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Trinity Episcopal Church Reverend Joan Smoke began her service as the new priest in charge recently.

Trinity Episcopal Church gets new priest Joyell Nevins

Troy woman turns home business into thriving industry TROY — Catherine Peoples wanted to make sure her daughter Leah could have her cake and eat it, too.

And she wanted to make sure she made it herself — with eggs, flour, sugar — and an extra dose of love.

“When my oldest daughter, who is now 13, turned 1, I really wanted her to have a nice cake and I wanted to make it myself,” Peoples said.

“My parents had always made our cakes for us. She wanted a Winnie the Pooh cake and I wanted to make it myself. So I made her a 3-dimensional pooh bear cake.”

What Peoples didn’t realize at the time was that one birthday cake would turn into a booming industry.

Out of her kitchen on Ridge Avenue in Troy, Peoples — equipped with a standard stove and typical household baking equipment — has developed Night Kitchen Cakes, an artisan cake business that produces cakes that border on works of art. Peoples — who is completely self-taught — makes cakes for birthdays, weddings, showers, First Communions, retirements and anything else people ask.

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TROY – Holy Smoke and Two Prophets.

No, it’s not the name for the latest rock band, it’s the sign out front of Rev. Joan Smoke’s house.

Smoke began as the priest for Trinity Episcopal Church of Troy Saturday, Sept. 28, and preached her first service last Sunday, Oct.

4. Trinity had been without a home priest for several years before Smoke’s arrival.

“Holy Smoke” is her nickname from when she was a chaplain with Hospice. The moniker helped release some tension in what were often somber circumstances.

“Two prophets” refer to Smoke’s pets: Moses and Samuel.

Samuel is a miniature Schnauzer,

Troy Daily News Photos/ ANTHONY WEBER

and Moses is a cocker spaniel rescue.

“Moses was so named because like Moses from the Bible, he was saved from certain death,” Smoke said, explaining how the dog almost starved to death before she adopted him.

The certainty of death is a reality in a place like Hospice,

which can cause some to shy away from working there. Smoke embraced Hospice’s mission, which she refers to as “accepting that death is a part of life and allowing the dignity that is so necessary – living your life to the fullest.” She called it a “privilege” to work with them.

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Festival faces rain challenges

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Correction The West Milton Meet the Candidates night will be held Monday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the Staff Photos/Melody Vallieu Municipal Center, 701 S. Miami Andrew Long, 5, right, and his brother Austin Long, 2, of Laura, decorate the pumpkins they found in the pumpkin patch Saturday at the St., West Milton.

The date was incorrectly print- First Harvest Moon and Balloon Fest at the Miami County Fairgrounds. ed in Friday’s paper. Troy Daily News apologizes for the error.

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Events canceled for today Melody Vallieu Staff Writer

TROY — Due to the continued threat of rain throughout the day, organizers have canceled all of today’s events planned for the third — and final — day of the first Harvest Moon and Balloon Fest at the Miami County Fairgrounds.

Chairwoman Diana Thompson said late Saturday night that with rain in the forecast for most of the day today, organizers believed it would be best to cancel all events.

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On Friday, however, the weather was spot on for the festival and hot air balloon launch and glow and community members came out in force to support the Miami County Fair Board’s inaugural effort, Thompson said.

“People packed in the stadium and watched the balloon glow and took pictures,” she said.

An arts and crafts vendor, Belinda Wright of Laura, agreed.

“The balloon glow Friday night was gorgeous. It was cool,” said Wright, who was selling her handmade cloth baby books, Christmas

tree ornaments and rockers. “I talked to friends that also went on the tethered balloon rides and they really enjoyed it.”

Saturday’s event was met with repeated cells of rain, and even lightning at times, that made organizers decide to send the hot air balloons home for the rest of the event.

But, even though the weather didn’t cooperate as much as hoped Saturday, community members still again came out to support the festival.

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Troy City Council to hear rezoning issues Melanie Yingst Staff Writer

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Military brothers return from overseas

TROY — Troy City Council will hold its first public hearing about two rezoning issues at Monday’s city council meeting and have a presentation from the Troy Development Council by J.C. Wallace.

Council will meet at city hall beginning at 7 p.m. to consider to rezone two properties.

The first reading of

the rezoning of 1509 W. Main St., from Office Residential District to Office Commercial District was held Sept.

23. The ordinance was not recommended by the Troy Planning Commission.

After the second reading and the public hearing on Monday, the ordinance will go to the legislation and ordinance committee.

The first reading of the rezoning of15 N. Kings

Chapel Drive., from General Business District to Light Industrial District was held Sept.

23. The ordinance was recommended by Troy Planning Commission and the address is a vacant lot, according to city officials. After the second reading and the public hearing on Monday, the ordinance will go to the legislation and ordinance committee.

Council will have five resolutions to consider

on Monday.

The following resolutions are considered “Emergency” resolutions: The first reading and emergency resolution is the DBR Loan to Markwater LLC for $22,000.(R-37-2013) The first reading and emergency resolution is for the Ohio Public Works Commission application for McKaig Road Improvement Phase II.(R-38-2013)

Covington brothers Jordan and Tyler Tebbe returned home recently after serving overseas in the military.

Though they are both back in the states, they have not seen each other since their arrival. Jordan and Tyler got reacquainted with American life in their own unique ways.

“The first thing I did was go to Texas Roadhouse and get me a big American meal,” Tyler said. “The first thing I did was I got with my parents, I saw grandma and grandpa,” Jordan said.

“We went to dad’s lake house at Indian Lake and had (family time).”

It was Tyler’s first stint overseas. He was in Afghanistan, working in the Army as a Stryker, accompanying military vehicles on supply missions throughout the country. He said his first trip overseas wasn’t quite what he expected.

“It wasn’t quite what I thought it was going to be like,” Tyler said. “It was real quiet, we really didn’t see any action at all. It seemed like things were kind of dying down over there.”

Tyler, 21, left for Afghanistan on Dec. 15 of 2012 and returned home Sept. 18. Jordan got back on U.S. soil on June 28.

He spent two months away from duty when he got back, visiting friends and family.

The older Tebbe is now in Charleston, South Carolina, studying underwater welding at the International Diving Institute.

Jordan’s second trip overseas was spent in Djibouti, Africa, serving as a sergeant in the Kentucky National Guard A. Btry 2/138th. He recently signed on for six more years of service.

Though they haven’t seen one another since their return, the brothers have swapped stories over the phone many times. They have talked about various subjects – girls, life, family, ect. But the Tebbe clan is a military family – and the military is something that always seems to be a talking point in their conversations.

“We’ve talking about getting back and having all this freedom again,” Tyler said. “For me, going over there for the first time is pretty much a life changing experience. It’s eye opening, and it really changes the way you look at things.”

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COUNCIL From page A1 The final three resolutions for council are: First reading for a bid for a restroom project at Treasure Island Park not to exceed $85,000. The project will be reimbursed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources upon completion. (R-39-2013) First reading to bid for sanitary sewer grouting project for $70,000.(R-402013) First reading to purchase fuel during fiscal year 2014.(R-41-2013) Council will have the following ordinances to consider at Monday’s meeting: The second reading to rezone ILs 3501-3503 (1509 W. Main St.) from

OR-1, Office Residential District, to OC-1, Office Commercial District.

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Abby Hutson, 17 months, of South Charleston, looks for the perfect pumpkin in the patch Saturday at the Harvest Moon and Balloon Fest at the Miami County Fairgrounds.

FESTIVAL From page A1 Janet Long of Laura brought her two children, Andrew, 5, and Austin, 2, out to have some autumn fun. She said they rode rides, played putt putt golf and went to the pumpkin patch and then decorated their finds.

“A little ran doesn’t hurt,” Janet Long said. “We came out for them to have some fun and support the local fairgrounds.”

Chris Hutson of Piqua brought her grandchildren, Abby Hutson, 17 months, and Vallery Hutson, 3, from South Charleston, out to enjoy a day of activities with them after seeing

a story in the newspaper. The girls’ mom, Erica Hutson, said they too worked around the rain.

“We just came out a little later than planned,” she said.

Despite the weather issues, Thompson said the committee heard good things about the event, hoped to become an annual event in the county.

“Barring the weather, this has been an extraordinary event,” Thompson said. “We have had many, many compliments for all of the activities for kids, and wine tastings and more, it has just went well.” vallieu@civitasmedia.com

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From page A1 “It is such an intimate time,” she said. “There were so many beautiful things that would happen.”

Smoke comes from Wisconsin, the home of the Green Bay Packers (she notes that even though she lives in Ohio now, she will always be a Packers fan – her grandson is even named after Brett Favre).

One time, Smoke was visiting a man with dementia and his family. The man was fairly comatose and close to dying. His kids were discussing how their dad had always played a game with them, naming different years and having the kids name certain Packers players in that season. They were recalling a particular year, and could come up with all but one specific player. All of a sudden, the man sighed the name they were searching for. He died a half hour later.

“He was still a part of that moment,” Smoke said.

Smoke felt it was important as a minister to be willing to walk with someone in times of tragedy.

“Just listen to what they’re feeling and saying, to help address their fears,” she said.

Often in Hospice work and similar situations, Smoke notes she wouldn’t say anything. She just sat with people as a “calm, spiritual presence.” Smoke thinks the ability to ‘just be’ is something this society sorely needs.

“We all need time to sit and to be quiet,” she said. “We can get awfully involved and very busy.

Sabbath seems to have been a forgotten practice, but its an important one.”

For Smoke, the time of relaxation and quiet comes in kayaking. She is excited that her house in Troy is close to a launch site for the river. She was also pleased with Troy and the county’s plethora of bike trails.

“I thought Madison was the bike capital of the world,” she said, smiling.

“But I am really impressed with the amount of bike trails (this area) has established.”

That’s not all that impressed Smoke about Troy. She came here to visit right before the Gentlemen

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of the Road Stopover tour, and loved the community excitement – especially how the whole downtown was rallying together.

Where Smoke came from, the town of Wisconsin Dells, there was a population of about 6,000 people in the winter – and anywhere from 75 to 100,000 in the summer.

“I was living in a small town with big city amenities – a major tourist town,” she said. “When I came to Troy, I loved Troy – I loved the spirit of community.”

The sense of community is one of the things she appreciates about Trinity Episcopal as well. Smoke points to examples like the designated Alcholics Anonymous meeting rooms, Trinity’s connections to Partners in Hope, and the corridor ministry with St. James Episcopal Church in Piqua and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Sidney.

“Trinity has a strong history of being an incubator of a variety of things,” she said.

She also was drawn by the congregation’s friendly and open attitude.

“I liked the spirit of fun and excitement,” she said.

Smoke wants to become involved with Troy and the surrounding area just like her congregation.

“I like to be an active part of where I am,” she said.

And if someone does a double-take because she is a woman and a priest, Smoke is okay with that.

“I found the best way (to deal) was to just be who I was and not make an issue out of it,” she said.

Although Smoke has encountered opposition to her sex wearing a collar, she said the majority of response has been positive.

“From women especially, I get surprise and acceptance,” she said.

Trinity Episcopal Church offers Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. And 10:30 a.m., and Sunday Forum at 9:30 a.m. There is a Celtic prayer service run by lay ministers at 7 p.m.

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP New York Times on containing the Conventional Arms Trade: Efforts to control the $70 billion a year global market in conventional weapons got a big boost when the United States signed the United Nations arms trade treaty, joining more than 100 other countries in affirming the need to keep these weapons out of the hands of unscrupulous regimes, militants and criminals.

But the work is far from done. At least 50 member countries, including the United States, must still carry out the next step and ratify the treaty for it to take effect; only six have done so. Proponents fear final ratification could take years, and it would be a travesty if it does.

The treaty, which took seven years to negotiate, is a pioneering agreement that is unquestionably needed. It covers global trade in tanks, armored combat vehicles, large caliber weapons, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles and launchers, small arms and light weapons — the kinds of weapons that are fueling conflicts and killing innocents in Syria, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond.

The treaty would require states to review all crossborder arms contracts, establish national control systems and deny exports to purchasers who might use the weapons for terrorism or violations of humanitarian law, including genocide. In April, the 193-member General Assembly adopted it overwhelmingly by a vote of 154 to 3, clearing the way for individual states to sign and then ratify the pact. The states in opposition were familiar outliers in the international system: North Korea, Syria and Iran.

The National Rifle Association, like those nations, rejects this sensible international weapons regulation. It is opposed to the arms treaty even though the treaty has no impact on the American domestic market.

The group falsely claims the treaty will somehow infringe on Americans’ gun rights under the Second Amendment. …

The United States is the world’s main arms exporter, responsible for about 80 percent of the global trade. But experts and officials say the treaty won’t impose any new requirements on the federal government or American companies because laws and regulations already require American manufacturers to comply with a comprehensive export control system that is designed to keep weapons away from human rights abusers and other bad actors. The treaty’s main impact will be felt elsewhere as other countries adopt comparable standards and rules.

Although the treaty has no enforcement power, its export control requirements, coupled with disclosure provisions to shame violators, could help reduce the spread of weapons in conflict zones. In a world where virtually every major commodity is subject to international agreements, allowing weapons to avoid any review or regulation is irresponsible and unacceptable.

The Khaleej Times, Dubai, on Tel Aviv’s immature stunts: Israel seems to be perplexed as the United States and Iran agreed to a thaw.

The high-profile interaction between the two presidents of the US and Iran has irked Tel Aviv and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s agenda is to warn the world of the impending dangers if Iran is granted concessions. This is brinkmanship politics and squarely reflects Israel’s unease on seeing its arch rival mend fences with the US and Europe. Like last year, Netanyahu used the forum of the United Nations General Assembly to air his grievances, urging member states not to believe in what the leadership in Tehran says or does. He went to the extent of calling President Hasan Rohani ‘deceptive’ and more ‘dangerous’ than his hawkish predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

When it comes to interstate relations, Netanyahu is more preoccupied with playing to the gallery. That was evident as he took the pain to visit the White House twice in the last one year, though unwelcome to a great extent, trying to explain how essential it is to act against Tehran before it allegedly crosses the nuclear threshold.

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Distracted cell phone parenting: It’s not just about the driving S-C-R-E-E-C-H, that’s enting can put children at the sound I heard coming risk for injury. For examfrom the adjacent lane in ple, young children have heavy traffic in Columbus drowned, broken arms, some months back. A and walked into harm’s young mother with a car way while their parents or filled with several little caretakers have been busy ones barely got her vehicle tweeting, reading texts, or taking photos. stopped in time as Worthen cites the light changed to statistics from red. To protect her the Centers for children, she extendDisease Control ed her arm toward and Prevention that the back seat when report, “Nonfatal I spied the real culinjuries to children prit, the cell phone under age five rose in her hand.

You’re probably Christina 12 percent between Ryan 2007 and 2010.” thinking that this column is about Claypool Could this be a Guest direct correlation distracted driving and the dangers Columnist to the increase in Smartphone owners that it presents, which has grown but it’s not. After all, experts have proven from about 9 million in that “using a Smartphone 2007 to 114 million in while driving or crossing a 2012?

In conjunction, studies street increases the risk of accident.” This statement show that sometimes a parwas in a September 2012 ent will look at their cell Wall Street Journal fea- phone for what they think is ture titled, “The Perils of a matter of seconds, when in reality it turns out to Texting While Parenting.”

Instead the heart of this be minutes, causing them WSJ article written by Ben to be preoccupied putting Worthen was about how especially small children at cell phone behavior inter- risk for physical injuries.

There’s another negative twined with everyday par-

side-effect that seems to be rapidly becoming part of our society. There are parents so busy talking or texting that they no longer have time to engage with or listen to their children.

To confirm this, just head out to any busy grocery store and you will find a few parents gabbing on the phone oblivious to anything their child is saying.

Of course, the conversation of a three-year-old isn’t very stimulating, but how are they going to learn if we are too busy to interact?

I first read about extreme distracted parenting in a “Dear Abby,” column on Dec. 5, 2011 titled, “Mom with texting addiction needs a slap in her Facebook.” A frantic grandmother had written to syndicated columnist, Abigail Van Buren, complaining that her divorced daughter was so addicted to her cell phone, Facebook and texting, that she ignored her baby.

Maybe we aren’t addicted, but technology can still drive our daily life.

Yet youthful folks might be at greater risk, since

additional evidence suggests that young people’s personal relationships are being eroded by their cell phones.

“The claims come after research revealed that young adults – in addition to sending over 100 texts – check their mobile up to 60 times a day.” This quote from the article, “Mobile Madness” by Leo Morris for the Fort Wayne Sentinel who also writes, “Experts behind a new study have now said compulsively checking a mobile phone is an addiction similar to compulsive spending or credit card misuse.”

Although, Morris seems to think they will probably grow out of it.

I wish I could agree with the writer’s optimistic outlook, but I also don’t believe that we should go back to the dark ages of pre-cellular communication. Cell phones help to keep our children safe, keep us all connected, and instantly place vital information at our fingertips.

Still let’s try to keep our hands off of them for awhile, at least long

enough to engage in real time. For example, when you pick your child up from school, put the phone down, and look into the face of the kid you love so much asking them, “How was your day?” Or if they are a toddler in the grocery cart, leave your phone in the car, and make shopping an excursion of great fun, despite their nonsensical mutterings.

As for the teen who can’t put their own phone down, designate hours that are cell-phone free. Help them to get through that socially awkward time of adolescence by having some open-ended conversations about how they can connect with others.

After all, cell phones are definitely here to stay, but I guarantee you before you know it; your children will be grown and gone. The days of parenting are precious and brief, so try to savor the moments.

Christina Ryan Claypool is an Amy Award winning freelance journalist and inspirational speaker who lives in Troy. Her website is www.christinaryanclaypool.com

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Troy A dinner will begin the event, hosted by the Health • CREATURE FEATURE: Brukner Nature Center will Ministries of Good Samaritan and FPC. Information will present “Opossum” from 2-3 p.m. Holding a baby for more include defining the disease, exercise, lifestyle changes and than a few minutes can be extremely tiring and will limit testing. To make a reservation, call 339-1317. the activities you may do. The Virginia opossum takes this • STORY HOUR: Story Hour will be offered at 10:30 to the extreme, carrying up to 13 babies at one time in her a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. pouch for up to two month. Join staff and volunteers to Children from ages 3-5 (and their caregivers) can enjoy meet North America’s only marsupial and learn some myths stories, puppet shows and crafts at the library. Call (937) and facts about this extraordinary creature. Free and open 698-5515 or visit Facebook or www.mupubliclibrary.org for to the public. details on weekly themes.

• REUNION SET: Former employees of Allied • BLOOD DRIVE: The Troy Church of the Brethren Technology Inc. (DARE) will meet for a reunion from 4-8 will host a blood drive from 3-7 p.m. at 1431 W. p.m. at Marion’s Piazza, 1270 Experiment Farm Road, Troy. Main St., Troy. Everyone who registers to donate Those interested in attending can call will receive the special-edition “I Lisa Blommel Fischer at (937) 239-3980 Fight Cancer, I Give Blood” T-shirt. or Phil or Shirley Hughes at (937) 416Donors are encouraged to schedule 3618. an appointment to donate online at • LIFE CHAIN: The Miami County www.DonorTime.com.

Right to Life will have its Life Chain • ALUMNI MEETING: The 2013 from 2-3 p.m. forming near the Staunton School alumni will be meeting Miami County Courthouse in downat 11:30 a.m. at Friendly’s, in Troy. town Troy and spreading along Main Friday Street. Look for stations along Main Civic agenda Street distributing signs for your use. For • The Lostcreek Township Board of more information, call Dave Enneking at Trustees meet at 7 p.m. at Lostcreek (937) 726-7299.

Township Building, Casstown.

CONTACT US • CLOTHING GIVEAWAY: Troy Oct. 11 Christian Church will offer its annual • CHICKEN AND NOODLES: The Call Melody free clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, noon at the church, 1440 E. State Route Vallieu at 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, 55, Troy. Coats, clothing and household will offer chicken and noodles, salad 440-5265 linens and more will be available. For and dessert for $7 beginning at 6 p.m. to list your more information, call 335-8731.

• MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The free calendar • BLUEGRASS MUSIC: Bluegrass Troy Lions Club will have a memberitems. You music will be offered beginning at 2 p.m. ship meeting from 6-8 p.m. at the at the Tipp City American Legion, 377 can send Troy-Hayner Cultural Center.

N. 3rd St., Tipp City. Evan Lanier and your news • FILM SERIES: The Troy-Hayner the Bluegrass Express will be featured Cultural Center’s Film Series will kick by e-mail to and others will perform. There is free off with the black comedy “Arsenic mvallieu@civitasmedia.com. admission, and food and refreshments and Old Lace” at 7 p.m. at the center. will be available.

The evening will start out with an • BREAKFAST SET: The American Legion Riders, Post No. 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, will pres- introduction of the film. After viewing the film, a short ent an all-you-can-eat breakfast for $6 from 8-11 a.m. discussion will follow. There will be cafe style seating Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, with popcorn, soda pop and new this year, coffee prowaffles, French toast, sausage gravy, biscuits, toast, vided by Troy Boston Stoker. The film series is intended for adult viewership and may not be appropriate for home fries, cinnamon rolls, fruit and juices.

Monday children under 13.

• PRESENTATION: “Antique Toys and Tipp City” • SPORTS CARDS: A sports card and collectible is an event that will focus on Tipp City’s and Dayton’s show will be offered from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and local historical connection with the toy industry, and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Miami will be from 6:30-8 p.m. William Gallagher, the pre- Valley Centre Mall, Piqua. senter, will discuss the importance of this industry Oct. 12 to the local economy of the time, as well as showing • FISH FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post 6557, examples relating to Dolly and the Tipp Novelty Co. 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer an allCall (937) 667-3826 for more information. you-can-eat fish fry and smelt dinner with french fries, • CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty Listeners will baked beans and applesauce for $ from 5-7 p.m. meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public • FALL FESTIVAL: The 12th annual Fall Festival for Library. Participants listen to an audio book and work Young Children will be from noon to 5 p.m. at The Overfield on various craft projects.

School, 172 S. Ridge Ave., Troy. The event will include live • BUDDY READING: Buddy reading from 6:30-7:30 music, pony rides, tractor-pulled hay wagon ride, pumpkin p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library encourages young decorating, food, games and prizes. Admission is free. readers to practice their reading skills and work on their Raffle ticket, food and game ticket prices vary. For more reading fluency and comprehension with patient mentors. information, call 339-5111 or visit www.oerptroy.com.

Tuesday • POT PIE SUPPER: The Lostcreek United Church • TINY TOTS: Tiny Tots, an interactive program for of Christ, 7007 Troy-Urbana Road, will hold its annual infants, toddlers and their caregivers will be offered from chicken pot pie supper beginning at 4:30 p.m. The 1-1:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. meal also will consist of mashed potatoes, choice of • BOARD MEETING: The Miami Metropolitan Housing vegetable, salad, pie or cake and drink. Meals will Authority board meeting will be at 8 a.m. at 1695 Troy- be $8 for adults and $4 for children 10 and younger.

Sidney Road, Troy.

Carry outs will be available. Proceeds from the supper • PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: The Miami County will be used for local mission projects.

Park District will hold its Mother Nature’s Preschool • POT PIE DINNER: The women of First United program “Fall Changes” at 10 a.m. at Lost Creek Church of Christ, corner of South Market and Canal Reserve, 2385 E. State Route 41, Troy. Join Naturalist streets, will be serving a chicken pot pie supper Millipede Mike for an hour of nature stories and play- from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 12. The supper will include time. Enjoy a toddler sized hike with your preschooler chicken and pot pie, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, green and discover the joys of nature through stories and beans and beverage for $8 a person for adults and age games. Registration is nonrefundable and is $5 per class 10 and under $3. A variety of desserts also will be or $10 for the three class series. Registration occurs available for purchase. Use the Canal Street entrance upon payment. Register for the program by visiting where the church is handicapped accessible. miamicountyparks.com, emailing to register@miami• POT PIE MEAL: The Phillipsburg United countyparks.com or calling (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104.

Methodist Church is having a chicken pot pie and • CARRY IN DINNER: The American Legion Post ham supper from 4:30-7 p.m. at the United Methodist No. 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, will host its Church 43 S. State St., Phillipsburg. quarterly birthday carry-in dinner beginning at 6 p.m.

• DAR TO MEET: The Piqua-Lewis Boyer Chapter of Participants will be singing happy birthday to those the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at with birthdays in October, November and December 10:30 a.m. at the Piqua Public Librar, 116 W. High St., (they get to line up first.) Bring a favorite covered and the tour and program will be on architecture and hisdish to share. Table service and a birthday cake will tory of the building. Hostess committee is Nancy Kelsey, be provided. chairman; Loretta Shields, Norma Shields, and Jan Wise.

Civic agenda Fund raiser orders for Innisbrook are due. Contact Dani • The village of West Milton Council will meet at Brackman, chairman, for information or a catalog. The 7:30 p.m. in council chambers. meeting is open to members and prospective members.

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Obituaries Mers Marvin David “Dave” Mers, age 76, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday morning, October 4, 2013 at the Randall Residence, Tipp City, Ohio. He was born on July 14, 1937 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Marvin Tilden and Elinor Louise (Miller) Mers. He was married to Judy Ann (Tester) Mers for 44 years before she preceded him in death on December 1, 2003.

He is survived by his three sons and two daughters-in-law, Doug and Toni Mers, Mark Mers, and Craig and Teresa Mers all of Troy; brother and sister-in-law, Glenn and Janet; two sisters, Margaret and Vicki; grandson, Clinton Mers; granddaughter, Aarin Burke; one greatgrandson, Able Mers; two g re at- g ra n d d a u g h t e rs , Tessa Caruso and Briella Deloye; adopted son and his wife, Tom and Teri;

adopted grandchildren, Alex, Megan and Andrew; and special friend, Joyce Lesch.

In addition to his parents and his wife, Dave was preceded in death by one son, Scott Patrick Mers, and two sisters, Mitzi and Carol.

He was the owner of Troy Radiator & Marine for more than 50 years.

His hobbies were cars, boats and music.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00-8:00PM on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio. Private interment will be held in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373.

Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

KISTER Craig A. Kister, age 62, of Troy, Ohio passed away Saturday, October 05, 2013 at the Hospice of Dayton. He was born on November 20, 1950 in Troy, Ohio to the late William and Ethel (Peters) Kister.

Craig is survived by his wife of 38 years, Jane L. (Rehmert)Kister; his daughters and sons-inlaw, Amy and Andrew Voisard of Centerville, Ohio and Erin and Tyler Foster of Fairborn, Ohio; granddaughters, Rachel and Gretchen Voisard; brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Crystal Kister of Troy, Ohio.

Craig was a 1969 graduate of Troy High School and later received his Bachelors of Science Degree from Miami University and Masters of Science Degree from Central Michigan University. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Troy. Craig enjoyed reading, golf-

ing, biking, and walking.

He was employed as an accountant with FRAM in Greenville, Ohio.

The family will receive friends from 4:30PM-8:00PM on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio. A graveside service will be held at 9:30AM on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio and a Celebration of Life Service will follow at 11:00AM on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church, 110 West Franklin Street, Troy, Ohio with the Rev Dave Leckrone officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373 or the First United Methodist Church, 110 West Franklin Street, Troy, Ohio 45373.

Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

Barga Please join the family in memory of Dr. John E. and Janice Barga of Springfield, formerly of Troy and Greenville, at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 12, 2013 for internment services at Miami Memorial Park, Covington.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Community Mercy Hospice, 444 W. Harding Road, Springfield, Ohio 45504.

Arrangements are being handled by the HaleSarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

Obituaries may also be viewed online at www.troydailynews.com

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tion regarding these free events and to receive a complete listing of events taking place at the Hayner Center, call 3390457 or visit website at www.TroyHayner.org for complete details.

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diploma in strings from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.

Cha performs and conducts actively throughout the United States and abroad including Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, Taiwan, Mexico, Russia, Korea and Japan.

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TROY — The first drawing room concert of the new series should prove to be an exceptional experience and will feature Dr. Youmee Kim on piano and Dr. In-Hong Cha on violin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, Troy.

Dr. Kim is assistant professor of piano at Ohio University. Born in Seoul, Korea, Kim has performed extensively in Korea, North America and Europe.

A specialist in 20th century American piano music, Kim has recently published a CD (Centaur) with Ars Nostro.

Dr. In-Hong Cha is associate professor of music at Wright State

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Dates to remember Today

• DivorceCare seminar and support group will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. at Piqua Assembly of God Church, 8440 King Arthur Drive, Piqua. Child care provided through the sixthgrade.

• AA, Piqua Breakfast Group will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Westminter Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The discussion meeting is open.

• AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at 7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy.

• AA, open meeting, 6 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Alley entrance, upstairs.

• AA, Living Sober meeting, open to all who have an interest in a sober lifestyle, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Winner’s Group, will meet at 5 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. Open discussion .

• Narcotics Anonymous, Poison Free, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 202 W. Fourth St., third floor, Greenville.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Never Alone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 212 N. Main St., Sidney • Teen Talk, where teens share their everyday issues through communication, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Troy View Church of God, 1879 Staunton Road, Troy.

• Singles Night at The Avenue will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Main Campus Avenue, Ginghamsburg Church, 6759 S. County Road 25-A, Troy.

Each week, cards, noncompetitive volleyball, free line dances and free ballroom dance lessons. Child care for children birth through fifth grade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m. each night in the Main Campus building.

For more information, call 667-1069, Ext. 21.

• Baseball bingo will be offered from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. Refreshments will be available. Proceeds help the youth baseball organization, a nonprofit.

• Sunday bingo will be offered at the West Milton Eagles No. 3621, 2270 S. Miami St. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., bingo starts at 1 p.m. Paper and computer. Proceeds benefit various nonprofit organizations.

Monday

• Dollar menu night will be from 6-8 p.m. at Troy Eagles, 225 N. Elm St. Dollar menu items include hamburger sliders, sloppy joe, hot dog, grilled cheese, french fries, onion straws, cup of soup, ice cream and more for $1 each.

• Come join an Intermediate Contract Bridge game at the Tipp City Public Library every Monday at 1:30 p.m. Beverages and relaxed company provided. Sign up is required, either in person at the circulation desk, 11 E. Main St., or by phone at (937) 667-3826, Ext. 216.

• Students in grades sixth through 12 can get together with their friends at 3 p.m. at the Tipp City Public Library and make something original. Registration is required by stopping in at 11 E. Main St., or calling (937) 667-3826.

• Christian 12 step meetings, “Walking in Freedom,” are offered at 7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075 Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City.

• An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• AA, Big Book discussion meeting will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy, in the 12 Step Room. The discussion is open to the public.

• AA, Green & Growing will meet at 8 p.m. The closed discussion meeting (attendees must have a desire to stop drinking) will be at Troy View Church of God, 1879 Old Staunton Road, Troy.

• AA, There Is A Solution Group will meet at 8 p.m. in Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, County Road 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The discussion group is closed (participants must have a desire to stop drinking).

• AA, West Milton open discussion, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rear entrance, 1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking, handicap accessible.

• Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers will meet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion meeting is open. A beginner’s meet-

ing begins at 7:30 p.m.

• Alternatives: Anger/Rage Control Group for adult males, 7-9 p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues.

• Mind Over Weight Total Fitness, 6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin St., Troy. Other days and times available. For more information, call 339-2699.

• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City. New members welcome. For more information, call 335-9721.

• Troy Noon Optimist Club will meet at noon at the Tin Roof restaurant.

Guests welcome. For more information, call 478-1401.

• Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, weigh-in is at 5 and meeting at 5:30 p.m.

• Parenting Education Groups will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Learn new and ageappropriate ways to parent children.

Call 339-6761 for more information.

There is no charge for this program.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Hug A Miracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy, use back door.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Sanctuary, for women who have been affected by sexual abuse, location not made public. Must currently be in therapy. For more information, call Amy Johns at 667-1069, Ext. 430 • Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. For more information, call 236-2273.

• Pilates for Beginners, 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• NAMI, a support group for family members who have a family member who is mentally ill, will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. the third Monday at the Stouder Center, Suite 4000, Troy.

Call 335-3365 or 339-5393 for more information.

• The Ex-WAVES, or any woman who formerly served during World War II, will meet at 1 p.m. the second Monday at Bob Evans in Troy.

• Next Step at Noon, noon to 1 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.

Tuesday

• The Miami Valley Chapter of the National Alzheimers Association will meet from 7-8 p.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 325 W. Ash St., Piqua. For more information, call (937) 291-3332.

• The Miami Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors meet in regular session at 8 a.m. at the district office, 1330 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Call (937) 335-7645 for more information or go online to www.miamiswcd.org.

• Double deck pinochle is played at the Tipp City Public Library, 11 E. Main St., every Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Come enjoy the relaxed environment with beverages provided by the library. Sign up is required, either in person at the circulation desk or by phone at (937) 667-3826, Ext. 216.

• Deep water aerobics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 3352715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• The Friends and Neighbors Club of Miami County, a women’s nonprofit and social organization doing charitable work in the Troy area, meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. For more information, contact Joanne at jrosenberglvspopcorn@hotmail.com.

• A teen support group for any grieving teens, ages 12-18 years in the greater Miami County area is offered from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Generations of Life Center, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. There is no participation fee. Sessions are facilitated by trained bereavement staff and volunteers. Crafts, sharing time and other grief support activities are preceded by a light meal.

• Quilting and crafts is offered from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., Tipp City. Call 667-8865 for more information.

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• Come join the Experienced Contract Bridge game at the Tipp City Public Library, played every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., beverages and relaxed company are provided.

Sign up is required, either in person at the circulation desk, 11 E. Main St., or by phone at (937) 667-3826, Ext. 216.

• The Troy High School class of 1962 will meet at 1 p.m. at Marion’s Piazza, 1270 Experiment Farm Road, Troy. All classmates and spouses are invited. For more information, call Sharon Mathes at 335-1696 or Esther Jackson at 339-1526.

• Skyview Wesleyan Church, 6995 Peters Road, Tipp City, will offer a free dinner at 6:15 p.m. Bible study will begin at 7 p.m.

• An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• The “Sit and Knit” group meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited to

attend. For more information, call 667-5358.

•The Milton-Union Senior Citizens will meet at 1 p.m. at 435 Hamilton St., West Milton. Those interested in becoming members are invited to attend. Bingo and cards follow the meetings.

• Grandma’s Kitchen, a homecooked meal prepared by volunteers, is offered every Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in the activity center of Hoffman United Methodist Church, 201 S. Main St., West Milton, one block west of State Route 48. The meal, which includes a main course, salad, dessert and drink, for a suggested donation of $7 per person, or $3 for a children’s meal. The meal is not provided on the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s.

• The Miami County Troy Alzheimer’s Support Group, affiliated with the Miami Valley, Dayton Alzheimer’s Association and the National Alzheimer’s Association, will meet from 3-4:30 p.m. at Senior Active Adult Services, 2006 W. Stanfield Road, Troy, the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Respite care will be provided. Caregivers may call 335-8800 for more information.

• The Town and Country Grandmothers No. 329 meets at 7:30 p.m. at the AMVETS Post on LeFevre Road, Troy.

• The Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters Road, Troy. Non-members of Kiwanis are invited to come meet friends and have lunch. For more information, contact Bobby Phillips, vice president, at 335-6989.

• The Troy American Legion Post No. 43 euchre parties will begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 339-1564.

• The Toastmasters will meet at American Honda to develop to help participants practice their speaking skills in a comfortable environment.

Contact Eric Lutz at 332-3285 for more information.

• AA, Pioneer Group open discussion will meet at 9:30 a.m. Enter down the basement steps on the north side of The United Church Of Christ on North Pearl Street in Covington.

The group also meets at 8:30 p.m.

Monday night and is wheelchair accessible.

• AA, Serenity Island Group will meet at 8 p.m. in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The discussion is open.

• AA, 12 & 12 will meet at 8 p.m. for closed discussion, Step and Tradition meeting, in the 12 Step Room, Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• AA, open discussion, 8 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Use the alley entrance, upstairs.

• Al-Anon, Trinity Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Men’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues.

Call 339-6761 for more information.

• A Domestic Violence Support Group for Women will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16. E. Franklin St., Troy. Support for battered women who want to break free from partner violence is offered.

There is no charge for the program.

For more information, call 339-6761.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Children’s Creative Play Group will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. School-age children will learn appropriate social interactions and free expression through unique play therapy. There is no charge for this program. More information is available by calling 339-6761.

• Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Spirit of Recovery, Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 9100 N. Main St., State Route 48, between Meijer and Samaritan North. For other meetings or information, call 252-6766 or (800) 589-6262, or visit the Web site at www.region5oa.org.

In Remembrance of

Mabel Adkins

Who Passed Away September 29, 2011 God saw you getting tired; a cure was not to be.

He put His arms around you and whispered “Come with Me.” It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone, For part of us went with you the day that God called you home.

A million times we’ve thought of you, a million times we’ve cried.

by Her Daughters, If love could have saved you, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren you never would have died. and families.

• Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 236-2273.

• A Pilates Beginners group matwork class will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Safe People, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, SC/DC 104.

Find guidance for making safe choices in relationships, from friendships to co-workers, family or romance.

Learn to identify nurturing people as well as those who should be avoided.

Call Roberta Bogle at 667-4678 for more information.

• Boundaries, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, ARK 200.

A 12-week video series using Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. Offers practical help and encouragement to all who seek a healthy, balanced life and practice in being able to say no.

For more information, call Linda Richards at 667-4678.

• The Troy Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. For more information, call 335-1923.

• A free employment networking group will be offered from 8-9 a.m. each Wednesday at Job and Family Services, 2040 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. The group will offer tools to tap into unadvertised jobs, assistance to improve personal presentation skills and resume writing. For more information, call Steven Kiefer at 570-2688 or Justin Sommer at 440-3465.

• All Kiser High School alumni and friends are invited to the monthly meeting on the fourth Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 200, 5046 Nebraska Ave., Huber Heights. Use the rear entrance.

• The Tipp City Seniors offer line dancing at 10 a.m. every Wednesday at 320 S. First St., Tipp City.

Thursday

• The Upper Valley Medical Center Mom and Baby Get Together group will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. on Thursdays at the Farm House, located northwest of the main hospital entrance and next to the red barn on the UVMC campus. The meeting is facilitated by the lactation department. The group offers the opportunity to meet with other moms, share about being a new mother and to learn more about breastfeeding and the baby. For more information, call (937) 440-4906.

• Deep water aerobics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 3352715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• The Generations of Life Center of Hospice of Miami County will offer a friendship luncheon at local restaurants on the second Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. Locations vary, so interested parties can call the office at 573-2100 for details.

This is a social event for grieving adults who do not wish to dine out alone. Attendees order from the menu.

• An open parent-support group will be at 7 p.m. at Corinn’s Way Inc., 306 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Parents are invited to attend the Corinn’s Way Inc. parent support group from 7-8:30 p.m. each Thursday. The meetings are open discussion.

• Friendship Luncheons are offered at different locations in the county.

The luncheons are casual dining experience that allows adults to come together for food and fellowship. Call the Generations of Live Center at 335-5191.

• Tipp City Seniors gather to play cards prior to lunch every Thursday at 10 a.m. at 320 S. First St., Tipp City. At noon will be a carry-in lunch and participants should bring a covered dish and table service. On the third Thursday, Senior Independence offers blood pressure and blood sugar testing before lunch. For more information, call 667-8865.

• Best is Yet to Come open AA meeting, 11 a.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• AA, Tri-City Group meeting will take place 8:30-9:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the former Dettmer Hospital. The lead meeting is open.

For more information, call 335-9079.

• AA, Spirituality Group will meet at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Troy. The discussion is open.

• Health Partners Free Clinic will offer a free clinic on Thursday night at the clinic, 1300 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Registration will be from 5:30-7 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The clinic does not accept medical emergencies, but can refer patients to other doctors and can prescribe medication. Call 332-0894 for more information.

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of moms who meet to unwind and socialize while listening to information from speakers, meet from 6:158:30 p.m. Single, married, working or stay-at-home moms are invited.

Children (under 5) are cared for in MOPPETS. For more information, contact Michelle Lutz at 440-9417 or Andrea Stapleton at 339-8074.

• The Miami Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Greene Street United Methodist Church, 415 W. Greene St., Piqua. All men interested in singing are welcome and visitors always are welcome. For more information, call 778-1586 or visit the group’s Web site at www.melodymenchorus.org.

• Divorce Care, 7 p.m. at Richards Chapel, 831 McKaig Ave., Troy. Video/ small group class designed to help separated or divorced people. For more information, call 335-8814.

• AA, women’s meeting, 8-9 p.m., Dettmer’s Daniel Dining Room.

• AA Tuesday night meeting, 7 p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• AA, The Best Is Yet To Come Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion is open.

• AA, Tipp City Group, Zion Lutheran Church, Main and Third streets at 8 p.m. This is a closed discussion (participants must have a desire to stop drinking).

• Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. Sidney Group, Presbyterian Church, corner North and Miami streets, Sidney.

• AA, 7 p.m. at Troy Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

Open discussion.

• An Intermediate Pilates class will be from 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Women’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.

Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Just For Tuesday, will meet at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. This is an open discussion.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Unity Group, 7 p.m., Freedom Life Ministries Church, 9101 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua. Open discussion.

• Public bingo, license No. 0105-28, will begin with early birds at 7 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge No. 833, 17 W. Franklin St., Troy. Use the Cherry Street entrance. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Instant tickets also will be available.

• DivorceCare will be every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy Church of the Nazarene, State Route 55 and Barnhart Road, Troy. The group is open to men and women. For more information, call Patty at 440-1269 or Debbie at 335-8397.

• Christian 12-Step, 7-8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.

• Double H Squares will offer lessons on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. at Sulphur Grove United Methodist Church, 7505 Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights. The fee is $2 per person. For more information, call 339-2955, 233-6247 or 667-8282.

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7:30 p.m., Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• Preschool story hours will be from 10-11 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradford Public Library, 138 E. Main St., Bradford.

• Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Tipp City. For more information, call 552-7082.

Friday

• An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• The Tri-County Suicide Prevention Coalition will meet at 9 a.m. in the conference room of the Tri-County Board of Recovery & Mental Health, Stouder Center, 1100 Wayne St., Troy. Use the west entrance to the fourth floor.

• AA, Troy Friday Morning Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. The discussion is open.

• AA, open discussion, 8 p.m. in the Salvation Army, 129 S. Wayne St., Piqua. Use parking lot entrance, held in gym.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Clean and Free, 8 p.m., Dettmer Hospital, 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Open discussion. Fellowship from 7-8 p.m.

• A Pilates Intermediate group matwork class will be held from 9-10 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 6678631 or Celeste at 667-2441.

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Brethren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191.

• A singles dance is offered every Friday from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Christopher Club, Dixie Highway, Kettering, sponsored by Group Interaction. The dance is $6. For more information, call 640-3015 or visit www.groupia.org.

• Christian Worship Center, 3537 S. Elm Tree Road, Christiansburg, hosts a Friday Night Bluegrass Jam beginning at 7 p.m. each Friday.

Homemade meals are available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants may bring instruments and join in.

A small donation is requested at the door. For more information or directions, call 857-9090 or 631-2624.

Saturday

• The Miami County Farmers Market will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendly’s restaurant.

• The West Milton Church of the Brethren, 918 S. Miami St., West Milton, will offer a free clothes closet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second Saturday. Clothes are given to those in need free of charge at this time.

For more information, call (937) 698-4395.

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191.

• Recovery Too Al-Anon meetings are offered at 8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Church, main campus, Room 117, S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City.

• AA, Men’s Meeting will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the new First Lutheran Church, corner of Washington Road and State Route 41. The meeting is closed (members must have a desire to stop drinking).

• AA, Troy Winners Group will meet at 8:30 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy for discussion. The meeting is open.

• AA, Troy Beginners Group meets at 7 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. This is an open discussion meeting.

• Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, meeting at 9 a.m., weigh-in at 9:30 a.m.

• Pilates for Beginners (Introduction), 9:15-10:15 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Saturday Night Live, 8 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St., Sidney.

• Relapse Prevention Group, 5:306:45 p.m. at The Avenue, Room 504, at Ginghamsburg Main Campus, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. • The Next Step, a worship celebration for people on the road to recovery, 7 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Main Campus Sanctuary, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. • Baseball bingo will be offered from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. Refreshments will be available. Proceeds help the youth baseball organization, a nonprofit.

• The Tipp City Seniors eat out at area restaurants (sign up at the center) at 4:30 p.m. Card cames will be offered at the center for a $2 donation.

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TODAY’S TIPS • COACHING SEARCH: Bethel High School is looking for a freshman boys basketball coach for the 2013-14 school year. Interested parties should contact Athletic Director Phil Rench at (937) 845-9430, ext. 3107.

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SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY No events scheduled MONDAY Boys Soccer Springfield Shawnee at Miami East (7:15 p.m.)

Kenton Ridge at Bethel (7:30 p.m.)

Troy Christian at Franklin Monroe (7 p.m.)

Girls Soccer Troy at Beavercreek (7 p.m.)

Kenton Ridge at Bethel (5:30 p.m.)

Springfield Shawnee at Miami East (5:30 p.m.)

Troy Christian at Franklin Monroe (5 p.m.)

Volleyball Milton-Union at Bradford (7 p.m.)

Arcanum at Troy Christian (6:15 p.m.)

TUESDAY Boys Soccer Troy at Piqua (7 p.m.)

Preble Shawnee at Milton-Union (6 p.m.)

Newton at Dixie (6 p.m.)

Girls Soccer Milton-Union at Preble Shawnee (7:30 p.m.)

Volleyball Troy at GWOC Tourney (7 p.m.)

Tippecanoe at Bellefontaine (6:30 p.m.)

Milton-Union at Preble Shawnee (7 p.m.)

Miami East at Ansonia (7 p.m.)

Covington at Bethel (7 p.m.)

Tri-County North at Newton (7 p.m.)

Middletown Christian at Troy Christian (6:15 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY Boys Soccer Tippecanoe at Kenton Ridge (7:15 p.m.)

Ponitz at Miami East (6 p.m.)

Girls Soccer Piqua at Troy (7 p.m.)

Kenton Ridge at Tippecanoe (7:15 p.m.)

Volleyball Stebbins at Tippecanoe (6:30 p.m.)

Lehman at Miami East (7 p.m.)

THURSDAY Boys Golf Division I District at Weatherwax Troy (9 a.m.)

Girls Golf Division I District at Weatherwax Troy (9 a.m.)

Boys Soccer Troy at Miamisburg (7 p.m.)

Newton at Bethel (7 p.m.)

Lima Central Catholic at Lehman (5 p.m.)

Girls Soccer Newton at Bethel (5 p.m.)

Lehman at Anna (5 p.m.)

Tennis Division I District At ATP, Mason Troy (9 a.m.)

Division II District At ATP, Mason Tippecanoe, Milton-Union, Lehman (9 a.m.)

Volleyball Troy at GWOC Tourney (7 p.m.)

Tri-Village at Miami East (7 p.m.)

Ansonia at Covington (7 p.m.)

Newton at National Trail (7 p.m.)

Bradford at Arcanum (7 p.m.)

Lehman at Ridgemont (7 p.m.)

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Freshmen first

Troy’s Essick, Hennessy win sectional JOSH BROWN Sports Editor

DAYTON — Hannah Essick and Maggie Hennessy certainly didn’t look like freshmen on the court.

Didn’t act it, either.

Troy’s rookie doubles team routed Springfield 6-2, 6-2 to start the day and earn a shot at the sectional title against Butler’s Erika Lee and Lauren Wenzel. After getting the edge in the first set, the Trojan duo put the match away confidently and quickly 6-2, 6-0 to win the Division I sectional tennis champi-

onship Saturday at Dayton Center Courts.

Even facing an experienced duo in Butler’s No. 2 seed, the topseeded Troy team kept its composure.

“We kind of felt pressure in the beginning,” Essick said. “But you get used to it and keep playing.”

During the championship match, neither team could hold its serve early on. Troy held a 3-2 Anthony Weber/Troy Daily News lead when Essick held her serve Troy’s Hannah Essick (left) and Maggie Hennessy congratulate to give the Trojans a 4-2 lead. each other after a point Saturday at the Division I sectional finals

Bulldogs win battle Fetters and Ferguson claim doubles title

JOSH BROWN Sports Editor

DAYTON — Down 4-1, up 4-1, it didn’t matter.

Claire Fetters and Jesica Ferguson handled both situations perfectly.

After defeating Lehman’s Julia Harrelson and Sarah Gravunder 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinal, Milton-Union’s top-seeded doubles team squared off against Tippecanoe’s Hailey Winblad and Taylor Sutton, the No. 2 seed, for the Division II sectional tennis championship Saturday at Dayton Center Courts. And after rallying from a 4-1 and 5-2 deficit to force a tiebreaker, Fetters and Ferguson won the first set and held off a late Red Devil charge in the second to win the title 7-6 (4), 6-3.

It was Ferguson’s second sectional doubles title — she won with Brooke Falb last season, defeating a team that featured Fetters for the title.

“It feels good, especially now that I’m a senior,” Ferguson said. “We just had trouble getting started today for some reason.”

“It feels pretty great. I’m kind of following in my sister’s footsteps,” Fetters said of winning her first sectional title,

referring to MiltonUnion graduate Andrea Fetters, who also was a sectional doubles champion.

But Winblad and Sutton — who won a three-setter against Northwestern 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinal — jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set and were one game away from going up at 5-2.

“They played phenomenal,” Tippecanoe coach Rhonda Rains said.

“We weren’t making any errors, we were forcing Milton-Union to make a lot of errors — it was the best tennis I’ve seen them play all year.”

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Amheiser wins at Piqua ROB KISER Civitas Media

PIQUA — Maybe Abigael Amheiser is just a mudder — or maybe a little singing in the rain just inspires the Miami East senior cross country runner.

More likely, it was just a matter of her hard work paying off —but whatever the reason, Amheiser turned in her best time of the season and led the Vikings to a second-place finish at the Willowbrook Invitational on what would be Piqua longtime coach Steve Frazier’s final home meet.

“We were all singing John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt before the race,” Amheiser, who finished third in 21:05, said with a laugh. “I think that got me going. To be honest, I knew this was coming. I have been working really hard. I broke 21 for the first time last week. The Anthony Weber/Troy Daily News course was really tough.

Milton-Union’s Jesica Ferguson returns the ball Saturday at Dayton Everytime you ran up hill, your feet would just sink Center Courts. in three or four inches. I think this does give me confidence heading into the league meet.”

The rest of the Viking runners were Marie Ewing, sixth, 21:28; Abby Hawkins 12, 22:00; Sami Sands, 23, 23:27; Erin Augustus, 34, 24:22; Abby Bollinger, 45, 25:30; Emily Hawkings, 59, 27:38; Caitlin Studebaker, 72, 31:49.

Miamisburg won with 19 points, while East was second with 59.

“Abigael (Amheiser) has been coming on,” Miami East coach Allen Russell said. “I am not sure of her time yet, but she ran a good race. The whole team did. I am hoping for second. This was good preperation for Anthony Weber/Troy Daily News the league next week.”

Milton-Union’s Claire Fetters hits a forehand during a match at the Division II sectional finals Saturday at Dayton Center Courts.

Raining goals

Sports Editor

This much is certain regarding the future of the Troy football team — the Trojans no longer control their own destiny.

Its slim Division II playoff hopes likely came to an end with a 42-28 loss to Sidney Friday. Much more than that, however, Troy will now need help if it hopes to win its first league championship since 2000.

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Trojans score 4 in 1st half, rout Wayne

JOSH BROWN

Troy no longer controls own destiny

October 6, 2013

Josh Brown

TROY — The first half was the kind of downpour the Troy Trojans like.

The second half? Messy for everyone.

Troy’s boys soccer team rained goals down on Wayne early and often Saturday night at Troy Memorial Stadium, jumping out to a 4-0 lead at the break. Then both teams finished the game through a driving rain in the second half as the Trojans closed out a 5-1 victory.

It was an especially nice performance to see in the first half for the Trojans (10-2-2) considering Thursday’s physical 3-0 loss to Xenia.

“They played well in the first half,” Troy coach Richard Phillips Troy Daily News/Anthony Weber said. “The possession we had, Troy’s J.T. Yenney fights off a Wayne player Saturday at Troy Memorial Stadium. the movement — both on and off the ball — and the unselfish play,

that’s what we want. We still had a couple times where we missed easy goals. We’re working to correct it, but it keeps following us.”

Less than three minutes into the game, though, Nick Kleptz didn’t miss. Adam Witmer won a battle for the ball on the left sideline and centered it to Kleptz, who was streaking down the field unmarked. Kleptz took it, dribbled once and drilled a shot to the far post to put Troy up with 37:04 left in the first.

Troy had a chance 15 minutes later five feet in front of the goal, but the shot was hit too high. Wayne (4-9) followed that with a run of its own, and the ball squirted away from Troy keeper Alex Williams as he tried to cover it up — but he recovered quickly and tucked it away before anyone else could get to it to preserve the lead with 15 minutes before the break.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Sunday, October 6, 2013

WEEK 5 RESULTS Sidney 42, Troy 28

Miami East 51, Bethel 0

Troy Sidney 17 First Downs 18 101 Yards Rushing 232 214 Yards Passing 256 16-31 Comp.-Att. 16-27 1 Interceptions Thrown 2 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-2 4-30 Penalties-Yards 8-75 4-30.8 Punts-Average 1-57.0 Scoring Summary Sidney – Darryl McNeal 13yard pass from Jordan Fox (Eric Barnes kick).

Sidney – McNeal 1-yard pass from Fox (Barnes kick).

Troy – Matt Barr 1-yard run (Drew Burghardt kick).

Sidney – McNeal 84-yard pass from Fox (Barnes kick).

Troy – Miles Hibbler 5-yard run (Burghardt kick).

Sidney – McNeal 10-yard pass from Fox (Barnes kick).

Sidney – Barnes 2-yard run (Barnes kick).

Troy – Hibbler 8-yard run (Kick failed).

Sidney – Barnes 40-yard run (Barnes kick).

Troy – T.J. Michael 6-yard pass from Barr (David Slife pass from Barr).

Score by Quarters Troy.................0 14 6 8 – 28 Sidney............7 21 14 0 – 42 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Troy — Barr 614, Hibbler 22-86, Joe McGillivary 1-1, Michael 1-(-3).

Sidney — Fox 14-94, Barnes 20-138.

■ Receiving: Troy — Alex Magoteaux 10-118, Hibbler 112, Gregory Johnson 2-61, Michael 2-10, Frankie Quintero 2-13. Sidney —McNeal 11-201, Jalen Herd 3-48, Scott Stewart 1-7.

■ Passing: Troy — Barr 1631-1 214. Sidney — Fox 16-272 256.

■ Records: Troy 2-4 (0-1), Sidney 4-2 (1-0).

Miami East Bethel 16 First Downs 2 357 Yards Rushing -2 25 Yards Passing 24 2-3 Comp.-Att. 4-10 0 Interceptions Thrown 2 5-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 7-60 Penalties-Yards 4-25 Scoring Summary ME — Robbie Adams 1-yard run (Michael Fellers kick).

ME — Colton McKinney 76yard run (Fellers kick).

ME — Team safety, intentional grounding penalty in end zone.

ME — Alex Brewer 22-yard run (Fellers kick).

ME — McKinney 2-yard run (Fellers kick).

ME — Fellers 4-yard run (Fellers kick).

ME — Levi Adducchio 6-yard run (Fellers kick).

ME — Arron Adams 2-yard run (Fellers kick).

Score by Quarters ME .................14 16 7 14 – 51 Bethel.............0 0 0 0 – 0 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Miami East — Fellers 8-35, McKinney 10-125, Brewer 11-87, Adams 4-17, Kurt Brower 3-21, Austin Niswonger 1-6, Adducchio 8-59, Bryce Redick 1-5, Arron Adams 1-2. Bethel — Mason Kretzer 13-2, Jason Clendening 4-(-3), Troy Sawyer 4-3, Darrell Wilson 2-0, Nate Rimkus 1-2, Noah Burrowes 4-(-6).

■ Receiving: Miami East — Adams 1-11, Brewer 1-14.

Bethel — Jake Tumey 1-4, Sawyer 2-4, Devin Hazley 1-16.

■ Passing: Miami East — Fellers 2-3-0 25. Bethel — Clendening 3-6-2 8, Kurt Hamlin 0-1-0 0, Rimkus 1-3-0 16.

■ Records: Miami East 6-0, 5-0. Bethel 2-4, 2-3.

Trotwood 69, Piqua 34 Piqua Trotwood 18 First Downs 25 351 Yards Rushing 244 44 Yards Passing 345 6-16 Comp.-Att. 15-22 1 Interceptions Thrown 0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 6-43 Penalties-Yards 9-75 6-36.7 Punts-Average 0-0.0 Scoring Summary TWood — Ashton Jackson 55-yard run (Eric Cospy kick).

TWood — Anthony Kyles 3yard run (kick failed).

TWood — Mark RayeRemond 1-yard run (Cospy kick).

Piq — Dan Monnin 52-yard run (Caleb Vallieu kick).

TWood — Raye-Remond 7yard run (Cospy kick).

Piq — Trent Yeomans 73yard run (Vallieu kick).

TWood — Demarcus Wilson 37-yard pass from Messiah DeWeaver (Cospy kick).

TWood — Raye-Remond 36-yard run (Cospy kick).

TWood — Breland Cospyyard run (Cospy kick).

Piq — Darien TippsClemons 7-yard run (kick failed).

TWood — Kyles 26-yard run (Cospy kick).

TWood — Breland Cospy 40-yard pass from Kyles (Lamane Seck kick).

Piq — Yeomans 86-yard run (Vallieu kick).

TWood — Romello Crisp 90-yard kickoff return (Seck kick).

Piq — Austin Reedy 1-yard run (Vallieu kick).

Score by Quarters Piqua ............0 14 6 14 – 34 Trotwood .....20 14 14 21 – 69 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Piqua — Yeomans 21-239, Monnin 247, Reedy 13-38, TippsClemons 7-26, Rupert Delacruz 1-1. Trotwood — Jackson 8-116, RayeRedmond 8-61, Breland Cospy 7-50, Kyles 4-19, Crisp 1-3, Marcellous King 1-1, DeWeaver 4-(-6).

■ Receiving: Piqua — Tipps-Clemons 2-16, Delacruz 1-13, Noah Gertner 1-7, Yeomans 1-4, Tyler Ouhl 1-4.

Trotwood — Wilson 5-166, Breland Cospy 2-52, Crisp 249, Ryan Lucs 2-29, Kendric Mallory 2-28, Darrell Crenshaw 2-16, RayeRemond 1-5.

■ Passing: Piqua — Monnin 5-12-1 40, Delacruz 14-0 4. Trotwood — DeWeaver 13-17-0 282, Kyles 2-5-0 63.

■ Records: Piqua 1-5, 0-1.

Trotwood X-X, 1-0.

Covington 22, TC North 14 TC North Covington 8 First Downs 19 12 Yards Rushing 264 138 Yards Passing 17 3-2 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 3-15 Penalties-Yards 3-30 Scoring Summary Cov – A.J. Ouellette 18-yard run (kick failed).

Cov – Chance Setters 17yard pass from Jared Williams (kick failed).

TCN – Logan Elmore 25-yard pass from Austin Hutchins (Trey Summers kick).

Cov – Ouellette 23-yard field goal.

Cov – Nathan Blei 4-yard run (Bobby Alexander kick).

TCN – Garrett Woodyard 18yard pass from Hutchins (Summers kick).

Score by Quarters TC North ........0 7 0 7 – 14 Covington......0 12 3 7 – 22 ■ Records: Tri-County North 51, 4-1. Covington 6-0, 5-0.

Tippecanoe 49, Bellefontaine 19 Scoring Summary Tipp – Sean Ford 48-yard pass from Ben Hughes (Taylor Clark kick).

Tipp – Austin Robbins 23yard interception return (Clark kick).

Tipp – Cameron Johnson 3yard run (Clark kick).

BF – Rian Lopez 60-yard interception return (Zach Schmid kick).

Tipp – Matt Davis 18-yard pass from Zack Blair (Clark kick).

BF – Allante Gorham 15yard pass from Jake Kennedy (kick failed).

Tipp – Hughes 3-yard run (Clark kick).

Tipp – Jacob Hall 8-yard run (Clark kick).

BF – Hayden Nease 6-yard pass from Kennedy (kick failed).

Tipp – Hall 19-yard run (Clark kick).

Score by Quarters Tipp .............21 7 14 7 – 49 BF .................0 13 0 6 – 19 ■ Records: Tippecanoe 60, 1-0. Bellefontaine 3-3, 0-1.

Other scores Carlisle (4-2, 3-0) 27, Milton-Union (0-6, 0-2) 7 Ansonia (2-4, 1-4) 36, Bradford (0-6, 0-5) 28 Lehman (5-1) 42, Jefferson (2-4) 14

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Covington’sIan Fries, Dalton Bordelon and Bobby Alexander sack Tri-County North quarterback Austin Hitchins Friday night during the Buccaneers’ 22-14 victory. With the win, Covington remains undefeated at 6-0 — 5-0 in the Cross County Conference — with a matchup at also-undefeated Miami East looming Friday.

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Out of the driver’s seat Troy will need help to win league title

BY DAVID FONG Executive Editor dfong@civitasmedia.com This much is certain regarding the future of the Troy football team — the Trojans no longer control their own destiny.

Its slim Division II playoff hopes likely came to an end with a 42-28 loss to Sidney Friday. Much more than that, however, Troy will now need help if it hopes to win its first league championship since 2000.

At 2-4, here is what Troy is looking at going into the final four weeks of the season: To claim a league championship, Troy will have to win its final four games against Butler, Trotwood-Madison, Greenville and Piqua, along with one of those four teams knocking off Sidney.

Also, Troy — which finished 4-6 last season — will have to win its final four games to ensure itself a winning season.

It certainly won’t be an easy task. Against the four teams remaining on its schedule, Troy went 1-3 last season, beating Greenville while falling to Butler, Trotwood and Piqua. Many of the same problems that have plagued the Trojans since the beginning of the year still need to be improved upon heading into the final month.

First, however, a look back at Troy’s 42-28 loss to Sidney: • Player of the Game For the first time in weeks, it is not Trojan tailback Miles Hibbler, who did have a fine night with 22 carries for 86 yards and two touchdowns, but Sidney did become the first team this year to hold Hibbler to less than 100 yards rushing.

Troy receiver Alex Magoteaux, on the other hand, pulled in 10 passes for 118 yards — both career highs. Not only did he stand out on offense, but he also went most of the game playing safety on defense for the Trojans as well. After five weeks of essentially relying on Hibbler for its offense, the combination of Magoteaux and quarterback Matt Barr could loosen up defenses in the final four games.

• Unsung Heroes of the Game Its hard to overlook the contributions of linemen Alex Dalton and Seth Overla. The two almost never leave the field, with Dalton playing right tackle and defensive end and Overla playing tight end and defensive end. They are getting pounded on

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Troy’s Todd Norris (left) and David Slife attempt to block a Sidney extra point Friday. weekly on every play, yet refuse to quit or come off the field.

Playing the most physical positions in the game, the two deserve credit for all their contributions on both sides of the ball not just this week, but every week.

• Play of the Game Early on, it looked like Sidney was on its way to playing out the Trojans.

After a pair of easy scores put the Yellowjackets up 14-0, Troy did drive down to the Sidney goal line, but the Yellowjackets’ Jalen Herd picked off a pass in the end zone to thwart a Trojan drive.

While that play appeared to be a backbreaker in terms of momentum, two plays later, Troy senior Austin Kyzer — who get extended duty at defensive back for the first time in his career — picked off a pass from Sidney quarterback Jordan Fox and returned it 38 yards to the Sidney 1. On the next play, Barr cut Sidney’s lead to 14-7 with a quarterback sneak.

Kyzer’s interception was huge in terms of keeping the Trojans in the game.

• What We Learned After seemingly taking steps forward on defense the past three weeks, the Trojans took a giant leap backward Friday, giving up 488 yards in total offense.

Troy simply had no answer for Sidney sophomore receiver Darryl McNeal, who caught 11 passes for 201 yards and four touchdowns.

Sidney quarterback Jordan Fox, meanwhile, threw for 256 yards and ran for 94 more. Tailback Eric Barnes carried the ball 20 times for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Even more disconcerting is the fact many of those yards by McNeal, Fox and Barnes were preventable — Troy’s defense was in position to make plays, but couldn’t make the tackles when necessary.

On the bright side, however, Troy’s passing game did come alive, which — if it continues — should finally take some of the pressure off Hibbler. In

addition to Magoteaux’s monster night, Barr threw for a season-high 214 yards and receiver Gregory Johnson added a pair of catches for a career-high 61 yards.

Troy has been searching for balance on offense all season — against Sidney, the Trojans finally seem to have found it.

• What Happens Next The key for Troy going into the final four weeks of the season will be staying focused. With its hopes of making the playoffs all but gone and its chances of winning a league championship now in jeopardy, Troy needs to focus on finishing the season strong.

Troy has to improve on its tackling on defense. The Trojans simply gave up too many yards after contact Friday against the Yellowjackets. Offensively, Troy has to maintain balance and not let teams gear up to stop Hibbler.

The next month will define this team’s legacy — and the last thing the Trojans can afford to do is pack it in for the season.

Showdown on deck Miami East, Covington set up battle of unbeatens

BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@civitasmedia.com

Next week will be the biggest week for Miami East and Covington.

Even if the week after will still be pretty huge for the Vikings.

Covington picked up arguably its most impressive victory of the season Friday night — impressive not because of the score, but because of who the Buccaneers beat.

Covington knocked off previously-undefeated Tri-County North 22-14 to improve to 6-0 themselves in its first true test since Week 1. The Panthers, a playoff team last season, simply couldn’t get anything going on the ground against the Buccs’ staunch defense, and Covington did just enough offensively to come out on top.

The Vikings, meanwhile, had a test of a different kind against Bethel. Missing both their starting and backup quarterbacks, who were hurt in the previous week’s rout of winless

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Miami East’s Colton McKinney had more than 100 yards rushing before halftime against Bethel Friday night.

Mississinawa Valley, Miami East shuffled its lineup around and found ways to get it done in a 510 victory to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1982.

The Buccs will travel to Miami East Friday night in a matchup of undefeated teams atop the Cross County Conference. But no matter how this week goes for the Vikings, they

still have an angry TriCounty North team awaiting the following week, also.

The Tippecanoe Red Devils finally opened Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division play, but the end result was practically the same as their first five victories. The Devils game up one less point (19) than they had in the five previ-

ous weeks (20), but still easily outdistanced Bellefontaine on the road, 49-19.

Tippecanoe will host a much-improved Stebbins team — a team that already seemed to give the Devils fits — Friday on homecoming night.

Milton-Union and Bradford, meanwhile, both still couldn’t find a way to put their first win on the board. The Bulldogs gave up 27 unanswered points to Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Divisionleading Carlisle — one touchdown per quarter — and finally fell to 0-6 with a 27-7 loss.

The Railroaders, meanwhile, held Ansonia scoreless in the second half but couldn’t put together enough of a rally in a 36-28 loss.

Lehman, meanwhile, improved to 5-1 with a 4214 victory over Jefferson and faces its biggest game of the year Friday against Fort Loramie. And Piqua?

Still hasn’t won since its season opener and gave up almost 600 yards of offense in a 69-34 loss at Trotwood.

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BELLBROOK — The Tippecanoe Red Devils had their second straight tie Saturday night.

And the same duo connected for the goal again.

Ryan Kagy scored on an assist from Mitch Colvin, only this time to give Tippecanoe an early lead at Bellbrook. But the Golden Eagles were able

to even the score with 10 minutes to play, and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Kagy also scored the game-tying goal on an assist from Colvin Wednesday night against Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division rival Tecumseh in a game that ended in a 1-1 tie.

“We played really well today, probably one of the

best games we’ve played all year,” Tippecanoe boys soccer coach Scott Downing said. “We were moving the ball and keeping possession. We had several opportunities to win it, but we just couldn’t stay composed.

We’d hit it over or hit it wide. Still, we played well today.”

Tippecanoe (10-3-2) can clinch a share of the

division title Wednesday night in its final regular season game at Kenton Ridge.

TC 11, Fairlawn 0 FAIRLAWN — The Troy Christian Eagles routed Fairlawn in their next-to-last game of the season Saturday night, winning 11-0.

Troy Christian (10-1-3) finishes the regular sea-

And at the 14:13 mark, Cam Schulz took a feed from Jake Diffenderfer in front of the Wayne goal and cashed it in for a 2-0 lead. Then Schulz set up a goal by Johan Trotter 3:01 later, and Diffenderfer scored on a clean centering pass by Trotter to make it 4-0 with 3:25 left in the half.

“We started a couple of kids tonight on the outside that have never started before, and they did really well for us,” Phillips said. “They held their own and worked really well with the other guys. It was pleasing to see the younger players hold their own and make contributions.”

Wayne scored 10 minutes into the second half to close the gap and had a few chances to cut the lead even more, but backup goalie Gunnar VanHook made big plays to keep Troy ahead — and

with 6:31 to play, Andrew Bricker hammered in one final insurance goal from 30 yards out.

“Gunnar did a nice job in there for us,” Phillips said. “In the second half, we didn’t play as well, but we held our own. When we got that fifth goal, it was much easier on us.”

And by that time the rain was already coming down — but even though the conditions were ugly, the players still enjoyed their time on the field.

“The seniors didn’t want it to end,” Phillips said. “This was their last home game in the regular season, and they wanted to enjoy it.”

Troy goes on the road Tuesday for a huge matchup at Piqua, looking to wrap up its fourth straight share of the Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division title with a win.

son at Franklin Monroe Monday.

• Girls Newton 4, Nat. Trail 1 PLEASANT HILL — Billy Lavy had two goals and an assist Saturday afternoon as Newton (6-5-3) knocked off National Trail 4-1.

Erin Sweitzer also scored two goals, while Morgan Miller, Katie

Houk and Kara Gallager each had an assist.

Tippecanoe 3, Northmont 0 C LAY TO N — Tippecanoe’s girls continued their stellar season Saturday, shutting out Northmont 3-0 on the road.

The Red Devils (120-3) host Kenton Ridge Wednesday to finish the regular season.

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Troy’s Steven Williams knocks the ball down Saturday.

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Troy’s Nick Kleptz controls the ball Saturday against Wayne.

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Tippecanoe’s Taylor Sutton and Hailey Winblad congratulate each Lehman’s Julia Harrelson chases down the ball Saturday at Dayton other after a point Saturday at Dayton Center Courts.

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BULLDOGS From page A7 But the Bulldogs fought back and eventually forced a tiebreaker, and they found a way to put the set away.

“Fortunately, they both have attitudes where they always know they can do it,” Milton-Union coach Sharon Paul said. “They will fight from behind without getting down on themselves. Claire in particular played consistently to bring them back in that first set.”

Fetters and Ferguson then took a 4-1 lead in the second set — only to see the Devils win back-to-back games to close to within one. But they held steady and closed out the match with two straight of their own.

“We had a little rally, but it’s hard,” Rains said. “When you get down mentally, it’s hard to sustain a rally like that. Milton’s always a solid doubles team, and we made too many errors later on. But it’ll

be good preparation for next week (the district tournament).”

Milton-Union’s top seed Falb defeated Tippecanoe’s Nefeli Supinger 6-2 6-1 to earn a shot at a singles title against No. 3 seed Kaleigh Cummins from Northeastern. But Cummins won a tight first set and finished out a 6-4, 6-2 victory.

“Give credit to (Cummins),” Paul said. “She played well and consistently. There were a lot of long points, and a lot of them didn’t fall our way.”

Supinger was defeated in the consolation match by No. 2 seed Brenna McCombs from Catholic Central, 6-1, 6-0 and placed fourth.

Harrelson and Gravunder — the third team-up for doubles between the two families at Lehman — also finished fourth. They rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second set to win it, but in the end they fell in three

to Northwestern’s third-seeded team 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

But they’re happy to be going to the district tournament all the same.

“Last year, we played together and lost the get-to-district match in a third-set tiebreaker,” Harrelson said. “We didn’t want to go out in our senior season in the same spot.”

They had a little extra motivation, as well, as the only unseeded team to reach the district level.

“We tried to get them seeded, but they got voted down,” Lehman coach Will Harrelson said. “They came in with a little chip on their shoulder. They wanted to prove some people wrong — and they did.”

The district tournament will be Thursday at the ATP Center in Mason.

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Up 5-2 and with Hennessy serving, the pair forced the most adversity it did on the day — and found a way out thanks to some chance humor.

Hennessy double-faulted two straight times serving from the left side to miss out on ad-in chances during deuces. On the third deuce point, though, Essick made a reaching play at the net that put a strange spin on the ball — and when it landed, it took a bounce the Butler player didn’t expect. She swung and completely missed the ball despite being in perfect position, and the ball bounced off her head.

All four players couldn’t help but shake their heads and laugh — which was just the medicine Hennessy needed. Serving from the left side, she put in the first serve and Butler hit it into the net to wrap up the first set.

“I think laughing relieved the tension a bit,” Hennessy said. “I loosened up a bit after that and just played.”

“I always tell them that you’re not going to play the perfect match. I don’t think anyone ever has,” Troy coach Mark Goldner said.

“They’ve just got to relax sometimes. They’re learning to relax, get through and go to the next point.”

Essick and Hennessy — who were Troy’s first

and second singles players, respectively, throughout the regular season — mowed through the second set with little trouble, at times both coming up to the net aggressively and in complete control.

“Believe me, we’ve had talks about that,” Goldner said. “In our first scrimmage, we had them both play singles and then play a doubles match together.

And when they got down 4-1, neither of them talked to each other.

“I thought that they had a chance to get to district and do some things as a doubles team before the tournament, but I told them that they had to encourage each other, keep each other up and get along. They giggled and laughed about it, so I think they understood. After four matches now, it seems to be going pretty well.”

But they don’t want to be done yet.

“Getting to district was the goal,” Hennessy said.

“The first goal.”

“We want to get to state,” Essick said.

They’ll get their chance Thursday at the ATP Center in Mason at the district tournament.

“I was pleased with the way they played today,” Goldner said. “But there’s a whole new level coming up now.” jbrown@civitasmedia.com

Blue Jackets rally for SO win over Islanders UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored in the fourth round of a shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from two goals down in the third period to spoil the New York Islanders’ home opener with a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

The Islanders and goalie Evgeni Nabokov seemed to be in complete control before Mark Letestu and Nick Foligno scored 4:19 apart to get even at 2-2 after the Blue Jackets managed only 12 shots in the first two periods.

New York built its lead in the second on a powerplay goal by defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky and an even-strength tally by Matt Moulson. Visnovsky added an assist, and captain John Tavares had two for the Islanders.

New York, which won its season opener on Friday with a shootout win at New Jersey, got one goal in four rounds of this tiebreaker against Sergei Bobrovsky — by Moulson, who was the only scorer one night earlier.

Letestu also scored in this shootout, setting the stage for Atkinson’s winner.

Both teams had chances to win in a wild overtime.

Kyle Okposo fired two hard drives during New York’s power play. Columbus nearly caught the Islanders pinned up ice when Jack Johnson almost had a breakaway as he left the penalty box, however the lead pass was too far in front, and Nabokov knocked it away.

R.J. Umberger then led a Blue Jackets’ 3-on-1 rush, yet his shot was also stopped by

Nabokov.

Columbus, which lost its season opener at home on Friday to Calgary, had a 5-4 shots advantage in overtime.

New York held a 30-29 edge overall.

Letestu started the rally with a power-play goal at 7:45, Columbus’ first advantage of the night, and Foligno tied it from in close with 8:06 left in regulation.

Nabokov wasn’t overly busy early, but looked sharp in keeping the Blue Jackets at bay until the third-period surge.

The Islanders broke out in the second period, scoring twice including a power-play goal that ended the scoreless deadlock.

New York put pressure on Bobrovsky and nearly scored when Josh Bailey fired a

drive that Bobrovsky barely knocked away with his glove.

In the ensuing scrum, Artem Anisimov was whistled for hooking, giving the Islanders the first man-advantage of the game.

On the power play, Tavares moved the puck from the right circle up to Visnovsky, who was in the middle of the ice just inside the blue line.

Visnovsky sent a pass left to Frans Nielsen, who quickly pushed the puck back to the defenseman for a shot that sailed through traffic and past Bobrovsky at 8:17.

The Islanders needed only 5:44 more to double their lead, this time with Tavares and Visnovsky assisting on Moulson’s first traditional goal of the young season.

Tavares, the Islanders’ new captain, did hard work along

the right-wing boards to dig out the puck. He quickly sent a quick pass down to the crease, where Moulson skated into the puck and jammed it past Bobrovsky.

There were few prime scoring chances in the goal-less and penalty-free first period in which the Islanders held a 9-4 edge in shots.

NOTES: This was the first meeting between the teams since Columbus joined the Eastern Conference and became division rivals with New York in the newly formed Metropolitan Division. …

The Islanders were trying for their first 2-0 start since 2007. … Letestu scored his 40th career NHL goal in 184 games. He led Columbus last season with 13 goals. … Both teams were 1 for 2 on power plays.

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Top-ranked teams win in routs

Bulldogs 2nd at London

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No. 3 Clemson and No. 8 Florida State took turns routing divisional foes, and sending messages that they are the superpowers of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

After Clemson won at Syracuse 49-14 and Florida State stomped No. 25 Maryland at home 63-0, the Tigers and Seminoles are two weeks away from a huge showdown in Death Valley on Oct. 19.

Florida State (5-0, 2-0) and star redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston have next week off. Clemson (5-0, 3-0) and Heisman Trophy contender Tajh Boyd play Boston College at home.

AP photo No. 1 Alabama 45, Ohio State cornerback Bradley Roby (1) and Ryan Shazier block the punt of Northwestern’s Georgia St. 3 Brandon Williams (49) during the first half Saturday in Evanston, Ill. No. 4 Ohio State trailed TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — AJ No. 16 Northwestern 23-20 with 2:10 left in the third quarter at time of press.

McCarron completed 15 of 16 in program history against top-10 passes for 166 yards and four early.

No. 3 Clemson 49, teams. touchdowns in the first half and Syracuse 14 No. 8 FSU 63, Alabama rolled.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tajh Boyd No. 25 Maryland 0 The Crimson Tide (5-0) jumped kept his Heisman Trophy aspiTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jameis ahead 38-0 by halftime against the rations intact, throwing for 455 Winston completed 23-of-32 passPanthers (0-5), a first-year Football yards and five touchdowns in three es for 393 yards and five touchBowl Subdivision team.

McCarron led Alabama to touch- quarters of work, and Clemson downs and Florida State matched downs on each of his five posses- spoiled the Orange’s Atlantic Coast a record with the most-lopsided victory against ranked team in the sions before leaving the game. He Conference debut.

Boyd, who matched his school history of the AP Top 25. completed his first 12 passes, putWinston, a redshirt freshman, ting him in a three-way tie for the record in TD passes, hit Adam Humphries with scoring passes of has 1,441 yards passing, 17 touchTide’s third-longest streak.

The four touchdown passes tied 60 and 42 yards in the first quar- downs with two interceptions and his career high and was the sev- ter to help stake the Tigers to a a 73.3 completion percentage this enth time McCarron has reached big early lead, and they held the season.

Nick O’Leary caught to two that number. Alabama outgained Orange at bay.

Clemson (5-0, 3-0 ACC) entered touchdowns and Kelvin Benjamin the Panthers 477-175 and held the game as one of just 20 unde- had two. The Seminoles (5-0, 3-0 them to 15 yards rushing.

The Tide hasn’t allowed a touch- feated teams remaining in the ACC) put up 614 yards of total down in the past three games, giv- Bowl Subdivision, and the Tigers offense. made sure they wouldn’t slip up Maryland (4-1, 0-1) lost quartering up only three field goals.

Georgia State ended Alabama’s against the Orange (2-3, 0-1) and back C.J. Brown to an injury in the shutout bid with Wil Lutz’s school- their raucous Homecoming crowd second quarter. The Terps were record 53-yard field goal to cap the of 48,961 by taking a 21-0 first- held to 234 yards. quarter lead.

No. 14 Miami 45, second half’s opening drive.

The Tigers entered the game Georgia Tech 30 No. 2 Oregon 57, with 12 straight wins by double MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Colorado 16 Stephen Morris threw for three BOULDER, Colo. — Marcus digits against unranked teams.

No. 7 Louisville 30, touchdowns, Duke Johnson rushed Mariota threw five touchdown Temple 7 for 184 yards and Miami remained passes and ran for two scores as PHILADELPHIA — Teddy unbeaten after shaking off a probOregon brushed off some early Bridgewater threw for 348 yards lematic opening quarter. trickery to rout Colorado.

Phillip Dorsett, Clive Walford The Ducks’ sophomore connect- and two touchdowns to keep and Allen Hurns caught scoring ed for two touchdowns each with Louisville undefeated.

Bridgewater made it look easy passes for Miami (5-0, 1-0 Atlantic Josh Huff and Bralon Addison, and against the overwhelmed Owls Coast Conference), which scored played only 2½ quarters.

The Buffaloes had Folsom Field (0-5, 0-2 American Athletic 21 points in the final 7:15. Dallas in a frenzy when they kept things Conference). He threw for 228 Crawford ran for two scores in tight early on, but the crowd didn’t yards in the first half to help the the fourth quarter, and Ladarius Gunter added a 30-yard interceplike it when Colorado kept going Cardinals roll to a 24-0 lead.

The Cardinals (5-0, 1-0) lost a tion return for another touchdown for field goals while the Ducks bid for their second straight shut- with 1:08 left. were piling up the points.

David Sims had two rushing Oregon (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) has out when Temple scored with 38 touchdowns for Georgia Tech (3-2, scored at least 55 points in all of seconds left.

Louisville receiver DeVante 2-2), which wasted a 17-point lead its games under first-year coach Mark Helfrich, a former offensive Parker, who has six touchdown against Miami last season and blew coordinator at Colorado, who took catches this season, left in the first another double-digit advantage over when Chip Kelly left to coach half with an injured right shoulder. Saturday — plus missed a fourthWithout one of his favorite targets, quarter extra point that would have the Philadelphia Eagles.

Forcing a three-and-out after the Bridgewater was still impressive, tied the game. The Yellow Jackets opening onside kick, a 75-yard TD completing 25 of 35 passes. He led 17-7 after controlling the first toss from receiver Paul Richardson threw a TD pass for the 17th quarter, then wound up losing to on a double-reverse and a fourth- straight game.

Miami for the fifth straight time. down stop had the 40-point-underUnder first-year coach Matt It’s Miami’s best start since dog Buffaloes (2-2, 0-2) up 10-8 Rhule, the Owls remained winless opening 6-0 in 2004.

Red Sox lead Rays 2-0 in ALDS BOSTON (AP) — John Lackey has watched David Ortiz wreak destruction on playoff opponents before.

He finally got a chance to see it from the same dugout.

“I like it a lot better on this side, that’s for sure,” Lackey said after Ortiz hit two homers to lead the Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday and give Boston a 2-0 lead in the AL division series.

It was the first two-homer postseason game for Ortiz, who is the only player remaining from the 2004 Red Sox team that won the franchise’s first World Series title in 86 years.

He was also a star of the ‘07 team that won it all; both times, they opened the playoffs by eliminating Lackey’s Los Angeles Angels.

“He’s tough this time of year — any time of year,” Lackey said. “He’s a guy that likes bright lights, for sure.”

Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and scored three runs for the AL East champions. Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs, and Lackey earned the win in his first postseason start since joining the Red Sox as a free agent in 2010.

Ortiz hit his first homer in the first inning, then his second in the eighth to chase Rays starter David Price.

“As long as we win, it means a lot,” Ortiz said. “It’s not over. We’ve got to keep on fighting.”

Tampa Bay will need a victory in Game 3 on Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla., to avoid a sweep in the best-offive series. The Rays won three winor-go-home games this week just to reach this round, including Price’s

complete game in the tiebreaker against Texas to determine the second AL wild-card team.

“I’m really looking forward to Game 5 here,” said Rays manager Joe Maddon, knowing the Rays would have to win the next two to force the series to the limit. “We just went through a week of (our) backs against the wall, so it’s not new to us. It’s going to be difficult. … But I don’t think it’s impossible by any means.”

“Boston this time of the year is kind of lovely, and I’m looking forward to coming back in a few days.”

With the situation not yet desperate, Price allowed seven runs on nine hits and two walks, striking out five.

He took the mound for the eighth inning, but Ortiz hit his second pitch high over the Pesky Pole, and rightfield umpire Chris Guccione signaled it fair.

“When he hits two home runs, things are going to revolve around him,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “He’s the main cog in our lineup.”

There was no such suspense for Ortiz’s first homer, which went into Boston bullpen to make it 2-0. Not even right fielder Wil Myers, who misplayed a Big Papi popup into a double in right field in Boston’s 12-2 win on Friday, could be blamed for that one.

Every Red Sox starter had a hit and scored a run in Game 1. In the sequel, everyone in the starting lineup got a hit except Mike Napoli, who drew two walks.

Lackey lasted 5 1-3 innings for Boston, allowing four runs on seven

hits and three walks. He struck out six and also hit a batter while getting the win. Koji Uehara struck out the first two batters in the ninth before retiring Myers on a grounder.

The most visible — but hardly the only —defensive goat in Game 1, Myers was razzed by the Fenway Park crowd during every at-bat. The Rays rookie drew a sarcastic cheer after catching an easy fly ball in the fifth, but he had no real problems in the field.

Not so for the rest of the Rays.

They committed two errors — a throwing error by second baseman Ben Zobrist and one by catcher Jose Molina in the first, when Ellsbury stole second and took third on the throw.

It was that kind of night for Ellsbury, who missed most of September with a broken right foot.

After hitting a single and scoring in the first, he reached on a bloop double behind the third baseman in the third to drive in a run, moved up on Shane Victorino’s single and scored on Pedroia’s grounder.

He also singled to lead off the fifth and scored on Pedroia’s double.

Tampa Bay made it 6-4 on Yuniel Escobar’s single, but Ortiz gave Boston back its cushion with a high fly ball that sailed over the right field foul pole that sits just 302 feet from home plate. Escobar, James Loney and Desmond Jennings each had two hits for Tampa Bay.

LONDON — The Milton-Union Bulldogs were the runners-up at the 30th annual London Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday, seeing a 10-game winning streak end in a 25-14, 26-28, 25-23 loss in the championship game against Mechanicsburg.

Milton-Union (15-5) began the day with a 25-18, 25-20 victory over Morral Ridgedale. Kinsey Douglas had 11 kills, Courney Wion had eight kills and Christine Heisey had 22 assists.

The Bulldogs then routed Madison Christian

25-20, 25-18 in the semifinal. Kinsey Douglas had 12 kills, Kitty Douglas had seven and Brianna Bull added five. Heisey had 28 assists and Kaitlyn Thompson had 10 digs.

The 10-game winning streak was the longest-ever such run under coach Bill Ginn. The Bulldogs travel to Bradford Monday night.

• Fairmont Tri KETTERING — The Tippecanoe Red Devils dropped a pair of games at Fairmont Saturday, falling to Bellbrook 25-21, 28-26 and to host Fairmont 25-20, 25-12.

Tippecanoe (7-13) travels to Bellfontaine Tuesday.

Kenseth wins Nationwide race at Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Matt Kenseth is proving to be unbeatable at Kansas Speedway.

The winner of the last two Sprint Cup races at the track, Kenseth got into his Nationwide car and drove it to victory Saturday, taking advantage of a controversial late-race wreck that involved Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch to conserve enough fuel for the end.

“We had a lot of speed right off the truck. It felt really good,” Kenseth said. “I thought it was the best car we had all year at an open track.”

Kenseth crossed the finish line well ahead of Paul Menard, who got around Regan Smith on the final lap to take second. Busch finished fourth and Justin Allgaier was fifth.

The outcome was almost an afterthought, though, to the renewal of a long-standing feud between Keselowski and Busch that has threatened to spill over into Sunday’s Sprint Cup race.

Their teams locked in a battle for the owner’s championship, the two were side-by-side in the closing laps when Busch got into Keselowski’s left rear. That sent the No. 22 car backing into the outside wall and knocking Keselowski out of the race.

Keselowski angrily jumped out of his car and, rather than hop into the ambulance, jogged over the grass toward pit road.

He gestured wildly at Busch’s crew before finally running to the infield care center — a long jog that did little to quell his temper.

“I got wrecked by a dirty driver. There’s no

other way of putting it,” Keselowski said. “I’ve raced him really cool over the last year to be respectful to him and trying to repair our relationship.

I’ve watched him wreck my truck and cost me from winning races. He put me in the fence in Chicago in the truck race.

Nationwide races, he’s been pulling this crap.

“It’s not going to last,” Keselowski said, “I can tell you that.”

Busch said that he wasn’t trying to wreck Keselowski, and that he simply got tight coming out of the final corner.

That forced the front of his car to drift toward the wall.

“It was hard racing. There were a lot of moments where I may be felt a little crowded,” Busch said. “The contact that ultimately ended it, I just got real tight.”

The wreck tightened up the ownership race.

Keselowski’s Penske Racing team, which carried a 28-point lead over Busch’s No. 54 car for Joe Gibbs Racing into the weekend, now leads by just five points heading to next weekend’s race at Charlotte.

The incident could also throw some drama into the Chase.

Busch is third in the standings and just 12 points back of Kenseth, while Keselowski — the defending series champion — failed to qualify for NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.

“He has a lot more to lose than I do,” said Keselowski, apparently indicating that he would retaliate on Sunday. “I guess that’s the good thing about not being in the Chase.”

AMHEISER From page A7 For Piqua coach Steve Frazier, it was a special day after many years coaching Piqua runners.

He will retire at the end of the season and the weather not cooperating was nothing new.

All the runners were covered in mud as they crossed the finish line.

“We had everything ready to go about an hour before the race,” Frazier said with a smile. “Then, the rain set in. But, this was a good day. I had a lot of alumni here for my final home race. The girls did a great job dealing with the conditions. I could tell they still have some more left for next week. They weren’t tired at the end.”

Piqua’s girls finished fifth. Indian runners included Courtney Bensman, 27, 23:41;

Emily Wenrick, 40, 24:56; Kylie Hays, 46, 25:35; Juliya Hsiang, 48,25:58; Joling Hsiang, 58, 27:28.

In the boys race, Miami East finished fourth.

“I thought they ran a good race,” Russell said.

“They all ran a strong, tight pack. This was a good race for us going into the league.”

Viking runners included Josh Ewing, 8, 17:56; Luke Mengos, 13, 18:11; Matthew Amheiser, 20, 18:46; Ben Marlow, 27, 19:09; Evan Pemberton, 37, 19:34.

Piqua’s boys finished seventh. Piqua runners included Andy Mayse, 11, 18:01; Dylan Jacobs, 19, 18:45; Isaiah Garber, 45, 19:42; Mitchell BimMerle, 48, 19:51; Josh Hanes, 65, 20:25. rkiser@civitasmedia.com

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BASEBALL Major League Baseball Postseason Baseball Glance All Times EDT WILD CARD Both games televised by TBS Tuesday, Oct. 1: Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 2 Wednesday, Oct. 2: AL: Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 0 DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Boston vs. Cleveland Friday, Oct. 4: Boston 12, Tampa Bay 2 Saturday, Oct. 5: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4, Boston leads series 2-0 Monday, Oct. 7: Boston (Buchholz 12-1) at Tampa Bay x-Tuesday, Oct. 8: Boston (Peavy 12-5) at Tampa Bay x-Thursday, Oct. 10: Tampa Bay at Boston Oakland vs. Detroit Friday, Oct. 4: Detroit 3, Oakland 2, Detroit leads series 1-0 Saturday, Oct. 5: Detroit (Verlander 1312) at Oakland (Gray 5-3), 9:07 p.m.

(TBS) Monday, Oct. 7: Oakland (Parker 12-8) at Detroit (Sanchez 14-8) x-Tuesday, Oct.8:Oakland (Straily 10-8) at Detroit (Fister 14-9) x-Thursday, Oct. 10: Detroit at Oakland National League St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh Thursday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 1 Friday, Oct. 4: Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 1, series tied 1-1 Sunday, Oct. 6: St. Louis at Pittsburgh x-Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis at Pittsburgh x-Wednesday Oct. 9: Pittsburgh at St. Louis Atlanta vs. Los Angeles Thursday, Oct.3: Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 1 Friday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 4, Los Angeles 3 Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta (Minor 13-9 or Teheran 14-8) at Los Angeles (Ryu 14-8) x-Monday, Oct. 7: Atlanta at Los Angeles x-Wednesday Oct. 9: Los Angeles at Atlanta LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League All games televised by Fox Saturday, Oct. 12: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at OaklandDetroit winner Sunday, Oct. 13: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at OaklandDetroit winner Tuesday, Oct. 15: Boston at OaklandDetroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Tampa Bay Wednesday, Oct. 16: Boston at Oakland-Detroit winner or OaklandDetroit winner at Tampa Bay x-Thursday, Oct.17: Boston at OaklandDetroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Tampa Bay x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at Oakland-Detroit winner x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Tampa Bay at OaklandDetroit winner National League All games televised by TBS Friday, Oct. 11: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner Saturday, Oct. 12: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner Monday, Oct. 14: St. Louis at AtlantaLos Angeles winner or Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at Pittsburgh Tuesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis at AtlantaLos Angeles winner or Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at Pittsburgh x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner or AtlantaLos Angeles winner at Pittsburgh x-Friday, Oct. 18: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7) All games televised by Fox Wednesday, Oct. 23: at AL Thursday, Oct. 24: at AL Saturday, Oct. 26: at NL Sunday, Oct. 27: at NL x-Monday, Oct. 28: at NL x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: at AL x-Thursday, Oct. 31: at AL

FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 4 0 0 1.000 89 57 Miami 3 1 0 .750 91 91 N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 68 88 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 88 93 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750105 51 Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 98 69 Houston 2 2 0 .500 90 105 Jacksonville 0 4 0 .000 31 129 North W L T Pct PF PA Cleveland 3 2 0 .600101 94 Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 91 87 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 81 81 Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 69 110 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 4 0 0 1.000179 91 Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000102 41 San Diego 2 2 0 .500108 102 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 71 91 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 2 2 0 .500104 85 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 99 138 Washington 1 3 0 .250 91 112 N.Y. Giants 0 4 0 .000 61 146 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 4 0 0 1.000108 55 Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 36 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 94 104 Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 44 70 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 3 1 0 .750122 101 Chicago 3 1 0 .750127 114 Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 96 88 Minnesota 1 3 0 .250115 123 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 4 0 0 1.000109 47 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 79 95 Arizona 2 2 0 .500 69 89 St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 69 121 Thursday, Oct. 3 Cleveland 37, Buffalo 24 Sunday, Oct. 6 Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

New England at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Miami, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

Houston at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington Monday, Oct. 7 N.Y. Jets at Atlanta, 8:40 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 13 Carolina at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Houston, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

New Orleans at New England, 4:25 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Atlanta, Miami Monday, Oct. 14 Indianapolis at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (55)............4-0 1,495 1 2. Oregon (5) ................4-0 1,422 2 3. Clemson....................4-0 1,354 3 4. Ohio St......................5-0 1,305 4 5. Stanford.....................4-0 1,280 5 6. Georgia .....................3-1 1,171 9 7. Louisville ...................4-0 1,091 7 8. Florida St. .................4-0 1,069 8 9.Texas A&M................4-1 1,012 10 10. LSU.........................4-1 979 6 11. Oklahoma ...............4-0 838 14 12. UCLA ......................3-0 834 13 13. South Carolina .......3-1 812 12 14. Miami ......................4-0 753 15 15. Washington.............4-0 665 16 16. Northwestern..........4-0 550 17 17. Baylor......................3-0 536 19 18. Florida.....................3-1 481 20 19. Michigan .................4-0 471 18 20.Texas Tech ..............4-0 264 24 21. Oklahoma St. .........3-1 230 11 22. Arizona St...............3-1 192 NR 23. Fresno St. ...............4-0 187 25 24. Mississippi ..............3-1 132 21 25. Maryland.................4-0 119 NR Others receiving votes: N. Illinois 104, Virginia Tech 49, Wisconsin 46, Nebraska 20, Missouri 14, Notre Dame 12, UCF 6, Michigan St. 5, Rutgers 2.

USA Today Top 25 Poll The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 28, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (59)............4-0 1546 1 2. Oregon (2) ................4-0 1479 2 3. Ohio State.................5-0 1397 3 4. Clemson (1)..............4-0 1352 4 5. Stanford.....................4-0 1325 5 6. Georgia .....................3-1 1148 10 7. Louisville ...................4-0 1147 7 8. Florida State .............4-0 1129 8 9.Texas A&M................4-1 1072 9 10. Oklahoma ...............4-0 964 12 11. LSU.........................4-1 931 6 12. South Carolina .......3-1 860 13 13. UCLA ......................3-0 812 14 14. Miami ......................4-0 727 15 15. Northwestern..........4-0 620 16 16. Baylor......................3-0 573 18 17. Michigan .................4-0 546 17 18. Washington.............4-0 545 20 19. Florida.....................3-1 515 19 20. Oklahoma State .....3-1 330 11 21. Fresno State...........4-0 270 23 22.Texas Tech ..............4-0 231 25 23. Northern Illinois ......4-0 131 NR 24. Arizona State..........3-1 118 NR 25. Nebraska ................3-1 71 NR Others receiving votes: Mississippi 69, Virginia Tech 54, Wisconsin 47, Maryland 45, Notre Dame 29, Missouri 21, UCF 15, Michigan State 10, Rutgers 9, Oregon State 7, Arizona 1, Cincinnati 1, East Carolina 1, Iowa 1, Utah 1.

College Football Scores EAST Albright 52, FDU-Florham 7 Alfred 39, Buffalo St. 33 American International 31, Stonehill 10 Amherst 37, Middlebury 16 Bates 14, Williams 10 Bentley 32, St. Anselm 27 Bloomsburg 38, Gannon 14 Boston College 48, Army 27 Bowdoin 13, Tufts 10 Bridgewater (Mass.) 49, W. Connecticut 26 Brown 31, Rhode Island 14 Buffalo 42, E. Michigan 14 CCSU 38, St. Francis (Pa.) 29 Carnegie-Mellon 34, St.Vincent 7 Clemson 49, Syracuse 14 Coast Guard 41, W. New England 38 Colgate 41, Cornell 20 Cortland St. 17, Kean 7 Curry 26, MIT 21 Duquesne 27, West Liberty 14 East Stroudsburg 48, Clarion 28 Edinboro 31, Lock Haven 6 Endicott 53, Maine Maritime 28 Fitchburg St. 40, Mass. Maritime 17 Fordham 52, Lehigh 34 Framingham St. 21, Mass.-Dartmouth 14 Franklin & Marshall 35, Dickinson 14 Gallaudet 7, Mount Ida 6 Gettysburg 50, McDaniel 28 Grove City 24, Westminster (Pa.) 21 Hartwick 21, Ithaca 9 Harvard 41, Holy Cross 35, 3OT Hobart 41, WPI 7 Husson 34, Castleton St. 3 Indiana (Pa.) 62, Millersville 3 Johns Hopkins 65, Juniata 10 King's (Pa.) 41, Misericordia 40, 2OT Lafayette 31, Bucknell 7 Lebanon Valley 17, Wilkes 6 Louisiana College 42, Howard Payne 39 Louisville 30, Temple 7 Lycoming 19, Delaware Valley 16 Maine 62, Delaware 28 Marist 37, Valparaiso 0 Mercyhurst 63, Cheyney 14 Monmouth (NJ) 35, Robert Morris 9 Moravian 38, Susquehanna 18 Morrisville St. 51, William Paterson 48 NY Maritime 35, Anna Maria 24 Navy 28, Air Force 10 Norwich 20, Becker 9 Penn 37, Dartmouth 31, 4OT Princeton 53, Columbia 7 RPI at Merchant Marine, ppd.

Rowan 20, Brockport 16 Salisbury 34, Utica 0 Salve Regina 32, Nichols 0 Shippensburg 73, Seton Hill 27 Slippery Rock 58, Kutztown 10 St. John Fisher 38, Frostburg St. 35 St. Lawrence 14, Rochester 10 Stony Brook 21, Bryant 13

SCOREBOARD

Scores AND SCHEDULES

Sunday, October 6, 2013 Oregon 57, Colorado 16 Pacific 31, Whitworth 21 S. Oregon 59, Montana Tech 32 San Diego 45, Mercer 13 UC Davis 21, S. Utah 3 W. New Mexico 25, Colorado Mines 22 Washington St. 44, California 22 Yale 24, Cal Poly 10

GOLF

SPORTS ON TV TODAY AUTO RACING 1 p.m.

NBCSN — IRL, IndyCar, Grand Prix of Houston, race 2 2 p.m.

ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Hollywood Casino 400, at Kansas City, Kan. 8 p.m.

ESPN2 — NHRA, Auto-Plus Nationals, at Reading, Pa. (same-day tape) GOLF Noon NBC — PGA Tour, Presidents Cup, final round, at Dublin, Ohio TGC — European PGA Tour, Seve Trophy, final round, at Paris (same-day tape) 3 p.m.

TGC — LPGA, Reignwood Classic, final round, at Beijing (sameday tape) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS 4:30 p.m. TBS — NLDS, Game 3, St. Louis at Pittsburgh 8 p.m. TBS — NLDS, Game 3, Atlanta at Los Angeles NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m.

CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader FOX — Regional coverage 4 p.m.

FOX — Regional coverage 4:25 p.m.

CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader game 8 p.m.

NBC — Houston at San Francisco SOCCER 8:25 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Chelsea at Norwich 10:55 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Arsenal at West Bromwich WNBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m.

ESPN — Playoffs, finals, game 1, teams TBD Towson 44, New Hampshire 28 Trinity (Conn.) 48, Hamilton 13 Union (NY) 27, Springfield 7 Villanova 20, William & Mary 16 Wagner 23, Sacred Heart 20 Waynesburg 35, Thiel 21 West Chester 38, California (Pa.) 31 Westfield St. 31, Plymouth St. 0 Widener 31, Stevenson 10 MIDWEST Adrian 17, Hope 14 Ashland 62, Lake Erie 10 Aurora 84, Maranatha Baptist 41 Baker 37, Mid-Am Nazarene 20 Benedictine (Kan.) 58, Graceland (Iowa) 13 Bethel (Minn.) 31, Augsburg 28 Bowling Green 28, UMass 7 Briar Cliff 12, Hastings 7 Butler 35, Stetson 15 Cent. Michigan 21, Miami (Ohio) 9 Chadron St. at Adams St., ppd.

Coe 21, Buena Vista 7 Concordia (Ill.) 38, Rockford 28 Concordia (Neb.) 32, Dordt 0 Concordia (Wis.) 28, Benedictine (Ill.) 27 Cornell (Iowa) 58, Beloit 24 Dayton 40, Davidson 8 Defiance 43, Earlham 7 Denison 42, DePauw 21 Drake 27, Jacksonville 17 Dubuque 23, Central 21 Emporia St. 52, Lincoln (Mo.) 14 Eureka 42, Westminster (Mo.) 28 Evangel 34, Culver-Stockton 28 Findlay 38, McKendree 21 Grand View 48, St. Xavier 21 Greenville 21, Crown (Minn.) 20 Gustavus 52, Hamline 7 Heidelberg 68, Marietta 17 Hillsdale 27, N. Michigan 17 Illinois College 26, Lawrence 6 Illinois St. 35, W. Illinois 21 Illinois Wesleyan 35, Millikin 21 Indiana 44, Penn St. 24 Indianapolis 34, Missouri S&T 3 John Carroll 54, Capital 0 Kalamazoo 38, Trine 31 Kenyon 21, Oberlin 14 Lake Forest 14, Carroll (Wis.) 13 Lakeland 40, Wis. Lutheran 34, OT Luther 41, Loras 7 Manchester 34, Bluffton 7 Marian (Ind.) 21, Robert MorrisChicago 19 Martin Luther 68, Iowa Wesleyan 51 Mary 45, Minot St. 10 Menlo 30, Lindenwood (Ill.) 22 Michigan 42, Minnesota 13 Michigan St. 26, Iowa 14 Minn. Duluth 34, St. Cloud St. 7 Minn.-Crookston 16, Bemidji St. 14 Missouri Valley 48, Cent. Methodist 17 Morningside 32, Midland 7 Mount Union 58, Ohio Northern 7 Muskingum 35, Wilmington (Ohio) 28 N. Dakota St. 24, N. Iowa 23 N. Illinois 38, Kent St. 24 Nebraska 39, Illinois 19 North Central (Ill.) 31, Elmhurst 14 North Park 22, Carthage 20 Notre Dame Coll. 59, Virginia-Wise 35 Ohio 43, Akron 3 Ohio Wesleyan 50, Allegheny 7 Olivet 20, Alma 13, OT Ottawa, Kan. 34, McPherson 7 Otterbein 19, Baldwin-Wallace 7 Peru St. 24, Avila 7 Pittsburg St. 28, Abilene Christian 20 Ripon 37, Knox 29 Rose-Hulman 38, Hanover 14 S. Illinois 27, S. Dakota St. 24 Saginaw Valley St. 31, Ferris St. 28 South Dakota 17, Missouri St. 14 St. Ambrose 53, William Penn 34 St. Francis (Ill.) 56, Concordia (Mich.) 6 St. Francis (Ind.) 28, Siena Heights 17 St. John's (Minn.) 31, St. Olaf 0 St. Joseph's (Ind.) 35, Kentucky Wesleyan 9 St. Norbert 22, Monmouth (Ill.) 14 St. Scholastica 42, Mac Murray 6 St.Thomas (Minn.) 65, Carleton 6 Sterling 54, Bethany (Kan.) 27 Tabor 42, Southwestern (Kan.) 3 Texas Tech 54, Kansas 16 Tiffin 34, Malone 30 Toledo 47, W. Michigan 20 Trinity (Ill.) 20, Olivet Nazarene 17 Truman St. 33, Quincy 0 Valley City St. 31, Presentation 17 Wabash 48, Wooster 14 Waldorf 13, Trinity Bible 2 Wartburg 34, Simpson (Iowa) 24 Washburn 44, SW Baptist 21 Washington (Mo.) 44, Berry 7 Wayne (Mich.) 31, Northwood (Mich.)

17 Wayne (Neb.) 10, Augustana (SD) 7 Wheaton (Ill.) 24, Augustana (Ill.) 15 Winona St. 49, Upper Iowa 32 Wis.-Oshkosh 28, Wis.-Stout 26

Wis.-Platteville 49, Wis.-Eau Claire 27 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 47, Wis.-River Falls 14 Wis.-Whitewater 47, Wis.-LaCrosse 3 Wittenberg 49, Hiram 9 Youngstown St. 35, Indiana St. 24 SOUTH Alabama 45, Georgia St. 3 Alcorn St. 57, Warner 0 Ball St. 48, Virginia 27 Bethel (Tenn.) 41, Bluefield South 25 Bethune-Cookman 21, Delaware St. 7 Campbellsville 23, Kentucky Christian 6 Carson-Newman 43, Mars Hill 27 Charlotte 53, Gardner-Webb 51 Chattanooga 42, W. Carolina 21 Concord 34, Fairmont St. 17 Cumberland (Tenn.) 49, Pikeville 42, OT Cumberlands 52, Lindsey Wilson 45 E. Kentucky 38, Austin Peay 3 East Carolina 24, Middle Tennessee 17 Elizabeth City St. 26, St. Augustine's 25 Elon 28, Furman 25 FAU 37, UAB 23 FIU 24, Southern Miss. 23 Faulkner 55, Georgetown (Ky.) 31 Fayetteville St. 35, Chowan 29, OT Ferrum 31, Greensboro 21 Florida St. 63, Maryland 0 Georgia 34, Tennessee 31, OT Glenville St. 35, WV Wesleyan 32 Guilford 16, Washington & Lee 7 Hampden-Sydney 39, Catholic 27 Jackson St. 42, Ark.-Pine Bluff 33 Jacksonville St. 41, UT-Martin 27 James Madison 40, Albany (NY) 13 Johnson C. Smith 49, Lincoln (Pa.) 10 Kentucky St. 49, Alderson-Broaddus 20 LaGrange 50, NC Wesleyan 26 Lane 28, Stillman 27 Lenoir-Rhyne 41, Brevard 0 Louisiana-Lafayette 48, Texas St. 24 MVSU 28, Alabama A&M 9 Marshall 34, UTSA 10 Maryville (Tenn.) 48, Averett 0 Methodist 24, Christopher Newport 21 Miami 45, Georgia Tech 30 Miles 27, Benedict 13 Millsaps 48, Hendrix 37 Morehead St. 45, Campbell 36 Morgan St. 34, Florida A&M 21 Murray St. 35, Tennessee Tech 24 NC Central 37, Howard 28 Newberry 42, Wingate 28 Norfolk St. 26, Savannah St. 24 North Alabama 41, Shorter 0 Old Dominion 21, Liberty 17 Prairie View 31, Grambling St. 3 Reinhardt 21, Union (Ky.) 18 Rhodes 41, Chicago 34 SC State 29, NC A&T 24 Samford 44, Georgia Southern 34 Sewanee 31, Birmingham-Southern 28 Shenandoah 29, Bridgewater (Va.) 20 Shepherd 28, Charleston (WV) 9 South Florida 26, Cincinnati 20 Tennessee St. 40, SE Missouri 16 The Citadel 31, Appalachian St. 28, OT Thomas More 61, Geneva 0 Troy 34, South Alabama 33 Tulane 24, North Texas 21 Tusculum 43, Catawba 25 Tuskegee 21, Fort Valley St. 13 UCF 24, Memphis 17 Urbana 62, W.Virginia St. 10 Valdosta St. 52, Florida Tech 14 Virginia St. 14, Shaw 10 Virginia Tech 27, North Carolina 17 Virginia Union 32, Livingstone 25 Wake Forest 28, NC State 13 Wesley 38, Huntingdon 28 West Georgia 49, Point (Ga.) 3 Winston-Salem 56, Bowie St. 21 Wofford 55, Presbyterian 14 SOUTHWEST Alabama St. 34, Texas Southern 2 Angelo St. 48, McMurry 35 Ark.-Monticello 17, Arkansas Tech 0 Austin 31, Southwestern (Texas) 0 East Central 46, S. Nazarene 14 Henderson St. 42, NW Oklahoma St. 0 Mary Hardin-Baylor 49, Trinity (Texas) 7 McNeese St. 59, Cent. Arkansas 28 Oklahoma 20, TCU 17 Oklahoma St. 33, Kansas St. 29 Ouachita 31, SW Oklahoma 14 Rice 30, Tulsa 27, OT Rutgers 55, SMU 52, 3OT Tarleton St. 34, E. New Mexico 14 FAR WEST Azusa Pacific 34, W. Oregon 32 CSU-Pueblo 28, Fort Lewis 3 Cal Lutheran 42, Pomona-Pitzer 7 Dickinson St. 27, Jamestown 7 E. Oregon 20, Montana Western 0 E. Washington 41, Weber St. 19 Fresno St. 61, Idaho 14 La Verne 30, Claremont-Mudd 6 Lewis & Clark 60, Puget Sound 30 Linfield 29, Pacific Lutheran 0 Mesa St. 22, NM Highlands 17 Montana 55, Portland St. 27 Montana St. 36, N. Arizona 7 North Dakota 28, Idaho St. 25

Presidents Cup Results Saturday At Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio Yardage: 7,354; Par: 72 UNITED STATES 11½, INTERNATIONAL 6½ Foursomes United States 1, International 0 (four matches incomplete) Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson, United States, def. Richard Sterne and Marc Leishman, International, 4 and 3.

Jason Day and Graham DeLaet, International, all square through 13 holes with Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, United States.

Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, International, 3 up through 12 holes over Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker, United States.

Bill Haas and Steve Stricker, United States, 2 up through 10 holes over Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama, International.

Ernie Els and Brendon de Jonge, International, 2 up through 9 holes over Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar, United States.

Fourballs United States 4, International 1Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, United States, def. Ernie Els and Brendon de Jonge, International, 2 and 1.

Jason Day and Graham DeLaet, International, def. Steve Stricker and Jordan Spieth, United States, 2 up.

Bill Haas and Webb Simpson, United States, def. Angel Cabrera and Branden Grace, International, 4 and 3.

Brandt Snedeker and Hunter Mahan, United States, def. Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, International, 2 up.

Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar, United States, def. Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama, International, 1 up.

Foursomes (completed from Friday) International 3, United States 3 Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, United States, def. Jason Day and Graham DeLaet, International, 4 and 3.

Ernie Els and Brendon de Jonge, International, def. Bill Haas and Hunter Mahan, United States, 4 and 3.

Steve Stricker and Jordan Spieth, United States, def. Branden Grace and Richard Sterne, International, 2 and 1.

Angel Cabrera and Marc Leishman, International, def. Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker, United States, 2 and 1.

Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar, United States, def. Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, International, 4 and 2.

Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama, International, def. Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson, United States, 2 and 1.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 3 3 0 0 6 12 8 Boston 2 2 0 0 4 7 2 Detroit 3 2 1 0 4 6 7 Ottawa 2 1 0 1 3 5 5 Montreal 2 1 1 0 2 7 5 Florida 2 1 1 0 2 4 9 Tampa Bay 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 Buffalo 3 0 3 0 0 2 7 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 2 2 0 0 4 7 1 N.Y. Islanders 2 1 0 1 3 6 6 Columbus 2 1 1 0 2 6 6 Washington 3 1 2 0 2 10 12 Carolina 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 New Jersey 2 0 1 1 1 3 7 N.Y. Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 Philadelphia 2 0 2 0 0 2 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 2 2 0 0 4 11 2 Colorado 2 2 0 0 4 9 2 Winnipeg 2 2 0 0 4 10 7 Chicago 1 1 0 0 2 6 4 Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 4 5 Minnesota 2 0 0 2 2 5 7 Nashville 2 0 2 0 0 3 7 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 2 1 0 1 3 8 8 Phoenix 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 San Jose 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 Anaheim 2 1 1 0 2 5 9 Los Angeles 2 1 1 0 2 6 7 Edmonton 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 Vancouver 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday's Games N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 3, SO Ottawa 1, Buffalo 0 Detroit 3, Carolina 2, OT Calgary 4, Columbus 3 Winnipeg 5, Los Angeles 3 Colorado 3, Nashville 1 Saturday's Games Toronto 5, Ottawa 4, SO Columbus 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO Boston 4, Detroit 1 Montreal 4, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 1 St. Louis 7, Florida 0 Dallas 2, Washington 1 Anaheim 4, Minnesota 3, OT Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday's Games Philadelphia at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Monday's Games New Jersey at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL WNBA Playoff Glance All Times EDT (x-if necessary) FINALS Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 8: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct.10: Minnesota at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct.13:Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 p.m. x-Wenesday, Oct. 16: Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Hollywood Casino 400 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Kansas Speedway

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Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 187.526 mph.

2. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 187.48 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187.162.

4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 186.233.

5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 186.168.

6. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 186.072.

7. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 185.893.

8. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 185.874.

9. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 185.669.

10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 185.433.

11. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 185.42.

12. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 185.261.

13. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 185.204.

14. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 185.141.

15. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 184.982.

16. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 184.925.

17. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 184.628.

18. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 184.603.

19. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 184.477.

20. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 184.382.

21. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 184.106.

22. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 183.73.

23. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 183.667.

24. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 183.38.

25. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 183.069.

26. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 182.803.

27. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 182.685.

28. (47) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 182.531.

29. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 182.039.

30. (30) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 182.02.

31. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 181.971.

32. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 181.959.

33. (36) J.J.Yeley, Chevrolet, 181.953.

34. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 181.892.

35. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, 181.843.

36. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 181.83.

37. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, Owner Points.

38. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points.

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

40. (95) Reed Sorenson, Ford, Owner Points.

41. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

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

43. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

NASCAR Nationwide-Kansas Lottery 300 Results Saturday At Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (17) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200 laps, 127.7 rating, 0 points, $73,450.

2.(4) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 108, 0, $57,800.

3. (5) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 136.7, 43, $57,775.

4. (12) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 101.9, 0, $32,975.

5. (2) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 106.4, 40, $38,925.

6. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 107.5, 39, $38,075.

7. (7) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 200, 110.5, 38, $30,325.

8. (9) Brad Sweet, Chevrolet, 200, 88.5, 36, $29,225.

9. (8) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200, 97.8, 36, $28,135.

10. (3) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 200, 107.4, 34, $30,300.

11. (11) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 200, 88.6, 33, $27,950.

12. (18) Michael Annett, Ford, 200, 82.2, 32, $26,200.

13. (21) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 200, 73.4, 31, $25,650.

14. (20) Travis Pastrana, Ford, 200, 74.3, 30, $25,140.

15. (25) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 200, 71.1, 0, $19,580.

16. (10) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, 77.2, 29, $24,670.

17. (15) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 200, 82.8, 27, $24,185.

18. (6) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 200, 73.4, 26, $23,925.

19. (30) Dakoda Armstrong, Chevrolet, 200, 60.8, 0, $23,715.

20. (14) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 64.5, 24, $24,180.

21. (22) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200, 63.5, 0, $17,395.

22. (34) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 199, 58.8, 22, $23,285.

23. (28) Bryan Silas, Ford, 199, 49.7, 0, $23,150.

24. (23) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, 199, 52.8, 20, $23,040.

25. (36) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 196, 43.5, 19, $23,380.

26. (39) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, 195, 39.1, 0, $22,795.

27.(38) Eric McClure, Toyota, 191, 36.9, 17, $22,685.

28. (13) Brad Keselowski, Ford, accident, 187, 98.2, 0, $16,565.

29.(16) BrianVickers,Toyota, 179, 68.4, 15, $22,415.

30. (19) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, handling, 145, 69.9, 14, $22,605.

31. (32) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 137, 43.7, 14, $22,150.

32. (37) Ken Butler, Toyota, accident, 131, 38.1, 12, $22,040.

33. (33) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, accident, 120, 42.5, 11, $21,925.

34. (40) Carl Long, Dodge, vibration, 102, 35, 10, $21,814.

35. (27) Hal Martin, Toyota, accident, 80, 27.1, 9, $21,689.

36. (24) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, engine, 77, 45.9, 8, $20,445.

37. (29) Blake Koch, Toyota, overheating, 28, 34.1, 7, $14,325.

38. (31) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, vibration, 11, 34.2, 0, $14,265.

39. (35) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, rear gear, 8, 33.4, 5, $13,940.

40. (26) Jeff Green, Toyota, vibration, 4, 31.9, 4, $13,830.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 114.262 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 37 minutes, 32 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.952 seconds.

Caution Flags: 11 for 50 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 10 drivers.

Top 10 in Points: 1. A.Dillon, 1,024; 2.

S.Hornish Jr., 1,016; 3. R.Smith, 989; 4.

E.Sadler, 981; 5. J.Allgaier, 959; 6.

B.Vickers, 957; 7. B.Scott, 942; 8.T.Bayne, 939; 9. K.Larson, 878; 10. P.Kligerman, 858.

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Cincinnati Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham, left, makes a catch against Cleveland Browns strong safety T.J. Ward in the fourth quarter Sunday in Cleveland.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — They’re starting to catch on.

The Patriots’ young receivers seem to be figuring out what Tom Brady needs them to do, helping rookie-reliant New England get through a tough stretch of injuries without a loss. They’ll need them as much as ever on Sunday when the Patriots (4-0) try to remain perfect with more rookies taking over on defense.

The Bengals (2-2) won’t have to contend with defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, out for the season with a torn Achilles tendon. That’s likely to mean more playing time for rookies Joe Vellano (who wasn’t drafted) and Chris Jones (who has been cut by two teams already).

Nothing new for the Patriots, who have shown a remarkable ability to replace stars with newcomers and keep winning.

How do they do it?

“That guy,” Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones said. “Brady is one of the best and he’s a competitor. He hates losing.

And I’m talking about not games, I’m talking about plays. When you have a guy like that leading the group, it makes all the other guys play a whole lot better.

“Brady is unbelievable.”

His cast is getting better — and healthier.

Former University of Cincinnati receiver Kenbrell Thompkins — an undrafted rookie who tried out for the Bengals — has emerged in the last two games, catching nine passes for 168 yards and three touchdowns.

Rookie Aaron Dobson also assumed a big role with receiver Danny Amendola sidelined the last three games because of a groin injury. Tight end Rob Gronkowski has missed all four games while recovering from

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The Patriots have dominated their recent games against the Bengals, taking advantage of every mistake. Brady is 4-0 career against Cincinnati, though this is the best of the Bengals defenses he has faced.

“This is going to be as tough a game as we’ve had all year,” Brady said.

“We’ll see where we match up.”

Five areas to watch as the Patriots try to remain unbeaten on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium:

PERFECT PATRIOTS: New England is trying to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 2007, when it won its first 18 games before losing the Super Bowl to the Giants. The Patriots have won their last four games against the Bengals and seven of their last eight. In his four games against Cincinnati, Brady has completed 69.7 percent of his passes for 937 yards with 10 touchdowns, two interceptions and a 114 passer rating.

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Queen of cakes Anthony Weber | Daily News

Catherine Peoples works on a bridal shower cake Thursday at her home in Troy.

Troy woman turns home business into thriving industry David Fong

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TROY — Catherine Peoples wanted to make sure her daughter Leah could have her cake and eat it, too.

And she wanted to make sure she made it herself — with eggs, flour, sugar — and an extra dose of love.

“When my oldest daughter, who is now 13, turned 1, I really wanted her to have a nice cake and I wanted to make it myself,” Peoples said.

“My parents had always made our cakes for us.

She wanted a Winnie the Pooh cake and I wanted to make it myself.

So I made her a 3-dimensional pooh bear cake.”

What Peoples didn’t realize at the time was that one birthday cake would turn into a booming industry.

Out of her kitchen on Ridge Avenue in Troy, Peoples — equipped with a standard stove and typical household baking equipment — has developed Night Kitchen Cakes, an artisan cake business that produces cakes that border on works of art. Peoples — who is completely self-taught — makes cakes for birthdays, weddings, showers, First Communions, retirements and anything else people ask.

In addition to the more “traditional” cakes decorated with flowers and other designs, she has

crafted cakes into the shapes of cars, tanks, movie characters, football stadiums and anything else her clients can come up with.

“I did study illustration at (Columbus College of Art and Design), so I guess it really wasn’t that big of a stretch for me,” Peoples said. “But I am self-taught. I’ll see something and I’ll just figure out a way to do it. I’ve never said there was something I couldn’t do. There may have been times when I’ve wished I’ve had, but I’ve always figured out a way to do it.”

Some of the cakes Peoples makes reach several feet in height and are actually comprised of numerous smaller cakes — all of which Peoples bakes in her standard home oven.

Once the cakes are made, they typically take between 6-8 hours to decorate, she said. The mother of five elementary school children said she averages around three cakes per week, but business typically picks up during wedding and First Communion seasons and — in order to make sure her cakes still are fresh when they arrive at their destination — she’ll frequently engage in threeday cake marathons.

“I usually do about three per week, but for First Communions, I’ll do eight or nine cakes per week,” she said. “But they have See CAKES | B2

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about Syria in the South Court Auditorium on the White House Complex in Washington. The filmmaker who was making a documentary about Hillary Clinton for CNN says he is backing out of the project because few people would cooperate with him. Charles Ferguson wrote in a column posted on Huffington Post Monday that he concluded he couldn’t make much of a film. He said that of more than 100 people he approached, only two who had dealt with the former of secretary of state agreed to speak on camera.

NBC, CNN back out of Clinton projects NEW YORK (AP) — For a couple of months, NBC and CNN had been working on high-profile television projects about Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Within a few hours, both projects were dead.

NBC said it was pulling the plug on a planned four-hour miniseries on the Democratic former first lady and secretary of state. “Hillary,” which was to star Diane Lane in the feature role and appear before the 2016 election, was the target of external protests and internal unhappiness at NBC. Earlier, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker who was making a documentary about Clinton for CNN said that he was backing out because few people would cooperate with him. The network said the film would not be produced.

The Republican National Committee had protested both projects, fearing they would lionize Clinton when she might be a candidate for president. The RNC said it would not allow either network to air televised debates among potential GOP candidates for president for 2016 if the films continued.

NBC Entertainment issued a statement saying that “after reviewing and prioritizing our slate of movie and miniseries development, we’ve decided that we will no longer continue developing the Hillary Clinton miniseries.” The statement gave no reason for the change, and spokesman Richard Licata did not immediately return a

call seeking comment.

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by NBC’s entertainment division this summer that it was making “Hillary” took people in the network’s news division by surprise. They were concerned that the news division would be blamed if the entertainment series took liberties with facts or leaned too far in making a positive or a negative portrayal of Clinton.

NBC News Washington correspondents Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell made their unease about the miniseries public.

CNN, meanwhile, had contracted with Charles Ferguson to make a documentary on Clinton.

Ferguson won the 2011 Academy Award for his documentary “Inside Job,” about the 2008 financial meltdown.

But Ferguson wrote in a column posted on The Huffington Post on Monday that he concluded he couldn’t make much of a film: Clinton wouldn’t agree to be interviewed, and of the more than 100 people he approached only two who had dealt with her agreed to speak on camera.

Ferguson said nobody was interested in helping him make the film.

“Not Republicans, not Democrats — and certainly nobody who works with the Clintons, wants access to the Clintons or dreams of a position in a Hillary Clinton administration,” he said.

CNN understood and respected Ferguson’s decision, CNN spokeswoman Barbara Levin said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A story like that at the heart of “Runner Runner,” about a young American gambler who gets sucked way above his head into the criminal doings of a big-time offshore operator, would have found its ideal life as a tough, punchy, black-and-white programmer back in the 1950s. Today, it would have been most viable as a grandiose character study done on an operatic scale by a filmmaker like Martin Scorsese or Michael Mann. What’s actually up onscreen in this vaguely ambitious but tawdry melodrama falls into an in-between no man’s land that endows it with no distinction whatsoever, a work lacking both style and insight into the netherworld it seeks to reveal.

Despite an intriguing setup and Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake heading the cast, this Fox release holds a losing box-office hand.

The opening of the script

by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (“Solitary Man,” ”Oceans 13”) combines with Timberlake’s presence to suggest a somewhat less exceptional variation on “The Social Network’s” focus on maverick entrepreneurialism in the Ivy League.

Threatened with expulsion from Princeton unless he shuts down his online gambling site, finance grad student Richie Furst (Timberlake), with nothing now to lose, heads for Costa Rica determined to stick it to the undisputed king of computer gambling, Ivan Black (Affleck).

Arriving during the boss’s annual blowout, the Midnight Black Expo, Richie cleverly scores an audience with the body-

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guard-festooned Ivan.

Lounging on his hero’s yacht, Richie brazenly accuses his relaxed host of cheating him on his site … and Ivan readily admits it. In the film’s best-written scene, the older man affably agrees to reimburse the kid for his losses and then some.

But, then again, Ivan can always use a smart, ballsy guy in his operation, so maybe Richie would like to come work for him.

Seven, maybe even eight figures a year beckon.

With Puerto Rican locations doubling for Costa Rica, the allure of Ivan’s world looks pretty tacky no matter how doused in money it is. With the help of a couple of other Yankee college boys who are given no character dimension whatsoever, Richie quickly learns the ropes and gets mixed signals from Ivan’s glamorous factotum Rebecca (Gemma Arterton), who may or may not be on exclusive reserve for the

with scantily clad women, but there’s no undercurrent, no intoxicating hook used to snare the audience, along with Richie, for the ride.

Beyond that, the drama’s final stretch, in which Richie must desperately try to turn the tables on his boss if he has a chance of escaping with his hide intact, charts arcane financial and strategic moves in such a rapid and superficial way that it’s impossible to know how, in any semblance of a real world, he can pull this off in almost no time at all. To whatever marginal extent one might be invested in the film up to this point, the impulse is to just throw in the towel.

“Runner Runner,” a 20th Century Fox release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “language and some sexual content.”

Running time: 91 minutes.

Swift tops concert grosses The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. (1) Taylor Swift; $2,789,937; $84.88.

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(2) Kenny Chesney; $2,564,447; $76.71.

3. (3) Beyonce; $1,680,005; $113.64.

4. (4) Phish; $1,590,139; $50.54.

5. (5) Justin Bieber; $1,237,129; $80.67.

6. (6) Dave Matthews Band; $1,138,232; $57.56.

7. (7) Jason Aldean; $1,084,344; $47.22.

8. (8) Bruno Mars; $1,029,185; $70.03.

9. (New) “Honda Civic Tour” / Maroon 5 / Kelly Clarkson; $895,674; $47.71.

10. (9) Michael Buble; $887,667; $82.24.

11. (11) New Kids On The Block; $709,942; $59.64.

12. (10) Rush; $697,666; $72.32.

Cakes From page B1 to be fresh, so I do a lot of baking at night. That’s actually how the business got its name — Night Kitchen Cakes. There are some Friday nights when I literally won’t go to bed because I’ll be up all night working on cakes.”

The advantage of working from home, Peoples said, is she gets to spend more time with her five children. Leah, her oldest child, has already started to take an interest in the family business.

“I love being able to be around my kids all the time,” she said. “I can pick them up from school and I can take them to all of their activities. If something happens, I’m always able to be there for them.

Leah has become my little apprentice. She can do a lot of simple

boss. All goes swimmingly until, a third of the way in, Richie is kidnapped by none other than the FBI, whose local agent Shavers (Anthony Mackie) tries to coerce the kid into informing on Ivan’s business.

When Richie tells his boss what happened, Ivan waves it off, claiming it happens to everyone who works for him. But Ivan has a little unpleasantness of his own in store for his eager acolyte, as he forces him to blackmail a top client into a continued business relationship, then starts using him as a bagman to pay off local authorities.

The overriding problem with the direction by Brad Furman (“The Lincoln Lawyer,” ”The Take”) is that it lacks a real pulse, a throb of excitement that pulls you into this unsavory world and will accept no resistance.

Furman stuffs the screen with luxurious digs, fancy cars, cool boats, private jets and parties loaded

things. She can help make little letters. They all help. My one son holds the door open for me when I’m bringing out a cake. My other son opens the latch on the car door.

They are all very helpful.”

What started out as one cake for her daughter’s first birthday has continued to grow, all by word of mouth.

“A lot of times my friends will see a cake or my kids’ friends will see a cake and tell their parents,” Peoples said. “It really has been all by word of mouth — and then we got a Facebook page about a year ago. So it’s really taken off.”

As it has taken off, it has lead to some interesting trips to the grocery store.

“A lot of people probably do

think I’m crazy — I’ll be leaving the store with 30 pounds of sugar, a giant bag of flour and seven dozen eggs,” Peoples said. “It’s not too bad at Kroger, because by now they all know what I do out there. But when I go other places, I do get some pretty strange looks.”

Once all those ingredients have been made into a cake, however, it usually leads to different kinds of looks — frequently shock, awe and admiration.

“At least once a week someone will tell me it’s too pretty and they don’t want to eat the cake,” Peoples said. “They are afraid to cut into it.

I love it when people say that.”

To learn more about Night Kitchen Cakes, visit its Facebook page.

Detail is shown on a bridal shower cake Catherine People is working on. The cake has several tiers which includes double chocolate Troy resident Catherine Peoples brushes petal dust on feathers of a peacock tail while working on a bridal shower cake Thursday. fudge, almonds with raspberry filling and spice.

13. (New) Luke Bryan; $674,316; $37.38.

14. (New) John Mayer; $658,798; $49.42.

15. (12) Blake Shelton; $655,010; $35.38.

16. (14) Brad Paisley; $622,244; $43.13.

17. (13) Rascal Flatts; $593,931; $37.31.

18. (15) Miranda Lambert; $468,732; $35.51.

19. (16) Widespread Panic; $376,802; $46.44.

20. (New) Train; $364,132; $31.90.

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“The October List” (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeffery Deaver A story told backward has been done in film and print, but Jeffery Deaver gives it his own unique spin in “The October List.”

A 6-year-old girl named Sarah has been kidnapped and her mother, Gabriela, has been given a deadline.

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Scribd, HarperCollins offer e-book subscriptions SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Online document-sharing site Scribd is taking a page from Netflix’s success story as it sets out to create the world’s largest subscription service for digital books.

The opening chapter in Scribd’s quest begins Tuesday with the introduction of an e-book subscription service that will boast thousands of titles published by HarperCollins before July 2012. HarperCollins, which is owned by News Corp., becomes the first of the five largest U.S. publishers to join a service vying to create an alternative to buying individual titles.

Scribd will charge $9 per month for a service that offers unlimited access to most of HarperCollins’ back catalog, as well as an assortment of other books from smaller publishers. Recent best sellers from Harper Collins aren’t included in the subscription service, although customers will be able to buy new titles individually on Scribd’s site.

“I feel we are moving into new uncharted waters, but that’s what innovating and reading is

all about,” HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said in an interview. “I feel like this is the right deal with the right partner at the right time and we are going to learn.”

With their personal log-in, subscribers throughout the world will be able to browse through books using Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad, mobile devices running on Google Inc.’s Android software and any personal computer with a Web browser. As long as they are logged in, subscribers will be able to stop reading a book on one device and pick up where they left off on another.

“For power readers, this is going to be like a dream come true,” predicted Scribd CEO Trip Adler. “We think this could really change the book publishing’s business model and change people’s reading behavior.”

In the process, Scribd could help publishers cultivate an alternative to the electronic books stores run by Amazon. com Inc., Apple Inc. and Google Inc. Unlike those technology powers, Scribd is still small. Adler,

29, has raised $26 million in venture capital since he started the San Francisco company six years ago to help his father post a paper about neurosurgery online.

Scribd began testing its subscription service with a few small book publishers earlier this year. Since then, Scribd says the number of subscribers has been increasing by about 60 percent each month, although it won’t disclose how many paying customers it has. Scribd says it has 80 million users who visit its site to read an eclectic mix of books and documents that include research papers, essays and legal briefs.

HarperCollins and authors will be paid based on how much their books are read under a complicated formula, Adler said.

He declined to provide more specifics about the financial arrangements.

Scribd is trying to create the book industry’s version of Netflix Inc.’s online video service, which has attracted more than 37 million subscribers who pay $8 per month to watch a wide selection of movies and

TV shows on any device with an Internet connection. Digital subscriptions also are winning loyal fans on music services run by Pandora Media Inc. and Spotify.

The popularity of those services has made it clear that subscriptions are one of the most powerful ways to hook consumers and create a recurring stream of revenue, said Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey.

Digital subscriptions also open a valuable window into people’s preferences and habits, information that can be used to tailor and market other products. Scribd is sharing the data gathered about its subscribers with HarperCollins. “This is going to help us make even better publishing and marketing decisions for our authors,” HarperCollins’ Murray said.

Although a relatively small percentage of the population are book lovers, McQuivey said those that are tend to be college graduates with above-average incomes — a compelling demographic for a subscription service that is also looking to sell

content to own, too.

“These are people willing to spend a tremendous about on books,” McQuivey said. “These are people who will stay at home to read a best seller instead of going out with friends on a Friday night.”

Adler said he believes Scribd’s subscription service eventually could produce $1 billion in annual revenue, particularly if other big publishers sign on.

HarperCollins’ major rivals are Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin Random House.

Book publishers have so far shied away from subscription services, partly because they fear the amount from the monthly fees won’t be enough to offset the money lost from reduced sales of printed copies.

But the advent of electronic readers and tablet computers are making book publishers more receptive to exploring new ways to bring in revenue from digital devices.

“I assume if this subscription model works, other publishers are going to eventually join us,” Murray said.

U.S. fiction bestsellers NBC show will send someone into space Associated Press

1. “The Longest Ride” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) 2. “Thankless in Death” by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult) 3. “The Final Cut” by Catherine Coulter (Putnam Adult) 4. “The Quest” by Nelson DeMille (Center Street) 5. “Never Go Back” by Lee Child (Delacorte) 6. “Si-cology 1” by Si Robertson (Howard Books) 7. “The Husband’s Secret” by Liane Moriarty (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam) 8. “W Is for Wasted” by Sue Grafton (Marion Wood Books/Putnam) 9. “The Racketeer” John Grisham (Dell) 10. “Michael Vey 3: Battle of the Ampere” by Richard Paul Evans (Simon Pulse/Mercury Ink) 11. “Divergent” by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books) 12. “Deadly Heat” by Richard Castle (Hyperion)

13. “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green (Dutton Children’s) 14. “Out of Line” by Jen McLaughlin (Published via Kindle Direct Publishing) 15. “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) 16. “Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Dial) 17. “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James (Vintage) 18. “The Forgotten” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 19. “The Hero” by Robyn Carr (Harlequin MIRA) 20. “The Hit” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 21. “Insurgent” by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books) 22. “City of Bones” by Cassandra Clare (Margaret K. McElderry Books) 23. “Inferno” by Dan Brown (Knopf/ Doubleday) 24. “United We Spy” by Ally Carter (Disney-Hyperion) 25. “The Bone Bed” by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley)

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC is planning a competition show with a grand prize that’s out of this world: a ride into space.

The network said Thursday it is teaming with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and veteran TV producer Mark Burnett on “Space Race,” a competition where the winner gets a ride on the space liner that is expected to begin commercial flights sometime next year.

NBC offered no estimate on when “Space Race” would air.

“The term ‘trip of a lifetime’ has for once been delivered on,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC’s president of alternative and late-night programming. “This will be a remarkable experience for anyone who has looked at the night’s sky and dared to dream of space flight.”

Virgin has been testing its rocketpowered space vehicle this year, with

pilots reaching a height of 69,000 feet on a Sept. 5 flight that landed in the Mojave Desert near Virgin Galactic’s facility there. Virgin has said the goal is to begin commercial flights next year, with Branson and his family taking the first ride.

Virgin has already collected $80 million in deposits from 640 people interested in experiencing the weightlessness of space.

A TV show could be great publicity for Branson’s company. Competitors, such as billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX, are also working to make commercial spaceflight a reality.

Burnett, the producer behind “The Voice” and “Survivor,” said he has wanted for 10 years to make a show with the goal of letting an average person experience looking down on Earth from the black sky of space.

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Average 30-year mortgage at 4.22 Out front is back in, as porches Mortgage rates tend to follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury note.

The 10-year note traded at 2.63 percent Thursday morning, down from 2.71 percent on Sept. 23.

The Federal Housing Administration, which guarantees about 30 percent of U.S. home mortgages, says that if the partial shutdown continues for an extended period and the agency’s funding runs out, it wouldn’t be able to continue approving loans.

In that case, “We do expect that potential homeowners will be impacted, as well as home sellers and the entire housing market,” the FHA said in a contingency plan.

Buyers wouldn’t disappear. But some would linger in limbo until the government reopened and a backlog of applications cleared.

Personalization vs. personality The fine line that can cost you the sale

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gain popularity in the Midwest Sara Maves says few days go by without her meeting someone new in her neighborhood, thanks to the time she spends on her front porch in Chanhassen, Minn.

“Sometimes it’s just a wave and hello, sometimes we engage in a conversation,” said Maves, whose family moved into the newly built house last October. “We have definitely introduced ourselves to other people just by being out front.”

In Chanhassen and other suburbs across the country, homeowners like Maves are turning away from the garagedominated facades of the stereotypical suburb and embracing the old-fashioned front porch.

U.S. Census Bureau figures show that 63 percent of the houses built in the Midwest last year had porches, up 50 percent since 1992.

Meanwhile, the share with decks — typically out back — has fallen from 41 percent to 32 percent.

The trend is transforming the notion of the suburban neighborhood. “We had suburbs getting so sprawled out with those big lots, it was almost unfriendly,”

said Bloomington, Minn., architect Teresa St. Amant. “Heaven forbid you should see or talk to your neighbors.”

Not all the porches in the bureau’s figures are front porches, but metro homebuilders and city planners say front porches definitely have made a comeback.

Before air conditioning, front porches used to serve the very basic function of keeping people cool in the summer, said John Adams, a professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Geography, Environment and Society.

“Once you get air conditioning, who needs one? Then people start thinking they’re kind of neat and realize they miss being out talking to their neighbors,” Adams said.

Builders, too, have noticed the trend.

“It’s a change from the way our suburbs developed around the back of the house,” said Matthew Schmidt, whose family owns and runs AMEK Custom Builders.

“You would pull in your garage, go inside and if you wanted to hang out outside you went to your

deck in back.”

Schmidt believes front porches fit into homeowners’ larger, altered view of their houses since the recession. “They see their houses as places to live, to be part of a community, not just something to buy and sell,” he said.

St. Amant said that front porches reflect a nostalgic interest in traditional home design and that they encourage interaction and a sense of community. They’re also part of an effort by builders of suburban subdivisions to create neighborhoods.

Cities are welcoming the trend and spurring the increase by modifying setback rules to make porches easier to build on new homes or add to existing ones.

“Along with sidewalks and trails, front porches are part of what city planners are envisioning for large-scale developments to create true neighborhoods,” said Mike Devoe, president of Ryland Homes, the company that built Maves’ house.

A front porch also can make the garage a less prominent feature, another objective of city planners. “It creates a more

pleasing streetscape,” Devoe said.

Schmidt said much of AMEK’s recent work with front porches has been adding them to existing homes.

About three years ago, the firm added a large front porch on the Woodbury, Minn., home of Theresa Corcoran as part of a renovation of the house’s exterior.

“When my kids were little I just had a stoop where I could sit and watch them play,” Corcoran said. “We didn’t really have a place where people could come together.”

Corcoran said her family’s use of the porch has evolved. “We like it as a place to sit as our kids come and go with their friends and for neighbors to stop by,” she said. She and her husband, Mike, have coffee out there on weekend mornings.

Maves said she and her husband, Brandon, are happy to hang out on their front porch.

“We like to sit out there in the evening, sip a glass of wine and watch our kids play with the neighbor kids,” Maves said. “It gives us a spot right out front where people can gather.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell for the third straight week to their lowest point in three months, as a decline in consumer confidence and the onset of the government shutdown forced rates down.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan dropped to 4.22 percent from 4.32 percent last week. The average on the 15-year fixed loan declined to 3.29 percent from 3.37 percent.

Both are the lowest averages since early July.

Rates began to fall last month after the Federal Reserve held off slowing its $85-billion-a-month in bond buys, which have kept rates low. They fell further this week as the shutdown prompted investors to sell stocks and buy Treasury bonds.

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This undated product photo provided by Jonathan Adler shows Adler’s acrylic obelisk filled with nails, an irreverent twist on the decorative element. Both nail heads and rivets are having a moment in contemporary dcor. On some pieces, they reinforce traditional elegance; and on others, they offer an urban, edgier aesthetic.

If you lived in a comfortable home in 17th century France or 19th century England, your chairs might well have been embellished with nail-head trim. It was a clever, decorative way for craftsmen to secure materials to upholstered furniture.

Another old fastener, the rivet, also was commonplace in manufacturing and shipbuilding centuries ago.

Now, both nail-heads and rivets are having a moment in contemporary décor. On some pieces, they reinforce traditional elegance. On others, they offer an urban, edgier aesthetic.

“We’re seeing nail-head trim — this 400-year-old detail — in lots of new applications, creating bold looks,” says Seattle interior designer Timothy De Clue.

Lisa Ferguson, an interior designer in Toronto, trimmed a pair of armless coral chairs with a decorative, antiquebrass nail-head design along the skirt.

She says both brass and warm satin detailing evoke classic glamour.

“It almost always gives the perception of a more luxurious piece, while adding texture,” Ferguson says.

But be mindful of inexpensive trims if you want a luxe look, she adds.

“Attention to detail and craftsmanship is what differentiates the good from the best. Pay special attention to

the scale and spacing of the nail heads in relation to the piece of furniture, and always go for metal individual heads over rows of plastic if it is in your budget,” she says. (www.lisafergusoninteriordesign.com ) Ballard Designs has a selection of tufted and untufted headboards that you can customize in different fabrics and then finish with brass or silver nail heads. (www.ballarddesigns.com ) Homegoods has some little slipper chairs in fun colors like peony pink, lime green and rich purple, embellished with silvery trim. The trim also edges a svelte bench — covered in a green, white and black classic pattern — perched on sleek black legs. All the pieces have a Palm Beach house vibe. (www.homegoods.com ) Designer Jonathan Adler is also a fan of the nail. His Channing screen, named after Bette Davis’ character in the movie “All About Eve,” is a white lacquered room divider studded with polished nickel nail heads. He also plays with the motif in an irreverent tabletop confection: a clear acrylic obelisk filled with construction nails.

“Nail heads hit just the right note for today. They’re the perfect combo of twinkly glamour and edgy attitude,” Adler says.

Nail-head trim works well with tex-

tured materials; Jayson Home’s Bretton shelf unit is covered in burlap and trimmed in brass nails. (www.jaysonhome.com ) Arhaus has a series of interesting chairs that combine recycled leather seats with backs upholstered in woven fabric; the materials meet at a nail-head border.

The Portsmouth chair and settee incorporate the deconstructed trend in furniture with a more refined, finished look. Exposed framing along the backs and woven, grain-sack-textured upholstery are accented with nail trim.

The Alpine Estates ottoman is part of a collection of pieces that put a contemporary spin on western style with cowhide, nail-head and wood trim. Or evoke the early days of ship travel with the Colburn steamer trunk, crafted of chestnut leather and set with antique brass nail heads. (www.arhaus.com ) Jayson Home also plays off the vintage industrial vibe in today’s decor with rivet detailing on distressed-iron and steel side tables, reminiscent of turn-of-the-century or shipboard tables.

The retailer’s Warp and Weft accent tables, made of riveted, recycled woven aluminum, reference World War II aircraft. There is a series of Ludlam pendant lighting fixtures here, too, crafted of caged iron slats and hammered rivets.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS TROY Joyce A. Murray Declaration of Trust, Joyce Murray, trustee to Harold Kim, one lot, $150,000.

Cecelia Green to Darin Oldham, one lot, $78,500.

McGovern Willoughby Homes Ltd. to Cecil Trent, Donnia Trent, one lot, $153,000.

Leonard Jenkins, Richard Jenkins, attorney in fact to Judith Webb, one lot, $75,000.

Keystone Land Development Inc. to Harlow Builders Inc., one lot, $45,900.

Billinda Lavender, Ron Lavender to Ron Lavender, a part lot, $0.

Adam Boyd, Samantha Boyd a.k.a. Samantha Myers to Michael Duaso, one lot, $113,500.

Elizabeth Bruggeman, Matthew Bruggeman, Elizabeth Sentman to Elizabeth Bruggeman, Matthew Bruggeman, one lot, $0.

Anthony Board, Kelly Board to Daniel Nielsen, Jessica Nielsen, one lot, $215,000.

Keystone Land Development Inc. to Scott Investments of Troy LLC, one lot, $44,900.

Bram Brusselmans, Stacey Brusselmans to Carolyn Morgan, Ronnie Morgan, one lot, $0.

PIQUA Joyce Elliott, William Elliott Sr. to Carol Hixson, one lot, $78,000.

Fannie Mae a.k.a.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Manley, Deas & Kochalski LLC, attorney in fact to Christopher Mills, a part lot, $14,500.

Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association to Richard Lee Hartzell, Iris Rose Hubbard a part lot, $35,000.

Jeffrey Speakman, Lyvonne Speakman to Jeffrey Speakman, Lyvonne Speakman, one lot, $0.

Jo h n Hemm, Maryterese Hemm to Jonna Raffel, Nathan Raffel, one lot, $15,600.

Daniel Hemm, David Hemm, Elesia Hemm, Renee Hemm, Anne Wilson, Paul Wilson to Jonna Raffel, Nathan Raffel, one lot, $46,800.

TIPP CITY Clyde R. Shefmire and Irene Shefmire Irrevocable Trust , Barbara Sutton, trustee to Michael Baldwin II, one lot, $166,900.

Bruce Farrell, Lisa Farrell to Sylvia Hale, one lot, $295,000.

Mary Haley, sole trustee, James J. Haley and Mary A. Haley Trust to Phyllis Fisher, trustee, Mary Haley Irrevocable Trust, $0.

Christopher Phillips, attorney in fact, Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a part lot, $0.

Katarina Rempel to Erika Strope, Stephanie Strope, one lot, $135,900.

HUBER HEIGHTS Carriage Trails at the Heights LLC, Dec Land Co. I LLC to Inverness

Group Inc., one lot, $35,600.

COVINGTON Douglas Hague, James Hague to Ronald Brown, a part lot, $65,000.

FLETCHER Diane I. Yingst, John W. Yingst to Yingst Land Management LLC, a part lot, $0.

LENA Gayle Carson, Jessica Carson to Gayle Carson, Jessica Carson, three lots, three part lots, $0.

PLEASANT HILL Angela Roeth, Brian Roeth to NW Shull Rental LLC, one lot, $130,000.

BETHEL TWP. Barbara Diehl to Bruce Flora, one lot, $144,000.

Bruce Flora, Dainese Flora to Scott Bailey, Stephanie Bailey, one lot, $176,000.

BROWN TWP. Jo Ellen Fiebiger, James Fiebiger to James Fiebiger, Jo Ellen Fiebiger, 78.707 acres, 162 acres, $0.

James Fiebiger, Jo Ellen Fiebiger to Fiebiger Properties LLC, 162, acres, 49.90 acres, 102.966 acres, 153.0547 acres, $0.

James Fiebiger, Jo Ellen Fiebiger to Fiebiger Properties II LLC, 105.413 acres, 15.260 acres, 73.553 acres, $0.

Diane I. Yingst, John W. Yingst to Diane I. Yingst, John W. Yingst, 158.32 acres, $0.

Diane I. Yingst, John W. Yingst to Yingst Land Management LLC, 158.32 acres, $0.

Diane I. Yingst, John W. Yingst to Yingst Land Management LLC, 80.361 acres, 31.880 acres, 8.168 acres, $0 Gayle Carson, Jessica Carson to Gayle Carson, Jessica Carson, 2.439 acres, $0.

CONCORD TWP. James Pugh, Kimberly Pugh to Leann Summers, Timothy Summers, one lot, $234,000.

Linda Bertke, Nicholas Bertke to Jeffrey Keiser, Karen Keiser, one lot, $263,000.

LOSTCREEK TWP. Diane I. Yingst, John W. Yingst to Yingst Land Management LLC, 40.070 acres, 62.456 acres, $0.

ELIZABETH TWP. Betty Higley to David Fuls, Heather Fuls, one

lot, $132,500.

MONROE TWP. Estate of Rachel Branson, Reta Irene Mowen, executor to Olivia Hoecker, 5.00 acres, $149,000.

SPRINGCREEK TWP. David Purk, Kathy Purk to Carol Gerlach, co-trustee, Donald Gerlach, cotrustee, Gerlach Family Revocable Trust, one lot, $129,000.

Emily Sippel, Joey Sippel to Benjamin Perreira, Kelly Perreira, one lot, $159,900.

UNION TWP. Jacob Hobbs, Kathryn Hobbs to Jacob Hobbs, Jerry Hobbs, 5.005 acres, $0.

Sharon Earls Living Trust, Sharon Earls, trustee, Wayne Wertz Living Trust, Wayne Wertz, trustee to Candi Hissong, Tyrone Hissong, 24.466 acres, $225,000.

Dave Honeyman, executor, Estate of Rebecca Honeyman, deceased to Sharon Earls, trustee, Sharon Earls Living Trust, Wayne Wertz Living Trust, Wayne Wertz, trustee, 81.537 acres, $625,000.

one curio cabinet in one room of your home for now.

Personality can be demonstrated gracefully and tastefully. Think of your favorite people.

What makes them charming or endearing or fun to be with?

Now, think about those you spend time with in moderation by choice.

What makes them overbearing or stressful to be around? I imagine if you have taken a few moments to think about

this, you have made the connection to selling your home. That difference is what makes the fine line between personalization and personality concerning your home.

Simply put. What you totally love may not be what others totally love - so you have to express your love in moderation.

One lace doily on a side table as opposed to 100 lace doilies throughout the house is another example!

When it comes down

to it our homes are a reflection of our intimate selves. Personalizing your home is your right and privilege and its fun!

You go ahead and paint that Mickey Mouse on your wall as big as you want! But, when you go to sell, remember it is not Mickey you are selling. It is your home. The same reasons you fell in love with it will be the same reason someone else falls in love with it, but you have to allow them to see it! You want them to see the opportunity of having their specific needs met in your home. You want them to see enough personality to add warmth, but not so much as to turn them away. Moderation is key and it can mean the difference between showing and an offer in your inbox!

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This four bedroom 2 full bath home is located on almost 8 wooded acres. Many updates included kitchen cabinets, floor, countertop, master bedroom and master bath. A large 3 stall horse barn with plenty of storage and office is also part of the property. Country living and listing at $255,000. Won’t last long. Directions: ST RT 202 S to L on Tipp Elizabeth @ Rudy Rd L then R back on Tipp Elizabeth.

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Living room shows: an old idea is new again Greg Ching met his wife, Deborah, listening to musicians play in a San Francisco living room. They bought their home near Nederland, Colo., with an eye toward hosting live musical performances.

Since then, Ching has become so committed to his 14-year-old series, Aspen Meadows House Concerts, that he welcomed one performer in September even as Colorado’s flooding knocked out his phone and sent 8 inches of water into his basement. Years before, he held another “living room show” while a wildfire burned nearby. And he spent about two years and $20,000 in legal fees defending his right to organize private concerts; in 2008, Boulder County commissioners regulated home gatherings, limiting attendance, frequency and hours in response to concerns about running a business or creating noise.

“These living room shows are a way of bringing people together,” Ching said, explaining why he didn’t give up in the face of fire, flooding or government regulation.

“It’s something about the human spirit. It’s very healing.”

Enjoying live music at home is nothing new. For some, it harks back to the humble notion of friends singing and playing instruments together before the days of recorded music and radio. For others, it calls to mind Europe’s legendary salons, filled with writers, artists and musicians.

Today, the living room show lives on, and for many musicians, it’s become an important way to connect with fans and supplement income. Hosts don’t charge admission as a business would, but can suggest that guests made a donation of perhaps $10 or $15 to pay the musicians. Living room show hosts typically give all proceeds to the performers.

I got hooked on living room shows when my husband threw me a surprise 40th birthday party with a three-piece jazz band in our Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment. Since then, we’ve hosted or co-hosted a variety of performers, including Helen Gillet, a cellist and singer who describes house concerts as having an intimacy almost like family.

“There’s something very gratifying and beautiful about that,” she said. “The fans you make in a living room setting might go that extra mile for you, because you really

Pointers for hosts: 1. Start with a small, weekday event. Before you know whether 15 or 50 of your friends will attend a live show, it’s better for you and the performer to start with lower expectations.

2. Embrace the space you have.

Don’t strip your home of personal touches or feel you have to set up rows of folding chairs.

3. Keep it private. Putting up fliers and advertising your shows — acting like a business instead of a private party — could get you in trouble with local government or your home insurance.

4. Set a suggested donation from guests. Make it clear all proceeds are going to the musician.

5. Invite your neighbors. If you don’t want them annoyed by noise or traffic, make sure they are part of the fun.

Pointers for performers: 1. Be honest with yourself about whether you like interacting with fans. If you don’t want to answer questions about your music, gear, training and the like, house concerts might not be for you.

2. Communicate your needs. If you need a certain amount of space or if you like to do a sound check early in the day and then have some alone time to prepare, let your host know ahead of time.

3. Be flexible. House concert hosts are not professional venue owners. They might not have the gear a club would have or be as familiar with your needs. If they didn’t think to provide a green room, you might need to dress in the bathroom and warm up on the porch.

4. Ask before you invite your friends or fans. Your hosts might welcome a few additional guests, but as with any party, ask rather than assume.

5. Connect with fans. Whether you ask for names and emails or invite people to like you on Facebook, if someone likes your music, stay in touch. connect.”

After he played one living room show and wanted to do more, singer-songwriter Fran Snyder created

ConcertsInYourHome.com to help musicians and hosts connect. He charges artists a membership fee and offers a database of performers that’s searchable by state, genre or instruments.

“There’s a huge transformation going on in entertainment,” Snyder said. Some venues have closed, some acts that used to draw 200 or 300 people struggle to get 50, and more musicians are hustling to support themselves rather than looking for a paycheck from record labels.

“We’re literally building a new touring infrastructure,” Snyder said.

From Pat DiNizio, lead singer of The Smithereens, doing all-request living room shows, to actress Sarah Jessica Parker hosting a living room fundraiser for President Barack Obama’s re-election, this old idea seems new again.

In New York City, Marjorie Eliot has offered free, Sunday “Parlor Jazz” concerts in her living room in Harlem for a decade. And the New York-based Undead Music Festival featured performances in homes in many cities as a companion to those in professional venues.

In Pittsburgh, five musicians created the Living Room Chamber Music Project to share classical music in a more relaxed environment.

“A house concert allows us to figuratively and literally close the distance with our audience,” said one of them, oboist Lenny Young.

“As working musicians, it’s very important to us that if people aren’t coming to concerts, we need to come to them.”

Janet Hans co-hosts Urban Campfires: San Antonio House Concerts, a series that grew so big it began renting a recreation facility that holds 100 people. Organizers retain the living-room ethos by including a potluck dinner and giving all proceeds to the artist, whom they also put up for the night.

“We’re not in the living room anymore but we still strive to have that community feeling,” Hans said.

Online: Concerts In Your Home: http://www.concertsinyourhome. com/CIYH_HouseConcertGuidex.pdf Aspen Meadows House Concerts: http://www.meetup. com/AspenMeadowsHouseConcerts/ Living Room Chamber Music Project: http://www.lrcmp. org Urban Campfires: http://www.urbancampfires.com/ Pat DiNizio’s living room shows: http://www.patdinizio. com/lrc.php My Pinterest board about living room shows: http://www. pinterest.com/colleennewvine/living-room-shows/

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This undated photo provided by ConcertsInYourHome.com shows singer-songwriter James Hurley during a “DinnerAndSong” event in Allyn, Wash. Singer-songwriter Fran Snyder created a resource to help musicians and hosts connect. His ConcertsInYourHome.com charges artists a membership fee and offers a database of performers that’s searchable by state, genre or instruments.

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Excellent position for retirees of any age.

Please send both Resumes, Attn: Tom, by: Fax 614-863-3006 Or mail to: CMC 1405 Haft Dr. Suite F9 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 EECO 40497356 The Miami County Agricultural Society is seeking a Miami County Fair Manager: Including but not limited to letters to sponsors, assist with the correspondence for the fair, Fair Book, leasing spaces for exhibit hall booths, communicating with committees, preparing Fair Board meeting notes, agenda, minutes and correspondence to the form, awards, attend all fair board meetings and other meetings that are required, promote the use of the fair grounds year around via personal contact and or the media, emergency services, preform all duties as required by the Fair Board.

All questions and resumes can be directed to the secretary's office at the fairgrounds Wednesday - Friday, 9am-5pm WOOD FRAMERS Local/ Commercial Carpentry Contractor seeking experienced Wood Framers. Must have own transportation. Good pay and benefits. Immediate openings. Pre-employment drug screening Call: (937)339-6274 Or apply in person at: 1360 S. County Road. 25-A Troy, Ohio Medical/Health Textiles/Factory Commercial DOWNTOWN TROY, First Floor. 1000 square feet, corner building, $585/monthly, plus deposit and lease (937)3080506 Houses For Sale FURNISHED MOBILE HOME, two bedroom, 2 bath, 8112 State Route 55 West, Lot 1 Ludlow Falls (937)573-7433 or (937)698-7333 Apartments /Townhouses $199 MOVES YOU IN 3 Bedroom apartments $630 monthly includes trash, water & electric *NO Income Restrictions* Buckeye Community (937)335-7562 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms Call for availability attached garages Easy access to I-75 (937)335-6690 www.hawkapartments.net 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom, Troy, Different floor plans, garages, fireplaces, appliances, washer/ dryers, www.firsttroy.com, (937)335-5223 2 BEDROOM, washer/dryer hook-up, CA, off street parking, quiet cul-de-sac $500 monthly, $500 deposit, Metro approved, (937)603-1645 3 bedroom, central air, 1 car garage, fenced yard, small pets, Miami East (877)2728179 COVINGTON 2 bedroom, no pets, $525 plus utilities (937)698-4599 or (937)5729297 DODD RENTALS, Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom, AC, appliances, $550/$450 plus deposit, No pets, (937)667-4349 for appt.

EVERS REALTY TROY/TIPP 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhomes & Duplexes From $525-$875 Monthly (937)216-5806 EversRealty.net

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Agricultural Real Estate Offering Two Tracts, 100 Acres Total Country Home w/ 3 A & Tillable 96.5A

Newberry Township, Covington, Ohio

The Auction will be conducted at the 601 E. Broadway (St Rt 36), the banquet room of the End Zone.

DATE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, at 10:00 AM REAL ESTATE, 100 Acres: The land is located at the northeast corner of State Routes 185 & 48, Newberry Township, Miami County north of Covington, OH. The real estate consists of the 2 story family home in good condition situated on 3.452 acres w/ mature trees & series of older outbuildings; plus 96.549 acres of bare land w/ only a small pasture section at the highway intersection. Current zoning is agricultural. The property will sell w/ confirmation by the Multi-Parcel Auction Method whereby a potential buyer may purchase either of the two tracts individually or a buyer may bid on the property as a whole. The choice is yours! Details at www.stichterauctions.com OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, October 13, 1-3PM & Thurs, Oct 17 5-7 PM

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INDOOR STORAGE: Cars or Boats. $25/month.

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TREADMILL in good working condition, reasonable price (937)339-7792

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Houses For Rent TIPP CITY, 3 Bedroom plus den, family room, fireplace, 2 car garage, (937)3355223 www.firsttroy.com Storage BARN STORAGE In the Piqua area, Campers or Boat, $40 monthly, (937)570-0833, (937)418-7225

FEEDER CALVES, 20 head, all black, weaned, all shots, hot-wire trained, 550lb average, can deliver. Miami County. (937)667-5659

2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. Excellent condition. Nice interior. Good tires/brakes. Towing bar. Serviced every 3,000 miles. Garage-kept year round.

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DOBERMANS. Red, 5 males, Ready October 16th, tails cropped, first shots, very pretty dogs, $200 no papers, (937)498-9668

SELLER'S Cabinet, brown granite $3500. ICE BOX $500.

DUNCAN Phyfe secretary $650. Library table $250.

MOONSTONE $2500. MISCELLANEOUS glassware/collectibles. (937)658-3144

FREE CAT, to good home, bluff colored 2 year old male, neutered, declawed, and friendly. (937)332-0723 FREE KITTENS, 1 male tiger striped, 1 black male 10 weeks old, wormed, litter trained Call (937)451-9010 PUPPIES 2 males ready, deposit on 1 Female, all YorkiePoo's, $250/each. Deposits on 2 male, 1 female Poodles, $300/each. (419)733-1256

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At 131 S. Dorset Road. From I-75, take Exit 74 East on Main Street & South on Dorset.

Watch for signs.

Brick ranch home w/ 2 car garage offered w/ reserve. An older 1,643 sq ft home w/ living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, family room w/ fireplace, three bedrooms & 2 baths now needing updated but great potential for a new owner. Go to the website for photos & details at www.stichterauctions.com.

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Property of GRILLIOT FAMILY

Sunday, October 13th, Noon 2108 Eagles Lake Dr. Piqua, Ohio (St Rt 185 to Eagles Nest)

Collectibles: Nice horse collection including 8 small newer Bronzes, 2025 “The Trail of Painted Ponies” collection, 3” Kasper Studio Busts, Misc.

Pictures & Miniatures & Books, 15-20 Longaberger baskets, few Lladros, very nice small spinning wheel, 8-10 Printer’s drawers full of miniatures, Some dishes including misc John Maddock & Sons (England), Provincial Bouquet Stoneware, Serv. for 12 Nagoya Shuski “Queen Ann” China, Mink stole shaw & jacket.

Misc: Upright “Freedom” gunsafe (nice), Western Silver Medallion Saddle, Newer Kirby sweeper W/ Attachments, (3) Small Sentry Fire Proof Boxes, Fitness Flyer Exerciser, New Camp Cook Stoves, Water jugs, Survival foods & Misc camping items, Hardback books (mostly War-Horses-Crime), Misc household, garage & Christmas items.

Furniture: Large Cherry China Hutch (Bob Limberlake Edition), Clawfoot Oak Kitchen Table & Chairs, Buffet, Ent. Center, Queen size Poster bed frame, 12-15 sets of Metal shelving, File cabinets, Ref/Freezer.

Note: See photos on website

Owner: Deborah Wiegman, Victoria Banks

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9:00 A.M.

LOCATION: Miami County Fairgrounds, 650 N. Co. Rd. 26A, Troy Ohio DIRECTIONS: County Rd. 25-A North of Troy. Auction to be held in the Duke Building.

GLASSWARE - VINTAGE LAMPS - VERY NICE VINTAGE FURNITURE - PRIMITIVE ITEMS AUCTIONEERS NOTE: The owners have moved to a smaller home and want others to enjoy these wonderful items that they have collected over the years. Items can be viewed the day before the sale.

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KELVINATOR 30", 5-burner range & 21 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer, both 6 months old. (937)773-3054

FIREWOOD, All hard wood, $150 per cord delivered or $120 you pick up, (937)7262780

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Very nice small walnut 7 drw chest; walnut game table; Victorian parlor furniture; 5 quilts; antique dressers; 17 str chairs; teacher’s brass hand bell; oil lamps; Whiting Davis mesh purse; jewelry box & misc; variety of books incl older novels & Piqua HS annuals; nice pictures; 3 Longaberger baskets; etc. CHINA & GLASSWARE: Wedgwood pcs; Edith Cosley Kramer hand painted plates (20), circa 1888; cups & saucers; 6 Hummels; crystal stemware & pressed glass; Fostoria, Fenton & Candlewick. Sterling silver pcs; pewter; etc. HOME FURNISHINGS & HH GOODS: Table style desk w/ slant top & work gallery; pr of floral fireside chairs & ottoman; striped wingback chr; maple Windsor chair; ivory beige 2 cushion couch; rd lamp table & others; pecan dinette table w/ 2 leather chrs; lg dining table & chrs; 2 maple single beds, complete; KS maple headboard; etc.

UNIQUE ITEMS: Large wooden butcher block; Crosley automobile engine & parts; Maytag kick-start engine; lg wooden storage box; Military Memorabilia; 10-Elvis 33 rpm record albums & others. NOTE: These are very nice items being dispersed from the Duer Family home. Please plan to attend.

The Ben & Grace Duer Family, Owners

Agricultural Real Estate Offering 2 Tracts, 45 Acres Total Country Home & Farm w/ Riding Arena Union Township, West Milton, Ohio

The Auction will be conducted on site at 3100 S. Kessler Rd. From I-75 at Troy, take Exit 73 & then west on Rt 55 & south on Kessler Rd 1 mile to sale site.

DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 9:00 AM Real Estate First Personal Property to Follow

REAL ESTATE, 45 Acres, located at the southwest corner of Kessler Rd & Monroe Concord Rd. Parcel 1: 10 Acres with older farm house, 80x80 riding arena w/ tack room and 5 stalls, multi-bay older 40x100 barn & large workshop/ garage.

Parcel 2: 35 Acres of bare, tillable land. The property will sell by the Multi-Parcel Auction.

Call for details to obtain a bidder’s packet.

Offered subject to confirmation. More information at www.stichterauctions.com

Eickmeyer Family, Owners

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RESIDENCY: to ensure adequate response times to emergencies and disasters, employees, as a condition of employment, shall reside either in Miami County or in one of the following adjacent counties: Darke, Shelby, Champaign, Clark or Montgomery.

SALARY: 2013 base salary of $46,471.63. Based on the current wage scale, salary will advance to $67,263.49 following continuous satisfactory employment of a period of three (3) years. This position carries a one (1) year probationary period. This examination is being held to provide an eligibility list for an existing vacancy.

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Technical Trainer:

Assist with development and presentation of technical and operational training for field service, technical phone personnel, and customers. Metal forming equipment knowledge is preferred.

Reman. Application Specialist:

Entry or advanced skills in boring, milling, turning or operating CNC equipment are qualifiers for this position.

Machinist (Apprentice):

Application forms are available in the Office of Human Resources, first floor of City Hall, 100 S. Market St., Troy, Ohio or downloaded from our website at http://www.troyohio.gov. Completed applications must be filed no later than Friday, October 18, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. with the Human Resources Office. A copy of the position description outlining duties and responsibilities is available upon request in the Human Resources Office.

Machine Tool Builder (Apprentice):

The City of Troy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Maintenance Technician:

Skills or aptitude in mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics and electronics are qualifiers for this position.

Service/Remanufacturing Technician: Same skills as Machine Tool Builder but does involve 50 percent travel.

Must be able to troubleshoot and repair mechanical operating systems and equipment. Must have thorough background in industrial electricity and knowledge of schematics, AC/DC systems, and PLC’s.

To review a more complete description of these positions and other open positions, apply on line, at www.minster.com.

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Responsible for all activities of protecting the company from fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry. Must be able to work a normal schedule of after hour security rounds, schedule and coordinate the activities of other security officers.

PHOTO IDENTIFICATION is required at the time of the examination.

Great Offering of Southwest Ohio Antiques From the Jack Siler Collection Small Items with Great Interest!

At the Assembly Bldg, Miami Co Fairgrounds, 650 N. Co Rd 25A

Supervisor, Security:

Primary focus is to work with customers in developing quotes for aftermarket products and services such as component rebuilds, retrofit clutches, press rebuilds and the like. Technical background in manufacturing, project management experience and the quotation process preferred.

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ANTIQUES: Two very nice, early samplers; spool & spice cabinets; leather bound & Civil War era books; very nice older pictures incl children; early photography items & stereo viewers; white porcelain ice box; graniteware; pottery pitchers & good crocks; lg brass pail; many country antiques; Laurel Biscuit glass & tin cardboard box dispenser lids; wall mounted bell; cricket cage; & more. LAMPS & LIGHTING: Art Nouveau lamp w/ ladies & end of day shade; several slag panel shades & lamp bases; early auto or buggy lights; bracket lamp w/ reflector; oil lamps incl miniatures & related items.

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