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Networking Non-Profit Expo chance to connect BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
Escape to nature On a sunny, 60-degree day, Melanie Newhouse, 38, and her son Alex, 3, walk along the picturesque tree-lined paths of Brukner Nature Center. Every so often, Alex dances along the trail, waving a fallen branch in the air, his big blue eyes brimming with curiosity. His mother smiles. “Brukner’s a great place to show kids the simple things. It’s really nice to have this little piece of nature so close by, even just to smell the fresh trees,” Newhouse said. “It’s just so rejuvenating, something so simple but profound as a tree.”
For Troy resident Stephani Stewart, it was an eye-opening experience of the need in her community while visiting the NonProfit Expo at Hobart Arena Saturday. “I wasn’t aware of all the programs that help kids in need,” Stewart said as she stopped to visit the Hospice of Miami County booth Saturday.
TROY Stewart, a volunteer with the Hospice of Miami County, said it was her first time attending the Non-Profit Expo and she enjoyed learning about each organization she had visited so far. “We wanted to see who was here,” Stewart said. “It’s a really STAFF PHOTO/MELANIE YINGST great, organized event — it’s a ter- Miami County Public Health’s Deb French, R.N., speaks with Miami rific event that features all the County Right to Life volunteer Rosalie Dzendzel about the programs available at the public health center that could benefit families in • See EXPO on A2 Miami County.
Russia caught bomb suspect on call
Police chief laid to rest
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Former Eagles guitarist coming to Ohio Don Felder has been all over the world and accomplished things some people can only dream about. But 50 years into a music career that shows no signs of slowing down, the guitar legend knows he hasn’t done it all alone. He’s had help along the way. Perhaps that’s why the Gainesville, Fla., native is so eager to give something back.
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Members of the Tipp City Police Department, including Sgt. Marc Basye, Patrolman Corey Rismiller, Patrolman Darren Soutar, Patrolman Adam Grubb and Patrolman Scott Connor, carry the casket of Tipp City Police Chief Thomas N. Davidson Saturday during an honors funeral for Davidson at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipp City. Davidson served Tipp City as police chief from December 1990 until his passing. He was set to retire Tuesday.
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Relay for Life to instill hope at annual event BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@civitasmedia.com A Memory Garden and team captain’s breakfast are among the new features at this year’s Relay for Life of Miami County Friday and Saturday at the Miami County Fairgrounds. The annual event raised $187,000 last year for the American Cancer Society, and organizers hope to garner $210,000 this year. With the theme being “Peace, Love, Cure,” Relay Chair Joyce Kittel, 32, anticipates some participants will decorate their campsites with peace signs or love symbols. The addition of the Memory Garden in the upcoming event will allow participants to pay homage to their loved ones. “The Memory Garden is a spot where individuals can turn in a photo and a small story of a loved one that they’ve lost, and it will be on a slide-show that will 1
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Glen Monnin shares the Torch of Hope lighting with his daughter, Joyce Kittel (not shown), during the 2012 Relay For Life of Miami County at the fairgrounds. run throughout Relay,” Kittel said. “You can sit and remember why we’re there and who we’ve lost.” At 4 p.m. Friday, cancer survivors are invited to a reception with refreshments provided by area restaurants and local groups. Opening ceremonies begin at 6 p.m., though Logistics Chair Jim Reedy recommends teams come early to
set up their fund-raising sites. The Survivor Caregiver lap commences at 6:15. New this year is a team captain’s breakfast as well as a pizza party for all teams with at least 15 members who have paid registration. About 525 people, individuals and team members, already have registered.
About 65 teams have signed up, with room for about 15 more. For Kittel, Relay is a way to honor her father, a threetime cancer survivor. She has participated for several years. “I started with a friend — she had a team — and I began relaying for her. My dad was a survivor at the time, and over the years my involvement progressed more and more,” she said. Relay has no admission charge and is open to the public. With the exception of service animals, no pets are allowed at the relay or in the camping area. Fire pits or open fires are not permitted. Volunteers are still needed for Relay for Life and may contact Kittel at RelayJoyceKittel@gmail. com or find out more information at www.RelayFor Life.org/Miami County or by calling (937) 524-2214.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian authorities secretly recorded a telephone conversation in 2011 in which one of the Boston bombing suspects vaguely discussed jihad with his mother, officials said Saturday, days after the U.S. government finally received details about the call. In another conversation, the mother of nowdead bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was recorded talking to someone in southern Russia who is under FBI investigation in an unrelated case, officials said. The conversations are significant because, had they been revealed earlier, they might have been enough evidence for the FBI to initiate a more thorough investigation of the Tsarnaev family. As it was, Russian authorities told the FBI only that they had concerns that Tamerlan and his mother were religious extremists. With no additional information, the FBI conducted a limited inquiry and closed the case in June 2011. Two years later, authorities say Tamerlan and his brother, Dzhohkar, detonated two homemade bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 260. Tamerlan was killed in a police shootout and Dzhohkar is under arrest. In the past week, Russian authorities turned over to the United States information it had on Tamerlan and his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva. The • See SUSPECT on A2
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Leftist priests: Francis can fix church ‘in ruins’ BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A new pope from Latin America who wants to build “a church for the poor” is stirring hopes among advocates of liberation theology, a movement of social activism that alarmed former popes by delving into leftist politics. Pope Francis has what it takes to fix a church “in ruins” that has “lost its respect for what is sacred,” prominent liberation theologian Leonardo Boff said Saturday.
“With this pope, a Jesuit and a pope from the Third World, we can breathe happiness,” Boff said at a Buenos Aires book fair. “Pope Francis has both the vigor and tenderness that we need to create a new spiritual world.” The 74-year-old Brazilian theologian was pressured to remain silent by previous popes who tried to draw a hard line between socially active priests and leftist politics. As Argentina’s leading cardinal before he became pope,
Francis reinforced this line, suggesting in 2010 that reading the Gospel with a Marxist interpretation only gets priests in trouble. But Boff says the label of a closed-minded conservative simply doesn’t fit with Francis. “Pope Francis comes with the perspective that many of us in Latin America share. In our churches we do not just discuss theological theories, like in European churches. Our churches work together to support univer-
sal causes, causes like human rights, from the perspective of the poor, the destiny of humanity that is suffering, services for people living on the margins.” The liberation theology movement, which seeks to free lives as well as souls, emerged in the 1960s and quickly spread, especially in Latin America. Priests and church laypeople became deeply involved in human rights and social struggles. Some were caught up in clashes between
repressive governments and rebels, sometimes at the cost of their lives. The movement’s martyrs include El Salvador’s Archbishop Oscar Romero, whose increasing criticism of his country’s military-run government provoked his assassination as he was saying Mass in 1980. He was killed by thugs connected to the military hierarchy a day after he preached that “no soldier is obliged to obey an order that is contrary to the will of God.”
Suspect ■ CONTINUED FROM A1 Tsarnaevs are ethnic Chechens who emigrated from southern Russia to the Boston area over the past 11 years. Even had the FBI received the information from the Russian wiretaps earlier, it’s not clear that the government could have prevented the attack. In early 2011, the Russian FSB internal security service intercepted a conversation between Tamerlan and his mother vaguely discussing jihad, according to U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation with reporters. The two discussed the possibility of Tamerlan going to Palestine, but he told his mother he didn’t speak the language there, according to the officials, who reviewed the information Russia shared with the U.S. In a second call, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva spoke with a man in the Caucasus region of Russia who was under FBI investigation. Jacqueline Maguire, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Washington
Field Office, where that investigation was based, declined to comment. There was no information in the conversation that suggested a plot inside the United States, officials said. It was not immediately clear why Russian authorities didn’t share more information at the time. It is not unusual for countries, including the U.S., to be cagey with foreign authorities about what intelligence is being collected. Nobody was available to discuss the matter early Sunday at FSB offices in Moscow. Jim Treacy, the FBI’s legal attache in Moscow between 2007 and 2009, said the Russians long asked for U.S. assistance regarding Chechen activity in the United States that might be related to terrorism. “On any given day, you can get some very good cooperation,” Treacy said. “The next you might find yourself totally shut out.” Zubeidat Tsarnaeva has denied that she or her sons were involved in terrorism. She has said she believed her sons have been framed by U.S. authorities.
But Ruslan Tsarni, an uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers and Zubeidat’s former brother-in-law, said Saturday he believes the mother had a “big-time influence” as her older son increasingly embraced his Muslim faith and decided to quit boxing and school. After receiving the narrow tip from Russia in March 2011, the FBI opened a preliminary investigation into Tamerlan and his mother. But the scope was extremely limited under the FBI’s internal procedures. After a few months, they found no evidence Tamerlan or his mother were involved in terrorism. The FBI asked Russia for more information. After hearing nothing, it closed the case in June 2011. In the fall of 2011, the FSB contacted the CIA with the same information. Again the FBI asked Russia for more details and never heard back. At that time, however, the CIA asked that Tamerlan’s and his mother’s name be entered into a massive U.S. terrorism database. The CIA declined to comment Saturday.
Five die in Georgia house fire NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A woman and four young children died early Saturday as a fire engulfed a home in west Georgia, and authorities said only an 11-year-old girl who was awakened by her mother escaped. The woman died trying to save the remaining children. Firefighters were alerted at 1:17 a.m. Saturday to the blaze at the single-story home in Newnan, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta. Georgia state Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens ruled that the fire was
accidental and appeared to have originated in an electrical panel in the home’s den area, said Glenn Allen, the commissioner’s spokesman. The fire killed Alonna T. McCrary, 27, as well as her 5-year-old daughter Eriel McCrary and 2-year-old daughter Nikia White, according to Allen. Two other children Messiah White, 3, and McKenzie Florence, 2 also died. Allen said the two were sleeping over at the home. A fifth child, 11-year-old Nautica McCrary, escaped
the burning home and was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Allen said she has since been released. Newnan police Chief Buster Meadows said the older girl’s mother was able to get her safely out of the burning house. “The mother woke her up and told her to run,” Meadows said. “There was someone outside who she ran to, and the mother went back after the others. Neither she nor the other four children made it out.”
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More than 80 non-profit organizations participated in the second biennial Non-Profit Expo, which was hosted by the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce Saturday.
Expo ■ CONTINUED FROM A1 great organizations we have here in our community.” Stewart said she was unaware of the work that Dream Builders, a teen community service organization, does in the local community. “It’s amazing to see that kids really grow in programs like these and I wasn’t aware that this was something kids could do in this area,” Stewart said. Raising awareness and building networking opportunities were the two positive messages the Expo provided, said Don Willis, WACO Historical Society president, who attended along with the Troy Historical Alliance. Willis said the crowd was steady and hoped the crowd would pick up as the afternoon went on. “It’s a real wonderful opportunity to do two things,” Willis said. “No. 1, it gets the message out to everybody. No. 2, it’s a great way to network with all the non-profits.” Willis said the NonProfit Expo provides a lot of unique and beneficial networking opportunities for each organization. “There’s a lot of great
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meet at 7 p.m. in the township building, 5710 Walnut Grove Road, Troy. • The village of West Milton Planning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers.
• GEM, MINERAL SHOW: The 30th annual Brukner Gem, Mineral, Community Fossil and Jewelry Show will be from 10 a.m. to 4 Calendar p.m. at the Miami County THURSDAY Fairgrounds, north end CONTACT US activity building. The event will include door prizes, a • PRAYER SERVICE: free rock for each child, The students and staff at children’s activities, Troy Christian Schools will Call Melody demonstrations and dishold a National Day of Vallieu at plays. Admission is $1 for Prayer event from noon to 440-5265 to adults and children and 12:30 p.m. at the Miami parking are free. County Courthouse. The list your free • ADVENTURE event includes a free sack calendar lunch for people coming SERIES: The Miami items.You on their lunch hour. For County Park District will more information, contact have its Naturalist can send the school office at 339Adventure Series “Straight your news by e-mail to 5692. Arrow” program between mvallieu@civitasmedia.com. • BLOOD DRIVE: A 1-4 p.m. at Hobart Urban blood drive will be from 3-7 Nature Preserve, 1400 p.m. at Piqua Baptist Tyrone Road, Troy. Church, 1402 W. High St., Participants will learn how Piqua. Everyone who registers will to shoot a bow and arrow. The Ohio receive a free “Iron Donors” as superDepartment of Natural Resources will heroes shirt in honor of “Ironman 3” comhave their archery trailer and trained ing to theaters. Schedule an appointment instructors on-site to teach participants at www.DonorTime.com or visit about this outdoor activity. A roving natuwww.GivingBlood.org for more informaralist will be on site. Pre-register for the tion. program online at www.miamicounty• FRIENDS MEETING: The New parks.com, email to register@miamicounFriends of the Milton-Union Public Library typarks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. meeting at 6:30 p.m. 104. • SENIOR LUNCHEON: A senior • BREAKFAST SET: Breakfast: The luncheon will be offered at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post 6557, 7578 W A.B. Graham Memorial Center, 8025 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer U.S. Route 36, Conover. Pastor Travis made-to-order breakfast from 8- 11 a.m. Mowell of Piqua Christian Church will Everything is a la carte. share on his trip to Israel. The program • WAITING TABLES: The Ladies For will begin at 11 a.m., with lunch at noon A Cure Relay for Life team will wait for $6 per person. For reservations, call tables for tips at A Fat Boys Pizzeria, ((37) 368-3700. Troy. Proceeds will benefit Relay for Life. • BREAKFAST BUFFET: The Sons of FRIDAY-SUNDAY the American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will present an all-you-can-eat • TCT PRODUCTION: The Troy Civic breakfast for $6 from 8-11 a.m. Items Theatre will offer “The Late Edwina available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, Black,” a tale of murder, scandal and biscuits, sausage gravy, hash browns, mystery, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday waffles, pancakes, French toast, whole wheat or white toast, fruit, cinnamon rolls and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Barn in the Park. Call 339-7700 for tickets. and juices. • WILDFLOWER WALK: A spring wildflower walk, led by a naturalist, will FRIDAY be offered at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Miami County Relay MONDAY for Life at the Miami County Fairgrounds, 650 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Everyone who registers will receive a free “Iron • CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty Donors” as superheroes shirt in honor of Listeners, a group of women who get together on Mondays from 1-2:30 p.m. at “Ironman 3” coming to theaters. Schedule an appointment at www.DonorTime.com the Milton-Union Public Library to listen or visit www.GivingBlood.org for more to an audio book and work on projects, information. will meet. It may be needlework, making • FRIDAY DINNERS: Dinner will be greeting cards or another hobby. offered from 5-8 p.m. at the Covington • BUDDY READING: Buddy reading VFW Post 4235, 173 N. High St., at the Milton-Union Public Library will be Covington. Choices will include a $12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The program for eleNew York strip steak, broasted chicken, mentary-aged students is designed to fish, shrimp and sandwiches, all made-tohelp increase reading skills and compreorder. hension. An adult or teenage volunteer will be available to aid students with their reading goals. SATURDAY Civic agendas • The Union Township Trustees will • SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Township No. 43 baseball will offer an all-you-canBuilding, 9497 Markley Road, P.O. Box E, eat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at Laura. Call 698-4480 for more informa622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will tion. include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for TUESDAY adults and $4 for children under 12. • TUNES IN THE TREES: The ninth annual Tunes in the Trees, to benefit • BOOK DISCUSSION: The MiltonBrukner Nature Center, will be from 10 Union Public Library book discussion a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 5995 W. Horseshoe group will meet at 3 p.m. to discuss “A Bend Road, Troy. Admission is free, but Reliable Wife,” by Robert Coolrick. For donations will be accepted. The event will more information, call (937) 698-5515. include a day of music, song, hikes and • PARENT/TEACHER CONFERhot dogs. Area musicians will donate their ENCES: Milton-Union High School’s partime to perform to raise funds for the ent-teacher conferences will be from 47:30 p.m. All parents are invited to take this wildlife rehab unit. Participants are asked to bring lawn chairs. A raffle for a custom opportunity to meet with teachers and Inlay HD28 Vintage Series Martin Guitar administrators to discuss their child’s will be held. For more information, call progress. Mid-term reports for the fourth (937) 698-6493 or visit www.bruknernaquarter will be available for pick up at the turecenter.com. conferences. Call 884-7940 for more infor• ART SHOW: A children’s art show mation. will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Handmade books from the My Book and WEDNESDAY Me program will be on display. • SHARE-A-MEAL: First United • FARMERS MARKET: The Miami Church of Christ’s Share-A-Meal will be County Farmers Market will be offered offered from 11:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendly’s the church, corner of South Market and restaurant. Canal streets. Share-A-Meal is a program • STORY HOUR: Milton-Union Public to reach out to the community by providing Library story hours at 10:30 a.m. and nourishing meals to anyone wishing to 1:30 p.m. Story hour is open to children participate while giving an opportunity to ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Programs socialize with others in the community. The include puppet shows, stories and crafts. meal will feature sloppy joe sandwiches, Contact the library at (937) 698-5515 for baked beans, cookies and beverages. Use details about the weekly themes. the Canal Street entrance where the • COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS: The church is handicapped accessible. Miami Valley Veterans Museum will be having free coffee and doughnuts for all MAY 5 veterans at the museum, 107 W. Main St., Troy, on the second floor of the • CREATURE FEATURE: Brukner Mason Lodge building, from 9-11 a.m. Nature Center will present “Eastern Come and meet these men and women Screech Owl” from 2-3 p.m. at the center. who have fought for our freedoms and Join staff and volunteers as they investistill protect our freedom. gate the eastern screech owl’s deceptive • SUPPORT GROUP: The Miami illusions designed to trick their predators. Valley Troy Chapter of the National The event is free. Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet from 4-5:30 MAY 6 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Barnhart Road, Troy. Use the entrance at the side of the building. For • CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty more information, call the Alzheimer’s Listeners will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at Association at (937) 291-3332. the Milton-Union Public Library. Civic agendas Participants listen to an audio book and • The Elizabeth Township Trustees will work on various craft projects.
Women of Excellence nominations accepted The YWCA Piqua is accepting nominations for the 2013 Women of Excellence awards and the Young Woman of Tomorrow award (16-22 years). Nominating forms are available at the YWCA Piqua, 418 N. Wayne St. The completed forms must be received at the YWCA by 5 p.m. May 15 or postmarked by May 15. This awards program, established by the YWCA in 1997, recognizes women and young women who reside in, are employed or active in Miami County and have distinguished themselves in their careers and/or in civic and community activities. An individual, a group or an organization may submit nominations. Past honorees have included: Women of Excellence — 1997: Cheryl M. Buecker; Joan C. Heidelberg; 1998: Lucinda L. Fess, Lynnita K.C.
Heidi L. Nees; 2001: Gabrielle A. Strouse; 2002: Christina J. Lyons; 2003: Wagner; 1999: Ruth Hahn, Ann Marie Wainscott; Sr. Virginia Scherer, S.C., 2004: Ashlie B. Arthur; Shirley Swallow; 2000: 2005: Anne D. Frasure; Ann M. Hinkle, Julia D. 2006: Jessica Fullenkamp; Hobart; 2001: Barbel E. 2007: Virginia Adkins; 2002: Rita J. Zimmerman; 2008: Hollenbacher, Sharon Elizabeth Okrutny; 2009: Robinson, Patricia Duke Macarena SanchezRobinson; 2003: E. Violet Studebaker; 2010: Das, D. Ann Baird, Linda Samantha M. Gaier; 2011: Verceles; 2004: Jean M. Amy Marie Young; 2012: Burner, Shirley M. Saxton; Lauren Seman. 2005: Diana Fessler, Jean The 2013 honorees will Heath; 2006: Cheryl Foxbe selected by a committee Bender, Jill A. Wilson; of impartial judges com2007: Maria Cruzposed of men and women Nanagas, M.D.; 2008: from throughout Miami Sondra Christian, Ginger County. Selections will be Godfrey; 2009: Dr. Jane H. announced in late summer Rudy, Diana L. Thompson; and the awards will be 2010: Deborah A. Miller; presented at a gala lunch2011: Virginia Beamish, eon at the Piqua Country Tara Dixon Engel; 2012: Club on Oct. 17. Linda A. Daniel, Terry For more information Naas. and to request a nominatYoung Woman of ing application, call the Tomorrow – 1997: La YWCA Piqua at 773-6626 Tisha Martin; 1998: or e-mail Abigail E. Zechman; 2000: info@ywcapiqua.com.
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Class seeks relatives of Ohio soldiers killed in Vietnam AKRON (AP) — Inside the U.S. History class of Ellen Beldean are containers of flags inscribed with the names of more than 1,200 Ohioans who were killed in Vietnam. The names — a fraction of the total of 3,095 Buckeyes who died in the war — are on flags that officials of the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park in Clinton were unable to give to family members on Veterans Day 2011 when the Clinton park held a fundraising motorcycle ride. The park made the flags and hoped to get the flags to family members of all of those Buckeyes who were killed in the war, but more than a thousand flags remained with no family member to claim them. Beldean, 43, an Akron Ellet High School graduate, is a teacher but is called a “coach” at Akron’s National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical Learning (STEM) middle school in downtown Akron. Last year, she took her eighth-grade students, known as “learners,” to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a trip to Washington, D.C. While there, she noticed small memorials left at “The Wall” by various schools around the country. When she returned to Akron, she contacted Ken Noon, a member of the board of trustees of the nonprofit park, and asked whether there was something her students could do to help. Noon told her about the 1,200 unclaimed flags. So this spring, while studying the Vietnam War, her students began to use their computer skills to attempt to find contact information for family members. Every day, during U.S. History, Beldean’s eighthgrade students jump online and begin plugging names of Ohioans who paid the ultimate price in Vietnam into Google searches and onto the website of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund the website for the Wall in Washington. “I know it was a war between North and South Vietnam and the U.S. got involved to help South Vietnam but eventually we pulled out and North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam,” said 14-year-old Andrew Meyer, who has found family members of
seven of the dead so far during the project. On a day this month, however, he was unable to find a family member for Marine Pfc. Charles Edward Kuhn Jr., 18, of North Canton, who was killed June 23, 1969. Toward the end of the class, Meyer, unable to find family members, put Pfc. Kuhn’s name into the bin with about nine others where no family members were found. “It really bothers them to put the flags in there,” said Beldean. Kyle Fertig, 14, was astounded at the vast number of names. “This guy,” he said, referring to Marine Cpl. Michael Edward Roberts, 20, of Springfield, who was killed Oct. 21, 1968, “I only found where he was buried. I couldn’t find anyone connected to him. Some are just like a dead end.” Beldean picked up a flag during the class period and thought she had discovered the sister of Marine Cpl. William Anthony Gorvet, 21, of Youngstown, who was killed Aug. 26, 1969. Learner Samson Clemens, 14, said looking through all the names on the flags makes him wonder about what could have happened if they had not been killed. “I think about what it was like in the war and how would they be like if they had made it out,” he said.
Noon, of the veterans park, said what the history class is doing “is fantastic.” He said volunteers at the park aren’t as up to speed on computer skills as young people and so the students are providing a great service. Other eighth-grade learners are researching the history of the war and others will write letters to found family members through fellow eighth-grade coaches Rachandra Decatur, Sharon Kaffen and Sherry Hankinson, she said. The class will go to visit the Clinton park May 16 and then will see the Wall in Washington on a trip May 22- 24. While at the Wall, flags of those whose family members were not found will be placed by their loved ones’ names, Beldean said. Flags for those contacts that were found will be given back to the park and park officials will contact the families to arrange distribution of flags. And the stack of hundreds and hundreds of flags still with no family members will be researched more by next year’s eighthgrade class, Beldean said. On June, 1, the veterans park will sponsor the 3,095 Freedom Ride, and backers of the park hope to pass out 3,095 flags with names of area veterans and current service members emblazoned on the flags.
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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Star, Toronto, on the NHL and gay hockey players: Barely three months after ending a caustic labor dispute that discredited both sides, the National Hockey League and its players have found unity through integrity. They’ve signed a landmark deal that doesn’t concern salary caps, revenue shares, arbitration or free agency. It’s about advancing human rights. The NHL and the National Hockey League Players’ Association this past week entered into a formal partnership with the You Can Play Project, an organization dedicated to ending homophobia on playing fields and in locker rooms in every sport. Hockey’s commitment has rightly been called historic. The NHL is the first major North American professional sports league to officially partner with a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group on this scale. The new agreement will provide education and training for teams and players on combating homophobia. You Can Play will conduct seminars on equality As I at the NHL’s rookie symposium, and the project See It will be integrated into the sport’s health program ■ The Troy so that any player in need of counseling can conDaily News fidentially seek it out. welcomes The message will go out to fans and the columns from media, too, through high-profile public service our readers. To announcements. submit an “As I But the biggest impact of this partnership will See It” send likely stem from the simple fact that it exists. your type-writFew sports, if any, have a “tough guy” tradition ten column to: that runs deeper than hockey’s with its drop-the■ “As I See It” gloves, play-through-the-pain, rock ‘em, sock ‘em c/o Troy Daily ethos epitomized by the rants of Don Cherry. News, 224 S. For this sport, beyond others, to emerge as a Market St., leading voice against homophobia speaks volTroy, OH 45373 umes about the justice of its cause and the ■ You can also importance of standing up for fairness. e-mail us at It’s no accident that hockey is in the forefront. editorial@tdnpu Patrick Burke, a scout with the Philadelphia blishing.com. Flyers, launched You Can Play a year ago in ■ Please honor of his younger brother, Brendan, who was include your full killed in a car crash in 2010 after he came out to name and telehis family. phone number. The boys’ father, Brian Burke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has also been an outspoken advocate of equality. It seems only a matter of time before other leagues come aboard and LGBT athletes in all sports find more freedom to compete without hiding their orientation. The timing for this is propitious with gay marriage, already established in Canada, becoming increasingly accepted in the United States. Accomplished gays and lesbians have come out in the entertainment world, in the U.S. military and in politics. And in another nod to the fight for rights in the sports world, “42,” the inspiring story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball, has just opened on cinema screens. The realm of big league professional sports seems poised for another breakthrough. You Can Play can claim a fair share of the credit for leading the way, along with the NHL and its union. It’s one more reason for Canadians to take justifiable pride in our national game.
THEY SAID IT “We’ll have one pod up and ready to go first and then open the second one once we fill all the positions.” — Miami County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Dave Norman, jail coordinator, on the planned re-opening of the Miami County Incarceration Facility on July 1 “I wanted to try out for the play because it’s my senior year, so I wanted to give it a try. When I saw that I got Belle, it was really exciting.” — Troy Christian High School senior Hannah Godfrey, on winning the lead role of “Belle” in Troy Christian’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” “His approach to policing was a perfect fit for the Tipp City community. He had compassion for everyone and represented the city and the department with distinction.” — Acting Tipp City Chief of Police Eric Burris, on the death of Chief Tom Davidson, who died of cancer last week
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75th birthday for world’s greatest superhero We can all only hope we are this good-looking and active when we turn 75 years old. Then again, I suppose none of us are aliens. Or superheroes. Or even fictional. When Superman made his debut in Action Comics No. 1 on April 18, 1938, no one knew just how big he would become. But through the ups and downs of some great and some poorly-done TV shows and movies, a backlash from younger fans who don’t buy into ultra-goodness, and even his own death and subsequent rebirths, Superman has undoubtedly been, still is and always will be the single greatest and most important comic book superhero ever created. And oddly enough, he’s a local boy, too. Written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Joe Shuster, a pair of Cleveland-area high school kids, Superman grew far beyond his roots in Smallville, Kansas, U.S.A. An alien from the planet Krypton who was sent away from that world by his parents just before it exploded, he crashlanded on Earth as a baby and was raised by a couple of midwestern farmers. And even though he quickly displayed a wide range of superhuman abilities — abilities that would easily allow him to rule over the entire Earth unchallenged
Josh Brown Sunday Columnist by its puny inhabitants — the values that his adoptive parents instilled in him lead him to always use those powers for the betterment and protection of humanity. Other superhero stories have come up with theories like “with great power comes great responsibility.” Superman, on the other hand, has unlimited power but doesn’t feel a sense of responsibility to use it one way or another. He chooses to do what is good and what is right simply because it’s the right thing to do. What better role model could a child ask for? But there are legions of people today that look at Superman as a “boy scout” or a “goody two-shoes” and dislike him just because he is so inherently good. They look to heroes like Batman, a typical human being who just happens to be ultra-rich
and smart who sulks and broods and lives a solitary life, doing what is right out of a sense of bitterness and vigilante justice. Oh, he’s just so dark and edgy and cool. Puh-lease. It’s the same theory as disliking the Duke Blue Devils college basketball program just because they do everything the right way, they do it with class and dignity and they are successful as a result. It’s just “in” to hate on paragons of virtue and look up to renegades. But why be inspired by the flawed when you can strive to wipe those flaws out? And, judging from the trailers, that seems to be one of the key points of the upcoming movie Man of Steel, yet another attempt at rebooting the big screen franchise. Not allowing humanity to be limited by its shortcomings. Giving mankind an ideal to strive for. You don’t need a special reason to be a good person. Just be good, for goodness’ sake. Another 75th birthday present that came out recently was the excellent video game Injustice: Gods Among Us. A fighting game made by the developers of the newest Mortal Kombat, Injustice gives fans of the DC Comics universe the chance to pit all of their favorite comic book
heroes and villains against each other. Beyond that, though, it has the single best story mode any fighting game has ever had — and developers in other genres should take notice, too. Without giving away too much, the story centers around an alternate universe where something so terrible happened to Superman that he finally decided that, since he has the powers of a god, he should just be one and rule over the world. It’s a thought that was hinted at in the Superman/Batman series back in 2003. Batman says, “Clark is the most human of us all … but then he shoots fire from the skies, and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. How fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him.” Oddly enough, I’ve learned more about being a genuinely good human being from Superman in my life than from any other source. Happy birthday, Supes. Here’s hoping you keep standing for truth, justice and all that stuff for another 75 years. Because forget about just America — the entire world needs a hero like you right now. TDN Sports Editor Josh Brown appears Sundays. There’s a good reason that Superman hoodie is his trademark.
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BOSTON (AP) — They are six small states, settled before the nation’s birth, wedged between New York, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean: New England. The region is uniquely defined by its compact geography, its culture and its “sense of place,” as Harvard history professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich put it. “The mystique that has grown up over the centuries, perpetuated by the invention of celebrations like the ‘First Thanksgiving’ and all the images associated with the Revolution,” she said, “convinced people that there really was something called New England and that it mattered.” Now, in just a fourmonth span, a harsh new chapter has been added to that long, distinctive history. New England scenes have been the backdrop for two body blows of malevolent mass carnage the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15 that killed three people and injured more than 260. Yet even amid the horror, the nation and world again glimpsed the old New England spirit and solidarity. The bombings were a reminder of Boston’s role as de facto capital of New England. Its sports teams, most notably the Red Sox, are avidly followed in all six states. Its marathon draws competitors from across the region (and of course far beyond) and attracts thousands of regional spectators, too. Among the injured visitors was a Rhode Island woman who lost her left foot. An eight-member group from Newtown competed in the marathon, seeking support for a scholarship fund to benefit siblings of the shooting victims. Before the start, there were 26
seconds of silence in honor of the Connecticut victims, and each mile of the race was dedicated to one of them. So the pain has been shared and so has the postbombing effort to respond resiliently. Members of the Newtown group said they would expand their efforts to also support the bombing victims. “We’re looking for things to pull us together, and the tragedy gave us a focal point the more so that it happened at one of our defining regional events,” said Boston University Professor William Moore, a cultural history specialist affiliated with BU’s Program in American and New England Studies. At least in living memory, New England has not experienced a gun rampage as deadly as the Newtown shootings nor a terrorist attack on par with the marathon bombings. Yet the region has by no means been immune from calamities. Ten years ago, in one of the deadliest fires ever in the U.S., 100 people were killed after a pyrotechnics display ignited a blaze during a rock concert at The Station, an overcrowded nightclub in West Warwick, R.I. Its owners had tried to stem noise complaints by lining the walls with what turned out to be flammable
packing foam. In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc on Vermont, New England’s only landlocked state. Up to 11 inches of rain fell in some areas on Aug. 27-28, displacing thousands from their homes, killing six people, damaging or destroying 500 miles of roads and 200 bridges, including several of the state’s iconic covered bridges. About a dozen communities were cut off for days. But soon afterward, Vermonters began to rally around the phrase, “I am Vermont Strong,” which is still found on many license plates that were sold to help finance recovery projects. Gov. Peter Shumlin, in office just eight months when Irene hit, was in Boston on April 21 six days after the marathon bombing to attend the Red Sox’ annual Vermont Day. “You feel exactly the same spirit in the streets of Boston right now. We were Vermont Strong; they are Boston Strong,” Shumlin said. “The American people are the best people in the world and they care about neighbors, they care about strangers and we’re not going to let storms or senseless terrorists take us down.” Maine and New Hampshire have been spared large-scale calami-
ties in recent decades, though they’ve had their share of jarring incidents. In 1997, a New Hampshire man fatally shot two state troopers, a judge and a newspaper editor in the far-north town of Colebrook before being killed by police in Vermont. In Maine, 14 migrant workers died in 2002 when a van plunged off a bridge the worst traffic accident in state history. In Massachusetts, seven employees of a technology firm in Wakefield were shot dead in 2000 by a co-worker. Connecticut has suffered two workplace-related mass shootings since 1998 one claiming nine lives at a Manchester beer distributor, the other leaving five dead at the state lottery headquarters in Newington. Further back, all of New England particularly Rhode Island was battered by the great hurricane of 1938, which killed more than 600 people and wrecked tens of thousands of homes. Given that it encompasses six states, New England’s compactness is striking, with 14.5 million people living in an area about the size of Washington state. In good traffic, a driver heading out of Boston could reach each of the other five states in two hours or less.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With a SWAT team parked near the starting line, Scott Wietecha of Hendersonville, Tenn., won the St. Jude Country Music Marathon on Saturday after missing the Boston Marathon because of too much training. This was the largest combined marathon and half-marathon in the United States since the April 15 bombings. Heavy security turned out on a cold
and rainy Saturday morning with more than 30,000 runners and a crowd estimated at more than 50,000. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was on hand along with Nashville police, more than 150 private security officers and extra bomb-sniffing dogs. Wietecha finished in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 41 seconds for his first marathon victory. He is only the second American champion in the 14-year history of the
race, and the win follows his decision not to run in Boston. The 31-year-old Wietecha said he had trained so much he felt too worn out to run well in Boston. “I was bummed at first, but I’m actually pretty happy it didn’t work out,” Wietecha said. “I feel bad for what happened there but I’m glad I was able to come back here and get my marathon in. It was a cool experience coming out here
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Casinos divided on use of electronic cigarettes The devices work through a pressure-activated switch that turns on when a user inhales on them. That heats the nicotineinfused liquid inside and creates and releases a vapor that is inhaled and then exhaled. The e-cigarettes can legally be smoked at indoor venues such as casinos, arenas and restaurants in Ohio, said Tessie Pollock, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department. Ohio’s smoke-free act approved in 2006 addresses the burning of tobacco, and since using an e-cigarette isn’t t burning a tobacco product, “it would not be addressed in the smokefree act,” she said. Bob Tenenbaum, a spokesman for Hollywood Columbus said its
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one.” Smoking is allowed at casinos in the neighboring states of Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Tenenbaum doesn’t believe the state law prohibiting smoking and the casino’s policy forbidding e-cigarettes have hurt revenue at the Hollywood casino in Columbus. “If you have two casinos near one another, and one allows smoking and one doesn’t, that can be a disadvantage,” he said. But he said that is of the least concern in Columbus, where most customers come from a 50to 75-mile radius. Scioto Downs spokeswoman Ashley Redmon said the reason for prohibiting e-cigarettes there
is to “eliminate any type of nuisance” and avoid other patrons confusing them with real cigarettes. The debate over any health issues or risks associated with the devices continues. The Food and Drug Administration, which has argued that e-cigarettes have not yet been fully studied and that it’s unclear how much nicotine and other harmful chemicals are inhaled, tried to block the devices’ sale. The agency argued that e-cigarettes often are marketed as smoking-cessation devices and should be under FDA control. But a federal judge ruled in 2010 that e-cigarettes are to be regulated as tobacco products, not as drugs or medical devices.
Dogs pull their weight Canines compete in pulling contest LUNA PIER, Mich. (AP) —“Come on Frosty, come on. You can do it,” Toni Yoakam said while encouraging her Siberian husky to pull weight. Frosty was competing for the first time in a weight-pull challenge. Yoakam recently received the 2-year-old dog that was born in Canada. She organized the Double Dog Dare contest, weight-pulling which took place recently at the Luna Pier Plaza. Dogs and their owners braved cold temperatures in the weight-pulling challenge co-sponsored by Yoakam’s group, World Wide Weight Pull Organization and Iron Dog Weight Pull. Dogs and their owners traveled from around the country, including New York and Maryland, to compete in the contest. “I just love doing it,” Yoakam told The Monroe Evening News. She had five of her six dogs participate in the contest. Dogs wear specialized harnesses and are hooked to a cart. During the contest, the animals have 60 seconds to pull the weight carts, which are either on wheels or on a rail system. During the winter, contests take place on snow as well. Dogs can earn titles based on how much weight pulled in proportion to their body weight from the small-
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In a photo from April 13, 2013, Glory, a Parson Russell Terrier pulls the 370-pound sled 16 feet as owner Denise Taranto of Alliance encourages her dog in the Double Dog Dare weight pulling competition in Luna Pier, Mich. The event was sponsored by World Wide Weight Pulling Organization and Iron Dogs. est to the largest breed. Lauri Rafalski from Westland encouraged her 13-pound dog, a rat terrier named Bella, to pull an empty cart, which weighs 370 pounds without additional weight added. “She’s a working breed, so she loves this,” Rafalski said. Bella pulled on her first few tries in the contest, but when she was hooked up to the bigger cart, the animal decided she was finished for a while and stood still. Yoakam said weight is added onto the cart in increments based on the size of the dog. The weights are cinder blocks that weigh 34 pounds each. Participants said the weight pulling does not harm the dogs. Yoakam said she has been participating in weight pulling contests since 1989. “I’ve never seen a dog get hurt,” she said. English mastiff owner Laura Lautner agrees.
“The dogs don’t pull if they don’t want to,” she said. “If they don’t want to pull they just kind of stand there.” Her 206-pound dog, Noble, who has participated in competitions in the United States and Canada. Noble began as a show dog winning trophies for confirmation before Lautner, who lives outside of Buffalo, N.Y., decided to try weight pulling after a friend’s suggestion. “He just loves it,” she said. “He’s got this instinct. He’s unbelievable to watch.” Noble was trying to set a record pulling 17,000 pounds on the rail system. In this contest, he pulled more than 13,100 pounds. Though he has been pulling competitively for a year, Noble has won several titles through the International Weight Pulling Association and hopes to set another record at the organization’s national contest in Alberta.
Part from jet found near World Trade Center NEW YORK (AP) — A rusted piece of airplane landing gear discovered wedged between a mosque and an apartment building and believed to be from one of the hijacked planes that destroyed the nearby World Trade Center on Sept. 11 has been confirmed as coming from the type of Boeing jet used in the attacks.
Police said Saturday that detectives had been in contact with officials at Chicago-based Boeing Co. who confirmed the wreckage was from a Boeing 767. Police have said the landing gear had a clearly visible Boeing identification number. The American Airlines and United Airlines planes hijacked by Islamic
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• COACHING SEARCH: Milton-Union High School has varsity football assistant coaching positions available, including offensive and defensive coordinator. Please send a letter of interest and resume with coaching experience via email to head coach Mark Lane at lanema@milton-union.k12.oh.us. The application deadline is May 10. • COACHING SEARCH: MiltonUnion High School is accepting e-mails of interest regarding the position of head varsity girls basketball coach. Please send a letter of interest and resume to kooglert@miltonunion.k12.oh.us.oh by May 3. • SOFTBALL: The Troy Recreation Department is currently accepting registrations for the 2013 Summer Adult Softball Leagues at Duke Park. Registration is by team only. To register your team, call Carrie Slater at the Troy Recreation Department. The deadline to register is Tuesday. • GOLF: Anyone interested in joining the Miami Shores Nine-hole Ladies Golf League should come to the organizational meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The meeting will be held at the Miami Shores Clubhouse in Troy. League play begins May 7. For more information, call Gail Florence at 332-7467. • GOLF: Troy Post 43 American Legion baseball is hosting a golf scramble May 19 at Cliffside Golf Course. Check-in is at noon with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The cost is $65 per person, with teams of four. Registration is limited to the first 30 teams. For more information, call Frosty Brown at (937) 339-4383 or 474-9093. • BASEBALL: Spots are still available for the Locos Express Super Power Slam 13U, 14U, 15U baseball tournament June 14-16 in Lima. There is a four-game guarantee. Contact locosexpress@gmail.com for additional information. • COACHING SEARCH: Lehman High School has the following coaching vacanies: head boys basketball, head girls basketball and head cross country. Candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Athletic Director Richard Roll or email them to r.roll@lehmancatholic.com. • SOFTBALL: Summer slow-pitch softball leagues to be played at Mote Park in Piqua are now forming. Games will be Thursdays for men’s leagues and Fridays for co-ed leagues. Contact Dan Hathaway at (937) 418-8585 for more information.
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Trevor Klosterman, much like his Milton-Union teammates, went into the Bulldog Classic not expecting much. Saturday changed all of that. Klosterman, a senior that is long jumping for the first season, bested his personal record by a full yard, jumping 19-3.25 to win the long jump by two inches and help Milton-Union grab a fifthplace finish at the Lowry Complex Saturday. According to Milton-Union coach Michael Meredith, Klosterman was becoming disenfranchised with the long jump and was even thinking of dropping it leading into the week. “He’s been struggling in the long jump all year, been around 15 or 16 feet,” Meredith said. “I
told him to just stick to this and it would happen. And it happened today. He beat his PR by three feet.” “It just took a lot of practice, I guess, to get the steps down,” Klosterman said. “Now that I’m rolling, I’m going to keep progressing from here. Now that I’ve got the steps, the form will come. Nothing but up from here on out.” It’s not the first time a Bulldog senior has had success in his first year of the long jump, either. “Trevor’s a first-year senior. I was excited for him to come back to track, because he did it when he was younger,” Meredith said. “Chris McGrath — another firstSTAFF PHOTO/JIM HOUSER year senior that won the district Milton-Union’s Trevor Klosterman competes in the long jump at
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Trojans win pair Johnson goes 8 for 9 at the plate Staff Reports KETTERING — Troy has been Jekyll and Hyde at the plate this season. Jekyll showed up Saturday. The Trojans got some lateinning heroics from Dylan Cascaden Friday night in a 4-3 win over Springfield, then on Saturday Troy ripped the ball off the cover, pounding out 32 hits and compiling 27 runs in two victories against Fairmont. Greg Johnson was the catalyst behind the Troy offense, putting up video game numbers at the plate. He finished the two games 8 for 9 with two triples, three runs and five RBIs.
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Cincinnati Reds Shin-Soo Choo bats during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Saturday in Washington.
Reds fall again Nationals hand Reds 3rd-straight loss WASHINGTON (AP) — The most the Cincinnati Reds could take away from this loss to the Washington Nationals is that they got more than one hit. Center fielder Denard Span made pair of impressive catches to halt Reds rallies, Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and scored twice and Dan Haren had his best start of the young season as the Nationals beat the Reds 6-3 Saturday. The Reds manager nine hits after being one-hit in dropping each of the first two games of the series. “We’re getting there,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said.
“We’re close, we’re big time close.” Trailing 6-2 in the seventh, the Reds got a two-out RBI single from pinch-hitter Todd Frazier off Tyler Clippard to make it 6-3. Shin-Soo Choo then walked to load the bases and Jack Cozart hit a laser to leftcenter, but Span’s running catch ended the threat. In the sixth, after Choo homered to lead off and Cozart singled, Span thwarted the rally when he raced to the wall in leftcenter and made a jumping catch to take at least an extrabase hit away from Joey Votto. “I got a great jump on both of
those balls,” Span said. “On Votto, I was already playing deep, respecting his power. I’m not sure if the ball would have went over, but I was prepared to bring it back if it did go out.” Added Baker: “(We were) two hits away, had it not been for Span, from tying that game up or even going ahead. Those were two heck of a plays. Very rarely do you see two Web Gems in one game.” Brandon Phillips had three hits and ended the Reds 17inning scoring drought in the fourth when he singled home
Troy won the opener 12-7, then got down early in Game 2, before exploding for 15 runs in the final five innings to complete a 15-5 six-inning victory. In Game 1, the Trojans led by a score of 8-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth. The Firebirds responded with seven runs in the inning to close the gap to 8-7. But Troy took control from that point on, closing with four runs in the final three innings for the win. “At that point in the game, it was 8-7 (after four innings),” Troy coach Ty Welker said. “We responded by scoring runs and continuing to put the pressure on them. It’s good for a team to do that. They were making a comeback, and we were able to go out and still produce runs.” In that 12-7 win, Troy’s Collin Moeller went 3 for 4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI. Nick Sanders homered, Devin Blakely went 3 for 3 with three runs and two RBIs and Joey Benson added a double. Trenton Wood was the winning pitcher for
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COLUMBUS (AP) — Jack Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 4:48 left and the Columbus Blue Jackets capped a remarkable turnaround with a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Coming into the night, the Blue Jackets were tied for eighth in the West with Minnesota, each with 53 points. But the Wild clinched
the final playoff spot with a 31 win over Colorado Saturday. Detroit beat Dallas on Saturday and clinched the No. 7 seed. The Blue Jackets were on the short end of tiebreakers against both the Wild and Red Wings. Billed as the biggest regular-season game in franchise history, the Blue Jackets were shut out by Chris Mason before scoring three times in the third period to go 8-1-0 in their final nine all with the specter of a playoff spot hang-
ing over them. Brandon Dubinsky tied it early in the period and Cam Atkinson added an empty-netter. Sergei Bobrovsky, a contender for the Vezina Trophy given to the NHL’s top goaltender, made 19 stops. Shea Weber had the goal for the Predators, who threw a scare into the Blue Jackets but finished 1-9-1 in their last 11. Atkinson helped set up the decisive goal by playing keepaway with the puck before
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Reds ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 Votto, who had doubled. “I feel like we’re still a good team and we’re in a little funk right now,” Phillips said. “Every team goes through it. A loss is a loss regardless of how many hits we got. It doesn’t matter how many hits or how many runs we score, it’s all about who scores the most runs. We
didn’t do that (Saturday).” Haren (2-3) didn’t quite match Jordan Zimmermann’s one-hitter and Gio Gonzalez’s impressive eight innings of onehit ball the previous two games, but he was sharp enough. Haren, who was roughed up by Cincinnati for six runs and nine hits in four innings of a 15-0 loss on April 5, lowered his
ERA from 7.36 to 6.29 in his longest outing of the year. Rafael Soriano pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save. Reds starter Mike Leake (1-1) gave up four runs, three earned, in three innings. He gave up six hits and walked three. “They had a good game plan and I wasn’t attacking them completely,”
Leake said. The Nationals scored twice in the second. Ian Desmond and Anthony Rendon drew one-out walks. Kurt Suzuki popped out, but Haren blooped a single into short right field scoring Desmond. Rendon went to third and scored when Span singled. Harper and Werth opened the third with sin-
gles and, after Adam LaRoche flied out, Desmond singled, scoring Harper. Leake fanned Rendon, but Suzuki hit a grounder toward the hole between third and shortstop. Third baseman Jack Hannahan made a diving stop, but threw wide to second and Werth scored as the ball rolled into right field.
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Bulldogs ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 in the long jump last year for us — was here today, and I think him being here was a big influence on Trevor. He’s helping carry that tradition on. “He didn’t know if he wanted to keep jumping, then he comes out today and wins the Bulldog, beats his best by three feet. To win the Bulldog like that is special for him.” “It hasn’t hit me yet,” Klosterman said. “I came into today feeling pretty good. But then once I jumped my first jump, I knew it was going to be a really good day. “My next goal is to get into the 20s and make it as far as I can go. I came out for track to have some fun, and good things just happen from there.” And like Klosterman, the young Bulldog team — minus many of the names that have been fixtures on the team for many, many years now — may have had its coming-of-age moment, too. The Bulldogs, who have struggled for most of the season, finished fifth with 46 points — no small feat with powerhouses like Minster (first place, 195 points) at the meet. “Today was the culmination of a lot of things,” Meredith said. “All of our relay times are faster today, kids are running PRs all over the place. We didn’t have any super-high expectations coming in, because we haven’t really done that well. After today, we’re back to where I expect this program to be.” Wes Martins (46-6.5) and Nick Fields (45-2.25) were second and third in the shot put, respectively. Josh Newman was fourth in the high jump (5-6) and sixth in the long jump (182.25). The 4x200 team of Ryan Nichols, Skyler Deeter, Zach Pricer and Joe Thoele was
class has blossomed and is filling in that gap, and we’ve got good leadership, too, in Zach Pricer, the only guy left from last year’s state 4x400 team. He’s stepped up big. “I’m real confident in future years. We’ve got some great young boys and girls coming up.” And as for the expectations this year? “We’re going to win the league again,” Meredith said. “I was hesitant before today to say that. But after what I’ve seen today, now with these guys, it’s going to be an expectation.” Kinsey Douglas led the Bulldog girls to a ninthplace finish (13 points). She was fourth in the high jump (4-6), sixth in the long jump
(13-11.75) and seventh in the 100 (14.23 seconds). The 4x400 relay team of Haily Bohse, Katie Litton, Melissa Schlecht and Sarah Motz was seventh (4:51.03) and Motz was eighth in the pole vault (7-6). • Edwin C. Moses Relays DAYTON — The Troy Trojans got a look at the regional site Friday night, and they liked what they saw. Troy’s girls were fourth (53 points) and the boys were 11th (24) at the Edwin C. Moses Relays Friday at Welcome Stadium, both teams bettering their overall finish by one place from last year at the meet. For the girls, Ashley Rector (5-0) and Jenna
Selby (4-10) combined to win the high jump relay. The 4x400 team of Rector, Catelyn Schmiedebusch, Gracie Huffman and Todda Norris won (4:05.38). Abby Brinkman (10-0) and Mariah Sano (9-6) took second in the pole vault relay. Norris (16-9.75) and Rector (16-5.25) took second in the long jump relay. The 1,600 sprint medley team of Leah Schmiedebusch, Michael, Melissa Short and McKenna Poling was third (4:34.12). The 4x200 relay team of Norris, Rector, Huffman and Shanelle Byrd was fourth (1:45.56). The boys 4x1,600 relay team of Jon Osman, Branden Nosker, Troy Schultz and Stephen Jones was third (18:20.36). The 4x100 team of Devante Bush, Miles Hibbler, Nick Zimmer and Blake Williams was fourth (43.96 seconds). The 4x800 team of Osman, Nosker, Jones and Alex Meier was fifth (8:35.78). Nathan Fleischer earned sixth in the pole vault relay by himself by clearing 14-0. • Tiger Relays ANSONIA — Bethel’s girls took fifth at the Ansonia Tiger Relays Friday night, and the boys took fifth, as well, with a skeleton crew. The girls long jump relay team of Maddie Ellerbrock, Jill Callaham and Courtney Schmidt won (39-10), the 4x800 team of Ellerbrock, Courtney Brown, Lytia Hart and Marieke VanHaaren was third (11:15) and the 4x400 team of Golden, Ellerbrock, Hart and Bailey McCabe was third (4:49). “We had a lot of PRs, just like last week,” Bethel girls coach Steve Pytel said. “I was a little disappointed in that there were some teams here we’d beaten in the past and I thought we’d finish a little higher. But we still had a lot of PRs. I’m really happy that the girls continue to get better, and they’re working hard.”
“That was the best hitting team we’ve faced all year. They had three doubles and a lot of long fly balls for outs,” Tippecanoe coach Bruce Cahill said. “We struck out eight total, but as far as hitting the ball on the button, that was the best team we’ve seen. “We scored a couple on sac flies, one on a wild pitch, one on an error by their catcher. We made some mistakes ourselves, but we scored enough with some smallball to win. This was a good win against a good team.” Olentangy (15-2) took a 5-0 lead into the sixth inning before the Devils (163) answered with five of their own. They couldn’t find ways to plate any more despite a few chances, though, and a pair of wild pitches on third strikes and an errant throw on the basepaths gave Olentangy the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Steven Calhoun took the loss in relief despite not giving up a hit and striking out eight in three-plus innings of work. B.J. Donathan also had the big hit for Tippecanoe with a basesclearing three-run double that tied the game up in the sixth. Tippecanoe travels to Springfield Shawnee Monday to kick off two key Central Buckeye
Conference Kenton Trail Division games against a team that is only one game back in the standings at the moment. Newton 19, Houston 2; Lehman 13, Newton 2 HOUSTON — Newton split a pair of games Saturday, hammering 19 hits against Houston in a 19-2 five-inning win, before falling to Lehman 13-2 in Game 2. Pitcher Mitchell Hussong improved to 4-0 on the season with the victory against Houston and went 2 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs. Also for the Indians, Brandon Delcamp went 2 for 3 with two runs, Chase Courtney had a pair of RBIs and two runs, Gavin Alexander scored three runs, Cody Alexander went 3 for 3 with two runs, Logan Welbaum was 2 for 3 with two runs and a pair of RBIs, Wade Ferrell finished 2 for 4 and Tyler Denlinger went 3 for 3 with two runs scored. In the second game, Newton tried to keep up, but three big innings by the Cavaliers made all the difference. Lehman put up four runs in the first, followed by five more in the fourth and four in the seventh. At the plate, the Indians were led by Delcamp and Ferrell, who each went 2 for 3. Tyler Denlinger was 2 for 4 and Courtney took the loss on
the mound. With nine wins on the season, the Indians have already surpassed their win total from last season of seven. Newton (9-10) returns to Cross County Conference play at Bradford. M-U 6, Miami Trace 3; Urbana 3, M-U 0 URBANA — MiltonUnion upset Miami Trace, Division II’s tenth-ranked team, handing them their second loss of the season with a 6-3 decision Saturday. Pitcher Wes Biser got the win in the game. The Bulldogs, however, were shutout in the final game against Urbana, losing 3-0. Milton-Union hosts Madison Wednesday. • Softball M-U 8, IL 7; IL 8, M-U 3 LEWISTOWN — MiltonUnion rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh to come from behind and win the first game of a doubleheader at Indian Lake Saturday, 8-7. In the second game, though, errors on defense proved costly in an 8-3 loss. Ashley Smith, who also was the winning pitcher, was 3 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs in the opener, Claire Fetters had a double and two RBIs, Chelsey Smith was 3 for 4 with a double and Christine Heisey
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Milton-Union’s Nick Fields competes in the shot put during the Bulldog Classic Saturday in West Milton. third (1:36.68). The 4x100 team of Klosterman, Andrew Lynn, Austin Dickison and Davontee Fugate was fourth (46.93 seconds), the 4x400 team of Thoele, Pricer, Deeter and Kyle Swartz was fourth (3:37.1) and the 4x800 team of Swartz, Connor Lunsford, Josh Booher and Chris Johannes was fourth (8:46.16). Thoele was sixth in the 800 (2:13.62), Swartz was seventh in the 1,600 (4:51.11), Pricer was eighth in the 400 (54.19 seconds) and Colt Hildebrand was eighth in the 110 hurdles (17.9 seconds). “We’ve lost some awful good track athletes these last few years,” Meredith said. “But this sophomore
Royals beat Indians KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ervin Santana pitched seven scoreless innings, Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Saturday night. Santana (3-1), who was acquired in an Oct. 31 trade with Anaheim for minor-league pitcher Brandon Sisk, allowed six singles, struck out five and walked none. Greg Holland, who logged his sixth save in seven opportunities, gave up two unearned runs in the ninth on a Michael Brantley twoout triple, which scored Mark Reynolds, who had an infield single, and Lonnie Chisenhall, who reached on Eric Hosmer’s error. Holland struck out Jason Kipnis to end the game. The Indians have scored three runs or less in eight of their past 10 games and 13 times this season, going 3-10 in those games. Scott Kazmir (0-1), who was making his second big league start in two years, was charged the loss. He gave up two runs on five hits, while striking out four and walking two. In his previous start, the Indians scored 19 runs and were ahead 14-0 going into the bottom of the second at Houston, but Kazmir failed to get out of the fourth inning, giving up six runs on eight hits, including two homers. Kazmir, a two-time American League AllStar selection while with Tampa Bay, pitched last season with the Sugar Land Skeeters in the independent Atlantic League and signed a minor league contact with the Indians in January. He won a slot in the Cleveland rotation after a strong spring training. Perez homered just inside the right-field foul pole in the second inning on an 0-1 pitch from Kazmir after he walked Jeff Francoeur. The Indians had five base runners in the second and third innings, but failed to score.
was 3 for 5 with two RBIs. Ashley Smith was 2 for 4 with two RBIs in the second game, while Chelsey Smith and Heisey were both 2 for 4. “We hit the ball well in both games, but we just didn’t get the timely hits in the second one and left too many on base,” MiltonUnion coach Curt Schaefer said. “Claire pitched a decent game, good enough to win, but we just didn’t do the job at the plate. “We had five errors that gave them six runs in the second game, too. Every error we commit is a killer, while every time an opponent commits an error, we can’t capitalize. We found a way to win the first one, but we just couldn’t put it together in the second one.” Milton-Union (10-10) hosts Waynesville Tuesday. Newton Wins Pair At Challenge LOUDONVILLE — After dropping a tight game to host Loudonville to kick off the Champions’ Challenge on Friday night, the Newton Indians swept a pair on Saturday to finish off the tournament, beating Colonel Crawford 5-3 and Cambridge 4-1. Megan Rutledge drove in two runs in the opener, Madison Mollette was 2 for 3 with a double, Kasey Thompson doubled and Rose Studebaker tripled.
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Roundup ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 Troy. In the second game alone, Johnson was 4 for 5 at the plate with four runs batted in. Cam Weaver went 3 for 4 with three runs and two RBIs, Alex Magoteaux and Ian Nadolny both finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Cascaden and Moeller each added doubles. Ryan Lavy was the winning pitcher. The Trojans (12-5, 4-2 Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division) host league-leader Butler on Monday before traveling to Butler on Tuesday. A pair of wins against the Aviators would give the Trojans the GWOC North lead. ME 1, Cedarville 0; ME 5, Cedarville 2 CASSTOWN — The Miami East Vikings got complete games from both of their starters Saturday in a doubleheader against Cedarville, and their bats did just enough to make good on those pitching performances in a 1-0, 5-2 sweep of the Indians at home. Michael Fellers struck out nine and scattered four hits to post a shutout in the opener, leaving six Cedarville baserunners stranded. The Vikings only had three hits themselves, though, but Fellers and Garrett Mitchell both doubled and Brady Smallenbarger was 1 for 2
and Miami East was able to scratch one run home. Dylan Kinnison gave up five hits and one earned run in the second game, striking out four. Fellers was 2 for 3 and Bryan Miller, Braxton Donaldson and Brandon Kirk each had a hit as the Vikings (12-2) scored the goahead run and a pair of insurance runs in their final two trips to the plate. Miami East hosts TriCounty North Monday. Tipp 7, OL 6; Olentangy 6, Tipp 5 LEWIS CENTER — Faced with a pair of tough teams on the road Saturday, Tippecanoe split a pair of one-run games. In the opener against Olentangty Liberty, the Red Devils found ways to score runs and did just enough to hold on for a 7-6 victory. But in the second game against host Olentangy, Tippecanoe rallied from a five-run deficit to force extras, only to commit an error on the game’s final play and fall 65 in nine innings. Cole Quillen got the win against Olentangy Liberty (12-6), striking out five in five innings, while Ben Hughes struck out two in the seventh and got a save. Hughes was also 2 for 3 at the plate, Cameron Johnson, Austin Hadden and Austin Clack were all 2 for 4 and Zach Robbins and Zack Blair both doubled.
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Scores 34 points as Bulls edge Nets in triple OT CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls were down and just about out in this one. Go figure, Nate Robinson led them back. Robinson scored 34 points, and Chicago wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the firstround playoff series. The Bulls were trailing 109-95 in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter when Robinson went on one of his tears, carrying his team to an improbable victory with a stretch that reminded the streaky point guard of a video game. “I always think I’m on fire, kind of like the old school game NBA Jam,” he said. “You make a couple in a row, the rim’s on fire. You shoot the ball, the ball’s on fire. I feel like that at times all the time. Whenever I’m in the game, I just play with a lot of confidence. You kind of have to lie to yourself and feel like you can’t miss.” There’s the rub with Robinson. He’ll rush shots. He’ll miss. He’ll make his coach cringe and every Bulls fan groan, but then, he’ll do something like this. Robinson scored all but five of his points after the third quarter, including the first 12 in a 14-0 run that wiped out Brooklyn’s late lead. Then, with 2 seconds left in the first overtime, he banked in a go-ahead jumper over Deron Williams. Joe Johnson answered with one of his own to send it to another overtime, tied at 121. The Bulls had a chance to win in the closing seconds of the second extra session, but Joakim Noah was blocked, and the game went to a third OT. The Bulls finally pulled away after Williams (32 points) drove for a layup to pull Brooklyn to 133-130 with 3 minutes left. The basket accounted for Williams’ only points after regulation. Luol Deng then scored to make it a five-point game, and Nazr Mohammed hit two shots in the final 32 seconds to help preserve the win. He converted a jump hook, then grabbed the rebound and scored with 19 seconds left after Carlos
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Chicago Bulls’ Nate Robinson (2) celebrates a basket against the Brooklyn Nets during the second overtime in Game 4 of their first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday in Chicago. The Bulls won 142-134 in three overtimes. Boozer made a free throw and missed the second, making it 140-134. The Bulls will try to wrap up the best-of-seven series at Brooklyn on Monday. Grizzlies 104, Clippers 83 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marc Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 10483 Saturday to even their first-round playoff series at 2-all. Zach Randolph finished with 24 points and nine rebounds as the Grizzlies won their second straight to ensure another stop in Memphis for Game 6. Mike Conley had 15 points and 13 assists, and Tayshaun
Prince scored 15 in his best game of the series. Chris Paul and Blake Griffin had 19 points apiece for the Clippers, and Griffin also grabbed 10 rebounds. Los Angeles’ reserves outscored its counterparts again, 43-16. But DeAndre Jordan was the only other starter to score for Los Angeles, and he had two points. Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler went a combined 0 for 10 from the floor in being shut out. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Hawks 90, Pacers 69 ATLANTA — Al Horford had 26 points and 16 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks turned things around dramatically in
their playoff series against Indiana, blowing out the Pacers 90-69 in Game 3 Saturday night. Playing with much more urgency than they did in two double-digit losses at Indianapolis, the Hawks raced to a 54-30 halftime lead and narrowed the bestof-seven series to 2-1. Game 4 is Monday night in Atlanta, where the Hawks have won 12 straight over the Pacers dating to 2006. The Hawks changed up their lineup inserting 7-footer Johan Petro at center and bringing 3-point specialist Kyle Korver off the bench after getting manhandled on the road. With more favorable matchups and a lot more energy, Atlanta suddenly made a series of it.
several players hurting for Nashville. The goaltenders dominated the opening period, with Mason making several sterling saves early and Bobrovsky standing tall during one particular flurry. Mason stopped Gaborik on three shots any of which could easily have ended up in the net. Bobrovsky had three saves in one charge from close range. The Predators had a goal disallowed at the eight-minute mark
when Craig Smith scored. Upon review it was determined he kicked the puck in. But Nashville broke through in the second period. David Legwand controlled the puck and left a drop pass for Weber who carried it unobstructed to the right dot before firing a hard wrister that slipped between Bobrovsky’s leg pads. It was Weber’s ninth of the season. That set the stage for the wild third period.
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CBJ ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 feeding Johnson at the left goal line. Johnson skated in and backhanded a centering pass that appeared to go in off the stick of Mason, who had been brilliant all night. It set off a wild celebration before a capacity crowd, which stood and cheered for most of the final period. The Blue Jackets finally pulled even midway through the third. Vinny Prospal skated
with the puck toward the net from the left corner and slid a pass to Marian Gaborik, who fed Dubinsky. He made a nice move before netting a backhand for his second of the season with 9:51 left in the period. Mason, making just his sixth start of the season, stopped 45 shots. It was a solid outing for the Predators. Firststring goalie Pekka Rinne was held out for the second game in a row with an undisclosed injury one of
CINCINNATI (AP) — Gold medals in track and field. A whirlwind time learning a new sport from a video football game. A piano recital with a bunch of 6-year-olds. As Estonian Margus Hunt recounted his meandering path to the NFL, new Cincinnati Bengals teammate Giovani Bernard listened and marveled. “By the way, I’m learning so much about this guy right now,” said Bernard, the first running back taken in the draft. “He’s a track and field star, gold medal, piano player. Go ahead I’m learning a lot.” Hunt has a lot to tell. The Bengals gave their roster an international flavor by taking the 6-foot8, 277-pound defensive end from Southern Methodist in the second round on Friday night. They brought in Hunt, Bernard their other second-round pick from North Carolina and thirdround safety Shawn Williams from Georgia on Saturday to get acquainted. Nobody’s came from farther away than Hunt, who was a national star in Estonia when he won gold medals in discus and shot put at the World Junior
Championships. He went to SMU to develop his track and field future, only to have the school drop the sport. What to do next? He’d lifted weights with the football team and accepted an invitation to try out in a sport he knew nothing about not even how to put on the pads. He learned the various positions and how defenses operate by buying a “Madden NFL” game and taking it home to Estonia over the Christmas holiday. At first, his family and friends were appalled that he was giving up a chance to represent his country in track and field. “Some people called me a national traitor at one point,” Hunt said. “Track and field is something they’re really proud of. Now, they finally understand.” Now, here he is. Hunt has never seen an NFL game in person, but he’ll get a chance to play in one starting next fall. “It’s been weird, a roller coaster ride to say the least,” Hunt said. “Six years ago, I was sure I was going to be at the 2012 Olympics. You never know what life’s going to bring to you.”
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Browns trade 2 picks, take safety BEREA (AP) — The Browns saved their surprises for the final day of the NFL draft. Coming in with five selections in Rounds 4-7, the Browns traded two picks one with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers and used their final two selections in the seventh rounds on two Division II players. And despite rampant rumors that they would take a quarterback, the Browns only took one offensive player and he was a lineman from Chadron State. On a busy Saturday, the Browns also finalized a three-year contract extension with veteran wide receiver Davone Bess, acquired from Miami on Friday. Before the 2013 season even starts, the Browns were already looking ahead to the 2014 draft. Cleveland swapped its fourth-round pick (No. 111 overall) to the Steelers for a third-rounder in ‘14, and then dealt their fifthround selection (No. 139) to Indianapolis for a future fourth-rounder. Enemies for decades, the Browns and Steelers had not made a trade since 1968.
Apparently, Browns CEO Joe Banner and general manager Michael Lombardi didn’t think there was much value in the later rounds of this year’s draft and began stockpiling for next year. Cleveland came in without a second-round pick they lost it when they took wide receiver Josh Gordon in last year’s supplemental draft and ended up picking just two of the top 174 players. The moves were unexpected for a team that won just five games last season and underwent another major offseason overhaul. This draft also took place amid uncertainty about the future as new owner Jimmy Haslam is under federal investigation for a fraud scheme at Pilot Flying J, his family’s truck-stop chain. Haslam did not meet with reporters over the weekend. He did address season-ticket holders and sponsors on Thursday night, shortly before the Browns selected LSU linebacker Barkevious Mingo with the No. 6 overall pick. The Browns picked San Diego State cornerback Leon McFadden in the third round.
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QBs fly off board on Day 3 of NFL Draft
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In this Oct. 13, 2012, file photo, Southern California’s Matt Barkley throws a pass against Washington during a game in Seattle. Barkley was chosen with the 98th overall pick in the fourth round of the NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) — This was one rush quarterbacks embraced. Starting with Matt Barkley, the fourth round of the NFL draft was the landing spot for quarterbacks who carried hopes of going much higher. Philadelphia traded up with Jacksonville to get the Southern California QB with the opening pick Saturday. “I try not to get stressed about things I can’t control,” Barkley said when asked about his drop in the draft from likely first-rounder in 2012 to No. 98 overall. “I’m just glad I know where my home is and I can’t wait to hit the playbook.” Yes, it was three rounds later than Barkley hoped for. Same thing for Ryan
Nassib of Syracuse, Landry Jones of Oklahoma and Tyler Wilson of Arkansas, the other quarterbacks chosen in Round 4. “We’re going to take the best value on the board,” coach Chip Kelly said, adding the Eagles rated Barkley in the top 50. “There’s a prime example. The best value on the board by far was Matt. He’s an extremely mature young man, intelligent, articulate. He has that ‘it’ factor.” Perhaps. But he seemed to have a lot more of it last year, but Barkley opted to return to school. He and the Trojans slumped, Barkley injured his shoulder, and his stock plummeted. He will join quarterbacks Michael Vick and Nick Foles
in Philadelphia. The New York Giants, hardly in need of a quarterback with Eli Manning in his prime, still dealt with Arizona to move up for Nassib. Nassib, from the Philadelphia suburbs, took a call from Giants coach Tom Coughlin, but wasn’t sure what Coughlin told him. “To be honest with you, I blacked out. I didn’t get everything,” Nassib said. “What I did get from him was that first off I had to cut my ties with the Philadelphia Eagles and switch, which won’t be a problem.” Oakland, which acquired Matt Flynn from Seattle in the offseason to be its starter, followed two picks
later at No. 112 overall with Wilson. Three spots after that, Pittsburgh grabbed Jones, probably hoping to groom him behind Ben Roethlisberger. “I just think it was time to start grooming a new player, freshen up the room if you will,” quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner said. “I get to learn from one of the best quarterbacks to play the game,” Jones added. Before Saturday’s surge, quarterbacks were rare only one was chosen in each of the first three rounds: Florida State’s EJ Manuel by Buffalo in the first round; West Virginia’s Geno Smith by the Jets in the second; and North Carolina State’s Mike Glennon by Tampa Bay in the third.
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BASEBALL Baseball Expanded Standings All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB Boston 16 7 .696 — — 15 9 .625 1½ — Baltimore 14 9 .609 2 — New York 10 13 .435 6 4 Tampa Bay 9 16 .360 8 6 Toronto Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB Kansas City 12 8 .600 — — Detroit 12 10 .545 1 1½ 10 10 .500 2 2½ Minnesota 10 12 .455 3 3½ Chicago 8 12 .400 4 4½ Cleveland West Division W L Pct GB WCGB Texas 16 8 .667 — — Oakland 13 12 .520 3½ 2 9 13 .409 6 4½ Los Angeles 9 16 .360 7½ 6 Seattle 7 16 .304 8½ 7 Houston NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB Atlanta 15 8 .652 — — Washington 13 11 .542 2½ ½ 10 12 .455 4½ 2½ New York 11 14 .440 5 3 Philadelphia 5 19 .208 10½ 8½ Miami Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB St. Louis 14 9 .609 — — Pittsburgh 14 10 .583 ½ — 11 10 .524 2 1 Milwaukee 13 12 .520 2 1 Cincinnati 9 14 .391 5 4 Chicago West Division W L Pct GB WCGB Colorado 15 8 .652 — — Arizona 13 10 .565 2 — San Francisco 13 10 .565 2 — 11 11 .500 3½ 1½ Los Angeles 7 15 .318 7½ 5½ San Diego AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Detroit 10, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 4 Boston 7, Houston 3 Chicago White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 4 Texas 4, Minnesota 3 Cleveland at Kansas City, ppd., rain Baltimore 3, Oakland 0 L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 3 Saturday's Games Detroit 7, Atlanta 4 Baltimore 7, Oakland 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 4 Minnesota 7, Texas 2 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Sunday's Games Toronto (Dickey 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-2), 1:05 p.m. Houston (B.Norris 3-2) at Boston (Lackey 0-1), 1:35 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 4-1) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-0), 2:10 p.m., 1st game Tampa Bay (Price 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 0-1), 2:10 p.m. Texas (Ogando 2-1) at Minnesota (Correia 2-1), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 2-1) at Oakland (Colon 3-0), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Vargas 0-2) at Seattle (Iwakuma 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 3-1) at Detroit (Fister 3-0), 8:05 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 1-0) at Kansas City (W.Smith 0-0), 8:10 p.m., 2nd game Monday's Games Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games Detroit 10, Atlanta 0 Washington 1, Cincinnati 0 Chicago Cubs 4, Miami 2 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 0 St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 6, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, Milwaukee 5 San Diego 2, San Francisco 1 Saturday's Games Detroit 7, Atlanta 4 Washington 6, Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 3, Miami 2 Colorado at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday's Games Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 1-0) at Miami (Nolasco 1-2), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 0-3) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-1), 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Cingrani 1-0) at Washington (Detwiler 1-1), 1:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 2-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 3-1), 2:15 p.m. Colorado (Garland 2-1) at Arizona (Corbin 2-0), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-2), 4:10 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 1-1) at San Diego (Marquis 1-2), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 3-1) at Detroit (Fister 3-0), 8:05 p.m. Monday's Games N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Nationals 6, Reds 3 Cincinnati Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi Choo cf 3 1 1 1 Span cf 5 0 2 1 Cozart ss 4 0 1 0 Espinos 2b 4 1 0 0 Votto 1b 4 1 1 0 Harper lf 3 2 2 2 Phillips 2b 4 0 3 1 Werth rf 3 1 2 0 Bruce rf 4 1 1 0 LaRoch 1b 4 0 0 0 Heisey lf 1 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss 3 1 1 1 Paul lf 2 0 0 0 Rendon 3b 3 1 1 0 Hannhn 3b3 0 1 0 KSuzuk c 4 0 1 0 Hoover p 0 0 0 0 Haren p 3 0 1 1 Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Duke p 0 0 0 0 CIzturs ph 1 0 0 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 Mesorc c 4 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 Leake p 1 0 0 0 Lmrdzz ph 1 0 0 0 Simon p 1 0 0 0 RSorin p 0 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 2 0 1 1 Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 33 610 5 Cincinnati .................000 101 100—3 Washington ..............022 200 00x—6 E_Hannahan (1), Espinosa (1). DP_Washington 3. LOB_Cincinnati 6, Washington 8. 2B_Votto (2). HR_Choo (4), Harper (9). CS_Harper (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Leake L,1-1 . . . . . . . .3 6 4 3 3 1 Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 4 2 2 2 1 Hoover . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 1
L10 7-3 8-2 6-4 6-4 3-7
Str Home Away W-3 9-5 7-2 W-3 7-5 8-4 W-3 8-4 6-5 L-2 8-4 2-9 L-3 5-8 4-8
L10 6-4 5-5 6-4 5-5 3-7
Str Home Away W-2 5-2 7-6 W-2 7-3 5-7 W-1 6-6 4-4 W-3 7-5 3-7 L-2 2-6 6-6
L10 7-3 2-8 5-5 3-7 3-7
Str Home Away L-1 7-2 9-6 L-4 6-7 7-5 W-1 6-6 3-7 L-1 5-7 4-9 L-2 4-8 3-8
L10 3-7 5-5 3-7 5-5 2-8
Str Home Away L-3 6-2 9-6 W-3 9-6 4-5 L-3 7-7 3-5 W-2 6-8 5-6 L-3 2-10 3-9
L10 6-4 7-3 8-2 5-5 5-5
Str Home Away L-1 5-3 9-6 W-1 8-4 6-6 L-2 7-5 4-5 L-3 12-4 1-8 W-3 3-5 6-9
L10 6-4 5-5 4-6 4-6 5-5
Str Home Away W-1 9-3 6-5 L-1 6-5 7-5 L-3 8-4 5-6 W-2 5-5 6-6 W-2 3-7 4-8
Marshall . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 2 Washington Haren W,2-3 . . . . . . . .6 6 2 2 0 5 Duke . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 0 1 0 1 1 Clippard H,4 . . . . . .1-3 1 0 0 1 0 Storen H,4 . . . . . . . . .1 2 0 0 0 0 R.Soriano S,7-8 . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 2 Umpires_Home, Rob Drake; First, Sam Holbrook; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Andy Fletcher. T_3:04. A_38,903 (41,418). Saturday's Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore . . .000 400 021—7 10 0 Oakland . . . .011 000 010—3 10 0 Tillman, Matusz (7), O'Day (8), Strop (9), Ji.Johnson (9) and Teagarden, Wieters; Griffin, Blevins (8), Resop (9) and Jaso. W_Tillman 1-1. L_Griffin 2-2. Sv_Ji.Johnson (10). HRs_Baltimore, Markakis (3), A.Jones (4), McLouth (1). Toronto . . . . .001 201 000—4 11 0 NewYork . . . .000 300 20x—5 11 1 Happ, E.Rogers (7), Cecil (7) and Arencibia; Sabathia, Chamberlain (9) and C.Stewart. W_Sabathia 4-2. L_E.Rogers 1-2. Sv_Chamberlain (1). HRs_Toronto, Bautista (7), Lawrie (2). New York, Hafner (6). Texas . . . . . . .000 000 002—2 8 1 Minnesota . . .001 002 13x—7 9 0 D.Holland, Kirkman (8) and Pierzynski; P.Hernandez, Swarzak (6), Duensing (7), Burton (8), Perkins (9) and Doumit. W_P.Hernandez 1-0. L_D.Holland 1-2. HRs_Minnesota, Willingham (4). Cleveland . . .000 000 002—2 9 1 Kansas City .020 000 10x—3 6 2 Kazmir, Allen (6), Hagadone (7), Shaw (7), R.Hill (7), J.Smith (7), Albers (8) and C.Santana; E.Santana, K.Herrera (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. W_E.Santana 3-1. L_Kazmir 0-1. Sv_G.Holland (6). HRs_Kansas City, S.Perez (1). INTERLEAGUE Atlanta . . . . . .003 000 010—4 7 0 Detroit . . . . . .021 200 02x—7 13 0 Medlen, Walden (6), Avilan (8), Gearrin (8) and Gattis; Porcello, Smyly (7), Benoit (8), Valverde (9) and Avila. W_Porcello 1-2. L_Medlen 1-3. Sv_Valverde (2). HRs_Atlanta, J.Upton (12). Detroit, Jh.Peralta (2), Infante (1). NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia .003 050 100—9 12 0 NewYork . . . .010 110 001—4 8 1 Pettibone, Valdes (6), Durbin (8), Horst (9) and Quintero; Marcum, Carson (5), Hawkins (6), Rice (8) and Buck. W_Pettibone 1-0. L_Marcum 0-1. HRs_Philadelphia, Brown (3), Mayberry (2). New York, Buck (8). Pittsburgh . . .000 000 410—5 11 0 St. Louis . . . .100 001 001—3 8 0 A.J.Burnett, Watson (7), Melancon (8), Grilli (9) and R.Martin; Westbrook, J.Kelly (7), Rosenthal (7), Rzepczynski (8), Salas (8), Boggs (9) and Y.Molina. W_A.J.Burnett 2-2. L_J.Kelly 0-1. Sv_Grilli (10). HRs_Pittsburgh, R.Martin (3). Chicago . . . .110 000 100—3 8 0 Miami . . . . . . .110 000 000—2 5 1 Tr.Wood, Loe (7), Russell (8), Marmol (8), Gregg (9) and Castillo; Sanabia, M.Dunn (7), Webb (8), Qualls (9) and Olivo. W_Tr.Wood 2-1. L_Sanabia 2-3. Sv_Gregg (3). HRs_Miami, Stanton (1), Olivo (2). Midwest League At A Glance Eastern Division Bowling Green (Rays) South Bend (D-backs) Fort Wayne (Padres) Great Lakes (Dodgers) West Michigan (Tigers) Lansing (Blue Jays) Dayton (Reds) Lake County (Indians) Western Division
W 15 13 12 10 9 7 7 6
L 6 6 9 11 11 11 15 16
Pct. GB .714 — .684 1 .571 3 .476 5 .450 5½ .389 6½ .318 8½ .273 9½
W L Pct. GB Cedar Rapids (Twins) 15 5 .750 — Quad Cities (Astros) 12 7 .632 2½ Peoria (Cardinals) 10 9 .526 4½ Clinton (Mariners) 10 10 .500 5 Beloit (Athletics) 9 10 .474 5½ Wisconsin (Brewers) 8 10 .444 6 Kane County (Cubs) 8 11 .421 6½ Burlington (Angels) 7 11 .389 7 Saturday's Games Clinton 13, Lake County 7 Wisconsin 7, West Michigan 6 South Bend 13, Beloit 5 Kane County 5, Fort Wayne 3 Cedar Rapids 8, Great Lakes 7, 11 innings Peoria 7, Dayton 5 Lansing at Quad Cities, 8 p.m. Burlington at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m. Sunday's Games Burlington at Dayton, 2 p.m. South Bend at Wisconsin, 2:05 p.m. West Michigan at Beloit, 3 p.m.
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SPORTS ON TV TODAY AUTO RACING 2 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Spring Nationals, at Baytown, Texas COLLEGE BASEBALL 3 p.m. ESPN — South Carolina at LSU EQUESTRIAN 4 p.m. NBC — Rolex Championships, at Lexington, Ky. (same-day tape) GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Ballantine's Championship, final round, at Seoul, South Korea (same-day tape) 1 p.m. CBS — Champions Tour, Legends of Golf, final round, at Savannah, Ga. TGC — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, final round, at New Orleans 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, final round, at New Orleans TGC — LPGA, North Texas Shootout, final round, at Irving, Texas MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. TBS — Toronto at N.Y. Yankees 1:30 p.m. FSN — Cincinnati at Washington 2 p.m. WGN — Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox 8 p.m. ESPN — Atlanta at Detroit NBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, first round, game 4, N.Y. Knicks at Boston 3:30 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, first round, game 4, Miami at Milwaukee 7 p.m. TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 4, San Antonio at L.A. Lakers 9:30 p.m. TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 4, Denver at Golden State SOCCER 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Mexican Primera Division, Atlas at Puebla (same-day tape) Great Lakes at Quad Cities, 3 p.m. Clinton at Fort Wayne, 3:05 p.m. Lansing at Cedar Rapids, 3:05 p.m. Kane County at Lake County, 4 p.m. Peoria at Bowling Green, 6:05 p.m. Monday's Games Great Lakes at Quad Cities, 12 p.m. Kane County at Lake County, 6:30 p.m. Burlington at Dayton, 7 p.m. Clinton at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan at Beloit, 7:30 p.m. Lansing at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m. South Bend at Wisconsin, 7:35 p.m. Peoria at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m.
AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-Toyota Owners 400 Results Saturday At Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Va. Lap length: .75 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (17) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 406 laps, 111.2 rating, 47 points. 2. (5) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 406, 127.1, 43. 3. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 406, 97, 41. 4. (6) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 406, 118.9, 41. 5. (16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 406, 93.1, 40. 6. (28) Carl Edwards, Ford, 406, 96.3, 38. 7. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 406, 132.4, 39. 8. (34) Aric Almirola, Ford, 406, 73.3, 36. 9. (14) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 406, 112.6, 36. 10. (19) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 406, 81.7, 34. 11. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 406, 80.9, 33. 12. (26) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 406, 99.7, 32. 13. (29) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 406, 72.8, 31. 14. (24) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 406, 73, 30. 15. (15) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 406, 75.9, 29. 16. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 406, 66, 28. 17. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 406, 94.3, 27. 18. (21) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 406, 74.5, 26 19. (32) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 406, 64.7, 25. 20. (20) David Ragan, Ford, 406, 60.1, 24. 21. (4) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 406, 78.5, 23. 22. (22) David Reutimann, Toyota, 406, 54.2, 22. 23. (18) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 406, 58.6, 21. 24. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 406, 98.9, 21. 25. (31) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 406, 52.7, 19. 26. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 406, 79.3, 18. 27. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 405, 49.1, 17. 28. (27) Josh Wise, Ford, 404, 44.7, 0. 29. (30) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 402, 42.6, 15. 30. (40) Casey Mears, Ford, 402, 42.4, 14. 31. (25) David Stremme, Toyota, 402, 40.5, 13. 32. (39) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 401, 40.6, 12. 33. (23) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 398, 73.3, 11. 34. (42) Timmy Hill, Ford, 397, 29.9, 10. 35. (2) Brian Vickers, Toyota, accident, 392, 67.6, 0. 36. (33) Greg Biffle, Ford, 391, 49.7, 8. 37. (36) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 368, 29.9, 7. 38. (10) Mark Martin, Toyota, 349, 86, 6. 39. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, vibration, 245, 32.2, 0. 40. (43) Brian Keselowski, Toyota, brakes, 186, 26.8, 4. 41. (35) Michael McDowell, Ford, brakes, 121, 33.6, 3. 42. (11) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, engine, 109, 63.8, 2. 43. (38) Mike Bliss, Toyota, brakes, 17, 25.5, 0. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 92.141 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 18 minutes,
17 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.343 seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 75 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers. Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-36; C.Bowyer 37-42; M.Kenseth 43-111; C.Bowyer 112-218; M.Kenseth 219253; Ky.Busch 254-293; Ku.Busch 294329; J.Montoya 330-396; K.Harvick 397; J.Burton 398-404; K.Harvick 405406. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Kenseth, 3 times for 140 laps; C.Bowyer, 2 times for 113 laps; J.Montoya, 1 time for 67 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 40 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 36 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 7 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 3 laps. Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 343; 2. C.Edwards, 300; 3. K.Kahne, 297; 4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 297; 5. C.Bowyer, 290; 6. Bra.Keselowski, 284; 7. Ky.Busch, 278; 8. G.Biffle, 272; 9. K.Harvick, 271; 10. P.Menard, 271; 11. A.Almirola, 258; 12. J.McMurray, 245.
HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Pittsburgh 48 36 12 0 72165119 x-N.Y. Rangers48 26 18 4 56130112 x-N.Y. Islanders4824 17 7 55139139 Philadelphia 48 23 22 3 49133141 New Jersey 48 19 19 10 48112129 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Montreal 48 29 14 5 63149126 47 28 13 6 62129105 x-Boston x-Toronto 48 26 17 5 57145133 47 24 17 6 54112102 x-Ottawa 48 21 21 6 48125143 Buffalo Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Washington 48 27 18 3 57149130 48 24 21 3 51128144 Winnipeg Carolina 48 19 25 4 42128160 Tampa Bay 48 18 26 4 40148150 48 15 27 6 36112171 Florida WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Chicago 48 36 7 5 77155102 x-St. Louis 48 29 17 2 60129115 x-Detroit 48 24 16 8 56124115 Columbus 48 24 17 7 55120119 48 16 23 9 41111139 Nashville Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Vancouver 47 26 14 7 59125114 x-Minnesota 48 26 19 3 55122127 Edmonton 47 18 22 7 43118132 Calgary 48 19 25 4 42128160 Colorado 48 16 25 7 39116152 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Anaheim 47 30 11 6 66137113 x-Los Angeles47 26 16 5 57130116 x-San Jose 47 25 15 7 57122113 Phoenix 47 20 18 9 49120128 Dallas 48 22 22 4 48130142 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Friday's Games Buffalo 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO Colorado 5, Phoenix 4, SO Edmonton 6, Minnesota 1 Chicago 3, Calgary 1 Saturday's Games N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 0 Detroit 3, Dallas 0 Columbus 3, Nashville 1 Florida 5, Tampa Bay 3 Washington 3, Boston 2, OT Philadelphia 2, Ottawa 1 Montreal 4, Toronto 1 Minnesota 3, Colorado 1 Pittsburgh 8, Carolina 3 St. Louis 3, Chicago 1 Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL NBA Playoff Glance All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami vs. Milwaukee Sunday, April 21: Miami 110, Milwaukee 87 Tuesday, April 23: Miami 98, Milwaukee 86 Thursday, April 25: Miami 104, Milwaukee 91, Miami leads series 3-0 Sunday, April 28: Miami at Milwaukee,
MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 30: Milwaukee at Miami, TBA x-Thursday, May 2:Miami at Milwaukee, TBA x-Saturday, May 4: Milwaukee at Miami, TBA NewYork vs. Boston Saturday, April 20: NewYork 85, Boston 78 Tuesday, April 23: New York 87, Boston 71 Friday, April 26:NewYork 90, Boston 76, New York leads series 3-0 Sunday, April 28: New York at Boston, 1 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 1: Boston at New York, TBA x-Friday, May 3: New York at Boston, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Boston at New York, TBA Indiana vs. Atlanta Sunday, April 21: Indiana 107, Atlanta 90 Wednesday, April 24: Indiana 113, Atlanta 98 Saturday, April 27: Atlanta 90, Indiana 69, Indiana leads series 2-1 Monday, April 29: Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 1: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA x-Friday, May 3: Indiana at Atlanta, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA Brooklyn vs. Chicago Saturday, April 20: Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 Monday, April 22: Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 Thursday, April 25: Chicago 79, Brooklyn 76 Saturday, April 27: Chicago 142, Brooklyn 134, 3OT, Chicago leads series 3-1 Monday, April 29: Chicago at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 2: Brooklyn at Chicago, TBA x-Saturday, May 4:Chicago at Brooklyn, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City vs. Houston Sunday, April 21: Oklahoma City 120, Houston 91 Wednesday, April 24: Oklahoma City 105, Houston 102, Oklahoma City leads series 2-0 Saturday, April 27: Oklahoma City at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 29: Oklahoma City at Houston, 9:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 1: Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Friday, May 3: Oklahoma City at Houston, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA San Antonio vs. L.A. Lakers Sunday, April 21: San Antonio 91, L.A. Lakers 79 Wednesday, April 24: San Antonio 102, L.A. Lakers 91 Friday, April 26: San Antonio 120, L.A. Lakers 89, San Antonio leads series 3-0 Sunday, April 28: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 30: L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA x-Thursday, May 2: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, TBA x-Saturday, May 4: L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA Denver vs. Golden State Saturday, April 20: Denver 97, Golden State 95 Tuesday, April 23: Golden State 131, Denver 117 Friday, April 26: Golden State 110, Denver 108, Golden State leads series 2-1 Sunday, April 28: Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30: Golden State at Denver, TBA x-Thursday, May 2: Denver at Golden State, TBA x-Saturday, May 4: Golden State at Denver, TBA L.A. Clippers vs. Memphis Saturday, April 20: L.A. Clippers 112, Memphia 91 Monday, April 22: L.A. Clippers 93, Memphis 91 Thursday, April 25: Memphis 94, L.A. Clippers 82 Saturday, April 27: Memphis 104, L.A. Clippers 83, series tied 2-2 Tuesday, April 30: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA Friday, May 3:L.A.Clippers at Memphis, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA
FOOTBALL 2013 NFL Draft Selections At NewYork (x-compensatory selection) Saturday Fourth Round 98. Philadelphia (from Jacksonville), Matt Barkley, qb, Southern Cal. 99. Kansas City, Nico Johnson, lb, Alabama. 100. Tampa Bay (from Oakland), Akeem Spence, dt, Illinois. 101. Jacksonville (from Philadelphia), Ace Sanders, wr, South Carolina. 102.New England (from Detroit through Minnesota), Josh Boyce, wr, TCU. 103. Arizona, Alex Okafor, lb, Texas. 104. Miami (from Cleveland), Jelani Jenkins, lb, Florida. 105. Buffalo, Duke Williams, db, Nevada. 106. Miami (from NewYork Jets through New Orleans), Dion Sims, te, Michigan State. 107. Tennessee, Brian Schwenke, c, California. 108. Carolina, Edmund Kugbila, g, Valdosta State. 109. Green Bay (from New Orleans through Miami), David Bakhtiari, ot, Colorado. 110. New York Giants (from San Diego through Arizona), Ryan Nassib, qb, Syracuse. 111. Pittsburgh (from Miami through Cleveland), Shamarko Thomas, db, Syracuse. 112. Oakland (from Tampa Bay), Tyler Wilson, qb, Arkansas. 113. St. Louis, Barrett Jones, c, Alabama. 114. Dallas, B.W. Webb, db, William & Mary. 115. Pittsburgh, Landry Jones, qb, Oklahoma. 116. Arizona (from New York Giants), Earl Watford, g, James Madison. 117. Chicago, Khaseem Greene, lb, Rutgers. 118. Cincinnati, Sean Porter, lb, Texas A&M. 119. Washington, Phillip Thomas, db, Fresno State. 120. Minnesota, Gerald Hodges, lb, Penn State.
121. Indianapolis, Khaled Holmes, c, Southern Cal. 122. Green Bay, J.C.Tretter, ot, Cornell. 123. Seattle, Chris Harper, wr, Kansas State. 124. Houston, Trevardo Williams, lb, UConn. 125. Green Bay (from Denver), Johnathan Franklin, rb, UCLA. 126. Tampa Bay (from New England), William Gholston, de, Michigan State. 127. Atlanta, Malliciah Goodwin, de, Clemson. 128. San Francisco, Quinton Patton, wr, Louisiana Tech. 129. Baltimore, John Simon, lb, Ohio State. 130. x-Baltimore, Kyle Juszczyk, rb, Harvard. 131. x-San Francisco, Marcus Lattimore, rb, South Carolina. 132. x-Detroit, Devin Taylor, de, South Carolina. 133. x-Atlanta, Levine Toilolo, te, Stanford. Fifth Round 134. Kansas City, Sanders Commings, db, Georgia. 135. Jacksonville, Denard Robinson, rb, Michigan. 136. Philadelphia, Earl Wolff, db, N.C. State. 137. Seattle (from Detroit), Jesse Williams, dt, Alabama. 138. Seattle (from Oakland), Tharold Simon, db, LSU. 139. Indianapolis (from Cleveland), Montori Hughes, dt, UT-Martin. 140. Arizona, Stepfan Taylor, rb, Stanford. 141. New York Jets, Oday Aboushi, ot, Virginia. 142. Tennessee, Lavar Edwards, de, LSU. 143. Buffalo, Jonathan Meeks, db, Clemson. 144. New Orleans, Kenny Stills, wr, Oklahoma. 145. San Diego, Steve Williams, db, California. 146.Denver (from Miami through Green Bay), Quanteras Smith, de, Western Kentucky. 147. Tampa Bay, Steven Means, de, Buffalo. 148. Carolina, A.J. Klein, lb, Iowa State. 149. St. Louis, Brandon McGee, db, Miami. 150. Pittsburgh, Terry Hawthorne, db, Illinois. 151. Dallas, Joseph Randle, rb, Oklahoma State. 152. New York Giants, Cooper Taylor, db, Richmond. 153. Atlanta (from Chicago), Stansly Maponga, de, TCU. 154. Washington, Chris Thompson, rb, Florida State. 155. Minnesota, Jeff Locke, p, UCLA. 156. Cincinnati, Tanner Hawkinson, g, Kansas. 157. San Francisco (from Indianapolis), Quinton Dial, dt, Alabama. 158. Seattle, Luke Willson, te, Rice. 159. Green Bay, Micah Hyde, db, Iowa. 160. St. Louis (from Houston), Zac Stacy, rb, Vanderbilt. 161. Denver, Tavarres King, wr, Georgia. 162. Washington (from New England), Brandon Jenkins, lb, Florida State. 163. Chicago (from Atlanta), Jordan Mills, ot, Louisiana Tech. 164. Miami (from San Francisco through Cleveland), Mike Gillislee, rb, Florida. 165. Detroit (from Baltimore through Seattle), Sam Martin, p, Appalachian State. 166. x-Miami, Caleb Sturgis, k, Florida. 167. x-Green Bay, Josh Boyd, de, Mississippi State. 168. x-Baltimore, Ricky Wagner, g, Wisconsin. Sixth Round 169. Jacksonville, Josh Evans, db, Florida. 170. Kansas City, Eric Kush, c, California (Pa.) 171. Detroit, Corey Fuller, wr, Virginia Tech. 172. Oakland, Nick Kasa, te, Colorado. 173. Denver (from Philadelphia through Cleveland, San Francisco and Green Bay), Vinston Painter, ot, Virginia Tech. 174. Arizona, Ryan Swope, wr, Texas A&M. 175. Cleveland, Jamoris Slaughter, db, Notre Dame. 176. Houston (from Tennessee through Minnesota, Arizona and Oakland), David Quessenberry, ot, San Jose State. 177. Buffalo, Dustin Hopkins, k, FSU 178. New York Jets, William Campbell, g, Michigan. 179. San Diego, Tourek Williams, lb, FIU. 180. San Francisco (from Miami), Nick Moody, lb, Florida State. 181. Oakland (from Tampa Bay), Latavius Murray, rb, UCF. 182. Carolina, Kenjon Barner, rb, Oregon. 183. New Orleans, Rufus Johnson, lb, Tarleton State. 184. Oakland (from St. Louis through Houston), Mychal Rivera, te, Tennessee. 185. Dallas, DeVonte Holloman, lb, South Carolina. 186. Pittsburgh, Justin Brown, wr, Oklahoma. 187. Arizona (from New York Giants), Andre Ellington, rb, Clemson. 188. Chicago, Cornelius Washington, de, Georgia. 189.Tampa Bay (from Minnesota), Mike James, rb, Miami. 190. Cincinnati, Rex Burkhead, rb, Nebraska. 191. Washington, Bacarri Rambo, db, Georgia. 192. Indianapolis, John Boyett, db, Oregon. 193. Green Bay, Nate Palmer, lb, Illinois State. 194. Seattle, Spencer Ware, rb, LSU. 195. Houston, Alan Bonner, wr, Jacksonville State. 196. Minnesota (from Denver through Philadelphia and Tampa Bay), Jeff Baca, g, UCLA. 197. Cincinnati (from New England), Cobi Hamilton, wr, Arkansas. 198. Houston (from Atlanta through St. Louis), Chris Jones, db, Bowling Green. 199. Detroit (from San Francisco through Baltimore and Seattle), Theo Riddick, rb, Notre Dame. 200. Baltimore, Kapron Lewis-Moore, de, Notre Dame. 201. x-Houston, Ryan Griffin, te, UConn. 202. x-Tennessee, Khalid Wooten, db, Nevada. 203. x-Baltimore, Ryan Jensen, c, Colorado State-Pueblo. 204. x-Kansas City, Braden Wilson, rb, Kansas State. 205. x-Oakland, Stacy McGee, dt, Oklahoma. 206. x-Pittsburgh, Vince Williams, lb, Florida State.
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Jackson Tube Service announces promotions
RPets opens doors
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Jill Finfrock, right, of Covington, and her dog Tucker are greeted by Niki Acosta, groomer at RPets, and owner Jonanne Riley, center, as Finfrock arrives for a grooming appointment on the first day of business for the new Piqua-based pet store. RPets is at 1596 Covington Ave. in the Market Place Shopping Center. The store offers products and services for pet owners of small animals, such as guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, mice, gerbils, fish, reptiles and cats and dogs. The business also will offer a full-service grooming parlor, as well as the growing trend of self-service doggie washes.
Boeing: Changes ensure 787 safety TOKYO (AP) — Boeing Co.’s chief engineer for the 787 Dreamliner said Saturday that changes to the lithium-ion battery system are fully sufficient to ensure the aircraft’s safety, although the company has been unable to find the cause of the original battery failures earlier this year that led to groundings of the plane worldwide since midJanuary. Michael Sinnett gave a briefing on the revamped battery to
plane safe, it eliminates the possibility of fire, it keeps heat out of the airplane, it keeps smoke out of the airplane, and it ensures that no matter what happens to the battery, regardless of root cause, the airplane is safe,” he said, adding “in some ways it almost doesn’t matter what the root cause was.” He said Boeing has identified over 80 potential causal factors and addressed all of them in the new design.
reporters in Tokyo after Japanese and U.S. regulators gave carriers permission to resume 787 flights once battery modifications are made. The new battery system is designed to prevent a fire, and to contain one should it occur with an “enclosure,” a casing around the battery to prevent heat from being released in the aircraft, Sinnett told a news conference in Tokyo. “Even if we never know root cause, the enclosure keeps the air-
Jackson Tube Service Inc. in Piqua has announced the appointment of David A. Linn as its new director of operations. Linn has been employed with Jackson Tube Service Inc. for 17 years. He has demonstrated success as a mechanical engineer advancing him to director of maintenance and then most recently serving as director of engineering. Linn is a graduate of Wright State University with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the Society of Engineers Manufacturing (SME) for 11 years and a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for 14 years. In his new role, Linn will be responsible for the manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, and production planning departments of the organization. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in the Miami East school district with their two daughters, Madison and Emma. Anthony D. Kelly has been named director of quality assurance and technical support. Being employed at Jackson Tube Service Inc. for 12 years has allowed Kelly to be instrumental in the development of the company’s quality management systems. In addition to all aspects of quality assurance, Kelly’s new role will encompass health and safety, environmental and training. Kelly is a certified quality engineer, receiving his core body of knowledge from Sinclair’s Quality Engineering Technology Program. He is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, R.A.B. Auditor and holds multiple professional certifications including metrology and NDT Inspection. Kelly is a member of the Hemlock Sporting Association of Piqua, and resides in Sidney with his wife, Sherri. James M. Froning has been employed with Jackson Tube
PIQUA Service Inc. for 14 years and has recently been appointed to manager of engineering services. Froning has more than 30 years experience in the tube producing industry and served as manager of engineering prior to his promotion. In his new role, Froning’s responsibility is managing the engineering, maintenance and machine shop departments. Froning is a graduate of Wright State University with a degree in applied science in mechanical design technology. He is a member of Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, a senior member of Society of Manufacturing Engineering, serves on the Piqua Energy Board, and is a member of the Knights of St. John. Jim and his wife, Nancy, reside in Piqua with their children Joshua, Chad and Alexis. Jackson Tube also has announced that David L. Booher has completed all requirements to obtain the designation of Associate Safety Professional. This respected designation is awarded to individuals who meet academic requirements and have passed the first of two examinations. This exam covered basic and applied sciences, safety program management/ evaluation, equipment and facilities, fire prevention/protection, environmental aspects and system/product safety. Booher holds the position of safety and training manager at Jackson Tube Service Inc. and has been with the company for 20 years. He gained his knowledge of the tubing industry as a mill operator before moving into his current position. Booher is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University, is a member of the Miami County Safety Council and resides in the Arcanum area.
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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................68 at 2:58 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................42 at 4:33 a.m. Normal High .....................................................66 Normal Low ......................................................45 Record High ........................................86 in 1986 Record Low.........................................28 in 1907
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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Sunday, April 28, the 118th day of 2013. There are 247 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 28, 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. On this date: In 1789, rebelling crew members of the British ship HMS Bounty led by Fletcher Christian set Capt. William Bligh
and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. (Bligh and most of the men with him managed to reach Timor in 47 days.) In 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. In 1952, war with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect. In 1967, heavyweight boxing
champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army, the same day General William C. Westmoreland told Congress the U.S. “would prevail in Vietnam.” In 1993, the first “Take Our Daughters to Work Day,” promoted by the New York-based Ms. Foundation, was held in an attempt to boost the self-esteem of girls by having them visit a parent’s place of work. (The event was later expanded to include sons.)
Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 350 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh took six people into custody in connection with the collapse of a shoddily-constructed building that killed at least 348 people, as rescue workers admitted Saturday that voices of survivors are getting weaker after four days of being pinned under the increasingly unstable rubble. Still, in a boost for the rescuers, 29 survivors were pulled out Saturday, said army spokesman Shahinul Islam. Most of the victims were crushed by massive blocks of concrete and mortar falling on them when the 8story structure came down on Wednesday morning — a time many of the garment factories in the building were packed with workers. It was the worst tragedy to hit Bangladesh’s massive garment industry, and focused attention on the poor working conditions of the employees who toil for $38 a month to produce clothing for top international brands. Among those arrested Saturday were two owners
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A Bangladeshi rescue worker directs others as they search in the rubble of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday. Police in Bangladesh arrested two owners of a garment factory in a shoddily-constructed building that collapsed this week, killing at least 324 people, as protests spread to a second city Saturday with hundreds of people throwing stones and setting fire to vehicles. of a garment factory, who a Dhaka court ruled can be questioned by police for 12 days without charges being filed. Also detained are two government engineers and the wife of the building
owner, who is on the run, in an attempt to force him to surrender. Late Saturday, police arrested another factory owner. Violent public protests continued sporadically in Dhaka and spread
to the southeastern city of Chittagong where several vehicles were set on fire. Working round-the-clock since Wednesday through heat and a thunderstorm, rescuers on Saturday final-
ly reached the ground floor from the top of the mountainous rubble through 25 narrow holes they have drilled, said Brig. Gen. Ali Ahmed Khan, the head of the fire services. “We are still getting response from survivors though they are becoming weaker slowly,” he said, adding that rescue workers were now able to see cars that were parked at the ground level. “The building is very vulnerable. Any time the floors could collapse. We are performing an impossible task, but we are glad that we are able to rescue so many survivors.” He said the operations will continue overnight as chances fade of people surviving for a fifth day with possibly grievous injuries and the heat. The building site was a hive of frenzied activity all day with soldiers, police and medical workers in lab coats working non-stop. Rescuers passed bottles of water and small cylinders of oxygen up a ladder leaning against the side of the building to be given to pos-
sible survivors inside. They used bare hands and shovels, passing chunks of brick and concrete down a human chain away from the collapsed structure. On the ground, mixed in the debris were several pairs of pink cotton pants, a mud-covered navy blue sock and a pile of green uncut fabric. Nearby, Abul Basar wept as he awaited news of his wife, who worked in one of the garment factories. “My son says that his mother will come back some day. She must return! ” he cried. Every once in a while a badly decomposed body would be brought out, covered in cloth and plastic, to a spot where ambulances were parked. Workers furiously sprayed air-fresheners on the bodies to cover the stench, leaving the air thick with the smell of death and cheap perfume. The bodies were kept at a makeshift morgue at the nearby Adharchandra High School before being handed over to families. Many people milled around at the school, waving photos of their missing loved ones. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Sinclair Harris looks at a balloon-like craft known as an aerostat that is attached to the back of his high speed vessel Swift docked in Key West, Fla. The U.S. Navy on Friday began testing two new aerial tools, borrowed from the battlefields.
U.S. tries new aerial tools in drug fight ABOARD THE HIGH SPEED VESSEL SWIFT (AP) — Drug smugglers who race across the Caribbean in speedboats will typically jettison their cargo when spotted by surveillance aircraft, hoping any chance of prosecuting them will vanish with the drugs sinking to the bottom of the sea. That may be a less winning tactic in the future. The U.S. Navy on Friday began testing two new aerial tools, borrowed from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, that officials say will make it easier to detect, track and videotape drug smugglers in action. One of the devices on dis-
play aboard the High Speed Vessel Swift is a large, white balloon-like craft known as an aerostat, which is tethered up to 2,000 feet (600 meters) above the ship’s stern. The other tool on board for tests in the Florida Straits is a type of drone that can be launched by hand from the deck. Together, they expand the ability of Navy and Coast Guard personnel to see what’s beyond their horizon, according to officials from both military branches and the contractors hoping to sell the devices to the U.S. government. The devices should allow authorities to detect and
monitor suspected drug shipments from afar for longer sustained periods, giving them a better chance of stopping the smugglers. They also should allow them to make continuous videotapes that can be used in prosecutions. “Being able to see them and watch what they are doing even before we get there is going to give us an edge,” said Chief Chris Sinclair, assistant officer in charge of a law enforcement detachment on board the Swift, a private vessel leased to the Navy that is about to begin a monthlong deployment to the southwestern Caribbean, tracking the busy smuggling
routes off Colombia and Honduras. Crews practiced launching and operating both systems before a small contingent of news media on board the Swift, managing to bring back video of vessels participating in a mock surveillance mission as well as radar and video images of the fishing charters and sailboats that dot the choppy seas separating Cuba from the U.S. mainland. Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris, commander of the Navy’s 4th Fleet, said the devices are necessary at a time when the service is making a transition to smaller, faster ships amid budget cuts.
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Wildflowers are in full bloom at Brukner Nature Center.
Escape to nature in Miami County CIVITAS PHOTO/KELLY CLINE
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n a sunny, 60degree day, Melanie Newhouse, 38, and her son Alex, 3, walk along the picturesque tree-lined paths of Brukner Nature Center. Every so often, Alex dances along the trail, waving a fallen branch in the air, his big blue eyes brimming with curiosity. His mother smiles. “Brukner’s a great place to show kids the simple things. It’s really nice to have this little piece of nature so close by, even just to smell the fresh trees,” Newhouse said. “It’s just so rejuvenating, something so simple but profound as a tree.” Almost on cue, Alex picks up another thin tree limb and then wipes dirt on his pants. He looks up at his mother and giggles. Newhouse quickly adds, “You might get a little dirty — but it’s well worth it.” Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, is one of several reserves throughout Miami County beckoning trail walkers, photographers and nature enthusiasts with beautiful landscapes, diverse wildlife and fun events. Beyond the 6 miles of trails, the center also hosts summer camps for children ages kindergarten through sixth grade and wildlife programs for all demographics. “One of our goals is to get kids and their families outside to explore and discover the amazing wildlife living right in our own backyards,” said Brukner Executive Director Deb Oexmann. “We are home to over 50 wildlife ambassadors — native Ohio species who can no longer survive in the wild, but are the stars of our educational programming.” Boasting of 16 parks, the Miami County Park District is hosting a variety of events and activities for all ages as well. In addition to hiking, camps and other traditional outdoor activities, the park district has added geocaching — treasure hunting using a GPS — at Stillwater Prairie Reserve, Stillwater Prairie Reserve Rangeline Road and Maple Ridge Reserve. The goal of the park district, said Tama Cassidy, assistant environmental education director, is to provide structured programs as well as laid-back opportunities for park-goers to explore on their own. “There are (programs) you can do, but also things you can do independently, so if you say ‘Oh, I have a game on Saturday — I can’t go then,’ then you can still come out Sunday,” Cassidy said. Activities such as hiking attract everyone from children to grandparents — especially in spring when all is abloom. “We have some spectacular flowers at Garbry Big Woods Reserve, and others also have beautiful spring wildflowers blooming,” Cassidy said. “They’re very much anticipated. I see photographers out there all the time.” The park district also is
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Olivia Douglas and Mira Sink of the Home School Nature Club search the meadows at Brukner Nature Center for pollinators. STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER
Harold Darding of Ludlow Falls plays a melody with one of his flutes outside the historic Knoop House at Lost Creek Reserve. Darding is a part of the Miami Valley Flute Circle. Darding participated in the Red Barn Melodies event at Lost Creek Reserve and Knoop Agricultural Center in July 2012.
Preserve, Hobart Urban Nature Preserve and Lost Creek Reserve. “The trail run series is about trying to get Miami County citizens and citizens from outside the county into the park and get them encouraging residents to get healthy,” said park district healthy with the 2013 Trail marketing administrator Run Challenge, designed for Amanda Smith. all ages and fitness levels. The The team that has the most series consists of five races participants at the end of the series is the winner. STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER throughout the summer, hostFor more information, visit Brukner Nature Center volunteer Kay Fulker captures images Nov. ed at Garbry Big Woods the parks district website at 8, 2012, at the new BNC River’s Edge Wildlife Preserve.The 70-acre Reserve, Stillwater Prairie Reserve, Charleston Falls miamicountyparks.com. property is on Calumet Road near West Milton.
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• Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 Ohio 41, Troy Teams can register through May 1 for The Big Pull, slated for 2-4:30 p.m. Families, friends, organizations, businesses or neighbors will compete to see who can pull the most garlic mustard, an invasive species that can overcrowd native plants and wildflowers in the woodlands. A winner will be named after a weigh-in at the end. For more information and to register by May 1, contact Jessie Rankinen at jrankinen@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273. • Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road Novice birders can come out every third Sunday of the month for the BNC Bird Club, in which members identify the species attracted to the numerous feeders. For more information, visit bruknernaturecenter.com. • Hobart Urban Nature Preserve, 1400 Tyrone Road, Troy Fine arts, crafts and culinary offerings are the focus of the Hobart Art Fair hosted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 11. Music will be included as part of the event. • Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 State Route 185, Covington All things nature will be celebrated at the Hug the Earth Family Festival from noon to 5 p.m. May 18. The day features a plethora of activities, including archery, geocaching, canoeing on the pond (space is limited; registration begins at noon), rocket shoots, nature crafts, rock pile dig, earthball games, face painting, gnomefairy house building, petting zoo, rock-climbing wall, zip line and high ropes courses. The Banana Slug String Band will perform as part of the festivities as well. Food and booths also will be set up. • 2013 Trail Run Challenge — The Miami County Park District presents a walking/running series to promote healthy living as a team. Garbry Big Woods Reserve 5K — 9 a.m. June 23 Stillwater Prairie Reserve 5K and 10K — 9 a.m. July 28 Charleston Falls Preserve 5K — 9 a.m. Aug. 18 Hobart Urban Nature Preserve 5K — 9 a.m. Sept. 15 Lost Creek Reserve 5K and 10K — 10 a.m. Oct. 19
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Where crappies abide, year after year There’s comfort in consistency. I say that because the older I get, the more I appreciate certain constants … things which have endured unchanged throughout the years, familiar touchstones remaining like steadfast boulders amid time’s ever-flowing stream. Springtime crappie fishing is, for me, one of those cherished constants — a gleaming thread, shinning like the silver fish themselves, passed down from my father, forever woven throughout the fabric of my life. Dad loved crappie fishing. He could scarcely wait for winter to end and spring to arrive, ushering in the crappie season. No spring passed without at least a dozen expeditions to such crappie strongholds as Grand Lake St. Marys and Cowan Lake. Later on, he added Acton Lake and Paint Creek Lake to his list. Wire baskets regularly got filled. Buckets and stringers, too. I’d venture to guess we ate crappie more often than all other fish species combined. Spring crappie were as welcome on the table as they were on the end of our lines. I usually went along on these panfishing trips, and quickly became just a much a crappie
crappie. But most coveted is a handy crappie hole which remains unaffected by weather. The impossible dream? Yes, unless you have a special neighbor. A neighbor like Charlie King, who discovered such an likely spring crappie setup almost by accident, took the time to figure things out … then had the goodness of heart to share it Jim McGuire with me. Troy Daily News Columnist I won’t name names. But I will tell you the place is a flooded gravel pit, several acres in size, spring fed and open to the fanatic as my father. That boypublic. The water is deep, clear, hood enthusiasm has never waned. I still love catching crap- cold, and drops straight down pie — especially in the spring … from the edge — which is parwhich brings us back to the busi- tially bordered by high, limestone cliffs. Boats aren’t allowed, ness of consistency. The one problem with being a so it’s bank-fishing only. In summer, watchful parents spring crappie zealot is weather. When redbuds bloom, you know sometimes allow their kids to fish for bluegills along the few the crappie are biting and are suddenly smitten with a fervent low-bank spots within cane-pole desire to go fishin’. But often you range of what passes hereabouts can’t because the lake is up and for shallows. It’s no place, however, for the careless, given the looks like heavily creamed cofloose gravel and slick gray mud; fee. Cold fronts, rain and high, footing can always be treachermuddy water play havoc with ous. fishing plans. Most of the other fishermen What a fisherman needs is a place he can count on year after I’ve talked with generally think of the place as somewhere to year, regardless of seasonal cast for modest-sized bass. It’s vagaries and shifting weather. not noted as a possible big-fish You’d obviously prefer oversize
hotspot. Not for largemouths, anyway — though crappie are a different matter. Luckily, they remain below the majority’s radar. In 30 years fishing the place, I’ve never heard anyone mention crappies. Charlie found them by accident while tossing tiny spinnerbaits for bass one late-March morning. Not a bonanza of fish, mind you — merely a couple that first day. Just enough to whet his curiosity, both being plump 15-inchers. Plus they hadn’t yet spawned — which Charlie rightly figured was why they were located along that particular low-ledge edge. Over the next couple of weeks, his crappie take increased. More fish moved close. Dandies. Charlie forgot bass and concentrated on crappie … and began filling stringers. He paid attention, pinpointed the best fishing, and figured out that tiny jigs on light line was the way to go. That’s what he told me a year or two later when he shared his secret crappie hotspot. But most astonishing of all, he said I wouldn’t have to worry about weather. “Nothing riles the place up.
Oh, there’s a little bit of milky run-off during a downpour — but that soon settles. You can catch at least a few fish on any day from the end of March to the middle of May. And more’n likely,” he said with a sly grin, “they’ll be big’uns.” I thanked my old friend profusely for his trust generosity — and I thanked him every spring thereafter until he retired and moved to Indiana. When recent rains left most area crappie lakes muddy, I decided to check out the pit. It had been nearly two years since my last visit. The willows along the south side looked a bit taller and thicker, but otherwise I couldn’t see any change. The water was invitingly clear. And yes, those big crappie were still hanging by the same low ledge … still waiting to take a tiny spinnerbait fished on light line. Charlie passed away more than a decade ago. Yet I remain deeply grateful. Not merely because he shared the location of always fishable water where big crappies abide — but because in doing so he provided a rare refuge of the uncommonly constant. I thanked him again in a whispered prayer.
Talking turkey with hunter Mark Strand BY DENNIS ANDERSON Minneapolis Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS— Mark Strand has chased turkeys throughout the U.S. and Mexico. A Twin Cities outdoors writer, photographer and videographer, Strand, 55, began hunting turkeys in the late 1970s. “My dad was one of the only people to get a Minnesota turkey hunting permit in 1978, the first year the state had a season in recent times,” Strand said. “I got interested in turkeys at the same time, and in 1979 my dad, my uncle, a friend and I began hunting them wherever we could get permits.” The Strand turkey hunting tradition involves camping. Sometimes the locale is Minnesota, other times South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa or even Florida — stories of which Strand (www.markstrandoutdoors.com) has captured in a recent e-book, “Turkey Camp … and Other Turkey Hunting Stories.” Additionally, on a recent trip to Mexico, Strand took an Ocellated turkey, the sixth species in his “World Slam” that also includes the Eastern, Rio Grande, Merriam’s, Osceola and Gould’s subspecies. “When I first started turkey hunting I promised I wasn’t going to do anything with writing or pho-
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Minnesota hunter Mark Strand showed off a Merriam’s turkey shot near the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. Strand has shot all six turkeys included in a “World Slam.”' tography involving turkeys, that this was going to be the one thing I did just for myself,” Strand said. “It didn’t turn out that way. Now, turkey hunting is the only thing I think about every day, all year.” Q: What fascinates you about turkey hunting? A: I’m amazed at their size and beauty and fasci-
nated by the many ways you can call them and bring them close to you. Q: Of all places you’ve hunted, which do you prefer? A: Nebraska. Anywhere I can keep going and there are no fences, that’s what I like. Also, as a nonresident Nebraska turkey hunter, you can buy up to three licenses. Q: What’s the weird-
est turkey species you’ve hunted? A: The Ocellated, which I hunted in Mexico. The males don’t gobble, they “sing,” which starts out just like a ruffed grouse drumming. I went down there thinking I would do it only once. But I ended up wanting to go back every year. Q: Would you rather hunt with a bow or gun?
A: Gun. I have a bad back, and my neck is getting worse all the time. So I can’t draw a regular bow anymore; I have to use a crossbow. Still, I’d rather hunt with a gun. It’s easier to put a bird down for good. Q: If you could have only one type of call, what would it be? A: A mouth call. You can do things with a mouth call you can’t with other calls. It’s easier to sound just like a turkey. Turkeys in the wild don’t sound like most turkey calls. In fact, if you egg them on when calling them and get them excited, they’ll say things they otherwise never would. They can almost sound like two donkeys fighting. You can imitate that with a mouth call. You can’t with other types of calls. Q: Handicap other call types. A: I primarily use a slate call and a mouth call. A lot of days I’ll hunt with just those two. Other days I’ll also use a box call. Also, push-button calls are realistic sounding, and they take 30 seconds to learn how to use. Whatever you bring into the woods, make sure you sound like a turkey. If you don’t sound good on a mouth call, for instance, leave it home. Q: What is a turkey’s tolerance for call quality? A: Perhaps 80 percent of the time, turkeys have zero
tolerance for you not sounding like a turkey. There are exceptions on certain days, when toms come running regardless. But most days, if you don’t sound real, they won’t come to you. Q: Do you call more as a hen, or a tom? A: Probably half and half. But I can get toms more excited about coming to me when I sound like a hen. Also, if I make a mistake by moving or something, I think toms called to as if I were a hen are more forgiving. Also, when they’re coming to you, I believe in calling them all the way in, rather than going quiet, as some people suggest. Q: What do you think of blinds? A: I invented a blind that weighs just 5 pounds, which works well. For most purposes, I think they’re fabulous, like when you set up super close to a roost — something you’d typically do the day before. They’re also great for taking inexperienced hunters with you. And they’re fantastic for photography and video. But in the past five years, the use of a ground blind has become “what you do,” which in some instances can work against you. Sometimes you need to get up and move to find a tom. If you let it, a blind can become an anchor.
Know what plants are major hay-fever season offenders Once the spring pollen flies, hay-fever season is upon us. For some, it’s merely a nuisance. But to others, this season can be totally debilitating. For sensitive individuals, knowing what plants are the major offenders helps you make planting
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choices least likely to increase your allergic reactions. Most flowers require pollen vectors for fertilization. A pollen vector is a living thing, like a bee, that helps transfer pollen from one plant to another. Moths and bats are important vectors for nightflowering plants. Hummingbirds and even flies can be important vectors. About 90 percent of all plant species pollinate this way. It’s the other 10 percent that create the biggest problems. This group achieves pollination
in a much different way. Its members rely on wind to carry their pollen grains far and wide. Consider this a shotgun approach to reproduction in which the entire area around the plant becomes blanketed with pollen. Pine trees are a major wind-pollinated genus. They are coniferous trees that bear their seeds in cones, like fir and spruce. Pollen spikes are produced at the top of the tree, with immature female cones located lower. When the wind blows, the spikes wave, releasing pollen into a big
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cloud designed to settle on cones lower down. In areas of pine forest, it’s not uncommon to see cars dusted with bright yellow pollen when the trees are in full fertilization mode. On a windy day, it’s everywhere. More-evolved trees, such as cottonwood, birch, maples and oaks, are also wind-pollinated, but they do so in a very different way. These trees produce catkins, which are long, dangling reproductive structures. They are produced in early spring before the trees leaf out so
that pollen can filter down into the female flowers on the same tree, or the nearest female tree if they are separate. There’s an excellent Web site to help you identify problem plants. PollenLibrary.com is a great resource for helping you understand problem pollen producers and how to avoid them. And the site is geared into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), our primary North American weather resource. P o l l e n L i b r a r y. com takes daily weather
data and applies it to a map that shows you where pollen levels will be highest. Simply insert your ZIP code into the engine to find locally specific plant-pollen levels for your area. Another really good source is “Allergy-Free Gardening” by Thomas Leo Ogren. You’ll find in this book details on windpollinated trees, various grasses and notorious problem species such as ragweed. Maureen Gilmer is an author, horticulturist and landscape designer.
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Solo practitioners worry about future BY TOM KISKEN Scripps Howard News Service Ted Hole knows he’s a dinosaur. In an age of electronic records, the 63-year-old family-practice doctor tracks hundreds of patients by using paper files that layer shelves and weigh down filing cabinets. Doctors in the large healthcare systems that may be the future of medicine employ administrators to deal with an avalanche of federal regulations and insurance mandates. Hole tapes a paper note to walls. “No injections on same day as visit,” it reads. At a time when solo-practice doctors face odds that would scare an inveterate gambler, Hole is more solo than most. On days when his only employee— a nurse who has worked with him for 30 years — is out, Hole answers the phone. But it won’t stop ringing. Patients are waiting. Insurance companies need paperwork. So Hole offers a white lie. He tells callers the doctor can’t come to the phone. He’s too busy. More than half of the nation’s doctors worked in solo or independent practices 13 years ago, according to estimates from the Accenture consulting firm. The consultants predict that number will fall to 36 percent by the end of this year, with the decline driven by the cost of running a business. A 2012 survey from the Association of American Medical Colleges showed that one in 100 of the nation’s medical-school graduates planned a solo-practice career. More than six in 10 wanted to work in medical groups, in partnerships with hospitals or at a university. Some observers contend solo doctors will survive. They say the
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Ted Hole file papers, answers calls, makes appointments and check in his patients among other duties. The 63-year old doctor has been in practice alone for 34 years. old-school physicians who pride themselves on medical autonomy and their bond with patients will find ways to deal with administrative burdens, federal reform and changes in the way they’re paid. Others say the tar pits are waiting. “They don’t have a future, not in the new health-care paradigm,” said Jim Lott, executive vice president of the Hospital Association of Southern California. He contends that the only private-practice doctors who will survive are those who partner with hospitals and medical groups or reject insurance altogether and accept cash only. “The others are just in denial and have their heads in the sand,” he said. Hole’s office in Ventura, Calif.,
Baby boomers embracing colonoscopies BY BILL WARD Minneapolis Star Tribune After starving herself for two days, Lori Linder savored cream of mushroom soup. James Koci went for extra-crispy KFC. Robbe Christensen walked across the street for a Butter Burger and fries. One of the most satisfying meals of their lives was a just reward after enduring a procedure that’s as daunting as it is effective: a colonoscopy. The baby boomer generation — 8,000 of whom turn 50 every day — is embracing this dreaded procedure. The mere talk of a colonoscopy used to be taboo. For some boomers, it feels like an unwelcomed rite of passage that means they’ve reached old age. But health experts have ramped up the conversation, using new tactics to persuade patients that it’s worth the discomfort. While there’s still pushback, the chatter — combined with an aging populace — has put the procedure in the spotlight like never before. The message: These things work. Sixty percent of colorectal cancer deaths could have been prevented with proper screening. “Colonoscopies are probably the best tool we have for finding and treating a cancer,” said Dr. Anne Pereira, an internist at Hennepin County, Minn., Medical Center. “Among prostate, breast and colon screening, colon is the one we do the best job with … because it’s so easy to treat. People shouldn’t die from colon cancer.” Even so, it’s still difficult to get some people to care. Pereira said only about two-thirds of her patients follow through on colonoscopy recommendations. Even among those who seem fully committed, Minnesota Gastroenterology has about 1,000 “no shows” every year. But 60,000 do show up.
For some, it starts with overcoming a common mental roadblock: the combination of turning 50 and being told they need to have this done. Pereira tries to address the antiaging brigade’s concerns by telling them, “You’re old enough to need it, but that doesn’t mean you’re old.” Men are a particularly tough sell. “Women, in general, buy into the concept that ‘Even though it’s unpleasant, it’s good for me,’ whereas men are less convinced of that argument,” Pereira said. Her compatriot, Dr. Aaron Brosam, who performs colonoscopies at HCMC’s Gastroenterology Clinics, agreed. “A colonoscopy for a man is usually the most invasive thing that happens to him,” he said. “Women have had a lot (of pap smears, mammograms, etc.). And giving birth, you lose a lot of modesty in that process.” Pereira cited three “primary barriers” that people confront when committing to a colonoscopy: the preparation, the exam and the sedation. Anne Carlson, executive director of the Colon Cancer Coalition, listed three slightly different barriers. “People are scared of the prep. They’re scared of the cost. And honestly, they’re scared of having cancer.” Being scared of the disease, of course, is a good reason to get a colonoscopy. Colon cancer is the secondleading cause of cancer death in the United States, and these screenings can reduce colon cancer by twothirds, Brosam said. The five-year survival rate is 67 to 74 percent for stage I, IIA and IIIA, according to the American Cancer Society. Still, less than 40 percent of Americans with health insurance are getting screened, Carlson said.
is decorated with muted blue wallpaper. It hasn’t changed since he took over the office 21 years ago. Every morning, Hole arrives at 7 to do paperwork. He calls it “parasitic drag” as part of a rant against insurance companies and nonstop government regulation. Years ago, he would make hospital rounds every morning to see his patients. Reductions in insurance reimbursement for hospital care and the reliance of hospitals on their own doctors curtailed that practice. Now his practice revolves around his office. When his patients call, they don’t need to use their names. Hole has treated some of them for so long that he knows their voices. Marlene Reinhart, who is 81,
has been seeing him since 1992. She remembers how he met her at the hospital when nerve problems in her mouth made her feel as if her head was going to explode. “He came when I needed him,” she said, trying to explain how well they know each other. “He can tell when I’m feeling low about something. He can tell when I’m elated about something. He can read me.” Reimbursements already have been pushed down by large companies that control the insurance market and send patients to medical practices. The Affordable Care Act provides incentives for doctors to join new networks in which they work in sync with other doctors, hospitals and insurance companies.
Bonuses are paid when the organizations reach goals for improving quality of care and reducing health-care costs, which increase with unnecessary care and hospital visits. The concept is that though doctors may make less initially, the bonuses will offset the loss. The government is also paying as much as $63,750 over six years to doctors who have installed high-priced computer systems and are meeting government standards for using electronic medical records. But a price that can reach into five figures or higher and a transition that can cost practices more money scare away many solo doctors. Other pressures include the rising administrative burden of running a business and the availability of jobs in medical groups in which doctors have time to lead lives outside work. “It’s kind of like the perfect storm,” said Troy Fowler, of the Merritt Hawkins physicianrecruiting firm. “Many physicians are saying, ‘I’m seeing more patients than I ever did. I’m working longer hours and making less money.’ “ Extinction is not a foregone conclusion. Dylan Roby, a healthpolicy professor at UCLA, noted that solo-practice doctors have been adapting to changes in insurance and reimbursement for 20 years. They will survive by joining loosely formed networks that allow them to integrate with hospitals and specialists but maintain some autonomy, Roby said. He predicted others will form concierge practices where patients pay for care not through insurance coverage but through regularly paid membership fees. “I don’t think private-practice doctors will have to go away,” he said. “I just think they’ll have to adapt.”
Taking a new approach Doctors experiment with one-price surgeries BY JACKIE CROSBY Minneapolis Star Tribune Dr. Richard Golden describes himself as an “avid but poor athlete.” His bum knee, however, was making it too painful to jog, downhill ski or play golf. This winter, the 62year-old Excelsior, Minn., resident decided to stop putting off surgery and signed up for a new program through Twin Cities Orthopedics that aims to make getting a new knee as uncomplicated as buying a carton of milk. Golden was quoted an upfront price of $21,000 that covered the entire operation — including surgery, medication, postop recovery and unlimited physical therapy appointments. And it came on a single bill he could submit to his insurance company. “This is the way to go,” said Golden, a neurologist who knows how complicated the medical system can be. “It’s like getting an allinclusive vacation where they think of everything.” The Affordable Care Act is spurring a host of efforts to make health care more patient-friendly and less costly, and the pay-one-price approach is among them. After decades of discussions and small-scale tests, the federal government in February launched a nationwide pilot with 450 health care organizations to see if bundling payments for a “single episode of care” could help transform a system in which doctors have long been paid for each discrete encounter with patients.
Minnetonka, Minn.,based UnitedHealthcare is involved in a bundledprice pilot for cancer treatment, while other hospitals and insurers around the country are focused on such ailments as diabetes, heart disease or pneumonia. “This is just the beginning,” said Rajeev Kapoor, a partner in the health practice at global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. “We will see many more of these programs across the nation.” Total knee replacement surgery has emerged as a frequent candidate for package pricing because it’s a common procedure with wide variation in costs. Wisconsin has launched a three-year bundled care pilot project to study hundreds of knee replacement surgeries at nine hospitals in seven health care systems. The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., launched its first bundled payment for knees in December in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. The key to making bundled payments work is control over as much of patient care as possible from start to finish. Twin Cities Orthopedics, a doctorowned practice, takes all of the risk of covering the procedure, CEO Troy Simonson said. “We’ve won some and we’ve lost some, too.” A team of on-staff nurses and a nurse practitioner counsels patients before surgery and cares for them afterward. Twin
Cities Orthopedics handles the lab work and the medications, and performs the surgery at an outpatient clinic, which takes much of the guesswork out of anticipating the cost of the medical staff and keeping the lights on. Instead of a costly hospital stay, Twin Cities Orthopedics sends patients to an apartment a block away at York Gardens, an assisted-living facility in Edina. Surgeons make daily rounds, nurses provide round-the-clock care and a physical therapist gets patients moving within hours of surgery. “We have ownership of all aspects,” said Justina Lehman-Lane, a doctor of nursing practice who was hired to develop and oversee the program for Twin Cities Orthopedics. She makes sure every patient has her cellphone number. “We’re like the small-town clinic.” But the program is limited to people who don’t have other serious medical issues that might require a hospital stay. And it isn’t covered by Medicare, because the federal health care program for seniors only covers hospital stays. Since June, when the bundled-care Excel program launched, just 21 patients have gone through it. Still, the program appears to be delivering. The $21,000 sticker price is about 30 percent less
than what insurance companies in the Twin Cities pay for a typical knee replacement, Simonson said, and in line with what Medicare pays over the course of six months. “It’s where health care should go,” he said. “Patients love it. We give full disclosure on the price, and they’re only dealing with us as far as the billing goes, not hearing from six or seven different entities.” Still, Twin Cities insurance companies have yet to embrace the one-price, one-bill offer. So far, only Medica has agreed to work with Twin Cities Orthopedics. Medica officials consider it a pilot and declined requests to talk about the program. HealthPartners is still considering it, Simonson said. The hurdle? Bookkeeping. The arcane computerized billing system that girds the nation’s health care infrastructure is built around a fee-forservice model. That means there’s one code used to pay the surgeon, another to pay the person who reads X-rays, another to pay the pharmacist, and so on. To get around this, Medica handles each claim for Twin Cities Orthopedics Excel program by hand. “Health care loves to overcomplicate things,” Simonson said.
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Mule deer graze in Yosemite National Park in California.
Even urbanites can easily navigate Yosemite BY KATHY MATHESON Associated Press
NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — We had been traveling for hours six by plane from Philadelphia to San Francisco, then nearly four more in a car through city, suburbs, farmland and forest when we glimpsed our reward from a turnout in the mountain road. The vista of Yosemite Valley stunned me: a majestic waterfall, soaring granite, and a winding river flowing through an endless stretch of pine trees. I smiled, feeling oddly vindicated by its Brigadoon-like appearance. Yosemite had been an unusual choice for a vacation; my husband and I usually opt for beach resorts when we want to escape Philly for a few days. Now, after such a long journey, Yosemite had already left us with an indelible image and we hadn’t even checked into the lodge yet. In fact, we had barely gotten out of the car. I had sold my skeptical spouse on the idea by calling it a beginner’s visit to a national park, a nature trip for city people we’d do the same stuff we do at home, like walking and biking, only with different scenery. I had been to Yosemite twice before in the early 1980s. Then, as a tween growing up in Los Angeles, I didn’t think it was all that special; it was just a forest a few hours away where everyone went camping. Big deal. As an adult, Yosemite became simply the place in those ubiquitous Ansel Adams prints. But my interest was rekindled by recent family photos taken at the park, making me wonder if I should go back to see the gushing waterfalls, open meadows, towering rocks and rushing streams and if it could be done without sleeping in a tent. The answers were yes and yes. We stayed at the centrally located Yosemite Lodge, which as park novices was probably the smartest thing we could have done. Not only did it have the comforts of home (Wi-Fi, cable and flat-screen TV, plus several on-site food options), we only had to walk about a city block for a spectacular view of Yosemite Falls. An easy path led us to the bottom of the lower fall, which was impressive enough that we skipped the strenuous, hours-long hike to the top of the upper fall. We then took a short walk to get lunch in Yosemite Village, which features a museum, visitors center, gallery, post office, courthouse, deli and general store, not to mention great peoplewatching. After lunch, we hopped on the park’s free shuttle to the start of the Mist Trail. The
This April 2013 photo shows the free shuttle bus at Yosemite National Park picking up passengers at Sentinel Bridge, with Yosemite Falls in the background. No matter how visitors travel around the park, it's impossible not to see something beautiful.
IF YOU GO… • YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: http://www.nps.gov/ yose/index.htm . Located about a four- to five-hour drive east of San Francisco.
This is Half Dome, the iconic granite peak in Yosemite National Park in California. Beautiful scenery, from mountain views to waterfalls, is easily accessible to visitors at Yosemite.
1.5-mile (2.4-kilometer) roundtrip hike to the bottom of Vernal Fall was more of a workout because it was partly uphill, but the view was worth it. Still jet-lagged, we turned back without braving the additional 500 mist-drenched steps to the top. We shuttled back to the village for coffee and, at sunset, walked to a nearby meadow to take pictures of iconic Half Dome. The next day, we drove to Merced Grove for a three-mile (4.8-kilometer) roundtrip trek to see giant sequoias, trees that are taller (and certainly older) than some urban highrises. We later got sprayed by the water at Bridalveil Fall an easy walk from the designated parking lot and took a quick drive up to a scenic overlook called Tunnel View. On our last day, we rented bikes and rode out to Mirror Lake. I had remembered being enchanted by its reflective nature as a fifth-grader, but now … not so much. The
A slice of a fallen sequoia displayed outside the museum in Yosemite Village, its age marked by world events. The giant sequoias of Yosemite National Park in California are among the largest, oldest trees on earth.
lake has shrunk to pond size and is on its way to becoming a meadow. Still, the trail offered an impressive close-up of Half Dome, the park’s iconic granite summit, and bike riding on dedicated paths
among tall pines and flowing waterways was priceless. After enjoying all that beauty, I shouldn’t have been surprised to learn that Yosemite is the third-most visited national park.
Actually, I could have guessed as much considering the array of tourists we saw on the trails women in yoga pants and running shoes, seasoned hikers with backpacks and walking sticks, children wearing sandals and grandparents in collared shirts and sweaters. And the park’s popularity is why timing proves crucial. Summers at Yosemite are known for crowds and traffic jams, but the park seemed blessedly quiet during our mid-April trip. That said, we had to book six months in advance for a room at the lodge, though there are other options both inside and outside the park. Also, some waterfalls, scenic overlooks and roads are seasonal; Yosemite Falls, for example, is fed by snowmelt and tends to run dry in early fall. A note for travelers coming from afar: We drove in on Route 120, which is a twisting, unlit mountain road that I wouldn’t want to navigate at night. Consider an early flight or bookend the trip with overnight stays in San Francisco so that you can arrive at Yosemite during daylight hours. That will also help ensure you’ll enjoy the gorgeous views as you descend into the valley; there are plenty of vehicle turnouts, so keep your camera handy. The landscapes become even more breathtaking once you reach the valley floor, and a plethora of travel options — walking, shuttle bus, guided tour or bicycle — makes it impossible not to see something beautiful at every turn. And, unlike Ansel Adams, you don’t have to worry about running out of film.
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iTunes celebrates a decade, faces new challenges music collection in terms of portability and ownership. “In the case of the labels, we felt and we were able to convince them that we had a business proposition that would be better for them in the long term, and gave them an opportunity to compete with piracy,” Cue recalled. “So our message to them was the only way to beat piracy wasn’t lawsuits or TV ads or anything, but to actually offer what was available through piracy and people would actually pay for it if you did that. So we had to get them to all agree. As part of that, you had to get them to agree to all of the same rights.” Some in the industry grumbled about having to accept Jobs’ rules; some still do (while digital sales rise, album sales have decreased and the industry’s profits have continued to drop over the decade). “To me, it’s been one of the biggest assets to the music business in the last 10 years, but you’ll hear from the labels that Steve Jobs ruined the music business,” McDonald said. “But to me, it’s allowed a place to expose artists who are gaining popularity in all genres, and although it has impacted the album sales, I think it has become a real barometer of what’s good and what’s popular,” he said. “Singles artists aren’t selling albums. Well, they never should have. But album artists continue to sell albums. If anything, it’s given a revenue stream to what would have been the Wild West.” Antebellum’s Lady entire career has been in the iTunes era, and it’s a key part of their sales. “We found out that … just around 20 percent of our sales is iTunes,” said Charles Kelley. “iTunes is just something we’ve always embraced.” iTunes “changed the music industry completely” and “gave people the power as opposed to record companies the power, in a way,” said singer-actress Jennifer Lopez. “It has its pros and cons, I think, for artists,” she said. “I’m an artist, so I look at it from an artist point of view. But we’re in a new age. It’s like anything else. You’ve got to accept it.” That new age includes the growing popularity of services like Spotify and Rdio, where listeners can stream music for free and can pay a set price to listen and collect songs. Industry watchers have heard rumors that an iRadio could be launched that would be something like Pandora, the popular Internet radio site. “We don’t know all the specifics of what it might be and when it might come, but what we’ve heard so far, it will compete with those other online services,” Borchetta said. Cue refused to comment on the speculation. He said users still favor the iTunes model compared with subscription services. “(A premium subscription) costs $10 a month, that’s $120 a year, and most average music customers don’t spend that kind of money,” he said. “If you buy it on ownership, you own it, and a subscription model, your subscription never ends if you want to keep listening to it, so you’re paying that $10 or more for life.
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Guitar legend and former Eagles member Don Felder will perform May 10 in Columbus in a concert to benefit Memorial Tournament Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Giving back … BY JIM DAVIS Staff Writer jdavis civitasmedia.com on Felder has been all over the world and accomplished things some people can only dream about. But 50 years into a music career that shows no signs of slowing down, the guitar legend knows he hasn’t done it all alone. He’s had help along the way. Perhaps that’s why the Gainesville, Fla. native is so eager to give something back to a world that has taken him on a wonderfully rewarding journey. The former member of the Eagles will visit Ohio next month when he performs May 10 at the LC Pavilion in Columbus to benefit the Memorial Tournament Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Toad the Wet Sprocket also is on the bill that evening for a show that was lined up through an alliance with the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation. “A lot of people have done a lot of things for me, so anytime I can give back to a charity that is working for children, I’m more than willing,” said Felder, who suffered from polio as a child. “About 30-40 percent of my shows are for some form of charity. I love being part of that, and it means more to me than just going out and stuffing my pockets. “Crosby, Stills and Nash and myself did a fundraiser last summer for Autism Speaks, which is another great foundation that I’ve worked with, and I love doing that sort of stuff,” he said during a recent phone interview with the Troy Daily News. “I feel like I have been given a great gift, and I love using that gift to impact peoples’ lives for good.” Although he’s known best for writing the music to one of the Eagles’ biggest hits — “Hotel California” — Felder also helped write songs such as “Victim of Love” and “The Disco Strangler” in addition to helping develop the band’s signature guitar sound. He was in the Eagles from 1974-80 and 1994-2001 before tension within the band resulted in a bitter split. Coupled with a divorce from his wife of 29 years, Felder said he suddenly found himself at a crossroads after the new millennium. “After I left the Eagles in 2001, there were a couple of years where I felt stripped of my identity as far as being in a band, and then I went through a divorce from my wife,” he said. “I spent a couple of years trying to sort out what had happened and trying to figure out how I was going to go forward.” He penned an autobiography in 2006 — “Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001)” — and began working on material for a new album (“Road to Forever”) that eventually was released in October 2012. “I had been playing live for the
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Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder coming to Ohio for benefit concert last 10 years with my own band, and after I was done promoting the book I felt like I had new music to play,” Felder said. “I had written 26 songs, picked the top 16, and then selected what I thought were the best 12 songs to put on the CD.” He said contributions from guest musicians ranging from members of Crosby, Stills and Nash and the band Toto to Tommy Shaw and Randy Jackson helped make the recording process a memorable experience. “It was a great process for myself musically,” he said. “I was inspired by a lot of the emotions I was going through, and it was a pleasant surprise to be in the studio with the guests that are on the record. All of these people were such fun to work with, and there was no drama or friction.” Considering he hadn’t put out an album of solo material since 1983, Felder said the experience was particularly refreshing. “After coming out of the giant microscope of being in the Eagles — where everything was scrutinized — I didn’t take it to the point where I was repulsed by my new attention to detail,” he said. “I enjoyed the process, and I’m delighted with the finished product.” Felder said fans attending the May 10 show will get to hear some of that new material, but a majority of his set will consist of hits from his early days with the Eagles. “The show is about 75 percent songs I either co-wrote or recorded with the Eagles, and then there will be some solo stuff like ‘Heavy Metal,’” he said. “I do a couple of new songs which are really fun, including a couple of rocking songs that get people up and dancing, and then I do a tip of the hat to Stevie Ray Vaughn with ‘Pride and Joy.’” Although at age 65 he could be taking it easy and resting on his laurels, Felder said he’s compelled to continue performing and sharing his passion for music — especially when it’s for a good cause. “One of the things I enjoy most is playing music,” he said. “I enjoy playing live to satisfy my own selfishness, but at the same time to help create funding and opportunities for other people. To be able to do what you love doing and help a lot of people in the process is a great feeling.” Ticket information for Felder’s May 10 show in Columbus can be found at www.promowestlive.com; or www.giving.nationwidechildrens.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=438; or on Felder’s website at www.donfelder.com.
Top Songs: 1. “Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess),” P!nk 2. “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton),” Ryan Lewis, Macklemore 3. “Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko),” Rihanna 4. “Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz),” Ryan Lewis, Macklemore
Q: WHY WERE YOU DRAWN TO PLAYING THE GUITAR? A: “What drew me to the guitar was seeing Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show and seeing all the girls screaming. I thought, ‘I think I would like to do that!’ I got a guitar from a kid across the street and earned enough money to buy strings by mowing lawns or washing cars. Another guy taught me how to tune it and after that I was off and running and became absorbed in string instruments and guitars. My family was very poor and didn’t have the funds to hire a guitar teacher, so I learned from listening.” Q: WHAT IS IT LIKE KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF MUSIC HISTORY THROUGH YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE EAGLES AS WELL AS YOUR SOLO WORK? A: “It’s really fantastic. Any artist that writes or creates anything that people know so well or feel connected to, it’s a great feeling. I played at the United Nations last year for 450 heads of state from all over the world and I did ‘Hotel California.’ Half the people in the audience didn’t speak English, but they were singing along. That was an unbelievable feeling to know that a song has that type of an impact.” Troy Civic Theatre Presents
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NEW YORK (AP) — When Apple launched its iTunes music store a decade ago amid the ashes of Napster, the music industry reeling from the effects of online piracy was anxious to see how the new music service would shake out. “The sky was falling, and iTunes provided a place where we were going to monetize music and in theory stem the tide of piracy. So, it was certainly a solution for the time,” said Michael McDonald, who cofounded ATO Records with Dave Matthews and whose Mick Management roster includes John Mayer and Ray LaMontagne. The iTunes music store became much more than a solution; it changed how we consume music and access entertainment. It’s not only music’s biggest retailer, it also dominates the digital video market, capturing 67 percent of the TV show sale market and 65 percent of the movie sale market, according to information company NPD group. Its apps are the most profitable, it has expanded to books and magazines, and it is now available in 119 countries. This week, iTunes posted a record $2.4 billion in revenue in firstquarter earnings. “They revolutionized the retail landscape by making a truly interactive and very user-friendly space and platform, and they managed to do it by keeping a great music experience attached to what was very difficult technology,” said Scott Borchetta, head of Big Machine Records, home to Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw and Rascal Flatts. “They made it very easy to buy music digitally, and that’s why I think they’ve run so quickly in the lead for that space and continue to dominate the space.” But as iTunes celebrates its 10-year mark Sunday, it faces renewed scrutiny on how it will continue to dominate in the next decade or whether it can. With competition from subscription services like Spotify and other services like Amazon.com, Netflix, Hulu and others, iTunes will likely need to reinvent itself to remain at the top of the digital entertainment perch. Apple Inc.’s Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet software and services, refused to comment on reports that the company will launch a radio service or some other service to compete with Spotify. “We’ve been able to add and expand and do a lot of things to make the product even that much better,” said Cue, who was integral to the creation of iTunes. “Why it’s going to be great for the next 10 years is because people still want access and want more of what’s available today.” At first only available to Mac users, iTunes debuted two years after Apple’s groundbreaking iPod. With a catalog of 200,000 songs compared with tens and tens of millions of songs available today iTunes entered an industry being upended by illegal downloading yet still skeptical of the new music store. There were more than grumbles when Apple cofounder Steve Jobs set parameters making all songs available at a cap of 99 cents (today, songs can cost up to $1.29) and giving listeners more control of what they could do with
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DATES TO REMEMBER will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Learn new and • DivorceCare seminar and sup- age-appropriate ways to parent chilport group will meet from 6:30-8 dren. Call 339-6761 for more inforp.m. at Piqua Assembly of God mation. There is no charge for this Church, 8440 King Arthur Drive, program. Piqua. Child care provided through • Narcotics Anonymous, Hug A the sixth-grade. Miracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at the • AA, Piqua Breakfast Group will Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. meet at 8:30 a.m. at Westminter Main St., Troy, use back door. Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash • Narcotics Anonymous, and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity discussion meeting is open. Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset • AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at Road, Troy. 7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12 • Sanctuary, for women who Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal have been affected by sexual Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. abuse, location not made public. • AA, open meeting, 6 p.m., Must currently be in therapy. For Westminster Presbyterian Church, more information, call Amy Johns at corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, 667-1069, Ext. 430 Piqua. Alley entrance, upstairs. • Miami Valley Women’s Center, • AA, Living Sober meeting, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber open to all who have an interest in a Heights, offers free pregnancy testsober lifestyle, 7:30 p.m., ing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. For Westminster Presbyterian Church, more information, call 236-2273. corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, • Pilates for Beginners, 8:30-9:30 Piqua. a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. • Narcotics Anonymous, Main St., Tipp City. For more inforWinner’s Group, will meet at 5 p.m. mation, call Tipp-Monroe at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Community Services at 667-8631 or Dorset Ave., Troy. Open discussion . Celeste at 669-2441. • Narcotics Anonymous, Poison • Next Step at Noon, noon to 1 Free, 7 p.m., First United Methodist p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Church, 202 W. Fourth St., third Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County floor, Greenville. Road 25-A, one mile south of the • Narcotics Anonymous, Never main campus. Alone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 212 N. Main St., TUESDAY Sidney • Teen Talk, where teens share • Deep water aerobics will be their everyday issues through comoffered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln munication, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Troy View Church of God, 1879 Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lccStaunton Road, Troy. troy.com for more information and • Singles Night at The Avenue programs. will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Main • Hospice of Miami County Campus Avenue, Ginghamsburg Church, 6759 S. County Road 25-A, “Growing Through Grief” meetings Troy. Each week, cards, noncompet- are at 11 a.m. on the first, third and itive volleyball, free line dances and fifth Tuesdays of each month, and 7 p.m. the second and fourth free ballroom dance lessons. Child Tuesdays and are designed to procare for children birth through fifth grade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m. vide a safe and supportive environment for the expression of thoughts each night in the Main Campus and feelings associated with the building. For more information, call grief process. All sessions are avail667-1069, Ext. 21. able to the community and at the • Baseball bingo will be offered Hospice Generations of Life Center, from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High 550 Summit Ave., second floor, Troy, St., Piqua. Refreshments will be with light refreshments provided. No available. Proceeds help the youth reservations are required. For more baseball organization, a nonprofit. information, call Susan Cottrell at Hospice of Miami County, 3355191. MONDAY • A daytime grief support group meets on the first, third and fifth • Dollar menu night will be from 6-8 p.m. at Troy Eagles, 225 N. Elm Tuesdays at 11 a.m. at the St. Dollar menu items include ham- Generations of Life Center,, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. The burger sliders, sloppy joe, hot dog, support group is open to any grievgrilled cheese, french fries, onion straws, cup of soup, ice cream and ing adults in the greater Miami County area and there is no particimore for $1 each. pation fee. Sessions are facilitated • Christian 12 step meetings, “Walking in Freedom,” are offered at by trained bereavement staff. Call 7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075 573-2100 for details or visit the website at homc.org. Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City. • Quilting and crafts is offered • An arthritis aquatic class will be from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at at the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First Lincoln Community Center, Troy. St., Tipp City. Call 667-8865 for Call 335-2715 or visit more information. www.lcctroy.com for more informa• The Miami Shelby Chapter of tion and programs. • AA, Big Book discussion meet- the Barbershop Harmony Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Greene ing will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity Street United Methodist Church, Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset 415 W. Greene St., Piqua. All men Road, Troy, in the 12 Step Room. The discussion is open to the pub- interested in singing are welcome and visitors always are welcome. lic. • AA, Green & Growing will meet For more information, call 778-1586 or visit the group’s Web site at at 8 p.m. The closed discussion www.melodymenchorus.org. meeting (attendees must have a • Divorce Care, 7 p.m. at desire to stop drinking) will be at Troy View Church of God, 1879 Old Richards Chapel, 831 McKaig Ave., Troy. Video/small group class Staunton Road, Troy. • AA, There Is A Solution Group designed to help separated or will meet at 8 p.m. in Ginghamsburg divorced people. For more information, call 335-8814. United Methodist Church, County • AA, women’s meeting, 8-9 Road 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The disp.m., Dettmer’s Daniel Dining cussion group is closed (particiRoom. pants must have a desire to stop • AA Tuesday night meeting, 7 drinking). p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren, • AA, West Milton open discus1431 W. Main St., Troy. sion, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd • AA, The Best Is Yet To Come Lutheran Church, rear entrance, Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking, Step Room at Trinity Episcopal handicap accessible. • Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers will Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. meet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Room The discussion is open. • AA, Tipp City Group, Zion at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Lutheran Church, Main and Third Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion meeting is open. A beginner’s meet- streets at 8 p.m. This is a closed discussion (participants must have ing begins at 7:30 p.m. a desire to stop drinking). • Alternatives: Anger/Rage • Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. Sidney Control Group for adult males, 7-9 Group, Presbyterian Church, corner p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed North and Miami streets, Sidney. • AA, 7 p.m. at Troy Church of are physical, verbal and emotional the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. violence toward family members and other persons, how to express Open discussion. • An Intermediate Pilates class feelings, how to communicate will be from 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. instead of confronting and how to at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For act nonviolently with stress and more information, call Tipp-Monroe anger issues. Community Services at 667-8631 or • Mind Over Weight Total Celeste at 669-2441. Fitness, 6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin • Women’s Anger/Rage Group St., Troy. Other days and times available. For more information, call will meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami 339-2699. County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Issues addressed are physical, verSensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran bal and emotional violence toward Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City. family members and other persons, New members welcome. For more how to express feelings, how to information, call 335-9721. communicate instead of confronting • Troy Noon Optimist Club will and how to act nonviolently with meet at noon at the Tin Roof stress and anger issues. Call 339restaurant. Guests welcome. For 6761 for more information. more information, call 478-1401. • Narcotics Anonymous, Just For • Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, weigh-in is at 5 Tuesday, will meet at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. and meeting at 5:30 p.m. • Parenting Education Groups Dorset Ave., Troy. This is an open
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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. 010528, 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. • Public bingo — paper and computer — will be offered by the Tipp City Lumber Baseball organization from 7-10 p.m. at the West Milton Eagles, 2270 S. Miami St., West Milton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and concessions will be available. Proceeds will benefit the sponsorship of five Little League baseball teams. For more information, call 543-9959. • 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 3358397. • 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.
WEDNESDAY • The Miami Valley Veterans Museum will have free coffee and doughnuts for all veterans and guests from 9-11 a.m. on the first Wednesday at the museum, located in the Masonic Lodge, 107 W. Main St., Troy, on the second floor. • 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. • 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 $6 per person, or $3 for a children’s meal. The meal is not provided on the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s. • An Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Barnhart Road, Troy. The group is for anyone dealing with dementia of a loved one. For more information, call the Alzheimer’s Association at (937) 291-3332. • 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. • 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 3396761. • 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. • 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 TippMonroe 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 Temple of Praise Ministries will serve hot lunches from noon to 2 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday at 235 S. Third St., Tipp City. • A free employment networking group will be offered from 8-9 a.m. each Wednesday at Job and Family Services, 2040 N. County Road 25A, 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. • 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) 4404906. • Dedicated Rescue Efforts for Animals in Miami County will meet at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday in April and May at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, at at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday in June, July and August at the Tipp City Library. • Deep water aerobics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs. • An open parent-support group will be at 7 p.m. at Corinn’s Way Inc., 306 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • 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 3359079. • 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. • Narcotics Anonymous, NAIOU, 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. • A “Late Night Knit” meeting will be from 7-10 p.m. on the first and third Friday at Tippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited to attend. For more information, call 6675358. • 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 78 p.m. • A Pilates Intermediate group matwork class will be held from 910 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 667-8631 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. • Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Brethren, 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, 5:30-6:45 p.m. at The Avenue, Room 504, at Ginghamsburg Main Campus, 6759 S. County Road 25A. • 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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“The Hit” (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci: Will Robie, a government assassin seen in last year’s “The Innocent,” returns in a bigger and bolder adventure in David Baldacci’s new novel, “The Hit.” Robie’s superiors know he’ll obey orders without question, so when one of his colleagues goes rogue, he’s given the task of termination. Jessica Reel was ordered to assassinate a dictator, but she executed someone else. Robie has worked with Reel, so he’s considered the perfect candidate to bring her out of hiding and take her out. The more he digs and the more targets she eliminates the more Robie questions his orders. Conspiracy novels aren’t new, government traitors aren’t original and a killer hired to take out another killer has been used countless times. But Baldacci puts a fresh spin on the cliches, and the end result BOOK REVIEW is the best Baldacci novel in years. Robie is an assassin with ethics, and the nonstop action and twists help move the story along. What makes “The Hit” live up to its title is the BY BRUCE DESILVA payoff at the novel’s end. AP Book Reviewer By then, Baldacci has planted an emotional hook “The Famous and the that remains long after Dead” (Dutton), by T. readers have turned the Jefferson Parker: “The last page of the book. Famous and the Dead” is billed as the final installment in T. Jefferson Parker’s six-volume saga about Charlie Hood, an earnest young Los Angeles NEW YORK (AP) — lawman hellbent on reducJames Carville and Mary ing the illegal trade in Matalin, political rivals and firearms along the personal bedfellows, are col- California-Mexico border. laborating on a book in As the story opens, which they will again agree Hood is still haunted by a to disagree. shipment of Love-22s, a The longtime strategists fictional, fully automatic have a deal with Blue Rider handgun with silencer, Press for a memoir with the that he let slip into the working title “You Can Go hands of a Mexican drug Home Again.” Officials with lord in an earlier book. Blue Rider said Thursday He’s still grappling with that the book is scheduled the profoundly evil Mike Finnegan, his primary torfor release in 2014.
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the son of Hood’s lover, who died violently in the series’ premiere novel, “L.A. Outlaws.” These characters have so much history together that readers who haven’t read the earlier books risk getting lost. The new novel, like the series as a whole, is ambitious, daring and at once both brilliant and maddeningly uneven. Quirky, well-drawn characters mix with stereotypical government officials and cartoon villains. Superb prose, including lyrical descriptive passages, clash with sometimes wooden dialogue. Parker grounds his story in the well-known problems plaguing the border Mexican drug cartels, street gangs and gun-
smuggling peppering the tale with real events. Yet he mixes realism with bizarre invocations of the supernatural. In earlier books, Parker only hinted at the latter, suggesting but not quite making us believe that the ubiquitous Mike Finnegan was the devil himself, or at least one of his minions. It seemed, at times, that this was meant to be a metaphor for earthly evils. In “The Famous and the Dead,” he goes all in, introducing us to an army of demons hellbent on wreaking havoc and a band of angels struggling to undo the damage. We even get to meet one of the angels, a woman Finnegan has kept imprisoned in a pit for nearly a hundred years.
With Parker’s human characters fully capable of creating a mess on their own, the demons and angels will strike some readers as a superfluous intrusion. In these otherwise realistic, hard-boiled novels, they feel like intruders from a bad horror movie. Starting with the first of his 20 novels, “Laguna Heat,” and continuing with stand-alones including “Silent Joe” and “California Girl,” Parker has always chaffed at the boundaries of the crime fiction genre, creating wildly inventive characters and surprising storylines. His risk-taking alone makes all of his work, including the Charlie Hood series, well worth reading.
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Johansen (St. Martin’s Press) 4. “The Bet” by Rachel Van Dyken (Rachel Van Dyken) 5. “Real” by Katy Evans (Katy Evans) 6. “Beautiful Stranger” by Christina Lauren (Gallery Books) 7. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner) 8. “Six Years” by Harlan Coben (Penguin Group) 9. “Say You’re Sorry” by Michael Robotham (Little, Brown) 10. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson (Little, Brown) NONFICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey (Little, Brown)
2. “Brain on Fire” by Susannah Cahalan (Free Press) 3. “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 4. “The Night Lives On” by Walter Lord (Open Road Media) 5. “Why We Can’t Wait” by Martin Luther King Jr. (Beacon) 6. “Killing Kennedy” by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard (Henry Holt & Co.) 7. “The Fast Metabolism Diet” by Haylie Pomroy (Harmony) 8. “Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander (Simon & Schuster) 9. “My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper” by Gabrielle Reece, Karen Karbo (Scribner) 10. “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt (Scribner)
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Southern chefs looking north for inspiration Culinary traditions changing BY MICHELE KAYAL Associated Press The South’s love affair with fried chicken, collard greens, gumbo and biscuits is being challenged and changed by an unlikely influence. The North. Which may seem strange or even heretical until you stop to consider that Southern food has always been a confluence of cultures, an amalgamation of its African, European and Native American locals. It just happens that this time around it’s the North that is infusing its ideas in the culinary mix. Credit for this fresh face of Southern cooking goes to a growing band of chefs some born in the South, many not who are looking North as they reinterpret the classics. Take Vivian Howard, for example. The 35-yearold owner of the Chef and Farmer restaurant in Kinston, N.C., is a true Southerner, the daughter of a North Carolina hog farmer whose grandmother baked candied yams with butter and brown sugar. Yet the yams Howard serves are smashed and double fried, like a Caribbean plantain, a reflection as much of her time spent cooking in New York as of her heritage. In Louisville, Ky., a Korean-American from Brooklyn marries sorghum and local lamb and bourbon! with Asian flavors. In Georgia, Canadian Hugh Acheson showcases the Mediterranean potential of Southern staples such as ramps, morels and veal sweetbreads. And in Carrboro, N.C., Matt Neal whose dad Bill Neal helped revive Southern cooking in the 1980s channels his love for New York City in buttermilk biscuits topped with pastrami. Many argue that Southern food is the country’s only true regional cuisine. But much of its distinctiveness comes from its ability to blend. African slaves brought their rice growing culture, laying the groundwork for iconic
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In this June 2012 publicity photo provided by Artisan Books, Chef Edward Lee visits with local cows in Louisville, Ky., as seen in his book, “Smoke & Pickles,” published by Artisan Books.
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In this June 2012 publicity photo provided by Artisan Books, Chef Edward Lee grills lamb in Louisville, Ky. Lee recommends lamb barbecue for its smokiness and simplicity in his book, “Smoke & Pickles,” published by Artisan Books. dishes like gumbo and jambalaya. Sweet potatoes resembled the yams they knew from home, and were used to fill European items like pies. Native Americans contributed their knowledge of the land and its ingredients, showing newcomers how to use corn for foods like cornbread and grits. These rich food traditions often are what attract chefs from other parts of the country. At Louisville’s 610 Magnolia, Brooklyn-born Edward Lee
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seamlessly blends tradition with the flavors of his Korean heritage in dishes like crab cakes with green tomato kimchi and mango with red onion and daikon sprouts. But rather than corrupting tradition, Lee says such innovation moves it forward. “I’m not a Southerner and I don’t cook Southern food,” he says. “I cook my food with a nod to Southern food and culture. I’m playing on their culture and history. I’m not making it better or worse.
I’m just doing something different.” In North Carolina, New Jersey native Andrea Reusing projects memories of childhood trips to New York’s Chinatown into whole fried local flounder and tea-cured local chicken. She plays on a Southern classic with Korean-style fried chicken wings that offer a brittle crunch and a sweet-spicy glaze. Country ham shows up in fried rice and field peas dot black sticky rice instead of hoppin’ John.
“A lot of these Asian flavors are also Southern flavors,” Reusing says. “Crunchy fried chicken, salty ham, a great whole fish. Peanuts. There are so many similarities. “ At his two Athens, Ga., restaurants, Acheson adds French, Italian, Spanish, even North African flavors to Georgia ingredients, with dishes like grilled octopus and purple cape beans, cioppino-style local seafood with stewed collards and roasted local chicken with red peppers and sesame. He even has kimchi creamed collard greens, a nod to the classic creamed spinach. Such interpretations, Acheson says, fit right into the South’s history. “Eighty percent of what we think of as Southern food is from slaves who were not indigenous,” he says. “It’s amazingly geographically different, inflected from so many parts of the world.” While some may think of the newcomers as carpetbaggers, Howard is flattered by the attention. Playing with Asian flavors or adding Mediterranean accents not only helps develop the region’s food culture, she says, but also honors it. “It says a lot about what people have come to appreciate about
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our regional cuisine here.” Howard is one of a growing number of native Southerners who traveled or lived outside the region, then returned home with fresh ideas. Trained in New York at WD-50 and Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Spice Market, Howard initially tried to bring Northern dishes to the South. The response was lukewarm. So she began embracing all the things she’d grown up on collards, sweet corn, cucumbers, field peas but reinterpreting them, drawing on lessons she learned in the North. Today, baby collards are flash fried like potato chips, and lima beans are slow cooked with mustard greens and sausage until they melt on your tongue. A pecan pie isn’t a pecan pie at all, but something between a chocolate-chip cookie and a salty, crunchy nut bar. “What I’m trying to do is translate my region,” Howard says. “There are all these subcultures of Southern food. People are familiar with low country, with Appalachia. I’m trying to do that same thing with the cuisine of the frugal farmer in eastern North Carolina, but do it in a way that’s attractive for people who live here and is interesting for people who don’t.” Like Howard, 41-yearold Matt Neal first fell in love with New York and its food during a childhood visit to the legendary Second Avenue Deli. Back home, he says he and his wife Sheila finally gave up on someone coming from the city to open a deli they could eat lunch at, so they decided to do it themselves. “I’m not Jewish or Brooklynese or anything like that, but I figured we could figure out how to make pastrami,” he says. “I had smoked meat before whole pigs so pastrami wasn’t a huge stretch.” At Neal’s Deli they serve that pastrami on Southern buttermilk biscuits, and offer a roster of groovy hotdogs like the Chilean “completo,” served in the style of Chile with mayonnaise, sauerkraut, avocado and housemade hot sauce. The pimento cheese is made not just with cheddar, as per tradition, but with Swiss and provolone as well. These chefs are successful, observers say, because their audience also has been traveling the world. “What is happening in the South is that we are more open to discovery,” says Southern cookbook author Jean Anderson. “There’s always a core of Southern recipes that will be there forever. But I do think, and it’s because many Southerners are much better traveled and much better educated, they’re open to experimenting.”
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Rate falls to low WASHINGTON (AP) — The average U.S. rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage fell last week to its lowest level on record, making refinancing and home-buying more attractive to those who can qualify. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for the 15-year fixed loan fell to 2.61 percent. That’s down from 2.64 percent last week and the lowest rate on records dating back to 1991. The previous record low of 2.63 percent was reached in November. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage also moved closer to its record low, dropping to 3.40 percent. That’s down from 3.41 percent last week and just above the previous record of 3.31 percent, also reached in November. Low mortgage rates are helping drive a housing recovery that began last year.
If your life were a movie, what would it be? No matter what your life story is, how you decorate your home should reflect your personality and experiences. Here are three ways to tell your own story through your home decor: 1. A favorite vacation spot Unless you squeeze your eyes shut every time you travel, you can’t help but be inspired by the places you visit and the things you experience. When Dan and I visited Charleston, S.C., years ago, we were both blown away by the beauty and intimacy of the walled gardens that adjoined the historic homes. Since the homes were built close together and have small yards, the homeowners erected garden walls to give themselves a private, outdoor paradise. By turning my small unkempt weed patch of a yard into a walled courtyard, I’ve created a little piece of Charleston I can enjoy every day. Key West, Fla., is another place where Dan and I like to escape to. I can’t bring the Atlantic back with me to Kansas, but I can celebrate my favorite
feelings of beach life in my decor by weaving in bits of colors, patterns and textures of the place. You can do the same whether you were inspired by a chateau you toured in France, a mountain vista you enjoyed during a hike in Colorado or even a hotel you stayed at during a business trip. The key is replicating the look and feel. For example, if you live for ocean vistas, fill your palette with the colors of the sand, water, birds and flowers that made your heart swell with joy. Pull in natural elements that come from the sea, like coral, driftwood or shells. Pick materials that mimic the style found in your favorite beach dwelling, like wicker or distressed painted wood. You can also add a piece of furniture or two replicating the style from your vacation destination. Maybe it’s a weathered wooden hutch, an Asianinfluenced chest, a French settee or a Moroccan table. I’m partial to interiors that mix pieces from different influences. I think the contrast in styles makes the room intriguing. SHNS PHOTO COURTESY OF NELL HILL’S 2. Sets from favorite movies How you decorate your home should reflect your unique personality and • See DECORATE on C2 experiences.
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Buyer demand high for spring sales season BY MICHELE LERNER bankrate.com If want to sell your home this spring, prepare for pent-up buyer demand. Spring might be an even livelier selling season this year because homebuyers want to act before interest rates or home prices rise. Even so, buyers insist on good deals. Even in seller’s markets, where the supply of homes for sale can’t meet demand from buyers, overpriced homes are at a disadvantage, says Lynn Findlay, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Belmont, Mass. “We’re seeing competing offers for some homes,” Findlay says, but houses with too-high asking prices “aren’t selling at all.” Glen Gill, broker and owner at Landmark Properties in Sugar Land, Texas, says three things sell a home in any season: location, condition and price. “If one of those three isn’t good, your home may not sell, but you can always compensate for a lessthan-perfect location with a better price,” Gill says. Here are five tips to sell your home this spring. Pay attention to curb appeal. Gill says buyers decide within 60 seconds of seeing a home whether they want to consider buying it. “People know immediately something will fly, so you need to make sure you don’t turn them off before they get in the door,” says Gill. Gill recommends trimming trees and bushes so buyers can see the house, and pressure washing the driveway, front walk, house and patio. He suggests cleaning and painting the front door because buyers must linger at the door while they wait for the agent to open the lockbox. Findlay proposes adding colorful flowers to sell your home this spring and cleaning the windows so they sparkle inside and out. She suggests putting down mulch
at least a few days before an open house so the smell fades before prospective buyers arrive. Pare down possessions. Findlay says sellers need to go through all of their furniture and closets with a discerning eye. “If you have 17 sweaters, you need to pare it down to two, so your closets look bigger,” Findlay says. “Pack up anything you want to keep, and put it off-site in a pod or a storage unit because you want your home to look like it always has plenty of space in all the closets.” Bonnie Kyte, a Realtor with Re/Max Choice, in Fairfax, Va., suggests being mindful of your senses, especially sight and smell. “If you have dark corners in the house, get rid of clutter in those areas, paint them a light color and reflect the color with lighting,” she says. “If you have a pet, clean the carpets and open the windows to air out the house. Clean or get rid of your drapes if they carry a pet odor.” Do pre-inspection repairs. If you know a home inspector is going to find something wrong with your house, go ahead and fix it first, Kyte says. Findlay says it usually costs less to fix things before a home inspection, so she brings in an electrician to make sure the electrical panel has been updated. If needed, she will also bring in a plumber before a listing goes on the market. Price it right. Even though prices are rising in some areas, Kyte says sellers need to be reasonable and compare their homes to similar properties that have recently sold. “Buyers today are savvy shoppers,” Findlay says. “If you price too low, they’ll think something is wrong with your home. If you price it too high and have to lower your price, it will hurt you more than if you price it right the first time.”
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS TROY Adam Helton, Kelly Helton to Adam Helton, Kelly Helton, one lot, $0. Brian Horst, Ruth Horst to PNC Bank, N.A., one lot, $55,600. David Slack, Erin Slack to Janet Hiser, one lot, $191,000. Joanne Gamblee to Eric Parris, Meredith Parris, a part lot, $137,000. Joseph Johnson to Joe Johnson Properties LLC, one lot, $0. Pamela Clawson, executor, Estate of Lowell C. Ward, Lowell Ward to Federal National Mortgage Association, one lot, $53,400. Estate of Thomas Wagner, Zebulon Wagner, administrator to Kenneth Burns, Mary Burns, one lot, $172,000. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. Elbert Feltner Jr. to Tyler Horton, one lot, $69,000. Jason George to J.M. George Enterprises LLC, one lot, $0. Jason George to J.M. George Enterprises LLC, one lot, $0. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Lloyd Brumbaugh, one lot, $0. Anthony White, Cheryl White Erick White to Four Sons Development LLC, one lot, a part lot, $24,000. Timothy Pawlaczyk to Lisa Pawlaczyk, one lot, one part lot, $0. Carl Wise, Norma Wise to Cynthia Hirsch, Michael Hirsch, one lot, $163,000. John Ashman to Bank of New York, trustee, Bank of New York Mellon, Certificate holders of Cwalt Inc., one lot, $60,000. Alexandra Denney to Brian Hedrick, one lot, $0. City of Troy, Ohio to Four Sons Development LLC, a part lot, $0. Bac Home Loans Servicing, LP, Bank of America, N.A., Countrywide Home Loans to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. Nottingham Development Inc. to Scott Investments of Troy, one lot, $43,900. Brandon Fraley, Rebecca Fraley to Pamela Nix, one lot, $85,000. Keystone Land Development to Scott Investments of Troy, one lot, $44,900.
Casual Coastal Investments LLC to Troy Concern Inc., a part lot, $29,000.
PIQUA James Sorrell to PNC Bank, N.A., one lot, $36,000. Peggy Byers, Peggy Snyder to Ray Snyder, one lot, $0. Teresa Bryant, Doug Swindler, Teresa Swindler to Rosanne Hensley, a part lot, $0. Revocable Living Trust of Daniel Turner, Gail Turner, successor trustee to Heidi LeveringSloan, Heidi Sloan, John Sloan, one lot, $82,000. Donald Riley, Melanie Riley to Jerry Elliott, Jessica Elliott, two parts lots, $152,000. Elizabeth James Landis, Martin Landis to Elizabeth Landis, Martin Landis, a part lot, $0. Brian Ross, Melissa Ross to Federal National Mortgage Association, a part lot, $24,000. Jennifer Carnes to Federal National Mortgage Association, a part lot, $30,000. Margaret Carnahan, Randy Carnahan to Federal Home Loan Mortgage, one lot, $50,000. Heath Redinbo, Nickolas Redinbo to Austin Swallow, Gabriel Swallow, one lot, $76,900. Sharon Barhorst, Theodore Barhorst to Mathew Thompson, one lot, one part lot, $23,000. Pauline Ann Ganger to Heidi Sue Barga, Steven Barga, a part lot, $5,000. Barbara Hayes, Barbara Osborne, Chester Osborne Jr. to Barbara Osborne, two lots, $0.
Certifcateholders of Cwalt Inc., Mortgage Pass-through, one lot, $265,000. Diana Segreti to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., two part lots, $61,000. Sarah Hodges, Shaun Hodges to Sarah Hodges, Shaun Hodges, a part lot, $0. Kenneth Thompson to Goldsberry Properties LLC, a part lot, $55,000.
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1.50 acres. $175,000. James Bonacorsi, Adelaida Shefbuch, Rodney Shefbuch, Russell Shefuch, Terri Shufbuch, Debra Toomey to LIette Ralty V, LLC, two lots, $2,800.
WEST MILTON Rita Mast, Robert Mast to Rita Mast, Robert Mast, a part lot, $0. Burton Investors VII LLC to Betty Workman, William Workman, 0.183 acres, 1.0004 acres, $185,000. Kathleen McGarth, William McGarth to WMKM Investments LLC, 3.003 acres, $0.
NEWTON TWP. Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Assocation, Lerner, Sampson & ROthfuss, attorney in fact to Helma Martin, Lester Martin II, Lester Martin III, 2.00 acres, $61,000. Beverly Denlinger to Christian Denlinger, 1.249 acres, $0. K. Randall Kuck, Wanda Kuck to Fryman-Kuck General Contractors, 1.818 acres, 12.1428 acres, $254,000. Bonnie Lou Powell, Douglas Powell, Kimberly Powell, Larry Powell to Pleasant Hill DOHP VII, LLC, 2.828 acres, $50,000. Estate of Darrell Warner to Jennifer Miesterling, Darrell Warner Jr., 19.724 acres, 44.854 acres, $0.
Irma Vanpemel, Michael BETHEL TWP. Vanpamel to Melissa Paule, Neil Paule, one lot, $210,500. Franklin Credit Management Shirley Hartlage, Melissa Ross Corp., Vantium Capital Markets POA to Shirley Hartlage, Melissa LP to John Daugherty, two part Ross, one lot, $0. lots, $19,5000. Dennis Ray Mann, Karen COVINGTON Mann, attorney in fact to Hemi Properties LTD., 1.977 acres, 9.923 acres, $100,000. Kathryn Edgington a.k.a. Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal Kathryn Talbott, Anthony Talbott to National Mortgage Association, Adam Edington, a part lot, $0. Lerner, Sampson and Rothfuss, Linda Lyons, Tracy Lyons to attorney in fact to Bill Niswonger, Tracy Lyons, two part lots, $0. 1.5054 acres, $90,000. Estate o f Barbara Rank, Kimberly Willey, co-executor to Federal National Mortgage CONCORD TWP. Association, one lot, $45,500.
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Samantha Mularcik a.k.a. Samantha Seivertson, Timothy Mularcik to Luke Holley, Megan Holley, one lot, $192,3000. Mary Lou Larck to Timothy Larck, one lot, $0. Tricia Zell to Kevin Langford, one lot, $71,800.
FLETCHER Rexel Smallwood to PNC Bank, N.A., one lot, $30,000.
WEST MILTON Johnnie Bouck, Joseph Bouck to Holly Lewis, one lot, $79,000.
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Andrew Drieling, Christina Drieling to Amber Maloney, Austin Maloney, one lot, one part lot, $90,000. Steve Perrine, Tiffany Perrine to Bac Home Loans Servicing LP, Bank of America, N.A., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, a part lot, $32,700. Barbara Jones, Deborah Martin to Bac Home Loans Servicing LP, Bank of America, N.A., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, one lot, $41,400.
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Estate of Cynthia Feldner to Jessica Zawalich, one lot, $0. Beth Hamant, Stephen Hamant to David Fisher Jr., Susan MaheuFisher, one lot, $142,000.
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ELIZABETH TWP. Amy Studebaker, Jonathan Studebaker to Nicole Sue Rush, 0.50 acres, $108,500.
MONROE TWP. Jennifer Cook, John Cook to Dustin Colbert, 1.918 acres, 5.832 acres, $134,000. JII Properties Inc. to Christopher Maez, $141,900.
NEWBERRY TWP. Robert Rudy, Sally Rudy to Gregory Luthman, Trisha Maurer, 2.884 acres, $220,000. Larkin Barnett Jr., Sandra Barnett to Robert Reck, Sue Ann Reck, 12.366 acres, 1.50 acres,
Douglas Angle, Amy Jo Asher a.k.a. Amy Jo Burch to Douglas Angle, one lot, $70,000. C. Kent Asher, co-trustee, Jo Ann Asher, co-trustee, Charles Asher Revocable Living Trust to Douglas Angle, one lot, $35,000. James Swiger, Tamara Swiger to James Swiger, Tamara Swiger, 2.00 acres, $0.
WASHINGTON TWP. Lloyd Smith, Virginia Smith to OPRS Communities, one lot, $93,500.
UNION TWP. Chad Graef to JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., 1.33 acres, $53,400.
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Add a pizza oven to top off the yard BY KEVIN KIRKLAND Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In 40 years of working at R.I. Lampus Co., Bob Welling has come up with some pretty good ideas for new cast-concrete products. In the time he has been trying out one of them, a woodfired oven, he has gotten pretty good at making pizza, too. As two hungry reporters watched, Welling slid a cheeseand-pepperoni pie through the arched opening and onto a 600to 700-degree brick hearth. Within 30 seconds, mozzarella cheese on the side closest to the burning logs started bubbling so he and his steel peel began turning. A minute later it was done — and delicious. “I’ve practiced a lot,” he said. “It’s fun.” Springdale, Pa.-based Lampus (www.lampus.com) offers all sorts of items for use in the yard, such as working ovens, fire pits, bars, benches, flaming columns, outdoor kitchens and other concrete items. Welling’s favorite is an oven that sells for $3,989 as a buildit-yourself kit and $7,595 already assembled. But it’s just one piece of Lampus’ response to the growing demand for outdoor dining/entertaining spaces. It’s a bold new path for an 88-year-old company best known for OmniStone pavers and Versa-Lok wall blocks. Over the past 15 to 20 years, Welling said a big part of his job as vice president of the concrete-products division has been to come up with new products. Luckily for him, the public seems to like the things that interest him, like the pizza oven. When he started baking with
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A wood-fired oven expands outdoor dining options. one several years ago, he quickly discovered that “wood-firedoven people are kinda like a cult.” Soon he was spending 20 to 30 minutes kneading homemade dough and baking bread. That required letting the fire die down to about 400 degrees and placing a steel door in the opening. He’s also made roasts and chicken in an earthenware container called a Chicken Brick. Other Lampus employees have also gotten into wood-fired baking. New product-develop-
ment manager Ken Lenhardt can expertly toss a pizza shell and has cooked steaks. Graphic designer Scott Blades, who stopped by to check on Welling’s Neapolitan pizza, helped create the foam prototype for the kit of numbered pieces. The key to the oven’s design is the ratio between the area of the dome-shaped firebox and the height of the arched opening, Welling said. Those dimensions haven’t really changed since ancient Rome or Pompeii, he said.
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feel like a continuation of the indoors. That may include replacing dirt for brick pavers, tile or concrete. Then add an allweather area rug to give the feel of another room. Add attractive planting containers of different shapes and sizes and fill them with a variety of plants and trees. You’ll have an instant garden, and another room to extend the living space. — Maximize usable space. The recurring theme by all designers when it comes to making a small area look its best is to take advantage of every inch of space, especially vertical opportunities. In just a glance, visitors may get the sense that they’ve seen all there is to see in a small garden. That can be disappointing. So keep it interesting and mysterious. Add other objects like a small water feature, or even a mirror to give the illusion the space continues. Tuck in a few surprises that require a more lingering stroll through the garden. Containers work very well, SHNS PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA SWEET either as a focal point or when With attention to appropriate plant and variety choices, just about anything that can be done to dress tucked discreetly in the back of up a larger space, can be done on a smaller scale with equal success. a bed where they aren’t immediately on display. Other tricks include a garden path that leads how our eyes perceive depth. If plant experts struggle here. shrubs and compact perennials beyond the field of view, even if we can see several things at Instead, bring in color through to visually anchor the bottom. it stops just around the corner. once where we might otherwise other objects, such as brightly — Introduce color with nonThe eye is again tricked to only see one, it tricks the eye painted furniture, accessories, plant selections. Depending on thinking there is more than into thinking the space is bigger flower color to provide accent wall objects or garden art. than it is, and gives the area a — Ditch the dirt. With limit- there actually is. and impact in your design can more overall lush feel. ed overall space, yielding some be risky in a small space. Since Joe Lamp’l, host and execuThe bottom layer should fill every inch must count, a poten- of that to a patch of dirt for in the gaps and can offer multi- tially underperforming flower planting may seem impractical, tive producer of “Growing a season interest. Select smalldisplay can diminish the impact, and it often is. Instead, consider Greener World” on PBS, is an and even the most accomplished making a limited outdoor space author. scale grasses, ground-hugging
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C8 • Miami Valley Sunday • Classifieds That Work • Sunday, April 28, 2013 NOTICE OF OPEN CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
PUBLIC AUCTION
The following examination for a position in the City of Troy, Classified Service, will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Troy Jr. High School cafeteria, 556 N. Adams St., Troy, Ohio.
Saturday, May 4, 2013 • 9:00 A.M. LOCATION: Miami County Fairgrounds, 650 N. Co. Rd. 25A, OH DIRECTIONS: County Rd. 25-A North of Troy. Auction to be held in the Duke Building.
583 Pets and Supplies
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ANTIQUE FURNITURE - PRIMITIVES - GLASSWARE LINEN - TOOLS
Qualifications: Completion of secondary education; good character background; demonstrable ability to perform physical labor; possession of a valid State of Ohio Commercial Driverʼs License or obtain and retain within 60 days of appointment. Requirements: Pre-employment physical, including drug screening will be administered to certified applicants. In addition, the City may administer a job-related agility test, and/or a proficiency in driving test. As a condition of employment, employees must reside either in Miami County or in one of the following adjacent counties: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Montgomery, or Shelby. Salary: 2013 salary is $17.10 per hour. This position carries a 130-working day probationary period.
FURNITURE: 6’ Walnut Corner Cabinet w/Glass Doors on Top; 2 pc. Oak Dry Sink w/Tin; Oak Deacons Bench; 2 Oak Rockers; t Leg Oak Table; Set of 6 Press Back Oak Chairs; 3/4 Bakers Cupboard; 3/4 Dry Sink Mahogany Bed & Dresser; 2 Oak Childs Desk Chairs; Childs Rocker; 2 Victorian Side Chairs; Oak Youth Bed; Oval Cherry Table; 2 Side Chairs (Stickly Brothers, Grand Rapids, Michigan); Walnut Towel Rack w/Mirror; 44” Round Oak Table w/Ball & Claw; Child’s School Desk; Oak Drop Front Secretary; Small 4 Drawer Wall Cabinet; Braun Brothers Wooden Box Made into Coffee Table; Duncan Fyfe Table; Oak Plate Racks; Small Oak Desk; Duncan Fyfe Drum Table; Small Carpenters Chest; Wooden Clothes Dryers; Night Stand; Small Wall Cabinet; Oak Wash Stand; Large Gold Framed Beveled Mirror; Winter Print; Iron Floor Lamp; 5 Drawer Oak Dresser; Oak Record Cabinet; 5 Leg Round Oak Table; Drop Leaf Oak Table; Nice Wooden High Chair; Misc. Press Back Chairs; Plank Bottom Chair; Bentwood Chairs; 5 Wooden Ironing Boards, all sizes; Pair of Walnut Dresser Boxes: Oak Church Pew; Picture Frames; Type Drawer; Iron Bed w/Brass Knobs; GLASSWARE: R. S. Prussia Pitcher (Red Seal); Seller Jars; Seller Sugar Bowl; Hens Nest; Dog on Nest; Salt & Peper Black Folks; Cranberry Hobnail Overlay; Cranberry Baskets; Glass Baskets; Spooner; Carnival Basket; Salters; Tea Leaf Covered Bowl; Set of Royal Coplay Chickens; Ironstone Bowl & Pitcher; Blue & White Serving Pieces (Berle Onion); Cranberry Cream & Sugar; Hand Painted Deep Bowls (German-Bavarian); Prussia Glass; Fenton; Jewel-T Items; Bowls Coffee Pot, Cups, Cream & Sugar, Variety of Mixing Bowl; Approx. 50 Pieces Ironstone Willow Ware – Plates, Saucers, Bowls, Serving Pieces; Pink Etched Bed Lamp w/Matching Dresser Lamp (Electrolite); Misc. Fostoria Pieces; Flo Blue Plate; Hand Painted Bowls & Plates; 3 Legged Glass Bowl; Sterling Candle Holders; Heisy Spooner; Misc. Carnival Glass; Cake Stands; Green Overlay Footed Bowl: Assorted Ironstone Pieces; Covered Butter Dish; 2 Hurricane Lamps. PRIMITIVE – CROCKS – COLLECTOR ITEMS: Childs Hand Pump Cart (Needs Seat); Star Milking Stool; Brass Bucket; Little Giant duster; 2 Stomper Butter churns; Nickel Plated #8 Griswold Skillet; Metal Sign w/Rooster & Sold by Harry F. Little, Tipp City, Metal Sign, Peoples Building Savings & Loan, Troy, Ohio; Toledo Cooker w/Copper Bottom; Old Buggy Jump Seat; Cast Iron Cooker; Salesman Sample Burial Vault (from Suber Hardware in Fletcher, Ohio); 2 Quart Dazy Churns; Coffee Grinders; IH Tool Box; Lunch Pail; Granite Coffee Pots; Plates, Serving Pieces; Sad Irons; Large Selection of Tins; Braun Brothers Lard Cans; Crocks; Crocks Made into Lamps; Large Chicken Collection; Feed Bag; Purina Sign; Crock Bowls; Boxes of Caster & Furniture Pulls; Blue Favorite Skillet; Blue #3 Favorite Kettle; Maytag Motor Oil Tin; Assorted Tins; Approx. 10 Butter Pats; 3 Butter Mods; Beams Tobacco Tin; Slocums Grass Seeder; Klik Ball Game; Oil Lamps; Stereoscope & Cards; Old Calendars – 1956 Shafer Garage, Gettysburg; 1952 Sellmans; Greenville, Ohio; Feed Scoops; 7-up Red Letter Cases (2); Approx. 10 Longaberger Baskets; 2 Quilts; Wool Blankets; Assorted Decker Lard Cans; Braun Brothers Lard Cans: Bonanza Apple Peeler & Corer; Champion Duster; Cast Iron Cobbler; Nail Wheel (Damaged); Miniature Sad Iron; Lanterns; Globes; Wooden Shoe Beer Song Book; Feed Bags; Leather Doctor Bag (Dr. Wilmeyer, Piqua, Ohio); Baskets; Hob Nob Chicken Bucket, Troy, Ohio; Granger Tobacco Sign; Rug Beater; Hook Rugs; Wagner Roaster; Boxes of Linens. TOOLS: Craftsman 5.5 hp Push Mower, 3 Lawn Edgers; Craftsman 4.5 hp Air Compressor; Master Mechanic 10” Table Saw; Drill Master 18 Volt Drill Set; Roto Zip; Heat Gun; Step Ladder; Aluminum 16’ Ladder; Chain Saws (Craftsman & Homelite); Log Chain; Hand Tools; Lawn Tools; Pipe Clamps; Schwinn Bike; 2001 GMC Sonoma Extended Cab Pickup, 50,000 miles (Good Condition). AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Many Items Not Listed. Tools sell at 9:00 a.m. Will run 2 rings most of the day. TERMS: Cash or Check with Proper I.D. Not Responsible for Accidents. Any Statements Made Day of Sale Supersede Statements Hereon.
This examination is being held to establish an eligibility list for an existing vacancy and possible future vacancies.
Persons having had military service may be eligible to obtain an additional 20% of their passing grade. Copy of Form DD-214 as proof of service and honorable discharge must be submitted with the application. Persons holding a CDL Class B or Class A may be eligible to obtain an additional 10% of their passing grade. Copy of Photo ID with current CDL Classification displayed as proof of licensure must be submitted with the application. Persons claiming veterans preference will not be eligible to receive CDL credit. A maximum 20% is allowable.
Blank forms for application may be obtained in the Human Resources Office at City Hall, 100 S. Market St., Troy, Ohio, or downloaded from our website at http://www.troyohio.gov. Completed applications including copies of a diploma and photo ID must be filed with the Human Resources Office no later than Friday, May 10, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Copies of diplomas, GED certificates, CDLʼs and/or DD214ʼs will not be accepted after that date.
CHIHUAHUAS, Relocating out of state and we need a very loving patient home for our two indoor Chihuahuas. Female (Gigi) is 5 years old, gold in color, kind and loving, but likes to bark at any disturbance outside. She is the protector. She has a great attitude. She has not been spayed but is housebroken. Male (Mercedes) is a 7 year old Blue Chihuahua who can have a bit of temperment - does not do well with kids but he is loving and great companion for the right person. He is housebroken but likes to mark his territory so he always wears belly bands which will be supplied. $100 for the pair (negotiable). We would love to keep them together as they love each other very much! (937)451-2335 after 3pm.
KITTENS: Free, 8 weeks old, Orange, Black & Tiger, litter box trained. Very friendly, well socialized. (937)875-5432
The City of Troy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Troy is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Any applicant requiring accommodation in order to take the exam must so notify the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission at 937216-7805 no later than Friday, May 10, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. By order of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Troy, Ohio.
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Mary Lynne Mouser Secretary
04/24, 04/28, 05/05-2013
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