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New coffee and chocolate store to open Friday

BY BELINDA M. PASCHAL Staff Writer bpaschal@pdceditorial.com

STAFF REPORT PIQUA — Authorities with the Miami County Sheriff ’s Office are investigating a series of thefts in and around the Villages of Springcreek near North Hetzler Road that occurred late Tuesday or early morning Wednesday.

According to the sheriff ’s office, deputies took several reports from citizens who live at the Villages of Springcreek, most of which involved thefts out of motor vehicles.

The most serious theft reported was that of a vehicle being stolen from the driveway of a private residence.

Deputies located two suspects in the area who allegedly had suspected stolen property, and two other possible suspects have also been identified, but authorities are “still connecting the dots,” said sheriff ’s Detective Lt. Steve Lord.

The car reported stolen has yet to be recovered.

No arrests have been made and no charges were filed as of Wednesday afternoon, but the incidents remain under investigation.

Briefly Piqua Civic Band performs today PIQUA — The Piqua Civic Band begins its summer concert season with “American as Apple Pie” at 7 p.m. today at Hance Pavilion with guest conductor, Dr. Kenneth Kohlenberg.

Selections will include Persuasion (featuring Stewart King), Hello Dolly!, A Duke Ellington Medley, The Riverboat Rag, and much more!

Ulbrich’s Hometown Market has donated a free dozen donuts to be given away to one audience member. Bring the whole family for an evening of fun and music. Admission is free.

Visit the band’s website at http://piquacivicband.weebly.com for more information or search for “The Piqua Civic Band” on Facebook.

PIQUA — Fans of Winans Fine Chocolates and Coffees will be going Looney for their caffeine fixes on Friday — Looney Road, that is. That’s where owners Joe and Laurie Reiser will be opening a new store, their second in Piqua and 11th in Ohio.

The Reisers weren’t looking to open a new store, but when the location, 8090 Looney Road, near Interstate 75, was mentioned to them, they couldn’t resist.

“It seemed really, really right because of the location,” Laurie Reiser said. “I think this store will attract our traditional clientele, but also people who may be going somewhere else for their coffee will now come to us because it’s convenient.”

Though the Reisers expect most of their traffic to be on foot in the store, they’re also offering a drive-through window for coffee lovers on the go. The shop also features a cupping room for coffee tastings and small, private meetings.

Reiser said she also hopes the store’s accessibility will make it attractive to to students and staff at Piqua High and Junior High schools, Edison State Community College and Upper Valley Career Center.

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Natalie Schaurer stocks shelves inside the newest Winan’s location on Looney Road in Piqua, on Wednesday morning. Schaurer, who has been with Winan’s for two years, will be manager of the new store, which is located at 8090 Looney Road.

“It’s a prime location near four educational facilities and it’s near the highway for commuters,” Reiser said. “I think the decor and design will be attractive to a younger clientele as well. It’s got kind of an urban edge to it. It

looks a little more ‘big city’.”

That decor will include items reflecting Winans’ history. “People will see the return of some fixtures and shelving units from the See Winans/Page 2

Making a connection Miami County Sheriff’s Office hosts 10th annual youth camp

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com MIAMI COUNTY — Miami County Sheriff ’s Office officials showed off their dance floor moves amongst 115 youth campers from around the county at the 10th annual Miami County Sheriff ’s Office Youth Camp on Wednesday.

Making a connection with Miami County youth is the main focus of the 10th annual youth camp.

Children had the opportunity to check out SWAT team vehicles, police cars from all the county’s agencies and Ohio State Patrol cars and fire trucks and ambu-

lances brought in by the Troy Fire Department.

For 9-year-old Landyn Henry, of Troy, sitting in the police car was the highlight of his day at the youth camp.

“I liked sitting in their new cars,” Henry said. “Also, my favorite was seeing the guy get bit by the K9 dog.”

A K9 demonstration was also part of the youth camp. Children learned how the K9 dog is another tool to protect officers in the line of duty.

The K9 demonstration was the highlight for Deontray Hunter, 9, of Troy.

“The dog just took that guy down so fast — it was cool to see all that up close,” Hunter said.

This year’s camp had the highest attendance ever in the sheriff ’s youth camp history, according to Miami County Sheriff’s Office’s administrative assistant Rena Gumerlock.

The one-day free youth camp has exploded in popularity, up from 80 youth last year to 115

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Miami County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Morando runs the perimeter of a circle during a game of “Ride My Pony.” More than 100 children participated in games Wednesday at a daylong sheriff’s camp at the RedSee Camp/Page 2 men’s Lodge in Troy.

Minor injuries reported in Troy crash

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BOSTON (AP) — Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing will watch as the young man who could face the death penalty for the attack appears in court for the first time since he was found bleeding and hiding in a boat in a suburb days after the April 15 explosion.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Boston. He has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 260.

The 30-count indictment against Tsarnaev includes 17 charges carrying the death penalty or life imprisonment.

Aside from bombing-related counts, it also contains charges covering the slaying of a police officer and the carjacking of a motorist during the getaway attempt that left Tsarnaev’s older brother, Tamerlan, dead.

The courthouse was jammed with media, supporters, ex-classmates and victims’ families. A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office said space was reserved in the main courtroom for victims’ families, but she wouldn’t indicate how many planned to attend. Court officials have set aside an overflow courtroom to broadcast the hearing for the media.

Reporters and spectators began lining up for seats in the courtroom at 7:30 a.m. as a dozen Federal Protective Service officers and bomb-sniffing dogs surrounded the courthouse.

Four hours before the hearing, the 19-year-old defendant arrived at the courthouse in a fourvehicle motorcade that included a van, a Humvee and a state police car.

A group of about a dozen Tsarnaev supporters cheered as the motorcade arrived. The demonstrators yelled “Justice for Jahar,” as Tsarnaev is known.

One woman held a sign that said, “Free Jahar.”

Lacey Buckley, 23, said she traveled from her home in Wenatchee, Wash., to attend the arraignment. Buckley said she has never met Tsarnaev but came because she believes he’s innocent.

“I just think so many of his rights were violated. They almost murdered an unarmed kid in a boat,” she said.

A group of friends who were on the high school wrestling team with Tsarnaev at Cambridge Rindge and Latin waited in line outside the courtroom for hours, hoping to get a seat.

One of them, Hank Alvarez, said Tsarnaev was calm, peaceful and apolitical in high school.

“Just knowing him, it’s hard for me to face the fact that he did it,” said Alvarez, 19, of Cambridge.

Another ex-teammate, Shun Tsou, 20, of Cambridge, called Tsarnaev “a silent warrior type.”

“There was nothing sketchy about him,” said Tsou, adding that he had not formed an opinion on Tsarnaev’s guilt or innocence.

Tsarnaev has yet to appear publicly since his April 19 arrest.

His initial court appearance took place at a hospital, where he was

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PIQUA — Saturday races will be held as usual at the Upper Miami Valley BMX Racing Park, which also will host a beginning rider clinic from 6-8 p.m. Friday ST. PARIS — Doris M. and a clinic for intermediate/expert riders from noon3 p.m. Saturday. The park is located at 1032 Covington Barger, Ave. (U.S. Route 36). For more information, call Angie 87, of S t .

Smith at 606-0042.

Par i s, passed away at 6:55 p . m .

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The new site will give d a y , carriage house. We’re also customers a chance to July 9, bringing back a beautiful learn about the goods 2 0 1 3 , BARGER old piece that we used to they’re purchasing. “I in her have all the coffees on,� think more so than our daughter Judy’s home in Reiser said. other stores, this one is Powell.

Born on May 30, 1926 Established in the late going to show off the ori1800s, Winans is in its gin of our products. If peo- in Conover, Doris was a fourth generation of fam- ple come in and have daughter of the late Emerily ownership, having questions about chocolate son William and Helen been passed down from or coffees, we’ll have ma- (Robinson) Long. She margreat-grandfather to son- terials to explain to them ried Russell M. Barger on in-law to sons, then to how coffee goes from the June 6, 1944, and he pregrandsons and great- farm to the cup and how ceded her in death Nov. granddaughter. chocolate goes from the 19, 1990.

Doris was a loving In addition to the two bean to the bar, as they mother to four children, Winans in Piqua, there say,� Reiser said. are two stores each in “It’s exciting how, kind Judy (Dan) Krauss of Troy and Dayton, and a of like with wine, people Powell, Robert Barger of shop in the Upper Valley are getting interested in Saint Paris, Don (Deb) Medical Center, as well as how coffee is farmed, who Barger of Columbus, and locations in Beavercreek, the people are who Joe Barger of Troy. Doris German Village in Colum- farmed it, how it’s also is survived by a bus, Dublin and processed and why our granddaughter, Amy Divoky and two great-grandMaineville, northeast of coffee is so good.� daughters, Shelby and Julia Divoky, all of Zelienople, Pa.; three step grandchildren, Brandy (Brian) Joins of Troy, Continued from page 1 connection with the kids Casey (Nick) Longobardo so they can see our people of Christiansburg, and youth this year, according in a different light.�

Tyson (Stacy) Cordrey of to Gumerlock. Gumerlock Wysong’s son Brock has said she had to turn away volunteered to help 15 Urbana; and seven step 20 youth because the other high school and col- great-grandchildren, Taycamp’s registration was lege students lead the lor, Brian, Evan, Jerome, Jocelyn, Caroline and full. youth to games, dancing Olivia. She also is sur“This is the most we’ve and law enforcement vived by three siblings, ever had,� Gumerlock said practices.

Jeannette (Bob) Miller of Wednesday afternoon.�A “It’s nice to have these lot of them come back older kids come out and Christansburg, Charles every year and that’s al- help,� Gumerlock said. (Pat) Long of Troy and Rita (Ed) Zerkle of St. ways fun to see.� “We also appreciate the Jordaya Walker, 10, of Redmans for allowing us Paris; and many loving Piqua returned to the to use their space for this nieces, nephews, greatnieces, great-nephews, youth camp for the second camp this year.� great-great-nieces and year in a row.

The Redman Picnic great-great-nephews who “I like seeing the police Ground, located at 2855 cars and playing all the West Stanfield Rd., Troy, thought of her as a second fun games,� Walker said. donated its facility for the Colin Burns, 9, said he youth camp. also liked sitting in the Applications for the police vehicles. one-day youth camp is “They let us turn on the sent to all the county sirens,� Burns said. “That schools, on the Miami was pretty cool.�

County Sheriff ’s Office’s The youth camp started website, its Facebook page BY MARTHA a decade ago mainly for at and the newspaper. The MENDOZA risk youth and juvenile free youth camp is open to Associated Press probation children, but Miami County children SOUTH SAN FRANlater expanded to encom- ages 8-12.

CISCO (AP) — Investigapass all Miami County Children were treated tors are trying to children. The free day to a cookout for lunch understand whether autocamp expanded to any grilled by Miami County mated cockpit equipment and all youth interested Sheriff ’s officials. Each Asiana flight 214’s pilots in spending a day with child pre-registered also say they were relying on law enforcement officials received a T-shirt at the to control the airliner’s in a fun and educational camp. speed may have conenvironment.

The 10th annual Miami tributed to the plane’s “We decided to open it County Sheriff ’s Office dangerously low and slow up to anybody and every- Youth Camp was spon- approach just before it body who wanted to come sored by the following: crashed. in the county,� said Miami Meijer, Miami County New details in the acciCounty Sheriff ’s Office F.O.P. 58, Troy Noon Opti- dent investigation that Deputy Detective Jim mists, Arnold’s Canteen, were revealed Tuesday by Wysong. “We do this to Mr. Sew and Sews Em- National Transportation make a connection with broidery and Screenprint- Safety Board Chairman the youth. We do it every ing and Covington Fire Deborah Hersman were year to make a positive Department. not conclusive about the cause of Saturday’s crash, but they raised potential areas of focus: Was there a mistake made in setting Continued from page 1 He wrote the U.S. gov- the automatic speed conernment was “killing our in- trol, did it malfunction or recovering from injuries nocent civilians.� were the pilots not fully suffered in a shootout with “I don’t like killing inno- aware of what the plane police the day before in the cent people,� he said, but Boston suburb of Water- also wrote: “I can’t stand to was doing?

One of the most puztown. see such evil go unpun- zling aspects of the crash Authorities say he had ished. ‌ We Muslims are has been why the wideescaped in a hijacked car one body, you hurt one you body Boeing (NYSE:BA) after running over his hurt us all.�

777 jet came in far too low brother and alleged co-conThe indictment also said and slow, clipping its landspirator, Tamerlan Tsar- that, sometime before the ing gear and then its tail naev, who died following the bombings, Tsarnaev down- on a rocky seawall just shootout with police. But he loaded Internet material short the runway. The was found the next day from Islamic extremists crash killed two of the 307 after a lockdown in Water- that advocated violence people and injured scores town was lifted and a local against the perceived ene- of others, most not serihomeowner noticed blood mies of Islam. ously. on the dry-docked boat.

Three people Martin Among those injured Tsarnaev’s defense team Richard, 8; Krystle Marie were two flight attendants has declined to comment on Campbell, 29; and Lingzi in the back of the plane, the accusations. The team Lu, 23 were killed by the who survived despite includes prominent death bombs, which were impro- being thrown onto the penalty lawyer Judy vised from pressure cook- runway when the plane Clarke, whose clients have ers. Authorities say the slammed into the seawall included Unabomber Ted Tsarnaevs also killed Mas- and the tail broke off.

Kaczynski; Olympic Park sachusetts Institute of The autothrottle was bomber Eric Rudolph; and Technology officer Sean set for 157 mph and the Tucson,Ariz., shooter Jared Collier days later while pilots assumed it was conLoughner. All received life they were on the run. trolling the plane’s airsentences instead of the Numerous bombing vic- speed, Hersman said. death penalty. tims had legs amputated However, the autothrottle Prosecutors say Tsar- after the two explosions, was only “armed� or ready naev, a Muslim, wrote which detonated along for activation, she said.

Hersman said the pilot about his motivations for the final stretch of the the bombing on the inside race a couple hours after at the controls, identified walls and beams of the boat the elite runners had fin- by Korean authorities as Lee Gang-guk, was only ished. where he was hiding.

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mother, and she will be especially remembered as a second mother by her niece, Susan Osler Taylor and her son, Andrew Taylor.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister and brother-inlaw, Mary Alice and Richard Osler. and daughter-in-law, Cindy Barger.

Doris was a devoted member of the Saint Paris United Methodist Church where she participated in United Methodist Women, formerly sang in the choir and participated in bell choir, taught Sunday school and served wherever and whenever she was needed. She was a 1944 graduate of St. Paris High School. Doris was a loving wife and mother who took pleasure in raising a garden, sewing and crafts, and caring for her family and friends. She loved to mushroom hunt when she was able and enjoyed trips to Michigan and local areas in the spring mushroom season.

She was very loved and will be missed.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield St., St. Paris, with the Rev. Dave Kepple presiding.

Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery.

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paris United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 564, St. Paris, OH 43072. Condolences to the family may be sent to w w w. s h i v e l y f u n e r a lhomes.com.

Ernest ‘Ernie’ Paul Bryant MOCKS CORNER, S.C. — Ernest “Ernie� Paul Bryant, 6 2 , passed away July 7, 2013, i n Mocks Corner, S.C. He w a s b o r n BRYANT June 20, 1951, in Cincinnati.

Ernie is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Joyce (Allen) Bryant of Mocks Corner, S.C.; three children, Paul, Justin and Nissa Bryant, all of South Carolina; and three grandchildren, E.J., Reese and Tori, all of South Carolina; mother, Alma V. (Brummet) of Piqua; brothers and sisters, Patty

(Bryant) Willouby of Tennessee, Larry Bryant, Mike Bryant, Billy Bryant, and Virginia (Bryant) Burnett, all of Piqua; Boyd Bryant aned Barry Bryant of Broadhead,Ky., Jimmy Bryant of Northern Kentucky and Ronnie Bryant of Cincinnati.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Edward Bryant; a brother, Richard T. Bryant; and sister, Donna J. (Bryant) Gambill.

A celebration fo Ernest “Ernie� Bryant’s life will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the V.F.W. Post on County Road 25-A in Piqua. The family requests no flowers,just donations will be accepted at the time of the celebration. Thank you, Joyce Bryant and family.

Death notice GREENVILLE — Mary Jane “Janie� Stocker, 87, of Greenville, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at home.

Prayer service will be held Sunday at Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford.

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San Francisco crash being probed Investigation brings questions about auto speed controls

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about halfway through his training on the Boeing 777 and it was his first time landing that type of aircraft at the San Francisco airport. And the co-pilot, identified as Lee JeongMin, was on his first trip as a flight instructor.

In the 777, turning the autothrottle on is a twostep process first it is armed, then it is engaged, Boeing pilots said. Hersman didn’t say whether the Asiana’s autothrottle was engaged.

Bob Coffman, an American Airlines (NYSE:AAR) (NYSE:AMR) captain who has flown 777s, said the only way he could think of for Asiana plane to slow as quickly at the NTSB has described would be if somehow the autothrottle has shifted into the idle mode. “There is no way to get from a normal airspeed and normal position at 500 feet to an abnormally slow airspeed at 300 feet unless there wasn’t enough thrust either deliberately or inadvertently,� he said.

Only moments before the crash did the training captain realize the autothrottle wasn’t controlling the plane’s speed, Hersman said. “This is one of the two hallmarks of complexity and challenge in the industry right now,� said Doug Moss, an Airbus A320 a pilot for a major U.S. airline and an aviation safety consultant in Torrance, Calif. “It’s automation confusion because from what Deborah Hersman said, it appears very likely the pilots were confused as to what autothrottle and pitch mode the airplane was in. It’s very likely they believed the autothrottles were on when in fact they were only armed.�

Their last second efforts to rev the plane back up and abort the landing

failed, although numerous survivors report hearing the engines roar just before impact. “We just seemed to be flying in way too low. Last couple seconds before it happened the engines really revved into high gear.

Just waaah! Like the captain was saying ‘oh no, we gotta get out of here.’ And then, boom! The back end just lifted up, just really jolted everybody in their seats,� said crash survivor Elliot Stone, who owns a martial arts studio in Scotts Valley.

While in the U.S., drug and alcohol tests are standard procedure after air accidents, this is not required for foreign pilots and Hersman said the Asiana pilots had not undergone any testing.

A final determination on the cause of the crash is months away, and Hersman cautioned against drawing any conclusions based on the information revealed so far: Seven seconds before impact, someone in the cockpit asked for more speed after apparently noticing that the jet was flying far slower than its recommended landing speed. A few seconds later, the yoke began to vibrate violently, an automatic warning telling the pilot the plane is losing lift and in imminent danger of an aerodynamic stall. One and a half seconds before impact came a command to abort the landing.

There’s been no indication, from verbal calls or mechanical issues, that an emergency was ever declared by pilots. Most airlines would require all four pilots to be present for the landing, the time when something is most likely to go wrong, experienced pilots said. In addition to the two pilots, a third was “monitoring� the landing from a jumpseat, while a fourth

was in the rear of the cabin. “If there are four pilots there, even if you are sitting on a jump seat, that’s something you watch the airspeed and the descent profile,� said John Cox, a former US Airways (NYSE:LCC) pilot and former Air Line Pilots Association accident investigator.

The Air Line Pilots Association, the world’s largest pilots union, criticized Hersman for fueling speculation that the crash is the result of pilot error before all the facts have been determined. “The NTSB’s release of incomplete, out-ofcontext information has fueled rampant speculation about the cause of the accident,� the union said in a statement Tuesday. “The field phase of the investigation is barely three days old, and the pilots on the flight deck, at the controls of the aircraft, had little opportunity to provide vital information as to what exactly happened during the event before disclosing data recorded during the last moments of the flight. “ Hersman said the board was following its usual pattern of trying to be transparent by releasing information as it is known.

By Tuesday afternoon, NTSB interviews with three pilots were complete and the fourth was underway.

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LOCAL/STATE Senior seminars at Piqua library PIQUA DAILY CALL • WWW.DAILYCALL.COM

Topics include elder abuse, living wills, Medicare PIQUA — Many questions arise as we enter retirement age, deal with a disability, or become a caregiver for someone in need. This series of seminars offered by the Piqua Public Library addresses these concerns. Over the five sessions, topics will include: • Preventing Elder Abuse — The Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services, 6 p.m. Monday, July 15: How can you recognize an abusive situation? Why does it happen and why doesn’t it get reported? Learn the steps to take and the resources available to protect yourself and your loved ones.

• Advance Directives and Living Wills — Upper Valley Medical Center, 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 16: Learn more about these essential legal protections

and how you can help to insure that your wishes are honored if necessary.

Come early and learn more about UVMC’s new Lifeline service too.

• Utilities Assistance — Ohio Consumer’s Council, 6 p.m. Wednesday July 17: Keep the power and gas ON! Resources include: How to become medically certified to prevent a utilities shutoff and to get priority reconnect service.

Learn about home energy assistance services and funds available for many consumers.

Programs available to help you manage your utility payments.

How to request assistance with cooling costs by applying to the Summer Crisis program.

• Social Security 101 — Social Security Administration, 3 p.m. Thursday, July 18: What every Amer-

ican should know: All the essentials of Social Security benefits, including: The online retirement Estimator and personalized Statement. How to apply for retirement. Taking benefits early vs. later.

Can you work and get Social Security? Spouse benefits and Widow/er eligibility. Medicare enrollment, and more.

• Medicare Plans Explained — Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program, 6 p.m,.

Thursday July 18: Choosing the right coverage for you.

Free, objective Medicare information.

What are Medicare Parts A, B, C & D? What will it cost me? What are Medicare Supplemental Insurance Policies? When do I enroll? How do I compare the plans available to me? The speaker will also

go over programs to help cover costs and where to go to learn more or get additional help. This session is expected to be very popular.

No matter what your age, come and find out more about these important programs, which touch the lives of nearly every American.

All classes will be held in the conference center on the fourth floor of the Piqua Plaza. This area is sometimes cool, you may wish to bring along a sweater or light jacket.

There will be an hour break between sessions on Thursday. The 4th floor is handicap accessible.

Call the Piqua Library with any questions, or to reserve group seating, 773-6753.

Foundation offers grant session Edison also to hold workshop for non-profit reps PIQUA — The Miami County Foundation will offer a brief instructional session to explain its grant application process. The session will be held from 9-10 a.m.

Tuesday, July 30, in room 511 at Edison Community College, 1973 Edison Dr., Piqua. Advance registration is required for by phoning the foundation office at 773-9012 or email mcf@woh.rr.com.

To be eligible for Miami County Foundation grant submission the organization must provide services directly to the citizens of Miami County, must be certified federally tax-exempt by the IRS as a 501(c) or equivalent organization, preferably 501(c)(3). Grants will not be considered for organizations that limit their services to members of any one religious group, political organizations or those whose primary purpose is to influence legislation or political view or general operating funds. Grant deadlines are the last

ating collection sight for the Foundation Center. The college library houses free grant information, core collections of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grant seekers.

This online directory is the Foundation Center’s top-tier searchable database providing information on more than 100,000 grant makers and more than a million grant records. You will learn grant seeking basics for not-for-profit organizations using the online database.

This introductory session is ideal for those seeking grants from foundations, corporations and grant making public charities. Training for the online grant directory will be in room 511 at Edison on Tuesday, July 30 from 10-11 a.m. Space is limited so pre-registration for this free workshop is required by phoning 773-9012 or email mcf@woh.rr.com.

day of February and August each year.

The purpose of the Miami County Foundation is to solicit, receive and administer assets exclusively for charitable purposes that would most effectively assist, encourage and promote the health, education and welfare of the citizens of Miami County. For more information visit www.miamicountyfoundation.org.

At Edison Community College on the same day, July 30, there will be a free workshop to demonstrate the Foundation Directory Online for representatives of not-for-profit organizations. The college is a cooper-

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In Brief Parks and Rec car show July 20 PIQUA — Piqua Park and Recreation’s 7th Annual Car Show will be held Saturday, July 20, at Fountain Park and Hance Pavilion, 1300 Forest Ave. Registration will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with judged awards at 5 p.m. There will be a $10 entry fee, which includes 2 free tickets for the Van Dells concert that night and for $500 and $100 cash drawings.

The Van Dells concert will begin at 7 p.m. There is a $5 admission charge for the concert.

Extra tickets for $500 cash drawing — $2 each or 3 for $5 for car show entrants only will be available.

Awards will include the Top 25/Specialty Trophies; dash plaques will go to the first 150.

The event also will include homemade food for purchase from Vic’s Country Cookin.

For more information, call Bill at 773-8217.

Kiddie tractor pull results PIQUA — The National Kiddie Tractor Pullers Association held a pull at Fountain Park during the Piqua Fourth of July Celebration. The winners in the age 3 and 4 group were Lee Morrow of Covington), Kaiser Houshel of Piqua and Isarel DelBosque of Piqua. The age 5 and 6 winners were Ethan Murch of Mansfield, Brycen Street of Piqua and Isabel DelBosque of Piqua. The age 7 and 8 winners were Layton Hughes of Troy, Alex Keller Smith of Piqua and Cheyanne Hartsock of Greenville. Trophies were presented to all winners. The event was sponsored by Unity National Bank.

State Briefs

COLUMBUS (AP) — Columbus police say two people are dead after a shooting on the city’s southeast side.

Investigators say they found the victims inside a vehicle at around 10:20 p.m. Sunday. The men apparently were shot while driving.

Police said 31-year-old Martaveious Arnold was dead at the scene, and 28year-old Glen Simley died hours later at a hospital.

Witnesses said they saw men running from the scene on foot, but there have been no arrests.

SEVEN HILLS (AP) — One of northeast Ohio's oldest colleges has closed for good.

School officials didn't cite a reason in announcing Monday that Chancellor University in the Cleveland suburb of Seven Hills has been shuttered.

The Cleveland Plain Petro joins gay Dealer reports that the marriage school is transferring its several hundred students backers to Alliant University, a COLUMBUS (AP) — A California-based private prominent Ohio Republischool. can says he is supporting The newspaper said the an effort to overturn

handed down a nearly 23-year prison term to a career criminal convicted of weapons charges after he allegedly shot a dog tied to a tree.

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The charges stem from accusations that Clements tied a bull mastiff to a tree in Cleveland Heights last November and fired four shots at the dog.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says the dog, which was wounded twice, has been adopted and nursed back to health.

Clements denied in court that the gun and ammunition belonged to him and blamed a friend for shooting the dog.

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The amendment wouldn't require churches and other religious institutions to perform or recognize a marriage.

Petro says he’s surprised by the reluctance of the GOP to support the issue.

He says the party should be for freedom, equality and the notion of commitment.

Petro said his daughter, who is gay and married, lives in Massachusetts and she and her wife are expecting a child.

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Fact versus melodrama n my experience,whenever criminal cases turn into symbolic melodramas,reason goes out the door.Almost needless to say, I’m referring to the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin murder trial currently dominating cableTV news channels.Starting last February,what began as a lamentable tragedy was promoted as a multimedia morality play on the theme of racist brute vs. innocent child.

In consequence, millions of Americans gullible enough to believe what they see on TV developed passionate beliefs about the case shaped by tendentious and slipshod reporting.

Even the most thoughtful citizens are vulnerable to the kind of disinformation promulgated by the Mighty MSNBC Art Players and others whose zeal for ratings-building melodrama trumps their commitment to facts.

During a recent online colloquy, a woman identifying herself as a Seattle criminal defense attorney (you never really know on the Internet) opined that the only reason George Zimmerman hadn’t been forced to plead guilty was that“the police did not do a proper investigation,and handled the case poorly (seriously, Martin is found with a cellphone on him, and they decide they can’t ID him and let his body sit in the morgue for a week?? That alone is unbelievable) ... I find it appalling that a small town police agency thought they themselves could make a legal finding that a homicide was justified.”

Unbelievable indeed.

Also categorically false, although MSNBC reported it many times. According to the case file released last May 18, Sanford, Fla. police notified Trayvon’s father of his death early the next morning. MSNBC perGENE LYONS sonalities Al Sharpton, Columnist Melissa Harris-Perry, Lawrence O’Donnell and others also repeatedly alleged that indifferent local cops let George Zimmerman take his gun home, and failed to collect his clothing for forensic examination — also untrue. Indeed, the detective who handled the initial investigation recommended filing manslaughter charges March 13, 2012.

For reasons gradually becoming clearer at trial, the state prosecutor declined, urging police to keep investigating.

But that’s not all. For weeks last spring, MSNBC broadcast dozens of segments on its primetime “news” programs ridiculing the idea that Zimmerman had been injured during his fatal encounter with Martin. Grainy video of the handcuffed suspect being escorted into the Sanford police department was shown repeatedly.Lawrence O’Donnell and NewYorkTimes columnist Charles Blow in particular made many scathing comments.

Then, after the prosecution file was released on May 18, 2012 with contemporaneous photographs and EMS reports detailing Zimmerman’s broken nose and scalp lacerations, something remarkable happened. Or rather, failed to happen. Instead of correcting manifest errors in its coverage — of which the above are but a sample — MSNBC went radiosilent.

As documented by my friend and mentor Bob Somerby on his Daily Howler website, no further mention of Martin or Zimmerman appeared on the network for weeks. It was a performance worthy of the Chinese People’s Daily or Fox News, whichever strikes you as the worse insult.

Now that Zimmerman’s trial is underway, it’s commendable to see Charles Blow acting like a journalist again.After the first week’s testimony,he wrote a column which,if overly reliant upon rhetorical questions with obvious answers he might not want to hear, concluded that, while Zimmerman bears undoubted moral responsibility for killing Trayvon Martin, “[l]egally, it remains to be seen whether he will be found guilty of second-degree murder.”

So did Zimmerman “profile” Trayvon Martin? Here’s an explanation deemed inadmissible by True Believers in the racist brute version of the story.AnAfrican-American neighbor explained it to Reuters soon after the crime.“There were black boys robbing houses in this neighborhood,” she said.

“That’s why George was suspicious of Trayvon Martin.”

Indeed, there had been a rash of burglaries and break-ins in the (multiracial) Twin Lakes community in the months preceding the fatal confrontation. Most of the suspects were young black men, and most did, in fact, get away. Had he known that, maybe young Martin might have acted differently when he felt himself followed by a “creepy ass cracker.”

But it’s impossible to know, partly because nobody knows exactly how he DID act.

Not that believers in the racial morality play have any doubt. Reading comments to Blow’s column and elsewhere, it’s striking how many seers and mind-readers affect to know not only precisely what happened on that terrible night, but the exact motives of everybody involved. Skeptics get attacked for their apostasy, with the dread “r-word” frequently employed. People even speculate that the defendant broke his own nose in the roughly 30 seconds before the Sanford police arrived.

However, to convict George Zimmerman of second-degree murder, a jury must imagine this scenario: Determined to kill an innocent stranger, a man first dials 911, stays on the phone while stalking his victim, remains at the crime scene rather than fleeing, surrenders peacefully, waives his Miranda rights and voluntarily answers hundreds of police questions.

Hard to believe, no?

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Congress rises to protect separation of powers ciation’s Patriot Debates webt long last, enough site (a sourceblog for the USA members of Congress Patriot debate): have rediscovered “Section 215 (of the Patriot their primary reason for Act) revises substantially the being there at this defining authority under the FISA for time in U.S. history — to resseizure of business records, cue the disappearing Constiincluding third-party records tution. of individuals’ transactions Sen. Ron Wyden, a DemocNAT HENTOFF and activities. Previously, rat from Oregon who is a FISA Section 501 permitted member of the Senate Select Columnist the FBI to apply to the ForIntelligence Committee, is joining with Colorado Democrat Sen. Mark eign Intelligence Surveillance Court Udall to “introduce legislation that would (FISC) for an order to seize business limit the federal government’s ability to records of hotels, motels, car and truck collect data on Americans without a rental agencies, and storage rental facilidemonstrated link to terrorism or espi- ties.

“Section 215 broadens that authority by onage” (“Udall, Wyden Propose Limiting the Federal Government’s Ability to Col- eliminating any limitation on the types or lect Vast Amounts of Data on Americans,” businesses or entities whose records may be seized. (Emphasis mine.) wyden.senate.gov, June 14).

“In addition, the section expands the No doubt stirred by the recent revelations of Edward Snowden, Wyden and scope of the items that the FBI may obtain Udall are moving to fully awaken Ameri- using this authority from ‘records’ to ‘any cans and others of the U.S. government’s tangible things (including books, records, papers, documents and other items).’” limitless spying on us.

And since this is no longer America: Furthermore,Wyden is insisting on pub“The recipient of the order may not dislic hearings because, as he said last month, “the American people have the right to ex- close the fact that the FBI has sought or pect straight answers from the intelligence obtained records.”

Furthermore, “There is no requirement leadership to the questions asked by their representatives” (“Sen. Wyden: Clapper for an evidentiary or factual showing and didn’t give ‘straight answer’ on NSA pro- the judge has little discretion in reviewing grams,” Aaron Blake, The Washington an application (from the FBI).” (Emphasis mine.)

Post, June 11).

Have any of you learned about that in But why stop there? Barack Obama any school you have attended? Courses in should be in the witness chair as well.

And there is also a strong bipartisan our schools should be given on how our drive to reopen the Patriot Act, which was American identity has been stolen from us. passed in a panic by Congress soon after Students should be taught how to make 9/11. The law became a primary source of sure the tactics of President Obama don’t the subsequent dismembering of the Con- carry over to the next administration, no stitution through its approval of secret sur- matter its political affiliation.

In the meantime, I shall keep reporting veillance.

Udall gets to the American Revolution- on how effective these and other legislative ary core of his and Wyden’s legislative mis- actions are at restoring the rule of Amerision: “The NSA’s collection of millions of can law. I will also continue to focus on a Americans’ phone call records is the type part of American education that has reof overreach I have warned about for years ceived too little attention: students not only learning about and identifying with Amer...

“We need to protect our national secu- ican history, but also becoming actively inrity, but we cannot lose sight of our consti- volved in decision-making in their schools tutional liberties and the privacy rights of as well as in their neighborhoods, cities, Americans” (“Support Builds for Udall, states and country.

In my book, “Living the Bill of Rights” Wyden Proposal to Limit the Federal Government’s Ability to Collect Vast Amounts (University of California Press), I bring of Data on Americans,” wyden.senate.gov, forth patriot educator John A. Howard: “We have in the U.S. produced several June 18).

Also aiming at the Patriot Act is a multi- generations of cultural orphans — who dimensional lawsuit by the ACLU and the have little knowledge and even less appreNew York Civil Liberties Union attacking ciation of their heritage of freedom, or the the shadowy Obama administration’s om- sacrifices which produced it. We have been nivorous surveillance program as violating engaged in a kind of unilateral disarma“the First Amendment rights of free speech ment, which could well prove more devasand association as well as the right of pri- tating to the cause of liberty than would be vacy protected by the Fourth Amendment” the destruction of our defense arsenals.”

That’s how Barack Obama got re(“ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of NSA Phone Spying Pro- elected.

My main job now is to focus on how we gram,” aclu.org, June 11).

Exposing the dictatorial side of Obama can keep future Obamas out of the Oval is Alex Abdo, a staff attorney in the ACLU’s Office. And that, of course, is your job, too, National Security Project: “The Constitu- as committed Americans. tion does not permit the suspicionless surNat Hentoff is a nationally renowned veillance of every person in the country.”

Unknown to most Americans, Congress’ authority on the First Amendment and the 2011 extension of the Patriot Act for four Bill of Rights. He is a member of the Remore years deepened its spying powers on porters Committee for Freedom of the Press, us with the cooperation of the mysterious and the Cato Institute, where he is a senior FISA court. From the American Bar Asso- fellow.

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Where to Write

Public officials can be contacted through the following addresses and telephone numbers: ■ Lucy Fess, mayor, 5th Ward Commissioner, ward5comm@piquaoh.org, 773-7929 (home) ■ John Martin, 1st Ward Commissioner, ward1comm@piquaoh.org, 773-2778 (home) ■ William Vogt, 2nd Ward Commissioner, ward2comm@piquaoh.org, 773-8217 ■ Joe Wilson, 3rd Ward Commissioner, ward3comm@piquaoh.org, 778-0390 ArkansasTimes columnist Gene Lyons is a National Magazine Award winner and co-author of “The Hunting of the ■ Judy Terry, 4th Ward Commissioner, President” (St. Martin’s Press, 2000).You can email Lyons at ward4comm@piquaoh.org, 773-3189 ■ City Manager Gary Huff, ghuff@pieugenelyons2@yahoo.com. quaoh.org, 778-2051

■ Miami County Commissioners: John “Bud” O’Brien, Jack Evans and Richard Cultice, 201 W. Main St., Troy, OH 45373 440-5910; commissioners@comiami.oh.us ■ John R. Kasich, Ohio governor, Vern Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 644-0813, Fax: (614) 466-9354 ■ State Sen. Bill Beagle, 5th District, Ohio Senate, First Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; (614) 466-6247; e-mail: SD05@sen.state.oh.us ■ State Rep. Richard Adams, 79th District, House of Representatives, The Riffe Center, 77 High St. 13th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 466-8114,

To the Editor: This is a story of why Piqua is such a wonderful place to live. On July 3, my son Joe Wilson, who lives near downtown, noticed three people in front of his house talking, pointing and taking pictures. He went out and asked them if they had any questions and learned that the 92year-old woman in the group had grown up nearby and knew the area well as a child. Her best friend, Jeanne Schwab, had lived there and she had spent much time in the house.

Joe asked them to come in and she recognized many things she remembered. Her son from California and daughter from Boston had brought her to Piqua, a town they had never visited but had heard about so much from their mother. When she learned that Joe’s mother had married Bill Reed (Jeanne’s husband) after both their spouses had died and he had bought the house from him, it was hard to comprehend.

To make a long story short, Joe called Barb Spraggs, Jeanne and Bill Reed’s daughter, and she came down to join the group. She remembered the older woman and had attended the wedding of the daughter. The woman’s name was Jeanne Michler, and her family had a department store on Main Street that burned down many years ago. As a consequence their family moved to Columbus when she was a junior in high school, where she has lived ever since.

Since I remembered Jeanne Reed talking about her friend all the years I knew her, the name was familiar to me although I had never met her. Barb and Joe took them to the Piqua Library, and they were quite impressed with the renovation. They then brought them to my house where we had a lovely evening reminiscing and eating a meal from Beppo’s on my back porch.

It was such an unexpected happening to meet such nice people and to connect them with both Bill and Jeanne’s family as well as mine. They were very gracious and appreciative, and it left us with a good feeling knowing how nice it is to have fond memories of one’s childhood.

— Jean Wilson Reed Piqua

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Review: ‘Pacific Rim’ is skillful — and very noisy

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Woman says pot use is clouding friend’s mind

DEAR ABBY: Legal marijuana is making my best friend stupid, boring and insipid. “Susan” and I are in our 50s and have been best friends off and on since childhood. A decade ago, we started taking better care of our friendship because so few longtime friends were still in our lives. Since then, I have been careful not to be judgmental or condescending beABIGAIL VAN BUREN cause it was the source of Advice past friction.

Susan is a regular mari- ried for one year. Yesterday I juana user, which has sapped put all the pieces together away all of her ambition and and realized he’s been cheatcuriosity. Even when she isn’t ing on me.

I called the other woman, actually high, she lacks the cleverness and mental acuity and after she regained her I have always treasured composure and heard she is about her. Otherwise, her life a mistress, she told me everyis functional. She’s in a good thing. She gave me the anmarriage, loves her pets and swers I desperately needed, enjoys her job. I think if I said and I am thankful for her anything, it would cause a honesty and — surprisingly WARNER BROS. PICTURES/AP PHOTO — her compassion.

This film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows the Gipsy Danger robot in a scene from major rift.

Now I need to move forShould I just limit our time “Pacific Rim.” together and accept this is how ward. I am crushed, and even things are going to be from though he can’t explain why

BY JOCELYN NOVECK now on? I’m a widow who has he cheated, I still want to AP National Writer lost my parents and others to know why. He says he’s going It’s one of the saving graces of “Paillness. I have other friends to counseling, which is somecific Rim,” Guillermo del Toro’s new and family, but I don’t want to thing I have been begging mega-budget monsters vs. robots exlose my old chum, even though him to do since I had a mistravaganza, that at a key juncture, it being around her is starting to carriage last summer. knows how to make fun of itself.

Will he change? Or should make me sad.

This welcome bit of comic relief — FRIENDSHIP I continue to pack the house amid all the crunching, smashing and GOING TO POT IN and move on?

— CRUSHED IN groaning in 3-D comes just as the good CALIFORNIA CHICAGO guys — that would be the robots, or rather the humans operating the 25DEAR F.G.T.P.: As people DEAR CRUSHED: story machines built to save humanity grow older, long and well-es— have hit a snag. These massive, digtablished relationships be- Much depends upon the reaitally controlled contraptions suddenly come more precious. But son your husband started all fail at once. much as we might wish oth- cheating. If it was a way to But then — eureka! — someone erwise, relationships do not avoid experiencing the pain always remain the same. Be- of the loss of the baby, it’s pospoints out that one rusty old robot is cause you are no longer re- sible that with counseling the analog. And so, in a movie that has spent some $200 million to boast the WARNER BROS. PICTURES, KERRY HAYES/AP PHOTO ceiving what you need from two of you can get beyond very best in state-of-the-art tradecraft, This publicity photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, front your interactions with this.

I suggest you ask to be inan analog machine saves the day, at from left, Charlie Hunnam as Raleigh Becket and Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Susan, I agree you may need cluded in one or more of the to see her less often. least temporarily. Ha! Holy retro tech- Mori in a scene from, “Pacific Rim.” In light of your long rela- counseling sessions. If he nology.

His new co-pilot is a young Japan- tionship, I don’t think it agrees, at least you will know It’s too bad that del Toro’s film, a robot.

This leads to amusing dialogue, ese woman named Mako (Rinko would be offensive to tell her he is seeing a therapist. If throwback to the Japanese Kaiju monster films made famous by “Godzilla,” such as: “You know what I’m think- Kikuchi) with a serious beef against you have noticed a change in not, you will have to decide doesn’t have many more such deft mo- ing?” Beat. “I’m in your brain!” That’s the Kaiju. Showy supporting parts are her and you miss the person whether you have had ments. Though it’s made by an obvi- meant to be funny, but a later remark played by Idris Elba as the impres- she used to be. However, are enough loss in one year to ously gifted director and will likely seems inadvertently so, when the hero sively named commander Stacker you absolutely certain that last you a lifetime, and please devotees of the genre, it ulti- balks at going back to battle: “I can’t Pentecost; Charlie Day as a manic, what you have observed is whether you still have a funerdy scientist (but not as funny as he caused by marijuana? If ture together. mately feels very short on character have anyone in my head again!”

The real action begins some seven could be); and Ron Perlman as a shad- you’re not, then consider and long on noise, noise, noise. Did we Dear Abby is written by sharing your observation mention the crunching, smashing and years into the Kaiju offensive (and owy Kaiju-parts dealer. circa 2020.) The Jaeger program, once It takes a good hour for the real bat- with Susan’s husband, in Abigail Van Buren, also groaning?

Happily, the plot is not convoluted successful, is failing. Global defense tle to get going. You’re glad when it case her lack of sharpness known as Jeanne Phillips, (the script is by Travis Beacham and authorities decide to drop it and go for does, but mostly, you wish the mind- could be the result of another and was founded by her del Toro) and there’s at least one really a giant coastal wall. Didn’t they see melding concept had been mined more medication she’s using or a mother, Pauline Phillips.

Write Dear Abby at cool concept, called “The Drift.” No, this “World War Z?” Ask Brad Pitt: Walls fully, especially since the scenes inside neurological problem. www.DearAbby.com or P.O. don’t keep out zombies, and they won’t people’s minds show, too briefly, andoesn’t involve land formations.

Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA keep Kaiju out, either.

It’s back to the other, subtler side of del Toro’s talents.

DEAR ABBY: My husIt’s the mind-melding that occurs One arresting flashback to Mako’s band and I have been mar- 90069. between the two pilots of each Jaeger Jaegers.

Enter jaded former pilot Raleigh youth almost seems to come from a dif— that’s what they call the mega-roBecket (a handsome but bland Char- ferent movie — like the dloeperbots that humans have built to fight lie Hunnam).

Raleigh lost his co-pilot loeirector’s powerful 2006 “Pan’s the monsters rising from the sea. Suband brother in a Jaeger fight, and is in Labyrinth.” Too bad del Toro doesn’t jected to a pre-flight “neural handshake,” the pilots are suddenly sharing no mind to share his, er, mind again. share a bit more of that terrific side of his moviemaking mind with us here.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer Randy brains, the better to command their But humanity’s at stake.

Travis was in critical condition Monday night at a Texas hospital, a day after he was hospitalized for heart problems.

A news release from the singer’s publicist says the 54year-old Travis was admitted to the hospital Sunday in DalBY DAVID BAUDER ‘Survivor,’ we with a conservative audi- las and was in critical condition Monday evening. a job on Barbara Walters’ vived Travis was being treated for viral cardiomyopathy, a heart wanted to make sure she ABC daytime show in ence. The talk show is the AP Television Writer 2003. During her decade would stay afloat,” Walters most popular cable news condition caused by a virus, according to his publicist, Kirt NEW YORK (AP) — on the show, she authored said. “We have had 10 program in the morning. Webster.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is two cookbooks. She’s polit- wonderful years with her The Mayo Clinic website says the disease weakens and Hasselbeck’s departure leaving the desk at “The ically more conservative and she will now be swimenlarges the heart muscle, making it harder for the heart to is part of a year of View” for the couch on Fox than her co-hosts on “The ming in new waters. We pump blood and carry it to the rest of the body. It can lead to turnover at “The View.”

News Channel’s “Fox & View,” which often led to will miss her and wish her heart failure. Treatments range from medications and surJoy Behar, one of the gically implanted devices to heart transplants.

Friends.” some contentious mo- everything good.” show’s original panelists, The illness is a continuation of a tough run for Travis after The news network said ments.

Rumors that Hassel- is also leaving. Walters, a handful of recent high-profile appearances, including a perTuesday that Hasselbeck Fox News Chairman beck was leaving first surwill join co-anchors Steve and CEO Roger Ailes said faced in March, drawing a who developed the show, is formance during the Country Music Association Festival’s Doocy and Brian that Hasselbeck’s “warm heated denial from Wal- retiring from television nightly concert series and George Jones’ funeral.

Long a popular figure in country music, the North CarKilmeade on the three- and engaging personality ters at the time. She also next spring. That leaves Whoopi Goldberg and olina-born singer has been trying to put his life back together hour morning show “Fox made her a star” and an said it was not true that after a series of embarrassing public incidents involving alSherri Shepherd as the re& Friends” in September. “excellent conversational- Hasselbeck’s political Wednesday will be her ist.”

She replaces views made her unpopular maining panelists. Jenny cohol.

Travis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Janlast day after a decade on Gretchen Carlson, who in the executive suites at McCarthy, the former uary following his arrest last year when he was found naked Playboy playmate who “The View.” will be given her own day- “The View.” after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am. Hasselbeck parlayed time show on Fox, Ailes Her views won’t be a currently hosts a show on The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer rode his alher popularity as a con- said. problem on “Fox & VH1, has been mentioned ternately mellow and majestic voice to stardom in the 1980s “When Elisabeth sur- Friends,” which is popular as a possible new panelist. testant on “Survivor” into and ‘90s with hits like “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “Three Wooden Crosses.”

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Hasselbeck of ‘The View’ joining Fox

Lay that pistol down

If someone points a gun at your head, it is a good idea -- as a matter of selfpreservation -- to disarm him if you can safely do so.

An analogous situation arises at the bridge table when a particular oppo-

nent threatens your chances of making the contract. In that case, you should do all you can to eliminate the threat.

Consider this deal where West leads a heart and you win East’s ten with the queen. Obviously, you’ll have no trouble making three notrump if West has the king of clubs.

Indeed, in that case a successful finesse would net you 11 or 12 tricks.

But if you begin by attacking clubs and East has the king, you might not make the contract.

This could occur if West

started with five or six hearts and the ace of spades.

Once you recognize the nature of the threat posed

by West, it is not difficult to find the right countermeasure. So at trick two you lead the queen (or jack) of spades instead of attacking clubs. This play virtually eliminates any chance of going down.

If West has the ace and takes it, you plan to duck his heart return and win the next heart. When you now try the club finesse, you’re on safe ground.

Even if the finesse loses,

either East will not have a heart to lead (because West had five originally), or East will have a heart (because he started with four, which means that West had only four).

Of course, if West does not take the first spade, you can then turn your attention to the club suit to guarantee making nine tricks. Thus, whatever West does when you lead the first spade, the contract is assured by attacking spades first.

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Tradition, temptation as Amish debate fracking

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In this May 17 photo, several of the seven children of Susan Mast are seen near their home in Baltic. Mast says the youngsters watched with fascination as a hydraulically fractured oil and gas well went in on property adjacent to their home in Amish country. Traditional Amish communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania are debating the benefits and perils of oil and gas fracking. and natural gas locked in the Utica and Marcellus Shale rock formations.They tend to view the wells as a part of life and look forward to the added income a lease can bring.

Local leaders in Ohio say nearly every farmer in the region has an old oil well, so it was no surprise when energy companies came knocking to drill bigger, more

formation, please contact Emilee Hermon, Children’s Ministry coordinator at (937) 667-1069 ext.

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Mark your calendar Recovery meeting slated SIDNEY — The Sidney First Church of the Nazarene will host a Celebrate Recovery (CR) meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays. CR is a recovery program to help people deal with hurt, habit or hang-up, including from divorce, rejection or betrayal. Habits may include gambling, drugs, pornography or alcohol. Hang-ups may include depression, negativity or anger.

The program is open to anyone age 18 and above and is offered free of charge.

The CR program focuses on the future, not the past. Participants are encouraged to accept responsibility for their actions. Growth in the context of small groups is emphasized.

At CR meetings, music and messages all dealing with the various issues of recovery. The leaders of CR have numerous years experience in song leading and public speaking.

Those interested in more information on CR, may go crsidney.com or email questions to crsidney@yahoo.com.

Coffee social hour begins COVINGTON — For the past 12 years, beginning Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Covington conducted their Sunday service at 9 a.m. Recently, church council agreed to have a year-round Sunday service time of 10 a.m. with a weekly children’s service. Through Sunday, Sept. 1, there will be a coffee social hour starting from 99:45 a.m.

Three Blitz events slated TIPP CITY — This summer, Ginghamsburg Church hosts three Blitz events for kids in grade 3-5 from 6:30-9 p.m. August 16 in the Tipp City Campus Ave., 6759 S. County Road 25-A. Kids play inside on giant inflatables, dance, play basketball and hang out with friends in a safe, chaperoned space. Cost is $5 per child and includes snacks and all activities. Candy is available for separate purchase, and a parent or responsible adult must check in and pick up each child. For more in-

lucrative shale wells.

About 45 percent of the nation’s Amish population is concentrated in Ohio and Pennsylvania,with 63,000 in each state out of a total of 280,000 nationwide. The Amish trace their roots to the Protestant Reformation and restrict interactions with the modern world and technology. They dress plainly, don’t hold political office and are conscientious objectors during wars.

Historian Donald B.Kraybill said that some Amish accept drilling partly because

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cals, are injected underground to break rock apart and free the oil and gas. The process has led to a boom in energy production in many states, but also concerns about air and water pollution.

Along the narrow bending roads of Amish country in Ohio and Pennsylvania, many families are sitting atop valuable deposits of oil

public displays of the technology” and are cautious about electricity.

Sam Stoltzfus, an Amish farmer in Gordonville, Pa., said that there was some resistance at first to solar power there, but that it’s widely used now. On the issue of gas drilling leases, Stoltzfus said outsiders often overlook some important facts about the Amish lifestyle.

“It doesn’t matter where you go inAmerica,if a farmer doesn’t have some sort of subsidy, he is not going to be able to survive,” Stoltzfus said, adding that a gas drilling boom in Danville, about two hours north, helped the Amish communities there by generating considerable carpentry and repair work.

And the Amish value work for more than the income it brings, Schlabach said.

“Human beings are by nature lazy. Free money basically equals free time,” he said. “Idleness is the devil’s workshop.”

Still,Schlabach hopes that strong Amish family and church traditions will enable people to use fracking wealth wisely, perhaps even to help start new communities in other states.

“Use it to help others rather than consuming it on yourself,” Schlabach said.

“Life doesn’t consist of your possessions. Possessions are nothing, and it is what you do for other people that lasts.”

But whether the fracking boom helps or hurts the Amish is up to the community itself, he said, since it’s just another chapter in an ongoing struggle to maintain their beliefs in a fast-moving, modern world.

“The inflow of all the money is going to really expose the spiritual level of the community,” Schlabach said.

“If it does corrupt in a big way, then we know we have drifted spiritually.”

Women’s ministry workshop PIQUA — The Cyrene A.M.E. church. 227 W. Ash St., Piqua, will host a Women’s Ministry Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 27. Cafe Chocolat will be the theme with lots of chocolate to enjoy along with fellowship and workshop materials, lunch and door prizes for a fee of $20. The deadline to register is July 16 by calling Sis. Estella Vaughn at (937) 552-7907.

VBS this Sunday FLETCHER — The Fletcher United Methodist Church will be holding their Vacation Bible School from 6-8:30 p.m.

Sunday July 14 through Thursday July 18. Kids age 4 through 6th grade will have the opportunity to “visit” Athens to learn about Paul’s dangerous journey to share the truth. There will be lots of fun, games, snack, arts and crafts, and singing and dancing. For more information or to register, contact Becky at (937) 663-0379.

Blessing of animals ST. PARIS — St. Paris United Methodist Church, 208 W. Walnut St., will host Blessing of the Animals at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20.

In the event of bad weather, the event will be held at 11 a.m. July 27.

All are welcome to attend and participate. Participants are asked to assemble in the parking lot on the west side of the church. If appropriate, bring your animals on leashes and in carriers and cages. Anyone wishing to be seated should bring a lawn chair. Certificates marking the occasion will be presented to each animal’s owner.

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BALTIC (AP) — In parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania where horse-drawn buggies clip-clop at the pace of a bygone era, Amish communities are debating a new temptation — the large cash royalties that can come with the boom in oil and gas drilling.

In some ways, Amish attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are as different from the outside world as their clothes and traditions. Instead of worries about air and water pollution, they’re focusing on people’s souls.

“Amish are no different than anybody else. The power of big money can bring spiritual corruption,” said Jerry Schlabach, an Amish resident of Berlin, Ohio. “If we can keep our values and adhere to biblical principle, then it can be a very positive thing,” he said.

Reuben Troyer, who recently signed a drilling lease for his 140-acre farm just east of the market town of New Bedford, Ohio, said he feels comfortable with the process itself.

“I guess I feel they know what they’re doing, and they’ll take care of themselves,” Troyer said.

The stakes can be huge.

While oil and gas wells have been common in parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania for more than 100 years, they typically didn’t lead to huge payments to landowners.

But over the past few years, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has led to bigger wells that can generate hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of dollars in royalties for a property holder.

During fracking, large volumes of water, along with sand and hazardous chemi-

they “have a strong sense of God’s creation,” and that includes oil and natural gas.

“If they can find ways to capitalize on the resources under the ground, they don’t see a problem with that,” he said.

To the Amish, Schlabach said, “the world was created for the benefit of man. And nature, as we see it, is made to be used as long as it’s kept in proper perspective.”

For Susan Mast,anAmish wife and mother,the issue hit close to home last summer, when an energy company purchased land adjacent to their quiet, well-manicured Ohio farm near the village of Baltic and began fracking.

“It’s not as noisy as we thought it would be,” said Mast, who has seven children. The well, on land owned by her parents, is in production now, but she said the drilling phase didn’t bother the youngsters.

“They enjoyed watching what was going on,” she said.

But there are some practical concerns about all the industrial activity that comes with the recent shale drilling.

“I’m not excited about it, with all the traffic, with all the horses,” said Melvin Yoder, who owns a 58-acre farm in central Ohio.

Kraybill noted that rules vary widely among Amish communities, but that there is “considerable concern” among church leaders that drilling money could create huge income disparities within the same community.

The concerns over the effects of fracking extend to other energy sources, too.

In New Wilmington, Pa., several Amish men and women said their community doesn’t permit solar panels, though some people are signing gas leases.

Kraybill, co-author of the new book “The Amish,” said he wasn’t surprised to hear that traditional communities like New Wilmington have concerns over solar power since the Amish “are reticent to display things or have

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Dayton Dutch Lions to host FA Cup Winner Wigan Athletic at PHS

Project possible thanks to McDonald’s Restaurant

DAYTON – The Dayton Dutch Lions FC have been delighting fans all season with exciting play that has translated into unprecedented success in USL PRO. Soccer enthusiasts in the Miami Valley will now have the opportunity to see the Dayton Dutch Lions FC test their skills against a European Champion: Dayton Dutch Lions FC will be hosting Wigan Athletic FC (current FA Cup Champions after beating powerhouse and 2012 English Premier Champions Manchester City in the CUP Final) in an international friendly at 7 p.m. on July 16 at Wertz Stadium of Piqua High School.

Wigan was founded in 1932. The club has captured several championships in it’s 81-year history, but none more prestigious than the 2013 FA Cup. Wigan earned the trophy by beating Manchester City 1-0 in the championship game. The dramatic game-winning goal came off the foot of Ben Watson in injury time.

The Dutch Lions FC are 7-3-5 in USL PRO League play this season and are poised to make the playoffs for the first time in club history. After playing the club’s opening game in 2010 against a team of former World Cup stars (Global United), this will be the first real exhibition against a team that is in their pre season for the English Championship.

President Mike Mossel commented on the game: “the game really fits in our goal as a professional club to bring top soccer to the Dayton region. Besides our own professional team that people can watch, it is games like this that give local soccer fans a chance to see top level players (this time from the 2012-13 English Premier League) live in action. I am sure it will be a fantastic atmosphere for both our players, staff and also our fans. I also want to thank Beswick Sports for making this game possible. We like to bring these type of games to the community every year and hope the game against Wigan will be a great way to start this.”

Tickets for the game can be purchased online at www.dutchlionsfc.com or call Tiera Cockerham (937) 681-5686.

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Lehman Catholic principal Denise Stauffer checks the progress of the basketball court resurfacing Monday. Included in the project is lengthening the court from 84 feet to college-sized 94 feet.

SIDNEY — Work is nearly complete on the sanding and resurfacing of the gym floor in the Schlater Gymnasium at Lehman Catholic High School. And when it is all finished, the floor will be 10 feet longer to regulation-size 94 feet.

The newly resurfaced floor will feature the golden arches, since the project was made possible by McDonald’s Restaurant, according to Lehman athletic director Dick Roll.

Roll said original plans for the gym were to

make it a college-sized 94 feet.

“That was the intent, but somehow we ended up with an 84-foot floor,” Roll said.

“That left 15 feet from the end line to the wall at each end of the floor, so there is plenty of room. Since we were resurfacing the floor, it was a case of do it now or wait another 15 or 20 years until the floor was sanded again.”

The project, done by Ohio Floors out of Holmes County, involved adding five feet to each end of the basketball floor, so there is

still plenty of room at each end.

The work started June 29 and they worked until the Fourth of July holiday. They were back in Sidney doing the finishing touches on Monday.

Of course, the baskets had to be moved, and Lehman turned to Milligan Construction for that.

“One basket we were able to just slide on the post,” Roll said. “The other we had to move the bracket that was on the beams.”

Buckeyes fan, 12, beats cancer he named ‘Michigan’

BY REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State football fans always want to defeat what they call “That school up North.”

So when a 12-year-old Buckeyes fan was diagnosed with cancer 14 months ago, he chose to name his disease Michigan.

He wanted to beat it — and he has.

The young fan, Grant Reed, was released from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus Friday after receiving a final chemotherapy session.

Grant’s father, Troy Reed, on Tuesday said his son was readmitted to the hospital over the weekend because of a bacterial infection, but he added the boy is doing “very well.”

“Our prognosis is very good,” he said. “It shows that he has indeed beat Michigan.”

In May 2012, Grant underwent a 16 1/2-hour surgery to have a brain tumor removed. Although the surgery was successful, he woke up without being able to move his left side or speak and had a serious vision problem.

He spent nearly 10 weeks at the hospital following the surgery. He then went through occupational and speech therapies and was able to continue to attend school.

He will be in seventh grade this fall.

But his road to recovery included several rounds of radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

Grant’s first chemo session, his dad said, was during the Buckeyes’ season-opening game in September.

“We had a mini party and watched the Buckeyes play here at the hospital,” Troy Reed said Tuesday while Grant was back at the hospital. He added that the Reeds continued to watch OSU games at the hospital during the weekends that Grant was admitted to continue his chemotherapy treatment.

Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer visited the boy at the hospital in December. Grant’s father said his son talked to Meyer for about 20 minutes.

“He was thrilled,” the father said.

Grant’s parents met as members of the Ohio State Marching Band and got engaged during a game in 1994. Troy Reed said Grant and his 9-yearold brother Collin have a “true respect for the rivalry that OSU and Michigan share.”

Troy Reed said the family is hoping to attend a game during this year’s season, provided that Grant’s health allows them.

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In this December 2012 photo provided by the Reed family, Ohio State football fan Grant Reed, left, poses with Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. When Grant, now 12, was diagnosed with cancer 14 months ago, he chose to name his disease Michigan. He wanted to beat it. And he did. Grant was released from the hospital on July 5 after a final chemotherapy session.

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Friday, July 12, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be open to new ways of improving your health today because this is possible. This could be due to a suggestion from someone else or an idea that occurs to you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might see new approaches to dealing more successfully with children, or a better way to deal with a romantic partner. Some will also see ways to improve their sports technique.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a good day to recycle, sell or toss anything you don't need at home.

Be realistic and ruthless. Get rid of what you no longer use.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) In discussions with others today, you will be convincing. (That's why this is a strong day for those of you in sales, marketing, teaching and acting.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug.22) You can dream up solid, moneymaking ideas today. You might also see new uses and applications for something you already own. Clever you!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Take a look in the mirror today to see how you can improve your appearance and create a better impression on your world. First impressions count a lot in society.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Because old issues with authority figures are back in your lap again, you might come up with some behind-thescenes solutions today. This is a good day for research.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) A conversation with a female acquaintance will be impacting and memorable. You also might attract someone very powerful to you today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Discussions with a female authority figure, perhaps about inheritances, taxes and debt from the past, will be significant today. You intend to stand your ground.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) In discussions with others today, someone might shift your point of view about politics, religion or racial issues.

Something will likely happen that makes you rethink things for the better.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You're in a good frame of mind for important discussions about inheritances, shared property, taxes and debt. You will defend your best interests and be persuasive about it.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Today you might see ways to improve a relationship or even improve your approach to a close friendship. Conversely, someone might make a suggestion along these lines to you. Be open to this.

YOU BORN TODAY You are persuasive and convincing, which is why others admire you and follow you. You know how to use humor to beguile people. You set high standards for yourself; and you know how to get the best out of others. You are competent in many areas. In the year ahead, you will have a chance to study or learn something valuable.

Grab it.

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Egyptian Christians facing backlash Some paying price for activism against ousted President Mohammed Morsi

BY HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — With a mob of Muslim extremists on their tail, the Christian businessman and his nephew climbed up on the roof and ran for their lives, jumping from building to building in their southern Egyptian village. Finally they ran out of rooftops.

Forced back onto the street, they were overwhelmed by several dozen men. The attackers hacked them with axes and beat them with clubs and tree limbs, killing Emile Naseem, 41. The nephew survived with wounds to his shoulders and head and recounted the chase to The Associated Press.

The mob’s rampage through the village of Nagaa Hassan, burning dozens of Christian houses and stabbing to death three other Christians as well, came two days after the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi from power. It was no coincidence the attackers focused on Naseem and his family: He was the village’s most prominent campaigner calling for Morsi’s removal.

Some Christians are paying the price for their activism against Morsi and his Islamist allies in a backlash over his ouster last week.

Since then, there has been a string of attacks on Christians in provinces that are strongholds of hard-liners. In the Sinai Peninsula, where militant groups run rampant, militants gunned down a priest in a drive-by shooting as he walked in a public market.

Egypt’s Christian minority, about 10 percent of the population, long shunned politics for fear of reprisals, relying on their church to make their case to those in power. That changed in the revolutionary fervor when autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011, as Christians started to demand a say in the country’s direction.

But they took it to a new level during Morsi’s year in office and the empowerment of his Islamist allies. The new Coptic Christian pope, Tawadros II, enthroned in November, openly criticized the president. He told Christians they were free to actively participate in politics and that the church will not discourage them.

“The Christians have emerged from under the robes of the clergy and will never go back,” said Ezzat Ibrahim, an activist from Minya, a southern province with a large Christian community.

It was a risky gamble for a minority that has long felt vulnerable, with its most concentrated communities often living in the same rural areas where the most vehement and vocal Islamists hold sway.

During Morsi’s year in office, some of his hardline allies increasingly spoke of Christians as enemies of Islam and warned them to remember they are a minority.

When the wave of protests against Morsi began on June 30, Brotherhood media depicted it as dominated by Christians and to hard-liners, it smacked of Christians rising up against a Muslim ruler.

The worst anti-Christian backlash since

Morsi’s July 3 ouster was the attack in Nagaa Hassan, a dusty village on the west bank of the Nile River, not far from the most majestic ancient Egyptian archaeological sites in the city of Luxor.

The body of a Muslim villager was discovered at dawn on July 5. The cry went out around the village that Christians killed him. A mob of several hundred, led by men wearing the hallmark long beards of ultraconservative Salafis as well as more extreme movements, went on a rampage, according to witnesses and security officials speaking to the AP. They smashed the windows and doors of Christian homes, ransacked Christian-owned stores and set them ablaze damaging about 30 homes and stores in all. Muslim residents who tried to stop them were brushed aside, sometimes threatened with violence as well. At least a dozen Christian families took refuge in the local Church of St. John The Baptist, the church’s priest, Father Vassilios, told the AP. The crowd targeted in particular Naseem, besieging the apartment building of his cousins where he and his wife hid. Their three children had been taken earlier to a relative’s home for their safety. The mob set fires in the building, while the families with women and children fled to the upper floors.

Security forces pulled up to the building, backing an armored personnel carrier up to the entrance to evacuate those inside, according to witnesses and activists briefed on the day’s events. But the mob, outnumbering police, refused to let the men inside leave so the police told the families they would only take the women and children, she said.

Naseem and several other men initially put on women’s clothes to escape detection by the mob waiting close by for the police to leave so it could set upon the men, said elAmeer, the nephew, The police still refused to take the men, fearing the mob outside would see through the ruse and attack the armored police car that came to evacuate the Christians, said elAmeer and activists.

Martha Zekry, Naseem’s wife, begged the police to take her husband, pleading with them that he would not survive if left behind. The officer in charge said he would come back for Naseem.

He never did.

Once the police pulled away with the women and children, the attackers stormed the building.

Naseem tore off the women’s clothes and fled to the rooftops with his nephew, al-Ameer said.

Naseem’s cousins, Romani and Muhareb Nosehi, and a neighbor Rasem Tadros, never made it out of the building, stabbed and beaten to death on the spot.

Naseem’s friends and family say he was targeted because of his activism against Morsi. In the months before Morsi’s ouster, he was energetically collecting signatures in the village for Tamarod, or “Rebel,” the youth-led activist campaign that collected signatures nationwide on a petition demanding Morsi’s removal. It organized the June 30 protests that brought out millions.

“Emile was the de facto

Tamarod leader in the village and that did not escape the notice of the militants,” said Naseem’s best friend and fellow activist Emile Nazeer. “He, like other activists, received threatening text messages for weeks before he was killed.”

“Almost everyone in Nagaa Hassan loved my uncle. He spoke a lot about politics and people listened to what he had to say,” said el-Ameer, Naseem’s nephew. “He paid the price.”

Shenouda el-Ameer, a close relative, said local Islamists took advantage of the Muslim’s murder to blame it on Christians and target Naseem for his political activity.

Luxor’s security chief Khaled Mamdouh said 17 villagers, including eight Christians, were being questioned about the murder and the violence that followed. They said some of them were referred to prosecutors to be charged. Security forces, meanwhile, were deployed in the village, whose estimated 7,000 residents are about 20 percent Christian.

Father Vassilios said he did not know of incidents of sectarian violence in Nagaa Hassan, suggesting that the increased anti-Christian rhetoric by hard-liners and the polarization during Morsi’s rule had an effect.

“Relations between Muslims and Christians were so good I always thought it was special,” he told the AP. “Emile (Naseem) was a political revolutionary who served his community as best as he could.”

In the week after Morsi’s ouster, extremists carried out attacks on Christians in at least six of the country’s 27 provinces. The shooting of the priest in Sinai was the only other fatality.

In one of the most serious incidents, a mob of Morsi supporters attacked Christian homes and shops in Dalaga, a village in southern Minya province where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, more than three times the national average. During its rampage, the crowd shouted, “There is no god but Allah and the Christians are God’s enemies,” according to police and villager Bushrah Iskharon, who recounted the events in a telephone interview with the AP. Churches across much of the country have cancelled evening Mass and social activities as a precaution against attacks.

But activists vow they will continue with their political activities.

“My parents always mention immigration as a solution. I don’t,” said Marina Zakaria, a 21year-old in Cairo, who began participating in street politics after Mubarak’s ouster “Christians are mostly isolated in their churches because they are afraid from people who are not like them. With that attitude, we deepened the discrimination we face and ended up without a place in political life,” she said.

Christian activist Nirvana Mamdouh, 22, said that for far too long Christians remained silent in the face of injustices and it was time for them to speak up for their rights.

“We cannot have our freedom without blood. It is the price, what can we do?”

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HOUSTON, 6166 Houston uston R d Thursday 4pm-8pm, Road, m, FriFi day 9am-8pm, Saturday 9am1pm, Boys & girls clothing g 0-4, water heater, Little Tykes, ykes, Fisher Price toys, bikes, 2 riding lawnmowers, shelving lving units, lighting, desk, entertainrtainment center, Lots of Miscelscellaneous PIQUA, Crestview Court Neighborhood Sale (off Ziegler Road), Thursday, July ly 11, 8-3, Friday, July 12, 8-3,, Saturday, ur da y, July J ul y 13, 1 3, 8-Noon.

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Something for everyone!

PIQUA, 1302 Maplewood Drive, Friday & Saturday, 9am3pm, hand tools, aluminum m extension ladder, 3 drawer work bench, items from old barn, books, lots more!!

PIQUA, 1320 PIQUA, 1320 Aiken Aiken Road Road ((off off Route 66), Thur Thursday, sday, Friday, riday, Saturday 9am-5pm, Vacant acant house sale!! Furnace, cabinabinets, water pressure tank, doors, 13 year old windows. dows. hay bales, etc.

PIQUA, 1512 Echo Lake Drive, Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday urday 8am-noon, Vintage lamps mps & vases, framed f d art, glassware, l ware, crystal, computer desk & chair, small appliances, toys, Piqua shirts & clothing, lots of houseousehold items from an estate PIQUA, 1800 & 1805 Amherst, herst, Friday only!! 830am-530pm, 30pm, golf club clubs, s, fan, luggage,, leaf blower, mens shirts, Hummel mmel figurines, Ohio License plates 1950-1970, Cincinnati reds ccards ards 1950-2013, 1950-2013, older older baseb seba ball cards 1950-1980, baseball memorabilia & books, Mills Brothers records, Elviss records, sports cards, glassware, ware, books on flying, Christmas tmas items, Nascar, souvenir spoons, toys, miscellaneous eous PIQUA, 1808 Carlyle Drive, Wednesday, 1pm-5pm, Thursday & Friday 9am-5pm, -5pm, Multi Family sale!! White Sewing machine, exercise e equipquipment, end table, Resin porch swing, small kitchen appliances, Tons of miscellaneous neous PIQUA, 325 North Hardin ardin Road, (1 mile North of JohnJ ston Farm) BIG BARN SALE, Friday 9-6pm, Saturday 9-4pm, -4pm, clothes, tools, furniture, fishing, shing, boating, lots of miscellaneous! eous!

PIQUA, 500 East Greene eene Street, Saturday only, 8-3.

Moving sale! Furniture, home decorations, lots of otherr miscellaneous.

PIQUA, 510 Clark Avenue, e Frie, day, Saturday 9-3pm, MULTIULTIFAMILY F AMILY S SALE, ALE, sofa, sofa, loveseat, loveseat, stainless steal kitchen appliances, a nc e s, antique a nt i qu e shutters, s h ut t e rs , picp i cture frames, bike pull-a-long, -long, car-seat, pack-n-play, jewelry, welry, dog cage, womens jeans eans SIZES S IZES 2-8 2-8 brands brands Ann Ann Taylor, Taylor, American eagle new-york company. TOO MUCH TO LIST! ST!

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624 N. Knoop-Johnston Rd Sidney, OH 45365

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER French Oil is a custom mananufacturer of hydraulic presses and screw presses ses for rubber and thermoset set molding applications as well as synthetic rubber screw ew press applications. We are seeking to fill an Electrical cal Engineer position for our expanding business: Associates degree in EE is required but BSEE is prereferred. Experience in AB or Siemens programming, HMI, MI, PLC knowledge, and troubleshooting systems of electrical e lectrical and and hydraulic hydraulic concontrols for custom machineryy is a plus. Must be willing to ttravel ra v el to t o ccustomers' u st o me r s' plants p la n ts for start-up and service ce work.

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Drivers

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West Troy currently is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician. This individual will have EXTENSIVE hands-on experience building, servicing and repairing factory automation.

Candidate must be proficient in hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems.

Responsibilities include providing maintenance support for a multi-department manufacturing facility in a cost effective manner. We need an individual who can function independently and participate as part of a team.

Qualified candidates: Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience or equivalent training and High School diploma or GED required. Experience with metal-forming press operations is a PLUS! Qualified applicants may submit a resume to; hr@westtroy.com or 155 Marybill Drive Troy, OH 45373 West Troy designs and manufactures tooling, automation, metal stampings, and assemblies as a contractor for the Consumer, Industrial, and Building Products Markets. To learn more about West Troy, please visit www.westtroy.com.

(I-75 at Exit 78) Located on the Upper Valley Medical Center Campus EOE For Sale By Owner

3 OR 4 BEDROOMS, Brick/ Cedar Ranch, 3 baths, wooded, brick fireplace, 2.5 car garage, 12x16 shed, basement, 2600 sq ft, $179,000 (937)726-5694

MINIATURE DACHSHUND PUP, red, long coat female, AKC, 2nd shots, wormed, written guarantee, crate training and doing well! $350 (937)6671777

Self performing our own work allows for the best prices on skilled labor.

25 years combined experience FREE estimates

Farm Equipment

Landscaping & Gardening

(937)573-7357 InerrantContractors@gmail.com

TRACTOR, FORD 1300 4x4 diesel compact Tractor, Low hours, 3 point, pto. (937)4891725 Autos For Sale

1999 CHEVY CORVETTE

EVERS REALTY TROY, 2 Bedroom Townhomes 1.5 bath, 1 car garage, $725

Pet Grooming

40296891

Sporting Goods

Remodeling & Repairs

COOPER’S GRAVEL Gravel Hauled, Laid & Leveled Driveways & Parking Lots

RACE TICKETS, (5) Brickyard 400, 7/28 NASCAR race in Indianapolis, Paddock Box in shade near start/finish line, $90 each face value. (937)5966257.

AUDIO TECH TRAINEE Hearing Professionals seeking audio tech trainee.

MUST HAVE: 3-5 years recent sales experience, college degree preferred. Must fit our culture of positive attitude & high energy. If you have a desire to work with highly qualified people, learn their techniques and strive to achieve goals, send resume to: humanresources@ hearingprosonline.com Full Time, $12 hour, benefits. Only those that are results driven and thrive on accountability need apply.

MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY

SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Landscaping

HERITAGE GOODHEW

GRAVEL & STONE

•Standing Seam Metal Roofing •New Installation •Metal Roof Repairs •Pole Barn Metal $2.06 LF. •Standing Seam Snap Lock Panels

Driveways •• Excavating Excavating Driveways Demolition Demolition

• Tree Trimming & Removal • Shrub Trimming & Removal • Stump Removal

937-947-4409 937-371-0454

WE DELIVER

40043994

765-857-2623

937-606-1122

Appliances

Land Care

TERRY’S

APPLIANCE REPAIR 2012 BUICK VERANO 4 cyl, red, good condition, leather, only 7000 miles, 1301 Sixth Avenue, Sidney, $23,500.

•Refrigerators •Stoves •Washers & Dryers •Dishwashers • Repair & Install Air Conditioning

(937)622-5747

937-773-4552

For Sale By Owner

4190 West Miami-Shelby Road (2nd house east of St Rt 66 on 1 acre) OPEN HOUSE: July 13, 2-4pm TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms, appliances, CA, Water, Trash Paid, $425 & $525 Monthly. $200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821 TROY, 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, stove, refrigerator, washer/ dryer, recently remodeled. no pets, $550 plus utilities, (937)418-2379

Call 937-295-2636

25 Year Experience - Licensed & Bonded Wind & Hail Damage -Insurance Approved 15 Year Workmanship Warranty

3 BR, LR, DR, new kitchen and deck with awning, new full bath up and remodeled ½ basement.

Laundry room and full bath on first floor. Has attached and detached garage.

40317849 40296626

Auctions

Auctions

PUBLIC AUCTION

BANKRUPTCY AND REPO AUTO AUCTION LOCATION: SATURDAY JULY 13: 413 SOUTH STREET, PIQUA, OHIO UPPER MIAMI VALLEY STORAGE 9:00 A.M. SHARP

Saturday, July 13th, 10:00am 4425 Brunson Lane - Piqua, Ohio 45356

Remodeling & Repairs

937-573-4737 www.buckeyehomeservices.com

Spouting Metal Roofing Siding Doors

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Baths Awnings Concrete Additions

CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE

40058902 40194120

Furniture & Appliances: King-size adjustable bed w/ dual controls and vibrate, computer desk, two leather desk chairs, four cast iron chairs, misc. upholstered furniture, modern roll top desk, G.E. washer and dryer, newer upright freezer, side by side refridgerator/freezer, G.E. Spectra flat top range, Crosley model 769 floor model radio, two poker tables, misc. lamps, etc.

Collectibles: Some glassware including approx. 100 pcs. of Hull dinnerware, few epergnes, vases, iris pattern dishes, few pcs. of Carnival and Depression, “Favorite� radiant heater (#10), over 100 miniature oil lamps, Dietz 1’ “Scout� lantern, Remco “Showboat�, numerous menus from all over the U.S. (mostly 1980’s and up), Sessions and Heco mantle clocks, misc. Magnalite, 400-500 records (45 rpm), some albums, few bar items, 16 drawer storage cabinet (Downtown Piqua store), 4 and 8 foot aluminum Christmas trees, numerous hardback books, and so on.

Garage: “Full� – large selection of tools including Crafstman portable air compressor, Bostitch nailgun, cordless drills, pipe wrenches, hardwood floor finishers (Clarke and Porter Cable), rotary edgers, new “Lightning� charger/generator, vise, bench grinder, Rockwell frame and trimsaw, concrete tools, router, table saw, sawzall, belt sander, wood clamps, drill bits, saw blades, nuts/bolts, misc. hand and power tools, antique wood tool box.

Lawn: Lawn sweeper, Craftsman 42� 15 H.P. mower, Troybilt rear tine tiller, gas weedeaters, lawn sprayer, (6) chainsaws including 1 - Homelite 410 (28�), leaf blowers, older 2 stage snow blower, concrete bird bath, figurines and Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, picnic table, etc.

Misc: Pair of Favorite collapsable bikes, older Schwinn and Huffy girls bikes, new Clopay garage door, new power vent, misc. dishes, pots, pans, houseware, older 8 foot pool table and light, Primefit treadmill.

Rifle: Marlin Glenfield model 60 semi-auto 22 rifle Truck: 1995 Ford F-150 XLT w/ 118,000 miles, 4WD and snowplow – you don’t want to miss this one – nice truck.

Note: Tent in case of inclement weather.

Owner: Paul Rank Concession by: “Susie’s Big Dipper�

2002 FORD WINDSTAR 2003 OLDS SILHOUETTE 2003 CHRY T&C 2002 JEEP GR CHEROKEE 2002 FORD FOCUS 2000 FORD EXPLORER

MID OHIO ACCEPTANCE 2003 DODGE CARAVAN 2003 OLDS SILHOUETTE 2000 CHRY 300 2004 MAZDA 2004 CHRY 300M 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA 2006 DODGE GR CARAVAN 2002 CHRY T&C 2002 CHR SEBRING 2003 DODGE GR CARAVAN 2002 PONT GR AM 2002 CHEV BLAZER

2009 CHEV COBALT

GREENVILLE NATIONAL BANK 2002 FORD RANGER 2006 SUZUKI

2009 NISSAN

SECOND NATIONAL BANK 2005 PONTIAC GP 2000 FORD F50

2003 BUICK LESABRE 2002 PONT GR PRIX 1999 DODGE CARAVAN

CAR AND CREDIT 1998 MERCURY SABLE 2003 CHEV BLAZER 2005 FORD TAURUS 2005 FORD FOCUS 1998 SATURNSL2 2002 CHRYSLER T&C

2009 PONTIAC G6

UNITY NATIONAL BANK 2004 CHEV IMPALA

TERMS OF THE SALE ARE THIS: CASH. NO PERSONAL CHECKS NO CREDIT CARDS. NO CHILDREN. PLEASE CALL WITH QUESTIONS. ALL VEHICLES SOLD 100% AS IS. BANKRUPTCY UNITS HAVE SEPERATE TERMS. AGAIN, PLEASE CALL WITH QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AUCTION. WE ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING UNITS, WE CANNOT ANSWER VERIFY OR GUARANTEE ANY CONDITION OF ANY UNIT IN AUCTION. ALL UNITS INCLUDING BOATS, SKIS, TRAILERS, VEHICLES ANYTHING SOLD IS 100% AS IS.

MIKOLAJEWSKI AUCTION SERVICE Auctioneers: Steve Mikolajewski, Joe Mikolajewski 439 Vine Street • Piqua, Ohio 45356 • (937) 773-6708 • (937) 773-6433 www.mikolajewskiauction.net 40295882

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WISE Tree & Shrub Service

Shredded Topsoil Topsoil Shredded Fill Dirt Dirt Fill

(Versailles Rd. to Knouff Rd. – turn to Brunson – just past Echo Hills Golf Course)

Roofing Windows Kitchens Sunrooms

Tree Service

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Medical/Health

40277397

Hauling & Trucking

CCW CLASS, $60, August 17th and 18th, Piqua Fish & Game, (937)760-4210, parthelynx@aol.com

(937)216-5806 EversRealty.net

Mobile Veterinary Service Treating Dogs, Cats & Exotics

Pools / Spas

Tickets

2005 CHRYSLER LIMITED CONVERTIBLE, 31,500 miles, excellent condition, $8500, Call (937)570-2248 or (937)7731831

Amy E. Walker, D.V.M. 937-418-5992

Gutter Repair & Cleaning

ELECTRIC SCOOTER, Guardian Trek-3, A1 condition, $400, call (937)778-8692 or (937)214-1825

Call Craig at (937)776-0922

2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 Regular cab, fiberglass high top camper, aluminum running boards, 2 wheel drive, 5300 Vortec engine, excellent condition, $8150 Call (937)538-1294

(937) 473-2847 (937) 216-9361

Miscellaneous COUNTRY CONCERT TICKETS, close to the concert area campsite R4 , 3 day pass, parking, 6 wrist bands. $550.

(937)492-3927.

KINDLE FIRE, slightly used, with case $150. Call (937)4923927

3 Bedroom, 1 bath, Double, $675

PIQUA, Colonial Terrace Apts., Water, Sewer, Trash, Hot Water, Refrigerator, Range included. 2 BR $480, 1 BR $450.

Washer/ Dryer on site. Pets welcome. No application fee. 6 or 12 month lease. (937)7731952.

INERRANT CONTRACTORS

RIDING MOWER, John Deere 212, 47 inch cut, Engine needs work, (937)726-9170

automatic convertible with approximately 67,000 miles.

This car is in great condition. $20,500 or best offer.

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom, Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIES Piqua Area Only Metro Approved (937)773-9941 9am-5pm Monday-Friday

2 BEDROOM, recently renovated, $500 monthly, no pets, (937)974-6333

Paving & Excavating

Construction & Building

RIDING LAWNMOWER, Wheelhorse, completely rebuilt, New battery, tuneup, rebuilt carburetor, seat, paint, new blades, Runs great!!, $400, (937)492-1501

Apartments /Townhouses

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, Piqua, 100A Parkridge Place, $500 monthly, central air & appliances furnished. Call (419)629-3569

40293349

BEDROOM SET, 7 piece queen, $1200. Large solid oak roll top desk, $300. Blue & Cream plaid sofa and oversized chair with ottoman, $600.

All excellent condition. OBO on each. (937)332-1419

Koester Pavilion 3232 North County Road 25A Troy, OH 45373 937.440.7663 Phone 937.335.0095 Fax

24 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER, 2 axle, awning, a/c unit, refrigerator, stove, Lot 14 at Piqua Fishing Game Campground (Spiker Road), Lot rent paid until March 2014. Can leave there or tow away. Asking $1,900 OBO (419)778-7178

MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Furniture & Accessories

40251556

40277626

tarnold@freshwayfoods.com

WINDOW UNIT 5000 BTU, used 2 months, will trade for a 10 inch IPad (937)778-2131

Air Conditioners

40260164

Email your resume to:

We have a career solution for \RX <RXŇ&#x2039;OO OLNH RXU EHDXWLIXO 150 bed facility. Fill out an application and speak with Beth Bayman, Staff Development or Becky Apple, DON. All applications completed will receive a free gas card, gift bag and door prizes will be given out.

KITTENS, grey, adorable & healthy, approximately 7-8 weeks old, using litter box, FREE to loving forever indoor home with responsible owner, (937)778-8657 if no answer (937)214-4969.

40296906

CDL Class "A" drivers only, Excellent pay and benefits including health insurance and 401k with company match. Applicants must have minimum of 1 year over the road experience and clean driving record.

23(1 +286( IRU 671$Ň&#x2039;V July 17th from 2-4:00 pm

Land Care

40277555

Freshway Logistics, the transportation division for Freshway Foods based in Sidney, Ohio is currently seeking multiple drivers for the area.

Please email resume to: drvantreese@gmail.com or mail to 2627 N Broadway Ave Sidney, OH 45365

Pets KITTENS, 7 Black & Tiger furballs! Free to good homes, 5-6 weeks old. Ready to go! call (937)773-5245 after 5pm

Cleaning & Maintenance

2385772

TRUCK DRIVER MULTIPLE OPENINGS

RVs / Campers '89 GULF STREAM MOTOR HOME, 28 foot Chevy 454 automatic, AC-cruise, 16K miles, news tires, stove, refrigerator, roof air-conditioner, 3500 Owen Generator, 19 foot awning all new roof vents, roof coated/resealed last Fall, sleeps 6, lots of inside & outside storage. Good condition. $6700. (937)493-0449

40317833

DENTAL ASSISTANT Hiring full time Dental Assistant who is passionate about providing excellent patient care. Candidate must have 5+ years experience, current radiographer license and references. Benefits and pension.

Houses For Rent IN BRADFORD, In country, 3 bedroom trailer, $400, (937)417-7111

2385753

Medical/Health

40297018

Help Wanted General

ROBERT BAYMAN 937 773 5702

BAYMAN AUCTION SERVICE TONY BAYMAN 937 606 0535

JOE HARKER 937 606 0536

SPORTS

PIQUA DAILY CALL • WWW.DAILYCALL.COM

Obituaries of national interest National League The Associated Press

Thursday, July 11, 2013

11

Is it time for NASCAR to consider midweek races?

East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 52 38 .578 — Washington 46 44 .511 6 Philadelphia 45 46 .495 7½ New York 39 48 .448 11½ Miami 32 57 .360 19½ Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 54 34 .614 — Pittsburgh 53 36 .596 1½ BY JENNA FRYER Cincinnati 50 40 .556 5 Chicago 40 48 .455 14 Milwaukee 37 AP Auto Racing Writer 52 .416 17½ West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 47 43 .522 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Los Angeles 44 45 .494 2½ Colorado 43 48 .473 4½ San (AP) — Ahhh, the dog Diego 41 50 .451 6½ San Francisco 40 49 .449 6½ days of summer — and those nights when there’s Tuesday’s Games nothing exciting on televiOakland 2, Pittsburgh 1 sion.

Philadelphia 4, Washington 2 Four-time NASCAR Atlanta 6, Miami 4 champion Jeff Gordon beChicago Cubs 7, L.A. Angels 2 lieves auto racing could Milwaukee 2, Cincinnati 0 fill that void. Gordon grew St. Louis 9, Houston 5 up in the “Thursday Night L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 1 Thunder” era when he San Diego 2, Colorado 1 raced at tracks that N.Y. Mets 10, San Francisco 6 hosted USAC races across the country that were telThursday’s Games Washington (Zimmermann 12-3) at Philadelphia evised on ESPN2.

(K.Kendrick 7-6), 7:05 p.m.

NASCAR doesn’t venCincinnati (Latos 8-2) at Atlanta (Hudson 5-7), 7:10 p.m. ture into that territory St. Louis (Westbrook 5-3) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 5- with the elite Sprint Cup 10), 8:05 p.m.

Series, but the addition of Milwaukee (Gallardo 7-8) atArizona (Miley 5-7),9:40 p.m. Eldora Speedway to the Colorado (Pomeranz 0-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 2-6), Truck Series will mark 10:10 p.m. three midweek races. The San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-5) at San Diego (Marquis 9- trucks ran on a Thursday 4), 10:10 p.m. night at Kentucky in June, are scheduled to run Friday’s Games Wednesday, July 24, at ElSt. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m. dora and Wednesday, Aug. Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

21, at Bristol.

N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Gordon thinks maybe Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m. it’s time for other series to Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. try a midweek date.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

“I think when ‘Monday Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Night Football’ ends, we San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. should start ‘Monday Night Racing,’” Gordon American League said. “But that’s just me.

The Associated Press Of course I came from ‘Thursday Night Thunder,’ East Division W L Pct GB Boston 55 37 .598 — Tampa and ‘Thursday Night Bay 51 40 .560 3½ Baltimore 49 42 .538 5½ New York 48 42 Thunder’ was ridiculously .533 6 Toronto 43 46 .483 10½ Central Division W L Pct GB successful back in the Detroit 49 40 .551 — Cleveland 47 43 .522 2½ Kansas City day.”

43 44 .494 5 Minnesota 37 50 .425 11 Chicago 35 52 .402 13 Alas, Gordon says West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 54 37 .593 — Texas 53 NASCAR officials have 37 .589 ½ Los Angeles 43 46 .483 10 Seattle 40 50 .444 13½ been cold to the idea.

Houston 32 58 .356 21½ “It seems like every time I talk to NASCAR Tuesday’s Games about doing a weekly race Kansas City 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 or one midweek, they say Oakland 2, Pittsburgh 1 ‘Oh well if you do it on this Texas 8, Baltimore 4 day, you won’t get as many Cleveland 3, Toronto 0 people coming to the Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit 4 track, so the track suffers, Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 1 and if you do it on this day, Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Angels 2 then maybe the track does St. Louis 9, Houston 5 well but then the people at Boston 11, Seattle 8 home won’t watch it because of this’, so it always Thursday’s Games seems to be some kind of Toronto (Buehrle 5-5) at Cleveland (Salazar 0-0), 12:05 obstacle,” he said. p.m.

“I am not saying we Minnesota (Pelfrey 4-6) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 12-3), need to do it every week, 12:10 p.m. but if we could find the Kansas City (E.Santana 5-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 6- right week in the schedule 6), 1:05 p.m. and mix it up, make it speChicagoWhite Sox (Sale 5-8) at Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 7-5), cial, and make it make 1:08 p.m. sense for the fans at home Boston (Dempster 5-8) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 0-0), 3:40 as well as the ones that p.m. could attend, then I think Texas (Darvish 8-4) at Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 6-3),7:05 it would be awesome.” p.m.

There was a buzz last

weekend at Daytona about returning the night race back to its traditional early morning start, when teams were at the track for breakfast and on the beach by lunch. But Gordon believes running the race on July 4, regardless of what day it falls during the week, is a better solution and could start the midweek trend.

“I think July 4th might make sense because everybody is off on that day and looking for something to do,” he said. “Of course, we are not off, but I think that is why it could work.” _____ POSITIVE POCONO: For years, about the only thing in NASCAR as popular as Dale Earnhardt Jr. was bashing Pocono Raceway.

The track wasn’t safe.

The races were too long.

The facility was outdated.

On and on it went.

But, slowly, the track has won over Sprint Cup drivers with a series of upgrades to the track — everything from additional SAFER barriers to a repave of the 2½-mile surface — that left them raving about the new look the last two years.

Of course, slicing the two Cup races from 500 to 400 miles in 2012 certainly helped.

Pocono Raceway CEO and president Brandon Igdalsky has led the push for the overdue makeover.

“I got tired of people talking bad about us, plain and simple,” he said.

“If you have drivers and people in the industry that aren’t talking positive, that translates to what the fans hear and how they react. Last year, drivers started talking about how great things here are now. It changes the mentality of the fans.”

Igdalsky’s latest gamble appears to have paid off: He brought the IndyCar Series back to Pocono after a 24-year absence and the first race last Sunday was considered a success. The grandstands weren’t completely full, but the estimated crowd of 30,000 did exceed most ex-

pectations. Unlike the NASCAR stars, IndyCar drivers didn’t have to warm up to Pocono. They loved it from the first test session.

“I love this place.

Pocono, the fans, just everyone has been fantastic,” race winner Scott Dixon said. “It’s great to be back.”

There’s more to come.

Igdalsky said he wanted to “dress up” Pocono by improving everything from the seats, traffic patterns and adding permanent or temporary videoboards to enhance the fan experience.

The fans did clog the single-lane roads entering the track and many of them complained about heavy traffic on social media. Igdalsky said he would meet with state and local officials about the issue and made a “solemn promise” to fix the traffic woes.

Of course, it’s better than the alternative — fans not showing up at all.

With at least two more years of IndyCar racing at Pocono on the schedule, there’s time to fix everything. Igdalsky has proved in a short time he’s eager to please.

“It makes me feel awesome, but it’s not about how I feel,” he said. “It’s about the perception of the facility. We are a great facility for motor sports in America. Are we the best?

No. Do I want to be the best? Hell no. It would cost us a fortune. I don’t want to be the best. But I don’t want to be at the bottom of the barrel. I’m happy about being at the top of the middle.” _____ DRIVER STANDINGS IndyCar is standing pat.

The open-wheel series is set to introduce standing starts for this weekend’s doubleheader in Toronto.

Drivers will take their starting positions with the front wheels of the car remaining within its designated orange grid line.

The starts are similar to the format in Formula 1.

IndyCar traditionally uses rolling starts, but is exper-

imenting with the standing starts in Toronto and Houston.

Four-time series champion Dario Franchitti said he wasn’t looking forward to the change.

“Not particularly,” he said. “I like the traditional rolling starts. We’ll see. It might be good. Who knows? I might be completely wrong. But it’s going to be bloody interesting, let’s put it that way.” ___ GOODWOOD: Michael Waltrip Racing co-owners Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman are headed to Europe this weekend for the 20th annual Goodwood Festival of Speed in England.

It will be Waltrip’s second appearance at Goodwood, which features a hill climb in historic motor racing vehicles in front of 150,000 global motorsports enthusiasts.

Waltrip, the two-time Daytona 500 winner, will drive a 2012 Toyota Camry that Clint Bowyer won three races in last season while finishing second in the Sprint Cup standings.

“It is so cool to fire up a NASCAR Sprint Cup car and see the reaction on the faces of everyone there,” said Waltrip, who also visited Goodwood in 2010. “You wouldn’t believe all of the people who are interested in NASCAR in jolly old England.

“For many of them, this is as close as they’ll ever be to a Sprint Cup race.

I’m honored they asked me to make a few runs and it’s also cool that Rob Kauffman will make some runs too.”

The Goodwood Festival includes everything from modern concept cars to historical vehicles dating back to 1902, along with racecars from all disciplines. NASCAR stock cars, Formula 1 Grand Prix racers, Le Mans style cars and various forms of motorcycles will all make their run up the hill at Goodwood.

Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

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Texas at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Houston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Boston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

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

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NASCAR confiscated the teams’ roof flaps, which are designed to keep cars on the ground during spins and wrecks at high speeds, for further inspection.

Thirty-one cars, including 16 in the Sprint Cup Series, failed inspection before Thursday’s practices at Daytona International Speedway.

“Based upon our inspection and subsequent review,it was our determination that the functionality and safety aspects of the roof flaps were not compromised and the on track competition would not be impacted,” NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said.“Moving forward we will work with the roof flap manufacturer and the race teams to evaluate and optimize the associated installation hardware, review the process in its totality and communicate in a timely manner to the garage area any revisions that we determine need to be made.”

The roof-flap spacers had been illegally machined down to reduce weight.

NASCAR inspectors made those Cup teams install new, unaltered roof flaps before drivers were allowed on the track for the first of two practices.

Inspectors then went to the Nationwide garage and found similar issues on 15 cars.

The Cup cars involved included all three Joe Gibbs Racing entries (Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth), all three Roush Fenway Racing entries (Greg Biffle,Carl Edwards and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.), all three Michael Waltrip Racing entries (Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr. and Michael Waltrip) and both Roger Penske Racing entries (Joey Logano and defending series champion Brad Keselowski). Cars driven by Jamie McMurray, Trevor Bayne, Casey Mears, Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola also failed inspection.

Nationwide drivers busted include Bayne, Brian Vickers, Reed Sorenson and Travis Pastrana.

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