham said he has spent many days wondering, “What would Lisa do?”

What to pack for lunch?

Should the kids go to summer camp? He wishes he and his wife had thought to discuss the questions before she died.

Ham describes himself as an involved father before his wife died, but in the sense that he picked up the kids when Lisa told him to and played with them when he got home from work.

“She handled the schedules and the logistics and the planning of our lives,” he said. “She knew the other moms and scheduled the play dates. Even our friendships, she cultivated most of those.”

The laughter returned through his own hard work and the help he got from the group, where he was comfortable talking about the level of sadness in the house. That helped him uphold his promise to his wife that he would take care of their daughters.

“I realized that I was not raising them and taking care of things as she would have wanted me to,” he said. “Realizing my promise to her shook me up.”

Varicose Veins More Than Just A Cosmetic Issue Pain Heaviness/Tiredness Burning/Tingling Swelling/Throbbing Tender Veins

Phlebitis Blood Clots Ankle Sores /Ulcers Bleeding

40200022

Midwest Dermatology, Laser & Vein Clinic

Study details available in store or by request.

Springboro, OH Troy, OH

Tel: 937-619-0222 Tel: 937-335-2075

Call Today For A Visit With a Vein Specialist Physician. No Referral Needed

time period.

From 2010 through 2012, the IRS spent nearly $50 million on employee conferences. In 2010, the agency used money that had been budgeted to hire enforcement agents to instead help pay for one conference that cost $4.1 million, according to the watchdog’s report.

Three congressional committees and the Justice Department are investigating the targeting of conservative groups, and much of the top leadership at the IRS has been replaced.

Obama appointed a new acting IRS commissioner, Danny Werfel, a former White House budget official.

Werfel is conducting an internal review of the agency and is expected to issue recommendations for changes by the end of June.

All this is happening as the agency works to implement the health law that includes some of the most sweeping changes to the tax code in a generation.

“The IRS needs to repair the plane while it’s in flight right now,” said Paul Cherecwich, chairman of the IRS Oversight Board, an independent board within the agency. “Should the current budget environment continue, the IRS will have to continue to have to do more with less while rebuilding taxpayer trust. It has no choice, and it won’t be easy.”

Like many federal agencies, the IRS has seen its and workforce budget shrink since 2010, when the agency was allotted $12.1 billion. This year, the IRS is expected to spend $11.2 billion. Obama’s proposed budget for next year is $12.9 billion a 14 percent increase over current spending.

STORE CLOSING SALE

50% off all Eyewear!

We have sunglasses, frames and more from Prada, RayBan and Kate Spade.

OUR FINAL DAY IS JUNE 28, So please come see us before these great deals are gone!

ELLENBOGEN EYE CENTER 700 South Stanfield Road, Suite B, Troy

(937) 335-7121 HOURS: M-F 9 am to 5 pm

INFORMATION Regional Group Publisher – Frank Beeson 440-5231 Executive Editor – David Fong 440-5228 Advertising Manager – Leiann Stewart 440-5252 Mailing Address: Troy Daily News, 224 S. Market St., Troy. Postmaster should send changes to the Troy Daily News, 224 S. Market St., Troy, Ohio 45373. Second class postage on the (USPS 642-080) is paid at Troy, Ohio.

E-mail address: editorial@tdnpublishing.com Subscription Rates as of Sept. 1, 2011: Single Copy Newsstand rate $1.00 daily and $1.75 Sunday. EZ Pay $12.25 per month. Regular subscriptions are transferrable and/or refundable. Refund checks under $10 will not be issued. An administrative fee of $10 for all balances under $50 will be applied. Remaining balances of $50 or more will be charged a 20% administrative fee.

If you have any of the above, there are effective treatment options, covered by insurances.

Piqua 409 North Main St. (937) 630-4265 Vandalia 4 Skyview Dr. (937) 630-4265

Buchanan, was an environmental scientist who died of lung cancer at age 47. She was one of a fraction of nonsmokers who get the disease. By the time the cancer was caught, it was already in her bones and brain. Owen and his wife had two conversations with Yopp about what to tell their children a daughter, now 15, and a son, 13. In one talk, they told the kids Mom might die of cancer, and in the second they said she was dying. The children got to say goodbye, but Owen said he didn’t.

“By the time we got to that first conversation with Justin, the combination of brain cancer and radiation had affected her,” he said. “She was not the same person she had been.”

Lisa Ham died of colon cancer, which was stage 4 by the time it was diagnosed. “It was like a 747 flew by, and she was dead,” Bruce Ham said.

He said part of the problem was denial, and part was that doctors wanted the couple to stay optimistic. “They wanted the treatment to be successful because of her stage of life and the fact that she had three kids,” he said. “And they probably looked at me and said, ‘He can’t do this alone.’”

The men in the UNC group spent many sessions talking about cancer, grief and the emotional needs of their children. How much of your own grief do you share with your kids? How do you keep Mom’s memory alive without every dinner turning into a grief session?

Three years out, they’ve moved on to discussing teenager issues, handling the logistics of a single parent and dating. When do you take off your wed-

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama’s health care law.

Obama sought a significant budget increase for the IRS for next year, when the agency will start doling out subsidies to help people buy health insurance on statebased exchanges.

Congressional Republicans, however, see management problems at the IRS as an opportunity to limit the agency’s funding just as it is trying to put in place the massive new law.

Republicans have been fighting the health care law ever since Democrats enacted it in 2010 without a single GOP vote. Unable to repeal the law, some Republicans hope to starve it by refusing to fund its implementation.

The IRS scandals are giving them a timely excuse.

“I think it’s safe to say they’re not going to get the kind of increase they’re asking for,” said Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee that funds the IRS. “The question is, based on their bad behavior, are they going to end up with less money?” Crenshaw said.

Last month, the IRS was rocked by revelations that agents had targeted tea party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny when the groups applied for tax-exempt status during the 2010 and 2012 elections. A few weeks later, an inspector general’s report said that the agency had spent lavishly on employee conferences during the same

A division of Civitas Media

Editorial Department: (937) 440-5208 FAX: (937) 440-5286 E-mail: editorial@tdnpublishing.com Business Office Manager — Betty Brownlee 498-5935 Circulation Department — 335-5634 Circulation Director — Cheryl Hall 440-5237 NIE Coordinator — Dana Wolfe 440-5211 dwolfe@tdnpublishing.com Office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. MON–FRI 8 a.m. to noon SAT & SUN at 335-5634 (select circulation) Advertising Department: Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday-Friday To place a classified ad, email: classifiedsthatwork@tdnpublishing.com.

To place a display ad, call (937) 335-5634 FAX: (937) 335-3552 Internet Sales — Jamie Mikolajewski 440-5221 jmikolajewski@tdnpublishing.com iN-75 Magazine – Lindy Wagner 440-5255 lwagner@civitasmedia.com VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted.

40082645

GRAND GARAGES POLE BUILDINGS & STORAGE SHEDS FEATURING QUALITY CUSTOM BUILT GARAGES AT BELOW PREFAB PRICES

WE CHALLENGE YOU

“Custom Built Quality at an Affordable Price”

TO COMPARE OUR QUALITY AND PRICES WITH ANYONE!!!

40139341

937-332-8669 KeystoneHomesinTroy.com ROOF, SIDING & REMODELING NO JOB TOO SMALL

$250 OFF Any Siding or Roofing Job

www.ohiogaragebuilders.com ∙ 1-800-398-2154 40155314

Excludes previous sales or discounts. With this offer. Expires 7/31/13

40208966

FREE Estimates Anytime

All things being equal - We won’t be undersold!

SATISFYING THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS SINCE 1991!

SPORTS

TMROY IAMI DV AILY ALLEY NEWS SUNDAY • WWW N.EWS TROYDAILYNEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS .COM .COM

CONTACT US ■ Sports Editor Josh Brown (937) 440-5251, (937) 440-5232 jbrown@civitasmedia.com

JOSH BROWN

A8 June 16, 2013

TODAY’S TIPS

■ Major League Baseball

• TENNIS: The Troy Recreation Department is again sponsoring the Frydell Junior Open Tennis Tournament July 10-13 at Troy Community Park. The tournament is for boys and girls ages 18 and under. To register, download and print the form at www.troyohio.gov/rec/programregforms.html. All forms must be received

by July 5. For more information, contact Dave Moore at (937) 368-2663 or (937) 418-2633 or by email at frydelldcm@gmail.com.

• SKATING: Hobart Arena will hold public skating sessions this summer. All public skating sessions are held Fridays from 8-10 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for Children (14 and under) and $2.50 for skate rental. The dates for public skating this summer are June 28 and July 19 and 26.

• RUNNING: The Piqua Optimist Club’s fifth annual Bob Mikolajewski Memorial 5K Run and Walk will be held at 8:30 a.m. July 13 at the Piqua High School Alexander Stadium. Pre-registrations must be received by July 6 to ensure a race t-shirt. Go online to www.PiquaOptimist5k.com to download the event registration flyer. Online registration is also available through www.alliancerunning.com. Race day registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. The cost to participate in the event is $15, and prizes will be awarded to the overall and age category winners.

• HOCKEY: Registrations are now being accepted for the Troy Recreation Department’s Summer Youth Introduction to Hockey Program held at Hobart Arena. The program is for youth ages 5-10 years old and includes three dates: July 16, 23 and 30 from 7:308:30 p.m. The program is for those who have never participated in an organized hockey program. An equipment rental program is available. The cost of the program is $10 for all three sessions. To register, visit the Recreation Department located in Hobart Arena, 255 Adams St. or visit www.hobartarena.com on the “registrations” page and print off a registration form. Contact the Recreation Department at 339-5145 for further information.

• GOLF: The Milton-Union Bulldog Golf Classic, sponsored by the MiltonUnion Education Foundation, will take place June 22 at Beechwood Golf Course. The tournament is a Texas scramble with a noon shotgun start. The cost is $80 per person or $300 per foursome. The deadline to register is June 15.

• COACHING: Bethel High School has three coaching positions open for the upcoming school year. For the asst. varsity football coach position, contact head coach Kevin Finfrock at (937) 2165036. For the boys junior varsity basketball position, contact Eric Glover at (937) 510-7795 or at coacheglover@aol.com. The seventh grade volleyball coaching job is also open. For more information, contact Tim Zigler at (937) 845-9487.

Reds on fumes, lose to Brewers 6-0

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Legion Baseball Troy Post 43 at Hillsboro Wooden Bat Tourney (TBA)

WHAT’S INSIDE Auto Racing.........................A9 Major League Baseball......A10 NBA ...................................A11 Television Schedule ...........A12 Scoreboard .........................A12

CINCINNATI (AP) — Homer Bailey threw two wild pitches.

The hitters’ swings were just a little late. Sure looked like those two straight days of long, long games caught up with the Cincinnati Reds.

Juan Francisco drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and homer in a ballpark where he’s had some big moments, and Yovani Gallardo pitched six innings on Saturday, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory.

It was the Brewers’ first shutout they were the only team

in the majors without one.

Milwaukee’s staff came into the game with the NL’s worst earned run average, giving up more runs and homers than any other club.

Three relievers completed a seven-hitter for Milwaukee’s first shutout. The Reds didn’t get a runner to third base and were out of sync after playing extrainning games the last two days.

“None of us looked like we had any rhythm,” said manager Dusty Baker on his 64th birthday. “It was one of those lowenergy days that usually don’t

happen. It just wasn’t our day.

“That’s not the way you want to spend your birthday. If I’d known that was going to happen, I would’ve tried to get kicked out in the first inning.”

The Reds were worn down after losing 6-5 in 14 innings at Wrigley Field on Thursday, then flying home and winning 4-3 in 10 innings on Friday night. A couple of times on Saturday, runners ease up while running out ground balls.

“Everybody was operating with a low energy level, but you still have to play hard,” Baker

said. “You still have to hustle. It seems like you have to address that a couple of times a year. I’m not going to harp on it, but I’ll address it like I always do.”

The Brewers have lost 11 of their last 14 games at Great American Ball Park. It was the first time they’d shut out Cincinnati since 2009.

Logan Schafer had three hits off Bailey (4-5), his second straight three-hit game. Schafer is filling in for Ryan Braun, who went on the 15-day disabled list

■ See REDS on A10

■ NHL

■ CrossFit

Stanley Cup goes to OT Game tied at 1-1

PROVIDED PHOTO

Ken Battiston, a 2006 Milton-Union graduate, competes in the Central East CrossFit Regional competition. Battiston finished 13th overall.

Where he belongs Battiston making a name for himself in CrossFit circuit

BY COLIN FOSTER Associate Sports Editor colinfoster@civitasmedia.com Ken Battiston has always been a good athlete.

So once his college baseball career ended at Eastern Michigan, Battiston, a 2006 Milton-Union graduate, decided to make good on a promise to his two best friends and start doing CrossFit. He turned out to be pretty good at that too.

After qualifying for the Central East Regional in CrossFit — a task that was attempted by thousands of other athletes — Battiston finished 13th overall out of 48 competitors. He was the only individual from the Dayton area to qualify for a regional that is widely considered the toughest in the United States. The region includes competitors from Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana.

WEST MILTON “The last three mens individual champions are in our region,” Battiston said. “On top of that, we sent five guys to the CrossFit Games and all five were top finishers in the world.

I think that just tells you how tough our region is.”

“It’s like the Super Bowl of CrossFit,” said Rick Szakal, owner of Infiity Fitness, where Battiston trains. “At the world games, if you look at the top 10 guys, it usually includes the top five from our region. It’s pretty difficult to make the CrossFit Regionals.”

But the 25-year-old Battiston was never indimidated.

Competing against some of the top figures in the sport of CrossFit, Battiston found out fast that he belonged. Aside from his 13th-place finish, he placed second overall at regional in the deadlift and box jump event.

The journey to regional begins in March, when CrossFit headquarters provides regional hopefuls with a five-week series of workouts. That five-week test is called The Open. Once that period ends, 48 atheltes earn spots at regionals.

Battiston tried The Open in 2012, but didn’t make regional.

Back then, however, he was less than a year into the sport. The fact that he has accomplished so much in such little time has made Battiston believe he can eventually earn a spot at the CrossFit Games.

“I really do believe,” Battiston said. “The final few days of regional, I actually ended up finishing second in one event, and I did really well in other workouts, beat a lot of guys. It made me believe that I do have the talent, but there are still some things I need to work on. But beating those guys made me really think I do have a chance.”

CHICAGO (AP) Chris Kelly scored after goalie Tuukka Rask kept Boston in the game and the Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks headed to overtime Saturday night, tied at 1-1 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals.

It’s the second consecutive year that the first two games of the finals have gone to overtime.

The Blackhawks swarmed the Bruins in the early going after escaping with a 4-3 triple-overtime victory in the series opener, taking the lead in the first on Patrick Sharp’s ninth goal of the postseason.

They continued to dictate the tempo until Kelly tied it with just over five minutes remaining in the second.

■ Legion Baseball

Post 43 falls to Circleville Staff Report Troy Post 43 fell to Circleville by a score of 7-2 Friday at the Hillsboro Wooden Bats Tournament. The loss dropped Post 43’s record to 11-6 on the season, while Circleville improved to 11-4.

HILLSBORO Post 43 got a solo homer from Nick Antonides in the fourth inning and added their final run in the sixth. But Circleville was very consistent at the plate, totaling nine hits for the game.

The Circleville defense had no errors in the game, while Post 43 committed three. Pitcher Ryan Lavy suffered the loss.

■ Golf

Lefty the leader Mickelson 18 holes away from U.S. Open win

Nationals edge Indians, 7-6 Anthony Rendon hit his first major league home run following Nick Swisher’s ninth-inning error to propel the Washington Nationals to a 7-6 win over Cleveland on Saturday night.

Two pitches after his foul popup fell between the Indians’ first baseman and second baseman Jason Kipnis, Rendon homered into the Nationals’ bullpen off Vinnie Pestano (1-2) to stun the Indians and the crowd of 33,307. See Page A10.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Phil Mickelson began his week with a flight back-and-forth across the country. Even longer might be the 18 holes that now stand between him and that U.S. Open title he has been chasing his entire career.

And he’s never had a better opportunity than this one.

Despite a bogey on the final hole of a taxing Saturday afternoon, Mickelson was the sole survivor to par at Merion with an even-par 70 that gave him a one-shot lead over Hunter Mahan, Charl Schwartzel and Steve Stricker going into the last round.

It’s the first time Mickelson has held the outright lead through 54 holes in the U.S. Open, and the timing could be right.

Mickelson celebrates his 43rd birthday Sunday on Father’s Day, no less. He left Merion on Monday and didn’t return until three hours before his tee time on Thursday so he could attend

the eighth-grade graduation of his oldest daughter.

“It’s got the makings to be something special,” Mickelson said. “But I still have to go out and perform, and play some of my best golf.”

Mickelson, who already has a record five silver medals for being runner-up at this demanding major, was at 1-under 209.

And the fun is just getting started.

“It’s a hard challenge, but it’s a lot of fun,” Mickelson said.

“Every shot requires such great focus because a penalty can bite you quickly. I can’t wait to get back and playing. I feel good ballstriking, I feel good on the greens. I think it’s going to take an under-par round tomorrow.”

Saturday was more about weeding out the pretenders for this U.S. Open and one of them turned out to be Tiger Woods. He started out just four shots out of AP PHOTO the lead, and made a bending, Phil Mickelson reacts after a putt on the sixth hole during the

third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf ■ See U.S. OPEN on A10 Club Saturday in Ardmore, Pa.

For Home Delivery, call 335-5634 • For Classified Advertising, call (877) 844-8385

RACING

A9 June 16, 2013

TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW..TDN-NET. TROYDAILYNEWS COM .COM WHAT’S AHEAD: BRIEFLY

Getting Dirty Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart is scheduled to race at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon on July 3.

Stewart will race a sprint car in a World of Outlaws event. It will be the first time he has raced a sprint car in South Dakota.

Stewart started his career on dirt tracks in Indiana. He now makes select appearances at dirt tracks in addition to his NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. He has raced at the track in West Fargo, N.D., several times in the past few years.

NASCAR SPRINT

NATIONWIDE SERIES

CW TRUCKS

FORMULA ONE

NHRA DRAG RACING

Quicken Loans 400 Site: Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (TNT, noon-4:30 p.m.).

Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).

Last year: Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a 143race winless streak dating to his June 2008 victory at the track.

Alliance Truck Parts 250 Site: Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 10:30 a.m.noon), race, 2:15 p.m. (ABC, 2-4:30 p.m.).

Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).

Last year: Joey Logano raced to the fourth of his nine series victories in his final season with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Last race: Jeb Burton won at Texas for his first series victory. The 20-year-old Burton is the son of 2002 Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton and nephew of Sprint Cup driver Jeff Burton.

Next race: UNOH 225, June 27, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.

Last race: Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix for his third victory of the year.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was second.

Next race: British Grand Prix, June 30, Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England.

Thunder Valley Nationals Site: Bristol, Tenn.

Schedule: Sunday, final eliminations, (ESPN2, 1-3 p.m., 11 p.m.-midnight).

Track: Bristol Dragway.

Last year: Tony Schumacher raced to the first of his two 2012 Top Fuel victories. Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field, and Mike Edwards won in Pro Stock.

War of words Hendrick to Keselowski: Be classier

Won’t Be Winless Helio Castroneves so much wants to win his first open-wheel championship that he would have been willing to go through an entire season without winning a race to make that happen.

The Team Penske driver, in his 13th IndyCar season after four years in CART, won’t have to.

“If it takes more second places than firsts to win the championship, then sign me in,” Castroneves said last week.

Then he led the final 132 laps at Texas for his fourth career victory at the track. That also put him in sole possession of the season points lead, breaking a tie with Marco Andretti, now 22 points back.

6-Pack Of Winners Through eight IndyCar races, there have been seven different winners from six teams.

“Yeah, it’s been amazing. Any weekend, it could be any driver in this series,” Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay said. “I would say 15 to 20 drivers, any weekend could be theirs. … You go into every race thinking you can win it. There’s not a whole lot or other series out there that’s like that.

It’s great to see all the changeups.”

Six different teams have won the last six races, with Team Penske joining the group at Texas last weekend.

Andretti drivers James Hinchcliffe and HunterReay won the first two races before Takuma Sato took A.J. Foyt to Victory Lane in Long Beach. Then came another win by Hinchcliffe.

TOP 10 RACERS: Sprint Cup 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Carl Edwards 3. Clint Bowyer 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5. Kevin Harvick 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Kyle Busch 8. Kasey Kahne 9. Brad Keselowski 10. Greg Biffle

521 470 452 439 434 418 412 400 398 395

Nationwide Series 1. Regan Smith 2. Sam Hornish Jr. 3. Brian Vickers 4. Justin Allgaier 5. Austin Dillon 6. Parker Kligerman 7. Elliott Sadler 8. Brian Scott 9. Kyle Larson 10. Trevor Bayne

411 384 369 368 358 355 347 343 322 321

Camping World Truck Series 1. Matt Crafton 285 2. Jeb Burton 262 3. Brendan Gaughan 250 4. Johnny Sauter 240 5. Ryan Blaney 238 6. James Buescher 235 7. Ty Dillon 232 8. Darrell Wallace Jr. 218 9. Miguel Paludo 211 10. Dakoda Armstrong 209

AP PHOTO

Kenzie Ruston, left, looks on with fellow NASCAR Next drivers Brett Moffitt, center, and Ryan Gifford during a news conference June 7 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Ruston, 21, has established herself as one of the bright young talents in the sport regardless of gender.

On her own merits Ruston special because of ability, not gender DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kenzie Ruston stood out on the podium when the NASCAR Next field was revealed last weekend at Iowa Speedway.

Ruston didn’t make it there because she’s a woman.

The 21-year-old Ruston has established herself as one of the brighter prospects in the sport. She is currently eighth in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East series standings, and last week NASCAR selected her as one of 13 young drivers to be highlighted through its Next promotional program.

“It’s a validation of her talent and her ability, and even more than that, her potential,” Turner Scott Motorsports co-owner Harry Scott said.

Ruston’s goal her rookie season with Turner Scott Motorsports was to push for top-5 finishes by the end of the year. But she’s already had three so far, each time eclipsing the previous record K&N finish for a woman (sixth place by Danica Patrick in 2010).

“I definitely didn’t expect this this early. But it’s definitely a plus.

Coming into this year, I just really wanted to run for Rookie of the Year. Hopefully I can get that Rookie of the Year and maybe something more,” Ruston said.

Ruston’s quick rise hasn’t surprised those who’ve watched her outperform expectations at every level.

Ruston, a native of El Reno, Okla., grew up as a self-described “tomboy” in a family full of dirt bike racers. Kenzie’s father,

Darren, wouldn’t let her get on dirt bikes, instead signing her up to race Bandelero cars at Texas Motor Speedway.

It only took one race for Ruston to realize she wanted much more out of the sport than some weekend fun. Even though she blew the lead when she spun out on the final lap, the 13-year-old Ruston who had already tried every other sport, including cheerleading was hooked.

“I was such a competitive person that everything I wanted to do, I wanted to win,” Ruston said. “My first race, I knew that it was something that I really wanted to accomplish.”

By the time she was 16, Ruston had earned a spot in the Legends car series.

In 2009, Ruston won 39 races in 63 starts and became the first woman to win the Legends Car Asphalt championship. She moved up to the Super Late Model Series in 2010, her first season running full-bodied stock cars, and was 12th in points. She also ran four events in the ARCA series, a feeder circuit for NASCAR, and became the first woman to lead laps and secure a top-10 finish in her debut.

Last season, Ruston finished second in the ARCA/CRA Super Series, becoming the first woman to win a race in that circuit.

Turner Scott, an emerging team with three cars in the Nationwide series and three more rides in the Trucks series, signed her to a development deal before the 2013 season.

Harry Scott said that Ruston has shown “really good car control,” adding that she’s also shown a knack for keeping her tires fresh a critical skill in K&N races.

“Kenzie is very patient. She’s very smooth, and she’s also calm in the car,” Scott said. “She’s very deliberate in her driving.”

Ruston has finished higher than her starting position four times in six races this season. It likely would have been five, but Ruston’s right front tire blew out last weekend at Iowa, sending the No. 34 car into the wall and out of the race after just 48 laps.

Ruston said that while she’s hopeful of landing a sponsor to run at least part-time in Trucks in 2014, another year running in the K&N series is a much more likely scenario.

Ruston’s talent, along with her charismatic personality, may soon have some drawing inevitable comparisons to Patrick, who has helped mentor Ruston this season.

But while Ruston strongly believes that NASCAR could use more women in the sport, her only focus right now is on winning just as it was the first time she set foot in a race car.

“I don’t want it to be thought, ‘She’s good for a female racer.’ I just want to be good as a race car driver. I don’t want people saying, ‘Man, she was the best female driver ever.’ I don’t want people to think that. I just want people to know that I’m not the driver I can be yet,” Ruston said.

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Rick Hendrick defended his team’s hiring approach Friday and said Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski should show “more class” after accusing Hendrick Motorsports of stealing information by poaching employees from Ford teams.

“Brad misrepresents the facts and spends a lot of time making insinuations and accusations about other teams when he should be focused on his own program and competing at a high level,” Hendrick said in a statement. “I hope he figures that out and begins representing himself and the sport with more class.”

Keselowski was at Ford headquarters in Dearborn on Thursday, when he said his Penske Racing team has been reluctant to share information with Roush Fenway Racing on their Ford cars.

“What keeps it from going too far is the fact Hendrick and (Joe Gibbs Racing) have this nasty little habit of going to our teams and outbidding different people and taking those employees and stealing our information,” Keselowski said, according to ESPN.com.

Keselowski didn’t elaborate when asked about his comments Friday.

“We were just talking about Ford and specifically the relationship between Penske and Roush, and how strong it was,” Keselowski said. “I just commented on, there will always be limitations to our relationships company to company because of those transactions.”

Joe Gibbs Racing weighed in with a statement of its own.

“We were surprised to read the recent comments and accusations made by Brad Keselowski,” JGR said.

“Clearly those comments are misguided and irresponsible.

Brad’s candor is well documented, but he would do well to only speak to subjects on which he is properly informed.”

Keselowski was a developmental driver for Hendrick Motorsports before Hendrick granted him an early release to drive for Roger Penske. Keselowski has won a Nationwide title and the Cup championship since moving to Penske Racing.

But Hendrick said the outspoken champion is “misinformed” on his latest claim.

Leffler’s death puts spotlight on short tracks BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Tony Stewart opened his remarks with a few words about his relationship with Jason Leffler.

Moments later, he offered a brief plea amid growing safety questions about Leffler’s death at a dirt-track race earlier this week.

“I’d be grateful if you guys would understand that what happened this week wasn’t because somebody didn’t do something right with the race track. It was an accident. Just like if you go out

and there’s a car crash. It’s an accident,” Stewart said Friday at Michigan. “Nobody as a track owner wants to go through what happened this week, but it’s not due to a lack of effort on their part to try to make their facilities as safe as possible under the conditions they have.”

Leffler died Wednesday night from injuries suffered in a sprint car crash at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J. The Delaware County (Pa.) medical examiner determined

Leffler died from a blunt force neck injury. He was 37 and is survived by a 5-yearold son.

Stewart knows all about the challenges facing track owners. He owns Eldora Speedway in Ohio, a dirt track that will host a NASCAR Truck Series race next month. He’s one of a handful of big names who will show up to race at small, local tracks from time to time, but Leffler’s death brought renewed attention to the safety of those races

and not everyone is optimistic.

“I don’t run those races for a reason. I have teams, yes, certainly. There are a handful of drivers that run at the local level. I don’t very often,” said Brad Keselowski, the defending Sprint Cup champion. “I don’t know what happened to Jason, and maybe it was completely unrelated, and I don’t want that to be confused, but still, the safety standards at local short tracks they’re out of control. They’re dismal.”

Sprint car races can be more dangerous for drivers and spectators because many facilities lack the SAFER barriers that are standard in NASCAR and IndyCar, and the cars aren’t always adequately protected. Bridgeport Speedway does not have SAFER Barriers, energy-absorbing walls cost about $500 a foot for installation. Most local short tracks cannot afford them.

Stewart said safety is improving, though.

A10

SPORTS

Sunday, June 16, 2013

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

■ Major League Baseball

■ Golf

Reds

U.S. Open

■ CONTINUED FROM A8 with an injured right thumb after the series opener Friday.

Gallardo (6-6) gave up three hits and a pair of walks in his second straight impressive start.

The right-hander threw eight shutout innings, allowing only four hits, during a 6-1 win at Miami on Monday.

After going 6-22 in May, the injury-depleted Brewers are 8-6 in June, winning six of their last eight games.

For the second time this

season, the Reds couldn’t overcome a homer by Francisco, who played for them from 2009-11. He hit the second-longest homer in ballpark history during his final season in Cincinnati, a 502-foot shot.

He returned with the Braves this season and had a breakthrough his first career grand slam off reliever J.J. Hoover during a 7-2 win on May 8.

The Brewers got him for a minor league pitcher on June 3, and he’d struggled until getting back to Cincinnati. Francisco was

in an 0-for-15 slump when he had a pinch-hit single in Cincinnati’s 4-3, 10-inning win on Friday night.

He hit a sacrifice fly and two-run homer that smacked off the bottom of the left-field foul pole on Saturday, giving the Brewers a 4-0 lead. It was only his third hit in 25 atbats as a Brewer. With that, Francisco has one of the longest and one of the shortest homers at Great American.

Bailey gave up eight hits in seven innings and threw a wild pitch that let

in a run, leaving him 1-6 career against Milwaukee.

“Their record doesn’t indicate how good of a hitting team they are,” Bailey said. “I made a couple of mistakes that they hit for singles down the line, but I made some really good pitches that they put into play. It wasn’t like they were banging balls off the walls.”

Schafer, taking over in left field for Braun, had three hits for the second straight game. His two-run double in the sixth made it 6-0.

■ Major League Baseball

Nats edge Indians CLEVELAND (AP) — Anthony Rendon hit his first major league home run following Nick Swisher’s ninth-inning error to propel the Washington Nationals to a 7-6 win over Cleveland on Saturday night.

Two pitches after his foul popup fell between the Indians’ first baseman and second baseman Jason Kipnis, Rendon homered into the Nationals’ bullpen off Vinnie Pestano (1-2) to stun the Indians and the crowd of 33,307.

Swisher and Kipnis both drifted into foul territory and it appeared either could have made the catch, but neither player appeared to call for it and the ball fell to the ground.

Swisher was charged with the error.

Drew Storen (1-1) pitched the eighth for the win while Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his 18th save. Mike Aviles doubled with two outs, but baseman Adam first LaRoche made a leaping catch of Michael Bourn’s line drive to end the interleague game.

The Indians trailed 5-0 in the third but scored six unanswered runs to take the lead until Chad Tracy’s pinch-hit home run off Joe Smith tied the game in the eighth.

Michael Brantley’s tworun double in the fifth, along with solo homers by Carlos Santana and Mark Reynolds in the fifth, fueled Cleveland’s comeback from a 5-0 deficit.

The Indians rallied against Jordan Zimmerman, who couldn’t hold the lead and was denied his 10th win of the season. Santana and Reynolds hit back-to-back homers in the fourth before Cleveland scored three times in the fifth, taking the lead on Brantley’s two-run double.

Solo home runs by Ryan Zimmerman, Jayson Werth and Ian Desmond, followed by a two-run third, staked Washington to an early lead, but Jordan Zimmerman allowed six runs in five innings.

sunshine was a tee shot into the water on the par-3 ninth for a double bogey.

At 46, Stricker can become the oldest U.S. Open champion.

“I’ve got to play smart golf … not make any mistakes,” he said. “I think that’s the biggest thing.

And it’s a course where it’s tough to come back.”

Billy Horschel, tied with Mickelson at the start of the third round, kept his emotions in check and shot 72. He was two shots behind, along with Donald and Justin Rose, who also had a bogey-bogey finish.

Rose thought his shot into the 17th was pure until it ran through the green into a sticky lie in the rough.

The third round featured so much movement, and so many wild swings, that seven players had a share of the lead at some point. Even though USGA executive director Mike Davis said the course was set up to allow for good scores, this was more about hanging on for dear life.

There was no faking it Saturday afternoon.

Thirty players were separated by only five shots at the start of the third round. By the end of the day, there were just 10 players separated by five shots, including amateur Michael Kim. He was tied for third until losing four shots on the last three holes.

That’s really what Merion demands score early and try not to lose too many shots at the finish. For all the talk about Merion being just a short course, the final two holes were beastly 253 yards for a par 3 surrounded by deep bunkers and framed by the Scottish broom grass, and then a 530-yard closing hole up the hill, deep rough on both sides with bogeys or worse waiting for a single missed shot.

■ Soccer

AP PHOTO

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Joe Smith watches the ball after a solo home run by Washington Nationals' Chad Tracy in the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday in Cleveland.

Cleveland starter Scott Kazmir gave up five runs, including three homers, in 2 2-3 innings, but Washington was held in check until Tracy, batting for Chris Marrero, homered into Cleveland’s bullpen with two outs in the eighth. Tracy has eight career pinch-hit home runs, including two this season.

Ryan Zimmerman and Werth hit back-to-back homers to dead center in the first. Desmond led off the second with a line drive down the left field line that cleared the 19foot high wall.

Kazmir didn’t get through the third when Washington added two runs. A double and two walks loaded the bases with nobody out. LaRoche bounced into a double play that scored Rendon.

Kazmir’s wild pitch on ball four to Desmond scored Zimmerman and ended Kazmir’s night. It was his shortest outing of the season.

Jordan Zimmerman, who hadn’t allowed an earned run in his previous two starts, didn’t give up a hit until Mike Aviles doubled with one out in the third. Kipnis’ two-out sin-

gle scored Cleveland’s first run.

Zimmerman retired the first two hitters in the fourth before Santana homered to right.

Reynolds, who entered the game in a 2-for-23 slump, broke a homerless streak of 13 straight games with a blast that landed halfway up the bleachers in left field.

Zimmerman continued to labor in the fifth. Aviles singled with one out and scored on Swisher’s single up the middle. Brantley’s double into the gap in right-center gave Cleveland a 6-5 lead.

Ovechkin wins Hart Trophy regular season, the first time he’s led the league in scoring since 2009, when he won his second straight Hart Trophy.

“It was kind of hard, but as everybody knows, I like challenges,” Ovechkin, who was moved to the right wing this season, said in taped remarks. “It was a big challenge for me and the coaching staff, but we make it.”

Ovechkin is the eighth

player to win three or more Harts, joining Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Clarke, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, Eddie Shore and Howie Morenz.

The vote was expected to be close after Ovechkin and Crosby tied for fourth in the NHL with 56 points, despite the Penguins center missing 12 games with a broken jaw. And it was, with Ovechkin edging Crosby by just 32 points

For All of Your Residential Real Estate Needs!

Ben Redick 937-216-4511 bredick@brunsrealty.com Emily Fox 937-271-4931 efox@brunsrealty.com Robin Banas 937-726-6084 rbanas@brunsrealty.com

Wambach scores 156th, U.S. tops South Korea 4-1 FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Abby Wambach scored her 156th career international goal to move within two of Mia Hamm’s U.S. women’s record in the Americans’ 4-1 victory over South Korea on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.

Wambach scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time after Alex Morgan was fouled inside the area.

“It’s not easy to score in international soccer, no matter who you’re playing,” Wambach said. “It’s a pretty special night and I’m one more (goal) closer to getting (the record). …

I’m glad to have gotten the

penalty kick. I think I deserved one earlier, but that’s the way it goes.”

Kristie Mewis opened the scoring in the third minute with her first international, and Lauren Cheney scored in the seventh minute. Cho Shoyun scored for South Korea in the 26th, and Carli Lloyd made it 3-1 with a 30-yard blast in the 57th minute.

The United States is unbeaten since March 2012, going 29-0-4, and is 8-0-2 on the year. South Korea is 3-4-1 this year.

The teams will meet again Thursday night at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.

■ College Baseball

■ National Hockey League

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin capped his great season with the NHL’s biggest award.

The Washington Capitals right wing won his third Hart Trophy, given to the league’s MVP, on Saturday night, beating out Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and John TavaresTavares of the New York Islanders.

Ovechkin led the NHL with 32 goals during the

■ CONTINUED FROM A8 12-foot birdie putt on the opening hole. It never got any better for the world’s No. 1 player. He made seven bogeys the rest of the way and didn’t add another birdie, matching his worst U.S. Open score as a pro with a 6-over 76.

Woods was 10 shots behind.

“It certainly is frustrating,” said Woods, who has been stuck on 14 majors since winning the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

“I’m playing well enough to do it, and unfortunately just haven’t gotten it done.”

The final hour might have been a sneak preview for Sunday. At one point, there were five players under par, and suddenly there was only Mickelson.

Luke Donald had the outright lead until two bad swings on the last two holes a 2-iron into the bunker on the 17th that led to bogey, and another 2-iron into ankle-deep rough well right of the 18th green that led to a double bogey. Just like that, one of the best rounds of the day turned into a 71, and he was two shots behind.

“I should have done better,” Donald said. “It was disappointing, but I’ll take the positives out of today a really solid 16 holes of golf, and I’m only two back.”

Hunter Mahan let his spectacular back nine filled with four birdies go to waste with a bogeybogey finish for a 69. He will be in the final group for the first time in a major with Mickelson, whom he considers a close friend.

Former Masters champion Schwartzel also went bogey-bogey at the end of his round for a 69. Stricker made a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole to complete a 70 and perhaps the steadiest round of the day. His only mistake in a round that lasted 5 hours under

June FEATURE

BULK MULCH 850 S. Market St., Troy 339-9212 40083036

(1,090-1,058) in voting by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. It was the closest Hart vote since Montreal’s Jose Theodore and Calgary’s Jarome Iginla finished in a virtual tie in 2002.

Crosby did, however, win the Ted Lindsay Award from his fellow NHL Players’ Association members as the league’s best player.

Rea doubles in MSU’s 5-4 win over Oregon State OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi State’s Wes Rea went to bat in the eighth inning expecting to see a changeup, and Oregon State pitcher Matt Boyd didn’t disappoint him.

Rea drove the ball into right-center for a two-run double that gave the Bulldogs the lead, and closer Jonathan Holder worked out of trouble twice to secure a 5-4 victory Saturday in the opening game of the College World Series.

“I’m fortunate enough I’ve been up at the plate in these situations and have been able to get it done,” Rea said. “It’s something I take a lot of pride in when there are runners in scor-

ing position.”

The Bulldogs (49-18) advanced to a Monday game against Indiana or Louisville. The Beavers (50-12), the No. 3 national seed, are one loss from elimination.

There still were some anxious moments for the Bulldogs after Rea’s big hit.

Oregon State had two runners on base with one out in the eighth, but Holder got a flyout and struck out pinch-hitter Joey Jansen.

The Beavers had two runners on base with one out again in the ninth after Holder pitched carefully to Michael Conforto and walked him. It wasn’t bad strategy. Conforto had reached base four times.

SPORTS

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Sunday, June 16, 2013

A11

■ Auto Racing

Smith holds off Larson for Nationwide win BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — The rain drops splashed down on the pavement at Michigan International Speedway about an hour after Regan Smith’s victory Saturday.

Too late to interrupt the race and that was fine with Smith and crew chief Greg Ives.

“I’ve had a lot of different situations over the years, of weather and how it plays into it,” Ives said. “I had the radar on my screen, and I saw it breaking up. None of my strategy really came off the weather

whether or not the rain was going to come. … If it would have came and rained us out, it happens, but I wasn’t going to guarantee myself anything on the rain.”

Smith won the Nationwide Series race, holding off Kyle Larson in the final 10 laps and more than doubling his lead in the points standings. He took the lead with 13 laps remaining when Parker Kligerman had to pit. The race was run under threatening weather conditions, but all 125 laps and 250 miles were completed with

■ National Basketball Association

no delays.

Kligerman led for 13 laps toward the end, but the rain that might have helped him didn’t arrive in time.

“We played it perfectly for that situation,” Kligerman said. “There was debris everywhere the last 20 laps. Of course, no one threw a caution, so we ran out of fuel and finished wherever we finished.”

Kligerman finished 25th. Sam Hornish Jr., who is second in the standings, fell from 23 points behind Smith to 58 points back. He

finished 32nd his day ended early because of an oil pump problem.

“One of the pieces of debris that were flying around on the track probably from one of the cars that got wrecked early on came through the nose of the car and actually broke the oil pump,” Hornish said.

“That basically allowed that front bearing to dump a bunch of oil out of the engine.”

Smith won for the second time this year. It was his 11th straight top-10 finish, and although Larson

closed the gap a bit toward the end, he wasn’t able to overtake Smith’s No. 7 Chevrolet.

Smith’s final margin of victory was 0.33 seconds.

He also won at Talladega in May but he was unsatisfied with recent results despite his lead in the standings.

“We didn’t feel good. I think every time we go to the racetrack, we want this team to be the team that’s up front, that’s leading laps, that’s contending for wins,” Smith said. “Unless we’re winning every race, we’re not content.”

Smith won last year at Homestead in his debut race with JR Motorsports.

He now has three Nationwide victories since teaming up with co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Regan had kind of been at the top of my list for a couple years,” Earnhardt said. “I think as a company that we’ve actually batted a pretty good percentage on tapping into good talent.”

Paul Menard finished third Saturday, followed by Kyle Busch and Trevor Bayne. Pole winner Austin Dillon was 20th.

■ National Basketball Association

The race to 2 wins NBA Finals comes down to best of 3 series

AP PHOTO

San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, right, watch during the second half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Miami Heat, Thursday in San Antonio.

Spurs’ Parker says sore hamstring can ‘tear any time’ SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs guard Tony Parker said Saturday the strained right hamstring that wore him down this week could tear “any time now” heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.

But he’s giving no thought to letting the injury properly heal.

“If it was the regular season, I would be resting like 10 days,” Parker said.

“But now it’s the NBA Finals. If it gets a tear, it’s life.”

It would also deal a major blow to the Spurs’ chances of winning this title.

Yet despite the blunt assessment of his hamstring, the All-Star told reporters he is getting stronger on the eve of San Antonio’s final home game tonight. Parker said he is confident, staying disciplined with treatment and still aspires to be “close to 100 percent” by tipoff.

That’s exactly how the 31-year-old point guard looked to start Game 4 on Thursday night, two days after straining the hamstring in a blowout win.

But Parker faded badly after a sizzling start, going scoreless in the second half while the Heat pulled away and tied the series 2-all, reclaiming home-court advantage.

Parker acknowledged feeling fatigued as Game 4 dragged on. His scoring average in the Finals has dipped to 13.8 points after arguably the best season of his 12-year career.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich downplayed the severity of Parker’s injury and the struggles of another of his Big Three, guard Manu Ginobili, who is shooting a career-worst 38 percent in the playoffs but whose need to pick up the slack heightens when Parker is ailing.

“They’re fine,” Popovich said Saturday.

Popovich’s concern instead: turnovers.

Especially now that the Spurs are faced with needing another win in Miami and maybe two in

order to claim a fifth championship.

They stole Game 1 in South Beach behind an exceptionally careful and disciplined game by NBA standards playoffs or regular season tying a Finals record with just four turnovers. But since then, the Spurs have 49 turnovers, including 36 in two losses.

Sloppy play is one culprit. But so is the sheer athleticism and talent of the Heat, which has scored 42 points off turnovers in its two victories. Making matters worse for the Spurs in Game 4 was the resurgence of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who combined to score 85 of Miami’s 109 points on Thursday night.

San Antonio has survived careless ball protection this season, going 2513 when committing 16 or more turnovers.

But against Miami’s Big Three, the margin for error shrinks.

“You got to be close to perfect to beat them,” Ginobili said Saturday.

“And we were pretty far from that (in Game 4). If they’re having an OK game, we can make a few mistakes here and there and we can mask it. But when they’re playing like we just can’t make mistakes.”

Popovich has stressed movement and not playing in crowds against the Heat, which is 43-3 when forcing teams into 16 or more turnovers. Spurs guard Gary Neal put a comfortable and realistic range of turnovers for the Spurs to win around 10 or 12.

That leaves Parker with two goals for Game 5: hope his hamstring holds up better, and play less recklessly.

“We have to understand that their identity is to play aggressive defense, and they gamble, and they’re going to take a lot of chances with steals and blocks,” Parker said. “We just have to be smarter with our decisions.”

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — It was the compelling story of the NBA regular season, the Miami Heat making their run at the leaguerecord mark of 33 consecutive victories.

They fell six games short.

These days, the Heat are looking for another streak. The most modest of all possible winning streaks, actually. And if they fall short again, their time as NBA champions is a few days away from coming to an end.

Miami has alternated wins and losses in each of its last 11 games, and if that trend continues, the Heat won’t beat the San Antonio Spurs in these NBA Finals. Somewhere along the way, the Heat will have to win two in a row to keep their crown, and get a crack at pulling off that common-yet-crucial feat tonight when the Spurs host Game 5 of a title series that’s knotted at two games apiece.

“If we don’t do two, we won’t win a championship.

I wasn’t that smart in school, but I do know that,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said Saturday. “The numbers don’t add up. We have to find a way to put a string together. And hopefully our mentality and our play in Game 4 can take over to the next game or into the game after that. I think this team, we’ve always responded to a challenge, and right now this is our challenge.”

The Heat won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against Indiana, lost Game 2 of that series and the win-one, lose-one trend has continued for 11 games.

Miami won Game 4 at San Antonio on Thursday night, meaning if this form keeps holding, it’ll be the Spurs’ turn to prevail today.

At some point, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, the cycle has to be broken.

“Enough is enough,” Spoelstra said.

A couple months ago, the mere notion of the Heat having trouble stringing even two straight wins together would have seemed ludicrous. They won 27 straight games during the regular season.

They won 12 straight in

AP PHOTO

Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade (3) dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series Thursday in San Antonio.

April. They had a pair of stand-alone six-game winning streaks in November and December, and a fivegame run earlier in these playoffs.

But the Pacers took them to the limit in the East finals, and the Spurs struck first by taking Game 1 of the championship series. The last time Miami won consecutive games in the same playoff series was a month ago, the final two games of the second-round matchup against Chicago.

“It’s not as if we have never won two in a row. So our guys understand what’s at hand and what’s at stake right now,” Spoelstra said Saturday.

“Look, there’s been so much talk about it, but you do have to give credit to the competition both ways.

When you get to this level, it’s tough to win two games in a row against an equal opponent. We want to make sure that we’re continuing to get better, and hopefully tomorrow we can have our best game of the series.”

Worst-case scenario for Miami in Game 5: Lose, and head back to South Florida trailing in the series but with home-court advantage.

Such is the quirk of the 2-3-2 hosting format in the NBA Finals, as opposed to the 2-2-1-1-1 system employed in all other rounds of the playoffs. If the Heat win every game in Miami for the remainder of the season, then a second straight title is there.

It’s a luxury that the Heat didn’t want to exactly think much about on

Saturday.

“We’re not worried about that,” Heat forward Udonis Haslem said. “One game at a time. We’re not thinking about Miami.

We’re thinking about the next game in San Antonio and that’s all we’re focused on.”

Haslem will likely come off the bench for the second straight game, with Miami expected to use its same opening lineup from Game 4, with Mike Miller starting to give the Heat an extra shooter who can help create more space for everyone else. That move

by Spoelstra led to some mildly comical defensive assignments by the Spurs, like having center Tiago Splitter open the game guarding Wade, a shortlived experiment.

■ Soccer

Brazilians protest cost of hosting World Cup BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — At least 500 protesters complaining against the high cost of staging the World Cup rallied Saturday in front of the National Stadium in Brasilia just hours before Brazil played Japan in the opening match of the Confederations Cup. Riot police were called up to keep demonstrators from getting too close to the stadium as thousands of fans arrived for the inaugural match in the nation’s capital.

There was no confrontation, but a few tear gas bombs were thrown by the police to try to control the protesters as they moved near the venue.

Protesters carried banners saying that too much money was being spent on

the Confederations Cup and next year’s World Cup while the majority of the population continued to struggle.

“We are demanding more respect to the population,” said 21-year-old Vinicius de Assis, one of the protesters. “They are building these overpriced stadiums and are not worrying about the situation of their own people.”

The demonstrators also shouted against FIFA, saying that football’s governing body doesn’t have the right to make demands on the Brazilian government.

“FIFA, go away,” they chanted.

The protesters said they are being excluded from the tournaments because of the high prices of match tickets.

“This is a shame, this is our money that they used for these tournaments,” said demonstrator Jaisson Peres. “Millions and millions spent and we don’t get anything in return.”

The local government said only about 200 demonstrators participated in the protest. It said in a statement that police used “progressive force” to keep the protest under control but said they would take action if needed to keep the demonstrators away from the stadium.

“Authorities will not allow any disturbance of public order or any threats against the match,” the government said. “It’s guaranteed that fans have complete access to the stadium.”

The protest came two days after police clashed with demonstrators angered by hikes in bus and subway fares in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city.

Protest organizers said more than 100 demonstrators were injured. Police would only say that 12 officers were hurt and that more than 230 people were detained and later released in the Thursday night demonstrations in Sao Paulo.

Similar protests were held Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and in Porte Alegre. The conflicts come just as the Confederations Cup football tournament opens and the nation prepares to host Pope Francis next month on his first international trip as pontiff.

A12

SCOREBOARD

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Scores

BASEBALL Baseball Expanded Standings All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Boston 42 28 .600 Baltimore 39 30 .565 37 31 .544 New York 36 32 .529 Tampa Bay 31 36 .463 Toronto Central Division L Pct W Detroit 37 29 .561 Cleveland 33 34 .493 32 34 .485 Kansas City 30 35 .462 Minnesota 28 37 .431 Chicago West Division L Pct W Oakland 41 29 .586 Texas 38 30 .559 Seattle 31 38 .449 30 38 .441 Los Angeles 25 44 .362 Houston NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Atlanta 40 28 .588 Washington 34 33 .507 33 36 .478 Philadelphia 24 39 .381 New York 20 47 .299 Miami Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 44 24 .647 Cincinnati 41 28 .594 Pittsburgh 40 28 .588 28 38 .424 Chicago 28 39 .418 Milwaukee West Division L Pct W Arizona 37 30 .552 San Francisco 35 32 .522 Colorado 36 33 .522 33 34 .493 San Diego 29 38 .433 Los Angeles

GB WCGB — — 2½ — 4 1 5 2 9½ 6½

L10 6-4 6-4 4-6 4-6 7-3

Str W-1 L-1 L-5 W-1 W-4

Home 21-14 19-15 19-13 21-15 16-17

Away 21-14 20-15 18-18 15-17 15-19

GB WCGB — — 4½ 4½ 5 5 6½ 6½ 8½ 8½

L10 6-4 3-7 8-2 4-6 4-6

Str L-1 L-1 L-1 W-1 L-3

Home 22-10 19-13 17-16 16-16 16-14

Away 15-19 14-21 15-18 14-19 12-23

GB WCGB — — 2 — 9½ 7½ 10 8 15½ 13½

L10 6-4 2-8 5-5 5-5 4-6

Str L-2 L-5 W-2 W-3 W-3

Home 21-12 19-13 18-17 17-18 12-23

Away 20-17 19-17 13-21 13-20 13-21

GB WCGB — — 5½ 5½ 7½ 7½ 13½ 13½ 19½ 19½

L10 4-6 6-4 4-6 2-8 4-6

Str W-1 W-1 L-1 L-3 L-1

Home 22-8 18-13 16-15 13-23 12-23

Away 18-20 16-20 17-21 11-16 8-24

GB WCGB — — 3½ — 4 — 15 11 15½ 11½

L10 6-4 5-5 5-5 5-5 6-4

Str W-1 L-1 L-1 W-3 W-1

Home 19-12 23-12 24-13 15-21 16-20

Away 25-12 18-16 16-15 13-17 12-19

GB WCGB — — 2 4½ 2 4½ 4 6½ 8 10½

L10 5-5 5-5 5-5 7-3 4-6

Str L-1 L-1 W-1 W-4 W-1

Home 17-14 21-11 22-17 20-14 19-20

Away 20-16 14-21 14-16 13-20 10-18

AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Baltimore 2, Boston 0 Cleveland 2, Washington 1 Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 8, Texas 0 Houston 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Detroit 4, Minnesota 0 L.A. Angels 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 3, Oakland 2 Saturday's Games Boston 5, Baltimore 4 Toronto 6, Texas 1 Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 3 Houston 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 6, Detroit 3 L.A. Angels 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 4, Oakland 0 Washington 7, Cleveland 6 Sunday's Games Washington (Strasburg 3-5) at Cleveland (Kluber 4-4), 1:05 p.m.

Boston (Lester 6-3) at Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 4-2), 1:35 p.m.

Kansas City (W.Davis 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 4-6), 1:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 2-4) at Houston (Keuchel 3-3), 2:10 p.m.

Detroit (Fister 5-4) at Minnesota (Walters 2-1), 2:10 p.m.

Toronto (Wang 0-0) at Texas (D.Holland 5-3), 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 6-5) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 1-2), 3:35 p.m.

Seattle (Iwakuma 7-1) at Oakland (Colon 8-2), 4:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games Pittsburgh 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Cleveland 2, Washington 1 Chicago Cubs 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 3, 10 innings Miami 5, St. Louis 4 San Francisco 6, Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 8, Colorado 7 San Diego 2, Arizona 1 Saturday's Games Chicago Cubs 5, N.Y. Mets 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 3, 11 innings Atlanta 6, San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 0 Colorado 10, Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 13, Miami 7 Washington 7, Cleveland 6 Arizona at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday's Games Washington (Strasburg 3-5) at Cleveland (Kluber 4-4), 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Garza 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 1-6), 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-7) at Cincinnati (Cueto 3-0), 1:10 p.m St. Louis (Lyons 2-2) at Miami (Nolasco 3-7), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Cole 1-0), 1:35 p.m.

Arizona (Kennedy 3-4) at San Diego (Richard 1-5), 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 2-9) at Colorado (Chacin 4-3), 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 4-6) at Atlanta (Teheran 4-3), 8:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston . . . . .000 311 000—5 9 1 Baltimore . . .200 000 002—4 10 0 Lackey, Uehara (8), A.Bailey (9) and Saltalamacchia; F.Garcia, McFarland (6) andTeagarden.W_Lackey 4-5.L_F.Garcia 3-4. Sv_A.Bailey (8). HRs_Boston, Carp (8), J.Gomes (4). Baltimore, Wieters (9).

Toronto . . . .200 200 002—6 8 0 Texas . . . . . .000 001 000—1 9 1 Dickey, Wagner (6), Cecil (7), McGowan (9) and Thole; Lindblom, R.Ross (7), Frasor (8), Wolf (9) and Pierzynski.

W_Dickey 6-8. L_Lindblom 0-2.

HRs_Toronto, Lind (7), Col.Rasmus (12).

Kansas City 020 000 010—3 8 1 Tampa Bay .102 011 00x—5 8 0 Guthrie, Hochevar (8) and S.Perez; Cobb, Al.Torres (5), McGee (7), Jo.Peralta (8), Rodney (9) and Lobaton.W_Al.Torres 2-0. L_Guthrie 7-4. Sv_Rodney (14).

HRs_Kansas City, S.Perez (3). Tampa Bay, Scott (4), Joyce (14), Longoria (14).

Detroit . . . . .000 200 010—3 8 0 Minnesota . .000 203 10x—6 14 1 Ani.Sanchez, D.Downs (4), E.Reed (7), Putkonen (8) and Avila; Deduno, Burton (8), Perkins (9) and Doumit.W_Deduno 31. L_D.Downs 0-2. Sv_Perkins (16).

HRs_Minnesota, Plouffe (5).

NewYork . . .002 000 000—2 5 0 Los Angeles 011 001 21x—6 12 1

D.Phelps, Kelley (7), Chamberlain (8) and C.Stewart; Hanson, S.Downs (7), Kohn (7), Jepsen (8), Frieri (9) and Conger. W_Hanson 4-2. L_D.Phelps 4-4.

HRs_Los Angeles, Aybar (2).

Seattle . . . . .000 004 000—4 9 0 Oakland . . . .000 000 000—0 6 0 F.Hernandez, Furbush (8), Medina (9) and H.Blanco; Griffin, Blevins (7), Otero (8), Neshek (9) and Jaso.W_F.Hernandez 8-4. L_Griffin 5-6. HRs_Seattle, H.Blanco (1).

Chicago . . . .100 000 200—3 8 0 Houston . . . .010 210 00x—4 6 1 Joh.Danks, Lindstrom (7), N.Jones (8) and Flowers; Harrell, Clemens (7), W.Wright (8), Ambriz (8), Veras (9) and J.Castro.W_Harrell 5-7. L_Joh.Danks 1-3.

Sv_Veras (13). HRs_Chicago, A.Dunn (18). Houston, J.Castro (9), Carter (14).

INTERLEAGUE Washington .212 000 011—7 8 0 Cleveland . .001 230 000—6 9 3 Zimmermann, Stammen (6), Krol (7), Storen (8), R.Soriano (9) and K.Suzuki; Kazmir, Albers (3), Shaw (5), Allen (7), J.Smith (8), Pestano (9) and C.Santana.

W_Storen 1-1. L_Pestano 1-2.

Sv_R.Soriano (18). HRs_Washington, Zimmerman (8), Werth (6), Desmond (9), Tracy (2), Rendon (1). Cleveland, C.Santana (9), Mar.Reynolds (14).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago . . . .000 200 030—5 11 1 NewYork . . .000 100 010—2 6 2 Feldman, Villanueva (8), Gregg (9) and Castillo; Niese, Hawkins (6), Rice (8), Lyon (8), Burke (9) and Recker.

W_Feldman 6-5. L_Niese 3-6. Sv_Gregg (9).

San Francisco003020 000—5 11 1 Atlanta . . . . .010 102 002—6 11 2 Gaudin, Machi (6), J.Lopez (7), Affeldt (8), Romo (9) and Quiroz; Minor, Varvaro (7), Avilan (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann.

W_Kimbrel 2-1. L_Romo 3-3.

HRs_Atlanta, B.Upton 2 (8).

Milwaukee . .020 022 000—6 8 0 Cincinnati . .000 000 000—0 7 0 Gallardo, Gorzelanny (7), D.Hand (8), Henderson (9) and Lucroy; H.Bailey, Hoover (8), M.Parra (9) and Hanigan.

W_Gallardo 6-6. L_H.Bailey 4-5.

HRs_Milwaukee, J.Francisco (6).

Philadelphia 110 000 030—5 11 2 Colorado . . .601 300 00x—10 18 1 Pettibone, Horst (4), Savery (5), De Fratus (7), Diekman (8) and Quintero; Chatwood, Ottavino (6), Volstad (8), Outman (9) and W.Rosario. W_Chatwood 4-1. L_Pettibone 3-3. HRs_Philadelphia, Mayberry (5). Colorado, Colvin (3).

St. Louis . . .511 020 031—13 17 0 Miami . . . . . .420 010 000—7 11 0 Lynn, Maness (6), Choate (7), Rosenthal (8), K.Butler (9) and Y.Molina; Koehler, Webb (5), A.Ramos (6), Da.Jennings (8), Olmos (9) and Brantly.

W_Lynn 9-1. L_Koehler 0-5. HRs_St. Louis, Beltran 2 (16), Freese (4). Miami, Stanton (5).

Midwest League At A Glance Eastern Division W L Pct. GB z-South Bend (D-backs) 44 24 .647 — z-Fort Wayne (Padres) 41 26 .612 2½ Bowling Green (Rays) 37 30 .552 6½ West Michigan (Tigers) 33 35 .485 11 Lansing (Blue Jays) 32 36 .471 12 Dayton (Reds) 27 41 .397 17 Great Lakes (Dodgers) 26 42 .382 18 Lake County (Indians) 22 43 .33820½ Western Division W L Pct. GB z-Beloit (Athletics) 41 27 .603 — z-Cedar Rapids (Twins) 40 27 .597 ½ Peoria (Cardinals) 37 29 .561 3 Quad Cities (Astros) 37 30 .552 3½ Clinton (Mariners) 33 34 .493 7½ Kane County (Cubs) 29 35 .453 10 Wisconsin (Brewers) 28 35 .44410½ Burlington (Angels) 25 38 .39713½ z-clinched playoff spot Saturday's Games West Michigan 5, Fort Wayne 0, 9 innings, 1st game Lake County 5, Great Lakes 2, 1st game Peoria 8, Cedar Rapids 3 Quad Cities 6, Burlington 5, 9 innings, 1st game Fort Wayne at West Michigan, 7 p.m., 2nd game Bowling Green 5, Lansing 1 South Bend 5, Dayton 4 Wisconsin at Kane County, 7:30 p.m.

Clinton at Beloit, 8 p.m.

Great Lakes at Lake County, 8:35 p.m., 2nd game Burlington at Quad Cities, 9:30 p.m., 2nd game Sunday's Games Fort Wayne at West Michigan, 1 p.m.

Great Lakes at Lake County, 1:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Kane County, 2 p.m.

Dayton at South Bend, 2:05 p.m.

Bowling Green at Lansing, 2:05 p.m.

Clinton at Beloit, 3 p.m.

Peoria at Cedar Rapids, 3:05 p.m.

Burlington at Quad Cities, 6 p.m.

Monday's Games No games scheduled

AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY AUTO RACING 1 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Thunder Valley Nationals, part I, at Bristol, Tenn. (same-day tape) TNT — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Quicken Loans 400, at Brooklyn, Mich.

11 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Thunder Valley Nationals, part II, at Bristol, Tenn. (same- day tape) COLLEGE BASEBALL 3 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series, game 3, teams TBD, at Omaha, Neb. 8 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series, game 4, teams TBD, at Omaha, Neb. GOLF Noon NBC — USGA, U.S. Open Championship, final round, at Ardmore, Pa. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. FSN — Milwaukee at Cincinnati WGN — Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets 1:30 p.m. TBS — L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh 8 p.m. ESPN — San Francisco at Atlanta MOTORSPORTS 7:30 a.m. SPEED — MOTOGP World Championship, Catalunyan Grand Prix, at Barcelona, Spain 5 p.m. SPEED — MOTOGP MOTO2, Catalunyan Grand Prix, at Barcelona, Spain (same-day tape) NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, finals, game 5, Miami at San Antonio (if necessary) SOCCER 2:30 p.m. ESPN — Confederations Cup, Group A, Mexico vs. Italy, at Rio de Janeiro 5:45 p.m. ESPN — Confederations Cup, Group B, Spain vs.

Uruguay, at Recife, Brazil

MONDAY COLLEGE BASEBALL 3 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series, game 5, teams TBD, at Omaha, Neb. 8 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series, game 6, teams TBD, at Omaha, Neb. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Chicago Cubs at St. Louis FSN — Pittsburgh at Cincinnati NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. NBCSN — Playoffs, finals, game 3, Chicago at Boston SOCCER 2:45 p.m. ESPN — Confederations Cup, Group B, Tahiti vs.

Nigeria, at Belo Horizonte, Brazil

AUTO RACING NASCAR Nationwide-Alliance Truck Parts 250 Results Saturday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (20) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 125 laps, 116.8 rating, 47 points, $45,440.

2. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 125, 100.4, 42, $38,200.

3. (2) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 125, 119, 0, $24,750.

4. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 125, 110.5, 0, $17,800.

5. (4) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 125, 110.1, 39, $23,375.

6. (6) Brad Sweet, Chevrolet, 125, 96.8, 38, $21,050.

7. (8) Chris Buescher, Ford, 125, 95, 37, $14,810.

8. (19) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 125, 89.7, 36, $21,645.

9. (21) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 125, 83.8, 35, $20,425.

10. (3) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 125, 87.4, 34, $21,875.

11. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 125, 109.8, 0, $13,975 12. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 125, 80.1, 32, $19,800.

13. (22) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 124, 77.9, 31, $19,550.

14. (5) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 124, 73.8, 31, $19,675.

15. (23) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 124, 68.1, 29, $20,275.

16. (31) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 124, 61.9, 28, $19,375.

17. (12) Travis Pastrana, Ford, 124, 68.1, 27, $19,125.

18. (15) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, 124, 60.2, 26, $19,075.

19. (17) Michael Annett, Ford, 123, 72.6, 25, $19,025.

20. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 123, 120.2, 26, $28,550.

21. (28) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 123, 68.8, 23, $18,900.

22. (25) Blake Koch, Toyota, 123, 53.6, 22, $18,850.

23. (34) Scott Riggs, Ford, 123, 48.1, 0, $18,800.

24. (24) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 123, 57.4, 20, $18,750.

25. (16) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 123, 93.1, 20, $19,175.

26. (29) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 122, 52.2, 18, $18,625.

27. (36) Joey Gase, Toyota, 122, 42.4, 17, $12,575.

28. (37) Eric McClure, Toyota, 120, 38.5, 16, $18,500.

29. (27) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 119, 44.2, 15, $18,450.

30. (38) Juan Carlos Blum, Chevrolet, 119, 37.9, 14, $18,700.

31. (18) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 85, 27.8, 13, $18,350.

32. (13) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, engine, 81, 95.7, 12, $18,305.

33. (9) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 80, 32.7, 11, $18,260.

34. (35) Ken Butler, Toyota, ignition, 21, 35.6, 10, $18,230.

35. (39) Carl Long, Ford, alternator, 16, 36.2, 9, $12,196.

36. (26) Jeff Green, Toyota, vibration, 14, 44.2, 8, $11,375.

37. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, electrical, 10, 36.9, 7, $11,355.

38. (32) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, handling, 8, 34.3, 0, $11,316.

39. (33) Dexter Stacey, Ford, accident, 6, 34.8, 5, $17,190.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 137.825 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 48 minutes, 50 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.330 seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps.

Lead Changes: 5 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: A.Dillon 1-41; A.Bowman 42-48; A.Dillon 49-68; J.Logano 69-98; P.Kligerman 99-111; R.Smith 112-125.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times

Led, Laps Led): A.Dillon, 2 times for 61 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 30 laps; R.Smith, 1 time for 14 laps; P.Kligerman, 1 time for 13 laps; A.Bowman, 1 time for 7 laps.

Top 10 in Points: 1. R.Smith, 495; 2.

S.Hornish Jr., 437; 3. J.Allgaier, 436; 4.

A.Dillon, 428; 5. E.Sadler, 424; 6.

B.Scott, 415; 7. T.Bayne, 407; 8.

P.Kligerman, 405; 9. K.Larson, 403; 10.

B.Vickers, 395.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Quicken Loans 400 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 202.452 mph.

2. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 201.879.

3. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 201.213.

4. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200.803.

5. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200.764.

6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 200.725.

7. (33) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200.63.

8. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200.568.

9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200.457.

10. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 200.445.

11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200.406.

12. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200.1.

13. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200.05.

14. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 199.789.

15. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 199.761.

16. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 199.75.

17. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 199.689.

18. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 199.656.

19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 199.38.

20. (51) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 199.358.

21. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 199.231.

22. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 199.214.

23. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 198.692.

24. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 198.593.

25. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 198.429.

26. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 198.364.

27. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 198.292.

28. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 198.08.

29. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 197.922.

30. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 197.217.

31. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 196.813.

32. (47) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 196.791.

33. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 196.276.

34. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 196.266.

35. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 195.737.

36. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 195.514.

37. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, owner points.

38. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, owner points.

39. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, owner points.

40. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, owner points.

41. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, owner points.

42. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, owner points.

43. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, owner points.

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

BASKETBALL NBA Playoff Glance All Times EDT NBA FINALS Miami vs. San Antonio Thursday, June 6: San Antonio 92, Miami 88 Sunday, June 9: Miami 103, San Antonio 84 Tuesday, June 11: San Antonio 113, Miami 77 Thursday, June 13: Miami 109, San Antonio 93, series tied 2-2 Sunday, June 16: Miami at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 18: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, June 20: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.

HOCKEY NHL Stanley Cup Glance All Times EDT STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Boston vs. Chicago Wednesday, June 12: Chicago 4, Boston 3, 3OT, Chicago leads series 1-0 Saturday, June 15: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 17: Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19: Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, June 22:Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Monday, June 24: Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 26: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

NHL Awards Winners Winners of the 2012-13 NHL awards, presented Friday and Saturday in Chicago: Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) — Alex Ovechkin, Washington Vezina Trophy (goaltender) — Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus James Norris Memorial Trophy (defenseman) — P.K. Subban, Montreal Calder Memorial Trophy (rookie) — Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida Frank J. Selke Trophy (defensive forward) — Jonathan Toews, Chicago Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (most gentlemanly) — Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Jack Adams Award (coach) — Paul MacLean, Ottawa King Clancy Trophy (humanitarian contribution to hockey) — Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey) — Josh Harding, Minnesota General Manager of the Year — Ray Shero, Pittsburgh NHL Foundation Player of the Year (commitment, perseverance and teamwork) — Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Mark Messier Leadership Award — Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Awards Based on Regular-Season Statistics Art Ross Trophy (points scoring leader) — Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Maurice Richard Trophy (goal-scoring leader) — Alex Ovechkin, Washington William M. Jennings Trophy (goalies with fewest goals against, minimum 25 games) — Corey Crawford and Ray Emery, Chicago Award Voted on by NHL Players' Association Ted Lindsay Award (outstanding player) — Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Hart Trophy Winners Winners of the National Hockey League's Hart Trophy, awarded annually to the player most valuable to his team: 2013 — Alex Ovechkin, Washington 2012 — Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 2011 —Corey Perry, Anaheim 2010 — Henrik Sedin, Vancouver 2009 — Alexander Ovechkin, Washington 2008 — Alexander Ovechkin, Washington 2007 — Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 2006 — Joe Thornton, San Jose 2005 — Lockout 2004 — Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay 2003 — Peter Forsberg, Colorado 2002 — Jose Theodore, Montreal 2001 — Joe Sakic, Colorado 2000 — Chris Pronger, St. Louis 1999 — Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh 1998 — Dominik Hasek, Buffalo 1997 — Dominik Hasek, Buffalo 1996 — Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1995 — Eric Lindros, Philadelphia 1994 — Sergei Fedorov, Detroit 1993 — Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1992 — Mark Messier, N.Y. Rangers 1991 — Brett Hull, St. Louis 1990 — Mark Messier, Edmonton 1989 — Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles 1988 — Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1987 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1986 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1985 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1984 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1983 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1982 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1981 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1980 — Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

GOLF U.S. Open Scores Saturday At Merion Golf Club (East Course) Ardmore, Pa. Purse: TBA ($8 million in 2012) Yardage: 6,996; Par: 70 Third Round a-amateur Phil Mickelson...............67-72-70—209 Hunter Mahan...............72-69-69—210 Charl Schwartzel ..........70-71-69—210 Steve Stricker................71-69-70—210 Justin Rose ...................71-69-71—211 Luke Donald..................68-72-71—211 Billy Horschel................72-67-72—211 Jason Day.....................70-74-68—212 Rickie Fowler.................70-76-67—213 a-Michael Kim...............73-70-71—214 G. Fernandez-Castaño.71-72-72—215 Henrik Stenson.............74-68-73—215 Ian Poulter.....................71-71-73—215 Nicolas Colsaerts .........69-72-74—215 John Senden ................70-71-74—215 David Lingmerth ...........74-71-71—216 Paul Casey....................73-72-71—216 Paul Lawrie ...................76-71-69—216 Lee Westwood..............70-77-69—216 Charley Hoffman ..........71-73-72—216 Bo Van Pelt....................73-71-72—216 Ernie Els........................71-72-73—216 Bubba Watson ..............71-76-70—217 Edward Loar .................73-71-73—217 Jason Dufner ................74-71-73—218 Jerry Kelly .....................70-73-75—218 Rory McIlroy..................73-70-75—218 Morten Orum Madsen .74-74-70—218 Mathew Goggin ............68-74-76—218 Brandt Snedeker ..........74-74-70—218

Jamie Donaldson..........73-73-73—219 a-Cheng-Tsung Pan.....72-72-75—219 John Huh.......................71-73-75—219 Matt Kuchar...................74-73-72—219 John Parry.....................76-71-72—219 Padraig Harrington .......73-71-75—219 Matt Bettencourt...........72-71-76—219 Tiger Woods..................73-70-76—219 Hideki Matsuyama........71-75-74—220 Scott Langley................75-70-75—220 Adam Scott ...................72-75-73—220 Bio Kim..........................72-75-73—220 David Hearn..................78-69-73—220 K.J. Choi........................70-76-75—221 Webb Simpson .............71-75-75—221 Sergio Garcia................73-73-75—221 Carl Pettersson.............72-75-74—221 Marcel Siem..................73-71-77—221 George Coetzee...........71-73-77—221 Russell Knox.................69-75-77—221 Geoff Ogilvy..................74-70-77—221 Kevin Chappell..............72-76-74—222 Josh Teater....................74-74-74—222 Nicholas Thompson .....72-76-74—222 Martin Laird...................74-73-76—223 Scott Stallings...............71-76-76—223 Steven Alker..................73-75-75—223 Dustin Johnson.............71-77-75—223 Mike Weir ......................72-76-75—223 Alistair Presnell.............73-75-76—224 Jim Herman ..................76-72-76—224 Matt Weibring................75-73-76—224 David Howell.................77-71-77—225 Martin Kaymer ..............76-72-77—225 a-Michael Weaver.........74-74-78—226 John Peterson...............73-75-78—226 a-Kevin Phelan .............71-77-78—226 Peter Hedblom..............70-78-79—227 Shawn Stefani...............72-73-85—230 Kyle Stanley ..................71-74-85—230 Simon Khan..................74-74-82—230 Kevin Sutherland ..........73-74-84—231 Robert Karlsson ...........74-72-86—232

TRANSACTIONS Saturday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned LHP Tsuyoshi Wada to Norfolk (IL). Agreed to terms with RHPs Caleb Kellogg, Nick Cunningham and Jimmy Yacabonis; LHPs Eric Green and Stephen Brault, SSs Jared Breen and Jeffrey Kemp; C Alex Murphy; and OF Connor Bierfeldt on minor league contracts.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Tyler Danish.

Andrew Mitchell, Jon Bengard, James Dykstra, Bradley Goldberg, Alex Powers, Matt Abramson, Thaddius Lowry, Devin Moore, Tyler Barnette, Matt Ball and Nick Blount; OFs Jacob May, Sam Macias, Andre Wheeler, Michael Carballo, Nolan Earley and Jacob Morris; LHPs Chris Freudenberg and Sean Hagan; Cs Dillon Haupt and Trey Wimmer; 1Bs Cody Yount and Nick Parent; 3B Trey Michalczewski; and SS Toby Thomas on minor league contracts.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Clint Frazier on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OFs Ronnie Mitchell, Jon Kemmer and Conrad Gregor and C Jacob Nottingham on minor league contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Kyle Bartsch, LHP Christian Fletcha, C Xavier Fernandez and OF Alex Newman on minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with LHP Dustin Richardson on a minor league contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned INF Leury Garcia to Round Rock (PCL). Reinstated 2B Ian Kinsler from the 15-day DL. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Placed OF David DeJesus on the 15-day DL. Reinstated RHP Shawn Camp from the 15-day DL. Assigned RHP Eduardo Sanchez outright to Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Placed RHP Jonathan Broxton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Recalled RHP Pedro Villarreal from Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with RHPs Daniel Palo, Dylan Stamey, Alex Balog and Blake Shouse; LHPs Sam Moll and William Waltrip; OF Cole Norton; and 3B Ryan McMahon on minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Chris Capuano to Albuquerque (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed C Miguel Olivo on the restricted list.

Recalled OF Jordan Brown from New Orleans (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed OF Ryan Braun on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled OF Caleb Gindl from Nashville (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Optioned RHP Greg Burke to Las Vegas (PCL).

Selected the contract of RHP Carlos Torres from Las Vegas. Designated RHP Collin McHugh for assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent C Carlos Ruiz to Lehigh Valley (IL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with SS Trey Williams and C Jake Sweaney on minor league contracts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Designated LHP Mike Zagurski for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Brandon Cumpton from Indianapolis (IL).

American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHP Brian Ernst.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released INF Ryan Miller. Signed RHP Billy Spottiswood.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed C Stephen Yoo. Released C Norberto Susini.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed RHP Joshua Stone, C Scott Dalrymple and OF Mike Mobbs.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed LHP Gabe Aguilar.

Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed INF Robert Kelly.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES— Released C Charlie Neil.

Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed OF Gary Owens. Released RHP Jose Velazquez.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed RHPs Jon Mark Abbey and Ronald Uviedo. Released OF Ryan Curl and RHP Hayden Simpson.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Released OF Blake Helm.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Named Darvin Ham assistant coach.

FOOTBALL Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released DB Jonathan Hefney.

BUSINESS

Sunday, June 16, 2013 • A13

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Merchant31 open for business in Tipp

BY AMY MAXWELL Civitas Media An anchor may seem to have a straightforward purpose, but for Merchant31 owners Jen and Kyle White, it means many things. The pair, who are cousins as well as sister-in-laws, as they married brothers, chose the anchor as a symbol to represent their apparel store opening in downtown Tipp City June 8.

“As women, we are anchored in so many things, we are anchored in this business, but we are also very much anchored in our families,” Kyle explained.

The name “Merchant31” comes from a line in Proverbs 31 in the Bible about the virtuous woman.

The ladies also wanted to channel a nautical theme which can be seen in the décor of the store as well as in relation to the anchor.

“My heart is at the beach,” Jen smiled.

Both women travel regularly to beach destinations with their husbands and children, which between the two of them are seven children ranging from age 17 to age 5.

“And both of our favorite

color is navy blue,” Kyle added.

The women have always remembered having a sense for business as both of their mothers ran businesses when they were growing up - Kyle’s mother a restaurant and Jen’s mother a sporting goods store.

“It really spoke to me that they were able to successfully run a business but also handle everything at home,” Kyle said.

They both agree that handling everything doesn’t mean they can’t use a hand at home; both of their husbands have been supportive of the women with Kyle’s husband helping with cooking and Jen’s husband helping with laundry.

“It’s been funny because sometimes I cringe when I open a dresser drawer and see how he has put away the laundry, but it has been a lesson for me to let go of some of the control and appreciate his helpfulness,” Jen said.

They definitely had their families in mind when they decided to start the business.

“We really wanted to show our children that if there’s something that you

TIPP CITY want to do, you can do it, it may take some work, but you can do it,” Kyle said.

When they heard of a space opening in the downtown Tipp City business area they felt it would be perfect to turn into a Merchant31 store front.

“This has really been a learning experience for us,” Kyle said.

The pair first became involved with the fashion industry when they decided they wanted to be jewelry vendors. Jen had some previous experience selling stella&dot jewelry from home.

“We started out with the focus being on jewelry and just a few pieces of clothing when we would hold trunk shows, but the clothing aspect really took off,” Kyle said.

They held their first trunk show in November merchandise (showing directly to customers in a unique venue) and since then their business has grown by 4000 percent. The pair continued to hold trunk shows and even traveled out of state to hold some as they have family in both South Carolina and

Tennessee and eventually turned a section of Jen’s Tipp City home into a boutique to showcase the apparel.

This is where social media comes into play.

Merchant31 set up a Facebook page and began posting photos of their clothing, most times being modeled by a few girls Jen met through her church, and operating as an internet-based business as well as still opening Jen’s home to shoppers at selected times.

“We were an online business but we wanted to make sure we provided excellent customer service at the same time,” Kyle said. “We were available to talk with our customers about sizing, for example, something may fit a tall person differently than a short person or someone with a bigger bust line as well, so we really wanted to make sure what we were sending them was going to fit and they were going to be happy with it.”

They decided to go to a storefront when even Jen’s home was not enough space. Merchandise can still be purchased online.

Merchant31 has already shipped orders to every

state expect Hawaii and Alaska.

The technology of today has also provided ease within the business world for Merchant31.

“Most of the clothing vendors that we deal with are based in Los Angeles, so ten years ago, we would have to be flying out there every week to select from their shipments, but instead, now we are able to communicate over the web,” Jen said. “We have one vendor specifically who we work with that will show us the jewelry and its almost like seeing it in person, so much better than just looking at a picture of a piece of jewelry.”

The women also wanted to make sure that their prices were affordable.

“We decided we didn’t want to sell a $200 pair of jeans because we know ourselves, to spend that kind of money on one piece of clothing and then still not have a complete outfit, you would have to spend more money on other pieces to make a look complete,” Kyle said.

Their Facebook page reads, “Fashion and accessories to update any wardrobe without breaking the bank.” All of their price

points are set below $60.

They also wanted to keep their selections exclusive by only ordering around six pieces of one item.

“As women, sometimes we don’t want to walk into a room and see five other people wearing the exact same thing,” Kyle said.

A lot of their inspiration comes from looks showcased on the website Pinterest which puts certain “looks” together.

They also chose to utilize as many items made in the United States as possible.

“Even if the cost is slightly higher for us, it was important to us to try to honor that,” Kyle said.

Lastly, they wanted to make sure they were using their business to give back.

Merchant31 donates 10 percent of all profits to LOVE146, a nonprofit organization that works toward the abolition of child sex trafficking and exploitation.

Merchant31 is located at 17 S. Second St. in Tipp City and hours are 10 a.m.

6 p.m. Tuesdayto Saturday.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/merchant31.

UVMC names Perkins Employee of the Year

AP

In this March 1 photo released by Google, a fully inflated test balloon sits in a hangar at Moffett Field airfield, Calif. Google is testing the balloons which sail in the stratosphere and beam the Internet to Earth.

Google launches ‘Internet balloons’ CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Google is launching Internetbeaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.

Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households are already beginning to receive the Internet briefly on their home computers via translucent helium balloons that sail by on the wind 12 miles above Earth.

While the project is still in the very early testing stages, Google hopes eventually to launch thousands of the thin, polyethylene-film inflatables and bring the Internet to some of the more remote parts of the globe, narrowing the digital divide between the 2.2 billion people who are online and the 4.8 billion who

aren’t.

If successful, the technology might allow countries to leapfrog the expense of installing fiber-optic cable, dramatically increasing Internet usage in places such as Africa and Southeast Asia.

“It’s a huge moonshot, a really big goal to go after,” said project leader Mike Cassidy. “The power of the Internet is probably one of the most transformative technologies of our time.”

The so-called Project Loon was developed in the clandestine Google X lab that also came up with a driverless car and Google’s Web-surfing eyeglasses.

Google would not say how much it is investing in the project or how much customers will be charged when it is up and running.

The first person to get Google Balloon Internet access this week

was Charles Nimmo, a farmer and entrepreneur in the small town of Leeston who signed up for the experiment. Technicians attached a bright red, basketball-size receiver resembling a giant Google map pin to the outside of his home.

In a successful preliminary test, Nimmo received the Internet for about 15 minutes before the 49-footwide transmitting balloon he was relying on floated out of range. The first thing he did was check the weather forecast because he wanted to find out if it was a good time for “crutching” his sheep, or removing the wool around their rear ends.

Nimmo is among the many rural folk, even in developed countries, who can’t get broadband access. After ditching his dial-up four years ago in favor of satellite Internet service, he has gotten stuck with bills that sometimes exceed $1,000 a month.

Staff Reports

MIAMI COUNTY

Beth Perkins, a nurse in Upper Valley Medical Center’s Emergency Department, was recognized June 6 as the 2013 UVMC Employee of the Year at the Employee Recognition Reception.

Tom Parker, President and CEO, announced her selection “Beth Perkins has a special way with people,” he said after talking about a letter administrators received from a patient following a visit to the ED where he interacted with Perkins. The patient said the positive experi- PERKINS ence reminded him of why he worked as a firefighter/EMT and was returning to school for a nursing degree.

Parker thanked Perkins’ family for sharing her with the hospital and its patients.

“I have no idea what to say,” Perkins said. “I just love what I do.” Before the announcement the 12 employees of the month from April 2012 through March 2013 were recognized. These employees “set the bar higher for all employees,” Parker said.

Also recognized for service milestones this year were: 45 years, Linda Guillozet and Rose Denney; 40 years, Nancy Ernst, Jackie Monnin, Victoria Beckstedt, Kay

Rickey, Linda Ritter, Karen Canan, Janis Winner, Gritzmaker, Carletta Florence Francis; 35 years, Victoria Schulze, Cathy Minkner, Carol Schaefer, Donna Smith, Linda Strawser, Wilma Daniel, Vicki Petry, Janet Mullins, Diana Wiltheiss and Kathleen Jones.

Recognized for 30 years of service were: Larry Cantrell, Anita Stern, Robert Blythe, Deborah Huelskamp, Marjorie Meyer, Robert Walker, Elaine Thieman, Glenn Wanda and Pamela Hobbs.

Employees with 25 years of service were: Debra Miller, Pamela Kimbrell, Michelle Donley, Gary Weiser, Sarah Jones, Kenneth Franz, Sandra Huber, Michael Peltier, Lois Preston, Jacqui Rose, Carla Rowe, Debra Macy, Sharon McGlinch, Debra Reynolds, Nancy Kopp, Karen Dickey, Christina Subler, Jean Wagner, Thomas Parker, Sharon Poeppelman, Pamela Marsh, Bonita Coffey, Jacquelyn Smallenbarger, Gregory Covington, Lisa Brown and Caterina Comer.

UVMC also recognized 16 employees with 20 years of service, 26 with 15 years, 41 with 10 years and 85 with five years.

Edison president selected to serve on national commission Edison Community College President Dr. Cristobal Valdez has recently accepted appointment to the American Association of Community College’s Commission on Academic, Student, and Community Development. His three-year term as a commissioner begins July 1, 2013.

The American Association of Community College is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level and works closely with directors of state VALDEZ offices to inform and affect state policy. The AACC Board has authorized six commissions, consisting of approximately 24 individuals nationwide, to provide guidance to the AACC Board and staff.

“Dr. Valdez’s appointment to

the commission of the American Association of Community Colleges will put him in a position to be a national advocate for community colleges,” said James Thompson, chairman of Edison Community College Board of Trustees.

The mission of the AACC is to build a nation of learners by advancing America’s community colleges.

The national commission supports and promotes its member colleges through policy initiatives, innovative programs, research and information and strategic outreach to business and industry and the national news media. It promotes community colleges through five strategic action areas: recognition and advocacy for community colleges; stu-

PIQUA dent access, learning, and success; community college leadership development; economic and workforce development; and global and intercultural education.

In addition to accepting appointment as a commissioner, Valdez has also recently been elected to serve on the Executive Committee for the Ohio Association of Community Colleges as vice chair-elect beginning July 1.

Every two years the OACC Governing Board elects four trustees and four presidents to serve as officers of the Association’s Executive Committee. This election positions Valdez to become the subsequent vice chair of the OACC beginning July 2015.

“Dr. Valdez is a true rising star in community college lead-

ership in Ohio and I look forward to working with him as the vice chair and our colleagues on the critical issues to help our institutions and, most importantly, our students,” said Dr. Ron Abrams, president of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges.

The mission of the OACC is dedicated to the advancement and implementation of sound policy and initiatives that work to ensure the success of community college students in Ohio.

It exists to advocate for Ohio’s community colleges, as well as serve as a resource for its member institutions.

The OACC provides leadership to develop and execute strategic direction for Ohio’s community and technical colleges, represents its member colleges at the state and national level, promotes the benefit of community colleges

to the residents of Ohio, provides opportunities for trustee development, and facilitates the exchange of ideas and information.

“Dr. Valdez’s recent election as vice chair-elect to the Ohio Association of Community Colleges additionally conveys this high regard and acknowledgement of Valdez’s respect in the area of higher education,” Thompson said. “The board of trustees is pleased that Dr. Valdez is a local, state and national leader in promoting college completion and encouraging student success.”

“I look forward to working diligently with colleagues to fulfill my duties as a representative of community colleges on both a national and state level while also representing Edison and its mission to create a better connection with the communities it serves,” Valdez said.

A14

WEATHER

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Today

Tonight

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

Wednesday

0, $0,

&2817< 9L VL W

8V 2QO L QH $W W U R\GDL O \QHZV FRP ZZZ

3&-* "#-& "/% "$$63"5& 4&7&3& 4503. $07&3"(&

Chance of storms High: 82°

Partly cloudy Low: 60°

SUN AND MOON

Chance of storms High: 80° Low: 68°

Partly cloudy High: 80° Low: 64°

Mostly sunny High: 78° Low: 60°

Mostly sunny High: 79° Low: 62°

First

Full

Sunday, June 16, 2013 AccuWeather.com forecast for daytime conditions, low/high temperatures

MICH.

NATIONAL FORECAST

Last

TROY • July 8

ENVIRONMENT

6

Fronts Cold

Warm Stationary

Pressure Low

High

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Moderate

High

Very High

Air Quality Index Moderate

Harmful

Main Pollutant: Particulate

Pollen Summary 39

0

250

500

Peak group: Grass

Mold Summary 0

12,500

25,000

Top Mold: Not available Source: Regional Air Pollution Control Agency

GLOBAL City Athens Berlin Calgary Dublin Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Moscow Paris Tokyo

Lo 62 59 44 48 73 71 53 50 51 55 69

-10s

-0s

0s

10s

20s 30s 40s

50s 60s

Yesterday’s Extremes: High: 116 at Death Valley, Calif.

49

Good

Hi Otlk 75 rn 80 pc 62 rn 62 rn 82 rn 84 rn 66 rn 73 pc 71 clr 66 rn 71 rn

Mansfield 77° | 57°

PA.

Columbus 81° | 57°

Dayton 82° | 54°

Today’s UV factor.

Low

Youngstown 77° | 48°

82° 60°

June 16 June 23 June 30

Minimal

Cleveland 75° | 54°

Toledo 79° | 54°

Sunrise Sunday 6:07 a.m. ...........................

Sunset tonight 9:07 p.m. ............9.............

Moonrise today 12:41 p.m. ...........................

Moonset today 12:43 a.m. ...........................

New

TODAY’S STATEWIDE FORECAST

70s

80s

90s 100s 110s

Low: 25 at Bodie State Park, Calif.

Hi 59 98 94 91 81 96 86 93 76 72 67 63 71 96 79 92 83 73 80 73 96 78 68 98 78 94 84 79

Lo 51 71 64 75 66 73 72 77 51 54 59 63 51 80 69 73 52 61 79 63 76 66 47 75 66 53 63 62

Prc Otlk 1.44 Cldy PCldy PCldy Clr 1.40 Cldy PCldy 1.30 Cldy Clr Rain Clr .30 Rain .94 Rain Cldy PCldy .80PCldy .49 Clr Clr .15 Clr .67PCldy .64PCldy Clr .84PCldy .16 Cldy Clr 1.55PCldy PCldy Cldy 1.72PCldy

Portsmouth 84° | 54°

KY.

NATIONAL CITIES Albany,N.Y. Albuquerque Amarillo Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington,Vt. Charleston,S.C. Charleston,W.Va. Charlotte,N.C. Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbia,S.C. Columbus,Ohio Concord,N.H. Dallas-Ft Worth Dayton Denver Des Moines Detroit

Cincinnati 84° | 59°

Greensboro,N.C. Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson,Miss.

Juneau Kansas City Key West Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Milwaukee Mpls-St Paul Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh St Louis San Francisco Seattle Washington,D.C.

Hi Lo Prc Otlk 92 72 .06 Clr 85 73 Clr 96 74 PCldy 78 67 .14 Clr 92 73 PCldy 59 44 PCldy 83 60 Cldy 86 77 PCldy 101 81 Clr 97 76 Clr 76 61 PCldy 83 81 Clr 94 79 Clr 89 76 PCldy 68 58 .70 Clr 79 58 Cldy 90 80 Clr 92 75 PCldy 66 64 .64 Cldy 95 70 Clr 93 73 PCldy 85 69 .46 Cldy 106 85 Clr 71 65 1.01 Cldy 85 70 PCldy 67 52 Clr 70 53 .01 Cldy 90 73 .02 Cldy

W.VA. © 2013 Wunderground.com

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS

REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................78 at 3:09 p.m.

Low Yesterday..............................57 at 5:40 a.m.

Normal High .....................................................80 Normal Low ......................................................61 Record High ........................................94 in 1988 Record Low.........................................46 in 1978

Precipitation 24 hours ending at 5 p.m................................0.0 Month to date ................................................2.09 Normal month to date ...................................1.96 Year to date .................................................16.39 Normal year to date ....................................19.00 Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.00

TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Sunday, June 16, the 167th day of 2013. There are 198 days left in the year. This is Father’s Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 16, 1963, the world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova (teh-ruhshKOH’-vuh), 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6; she spent 71 hours in flight, circling the Earth 48 times before returning safely.

On this date: In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots,

was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle in Scotland. (She escaped almost a year later but ended up imprisoned again.)

In 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

In 1883, baseball’s first “Ladies’ Day” took place as the New York Gothams offered women free admission to a game against the

Cleveland Spiders. (New York won, 5-2.)

In 1911, IBM had its beginnings as the ComputingTabulating-Recording Co. was incorporated in New York State.

In 1933, the National Industrial Recovery Act became law with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signature. (The Act was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was founded as President Roosevelt signed the Banking Act of 1933.

Firefighters advance containment on Colorado wildfire C O L O R A D O SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado sheriff said firefighters “are getting the upper hand” on the most destructive wildfire in state history Saturday, an announcement that came as authorities gained a clearer picture of the grim landscape the blaze has left behind.

No additional homes were destroyed as fire crews expanded containment lines, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said. Also, there were no new reports of injury or death, he said.

The fire that exploded Tuesday outside of Colorado Springs, amid record-setting heat and tinder-dry conditions, has destroyed nearly 500 homes and killed two people, whose bodies were found inside their garage

Thursday, their car doors open as though they had been about to flee.

On Saturday, worried residents waited for permission to return to their neighborhoods to see whether their homes were still standing.

Maketa said the fire’s destruction has made it difficult for his deputies to assess damage.

Deputies have said “it looks like a nuclear bomb went off in some of those areas, and you can’t even recognize whether it was a house or some other kind of structure,” Maketa said. “That is the level of incineration and destruction that took place in some areas.”

Containment is at 45 percent, an increase from 30 percent on Friday. It’s unknown what sparked the blaze, but investiga-

tors believe it was human-caused.

Most mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted, as the fire zone remained at 25 square miles Some residents have already gotten to see the damage for themselves.

Jack and Judy Roe were able to tour their neighborhood Friday, and saw to their relief that their house had been spared. Several other homes on their block, however, where destroyed.

“Our hearts were breaking for our neighbors,” Judy Roe said.

Describing the scene, she said she saw charred piles of what remained of homes, with bricks the only distinguishable feature.

“But other than that,

AP

In this Tuesday, released Saturday by the U.S. Air Force, an American flag hangs in front of a burning structure in the Black Forest, a thickly wooded rural region north of Colorado Springs, Colo. Authorities reported early Saturday that 473 houses had been incinerated. That compares with a report of a little over 400 just a few hours earlier.

40213063

everything is black. The ground, everything is just black,” she said.

Some residents were forced to evacuate so quickly they didn’t have time to pack an extra change of clothes.

“This is my wardrobe,” said Bob Metzger, signaling to his jeans and polo shirt. Metzer and her wife Barbara were among those who lost their house.

The site of the wildfire

is only a few miles away from the state’s second most destructive wildfire, the Waldo Canyon Fire, which burned last summer.

The lessons from that fire spurred a quicker response, officials said.

When the latest wildfire began in Black Forest, a thickly wooded rural region north of Colorado Springs, authorities swiftly evacuated tens of thousands of people from

an area larger than the Denver metropolitan area.

White House officials said Saturday that President Barack Obama called Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday to get an update on conditions and reinforce his commitment to help. The president also expressed his concern for the devastation and gave his condolences to families who have lost relatives.

VALLEY

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

B1 June 16, 2013

Mercer Group Sports Turf coaches Ty Mercer and Brenden Eickman talk to team members before going into practice Tuesday at Mercer Group Field at Trostel Park.

A diamond in the rough Mercer Group brings a new field to Troy

BY DAVID FONG Executive Editor fong@tdnpublishing.com

ball field maintenance.

All Mercer asked in return was that the field would be open to anyone who would want to use it.

“This is a public ball field,” Ted Mercer said. “I know a lot of people don’t realize that. They drive by and see this field and think this is a private field. It’s not.

Anyone is welcome to play on this field. That’s what we want. The other day I was mowing the field and a coach came up and said, ‘Thank you for doing this.’ To me, that was all I needed. We don’t have a lot of money — but we do have time and materials. We wanted to give back and the city was tremendous in allowing us to do this.”

Mercer’s labor of love certainly didn’t come easy.

The journey toward a new field began in March of 2013, with the leveling of the playing field. Parts of the field had to be raised more than 3 feet to provide a flat playing surface, which meant the Mercer Group had to bring in more than 7,000 tons — more than 400 full dump trucks — of dirt. One month Members of the Mercer Group Sports Turf team including John Kneisley, Peyton Dunn • See FIELD on B2 and Trayce Mercer walk on to the field Tuesday at Trostel Park in Troy.

Ted Mercer may not have heard voices in a cornfield — but he certainly saw visions in a dump.

And much like the movie and novel character Ray Kinsella, Mercer built his “field of dreams.”

Mercer — owner of The Mercer Group, a company that specializes in building and maintaining athletic playing fields — would frequently drive south from his Crawford Street office on Union Street past Trostel Park — once the site of Troy’s town dump in the 1950s and ’60s. He couldn’t help but notice the dilapidated baseball backstop and the dirt field overgrown with weeds.

And that’s when Mercer knew something had to be done.

“I do most of my work in the south, and whenever I would drive by the park, I would see this old backstop and a field that was really uneven — it wasn’t even level. And there were never any kids playing on it. That really bothered me. Baseball has always been a big part of my life. I played in college.

My brother Tom played in college. My son Troy played in college. It really bothered me that there was really no place in the southeast part of town that had a good field for baseball or softball.”

And so Mercer — along with his son Troy and four Mercer Group employees — went immediately into action.

“When he came home and told me what he wanted to do, I knew he was serious,” said Troy, who works alongside his father.

Mercer approached city officials in the fall of 2011 and asked for permission to put in a youth baseball and softball field — to be named Mercer Group Field — at Trostel Park. Mercer Group would donate all the time, labor and materials to build the field. It would also continue to maintain the field after its construction — which was completed earlier this year — to include mowing, infield screening and lin- Evan Kaiser runs the bases during a practice game Brenden Eickman for the Mercer Group Sports Turf team goes after a ball at the new Mercer Group Field. ing, fertilization and general Tuesday at the Mercer Group Field ar Trostel Park.

Staff Photos by Anthony Weber For Home Delivery, call 335-5634 • For Classified Advertising, call (877) 844-8385

B2

VALLEY

Sunday, June 16, 2013

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

NATURAL WANDERS

Wading into summer in a smallmouth stream I stepped into the shallow riffle and was surprised at how cool the water felt even though we were already a week into summer. The pool above was a bit more discolored than I’d have preferred—an opaque bronzygreen that probably needed another day or two of clearing to put it in optimum fishing shape.

Still, I wasn’t going to quibble over water conditions.

Things might not be perfect, but at least I could finally get back to plying one of my favorite smallmouth streams.

Most mornings I follow the same routine—arise at first light, fill and start the kettle for breakfast oatmeal and tea, then, while it comes to a boil, Moon the dog and I hustle outside for a quick look at the 200-foot stretch of Stillwater River that flows past the front of the house.

For what seemed like weeks, line after line of rain and thunderstorms had been rolling in from the west with maddening regularity.

Sometimes they arrived a

patient and curtail any shameful, self-absorbed grumbling by reminding myself that all I was losing was a little fishing time.

Apparently, the Stillwater’s resident bronzebacks were equally eager to get into their summer feeding routine—and not about to wait for ideal water condiJim McGuire tions.

Troy Daily News Columnist I hadn’t made more than two or three casts before I felt a familiar weighty tug few days apart; sometimes and a foot-long bass cartonly a few hours.

Their ongoing effect, how- wheeled end-over-end above the surface. ever, was that on too many The smallmouth landed recent mornings my dawn with a splash, zipped across view was of sullen brown the pool, jumped again. water moving faster than Too much commotion for usual and running several the great blue heron which feet above normal. had been eyeing me warily as Not what an incorrigible it stalked the shadowed shalstream devotee wants to see—though in the scheme of lows well upstream.

The big bird lifted with a things, merely an inconvensquawk, and at the same ience compared to the floodmoment the little bass ing and devastation those jumped a third time … then same storms left in their a fourth. wake as they crossed Iowa, Occasionally someone asks Illinois, and Indiana.

While hopes of again fish- why I’m so enamored by ing the Stillwater might occa- stream smallmouth.

“Largemouths from lakes sionally seem distant and are bigger,” they point out. unrealistic, I tried to be

“And those Lake Erie walleye—hey, that’s world-class fishing action.”

They’re right, of course … and I couldn’t care less.

Bronzeback streams flow through my arteries like an incurable blood disease. A four-pound Erie smallmouth isn’t half as attractive to me as a 15-inch Stillwater bronzeback.

Try as I might, I’m incapable of justifying this prejudice.

I love fishing streams; adore the quiet adventure.

A bright summer morning; the ribbon of moving water; lush banks lined with whitetrunked sycamores; the way a honeyed breeze rustles the thick cloak of new green leaves; pools the color of old jade; a wildly jumping fish; a gangly, slate-colored bird who springs lightly into the air and flaps off on long wings, rattling with displeasure.

How do you explain the effect such magical vignettes have on your heart and soul?

Streams produce these moments on a regular basis.

There’s always something around the next bend.

Summer is when the small-stream bass fishing heats up, if you’ll excuse the pun. Springtime action can iffy; you have to work around everything from weather and water conditions to spawn schedules. But come summer, things smooth out, the fishing becomes steady, dependable.

Sure, you still have to contend with weather and water, but not so much, plus you know that whenever conditions are even close to right, you’ll catch fish.

I landed, admired, and released that first bass. In short order I hooked another — this one maybe an inch longer and equally filled with pizzazz.

As the morning unfolded, I waded slowly upstream, working pools, pockets, undercut banks, weed edges, transition lines between fast water and slow. The bass were willing.

This, I thought, is how to properly meet and greet summer—head on, in shorts, teeshirt, and sneakers, wading into the season along a beloved smallmouth stream.

STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER

Trayce Mercer hustles to third base while coach Jeff Kawecki gives instruction in the background at the new Mercer Group Field at Trostel Park.

Field • CONTINUED FROM B1

40200382

BORED with your current job??

Register and create your personal career profile containing your skills, qualifications and preferences. You’ll be matched to jobs you appear to be qualified for without having to search for them!

Find a new and exciting career!

later, the dirt was graded and laser leveled to prepare for the topsoil overlay.

About 880 tons — roughly 55 dump trucks full — of topsoil was brought in. In late-summer 2012, the outfield was graded and seeded and foul poles were installed. Over the winter, the outfield fence and backstop were installed.

The outfield fence measures a uniform 225 feet from home plate — the exact same dimensions used at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. “It’s also a pretty good distance for softball,” Mercer said. “That’s about what most softball fences measure. We wanted to make sure many different groups could use this feld.”

It was around that time the field began looking like a Major League Baseball field.

Soon after, it actually was.

Around the same time Mercer Group Field was taking shape earlier this spring, the Cincinnati Reds were getting a new “top dressing” of dirt for the infield at Great American Ballpark.

Mercer — who knew Reds’ groundskeeper Doug Gallant — asked if they could have the Reds’ old top dressing.

Two loads of the

Mercer Group Sports Turf batter Conner Gibson takes a swing Tuesday during a practice game at the new Mercer Group Field in Troy. infield mix were brought in straight from Great American Ballpark to put atop Mercer Group Field.

“These kids can play on the same infield Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips played on,” Mercer said.

The field was completed last month — although Mercer said in

addition to maintaining the field, he hopes to add some upgrades in the near future, as well, including adding a warning track in the outfield.

Mercer Group also has been awarded a grant from the Thom and Pat Robinson Fund to install a shelter and picnic area at the field in August.

“We’ve received a lot of

support from the city and Thom and Pat Robinson,” Mercer said. “I think a critical part of any business is to be supportive of the community. If we can do something to allow young boys and girls to play baseball and softball, it’s been money well-spent.”

And a dream come true.

FIFTY PLUS

TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Sunday, June 16, 2013

B3

The man to beat In senior word games 104-year-old wins GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) — “When it comes to a monthly wordsmith competition, the folks at the Claire Teague Senior Center know they’re actually competing with Joe Tuzzo, who, at 104, is the man to beat.

Senior center officials in Great Barrington promote brain fitness activities, such as the monthly competition that starts with one word and from which players then form new ones using the available letters.

In May, the word was “memorial.”

When Tuzzo turned in his list, he had come up with 216 words. With words scribbled on both sides of a sheet of paper, his list included names like “Mira,” historical figures like “Mao,” and a range of other words from “liar” to “lima.”

Tuzzo pointed to the word “Amare” and said, “That’s a basketball player,” referencing New York Knicks player Amare Stoudemire.

“I’ve always had a fascination for words,” said the former science teacher and Great Barrington resident.

“Occasionally I check the dictionary to see a word.”

Tuzzo also describes himself as a formidable bridge player. On Tuesday, he was deep into one of the card games — so focused, in fact, a reporter couldn’t break him away for an interview.

Tuzzo said he’s a nonsmoker and he doesn’t drink hard liquor. He eats healthy and attributes his

“

I don’t feel 104; I feel 70.

— Joe Tuzzo

”

health to good genes.

“I don’t feel 104; I feel 70,” he said.

Polly Mann, the director the Claire Teague Senior Center, said, “It’s really interesting to keep your mind going that way.”

For the wordsmith competitions, senior center officials review the submitted lists of words and make sure the words are familiar.

“Everybody is shocked” when Tuzzo announces how many words he’s come up with, Mann said.

“I am pretty sure I couldn’t do it,” she said.

“He’ll get over 200, and I don’t think I’ve ever come up with 200,” said fellow competitor Joe Lockwood, of Alford. “I think I’ve come up with 182.”

Tuzzo attributes his wordsmithing to a methodical review of each letter of a word and then pairing it with a neighboring letter to identify potential matches.

Following his win for coming up with 216 words from “memorial,” Tuzzo AP PHOTO said he received a book of In this June 4 photo, Joseph Tuzzo, 104, plays bridge at the Claire Teague Senior Center in Great Barrington, word puzzles.

Mass. Tuzzo is known as the man to beat, when it comes to the monthly wordsmith competition at the center.

Alzheimer’s patient finds help with oil

BY JODIE TILLMAN Scripps Howard News Service In those first two years, her husband used chopsticks again. He also oiled door hinges, slow-danced at a party, remembered his hairdresser’s name. He rewatched “When Harry Met Sally” and blurted “I’ll have what she’s having!” before the woman in the diner did.

Mary Newport, who is a physician, didn’t think she had found a cure to reverse her husband’s early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. But she was convinced the coconut oil she had begun giving Steve in May 2008 had eased his symptoms.

The Newports’ story, first told in the Tampa Bay Times in 2008, went global.

Mary Newport heard from thousands of people. She lobbied researchers, politicians and support groups to study the effects of coconut oil on Alzheimer’s patients.

She even wrote a book she says sold more than 50,000 copies.

Over the next five years, Steve, now 63, got worse, then got better — a cycle repeated many times.

Recently, a seizure thought to be related to his Alzheimer’s landed him in the hospital for three nights.

The disease won’t go away. But neither will Dr. Newport.

Taking coconut oil is a scientifically untested and unproven treatment for Alzheimer’s, dismissed by much of the scientific community. But Dr. Newport’s collection of positive anecdotes about nearly 275 patients who used coconut oil intrigued researchers at the University of South Florida’s Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute.

Byrd researchers recently received a $250,000 grant from a private foundation to conduct what is thought to be the first clinical trial of the effects of coconut oil on mild to moderate cases of Alzheimer’s disease.

“There are people who, when I tell them we’re running a coconut-oil study, they chuckle,” said David Morgan, the chief executive

SHNS PHOTO

Steve Newport drinks a mixture of coconut oil and liquid yogurt at his home. The liquid yogurt is just one of several ways his wife, Dr. Mary Newport, has found to make the oils easier to consume. officer of Byrd. “But there’s a rational basis for it.”

Mary Newport, now 61, is a neonatologist who runs the newborn-intensive-care unit at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. More than a decade ago, Steve Newport, an accountant, began having problems. He forgot appointments, got lost driving, couldn’t finish payroll reports. He was 54 when he was diagnosed with earlyonset Alzheimer’s.

A handful of drugs help relieve symptoms of Alzheimer’s. But the medications do nothing to stop the disease’s progression and, eventually, lose their effectiveness for most people.

Steve seemed like “a cross between a frail elderly man and a 2-year-old, but without the energy,” his wife would later write. Around 2004, he was put on Alzheimer’s drugs, but she saw no obvious effect.

When she wasn’t dealing with sick newborns, Dr. Newport burrowed into anything she could find on Alzheimer’s. In 2008, she read a report on a small study of a new medicinal

drink. The brew’s key ingredient is a type of fat known as a medium chain triglyceride. The liver converts part of those fats into an energy source called ketones.

One hallmark of Alzheimer’s is that some parts of the brain stop processing glucose, the primary source of energy. What could plug that fuel gap and keep the brain cells alive?

One theory: ketones.

At that time, the medicinal drink in the study had not yet hit the market. Dr. Newport learned that nonhydrogenated coconut oil is made up mostly of mediumchain triglycerides. She bought a jar of coconut oil and started spooning it into her husband’s oatmeal.

She says she started seeing results within days.

Steve improved his score on an exam used to screen for dementia. His drawings of clock faces — an important test for Alzheimer’s progression — improved. His tremors subsided. He could engage with others.

“He got his life back,” said his wife.

But as a doctor, she knew

anecdotal evidence is not proof.

The Alzheimer’s Association, the nation’s largest advocacy group, won’t endorse the use of therapies, including coconut oil, without rigorous scientific studies. “Our people are desperate,” said Chuck Albrecht, chief operating officer of the Gulf Coast chapter. “The last thing we want to do is give them false hope.”

Still, some experts say the scientific rationale for coconut oil is legitimate, and worthy of investigation. Dr. Mike Mullan, chief executive officer of the Roskamp Institute, a Sarasota, Fla.based biomedical research and clinical group, said it’s clear that the brains of Alzheimer’s patients aren’t properly processing sugar.

Diabetes has been cited as a high-risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s, he noted.

“So in that context, the idea that you’re looking for an alternate energy source through ketones is not that crazy,” Mullan said.

Three years ago, the Alzheimer’s Association funded a study of mice,

some of them genetically modified so that they have the higher levels of certain proteins associated with Alzheimer’s in humans, said Morgan, the Byrd CEO. Researchers looked at the impact of a very-highfat, extremely-lowcarbohydrate diet that forces the body to use ketones for energy. They found little impact, other than that the mice on the special diet improved on endurance-related motor skills, Morgan said.

But it’s a long way from mice to men. That’s why the Byrd study is a big deal.

It will follow 60 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. Half will be randomly assigned coconut oil; the other half will receive a placebo that tastes and looks like coconut oil.

Researchers will evaluate symptoms after three months, then switch the groups for another three months. Counting recruitment and set-up time, Morgan estimates that results are two years away.

At best, he said, the coconut oil may help control some symptoms of

Alzheimer’s. He credits Mary Newport with helping drive the research.

“She’s trying to make people aware,” Morgan said.

“She’s not going after it as a profit-making opportunity.”

Mary Newport hasn’t slowed down. This year she was interviewed by a British newspaper and the Christian Broadcasting Network (its founder, televangelist Pat Robertson, is a big fan of coconut oil, she said). She has given lectures and shared research news on her blog.

Not long after Steve started on the coconut-oil regimen, she added MCT oil, which is available at nutrition stores. He gets three tablespoons of a mixture of the two oils at each meal and two tablespoons at bedtime.

For nearly two years after starting on coconut oil, Steve stabilized and improved.

His health declined in 2010 when his father died. That triggered a new bout of depression. He was convinced he saw his father’s reflection in darkened windows at night.

In early 2012, he started taking low doses of Valium to help him sleep. Three weeks later, he was pacing and chattering to himself.

Then came a night terror that left him so agitated and confused, Dr. Newport called 911.

For two weeks, he stayed in the hospital, where he was treated with antipsychotics.

Believing the drugs had made his symptoms worse, she took him off all medications, including the Alzheimer’s drugs, which she said she did not believe had been effective. Today, he takes only gout medication and, after the recent seizure, an anticonvulsant.

Typically, people who have suffered from Alzheimer’s for a decade would be in a late stage of the disease, possibly bedridden, said Mullan, of the Roskamp Institute.

“If he’s still well after 10 years and still functioning, that would be a very slow rate of decline, especially for early-onset Alzheimer’s,” he said.

TRAVEL MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

See a theme park like a VIP with no waits, and no hassles

Sunday, June 16, 2013 • B4

This photo taken June 5, shows people on the VIP Experience tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles.

AP

By the Associated Press

merica’s biggest theme parks will pack in around 120 million people this year.

That’s a lot of standing in long lines for roller coasters, juggling show schedules and figuring out when and where to eat. But there’s a way to eliminate the stress of making the annual trek to Disney, Universal, Six Flags and other popular parks.

Many now have VIP tours with perks usually reserved for celebrities private tour guides, no waits for the biggest attractions, reserved seating at shows and parades along with behind-the-scenes peeks at places normally off limits.

A

All of this, of course, comes at a steep price.

The VIP tours at Six Flags parks in New Jersey and near Los Angeles come in at $299 per person. Cedar Point in Ohio charges $395 apiece for a full day of perks that include front of the line access to its 16 roller coasters. Disney World’s VIP tour starts at $315 per hour for up to 10 people.

“Time is money and when you’re waiting in line, you’re wasting money,” said Joey Ray, of Sparks, Nev., whose vacations usually revolve around theme parks.

The ability to bypass the lines means he can see everything in a day instead of staying an extra night or two at a park.

Ray said he’s gone on a few of the VIP tours, including at Universal Studios Hollywood where visitors get to see the studio’s costume and prop departments and walk through the courtyard in the back lot where “Back to the Future” was filmed.

Just seeing that was worth the splurge, he said.

Those in the theme park industry say there are two distinct types of visitors now those who closely watch what they spend and those who are willing to shell out more but are limited by time.

Gone are the days when everyone pays the same price for a theme park ticket and waits in the same lines.

“Everyone is not equal anymore,” said Dennis Spiegel, a theme-park consultant and president of International Theme Park Services Inc. in Cincinnati.

His company found in a survey just completed that the money parks

make from VIP tours is small, but growing. It also showed that VIP visitors are moving twice as fast through the parks with frontof-line access and that about 70 percent wouldn’t come back without it.

“It became very apparent that this is something that’s going to continue to grow in the future,” said Spiegel, who noted that parks recognize the potential for ill will when guests with highpriced tickets sidestep lines full of paying customers.

Their solution now is to design new rides so that people won’t AP notice when they are This photo taken June 5 shows tourists receiving a gourmet lunch on their Universal being bypassed.

Studios Hollywood’s “VIP Experience,” a $299 per person ticket that includes a private trolDisney was one of ley, lunch, a VIP lounge and amenities. the few theme park operators offering “I hate to leave her sitting while I’m oversees the VIP tours at Disney the personalized tours up until the World. waiting in line for an hour,” he said. past 10 years. Now they can be found What makes Universal Studios The other benefit is that their perregional parks including Hersheypark sonal guide is always willing to take Hollywood’s “VIP Experience” unique in Hershey, Pa., and Kings Island photos, he said. “You don’t end up with is that it includes an up-close tour of near Cincinnati. a bunch of pictures of just one of you,” the movie and television production Six Flags parks nationwide have studio where scenes in “To Kill a he said. several levels of VIP passes dependWhile nearly all of theme park VIP Mockingbird,” ”The Sting,” and ing on location. At Six Flags Great “Pirates of the Caribbean,” were tours allow guests to skip the lines America near Chicago, the four-hour entirely, the ones at Disney don’t they filmed. express tour is $225 per person (with still must use the Fastpass lines that Sometimes those on the tour can a minimum of four people) while the get a glimpse of stars walking along are available to everyone. ultimate tour for $400 lasts all day the back lot, see the sound editing What they do get is a personal and gets you unlimited concierge who can monitor wait times process or step onto a set just after games, food, and a shooting is finished. across the parks, make dining resercabana at the water “People say they never realized vations, arrange for the best seats at park. shows and make sure everyone in the what it takes to make a movie or a IF YOU GO The biggest perk is group can get autographs and photos TV show,” said guide Bobby Machlin. doing it all with no wait- of Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Mary “They walk away looking at it differ• RED CARPET: Disney, Universal, ing, said park Poppins and all their other favorites. ently.” spokesman Brandon The $299 per person ticket Guides tailor the tours to whatever Six Flags and regional theme parks Bruce. “You can definite- the guests want to see, whether it’s includes a private trolley, gourmet now offer VIP tours with perks like ly cover a lot of ground,” the princesses or the big ticket rides. lunch, a VIP lounge and sunscreen. private tour guides, no waits for the he said.

Once the special back lot tour is over, “They’re looking for a care-free biggest attractions, reserved seatTracy Bates, a roller visit without all of the planning,” said they get front of line access to all of coaster fan from the park’s shows and rides too.

Chris Wojcik, who’s been a Disney ing and behind-the-scenes peeks at Ridgeville, S.C., said he Machlin said those taking part in tour guide the past 17 years. off-limits places. has shelled out for the He also acts as a mediator to make the “VIP Experience” get more out of VIP tours when he’s their day because he knows so many sure everyone gets to see what’s on making a one-time visit their wish list and can find an airtime-saving short cuts and can take • PRICEY TICKETS: The tours are to a theme park or when conditioned attraction when they get guests through special entrances to expensive, but skipping lines can crowds are heavy. His shows and attractions. overheated. mean seeing everything in a day, wife, Charlene, doesn’t “I’m able to get them through Some families request the same do roller coasters, so twice as much in the same amount guide year after year and plan their which can save an extra night or skipping the lines is a time because I know the park so vacations around when they are two at a hotel. The tours appeal to big bonus. well,” he said. available, said Marvin Smith, who

people on a budget and those limited by time.

• GROWING TREND: The money generated is small but growing. Parks are designing new rides with special entrances, so ordinary ticketholders won’t notice when they are bypassed.

ONLINE Cedar Point: https://www.cedarpoint.com/ Disney World: plan-a-visit/v-i-p-tours https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/vipSix Flags Great Adventure: tour-services/ Universal Studios Hollywood: http://www.univer- http://www.sixflags.com/national/tickets/ VIPTours.aspx salstudioshollywood.com/tickets/vip-experience/

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

ENTERTAINMENT

Sunday, June 16, 2013

B5

Humanity abides in ‘The Last of Us’ Pop culture has shown us so many apocalypses that we all know what the real problem is going to be. It’s not the feral animals, the nuclear mutants or the lumbering zombies that will kill us. It’s the most dangerous predator of all (all together now): man.

So forgive me if I approached “The Last of Us” (Sony, for the PlayStation 3, $59.99) with a sense of “Oh, this again.” Sure, the monsters “infected” humans in a postpandemic America will chew your face off.

But at least they aren’t armed, like the militias, gangs and hair-triggered loners fighting to hold onto their stake in a desolate country.

What’s different about “The Last of Us” is that it gives us a few people to care about. The protagonist is Joel, a bitter, cynical smuggler who just seems exhausted after decades in this wasteland. His assignment is to deliver Ellie, a spunky 14-year-old girl, to a faction somewhere in the West. The two gradually warm up to each other, naturally, and Ellie isn’t as defenseless as she first appears.

We’ve seen similar pairings over the last 12 months Lee and Clementine in Telltale’s “The Walking Dead,” Booker and Elizabeth in Irrational’s “BioShock Infinite” but Joel and Ellie feel the most like real people. They get on each other’s nerves. They make each other laugh. And, somewhat endearingly, Ellie has every bit as foul a mouth as you’d expect from an

AP PHOTO

This video game image released by Sony shows a scene from "The Last of Us." American teenager.

“The Last of Us” takes place 20 years after the pandemic, so Ellie doesn’t know what life was like beforehand. A comic book or a vinyl record might as well be an ancient Greek artifact, for all she knows.

Meanwhile, we see things through Joel’s eyes, so every broken highway or abandoned storefront is a reminder of what was lost.

Sony’s Naughty Dog studio presents all this devastation vividly. As Joel and Ellie travel from Boston to Pittsburgh

and beyond, the attention to detail is astonishing. Weeds burst through cracked sidewalks. The interior of an abandoned van is covered with moss.

Suburban homes are filled with heartbreaking family photos.

As a player, you need to pay attention to all those details. Supplies are scarce in “The Last of Us,” so you’ll need to search diligently for bandages, duct tape and whatever objects you can find, like a pipe or scissors, that you can turn into a weapon. This isn’t one of those games

where there’s a box of ammunition around every corner, so when you do find a spare bullet, it’s a treasure.

The scarcity of ammo makes the enemy encounters all the more nerveracking. Storming into a room full of better-armed militiamen is a good way to get killed quickly; instead, you need to sneak up on each enemy, then figure out a way to take him out quietly. The level of strategy involved can I creep up on that guard without attracting the attention of an eagle-eyed sniper? makes “The Last of Us” more demanding and rewarding than your typical zombie bloodbath.

Still, there are a few moments when the developers hurl a few dozen of the infected at you at once and the only way out is with gunfire. I found those scenarios more tiresome than horrifying, and they took me out of the story’s carefully established mood. Some will welcome the change of pace, but I found them as incongruous as the hectic firefights in Naughty Dog’s “Uncharted” series.

It’s the subtler touches throughout “The Last of Us” that linger: One man’s warning to his young brother against looting. Another survivor’s reticent despair over the death of his partner.

Ellie’s attempts to teach herself how to whistle. All reminders that, even after the apocalypse, humans can still be human. Three-and-a-half stars out of four.

I-TUNES TOP 10 (AP) — iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending June 10, 2013 Top Songs: 1. “Blurred Lines (feat.

T.I. & Pharrell),” Robin Thicke 2. “We Can’t Stop,” Miley Cyrus 3. “Get Lucky (feat.

Pharrell Williams),” Daft Punk 4. “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons 5. “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton),” Ryan Lewis, Macklemore 6. “Come & Get It,”

Selena Gomez 7. “Cruise (Remix) (feat. Nelly),” Florida Georgia Line 8. “Wasting All These Tears,” Cassadee Pope 9. “We Own It (Fast & Furious),” 2 Chainz & Wiz Khalifa 10. “Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess),” P!nk Top Albums: 1. “Random Access Memories,” Daft Punk 2. “… Like Clockwork,” Queens of the Stone Age 3. “Night Visions,” Imagine Dragons

4. “The Great Gatsby (Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film),” Various Artists 5. “Feel,” Sleeping With Sirens 6. “Based on a True Story,” Blake Shelton 7. “The Heist,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 8. “Here’s to the Good Times,” Florida Georgia Line 9. “The 20/20 Experience,” Justin Timberlake 10. “Settle,” Disclosure

Apple unveils music streaming service NEW YORK (AP) — Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio this week and said the service will personalize listeners’ music based on what they’ve listened to and what they’ve purchased on iTunes.

Apple said iTunes STAFF FILE PHOTO/JIM DAVIS Radio will be available Country singer/songwriter Dustin Lynch, shown peforming Nov. 16, 2012, at Hobart this fall in the U.S. It will Arena, will be back in the Miami Valley July 13 when he visits Fort Loramie for the be free with advertise2013 Country Concert. ments included, although subscribers of Apple’s iTunes Match music-storage service will get a commercial-free version of iTunes Radio. he takes the stage to the time he waves That service costs $25 goodbye, he’s in entertainment mode. a year.

“That’s our party, and we know that In unveiling the longit’s going to rub off on everyone in the expected service Monday crowd,” he said. “We feed off the crowd, at its Worldwide and if they’re wild and rowdy, we’re going Developers Conference in to match it and give it right back to San Francisco, Apple them.”

BY JIM DAVIS enters a crowded field.

If the Tennessee native’s blossoming Staff Writer career is any indication, country fans buy Google Inc. started an jdavis@civitasmedia.com into that philosophy. His self-titled debut on-demand subscription music service called All album (August 2012) topped the U.S. erforming in front of big crowds is Access last month. Other Country album charts last year and leading services include becoming the norm for Dustin included the No. 2 single “Cowboys and Spotify, Rhapsody and Lynch, but the rising county Angels,” as well as the radio-friendly hit Pandora. music star admits he’s heading into “She Cranks My Tractor.” His latest sinApple was a pioneer of uncharted territory this summer. No gle from the disc — “Wild In Your Smile” online music sales and is longer an unknown, he’s being counted — was introduced to radio in late May still a leader there, but on to help carry the load at star-studand embodies the spirit of the season. streaming services such ded concerts.

“It’s a perfect summertime song,” Luckily for fans, he’s happy to oblige. Lynch said. “The guy in that song is who as Pandora and Spotify have emerged as popular “Big festivals like this are something I’d love to be. I’m still single and young … alternatives to buying. and it’s about that young, free love that I’ve dreamed about for years, but this Pandora relies on its summer is going to be my first summer we all have and still like to have even if users being connected to playing these huge concerts with a hit you’ve been married for 30 years. You can the Internet at all times tell a lot about a person by their smile, on the radio,” he said during a phone and plays songs at raninterview Thursday. “We’ve been count- and this guy is looking at his girl and dom within certain gensaying ‘uh-huh … I can tell you want to ing down the days. Summertime is res for free. push the limits a little.’ And that’s a feelfinally here. Let’s do this right.”

As with Pandora, ing we all want to have.”

He’ll get a chance to share that sentiiTunes Radio will let peoComing back to the Miami Valley for a ple create stations based ment with country music fans in the Miami Valley next month when he makes third time in a little more than a year, on specific songs, artists his Country Concert debut July 13 in Fort Lynch said he’s thrilled about seeing a or genres. So users can few familiar faces in the crowd when he Loramie. put in a particular song, rolls into Fort Loramie.

Lynch — who twice has performed at and the station will play “We live for these markets that have Hobart Arena in Troy — will help open songs like it. Apple did embraced us. The crowds at Hobart the third and final day of Country not provide details on Arena were great,” he said. “It feels good how the other songs will Concert ‘13, the annual music festival at to be loved when you’re up there singing be determined. Pandora Hickory Hill Lakes in Fort Loramie. and they’re singing back. We know what “I’m honored to be part of such a big uses a formula to analyze the crowd likes, we know what to expect, songs based on musical show,” said Lynch, who is in the 2 p.m. and it gets us fired up. slot in a lineup that also includes Jana and other characteristics.

“We’ve been looking forward to this for Kramer, Chris Cagle, Lee Brice, Chris Users won’t be able to a while. It’s going to be fun,” he added.

Young and headliner Brad Paisley. “We type in the name of a speTo learn more about Dustin Lynch or live to be on stage, and we try to make cific song and have it see upcoming tour dates, visit his website play right away. every show the most exciting experience we can make it.” at www.dustinlynchmusic.com. For more Pandora doesn’t allow Since bursting onto the national coun- information and to see a complete list of that, either. That’s sometry music scene in 2012, he’s been conperformers for the 2013 Country Concert thing available through necting with fans with a handful of hits in Fort Loramie, visit online at other services that charge and an energetic live show. From the time www.countryconcert.com. monthly fees, including Spotify and Google’s All

Let’s do this right

Lynch ready for Country Concert debut

P

“

This is a nice free feature that lots of people will probably try out, but existing Pandora users won’t have much reason to switch.

— Jan Dawson

Access.

Analysts were lukewarm.

“This is a nice free feature that lots of people will probably try out, but existing Pandora users won’t have much reason to switch,” Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum, said in an emailed comment.

Dawson said a service that lets people call up specific songs on demand would have made a bigger splash, “but that would likely have disrupted Apple’s existing iTunes business, and the music industry as a whole, too much.”

Pandora charges $36 a year for ad-free listening, more than Apple at $25.

Pandora also has a free, ad-supported version like iTunes Radio.

In February, Pandora capped free listening on mobile devices to 40 hours per month. Apple said Monday that its service would have no limits.

ITunes Radio will also offer featured stations, which play songs that are the most-talked about on Twitter, for example.

The service integrates Apple’s Siri virtual assistant so that users can get information by speaking questions such as “Who plays that song?”

Users can also tell Siri to skip songs, stop or

”

pause playing. And they can ask to play more songs like the one currently playing, or buy them on iTunes with a click, Apple said.

Pandora also lets listeners purchase songs, through either iTunes or Amazon.

Apple said iTunes Radio will be built into iOS 7, the new software for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. That’s coming this fall.

It also will work with Apple’s iTunes software on Mac and Windows computers.

Pandora investors did not seem concerned about the potential Apple competition.

The company’s stock rose 37 cents, or 2.5 percent, to close at $15.49 following the afternoon announcement.

It added another 12 cents in extended trading.

Sunday June 16 Only MAN OF STEEL (3-D ONLY) NOW YOU SEE ME (PG-13) (PG-13) 11:25AM 2:10 4:55 7:55 10:45 12:45PM 4:10 7:35 10:55 FAST & FURIOUS (PG-13) THIS IS THE END (R) 12:30PM 3:30 6:35 9:45 11:00AM 1:45 4:25 7:05 10:30 EPIC 2-D ONLY (PG) MAN OF STEEL (2-D ONLY) 11:35AM 2:25 5:05 (PG-13) LIMITED EDITION MAN OF STEEL T-SHIRTS ON SALE FOR 11:10 AM 2:40 6:10 9:30 ONLY $20!

INTERNSHIP (PG-13) UNDERLINED AND BOLDED 1:00 PM 3:50 6:55 10:15 SHOW TIMES INDICATE EARLY PURGE (R) BIRD SPECIAL PRICING 11:45 AM 2:00 4:35 7:20 10:00 UNDERLINED ONLY SHOW AFTER EARTH (PG-13) TIMES INDICATE DISCOUNTED 7:45 11:00 MATINEE PRICING

B6

DATES TO REMEMBER

Sunday, June 16, 2013

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

DATES TO REMEMBER TODAY • DivorceCare seminar and support group will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. at Piqua Assembly of God Church, 8440 King Arthur Drive, Piqua. Child care provided through the sixth-grade.

• AA, Piqua Breakfast Group will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Westminter Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The discussion meeting is open.

• AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at 7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12 S • AA, open meeting, 6 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Alley entrance, upstairs.

• AA, Living Sober meeting, open to all who have an interest in a sober lifestyle, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Winner’s Group, will meet at 5 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. Open discussion .

• Narcotics Anonymous, Poison Free, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 202 W. Fourth St., third floor, Greenville.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Never Alone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 212 N. Main St., Sidney • Teen Talk, where teens share their everyday issues through communication, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Troy View Church of God, 1879 Staunton Road, Troy.

• Singles Night at The Avenue will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Main Campus Avenue, Ginghamsburg Church, 6759 S. County Road 25-A, Troy. Each week, cards, noncompetitive volleyball, free line dances and free ballroom dance lessons.

Child care for children birth through fifth grade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m. each night in the Main Campus building. For more information, call 667-1069, Ext. 21.

• A Spin-In group, practicing the art of making yarn on a spinning wheel, meets from 2-4 p.m. at Tippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited to attend. For more information, call 667-5358.

• Baseball bingo will be offered from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua.

Refreshments will be available. Proceeds help the youth baseball organization, a nonprofit.

MONDAY • Dollar menu night will be from 6-8 p.m. at Troy Eagles, 225 N. Elm St. Dollar menu items include hamburger sliders, sloppy joe, hot dog, grilled cheese, french fries, onion straws, cup of soup, ice cream and more for $1 each.

• Christian 12 step meetings, “Walking in Freedom,” are offered at 7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075 Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City.

• An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• An evening grief support group meets the second and fourth evenings at 7 p.m. at the Generations of Life Center, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. The support group is open to any grieving adult in the greater Miami County area and there is no participation fee.

Sessions are facilitated by trained bereavement staff. Call 573-2100 for details or visit the website at homc.org.

• AA, Big Book discussion meeting will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy, in the 12 Step Room. The discussion is open to the public.

• AA, Green & Growing will meet at 8 p.m. The closed discussion meeting (attendees must have a desire to stop drinking) will be at Troy View Church of God, 1879 Old Staunton Road, Troy.

• AA, There Is A Solution Group will meet at 8 p.m. in Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, County Road 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The discussion group is closed (participants must have a desire to stop drinking).

• AA, West Milton open discussion, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rear entrance, 1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking, handicap accessible.

• Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers will meet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion meeting is open. A beginner’s meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

• Alternatives: Anger/Rage Control Group for adult males, 7-9 p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.

Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues.

• Mind Over Weight Total Fitness, 6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin St., Troy. Other days and times available. For more information, call 339-2699.

• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City. New members welcome.

For more information, call 335-9721.

• Troy Noon Optimist Club will meet at noon at the Tin Roof restaurant. Guests welcome. For more information, call 4781401.

• Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, weigh-in is at 5 and meeting at 5:30 p.m.

• Parenting Education Groups will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Learn new and age-appropriate ways to parent children. Call 339-6761 for more information. There is no charge for this program.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Hug A Miracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Church of the

Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy, use back door.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Sanctuary, for women who have been affected by sexual abuse, location not made public. Must currently be in therapy.

For more information, call Amy Johns at 667-1069, Ext. 430 • Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. For more information, call 236-2273.

• Pilates for Beginners, 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 6678631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• NAMI, a support group for family members who have a family member who is mentally ill, will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Stouder Center, Suite 4000, Troy. Call 335-3365 or 339-5393 for more information.

• Next Step at Noon, noon to 1 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.

TUESDAY • Deep water aerobics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• Hospice of Miami County “Growing Through Grief” meetings are at 11 a.m. on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of each month, and 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays and are designed to provide a safe and supportive environment for the expression of thoughts and feelings associated with the grief process. All sessions are available to the community and at the Hospice Generations of Life Center, 550 Summit Ave., second floor, Troy, with light refreshments provided. No reservations are required. For more information, call Susan Cottrell at Hospice of Miami County, 335-5191.

• A daytime grief support group meets on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays at 11 a.m. at the Generations of Life Center,, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. The support group is open to any grieving adults in the greater Miami County area and there is no participation fee.

Sessions are facilitated by trained bereavement staff. Call 573-2100 for details or visit the website at homc.org.

• A children’s support group for any grieving children ages 6-11 years in the greater Miami County area will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday evenings at the Generations of Life Center, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. There is no participation fee.

Sessions are facilitated by trained bereavement staff and volunteers. Crafts, sharing time and other grief support activities are preceded by a light meal.

• A teen support group for any grieving teens, ages 12-18 years in the greater Miami County area is offered from 6-7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings at the Generations of Life Center, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. There is no participation fee.

Sessions are facilitated by trained bereavement staff and volunteers. Crafts, sharing time and other grief support activities are preceded by a light meal.

• Quilting and crafts is offered from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., Tipp City.

Call 667-8865 for more information.

• The Concord Township Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. at the township building, 2678 W. State Route 718.

• The Blue Star Mothers of America meet from 7-9 p.m. at the Miami County Red Cross, 1314 Barnhart Road, Troy.

Meetings are open to any mother of a member of the military, guard or reserve or mothers of veterans. For more information, e-mail at SpiritofFreedomOH1@yahoo.com or by call (937) 307-9219.

• A support group for people affected by breast cancer meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Sponsored by the UVMC Cancer Care Center, the group’s mission is to empower women to cope with the day-to-day realities of cancer before, during and after treatment.

The support group meets at the Farmhouse, located on the UVMC/Upper Valley Medical Center campus, 3130 N. Dixie Highway, Troy. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m., the meeting, 7-8:15 p.m.

Contact Chris Watercutter at 440-4638 or 492-1033, or Robin Supinger at 4404820 for more information.

• Mothers of Preschoolers, a group of moms who meet to unwind and socialize while listening to information from speakers, meet the second and fourth Tuesday from 6:15-8:30 p.m. Single, married, working or stay-at-home moms are invited. Children (under 5) are cared for in MOPPETS. For more information, contact Michelle Lutz at 440-9417 or Andrea Stapleton at 339-8074.

• The Miami Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Greene Street United Methodist Church, 415 W. Greene St., Piqua. All men interested in singing are welcome and visitors always are welcome. For more information, call 7781586 or visit the group’s Web site at www.melodymenchorus.org.

• Divorce Care, 7 p.m. at Richards Chapel, 831 McKaig Ave., Troy.

Video/small group class designed to help separated or divorced people. For more information, call 335-8814.

• AA, women’s meeting, 8-9 p.m., Dettmer’s Daniel Dining Room.

• AA Tuesday night meeting, 7 p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• AA, The Best Is Yet To Come Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset

feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 3396761 for more information.

• A Domestic Violence Support Group for Women will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16. E. Franklin St., Troy. Support for battered women who want to break free from partner violence is offered.

There is no charge for the program. For more information, call 339-6761.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Children’s Creative Play Group will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. School-age children will learn appropriate social interactions and free expression through unique play therapy.

There is no charge for this program. More information is available by calling 3396761.

• Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Spirit of Recovery, Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 9100 N. Main St., State Route 48, between Meijer and Samaritan North. For other meetings or information, call 2526766 or (800) 589-6262, or visit the Web site at www.region5oa.org.

• Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call 236-2273.

• A Pilates Beginners group matwork class will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 6692441.

• Safe People, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, SC/DC 104. Find guidance for making safe choices in relationships, from friendships to co-workers, family or romance. Learn to identify nurturing people as well as those who should be avoided. Call Roberta Bogle at 6674678 for more information.

• Boundaries, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, ARK 200. A 12week video series using Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

Offers practical help and encouragement to all who seek a healthy, balanced life and practice in being able to say no. For more information, call Linda Richards at 667-4678.

• The Temple of Praise Ministries will WEDNESDAY serve hot lunches from noon to 2 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday at 235 S. • Skyview Wesleyan Church, 6995 Third St., Tipp City.

Peters Road, Tipp City, will offer a free • A free employment networking group dinner at 6:15 p.m. Bible study will begin will be offered from 8-9 a.m. each at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Job and Family Services, • An arthritis aquatic class will be offered 2040 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. The from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln group will offer tools to tap into unadverCommunity Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or tised jobs, assistance to improve personal visit www.lcctroy.com for more information presentation skills and resume writing. For and programs. more information, call Steven Kiefer at • The “Sit and Knit” group meets from 11 570-2688 or Justin Sommer at 440-3465. a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tippecanoe Weaver and • The Tipp City Seniors offer line dancFibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All ing at 10 a.m. every Wednesday at 320 S. knitters are invited to attend. For more First St., Tipp City. information, call 667-5358.

• Grandma’s Kitchen, a homecooked THURSDAY meal prepared by volunteers, is offered every Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in the activity center of Hoffman United • The Upper Valley Medical Center Mom Methodist Church, 201 S. Main St., West and Baby Get Together group will meet Milton, one block west of State Route 48. from 9:30-11 a.m. on Thursdays at the The meal, which includes a main course, Farm House, located northwest of the salad, dessert and drink, for a suggested main hospital entrance and next to the red donation of $7 per person, or $3 for a chil- barn on the UVMC campus. The meeting dren’s meal. The meal is not provided on is facilitated by the lactation department. the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas or The group offers the opportunity to meet New Year’s. with other moms, share about being a • An Alzheimer’s Support Group will new mother and to learn more about meet from 4-5:30 p.m. the first and third breastfeeding and the baby. For more Wednesday of every month at the Church information, call (937) 440-4906. of the Nazarene, 1200 Barnhart Road, • Deep water aerobics will be offered Troy. The group is for anyone dealing with from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community dementia of a loved one. For more inforCenter, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 335-2715 or mation, call the Alzheimer’s Association at visit www.lcctroy.com for more information (937) 291-3332. and programs.

• The Dayton Area ALS (Amyotrophic • The Generations of Life Center of Lateral Sclerosis/Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Hospice of Miami County will offer a Support Group will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 friendship luncheon at local restaurants on p.m. at the West Charleston Church of the the second Thursday of each month at Brethren, 7390 State Route 202 (3 miles 11:30 a.m. Locations vary, so interested north of I-70). Bring a brown bag lunch. parties can call the office at 573-2100 for Beverages will be provided. For more details. This is a social event for grieving information, call (866) 273-2572. adults who do not wish to dine out alone.

• The Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at Attendees order from the menu. the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters Road, • The Generations of Life Center of Troy. Non-members of Kiwanis are invited Hospice of Miami County will offer a 6 to come meet friends and have lunch. For O’Clock Supper at local restaurants on the more information, contact Bobby Phillips, third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. vice president, at 335-6989.

The locations vary, so those interested • Retirees of the Local 128 UAW will parties can call the office at 573-2100 for meet at 11:30 a.m. for a hot lunch and details. This is a social event for grieving short meeting at the Troy Senior Citizens adults who do not wish to dine out alone.

Center, 134 N. Market St., Troy.

Attendees order from the menu.

• The Troy American Legion Post No. 43 • An open parent-support group will be euchre parties will begin at 7:30 p.m. For at 7 p.m. at Corinn’s Way Inc., 306 S. more information, call 339-1564.

Dorset Road, Troy.

• AA, Pioneer Group open discussion • Parents are invited to attend the will meet at 9:30 a.m. Enter down the Corinn’s Way Inc. parent support group basement steps on the north side of The from 7-8:30 p.m. each Thursday. The United Church Of Christ on North Pearl meetings are open discussion.

Street in Covington. The group also meets • Friendship Luncheons are offered the at 8:30 p.m. night and is wheelchair second Thursday at different locations in accessible. the county. The luncheons are casual din• AA, Serenity Island Group will meet at ing experience that allows adults to come 8 p.m. in the Westminster Presbyterian together for food and fellowship. Call the Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell Generations of Live Center at 335-5191. streets, Piqua. The discussion is open.

• Tipp City Seniors gather to play cards • AA, 12 & 12 will meet at 8 p.m. for prior to lunch every Thursday at 10 a.m. at closed discussion, Step and Tradition 320 S. First St., Tipp City. At noon will be a meeting, in the 12 Step Room, Trinity carry-in lunch and participants should Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, bring a covered dish and table service. On Troy. the third Thursday, Senior Independence • AA, open discussion, 8 p.m., offers blood pressure and blood sugar Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner testing before lunch. For more information, of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Use call 667-8865. the alley entrance, upstairs.

• Best is Yet to Come open AA meeting, • Al-Anon, Trinity Group will meet at 11 11 a.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Dorset Road, Troy.

Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, • AA, Tri-City Group meeting will take Troy. place 8:30-9:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the • Men’s Anger/Rage Group will meet former Dettmer Hospital. The lead meeting from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter is open. For more information, call 335of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.

9079.

Issues addressed are physical, verbal and • AA, Spirituality Group will meet at 7 emotional violence toward family memp.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Troy. bers and other persons, how to express The discussion is open.

Road, Troy. The discussion is open.

• AA, Tipp City Group, Zion Lutheran Church, Main and Third streets at 8 p.m.

This is a closed discussion (participants must have a desire to stop drinking).

• Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. Sidney Group, Presbyterian Church, corner North and Miami streets, Sidney.

• AA, 7 p.m. at Troy Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. Open discussion.

• An Intermediate Pilates class will be from 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Women’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Just For Tuesday, will meet at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy.

This is an open discussion.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Unity Group, 7 p.m., Freedom Life Ministries Church, 9101 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua. Open discussion.

• Public bingo, license No. 0105-28, will begin with early birds at 7 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge No. 833, 17 W. Franklin St., Troy. Use the Cherry Street entrance. Doors open at 5 p.m. Instant tickets also will be available.

• Public bingo — paper and computer — will be offered by the Tipp City Lumber Baseball organization from 7-10 p.m. at the West Milton Eagles, 2270 S. Miami St., West Milton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and concessions will be available.

Proceeds will benefit the sponsorship of five Little League baseball teams. For more information, call 543-9959.

• DivorceCare will be every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy Church of the Nazarene, State Route 55 and Barnhart Road, Troy. The group is open to men and women. For more information, call Patty at 440-1269 or Debbie at 335-8397.

• Christian 12-Step, 7-8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.

• Health Partners Free Clinic will offer a free clinic on Thursday night at the clinic, 1300 N. County Road 25-A, Troy.

Registration will be from 5:30-7 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The clinic does not accept medical emergencies, but can refer patients to other doctors and can prescribe medication. Call 332-0894 for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, NAIOU, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• Preschool story hours will be from 1011 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradford Public Library, 138 E. Main St., Bradford.

• Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Tipp City. For more information, call 552-7082.

FRIDAY • An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• A “Late Night Knit” meeting will be from 7-10 p.m. on the first and third Friday at Tippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited to attend. For more information, call 6675358.

• The Tri-County Suicide Prevention Coalition will meet at 9 a.m. the second Friday in the conference room of the TriCounty Board of Recovery & Mental Health, Stouder Center, 1100 Wayne St., Troy. Use the west entrance to the fourth floor.

• AA, Troy Friday Morning Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. The discussion is open.

• AA, open discussion, 8 p.m. in the Salvation Army, 129 S. Wayne St., Piqua.

Use parking lot entrance, held in gym.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Clean and Free, 8 p.m., Dettmer Hospital, 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Open discussion.

Fellowship from 7-8 p.m.

• A Pilates Intermediate group matwork class will be held from 9-10 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 6672441.

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Brethren, Troy, at 10 a.m.

For more information, call (800) 374-9191.

• A singles dance is offered every Friday from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Christopher Club, Dixie Highway, Kettering, sponsored by Group Interaction.

The dance is $6. For more information, call 640-3015 or visit www.groupia.org.

• Christian Worship Center, 3537 S. Elm Tree Road, Christiansburg, hosts a Friday Night Bluegrass Jam beginning at 7 p.m. each Friday. Homemade meals are available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants may bring instruments and join in. A small donation is requested at the door. For more information or directions, call 8579090 or 631-2624.

SATURDAY • The Miami County Farmers Market will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendly’s restaurant.

• Free couples date night events will be offered the fourth Saturday from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Troy Rec. Events will include a DJ, dancing, pool tables, lounges, food, foosball, card games, comedy, ping pong, Wii, PS2 and more. Donations will be accepted.

• The West Milton Church of the Brethren, 918 S. Miami St., West Milton, will offer a free clothes closet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second Saturday.

Clothes are given to those in need free of charge at this time. For more information, call (937) 698-4395.

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191.

• Recovery Too Al-Anon meetings are offered at 8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Church, main campus, Room 117, S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City.

• AA, Men’s Meeting will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the new First Lutheran Church, corner of Washington Road and State Route 41. The meeting is closed (members must have a desire to stop drinking).

• AA, Troy Winners Group will meet at 8:30 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy for discussion. The meeting is open.

• AA, Troy Beginners Group meets at 7 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. This is an open discussion meeting.

• Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, meeting at 9 a.m., weigh-in at 9:30 a.m.

• Pilates for Beginners (Introduction), 9:15-10:15 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Saturday Night Live, 8 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St., Sidney.

• Relapse Prevention Group, 5:306:45 p.m. at The Avenue, Room 504, at Ginghamsburg Main Campus, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. • The Next Step, a worship celebration for people on the road to recovery, 7 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Main Campus Sanctuary, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. • Baseball bingo will be offered from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua.

Refreshments will be available.

Proceeds help the youth baseball organization, a nonprofit.

• The Tipp City Seniors eat out at area restaurants (sign up at the center) at 4:30 p.m. Card cames will be offered at the center for a $2 donation.

AMUSEMENTS

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Sunday, June 16, 2013

B7

SUNDAY CROSSWORD

AP PHOTO

This book cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows “Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns,” by Lauren Weisberger.

The devil in the details of ‘Revenge Wears Prada’ “Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns” (Simon & Schuster), by Lauren Weisberger Who said fashion is all about the next new thing?

Author Lauren Weisberger revisits her over-the-top characters from “The Devil Wears Prada,” including top magazine editor and ice queen Miranda Priestly, 10 years later in her latest novel, “Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.” It turns out, other than a few fleeting trends that clearly define the setting as 2013, things haven’t changed all that much.

Miranda, widely rumored to be based on Vogue’s Anna Wintour, for whom Weisberger once worked, isn’t really the main character, although she is the most fun to read about.

The story belongs to Andy Sachs or Ahn-dre-ah as Miranda likes to call her.

Andy quit Runway magazine at the end of the last book, taking pleasure in leaving Miranda high and dry in Paris without an assistant.

Miranda isn’t kind to those who work for her, and her cold, calculating and cruel ways have haunted Andy for a decade. The story opens with a literal nightmare about Andy not delivering Miranda’s lunch on time.

Andy often calls her “inhumane.”

But Miranda also is unpredictable: She trades her trim Prada dresses and Chanel suits for a maxi dress at one point! That’s jaw-dropping.

Seriously.

The primary driver of the plot is that Miranda wants to buy the wedding magazine created by Andy and her friend Emily, also a formerly tortured Runway employee.

For Miranda to make small talk with these women and even invite them into her home in an attempt to court them to sell her an idea that she couldn’t take credit for is practically mind-boggling. Of course it doesn’t take her long to revert back to her normal self, but it’s fun to see her try so hard to be civil and gracious, and especially to see her flirt with tennis star Rafael Nadal. (Wintour is a famous fan of tennis and its top players.)

Andy, however, isn’t all that interesting. At times, the reader can appreciate her principles and even some of her insecurities.

Sometimes they are a little too much. It seems hard to imagine that in the relatively small, insular world of fashion magazines and, taking into consideration Andy’s success, she still trembles at the mere mention of Miranda’s name.

And, while she has a very high horse about honesty, she isn’t quite what you’d call forthcoming.

The book successfully sprinkles pop culture tidbits to keep up the breezy tone, but the mix of real and fictional references can be puzzling: Why use the real names of Nadal, designer Monique Lhuillier and hairstylist Oscar Blandi when the celebrities that seem so obviously fashioned on Beyonce and Jay-Z are called Harper Hallow and Clarence “Mack” Dexter?

The of-the-moment shoutouts might also limit the shelf life of the book, but for this summer, it’s a pleasant, entertaining read in a tabloid magazine sort of way.

ACROSS 1.

Insult 5.

Told a tale 9.

Sport anagram 14.

God in Homer’s “Iliad” 18.

A hundred centesimi 19.

Drum Loud sound 20.

21.

Church part 22.

Start of a quip by anonymous: 6 wds.

25.

Outing 26.

Rolled about 27.

Coasters 28.

Bitumen 30.

Butts 31.

Sense of taste 33.

Cap-a- — 34.

Native of Split 37.

Honey badger 38.

Impassioned 43.

Part 2 of quip: 3 wds.

46.

Approval 47.

Lucy Ricardo, — McGillicuddy 48.

Ltd. cousin 49.

Box and bucket 50.

NFL player Red giant 51.

52.

Chinese shar- — 53.

Ladd or Lane 54.

Carols 55.

Brews 56.

Some eBay users 58.

Fletcher or Nevelson Uncouth 60.

61.

Imposed, as a fine 63.

Part 3 of quip 64.

Memorized Tritt or d’Arnaud 66.

68.

Cheers 71.

Portend 74.

Kind of detective 75.

Conidium 76.

Cuts 78.

Poetic name for a subcontinental region 79.

Islamic ruler 80.

Beat 81.

— — parfum Badger 82.

83.

Rock’s — Speedwagon 84.

Contemporary of Millet 85.

Part 4 of quip: 2 wds.

88.

Jazz festival city 90.

Biggs or Affleck Peers 91.

Cuttlefish output 92.

93.

Quenched 95.

Rare 97.

Safeguard 101. News article 102. Caucasus native 106. Juramentum 107. End of the quip: 5 wds.

110. Touch 111. — — a million 112. — -foot oil

113. Jug cousin 114. Trudge 115. A number prefix 116. Caps 117. Alliance letters DOWN 1.

Cabbage, chopped 2.

Biography 3.

River in Russia Run-down place 4.

— and penates 5.

6.

Abbr. in citations 7.

The dawn personified 8.

— personae 9.

Of shields 10.

Assignation 11.

Unfair 12.

DOL agency 13.

Glowing substance 14.

Song of praise 15.

— avis 16.

Villainy 17.

30 days hath this month: Abbr.

19.

Tenure 23.

Moorland relative 24.

Old Roman physician 29.

Anglers’ place

31.

32.

34.

35.

36.

37.

39.

40.

41.

42.

44. dead 45.

46.

50.

51.

53.

54.

55.

57.

59.

60.

62.

65.

66.

67.

69.

70.

Crayon Gospel PC parts Indian princess: Var. Swinging movement Certain horse Holiday times Vaudevillian Approaches Laconic Egyptian ruler of the Coquette Relatives of ten-spots Cacophony Bean and Hannity Trump card in tarot Retinue Tires Handle that moves Chicago destination Cover Puts to use Lyric poem Heat-measure unit Doomed lover At sea Prepared a fish

72.

Twist out of shape 73.

Inches 75.

Inevitable 77.

Neat and tidy 80.

Grilled item: 2 wds.

81.

Legal right-of-way 84.

Recent: Suffix 85.

Rouse Eldritch 86.

Do a surfing stunt: 2 wds.

87.

89.

Paid a kind of tax 90.

“— — — Hot Tin Roof” 94.

Ceiling 95.

Tries 96.

Scuffles 97.

“— and Circumstance” 98.

Kind of fence 99.

— the Great 100. Fork part 102. One of the Mariana Islands 103. Hawkeyes’ home 104. Further 105. Notorious Roman 108. Upperclassman: Abbr.

109. Certain vote

‘This Is the End’ weirdly compelling LOS ANGELES (AP) — The seemingly exhausted gross-out comedy genre gets a strange temporary reprieve with “This Is the End,” an unlikable but weirdly compelling apocalyptic fantasy in which a bunch of young stars and stars-by-affiliation jokingly imagine their own mortality.

A sort-of “The Day of the Locust” centered on successful comic actors, rather than downand-outers, facing a conflagration in Los Angeles, this is a dark farce that’s simultaneously self-deprecating, self-serving, an occasion to vent about both friends and rivals and to fret about self-worth in a cocooned environment.

With everyone here officially playing themselves, the result is like a giant home movie and a reality horror show, different enough from anything that’s come before to score with young audiences.

With the “Hangover” series outliving its welcome, Judd Apatow moving on to quasiserious stuff and Johnny-comelatelies like “21 & Over” and “Movie 43” falling short, outrageous comedies aren’t what they used to be a few years back. Early on in “This Is the End,” James Franco and Seth Rogen explore story ideas for a possible “Pineapple Express” sequel, but it’s hard to know, five years on, what the public appetite would be even for that.

Instead, Rogen and cowriter/co-director Evan Goldberg reached back to 2007 for inspiration, to a nineminute short they and Jason Stone made called “Seth and Jay Versus the Apocalypse.” It is said to have cost $3,000 and starred five of the six main actors from the present feature Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Franco, Jonah Hill and Danny McBride.

The central conceit is that this is a film about showbiz’s young and privileged that’s supposedly being honest about their sense of entitlement, their access to constant sex, drugs

AP PHOTO

This film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures shows, from left, James Franco, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson in a scene from “This Is The End.” and money, neuroses and special bonds both professional and personal.

This isn’t Franco and Rogen and Michael Cera and everyone else playing characters getting completely trashed on coke and weed, this is a movie in which audiences can get off seeing actual movie stars behaving like stupid rich frat boys. At least that’s the sense of special access “This Is the End” is purporting to afford the eager viewer.

The occasion is a housewarming party at Franco’s dazzling new house (“Designed it myself ” the famously multitasking actor-writer-director-grad student modestly points out).

The first 15 minutes are crammed with pretty funny party banter, star sightings Emma Watson, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling and Cera getting serviced by two babes at the same

time and the overweening discomfort of Baruchel, who’s come down from Canada to visit his best bud Rogen and outdoes Woody Allen in his expressions of distaste for L.A. and the people who live there, especially the hated Hill, with whom he’s now obliged to hang.

But in a startling manner as if co-devised by Nathaniel West and Irwin Allen, a Biblical-scale disaster strikes in the form of explosions, rumblings, the ground opening up, fires raging, cars crashing and shafts of light beaming down from the heavens.

Los Angeles is burning and many guests are swallowed up by a lava-filled sink-hole while others flee into the acrid night.

In the end, those left in the seeming sanctuary of Franco’s crib are Rogen, Baruchel, Hill, Craig Robinson and Franco, who arms himself with a World

War I-vintage pistol left over from “Flyboys.”

“This Is the End” goes places you don’t expect it to, exploring the guys’ rifts and doubts and misgivings just as it wallows in an extravagant lifestyle that inevitably attracts public fascination.

It also expresses the anxiety and insecurity of comics conscious of the big issues in life they are expected either to avoid or make fun of in their work.

Rogen and Goldberg take the latter approach here, in an immature but sometimes surprisingly upfront way one can interpret seriously. Or not.

“This Is the End,” a Sony/Columbia release, is rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence.

Running time: 107 minutes.

B8

Sunday, June 16, 2013

AMUSEMENTS

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

ANNIVERSARY

ENGAGEMENTS

Lohrers to celebrate 50th TROY — Bill and Carla (Wilson) Lohrer of Troy will celebrate their 50th wedding anniverary.

The couple were married June 22, 1963, in Terry and Merry Ungen of Piqua, are celebrating Middleport, Ohio. their 25th wedding anniversary.

The two are the parents of Shari (Dale) Cartwright of They were married June 12, 1988, at the Covington Medina, Ohio, and Michael (Kelly) Lohrer of Charlotte, Church of the Brethren, Covington.

N.C.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchildren.

Wacklers Bill is a former Troy City Council president, past executive director The Future Begins Today, past presitogether for dent of the Noon Kiwanis, was involved in the Troy All Booster Program dedication 2005-06, past presiSports 65 years dent of the Troy Football Parents Association, first PTO Ned Lowell and president of Cookson Elementary, grand marshall of the Barbara Joan Troy Strawberry Festival in 2008, former member of the (Stubbs) Wackler are Troy Area Chamber of Commerce and the 2008 Troy celebrating their Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizen.

65th anniversary.

He is a retired manager of advertising at Hobart They were united Corp. in marriage June 26, Carla is a the president of the Miami County 1948, at the Church Republican Women, Leadership Troy 2001 graduate, of the Brethren in Sculptures on the Square Committee member, secretary Piqua.

Miami County Republican Central Committee, a memThey have three ber of the board of directors The Future Begins Today children, Vicky and 2008 Troy Chamber of Commerce Distinguished (Craig) Stammen, Citizen.

Arlene (Bill) Brown She is a retired secretary at Troy High School. and Ron (Marcy) been members of Troy The couple are members of First United Methodist Wackler; four grandchilBaptist Temple for more Church, Troy. dren; and three greatthan 40 years.

A private dinner celebration with family and friends grandchildren.

At this special time in will celebrate the occasion.

They are retired from their lives, they would Nationwide Insurance and enjoy receiving cards and Miami Mutual Insurance. messages from family and Ned and Joan have friends.

Ungens celebrating 25th anniversary

Putnam, Syphrit to wed The engagement of Chelsea Nichole Putnam of Van Wert, Ohio, to Craig Alan Syphrit, also of Van Wert, is announced her her parents, Kenneth and Tina Putnam of Tipp City.

He is the son of Alan Syphrit of Van Wert, and Diana Keirns, Ohio City, Ohio.

The bride-elect has a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Wright State University. She is employed at Paulding County Job and Family Services, Paulding County, Ohio.

Her fiance has a master’s degree in education from The Ohio State University. He is a teacher for Van Wert City Schools.

The wedding is set for July 6, 2013.

ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY

County couple to marry Kathryn Campbell of Ludlow Falls and Alexander Whalen of Tipp City announce their engagement and upcoming nuptials.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Carla Campbell and the late Michel Campbell of Ludlow Falls. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Stan and Loretta Whalen of Richmond.

She is a state-tested nurses aide and is employed at Miami Valley Hospital.

He is employed at Meijer Distribution, Tipp City.

The wedding is planned for August 2013.

Couples celebrating anniversaries, weddings or engagements wishing to have their announcements in the Troy Daily News may pick up information forms at the newspaper office, 224 S. Market St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Troy Daily News announcement forms must be filled out completely in order to be published. Information also may be sent by email to editorial@tdnpublishing.com (subject line: engagement, wedding, etc.) or filled out on the form provided at www.troydailynews.com.

A glossy black-and-white or good quality color photo is requested. The Troy Daily News reserves the right to judge whether photo quality is acceptable for reproduction.

Couples celebrating anniversaries may submit a wedding photo and a recent photo for publication. Photos may be picked up at the newspaper office after they are used or returned by mail if they are accompanied by a selfaddressed, stamped envelope.

Cookies for Father’s Day Yup! We added maple and bacon to cookies for Dad

These cookies aren’t exactly a healthy treat for Dad. What with 1/2 cup of maple sugar and 1/2 cup of bacon fat, not to mention the bacon itself. But it’s not as if chocolate chip cookies were a healthy choice before we added all those luscious improvements, right? So why not embrace these

40185795

treats for what they are and let Father’s Day be a day of indulgence for your dad?

These cookies can be made ahead, then stored in tightly sealed bags or containers at room temperature for a week. For longer storage, they can be frozen.

MILK CHOCOLATE MAPLE BACON COOKIES Start to finish: 1 hour Makes 4 dozen 1 pound maple bacon 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup maple sugar, plus additional for sprinkling 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon flake sea salt, plus additional for sprinkling 1/2 teaspoon maple extract 2 eggs 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 11.5-ounce bag milk chocolate chips In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until well browned and crispy. Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain and cool. Reserve the bacon grease in the skillet.

Once the bacon has cooled, crumble or chop it into small chunks. Set aside.

Meanwhile, heat the oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter, 1/2 cup of the reserved bacon grease, brown sugar, maple sugar, baking soda, salt and maple extract until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating and scraping the bowl in between additions.

Mix in the flour, then the chocolate chips and crumbled bacon. Scoop the cookies onto the prepared baking sheets in 1-tablespoon mounds. Sprinkle the tops lightly with a bit of sea salt and maple sugar. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden around the edges and the tops no longer look glossy.

Allow to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Nutrition information per cookie: 150 calories; 80 calories from fat (53 percent of total calories); 8 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 15 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 9 g sugar; 3 g protein; 110 mg sodium.

NottingSubdivision hill

Quality Homes Built By

Troy’s newest private cul-de-sac developement.

Surrounded by a beautiful wooded area off of Troy Sidney Road, across from Duke Park.

9 Lots Available Contact Tony Scott for more information 937-332-8669 www.troylanddevelopment.com

anthony.scott@keystonehomesintroy.com

40080242

Easy, breezy summer decor

Discover the

Advantage “Custom Built Quality At An Affordable Price.” www.keystonehomesintroy.com

937-332-8669

40080264

MORTGAGE WATCH

U.S. rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.98% WASHINGTON (AP) — Fixed U.S. mortgage rates rose for the sixth straight week, putting the average rate on the 30-year loan just shy of 4 percent.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan increased to 3.98 percent. That’s up from 3.91 percent last week and the highest since April 2012. The average rate was last at 4 percent or higher in March 2012.

The rate on the 15-year loan advanced to 3.10 percent from 3.03 percent. That’s also the highest since April 2012.

Concerns that the Federal Reserve will scale back its bond purchases have pushed rates higher. Still, mortgage rates remain low by historical standards.

Cheap mortgages have helped sustain a housing recovery that began last year, encouraging more Americans to buy homes or refinance existing loans.

Mortgage rates are rising because they tend to follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. The yield on the 10year note climbed as high as 2.29 percent this week from a low of 1.63 percent last month. It has since declined to 2.20 percent in early trading Thursday.

The Fed’s $85-billion-a-month in bond purchases have pushed down long-term interest rates. As speculation has grown that the Fed will slow those purchases, investors have driven rates up. That has decreased the value of bonds with lower yields.

Fed policymakers hold a two-day meeting next week that will be closely watched for signals that the Fed may soon slow the bond purchases.

To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country on Monday through Wednesday each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount.

The average fee for 30-year mortgages was unchanged at 0.7 point. The fee for 15-year loans also was steady at 0.7 point.

The average rate on a one-year adjustable-rate mortgage held at 2.58 percent. The fee for one-year adjustablerate loans was unchanged at 0.4 point.

The average rate on a five-year adjustable-rate mortgage rose to 2.79 percent from 2.74 percent. The fee edged up to 0.6 point from 0.5.

REAL ESTATE WATCH

Foreclose home can turn into a zombie

BY MARCIE GEFFNER bankrate.com

erty," Blomquist says. "The issue ... is that they are unaware they still own the property, and they are What happens to a then held responsible" for house when the belearelated expenses. guered owner moves out, Lenders typically aren't and the lender never finrequired to notify the ishes the foreclosure homeowner when a forepaperwork? closure isn't completed. So, It becomes a "zombie the homeowner might not house." The term means realize he's still responsithe absent homeowner is still legally responsible for ble for a foreclosed home that was vacated long ago. the foreclosed property "There's some onus on and can be haunted by: the homeowner to be • Property taxes.

• Homeowners associa- proactive and make sure they're going to get infortion fees. mation from the lender, • Fines for building and anybody else who code violations. wants to contact them, by • Other expenses. filling out that change-ofA zombie house is address request," sometimes referred to as a Blomquist says. Stay in "zombie title" house. But contact with the lender the title isn't in question, until the foreclosure is says Daren Blomquist, complete. vice president at Even after moving out, RealtyTrac, a real estate you can research public data company in Irvine, records to monitor the Calif. home's ownership status "The public records are to make sure it doesn't very clear that the home• See WATCH on C2 owners still own the prop-

To embrace the blissful, mellow season of summer, I sweep through my home, gathering up winter's rich, intricate layers and replacing them with light and breezy accents that let my rooms breathe. Giving your home a summer makeover can be as simple as weaving in a few key pieces of seasonal decor.

Here are some ideas: Live Plants Lend Energy I love what live houseplants do for my home in the summer. They refresh each room, bringing in new energy. All you need to do when decorating with houseplants is to add them to an existing display or create a simple summer arrangement that combines a plant with a few summer accents. You'll be amazed by how poking in a plant will amp up the impact of a display.

Consider adding a few pots of ivy to take a tablescape to the next level. It's extremely easy to create.

For example, we placed a silver candelabra in the center of a miniature concrete birdbath and rested a wire globe over it. With the structure of the centerpiece in place, we just filled in the perimeter with pots of ivy. With its winding and twisting vines reaching out in all directions, the ivy made the centerpiece more exotic.

Maidenhair ferns are

SHNS PHOTO COURTESY NELL HILL'S

When decorating with houseplants, add them to an existing display or create a simple summer arrangement that combines a plant with a few summer accents. my favorite ferns to work with when decorating for summer. I'm smitten by their lacy, romantic fronds, a great contrast to the sleek, modern styling of the white pottery we use in lots of our summer displays at Nell Hill's. Here's a simple but stylish coffeetable display.

Start with a base, like a light, bright mirrored tray.

Bring in dramatic height using a few taller pieces, like inexpensive but fetching pottery. Tuck a potted plant in the middle ground. Then, finish with a few interesting details, like a stack of, books, plates and beverage service.

In the summer, I tuck plants into likely and unlikely spots throughout my home. I always have something live on my windowsills, like a line of

three small African violets in cute cachepots that are there right now. I often place palms on the center table in my living room and on a pedestal next to the stairway in my entry.

In addition to putting a Boston fern on the marbletop table in my dining room, I featured potted succulents at the center of my dining table. All these plants will look amazing and fresh and fun ... until I forget to water them!

Pretty Pillows Perk up Upholstered Furnishings Dan once asked me: Where do all our pillows go to die? While I confess that I have more accent pillows in my home than the average person, I actually have fewer than it appears. Here's my secret to getting twice the mileage from my pillows: I

have two sets of pillow covers made — one for the warm months, one for the cold months. When the seasons change, I unzip the pillow covers and replace them with the other set. Presto! My living room looks as if it's redecorated for the season just by changing out the accent pillows. You won't believe what a difference just swapping out your pillows will make.

What's your favorite color palette for summer?

You can bring it to life with accent pillows. Do you crave high-voltage colors that are full of energy?

Then mix up pillows covered in tangerine, lemon yellow, apple green and hot pink.

Some people love patriotic color in the summer, a nod to Independence Day. • See SUMMER on C2

Financing to make you feel at home The personal rewards of owning a home are many. And you want to be sure your home financing works for you and your life, for today and tomorrow.

So, whether you’re buying your first home, a second home or refinancing your current one, a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage consultant will listen to your homeowernship goals and provide you with the information you need to help you choose the home financing that’s right for you.

Count on one of the nation’s leading retail mortgage lenders for the exclusive programs and personal service you need to help meet your homeownership goals.

Contact your Wells Fargo Home Mortgage consultant for details.

Teresa A. Tubbs Sales Manager Office: 937-440-1014 Cell: 937-760-2073 Teresa.A.Tubbs@wellsfargo.com NMLSR ID 525388 Janet Bretland Home Mortgage Consultant Office: 937-440-1015 Cell: 937-875-0645 Janet.Bretland@wellsfargo.com NMLSR ID 408748 Beth Peters Home Mortgage Consultant Office: 937-440-1016 Cell: 937-371-3985 Beth.E.Peters@wellsfargo.com NMLSR ID 418700

COVINGTON - ST. RT. 185 Great Opportunity!

40073677

Approximately 1.5 acres, Suited for a basement, Covington school district.

Priced at only $19,900

937-335-0110

BY MARY CAROL GARRITY Scripps Howard News Service

Information is accurate as of date of printing and is subject to change without notice.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. © 2013 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved.

NMLSR ID 399801 AS982001 4/13-7/13 40046700

C2

Sunday, June 16, 2013

REAL ESTATE TODAY

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

Summer • CONTINUED FROM C1

SHNS PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAUREEN GILMER

Both green and bronze basil are popular plants to cut and dry for winter use.

Harvesting healing plants MAUREEN GILMER Scripps Howard News Service Nearly 1,000 years before Christ, the Greeks were avid users of medicinal herbs. These age-old healing plants were distributed by priests at the temples of Aesculapius.

Priests obtained their plants from rhizotomoi, the diggers of plant roots who grew and gathered the ancient healing species. This continues today with the mountain folk of the Southeast, who still gather American ginsing, goldenseal and other native medicinal plants.

In ancient times, the rhizotomoi jealously guarded their plant resources to limit competition and ensure that the wild plants were not overharvested. Their method was to create stories to frighten away interlopers.

One example is the highly valued root of a Greek peony, which they emphasized could not be dug in the daytime. Any collector who broke this rule risked having his eyes plucked out by woodpeckers, or so the story goes. Those who gathered hellebore looked skyward, for should an eagle soar near them while digging, legend had it, the person would most certainly die within the coming year.

As centuries passed, Europeans adopted many of these ancient Greek ideas as well as their indigenous healing arts.

Goth, Saxon and Celtic beliefs blended during the Roman occupation, combining early pagan healing arts with classical herbal

AP

Hang bunches of drying herbs in the shade where there is plenty of air circulation to assist with dehydration. folklore. When the Empire turned Christian, many of these ideas folded into the physic gardens of the early monasteries, where monks acted much like the priests of Aesculapius to help heal peasants.

One universal practice that seems to be unchanged is gathering herbs at the summer solstice (June 21). Perhaps due to the Celtic sun worship, this longest day of the year was thought to imbue the plant material with the most powerful healing properties. For herbs used in magic potions, they must be gathered at this time for

the celestial changes were thought a sign from the gods of their magical characteristics. One example is to gather certain ferns on this date, if they are to be used to make one invisible, or so it was thought.

From the spring equinox (March 21) to the summer solstice, days are growing slightly longer, and plants are producing a great deal of vegetative growth.

In 1755's "Family Herbal," Sir John Hill writes: "The time when the entire plant is in its most full perfection is when it is in bud and when the heads are

formed for flowering but not a single flower has yet disclosed itself."

Nicholas Culpepper in 1652 advised, "Of leaves, choose only such as are green and full of juice. The leaves of such herbs as run up to seed are not so good when they are in flower as before."

After the solstice, the days begin to shorten and the herbs sense it immediately. That kicks off flowering, which forces growth energy away from luxurious oil-rich foliage production. That's why harvesting herbs around the solstice isn't just folklore, it's solid science. At this time leaves will contain peak levels of essential oils for maximum efficacy. With high oil content, they smell and taste better when dried. If the plants are left too long, soaring summer temperatures cause oils to quickly evaporate in the heat, reducing the overall potency.

It's not easy to cut your herbs this early in the season when they look fabulous, but it's essential if you want to dry and preserve them for storage.

Harvest in the morning after the dew has evaporated, but before the sun has risen high into the sky.

Do not let freshly cut herbs remain outdoors where oils are lost too quickly.

Then follow John Hill's centuries-old advice: "They are tied up into small bunches, the less the better and hung upon lines drawn across the room.

Bunches are to be kept a half a foot asunder, where they are to hang till perfectly dry."

wicker chargers.

When decorating your Mix up patterns that mantel for summer, weave weave in these perennial in a few natural pieces. favorites, like blue ticking Add Interesting trimmed in a red flange.

Touches with New Others like to float away Summer Accents on a summer dream, pickRustic metal trays add ing washed linens and the a charming country feel to softest cottons in a delisummer displays. You cate bouquet of creamy could use them to showpastels. case pots of fern, a cluster Wicker and Bamboo of vases filled with Bring in the Beauty of hydrangeas or a hurricane Nature displaying seashells from When I'm reworking your vacation. Nothing my decor for summer, I says summer like an oldlike to replace my formal fashioned picnic basket serving pieces, like silver packed with bright sumtrays, with informal pieces mer dishes. It's great to made from natural materi- have ribbon on hand to als, like wicker and bamhang a wreath on your boo. I like how the irregu- door or suspend glass lar, organic textures and votive holders from trees lines bring the unpreand bushes in your gardictable beauty of nature den. Old-fashioned Mason into my home. jars look adorable holding For a quick summer treasures like river rocks remake, lighten up an from your family rafting existing display by tucking trip. Get creative as you in something that celeenjoy a fresher, cleaner brates nature. Maybe it's look in your home this setting your table with summer.

Watch • CONTINUED FROM C1 become a zombie house.

A homeowner does himself a disservice by not trying to resolve a zombie house, says Steve Gottheim, regulatory counsel for the American Land Title Association, which lobbies for title companies in Washington, D.C. He says one option might be to sign a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in effect giving the property to the lender.

Why do lenders decline to complete foreclosures?

"Because they're not on title, they don't necessarily want to get on the property and start maintaining it," Gottheim says.

Lenders have to navigate "myriad mazes of rules and regulations" in each state, Gottheim says.

The process can take two years or longer.

"We hear anecdotal stories that, by the time they're able to get close to having a foreclosure sale done and might actually be able to get the property, the house is worth almost nothing, and (lenders) don't want it," Gottheim says. "If the property is in disrepair, it will cost more to get it up to code than (lenders) will ever make off it."

As many as 300,000 zombie houses may exist in the United States, and every state likely has at least a few of them, according to a RealtyTrac analysis. The analysis used foreclosure data, and U.S. Postal Service vacancy and change-of-address records to estimate the number of houses unoccupied houses in foreclosure.

Florida is "Zombie Central," with potentially 90,556 zombie houses, or

about 30 percent of the U.S. total. Next on the list are Illinois, which could have 31,668 zombies; California, home to perhaps 28,821 zombies; Ohio, with about 17,367 possible zombies; and New York and New Jersey, with perhaps 15,212 and 14,084 zombies, respectively.

Why those states?

Blomquist offers two possibilities.

• Metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Detroit and St. Louis tend to have distressed properties in such poor condition that neither the homeowner nor the bank wants to own them.

• States such as Nevada, Oregon and Washington have new laws that punish banks for improper foreclosures, causing delays in the process.

Some cities have set up registries of foreclosed or abandoned properties or enacted local laws that require lenders to perform basic maintenance, but enforcement may be minimal or ineffective.

Mortgage rates jumped for the sixth week in a row as investors await a statement from the Federal Reserve.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 4 basis points to 4.14 percent. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 4 basis points to 3.32 percent. The average rate for 30-year jumbo mortgages, or generally for those of more than $417,000, rose 5 basis points to 4.32 percent.

The 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage rose 7 basis points to 3 percent. With a 5/1 ARM, the rate is fixed for five years and adjusted annually thereafter.

Oklahoma officials: Don’t worry about home value drop OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Oklahoma residents clean up and consider whether to rebuild where they are or buy a new home elsewhere, one thing they likely won’t have to worry about is a drop in property values.

An EF5 storm hit Moore on May 20, killing 24, and an EF3 storm hit the El Reno area Friday night,

killing at least 10.

As residents pick over the remains and wonder what they’ll do next, real estate agents and insurance officials say there will still be demand for residences.

“I listed a house just two days ago and I had multiple offers on it the next day,” Tiffany McClung, an agent with Coldwell

Banker Carousel Realty, said Friday.

Up to 4,000 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in the Moore tornado.

Assessments were still being done Sunday for the El Reno storm.

“From an economic standpoint and the history, I don’t think they’re going to lose any value at all,” in

Preparing for the Gentlemen of the Road Troy Stopover August 30-31, 2013

Tara Miller, Realtor Prudential ONE, Realtors

(937) 418-4538 www.MiamiCountyHomes.com 40208307

their property, said Charla Slabotsky, executive director of the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, noting that residents in the Moore area, since 1999, have experienced four tornadoes rated EF4 or EF5, the two highest classifications.

“In the past they tend to rebuild,” Slabotsky said. “I don’t think it’s going to impact them at all once they past they get past the hassle of dealing with the paperwork,” of appraisals, inspections and insurance forms.

McClung said potential homebuyers often ask about the tornado-prone area.

“Yes,” she said, laughing, “even before the storm.

That’s a pretty common question, ‘does the house have a storm shelter?’” But I’ve never had anybody decide against a house because it didn’t have one.”

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak said the most frequent question he is hearing from those with damaged homes is from people who are unfamiliar with the process of filing an insurance claim.

“There are very educated folks who’ve never had a major loss with their poli-

cy,” Doak said. “What is actually covered under my homeowner’s policy? How am I going to move out of my home and pay my mortgage?” are frequent questions, Doak said.

One option would be to use any insurance settlement to pay off an existing mortgage and sell the property.

“They could sell that lot through the private market, there lot of builders who would like to buy property and build another house on it,” according to Doak.

But John Wiscaver, cochairman of the Oklahoma Insurance Catastrophe Task Force and vice president of public affairs for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance, said such a decision has the potential of creating hardship for the landowner.

“The (insurance) process is generally to repair and to replace, depending on the scope of damage, at that location,” Wiscaver said. “You have to weigh the impact on, financially, is it in your best interest to do that.

“It depends on the policy.”

Doak said an estimated 23,000 people have filed

insurance claims for damage caused by the tornado.

Officials have estimated total damage at up to $2 billion.

New York lawyer pleads guilty NEW YORK — Federal authorities say a New York lawyer has pleaded guilty in a real estate scheme.

A former NYPD sergeant pleaded guilty last month in the case.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan says attorney Edward Adams pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Authorities say the two men misappropriated millions of dollars in escrow funds.

The real estate project in the Dominican Republic never developed and investors lost all their money.

Adams could get up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he’s sentenced on Oct. 18.

The former policeman, James Monahan, pleaded guilty on May 29.

Monahan was owner of a company called Panam Management Group, Inc.

REAL ESTATE TODAY

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

C3

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Not everything is about you — but this is “Not everything is about you,” is almost an over-used phrase today. You’ve likely been on the receiving and giving end of it, too. I’ve said it to my children and I know my husband has wanted to say it to me on my particularly selfish days. And, truth is, we all have selfish days or moments. There are times when we all want a situation or circumstance to go our way or benefit us. Sometimes we get what we want and other times we just don’t. As adults, we understand it’s not all about us, but boy, it sure is nice when it is!

Some things, though, should be all about you and choosing your REALTOR® is one of them.

The real estate professional that fits your neighbor may, or may not, be the right fit for you. It’s about you and who you can work with, connect with and commu-

nicate with.

One of the best compliments I have received in my career as a real estate professional came recently from a seller. She told me their intention was to interview numerous candidates to list their home, but stopped the search after they met me. They just knew. And, I knew too. I knew I could deliver the service they were looking for. So, how do you know? Below are some basic tips: Seek advice. Ask friends and those you know who have recently sold. If they have had a positive experience with an agent then perhaps you will, too.

Add that person to your “potential” list.

Curiosity is a good thing. If you are curious about a certain agent – search away! In today’s technology based world you can find details right at your finger

sion? An agent who is invested and moving up in their career of choice is an agent who will take your need seriously.

O.H.I.O! Meaning the Ohio Division of Real Estate and other associations. A good agent will have good standings with the Division and the Ohio Association of REALTORS® as well as local Boards such as the Robin Banas Midwestern Ohio Association of Real Estate Today Columnist REALTORS® and Dayton Area Board of REALTORS®.

Ready, set, compete! A little competition never hurt anyone. tips.

Interview more than one. A minTime is a teller. Are they imum of two. One, perhaps, that newly licensed or are they a “seasoned” agent? Don’t discard was a referral from a friend or neighbor, and another of your a newer agent, though. He or she may have skills and an ener- own choosing and research. Let them know they are competing gy level that is right for you.

Savvy says. Your agent must for your business. This alone be knowledgeable and current in will tell you about the character and assertiveness of the agent. today’s market. Educated. Are You want an agent who is confithey involved in their profes-

dent and assertive enough to win your business.

Signed and sealed. Make sure your agent respects and appreciates your wishes and that you get it in writing. Your agent should be able to promptly and efficiently explain the forms and walk you through them with ease.

A home sale and/or purchase is the biggest transaction, dollar wise, most of us make. It’s a big deal. Do your homework, take your time, interview more than one and ultimately – go with who is right for you – because this truly is all about YOU! If you have additional questions or for a free list of potential interview questions you may contact Robin Banas, Office Manager at Bruns Realty Group at (937) 332-8537 or rbanas@brunsrealty.com.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

PIQUA Beverly Snyder, Rick Snyder to Miami Valley InOvation, one lot, $148,000.

Bank of America N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0.

Habitat for Humanity of Miami County Ohio to Kacey Nicholas, one lot, $86,000.

Sheri Malone a.k.a.

Sheri Martin a.k.a. Sherry Varney, Robert Martin to William Stengel Jr., Yvonne Stengel, one lot, $106,900.

Lester Miller to Debra Gariety, Michael Riley, one lot, one part lot, $35,000.

Linda Carman, FBO, Howard E. Kyle Appointment Trust, Mary Miller, FBO, Gregory Stephens, trustee to Debra Wortman, a part lot, $159,000.

Orr Felt Company to Shirley Drummond, two lots, $14,000.

Murray Property Investments LLC to Jacob Kerrigan, Katelyn Kerrigan, a part lot, $64,500.

William Stengel, trustee, Yvonne Stengel, trustee, Stengel Family Trust to Debra Stengel, Timothy Stengel, one lot, $84,900.

Fry Investments Ltd., PLHC Properties Ltd. to Fry Investments, Ltd., seven lots, $0.

TIPP CITY Jeannie Salyer, Ronald Salyer to Shelly Ryan, one lot, $202,000.

Certificateholders of the MLMI Trust, U.S. Bank, N.A., successor trustee,

Home prices drop in Oahu HONOLULU (AP) — The median price for a singlefamily home on Oahu dropped 5 percent last month.

That’s according to monthly figures released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors.

The median price of a single-family home in May was $630,000, a 5 percent decrease from $664,000 in May 2012. The number of single-family homes sold

during the month increased nearly 10 percent to 266.

May was a better month for condominiums. The median price for a condo was $315,000, up 5 percent from $300,000 during the same month last year. There were 452 condos sold during the month, a nearly 22 percent increase from May 2012.

Board President Kevin Miyama says condo sellers on average received 99 percent of their original listing.

Wachovia Bank, N.A., trustee to Eric Hamant, one lot, $83,500.

Citimortgage Inc. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss, attorney in fact to Midtown Centre Limited, one lot, $106,700.

Bac Home Loans Servicing, LP, Bank of America, N.A., successor, Bank of New York, trustee, Bank of New York Mellon, Certificateholders of the Cwalt Inc., Countrywide Home Loans servicing, LP etc. to Staffco Construction Inc., one lot, $197,000

COVINGTON Jeffery Shields, Joan Shields to JLS Floral Enterprises LLC, a part lot, $0.

ELIZ. TWP. Roland Weeks to Lorna Mae Weeks, one lot, $0.

Inverness Group Inc. to Debra Clark, Philip Clark Sr., one lot, $237,100.

Karen Mathews to Karen M. Mathews Revocable Living Trust, Karen Mathews, trustee, one lot, $0.

NVR Inc. to Pimkul Tintong, Pirom Tintong, one lot, $210,000.

BETHEL TWP. Estate of Kenneth Stevens, Rondal Stevens, executor to Danny Landes, Stephen Landes, 40.0259 acres, $330,000.

CONCORD TWP.

Joseph Johnson II to Joseph Johnson II, trustee, Joseph D. Johnson II Charity Sando, Kyle Revocable Living Trust, one Sando to Miami Valley Inlot, $0.

Ovations, one lot, $146,000.

Estate of Roger Sentman, Forrest E. WEST MILTON Sentman, executor to Jennifer Sentman, Randall Sentman, two lots, $33,000.

Amy Seidel Malak, David Carter, Dorothy trustee, Hany Malak, Carter to Tiffany Howett, trustee, Malak-Seidel Charles Robinson, 1.035 Revocable Living Trust to acre, $165,000.

Bevonne Court LLC, five Nationstar Mortgage LLC lots, $0. to James Kyle, Rose Kyle, Amy Seidel Malak, Hany 3.492 acres, $131,100.

Malak to Bevonne Court Estate of Anthony LLC, 10 lots, $0.

McGraw to Lisa McGraw, Nabila Malak, Wadie 1.797 acres, $0.

Malak to Bevonne Court LLC, 15 lots, $0.

BROWN TWP. Estate of David A. Barga, Jason Barga, executor to Charles Maroney, one lot, Dennis Hague, $110,000.

Jacquelyn Hague to Tyler Matthew Minneman to Beard, 0.907 acre,

TROY

MONROE TWP.

2385 W MURPHY LN. In-Ground Pool! Sensational 3-4 bedroom, 2 story, 1776 sq. ft. with 23x16 pool! $158,900 Dir: W Main St. S on Stanfield to W on Murphy. Visit this home @: www.CadamsRE.com/348666

Corinna Adams 552-5818 339-0508

NEWTON TWP. Estate of Timothy Elliott, Leona Swisher, executor to James Abrams, one lot, $28,000.

SPRINGCREEK TWP. David Bettag, Lindsey Bettag to Brittany Henningsen, Daniel Henningsen, 1.0 acre, $178,000.

Janet Ronicker, Shawn Ronicker to Philip Scott Knife, 10.247 acres, $0.

Philip Scott Knife, Janet Ronicker, Shawn Ronicker to Janet Ronicker, Shawn Ronicker, 22.165 acres, $0.

NEWBERRY TWP. Estate of Margaret Jean Owen, Robert Mutzner, executor to Sandra McReynolds, Tony McReynolds, 10.887 acres,

Estate of Ronald C. Steinke, Nathaniel Funderburg, administrator to Springcreek Township Trustees, three part lots, $5,000.

Gladys Steinke to Springcreek Township Trustees, 0.180 acres, $1,700.

Estate of Ronald C. Steinke, Nathaniel Funderburg, administrator to Springcreek Township Trustees, 0.180 acre, $3,400.

Staton C. Reynolds to James C. Reynolds, 10.366 acres, $0.

Today’s Crossword Answers

OPEN SUN. 2-4

212 COUNTRYSIDE DR. Beautiful Saxony Woods 2 story with 4 beds, 3.5 baths, full basement, 3 car garage in pristine condition. $360,000 Dir: Swailes or Monroe Concord to Merrimont to N Countryside to 212.

®

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

OPEN SUN. 2-4 TROY

Country Value! 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick ranch with 40x24 pole barn on 1.5 acres! $134,000 Dir: North Market to right on Troy Urbana to Right on Rugged Hill.

Visit this home @: www.MaryCouser.com/344739

OPEN SUN. 2-4

40213353

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

OPEN SUN. 2-4

Mary Couser 216-0922 339-0508

First Time Open!

Stately home almost a century old has 1950 square feet and sits on over 1/3 acre. Inside is a large foyer, living room w/piano, dining room, kitchen, 1.5 baths, four bedrooms, even a secret third floor room, and then a semi finished basement. Two car garage and beautiful landscaping complete this beautiful property. $149,900 Directions: I75, east on 55 (Market) corner of Ridge and Market.

Visit this home @ www.DebCastle.com/348288

®

®

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

TROY OPEN SUN. 1-3

Deb Castle

409-1582 339-0508 ®

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

TROY

OPEN SUN. 1-3

1965 GREENBRIAR DR.

507 MICHIGAN ST.

"SEEING IS BELIEVING", so please stop to investigate this Creative C u s t o m home w/Solar Envelope E n e r g y S y s t e m .

Open Living Area, Fam. Rm., 4-Bedrms. + 2-Greenhouse Rms. 1/2 Ac. Lot on Dead-end street. $204,900 Dir: Co Rd 25A W at Swailes S at Seneca.

Walk in and say WOW! Remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with a 2 car garage just waiting for you to move into. No work to do. You’ve got to see inside! Make an Offer! $65,000 Dir: (E St. Rt 55) Staunton Rd to L at Michigan Visit this home @: www.JoyceLightner.com/342782

NE W PRICE!

266-7041 339-0508

Barb LeFevre 216-5530

GARDEN GATE REALTY

40213491

Connie Strobel

Charming and well maintained 2 bedroom 2 bath brick home with large sunroom, Newer flooring in master bedroom, kitchen and utility room.

Abundant storage with small walk-in closet in master and double closet in 2nd bedroom plus 2 coat closets and linen closet. Easy maintenance landscaping. Dir: N Dorest to Beekman to left on Keller.

GardenGateRealty.com • 937-335-2522 • Troy

Joyce Lightner 335-5741 339-0508 ®

40213346

1268 KELLER

®

40213349

216-7121 339-0508 ®

40213351

Snap the QR Code with your smart phone.

Don’t have the App? You can download one free!

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

Phil Pratt

604 MARKET ST.

ONE ADDRESS THOUSANDS of HOMES 40213335

Debra Kay Lambert Hicks to Chonda Lambert, $0.

OPEN SUN. 2-4 TROY

3890 RUGGED HILL

TROY

$135,000.

$130,000.

HUBER HEIGHTS

PLEASANT HILL

CASSTOWN

SCAN ME

Thalia Miller, one lot, $115,900.

40213343

David Haynes to Derek Barker, one lot, $103,500.

Kyleen Greene, Thomas J. Greene to Christine Schlater, Ryan Schlater, one lot, $169,000.

Danielle Dillon, Matthew Dillon to Bing Liu, Xiaojiang Zheng, one lot, $167,000.

Fannie Mae a.k.a.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Manley Deas & Kochalski LLC, attorney in fact to Roy Willoughby, one lot, $90,000.

Alan M. Kappers, trustee to Improve Troy Ltd., a part lot, $0.

Jeffrey Baumann, Lara Baumann to Beth Leugers, one lot, $210,500.

Estate of Doris June Jamison, Jerry Jamison Jr., co-executor, Timothy Jamison, co-executor to Elizabeth Sumerix, Thomas Sumerix, two part lots, $110,000.

Polansky Family Limited Partnership to Haworth Enterprises LLC, one lot, $0.

Polansky Family Limited Partnership to Ash Street Enterprises LLC, one lot, $0.

Ben Crumrine, Brandi Crumrine to Michael Cox, one lot, $127,900.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Catherine Wade, one lot, $0.

Tamara Dohme to Jenna Subler, Ryan Subler, one lot, $200,000.

Harlow Builders Inc. to Denlinger & Sons Builders Inc., four lots, $232,000.

Estate of Virginia Ann McClure to Mainsource Bank of Troy, successor trustee, Virginia Ann McClure Revocable Living

Trust, one lot, one part lot, $0.

40213341

TROY

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

C4

Sunday, June 16, 2013

REAL ESTATE TODAY

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TDN-NET.COM

Separating the good bugs from the bad bugs MAUREEN GILMER Scripps Howard News Service "If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive."

This old Quaker saying attests to the role of spiders in controlling insect pests in organic gardens. These and many other predatory insects that can keep your garden happy and healthy all summer long.

There are a number of other predators considered beneficial to your garden because they are natural eaters of insect pests that plague our plants.

For example, praying mantids are aggressive eaters of just about every bug they can catch. Ladybugs are notorious for consuming aphids from the leaves of plants. These good bugs are the gardener's friend because they are directly linked to a proper balance of predator and prey.

An infestation occurs when a single kind of insect flourishes to abnormally massive populations because natural control organisms have vanished. Such disappearance often follows the use of chemical pesticides, and even some botanically based ones such as pyrethrin.

When broadcast over flowers or food plants, they kill most everything, even pollinating bees. In the aftermath, a few pests enter your garden and then reproduce in prodigious numbers because there are no predators left to thin them out.

As temperatures rise, you will encounter insects in your garden. It's vital that you learn to identify the major players in this age-old drama before applying any sort of controls.

There's a tendency for new gardeners to see bugs and freak out because they think such a presence spells the end of their crops. The opposite may, in fact, be true. If those bugs are predators, you're in a great place. If they're plant-damaging earwigs, squash bugs, aphids, scale or caterpillars, then you need more predators.

At GardenInsects.com, there's an excellent, well-illustrated list of the most common plant pests as well as the beneficials that prey on them. You want to protect these good bugs.

Most garden centers carry

live beneficial insects during the growing season. Buy them to release to pump up your predator populations.

Ladybugs are the most fun for you and the kids to learn this important lesson, as they hunt down aphids with a vengeance.

You can also buy hard egg cases for mantids that you set in a protected location until they hatch out a gathering of hungry nymphs. These spread out through the garden to consume all the undesirables.

If you're unfortunate enough to have an infestation large or small, there are least-toxic steps to follow before releasing predators.

• Step 1: Wash the entire plant in the evening after sunset so the water doesn't burn the leaves in direct sun. This dislodges aphids and eggs of all sorts of undesirables before they can hatch. Where it's dry or dusty, you may discover webby evidence of spider mites hiding on the backs of leaves.

Make sure to spray water from the ground up to get them, too.

• Step 2: Insecticidal soap is the universal nontoxic pest control you can buy in the organic section of the garden center. You can also find recipes for homemade insecticidal soap on the Internet. Soap attacks the nervous system of insects, with no harmful residue.

• Step 3: Apply biopesticide to fight caterpillars that can hatch out suddenly into huge colonies able to defoliate a pepper overnight. Any brand of BT applied to the foliage will introduce a specific bacteria that kills all caterpillars, including hornworms. Once the worms eat some leaves with the bacteria, it causes stomach atrophy and they die quickly.

Again, no toxicity to humans or animals.

Don't go for poison at the first sight of bugs in your garden. Instead, hit the Internet to find out what you're dealing with, and then read on to find out how best to protect or destroy them naturally.

Maureen Gilmer is an author, horticulturist and landscape designer. Learn more at www.MoPlants.com. Contact her at mogilmer@yahoo.com or P.O. Box 891, Morongo Valley, SHNS PHOTO CA 92256.

Praying mantids may look scary, but they're the most effective of all beneficial insects.

We don't just build homes...WE BUILD LIFESTYLES

. e m o H m a Build a Dre igner or builder in

right des Looking for the e here! ’r y e th r, e th r fu no the area? Look ese th f o e n o t c ta n o c We invite you to out the b a e r o m n r a le builders today to to every in d il u b y e th uty quality and bea home. business r u o y e r tu a fe t me to Builders, contac case. w o h S n o ti c u tr s n on this New Co

r e v o t S i r a h S 440-5214

dia.com e m s a it iv c @ r e v ssto

• Custom Design Studio • Premium Craftsmanship • Competitive Prices • In-House Real Estate Services • New Construction, Additions & Remodels MODEL FOR SALE: $277,000 WITH ADDITIONAL UPGRADES!

1223 Hermosa Dr. in Rosewood Creek 937-339-2300 or 937-216-4511 bredick@homesbybruns.com

To Secure Your Place In The

New Construction Showcase Contact:

Real Estate Advertising Consultant

SHARI STOVER at 440-5214 or sstover@civitasmedia.com

40213520

CLASSIFIED

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

Sunday, June 16, 2013

C5

that work .com JobSourceOhio.com

Miscellaneous

Help Wanted General

NOW HIRING: Companies desperately need employees to assemble products at home.

No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info (985)646-1700 dept OH-6011.

Auctions Real Estate Auction Yard Sale

Powered by Google Maps Clerical OFFICE MANAGER for small contractor's office south of Tipp City. 20 hours week, email resume to gntebbe@gmail.com.

Drivers & Delivery DRIVER Dancer Logistics is looking for Class A CDL driver with at least 2 years experience for home daily runs, over the road and regional. Great Benefits and great home time and your weekends off. Also looking for Teams to run West coast.

Please apply at: 900 Gressel Dr Delphos, Oh or call (419)692-1435

40208991

OTR DRIVERS

CDL Grads may qualify Class A CDL required Great Pay & Benefits!

Call Jon Basye at: Piqua Transfer & Storage Co. (937)778-4535 or (800)278-0619 STORAGE TRAILERS FOR RENT (800)278-0617

Apartments /Townhouses

BE YOUR OWN BOSS

Continental Express Inc., a full service transportation company that specializes in hauling refrigerated food products is recruiting for the following positions:

FLEET MECHANIC SUPERVISOR

View each garage sale listing and location on our Garage Sale Map! Available online at troydailynews.com

Other

Primary responsibility will be overseeing work being done

by Mechanics on semi trailers including; preventative maintenance, DOT inspections, general repairs and new trailer preparation. This will be a hands-on, working supervisor position. Person must have working knowledge and experience on tractor trailers. Strongly prefer someone with prior supervisory or leadership experience.

REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN Person will be responsible for maintenance and repairs to semi trailer refrigeration units.

Must have ability to diagnose and repair units, perform preventative maintenance and install new units. Prior experience on Thermo King and/or Carrier units required with a preference on having certification.

Both positions are on day shift and must have own tools. We offer a very clean work environment and newer model equipment. Excellent compensation and benefit package. Benefits include health/dental/vision insurance, short term disability, 401K with match, uniforms, direct deposit, paid time off.

Has a great opportunity for an individual wanting to start their own delivery business by becoming an owner/ operator of a

DELIVERY TRUCK! This GREAT opportunity comes with SUPER SECURITY and UNLIMITED Earning Potential.

This is YOUR opportunity to work with the #1 Home Improvement Center!!

Call: 715-876-4000

Continental Express Inc. 10450 St Rt 47 Sidney, OH 45365 800-497-2100 Or email resume to: mgoubeaux@ceioh.com 671$ҋV ² )7 37 &$ All Shifts Dietary Assistants We are looking for experienced people. Come in and fill out an application and speak with Beth Bayman, Staff Development.

Koester Pavilion 3232 North Co Rd 25A Troy, OH 45373 (I-75 at exit 78) 937.440.7663 Phone 937.335.0095 Fax

SIAMESE CATS, 2 Siamese brothers, declawed & neutered, must take both, Free to good home, (937)773-0865

Visit www.firsttroy.com Call us first!

(937)335-5223

Garden & Produce TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms, appliances, CA, Water, Trash Paid, $425 & $525 Monthly.

DODD RENTALS Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom AC, appliances $550/$450 plus deposit No pets (937)667-4349 for appt.

$200 Deposit Special!

EVERS REALTY

PIQUA NEAR 1-75, very nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, includes appliances, no pets, $890 monthly, 18 month lease, (937)778-0524

3 Bedroom, 1 bath, Double, $675

IN TROY, nice 2 bedroom lower apartment, nice location, all utilities furnished, Metro welcome, $575 month, (937)773-2829 after 2pm.

Troy ranches and townhomes. Different floor plans to choose from. Garages, fireplaces, appliances including washer and dryers.

Corporate apartments available.

Visit www.firsttroy.com Call us first!

(937)335-5223 TROY, 1/2 double, 2 bedroom ranch, attached garage, , 1.5 baths, appliances, new carpet, very clean! No pets, 934 North Dorset, $695 + deposit.

(937)339-6736, (937)2861199.

TIPP/ TROY, near I-75, 2 bedroom townhouse, 1.5 bath, all appliances, AC, no dogs, $490, (937)335-1825

40 CENTS PER MILE + BONUS! Dedicated Lanes MW & SE! Lima, OH to Pineville, LA No Touch Freight Benefits & Sign on Bonus!

Join us NOW! Stop in & see Joe, 7am-4pm M-F, 6061 Executive Blvd, Huber Heights, OH 45424 Class A CDL Required.

TIPP/ TROY, new everything and super clean! 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, no pets, no prior evictions, $550 month, $550 deposit, 1 year lease, (937)5454513 TROY TOWNHOUSE, 2 Bedroom 1.5 bath. Bunkerhill $495 monthly, (937)216-4233 TROY, 525 Stoneyridge, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, stove refrigerator, no pets, $450, credit check required, (937)418-8912 TROY, 2 Bedroom, no stairs, water & trash paid, $525, No pets! (937)845-8727

Real Estate Auction

Located on the Upper Valley Medical Center Campus EOE

Medical/Health

NOW HIRING FOR: PT RNs Weekend Warrior RNs & LPNs FT & PT 2nd shift STNAs Apply in person at 75 Mote Drive Covington, Ohio 45318

Half Doubles TROY 1013 1/2 South Walnut Street, upstairs unit, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $450 (937)3352877 PULLETS/ COCKERELS, rare white standard Chantecler pullets and cockerels from Canadian stock. Good for eggs, meat or exhibition. Call (937)492-8482 or email jethro11222@yahoo.com

2007 ACURA TL 66k miles, loaded! Black, leather, all power, heated seats, MP3 multi CD changer, sunroof, new battery, newer tires, very good condition! $14,850.

Call (937)726-2791

Auctions

PUBLIC AUCTION 1608 W. High St. - Piqua, Ohio 45356 Furniture & Appliances: Dining room table, chairs and hutch, marble top coffee and end tables, base rocker, lighted curio cabinet, misc. upholstered furniture (couch, hide-a-bed, chairs etc.), Lane cedar chest, dresser (armoire style), older 2 pc. kitchen cabinet, side by side refrigerator/freezer, trash compacter, electric range, and so on.

Collectibles: Large time clock (National Time Recording Co. New York - used at Wood Shovel), 2 early farm prints “Shady Noon” and “Angelus”, hardback books (modern Gunsmithing by Baker 1933, 1930’s Our Rifles

by Sawyer, 1950’s Piquanians, LGB Lehman train set (W. Germany), 8-10 Longaberger baskets, Heathkit tube tester, “Modern Miss” toy wringer washer, bayonet (foreign), ceremonial sword, early 1800’s Bible, belt buckle (Gott Mituns), misc. plastic and Bakelite belt buckles, misc. buttons (few military), ENPO products brochures and B/W photos, Tools: Wood lathe, Delta drill press, bench grinder, vise, new 3/4 h.p. sump pump, detail sander, sawzall, moulding cutters, dado blades, table saw, radial arm saw, 5” belt sander w/ disc, Pratt Whitney machinist level, Band saw, jointer-planer, Miller Falls chisels, stack tool box, misc. chisels, drills, taps, dies, organizers, c-clamps and hand tools.

Glassware: Pink depression, King’s crown, McCoy tea set, Ruby water glasses and pitcher, Franciscan Monk plate, 50-75 cup and saucer sets, serv. for 12 Theodore Haviland China, serv. for 12 USA silver trim China, set of stoneware, misc. glassware.

Collections: Large collection of Lenox birds (50-75), Capidomonte flowers, bird houses, Victorian Christmas decorations, Hallmark figurines, Avon.

Misc: Sm. appliances, T-fall pans, roaster, card tables and chairs, engineering books (centrifugal pumps, etc.), few rods and reels and misc. tackle, holiday decorations, serv. for 12 Nobility flatware, misc. household and garage items.

Gun: Pistol - “D” Deutshe Werke - Ortgies Patent - 7.65 Note: See photos on website. Tent in case of inclement weather.

Owner: Nancy Dunn Concession by: “Susie’s Big Dipper”

Auctions

VERY GOOD

Antique Furniture Unique Collectibles NCR Cash Register Longaberger Baskets • Quilts Graniteware • Vehicles & More!

TROY, OHIO • At the Assembly Bldg, Miami Co Fairgrounds at 650 N. Co Rd 25A.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 9:30 AM ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Civil War era trunk w/ provenance & pocket ledger; parade torch; 48 star flags; dome top trunk; step-back cupboard; pie safe; 1 pc cupboard; mantle; corner whatnot stand; nest of 5 tables; lady’s fall front writing desk; marble top 48” dia round table w/ cherry wood base; parlor chair; rocker; white wicker rocker, chair, tea cart, tall fern stand, potty chair & baby buggy; large NCR, 33 key, brass cash register, mahogany register stand & original roll of register tapes; oak wall telephone; R&M floor & hassock fans; brass ship’s lantern; miniature chest; antique clocks; unique swinging slaw cutter; nice blue & white granite ware; good quilts, 8 or more incl figural red embroidery, patterns & patchwork; Chase buggy robe; horse collar w/ hames, bells & rings; tapideros stirrups w/ silver decoration; branding iron; powder horn; sheep bells; baskets; crocks & jugs; spinning wheel; 2 hand held seed pickers; antique boring machine; wooden doors & 6 pane windows; steel wheel table; Christmas items incl Santas, bottle brush trees & other figural pieces; mercury glass balls; Halloween & other holiday items; hand painted & decorative china pins; few thimbles; china carpet balls; small swirl marbles & others; modern slot machine; oak wooden beer tap; wooden wheel chair; hat boxes; pantry box; wooden bowl; stone fruit; decorative red ware bowl; chocolate mold; tole painted coffee pot w/ pewter lid; pewter spittoon; flower basket door stops; 2 part lion; bird cage; oil lamps; flower back child’s chair w/ pot feet; 2 Roger Haas prints.

SPECIALTY ITEMS: Steyer full stock bolt action Mauser style, old military rifle w/ sling & bayonet; antique bayonet w/ brass handle & 4 part blade; unusual sword w/ fancy hand guard; Ben Franklin pellet pistol; few shotgun shell boxes. RECORD PLAYER & RADIOS: Columbia floor model oak case Grafanola plus older records incl over 50 cylinders; 2 nice Zenith Transoceanic radios.

LONGABERGER BASKETS, over 30. GLASSWARE & CHINA: Vaseline Clark’s Teaberry Gum stand; 2 cake stands; pattern glass; crystal & other glassware; 2 pink depression biscuit jars; ironstone china incl coffee pot, tureen; yellow ware bowl, pudding bowl & others; Mikasa Garden Bouquet dinner ware; Nippon cake set; tea set; ornate blue & white covered butter; German Persian Ware pitcher & creamer; mirror plateaus; glass bells; small amt of Hull pottery & Smiley Pig cookie jar w/ original label.

BOOKS, ETC: Older books of interest; antique reference books & others; 78 rpm records; & MORE OF INTEREST: Medium size carrousel horses; polo mallet; Wagner CI waffle iron; CI fluter; walnut burl cigar box; 4 Indian Chief cigar label box lids; misc jewelry; dresser top valet mirror; sm lap desk box; miniature glass cane; F&F items; small CI trucks; toy Evinrude & Scot Atwater outboard motors w/ boxes; Tootsie Toy Cadillac; Franklin Mint 1935 Mercedes Roadster; 1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe; Mary Kay, 2002, toy Cadillac, NIB; 2 dolls & more to be decided upon.

VEHICLES: Chrysler 2012 silver 200 Touring sedan w/ only 8,200 miles. Dodge, 2002, Ram 2500 pick-up w/ Cummins Diesel engine, 6 spd manual trans, extended cab, short bed w/ cap, receiver hitch & only 145,000 miles. Dodge, 2000 Caravan in ex cond w/ only 56,700 miles. From the Jane Tillman Estate, Miami Co. Probate Case #85666, Dodge 1970 Super Bee, vivid pink 2 dr w/ 383 V-8 eng, std trans & 98,261 miles on odometer. A nine year old, amateur, partial restoration offered w/ reserve in as found, as is condition. The sale of these vehicles will require final confirmation day of auction.

Note: I can simply say that this is an offering of interest with a pleasing variety that you’ll enjoy. View photos & additional information at www.stichterauctions.com

Help Wanted General

Champaign Residential Services has part-time openings available in Miami and Shelby Counties. Various hours are available, including 2nd shift, weekends and overnights. Paid training is provided

OPEN INTERVIEWS 2 LOCATIONS & 2 DIFFERENT DATES TUESDAY, June 18, 2013 From 1P – 6P AT SHELBY COUNTY JFS 227 S. OHIO AVE. SIDNEY, OH THURSDAY, June 20, 2013 From 9A – 6P AT CRSI 405 Public Square #373 Troy, OH Accepting applications Monday –Friday from 8am – 4:30pm Applications are available online at www.crsi-oh.com EOE

40212892

HIRING NOW GENERAL LABOR plus CDL TRUCK DRIVERS Training provided Excellent wage & benefits Apply at 15 Industry Park Ct Tipp City (937)667-6772

call (937)684-0555

439 Vine Street • Piqua, Ohio 45356 • (937) 773-6708 • (937) 773-6433 www.mikolajewskiauction.net

Requirements: a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid drivers license, have less than 6 points on driving record, proof of insurance and an acceptable criminal background check Help Wanted General

new tires, extra clean, cold air, only 129k miles, good gas mileage, $5100

MIKOLAJEWSKI AUCTION SERVICE Auctioneers: Steve Mikolajewski, Joe Mikolajewski

Education

Interested applicants please call (937)498-1030 EOE

Troy 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, no pets, 406 Michigan Avenue, $775 a month (937)405-7196

2005 KIA SEDONA LX

Saturday, June 22nd, 10:00am

Mark your calendars: HIRING EVENT 6/28-6/30 for more details: www.DrivePTI.com (855)784-5627

INFANT / TODDLER TEACHERS Rogy's Learning Place in Sidney is currently hiring Full and Part Time Infant and Toddler Teachers. CDA/ Associates Degree or higher required. Benefits include Health Insurance, 401K, discounted child care.

Small 3 bedroom, in Westbrook, $575 rent plus deposit, no pets, no smoking (937)3354501

Livestock

Maintenance / Domestic WEEKEND HOME TIME!

Autos For Sale

Houses For Rent

TROY, 2 Bedroom Townhomes 1.5 bath, 1 car garage, $725

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom, Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIES Piqua Area Only Metro Approved (937)773-9941 9am-5pm Monday-Friday

www.hawkapartments.net

STRAWBERRIES, Fresh picked strawberries, Salad Greens etc, Burns' Market, Closed Sunday, 4865 Myers Road, Covington (Turn East off 41 onto Myers watch for signs)

(937)673-1822

(937)216-5806 EversRealty.net

1,2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

Apply at:

Troy ranches and townhomes. Different floor plans to choose from. Garages, fireplaces, appliances, washer/ dryers. Corporate apartments available.

Apartments /Townhouses

1, 2 & 3 bedrooms Call for availability attached garages Easy access to I-75 (937)335-6690

Pets POM-POO male pup, 1st shots, ready to go! $250.

(419)582-4211.

1,2 & 3 BEDROOM

Houses For Sale TROY, 1395 Lee, 3 bedroom, 1/2 car garage plus bonus room, a/c, $87,000, Financing available, LESS THAN RENTING! www.miamicountyproperties.com, (937)239-1864, (937)239-0320

Apartments /Townhouses

(937)622-5747 Auto Classic /Antiques 1928 Model A Ford, 2 door Sedan, all original. runs & drives, $7000, (937)658-1946 Boats & Marinas 1989, Sylvan off shore, 21 foot aluminum, Mer cruiser 130hp, $4500, (937)681-9216

2003 Honda Shadow Deluxe Ace, 16,500 miles, windshield, bags, and foot pegs. $2700 (937)773-9101

BILLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME REMODELING & REPAIR

Miscellaneous 2008 PUMA Sleeps 4, 20 QB, loveseat, microwave, refrigerator, stove, stereo, air, full bath, used 3 times, complete towing package, like new, very nice, must see! $8000 OBO. (937)492-8476 Appliances

1987 KAWASAKI VOYAGER XII 36,200 miles, VGC 1200 cc 4 cylinder, water cooled, air ride, less than 5000 miles on tires, AM/FM cassette with inter-com included. Pull behind trailer, Asking $2300, Bill (937)492-3810

Building & Remodeling

Refrigerator, Whirlpool, white, 18 cubic foot, purchased 8/20/12, paid $600, asking $450 (937)552-7657

Elliptical, life fitness, $300, Weight Machine, $50, Breakfast set $75, Pool Table $200, Couch & chair, Flexsteel, $75, (937)667-6054

Gutter Repair & Cleaning

Need new kitchen cabinets, new bathroom fixtures, basement turned into a rec room? Give me a call for any of your home remodeling & repair needs, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just hanging some curtains or blinds.

Call Bill Niswonger

335-6321

Free Estimates / Insured

Cleaning & Maintenance

Handyman

Mary Kay inventory reduction sale, 40% off plus tax. Contact Dawn at (937)573-6882

+DXOLQJ 7UXFNLQJ

COOPERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRAVEL

6(59,&( %86,1(66 ',5(&725<

Gravel Hauled, Laid & Leveled Driveways & Parking Lots

HERITAGE GOODHEW

Furniture & Accessories Dining room set, maple, opens to 5 feet, 6 chairs, $150 OBO; matching maple hutch, $100; 3 table set(end, coffee and sofa),solid wood, $100 (937)524-1026 BEDDING, assortment of sheet sets, sizes, bed skirts, quilts, etc. please call (937)492-0357

Landscaping

GRAVEL & STONE Shredded Topsoil Topsoil Shredded Fill Dirt Dirt Fill

Appliances

Driveways â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Excavating Excavating Driveways Demolition Demolition

TERRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

APPLIANCE REPAIR

KTH Parts Industries Inc., a quality oriented manufacturer of stamped and welded auto parts, located in St. Paris, Ohio, has an immediate opening in our Engineering New Model Quality department. This position is responsible for overseeing the quality characteristics built into the new model Tooling, Equipment, and Process, as well as the maturation of component quality throughout the development of the new model to mass production launch. The successful candidate for this position will have a minimum of an Associate Degree and/or equivalent experience as well as experience in the following:

â&#x20AC;˘Refrigerators â&#x20AC;˘Stoves â&#x20AC;˘Washers & Dryers â&#x20AC;˘Dishwashers â&#x20AC;˘ Repair & Install Air Conditioning

WE DELIVER

([WHUPLQDWLQJ

40043994

937-606-1122 Land Care

937-773-4552

> #0#)+0) .#4)' 241,'%65 > "0&'456#0&+0) $#5+% 75' 1( /'#574'/'06 &'8+%'5 %#.+2'45 /+%41/'6'4 > '#&+0) 2#46 #0& =:674' &4#9+0)5 > 0#.;<+0) #0& %144'%6+0) ,+) 241$.'/5 #0& > "5+0) 37#.+6; 51(69#4' (=ce.

In addition, the candidate should be self directed, dependable, detail14+'06'& #0& 2155'55 ':%'..'06 14)#0+<#6+10 #0& %1//70+%#6+10 5-+..5 9+..+0) 61 914- # 5*+(6 16*'4 6*#0 56 #6 6+/'5 9+..+0) 61 64#8'. #5 0''&'& and ideally be trained on Enovia. ! #465 1(('45 # 8'4; #664#%6+8' $'0'=6 2#%-#)' %1/2'6+6+8' 9#)' #0& # 6'#/ 14+'06'& /#07(#%674+0) '08+410/'06 7#.+=ed candidates should send a resume to:

MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY

765-857-2623

Help Wanted General

NEW MODEL QUALITY PRODUCTION STAFF

875-0153 698-6135

â&#x20AC;˘Standing Seam Metal Roofing â&#x20AC;˘New Installation â&#x20AC;˘Metal Roof Repairs â&#x20AC;˘Pole Barn Metal $2.06 LF. â&#x20AC;˘Standing Seam Snap Lock Panels

40194047

40200304

Motorcycles

Landscaping & Gardening POND PLANTS, potted and bare root lillies, bog plants and pond size comet goldfish (937)676-3455 or (937)4175272

5RRĂ&#x20AC;QJ 6LGLQJ

Continental Contractors Roofing â&#x20AC;˘ Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Windows Gutters â&#x20AC;˘ Doors â&#x20AC;˘ Remodel Voted #1

FREE ES AT ESTIM

KTH Parts Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 940 St. Paris, OH 43072 660 '9 1&'. 7#.+6; '%47+6'4 4 /#+. -6* *4 -6* 0'6

in Shelby County

by Sidney Daily News Readers

Miscellaneous

937-492-5150 937-492-5150

Landscaping, Tree Removal, Painting, Gutters, Plumbing, Lawn Mowing, Hauling, Cleanup, Experienced In All.

40194080 40058924

4 cyl, red, good condition, leather, only 7000 miles, 1301 Sixth Avenue, Sidney, $23,500.

RVs / Campers

40045872

2012 BUICK VERANO

Miscellaneous LAZY-BOY 7 piece brown leather sectional, Amish oak table, hutch and end table, Royal Albert china full set, full set of Phaltzcraft, glass top oak coffee table, 2006 DTS level 3 Cadillac, . Moving out of country must sell (937)3359034

2385753

$XWRV )RU 6DOH

To Advertise In The Classifieds That Work Call 877-844-8385

Remodeling & Repairs

KTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer

2385772

C6 â&#x20AC;˘ Troy Daily News â&#x20AC;˘ Classifieds That Work â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday, June 16, 2013

40208531

Help Wanted General

CALL (937)710-4851 ASK FOR KYLE

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE

Painting & Wallpaper

937-573-4702

www.buckeyehomeservices.com

Select-Arc, Inc. is seeking a Customer Service Associate to work at its Fort Loramie, OH headquarters. The primary job responsibility entails communicating with customers, sales representatives and distributors as well as working internally with the company sales management, production and shipping departments.

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Roofing Windows Kitchens Sunrooms

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Spouting Metal Roofing Siding Doors

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Baths Awnings Concrete Additions

CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE

40194110 40058910

Help Wanted General

Qualifications include: A high school diploma.

Customer service experience.

International customer service experience and Spanish language fluency a plus.

3DYLQJ ([FDYDWLQJ Recruitment Open House Thursday, June 20, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

On-site interviews, building and ambulance tours, meet the staff, ask questions. Open to the public.

Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package are offered. E-mail, fax or mail resume to Mike Tecklenburg at SelectArc, Inc., 600 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 259, Fort Loramie, OH 45845, Fax: (888) 511-5217. E-mail: mtecklenburg@select-arc.com.

No phone calls, please.

Integrity Ambulance Service 100 Integrity Place Greenville, Ohio www.integrity-ambulance.com 937-316-6100 Handyman

For your home improvement needs 40208859

937-573-4702

Maintenance / Domestic

www.buckeyehomeservices.com

â&#x20AC;˘ Roofing â&#x20AC;˘ Windows â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ Sunrooms

FREE ESTIMATES

CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE

â&#x20AC;˘ Painting â&#x20AC;˘ Dry wall â&#x20AC;˘ Decks â&#x20AC;˘ Carpentry â&#x20AC;˘ Home Repair â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchen/Bath

40110426

Email: UncleAlyen@aol.com

40058910

Pet Grooming 2387996

937-974-0987

â&#x20AC;˘ Spouting â&#x20AC;˘ Baths â&#x20AC;˘ Metal Roofing â&#x20AC;˘ Awnings â&#x20AC;˘ Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Concrete â&#x20AC;˘ Doors â&#x20AC;˘ Additions

PAYLESS DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS HIRING!

Amy E. Walker, D.V.M. 937-418-5992 Mobile Veterinary Service Treating Dogs, Cats & Exotics

Apply at www.careersatpayless.com Select distribution center careers to apply at Brookville location.

Remodeling & Repairs

Our distribution center located in Brookville, OH, offers a high-performance g p work environment in which Team Members collaborate in a supportive and empowering team culture to deliver on-trend product to our retail and wholesome customers.

Maintenance Ma aintenance T Team eam M Member ember Maintain, Ma ain inta taiin, ta in re rrepair repa e air and du upgrade pgrra pg rade rad de co conveyor onve eyorr & so s sorter rtterr s systems, ys ste tems, ms po powe power werr eq equi equipment quiipm p ent en nt lift liiftt trucks tru r ckks and and d general ge enerral facilities s such suc u h as a office offi f ce e fixtures, fixtturres fi s, plumbing, p um pl umbi bing bi ng g, racking, ra ackking, ing, g and and d other other structural improvements improvem ment ment nts s to o the the h building. buiild din ng. g.

5RRĂ&#x20AC;QJ 6LGLQJ

Experience/Background Considerations â&#x20AC;˘ Maintenance and repair experience â&#x20AC;˘ 3 phase 480 VAC wiring, DC/AC motor controls â&#x20AC;˘ Material handling systems and programmable controllers â&#x20AC;˘ Electrical fork lift trucks â&#x20AC;˘ Electronic controls as well as electric motors of various sizes â&#x20AC;˘ Sorter systems including laser scanners and electronic controls â&#x20AC;˘ Hydraulic motors â&#x20AC;˘ Maximo parts inventory management software (preferred) *Payless conducts background checks and drug test as part of the recruiting process Equal Employment Opportunity 40208335

40200121