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Miami County ballot shapes up Will E Sanders

Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

TROY — Some of them have never ran or held a public office before and others are seasoned veterans in the public arena, but they all have one thing in common: their desire to serve the public.

The ballot for the Nov. 5 general election in Miami County is shaping up and the Miami County Board of Elections certified elections petitions Thursday in preparation of the upcoming election.

Seats that are open through-

out the county run the gamut of political office positions, from mayors of cities and small villages to school boards, councils and township trustees, and aside from choosing candidates registered voters will also be the deciding factor in a number of local issues.

Barring any official ruling by the board of elections, the candidates and issues that will be appearing on ballots across the county consist of a total of 112 candidates and 15 issues.

In Piqua, two seats are open for city commission that are currently held by third and fourth ward commissioners,

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Joseph Wilson and Judy Terry, respectively, and both are seeking re-election. Wilson will be challenged by James Cruse Jr. The position of Piqua mayor will be up for grabs and current Mayor Lucy Fess, also the Fifth Ward commissioner, is running to secure the spot, but so is Bill Vogt, the commissioner from Ward 2.

In Troy, Martha Baker is running for president of council and Mel Shane is running for council treasurer. Six are running for council wards, consisting of Tom Kendall, Douglas Tremblay, John Schweser, Bobby Phillips, Bill Twiss and

Brock Heath. Three at-large council seats are being sought

by Al Clark, Robin Oda and Lynne Snee. All candidates are Republicans.

In Tipp City, three residents are running for council, Patrick Hale, Joseph Gibson and Katelyn Berbach.

Elsewhere in village governments the following citizens are running: Bradford Council, Michael Warner, Desmond Layman, Jeffrey Wirrig, Deborah Warner, Thomas Moore, and David Abney; Casstown mayor, Hollenna Patton; Casstown council, Brandy Norman, Neal Norman,

and Denise Miller; Covington council, Don Weer, Robert Tobias, and Joyce Robertson; Fletcher council, Bonnie Davis, Brian Reid, and Penny Reed; Pleasant Hill council, Vickie Kirk and John Weaver Jr.; Pleasant Hill board of public affairs, Von Fessler; Potsdam council, Stephen Smiley; West Milton mayor, Michael Coate II; West Milton council, Susan Willis, Donald Edmunds, and Anthony Miller.

When it comes to schools, every board of education in the county has seats open: Miami County Education Service See ELECTION | 16

Fun at the fair

Melanie Yingst

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MIAMI COUNTY — One record was broken at the 2013 Miami County Sale of Champions as local businesses and individuals supported the annual 4-H and FFA fair participants in grand fashion on Wednesday.

Emily Johnson, 18, of Casstown, broke the market lamb sale record with a winning bid of $3,500.

Johnson’s buyers included Lynn Allen Farms, Banbauer Fertilizer, R.D. Holder Oil, J.D. Equipment London, Miami Valley Feed and Grain, Mike’s Barn and Yard Connection High Noon Feeds and Fiebiger Pioneer Seeds, B & B Agvantage and Heritage Cooperative.

Kassidy Thompson, of Troy, received $12,000 for her Grand Champion market steer project.

Kenny and Jenni Kirby of Fletcher purchased the grand champion steer.

Thompson is the daughter of Dave and Tammy Thompson of Troy.

Re s e r ve Gra n d Champion market steer brought $6,000 for Seth Clark of Covington and was purchased by Select Arc Inc. Clark is the son of Chris and Debie Clark of Covington.

Hunter Sharp of Troy sold his Grand Champion Market Dairy Feeder Steer See SALE | 16

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Albers to continue working ‘in the business of math’ Lehman teacher retiring after 47 years in the classroom For the Daily Call

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SIDNEY — Retirement often means travel and relaxing on a sunny beach. For Lehman Catholic Mathematics Teacher Jack Albers, there is a cottage at Grand Lake Saint Marys and a fishing pole, but as soon as another school year begins, he plans to get back to “the business of math.” For the first time in 47 years, he won’t be in the classroom for “the business of math” when the bell rings this fall. Rather, he is planning to keep teaching by tutoring individual students in all levels of mathematics.

“I want to keep working with students,” Albers said. “After 47 years, I just need to minimize

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Lehman Catholic High School Principal Denise Stuffer presents retiring mathematics teacher Jack Albers with a gold watch. Albers retires after 47 years of teaching mathematics at the high school level.

the paperwork. Having all those papers to grade every day was getting to be too much.”

Albers is leaving his position at Lehman Catholic after 15 years at the school. He previously

taught and coached for 32 years at Marion Local, Vandalia-Butler, and Coldwater High Schools. He also taught at the college level at Wright State University Lake Campus. He came to Lehman

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after “retiring” from public education because he was looking for a part-time position without coaching responsibilities that would allow him to give back to the Catholic Church.

At Lehman, he was responsible for teaching Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and AP Calculus. It may have been a part-time position, but Albers spent many extra hours working with individual students and grading all those papers. He was one of the first people in the building every morning, arriving at least an hour early to have his room open for tutoring and special help. That invitation was to all math students, not just those in the advanced level classes. When someone was late to homeroom, more often than not that student could be found in Albers’ room, working one last problem before the first class officially began.

Students both feared and revered this progressive and See TEACHER | 16

2 Friday, August 16, 2013 JAMES “JIM” WILSON NORRIS SIDNEY — James “Jim” Wilson Norris, 94, of Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney, formerly of Piqua, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at Dorothy Love.

He was born July 5, 1919, to the late Roy E. and Maple M. (Wilson) Norris in Washington, Ind. He attended schools in Washington, Ind., and received his military training at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Ind. In 1940, Jim married Mary A. Brennan and they had one child, Judith in 1942. Mary passed away in 1996, after nearly 56 years of marriage and Judith passed away in 2010.

In 2001, Mr. Norris married Jetta (Kerns) Hudson and she survives.

In his early years Jim held various jobs and in 1942 he was employed by the B&O Railroad where he retired in 1980 after 38and 1/2 years. While on the railroad he held several positions, including machinist, shop foreman, diesel electric supervisor, assistant general foreman and I.C.C. Inspector. He also served on the fire department, as a shop committeeman and on the safety committee. In addition, Jim was a member of the Covington Presbyterian Church, the Troy Senior Center, the Sidney Senior Center, the American Art Correspondence Exchange (A.C.E.) Club, the Troy Moose, the Troy Eagles, and a

lifetime member of the International Association of Machinist (I.A.M.) Union.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Mary; daughter, Judith Fogt; one great-grandson; and three sisters, Mickey Nairn, Wilma Delisle, and Betty Albertson.

Jim is survived by his wife, Jetta Hudson Norris; two grandchildren, James Fogt and his wife of St. Louis, Mo. and Stephanie and her husband, Craig D’Ephanio of Fairfield; five great-grandchildren, Tory, Tony, Tara, and Jenna D’Ephanio, and Emma Fogt; brother and sister-in-law, Ronald and Lois Norris of Kentland, Ind.; three stepsons and their wives, Michael and Sandra Hudson of Montana, Tim and Pat Hudson of Atlanta, Ga., and Steve and Sonja Hudson of Boise, Idaho; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m.

Monday, at the Covington Presbyterian Church, 30 N. Pearl St., Covington, with Pastor Greg Kurtz officiating.

Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at BridgesStocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Covington. If desired, contributions may be made to the Covington Presbyterian Church. Condolences may be left for the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

DONALD BLACK PIQUA — Donald L. Black, 79, of Piqua, died at 6:53 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at Wilson Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 20, 1933, in Piqua to the late Rulie E. and Myrtle (Tristle) Black. He married Ruby L. Dye on Aug. 31, 1952, in Piqua; she preceded him in death Oct. 18, 1993. He then married Annabelle (Hawkins) Ingles on May 21, 1994; Black and she survives.

Other survivors include two daughters, Melody (James) Shively and Robin (Frederick) Baumann all of Piqua; a son, Rick (Joann) Black of Livingston, Mont.; a step-son, Robert (Mary) Ingles; 15 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lester Black and Martin Black, both of Piqua; and a sister, Marcella Snider of Lockington. He was preceded in death by a son, three daughters, a greatgrandson, three brothers and six sisters.

Mr. Black was a United States Army veteran having served during the Korean War. He retired as a Gear Cutter from the

Monarch Machine & Tool Company. Additionally, he owned Black’s Concrete Grooving and Hoof Trimming which took him all over the Country.

He displayed his talent as a Blacksmith at the Miami County Fair, was a member of the Miami Horseman’s Club, the United Wagon Train Association, and the Troy Christian Church.

A service to honor his life will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Messmore and Chris Heiss coofficiating. Burial will follow at Beechwood Cemetery, where full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lockington Volunteer Fire Department , 10363 Museum Trail, Lockington, OH 45356.

Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

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JACKSON CENTER — career, she had also taught Funeral services will be at Otsego Elementary conducted for Josephine near Bowling Green and Elizabeth (Gasser) was a substitute teacher Dunevant, 65, at 10 a.m. with the Jackson Center Monday, at the Adams School District, Shelby Funeral Home, 1401 Fair County.

Road, Sidney, with Pastor Josephine loved to sew.

Sam Daniel Lee officiat- She was also very musiing. cal and enjoyed playing Interment will follow the flute and the piano. in Gettysburg Cemetery, Josephine was of the Gettysburg, at a later date. Baptist faith.

Co-visitations will Josephine is survived by be from 2-4 p.m. her husband; her Saturday, at the children Margaret Murray Funeral Chrysler and her Home, 173 S. Main husband Philip, of St., Creston, and Bowling Green, from 12-3 p.m.

Curtis Edward Sunday, at the Younkman, of Adams Funeral Columbus, Robert Home in Sidney.

William Younkman A native of Dunevant and his partner Wooster, and a resiAaron Roland, dent of 413 E. College both of Columbus; stepStreet, Jackson Center, children, Susan Schaffer Mrs. Dunevant passed and her husband Jeff, of away Wednesday, Aug. Grove City, James Fry and 14, 2013, at 4:30 a.m. at his wife Billie, of Jackson St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima. Center, Michael Dale She was born in Dunevant and his wife Wadsworth, on June 16, Cathy, of Greenville, Tony 1948, to the late Elmer Dunevant and his wife Gasser, Sr. and Bertha Terry, of Greenville; 15 (Lance) Gasser. grandchildren; 10 greatOn Jan. 5, 2008, grandchildren; one sisJosephine was married ter, Gladys and Richard to Dale Dunevant and Bauman, of Rittman; one he survives in Jackson brother, Elmer and Darla Center.

Gasser Jr., of Wooster.

Josephine graduated Josephine was precedfrom Bowling Green ed in death by two brothState University, in ers and one sister.

Bowling Green, and the Online condolences University of Dayton, in may be expressed to the Dayton. She was retired Dunevant family at www. from the Allen East Local theadamsfuneralhome.

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PIQUA — George administrator in public Michael Anthony, 80, rducation and American of Piqua, formerly of schools overseas. He was California, joined his a United States Army vetLord and Savior at 7:45 eran having served dura.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, ing the Korean Conflict.

2013, at the Dorothy Love Being musically talented, Retirement Community. he enjoyed playing piano, He was born April 26, guitar, trombone, and 1933, in Porterville, Calif. singing including his to the late Ira Debs and membership in various Anna K. (Kolln) Anthony church choirs. He was Sr. He married the privileged to be a member love of his life Dolores of the United States Army Elizabeth Brough Band. He was a on Sept. 4, 1953, student of chess, in Porterville; and enjoyed traveling she survives. and loved being Other surviwith family. As a vors include two believer in Jesus daughters, Lisa Christ his Lord and M. (Larry) Butt Savior, he lived his and Cindy L. life as a journey of (Dennis) Zimpfer, faith and example Anthony all of Piqua; a to many. son, Michael A service to W. Anthony of honor his life Ethiopia; five will begin at 2 grandchildren, p.m. Sunday, at Elizabeth Butt, the Jamieson & Meredith Butt, Yannucci Funeral A.J. Zimpfer, Home with the Andy (Maggie) Rev. Jack Chalk Zimpfer, Aubri and the Rev. Larry Butt (Gary) Bleil; a sister, Judy Burial (Charles) Smay of Dallas, co-officiating. will follow at Forest Hill Ore.; and a brother, Don Cemetery, where full E. (Wanda) Anthony of Caldwell, Idaho. He was military honors will be preceded in death by his provided by the Veterans brother, Ira Debs Anthony Elite Tribute Squad.

Visitation will be from Jr. Mr. Anthony was raised 1-2 p.m. Sunday at the on a farm and a 1951 funeral home. Anyone graduate of Porterville unable to attend may keep Union High School, Mr. Anthony and his famearned his associate’s ily in their thoughts and degree from Porterville prayers. Memorial contriCollege, his bachelor’s butions may be made to degree from Fresno State Miami-Shelby Young Life, College in 1958 and his 325 W. Ash St., Piqua, OH master’s degree from 45356. Guestbook condoAzusa Pacific University lences and expressions of in 1983. He embarked on sympathy, to be providwhat would be a long suc- ed to the family, may be SARAH M. DAVIS cessful 37-year career as expressed through jamiesPIQUA — Sarah M. Piqua Milling Company. a teacher, counselor and onandyannucci.com.

Davis, 92, of Piqua, died She was a member of the at 12:15 pm Wednesday, Congregational Christian TONY ARCIDIACONO Aug. 14, 2013, at the United Church of Christ TROY — Tony and Adriona Phelps; and Upper Valley Medical and its Lantern Circle.

Center. She was born A service to honor her Arcidiacono, 88, of Troy, numerous nieces, nephDec. 24, 1920, life will begin at passed away at 10:45 ews, and extended family, in Piqua to the 10 a.m. Saturday a.m. Wednesday, Aug. as well as many wonderful late Harrison at Jamieson & 14, 2013, at his residence friends.

He was preceded in and Nevada B. Yannucci Funeral surrounded by his famdeath by his parily following a (Barton) Davis.

Home with the ents, his sister S u r v i vo rs Rev. William lengthy illness. He Alfia Kline, and was born Feb. 18, include a sister Hewitt officiathis nephew, Larry 1925, in Orlando, Dorothy Davis of ing. Visitation will Kline.

Piqua; and several be from 9:30-10 Fla., to the late He was a U.S. John and Bessie nieces and nepha.m. Saturday at Navy Veteran Arcidiacono.

Davis ews. She was prethe funeral home. of World War II, He married the ceded in death by a Private burial will be having served on brother and three sisters. at Forest Hill Cemetery. rock and love of the USS North Miss Davis was a 1939 Guestbook condolences his life, Barbara Arcidiacono Carolina from J. (Jenkins) graduate of Piqua Central and expressions of sympa1942 to 1945.

Arcidiacono, on High School and was a thy, to be provided to the After the service, bookkeeper for many years family, may be expressed Aug. 8, 1948, in Tony graduated Rehoboth, Md.; having worked at the for- through jamiesonandyanfrom the Hobart and they recently mer Peoples Clothing and nucci.com.

Welding School celebrated their in Troy. He was 65th anniversary. a member of the In addition UAW and the to his wife, American Legion Barbara, Tony is survived by his three Post No. 43.

He retired after 37 daughters and sons-inKENNETH A. KIRSCH SR. with General law, Tonia (Arcidiacono) years TROY — Kenneth A. will be held Saturday at St. and Don Wogoman of Motors. Three words to Kirsch Sr. of Troy died Patrick Catholic Church, Palm Bay, Fla., Debra sum up Tony’s life would Sunday morning, Aug. 11, Troy. Arrangements by (Arcidiacono) and Chris be: honest, strong and 2013, at 6:30 a.m. at his Fisher-Cheney Funeral Koman of Springfield, good-hearted.

Services will be held at and Renata Arcidiacono home. A memorial mass Home, Troy. and Andre Nichols of 1 p.m. Monday, at Grace Palm Bay, Fla.; one sis- Baptist Church, Troy, with BETTY L. WEATHERHEAD ter, Josie Daugherty of Pastor Joel Augustus of Lakewood, Calif.; eight the First Christian Church PIQUA — Betty L. Weatherhead, 88, of Piqua, died grandchildren, Anthony in Springfield officiating. at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at her resi- Wogoman of Palm Bay, Interment will follow in Monica Oates Riverside Cemetery, Troy, dence. Arrangements are being handled by Melcher- Fla., with Veterans memorial Wogoman of Syracuse, Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

N.Y., Philip Morrow of honor guard services at New Carlisle, Sean Koman the graveside. Friends and Matthew Koman of may call from 11 a.m. to 1 Springfield, Angie Ray p.m. Monday prior to the of Heath, Jackie Smith service at the church.

Memorial contributions of Portland, Ore., Jamie “The people who get help The law is likely to Smith of Troy; 12 great- may be made to Hospice will get quite a lot of increase the sticker price grandchildren, Brittany, of Miami County, P.O. help.” for individually purchased Rylee and Aubrey Oates, Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.

“Many, but certainly coverage next year for Noah and Avery Morrow, Friends may express not all, of the people who several reasons: Caitlin, Brandon, Brandee condolences to the family don’t get tax credits will — Insurers will have and Madison Koman, through www.bairdfunerpay more,” he said. “How to cover people with pre- Natalie and Cooper Ray, alhome.com. much more will be a func- existing medical condition of a lot of different tions, whose needs are things.” costlier to provide for.

For example, some peo— Policies must prople who don’t qualify for vide certain standard bentax credits may get jobs efits, including prescripthat offer coverage, added tion drugs, mental health WASHINGTON (AP) — unemployment benefits 14 Claxton, a co-author of and substance abuse The number of Americans percent this year. But hiring the study. And the bottom treatment and rehabilita- seeking unemployment is still sluggish, resulting in line on premiums may not tive services. benefits dropped 15,000 only modest net job growth. be clear until sometime — Policyholders’ annu- last week to a seasonally At the depth of the recesthis fall, after the Health al out-of-pocket costs will adjusted 320,000, the few- sion in March 2009, weekly and Human Services be capped. est since October 2007 — applications for unemployDepartment releases rates So far, premiums a sign of dwindling layoffs ment benefits numbered for more than 30 states reported by a number and steady if modest job 670,000. They have fallen where the federal govern- of individual states have growth. steadily ever since. ment is taking the lead been coming in lower The Labor Department “The underlying story in setting up new insurance than initially projected said Thursday that the less jobless claims is one of a markets for individuals by the Congressional volatile four-week average continued improvement,” and small businesses.

Budget Office. But they fell 4,000 to 332,000, the Yelena Shulyatyeva, an People can enroll start- are higher — according to fewest since November economist at BNP Paribas, ing Oct. 1, and coverage industry and consultants 2007 and the fifth straight wrote in a note to clients. becomes effective Jan. — than what people now decline.

But “we need to see the pace Companies are laying off of hiring pick up in order 1. Most people current- typically pay for individuly covered by employer al plans, which tend to be fewer workers, a trend that for payroll growth to accelhas lowered applications for erate from its current pace.” plans are not affected. bare-bones coverage.

DEATH NOTICES

Study: Half who now buy own health plan to get aid Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — About half the people who now buy their own health insurance — and potentially would face higher premiums next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law — would qualify for federal tax credits to offset rate shock, according to a new private study.

Many other people, however, earn too much money to be eligible for

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The estimate, being released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, tries to answer one of the biggest remaining questions about the impact of Obama’s law on American families: Will consumers wince — or even balk — when they see the premiums for the new plans?

The study found that 48 percent of families currently buying their own coverage would be eligible for tax credits next year, averaging $5,548 per family, or 66 percent of the average cost of a benchmark “silver” policy offered through new state insurance markets.

“About half of the people won’t be paying the sticker price,” said Gary Claxton, director of the health care marketplace project at Kaiser, an information clearinghouse on the health care system.

Fewest Americans since 2007 seek jobless benefits

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Partly sunny and pleasant

Veterans honored at county fair

The air will slowly modify over the next few days allowing night lows and daytime highs to gradually warm.

A low chance of rain will continue through Saturday with only a slight increase in probabilities on Sunday.

High 79, Low 63

Extended Forecast Saturday

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HIGH: 78 LOW: 68

HIGH: 80 LOW: 65

Chamber looking for Order of George nominations

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Don Meek, a member of the VFW Honor Guard, receives an award from Richard Adams of the Ohio House of Representatives at the Salute to Veterans Ceremony on Wednesday at the Miami County Fair.

PIQUA — The Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for the next recipient of the Order of George Award.

This award is presented annually to a Piqua resident who has been active in volunteer and community service.

The next recipient could be a well deserving co-worker, relative, friend or neighbor. We all know of someone who always steps up to the plate, always asks “What can I do?” or “How can I help?”

However, we need someone to nominate them.

The application requires information about the person’s volunteer/com-

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Phil Marshall, Medevac Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam of the US Army-retired, gives a speech at the Salute to Veterans Ceremony on Wednesday at the Miami County Fair.

New teachers in Piqua City Schools include, left to right (floor), Andrew Buckles and Mathew Kerns. Kneeling or seated, Kristina McKenzie, Kristina Murray, Angie Hess, Alex Jess, Amy Myers, Macarena Studebaker, Sarah Coppock, Ryan Huwer. Standing, Ling Hughes, Casey Potts, Katie Meece, Amy Gerlach, Casey Holtzman, Tiffany Suman, Alexa Wray, Jade Green, Lauren Mehling, Ashley Garrett, Alicia Everman, Cara Osborne, Alex Kowal, Bill Petraiuolo, Chris Barr.

munity accomplishments with each organization in which they are or were involved. It also asks for any awards or honors received and offices held within each organization.

Applications are available at the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, 326 N. Main St., or online at www.piquaareachamber.com. The deadline for turning in the completed application is 5 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 2.

If you have any questions regarding this award, contact the chamber office at 773-2765 or email Sharon Ford at s.ford@piquaareachamber.com.

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The event was co- sponsored by Sterling House of Piqua who provided a lasagna meal and by Soak-n-Suds Car Wash, who donated more than $500 in gift cards for free car washes for the teachers. The 25 teachers who attended were also given a welcome bag with gifts and discounts from area Chamber businesses.

Kathy Sherman, president of the Piqua Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the teachers and offered the use of the chamber as a resource for them. She also spoke of the academic events that the Piqua Chamber sponsors such as Leadership Piqua and the Top 100 Scholastic awards banquet.”

The group also was addressed by Sean Ford, executive director of the Piqua United Way, who gave a brief history of the United Way in Piqua and the importance of the Piqua City School’s participation in the UW campaign. He also promoted United Way’s “Stuff the Bus” community event for donations of school items for this fall.

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Succumbing to soda Remember the gar- with a derisive snort. den I told you about There were more than two columns ago? If I three water options had a sponsor behind (I stopped counting the drive to produce after three with a such vastness in a roll of my eyes) folpostage-stamp space lowed by wild cherry, banners for Diet Pepsi throwback Mt. Dew would have flown at (Whatever the heck from the flagpole at that is) and root beer. the front of The latter of the house. which I once No joke, overdosed my energy on at a sixth was based grade slumsolely on ber party bottle after and haven’t bottle of touched that wondersince. ful acidic, Arms now caramel carcrossed in bonation.

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Mt. Dew as I wasn’t Which I can handle about to cave to wild in soda-form but not cherry — blech — and in chewing gum, why root beer was never is that? going to happen even Anyway, Diet Pepsi and I got along great, if it was the last bevprobably a little too erage on the face of well for too many the earth.

I pushed the selecyears.

After the Big D in tion button and pro2010 I went cold tur- ceeded to reach into key and since then I the dispenser when tend to drink soda on sign number three that maybe I should very rare occasions.

Last week just such rethink this desperate a rare occasion arose need for soda hit me.

It was soon apparas I was headed into work, something akin ent I was not the first to a desperate need or must-have-soda indiurge for soda. vidual vexed by the I knew of a Pepsi lack of options at this machine outside of unique machine, just town and pulled over late to the game. so as to jump out of As a thick series of the Orange Crusader spider webs covered with coins burning in the entire feed where my pocket.

I had blindly stuck my It had been a while hand. since I purchased a This will serve me soda from a machine, right. So when I fall, apparently, as I had after 90 or so days, to return to the car for another desperto dig out more coins ate urge for soda, almost immediately.

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National Perspective: A touch of greatness KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Two old men, neither particularly grumpy, have been in the news in recent weeks, and their re-emergence in the public eye is a sobering reminder of how different is our civic life than even a few years ago.

At times in their lives, George H.W. Bush, 89, and Robert J. Dole, 90, were bitter rivals and fierce pugilists. Today the two men are beloved figures, Bush celebrated for shaving his hair in support of a Secret Serviceman whose 2-year-old is battling cancer, Dole feted in the capital this summer upon entering his 10th decade.

Twice, in 1980 and in 1988, the two men fought each other for the Republican presidential nomination. These battles were brutal, and no one who witnessed them will ever forget the intensity of their rivalry and the depth of their enmity. But that was long ago, almost in another country entirely. This summer Bush wrote Dole with birthday greetings, joking that the former Kansas senator was much older than the former president.

These two men’s lives have been intertwined for decades. They served as consecutive chairmen of the Republican National Committee during Watergate, a job nobody, including themselves, wanted. They were consecutive GOP nominees for vice president and then consecutive Republican nominees for president. One of them was on the Republican ticket for six consecutive elections, between 1976 and 1996, a remarkable period of personal political prominence.

In their day these two men — once the two fastest walkers in the capital, now slowed by age — controlled two of the three branches of the government in ways that have no modern analogue.

Bush may have been a one-term president, but for parts of his tenure he rode a crest of popularity matched in modern history only by his son after the terrorist attacks of 2001. Dole may have lost two GOP nomination fights before capturing the prize in 1996 (only to lose to Bill Clinton in the general election), but his reign as Republican Senate leader stands out for its crispness, efficiency, productivity — and civility.

Today they are frail, seldom appearing in public. But while many men

seem to shrink as they age, these two seem to have grown, perhaps not physically but surely in the eyes of the countrymen both sought to serve.

Indeed, these men today sometimes seem to be giants.

David shribman Columnist

Wait, you might say, don’t the political figures of old always seem bigger than those of the present, the way Al Kaline and Carl Yastrzemski and Henry Aaron seem more formidable in memory than today’s ballplayers do in reality? Aren’t these two men like Bart Starr and Jim Brown, dominant in their day but somehow larger than they really were now that they are firmly rooted in an era long past?

Perhaps not. Bush and Dole are of a different era — but also of a completely different outlook from today’s political figures.

They were personally ambitious, to be sure.

Dole never was satisfied as a sovereign on Capitol Hill and, unlike House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill Jr., who devoutly believed that presiding over one of the houses of the Congress was more noble than serving in the White House, he ardently, almost maniacally, sought the presidency.

Bush relentlessly pursued higher office as a higher calling than the oil business, which he entered shortly after graduating from Yale.

But despite their ambition, the two men — of different geographical, educational and economic backgrounds — shared service in World War II, where they both had distinguished records.

Bush flew 58 missions in a single-engine aircraft, one of which ended in a rescue at sea by a submarine, and won a Distinguished Flying Cross. Dole was injured in the last days of the war in Italy, winning two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star but requiring years of surgery and therapy even to walk down the street in his hometown of Russell, Kan. They returned to civilian life with a strong

sense of nation — and of national service.

Both were strong partisans and ferocious fighters. But both believed that compromise rather than contention was the grease that made the political machinery work.

Bush once issued a read-my-lips disavowal of new taxes, only to embrace new revenues in a 1990 budget agreement with the Democrats that enraged Republican Rep. Newt Gingrich. Gingrich was a great critic of Dole, as well, whom he archly described as the tax collector for the welfare state, a critique that stung for decades. As Senate leader, Dole believed reaching the deal was the highest achievement of a legislative leader.

Despite the respect each had for the other, the two never were close. Their backgrounds — suburban Connecticut, rural Kansas — were too different, and so were their interests, temperaments and styles.

But they shared much, including strong senses of humor and occasional bouts of failing to humor their rivals.

Dole could devastate with a verbal aside, then charm with a quick quip.

Bush once exclaimed to House Ways and Means chairman Dan Rostenkowski: “If you’re so goddamned smart, how come you’re not the president?” Later, when he retired from office, the playful domain name of his email address was “flfw.com” for “former leader of the free world.”

The other afternoon Bush powered his wheelchair, the words “President of the United States” emblazoned on the back, to a bluff overlooking the sea. In the country-quiet of the noon hour he wanted to peer out onto the ocean, to the view he grew to love as a boy collecting starfish and shells. He seemed much the ancient mariner, as Dole now seems much the ancient infantryman.

It was only a few days after his new haircut, and the 41st president — his tribute to the young leukemia victim fresh, but his determination to fight childhood cancer as old as his memories of his daughter Robin, who died of leukemia at age 3 — asked his visitors how they liked the new look. “Want to touch it?” he asked. It seemed rude not to.

David M. Shribman is executive editor of the Post-Gazette (dshribman@postgazette.com, 412 263-1890). Follow him on Twitter at ShribmanPG.

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BOSTON (AP) — Republican officials are looking to promote a fresh group of diverse rising stars to help resolve their election woes, while frustrated party elders insist that all Republicans must offer more solutions for the nation’s most pressing issues.

The calls for change come nine months after a painful 2012 election in which the GOP lost the presidential race and a handful of close Senate contests. A tug of war over the Republican Party’s future is on display as conservative activists and party leaders from across the country gather in Boston this week for the Republican National Committee’s annual summer meeting.

“We have to get beyond being anti-Obama,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich declared at the gathering Wednesday, offering a particularly harsh critique of Republican strategy on health care.

Gingrich said congressional Republicans would have “zero answer” for how to replace the president’s health care overhaul when asked, despite their having voted repeatedly to repeal the measure.

“We are caught right now in a culture, and you see it every single day, where as long as we’re negative and as long as we’re vicious and as long as we can tear down our opponent, we don’t have to learn anything. And so we don’t,” Gingrich said. “This is a very deep problem.”

While there is little sign of GOP unity on solutions for immigration, health care or a looming budget standoff, RNC officials are launching a program to highlight a new generation of Republican leaders — largely younger and more ethnically diverse — to help broaden the party’s appeal among women and minorities, groups that overwhelmingly supported President Barack Obama in the last election. The program supplements an ongoing effort to expand Republican outreach among minority communities across the country.

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Finding family connections without a search engine Brooke Lefferts Associated Press

“The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age” (Harper Collins), Catherine Steiner-Adair with Teresa H. Barker Most children can’t comprehend a world without the Internet and technology, so it’s up to parents to teach them how to use screen time wisely, even if it means stashing their own smartphones to do it.

A new book, “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age,”

by Catherine Steiner-Adair with Teresa H. Barker, warns that our rampant use of technology is jeopardizing family connections vital to every child’s well-being.

Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School and has a practice working with children and families.

In her extensive research, she cites hundreds of sources and interviews more than 1,000 children (ages 4 to 18) and hundreds of parents and teachers from diverse backgrounds. It’s a lot of information to download, but the author presents it in an organized way, separating chapters by children’s ages and including scores of real anecdotes to illustrate her points. The candid responses from children — particularly teens — about their feelings when faced with technology dilemmas are eye-opening.

Steiner-Adair offers startling statistics on how much kids are using technology and calls the fast takeover of tech a “revolution” that’s subverted family life. The book isn’t a condemnation of technology, and actually points outs some of its virtues. Steiner-Adair sug-

This publicity photo provided by Harper Collins shows the cover of the book, “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age,” (Harper Collins) by author Catherine Steiner-Adair with Teresa H. Barker.

gests video games can connect kids with peers and promote strategic thinking, video chats with relatives far away can reinforce family ties and online friends can provide a healthy sense of belonging.

But too often children are choosing technology over imaginative play, reading and establishing real relationships through conversation and screen-free time. Many parents feel out of control when it comes to setting limits for tech use — especially when kids say they need it for homework. Steiner-Adair warns that parents who choose not to pay attention are doing a disservice to their children. She provides discussion points that require kids to commit to transparency and

respect for the privilege of computer use.

The book’s tone isn’t preachy or judgmental, but compassionate, suggesting we’re all in this together, so let’s talk and find solutions. It’s a slow read and requires patience to digest the research, but the author shares fascinating true stories from kids, parents and educators she’s helped through many technology-related crises.

Kids need time and attention to thrive, but too often a connection is lost because parents are “lured away by the siren call of the virtual world,” the author says. Children as young as toddlers see screens as rivals, but also learn to covet them like their parents. Steiner-Adair recommends parents set a good example by shutting down the iPad and TV at designated times, to demonstrate a family commitment to human communication.

The information on how overexposure to technology can affect a child’s brain and social skill development is alarming. But the last chapter of the book — which should be required reading for all parents — advocates moderation and includes many specific suggestions for ways to bond as a family without technology.

The “Big Disconnect” offers terrific parenting advice that transcends technology, tackling issues like self-identity, navigating friendships and sex. Its message is not exclusive to kids, but aimed at every family member: stay connected to people and nature as often as possible. As Steiner-Adair says, “Instead of plugging into ear buds, listen to yourself, find your inner GPS, Google search your own life experience, plug into your soul.”

Digital era threatens tenuous future of drive-ins Mitch Stacy Associated Press

LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Through 80 summers, drive-in theaters have managed to remain a part of the American fabric, surviving technological advances and changing tastes that put thousands out of business. Now the industry says a good chunk of the 350 or so left could be forced to turn out the lights because they can’t afford to adapt to the digital age.

Movie studios are phasing out 35 mm film prints, and the switch to an eventually all-digital distribution system is pushing the outdoor theaters to make the expensive change to digital projectors.

The $70,000-plus investment required per screen is significant, especially for what is in most places a summertime business kept alive by mom-and-pop operators. Paying for the switch would suck up most owners’ profits for years to come.

The United DriveIn Theatre Owners Association figures 50 to 60 theaters have already converted. At least one operator decided to close instead of switch, but it’s not clear how many more might bite the dust.

“Everyone knows eventually that you’ll be

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In this July 26 photo, Maddie Essig, left, age 10, watches a movie with her sister, Claire, age 6, from the tailgate of their parents’ car at Bengies Drive-In Theatre in Middle River, Md. The latest threat to the existence of drive-in theaters is the film industry’s conversion from 35 mm film to digital prints, and the expense involved in converting projectors to the digital age.

digital or you’ll close your doors,” says Walt Effinger, whose Skyvue Drive-In in the central Ohio town of Lancaster has been showing movies on an 80-foot screen since 1948. “Some will. If you’re not doing enough business to justify the expense, you’re just going to have to close up.”

Effinger worked at the Skyvue off and on for 30 years before he and his wife, Cathie, bought it two decades ago. They converted to digital last year, the first of the state’s 29 drive-ins to do so. Because the films now come on a device the size of a portable hard drive and are downloaded to his projector, it’s less hassle for him on movie nights and gives view-

ers a stunningly brighter, clearer image.

Think of the picture on a flat-screen digital TV, compared with the old tube set.

The digital transformation has been underway in the film industry for more than a decade because of the better picture and sound quality and the ease of delivery — no more huge reels of film. The time frame isn’t clear, but production companies are already phasing out traditional 35 mm film, and it’s expected to disappear completely over the next few years.

“We know fewer and fewer prints are being struck,” says D. Edward Vogel, who runs the historic Bengies Drive-

In in Baltimore and is spokesman for the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association.

An industry incentive program will reimburse theater owners 80 percent of the cost of conversion over time, Vogel says, but because most drive-ins are small, family-run businesses, it’s hard for many to find the money, period. And the reimbursement doesn’t cover the tens of thousands of dollars more that many will have to spend renovating projection rooms to create the climate-controlled conditions needed for the hightech equipment.

It’s a dilemma also faced by the nation’s small independent theaters, many of them struggling to pay for conversion to digital years after corporate-owned multiplexes already did it.

Darci and Bill Wemple, owners of two drive-ins in upstate New York, hope an online competition will help them with the $225,000 to $250,000 they figure it will cost to switch their three screens. The American Honda Motor Co. is compiling online votes for the nation’s favorite drive-ins and is going to pay the digital conversion costs for the top five vote-getters. The Wemples say that if they don’t get help, they’ll have to consider closing up.

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Worker dreams of trading cubicle for classroom DEAR ABBY: I am 39 and have been at my job for 15 years. I don’t enjoy it and haven’t since day one. The work is stressful and doesn’t bring me one single ounce of gratification.

I have always wanted to be an elementary school teacher, but now I’m afraid that ship has sailed. I’m currently back in college for business (my job helps to pay my tuition) and feel like I’m not being fair to myself. I don’t like finance, and I was never good at math. I get paid well and am well-invested in my retirement plan, but I’m miserable every minute I must sit in my little cubicle. I consider it my jail cell.

I need advice on where to take my career because I’m not getting any younger. Or is it too late? — OVER THE HILL IN NEW JERSEY DEAR O.T.H.: You are not incarcerated, and you are only as trapped as you choose to make yourself. Most colleges have career counseling services, and you should avail yourself of them.

If teaching children is your heart’s desire, you will have to take the time to prepare for it, know ahead of time what opportunities are available and what the compensation is. Make it your business to find out before making any drastic changes. You’ll be glad you did. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: I fervently want to help my daughter and her father (my ex) fix their relationship. They are both a lot alike — bullheaded and stubborn. They can’t see how much they hurt each other.

My daughter feels he has chosen his “new” family (wife and stepchildren) over her because she isn’t invited to family game nights, dinners out, etc.

He feels she doesn’t appreciate what he does for her.

She’s expecting a baby (our first grandchild) in December, and I think they should try to mend fences before the birth occurs. We lost our son (her brother) three years ago, and I know this figures into the family dynamic as well. I just don’t want to see them hurt each other anymore.

Can you help me fix this? — ANXIOUS IN

DEAR ABBY Abigail Van Buren

COLORADO DEAR ANXIOUS: I wish you had clarified what your ex “does” do for his daughter, because from your description it appears he has done the minimum and little else. Having been excluded from “family game nights and dinners out,” it’s natural that she would feel her father made a new family and left her in the dust.

While I admire your impulse to be the peacemaker, I don’t think you can fix this. Family counseling might be able to mend the rift, but only if all parties are willing. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: My wife died on my birthday a few years back. It was the most traumatic thing that has ever happened to me, and my birthday has been depressing since.

Every year, people continue to send cards and gifts, wishing me a happy birthday. All I want to do on that miserable day is get through it. It will never be “happy” for me again. Ever.

I don’t want to be nasty to these wellmeaning people, but I really do want them to stop. How can I convey that my birthday is not a happy occasion anymore? — PARTY POOPER IN NEW MEXICO DEAR PARTY POOPER: I am sorry for your loss. A way to ensure your message gets across would be to write or call these well-meaning individuals, thank them for their good wishes and tell them exactly what you have written to me. I think you expressed it very well.

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Hunter Sharp, Troy, of Miami East FFA, won Senior Showmanship, Dairy Beef Feeder Division 1 Winner and Grand Champion Dairy Beef Feeder.

Bradly McPherson, 14, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hare 4-H Club, won Carly Shell, 16, Covington, of Newberry Frisky Critters 4-H Club, won Grand Champion Crossbred Ewe. Senior Rabbit Showmanship.

Brandi Voight, 12, Bethel Township, of Hoofin-It 4-H Club, won Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat.

Emily Beal, 15, Conover, of Ham and Lamb 4-H Club, won third Bradly McPherson, 14, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hare 4-H Club, won overall Born and Raised Wether and Reserve Grand Champion Division 4.

Rabbit Royalty King.

Mallory Bush, 11, Bethel Township, of Hoofin-It 4-H Club, won Reserve Champion Market Turkey.

Emily Beal, 15, Conover, of Ham and Lamb 4-H Club, won Reserve Grand Champion Shop SAE Poster.

Madison Clark, 18, Covington, of Frisky Critters 4-H Club, won Reserve Champion Market Hog.

Lorenza Savini, 14, Elizabeth Township, of Farrow to Finnish 4-H Club, won Rabbit Princess and Champion of other 6 Class Purebreds with her Checkered Giant.

Jack Shell, 12, Newberry Township, of Newberry Frisky Critters, won Dakota Albaugh, 18, West Milton, of Union Township Meat Producers, Reserve Division 2 Champion Born and Raised. won Grand Champion Market Barrow.

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Photos by Amanda Ullery | Civitas Media Jarrett Winner, 9, Brown Township, of Union Township Meat Tyler Clark, 17, Covington, of Frisky Critters 4-H Club, won Reserve Producers, won third overall Meat Barrow and Grand Champion Wyatt Jones, 11, New Carlisle, of All about Animals 4-H Club, won Division Champion Class 6.

Champion Born and Raised. Born and Raised Market Barrow.

Mary Ludwick, 11, Medway, of Bethel Bunnies and Livestock 4-H Megan Kendell, 18, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hare 4-H Club, won Grand Megan Kendell, 18, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hare 4-H Club, won Grand Club, won Division 2 Champion Market Barrow Show.

Champion Netherland Dwarf Buck and Grand Champion 4 Class Champion Netherland Dwarf Doe and Reserve Grand Champion 4 Buck.

Class Doe.

Ashley Miller, 18, Bethel Township, of All About Animals 4-H Club, Blythe Palsgrove, 18, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hare 4-H Club, won Rachel Thompson, 11, West Milton, of Union Township Meat won Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Feeder Steer.

Reserve Grand Champion 6 Class Doe, Champion New Zealand Doe, Producers 4-H Club, won Jr. Division and Team Livestock Judging and first place Senior Class Doe. Contest.

Vanessa Ford-Wirrig, 14, Russia, of Newton Blue Ribbon 4-H Club, won 2nd Division Champion.

Blythe Palsgrove, 18, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hare 4-H Club, won Grand Champion 6 Class Buck, Champion New Zealand Buck, and first place 6-8 Class Buck.

Blythe Palsgrove, 18, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hair 4-H Club, won Rabbit Showman of Showman.

Kyra Buchanan, 12, Piqua, of A Bunch of Hare 4-H Club, won Novice Rabbit Showmanship.

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Living With Children Thumbs and blankets — security objects Q: My 5-year-old is going to Kindergarten soon and still sucks her thumb. We’ve tried everything to get her to stop, even a dental appliance, but she won’t give it up. Do you have a solution for us?

A: Before I offer my best “solution,” let’s get a few facts out of the way. First, although thumb-sucking is a form of self-calming and certainly induces a feeling of security in a child, it is not a sign of abnormal insecurity or any other psychological problem.

Second, hot sauce, mittens, and dental appliances will stop thumb-sucking in some kids, but not in others. In

my estimation, thumb-sucking merits no big concern in the first place. Third, most Caucasian children, whether they suck their thumbs or not, will need braces. Fourth, when adults make a big deal about thumb-sucking, it gets worse. Most kids, by age eight or so, stop on their own. My daughter, Amy, still sucked her thumb when she went off to Kindergarten. Her teacher quickly pointed out that Amy’s habit was interfering with her participation in class activities, so we required her to carry a “thumb-sucking report card” with her to school every day. It was a 3x5-inch index card that simply read “Amy

did not suck her thumb in school today.” If true, her teacher signed the card; if not true, she put an X through the statement. Amy brought the card home and lost privileges if she had received a dreaded X. At home, we identified her room as her “thumbsucking place” and told her that was the only place she could suck her thumb. If we caught her sucking outside of her room, then she had to go there for 30 minutes. The result: She quickly stopped sucking her thumb at school and learned to avoid involuntary room confinement at home. I’ve recommended this same approach many times

since and I’ve never heard of it failing. Mind you, the object is not to get the child in question to stop; rather, it gets the child to be discreet when it comes to engaging in the habit.

Q: My 4-year-old has a blanket that he carries around with him nearly all the time. It looks horrible, actually, like a stained rag.

I’d like him to give it up, but all of our attempts to get him to stop have failed. He actually panics if he can’t find it when he wants it.

Should we be concerned?

A: No. Definitely not.

Security blankets and other things of that sort are called “transitional objects,” meaning they help children through life transitions, like the tran-

sition from being a dependent infant/toddler to being an increasingly independent child. They simply provide needed comfort. Why some kids seem to need them and other kids don’t is anyone’s best guess, but as with thumbsucking, they are not a sign of underlying psychological problems (but trying to force a child to give up a security blanket may cause psychological problems). Eventually, as is the case with your son’s security blanket, they fall apart.

Just let time take its course.

In the meantime, enjoy your son’s innocence. Take it from me, it is fleeting, especially in these days and times.

Family psychologist John Rosemond answers parents’ questions at www.rosemond.com.

Trees are the “Stars” in Sequoia National Park Imagine a place where the trees are of the surrounding area and the Great superstars. The “skyscrapers” are liv- Western Divide, a chain of mountains ing organisms for which people walk that runs through the park. miles to admire. Imagine a place where The largest living tree on earth by forest fires are essential in cultivating volume is the 2,700-year-old General the species. Picture a tree with needs Sherman tree. At 275 feet tall, it is estiso specific that it can only grow in one mated to weigh over 1,300 tons. A short location. See its branches soaring to downhill walk from the parking lot puts the sky, but with roots that are shallow visitors in the shadow of this enormous – the trees’ only weakness. Can tree. Be ready for the shortnesssuch a site exist on this planet? of-breath hike back up the trail, It does, and its name is Sequoia though. The strategically placed National Park. benches along the trail are ideal A recent vacation to this unique for flatlanders not used to the place revealed a world unlike any high altitudes of the park. other. These large trees, not the For an adventure beyond the tallest on earth, but the largGeneral Sherman tree, a twoest and densest, grow only on mile walk on the paved Congress Holly the western slope of the Sierra McElwee trail gives visitors a view of the Nevada Mountains at elevations Washington tree, the world’s secbetween 5,000 and 7,000 feet. ond largest tree. To get a break They can soar to be 300 feet tall from the crowds, walk the fivewith trunks up to 40 feet in diameter. mile Trail of the Sequoias which reveals While the trees grow quickly during a splendid collection of sequoias and their lifetimes, the root systems are other unique flora and fauna. shallow. Consequently, toppling is the The Tunnel Log, a tree which toppled main cause of death for sequoias. Heavy to the ground in 1937, is the only tree winter snows and subsequent spring in the park through which visitors can melts provide the trees’ main water drive. A tunnel cut in the fallen tree in source.

1938 turned this spot into a popular A visit to Sequoia National Park com- tourist attraction. The tree was estimands a few “must see” experiences. mated to be over 2,000 years old when For a birds-eye perspective of the park, it fell. Stop nearby for photo ops and to visitors can climb the steep quarter-mile walk through the tunnel, as well. path to the top of Moro Rock. This granThe Giant Forest Museum provides ite dome provides a breathtaking view interpretive displays and lessons on the

ecology, fire cycle, and history of the trees. The Big Trees Trail, an interpretive wheelchair-accessible trail, leads directly out of the museum parking lot.

Kids can learn about wildlife, camping, and forest ecology with hands-on activities in at the excellent Beetle Rock Education Center. Let them explore and get out the wiggles while learning about the ecology of the park.

Adventurous folks will find a plethora of hiking trails, caving tours, and campgrounds. Whether it’s day hikes or longer treks, the park has miles of trails to suit every hiker, including ones reaching elevations over 12,000 feet.

Camping is permitted in the park on a first-come, first-served basis.

Driving in Sequoia is not for the faint of heart. Hair-pin turns and the rise and fall of various elevations calls for steady hands behind the wheel. In the summer, visitors can ride the free Sequoia Shuttle and let the bus drivers do the work. Riding the shuttle also helps cut the air pollution that plagues the park.

Either way, a vehicle is necessary for touring.

Whether you’re intending to spend a day or a week at Sequoia National Park, there’s plenty for visitors of all ages.

Come to Sequoia to see the famous trees, the superstars of this California hotspot.

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SC family seeks deal in Cherokee custody case Kristi Eaton Associated Press

Meg Kinnard Associated Press

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A South Carolina couple that wants to adopt a young Cherokee girl took their fight to Oklahoma on Wednesday, hoping to visit the child who previously lived with them for 27 months and seeking a compromise with her biological family that would return Veronica to their home.

Matt and Melanie Capobianco believe they have done everything necessary to regain custody of the girl, who is about to turn 4. The U.S. Supreme Court said in June that provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which would favor the girl’s father, didn’t apply in the case, and a South Carolina court awarded the couple custody on July 31.

The ongoing dispute has raised questions about jurisdictions, tribal sovereignty and the federal law meant to help keep Native American tribes together.

“We made the trip to Oklahoma to get our daughter,” Matt Capobianco said at a news conference in downtown Tulsa on

“We made the trip to Oklahoma to get our daughter. Veronica will be coming home, but if there is going to be some thoughtful solution that continues to involve all who love her, then this is the time.”

— Matt Capobianco, seeking to adopt a young Cherokee girl

Wednesday. “Veronica will be coming home, but if there is going to be some thoughtful solution that continues to involve all who love her, then this is the time.”

The girl, under a Cherokee Nation court order, has been with the family of Dusten Brown, her biological father.

The tribe’s chief urged patience.

“The Capobiancos have requested the Cherokee Nation and Dusten Brown to follow the South Carolina court’s order, but they forget that Dusten Brown has the same rights to have his arguments heard before our Oklahoma courts and Cherokee Nation Tribal Court,” Chief Bill John Baker said. “The Cherokee people throughout time have stood our ground and for the rights of our people, and this is no different. We will continue to stand by Dusten and his biological daughter,

Veronica, and for what is right.”

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin urged the families to get together and talk — even threatening Brown with extradition to South Carolina on a charge of custodial interference if he was “unwilling to cooperate.”

In a statement distributed later Wednesday, Brown’s lawyers said an Oklahoma court should determine what’s best for the child.

“The South Carolina court’s determination of this issue was based upon facts as they existed almost two years ago.

We are fully in favor of a present day determination of Veronica’s best interest to be made by a court in the state where Veronica has lived for the past 19 months,” lawyers Clark O. Brewster and Robert R. Nigh Jr. wrote.

They said they would contact the Capobiancos lawyer to see if the families could reach a quick

resolution.

Veronica was born in late 2009. Brown initially did not press his parental rights — the girl’s mother is not Native American — but when he discovered Veronica was going to be adopted, he objected and said the ICWA favored the girl living with him and growing up learning tribal traditions.

The Capobiancos and their supporters said Wednesday a compromise is in order.

“We don’t seek victory. What we seek is peace for our daughter,” Melanie Capobianco said.

Troy Dunn, a family representative, said he was willing to meet with Brown to discuss arrangements.

“Only one side has been deemed the rightful parents,” Troy Dunn said at the family’s news conference. “Possession is not nine-tenths of the law.”

A handful of protesters shouted “Keep Veronica home” and “You’re trying to break laws in Oklahoma” at the Capobiancos as they emerged from a hotel after meeting with reporters. Some held signs reading “Keep Veronica Home” and others that were written in the Cherokee language.

Under the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Cherokee Nation has a vested interest in the child and, if invoked at the right time, the law allows the tribe to take over the adoption proceedings. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina courts should decide who gets to adopt Veronica, rejecting earlier decisions in South Carolina that said the federal Indian Child Welfare Act favored her father.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has written to Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin seeking Brown’s extradition after he was charged with custodial interference after missing a court hearing this month. Fallin initially said she would consider the warrant next month, after Brown’s expected Oklahoma court appear-

ance, but on Wednesday she tried to use the extradition papers as leverage in an effort to get the families talking.

A first step would appear to be setting up a meeting between the Capobiancos and Veronica.

“Mr. and Mrs. Capobianco deserve an opportunity to meet with their adopted daughter.

They also deserve the chance to meet with Mr. Brown and put an end to this conflict,” Fallin said.

The Oklahoma goveror urged a quick resolution and said, “If Mr. Brown is unwilling to cooperate with these reasonable expectations, then I will be forced to expedite his extradition request and let the issue be settled in court.”

Fallin did not set a deadline.

The Capobiancos said they didn’t know how long they planned to stay in Oklahoma.

Dunn said he would meet with Brown anywhere, anytime to develop a plan to raise the child.

“There is but one solution which takes Veronica’s short-term and long-term needs into account: compromise,” Dunn said.

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In brief n Tigers take fourth

GREENVILLE — The Versailles boys golf team led local teams with a fourth-place finish at the Greenville Invitational.

The Tigers shot a 340.

Versailles scores were Mitchell Stover 78, Tyler Drees 84, Ryan Knapke 84, Alex Stucke 94 and Griffin Riegle 99.

Russia was ninth with a 369 total.

Raider scores included Luke Dapore 97, Austin Tebbe 93, Gavin Hoying 94, Jordan Kremer 95 and Zach Sherman 96.

Covington finished 14th with a 410 score.

Buccs scores included Levi Winn 86, Joe Slusher 103, Ty Boehringer 106, Jacob Blair 115 and Matt Carder 132.

Piqua finished 1st with a 416 total.

Indians scores included Kenton Kiser 92, Ryan Minnier 99, Kyle Ingle 112, Cole Graeser 113 and Derek Jennings 113.

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Friday, August 16, 2013

Scrimmage Action on ‘Pitch’

n Lavey cards 35

Mike Lavey was low gross with 35 in the Wednesday Industrial League at Echo Hills.

Sharing second with 39 were Ron Pearson Jr., Dave Barnhart, Mike Ford, Mike Butsch, Eric Heckman and Casey Lavey.

Tony Cox was low net witth 29.

Dave Cox was second with 32, while tying for third with 33 were Jim Shaw, Jaydee Denson and Duane Novotny.

Rob Kiser

Troy Christian’s Hannah Benjamin throws it in against Piqua Thursday night at Wertz Stadium.

Rob Kiser

Piqua’s Kayla Schrubb (10) controls the ball against Troy Christian Thursday night at Wertz Stadium.

n Standings

Patriot Fence 72 Joe Thoma Jewelers 70 Long Shots 69.5 Hollywood Knights 67.5 Hartzell Hardwood 64.5 Dr. Steve Koon Optometrist 56.5 Palmer Bolt & Supply Co. 54.5 Francis Office Supply 52.5 The 4 Hacks 49 Smitty’s Bike Shop 44 Fall Fastpitch League 3rd-6th grade girls league on Monday nights at Custenborder Park in Sidney beginning Sept. 9.

The cost is $40 per player.

Junior high and High School league on Sunday afternoons at Flanagan Fields in Sidney beginning Sept. 8. The cost is $50 per player.

Deadline to register for both leagues is Sept. 3. To request a registration form, please call Wade New (937497-8555) or Brent New (937-492-8414). Players can sign up as individuals, small groups, or as a team (OHSAA limits number of players from same school on a team).

Both leagues last 4 weeks.

Stumper year Q: What was the

Solheim Cup first played?

A:

1990

Quoted “This is great, because you are seeing the present and future of the Solheim Cup.” — Meg Mallon U.S. captain, on both teams at the Solheim Cup being so young.

Rob Kiser

Piqua’s Amy Burt controls moves the ball upfield against Troy Christian.

Nickolai has amazing career Trevor Nickolai started wrestling at the age of 5 in New Albany, OH. His first tournament he ever competed in he had won the tournament by pinning his way through.

He was a natural to this sport and instantly fell in love with the sport of wrestling.

Throughout his youth career Trevor recorded around 150 wins spanning Ohio, Massachusetts, and even Michigan and was a youth state placer in Massachusetts (3 rd ) and runner up in Ohio.

Upon moving to Piqua, The Nickolai family quickly created a name for themselves in wrestling for the area.

Upon entering middle school Trevor and older brother Colin had become a dominating duo for the Piqua program.

Both recording amazing records during their 2 year tenure, even qualifying for the junior high state tournament.

Though not making it to the podium, they had enjoyed the experience.

Entering high school, Trevor had to compete for bragging rights with all of his brothers (Phillip, Murray, and Colin).

Trevor’s freshmen year he suffered a serious neck injury that

side lined him from competing for a quarter of his season, missing the conference tournament.

That summer however, Piqua Varsity Wrestling Coach, Scott Kaye, introduced Trevor to Junior Olympics.

This most definantly helped build Trevor’s wrestling ability and the following 3 years he would qualify for the Ohio State Wrestling Tournament and placing his senior year (eighth).

Trevor racked up 143 wins and setting the bar for most wins for the Piqua High School program.

After graduating Trevor would take a year off to help coach the Piqua wrestling program. That year as an assistant he would help coach Kyle Bryant as he made his way to state and placed as a junior.

In 2009 Trevor accepted an offer to attend and wrestle for Tiffin University.

Trevor would make the varsity line up at the 157-pound weight class.

Trevor would record his first win in high fashion as he won by technical fall at the Michigan State Open.

After three years in the Tiffin Wrestling program, Trevor had a successful collegiate

Cook has strong showing Trevor Nickolai finished on top of the podium many times in his wrestling career

career before having stop. Trevor had been plagued with 3 serious injuries starting towards the end of his freshmen season, losing his chance to qualify for the D2 NCAA wrestling tournament. Never fully recovering from his first surgery, Trevor kept at it till he had to officially call it quits at the end of his Junior year.

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Trevor is finishing up his last year at Tiffin University, pursuing a career in the Information Technology field and giving time to Tiffin’s wrestling program as an assistant coach. He has never forgotten what the sport of wrestling has done for him, and he can only hope to give back to the sport for what it did for him!

Piqua Indians Basketball player Storm Cook recently competed in the invitation only Crossroads Elite Top 125 Up and Coming Showcase in Nashville, Tennessee on August 10th and 11th.

He completed a stellar weekend by being 1 of 2 Ohio players ranked in the Top 20 in the nation for the class of 2017.

He was also selected to play in the Top 20 AllStar game where he had 12 points and 8 assists.

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On Saturday night Becca Stiefel of Stif Racing of Piqua headed to Waynesfield Raceway Park to compete in the 1000cc mini sprint class.

Stiefel would enter her Dick's Paint and Body Shop, KB Machine and Tool, Aesthetic Finishers, Automotive Armature Works, J and T Photos, Ham Signs, Rieck Services, AMSOIL-Doug Mertz, Richard Donnelly, Colors by Barr, Mark Knupp Muffler and Tire, Devin Jones Websites backed sprinter along with 20 other cars.

In the heat race, Stiefel would roll off in the sixth spot and a race that would go green to checkered she would finish in fourth place, securing her a 10th place starting spot in the feature.

In the feature, Stiefel would settle in and start to move forward and at the first caution on lap two, she was running eighth.

Just before the half way point she would be running sixth when she would catch a rut in three and upset the car and spin but she would continue on with no caution but now was back to 13th.

With laps winding down quickly, Stiefel

would start over moving forward and when the checkered flag flew she would be in sixth place.

"Not a bad night considering how we left here last week, I got to give a big thanks to Dick's Paint and Body and Automotive Armature for helping get the car back together for tonight,” Stiefel said after the race. “It was hurt pretty good but we got it done last night.

“We were off on setup in the heat race but got it in the show and in the feature I was able to find a spot in two that the car was a rocket and I picked up a lot of spots there.

“I missed my spot in turn three around the halfway point and got back in the throttle before the car settled down and spun but I knew I need to keep going or else I was going to be last on a restart.

“Getting back up to sixth was a plus for the night.

“We were shooting for a top five, but we'll take a sixth and the car in one piece" Stiefel returns to Waynesfield Raceway Park on Saturday for Meet the Driver Night.

Hot Laps are at 6 p.m., followed by racing at 7.

Miller feeling comfortable

OSU QB fine with spotlight COLUMBUS (AP) — Braxton Miller didn't make any headlines during the offseason, at least not for anything he did off the field.

The Ohio State quarterback has been under a microscope for the past two years, ever since he first took over as the Buckeyes' starting quarterback.

About the last thing he wants to do is be a focal point for what he does on his own time.

"Oh, no. I try to stay out of all that stuff. I'm good on that," he says, when asked if he learned anything from all the travails Heisman winner Johnny Manziel went through in his private life this past offseason.

Miller is a celebrity, make no mistake about that. He's downright famous around Ohio. But he has no intention of letting that change who he is.

"I'll just be the same guy I am right now, humble and talking to you guys," he said, an average 20-year-old kid sur-

rounded by maybe 100 reporters and photographers hanging on his every word. "When I leave here, I'm just like a regular person. I'll just keep it level-headed and go about my business when I go on the field. When I leave the field, I'm just this ... guy."

The junior says he doesn't mind all the attention, even though almost everyone would classify him as soft-spoken bordering on shy. At the very least, he's grown used to being sought out by fans and media. It comes with putting up these numbers: 1,271 yards rushing, 2,039 passing and 28 total touchdowns.

His teammates notice the change in him.

"That's a really cool thing to see out of a guy that's a superstar talent," offensive lineman Jack Mewhort said. "I tell people all the time, his best quality is his humility.

He's not one of those guys who'll be in the headlines.

That's really a cool thing as a quarterback.”

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MLB Standings

Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times EDT National League

Atlanta Washington New York Philadelphia Miami Central Division Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee West Division

W 74 59 54 53 46

L 47 60 64 67 73

Pct .612 .496 .458 .442 .387

GB — 14 18½ 20½ 27

W 71 68 68 52 52

L 48 51 52 68 68

Pct .597 .571 .567 .433 .433

GB — 3 3½ 19½ 19½

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 70 50 .583 — Arizona 62 57 .521 7½ Colorado 57 65 .467 14 San Diego 54 66 .450 16 San Francisco 52 67 .437 17½ Wednesday's Games Miami 5, Kansas City 2 Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 0 Colorado 4, San Diego 2 Arizona 5, Baltimore 4, 14 innings Washington 6, San Francisco 5 Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 3 Texas 5, Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 12 innings Thursday's Games Pittsburgh at St. Louis San Francisco at Washington Cincinnati at Milwaukee, N.Y. Mets at San Diego Friday's Games St. Louis (Westbrook 7-7) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Arizona (McCarthy 2-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 5-5), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Nicasio 6-6) at Baltimore (W.Chen 6-5), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 10-3) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 105), 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Gaudin 5-2) at Miami (Eovaldi 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Jordan 1-3) at Atlanta (A.Wood 2-2), 7:30 p.m.

Cincinnati (Leake 10-5) at Milwaukee (Gorzelanny 3-4), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 4-6) at San Diego (Kennedy 4-8), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday's Games Arizona at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Colorado at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Sunday's Games San Francisco at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Colorado at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

East Division Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York

American League W 72 67 65 62

L 50 51 55 57

Pct .590 .568 .542 .521

16

W 70 65 62 53 46

L 49 56 56 65 73

Pct .588 .537 .525 .449 .387

GB — 6 7½ 16½ 24

W L Pct GB Texas 70 51 .579 — Oakland 67 52 .563 2 Seattle 55 64 .462 14 Los Angeles 53 66 .445 16 Houston 39 80 .328 30 Wednesday's Games Cleveland 9, Minnesota 8, 12 innings Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Miami 5, Kansas City 2 Arizona 5, Baltimore 4, 14 innings N.Y. Yankees 11, L.A. Angels 3 Toronto 4, Boston 3, 10 innings Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 4 Texas 5, Milwaukee 4 Houston 2, Oakland 1, 11 innings Thursday's Games L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees Houston at Oakland Boston at Toronto Kansas City at Detroit Seattle at Tampa Bay Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Friday's Games Kansas City (Shields 7-8) at Detroit (Verlander 12-8), 1:08 p.m., 1st game Colorado (Nicasio 6-6) at Baltimore (W.Chen 6-5), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 0-0) at Detroit (J.Alvarez 1-2), 7:08 p.m., 2nd game N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-9) at Boston (Doubront 8-5), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 9-11) at Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 612), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Iwakuma 10-6) at Texas (D.Holland 9-6), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 6-4) at Minnesota (Correia 8-8), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 13-8) at Oakland (Griffin 10-8), 10:05 p.m.

Houston (Peacock 1-4) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-8), 10:05 p.m.

Saturday's Games N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4:05 p.m.

Colorado at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

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

Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games Kansas City at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Colorado at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 8:05 p.m.

MLB Leaders

Baseball

East Division

.458

GB — 3 6 8½

TODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—CJohnson, Atlanta, .337;YMolina, St. Louis, .330; Cuddyer, Colorado, .324; Votto, Cincinnati, .320; Craig, St. Louis, .317; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .316; Segura, Milwaukee, .312.

RUNS—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 88; Votto, Cincinnati, 81; Choo, Cincinnati, 78; JUpton, Atlanta, 78; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 77; Holliday, St. Louis, 77; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 75.

RBI—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 93; Phillips, Cincinnati, 90; Craig, St. Louis, 88; Bruce, Cincinnati, 80; FFreeman, Atlanta, 80; DBrown, Philadelphia, 78; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 76; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 76.

HITS—Segura, Milwaukee, 145; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 143; Votto, Cincinnati, 141; Craig, St. Louis, 140; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 138; DanMurphy, New York, 134; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 133.

DOUBLES—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 39; Bruce, Cincinnati, 33; Desmond, Washington, 32; Rizzo, Chicago, 32; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 31;YMolina, St. Louis, 30; GParra, Arizona, 30; Posey, San Francisco, 30.

TRIPLES—CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 9; Segura, Milwaukee, 8; Span, Washington, 7; CGonzalez, Colorado, 6; Hechavarria, Miami, 6; Venable, San Diego, 6; DWright, New York, 6.

HOME RUNS—PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 29; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 29; DBrown, Philadelphia, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; Bruce, Cincinnati, 24; JUpton, Atlanta, 22; Uggla, Atlanta, 21.

STOLEN BASES—ECabrera, San Diego, 37; Segura, Milwaukee, 35; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 34; CGomez, Milwaukee, 30; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 24; EYoung, New York, 23; Revere, Philadelphia, 22.

PITCHING—Zimmermann, Washington, 14-6; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 13-5; Lynn, St. Louis, 13-6; Wainwright, St. Louis, 13-7; Latos, Cincinnati, 12-3; Corbin, Arizona, 12-3; Ryu, Los Angeles, 12-3; Minor, Atlanta, 12-5; JDe La Rosa, Colorado, 12-6.

ERA—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.88; Harvey, New York, 2.23; Locke, Pittsburgh, 2.43; Fernandez, Miami, 2.45; Corbin, Arizona, 2.48; Wainwright, St. Louis, 2.71; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 2.73.

STRIKEOUTS—Harvey, New York, 181; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 174; Samardzija, Chicago, 163; Wainwright, St. Louis, 162; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 154; Latos, Cincinnati, 154; HBailey, Cincinnati, 153; Lincecum, San Francisco, 153; Strasburg, Washington, 153.

SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 38; RSoriano, Washington, 31; Mujica, St. Louis, 31; Grilli, Pittsburgh, 30; AChapman, Cincinnati, 29; Romo, San Francisco, 28; Cishek, Miami, 26.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .360; Trout, Los Angeles, .330; DOrtiz, Boston, .327; ABeltre, Texas, .322; Mauer, Minnesota, .321; Loney, Tampa Bay, .314; TorHunter, Detroit, .306.

RUNS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 87; CDavis, Baltimore, 85; Trout, Los Angeles, 84; AJones, Baltimore, 82; Bautista, Toronto, 79; Encarnacion, Toronto, 74; AJackson, Detroit, 74.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 114; CDavis, Baltimore, 112; Encarnacion, Toronto, 89; AJones, Baltimore, 85; Fielder, Detroit, 81; Trout, Los Angeles, 78; NCruz, Texas, 76.

HITS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 153; ABeltre, Texas, 152; Machado, Baltimore, 152; Trout, Los Angeles, 151; AJones, Baltimore, 146; Ellsbury, Boston, 144; AlRamirez, Chicago, 140.

DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 42; CDavis, Baltimore, 33; Mauer, Minnesota, 32; Saltalamacchia, Boston, 32; Trout, Los Angeles, 32; JCastro, Houston, 31; Lowrie, Oakland, 30; AlRamirez, Chicago, 30.

TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 8; Trout, Los Angeles, 8; Drew, Boston, 6; Gardner, New York, 5; AGordon, Kansas City, 5; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 5; LMartin, Texas, 5; BMiller, Seattle, 5.

HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 44; MiCabrera, Detroit, 38; Encarnacion, Toronto, 30; Bautista, Toronto, 27; NCruz, Texas, 27; ADunn, Chicago, 27; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 26.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 44; RDavis, Toronto, 34; Andrus, Texas, 30; Altuve, Houston, 29; McLouth, Baltimore, 28; LMartin, Texas, 27; Rios, Texas, 26; Trout, Los Angeles, 26.

PITCHING—Scherzer, Detroit, 17-1; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-3; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 14-3; Colon, Oakland, 14-5; Masterson, Cleveland, 13-8; Darvish, Texas, 12-5; FHernandez, Seattle, 12-5; CWilson, Los Angeles, 12-6; Guthrie, Kansas City, 12-8; Verlander, Detroit, 12-8.

ERA—FHernandez, Seattle, 2.28; Kuroda, New York, 2.33; AniSanchez, Detroit, 2.58; Darvish, Texas, 2.64; Sale, Chicago, 2.73; Scherzer, Detroit, 2.85; Colon, Oakland, 2.97.

STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 207; Scherzer, Detroit, 181; FHernandez, Seattle, 178; Masterson, Cleveland, 171; Sale, Chicago, 167; Verlander, Detroit, 154; DHolland, Texas, 151.

SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 39; Nathan, Texas, 35; MRivera, New York, 35; GHolland, Kansas City, 32; Balfour, Oakland, 30; Perkins, Minnesota, 28; AReed, Chicago, 28.

Golf

Wyndham Scores PGA-Wyndham Championship Scores Thursday At Sedgefield Country Club Course Greensboro, N.C. Purse: $5.3 million Yardage: 7,127; Par: 70 (35-35) First Round Chris Stroud 32-32—64

Ross Fisher Matt Jones Robert Garrigus Andrew Svoboda Jordan Spieth Sergio Garcia Trevor Immelman Morgan Hoffmann Patrick Reed John Senden Bryce Molder Chris Kirk Stuart Appleby Charles Howell III Bob Estes Matt Every Rory Sabbatini Brian Harman Seung-Yul Noh Alistair Presnell Scott Gardiner Jim Herman Michael Letzig Shawn Stefani Scott Langley Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Geoff Ogilvy Martin Flores Doug LaBelle II Henrik Norlander Jin Park J.J. Henry John Huh Jerry Kelly Tommy Gainey Sang-Moon Bae Peter Hanson Nick O'Hern Daniel Summerhays Jeff Overton Robert Streb Chez Reavie Sean O'Hair Charlie Wi Will Claxton Greg Owen Cameron Percy Brendon Todd Steve LeBrun Colt Knost Arjun Atwal Ricky Barnes Boo Weekley Tim Clark Mark Wilson Stephen Ames Tom Gillis Andres Gonzales Greg Chalmers Kevin Chappell Erik Compton Camilo Villegas Jimmy Walker Justin Leonard George McNeill Bill Haas Ted Potter, Jr. Brandt Snedeker K.J. Choi Charlie Beljan Jeff Gove Richard H. Lee Jeff Maggert Aaron Watkins Paul Haley II Tag Ridings Vijay Singh Woody Austin William McGirt Jason Kokrak Brendon de Jonge Brian Davis Hideki Matsuyama Robert Karlsson Josh Teater Martin Kaymer Nicholas Thompson Paul Casey Neal Lancaster Ryo Ishikawa Chad Campbell Chris DiMarco Kyle Reifers Fabian Gomez D.H. Lee David Mathis Brendan Steele D.J. Trahan Ernie Els Johnson Wagner Ben Curtis Steven Bowditch James Driscoll Stewart Cink Webb Simpson James Hahn Casey Wittenberg Eric Meierdierks Chris Williams Brian Stuard Brandt Jobe Mike Weir Robert Allenby Carl Pettersson Nick Watney Y.E. Yang Bud Cauley Luke List Donald Constable Chesson Hadley Bobby Gates Justin Hicks Pat Perez David Lynn Ben Crane David Toms Jason Bohn Kevin Stadler Billy Mayfair Roberto Castro Derek Ernst Padraig Harrington Lucas Glover Davis Love III Troy Matteson Rod Pampling Darron Stiles Andres Romero David Lingmerth Joe Affrunti Andrew McLardy Jonathan Byrd John Rollins Dicky Pride Justin Bolli Lee Williams Ben Kohles Aaron Baddeley Cameron Tringale Brad Fritsch Michael Bradley Kelly Mitchum Si Woo Kim Joey Snyder III

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Women’s National Basketball Association At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago 15 8 .652 — Atlanta 11 9 .550 2½ Indiana 11 12 .478 4 Washington 11 13 .458 4½ New York 10 13 .435 5 Connecticut 7 15 .318 7½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 5 .773 — Los Angeles 17 7 .708 1 Phoenix 13 11 .542 5 Seattle 10 12 .455 7 San Antonio 8 15 .348 9½ Tulsa 7 17 .292 11 Wednesday's Games Connecticut 88, Atlanta 86 Phoenix 75, Indiana 58 Thursday's Games Chicago at Seattle Friday's Games Connecticut at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Tulsa at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Los Angeles, 11 p.m.

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W L T Pct PF Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 44 New England 1 0 0 1.000 31 Miami 1 1 0 .500 47 N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 17 South W L T Pct PF Houston 1 0 0 1.000 27 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 20 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 3 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 21 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 44 Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 34 Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 27 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 13 West W L T Pct PF Denver 1 0 0 1.000 10 Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 19 1 0 .000 13 Kansas City 0 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 10 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 18 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 22 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 41 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 22 South W L T Pct PF Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 24 New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 17 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 10 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 16 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 26 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 17 Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 0 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 13 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 17 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 31 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 6 St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 19 Thursday, Aug. 15 Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 16 Minnesota at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Oakland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

San Francisco at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New England, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 Dallas at Arizona, 4:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Green Bay at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 8 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 18 Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 19 Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22 New England at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 23 Seattle at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Oakland, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24 Buffalo at Washington, 4:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.

Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Denver, 8 p.m.

Cincinnati at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 25 New Orleans at Houston, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 8 p.m.

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Good news for Bengals

Browns host Lions

Green returns to practice

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Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson (33) gets hit by Detroit Lions strong safety Glover Quin (27) after a long gain in the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Cleveland.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals receiver A.J. Green returned to practice on a limited basis Wednesday, ending a nearly three-week absence because of a bruised knee.

Green was allowed to participate in non-contact drills only.

The All-Pro receiver said the team was being cautious, easing him in slowly.

“I am back to 100 percent,” Green said. “They just don’t want to throw me back just like this. As the days go on I am going to work my way back into them.”

The Bengals play their second preseason game on Saturday night against Tennessee at Paul Brown Stadium. It’s unlikely Green would play, given the team’s cautious approach, but he wants to get into at least one of the preseason games.

“I want to play,” he said. “Just a matter of which one. So, we will see what the coaches say. I definitely want to play.”

He bruised his left knee while trying to make a sideline catch during the first practice of training camp on July 25. He’s been held out of practice since then, working on getting the knee healed.

Green caught 97 passes for 1,350 yards and 11 touchdowns last season. The Bengals want to make sure the knee is back to full strength for their season opener in Chicago on Sept. 8.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green tosses a ball during practice at the NFL football team’s training camp, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Cincinnati.

Green bruised his knee in practice Friday and hasn’t been cleared to return to practice yet.

Solheim has new look Fresh faces everywhere

PARKER, Colo. (AP) — The Solheim Cup has a new look this year.

Missing from the European team is Laura Davies, who had played in every Solheim Cup since these matches between Europe and the United States began in 1990. Europe now has six rookies on its team, including 17-year-old Charley Hull of England.

Juli Inkster is not playing the Solheim Cup for the first time since 1996. She has a daughter older than two of the American players on this team — 18-year-old Lexi Thompson and 20-yearold Jessica Korda.

“This is great because you’re seeing the present and the future of the Solheim Cup,” U.S. captain Meg Mallon said Thursday. “And it’s kind of cool having these young players that are going to be a part of this event for a very long time. So I’m excited to see how they respond to this. They’re so fired up right now, and I’m not quite sure they know what they’re getting into.”

The majority of the rookies belong to Europe, which brings a new dynamic in other ways.

For years, the European side consisted mainly of Swedish and British players, with a few other countries sprinkled in.

This team is represented by eight countries — three from Spain, two from England, two from Sweden, and one each from Italy, France,

Norway, Germany and Scotland.

At stake this week is chance to win the Solheim Cup for the first time on American soil.

The matches get under way Friday at Colorado Golf Club, a sprawling golf course south of Denver with the Rockies in the backdrop.

American flags were handed out to spectators coming through the gates even for a practice round, though the size of the property and expanse of the fairways will make it difficult at times for spectator viewing.

Both captains are playing only two rookies in the opening session of foursomes.

Europe will have no choice but to lean heavily on its rookies, though they bring a fresh look and a spunky attitude.

“I think that these youngsters have enough to bring to the table even for us to kind of sharpen up our game and push each other,” said Suzann Pettersen, who even at 32 was feeling much older sitting next to Hull and 23-year-old Carlota Ciganda of Spain.

“We need as many points as we can get, and it’s fun to see these youngsters coming out because they’re just fearless, they’ really wanting it,” Pettersen said. “They really want it. And they just rock with you. … I think it’s fantastic that Charley is here. She’s the future of ladies golf. And I’m sure she can’t wait to go and play.”

Pettersen is as fierce

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United States’ Stacy Lewis signs autographs for fans during a practice round for the Solheim Cup golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Parker, Colo. The Solheim Cup, a biennial event between teams representing Europe and the United States, starts Friday.

as any player in women’s golf, yet she was reduced to a head-shaking smile, and even outbursts of laughter listening to Hull. The English teen is thinking only of winning points, and spoke about the opening tee shot as if it were just another tournament at home.

Hull is so young that only two years ago in Ireland she was part of the Junior Solheim Cup team. So naturally, when this year’s junior squad had a chance to meet the European team, Hull made all the introductions.

Pettersen is playing in her seventh Solheim Cup, tied with Catriona Matthew of Scotland

and Cristie Kerr for having the most experience among the 24 players this week. Someone mentioned that Hull was only 3 when Pettersen made her cup debut.

“I looked up to Laura, Catriona, Suzann … just kind of weird,” Hull said, her shoulders upright and head high throughout her press conference.

“But it feels right when you’ve been looking at them for so long, and they you’re on the team with them. But wow, 3?”

Hull hopes to lean on her own junior varsity experience from Ireland.

“It rocked my world when I went out there and won a couple of points,” Hull said. “And

it would rock my world if I went out there this time and won a couple of points.”

Her confidence was reminiscent of Paula Creamer, who made her Solheim Cup debut in 2005 at 19, not long after she went through high school graduation.

Creamer said in the weeks leading up to the matches, “All I can say is they had better get ready, because they’re going to get beat.”

She backed it up, going 3-1-1 and crushing Davies in the second of 12 singles matches in an American win at Crooked Stick.

Looking back, Creamer was more nervous than

she was letting on.

“I thought I felt everything that you could feel, but I was very wrong,” she said.

Mallon is curious to see how the rookies will perform — her four, the six for Europe — though she is equally concerned about Europe’s quest to finally win the cup away from home. Even though Europe won two years ago in Ireland, it rarely is seen as the favorite in these matches.

Hull is the only player who is not an LPGA Tour member. Europe has seven players who have yet to win an LPGA event, and three players — Hull, Giulia Sergas of Italy and Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England — who have never even won on the Ladies European Tour.

Even so, Mallon has been preaching to her squad to expect anything in this kind of format, and with nationality driving the emotions.

“The player that doesn’t know anything is very scary,” Mallon said.

“So we have to pay attention to that. We have to be aware that in match play, it’s anyone’s day.

And so that’s going to be my job the next couple of days, to make sure that we take care of our business out there and know that they have a really young team. And they have nothing to lose.”

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For Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Tip-toe around authority figures today, because power struggles and unpleasant surprises are likely. Resist the urge to be defiant or say something you might later regret.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a mildly accident-prone day for you so pay attention to what you say and do. Avoid controversial subjects like politics and religion. Travel plans might be canceled or changed.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Stay in touch with your bank account today because something different and sudden might take place. (Bounced checks? Overdrawn?) Squabbles about shared property are likely. Be cool.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Use your diplomatic skills today to avoid clashes with others. Authority figures might catch you off-guard or challenge you. Even close friends are too intense for comfort. (Run away!)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Your work routine will be disrupted today. Computer crashes, power outages and staff shortages are just some examples. Avoid power struggles with others. Demonstrate grace under pressure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Keep an eye on your kids today (or children in your care) to avoid accidents. Ego battles with friends, especially in group situations, might arise.

Tread carefully!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your routine might be interrupted by domestic disputes or the frustration of small appliances breaking down. Be patient with family members, because someone has to encourage keeping the peace.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Be careful. This is an accident-prone day for your sign. Slow down and take it easy. Allow extra time and wiggle room for everything you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Money challenges might frustrate you today. Quarrels about possessions and finances are likely. You might also lose money in an attempt to have fun. Be careful.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Some people are looking for an argument today, so you might want to steer clear of these people. Guard against knee-jerk reactions to others. Don't say or do anything rash.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You might feel restless and impatient today. You don't want to be pushed around by anyone. (Naturally.) Nevertheless, don't say anything you will regret later.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Power struggles with a friend, especially within a group, might discourage you. The result could be a change to a financial arrangement. Be careful.

YOU BORN TODAY You are powerful, versatile, forceful and explosive. You don't do things halfway. Despite these personality characteristics, privately, you can be very soft-spoken and solitary. (You protect your private life.)

You're a natural leader and quick to take over managing anything. (You can also be quick to argue.) This year you will work to build or construct something important to you.

Birthdate of: Sean Penn, actor/director; Colin James, singer/songwriter; Giuliana Rancic, TV journalist.

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Cari M. Kaylor, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-034780 Also known as: 727 Elm Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty Four Thousand and 00/100 ($54,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

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Colleen R. Franz, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-012760 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 751, Page 7 Also known as: 640 South Wayne Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty One Thousand and 00/100 ($51,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

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Craig A. Thomas, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370530

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-635 U S Bank, NA vs.

Christopher A. Green, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-050510 Prior Deed Reference: Recorded in/as Book 748, Page 47 of the Miami County, Ohio records Also known as: 515 Garnsey Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Forty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($45,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Jerry R. Howard, Attorney 08/09 08/16, 08/23-2013 40367557

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SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-196 U S Bank, NA vs.

Martin P. Finfrock, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of Covington, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: H19-010170 Prior Deed Reference: Deed Book 789, Page 594 Also known as: 222 East Broadway Street, Covington, Ohio 45318 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty Thousand and 00/100 ($50,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Miranda S. Hamrick, Attorney 08/09 08/16, 08/23-2013 40366806

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-176 Mainsource Bank vs.

Keith L. Howard, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-090700 Also known as: 615 Adams Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty Seven Thousand and 00/100 ($57,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Alan M. Kappers, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370546

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-544 Bank of America, NA vs.

Jennifer M. Jaqua, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-013590 Prior Deed Reference: Warranty Deed, OR Book 45, Page 441, filed July 07, 2009 Also known as: 736 Gordon Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty One Thousand ands 00/100 ($51,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Robert R. Hoose, Attorney 08/09 08/16, 08/23-2013 40367546

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SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-328 Federal National Mortgage Association vs.

Jennifer Lantz, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of Bradford, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: H18-000710 Also known as: 213 Clay Street, Bradford, Ohio 45308 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Thirty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($35,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Kevin L. Williams, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370594

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-170 U S Bank, NA vs.

Iris N. Jackson, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-073115 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 736, Page 788 Also known as: 1518 Amesbury Court, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Sixty Thousand and 00/100 ($60,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Channing L. Ulbrich, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370527

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 07-552 Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs.

James A. Siders, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of Bradford, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: H18-001960 Also known as: 138 East Church Street, Bradford, Ohio 45308 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Thirty Three Thousand and 00/100 ($33,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Brian Duffy, Attorney 08/09 08/16, 08/23-2013 40366801

COVINGTON, 9170 West State Route 36, Friday 9am5pm, Saturday 9am-?, Multi Family, carseats, childs picnic table/ umbrella, toys, 20" bike, boys clothes, vintage glasses/ stuffed animals, household items, small appliances, oak 8 gun cabinet, miscellaneous FLETCHER 4130 US 36. Friday & Saturday 8am-? Train table. Toddler bed. Baby items.

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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!!!

PIQUA, 5255 North Washington Road, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9am-?, Huge Barn sale, household, floral craft supplies, candle making equipment, exercise equipment, womens plus clothing, furniture, Rollator, Century Fireproof safe, carpet cleaner, Miscellaneous, Good Stuff Cheap!!

PIQUA, 5656 Drake Road, Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm, lighthouses, nice little girls school clothes, books, kitchen items, camping items, shoes, miscellaneous items, absolutely no early birds!!

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Autos For Sale 2005 DODGE NEON, Clean, runs & drives great, new tires & brakes, 28k miles, $6000, (937)773-0749 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, maroon with cream interior, loaded. Immaculate condition.

Only 75.000 miles. V6 30MPG hwy. $8900 (937)552-7786 Troy, OH MUST SEE!!! 1981 Lincoln Mark 6 Continental, new tires, 52k miles, Call (937)339-2795

STAR CRAFT 12' V-bottom, aluminum boat. New paint and carpet, with tilt trailer. Good tires, new submergable lights.

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2002 HONDA SHADOW, 7200 miles, new tire, new chain & windshield, very clean. $4800.

Call (927)773-0749 2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON, 1200 Sportster Roadster, 35k miles, excellent condition, touring seat, backrest, luggage rack, windshield, custom pipes, $4500, (937)541-3145 2006 HONDA Shadow Arrow 750. Windshield and saddle bags. $3200. (937)581-7689

2006 SUZUKI HAYABUSA, 16k miles, excellent condition, new tires, brakes. $7,000 Call (937)638-9070

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RVs / Campers

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(937)726-9542 2005 DODGE Grand Caravan SXT, DVD System, stow & go seating, well maintained, new tires/ brakes, Loaded, 99900k, $6500, (937)726-6265

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CRIB, toddler bed, changing table, swing, glider rocker, walker, highchair, booster chair, gate, bassinet, pack-nplay, clothes, bouncer, blankets, more! (937)3394233

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1998 COACHMEN CATALINA 33ft Bunkhouse with slide-out, sleeps 8, good condition (937)489-4806, (937)295-2124

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VANITIES, Bathroom Vanities, 24 inch oak $63, 30 inch Maple $70, 36 inch maple $95, 42 inch oak $99, 48 inch oak & maple $115, 408 North Wayne Piqua, (330)524-3984 WALKER, Seated walker, wheelchair, tub/ shower benches, commode chair, toilet risers, bath tub safety rail, canes, cushions, vhs tapes, (937)339-4233

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Paul Sherry’s 1 DAY Knockdown SALE! ONLY!

Paul Sherry’s Big Knock Down Sale is Back for 1 DAY ONLY!!

Area auto buyers will save thousands on Cars, trucks, SUVs, Vans and RVs.

OnSaturday, Saturday, May August 17th, Paul Sherry Chrysler On 18th, Paul Sherry Chrysler will will knock on every used vehicle. knock downdown pricesprices on every used vehicle.

Hundreds of ofpeople peopleare areexpected expectedtotoattend attendthe the Hundreds large vehicle vehicle sale at Paul large sale going going on on at Paul Sherry SherryChrysler Chrysler this weekend. this Over three three million million dollars dollars in in inventory inventory will will be be Over available. has set setlow low prices* prices* in in an an available. The dealership has attempt lot. Over attempt to to clear clear the the lot.

Over 150 150 new new and and used used vehicles on the Chrysler is is vehicles are are on the lot, lot, and and Sherry Sherry Chrysler attempting attempting to to sell sell them them all. all.

There will bebe anan enormous There will enormousselection selectionofofvehicles vehicles hand. approximately8 8a.m. a.m.Saturday, Saturday, onon hand.

AtAtapproximately May 18th, SaleBegins!

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10:30 Sale abundance will then begin knockingdown downprices priceson on abundance of of people. people.They Theyhave havealso also arranged arranged for WeWe will then begin knocking more financing experts in order to get remainder Paul Sherry’s 3 million dollar for more financing experts in order to as getmany as thethe remainder of of Paul Sherry’s 3 million dollar people as possible approved and into of one their inventory. Whoever is sitting behind the wheel many people as possible approved andone into inventory.Whoever is sitting behind the wheel automobiles or RVs. The experts are also available of the vehicle when the price is knocked down of their automobiles or RVs. The experts are of the vehicle when the price is knocked down to assist with to financing, so people canso getpeople low rates will be given the first opportunity to purchase also available assist with financing, will be given the first opportunity to purchase and lower payments. the vehicle at that price. can get low rates and lower payments. the vehicle at that price.

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From page 1 Center, Robert Allen; Bethel, P. Scott Hawthorn, Joseph Solch, and Brian Moore; Bradford, Nathan Paulus, Stanley Roberts Jr., Carolyn Smith, John Lavey, Mike Miller, Sandra Miller, and Theodore Reed; Covington, Alexander Reck, Lee Harmon, and W. Dean Pond; Newton, Lane Robbins, Lisa Hildebrand, and Candace Alexander; Milton-Union, Connie McCarroll, Larry Dehus, Samuel Huffman, and Daniel Smiley; Miami East, Mark Davis, Brandon Fellers, Gayle Carson, and Kevin Accurso; Piqua, Jack Greggorson, Robert Luby and Andy Hite; Tipp City, Carla Frame and Frank Maus; and Troy, Joyce Reives and Stephen Lucas.

In addition, voters in every township in the county will be deciding township trustees races: Bethel, Helen Haaren and Jerome Hirt Sr.; Brown, Larry Coffing and Douglas Cron; Concord, Thomas Mercer, Sue Campbell, and Donald Pence; Elizabeth, Greg Dilts, Ronald Swallow, James Miller, John Ryman, William Sutherly, and J. Mike Jess; Lostcreek, Eric Carey and Thomas Kirk; Monroe, Philip Cox and Martin English; Newberry, George Furrow, Dwane Runyan, Michael Maniaci, and Wayne Ingle; Newton, Stanley Fessler, Terry Wackler, and Gene Laughman; Springcreek, Mike Havenar, Thomas Will, and Andrew Staroska; Staunton, Bill

Gearhart, Levi Young, Dale Bartel; Union, William O’Brien and Jim Albaugh; and Washington, Edward McMaken, James Hiegel, Paul Holfinger, and Matthew Hartley.

Voters in nearly every location of Miami County will also be weighing in on a variety of make-orbreak issues, from deciding fates of school levies to municipal tax levies and Sunday sales.

The list of issues consist of: Bethel Township, a 3.8 mill renewal levy, five years; Brown Township, two 1.5 replacement tax levies, four years; Lostcreek Township, a 1 mill renewal tax levy, five years; Pleasant Hill/Newton Township, a joint fire 1.2 mill replacement tax levy, continuing; Troy-Miami County Public Library, .6 mill renewal levy, continuing; Forest Hill Cemetery, a .5 mill renewal tax levy, five years; two Covington replacement tax levies, consisting of a 1.6 mill and 2.2 mill, both for five years; Troy City School District, a 1.1 mill renewal tax levy, five years; and Fletcher, an additional 1.5 mill tax levy, continuing; Monroe Township, a 1 mill renewal tax levy aimed at providing fire protection services, three years; West Milton, a 3 mill replacement tax levy for permanent improvements, five years; Tipp City Public Library, a .75 mill renewal tax levy, continuing; and Mulligan’s Pub, Sunday sales.

From page 1 for $1,200 and was purchased by BAJAP Services. He is the son of Robert and Jenny Sharp of Troy.

Reserve Grand Champion Market Dairy Feeder Steer was exhibited by Ashley Miller of New Carlisle and sold for $1,000.

Miami County Farm Bureau was the buyer.

She is the daughter of Tammy Miller of New Carlisle.

Dakota Albaugh, of West Milton, sold his Grand Champion Market Barrow for $3,500. Buyers included Miami Valley Feed and Grain, Kevin Mote Petroleum, Strawser Farms, Industrial Heating Solutions, Gearhardt Family, In Memory of Brenda Wolf, Arnett Family, Chad and Shanda Gostomsky, West Milton Auto Supply, Dave Thompson Family and Superior Car Star.

He is the son of Danten and Denise Albaugh of West Milton.

Madison Clark, of Covington, sold her Reserve Grand Champion market barrow for $2,300. Buyers included Minster Bank of Troy, Harvest Land Cooperative, Milmark Construction and Milcon Concrete, Dave Campbell Insurance, John Friedlien agent, John Friedlien Insurance. She is the daughter of Scott and Shannon Clark of Covington.

Clark also was exhibited the 2013 Ohio State Fair Reserve Grand Champion market steer. At the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions, Clark’s steer brought $35,000 and was purchased by Mark and Megan Kvamme.

Grand Champion Pen of Two market lambs, exhibited by Carly Gump, of Fletcher, sold for $1,500. Buyers included Team Johnson Show Lambs, Mike’s Barn

and Yard Connection High Noon Feeds and Fiebiger Family Farms. She is the daughter of Kevin and Janet Gump of Fletcher.

Olivia Westfall, of Troy, sold the Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Two market lambs for $1,200. Buyers included Gordon Murphy Orthodontics and Excellence in Dentistry. She is the daughter of Clay and Cyndi Westfall.

Colin Gump, of Fletcher, sold his Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb for $900.

The buyer was Team Johnson Show Lambs.

He is the son of Kevin and Janet Gump.

Gump also sold his Grand Champion Market Goat for $1,300 which was purchased by Hart’s Automotive Towing and Recovery.

Colin also won the 2013 Ohio State Fair Grand Champion Lamb. At the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions, Gump’s lamb brought $42,000 and was purchased by Meijer.

Lindsey Kimmel, of Bradford, sold her Grand Champion Market Chicken for $900

by Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home. She is the daughter of Ray and Stephanie Kimmel of Bradford.

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Teacher From page 1 and his unique approach to teaching it.

Albers strongly believes that the study of mathematics is not about the answers to the problems, but rather about the critical thinking process that allows students to arrive at the

answers. “Because of the rapid growth in technology, teachers today must prepare students for jobs that have not even been thought about,” Albers said. “They must learn to think critically so they can solve the problems of the future.”

“I suppose some think I have been overly zealous in the classroom,” he said. “Many students do not realize their potential. I push them beyond what they think that they can do. They don’t always see it now but, often when they get to college, they are amazed at what they have learned. I hope I can continue doing that on more of a one-to-one basis.”

Chosen Lehman’s Teacher of the Year in 2012, Albers will not be idle long. Like many retirees, he and wife Vicki do plan to travel. “One trip I would like to take is to Germany, to return to my roots and learn

more about my ancestors.

The Albers’ have been in America for more than 150 years and knowing more about the family’s roots intrigues me.”

Albers is the author of several articles that have been published in professional journals. A number of his colleagues have suggested he write a mathematics textbook. “I would like to write more about my teaching methods but it was hard to find the time, so maybe that will be something I will do, too.”

Retirement will also mean more time for family. He and Vicki have five grown children — Yvonne, Jacqueline,

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dedicated teacher. Once under his spell, it is obvious why. Even as he heads into retirement, Albers is animated when he talks about mathematics. The fact that he has enjoyed his career in education is evident as he describes his love of mathematics

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Suzanne, Scott, and Chad — and 16 grandchildren.

“They all live in the area so we are a close-knit bunch,” Albers said.

“I am excited about this next step in my life, but I will miss the parents, students, faculty and staff at Lehman,” Albers said.

“It has been a marvelous place to teach and it is an incredible place to send your children. The amount of college scholarships offered to Lehman students is a testimony to their work ethic, their interest in learning, and the colleges’ understanding of the quality education Lehman students have received.”

“Jack has been an important part of our excellent staff for 15 years,” said Lehman Principal Denise Stauffer.

“We wish him well. He has certainly impacted the lives of many students in his career.”

“The Lord has blessed my life,” Albers said.

“Whatever is in store for me in the years ahead, I hope will be blessed as well.”

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