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gle outbreak of violence since the military ousted Morsi on July 3 and one of the deadliest in 2 ½ years of turmoil in Egypt. It was not immediately clear if all the 65 killed were all protesters or if residents who joined the fight against the march were among the dead. The Brotherhood said that 66 Morsi supporters were killed in the Cairo violence. The extent of the bloodshed pointed to a rapidly building confrontation between the country’s two camps, sharply divided over the coup that removed Egypt’s first freely elected president after widespread protests against his rule.
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In this Friday photo released on Saturday by Egyptian army, opponents of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi protest at Tahrir Square during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. Security forces clashed with supporters of Egypt’s ousted president early Saturday in the country’s bloodiest incidence of violence since the military deposed Morsi.
Authorities talk more boldly of making a move to end weeks of protests by Morsi’s largely Islamist supporters. At the same time, the Islamists are growing more assertive in challenging security forces
as they try to win public backing for their cause. Saturday’s clashes were sparked when pro-Morsi protesters sought to expand their main Cairo sit-in camp by moving onto a nearby main boulevard, only to be
Fair royalty By Melanie Yingst Staff Writer
MIAMI COUNTY —It’s fitting that Cassandra Ingle and Travis Sloan grew up showing sheep together and now will spend fair week as the 2013 Miami County Jr. Fair King and Queen. “She kind of talked me Sam Cash and Allison Morrett in to it,” said Sloan after have enough things to worry about he was tapped as the 2013 this upcoming season. Miami County Jr. Fair So they’ve already taken care of King on Saturday at the one of those things — and they did it fairgrounds. together, too.
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Sloan, a senior at Troy Christian High School, exhibits market lambs and breeding sheep each year at the county fair. “We show sheep together every year,” said 2013 Miami County Jr. Fair Queen Cassandra Ingle. “I thought it would be neat if we both were king and queen together.” It’s the friendship made through 4-H that Ingle said she enjoys the most about the county fair.
Cassandra Ingle, left, and Travis Sloan were named the 2013 Miami County Fair Queen and King Saturday.
“I feel like 4-H helped me become the person I am today and taught me life long skills along the way,” Ingle said. Ingle, a freshmen nursing student at Wright State University, lives on a farm near
Covington and shows market lambs and a sewing project. “I love all the great friendships you make at the fair. It’s a fun way to meet people outside of school.” • See ROYALTY on page A2
The two Miami East Vikings — who will be back for their senior seasons and looking to defend the team’s back-to-back Division III state volleyball championships — won’t have the added stress of the college recruiting process weighing them down this season. Cash and Morrett both have already committed to play volleyball for the Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagles.
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confronted by police and armed civilians — reportedly residents of nearby neighborhoods. Police initially fired tear gas but in ensuing clashes, the protesters came under gunfire. • See EGYPT on page A2
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CAIRO (AP) — Security forces and armed men clashed with supporters of Egypt’s ousted president early Saturday, killing at least 65 people in mayhem that underscored an Troy may lack in size compared increasingly heavy hand to, say, New York City or Boston or against protests demandeven Cincinnati, but when it comes ing Mohammed Morsi’s to young people, the mentality is the return to office. same: live as close to the action — In chaotic scenes, pools thriving shops, bars and restaurants of blood stained the floor — as possible. and bodies were lined up With her business positioned in under white sheets in a the heart of downtown, Submarine makeshift hospital near House co-owner Robin McGrath says she has noticed an increase in the site of the battles in young people living nearby. eastern Cairo. Doctors “We have three that live above struggled to cope with the the business, two that live two doors flood of dozens of wounddown, two that live right next door, ed, many with gunshots to and we have some that live within the head or chest. a block or two,” McGrath said. “We It was the deadliest sinsee them all the time. I’d say off the top of my head, it’s about 25, maybe more than that. They frequent our bar and others in the downtown area within a walking distance — our place, Leaf & Vine and LeDoux’s.”
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HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — A man set fire to his South Florida apartment, killed six people, and held another two hostage at gunpoint before a SWAT team stormed the complex and fatally shot him Saturday, according to police and witness accounts. The ordeal lasted eight hours, with Pedro Alberto Vargas running through the building, firing at random and eluding officers for part of it, police said. Vargas, 42, set a combustible liquid on fire on Friday evening to start the blaze, police spokesman Carl Zogby said. The building manager, Italo Pisciotti, 79, and his wife, Camira Pisciotti, 69, noticed smoke and ran to the apartment. Vargas came out and shot several times, killing both of them, according to the police account. Vargas then went to his fourth-story balcony and fired 10 to 20 shots in the street, killing Carlos Javier Gavilanes, 33, who was parking a car outside, Zogby said. Then, Vargas went to the third floor, kicked the door in on another apartment and killed a family of three: Patricio Simono, 64; his wife, Merly S. Niebles,51;andateendaughter. • See STANDOFF on page A2
Spain train driver released from hospital SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — The injured driver of the Spanish train that derailed at high speed, killing 78 and injuring dozens more, was released from the hospital Saturday, but he was still being held in a police station as authorities increasingly focused on his culpability. Francisco Jose Garzon Amo was to appear before a judge by Sunday evening, a hotly awaited opportunity for him to give his explanation for Spain’s deadliest train crash in decades. Garzon has been under the microscope, with the
country’s railway agency saying it was his responsibility to brake before going into the high-risk curve where the train careered off the rails and smashed into a wall. It’s still not clear whether the brakes failed or were never used, and Garzon has remained mum so far. “There is rational evidence to lead us to think that the driver could have eventual responsibility,” Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz told reporters at the crash site near the Catholic pilgrimage town of Santiago De Compostela. He said Garzon was now
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being held on suspicion of negligent homicide. Authorities had previously said he was detained on suspicion of recklessness. Speaking later at the police station, the minister also said that if Garzon were to choose to give a statement to the police before testifying in front of a judge, his lawyer would be called. So far the driver has opted to use his constitutional right to remain silent, “although he may change his mind on that,” Fernandez Diaz said. • See TRAIN on page A2
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Stephen Ward 18 years old, talks during an interview with Associated Press TV in Madrid, Spain, Saturday. Stephen Ward is a young Mormon missionary from Utah who was among the survivors of a deadly Spain train crash. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a concrete wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 78 people just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela.
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Zogby said Vargas then ran through the building, firing “at random, in a very irrational fashion.” “He kept running from us as he fired at us, and we fired at him,” Zogby said. He forced his way into an apartment and took two people hostage at gunpoint. Ester Lazcano lives two doors down from where the shooting began and said she was in the shower when she heard the first shots, then there were at least a dozen more. “I felt the shots,” she said. Miriam Valdes, 70, lives on the building’s top floor — one floor above where the shooting began. She said she heard gunfire and later saw smoke and what smelled like burned plastic entering her apartment, and ran in fear to the unit across the hall. A crisis team was able to briefly establish communication with Vargas. Sgt. Eddie Rodriguez said negotiators and a SWAT team tried talking with him from the other side of the door of the unit where he held
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the hostages. Valdes said she heard about eight officers talking with him as she stayed holed up at the neighboring apartment. She said officers told him to “let these people out.” “We’re going to help you,” she said they told him. She said the gunman first asked for his girlfriend and then his mother but refused to cooperate. Rodriguez said the talks eventually “just fell apart.” Officers stormed the building, fatally shooting the gunman in an exchange of gunfire. “They made the decision to go in there and save and rescue the hostages,” Rodriguez said. Both hostages survived. Neighbors said the shooter lived in the building with his mother. Police don’t believe she was home at the time of the shootings. “He was a good son,” Lazcano said. “He’d take her in the morning to run errands” and took her to doctor appointments. But Valdes said he was known as a difficult person who sometimes got into fights and yelled at his mother.
“He was a very abusive person,” she said. “He didn’t have any friends there.” Zogby called Vargas’ background
The Ingle household now has two members of fair royalty. Last year, sister Allison was crowned the 2012 Miami County Jr. Fair Queen. “It’s a family affair,” said Cassandra with a laugh. The top five King and Queen contestants shared their thoughts about what they thought was the biggest challenge facing youth today. Ingle shared that she feels the youth today don’t take advantage of programs like 4-H to get more involved in their communities. “I wish more people would get more involved in 4-H,” Ingle said. “There are great opportunities out there to get involved in programs like 4-H.” Sloan shared that peer pressure is one of the biggest challenges facing youth. “There is a lot of pressure to conform to your peers and it could end your future,” Sloan said. During the intermission, Allison shared how she represented Miami County Fair and placed in the top 15 at the Ohio State Fair’s Queen contest. “Spending the week of fair meeting new people and going to all the different events was great,” Allison said. “I participated in the Ohio’s (State Fair Queen’s contest) and met 70 really great
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City of Hialeah rescue workers walk down a staircase at an apartment building after a fatal shooting at the complex in Hialeah, Fla. on Saturday. Police said a gunman holding hostages killed six people before being shot to death by a SWAT team that stormed the building early Saturday following an hours-long standoff.
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“unremarkable.” He said police are investigating any possible disputes between Vargas and the building manager but don’t yet have any information on a possible motive. “Nobody seems to know why he acted the way he acted,” Zogby said. He said police had not responded to any prior calls at his home or found any criminal background on him. On Saturday, Agustin Hernandez — the brother-in-law of victim Niebles — moved his relatives’ things out of the apartment building and into his car. Among them were several photos, one showing the teen smiling in a red graduation gown, another of his sister-in-law in a white dress and pearls. Hernandez said Simono was a friend of the building manager. Police didn’t identify the slain teen, but Hernandez’s wife, Zulima Niebles, said her name was Priscila Perez. Marcela Chavarri, director of the American Christian School, said she was about to enter her senior year at the school.
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girls, all representing their county’s fair. It was a unique opportunity for me.” The 2012 Miami County Jr. Fair King Derek Gaier shared how he learned a lot about livestock during last year’s reign. “I’m a non livestock guy so I really had no clue what all the livestock kids do with their animals,” Gaier said. “It blew my mind how complicated things work.” Ingle is the daughter of Andy and Tricia Ingle of Covington. She is a member of he Ears to Tails 4-H Club. Sloan is the son of Todd and Delane Sloan. He is a member of the Union Twp. Meat Producers 4-H Club. The 2013 Miami County Jr. Fair Court includes: King ’s Court: Fourth runner-up, Riley Pickrel, son of William and Leah Pickrel; third runnerup, Dan Bodenmiller, son of Mark and Brenda Bodenmiller; second runner-up, Judd Thompson IV, son of Judd III and Sunny Thompson; first runner-up, Justin Parke, son of Brian and Shon Parke. Queen’s Court: Fourth runner-up Emily Johnson, daughter of Jim and Kris Johnson; third runner-up, Lorie Romie, daughter of Brian and Wanda Romie; second runner-up, Krissy Parke, daughter of Brian and Shon Parke; first runnerup Kara Wise, daughter
of Leroy and Kay Wise. The 2013 Miami County Fair begins Aug. 9-15. PULLOUT — Every royal court needs a prince and princess to help the fair king and queen during fair week. Sam Westfall, 7, was crowned prince and Nigella Reck, 8, was crowned princess at Saturday’s festivities. Westfall proudly donned his fair prince baseball cap, but struggled to keep his royal sash on straight while he waiting on stage. “My favorite thing about the Miami County Fair is all the rides — especially the spaceship one,” Westfall said. “Just having fun at the fair is my favorite thing.” Westfall is the son of Clay and Cyndi Westfall. He is participating in the sheep and showmanship contests at the Miami County Fair. Westfall will be escorting his royal counterpart Princess Nigella Reck to various royal duties during fair week. Eight year-old Nigella said she can’t wait to pass out ribbons at the fair. “I like the rabbits the best out of all the animals,” Reck said. Reck is the daughter of Alex and Renee Reck. She will be participating at the fair with Cloverbuds. myingst@civitasmedia.com
The wreckage still remained near the site on Saturday, as passenger trains passed by. Black ribbons of mourning dotted the Santiago de Compostela and flags flew at half-staff. Makeshift shrines drew mourners to the city’s cathedral. Someone placed flowers on a bridge above the railroad tracks, with a note reading, “We are all in solidarity with the city of Santiago.” Garzon had been expected to give a preliminary statement to judicial police as early as Thursday, but that process was delayed, reportedly due to health reasons. Earlier Saturday, the justice department said Garzon’s first appearance before a judge had been postponed until Sunday. A blood-soaked Garzon was photographed after the Wednesday crash being escorted away from the wreckage, at first by civilians who had hurried to the scene of the accident and then by police, but it is not clear just what his medical status is. Unconfirmed media reports said that Garzon had injured ribs. The train’s eight passenger carriages packed with 218 passengers blazed far over the speed limit into a curve and violently tipped over. Diesel fuel sent flames coursing through some cabins. Investigators are examining recording devices from the train but have not officially said how fast it was going when it derailed.
An American passenger, Stephen Ward, said he was watching the train’s speed on a display screen in the carriage — and it indicated it was going 194 kph (121 mph), more than double the 80-kph speed limit. The president of Adif, the Spanish rail agency, said that the driver should have started slowing the train 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) before the dangerous bend. He said signs clearly marked this point when the driver must begin to slow. Normally, police take a first statement that is then examined by an investigating judge who must then take testimony within 72 hours of the arrest. That deadline is 7:40 p.m. Sunday. Although that initial court hearing would be closed, it would give hints about the status of the investigation. The judge would decide whether to jail the driver as an official suspect, release him on bail, or release him without charges. If a judge finds sufficient evidence for a criminal trial, the suspect will be charged and a trial date set. In an interview with The Associated Press after being released from the hospital, Ward was wearing bandages and a neck brace. Santiago officials had been preparing for the religious feast of St. James of Compostela, Spain’s patron saint, but canceled it after the crash. Ward said he has sorry that the event had been marred.
Morsi’s election. Despite the heavy death toll, the interior minister suggested authorities could take the more explosive step of moving against the two main pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo: weeks-old sit-ins, on outside the Rabaah al-Adawiya in eastern Cairo and another in Nahda Square in Cairo’s sister city of Giza. He depicted the encampments as a danger to the public, pointing to a string of nine bodies police have said were found nearby in recent days. Some had been tortured to death, police have said, apparently by members of the sit-ins who believed they were spies. “Soon we will deal with both sit-ins,” Ibrahim said. Interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, a longtime pro-democracy campaigner who backed the military’s ouster of Morsi, raised one of the few notes of criticism of Saturday’s bloodshed. “I highly condemn the excessive use of force and the fall of victims,” he wrote in a tweet, though he did not directly place blame for the use of force.
He added that he is “working very hard and in all directions to end this confrontation in a peaceful manner.” But the image of the Islamists as dangerous and not the peaceful protesters they contend they are has had a strong resonance. Over past weeks, there have been cases of armed Islamist Morsi backers attacking opponents — though the reverse also has occurred. Before Saturday, some 180 people had been killed in clashes nationwide. Walid el-Masry, one of founders of the youth activist Tamarod movement that led the original wave of protests against Morsi, said he believed the Brotherhood “pushed for (the) clashes. … The Muslim Brotherhood is trying to grab the international attention and have the victim attitude.” The liberal umbrella group National Salvation Front, which ElBaradei once led, also said it “puts strong blame on the Brotherhood,” pointing to hard-line rhetoric in speeches at pro-Morsi rallies calling for “jihad” and “martyrdom.”
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Officials from Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood and their allies decried what they called a new “massacre” against their side, only weeks after July 8 clashes with army troops in Cairo that left more than 50 Morsi supporters dead. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that he spoke to Egyptian authorities, saying it is “essential” they respect the right to peaceful protest. He called on all sides to enter a “meaningful political dialogue” to “help their country take a step back from the brink.” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also asked security forces to “act with full respect for human rights” and demonstrators to “exercise restraint.”
But neither side has shown much taste for reconciliation. Islamists staunchly reject the new leadership and insist the only possible solution to the crisis is to put Morsi back in office. Meanwhile, the interim leadership is pushing ahead with a fast-track transition plan to return to a democratically elected government by early next year. The military-backed authorities appear confident of public support for a tougher hand after millions turned out for nationwide rallies Friday called by army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as a mandate against “terrorism and violence.” Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim, who
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is in charge of police, took an uncompromising stance in a news conference after the violence. He accused the pro-Morsi side of provoking bloodshed to win sympathy. “We didn’t go to them, they came to us — so they could use what happened for political gain,” he said. Ironically, Ibrahim is originally a Morsi appointee, and his then-boss praised him for a tough hand after police killed dozens of anti-Morsi protesters in the city of Port Said earlier this year. “The Ministry of Interior never has and never will fire on any Egyptian,” he added, saying police only shot tear gas in Saturday’s violence. The minister also said there were plans to bring back “political security” offices dissolved under Morsi. Such offices monitored groups like the Brotherhood, which had been outlawed for decades. Brotherhood spokesman Ahmed Aref said that “exposes” that the regime of Morsi’s predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, is still alive and seeking to reverse the 2011 uprising that toppled him and led to
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AREA BRIEF Village seeking candidates
PLEASANT HILL — The village of Pleasant Hill is seeking candidates to run for council in this November General Election. There are four seats on the village council vacant beginning with the January 2014 term. Several of the current council members who have terms ending on Dec. 31, 2013, have stated that they will not be seeking another term. Individuals that are inter-
ested in running for council have until Aug. 7, 2013, to file a petition with the Miami County Board of Elections. To be eligible to run for council, the Ohio Revised Code requires the elector to have resided in the village for one year preceding the election. For more information, contact Karl Marko, fiscal officer, at (937) 676-3321 or by email at clerk@pleasanthillohio.com. TIPP CITY — The Miami County Park District will hold its
“Pedaling the Path” interpretive bicycle tour from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Aug. 3. Cyclists will meet at the Great Miami River Recreation Trail parking lot at 970 State Route 202. Come explore the Great Miami River Bike Trail with Sequoia Steven and learn about plants, animals and the history of the area. A bicycle helmet is required. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@ miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104.
Ohio speeding up road projects with turnpike TOLEDO (AP) — Highway and bridge construction projects that likely would have been on the shelf for a decade or longer across Ohio are moving to the front of the line now that the state is going forward with Gov. John Kasich’s plan to use the Ohio Turnpike to raise money for roadwork. Money from the sale of bonds will jump-start 27 transportation projects in northern Ohio over the next two years and will free up cash for another 14 projects in central and southern Ohio. All told, it adds up to about $3 billion in road projects over the next six years, Kasich announced Monday. “The projects are all high-priority projects for each of the regions,” said Greg Murphy, chief of staff for the Ohio Department of Transportation. “Some they’ve been waiting on for decades.” The wide-ranging list of construction projects will touch all corners of the state and will include plans for adding lanes on several interstate highways and rebuilding several congested interchanges. Work is slated to begin in 2014 or the next year on most of the 41 projects. Final approval is still needed from a state panel that oversees funding for high-cost transportation work. Lawmakers signed off this year on the governor’s proposal to cash in on the turnpike. The state will raise about $1 billion through bond sales backed by future toll revenues.
Online: Ohio Department of Transportation details on the projects: http://bit.ly/17yOVZj
Kasich said Ohio will be able to move forward with a large number of road projects at a time when other states are raising taxes or struggling to keep up with needed work. He said improving the state’s infrastructure will also make it more attractive to businesses and will bring jobs to the state. “It means we’re going to be a much stronger economic artery for America,” he said. The projects include: — The addition of a third lane along Interstate 75 in Toledo and rebuilding an interchange at Interstate 475 and U.S. 20 in Lucas County. — Construction of a second inner-belt bridge near downtown Cleveland and widening Interstates 77 and 271 in Cuyahoga County. — Rebuilding the Interstate 70 and 71 interchange in Columbus and the Interstate 270 and U.S. 33 interchange in Franklin County. — Widening Interstate 75 in Hamilton County and building a new interchange at Interstate 71 and Martin Luther King Drive in Cincinnati. Nearly three dozen multimillion-dollar road projects slated for the coming years were put on hold or delayed in early 2012 because the state’s transportation department said there wasn’t enough money. The turnpike financing plan essentially erases a $1.6 billion highway budget deficit.
STATE BRIEFS Ohio spends more than $1 million inspecting rides
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio is spending more than $1.1 million this year to inspect amusement park rides and attractions. A Dayton area newspaper reports that the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s amusement ride safety program will inspect more than 3,300 pieces of equipment at more than 600 parks and portable ride companies this year. The amusement ride safety program calls for annual licensing and inspections of all equipment before the public starts riding, as well as periodic surprise inspections. Seven state inspectors are working this year. State records show there have been five deaths and 46 accidents on amusement rides in Ohio since 2008. A woman in Texas died last week when she was ejected from a roller coaster at a Six Flags park.
Northeast counties assessed for flood damage
KIRTLAND (AP) — Two northeast Ohio counties are assessing damage from last week’s heavy rains and flooding and may be able to seek state and federal aid. Lake County Emergency Management Agency director Larry Greene says assessments have been done on more than 1,500 homes that may have structural damage from flooding. Lake County commissioners have already declared a state of emergency, but
the state and federal government have yet to declare the county a disaster area. In Cuyahoga (KY-uh-HOH’-guh) County, Executive Ed FitzGerald said Wednesday he has signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency as a result of the severe storms and flooding Saturday. The hardest hit was the city of Euclid. If some of the areas are declared disaster areas, they could be eligible for reimbursement for damage.
New focus put on high infant-mortality rate
COLUMBUS (AP) — A new effort will focus on trying to improve Ohio’s infant mortality rate, which is one of the worst in the nation. The national rate dropped by 11 percent from 2000 to 2010, but in Ohio it increased 3 percent. The state’s infantmortality rate of 7.7 per 1,000 births ranks 48th in the nation. The rate for black babies is 49th. The top causes of infant deaths in Ohio include low birth weight, birth defects and sudden infant death syndrome. State health department director, Dr. Ted Wymyslo, says it’s a community problem. He says many deaths can be prevented by improving health even before conception. The health department is partnering with a national organization for a three-year project designed to reduce the disparities between white and black infant-mortality rates.
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Tom or the Miami County Hissong, education Park District’s website coordinator, will lead at MiamiCountyParks. walkers as they expericom. ence the wonderful sea• MUSIC IN THE sonal changes taking CONTACT US PARK: The Miami place. Bring binoculars. County Park District Friday Call Melody will hold its Music • CREOLE STOMP: Vallieu at in the Park “Sunset Thousands of miles 440-5265 Songs” from 7- 9 p.m. from the Louisiana to list your at Charleston Falls bayou, Prouty Plaza Preserve, 2535 Ross will sound as though it free calendar Road, south of Tipp is jutting up out of the items. You City. Join Spirit of swampland at 7:30 p.m. can send Thunder (John De Aug. 2 when Dennis your news Boer) as he plays soft Stroughmatt and Creole by e-mail to meditative Native Stomp take the stage. mvallieu@civitasmedia.com. American Flute on A hybrid blues based a casual walk to creole-zydeco group, Charleston Falls weaving legends and Creole Stomp will bring the unique and stories into this commune with Mother cultural sounds of Louisiana to Troy. The Nature. Please park and meet at the main performance is free and open to the pubentrance. Register for the program online lic. Guests should bring chairs or blankets at www.miamicountyparks, email to regis- to accommodate seating. For more inforter@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) mation regarding the concert, contact 335-6273, Ext. 104. Troy Main Street at (937) 339.5455 or • FRIENDLY SNAKE: The Miami visit www.troymainstreet.org. The rain County Park District will have a location is Troy Christian High School “Friendly Snake” program from 1-4 p.m. located at 700 S. Dorset Road. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross • FRIDAY DINNER: AMVETS Ladies Road, south of Tipp City. Participants Auxiliary Post No. 88, 3449 LeFevre Road, will meet the friendly Snake “Checkers” Troy, will offer Italian sausage, brats, corn and learn all about this helpful animal. on the cob, chips and dessert for $6 from Register for the program online at www. 5:30-8 p.m. miamicountyparks, email to register@ • DINNER OFFERED: Dinner will be miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335- offered from 5-8 p.m. at the Covington 6273, Ext. 104. VFW Post 4235, 173 N. High St., • BREAKFAST SET: The Sons of the Covington. Choices will include a $12 American Legion Post 586, 377 N. 3rd New York strip steak, broasted chicken, St., Tipp City, will host an all-you-can-eat fish, shrimp and sandwiches, all madebreakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $6. Items to-order. available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, sau• CHICKEN FRY: The Pleasant Hill sage gravy, hash browns, toast, waffles, VFW Post 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, pancakes, fruit, French toast, biscuits, Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece cinnamon rolls and juices. chicken dinner with french fries and mac• INSECT WALKS: An insect walk aroni salad for $7 from 6-8 p.m. Chicken will be at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 livers also will be available. Aullwood Road, Dayton. A naturalist will • THE TWILIGHT ZONE: Learn lead walkers as they discover some of about crepuscular critters from 7-10:30 the many fascinating insects that live at p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. They are Aullwood. most active at down and dusk, so come Monday join us participants as they explore the •CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty hustle and bustle of wildlife in the twilight Listeners will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at the zone. The fee for this hands-on evening of Milton-Union Public Library. Participants exploration is $10 for BNC members and listen to an audio book and work on vari- $15 for non-members. Registration and ous craft projects. payment are due by 5 p.m. July 29. • PIE WORKSHOP: A fresh peach pie • MEATLOAF: The American Legion workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Post 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, Aullwood. A fee is involved. Call (937) will offer a meatloaf dinner with whipped 890-7360 for more information. Discover potatoes with gravy, corn, salad and desthe best kept secrets of pie baking and sert for $7 from 6-7:30 p.m. how to use peaches in the recipe. Learn • CHICKEN AND NOODLES: The how to make crust with just a few simple AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary , LeFevre tricks. Bring your favorite rolling pin, Road, Troy, will offer homemade chickpastry cloth and apron, if able. en and noodles, mashed potatoes, green • BLT SANDWICHES: The American beans and dessert for $7 from 5:30-8 p.m. Legion Post 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp • ILLUSTRATORS VISIT: Jeanette City, will offer BLT sandwiches and chips and Christopher Canyon will visit at 1 for $4 from 6-7:30 p.m. p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Library. Civic agendas The husband-wife duo have created illus• The Union Township Trustees will trations for picture books for years and meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Township Building, promote the joys of reading, literature 9497 Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura. and the arts. The free program is for all Call 698-4480 for more information. ages. An ice cream social will be held Tuesday following the visit with the Canyons. For • TINY TOTS: The Tiny Tots program more information about the Canyons, will be from 1-1:30 p.m. at the Milton- visit http://www.jeanetteandchristopherUnion Public Library. The interactive canyon.com. program is for children birth to 3 years old Aug. 3 and their parents and caregivers. • SUMMER CRUISE-IN: The • BOOK DISCUSSION: Milton-Union Spectacular Summer Cruise-In and Public Library book discussion group at Concert will be offered free from 11 a.m. 3:00 p.m. will discuss “Step on a Crack,” to 10 p.m. at the Miami Valley Centre by James Patterson. For information about Mall, Piqua. The first 500 cars will receive joining a group, call (937) 698-5515. a dash plaques and trophies and door Wednesday prizes will be awarded. Lives bands will • STORY HOUR: The Milton-Union perform throughout the day with Eddie Public Library will have a summer story Money performing at 8:30 p.m. For more hour at 10:30 a.m. for children kindergar- information, call (937) 773-1225, phenten through second grade and 1:30 p.m. thorn@midamco.com or visit www.miafor children third through sixth grade. mivalleycentremall.com. Programs include puppet shows, stories • FARMERS MARKET: The Downtown and crafts. Contact the library at (937) Troy Farmers Market will be offered from 9 698-5515 for weekly themes. a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis West Main Street. The market will include Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, p.m. at the Troy Country Club. William K. eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, Weisenberg, assistant general counsel of crafts, prepared food and entertainment. the Ohio State Bar Association will speak Plenty of free parking. Contact Troy Main on reforming the selection of judges, Street at 339-5455 for information or visit including the Supreme Court. For more www.troymainstreet.org. information, contact Donn Craig, vice • FARMERS MARKET: The Miami president, at (937) 418-1888. County Farmers Market will be offered Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendly’s, • WHAT’S UNDER MILTON: A What’s Troy. Under West Milton program will be from • PRAYER BREAKFAST: The 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Community Men’s Prayer Breakfast will Library. Join the village of West Milton’s begin at 7:30 a.m. at the old St. Patrick’s Street Supervisor Jim Wilson as he dis- Soup Kitchen on East Main St. cusses water pipes, natural springs and • BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: The second underground engineering in West Milton. annual Bluegrass on the Mountain festival This 18-year veteran will also introduce will be offered beginning at 1 p.m. at the children to his favorite piece of equipment Pleasant Hill VFW Post 6557, 7578 W. … the backhoe. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls. The event • FRIENDS MEETING: The New will feature Joe Mullins and the Radio Friends of the Milton-Union Public Library Ramblers and other bands. Admission $20. will meet at 6:30 p.m. Members will be dis- Please bring lawn chairs to sit on. Food and cussing the upcoming September book sale. drinks will be for sale on the range.
CONTACT US David Fong is the executive editor of the Troy Daily News. You can reach him at 440-5228 or send him e-mail at dfong@civitasmedia.com
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EDITORIAL ROUND-UP The Guardian, London, on Chinese corruption: One of the most reliable indications that things are not well in an economy or a society is a rise in street trading and increased harshness in enforcing the rules that control it. When people can’t find proper jobs or can’t stand the ones that are available, they go to the streets with a barrow-load of vegetables, a swatch of scarves or a tray of cheap plastic toys. Sometimes they have licences; often they do not. Then the police or their auxiliaries appear, one day taking bribes, the next day confiscating produce, but in either case standing between ordinary men and women and what they see as their right, and sometimes their desperate need, to make a living. China and Tunisia are about as different as two countries could be. Yet that has not stopped Chinese critics likening the death of a watermelon vendor in Linwu, in Hunan province, last week to the case of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruitseller whose suicide led to the fall of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. Deng Zhengjia was apparently beaten up by chengguan, officials whose job is to keep China’s cities free of the untidy open-air commerce other Asian countries generally tolerate. The Chinese concern with order verges on the obsessive, but it is especially problematic when it is combined, as it is, with serious corruption, reaching to the highest levels of party and government. … Rivalling Deng as an object of sympathy at the moment is Ji Zhongxing, a former taxi driver who blew himself up in his own wheelchair at Beijing airport. He too appears to be a victim of the chengguan, who he
says crippled him after a traffic incident in 2005. When the evasion of planning regulations magnifies the suffering inflicted by natural disaster, as it has in the past, a particularly cruel form of suppression threatens those whose lives have already been shattered by the loss of loved ones, although Monday’s earthquake near Dingxi in western China does not seem, so far, to have a dimension of that kind. The corruption experienced by the average Chinese citizen is petty compared to what goes on higher up. In that stratosphere, the corrupt police the corrupt. The ubiquity in China of inducements that are legal, semi-legal and illegal, with vague boundaries between the three, has created a minefield for international corporations, as GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) is discovering. Who in these circumstances is the corrupt, and who the corrupter? The Khaleej Times, Dubai on Baby Cambridge: For months, the media had given indepth coverage on Kate Middleton’s pregnancy that precariously bordered on utter voyeurism. The hoax call placed by two Australian DJs to the hospital, where Kate was getting treatment for morning sickness, represents a tiny example of the great media interest in her pregnancy. But now the “great Kate wait” is over. The Duchess of Cambridge has delivered an eight-pound, six-ounce, baby boy, much to the delight of her compatriots, who are arriving in hordes outside the Buckingham Palace to celebrate his birth.
Congratulatory messages have poured in from all over the world following the muchawaited birth of baby Cambridge. The international interest in the arrival of the royal baby has been especially phenomenal. The media in the US — a country that has been historically bereft of an aristocratic class and prides itself for giving its citizens equal opportunities — has ironically shown a great obsession with the royal baby. The news of Kate’s delivery made it to every major news bulletin and websites like the New York Post altered their layout to dedicate space to coverage on Baby Cambridge. It seems like the modern fairytale has generated much fascination among the Americans, despite their age-old dislike for the concept of nobility or a privileged class. But there are some who are rather puzzled or annoyed by this abnormal fixation on the latest addition to the British royal family and have taken to the social media to express their views. These people, however, should know that the royal baby mania is not going to die anytime soon. Speculations regarding the baby’s name are already rife in the media and soon the paparazzi will go in a mad rage to snap a picture of the newborn. Subsequently, the baby’s looks will spawn columns in tabloids. So, everyone must get ready to hear and watch anything and everything about the future King of England. Baby Cambridge — named on Wednesday George Alexander Louis — is definitely going to be the most talked about baby in the world, and there’s nothing that will change that.
They Said It “I’ve been president of our association. I was an interpreter for years. I did it because I loved it. I wanted to help the guys. I wanted to share all my knowledge to people in umpire schools, everything that I picked up at the college and minor league level, that’s why I did it. I didn’t really give anything extra to it, I just wanted to give back to the sport because of the way it helped me.” — Recently retired local baseball umpire Rick Houseman “I wanted to give the board a five-year plan to review of a maintenance schedule, improvements that could be done and have some input on how to keep the parks up-to-date while looking ahead.” — City of Troy Parks Superintendent Jeremy Drake, on a recent tour given to the city parks board “Spending the week of fair meeting new people and going to all the different events was great. I participated in the Ohio’s (State Fair Queen’s contest) and met 70 really great girls, all representing their county’s fair. It was a unique opportunity for me.” — 2012 Miami County Fair Queen Allison Ingle, on her year as queen WRITE TO US: The Troy Daily News welcomes signed letters to the editor. Letters must contain your home address and a telephone number where you can be reached during the day. Letters must be shorter than 500 words as a courtesy to other writers. We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. MAIL: 224 S. Market, Troy, Ohio, 45373: E-MAIL: editorial@tdnpublishing.com; FAX (937) 440-5286; ONLINE: www.troydailynews.com (“Letters To The Editor” link on left side.)
Choosing a new hat is serious business Finding a new hat is never to be taken lightly. It’s not something that happens often. It is, after all, a commitment second only to marriage. But that’s the situation I find myself in now. After I picked up my trademark Gears of War hat in a weird trade with a Gamestop employee at a midnight launch for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty more than three years ago — they liked the Gears of War hat that I had at the time more than the one they had, so we swapped — it’s now gone forever: forgotten about, blown off the top of my head and lost while riding the Diamondback at King’s Island on Monday. Much to the delight of my wife Mandie. Boy, did she hate the old, worn-out thing. It’s weird to think just how recognized that hat became over the past few years while out covering area sporting events. I had a funny moment this spring. When I went to interview Milton-Union’s doubles team on the first day of the sectional tournament, Jack Blevins — who I’d interviewed the summer before during the
Frydell — saw me walking up, Devils hats. smiled and said “Oh, I know who With nerd culture overtakthis is. I remember that Gears of ing pop culture, though, it can’t War hat.” And Troy High School’s be too obvious a thing (like the athletic trainer Jeff Schultz con- Superman hoodie). These days, stantly gives me grief because kids that weren’t even born in I was wearing that hat and not the 1980s and had no clue that a Troy Trojans-related hat (how Transformers was ever a comic could I be considered an objective book, a cartoon or the most awereporter if I went around some series of toys ever sporting one team’s swag walk around decked out in over all of the other ones we the Autobot and Decepticon cover?). symbols. Heck, they probOddly enough, I think ably don’t even know the that hat got commented on universal greeting. more than the Superman I don’t do it out of a need hoodie I always wear. Which to prove that I’m a true Josh is strange considering how nerd, though. I’ve been playBrown recognizable Superman is in ing Dungeons and Dragons Sunday Columnist since I was nine years old comparison. But that’s all over now. — and I actually know how That hat needed to go, and it’s to calculate THAC0 without blinkfinally gone. ing. I beat Contra for the 8-bit Time to figure out what to sport Nintendo Entertainment System next. without using the Konami code I already know it has to be for extra lives before I even knew something nerdy. I don’t feel like the code existed. Give me any I identify as strongly with the unique line of dialogue from any old favorite-sports-team thing as episode of Buffy the Vampire I used to, and I’ve already thrown Slayer, and in less than a minute I out all of my old New York Mets, will be able to tell you who said it, New York Giants and Duke Blue in which episode and complete the
conversation. Every new episode of The Walking Dead infuriates me, because it’s not how it’s supposed to go, not how it happened in the comics. My nerd cred is unquestionable. So what should my new hat be? It can’t be a video game reference, because that was my last one. It can’t be a superhero reference, because my hoodie already is one. That eliminates a whole lot of possibilities in one sweeping cut. But there’s still plenty left to draw from. Maybe an H.P. Lovecraft-related hat, like Miskatonic University or Cthulhu for President. Or the periodic table of the elements. Shoot, anything Star Trek-related. Or something simple like a 20-sided dice. One way or another, my decision will not be made lightly. Because I’ll have to live with it for the next five years or so. Or until Mandie finds some way to get rid of it once it’s too worn out to wear yet I still won’t throw it out. TDN Sports Editor Josh Brown appears Sundays. Bah-weepGraaaaagnah wheep nini bong.
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Obituaries Shimp
TROY — Margaret “Margie” Shimp, 94, of Troy, passed away July 8, 2013, at her sister’s home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chelcie Shimp; her parents, Fred and Ada Ann (Eikenberry) Green; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Waldo and Catherine Green, Berman “Bumpy” G r e e n , Jack and Catherine Green and second wife Alice, Ralph Green, Jo Ann Green and Charles Green; and sister and brother-in-law, Mary and John Davis. She also was preceded in death by a foster brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Ruth Bayhan. She is survived by her brother, David Green; sisters-in-law, Luella Green and Maxie Green; sister an brother-in-law, Lois and Bob Anderson; and numerous nieces and nephews. A special thank you to niece Teresa Davis Cupp for her devoted care in recent years. Margie was well known for the beautiful and creative cakes she made for weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. She loved life, music, cooking, sewing, knitting, crocheting and gardening. When she was more than 80 years old, she compiled and published the Green Family cookbook of family recipes, a treasure to remind us what a great cook she was. She donated her body to Wright State Medical School. A celebration of her life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at the Troy Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy, where she was a longtime member. All attending are invited to share a meal and special memories of this beloved lady.
Martindale
CENTERVILLE — C. Allyn Martindale, 94, of Centerville, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Allyn was born in Monroe Twp., Miami County, Ohio, on Sept. 8, 1918, to the late Charlie and Rhoda (Evans) Martindale. He graduated from Tippecanoe High School in 1936. Allyn served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II where he received two Battle Stars while in the European Theater. Allyn worked for National Cash Register for 28 years until his retirement in 1975. He enjoyed traveling with his family, woodworking, bridge and golf at the NCR Golf Course where he was a charter member. He is survived by sons, Richard (Maura) Martindale and Douglas (Leonda) Martindale; grandchildren, Liz and Alex Martindale; brother, Don Martindale; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Allyn was preceded in death by his loving wife of nearly 70 years, Joan; his brothers, Willis and Joseph Martindale; and sisters, Mary Jane Finley and Edna Murdock. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2013, at Routsong Funeral Home, 81 N. Main St.,
Centerville. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013, also at the funeral home. Burial will be held following the service in Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the wonderful caregivers of Home Instead and St. Leonard’s Healthcare Center. In honor of Allyn, gifts in his name may be made to the Ohio Parkinson’s Foundation, 325 N. 3rd St., Fairborn, OH 453244959; or to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420. Send condolences to the family by signing the guestbook at www.routsong.com.
Brown
TROY — Claude Eugene (Gene) Brown, 78, of Troy, Ohio, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at his residence after a five year battle with cancer. Gene was born the eldest child of three on Sept. 5, 1934, in Pleasant Hill, Ohio, to the late Claude John Alexander Brown and Catherine Barbara (Rohr) Brown. Gene is survived by his loving wife, Florence Della (Longbrake) of 56 years; and three children, son, Dale Eugene Brown and Patty of Springfield, Ohio; daughters, Cathy Elaine Warner of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Kristen Elizabeth Herron and her husband, Mark of Piqua, Ohio; sisters, Barbara Yvonne Liston and her husband, Charles of Piqua, Ohio; Sharon Ann Ward of Ludlow Falls, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Brandy (Jason) Roberts, Misty Brown Carver, Dusty (Jamie) Brown, Julie (Joe) Decesaro, Corey Warner, Shaun Warner and Matthew Herron; seven great-grandchildren, Karen, Adelle, Abigail, Kiara, Cameron, Cael, and Jayden, and also many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Gene was preceded in death by his brother-inlaw, Earl Ward Sr. Gene was a graduate of Milton-Union High School in 1952. He continued his studies at the University of Dayton and General Motors Institute in Michigan and received a bachelor of automotive and engineering degree. Gene was a member of the Delta Chi Rho. He retired as a design engineer from General Motors after 39 years of service. He was active in the Boy Scouts and Campfire. He had numerous hobbies, enjoyed photography, woodworking, puzzles, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio. Interment will follow in the Miami Memorial Park in Covington, Ohio. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.
STOVER
PIQUA — Martha J. Stover, 86, of Piqua, died at 12:30 am Saturday, July 27, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born April 14, 1927 in Shelby County to the late Leslie and L e o n a (Hook) Carroll. Survivors include eight children: Stephen Stover of Piqua, Dana (Sue) Stover of Wisconsin, Yvonne (Jerry) Waters of Sidney, Sherry (Carl) Newcombe of Virginia, Brenda (Steve) Allenbaugh of Piqua, Sandy Reck of Sidney, Allen (Brenda) Stover of Ohio, Lori (Steve) Reynolds of Pennsylvania; nineteen grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; a brother Paul (Colleen) Carroll of Florida; and a sister Clara Mae Schnur of Illinois. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Stover worked at the former Wilson Accounting office in Piqua and retired from Dean Meyer Accounting services of Piqua. She was a wonderful homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, playing the organ and loved spending time with her family, particularly her many grandchildren. A service to honor her life will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with Pastor Christine E. Mertz officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through j a m i e s o n a n d ya n n u c c i . com.
Reynolds
TROY — Virginia Lee Reynolds, 66, of Troy, passed away 6:11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. She was born August 4, 1946 in Knott, KY to the late G o e b e l and Hettie (Caudell) Reynolds. Vi rg i n i a is survived by two sisters and brother-in-law, Lucille Hall of Troy, Deronia and Herman Lewis of Michigan; one brother, Guy Comer of Ashland, KY; and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Rankin Reynolds; and two sisters, Kathryn Miller, and Myleta Reynolds. Virginia was a member of the Church of Christ in Tipp City. She formerly worked at RT Industries, Troy. She enjoyed watching religious programs on television, shopping, and going out to eat. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy with Pastor Bob Vincent officiating. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Visitation will be Wednesday at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m. one hour prior to the service. Condolences may be left for the family at www. f i s h e r- c h e n e y f u n e ra l home.com.
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Former Rep. Lindy Boggs of Louisiana dies at 97 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Lindy Boggs, a plantation-born Louisianan who used her soft-spoken grace to fight for civil rights during nearly 18 years in Congress after succeeding her late husband in the House, died Saturday. She was 97. Boggs, who later served three years as ambassador to the Vatican during the Clinton administration, died of natural causes at her home in Chevy Chase, Md., according to her daughter, ABC News journalist Cokie Roberts. Boggs’ years in Congress started with a special election in 1973 to finish the term of her husband, Thomas Hale Boggs Sr., whose plane disappeared over Alaska six months earlier. Between them, they served a half-century in the House. “It didn’t occur to us that anybody else would do it,” Roberts said in explaining why her mother was the natural pick for the congressional seat. Her parents, who had met in college, were “political partners for decades,” she said, with Lindy Boggs running her husband’s political campaigns and becoming a player on the Washington political scene. Roberts called her mother “a trailblazer for women and the disadvantaged.” When Boggs announced her retirement in 1990, she was the only white representing a black-majority district in Congress. “I am proud to have played a small role in opening doors for blacks and women,” she said at the time. As family tragedy brought her in to Congress, so did it usher her out. At the time of her July 1990 announcement, her daughter Barbara Boggs Sigmund, mayor of Princeton, N.J., was dying of cancer. Sigmund died that October. Her son, Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., is a leading Washington lawyer and lobbyist. The elder Boggs was first elected to Congress in 1940, two years after the couple married. Both were also active in local reform groups. Lindy Boggs was more than the typical congressional wife. She ran several of her husband’s political campaigns and helped him in his Washington and New Orleans offices. “Early on, Hale established with politicians at home that I was his direct representative and that they could say anything to me that they could say to him. Whatever decisions I made, they would be his final decisions,” she said in 1976. Breaking with most Southern whites,
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In this September 30, 2000 file photo, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Lindy Boggs speaks during a news conference in Rome. Boggs, of Louisiana, who fought for civil rights during nearly 18 years in Congress after succeeding her late husband in the House, died Saturday. She was 97.
Lindy Boggs saw civil rights as an inseparable part of the political reform movement of the 1940s and ’50s. “You couldn’t want to reverse the injustices of the political system and not include the blacks and the poor. It was just obvious,” she said in 1990. She worked for the Civil Rights Acts of 1965 and 1968, Head Start and other programs to help minorities, the poor and women. After she entered Congress, Boggs used her seat on the House Appropriations Committee to steer money to New Orleans and the rest of the state. As a member of the House Banking and Currency Committee, she used typical steely grace to include women in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974. “I ran into a room where there was a copying machine, wrote in ‘sex and marital status’ on the bill, and made 47 copies,” she said. “When I took it back into the subcommittee meeting, I told them I was sure it was just an oversight on their part.” Boggs changed the way politics operated, former Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, D-La., once said. “I’ve seen it time after time,” Johnston said. “On difficult issues, powerful men and women are going toe to toe, sometimes civilly, sometimes acrimoniously. Lindy Boggs will come into the room. The debate will change. By the time she leaves the room, she usually has what she came to get.”
Musician JJ Cale dies; wrote Clapton, Skynyrd hits If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of peers they influenced, JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock ‘n’ roll. His best songs like “After Midnight,” ”Cocaine” and “Call Me the Breeze” were towering hits — for other artists. Eric Clapton took “After Midnight” and “Cocaine” and turned them into the kind of hard-party anthems that defined rock for a long period of time. And Lynyrd Skynyrd took the easy-shuffling “Breeze” and supercharged it with a three-guitar attack that made it a hit. Cale, the singer-songwriter and producer known as the main architect of the Tulsa Sound, passed away Friday night at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. His manager, Mike Kappus, said Cale died of a heart attack. He was 74. While his best known songs remain in heavy rotation on the radio nearly 40 years later, most folks wouldn’t be able to name Cale as their author. That was a role he had no problem with. “No, it doesn’t bother me,” Cale said with a laugh in an interview posted on his website. “What’s really nice is when you get a check in the mail.” And the checks rolled in for decades. The list of artists who covered his music or cite him as a direct influence reads like a who’s who of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — Clapton, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Mark Knopfler, The Allman Brothers, Carlos Santana, Captain Beefheart and Bryan Ferry among many others. Young said in Jimmy McDonough’s biography “Shakey” that Cale and Jimi Hendrix were the best guitar players he had ever heard. And in his recent memoir “Waging Heavy Peace,” Young said Cale’s “Crazy Mama” — his biggest hit, rising to No. 22 on the Billboard singles chart — was one of the five songs that most influenced him as a songwriter: “The song is true, simple, and direct, and the delivery is very natural. JJ’s guitar playing is a huge influence on me. His touch is unspeakable.” It was Clapton who forged the closest relationship with Cale. They were in sync musically and personally. Clapton also recorded Cale songs “Travelin’ Light” and “I’ll Make Love To You Anytime” and
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In this June 5, 2004 file photo, singer-songwriter J.J. Cale plays during the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas. Cale, whose bestknown songs became hits for Eric Clapton with “After Midnight” and Lynyrd Skynyrd with “Call Me the Breeze,” has died. He was 74.
included the Cale composition “Angel” on his most recent album, “Old Sock.” Other songs like “Layla” didn’t involve Cale, but clearly owe him a debt. The two also collaborated together on “The Road to Escondido,” which won the Grammy Award for best contemporary blues album in 2008. “As hard as I’ve tried I’ve never really succeeded in getting a record to sound like him and that’s what I want,” Clapton said in a “Fast Focus” video interview to promote “Escondido.” ”Before I go under the ground, I want to make a JJ Cale album with him at the helm.” Clapton described Cale’s music as “a strange hybrid. It’s not really blues, it’s not really folk or country or rock ‘n’ roll. It’s somewhere in the middle.” Cale arrived at that intersection by birth. Born John Weldon Cale in Oklahoma City, he was raised in Tulsa. Buffeted by country and western on one side and the blues on the other, Oklahoma offered a melting pot of styles. Cale leaned on those styles as he spent his formative years in Los Angeles and Nashville, but he also used drum machines and often acted as his own producer, engineer and session player. He’d bury his own whispery vocals in the mix, causing the listener to lean in and focus.
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Body found in Hudson river where bride-to-be vanished PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities pulled a woman’s body from the Hudson River on Saturday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man were hurled into the water when a speedboat carrying six friends crashed into a construction barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge. Officials were working to confirm that it was the body of 30-year-old Lindsey Stewart, who has been missing since the Friday night accident, but they said it appeared to fit her description. The search for the missing man, 30-year-old Mark Lennon, was continuing, said Rockland County undersheriff Robert VanCura. The crash happened shortly after the 21-foot Stingray left the village of Piermont for a short trip across the river to Tarrytown, about a halfhour’s drive north of New York City, authorities said. The groom-to-be, art teacher Brian Bond, was among the four injured. He and Lindsey Stewart were two weeks away from their planned Aug.
10 wedding. Stewart’s mother, Carol, said earlier Saturday that she was praying for a miracle. Four people were hospitalized after being pulled
Lindsey Stewart’s stepfather, Walter Kosik, said the couple have known each other since they were young children and used to go to church together.
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Rescue workers on boats search near a construction barge, left, on the Hudson River in Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, south of the Tappan Zee Bridge after two people fell into the water during a boat crash. Two are missing and four others injured after their boat struck the barge according to the Coast Guard.
from the damaged boat. Bond, 35, was knocked unconscious in the crash but later woke and was able to call 911, Carol Stewart said.
“They have been friends the whole time, and they fell in love about 3 ½ years ago,” Kosik said. They were to be married at the Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church in Pearl River, with a reception at a vineyard in Hillburn, he said. Rockland County Sheriff ’s Department Chief William Barbera declined to identify the other people aboard the boat. He said the barge, one of several loaded with construction material for an upcoming replacement of the bridge, was equipped with lights, but it was still difficult to see on the water so late at night. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The New York State Thruway Authority, which is overseeing the bridge project, said it was reviewing safety procedures. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time,” the authority said in a statement. It added that the lighting on the barges appeared to be functioning normally. Pile driving that had been scheduled to take place Saturday was suspended because of the accident.
NYPD seeks answers 22 years after Baby Hope died come. It’s very helpful for law enforcement to have the name so they can investigate,” Lowery said. “And for parents and loved ones who can get the answers they’ve been looking for.” But that’s not likely the case for Baby Hope, detectives say. Her body was found naked and malnourished and showed signs of possible sex abuse. Retired Det. Jerry Giorgio, who worked the case from the beginning, said their theory was she was dumped there by the people who were supposed to be caring for her. They abused her and eventually suffocated her. Detectives believe she was dead six to eight days before the cooler was found, on an incline, dumped on the grass like garbage. Giorgio, now 79, who retired in June after more than a half century in law enforcement, said he pursued hundreds of leads but none panned out. He had the case from 1991, when she was found, until he retired from the force. Later, as an investigator for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, he kept up with it. His name and contact information are still on a website dedicated to the girl. “It was so frustrating,” he said recently. “We initially thought we’ll get her identified and go from there and probably solve the case. It didn’t happen.” As the frustration mounted, so did the detectives’ affection for the victim. They began calling her “our baby.” Eventually it became “Baby Hope” — because they hoped and prayed they’d solve the case, Giorgio said. He was instrumental in organizing a burial in a Bronx cemetery for the girl in 1993. Hundreds attended the funeral. The girl was dressed in a white frock and buried in a white coffin. “If calls came in, if inquiries came in, even years later, a lot of people would call me and ask me about it,” he said. “I would always go back and see if we could use the information to help
solve the case. It just never clicked. We never got the right information.” Her body was exhumed in 2007 by the medical examiner’s office for DNA testing, but none could be extracted because of the body’s poor condition. A second attempt was made in 2011 with better technology, but the medical examiner’s office couldn’t get a complete sample. This week, detectives circulated fliers with several images. The first photo is a current age-progression sketch of the victim. The second is the sketch from 1991, and the third photo is the cooler. Dewhurst hopes that the fliers will jog the memory of someone — anyone —
an adult who remembers a childhood friend who just disappeared one day, a former neighbor who lived near a dark-haired girl and then suddenly did not. “I believe the people of New York want to know who this little girl is,” he said. Giorgio is haunted by Baby Hope. He has visited her grave every year on the anniversary of her discovery, except for this year because he was ill. “This case can be solved,” he said. “It can be solved by someone that knew these people and gained some knowledge about the case, and when the bad guys pass away, maybe someone will step up, finally.”
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New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, right, talks with Joseph Cardinale during a tour of Superstorm Sandy victims on Staten Island on Friday in New York. Weiner visited Cardinale’s home of 14 years, which remain uninhabitable following Superstorm Sandy.
Political oddsmakers diverge on Weiner’s chances NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner’s improbable recovery from political punch line to leading New York City mayoral contender has been imperiled by revelations that he continued to have illicit online correspondence with women after leaving Congress. Now he faces serious questions as to whether he can still win — or even keep his campaign afloat until Election Day. “I think it hurts him very badly, but I’m not sure it finishes him,” said Kenneth Sherrill, a retired political science professor at Hunter College. “It brings back his most public negatives and it undermines his credibility. “But he is an incredibly strong campaigner,” Sherrill said. “And when he can get his message through, it resonates with lots of voters.” Weiner stepped down from the House of Representatives in 2011 after admitting he digitally sent lewd photos to women he had never met in person. His entry into the mayoral race in May was greeted by mocking headlines in the city’s tabloids, but he met the scandal directly, apologizing for his behavior and asking New Yorkers for a second chance. Many voters seemed inclined to oblige, greeting him warmly on the campaign trail. A gifted politician, Weiner largely forged past the sexting scandal and ran an issues-based campaign. That changed Tuesday, when a gossip website printed X-rated excerpts of online conversations Weiner had with then-22year-old Sydney Leathers of Indiana last summer. That correspondence ended mere months before Weiner declared his candidacy. With his wife alongside, Weiner apologized and promised that the “behavior is behind me.” He later admitted that he traded racy messages with at least three women since leaving office. He vowed to stay in the race, saying he believed “people care more about their futures than my past with my wife and my embarrassing things.” Weiner can’t run from the controversy, veteran city political consultant Bob Liff said. “You get out there every day; you take the hard questions every day. At some point, the press gets tired and you get your message out,” said Liff, who is unaffiliated with any campaign. Weiner, though damaged, still has a chance,
Liff said, noting that there are still nearly 50 days until the Sept. 10 primary and that no one else in the Democratic field had seized control of the race. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn led the race before Weiner jumped in but slipped behind him in most polls over the past two months. But a one-day poll conducted after Weiner’s latest revelations put her in first by 9 points over Weiner, who was closely trailed by ex-city Comptroller Bill Thompson and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. “People are going to make up their minds late,” Liff said. “I never write somebody out, even if they’re asking for a second — or third, or fourth — chance.” But some political pundits are ready to pen Weiner’s political obituary. “He’s finished,” said Columbia University professor Ester Fuchs. “I think he was very fortunate to have a media framing his comeback in terms of forgiveness, but I think voters are fatigued.” Fuchs questioned the strength of Weiner’s support. “The public doesn’t start really paying attention until the end of August,” Fuchs said. “Celebrity and notoriety, that’s all that was reflected in the polls.” The former congressman lacks the backing from unions and political clubs that provide critical foot soldiers in get-outthe-vote drives, crucial in what is expected to be a low-turnout primary. If none of the candidates reaches 40 percent of the vote, the top two advance to a runoff three weeks later. Weiner’s top rivals all condemned his behavior, and some urged him to drop out. Sherrill believes they would be wise to go silent. “They need to define themselves, not talk about Weiner and give him more attention,” he said. The other campaigns, he added, likely “want to see Weiner in that runoff,” thinking that undecideds would break against the scandal-scarred candidate in a two-person showdown. Weiner, meanwhile, should simply “embrace” his embattled persona, Sherrill suggested. “New Yorkers like a tough guy, they like a fighter,” Sherrill said. “Just keep campaigning. “But I don’t think it hurts to tell the truth.”
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North Korea military parades through Pyongyang PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang’s main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea’s adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong Un on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. The lavish assembly of weapons and troops is reminiscent of the marches held by the Soviet Union and China at the height of the Cold War. It is one of the few chances the world gets to see North Korea’s military up close. Although Pyongyang frequently uses the occasion to reveal new, though not always operational, hardware, there didn’t appear to be any new weapons in Saturday’s parade. Its arsenal of missiles, however, was front-and-center. Overlooking a sea of spectators mobilized in Kim Il Sung Square to cheer and wave flags, leader Kim Jong Un saluted his troops from a review stand.
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He was flanked by senior military officials, the chests of their olive green and white uniforms laden with medals. As fighter jets screamed overhead, a relaxed looking Kim smiled and talked with China’s vice president. China fought with North Korea during the war and is Pyongyang’s only major ally and a crucial source of economic aid. Kim did not make a speech.
Saturday’s parade marks a holiday the North Koreans call “Victory Day in the Fatherland Liberation War,” although the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce and the Korean Peninsula remains technically at war. In Washington, President Barack Obama marked the day with a speech at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall, saying the anniversary marks the end of the
war and the beginning of a long and prosperous peace. “Here today, we can say with confidence, that war was no tie, Korea was a victory,” with 50 million South Koreans living in freedom and “a vibrant democracy” in stark contrast to dire conditions in the North, Obama said. He said the U.S.-South Korea partnership remains “a bedrock of stability” throughout the Pacific region, and gave credit to the U.S. service members who fought all those years ago and to the men and women currently stationed there. Kim’s rule, which began in late 2011 after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, has been marked by high tensions with Washington and Seoul. He has overseen two long-range rocket launches and a nuclear test that drew widespread condemnation and tightened U.N. sanctions. North and South Korea have turned to tentative diplomacy in recent weeks, but March and April saw North Korean threats of nuclear war against Washington and Seoul in response to annual South
Korean-U.S. military drills and U.N. condemnation of Pyongyang’s February nuclear test, the country’s third. Longstalled North Korean nuclear disarmament talks show no sign of resuming. Last year’s parade in Pyongyang, held to commemorate the April celebrations of the 100th birthday of the late national founder Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, created a buzz among military watchers when the North rolled out a mysterious long-range missile known abroad as the KN-08. Most outside observers now believe the missiles were mock-ups, but they were carried on mobile launchers that appeared to have been obtained from China, possibly against U.N. arms trade sanctions. Choe Ryong Hae, the army’s top political officer, said North Korea should be ready to fight to defend the stability the country needs to revive the economy. But his speech at Kim Il Sung Square was mild compared with past fiery rhetoric from Pyongyang attacking the United States and South Korea.
Pope shames Brazil church for letting faithful stray RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis issued blistering, soul-searching criticism Saturday of the Brazilian church’s failure to keep its flock from straying to evangelical churches, challenging the region’s bishops to be closer to their people to understand their problems and offer them credible solutions. In the longest and most important speech of his four-month pontificate, Francis drove home a message he has emphasized throughout his first international trip at World Youth Day: the need for priests and young Catholics to shake up the status quo, get out of their stuffy sacristies and reach the faithful on the margins of society or risk losing them to rival churches. Francis took a direct swipe at the “intellectual” message of the church that so characterized the
pontificate of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. He said ordinary Catholics simply don’t understand such lofty ideas and need a simpler message of love, forgiveness and mercy. “At times we lose people because they don’t understand what we are saying, because we have forgotten the language of simplicity and import an intellectualism foreign to our people,” he said. “Without the grammar of simplicity, the church loses the very conditions which make it possible to fish for God in the deep waters of his mystery.” In the speech outlining the kind of church that this new pope wants, Francis asked bishops to reflect on why hundreds of thousands of Catholics have left for charismatic Pentecostal congregations that have grown exponentially in recent decades, particularly in Brazil’s
slums or favelas, where their charismatic message and nuts-and-bolts advice have been welcomed by the poor. According to Brazilian census data, the number of Catholics dipped from 125 million in 2000 to 123 million in 2010, with the church’s share of the total population dropping from 74 percent to 65 percent. During the same time period, the number of evangelical Protestants and Pentecostals has risen from 26 million to 42 million, an increase of 15 percent to 22 percent of the population in 2010. Francis offered a breathtakingly blunt list of explanations for the demographic shift. “Perhaps the church appeared too weak, perhaps too distant from their needs, perhaps too poor to respond to their concerns, perhaps too cold, perhaps too caught up with itself,
perhaps a prisoner of its own rigid formulas,” he said. “Perhaps the world seems to have made the church a relic of the past, unfit for new questions. Perhaps the church could speak to people in their infancy but not to those come of age.” Francis asked if the Catholic Church of today still was able to “warm AP Photo the hearts” of its faithful, if its priests took the time Pilgrims pack Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday. to listen to their problems Pope Francis presided over an evening vigil service on Copacabana and remain close to them, beach that was expected to draw more than 1 million young people. and act like a “mother” read the five-page speech date of Francis’ pontifiwho not only gives birth in its entirety to the 300 cate. He will issue a simito her children but cares or so bishops gathered for larly lengthy and imporfor them. “We need a church capa- lunch in the auditorium of tant speech on Sunday ble of rediscovering the the Rio archbishop’s resi- to the bishops of Latin maternal womb of mercy,” dence, and noted that the America, said the Rev. he said. “Without mercy, talk was both the longest Federico Lombardi, the we have little chance now- and most important to Vatican spokesman. adays of becoming part of a world of ‘wounded’ persons in need of understanding, forgiveness and love.” The Vatican said Francis
Thousands protest government at Tunisia funeral TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of protesters chanting anti-government slogans joined a funeral march to lay to rest an assassinated Tunisian opposition politician, a display of the anger threatening the survival of a government once seen as a model in the region for the transition to democracy. Adding to the tension, a bomb exploded in the early morning underneath a car at the port in Tunis outside a police station. Though there were no injuries, the rare attack helped deepen the sense of unease in in the North African country, where two opposition politicians have been gunned down in the last six months, apparently with the same gun. Mohammed Brahmi’s coffin was carried by soldiers to Jellaz cemetery and buried next to Chokri Belaid, a fellow politician who was killed in February. Brahmi’s widow, five children and the army chief of staff accompanied the coffin on its route through the capital. “Down with the party of
the Brotherhood,” chanted mourners, referring to the ruling Ennahda Party’s affiliation with the regional Muslim Brotherhood religious group. “The people demand the fall of the regime.” The latest assassination Thursday has exacerbated the distrust between the ruling coalition led by moderate Islamists and the opposition, which has demanded the dissolution of the government because of its failures to rein in Islamist extremists, turn around the economy and manage the transition to democracy. Speaking next to the grave, activist lawyer Nacer Laouini called on army chief of staff Gen. Mohamed Salah Hamdi to protect the people from the Islamists — a clear reference to the military coup in Egypt against the elected Islamist government. “The head of the army is here, we ask the army to be on the side of the people as it always has been and protect Tunisians against Ennahda,” he said.
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demonstrations by protesters holding the moderate Islamists elected in 2011 responsible for the lack of security in the country. Late Friday, a 48-yearold political activist with the same leftist coalition as the assassinated Brahmi died after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister during a demonstration outside a police station in the southern mining town of Gafsa. The Interior Ministry, citing physical evidence and witnesses, said Friday that Brahmi’s assassin was Boubakr Hakim, a known militant and weapons smuggler who was part of the same al-Qaida linked cell that murdered Belaid back in February.
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TODAY’S TIPS • TENNIS: Troy High School girls tennis camp will be from 9:30-11 a.m. July 31 at Troy Community Park for girls in grades 9-12. The first team practice will be on Aug. 1. • GOLF: Tryouts for the Troy High School boys golf team will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 1. Please arrive at Miami Shores with a completed emergency medical form, concussion form and physical. Forms can be acquired at the THS athletic office. For more information, contact Mark Evilsizor at (937) 8750785 or by email at evilsizor-m@troy.k12. oh.us. • GOLF: Tryouts for the Troy High School girls golf team will begin Aug. 1. All Troy High School girls in grades 9-12 are eligible to try out. For additional details, contact Tom Mercer at (937) 308-2591 or by email at tmercer2625@gmail.com. • CROSS COUNTRY: Mandatory cross country practice for Troy High School boys in grades 7-12 begins from 8:30-9:45 a.m. Aug. 1 at the brick pump house near the levee just west of Troy Memorial Stadium. For more information, contact coach Bob Campbell at 308-1687 or by email at campbell@2by3.com. • RUNNING: The first annual St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Festival 5K Walk/Run will take place Aug. 3 at St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus in Covington. Pre-registration is $20 and includes breakfast. Race-day registration is $25 and begins at 8 a.m. Kids 10 and under can participate for $10. To pre-register, visit www.alliancerunning.com. Every participant will receive a wooden cross necklace. Proceeds will benefit grounds and maintenance for activities held at St. Teresa’s. For more information, contact Amy Evans at (937) 287-1482 or Mandy Morgan at (937) 308-5561. • BASEBALL: Tryouts for the 2014 Troy Post 43 American Legion baseball team for players ages 15-19 will be held at noon Aug. 3-4 at Duke Park’s Legion Field. Prospective players need to bring their own equipment. • BASEBALL: Registration has begun for the 2013 Frosty Brown Fall Batting Leagues. There are three leagues to choose from: the original Frosty Brown Fall Batting League for ages 13-18, the Frosty Brown Live Pitching League for high schoolers only and the Frosty Brown Elementary Fall Batting League for ages 9-12. For more information, go to www. frostybrownbattingleague.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/frostybrownfallbattingleague, or contact coach Frosty Brown at (937) 339-4383, (937) 474-9093 or by email at ibrown@woh.rr.com. • BASKETBALL: The Covington Police Department and the Noon Optimist Club are sponsoring the Covington 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, which will begin at 9 a.m. on Aug. 3 at the Covington outdoor courts. The tentative deadline for entry is July 29, and the cost is $60 per four-player team. T-shirts will be given to all participants with trophies for first and second place. Registration brochures can be picked up at the Covington Police Department. For more information, call the police station at (937) 473-9487. • SOFTBALL: The Miami County Flames fastpitch softball team will be having tryouts for the 2014 season. Tryouts will be conducted at Pittsenbarger Park 1421 South St. in Piqua. The dates for the tryouts are as follows: Aug.7 from 6-8:30 p.m. for 10U and 12U, Aug. 8 from 6-8:30 p.m. for 14U, 16U and 18U, and Aug. 10 from 3-6 p.m. for 10U, 12U and 14U, 6:30-9 p.m. for 16U and 18U. • SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@civitasmedia.com or Colin Foster at colinfoster@civitasmedia.com. • SOFTBALL: The Cross County Cannons fastpitch softball team will be holding tryouts for the 2014 season Aug. 3-4 and Aug. 10-11 at Covington High School’s softball field. The times for the different teams are as follows: 8u, 9-10 a.m.; 10u, 10:30 a.m.-noon; 12u, 12:30-2 p.m.; 14u, 2:30-4 p.m.; 16u, 4:30-6 p.m.; 18u, 23u and the fall exposure team, 6:30-8 p.m. To inquire about coaching opportunities or for more information, visit www. leaguelineup.com/crosscountycannons.
SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Legion Baseball Troy Post 43 at NABF World Series (TBA) Monday No events scheduled Tuesday No events scheduled
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Kyle Busch dominant in Nationwide race
Kyle Busch dominated to win the Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Busch had the fastest car Saturday to win for the eighth time in 15 races. Busch led 92 of 100 laps but had a late scare after he fell back to third on the final restart. Brian Scott, who has never won a Nationwide race in four seasons, briefly took the lead and hoped to be the upset winner. But Busch roared back to win for the first time at Indianapolis. He has a record 59 Nationwide wins in 259 starts. See Busch, Page A10
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Troy rallies after early loss Staff Reports
YOUNGSTOWN — Troy’s back was against the wall after a loss on Thursday. A pair of clutch Friday wins kept Post 43’s run alive. After falling to Ontario 5-2 Thursday, Troy was one loss away from being ousted from the National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) World Series in Youngstown. But a 14-4 rout of Brooklyn followed by a 7-1 victory over the Youngstown Astro Falcons — the defending national champions — put Post 43 in Saturday’s quarterfinal round, three wins away from a national title of its own. Troy fell behind early on Thursday as Ontario posted four runs in the bottom of the third. Post 43 was able to put runners on base, but could only scratch together a pair of runs
in the loss. Against Brooklyn on Friday, Post 43 gave up two in the bottom of the first to fall behind 2-1 — and never trailed again. “We just hit the ball well in that game,” Troy Post 43 coach Frosty Brown said. “We knew we had to win or we wouldn’t be moving on.” Evan Bowling led the way, going 2 for 3 with a double, a triple and two RBIs. Garrett Mitchell was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, Colton Nealeigh and Dylan Cascaden were both 3 for 5 with two RBIs and Zach Thompson was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Austin Baumgardner got the win in that game, combining with Dylan Schumaker — who pitched the seventh inning — to scatter five hits and hold Brooklyn in check the rest of the way. But the real hero of Friday was the late game’s starting
pitcher, Ryan Lavy. Faced with a tough Youngstown team, Lavy went the distance, striking out seven and scattering nine hits. The Astro Falcons scored once in the bottom of the third to tie the score at 1-1, but Lavy was untouchable from then on. “Ryan did a wonderful job of changing speeds against a team with seven Division I hitters on it,” Brown said. “He pitched a great ballgame. He didn’t let their hitting shake him.” Mitchell and Jimmy Pelphrey both drove in two runs in the game, Thompson had an RBI double, Cascaden and Adam Gunston each had an RBI and Bowling tripled. Troy moved on to the quarterfinal round on Saturday to face the Maryland Monarchs. Results from that game were not available at time of press.
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One strike, you’re out To end cheating, eliminate incentives By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist
looked like a premier player in the opening days of training camp. “He had A.J. on the ball on the sideline,” coach Marvin Lewis said. “That guy last year would have run smack into A.J., but this time he got in great position, got A.J. cut off and turned and played the football. “It will come back pretty
The woman wearing the Ryan Fraud jersey was only telling the truth when the Milwaukee Brewers threatened to toss her out of the ballpark the other day for exercising her freedom of expression. Imagine what they would have done if there was enough room to add more words to the back of the jersey. Liar and cheat are two that certainly fit well for the exiled left fielder, who went from beloved superstar to baseball pariah in less time than it takes to mail off a decent urine sample. Fans weren’t alone in expressing their disgust about Braun, if only because his earlier selfrighteous claims that he was clean were so fresh in their ears. For the first time, players turned on one of their own, calling Braun out in a way they never did for players busted for steroids in the past. It’s taken years, but the clubhouse code of silence has been cracked, if only a little. Players who are clean seem to finally be realizing that both their careers and their fat wallets are threatened by cheaters who post numbers and do things that they have no hope of matching. Players like Skip Schumaker, the utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers who has hit only 24 home runs in his nine year big league career. Schumaker believed Braun’s denials, bought into his story about the bumbling messenger who couldn’t get to the FedEx office on time. He even had a signed Braun jersey in his trophy room. Now he, like many other players, has had enough. “In my opinion, he should be suspended, lifetime ban. One strike you’re out,” Schumaker said. “It’s enough. It’s ridiculous.” One strike and you’re out. Kind of has a nice ring to it, even in a sport where three strikes are what really matter. Unfortunately, it has no chance of happening. While players are beginning to talk tough, the odds of that translating into any movement toward lifetime bans on the part of the players’ union are about as good as the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series. Players had to be dragged kicking and screaming into testing to begin with, and they’re not going to agree to increased penalties without a fight. It’s the owners, though, who share just as much blame for the mess baseball finds itself in. They’ve looked the other
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Miami East’s Sam Cash sets the ball during a match last season. Cash, along with Vikings teammate Allison Morrett, has committed to attend Tennessee Tech University.
Committed Cash, Morrett to play for TTU Golden Eagles
By JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@civitasmedia.com
recruiting process weighing them down this season. Cash and Morrett both have already committed to play volleyball for the Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagles. “When I called the coach and told him I was committing, it was like a huge weight was lifted,” said Morrett, the Vikings’ libero. “It happened in the middle of JO (Junior Olympic) season, too, so I immediately felt so much more
Sam Cash and Allison Morrett have enough things to worry about this upcoming season. So they’ve already taken care of one of those • See Comitted on page 10 things — and they did it together, too. The two Miami East Vikings — who will be back for their senior seasons and looking to defend the team’s backto-back Division III state Staff file photo/Anthony Weber volleyball championships Miami East’s Allison Morrett digs up a kill attempt by — won’t have the added the opposition during a match last season. stress of the college • See Committed on page A10
Bengals’ Kirkpatrick finally gets training camp CINCINNATI (AP) — On one of the first plays of training camp, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick found himself covering All-Pro receiver A.J. Green. The first-round draft pick was getting tested right away. Green made a move and took off down the sideline, a place that’s his domain. Kirkpatrick not only stayed with him but edged into him, breaking up the pass.
This is what Cincinnati has waited a year to see. The Bengals took Kirkpatrick with the 17th overall pick last year, thinking he could grow into a starting role quickly. He hurt his left knee while working out last summer, forcing him to miss all of training camp and the first seven games. He played in five games before a concussion and more knee problems ended his season. Finally healthy, he has
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QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers
SPEED FREAKS
A couple of questions we just had to ask — ourselves
HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ
Martin’s championship
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Sleepy little Eldora might light a fire for NASCAR’s future.
Any chance the truck race at Eldora will lead to more dirt in NASCAR’s future?
GODSPEAK: Let’s see how it goes — or blows. They are using asphalt trucks on a dirt course. If it’s a success, yes, we’ll see more of it. KEN’S CALL: You think there’d be some excitement among “real” stock-car fans if the two road courses were replaced by half-mile dirt events? Build it, and they will come.
Was Kyle Busch smart to soften his comments about Ryan Newman?
GODSPEAK: Did he do it in time? Smokey Bear told me years ago that a smoldering ember can rekindle back into a roaring fire and to run for our lives. Maybe Busch should stop, drop and roll. KEN’S CALL: You call a guy an ogre, then admit he’s tougher than you. If Step 3 isn’t a backtrack, you’re not thinking clearly.
Mark Martin has done just about everything a future Hall of Famer can accomplish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, except win the championship. The 54-year-old driver has 40 wins in a sterling career that stretches back to 1981, when he scored one top-five finish in only five starts. He has been runner-up in the final standings five times. Martin can fill that title void – well, kinda – this season if the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota continues on its surge. Martin is the primary driver of the stock car he shares with Brian Vickers and Waltrip. In its past two races, Waltrip finished fifth at Daytona and Vickers won at New Hampshire. The No. 55 scorecard reads: Martin, one top-five and four top-10s; Vickers, one win and three top-10s; Waltrip, two top-fives in only three starts. Vickers’ win has put the No. 55 car in the mix for the Cup Series championship — for car owners. NASCAR has a points system for drivers, the one most follow, and another for car owners. If the No. 55 gets into the Chase, either as a top-10 points performer or as a wild card, the Cup Series could get a split championship. There are seven more races to decide the Chase field, with Indianapolis on deck Sunday. Waltrip’s threeheaded team is currently 13th in owner points, two points ahead of Tony Stewart’s No. 14 entry. Vickers’ victory made
the No. 55 wild-card Chase eligible. If the No. 55 won the owners’ championship, Waltrip would sit at the head table for the awards banquet in Las Vegas and get a very fat check. Last year’s championship team owner, Roger Penske, pocketed $2.86 million. In the past 10 years, the NASCAR Nationwide Series has seen two split championships, so it can be done. So, after all these years, we could still see Martin posing next to a Cup Series championship trophy. How about that?
The King’s landlord
This seemed like an odd note that crossed the wire desk last week. Richard Petty Motorsports leases its race shop in Concord, N.C. No big deal, right? The guy who owns the property is sports-car legend Boris Said, who is in the process of selling the facility. Apparently, Said is near a closing on the facility. “We’re looking at our options right now,” RPM director of operations Sammy Johns told Fox Sports. Petty has been a good tenant and doesn’t expect an eviction notice from the new owner.
Stealing Hylton’s thunder
Morgan Shepherd says he has a ride for the 2014 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Shepherd became the oldest driver to compete in a Cup Series race when he started the New Hampshire race on July 14 at age 71. Afterward, he said he got a promise from the owner of the No. 52 Toyota, Bob Keselowski, to run the 500. Of course, he has to qualify for the race, which is no easy task. Shepherd may have a long career ahead of him. James Hylton competed in Daytona’s ARCA 200 this year at the young age of 78.
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Notice how they always kiss the bricks and not all those sponsors.
Can we please just call it the Brickyard 400?
Frankly, you can just call it the Brickyard. By now, we’ve all come to realize it’s 400 miles. However, if you decide to “do right” by all the sponsors and use the official race name, we suggest you first take a deep breath. On the official literature, here it is: Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Powered by Bigmachinerecords.com.
How’d this happen?
Short answer: Folks wrote checks. Longer answer: “Brickyard” had to be in there for tradition’s sake, because Indy’s rulers love tradition. But they also love fat bottom lines, so they took on Crown Royal as presenting sponsor, and Crown Royal sought more notice with its “Hero” program, which uncovered the great work of Samuel Deeds, whose reward includes seeing his name atop the race. And when Big Machine Records made it worthwhile, Indy added another line to the letterhead. It makes business sense, but makes us nostalgic for the old Pork The Other White Meat 400.
Names change, but do the Indy facts remain?
Yep, and here’s the most important, every year: The Brickyard, more than any other race on the schedule, identifies the cream of the crop. Given the prestige of Indy and the accompanying desire for teams to win there, everyone brings the best equipment. And that equipment better be able to deliver high speeds and great handling. Don’t look for a surprise winner this weekend.
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Mark Martin looks like he might be hiding some extra points in that bag.
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SPRINT CUP POINTS STANDINGS (after New Hampshire, race 19 of 36)
Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 18. 18. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
Driver Jimmie Johnson Clint Bowyer Carl Edwards Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. Matt Kenseth Kyle Busch Greg Biffle Brad Keselowski Kasey Kahne Martin Truex Jr. Jeff Gordon Tony Stewart Kurt Busch Jamie McMurray Aric Almirola Jeff Burton Joey Logano Ryan Newman Paul Menard Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Marcos Ambrose Juan Montoya Casey Mears Denny Hamlin David Gilliland Danica Patrick
Points ---56 -73 -74 -118 -120 -120 -151 -167 -173 -175 -175 -178 -180 -189 -194 -198 -209 -209 -209 -220 -256 -272 -293 -335 -342 -346
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Ryan Newman vs. Kyle Busch: They had a problem at New Hampshire, and Newman seems to get angrier with each passing day. Godwin Kelly gives his take: “It didn’t help that Busch described Newman as a ‘big ogre’ and ‘stupid.’ That was like throwing a lighted match in a pool of gas.”
WHAT’S ON TAP? SPRINT CUP: Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com SITE: Indianapolis SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Speed, 11:35 a.m.). Saturday, practice (ESPN2, 9 a.m.), qualifying (ESPN, 2:10 p.m.). Sunday, race (ESPN, coverage begins at noon; green flag at 1:20 p.m.) TRACK: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval) RACE DISTANCE: 160 laps, 400 miles
GODWIN’S EARLY BIRCKYARD PICKS Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com
WINNER: Jimmie Johnson REST OF THE TOP FIVE: Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Clint Bowyer DARK HORSE: Kurt Busch FIRST ONE OUT: Michael McDowell
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Kyle Busch DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Johnson finds a burst of speed in the last 30 laps to beat his primary championship nemesis Kenseth
NATIONWIDE: Indiana 250 SITE: Indianapolis SCHEDULE: Saturday, race (ESPN, 4:30 p.m.) TRACK: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval) RACE DISTANCE: 100 laps, 250 miles
WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE JIMMIE JOHNSON Brickyard favorite? You bet
KEVIN HARVICK Too calm for too long
MATT KENSETH Speaking of calm …
CARL EDWARDS Best Brickyard: 2nd in ’08
CLINT BOWYER Mr. Steady
KYLE BUSCH Backpedaled well on ogre talk
TONY STEWART A White Castle weekend for Tony
JUNIOR EARNHARDT Finishes 8th Sunday
KURT BUSCH Will definitely be heard from
JOEY LOGANO Nationwide win good for top-10 nod
INDIANAPOLIS OUTLOOK
All tied up: Johnson, Kenseth are even in ‘Chase points’ When you’ve won five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series titles — all consecutively — you become the odds-on favorite to win another. Add to those credentials that Jimmie Johnson tops the standings heading into the regular season’s final seven races. Johnson’s advantage ballooned to 56 points after New Hampshire, a record since the point-per-position system was introduced in 2011. Yet, Johnson’s domination is deceptive. Effectively, his lead is zero. Johnson has four victories. So does sixth-ranked Matt Kenseth. If the standings reset occurred today, Johnson and Kenseth
— also a former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion — would enter the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in a 2,012-point dead heat. Each top-10 Chase qualifier receives a base of 2,000 points after Richmond’s Sept. 7 event with three bonus points added per victory. Johnson and Kenseth are virtual locks to qualify for the Chase, 175 and 55 points, respectively, ahead of the current 11th-place driver, Martin Truex Jr. So, too, are the remainder of the Top-seven that include Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch. Only Bowyer and Earnhardt are winless among the group.
From there, it gets interesting; very, very interesting. Eighth through 11th positions are separated by 24 points. From 10th through 14th, the margin is seven markers. Twentieth place — Paul Menard — is just 36 points out of the top-10. Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski righted the Penske Racing ship, at least for a week, using a fourthplace finish at Loudon to vault from 13th to ninth. He is joined in the Top-10 by Kahne, who gained two positions. The losers were former champions Kurt Busch, ninth to 14th and Tony Stewart, 10th to 13th. They say there are no guarantees in stock-car racing.
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Browns’ Miller in hospital with head injury BEREA (AP) — Browns offensive tackle Ryan Miller remained hospitalized after sustaining a head injury during practice. Miller, who is in his second season with Cleveland, was carted from the field and taken by ambulance to the Cleveland Clinic on Saturday after he was hurt during blocking drills inside the team’s indoor facility. Coach Rob Chudzinski said the 6-foot-7 Miller’s condition
has improved. “He’s doing well,” Chudzinski said following practice. “He’s responsive and it sounds like things are better at this point.” Chudzinski did not know if Miller will be kept in the hospital overnight. Chudzinski did not see how Miller got hurt and did not know if the head injury was the result of helmet-to-helmet contact. He planned to visit the 24-year-old Saturday night. A team spokesman said
Miller had movement in all four extremities. Cleveland’s players, wearing shoulder pads for the first time in training camp, were doing oneon-one drills when Miller wound up on the turf at 4:39 p.m. As medical personnel rushed to Miller, the music inside the field house was turned off and several players took a knee. After Miller was immobilized and strapped to a backboard, the entire Browns team and coaching staff huddled around
the player and prayed. After the 320-pound Miller was wheeled from the building to be taken to the downtown hospital, the Browns continued their practice, which was moved indoors because of bad weather and closed to the public. Chudzinski was given an update on Miller’s condition during practice and relayed it to his players, who were relieved to hear Miller had improved. “It’s always tough to see your fellow linemen or
one of your teammates go down like that,” said Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas. “It’s hard because obviously there are things more important that football and your health is certainly one of them. Sometimes it’s hard to get back and focused on football when you see a guy laying there and not moving.” Thomas said Miller got hurt when “two helmets kind of hit in the wrong way, kind of a freak thing.”
Miller was drafted by the Browns in the fifth round in 2012 out of Colorado. He appeared in eight games as a rookie, and got extended time in the fourth quarter of the season finale at Pittsburgh after John Greco sustained a knee injury. Miller was a four-year letter winner at Colorado, setting a school record with 48 career starts. He missed just two offensive plays over his final three seasons.
Sealed with a kiss
Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Busch had a commanding lead wiped out with one ill-timed caution. He snagged it back just in time to extend his dominant run in the Nationwide Series — and seal his latest win with a kiss. Busch was the newest driver to kiss the bricks, leading 92 of 100 laps Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He turned his baseball cap around, dropped to his hands and knees, and planted a big one on the bricks. How’d they taste? “Like bricks,” he said. Busch even gave the bricks a celebratory slap. Not bad after a late scare off a restart dropped him to third with six laps left and nearly turned Brian Scott into the surprise winner. Busch fell back after some hard racing with Joey Logano that almost wiped out his near-flawless racing. But his No. 54 Toyota was the fastest car all day and he roared back to take the lead with three laps left. He won for the eighth time in 15 races this season. He took his usual bow before he grabbed the checkered flag. Then, off to the bricks. “It’s Indianapolis. It’s pretty awesome to be able to win here, whether you are driving Nationwide or Cup, sports cars, Formula One, MotoGP, anything,” he said. “It’s pretty cool, this place, with the history and all the automobiles that have raced on this surface and the surfaces before it. And all the fans who have been here over the years, it’s awesome.” Crew chief Adam Stevens became choked up atop the pit box. That’s what winning at Indy can mean, even in the second-tier NASCAR series. It was the wave of emotion Scott wanted to feel. Scott, who has never won a Nationwide race in 128 starts, briefly took the lead and was in position to become the upset winner. He just couldn’t hold off Busch. Few can in Nationwide. He has a record 59 Nationwide wins in 259 starts. “I should have won here last year but I messed up, I almost messed up again and gave it away,” Busch said. “I was able to persevere there to get it back. Such a great race car.” Busch won from the pole and gave Toyota its first NASCAR win at Indianapolis and second ever at the track. Scott had a career-best second-place finish. Logano was third. Brian Vickers finished fourth and picked up a $100,000 bonus from series sponsor Nationwide
as the highest finishing driver in the “Dash 4 Cash” program. Scott said he was “just praying” to pull away from Busch and reach Victory Lane. “I feel like he was able to get by me because I was a a little too cautious on corner entry,” Scott said. “I’d give anything to rewind, go back and be able to do it again. It’s great to have a second-place finish, but it’s frustrating to be so close and have to sit there and watch the other team celebrate.” Busch said he had “no friends” on the final restart following a debris caution when he got scraped by Logano. His easy ride turned into a hard, final push. “Brian got by me, and I had to go to work,” Busch said. “Had to put the driver hat on to run him down and get back past him. He was doing a lot of blocking,
running a line we don’t usually run to take the air, which is what you are supposed to do.” None of the top four drivers in points entering the race finished better than 12th. Sam Hornish Jr. had engine failure and finished 34th to lose his grip on the lead. He blamed debris in the grill for the blown engine. Austin Dillon was 12th but that was enough to grab the points lead. It was a big week for Dillon after he won the Truck Series race on the dirt at Eldora Speedway. “Wish we could have got a little bit more,” Dillon said. “We’ve got to have a better day than today to win the championship. We’ll keep fighting hard and hopefully we’re holding that Cup at the end of the year.”
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relaxed on the court.” That’s not to say everything is taken care of, though. “There’s still some things I want to work out on the court this season,” Cash said. “I go to the (Career Technology Center) for nursing, so I knew this was going to be a harder year anyway, being my last one. Plus I want to have fun during my senior year.” Cash — who had been one of the Vikings’ two setters along with sister Abby Cash — had been set to go to Florida International before the visit to Tennessee Tech, but she got a message that changed her mind. “Florida International is where I wanted to go before. When I was going on the Tennessee Tech visit, I had no intention of going there,” Cash said. “But the night before that visit, I got an email from Florida International saying that the coach had been fired.” Once the possibilities opened up again, Tennessee Tech stole the spotlight. “They gave me a fiveyear offer instead of a four-year one, and that was the biggest factor,” Cash said. “I can use that fifth year to finish my nursing program or even take my clinicals.” For Morrett, however, it was the right fit from the start. “When i got there, it just felt different,” said
Morrett, who plans on studying occupational therapy. “And not just the campus, but the girls on the team and the coach. I loved the direction he wants to take the program. There were a couple of other colleges looking at me, but once I got this offer, it just felt right.” The Golden Eagles had just hired a new coach, Dave Zelenock, who brings an impressive track record to the team — as well as a recruiting tradition that Cash and Morrett fit right into. “Every four years, he recruits a setter and a libero together,” Cash said. “He did that at Central Michigan before coming here. Allison and I took our visit there together, so it just worked out well for us.” Which also gives the impression that Cash and Morrett will be a large part of the team’s future over the next few years. “I sure hope so,” Morrett said with a laugh. And looking beyond just this season with the Vikings, the fact that they’re going to continue playing together beyond high school takes off even more stress. “College is definitely a big step. Going there with someone you already know makes you feel more comfortable,” Morrett said. One by one, the Viking duo’s worries are disappearing.
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Kyle Busch kisses his wife, Samantha, after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis Saturday.
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quick. He understands the process, but it’s just time on task out here against real guys.” For Kirkpatrick, it’s about time. He won a national championship with Alabama, where his unlimited confidence earned him the nickname “Swagga.” He brought that confidence to the NFL, and it quickly took a hit. The knee injury sidelined him for training camp and eliminated him from the team’s plans for the beginning of the season. When he started practicing again, the knee got sore, forcing him to back off. It made for a lot of tough weeks. “It was a lot of stress and a lot of depression,” Kirkpatrick said. He got through it by talking to his father, Charles, who is a minister, and several teammates who have been
through injuries. He was finally cleared and played in five games before a concussion and the knee sidelined him the rest of the way. The experience has tampered the swagger. “He’s another one of those guys who when he came in here, he thought the world revolved around him a little bit,” defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer said. “I think he’s finally woke up and said if we don’t do it the way they want it done, if we don’t understand that this is how it’s going to be, they’re not going to play. “I think he’s come a long way, too, from what I can tell. We’ll see what he does on the field. And he might be a little bit rusty to start out with. But you can never have too many good corners. Those guys are like, they’re brittle.” The Bengals have Leon Hall and Terence Newman as the starting
cornerbacks, with Adam “Pacman” Jones next in line. Jones has a trial scheduled next month on an assault charge and could face discipline from the NFL. Kirkpatrick was visibly excited about training camp. Newman gave him a little advice. “Don’t take this as something where you’ve got to come in and make sure you show that you’re tough,” Newman said. “Make sure you’re healed. You’ve got all the physical ability in the world. You’ve got to be able to harness it and be able to go out on the field and show it.” So far, he’s given a good accounting of himself, showing that he’s ready to be an NFL cornerback. “It’s quite a change from college football to NFL football playing in the secondary,” Lewis said. “And I see that transition out here.”
Notes: The Bengals wore shoulder pads on Saturday after working out without pads the first two days. They’ll wear full pads on Sunday for the first time. … Newman was looking forward to watching the team’s version of the Oklahoma drill on Sunday, which pits a blocker against a defender. He was especially eager to see linebacker James Harrison get his first chance to push somebody around. “It will be fun to watch No. 92 over here, a little pit bull,” he said. “They’re going to take his leash off and let him go bark at a couple people, so it will be interesting to watch.” … Green watched practice again in a T-shirt and shorts with a wrap on his left knee, bruised as he dived for a ball on Thursday. RT Andre Smith (calf injury) also watched for the second straight day.
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way for more than two decades now, content to allow the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the game as long as the big home run hitters were helping them sell tickets and build new stadiums. And they keep giving millions to guys who have been caught cheating. The Oakland A’s didn’t seem to mind that Bartolo Colon tested positive last year for testosterone and had to miss the team’s playoff run. Instead of punishing him for that, they gave him a $1 million raise and a new contract to be their ace this year. Melky Cabrera also came out richer after testing positive for the same thing. The Toronto Blue Jays gave him a two-year contract for $16 million, more than he was making in San Francisco when he was caught. “He’s still a good hitter, on the stuff or not,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said at the time. Actually, he’s not. Cabrera has only three home runs and 30 RBIs this year, while his OPS has plummeted from .906 last year with the Giants to .676 this year. No matter, he’s got his money and it’s guaranteed. Braun has his money, too, and he’ll keep getting it even if he never plays another inning or hits another home run. He signed a deal a few months before being caught the first time, and the pay is staggering. He got $10 million just to sign and will be making an average of $21 million a year by the time it ends in 2020. And you thought juicing didn’t pay? In Braun’s case the $3 million he loses in pay this year is nothing. It’s like robbing a bank filled with bags of cash and being told everything will be OK if you return a couple rolls of nickels. Instead of being outraged, though, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio simply talked about Braun taking a step in the right direction with his vague admission that he did something wrong. Meanwhile, the inductee dais at the Hall of Fame will be empty Sunday, a stark reminder of all that is wrong with the game. Baseball writers couldn’t stomach putting Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens or Sammy Sosa in among baseball greats, and fans should be grateful that they care enough about the sport to keep them out. Getting Braun to cop to something was a big step for Bud Selig and his investigators, who are going after players in the Biogenesis Clinic scandal like they’ve never gone after any before. Before they’re done Alex Rodriguez could be exposed once more, and 20 other players reportedly are targets. But all the policing doesn’t change the underlying motives for cheating. They’re all economic and until there’s a new system in place the incentive will always be there for players to cheat. First time suspensions have to be longer, a year at minimum instead of 50 games. Those dumb enough to be caught twice should be banned for life. All contracts need to include a clause that future years are automatically voided if a player tests positive to PEDs, and owners have to agree not to give any player coming back from drug suspension more money than they made before. Take away the rewards for doping and the game can still be saved. Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg@ap.org or http:// twitter.com/timdahlberg.
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Masterson shuts out Texas CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Bourn homered to lead off the first inning and Justin Masterson took a shutout into the eighth inning, outdueling Texas’ Yu Darvish in the Cleveland Indians’ 1-0 win over the Rangers on Saturday night. Masterson (12-7), an American League AllStar, struck out eight and allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings. That was enough to beat Darvish (9-5), who struck out 11 and held the Indians to three hits in six innings. Darvish’s only mistake came on his second pitch of the game when Bourn hit a line drive that barely cleared the wall in right field. Chris Perez pitched the ninth for his 14th save. Masterson retired the first two hitters in the eighth but was pulled after Nelson Cruz’s two-out single. Joe Smith retired Adrian Beltre on a line drive to left that was caught on the warning track. The Rangers have lost 11 of 14 and are 2-7 since the All-Star break. Masterson had struggled against the Rangers before Saturday, going 0-4 with a 7.54 ERA in eight career appearances. He retired nine straight batters before Cruz’s single and was given a standing ovation by the 24,242 fans
as he walked to the dugout. Masterson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth by retiring Cruz on a ground ball. Masterson has allowed one earned run in 14 2-3 innnings in two starts since the All-Star break. He took a no-hitter into the seventh on Sunday against Minnesota, a bid that was broken up by Brian Dozier’s broken-bat bloop double to lead off the inning. That was the only hit Masterson allowed in seven innings of a 7-1 win. Darvish leads the majors with 172 strikeouts and has reached double figures seven times this season. Darvish, who threw 123 pitches, has failed to last seven innings in six straight starts. He has lost both starts to Cleveland this season. Darvish took control after Bourn’s homer, striking out the side in the second and fanning two batters in the third, fourth and fifth. Cabrera reached third with two outs in the fourth, but Jason Giambi struck out. Jason Kipnis’ bid for a leadoff homer to lead off the sixth fell a couple of feet short as Cruz made the catch in front of the right field wall. Michael Brantley doubled and Carlos Santana
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Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Saturday in Cleveland.
walked with two outs. Brantley stole third, and Santana stole second during Giambi’s at-bat. The inning ended when Leonys Martin ran down Giambi’s drive in left-center. Elvis Andrus singled in the second inning and has had a hit in all 36 career games against Cleveland. After scoring eight runs and rallying from a 7-1 deficit in Friday’s loss, the Rangers’ offense returned to its lackluster ways. Texas right-hander Tanner Scheppers, who was assaulted while walking on a Cleveland street Thursday night, didn’t
pitch for the second straight game. Scheppers, who sustained facial cuts and bruises, said before Saturday’s game that he was available to pitch. NOTES: Beltre struck out in the first, ending a stretch of 83 straight plate appearances without a strikeout. His previous strikeout was on July 3 against Seattle. … OF David Murphy wasn’t in the lineup despite being 4 for 4 with two homers against Masterson. Rangers manager Ron Washington said Murphy will play Sunday in the series finale. … Bourn has
seven career leadoff homers. … RHP Josh Tomlin (Tommy John surgery) pitched a scoreless inning in his first minor league rehab start for the Indians team in the Arizona rookie league on Friday. Tomlin, who had the surgery last season, is expected to return in 2014. … Indians RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (7-5) takes on Rangers RHP Alexi Ogando (4-2) in the finale of the threegame series Sunday at 1:05 p.m. Ogando is 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA in eight career games against Cleveland.
Snedeker takes Canadian Open lead OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Hunter Mahan gave up the lead in the Canadian Open when his wife went into labor, and Brandt Snedeker grabbed the top spot a few hours later Saturday. Mahan was 13 under after two rounds when he got a call before he was scheduled to tee off Saturday saying wife Kandi had gone into labor. The American rushed to the airport for a flight to Texas. “I received exciting news a short time ago that my wife Kandi has gone into labor with our first child,” Mahan said in a statement. “Kandi and I are thrilled about the addition to the Mahan family and we look forward to returning to the RBC Canadian Open in the coming years.” Snedeker had a 9-under
63 at Glen Abbey to take the lead after the raindelayed third round. He won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February for his fifth PGA Tour victory. “I know how to handle it and I know what to expect tomorrow especially on a golf course like this,” Snedeker said. “I’m not too concerned about my number right now. I know what I have to do tomorrow.” The 2012 FedExCup champion had nine birdies in a bogey-free round. “I knew I had a chance if I could keep the momentum going after the first six holes and I could really ride it out and do something special today,” Snedeker said. There were scattered showers and an 80-minute delay because of lightning.
Sweden’s David Lingmerth was a stroke back after a 65, and Matt Kuchar and Jason Bohn were 12 under. Kuchar had a 64, and Bohn shot 66. Dustin Johnson also shot 63, good for a tie for fifth at 11 under with John Merrick (72), Greg Owen (67), Charley AP photo Hoffman (67) and Kyle Brandt Snedeker watches his tee shot on the eighth hole during Stanley (66). the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament at Glen Merrick, two strokes Abbey in Oakville, Ontario Saturday. behind Mahan on Friday after a matching the SOUTHPORT, England holes to jump in front course record with a second-round 62, played — Bernhard Langer on his own. David Frost alone in the third round seized a three-shot lead of South Africa shot his after Mahan withdrew. after the third round of third straight 68 to sit Merrick declined to play- the Senior British Open alone in second place, off alongside a non-scor- on Saturday, master- while Wiebe only maning Royal Birkdale with aged a 70 to drop into ing marker. David Hearn was the superb links play for a third, four shots back. Langer’s only bogey top Canadian, shooting a 4-under 66. Langer shared the over- came on the 14th, but he 68 to reach 5 under. Mike Weir was 3 under after night lead with American finished with two birdies Mark Wiebe but birdied on 15 and 17 to stay in a 73. • Senior British Open three of his first seven control.
Donovan gives U.S. spark heading into Gold Cup final CHICAGO (AP) — Burned out and exhausted from more than a decade as the standard bearer for U.S. soccer, Landon Donovan needed a break. For four months last winter, soccer was the last concern for the Americans’ career scoring leader. He spent time with family and friends, making up for all those holidays and get-togethers he missed over the years. He traveled to farflung places, reveling in his respite from the harsh glare of the spotlight. And somewhere along the way, he rediscovered his love for the game he’d been so desperate to escape. The rejuvenated Donovan is a big reason the Americans are in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final today, where they’ll face Panama. He has five goals in five games, tied for a tournament high, and seven assists. Those 12 goals are one more than Panama’s entire team has scored; the Americans lead the tournament with a total of 19 goals. “I’ve enjoyed myself tremendously,” Donovan said Saturday. “I’ve enjoyed helping with
the younger guys. I’ve enjoyed being a part of team that really doesn’t have ego, that’s really excited about this opportunity. It’s been really fun to be a part of, and I’ve enjoyed it a lot.” Donovan wasn’t enjoying much after helping the Los Angeles Galaxy win their second straight MLS title on Dec. 1. Saddled with the title of “best player the U.S. has ever produced” since he scored twice at the 2002 World Cup, helping fuel the Americans’ stunning run to the quarterfinals and earning him best young player of the tournament honors, nothing Donovan did was ever good enough. Though the entire U.S. team was dismal at the 2006 World Cup, he took the brunt of the criticism. He was the hero four years later after his spectacular goal against Algeria in stoppage time lifted the Americans into the knockout round, only to hear more grumbling when the Americans lost to Ghana. His early failures in Germany only fueled the negativity, and his success with the Galaxy was overshadowed by the arrival of David Beckham.
By the time the Galaxy hoisted the trophy, he was, understandably, drained — mentally and physically, and wasn’t sure if he wanted to keep playing. Never mind that he only turned 31 on March 4, and the World Cup was less than two years away. While the Galaxy told him to take the time he needed, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann wasn’t quite so understanding. He left Donovan off the roster for a series of World Cup qualifiers, saying Donovan needed to work his way back onto the team. When he finally felt Donovan was ready to play, Klinsmann said he expected Donovan to be even better than the player he’d been before his sabbatical. “It was his choice to take a little bit of time off. It was his choice to get a little bit of distance,” Klinsmann said Saturday. “He knew his way back to this group only goes through hard work. It goes through good performances. It goes through showing on and off the field. “Because of what he achieved in the past, his benchmark is higher than a lot of the other guys,”
Klinsmann added. “We had honest conversations about it, and I said, ‘I want the best Landon ever, I’m not happy with anything less.’ And he took that challenge.” In Donovan’s first game back with the Americans after an 11-month absence, he scored twice in an exhibition against Guatemala and became the first U.S. player to crack the 50-goal mark. He’s been simply dazzling in the Gold Cup, scoring or having an assist in each of the Americans’ games. But it’s not simply the numbers on the stat sheet. He plays with a pace and rhythm few other players can match, and he sees the field as well as any coach. Both when he plays wide and in front of the goal, he requires additional attention from opposing defenses, opening up opportunities for his teammates. He’s also gone out of his way to help the many young players, and his veteran leadership will be even more vital Sunday with Klinsmann suspended for the game because of a tirade over officiating during the semifinals. “It’s been great to see him back in the fold and
playing the way he’s been playing,” said captain DaMarcus Beasley, who has known Donovan since they helped the U.S. reach the semifinals of the 1999 FIFA Under-17 World Championship. “Like he’s said in different interviews, when he’s happy and excited, that’s when he plays his best. He’s done that throughout this tournament, throughout this month and hopefully he’ll do the same through our qualifying — if he gets called up.” While Klinsmann hasn’t indicated who will be on his roster for the next round of qualifiers, which begin Sept. 6 in Costa Rica, it’s hard to see him bypassing Donovan again. He’s done everything the U.S. coach has wanted — and then some. “We are happy with how things are going — and I’m not saying that because he’s sitting next to me right now,” Klinsmann said. “… Landon is realistic that CONCACAF is not the World Cup. We know that. But he’s very good challenging on all levels and this is, for us, very, very good.”
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BASEBALL Baseball Expanded Standings All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Tampa Bay 62 42 .596 Boston 61 43 .587 Baltimore 58 46 .558 New York 54 50 .519 Toronto 47 56 .456 Central Division W L Pct Detroit 57 45 .559 Cleveland 55 48 .534 Kansas City 50 51 .495 Minnesota 45 56 .446 Chicago 40 61 .396 West Division W L Pct Oakland 61 43 .587 Texas 56 48 .538 Seattle 49 55 .471 Los Angeles 48 54 .471 Houston 35 68 .340 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Atlanta 59 45 .567 Washington 51 54 .486 Philadelphia 49 54 .476 New York 46 55 .455 Miami 39 62 .386 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 62 39 .614 Pittsburgh 60 41 .594 Cincinnati 59 45 .567 Chicago 46 55 .455 Milwaukee 42 60 .412 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 54 48 .529 Arizona 54 49 .524 Colorado 50 54 .481 San Francisco 46 56 .451 San Diego 46 58 .442
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AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Baltimore 6, Boston 0 Tampa Bay 10, N.Y. Yankees 6 Cleveland 11, Texas 8, 11 innings Toronto 12, Houston 6 Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1 Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 4 Minnesota 3, Seattle 2, 13 innings Saturday's Games Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0 Houston 8, Toronto 6 Oakland 3, L.A. Angels 1 Minnesota 4, Seattle 0 Cleveland 1, Texas 0 Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Kansas City 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Sunday's Games Tampa Bay (M.Moore 14-3) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-9), 1:05 p.m. Texas (Ogando 4-2) at Cleveland (U.Jimenez 7-5), 1:05 p.m. Houston (Cosart 1-0) at Toronto (Redmond 1-1), 1:07 p.m. Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-4) at Detroit (Porcello 7-6), 1:08 p.m. Boston (Lester 9-6) at Baltimore (Hammel 7-7), 1:35 p.m. Kansas City (B.Chen 4-0) at Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-6), 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2) at Oakland (J.Parker 6-6), 4:05 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 2-2) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Monday's Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games N.Y. Mets 11, Washington 0, 1st game Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 2nd game Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1 Miami 2, Pittsburgh 0 Atlanta 4, St. Louis 1 Colorado 8, Milwaukee 3 Arizona 10, San Diego 0 L.A. Dodgers 2, Cincinnati 1 Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco 2 Saturday's Games Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday's Games Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-4) at Detroit (Porcello 7-6), 1:08 p.m. Pittsburgh (Cole 5-3) at Miami (Fernandez 6-5), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 1-1) at Washington (Jordan 0-3), 1:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-7) at San Francisco (Lincecum 5-10), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Cingrani 4-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-2) at Colorado (Chacin 9-5), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 1-4) at Arizona (Corbin 12-1), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 10-6) at Atlanta (Medlen 6-10), 8:05 p.m. Monday's Games St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Dodgers 2, Reds 1 (Friday) Cincinnati Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi Choo cf 4 0 0 0 Crwfrd lf 4 0 3 0 Heisey lf 4 0 1 0 Puig rf 4 0 0 0 Hoover p 0 0 0 0 AdGnzl 1b 4 1 1 0 Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 HRmrz ss 4 1 2 2 Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 Ethier cf 3 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 0 1 1 A.Ellis c 1 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 3 0 0 0 Uribe 3b 3 0 0 0 Cozart ss 3 0 0 0 M.Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 CMiller c 2 0 1 0 Kershw p 2 0 0 0 Mesorc ph-c1 0 0 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0 HBaily p 2 0 0 0 DRonsn ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 28 2 7 2 Cincinnati .................000 000 100—1 Los Angeles .............000 002 00x—2 DP_Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB_Cincinnati 4, Los Angeles 5. 2B_Heisey (9), Votto (20), Phillips (19), D.Robinson (7). HR_H.Ramirez (11). SB_H.Ramirez (7). CS_Puig (4). S_Kershaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati H.Bailey L,5-10 . . . . .7 7 2 2 1 5 Hoover . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles Kershaw W,10-6 . . . .8 6 1 1 0 8 Jansen S,13-16 . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP_by H.Bailey (A.Ellis). WP_Kershaw. Umpires_Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Mike Muchlinski; Third, Scott Barry.
T_2:33. A_51,841 (56,000). Indians 11, Rangers 8 (Friday) Texas Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Kinsler 2b 5 0 2 4 Bourn cf 6 0 1 3 EBeltre lf 6 0 1 1 Swisher 1b 6 2 2 1 N.Cruz rf 5 1 1 1 Kipnis 2b 6 0 2 0 ABeltre 3b 5 1 3 0 ACarer ss 6 1 3 1 Przyns c 5 0 1 0 CSantn c 4 1 1 0 JeBakr dh 3 0 1 0 Raburn dh 6 2 2 3 DvMrp dh 2 1 1 0 Brantly lf 4 2 3 0 Morlnd 1b 4 1 0 0 Aviles 3b 5 2 3 0 Andrus ss 4 2 1 0 Stubbs rf 4 1 1 2 LMartn cf 3 2 3 1 Totals 42 814 7 Totals 47111810 Texas.....................001 012 220 00—8 Cleveland..............120 401 000 03—11 No outs when winning run scored. E_N.Cruz (3), Andrus (11), L.Martin (3), C.Santana (5), Kluber (1). DP_Texas 1, Cleveland 2. LOB_Texas 7, Cleveland 10. 2B_L.Martin (9), Kipnis (25), A.Cabrera (22). HR_N.Cruz (24), Swisher (11), Raburn (11). SB_Andrus (22), L.Martin (20). CS_Bourn (8). S_L.Martin. SF_Kinsler, L.Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Texas M.Perez . . . . . . . . . . .3 8 7 6 2 3 Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 5 1 1 1 1 R.Ross . . . . . . . . .1 1-3 2 0 0 0 1 Soria . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 0 0 0 1 1 Frasor L,0-2 . . . . . . . .2 3 3 3 0 1 Cleveland Kluber . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 7 4 3 1 3 Allen . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 4 2 2 1 0 R.Hill H,9 . . . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 0 J.Smith BS,5-6 . . . . . .1 2 2 2 0 0 C.Perez . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 0 0 0 1 Shaw W,1-2 . . . . . . . .1 1 0 0 0 1 M.Perez pitched to 5 batters in the 4th. Frasor pitched to 3 batters in the 11th. HBP_by J.Smith (Andrus). WP_M.Perez 2, Wolf, Shaw. Umpires_Home, Tim McClelland; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Jordan Baker. T_3:53. A_27,419 (42,241). Indians 1, Rangers 0 (Saturday) Texas Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 Bourn cf 2 1 1 1 EBeltre lf 4 0 2 0 Swisher 1b 4 0 0 0 N.Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 0 ABeltre 3b 3 0 0 0 ACarer ss 4 0 1 0 Przyns dh 4 0 0 0 Brantly lf 3 0 1 0 Andrus ss 4 0 1 0 CSantn c 2 0 0 0 Morlnd 1b 4 0 0 0 Giambi dh 3 0 0 0 G.Soto c 3 0 1 0 Chsnhll 3b 1 0 0 0 LMartn cf 3 0 0 0 Aviles ph-3b1 0 0 0 Stubbs rf 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 27 1 3 1 Texas .........................000 000 000—0 Cleveland..................100 000 00x—1 LOB_Texas 7, Cleveland 6. 2B_Brantley (15). HR_Bourn (4). SB_A.Cabrera 2 (7), Brantley (11), C.Santana (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Texas Darvish L,9-5 . . . . . . .6 3 1 1 4 11 Cotts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 0 0 0 2 Cleveland Masterson W,12-77 2-3 5 0 0 1 8 J.Smith H,12 . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 0 C.Perez S,14-16 . . . .1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP_by Masterson (Kinsler). Umpires_Home, Mark Wegner; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Jordan Baker; Third, Tim McClelland. T_2:37. A_24,422 (42,241). Saturday's Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay .000 001 000—1 8 1 New York . .000 000 000—0 2 0 Archer and J.Molina; Nova, D.Robertson (8), Kelley (9) and C.Stewart. W_Archer 6-3. L_Nova 4-4. Houston . . .400 201 100—8 8 0 Toronto . . .110 010 030—6 11 0 Keuchel, Veras (8) and J.Castro; Jo.Johnson, J.Perez (6), Oliver (9) and Arencibia. W_Keuchel 5-5. L_Jo.Johnson 1-7. Sv_Veras (19). HRs_Houston, Carter (19), Maxwell (2), M.Dominguez (13). Toronto, DeRosa (7), Col.Rasmus (17), Bautista (24). Los Angeles010000 000—1 5 0 Oakland . . .000 000 30x—3 7 0 Richards, D.De La Rosa (6), S.Downs (7), Jepsen (7), Blanton (8) and Iannetta; Milone, Cook (8), Balfour (9) and Vogt, D.Norris. W_Milone 9-8. L_S.Downs 2-3. Sv_Balfour (28). HRs_Los Angeles, Hamilton (15). Oakland, D.Norris (7). Minnesota .000 101 200—4 7 0 Seattle . . . .000 000 000—0 6 1 Deduno, Roenicke (8), Burton (8), Swarzak (9) and Doumit; Harang, Furbush (6), Medina (6), Farquhar (7), Luetge (9) and Quintero, H.Blanco. W_Deduno 7-4. L_Harang 5-9. HRs_Minnesota, Dozier (9), Morneau (8). Kansas City000 001 000—1 7 1 Chicago . . .000 000 000—0 5 0 W.Davis, Coleman (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez; Sale and Phegley.
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SPORTS ON TV TODAY ATHLETICS 7 p.m. ESPN2 — CrossFit Games, at Carson, Calif. AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. NBCSN — Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix, at Budapest, Hungary 1 p.m. ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Samuel Deeds 400, at Indianapolis 4 p.m. NBCSN — GP2, at Budapest, Hungary (same-day tape) 8 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Sonoma Nationals, at Sonoma, Calif. (same-day tape) GOLF Noon ESPN2 — The Senior British Open Championship, final round, at Southport, England 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Canadian Open, final round, at Oakville, Ontario 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Canadian Open, final round, at Oakville, Ontario 7 p.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Boise Open, final round, at Boise, Idaho (same-day tape) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. TBS — Boston at Baltimore 4 p.m. FSN — Cincinnati at Los Angeles WGN — Chicago Cubs at San Francisco 8 p.m. ESPN — St. Louis at Atlanta SOCCER 3:30 p.m. FOX — CONCACAF, Gold Cup, championship, teams TBD, at Chicago TENNIS 3 p.m. ESPN2 — ATP World Tour, BB&T Atlanta Open, championship 5 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA, Bank of the West Classic, championship, at Stanford, Calif. VOLLEYBALL 4:30 p.m. NBC — World Series of Beach Volleyball, men's championship, at Long Beach, Calif.
MONDAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Angels at Texas 10 p.m. FSN — Cincinnati at San Diego
TUESDAY CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — British Columbia at Toronto MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 4 p.m. MLB — St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Seattle at Boston or Colorado at Atlanta 10 p.m. FSN — Cincinnati at San Diego MLB — Regional coverage, Cincinnati at San Diego or N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers
WEDNESDAY LITTLE LEAGUE 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Big League World Series, championship, teams TBD, at Easley, S.C. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 3:30 p.m. FSN — Cincinnati at San Diego 7 p.m. ESPN — St. Louis at Pittsburgh 8 p.m. WGN — Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs SOCCER Noon ESPN2 — Audi Cup, semifinal, Manchester City vs. AC Milan, at Munich 2:15 p.m. ESPN2 — Audi Cup, semifinal, Sao Paulo at Bayern Munich 9 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS, All-Star Game, MLS All-Stars vs. AS Roma, at Kansas City, Kan. W_W.Davis 5-9. L_Sale 6-10. Sv_G.Holland (26). NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis . .000 000 000—0 2 0 Atlanta . . . .000 000 02x—2 9 0 J.Kelly, Maness (7), Choate (8), Rosenthal (8) and Y.Molina; Teheran, Avilan (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W_Avilan 3-0. L_Choate 1-1. Sv_Kimbrel (30). New York . .000 001 000—1 4 0 Washington 022 000 00x—4 6 1 Gee, Edgin (8), Atchison (8) and Buck; Haren, Clippard (8), R.Soriano (9) and W.Ramos. W_Haren 5-11. L_Gee 7-8. Sv_R.Soriano (26). HRs_Washington, Desmond (16), Span (1), Harper (15). Midwest League At A Glance Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB Bowling Green (Rays) 23 12 .657 — Great Lakes (Dodgers) 21 13 .618 1½ x-South Bend (D’Backs) 20 14 .588 2½ Dayton (Reds) 19 16 .543 4 West Michigan (Tigers) 16 16 .500 5½ Lake County (Indians) 16 17 .485 6 Fort Wayne (Padres) 12 21 .364 10 Lansing (Blue Jays) 12 22 .35310½ Western Division W L Pct. GB Cedar Rapids (Twins) 22 11 .667 — x-Beloit (Athletics) 19 14 .576 3 Quad Cities (Astros) 18 14 .563 3½ Peoria (Cardinals) 17 16 .515 5 Clinton (Mariners) 16 17 .485 6 Burlington (Angels) 13 20 .394 9 Wisconsin (Brewers) 13 20 .394 9 Kane County (Cubs) 9 23 .28112½ x-clinched first half Friday's Games Fort Wayne at West Michigan, ppd., rain Bowling Green 7, Great Lakes 3 Lansing 6, Dayton 3 Quad Cities 1, Burlington 0 South Bend 7, Lake County 4 Cedar Rapids 6, Peoria 2 Kane County 4, Beloit 1 Clinton 3, Wisconsin 1 Saturday's Games Dayton 5, Fort Wayne 2 Lansing 4, Bowling Green 1 Lake County at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan at South Bend, 7:05 p.m. Kane County at Peoria, 7:30 p.m. Clinton at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m. Burlington at Wisconsin, 7:35 p.m. Quad Cities at Beloit, 8 p.m. Sunday's Games West Michigan at South Bend, 2:05 p.m. Bowling Green at Lansing, 2:05 p.m. Burlington at Wisconsin, 2:05 p.m. Quad Cities at Beloit, 3 p.m. Clinton at Cedar Rapids, 3:05 p.m. Lake County at Great Lakes, 3:05 p.m. Kane County at Peoria, 6 p.m. Fort Wayne at Dayton, 7 p.m. Monday's Games
West Michigan at South Bend, 1:05 p.m. Fort Wayne at Dayton, 7 p.m. Bowling Green at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Lake County at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. Clinton at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m. Quad Cities at Beloit, 8 p.m. Kane County at Peoria, 8 p.m. Burlington at Wisconsin, 8:05 p.m.
GOLF PGA-Canadian Open Scores Saturday At Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ontario Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,253; Par: 72 Third Round a-amateur Brandt Snedeker ..........70-69-63—202 David Lingmerth ...........67-71-65—203 Matt Kuchar...................66-74-64—204 Jason Bohn...................70-68-66—204 Dustin Johnson.............75-67-63—205 Kyle Stanley ..................68-71-66—205 Greg Owen ...................70-68-67—205 Charley Hoffman ..........69-69-67—205 John Merrick .................71-62-72—205 Mark Wilson..................70-69-67—206 Roberto Castro.............69-70-67—206 James Hahn .................69-68-69—206 Patrick Reed .................68-68-70—206 Trevor Immelman..........68-73-66—207 Fabian Gomez..............72-68-67—207 William McGirt ..............71-69-67—207 Jeff Maggert..................72-67-68—207 Alistair Presnell.............72-67-68—207 Jim Furyk ......................72-67-68—207 Bubba Watson ..............68-67-72—207 Vijay Singh ....................69-73-66—208 Greg Chalmers.............73-68-67—208 Chris Kirk ......................68-69-71—208 Charl Schwartzel ..........73-70-66—209 Chad Campbell.............71-72-66—209 Matt Every.....................71-71-67—209 Chez Reavie .................68-73-68—209 Jason Kokrak ................72-68-69—209 Hideki Matsuyama........69-69-71—209 James Driscoll ..............69-69-71—209 Aaron Baddeley............68-68-73—209 Justin Leonard ..............71-72-67—210 Ernie Els........................71-72-67—210 Marcel Siem..................71-70-69—210 Richard H. Lee..............72-69-69—210 David Mathis.................71-69-70—210 Casey Wittenberg.........71-69-70—210 Andres Romero ............69-70-71—210 Justin Hicks...................72-71-68—211 Nicholas Thompson .....73-70-68—211 David Hearn..................70-73-68—211 Y.E.Yang........................75-68-68—211 Stuart Appleby..............69-73-69—211 Luke List........................72-69-70—211 Morgan Hoffmann ........70-70-71—211 Rory Sabbatini..............69-71-71—211 Tommy Gainey..............73-64-74—211 Kevin Chappell..............68-75-69—212 Jeff Gove.......................71-70-71—212 Cameron Beckman ......70-71-71—212 Billy Horschel................71-69-72—212 Ryan Palmer .................70-70-72—212 J.J. Henry ......................73-67-72—212 Cameron Tringale .........72-67-73—212
MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM Andrew Svoboda..........71-72-70—213 Gary Woodland.............69-72-72—213 Sang-Moon Bae ...........71-70-72—213 Tim Petrovic ..................71-69-73—213 Scott Verplank...............72-68-73—213 Mike Weir ......................73-67-73—213 Camilo Villegas.............74-65-74—213 Steve LeBrun................73-70-71—214 Scott Langley................71-72-71—214 Roger Sloan..................71-71-72—214 Cameron Percy.............71-70-73—214 Brendan Steele.............65-75-74—214 Will Claxton...................69-74-72—215 Brian Gay......................72-71-72—215 Scott Piercy...................71-71-73—215 Bob Estes......................73-68-74—215 Robert Allenby..............72-69-74—215 Scott Gardiner...............66-74-75—215 Scott Brown ..................66-72-77—215 Made cut did not finish Graeme McDowell........76-65-76—217 Seung-Yul Noh..............70-73-75—218 Brian Stuard..................72-71-75—218 Ryo Ishikawa.................72-71-80—223 Senior British Open Scores Saturday At Royal Birkdale Southport, England Purse: $2 million Yardage: 7,082; Par: 70 Third Round a-amateur Bernhard Langer ..........68-67-68—201 David Frost....................68-68-68—204 Mark Wiebe...................70-65-70—205 Sandy Lyle ....................70-68-69—207 Peter Fowler..................69-68-70—207 Gene Sauers ................67-70-70—207 Peter Senior..................68-71-69—208 Corey Pavin...................69-71-69—209 Steve Pate.....................70-72-68—210 Gary Wolstenholme......70-72-68—210 Steve Elkington.............72-68-71—211 Jeff Hart ........................69-69-73—211 Miguel Angel Martin .....72-75-65—212 Colin Montgomerie.......72-71-69—212 Tom Pernice Jr..............70-72-70—212 Kohki Idoki.....................71-68-73—212 Steve Jones ..................73-70-70—213 Rod Spittle ....................71-72-70—213 Tom Kite ........................70-72-71—213 Rocco Mediate .............70-68-75—213 Mark McNulty................70-67-76—213 Fred Couples ................74-72-68—214 Des Smyth ....................76-69-69—214 Russ Cochran...............71-73-70—214 Jamie Spence...............75-69-70—214 Tom Lehman.................72-72-70—214 Larry Mize .....................71-73-70—214 Mark O'Meara...............74-68-72—214 Barry Lane ....................72-68-74—214 Greg Turner...................70-69-75—214 Peter Mitchell ................75-72-68—215 Bob Tway.......................74-72-69—215 Steen Tinning................71-74-71—216 Anders Forsbrand.........73-70-73—216 Katsuyoshi Tomori ........71-72-73—216 John Inman...................71-76-70—217 Eduardo Romero..........75-70-72—217 Pedro Linhart ................73-72-72—217 Michael Allen ................75-70-72—217 David J. Russell ............72-73-72—217 Carl Mason ...................74-70-73—217 Tom Watson ..................73-71-73—217 Gary Hallberg ...............69-75-73—217 Brad Faxon ...................74-69-74—217 a-Chip Lutz....................71-71-75—217 Kirk Hanefeld ................73-75-70—218 Duffy Waldorf ................76-72-70—218 Mark James..................74-73-71—218 Santiago Luna ..............72-74-72—218 Frankie Minoza .............68-78-72—218 Jeff Sluman...................71-75-72—218 Willie Wood ...................75-71-72—218 Dick Mast ......................72-73-73—218 Seiki Okuda ..................73-72-73—218 Mike Goodes ................71-74-73—218 Lu Chien Soon..............71-77-71—219 Philip Golding................74-74-71—219 Bruce Vaughan.............73-74-72—219 Boonchu Ruangkit........73-73-73—219 Bill Longmuir .................73-69-77—219 Mark Calcavecchia.......75-72-73—220 Mark Brooks .................74-73-73—220 Esteban Toledo.............74-72-74—220 Paul Wesselingh ...........70-76-74—220 John Cook.....................69-79-73—221 Joe Daley......................75-73-73—221 Peter Dahlberg..............76-72-73—221 Massy Kuramoto ..........70-77-74—221 Andrew Oldcorn............74-72-75—221 Philip Walton .................70-76-75—221 Hendrik Buhrmann.......76-72-75—223 Mitch Kierstenson.........74-72-77—223 Fred Funk......................75-71-78—224 Phil Gresswell ...............74-71-79—224
AUTO RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Brickyard 400 Lineup After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 187.531 mph. 2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187.438. 3. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 187.157. 4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 187.122. 5. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 186.827. 6. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 186.722. 7. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 186.633. 8. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 186.536. 9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 186.474. 10. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 186.281. 11. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 185.954. 12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 185.92. 13. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 185.789. 14. (51) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 185.655. 15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 185.621. 16. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 185.448. 17. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 185.437. 18. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 185.181. 19. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.101. 20. (33) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 184.961. 21. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 184.794. 22. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 184.676. 23. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 184.646. 24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 184.593. 25. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 184.536. 26. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 184.305. 27. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 184.045. 28. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 183.906. 29. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 183.816. 30. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 183.752. 31. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 183.329. 32. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 183.046. 33. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet,
182.938. 34. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 182.826. 35. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 182.819. 36. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 182.448. 37. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, owner points. 38. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, owner points. 39. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, owner points. 40. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, owner points. 41. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, owner points. 42. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points. 43. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, owner points. Failed to Qualify 44. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 181.881. 45. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 177.235. NASCAR Nationwide-Indiana 250 Results Saturday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, Ind. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 100 laps, 150 rating, 0 points, $69,625. 2. (11) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 100, 110.4, 43, $58,444. 3. (13) Joey Logano, Ford, 100, 107.4, 0, $40,050. 4. (6) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 100, 109.7, 41, $41,453. 5. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 100, 105.8, 0, $31,575. 6. (10) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 100, 98.3, 0, $28,000. 7. (9) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 100, 118.4, 0, $26,575. 8. (18) Kevin Swindell, Ford, 100, 82.4, 36, $33,128. 9. (19) Michael Annett, Ford, 100, 85.8, 35, $31,628. 10. (39) Travis Pastrana, Ford, 100, 75.2, 34, $31,603. 11. (17) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 100, 76.1, 33, $29,953. 12. (7) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 100, 87.1, 32, $29,703. 13. (4) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 100, 87.6, 31, $30,428. 14. (8) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 100, 78.9, 30, $29,078. 15. (38) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 100, 62.4, 29, $29,828. 16. (3) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 100, 105.3, 29, $30,953. 17. (22) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 100, 71.1, 27, $28,553. 18. (5) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 100, 83, 26, $28,403. 19. (16) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 100, 82.5, 25, $28,203. 20. (23) Kyle Fowler, Ford, 100, 53.6, 24, $28,753. 21. (20) David Starr, Chevrolet, 100, 60.2, 0, $27,928. 22. (30) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 100, 59.5, 22, $27,803. 23. (24) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 100, 62.3, 21, $27,653. 24. (25) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 99, 57.4, 0, $21,100. 25. (29) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 99, 45.2, 19, $27,953. 26. (12) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 99, 73.8, 0, $20,975. 27. (26) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, 98, 50.2, 17, $27,253. 28. (28) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 98, 41.8, 16, $27,178. 29. (27) Tanner Berryhill, Toyota, 98, 38, 15, $20,650. 30. (37) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 98, 42.5, 14, $27,303. 31. (36) Eric McClure, Toyota, 95, 35.3, 13, $26,903. 32. (35) Ken Butler, Toyota, transmission, 90, 33.1, 12, $26,778. 33. (14) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 81, 38.9, 11, $26,718. 34. (2) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, overheating, 64, 92.8, 10, $26,683. 35. (31) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, overheating, 59, 38.2, 9, $26,617. 36. (21) Mike Bliss, Toyota, engine, 41, 57.3, 8, $25,008. 37. (34) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, electrical, 7, 34.1, 0, $18,545. 38. (40) David Green, Toyota, transmission, 6, 31.3, 6, $18,461. 39. (32) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, rear gear, 6, 31.5, 5, $18,300. 40. (33) Jeff Green, Toyota, vibration, 4, 30.3, 4, $18,190. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 134.610 mph. Time of Race: 1 hour, 51 minutes, 26 seconds. Margin of Victory: 2.141 seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 18 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers. Lap Leaders: K.Busch 1-29; T.Bayne 30-31; K.Busch 32-64; B.Vickers 65-67; K.Busch 68-94; B.Scott 95-97; K.Busch 98-100. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Busch, 4 times for 92 laps; B.Scott, 1 time for 3 laps; B.Vickers, 1 time for 3 laps; T.Bayne, 1 time for 2 laps. Top 10 in Points: 1. A.Dillon, 656; 2. R.Smith, 650; 3. E.Sadler, 643; 4. S.Hornish Jr., 642; 5. B.Vickers, 628; 6. J.Allgaier, 621; 7. K.Larson, 612; 8. B.Scott, 610; 9. T.Bayne, 592; 10. P.Kligerman, 589.
TRANSACTIONS Saturday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Josh Tomlin to the AZL Indians for a rehab assignment. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jair Jurrjens on a minor league contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed OF J.D. Martinez on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Paul Clemens to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled LHP Brett Oberholtzer and OF Robbie Grossman from Oklahoma City. National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned 1B Sean Halton to Nashville (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Rob Wooten from Nashville. NEW YORK METS — Sent LHP Jon Niese to the GCL Mets for a rehab assignment. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned OF Brock Peterson to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated OF Matt Holliday from the 15-day DL. American Association EL PASO DIABLOS — Signed C Juan Apodaca. LAREDO LEMURS — Announced RHP Fernando Hernandez signed with Minatitlan (Mexican League). SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Released RHP Mike Meyer. Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS — Released OF John Gianis.
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Hedge funds: from rock stars to fallen stars? NEW YORK (AP) — Hedge funds were once the rock stars of the financial industry. The smartest people worked for them. The wealthiest gave them their money. They were an easy path to fortune. But if that get-rich-quick narrative was an exaggeration before the financial crisis, it’s even less true since. The hedge fund industry’s performance has been spotty in recent years; its public image, bruised. SAC Capital Advisors became the latest high-flyer brought low when the Justice Department on Thursday accused it of allowing insider trading and making hundreds of millions of dollars illegally. To critics, hedge funds are secretive, risky, loosely regulated playgrounds for the super wealthy. And while the industry keeps expanding, its performance does not. This year could be the fifth in a row that hedge funds underperform the Standard & Poor’s (NYSE:MHP) 500 stock index, according to Hedge Fund Research, or HFR, which analyzes the industry. That’s an unwelcome reversal: For the 19 years from 1990 to 2008, hedge fund returns beat or tied the S&P 500 15 times.
“Everyone says, ‘Oh a hedge fund,’ and acts like that’s some kind of mark of excellence,” said Heath Abshure, president of the North American Securities Administrators Association, a group of state securities regulators. “A hedge fund is just an unregistered investment company.” Hedge funds operate by convincing wealthy people to invest with them. They profit by trying to find opportunities that no one else has picked up on, wagering on everything from the price of copper to whether a company will cut its dividend. Some made fortunes predicting the downfall of the U.S. housing market. The funds try to earn big returns for investors with a variety of strategies, typically including bets for and against the direction of a market. That is meant to provide a hedge, allowing the firm to survive in good economies and bad, and to beat the overall stock market. Their birth is generally traced to 1949, but it wasn’t until more recently that the industry really took off. In 1990, there were about 600 hedge funds managing $39 billion in assets. Now there are 10,000 firms managing $2.4
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This aerial photograph shows the Greenwich, Conn. estate belonging to billionaire hedge fund owner Stephen Cohen, Friday. Prosecutors charged Cohen’s company, SAC Capital Advisors, with wire fraud and securities fraud, accusing the Stamford-based company of letting insider trading flourish over a decade and making hundreds of millions of dollars illegally. Cohen has not been charged.
trillion, according to HFR. The list of industry challenges is long. The explosive growth in the number of funds has increased the pressure to generate the biggest returns, and raised the temptation to take undue risks or goad companies for inside information. The hedge fund industry says that it makes markets more efficient, allocating capital to where it’s best used and turning around weak companies. Dan Loeb’s involvement at Yahoo
(NASDAQ:YHOO) , where he successfully pushed for a new CEO and saw the stock price leap, is a case in point. When Loeb, founder of the hedge fund Third Point, announced Monday that he was selling most of his stake in Yahoo, other investors followed suit and the stock price fell 4 percent. Most Americans don’t have any direct involvement with hedge funds — though their mutual funds, pensions or college’s endowments might invest
in one. When they do hear about one, it’s often because of a scandal or other behavior that feeds the idea that hedge fund managers are billionaire pirates. Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group, is serving an 11-year prison sentence after being convicted of trading on inside information. Phil Falcone is accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of using money from his fund, Harbinger Capital, to pay his taxes.
Bank profits soar in Soda sales on decline 2nd quarter; tech lags
NEW YORK (AP) — It seems that not even Beyonce or new, lower-calorie options can convince Americans to drink more soda. Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. all sold less soda in the second quarter in North America, dashing hopes for the moment that splashy new marketing and different sweetener mixes could get drinkers back. Coca-Cola Co. said it sold 4 percent less soda in North America, while PepsiCo Inc. simply said its decline for the region was in the “mid-single digits.” Dr Pepper sold 3 percent less of the fizzy drinks. Coca-Cola, based in Atlanta, blamed the sluggish sales on a cold, wet spring. But the declines continue a years-long trend. According to the industry tracker Beverage Digest, per capita soda consumption in the U.S. has been slipping steadily since 1998 amid concerns that sugary drinks fuel weight gain. Another problem is that people now have so many more choices when it comes to drinks. An endless array of bottled waters, teas of many colors, even energy shots and “relaxation” drinks are vying for the attention of the thirsty, with store coolers getting more crowded all the time. The trend “won’t change and will probably get worse without a major breakthrough in new sweeteners,” said John Sicher, editor and publisher of trade publication Beverage Digest. PepsiCo’s decline for the quarter came despite its stepped-up marketing over the past year; the company signed pop star Beyonce to star in its ads and signed a multiyear deal to sponsor the Super Bowl halftime show. The company also introduced a mid-calorie
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In this Feb. 3 file photo, Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, in New Orleans. It seems that not even Beyonce or new, lower-calorie options can convince Americans to drink more soda. CocaCola, PepsiCo, and Dr Pepper Snapple all sold less soda in the second quarter, dashing hopes for the moment that splashy new marketing and different sweetener mixes could get drinkers back.
soda called Pepsi Next to win back people who’ve quit soda because they don’t like the calories in regular or the taste of diet. Dr Pepper has also introduced a lineup of 10-calorie sodas, starting with Dr Pepper Ten. The idea is that they have just enough highfructose corn syrup to taste better than diet. But the new drinks apparently aren’t convincing enough people to pick up soda again. Coke has even taken on the question of obesity
TROY — Dungan & LeFevre Co., LPA has announced that Sarah G. Worley has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Her practice will focus primarily on estate planning and probate matters. Worley is a 2007 graduate of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University and is a 2003 graduate of the University of Dayton. Prior to joining Dungan & LeFevre, Worley was an attorney at Dysinger & Associates in Tipp City and at Millikin & Fitton
Still, the North American soda market remains crucial for Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper. Their executives have steadfastly expressed optimism that a yet-tobe developed soda made with a natural, low-calorie sweetener can help turn around the soda slide. PepsiCo has said its work on a sweetener mix could potentially “alter the trajectory of our cola business in a meaningful way.” But it has yet to provide BANKS: GETTING BETTER any more details. U.S. banks reported surging profits after setting aside less money for bad loans. Major banks including Citigroup and JPMorgan Law Firm in her hometown of Chase also profited from a boom in investment banking Hamilton. as recovering financial marWorley recently was honored kets resulted in big increasby the Dayton Business Journal es in fees for underwriting as one of the Forty Under Forty stock and bond offerings. rising stars in the Dayton com- Rising interest rates also helped banks earn more munity. Worley is on the board of direc- from lending money. The outlook for banks tors for the Tipp City Chamber of isn’t as encouraging, howCommerce, the Tipp City Rotary ever. There are signs that Club and Junior Achievement of the boom in mortgage Montgomery County. She also is refinancing is starting to active in the Junior League of peter out. On the positive Dayton, serving as the Training, side, there weren’t any Education, and Development nasty surprises of the kind banks have regularly handChair.
head-on in TV commercials, hoping to convince people that physical activity can let them enjoy some guilt-free refreshment. To make up for the declines in the meantime, the industry is relying on bottled waters, teas, sports drinks and other beverages to boost sales. They’re also looking overseas to emerging markets, where middle-class populations are growing and there’s a greater potential to sell them more drinks.
Ledger Brief
NEW YORK (AP) — Just over half of the companies in the Standard & Poor’s (NYSE:MHP) 500 index have reported earnings for the second quarter, and some are faring better than others. Here are some of the things we’ve learned so far. Banks and other financial companies have been the standouts. The materials sector, which includes miners and chemical companies, have fared the worst. Earnings are also contracting in the technology industry. Some older tech companies are reporting lower profits as they struggle to adapt while consumers embrace smartphones and other mobile devices. Overall, earnings growth is projected to slow for a third straight quarter. Analysts forecast that companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index will report earnings growth of 4.5 percent for the period, according to S&P Capital IQ. That’s a drop from 5.2 percent in the first three months of the year. It’s not all bad news. Earnings at U.S. companies are expected to grow faster in the second half of the year as the economy strengthens. Rising consumer confidence, boosted by climbing home prices and an improving job market, should combine to drive the economy to stronger growth, helping companies earn more. The economy should also benefit after the impact starts to fade from government spending cuts and higher social security taxes put in place at the beginning of the year. By the fourth quarter of this year, company profits are expected to leap 11.2 percent from the same period a year earlier. That would be the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2011. For now, investors have to be content with modest growth.
ed investors in the years following the financial crisis. There was no mention of massive trading losses like JPMorgan’s $6 billion “London whale” debacle last year, or settlements for mortgage-related lawsuits. Banks are forecast to post earnings growth of 24 percent in the second quarter, the best of any industry group in the S&P 500. Of the 39 financial companies that have posted earnings, 74 percent have beaten analysts’ expectations for earnings. That’s better than the 66 percent average for S&P 500 companies. In fact, if you strip out banks, overall earnings are forecast to rise only 0.5 percent, according to S&P Capital IQ. “I suspect that over the next few quarters, to the extent that interest rates continue to rise, you may well continue to see financials outperform the broader market,” said Joseph Tanious, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Funds. The earnings have helped financial companies post the second-best returns in the S&P 500 this month. They’re up 6.1 percent in July, compared with a 5.3 percent gain for the broader index. Financial stocks have gained 25.7 percent this year. ‘OLD’ TECH STRUGGLES
Technology companies were meant be among the biggest beneficiaries of an improving economy. It hasn’t played out that way. Some of the biggest names in the sector are struggling to adapt to new technologies and how consumers use them. Microsoft fell 11.4 percent July 19, the most in more than four years, after the company wrote off nearly $1 billion from its new Surface tablet business and said that a poor reception for its Windows 8 operating system crimped revenue. Intel, which is wedded to the PC market even as consumers switch to mobile devices, slumped after the company predicted flat sales. Even Google faltered. Its results suggest that the company is having trouble navigating the transition from traditional desktop and laptop computers to smartphones and tablets. Earnings are expected to contract 5 percent for tech companies in the second quarter. “Technology companies are where we’ve seen some of the biggest disappointments in terms of earnings,” said Kate Warne, an investment strategist at Edward Jones. “The older technology companies have been a bit slow to move to newer areas.”
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this spring to push anew for closure. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel signed off on the transfer based on the recommendation of an interagency team after a monthslong review. “Secretary Hagel fully supports the president’s goal of closing Guantanamo Bay and this upcoming transfer brings us closer towards reaching that goal,” Little said in a statement. That’s a high bar that had slowed the transfer process. Under Obama, the U.S. has transferred 242 prisoners out of Guantanamo. The U.S. had transferred more than 500 under President George W. Bush, according to Human Rights First. The U.S. last transferred a prisoner out of Guantanamo when Omar Khadr was sent back to his native Canada in September 2012 to serve the remainder of his sentence for a war crimes conviction by a military tribunal. “As president, I have tried to close Gitmo,” Obama said in May 23 speech at the National Defense University. “I transferred 67 detainees to other countries before Congress imposed restrictions to effectively prevent us from either transferring detainees to other countries or imprisoning them here in the United States. These restrictions make no sense.” Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, was quick to criticize the move because of security concerns. “Sending them to countries where al-Qaida and its affiliates operate and continue to attack our interests is not a solution,” Chambliss said in a statement. “With the recidivism rate now at 28 percent, no detainee should be transferred to any place unless we are absolutely confident he will be effectively monitored and cannot renew terrorist ties.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is transferring two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria, the first movement of terrorist suspects from the prison since the president announced a renewed push to close the contentious military-run facility in Cuba. The White House said Friday it was starting the transfers as part of President Barack Obama’s goal to close the prison, a campaign promise that has eluded him since he took office. “We are taking this step in consultation with the Congress, and in a responsible manner that protects our national security,” Obama press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement. Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale said that under long-standing policy, the names of the two detainees will not be released until after the transfer. He also wouldn’t say what security assurances they had from the Algerian government as part of the arrangement. “We will not discuss the sensitive, diplomatic arrangements associated with the transfer,” Breasseale said. A spokesman for the House Armed Services Committee said the panel received the certification, which requires the defense secretary to ensure that in transferring a detainee to another country that the individual will not engage in terrorist activities. An administration official said the detainees were chosen because Algeria is a close U.S. ally that has successfully managed detainees in the past — none of the previous 12 to be released have returned to terrorist activities, unlike some returned to other countries. The official, speaking on a condition of anonymity without authorization to publicly discuss the process, said it has been in the works since several months before Obama announced his intention
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Approximately 20 life-like pieces by J. Seward Johnson have flooded the streets of downtown Troy for Sculptures on the Square and will be displayed through Sept. 2.
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Heart of Troy alive and well Natalie Knoth
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Troy may lack in size compared to, say, New York City or Boston or even Cincinnati, but when it comes to young people, the mentality is the same: live as close to the action — thriving shops, bars and restaurants — as possible. With her business positioned in the heart of downtown, Submarine House coowner Robin McGrath says she has noticed an increase in young people living nearby. “We have three that live above the business, two that live two doors down, two that live right next door, and we have some that live within a block or two,” McGrath said. “We see them all the time. I’d say off the top of my head, it’s about 25, maybe more than that. They frequent our bar and others in the downtown area within a walking distance — our place, Leaf & Vine and LeDoux’s.” While more people are living close by, she noted, those patrons not living downtown have expressed an interest in living closer, she added. “I see more of an increase over the years,” McGrath said. “We have a lot that come in and ask if we know anyone with downtown apartments for rent above the space. It’s because a lot of them drive. Parking their cars is the biggest issue they have.” Beyond providing fun places to go for happy hours and nights out, Troy’s downtown or adjacent neighborhoods are convenient for families. Tyler Carson, 27, lives on Race Street with his wife Lauren, 27, and daughter Hadley, 11 months, within walking distance of the square. The Miami East grad decided to settle down in Troy, as both he and his wife wanted to be close to their families in Miami County. “We wanted to be somewhere close to downtown and thought it would be a good place to raise a daughter,” Carson said. “We looked pret-
ty much all over Troy, and this is the area we liked the most, being close to downtown. We’re in an area where we can have a bigger backyard — we have a couple dogs so we wanted to have land.” Carson counts a few downtown retailers as his favorites. “We walk down to The Caroline and La Piazza quite a bit to go eat, and since we have a young daughter, we go to Say Love (children’s store). We also go to Winans and Olive Oasis somewhat frequently,” he said. As owner of Leaf & Vine, the Art Vault Gallery, Rose’s Allstate Insurance Agency and the newly opened Fitness Institute of Troy, Patty Rose said she has seen an uptick in young people living downtown. The tenant of her apartment is a young professional in his 20s, whom she said wanted a pedestrian lifestyle. But the appeal of living near the square is not limited to twentysomethings, she said. “There are young people today who are interested in being very close so they can walk and get a meal and be very close to the amenities of their lives. But I think it’s more than young people — I think all of us are realizing we want to be closer to downtown,” Rose said. “I would encourage all ages to consider downtown locations as a place to live.” Having young people downtown also drives business growth, she said, adding that she never envisioned herslef opening a health club, but the fit seemed right for downtown. She hopes to see a grocery store open to complement Country Bulk Farm and UDF. With high gas prices, downtown living is even more appealing, as shops are walkable. “I think the movement is toward people living downtown,” Rose said. “You could even go as far as saying, “Look at the price of gas. Why not live downtown and shorten that?”
The Submarine House Bar and Grill is a popular place for Troy residents. The restaurant offers food and beverage specials and is located at 14 North Market Street in Troy.
Connor Haren trims shrubbery at his home in downtown Troy recently. “I love having access to about everything downtown. Plus we’re close to the river and the bike path,” Haren said.
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‘The Center Holds’ looks at 2 Obamas “The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies” (Simon & Schuster), by Jonathan Alter After sailing through two presidential elections by comfortable margins, President Barack Obama finds himself bogged down just six months into his second term. His administration is fending off attacks on multiple fronts, including delays rolling out his signature health care plan, Internal Revenue Service practices, efforts to overhaul the immigration system and the National Security Agency’s intelligencegathering techniques. Jonathan Alter’s book, “The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies,” about the 2012 election offers some valuable insights into why this master campaigner finds the job of president more challenging than running for office. And he casts the 2012 election as more than a choice between two candidates; it’s a choice about what kind of nation voters prefer. Alter’s viewpoint is sympathetic, and he clearly identifies Obama’s mix of shortcomings and skills as president while writing about his brilliant campaigning and the cutting-edge campaign team he put together. He writes of his fascination with “the paradox of a man who succeeds so spectacularly at a
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profession he often dislikes. He is missing the schmooze gene that is standard equipment for people in politics.” And he notes Obama’s missed opportunities, including his failure to respond quickly enough to developing problems and his failure to pivot quickly back to the economy after his health care plan passed. And his administration is heavily dependent on the president himself to make the case for his programs, Alter notes. Alter looks at the long list of
Obama’s “enemies” who opposed his re-election and have blocked much of his agenda. He examines the rise of the tea party, which he describes as “best understood as a loosely organized collection of several hundred tiny groups connected mostly by websites and social media.” That group develops into a powerful political force that successfully blocked much of Obama’s strategy for the early part of his presidency. With an array of dedicated and powerful foes and a limping economy, Obama and his team were able to return in 2012 to the field they know best — campaigning. And the Obama team understood the potential of a new element of campaigning, first introduced on a large scale by Howard Dean in 2004 and used with some effectiveness by Obama in 2008 — digital campaigning, Alter writes. By 2012, the time was ripe to take full advantage of the digital tools. The Obama team “was loaded with geeks who knew what Facebook could do before Facebook did.” The skillful wooing of a key demographic group — Hispanics — proved pivotal. The Obama campaign combined shrewd policy decisions like a decision to give young Hispanics a chance to avoid deportation with careful targeting of Hispanic voters
through a media campaign that was largely off the radar, Alter writes. He recounts the GOP struggles such as the Republican National Convention with its messaging problems and the unauthorized video of Mitt Romney’s speech at a fundraising dinner about “the 47 percent who will vote for the president no matter what,” who believe they are victims. Alter wrote that the bartender who made the video was offended by how Romney treated the caterers and by Romney’s comments about a Chinese sweatshop and this affected his determination to make it public. Alter cites Obama’s combination of a skilled campaign team, effective use of digital technology, targeting of Hispanic voters and strokes of good fortune with an uptick in the employment numbers late and an earlier Supreme Court decision upholding of a law known as “Obamacare” leading Obama to a convincing election win. The re-election victory assured that “a set of values that had been part of the American consensus since at least the New Deal would remain in place,” Alter writes. “The country’s defense of that social contract had been tested and it held, and the consequences of the voters’ decision would play out for years.”
The week’s best sellers in fiction Associated Press
1. “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) 2. “The English Girl” by Daniel Silva (Harper) 3. “First Sight” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 4. “The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman’s Daughter Tale” by Oliver Potzsch (AmazonCrossing) 5. “Inferno” by Dan Brown (Knopf/ Doubleday) 6. “Second Honeymoon” by James Patterson, Howard Roughan (Little, Brown) 7. “Hidden Order” by Brad Thor (Atria/ Emily Bestler Books) 8. “Hunting Eve” by Iris Johansen (St. Martin’s Press)
9. “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green (Dutton Children’s) 10. “Divergent” by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books) 11. “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) 12. “Pulse” by Gail McHugh (Self-published via Amazon Digital Services) 13. “Bombshell” by Catherine Coulter (Putnam Adult) 14. “Alpha Bad Boys Boxed Set” by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake, Olivia Cunning, Lisa Renee Jones, Selena Blake, Eliza Gayle and Cat Johnson (Published via Amazon Digital Services) 15. “Gone Girl: A Novel” by Gillian Flynn (Crown) 16. “Entwined with You” by Sylvia Day (Berkley)
17. “Lost and Found in Cedar Cove” by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine) 18. “Friends Forever: A Novel” by Danielle Steel and Nick Podehl (Dell) 19. “World War Z” by Max Brooks (Three Rivers Press) 20. “City of Bones” by Cassandra Clare (Margaret K. McElderry Books) 21. “Insurgent” by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books) 22. “The Billionaire’s Obsession” by J.S. Scott (Self-published via Amazon Digital Services) 23. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card (Tor) 24. “Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander (Simon & Schuster) 25. “Frigid, J. Lynn (Published via Amazon Digital Services)
“The Cuckoo’s Calling” (Mulholland Books), by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) Full disclosure: I never would have guessed. I’ve read every book J.K. Rowling has published, some of them several times over. OK, all of them several times over. And still, I doubt I would have picked up on anything that would have made me think that SHE was the author behind “The Cuckoo’s Calling.” I almost wish I hadn’t known, so I wouldn’t have read it with some of my attention in search of clues that would have made me suspicious that the book’s author wasn’t, in fact, an ex-military police officer and was actually one of the world’s most famous storytellers. Because this is a good story, one that is entertaining enough to merit a read even if Robert Galbraith, Rowling’s pseudonym, had been a real person who really wrote it. “The Cuckoo’s Calling” introduces readers to Cormoran Strike, a London private detective with his own complicated backstory — he’s the son of a rock star and a groupie, has a prosthetic leg to replace the one he lost in Afghanistan during his military service, and he just ended a difficult romantic relationship. He’s also quite clever. Along with his startedo u t- t e m p o ra r y - b u t- w h o didn’t-know-that-was-goingto-last secretary Robin Ellacott, he looks into the death of a supermodel, Lula. Everyone assumes it was suicide, but Strike is asked to investigate it by someone who tells him it had to have been otherwise. His investigation takes Strike into the worlds of high fashion and big money as he makes his way to the truth. Rowling’s (er, Galbraith’s? Whoever.) literary gift is on display in this work. She crafts an entertaining story with characters who hold the reader’s interest, and comes up with an ending that I’ll admit I was surprised by. It gets a little too clever in some places, with the final denouement tying together some earlier elements in a way that’s almost a little too pat, and some of the leaps Strike makes seem a little too out-of-nowhere. And it wouldn’t be a J.K. Rowling book if it didn’t have lots and LOTS of description, not all of which seems necessary. But overall, it’s a fun read, with a main character you can care about and one you’ll want to see again in other adventures. It reads like Rowling had fun writing it. There’s a certain lightness to it that was missing from her other grownup fiction endeavor, “The Casual Vacancy.” Perhaps that came from the freedom of writing and publishing under a pseudonym without all the pressure of her own backstory. It will be interesting to see if she can maintain that sense of fun now that everyone knows it’s her and that particular mystery has been solved.
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Avoid what-not-to-say moments with new parents NEW YORK (AP) — Your sex life will never be the same. In my day. What, not breastfeeding? Sleep-deprived and superstressed new parents have heard it all. And they want you to stop it. As Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, move along on their parenting journey, it seems even the queen has had a what-not-to-say moment. According to a special edition of Us magazine on raising royals, she exclaimed soon after William’s birth: “Thank goodness he hasn’t ears like his father!” Most every new parent has a greatest hits of lame advice and annoying remarks. For fitness buff Brook Benten, mom of 4-month-old Hayes, her list included her post-baby body. “My swollen uterus made me look like I was still five months pregnant,” said the Round Rock, Texas, mom. “I was elated to be a mother, but I knew good and well that I looked baaaaad. Wellintending visitors would look me once over and say, ‘Wow! You look great!’” And how SHOULD that have gone? “Compliment our baby. Tell us he/she is the cutest baby you’ve ever seen. But don’t compliment the body of the new mother.” Devon Clement is a postpartum doula in Princeton, N.J. Basically, her job description is to be helpful to new parents. She has overheard some doozies and made up a facetious script for clients to hang on their doors. It covers a lot of ground: “Dear Guests, Thank you so much for com-
ing to see our new addition(s), and for bringing your smiles, gifts, and good wishes. Thank you, also, for leaving your germs at home! If you think you may be sick, we’ll have a visit by waving at each other through the window. We also greatly appreciate the hot or easy-toheat-up meal you’ve brought us, and the fact that you plan to keep your visit nice and short. We’ve had a busy few days/ weeks around here, so please excuse the mess in the house and the fact that I am still in my pajamas. … I may need to breastfeed while you are here. If this offends you or makes you uncomfortable, I keep some blankets close by for you to put over your head. While we find it very interesting to hear your stories about what things were like when you had your babies, please keep your advice to yourself unless asked, especially if it comes with an air of judgment. We have enough information coming at us, and we are doing OK, thanks.” Perhaps most acutely distressed in the very early months are the parents of preemies. Megan Lubin of Philadelphia gave birth three months early to her now-2-year-old and spent that time in a hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. Once he did come home, during winter, she and her husband didn’t host many visitors or go out that much. “When we did interact with the outside world, the comments and questions flooded in,” she said. “We certainly didn’t mind if people were curious or genuinely interested in our son, but it was hurtful at
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This July 23 photo released by Brook Benten shows her with her four-month-old son Hayes at their home in Round Rock, Texas. From diet tips to “little baby, little problems,” sleep-deprived and super-stressed new parents have heard it all.
times when strangers would compare their child to ours.” Things not to say to the parents of a preemie? “‘Well, my child is the same age and much bigger!’ Or, ‘Your son is awfully thin,’” Lubin suggests. “The worst was when they would compare what their child was able to do.” Brandi Jordan, who owns a parenting resource center in Los Angeles, said the way to avoid ticking off new parents is pretty simple. “I think that people should not give advice. Period,” she said. “People see it as open license when they see someone with a baby to give them their opinion on how they should have socks
on, or they should have a hat on, or they need sunblock, or you shouldn’t be taking them out, they’re too young. Some people make themselves armchair experts because they’ve read a lot of things.” That, she said, is why the what-not-to-say problem is so out of control these days. Blogs, social networks and simple online search are the armchair expert’s best friends, said Jordan, who has a 6-year-old. Instead of advice, how about not coming over for a visit when you have a cold, even though you think you and your kids are no longer contagious? How about not asking the new parents of multiples: “Are they
natural or IVF?” But she has a suggestion for new parents, too: How about not rejecting outright the experiences of your own parents due to their grandparently status? “A lot of new parents discount what their own parents actually know, but a lot of grandparents do have good traditional things that work really well,” she said. First, she said, parents need to realize that they really do need help. “Before, you didn’t need help because your family was right there and did everything, but so many people are far removed from their families.” But make sure help is help. Visits should be 10 minutes, not two hours, in the early days unless you plan to throw in a load of laundry, do dishes or cook a meal. Dr. Richard So, a pediatrician at Cleveland Clinic Children’s hospital, has three kids of his own. The youngest is not yet 2. His advice for well-meaning loved ones: “Leave the lasagna or manicotti at the door.” Among the what-not-to-say moments that set his phone ringing: “Oh my gosh, what is that rash on your baby’s face?” And “Oh my gosh, what’s wrong with your baby’s head?” Rashes: They’re common for newborns. The head: It often doesn’t exit a woman’s body completely round. So what should a well-intentioned visitor be doing? “Ninety percent is just reassuring that mother that she’s doing the right things, that she’s not going to harm her baby,” he said. “All a new baby needs to do is eat, sleep, poop and grow.”
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DATES TO REMEMBER Today n DivorceCare seminar and support group will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. at Piqua Assembly of God Church, 8440 King Arthur Drive, Piqua. Child care provided through the sixth-grade. n AA, Piqua Breakfast Group will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Westminter Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The discussion meeting is open. n AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at 7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. n AA, open meeting, 6 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Alley entrance, upstairs. n AA, Living Sober meeting, open to all who have an interest in a sober lifestyle, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. n Narcotics Anonymous, Winner’s Group, will meet at 5 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. Open discussion . n Narcotics Anonymous, Poison Free, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 202 W. Fourth St., third floor, Greenville. n Narcotics Anonymous, Never Alone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 212 N. Main St., Sidney n Teen Talk, where teens share their everyday issues through communication, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Troy View Church of God, 1879 Staunton Road, Troy. n Singles Night at The Avenue will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Main Campus Avenue, Ginghamsburg Church, 6759 S. County Road 25-A, Troy. Each week, cards, noncompetitive volleyball, free line dances and free ballroom dance lessons. Child care for children birth through fifth grade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m. each night in the Main Campus building. For more information, call 667-1069, Ext. 21. n Baseball bingo will be offered from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. Refreshments will be available. Proceeds help the youth baseball organization, a nonprofit.
Monday n Dollar menu night will be from 6-8 p.m. at Troy Eagles, 225 N. Elm St. Dollar menu items include hamburger sliders, sloppy joe, hot dog, grilled cheese, french fries, onion straws, cup of soup, ice cream and more for $1 each. n Come join an Intermediate Contract Bridge game at the Tipp City Public Library every Monday at 1:30 p.m. Beverages and relaxed company provided. Sign up is required, either in person at the circulation desk, 11 E. Main St., or by phone at (937) 667-3826, Ext. 216. n Christian 12 step meetings, “Walking in Freedom,” are offered at 7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075 Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City. n An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs. n AA, Big Book discussion meeting will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy, in the 12 Step Room. The discussion is open to the public. n AA, Green & Growing will meet at 8 p.m. The closed discussion meeting (attendees must have a desire to stop drinking) will be at Troy View Church of God, 1879 Old Staunton Road, Troy. n AA, There Is A Solution Group will meet at 8 p.m. in Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, County Road 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The discussion group is closed (participants must have a desire to stop drinking). n AA, West Milton open discussion, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rear entrance, 1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking, handicap accessible. n Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers will meet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion meeting is open. A beginner’s meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. n Alternatives: Anger/Rage Control Group for adult males, 7-9 p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. n Mind Over Weight Total Fitness, 6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin St., Troy. Other days and times available. For more information, call 339-2699. n TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City. New members welcome. For more information, call 335-9721. n Troy Noon Optimist Club will meet at noon at the Tin Roof restaurant. Guests welcome. For more information, call 478-1401. n Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua,
weigh-in is at 5 and meeting at 5:30 p.m. n Parenting Education Groups will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Learn new and age-appropriate ways to parent children. Call 3396761 for more information. There is no charge for this program. n Narcotics Anonymous, Hug A Miracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy, use back door. n Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. n Sanctuary, for women who have been affected by sexual abuse, location not made public. Must currently be in therapy. For more information, call Amy Johns at 667-1069, Ext. 430 n Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. For more information, call 236-2273. n Pilates for Beginners, 8:309:30 a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. n Next Step at Noon, noon to 1 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.
Tuesday n Double deck pinochle is played at the Tipp City Public Library, 11 E. Main St., every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Come enjoy the relaxed environment with beverages provided by the library. Sign up is required, either in person at the circulation desk or by phone at (937) 667-3826, Ext. 216. n Deep water aerobics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www. lcctroy.com for more information and programs. n Hospice of Miami County “Growing Through Grief” meetings are at 11 a.m. on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of each month, and 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays and are designed to provide a safe and supportive environment for the expression of thoughts and feelings associated with the grief process. All sessions are available to the community and at the Hospice Generations of Life Center, 550 Summit Ave., second floor, Troy, with light refreshments provided. No reservations are required. For more information, call Susan Cottrell at Hospice of Miami County, 335-5191. n A daytime grief support group meets on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays at 11 a.m. at the Generations of Life Center,, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. The support group is open to any grieving adults in the greater Miami County area and there is no participation fee. Sessions are facilitated by trained bereavement staff. Call 573-2100 for details or visit the website at homc.org. n Quilting and crafts is offered from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., Tipp City. Call 667-8865 for more information. n The Miami Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Greene Street United Methodist Church, 415 W. Greene St., Piqua. All men interested in singing are welcome and visitors always are welcome. For more information, call 7781586 or visit the group’s Web site at www.melodymenchorus.org. n Divorce Care, 7 p.m. at Richards Chapel, 831 McKaig Ave., Troy. Video/small group class designed to help separated or divorced people. For more information, call 335-8814. n AA, women’s meeting, 8-9 p.m., Dettmer’s Daniel Dining Room. n AA Tuesday night meeting, 7 p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. n AA, The Best Is Yet To Come Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion is open. n AA, Tipp City Group, Zion Lutheran Church, Main and Third streets at 8 p.m. This is a closed discussion (participants must have a desire to stop drinking). n Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. Sidney Group, Presbyterian Church, corner North and Miami streets, Sidney. n AA, 7 p.m. at Troy Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. Open discussion. n An Intermediate Pilates class will be from 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. n Women’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for more information. n Narcotics Anonymous, Just For Tuesday, will meet at 7 p.m.
at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. This is an open discussion. n Narcotics Anonymous, Unity Group, 7 p.m., Freedom Life Ministries Church, 9101 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua. Open discussion. n Public bingo, license No. 0105-28, will begin with early birds at 7 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge No. 833, 17 W. Franklin St., Troy. Use the Cherry Street entrance. Doors open at 5 p.m. Instant tickets also will be available. n Public bingo — paper and computer — will be offered by the Tipp City Lumber Baseball organization from 7-10 p.m. at the West Milton Eagles, 2270 S. Miami St., West Milton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and concessions will be available. Proceeds will benefit the sponsorship of five Little League baseball teams. For more information, call 543-9959. n The Knitting Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Bradford Public Libary, 138 E. Main St., Bradford. All knitters are welcome or residents can come to learn. n DivorceCare will be every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy Church of the Nazarene, State Route 55 and Barnhart Road, Troy. The group is open to men and women. For more information, call Patty at 440-1269 or Debbie at 335-8397. n Christian 12-Step, 7-8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.
Wednesday nCome join the Experienced Contract Bridge game at the Tipp City Public Library, played every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., beverages and relaxed company are provided. Sign up is required, either in person at the circulation desk, 11 E. Main St., or by phone at (937) 667-3826, Ext. 216. n Skyview Wesleyan Church, 6995 Peters Road, Tipp City, will offer a free dinner at 6:15 p.m. Bible study will begin at 7 p.m. n An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs. n The “Sit and Knit” group meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited to attend. For more information, call 667-5358. n Grandma’s Kitchen, a homecooked meal prepared by volunteers, is offered every Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in the activity center of Hoffman United Methodist Church, 201 S. Main St., West Milton, one block west of State Route 48. The meal, which includes a main course, salad, dessert and drink, for a suggested donation of $7 per person, or $3 for a children’s meal. The meal is not provided on the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s. n The Miami County Troy Alzheimer’s Support Group, affiliated with the Miami Valley, Dayton Alzheimer’s Association and the National Alzheimer’s Association, will meet from 3-4:30 p.m. at Senior Active Adult Services, 2006 W. Stanfield Road, Troy, the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Use the entrance at the side of the building. Respite care will be provided. Caregivers may call 335-8800 for more information. n The Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters Road, Troy. Nonmembers of Kiwanis are invited to come meet friends and have lunch. For more information, contact Bobby Phillips, vice president, at 335-6989. n The Troy American Legion Post No. 43 euchre parties will begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 339-1564. n AA, Pioneer Group open discussion will meet at 9:30 a.m. Enter down the basement steps on the north side of The United Church Of Christ on North Pearl Street in Covington. The group also meets at 8:30 p.m. Monday night and is wheelchair accessible. n AA, Serenity Island Group will meet at 8 p.m. in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The discussion is open. n AA, 12 & 12 will meet at 8 p.m. for closed discussion, Step and Tradition meeting, in the 12 Step Room, Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. n AA, open discussion, 8 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Use the alley entrance, upstairs. n Al-Anon, Trinity Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. n Men’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 3396761 for more information.
n A Domestic Violence Support Group for Women will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16. E. Franklin St., Troy. Support for battered women who want to break free from partner violence is offered. There is no charge for the program. For more information, call 339-6761. n Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. n Children’s Creative Play Group will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. School-age children will learn appropriate social interactions and free expression through unique play therapy. There is no charge for this program. More information is available by calling 339-6761. n Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Spirit of Recovery, Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. n Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 9100 N. Main St., State Route 48, between Meijer and Samaritan North. For other meetings or information, call 252-6766 or (800) 589-6262, or visit the Web site at www. region5oa.org. n Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 2362273. n A Pilates Beginners group matwork class will be from 5:306:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. n Safe People, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, SC/DC 104. Find guidance for making safe choices in relationships, from friendships to co-workers, family or romance. Learn to identify nurturing people as well as those who should be avoided. Call Roberta Bogle at 667-4678 for more information. n Boundaries, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, ARK 200. A 12-week video series using Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. Offers practical help and encouragement to all who seek a healthy, balanced life and practice in being able to say no. For more information, call Linda Richards at 667-4678. n A free employment networking group will be offered from 8-9 a.m. each Wednesday at Job and Family Services, 2040 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. The group will offer tools to tap into unadvertised jobs, assistance to improve personal presentation skills and resume writing. For more information, call Steven Kiefer at 5702688 or Justin Sommer at 4403465. n The Tipp City Seniors offer line dancing at 10 a.m. every Wednesday at 320 S. First St., Tipp City.
Thursday n The Upper Valley Medical Center Mom and Baby Get Together group will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. on Thursdays at the Farm House, located northwest of the main hospital entrance and next to the red barn on the UVMC campus. The meeting is facilitated by the lactation department. The group offers the opportunity to meet with other moms, share about being a new mother and to learn more about breastfeeding and the baby. For more information, call (937) 440-4906. n Deep water aerobics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www. lcctroy.com for more information and programs. n An open parent-support group will be at 7 p.m. at Corinn’s Way Inc., 306 S. Dorset Road, Troy. n Parents are invited to attend the Corinn’s Way Inc. parent support group from 7-8:30 p.m. each Thursday. The meetings are open discussion. n Friendship Luncheons are offered the second Thursday at different locations in the county. The luncheons are casual dining experience that allows adults to come together for food and fellowship. Call the Generations of Live Center at 335-5191. n Tipp City Seniors gather to play cards prior to lunch every Thursday at 10 a.m. at 320 S. First St., Tipp City. At noon will be a carry-in lunch and participants should bring a covered dish and table service. On the third Thursday, Senior Independence offers blood pressure and blood sugar testing before lunch. For more information, call 667-8865. n Best is Yet to Come open AA meeting, 11 a.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. n AA, Tri-City Group meeting will take place 8:30-9:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the former Dettmer Hospital. The lead meeting is open. For more information, call 335-9079. n AA, Spirituality Group will meet at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Troy. The discussion is open. n Health Partners Free Clinic will offer a free clinic on Thursday
night at the clinic, 1300 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Registration will be from 5:30-7 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The clinic does not accept medical emergencies, but can refer patients to other doctors and can prescribe medication. Call 332-0894 for more information. n Narcotics Anonymous, NAIOU, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. n Preschool story hours will be from 10-11 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradford Public Library, 138 E. Main St., Bradford. n Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Tipp City. For more information, call 5527082.
Friday n An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs. n AA, Troy Friday Morning Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. The discussion is open. n AA, open discussion, 8 p.m. in the Salvation Army, 129 S. Wayne St., Piqua. Use parking lot entrance, held in gym. n Narcotics Anonymous, Clean and Free, 8 p.m., Dettmer Hospital, 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Open discussion. Fellowship from 7-8 p.m. n A Pilates Intermediate group matwork class will be held from 9-10 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 667-2441. n Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Brethren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191. n A singles dance is offered every Friday from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Christopher Club, Dixie Highway, Kettering, sponsored by Group Interaction. The dance is $6. For more information, call 640-3015 or visit www. groupia.org. n Christian Worship Center, 3537 S. Elm Tree Road, Christiansburg, hosts a Friday Night Bluegrass Jam beginning at 7 p.m. each Friday. Homemade meals are available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants may bring instruments and join in. A small donation is requested at the door. For more information or directions, call 857-9090 or 631-2624.
Saturday n The Miami County Farmers Market will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendly’s restaurant. n The West Milton Church of the Brethren, 918 S. Miami St., West Milton, will offer a free clothes closet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second Saturday. Clothes are given to those in need free of charge at this time. For more information, call (937) 6984395. n Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191. n Recovery Too Al-Anon meetings are offered at 8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Church, main campus, Room 117, S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City. n AA, Men’s Meeting will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the new First Lutheran Church, corner of Washington Road and State Route 41. The meeting is closed (members must have a desire to stop drinking). n AA, Troy Winners Group will meet at 8:30 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy for discussion. The meeting is open. n AA, Troy Beginners Group meets at 7 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. This is an open discussion meeting. n Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, meeting at 9 a.m., weigh-in at 9:30 a.m. n Pilates for Beginners (Introduction), 9:15-10:15 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. n Narcotics Anonymous, Saturday Night Live, 8 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St., Sidney. n Relapse Prevention Group, 5:30-6:45 p.m. at The Avenue, Room 504, at Ginghamsburg Main Campus, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. n The Next Step, a worship celebration for people on the road to recovery, 7 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Main Campus Sanctuary, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. n Baseball bingo will be offered from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. Refreshments will be available. Proceeds help the youth baseball organization, a nonprofit. n The Tipp City Seniors eat out at area restaurants (sign up at the center) at 4:30 p.m. Card cames will be offered at the center for a $2 donation.
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Six hot looks in summer bedding Mary Carol Garrity Scripps Howard News Service
If you were to rank your home-decorating projects, chances are “get new bedding” is low down on your list. We often sacrifice the style in the private spaces in our homes because they are out of the public eye. But think about this: Your bedroom is your sanctuary, and it’s up to your bedding ensemble to set the tone for this all-important space. I’ve found that remaking your bed with a new ensemble completely transforms the look of the entire room. Let’s check out six hot trends in bedding. 1. Flower Power You see them on the fashion runways and sprouting up in home decor: Flowers are back! Today’s florals are blooming with new hues and patterns. Because many floral fabrics mix in a multitude of colors, they offer a great basis for pulling a rainbow of colors into your bedding ensemble. And their perky patterns bring graceful movement to the lines of the bed-
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With features of greens and blues, the addition of the embroidered floral pillows gives this bed a softer, more romantic feel.
ding. When you pair a strong color like coral, for example, with soft neutrals like cream and taupe, it feels lively but serene. If you like florals, pick a pattern that makes you
swoon as your inspiration. I like to honor tradition in my decorating, yet keep it vibrant and new. Citron is the hottest color of the season, and we play it up big. We’re pairing this shade, which
rests somewhere between yellow and green, with black, white, gray, turquoise and coral. 2. Stripes, Stripes and More Stripes We’re seeing it all right now — fat stripes, skinny stripes, in-between stripes and a combination of all of the above. Stripes that zigzag, stripes that undulate, stripes that intersect, solid stripes, stripes made of polka dots, stripes that resemble Ikat. Whew! We used the still-crazypopular chevron stripe as our inspiration for one bed because we adored this particular fabric, which weds the graphic elements of a chevron with the romance of a floral. The blue and green that dominate the palette was our jumping-off point for the rest of the accent pillows on the bed, all of which celebrate the clean geometric shapes and fresh colors that are inspiring today’s designers. Patriotic colors are back, but with a new twist. You can go with the
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Average rates on U.S. fixed mortgages fell for the second straight week, a welcome sign for homebuyers hoping to lock in lower rates that had spiked earlier this month. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average on the 30-year loan fell to 4.31 percent. That’s down from 4.37 percent last week but nearly a full percentage point higher than in early May. The rate reached a two-year high of 4.51 percent two weeks ago. The average on the fixed loan • See BEDDING on page B6 15-year
declined to 3.39 percent, down from 3.41 percent last week While rates remain low by historical standards, they have risen in recent weeks after the Federal Reserve indicated it might slow its bond purchases later this year. The $85-million-a-month in bond purchases have kept long-term interest rates low, encouraging more borrowing and spending. Mortgage rates tend to follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which rose sharply after Chairman Ben Bernanke • See LOAN on page B6
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Joe Friday said it best; indicated that the average number of homes a “Just the Facts, Ma’am!” Have you ever tested buyer is looking at prior your skills of memory to purchase is on the rise. or more specifically, While the inventory is your detailed memory? down that also means the Recently, I had the “oppor- selection isn’t as broad. tunity” to test my memo- Therefore, as a buyer you ry with what I remem- may be looking at a dozen bered vs. what actually homes or more before you is. Clearly, I don’t always find one that is the closest get it right. I’ve known fit for all of your needs. Keeping a record of that for some time and so, for important things I use facts is important. And, I a variety of techniques said fact, but really I mean to help myself along. It’s details. When I assess rare, rare occasion when my buyer to determine I forget an obligation sim- their needs I have a pretty ply because I have sys- good idea of what kind of process we will go tems in place to through. When puthelp manage my ting together tours life. However, on I make a folder up some items pertainwith our itinerary, ing to my personal and data sheet with life, I’m less discinote space availplined and think able. Even jotting I will remember like this one!” is things so I am less Robin “I a good detail that, inclined to keep Banas track so closely. Contributing arguably, is fact. Recently, my memo- Columnist But, why did you like it? Try to be ry was tested when specific about items I had to leave town suddenly and unexpect- you do and do not like. edly. Imagine trying to Jotting down little details tell your 19-year-old what about the home will help items you will need for a jog your memory after a three to five day stay and long day of house-huntyou have nothing with ing. And, if one tour of 10 homes turns in to 4 tours you. Nothing. of 10 homes you will want Two obstacles there: 1. A 19-year-old does to be able to determine not place digging through which homes, according mom’s drawers high on to your needs, meet the his list of things he wants cut and are worth taking another look at. to do. Also, take note of 2. Though I am a creature of habit and was so things that may not be proud of my dictation I so obvious to you right am still here without my away. Counting the numdeodorant. (Don’t worry, ber of windows or noting the number outlets I bought some.) How does this tie into will help you determine home purchasing? Home what you consider value. purchasing requires a lot If the windows are not of details. Looking for a new and need replacing home can become labori- in the near future then the ous. Fun, but work. After number of windows just all, you are looking for became a very relevant the place you are going fact. Likewise, if you preto be spending much of fer a gas stove, but there your free time in. It’s a is no gas line running to big and important invest- the stove area what would ment. Recent studies have • See BANAS on page B6
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Color, creativity run riot at furniture fair Patricia Sheridan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
NEW YORK — From a giant vertebra lamp to lights that look like cotton balls, the cornucopia of creativity was overflowing during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair’s 25th-anniversary show and Design Week in New York City this spring. DFC’s Castigliosaurus floor lamp resembling a dinosaur’s spine had people doing double takes. Created in 2013 by
Mauricio Paniagua and Tony Moxham, the name is a nod not only to prehistoric thunder lizards but also to Castiglioni’s iconic floor lamp. The lamp is made entirely in Mexico with hand-cast ceramic vertebrae, a metal inner spine and a base and shade hand-carved from locally sourced volcanic rock. Off in a corner of the fair, a woman sat wrapped in fabric-covered tubes that turned out to be the Volcano chair by K.S. Design. It allows a variety of seating arrangements
while wrapping you like a security blanket. K.S. Design also showed Bright Cotton, a glowing fixture that looks like a cotton ball, square or other shape. Looking conventional in comparison was the Remix Rocker by Jonathan Kim for Bernhardt Design and Clo stools by Yeji Kim with soft fabric and hardwood. A special exhibit, “Inside Norway,” featured 21 young designers who displayed clocks, rugs, chairs, tables and finely sculpted decorative items.
Stokkeaustad teamed with designer Andreas Engesvik of Oslo to create The Woods glass sculpture. Vondom showed off many outdoor pieces, including Adan by Teresa Sapey — sculpted resin heads that can be stools, tables or garden ornaments. Just as playful but for indoor storage were lockers that look like Amsterdam canal houses from Cool Kids Company. Something both children and adults will love is the supercomfortable modern hammock
called Surf by Royal Botania. The Belgian company also showed off several sleek outdoor loungers, including the minimalist electro-polished steel NINIX and QT 125 stackable loungers from its Red Line Collection. Randall Buck and Jee Levin displayed their mural-style wall coverings for Trove. Called Redux, the coverings contain more than 30 percent recycled materials and are mold- and mildew-resistant. “It replaces artwork. It’s decoration,” said Buck.
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diamonds, all in vibrant, saturated colors. Although we really like to mix lots of surprising fabrics together when we create our custom bedding at Nell Hill’s, we tie the divergent looks together by repeating fabric patterns and colors. 4. Ikat Celebrates the Best of Old and New Ikat — that ancient pattern that has been unearthed and reinvented by today’s designers — is still immensely popular and won’t be going away anytime soon. In
great colors featured in Old Glory. Or, you can do a variation, with reds that lean more toward coral or cinnamon, and blues that are mixed with a bit of green. 3. Geometrics Stack Up Designers are getting playful and reinventing the neat graphic patterns of old, and I’m loving the look they’re creating. We’re seeing lots of newly interpreted imperial trellis patterns, Greek key (one of my all-time favorites), polka dots,
they were afraid it would look too somber. But when you pour in highcontrast white and swirl it all together through a mix of interesting fabrics, you have a dynamic result. 5. Go Wild with Animal Prints Animal prints still show strong in textiles because they bring with them an understated yet interesting graphic pattern. Zebra stripes are among our favorites, and we like to work them into bedding — and upholstered furnishings. It’s a great way to make a bed look a bit funky.
fact, we’re seeing the Ikat effect, of creating an image by clustering parallel lines very closely, being used to create a wide variety of shapes like stripes and polka dots, not just the standard Ikat shape. Even though it embodies an Old World, global feel, Ikat looks right at home with today’s trendy patterns. Right now, we are obsessed with navy. Traditionally, people have been wary about mixing black and navy together in bedding, maybe because
6. Bright Solids Shine People are opening their hearts, and the doors of their homes, to bright colors this year. You not only see bright yellows, blues, greens, reds and oranges used in all kinds of patterns, but also in solid textiles. Solids do a lot to bring balance to a cluster of exciting fabrics, so they are always a good pick for a duvet cover, quilt or set of accent pillows. The column has been adapted from Mary Carol Garrity’s blog at www.nellhills. com. She can be reached at marycarol@ nellhills.com.
said the Fed might reduce its bond-buying program. But the yield has since stabilized after Bernanke and other members emphasized that any change in the bond purchases would be tied to the economy’s health — not a calendar date. And Bernanke said the Fed would likely continue other low-interest rate policies for the foreseeable future because unemployment remains high and inflation low.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. Debra Gaierty Riley, Michael Riley to 920 Caldwell LLC, 0.130 acres, $0. Clayton Lee, Jane Lee a.k.a. Jane Willcox to Jane Lee, one lot, $0. Jessica Jaqua a.k.a. Jessica Pearson to Anthony Pearson, one lot, $0. Investco Inc. to Habitat for Humanity of Miami County Ohio Inc., one lot, $17,300. TIPP CITY Alicia Waldron, Brian Waldron to Chris Roth, one lot, $130,000. Cynthia Shadoan, David Shadoan to Corey Hept, Karissa Hept, one lot, $230,900. Ashley Sweet to Edward Brinkman, one lot, $142,500. Kyle Eilerman, Stephanie Eilerman a.k.a. Stephanie Miller to Robert Strong, one lot, $144,100. Laura Nehring, Neil Nehring to Kyle Eilerman, Stephanie Eilerman, one lot, $218,000. Deborah Ashworth to Cynthia Shadoan, David Shadoan, one lot, $315,000. Carol Otte, James Otte to Angela Woo, Anton Woo, one lot, $330,000. Beverly Elrod, Carol Elrod to Barbara Elrod, Mark Elrod, a part lot, $0. James Paoloemilio, Valerie Paoloemilio to Dipak Shah, Dipti Shah, one lot, $173,000. Cara Muhlenkamp to Margaret McKee, one lot, $165,000. BRADFORD Fred Selanders, attorney in fact, Lester Selanders, Marguerite Selanders to Lester Selanders, three lots, three part lots, $0. COVINGTON Marvin Wackler to Randy Kimmel, one lot, $35,500. Estate of Susie Kessler to Bonnie Pura, a part lot, $0. FLETCHER Gary Gumerlock to Glen Baker, Gregory McEowen, a part lot, 0.538 acres, $12,000. HUBER HEIGHTS NVR Inc. to Dustin Hixson, Staci Hixson, one lot, $189,000. Leslie J. Mahr Sr., Soledad Mahr to Connie Lee Dallas, one lot, $168,000. Carriage Trails at the Heights LLC, Dec Land Co. I LLC to MI Homes of Cincinnati LLC, one lot, $33,000. Carriage Trails at the Heights
LLC, Dec Land Co. I LLC to MI Homes of Cincinnati LLC, one lot, $44,000. Carriage Trails at the Heights LLC, Dec Land Co. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $30,500. Carriage Trails at the Heights LLC, Dec Land Co. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $44,000. Carriage Trails at the Heights LLC, Dec Land Co. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $44,000. NVR Inc. to Abby Williams, Nicklaus Williams, one lot, $244,000. PLEASANT HILL Bank of America, N.A. to SEcretary of Housing and Urban Development, a part lot, $0. Rebecca Ann Phillis, Thomas Phlilis to Dale Sink, Mary Ann Sink, one lot, $28,000. Jolene Naff, Jane Tackett to Jolene Naff, Jane Tackett, one lot, one part lot, $0. WEST MILTON Gordon Havens, Judith Havens to Angela Bond, Kevin Bond, $114,300. Alan Lair to Jelsafi Corp., a part lot, $0. BETHEL TWP. Carolyn Wright, Todd Wright to James Walsh, trustee, Mary Walsh, trustee, Walsh Family Trust, 0.513 acres, $0. James Walsh, trustee, Mary Walsh, trustee, Walsh Family Trust to Carolyn Wright, Todd Wright, 0.431 acres, 0.070 acres, $0. Rita Harley to Robert Hale, Sheryl Hale, 0.899 acres, 1.201 acres, $196,000. Jack Thomas Wiley to Parminder Singh, one lot, $90,000. BROWN TWP. Fredrick Lichtenberg Sr. to Linda Sue Everett, 24.272 acres, $97,200. CONCORD TWP. Jessica Farling, Ross Farling to Kevin Wuebker, Rachel Wuebker, one lot, $259,900. John C. Cornell, Normandie Cornell to John C. Cornell, trustee, Normandie Cornell, trustee, John C. Cornell and Normandie E. Cornell Joint Revocable Living Trust, one lot, $0. Estate of Edward J. Weber, Arlene Isenbarger, co-executor, Tawni Sue Wills, co-executor to Arlene Isenbarger, Dan Isenbarger, $225,000. Karen Lachiewicz, Peter Lachiewicz, Karen Lachiewicz,
one lot, $0. Suzanne Royer, Philip Smith, Rebecca Joan Smith to Autumne Storer, Shaun Storer, 0.4592 acres, $77,200. Samuel Debella to Kitty Debella, 0.717 acres, $0. Kitty Debella to Eric Huelskamp, Kara Huelskamp, 0.717 acres, $126,000. Virginia Siegel, deceased, Will of Virginia Siegel, U.S. Bank, N.A., Troy, testamentary trustee to James Siegel, John Siegel, 160 acres, 40 acres, $0. MONROE TWP. Diahann Blair, Jaydee Blair to David Dunaway, Theresa Dunaway, 9.504 acres, $868,900. Kathleen Falkowski to Kathleen Falowski Trust, $0. NEWTON TWP. Sarah Addington, Thomas Addington to David Reed, Janice Reed, 2.4142 acres, $215,000. Annett Bayer, Kurt Bayer to Erin Friedly, Nathan Friedly, 0.838 acres, $138,000. Dixie Clark, Donna Clark, Jack Clark, Jeffrey Clark to Kimberly Goad, Ross Goad, 2.630 acres, $38,500. NEWBERRY TWP. Mark Favorite, Pam Favorite to Amy Meredith, 5.207 acres, $35,000. SPRINGCREEK TWP. Christine Meyer, Christopher Meyer to Christopher J. Meyer and Christine L. Meyer Joint Revocable Living Trust, 44.604 acres, $0. Lucinda Fry, Thomas Fry to Thomas Fry, one lot, $55,000. STAUNTON TWP. Deborah Toney, Walter Toney to Arland Glosette, 0.103, acres, 2.381 acres, $105,000. UNION TWP. Charlene K. Baker, Paul M. Baker, co-trustee, Baker Family Revocable Living Trust to Blake Chinn, two lots, $224,900. Carol Coate, James Coate to Carol Coate, James Coate, 11.221 acres, $0. WASHINGTON TWP. Douglas Liette, Jennfier Liette to Edwin Liette, 2.769 acres, 0.789 acres, 0.361 acres, 2.528 acres, $0. John Sorrell, Tammy Sorrell to James Hemm, Stephen Hemm, 1.7766 acres, $4,500. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Patrick Hamilton, Tracey Hamilton, 1.119 acres, $0.
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Brandon Coate, attorney in fact to Cylde McWhirter, Grace McWhirter, one lot, $126,000. Jared Wolfgang, Melanie Wolfgang to Allison Di Cola, one lot, $124,500. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Lerner, Sampson, & Rothfuss, attorney in fact to Roy Johnson, trustee, Roy Johnson Trust, one lot, $24,300. Keystone Land Development Inc. to Harlow Builders Inc., one lot, $44,900. PIQUA Residential Credit Solutions Inc. to Self Help Ventures Fund, one lot, $0. Self Help Ventures Fund, Servicelink, A Division of Chicago Title Insurance Com, Servicelink Asset Management Solutions, LLC, attorney in fact to Raymond Alexander, one lot, $29,500. Bank of America, N.A., successor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, attorney in fact, LaSalle Bank, N.A., trustee, Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, U.S. Bank, N.A., successor trustee to Paul Haines, a part lot, $22,100. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a part lot, $0. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, attorney in fact, RASC-2006, U.S. Bank, N.A., trustee to Murray Property Investments LLC, one lot, $30,000. Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association of Sidney to Timothy Hornbacker, a part lot, $25,300. Brenda Rice, Paul Rice Jr. to Brenda Rice, Paul Rice Jr., one lot, $0. Jermayne Gabriel to Joseph Taylor, two lots, $110,000. Jeff Tribbett, Sue Ann Tribbett to Harold J. Schmidt II, one lot, $70,000. Douglas Liette, Jennfier Liette to Edwin Liette, multiple lots, $0. Ann Baker, Lawrence Baker, Marsha Baker, Martha Baker, Steven Baker, Thomas Baker, Molly Cameron, Scott Cameron to Leesa Baker, one lot, $106,700. Constance Atkinson, attorney in fact, Debra Miller, attorney in fact, Betty Jane Weber to Jimmy Cline, Sheri Cline, one lot, $20,000. Bank of America, N.A. to
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TROY Scott Investments of Troy LLC to Janel Howery Ranly, Keith Ranly, one lot, $237,000. Brandon Cross, Holly Cross to American Homes 4 Rent Properties Five LLC, one lot, $187,000. James Henry, Sarah Henry a.k.a. Sarah Rudy to Nicolas Long, a part lot, $89,900. Richard Steineman to Sylvester Piercy, Tammy Piercy, one lot, $42,000. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Susan Barth, one lot, one part lot, $0. Amy Simmons, Matthew Simmons to Joni McEvoy, Patrick McEvoy, one lot, $284,900. Harvey Griffieth to Gina Griffieth, one lot, $0. Jennifer Croft a.k.a. Jennifer Weatherhead to Jonathan Weatherhead, 1.017 acres, $0. Franciso Quintero to Ashley Young, one lot, $65,000. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Manley, Deas & Kochalski LLC, attorney in fact to Megan Dever, Stephen Dever, one lot, $68,500. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to James May, Julie May, three part lots, $37,000. Paul Hermann, Waneta Hermann to John Battelle, Julie Battelle, one lot, $290,000. James Robinson, Kimberly Robinson to Kelly Robinson, one lot, $0. Flagstar Bank FSB to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. Troy Philea EO LLC to Palmik Realty LLC, five part lots, one lot, $7 million. Chanthorn Nicoulin, Gregory Nicoulin to Gregory Nicoulin, one lot, $0. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Lerner, Sampson, & Rothfuss, attorney in fact to Adam Andrejcio, one lot, $74,900. David Coss, attorney in fact, Margaret Williams, attorney in fact, Cora Zonard to Herbert J. and Rhoda C. Schmidt Agreement of Trust, one lot, $129,900. Teresa Beltz, attorney in fact, Ronald Sand to Alissa Applegate, Laura Harrison, one lot, $0. Teresa Beltz to Alissa Applegate, Adam Beltz, one lot, $0. Jean Beaver, Robert Beaver,
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Auctions Estate Sales COVINGTON 8195 West Klinger Road (off North State Route 48), August 1,2,3 10am4pm and August 4 12pm-4-pm DON'T MISS THIS AMAZING SALE. This wonderful country home is packed full of a lifetime of possessions of a local Covington doctor, overflowing with collectibles, and vintage finds, something for every room in the house, 3 garages, 2 basements, furniture, tools, kitchen, retro, antiques, and so much more. ESTATE SALE BY GAYLE www.perkinsinteriors.com
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Forklift Operators Full-Time/All Shifts at KTH St. Paris, OH • Must commit to a minimum of 6 months on assignment. • Must be at least 18 years of age. • Must be able to work overtime as needed on all scheduled workdays. • Must pass a drug screen and background check • Must complete a paid orientation prior to starting. • 1st, 2nd & 3rd Shifts available with competitive pay and attendance bonus available
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Slagle Mechanical Inc. an established HVAC & Plumbing construction/ Service company is currently seeking qualified Electricians to better serve our growing customer base. This new opportunity will provide steady employment with industry leading benefits to allow the right individual many opportunities for growth in a new department. Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years experience or more, have an excellent knowledge of the Electrical Code, Safety Processes, and hold applicable licenses. Work experience to include commercial & industrial construction, maintenance, and service work, Residential experience a plus, Must be proficient with low voltage to 600volt applications.
Civitas Media is looking for a Business Development Specialist to sell online and print advertising for our Newspapers. Position will be based in our Sidney, Ohio, office. These are full time salary positions with a generous commission program. Benefits include Health insurance, 401K, vacation, etc. If interested send resume to Becky Smith at bsmith@civitasmedia.com
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DIE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN KTH Parts Industries, Inc., a quality oriented manufacturer of stamped and welded auto parts, located in St. Paris, Ohio has an immediate 2nd shift opening for a Die Maintenance Technician in our Stamping Department. The successful candidate must be able to perform quality repairs/ improvements to dies while working independently. Certificate or diploma from a vocational school, company sponsored training program or junior college in technical coursework preferred. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 4 years in tool and die building and or repair, preferably in the Automotive Industry. In addition, the successful candidate should have experience in: * Scheduling preventive maintenance for stamping dies; * Die modifications and design changes; * Reading blueprints/die drawings; * Die maintenance record keeping; and * Machine operation, including: lathes, mills, drills, crane, saws, surface grinders and welding (tig and arc). KTH Parts offers a very attractive benefit package, competitive wage (including shift differential), and a team oriented manufacturing environment. Qualified candidates should send a resume and salary requirements to:
ANTIQUES - HOUSEHOLD - FURNITURE: R. S. Prussia Dish Red Seal; Set of 8 Lennox China; Dresser Set; Meaken Iron Stone - Coffee Pot, Cream & Sugar, Covered Dish; Pitcher, Cups; Plates; Chocolate Set - Pots, Cups, Saucers, Cream & Sugar (Royal Vienna); Fenton Bowl; Milk Glass Ware; Candle Holder; Flow Blue Iron Stone Bowl; Flatware; Nippon Vases; 12 Shadow Box Picture Frames; Blue Ridge Pitcher; Silver Vase; Brass Vases; 4 Rush Bottom Chairs; Victorian Chair; Drop Leaf Table; Night Stand; Oak Stand; Oak Desk; Smoker Stand; Sewing Table; Early Rocker; Lamp Table; 3 Cushion Sofa & Matching Chair; Wing Back Chair; Recliner; 2 Soofas; Lamp Tables; Table Lamps; 2 Dressers & Matching Night Stands (Bassett); 4 Televisions & Stands (Toshiba, Sharp); 2 Vacuums; 2 Swivel Rockers; Whirlpool Refrigerator/Freezer; Kenmore Freezer; Westinghouse Roaster; Bamboo Furniture - 2 Swivel Rockers; 2 Arm Chairs; 2 Foot Stools; Floor Lamp; Table Lamp; 2 End Tables; Round Coffee Table; Barbie Dolls: Approx. 130 Barie & Ken Dolls (80 still in original boxes); 40 Precious Moments Figurines; Stuffed Animals (Ty). Books & Misc: 3 Volumes: Memoirs of Miami Valley History, Volume I, II, & III; Misc. Books, Misc. Christmas Items; Schwin Bike; Wood Shaft Golf Clubs. FROM THE BARN: Allis Chalmers 716H, Hydrostatic Lawn Tractor w/Mowing Deck; Allis Chalmers, Snow Blower; Allis Chalmers 5000 Watt Generator; Thatcher; Suzuki Generator SE 500; Knipco Heater; 2 Lawn Boy Push Mowers; Battery Charger. OWNERS: Tom Westfall
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For over 85 years, Evenflo has been a worldwide leader in the development of innovative infant equipment and is now one of the nation's leading manufacturers of high quality baby care and juvenile products. Currently, Evenflo is looking for a leader to join its Piqua, OH team. Shipping Leadperson This 1st shift position reports to the Shipping Supervisor and requires the ability to lead the employees while multi-tasking the many functions of the shipping warehouse. Specifically, responsibilities include: Coordinating all the activities of the shipping dock. Training all shipping employees and ensuring they follow the proper work and safety procedures. Work effectively within the Warehouse Management System and Baan Inspecting all trailers prior to picking/loading Backstop Inventory Control as needed Serving as a leader in the 5S implementation process. Skills desired: Previous forklift experience and the ability to pass testing and obtain an Evenflo license. Prefer 3-5 years of previous Shipping/Warehouse experience. Previous experience working with a Warehouse Management System. Problem solving skills. Leadership skills Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Attention to detail. Pay is commensurate with experience. Evenflo offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401(k) and product discounts Interested, qualified applicants should apply online at: HYPERLINK "http://www.evenflo.com/"www.evenflo.com (see careers section) 40360772
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NICE HOME FURNISHINGS: Lg cherry dbl pedestal dining rm table w/ 2 bds & 10 striped cushion seat chrs; lg cherry china cabinet w/ 4 glass doors; sleigh style day bed; QS sleigh bed, dresser w/ octagon mirror, chest of drws & night stand; KS spindle headboard bed; blond dbl bedrm suite; oval floor stand mirror; decorator rugs; mauve pillow back recliner; print uph chair & ottoman; pine rocker; Kroehler dark blue pillow back couch; metal hall tree w/ umbrella holder; wicker loveseat & 2 rockers; 2 white Cracker Barrel porch rockers; stack patio chairs; sun lounger; grape vine tree; etc. FROM THE MUSIC ROOM: Kimball half size piano & bench; bongo drums; tambourine & antique squeeze box accordion. ANTIQUES, ETC: Victor Junior small size wood burning range; store counter or bench w/ sliding door storage; unusual soda bottle machine w/ Coca Cola back & Pepsi Cola door; bowl & pitcher; misc glass, china & small collectibles; cuckoo clock; sad iron; CI tea kettle; Lodge kettle; brown crock; milk can; small barrel; 2 man saw; fruit crates; Flexible Flyer sled; Asteroids digital game room machine; etc. APPLIANCES & HH GOODS: GE Profile drop-in range; above range microwave; KA dishwasher; Admiral TV; baby tender & children’s items; Char Griller combined gas & charcoal grill; charcoal grill; Show Time rotisserie; Geo Foreman roaster; kitchen items; canning jars; etc. EXERCISE EQUIPMENT: Pro-From GR90 ex bike; Hang-Ups inversion bed; Fitness Gear total work-out weight system. JD LAWN TRACTOR, LAWN & GARDEN ITEMS: John Deere F911 front mower deck lawn tractor; Great Dane Super Surfer II ride-on lawn mower w/ 52” cut, Kohler engine, grass catcher & spare tire; Yard Machine walk-behind mower; pull type lawn sprayer w/ 50 gal tank, Kohler gas engine & Lesko pump; Fisher 1000 receiver hitch salt spreader; Craftsman chain saw; Craftsman 6 HP, 14” rear tine tiller; lawn roller; lawn spreaders; garden wagon; push plow; spike aerator; driveway drag; antique 2 btm pull type plow; stock tank; fuel tank; log chains; etc. Lesko Mach II fertilizer, 7 new bags; copper sulfite; treated wood posts. TRAILER: Flatbed, 6”x18’ wooden deck trailer w/ short steel sides, alloy slotted wheels, mesh rear ramp tailgate & pennel hitch. GARAGE ITEMS: Firestorm table saw; radial arm saw, as is; saw blades; power hand tools; lawn & garden tools; 2 T floor jack; Kobalt air compressor; power mixer for 5 gal paint buckets; tubs & even more! BUILDING SUPPLIES & MISC: New 36” entry door w/ oval window & brass caming; new Colonial interior door; dimensional lumber & supplies; small amt of conduit; new & used indoor-outdoor lighting; new plumbing valves & fixtures; 4 bags of insulation; etc. CONSIGNED EQUIPMENT: Cub Cadet 1882 hydrostatic lawn tractor w/ 46” cut; Gravely Commercial 10-A w/ duals, plus sulky, rotary mower, sickle bar mower, rotary tiller, rotary plow & cultivator; 2 Troy Bilt tillers, modern Horse model w/ elec start & older pull start model; gas edger; Poulan Pro chain saw; Johnson outboard motor; 50th Anniv. Shopsmith, plus table extensions, band saw & jointer; DeWalt chop saw; Whetstone sharpener & stand; Belsaw molding-planer. NOTE: We’re back a long lane w/ grass field parking. Plan to be w/ us as the Trent’s have sold their home & are now dispersing at auction the nice items listed above. Photos at www.stichterauctions.com
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TROY/TIPP 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhomes & Duplexes From $675-$875 Monthly
Apartments /Townhouses 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms Call for availability attached garages Easy access to I-75 (937)335-6690
3 BEDROOM FARMHOUSE in Miami East, garage, great location, no pets, reference and deposit. (937)332-1756 or (937)418-8018
PRINCETON VILLAGE APARTMENTS 68 Bevonne Ct. West Milton, OH 45383 * Now accepting applications for 1 Bedroom apts. * Designed for senior 62+, handicap, disabled. * Newly remodeled kitchen and bathrooms. * HUD subsidized makes us affordable! Visit us Mon, Wed, Fri 8:30am-5pm
2 BEDROOM, upstairs, sweet area, Won't last, appliances furnished, $445 includes water, no pets! (937)335-5440 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, 2 car garage, appliances, W/D hookup, $775, 1642 Brook Park (937)335-0261 2 BEDROOM, washer/dryer hook-up, CA, off street parking, quiet cul-de-sac $475 monthly, Metro approved, (937)603-1645 DODD RENTALS Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom AC, appliances $550/$450 plus deposit No pets (937)667-4349 for appt. GARAGE/ STORAGE, 10x20, $63 monthly, (937)778-0524
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Call....................937-498-4203 Furniture Refinishing I PAINT FURNITURE I’ll make your old furniture beautiful again! Country, Shabby Chic, Modern, Children, Nursery Call me 937-216-4114 See my work at: carlottaart.wordpress.com
2003 FORD CROWN VIC, 4 door sedan, gold, 75,600 miles, 4.8 liter V8, automatic with overdrive, AM/FM stereo with single CD, 1 owner, California, garaged, excellent condition, $4000 (937)524-6567
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2003 PONTIAC AZTEC, maintenance receipts, $3800 OBO. Call (937)658-2421.
(937)673-1821 TROY, 3 bedroom, stove/ refrigerator, water paid, no pets, no washer/dryer hookup, $545 month, (937)829-8999 TROY, LARGE 2 bedroom, hardwood floors, water, trash, sewage included. $550 monthly, $550 Deposit, (937)492-1010 WEST MILTON 1 bedroom, totally remodeled, 1st floor, no pets, $450 + deposit (937)4231980
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Possible Owner Financing 305 Elizabeth Ct., Russia 2 beds, 2 full bath, large living area, screened porch. 1348 sq. ft. plus 2-car garg. Asking $119,900 Call/text 937-726-9055
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Continental Express, a local transportation company, has an exciting career opportunity for someone with excellent administrative skills. Ideal candidate must be detail oriented, self motivated, and possess excellent communication, computer and organizational skills. Duties will include preparing sales presentations and reports, entering and maintaining sales rates, communicating with and providing information to customers and other miscellaneous clerical tasks. We offer a competitive salary and benefit package. 2 or 4 year degree strongly preferred and customer service or sales related experience helpful.
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ANNIVERSARY
Couple celebrates 56 years
Robert Dean and Etta Marie (Willis) Kress of Fletcher are celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary. There were married July 3, 1948, at United Missionary Church, Piqua, by the Rev. Lawrence Fry and the Rev. Russell Sloat. The couple are parents of three children, Phil Kress of Tipp City, Judy and Eric Watson if Kincardine, Ontario, Canada, and the late Ron
Kress. They have eight grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. He served as a Sergeant with the U.S. Army in World War II and retired May 30, 1991, from Goodrich Aircraft Wheels and Brakes. He also farmed for 27 years, retiring in 1986. She worked as a dental technician for Dr. Taubman and as a secretary at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Fairborn.
WEDDING
Leonard, Smallenbarger celebrate May nuptials Amy Colleen Leonard and Matthew Ryan Smallenbarger, both of Westerville, were married at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in an outdoor ceremony at the Troy Eagles FOE No. 971 in the recreation area. Terry Carlisle presided over the event. The bride was given away by her parents, Michael and Jill Leonard of Troy. The groom’s parents are Spencer and Debra Smallebarger of Casstown. The bride wore an ivory, stain trumpet-style gown accented with embroidery and pearls. Her boquet was made up of beautiful fuschia hydrangeas. Esther Shively served as the maid of honor. Christian Leasure, Summer Bartsch and Dana Leonard, sister-in-law of the bride, served as bridesmaids. Olive Leonard,
niece of the bride, as the flower girl. James Henry served as best man. Matthew Wintrow, cousin of the groom, Nathan Leonard, brother of the bride, Edde Girard and Thomas Bartsch were the groomsmen. The wedding reception was held at the place of the wedding. After a wedding trip to Siesta Key, Fla., the couple currently resides in Westerville.
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A volatile summer for Hollywood NEW YORK (AP) — On and off screen, it’s been a bruising summer for Hollywood. Every weekend, the multiplex has been under siege like it has rarely been before. One after another, they have come: Big-budget, globe-trotting blockbusters backed, like goliaths with air support, by marketing budgets in the hundreds of millions. As the studios have focused increasingly on the fortunes of monstersized “tentpoles,” as they’re known in the trade, weekend real-estate in the summer months has become precious, fraught territory. In the season’s packed schedule, there’s little breathing room for the blockbusters: They need to open big, right away. Some of these films have succeeded. Some have flopped. But more than most summers, the content of this year’s seasonal crop of spectacles has felt like a pummeling, leaving both moviegoers and some in the industry dazed from the onslaught. Zombies swarmed over much of the planet in “World War Z.” Sea monsters rose from the ocean and battled giant robots in “Pacific Rim.” Superman’s Metropolis was haphazardly laid to rubble in “Man of Steel.” For the third time, Roland Emmerich destroyed 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in “White House Down.” A fiery Rapture engulfed “This Is the End.” Studio balance sheets have been hardly less volatile. The latest bomb came over the weekend with “R.I.P.D.,” in which Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star as ghost cops. The poorly reviewed Universal film opened with just $12.7 million, suggesting it won’t come close to recouping its $130 million-plus price tag. The failure was all the more pronounced because
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This film publicity image released by Universal Pictures shows Jeff Bridges, left, and Ryan Reynolds in a scene from “R.I.P.D.”
of the robust opening ($41.5 million) for Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring,” an old-fashioned horror film made for under $20 million. It’s become a recurring theme of summer 2013: Non-sequel, big-budget films have struggled to find audiences. Most striking was Gore Verbinski’s “The Lone Ranger,” which Disney had hoped would ignite the same interest as the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series that also teamed Verbinski with Johnny Depp. But although “The Lone Ranger” was an admirable attempt to update the Western, the film’s imbalanced tone fell extremely flat with moviegoers. Made for some $215 million, it has earned $81.3 million domestically in three weeks. Also underperforming, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, has been: n “White House Down” ($68.5 million domestically in four weeks, despite its silly popcorn fun and Channing Tatum’s rising star). n “After Earth” ($60 million domestically in eight weeks, despite Will Smith’s steady history as a box-office draw). n Guillermo del Toro’s
“Pacific Rim” ($68.2 million domestic, despite its well-crafted pop sensibility). Launched with franchise aspirations, “Pacific Rim” may end up in a better situation, since it has quickly made $110.3 million overseas. So what IS working? Many of Hollywood’s classic genre standbys: n Low-budget horror (“The Conjuring,” ”The Purge”). n Animated family films (“Monsters University,” ”Despicable Me 2”). n Some A-list star vehicles (Robert Downey Jr. in “Iron Man 3,” Brad Pitt in “World War Z,” Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in “The Heat”). Of course, Reynolds, Smith and Tatum would be the exceptions here. But when Hollywood puts its eggs in fewer baskets, the risks — along with the rewards — grow. In June, even Steven Spielberg, the father of the modern blockbuster, bemoaned the business’ swelling trajectory. “There’s going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even a halfdozen mega-budget movies are going to go crashing into the ground, and that’s going to change the paradigm,” Spielberg said at an
industry gathering. His comments reverberated because of their source: If even Spielberg is giving up, what hope does anyone else have? Certainly, Hollywood — a perpetually fickle industry built on the rare megahits — has often been a victim to over-the-top “the-sky-is-falling ” worries. The box office to date is, after all, up 12 percent from last year. This year’s movies followed one of the more robust Oscar seasons in years, one that saw a slate of both lucrative and acclaimed best-picture nominees that together totaled more than $1 billion in box office. But the movies are undergoing yet another period of transformation. With the increasing appeal of cable and digital entertainment, and the bottoming-out of the home video market, Hollywood has tried to lure moviegoers with bigger (and more expensive) 3-D extravaganzas. As usual, there’s rebellion in the works from filmmakers who feel marginalized by the studios’ shrinking purview. Spike Lee on Monday announced that he would seek financing for his next feature film through the online crowdsourcing site Kickstarter.
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This undated publicity photo released by courtesy of Magnolia Pictures shows the whale Tilikum in a scene from “Blackfish,” a Magnolia Pictures release.
‘Blackfish’ doc examines SeaWorld’s captive whales LOS ANGELES (AP) — What the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary “The Cove” did for dolphin slaughter in Japan, “Blackfish” may do for killer whales living in captivity while performing at marine parks. “Blackfish,” explores what may have caused Tilikum, a 12,000-pound orca, to kill three people, including veteran SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. News of Brancheau’s death during a show at SeaWorld in Orlando inspired director Gabriela Cowperthwaite to explore what happened. SeaWorld first claimed that the trainer had slipped and fallen; later, it said Tilikum had been spooked by Brancheau’s ponytail. “Tilikum did not attack Dawn,” SeaWorld said in a written response to the film. “All evidence indicates that Tilikum became interested in the novelty of Dawn’s ponytail in his environment and, as a result, he grabbed it and pulled her into the water.” The director, who has made documentaries for ESPN, National Geographic, Animal Planet, and the Discovery and History channels, said it took two years to make the film. She procured footage from local and national newscasts, people’s personal archives, and through the Freedom of Information Act.
“It was just perseverance when it came to getting footage,” she said in an interview. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Once you see that, you can’t unsee it. In my mind. that gave me my directive. Now that I know the truth, I have to tell the truth. I didn’t imagine that I was going to be making this film. I thought I was gonna be making a completely different film about relationships with our animal counterparts. So it was really learning through interviews and stuff and seeing footage.” Key footage became public after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration took SeaWorld to court and the images became exhibits in the case, she said. She recruited animal-behavior experts, marine park patrons who witnessed whale attacks during performances and former SeaWorld trainers willing to go on the record. “Personally, I started learning stuff about the animals I didn’t know, and I was working there,” said former SeaWorld orca trainer Samantha Berg. Tilikum, born in the wild near Iceland in 1983, was captured and sent to a marine park near Vancouver before he was sold to SeaWorld in Orlando. The film shows divers trapping and kidnapping baby whales for shipment to theme parks while their mothers watched and screeched in agony.