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Arson Businesses flock to fair in support of kids suspect guilty in apt. fire

By Melanie Yingst Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

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TROY — A Troy resident who intentionally set an apartment building in Troy on fire in May entered a guilty plea to two counts of aggravated arson in common pleas court on Wednesday.

Michael D. LeGrant, 26, waived a grand jury’s consideration of his case and entered the guilty pleas to the two arson charges, one a felony of the first-degree and the other a seconddegree.

The firstdegree felony represents harm to people, and the second-degree felony is LeGrant for causing damage to the structure, according to the Miami County Prosecutor’s Office.

A presentence investigation was ordered in the case and a sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 24 at 9 a.m.

LeGrant, originally charged with five aggravated arson charges, faces a maximum prison penalty of nearly two decades behind bars, in addition to any fines levied by the court and restitution in the case for property damage and medical bills.

On May 22, LeGrant intentionally set the fire at 32 Foss Way, Troy, which police reports indicate forced three people to jump from a secondstory window and four others to be rescued by fire officials.

Three of those fire survivors were transported to the hospital with injuries, but they have since made full recoveries.

Authorities later said LeGrant set the fire deliberately and that the fire was directed toward one resident who lived in the structure.

According to the Troy Fire Department, the damage caused by the fire was estimated at $250,000 for the building and another $60,000 for contents.

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Lindsey Kimmel of Bradford sold her Grand Champion Market Chicken to Howard Cheney of Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home in Troy.

Iddings Farm: Keeping it all in the family Local homestead honored for 200-year existence

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

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Brian Iddings, left, is awarded the Ohio Bicentennial Farm Award by Director of Agriculture for the State of Ohio, David Daniels, prior to last night’s Junior Fair Sale of Champions in the hog barn at the Miami County Fair.

PIQUA — If you’re from this area, chances are you’re no stranger to the Iddings name.

There’s Iddings Road in West Milton, the Iddings Log House at Brukner Nature Center and of course, the Iddings Farm, which the family has maintained for more than two centuries.

That accomplishment garnered an award from the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Century and Bicentennial Farm Program, which was presented to the family Wednesday evening at the Miami County Fair’s Sale of Champions.

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Budding competition Bethany J. Royer Staff Writer broyer@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — A sign proclaiming “judging in progress, no entry” greeted those entering the horticultural building at the Miami County fairgrounds Tuesday afternoon. As the tables and displays laden with everything from singular roses and sunflowers, to herbs of every variety and large dahlias in one corner of the enclosure were under the seasoned eye of Doris Hager, master judge for the 2013 Ohio Association of Garden Clubs (OAGC) Flower Show.

Under direction of the Miami County Council of Garden Clubs, Hager’s mission was to use her mixture of experience and expertise to determine first, second, and third place ribbon winners along with the coveted Best of Show winners for those entered in this year’s theme of Sports and Leisure.

Ribbons were to be presented in the categories of traditional, modern, miniature, distinction, and junior artistic design.

Along with Hager and esteemed garden club members, Marian Moeckel, co-chair of the show, was on hand to provide behind-the-scenes information to the popular event, specifically the judging methods. The latter based upon OAGC rules provided to all entrants in the flower show, a make-up of longtime garden club members and the public.

“That’s what the judges are going to use to judge it (flowers),” explained Moeckel of the OAGC rules while discussing similar events area club members take part in such as state level competitions and designer learning opportunities through their OAGC membership.

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Master Judge Doris Hager, of Logan County, judges the flower competition at the fair on Tuesday.

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MIAMI COUNTY —More than 100 local businesses and individuals signed on to bid on the best of the best of the grand and reserve champions at the 2013 Miami County Fair’s Sale of Champions Wednesday.

Howard Cheney, a long time supporter of the Miami County Jr. Fair, bought the Grand Champion market chicken exhibited by Lindsey Kimmel for $900. She is the daughter of Ray and Stephanie Kimmel of Bradford.

Cheney is the owner and operator of Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home in Troy.

Chaney congratulated Kimmel as he stepped in to the show ring for the buyer’s photo.

“I enjoy helping the kids out,” Cheney said. “All the work they do, they deserve it.”

I try to help out as best as I can because they are always deserving of it.”

Cheney said supporting the youth of the local agriculture community takes him back to his roots of the family farm.

“I’m a farm boy to begin with from way back,” Cheney said.

“I’ve been in the funeral business for 56, 57 years and I’ve always helped my local community here.”

Cheney also purchased the Grand Champion Pen of Three market rabbits exhibited by Keagan Mahan of Troy for $1,600. Mahan’s parents are James and Amy Mahan of Troy.

Rob Hart, of Fletcher, owner and operator of Hart’s Towing and Automotive, purchased Colin Gump’s Grand Champion Market Goat for $1,300. Gump is the son of Janet and Kevin Gump of Fletcher.

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2 Thursday, August 15, 2013 DORIS E. ‘GRANDMA’ ROGERS COVINGTON — Doris E. “Grandma” Rogers , 92 of Covington, formerly of Laura passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Covington Care Center, Covington. She was born March 9, 1921, in Laura.

Preceded in death by her parents, Robert R. and Eva D. (Netzley) Lesher; husband, David M. Rogers; daughters, Helen Coppock and Connie Brown; grandson, Robbie Lyle; and brothers, Deo and Dale Lesher.

She is survived by daughters and son-in-law, Bobby Sue Turner of West Milton, RoseAnn and John Lyle of Covington; nine grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild, sister-in-law, Helen Lesher of Florida, special friends Darrell and Donna Fugate and family of Ludlow Falls; two

nieces and one nephew.

She was a longtime member of the Laura Lion’s Club and a member of West Milton Grandmother’s Club.

Her grandchildren were always her pride and joy.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton with Pastor Joshua Pierce officiating, burial to follow at Old Ludlow Cemetery.

Friends may call on Friday two hours prior to the service, from 9-11 a.m. at Hale-Sarver. The family would like to thank Covington Care Center and Hospice of Miami County for all there special care and concern. If so desired, contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.

WILLARD E. ‘WOODIE’ IDDINGS TROY — Willard E. “Woodie” Iddings, 86, of Troy, passed away Monday evening, Aug. 12, 2013, at his son’s residence.

He was born Feb. 10, 1927, in Troy, to the late James O. Iddings and Maude F. (Francis) Iddings.

He was married to Marian A. (Hary) Iddings and she preceded him in death on April 23, 1991.

He is survived by his four sons and a daughter-in-law, Terry and Debbie Iddings of Troy, Gary E. Iddings of Troy, David J. Iddings of Troy, and Norman E. Iddings of Fayetteville, N.C.; daughter, Kimberly K. Anderson of Piqua; 11 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, James, William E., and Robert E. Iddings; and sister, Bertha E. Miller.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the VFW Post No. 5436, AMVETS Post No. 88, and the Moose Lodge of Troy. He was owner and operator of Woodie’s TV in Troy.

Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m.

Friday, at Miami Memorial Park, Covington, with his grandson, Pastor Simon Young officiating. Veteran’s memorial honor guard services will take place at the graveside. The family will receive friends from 12-1 p.m. Friday at the StockerFraley Funeral Home, 160 N. High St., Covington.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.

Baird Funeral Home, Troy, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Condolences may be expressed to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

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Booker, Lonegan win NJ US Senate primaries Angela Delli Santi & Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A rising star in the Democratic Party and a Republican former mayor won their parties’ primaries on Tuesday to set up a campaign of political and stylistic contrasts as they seek to fill the final 15 months of the term of the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker defeated three experienced politicians — U.S. Reps. Rush Holt and Frank Pallone and state Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver — in a Democratic primary that may have been more competitive had the field been less crowded. The race was a major draw for them partly because of New Jersey’s history of electing only Democrats to the Senate the past 40 years.

In the Republican primary, former Bogota mayor Steve Lonegan won handily over Franklin Township physician Alieta Eck, who had never run for office before.

With nearly all precincts reporting late Tuesday, Booker had about 60 percent of the vote in the Democratic contest, with Pallone, who had the support of Lautenberg’s family, a distant second. Lonegan had about 80 percent of the vote in the GOP contest.

The election is on a compressed schedule. The day after Lautenberg ’s death in June, Republican Gov. Chris Christie scheduled the primaries for Tuesday and a special election for Oct. 16, 20 days before the voting day on which he’s seeking re-election. The move drew criticism, with some opponents saying Christie was spending $12 million on an extra election so he could avoid being on the same ballot as Booker, a claim Christie denies.

Booker ran with the support of New Jersey’s Democratic establishment and celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, who joined him at a fundraiser, and Eva Longoria, who campaigned with him.

Booker is famous in the political world for his life story and his social media fanaticism: He has 1.4 million followers on Twitter, which he uses to field complaints about local issues such as sinkholes and to dispense inspirational quotes.

He grew up in suburban Harrington Park, the son of some of the first black IBM executives,

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Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker addresses a gathering after winning the Democratic primary election for the seat vacated by the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg on Tuesday in Newark, N.J. Lautenberg died in June. Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan will square off in an Oct. 16 special election, with the winner headed to Washington to serve the remaining 15 months of Lautenberg’s term.

played football at Stanford, won a Rhodes scholarship, received a law degree from Yale, then moved into one of the toughest parts of Newark in an effort to revive the state’s largest city.

Booker, who would be New Jersey’s first black U.S. senator, said it was an honor to win the nomination and vowed to fight for women’s rights, an increase in the minimum wage and gay marriage.

“If you want someone in Washington who will play by the same old rules, you should elect someone else,” Booker said.

Booker is in his second term as mayor. In the city, reviews are mixed, but his narrative has helped make him well-known elsewhere.

And he’s leveraged that power to help bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in grant money

for the city, including a $100 million pledge from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Lonegan, who stepped down from his job as state director of the anti-tax group Americans for Prosperity, focused his primary campaign on blasting Booker. He held news conferences to ridicule Booker’s broad anti-childhood poverty plan and to question whether Booker has done much to reduce crime. He’s also been to the New York headquarters of Waywire, a technology startup Booker cofounded, to criticize his role in it.

In a fiery victory speech in Secaucus, Lonegan blasted Booker as a candidate “anointed by Hollywood” and the top choice of “Silicon Valley moguls” who want to make him California’s third U.S. senator.

GEORGE M. ANTHONY PIQUA — George M. Anthony, 80, of Piqua, died at 7:45 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at the Dorothy Love

Retirement Community.

His funeral arrangements are pending through the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua.

Iddings Farm From page 1 “We are honored to be recognized as a family farm that has continued for over 200 years,” said Karen Iddings Foster.

“We are thankful for our ancestors, especially our parents, Ned and Joanne Iddings, who worked diligently for 56 years as a married couple to manage and operate the farming business while at the same time providing a wonderful home for us.”

Foster is a member of the 7th generation, along with brothers Steven and Brian, to operate the Iddings farming business, which currently produces corn, soybeans, wheat and hay.

The farm was established by native Welshman Benjamin Iddings, who entered the land in the fall of 1796, stayed the winter, then returned with is family the following spring to settle by a natural spring

and built the log house that still stands on the original site and is the oldest structure of its kind in Ohio.

In 1806, Benjamin’s son, Joseph, entered the land next to his father, which is the current homestead. He cleared a bit of the forest each year and raised livestock and crops, receiving a land patent from President Madison in 1812. Last year, more than 100 Iddings family members and friends gathered to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the patent’s acquisition.

From Joseph, the farm passed from his son, Benjamin (“Benjie”), to Bejamin’s son, Myron, to Myron’s son, Randall, to Randall’s son, Ned, who was the patriarch of the current generation.

More Iddings history can be read in the 1993 book, “The Iddings and Their Forebears” by Joanne Iddings.

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Goats, sheep, llamas and wild burros, oh my!

Jason Keyser Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — In a remote corner of O’Hare International Airport, far from its high-profile modernization mega project, a decidedly more low-tech initiative is being carried out by a barnyard band of goats, sheep, llamas and wild burros.

The mission of the roughly two dozen animals: to mow the grass.

And lots of it.

O’Hare is one of the largest airports in the world and takes its environmental initiatives to serious and sometimes quirky heights. It has acres of green roofs, including one atop an air traffic control facility, to reduce storm water runoff and lower the urban heat island effect of the airport’s massive concrete expanse.

The airport has even turned over a wooded patch of land to 1 million bees living in 28 beehives that produce honey sold in the terminals and help replenish declining bee populations.

“Welcome to Project Herd!” said Rosemarie Andolino, head of the Chicago Department of Aviation, announcing the new effort to a group of journalists who got a look at the project Tuesday.

Behind her, the goats and their furry friends were munching their way through a steep embankment overgrown with tall grass and cat-

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A group of journalists gathers in a remote corner of O’Hare International Airport, far from its high-profile modernization mega project on Tuesday in Chicago, as a decidedly more low-tech project is being carried out by a herd of goats, sheep, llamas and wild burros. The mission of the roughly two dozen animals is to mow the grass. And lots of it.

tails on the far northeastern corner of the 8,000-acre airport. Two bushy llamas bounded up to the top, chased by one of the herders charged with looking after the animals.

Under the mid-afternoon sun, the animals happily grazed or dozed, seemingly oblivious to the roar of jumbo jets taking off and the jostling of the gaggle of news photographers and television reporters, who outnumbered the animals.

One of the sheep had just given birth to a lamb. The little guy, named O’Hare, was nuzzling its mother when reporters arrived.

“He’s doing great. He was suckling on mom,” said Pinky Janota, who donated some of the animals from her rescue shelter in Beecher, Ill., south of Chicago, and helps manage them on site. “Planes flying overhead; he didn’t flinch. Mom didn’t move. Everybody’s content.”

Fair From page 1 and our customers,” Hart said. Hart said he receives many letters inviting him to the sale each year and receives several thank you letters and treats after the sale as well. “I’ve been coming to this sale for more than 20 years.

“We get a lot of thank you letters and some kids will bring cookies out to the shop,” Hart said. “It’s

just fun. You can tell they appreciate it.”

Hart also was one of many buyers of the Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Three rabbits exhibited by Stacie Swartz, of Ludlow Falls.

She is the daughter of Frank and Dawn Swartz.

U.S. Bank representatives Jennifer Honeyman and Doug Thompson, also were one of the mul-

tiple buyers of Swartz’s rabbits. Honeyman also was a buyer of the Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat exhibited by Brodi Voight of Tipp City.

“Myself, I’ve been coming for seven years, but U.S. Bank has been buying for every bit of 20 years,” Honeyman said.

“The kids write us letters. It’s just fun to support the youth of the

community.”

Honeyman also said many customers of U.S. Bank are local farmers in the community.

“We come with a list,” Honeyman said. “I really appreciate the time they have with the animal, the money involved and just the heart and soul of it.”

The Miami County Junior Livestock sale begins at 9 a.m. today.

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Going for a spin at the fair

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Flower Show From page 1

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The YoYo takes a spin around the fairgrounds on Tuesday evening.

Show and Tell tops Cloverbud ceremony Alyssa Reck

Staff Writer pdceditorial@civitasmedia.com

TROY — The 4-H Cloverbud Graduation ceremony began with a brief Show and Tell presentation Wednesday, with Premier Livestock 4-H Club, Newton Blue Ribbon Livestock 4-H Club and Hares N’ Stuff 4-H Club.

Arianna Vannus of Newton Blue Ribbon Livestock 4-H Club showed audience members a detailed poster with pictures of the places she has traveled. Vannus has been a Cloverbud member for four years and has graduated.

Brandon Laughman of Newton Blue Ribbon Livestock 4-H Club had a handmade bird feeder to display during his show and tell presentation. Laughman has been a Cloverbud member for two years and has graduated.

Other items that were presented were first-aid kits, safety posters, and a shoe-box cat.

Cloverbud siblings were not left out of the 2013 Miami County Fair event.

“We like to give the siblings of the Cloverbuds, who attend the Cloverbud meetings, a little paper

entries may consist of two or more in the same class — roses, annuals, perennials, herbs, hostas, grasses, and other foliage — following the OAGC is imperative.

“You’ve got to follow the rules, what you learned in your book,” says Hager of the Miami County Fair Flower Show Schedule and Rules book. However, when it comes to finding a winner, sometimes it boils down to a particular flower or display that pops.

Or as Hager stated, “Something just looks at you and — that’s it.”

Judges have to be dedicated to the process, Hager began careful deliberations over the entries at 10:45 a.m. that morning and did not finish until well after 1 p.m.

Meanwhile, attendants in the audience, aforementioned area garden club members and public-at-large entrants, those very individuals who took time to follow the extensive rules of specific arrangement sizes and design-space dimensions, along with

no artificial plant materials and more, patiently waited for the results.

Hager noted there were quite a few herbs entered this year, an area she finds personally challenging as she does not grow very many varieties — or use — herbs. She does enjoy dahlias and roses, but is quick to emphasize, “We can’t pick out what we like.”

In the end, at the close of another flower show event, the 2013 Best of Show winners for the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs (OAGC) Flower Show of the Miami County Council of Garden Clubs included: Matthew Herron, R. Smith, Bill McKinney, Sandy Fisher, Pat Smith and Marian Moeckel.

For those who have an interest in flower show competitions but have not taken the next step, Hager advises the best place to start is to join a local garden club.

Look for Moeckel and Hager as judges at next week’s Great Darke County Fair flower show.

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Cloverbuds Eve Welborn and Nigella Reck pose with their diplomas following graduation ceremonies at the Miami County Fair on Wednesday.

ribbon,” Demetria Woods, Extension Educator at the OSU Extension office, said.

Four siblings came up onto the stage to receive their yellow ribbon.

The graduating Cloverbuds received a medal, diploma, and a

graduation cap.

The fo l l ow i n g Cloverbuds graduated: Abigal Adams, Isaac Beal, Jayden Bixler, Breeze Cary, Carter Edgington, Cabit Fetters, Gabrielle Freisthler, Trevor Karnehm, Keira Kirby, Brandon Laughman,

Sarah Lins, Emilee Long, Megan McDowell, Nigella Reck, Alaina Troy, Arianna Vannus, Eve Welborn and Dustin Winner.

The ceremony ended with a round of applause from the children and their family members.

Mainstreet Piqua to host ‘sweet’ fundraiser 430 N. Main St. and Mainstreet Piqua at 326 N. Main St. Tickets are $15 per person and will go on sale for the first time on Friday.

As ticket holders make their way through the downtown some treats will be enjoyed on the spot and others will be taken home to savor later. Every participant’s bag will be overflowing with an amazing amount of chocolate at the end of the evening.

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Ticket holders will start at Winans Fine Chocolates and Coffees at the Fort Piqua Plaza where participants will turn in their tickets and pick up their Chocolate Walk bag and a list of participating businesses. During the evening they will make their way to all thepar-

ticipants to get their treat.

The evening will conclude at Readmore’s Hallmark where there will be refreshments and exciting register-to-win opportunities.

For more information about the 4th Annual Chocolate Walk, call Mainstreet Piqua at 773-9355.

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PIQUA — Mainstreet Piqua will host a “sweet” fundraiser — the 4th Annual Chocolate Walk — from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20.

During that time ticket holders will walk downtown Piqua, visiting the many participating businesses, and receive a delightful chocolate treat at each stop.

Only 175 tickets will be sold for the event and they are available from Winans Fine Chocolates and Coffees, 122 W. High St., Readmore’s Hallmark,

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What Obama should learn from Tom Cotton Fat lot of good it’s done In Arkansas, we have a Barack Obama to pose as Washington libertarian The Great Compromiser. hero named Tom Cotton The more “Grand running for the U.S. Bargains” he’s proposed, Senate. Tax-hating billionthe further Republicans aires are promoting him have fled in the opposite like an “American Idol” direction. Is it really pos- contestant. He announced sible that Obama mistook from his (childhood) home the U.S. government for in Yell County — one the Harvard county west of Law Review, where I live. where his repuPrevious to tation as a fairWorld War II, minded mediathis bucolic tor earned paradise was him universal basically the respect?

Third World.

With yet Like much another round of the rural of budgetSouth, Yell ary hostageCounty had GENE LYONS taking and hardly any government paved roads, Columnist shutdowns and no electricthreatened ity, telephones this autumn — throwing or public utilities. Also no Americans out of work and physicians, dentists nor stifling the economy — even veterinarians. People isn’t it time Obama adjust- grew what they ate using ed to GOP radicalism? horse and mule power.

Historian Rick Perlstein They raised chickens, (“Nixonland”) put it this butchered hogs and steers, way to MSNBC’s Steve canned vegetables, made Kornacki: “The reason their own clothing, music Obama’s rhetoric and his and booze. Education was whole strategic approach rudimentary. It’s easy to be to his presidency fails is nostalgic about this kind of because going back six life if you’re never tried it. years or more, he fundaThen came the accursed mentally misunderstands federal government with its the Republican Party. He highway and bridge builddoesn’t understand (how) ing, its rural electrification, they behave, this kind of sewer and water grants, Leninist cell waiting in the its agricultural agents and mountains, waiting for the crop insurance, its Social final apocalypse…”

Security, Medicare and “Barack Obama is con- Medicaid, its Ozark and stitutionally incapable of Ouchita National Forests, saying, ‘we have adver- its Arkansas River navisaries.’ That every time gation system and Lake a Democratic president Dardanelle. State parks, comes in that they han- public universities, Pell dle the government more grants, student loans, food effectively. Every time a stamps, etc.

Democratic president All a terrible mistake, comes in, they create more judging by Cotton’s rhetojobs than the Republicans. ric: that wasteful governBut to say that would be ment spending encourages constitutionally impos- parasitism and sloth. His sible for Obama because campaign slogan may as he needs to tell this story well be: “Back to 1935.” about reconciliation — He even voted to slash there is no Red America, food stamps, although there is no Blue America.” nearly 25 percent of his Nobody made Obama Yell County neighbors — endorse deficit cutting nearly all white — receive as the centerpiece of his assistance. He’d decimate economic policy. But he government expenditures ought to notice that with to restore a libertarian parthe federal budget deficit adise that never existed. shrinking at an unpreceYou’d think even a dented rate — the FY2013 mushmelon like Arkansas’ shortfall will be less than Democratic Sen. Mark half of the $1.3 trillion Pryor could make Cotton gap George W. Bush left look foolish. behind — GOP leaders But only if he talks like a keep falsifying reality. On Democrat, which brings us “Fox News Sunday,” House back to President Obama.

Majority Leader Eric There are signs that the Cantor brazenly insisted president may be coming that Congress should be around. In recent speech“focused on trying to deal es, Obama has called for with the ultimate problem, the kinds of public investwhich is this growing defi- ments that once made this cit.” country the envy of the What’s worse? If Cantor world. knows he’s blowing smoke “We’ve got more than or doesn’t know?

100,000 bridges that are Neither did anybody old enough to qualify make Obama embrace for Medicare,” he said the misleading metaphor in Illinois. “And yet, as about how in tough times a share of our economy, governments need to tight- we invest less in our infraen their belts like families. structure than we did two However, almost every decades ago.” family borrows to finance At a time when corporalong-term purchases; gov- tions are squeezing workernment needs to invest ers dry, Obama also called for the future too. for a sharp increase in the Unlike your family, minimum wage. the government can creNo, House Republicans ate money. It’s precisely won’t vote for any of this. when private enterprises They won’t support anycan’t invest that govern- thing sensible or realistic. ment should. By accepting So Obama needs to talk the “belt tightening” meta- over their heads. People phor, Obama even made it have forgotten the ecoharder to credit the (too nomic policies that made small) 2009 stimulus bill’s America great. role in halting the econoIt’s the president’s job to my’s free-fall. remind them.

With an allegedly “Socialist” president talk- Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons ing like a GOP banker, is a National Magazine Award winner and co-author of “The Hunting of the the radicalism of the President” (St. Martin’s Press, 2000).

Republican right has You can email Lyons at eugenelybecome invisible to many. ons2@yahoo.com.

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Education reform for individual students’ success Earlier this month, reported The and others when they’re “off their (temCincinnati Enquirer’s Brenna R. Kelly, as porarily prescribed) ‘meds.’”

Leonard Allgeyer was preparing for his Kelso has searching education profirst day as an eighth-grader at Tichenor grams in other areas. But The Daily Middle School in northern Kentucky, his News’ Slape, citing Chris Lange, the mother, Staci, complained to his teacher: mental health counselor with Cowlitz “He spells so many words wrong.”

Tribal Health Services, reported that What was Leonard’s mother’s immedi- “the difference between traditional counate course of action? She explained her seling and the type Tribal Health will concerns to the teacher and a counselor offer is that theirs is culturally based. when they came to her home.

“The tribal culture of the student will This direct educational reform was be ‘a big part of their treatment,’ even possible because, according to the for those who have not been raised to Enquirer’s Kelly, “several Northern know their own heritage and traditions.”

Kentucky school districts are sending But growing up among other students teachers out of the classroom and into who are consciously affected by this homes to get to know their students and heritage, even students with this backtheir families” (“N.Ky. schools build rela- ground but not versed in this heritage tionships by making home visits,” Kelly, are shaped by them.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 8).

“This ties in a lot to suicide prevenThese schools are evolving, tion,” Lange told The Daily one student at a time — but News’ Slape. deeper.

“Research shows that being And dig the result of this ‘tied to something, such as a commonsense approach to tribe, is a great preventer of understanding how individual suicide.’” students learn: Also of educational worth “Experts say teacher home to students joined to other visits can result in increased cultures throughout this land attendance, decreased disciis how Lange and his colpline problems, more parental leagues at Cowlitz Tribal involvement and — ultimately NAT HENTOFF Health Services are working — higher test scores.” to deal with their particular Another valuable benefit, I Columnist needs. would add, is that the indiThey “will offer therapy vidual teachers learn a lot for individuals, groups and families; art more about how the home lives of each and outdoor therapy; parenting classes, student affect the degree to which they home-based services, trauma and grief can enjoy the surprises and pleasures of counseling and medication management. learning.

In addition to schools, sessions may Before these visits, the at-risk popula- be held at the Cowlitz Tribal Services tion of the Tichenor School had doubled, Center …” according to principal Bryant Gillis, who Last week, Kendal Gapinkski of the told Kelly: “Probably a lot of our par- Daily (West Chester, Pa.) Local News ents didn’t have a good experience with reported on another example of creative school.” critical thinking in education reform In addition, Kelly, citing an interview that is connected to Pennsylvania’s new with Newport (Ky.) Independent Schools Common Core Standards. This particuSuperintendent Kelly E. Middleton, lar reform can be applied on its own in reported that “research shows that stu- any state: dents work harder when they believe “Math in Focus teaches math through that teachers care about them.” a ‘concrete-pictorial-abstract progresFurthermore, Middleton told Kelly sion’ (“Great Valley switches math curthat this care manifests itself in “not just riculum,” Gapinski, Daily Local News, the home visits; it’s the relationships.”

Aug. 7).

By getting to know the students, This “means each math skill is first teachers and counselors are showing demonstrated with visual material, such parents that schools can reach these stuas blocks and pictures, before moving dents more wholly than tests can. into an abstract level using only numbers Meanwhile, amid all the stormy and mathematical symbols.” debates about teacher evaluations — As a kid, I had a very frustrating time and racial learning gaps experienced by black and Hispanic students — most of in school trying to become part of algeus hear little, if anything, about educa- bra and more advanced math. I wish I’d tion reform among Native American had illuminating visual material to guide me. students.

You can find a wide range of these A recent story from southwestern Washington state found that “a new pro- educational breakthroughs from ASCD gram offering mental health services for SmartBrief, a free daily email service young people with Native American and providing access to direct school sources Alaskan Native heritage will be offered and education news sources. I have in the Kelso School District this fall” recommended SmartBrief to teachers, (“Kelso schools add counseling program students, principals, parents and legislafor Native American students,” Leslie tors. (But I don’t include Barack Obama Slape, The (Longview, Wash.) Daily because he’s much too busy disintegrating the Constitution.)

News, Aug. 4).

I never miss a day of SmartBrief on I’ve reported on the need in school ascd.org because it does so much more districts with diverse student cultures for diagnoses and medical treatment than just give a customary emphasis on of certain students with mental health collective evaluations of students.

What counts is the whole child. problems. But this vacuum is seldom mentioned in most media coverage of Nat Hentoff is a nationally renowned authority on the First education, including stories about the Amendment and the Bill of Rights. He is a member of the “school to prison pipeline.” I’ve known Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Cato kids who are dangerous to themselves Institute, where he is a senior fellow.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Public officials can be contacted through the following addresses and telephone numbers: n Lucy Fess, mayor, 5th Ward Commissioner, warD5comm@ piquaoh.org, 773-7929 (home) n John Martin, 1st Ward Commissioner, ward1comm@piquaoh.org, 773-2778 (home) n William Vogt, 2nd Ward Commissioner, ward2comm@piquaoh.org, 773-8217 n Joe Wilson, 3rd Ward Commissioner, ward3comm@piquaoh. org, 778-0390 n Judy Terry, 4th Ward Commissioner, ward4comm@piquaoh. org, 773-3189 n City Manager Gary Huff, ghuff@piquaoh.org, 778-2051

n Miami County Commissioners: John “Bud”O’Brien,JackEvansandRichard Cultice, 201 W. Main St., Troy, OH 45373 440-5910; commissioners@co-miami.oh.us n John R. Kasich, Ohio governor, Vern Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Colum- bus, OH 43215, (614) 6440813, Fax: (614) 466-9354 n State Sen. Bill Beagle, 5th District, Ohio Senate, First Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; (614) 466-6247; e-mail: SD- 05@sen. state.oh.us n State Rep. Richard Adams, 79th District, House of Representatives, The Riffe Center, 77 High St. 13th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 466-8114, Fax: (614) 719-3979; district79@ohr.state.oh.us n Jon Husted, Secretary of State, 180 E. Broad St. 15th floor, Columbus, OH 53266-0418(877)767-6446, (614)- 466-2655;

The St. Teresa Festival Committee would like to thank the businesses that donated to our raffle. They include: Covington Eagles 3998, Bruns General Contracting, Studio 109 Full Service Salon, Covington Savings and Loan, End Zone Sports Bar, New Tech Plastics, Ebberts Field and Seeds, Tapestry Angel, Tony’s Body Shop, Al’s BP and Sweet Treats, Unity National Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Rayner Electric, Walmart Troy, Covington Body Shop, Above and Beyond by TJ, Barton Trucking, General Films, Jackson-Sarver Funeral Home, Arens Corporation, and the Piqua Daily Call.

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Musical the ‘best yet’ To the Editor: This latest Music Warehouse production was the best yet. Tom Westfall has outdone himself again pulling the best out of the children and entertaining the audiences. This musical was very uplifting, the performers all worked together, there were no glory hounds abd the performers were all smiling and very welcoming.

They are all to be commended, especially Tom Westfall who donates so much of his time to this. We are very fortunate to have these productions.

Judy Meckstroth Piqua

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This film image released by IFC Films shows Rooney Mara, left, and Casey Affleck in a scene from “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints.”

Review: The artful ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ Jake Coyle

AP Entertainment Writer

The outlaw romance “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is a lyrical, sepiatoned folk tale, awash in 1970s filmmaking and the kind of stylized folksiness that pickling Brooklyn hipsters with handlebar mustaches will positively drool over.

It deserves some of that drool: David Lowery’s film, starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara as entwined, young Texas bandits in the ’70s, is an elegiac tone poem, beautifully shot by cinematographer Bradford Young, memorably scored with strings and handclaps by Daniel Hart and enlivened by a distinct rhythm unusual for such a welltrod genre.

But it also, in every moment, bears an unmistakable sense of artful pretense that drains “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” of the naturalism it aspires to. There’s plen-

ty Terrence Malick-like magic-hour photography and — after Affleck’s Bob Muldoon is imprisoned — a number of poignant love letters between Muldoon and Mara’s Ruth Guthrie read aloud for old-timey effect.

Even in the film’s most striking visual — of Muldoon and Guthrie being led briskly away in handcuffs after a police shootout — the two lean against each other in an artificial pose symbolic of the entire film’s feigned posture. The inspirations — Malick’s “Badlands,” Robert Altman’s “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” — are worn obviously. It’s a film contrived to be oldfashioned, more a dream of a movie than simply a movie.

Thankfully, the most self-conscious, well-studied stabs aren’t all “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is. Lowery, who’s often worked as an editor, is inclined toward the less obvious moments. In

favor of big scenes like the robbery that leads to the shootout (which we don’t see), Lowery tells the story through quieter, in-between moments.

The majority of the film takes place four years after Muldoon was jailed. Guthrie is living alone with their four-yearold daughter when word comes that Muldoon has broken out of prison. At the same time, a local sheriff, Patrick Wheeler (Ben Foster) — the same man Guthrie shot in the shootout that Muldoon took the blame for — begins to visit Guthrie.

A kind of triangle slowly takes shape between the three as Muldoon makes his way back to Meridian, Texas. While he boasts of his escape to fulfill his “higher calling” as a father, Guthrie’s devotion to her daughter has complicated her still strong feelings for Muldoon. Lowery begins to strip away the archetypes and something

more emotional and melodramatic takes shape, particularly because of Foster’s fine, unguarded performance.

The laconic Affleck (playing another Texan reminiscent of his in “The Killer Inside Me”) and the otherworldly Mara have plenty of chemistry as a kind of deconstructed Bonnie and Clyde.

But the performer who makes the largest impression is a refugee from those ’70s films Lowery pays homage to: Keith Carradine. Every time the film touches on him — a minor player as the man who raised Muldoon who now wearily regards his brazen return — the affectations of “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” fall away.

“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” an IFC Films release, is not rated but contains gun violence and fleeting explicit language.

Running time: 95 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

Q&A: Ashton Kutcher talks about becoming ‘Jobs’ Derrik J. Lang AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s clear from Ashton Kutcher’s tone — even though he’s sitting 2,500 miles away in New York — that the 35-yearold actor and technology enthusiast holds an unflinching reverence for Steve Jobs, the Apple cofounder he portrays in the film “Jobs,” opening Friday.

When he speaks about embodying the notoriously demanding Mac mastermind during a recent video conversation on Skype, in which Kutcher was an early investor, he’s resolute and thoughtful. It’s the antithesis of his goofball on-screen personas in TV series like “That ’70s Show” and “Two and a Half Men” and in films such as “Dude, Where’s My Car?” and “What Happens in Vegas.”

For Kutcher, he says it was imperative that he personify, not parody, the well-documented mannerisms of Jobs, who died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer and will also be profiled in an untitled Sony film by Aaron Sorkin. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who’s played by Josh Gad in “Jobs,” has been hired as an adviser on the upcoming Sorkin film.

With “Jobs,” Kutcher hopes his performance is as much a lesson about entrepreneurship to today’s youth as it a profile of a man who revolutionized technology. ___ AP: You don’t paint a spotless portrait of Steve Jobs in this film. How did you balance playing a man that’s obviously an icon but also has flaws like everyone else?

Kutcher: I think Steve cared about the end

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This undated publicity photo released by the Sundance Institute shows Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in the Open Roads Films movie, “Jobs,” directed by Joshua Michael Stern. With “Jobs,” Kutcher hopes his performance is as much a lesson about entrepreneurship to today’s youth as it a profile of a man who revolutionized technology.

result and wasn’t worried about being liked and knew he would eventually be liked if his creations were properly executed.

He was very blunt, but it’s because he cared. I tried to look at his faults as his gifts, and I tried to understand it and not judge it. I think the way that guy received love in life was by creating products that people loved, and when they loved the products, they thereby loved him.

AP: How did you mentally prepare for the scenes where Jobs goes into beast mode and he’s yelling and combative?

Kutcher: He was never just senselessly combative. I think there was something he desired, and he had a goal and passion for his consumers that were driving his frustration. He wanted the people around him to care as much about the result as he did. I think his frustration was in an effort to motivate people to care.

AP: Why do you think now is the right time for

this story? It isn’t too soon?

Kutcher: As time passes, I think the tales get taller. He’ll become more glorified for the things he did right, and more vilified for the things

he did wrong. We had a great opportunity to tell a story about a guy with an exponential amount of resources to inform us about what really happened — or as close to what really happened as they can recall.

AP: How do you feel about Steve Wozniak declaring some scenes weren’t accurate after he saw footage of the film?

Kutcher: Steve Wozniak is being paid by another company to support their Steve Jobs film. It’s personal for him, but it’s also business. We have to keep that in mind. He was also extremely unavailable to us when producing this film. He’s a brilliant man and I respect his work, but he wasn’t available to us as a resource, so his account isn’t going to be our account because we don’t know exactly what it was. We did the best job we could. Nobody really knows what happened in the rooms.

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Teacher looks for lesson in etiquette of tipping DEAR ABBY: I am a teacher, and at the end of the year I receive many gifts and notes of appreciation from the parents of my students. This year, one of my parents, a beautician, presented me with a gift certificate for a facial.

Last week I made the appointment and was given a fantastic facial by this mom. I didn’t tip her afterward because I wasn’t sure how to handle a gift like this. Was I right in not tipping her? Since this was a gift from her, I’m hoping I didn’t insult her by not offering one. If I was wrong, I’d like to go back and give her the tip she would have earned. — WONDERING TEACHER IN CALIFORNIA DEAR TEACHER: Because the gift certificate came from the person who delivered the service to you, you did not insult her by not offering a gratuity. (In fact, had you offered one for her gift, it might have been taken the wrong way.) If the facialist who performed the service had been someone other than the mother, a tip would have been in order, but not in a case like this.

The proper way to convey your gratitude for her fantastic facial would be to write a short note telling her what a treat it was and how much you enjoyed her gift.

DEAR ABBY: My 14-year-old granddaughter, “Grace,” has confided to me that she’s smoking pot and drinking. When I asked her why, she said she does it to make herself feel better. I told her she has a serious problem, and something has to be done.

Grace doesn’t want to tell her parents and, frankly, I think they would just yell and scream and not understand what’s really going on. At this point, I don’t know what to do.

The person who’s supplying my granddaughter is someone who is always around. I refuse to have that other girl in my home, but I can’t tell Grace’s parents why.

What should I do? — IN A FIX IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR ABBY Abigail Van Buren

DEAR IN A FIX: You’re correct that this is serious, and something does have to be done. Alcohol and weed are not the solutions to your granddaughter’s problem. Selfmedicating won’t fix what’s wrong and could make her problems worse.

Grace needs to be evaluated and diagnosed by a physician. The way to ensure that it happens is to talk to her parents about the fact that you’re worried about her. If you make clear that Grace is getting stoned to “feel better” and not partying, they may be less inclined to react with anger.

DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old grandson has a problem, and we don’t know where to turn. Through student loans he has managed to get degrees in chemical engineering and biology with good grades.

The problem is, he can’t interview. He freezes up and is afraid to face the interviewer. This means he is unemployable. He has no assets or income and lives with his parents.

His father is disabled and hasn’t worked in years.

Can you recommend any organizations, doctors or medications that can help him? — HOPEFUL IN MICHIGAN DEAR HOPEFUL: Your grandson needs to discuss his problem with a psychotherapist who can help him overcome his disabling insecurity and perhaps prescribe a medication for his anxiety. There is a cure for his problem, and this is the quickest way to find it.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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By Steve Becker

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Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning a Grand Rosette — Individuals (including Food and Girl Scout Way), Grand Champion Rosettes, front row from left, Anna Broerman, Emma Sutherly, Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER Ciarra Eversman, Lacie Henry, Elisabeth Norman and Sable Plantz. Middle row from left, Raegan Flowers, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Jordan Shetterly (two awards), Kimberly Laughman and Arianna Vannus. The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning a Grand Rosette, was Troop No. 32210 (Grand Back row from left, McKenzie Pruitt, Deidra Eversman, Kelsey McReynolds, Morgan McReynolds and Champion Rosette), front row from left, Erica Justice, Lauren Koontz, Melissa Coates and Caitlin Justice, back row from left, Christine Marlow, Kaytee Macy, Emily Randall and Kara Allen.

Caitlin Justice (two awards).

Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning Honor Rosette — Individuals, front row from left, Madison Maxson, Abbi Kidder, Mackenzie The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning a trophy, Nosker, Brooke Stockslager, Arianna Vannus and Elisabeth Norman. Middle row from left, Erica Justice, Kari Willenbrink, Lauren Garlow, Elizabeth Grand Rosette and Honor Rosette were Junior Troop No. 30657, Wilkinson and Kimberly Laughman. Back row from left, Abby Bick, Colleen Rhea, Kelsey McReynolds, Gina Barth and Morgan McReynolds. from left, Madelyn Thobe, Cady Rhea and Kaitlin Jackson.

Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning an Ambassador Troop Trophy, was Troop No. The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning a Trophy — Individual, front, from left, Brownie 30744. Front row from left, Raegan Flowers, Abbi Kidder and Elizabeth Wilkinson. Back row from left, Emma Sutherly, Junior Brooke Stockslager, Daisy Gabby Inscho and Ambassador Morgan McReynolds.

Valerie Leanza, Dani Sloan, Mallory Travis and MariCait Gillespie.

Back row from left, Cadette Kari Willenbrink and Senior McKenzie Pruitt.

Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning Honor Rosettes, was Brownie Troop No. 32404.

Front row from left, Addison Jennings, Lacie Henry, Gabby Inscho, Maria Broerman and Elisabeth The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning Senior Troop, was Troop No. 31791, from left are Deidra Eversman, Gina Barth, Laura Senter, Dana Senter and Laura Barth.

Norman. Back row from left, Seneca Harris, Savanna Harris, Madison Maxson and Brooklyn Taylor.

Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning a Brownie The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning a Senior Troop Trophy and Grand Rosette, were Troop No. 30681, from left, Troop Trophy, was Troop No. 30552, from left, Meredith Pruitt, Kylie Schiml, Kaylee Helmandollar and Sable Plantz.

Jordan Shetterly and McKenzie Pruitt.

The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning an Honor Rosette, was Senior Troop 32209, from left, Caroline Rhea, Colleen Rhea, Hailey Taylor and Lauren Garlow.

Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER The 2013 Girl Scout Awards Ceremony winners, earning a trophy, were Daisy Troop No. 32174, from left, Katelyn Hall, Caitlin Ridge and Lucy Weiss.

Staff Photo ANTHONY WEBER

The annual Miami County Fair Golden Anniversary photo was taken Wednesday during Senior Citizens Day at the fair. Those in attendance, including the town they reside in and the number of years married, are first row, from left, Roger and Mary Landis of Covington, 56; Al and Joy Mader, 64; Bob and Patty Forror of Covington, 63; and Everett Coate of Covington, 60. Row two, Joe and Phyllis Drieling of Troy, 68; Ray and Florence Becker of Troy, 72; Glenna and Roger Rasor of Tipp City, 69; Shirley and Herb Gantt of Piqua, 60; Lois and Carl Reck of Covington, 58; Chuck and Marcia Nessle of Bethel Township, 54; Betty and Frank Bair of Casstown, 68; Alfrieda and Maynard Francis of Troy, 65; Fern M. and Marion R. Adams of Miami County, 66; Merle and Ethel Besecker of Covington, 62; Norman and Betty Reeder of West Milton, 64; Jim and Wanda Mason of Bethel Township, 54; Ralph and Rita Naegele of Troy, 50; Ralph and Suzanne Mutzner of Piqua, 55; Dick and Emma Pearson, 64 3/4; George and Velma Custer of Tipp City, 61; Don and Ondlee Besse of Piqua, 63; Evelyn and Bob Holfsinger of Covington, 60; Norma and Bob Karnehm of Conover, 57; Larry and Karen Bowman of Piqua, 52; Charles and Alice Hiser of Ludlow Falls, 54. Row three, Donna and David Naseman of Troy, 50; Bill and MaryAnn Cusac of Troy, 63; Wayne and Barbara Mullen of Conover, 58; Joan and Bob Fosnight of Covington, 60; Harold and Alyce Alexander of Troy, 54; Harold and Ruby Swank of Troy, 67; Harry and Trudy Wray of Casstown, 62; Andy and Donna Jackson of Troy, 62; Carol and Gene Bisen of Tipp City, 50; Richard and Pat Roeth of Troy, 57; Roger and Judy Fetters of Laura, 58; Royce and Virginia Kinney of Pleasant Hill, 57; Max and Carol Current of Troy, 51; Kenny and Rita Beard of West Milton, 54; Rodger and Connie Niday of Piqua, 50; Karen and Ed McMaken of Piqua, 51; Robert and Miriam Davis of Piqua, 58; Earl and Nancy Plantz of Troy, 50. Row four, John and Norma Gillfillan of Conover , 63; James and Polly McMaken of Covington, 55; Tom and Nancy Zeigler of Troy, 50; Albert and Mary Frantom of Tipp City, 57; Stanley and Helen Ganger of Troy, 53; Jack and Charlotte Hosking of West Milton, 50; Fred and JoAnne Heffelfinger of Piqua, 53; Albert and Nancy Willis of Pleasant Hill, 57; Don and Carol Gerlach of Piqua, 64; Rob and Joann Milley of Piqua, 62; Ivan and Ruby Renner of Pleasant Hill, 61; Danny and Loretta of Piqua, 52; Roger and Nancy Kirk of Casstown, 62; Bud and Sherry Amlin of St. Paris, 52; Kenneth and Lucille Kauffman of West Milton, 64; Olin and Kitty Renner of Ludlow Falls, 51; Ron and Rosalie Young of Piqua, 57; Paul and Betty Cromes of Piqua, 61; Ron and Diane Farrenkopf of Troy, 58; Charles and Alice Hiser of Ludlow Falls, 55. Row five, Duane and Phyllis Rapp of Covington, 57; Don and Nancy Mack of Bradford, 53; Joe and Elaine Lavelle of Troy, 69; Lester and Lennett Francis of Troy, 58; Polly and Jim Turner of Bethel Township, 52; Gloria and Max Adams of Pleasant Hill, 50; Charles and Marilyn Rasor of Troy, 58; Jim and Arlene Snider of Piqua, 56; Dave and Barbara Wheeler of Piqua, 52; Curt and Bev Beckner of Troy, 53; Harry and Bernice Davis of Covington, 61; Bill and Susie Deaton of St. Paris, 52; Dick and Virginia Burroughs of Tipp City, 58; Alfred and Juanita Felver of Piqua, 52; Dwane and Lois Northup of Troy, 58; and Roger and Kathy Clark of Covington, 50. Row six, Norman and Virginia Wolfe of Troy, 54; Gareth and Bill Johnston of Troy, 43; Bonnie and Jack Horstman of Pleasant Hill, 50; Donald and Betty Littlejohn of Troy, 62; Andrew and Carolyn Edgerly of West Milton, 50; Carl and Katie Thomas of Piqua, 59; Roger and Gail Gessner of Covington, 50; Mel and Marilyn Roeth of Piqua, 51; Dick and Sue Holliday of Troy, 50; Red and Jo Hauschild of Piqua, 50; Susan and Clarence Smith of Piqua, 50; Chalmer an Judy Mader of Tipp City, 50; Marvin and Sharon Buchanan of Troy, 50; Sterkel and Arelene Coyne of Piqua, 55; Ralph and Lorraine Cray of Tipp City, 60; David and Linda Sexauer of Piqua, 52; and Bob and Ruth Tilton of Piqua, 58.

Golden Anniversary Mike Ullery/Staff Photo

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BY BELINDA M. PASCHAL

Staff Writer bpaschal@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — Superintendent Rick Hanes spoke highly of the modular classrooms that will house Washington Intermediate students this fall. “The modulars are very, very nice. There are two, with six classrooms each, air-conditioned, with opportunities for technology and looking very good,” he said.

Each six-class section has two mobile labs replacing the more traditional desktop labs that were at Washington. With the closing of Washington, the district took the opportunity to relocate the computer equipment from that building to other locations around the district, updating three computer labs with newer desktop systems from Washington.

Students of Piqua City Schools begin classes on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and Nicklin Learning Center

students will begin on Friday, Aug. 23. There have been no changes in meal prices at any of the schools.

Another technological change this year is the relocation of the district’s network hub from the Board of Education office to the Piqua High School/Junior High School campus. As instructional needs have increased, additional Internet bandwidth and updated security and filtering were updated. This year, students will have 2 to 5 times more bandwidth available. Building projects continue at several schools. Here is a rundown of work being done at each: n Springcreek Primary School: The concrete floor slabs are being placed and the exterior walls of the two story classroom area, gym, cafeteria kitchen and mechanical room are being built. The foundations for the entire building are complete and the underground storm piping and sanitary piping are nearly

complete. Plumbing and electrical rough-in piping is being installed. The mock up wall used for quality control, is being built at the south side of the computer lab modular. Gravel and fencing for staff parking and play area has been installed south of the current building. n Washington Primary School: The topsoil and fill material is stockpiled at the north side of the site and the underground storm water piping is installed. Abatement for the current building is complete. Foundations are being installed for the two story classroom area at the north side of the site. Demolition of the current building is underProvided photo way. Bricks are available For High Street Primary Elementary and Washington Intermediate school students there will be a new to the community at the traffic flow implemented due to the addition of chalets at the back of the building. Drivers will use two northeast gate. lanes to enter the parking lot to help move cars off of High Street and alleviate congestion. n Piqua Central Intermediate School: the building towards the alarm and technology wir- current building are also ing are installed to the installed.

The construction fence is end of construction. n High Street Project: learning chalets located The traffic flow at High installed and the remainfurniture from at the south side of the Street and Washington ing trees have been The removed. The stockpile of Washington has been school. Covered walkways has changed this year, so topsoil at the east side of moved to High Street. and ramps connecting the please be careful and pay the site will be used for The electrical power, fire learning chalets to the attention.

Miami East High School welcomes new principal

BY SUSAN HARTLEY Executive Editor shartley@civitasmedia.com

guinea pigs for this new adventure, Gentis said.

“After Labor Day, we’ll slowly be implementing that plan with our senior English students and judge how that goes. Soon after, we’ll open it to all the high school to bring in their own laptops.”

High school students also will notice a newly sealed parking lot at the high school, Gentis said, complimenting Supt. Dr. Todd Rappold for being “very proactive” when it comes to taking care of the district’s new facilities. “In the long term this will save the district and the taxpayers money.”

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CASSTOWN — When Miami East High School students return to school Tuesday they will be met by their new principal, Todd Gentis, as well as a proposed technology project .

Todd Gentis was hired earlier this summer to take over the reigns from retiring principal Tim Williams.

“It’s been great,” Gentis said this week of his time so far at East. “I’ve been on the job officially since August 1, but came in a lot during July to get myself

acclimated.

Gentis is no stranger to Miami East. His wife Patty is a second-grade teacher at the district’s elementary. Their daughter will be attending kindergarten at East this fall.

“We’re really excited to be all together, he said.”

Gentis said one of the ‘new’ programs at the high school this year will take place beginning with senior English students.

“The biggest thing we’re going to slowly implement will be a bring your own technology to the high school program,” Gentis said.

Students in senior English classes will be the

will be welcomed back to school with shiny, bright, clean classrooms. “Our custodial staff has the building looking great.

We’re ready to go.”

High school schedules will be available for students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the high school office. Orientation for freshmen and new students will be held at 6:15 p.m. Monday.

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C OV I NGTO N – Students and parents will notice a big change when approaching a door at any of the Covington Exe m p t e d Vi l l a ge School District buildings this year – secured entrances. All doors will remain locked. Before entering the front door of a building, guests will have to press a button.

This button will ring in the secretary’s office.

The guest will be able to be seen by the secretary through a video feed. Upon determining that the guest is ok to enter, the door will be unlocked.

“We’re to the point now, from a precautionary stand point we need to be secured,” Superintendent David Larson said.

In addition to the locked entrances, the 2013-2014 school year will begin with many changes in staff.

“We’ve had a high turn over this year,” Larson said.

Joining the CEVS team this year are: high school social studies teachers Chuck Cantrell and Matt Langston, high school intervention spe-

cialist Amy Burns, high school art teacher Nicole Crawford, high school and middle school band and music teacher Jessica Moore, middle school social studies teacher Christina Droesch and half-time sixth grade math teacher Adam Sweigart.

Also, the high school will begin an agriculture program through the Upper Valley Career Center. Jessica Helsinger will be teaching this new program.

Larson noted that in addition to the new staff members there have been many “internal shifts.”

“We had so many positions to fill that people began to look at different opportunities within Covington schools,” he said.

With an estimated 893 students, enrollment is up for Covington.

Larson said this is due to people moving into the district and because “open enrollment continues to be very positive.”

The school year will begin Tuesday and conclude May 23. Winter break will be from Dec. 23 to Jan. 6. For spring break, there will be no school Friday, April 18

and Monday, April 21.

Larson said that this year there will be “more invested” in character education programs at the elementary and middle schools. These programs are funded by the Covington Fraternal Order of the Eagles.

Also, this is the first year the new Teacher and Principal Evaluation System will be in place.

The new evaluation system is a mandate from the state. Much training and preparation was put in last year to create the individual aspects of the system for Covington.

And, the district will continue work on its building project with the Design and Planning Phase starting soon.

Initial site work, such as soil borings and topographical research, will begin in a few weeks.

“We hope to break ground next fall,” Larson said.

Upon completion of the project, the district will have a new kindergarten to eighth grade building located to the northeast of the current high school. An entrance will be created from the new building to the high school creating one campus.

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are extra highlights that the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders can participate in, Mack said.

“This is an exciting time of year. We’re definitely looking forward to a great school year ahead,” he said.

Over at the elementary, parents and students are invited to attend an open house from 4-6 p.m.

Monday. Class lists will be posted by 9 a.m. Friday for students to see which teacher they are getting for the 2013-14 school year.

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language arts and math.

Students, he said, may not be aware of the changes as they move grade levels, but the changes in curriculum mean “a lot of teacher planning.”

The junior high also will continue to implement its Chain Lengths Project, which involves volunteers who help promote spirit and positive values. This program is an offshoot of the Rachel’s Challenge project that the school has taken part in the past couple of years. “It helps create a positive climate at the junior high,” Mack said.

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Students pray, play together at Piqua Catholic New preschool to open on Downing Street Belinda M. Paschal Staff Writer bpaschal@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — When classes start on Tuesday, Aug. 20, all students in grades K-8 will be in one building at the North Street campus. It was a decision that wasn’t made lightly, said Principal Joshua Bornhorst. “The impetus for bringing the students together was multifaceted and it took a lot of prayer and deliberation to make the determination,” he said.

“In the end, we felt having the students together in a single building would be more beneficial to the students. It would keep older and younger siblings together, and would provide for great educational opportunities for the older and younger students to work together.”

To capitalize on the space left by the vacated Downing Street campus, Piqua Catholic will

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Jennifer Smith, front, speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce for the new Piqua Catholic Pre-School program at the Downing Street Campus on Tuesday. There are currently 28 children enrolled in the program.

open its Center For Early Learning, a faith-based preschool open to 3-to5-year olds. The preschool has new floors, new lighting, bathrooms in each classroom, air conditioning and upgrad-

ed security.

Other renovations include ceiling fans in all of the non-air conditioned rooms in the North Street building.

Another big development at Piqua Catholic is

the addition of a SMART Board in every classroom at the North Street campus. “This provides a wealth of educational opportunities through direct interaction,” Bornhorst said. Through

local grants, the school also has a classroom set of iPads to aid students in learning.

Piqua Catholic’s first day of class will be Tuesday, Aug. 20. The school day runs from 8

a.m.-3:15 p.m. There will be a 9:30 a.m. all-school Mass on the first day at St. Mary Church. All are welcome to attend.

Lunch prices remain the same this year and free/reduced-price lunches are available to those who qualify.

This year, Piqua Catholic will offer programming before and after school, allowing parents to drop students off up to an hour before school begins and pick them up through 6 p.m.

“This is being provided to accommodate more and more busy schedules for parents,” Bornhorst said. The program will also be available on delay days and during school closings if the county has not declared a snow emergency.

New staff members for 2013-14 include: Ashley Schulte, 1st grade; Mary Beth Brooks, 3rd grade; Amy Woehrmyer, 5th8th grade math and science; Thomas Zink, 5th-8th grade technology; Michele Schneible, K-8 art; Jennifer Smith, preschool director; and Heather Lewis, preschool teacher.

Lehman roof, gym Area schools opening soon get makeovers AAA reminds motorists to drive carefully

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SIDNEY — Lehman got a makeover this summer with a new roof installed by Kremer Roofing and funded by the Secure the Future campaign.

Also, the floor in the Schlater Gymnasium was refinished by Ohio Floor Company with funds from Scott Family McDonald’s. Refinishing the floor provided the opportunity to move basketball goals, adding an additional 10 feet to the length of the floor so that it now meets the requirements for hosting Ohio High School Athletic Association tournament games, according to Lehman President Michael Barhorst.

New student orientation at Lehman will be Friday, giving students an opportunity to meet their teachers, run through class schedules and get acquainted with their new school.

Classes officially begin on Tuesday, Aug. 20.

Student lunch prices are the same as last year and menus can be found on the school’s website, w w w. l eh m a n c at h o l i c . com.

The school’s investment in technology continues with a mobile computer lab featuring 30 Dell computers. The lab was funded in part

partly by grants from the Piqua Community Foundation and the Monarch Legacy Fund of the Community Foundation of Shelby County.

Stations of the Cross were added to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Chapel depicting Christ’s Passion and death on the cross. The purchase of the stations was a project of the Lehman Pro-Lifeguards.

New teachers joining the Lehman staff include: Kerry Prenger, who will teach art and serve as the chair of the art department; Anthony Wagner, who will teach math; Joseph S. Raterman, a Lehman alum who will teach social studies including American government, American history and geography; and Jennifer Weber, who will be teaching Advanced Placement biology. Weber previously taught at Lehman from 2007-2010.

The school also has hired two new custodians, Eric Felger, who has 23 years of experience at Mid-American and First-Class Janitorial, and John Spillman, who retired earlier this year after 25 years as a deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office.

Lehman Catholic will be hosting students from China, Vietnam and Spain this year.

The students will reside with area families.

MIAMI COUNTY — Schools in Miami County will be starting the 2013-14 school year in the next couple of weeks. Kids, bicyclists and newly trained AAA School Safety Patrollers will be headed to a crosswalk near you. Did you know speed limits in school zones help save lives? A pedestrian struck by a vehicle traveling at 25 mph is two-thirds less likely to be killed compared to a vehicle traveling just 10 mph faster.

AAA is partnering with Miami Valley area law enforcement agencies and community safety engineers to remind drivers to be especially vigilant for pedestrians during — before and after school hours. In the last decade, more than one-fourth of child pedestrian fatalities occurred after school – between the hours of 3-7 p.m. AAA clubs created the first School Safety Patrol programs in the 1920s by enlisting the service of older students to assist younger children crossing streets on their way to and from school.

Today’s program has evolved into something more than a crossing guard concept. Student patrol members can provide safety services as escorts for bus riders, inside school hallways and classrooms, on playgrounds, and in lunchrooms.

“More than 1,200 children lost their lives during these afterschool hours between 2000 and 2010,” cautioned AAA Public Affairs Manager, Cindy Antrican, “and according to the latest report from NHTSA, there has been an 8 percent increase in pedestrian fatalities since 2009.”

AAA offers six ways to keep kids safe this school year: 1. Slow down. Speed limits in school zones are reduced for a reason. A pedestrian struck by a vehicle traveling at 25 mph is

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nearly two-thirds less likely to be killed compared to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle traveling just 10 mph faster.

2. Eliminate distractions.

Children often cross the road unexpectedly and may emerge suddenly between two parked cars. Research shows that taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds doubles your chances of crashing.

3. Reverse responsibly. Every vehicle has blind spots. Check for children on the sidewalk, driveway and around your vehicle before slowly backing up. Teach your children to never play in, under or around vehicles—even those that are parked.

4. Talk to your teen. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the United States, and more than one in four fatal crashes

involving teen drivers occur during the after-school hours of 3-7 p.m. Get evidence-based guidance and tips at TeenDriving.AAA.com.

5. Come to a complete stop.

Research shows that more than one third of drivers roll through stop signs in school zones or neighborhoods. Always come to a complete stop, checking carefully for children on sidewalks and in crosswalks before proceeding.

6. Watch for bicycles. Children on bikes are often inexperienced, unsteady and unpredictable. Slow down and allow at least three feet of passing distance between your vehicle and the bicycle. If your child rides a bicycle to school, require that they wear a properly-fitted bicycle helmet on every ride. Find videos, expert advice and safety tips at Exchange.AAA. com.

Upper Valley CC students return next week PIQUA — The 2013-14 school year began this week at the Upper Valley Career Center, with students arriving on campus to pick up schedules. Next week it’s class time on Thursday for new students and Friday for new and returning students.

The Career Center is preparing for 900 students for the 2013-14 school year. Two new programs are being launched — Exercise Science and Manufacturing and

Machine Techologies.

“The buildings and grounds have never looked better or operated as efficiently thanks to the recent Ohio Schools Facilities Commission project,” said Kathy Voris, public relations coordinator. “With the renovation complete, we are well-equipped and very excited to focus on what is ahead for career and technical education.”

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of school for new students with early dismissal Aug. 23 — First day of school for new and returning students New Career Center staff includes Michelle Brunson, supervisor of instruction; Amanda Helmstetter, math; Meredith Fiely, Special Needs instructor; Jessica HelsingerSlone, agriculture instructor at Newton/Covington ; Kelly

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IN BRIEF n Lady Indians lose

The Piqua girls tennis team lost to Celina 5-0 Tuesday.

In singles, Sam DeBusk lost to Brittany Hart 6-0, 6-0; Elle Ryan lost to Ellen Snyder 6-1, 6-0; and Molly Smitley lost to Gracyn Leap 6-1, 6-0.

In doubles, Kim McCullough and Haley Weidner defeated Allison Sigler and Hannah Frasco 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; and Abby Helman and Jordan Kiefer lost to Addie Smith and Shelly Lindner 6-1, 6-0.

n Tigers second

MINSTER — The Versailles boys golf team missed by one shot of winning the New Bremen Invitational Tuesday.

Minster won with 320 and Versailles was second with 321.

Tyler Drees finished third overall with a 75.

Other Versaille scores were Ryan Knapke 78, Mitchell Stover 79, Alex Stucke 89, Griffen Riegle 94, Kyle Cotner 97.

Russia was third with 338.

Raider scores include Luke Dapore 81, Gavin Hoying 84, Jordan Kremer 85, Austin Tebbe 88, Connor Monnin 90, Zach Sherman 91.

Lehman finished sixth with 360.

Cavalier scores were Sam Dean 83, Mitchell Shroyer 86, Tyler Scott 93, Zach Scott 98, Bryce Eck 111.

Houston finished 12th with 414.

Wildcat scores included Anton Wehrman 92, Jaron Howard 99, Justin Bertsch 109, Deion Booher 114, Tristin Stangel 147, Jacob Gates 161.

n Pearson cards 41

Cindy Pearson was low gross in the Tuesday Ladies League at Echo Hills with 41.

Kathie Isenhouer was second with 49.

Sharing low net with 33 were Marty Hemm and Delma Grissom.

Sharing low putts with 16 were Karen Nickol and Renie Huffman.

n Duo shoots 8-under The Upper Valley Disc Golf Club held their weekly Tuesday night random draw doubles league.

The team of Brent Everman and Brian St. Meyer took first place with eight-under par.

The team of John Delk and Kevin Thayer took second place with seven-under par.

Josh Beucher won closest to the pin on hole 17.

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QUOTED “I love match play. I love the Solheim Cup. I love playing out here.”

— Morgan Pressel on the Solheim Cup.

Covington’s Chance Fetters runs with the ball against MiltonUnion Tuesday night.

Photo by Ben Robinson

Buccs have work to do Blank MU in scrimmage

On the surface, Covington’s first full contact scrimmage against Milton-Union looks impressive considering the Buccaneer varsity unit scored on each of it’s three ten-play series and held the Bulldogs scoreless in their three possessions.

But Buccaneer coach Dave Miller had mixed feelings of his team’s performance - even against a quality Milton team that is coming off a regional final appearance in which is fell gallantly to last year’s Division 4 state champions, ClintonMassie.

“There are definitely things we need to work on,” said Miller. “I didn’t like the fact that we came out a little flat, started slow. Our passion and enthusiasm needs to get much better. We also weren’t as physical as I’d like us to be.”

The scrimmage started with special teams and Milton managed to block one of Covington’s extra point attempts with a

push right up the middle.

The evening then proceeded with both varsity teams receiving three ten-play possessions and Covington opened with a long touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Jared Williams on the fifth play. The Buccs then moved the ball deep into Milton territory on the final five plays, but came up twenty yards short of the end zone thanks to a penalty that negated a long run by A.J. Ouellette.

Milton followed by breaking big runs on the Buccaneer defense on its first two plays, moving the ball to the Covington 30.

But that would be as far as the Bulldogs would get as Justin Williams sparked Covington with a big hit on the third play and seven plays followed without any yardage by Milton.

“We were without four of our starting defensive lineman, so our depth was tested,” Miller explained. “We competed pretty well, but we made some mistakes with our assignments.

The good thing about that is those are things we can correct.”

Covington’s second ten-play series was Dave Miller football through and through - clock-eating, ground-and-pound chunks of yardage on each play. It took nine plays to reach pay dirt on a three-yard Jared Williams run, but the drive was the type of execution that the Buccs will need against solid defensive teams.

“I felt we started to control the line of scrimmage pretty well,” said Miller. “Jared (Williams) did a nice job of reading the option and taking what the defense gave us. We moved the ball pretty well.”

After holding Milton once again on its second possession, Covington scored once again on another clock-chewing drive - this time on a short run by senior halfback Chance Setters.

The Buccs then rotated players in and out of the defensive lineup in Milton’s final varsity possession and stopped the Bulldogs inside the twenty to conclude the varsity scrimmage.

“The positives are we moved the ball and had some defensive stops when we needed them,” Miller explained. “The big-

Arroyo baffles Cubs CHICAGO (AP) — Most of the swings looked a little off, and many missed the ball entirely.

The infielders gobbled up the grounders, and the outfielders had an easy afternoon.

This was Bronson Arroyo at his baffling best.

Arroyo pitched seven crisp innings, Todd Frazier homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game series sweep.

“It’s unbelievable the way he pitches,” Frazier said. “I just can’t understand how he does it and everybody’s off balance and I know I’m going to get ground balls so I’m ready all the time and he starts striking guys out.

“It’s pretty cool to watch and see a guy like that just work his craft.”

Arroyo (11-9) allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked none in his second straight win.

The sneaky right-hander retired his first nine batters and faced the minimum through six innings.

Frazier also had one of Cincinnati’s four run-scoring doubles as the Reds (68-52) earned their fourth consecutive win to move a season-high 16 games over .500. They improved to 13-3 against the Cubs this year, including a 9-1 mark at Wrigley Field.

The defending NL Central champions have won seven of eight since an embarrassing 15-2 home loss to St. Louis on Aug. 4. They trailed division-leading Pittsburgh by 3½ games at the start of the day, with the Pirates

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Cincinnati Reds starter Bronson Arroyo delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013.

scheduled to face the secondplace Cardinals on Wednesday night.

“Sometimes a team has to hit rock bottom before you can start rolling,” manager Dusty Baker said.

The Cubs wasted a solid start

by Chris Rusin (2-2) in their fourth straight loss. The lefthander allowed two runs and three hits while throwing just 76 pitches over six innings.

“I was able to keep the ball on the ground for the most part and when the balls were hit in the air, besides Frazier’s, the wind knocked it down,” Rusin said.

With Chicago struggling to score against Arroyo, manager Dale Sveum had Starlin Castro hit for Rusin with two out and none on in the sixth. Castro flied out to left, and Zack Cozart

hit an RBI double off Carlos Villanueva in the seventh to give Cincinnati a 3-0 lead.

David DeJesus rolled a leadoff single into center field in the fourth for Chicago’s first hit, but was promptly erased when Darnell McDonald bounced into a double play. McDonald singled off the glove of second baseman Brandon Phillips in the seventh and was stranded when Arroyo retired the next two batters.

Alfredo Simon worked a perfect eighth and Jonathan Broxton finished the two-hitter for Cincinnati’s 13th shutout of the season.

“To get shut out and get nothing going at all today, it’s frustrating,” Sveum said. “It’s frustrating for the guys in the clubhouse, too. They’re plugging away the best they can.”

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gest negative was our lack of enthusiasm. I’m disappointed in our sideline not communicating. That’s an issue we have to resolve.”

A lack of enthusiasm from this group is a head scratcher due to what’s at stake each and every time out, even in the Buccs’ three scrimmages - especially when those teams are outstanding programs like MiltonUnion, Eaton and Versailles - all with rich traditions.

How can you not get up to play those teams?

“I’m asking the same question, especially with this group of seniors,” said Miller. “Don’t get me wrong, we didn’t play bad by any means, but we aren’t practicing or playing with the sense of urgency we need if we want to max out in our potential. Sure, we have a lot of younger kids mixed in there, but that’s not an excuse. We have two weeks of practice and two more scrimmages to figure it out.”

The Buccs better figure it out because a very talented and physical Eaton team is up next on Friday.

Arroyo improved to 13-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 30 career games against the Cubs, including wins in each of his last four starts. He has been quite good at Chicago’s cozy neighborhood ballpark, with an 8-3 record and a 2.83 ERA in 15 appearances.

“I’ve been comfortable in this ballpark for a long time for some reason, definitely the last probably seven years,” he said. “It’s just a lineup that a lot of times I’m comfortable against.”

Frazier helped the Reds get off to a fast start when he drove Rusin’s third pitch over the wall in left and onto Waveland Avenue. It was Frazier’s first homer since July 1 against San Francisco and No. 11 on the year.

“Start the game off with a little bang, that’s always a good look for me to get going for the day,” he said.

Frazier and Joey Votto had consecutive RBI doubles in the eighth to cap the scoring.

NOTES: Chicago has been shut out 10 times this season. It managed just six hits in a 2-0 loss in the series opener on Monday. … Reds CF Shin-Soo Choo got the day off. Baker said he wanted to give him some rest, and he’s also dealing with a hand issue.

Baker declined to specify which hand is bothering Choo. … RHP Jake Arrieta will come up from Triple-A Iowa to start Chicago’s game against St. Louis on Friday. The move put Villanueva in the bullpen. …

Baker said he’s not counting on the return of LHP Sean Marshall, who went on the disabled list May 24 with a sore pitching shoulder. “You can’t expect things, that way you’re going to be disappointed,” Baker said, “and if you get them back, then you’re elated.” … The Cubs are off Thursday before beginning a three-game series against the Cardinals. …

The Reds send LHP Tony Cingrani (5-2, 2.87 ERA) to the mound on Thursday for the opener of a fourgame series at Milwaukee. RHP Kyle Lohse (8-7, 3.26 ERA) is expected to start for the Brewers.

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Versailles Tyler Drees (top left) blasts out of a bunker Wednesday at the Dan Kendig Memorial, while the Tigers Ryan Knapke (top right) lines up a putt. Russia’s Austin Tebbe (left) chips onto a green, while Covington’s Jacob Blair (right) watches a tee shot.

Dan Kendig Memorial Scores Versailles 319 Tyler Drees Alex Stucke Ryan Knapke Mitch Stover N. Litten-Stonebraker Jake Watren

74 80 81 84 85 87

National Trail 369 Kyle Bachman Tyler Glander Logan Petitt Trevor Gates Bryten Jones Isaac Plankenborrn

83 95 95 96 112 113

Russia 321 Austin Tebbe Gavin Hoying Luke Dapore Jordan Kremer Zach Herman Connor Monnin

77 78 81 85 88 94

Miami East 373 Kley Karadak Scot Kirby Dylan Martinez Devyn Carson Ryan Bergman Zach Ostendorf

90 91 96 96 100 102

Milton-Union 329 Mitch Goslin Zack Glodray Joey Smedley Josh Martin Jake Steganko Sean Lorton

81 81 82 85 86 104

Covington 376 Joe Slusher Levi Winn Jacob Blair Ty Boehringer Matt Carder Jaret Vanhoose

82 90 99 105 109 171

Arcanum 335 Keegan Artz Justin Hoke Conner Pohl Nathan Kublik Steven Vanatta Sam Artz

80 81 81 93 102 106

Bethel 386 Tyler Brookhart Tyler Winert Thomas Stevens Nick Lightcap Connor Hockett Jacob Pytel

88 90 102 106 109 110

Anna 340 Mike Omlor Zach Watren Zach Zimpher Ross Pulfer Alex Brinkman Dominic Becker

78 82 87 93 93 108

Newton 387 Wade Ferrell Brock Jamison Donovan Osceola Reed Ferrell Christian Nelson Zara Zeller

86 89 97 115 137 147

Houston 411 Anton Wehrman Jaron Howard Justin Berisch Deion Booher Tristin Stangel Jacob Gates

91 99 110 111 116 148

Tri-Village 413 Brett Boyter Keenan Fraylick Mason McCabe Brandon Peter Elijah Fourman Jonny Wilson

96 103 104 110 110 113

Fairlawn 453 Nathan Lessing Mason Jones Kody Curtner Ben Brautigam Zane Shipman Austin Doak

98 111 122 122 125 129

Franklin Monroe 345 Henry Bourne 79 Bradley Hesler 84 Travis Feitshans 85 Hunter Rich 97 Cody Long 113 Fort Loramie 351 Tanner Rosengarten Brad Goettemoeller Josh Koppin Jordan Meyer Kyle Pleiman Aaron Schwartz

82 89 89 91 95 96

Graham 360 Alex Jenkins Jesse Lycans Brandon Laughman Nick Howell Mark Ward

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Continuing family tradition

Drees, Tigers win Kendig Memorial ROB KISER Sports Editor rkiser@civitasmediacom The name of the medalist at the Dan Kendig Memorial golf tournament Wednesday at Echo Hills had a familiar ring to it.

Versailles’ Tyler Drees became the second member of his family to earn that honor — carding a 74 to lead the Tigers to a 319 total and two-shot victory over Russia.

Drees’ older brother Wes was also a medalist at the Kendig.

“It is always nice to do something my brother did,” Drees said with a smile. “It was a goal. I felt like I was playing pretty well all day.”

It was a nice win for the Tigers as well.

“It is good to get a win,” Drees said. “I think it gives you confidence.”

The Tigers improved 42 shots from their score Monday at the Scott Homan Memorial at Piqua Country Club.

“It must be the coaching,” Versailles coach Pete DiSalvo said with a laugh.

“That (Piqua Country Club) is a real tough course.”

The Tigers did it by being solid throughout.

Alex Stucke had an 80, Ryan Knapke shot 81, Mitch Stover carded an 84, Nicholas Litten-Stonebraker had 85 and Jake Watren added 87.

“The biggest thing I am excited about is getting 85 and 87 from out fifth and

Newton’s Brock Jamison chips the ball Wednesday. sixth guys,” DiSalvo said.

“We have four good golfers and we have about four guys competing for the fifth and sixth spots. We have been having some scores in the 90s, so maybe we found something today.”

Austin Tebbe led Russia with a 77, finishing second overall and leading the Raiders to a second-place finish with a 321 total.

Tebbe had started on the 14th hole.

“A little bit of a shaky start,” Tebbe said. “I was six-over on my first six holes and one-under par the rest of the day. I started on some pretty tight holes.”

Tebbe, who shot a oneunder par 35 on the front nine, was coming off being medalist at the Shelby County Preview Monday.

“I just needed that one tournament to get me going,” Tebbe said. “I just want to keep playing well.”

And Tebbe was happy with the team’s score as well.

“We were right in there,” he said. “We were three shots off a school record. We want to win the County (SCL) and go as far as we can in the postseason.”

Gavin Hoying was in the top five with 78 and Luke Dapore shot 81.

“This is a good week,” Russia coach Paul Bremigan said. “You don’t get a chance to play these 18 hole tournaments once school starts.

“It is good experience.

We played really well today. Austin and Gavin played well and Luke (Dapore) had one bad hole or he would have been in the 70s.”

Rounding out the Russia lineup were Jordan Kremer 85, Zach Sherman 88 and Connor Monnin 94.

Miami East finished 10th with a 373 total.

Kley Karadak led the Vikings with 90 and Scot Kirby added a 91.

Covington was 11th with 376.

Joe Slusher led the Buccs with an 82.

Newton finished 13th with 387.

Wade Ferrell led the Indians with 86 and Brock Jamison carded an 89.

Houston was 14th with a 411.

Anthon Wehrman led the Wildcats with 91.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis cheered fellow Argentine Lionel Messi and other soccer stars Tuesday as he led a morality-focused pep rally of sorts at the Vatican for Argentina and Italy’s national teams ahead of their eagerly awaited friendly match.

Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, is an avid soccer fan who roots for the Saints of San Lorenzo back in Buenos Aires. Since his election as pope in March he has accumulated a growing collection of soccer jerseys tossed to him by fans at his public appearances. He got two more on Tuesday: an Argentine and an Italian team jersey, each one signed by the players.

Barcelona star Messi, his teammates on the Argentine national soccer squad, as well as Italy’s national team players were treated to a private audience with Francis in the Apostolic Palace ahead of Wednesday’s

rare match, which is being played in tribute to the new pope.

Francis gracefully dodged the question of whether he’d offer a papal blessing for his home country’s team. “It will really be a bit difficult for me to root, but luckily it’s a friendly match” whose outcome doesn’t count in the standings, he said.

The pontiff noted the influence of athletes, especially on youth, and told the players to remember that, “for better or worse” they are role models. “Dear players, you are very popular. People follow you, and not just on the field but also off it,” he said.

“That’s a social responsibility.”

The pope reminisced about going to soccer matches with his family as a youngster, and expressed concern about violence and discrimination in the sport, which he suggested keeps many families from attending the competitions today.

Many soccer matches in Europe have been marred by brawling among fans

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Pope Francis poses with the Argentine national soccer team, at the Vatican on Tuesday. Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and his teammates, as well as Italy’s national team players, were enjoying a private audience with the first Latin American-born pontiff in the Apostolic Palace.

as well as racist chants against players of African and other descent.

One of Italy’s national team members, Mario Balotelli, who is black and has been the target of fans’ racism, was the only player to get private time with the pope.

Francis and the striker spoke together in a small room off the sumptuous Clementine Hall where the audience was held.

A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini,

said Balotelli looked “emotional” after their talk but that the player declined to say what he discussed with Francis.

On Monday, Balotelli remarked that perhaps the pope might offer him special greetings because of his birthday this week.

Italian national coach Claudio Cesare Prandelli said he didn’t get the chance to invite Francis to Wednesday’s game.

“He anticipated my question,” Prandelli said

after the gathering. “He said he has received so many requests” to attend the game, but indicated that the Vatican security apparatus gave the thumbs-down.

Prandelli said Francis told him that Vatican security officials scold him “for being so undisciplined,” a reference to the pope’s frequent breaches of protocol when he embraces the faithful in crowds or shuns bulletproof vehicles.

The pope also asked the players to pray for him, “so that I, on the ‘field’ upon which God placed me, can play an honest and courageous game for the good of us all.”

Such a plea made quite an impression on Italy’s captain, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who handed Francis an autographed soccer ball.

“He’s warmed up the hearts again of all the faithful who might have drifted away” from the church during past papacies, Buffon said. With “a pope who’s like this, it’s easier to become better.”

Creationist museum aims at wider audience

BY DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press

PETERSBURG, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky museum where dinosaurs and biblical characters coexist has rolled out new exhibits and attractions — some with no religious message — to try to bring in new visitors.

The Creation Museum has added a bug exhibit that would fit right in at a natural science center, an outdoor zip line course and a display examining whether the dragons of ancient tales were actually dinosaurs.

Since its opening six years ago, the museum — built with $27 million in private donations — has become an epicenter for the creationist message, which presents biblical stories from the chapter of Genesis as a literal telling of the world’s origin. The museum, just south of Cincinnati, has long been criticized by scientists for dismissing evolution and asserting that Earth’s age is in the

thousands, not billions, of years.

Museum co-founder Ken Ham said he knew when it opened to big crowds in 2007 that new features would need to be added from time to time.

Total attendance since the opening is approaching 1.9 million, he said.

“This was the end of our sixth year, and we really felt it was time to do some significant things, which we had been planning for quite some time,” said Ham, who is president of the Answers in Genesis ministry, which owns and operates the museum.

Steel cable lines soar over the rear portion of the museum’s property, part of a 2.5-mile zip line and sky bridge course billed on the museum’s website as “a family-friendly outdoor adventure.” Unlike the inside of the museum, the course lacks any religious teachings.

Ham said the museum is welcoming of people seeking fun without a creationism lesson.

AP PHOTO/DYLAN LOVAN

This display of butterflies at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., is part of an insect exhibit that is one of many new additions at the controversial museum, which presents the Bible’s creation story as historical fact.

“That’s what we wanted to see, because it will bring in a broader range of people in here and provide something for the community as well — they don’t have to go to the Creation Museum, they can just come for the zip lines,” Ham said.

Inside, at the new Dr. Crawley’s Insectorium, brightly lit displays showcase hundreds of beetles, butterflies and other bugs donated by a museum supporter. A life-sized animatronic professor who appears to be working in a research lab tells visitors the insects are too complex and varied to have evolved over millions of years.

“Isn’t God’s handiwork beautiful?” he says.

Near the entrance, a series of displays explores ancient dragon and monster myths from around the world and asks the visitor to consider whether the ancient people who told these tales had actually seen dinosaurs.

The new exhibits have gone in as the ministry’s ambitious Noah’s arkthemed park has stalled, with about $13 million raised out of a $24 million goal. The Ark Encounter project, which would include a massive replica of the vessel, was unveiled about two years ago, but its opening has been pushed back indefinitely. Ham said he hopes the big boat can open by 2016.

The Creation Museum continues to draw plenty of vocal opposition from scientists and educators who say its exhibits are misleading and not based

AP PHOTO/DYLAN LOVAN

An animatronic bug expert called “Dr. Arthur Pod” delivers a religious message as part of a new exhibit at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky. The feature is one of many new additions at the controversial museum, which presents the Bible’s creation story as historical fact.

on scientific findings.

They say the new features are no exception.

Hemant Mehta, a math teacher from Naperville, Ill., said in an email that he has visited the museum twice and that the facility does a good job presenting its message with high-tech exhibits.

“The layout at the Creation Museum really is beautiful,” said Mehta, who has written about the museum on his “Friendly Atheist” blog.

“However, the quality of information is worthless, which makes the ‘museum’ nothing more than an expensive way to confuse and indoctrinate children.”

But the new additions at the museum, namely the zip lines, are a good strategy to attract new and repeat visitors, said John Gerner, a leisure consultant who has studied religious attractions.

“Zip lines in particular are very, very popular nationwide,” said Gerner, who is manag-

ing director at Leisure Business Advisors in Richmond, Va. “The strategy they’re using as far as the types of changes are actually in line with what we would see at a science museum,” he said.

Mehta said the zip lines were added “for the same reason evangelical megachurches have amazing bands open their worship sessions — it has nothing to do with the service itself, but it might draw in a different crowd.”

Ham said the museum continues to draw about half its visitors from more than 250 miles away.

Brad King — who drove in with family from Spencer, Ind. — said he and his 5-year-old daughter were impressed by the insect display.

“She loves bugs,” King said. He said the museum’s exhibits validate the existence of God. “It’s always nice with faith to put it with facts,” he said.

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Under the guidance of PAC President Paul Green and Pastor Tony Griffith of The Journey, this event will offer a variety of opportunities for enjoyment, inspiration, and old or new friends during the Mall’s hours of operation on Friday and Saturday.

Nearly 35 churches will have tables with displays and information available.

There will be putt-putt and basketball for the kids and a Christian theater showing movies each day.

Pastor Don Wells will have his world-class collection of Bibles on display and a Prayer Ministry chapel will be available.

DVDs of the musical performances of last summer’s Church Fair will be available for $2.

Under the leadership of Sarah Keenan, the following lineup of musical acts or groups will be performing in the Food Court at the Mall: FRIDAY: • 4 p.m. — Ralph Crawford • 5 p.m. — Lee Family singers • 6 p.m. — Sidney Apostolic Church praise team • 7 p.m. — Piqua Christian Church praise team • 8 p.m. — Piqua Seventh Day Adventist “No Name Band” SATURDAY: • 10 a.m. — Ralph Crawford • 11 a.m. — Second Baptist Church Victory Power Ministry adult/youth praise and mime team and Victory Power Ministry dance team • 1 p.m. — Maiden Lane Singers with special guest, the Rev. Joy Sherman • 2 p.m. — Faith Pencil • 2:30 p.m. — Home Road Nazarene “Levites” • 3:30 p.m. — Calvary Baptist Church Players • 4 p.m. — Greenville Church of God youth/adult choirs • 5 p.m. — Trinity Church choir and praise team • 6 p.m. — St. Paul’s E & R Church praise team “Vertical” • 7 p.m. — Lee Family singers Movies shown at the Christian theater (located next to J.C. Penney) each day will include “The Twelve Dogs of Christmas” at 11 a.m.; “Booker,” 2 p.m.; “The Lone Star Kid,” 4 p.m.; and “Akeelah and the Bee,” 6 p.m.

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Diners can enjoy a special hot chicken salad, as well as an assortment of homemade salads, desserts, finger sandwiches and drink for a suggested donation of $6 for adults and $3 for children.

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For Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Because Venus is moving opposite your sign today (where it will stay for the next month), your relationships with others will improve. Enjoy your good fortune.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Work-related romance might begin for some of you during the next month. All of you will want to make where you work look better and feel better. And why not?

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Slip away on a vacation if you can in the next six weeks because fun, pleasure and good times will be your top priorities. Romance will flourish.

Enjoy sports events and playful times with children.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) In the next month, you'll enjoy entertaining at home as well as redecorating where you live. This is a good time to be aware of real-estate opportunities.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Your ability to write, sell, teach and act will be enhanced in the next month.

Look for ways to make money from communication, because they exist.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) In the month ahead, you will want to buy beautiful things for yourself and your loved ones. However, you might also see ways to boost your income.

Look sharp.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Fair Venus moves into your sign, where it will stay for the next month.

This makes you even more diplomatic and charming. Everyone will enjoy your company.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will delight you in the next several weeks.

Work alone, behind the scenes or steal some time just for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Group activities will please you in the next month, because everyone will be easygoing and happy to see you. In fact, a friend could become a lover.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) People in authority might ask for your input about creative matters. Feel free to give advice regarding design, layout, gardening, office arrangement or furniture settings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Be ready to grab opportunities to travel for pleasure in the month ahead. You can explore opportunities related to publishing, the media, higher education, medicine and the law.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Romance will blossom beautifully in the next month, because you feel affectionate toward someone special.

This window of time is also beneficial to you in terms of favors, cash and advantages from others.

YOU BORN TODAY You are so magnetic and seductive, you are often perceived as bigger than life.

Nevertheless, whatever you do is refined and elegant. You always have style. You have a lot of inner grit and toughness. Nevertheless, you are sensitive and easily hurt. You always have a strong drive to succeed. This year, an important choice will arise -- choose wisely.

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The one-year Housing plans and policies and the five-year goals for the Miami Metropolitan Housing Authority are on file and open to review and comment by interested parties between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Miami Metropolitan Housing Authority Office (1695 Troy-Sidney Road, Troy, Ohio). The plans did not change from the previous year.

There will be a Public Hearing regarding the plans and policies on September 5, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at the Authority Office, 1695 Troy-Sidney Road, Troy, Ohio 45373.

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Estate Sales COVINGTON 8195 West Klinger Road (off North State Route 48), August 16-18, Friday, Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 12pm-4pm Three More Days! Many great items remain! This wonderful country home is packed full of a lifetime of possessions of a local Covington doctor, overflowing with collectibles, and vintage finds, something for every room in the house, 3 garages, 2 basements, furniture, tools, kitchen, retro, antiques, and so much more. ESTATE SALE

BY GAYLE www.perkinsinteriors.com Yard Sale BRADFORD 323 E Oakwood St. Friday & Saturday 10am6pm. 4-FAMILY SALE! Name brand clothes, shoes, hats & bags, sizes newborn-XXL, kids, womens, juniors, & mens, many BRAND NEW. Toys.

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Bamboo blinds. Household items. Prom dresses.

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FLETCHER, 5995 East State Route 36, Friday & Saturday 9am-3pm, microwave, airless paint sprayer, Wagner power roller, Dot-Matrix printer, tv stand, electronics, snowblower, electric presser washer, Troy Built tiller, water pump with hose kit, adult & twin girls clothing, Much more!!!

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PIQUA 2336 Kiowa Ct. Off 25A, Left on Navajo, Right on Seminole, Left on Kiowa.

COME BACK! Thursday & Friday 9am-5pm. Electronics, clothing baby up to adult, dvd's, 2 lifetime beds, baby hiking back pack.

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LEGALS COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO Case No.: 13 CV 00330 Judge: Robert J. Lindeman The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association FKA The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee for holders of Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006RP2 Plaintiff, -vsRoger T. Sullivan, et al.

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LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE Roger T. Sullivan, whose last known address is 521 McKinley Avenue Piqua, OH 45356 and Address Unknown, and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Roger T. Sullivan, all of whose residences are unknown and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 11th day of June, 2013, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association FKA The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee for holders of Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006RP2 filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County, Ohio in Case No. 13 CV 00330, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit: Property Address: 521 McKinley Avenue, Piqua, OH 45356 and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1678, page 738, of this County Recorder's Office.

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES: Burl Walnut Dresser; Gate Leg Table; Game Table; Flat Front Kitchen Cabinet; Jelly Cupboard; Early High Chairs; Cloth Covered Box; Wood Chest; Hall Tree; Medicine Cabinet (Painted White); Ball & Claw Piano Stool; 2 Drawer Table w/Showcase on Top; Early Wash Stand; Night Stand; Misc. Side Chairs; Overstuffed Early Love Seat; Vintage Rockers; Victorian Side Chairs; Early Wood Box w/Drawer & Porcelian Pulls; Drop Leaf Table; Bench; Fern Stands; Brass Floor Lamps; Round Oak Table Top; Early Picture Frames & Mirrors; Sohmer Grand Piano - Very Nice ($1000 Reserve); Sugar Bucket; Ornamental Rugs; Oil Lamps; Large Copper Kettle; Brass Umbrella Holder; Spittoon; Dinner Bell; Eagle Head Book Ends; wagon Wheels; Flexible Flyer Sled; Feed Box; Rapid Fireless Cooker in Oak Cabinet; Misc. Dishes; Oak Stand; 10 Longaberger Baskets; Fletcher Covered Bridge Bank; Baskets; Kitchen Utencils; Tonka Jeep; Buddy - L Truck; Tin Train Engine; Tin Robot (Battery Operated); Blocks; 8 Baseball Gloves; Balls & Bats; Cast Iron Ship Door Stop; Ladies Straw Hats. BARN ITEMS: Dixon Pro 60” Cut, Zero-Turn Mower w/ Briggs & Stratton Engine (Very Good Condition); Fishing Poles; Minnow Bucket; Washtub; Flat Bed Wagon (older); Lawn cart; Roto-Tiller w/ Briggs & Stratton Engine; Treadmill; Stairmaster. Auto: 1997 Ford 1/2 Ton Pick-Up, 4 Wheel Drive, 4 Speed w/ Overdrive, 197,000 miles OWNERS: Mary Ann Shepard

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3 Farms - 163 Acres Saturday, September 7, 2013 9:30 A.M. LOCATION: Sale to be held at the ‘End Zone’, 601 Broadway, Covington, Ohio FARM #1: Patterson Rd., Shelby County; Parcel #22-2528-100-102, 80 Acres Bare Land, Approx. 73.24 Acres Tillable. OWNER: John Levering FARM #2: W. Miami Shelby Rd., Miami County, Parcel #M40-000005, 51.105 Acres Bare Land, Approx. 50.534 Acres Tillable. OWNER: John Levering FARM #3: W. State Route 36, Piqua, Miami County, Parcel #M40-005500, 32.77 Acres Bare Land, Approx. 32 Acres Tillable. OWNER: Barbara F. Aras & Mark C. Aras TERMS: 10% down on the day of the sale. Balance due in 30 days or on delivery of deed. Buyers to have financing approved prior to sale date: Owners have the right to accept or reject any or all bids. 2013 farm proceeds go to sellers.

Farms to sell in the order above.

For information call: Mike Havenar/Auctioneer/Realtor 937-606-4743 mike@mlh56.com/auctionzip.com #4544 W.A. Shively Realty No Co-Op

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This photo taken Aug. 6 shows Brad Karsh of JB Training Solutions speaking to a group of generation X’ers at the Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Co. in Chicago. There’s a new urgency to the quest for workplace harmony, as baby boomers delay retirement and work side-by-side with people young enough to be their children — or grandchildren. Put people of widely different ages together, and there are bound to be differences. Baby boomers, for example, are workaholics, while Gen Xers demand more work-life balance. Millennials are masters of technology and have high, high expectations.

A push for harmony among workers, young and old EDITOR’S NOTE — Aging America is a joint AP-APME project examining the aging of the baby boomers and the impact of this so-called silver tsunami on society

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CHICAGO (AP) — There’s a sense of urgency to the quest for workplace harmony, as baby boomers delay retirement and work side-by-side with

people young enough to be their children — or grandchildren.

Put people of widely different ages together — and there are bound to be differences. Baby boomers, for example, are workaholics, while younger workers may demand more of a worklife balance.

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Employees are taught about the characteristics that define each generation, from their core values to their childhood and adolescent experiences to the type of figures they regard as heroes. Then workshop leaders typically drill down into how those attributes play into the strengths and weaknesses each age group offers on the job.

The goal is that by learning why people of different generations act the way they do, companies can better emphasize their employees’ strengths and find ways to overcome challenges “The Boomers say, ‘Now I understand a little bit more of why they’re always on their phones,’ ” said Juergen Deutzer, who leads generational training at San Diegobased Scripps Health for about 200 employees a year. “Gen Y says, ‘Maybe I need to be a little bit more understanding if someone doesn’t get a grasp on technology.’ “ Companies downplay friction between old and young workers as a reason for training. They say it’s more a matter of helping people of different ages connect, which affects group cohesion, employee satisfaction and the overall quality of work.

“There was no animosity, no aggression, none of that,” said Scott Redfearn, the top human resources executive at Protiviti, a global consulting firm based in Menlo Park, Calif., that began offering generational training earlier this year.

“But you really need the team dynamic to work well because it’s that collective genius of the team with all kinds of people, all kinds of background, all different generations.”

Protiviti was seeing a higher turnover rate among its youngest employees and an internal survey found those workers craved more guidance from their superiors. The company revised its performance review system, started giving employees more feedback and changed the way it used social media.

It also began putting executives and managers through training led by Chuck Underwood, an expert on generational differences. By next year, all new employees at Protiviti will go through a session, alongside more traditional training fare on topics such as sexual harassment, diversity and ethics.

Jennifer Luke, a 33-year-old Protiviti employee, attended two 90-minute sessions this summer and was struck by how closely the generational attributes she learned about applied to her and others in her life.

“It’s an awareness tool.

You think about it if you’re going to send an email to a client, for example,” she said. “You just take an extra minute or two as you’re planning a project or communicating with a client to think about how you’re structuring those communications.”

Gen Xers prefer to work individually. Boomers and Millennials thrive in groups. The oldest workers, from the Silent Generation, are known for loyalty and respect for authority; the youngest, from a yet-unnamed generation, are far more informal and global-minded. Language and cultural references, naturally, vary widely by age.

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are answered, they are fine.”

When Lisa Williams, executive director of the University of Kentucky Institute for Workplace Innovation, held focus groups with local businesses to determine the most pressing issues of an aging workforce, generational differences dominated the discussion. Now she’s working to get a generational training program started.

“Most of the time there was no conflict, but there were these islands of older workers and younger workers,” she said, “and they’re not able to understand the others, so there’s a lot of judgment.”

Underwood said he began getting a flood of calls from human resources departments in the mid-2000s as Millennials began their careers.

“Something ’s going on in our workplace that we don’t understand,” he remembered being told. “What was going on was the next American generation was entering adulthood, bringing very different core values, very different skills and very different weaknesses.”

Training to bridge the generational divide is becoming more commonplace.

Brad Karsh, of JB Training Solutions, holds roughly 150 sessions a year, half focused on helping younger employees understand older ones, and the other half on helping older employees understand younger ones. A recent Chicago workshop falls in the latter group.

Millennials take a bit of a good-humored bruising during the discussion, for a perceived sense of entitlement, a constant desire for explanation and discontent with entry-level tasks. “I Love Millennials” buttons were given away, perhaps to soften the blow, and Karsh acknowledged that pointing out the flaws of a younger generation is “a time-honored tradition.”

He urged participants to see beyond the stereotypes and note that each generation brings a particular skill set to work.

“They’re not better, not worse, just different,” he said. “What’s important is understanding what those differences are.”

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