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CLEVELAND (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Standing before the man who enslaved and raped her for a decade, Michelle Knight described how the world had changed in the three months since they last saw each other: The captive, she said, was now free and the oppressor would be locked away forever to â&#x20AC;&#x153;die a little every day.â&#x20AC;?

Ariel Castroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate had been determined long before he was sentenced Thursday to life in prison plus 1,000 years. But Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words in a crowded courtroom put a final seal on the kidnapping case that horrified the nation and subjected three young women to years of torment in Castroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ramshackle house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You took 11 years of my life away and I have got it back,â&#x20AC;? Knight said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning.â&#x20AC;?

A short time later, the 53-year-old former school bus driver apologized to his victims briefly in a rambling, defiant statement. He repeatedly blamed his sex addiction, his former wife and others while claiming most of the sex was consensual and that the women were never tortured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These people are trying to paint me as a monster,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a monster.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sick.â&#x20AC;?

The sentence was a foregone conclusion

after Castro pleaded guilty last week to 937 counts, including aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and assault. A deal struck with prosecutors spared him from a possible death sentence for beating and starving Knight until she miscarried.

During her statement, Knight was just

a few feet from Castro, seeing him for the first time since her rescue in May from the house that Castro turned into a prison with a makeshift alarm system and heavy wooden doors covering the windows.

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Shelby County Commissioners (l-r) Tony Bornhorst, Julie Ehemann and Robert Guillozet attend Sheriff John Lenhart as he cuts the ribbon dedicating the new 911 emergency dispatch center Thursday afternoon at the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, as Lt. James Frye looks on.

Shelby County residents can rest a little easier knowing that they are safer with the new 911 dispatch center fully operational at the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

The new dispatch center was dedicated Thursday afternoon, with the county commissioners on hand to witness what they helped make possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In these difficult financial times, I want to personally thank the commissioners for their effort in making this happen,â&#x20AC;? Sheriff John Lenhart said.

Lenhart said getting the new technology installed was his earliest priority as sheriff, and he met with the commissioners even before he took office to discuss the need. Although it took a lot of â&#x20AC;&#x153;penny-pinchingâ&#x20AC;? to get the job done, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take much convincing for the commissioners.

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Search warrants served in Internet cafe investigation Authorities executed 10 search warrants Thursday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including one at a Sidney business â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as a result of a 10-month-long investigation that began in Marysville and expanded into alleged illegal gambling involving multiple sweepstakes or Internet cafe locations.

The Sidney location is the Sweepstakes Cafe, 1524 Michigan St. Sidney Police and Shelby County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s officers were still working at the site Thursday afternoon.

Officials held a press conference Thursday morning at the Marysville Police Department as officers, deputies and agents fanned out across seven counties to serve the search warrants.

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Police and sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cruisers sit in front of the Sweepstakes Cafe in the Sidney Plaza Thursday afternoon. The local business was among 10 Internet cafes around the state where authorities served search warrants in an ongoing investigation.

uals named in the warrants. The investigation involves alleged violations of Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gambling laws, as well as allegations of illegal bingo, money laundering,

and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The activity at these sweepstakes or Internet cafeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has been a concern for some time.

Our investigation began with one local Internet cafe and a skill-game establishment, but then grew as it became obvious this same activity was occurring at multiple businesses across several jurisdictions,â&#x20AC;? said Marysville Police Chief Floyd Golden.

Local law enforcement is not only concerned with the illegal gambling, but as a result of the investigation, they observed many older individuals in the establishments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to protect our senior citizens in Union and the other affected counties from establishments that entice them to participate in alleged illegal gambling,â&#x20AC;? said Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton.

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City Record Fire, rescue WEDNESDAY -7:57 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 200 block of Montgomery Place.

Accident Kaila Longberry, 25, 128 Piper St., was cited

with failure to maintain an assured clear distance after an accident Tuesday at 2:05 p.m.

A pickup truck driven by Daniel Bowman, 42, 2599 State Route 29 North, was stopped northbound on St. Marys Avenue, south of Russell Road. Longberry was behind Bowman. She said she thought the traffic

light turned green, so she started forward. Her auto hit the Bowman vehicle in the rear.

Police log WEDNESDAY -9:10 p.m.: property found. A 9 mm bullet was found in the backyard at 229 Franklin Ave. Police placed it into evidence.

-8:32 p.m.: contempt.

Municipal court In Sidney Municipal Court Wednesday, Judge Duane Goettemoeller fined Steven J. Pope, 59, 2400 Wapakoneta Ave., Lot 11, $200 and $113 costs and sentenced him to 30 days in jail for disorderly conduct, amended from drug abuse. He received the same fine and jail sentence on another count of disorderly conduct, amended from possession of drugs.

• Elvin L. Stooksbury, 1068 Cinnamon Ridge, was fined $150 and $122 costs and sentenced to five days in jail on each of three counts of failure to pay city taxes. He also was fined $5 and $120 costs on another count of failure to pay city taxes.

• Billie M. Bliss, 31, 225 Queen St., was fined $200 and $178 costs and sentenced to 90 days in jail (three days credit) for theft. Another theft case was dismissed.

• Brandi M. Leckey, 23, 607 N. Miami Ave., was fined $250 and $113 costs and sentenced to 40 days in jail for driving under suspension.

• Quentin M. Rodriguez, 26, 1001 N. Fourth Ave., was fined $30 and $105 costs for speeding.

• Daniel E. Hemmert, 52, 9960 Greenville Road, was fined $25 and $105 costs for insecure load.

• Nathan R. Brown, 18, 21560 Tawawa St., was fined $25 and $111 costs for failure to yield the right of way.

• Jon H. Carey, 42, 233 E. Court St., was fined $150 and $111 costs for driving under suspension and $10 for expired license plates.

• Bryan L. Webb, 23, 301 W. South St., Anna, was fined $25 and $105 costs for assure clear distance.

• Peter F. Dexter, 64,

County Record Sheriff’s log THURSDAY -8:33 a.m.: property damage accident. Deputies responded to a report of a car into a tree in the 12000 block of Ohio 363.

-12:01 a.m.: property damage accident. Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle on its top in in the 5000 block of Ohio 29. The driver was not injured.

WEDNESDAY -3:54 p.m.: larceny. Deputies took a report of a missing wallet at 10155 Schenk Road.

Village log WEDNESDAY -7:30 p.m.: property damage accident. Anna Police responded to a report of a property damage accident at the Shell station, 608 E. Main St. Fire, rescue THURSDAY -10:11 a.m.: medical. Houston Rescue responded to a medical call in the 10900 block of Schenk Road.

WEDNESDAY -12:46 p.m.: fire. Anna and Botkins fire personnel responded to a fire in the woods near 100 Commerce Drive, Botkins.

Police arrested Xavier P. Murphy, 19, 121 W. Poplar St., Apt. 206, on an outstanding warrant.

-5:05 p.m.: theft.

Richard Miu, 1320 Maple Leaf Court, reported someone purchased $376.80 worth of merchandise using his credit card.

-3:19 p.m.: theft.

Courtney Nicodemus, 801 N. Ohio Ave., report-

ed a silver necklace with diamond, valued at $3,000, was either lost or stolen from her residence.

-12:20 p.m.: theft. Kara Miller, 100 W. Ruth St., reported $30 in change and other items were stolen from her vehicle parked in her driveway.

-12:05 p.m.: theft.

Police arrested Larry M. Napier, 30, on a theft

charge after he allegedly took beer and pretzels, valued about $11, from the Marathon station, 525 E. North St., without paying for them.

-6:16 a.m.: theft.

Randall L. Greer, 2348 Armstrong Drive, reported the theft of a GPS unit, valued at $100, from his vehicle at his residence.

Proud to be an American 3186 Millcreek Road, was fined $25 and $111 costs for a traffic control device violation.

• The case of Craig A. Strunk, 30, 710 Michigan St., charged with possession of drugs and possession of criminal tools, was bound over to Shelby County Common Pleas Court after Strunk waived a preliminary hearing.

• The case of Ryan J. Clark, 24, 826 St. Marys Ave., Apt. D, charged with misuse of a credit card and obstructing official business, was dismissed.

In Municipal Court Thursday, Shelby Ehemann, 20, 102 S. Pike St., Anna, was fined $30 and $105 costs for speeding.

In court earlier this week, Kelly D. Brown, 29, 108 Brookside Drive, Anna, forfeited a $125 bond for speeding.

Cora Hernandez, 9, of Sidney, daughter of Misty McCabe, and member of the Girl Scouts, won best of class in Browie Girl Scouts: art with her U.S. flag sculpture at the Shelby County Fair.

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Life From page 1 “I will live on,” she said. “You will die a little every day.”

The three women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. Each had accepted a ride from Castro.

They escaped May 6 when Amanda Berry, now 27, broke part of a door to Castro’s house in a tough Cleveland neighborhood and yelled for help. Castro was arrested that evening.

The escape electrified Cleveland, where photos of the missing women still hung on utility posts. Elation turn to despair as details of their ordeal emerged.

Prosecutors on Thursday detailed Castro’s repeated sexual assaults, how he chained the women and denied them food or fresh air.

They displayed photos that gave a first glimpse inside the rooms where the women lived.

Stuffed animals lined the bed and crayon drawings were taped to the wall where Berry lived with her young daughter who was fathered by Castro. One of the drawings on a shelf said “Happy Birthday.”

But in the same room, the window was boarded shut and

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Ariel Castro (center) adjusts his glasses during the sentencing phase Thursday in Cleveland. Defense attorney’s Craig Weintraub (left) and Jaye Schlachet listen. Castro, convicted of holding three women captive in a house he turned into a prison and raping them repeatedly for a decade, was sentenced Thursday to life without parole plus 1,000 years.

door knobs had been removed and replaced with multiple locks.

Another room shared by Knight and Gina DeJesus had a portable toilet and a clock radio and several chains.

Prosecutors said the women were chained to a pole in the

basement and a bedroom heater.

One woman had a motorcycle helmet placed on her head while in the basement. Later, when she tried to escape, she had a vacuum cleaner cord wrapped around her neck.

FBI agent Andrew Burke said Castro would occasionally pay

his victims after raping them.

Then he would require them to pay him if they wanted something special from the store.

A letter written by Castro was found in the home days after his arrest and shown in court. It was titled “Confession and Details.” He also wrote “I am a sexual predator.”

Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said in a court filing that one of the women kept a diary.

“The entries speak of forced sexual conduct, of being locked in a dark room, of anticipating the next session of abuse, of the dreams of someday escaping and being reunited with family, of being chained to a wall, of being held like a prisoner of war … of being treated like an animal,” the filing said.

Knight, 32, was the first woman abducted after Castro lured her into his house with the promise of a puppy for her son. She said she cried every night and that her years in captivity “turned into eternity.”

“He tormented me constantly, especially on holidays,” Knight said. “Christmas was the most traumatic day because I didn’t get to spend it with my son.”

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“This is a very complex case with a great deal of evidence to be processed and analyzed. The computer evidence and many financial records must be

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“We are still in the beginning stages of what we expect to be a very lengthy investigation,” said Attorney General DeWine. “While it is too early in the investigation to go into specifics, we do

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He was a 1980 graduate of Coldwater High School and a 1984 graduate of Wright State University, with

a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, the Coldwater Eagles, the Buckeye Big Bucks Club and formerly worked for the Ohio auditor’s office.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati teenager has admitted to one reduced count of misdemeanor assault stemming from a fight involving her mother and a fellow student at a high school, court officials said Thursday.

Charges against the 15-yearold girl of trespassing and assault on a teacher were dropped at a court hearing Wednesday, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported (http:// cin.ci/16n05kI ). The assault charge against the teen was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.

She will be sentenced Aug. 21. Court officials say it’s unlikely she’ll face time in juvenile detention but rather counseling, such as anger management or placement in a residential treatment facility.

The teen’s mother, 31-yearold Precious Allen, is set to appear in court on charges stemming from her involvement in the Feb. 7 scuffle.

Accounts of the fight differ, with Allen’s daughter saying another teenage girl started it and that she was defending her mother. The other girl says Allen and her daughter attacked her.

Police have said that Allen held a teen down in a Withrow High School classroom and told her daughter, then 14, to hit the girl with a combination lock.

Police say the other teen suffered cuts and bruises.

Meanwhile Allen has sued the district and school officials.

She claims in a federal lawsuit that her daughter was a victim of bullying and that the school intentionally deleted video that would have proved she is innocent.

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County General Hospital, was a Korean War Army Veteran, and he established a medical practice in Warsaw, Ind., for 10 years.

He graduated Indiana University Radiology School in 1971, worked for Fort Wayne Radiology for 27 years, retiring in 1998. He was licensed to practice in Indiana, Ohio and Alabama while holding memberships in all three state medical associations, as well as the Allen County Medical Society.

He was also a member of Promise Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne and the American Quarter Horse Association. He enjoyed horseback riding, reading and woodworking.

Services will be held on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at 11 a.m. with calling one hour prior at Promise Ministries, 7323 Schwartz Road, Fort Wayne, Ind., Pastor Henry Graf officiating. Entombment will be at Concordia Gardens Cemetery in Fort Wayne.

Calling will be held on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Promise Ministries.

Memorials in lieu of flowers to be given to Promise Ministries, 7323 Schwartz Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, or Alzheimer’s Association, 6324 Constitution Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.

Arrangements are handled by CarnahanBaidinger & Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville, Ind. To view an online obituary and sign the guestbook visit www.cbwfuneralhome.com.

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Martha Jean Watkins Funeral services will be conducted for Martha Jean Watkins, the former Martha Jean Dressman, 65, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sidney with the Rev. Daniel Schmitmeyer officiating.

Entombment will follow at Shelby Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Adams Funeral Home, 1401 Fair Road.

A lifetime native of Shelby County and a resident of 20170 State Route 47, Maplewood, Mrs. Watkins passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 5:22 p.m. at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima.

Martha was born on Oct. 13, 1947, in Sidney, the daughter of Ruth (Raterman) Dressman of the Fair Haven Shelby County Home and the late Richard (Dick) Dressman.

Martha was a lifetime member of the Holy Angels Catholic Church. She graduated from the old Holy Angels High School in 1966. She had worked

at Plastipak Packaging Division of Absopure Water in Jackson Center.

Her hobbies including crocheting, cooking, baking and reading; however she was most proud of her children and grandchildren.

Martha married Forest Watkins in Sidney on Sept. 20, 1969, and he survives in Maplewood. They were married for 43 years.

Also surviving are her daughters, Sally Schell and her husband, Scott, of Centerville, Sarah Little and her husband, Bill, of Sidney; two sisters, Mary Jane Wattercutter and her husband, Clarence, of McCartyville, Sylvia Warfield and her husband, Fred, of Sidney; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by one son, Nicholas Gene Watkins; her father, Richard (Dick) Dressman; one sister, Ruth Ann Longbrake; and two brothers, Joseph Dressman and Richard Dressman.

Adams Funeral Home of Sidney, 1401 Fair Road, is in charge of the arrangements.

Austin Thomas Luebke F O R T LORAMIE — Austin Thomas Luebke, 20, of Grandview Drive, Fort L o r a m i e , passed away of natural causes Wednesday evening, July 31, 2013, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus.

He had been seriously ill for four weeks.

He was born July 7, 1993, at St. Marys, to Dale and Nancy (Behr) Luebke, who survive in Fort Loramie.

Also surviving are two sisters, Tara and Kaitlyn Luebke, both at home; grandparents, Roger and Marcella Behr, of Fort Loramie, and Joann Luebke, of Fort Loramie; aunts and uncles, Brenda and Ed Luthman, of Fort Loramie, Janet Osterholt, of Fort Loramie, and fiance Tim Fickert, of Fort Loramie, Don and Theresa Luebke, of Minster, and Ken and Sharon Luebke, of Fort Loramie.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Gregory Luebke, and one uncle, Fred Luebke.

Austin was a 2012 graduate of Fort Loramie High School.

He had also been studying business at Wright

State University in Dayton. Mr. Luebke was employed part time at Honda Mfg. of Troy.

Austin was a member of St. Michael C a t h o l i c Church, and he played intramural basketball with the Wright State Raiders. He was a 10-year member of 4-H and specialized in woodworking. During high school, he had been a member of student council and served as vice president. He also played basketball, ran with cross country, and had been active in youth ministry. Austin enjoyed the company of his friends and living life to its fullest.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at St. Michael Church in Fort Loramie with the Rev. Steven Shoup presiding. Interment will follow at St. Michael’s Cemetery.

Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Gehret Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the charity of donor’s choice.

Condolences may be expressed at www.gehretfuneralhome.com.

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F O R T WAYNE, Ind. — Robert Darrell Dormire, M.D., 84, died We d n e s d a y, July 31, 2013, at Harbour Assisted Living in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on Jan. 24, 1929, in Wapakoneta, to the late Arthur and Edna (Brading) Dormire. His first marriage was to Eloise Anne (Hasty) Dormire, and she survives in Tuscon, Ariz. His second marriage was to Gladys Marie (Busick) Osborn on Dec. 12, 1981, in Messiah Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Ind. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Dormire, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; his sons, Jeffrey (Lisa) Dormire, of Etna Green, Ind., Joseph (Danetta) Dormire, of Tuscon, Ariz., and Jay C. (Julie) Osborn, of Woodburn, Ind.; his daughters, Karen (Chuck) Candaleria, of Camino Island, Wash., Kristine Levitoff, of Taylorsville, Calif., and Robin (Ronald) Myers, Woodburn, Ind.; 15 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; his sister, Joan Wheeler, of Sidney; and a sister-in-law, Joyce Dormire, of Davenport, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by a brother, David Dormire, and a brotherin-law, Don Wheeler.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio legislators have stepped up introduction of gun-related bills — most expanding gun rights — in recent months.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Thursday its analysis found that lawmakers have introduced 19 firearm-related bills since taking office in January.

That’s five more than the 14 firearm-related bills introduced in 2011 and 2012 combined.

Eleven of the new bills would expand rights.

Rep. John Becker, a freshman Republican from Clermont County, has sponsored the most, with four bills, including one that removes semi-automatic weapons that can fire more than 31 rounds without reload-

ing from the Ohio definition of automatic weapons.

“Being pro-gun was part of my platform, and it’s something that’s important to the people of Clermont County,” said Becker. Clermont is just east of Cincinnati.

State Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, sponsored a bill to allow legal concealed carry of guns on college campuses, daycare centers, school safety zones and other areas. He has said he wants to help law-abiding gun owners protect themselves from becoming unarmed victims.

The eight bills to restrict firearms include prohibiting transfer of a weapon when neither party is a federally licensed firearm dealer. Rep. Bill Patmon,

D-Cleveland, said legislation can preserve Second Amendment rights while adding needed restrictions.

None of the current bills has yet moved out of committee. Of the 14 gun-related bills introduced in 2011 and 2012, just three became law. All three expanded gun rights, The Enquirer reported.

The latest legislation comes in the aftermath of the December rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut that killed 26, including 20 children, and last year’s student shooting deaths at Chardon High School in northeast Ohio. ___ Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http:// www.enquirer.com

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Ohio officials: Rates to increase under health law Ann Sanner Associated Press

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohioans using the new marketplaces created by the federal health care law will pay on average 41 percent more for their monthly premiums, state insurance officials said Thursday, though federal subsidies will defray some of that cost.

Small businesses can expect their monthly rates to rise an average of 18 percent, officials said.

The increases are partly due to consumers receiving more benefits under the plans than previously available.

The details from the Ohio Department of Insurance were the first glimpse from the state of what consumers could see should they purchase private insurance in the marketplaces created by President Barack Obama’s health care law, also called exchanges.

Open enrollment in the plans starts Oct. 1, and coverage takes effect in January. That’s when virtually everyone in the country will be required by the law to have health insurance or face fines.

Exchanges will offer individuals and their families a choice of private health plans resembling what workers at major companies already get.

Republican Gov. John Kasich chose to let Washington operate the exchange, instead of having the state set up its own.

The federal government will help many middle-class households pay their premiums, while low-income people will be referred to programs such as Medicaid that they might qualify for.

The health care law offers sliding-scale subsidies based on income for individuals and families making up to four times the federal poverty level, about $44,700 for singles, $92,200

OSHA finds safety issues at Army pond Ben Nuckols Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a dozen safety standards were violated at an Army weapons-testing pond near Baltimore where three people have died this year, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found seven serious violations at the Aberdeen, Md., facility, known as the “Super Pond.” OSHA began investigating after a civilian technician died while performing routine maintenance in the pond on Jan. 30. Four weeks later, two sailors drowned during a routine dive.

The serious violations included improper training for divers (TSX:DYI.UN) ; inadequate supervision during dives; allowing dives to be performed without a standby diver; and using breathing air for purposes other than breathing. Serious violations occur when employers knowingly do something that causes a substantial probability of death or serious injury, according to OSHA. The agency also found four less serious violations.

In addition to OSHA, the death of George Lazzero, 41, of Nottingham, Md., is also being investigated by the Army.

His cause of death has not been released.

The Navy, meanwhile, is pursuing charges including involuntary manslaughter against two sailors in the Feb. 26 drownings of Diver 1st Class James Reyher, 28, of Caldwell, Ohio, and Diver 2nd Class Ryan Harris, 23, of Gladstone, Mo.

for a family of four. But the state’s figures don’t take into account any subsidies that people could get.

Ohioans currently pay an average monthly rate of $236.29, according to the state’s analysis of premiums.

Next year in the exchange, individuals would pay an average premium of $332.58.

The state also expects that small businesses will pay an average monthly rate of $401.99 next year in the small group market, up from $341.03 now.

Ohio’s insurance department said it took the average of premiums for all plans sold in the state at the end of 2012 and compared it to the average premium for all the plans expected to be in the exchange next year.

Yet, not all plans sold in Ohio provide as much coverage as what will be required by the federal law for the exchange next year.

The co-chair of a coalition of unions, consumer advocates and faith-based groups that back the federal law accused the Kasich administration of “playing with numbers.”

Cathy Levine, of the Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage, said people have been paying lower rates in part because those with pre-existing conditions, who are more costly to cover, have been shut out of the market.

“We’re just spreading the cost more fairly now,” she said.

Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, the state’s most vocal critic of the federal Affordable Care Act, told reporters on a conference call that the agency’s comparison was fair.

Taylor, who is also the state’s insurance director, said Ohioans today can pick what they want in a plan based on their need and what they can afford. Next year, all plans in the exchange will have to cover

a standard set of benefits, such as emergency room treatment, maternal and newborn care, and prevention.

“It’s squeezing the market,” she said. “Everyone is being forced to purchase an insurance plan that has these required benefits.”

State regulators submitted to Washington on Wednesday the health plans approved for the exchange. Ohio turned in 200 plans from 12 companies for the individual market and 184 plans from six companies for the small business market. The federal government must still sign off on the plans.

The number of plans available to consumers will differ by region, the insurance department said. But small businesses should have two to three plans to pick from while individuals could choose from at least four plans.

Employers aren’t cutting, or adding, many staffers Paul Wiseman AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies have all but stopped laying off workers.

They just aren’t hiring many.

When the government issues the July employment report Friday, it will likely show another solid month of job growth. But the job gain can be misleading because it’s a net figure: The number of people hired minus the number who lose or quit jobs.

When employers are cutting few workers, as they are now, it doesn’t take many hires to create a high net gain.

Last week, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 19,000 to 326,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

That was the fewest since January 2008.

Those applications reflect layoffs. And layoffs have averaged 1.65 million a month this year through May, even fewer than the 1.77 million average in the pre-recession year of 2006.

So few people are losing their jobs that it’s easy to forget that the job market isn’t yet healthy. The unemployment

rate remains a still-high 7.6 percent — far more than the 5 percent to 6 percent associated with a normal economy.

According to a survey of economists by FactSet, the economy likely added 183,000 jobs in July. Yet the picture isn’t as bright as that net gain might suggest. Consider why a net gain can be deceiving: Suppose a company cut 40 workers and hired 50.

Net gain: 10 jobs. But say it instead cut only 10 and added 30. It would have hired fewer workers. Yet it would have created twice the net job gain — 20.

Similarly, the Labor Department’s monthly net job gain can look healthy despite only modest hiring. As layoffs have steadily declined, the economy has been generating a 202,000 net jobs a month this year, up from an average 183,000 in 2012.

“The layoff side of the employment equation remains stable,” Jill Brown, an economist at Credit Suisse, wrote in a note to clients Thursday.

The hiring side, by contrast, has yet to accelerate.

Employers have hired an average of 4.36 million people a month through May this

year, the government says.

That’s 18 percent below the 2006 average of 5.32 million hires a month.

Facing tax increases, federal spending cuts and weak demand overseas, companies have been reluctant to hire aggressively. And many have discovered since the Great Recession that they can manage with fewer staffers than before, thanks in part to machines and software that can do clerical and administrative tasks better and more cheaply than humans can.

Start-up companies, which produce a majority of new jobs, have become stingier about hiring. The average new business employed just 4.7 workers when it opened shop in 2011, down from 7.6 in the 1990s, according to a Labor Department study last year that attributed the drop to technology.

Employers’ reluctance to step up hiring has hampered the jobs recovery. Even at this year’s average monthly pace of 202,000 net job gains, it would take 11 more months to restore U.S. payrolls to their January 2008 peak — before the Great Recession started wiping out jobs.

Still, compared with the lackluster growth of the U.S. economy, the pace of hiring doesn’t look so bad. The economy grew at a subpar 1.7 percent annual rate from April through June, the government said this week. That was better than the revised 1.1 percent growth rate for January through March but still far below a normal annual rate of roughly 2.5 percent to 3 percent.

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve slightly downgraded its assessment of the U.S. economy, though it expects growth to pick up in the second half of the year.

The cautious message from the Fed might signal that it isn’t ready to slow its bond purchases, which have helped shrink long-term interest rates and encouraged borrowing and spending.

Steady job growth had fueled speculation that the Fed might start scaling back its $85 billion a month in bond purchases as soon as September. Many economists now say the Fed might delay the start of any pullback in purchases until after economic growth has accelerated, perhaps by December.

Dispatch From page 1 “From a commissioner’s perspective,” said County Commissioner Julie Ehemann, “this was a priority. This was first on our to-do list from the Capital Fund.”

The new dispatch center replaced a system that had been in place at the Sheriff’s Office since 1994 — and that system had actually been installed at the old Sheriff’s Office in 1991 and moved to the current location.

When a call comes in to 911 now, it’s hard to miss, with the room filling with the sound of emergency vehicle sirens and horns. As soon as the dispatcher picks up the phone to say, “911.

What’s your emergency?” a screen in front of her (or him) shows a satellite view of where the call is coming from — whether it’s a landline or a cell phone.

The screens also tell the dispatcher immediately what fire or law enforcement district it is and which emergency personnel need to be dispatched to the location.

The arrangement consists of three positions in the dispatch center — two active and one backup. Each station has adjustable con-

soles and monitors to move up and down and back and forth to allow for operation while sitting or standing, for the comfort and ease of use of the dispatchers. The system also is set up so that the city and county can back each other up in the event of either system’s failure, the sheriff said.

Lenhart said this technology reduces the need for personnel, automating many of the more laborintensive processes previously required, such as paperwork. At one time, the sheriff had a staff of 11 dispatchers, but it is now down to just four full-time and one part-time person. Since Lenhart said that number was really “less than we need,” the new technology will offer increased efficiency.

Lenhart said the dispatch center is routinely staffed with one person on duty.

The busiest times are the afternoon. Employees work in eight-hour shifts, with the part-time person filling in during vacations and time off.

In addition to the automatic mapping, the new system allows a dispatcher to input a radius around

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the site of an emergency so it can automatically call those in the surrounding area in case of danger.

The numbers are updated monthly from the 9-1-1 call list, which includes all landlines but only registered cell phones.

Lenhart encourages all cell phone users to register for the emergency calls, which can provide warnings for anything from weather emergencies to gas leaks to armed and dangerous persons in the area. To sign up for the Shelby County Emergency Mass Notification System, visit http://tinyurl.com/ SCMassCall and register.

For cell phone users, the system also employs Next Generation 911 technology, that allows cell phone users to send photos or videos from the scene.

“So if they can snap a picture of the car that hit them or get video of the bad guy running away, they can send that in immediately,” Lenhart said. The system also will identify an officer with a simple click of their radio unit to allow the dispatcher to see if they need assistance.

Lenhart said Motorola

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Shown is one of three new dispatch positions unveiled Thursday at the Sheriff’s Office. The consoles and monitors are fully adjustable for the comfort and ease of use for the dispatchers, putting all of the information they need at their fingertips for faster, more efficient emergency response.

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“They’ll back this for another 14 years,” he said, “so the technology will not become obsolete.”

Using capital improvement funds provides by the County Commissioner in May, the Sheriff’s Office was able to install two Motorola MCC 7500 dispatch consoles, with plans to install a third console next year.

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This allows more space for staff seating during severe weather, disasters and contingencies. While renovations were being made and equipment installed, Shelby County dispatchers were moved into a mobile communications center in the parking lot of the Sheriff’s Office, where they operated for eight days. the Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Coordinator, along with an information

technology staff volunteer, were able to move needed telephone and computer equipment into the MCC, allowing dispatch operations to continue during the renovation.

In addition to the commissioners, Lenhart offered specific thanks to Pat Goldschmidt for providing invaluable IT support and assistance.

The total cost of the renovations was $341,041 — Motorola Solutions, $254,508, hardware and software; P&R Communications, $35,000, temporary quarters for dispatch; Xybix Systems, $46,166, dispatch center furnishings; and MNJ Technologies, $5,367, technology.

Shelby County has a population of 49,307, by the latest census. During 2012, the county received 15,935 calls to 911, with nearly 78 percent of those calls from wireless phones, rendering an upgrade to the dispatch center’s previous technology absolutely vital to function, Lenhart said.

“This technology will save people’s lives,” Lenhart said. “No question about it.

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Nation/World Today in History

By The Associated Press

Today is Friday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2013. There are 151 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 2, 1943, during World War II, U.S. Navy boat PT-109, commanded by Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, sank after being rammed in the middle of the night by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri off the Solomon Islands. Two crew members were killed; Kennedy led the survivors to nearby islands until they could be rescued.

On this date: In 1776, members of the Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

In 1862, the Ambulance Corps for the Army of the Potomac was created at the order of Maj. Gen. George McClellan during the Civil War. In 1876, frontiersman “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, by Jack McCall, who was later hanged.

In 1909, the original Lincoln “wheat” penny first went into circulation, replacing the “Indian Head” cent.

In 1922, Alexander Graham Bell, generally regarded as the inventor of the telephone, died in Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 75.

In 1923, the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, died in San Francisco; Vice President Calvin Coolidge became president.

In 1934, German President Paul von Hindenburg died, paving the way for Adolf Hitler’s complete takeover.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee concluded the Potsdam conference.

In 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox suffered light damage from North Vietnamese patrol torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin.

In 1974, former White House counsel John W. Dean III was sentenced to one to four years in prison for obstruction of justice in the Watergate coverup.

(Dean ended up serving four months.)

In 1985, 135 people were killed when a Delta Air Lines jetliner crashed while attempting to land at DallasFort Worth International Airport.

In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. (The Iraqis were later driven out in Operation Desert Storm.)

Ten years ago: Saddam Hussein’s two elder sons and a grandson were buried as martyrs near the deposed Iraqi leader’s hometown of Tikrit (tih-KREET’), where insurgents afterward attacked U.S. troops with three remote-controlled bombs.

Liberian President Charles Taylor agreed to cede power.

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Man shocked by second $67,000 water bill DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas man says he’s shocked to have been swamped with a nearly $67,000 erroneous water bill a few months after a similar computer error.

Tom Hoffman says he is looking forward to getting a new bill after the latest mistake that Dallas officials blame on a bad water meter.

WFAA-TV reported Monday that Hoffman canceled his auto-payment system earlier this year after getting a water bill for more than $66,000. Hoffman’s financial accounts were frozen before the error was fixed.

Now it’s happened again.

City of Dallas spokesman Frank Librio says the stuck meter has been replaced and accurate billing will follow.

Librio also apologized for the error and the inconvenience to Hoffman.

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White House ‘extremely disappointed’ with Russia Darlene Superville Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A highly anticipated fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin could become a casualty of Moscow’s defiant decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the White House signaled Thursday after weeks of pressuring and pleading for his return to face prosecution.

Russia’s decision “is not a positive development,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

“We are extremely disappointed that the Russian government would take this step despite our very clear and lawful requests in public and in private to have Mr. Snowden expelled to the United States to face the charges against him,” Carney said.

Obama is scheduled to go to Russia in September for the Group of 20 economic summit in St. Petersburg and also stop in Moscow for one-on-one talks Putin. The White House alternately has demanded that Russia return Snowden while also say-

ing it doesn’t want his case to negatively impact relations with Moscow.

Asked whether Obama would still travel to Moscow, Carney said pointedly, “We are evaluating the utility of a summit.”

There was a strong reaction from some lawmakers.

“Russia’s action today is a disgrace and a deliberate effort to embarrass the United States. It is a slap in the face of all Americans,” Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said in a joint statement. “Now is the time to fundamentally rethink our relationship with Putin’s Russia.”

The senators suggested expanding U.S. sanctions against Russians accused of human rights violations, completing U.S. missile defense programs based in Europe, and moving quickly on another round of NATO expansion to include the Republic of Georgia.

Long before Thursday’s decision, some lawmakers even suggested a U.S. boycott of the Winter Olympics taking place next year in Sochi, Russia, or moving the Group of 20 inter-

national summit out of Russia altogether.

Carney declined to speculate about what steps, if any, the U.S. might take in response. He noted the complicated and wide-ranging relationship between the two countries and suggested the U.S. also is reluctant to let Snowden’s status become the source of further deterioration.

The U.S. and Russia already disagree on a host of issues, including the civil war in Syria, where Moscow is one of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s key supporters and the U.S. is backing anti-Assad rebel forces.

“There is no question that there are a range of issues, setting aside the disposition of Mr. Snowden, on which we are currently in disagreement with Russia,” Carney said.

Snowden left the transit zone of a Moscow airport and officially entered Russia after authorities granted him asylum for one year, his lawyer said Thursday.

Snowden had been camped out at the airport for more than a month since he arrived there from Hong Kong on June 23.

The U.S. had demanded that

Russia send him home to face prosecution for revealing details about secret U.S. electronic surveillance programs. But the two countries have no extradition treaty and Putin dismissed the requests, despite saying he didn’t want the Snowden issue to hamper relations with the U.S. Carney said the U.S. was not told of the decision ahead of time.

Andrew Weiss, a former director of Russian affairs in the Clinton administration, said the Russians had sought an Obama visit so they could portray Putin as an important player on the world stage. But he said it now seems “all but inevitable” that Obama will have to cancel at least part of his trip to Russia in response.

“So something they really wanted, which was the president of the United States there in Moscow, now seems to be in jeopardy” because of Snowden, Weiss said.

Jeffery Mankoff, deputy director and fellow with the Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the meeting should go on because of the other important issues on the table.

Budget plans imploding, Congress is heading home Andrew Taylor Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaving piles of unfinished business for the fall, Congress began exiting Washington Thursday for a five-week vacation with its accomplishments few, its efforts at budgeting in tatters and its collective nerves frayed by months of feuding.

The House’s chief accomplishment for the week was a bipartisan Wednesday vote to deal with spiking student loan interest rates, readying that legislation for President Barack Obama’s signature. But that bit of progress came the very day that a Republican strategy of embracing painful automatic budget cuts imploded with the collapse of a major transportation and housing bill.

That measure fell victim, top lawmakers said, to opposition from both conservative and more moderate Republicans and laid bare the flaws in the party’s budget strategy, which promised deeper cuts to domestic programs than the rank and file were willing to deliver in votes on funding bills implementing the pledge.

Before leaving town, the GOP House prepared its 40th attack on Obama’s signature health care law on Friday and slated votes on other legislation aimed at embarrassing the administration and sharpening the party’s political message for encounters back home with constituents.

Also on Friday, GOP leaders looked forward to an easier time with two other votes, one to block the Internal Revenue Service from enforcing “Obamacare’s” penalties on people who don’t buy health insurance and another on the “Stop Government Abuse Act,” which among its provisions would allow people to tape record conversations they have with IRS agents and other federal workers.

As the Senate raced out its own doors on Thursday, it confirmed Obama’s nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. That capped an unusually productive run of advancing administration nominations — but one that came only after majority Democrats threatened to rewrite the rules to take away the GOP’s right to filibuster such nominees.

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A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and holds a basket with pictures of Morsi at Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday. Authorities offered “safe passage and protection” Thursday for thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi if they end their two large sit-ins in Cairo. The Interior Ministry’s offer appears to be the first step by Egypt’s new leadership to clear away the Morsi supporters from where they have been camped since shortly before he was toppled by the army July 3.

Morsi supporters defy police warnings to disperse Maggie Michael and Sarah El Deeb Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — The military-backed government offered protection Thursday to supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi who end their two sit-ins — widely seen as a first step toward dispersing the vigils on opposite sides of Cairo.

But the protesters responded defiantly: “Over our dead bodies!”

The standoff underscored the ongoing political crisis since the armed forces toppled Egypt’s first democratically elected leader on July 3: thousands in the streets demanding Morsi’s reinstatement, a government unable to exert its authority, and recurrent violence that has killed more than 260 people.

Rights groups, activists and politicians from rival camps, fearful of more bloodshed, tried to ward off any use of force, including a suggestion of putting a human chain around the protest sites.

International pressure grew for the interim government to release Morsi and create a process that includes his Muslim Brotherhood,

Egypt’s largest political faction, which refuses to deal with the new authorities.

Despite a government warning that it would disperse the vigils, the Brotherhood and its supporters announced plans to organize new mass marches Friday, dubbed “Egypt Against the Coup.”

Organizers of the sit-ins outside the Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque in eastern Cairo and a smaller one near Cairo University’s main campus in Giza say the protests are signs of the enduring support for the once-dominant Muslim Brotherhood.

But mass rallies called by the military leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, on July 26 showed that a large segment of Egypt’s population backs the armed forces’ actions against Morsi. He was overthrown following demonstrations by millions who demanding that he step down after a year in office.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry picked up that theme, telling Geo TV in Pakistan that the military was “restoring democracy.” He added that millions of people had asked the army to intervene because they were afraid Egypt would descend into violence.

Three sisters have three baby boys in July LAYTON, Utah (AP) - July is full-fledged baby season for one Utah family.

Three sisters from Layton gave birth to three baby boys in the month of July, including two who were born about an hour apart, The Deseret News reports.

Even in baby-centric Utah, that’s pretty remarkable.

The trio says they didn’t plan on getting pregnant at the same time. Misti Stokes, 24, said she found out first. Her younger sister, Courtnee Hoffman, 21, later asked her if she had a pregnancy test to spare. It was positive.

The sisters told their older sister, Kristal Turner, 25, then asked if she was sad she wasn’t expecting, but she said no — because she was also pregnant.

Stokes gave birth to her baby, Boston, on July 3. Hoffman had her son, Stryker, early Saturday, and Turner’s baby, Mack, was born 65 minutes later in the same

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This video frame grab, Mack Turner (l-r) Boston Stokes, and Stryker Hoffman are shown Tuesday in Layton, Utah. Three sisters from Layton gave birth to three baby boys in the month of July, including two who were born about an hour apart. The cousins were all born in July. Mack and Stryker were born 65 minutes apart on July 27. Boston was born July 3.

hospital.

At one point before the birth, Turner passed her mother in the hallways of the Circle of Life Women’s Center, part of

the Ogden Regional Medical Center. She was on her way to see Hoffman.

“She’s like, ‘What are you doing? Are you going to see

Courtnee?’” Turner said. “And I’m like, ‘No, I’m going to have my baby.’”

The sisters were in rooms across the hall from each other, both feeling bad they couldn’t be with the other to provide support.

Nurses helped by keeping each up-to-date on the other’s contractions and the babies’ heart rates.

“We couldn’t go really into each other’s room very much, but we would send pictures back and forth and text and ask how each other is doing,” Hoffman told the Deseret News.

Their mother was bouncing back and forth between the rooms as each went through the stages of labor, said Dr. Darren Housel, who delivered both babies.

The fact that both babies came naturally, rather than being induced, made it even more remarkable, he said. It was something he hadn’t seen before in his 20 years as a doctor.

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This Evening

• Free at Last, a program designed to break the chains of addiction, meets at the Lockington United Methodist Church, 2190 Miami Conservancy Road, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. For information, call 726-3636.

• Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional 12-step programs to confront destructive habits and behaviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church, 114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 937-548-9006.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Clean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St.

Saturday Morning

• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Port Jefferson, 9 to 11 a.m.

• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Maplewood, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday Evening

• Lumber Company Baseball hosts fundraising bingo to support the children on the teams. Doors open at 4 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. $20 to play all night.

For information, call 937-543-9959.

• The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club Checkmates meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, call 497-7326.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St.

Sunday Afternoon

• Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its monthly Sunday Rifle Shoot at 7988 Johnston-Slagle Road beginning at 1 p.m. Program one round at five different targets, pays three places. Points awarded to members for end-of-the-year trophy. Open to the public.

Sunday Evening

• Lumber Company Baseball hosts fundraising bingo to support the children on the teams. Doors open at 4 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. $20 to play all night.

For information, call 937-543-9959.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 320 E. Russell Road.

Monday Afternoon

• Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at the Sidney Moose Lodge. For more information on activities or becoming a member, contact Deb Barga at 492-3167.

Monday Evening

• Minster Historical Society meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Minster Historical Society Museum, 112 Fourth St., Minster.

• Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step group offering experience, strength, and hope to anyone who suffers from an eating disorder, meets at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main St., Bellefontaine. Use the rear parking lot and door.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Church, 340 W. Russell Road.

• Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new members are welcome. For more information, call Tom Frantz at 492-7075.

• TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road, New Bremen.

• A cancer support group meets at 7 p.m. in the Sidney First United Methodist Church library. Park in the lot across North Street from the public library and use the door off the lot. Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers are welcome. Call 492-1325 for information.

• Anna Civic Association meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Anna Library. New members with new ideas always are welcome.

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Joseph turns 11

3:15 a.m. The alarm goes roll up. Some of us will add off. Time to start another tomatoes, green peppers, or day. I pack my husband, lettuce to ours. Son Kevin Joe’s, lunch. We close the likes peanut butter and jelly windows that were open rollups.

6:15 a.m. Susan and during the night. It’s 50 degrees and the house feels Benjamin leave for detascold. After all the hot weath- seling. They wear coats er last week, this is a quite a this morning. Usually they wear ponchos in difference. It makes the mornings until for nice sleeping the dew dries off of weather. the corn. Verena is 3:45 a.m. Joe staying home. She leaves for work. I hasn’t been feeling go back to bed. well.

4:50 a.m. I get 7 a.m. Time for up again. Daughter the rest to wake Elizabeth is packup. Joseph is ing her lunch. bright awake. He 5:15 a.m.

The Amish has looked forward Elizabeth leaves to this day for a for work. It’s diffiCook long time. It’s his cult to believe next week, she will have Lovina Eicher 11th birthday and he is having some worked there a year school friends over tonight. already.

5:30 a.m. Daughter Susan He does the morning chores and son Benjamin wake up. and fills the horses’ tank Susan packs her lunch while with water.

8 a.m. Breakfast is oatI help Benjamin with his.

They like meat and cheese meal and coffee soup.

9 a.m. Joseph and I leave roll-ups instead of sandwiches for their lunch. The bread for town.

Noon – We are back from gets soggy so the roll-ups taste better. We take a bur- town. After the groceries rito shell, put ranch dress- are put away, we make rolling on it and then either ups for our lunch 1 p.m. Verena is mopbologna or ham. Next we put cheese on it and then ping the floors. She says

Dear Heloise: A reader from Hawaii advised putting keys and change into shoes at the airport X-ray. Please advise your readers not to do this. One of the basic Transportation Security Administration rules is that nothing should be placed inside, under or on top of shoes as they go through the X-ray. This could either obstruct the view or make it seem as if the shoes have been tampered with. While on the subject, please remind your readers of the other rules: • Do not take liquids over 3.4 ounces into the screening queue (unless it is medicine or necessary for babies).

• Take large electronic items out of the carry-on and place each one in a separate bin.

• Have your ID and security document in your hand, ready to go, as you enter.

• End phone calls prior to entering the screening process.

• Do not stop on the other side of the X-ray to reassemble your belongings.

If everyone would become more familiar with the rules prior to travel-

ing and follow these hints, the lines desired. A big help during the hot, hot would move much faster. — A Reader, summer! — Gail M., Washington, D.C. De-Clutter via email Dear Heloise: I am always trying to Thank you for your hints! After contacting the Transportation Security de-clutter. I have too much stuff and not enough space. When I am Administration, an employee watching television or a movie, said that it is not against the I will take a drawer or box and rules to place items like keys go through it. I throw away and change in your shoes while what I don’t want, make a donathey go through X-ray. But it is tion pile and keep what I really recommended that you place need. I don’t get overwhelmed keys and change in a separate trying to do too much at once, bin, like you stated, so that it but the house stays clean and doesn’t cause anomalies on the Hints organized. — Liz in Alabama X-ray and require you to go Have you been peeking in through extra screening. — from my den? I lay out a newspaper, Heloise Heloise dump a drawer, go through it, Keeping Cool Dear Heloise: Here’s a simple, Heloise Cruse then roll it up with the “toss” items and put it in the trash. inexpensive way to help keep your basement cool during the sum- — Heloise Jewelry Jolt mer. Buy white foam poster boards Dear Heloise: Many mornings, I (available at office-supply stores). Set them on the inside window ledge, don’t know what to wear. I look in my propped against the windows that jewelry box. I see things I have not get direct sunlight. They block the worn in a while, and it inspires me to heat from the sun, while letting in pick the jewelry, then the outfit that enough light to see by. They can eas- coordinates. — Corrinne in Universal ily be taken down and put back up as City, Texas

Museum to screen ‘Air Aces’ movies FAIRBORN — The Air Force Museum Theatre and the Military Channel have announced the new series “Air Aces,” will be exclusively shown in the newly renovated 4K Digital Theatre,

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DAYTON — The Dayton Art Institute and Cityfolk announced Tuesday that the two organizations will not continue to pursue a previously announced partnership.

In a joint statement, the Dayton Art Institute’s Executive Director Michael R. Roediger and Associate Director Jane A. Black said,

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Combining CGI and real-life aerial reenactments featuring actual historic aircraft, “Air Aces” provides a comprehensive look at these dynamic dogfights and the pilots who survived. Despite often facing insurmountable odds, the pilots profiled in this action-packed series exemplified bravery as they squared off with enemies over hot spots across the globe.

“Air Aces” is a six part series which will air on the Military Channel Sunday evenings at 10 p.m.

Each new episode will be shown in the theater daily at 5 p.m. prior to its Military Channel scheduled showing, at a special price of $5

“Last fall, the Cityfolk executive board approached the Dayton Art Institute about forming a partnership that would realize operational efficiencies, while creating synergies between our programs, allowing each entity to fulfill its mission. We developed a model in which Cityfolk would become a resident

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“Air Aces” is a six part series from the Military Channel focusing on some of the top aces in aviation history. Many of the planes featured in the “Air Aces” series are on display in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, including the F-4C flown by Robin Olds when he shot down two MiG-17s in a single day.

Ambitious, spectacular, and supercharged with thrilling action, “Air Aces” profiles the most harrowing airborne combat missions ever, many of which were recently declassified.

per person. The Air Force Museum Theatre will be showing the six episodes in the series on the following dates: “George Beurling” today at 5 p.m.

“Douglas Bader” Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.

“Wing Walker” Tuesday through Aug. 11 at 5 p.m.

“Red Tails” Aug. 12 -18 at 5 p.m.

“Robin Olds” Aug. 19 -25 at 5 p.m.

“Gabby Gabreski Aug. 26 - Sept 1 at 5 p.m.

The National Museum of the United States Air Force is located on Springfield Street, six miles northeast of downtown Dayton.

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Join Dorothy Love for a presentation about simplifying your life. You’ll learn how to sort through all your belongings and reduce the stress of moving as Chris McKenzie, Vice President of Marketing for OPRS, offers a step-by-step process for downsizing, and gives practical tips for maximizing the sale price of your home.

bars. We put 11 candles on the cupcakes for Joseph to blow out.

7:30 p.m. Joe and all the boys go outside to play croquet while the girls and I clean away supper dishes.

8:30 p.m. Joseph’s friends left for home. They all had a nice time. Jacob, Benjamin and Steven will stay for the night and drive their pony home tomorrow morning.

For those of you that do your own canning, try this pickle relish recipe.

PICKLE RELISH 1 gallon ground cucumbers 1 pint ground onions 1/2 cup salt 6 cups sugar 3 cups vinegar 1 cup water 3 teaspoons celery seed (optional) 3 teaspoons dry mustard (optional) 3 teaspoons turmeric Take ground cucumbers and onions and add salt and mix well. Let set 3 hours, then drain well.

Boil together water, vinegar, and sugar. Add celery seed, dry mustard, and turmeric.

Pour this over drained pickles and onions. Put in pint jars and cold pack.

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she can’t relax to rest if she knows we have work to do. Loretta is cleaning the bathroom. I can 11 quarts of dill pickles. Earlier this week I made 16 quarts of freezer pickles. I pack them in ice cream buckets for the freezer. They will be used for our next church services.

We also canned 14 quarts of green beans this week. Next week looks like it will be tomatoes to can.

2 p.m. Joe came home a few minutes ago. Now Susan and Benjamin are home too. It’s early for them to be home at this time.

3:50 p.m. Elizabeth is home from work. I am making meatloaf to put in the oven. Verena is making cupcakes as Joseph wants cupcakes instead of a cake.

The boys are doing chores.

Joe is picking cucumbers and tomatoes in the garden.

5 p.m. Joseph’s friends come and also nephews Jacob Jr., Benjamin and Steven come with their pony and cart.

6:30 We all eat supper, which is mashed potatoes, gravy, meatloaf, green beans, cucumber salad, tomatoes, cheese, ice cream, strawberries, cupcakes and cereal

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company at the museum with a management agreement for services provided by DAI staff. Unfortunately, neither Cityfolk’s 2012-2013 season nor the Cityfolk Festival met their goals, and in the end, they just could not make the numbers work. After several years of financial challenges, including a rained-out festival in 2012, the Cityfolk board has announced that, with the exception of jazz programming, for which it has a dedicated funding source, it is suspending all other programs, including its interest in a partnership. We wish Cityfolk well in its endeavors to continue as a presenter of music in the Dayton community.” For information about the Dayton Art Institute, visit www.daytonartinstitute.org.

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Civil War talk Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Shelby County Historical Society will present “Clement Vallandigham and the Anti-War Movement during the Civil War,” a program by David Neuhardt, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Shelby County Common Pleas Court Room in the Shelby County Courthouse.

The free talk will close the society’s 2013 lecture series commemorating the 150th

anniversary of the Civil War. Neuhardt is a Dayton attorney. His love for the Civil War started while he was in high school, when he purchased an 1864 Springfield riffle.

This purchase made him a life-long student of the Civil War and Ohio’s role in it.

Though Neuhardt is interested in all aspects of Ohio’s participation in the Civil War, he has developed a particu-

lar interest in Dayton lawyer Clement L. Vallandigham and his leadership of what was a strong antiwar movement in the state. The Shelby County Democrats sponsored a political rally in Sidney on Sept. 24, 1864, at which Vallandigham and George Pendleton, the Democratic candidate for vice president of the United States, spoke. Though many local residents had by then grown

weary of the Civil War and the tremendous loss of life that it had caused in Shelby County, Vallandigham was still met with great resistance from soldiers of the 11th Michigan, who were also in town, waiting for a train. Neuhardt will discuss Vallandigham’s work and his effect on the area’s war effort.This program is sponsored by the Shelby County Bar Association.

David Neuhardt

Engagements

Ruen, Seger to wed FORT LORAMIE — Kirsten Ruen, of Columbus Grove, and Phil Seger, of Fort Loramie, have announced their engagement and plans to marry Sept. 28, 2013, in the St. Anthony of Padua Church in Columbus Grove.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jerry and Vickie Ruen, of Columbus Grove. She graduated from Columbus Grove High School in 2006.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in cross disciplinary studies from Ohio Dominican University in 2010 and a doctorate in physical therapy from the Ohio State University in 2013. She is employed by Rehabilitative Services Inc. as a physical therapist.

Seger/Ruen

Her fiance is the son of Bruce and Elaine Seger, of Fort Loramie. He is a 2005 graduate of Fort Loramie High School and a 2008 graduate of the Ohio State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. He is employed by Midmark Corp. in purchasing.

Couple set date Danielle Anne Bennett, of Troy, and Devin Michael James Brautigam, of Sidney, have announced their engagement and plans to marry Aug. 24, 2013, in A Learning Place in Piqua.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Sue Bennett, Tommy Viers and James Bennett, all of Troy. She graduated from Troy High School in 2008, from the Ohio Peace Officer Academy in 2011 and from Edison Community College in 2012. She is employed by Circuits and Cables in Vandalia.

Her fiance is the son of Jeffrey and Jennifer Brautigam, of Sidney.

He is a 2009 graduate of Fairlawn High School, a

Brautigam/Bennett

2011 graduate of the Ohio Peace Officer Academy and a 2012 graduate of Edison Community College.

He is employed by the St. Paris Police Department and Walmart Automotive.

Daycare center gets grant for Smartboard The Wilma Valentine Creative Learning Center daycare program can now enjoy some of the latest technology used in local schools in their program thanks to grant support from the Founder’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Shelby County, Cargill Cares of the Cargill Corp., and a private anonymous donation.

The daycare center purchased a Smartboard, which is an interactive whiteboard that utilizes a touch screen concept. This technology is used to project books, activities, learning games, computer websitesand more so that

the children can interact with the information on the screen by moving objects. The children are better able to see the lessons that are presented on a Smartboard, as they are much larger and, therefore, tend to hold the children’s interest and attention. The Smartboard has allowed the children to work collaboratively to complete learning activities. All children at the center have had success with the Smartboard, as it is easy to operate and allows the children to gain confidence with technology.

The Smartboard has been used to learn about the many places

that the children visited as part of the center’s summer social development program. The children went on field trips to the Air Force Museum, Tawawa Park/ Sidney Pool, Idle Hour Ranch, Wegerzyn Gardens and Brukner Nature Center. The children used the Smartboard to look up information about animals or species they would see, and then viewed pictures they took while at the sites.

There are openings available for fall enrollment. Call 498-4566 for information.

Dayton orchestra to audition singers

Dean’s list U. of Northwestern Ohio LIMA — The University of Northwestern Ohio has announced that Ian T. Stiver, of Sidney, has been named to the dean’s list for the May 2013 session in the College of Applied Technologies.

Full-time students must receive a grade point average of 3.5 or better to be named to the dean’s list.

BBBS, Girl Scouts share program Several participants in the Shelby County Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), “bigs” and “littles,” partnered with Girl Scouts of America to provide the BBBS members the opportunity to participate in the Girl Scout program.

Thirty women and girls of various ages met one Monday per month for several months to complete Girl Scout activities.

Jennifer Bruns, BBBS executive director, said, “This was a wonderful opportunity for the Littles and Bigs in our program to get involved in such a positive organization such as Girl Scouts. They may not have had the opportunity to do so if it weren’t for this partnership. The activities the Girl Scouts provide were wonderful, and everyone left after each meeting learning something valuable and positive. I look forward to future opportunities of working with the Girl Scouts again.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County

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Christopher Duckrow, 6, and Hunter Metz, 6, work with a new Smartboard at the Wilma Valentine Creative Learning Center in Sidney recently. Christopher is the grandson of Brenda Rose. Hunter is the son of Jody New. All are from Sidney.

is a nonprofit, United Way agency. Volunteers are always needed. For information, call 492-7611.

DAYTON — Chorus auditions for the choirs of the Dayton Philharmonic will be held at Wright State University ’s Creative Arts Center on Aug. 19, from 5 to 9 p.m.

To schedule an audition time, contact Amy Vaubel at amy@vaubel. net or 937-427-2986.

“Singing with this chorus is a wonderful opportunity to perform under the direction of Dayton Philharmonic’s Artistic Director and Conductor Neal Gittleman and Dayton Philharmonic Chorus Director Hank

Dahlman,” said Vaubel, DPO chorus manager.

“Our mission is to serve as part of the orchestra during the regular subscription season and perform choral-orchestral works at the highest level possible.” The choirs of the Dayton Philharmonic are the Orchestra Chorus, the Chamber Choir and the Festival Chorus and comprise the choral performance ensembles of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. This season’s performances will be the Orchestra Chorus’s performing the “Prelude

to Mephistopheles” by Arrigo Boito and the finale from “Candide”

by Leonard Bernstein in the “Season Opening Spectacular” on Sept. 21 and 22; Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 on Nov. 1 and 2; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on May 16 and 17, all in the Schuster Center. Dayton Philharmonic Chamber Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah,” Dec. 22 at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

“It’s an excellent experience for anyone who has a love of singing and has

been looking to expand their musical knowledge,” said chorus member Michelle Jordan. “You have the thrill of performing on the Schuster stage with incredible musicians performing challenging works and to be a part of a true community chorus, representing the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance at performances throughout the year.” Complete audition information, including free music score downloads, is available at http://www.daytonphilchoirs.org.

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Board approves personnel, salaries RUSSIA — The Russia Board of Education recently approved several personnel and measures to prepare for the coming school year.

Bev Pratt was approved as a long-term substitute for the 2013-14 school year, and Judie Gaierke was approved a summer school aide at a rate of $10 per hour.

Luke Pohlman was approved as a volunteer varsity assistant cross country

coach, and Gay Booher was employed for extended year services as the yearbook editor, at $18.33 per hour, up to 52 hours, as needed.

Student fees and athletic admission rates were approved. Lunch was set at $1.85 for grades 1-6, $2.10 for grades 7-12; and $2.50 for adults. The athletic activity fee for participation will be $20 per season.

The board approved participation in the

following federal and state programs: Title I, Title IIA, Title IID, Title IVA, Title V, Part B-IDEA, E-Rate, free and reduced lunch program, EMIS Subsidy program, REAP, SchoolNet, and ONENet. Superintendent Steve Rose discussed technology purchases for the coming school year. The high school computer lab is in need of replacement, and a few teachers need updated or additional

The street name is ‘date-rape drug’ DR. WALLACE: I’m U.S. Drug Enforcement in summer school, and A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , during lunch break I Rohypnol is a highly was in the restroom and addictive and extremely heard two girls talking dangerous drug. You may about their boyfriends have heard of Rohypnol if you knew it by its and “Roofies.” I other street name: dumped my boythe “date-rape friend because he drug.” was using mariFemales have juana and continbecome sexually ued using after I vulnerable when begged him to “Roofies” have stop. I’ve heard the names of a ‘Tween 12 been added to their drinks withlot of drugs, but & 20 “Roofies” is a new Dr. Robert out their knowledge. one.

Wallace DR. WALLACE: Is there such I’m 17 and have a drug with that name? Is it possible that been dating Jose, who it means something else? is 18, for about two —Nameless, Phoenix, months. We only go out together once a week.

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N A M E L E S S : That’s because he spends “Roofies” is the street the rest of his spare time name for Rohypnol, with his sports-crazy which is related to the buddies. I told him we sedative Valium, but it should go out at least is 10 times more potent. twice a week, but he The drug is illegal in doesn’t like that idea. I the United States and had stopped seeing my Canada, but it can be girlfriends so I could purchased with a pre- spend more time with scription in Mexico and him, but now he says, various South American “Spend more time with your girlfriends.” countries.

I don’t want to spend According to the

all my time with my girlfriends. I want to spend more time with him.

What can I do to make this happen? —Tina, Bakersfield, Calif.

TINA: You heard his message loud and clear.

He enjoys seeing you, but not at the expense of spending time with his buddies. If you want to stay with him, you’ll have to be patient — that’s all there is to it. Enjoy the time you do spend with him, and don’t forsake your girlfriends. If you push too hard to be with him more often, you could wind up not being with him at all. If you relax about this, my guess is that you’ll get your wish. Suddenly one day he’ll realize he wants to spend more time with you than with his buddies. It’s called growing up.

DR. WALLACE: I know that people should wash their hands numerous times to help avoid contracting a cold or the flu. How many times a day should teens wash their faces to help elimi-

nate blackheads (I have a few) caused by oily skin? —Brenda, Colorado Springs, Colo.

BRENDA: Most dermatologists suggest washing one’s face twice daily (morning and evening) with a mild soap and lukewarm water. This will keep your skin looking fresh and clean, but it will not eliminate blackheads or pimples.

Blackheads on the face are not caused by specks of dirt embedded in the skin. They are caused by clogged pores that become dark when exposed to the air. When blackheads become inflamed, they turn into pimples. Blackheads can be removed easily by a dermatologist.

Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. Email him at rwallace@galesburg. net. To find out more about Dr. Robert Wallace and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

technology for their classrooms.

The board accepted a $1,500 donation from St. Remy Church from the Homecoming Festival proceeds and a $250 donation from the Honda Hero Program for Shelly Seger to be used for the Lego Robotics Program.

The superintendent’s salary was approved at $92,500, and the treasurer’s salary was approved at $68,000.

Area students graduate from WSU FAIRBORN — A total of 1,842 students from Ohio earned degrees at Wright State University’s 2013 spring commencement.

Area students who were graduated are as follows: New Bremen: Michelle Adams, Annette Bruns, Donna Cormier, Andrew Davis, Emily Gilberg, Luke Keiser, Ryan Schemmel, Aaron Schmitmeyer, Jennifer Sniegowski, Hank Zwiep and Rebecca Dwenger.

Minster: Michelle Ashman, Aubrey McKenzie, Kregg Olding, Derek Seaver, Nicole Wente, Jason Wolters, Mitchell Aselage, Leslie Meyer, Emily Poeppelman and Evan Poeppelman.

Botkins: Jill Klopfenstein.

New Knoxville: Emma Kuck, Nicole Shreve and Brian Bambauer.

Versailles: Alyssa Bensman, Kelsey Demange, Kristin Phlipot, Brittany Reed and Brian Schwieterman.

Yorkshire: Kevin Bruey and Katy Mangen.

Anna: Abby Anthony, Nicholas Aselage, Tiffany Billing, Tammie Richards and Adam Stephens.

Fort Loramie: Derek Barhorst, Lauren Cordonnier, Erica Gaier, Kelly Hoehne, Kimberly Marchal, Matthew McGowan, Deborah Poeppelman and Heather Siegel.

Sidney: Zachary Bosslet, Melanie Brown, Lesley Burdiss, Jalee Clendenin, Victor Colon, Brittany Egbert, Ann Fortkamp, Christine Hughes, Lorna Millbourn and Samantha Young.

Jackson Center: Miranda Doseck.

Russia: Kristin Drees and James Vondenhuevel.

Kettlersville: Jessica Griffith.

Shelby county fair

Zachary Bergman, 12, of Russia, son of Christina and Ken Bergman, and member of the 4-H Club Scissors to Sheep won reserve grand champion pygmy goat at the Shelby County Fair.

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SDN Photo | Luke Gronneberg

Lauren Heaton, 16, of Russia, daughter of Brad and Angie Heaton and member of the 4-H Club Russia Livestock won grand champion market heifer at the Shelby County Fair.

Real estate transfers The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel.

Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed. Shelby County Auditor Denny York said the exemptions normally involve transactions within a family and therefore no public record of the dollar amount is recorded.

Sidney Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, to Jay Ricki Higgins, Park Place Subdivision, part lot 6, $26,000.

Michael Everett Sr. to JPMorgan Chase Bank, part outlot 7, $30,000.

Johnathon Raymond Curtis to Everbank, Parkwood Subdivision, lot 131, $55,000.

Bruce Grice and Kimberly Grice to US Bank NA, trustee, Imperial Woods Subdivision, section 4, lot 5282, $105,000.

Timmy L. Taylor to JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, part lot 319, $26,675.

D. Vincent and Marilyn A. Ford to OPRS Communities, Wells Hills Subdivision, 4th addition, lot 4446, $133,775.

Kimberly S. Newhouse to James Newhouse, part lot 1030, exempt.

Kimberly S. Newhouse to James Newhouse, part lot 693, exempt.

Carleen A. Pettit to Mitchell J. and Stacie E. Duckro, Northlawn Subdivision, lot 3024, $132,000.

Robert L. and Ruth A. Menz to Robert L. Menz, trustee, lot 6595, undivided 1/2 interest, exempt.

Robert L. and Ruth A. Menz to Ruth A. Menz, trustee, lot 6595, undivided 1/2 interest, exempt.

Norman E. Shade to Norman E. and Sarah Shade, Fairmonth Park, section 1, lot 3141,

exempt.

Ria A. and Elizabeth S. Cole to Roger II and Jennifer Salinas Chester, Windsor Park Subdivision, section 2, lot 5455, $172,000.

Franklin Township Shane E. Blackford Jr. and Kristen N. Blackford to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Helman Subdivision, section 1, lot 80, $126,000.

Paolina Quafisi to Federal National Mortgage Assn., Quafisi Subdivision, lot 6195, $5,350.

Green Township Nicole Walker to Clint Walker, Sharich Subdivision, lot 2, exempt.

Jackson Township Barbara Ellen Brown, deceased, to Randall J. Brown and Ronald E. Brown, part section 7, 2.934 acres, exempt.

Loramie Township Forest G. Pence, trustee, to Rebecca J. Hawkins, Tonda J.

Pence and Robert D. Pence, parts section 10, 12.102 acres and 36.307 acres, exempt.

McLean Township Middendorf Builders Inc. to Charles J. Jr. and Nicole L. Pence, part section 12, 0.749 acres, $197,000.

Alice M. Lawrence to Paul and Juanita L. Hedrick, Wagners Short Subdivision, lot 5, $135,000.

Huntington National Bank to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Filburns Subdivision, lot 50, section 1, 0.056 acres, exempt.

Orange Township W. Richard and Carol T. Ward to Kieth D. and Wendy W. Monnier, part section 2, 6.061 acres, exempt.

Richard T. and Dinah S. Martin to City of Sidney, part section 1, 30.481 acres, exempt.

Salem Township Philip W. and Diane M.

Kinninger to Mark C. Leiss, part section 7, 1 acres, $57,500.

Julie Kate Rourke to Timothy J. Rourke, part section 10, 19.155 acres, exempt.

Turtle Creek Township Timothy M. and Shirley A. Berning to Timothy A. Berning, trustee, part section 4, 36.213 acres and 80 acres, undivided 1/2 interest, exempt.

Timothy M. and Shirley A. Berning to Shirley A. Berning, trustee, part section 4, 36.213 acres and 80 acres, undivided 1/2 interest, exempt.

Van Buren Township Matthew C. and Krista R. Oldiges to Mark A. and Cynthia A. Burke, trustees, Whitefeather Subdivision replat, section 34, lot 271, $258,000.

Washington Township Raymond and Vaude Lawson to Raymond Lawson, trustee, Watkins Subdivision, lot 1 and part lot 2, exempt.

Opinion Friday, August 2, 2013

Express Yourself

Write a letter to the editor. All letters must be signed, 400 words or less and include the writer’s phone number and address.

Only one letter per writer per month will be accepted. Letters may be mailed to The Sidney Daily News, Jeff Billiel, publisher/ executive editor, 1451 N. Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365; emailed to jbilliel@civitasmedia.com; or faxed to (937) 498-5991.

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Ensuring Ohio workers have the skills needed to fill open jobs Editorial roundup The Associated Press

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: July 29 The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune on truth riles up Venezuela Facing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a few days ago, Samantha Power, President Barack Obama’s nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, surely didn’t expect to stir up the proverbial hornet’s nest.

Power told the committee that as America’s U.N. envoy, she believed in “contesting” what she described as a “crackdown on civil society being carried out in countries like Cuba, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela.”

That was truthful, if not exactly an exercise in delicate diplomacy, and it enraged Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, the hand-picked successor of the late Hugo Chavez, the flamboyantly anti-American socialist. …

He demanded an apology.

Maduro, a former bus driver who was elected in April after Chavez succumbed to cancer, had called for improved relations with Washington. In June his foreign minister, Elias Jaua, met Secretary of State John Kerry, who described their meeting as the “beginning of a good, respectful relationship.”

Jaua announced that his government had sent a letter of protest to the American embassy in Caracas. …

The United States needn’t overreact to Maduro’s bravado, but it needn’t apologize for Power’s accurate characterization of Venezuela.

We suspect all this will fade away. Despite the ill will generated by Chavez, the United States remains a critical trading partner for Venezuela. And the United States is a major importer of Venezuela’s major export, oil.

Maduro’s tough talk probably is no more than that. In any event, such threats shouldn’t keep American diplomats from calling out oppressive regimes, however thinskinned they may be.

Online: http://www. tampatrib.com July 30 The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle on less talk, more action for President Obama: President Barack Obama loves to show off his basketball prowess now and then. His favorite move on the court: the pivot.

The Wall Street Journal wrote this past week that “President Obama made his fourth or fifth, or maybe it’s the seventh or eighth, pivot to the economy.” By another reporter’s count, the president has pivoted to supposedly make the economy a priority 19 times now.

That’s a lot of talk with very little action. If it’s really a priority, why must the topic be pivoted to so much?

What it all means to you is that this president is more concerned with using the sputtering economy as a talking point to occasionally change the

subject. And to somehow blame Republicans for his record.

In short, Barack Obama has seen his track record, and he’s not going to take it anymore!

Obama claimed in his latest pivot to the economy that he wants to work with Republicans to get things going. But skipping out of Washington to make empty campaignstyle, beat-opponentsover-the-head speeches won’t get the job done on jobs.

President, for goodness’ sake, you are termlimited; stop campaigning and start governing! Meet with Congress and find some common ground on the economy. ….

Obamacare is a proven job killer, and the worst of it hasn’t even been implemented. How can it not be a job killer? It disincentivizes business growth and having full-time workers, and is raising the costs of health insurance drastically. It’s so ominous that Obama had to delay full implementation of it until 2015 — and even his hard-left union friends are sending up warning flares about “Obamacare’s” potential to destroy the middle class.

Obama’s much-vaunted “economic” speech was more about how to distribute the pie, rather than how to grow it for everyone. …

Being an inveterate sports fan, you would think the president would appreciate the beauty of a system based on merit and individual ability, achievement and reward.

Why is a meritocracy in sports a good thing, but not elsewhere?

Online: http://chronicle.augusta.com July 30 New York Times on Al Qaeda in Iraq scores big: Jailbreaks are common in Iraq, but the brazen assaults on the prisons at Abu Ghraib and Taji last week are in a class by themselves. The attacks freed perhaps as many as 800 militants, who are now sought by Interpol as a “major threat” to global security. The attacks showed the fearsome and growing strength of Al Qaeda in Iraq, seemingly on the decline only a few years ago. They also raised new questions about the effectiveness of Iraq’s authoritarian prime minister, Nuri Kamal alMaliki, as well as the stability of Iraq itself.

Al Qaeda in Iraq, an affiliate of Al Qaeda, waged a virulent insurgency that brought the country to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007, then suffered major defeats at the hands of Iraqi tribal groups and American troops. It has since rebounded and is believed largely responsible for a surge in daily bombings that have killed an estimated 700 people this month alone.

The Abu Ghraib and Taji operations were synchronized and sophisticated. …

Oddly, having spent so much money strengthening Iraq’s security forces administration officials have said little, publicly or privately, about why in this case their investment failed so spectacularly.

Recently, I heard from community and business Daniel Brewer, a Navy leaders, workers, and veteran from Cincinnati entrepreneurs on ways to who could not find a good- strengthen our economy. paying job after return- A theme that developed ing from Afghanistan. early on was that despite high unemployThough Daniel had ment, employers substantial trainare having a hard ing in the Navy, time finding workmoving home to ers with the skills Ohio, he had trounecessary to fill ble translating his the available jobs. skills into the civilAs a result, job ian workforce. openings in highDaniel’s experiBrown growth industries, ence is all too comhealthcare, mon. Time and time Reports like again I’ve heard Sherrod Brown clean energy, and similar stories U.S. Senator biosciences, and even the manufacthroughout Ohio: turing sector, are biotech firms, hightech manufacturers, and going unfilled.

According to Forbes, small businesses are hiring for open positions, Ohio ranks 10th per capbut can’t find the workers ita in the nation among with the right skills to fill states expecting the these job openings. With biggest looming skilledtoo many Ohioans still labor shortage — due, in unable to find work, we part, to an aging populashould be doing all that tion and limited workwe can to ensure that our force training resources.

The skills gap exists workers are qualified to — especially for careers fill Ohio jobs.

Since 2007, I’ve con- in high-tech fields. This vened more than 215 gap denies workers roundtables across Ohio’s new opportunities they 88 counties, listening to deserve and undermines

our nation’s economic competitiveness. It also limits our state’s ability to attract new jobs and businesses.

In response to the stories I heard during my early roundtables throughout Ohio about the need to close the skills gap, I first introduced the Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success (SECTORS) in 2008. Recently, I reintroduced it with Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine.

The SECTORS Act creates partnerships between educators, industry, and workforce training boards to ensure that workers have the right skills to get hired in high-tech, emerging industries with good-paying jobs. If we’re going to attract new employers, we need to ensure that local workforce development efforts support the needs of local industries.

That’s what this bill does.

It means community colleges, whether it’s Cincinnati State, Tri-C,

Zane State, and Sinclair State or Rhodes State, and workforce investment boards, industry, and labor, working together to serve local needs.

We know economic development and workforce skills training go hand-in-hand. We’ve seen this in Youngstown with NAMII. When the skilled workers are there, more investments follow. It’s not only good for businesses; this legislation is also important for Ohio families.

America has a unique opportunity to address the skills gap that prevents hardworking Americans — like Daniel Brewer — from finding good jobs and prohibits eager-to-grow companies from hiring the skilled workers needed to expand. We close the skills gap by going directly to the source of Ohio’s economic might: our skilled workers and innovative businesses.

Letters to the editor

Funding is renewal; no net tax increase To the editor: Is anyone else in the Sidney Schools community getting tired of the misinformation and uninformed letters by Jeff Wagner, a Sidney citizen opposed to any school funding measure? Please consider he may be propelled by a self-serving agenda by owning rental properties in this community.

The school tax levy is “not taking more money simply because they listened.” This funding is a renewal, the net tax increase for the citizens is zero and will sustain the schools through 2017.

The city may need tax money also but in this economy, when you have to choose, would you choose nice streets or a good education for upand-coming members of our city?

The school has cut and the teachers took the largest cut in pay in the state of Ohio. Why not be honest with yourself and the public and just say that you care more about the grass being mowed than meeting the educational needs of the public school children in Sidney.

Vote “yes” for Sidney Schools!

Chris Meyer 2210 Ravenwood Trail

Questions raised about income tax To the editor: This letter is in regard to the upcoming 1 percent income tax for the Sidney schools. The proposed income tax levy reads, “Shall an annual income tax of one percent (1%) on the school district income of individuals and of estates be imposed by the Sidney City School District for a 5-year period, beginning Jan. 1, 2014, for the purpose of current expenses?”

The reading of this is so general that I would like to have answers to several

questions. They are: 1. When it speaks of estate tax, that part of the the tax is no longer an income tax. That is an estate tax. Would that estate tax be on the deceased’s possessions in the Sidney School District or would it be on every possession in the state of Ohio?

2. Would the income tax be on individual’s entire income whether the income was just from Sidney School District or would it be on everything regardless of where the

income was generated?

3. If this income tax generates greater revenue than originally anticipated, what would happen to the excess revenue?

4. Will this collection of the income tax require the hiring of more administrators?

5. What sources of income will be taxed?

6. Will the income tax involve dividends, rents, interest, retirement income, Social Security, or even punitive damages in a lawsuit?

I’m sure other questions

will arise, but I feel that question should be properly addressed.

Note that I support our schools and feel that everyone should. But I feel that the best way to tax is not the income tax, but rather the tax on real estate. We know what that tax will generate. That tax is based on the appraisal of the individual properties and is far less complicated. I know it is less complicated than estate taxes.

George Snowden 726 Kathy Ave.

Local/Region Friday, August 2, 2013

Contact Executive Editor Jeff Billiel with story ideas by phone at (937) 498-5962; email jbilliel@civitasmedia.com; or by fax (937) 498-5991.

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Levy committee meets for last time

Brenda Elliott

Teacher’s aide retires after 33 years

Hayden Fisher When the new school year begins later this month, Brenda Elliott will not be headed to a classroom as a teacher’s aide — for the first time in 33 years. Elliott retired in June from the Sidney City Schools.

Her career path was set as a hair dresser when she attended the Ohio State Beauty School, but she found her true love in helping out in the classroom. She has spent the last 33 years as a teacher’s aide within the Sidney City Schools where she worked with kindergarten through the fifth grade. She has also spent the past 35 years teaching swimming for the Red Cross and the city of Sidney.

Elliott grew up in Sidney and married John Elliott in 1968. They have three children, Bryan, Julie and Kim, all of whom are grown with families of their own.

When asked what the highlight of her career was, she said, “Working with children, seeing their eyes light up when they finally learn what you’re trying to teach them.”

She believes her biggest accomplishments have been sharing her love with the children at the school and raising three children of her own. She regrets not becoming a teacher instead of a teacher’s aide.

In retirement she plans to enjoy her grandkids, travel, go bike riding and walking, along with playing the piano, gardening, drawing and painting.

Citizens for Sidney Schools recently held their last official meeting before Tuesday’s election.

The group discussed strategies for the final push to get information out to the public including yard signs, a Sidney Daily News ad, the final Q/A for the paper, ads on Hits 105.5, and of course, sharing information via word of mouth. Yard Signs Committee Chairman Ron Burns reported that there are a little more than 15 yard signs left of the initial 400 ordered, noting that “there are still areas we’d like to see some signs of support, but we’ve had great success with people requesting to show their support with a sign.”

Levy Co-Chairman Bill Warner reminded the group about proper sign placement and the city of Sidney’s rules for political signs.

“Signs must be on private property and cannot be in the right of way or the area between the sidewalk and the street.”

Social Media and Website Committee Co-Chairmen Dawn Eilert and Michael Jannides reported that Facebook users are engaged with the group’s Facebook page — facebook. com/sidneyschoolslevy.

“Efforts are underway to ramp up postings to Facebook and Twitter from now until Election Day,” said Jannides.

“As usual, the levy website continues to host a wealth of information and is being visited frequently,” said Eilert. “Anyone with questions is always encouraged to visit the site – sidneyschoolslevy.org.”

The Presentations Committee reported that the final public presentation was given to Kiwanis.

“Kiwanis members had a number of great questions and provided some pretty positive feedback,” said Levy Co-Chairwoman Renee Davis. “Over the last few months, we have given 19 presentations to groups, organizations and the general public. We are continuously grateful to all who opened their doors and allowed us to share our message. The questions we heard helped us fine-tune our message so that people have a clear understanding of what they’re voting for Aug. 6.”

“If anyone approaches you about

needing more information, the cochairs would be more than willing to share the presentation with individuals. Just because we don’t have any more public presentations scheduled doesn’t mean that we won’t do any more. Also, the presentation is available on the levy website under Resources,” said Davis.

Te l e p h o n i n g C o m m i tt e e Chairwoman Andrea Steenrod shared that a group of 70 volunteers have called those identified as potential positive voters.

“We had a handful of numbers that were no longer valid, which we expected partly due to rise in cell phone use. However, the overwhelming majority of those we did connect with were more than supportive of the levy, which was encouraging” said Steenrod.

Warner shared that a large postcard went out to all Sidney, Port Jefferson and Maplewood residents.

“There was, however, a hang up with the Maplewood and Port Jefferson areas. For some perplexing reason, the mailer didn’t reach those residents’ mailboxes. We’re working with Lucy Homan at Post Printing to ensure that the same mailer that went out to all other district residents does in fact reach the hands of those residents.” He continued, “Those communities are a part of our district and they have the right to be engaged.

Not only that, but we want them to be engaged.”

Levy Co-Chairman Dave Rose, gave the rough breakdown of the finances for the levy campaign, highlighting that Citizens for Sidney Schools started with a balance of about $2,600 and will likely end with a balance around $4,000. “We’ve been very frugal with the money that was raised and we have spent it wisely. I think that is a reflection of how Sidney City Schools is operating.”

Superintendent John Scheu concluded the meeting by encouraging the committee to reinforce how Sidney City Schools has listened to the community and acted in response.

“The community asked us to tighten our budget and we have. We have made $6.6 million cumulative cuts to the annual operating budget since

2008. That is huge. $2.2 million dollars of that was due to the salary reduction and health insurance premium increase the teachers, administrators and staff took. That salary reduction — average of 5.8 percent — was the largest pay cut by teachers in the entire state of Ohio!” Scheu continued, “Another factor in the balancing of the budget was reducing staff by nearly 100. It was not easy to do and we are now operating at bare bones, but this had to be done. Our operating costs per student are lower than the state average and lower than comparable districts. “With all of the staffing cuts and salary reductions, we have still been able to improve curriculum offerings by adding all-day kindergarten, increasing school security, and introducing an innovative vo-ag program. We are doing more with less just like the private sector and individuals.”

“Finally, we need to reiterate what is taxed and what is not taxed. Our community needs to remember that it is 1 percent of line 5 on their Ohio tax returns that will be taxed. It is important for our senior citizens to know that social security and Medicaid will not be taxed!” Davis concluded by saying, “Our community asked for an income tax in 2010, and that’s what we’re proposing. We listened. We acted. We will continue to listen and we will continue to act.”

The 5-year, 1 percent traditional income tax levy will be on the ballot Aug. 6. This levy will replace the expiring 9.9 mill property tax levy, which is set to expire at the end of 2013. Because the income tax is a new tax collection method for the district community, Citizens for Sidney Schools encourage community members contact any of the co-chairmen – Davis, 622-2146; Rose, 726-4659; Warner, 498-0763; or Scheu at 497-2200. Additionally, resources can be found on the website, www. sidneyschoolslevy.org.

For the effect of the expiring 9.9 mill property tax, property owners can call the Shelby County Auditor’s office at 498-7204, or visit www.shelbycountyauditors.com.

Auglaize county fair

SDN Photos | Luke Gronneberg

Paige Lehman, 18, of New Knoxville, applies a strong hair spray to her beef heifer feeder at the Auglaize County Fair Wednesday. Lehman is the daughter of Jerry and Cindy Lehman.

Ryan Paul, 12, of New Bremen, gets a drink for his dairy calf at the Auglaize County Fair Wednesday.

Ryan is the son of Tim and Karen Paul.

Zach Lageman, 18, of New Knoxville, cleans up the pen around his dairy steer at the Auglaize County Fair Wednesday. Lageman is the son of Mark and Sarah Lageman.

Alicia Weadock, 13, of New Knoxville, pets her barrow at the Auglaize County Fair Wednesday. Alicia is the daughter of Gregg and Amy Weadock.

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Partly cloudy; chance of showers overnight High: 75 Low: 62

Partly cloudy; 40% chance of showers, t-storms High: 78 Low: 62

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Mostly cloudy; 50% chance of showers, t-storms High: 78 Low: 58

High: 75 Low: 55

Local Outlook

Rain today and Saturday on tap We’ll have some cool readings this morning.

Even though some sun will start the day, clouds will be on the increase with a chance of rain developing in the after- Brian Davis noon. Showers and thunderstorms will become more likely Friday night and Saturday.

At least Sunday looks dry with pleasant temperatures.

High: 75 Low: 60

Regional Almanac Temperatures Wednesday High........................72 Wednesday Low.......................64

Precipitation Wednesday..............................0.10 Month to date.......................8 Year to date.....................15.53

Sunrise/Sunset Friday sunset...................8:50 p.m.

Saturday sunrise.............6:36 a.m.

Saturday sunset............8:48 p.m.

Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for Shelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high temperatures, go to AccuWeather.com.

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75 years

Aug. 2, 1938 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Niswonger and daughter, of Hardin, returned home yesterday with a load of poultry which they had on display at the Muncie Fair at Muncie, Ind., last week. They received a number of first and second place ribbons in this show.

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Aug. 2, 1913 A meeting of the traveling salesmen of the Hickok Candy factory was held in the city over the past several days and matters relative to promoting the business on the road were discussed.

There are now 11 salesmen on the road for the factory which within the past few years has grown to be one of the biggest industries in the city.

——— W i l l i a m Hoewischer returned from Belgium and France today, where he and his son, Harry, went recently. Harry remained to come over with the 15 horses they purchased.

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Is the pineapple a placebo?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am believe something will help, in my mid-80s and have arthri- it does. The placebo effect tis in both knees and hips, is powerful, and accounts for as well as in my spine, neck much of the apparent effecand hands. My doctor and I tiveness even of prescription agreed on six 500-mg tablets drugs. It honestly doesn’t matof Tylenol a day rather than ter.

Eight ounces of pineapple a prescription drug. This has juice shouldn’t cause side not done too well. effects in most people, A friend of mine although for diabetics, suggested that I take it is a fair bit of sugar.

8 ounces of pineapple I think I would stick juice a day. I have been with what’s working doing this for several for you. weeks. This has almost DEAR DR. alleviated the pain from ROACH: Our local the arthritis. doctor referred my My question: What To your husband, who is 70, is in the pineapple juice to a urologist more good that does this? — S.I. than a year ago for health ANSWER: I looked possible determinaDr. Keith this up, and some pubtion of prostate cancer.

Roach lications suggested that During this year, my the enzyme bromelain husband returned to in pineapple juice is the urologist for tests. the effective component. This He did not have a biopsy. doesn’t make sense to me The urologist indicated that since enzymes, being made of protein, are themselves the test showed a PSA of 6.8. digested quickly in our stom- He suggested radiation, surachs and not absorbed into gery, keeping a watch as he the body. So, I don’t know has been doing or do nothing. what in the pineapple juice is We understand that a normal reading would be between helping.

0-4. Which of these alternaIt’s possible there is sometives would you recommend? thing in the juice we don’t yet These numbers mean little to understand that helps joints. us. — B.B. It’s also possible that this is a ANSWER: A PSA level of “placebo effect” — when we

6.8 in a 70-year-old man suggests the possibility of prostate cancer. The urologist’s options are all reasonable for diagnosed prostate cancer in a man like your husband, although ideally you should have had some guidance on the risks and benefits of each option.

What I don’t understand is why the urologist is proceeding as though there is a clear diagnosis. Without a biopsy showing cancer, you don’t have a diagnosis. A biopsy is not only necessary to be sure of the diagnosis, but it can help to tell how aggressive the cancer is (although not as well as we would like).

There are newer tests coming that may be able to help guide treatment of prostate cancer, but for right now I would not recommend radiation or surgery without a biopsy. Some men are sure they would not get treatment even if there were cancer there, but I strongly recommend having all the knowledge you can before making a decision. I recommend a second urologic opinion to discuss biopsy.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have taken cholesterol medications in the past, and they give me leg cramps and pain. I need

to take medication, but am hesitant to do so even though my doctor recommends treatment. Does Vytorin have the same side effects as the other statins? — P.L. ANSWER: Vytorin contains two medicines: One is the same medicine as Zocor (simvastatin), so it can cause muscle aches. The statin least likely to cause it is pravastatin (Pravachol). Sometimes even the same medicine doesn’t cause aches when you try it again.

The booklet on cholesterol and its subtypes covers all aspects of cholesterol control.

Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach — No. 201, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

DEAR ABBY: I have been the e-reader, the tablet, the a lifeguard for more than 30 cellphone and ACTIVELY years, and I continually see WATCH. If you’re chatting parents and other adults put- with friends, don’t look at ting children in harm’s way. them; watch your child. It can take as few as 10 to 20 Would you please seconds for a person remind your readers to get into trouble and that they need to be slip without a sound vigilant around water? beneath the surface. I A drowning is nothing guarantee you: Your like they show in the parent-to-child ratio movies. is lower than that of As you take your any lifeguard-to-swimfamily to your favorite Dear mer. — LIFEGUARD swimming hole this Abby JOHN IN AUBURN, summer, please be careAbigail ful. If your child isn’t a Van Buren WASH. D E A R competent swimmer, LIFEGUARD JOHN: NEVER allow him or her to go beyond arm’s reach. Your message is important Never exceed the ratio of two and timely. Every year we nonswimmers to one adult. If read about families basking possible, stay where the child in the sun near water, and children who have lost their can touch the bottom.

If your children can swim lives because the person who and you allow them to go into was supposed to be watching the pool, lake, ocean without them became momentarily you — ALWAYS WATCH distracted. I agree the best THEM! Yes, lifeguards are way to protect against tragobserving the swimmers — edies like this is unremitting but no one on this planet will vigilance. Thanks for giving watch your child with the me a chance to say it again.

DEAR ABBY: I have a same vigilance that you will.

So put down the book, brother-in-law whom I love

dearly who lives out of state and stays in our guest room frequently. I try hard to be a thoughtful hostess. When he comes, we spend the first 45 minutes rearranging the guest room furniture because he likes the bed to face west.

Currently, it faces north, as do the nightstands and the dresser.

I accommodate him, but frankly, it’s getting very old.

Am I being nasty to want our furniture arranged the way we’re comfortable? Or must I allow him to rearrange it the way he wants it? He is here for only 24 hours and then leaves. — GOOD HOSTESS IN CALIFORNIA DEAR HOSTESS: Your brother-in-law may be a frustrated interior decorator, or want the room to be the way he sleeps at home. A good hostess tries to accommodate the needs of her guests; however, if the furniture in your house has been moved, your brother-in-law should put it back the way it was before he leaves.

DEAR ABBY: Do you or

your readers think it’s acceptable for a father to ask his 21-year-old college student son whether he and his girlfriend of one year are sexually active? This is his first girlfriend.

I am his mother, and I say it’s none of our business. My husband says it’s a reasonable question; he just wants to give him fatherly advice — like “be careful.” — MOM IN COLORADO DEAR MOM: Would you still say it’s none of your business if your son made his first girlfriend pregnant? I would, however, caution your husband to be more tactful about how he approaches the subject because a blunt question like the one he’s contemplating could be off-putting. If he has birth control information he wants to impart, a better way to approach it would be to raise the subject without putting his son on the spot.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealthmed. cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Health newsletters may be ordered from www.rbmamall.com.

Summer fun at the beach can turn tragic in blink of an eye

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Aug. 2, 1963 Total attendance of last week’s Shelby County fair was estimated today at between 90,000 and 100,000 by Treasurer Ernest Martin after completing an unofficial check of gate receipt records.

——— Don Brulport, 1043 North Main Avenue, has received his license as a registered architect after passing the state examination of the State Board of Architects. A graduate of Sidney High School in the class of 1950, he attended Miami University from 1950-53. After

a year’s service with the U.S. Army in Munich, Germany, Brulport returned to Miami and graduated in 1958.

25 years

Aug. 2, 1988 The biggest change in personnel at Hardin Houston for the 1988-89 school year is in the elementary principal’s office.

Sharon Dudek, middle school principal at Houston, is moving to Hardin to replace Madeline Maurer.

In other personnel changes at Hardin, Candace Clayton will be replacing Vera Hall as fourth grade teacher and Matt Rutledge will be joining the school as a fifth grade teacher.

Terry Fugate will also be new at Hardin and will be teaching elementary art. At the Houston building, Jan Zumberger has been hired as high school mathematics teacher and Stephanie Carmack is replacing Dawn Ocke as an English instructor.

——— Displaying the awards they received after being crowned Saturday as king and queen of the Shelby County Junior Fair are Eric A. Topp, Botkins, and Stephanie Maurer, Anna.

———

These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (498-1653) as a public service to the community.

Local history on the Internet! www. shelbycountyhistory.org

Sudoku puzzles also appear on the Sidney Daily News website at www.sidneydailynews.com.

Weather is average in July July’s temperatures fell right in line with published averages for Shelby County.

The average high is 84 degrees. This year, high temperatures ranged from 92 degrees on July 18 and 19 to 69 degrees on July 28, for an average of 82 degrees.

The average low is 62 degrees. This year, low temperatures ranged from 50 degrees on July 29 to 74 degrees on July 19, for an average of 63 degrees.

What wasn’t average was the rainfall. Shelby County endured twice as much precipitation as is average. Average rainfall for July here is 4.09 inches. By month’s end, 8 inches of rain had watered area fields, gardens, lawns and swelled creeks, rivers and ponds to overflowing. Flood warnings were issued on several days throughout the month. The heaviest rains came on July 7, when 2.62 inches fell.

Stormy, wet weather caused Sidney’s annual Independence Day fireworks to be postponed from July 4. It was a day later when the city’s pyrotechnics lit up the skies.

Odds and ends PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy digging for worms in northern Arizona found a gun buried near his home.

Police in Prescott say the stainless-steel .38-caliber revolver was in plastic bag along with one bullet just under the ground’s surface.

Police say it appears the gun was only covered up to hide it until someone came back to get it.

They say they don’t know who owns the gun or how it ended up buried near the home of the boy who found it Monday. Police didn’t identify the boy.

Authorities say the gun’s serial number has been checked and it’s not reported missing.

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MUTTS

BIG NATE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

DILBERT

BLONDIE

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

HI AND LOIS ZITS

BEETLE BAILEY FAMILY CIRCUS

DENNIS the MENACE

ARLO & JANIS

HOROSCOPE

BY FRANCES DRAKE

For Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a good day to explore real-estate deals. It's also an excellent day to entertain at home and enjoy family gatherings. People will be upbeat and mutually generous to each other.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Feelings of optimism buoy your spirits today. You feel confident about your future and not afraid to make big plans.

"I'm going places!"

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an excellent day for business and commerce. Trust your moneymaking ideas. However, if shopping, you might go overboard spending on extravagance and luxury.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a feel-good day for you. The Moon is in your sign, lined up with lucky Jupiter. You feel expansive, generous and warm to everyone. Enjoy your day!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Spiritual matters will catch your interest today. You might enjoy discussions with others or, alternatively, a chance for solitude in beautiful surroundings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) A popular day! Rally your troops with flourish, because people are glad to see you and you're glad to see them. Plus, you're open to doing something different!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Work-related travel might happen today. Whatever you do, you're temporarily high-viz. In fact, even your private business might be public. (Be aware of this.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Travel opportunities will please you today, because you can do something to enrich your world and make you feel fortunate. Some of you might meet a teacher or guru-like figure with wisdom to share.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Keep your pockets open, because money, gifts and goodies could come your way from others. You might even benefit indirectly through your partner or spouse. Ka-ching!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Relations with others are warm and friendly today. This is an excellent day to begin a partnership or to get married.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Things will go smoothly at work today, although some of you might be traveling for your job. Group activities will please you because everyone is on the same page and enthusiastic. (Who knew?)

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Accept invitations to party because this is a great day to socialize. If new love begins, it will be with someone older, richer and worldlier. Enjoy playful times with kids.

YOU BORN TODAY You are physically active, brave and courageous, and you like to be where the action is. You are also a truth-seeker and a whistleblower because you believe in telling it like it is. Many of you choose professions where you rescue others. (Sometimes at risk to your own safety.) Good news! This year might be one of the most powerful years of your life.

Dream big!

Birthdate of: Martin Sheen, actor; Mike Holmes, contractor/TV host; Hannah Simone, actress. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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ANNA, 15720 Heiland Kies Road, (between State Route 274 and Amsterdam Road) MOVING SALE, Saturday, Sunday 8-4pm, household items, clothing, tools, 4x4 truck, curio cabinet, precious moments, free weights, computer printer, artwork, games, books, more!

CASSTOWN, 4345 State Route 589, Thursday 9-6pm, Friday 8-5pm, COUNTRY CLASSIC GARAGE SALE, new 250 CCATV, home theater system, 5 track CD player, 27" JVC TV, window air conditioner, lots of household items.

CASH ONLY MCCARTYVILLE 12201 State Route 29 & 12200 HardinWapak Rd. Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 8am-noon. Bikes, dirt bike, bar stools, wall art, vsmile, girls clothes 7-14, boys clothes 12-16, tvs, dresser, bedding, households, tupperware, ESPN game station, Little Tikes.

See each garage sale listing and location on our Garage Sale Map. Available online at sidneydailynews.com Powered by Google Maps

MCCARTYVILLE, Friday 96pm, Saturday 8-2pm, youth bed, playhouse, doll houses, strollers, high chair, car seats, baby swing, toys, girls & boys clothes NB-4T, 7-14, maternity, adult & Jr. clothes, Longaberger, household items, Vera Bradley, white dishwasher, office supplies, computers, power tools, ESPN game system, wooden swing set, entertainment center, furniture, computer desk, MUCH MORE!!

PIQUA 3133 Sioux Drive Friday and Saturday 7:30am-?

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SIDNEY 421 Apollo. MULTIFAMILY SALE! Saturday only 9am-4pm. Furniture, appliances, snow blower, kitchen & household items, toys, books, clothing sizes infant-adult, snowmen items, baby supplies, LOTS more to choose from!

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Name brand clothes -Girls junior size 0-3 and kids 12-14.

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SIDNEY, 9600 Riverview Place, (take 47N to Herring Road to Riverview Place) Friday, Saturday 9-5pm, CLEANING OUT GARAGE, guns, tools, oriental items, some antiques, glass ceramics, home decor', something for everyone!!!

TROY, 1580 North Dorset Road, Saturday Only 9-noon, Mid County Church of Christ, Annual Giveaway, all types of items, household, books, school supplies, clothing, tools, YES ITS ALL FREE!!!

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Medical/ life insurance benefits, retirement package.

Email: essers@watchtv.net Government & Federal Jobs Deputy Recorder Full Time Position 33.25 hours/ week (Includes Benefits) Wage: $10.50/ hour Shelby County Recorderʼs Office is accepting applications for a clerical position.

Deputy Recorder receives, records, copies & files public documents. Applicant will assist the general public in obtaining information and perform general clerical duties, such as data entry, answering phones and cashier functions. Applicant would also be required to lift some larger ledgers weighing up to 45 lbs. For a more detailed job description, application/ guidelines please visit www.co.shelby.oh.us and click on the Job Openings link.

Applications may also be picked up at the Shelby County Recorderʼs Office, Shelby County Annex, 129 E. Court St, Sidney, OH 45365. For consideration, completed applications must be received at the above address by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 9, 2013.

POLICE OFFICER The City of Sidney Ohio is accepting applications for Police Officer until 5pm August 30, 2013. Current wage for this position is $48,171.34, annually. An applicant will be scheduled for a physical fitness test and Civil Service written examination on Saturday, September 14, 2013 and Sunday, September 15, 2013. Candidates will be scheduled to attend one of these days for testing. The candidate must pass the physical fitness test to be eligible to take the written examination. To receive an original appointment to the Police Department, a person must have reached the age of twenty-one (21) and no older than their thirtyfifth (35) birthday, High School Diploma or GED equivalent, U.S. Citizen, valid driverʼs license, and a residency requirement.

An information packet with application, job description and benefit summary may be obtained from the receptionist in the Municipal Building, 201 W. Poplar Street Sidney Ohio 45365, M-F 8am-5pm or by visiting our w e b s i t e a t www.sidneyoh.com Resumes will not be accepted.

EOE

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Company Benefits Include: Competitive Wages, Comprehensive Health Insurance & Prescription Drug card, Dental Insurance, 401K & Retirement Plan, Life-Insurance, Long & Short Term Disability, Paid Holidays & Vacation.

Please apply in person or send work history to:

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Water Plant Operator Class I Responsible for shift operations at the Water Treatment Plant. Visit City Hall, 201 W Poplar St, Sidney OR www.sidneyoh.com for qualifications, application, benefits summary & job description. Salary: $21.08 - $27.28 Deadline August 23, 2013.

EOE

POLICE OFFICER The City of Sidney Ohio is accepting applications for Police Officer until 5pm August 30, 2013. Current wage for this position is $48,171.34, annually plus up to $1800 Education Bonus and up to $1700 Fitness Bonus. An applicant will be tested on Saturday, September 14th or Sunday, September 15th. The candidate must pass the physical fitness test to be eligible to take the written examination.

Requirement: * Age of twenty-one (21) and no older than their thirty-fifth (35) birthday * High School Diploma or GED equivalent * U.S. Citizen * Valid driverʼs license * Resident of Shelby Co. or adjunct County within 12 months An information packet with application, job description and benefit summary may be obtained from the receptionist in the Municipal Building, 201 W. Poplar Street Sidney Ohio 45365, M-F 8am-5pm or by visiting our w e b s i t e a t www.sidneyoh.com Resumes will not be accepted.

EOE

General Labor Competitive wages, insurance, retirement, Vacation/ Holiday pay Email: john@milliganconst.com 1120 Milligan Ct. Sidney, OH 45365 An Equal Opportunity Employer

Now Looking to Fill Full Time 3rd Shift Positions in the Anna Area Duties will include but may not be limited to: Vacuuming, floor work, pulling trash, stocking restroom supplies, wiping down glass surfaces, baseboards, restrooms, high/ low dusting, wet/ dry mopping Applicants must have a reliable means of transportation and be able to work well with the public

Help Wanted General

Apply onine at www.sciotoservices.com

***NOW HIRING***

At Scioto Services, a national background check and drug testing will be required

SEASONAL LABORERS In need of Full-Time Seasonal Laborers Immediately! Positions may last until early fall. Prospective employees must pass a drug screen, be able to lift 50+ lbs and work flexible hours. Valid driver's license is required.

Applicants may download an application from our website at: jasonweigandt.com Email application and/ or resume to: office@jasonweigandt.com Or mail to: Jason Weigandt Landscape Company P.O. Box 848 Sidney, OH 45365 No phone calls or drop-ins, please

***NOW HIRING*** SEASONAL LABORERS In need of Full-Time Seasonal Laborers Immediately! Positions may last until early fall. Prospective employees must pass a drug screen, be able to lift 50+ lbs and work flexible hours. Valid driver's license is required.

Applicants may download an application from our website at: jasonweigandt.com Email application and/ or resume to: office@jasonweigandt.com Or mail to: Jason Weigandt Landscape Company P.O. Box 848 Sidney, OH 45365 No phone calls or drop-ins, please

GRAIN & DAIRY Employee Wanted Full Time, Benefits included Send resumes to: Dept 122 C/O Sidney Daily News 1451 N. Vandemark Rd. Sidney, OH 45365

EOE

OFFICE MANAGER/ SECRETARIAL Must be proficient at QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel, Strong Communication & Organizational Skills – Written and Verbal, Ability to work independently, Minimum tax background would be nice.

Positive attitude, Self Motivator, Start date asap Send Resumes to: Dept: 113 Sidney Daily News 1451 North Vandemark Rd Sidney, Ohio 45365 SHELBY COUNTY BOARD OF DD PARA-PROFESSIONAL The Shelby Hills Early Childhood Center classroom in Jackson Center is seeking a Para-Professional to assist in the instruction of children with developmental disabilities in a preschool setting.

Visit www.shelbydd.org for salary, benefits, position description and application.

Send resume/ application or apply at: SCBDD 1200 S. Childrens Home Rd. Sidney, Ohio 45365 Attn: Lisa Brady EOE

SECURITY OFFICERS Needed in the Sidney area Full & Part Time Positions Must be 21 years of age, able to pass drug test and clean criminal background If interested in applying call (614)785-7046 ext 202 Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm Supervise Store Operations: loading/ unloading of trailers, processing of textiles, quality control, rotation of stock, sales/ operations. Knowledge of cash register, banking procedures, and merchandising/ display is preferred. Applicant must possess the ability to supervise/train employees on register/ banking procedures and stocking/ displays.

High School Diploma/GED preferred.

Apply IN PERSON @: 1584 Covington Ave Piqua, OH 45356 An EEO Employer M/F/O/V TREE TRIMMER/ GROUNDSMAN/ CLIMBER, Must have experience in rope/ saddle, good driving record. Wages depend on experience. Good pay/ benefits, (937)492-8486.

Medical/Health

Immediate Part-time and Full-time Openings Would you like a rewarding career helping others? If you have a High School diploma/ GED, Driverʼs License, and valid vehicle insurance, we need you. Earn while you learn and be paid for training. CRSI is looking for parttime Support Specialists in Auglaize County, working with individuals with developmental disabilities. We also have two full-time openings for Support Manager.

Some experience is preferred for the Support Manager positions.

Applications can be obtained on-line at www.crsi-oh.com or in person at 13101 Infirmary Road Wapakoneta For questions, call 419-738-9511

MEDICAL ASSISTANT Needed part time for office in Piqua. Experience in EHR. Good compensation. New graduates welcome.

Send resume to: Dept. 124 Sidney Daily News 1451 North Vandemark Rd Sidney, OH 45365

Sidney Daily News, Friday, August 2, 2013

PRIVATE SETTING, 2 Bedroom Townhouse, No one above or below! Appliances, Washer/ Dryer Fireplace, garage, Water, Trash included, (937)4984747, www.firsttroy.com

Send resume to: PO Box 4308 Sidney, OH 45365

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Garage parking, storage also available. Call (937)726-6232 or (937)638-3653.

For Sale By Owner Houses For Sale 2 BEDROOM, 108 East Lyndhurst, NO PETS! References, deposit, $625 month, (937)492-0829.

Apartments /Townhouses 1 BEDROOM 219 Brookburn.

NO PETS. Stove & refrigerator. References. Deposit.

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AUTOMOTIVE Autos For Sale 1994 Buick Le Sabre. Asking $1300. (937)538-7502

1996 FORD MUSTANG Convertible, red, 6 cylinder, many updates! Good condition, 154k miles, asking $4200.

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A&E Home Services LLC A simple, affordable, solution to all your home needs.

Eric Jones, Owner

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SPRING SPECIAL SUMMER SPECIAL $700.00 off $6k or more on a roof

Furniture & Accessories SOFAS, 2 Floral Sofas, 1 new, 1 used in excellent condition, (937)492-4792

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Miscellaneous BOOKS 21-Beverly Lewis, Amish romance books. Excellent condition. Call (937)4989429

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Landscaping

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Goodell satisfied Browns owner handling probe Tom Withers AP Sports Writer

BEREA (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressed confidence in Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, who is currently embroiled in a scandal involving fraud at his family-owned business.

Goodell visited Cleveland’s training camp on Thursday to launch a program between the league and Pop Warner with USA Football’s Heads Up Football Program. Following a clinic with young players, Goodell said he’s satisfied with Haslam’s handling of the federal investigation at Pilot Flying J, and added the league has no plans to intervene at this time.

“I don’t think it’s a matter for us at this moment,” Goodell said.

The commissioner said Haslam has kept him informed

since the outset of the ongoing investigation. Goodell said he’s confident Haslam is doing all he can to make amends.

“He doesn’t need any pushing,” Goodell said. “This company means a lot to him and he’s obviously not happy about what has happened and he’s determined to fix it. Jimmy is more disappointed than anybody.”

Haslam has maintained he did not know about a program within his sales staff to cheat customers out of rebate and discount money. Seven employees of the truck-stop chain have pleaded guilty to defrauding customers.

Goodell said he asked Haslam if he knew about the scheme.

“He’s been very clear that he’s had no knowledge of that and he’s been clear publicly and clear with you all,” Goodell said.

Clark’s blog Editor’s note: Marissa Clark, a Sidney High School graduate, is in Columbia with Athletes in Action and will be filing a blog about her experiences. The Sidney Daily News will be publishing her blog during her trip.

The first few days at training camp in Miami were very HOT, full of basketball, as well as spiritual and fun. Our team was very blessed to have the support we had here.

We stayed at a retreat center where they cooked us breakfast every morning, and lunch every afternoon. Even though that is where we spent most of our time doing team bible study and activities, we also went to the beach and did activities there as well as enjoying the ocean.

The first practice was on Monday. Fortunately we all clicked and played very well together, even on the first day. We had two practices Tuesday and they were both very beneficial. We are running a motion type of offense, based off a four out and one in set. Coach really enjoys overly aggressive defense, and that’s what I’m most excited about!

We fly out to Colombia today and will arrive around 6 p.m. We will be playing 8-10 games while being there along with

Goodell called Haslam a “man of great integrity.” Goodell says Haslam has been working hard to correct the problems at Pilot Flying J, which had its headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., raided on April 15 by the FBI and IRS as part of the probe into wide-spread fraud at the company. Goodell said the league will continue to monitor the situation, but doesn’t feel it needs to be more involved.

Pressed about what the league might do if Haslam were indicted, Goodell refused to presume anything.

“We’re not going to play the hypothetical game,” Goodell said. “Right now he’s addressing the issues. We’re confident he’s going to deal with it properly. You’re dealing with a bunch of hypotheticals. We’re not going there.”

Goodell said the league was thorough in its vetting

ier. But we didn’t short-circuit anything.”

Goodell is satisfied the investigation has not been a distraction to the Browns, who are undergoing another makeover with a new front office and coaching staff, However, Goodell did concede it’s troubling one of the NFL’s owner is part of federal probe.

“You never want to see this kind of thing happen, particularly to a partner in the league,” Goodell said. “Obviously his partners care a great deal about him and as a partner they want to see him getting off to a good start. This is not what anybody intended, not anybody anticipated.

“But he’s a man that I think everyone truly respects in the NFL.”

A-Rod Trenton bound after simulated game Mark Didtler Associated Press

practices and youth clinics where we will share our faith as well as our talents on the court.

I think the most exciting part about these first few days in Miami is how we all became a team and became so close right away. We are a family, and you can’t ever take away the meaning of family. So what a blessing it is to be a part of a team like this so quickly.

One of my favorite quotes that fits in very well with this situation before flying overseas is: “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten.”

We are all so excited to get to colombia and not only share our faith, but learn about theirs there, and of course play some basketball!

of Haslam, who was a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers before he bought the Browns.

“This was a surprise to him and to his senior level management,” Goodell said. “From that standpoint, I don’t think he was aware of it and I don’t know any way we could have been aware of it. It was not disclosed to us.”

Although he was already in the league, Haslam underwent the same scrutiny as any owner, Goodell insisted.

“We go through the same process on any circumstance,” Goodell said. “When you’re going through a controlling ownership position, that’s a big step up so we don’t just pass that off. We do the same vetting process. Obviously he knows people in the league after being an owner, so there were certain aspects of that which were eas-

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez will start a second minor league injury rehabilitation assignment on Friday at Double-A Trenton, hoping to return to the New York Yankees before any suspension

by Major League Baseball.

Rodriguez played a simulated game Thursday at the team’s spring training home, and New York said he will play for Trenton against Reading for two games through Saturday.

With the Yankees at San Diego on Sunday, there is little chance the team will tell him fly across the country after a night game for a day game in California.

If he’s not suspended by then, the three-time MVP could rejoin New York for its series opener Monday at the Chicago White Sox. However, it appears MLB will suspend Rodriguez by then for ties to Biogenesis of America, a closed Florida anti-aging clinic accused of distributing banned

performance-enhancing drugs.

Four years ago Rodriguez admitted using PEDs while with Texas from 2001-03, but he repeatedly has denied using them since.

Because of wet grounds, the Yankees moved Rodriguez’s simulated game from their minor league complex across the Dale Mabry highway to Steinbrenner Field.

The ballpark was closed to media, who watched from a walkway behind the right-field bullpen. Rodriguez saw 31 pitches over six at-bats, played third and ran bases during the simulated game. About two dozen media members and five television trucks were on hand — but no fans.

Coming back from January hip surgery, Rodriguez was .200 (8 for 40) with two homers and eight RBIs in 13 minor league games from July 2-20 for Class A Tampa and Charleston (S.C.), Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The assignment was cut a day short when he complained of quadriceps tightness, and the

Yankees said an MRI in New York on July 21 showed a grade 1 strain.

Rodriguez pushed to be activated later that week, retaining a doctor without giving the Yankees the required notification, and the physician claimed he couldn’t detect an injury.

During a conference call with Yankees officials on July 25 — Rodriguez insisted one of his lawyers be on the call — the sides agreed to a schedule for his return.

He appeared ready to talk as he was leaving the minor league complex, waving a group of writers to his car in the parking lot and rolling down the window. However, when A-Rod saw a second group with TV cameras approaching, he said “I’ll talk to you guys, but no cameras.”

Rodriguez closed the window and kept the car stationary for a moment, then left without saying another word to reporters.

Raburn homers twice, has 4 RBIs as Indians win 6-1 CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Masterson was quick to pass along credit for Cleveland’s eighth straight victory to the guy he provided him all the support he needed in a 6-1 decision over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

“The story’s about Ryan Raburn doing his thing,” Masterson said. “That was pretty cool to see.”

Raburn homered twice and drove in four runs as the Indians, who have won 13 of 17, completed a four-game sweep of the reeling White Sox. Raburn, who has played a major role off manager Terry Francona’s bench, hit a two-run homer in the third, had an RBI single in the fifth and belted a leadoff home run in the seventh. He has 13 homers and 37 RBIs in 173 at-bats while playing mostly against left-handed starters.

“I prepare myself the same way every day whether I’m playing or not,” Raburn said.

“This is one of those years where everything is going right for me. I’m trying to hold on to it and ride it as long as I can.”

Francona pushed for Cleveland’s front office to sign Raburn, even though he batted .171 with 12 RBIs in 66 games with Detroit last season. He began the season as the Tigers’ second baseman but things quickly regressed and he was benched before being sent to the minors.

“He got off to a horrendous start and never really recovered,” Francona said. “That

happens to a lot of players. We were able to get him because of that. In the role he’s in, he does a great job.”

The Indians, who have beaten the White Sox eight straight times, moved to within two games of idle Detroit in the American League Central.

“Credit them,” Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. “They just outplayed us. Today is probably magnified because of what happened earlier in the series.”

Cleveland also swept a fourgame series in Chicago from June 28-30.

Chicago has dropped seven in a row and is 26 games under .500 for the first time since 1980. The White Sox have lost 13 of 16 and have the secondworst record in the AL. The Indians, who are a season-high 12 games over .500, won all seven games of their homestand, which began with a three-game sweep against Texas.

Cleveland outscored the opposition 40-20 during the sevengame stretch.

Masterson outpitched Chris Sale (6-11) in a matchup of AllStar hurlers. Masterson (13-7) gave up one run in 6 2-3 innings and has won all four of his starts against Chicago this season, allowing three earned runs in 31 2-3 innings.

Raburn’s home run off Sale in the third was towering fly ball to right that was pushed by the wind and curled inside the foul pole. He added an RBI single in the Indians’ two-run fifth and hit a leadoff homer off Dylan

Axelrod in the seventh that landed in the left field bleachers.

Masterson’s bid for his fourth shutout of the season ended on Alejandro De Aza’s leadoff homer in the sixth. The righthander was pulled with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh but Rich Hill got De Aza to hit into a fielder’s choice.

Masterson allowed five hits, struck out seven and walked three. He threw complete game shutouts against the White Sox on April 12 in Cleveland, a fivehitter, and on June 30, a sixhitter at U.S. Cellular Field.

Francona said Masterson was battling a stiff neck but the pitcher didn’t think that affected him.

“I felt all right,” Masterson said. “I was leaving a few sinkers out there at times. I was pitching and battling and trying to make things work. The overall sense is we played well as a team.”

Sale has lost all three of his starts against the Indians this season. The left-hander is 1-9 in his last 11 starts but has a 3.24 ERA in that stretch.

Mark Reynolds’ run-scoring single — his second RBI since June 29 — gave Cleveland the lead in the second.

Asdrubal Cabrera added a sacrifice fly.

NOTES: Indians OF Michael Brantley struck out in all three at-bats against Sale and is 2 for 16 with eight strikeouts against the left-hander this season. …

RHP Vinnie Pestano, optioned to Triple-A Columbus when the Indians acquired LHP Marc Rzepczynski , pitched a scoreless inning against Buffalo

AP Photo | David Richard

Cleveland Indians mascot Slider watches as Cleveland Indians right fielder Ryan Raburn is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a home run against the Chicago White Sox in the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday in Cleveland.

on Wednesday. … Indians OF Michael Bourn, who was 1 for 10 in the series, was not in the starting lineup. All-Star 2B Jason Kipnis also was given the day off. … Chicago LHP Hector Santiago (3-6) faces Tigers RHP Doug Fister (9-5) on Friday. The

clubs play 12 times over the final two months of the season. … The Indians make their first trip to Marlins Park for a three-game series. Cleveland RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (8-5) takes on Miami RHP Jose Fernandez (7-5) in the opener Friday.

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Clutch, difficult catches helped set Carter apart Dave Campbell

AP Pro Football Writer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cris Carter’s entry into the exclusive club in Canton will be commemorated with a bronze head-and-shoulders bust, like all of the Pro Football Hall of Fame members before him.

His hands might be a more appropriate body part to feature.

Over 16 seasons in the NFL, with fire and grit and flair, Carter exemplified just what a wide receiver is paid to do: catch the ball.

After overcoming some well-publicized troubles in his early years, Carter became a highlightreel fixture and unflappable performer in the 1990s for the Minnesota Vikings. He wasn’t the fastest, the biggest or the most elusive of the bunch, but he made happen some of the most impossible grabs and often did so at the most opportune times.

Tiptoeing both feet at the sideline and successfully pulling in a pass in the split-second before falling out of bounds.

Leaping to his feet after being whistled down and sticking his arm straight out to signal a first down.

Jumping in front of two defenders to corral a ball in the end zone with his fingertips.

Those are the images of what set Carter apart.

After missing the cut five times for the Hall of Fame,

AP Photo | Tom Olmscheid, File

In this Nov. 8, 1999, file photo, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter (80) celebrates his 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jeff George during the third quarter against the Dallas Cowboys, in Minneapolis. Carter will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton Saturday.

Carter was finally voted in. He’ll be inducted on Saturday with this year’s group about a 3½-hour drive from where he grew up in Middletown, Ohio.

“I catch everything that the normal people catch and I catch a few things that no one catches. That’s what I used to say to myself before every game,” Carter said recently.

Four of his former Vikings teammates, Chris Doleman, John Randle, Randall McDaniel and Gary Zimmerman, preceded Carter with enshrinement over the past five years.

Carter retired after the 2002 season behind only Jerry Rice for alltime receptions and touchdowns. He’s fourth in those categories now, passed by Tony Gonzalez and Marvin Harrison in catches and Randy Moss and Terrell Owens in scores. Wherever he landed on those lists was always going to be a product of his fierce determination.

Raised in poverty in a four-room apartment with a single mother and five siblings, Carter could’ve easily strayed from his Hall of Fame track. He was ineligible

for his senior year at Ohio State because of a federal investigation for organized crime that revealed he signed early with an agent. He forced Philadelphia coach Buddy Ryan, who famously said of Carter, “All he does is catch touchdowns,” to cut him after the 1989 season. Then, Carter’s abuse of alcohol and drugs were destroying his career, let alone his life.

But with arguably the best investment in franchise history, the Vikings paid the $100 waiver fee to claim Carter. Ten years later, he had been picked for eight Pro Bowls,

made the playoffs eight times and, in the latter part of his career, helped lead one of the most potent passing games in the league. The Vikings never reached the Super Bowl with him but were NFC runners up twice in that span.

Carter hatched an offseason conditioning plan with his personal trainer to fuel all those accomplishments, using Rice, the San Francisco star, as his motivation and a time-zone advantage as his reward. The addictive behavior that fueled his chemical dependency worked in his favor on the field.

“By the time Jerry Rice woke up I was done with my work,” Carter said, adding: “I knew that if Jerry Rice was ahead of me, that day I had caught up to him a little bit.”

That drive to be the best also produced a brash personality and the potential for conflict with opponents. There are many memorable video clips, too, of Carter shouting at a teammate or a coach.

Moss thrived under Carter’s mentorship as a rookie but later grew tired of him and blasted him on Twitter last year after critical comments Carter made as an ESPN analyst of Moss’s work ethic. Carter later wrote in his autobiography “Going Deep,” that the two are back on good terms.

“If you didn’t do what

you were supposed to do on the field he really held you accountable,” former Vikings wide receiver Jake Reed said in a phone interview.

“Some guys couldn’t deal with it because he was so strong of a personality.

Some guys responded to it well. It was fine with me, because we wound up being best friends.”

Reed recalled a game at Atlanta in 1991 when Carter caught a touchdown pass with one hand over two defenders. From then on, he was never surprised by any of the grabs his buddy made.

“He’d stand sideways, turn the ‘Jugs’ machine to 55 miles per hour and catch the ball with one hand, standing 10 yards away,” Reed said. “I wouldn’t try that because I’d break my fingers.”

Carter was rarely hurt.

He played in every game in all but one of his 12 seasons with the Vikings.

“Every minute that I stepped on that field from the time that I warmed up, I was trying to put on a show for those people,” Carter said. “So they would be proud. I come from some humble beginnings, and I just believed that when people pay their money, hard-earned money, that they deserve a certain level of performance.”

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NASCAR completes TV Gifford ready package with Fox Sports for long-awaited Jenna Fryer

AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR completed its $8.2 billion television package Thursday by adding two years to its deal with Fox Sports and setting a schedule that gives the network the first 16 Sprint Cup races beginning in 2015.

Fox Sports last year signed a deal for the first 13 Cup races beginning with the 2015 season and the latest deal gives the network three more Cup races to go with the first 14 Nationwide Series races. Fox Sports also extended the contract it had signed last year by two years, so it now runs through 2024 and is the same length as the deal NBC Sports signed last week.

“Fox Sports has been an outstanding partner for NASCAR and we could not be more pleased with the additional commitment they are making to our sport and the fans,” NASCAR Chairman Brian France said. “Fox Sports has delivered for our fans a number of innovations that have changed how our sport is presented, and our entire industry has now come to expect excellence from NASCAR on Fox. We believe this new agreement underscores our shared commit-

ment to the fans over the next decade.”

NBC Sports paid $4.4 billion for its rights, which begin in 2015, and the Fox Sports deal is now worth $3.8 billion with Thursday’s additions. It puts NASCAR at $820 million a year for the length of the 10-year contracts.

Fox Sports will air nine Cup races on its network. The other seven will air on the Fox Sports 1 cable channel.

NBC Sports said last week seven of its 20 races would air on NBC. Coupled with Fox’s broadcast races, NASCAR in 2015 will have 16 total races on a network broadcast — the same number as this year.

The first 14 Nationwide Series race and the entire Truck Series schedule will air on Fox Sports 1, the all-sports network that launches this month. The Truck Series race from Michigan International Speedway on Aug. 17 will be the network’s first live event, and NASCAR will be an anchor property for Fox Sports 1.

“Fox Sports is now the exclusive home of NASCAR, the most popular racing series in America, for the first five months of every season through 2024,” Fox Sports co-Presidents and COOs Randy

Freer and Eric Shanks said in a joint statement.

“The NASCAR Nationwide Series is second only to NASCAR Sprint Cup as the most-watched form of auto racing in the country.

Fox Sports now owns the sport every weekend from Speedweeks and the Daytona 500 through June, and we expect these events to provide significant viewership for FOX Sports 1,” they said. “The addition of Nationwide to the 1,100 hours of original motorsports programming already scheduled clearly puts FOX Sports at the front of the race to serve motorsports fans in the U.S.” Fox Sports began broadcasting live NASCAR races in 2001, and had the Nationwide Series as part of that original television package.

“We obviously are excited to extend our relationship with Fox Sports with a good balance of racing on the Fox Network,” said Steve Herbst, NASCAR vice president of broadcasting and productions. “NASCAR on Fox has been very popular with NASCAR fans everywhere and we believe its expanded schedule will strengthen its relationship with the fans and provide the sport with many opportunities to cross-promote and grow our combined audiences.”

‘Bama No. 1 in preseason coaches’ poll; Ohio St. No. 2

By The Associated Press

Alabama is No. 1 in the USA Today preseason coaches’ poll.

The Crimson Tide was an overwhelming choice, receiving 58 of 62 firstplace votes. Ohio State was

second and received three first-place votes. Oregon is No. 3, Stanford is 4, Georgia is five and No. 6 Texas A&M received the other first-place vote.

Half the top 10 is from the Southeastern

Conference, which has won the last seven national championships, including three in the last four years

by Alabama.

South Carolina is No. 7 and Florida is No. 10.

No. 8 Clemson and No. 9

Louisville round out the top 10. No. 12 LSU gives the SEC six teams in the top 25.

Notre Dame, which lost the BCS title game 42-14 to Alabama last season, is No. 11.

Monday MLB drug deal deadline as playoffs loom Ronald Blum Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Looming playoffs could force an end to negotiations in baseball’s latest drug scandal as pressure builds to impose penalties so stars can still make the postseason.

Monday appears to be the deadline for Alex Rodriguez and 13 others to accept suspensions for their ties to the Biogenesis of America anti-aging clinic. While A-Rod is expected to get a lengthy ban, a penalty

starting that day would allow Texas All-Star outfielder Nelson Cruz to return for October.

Major League Baseball is prepared to issue two simultaneous announcements no later than Monday, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press on Thursday. One would list players who accept suspensions; the other would name those disciplined without deals, but who could challenge penalties before an arbitrator.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity

because no statements were authorized.

Most players face 50-game suspensions for their links to the nowclosed Florida clinic, which has been accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs.

But baseball is threatening to kick Rodriguez out for life unless the threetime AL MVP agrees to a long ban, perhaps around 200 games.

Rodriguez appeared ready to talk Thursday as he was leaving the team’s minor league complex

in Tampa, Fla., waving a group of writers to his car in the parking lot and rolling down the window.

However, when he saw a second group with TV cameras approaching, he said: “I’ll talk to you guys, but no cameras.”

Rodriguez closed the window and waited a moment, then left without saying another word.

Baseball’s highest-paid player with a $28 million salary, Rodriguez played in a simulated game and saw 31 pitches over six at-bats, played third and ran bases.

Nationwide debut Luke Meredith AP Sports Writer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ryan Gifford has waited for a seat in a top-tier NASCAR race for what seems like forever.

Five seasons into his stock car career, Gifford will finally get his shot Saturday night at the Iowa Speedway.

Gifford, 24, will make his Nationwide series debut in the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing. Gifford, a Drive for Diversity member and the oldest driver in this year’s NASCAR Next program, will be the eighth different driver to run the No. 33 this season.

For now, the race is set to be a one-off deal for Gifford, a K&N Pro Series regular scheduled to run in that series Friday night in Iowa.

But Gifford is hopeful team owner Richard Childress will give him another shot later this season if he can prove he can handle a Nationwide car — and a strong run will get him noticed by other teams as well.

“It kind of feels like your whole life you’re waiting to get an opportunity like this,” Gifford said. “I’m not leaving Iowa thinking that, ‘Man, I should have done this different or done that.’ I just want to run a smart race.”

After years of middling results, Gifford earned this weekend’s shot with an impressive start in 2013.

Gifford joined Rev Racing three years ago after an impressive debut, notching four top10 finishes in five starts in 2009. He even won the pole at Martinsville four races into the 2010 season and led much of the race before he blew a tire.

Gifford scored eight top-fives over the next three seasons in the K&N Pro Series East, but he never broke through with a victory.

Gifford, who also has a

day job for close friends Austin and Ty Dillon at Team Dillon, headed into this season wondering if his driving career had stalled.

“It just kind of got to the point where I felt like my career was not going anywhere,” Gifford said.

“Starting this year, I just tried to go through it with a different mentality and not worry about all that stuff and just race and enjoy it.”

A more relaxed approach has translated into much more success on the race track.

Gifford has already matched his career high with four top-five finishes in just eight races, the highlight coming in April when he won at Richmond. Gifford credits his relationship with new crew chief, veteran Mark Green, and a healthier mindset. Gifford is currently fourth in the K&N Pro Series East standings.

“To me, it just feels like a big weight was listed off my shoulders when I won that first race. I was like, ‘All right, I know I could this. I know this is what I’m supposed to doing,’” Gifford said.

‘Now I just got out there and do my thing and not anyone else sway my judgment or what I do.”

Gifford is the second promising young black driver to make his Nationwide debut at Iowa in as many years.

Darrell Wallace Jr. broke through in Iowa last spring and finished ninth in his first race.

Wallace is running fulltime in the Trucks series for Kyle Busch motorsports and is currently ranked ninth.

Gifford credits the Drive for Diversity program with helping keep his career afloat as he worked to put himself in position for a Nationwide shot — and he admits that it’s been tough to sleep this week.

Gifford is doing his best to manage expectations for the biggest race of his career so far.

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Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto The Blue Jays continue to struggle to find consistency, but Encarnacion did his part last week. He clubbed a pair of homers — one a grand slam — in one inning vs. Houston and totaled 13 hits to bat .520 for the week.

Max Scherzer, Detroit The big righthander tossed two gems last week logging 14 innings and allowing just five hits and no walks for a 0.36 WHIP. He struck out 12 batters and is now 15-1 on the season with a 3.01 ERA.

Giancarlo Stanton, Miami The Marlins’ right fielder hit safely in six of seven games last week including four multihit games and eight extra-base hits. He hit three homers — all solo shots — and drove in six while scoring seven.

Jose Fernandez, Miami The youngster defeated Colorado on the road and Pittsburgh at home last week, holding each team to just two runs. He struck out 21 batters over 15 innings and gave up 10 hits and two walks. For the week, he whiffed 13 and didn’t issue a single free pass.

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A’s Cardinals Red Sox Rays Pirates Braves Dodgers Orioles Tigers Indians Reds Rangers Yankees Diamondbacks Mariners Nationals Rockies Royals Blue Jays Phillies Padres Cubs Angels Mets Twins Giants Brewers Marlins White Sox Astros

20 games better than Texas since last June 30.

Bats silenced in Atlanta, now critical five games at Pirates.

Should be a fun race to watch in the AL East down the stretch... ...as Red Sox, Rays begin to separate themselves from pack.

Biggest series in Pittsburgh since early 1990s.

Shut down league’s best offense in sweep over Redbirds.

Add a walk-off home run to Yasiel Puig’s list of heroics.

Next 11 games vs. teams with losing records.

Victor Martinez heating up in support of Cabrera and Fielder.

Allowed opponents a .183 average last week to gain ground.

Scored just seven runs in four games at Dodger Stadium.

Texas ship is taking on water fast.

Jeter and Soriano return with huge splash.

May not see first place again this season.

Tough week looms at Boston and Baltimore.

Batting just .211 vs. lefties.

Haven’t won three in a row since May 24.

Back at .500, five games out of playoff position.

10-game West Coast trip coming up.

Batted just .189 with no homers during tough week.

Tyson Ross gives rotation a lift.

Swept Giants at San Fran.

Albert Pujols’ injury is a huge blow.

Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler: 12-3, 2.45 ERA; others: 17-32, 4.47.

9-15 and batting just .225 in July.

Lack of punch drops Giants to last place in NL West.

Carlos Gomez trying to pick up slack for suspended Braun.

Boasting a winning record since May 30.

Time to unload trade chips.

Now on pace to lose 107.

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1. Chris Davis, Baltimore 2. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit 3. David Ortiz, Boston 4. Mike Trout, Los Angeles 5. Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto 6. Raul Ibanez, Seattle 7. Adrian Beltre, Texas 8. Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay 9. Robinson Cano, New York 10. Jason Kipnis, Cleveland

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.597 .566 .557 .545 .531 .513 .511 .511 .508 .507

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Yu Darvish, Texas Max Scherzer, Detroit Matt Moore, Tampa Bay Chris Sale, Chicago Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle

.187 .197 .212 .214 .216

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Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Matt Harvey, New York Jose Fernandez, Miami Jeff Locke, Pittsburgh Patrick Corbin, Arizona

.185 .190 .192 .195 .203 .205

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Record for Chris Sale of the White Sox in 10 starts since the beginning of June. During that time, the tough-luck lefty owns a 2.84 ERA, 1.096 WHIP and opponents are batting just .232.

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Justin Verlander Verlander turned 30 in February and has 134 wins already. The Tigers’ ace owns an MVP trophy, but of the other eight pitchers who were named MVP in the expansion era, only four have reached the Hall. So, he isn’t a lock, but his path looks pretty clear.

POSSIBLE CC Sabathia In 2008, Sabathia had just turned 28, owned 117 wins and signed a $182 million deal with the Yankees. He followed that with 40 wins in the next two years and has now reached 200. If he has hit a wall, he has little chance.

If he recovers and puts together another four solid seasons, he could near 300 wins and has a shot.

Joe Nathan The reliever averaged 41 saves over his first six seasons as a closer for the Twins. He notched save No. 300 early this season and has since added another 30.

Jonathan Papelbon The owner of 277 saves at age 32 is six better than future Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman at the end of his age 32 season.

Jered Weaver His 107 wins since 2006 rank fourth during that time behind Verlander, Sabathia and Roy Halladay.

LONG SHOT Mark Buehrle Tim Hudson Adam Wainwright 20-SOMETHINGS MOST LIKELY TO MAKE THE HALL Prince Fielder Buster Posey Mike Trout Clayton Kershaw Felix Hernandez Craig Kimbrel

Derek Jeter of the Yankees is the current active leader in hits with 3,307 as of Sunday. Albert Pujols has the most home runs of any player who played in the big leagues this season with 492. Do you know what active player has the most doubles?

Remaining games that Atlanta will play against teams that currently have a winning record. The Braves will face the Cardinals — a team they just swept — four times in St. Louis, and Cleveland three times at home.

RBIs for the Indians’ Michael Bourn over his last four games, all from the leadoff spot.

Games the New York Yankees went without a right-handed batter connecting for a home run. From June 26-July 27, the Bronx Bombers hit a scant 10 home runs, all by left-handed hitters. Robinson Cano led the charge with five, Lyle Overbay hit three and Ichiro Suzuki connected twice. On Sunday, right-handed batters Derek Jeter and Alfonso Soriano both swatted long balls to break the month-long drought.

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August 4, 1982 Joel Youngblood hits safely for two different teams, in two different cities. He begins the day batting third and playing center field for the New York Mets at Chicago in an afternoon tilt. After a first-inning strikeout, he singles in two runs to break a 1-1 tie off Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins. After the fourth inning, he’s traded to the Montreal Expos, who have a night game at Philadelphia. The eager Youngblood hops a flight to Philadelphia, arriving during the game. He is inserted in right field in the sixth inning and singles off Hall of Famer Steve Carlton in his only at-bat for the Phillies that night.

The outfielder gained nine games in the standings that day, but was still seven games out of first.

Robinson Cano Joe Mauer It will be interesting to watch It wasn’t too long ago that the bidding war this offseason Mauer was thought to be a for one of the best players in lock. Not so much anymore, the game right now who is but a move to first base soon only 30 years old. Over the will lengthen his career and first eight years of his career, get him back on the Hall he has averaged 42 doubles track.

Todd Helton and a .503 slugging percentHe has to be considered Mr. age.

Colorado Rockie. His raw POSSIBLE numbers may fall a bit short, Alex Rodriguez especially considering his poNumbers-wise, A-Rod is in. sition and the ballpark in But as we’ve seen with Barry which he’s accumulated half Bonds et al, numbers don’t of them. But anyone with tell the complete story. If the more than 1,300 RBIs, walks embattled third baseman ever and runs has a chance. tells his whole story, voters LONG SHOT may have more sympathy.

Manny Ramirez Lance Berkman Manny Being Manny was enCarl Crawford tertaining until Manny Being Paul Konerko PED user came to light. PosTorii Hunter sible, but not likely.

Jimmy Rollins Adrian Beltre Alfonso Soriano AP Images Regarded as a superb deDerek Jeter has everything expected of a Hall of Famer: fender, Beltre has shaken the stats, championships, captainship and clean image. PITCHERS AGE 30+ perception that he was a IN “contract year” producer.

David Ortiz Mariano Rivera He’s become a solid professional and As designated hitters go, Big Papi The game’s best closer in history just tremendous hitter. joins Edgar Martinez as the best ever. might be the first-ever unanimous seCarlos Beltran But is that good enough for the Hall? lection. I’m sure at least one voter will The fact that Beltran makes the game A late start to his career may prevent be obstinate enough to prevent that, look so easy could actually hurt his Ortiz from compiling numbers big but with 641 saves (and counting), Mo chances if some view his style as ef- enough to satisfy many voters. is the No. 1 lock of all current players. fort-less, rather than effortless. He still Jose Reyes Andy Pettitte needs two or three more productive He’s 30 and has just now surpassed Of the 23 pitchers with as many as 12 seasons to ensure enshrinement. He’ll 1,500 hits, so he must put together an 14-win seasons, only Roger Clemens end this season as one of only five impressive decade in his 30s. He must and Jack Morris have yet to make the players with 1,300 runs and RBIs, 350 stay healthy and reach 3,000 hits to Hall among those eligible. Pettitte’s home runs and 300 steals. have a chance. made 15 LCS starts and 13 World SeMichael Young Yadier Molina ries starts.

He produced like clockwork for 12 Any catcher who plays the position as LIKELY seasons in Texas, while professionally well as Molina does deserves strong Roy Halladay accepting moves from second to short consideration. He has an OPS+ of 133 Over the 10 seasons from 2002-11, to third to first base to DH. His lack of over the past three seasons, and if he Doc went 170-75 with a power and wow factor probably can hold on and win a batting crown, 2.97 ERA and 1.111 means he needs to get awfully close to and possibly an MVP, he has a real WHIP during an 3,000 hits, and at age 36, he has fewer shot at Cooperstown. offensive era. than 2,400.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies is the active leader with 579 doubles.

The Hall of Fame celebrated the induction of the 2013 Hall of Fame class this weekend. While no players received enough support from the BBWAA to gain election this year, there were three individuals — Deacon White, a legendary bare-handed catcher from the 1800s, Jacob Ruppert, who purchased the struggling Yankees in 1915 and Hank O’Day, an umpire for 30 years who umpired the first World Series in 1903 — elected by the special Pre-Integration Committee. So while the Hall enjoyed its annual weekend in the sun, our thoughts moved to current players and their prospects of being elected after retirement.

HITTERS AGE 30+ IN Derek Jeter There’s nothing needed to add to his illustrious career. His 3,307 hits and five World Series championships essentially guarantee first-ballot election.

Ichiro Suzuki The Japanese-born outfielder amassed more than 1,000 hits in his native country before emigrating to the U.S. He still has a shot at 3,000 hits stateside, but that’s not necessary to make him worthy.

Albert Pujols Although the past two seasons in Los Angeles have been a struggle for The Machine, few players in history can match the first 11 of his career. It would take a complete disaster for Pujols to fall short.

LIKELY Miguel Cabrera His career numbers (fewer than 2,000 hits and 400 homers) are still shy of making him a lock, but his career track has him ticketed for Cooperstown.

David Wright Now the face of the Mets’ franchise, Wright must continue to put up typical numbers, and he’s only 30, so he has time. His election (or not) will certainly spark debate, either way.

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Simpson makes most of his 1st Bridgestone round Rusty Miller AP Sports Writer

AKRON (AP) — So much for course knowledge.

Webb Simpson, playing his first competitive round at Firestone Country Club, shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the Bridgestone Invitational.

It all came down to trust.

“Well, I knew it all through my caddie (Paul Tesori), who’s been here so many years,” Simpson said. “I just kind of had to listen to him.”

Tesori has caddied for years on tour, for Vijay Singh and Jerry Kelly, in addition to being a pro himself.

“It’s hard for us players to listen to our caddies, but he basically showed me where to go yesterday and told me where to hit it, where the lines were, what clubs to hit,” said Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion. “I didn’t feel like it was my first time because he has so much experience here.”

Seven-time Bridgestone winner Tiger Woods did not have to rely so much on the man on his bag, Joe LaCava, while shooting a 66. Woods has 11 top-10 finishes in his 13 starts at the course, so he clearly knows where to go.

Still, he needed his counsel from time to time.

“I hit a lot of good shots.

I had a really good feel for

the distance today, and Joey and I really read the wind right today,” Woods said after his best opening round at the course since another 66 spurred him to a one-shot victory over in 2005. “We changed a lot of shots out there, and we both had a really good handle on what we were doing feelwise with the wind.”

Henrik Stenson was alone in second with a 65. Defending champion Keegan Bradley, Ryan Moore and Chris Wood, another first-time entrant, matched Woods at 66.

Simpson had six birdies in an eight-hole span.

There was only one glitch.

“I wish I didn’t bogey the last hole,” he said after missing the green on the par 4 and failing to get up and down.

“It’s one area I’ve got to get better at. When I’m between clubs, hitting more club and swinging easy is where I’ve been struggling.

“You know, there’s always something to work on.”

Simpson hasn’t won this season. He called his year “encouraging and frustrating.”

“I feel like I’ve let a couple of tournaments go that maybe I should have closed out,” he said.

Stenson started out birdie, eagle — hitting his second shot 243 yards on the par-5 hole to inside

17 Hall of Famers ask Goodell for help Barry Wilner

AP Pro Football Writer

Seventeen Pro Football Hall of Famers and Dave Robinson, who will be inducted this weekend, have signed a letter telling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell they are concerned about medical care for former players and the league’s “continued denial of the link between repeated head impacts and permanent brain damage.”

The letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday and signed

by NFL greats including Tony Dorsett, Floyd Little, Leroy Kelly and Paul Krause, comes just a few days ahead of the Hall of Fame festivities in Canton, Ohio.

The league is being sued by about 4,200 players who say they suffer from dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions, which they believe stem from on-field concussions. Ten of the letter’s signees are plaintiffs in the ongoing legal fight: Dorsett, Kelly, Krause, Lem Barney, Chris Doleman, Mel Renfro, Tommy McDonald, Randy White, Rayfield Wright and Joe DeLamielleure.

Goodell and the NFL insist that player safety has always been a top priority, and league spokesman Greg Aiello told the AP in an email Wednesday night that the players don’t

have their facts right.

“We have not seen the letter, but we make no such denial regarding concussions,” Aiello said. “In fact, our concussion poster for players in every locker room, created in conjunction with the CDC a few years ago, states: ‘Repetitive brain injury, when not managed promptly and properly, may cause permanent damage to your brain.’”

In the concussion legal dispute, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ordered the two sides into mediation over how the complaints will be litigated — in court or in arbitration.

U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody asked for a progress report by Sept. 3 and put a gag order on the lawyers involved.

Clearly, there was no silencing of the Hall of Famers, many of whom plan to be in Canton for the 50th anniversary of the football shrine.

“Legions of former players suffer short-term memory loss and other neurological issues, and many cannot even remember taking part in some of the NFL’s greatest moments,” they wrote to Goodell. “In the meantime, the NFL publicly touts the ‘benefits’ it provides to former players with brain injuries, while denying these players necessary medical monitoring, long-term care, and security.

4 feet. He slowed down from there, parring every hole except for birdies at the 11th and 12th holes.

He had more problems with his outfit than the course. He was breaking in a new pair of shoes and felt a blister coming on at the turn, so had to switch to an older pair that didn’t necessarily fit with his ensemble.

“They might not match the outfit perfectly, but it felt like I had socks on compared to the other ones,” he said, grinning.

Woods would have a nice career if only World Golf Championship events, such as the Bridgestone, counted.

He won three in a row (1999-2001) at Firestone, then had three top-five finishes before reeling off victories in his next four appearances (20052009), and missing the 2008 tournament while recovering from knee surgery.

In 41 WGC starts, he has 32 top-10 finishes.

There’s something about Firestone that brings out the best in him.

“Luckily, over the years I’ve taken advantage of it,” he said. “I have played well and I’ve scored well, and I’ve won my share of tournaments here.”

Bradley won the Bridgestone a year ago when he shot a closing 64, and Jim Furyk, who had led all week, doublebogeyed the closing hole.

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Webb Simpson chips to the ninth green during the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Thursday at Firestone Country Club in Akron. Simpson finished his round at 6-under par.

Bradley put together a workmanlike, efficient 66 that didn’t include a bogey.

The 2011 PGA Championship winner doesn’t want to stress out on defending his title.

“No, it’s business as usual,” he said. “I just want to not put too much pressure on myself to do anything crazy. I know this golf course fits me, so to let the course come to me is big here.”

Another shot back at 67 in the star-studded field were Furyk, Jason Dufner, Bubba Watson,

Rickie Fowler, Bill Haas and Luke Donald.

Fowler was speaking for a lot of players when he said that there are a lot of similarities between Firestone and Oak Hill, the site of the PGA Championship next week.

“If the course stays dry and it starts to firm up through the weekend, it’s very comparable as far as you’ve got to drive the ball well and position yourself off the tee,” said Fowler, who practiced at Oak Hill on Monday. “It’s a great warm-up here,

but obviously this is one of our bigger weeks of the year, too. Two great weeks, back-to-back, and two great golf courses.”

While the world’s topranked player, Woods, was in prime position, that wasn’t necessarily the case for Nos. 2 and 3.

Phil Mickelson, coming off his dramatic victory at the British Open two weeks ago, struggled with his concentration and came in with a 72.

“Tonight I’ll get a little bit more rest and try not to do too much and see if I can come out tomorrow a little bit more focused,” he said.

He missed two par putts inside 3 feet on consecutive holes early in his round.

Rory McIlroy will defend his title at the PGA next week but hasn’t won a tournament since then in a year of dramatic swings that included a Ryder Cup victory and a series of disappointments. He shot 70.

“I just threw a few shots away around the greens,” he said. “You know, you start to save shots there and all of a sudden you’re 3- , 4- or 5-under par.”

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SCOREBOARD BASEBALL Major Leagues National League¢ The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 63 45 .583 — Washington 52 56 .481 11 Philadelphia 50 57 .467 12½ New York 48 58 .453 14 Miami 42 65 .393 20½ Central Division W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 65 42 .607 — St. Louis 62 44 .585 2½ Cincinnati 60 49 .550 6 Chicago 49 58 .458 16 Milwaukee 46 62 .426 19½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 57 49 .538 — Arizona 55 52 .514 2½ Colorado 51 58 .468 7½ San Diego 50 59 .459 8½ San Francisco 47 59 .443 10 Wednesday's Games Detroit 11, Washington 1 Cincinnati 4, San Diego 1 San Francisco 9, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4 Arizona 7, Tampa Bay 0 Atlanta 9, Colorado 0 Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Thursday's Games Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Arizona at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Friday's Games L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-3) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-7), 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Medlen 7-10) at Philadelphia (E.Martin 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Chacin 9-5) at Pittsburgh (Cole 5-4), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Delgado 3-3) at Boston (Lester 10-6), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 8-5) at Miami (Fernandez 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (W.Davis 5-9) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-8), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 106) at Tampa Bay (Archer 6-3), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (S.Miller 10-7) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 9-8), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 126) at Milwaukee (Gorzelanny 2-4), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 9-9) at San Diego (Cashner 7-5), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday's Games Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Sunday's Games Cleveland at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m.

American League¢ The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 65 44 .596 — Tampa Bay 64 44 .593 ½ Baltimore 59 49 .546 5½ New York 56 51 .523 8 Toronto 50 57 .467 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 61 45 .575 — Cleveland 60 48 .556 2 Kansas City 54 51 .514 6½ Minnesota 45 60 .429 15½ Chicago 40 66 .377 21 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 63 45 .583 — Texas 59 49 .546 4 Seattle 50 57 .467 12½ Los Angeles 48 58 .453 14 Houston 36 70 .340 26 Wednesday's Games Detroit 11, Washington 1 Toronto 5, Oakland 2, 10 innings Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 5, 10 innings Houston 11, Baltimore 0 Arizona 7, Tampa Bay 0 Boston 5, Seattle 4, 15 innings Texas 2, L.A. Angels 1 Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Thursday's Games Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 2 Arizona at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

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

Friday's Games Seattle (Harang 5-9) at Baltimore (Tillman 13-3), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-6) at Detroit (Fister 9-5), 7:08 p.m.

Arizona (Delgado 3-3) at Boston (Lester 10-6), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 8-5) at Miami (Fernandez 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (W.Davis 5-9) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-8), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 106) at Tampa Bay (Archer 6-3), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 5-5) at Minnesota (Deduno 7-4), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Ogando 4-3) at Oakland (Milone 9-8), 10:05 p.m.

Toronto (Redmond 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2), 10:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 9-9) at San Diego (Cashner 7-5), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday's Games Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

FOOTBALL USA Today poll USA Today Top 25 Poll The USA Today Top 25 football

coaches preseason poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, 2012 records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and ranking in final 2012 poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (58) 13-1 1,545 1 2. Ohio State (3) 12-0 1,427 NR 3. Oregon 12-1 1,397 2 4. Stanford 12-2 1,262 6 5. Georgia 12-2 1,250 4 6. Texas A&M (1) 11-2 1,215 5 7. South Carolina 11-2 1,136 7 8. Clemson 11-2 1,047 9 9. Louisville 11-2 1,010 13 10. Florida 11-2 930 10 11. Notre Dame 12-1 872 3 12. Florida State 12-2 844 8 13. LSU 10-3 797 12 14. Oklahoma State8-5 726 NR 15. Texas 9-4 622 18 16. Oklahoma 10-3 620 15 17. Michigan 8-5 589 NR 18. Nebraska 10-4 426 23 19. Boise State 11-2 420 14 20. TCU 7-6 400 NR 21. UCLA 9-5 202 NR 22. Northwestern 10-3 186 16 23. Wisconsin 8-6 172 NR 24. Southern Cal 7-6 165 NR 25. Oregon State 9-4 135 19 Others receiving votes: Kansas State 113; Miami (Fla.) 101; Michigan State 89; Baylor 80; Virginia Tech 65; Fresno State 62; Arizona State 51; Mississippi 32; Vanderbilt 29; Utah State 23; Brigham Young 20; North Carolina 19; Northern Illinois 19; Tulsa 9; Ohio 8; San Jose State 8; Arizona 5; Cincinnati 3; East Carolina 3; Kent State 3; Mississippi State 3; Washington 3; Central Florida 2; Arkansas 1; Arkansas State 1; Rutgers 1; Tennessee 1; Toledo 1.

NFL preseason

National Football League¢ The Associated Press All Times EDT Sunday's Game Miami vs. Dallas at Canton, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 8 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Denver at San Francisco, 9 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 10 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 9 N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

New England at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Oakland, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 10 N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 11 Buffalo at Indianapolis, 1:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

Thursday’s Sports Transactions The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Assigned RHP Jairo Asencio outright to Norfolk (IL).

BOSTON RED SOX — Added RHP Jake Peavy to the active roster. Optioned RHP Jose De La Torre to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Steven Wright from Pawtucket. Optioned RHP Brandon Workman to Pawtucket.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Released 1B Carlos Pena.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed INF Chris Getz on the 15day DL, retroactive to July 28.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LHP Scott Diamond and OF Aaron Hicks to Rochester (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Dustin McGowan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Reinstated RHP Sergio Santos

from the 60-day DL. Transferred RHP Brandon Morrow to the 60day DL. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed C Miguel Montero on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 29.

Optioned RHP Chaz Roe to Reno (PCL). Recalled RHP Zeke Spruill from Reno. Selected the contract of C Tuffy Gosewisch from Reno.

CINCINNATI REDS — Assigned RHP Greg Reynolds outright to Louisville (IL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled INF Scooter Gennett from Nashville (PCL). Sent RHP Mark Rogers to the AZL Brewers for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated RHP Sean O'Sullivan from paternity leave. Optioned RHP Miles Mikolas to Tucson (PCL).

American Association AMARILLO SOX — Signed RHP Andrew Romo.

EL PASO DIABLOS — Signed OF Welington Dotel.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Released INF Eddie Young.

Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS — Released INF Manny Mayorson.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed F Austin Daye.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Minnesota OT DeMarcus Love first four games of the 2013 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released OL Geoff Hangartner.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Released DE Cameron Sheffield and CB Devin Smith. Signed G Jeff Olson and OT James Nelson.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived G Robert Griffin and LB Scott Lutrus. Signed G Danous Estenor and C Thomas Austin.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed CB Kamaal McIlwain and OT Mike Tepper.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DL Travis Chappelear, WR Johnathan Haggerty, WR Lavasier Tuinei and DL Scott Vallone. Released DB Stephon Morris.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed WR Jeremy Horne on the waivedinjured list. Signed WR Julian Talley.

Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Fired coach Dan Hawkins. Announced general manager Jim Popp will take over coach.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB David James to the practice roster.

SOCCER Major League Soccer SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — Agreed to terms with MF Shalrie Joseph.

National Women's Soccer League SKY BLUE FC — Signed MF Ashley Nick.

COLLEGE BENTLEY — Named Matt Curley men's assistant ice hockey coach.

BOWLING GREEN — Named Victoria Chatman assistant track and field coach.

GEORGE MASON — Named Ted Nagorsen rowing coach.

LA SALLE — Named Shannon Clegg assistant athletic trainer.

LIMESTONE — Announced the retirement of softball coach Jimmy Martin. Named Amy Yates softball coach.

MOUNT ST. MARY'S — Named Brittany Pinkney women's assistant basketball coach.

NYU — Named Bridgette Ingram men's and women's assistant track and field coach.

OHIO STATE — Named Gabby Capuzzi women's assistant lacrosse coach.

OHIO WESLEYAN — Named Chelsea Huguenard women's lacrosse coach.

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METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Drew Brees says he’s amazed his $3 tip on a $74 takeout order last month has become a talking point on national television and the Internet.

The quarterback was in the locker room at Saints headquarters Thursday morning when he noticed a discussion on a network morning show about tipping on takeout orders, referencing a photograph of his takeout receipt that was circulated online.

Brees said he figures the person who initially photographed the receipt did so innocently because

he visits the San Diego-area restaurant regularly and poses for photos with staff.

The quarterback said he was disappointed “that it actually got spun and perceived as — you immediately jump to the conclusion that he stiffed a waiter or waitress. That’s the part that bothers me.”

Brees responded to the blog himself on the social media site Twitter, writing, “In case anyone still cares about this report: I tipped $3 on a takeout order. Had we sat down it would have been 20% (plus).”

Brees suggested the headline to the initial blog post, which referred to him as “cheap,” could have just as easily stated instead that he typically gives restaurant staff a few extra dollars on takeout orders, “but nobody’s going to read that.”

Brees’ contract with the Saints pays $100 million over five years.

The quarterback did not appear deeply disturbed by the matter, smiling often while discussing it.

He said he’ll be happy if his takeout tip turns out to be the biggest controversy he has to discuss all season.