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Adams, Beagle deliver State of the State address Melanie Yingst

Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

MIAMI COUNTY — Consolidating resources and the fight against Medicaid expansion, as well as boosting workforce development, was the main messages Miami County chambers of commerce members and local government and school officials heard from House of Representative Richard Adams and Ohio Senator Bill Beagle Friday.

Senator Beagle represents the 5th District in

Ohio and Representative Adams is with the Ohio House District 80.

Beagle’s main message focused on his work with the governor’s workforce development committee, which includes plans to Adams help returning military veterans find work in the civilian sector.

“Reemploying our returning veterans is one of our top priorities,” Beagle said.

Some of the initiatives

include credits earned in the service to be transferred to the civilian workplace and other training to make veterans’ more employable after their years of military service.

Beagle also said more than 2,000 businesses are in the process of being surveyed to identify Ohio’s employment skill needs and shortages in the Ohio workplace.

Beagle encouraged the local chamber members to participate in the sur-

Districts frustrated by new report cards Susan Hartley

Executive Editor shartley@civitasmedia.com Also contributing to this report were staff writers Belinda M. Paschal and Beth Royer

PIQUA — Most Ohio public school administrators have spent the past couple of days trying to determine just what the state’s new district report card really means.

Districts on Thursday learned the first of their new letter grades — A-F — which are now being given by the Ohio Department of Education.

“I guess we’re a little bit frustrated trying to figure out the formulas used to figure out the grade,” said Dr. Todd Rappold, superintendent at Miami East.

“We’ve been in numerous meetings over the summer and none went into the explanation on how they (Ohio Department of Education) were for-

mulating these results.

Just that the letter grades would be easier to understand. I disagree. Based on comments with community members and staff yesterday (Thursday), they never had any questions or complaints with the old format.”

The state released the new district report cards yesterday. The roll out for complete grade cards will take place between now and 2016. The results released Thursday include nine graded performance measures, including graduation and student proficiency rates.

Districts won’t be given overall grades under the new system until 2015.

According to an Associated Press article released Wednesday, Ohio Department of Education spokesman John Charlton, many schools will see poorer

grades initially in some areas as a result of the adjustments made to the new letter grade system.

The initial jolt is expected to subside as the system is fully phased in.

State Superintendent Richard Ross emailed administrators alerting them to not compare the new letter grades with the old rating system of Excellent, Effective, Continuous Improvement, Academic Watch and Academic Emergency.

“In our communications about these new report cards, we will be emphasizing that these nine measures cannot and should not be averaged into a single grade for a school or district, and that we will wait until 2015 to issue component and overall district and See REPORT | Page 2

vey to help identify the needs to develop a more skilled worker in the future.

Beagle also said the committee is working on “industry seeker partnerships” to streamline needs of local manufacturing and busi- Beagle ness in local areas to partner with community colleges, technical career centers and even high schools, to design and train students and adults for careers in the local area.

Beagle gave an example

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Ohiomeansjobs.com. The legislation also requires those on unemployment must register with the new website to keep benefits and to return to the job placement centers after a period of time on the unemployment benefit.

“House Bill 2 requires those on unemployment to register on the website to push job matches,” Beagle said. “If they still have not found a job, then they return to the “One-Stop” (agency) and assess job skills.”

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Crash snarls intersection

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A dump truck and a Jeep Cherokee collided at the intersection of County Road 25-A and Looney Road around 10:30 Friday morning. Neither driver was injured in the crash. The crash occurred near the road construction site on North Co. Rd. 25-A and caused some minor backup until the vehicles could be moved.

Piqua PD to stay busy Labor Day weekend Will E Sanders

Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

Kevin Evans teaches an 11th grade Government class at Miami East High School on Friday.

of how Honda, Lincoln Electric and other local manufactures near Marion worked together to design courses and specific training at its local community college for their workforce needs.

Beagle said he hopes to expand the program to regions like Miami County for its manufacturing sector.

Beagle shared how state government recently streamlined its “OneStop” job placement program with a new website

PIQUA — Members of the Piqua Police Department will be busy Labor Day weekend when, aside from routine patrols, police officers will be handling security at the Piqua Heritage Festival and the coinciding Gentleman of the Road concert in Troy.

Piqua Police Chief Bruce Jamison said members of the police department will be helping out with security at the Piqua Heritage Festival, which runs from Aug. 31 through to Sept. 2 (Labor Day) just as they have done in year’s past.

Additionally, other (off-duty) police officers have been contracted to assist the Troy Police Department with security for the Gentleman of the Road event, which will be from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

“We made sure we could cover the Heritage Festival first, and then solicited volunteers from patrol,” Jamison said.

He said providing the security for the two events will not drastically affect routine patrols, but should something arise he said he and the department are prepared.

“When our staffing levels are this low, everything can affect our ability to do

routine patrols, ” Jamison said, citing the department’s 40-year low regarding departmental staffing figures.

He added: “We place limits on the number of hours of overtime an officer can be scheduled to work to leave room for emergencies. Even then, during the emergencies, we monitor the amount of time we are using an officer to maintain their fitness for duty. If we have to start reallocating to keep us from officers working under fatigue, then things like the community events and contract work are the first places to pull officers.”

San Diego mayor agrees to resign Elliot Spagat Associated Press

Julie Watson Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mayor Bob Filner agreed Friday to resign in return for the city’s help defending him against claims he groped, kissed and made lewd comments to women, allegations that shook and embarrassed the city and turned the former 10-term congressman into a national punch line.

Filner was regret-

ful and defiant during a City Council meeting as he explained the “the toughest decision of my life.” He apologized to his accusers but insisted he was innocent of sexual harassment and said he was the victim of a “lynch mob.”

“The city should not have to go through this, and my own personal failures were responsible and I apologize to the city,” Filner said after the council voted 7-0 on a deal that ended a political stalemate after 17 women

publicly accused him of harassment.

“To all the women that I offended, I had no intention to be offensive, to violate any physical or emotional space,” he said.

“I was trying to establish personal relationships but the combination of awkwardness and hubris I think led to behavior that many found offensive.”

The city will pay Filner’s legal fees in a joint defense of a lawsuit filed by the mayor’s former communications director and pay for any

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settlement costs assessed against the mayor except for punitive damages, said City Attorney Jan Goldsmith. The city would also pay up to $98,000 if Filner wants to hire his own attorney.

Goldsmith said the city was obligated to provide his legal defense no matter what.

The city now must turn to settling the lawsuit by the former communications director, who was the first woman to go public with allegations against Filner and is the

only accuser to file a lawsuit against the mayor and the city.

Irene McCormack Jackson claimed the mayor asked her to work without panties, demanded kisses, told her he wanted to see her naked and dragged her in a headlock while whispering in her ear.

“My thoughts are with the courageous women, who because they spoke out, galvanized the residents of this great city See MAYOR | Page 2

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From page A1 Beagle also said Senate Bill 1, a bill he personally sponsored, was signed by Gov. John Kasich, created a $25 million revolving loan fund to be used to train unemployed and underemployed workers for in-demand jobs. Loans from the fund will be provided to individuals through public and private college, universities, and career centers. The bill was signed by the governor on July 11.

Adams focused his time at the podium talking about his fight against the expansion of Medicaid.

Adams said that half of the state’s $62 billion general fund supports Medicaid recipients with 900,000

adults and 1.2 million children receiving health care benefits and with expansion plans up to 900,000 more could be added with the state’s expansion plans.

“Our goal is to help the people who need the help,” Adams said. “There needs to be an exit strategy people can utilize an opportunity and way to become self substantiated.”

Adams said he is working to help identify “who receives the benefits” which he said “is somewhat complicated.”

“We need to help get (Medicaid recipients) a better job to exit subsided care,” Adams said. Adams

noted that Beagle’s workforce development and skills training coincides with the Medicaid burden.

“It’s directly related to get assistance to get the training to finding and keeping a good job,” Adams said.

Adams said since Medicaid is a “major expenditure of tax dollars” businesses and its leaders need to be vigilant and “not be surprised” on how it affects tax payers.

Adams said he hopes to reform Medicaid before the pending expansion before it takes place.

Adams noted more than 4,736 state jobs have been eliminated through attrition to cut state government oper-

ating costs.

“We’re not done yet,” Adams said. “We are working to make state government as efficient and effective as possible.”

Adams said the full circle of putting more people to work, to reduce those receiving benefits such as Medicaid and building Ohio’s tax base to attract businesses, locally or from overseas, helps boost the economy to be more stable in the future and communities will benefit in the end.

The “State of the State” forum was sponsored by the Miami County Chamber of Commerce and was held Friday at the Concord Room in Troy.

From page 1 building grades, once we phase in the remaining measures,” Ross wrote.

Rappold said he and fellow educators at Miami East find the new report cards “much more confusing and we’ve been looking at it all summer.”

Hopefully over the course of the next week or so, Rappold said, administrators will get more explanation from the ODE. “Over all, we’re pleased with the initial results. Our staff works hard and our kids work hard. We’re a resultsbased district,” Rappold said of East’s first letter grades.

Miami East’s first letter grades are as follows: •Met 22 of 24 state indicators: A •Performance Index: B (measures student test performance) •4-Year Graduation Rate: B •Overall value added: A (measures 4-8-graders oneyear academic growth in math and reading) •AMOs: B (measures subgroups of students by race, economics, etc. achievement with entire student body) The Daily Call spoke with two other Miami County superintendents about the new report card.

Covington — The new report card system was wellreceived by David Larson, superintendent of Covington

Exempted Village Schools.

“Overall, I like the changes.

I like the fact that we are encouraging people to examine individual components of academic success and progress instead of just looking at an overall rating or overall performance index score,” he said.

Larson also said that taking a couple of years before issuing overall ratings will give the districts time to analyze the new system.

“I think that the report card is for the school district, for the administration and staff to analyze what they’re doing and identify areas of needed improvement. I hope that the report card will bring the focus back to doing that,” he said.

Covington received a rating of “effective” for the 2012-13 school year, a designation that Larson said helped to identify areas where improvement was needed, but not as specifically as the new system.

“I don’t think the letter grades versus the old rating system, using words like ‘excellent’ and ‘effective’, makes a big difference,” he said. “I think most people are smart enough to understand what those words meant, but the report card forces people to look at the various components of student success.”

Covington’s first letter

grades are as follows: •Met 22 of 24 state indicators: B •Performance Index: B (measures student test performance) •4-Year Graduation Rate: B •Overall value added: C (measures 4-8-graders oneyear academic growth in math and reading) • AMOs: D (measures subgroups of students by race, economics, etc. achievement with entire student body) Piqua — For the Piqua school district, Superintendent Rick Hanes states as with any change being made it is acquiring clarity on what those changes are actually saying.

For example, the district received a letter grade of a B in meeting state standards based on state testing across the district, plus attendance, having met 20 out of the 24 standards possible. However, the district received a letter grade of an F on overall valueadded. The state looking at growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the school year.

Hanes states the district is looking carefully at how the state determined the measurements for the overall valueadded category; trying to “dissect what exactly that means.”

As the category, when broken down, show the district receiv-

ing a letter grade of a B for the gifted value-added, a letter grade of a C for the disabled value-added, correlating to improvements to the related programs, with a letter grade of a C for lowest 20 percent value-added.

In the meantime, Hanes states, “I think the biggest thing is to understand the grading of school system has changed, and that the district is very much committed to providing an excellent education to students.”

Breakout Box: Ohio District Report Card Roll Out Schedule •August 2013 — Letter grades for nine performance measures released as A-F letter grades •August 2014 — Release of K-3 literacy improvement scores, six additional upgraded performance measures •August 2015 — First overall district grades to be released; first ratings in six broad performance categories called components, including achievement, closing learning gaps in student subgroups, average annual progress, graduation rate, K-3 literacy and college readiness •August 2016 — High schools will receive first yearover-year improvement scores based on earlier ratings in lower grades

fiancee, Bronwyn Ingram, who ended the relationship just before the scandal erupted and called for him to resign.

“I love you very much.

You came to love San Diego as much as I did and you did memorable things in the short time that you were first lady,” he said.

The 70-year-old Filner, a liberal Democrat, served 20 years in Congress before becoming mayor of the nation’s eighth-largest city. His resignation takes effect Aug. 30.

He had previously insisted he still could be an effective mayor and underwent two weeks of behavioral therapy before returning to work this week.

But his support diminished as more women — one of them a greatgrandmother and another a retired Navy admiral — came forward.

Some of Filner’s closest political allies and all nine members of the council called on him to quit.

On Friday, just before the council vote, the Democratic National Committee took the extraordinary step of passing a resolution demanding Filner leave.

Dozens of people spoke for and against the mayor before the council convened behind closed doors to discuss terms negotiated between Filner and the city attorney.

“Without the mayor’s resignation, our city will continue to be paralyzed by this scandal, progress will be arrested and our focus will continue to be monopolized by this dark chapter in our history,” said Laura Fink, a political consultant who accused Filner of patting her buttocks in 2005 when she was deputy campaign manager to the then-congressman.

Still, many who came to the special meeting supported the embattled mayor, hailing his work on behalf of civil rights and struggling minority groups.

“When my children ask me, ‘Where were you when the public lynching of Mayor Filner took place?’ I will tell them I was not an accessory,” said Enrique Morones, president of immigrant advocacy group Border Angels.

Filner still faces a criminal investigation. Nicholas Pacilio, a spokesman for the California attorney general’s office, confirmed after the mayor announced his resignation that an investigation was underway but declined to elaborate.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is fielding complaints of sexual misconduct by the mayor and delivering its findings to the attorney general’s office. San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, who lost to Filner in last year’s election, has recused herself.

San Diego is not new to political scandals — Mayor Dick Murphy resigned in 2005 amid a

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and its elected leaders to rise up against a serial sexual harasser and a gross abuser of power,” said McCormack, as she is known professionally.

“Bye-bye, Bob. You will not be missed.”

Filner, backed by a sometimes boisterous crowd of supporters, challenged the City Council to pursue a laundry list of his policy initiatives, ranging from addressing climate change to bringing the Olympic Games to the region. He warned of dire consequences if his priorities are ignored by wellentrenched power brokers.

“I am responsible for providing the ammunition,” he said. “I did that and I take full responsibility, but there are well-organized interests who have run this city for 50 years who pointed the gun, and the media and their political agents pulled the trigger.”

Filner choked up as he apologized to his former

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Jill D. Lyons

PIQUA — Jill D. Lyons, 67, of Piqua, died at 1:20 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at Kindred Hospital, Dayton. She was born Aug. 31, 1945, in Piqua, to the late Robert and Joyce (Kiefer) Clack.

She married Robert D. “Bob” Lyons on March 29, 1963, in Piqua; he survives.

Mrs. Lyons also is survived by a daughter, Tracey Lyons (Bruce) Young of Piqua; a son, Tony Lyons of Piqua; three grandchildren, Madison, Bailey and Caleb; and two sisters, Darla (Ron) Cordonnier of Venice, Fla. and Judy (Don) Oakes of Pleasant Hill.

Jill was a 1963 graduate of Covington High School and was a lifelong homemaker. She was a member of St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church of Covington, and

had worked many years on the committee of the Piqua Heritage Festival. She enjoyed playing euchre, going out with her friends, and trips to casinos and Holmes County.

A funeral service to honor her life will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fr. Ron Haft officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Piqua Education Foundation, 719 E. Ash St., Piqua, OH 45356; or to the hospice of the donor’s choice.

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

William E. Brading

DAYTON - William E. Catholic High School in “Bill” Brading, 83, of Piqua, 1949. He was a member of died at 4:50 a,m. Thursday, St. Mary Catholic Church, Aug. 22, 2013, at Hospice Piqua. Bill was a lifetime member of The Piqua of Dayton, Dayton.

He was born April 10, Knights of Columbus.

He owned Dick 1930, in Piqua, to Chrone nberry the late William Cleaners until his R. and Bethel D. retirement. After (Cruse) Brading.

Bill retired, he conOn Feb. 18, 1955, tinued to do alterain Piqua, he martions for his cusried Barbara A. tomers and worked Dill. part-time for She preceded Rocket Cleaners. him in death Mass of March 6, 2001.

Brading Christian Burial Bill is survived will be held at 11 by one son: Bill Brading of Troy; one a.m. Monday, at St. Mary daughter and son-in-law, Catholic Church, Piqua, Julia “Judy” and Nick with the Rev. Fr. Angelo Perrie of Columbus; one Caserta as Celebrant. brother and sister-in-law, Burial will follow in Forest Bob and Nancy Brading Hill Cemetery, Piqua. of Piqua; two sisters, Peg Friends may call from 2-5 King of Vancouver, Wash. p.m. Sunday at Melcherand Mildred Hulme of Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua; four grandchil- Piqua. Prayers will be at 2 dren, Jon (Sierra Brown) p.m. Sunday at the funerBrading, West Milton, OH, al home. There will be a Joe Brading and Mary gathering of friends and Beth Brading, both of family following the burial Troy, and Matthew Perrie, at the Piqua Knights of Norwalk, Conn.; and one Columbus, 204 West Ash great grandson, Cameron St., Piqua.

Memorial contributions Brading.

He was preceded in may be made to Hospice of death by three sisters, Mary Dayton, 324 Wilmington Richardson, Betty Beard Avenue, Dayton, OH and Ruth Snyder; and two 45420. Condolences may brothers, Jim Brading and be expressed to the family online at www.melcherBrading. financial crisis and Mayor George Bill graduated from Piqua sowers.com.

Roger Hedgecock stepped down in 1985 after a felony Julia L. Vollette conviction for conspiracy OXFORD — Julia L. Church of Wyoming, in connection with illegal campaign contributions Vollette, 49, of Oxford, Cincinnati with the Rev. — but even so Democratic died at 4:53 p.m. Tuesday, Dr. Edward Goode offici20, 2013, at Hospice ating. consultant Chris Crotty Aug. of Cincinnati Blue Ash. Private burial will be said this has reached a She was born June 29, in Forest Hill Cemetery, new level.

1964, in Ramsey, Piqua.

When Filner’s resigna- N.J. to the late Arrangements tion takes effect, Todd John F. Vollette are being hanGloria, the Democratic III and Delia dled through City Council president, (Rundle) Vollette the Jamieson & of becomes acting mayor Wickham Yannucci Funeral Home. until a special election Wyoming.

In addition to Memorial conis held within 90 days. tributions may be Democrats enjoy a solid her mother, she made to the Julia edge over Republicans in is survived by Duerksen Vollette Memorial voter registration, but the Ken Vollette their devotScholarship Fund GOP will capitalize on the and ed children c/o Good Samaritan Filner debacle to try to Jacob Duerksen and Hospital Foundation, reclaim an office it has Benjamin Duerksen all of 375 Dixmyth Avenue held for nearly all of the Oxford; stepfather David Cincinnati, OH 45220. last four decades.

Wickham of Wyoming; a Guestbook condolences After taking office on brother Douglas (Susan) and expressions of sympaDec. 3, 2012, Filner struck Vollette of Cincinnati; a thy, to be provided to the a five-year labor agree- sister Anne (Matthew) family, may be expressed ment with city unions Fischer of Cincinnati; and through jamiesonandyanand opened a city of San several nieces and neph- nucci.com.

Memorial contribuDiego office in Tijuana ews.

Julia earned her degree tions may be made to to strengthen ties with the Mexican border city, in nursing and was Hospice of Dayton, 324 employed in the ICU at Avenue, However, he alienated Good Samaritan Hospital Wilmington Dayton, OH 45420. many key players even of Cincinnati.

Condolences may be before the allegations surA service to honor her expressed to the family faced, including members life will at 4 p.m. Saturday, online at www.melcherof the City Council, the at the Presbyterian sowers.com city attorney and hoteliers.

Filner, who began his political career on the San Diego school board and Patricia Starr Willis Mark Roller later served on the City PIQUA — Mark A. Council, is twice divorced. TROY — Patricia Starr Ex-fiancee Ingram ended Willis, 68, Troy, passed Roller, 50, of Piqua, died her marriage engagement away 8:28 p.m. Thursday, at 9:55 a.m. Friday, Aug. days before the scandal Aug. 22, 2013, at Hospice 23, 2013, at Piqua Manor. arrangements broke and later said Filner of Dayton. Arrangements Funeral sent sexually explicit text are pending with Fisher- are pending through the messages to other women Cheney Funeral Home, Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. and arranged dates in her Troy. presence.

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Associated Press writer Michael R. Blood contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

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Miami East FFA Recognized by National FFA

CASSTOWN — The National FFA Organization recently selected the Miami East-MVCTC FFA Chapter of Casstown as a 3-Star National Chapter for the National FFA Chapter Award Program. A 3-star is the highest award a chapter can be recognized for in the National Chapter process. In order to be considered for such an honor, the Miami East-MVCTC FFA Chapter had to place in the top 10 percent in the state of Ohio. In May, the chapter learned that they were in the Top 10 in the state and would have their application forwarded to national evaluations.

This is the 13th straight year that the Miami EastMVCTC FFA Chapter will be recognized at the National FFA Convention in their National Chapter Award program. Two students will receive the plaque on stage during the National FFA Convention, Oct. 31 in Louisville, Ky. The National FFA Chapter Award program recognized FFA chapters for developing and conducting a detailed Program of Activities (POA). These activities and projects provide opportunities for members to achieve in the areas of student, chapter, or community development. Every year, chapters are recognized as having earned a one-, two-, or three-star rating on their National Chapter application. The award is sponsored by the John Deere Company and the National FFA Foundation.

Katrina Bendickson and

Kelsey Kirchner have been selected for the National Agriscience Fair with their research project entitled, “Who Nose Their Smell?”

The members surveyed various age groups with their preference of natural or concentrated oils for various citrus fruits.

They qualified for this opportunity because they placed first in the State Agriscience Fair in May, submitted a written proposal to the National Agriscience Fair and were selected as one of the top 15 proposals in the country in their category. They will be interviewed on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The National Agriscience Fair is sponsored by Syngenta, Cargill, and John Deere.

Recently retired principal at Miami East High School Tim Williams will receive the Honorary American FFA Degree on Friday, Nov. 1. Williams has been a long-time supporter of the Agricultural Education Department, serving on the Advisory Committee and attending numerous functions, conventions, and activities.

He will be recognized on stage. The purpose of the Honorary American FFA Degree is to recognize individuals who have rendered outstanding service on a national level to agriculture or the agricultural education-FFA program.

Amanda Bartel, Jacob Eidemiller and Meagan McKinney will receive the American FFA Degree on Saturday, November 2nd. This is an honor that only 3,500 FFA members

across the country will accomplish. Their applications were forwarded to the National FFA because they have been a successful leader, been involved in various community service activities, earned at least $7,500 from his Supervised Agricultural Experience program, and been an active member of the FFA. The American FFA Degree is sponsored by ADM Crop Risk Services, Case IH, DuPont Pioneer, Elanco, Farm Credit and Syngenta as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

Additionally, the Miami East-MVCTC FFA Chapter is guided by strong leadership provided by the 2013-14 officer team.

The team met over the summer in a Summer Officer Retreat to plan for the upcoming school year and FFA activities.

The officers are: Kendra Beckman, President; Kelly Rindler, Vice President; Lauren Williams, Secretary; Madeline Davis, Treasurer; Rebekah Eidemiller, Reporter; Kolin Bendickson, Sentinel;

PIQUA - The Miami County is offering new fitness classes in Piqua this fall starting Sept. 3.

Registration is going on now.

always wanted to try group cycling! Class will go over prop er seat adjustment and t e r m i n o l o g y.

Participants will be encouraged to work at their own pace. This class is designed for beginner and intermediate riders.

Insanity Saturdays, Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

— Let one of our group fitness instructors guide you through one of the challenging Insanity workouts to complete your week.

H.I.I.T Express; Tu e s d a y / T h u r s d a y 6:15 to 6:45 a.m. and M o n d ay / We d n e s d ay 4:30 to 5 p.m.

— Short on time?

Don’t let a busy schedule get in the way of exercise, H.I.I.T Express is designed to build endurance and burn fat in a short amount of time. The workouts will consist of 20-25 minutes of a high intensity work out that will push you to your limits.

Participants MUST warm-up at least 10min. before the start of class.

Circuit Training and Core, Monday/ Wednesday 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at Edison Community College — High-intensity aerobics, resistance training, and intense core work make up this easy to follow class that will target fat lost, build muscle and heart fitness.

The time between exercises in circuit training is short , with rapid movement to the next exercise.

Class will be conducted as a group or in stations to maximize your exercise time.

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Sunny and pleasant We warm over the weekend under late summer sunshine. Next week looks to be a warm one!

High 83, Low 57

Extended Forecast Sunday Lindsey Roeth, Student Advisor; Colin Hawes, Historian and Olivia Edgell, Chaplain. Their adviser is Marie Carity.

The Miami East Ag Ed Program is a satellite program of the Miami Valley Career Technology Center.

The National FFA Organization, formally known as the Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 557,318 student members – all preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture – as part of 7,498 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The National FFA Organization changed to its present name in 1988, in recognition of the growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

Monday Mostly sunny

HIGH: 86 LOW: 60

Partly sunny

HIGH: 88 LOW: 65

Tipp Community Band to play Fountain Park PIQUA — The Tipp City Community Band will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Hance Pavilion in Piqua’s Fountain Park.

The band is under the direction of Gail Ahmed and consists of approximately 50 members from Piqua, Troy, Tipp City, Farmersville as well as other locations in the Miami Valley. The band is open to all who play a musical instrument and practices are held weekly in Tipp City.

The band will play eight concerts and three parades scheduled for the summer season, and 4-5 concerts for the Christmas season. The band recently had the distinction of playing a Christmas concert at the Schuster Center in Dayton.

Sunday the band will present its Americana program with a music from American composers like Sousa, Swearingen, Cohan, Cofield, Osterling, Greenwood, Lavender, Hall and Wasson. The band will play swing-era music as well as music from The Wizard of Oz and Who’s That Masked Man. For further information, visit http://tippcitycommunityband.weebly.com/index.html

YWCA taking sign-ups Car show; public safety day for new fitness classes at Lockington Fire Dept.

Mu s c l e Pump, Tu e s d a y / T h u r s d a y 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and Monday/ Wednesday 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

— This class is designed to build muscle endurance, strength, or power with low to medium weights and high repetitions. A variety of equipment and strength training techniques will be used in the class.

There is no cardio portion to this class besides a short warmup.

Y Cycling 101, M o n d ay / We d n e s d ay 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.

— Perfect class for those who have

YMCA youth fitness classes set PIQUA - Tiny Tots Gym for a ges 2-5 will meet from 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursdays.

A variety of experiences are used to develop motor skills and improve coordination.

Different play stations are set up to allow the children to explore and master skills at their own pace.

All children must have a parent or guardian participating in class with them.

SCORE for grades 4-6 will meet from 4:30-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Youth will participate in fun and challenging exercises emphasizing strength, coordination, core stability, balance, and cardiovas-

cular endurance.

Classes will be conducted in a boot camp, circuit or interval training program using mostly body weight exercises and light weights.

Proper form and technique also will be stressed.

All classes will begin with a warm up and end with a cool down and stretch.

This class is great for sports conditioning and boosting a youth’s overall self-esteem.

A signed parental consent form is required before beginning this program.

For more information on class fees and registration, call Heather Sever at 773-9622.

SIDNEY — The Lockington Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 6th Annual Car Show and Public Safety Day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Clearcreek Farm, 1900 S. Kuther Road, Sidney.

The free event will take place rain or shine.

The car show, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature such categories as special interest, classic (1985 and earlier), Corvette (1994 and earlier), trucks (1985 and earlier), cars and trucks (1986 and newer), fire trucks, motorcycles, and unfinished vehicles. The Best in Show will be chosen by the

es on Sunday, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., and will include Johnny marzetti —a baked pasta dish, or casserole— salad, hot bread and btter, cupcakes for dessert and choice of drinks.

on hand.

Food will be provided by the Lockington Vo l u n t e e r Fire Department and music will be performed by Jim Weaver.

Also in attendance will be representatives from the Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office, Shelby County H a z - M at , Shelby County EMA and Big Brothers/Big Sisters, among others.

P ro c e e d s f ro m the event will go to Lockington Volunteer Fire Department and Clear Creek Farm.

For more information, visit www.lockingtonvfd.org or email lockingtonvfd@gmail. com

OhioMeansJobs helps Piqua residents find employment across Ohio PIQUA — The Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce Human Resource Council members recently met and heard Greg Warren, OhioMeansJob representative, speak about the opportunities this program provides to the council.

OhioMeansJob is a program run by the Ohio Department of the Job and Family Services.

The services pro vided by the program are free of charge and allow employers to post openings and search talent, and individuals to post their resumes

Lunch with God PIQUA — On the last Sunday of every month, St. James Episcopal Church on High Street provides a meal to the citizens of Piqua called “Lunch with God.” The meal will be served following morning servic-

fire chief. Registration for the car show is $10 and will be from 10 a.m.-noon. The first 75 to register will receive dash plaques.

Area departments will battle it out in the first- ever Firefighter Games, which will include waterball, bucket brigade, tanker tug, command post and tugo-war. A trophy will be awarded to the winning department.

The event also will offer children’s games, a dunk tank, cow pie bingo, a cake walk, information booths, raffles and door prizes, extinguisher training and more. D.A.R.E. and Ident-a-kid also will be

and view job postings.

At this time, the website has more than 10,000 employer accounts and 214,000 active users/resumes.

OhioMeansJobs aggregates jobs from many different job boards and employer sites across Ohio and brings the information on these jobs postings under one roof.

At any given time, more than 100,000 job openings across Ohio are listed.

Through the web site’s Business Support Center, a live chat opportunity is staffed daily from 8 a.m. to

4 p.m. OhioMeansJobs representatives are available to talk to employers at no cost.

A series of “How Do I” documents also is available to help employers take full advantage of the website.

The Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce Hu m a n Re s o u rc e Council meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday of each month.

Fo r i n fo r m at i o n regarding the HR Council, please call the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce at 773-2765 or email Kathy Sherman at k.sherman@piquaareachamber.com

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Indulge me while I tell around here were looking you an outrageous story out their windows at night. about community pride I prophesized to Christine — and how too much of that it would only be a matit almost got my buddy’s ter of time before one citihead blown off. zen mistook other citizens walking about Seriously, in search of the my buddy who thieves as the lives down thieves themthe street, selves. Never Jordyn, was had I uttered one nervous, truer words in trigger-happy all my life. tick away from That night getting his craKing Jordyn nium cracked went prowlopen courtesy ing about of Mr. Colt in all-black, Handgun.

Will e sanders accompanied You think I by his younger am kidding?

Staff Writer I am telling wsanders@civitasmedia.com brother and a brother from the truth. I am not speaking meta- another mother. They were phorically or figuratively. I all on patrol.

Unfortunately for the am not even trying to be funny here (and besides three of them, so was what good would that do another guy, Scotty, and he me). I just want to tell you had a gun.

Essentially, on this parabout Jordyn, and how his attempt at community ticular night, there were crime-fighting almost got two sets of vigilantes roaming the (mean) streets him capped and killed.

I recently indicated a of Laura, which only has spate of criminal activity three streets to begin with. infected the small village of Both groups were operatLaura, Ohio, which forced ing independently and me to place a lock on my without knowledge of one shed. Since that time, the another, though ironically torch-wielding townsfolk were attempting to secure have grown tired of becom- the same thing: a crimeing victims to thieves in free community.

And what’s the best way the night.

A crude communication to achieve a crime-free network of sorts began to community?

Pulling a gun out and sprout across my neighborhood of 600. Each item of threatening to blow someintelligence I gleaned from one’s head off. Duh! Scotty assumed King my neighbors, public documents and personal night- Jordyn and his two knights time reconnaissance was were the crooks. At gunnoted. This information point Scotty forced them was later shared with other to the ground, put his gun “community-minded” vil- to their heads and dialed lage residents like Jordyn, 911 so people who actuwho had his awesome bike ally have firearms training stolen even though it was could arrive on the scene to assess the situation. chained up.

Once the cops arrived Jordyn is a good friend of my younger brother, there was much confusion that’s how I know him. He’s and many of the people in this radical 1950s cover involved became emotional song rock band called The and lost their heads — just American Kings. Every not in the same way Jordyn member of the band goes almost lost his. The depuby the first name of “King” ties decreed that neither when they are on stage. party should be arrested But the real reason I like for any malicious wrongdoKing Jordyn is because, ing and things were left like me, he propels himself at that.

It’s been pretty quite toward reckless vengeance around here since that and vigilantism.

The night after his bike night. A theft hasn’t been was stolen Jordyn pur- reported in the last week chased a motion-sensor or so. Maybe the thieves trail camera and set up moved on or possibly some items as bait to lure decided to get a job.

I have another theory. the criminals back once Maybe they were scared again. Excessive? I don’t think so. It was a pretty off. I mean, if we’re willing awesome bike. I would to hold guns to the heads have done the exact same of the de-facto community thing except I don’t own watch, just imagine what we would do to those thieva bike.

I remember thinking in ing creeps if we caught and the nights leading up to had them at gunpoint. these activities how potentially dangerous walking To contact Will E Sanders email him wille@willesanders.com. To learn around at night could be, at more about Will E Sanders, to read which seems crazy since past columns or to read features this town is not even big by other Creators Syndicate writers enough for a stop light. and cartoonists, visit the Creators AD FEEDBACK But by Syndicate website at www.creators. that point half of the people com.

For more information regarding the Opinion page, contact Editor Susan Hartley at 773-2721, or send an email to sharley@civitasmedia.com

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Filling the fertility gap M O N T E R C H I , increase in the number ITALY — It was a of people over 65, Italy lovely summer eve - is also seeing a rise in ning. Large families over 80-year-olds.”

This is not a new filled the terrace at La Pieve Vecchio, a res- story; European birth taurant occupying an rates have been dropold convent on the out- ping for many years.

But the perskirts of this spective from hilltop village Monterchi in Tuscany. o f f e rs an Some groups important even included insight into small chilthe immigradren, perched tion reform in high chairs debate that or wandering has paused the dining Cokie Roberts for August area with an back in anxious parColumnist Wa s h i n g t o n ent trailing but will close behind.

That’s a common scene resume in the fall.

Yes, Americans are in America but not in Europe, especially in somewhat more fertile Italy. Here, children than Europeans, but are almost as rare as the United States has the truffles that were something else that is in high season and just as valuable to the featured on La Pieve’s economy as children. menu. And that birth Foreigners.

Proponents of immidearth is causing a crisis across the conti- gration reform have focused on the enornent.

“As if it did not have mous economic benenough problems with efits contributed by —startits never-ending fiscal newcomers and economic crisis,” ing new businesses, notes international inventing new prodeconomist Paolo von ucts, filling jobs others Schirach, “Europe is don’t want. But they also afflicted by long- also foot the nation’s term, possibly ter- bills. They help alleminal, demographic viate the “frightening implications for the decline.”

The impact of this economy” posed by an decline has “already aging population that had noticeable effects, uses more services and none of them good,” pays fewer taxes.

Sure, the United he explains. Lower birth rates lead to States is running huge aging populations, budget deficits, but fewer young people in our fiscal problems are the workforce and a far less severe than those in Europe, and shrinking tax base.

As the New York immigrants are one Times recently report- key reason.

We did see some fored from Germany, “Europe’s plunge in eigners here in Italy, fertility rates over the and not just tourists. decades (presents) Our server at La Pieve a problem that has was a young woman frightening implica- from Poland; another tions for the economy waiter told us he’d and the psyche of the come from Romania with his mother.

Continent.”

In the marketplace The problem is particularly acute here in at nearby Umbertide, Italy, where the aver- several vendors wore age birth rate is 1.39 the hijab, a Muslim children per female, head scarf. But Europe far below the 2.1 need- has far more trouble ed to keep the popula- than America does in attracting and assimition stable. “ The number of lating hardworking, yo u n g great-grandparents is b i l l - p ay i n g overtaking the num- immigrants.

These are still largeber of great-grandchildren,” according to the ly homogenous counAspen Institute Italia, tries that lack the “and in addition to an diversity and tolerance

that has always marked the New World culture.

True, America has frequently exhibited a streak of xenophobia, or fear of foreigners, that focuses today on Latinos and Muslims.

But there’s no Statue of Liberty welcoming newcomers to Rome or Paris or Berlin. And when they do come to Europe, immigrants are less likely to settle down and become part of the community. The word “xenophobia” is originally Greek, not English.

A S omali working in the market at Umbertide will never be truly Italian, while an Italian who opens a bakery in Cleveland can eventually become a full-bodied, flag-waving American.

Faced with this “demographic decline,” European governments are struggling for answers. Some have provided lavish subsidies to young couples to bear more children.

Others are trying to convince women to join and stay in the workforce. But these goals can be contradictory, especially for traditional European cultures that have “long glorified stay-at-home mothers,” notes the Times.

“Another way to adjust to the population decline is to get older workers to postpone retirement,” the Times added.

Fo r example, “ Vo l ks wa ge n has redesigned its assembly line to ease the bending and overhead work that put excessive strain on workers’ bodies.” Europe would be far better off if it had young immigrants to do all that bending and reaching — and to pay taxes on their earnings.

They don’t, but the United States does.

And that’s why the message from Monterchi is clear: America should encourage more immigrants and legalize the ones who are already contributing to our economic vitality.

Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by email at stevecokie@gmail.com.

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

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a third of House Republicans urged their leader Thursday to trigger a government shutdown rather than fund the implementation of the health care overhaul they call “Obamacare.”

A letter from 80 Republicans asked Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to resist any spending bills that would accommodate the new health care law, which is nearing a critical stage of signing up millions of Americans for health coverage.

Because it’s virtually certain that President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Senate would reject such demands, leaders of both parties say the standoff likely would result in a partial shutdown of the federal government, similar to those that occurred in 1995 and 1996.

The letter is mixed news for Boehner and other GOP leaders who view a government shutdown as politically unwise.

With 80 of the House’s 233 Republicans signing the letter, a solid majority of 153 has refrained from trying to limit Boehner’s options. That presumably would allow the speaker to push a bipartisan bill that funds the health law and is supported by a “majority of the majority” of his fellow Republicans, which Boehner says is essential.

However, he would need more than 60 Democratic votes to pass such a bill. That would give Democrats a major voice in its details.

The federal 2013 fiscal year ends Sept. 30. New money must be appropriated by then to avoid a shutdown of countless government offices and agencies.

Voters chiefly blamed congressional Republicans for the mid-1990s shutdowns, and the fallout boosted Democratic President Bill Clinton.

Ever since, many establishment Republicans have urged the party to avoid using shutdown threats as a bargaining tool.

But a new generation of tea party-backed conservatives rejects the advice. They say “Obamacare” — officially the Affordable Care Act — is so unpopular and unworkable that it justifies extraordinary tactics to block it.

A possible solution to the budget impasse, often used in past years, would involve a “continuing resolution” to keep funding the government at current levels. Many top Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, say it’s impossible to carve out money for “Obamacare” in any appropriations measure.

The House letter was authored by Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. It urges Boehner “to affirmatively de-fund the implementation and enforcement of Obamacare in any relevant appropriations bill,” including “any continuing appropriations bill.”

At least a dozen Senate Republicans have signed a similar letter.

In recent years, Democrats and Republicans in Congress repeatedly have failed to reach major compromises on spending. A string of secret negotiations with the White House, a bipartisan “super committee” and various threats of economic calamity have all proved fruitless.

The impasses led this year to automatic, across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration, which have hampered some federal agencies and helped shrink the deficit.

Some House Republicans want deeper cuts still. But others revolted this summer when popular programs were targeted.

Senate Democrats want to replace the sequester cuts with a more generous spending plan, but House Republicans vow to block it.

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Analysis: Ben Affleck and the Batman backlash Jake Coyle

AP Entertainment Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Affleck will be the next Batman: How ‘bout them apples?

Well, the Internet, which erupted Thursday night after Warner Bros. announced that Affleck will play the Caped Crusader for its Superman and Batman team-up movie, does not like them apples one bit.

Jokes (many of them imagining a Batman from South Boston) flew on Twitter.

Petitions with thousands of signatures were launched to urge Warner Bros. to rethink their decision.

Affleck, just months ago the toast of Hollywood for his best picture-winning

“Argo,” hasn’t had so much scorn heaped on him since “Gigli.”

The response, roughly equivalent to news of the apocalypse, was undoubtedly out of proportion.

After the leaden, joyless “Man of Steel,” adding Affleck — an actor of light, easy charisma and an increasingly capable filmmaker — can Affleck only improve a franchise currently in the hands of “Sucker Punch” director Zach Snyder and the beefy but unremarkable Superman actor Henry Cavill.

Affleck is likely to be far from the biggest issue for the film, which is scheduled to

begin shooting next year and be released in summer 2015.

He has already proven to be a more interesting Superman, too, by playing a bitter George Reeves in the atmospheric 2006 docudrama “Hollywoodland.”

There’s a long history of casting overreaction that’s later turned out laughable. There were plenty of critics when Daniel Craig, who had the audaciousness of being blond, inherited James Bond.

Some, too, questioned Jennifer Lawrence’s suitability for Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.” And who would have guessed that Michael Keaton would

make arguably the best of all the Batmen?

But Affleck’s casting speaks to a larger shift in this age of the superhero blockbuster. Affleck will be following in the footsteps of Christian Bale, the star of Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy — the artistic apogee of the superhero movies, a series that treated its hero not as cartoon but a vessel for exploring themes of terrorism and justice.

The days of such aspirations, though, seem to be dwindling. Sam Raimi isn’t shepherding Spider-Man anymore. Most of the most popular superheros are on their second or third reboot.

After the success of Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers,” Hollywood is looking increas-

ingly to pairing its comics.

Another “Avengers” film is on the way. And after the Superman-Batman movie, a “Justice League” film (with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman and others) is rumored to follow.

These are the kinds of projects that could be seen as a sign of jumping the shark if this wasn’t a movie genre built on men in tights. The superhero blockbuster, still the biggest draw at the multiplex (with $408.2 million, “Iron Man 3” is easily this year’s biggest box-office hit), has made gimmickry a way of business, not a fault.

In the past, superhero movies didn’t need stars: The brand was the main attraction.

But being a major star, Affleck comes with a lot of baggage that many expect will grate similar to how George Clooney did in Joel Schumacher’s 1997 “Batman and Robin” — a film so bad, it’s often been cited as a catalyst for more serious, dramatic interpretations of superheros.

It’s ironic because Affleck has appeared to ape the career of Clooney (a producer on “Argo”) by shifting into directing and flirting with politics. Affleck, 41, will take on Batman at a slightly older age and in a more established place in his career. But he’ll be best to listen to another piece of advice from Clooney: At least don’t let them put nipples on the Batman suit.

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Review: In ‘World’s End,’ one hilarious apocalypse Joceyln Noveck AP National Writer

Sci-fi movies, we all know, create unlikely heroes, and this summer’s no exception.

Remember Brad Pitt as a U.N. inspector in “World War Z”? He just wanted to hang at home with his family, but he had to save the world from raging zombies. And Matt Damon in “Elysium”? He played a reformed car thief who just wanted to heal himself — and suddenly, he needed to rescue the planet.

But Simon Pegg in “The World’s End,” the latest work of brilliant inanity from director Edgar Wright, takes this whole reluctant-savior-ofhumanity thing to a new plane.

Twenty years after high school, Pegg’s scruffy, unshaven, never-gonnagrow-up, substance-abusing Gary can’t hold down a job. His idea of a relationship is a quick tryst in the loo of a pub. This is a guy who’s gonna save us — or at least, parts of suburban England — from an alien invasion?

Lord help us.

Of course, if you’re a fan of Pegg’s earlier two films with Wright, the 2004 “Shaun of the Dead” and the 2007 “Hot Fuzz,” you’ll know that such plot absurdities are not only par for the course, but crucial to the delightful sensibilities of this genretwisting oeuvre.

Wright has called this movie the last in a trilogy,

and what unites the three is that each is a sendup — though a loving one — of a genre: “Shaun” is a zombie film, “Hot Fuzz” a buddy cop movie, and “The World’s End” one of those bittersweet coming-home films that show how difficult it is to really, well, go home. Because it’s never the same.

We begin with a flashback: On the last day school in 1990, five mates in the nondescript village of Newton Haven attempt the Golden Mile, an epic, 12-pub crawl. But they fall short and never make it to the final watering hole, called, fittingly, “The World’s End.” Flash forward 20 years, and Gary (Pegg), their onetime leader, has a plan: Rally the boys — “just like the Five Musketeers,” he notes — to conquer the Golden Mile once and for all.

“It’s about closure,” he declares. For some reason, they all show up.

One of the film’s delights is how Pegg and Nick Frost, his masterfully funny co-star in all three films, have reversed personalities since “Hot Fuzz.” Whereas Pegg was an uptight, overachieving cop there and Frost the bumbling sidekick, now it’s Pegg who’s the bumbler — scruffy and unkempt, in a long black coat and dark shades, hilariously messed up.

Frost, just as hilarious, is the pudgy, very square lawyer in thick glasses and a pressed trench coat who drinks only water on

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a pub crawl.

The cast of the earlier films is reunited here, along with some surprises. Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman and Eddie Marsan round out the Musketeers. There’s also Sam (a lovely Rosamund Pike) — she’s the sister of one of the guys, the unconsummated crush of another and a former castoff of Gary’s.

Gary would love to pick up where they left off — sex in the loo — but Sam isn’t keen.

But something else happens in the loo. A belligerent Gary gets into a fight with a strong young man.

He accidentally beheads the guy. Wait — he’s a robot. Who bleeds blue ink. And has a lot of angry friends.

And the apocalypse is on. You can’t go home, indeed. Not when it’s being taken over by murderous aliens.

But you can have a laugh — and Pegg, Wright, Frost and company certainly give us that.

The trilogy may be over, but we hope a new one is beginning. We need a lot more of these guys.

“The World’s End,” a Focus Features release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “pervasive language including sexual references.” Running time: 109 minutes. Three stars out of four.

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Dear Abby: Can you please tell me what women are looking for? I keep being told that they feel so “safe” with me, it’s like dating their brother. They know I won’t force them into doing anything they don’t want to do. — Puzzled in New Mexico Dear Puzzled: It looks like the women you’re asking out may have been dating men who forced them into doing things they didn’t want, or may be trying to tell you politely that their interest in you is only platonic.

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Soldier guilty of murder for Fort Hood shootings Paul J. Weber Associated Press

Will Weissert Associated Press

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AP Photo | Brigitte Woosley, File

In this Aug. 21, 2013 file courtroom sketch, U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, right, and his defense attorney, Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, are shown during Hasan's court-martial trial in Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan has been convicted of murder for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others. meditated.”

He is paralyzed from Yet he leaked docuInvestigators recov- ally whispered “thank Jurors took about the waist down, confined ments during the trial to ered 146 shell casings you” when prosecutors, seven hours to reach the to a wheelchair, uses a journalists that revealed inside the medical build- in accordance with the verdict. catheter and wears adult him telling military men- ing and dozens more out- rules of admitting eviIn the next phase of diapers. tal health workers that side, where Hasan shot dence, handed Hasan red the trial, which begins The sentencing phase he could “still be a mar- at the backs of soldiers pill bottles that rattled Monday, jurors must all is expected to include tyr” if executed. fleeing toward the park- with bullet fragments agree to give Hasan the more testimony from Death sentences are ing lot. removed from those who death penalty before he survivors of the attack rare in the military and The first person to were shot. can be sent to the mili- inside an Army medical trigger automatic appeals charge Hasan, a civilian His muted presence tary’s death row, which center where soldiers that take decades to play doctor, was shot dead was a contrast to the has just five other pris- were waiting in long lines out. while wielding a chair. spectacles staged by oners. to receive immunizations Among the final barriAnother soldier who other unapologetic jihadIf they do not agree, and medical clearance ers to execution is autho- ran at him with a table ists in U.S. courts. the 42-year-old could for deployment. rization from the presi- was stopped upon being Terrorist conspiraspend the rest of his life About 50 soldiers and dent. shot in the hand. tor Zacarias Moussaoui in prison. civilians testified of No American soldier Chief Warrant Officer Hasan, a Virginia-born hearing someone scream has been executed since Christopher Royal saw disrupted his 2006 senMuslim, said the attack “Allahu akbar!” — Arabic 1961. an opening after hearing tencing for the Sept. 11 was a jihad against for “God is great!” — and Hasan spent weeks the distinct clicking of attacks multiple times U.S. wars in Iraq and seeing a man in Army planning the Nov. 5, the gun’s chamber emp- with outbursts, was ejected several times and Afghanistan. camouflage open fire.

2009, attack. tying.

He bristled when the Many identified His preparation includBut he slipped on a once proclaimed, “I am trial judge, Col. Tara Hasan as the shooter ed buying the handgun puddle of blood while al-Qaida!”

Prosecutors never Osborn, suggested the and recalled his hand- and videotaping a sales starting a sprint toward shooting rampage could gun’s red and green laser clerk showing him how Hasan. He was shot in charged Hasan as a have been avoided were sights piercing a room to change the magazine. the back. terrorist — an omisit not for a spontaneous made dark with gun He later plunked down Tight security blanket- sion that still galls famflash of anger. smoke. $10 at a gun range out- ed the trial. The court- ily members of the slain “It wasn’t done under Hasan, who acted as side Austin and asked house was made into a and survivors, some of the heat of sudden pas- his own attorney, began for pointers on how to fortress insulated by a whom have sued the U.S. sion,” Hasan said before the trial by telling jurors reload with speed and 20-foot cushion of blast- government over missjurors began deliberat- he was the gunman. precision. absorbing blockades, ing the warning signs of ing. “There was adequate But he said little else An instructor said he plus an outer perimeter Hasan’s views before the provocation — that these over the next three told Hasan to practice of shipping containers attack. were deploying soldiers weeks, which convinced while watching TV or sit- stacked three high.

Hasan has been transthat were going to his court-appointed ting on his couch with A helicopter ferried ported from the jail each engage in an illegal war.” standby lawyers that the lights off.

Hasan back and forth to Fort Hood each day All but one of the dead Hasan’s only goal was to When the time came, each day. The small were soldiers, including get a death sentence.

Hasan stuffed paper tow- courtroom was guard- during the trial by milia pregnant private who As the trial progressed, els in the pockets of his ed by soldiers carrying tary helicopter.

He was shot in the curled on the floor and those suspicions grew. cargo pants to muffle the high-powered rifles. back by officers respondpleaded for her baby’s The military called rattling of extra ammo In court, Hasan never ing to the rampage and life. nearly 90 witnesses, but and avoid arousing sus- played the role of an is paralyzed from the The attack came to Hasan rested his case picion. angry extremist. He an end when Hasan was without calling a single Soldiers testified that didn’t get agitated or waist down, confined to a wheelchair, uses a shot in the back by one person to testify in his Hasan’s rapid reloading raise his voice. of the officers respond- defense and made no made it all but impossiHe addressed Osborn catheter and wears adult ing to the shooting. closing argument. ble to stop the shooting. as “ma’am” and occasion- diapers.

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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was convicted Friday for the deadly 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, a shocking assault against American troops at home by one of their own who said he opened fire on fellow soldiers to protect Muslim insurgents abroad.

A jury of 13 highranking military officers reached a unanimous guilty verdict on all 13 counts of premeditated murder and a guilty verdict on 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.

Hasan is now eligible for the death penalty.

Hasan stared at the jury with no visible reaction as the verdict was read.

After he and jurors left the courtroom, some victims who survived the attack and victims’ relatives began to cry.

The Army psychiatrist acknowledged carrying out the attack in a crowded waiting room where unarmed troops were making final preparations to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq.

Thirteen people were killed and more than were 30 wounded.

Because Hasan never denied his actions, the court-martial was always less about a conviction than it was about ensuring he received the death penalty.

From the beginning of the case, the federal government has sought to execute Hasan, believing that any sentence short of a lethal injection would deprive the military and the families of the dead of the justice they have sought for nearly four years.

Autumn Manning, whose husband, retired staff Sgt. Shawn Manning, was shot six times during the attack, said Friday that she had been crying since the verdict was read.

She said she’d been concerned that some charges might be lessened to manslaughter, which would have taken a death sentence off the table.

“This is so emotional,” she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Lacey, Wash., where she and her husband live. “I’ve just been crying since we heard it because it was a relief … we just wanted to hear the pre-

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Saturday, August 24, 2013

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‘Hyperloop’ travel idea gains fans if not backers Justin Pritchard Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk urged the public to polish sketch plans he released last week for a “Hyperloop” that would shoot capsules full of people at the speed of sound through elevated tubes connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco.

From tinkerers to engineers, the race is on.

A Utah firm hustled out a model using a 3-D printer. A Pennsylvania company is testing a virtual Hyperloop with sophisticated computer software.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants ad space inside capsules, and in San Francisco, enthusiasts interested in “making Hyperloop a reality” will meet over beers.

Meanwhile, Musk himself has shelved the project and returned to his established future-is-here transportation ventures: luxury electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. and the rocket-building company SpaceX.

In principle, the Hyperloop is doable.

The concept pulls together several proven technologies: Capsules would float on a thin cushion of air and draw on magnetic attraction and solar power to zoom through a nearly air-free tube.

Because there would be so little wind resistance, they could top 700 mph and make the nearly 400mile trip in about half an hour.

Actual construction would hinge on challenges far more complex than advanced engineering — those involving money and politics.

The $6 billion Musk projected as the cost was a terrific lowball to some. Others suggested his timeframe of a decade to completion was naive — that getting political backing and environmental clearances, much less land to build the tubes on, would be hugely timeconsuming.

Conspicuously absent was a commitment that Musk would sink substantial money into the project anytime soon —

AP Photo | Tesla Motors

This file image released by Tesla Motors shows a sketch of the Hyperloop capsule with passengers onboard. When billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk published fanciful plans to shoot capsules full of people at the speed of sound through a tube connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco, he asked the public to perfect his rough plans. From tinkerers to engineers, the race is on.

if ever. On a call with reporters, Musk suggested he might build a “subscale” test version in a few years if the idea was floundering.

One thing Musk was clear about: The public should participate in questioning, modifying and, ultimately, perfecting his proposal (http://

www.spacex.com/hyperloop).

And in that respect, there has been no lack of enthusiasm.

At the computer simulation software firm ANSYS, engineers are designing and testing a virtual model.

The goal is to get a “quick and dirty” sense

of how much wind drag a capsule would encounter, and thus how fast it could go, said Sandeep Sovani, the company’s director of Global Automotive Industry.

Sovani said he has long been intrigued by tube travel (an idea that predates the Hyperloop by a century), and wanted to

do a model both out of intellectual curiosity and on the chance that Musk does eventually go looking for partners.

“What I want to do,” Sovani said, “is live in Florida and work in Michigan and go back home every day.”

At 41, he figures it just became a realistic dream.

Stock market waffles after big drop in home sales AP Markets Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market flicked between small gains and losses Friday after the government reported a plunge in new-home sales.

A boom in housing has supported this year’s rally

in stocks. Now, the drop in sales has traders worried that the U.S. housing recovery could falter because of higher mortgage rates.

Stocks of major homebuilders such as PulteGroup and Lennar fell sharply after the Commerce Department

said sales of new homes fell 13.4 percent in July.

Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages this week rose to the highest level in two years.

The Dow climbed as much as 29 points just after the market opened, then pulled back after the home sales report was released at 10 a.m. EDT. By midday, it was up 10 points, or 0.1 percent, at 14,974.

Microsoft, which is in the Dow, surged as much as 8 percent after CEO Steve Ballmer said he will retire within the next 12 months. Ballmer took the helm of the software company from founder Bill Gates in 2000. The company is struggling to adapt as consumers switch from desktop computing to mobile devices.

Other stock indexes rose.

The broader Standard and Poor’s 500 index edged up two points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,659.

The Nasdaq composite rose 10 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3,649. The Nasdaq

stock exchange was closed longest losing streak of the for most of the afternoon year. It’s still up 14 percent Thursday due to a techni- for the year. cal glitch.

Many investors will see Traders reacted to the the summer slump as an drop in home sales by buy- opportunity to buy stocks ing bonds and gold, invest- at less expensive prices, ments that become more said Joe Bell, a senior equiattractive when the econo- ty analyst at Schaeffer’s my appears weaker.

Investment Research.

The yield on the 10-year “It’s getting more attenTreasury note declined tion in the mainstream,” to 2.83 percent from 2.89 said Bell. “People are buypercent late Thursday. The ing this pullback right price of gold rose $25, or now.”

1.8 percent, to $1,395 an Among other stocks ounce, the highest in two making big moves: months.

— Microsoft rose $1.92, The stock market has or 6 percent, to $34.30 sagged in August on con- after Ballmer’s retirement cerns that the Federal Reserve will start to pull back on its economic stimulus. The Fed has been buying $85 billion in bonds a month to hold down long-term interest rates and boost lending.

The S&P 500 has fallen 3 percent from its record close of 1,709 on Aug. 2, PIQUA — Women in but remains up 16 percent Networking, sponsored by for the year. The Dow the Piqua Area Chamber of fell for six straight days through Wednesday, its Commerce, held its monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the Piqua YWCA. Dr. Joseph Montanaro, OB/GYN affiliated with Wilson Memorial Hospital and the practice of Dr. Larry Holland was the speaker.

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IN BRIEF ■ Fundraiser

PIAB to host chicken dinner The Piqua Indians Athletic Boosters will be holding their annual Chicken Dinner sale before the football team’s home opener Sept. 6 against Kings.

The dinner is $8 and wil include one-half roasted chicken, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, roll and drink.

The dinners will be sold from 5-6:30 p.m.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013

Holding own against ‘big’ boys Piqua ties Middletown, loses 7-0 to Wayne in finals scrimmage

BY ROB KISER Sports Editor rkiser@civitasmedia.com

All-in-all, Piqua football fans had to be smiling after a three-team scrimmage with Wayne and Middletown at Heitkamp Stadium.

Piqua played Middletown to a 7-7 tie, before losing to Wayne 7-0 in two one-quarter scrimmages.

“I think you would be hard pressed to play to better big-school teams on the same night,” Piqua football coach Bill Nees said. “It was an honor to Piqua Football Mom’s be part of this.”

Club will be hosting the Piqua opened with Midthird annual 5K run. dletown and after a shaky Speedy Feet will be start on defense, the Indidoing the timing this year ans more than held their and if you register before Sept. 8, you will receive a own with the Middies.

After a Piqua punt, one of a kind long sleeve tMiddletown went 77 shirt the day of the race. yards in three plays, with $20 for adults and stuthe first two being runs of dents — $25 after Sept. 8 37 and 39 yards. and no shirt.

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■ Golf

Mom’s Club to host 5K run

Ford cards 32 at Echo Hills Mike Ford was low gross with 32 in the Thursday Industrial League at Echo Hills.

Ron Pearson Jr and Jeff Jennings shared second with 35.

Sanfee Dunn was low net with 29, while Lance Karn and Jim Mackellar tied for second with 30.

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See PIQUA/Page 10 Darien Tipps-Clemons heads down the field on a 41-yard run against Wayne Friday night.

Lady Raider spikers win

Lady Indians Start 2-0

Kiser cards 39 for Piqua boys The Russia volleyball team defeated Newton 2514, 25-8, 25-18.

Kylie Wilson led the Lady Raiders charge with 14 kills and 9 digs, Camille Puthoff had seven kills and eigtht digs, Claire Sherman had four kills, five digs and four aces and Taylor Daniel dished out 27 set assists.

The Lady Raiders are 30 on the season and will travel to New Bremen on Saturday.

The Russia JVs, 3-0, won 25-3, 25-8.

Leah Francis hadfive aces and Rachel Heuing had five kills.

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County tourney in September Miami County Golf singups are underway at Echo Hills and Miami Shores.

The first round is Sept. 7 at Echo Hills, with the second round Sept. 8 at Miami Shores.

Entry fee is $30. Green fees will be required for non members.

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BOYS GOLF Bucc boys win

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Logan Ernst bumps the ball in Piqua’s win over Fairborn Thursday night.

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STUMPER

The Covington boys golf team edged Piqua 180-185 Thursday at Echo Hills.

Piqua’s Kenton Kiser was match medalist with 39.

Other Piqua scores were Derek Jennings 48, Kylie Ingle, Cole Greaser 49, Brendan Tisher 56, Kody Poling 56.

Covington scores were Levi Winn 40, Joe Slusher 45, Ty Boehringer 45, Jacob Blair 50, Matt Carder 70, Derek McCool 72.

Newton boys fall

ARCANUM — The Newton boys golf team lost to Arcanum 178-200 at Beachwood Golf Course.

Brock Jamison led Newton with a 42.

Other Indian scores were Wade Ferrell 46, Reid Ferrell 53, Donovan Oscoela 59, Christian Nelson 64, Zara Zeller 75.

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Kayla Schrubb (10) and the Piqua soccer teams will be back in action today at Newton. JV girls is at 10 a.m., followed by varsity girls at noon and varsity boys at 2 p.m.

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WEBSTER — The Russia boys golf team defeated Botkins 169-187 Thursday at Stillwater Valley Golf Course in Shelby County League action.

Austin Tebbe was medalist with 39.

Other Russia scores were Zach Sherman 42, Connor Monnin 43, Gavin

Hoying 45.

Tiger boys roll

WEBSTER — The Versailles boys golf team defeated Fort Recovery 166-199 Thursday at Stillwater Valley Golf Course.

Mitchell Stover was match medalist with a 39 to lead Versailles.

Other Versailles scores included Ryan Knapke 42, Jake Watren 42, Tyler Drees 43, Griffin Riegle 45, Alex Stucke 53.

GIRLS GOLF Buccs win tri

The Covington girls golf team swept a tri-match with Piqua and Tri-Village Thursday at Echo Hills.

Team scores were Covington 225, Piqua 235, TriVillage 274.

Allison Ingle was medalist with 43 to lead Covington, 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the CCC. Other Bucc scores were Morgan McReynolds 53, Kelsey McReynolds 63, Addyson Metz 66, Sadie Canan 69, Kristy Romie 69.

Alaina Maikolajewski led Piqua with a 47.

Other Lady Indian scores were Macy Pruitt 64, Kailyn Simmons 66, Sarah Ganger 68, Cassidy Kraft 69, Anna Klpfenstein 75.

Daugherty cards 48

WEBSTER — The Russia Blue girls golf team won a tri-match on the back nine of Stillwater Valley Golf Course Thursday.

Team scores were Russia Blue 207, Russia Gold 252, Riverside 260.

Morgan Daugherty led Russia Blue with 48 and was match medalist.

Other Russia Blue scores were Taylor Borchers 51, Kaila Pleiman 53, Lindsey Meyer 55.

Russia Gold scores were Maddie Borchers 61, Corina Francis 62, Lizzie Adams 62, Kara Barlage 67.

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Saturday, August 24, 2013

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Davis homers twice Brewers beat Reds

Major League Baseball.

Davis rejoined the Brewers when Braun was suspended, his third stint of the season. He’s hit all eight of his homers in the 23 games since, including the two-run shot that put Milwaukee ahead 3-2 in the sixth. His next homer snapped a 3-all tie.

Bailey repeatedly went deep in the count to batters and retired the side in order only once during his six innings.

Norichika Aoki singled home a run in the third.

Aramis Ramirez doubled

ahead of Davis’ homer to left-center field in the sixth off Bailey, who is 2-7 career against Milwaukee.

The Reds got a pair of runs in the fourth off Yovani Gallardo with the help of an error. Brandon Phillips singled, Ryan Ludwick walked, and both runners scored when Cozart singled to center and Carlos Gomez bobbled the ball. Gomez hadn’t played since last Thursday when he ran into the outfield wall, hurting his right knee.

Phillips led off the sixth

Hamlin grabs the pole at Bristol

By Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer

BRISTOL, Tenn.

(AP) — Denny Hamlin, searching for anything to save his season, got a slight boost Friday with a pole-winning run at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Hamlin turned a lap 128.969 mph around the 0.533-mile bullring to put his Toyota in the top starting spot for Saturday night’s race.

Although it’s his fourth pole of the season, it’s his first career pole at Bristol, where Hamlin is the defending race winner.

But he heads into the race in search of anything positive: He’s 25th in points — largely because he missed four races with a fractured vertebra suffered in a crash at California — and entered Bristol stuck in a miserable nine-race slump in which he hasn’t logged a finish higher than 18th.

Although he wants to win a race, he’ll take any sort of minor victory.

“It’s by far the worst run, these nine races, in my career,” he said. “A lot of it is our own doing.

We got off track for a couple races because we’ve blown right front tires in consecutive weeks and we started changing our setups and we couldn’t find anything that was very good with that. That burnt another three, four weeks. We’ve had horsepower cut back. But we’re headed in the right direction.

“At any moment, we can go from a 25th-place

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Zack Cozart slides into second against Milwaukee Friday night.

car to winning a pole and winning the race. There’s not a whole lot of teams that can say they can win at any moment, but I feel like we can.”

Hamlin’s lap was good enough to hold off fivetime Bristol winner Kurt Busch, who qualified second with a lap of 128.770.

It’s the seventh frontrow starting spot of the season for Busch, who is suddenly a hot commodity on the free-agent market with an offer to join Stewart-Haas Racing next season.

Furniture Row Racing has made its offer to keep Busch, and the driver fired from Penske Racing at the end of 2011 now finds himself not only wading through multiple prospects but vying for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Although he’s winless on the year, consistency has him ranked ninth in points with three races remaining to set the Chase field. “ The guys (at Furniture Row) know that this is the time now, and they are all shaking my hand saying ‘Thanks’ and they are also saying ‘Let’s do this again next year,’” Busch said.

“I’m like, ‘Heck, yeah.

I’m right there with you.’

We have to stay focused on the present as well as balance the future, and it’s a tough thing to do.

You hope you can do it behind the scenes and it’s not out in the public.

But today was a great

reminder of how hard you have to work in this sport.”

Carl Edwards qualified third in a Ford and was followed by Toyota drivers Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth as Toyota took three of the top five spots.

For Vickers it was a big run in his first race as full-time driver of the No. 55 at Michael Waltrip Racing.

Hired two weeks ago to take over that car next year, he got a jump on the job early when StewartHaas Racing asked to use Mark Martin for the rest of the year as Tony Stewart’s injury replacement.

MWR signed off because it gave them the chance to give Vickers a head start on next year with crew chief Rodney Childers — only Childers informed his team Friday morning he’s not coming back next year.

Although he hasn’t finalized a deal, he’s apparently also going to SHR to crew chief Kevin Harvick next year.

Vickers handled the news well.

“No good team is built with one person,” he said. “The good news is that we’ve got the opportunity to go find some great people for this team and we’re on the hunt now and there’s some really good people out there. We’re going to hopefully find the right one and still go race for a championship next year.”

inning with his 16th homer, which cleared the wall in center and tied it at 3. Gallardo also went six innings, giving up six hits and two earned runs.

NOTES: OF Caleb Gindl joined the Brewers for the start of the series, replacing utility player Sean Halton, who was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday. … Gennett extended his hitting streak to seven games. … Aoki reached in all five plate appearances — twice on singles, twice on errors and once on a walk. …

Reds RH reliever Jonathan Broxton had surgery as planned on Friday to repair a tear in his right forearm.

The estimated recovery time is six months. … The Reds will top 2 million in attendance this weekend, the fastest in Great American Ball Park’s 11 seasons. … RHP Bronson Arroyo (12-9) tries to win his third straight decision on Saturday, facing Milwaukee RHP Wily Peralta (8-13). Arroyo hasn’t walked a batter in 22 2-3 innings.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Khris Davis hit a pair of two -run homers in consecutive at-bats for the first multihomer game of his career, powering the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

Scooter Gennett also homered for Milwaukee, which won at Great American Ball Park for only the second time in seven games this season.

The Reds lost for only the fifth time in their last 17 games, a surge that has tightened the NL Central race.

They came in a seasonhigh 18 games over .500.

Davis connected in the sixth off Homer Bailey and again in the eighth off Alfredo Simon (5-4), who had a rough inning.

He also gave up Gennett’s solo homer, which was upheld on review. Gennett also singled and doubled and scored twice.

Rob Wooten (2-0) hit a batter during his one inning in relief. Zack Cozart singled home a run in the eighth off Brandon Kintzler. Jim Henderson gave up a hit in the ninth while getting his 20th save in 23 chances, leaving him with 14 straight scoreless appearances.

The Brewers played their first game since Ryan Braun acknowledged in a statement that he used performance-enhancing drugs while recovering from an injury in 2011, when he won the National League MVP award. Players called it a good first step for Braun, who is serving a 65-game suspension from

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Kuchar enjoys his short day JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Matt Kuchar made the most of his short day at The Barclays.

Kuchar didn't tee off until Friday afternoon at Liberty National and knew he had no chance to finish. He could barely see his ball cross the water and set up a two-putt birdie on the 13th hole that gave him the outright lead, and there was enough light coming from lower Manhattan across the Hudson River to hit his tee shot on the 14th.

The horn sounded, and by then, he was ready to go home.

Kuchar was at 10under par with five holes remaining and had to return Saturday morning to hold his one-shot lead over Webb Simpson and Gary Woodland, who both finished the second round in the rain-delayed tournament.

Simpson had to play 29 holes — 11 holes to finish his first round in the morning, followed by his second round — and he was ready to go more. He ran off six birdies over an eight-hole stretch and had a 5-under 66.

"It's much nicer when you're playing well to keep playing. And when you're playing well, you feel like you could play 40 holes in a day," Simpson said. "My main goal ... I just wanted to get done today. It just felt nice to putt out on 9, knowing that I've got tonight to sleep and catch up on rest."

Woodland was one of the last players to finish.

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Piqua Continued from page 8 “Middletown had two guys in the backfield that were too strong for us to bring down with just one guy.”

But, after that, Piqua limited Middletown to 15 yards and forced a turnover to set up the tying touchdown.

On the middies second possession, Brendan Fries stripped the ball and Alex Nees recovered to give Piqua the ball at its own 30.

“We were able to make a big play on defense and get the turnover,” Bill Nees said.

Piqua put together a 70-yard drive with backto-back big plays to tie it.

On a fourth-and-two from the 38, Trent YeoMIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTOS mans ran 14 yards to the Colton Bachman heads toward the end zone after making a catch.

Middletown 48.

On the next play, quarterback Dan Monnin found Colton Bachman across the middle at the Middletown 25 and he took it to the end zone.

Dylan Runge’s kick tied it at 7-7 and that’s the way the quarter ended.

“I just wish we had one more chance in better field position,” Nees said.

“But, I liked the way we were able to make some big plays tonight.”

Piqua had the first possession against Wayne and took more than six minutes off the clock, but didn’t come away with points.

After Austin Reedy had a nine-yard run for a first down on third-and-two, freshman Darien TippsClemons had the big play of the drive.

After a nine-yard pass from Monnin to Tate Honeycutt had given Piqua a Piqua’s Hayden Hall (33) and Elijah Hudson (24) make a tackle against Wayne Fri- fourth-and-one from its day as Dylan Runge (23) closes in. own 43, Tipps-Clemons

rumbled 41 yards on his only carry of the night to the Wayne 16.

The drive stalled from there.

A face-mask on third down got Piqua out of a long yardage and gave the Indians a fourth-and-two from the Wayne eight, but the Indians were tackled for a loss on that play.

“That can’t happen,” Nees said. “We worked too hard to get in position to score there and we have to be able to punch those opportunities in.”

Piqua forced Wayne to punt after one first down, but the short punt hit a Piqua blocker in the back and Wayne recovered at the Piqua 36.

The Warriors took advantage, scoring in seven plays on a nine-yard TD pass.

At that point, less than minutes remained and Piqua only had time for three plays.

“That (the turnover) was just one of those unfortunate things that happens,” Nees said.

For the night, Monnin was 8-for-13 for 76 yards, while Tipp-Clemons led the rusher with his big run.

Reedy had eight carries for 21 yards, Honeycutt had one carry for 16 yards and Yeomans had 13 yards on six carries.

Bachman had two catches for 51 yards and Honeycutt had three for 29 yards.

“I am just glad we were able to hold our own,” Nees, whose team opens the season Friday at Toledo Rogers said.

And leave the Indian nation with plenty of optimism for the upcoming season.

Record Book Football

New York Philadelphia Miami Central Division

NFL Preseason

East

National Football League At A Glance All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE W 2 2 1 1

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .500 .333

PF 64 65 54 64

PA 36 83 39 51

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .000

PF 51 40 16 40

PA 30 56 64 49

W 2 2 2 0

L 0 0 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .667 .000

PF 61 51 98 26

PA 29 25 73 42

W L T Pct PF Denver 1 1 0 .500 20 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 39 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 26 0 2 0 .000 38 San Diego NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Washington 2 0 0 1.000 46 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 30 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 36 Dallas 1 2 0 .333 48 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 45 Carolina 2 1 0 .667 67 Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 33 Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 37 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 2 1 0 .667 72 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 50 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 19 Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 29 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 29 Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 71 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 21 St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 26 Thursday's Games Detroit 40, New England 9 Carolina 34, Baltimore 27 Friday's Games Seattle at Green Bay Chicago at Oakland Saturday's Games 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's Games New Orleans at Houston, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

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

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.

PA 46 45 32 64

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami South Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee North Cincinnati Cleveland Baltimore Pittsburgh West

PA 34 33 40 51 PA 33 58 61 69 PA 50 52 24 47 PA 7 20 23 46

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago West Division

GB — 14

.464 .449 .381

18 20 28½

W 75 74 73 55 54

L 52 53 55 72 73

Pct .591 .583 .570 .433 .425

GB — 1 2½ 20 21

American League

Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto Central Division

MLB Standings

67 70 78

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 75 52 .591 — Arizona 65 61 .516 9½ Colorado 59 70 .457 17 San Diego 57 70 .449 18 San Francisco 56 71 .441 19 Thursday's Games Cincinnati 2, Arizona 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, Miami 0 Washington 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 13 innings Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4 St. Louis 6, Atlanta 2 Pittsburgh 10, San Francisco 5 Friday's Games Arizona at Philadelphia Colorado at Miami Detroit at N.Y. Mets Milwaukee at Cincinnati Washington at Kansas City Atlanta at St. Louis Boston at L.A. Dodgers Chicago Cubs at San Diego Pittsburgh at San Francisco Saturday's Games Boston (Lester 11-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 124), 4:05 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 18-1) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 94), 4:05 p.m.

Arizona (Delgado 4-4) at Philadelphia (E.Martin 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Manship 0-3) at Miami (Fernandez 95), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 8-13) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-9), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 14-7) at Kansas City (W.Davis 6-9), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 10-6) at St. Louis (S.Miller 118), 7:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 7-11) at San Diego (Stults 8-10), 8:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 14-5) at San Francisco (Lincecum 6-13), 9:05 p.m.

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

Detroit at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Arizona at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Washington at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Dodgers, 8:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

East Division

Baseball

Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times EDT National League East Division W L Pct Atlanta 77 50 .606 Washington 63 64 .496

Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago West Division

58 57 48

W 75 72 68 68 57

L 54 53 58 59 71

Pct .581 .576 .540 .535 .445

GB — 1 5½ 6 17½

W 74 69 64 56 52

L 53 58 62 70 74

Pct .583 .543 .508 .444 .413

GB — 5 9½ 17½ 21½

W L Pct GB Texas 74 53 .583 — Oakland 71 55 .563 2½ Seattle 59 67 .468 14½ Los Angeles 55 71 .437 18½ Houston 41 85 .325 32½ Thursday's Games N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3 Minnesota 7, Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City 3, 12 innings Friday's Games Minnesota at Cleveland Oakland at Baltimore Detroit at N.Y. Mets N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay Texas at Chicago White Sox Toronto at Houston Washington at Kansas City Boston at L.A. Dodgers L.A. Angels at Seattle Saturday's Games Boston (Lester 11-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 124), 4:05 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 18-1) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 9-

4), 4:05 p.m.

Oakland (J.Parker 9-6) at Baltimore (Tillman 144), 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Hendriks 0-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 6-7), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 11-10) at Tampa Bay (Price 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 12-5) at Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 4-7), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Undecided) at Houston (Peacock 2-4), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 14-7) at Kansas City (W.Davis 6-9), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Vargas 6-5) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 4-0), 9:10 p.m.

Sunday's Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

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

Toronto at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Washington at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Dodgers, 8:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Oakland at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

MLB Leaders TODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—YMolina, St. Louis, .332; CJohnson, Atlanta, .330; Cuddyer, Colorado, .328; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .321; Votto, Cincinnati, .317; FFreeman, Atlanta, .314; MCarpenter, St. Louis, .312.

RUNS—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 94; Choo, Cincinnati, 85; Votto, Cincinnati, 84; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 82; Holliday, St. Louis, 80; JUpton, Atlanta, 80; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 79; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 79.

RBI—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 100; Phillips, Cincinnati, 94; Craig, St. Louis, 90; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 85; FFreeman, Atlanta, 83; Bruce, Cincinnati, 81; DBrown, Philadelphia, 80.

HITS—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 153; Segura, Milwaukee, 152; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 150; Votto, Cincinnati, 147; Craig, St. Louis, 144; DanMurphy, New York, 142; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 141; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 141.

DOUBLES—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 42;YMolina, St. Louis, 35; Bruce, Cincinnati, 34; Desmond, Washington, 33; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 32; Rizzo, Chicago, 32; Pence, San Francisco, 31.

TRIPLES—SMarte, Pittsburgh, 10; CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; Segura, Milwaukee, 9; Span, Washington, 8; CGonzalez, Colorado, 6; Hechavarria, Miami, 6; Venable, San Diego, 6; DWright, New York, 6.

HOME RUNS—PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; DBrown, Philadelphia, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; Bruce, Cincinnati, 24; JUpton, Atlanta, 24; Beltran, St. Louis, 22; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 22.

STOLEN BASES—ECabrera, San Diego, 37; Segura, Milwaukee, 37; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 35; CGomez, Milwaukee, 30; EYoung, New York, 28; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 26; Revere, Philadelphia, 22.

PITCHING—Liriano, Pittsburgh, 14-5; Zimmermann, Washington, 14-7; Wainwright, St. Louis, 147; Corbin, Arizona, 13-3; Latos, Cincinnati, 13-4; JDe La Rosa, Colorado, 13-6; Lynn, St. Louis, 137; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 13-7.

ERA—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.72; Harvey, New York, 2.25; Fernandez, Miami, 2.41; Corbin, Arizona, 2.45; Wainwright, St. Louis, 2.66; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 2.82; Greinke, Los Angeles, 2.91.

STRIKEOUTS—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 188; Harvey, New York, 187; Wainwright, St. Louis, 173; Samardzija, Chicago, 168; Latos, Cincinnati, 166; Strasburg, Washington, 162; HBailey, Cincinnati, 161.

SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 40; Mujica, St. Louis, 33; RSoriano, Washington, 32; AChapman, Cincinnati, 32; Grilli, Pittsburgh, 30; Romo, San Francisco, 30; Cishek, Miami, 27.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .354; Trout, Los Angeles, .333; ABeltre, Texas, .327; Mauer, Minnesota, .324; DOrtiz, Boston, .320; Loney, Tampa Bay, .311; Cano, New York, .307.

RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 91; MiCabrera, Detroit, 90; Trout, Los Angeles, 88; AJones, Baltimore, 86; Bautista, Toronto, 82; AJackson, Detroit, 79; Ellsbury, Boston, 78.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 123; CDavis, Baltimore, 116; Encarnacion, Toronto, 93; AJones, Baltimore, 91; Fielder, Detroit, 88; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 83; Cano, New York, 81.

HITS—ABeltre, Texas, 162; MiCabrera, Detroit, 162; Machado, Baltimore, 159; AJones, Baltimore, 157; Trout, Los Angeles, 156; Ellsbury, Boston, 153; Pedroia, Boston, 150.

DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 43; CDavis,

Baltimore, 36; Mauer, Minnesota, 35; Saltalamacchia, Boston, 34; Trout, Los Angeles, 34; Lowrie, Oakland, 33; AlRamirez, Chicago, 33.

TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 8; Trout, Los Angeles, 8; Gardner, New York, 7; Drew, Boston, 6; AGordon, Kansas City, 5; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 5; Kawasaki, Toronto, 5; LMartin, Texas, 5; BMiller, Seattle, 5.

HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 46; MiCabrera, Detroit, 40; Encarnacion, Toronto, 31; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 29; Bautista, Toronto, 28; ADunn, Chicago, 28; NCruz, Texas, 27.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 46; RDavis, Toronto, 40; Andrus, Texas, 34; Altuve, Houston, 30; Rios, Texas, 30; McLouth, Baltimore, 28; Trout, Los Angeles, 28.

PITCHING—Scherzer, Detroit, 18-1; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 14-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-4; Colon, Oakland, 14-5; Masterson, Cleveland, 14-9; CWilson, Los Angeles, 13-6; 5 tied at 12.

ERA—Kuroda, New York, 2.41; AniSanchez, Detroit, 2.45; FHernandez, Seattle, 2.62; Darvish, Texas, 2.68; Sale, Chicago, 2.78; Scherzer, Detroit, 2.82; DHolland, Texas, 2.95.

STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 214; Scherzer, Detroit, 185; Masterson, Cleveland, 182; FHernandez, Seattle, 182; Sale, Chicago, 175; Verlander, Detroit, 166; DHolland, Texas, 162.

SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 39; MRivera, New York, 37; Nathan, Texas, 37; GHolland, Kansas City, 34; AReed, Chicago, 34; Balfour, Oakland, 31; Perkins, Minnesota, 30.

Auto Racing

Irwin Tools Lineup NASCAR-Sprint Cup Irwin Tools Night Race Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Saturday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn.

Lap length: .533 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 128.969.

2. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 128.77.

3. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 128.692.

4. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 128.684.

5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 128.58.

6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 128.52.

7. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 128.348.

8. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 128.236.

9. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 128.159.

10. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 128.134.

11. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 127.852.

12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 127.741.

13. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 127.665.

14. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 127.622.

15. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 127.588.

16. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 127.546.

17. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 127.529.

18. (51) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 127.393.

19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 127.048.

20. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 126.813.

21. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 126.787.

22. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 126.587.

23. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 126.578.

24. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 126.495.

25. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 126.47.

26. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 126.362.

27. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 126.278.

28. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 126.245.

29. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 126.195.

30. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 125.798.

31. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 125.757.

32. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 125.749.

33. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 125.338.

34. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 125.036.

35. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, 125.011.

36. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 124.995.

37. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points.

38. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, Owner Points.

39. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, Owner Points.

40. (33) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

41. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

42. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, Owner Points.

43. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Owner Points.

Failed To Qualify 44. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 124.865.

Golf

Barclays Scores PGA-Barclays Scores Friday At Liberty National Golf Club Jersey City, N.J. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,343; Par: 71 Partial Second Round Webb Simpson 67-66—133 Gary Woodland 69-64—133

Rickie Fowler Keegan Bradley Adam Scott Freddie Jacobson Sergio Garcia David Lynn Brendon de Jonge Kyle Stanley John Huh Bubba Watson Martin Kaymer Rory Sabbatini Nick Watney Ryan Moore Luke Donald Matt Jones Bill Haas Jason Kokrak Daniel Summerhays Stewart Cink Kevin Chappell Roberto Castro Phil Mickelson Bob Estes Stuart Appleby Scott Brown Martin Flores Brian Gay Josh Teater Cameron Tringale Boo Weekley Jimmy Walker Aaron Baddeley Scott Langley Nicholas Thompson David Hearn Marc Leishman Martin Laird John Merrick D.A. Points John Senden Erik Compton K.J. Choi Brendan Steele Jerry Kelly Brian Davis Dustin Johnson Harris English Russell Henley William McGirt Charlie Beljan Luke Guthrie Robert Garrigus Derek Ernst Chris Kirk Ken Duke Billy Horschel Charlie Wi Richard H. Lee Ian Poulter Johnson Wagner Scott Stallings Sang-Moon Bae Bo Van Pelt Ernie Els Brian Stuard Jason Bohn Mark Wilson D.H. Lee Brian Harman Justin Leonard James Driscoll Andres Romero Tim Clark John Rollins Angel Cabrera Michael Thompson Ben Crane Lucas Glover David Lingmerth Justin Hicks

71-64—135 72-63—135 69-66—135 68-68—136 70-66—136 71-65—136 67-69—136 70-67—137 73-64—137 68-70—138 68-70—138 71-67—138 68-70—138 67-72—139 67-72—139 71-68—139 73-66—139 70-69—139 70-69—139 70-70—140 68-72—140 70-70—140 71-69—140 72-68—140 69-71—140 70-70—140 71-69—140 68-72—140 68-72—140 74-67—141 69-72—141 68-73—141 69-72—141 72-69—141 67-74—141 73-68—141 72-70—142 74-68—142 69-73—142 70-72—142 71-71—142 72-70—142 71-71—142 69-74—143 71-72—143 73-70—143 72-71—143 72-71—143 73-70—143 72-71—143 71-72—143 70-73—143 72-71—143 73-70—143 72-72—144 72-72—144 70-74—144 71-73—144 75-69—144 77-68—145 71-74—145 75-71—146 70-76—146 70-76—146 73-74—147 72-75—147 75-72—147 78-69—147 75-72—147 73-75—148 74-74—148 79-69—148 73-75—148 75-74—149 73-78—151 75-77—152 76-83—159 67—WD 71—WD 78—WD 78—WD

Leaderboard SCORE 1. Matt Kuchar -10 2. Gary Woodland -9 2. Webb Simpson -9 4. Keegan Bradley -7 4. Rickie Fowler -7 4. Adam Scott -7 4. Justin Rose -7 8. David Lynn -6 8. Jim Furyk -6 8. Sergio Garcia -6 8. Fredrik Jacobson -6 8. Morgan Hoffmann -6 8. Brendon de Jonge -6 8. Henrik Stenson -6

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Go Red Goes North 2013

Go Red Goes North is an initiative by the American Heart Association to bring the Go Red movement to the communities north of the I-70/75 corridor. This health and wellness event and luncheon will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2013 from 10 am to 1 pm. at the Fort Piqua Plaza Banquet Center in Piqua and is presented by Upper Valley Medical Center. A health and wellness expo will be featured from 10 – 11:30 where vendors will be on hand offering everything from blood pressure checks to chair massages. A heart healthy lunch will be served from 11:30 to 1 pm and the keynote speaker will be Holly Hoffman, from the reality TV show, “Survivor Nicaragua.” Holly was the last woman standing on that show and has a message of survival and hope that will inspire and encourage everyone in attendance with her amazing story.

In keeping with the messaging of the Go Red campaign, the goal is to educate and empower attendees to know their numbers and take control of their health.

This is the fourth year for the Go Red Goes North event. More than 200 attendees are expected. Along with Upper Valley Medical Center, other sponsors include Wilson Memorial Hospital, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Midmark, CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Troy Daily News, Piqua Daily Call, Sidney Daily News, Record Herald and WPTW/Muzzy Broadcasting.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 937-853-3102.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, and affects more than 42 million women in the United States. However, these women should not have to fight heart disease alone. Because heart disease is fought all day, every day – not just in doctor’s offices and hospitals – women need a community of heart sisters who can relate to their fears, offer around-the-clock encouragement and share their own courageous stories.

Support for women who are dealing with this often silent, hidden and misunderstood killer just got a little easier through the American Heart Association’s Go Red Heart Match – a program that connects women with others who understand their journey – the pain, the victories and everything in between.

Ultimately, women can find their own heart sister in Go Red Heart Match and they will no longer fight heart disease on her own!

Why Join the Go Red Heart Match?

Accountability & Encouragement: A recent survey of Heart Match participants showed that approximately 40 percent are now exercising more and eating more heart-healthy foods. Another 25 percent started taking blood pressure or cholesterol medication and 8 percent quit smoking.

Plus, nearly half of women surveyed encouraged a friend or family member to talk to their doctor about their risk for heart disease.

Rehabilitation:

Data shows that cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention (CR/SP) programs reduce cardiovascular risk and event rates, foster healthy behaviors and promote active

lifestyles.

Of eligible patients, only 14 to 35 percent of heart attack survivors and 31 percent of patients after coronary artery bypass surgery participate in CR/SP programs.

In particular, patients who are women, belong to ethnic minorities, are elderly and have low socioeconomic status have lower participation rates than white men and represent specific high-risk groups to be target for referral.

Background Information about Go Red Heart Match:

The Go Red Heart Match is the American Heart Association’s first women’s online patient support program. The one-of-a-kind, free online program offers women the ability to support each other through a range of experiences.

Women create an online profile, search for other women with similar experiences and Go Red For Women makes the connection so they can build a one-on-one, supportive relationship.

Signing up for Go Red Heart Match is simple: 1. Go to www.GoRedForWomen.org/HeartMatch 2. Click the “Create a profile” button 3. Complete the form and hit submit 4. Build your profile, add your photo and hit submit

Share with others: tell women in your life about Heart Match so they can find the support they need.

The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement is nationally sponsored by Macy’s and Merck & Co., Inc, with additional support from our cause sponsors. ©(2011), American Heart Association. Also known as the Heart Fund. TM Go Red trademark of AHA, Red Dress trademark

Go Red Goes North

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Holly Hoffman was born and raised in Eureka, South Dakota. After graduating from Eureka High School, she attended Northern State University. She and her husband, Charlie, manage a cattle ranch in north central South Dakota. Charlie also serves as a Representative in the State Legislature.

They raised three children who all attended South Dakota Universities. Austin, their oldest son, graduated from South Dakota State University and is now attending Law School at the University of South Dakota. Austin and his wife Megan reside in Brandon, South Dakota.

Alexandra Hoffman graduated from South Dakota State University with a Broadcast Journalism degree in May, 2011. She and her husband John live in Omaha, Nebraska, where she is employed with KETV. Alex was Miss South Dakota Teen USA in 2006 and Miss South Dakota 2008. She placed in the top 15 in the Miss America Pageant.

Elizabeth graduated from the University of South Dakota with an English degree and an emphasis in pre-medical studies. She is now attending the Sanford School of Medicine in Vermillion, South Dakota, and plans on being an Obstetrician-Gynecologist. Elizabeth was Miss South Dakota Teen USA in 2008.

After raising their children Holly decided it was time to do something for herself, so she applied to be on the reality show Survivor and made it. She was on Season 21 in Nicaragua. She was the last woman standing, and last member of the Espada Tribe in the game. She finished in fourth place.

Holly is now traveling throughout the United States making appearances and speaking to various organizations and schools. By sharing her Survivor experience she has become a motivational speaker.

She will also be traveling throughout the United States attending reality fundraising events and speaking.

Holly is the author of “Your Winner Within”.

Twitter @HollyHoffmanS21 • Website HollyHoffman.org

A heart attack survivor in Michigan needed help. Depression had sapped her energy and left her in a post-heart attack stupor she couldn’t emerge from. She desperately needed someone to talk to, someone who understood what she was going through. She found Janine Krolikowski, a mentor in the American Heart Association’s Go Red Heart Match program.

Krolikowski knew all too well how her new friend felt. In 2004, she’d suffered a heart attack at age 46. An emotional nosedive is normal, Krolikowski told her fellow survivor. Give it time, it’ll subside, she assured her.

“No matter who you are, heart disease comes with lots of questions and fears and anxieties,” said Krolikowski, of Royal Oak, Mich. “Sometimes you need a little camaraderie from someone who’s been there.”

Heart disease is the No. 1 health threat for women. It kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. But women don’t have to fight heart disease on their own. Heart Match provides an online gathering place for women who want to give or receive one-on-one support as they fight heart disease or stroke. Women simply create a free online profile that describes their experience. Then, they search for a match by age, heart condition, or other factors important to them.

For two-time stroke survivor Shermane Winters-Wofford, her Heart Match reached out for encouragement to start living heart-healthy after a high blood pressure diagnosis. The two women now motivate each other to exercise and eat better. Winters-Wofford, of St. Louis, Mo., even emails medication reminders to her Heart Match, who lives in New Jersey.

“Women are the heart of the house, but what are we doing for ourselves and our bodies,” said Winters-Wofford, a 41-year-old mother of three boys.

“By talking to other women and finding your Heart Match, you can help each other find that balance. Maybe what they’re doing works for you, maybe what you’re doing works for them. It’s all in the connection.”

It’s a connection Heart Match members make through email, social media sites like Facebook, over the phone, or in person.

Myrna Aguilar, who has a family history of heart disease, is eager to connect with a prevention buddy far beyond her back door. Still in search of a Heart Match, the 36-year-old from South Gate, Calif., hopes to exchange hearthealthy recipes and exercise tips. “Having someone hundreds or thousands

Sidney Woman Struggles to Breathe and Live Gets A Second Chance at Life

By Beth Langefels, Communications Director, American Heart Association Susan Puthoff of Sidney was living her life like most busy women do these days. Working full time, this wife, mother and grandmother didn’t have a lot of time to focus on herself or her own health, knew she had high blood pressure, but also knew her doctor was helping her address that.

“I was on my way into work in April of this year,” she said. “And I got out of my car and walked the short distance into the building and I was out of breath and just seemed like I couldn’t go anymore.” Puthoff’s severe shortness of breath, along with what she described as a “heavy feeling” in her chest and swelling in her ankles, continued throughout that day. Attributing these symptoms to a flu bug, she left work early and called her doctor.

“My doctor recommended I see a cardiologist, just in case,” she said.

of miles away who’s saying, ‘You can do this’ and ‘I’m here for you,’ that’s a powerful resource for all women,” Aguilar said.

In Minnesota, Maria Legatt found support close to home. Legatt met Keilee Miller through Go Red For Women only 12 days after Miller’s heart transplant in March 2010 at age 30. Legatt’s heart was failing and she knew she’d soon be on the same path to transplant.

As Legatt’s health worsened, she didn’t know how to deal with the emotions.

“I started calling Keilee quite often because no one else really understood.

You hear your own voice back at you,” said Legatt, 34, who underwent a heart transplant in August 2011.

Post-transplant, Miller became Legatt’s sounding board for everything from weird symptoms to what to expect next. “There’s such anxiety when you wake up and you don’t know what’s going to happen that day. But if you have someone saying, ‘I’ve been through that and this is what happened to me next,’ then you can expect it and it can ease your mind,” Legatt said.

For out-of-the-ordinary symptoms, Miller would urge Legatt to call the doctor. “It’s like an extra mom there,” Legatt said. Heart Match provides personal support, but participants should talk to their healthcare providers for medical advice.

Not wanting Legatt to lose her “spunk,” Miller kept pushing her friend along with a hopeful mantra: Let the transplant be a part of you, but don’t let it define you. “Maria always tells me that I’m her inspiration, but she’s my inspiration too,” Miller said.

Krolikowski now has two Heart Matches. Almost every day, she’s on the hunt for a new tidbit to send—the latest research, a healthy recipe, risk factor news. And in helping them, she helps herself.

“I want to improve my health. I don’t want to have heart disease in my life, and sometimes it’s easier to ignore things,” Krolikowski said. “Heart Match helps me stay healthy, to stay on target with my diet and exercise. It’s a proactive fight against heart disease. And we do it together.”

Join Heart Match and connect with a woman who truly understands your journey—the pain, the victories and everything in between. Register before June 30 and receive a free Heart Match pendant. Learn more at GoRedForW

“And I did end up getting some medication for the swelling that also helped relieve my shortness of breath.” The symptoms, however, returned within a few days and Puthoff eventually ended up being admitted to the hospital.

“While at Upper Valley Medical Center they first thought I was in congestive heart failure,” she said. “But eventually testing revealed that I had a mitral valve malfunction.”

Puthoff eventually had surgery at Ohio State University in Columbus in June to repair her valve and remained hospitalized for ten days. After returning home, she began cardio rehab at Upper Valley.

“I’ve been going to rehab since my doctor released me - about three times each week,” she said. “It really has helped me get strong and feel better and I enjoy it very much. I look forward to doing the exercises and I know how important it is to not only get physically stronger but mentally stronger. I also understand now why exercise is so important for my health.”

Puthoff will be returning to her job as a licensed practical nurse at a nursing home in Minster on August 19th and is proud to say she has lost more than 40 pounds since her surgery. “I work out on a treadmill and a bicycle and I lift weights and I’m working towards losing 15 more pounds,” she said.

She is also working with her family members on changing their diets and eating healthier, which has been a process. “I’ve learned to read labels and not add a lot of extra salt when I’m cooking,” Puthoff said. “I tell my husband and my daughter and son in law that they don’t need to eat all that extra salt and that it’s a lifestyle change.”

Among her biggest blessings are grandsons Kole and Hayden Egbert, 13 and 10, who have been instrumental in helping their grandmother during her recovery.

“My grandsons live right down the road and have taken care of me all summer,” Puthoff said. “They have fixed me lunch and lifted heavy laundry. I feel very lucky to be alive because when I felt so horrible in the hospital and didn’t care if I lived or died and then I made it, I knew I was blessed every day. I truly believe in the power of prayer.”

Women’s Signs of a Heart Attack Overview More women die of cardiovascular disease than from the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. But 80 percent of cardiac events in women could be prevented if women made the right choices for their hearts involving diet, exercise and abstinence from smoking. Make it your mission to learn all you can about heart attacks and stroke — don’t become a statistic. CALL 9-1-1

Heart Attack

A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked, usually by a blood clot. If this clot cuts off the blood flow completely, the part of the heart muscle supplied by that artery begins to die.

Signs of a Heart Attack

1. Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest. It lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back.

2. Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.

3. Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort.

4. Other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or light-headedness.

5. As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain.

If you have any of these signs, don’t wait more than five minutes before calling for help.

Call 9-1-1...Get to a hospital right away

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Barley and Asparagus Risotto

Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

1 tablespoon olive oil 1/3 cup finely chopped shallot 1 medium garlic clove, minced 1 cup uncooked medium pearl barley 1/4 cup dry white wine (regular or nonalcoholic) 2 1/2 cups fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth and 1/4 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth (if needed), divided use 2 cups trimmed and cut asparagus (1-inch pieces) 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/8 teaspoon dried marjoram, crumbled 2 tablespoons shredded or grated Parmesan cheese

1 8-ounce can pineapple tidbits in their own juice, drained with 1/2 cup juice reserved 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons no-salt-added ketchup 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 1 tablespoon cornstarch, divided use 2 teaspoons soy sauce (lowest sodium available) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 pound chicken tenders, all visible fat discarded Cooking spray 1 teaspoon canola or corn oil and 1 teaspoon canola or corn oil, divided use 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch squares 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced 1/2 medium red onion, cut into 3/4-inch squares

Serves 6; 2/3 cup per serving

In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the shallot for 2 minutes, or until slightly softened, stirring frequently.

Stir in the garlic. Cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.

Stir in the barley. Cook for 3 minutes, or until lightly toasted, stirring frequently.

Pour in the wine. Cook for 1 minute, or until the wine has evaporated, stirring constantly.

Pour in 2 1/2 cups broth. Bring to a boil, still over medium heat.

Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, or until the barley is just tender, stirring occasionally.

Stir in the asparagus, pepper, marjoram, and remaining 1/4 cup broth if needed. Increase the heat to high and bring to a simmer.

Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes, or until the barley and asparagus are tender and the liquid has evaporated. Just before serving, sprinkle with the Parmesan.

Cook’s Tip: When fresh asparagus isn’t in season or simply for variety, replace it with almost any other vegetable.

Nutrients per Serving Calories 172 Total Fat 3.0 g Saturated Fat 0.5 g Trans Fat 0.0 g Polyunsaturated Fat Monounsaturated Fat Cholesterol 1 mg Sodium 61 mg Carbohydrates 30 g Fiber 6 g Sugars 2 g Protein 6 g

Serves 4; 1 cup per serving

Set the pineapple aside. In a medium nonmetallic bowl, whisk together the reserved pineapple juice, brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, soy sauce, and salt until the cornstarch is dissolved. Set aside.

In a large shallow dish, stir together the flour and remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Add the chicken, turning to coat and shaking off any excess.

Transfer the chicken to a flat surface, such as a cutting board or piece of aluminum foil. Lightly spray both sides of the chicken with cooking spray.

In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the chicken on one side for 4 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom. Turn the chicken over. Pour in the remaining 1 teaspoon oil, spreading as well as possible. Cook the chicken for 4 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom and no longer pink in the center. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm.

In the same skillet, still over medium-high heat, cook the bell pepper, carrot, and onion for 2 to 3 minutes, or until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally. Make a well in the center of the vegetables. Stir the reserved pineapple juice mixture. Pour into the well. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally. Add the reserved pineapple.

Stir the pineapple, vegetables, and sauce together.

Stir in the chicken. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

0.5 g 2.0 g

Dietary Exchanges 2 starch, 1/2 fat This recipe is reprinted with permission from Recipes for the Heart, Copyright © 2013 by the American Heart Association. Published by Publications International, Ltd. Available on shopgored.com starting mid-February, while supplies last.

Nutrients per Serving Calories 255 Total Fat 5.5 g Saturated Fat 1.0 g Trans Fat 0.0 g Polyunsaturated Fat Monounsaturated Fat Cholesterol 73 mg Sodium 365 mg Carbohydrates 26 g Fiber 2 g Sugars 18 g Protein 25 g

1.0 g 2.5 g

Dietary Exchanges 1/2 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 other carbohydrate, 3 lean meat This recipe is reprinted with permission from Recipes for the Heart, Copyright © 2013 by the American Heart Association. Published by Publications International, Ltd. Available on shopgored.com starting mid-February, while supplies last.

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For Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Issues about work or your health might be confusing today. Do not take things at face value. Make sure you get your facts straight.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Difficulties with romantic partners might arise today because of misunderstandings. Similarly, confusion when dealing with children might also arise. (Guard against accidental poisoning with tots.)

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Family discussions might be perplexing today. (Conversations are like two ships passing in the night.) This is a poor day to discuss important topics.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might spend a lot of time daydreaming today. You also might feel that your mind is in a fog or that conversations are fuzzy. Indeed, all these things might be true!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) If you are discussing financial matters today, make sure your facts are right.

You might be deceived accidentally or on purpose.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might feel anxious today and might not know why. You also might feel listless and lacking in enthusiasm for life. Don't worry about this; it's a passing influence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Don't be quick to believe rumors or hidden secrets today, because they are likely false. In fact, confusion is rampant and misunderstandings are rife.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might feel like others are off-base today, especially in group discussions.

Or perhaps a friend sounds one short of a six-pack? Take everything with a grain of salt.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a poor day for important discussions with authority figures, because people are confused or might be working with the wrong information.

Outright deception and confusion will cloud issues.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) If you think someone is stringing you along today, you are probably right. In other words, if something seems to be fishy, it is!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a poor day for business transactions or decisions about inheritances and shared property. In fact, it's an easy day to be swindled or cheated!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Your mental buffers and filters are not working today, which means that all kinds of stimuli and information are bombarding you. This is why you won't know what you can believe or why you will believe something that is wrong (and not suspect it).

YOU BORN TODAY You are flamboyant, sexy and charismatic. You're also quite physical, which is why you attack life with enthusiasm. You like to be admired, and you know how to charm others. You also like to have a good time (and you have a reputation for doing so). Many of you have secrets or lead a double life. This year, an interesting choice will arise. Choose wisely.

Birthdate of: Rachael Ray, TV cook; Sean Connery, actor; Tim Burton, director/writer.

SNUFFY SMITH

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Milestones

John and Linda Slonaker

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ohn and Linda (Longandelpher) Slonaker of Troy are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

The were married Aug. 24, 1963, at the First United Church of Christ, Troy.

The couple have two children, Stephanie Favorite of Troy and Michael (Dee) Slonaker of Sidney.

They also have five

grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

John graduated from Greenville High School, Miami University of Ohio and served in the U.S. Army.

He taught in the music department of Troy High School until his retirement in 1987.

He remains active in local civic bands and the First United Church of Christ.

Linda graduated from

Troy High School and Christ Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a school nurse and later as an office nurse.

She is active in the Red Hat Society and First United Church of Christ.

Family and friends are invited to an open house from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 25 in the dining room of the First United Church of Christ, 120 S. Market St., Troy.

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Engagement announcement

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Daugherty and Wood to wed

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rica Daugherty, daughter of Peggy Daugherty and the late Gary Daugherty of Arcanum, is engaged to marry Sean Wood, son of David and Sherri Wood of Bradford and Tricia Fields of Sidney.

The bride-to-be is a 2010 graduate of Arcanum High School and a 2011 graduate of Edison Community College with an Associate’s degree in business management. She is currently employed with

State of the Heart Hospice as accounts payable.

The groom is a 2008 graduate of Bradford High School and a 2011 graduate of Edison Community College with an associate’s degree in business management. Sean is currently employed with Kroger Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician.

The couple will exchange vows Sept. 7 in West Manchester. After their honeymoon, the couple will reside at their home in Bradford.

Claire Bim-Merle, 12, of Piqua, recently won 1st place in showmanship at the Miami County Fair. She is a member of the Boots-n-Saddles 4-H Club and the daughter of Bob and Angela Bim-Merle. She also has won numerous other awards including 4th place champion showmanship at the Ohio State Fair; the Mike Moore Memorial Award for Grand Champion Pleasure Rider; division championship horsemanship, ages 12-13; and Reserve Division champion showmanship, ages 12-13.

NY sanctuaries take in animals escaping slaughter Verena Dobnik Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Winston escaped death to find a piglet’s paradise.

The little piggy found wandering this summer along a bustling Queens boulevard is among hundreds of animals — including cows, sheep, goats and chickens — that apparently managed to flee in recent years from New York City’s growing number of urban slaughter markets.

Escaping to the streets amid honking cars and busy pedestrians comes with a beautiful reward for those lucky enough to survive: a trip to an animal sanctuary in the wide open spaces north of the city where they can live out their days without fear of becoming someone’s dinner.

“None of them come to us friendly,” says Susie Coston, director of the Farm Sanctuary, which has taken in more than 500 farm animals from the city in the last decade. “They know what blood smells like and they’re very scared and high-strung, running to get away.”

The case of Winston, so named by newspaper readers who followed his fate, is hardly unusual.

The little porker had apparently been on the lam for days in an area with many storefront slaughterhouses before he was caught by city animal-control officers.

They turned him over to the sanctuary, and his home now is a five-hour drive and a world away, on a 175-acre farm in Watkins Glen, where he is free to frolic.

“Winston is doing magnificently well,” Coston says, adding that he “spends his nights rooting in the dirt and mud and spinning and playing with his best friend Ruby, a piglet who recently fell off a transport truck.”

Other residents there include Maxine, a cow caught in Queens six years ago after a police chase.

An ear tag indicated she was headed for slaughter, as were a lamb found hoofing it through the South Bronx and a goat rescued from a busy Brooklyn intersection.

More than 100 chickens were on the loose at various times in the last year alone, along with 27 ducks, three goats and a pig, according to the city’s animal control agency.

Officials say escaped animals are sometimes claimed by the slaughterhouses or urban farms from which they fled, but that is rare.

New York City is home to nearly 90 storefront slaughter markets, a number that has nearly doubled in the last two decades because of an influx of immigrants accustomed to cooking with freshly butchered meats.

Reading signs and

AP Photo | Farm Sanctuary

Lucky Lady, a sheep, stands in a meadow at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, N.Y., where she was brought in 2007 after roaming the streets of New York’s South Bronx following her escape from an auction house. Hundreds of animals that might otherwise have met a bloody end at one of New York’s nearly 90 storefront slaughterhouses, now live in sanctuaries north of the city.

prices often written in Arabic, Hebrew or Spanish, customers typically choose their dinner from birds fluttering in cages or goats and sheep staring from pens.

In separate spaces, animals are slaughtered and eviscerated at lightningfast speed following the halal Islamic practice or kosher Jewish tradition.

“Halal to me means more than just the slaughter; it starts on the farm, and we make sure animals are properly fed and cared for,” says Imran Uddin, owner of the

Madani Halal live market in Queens’ Ozone Park neighborhood.

As he speaks, a young goat pokes its nose through a chain-link fence and playfully nibbles at his shirt.

A retail menu scribbled on a blackboard one day included a young roasting chicken at $1.65 a pound, pigeon — also called squab — for $8 apiece, and a water duck for $13.

None of Uddin’s animals has ever escaped, but he says some from live markets in the surrounding residential

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neighborhood have gotten away in the past.

New Yorkers who catch sight of an animal on the run call police or city officials who drive them to a temporary shelter where it’s cared for until it goes to one of about a halfdozen privately funded sanctuaries in the state.

“We work very hard to get the animals placed, to get them the care where they can live out their life,” says Richard Gentles, spokesman for Animal Care & Control of NYC.

BRADFORD 10713 Panther Creed Rd. Wednesday Noon5. Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9am-5pm. Riding & push mowers. Old wheel barrow.

Wooden ladders. Go cart. Vintage marbles. Lots of miscellaneous.

LOCKINGTON, 11150 E. Lockington Road, ThursdaySaturday9-6pm, Sunday95pm, 26 Sea Ray Boat, trailer like new, household goods, plumbing, PVC fittings bathroom/kitchen sinks, urinal, electric motors, shop lights, duct work commercial ice maker, small refrigerator, office chairs, clothes, smooth top range wedding dresses, weight bench, weights, many more items!!!

PIQUA 1236 W High St. Friday & Saturday 10am-4pm.

HUGE SALE! TONS of NICE clothing! Levi, Nike, AE, Maurices & other name brands for Junior Plus size & Junior men's. Home & holiday decor.

Toys. Electronics. Miscellaneous. Quality items, priced to sell.

PIQUA 1308 W High St. Thursday 9am-1pm, Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday 9am-2pm.

BRAND NEW, BRAND NAME, BARGAIN PRICES! Deodorant, hair care, toothpaste, razors, cosmetics, feminine care, Depends, air freshners, cleaners, and much more! NO EARLY BIRDS! PIQUA 1616 Nicklin Ave. Saturday only 8am-4pm. Curio cabinets. Bathroom vanity.

Stand-up deep freezer. Bear collection. Car dolly. Clothing.

3, white gold, diamond necklaces; never worn. Too much to list!

PIQUA 35 Orchard. Friday & Saturday 9am-3pm. Pellet stove. Tools. Garage & household items. Toys. LOTS of miscellaneous.

PIQUA 412 Adams (Corner of Adams & Young). Friday, Saturday & Sunday 8am-3pm. 4Family Sale! Too many items to list!

PIQUA 621 Brice Avenue Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 9am-1pm Little girl clothes, lighthouse, kitchen, camping, miscellaneous items, books, tools, hammock, scroll saw, holiday items, cot

PIQUA 6677 Miami-Shelby (1 mile west of St Rt 66). Friday & Saturday 8am-6pm. Early fall cleaning, in barn & house! Motorhome. Antique tractors.

4,000 KW generator. Swing.

Pressure washer. Lawnchairs.

Sinks. Households. Miscellaneous.

PIQUA 808 Lambert. Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday 9am-1pm.

MOVING SALE! Lots of miscellaneous. Furniture. Appliances. Scrubs.

PIQUA, 1050 Broadway, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9am-4pm, Many Miscellaneous items, Something for everyone, Check it out!

1ST SALE IN 50 YEARS!!, PIQUA, 1133 Covington Avenue, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 106pm, HUGE 1ST TIME ONLY FAMILY GARAGE SALE!! fabulous selection of new still tagged women plus sized clothes and coats, many pairs of women sneakers, large number of purses all in new condition, a variety of glassware, nice jewelry, Harley Davidson items, porcelain dolls, many Christmas decorations, many knickknacks and much of this and that, these items are priced to move! Cash Only PIQUA, 19 Osprey Ct. Saturday Only, 8am-5pm: Humungous, Multi-Family Sale!

Everything You Can Think of: Household, Jewelry, Toys, Clothing, Men's Items, Electronics, Wheelbarrow and Yard items, Furniture, Much More!

Neighbors may also have garage sales!

SAINT PARIS, 221 N. Springfield Street, Thursday & Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-?, Large 4 family Sale, furniture, antiques, dishes, clothing, Coach purses, Longaberger, Horse equipment, much more!!

SIDNEY, 2500 County Road 25a, Thursday-Sunday 9-4pm, HUGE MOVING SALE, everything must go!!! Couch, oak kitchen table, big screen TV, lobster cage, church pews, collectibles, antiques, horses, water softener, Free kittens and bunnies. Much more!!!!

TROY 1625 Casstown-Sidney Road Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 9am-4pm Huge sale, household items, toys, bedding, lawn and garden equipment, lawn mower, string trimmer with accessories, lawn spreaders and sprayers, fishing poles, tackle box, tools, computer desk and computer supplies. All price to sell.

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The Sidney Daily News seeks news and feature writers to handle assignments on independent contractor basis.

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10 MILES, North of Piqua in Houston, 1&2 Bedroom Apartments, starting at $265, Plus utilities, (937)526-3264

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Brethren Home Community Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brethren Retirement Community. Brethren Retirement Community is a Christian, not-for-profit, Continuing Care Retirement Community that has provided senior living to Darke County for over 110 years. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Eden Alternative Facility.

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1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, 1000 South Main Avenue, clean, partially furnished, no pets $350 monthly plus deposit Call (937)773-2827 TROY area, 2 bedroom townhouses, 1-1/2 bath, furnished appliances, W/D hookup, A/C, no dogs, $500. (937)339-6776.

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Champaign Residential Services has part-time openings available in Miami County. Various hours are available, including 2nd shift , weekends and overnights Paid training is provided Requirements: a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid drivers license, have less than 6 points on driving record, proof of insurance and an acceptable criminal background check

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All shifts may be considered, primary need is 2nd shift!

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KTH Parts Industries, Inc. a quality oriented manufacturer of stamped and welded auto parts, located in St. Paris, Ohio has an immediate opening in our Human Resources Department for a Senior Recruiter. The successful candidate for this position must have the following: * Five plus years of recruiting experience, previous experience in manufacturing strongly preferred; * Experience with Internet recruiting is required; * Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field; * Ability to work in a fast paced, aggressive environment; * Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office; * Strong verbal and written communication skills; * Excellent planning, organization, and follow-up skills; and * Eye for detail is a must.

KTH Parts offers a very attractive benefit package, competitive wage and a team-oriented manufacturing environment. If you are career minded and feel you have the qualifications for this opportunity, please send your resume detailing your qualifications and salary requirements to:

PT Fitness Associates (Sidney only): experienced in general fitness and nutrition Experienced Supervisors and Managers Seeking the best place to work? Please forward us your resume! Non-production resumes welcome for any position.

All applications for all locations accepted Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

777 South Kuther Rd. Sidney Ohio E-Mail: career1@nkparts.com

We are seeking both team oriented and professional

Nursing Assistants and a

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Robertson Cabinets Inc 1090 S. Main St. West Milton, OH 45383 LEGALS

* Scheduling preventive maintenance for stamping dies * Die modifications and design changes * Reading blueprints/die drawings * Die maintenance record keeping * Machine operation, including: lathes, mills, drills, crane, saws, surface grinders and welding (tig and arc) KTH Parts offers a very attractive benefit package, competitive wage (including shift differential), and a team oriented manufacturing environment. Qualified candidates should send a resume and salary requirements to: KTH Parts Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 940 St. Paris, OH 43072 Attn: Die Maintenance Recruiter 40415087

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2004 KEYSTONE COUGAR 33 ft. 5th wheel, Front bedroom, rear kitchen, hide a bed, 2 recliners, 1 38" slide-out Call (937)269-1426 or (937)726-4492 Trucks / SUVs / Vans

REGULAR PIQUA CITY COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Approved) Approval of the minutes from the August 6, 2013 Regular City Commission Meeting ORD. NO. 10-13 (2nd Reading) (Given 2nd Reading 8-20-2013) An Ordinance to levy Special Assessments to pay for the cost of nuisance abatement assessments ORD. NO. 11-13 (2nd Reading) (Given 2nd Reading 8-20-0213) An Ordinance to levy Special Assessments to pay the cost of Demolition Assessments per terms of Moving Ohio Forward Grant Agreement ORD. NO. 12-13 (1st Reading) (Adopted 8-20-2013) An Emergency Ordinance to make appropriations for the City of Piqua, Ohio for the year 2013 ORD. NO. 13-13 (1st Reading) (Adopted 8-20-2013) An Ordinance amending Section 77.01 -Traffic Schedules Adopted, Schedule III of the Piqua Code relating to one-way streets and alleys pertaining to Wood Street RES. NO. R-112-13 (Adopted 8-20-2013) A Resolution authorizing a purchase order to North American Salt Co. for the purchase of road salt for the Street Department RES. NO. R-113-13 (Adopted 8-20-2013) A Resolution awarding a contract to L.J. DeWeese Co., for the Fountain Park Bridge Rehab project RES.NO. R-114-13 (Adopted 8-20-2013) A Resolution amending the agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for the US 36 Beautification project 08/24/2013 40431580

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KTH Parts Industries, Inc., a quality oriented manufacturer of stamped and welded auto parts, located in St. Paris, Ohio has an immediate 2nd shift opening for a Die Maintenance Technician in our Stamping Department. The successful candidate must be able to perform quality repairs/ improvements to dies while working independently.

Certificate or diploma from a vocational school, company sponsored training program or junior college in technical coursework preferred. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 4 years in tool and die building and or repair, preferably in the Automotive Industry. In addition, the successful candidate should have experience in:

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KTH Parts Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 940 St. Paris, OH 43072 Attn: HR Senior Recruiter Or Email: kth.hr@kth.net

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What’s the workout wardrobe for the Mudder?

Samantha Critchell AP Fashion Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Participation in mud runs and obstacle courses such as the Warrior Dash or Tough Mudder is growing by leaps and bounds. With that come some carefully plotted training schedules, with extra sprints up neighborhood hills and well-balanced diets that revolve around trail mix and vitamin-infused water.

But did you think about the wardrobe?

You probably should. The right clothes and gear make the difference in performance, comfort — and the cute Facebook photo you’ll want to post at the end of the day, say product developers and seasoned recreational athletes.

Eileen Berner, marketing director for insulator PrimaLoft, is a selfdescribed “weekend warrior” who does obstacle races and climbs mountains and ice in her spare time.

“Clothing is one of the first key decisions you are making in one of these events. You’ve checked the weather forecast, but the race starts out and you’re running up a ski mountain and sweating when it’s still cool and by the afternoon, it’s really hot,” Berner says.

“It could be an eight- or nine-hour day, and you can really have the gamut in weather.”

She says she can tackle

pretty much anything in her lightweight Patagonia Nano Puff jacket and waterresistant, tight-fitting socks.

They are her go-to items.

“The best gear is the gear that when you come back from the event, you weren’t cold or hot or have blisters.”

For Margaret Schlacter of Salt Lake City, a regular on the Spartan Race circuit, that means nothing cotton.

“I made the awful mistake the first time and wore cute cotton yoga capri pants, cotton underwear and a cute cotton T-shirt. After the swimming portion of the race, I had to roll the yoga pants into shorts and keep peeling the shirt away from my body.”

She adds: “Wearing cotton underwear is like wearing white after Labor Day — it’s a cardinal sin.”

Schlacter participated in her first obstacle-based, multidiscipline race in 2010.

Since then, she gave up her day job in education and competes full time (and is now writing a book about it).

Synthetic fabrics not only help take care of the moisture and regulate temperature better, but they also dry quickly, resist stains and don’t retain as much odor, says Greg Thomsen, managing director of Adidas Outdoor.

“You’re looking for anything that can help you perform at a higher level.”

This new generation of

fitness buffs likes outdoor workouts, so makers of athleticwear had already started making the shift to moisture-moving and waterrepellant materials, says Susan Branch, global head of products for Roxy.

“Her activities are from land to sea, and we are designing and developing for that.”

She also wants sun protection, mesh ventilation and pockets since she might not be ending where she started, Branch adds.

Those features are becoming standard, she says.

“The things to look for if you’re going to be in a boot camp or mud run or minitriathlon are really things that are fairly common these days and available.”

Her other recommendations are slim, body-hugging silhouettes for ease of movement that don’t snag on obstacles and wider bra straps for support.

Something else athletes might want — but don’t yet know they want — are flatlocked seams because they reduce chaffing, she adds.

Choosing footwear, though, is more specific, Schlacter says.

There’s a difference between running through a few puddles and submerging your foot.

For a race that does involve more wetness, she skips the water-repellent trail shoes, because, while they keep a certain amount

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Participants wade through the mud pit of a 5k Mud Run Aug. 17 hosted by the Habitat for Humanity at Greenway Farm in Chattanooga, Tenn.

of water out, they’ll also keep the water inside the shoe if it gets inside.

She predicts that big industry players will soon develop a shoe that’s tailormade for these sort of activities.

Schlacter says she isn’t all that concerned what she looks like when she is on the

starting line, but there is no reason not to put fashion with function.

She favors simplicity, down to her ponytail reinforced with an elastic headband and sheer lip balm.

There’s definitely no mascara, she says with a laugh.

Roxy’s Branch, however, makes the case to have it all:

“You should have the expectation that products made for this stuff will perform — and that you can look cute doing it. There are trendright silhouettes that deliver on technical features,” she says. “And you know you will put up a photo of you crossing the finish line on social media, so go for it!”

U.N.: More than 1m child refugees from Syrian war John Heilprin Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) — It’s shaping up to be a lost generation: The number of child refugees fleeing Syria’s violence has now topped the 1 million mark.

The grim milestone announced Friday by U.N. officials means as many Syrian children have been uprooted from their homes or families as the number of children who live in Wales, or in Boston and Los Angeles combined, said Antonio Guterres, the head of the Office for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

“Can you imagine Wales without children? Can you imagine Boston and Los Angeles without children?”

Guterres told reporters in Geneva.

Roughly half of all the nearly 2 million registered refugees from Syria are children and 740,000 of those are under the age of 11, according to the U.N. refugee and children’s agencies.

Guterres said the horrors of war experienced by these children puts them in grave danger of becoming a “lost generation.” With emotion he recounted some of his personal visits with Syrian child refugees, including seeing

one compulsively shoot a toy gun and others who drew pictures of dead children, planes with bombs and destroyed homes.

“This is totally unacceptable,” he said. “They will be paying for it the rest of their lives.”

Yoka Brandt, deputy head of the U.N. children’s agency known as UNICEF, called the exodus from Syria’s civil war “truly a children’s crisis. And the unacceptable thing is that it is children who have nothing to do with this crisis that are paying the price.”

But the children’s ordeals are not over once they escape Syria, Guterres said. Even

after they cross a border to safety, they are often traumatized, depressed and in need of a reason for hope.

His agency tries to ensure that babies born in exile are given birth certificates, preventing them from becoming stateless, and that all refugee families and children live in safe shelters.

Still the threats to refugee children are rising, the agencies say, including child labor, early marriage and the potential for sexual exploitation and trafficking. More than 3,500 children in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq have crossed Syria’s borders unaccompanied or separated from their families,

according to U.N. figures.

The agencies say some 7,000 children are among the more than 100,000 killed in the unrest in Syria, which began as a protest against President Bashar Assad’s regime in March 2011 and later exploded into a civil war. Most of the refugees fleeing Syria have arrived in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, but U.N. officials say increasingly Syrians are also fleeing to North Africa and Europe.

The two U.N. agencies estimate that more than 2 million children also have been displaced within Syria.

U.N. Secretary-General

Ban Ki-moon said Friday the real number of Syrian refugees is “well over 2 million” if unregistered refugees are counted.

“The situation in Syria continues to worsen. The humanitarian suffering is alarming.

Sectarian tensions have been ignited. Regional instability is spreading,” Ban said in a speech in Seoul, South Korea.

“It is heartbreaking to see all these young people, children and women and refugees, who do not have any means, any hope for their country,” he said. “They do not know when they will be able to return to their country.”

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