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‘Magic’ venue Mayflower to reopen as multi-use arts center BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@civitasmedia.com Lisa Bauer said it was “serendipitous” that she happened to see a for sale sign outside the Mayflower Theater one day two years ago. A resident of Springfield, Bauer was walking around downtown after eating lunch when the historic 1927 building caught her eye.

Fundamentals and teamwork It’s a tried and true formula that has worked for decades — and Troy Junior Baseball has no intentions of changing it. “We’re going to maintain the status quo — we don’t really plan on changing much,” said Troy Junior Baseball Executive Officer Jay Vernau of the 2013 season, which opened April 27.

TROY “I thought, ‘Well, wouldn’t that be cool?’ And that turned into a business plan and a vision and then buying the building,” said Bauer, owner/executive of the soon-to-open Mayflower Arts Center, which she officially took STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER ownership of last July. Lisa Bauer, owner of Mayflower Arts Center, shows off a Summer Art Camps flier inside the box office at the Mayflower Arts Center, 9 W. • See MAYFLOWER on 2 Main St. in downtown Troy.

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Organization poses six questions to community leaders BY BETHANY J. ROYER Staff Writer broyer@civitasmedia.com

Ohio teens build boat TOLEDO (AP) — It’s early Saturday morning, and 16-yearold Marissa Schoenegge pauses to wipe the sweat and sawdust from her face. A moment later, she resumes sawing pieces of thick wood for several minutes.Then she tackles her next assignment and begins furiously scraping away at the wooden shell that is slowly beginning to take the shape of a large boat. See Page 6.

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Participants in the 2013 Relay For Life walk a SurvivorS Lap in celebration of life at the Miami County Fairgrounds.

Peace, Love and Cure Relay for Life walkers share hope BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@citivasmedia.com

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It’s been a year of ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks for Sarah Hackett of Bradford, who posed for pictures with her friends and family in bright tie-dyed “Team Sarah” T-shirts on Friday evening after the “Survivors Lap” during the 19th annual Relay for Life at the Miami County Fairgrounds. Hackett, wearing a purple scarf on her head, stood out in the middle of her brightly adorned “Team Sarah” support group. “It’s real touching and humbling,” Hackett said of her first year attending Relay for Life. “You just think of all the other people who should be here and can’t make it.” Diagnosed with cancer a year ago, Hackett said she was glad to be amongst those who have loved

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Brandon Wirrig lights the Torch of Hope for a Bradford Survivors team during the 2013 Relay For Life of Miami County Friday at the fairgrounds in Troy. and lost family and friends to the disease that affects 12 million people in the U.S.

“I’m still fighting my cancer and events like this help you stop and think of all the people who have to go through this,” Hackett said. Peace, Love and Cure was the 2013 theme for the Relay for Life annual 24-hour relay — from 6 p.m. Friday to noon today — that includes different activities nearly every half hour, including a survivors lap, luminaria ceremony and presentation of awards. Hackett said she enjoyed seeing all the people gathered for the Relay for Life event and looked forward to sharing her story with others. “I think sharing is the best thing,” she said. “Someday we’ll find a cure — I hope in my lifetime. But if not in my lifetime, then I

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The comparison to speed-dating by Kathy Finney, resource director for YMCA of the U.S.A., provides a near-perfect picture of the firstever community leader input session hosted by the Miami County YMCA on Thursday in the grand ballroom at the Fort Piqua Plaza. With eight minutes allowed for discussion amongst tablemates, each including a YMCA board member, attendees were asked some of the following questions: What are the greatest needs in your community? Which ones should the YMCA address, partner with and/or collaborate with? What are the most effective programs and services offered by the YMCA? What programs and services should the YMCA offer? What does the YMCA need to do in order to remain relevant and sustainable? The goal: to create a strategic road map for the future via the collection of candid, transparent, and honest responses to the questions posed to the countywide leaders in attendance. It’s an effort to keep the YMCA from working within a vacuum, according to Jim McMaken, executive director of the Miami County YMCA, who provided a brief history of how volunteers and staff came together • See YMCA on 6

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A two-car crash at Versailles and Mulberry GroveRakestraw Road near Covington sent at least one female by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital on Friday. The accident occurred at approximately 6 p.m. The Miami County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation. A crash reconstructionist also was called to the scene.

Staff report An armed robbery early Friday ended in a police chase and arrest for West Milton resident Joshua Watts. The robbery occurred at the Certified Station, 891 S. Miami St. According to West Milton Police, approximately $105 was stolen, with a knife as the weapon, although no one was injured. The robbery was reported at 1:07 a.m. and officers Chase Underwood and Ross Grove arrived in the area within a minute. Shortly thereafter, Grove STAFF PHOTO/MIKE ULLERY

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For a group of fourthand fifth-graders from Covington Elementary School, a Destination Imagination project took on a real life journey. Destination Imagination is a non-profit designed to help kids learn the creative process. Each team chooses one of seven challenges at the start of the season. After weeks of discussing and creating a solution to the chosen challenge, the teams go to a local tournament. Top scoring teams go on to state or country tournaments. Covington made it to state competition. The Covington team, Got Schooled?, chose a challenge in which they had to identify a community need, determine the best solution for the problem and film a documentary of the problem and solution. They then had to evaluate the project and prepare a thorough project review. A “live press conference” also had to be held after show-

ing the documentary. After choosing their challenge, Got Schooled? the students went to work determining which community need they should focus on. Early ideas included, “Covington needs a hospital” and “Covington needs more restaurants.” But the winner was “Covington needs a new school.” All ideas generated, as well as hands-on labor, had to be done by the students. According to DI rules, adults are not allowed to help in any way. In fact, at the beginning of the season, parents and team managers must sign antiinterference forms. “One hundred percent of everything they do comes from them,” team manager Sharon Jones said of the students. Covington High School teacher Karol Hogue also is a team manager. The group attended a community meeting to learn about the possible

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Robbery ■ CONTINUED FROM 1 spotted Watts on South Main Street on a bicycle. The bicycle was later found to have been stolen from a carport near Watts’ residence. Grove chased Watts, who jumped off the bike and fled on foot, back toward Miami Street, where Underwood also was responding on foot. Police report that the two officers took Watts into custody after a brief struggle. The money and weapons were recovered and the suspect incarcerated in the Miami County Jail. Bond was set at $110,000. The 22-year-old has been charged with aggravated robbery, resisting arrest, obstructing official business, tampering with evidence, trespassing and theft of a bicycle. His next appearance in court is set for May 9.

building project co-funded by the Ohio School Facilities Commission. They then videotaped a campaign meeting, interviewed Superintendent Dave Larson and took a tour of the not-so-wellknown areas of the school, such as the boiler room and kitchen. “The school district and the campaign team were very excited about the DI team’s interest in the facility project. I was extremely impressed with their hard work in understanding the problem and the critical thinking they used to present accurate and clear information,” Larson said. These initial events made up the team’s first video. The group qualified for state but felt changes needed to be made before the next competition. The youngsters then gave up most of their Saturday to take part in the walking campaign. During this, they handed out literature, yard signs and asked for endorsers. While doing so, the group took photos. According to

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ELECTION On Tuesday, voters will see a levy for a property tax of 3.89 mills and an income tax of .25 percent, which will be voted on as one issue. This will cover the local share of the cost for a new prekindergarten to eighth grade building with renovations and updates to the high school, creating one campus. The state will pay 58 percent of the cost, or $10.5 million. Jones, for the documentary used during the state tournament, group members put in “excessive time” learning how to use a green screen, how to edit video and what was needed. For the second documentary, two students played reporters at a desk with graphics behind them such as on television news. The reporters then went to two other students serving as field reporters in a Covington neighborhood. Still shots from the walking

Relay hope we can find a cure for cancer in my kid’s lifetime.” Cancer-free for five years, Jim Reedy, logistics coordinator for the Relay for Life of Miami County committee, said he got involved 14 years ago. “I got involved because I realized cancer is not a nice thing,” Reedy sad Friday evening. “You look forward to seeing other survivors — that’s what you see here.” Reedy said it’s uplifting to be around other cancer survivors at the Relay for Life events who’ve walked down the same arduous path only a cancer survivor can understand. “Unless you experience it, you probably don’t understand or become involved until you have it or know someone who has cancer — it’s not easy,” Reedy shared. Reedy also said he appreciated the efforts and cooperation and support the Miami County Fair Board provides to the annual event held at the fairgrounds each year. At the Relay for Life committee tent, Reedy sat along with friend and supporter Fred Green, a member of the Miami County fair board and groundskeeper. “It doesn’t matter how hard your heart is,” Green said. “It softens as you watch them take that Survivors Lap.” Mary Alspaugh of Troy carried her team’s “spirit stick” representing her team of 18 members, consisting of fellow employees at Miami County Job and Family Services. It

was the first year the coworkers formed a team to walk laps throughout the night to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society. “It’s just a good cause,” Alsphaugh said. “I’ve lost some of my family members to cancer. I’ve done Relay for Life by myself but this year we are doing it as a team effort.” “It’s just a nice way to get your colleagues together that you work with and get out to support a great cause,” said Christy Oakes, a fellow team member and employee of Miami County Job and Family Services. It’s been eight years and counting for the Relay Ladies for a Cure team composed of Piqua Kroger employees, who sold nachos, popcorn and other snacks around the lap track. “We’ve been doing this as a team for so many years because we’ve all lost friends and family members to cancer,” said Cathy Swob of Piqua. “We meet a lot of good people and we enjoy being together outside of work and walking on the track all night long.” Swob said the Relay Ladies for a Cure raised $3,400 last year and host a variety of fundraisers throughout the year to raise money for their team. In 2012, the Miami County Relay for Life was the second highest grossing fundraiser in the southwest region with $187,694.37, with Team Hobart raising $29,245 for the American Cancer Society. The Miami County Relay for Life continues until noon today.

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■ CONTINUED FROM 1 While Bauer said she had considered keeping the space as a movie theater, she decided to create a multi-use art facility. “I want people to get excited about it and to know the whole town of Troy is steeped in culture and history, and a lot of that is because of the arts community,” Bauer said. “With Hayner and the Art Vault Gallery and Troy Civic Theatre and other places, we’re growing into a true arts destination, and I want to add to that.” A grand opening celebration will be hosted at the arts center, 9 W. Main St., from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25, and 1-7 p.m. May 26, with the classroom space downstairs and gallery upstairs — called the Artist’s Den Gallery — open to visitors. Bauer has been working with the Troy Arts Alliance to bring artwork to the space, which was previously owned by Alan and Joyce Teicher. Visitors at the grand opening will be able to sign up for any of the 16 oneweek summer art classes, divided into two age categories: 5-9 from 9 a.m. to noon and 10-14 from 1-4 p.m. Camps include everything from making a ceramic vase to building a whimsical Monstropolis (city for monsters). Each week concludes with a

campaign were then shown while the Covington Fight Song played in the background. A commercial featuring two students encouraging viewers to vote yes May 7 was then shown. The film finished back at the news desk with the two instudio student reporters. “I’m so impressed and amazed with the kids and the hard work they put in,” Jones said. By focusing their challenge on the levy, the DI experience translated into real life and formed memories that will last a lifetime. “I don’t know if there’s a member of our team who won’t be crushed if this levy fails,” Jones said. And, the students weren’t the only ones to benefit from the DI project. According to Larson, it also helped the grownups involved remember the real reason for the campaign. involvement “Their brought a very positive energy to our campaign and reminded all of our volunteers that this project truly is about children,” he said.

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Mayflower Arts Center owner Lisa Bauer spreads out the original blue prints of the Mayflower building Friday at the former Mayflower Cinema. gallery viewing for parents at the Mayflower. Bauer said offerings at the center will expand once funds allow, as she is financing the venue herself. Future plans for the Mayflower include utilizing a wooden stage hidden behind one of the movie screens. “It’s crazy what’s back here,” Bauer said, smiling. “Everything about this building is magic.”

Bauer would like to one day remove the divider and seats from that theater and the adjacent theater, level the floors and renovate the area to allow for a multi-functional space for performances, art exhibits and receptions. For more information on art classes and other information, visit www. MayflowerArtsCenter.com or e-mail MayflowerArts Center@gmail.com.

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The Edison Community College Graduate Academy is hosting a one-day leadership conference titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mosaic of Community Leadership â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Embracing Change.â&#x20AC;? The event was made possible by the support and loyal generosity of the Duke Foundation and will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15 in the Robinson Theater on the Piqua campus. Guests will choose from multiple breakout sessions to engage content that most interests them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This conference is a great opportunity for all non-profits, whether they are local or from farther

away. Networking with peers combined with learning opportunities makes for a great day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This conference allows everyone to leave with something to take back and apply to their own organizations right away,â&#x20AC;? said Martha Harris, chair of the graduate academy committee. The keynote speakers for the event will be David and Douglas Ramey Allinger. Ramey is the president of Strategic Leadership Associates Inc. He was formerly a president of Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning, a national conference and training center in Dayton. He also served as interim chief administrator for the American Association of Tissue Banks in Washington, D.C., restructuring that organization.

Allinger is the president of Allinger & Company Inc. and prior to forming that company, he served for 18 years as regional vice president of Campbell & Company Inc., a national fundraising-consulting firm. He has consulted with scores of educational, health care, retirement, cultural, civic and social service clients in the central and southern states while directing the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Columbus regional office. The breakout sessions for the day include topics such as the pros and cons of social media, and the role of the nonprofit board. A grant makers panel also will be presented by local grant makers who will answer questions about the changing face of grant writing and lead a discussion in best practices. Contact Julie Slattery for more information at jslattery@edisonohio.edu.

Center having membership drive The Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., is having a membership drive for those 55 and older who are interested in meeting new friends. On Thursdays, the seniors have a noon carry-in lunch, and participants should bring table service and a dish to share. Crafts are offered on Tuesday mornings, line dancing on Wednesday mornings and there will be occasional educational

TIPP CITY and/or entertainment programs after lunch. On the second Saturday of the month, members dine out at local restaurants, followed by card games at the center, which are open to the public for a $2 donation. Recent programs also have included bingo, TV personality Steve VanGover, Irish music by

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Call 339-7700 for call (937) 448-2569. tickets. â&#x20AC;˘ BREAKFAST SET: Boy Call Melody Scout Troop 586 of American Legion Post No. TODAY Vallieu at 586, Tipp City, will serve an 440-5265 to all-you-can-eat breakfast â&#x20AC;˘ SPAGHETTI DINlist your free from 8-11 a.m. Items availNER: The Troy Post No. able will include eggs, calendar 43 baseball will offer an bacon, sausage, toast, all-you-can-eat spaghetti items.You French toast, pancakes, dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at can send waffles, hash browns, 622 S. Market St., Troy. your news by e-mail to sausage gravy, cinnamon The meal also will include mvallieu@civitasmedia.com. rolls, fruit and juices. salad bar, rolls, dessert â&#x20AC;˘ WILDFLOWER WALK: and soft drink or coffee. A spring wildflower walk will Meals will be $6.75 for be at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood, adults and $4 for children 1000 Aullwood Road, under 12. Dayton. 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For more information, call â&#x20AC;˘ CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty (937) 698-6493 or visit www.bruknernaListeners will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at the turecenter.com. Milton-Union Public Library. Participants â&#x20AC;˘ ART SHOW: A childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art show listen to an audio book and work on variwill be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ous craft projects. the Milton-Union Public Library. â&#x20AC;˘ SENIOR NIGHT: Newton High School Handmade books from the My Book and Seniors Night will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Me program will be on display. softball field. Parents are encouraged to â&#x20AC;˘ SHARE-A-MEAL: First United attend, and softball, baseball and track Church of Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Share-A-Meal will be participants will be recognized. offered from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Civic agendas the church, corner of South Market and â&#x20AC;˘ Monroe Township Board of Trustees Canal streets. Share-A-Meal is a program will meet at 7 p.m. at the Township to reach out to the community by providing Building. nourishing meals to anyone wishing to â&#x20AC;˘ The Tipp City Council will meet at participate while giving an opportunity to 7:30 p.m. at the Government Center. socialize with others in the community. â&#x20AC;˘ The Piqua City Commission will meet The meal will feature sloppy joe sandwich- at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. es, baked beans, cookies and beverages. â&#x20AC;˘ The Troy City Council will meet at 7 Use the Canal Street entrance where the p.m. in the meeting room in Council church is handicapped accessible. Chambers. â&#x20AC;˘ CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CONCERT: The â&#x20AC;˘ The Staunton Township Trustees will Overfield Early Childhood Program will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Staunton offer a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert at 11 a.m. on Township building. Overfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus. 172 S. Ridge Ave., â&#x20AC;˘ Covington Board of Public Affairs will Troy. Storytellers Zoo Bezoo Bezoo, a meet at 4 p.m. in the Water Department Dayton-based improvisational touring office located at 123 W. Wright St., troupe, will turn familiar stories and tales Covington. into one-of-a-kind adventures and creâ&#x20AC;˘ The Potsdam Village Council will meet ations. Children 18 months to kinderat 7 p.m. in the village offices. garten are invited to attend with their families. The event is free, but donations will TUESDAY be accepted. For more information, visit www.oecptroy.com. â&#x20AC;˘ BIRD HIKE: An early morning bird â&#x20AC;˘ KARAOKE SET: The American hike will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Brukner Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will host Nature Center. Participants will experience karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. warblers that are passing through on their â&#x20AC;˘ FOSSIL WORKSHOP: A family fossil way north to their breeding grounds. Over workshop will be offered from 9 a.m. to the years, the center has recorded 28 warnoon at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, bler species at BNC, including the rare Dayton. Discover the difference between worm-eating warbler. The hike will start body and trace fossils and create your from the parking lot. Binoculars and field own fossil to take home and join in a fossil guides also are available from the nature hunt at the Stillwater River. Adults may center, if participants call ahead. All levels bring a hammer, an old toothbrush and a of experience are welcome and the event tote to put fossil treasures in to carry is free. home. Pre-registration is required and â&#x20AC;˘ TINY TOTS: The Tiny Tots program there is a fee for families. For more inforwill be from 1-1:30 p.m. at the Miltonmation, call (937) 890-7360. Union Public Library. The interactive proâ&#x20AC;˘ HABITAT MAKEOVER DAY: gram is for children birth to 3 years old Aullwood Farm will offer a Together Green and their parents and caregvivers. Extreme Habitat Makeover Day from 9:30 â&#x20AC;˘ LITERACY MEETING: The Troy a.m. to noon. Help reinvigorate the outLiteracy Council, an all-volunteer organidoor native plant exhibits at Aullwood zation, will meet at the Troy-Hayner Farm by removing invasive weeds and Cultural Center in Troy at 7 p.m. Adults planting native wildflowers and grasses. seeking help with basic literacy or wish to Tools and gloves will be provided. Pre-reglearn English as a second language, and istration is a must by contacting Nina those interested in becoming tutors, are Lapitan, volunteer coordinator, at (937asked to contact the message center at 890-7360, Ext. 14. Participants should (937) 660-3170 for more information. meet at the farm pavilion. â&#x20AC;˘ EXPLORATION HIKE: The Miami â&#x20AC;˘ PRAYER BREAKFAST: The County Park District will hold an adult Community Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prayer Breakfast will exploration hike at 9 a.m. at Garbry Big begin at 7:30 a.m. at Zion Baptist Church, Woods Sanctuary, 2540 E. Statler Road, West Franklin Street, Troy. east of Piqua. Join a park district naturalist â&#x20AC;˘ FARMERS MARKET: The Miami or volunteer leader as they head out to County Farmers Market will be offered explore nature. Walks are not strenuous or from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, fast-paced. Register for the program Troy. online at www.miamicountyparks, email to â&#x20AC;˘ WILDFLOWER WALK: A spring wildregister@miamicountyparks.com or call flower walk will be at 2:30 p.m. at (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Civic agendas Meet at the center. â&#x20AC;˘ The Concord Township Trustees will meet at the Concord Township Memorial SUNDAY Building, 1150 Horizon West Court, Troy.

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U.S. employers add 165,000 jobs in April Rate falls to 7.5 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April and far more in February and March than anyone thought. The job growth in April drove down the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent and

sent a reassuring sign that the U.S. job market is improving. Coming after a poor jobs report for March, the figures the government issued Friday helped ease fears that U.S. hiring might be slumping this spring for a fourth straight year. The Labor Department revised up its estimate of job gains in February and March by a combined 114,000. It now says

employers added 332,000 jobs in February and 138,000 in March. The economy has created an average of 208,000 jobs a month from November through April above the 138,000 added in the previous six months. “This is a good report,” said John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo. “There’s a lot of strength… It’s good for the economy. It’s good for people’s income.” The stronger job growth suggests that the federal budget cutting “does not mean recession,”

Silvia said. “It does not mean a dramatic slowdown.” Stock prices soared in response. The Dow was up about 150 points in midafternoon trading and briefly touched 15,000 for the first time. The unemployment rate has fallen 0.4 percentage point since the start of the year, though it remains high. The Federal Reserve has said it plans to keep short-term interest rates at record lows at least until unemployment falls to 6.5 percent.

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Miami County Animal Shelter Adoption Fees and Procedures: Dogs : $62.00 unneutered, $32.00 neutered. All dogs adopted will be given their first distemper shot and first dose of worm medicine. The license fee is included. With an adoption you will receive a coupon for a free health exam at the Miami Co. veterinarian of your choice. The adoption fee also includes a $30.00 neuter deposit. All dogs adopted from the shelter are required to be neutered by the vet of your choice within 45 days from the date of adoption or by the time the puppy reaches 6 mos of age. Neutering (of pets adopted from our shelter) is MANDATORY by law.

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The hiring last month was concentrated in services. Construction companies and governments cut jobs. Home builders added staff, while commercial construction companies cut. Manufacturing employment was flat. Some higher-paying sectors added workers. Professional and technical services, which includes accounting, engineering and architecture, added 23,000 jobs. Education and health services added 44,000.

States fear loss of health care aid WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say. At risk is the PreExisting Condition Insurance Plan, a transition program that’s become a lifeline for the so-called “uninsurables” people with serious medical conditions who can’t get coverage elsewhere. The program helps bridge the gap for those patients until next year, when under the new law insurance companies will be required to accept people regardless of their medical problems. In a letter this week to and Human Health Secretary Services Kathleen Sebelius, state officials said they were “blindsided” and “very disappointed” by a federal proposal they contend would shift the risk for cost overruns to states in the waning days of the program. About 100,000 people are currently covered. “We are concerned about what will become of our high risk members’ access to this decent and affordable coverage,” wrote Michael Keough, chairman of the National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans. States and local nonprofits administer the program in 27 states, and the federal government runs the remaining plans. “We fear…catastrophic disruption of coverage for these vulnerable individuals,” added Keough, who runs North Carolina’s program. He warned of “largescale enrollee terminations at this critical transition time.” The crisis is surfacing at a politically awkward time for the Obama administration, which is trying to persuade states to embrace a major expansion of Medicaid under the health care law. One of the main arguments proponents of the expansion are making is that Washington is a reliable financial partner. The root of the problem is that the federal health care law capped spending on the program at $5 billion, and the money is running out because the beneficiaries turned out to be costlier to care for than expected. Advanced heart disease and cancer are

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common diagnoses for the group. Obama did not ask for any additional funding for the program in his latest budget, and a Republican bid to keep the program going by tapping other funds in the health care law failed to win support in the House last week. Brian Cook, a spokesman for the HHS agency overseeing the health care law, took issue with idea that thousands of people could lose coverage, though he did not elaborate. “These actions are part of our careful management of the program to ensure that there is a seamless transition…for enrollees, and that funding is spent appropriately,” he said in a written statement. The administration has given the state-based plans until next Wednesday to respond to proposed contract terms for the program’s remaining seven months. Delivered last Friday, the new contract stipulated that states will be reimbursed “up to a ceiling.” “The ‘ceiling’ part is the issue for us,” Keough said in an interview. “They are shifting the risk from the federal government, for a program that has experienced huge cost overruns on a per-member basis, to states. And that’s a tall order.” State officials say one likely consequence of the money crunch will be a cost shift to people in the program, resulting in sudden increases in premiums and copayments. Many might just drop out, said Keough. If a state and HHS can’t come to an agreement, the federal government will take over that state’s program for the rest of this year. Amie Goldman, director of the Wisconsin program, said that would be an unneeded and possibly risky disruption for patients who’ll have to change insurance next year anyway, when the preexisting conditions plan formally ends. Goldman said in her state, for example, the University of Wisconsin hospital isn’t part of the federal government’s provider network. “My colleagues in other states have similar concerns about holes in the network,” she said. “I think it puts people at medical risk.” At his news conference this week, Obama acknowledged the rollout of his health care law wouldn’t be perfect. There will be “glitches and bumps” he said, and his team is committed to working through them. However, it’s unclear how the pre-existing conditions plan could get more money without the cooperation of Republicans in Congress.

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PERSPECTIVE

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Miami Herald on human rights abuses in Cuba: The State Department’s latest report on human-rights practices effectively puts the lie to the idea that the piecemeal and illusory changes in Cuba under Gen. Raúl Castro represent a genuine political opening toward greater freedom. If anything, things are getting worse. The report, which covers 2012, says the independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights and Reconciliation counted 6,602 short-term detentions during the year, compared with 4,123 in 2011. In March 2012, the same commission recorded a 30-year record high of 1,158 short-term detentions in a single month just before the visit of Pope Benedict XVI. Among the many abuses cited by the 2012 report are the prison sentences handed out to members of the Unión Patriotica de Cuba, the estimated 3,000 citizens held under the charge of “potential dangerousness,” state-orchestrated assaults against the Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White), the suspicious death of dissident Oswaldo Payá and so on. As in any dictatorship, telling the truth is a crime: Independent journalist Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias, the first to report on the cholera outbreak in Cuba, was jailed in September for the crime of desacato (insulting speech) and remained there until last week. The regime is willing to undertake some meek economic reforms to keep people employed. It has even dared to relax its travel requirements to allow more Cubans to leave the country if they can get a passport. Both of these are short-term survival measures, designed as escape valves for growing internal pressure. But when it comes to free speech, political activity and freedom of association — the building blocks of a free society — the report is a depressing chronicle of human-rights abuses and a valuable reminder that repression is the Castro regime’s only response to those who demand a genuinely free Cuba. Fundamental reform? Not a chance. Kansas City (Mo.) Star on Earth Day challenges China and the rest of the world to do better: Earth Day will be celebrated Monday around the globe. That’s as it should be, as scientists find more ways that pollution, energy production, climate change and other issues such as recycling are interconnected. Which brings us to China and its oversized impact on the state of the world. Earth Day there will be a cause for plenty of concern — and not just for the Chinese. The country of 1.35 billion people is plagued by horrendous pollution problems. Despite official government statements that praise the country’s modern ways, especially its fuel-efficient automobiles and production of solar panels, China is by some estimates headed toward having even worse pollution problems. Many are tied to its use of dirty coal. Coal consumption soared 33 percent between 2008 and 2011, up by 1 billion tons a year. That figure equals the total use in the United States on an annual basis, and China now burns about four times as much coal as we do. That figure is likely to grow even more quickly as the Chinese economy expands. The result of this increased use of fossil fuels — as an overwhelming number of scientists agree — could be more dramatic changes in the global climate. So how might China, and the rest of the world, avoid these environmental problems? The expanding Chinese economy is creating a middle class that could pressure the government to improve pollution controls and emphasize the use of cleaner-burning coal and other fuels. China also might replicate some of America’s environmental success stories. In our interconnected world, some attention in this and future years must continue to focus on how well China deals with its myriad environmental troubles.

LETTERS

They are trying to take our guns To the Editor: I notice that the pretentious potentates trying to take our guns away are now trying to destroy our Second Amendment gun rights, and turn us into victims of criminals, by destroying our U.S.

Constitution by organizing a U.S. Constitutional Convention, also known Con-Con, among our states. So, the subversive elements who hate our country will have a chance to gut the Constitution to pieces. Their efforts to destroy our country and our enduring Constitution, which has proven

to be the most liberty-minded in history and has repeatedly saved our country from enemies throughout history. I wish to urge all Americans to contact their state representatives and say no to a ConCon!

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Try walking a mile in my non-leather shoes I’ve had a lot on my plate this week (literally and figuratively). From signing up with a CSA program (shout out to Fulton Farms Happy Box) and a ridiculous week at work, to a Japanese photographer taking photos of couples in vacuum-wrapped packaging, there hasn’t been a shortage of topics to cover in my column this week. But instead, I’ve decided to address a topic very near and dear to me. Something we all need to figure out exactly where we stand on and why. In case you’ve missed my proverbial broken record on a moral issue, my family is completely vegan. From my husband right down to our little man, we don’t consume anything with an animal ingredient in it. We’ve managed to raise and incredibly healthy 3-year-old daughter with veggies and legumes alone and I managed to grow a 10-pound, heavy-weight of a baby boy in my body for nine months on a plantbased diet. So when you read about something really against the norm that a public New York elementary school is implementing, try to put to rest your argument that we have to have dairy and meat to grow healthy human beings. I’m not saying you can’t grow a healthy child with meat and dairy, but I am saying my family is proof

Amanda Stewart Troy Daily News Columnist that you can without it. After noticing the trends of its students, a Queens elementary school made a really, really bold move and announced it would be serving an all-vegetarian lunch menu from now on. We’re not even talking vegan here; students are still getting dishes made with dairy and eggs. Students who can’t get down with a veggie diet (or whose parents worry they won’t), are still welcome and permitted to pack whatever kind of lunch they want, from chicken wings and a rare steak to processed, salt-filled deli meats galore! I found myself torn by this announcement. While I applaud a school for taking initiative and trying to create a healthier menu for its little mouths, I just don’t like the feeling that people are being forced into a way of thinking (even if it happens to align with my personal beliefs). So I tried to reverse the situa-

— Ed Nemechek Landers, Cal.

tion, I tried to imagine what it would be like if my children attended a school that served only meat-and-animal-based lunches and then … I stopped. I don’t have to “try” to imagine a school with meat-and-animalbased lunches, because aside from french fries (fried in the same vats as chicken nuggets), cheese pizza and a salad comprised of iceberg lettuce and dried-up carrots, this already is a reality for my family. I’ve known since going vegan that until my children are old enough and responsible enough to make their own decision regarding food, that I would be responsible for packing their lunches. And not only would I have to pack their lunches, I’d have to make sure to go over-the-top so that they don’t get made fun of for having “different” food, it adhered to all the required nutritional guidelines set by the USDA and it was something they’d want to eat. Not only that, but to meet and “follow” USDA rules and regulations, I had to have my doctor sign a note saying that my daughter should not be given dairy milk and that her Silk Almond Milk is what she drinks. I find it both disgusting and humorous that I had to have my doctor sign a note so my growinglike-a-weed, 3-year-old daughter could continue to drink the same

beverage she’s had for two years now, one that has a healthy amount of calories, calcium and protein, but no cholesterol or saturated fat; meanwhile, other preschool parents pack sulfite-riddled hot dogs and processed, sodiumgalore deli meats with no say-so from their child’s doctors at all. Don’t mistake what I’m saying here; I’m guilty of giving Pearyn a veggie hot dog from time to time, so I’m not saying giving your child a hot dog or some sliced mystery meat every now and then is going to kill them. But in the same hand, shouldn’t I be awarded the same right? I’m not a parent feeding my newborn soy milk or apple juice, I’m talking about giving my 3year-old child a carton of almond milk for lunch. So just as much as you might have a problem with a school implementing an all-vegetarian menu (and you really should, because in a round-about way it is questioning your ability as a parent to make healthy food choices for your child) I feel like I should be allowed to stop having my judgments questioned. You don’t like how it feels to be told what your child should or shouldn’t be eating? Welcome to our world.

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Ohioans to see jobless benefits cut CINCINNATI (AP) — These days, the only dates Richard Crowe takes his wife on are hunts for bargains at the grocery store. Crowe, of Wintersville, was laid off last year from RG Steel’s coke plant in nearby Follansbee, W. Va., after 34 years with the company. He is among the Ohioans who will

see their unemployment checks cut about 16 percent, or an average of about $50 a week, as federal benefits in Ohio are reduced beginning Sunday. Reductions are required of all states under automatic federal spending cuts. “We’re already living on the bare essentials,” Crowe, 54, said. “But

we will have to try to cut back even more, if possible.” When unemployed Ohioans run out of eligibility for state benefits after 26 weeks, they can move into the federal program. About 37,000 people now receive the federal jobless benefits in Ohio, though state officials don’t know exactly how

many will be affected by the spending cuts. The federal program consists of two stages of benefits of 14 weeks each. A third nine-week stage will be available starting Sunday because Ohio’s most recent threemonth average unemployment rate increased to about 7 percent.

Job training with a purpose Ohio teens build skills, self-esteem — and a boat

further discussions and considerations before final results are developed in the fall. “I think it’s really important that we don’t operate in a bubble, that we know who we should be communicating with, that we are not duplicating,” said Finney on the goals of the YMCA’s unusual event. “It’s not about what the community can do for the Y, it’s about what the Y can do for the community. It’s about what

role do we really play?” Finney has facilitated similar round-table question and response events in other communities stating, “If you’ve seen one Y, you’ve only seen one Y,” emphasizing the reflection of each YMCA upon its own unique community. “If their community has different needs, the Y will look very, very different,” continued Finney. “That’s one reason we want to make sure we are truly meeting

• Deanna Durbin LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deanna Durbin, a star whose songs and smile made her one of the biggest box office draws of Hollywood’s Golden Age with fans that included Winston Churchill, has died. She was 91. Family friend Bob Koster of Los Angeles told The Associated Press that Durbin died on about April 20 in a village outside Paris, where she had lived out of public view since 1949. The exact date of her death was not known, and AP PHOTOS/THE BLADE, JETTA FRASER Koster also did not know ABOVE: In this April 13 photo, instructor Mike Claus the cause. Koster’s father, works with teens on a 16-foot river canoe they are building in Toledo. A group of young women, ages 15- Henry Koster, directed six of Durbin’s films. 17, are constructing a boat. The project is part of a At the height of her rehabilitation program for at-risk females who have gotten into trouble and are completing probation with- career, the Canadian-born Durbin, who made her first in the Lucas County Juvenile Court. feature, “Three Smart LEFT: A teen works on smoothing the outside of the Girls,” at age 13, was 16-foot river canoe they are building in Toledo. among the highest-paid They’ve been tremendous.” actresses. driver in the Toledo area. For the last seven weeks In previous years, the boat-building project was the six women have gath- • Larry Shafer RAVENNA — Larry only offered to troubled ered at the Sofia Quintero Shafer, a longtime public young men, Claus said, Arts & Cultural Center to adding that this is the first work on the canoe from servant for the city of time he’s worked with a 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., pro- Ravenna who was a gram officer Elizabeth guardsman at Kent State group of women. University during the 1970 Whispering so that the Sepeda said. deadly shootings, died Several of the young young women can’t hear him, Claus admits that the women were ordered by the Friday, his family said. He women listen better to direc- courts to participate in the was 67. tions and work harder than program as part of their Shafer’s death came a any of the boy groups he’s rehabilitation, Sepeda said. day before the 43rd Other participants have not anniversary of the gunfire worked with. “I wasn’t really sure what been in trouble, but were at the northeast Ohio colto expect,” he said. “It’s been recruited to serve as men- lege. His cause of death wasn’t immediately known. than expected. tors and role models. better Mayor Joe Bica told the Kent-Ravenna RecordCourier newspaper that Shafer died during surgery. the highest needs, that we lifestyles via education and Kent State was the scene are not just making cookie- promotion, and using mar- of Vietnam War protests cutters. We want to be very keting applications for phil- May 4, 1970, when the specific to this community.” anthropic endeavors. Ohio National Guard In the end, in terms of opened fire on students. Finney included key words — strategy, partner- real-time strategic planning Four students died and ship and collaboration — with questions continuing nine were injured in the with each table, sharing to evolve according to com- shootings, which consome of the popular themes munity need, along with a tributed to the change in that stood out in conversa- desire expressed by both the public’s attitude toward tions and may play an inte- Finney and McMaken to the war. gral part in the YMCA’s keep any potentials from Shafer and other guardsfuture. They include extend- being shelved, the ultimate men were charged with ing roles so as to stay question to be answered in federal civil rights violations focused with community the fall is, “How can we but were acquitted by a needs, promoting healthy (YMCA) help?” judge in 1974.

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Ringneck camp offered May 11 TIPP CITY — A Ringneck Youth Day Camp, sponsored by Miami County Pheasants Forever, will be offered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11 at the North Dayton Anglers Farm Grounds, 5830 Elizabeth-Bethel Road, Tipp City. Youth ages 10-15 are invited to participate. Youth are encouraged to

bring their own gear, but equipment and worms will be provided, along with meals. For more information or to register, call John Wallace at (937) 459-8085 or visit www.miamicountypf.org.

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the eminent aviators who have been awarded these medals in the past. Both former U.S. Army Chief TROY — WACO Warrant Officer Jim Historical Society will Miller and former Marine guest speakers Jim Miller Corp. Major Robert and Robert Burkman at 7 Burkman received their p.m. May 15. DFC awards during the Miller and Burkman Vietnam conflict for heroare both recipients of The ism and extraordinary Distinguished Flying Cross, the nation’s highest achievement in Aerial flight. military award for heroLight snacks and beverism in airmanship. The ages will be provided. event is free and open to There is no charge for the the public as part of event. Donations will be WACO’s Adult Lecture accepted to benefit WACO Series. Historical Society. The The speakers will disWACO Air Museum is at cuss The Distinguished Flying Cross Society and 1865 S. County Road 25-A,

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YMCA over a four-month period to develop very specific, engaging questions that were brought before an average of six individuals to a table. Just six questions were created, but not to discuss whether to offer another swim or ballet class at the area YMCA, but to produce ideas above and beyond the usual. Ideas will be taken to two separate retreats over the spring and summer for

• Thomas William Kessler Jr. TROY — Thomas William Kessler Jr., 80, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 12:25 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, at Kindred Hospital, Dayton. No public services will be held. Baird Funeral Home, Troy, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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TOLEDO (AP) — It’s early Saturday morning, and 16-year-old Marissa Schoenegge pauses to wipe the sweat and sawdust from her face. A moment later, she resumes sawing pieces of thick wood for several minutes. Then she tackles her next assignment and begins furiously scraping away at the wooden shell that is slowly beginning to take the shape of a large boat. “Who else do you know that can paint their nails, play the saxophone, wear a dress, and build a boat,” Schoenegge says out loud. “If I can do this, then no man can tell me they’re stronger than me.” Schoenegge is among six young women, ages 15 to 18, who are participating in a boat-building project that is part of the Lucas County Juvenile Court’s Community Integration and Training and Employment Program. The purpose of the courtordered program is to provide youth on probation with job-training skills and prepare them for reintegration into the community, said Charlie Johnson, program manager for the court program. The project is designed to teach the young women skills and enhance their selfesteem and self-efficacy, learn how to work in a team environment, and improve their communication skills. “We’re trying to build successful women, not really boats,” Johnson said. But the young women are really building a boat — a full-size canoe that when completed will be 16 feet long and weigh 65 pounds, Alicia Smith, assistant youth project supervisor, said. The young women are working under the guidance of Mike Claus, an experienced boat builder, who works full time as a bus

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A Tipp City resident was arrested Thursday for stealing seven Motorola Minitor V pagers from the desk of Tipp City Fire Chief Steve Kessler. EMT/Firefighter Brandon Wolters, 26, has been charged with one count of theft in office, a fifth-degree felony. The theft was noticed on April 18, although Kessler noted it could have happened any time in the three weeks prior. According to Tipp City police, he advised that due to the construction at the station, his makeshift office is right behind one of the engines. This allows all fire and emergency medical services personnel access to his office posessions. The investigation, led by Detective Sgt. Chris Graham, included questionnaires with members of the two departments. One of the members later told

Graham that he had overheard a conversation between Wolters and other firefighters in which Wolters stated that he had a pager from the Enon Fire Department, and since they didn’t ask for it back he was going to sell it on eBay. After hearing pagers were stolen from the fire department, the member searched eBay and found several pagers similiar to the ones missing. Graham contacted one of the buyers and learned that the serial number matched one of the ones missing from the Tipp station. Upon contact with Wolters and an ensuing discussion at the police station, Wolters admitted to stealing the pagers over a week’s period of time around March 30. He has served the department for more than three years.

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RELIGION BRIEFS to stay home that much easier. That’s where Ginghamsburg FX comes in.” TIPP CITY — One of Ginghamsburg FX is the ways staff at free and a light meal is Ginghamsburg equip parents and prepare children offered before the show from 5:15-6 p.m. for a is through an actionpacked, entertaining show small fee, with doors open called Ginghamsburg FX. at 6 p.m. Free child care is availChurch organizers premiered Ginghamsburg FX: able for age 2 and under. For more information, Family Worship email info@ginghamsExperience on Feb. 27 with burg.org. more than 600 in attendance. Share-A-Meal Ginghamsburg FX is offered every quarter, with offered today the next performance at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at TROY — First United the Ginghamburg Church Church of Christ’s ShareTipp City Campus, 6759 S. A-Meal will be offered Country Road 25-A, Tipp from 11:30 a.m to 12:30 City. The entire communi- p.m. today at the church, ty is invited to attend the corner of South Market free show geared toward and Canal streets. families with children age The meal will feature 3 through fifth grade. sloppy joe sandwiches, “It’s kind of like baked beans, cookies and Nickelodeon, but with a beverages. new Christian life applicaShare-A-Meal is a protion taught at each show gram to reach out to the through music, skits and community by providing games,” said Children’s nourishing meals to anyMinistry Coordinator one wishing to participate Emilee Hermon. “At our while giving an opportunilast FX, families learned ty to socialize with others that peace is proving you in the community. The care more about each monthly Share-A-Meal other than winning an Program is on the first argument. Our May life Saturday of each month. application is all about Use the Canal Street patience.” entrance where the church Hermon directs the all- is handicapped accessible. volunteer cast of actors, singers, comedians and Gibbins Family dancers and said she is always amazed how the to sing Sunday show comes together. TROY — The Gibbins “It’s a first-class proFamily singers will perduction with lighting, form at 11 a.m. Sunday at media, numerous the Troy Freewill Baptist rehearsals and technical practices,” Hermon said. “I Church, 2582 S. County love how the kids and par- Road 25-A, Troy. ents are clueless to the work involved and simply ‘Father of Lights’ enjoy a seamless enterto be shown taining event.” TIPP CITY — Christian Children’s and Family Family Fellowship Ministry Director Erica Sharp said she hopes area Ministry invites the community to discover the families and even those heart of God through a from other churches will attend Ginghamsburg FX. special screening of “Father of Lights” at 7 “We want to empower p.m. Monday. churches to train up The screening is hosted Christian children. What by the ministry’s leadersworked in the Sunday in-training, Fellow school classrooms when Laborers with God. The Baby Boomers were parmovie was created by ents, no longer works Darren Wilson and today. A large percentage Wanderlust Productions, of those who attended church in the ’60s and ’70s makers behind the “Finger of God” and “Furious Love” did not return to active films. “Lights” takes its membership in our viewers all over the globe churches; and those that in a search for what the did, did not bring their children with them,” Sharp love of God truly looks like. said. “In some very real “The truth of who God ways, we are ‘paying for is, as you will see vibrantthe sins of our fathers’ ly in this film, is that He (and mothers). The ministry they led did not lead is the most loving, compassionate and wonderful to large numbers returning to the church in adult- Father you can imagine,” Wilson wrote on the film’s hood. And those who do come back are finding the website. “This will be a church largely unchanged monumental call to the from their childhood. As a church to stand up and generation, parents don’t finally do what we have think Sunday morning been called to do around Sunday school is exclusive- the world. If we aren’t ly important to their going to love the world child’s spiritual upbringaround us, then we might ing. Waking up tired on as well pack it all up and Sunday morning with the go home.” prospect of attending a The screening is free mediocre experience only and open to the public. helps make their decision Christian Family

Fellowship is at 1575 W. State Route 571, Tipp City. For more information, call (937) 669-3090 or visit the film’s website at www.fatheroflights.wpfilm. com.

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TROY — Living Word Fellowship, 947 N. Market Senior scams St., will offer a “Garage from 9 a.m. to 1 seminar offered Give” p.m. May 18 at the Trip to Israel church. Clothing, toys and TROY — First Lutheran Church, 2899 W. household items will be upcoming distributed free of charge Main St., will host two TROY — Those who informational workshops to those in attendance. If you would like to book by Tuesday will save on senior scams from 1money on the trip being 2:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. donate items or need more information, call organized by St. Patrick May 14. Pastors Brian and Jill Church in conjunction International scam with The Traveling artists use clever schemes Patel at 440-1690. Shamrocks, “Israel: to defraud millions of peoPilgrimage to the Holy ple across the globe each Trio to be Land.” year, threatening finanTravel dates are Nov. cial security and generat- in concert 13-21. ing substantial profits for WEST MILTON — The For more information, criminal organizations Pure Heart Trio will be in contact Pat Smith at 335- and common crooks. They concert at 10:30 a.m. May 2833, Ext. 105, or use phone, email, postal 19 at the West Milton rsmith3055@aol.com. mail and the Internet to Nazarene Church, 151 W. Baker Road. cross geographic boundSt. Patrick to This trio sings in close aries and trick victims harmony, blending orchesinto sending money or host series giving out personal infor- trated and acappella songs, in the bluegrass TROY — St. Patrick mation. fashion. Parish is hosting a men’s Debbie Sanders, Troy For more information, reflection on the Monastic resident and retirement call (936) 698-5782. Tradition, and how to counselor from Dorothy incorporate one of the four Love Retirement pillars into your life. The Community, will address Organ recital meetings will be from 7these issues as they are 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays in currently affecting senior planned at Trinity St. Patrick Parish Center, citizens and Baby TROY — An organ 444 E. Water St., Troy. Boomers in the area. recital will be given by Dr. Topics will include: The workshop is free R. Alan Kimbrough of • May 8 — Daily with materials provided. Dayton on the Holtkamp Prayer presented by Call Patti Jenkins at tracker organ at 3 p.m. Deacon John Carlin FLC at (937) 335-2323 or May 19 at Trinity Church, • May 18 — Will be an Deb Sanders at Dorothy 60 S. Dorset Road. optional Day of Reflection Love at (937) 497-6543 for A reception will follow. This program is open to reservations. Dr. Kimbrough, former all Christian men 18 years and older. Pre-registration and questions can be sent to gillespie1997@yahoo.com or Pat Smith at the parish office at 335-2833, Ext. 105.

organist at Dayton’s Christ Episcopal Church, is now the organist at First Baptist Church and a professor at the University of Dayton. He also gives preview lectures for the Dayton Philharmonic concerts. Compared to a pneumatic organ, when the key is pressed on a tracker organ the organist has more control over the initial sound. The recital is in recognition of the late long-time members Dr. Robert Torrence and his wife, Eleanor. They not only gave the gift of the organ to the church, but also a recent financial bequest was received from their estate. Soprano Jill-Ann Bryant, organist and youth choral director at Memorial United Presbyterian Church in Xenia and a retired special education teacher in the Dayton schools, also will perform with Kimbrough. “It is our intent to set aside a portion of this latest bequest as an ‘incubator of mission,’” said senior warden James Beerbower. “Trinity will provide resources to advance the healing and justice of God’s reign, regardless of whether those served become part of our faith community.”

Group study to begin TROY — A Rediscover Catholicism Group Study will begin May 2 at St. Patrick Church Parish Center, 444 E. Water St. Participants are invited to this faith group discussion exploring The Seven Pillars of Catholic Spirituality. Topics include: • May 9 — The Holy Mass (Fr. Jim Duell) • May 16 — The Bible and Spiritual Reading • May 23 — Fasting and Rosary Sessions will be from 6:45-8:15 p.m. Thursday in the parish center, Rooms 1-2. Registration is not necessary, participants may come when they can. Rediscover Catholicism books will be available for free.

Shabbat services set for May 10 PIQUA — The congregation of Temple Anshe Emeth will hold a regular Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m. May 10. Services will be conducted by rabbinic intern Marc Kasten. The synagogue is located at 320 Caldwell St.,

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Church transformed with ancient tradition interior wall and ceiling with icons, sacred paintings depicting the life of Christ and the angels and saints. There are hundreds of figures in the timeless Byzantine style, drawing the eye up, around and into nooks and crannies with vivid colors that pop from a slate blue backdrop. Even the thermostat and light switch plates have been transformed. “I was always interested in holy pictures when I was a child. I used to scribble on paper and on the walls,” Jurewicz said. “It just grew on me, I guess.” He has been doing this work for about 40 years, often working on several Orthodox churches at a time, commuting from his Erie, Pa., church and spending a few weeks

before again moving on. “It’s nice,” said the white-bearded Jurewicz, 63, who is matter-of-fact about his talent. “You come back rested. You see your mistakes and correct them.” St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church was completed just in time for the church’s Easter celebration.

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Make an effort to attend your father’s next doctor’s appointment Dear Annie: I am a 57-yearold man with no siblings, and my mother is deceased. My 82-yearold father is physically healthy, but he's in the early stages of dementia. He has a few hobbies to keep him busy, but for some reason, he has become obsessed with me. Dad has become rather "needy." Sometimes he calls me three or four times a day, even when I am at work. He insists that I go to his house every day, even if there is no particular reason. I know Dad is probably lonely, but still. He doesn't have a lot of friends due to his attitude and sharp tongue. He has become demanding, insisting I do things immediately rather than when I have time. He also has grown very meanmouthed and pouts if he doesn't get his way. This is getting to me and putting a strain on my family. What do you suggest? — Crazy in Kansas Dear Kansas: We think Dad is frightened. He knows he is slipping and finds reassurance in your constant presence. Dementia also can affect his personality. Call and visit him when you can. When you don't have time to run errands, calmly and repeatedly say that you will get to them on the weekend (or whenever), and follow through. Ignore the rants. We also suggest you go with him to his next doctor's appointment and discuss your concerns. And please contact the Alzheimer's Association (alz.org) for information on resources and assistance, because this is likely to get more difficult for you over the next several years. Dear Annie: I am married to a wonderful woman who is generous and helpful. We are both retired, in good health and live comfortably. We are currently babysitting two of our grandchildren five days a week, nine months out of the year. We love our grandchildren, but I feel this is too much. The problem is, when I talk to my wife about doing less so we could take the winter off and spend it in a warmer climate, she refuses. I want to enjoy my retirement. Winters here are depressing and limit our physical activities. I don't feel it would be right for me to travel by myself or spend time in a warmer and more enjoyable place while she stays home and babysits. How can I get her to realize that the years slip by, and that if we don't enjoy ourselves now, it may be too late when the grandkids no longer need us to babysit? — Richard in New England Dear Richard: It's possible your idea of a wonderful retirement is not the same as your wife's. She may enjoy being around her grandchildren and want to be close to them (and of assistance to your children) as long as she is capable of doing so. Since you have three months "off," begin by planning some special trips during that time. When winter comes, use your weekends or school vacations to get away. You might even take the grandchildren on longer trips if they are old enough and you can afford it. If you approach this in the spirit of compromise, perhaps your wife will listen and even offer some suggestions of her own. Dear Annie: This is in reply to the widow in Florida who complained that she is unable to make new friends. I suggest she find a local animal shelter where she can volunteer her time. Most shelters welcome volunteers, especially during the week. Whether or not she makes new human friends, the animals she works with will appreciate the time she spends with them and will display a love and loyalty she will treasure forever. — Steve Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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