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Agency supplements budget with 5K Run helps fund MCRC treatment services

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com

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For the fourth year, the Miami County Recovery Council is encouraging people to hit the pavement for its Run for Recovery June 30 — a day dedicated to celebrating wellness. Organizers hope

TROY to raise $10,000 at the 5K run/walk set for 9 a.m. at Duke Park.

La Fiesta, 836 W. Main St., is helping raise money by donating 10 percent of sales all day Monday to the MCRC.

Thom Grim, director of MCRC, said the event will help raise money lost from state budget cuts.

The nonprofit agency also receives assistance from the Troy, Piqua and Tipp City United Way organizations.

All money raised goes to providing treatment for local youth and adults.

in Valley, in the Miami Valley Sunday News.

Moody’s sees risks of ‘outsized losses’

Breakout summer: Get to know summer’s hottest young couple, The Amazing Spider-Man’s Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield. In USA Weekend,

coming Sunday.

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Miami County Park District Eco-Splorer campers Julie Sebastian, 5, and her brother, John, 4, get introduced to a dutch rabbit, “Ellie,” while the animal is held by naturalist Melissa Rhoades at Eco-Splorers Camp.

Adventures in nature CINCINNATI (AP) — Without whispering a word or touching its tush, Megan-Kate Ferguson gets Cinder the pig to sit.

A simple hand signal followed by a tasty reward does the trick. “Good boy!” says the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s 31-year-old curator of animal development and training. See Page A6.

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‘Eco-splorers’ experience farm fun

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com To really understand nature, sometimes you just have to dig deeper for the answers.

And that is what more than 80 Miami County children, or “EcoTots” and “Eco-Splorers” did as part of “Farm & Garden Week” at the Lost Creek Reserve and Knoop Agricultural Heritage Center.

“Asteroid” Alex Hamilton, a park naturalist, sent his group hiking through the woods, but not until they first stopped to plant a funny looking seed on the edge of a soybean field.

“Aren’t these shaped funny?

They are like pumpkin seeds,” Hamilton said, as he handed out gourd seeds to the children.

MIAMI COUNTY “We got to plant a lot of flowers and corn and beans — it was really fun,” said Lily Haning, 7, of Piqua. “I liked hiking to the creek because it’s fun to cool off in the water.”

Hamilton explained to the group how the gourds will grow with the help of the shade from sunflowers, which were planted earlier in the spring, before hiking toward the Lost Creek.

The group built a dam under the bridge, which created a twofoot wading area for others to enjoy on hot summer days.

Haning said she liked the hikes in the woods to see 200year-old oak and sycamore trees.

“The Indians called them ghost trees because they always showed

them that water was near,” Haning said.

Savannah Swanson, 7, of Piqua, got to hike through a natural “savanna,” or large, open space, at the reserve during the week.

“I’m hiking through myself!”

Swanson said as the group picked up leaves and fallen nuts and other natural debris in the savanna.

“I’m getting all the big leaves,” said Brian Allen, 7, of Troy.

Nature provided many chances to add to the Eco-Splorers’ hats and were treasured in their backpacks.

Children also had the opportunity to learn the history of the property and about the Knoop family history.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Moody’s Investors Service has lowered the credit ratings on some of the world’s biggest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, reflecting concern over their exposure to the violent swings in global financial markets.

The downgrades late Thursday ultimately are a measure of Moody’s view on the ability of the banks to repay their debts. The ratings agency also cut its ratings on Barclays, Deutsche Bank and HSBC, some of the largest banks in Europe, a region fighting to contain a government debt crisis.

The banks “have significant exposure to the volatility and risk of outsized losses inherent to capital markets activities,” Moody’s global banking managing director Greg Bauer said in a statement outlining the rationale for the downgrades.

The behemoth banks are all major players in the global stock and bond markets, which have become extremely volatile. Critics such as former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker argue that the stability of the financial system is threatened when banks’ profits rely on proprietary trading desks that make high-risk bets on derivatives and other opaque financial instruments. Rich profits can be made from such trades but the losses can also be huge.

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Report: California to see seas rise 6 inches by 2030

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“We serve people with substance abuse and mental health illnesses and symptoms,” Grim said, adding that mental-health services for those with Medicaid will be offered beginning July 1.

Substance abuse treatment is provided for those both with and without Medicaid.

More than $8,500 was raised after expenses last year for the

The West Coast will see an ocean several inches higher in coming decades, with most of California expected to get sea levels a Sunday half foot higher by 2030, Partly cloudy High: 88° according a report released Low: 62° Friday.

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Although the six inches expected for California by 2030 seem minor, the report estimated that sea levels there will be an average of three feet higher by 2100.

About 72 percent of the state’s coast is covered by sandy cliffs, and the rest include beaches, sand dunes, bays and estuaries.

Seaside cliffs will be cut back about 30 yards over the next 100 years, and sand dunes will be driven back even more, said Robert A. Dalrymple, a professor of civil engineering at Johns Hopkins University and chairman of the group that wrote the report. Coastal wetlands will be able to

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keep pace for about 50 years, but will eventually be overwhelmed without new sources of sand, and room to move inland.

The report noted that dams hold back about a third of that sand, which once washed into the sea from the Klamath River in Northern California.

Northern California, Oregon and Washington can expect a less dramatic increase about four inches by 2030 and two feet by 2100 because seismic activity is causing land to rise north of the San Andreas Fault, offsetting increasing sea levels, and drop south of it. The fault runs out to sea at Cape Mendocino.

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BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Friday.

Corn Month Bid 6.2000 June N/C 12 5.2550 J/F/M 13 5.4100 Soybeans June 14.1650 N/C 12 13.1750 J/F/M 13 13.3200 Wheat 6.8800 June N/C 12 6.8800 N/C 13 6.8150

Change +0.0375 +0.0550 +0.0525 +0.0300 +0.0125 +0.0200 +0.1150 +0.1150 +0.0475

You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Friday.

8.62 25.35 17.13 45.71 10.19 13.27 107.53 20.60 126.85 53.67 22.56 81.38 74.94 22.89 30.65 88.35 11.41 68.70 0.31 11.53 53.18 31.72 43.95 4.54 67.30

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• Wall Street The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 67.21, less than 1 percent, to close at 12,640.78. The Standard & Poor's (NYSE:MHP) 500 index rose 9.51 points, also less than 1 percent, to 1,335.02.

And the Nasdaq composite index climbed 33.33 points, just over 1 percent, to close at 2,892.42.

• Oil and Gas Benchmark U.S. crude rose 2 percent to finish at $79.76 per barrel in New York. Crude is still down more than 5 percent for the week.

Brent crude, which is used to price oil imported by many U.S. refineries, climbed $1.75 to end at $90.98 a barrel in London. Heating oil rose nearly a penny to finish at $2.5337 per gallon, while wholesale gasoline rose almost 2 cents to end at $2.5699 per gallon.

Natural gas rose by 4.3 cents to end the week at $2.6250 per 1,000 cubic feet.

— Staff and wire reports

Video of bus monitor’s misery strikes a nerve

BY RIK STEVENS Associated Press The pebble was tossed when a middle-school student in upstate New York posted a 10-minute video on his Facebook page.

The video, showing four other seventh-grade boys cruelly taunting 68-year-old bus monitor Karen Klein, was quickly uploaded to YouTube.

And the ripples began.

Millions of viewers from around the world watched her humiliation. There were cries of indignation and sympathy, retribution and recompense. Through posts on social media and the usergenerated news site Reddit.com, word spread geometrically, leading to a fund drive that began with a modest goal of $5,000 to help Klein take a nice vacation and scrub the foul memories of the last days of school from her mind.

By Friday afternoon, the drive had sailed past $550,000, with donations from more than 25,000 people.

Even in an increasingly connected, fast-moving world of information flow and echo, the response to Klein’s plight is a stunning example of the power of people in the new, Me-Media era.

“Oh, my God,” Klein told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday, when the total was around $370,000. She said it was “weird, very weird” to suddenly be an international celebrity and joked she’d have to go out in public disguised by a wig and dark glasses.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market bounced back Friday, a day after suffering its second-worst loss this year. Bank of America , JPMorgan Chase and other big lenders posted solid gains even though many of them had their credit ratings cut the day before.

Analysts said the downgrades from Moody’s Investor Service late Thursday had been expected for months and removed some of the uncertainty that had been weighing on bank stocks.

“It’s been like a cloud over the sector,” said Brian Gendreau, market strategist with the broker Cetera Financial. “And look at who’s going up: bank stocks. There are obviously some people who thought it would be much worse.”

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 67.21 to close at 12,640.78. Bank of

America gained 1.5 percent, or 12 cents, to $7.94, one of the best showings of the 30 stocks in the Dow. In a note to clients, analysts at the investment bank Keefe Bruyette & Woods called Morgan Stanley “the clear winner.”

Some analysts had expected Moody’s to lower Morgan Stanley’s rating by three notches, instead of the two-notch cut it received.

Bank stocks rose across the board. Morgan Stanley rose 18 cents to $14.14.

JPMorgan Chase climbed 48 cents to $35.99.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 9.51 points to 1,335.02 and the Nasdaq composite index climbed 33.33 points to 2,892.42.

The gains turned the Nasdaq positive for the week.

Information technology stocks had the strongest

gains of the 10 industry groups tracked by the S&P 500 index, followed by health care stocks and banks. The gains were small but widespread. All 10 sectors rose. Of the 30 stocks in the Dow, just two fell.

The Dow and S&P 500 finished the week lower, their first week of losses since June 1. The biggest drop of the week came Thursday, when a trio of weak manufacturing reports stirred fears about the global economy. The Dow lost 251 points, its second-steepest fall this year.

The worst was June 1, after a dismal U.S. jobs report rattled markets.

Even with two days of deep losses, the S&P 500 is still up 1.9 percent this month. To Gendreau, it looks like investors have been overreacting to recent economic reports.

and trading and hedging,” said Anand Pathmakanthan, who analyzes Singapore-based banks for Nomura Equity Research.

“The banks here in Asia are much more fundamentally sound and much easier to understand than say, Citigroup or JPMorgan, which events have shown, nobody really knows what’s going on there.”

Bauer, of Moody’s, said that some of the banks, including JPMorgan and HSBC, do have reliable buffers in more stable businesses that could act as

“shock absorbers” during a crisis. Moody’s had said in February that it was considering downgrading the ratings of major banks in the U.S. and in Europe.

A downgrade usually means banks will have to pay more for its debt.

Investors demand higher interest for riskier debt, which is what the downgrades represent. However, with interest rates already at rock-bottom levels, the lower ratings may not significantly affect the cost of funding for the banks.

The stock market has also factored in any nega-

tive impact from the ratings downgrades, according to Bert Ely, a banking consultant in the Washington, D.C. area. “They’ve been telegraphing this thing for months,” he said.

In a sign that investors were taking the news in stride, stocks of major U.S. banks rose in afterhours trading. Moody’s made its announcement after regular stock trading had closed.

Morgan Stanley rose the most, 3.2 percent, gaining 45 cents to $14.41.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. rose 38 cents to $35.89 and

Bank of America Corp. rose 6 cents to $7.88.

Citigroup Inc. said it “strongly disagrees” with Moody’s assessment. Citi said it doesn’t believe the downgrade will impact its funding costs because the actions have ratings already been expected by the market and its business partners have included them in their analyses.

Morgan Stanley also disagreed with Moody’s, saying it did not think the ratings agency had fully considered the actions the bank has taken to shore up its finances.

AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday. The stock market is bouncing back, a day after suffering its second-worst loss this year.The Dow Jones industrial average gained 71 points to close at 12,644 Friday.

U.S. stocks bounce back; big banks move higher

Banks • Continued from 1 JPMorgan said last month it suffered a $2 billion trading loss related to a hedging strategy.

Analysts said the lure of larger profits from riskier, highly leveraged trading may prove too tempting compared with traditional banking such as loans for housing or small businesses, which require high volume and a network of branches to boost returns.

“The trade-offs for Western banks, purely from a profitability perspective, may favor the prop desk

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Eco-splorers • Continued from 1 The week also was filled with scarecrow building, which will be part of the park district’s annual Fall Fest in October.

The week ended with old-fashioned butter mak-

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ing, a tractor ride and other farm fun.

The Eco-Splorers’ Farm and Garden Week was one of two new Eco-Spolorer camps added to this year’s schedule. Bikeway Discovery Week kicks off on July 16 for children to explore the park’s bike

trails around the county on two wheels. Other week-long Eco-Tots and Eco-Splorers camps are held throughout the summer.

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so much,” she said. “It’s just hard to believe strangers, people I never talked to, never seen, will send me a message saying, ‘We love you, we think you’re a great person.’”

Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet Project and author of “Networked: The New Social Operating System,” said these kinds of moments have occurred before, but he still called the sheer volume of the response to the Klein video “headscratching.”

“It kind of feels like there aren’t boundaries to this stuff,” said Rainie.

The formula is pretty simple, Rainie said: A lot of people passionate about what they do keep vigilant eyes on the Web and react instantly when something offends or delights. The speed and reach of the Web do the rest.

“It’s clear there are any number of watchdogs, you can call them; cultural or civic observers who scan YouTube or pictures for evidence of bad behavior,” he said.

“Once it sort of gets in the line of vision of the people who get mad about these things, they use the Web to sort of, first, exact their version of justice and secondly, to help people who are clear targets or victims. Obviously, there’s a cascading networking effect on this.”

The verbal abuse was captured in a 10-minute cellphone video recorded Monday by a student of Athena Middle School in the Rochester suburb of Greece.

The video shows Klein trying her best to ignore the stream of profanity, insults and outright threats.

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• Continued from 1 nonprofit addiction and mental-health agency, which has offered services to residents of Miami, Shelby and Darke counties suffering from alcohol- or drug-related problems since 1976 The 3.1 mile course — which includes a 1-mile walk/fun-run loop — is routed on the bike path, with medals awarded to the top three finishers in each age category and plaques to the overall male and female winners. About 200 people participated last year.

“We have a few trained runners, but for the most part, people are just out to support,” Grim said.

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ber Judy Rudy is playing a large role in organizing the event, he added.

The event has 13 corporate sponsors and 20 community sponsors, in addition to the 50 sponsors giving away door prizes. Postrace refreshments include bagels from Panera and hamburgers and hot dogs courtesy of Miami County FOP Lodge 58. Massages also will be offered.

Registration is $20 and can be made on the Miami County Recovery Council website at mcrcinc.org or speedy-feet.com. Day-of registration begins at 8 a.m.

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DETROIT (AP) — Engine fires are forcing General Motors to recall the Chevy Cruze, a popular model that has helped GM win back small-car buyers.

The recall covers 475,000 vehicles made in the U.S. from September 2010 through May 2012.

It’s the car’s fifth recall since it arrived in showrooms nearly two years ago, raising questions about the sedan’s reliability.

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SUNDAY • CANCER BENEFIT: A cancer benefit for Matt Foreman will be from 1-6 p.m. at the Troy Fish and Game, 2618 LeFevre Road, Troy. There will be a dinner for $8 for adults and $6 for children 10 and younger.

The event also will include auctions, a 50/50 drawing, ticket boards, raffles and a bake sale. Foreman, 38, the father of two children, has Stage 4 prostrate cancer, and funds raised will help with treatment.

Donations and volunteers are needed by calling Dave at 440-8119.

• FREE MEAL: Fletcher United Methodist Church will offer its monthly free meal at 5:30 p.m. This month’s meal will include hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad and assorted desserts.

Following the meal will be a special musical presentation titled “I Love This Land” at 7 p.m.

• FAMILY QUEST: The Miami County Park District will have its Family Quest Naturalist Series program “Spiders” from 14 p.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. Participants will learn all about arachnids. Come as you are and when you can, a naturalist will be on duty. Pre-register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. The event is free. For more information, visit the Miami County Park District’s website at www.miamicounty parks.com.

• RETIREMENT PARTY: A retirement party for Patti Gostomsky, a 20-year deputy registrar, will be from 2-5 p.m. at the Duke Lundgard Building at the Miami

MONDAY • DINE TO DONATE: Area residents can dine at Applebee’s from 11 a.m. to close and have 10 percent of the bill donated to Brukner Nature Center. The offer is only valid at the Troy location 1759 W. Main St. Carside to go is also included and offer is only valid today. Flyers can picked up at Brukner Nature Center or request a flyer by email at info@bruknernaturecenter.com.

• BOARD MEETING: The Miami County Board of Elections will meet at 3 p.m. in the meeting room, adjacent to the office on the ground floor of the Miami County Courthouse, 215 W. Main St., Troy.

• TEXAS TENDERLION: The American Legion, Tipp City, will offer a Texas tenderloin sandwich and fries for $5 from 6-7:30 p.m.

Civic agendas • Tipp City Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. at the board office, 90 S. Tippecanoe Drive. Call 667-8444 for more information.

• Covington Village Council will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

• The Covington Street Committee will meet immediately following the regular council meeting.

• Brown Township Board of Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. in the Township Building in Conover.

• The Union Township Trustees will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Township Building, 9497 Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura.

Call 698-4480 for more information.

TUESDAY • MOTHER NATURE’S PRESCHOOL: The Miami County Park District will hold the Mother Nature’s Preschool program from 10-11 a.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. Children 2-4 years old and an adult companion are invited to attend. There will be a story, playtime and toddler-sized hike. Dress for the weather. Pre-register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. The event is free. For more information, visit the Miami County Park District’s website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

• RETIREES BREAKFAST: The BFGoodrich retirees will meet at 8 a.m. at Lincoln Square, Troy.

WEDNESDAY • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. The speaker will be Andy Hite with Johnston Farm. For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 339-8935.

• WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: The Miami County Park District will have a “Total Body Workout” class as part of the Wellness Wednesdays program series at 8 a.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. Join a fitness instructor from the Miami County YMCA for this total body workout session.

Meet in the parking lot. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes; bring a mat, towel or blanket and water. No registration required for the free event. For more information, visit the Miami County Park District’s website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

• BOOKMOBILE STOP: The Miami County Park District will host the TroyMiami County Bookmobile at 2 p.m. at Hobart Urban Nature Preserve, 1400 Tyrone, off of Dorset Road, Troy. The theme of this visit by the Bookmobile is “Not So Scary Bats.” The library will provide family-friendly activities including games, story times, Bookmobile and takeand-make crafts. All ages are invited. Preregister for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, e-mail to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. The event is free. For more information, visit the Miami County Park District’s website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

TROY “Troy Main Street has helped revitalize not only the downtown area, but the entire community as well,” Beagle said. “Revitalization is a key component for sustaining and creating jobs.

Thanks to their efforts, Main Street remains a vibrant place where people can live, work, eat and shop.”

The Main Street Program, under the National Trust for Historic

Preservation, recognizes communities that strive to bring economic opportunity and vitality to local Main Streets. To receive accreditation, programs must meet 10 performance standards such as: broad-based community support for the commercial district revitalization process; developed vision and mission statements relevant to community conditions; possess an historic preservation ethic; and have a comprehensive Main Street work plan.

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The fire department These four week seswill host a waterball toursions are being offered on nament on First Street at Tuesday, Wednesday, 1 p.m. At 6 p.m., there will Thursday or Friday mornbe a pie auction in the ings from 9:30-11:30 a.m. park followed by the drawduring July and on ing for the winner of the Tuesday, Wednesday or quilt raffle.

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The evening will continThe fee for this hands-on ue with music provided by nature-based program is “Good Vibrations” and $35 for BNC members and come to a close with fire$45 for non-members. works at dusk.

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COLUMBUS (AP) — A central Ohio man has donated hundreds of fans from his collection to help needier neighbors keep cool despite high temperatures.

Bill Galloway, of Columbus, began collecting fans in 1999 and amassed about 1,000 of them, packing the items into his garage.

When spring arrived with unseasonably high temperatures, he decided there were others who needed the fans more than he did.

“It’s very simple,” Galloway told WCMH-TV. “I said, ‘Are you going to use this? No, you’re not.’ So out (the fans) went.”

Galloway has donated about 600 fans, all in working order, to his church’s food pantry so they could be distributed to people who could use them. The recipients are warned to keep the fans away from children because they don’t have modern safety features.

Food pantry volunteer Phyllis Taylor said as soon as one load of fans was distributed, Galloway would bring more.

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aspiring college students and those looking to improve on their skills.

The workshop will be from 2:30-5 p.m. July 23-26 in Room 503, and will cover basic math and beginning and intermediate algebra.

Classes will be different every day, and will cover four different levels throughout the workshop.

“These short, intensive classes are designed for students who took the COMPASS test and weren’t happy with the results and want another chance at improving their score,” said Terry Calvert, instructor of mathematics at Edison. “This is also a perfect opportunity for people just looking to refresh their math skills. Anyone who hasn’t done a lot of mathematical work in a long time and just needs to see it again to get reacquainted with it will benefit greatly from this workshop.”

Those signing up for the free workshop are strongly encouraged to attend all four sessions, as the material being taught will change from day to day.

For more information and to register for the classes, contact Calvert at tcalvert@edisonohio.edu.

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• STEAK FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a T-bone steak dinner with salad, baked potato and a roll for $11 from 5-8 p.m.

• VERMICOMPOSTING: Step-by-step instructions will be offered on how to build a vermicompost, or worm composting bin, at 11 a.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library.

• PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS: A kids photography class will be offered at 10 a.m. at the A.B. Graham Memorial Center, 8025 E. U.S. Route 36, Conover. Call the center at 368-3700 or Carol Laughman at 368-3982 for details.

• MOTHER NATURE’S PRESCHOOL: The Miami County Park District will hold the Mother Nature’s Pre-school from 10-11 a.m. at Hobart Urban Nature Preserve, 1400 Tyrone, off of Dorset Road, in Troy.

Children 2-4 years old and an adult companion are invited to attend. There will be a story, playtime and toddler-sized hike.

Dress for the weather. Pre-register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. The event is free. For more information, visit the Miami County Park District’s website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

• DINNER: American Legion Post 586, Tipp City, will serve fish and wings with fries or mac and cheese, hush puppies, cole slaw and dessert from 6-7:30 p.m. for $7.

• CAR WASH: The Troy band will sponsor a car wash from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Filling Station, 2331 W. Market St., Troy, across from Andy’s Garden.

Donations will be accepted, and the goal is $1,000.

• COMMUNITY SALE: The Casstown community garage sale will begin at 9 a.m., and is being coordinated with Christiansburg.

• GROW YOUR OWN FOOD: A “Backyard Farming: Grow Your Own Food,” workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Marie S. Aull Education Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Discover ways to covert your yard into a thriving food producing haven. Learn about raised beds, companion planting, water harvesting, crop rotation and freezing a harvest. Call Aullwood at 890-7360 to register and for fee information.

COLUMBUS — State Sen. Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) recognized the Troy Main Street organization Wednesday for its continued revitalization downtown efforts and for maintaining its National Main Street Accreditation.

Developed over 20 years ago, the non-profit group promotes downtown recruitment and retention, improving the visual image of downtown and coordinating downtown community events.

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• CAR WASH: The Troy band will sponsor a car • WALKING TOUR: The wash from 11 a.m. to 2 Museum of Troy History will p.m. at The Filling Station, conduct a walking tour of C o m m u n i t y 2331 W. Market St., Troy, the Miami Erie Canal as it across from Andy’s passed through the central Calendar Garden. Donations will be part of Troy. The program accepted, and the goal is will begin at 124 E. Water CONTACT US $1,000.

St. in Troy at 2 pm. Terry • SIDEWALK SALE: Purke and Doug Christian Anna’s Closet, 1405 S. will present information County Road 25-A, will be about the canal and the Call Melody hosting a sale from 10 a.m. bridges over it. The escortto 4 p.m. on all hanging Vallieu at ed walking part of the proclothes.

440-5265 to gram will follow, starting • AEROVENT and ending at the museum. list your free REUNION: An Aerovent Sites along the course of reunion will be at 1 p.m. at calendar the mostly vanished canal, Big Woods on Casstownitems.You maps, and old photographs Sidney Road at the Burr will present an understandcan send Oak Shelter. The event will ing of the canal and its your news by e-mail to be potluck and participants importance to Troy. A quesshould bring their own nontion and answer session will vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. alcoholic beverage and follow the walk, at about 4 lawnchairs. The shelter has p.m. The tour is open to the electric. For more informapublic. For more information tion, call Ed Kennedy at (937) 492-8880 or call 216-6925 or 339-5155.

• FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Betty Wells at 773-1990 or 332-6300 (work).

Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to • FULL BREAKFAST: The Sons of the noon on South Cherry Street, just off West American Legion, Tipp City, will offer a full Main Street. The market will include fresh breakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $6. Items produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, pancakes, waffles, hash browns, sausage crafts, prepared food and entertainment. gravy, biscuits, toast, cinnamon rolls, fruit For free parking, enter off West Franklin and juice.

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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 London Evening Standard on Spain’s banking crisis: The markets are, it seems, so glad to have some decisive action from the eurozone they have risen in response to Spain’s successful application to the eurozone bailout fund. The Spanish will get up to 100 billion without strings to rescue their rackety banking system.

In one sense, this is only fair. The present conservative Spanish government inherited the banking crisis from its socialist predecessor; it did not create it. The previous government allowed the banks to finance a fantasy housing bubble, rather as happened in Ireland. Some of that problem was directly attributable to the euro: rates for the eurozone were set low for the needs of Germany, not for those of other economies. The socialist government did nothing to curb the banks’ profligate lending. The present government under Mariano Rajoy has brought in large structural reforms and a grim austerity package. In other words, Spain is not Greece.

But while the Spanish government has, all by itself, instituted economic reform, it’s still a As I bad idea to give its banking system an uncondiSee It tional bailout. Spain’s banks should be subjected to far greater regulatory scrutiny. More than ■ The Troy that, their unsecured lenders should take their Daily News share of pain, by writing down shareholders welcomes columns from and converting unsecured debt into equity. It’s our readers. To not just ordinary investors who would suffer submit an “As I but also those German and French banks who See It” send rashly lent to Spain in the boom times. Those your type-writbanks should take a haircut too, if the entire ten column to: bailout scheme is not to seem like an elaborate ■ “As I See It” rescue deal for them. c/o Troy Daily Britain is putting its banks in order; so News, 224 S. should they.

Market St., The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, Troy, OH 45373 on tsunami debris: ■ You can also Millions of tons of debris that washed into e-mail us at the Pacific Ocean after the Great East Japan editorial@tdnpu Earthquake and tsunami last year (are) driftblishing.com. ing ever closer to North America or turning up ■ Please on its shores. include your full Japan cannot turn a blind eye to this probname and telelem simply because it was caused by a natural phone number. disaster.

According to the Ministry of Environment, the amount of debris carried away to sea is estimated to be around 5 million tons. It is thought that 70 percent of the debris sank along Japan’s coastline, but the remaining 30 percent is adrift and floating eastward on currents that run north of the Hawaiian islands.

There have been several heart-warming stories, like that of the soccer ball discovered on the Alaskan coast being returned to its owner, a high school student in Iwate Prefecture.

The problem is not so much about those items but more about environmentally damaging objects and substances like plastics, oil cans and urethane washing up. …

The matter of floating ocean rubbish was already a growing problem even before the March 11, 2011, earthquake.

Residents of coastal areas of Japan have long been troubled by fishing nets and other waste from China and South Korea washing up on their shores.

They say there are several spots in the Pacific that are vast garbage dumps created by the churning tide. People need to cooperate to do something about this, together with solving the matter of the tsunami debris, in order to bequeath to future generations the blessings of the sea.

LETTERS

Help fight against pancreatic cancer

pancreatic cancer patients want and deserve — is a fighting chance to beat it and survive.

Luckily, there is hope for To the Editor: those with pancreatic cancer.

It may seem difficult to Currently, Congress is disbelieve that there is a disease cussing a bill that would create today taht kills 94 percent of a comprehensive blueprint for individuals within five years of their diagnosis. It is pancreatic battling this deadly disease.

This bill, which has tremencancer and it is the fourth dous bi-partisan support and is leading cause of cancer death known as the Pancreatic and unlike several other cancers, the statistics are project- Cancer Research & Education ed to get worse, with the num- Act (S.362/H.R.733), would be a hopeful and significant step ber of new cases of pancreatic cancer projected to increase by toward reducing the high mortality rate that pancreatic can55 percent between 2010 and cer inflicts and ensure account2030. ability for taxpayer dollars.

My husband Eric has beat As the Speaker of the House the odds and survived pancreatic cancer nearly seven years. of Representatives, But, during these years we Congressman John Boehner have lost so many friends to has extensive influence over this devastating disease. What his party’s actions and votes. It Eric and I want — and what all is incredibly important that we

can count on his support for this indispensable bill. With his aid, this bill can become law and future Americans will be told that they have a good chance of surviving this disease instead of being told to go home and get their affairs in order. That is why I am urging you to join me in taking part in a National Call-in on June 26.

Visit www.knowitfightit endit.org to learn more and tell Speaker Boehner to pass the Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act by contacting him at (202) 225-6205.

Together, we can provide hope to pancreatic cancer sufferers and their families and finally deliver a real plan for defeating this disease.

WRITE TO US: The Troy Daily News welcomes signed letters to the editor. Letters must contain your home address and a telephone number where you can be reached during the day. Letters must be shorter than 500 words as a courtesy to other writers. We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. MAIL: 224 S. Market, Troy, Ohio, 45373; E-MAIL: editorial@tdnpublishing.com; FAX (937) 440-5286; ONLINE: www.troydailynews.com (“Letters To The Editor” link on left side).

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Things that make me want to hide from Facebook I’ll never forget the day Facebook arrived at my college.

It was my junior year and it was the only thing anyone could talk about.

In a way, it actually validated our college being an actual college.

I mean sure, there were dorms, students and athletics and all that, but it was a seriously tiny school. Like, 300 people living on campus total, small. Like, we had three dorms, one building for classes and one cafeteria, small.

So as if we didn’t have an easy enough time keeping tabs on all of our schoolmates as it was, Facebook made it possible for us to get the dirt right away. In fact, it made it possible for us to just read about the dirt before it even happened.

We all knew what was going to go down when the British soccer players started using bollocks in all of their statuses (it meant one of their lucky girlfriends would be picking them up from a bar fight later that night, yay 3 a.m. phone calls)!

Now, more than six years after becoming a Facebook fan, I’m oh so tempted to turn my back on it.

What happened, you might ask? Particularly when Facebook is more popular than ever, even my parents, aunts and uncles are slowly finding their way around

Amanda Stewart Troy Daily News Columnist the social networking site.

Annoying people, lack of privacy, my growing up and need for less drama, is precisely what happened.

Truth be told, I’ve pretty much tried to lock down my Facebook as much as possible. Not only can only my friends see all my stuff, but I’m pretty sure I changed the setting that even allows people to search for me. I figure if I want someone to find me, I’ll find them first. And if we’ve both blocked searches, it’s just not meant to be.

It’s not that I really care about people looking at pictures from my 21st birthday, it’s more that I don’t want future employers hopping on and seeing what I was up to while I was skipping my History of the English Language class my junior year. That and I don’t really want weird people I don’t know, or friends of friends of friends, look-

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ing at my family pictures. There’s just something eerie about that.

And while privacy is a huge deal to me, a large part of my urge to at the very least take a break from Facebook is some of the people that decorate my wall. It’s really come to my attention over the last few months, that I have some really, really frustrating Facebook friends.

I know what you’re thinking: “Why don’t you just delete them, then?”

If it were that simple, I would.

Unfortunately, these people are members of the family and would probably take great offense if I up and deleted them. And who really wants to start drama over that?

So instead, I have to sit around and read about the “friend” who, despite having a promising future from her early education, has decided to party and talk about doing this all day and night. It doesn’t help that her religion has changed from Catholic to Wiccan to who knows what within a week, and that I have to hear about her being an adult.

Well little girl, there’s a big difference between making adult decisions and being prepared to accept the adult consequences for said actions.

And if that’s not worse, I’ve also got to read about another

“friend” struggling for money. How they just work so hard to provide for their family and pay their bills.

This same “friend” also has just finished posting pictures from a Christmas beach vacation and another private getaway for an anniversary.

Now I’m not saying don’t have fun folks, I’m just saying let’s not complain about being poor and then talk about buying a 50-inch television, if you catch my drift.

And on top of all that, I just feel like I’m getting too old for it.

Maybe once I’m 30-40 years old I’ll have less friends with drama.

Maybe by then I’ll want my fair share of it again. All I know is I can’t bear to read another status update about someone’s “boo”cheating on them and why they can’t find a father for their three children (with three different fathers).

I’m not picking on anyone here, things happen, but instead of broadcasting it all over Facebook let’s just maybe re-evaluate our ability to make good decisions, and then decide if Facebook really needs to be included in that.

Amanda Stewart appears Saturday in the Troy Daily News.

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Megan-Kate Ferguson, curator of animal development and training at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, takes a look at Joseph, a cougar she trained, June 8.

Ferguson is the zoo’s version of Dr. Dolittle, “talking” to animals — using positive reinforcement techniques — to get them to perform certain behaviors. In some cases, it’s a matter of getting animals accustomed to being examined by a vet or keeper. Other times, she’s molding behavior so that an animal can be closer to zoo guests. She became a licensed wildlife rehabilitator at 15, and her work has taken her as far as Thailand.

Cincinnati zoo trainer brings out best in beasts CINCINNATI (AP) — Without whispering a word or touching its tush, Megan-Kate Ferguson gets Cinder the pig to sit.

A simple hand signal followed by a tasty reward does the trick. “Good boy!” says the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s 31year-old curator of animal development and training.

They’ve been working on it for only a day, but Cinder a nearly 3-monthold Juliana pig, the smallest of all miniature pigs is quickly catching on. Which isn’t surprising, given Ferguson’s success in training timid cougars, a head-butting miniature cow and an ornery camel, among others.

Zoos have long relied on operant conditioning a fancy term for techniques that modify animal behavior. But with Ferguson’s hiring last year, “we’re taking it to another level,” said David Oehler, the Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal collections.

The zoo said she was overqualified when she applied for a job in late 2010.

At 15, Ferguson was the youngest licensed wildlife rehabilitator in her native Washington state. At 19, she left for Thailand and Myanmar, where she trained dolphins and worked with elephants, monkeys and other exotic species.

Ferguson returned home and planned to go to veterinary school. But she was sidetracked by Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel condition.

So she worked as a dog trainer and latched on with animal training and rehabilitation centers, mostly on the West Coast.

She was living in Portland and in need of health insurance when she was turned down for a Cincinnati Zoo job.

A few months later, though, the zoo called back. It had obtained two cougar cubs from a rehab facility in Nebraska and wanted to feature them in a new exhibit. Would she train them on a contract basis?

In February 2011 Ferguson loaded her car and headed east.

The cougar cubs, brothers named Joseph and Tecumseh, were so “super fearful” of people, Ferguson wasn’t sure they would ever be put on display.

“Animals won’t work with you unless they have some sort of trust,” Ferguson said. Trust develops over time. So she spent

a lot of time with Joseph and Tecumseh every day for nine and a half months straight.

She fed them. She walked them. She ran with them.

“That’s what they needed. Literally, I couldn’t leave them.”

Kathy Watkins, a trainer with the zoo’s Cat Ambassador Program who worked alongside Ferguson, said her colleague exuded confidence.

“I think the animals understood that, and respected her right from the beginning.”

Ferguson forged an especially strong bond with Joseph, just as Watkins did with Tecumseh. At the end of a Ferguson would day, recline on a cot, with Joseph next to her. He’d put his paw over her shoulder and purr in her ear, into the night.

Animal training is a growing specialty within the zoo world “because we realize how important this is to the health and welfare of the animals,” said Steve Feldman, senior vice president with the Silver Spring, Md.-based Association of Zoos & Aquariums.

It stimulates animals mentally and physically.

They’re taught to be cooperative during medical checkups and procedures, making potentially risky sedation unnecessary. And they develop better relationships with their keepers.

Zoo visitors also benefit. In Cincinnati, for example, they can get up close to animals such as a screaming hairy armadillo and bat-eared fox that have been trained to be at ease around people.

What’s more, visitors can watch as animals demonstrate, on cue, a variety of natural behaviors.

All of that helps visitors forge a connection with zoo animals, Oehler said, and often inspires people to take action to protect those creatures’ counterparts in the wild.

A cougar that hides in a corner of its enclosure and sleeps isn’t very inspiring.

That’s what Joseph and Tecumseh did when Ferguson and Watkins first introduced them to an outdoor display.

After 20 minutes on display, the cougars were rewarded with a favorite food, such as quail or rabbit. Gradually, the trainers kept the cats out longer.

Food is a great motivator, and not just for

cougars. It’s the positive reinforcement that entices a polar bear to jump into water on cue, an awake gorilla to hold still for a heart exam, or a hawk to fly across a stage.

Repetition and patience are keys. To get Joseph to move to a specific place in his exhibit, Ferguson stood on that spot and called him. He complied because he knew he’d get a snack.

In time, Ferguson and Watkins introduced another cue. Each trainer was wired with a buzzer that sounded at the moment they called a cat.

Gradually, the trainer eased out of the picture, so the cat responded only to the buzzer.

Now, during twicedaily zoo keeper encounters at the Night Hunters exhibit, a keeper pushes a button. A buzzer sounds.

Visitors see a cougar run through the exhibit and get a reward. The cats also have been trained to show off their leaping ability and stand against the glass separating them from visitors.

Her success with the cougars landed Ferguson the newly created curator’s job last October. She oversees 200 animals used in education programs on and off zoo grounds.

They include Herman, a 450-pound miniature cow, who once disliked walks around the park so much that he would headbutt Children’s Zoo keeper Eunice Frahm.

Ferguson’s suggestions included applying a slight but continuous pressure on Herman’s halter and rewarding him every two minutes. He’s doing much better.

Some circuses, Ferguson said, train animals through submission.

To get an animal to lie down, for example, “they use ropes and tie the animal, and they force it down, then reward it until it gets the idea.”

Neither Ferguson nor the zoo operates that way.

The zoo’s male Bactrian camel, Humphrey, was a bully who would run into, spit on, and kick his keepers when they entered his enclosure. Ferguson began working with him and his keepers three months ago.

Keepers, like the animals, had to learn to trust Ferguson.

Now, a keeper can say “station,” and Humphrey goes to a certain spot in his yard. He waits there until the keeper is ready to leave, then gets treats.

TIPP CITY — Peggy Joyce (Cook) York, 82, of Tipp City, Ohio, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012.

She was born on June 5, 1930, in Itmann, W.Va., to Clifford and Isabell Cook. She was a 1949 graduate of Mullens High School. Peggy was preceded in death by her mother and father, Clifford and YORK Isabell Cook; and her brother Ronnie Cook.

She is survived by her two brothers, Clifford and Albert Cook; her husband of 61 years, William B. York Sr.; and their only child, William B. York Jr. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law, Sharon (Earnshaw) York; her four grandchildren, Beau York, Vanessa (York) Thoma and her husband Louis (Luke) Thoma, Hope Earnshaw York, and Demi York; and her three great-grandchildren, Izabelle and Jocelyn Thoma, Elijah Wysong, and also was expecting her second great grandson in September 2012.

She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, Gramma, and Gigi. Peggy retired from Ohio Bell in Dayton, where she worked for 33 years. She was a life member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, and also was treasurer of the club. In addition, she coordinated the volunteers for the Dayton Art Institute for eight years. She loved painting, fine art and swimming at the YMCA in Troy. She enjoyed going to the movies and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be forever loved and missed in all our hearts.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Woodland Cemetery Mausoleum, 118 Woodland Ave., Dayton, OH 45409. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the Mausoleum.

Services have been entrusted to Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, Tipp City, www.fringsandbayliff.com.

MARIA LANA BEATY PIQUA — Maria Lana Beaty, 71, of Piqua, formerly of Covington, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at the Koester Pavilion, Troy.

Maria was born in Piqua on Sept. 27, 1941, to the (late) James R. and Margaret E. (Hurst) Beaty.

She was a graduate of Graham High School, class of 1960; had previously worked at Meijer, Troy, in the deli department; for many years had Maria’s Home Day Care, Covington; a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Covington, and in the past served as secretary; at one time active with Ft. Rowdy Gathering, Covington; and was an avid lover of animals.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Russell E. Beaty; and

great-granddaughter, Makinzie Lynn Jane Bierly.

Maria is survived by her daughter, Jodie Hicks of Piqua; son, Jeffery Beaty of Logan; two stepsons, Scott Hicks of Chicago, Ill., and Doug Hicks of Troy; five grandchildren, April, Andy, Matthew, Robin and Jessica; five great-grandchildren; sister, Melanie Hess of Covington; and other relatives and friends.

A prayer service will be at 2 p.m.

Monday at the Bridges-Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Covington, with Father James Duell officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, St. Paris.

The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. Monday until time of service.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

MARY LOU KINDELL PIQUA — Mary Lou Kindell, 68, of Piqua, died at 5:48 p.m.

Thursday, June 21, 2012, at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born Oct. 30, 1943, in Piqua, to the late Carl and Alverna (Owen) Earick. She married Merle R. Kindell Sr. on June 2, 1962. in Piqua; he preceded her in death on May 12, 2001.

Mrs. Kindell is survived by KINDELL four sons, Merle Jr. (Penny) Kindell of Piqua, Marty (Amy) Kindell of Troy, Mark (Beth) Kindell of Troy, Monte Kindell of Piqua; eight grandchildren, Ashley (Caleb) Comer, Matthew, Brandon, Brittany, Whitney, Allison, Emily and Makayla Lynn Kindell; two great-grandchildren, Camden and Alivia Comer; a sister, Pat (Dan) Huber of Seattle, Wash.; and her great friends, Linda Stengel, Carol Grissom and Carol Hunt.

She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mindy Kindell.

Mary Lou was a 1961 graduate of Piqua Central High School, and was

active with her class reunions.

She was a member of Piqua Baptist Church and was a volunteer at the Johnston Farm.

She retired from Byron Schauer’s Nationwide Insurance Agency and also served as Clerk of Washington Township for many years. She enjoyed crafts and painting, history, nature and the outdoors, and was a loving mother and grandmother.

A funeral service to honor and celebrate her life will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, June 25, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, with Pastor Donald R. Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Miami Memorial Park, Covington.

Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m.

Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Johnston Farm Friends Council, 9845 Hardin Road, Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences to the family also may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

OBITUARY POLICY In respect for friends and family, the Troy Daily News prints a funeral directory free of charge. Families who would like photographs

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Composer, lyricist Richard Adler dies NEW YORK (AP) Composer and lyricist Richard Adler, who won Tony Awards for co-writing snappy and infectious, songs for such hit Broadway musicals as “The Pajama Game” and “Damn Yankees” and who staged and produced President John F. Kennedy’s birthday celebration featuring a breathy Marilyn Monroe, has died. He was 90.

Adler died Thursday at his home in Southampton, N.Y., his widow, Susan A. Ivory, said.

Some of Adler’s biggest songs are “You Gotta Have Heart,” ”Hey, There,” ”Hernando’s Hideaway,” ”Whatever Lola Wants,” ”Steam Heat,” ”Rags to Riches,” and “Everybody Loves a Lover.”

Adler staged and pro-

duced several shows for U.S. presidents.

He and Jerry Ross wrote the music and lyrics to “The Pajama Game,” a light comedy about labor-management relations at the SleepTite Pajama Factory, which won the best musical Tony in 1955.

In a 2006 interview with The Associated Press, Adler recounted how the song “Hernando’s Hideaway” began from “The Pajama Game.” The show’s authors, George Abbott and Richard Bissell, needed a tune for the second act, and Abbott approached Adler.

“He said, ‘Write a song that can be performed in a dimly lit, smoke-filled nightclub with a lot of ferventlooking people. Oh, and make it Latin,’” Adler said.

“It was a piece of cake for me.”

What emerged was a frothy Latin tango with the lyrics: “I know a dark secluded place/A place where no one knows your face/A glass of wine a fast embrace/It’s called Hernando’s Hideaway… Ole!” The song went on to have a successful life outside the theater, hitting the top of the pop charts and later being recorded by Archie Blyer, band leader Billy May and even Ella Fitzgerald.

Did Adler think it would be a hit? “No. I had no idea,” he said.

Adler teamed up with Ross again for “Damn Yankees,” in which a rabid baseball fan sells his soul to the devil in exchange for a chance to lead his favorite team to American League pennant glory. It won the best musical Tony crown the next year.

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The university’s $483 million contract with an Australian company and a U.S. partner comes with a guarantee that caps annual parking rate increases at 5.5 percent for the contract’s first 10 years. After that, increases fall to the lower of either 4 percent or the rate of inflation.

The university pushed the plan as a way of providing revenue at a time of declining public funding.

The proposal had plenty of individual critics, but all the major university student and faculty groups supported it.

“It’s part of the innovation that universities are

facing as we try to deal with a future that’s going to be funded in a very different way than in the past,” university provost Joseph Alutto said after the trustees’ unanimous vote.

With interest, the $483 million will ultimately grow to about $8 billion over 50 years.

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AREA RELIGION BRIEFS The camp includes electives, nature adventures, walks in the creek, recreation and guest speakers Paul and Jessica Dietzel, with Servant Hands Ministries.

For more information or to register, call Deb Crouch at (937) 552-7724 or email rcrouch6@woh.rr.com by May 31.

More information can be found at TLCTROY.com.

Music workshop set at Cyrene AME Church PIQUA — The Cyrene AME senior choir will present a music workshop “O sing unto the Lord a new song …” with guest clinician Brother Joseph Taylor, minister of music at the Greater Allen Pastor Howard and Alberta Collier AME Church, Dayton, at 5:30 p.m. June 26-29 at Cyrene AME Church, 227 W. Colliers celebrating 40 Ash St., Piqua.

A final concert will be at 4 p.m. June years of service 30.

TROY — The community is invited to The goal is to have 100 participants Grace Family Worship Center as memregister for the choir. Registration is $5. bers celebrate with Pastor Howard For more information, call Estella Collier and wife Alberta Collier for their Vaughn at (937) 552-7907.

40 years of dedication in the ministry.

Revival anniversary services will be Evening VBS upcoming at 5 p.m. today. Pastor Tony William from Refuge Family Worship Center in at First Lutheran Church Euclid will be the guest speaker.

The finale revival service will be at 5 TROY — First Lutheran Church, p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Pastor 2899 W. Main St., will offer vacation Charles Carnes of the Apostolic Church Bible school from 5:45-8:30 p.m. July 8of Jesus Christ, Troy.

12 each evening.

Services will be held at Grace Family This year’s theme will be “Sonrise Worship Center, 1477 S. Market St Troy.

National Park” and will include Bible For more information, call Grace stories, outdoor games and activities, Family Worship Center at (937) 552snacks and songs. The program is free.

7670 or visit http://www.gracefamily Preschoolers through fifth graders worshipcenter.org/. are invited to attend.

To register, call the church office at Art show seeks 335-2323 or visit office@flctroy.com.

Billy Graham ministry aims to take revivals online NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The remarkable success of evangelist Billy Graham’s Crusades for Christ did not come from his preaching alone, but also the immense amount of preparation and follow-up that went into planning each revival.

Now, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is taking that experience and harnessing it to save souls through the Internet in a way that perhaps only such a large and established organization can.

The basic premise is simple: Use search engines to find people who are looking for answers to life’s big questions and direct them to a website, www.peacewithgod.net. From there, seekers are led through a series of readings and videos loosely tied to John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

At the end of the series, they are offered a chance to pray and to accept Jesus.

Those who do become a little point of light on a Google Earth application, showing more than 476,000 souls around the world who have

been saved through the site since it went live last year.

But that’s not where it stops.

“People don’t make decisions and then show up in church the next week,” Director of Internet Evangelism John Cass said. “These same people who are hurting in this world are still walking by churches on every corner.”

Although the site has been running in a beta mode, it is expected to be fully functional soon. At that point hundreds of volunteers also will be online, doing everything from answering basic questions about God and Christianity to leading interested visitors through a 5-week online discipleship course.

Those new Christians will be encouraged to join local churches that are cooperating with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association on the project.

“It’s taking the model of what we’ve done for so many years, with the crusades, celebrations, festivals and applying that in an online environment,” Cass said.

Internet evangelism has become one of the four

core ministries the BGEA directs from its Charlotte, N.C., headquarters, along with revivals, The Billy Graham Library and The Billy Graham Training Center. Only time will show whether the model that worked well for Billy Graham’s crusades can be successfully translated to a virtual environment.

David W. Key Sr., the director of Baptist Studies at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, says the Internet creates a tremendous challenge for the church in a variety of ways. Part of problem the BGEA faces is that people on Internet don’t have to look at anything they don’t want to.

“I truly wonder how many non-Christians are going to be attracted by this,” he said.

Then there’s the question of whether this website will get lost in a crowd of others trying to do something similar. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s organizational skills and credibility across denominations may mean nothing to a random person surfing the web.

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Zion plans Vacation Bible School for July TIPP CITY — Zion Lutheran Church will offer SonRise National Park vacation Bible school from 5:30-8 p.m. July 8-12 for children preschool through fifth grade in the fellowship hall, 14 W. Walnut St. A light meal will be offered to children from 5:30-6 p.m. each night.

Activities will include singing songs, watching skits, creating crafts and playing games.

Registration forms are available online at http://www.zionlutherantippcity.org/christianeducation.htm or at the church office. To pre-register, sign up on the board outside the church office or email your basic information (name, grade, email, phone) to christianed@zionlutherantippcity.org or drop off the completed registration form at the church office. A completed registration form will need to be on file prior to your child participating in VBS. Preregister to get your SonRise National Park iron-on T-shirt decal early.

Woody and Vonnie Wright

Wrights to perform in Christiansburg ST. PARIS — Woody and Vonnie Wright, from the Gaither Homecoming Series, will perform at 6 p.m. today at the Christiansburg Church of Christ in Christian Union, 5020 Panhandle Road, St. Paris.

For more information, call the Rev. Jeremy Olson, pastor, at (937) 857-9362 or contact Jerry Gardner at (937) 3352812

True Life Church to offer ‘kids kamp’ LUDLOW FALLS — True Life Community Church will offer a “kids kamp” from June 25-30 at the Missionary Church campgrounds in Ludlow Falls.

The six-day church camp is for thirdsixth-grade students at a cost of $130.

TROY — Troy Abundant Life Church will offers its Abundant Run 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. July 21.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. for $15 with a T-shirt and $10 without a Tshirt.

Water and refreshments will be given before and during the race.

Awards and door prizes will be given after the race.

For more information, contact Justin Kratzmeyer at kratzhealthcoach@ gmail.com or (937) 559-6344.

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SonRock Kids Camp upcoming in West Milton WEST MILTON — SonRock Kids Camp, a daily vacation Bible school, will be offered from 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 9-13 at West Milton Nazarene Church, 151 W. Baker Road.

The event, for ages 3 through sixth grade, will offer music, refreshments, recreation, crafts, a souvenir shop and Dave’s Barrell Train.

For more information, call (937) 6985783 or (937) 698-6422.

Judge denies sweat lodge request RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled against a Northern Arapaho man’s claim that Wyoming prison officials improperly denied him access to a sweat lodge for religious purposes at the state prison in Torrington.

Andrew John Yellowbear Jr. is serving a life

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U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson has dismissed Yellowbear’s civil rights lawsuit on the sweat lodge issue.

Yellowbear filed the lawsuit last year.

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WEST MILTON — Hoffman United Methodist Church is seeking applicants to take part in the sixth annual art show to be held July 13-15 in the activities center at 201 S. Main St., West Milton.

The purpose of the show is to share area talent with the public. The show is non-juried. Some pieces may be available for purchase, with transactions handled directly between the artist and the buyer.

Application forms may be picked up at the church office, the Hen’s Nest and Really Cool Stuff in West Milton, and Benkin’s Antiques/Art Studio and The Hotel Gallery in Tipp City. Forms also are available on the church website at HoffmanUMC.org.

The deadline for entering is Sunday.

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Dear Annie: I am 28 years old, and one of my friends recently was diagnosed with cancer. While I'm thankful to have known several cancer survivors, I am now at an age where some of my childhood playmates and current peers might be diagnosed with this disease in the near future.

How can I best provide support for cancer victims in an appropriate manner? I've tried to treat my friend the same as always, but I'm not sure that's always the right response. I couldn't ignore his hair loss after chemotherapy, but I also wasn't comfortable teasing him about it as I might have in other circumstances. I did some research and learned that losing hair could be a good sign that the chemo is working, but I wasn't sure how to express that.

I know cancer victims often need help around the house or with errands, so I've made myself available to get groceries, but I'm not sure if it's enough or too much.

How do I know if he wants to discuss the cancer and is waiting for me to say something? Or maybe he is tired of people asking him questions.

Do you have any resources you could offer to help friends of those with cancer in navigating this disease? I'd greatly appreciate it if there was a list of do's and don'ts.

— Clueless on Cancer Etiquette Dear Clueless: You sound like a wonderful, compassionate friend.

The American Cancer Society (cancer.org) offers a helpful list that includes: Take your cues from the person with cancer. Some people are very private, while others will openly talk about their illness. Don't feel that cancer is the only topic of conversation you can have. Talk about other things, too. Keep your relationship as normal and balanced as possible. Include your friend in usual projects or social events. Let him be the one to tell you if the commitment is too much to manage. Expect your friend to have good days and bad, emotionally and physically.

Respect his decision about how the cancer will be treated, even if you disagree. Listen without always feeling that you have to respond. Greater patience and compassion are called for during times like these. Offer to help in concrete, specific ways. Don't be afraid to hug or touch your friend if that was a part of your friendship before the illness.

Don't offer advice unless it is asked for. Don't be judgmental. It's normal for the person with cancer to be quieter than usual, to need time alone, and to be angry at times. But you do not need to put up with serious displays of temper or mood swings, or accept disruptive or abusive behavior just because someone is ill. Try not to be patronizing or use phrases such as, "I can imagine how you feel," because unless you have had cancer, you cannot know how he feels.

Here are some additional suggestions: Send cards and emails to let him know you are thinking of him, but make sure he knows you don't expect a reply. Phone calls are OK, but a ringing phone can also wake him. If he has a partner, lend your support and attention to that person, as well. If he has kids, offer to take them out so he can discuss his condition openly with doctors or partners. Offer to inform friends and relatives of the news.

Don't ask for too much detail or explanation. Don't tell him about other people who have had his type of cancer. Don't urge him to "stay positive" or tell him "it will be fine." That can frustrate his need to express himself honestly.

Don't offer to bring books about cancer unless he specifically asks for them.

Try to simply be yourself when you talk to your friend. What matters is that you show you care by being available, offering support and listening.

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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HINTS FROM HELOISE

Wise hints are worth handing down Dear Readers: The column about hints from older family members inspired a mountain of mail, and here are some of the best: • Susan writes: “One hint that has stuck with me through the years was to lay my clothes out the night before; that way, I am not rushed or wasting time in the morning.”

• Elner notes: “My grandmother gave me this advice: Learn to prepare three things really well. I chose bacon, deviled eggs and whipped cream. To this day, I laugh and think about the times I have quickly stretched a meal by adding deviled eggs, or made a wonderful dessert pop by adding

Hints from Heloise Columnist real whipped cream.”

• Pauline says: “A hint from my aunt: Always dry the bathroom sink and faucet after use. This is especially helpful in hard-water areas. And the last one to take a shower should use a squeegee and a towel to dry.”

• Delta comments: “My grandmother told me to always keep an

iron skillet on hand. You can use it to cook with, and to keep a wayward husband in line.”

• Another Susan says: “Our grandma taught us to wash the silverware and glasses first, since these were the items that people put into their mouths.

You then wash the dishes, followed by the pots and pans.” — Heloise REORGANIZING CLOTHES Dear Readers: Summer is the perfect time to clean out your closet by removing clothing that has grown too tight, too big or has finally worn out. For kids and parents, getting your closet under control for summer can make it easier to find play clothes.

If you are going to donate items, please be sure they are clean. One hint to help: Do not overstuff the washer or dryer.

Overloading can lead to dingy and wrinkled clothes! You will find more clothes-saving and money-saving hints in my handy stain pamphlet, Heloise’s Handy Stain Guide for Clothing. To receive one, send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (65 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Stains, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001.

Remember, when using a spraytype stain remover, always turn the stained item inside out, and spray the stain from the wrong side. — Heloise

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HOROSCOPE Saturday, June 23, 2012 You’re likely to do much better in the year ahead in partnership situations than you will from independent endeavors. Don’t hesitate to team up with another, because you’ll not only be smart in your selection of a cohort, but lucky as well.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — If you can, try to spend some time working on a project or endeavor that you’ll truly take pride in once it’s completed.

Doing a good job enhances your selfworth.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re likely to take an interest in certain investment proposals that you’ll be exposed to. However, take time to study those you feel have merit so that you don’t leap before you look.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It’s no surprise that persons in power will be prepared to back you up, because they know from past experience that once you promise something, you can be relied upon.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t hesitate to put your imagination to work to devise a more effective plan to further one of your bigger ambitions. The revisions you make may only be nominal, but they’ll be very important.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Your greatest probabilities for success could be with endeavors that are somewhat speculative, even if they may have more pronounced elements of chance involved than you’re used to.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You’re quite capable of handling not only your own interests but those of another as well. It’ll come as no surprise when you demonstrate your skills simultaneously in each area.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Even though this could be a rather busy day for you, you’ll still be able to make yourself available to others when they need your assistance or advice.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — The pickings during this time frame look quite promising. Be vigilant, and look for new ways to add to your resources in order to improve your material security.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Because you’ll enjoy pitting your mental and physical skills up against a worthy opponent, all kinds of activities that have elements of friendly competition will intrigue you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Use the same formula that worked well in the past if you get involved in a similar situation. Chances are, what you’re doing now won’t be too different.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — For some strange reason, you’ll easily be able to anticipate what friends are thinking and are going to say before they open their mouths. It’s no parlor trick; you’re just tuned in.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’re in a moneymaking mode currently, and most of the methods you use to generate additional income are likely to stick around for quite some time once they are initiated.

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Saturday, June 23, the 175th day of 2012.

There are 191 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On June 23, 1812, Britain, unaware that America had declared war against it five days earlier, rescinded its policy on neutral shipping, a major issue of contention between the two countries. The same day, the British frigate HMS Belvidera came under attack from the

USS President and the USS Congress in the North Atlantic the Belvidera managed to escape.

On this date: In 1860, a congressional resolution authorized creation of the United States Government Printing Office, which opened the following year.

In 1931, aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York on a round-the-world flight that lasted eight days and 15 hours.

In 1947, the Senate joined the House in overriding President Harry S. Truman’s veto of the Taft-Hartley Act, designed to limit the power of organized labor.

In 1972, President Richard Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI’s Watergate investigation. (Revelation of the tape recording of this conversation sparked Nixon’s resignation in 1974.)

Syria accuses rebels of mass killing BEIRUT (AP) — An online video showed more than a dozen bloodied corpses, some of them piled atop each other and in military uniforms, dumped beside a road in northern Syria in what the government Friday called a mass killing by rebel forces.

The circumstances of the deaths were not immediately clear, with the state-run news agency saying at least 25 men were killed. In the video which The Associated Press could not independently verify the narrator said the victims were members of the “shabiha,” or proregime gunmen.

If confirmed, the video is yet another sign of the brutality of the Syrian conflict, which began in March 2011. As the fighting grinds on, Syria is descending into a civil war where gunmen prowl the streets and gruesome massacres are growing increasingly common.

The government has used heavy weapons and unleashed snipers and loyalist fighters, but rebels, too, have been accused of bloody attacks.

Civilians have been caught in the crossfire activists estimate that more than 14,000 people have been killed since the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime.

AP PHOTO/THE REBELS BATTALION OF BABA AMRO

This citizen journalism image taken on June 18 and provided by the Rebels Battalion of Baba Amro, purports to show Syrian rebels holding their weapons as they prepare to fight against Syrian troops, in Homs province. Syrian rebels clashed with soldiers for hours overnight in a northwestern province and inflicted heavy casualties on government forces, activists said Wednesday.

In a desperate bid to end the violence after an earlier peace plan failed to do so, U.N. envoy Kofi Annan said that Iran one of Syria’s most loyal allies should be part of the solution to the conflict.

Syria’s state-run news agency, SANA, said the dead found in the rebel-held area of Daret Azzeh near Aleppo were killed and their

bodies mutilated by terrorist groups. The government refers to rebels as terrorists.

The amateur video showing the corpses appeared to back up the allegation of a mass killing.

“The terrorist groups in Daret Azzeh committed a brutal massacre against the citizens, whom they had kidnapped earlier in the day,” SANA said.

The report said at least 25 people were killed, but others were missing.

It was not clear whether the men were killed execution-style or died in clashes. An activist in the area, Mohammed Saeed, said rebels regularly collect the bodies of the dead from the government side and dump them by the side of the road so troops can collect them later.

The city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest, has been relatively quiet, but towns and villages around it have seen intense clashes. Daret Azzeh has endured withering government shelling in the past two weeks as Assad’s forces try to regain areas taken by rebels. The violence continued Friday, as Syrian troops shelled the area and used helicopter gunships in their attacks on rebels, Saeed said.

“The army has been trying to push through for days without success,” Saeed said.

Government troops have been launching a major offensive on many areas throughout the country in the past two weeks to try to regain ground captured by the opposition. Attacks have mostly concentrated on Aleppo, the suburbs of the capital of Damascus, the central province of Homs, the southern region of Daraa and the eastern city of Deir el-Zour.

Activists reported that thousands of people demonstrated against the regime following Friday prayers in different parts of Syria, including Daraa, Aleppo, the northeastern region of Hassakeh and Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops opened fire at protesters in Aleppo and the Damascus neighborhood of Mazzeh. Several casualties were reported.

The Syrian uprising began with regular anti-regime protests, although they have lost momentum as the revolt turned into an armed insurgency.

An international crisis meeting on Syria set for June 30 is in disarray over the involvement of Iran. The United States has vehemently opposed the participation of Iran, which Russia is demanding.

“I have made it quite clear that I believe Iran should be part of the solution,” said Annan, the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria.

Annan told reporters in Geneva it was “time for countries of influence to raise the level of pressure on the parties on the ground.” However, he had no specific proposals for changing his six-point peace plan, which he said Syria had not yet imple-

Taliban gunmen lay siege to Afghan hotel, 18 dead KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Heavily armed Taliban gunmen stormed a lakeside hotel near Kabul, sending terrified guests jumping from windows or into a lake to try to escape the onslaught. Eighteen people were killed in the 12hour rampage, their bulletriddled bodies strewn on carpets, on the lawn and a blood-smeared patio.

The attack, which ended at midday Friday, was a gruesome reminder of the Taliban’s determination to scare the Afghan people and undermine efforts to stabilize the nation as U.S.-led forces prepare to withdraw by the end of 2014.

The insurgents arrived shortly before midnight at the Spozhmai hotel, situated in a wooded area on the banks of the turquoise-colored Qargha Lake, where Afghan families often go to relax and forget about the war.

The gunmen toting machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and vests laden with explosives first killed the hotel’s security guards, then pushed their way inside and began firing at guests who were having late-night meals. Gunfire rang out for hours and black smoke rose from the twostory hotel as NATO helicopters circled overhead.

The attack turned the normally placid hotel into a bloody scene of bodies and half-eaten food. One man with a gunshot wound to his torso was found dead under a tree. The bodies of two other men in blood-stained clothes were slumped over one another in the grass.

The body of one of the attackers was lying on a blood-stained stone patio.

Some of the guests escaped while others were held hostage as the attackers battled more than 100 Afghan security forces who rushed to the scene with support from some coalition troops. The forces helped rescue more than 40 guests

from the hotel.

There were differing accounts about the number of attackers. The Afghan police special forces’ commander, Brig. Gen. Sayed Mohammad Roshan, said seven gunmen had been shot and killed, while the Taliban claimed only four of their fighters were involved.

Mohammad Qasim, who survived the attack, said he went to the reception desk at the hotel to tell the manager that he suspected militants had entered the building.

“Before I finished talking with the manager, they fired on us,” Qasim said. The manager “hid himself

behind his desk, but around three to four other guys who were guards and waiters were killed by the attackers.”

Windows were shattered.

Wicker chairs and tables were overturned on the lawn. A sugar bowl, chipped by flying bullets was lying on a red carpet next to a teapot and a baby bottle filled with milk. One table still had plates of French fries, salad and glasses halffilled with tea.

“Some of the guests jumped from the window into the hotel yard. They were hiding under trees or any safe place they could find,” said Mohammad

Zahir, criminal director for Kabul police. “Three of the guests jumped into the lake and hid in the water.”

An Associated Press photograph showed the three, who survived the attack, clinging to a stone wall that kept them hidden from the gunmen.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the U.S.-led international military coalition and the U.S. Embassy in Kabul all condemned the attack, issuing statements accusing the Taliban of deliberately targeting civilians. Fourteen Afghan civilians, three security guards and an Afghan police officer died in the attack, Afghan police said.

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New Wages at F&P Starting pay is now $10.00/HR With potential to $12.00/HR after 6 months Assembly Spot Welding Forklift Machine Operation All Shifts Staffmark is hiring to support the needs of F&P America.

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ARNOLD'S CANTEEN Inc., is in need of a route driver. Job hours Monday-Friday 6:45am12:30pm, Must be able to add prices and make change. Females encouraged to apply. Must possess current valid drivers license, Call (937)335-8077 between 8am-3pm.

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Test Welders Select-Arc, Inc. is seeking qualifed test welding technicians to work in its Fort Loramie laboratory facility conducting welding inspections and product evaluations. Candidates must have general welding training or possess general welding experience with capability of providing quality inspection welding work. Process training in FCAW or GMAW a plus.

Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package offered. Apply here, email, fax or mail resume to Human Resources at Select-Arc, Inc., 600 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 259, Fort Loramie, OHio 45845. Fax (888) 511-5217. Email: hr@select-arc.com. No phone calls, please.

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Reliable Castings Corporation is currently seeking a qualified individual to work in the Maintenance Department.

Qualified candidate must possess 3 - 5 years experience in Hydraulics, Pneumatics, and Electrical Maintenance as well as excellent mechanical skills.

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Regional sports field contractor based in Troy needs to add a team member.

Experience with operation of skid steers, sod cutters, driving small dump trucks, and pulling trailers is required.

Full time position.

Company is a non smoking drug free work place. Average work day is 7:30am-4:30pm.

Benefits available; Health Insurance Uniforms Paid Holidays and Vacation.

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Clear background required.

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TIRE TECHNICIAN

NTB has an opening for an experienced tire tech to work from our Tipp City, OH tractor/trailer repair facility. This position is full time with a great benefit package that includes competitive wages, health, dental, life, 401k, paid uniforms, paid vacation and more.

If interested apply in person at 3355 S County Rd 25A Tipp City, OH I-75 exit 69

WELDERS

Urbana company is currently looking for experienced Tig Welders.

Must have valid driverʼs license, high school diploma or GED, and a clean criminal background.

Apply in person at:

The Urbana iforce 803 Scioto St. Urbana (937)653-9675

Case Manager Piqua Manor is seeking a Case Manager for our 130 bed skilled nursing facility.

Applicant must possess a current Ohio Licensure as an RN as well as understand MDS and the date setting process.

Knowledge of PPS/ Medicare/ Medicaid/ Insurance rules and regulations preferred.

This position also requires assessing potential residents at the hospital or in their home.

We offer a complete benefit package including: major medical, dental, vision along with a company matched 401K plan.

Interested applicants should send a resume to: Piqua Manor 1840 West High St. Piqua, Oh 45356 amy.carroll@piquamanor.com

MPA Services provides Supported Living services to individuals with MRDD. We are accepting applications for employees to perform home care in Miami Co (Part Time 2nd shift). You will assist with daily living skills, transportation, money management, medication supervision. No behaviors. Working in a fun atmosphere.

We provide a constant schedule, great pay/ benefits package plus paid training. Our employees must have a HS diploma/GED, be highly self motivated and have superb ethics.

If interested in an employer that genuinely cares for its employees, please call (937)492-0886

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APPLY: 15 Industry Park Ct., Tipp City (937)667-6772

Positions will provide hospice care to our patients in the Miami County area.

Two years experience is required, hospice/ home health experience preferred.

Please send resumes to: Hospice of Miami Cty, Attn: HR, PO Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373.

Applications can also be found at www.homc.org

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POSITIONS AVAILABLE working in Miami County with developmentally disabled adults. Must be at least 18 years old, be a high school graduate or equivalent, be able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical, and have a valid Ohio drivers license with less than 6 points.

Work schedule includes approximately 25 hours Monday-Friday.

If you would like to work in a challenging but rewarding job, for a company who sets the standards in providing services to those with disabilities, send your resume to: Department 500 c/o Sidney Daily News 1451 N Vandemark Sidney, OH 45365

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Prominent Troy

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Law Firm seeking a reliable, mature individual with a pleasant personality to handle front desk reception duties Monday through Friday, 12:30 to 5:00. Duties include answering the telephone, greeting clients and general clerical work. The ideal candidate will have a pleasant phone voice and some computer skills. A keen understanding of the confiden tial nature of our business is essential.

Please email resume to claudia@ dunganattorney.com

Local manufacturing distributor is seeking qualified applicants for immediate driver positions.

Full time and part time positions available. Must possess class "A" drivers license and have minimum of 6 months experience. Must have clean MVR. Will deliver metal building products regionally, home most nights, very little weekend work. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package.

Apply in person at: UNION CORREGATING COMPANY 1801 W. High Street Piqua, OH 45356

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Experience Required

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Repairing Industrial Equipment, Mechanical Hydraulic/Pneumatic repair, Fabrications experience required. Minimum 3 years experience. Benefits after 90 days.

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NTB, Inc is a growing family oriented company that is now taking applications for an experienced trailer mechanic for our Tipp City, OH tractor trailer repair facility.

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SEIPEL PROPERTIES Piqua Area Only Metro Approved (937)773-9941 9am-5pm Monday-Friday

Pay will be based on experience.

We offer competitive wages, great benefits, 401k, paid uniforms, and paid vacation.

DODD RENTALS Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom AC, appliances $500/$450 plus deposit No pets (937)667-4349 for appt.

If interested apply in person at 3355 S County Rd 25A Tipp City, OH I-75 exit 69

Garage Sale Directory Please call: 877-844-8385 CASSTOWN, 5104 East State Route 55. Saturday only 9am-6pm. New, used vintage items, merchandise added since last sale, no baby clothes. No early birds.

CASSTOWN, 7 South Main Street, Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm.

Some antiques, collectables, and lots of miscellaneous

CASSTOWN, Community Garage Sale, Saturday Only 9am-4pm, Lots of miscellaneous items.

COVINGTON, 236 College Street, Thursday and Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-noon.

Multi family, women's plus size clothing, 31 items clothes from 2T-juniors name brand, purses, shoes, bikes, primitive decor, toys, and much more, cheap prices.

COVINGTON, 3265 Eldean Road (Close to Troy), Thursday & Friday 8am-4pm, Saturday 8am-2pm, Household goods, electronics, kids clothes, furniture, books, miscellaneous

COVINGTON, 7060 Perry Road, Thursday & Friday, 8am-6pm, Saturday, 8am-3pm.

Furniture, household items, tools, welders, small wood stove, hauling trailers, picnic table, bicycles, lots of nice old stuff priced to sell! Everything must go!!!

PIQUA, 2100 Indian Ridge Drive, Saturday and Sunday 9am-4pm, Bring your plastic bags, stuff'em full, $5 a bag, all clothes 25 cents each.

Everything else make me an offer!!

555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

FLETCHER, 5345 US Route 36 East, Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 11am-4pm, shop equipment including, 3' metal shear, large commercial drill press, steam cleaners and pressure washers, large commercial hot tank, misc. semi truck parts and used truck tires, semi diesel generator, chains, binders, tarps, restaurant equipment including kitchen appliances, utensils, 1966 Harley police trike frame and rear end, 1988 FLHP police bike (restored), fiber glass camper top, 1 & 2 bottom plows, 5' finish mower, 5' frail mower, 5 & 6 grader blades, go-kart with wrecker body, 3-coin operated arcade machines, 1-coin operated poker machine, 44 presidential knives, 18 Harley knives, leather jacket, Mary Moo Moo's, Budweiser steins 1980-2011, antique gas pumps and fish hatchery jars from Put-N-Bay!

PIQUA, 1704/1708 Echo Lake Drive, Friday 9am-3pm, Saturday 9am-12pm, No early birds! Assorted furniture, washer, purses, shoes, glassware, stuffed animals, ping pong table, foosball table, exercise bike, gazell exercise equipment, high chair, PacNplay, toys, miscellaneous.

SIDNEY, 529 North Vandemark Road (behind Rent-a-Center), Wednesday Thru Saturday 10am-5pm, Last week CLEARANCE SALE! Even lower prices, All new Melissa & Doug, toys, thousands of puzzles all ages, pet items, bird & garden items, cards, windchimes, wallets, gifts & much more!!

1,2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS Troy ranches and townhomes. Different floor plans to choose from.

Garages, fireplaces, appliances including washer and dryers.

Corporate apartments available.

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TROY, 2 bedroom townhomes, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, ca, w/d hook up, all appliances, $695

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TIPP CITY, townhouse, newly decorated, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, appliances, W/D hookup, off street parking, $450 month plus deposit.

NO PETS! (937)667-3568 TROY, 1 bedroom , very clean, appliances, AC, water paid, no pets, 1 year lease plus deposit. $450, 1309 Trade Square West (937)339-6736 or (937) 286-1199

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COVINGTON 2 bedroom townhouse, $495. No Pets.

(937)698-4599, (937)572-9297.

FIRST MONTH FREE! 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms Call for availability attached garages Easy access to I-75 (937)335-6690 www.hawkapartments.net

PIQUA, 1 bedroom, 333 Home Ave. Utilities furnished, $550 month plus deposit. (937)773-1668

PIQUA, 1 bedroom, downstairs. Stove, refrigerator, all utilities furnished. $540 or $135 weekly. (937)276-5998 or (937)902-0491 PIQUA, 3 bedroom, very nice, $550 monthly plus deposit and utilities. No pets. 4 bedroom house, 2 bath $695 monthly (330)524-3984

PIQUA, 414 S Main, large 2 bedroom, stove refrigerator $400 monthly, (937)418-8912

TROY, beautiful, clean 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. No pets. $400 plus deposit.

(937)339-0355

TROY, 1 Bedrooms, appliances, CA, water, trash paid, $425 month. $200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821

TROY, 2 Bedroom, 1.5 baths, appliances, A/C, W/D hookup, water/trash paid, $450-$460 +deposit.

NO PETS! (937)875-5241

TROY, 2 bedrooms, upstairs, all electric, stove and refrigerator.

Metro accepted. $490/month, deposit $300.

(937)339-7028

TROY, large 3 bedroom, water and trash paid, NO PETS, $600 plus deposit, (937)845-8727

500 - Merchandise

510 Appliances

ELECTRIC RANGE, works good, $100.

(937)418-4639

535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

COMBINE, 6620 John Deere with 216 Flex grain head and 6 row 30 corn head, priced to sell! Must see to appreciate. Call (419)582-2451 or (937)621-4438.

560 Home Furnishings

LIFT CHAIR, sable brown, 1.5 years old, wall hugger, place 6" from wall to recline, excellent condition, very comfortable, $850, (937)773-7913

LIFT CHAIR, Ultra Comfort, 6 months old, Tan, suede material, Like new, many settings, will lay flat, paid $1400 new, selling for $700 OBO, (937)419-0232 STOVE new black GE glass top stove $275.00 call (937)658-0092

570 Lawn and Garden

560 Home Furnishings

COMMERCIAL MOWER, Dixon Zero-turn 50" deck with 6x10 lawn trailer, both in great shape! $4500 OBO, (937)726-5761.

COMPUTER DESKS Wooden, corner, hutchlike desk, $50. 2 glass top desks, $25 each.

(937)658-2379

575 Live Stock

ARMOIRE, very solid wood, rustic finish, bottom and top doors open. Can be used for storage, entertainment center, etc.

Can email/ text photos, $200. Call (937)538-8601

DINING ROOM set, beautiful Ethan Allen, 9 pieces includes 6ft oval table, 6 chairs, 2 corner cabinets, show room condition, $995, (937)773-1307

LLAMAS, have moved and must get rid of our llamas. karpinskib@yahoo.com.

(937)541-5655.

577 Miscellaneous

RECLINER, Blue, nice condition, you must move, $65, (937)698-6362

ADULT SCOOTER, Go Go Ultra Handicap, made to travel, very little wear, $1200 new, would like $700 OBO, (937)570-8124.

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555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

TROY, PIQUA, Senior living, clean quiet safe, 1 bedroom, $459 includes water, ask about studio apartment at $369, (937)778-0524

TROY, Westbrook, 1/2 double, 3 bedroom. $650 month plus deposit. 1 year lease no pets, non smoking, (513)478-9913

WEST MILTON Townhouse. 2 Bedroom 1.5 bath. $450 monthly, (937)216-4233

320 Houses for Rent

PIQUA, newer spacious 3 bedroom, garage. Close to interstate. Appliances, bonus room. NO PETS! $1050. (937)266-4421 TROY 1309 W. Main Street. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, large yard. No pets. $550 (937)440-6868

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PIQUA, 1823 Park Ave., Thursday & Friday 9-4.

Saturday 9-1.

HUGE SALE!!!! 26" boys, 26" girls bikes, toaster oven, "All God's Children" figurines, dishes, bedding, pictures, lots of home decor, books, children's movies, country music CD's, 13" TV, size 14-16 girls dresses, 2T-4T boys, puzzles, and lots of nice clean miscellaneous. No early birds.

PIQUA, 6915 Troy-Sidney Road, Friday & Saturday 8am-?. 35mm camera, water skis, life vests, knee board, Longaberger baskets, corn stove, 80 gallon air compressor, Western rough out training saddle, horse show clothes, household and miscellaneous items.

SIDNEY, Riverbend Community Garage Sale!, Friday, Saturday 8am-4pm, Huge Cleveland Browns/ Emmitt Kelly collections, musical instruments, Mother of Pearl accordion, jewelry, childrenadult clothing, Large/ small kitchen appliances, freezer, lawn/ garden, furniture, glassware, cookware, tools, miscellaneous, 20 plus sales! New things added Saturday, list of sales can be picked up at 1106 Morris Avenue TIPP CITY, 749 Aspen Drive, Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 8am-2pm Large sale, ladies clothing, odds and ends, and miscellaneous

TROY, 1009 Walker Street, Friday and Saturday 8am-5pm Four wheel trailer with winch, two keyboard organ, and other miscellaneous items

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TIPP CITY, Windmere Subdivision, 25+ Families, Thursday & Friday, 9am-4pm, Saturday, 9am-12pm. I-75 to Exit 69, South on County Road. 25A, West on Kessler-Cowlesville. Enter on Winston, Chevington Chase or Stonehenge.

TROY, 1117 Arbor Lane (in the Edgewater Subdivision), Thursday & Friday, 7am-3pm, Saturday, 7am-Noon. HUGE MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE!!! Furniture, kitchen appliances, air hockey table, dish sets, linens, electronics, toddler and children's clothes and toys, and much more!!

TROY, 1320 Sterling Drive (Kensington Development), Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm. Many baby items, toys, infant/toddler clothing, Whirlpool dryer, coffee table, computer desk, cardio exercise equipment, DVDs, strollers, many items and priced to sell!

TROY, 1375 Croydon, Friday, June 22, 9am-5pm, Saturday, June 23, 9am-1pm. Dining room tables & chairs, sewing machine table, TVs, bar stools, TV cabinet, small roll top desk, office chairs, wicker dresser, miscellaneous.

TROY, 138 Floral Avenue, Saturday Only 8am-2pm Dog crate, paint ball guns, dormitory refrigerator, 50 inch 22 HP ZTR International Cub mower like new, and miscellaneous items, priced to sell

TROY, 1449 Fleet Road, Thursday & Friday, 9-3, Saturday, 9-1. No early birds! Drum set, entertainment center, glasstop desk, dishwasher, lawn mower, sound system, lots of miscellaneous.

555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

TROY, 1411 Barberry Court (near Maplecrest and Troy Urbana), Friday and Saturday 9am-2pm Dresses, nursery crib (converts to toddler then double) and changing table, end tables, household items, toys, car seat, Medela breast pump, miscellaneous

TROY 1612 Brookpark Drive, Friday 9am-7pm and Saturday 9am-5pm, Radial arm saw, Troy Built riding mower, lots of miscellaneous, something for everyone

TROY, 217 Westhaven Drive, Thursday & Friday, 9am-4pm, Saturday, 9am-1pm. Jewelry, decorator items, books, sleigh bed. Great prices!

TROY, 2482 S. County Rd. 25A, Saturday, 9am-3pm, Big sale and car wash!

Furniture, household items, clothes, games, books, push and riding lawn mower, something for everyone!

TROY, 250 Wisteria Drive, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8:30am-? Hope Bible Church, Clothes, small appliances, books, shoes, household items, dishes, and other items.

TROY, 2752 Fairview Court, Saturday 9am-1pm, electronics, clothes, portable a/c unit, glassware, children's items, games, and much more!

TROY, 333 Armand Drive, Saturday, 9am-3pm. No early birds! Boys 0-12M, 5/6, car seats, toys, girls 6 & 10, juniors clothing, household items, treadmill, furniture, old ringer washer that runs, lots of miscellaneous. Must see!

TROY, 510 Ohio Avenue, Thursday & Friday 9am-3pm & Saturday 9am-Noon. Lots of miscellaneous

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TROY, 3375 CasstownSidney Rd (north of TroyUrbana), Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 9am-4pm, Five family sale, new truck bed liner and wind vent, barstools, table and chairs, microwave, TV, kitchen items, 1940 Kitchen Aid mixer and accessories, kids' toys, crib, changing table, toddler bed and accessories, new Simplicity sewing machine, new four foot trampoline, baking rack, antique glassware, Christmas tea set, China set, books and lots of miscellaneous

TROY, 376 & 435 North Dorset Road, Thursday & Friday, 8am-5pm, Saturday, 8am-12pm, 5 family sale, household items, clothes, Precious Moments items, office supplies, men's table, King Crown glassware, silverware, furniture.

TROY, 380 Saxony Woods Drive, Saturday.

8am-4pm, Sunday, 10am-2pm.

Multi-Family Sale! Furniture, kitchenware, toys, cookbooks, king mattress set, computer stuff and lots more.

TROY, 4590 CasstownSidney Road (between Troy-Urbana & SR36), Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8am-5pm. TONS of name brand girls clothing, size nb-5t, highchair, swing, toys, womens clothing, antique table, grill & miscellaneous household goods

TROY, 4590 Orbison Road. Thursday and Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday noon-4pm. Baby bed, table, car seats, high chair, porta crib, toys, clothes, skates, 4 Honda rims, 50 chairs, large TV, dog cage, exercise equipment, sterling, furniture

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TROY 558 Miami Street.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8am-5pm. Table and floor lamps, toys, complete weight bench set, tables, linens, pillows, dishes, and lots of miscellaneous.

TROY, 919 Branford (off North Dorset), Thursday, Friday 9am-5pm, and Saturday 9am-2pm. Clothing kids 2T-4T, jewelry, etched glass, videos, 4 piece lavender bath accessories, washer and dryer, 2 Evenflo infant car seats. Great low prices.

TROY, 940 Dartmouth Road, (Westbrook), Thursday, 6/21 & Friday, 6/22, 9am-5pm, Saturday, 6/23, 9am-3pm. Lots of toys, Little Tikes, Hot Wheels, Thomas, Lightning McQueen, Disney Videos, adult & boys clothes up to 5T, Vera Bradley, car seat, scrapbooking, small bikes, air purifier, camping.

TROY, 944 Terry Dr. Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm. Fabric, books, puzzles, square glasstop coffeetable, child's desk, portable sprayer, lots of music records and stand, stool with rollers, portable sewing machine in wooden case, post cards

TROY, 99 Dronfield Road, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9am-4pm.

Huge 2 family garage sale!!! Children's clothing sizes infant on up, baby furniture, kitchen supplies and other decor.

WEST MILTON, 4265 S Kessler-Frederick Rd. (One mile south of 571 Between Tipp and Milton) Thursday, Friday, 8am-4pm Saturday, 8amnoon, HUGE ESTATE SALE! Everything from furniture to collectable's, Longaberger to Boyds, and Dolls, Tools, and everything in between New items added daily.

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• SOFTBALL: The Troy Fastpitch Fall Ball League, including doubleheaders for five weeks, begins Sept. 9 at Duke Park. The cost is $50 and the signup deadline is Aug. 13. Travel teams are welcome. For more info and registration, see www.miamicountyblaze.com or call Curt at (937) 8750492. * SOFTBALL: The Milton-Union Fall Ball League, including doubleheaders for five weeks, begins Sept. 9 at the Lowry Complex. The cost is $50 and the signup deadline is Aug. 13. Travel teams are welcome. For more info and registration, see www.miamicountyblaze.com or call Curt at (937) 8750492.

• OFFICIATING CLASSES: The West Central Ohio Football Officials Association will conduct a training program for individuals interested in becoming licensed high school football officials. The training class will be sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Classes will be held on Monday and Thursday evenings Aug. 6-30 at the Upper Valley JVS Applied Tech Center in Piqua.

There will be a $75 fee which covers all materials. Students will be able to work games this fall. Interested individuals should contact Russ Thayer (937335-0715) or Mark Thompson (937658-1880). Registration must be completed by July 30.

• TENNIS: West Milton will host tennis camps at the junior high, junior varsity and varsity levels this summer, with two sessions apiece. The junior high camp second session will be from 11 a.m. to noon July 9-12 and July 1619 for the second, with the session costing $45. The junior varsity camp second session will run from 9:30-11 a.m. July 9-12 and July 16-19 for the second, with it costing $60. The varsity camp will run from 7:30-9:30 a.m.

June 25-28 for the first session and July 16-19 for the second, and both will cost $60. Registration forms can be found at Milton-Union Middle School, the Milton-Union Public Library or from any of the high school coaches. The deadline to register is the Wednesday before the session being registered for. For more information, contact Sharon Paul at (937) 698-3378 or Steve Brumbaugh at (937) 6983625.

Did it the hard way Heat win title, finish OKC in 5 MIAMI (AP) — A year ago, with an easier path, the Miami Heat fell short of their championship goal.

This time, things seemed much tougher to the Heat which made the reward only that much sweeter.

The Heat are the NBA champions, after taking an unlikely, uneasy road to the top of the pro basketball world. They were down against Indiana in the secAP PHOTO ond round, down and facing elimMiami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) celebrates during the ination against Boston in the final moments at Game 5 of the NBA finals Thursday in Miami.

Eastern Conference title series,

down yet again against Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals. And strange as this would seem, when the Heat looked most vulnerable, it turned out they were at their best.

Down 2-1 to Indiana, the Heat won three straight. Down 3-2 to Boston, they won two straight.

Down 1-0 to the Thunder, they swept the last four games.

“You come together,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “You can either go the other way or

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SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Golf Men’s City Championship (at Miami Shores) (TBA) Legion Baseball Troy Post 43, Troy Bombers at Great Lake Championship (TBA) SUNDAY Golf Men’s City Championship (at Miami Shores) (TBA) Legion Baseball Troy Post 43, Troy Bombers at Great Lake Championship (TBA) AP PHOTO

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Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto fields a ground ball hit by Minnesota Twins’ Denard Span in the third inning Friday in Cincinnati.

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Reds drop 4th straight Jimenez leads Indians past Astros, 2-0

Armstrong fires back at USADA Lance Armstrong filed a scathing response Friday to the latest doping allegations against him, accusing the U.S. AntiDoping Agency of violating its own rules and possibly breaking federal law during its investigation. See Page 16.

Dragons Lair DAYTON — Bowling Green's Tyler Goeddel went 4 for 4 and the Hot Rods turned away a lateinning Dayton comeback bid to edge the Dragons 98 Friday in the second half opener. A crowd of 8,997, the third largest of the season, saw the game at Fifth Third Field.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan Doumit and Ben Revere each had four hits Friday night, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory that gave the Cincinnati Reds their season-high fourth straight loss.

Doumit hit a solo shot off Homer Bailey (5-5), who angrily left the field after failing to get through the sixth inning. Revere broke an 0-for-15 slump with four singles.

Chris Heisey and Scott Rolen had two-run homers off Twins starter Nick Blackburn (4-4), who lasted only five innings.

Plate umpire Jerry Layne left in the fourth after the barrel of a broken bat hit him on the left side of the head. The 23-year veteran fell on his back, got to his feet with help and went for tests at a hospital that came back normal.

Revere, who grew up in neighboring Kentucky and had a lot of friends and family in the stands, also stole two bases, scored a run and had a sacrifice fly off Bill Bray that made it 5-4 in the sixth.

It was his second career four-hit game.

Doumit’s four hits also matched his career high.

Minnesota’s bullpen made it stand up. Alex Burnett escaped a bases-loaded, one-out threat in the sixth. Glen Perkins gave up a pair of singles in the ninth, but escaped with a pair of strikeouts for his second save in place of Matt Capps, sidelined since June 15 by a sore shoulder.

Indians 2, Astros 0 HOUSTON — Shin-Soo Choo hit a leadoff triple and Michael Brantley drove in a run late to back up a strong start by Ubaldo Jimenez and the Cleveland Indians got a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years, accusations that shattered the Happy Valley image of Penn State football and led to the firing of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.

68-year-old Sandusky, a retired defensive coach who was once Paterno’s heir apparent, was found guilty of 45 of 48 counts.

Sandusky showed little emotion as the verdict was read. The judge ordered him to be taken to the county jail to await sentencing in about three months. He faces the possibility of life in prison.

The judge revoked Sandusky’s bail and ordered him jailed. In court, Sandusky half-waved toward family as the sheriff led him away. Outside, he calmly walked to a sheriff’s car with his hands cuffed in front of him.

As he was placed in the car, someone yelled at him to “rot in hell.” Others hurled insults and he shook his head no in response.

Almost immediately SANDUSKY after the judge adjourned, loud cheers could be heard from at least a couple hundred people gathered outside the courthouse as word quickly spread that Sandusky had been convicted. The group included victim advocates and local residents with their kids.

Many held up their smartphones to take pictures as people filtered out of the building.

Eight young men testified in a central Pennsylvania courtroom about a range of abuse, from kissing and massages to groping, oral sex and anal rape. For two other alleged victims, prosecutors relied on testimony from a university janitor and then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary, whose account of a sexual encounter between Sandusky and a boy of about 10 ultimately led to the Paterno’s dismissal and the university president’s ouster.

Sandusky did not take the stand in his own defense.

He had repeatedly denied the

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Post 43 struggles at plate in 8-0 loss Staff Reports

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Two games in at the Great Lake Championship tournament, and Troy Post 43 has yet to score.

But that may not necessarily be any of its own fault.

Alex Rafferty threw a three-hitter Friday afternoon, while a few Troy errors early in the contest dug a hole the team couldn’t climb out of in an 8-0 run-rule loss to the Chitown Cream in six innings.

“Rafferty did a great job pitch-

ing,” Troy Post 43 coach Frosty Brown said. “He was a left-hander that threw hard — mid-80s, I’d say — and had just a nasty curve.

“He struck out eight consecutive batters between the first and fourth innings. He was a load.”

And the run-rule isn’t taking anything away from what Troy’s two young pitchers were able to do — they just didn’t have luck on

their side.

Ben Langdon got the start, and Reid Ferrell came on in relief in the middle of a five-run second inning and went the rest of the way.

“We started out the first and second innings with errors,” Brown said. “In the first, they scored a run without the benefit of a hit. And in the second, we made a couple of little mistakes as far as holding runners on, and it seemed like we’d be able to keep the game

close — then a guy hit a three-run homer.

“We pitched two sophomores today, and they did a good job against a really good team. They mixed up their pitches well and kept a good team off balance with changeups.”

Thursday, Troy lost 8-0 to the Indiana Breakers.

Troy faces the ATH Stampede at 1:30 p.m. today, and should Post 43 win, it would play in the thirdplace game.

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Heat ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 come closer together, and you start to build some toughness. Last year’s pain that we went through, even for the new guys, they inherited that pain. We told them that. And you go through those experiences together, and you’re able to survive it, it’s a great teacher and motivator, and I think that helped us in all the tough times this year.”

Miami was rolling to the title a year ago, going 12-3 in the East playoffs and playing the role of favorite heading into the finals against the Dallas Mavericks. The Heat won Game 1, were cruising to a win late in Game 2, and then the wheels came off not only did Miami drop that second game, that started a stretch of four losses in five games to cost them the championship.

After that, this year was championship or bust.

They didn’t bust.

“Last year it wasn’t as hard and we lost the championship,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. “But we knew it was going to be hard to become champions.”

There came a point this season when the Heat just knew they were built to last.

Wade was dogged by injuries at times in the regular season, and the team never had more than even a three-game slide. In the playoffs, Chris Bosh went down in Game 1 against Indiana. The Heat lost Games 2 and 3 without him and trailed in Game 4 before rallying to pull out that series. And against Boston, Miami was in serious trouble, facing a win-or-else Game 6 on the road.

LeBron James had 45 points and 15 rebounds that night. The Heat won the game, won the next one to close out the Celtics and then took four of five against the Thunder. James got his long-awaited ring with a Finals MVP performance,

Wade and Udonis Haslem got their second championships, and every other player on the Heat roster got to enjoy celebrating with the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time.

“The Celtics series, man, that was the most challenging series that I’ve ever played in and I’ve played against the Detroit Pistons,” Wade said. “It was the very thing we dealt with last year. We had to deal with being again under the microscope against the Boston Celtics, and they got us ready. Our backs were against the wall many times. But I knew, when we went into Boston and won Game 6, at that point right there I knew we could be world champions.”

He was right.

James, Wade, Bosh and Mario Chalmers exited together with 3:01 left to play Thursday night, Miami by that point well on the way to a title-clinching 121106 victory over the

Thunder. It was much different from Wade’s first title, the one in Dallas where he watched Jason Terry’s 3pointer to tie the game bounce off the rim and into his hands as the clock ran out.

Wade and James had a chat before Game 5, just silly talk about how they would envision the perfect finish. Wade said he wanted to be on the court for the clincher. James said he would rather be on the bench and celebrating by that point. James’ vision was the way it turned out.

For the first time in a while, at least a few minutes seemed easy.

“It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done as a basketball player, since I picked up a basketball when I was 9 years old,” James said, referring to Miami’s postseason run. “It’s the hardest thing I ever done. It’s not easy at all.

You know, this was a testament to that. I gave it my all, and it paid off.”

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Armstrong fires back at USADA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — mal charges, the case could Lance Armstrong filed a go to a three-person arbitrascathing response Friday to tion panel by November.

“The Review Board must the latest doping allegations against him, accusing the recommend that this case U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of not move forward,” the letter violating its own rules and said.

Armstrong’s attorneys possibly breaking federal law during its investigation. made similar claims in preThe agency said vious letters, but Friday’s Armstrong used perform- document appeared to lay ance-enhancing drugs and out his potential legal stratother improper methods to egy should he file a federal win cycling’s premiere lawsuit against USADA. Armstrong’s letter event, the Tour de France, argues that from 1999-2005. rules USADA’s Friday was the allow the review for deadline board to consider Armstrong to materials submitrespond to ted from an USADA’s warning accused athlete, that charges were but complains pending before his that he can’t case moves to the mount a legitinext stage. mate defense until Armstrong, he’s able to see the who denies doping ARMSTRONG evidence against and notes he has never failed a drug test, him. USADA has said it is could be stripped of his titles withholding witness identiand banned from cycling, ties to protect them from though he retired from the intimidation.

If the case moves to an sport last year. hearing, In their 11-page docu- arbitration ment, Armstrong’s attorneys Armstrong will be allowed to they still review the evidence in complained haven’t been allowed to see advance and will be allowed the evidence against him, to cross-examine witnesses.

Travis Tygart, USADA’s including witness names and any expert analysis to chief executive officer, said support USADA’s claim that in a statement that the rules 2009 and 2010 blood tests “provide full due process and are “fully consistent” with are designed to get to the truth.” blood doping.

USADA’s warning letter The letter said USADA’s case is “long on stale allega- to Armstrong said 10 former tions disproved long ago and teammates are willing to short on evidence” and testify that they either know “offensive to any notions of he used performanceenhancing drugs or talked due process.”

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■ CONTINUED FROM 15 allegations, and his defense suggested that his accusers had a financial motive to make up stories, years after the fact. His attorney also painted Sandusky as the victim of overzealous police investigators who coached the alleged victims into giving accusatory statements.

But jurors believed the testimony that, in the words of lead prosecutor Joseph McGettigan III, Sandusky was a “predatory pedophile.”

One accuser testified that Sandusky molested him in the locker-room showers and in hotels while trying to ensure his silence with gifts and trips to bowl games. He also said Sandusky had sent him “creepy love letters.”

Another spoke of forced oral sex and instances of rape in the basement of Sandusky’s home, including abuse that left him bleeding.

He said he once tried to scream for help, knowing

that Sandusky’s wife was upstairs, but figured the basement must be soundproof. Another, a foster child, said Sandusky warned that he would never see his family again if he ever told anyone what happened.

And just hours after the case went to jurors, lawyers for one of Sandusky’s six adopted children, Matt, said he had told authorities that his father abused him.

Matt Sandusky had been prepared to testify on behalf of prosecutors, the statement said. The lawyers said they arranged for Matt Sandusky to meet with law enforcement officials but did not explain why he didn’t testify.

“This has been an extremely painful experience for Matt and he has asked us to convey his request that the media respect his privacy,” the statement said. It didn’t go into details about his allegations.

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BASEBALL Baseball Expanded Standings All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB New York 41 28 .594 — — 40 30 .571 1½ — Baltimore 38 31 .551 3 — Tampa Bay 36 33 .522 5 2 Boston 36 34 .514 5½ 2½ Toronto Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB Cleveland 37 32 .536 — — 36 34 .514 1½ 2½ Chicago 34 36 .486 3½ 4½ Detroit 31 36 .463 5 6 Kansas City 28 41 .406 9 10 Minnesota West Division W L Pct GB WCGB Texas 44 27 .620 — — Los Angeles 38 32 .543 5½ ½ 34 36 .486 9½ 4½ Oakland 30 41 .423 14 9 Seattle NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB Washington 40 28 .588 — — New York 39 32 .549 2½ — 37 32 .536 3½ ½ Atlanta 33 37 .471 8 5 Miami 33 38 .465 8½ 5½ Philadelphia Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB Cincinnati 38 31 .551 — — Pittsburgh 37 32 .536 1 ½ St. Louis 35 35 .500 3½ 3 33 37 .471 5½ 5 Milwaukee 28 42 .400 10½ 10 Houston 24 45 .348 14 13½ Chicago West Division W L Pct GB WCGB Los Angeles 42 28 .600 — — San Francisco 38 32 .543 4 — 34 35 .493 7½ 3½ Arizona 26 43 .377 15½ 11½ Colorado 24 46 .343 18 14 San Diego INTERLEAGUE Thursday's Games Detroit 2, St. Louis 1, 10 innings Oakland 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Pittsburgh 9, Minnesota 1 Washington 5, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 6, Miami 5 Friday's Games Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1 Baltimore 2, Washington 1 Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, ppd., rain Minnesota 5, Cincinnati 4 N.Y. Mets 6, N.Y.Yankees 4 Toronto 12, Miami 5 Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland 2, Houston 0 Texas 4, Colorado 1 Milwaukee 1, Chicago White Sox 0, 10 innings St. Louis at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

Saturday's Games Toronto (Cecil 1-0) at Miami (Jo.Johnson 4-5), 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 5-7) at Kansas City (Mendoza 2-3), 2:10 p.m.

Colorado (Outman 0-3) at Texas (Lewis 6-5), 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland (J.Gomez 4-6) at Houston (Keuchel 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 6-4) at Pittsburgh (Lincoln 3-2), 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Cobb 3-3) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 2-7), 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Duensing 1-2) at Cincinnati (Cueto 8-3), 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Delgado 4-7) at Boston (F.Morales 0-1), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 8-2) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 4-7), 7:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (Wolf 2-5) at Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 0-1), 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Nova 9-2) at N.Y. Mets (C.Young 1-1), 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 8-4) at Oakland (T.Ross 2-6), 7:15 p.m.

Washington (E.Jackson 3-4) at Baltimore (W.Chen 7-2), 7:15 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-5) at San Diego (Marquis 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m., 1st game Minnesota at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 2:05 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

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

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

Seattle at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 6:35 p.m., 2nd game Colorado at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y.Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Thursday’s Games Colorado 4, Philadelphia 1 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 5-5) at Arizona (J.Saunders 4-5), 9:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

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LOB_Minnesota 9, Cincinnati 7.

2B_Doumit (10), Heisey (9), Ludwick (12).

HR_Doumit (7), Heisey (2), Rolen (3).

SB_Revere 2 (14). S_Valdez. SF_Revere, Willingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Blackburn W,4-4 . . . .5 5 4 4 2 2 Gray H,1 . . . . . . . . .1-3 2 0 0 1 0 Al.Burnett H,4 . . .1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Burton H,11 . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 0 Perkins S,2-4 . . . . . . .1 2 0 0 0 2 Cincinnati H.Bailey L,5-5 . . .5 1-3 8 5 4 3 3 Bray BS,2-2 . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 1 0 Ondrusek . . . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 0 LeCure . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 0 0 0 3

Scores L10 7-3 6-4 4-6 7-3 5-5

Str L-3 W-1 L-2 W-5 W-1

Home 20-14 20-14 21-15 17-19 19-15

Away 21-14 20-16 17-16 19-14 17-19

L10 5-5 3-7 6-4 7-3 4-6

Str W-4 L-1 L-1 W-2 W-1

Home 20-18 17-21 17-18 11-20 13-22

Away 17-14 19-13 17-18 20-16 15-19

L10 9-1 7-3 8-2 3-7

Str W-7 W-2 W-3 L-1

Home 21-12 20-16 18-17 12-19

Away 23-15 18-16 16-19 18-22

L10 5-5 7-3 3-7 2-8 4-6

Str L-1 W-4 W-2 L-5 L-1

Home 20-14 23-15 15-17 17-19 14-20

Away 20-14 16-17 22-15 16-18 19-18

L10 6-4 5-5 4-6 5-5 2-8 5-5

Str L-4 W-2 L-1 W-2 L-3 L-1

Home 20-14 22-12 17-16 18-18 19-17 14-19

Away 18-17 15-20 18-19 15-19 9-25 10-26

L10 4-6 4-6 5-5 2-8 4-6

Str L-3 L-2 W-1 L-1 L-3

Home 24-12 21-14 17-17 15-21 14-23

Away 18-16 17-18 17-18 11-22 10-23

Marshall . . . . . . . . . . .1 1 0 0 0 1 Umpires_Home, Jerry Layne; First, Dan Bellino; Second, Bob Davidson; Third, Mike Muchlinski.

T_3:20. A_33,531 (42,319).

Indians 2, Astros 0 Cleveland Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Choo rf 4 1 1 0 Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 ACarer ss 3 1 1 1 Schafer cf 3 0 0 0 Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 Lowrie ss 3 0 0 0 CSantn c 2 0 0 0 Ca.Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 Brantly cf 3 0 1 1 JDMrtn lf 3 0 0 0 Damon lf 3 0 1 0 Bogsvc rf 4 0 1 0 Cnghm lf 1 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b4 0 2 0 Ktchm 1b 3 0 0 0 CSnydr c 3 0 0 0 J.Smith p 0 0 0 0 Harrell p 2 0 1 0 Pestan p 0 0 0 0 Maxwll ph 0 0 0 0 JoLopz 1b 0 0 0 0 Wrght p 0 0 0 0 Chsnhll 3b3 0 0 0 DCrpnt p 0 0 0 0 C.Perez p 0 0 0 0 Abad p 0 0 0 0 Jimenz p 2 0 0 0 FRdrgz p 0 0 0 0 Hannhn3b 1 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 4 2 Totals 30 0 4 0 Cleveland....................100 000 001—2 Houston ......................000 000 000—0 E_A.Cabrera (8). DP_Cleveland 1, Houston 1. LOB_Cleveland 4, Houston 7.

2B_Bogusevic (6). 3B_Choo (1).

SB_Schafer (17). SF_A.Cabrera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Jimenez W,7-5 . .6 2-3 4 0 0 4 8 J.Smith H,10 . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Pestano H,18 . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 0 C.Perez S,23-24 . . . .1 0 0 0 0 3 Houston Harrell L,6-6 . . . . . . . .7 2 1 1 3 9 W.Wright . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 0 D.Carpenter . . . . . . . .0 1 1 1 0 0 Abad . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 1 0 0 1 1 Fe.Rodriguez . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 1 D.Carpenter pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Umpires_Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Manny Gonzalez; Second, Jordan Baker; Third, Gerry Davis.

T_2:40. A_26,932 (40,981).

Friday's Major League Linescores INTERLEAGUE Washington .000 010 000—1 5 0 Baltimore . . .010 010 00x—2 8 2 Zimmermann, Mattheus (8) and Flores; Hammel, Ji.Johnson (9) and Wieters.

W_Hammel 8-2. L_Zimmermann 3-6.

Sv_Ji.Johnson (21). HRs_Baltimore, Mar.Reynolds (6).

Detroit . . . . . .000 000 100—1 4 2 Pittsburgh . . .220 000 00x—4 9 0 Fister, L.Marte (7) and Avila; A.J.Burnett, J.Hughes (7), Watson (7), Grilli (8), Hanrahan (9) and Barajas.

W_A.J.Burnett 8-2. L_Fister 1-4.

Sv_Hanrahan (18).

Toronto . . . . .102 305100—12 11 0 Miami . . . . . . .000 112 010—5 9 0 R.Romero, Coello (8), Pauley (9) and Arencibia; A.Sanchez, Gaudin (4), Webb (6), M.Dunn (8), H.Bell (9) and J.Buck.

W_R.Romero 8-1. L_A.Sanchez 3-6.

HRs_Toronto, Bautista (23). Miami, Stanton (16), Infante (7), G.Sanchez (2).

NewYork (A) .000 001 120—4 11 0 NewYork (N) .500 000 10x—6 10 0 Pettitte, Wade (7), Rapada (8), Eppley (8) and R.Martin; Niese, Parnell (7), Batista (8), F.Francisco (9) and Nickeas, Thole. W_Niese 5-3. L_Pettitte 3-3.

Sv_F.Francisco (18). HRs_New York (A), Al.Rodriguez (12), An.Jones (7), Cano (15). New York (N), I.Davis (8).

Colorado . . . .000 000 100—1 12 1 Texas . . . . . . .200 200 00x—4 7 0 Friedrich, Moscoso (7) and W.Rosario; Oswalt, R.Ross (7), Mi.Adams (8), Nathan (9) and Torrealba. W_Oswalt 1-0.

L_Friedrich 4-4. Sv_Nathan (16).

HRs_Texas, Beltre (13), Napoli (12).

Milwaukee . .000000000 1—1 6 0 Chicago . . . .000000000 0—0 3 1 (10 innings) Greinke, Axford (10) and M.Maldonado; Sale, Reed (9), Crain (10) and Pierzynski, Flowers. W_Greinke 8-2. L_Crain 1-1.

Sv_Axford (13).

Midwest League Eastern Division Bowling Green (Rays) Great Lakes (Dodgers) Fort Wayne (Padres) Lake County (Indians) South Bend (D’Backs) West Michigan (Tigers) Dayton (Reds) Lansing (Blue Jays) Western Division

W 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

L Pct. 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 1 .000 1 .000

GB — — ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

W L Pct. GB Beloit (Twins) 0 0 .000 — Burlington (Athletics) 0 0 .000 — Cedar Rapids (Angels) 0 0 .000 — Clinton (Mariners) 0 0 .000 — Kane County (Royals) 0 0 .000 — Peoria (Cubs) 0 0 .000 — Quad Cities (Cardinals) 0 0 .000 — Wisconsin (Brewers) 0 0 .000 — Friday's Games Bowling Green 9, Dayton 8 South Bend at West Michigan, 7 p.m.

AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY ATHLETICS 8 p.m. NBC — Olympic Trials, finals, events TBA, at Eugene, Ore. AUTO RACING 8 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, qualifying for European Grand Prix, at Valencia, Spain 10 a.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Sargento 200, at Elkhart Lake, Wis. Noon SPEED — Rolex Sports Car Series, at Elkhart Lake, Wis. 3:30 p.m. ESPN — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sargento 200, at Elkhart Lake, Wis. 9:15 p.m. NBCSN — IRL, IndyCar, Iowa Corn Indy 250, at Newton, Iowa 11 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Toyota/Save Mart 350, at Sonoma, Calif. (same-day tape) BOXING 9 p.m. SHO — Heavyweights, Chris Arreola (35-2-0) vs.

Mike Mollo (20-3-1); super lightweights, Humberto Soto (59-7-2) vs. Lucas Matthysse (30-2-0); Victor Ortiz (29-3-2) vs. Josesito Lopez (29-4-0), for vacant WBC silver welterweight title, at Los Angeles DIVING 4 p.m. NBC — Olympic Trials, finals: LIVE: men's 10m; SAME-DAY TAPE: synchro final event TBA, at Federal Way, Wash.

FIELD HOCKEY 1:30 p.m. NBCSN — Exhibition, women's national teams, United States vs. Argentina, at Virginia Beach, Va. GOLF 8 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, BMW International Open, third round, at Cologne, Germany 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, third round, at Cromwell, Conn.

3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, third round, at Cromwell, Conn.

TGC — LPGA, Manulife Financial Classic, third round, at Waterloo, Ontario 6:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Montreal Championship, second round, at Sainte-Julie, Quebec (same-day tape) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, St. Louis at Kansas City or Toronto at Miami (1 p.m. start) 4 p.m. FSN — Minnesota at Cincinnati 7 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, Atlanta at Boston, Washington at Baltimore, L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, San Francisco at Oakland, or Milwaukee at Chicago 10 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Chicago Cubs at Arizona or Seattle at San Diego SOCCER 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — UEFA, Euro 2012, quarterfinal, teams TBD, at Donetsk, Ukraine SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Women's national teams, exhibition, Canada vs. United States, at Oklahoma City WNBA BASKETBALL 12:30 p.m. ESPN — Chicago at Minnesota 9 p.m. ESPN — Los Angeles at Phoenix Great Lakes 4, Lansing 0 Lake County at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.

Wisconsin at Burlington, 7:30 p.m.

Beloit at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m.

Kane County at Clinton, 8 p.m.

Quad Cities at Peoria, 8 p.m.

Saturday's Games Bowling Green at Dayton, 7 p.m.

South Bend at West Michigan, 7 p.m.

Kane County at Clinton, 7 p.m.

Great Lakes at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.

Lake County at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.

Quad Cities at Peoria, 7:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Burlington, 7:30 p.m.

Beloit at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m.

Sunday's Games South Bend at West Michigan, 1 p.m.

Bowling Green at Dayton, 2 p.m.

Great Lakes at Lansing, 2:05 p.m.

Kane County at Clinton, 3 p.m.

Quad Cities at Peoria, 3 p.m.

Wisconsin at Burlington, 3 p.m.

Lake County at Fort Wayne, 3:05 p.m.

Beloit at Cedar Rapids, 3:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Playoff Glance All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia 4, Chicago 2 Miami 4, New York 1 Indiana 4, Orlando 1 Boston 4, Atlanta 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 4, Utah 0 Oklahoma City 4, Dallas 0 L.A. Lakers 4, Denver 3 L.A. Clippers 4, Memphis 3 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 4, Philadelphia 3 Miami 4, Indiana 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City 4, L.A. Lakers 1 San Antonio 4, L.A. Clippers 0 CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 4, Boston 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2 FINALS Miami 4, Oklahoma City 1 Tuesday, June 12: Oklahoma City 105, Miami 94 Thursday, June 14: Miami 100, Oklahoma City 96 Sunday, June 17: Miami 91, Oklahoma City 85 Tuesday, June 19: Miami 104, Oklahoma City 98 Thursday, June 21: Miami 121, Oklahoma City 106, Heat wins series 4-1

AUTO RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Toyota/Save Mart 350 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Sonoma Sonoma, Calif.

Lap length: 1.99 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 95.262 mph.

2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 95.067.

3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 94.795.

4. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 94.722.

5. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 94.686.

6. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 94.679.

7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 94.632.

8. (51) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 94.557.

9. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 94.524.

10. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 94.509.

11. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 94.503.

12. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 94.319.

13. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 94.269.

14. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 94.209.

15. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 94.206.

16. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 94.199.

17. (22) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 94.184.

18. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 94.103.

19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 94.026.

20. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 93.991.

21. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 93.949.

22. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 93.913.

23. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 93.84.

24. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 93.824.

25. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 93.732.

26. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 93.728.

27. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 93.524.

28. (32) Boris Said, Ford, 93.268.

29. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 93.166.

30. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 93.153.

31. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 93.064.

32. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 92.964.

33. (98) David Mayhew, Ford, 92.833.

34. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 92.563.

35. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 92.459.

36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 92.14.

37. (19) Chris Cook, Toyota, 92.076.

38. (49) J.J.Yeley, Toyota, 91.927.

39. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 91.836.

40. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 91.729.

41. (10) Tomy Drissi, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

42. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, Owner Points.

43. (33) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 91.686.

GOLF Travelers Championship Scores Friday At TPC River Highlands Cromwell, Conn.

Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 6,841; Par: 70 Partial Second Round 77 players did not finish the round Fredrik Jacobson................65-66—131 Blake Adams......................69-64—133 Roland Thatcher.................66-67—133 Stuart Appleby ...................68-65—133 Brian Davis.........................67-67—134 Marc Leishman ..................68-66—134 Tommy Gainey ...................66-68—134 Charlie Wi...........................70-65—135 John Rollins........................68-67—135 Tim Clark............................66-69—135 Aaron Baddeley .................67-68—135 Webb Simpson...................66-69—135 Graham DeLaet .................68-68—136 Rocco Mediate...................66-70—136

Saturday, June 23, 2012 Keegan Bradley..................68-68—136 Lucas Glover ......................70-66—136 Billy Hurley III .....................69-67—136 David Mathis.......................64-73—137 Zach Johnson ....................72-65—137 Kyle Stanley........................70-67—137 Rory Sabbatini ...................71-66—137 Bubba Watson....................66-71—137 Chez Reavie.......................66-71—137 Brendon de Jonge .............72-65—137 Gavin Coles........................73-65—138 Bryce Molder......................71-67—138 Stephen Gangluff...............67-71—138 George McNeill ..................73-66—139 Chris Stroud .......................71-68—139 Cameron Tringale...............69-70—139 Ryan Moore........................72-67—139 Danny Lee..........................69-70—139 Richard H. Lee ...................72-67—139 Neal Lancaster...................72-68—140 Patrick Sheehan.................68-72—140 Scott Dunlap.......................75-65—140 Tim Herron .........................72-68—140 D.J.Trahan ..........................73-67—140 Tom Pernice Jr. ..................74-66—140 Angel Cabrera....................74-66—140 Vijay Singh..........................71-69—140 Vaughn Taylor.....................70-70—140 Jamie Lovemark.................70-70—140 Miguel Angel Carballo .......71-69—140 Steve Marino ......................72-69—141 Michael Bradley..................74-67—141 Troy Matteson.....................71-70—141 Steven Bowditch ................70-71—141 Troy Kelly ............................75-66—141 William McGirt....................70-71—141 Cameron Beckman............69-73—142 Kevin Kisner .......................66-76—142 Kyle Reifers ........................74-68—142 Robert Allenby ...................68-75—143 Daniel Summerhays ..........71-72—143 Daniel Miernicki..................74-69—143 J.J. Killeen...........................69-75—144 Bud Cauley.........................72-72—144 Ted Potter, Jr.......................75-69—144 Kyle Thompson ..................76-68—144 Michael Carbone................73-71—144 Leaderboard ...........................................Score Thru Fredrik Jacobson.....................-9 F Nathan Green..........................-8 9 Blake Adams ...........................-7 F F Stuart Appleby.........................-7 5 Charley Hoffman .....................-7 F Roland Thatcher......................-7 F Marc Leishman........................-6 Brian Davis ..............................-6 F F Tommy Gainey.........................-6 F Charlie Wi ................................-5 John Rollins .............................-5 F Aaron Baddeley.......................-5 F Tim Clark .................................-5 F Webb Simpson........................-5 F Will Claxton..............................-5 Champions-Montreal Championship Scores Friday At Vallee du Richelieu Vercheres Sainte-Julie, Quebec Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 6,894; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Russ Cochran ......................33-33—66 Jerry Pate .............................34-34—68 Michael Allen........................35-33—68 Rod Spittle............................33-35—68 Larry Mize.............................34-34—68 Peter Senior..........................34-35—69 Mark Brooks.........................33-36—69 David Peoples ......................38-31—69 Kirk Triplett ............................33-36—69 Mark Calcavecchia...............34-35—69 Olin Browne..........................36-33—69 David Eger............................36-33—69 Roger Chapman ..................33-36—69 Jeff Sluman ..........................36-33—69 Dan Forsman .......................35-34—69 Hale Irwin..............................33-36—69 Mike Hulbert .........................36-34—70 Steve Pate ............................35-35—70 Andy Bean............................35-35—70 Fulton Allem .........................36-34—70 Jay Don Blake ......................35-35—70 Bob Tway ..............................37-33—70 Mike Goodes........................36-34—70 Gary Hallberg.......................36-34—70 Tom Purtzer..........................37-34—71 James Mason.......................36-35—71 Willie Wood...........................38-33—71 David Frost ...........................36-35—71 Fred Funk .............................36-35—71 Lonnie Nielsen .....................35-36—71 Bruce Vaughan.....................37-34—71 Brad Bryant ..........................37-34—71 Jay Haas...............................34-37—71 Mark Mouland ......................37-34—71 Craig Stadler ........................35-36—71 John Cook ............................37-34—71 Jeff Hart................................37-34—71 Marc Girouard ......................36-35—71 Dana Quigley........................38-34—72 Steve Lowery........................35-37—72 Gene Jones..........................36-36—72 P.H. Horgan III.......................36-36—72 Dick Mast..............................34-38—72 Sonny Skinner......................37-35—72 R.W. Eaks .............................36-37—73 Bobby Clampett....................35-38—73 Jim Thorpe............................38-35—73 Jim Gallagher, Jr. .................37-36—73 Bill Glasson...........................38-35—73 Bob Gilder.............................36-37—73 Loren Roberts ......................38-35—73 Joel Edwards........................36-37—73 Robin Freeman ....................36-37—73 Robin Byrd............................35-38—73 Sandy Lyle............................35-38—73 Andrew Magee.....................36-38—74 Tom Byrum ...........................36-38—74 Chien Soon Lu .....................37-37—74 John Huston.........................38-36—74 Mark Wiebe ..........................38-36—74 Jim Carter.............................40-35—75 Chip Beck .............................39-36—75 Tommy Armour III ................35-40—75 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Scores Friday At Grey Silo Golf Course Waterloo, Ontario Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,354; Par: 71 Partial Second Round Inbee Park..........................69-64—133 Brittany Lang......................69-65—134 Shanshan Feng..................66-68—134 Hee Kyung Seo..................66-68—134 So Yeon Ryu.......................70-65—135 Chella Choi.........................69-66—135 Katie Futcher......................68-67—135 Sun Young Yoo....................68-67—135 Karin Sjodin........................67-68—135 Lexi Thompson...................66-69—135 Sandra Changkija ..............63-72—135 Stacy Lewis ........................72-64—136 Jodi Ewart...........................68-68—136 Anna Nordqvist ..................64-72—136 Nicole Hage........................72-65—137 Kris Tamulis ........................70-67—137 Paula Creamer...................69-68—137 Mi Jung Hur........................69-68—137 Suzann Pettersen ..............67-70—137 Jennifer Song .....................71-67—138 Jeong Jang.........................70-68—138 Karen Stupples ..................70-68—138 Jennifer Johnson................69-69—138 Seon Hwa Lee ...................68-70—138 Amy Yang............................68-70—138 Angela Stanford .................67-71—138 Christel Boeljon..................71-68—139

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Jennifer Rosales ................71-68—139 I.K. Kim ...............................70-69—139 Jacqui Concolino................69-70—139 Laura Diaz..........................69-70—139 Jin Young Pak.....................69-70—139 Jenny Suh ..........................69-70—139 Karlin Beck .........................66-73—139 Karrie Webb........................75-65—140 Vicky Hurst .........................74-66—140 Sandra Gal .........................72-68—140 Karine Icher........................72-68—140 Hee Young Park..................71-69—140 Beatriz Recari.....................70-70—140 Michelle Wie.......................70-70—140 Candie Kung ......................68-72—140 Min Seo Kwak....................68-72—140 Victoria Tanco.....................76-65—141 Ayaka Kaneko ....................73-68—141 Maude-Aimee Leblanc ......73-68—141 Jennie Lee..........................72-69—141 Isabelle Beisiegel...............71-70—141 Pornanong Phatlum...........71-70—141 Anna Grzebien...................70-71—141 Ilhee Lee.............................70-71—141 Stephanie Louden .............70-71—141 Morgan Pressel..................70-71—141 Momoko Ueda ...................68-73—141 Meena Lee .........................74-68—142 Angela Oh ..........................74-68—142 Na Yeon Choi......................72-70—142 Mina Harigae......................72-70—142 Hanna Kang.......................71-71—142 Jee Young Lee....................71-71—142 Julieta Granada..................70-72—142 Maria Hernandez...............70-72—142 Kristy McPherson...............70-72—142 Reilley Rankin ....................70-72—142 Danielle Kang.....................69-73—142 Leta Lindley........................75-68—143 Belen Mozo ........................73-70—143 Alena Sharp .......................73-70—143 Rebecca Lee-Bentham .....72-71—143 Dori Carter..........................71-72—143 Meaghan Francella............71-72—143 Lorie Kane..........................71-72—143 Katherine Hull.....................70-73—143 Sarah Jane Smith ..............70-73—143 Lacey Agnew......................67-76—143 Tzu-Chi Lin.........................76-68—144 Azahara Munoz..................76-68—144 Hee-Won Han ....................75-69—144 Beth Bader .........................74-70—144 Haeji Kang..........................74-70—144 Pernilla Lindberg ................74-70—144 Stacy Prammanasudh.......73-71—144 Numa Gulyanamitta...........72-72—144 Mi Hyang Lee.....................72-72—144 Jenny Shin..........................72-72—144 Janice Moodie....................71-73—144 Jane Rah............................71-73—144 Valentine Derrey.................70-74—144 Pat Hurst.............................68-76—144 Na On Min..........................76-69—145 Meredith Duncan ...............74-71—145 Jennifer Gleason................74-71—145 Gerina Piller........................74-71—145 Dewi Claire Schreefel ........74-71—145 Elisa Serramia....................74-71—145 Tiffany Joh..........................73-72—145 Becky Morgan....................73-72—145 Alison Walshe.....................72-73—145 Ryann O'Toole....................71-74—145 Hannah Yun........................70-75—145 Moira Dunn.........................69-76—145 Christina Kim......................77-69—146 Sydnee Michaels ...............76-70—146 Giulia Sergas......................75-71—146 Paige Mackenzie................74-72—146 Mo Martin ...........................73-73—146 Jane Park ...........................73-73—146 Mariajo Uribe......................75-72—147 Diana D'Alessio..................71-76—147 Caroline Hedwall................71-76—147 Amy Hung ..........................70-77—147 Nannette Hill.......................76-72—148 Amelia Lewis......................76-72—148 Kathleen Ekey....................75-73—148 Irene Cho............................74-74—148 Amanda Blumenherst........73-75—148 Ji Young Oh ........................72-76—148 Wendy Ward.......................72-76—148 Leaderboard at time of suspended play .................................SCORE THRU 1. Inbee Park......................-9 F F 2. Brittany Lang..................-8 F 2. Shanshan Feng .............-8 2. Hee Kyung Seo..............-8 F 5. So Yeon Ryu...................-7 F F 5. Chella Choi ....................-7 F 5. Sun Young Yoo ...............-7 5. Katie Futcher..................-7 F 5. Karin Sjodin....................-7 F F 5. Lexi Thompson ..............-7 F 5. Sandra Changkija ..........-7 2012 Men’s City Golf Championship Pairings Saturday At Miami Shores Golf Course 6:48 — Jim Waters, John Tishaus 6:56 — Jim Hoover, Jim Waters, Mike Furrow 7:04 — Fred Monnin, John Weaver, Roger Luring 7:12 — Brent Flinn, Mike Salupo, Tom Mercer 7:20 — John Mathes, Barry Willoughby, Tim McNeal 7:28 — Bob Allison, Darrell Tron, Marty Jackson 7:36 — Gary Weaver, Doug Willoughby, Jack Holtel 7:44 — John Mutschler, James Sarich 7:52 — Robert Johnston, Kent Walpole 8:00 — Steve Hager, Brent Adkins, Chris Boehringer 8:08 — Andrew Johnston, Joshua Mooney 8:16 — Zach Clendenen, Alex Garman 8:24 — Curtis Schmiedebusch, Jason Thompson, Mason Hagan 8:32 — Matt Maurer, Taylor Cook, Keith McGillvary 8:40 — Corey Pierson, Justin Weber, Grayson Loerke 8:48 — Dave Larger, Jeff Poettinger, Derek Tubbs 8:56 — Ryan Groff, Shawn Massie, Brad Via 9:04 — Tom Weissbrod, Ron Moore 9:12 — Shane Brenner, Jeff Jennings 9:20 — Eric Collier, Dwight Hughes, Lance England 9:28 — Jim Wilkins, Jeff Bacon, Ray Stuchell 9:36 — Doug Jennings, Jackie Chen 9:44 — Rich Steck, Kevin Monroe, Brian Stafford 9:52 — Wayne Crow, Bill Shattuck, Dennis Tubbs Miami Shores Ladies 9-hole League Gross, Net, Putts June 19 First Flight M. Fry..................................................46 J. Rhoden ...........................................37 P. Fasick..............................................16 Second Flight B. Walton ............................................53 P. Halterman.......................................36 C. Livingston.......................................19 Third Flight M. Higgins ..........................................58 D. Alcorn.............................................37 J. Daniel..............................................17 Fourth Flight A. Overholser .....................................62 A. Schlemmer ....................................37 C. Krieder ...........................................20

RACING

18 June 23, 2012

TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW..TDN-NET. TROYDAILYNEWS COM .COM WHAT’S AHEAD: BRIEFLY

Smoked Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart won a race in North Dakota, but it wasn’t the feature.

The driver nicknamed Smoke on Wednesday night picked up the checkered flag in a transfer race but finished seventh in the late model feature at Red River Valley Speedway.

The Forum newspaper reports that Fargo’s Matt Aukland won the race.

Stewart has raced in West Fargo several times in recent years, driving late models and sprint cars.

Stewart has never won a feature race in six appearances at the track.

NASCAR SPRINT

NATIONWIDE SERIES

INDYCAR

FORMULA ONE

Toyota/Save Mart 350 Site: Sonoma, Calif.

Schedule: Saturday, practice (Speed, 11 p.m.12:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (TNT, 2-6:30 p.m.).

Track: Infineon Raceway (road course, 1.99 miles).

Last year: Kurt Busch raced to his first career road-course victory, leading 76 laps. Jeff Gordon was second.

Sargento 200 Site: Elkhart Lake, Wis. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 10-11:30 a.m.), race, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN, 3-7 p.m.)

Track: Road America (road course, 4.048 miles).

Last year: Reed Sorenson won in a chaotic overtime finish.

Iowa Corn INDY 250 Site: Newton, Iowa.

Schedule: Saturday, race, 9 p.m. (NBC Sports Network, 9:15 p.m.-midnight).

Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles).

Last year: Marco Andretti raced to his second career victory, beating Tony Kanaan.

European Grand Prix Site: Valencia, Spain.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 89:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (Fox, noon-2 p.m.).

Track: Valencia Street Circuit (road course, 3.367 miles).

Last year: Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel raced to the sixth of his 11 victories in 2011 en route to his second straight season title, winning in 115-degree heat.

Sports car racer Mark Pombo has been hospitalized with a concussion, broken clavicle and broken nose after crashing at Road America on Friday morning.

A series spokesman said Pombo was in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and will remain there overnight. Pombo was conscious when he was transported to the hospital.

Pombo was practicing for the Continental Tire Series race at the track, a four-mile road course in central Wisconsin that also is hosting the NASCAR Nationwide Series this weekend.

McClure Cleared

TOP 10 RACERS: Sprint Cup 1. Matt Kenseth 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3. Greg Biffle 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Martin Truex Jr. 8. Tony Stewart 9. Clint Bowyer 10. Brad Keselowski

565 561 548 532 514 504 497 491 481 458

Nationwide Series 1. Elliott Sadler 488 2. Austin Dillon 480 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.461 4. Sam Hornish Jr. 443 5. Cole Whitt 407 6. Justin Allgaier 407 7. Michael Annett 396 8. Mike Bliss 333 9. Joe Nemechek 316 10. Tayler Malsam 305 Camping World Truck Series 1. Justin Lofton 272 2. Timothy Peters 267 3. Ty Dillon 260 4. James Buescher 249 5. Parker Kligerman 247 6. Nelson Piquet Jr. 234 7. Matt Crafton 223 8. Joey Coulter 219 9. Ron Hornaday Jr. 218 10. Todd Bodine 212

C U P

Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma, Calif.

Infineon Raceway Track details: Road course START/FINISH

Distance: 1.99 miles Race: 218.9 miles Laps: 110 laps

Quest for consistency

Pombo Hospitalized

After a frightening crash at Talladega, Eric McClure had to sit out six weeks while dealing with the lingering effects of a concussion the third of his career.

Now he has received clearance from NASCAR officials and was back in his No. 14 car Friday, practicing for Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Road America. But after all he has been through, McClure at least entertained the thought of not returning to racing.

The accident is just the latest in a series of setbacks for McClure. In April 2011, he and his family huddled in the safety of their basement while a tornado destroyed their home in Virginia. They had just moved into a new home when McClure contracted Epstein-Barr, a virus related to mononucleosis.

S P R I N T

AP PHOTO

Dale Earnhardt Jr. signs an autograph for a fan prior to taking practice laps for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Friday in Sonoma, Calif.

Rebuilding Earnhardt Hendrick credits Letarte for pulling Dale Jr. out of slump CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rick Hendrick gave little warning to his crew chiefs when he decided to make widespread organizational changes after the 2010 season.

Among the swaps? Moving Steve Letarte away from four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon after five full seasons for a daunting job guiding Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of his lengthy slump.

“I walked in one day unannounced and said, ‘Next year, you’re not going to have Jeff Gordon, you’re going to have Dale Earnhardt,’” Hendrick said. “No one knew what was going to happen. When I told him, within 15 minutes he was in his car driving to Dale’s house, and he said, ‘I’m going to sit down with Dale and we’re just going to talk about racing, about life, about each other, what each of us want to accomplish.’”

It was a critical moment for NASCAR’s most popular driver, who in his 51st race with Letarte finally broke a four-year losing streak with his victory Sunday at Michigan.

Earnhardt had been through the wringer. It started in 2007, when he made the difficult decision to leave his late father’s race

team and chose Hendrick Motorsports after the most frenfree-agent pursuit in zied NASCAR history. The first season with Hendrick in 2008 was OK as Earnhardt won a race and made the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

The next two years were terrible, and Hendrick had to fire Earnhardt’s cousin, Tony Eury Jr., when the two could no longer function as driver and crew chief. Then came Lance McGrew, who couldn’t get the No. 88 team turned around.

So it was up to Letarte, a Hendrick Motorsports lifer who had started as a part-time employee as a teenager in 1995. Hired full-time as a tire specialist, he’d risen through the company ranks to crew chief working only with Gordon.

Starting over was going to take some relationship-building, and Letarte went right to work.

“They were together all the time. That created that trust …

Dale does not trust everybody,” Hendrick said. “Chemistry is so important. Sometimes you never hit the right combination. But, man, I look back and I think we’re very fortunate didn’t have any idea it was going to be this good.

But I think that the chemistry between these two guys, and I’ve been doing this for 30 years, is as good as or better than any I’ve ever seen.”

Letarte’s biggest responsibility was rebuilding Earnhardt’s confidence, shattered during his slump.

He coached Junior outside the race car, and cheered him over the team radio, and it didn’t take long last season to see Earnhardt starting to believe in himself again.

Only that’s not where Earnhardt believes Letarte made the biggest difference. Letarte’s best work, the driver said, was in setting some rules for NASCAR’s biggest superstar.

“He didn’t really have to sell me on anything, I just did whatever he said,” Earnhardt said. “And the first thing he said was, ‘Man, this is going to be a little different. I’m going to need you to be accountable.’ He gave me all kinds of little restrictions and things he needed me to do, and places he needed me to be.

“That structure and accountability was good for me. This team has been successful for years, and I knew he’s got to have a pattern for it to be that way, so I just did what he told me.”

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — It’s been a continuous search for consistency at Chip Ganassi Racing, where the NASCAR program has never matched the performance levels of its dominant IndyCar entries.

But there’s no bitterness from Juan Pablo Montoya or Jamie McMurray, who have watched from afar as IndyCar counterparts Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon race for wins and championships every year.

“I don’t think we are jealous,” McMurray said.

“We are happy for those guys.”

Franchitti, the fourtime IndyCar champion, won his third Indianapolis 500 last month, and Dixon reached Victory Lane a week later at Belle Isle and is currently in the thick of the title race. But they both had to overcome early season struggles, which hasn’t been lost on Montoya.

“I laugh because this year has been the hardest year for them for quite a few years, and I am like ‘Welcome,’ ” he said, smiling.

Indeed, welcome to the up-and-down battles that Montoya and McMurray have faced the last several years in Ganassi’s NASCAR program. The two head into Sunday’s race at Sonoma at just about the halfway mark of another rebuilding year for the organization.

McMurray is 18th in the Sprint Cup Series, Montoya is 19th and combined they have only five top-10 finishes all season.

But they say their cars are better, they’ve had increased speed of late and they are pleased with the direction of the race team.

“I think we’ve done a lot of progress,” Montoya said.

“If you really go through the team right now and see how different everything is working, it’s pretty amazing. We haven’t had the results we want to have, but I think there has been a lot of really good changes and we’ve been putting people in the right places.

“You want to run better overnight, but things have got to change. Everybody has got to adapt, and it’s a process. But I really feel we made a lot of gains with the car and a lot of gains in how the engineering program is working and we definitely have been making progress.”

Patrick’s experience on road courses could help ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — For Danica Patrick, the fire-resistant shoe might finally be on the other foot.

Still relatively early in her transition to NASCAR, Patrick isn’t used to having any kind of experience advantage over the rest of the Nationwide Series field.

But she thinks things will be different Saturday at Road America, a scenic four-mile road course that winds through central Wisconsin.

While road-course rac-

ing wasn’t Patrick’s favorite thing to do during her time in the IndyCar Series — she prefers oval tracks — she does have more experience at it than many drivers who came up racing stock cars.

“I suppose the tables have turned a little bit, coming from so much road racing over the last couple of years in IndyCar,” Patrick said Friday. “I kind of get the feeling from a lot of drivers who came up through the stock car ranks that they don’t always love

coming to road courses. And that was kind of how I felt in IndyCar, going to all the road courses all the time.

And now I come to a road course and I’m like, ‘Yeah, all right. Let’s do this.’”

Road America wasn’t among the handful of NASCAR races Patrick ran last year in preparation for her full-time transition to stock cars. But Patrick did finish fourth in a Formula Atlantic race at the track in 2004.

“Oddly enough, this is one of those tracks that I

actually pretty vividly remember,” Patrick said.

“That’s probably because it has so many hills, and it’s a memorable track. It’s definitely unique from a road course perspective.”

While Patrick believes she’s making steady progress in her transition to NASCAR, she’s also encountering new challenges.

After a rough race at Michigan last week, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. told USA Today that there’s “not a lot of respect for her out

there right now” and seemed to imply that Patrick needed to be more willing to mix it up with other drivers.

“These guys will certainly take advantage of the gender situation and think she won’t do it,” Eury told the paper. “I’m going to help her get her head right where she can do it.”

Patrick acknowledged Eury’s comments Friday, but stopped short of saying that she would drive more aggressively to make a point to other drivers.