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Obama: Blame Romney Says G.O.P. challenger is proponent of tax hikes AKRON (AP) — President Barack Obama made his rival’s personal millions a front-and-center issue in the race for the White House on Wednesday, telling a swing-state audience that Mitt Romney “is asking you to pay more so that people like him can get a big tax cut.”

“In order to afford just one $250,000 tax cut for somebody like Mr. Romney, AP 125 families like yours would have to President Barack Obama speaks at the John S. Knight pay another $2,000 in taxes each and every year,” Obama added, citing a Center Wednesday, in Akron.

Author Gore Vidal dies In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidal might have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat’s bearing tall, handsome and composed and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier.

But Vidal made his living a very good living from challenging power, not holding it. He was wealthy and famous and committed to exposing a system often led by men he knew firsthand.

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Lemonade sale to raise funds for charity In an effort to join the battle against childhood cancer, the Austin family of Troy will host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 3-4 at 916 Wilson Road. See Page 6.

Summer going fast for Amish Cook, family It is July 30 and 2012 is halfway over already. A happy fifth birthday to nephew Steven, Jacob and Emma’s son. I find it hard to believe he will be starting school this fall. Time seems to go faster every year. It looks like a nice day to do laundry.

Last week we had rain every day Monday through Friday. The rain gave our lawn a boost, so the boys will finish mowing the grass today. It has been quite a few weeks since they had to mow it last. See Page 4.

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report that his opponent’s aides immediately denounced as deeply flawed.

The president leveled his charge as Romney, back from an overseas trip, looked ahead to an intensive campaign stretch that will culminate in his selection of a vice presidential running mate as early as next week and the Republican National Convention at month’s end.

There were hints that Republicans

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New pickleball courts unveiled

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com ith all six courts filled and many eager bystanders, the new pickleball courts at Duke Park yesterday appeared to be a success.

The city of Troy TROY unveiled the courts at 8:45 Wednesday morning, drawing about 35 residents to give them a go.

Pickleball is like a condensed game of tennis with elements of ping pong thrown in — it is played on smaller courts with lower nets and paddles rather than rackets.

Resident Roy Baker — who helped bring pickleball to Troy along with Frank Brower about four years ago — said he was pleased with the courts, which came complete with benches and ball stops.

“We like it because otherwise when a ball rolls over to another court, you have to say ‘stop’ and interrupt the game,” Baker explained.

In 2008, Baker played pickleball for the first time with his sister in Louisville, Ky. He was so smitten with the game that he met with Mayor Mike Beamish to urge the city to stripe a court at Duke Park.

With the dedication Wednesday, players now have six pickleball courts, in addition to two courts overlaid on an adjacent tennis court. The city previously did not have any courts created solely for pickleball.

Players also have competed at the Lincoln Center and the Robinson

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Above, Roy Baker offers remarks next to Troy Mayor Mike Beamish regarding the dedication of the converted pickleball courts at Paul G. Duke Park Wednesday in Troy.

At right, Jaunita Groves, left, Charlie Steinbrunner, Paula Pinsen, center, and Beth Rindler, all of Troy, finish a game of pickleball Wednesday at Duke Park.

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Branch of the YMCA. Beamish said the shortened court and simple mastery required for pickleball make it an

ideal sport for older individuals, though it certainly is fun-filled for all.

“I think it’s a wonderful activity that this com-

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to try to boost growth if hiring remains weak.

The Fed took no new action after a two-day policy meeting.

But it appeared to signal in a statement released after the meeting a growing inclination to take further steps to lift the economy out of its funk. The Fed noted that growth had slowed over the first half of the year, with job creation slackening and consumer spending tapering off.

The Fed reiterated its plan to hold its benchmark short-term interest rate at a record low near zero until at least late 2014.

Market reaction to the Fed’s announcement was muted. Stocks fluctuated slightly after the statement was released and ended the day lower.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 33 points to 12,976, and broader indexes also closed down. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note increased from 1.50 percent to 1.52 percent.

The statement was slightly different than the one issued after the Fed’s last meeting, June 19 and 20.

In addition to noting that the economy had “decelerated,” the Fed’s policymaking committee said it would “closely monitor incoming information” and “will provide additional accommodation as needed” to stimulate the economy munity provides for recre- and job creation. In the June statement the central ation for all ages,” Beamish said. He recalled bank said “the economy has been expanding moder• See PICKLEBALL on 2 ately” and that it “is

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Sidney businessman in Romney campaign ad

BY LEE JONES For the Troy Daily News

A prominent Sidney businessman has raised his voice in a campaign ad for Mitt Romney that has stirred controversy across the SIDNEY Complete weather country. information on Page 9.

Dennis Sollmann, owner and operator of Sollmann Electric since Home Delivery: its creation in 1973, is featured in a 335-5634 Romney ad criticizing Barack Classified Advertising: Obama’s recent comment: “If you’ve (877) 844-8385 got a business, you didn’t build that.”

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understands small business.”

Sollmann said the Romney campaign got in touch with U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) to contact a local business owner who could weigh in against the president’s comment. He contacted Sollmann, who was reluctant at first, but after seeing some other Romney ads, agreed to do it.

“He handed me to the Romney people and after a few phone calls I said, “Yeah I’ll see if I want to do it.”

So a film crew flew to Ohio last Thursday and began shooting the video. It took about three hours.

The video can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CylDv gsrBxA

Sollmann has been a busy man since the video went online.

“It’s been a bit hectic to say the least,” he said.

He has received a large number of messages from all over the country. While most were supportive, Sollmann discovered he has quite a few critics.

A number of liberal sites have criticized Sollmann because his electrical contracting business has done some work for schools and other public institutions.

Sollmann said he still respects the president, but believes he is wrong on the subject of the economy.

“I didn’t attack him in any way;

I just said he was wrong,” Sollmann stated. “I had no agenda. That’s what they (the Romney campaign) liked about me.”

While Sollmann does not want to add more controversy to the current conversation about the ad, he did address the thinking of his critics. Many say the government did support his business because it received contracts for publiclyfunded projects.

“We do about 80 percent private and 20 percent public business,” Sollmann said. He noted that those government contracts did not come in until after his

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• The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Wednesday.

Corn Month Bid Change July 8.1050 - 0.0600 N/C 12 7.8050 - 0.0475 J/F/M 13 7.8400 - 0.0225 Soybeans Month Bid Change July 15.8400 - 0.1200 N/C 12 15.8400 - 0.1200 J/F/M 13 15.9100 - 0.1150 Wheat Month Bid Change July 8.7450 - 0.0875 N/C 13 8.0300 + 0.1300 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

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

Symbol Price Change AA 8.43 -0.01 CAG 24.39 -0.30 CSCO 15.98 +0.03 EMR 47.50 -0.27 F 9.19 0.00 FITB 13.79 -0.03 FLS 118.78 -1.20 GM 19.66 -0.05 ITW 53.99 -0.35 JCP 21.02 -1.49 KMB 87.17 +0.26 KO 81.01 +0.21 KR 22.20 +0.03 LLTC 32.11 -0.14 MCD 89.43 +0.07 MSFG 11.33 -0.35 PEP 72.40 -0.33 SYX 11.59 -0.88 TUP 51.81 -0.61 USB 33.32 -0.18 VZ 45.21 +0.07 WEN 4.52 -0.07 WMT 73.62 -0.81 — Staff and wire reports

Pickleball Campaign • CONTINUED FROM A1 seeing the sport taught by Tom Schelkun at Cookson Elementary School when he was principal.

Baker, who will soon be 80, said the majority of players are in their late 50s, 60s and 70s, though the sport has been attracting players of all ages.

“It’s been growing exponentially with younger players,” Baker said, adding that one participant appeared to be just out of high school. Another resident who played four years ago was 92.

Instead of leagues, Baker said players have a showup-and-play mentality. He meets at 9 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, while more competitive players come out on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Another group meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings, catering to those who work during the day.

Baker keeps contact information for about 60 Troyarea players, for which he sends out emails alerting them about upcoming events.

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taken the “you didn’t build that” comments out of context.

“That’s just ridiculous,” he said, “There is a big difference between a government contract and a subsidy.”

He believes this ad tells the truth.

“And when you tell the truth in politics, you win,” Gibbs said.

Sollmann said he hopes the ad brings the Romney campaign success.

“I hope he wins the election in Ohio,” Sollmann said.

The Daily News was unsuccessful in reaching either the Romney or Obama campaign offices in Columbus.

75,000 a month average from April through June but still below the healthy 226,000 average in the first three months of the year. The unemployment rate is expected to stay at 8.2 percent.

Economists will also be watching Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s words closely when he speaks on Aug. 31 at an annual economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo. “The Fed took no action at this meeting but strongly hinted that there will be further easing action at the next meeting in September,” said David Jones, chief economist at DMJ Advisors.

The statement was approved on an 11-1 vote. Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dissented for a fifth time this year. He objected to the Fed including language in the statement about keeping short-term rates low until late 2014.

U.S. economic growth slowed to an annual rate of just 1.5 percent from

April through June. That’s down from a 2 percent rate in the first quarter and a 4.1 percent rate in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Fed officials have signaled in speeches their concern about job growth and consumer spending.

Bernanke told Congress two weeks ago that the Fed is prepared to take further action if unemployment stays high.

Worries have also intensified that the U.S. economy will fall off a “fiscal cliff” at the end of the year. That’s when tax increases and deep spending cuts will take effect unless Congress reaches a budget deal. A recession could follow, Bernanke has warned.

Economists also are concerned that the debt crisis in Europe could intensify. Borrowing costs are too high for many governments, including Spain and Italy, and growth is slowing across the region as the effects of budget-cutting take hold. Unemployment hit a record 11.2 percent in June for the 17 countries that use the euro currency.

Fed • CONTINUED FROM A1 prepared to take further action as appropriate.”

Many economists believe the Fed could launch another program of buying government bonds and mortgagebacked securities at its September meeting if the economy doesn’t show improvement. The goal of the program, known as quantitative easing, would be to drive long-term rates, which are already at record lows, even lower.

The Fed’s next move could depend on whether the European Central Bank, which meets Thursday, takes any action to stimulate growth among the 17 countries that use the euro.

The next big signal on the U.S. economy’s health comes Friday, when the U.S. Labor Department reports on July hiring and unemployment trends.

Economists forecast that U.S. employers added 100,000 jobs in July.

That would be slightly better than the

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Sollmann said he is not about to become a political mouthpiece, like Joe the Plumber became in the 2008 election. He has already turned down interviews with the New York Times and the L.A. Times, preferring to only do formal interviews with the Dayton Daily News and Sidney Daily News.

“I just decided that’s not what I’m going to do,” he said.

He has a business to maintain, and he is reaping the benefits of the hard

administration.

They also said Romney’s campaign relied on the same organization’s work in launching attacks on three rivals during this year’s struggle for the Republican presidential nomination.

For his part, Romney made no public appearances Wednesday.

After a week-long trip to Britain, Israel and Poland to highly mixed reviews, he returns to active campaigning on Thursday. His immediate destination is Colorado, including a fundraiser in Aspen that several Republican governors are expected to attend.

He also plans a bus trip through Virginia, North Carolina and Florida in the coming days, placing additional emphasis on the same group of swing states that has received much of Obama’s attention.

He is expected to name a vice presidential running mate before the Republican National Convention, which opens on Aug. 27.

While Romney was in Boston, his campaign greeted Obama in Ohio with a television ad that attacked the auto industry bailout Obama continued for pushing some car dealers out of business and costing workers their jobs.

“I received a letter from General Motors. They were suspending my credit line. We had thirty-some employees that were out of work,” former dealership owner says Al Zarzour says in the ad.

Ohio leads the nation in employment in the auto parts industry, and polls generally show the bailout which Romney opposed contributes to Obama’s support in the state. It was not clear how often the commercial would run, but officials said it was airing only in the Cleveland area.

work he and his employees have put in over 40 years.

“You just build it one guy at a time,” he said, “After 40 years you see where we’re at.”

Shelby County Republican Party Chairman Chris Gibbs was impressed by the ad and said he is proud of Shelby County’s history of small business creation.

“The president has struck a nerve here with his assertion that small business wouldn’t be started without the help of government,” Gibbs said.

He fundamentally disagreed with critics who said the campaign has

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of the tax cuts due to expire on Dec. 31. Nineteen Democrats sided with the GOP on the 256-171 roll call.

The president and most Democrats in Congress want to extend existing tax cuts for all who earn less than $250,000 a year, while letting them expire on Dec. 31 for everyone else.

Congressional Republicans want a blanket extension, arguing that any tax increase would inhibit efforts to create jobs and strengthen the economic recovery, and in particular create a burden on small business owners who file with the Internal Revenue Service as individuals.

In addition, Romney has proposed an additional 20 percent cut in tax rates, and simultaneously promised to rein in future deficits. He has not laid out a detailed package of spending cuts to achieve his objectives.

Obama relied on a report by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center for his claim that middle-class taxes would rise by an average of $2,000 “if Gov. Romney wants to keep his word.” Romney’s aides immediately circulated a detailed rebuttal that said the Tax Policy Center had ignored parts of the former governor’s plan in its estimate, and in particular had omitted “growth effects” of a proposed cut in the corporate income tax rate.

In an attack on the organization’s impartiality, Romney aides noted that one of the report’s three authors is a former economic staffer to Obama.

Obama’s aides countered quickly, saying the head of the Tax Policy Center is a former senior member of George W. Bush’s economic team and that another report author worked for President George H.W. Bush’s

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might soon seek to expand the political playing field into Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, states that traditionally vote Democratic in a presidential race. Campaign activity has been relatively modest in all three since the end of the GOP primaries.

Officials familiar with campaign advertising said Restore our Future, a super Pac aligned with the former Massachusetts governor, is airing television ads in all three states that retrace Romney’s successful stewardship of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. “After Sept.11, Romney delivered the Olympics safe and sound,” the announcer says, referring to the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of more than a decade ago.

The ad makes no mention of Obama, and appears designed to give viewers a positive, initial impression of a candidate they may not know much about — the type of commercial that often serves as an introduction to a longer campaign effort.

Obama’s trip to Ohio was the ninth in his drive for re-election, signifying the importance of a state he carried in 2008 and where more money has been spent on ads than in any other this year. No Republican has ever captured the White House without carrying Ohio.

Obama campaigned in Mansfield and then Akron, and his campaign backed his rhetoric with a new ad that described Romney’s economic plan this way: “a new $250,000 tax cut for millionaires. Increase military spending. Adding trillions to the Deficit.”

Ryan Williams, a spokesman for Romney, called it a “ridiculous ad

coming from a president who shattered his pledge to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term.”

The president told his first audience of the day that “the entire centerpiece of my opponent’s economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut on top of the Bush tax cuts.”

As the audience booed, Obama added that taxpayers making more than $3 million a year would receive a tax cut totaling “almost a quarter of a million dollars.”

Citing a new report by a nonpartisan organization, he said the middle class would be hit with an average tax increase of more than $2000, in the form of a reduction in existing breaks for home mortgage deductions, health care premiums and the cost of a college education.

“He’s not asking you to contribute more to pay down the deficit,” Obama said of Romney. “He’s asking you to pay more so that people like him can get a big tax cut.”

Romney’s wealth has been estimated to be in the range of $250 million, although he has not provided a detailed accounting of his holdings.

Within earshot of Obama’s remarks, there was evidence of an electorate in flux.

“You don’t know who to trust. It makes me not want to vote anymore,” said Nita Maytern, 39, of Mansfield, who could hear Obama’s voice from her spot outside the park where he spoke.

She said she is a registered Republican but may not vote this fall because she hasn’t been following the campaign.

The president’s attack went to a core dispute in the campaign, and one that spilled over into the Capitol during the day. There, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to extend all

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Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Board of Education of the Bethel Local School District, Miami County, Ohio, on 02 April, 2012, there will be submitted to the qualified electors of the said school district at the Special Election to be held at the regular places therein on the 7th day of August 2012 the question of levying a tax for the benefit of said school district for the purpose of:

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Board of Education of the Tipp City Exempted Village School District, Miami County, Ohio, on 27 April, 2012, there will be submitted to the qualified electors of the said school district at the Special Election to be held at the regular places therein on the 7th day of August 2012 the question of levying a tax for the benefit of said school district for the purpose of:

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Board of Education of the Bethel Local School District, Miami County, Ohio, on 02 April, 2012, there will be submitted to the qualified electors of the said school district at the Special Election to be held at the regular places therein on the 7th day of August 2012 the question of levying a tax for the benefit of said school district for the purpose of:

CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES

EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS IN THE SUM OF $3,079,646.00

Said tax being a: REPLACEMENT Said tax being a: ADDITIONAL At a rate not exceeding 7 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.70 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2012, first due in calendar year 2013.

The polls for said election will be open from at 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. of said day.

At a rate not exceeding 7.95 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.795 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2012, first due in calendar year 2013.

The polls for said election will be open from at 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. of said day.

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PROVIDING NECESSARY FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTING, REMODELING AND ADDING TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT, BUSES AND SITE DEVELOPMENT Said tax being a: RENEWAL At a rate not exceeding 2 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.20 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2012, first due in calendar year 2013.

The polls for said election will be open from at 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. of said day.

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ing meals to anyone wishing to participate while giving an opportunity to socialize with • DENTAL VISIT: Joy others in the community. Use Jackson from Preferred Canal Street entrance the Family Dental in North C o m m u n i t y where the church is handiDayton will be at the Miltoncapped accessible.

Union Public Library at 2 Calendar • SCHOOL SUPPLIES: A p.m. She will be talking to school supply giveaway will children about the imporCONTACT US be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 tance of dental hygiene p.m. at Open Arms Church, and will offer tips on floss4075 Tipp-Cowlesville Road, ing and keeping teeth Tipp City, behind the church clean. Jackson will be Call Melody in the fellowship hall. bringing toothbrushes and • 5K RUN: The Bethel Vallieu at dental floss to pass out to cross country team will host 440-5265 to program participants. For the First Bethel Community more information, visit the list your free 5k Trail Run/Walk. Sign-ups library, call (937) 698-5515 will begin at 7:30 a.m. with calendar or go to www.mupubliclithe run/walk starting at 9 items.You brary.org. a.m.

The cost is $20, with • ICE CREAM SOCIAL: can send proceeds going to the Bethel A homemade ice cream your news by e-mail to cross country team to help social will be offered from vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. pay for team trip and new 5-7 p.m. at Greenville team clothes. The course is Creek Christian Church, all grass and woods trails.

5110 Buckneck Road, The finish will be on the Bradford. The menu will Bethel track in front of the home grandinclude vanilla, pineapple, strawberry and chocolate ice cream, sandwiches, cake and stands. Bethel High School is located at 7490 State Route, Tipp City. pie and beverages.

• BEAUTY AND GRACE: Discover • SPECIAL MEETING: The second what makes butterflies and skippers unique meeting will be at 7 p.m. at L. T. Ball from 1-3 p.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, Intermediate School, 575 N. Hyatt St., Tipp 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Pre-registraCity. The purpose of the meeting is to hold tion is required. Call Aullwood at 890-7360. a community open forum regarding the Class fee is $35 for non-members. upcoming operating levy on the Aug. 7 bal• PRAIRIE WALK: Take a tallgrass lot.

• MEETING CANCELED: The Lostcreek prairie walk at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood Township Board of Trustees regular meeting Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Experience a bit of Ohio’s rich natscheduled for 7 p.m. has been canceled. ural heritage on a naturalist led exploration The next regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. of Aullwood’s prairie. Learn about prairie Aug. 16. plants and animals and the importance of • CHICKEN DINNER: The American this tallgrass ecosystem.

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• NOCTURNAL ADVENTURES: Many interesting wild animals are nocturnal or active at night, such as opossums, raccoons, flying squirrels and even skunks.

Join this overnight adventure beginning at 7:30 p.m. and get a glimpse of these secretive creatures as participants visit the ground-level vista well after dark. There also will be wildlife games, a visit with the wildlife ambassadors and a night hike. Bring your overnight gear to “camp out” in the Heidelberg Auditorium. The fee is $25 for BNC members and $30 for non-members.

Registration and payment due by 5 p.m.

July 31.

SATURDAY • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Farmers Market on South Cherry Street, just off Main Street, will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The market includes fresh produce, cheese, eggs, flowers, herbs, maple syrup and art items. Mike Sedmak will provide jazz guitar music, and the local Japanese delegation will be there with information about the Festival of Nations. For free parking enter the public lot off Franklin Street.

Go to www.troymainstreet.org or call 3395455 for more information.

• PRAYER BREAKFAST: The Troy Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast will be offered at 7:30 a.m. at St. John United Church of Christ, Troy.

• FREE GIVEAWAY: Mid County Church of Christ, 1580 N. Dorset Road, Troy, will offer its annual free garage sale giveaway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church. For more information, call 335-1313.

• FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Street. The market will include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and entertainment. For free parking, enter off West Franklin Street.

Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org.

• FARMERS MARKET: The Miami County Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Friendly’s parking lot. Food, includes locally grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, honey, Indiana melons and more. There is plenty of parking.

• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon at Grace Family Worship, 1477 S. Market St., Troy. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” T-shirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.

• SHARE-A-MEAL: Bring your family and friends for food and fellowship to the First United Church of Christ’s Share-AMeal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meal will feature summer picnic items with a variety of sandwiches (chicken salad, ham salad and pimento cheese), potato salad, relishes, chips, fresh fruit and beverages. Share-A-Meal is a program to reach out to the community by providing nourish-

The Distribution Committee of the Tipp City Area Community Foundation met for its second 2012 session to award grants.

These community leaders considered several grant requests that could benefit its citizens. In the end, seven organizations were chosen to receive eight awards totaling $12,925.80.

For more information about the foundations and the funds that make these grant awards possible, visit the website at www.tippfoundation.org.

• Brukner Nature Center — $994 — swoops in to lend a hand with the newest project at the center, the Bat Rehabilitation and Education Project.

Specifically, this grant prepares the center for the anticipated upswing in need for bat rehabilitation due to the White Nose Syndrome that is moving west across the SUNDAY United States.

The time period of • CREATURE FEATURE: Amphibians 2011-2012 has been will be the feature of a program from 2-3 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. Join partici- declared by the United Nations as the Year of the pants as they discover two amazing Bat as a way to spread amphibians, the American toad and the spotted salamander. This event is free and the word about the importance of bats and to open to the public. encourage nations to • BREAKFAST SET: The American study and protect bats Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will have a complete breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Choices around the world.

• Downtown Tipp City are eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, waffles, pancakes, hash browns, biscuits, sausage Partnership — $1,513 — gravy, cinnamon rolls, juices and fruit for purchases multiple com$6. puter software programs, • BLUEGRASS MUSIC: The American which will help the Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will have organization to pursue bluegrass bands beginning at 2 p.m. The its mission. event is free. Food will be available for purThat mission is to prechase. serve, energize and pro• PRAIRIE WALK: Take a tallgrass mote the historic downprairie walk at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood town Tipp City area, Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, bringing together diverse Dayton. Experience a bit of Ohio’s rich natural heritage on a naturalist led exploration organizations and individuals with the goal of of Aullwood’s prairie. Learn about prairie generating more downplants and animals and the importance of town foot traffic and a this tallgrass ecosystem. stronger emphasis on historic preservation, MONDAY business development, cooperative promotions, • TCT AUDITIONS: The Troy Civic support for our charitaTheatre will have auditions for its next production, “Dearly Departed,” at 7 p.m. at the ble organizations and Barn in the Park, Troy. The cast will include good will and/or assissix to eight women, ranging in age from 18 tance for our residents.

• Miami County to 70s and four to six men, ranging in age from mid-20s to 70s. For more information, Equine Initiatives Task call Terressa Knoch, director, at 280-3932. Force — $1,981.05 — harnessing teamwork • NOON OPTIMIST: The Troy Noon between Tipp City Parks Optimist will meet at noon at the Tin Roof restaurant, 439 N. Elm St., Troy. The speak- Department and the er will be Jane Hum of Lucky Horseshoe 4- Task Force is bringing H Club. much-anticipated horse• CHICKEN FRY: A chicken fry dinner back riding trails to the will be offered from 6-8 p.m. at the Pleasant parks. Specifically, this Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner grant will support the Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece purchase of an informachicken dinner with french fries and maca- tion kiosk, mounting roni salad for $7. Chicken livers also will be block, hitching rail and available. other amenities that accommodate riders. This

TIPP CITY grant was awarded though the Warren G. Miltenberger Fund.

The fund’s focus is to support the outdoors that Warren held dear through the acquisition, upkeep, maintenance, and preservation of public park land or other natural areas.

• Tipp City Enrichment Program — $2,740 — enhances the summer activities offered to the children who attend this extended care program. Children from kindergarten through sixth grade will explore places like COSI and Ohio Caverns thanks to this program, which offers support to working parents.

• Tipp City Veterans Memorial — $1,000 — honors military men and women of the area with a grant toward the purchase of a bronze statue, which will be placed in the park at the corner of Haytt and Main streets.

• Tipp City Exempted Village Schools — $3,000 — supports the new initiative creating an InSchool Suspension program as an alternative to the preceding out-ofschool suspension.

Specifically, this grant will support the hiring of a teacher’s aide who will assist a certified teacher in overseeing the stu-

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• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 3-7 p.m. at National Night Out in Troy at the Troy Community Park, 255 Adams St. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” T-shirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus.

Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.

AUG. 8 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Susan Funderberg from the Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be the speaker. For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 339-8935.

• COMMITTEE MEETING: The Fort Rowdy Gathering will have its next committee meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Covington City Building.

• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from noon to 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Walnut St., Troy.

Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” T-shirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.

dents. This program will be for middle school and high school students.

• Tipp City Exempted Village Schools — $1,367.75 — exposes fifth grade students to an artistic production at the Victoria Theatre.

This performance is designed to enhance the Ohio Department of Education’s academic standards and is accompanied by study guides.

• St. John’s Early Childhood program — $330 — provides for a visit from the Dayton Philharmonic String Quartet.

Since 1943, the Tipp City Area Community Foundations has awarded more than $1,611,843 in grants to the community.

Members of the Distribution Committee are Jim Ranft, chair, Heather Bailey, Dave Grim, Matt Timmer and Jackie Wahl.

Other trustees include Jesse Chamberlain, Joan Creech, Anita BowmanHamber, Mike Lightle, Jim McKee and Marilyn Richards.

The Tipp City Area Community Foundations is a member fund of The Troy Foundation.

If you would like information about how to make a tax-deductible contribution to the foundation, or how your organization can apply for a grant, contact Jim Ranft at (937) 667-1270.

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• DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will lead walkers as they experience the wonderful seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars.

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A new take on pound cake My sisters and I kicked off the summer this year by heading home for a long weekend in North Carolina.

Of course we each had an itinerary of must-eat hometown foods, including plenty of barbecue and country ham and biscuits.

And while those foods were wonderful, nothing compared to the simple pound cake and strawberry dessert our mother whipped up.

My mother had gone to the nearby strawberry farm and bought a couple of gallon buckets of the reddest, ripest, most fragrant strawberries either of us could remember. To feature those luscious berries, she then baked up a so-called economy pound cake, a rich, flavorful cake so much better than the shortcakes you’ll find at the grocer.

The recipe my mother used is from a cookbook my grandmother used to use “Recipes from Old Virginia Cookbook� published in 1958 by The Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs.

The authors called this recipe an “economy� pound

sliced, I macerated them in a little bit of sugar, a pinch of salt, lemon zest and a splash of Grand Marnier, just enough to bring out the best in the fruit, but not enough to mask it.

ECONOMY POUND CAKE Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 12 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 2 cups super fine sugar 4 eggs, separated 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground mace 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup whole milk Powdered sugar, to dust Fresh berries, to serve Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a Bundt pan with baking spray (a blend of oil and flour).

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the egg yolks and beat until fully incorporated. Set aside.

cake because it’s a riff on classic versions of this dessert, which traditionally called for exactly what it sounds like — a pound each of butter, sugar and eggs. But this version calls for just 1/2 pound of butter, 2 cups of sugar and 4 eggs.

While many pound cakes are greasy, the crumb of the economy pound cake is light and moist, yet dry to the touch. And the best part is the slight spiciness and flavor it gets from the addition of mace and nutmeg.

We’ve tinkered with the recipe, adding vanilla extract and doubling the spices. It astounded me how much those little changes upped the flavor of the cake, turning a good cake into a great cake.

These small tweaks made the economy pound cake into the best pound cake that my sisters and I have ever eaten and one that we will make for years to come.

We ate slices of the pound cake with the vibrant red strawberries that oozed tart, sweet summer flavors. Once the berries were washed and

In a second bowl, sift together the salt, mace, nutmeg, baking powder and flour. In a 2-cup measuring cup, combine the vanilla and milk.

With the mixer on medium, add a bit of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing well. Add a bit of the milk, mixing again.

Alternate adding the flour and milk until all ingredients are well mixed. As needed, use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl to ensure all ingredients are mixed. The batter should be smooth and silky.

Using a clean bowl and clean beaters, whip the egg whites until they hold firm peaks. Using the rubber spatula, gently fold the egg whites into the batter.

Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.

Let cool for 10 minutes.

Overturn the cake onto a serving plate, then dust with powdered sugar just before serving. If desired, top and surround the cake with fresh berries.

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Chicken, squash dish a delicious summer treat It is July 30 and 2012 is halfway over already. A happy fifth birthday to nephew Steven, Jacob and Emma’s son. I find it hard to believe he will be starting school this fall. Time seems to go faster every year. It looks like a nice day to do laundry. Last week we had rain every day Monday through Friday.

The rain gave our lawn a boost, so the boys will finish mowing the grass today.

It has been quite a few weeks since they had to mow it last. Our third cutting of hay is cut and we hope to get it in tonight.

My husband Joe thinks we won’t have enough of our own due to the dry summer. Hay is very expensive to buy this year because of the drought.

Daughter Susan and Verena are still detasseling corn. It is getting to the end of the detasseling season, and they will be glad once they are done. They leave at 6 a.m. every morning and work 6 day weeks. Last week with the rain their clothes were wet and they had muddy shoes when they came home.

Church services are set to be at Jacob and Emma’s in two weeks so I want to help her get everything cleaned. She misses her two daughters’ help since they are detasseling also.

This is a busy time of the year with the garden to take care of and canning season really beginning. I told Emma I will make fresh freezer pickles for her church lunch. My cucumbers are doing very well.

Our green beans are coming along, and we have had a few meals with the beans and also some red beets.

Joe likes when I make buttered beets with them.

The boys have been digging up potatoes whenever I need some. Although later than usual we are getting some nice red potatoes. My squash didn’t come up, but Emma and Jacob have been keeping us supplied with them. Last week the boys pulled all my onions out. I didn’t get a good crop of those but I am thankful for what I did get. Saturday we assisted Jacob with his work. We did take time off to go watch a parade in a nearby town. We butchered their 18 chickens, which did not take us long with everyone helping. After the

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Lovina Eicher Troy Daily News Guest Columnist heads are off, I don’t mind doing the rest.

Saturday we had the 18 chickens done in 90 minutes. The children are getting better at knowing what to do. Joe and Jacob are working on the new patio that Jacob and Emma are building behind their house. I don’t think those two minded getting out of butchering chickens.

Daughters Elizabeth and Susan’s friends Timothy and Mose came and helped us with the butchering, too.

We appreciated them pitching in to help, as it made the work so much easier for us.

This week Loretta has an appointment two hours away at the children’s hospital. Her braces are hurting her feet and legs, so she doesn’t wear them anymore because of that. The doctor didn’t recommend more therapy other than what she has to do at home.

While going to therapy, they could loosen her muscles, but two days later they would be tightened up again. We want to see what the doctor’s suggestion is for the braces and go from there.

I will share a recipe I made to use some of the yellow squash Emma gave us. You can add or take away ingredients to what you prefer: CHICKEN SQUASH CASSEROLE 6 cups aquash, peeled and shredded 2 cups diced, cooked chicken 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup green peppers, chopped 2 10.75-ounce cans of cream of mushroom soup 2 cups shredded cheese Seasoning to taste Preheat oven to 350. In a greased 9-inch-by-13-inch baking pan, layer ingredients with the cheese on top.

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PERSPECTIVE

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

— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Post and Courier of Charleston on presidential endorsements: Barack Obama’s first presidential bid got a major boost on Dec. 9, 2007 at Columbia’s Williams-Brice Stadium: Nearly 30,000 people showed up to see him share a campaign-rally stage with Oprah Winfrey.

The high-profile — and high-energy — support the first-term U.S. senator got from the queen of daytime television helped vault him past Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, then roll to a seven-point general election victory over Republican nominee John McCain.

But while Winfrey said early this year that she will help the president’s re-election quest in any way she can, she wasn’t the daytime talk star who made an appearance with — and gave an enthusiastic endorsement to — Obama recently.

Jerry Springer, after meeting with the president in Cincinnati, praised him as “truly exceptional” and offered this glowing recommendation: “He’s so competent and so smart, I just don’t see why we wouldn’t want him for four more years as president.”

Yet some folks just don’t see why Obama would want to be seen with a man who has earned the moniker “The Sultan of Salaciousness.”

Unlike Winfrey, who became a cultural icon with her uplifting message of personal growth, Springer has long aimed for the lowest common denominator.

And lest fans of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney claim some high ground in the endorsement arena, remember, he stood beside … Donald Trump — star of NBC’s nighttime “reality” show “The Apprentice” — while receiving the business magnate’s February blessing in Las Vegas.

So brace yourselves.

With more than three months until Election Day, the worst of dubious presidential endorsements is likely yet to come.

The Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph on Romney’s tax returns: As the national drumbeat builds for Mitt Romney to release additional tax returns, we can’t help but wonder if he is the only person on the planet who doesn’t know how his petulant game of keep-away is going to end.

Surely, everyone knows he is going to release more of his tax filings; it’s just a matter of when, not if.

But should we be proven wrong, we hope the Republican nominee-in-waiting is prepared to answer persistent questions about his peculiar pigheadedness — and not just from Democrats and the media — right up until Election Day. For now, Romney says he intends to release no more than his 2010 and 2011 tax returns, pointing out that’s in line with what his predecessor, Sen. John McCain, did during his unsuccessful 2008 run for the presidency.

Then- Illinois Sen. Barack Obama released seven years of tax returns in the run-up to his election in November 2008.

For his part, Romney said he does not want to release additional tax information because he doesn’t want to give the Obama campaign, as he recently told the National Journal, “more pages to pick through, distort and lie about.”

Understandable?

Sure.

Politicians don’t generally like to hand their political opponents ammunition.

In fact, it almost never happens.

But that’s hardly the point. It’s not a matter of whether the president’s political operatives have a right to scour the financial documents; it’s that the American people have a right to know the financial background of those who aspire to hold the highest office in the land.

LETTERS

Businesses should thank taxpayers

his company.

Sollman Electric was paid $1.6 million dollars as the electrical contractor for the Miami To the Editor: East School district's building I just finished watching a project.

Apparently Mr. web political ad by the Romney Sollman had no problems takcamp featuring Don Sollman, these tax dollars from a ing the owner of Sollman Electrical public school which is an Company in Sidney. In it, Mr. extension of local, state, and Sollman was complaining federal governments. As a resiabout recent comments by dent of the district, some of my President Obama regarding how government is instrumen- tax dollars ended up in his tal in helping many businesses pocket and now he complains about it? get started and succeed over Additionally, Mr. Sollman's time. Apparently Mr. Sollman company benefits from the disagrees with this and in the public roads that he, his workad expresses his anger, implying government has had noth- ers and his suppliers drive on ing to do with the success of to get to job sites. His workers

were educated for free by the public. And I bet he sleeps at night with some comfort knowing his workplace is protected by the police and firefighters.

Personally I am disgusted with those who hypocritically complain about government while making profits from it.

In addition to the Miami East project, Mr. Sollman earned millions more on other school and government projects around the Dayton area. I challenge him to take a principled stand and accept no more contracts paid with government funds, grants or tax dollars.

— Gary Ogg Casstown

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Maybe the ‘lost generation’ should have stayed lost I had someone ask me recently why I wasn’t attending my 20-year high school reunion, which is scheduled for this weekend.

“Why would I?” I said.

“Weren’t the four years you spent in high school some of the best years of your life?” he said.

And then I gave him an answer that went something like this: “Yeah, sure. High school was pretty remarkable — I’m not sure which part I liked better, having a complexion that looked like I had slept with my face on a white hot waffle iron or the part where I had a haircut that looked like I had let small animals just gnaw the ends off. But at least I had a sweet ride in high school — remember my 1985 Ford Escort with the cracked engine block that leaked oil and always produced a stream of blue smoke wherever I drove it?

“As you might imagine, all of that certainly made me popular with the ladies. You remember who my prom date was, don’t you? It was my best friend Eric. And do you know what we did on prom night?

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor We spent the evening cruising Piqua, figuring if the ladies in Troy didn’t like us, maybe the girls cruising Piqua had a little lower standards — turned out they didn’t, by the way.

“School itself was pretty awesome, too. I remember one teacher I had who seemed more interested in telling us how many master’s degrees he had as opposed to, you know, using those master’s degrees to actually teach us anything. I mean, I had some absolutely amazing teachers who had a profound impact on my life, but I also had two or three who probably should have found work more commensurate with their abilities — like cleaning pools, for instance.

“But at least 1992 itself was a great year, wasn’t it? That

era produced quite a few moments that no doubt will go down in history. Some generations will forever be defined by the music — the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Motown certainly come to mind. Do you know what musical performers are going to define our generation?

New Kids on the Block, M.C. Hammer and Vanilla Ice. That’s certainly how I want us to be remembered.

“It was a golden age for television, too. Sure, we may not have had ‘The Honeymooners’ or ‘I Love Lucy’ or ‘MASH,’ but hey, we had ‘Saved By the Bell’ and ‘Full House.’

“Of course, it was quite a time to be a sports fan as well.

The Bengals were on the cusp of a decade-long swirl down the toilet. And how about Ohio State? How about our senior year, when Desmond Howard struck a Heisman pose and stuck a knife so deep in the Buckeyes’ heart that it took Jim Tressel to pull it out 10 years later? And basketball was a lot of fun, if for no other reason than everyone still was wearing short shorts.

“But hey, at least we had style in 1992. We were, of course, the kids who would

purchase a perfectly good pair of blue jeans — stone-washed, naturally, because that was a really good idea — and then cut giant holes in the knees.

‘Are those Bugle Boy jeans you’re wearing?’ Sadly, yes.

What other generation could possibly have come up with an idea like the Reebok Pump?

And who didn’t wear Umbros?

I mean, sure, we may hate the sport of soccer in this country, but let’s wear the shorts. In fact, let’s all wear the shorts even if we don’t actually play the sport.

“The hairstyles were pretty cool in 1992 as well. All the girls were destroying the Ozone layer with their hairspray, while all the guys were sporting mullets, for crying out loud!”

And it was at that point my friend interrupted me.

“Wait a minute,” he said.

“Mullets were sweet.”

And with that, I couldn’t argue.

See you at the reunion.

Troy’s very own David Fong appears on Thursdays in the Troy Daily News. His senior year, he was voted “Most Likely to Be Missing in 20 Years.”

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Author, playwright Gore Vidal dies By the Associated Press In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidal might have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat’s bearing tall, handsome and composed and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier.

But Vidal made his living a very good living from challenging power, not holding it. He was wealthy and famous and committed to exposing a system often led by men he knew firsthand.

During the days of Franklin Roosevelt, one of the few leaders whom Vidal admired, he might have been called a “traitor to his class.” The real traitors, Vidal would respond, were the upholders of his class.

The author, playwright, politician and commentator whose vast and sharpened range of published works and public remarks were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died Tuesday at age 86 in Los Angeles.

Vidal died at his home in the Hollywood Hills at about 6:45 p.m. of complications from pneumonia, his nephew Burr Steers said.

Vidal had been living alone in the home and had been sick for “quite a while,” Steers said.

Vidal “meant everything to me when I was learning how to write and learning how to read,” Dave Eggers said at the 2009 National Book Awards ceremony, where he and Vidal received honorary citations. “His words, his intellect, his activism, his ability and willingness to always speak up and hold his government accountable, especially, has been so inspiring to me I can’t articulate it.”

Along with such contemporaries as Norman Mailer and Truman Capote, he was among the last generation of literary writers who were also genuine celebrities regulars on talk shows and in gossip columns, personalities of such size and appeal that even those who hadn’t read their books knew their names.

His works included hundreds of essays, the best-selling novels “Lincoln” and “Myra Breckenridge” and the Tony-nominated play “The Best Man,” a melodrama about a presidential convention revived on Broadway in 2012.

Vidal appeared cold and cynical on the surface, dispassionately predicting the fall of democracy, the American empire’s decline or the destruction of the environment. But he bore a melancholy regard for lost worlds, for reason and the primacy of the written word, for “the ancient American sense that whatever is wrong with human society can be put right by human action.”

Vidal was uncomfortable with the literary and political establishment, and the feeling was mutual. Beyond his honorary National Book Award, he won few major writing prizes, lost both times he ran for office and

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This 1977 file photo shows author Gore Vidal, who died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. initially declined membership into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, joking that he already belonged to the Diners Club. (He was eventually admitted, in 1999).

But he was widely admired as an independent thinker in the tradition of Mark Twain and H.L. Mencken about literature, culture, politics and, as he liked to call it, “the birds and the bees.”

He picked apart politicians, living and dead; mocked religion and prudery; opposed wars from Vietnam to Iraq and insulted his peers like no other, once observing that the three saddest words in the English language were “Joyce Carol Oates.” (The happiest words: “I told you so”).

Ralph Ellison labeled him a “campy patrician.”

Vidal had an old-fashioned belief in honor, but a modern will to live as he pleased. He wrote in the memoir “Palimpsest” that he had more than 1,000 “sexual encounters,” nothing special, he added, compared to the pursuits of such peers as John F. Kennedy and Tennessee Williams. Vidal was fond of drink and alleged that he had sampled every major drug, once.

He never married and for decades shared a scenic villa in Ravello, Italy, with companion Howard Austen.

In print and in person, he was a shameless name dropper, but what names! John and Jacqueline Kennedy.

Hillary Clinton. Tennessee Williams. Mick Jagger.

Orson Welles.

Frank Sinatra. Marlon Brando.

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon.

Vidal dined with Welles in Los Angeles, lunched with the Kennedys in Florida, clowned with the Newmans in Connecticut, drove wildly around Rome with a nearsighted Williams and escorted Jagger on a sightseeing tour along the Italian coast.

He campaigned with Eleanor Roosevelt and

Harry Truman. He butted heads, literally, with Mailer.

He helped director William Wyler with the script for “Ben-Hur.” He made guest appearances on everything from “The Simpsons” to “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.” Vidal formed his most unusual bond with Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The two exchanged letters after Vidal’s 1998 article in Vanity Fair on “the shredding” of the Bill of Rights and their friendship inspired Edmund White’s play “Terre Haute.”

“He’s very intelligent.

He’s not insane,” Vidal said of McVeigh in a 2001 interview.

“City and the Pillar” was dedicated to “J.T.,” Jimmie Trimble, a boarding school classmate killed during the war whom Vidal would cite as the great love of his life.

Unable to make a living from fiction, at least when identified as “Gore Vidal,” he wrote a trio of mystery novels in the 1950s under the pen name “Edgar Box” and also wrote fiction as “Katherine Everard” and “Cameron Kay.” He became a playwright, too, writing for the theater and television. “The Best Man,” which premiered in 1960, was made into a movie starring Henry Fonda.

Paul Newman starred in “The Left-Handed Gun,” a film adaptation of Vidal’s “The Death of Billy the Kid.” Vidal also worked in Hollywood, writing the script for “Suddenly Last Summer” and adding a subtle homoerotic context to “Ben-Hur.” The author himself later appeared in a documentary about gays in Hollywood, “The Celluloid Closet.” His acting credits included “Gattaca,” “With Honors” and Tim Robbins’ political satire, “Bob Roberts.”

But Vidal saw himself foremost as a man of letters.

He wrote a series of acclaimed and provocative historical novels, including “Julian,

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TROY — In an effort to join the battle against childhood cancer, the Austin family of Troy will host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 3-4 at 916 Wilson Road. Along with lemonade and pink lemonade, the Austin family lemonade stand will include lemon cookies and bottled water.

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The Austin family, which includes Amanda, Zach and 2-year-old Avery, will be joined by family members Sonja White, Jen Gossett and others as they host a lemonade stand to help find a cure for kids’ cancer. Though they do not have any personal connections to children with cancer, they would like to help and teach their daughter how important it is to help others.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (19962004).

In 2000, 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer.

Since Alex held that first stand, the foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of supporters across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. * Your 1st choice for complete Home To date, Alex’s Lemonade Medical Equipment Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $55 million 1990 W. Stanfield, Troy, OH toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding 45373 • 937-335-9199 www.legacymedical.net more than 250 research proj2302960 ects nationally.

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Donald D. Payton TROY — Donald D. Payton, 77, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born Dec. 31, 1934, in Leesburg, Ohio, to the late Carey and Mary (VanWinkle) Payton.

He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Janet M. (Deis) Payton; his daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Kenny Wintrow of Troy, Ohio, Cathy and Rick Knife of Troy, Ohio, and Sandra and Roger Briggs of Waynesville, Ohio; and son and daughter-in-law, Rich and Twila Heffelfinger of Charleston, W.Va.; his brother and sister-in-law, Tommy and PAYTON Lela Payton of Enterprise, Ore.; his sister, Ruth Ann Bobbitt of Leesburg, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, Heather Earl, Matthew Wintrow, Randy (Holly) Knife, Cara Knife, Tyler (Kathy) Wintrow, Danny Knife, Brock Heffelfinger, Jessie Wintrow, Blake Heffelfinger, Andrew Briggs, Kyle Briggs and Casey Briggs; five greatgrandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his faithful companion, Champ.

In addition to his parents, Donald was preceded in death by his sisters, Ann

Boothe, Catherine McFarland, Mary Moore and Carolyn Payton; and his brothers, Carey Payton Jr. and Robert Payton.

Donald was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a life member of Troy VFW Post No. 5436, Troy Fish and Game and the Shamrock Athletic Club in Dayton, Ohio.

He also was a member of the Troy Senior Center.

Services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio, with the Pastor Dale Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio, with Veterans Honor Guard Services at the graveside.

The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 15120 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693.

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

JODY MICHAEL ‘MIKE’ SCHERER PIQUA — Jody Michael ‘Mike’ Scherer, 50, of Piqua, died at 11:45 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, at Piqua Manor Nursing Home, Piqua.

He was born in Piqua on Oct. 10, 1961, to Barbara (Rife) Scherer of Piqua and the late Lawrence B. “Pinky” Scherer.

Mike is survived by one brother, Craig Scherer of Piqua; and one sister, Kimberly Elliott, Piqua.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Larry D. Scherer.

SCHERER Mike graduated from Piqua High School, Piqua.

He was a member of AMVETS Post No. 66, Covington.

Mike was employed by Bob Seas & Son Carpet Cleaning, Piqua.

Mike loved to fish and hunt mushrooms. He followed all sports including NASCAR racing.

Mike was a friend to all who knew him and will be sadly missed by his family and close friends.

A celebration of Mike’s life will be at 1 p.m. Monday Aug. 6, 2012, at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

Memorial contributions may be made to AMVETS Post No. 66, 10010 W. State Route 185, Covington, OH 45318.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melchersowers.com.

BARBARA JEAN ZIRKLE SIDNEY — Barbara Jean Zirkle, 68, of Sidney, Ohio, and also of Willard, Ohio, passed away at 4:20 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, in Heartland of Piqua.

Born on Dec. 27, 1943 in Piqua, Barbara was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Mary E. (Hoover) Zirkle.

She is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Charlotte and Mike Friend of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; a niece, Kristen Friend of San Rafael, Calif.; a nephew, Scott (Jennifer) Friend of Christiansburg, Va.; and grand nephews, Jackson and Ryan Friend.

ZIRKLE Barbara retired as a middle school science teacher at PlymouthShiloh Local School District, Plymouth, Ohio.

Barbara loved sports and enjoyed watching the Cincinnati Reds, she liked

working outside and doing crossword puzzles.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in the SuberShively Funeral Home, 201 W. Main St., Fletcher, Ohio, with the Rev. Philip Chilcote of Wilson Hospice presiding. Burial will follow in the Fletcher Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from noon to until time of services Saturday.

Memorial donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 2800 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, OH 43231-8617, and Wilson Hospice, 1083 Fairington Drive, Sidney, OH 45365-8130. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home.

Condolences to the family may be sent to www.shivelyfuneralhomes.com.

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DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST • Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A philanthropist whose family foundation has awarded more than $200 million in grants to nonprofit Alaska organizations has died at the age of 101, foundation officials said Tuesday.

Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson died Monday at her Anchorage home, Rasmuson Foundation spokeswoman Cassandra Stalzer said.

“We are fortunate to have had Mary Louise in our family,” Ed Rasmuson, her stepson and chairman of the Rasmuson Foundation, said in a statement. “We are also fortunate that she loved Alaska.”

Besides the foundation, Rasmuson extended her personal philanthropy to institutions like the Anchorage Museum and the Alaska Native Heritage Center, an educational and cultural center in Anchorage.

• Steve McSweeney GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Steve McSweeney’s life was defined by far more than his youthful association with a scruffy, stray dog. Nevertheless, to one degree or another, the jovial Irishman from Fort Benton will always remain connected to the city’s most iconic canine, Shep.

McSweeney passed away on July 23 after a lifetime that saw him raise a large and loving family, advance to the office of president at the First Chouteau County Bank and earn the admiration of his friends and neighbors as one of Fort Benton’s most enthusiastic boosters. Yet, as one of a vanishing generation of citizens who personally remember the famous dog, McSweeney’s most widespread notoriety likely will be as the teenage boy who cared for the faithful sheepherder’s dog.

Most Montana schoolchildren have, at one time or another, probably heard the story of Shep. According to historians from the Overholser Historical Research Center, Shep first appeared in Fort Benton in August 1936 when his owner, an area sheepherder whose name has been lost to history, was brought mortally ill to the St. Clare Hospital.

After the sheepherder passed, his body was sent by train to his family back east.

Shep was left behind, but for the next five years he lived under the platform of the Fort Benton train station, patiently waiting for his long dead master to return.

Shep’s story sounds apocryphal, like a sentimental story made up for children and gullible tourists. But Shep was a real flesh and blood animal, and according to those who remember him, the story of his years long vigil is true and accurate. Throughout most of that time, Steve McSweeney and his family were the lonesome dog’s primary caregivers.

Shep’s loyalties were limited to the sheepherder he had spent so many years with. By all accounts, Shep was willing to accept the scraps and other comforts wellwishers offered him, but throughout the entire time he lived in Fort Benton, he remained pretty much indifferent to human contact.

Shep’s fortunes, and the public’s attitude about him, changed after train conductor Ed Shields pieced together the dog’s story.

“Ed Shields, who later became a mayor of Great Falls, was the conductor on the Havre to Great Falls line,” said historian Ken Robison. “He put Shep’s story in pamphlet form and started selling them on the train with all the proceeds going to the Montana School for the Deaf and (the) Blind. They raised tens of thousands of dollars over the years because of Shep.”

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See if your girlfriend is willing to see a therapist Dear Annie: I am 54, and my girlfriend is 40. We've dated on and off for seven years. I love her, and I believe she loves me.

The problem is, she is incredibly jealous and honestly believes every woman is attracted to me.

Even if that were true, I don't want "every" woman. My girlfriend is plenty of woman, and I want only her. But the jealousy drives me crazy. I can't go anywhere or do anything without her thinking another woman is involved.

Furthermore, she's certain that I'm hot for my ex-wife. Annie, my ex-wife and I are great friends, but not to the point of reconciling.

When my girlfriend has one of these jealous fits, she's snide, snippy and just plain evil. We're lucky if we can have three straight days of bliss.

Somehow she believes getting married will make things better. I think marriage would be a huge mistake considering our track record. We seem to be tearing our relationship to pieces. Please help.

— Going in Circles in the Circle City Dear Circle: Is your girlfriend willing to get therapy and work on her out-of-control jealousy and insecurity? If not, you will continue to have conflict, whether married or not. Relationships require trust and mutual respect, and yours doesn't have either. We aren't sure what you find so lovable about someone who becomes snide, snippy and evil every three days. Only you can decide whether she's worth the effort.

Dear Annie: Several years ago, my brother and his wife moved several states away. When they visit, they stay with us because we have plenty of space. They always offer to pay for groceries and help with meals, so it's a pleasure to have them.

Their three children are now young adults. I am willing to accommodate them because it makes my parents happy. But these kids are not nearly as gracious as their parents. They seem to think I run a hotel and will provide three meals a day.

The last visit, my nephew came with his 7-year-old son. When the boy wanted a snack, I told him to ask his father to fix him something. He replied, "Daddy is taking a nap and told me you would have food." When I suggested to my nephew that he go to the store and get something, he simply said "no."

Last month, my brother came with his other son and daughterin-law. After several exhausting days, I suggested we all chip in for a pizza. When it arrived, my brother paid me, but my nephew just took his share and walked into the living room.

Now my niece and her husband are coming for a week's visit. She said she'd be happy to cook a meal. Annie, there will be 21 meals. I know I'm being taken advantage of, but I don't want to cause hurt feelings. — Auntie's Bed and Breakfast Dear Auntie: You need to set some house rules. Stop preparing three meals a day. Have cereal, yogurt and other food available, and tell them to help themselves.

Suggest they go out for dinner — without you. If you stop being their cook, they will find other ways to eat. You also could tell your brother that his children need to be better guests or they won't be welcome anywhere.

Dear Annie: Thank you for your response to "Clueless on Cancer Etiquette." I hope all my concerned friends read it.

My wife and I discuss what will eventually happen, and she lovingly helps me through those times when my mood shifts during the chemo treatments. For two years, I have learned what women go through with hot flashes. They are horrible.

I am developing my "bucket list," but still trying to defy the odds. I am a youthful 81-year-old with many friends — and you are now one of them. Thanks for your thoughtfulness. — A Traveler on the Final Journey 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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In Time ('11) Justin Timberlake.

X-Men: First Class ('11) James McAvoy. (:15) Zane "Climax" (R) (MAX) 4:30

Unstoppable (:10)

Grosse Pointe Blank ('97) John Cusack.

Almost Famous ('00) Billy Crudup.

The Real L Word Polyamory The Real L Word (R) Polyamor (SHOW) (4:30)

Nobel Son Alan Rickman.

Five Fingers ('06) Mimi Ferrer. The Bang Bang Club ('10) Malin Akerman.

The Skulls II ('02) Robin Dunne. (:40) The Skulls III Clare Kramer.

(TMC) (4:15) Womb Eva Green. (:15) On the Inside ('11) Dash Mihok, Nick Stahl.

The Skulls ('00) Joshua Jackson.

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HOW TO PLAY: Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. Find answers to today’s puzzle in tomorrow’s Troy Daily News.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

HINTS FROM HELOISE

Simple tips can help you stay cool in a hot car Dear Heloise: The inside of a car parked in the sun can get scorching hot. Here are some hints to help stay cool, especially when first getting into the car: Provide one cool washcloth per family member. Store in a small insulated cooler. Use either ice and water or a reusable gel pack. Have an extra damp cloth to wipe down the ignition switch, steering wheel, car seats and buckles. This prevents burns on a small child. Use a large cooler to keep cold foods colder longer after grocery shopping. Here are some other hotweather hints: Take a kitchen towel, dampen with water, roll, shape like the letter “C,” freeze and place on your

Hints from Heloise Columnist neck when ready for yardwork.

Fold a paper towel into a square, wet, place in a zipper-top bag and freeze. Use as an ice pack for a child’s injury. Always keep two or three stored. — Kathy in Arizona EXTRA POWER Dear Heloise: When getting ready to go on vacation with my

family, I started thinking about all the electronics that would be coming with us.

With cell phones, laptop computers, digital cameras and tablet computers, I wondered how we would possibly have enough outlets in the hotel room. I packed an extension cord (with multiple outlets), and everyone was impressed that something so simple saved the day! — K.D. in Fort Wayne, Ind. PREPARING BOOKS Dear Heloise: My family loves to read, and we are always buying new books. Here is a hint I learned from my father, back when I was a small child, that keeps book bindings in top

form.Take a new book and lay it spine down on a table. Holding the book on both sides, starting with the front cover, lay the cover flat down on the table (while holding the rest of book up). Take your fingers and press down along the crease where the pages all meet in the center. Now, do the same with the back cover. Next, continue doing this, alternating back and forth with several pages at a time until you finish at the center of the book. As you read, the binding will now be kept from breaking. — Laura W., via email Love it, Laura! A few minutes doing this will extend the life of a book and help protect the binding.

— Heloise

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MUTTS

BIG NATE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

DILBERT

BLONDIE

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

HI AND LOIS ZITS

BEETLE BAILEY FAMILY CIRCUS

DENNIS the MENACE

ARLO & JANIS

HOROSCOPE

BY FRANCES DRAKE For Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a mystical day. (That’s why your Spidey sense is working overtime.) Trust your gut reactions.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Work with others today, especially in group situations, because you might be able to benefit someone. In turn, someone might say or do something that causes you to change your future goals.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Be careful! Some aspect of your private life will be made public today. Be aware of this in case you have something to hide. (Who doesn’t?)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Confusion regarding travel plans might occur today; therefore, doublecheck schedules and details. Because your idealism is aroused, you will be attracted to unusual philosophies and religions.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Even though you feel sympathetic to others and you want to improve their situation, don’t give away the farm.

Your feelings of sympathy might cloud your judgment today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Feelings of mutual sympathy exist between you and close friends today.

However, resist the urge to improve somebody. (This could go over like a lead balloon.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) In many ways, this is a good day to suggest improvements and reforms at work. (Perhaps you have ideas about how to improve your health.) Be realistic, and don’t shoot for impossible standards.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Romantic love can flourish today. Nevertheless, your judgment might be off, so don’t jump into a new relationship with both feet and your hopes too high.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) If you can help a family member today, you will. Or perhaps, you need help from someone else. Either way, this is a good day for people to pull together for a common purpose.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You might spend lots of time daydreaming or woolgathering, because it’s easy to drift off into fantasyland.

Yet ironically, in discussions with others, you’re very convincing!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Be careful with all your financial negotiations today, because confusion is possible. For starters, wishing will not necessarily make it so.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Because you are unusually tuned in to what others are thinking today, instead of promoting communication, it might confuse you. That’s because your normal mental buffers are not filtering out information. (Too much static.)

YOU BORN TODAY You’re so courageous, adventurous and idealistic, you will face danger even in your quest for higher knowledge and answers. Your belief in yourself is what makes you tick. You feel strongly protective of loved ones. You always want to protect the underdog and rescue those in need.

In the year ahead, you will begin an exciting new cycle. Open any door!

Birthdate of: Martha Stewart, media magnate; Robert Thurman, writer/academic; Martin Sheen, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................87 at 3:29 p.m.

Low Yesterday..............................66 at 6:14 a.m.

Normal High .....................................................83 Normal Low ......................................................64 Record High ........................................96 in 1935 Record Low.........................................52 in 1903

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Thursday, Aug. 2, the 215th day of 2012.

There are 151 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 2, 1862, the Ambulance Corps for the Army of the Potomac was created at the order of Maj. Gen. George McClellan during the Civil War. On this date: • In 216 B.C., during the Second Punic War, Carthaginian forces led by Hannibal defeated the Roman army in the Battle of Cannae.

• In 1776, members of the

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Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

• In 1876, frontiersman “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, by Jack McCall, who was later hanged.

• In 1909, the original Lincoln “wheat” penny first went into circulation, replacing the “Indian Head” cent.

• In 1974, former White House counsel John W. Dean III was sentenced to one to four years in

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prison for obstruction of justice in the Watergate coverup. (Dean ended up serving four months.)

• In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. (The Iraqis were later driven out in Operation Desert Storm.)

• Today’s Birthdays: Actor Peter O’Toole is 80. Movie director Wes Craven is 73. Actor Butch Patrick (“The Munsters”) is 59.

Actress Apollonia is 53. Actress Mary-Louise Parker is 48. Writeractor-director Kevin Smith is 42.

Actor Edward Furlong is 35.

Actress Hallie Eisenberg is 20.

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To advertise in the Garage Sale Directory Please call: 877-844-8385 CASSTOWN, 5628 Cass- PLEASANT HILL. 11782 TROY 1234 West Main town-Clark Road, Thurs- West State Route 718, (4 Street Thursday and Friday & Friday, 9am-5pm. miles west of Pleasant day 10am-4pm Multi Home-school books, Hill), August, 2-4, 9am-? family, misses and kids building & plumbing mate- Multi Family. Lots of nice clothes, shoes, toys, and rials, furniture, Shawnee, maternity clothes, baby household items, toys, tools, air compressor clothes, boy's clothes, - as is, pictures, antiques, wedding decor, toys, adult TROY, 1257 Gettysburg glass, much more! clothing, and miscellane- Drive, Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm.

Baby ous. items, equipment, and COVINGTON, 304 Debra, Friday, Saturday PLEASANT HILL, 411 clothes; household items, 10am-5pm, Sunday North Main Street, Au- bicycle, books, and mis10am-3pm, lots of baby gust 3 and 4, 9am-5pm. cellaneous items, household items, Round conference table, 8 wooden dining room TROY, 1337 Fleet Road. miscellaneous chairs, small dining table, Thursday and Friday Women's, COVINGTON, 7252 W dinning room set (hutch/ 9am-4pm Brown Rd, Friday, table /6 chairs), artist's ta- men's and kids clothing, 9am-2pm Saturday, ble, desk, old Newton Christmas items, kitchen 10am-2pm, Girls clothes school doors, Everlast items, Xbox 360 and playand shoes sizes 4-6, Lon- punching bag, ping pong station 3 games, Beanie gaburger baskets, Boyd's table, multi-game table, Babies, and lots of miscelbears, Beanie Babies, router table, tools, stereo laneous miscellaneous household speakers, movie/ sports posters, sports cards, es- TROY 1464 Skylark Drive items. presso coffee maker, Blue Friday and Saturday Willow ware, antique oil 10am-5pm Miscellaneous FLETCHER, 6390 Loy lamp, fabric, cross stitch household and garage Rd, August 1st, 2nd and outlay, old sheet music, items, too much to list 3rd 8-6. BIG SALE! toys, collectibles, lots of Good shape Super C TROY, 1527 Beekman nice miscellaneous. farm tractor, hood grill Drive, Thursday & Friday TIPP CITY, 2333 Ross 9am-5pm, and radiator included, Saturday Road Thursday, Friday, 9am-3pm, 3 family Sale, what-nots, bedding and and Saturday 9am-5pm lots of good miscellanedesks, outside yard Huge sale, Estate and ous items, Something for equipment, tools, jewelContractor plus 3 family, everyone!!! ry and wood stereo cabitools, antiques, furniture, nets, TV's, men and household, building matewomens clothes and rial, many new doors and shoes (size 8-3/6), wood windows, old cars, and a end tables, queen matrace car tress and much more!!!

Rain or shine!!!!

TIPP CITY, 837 North FLETCHER, 9320 N. Westedge Drive, ThursLostcreek Shelby Rd., day, August 2, 9am-5pm. TROY, 1580 N Dorset Saturday only!

Thursday & Friday, Men's 12 speed bike, Road.

8:30am-6:30pm, Table & women's golf clubs and 9am-1pm, Mid County lots of miscellaneous.

Church of Christ ANNUAL chair sets, Western canister, kids clothes, Ameri- TROY 1781 Hunters GIVEAWAY, Come out all can Doll Items, kitchen Ridge Drive Friday treasure hunters, all types items, household, playset, toys, books, 8am-2pm and Saturday of games, leather purses, 8am-12pm Moving Sale, books, clothing, school beanbags, lots of miscel- Large selection of men's supplies, tools, decoralaneous and women's clothes tions, lots of miscellane(various sizes), stereo ous, YES! its all free.

LUDLOW FALLS 1455 speakers, tiller, golf South State Route 48 shoes, household goods TROY 1652 Old Staunton Road Thursday, Friday Thursday, Friday, and and much, much more and Saturday 8am-5pm Saturday 9am-3pm Barn sale, make an offer TROY, 1004 North Dorset Multi family sale, toys, and it is yours, everything Road, Friday, Saturday women's clothing, cookmust go or we will trash it, and Monday 9am-? books, bikes, air hockey much of it is from the In- Large train sale, N-gage, game, and lots of misceldian store, beads, some HO-gage, O-gage; Lionel, laneous. household items, and American Flyer, lots of acTROY 1791 Lakeshore baseball cards cessories.

Drive, Friday and SaturLUDLOW FALLS, 6979 TROY, 1043 Dellwood, day, 9am-5pm Bike rack, West St Rt 55, Thursday, Thursday, Friday, and fishing boat, night stand, Friday, Saturday, 9am-?, Saturday, 9am-4pm. Sale TV, and lots of other misArchery equipment, Guns, will be 2 weekends, new cellaneous truck cap, tools, tiller, sad- items added each week. dle, bush hog, scraper Furniture, tools, saws, TROY, 3025 Magnolia, & Saturday, blade, riding mower, po- glassware, tapes, CDs, Friday ny, clothes, toys, barbies, dishes, pans, Christmas 7am-5pm. Tools, clothes, household items, bedding, items, sheets, kids power TVs, golf clubs. car, toys, snow blower, lots more!

429 South lawnmower, exercise TROY, bicycle, stroller, Counts Street, Thursday, PIQUA, 155 East Snod- bike, August 2 & Friday, August grass Road (4 miles north Precious Moments, jewel3, 8am-5pm, Saturday, of Piqua off old 25A), Au- ry, puzzles, Indian items, August 4, 8am-2pm. Gargust 1, 2 & 3, 9am-5pm. milk cans, lots of books, age Sale: Cleaning out Barn sale!

Craftsman and lots of miscellaneous the basement!!! boys, work bench & belt sander, TROY, 1179 Stephenson, men's and women's clothnew sump pump & hose, Friday and Saturday ing - variety of sizes, canning jars with sink & 8am-2pm Household household items, toys and porcelain lids, blue can- goods, furniture much more. ning jars, small bench vise, collectors items, old TROY, 1202 South TROY, 432 Shaftsbury albums & sheet music, 3 Ridge, Thursday, Friday, Road (Sherwood subdivicamper jacks, antique Saturday, 8am-? 1st time sion). Friday 9am-4pm, wagon jack, tow bar, hitch estate! Garden, kitchen, Saturday 9am-3pm. Movextension, Ruth Lyons 27 drawer Hobart cabinet, ing sale, Christmas in Aumiscellaneous, tables of tools, set 6 vintage oak gust, lots of miscellanemiscellaneous. chairs, drop leaf oak ta- ous, 10 piece matching ble, dresser, 2 China sun porch furniture like PIQUA, 2915 Delaware Cabinets, desks, vintage new Circle, Thursday, Friday, glassware, Civil War Saturday, 8am-5pm, Girls books.

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1880 Sterling piano, out- name brand clothes, cusdoor Christmas decora- tom art work, heaters, col- TROY, 66 South Weston tions, household, desk, lectable's, home interior, Road (off Dorset), Thurswork bench, *collectors*- cabinet hardware, nail day and Friday 8am-4pm, Mark Martin picture/ gun rolls, dishes, LP's, Vintage hats, chair, trash frame, free kitten Some- shelves/ sconces, other compactor, wicker chest, items! thing for everyone! silver tea set, jewelry box1211 Spruce es, Coppercraft, lightPIQUA, 3137 Sioux Drive, TROY, houses, 8-track tapes, Saturday, August 4, Street, Thursday and Fri- bedside table, and miscelday 10am-4pm.

Gas 9am-4pm. Knives, houselaneous hold items, tools: hand & stove, entertainment center, clothes, TVs, Christpowered, other miscellaTROY, 80 South Dorset. mas and kitchen items neous.

Thursday and Friday TROY, 1229 Stephenson 9am-5pm, and Saturday PIQUA, 418 Glenwood, Drive (Stoneyridge 9am-3pm. Furniture, colThursday, Friday, 9am-?, area), Friday, August 3, lectable's, lots of Christinfant/ children/ adult 9am-3pm only. Cosco car mas items, no clothes clothing, toys, col- booster seats, Toro lawn lectable's, TV's, poker ta- mower (good condition), TROY 910 Oak Hill Ct. ble, computer desk, lots of Disney Princess beginner Friday and Saturday 9-5. miscellaneous. bike, tricycle, patio dining Girls clothes size 7-16, table with chairs, teeters juniors 00-5, small mens, PIQUA, 505 Glenwood hang-ups inversion table, all name brand-AbercromHollister, Justice, Ave., Thursday, Friday, Vera Bradley, Longaber- bie, Eagle, Wet 9am-5pm, Saturday, ger, boys & girls clothes American 9am-2pm, Lots of men's sizes 5-8, TONS of kids Seal, Express, Billabong, items, golf cart/ cleated books, toys, household Fox, Hurley. Baby boy newborn-18mos, Baby tires, boat seats, life jack- miscellaneous.

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High energy, motivated

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FOUND PICTURE, laminated newspaper in Walmart parking lot (937)216-0693 LOST CAT $100 reward, female, long hair, bushy tail, tortie Maine Coon Route 41 between Troy and Covington (937)451-1334.

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Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified.

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200 - Employment

235 General AQUATIC ASSISTANT

for children & adults of all abilities.

Aquatic Background Required.

Must love water and people! No evenings, weekends, or holidays!

E-mail resume to: carla-bertke@ woh.rr.com

BARRYSTAFF is partnering with ASPM to hire 30 production workers for all shifts at their new facility.

Apply at: 900 Falls Creek Drive Vandalia on August 7th from 10am to 2pm

Candidates must have their own transportation, no felonies and pass a drug test. Starting wage is $8.75 to $9.10/hr. For more information call 461-9732. EOE

Position Open

Miami County Animal Control Officer

Contact Miami County Job Center by 8/10/2012 (937)440-3465 or online: www.co.miami.oh.us for application.

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COOKS

Work nights, weekends & holidays -APPLY WITHIN2313 West Main Troy, OH

No phone calls please HIRING IMMEDIATELY FOR

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Accepting applications for Lead and Assistant Teachers, and Cook/ Housekeeping, Childcare teacher must have 30 hours of college credits, with 6 hours of child development, Assistant teacher and Cook/ Housekeeping must have a high school diploma with experience. Benefits include, Medical, Discounted childcare, 401K, fax resume to: (937)498-1040 SECURITY OFFICERS

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PROJECT SUPERVISORS

We are NOT a staffing agency, these are direct placement opportunities.

Inspection positions start at $10.00/hr with wage increases. Benefits are also available after working 180 days.

Must pass background check and drug testing, have a valid driver's license, and reliable transportation.

ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE!!!

For immediate consideration please call (937)645-5049 or send your resume to: twhitsett@ stratospherequality.com

Full Time and Part Time Security Officers in Troy.

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Must be at least 18 years old,

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Clean Police Background check.

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Must have a high school diploma/ G.E.D. Pass drug test.

Call: (937)454-9035

Between 9am-3pm, Monday- Friday. All calls outside these hours will not be considered.

240 Healthcare Covington Care Center is now hiring

Integrity Ambulance Service

Full time & Part time

STNA's

for all shifts

EMT-B Up to $13.75+/hr $500 Sign-on Bonus EMT-I Up to $15.75+/hr $1,000 Sign-on Bonus Paramedic's Up to $17.75+/hr $2,000 Sign-on Bonus

For more information: 1-800-704-7846 Or email: joiler@hr-edge.com

CDL Drivers: $11.50/HR

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

Hospice RN Case Manager -Full Time Hospice Account Executive -Full Time

245 Manufacturing/Trade

Qualities required are Positive Attitude Flexible Team Player

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Forward resume to Holly at: nicholasschool@ woh.rr.com

Edison Community College invites qualified candidates to apply for the following positions:

◆ Director of the Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Program

www.edisonohio.edu /employment EOE/AA Employer

Develop, market and implement performing arts program & other family and community programming. Also responsible for managing website and development of social media marketing plans. Degree and/ or experience in a field relating to community programming. Must be willing to work evenings/ weekends. Full time & benefits.

Send resume to: 301 W. Main Street Troy, OH 45373 or to: ljolly@troyhayner.org

260 Restaurant ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

ASSISTANT MANAGER Plus Part Time help

Subway inside Circle K 3519 S. County Rd. 25A, Troy

300 - Real Estate MACHINE MAINTENANCE

Wapakoneta, Sidney

The ideal candidate must be energetic, motivated, and reflect excellent leadership traits. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communication or a related field required; experience in community development and volunteer management preferred. Position will be based in Piqua.

28 hours/week employment with a minimum hourly wage of $16.39 To apply please visit our website at www.councilonruralservices.org or send cover letter and resume to wmoorman@councilonruralservices.org

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The Council on Rural Services is seeking a skilled and experienced program director for their Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. This program is a local resource for linking nonprofit groups and volunteers for meaningful volunteer opportunities in Miami, Darke, Shelby and Logan Counties. The selected candidate is responsible for the daily supervision/operation of the program, along with developing grant work plans that ensure comprehensive program delivery.

Needed, to work with exceptional children.

Degree in Education or Intervention Specialist Required. Program for children with special needs.

Troy-Hayner Cultural Center

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HandsOn West Central Ohio Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Director

Academic Teacher

Program Coordinator

Benefits include: • Health/Life Ins. • Dental • Vision • 403B • Holiday/Sick pay

255 Professional

255 Professional

Covington, OH 45318.

Home Health Account Executive -Full Time

235 General

Equine veterinary practice seeks receptionist to schedule farm calls, coordinate daily schedules for 3 veterinarians and perform other general office duties.

Must be comfortable using MS Office and similar computer software and have a general equine background.

Veterinary experience helpful.

Fax resume to (937)845-0457.

(937)845-3146.

For a complete listing of employment and application requirements please visit:

Please apply in person at: 75 Mote Drive

NOW HIRING: Companies desperately need employees to assemble products at home.

No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential.

Info: (985)646-1700 Dept. OH-6011.

LABORS: $9.50/HR

RECEPTIONIST/ OFFICE STAFF

RN's

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250 Office/Clerical

◆ Part time Assistant Teacher for the Child Development Center

Full time & Part time

NOW HIRING for Immediate Openings

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Repairing Industrial Equipment, Mechanical, Electrical trouble shooting, Hydraulic/ Pneumat ic repair, (PLCs) required.

Minimum 2 yearʼs experience.

Benefits after 90 days.

Submit resume to: AMS 330 Canal Street Sidney, Ohio 45365

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For Rent

305 Apartment 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom, Houses & Apts.

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

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

To Advertise In The Classifieds That Work Call 877-844-8385 305 Apartment

305 Apartment

2 BEDROOM in Troy, Move in special, Stove, refrigerator, W/D, A/C, very clean, no pets. $525.

(937)573-7908

1, 2 & 3 bedrooms Call for availability attached garages Easy access to I-75 (937)335-6690

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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.

Visit www.1troy.com Call us first!

(937)335-5223 EVERS REALTY

TROY, 2 bedroom townhomes, $695, 3 Bedroom double $675, 1 bedroom apartment $450

2 BEDROOM townhouse with garage & a/c.

(877)272-8179 3 BEDROOM house, $750. 3 bedroom double a/c, $595. Appliances, garage, no pets.

(937)681-9867

DOWNTOWN TROY 18 N Mulberry.

1 bedroom, washer/dryer hook-up, $400 monthly, $300 deposit. tenant pays gas and electric. (937)335-0832

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT perfect for one person. Washer/ dryer, CA, appliances. $400 month.

Non-smoking, no pets.

Utilities paid.

(937)524-9114.

TIPP/ TROY: fully remodeled/ NEW everything & SPARKLING CLEAN! 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath. No pets, No prior evictions. $540, (937)545-4513.

(937)216-5806 EversRealty.net

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305 Apartment TIPP CITY, 2 bedroom townhouse near I75, $520-$540, 1.5 Bath, stove, refrigerator, garbage disposal, w/d, A/C, No Dogs.

(937)335-1825

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

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(937)673-1821

TROY, Nice 3 bedroom duplex. Appliances, washer/ dryer hook-up. $700 plus deposit. No pets.

(937)845-2039

TROY, PIQUA, Clean quiet safe, 1 bedroom, $459 includes water, ask about studio apartment at $369, No pets!

(937)778-0524

1997 FORD COACHMAN CATALINA RV 460 gas engine, slideout, 34 feet, dual air, generator, 26K original miles, newer tires. Asking $22,000.

(937)773-9526

2000 COACHMAN CATALINA 27 FOOTER Awning 1yr old, refrigerator 2yrs old, everything comes with camper: Hitch, Tote tank, Patio lights, 3 sets of shades, VERY CLEAN!, $7000, (937)596-6028 OR (937)726-1732

2002 DODGE 3500

1 ton dually, regular cab, 5.9 liter engine, 5 speed, 5th wheel trailer hitch, extra clean, white, stainless steel simulators, 122,000 miles $7500.

Call (937)684-0555

2003 BUICK CENTURY

Cloth interior, good gas mileage, new tires, A/C, only 92,000 miles, asking $5200.

Call (937)684-0555

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To advertise in the Classifieds That Work Service & Business Directory please call: 877-844-8385 655 Home Repair & Remodel

655 Home Repair & Remodel

660 Home Services

660 Home Services

675 Pet Care

715 Blacktop/Cement

A-1 Affordable

COOPER’S BLACKTOP

TREE & LAWN CARE & ROOFING & SIDING SPECIALIST

625 Construction

Roofing, Windows, Siding, Fire & Water Restoration

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937-492-ROOF

FREE ESTIMATES

937-335-6080 Cell: 937-308-6334 • Office: 937-719-3237 660 Alexander's Sparkle Clean everybody’s talking about Cleaning Service Concrete what’s in our BIG jobs, GLYNN FELTNER, OWNER • LICENSED • BONDED • FULLY INSURED

Home Services

All Types of Interior/Exterior Construction & Maintenance

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Appliances, Brush, Rental Clean-outs, Furniture & Tires

335-9508

(937) 473-2847 Pat Kaiser (937) 216-9332

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Richard Pierce

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doors, repair old floors, just foundation porches, decks, garages, room additions.

Amos Schwartz Construction

655 Home Repair & Remodel

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Gutters • Doors • Remodel

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937-492-5150

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Residential Commercial Industrial

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Smitty’s Lawn Care

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TICON PAVING

937-418-8027 937-606-0202

Asphalt

Piqua, Ohio 937-773-0637

Install - Repair Replace - Crack Fill Seal Coat

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Shredded Topsoil Fill Dirt Available Saturday

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WE DELIVER Backhoe Services

937-606-1122

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715 Blacktop/Cement

• Baths • Awnings • Concrete • Additions

• Mowing • Edging • Trimming Bushes • Mulching • Hauling • Brush Removal • BobCat Work • Storm Damage Cleanup

Roofing • Drywall • Painting Plumbing • Remodels • Flooring

2288138

1-937-492-8897

665 Lawn, Garden, Landscaping

A simple, affordable, solution to all your home needs.

I am a debt relief agency. I help people file for bankruptcy relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

645 Hauling

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• Spouting • Metal Roofing • Siding • Doors

For 75 Years

Since 1936

LIVE-IN NURSES AIDE to comfort clients in their own home, stays to the end. 20 years experience, references.

Dee at (937)751-5014.

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• Roofing • Windows • Kitchens • Sunrooms

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KNOCKDOWN SERVICES

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725 Eldercare

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Sullenberger Pest Control

WE KILL BED BUGS!

TOTAL HOME REMODELING 937-694-2454

• Metal Roofing • Sales & Service • Standing Seam Snap Lock Panels

937-339-6646

or (937) 238-HOME

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10 Year Warranty on Labor FREE Estimates

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Bankruptcy Attorney Emily M. Greer, Esq.

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New Roofs Repairs Re-roofs Tear-offs Chimney Flashing

(937) 339-1902

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• Painting • Drywall • Decks • Carpentry • Home Repair • Kitchen/Bath

Berry Roofing Service

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937-308-7157 TROY, OHIO

• Interior/Exterior • Drywall • Texturing • Kitchens • Baths • Decks • Doors • Windows

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Small #Basements #Siding #Doors #Barns

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Gutter & Service

Any type of Construction:

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FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED

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J.T.’s Painting & Drywall

710 Roofing/Gutters/Siding

For your home improvement needs

JobSourceOhio.com

937-875-0153 937-698-6135 BUCKEYE SEAL COATING AND REPAIR

Call Jim at

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(419) 203-9409

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Mobile Veterinary Service Treating Dogs, Cats & Exotics

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Residential Commercial New Construction Bonded & Insured

Serving the Miami Valley for 27 YEARS Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios, Steps, Curbs and Slabs

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YEAR ROUND TREE WORK • Professional Tree Planting • Professional Tree Injection • Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Dead Wooding • Snow Removal • Tree Cabling • Landscaping • Shrubs • Mulching • Hauling • Land Clearing • Roofing Specialist 2302255

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PAVING, REPAIR & SEALCOATING DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS

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12 • Troy Daily News • Classifieds That Work • Thursday, August 2, 2012 305 Apartment

TROY, quiet 3 bedroom, no stairs (937)845-8727 TROY, spacious 3 bedroom, on Saratoga, appliances, AC, attached garage, $650. includes water.

(937)203-3767.

WEST MILTON Townhouse. 2 Bedroom 1.5 bath. $475 monthly, (937)216-4233

320 Houses for Rent

PIQUA, BRADFORD, Christiansburg, 2 & 3 Bedroom houses and apartments for rent, (937)773-2829 after 2pm TIPP CITY, 1/2 DOUBLE, 2 bedroom, 1 car garage, washer dryer hookup. $595 month (937)667-6055

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577 Miscellaneous

For Sale 425 Houses for Sale

BY OWNER: Open House, 8/5, 2pm-4pm.

445 Wilson Road, Troy. $388,500. 5 acres, 3600 sqft, 3 bedroom plus office, upstairs bonus room.

Must see!!!!

350 Wanted to Rent

PIQUA, 3/ 4 bedroom, attached garage, okay location, No Pets, Metro approved. Good landlord!

(937)451-0794.

TROY, 1016 Fairfield, 3 bedroom, 2 car garage, central air, $93,500, lease purchase with easy terms, www.miamicountyproperties.com, (937)239-1864, (937)239-0320

Wanted: up to date, stylish apartment, Troy area, preferably 2 bedrooms, without steps, washer/ dryer, appliances, have no pets/ kids.

(937)573-7955

605 Auction

605 Auction

605 Auction

320 Houses for Rent

400 - Real Estate

320 Houses for Rent

TROY small home, appliances, newly decorated, no pets! 550/ month, 40 Smith St. (937)667-6776 (937)572-9936

To Advertise In The Classifieds That Work Call 877-844-8385

TROY, nice home on Forrest Lane, priced for quick sale (937)552-9351

430 Mobile Homes for Sale

TRAILER in Troy, 1 bedroom, asking $450 make offer, must sell, must be moved (937)944-1564

500 - Merchandise

ZIMMERMAN PUBLIC AUCTION Located at 110 East First Street Christiansburg, OH 45389

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH 12 NOON

510 Appliances

Real estate selling at noon. Consisting of 1 story 3 bed room home, kitchen with cabinets, 1 full bath, partial cellar, attached 2 car garage w/ upper storage, on corner lot.

Terms: $5,000.00 down at auction balance in full at closing within 30 days. Property selling in its present AS-IS condition, Real estate taxes of $508.88 per half will be prorated to day of closing. Selling w/ confirmation of owner. Call auctioneer/ realtor Phil Thompson w/ Ohio Real Estate Auctions LLC. Barry Baker Broker for appointment 937-606-0588 Starting at 9:00 A.M. Antiques & Collectibles: Terms on personal property: cash or check w/ proper ID only. Also MC, Visa, & Discover accepted w/ 4% clerking charge. Auctioneer’s note: This will be a very large auction with many unusual items, 2 auction rings selling for most of the day. Watch papers for full list, go to www.auctionzip.com for photos, Auctioneer ID # 5640

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Jerry Zimmerman POA Robert Zimmerman POA Ralph Zimmerman - Owner Food by “THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER

DRYER, Kitchen Aide.

Cream color. Good condition. Works great! $65 (937)778-8286

560 Home Furnishings

COUCH & LOVESEAT, Broyhill, sage green, good condition, $325 OBO (937)335-6840

FURNITURE, breakfast table, Dining room table/ buffet, Lazy Boy sofa/ recliner, love seat, sofa table/ end tables, game table (937)308-3440

577 Miscellaneous

AIR CONDITIONER, GE 8000 BTU window Air Conditioner with remote, used 1 month, Cost $210 new, asking $150, in new condition, (937)498-8031 after 5pm

GAS STOVE, 2 new light fixtures, Over the stove microwave, Priced to sell!

(937)489-9921

LIFT CHAIR, $350. Dinette table/4 chairs, $85.

Couch, $50. End tables, $20, 2 diagonal $35.

Books, albums, vases.

(937)498-9739 Sidney LIFT CHAIRS, 1-large, $150. 1-newer, with heat and massage (paid $1100), $400. Invacare electric hospital bed with rail, $300. (937)778-1573 POWER CHAIR, excellent condition, $1800, (937)606-2106.

TROY first come first serve to buy remainder of a large moving sale! Not interested in donations, for further information call mike anytime at (937)573-7955 WORK BENCH, antique oak, 40" X 78", 2 drawers, photos available, $75 firm, (248)694-1242 Piqua

583 Pets and Supplies

AQUARIUM, 125 gallon, on oak credenza with storage, $500 OBO (937)448-2823 if no answer leave message BLUE PITBULL, pure bred, moving can't take, excellent dog, 1 year old male. $100 OBO (937)397-3043 BORDER COLLIE Puppies. Beautiful black & white. 1st shots. $150 each. (765)874-1058

FISH TANK 29 gallon, With stand, good condition, Has lid with light, $100, (937)418-3258 FREE CAT to good home, male, butterscotch tabby, neutered, 3 years old, indoor/outdoor, has current shots (937)667-4853

583 Pets and Supplies

805 Auto

KITTENS, FREE! 8 weeks old, orange, grey and tan, healthy, litter box trained, good with kids, (937)339-8552.

1996 PONTIAC Grand AM SE, 118k miles, 4 cycle, automatic, great on gas, new tires, muffler, tune up, dependable $1950 OBO (937)620-8432

LABRADOR PUPPIES, purebred, black and chocolate, non-papered.

Ready to go now. Mother and father on premises. $200 each.

(937)726-0896

1997 MAZDA Miata 5 speed 4 cylinder, air, power windows, new top, leather interior, like new tires, blue with tan top, 123,700 miles, runs good, great gas mileage, asking $4295 (937)524-9069

POMERANIAN PUPPY. Adorable, Chocolate, Male, 11 weeks, $150.

(937)778-8816

PUG Free to good home.

Housebroken. Great for elderly person.

(937)526-3950

TIRES, good, used, sizes 14's, 15's, and 16's, call (937)451-2962 anytime!

588 Tickets

830 Boats/Motor/Equipment

810 Auto Parts & Accessories

TICKETS, Bristol Race, 4 sets of 2 tickets. Each set includes 1 Food City Friday Saturday 8/24, 1 Irwin Night Race 8/25, $93 per set (937)492-0804

2007 BASS Tracker Pro Team 170TX, powered by 2007 50hp Mercury, Trail Star trailer, Custom cover, superb condition $9100 (937)394-8531

590 Tool and Machinery

835 Campers/Motor Homes

WOODWORKING EQUIPMENT, Troy area, table saw, radial arm saw, lots more Craftsman, Delta, Ryobi, Rockler power equipment. Some handheld power tools. All like new. Most have original owners manual & lots of accessories. Call to leave name & number, (937)658-0906.

2001 DUTCHMAN Tent camper, very good condition, AC, furnace, propane stove, sleeps 8, $1850, (937)773-5623 or (937)214-0524

850 Motorcycles/Mopeds

1997 KAWASAKI Vulcan, 500cc. Low rider. Looks and runs great. Excellent starter bike with 10,000 miles, asking $1500.

(937)778-8816

592 Wanted to Buy

TRAILER want to purchase trailer approximately 6' x 10' in size (937)890-5334

2003 HARLEY Davidson Road King Classic, Rinehart exhaust, sundowner seat, luggage rack, 23,000 miles, good condition garage kept, $11,000 (937)492-3740

800 - Transportation

2006 HONDA $3000 (937)570-6267

Shadow OBO

805 Auto

1995 OLDSMOBILE, 1 owner.

95,000 miles.

Runs great! Good condition. REDUCED PRICE!!!!

(937)497-7220

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CONTACT US ■ Sports Editor Josh Brown (937) 440-5251, (937) 440-5232 jbrown@tdnpublishing.com

JOSH BROWN

13 August 2, 2012

TODAY’S TIPS

■ College Football

• CROSS COUNTRY: Troy High School cross country is having mandatory practice for boys in grades 7-12, starting on Aug. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The location is at the brick pump house west of Troy Memorial Stadium near the levee.

Contact coach Campbell at (937) 339-4616 with any questions.

• COACHING SEARCH: Bethel Schools are looking for a seventh and eighth grade volleyball coach and an assistant/JV boys soccer coach. If interested or needing more information, please contact Bob Hamlin at (937) 845-9430 or bethelathdept@bethel.k12.oh.us.

• PHYSICALS: Newton High School has made plans to offer all student-athletes grades 6-11 the chance to receive their required annual physical for the 2012-13 school year. Dr. Kent Booher will provide his services beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school locker rooms. The charge will be $15. Call 676-2002 to schedule an appointment and pick up the paperwork, which require parental signature.

• GOLF: Troy High School will be holding boys golf tryouts at 7:30 a.m.

Aug. 6 at Miami Shores. Golfers must have current emergency medical and physical forms completed, and a current Miami Shores junior membership is also required. Contact head coach Ty Mercer at (937) 524-9060 with questions.

• FOOTBALL: The Troy Athletics Dept. is selling 2012 season football reserved seats, reserved parking passes and other 2012-2013 Athletics Dept. passes. Passes can be purchased in the High School Athletics Dept. office, or an order form explaining all of the purchasing options can be accessed on the school district website at www.troy.k12.oh.us and using the Athletics Dept. link.

• GOLF: The Troy High School baseball team will hold its anual benefit golf scramble at 1 p.m. Aug. 25 at Troy Country Club. The cost is $75 per golfer, which includes green fees, a golf cart, catered dinner and a cash bar. Please register by Aug. 17. For more information, e-mail Ty Welker at welker-t@troy.k-12.oh.us.

• BASEBALL: Registrations are being accepted for the 2012 Frosty Brown Fall Batting League. The senior fall batting league will run from Aug. 27 to Oct. 15, the live pitching league will run from Aug. 28 to Oct. 15 and the 10-12-year-old fall batting league will begin Sept. 8 and end in October. For more information, contact Frosty or Connie Brown at (937) 339-4383 or visit the website www.frostybrownfallbattingleague.co m.battingleague.com.

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UPCOMING Sport ....................Start Date Boys Golf ...................Aug. 10 Girls Golf....................Aug. 10 Girls Tennis................Aug. 13 Boys Soccer ..............Aug. 18 Girls Soccer...............Aug. 18 Cross Country ...........Aug. 20 Football ......................Aug. 20 Volleyball....................Aug. 25

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Legion Baseball Troy Post 43 at Ohio State Legion Tourney (TBA) Troy Post 43 at NABF World Series (TBA)

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State’s loss could turn into a big gain for Southern California.

Star tailback Silas Redd bolted Happy Valley for Los Angeles in a season of great expectations for the Trojans. A 1,200-yard rusher, Redd will join heralded quarterback Matt Barkley on a team already favored to win the Pac-12 and return to the Rose Bowl.

It’s a perk that Redd wouldn’t have enjoyed at Penn State with the program burdened by harsh NCAA sanctions because of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Among the penalties was a four-year postseason ban, as well as a scholarship reduction.

Another Pac-12 school also took in a Nittany Lion on Wednesday as top reserve linebacker Khairi Fortt said he was transferring to California. Fortt, like Redd, is from Connecticut, and both players will have two years of eligibility left.

Fortt said in a statement issued through his father, Guy Fortt, that he reached a point in his life in which he “was ready for a change,” and that he had also seriously considered Cal in high school. The Stamford Advocate first reported Fortt’s decision.

“He will miss Penn State,” Guy Fortt said.

In light of the sanctions, the NCAA is allowing Nittany Lion

players to seek new schools and play immediately, so long as they leave by the start of Penn State training camp next Monday.

Since the sanctions were imposed last week, Nittany Lions coach Bill O’Brien has been trying to keep the team intact by stressing academics, family and the prospect of playing seven home games a year in front of a crowd of 108,000 strong at Beaver Stadium.

For the most part, it seems to have worked even though Redd’s departure will be a serious blow to an offense being reconfigured by O’Brien, the former coordinator of the New England Patriots’ highpowered attack.

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Four players have now left Penn State since the NCAA imposed its landmark penalties on July 23. A fifth player, third-string quarterback Rob Bolden, was removed from the roster this week but had been granted permission to talk to other schools before the sanctions.

Otherwise, Redd and Fortt are the ones who logged significant playing time leaving Penn State, at least so far.

O’Brien had also said last week at Big Ten media days that more than 50 players had indicated they would stay. Six 2013 recruits have also reaffirmed their verbal commitments.

■ Legion Baseball

Post 43 headed to state finals Staff Reports The Troy Post 43 legion baseball team accomplished something that hasn’t been done since 1983 on Wednesday night — reach the state title game.

With a 7-3 victory over Lima, Troy advanced to the final game of the Ohio State Legion Tournament, where it will face the winner of Lima and

LANCASTER Pickerington at 7 p.m. today in Lancaster.

“We’ve done it before (made the state finals) in the Connie Mack in 1983,” Troy Post 43 coach Frosty Brown said. “But we’ve never done it in legion ball.

It’s a really good feeling. This is a really good thing.”

Garrett Mitchell’s solo home run was the only hit Post 43 had going into the eighth inning as AP PHOTO

Cincinnati Reds’ Ryan Ludwick, left, hits an RBI-single off San Diego Padres starting pitcher Kip Wells in the fifth inning during a baseball game on Wednesday in Cincinnati. Padres’ catcher John Baker, right, looks on.

Reds stay hot Ludwick, Arroyo lead Cincy to 6-4 win CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs for the second consecutive game, and the Cincinnati Reds kept rolling along with a 64 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

Ludwick drove in the goahead run twice to lead the Reds (63-41) to their 19th victory in 22 games. Despite playing without Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips, they moved 22 games over .500 for the first time since Sept. 5, 2010.

The Reds remained three games ahead of second-place Pittsburgh in the NL Central.

The Pirates open a three-game series in Cincinnati on Friday.

Zack Cozart also homered and Bronson Arroyo pitched six innings to earn his third straight win and fourth in five

starts. Arroyo (7-6) allowed seven hits and four runs with two walks and one strikeout.

Sean Marshall worked a scoreless seventh and Jonathan Broxton a spotless eighth in his Cincinnati debut after being acquired Tuesday from Kansas City. Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.

Chase Headley homered for the Padres, who have lost three of four. They couldn’t capitalize on the absence of Votto and Phillips, who form the right side of Cincinnati’s regular infield.

Votto is on the disabled list following knee surgery, and Phillips sat out with a strained left calf.

San Diego led 4-3 when Drew Stubbs singled with one out in the fifth off Padres starter Kip Wells. Jay Bruce drove in

Stubbs with a double down the right-field line. Dale Thayer got Scott Rolen to fly out before Ludwick lined a go-ahead single to right.

Arroyo walked Alexi Amarista on four pitches leading off the game. After Will Venable flied out, Headley hit a 1-0 pitch an estimated 406 feet into the right-field seats for his career-high 13th homer. His previous best was 12 in 2009.

Cozart, who opened Cincinnati’s 6-0 win July 6 in San Diego with a home run off Wells, started the bottom of the first with his 11th homer.

Ludwick gave Cincinnati a 3-2 lead by following Rolen’s twoout walk with a drive to left on a 2-0 pitch for his 19th homer and

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■ See POST 43 on 14

■ MLB

Mesoraco suspended 3 games NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco is appealing his threegame suspension for making contact with an umpire during an argument.

The rookie will be allowed to play until his appeal is heard.

Mesoraco was suspended and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball, two days after he was ejected for arguing balls and strikes during an 11-5 loss to San Diego. Before leaving the field, he poked a finger at plate umpire Chad Fairchild’s chest protector and bumped him.

Mesoraco was batting .221 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 46 games for the NL Central leaders. His punishment was handed out by Joe Garagiola Jr., senior vice president of standards and on-field operations for MLB.

■ Golf

Scott very confident going into Bridgestone

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Dragons Lair DAYTON — Former Tippecanoe standout Chris Peters — who is hitting .372 on the season — went 0 for 4 for the Lansing Lugnuts as they fell 4-2 to the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday.

AKRON (AP) — There’s no silver claret jug for Adam Scott, only a silver lining.

For two days after the British Open, where Scott lost a fourshot lead with four holes to play, he holed up at his home in the Swiss Alps and tried to digest what went wrong. The numbness he felt that Sunday evening, when Ernie Els was introduced as the champion golfer of the year, stayed with him. He didn’t beat himself up. He didn’t curl

up in a corner. It was a time of quiet reflection, just as it is after every major.

It’s when he went to the golf course at Crans-Sur-Sierre to hit balls that his outlook brightened considerably.

“I hit the first few balls, and I hit them nice,” Scott said Wednesday. “And that was kind of a reminder that it’s not horrible and I don’t know how to play golf anymore. It was just four holes that I’ll have to learn from

and be tougher on myself next time I’m in that position, for sure.”

That’s what Scott took away from Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

He is convinced there will be a next time. He’s convinced there will be a major championship trophy in his name.

Scott still hasn’t seen replays of that final hour. The soft bogey on the 15th. The three-putt bogey on the 16th. Belting a pure tee shot on the 17th, only to hit

6-iron to the left of the green to set up another bogey. And a 3wood into the bunker on the 18th, which led to one final bogey to finish one shot behind.

“Look, I can imagine how it probably looked,” Scott said. “If it was me watching somebody else, I certainly could feel for them.

But for me … I’m disappointed that I didn’t win from that position, but I left that major the same as I’ve left every other one — and that’s empty-handed.”

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■ National Football League

Browns’ Cribbs returns to roll as full-time specialist BEREA, Ohio (AP) — For the first time in five years, there is no ambiguity with Joshua Cribbs’ role on the Cleveland Browns.

Nor is there any talk about him playing wildcat quarterback, running back, or full-time wide receiver, for that matter.

Cribbs is returning to his former spot as Cleveland’s special teams specialist, playing on all of its return and coverage units.

And he needs to be good.

“I’m going to rededicate myself to scoring touchdowns on kickoffs and punt returns,” Cribbs said Wednesday, “because that’s

what our coaches want me to do. My role is changing again. They want more production out of special teams, so I’ll give it to them the best I can.”

Cribbs, 29, already owns the NFL record with eight career kickoff return touchdowns one more than Seattle’s Leon Washington and averaged 25.0 yards per runback last season.

The two-time Pro Bowl selection also ranks fifth in league history with 11 total return touchdowns, most recently taking back a punt 84 yards at Baltimore last Dec. 24.

With that kind of ability on a team that annually

■ Auto Racing

needs a jolt offensively, Cribbs was installed into the offense by three Browns coaches: Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, and even Pat Shurmur last year. They gradually removed the 6-foot-1, 215pounder from their coverage units, and gave him a chance with the offense.

The results? Not bad.

Over the last four seasons, Cribbs logged 111 rushes for 639 yards, made 86 receptions, threw 11 passes, scored nine touchdowns, and started 26 games at wide receiver.

The former Kent State quarterback’s production peaked in 2011, in fact,

when he tied for the team lead with four receiving touchdowns and made a career-high 41 catches.

But it’s time go back to the future, perhaps. Less than two weeks into camp, Shurmur has already shot down any chance Cribbs will better those numbers this fall.

“Josh is a special teams player that plays receiver,” Shurmur said flatly. “He’s a special teams player.”

Cribbs has long expressed a desire to be an every-down player, but he read the handwriting on the wall during the offseason. Browns general manager Tom Heckert and

Shurmur repeatedly spoke of Greg Little as a potential No. 1 receiver, then drafted Baylor’s Josh Gordon in the second round of the supplemental draft.

Also, veteran Mohamed Massaquoi and rookie Travis Benjamin have received significantly more snaps in camp, leaving Cribbs to take leftover reps while practicing in the return game.

“I’ll have less of a role on offense maybe,” Cribbs said. “But I’ve just got to do my part on special teams and nobody will know the difference.”

It’s not a bad school of

■ Olympics

■ Baseball

Penske dumps Allmendinger

Post 43

Failed test spells end for driver By the Associated Press

level, I really feel bad for the guy. He understands the A.J. Allmendinger had a opportunity that we had ride to envy with one of together. I feel like he feels NASCAR’s top teams end in as if he is accountable. He stunning disgrace. understands, although he He can only hope his wishes it was different, he failed drug tests don’t cost understands the position him his career. we’re in.”

Allmendinger’s first seaAllmendinger, who was son with Penske Racing was suspended indefinitely by an abbreviated one after NASCAR last week for the team owner Roger Penske positive test in late June, announced Wednesday that thanked Penske for the suphe had fired his suspended port during a “difficult time” driver three weeks after he the past few weeks. tested positive for a banned “I apologize for the disamphetamine. traction, embarrassment “AJ is a terrific driver, a and difficulties that my curgood person and it is very rent suspension from unfortunate that we have to NASCAR has provided,” he separate at this time,” said.

Penske said. “We have Allmendinger’s only way invested greatly to come back to the in AJ and we were series is to complete confident in his NASCAR’s rehabilisuccess with our tation program and team. The decihe pledged to do so sion to dismiss he can compete him is consistent again “in the near with how we future.” would treat any Allmendinger other Penske was suspended July Racing team 7, just hours before member under ALLMENDINGER the race at Daytona similar circumand forcing Penske stances. As AJ to bring in Hornish begins NASCAR’s ‘Road to at the last moment. His Recovery’ program, we wish backup urine sample, tested him the best and look for- last week, confirmed the iniward to seeing him compete tial positive test. That again in NASCAR.” sealed his fate at Penske.

Sam Hornish Jr. will “Anybody in his shoes drive the No. 22 Dodge this can tell you, until the final weekend at Pocono answer, there’s always hope Raceway and “for the fore- it will be different,” Cindric seeable future,” the team said. “I think he understood said. the position we were in.”

Penske made the deciHornish can certainly sion to fire Allmendinger make his case to keep his after a face-to-face talk ride with a string of strong Tuesday. performances, but there’s a Penske Racing president deep talent pool of drivers Tim Cindric said the organ- potentially available in ization was disappointed 2013 for Penske. Joey with test results that left Logano could move into that them with no choice. seat next season. Daytona “There’s certainly disap- 500 winner Trevor Bayne pointment that we’re in the and former Chase driver middle of the season and Brian Vickers may also be put in this position, without in the mix for what’s sure to a doubt,” Cindric said by be one of the most desired phone. “But on a personal rides in NASCAR.

thought. Cribbs, keep in mind, has 12,343 all-purpose yards in seven years with Cleveland.

“I came into this league scoring on returns and getting yards for the offense,” he said. “If that’s how I have to do it again, then so be it.”

Making his reduced role more interesting is Cribbs’ contract, which expires at the end of the season and pays him a base salary of just $1.4 million. Shurmur referred to him as “a player on the back nine of (his) career” earlier in the week, further driving home just how tenuous life in the NFL is for a veteran.

AP PHOTO

China’s Yu Yang, left, and Wang Xiaoli talk while playing against Jung Kyuneun and Kim Ha-na, of South Korea, in a women’s doubles badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Tuesday in London. World doubles champions Wang and Yu, and their South Korean opponents were booed loudly at the Olympics on Tuesday for appearing to try and lose their group match to earn an easier draw.

Playing to lose Eight badminton players booted from Olympics LONDON (AP) — Four badminton teams were kicked out of the women’s doubles at the London Games on Wednesday for trying to lose on purpose, conduct that a top IOC executive said strikes at the heart of Olympic competition.

The eight doubles players from China, South Korea and Indonesia were cited by the Badminton World Federation for “conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport.”

“We have to be clear, there has been a problem here and we have to take that problem very seriously,” BWF secretary general Thomas Lund said. “There are things we can improve

on and look at after this competition.”

Korea and South Indonesia appealed the disqualification, but the BWF rejected the South Korean appeal and the Indonesia challenge was withdrawn. China had accepted the federation’s earlier decision.

The competition was to continue later Wednesday with four previously eliminated teams in the quarterfinals. Russian pair Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova, and Canadian team Alex Bruce and Michele Li now advance from Group A. Australian pair Leanne Choo and Renuga Veeran and South African duo Michelle Edwards and Annari Viljoen go through from

Group C. “We applaud the federation for having taken swift and decisive action,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told The Associated Press.

“Such behavior is incompatible with the Olympic values.”

Before the decision was announced, Indonesia Olympic team leader Erick Thohir accused Chinese players of losing on purpose in the past.

“China has been doing this so many times and they never get sanctioned by the BWF,” Thohir said.

“On the first game yesterday when China did it, the BWF didn’t do anything. If the BWF do something on the first game and they say you are disqualified, it is a warning for everyone.”

■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Lima clinged to a 2-1 advantage — but the Troy offense exploded, scoring six runs in the inning, including an RBI single

by D.J. Hemm and a mammoth three-run by Michael homer Seagraves to cap things off.

But if you ask Brown, it was one defensive play in the top half of the eighth that got his team on the winning track.

“It was 2-1 in the top of the eighth,” Brown said.

“A Lima guy comes up, hits a ball to Derek Dunham in right field.

Dunham throws the guy out at first with a rocket.

“You don’t see a 9-3 in the scorebook that often.

That really picked us up and got us going.”

Steven Blei, Reed Ferrell and Alex Smith combined to allow three runs, with Smith coming on in the eighth to get the win. Catcher Mitchell finished the game 2 for 3, while Dylan Cascaden added a double.

Lima000 200 001 — 3 6 1 P43 001 000 06x — 7 7 1 Marks, Coverman, Youngpeter, Kobb and Spencer.

Blei, Ferrell (5), Smith (8) and Mitchell. WP — Smith. LP — Youngpeter. 2B — Runneals (L), Spencer (L), Rieman (L), Cascaden (T). HR — Mitchell (T), Seagraves (T).

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Reds ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 fourth in five games.

San Diego took a 4-3 lead with a two-run fourth, stringing together consecutive two-out singles by Wells, Amarista, Venable and Headley.

Wells (2-4) spent 10 games with the Reds in 2009, his last major league appearances before this season. He allowed five runs and five hits with four walks in 4 1-3 innings.

Tips ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 • BASEBALL: Tryouts for Troy Post 43 will be at noon Aug. 1819 at Duke Park, with registration at 11:30 a.m. Players may not turn 19 prior to Jan. 1, 2013.

Bring your own catcher’s gear, gloves and bats. For more information, contact Frosty Brown at (937) 399-4383 or by e-mail at ibrown@woh.rr.com.

• SOFTBALL: The Cannon Fastpitch organization is conducting tryouts for 2013. The tryouts for 8u will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 11 and 18.

Tryouts for 10u are on Aug. 11 and 12, then again on Aug. 18 and 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The tryouts for 12u are on Aug. 11, 12, 18 and 19 from noon to 2 p.m. 14u tryouts will be held on Aug. 11 and 12 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tryouts for 16u and 18u are scheduled for Aug. 11, 12, 18 and 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Tryouts are going to be held at the Covington High School softball field. For additional information, contact Shon Schaffer at (937) 418-9651 or at crosscountycannons@yahoo.com.

• SOCCER: Registrations are still being accepted for the Troy

Recreation Department’s Youth Fall Soccer Program. The program is for youth entering grades 1 and 2. Practices begin in early August and games begin in early September.

Register online now at http://activenet19.active.com/ troyrecdept/. Teams will be finalized within the next two weeks.

For more information, please call the Recreation Department at (937) 339-5145.

• 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 (937-335-0715) or Mark Thompson (937-658-1880).

Registration must be completed

by July 30.

• SOFTBALL: The Miami County Flames 2013 fastpitch travel softball team will be holding tryouts throughout the coming weeks for its 18u, 16u, 14u, 12u and 10u teams at Piqua High School’s softball field. For more information and for a schedule of tryouts, contact Ginetta Thiebeau at (937) 570-7128.

• 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) 875-0492.

• SOFTBALL: The MiltonUnion 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) 875-0492.

• SOFTBALL: Upcoming tryouts for the Miami Couny Blaze fastpitch softball (at Lowry Complex in West Milton) 10U,

12U and 14U teams are 9-11:30 a.m. on Aug. 11 and from noonto 1:30 p.m. Aug. 12, while tryouts for the 16U and 18U teams are from noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 11 and from 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Contact Curt at 875-0492 or miamicountyblaze@aol.com for more information.

• SOFTBALL: College Exposure fastpitch tryouts for the Miami County Blaze will be held from 6-8 p.m. July 26 at Lowry Complex in West Milton.

The tryout is open to all girls ages 16-18 years old from any team (not only for Blaze girls) interested in playing a few weekends in the fall at college showcase events. For questions or more information, contact Curt at (937) 875-0492 or by email at miamicountyblaze@aol.com • RUNNING: The Piqua Optimist Club’s fourth annual Bob Mikolajewski Memorial 5K Run & Walk will be held at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 11 at Piqua High School’s Alexander Stadium. Go online to www.PiquaOptimist5k.com to download the event registration flyer. Runners and walkers

should pre-register by mail postmarked before Aug. 6 to ensure a race T-shirt. Online registration is also available through www.alliancerunning.com.

However, race day registration will also be available starting at 7:15 a.m. The cost to participate in the event is $15, and prizes will be awarded to the overall and age category winners.

• GOLF: The Lehman Catholic High School Athletic Boosters will be holding their annual golf outing on Aug. 12 at Shelby Oaks Golf Club in Sidney. This year's event will be a four-person scramble format (make your own team). The fee is $95 per person. Lunch is at noon with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. For more information, contact D. Jay Baird at (937) 4920184 or Dave Proffitt at (937) 726-0613.

RUNNING: The First Annual Dream Chasers 5k Run/Walk will be held on Sept. 3 at Fountain Park in Piqua.

Registration for the event starts at 9 a.m. and the race starts at 10 a.m. The registration fee is $25. To pre-register or donate, go to http://bafound.donor-

pages.com/DreamChasers.

Registering by Aug. 20 ensures the participant will get a t-shirt.

The event is being held in memory of Paul “Skip” Jackson, who passed away due to a brain aneurysm.

• SOFTBALL: The West Liberty Force Travel Fastpitch Softball team will host tryouts for the 2013 season for age groups 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u and 18u.

14u tryouts are on Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. 10u/12u tryouts are on Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., then again from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 19. Tryouts for 16u and 18u are on Aug. 11, 18 and 19 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Private tryouts may be arranged if unable to make any of the listed dates. Arrive early to register. All tryouts are at West Liberty Lions Park, St. Route 245, West Liberty. For additional information, contact Mark Thompson at (937) 658-1880 or by email at mthompson_1973@yahoo.com • SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@tdnpublishing.com or Colin Foster at cfoster@tdnpublishing.com.

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BASEBALL Baseball Expanded Standings All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 61 43 .587 55 50 .524 Baltimore 55 50 .524 Tampa Bay 53 51 .510 Boston 51 52 .495 Toronto Central Division W L Pct Chicago 57 47 .548 54 50 .519 Detroit 50 53 .485 Cleveland 44 60 .423 Minnesota 42 60 .412 Kansas City West Division W L Pct Texas 59 43 .578 Los Angeles 57 47 .548 56 48 .538 Oakland 49 57 .462 Seattle NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 61 42 .592 Atlanta 59 45 .567 50 54 .481 New York 48 56 .462 Miami 47 57 .452 Philadelphia Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 63 41 .606 Pittsburgh 60 44 .577 St. Louis 55 48 .534 48 56 .462 Milwaukee 43 60 .417 Chicago 35 71 .330 Houston West Division W L Pct San Francisco 56 47 .544 Los Angeles 56 50 .528 54 51 .514 Arizona 44 62 .415 San Diego 37 64 .366 Colorado

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday's Games Baltimore 11, N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 4, Detroit 1, 6 innings L.A. Angels 6, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota 3 Kansas City 8, Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 0 Seattle 7, Toronto 2 Wednesday's Games N.Y. Yankees 12, Baltimore 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 1 Detroit at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday's Games Minnesota (Deduno 2-0) at Boston (Lester 5-8), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 9-7) at Texas (Dempster 0-0), 8:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 0-0) at Kansas City (B.Chen 7-9), 8:10 p.m.

Toronto (H.Alvarez 7-7) at Oakland (B.Colon 7-8), 10:05 p.m.

Friday's Games Cleveland at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday's Games Philadelphia 8, Washington 0 Atlanta 7, Miami 1 Cincinnati 7, San Diego 6 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 0 Milwaukee 10, Houston 1 St. Louis 11, Colorado 6 Arizona 8, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Francisco 4, N.Y. Mets 1 Wednesday's Games Milwaukee 13, Houston 4 Pittsburgh 8, Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 0 Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 Miami 4, Atlanta 2 Cincinnati 6, San Diego 4 St. Louis at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Thursday's Games San Diego (Ohlendorf 3-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 13-5), 12:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (C.Young 2-5) at San Francisco (Zito 8-7), 3:45 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 11-5) at Washington (Detwiler 5-4), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Eovaldi 2-6) at Atlanta (Minor 6-7), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 13-4) at Colorado (White 2-6), 8:40 p.m.

Friday's Games Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m., 1st game Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

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

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

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

Reds 6, Padres 4 San Diego Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h bi Amarista 3 2 1 0 Cozart ss 5 1 1 1 Quentin ph 1 0 1 0 Stubbs cf 3 2 2 0 Venable rf 3 0 1 1 Bruce rf 4 1 1 1 Forsythe 2 0 0 0 Rolen 3b 2 1 0 0 Headley 3b 4 1 2 3 Ludwick lf 4 1 3 4 Alonso 1b 4 0 1 0 Frazier 1b 4 0 1 0 Gregerson p0 0 0 0 Valdez 2b 0 0 0 0 Kotsay lf-1b 4 0 1 0 Cairo 2b 2 0 0 0 Jo.Baker c 4 0 0 0 Hanigan c 4 0 1 0 Maybin cf 3 0 0 0 Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 Ev.Cabrera ss4 0 0 0 Leake ph 0 0 0 0 K.Wells p 1 1 1 0 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 Broxton p 0 0 0 0 Guzman ph 1 0 0 0 Paul ph 0 0 0 0 Boxberger p 0 0 0 0 Chapman p 0 0 0 0 Stults p 0 0 0 0 Denorfia rf 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 30 6 9 6 San Diego .................200 200 000—4 Cincinnati .................300 020 10x—6 E_Cozart (10). DP_San Diego 1.

LOB_San Diego 7, Cincinnati 7.

2B_Quentin (11), Bruce (26), Frazier (16). HR_Headley (13), Cozart (11), Ludwick (19). SB_Amarista (5).

CS_Amarista (4), Stubbs (6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO San Diego K.Wells L,2-4 . . . .4 1-3 5 5 5 4 2 Thayer . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 1 0 0 0 0 Boxberger . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 1 1 Stults . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 1 1 1 1 0 Gregerson . . . . . .1 2-3 2 0 0 1 2 Cincinnati Arroyo W,7-6 . . . . . . .6 7 4 4 2 1 Marshall H,15 . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 0 Broxton H,1 . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 1 Chapman S,23-27 . . .1 1 0 0 0 1 HBP_by Arroyo (K.Wells).

WP_K.Wells.

Umpires_Home, Tom Hallion; First, Brian O'Nora; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Alfonso Marquez.

T_3:05. A_20,527 (42,319).

Wednesday's Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore . . .010 000 110—3 13 0 NewYork . . . .227 00001x—12 15 0 Britton, Gregg (3), Lindstrom (5), Ayala (7), Tom.Hunter (8) and Wieters, Teagarden; P.Hughes, Chamberlain (7), Rapada (8), D.Robertson (9) and R.Martin. W_P.Hughes 11-8. L_Britton 1-1. HRs_Baltimore, Hardy (15). New York, Granderson (29), Cano (24).

Chicago . . . .100 010 010—3 9 2 Minnesota . . .110 000 000—2 6 0 Peavy, Reed (9) and Flowers; Diamond, Burton (8), Al.Burnett (9) and Mauer. W_Peavy 9-7. L_Diamond 9-5. Sv_Reed (18). HRs_Minnesota, Valencia (2).

Tampa Bay . .100 101 010—4 10 0 Oakland . . . .000 010 000—1 5 1 Cobb, Jo.Peralta (8), Rodney (9) and J.Molina; J.Parker, Norberto (7), Balfour (9) and K.Suzuki. W_Cobb 5-8.

L_J.Parker 7-5. Sv_Rodney (31).

HRs_Tampa Bay, C.Pena (15).

Oakland, Inge (12).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston . . . .001 100 020—4 9 4 Milwaukee . .100 26130x—13 15 0 Lyles, Fe.Rodriguez (6), Cordero (7), X.Cedeno (8) and Corporan; Fiers, Veras (7), McClendon (8) and Lucroy.

5-4.

L_Lyles 2-8.

W_Fiers HRs_Houston, Wallace 2 (4).

Milwaukee, R.Weeks (12), C.Izturis (2), Braun (29), Lucroy (6).

Pittsburgh . . .002 000 051—8 13 0 Chicago . . . .100 000 003—4 11 0 Karstens, Resop (6), Watson (6), J.Hughes (7), Grilli (8), Hanrahan (9) and McKenry; T.Wood, Corpas (6), Russell (7), Camp (8), Al.Cabrera (8), Marmol (9) and W.Castillo. W_Karstens 4-2. L_T.Wood 4-7. HRs_Pittsburgh, S.Marte (2), McKenry (10). Chicago, S.Castro (11), W.Castillo (2).

Arizona . . . . .010 100 020—4 10 1 Los Angeles .000 000 000—0 2 0 Corbin, Ziegler (7), D.Hernandez (8), Putz (9) and M.Montero; Fife, Guerra (5), League (8), Choate (8), Jansen (9) and A.Ellis. W_Corbin 3-4. L_Fife 0-1.

HRs_Arizona, C.Johnson (10), M.Montero (13).

Philadelphia .001 020 000—3 9 1 Washington .200 000 000—2 7 1 Worley, Bastardo (8), Lindblom (8), Horst (8), Papelbon (9) and Kratz; E.Jackson, Mic.Gonzalez (6), Mattheus (8), S.Burnett (9) and Flores.W_Worley 6-6. L_E.Jackson 6-7. Sv_Papelbon (23). HRs_Philadelphia, Rollins 2 (12), Schierholtz (6).

Miami . . . . . . .300 100 000—4 12 0 Atlanta . . . . . .010 001 000—2 9 1 LeBlanc, Zambrano (5), H.Bell (7), M.Dunn (7), Cishek (9) and J.Buck; Sheets, Durbin (7), Avilan (7), Gearrin (8) and D.Ross. W_Zambrano 6-9.

L_Sheets 3-1. Sv_Cishek (5).

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

W 24 24 23 21 18 18 16 15

L 13 14 15 17 20 20 21 23

Pct. .649 .632 .605 .553 .474 .474 .432 .395

GB — ½ 1½ 3½ 6½ 6½ 8 9½

W L Pct. GB Clinton (Mariners) 22 15 .595 — Burlington (Athletics) 21 17 .553 1½ Kane County (Royals) 19 18 .514 3 Wisconsin (Brewers) 19 19 .500 3½ Beloit (Twins) 17 20 .459 5 Quad Cities (Cardinals) 17 21 .447 5½ Peoria (Cubs) 16 22 .421 6½ Cedar Rapids (Angels) 11 26 .297 11 Wednesday's Games Peoria 11, Quad Cities 10 Dayton 4, Lansing 2 Lake County 7, West Michigan 2 Fort Wayne 5, South Bend 4 Clinton at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m.

Kane County at Beloit, 8 p.m.

Burlington 3, Wisconsin 1 Great Lakes at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday's Games Burlington at Wisconsin, 1:05 p.m.

Lansing at Dayton, 7 p.m.

Lake County at West Michigan, 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.

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

Peoria at Quad Cities, 8 p.m.

Kane County at Beloit, 8 p.m.

Great Lakes at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m.

Friday's Games

AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY GOLF 11:30 a.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Cox Classic, first round, at Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour-WGC Bridgestone Invitational, first round, at Akron, Ohio 6:30 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Reno-Tahoe Open, first round, at Reno, Nev. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Philadelphia at Washington or Miami at Atlanta OLYMPICS 4 a.m. NBCSN — LIVE: men's basketball: United States vs. Nigeria, France vs. Lithuania, Brazil vs. Russia; DELAYED TAPE: beach volleyball: men's, Brazil vs. Italy, LIVE: women's, Britain vs. Russia DELAYED TAPE: United States vs. Spain; men's volleyball, Serbia vs. Germany; LIVE: women's field hockey: United States vs. Australia, DELAYED TAPE: China vs. Netherlands; LIVE: boxing; DELAYED TAPE: men's table tennis, singles semifinal; men's shooting, double trap Gold Medal final; women's archery, individual Gold Medal final, at London NBC BASKETBALL — Men's: United States vs. Nigeria, France vs. Lithuania, Australia vs. China, Brazil vs. Russia, Argentina vs. Tunisia, Spain vs. Britain, at London 7 a.m. BRAVO — Tennis: singles quarterfinals, doubles semifinals, mixed doubles quarterfinals, at London 9 a.m. MSNBC — LIVE: men's volleyball, Poland vs.

Argentina; men's water polo: Montenegro vs. Serbia, Romania vs. Hungary; men's handball: Serbia vs.

Denmark, Sweden vs. Iceland; SAME-DAY TAPE: badminton, semifinals; women's judo, 78 kg Gold Medal final; equestrian, dressage, at London TELEMUNDO — Swimming; men's basketball; men's volleyball; boxing; tennis: semifinals, quarterfinals; beach volleyball, at London (same-day tape) 10 a.m. NBC — SAME-DAY TAPE: swimming; LIVE: women's beach volleyball, United States vs. Spain; men's volleyball, United States vs. Brazil; men's water polo, United States vs. Britain; cycling, track Gold Medal finals; canoeing: whitewater, men's C-2 Gold Medal final; SAMEDAY TAPE: rowing, Gold Medal finals, at London 5 p.m. CNBC — Boxing, at London (same-day tape) 8 p.m. NBC — Women's gymnastics, all-around Gold Medal final; swimming, Gold Medal finals: men's 200m backstroke, men's 200m individual medley, women's 200m breaststroke, women's 100m freestyle; men's beach volleyball, United States vs. Czech Republic; rowing, women's eights Gold Medal final, at London (same-day tape) 12 Mid. TELEMUNDO — Women's gymnastics, all-around Gold Medal final; swimming, Gold Medal finals, at London (same-day tape) 12:35 a.m. NBC — Women's canoeing: whitewater, K-1 Gold Medal final; men's table tennis, singles Gold Medal final, at London (delayed tape) SOCCER 10:30 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS/Spanish Primera Division, exhibition, World Football Challenge, Real Madrid at Los Angeles Lansing at Dayton, 7 p.m.

Lake County at West Michigan, 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne at South Bend, 7:35 p.m.

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

Peoria at Quad Cities, 8 p.m.

Kane County at Beloit, 8 p.m.

Burlington at Wisconsin, 8:05 p.m.

Great Lakes at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m.

SOCCER Major League Soccer All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA 11 6 5 38 38 32 New York 10 5 7 37 33 25 Houston Sporting K.C. 11 7 4 37 27 21 D.C. 10 7 3 33 34 27 Chicago 9 7 5 32 23 23 8 7 4 28 20 20 Columbus 8 13 3 27 33 43 Montreal Philadelphia 7 10 2 23 22 22 New England 6 10 5 23 26 27 Toronto FC 5 12 4 19 24 38 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA San Jose 13 5 5 44 45 28 Real Salt Lake 13 7 3 42 35 27 Seattle 9 5 7 34 27 22 Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28 Los Angeles 10 10 3 33 39 35 Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21 Colorado 7 14 1 22 28 32 FC Dallas 5 11 7 22 25 31 Portland 5 12 4 19 19 36 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s Games MLS All-Stars 3, Chelsea 2 Friday’s Games Real Salt Lake 2, Vancouver 1 Saturday’s Games Houston 2, Toronto FC 0 Montreal 3, New York 1 Los Angeles 1, FC Dallas 0 Columbus 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 Seattle FC 2, Colorado 1 San Jose 1, Chicago 1, tie Chivas USA 1, Portland 0 Sunday’s Games Philadelphia 2, New England 1 Friday, Aug. 3 New York at Houston, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 4 Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 5 FC Dallas at Portland, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle FC, 9 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Top 12 in Points: 1. D.Earnhardt Jr. ............................731 2. M.Kenseth ...................................717 3. G.Biffle .........................................709 4. J.Johnson.....................................704 5. D.Hamlin ......................................667 6. K.Harvick .....................................653 7. M.Truex Jr. ...................................653 8.T.Stewart ......................................652 9. B.Keselowski ...............................649 10. C.Bowyer ...................................643 11. Ky.Busch ....................................588 12. C.Edwards ................................582

GOLF World Golf Ranking Through July 29 1. Luke Donald ...............Eng 2. Tiger Woods...............USA 3. Rory McIlroy .................NIr 4. Lee Westwood............Eng 5. Webb Simpson ..........USA 6. Adam Scott .................Aus 7. Bubba Watson ...........USA 8. Jason Dufner .............USA 9. Matt Kuchar ...............USA 10. Justin Rose...............Eng 11. Graeme McDowell .....NIr 12. Zach Johnson..........USA 13. Hunter Mahan .........USA 14. Steve Stricker ..........USA 15. Ernie Els....................SAf 16. Dustin Johnson .......USA 17. Phil Mickelson..........USA 18. Martin Kaymer ..........Ger 19. Louis Oosthuizen ......SAf 20. Rickie Fowler ...........USA 21. Jason Day .................Aus 22. Charl Schwartzel.......SAf 23. Francesco Molinari......Ita 24. Brandt Snedeker .....USA 25. Sergio Garcia............Esp 26. Bo Van Pelt ..............USA 27. Bill Haas ..................USA 28. Keegan Bradley.......USA 29. Ian Poulter ................Eng 30. Peter Hanson...........Swe 31. Paul Lawrie ...............Sco 32. Nick Watney.............USA 33. Nicolas Colsaerts ......Bel 34. Jim Furyk.................USA 35. John Senden.............Aus 36. K.J. Choi.....................Kor 37. David Toms ..............USA 38. Martin Laird...............Sco 39. Carl Pettersson ........Swe 40. Thomas Bjorn...........Den 41. Fredrik Jacobson .....Swe 42. Bae Sang-moon ........Kor 43. G. Fernandez-CastanoEsp 44. Rafael Cabrera Bello Esp 45. Mark Wilson.............USA 46. Simon Dyson............Eng 47. Alvaro Quiros............Esp 48. Geoff Ogilvy ..............Aus 49. Jonathan Byrd .........USA 50. Kevin Na ..................USA LPGA Money Leaders Through July 29 .......................................Trn 1. Stacy Lewis ................15 2. Ai Miyazato.................13 3.Yani Tseng ..................13 4. Shanshan Feng..........12 5. Na Yeon Choi..............14 6. Azahara Munoz..........15 7. Inbee Park ..................14 8. Sun Young Yoo............15 9. Amy Yang....................13 10. Mika Miyazato..........12 11. Karrie Webb .............14 12. So Yeon Ryu.............14 13. Suzann Pettersen ....15 14. Hee Kyung Seo........15 15. Brittany Lang............15 16. Anna Nordqvist ........15 17. Cristie Kerr................14 18. Sandra Gal...............15 19. Paula Creamer.........14 20. Angela Stanford .......15 21. Jiyai Shin ....................9 22. I.K. Kim .....................12 23. Se Ri Pak....................9 24. Jenny Shin................15 25. Candie Kung ............15

9.84 8.37 8.27 7.77 6.39 6.17 6.12 5.80 5.69 5.40 5.31 5.26 5.18 4.80 4.76 4.71 4.44 4.39 4.37 4.35 4.22 4.19 4.12 4.11 3.91 3.76 3.73 3.72 3.69 3.63 3.50 3.46 3.45 3.22 3.20 3.17 3.15 3.01 3.01 2.97 2.77 2.70 2.68 2.66 2.63 2.63 2.62 2.58 2.56 2.55

Money $1,200,169 $1,095,723 $1,016,059 $1,006,095 $991,590 $976,074 $924,241 $690,019 $687,857 $584,729 $553,860 $543,510 $507,348 $456,680 $448,670 $412,892 $382,238 $379,539 $379,467 $366,152 $359,206 $347,574 $335,855 $321,050 $310,360

26. Lexi Thompson.........13 27. Eun-Hee Ji ...............14 28. Brittany Lincicome ...14 29. Meena Lee...............15 30. Giulia Sergas............11 31. Katherine Hull ..........15 32. Hee Young Park .......15 33.Vicky Hurst ...............15 34. Natalie Gulbis...........13 35. Morgan Pressel........15 36. Chella Choi...............15 37. Karine Icher..............12 38. Julieta Granada........15 39. Jessica Korda...........11 40. Ilhee Lee...................11 41. Karin Sjodin..............12 42. Beatriz Recari ..........15 43. Caroline Hedwall......13 44. Mina Harigae............15 45. Catriona Matthew.....11 46. Hee-Won Han ..........15 47. Jodi Ewart ................12 48. Katie Futcher............15 49. Nicole Castrale...........9 50. Jennifer Johnson......13 51. Haeji Kang................12 52. Pornanong Phatlum.15 53. Momoko Ueda .........11 54. Sophie Gustafson....15 55. Jimin Kang ...............14 56. Lindsey Wright............8 57. Gerina Piller..............12 58. Mariajo Uribe..............9 59. Alison Walshe...........12 60. Cindy LaCrosse .......11 61. Jennifer Song...........13 62. Lizette Salas...............9 63. Danielle Kang.............8 64.Veronica Felibert ........6 65. M.J. Hur ....................10 66. Karen Stupples ........14 67. Jeong Jang...............10 68. Amanda Blumenherst15 69. Christel Boeljon........13 70. Becky Morgan..........12 71. Mo Martin .................11 72. Sarah Jane Smith ......9 73. Kris Tamulis ..............11 74. Kristy McPherson ....14

$309,043 $299,149 $294,864 $280,366 $280,281 $273,456 $268,695 $268,133 $267,741 $249,573 $247,481 $243,714 $234,241 $232,096 $230,623 $205,590 $205,015 $174,029 $167,560 $163,830 $163,427 $161,404 $158,028 $149,128 $142,852 $141,323 $139,248 $137,530 $131,698 $122,247 $121,846 $121,561 $118,798 $116,106 $108,595 $101,415 $99,629 $99,575 $96,259 $91,629 $86,909 $82,936 $82,273 $81,962 $79,617 $78,259 $71,961 $67,534 $65,775

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE — Suspended minor league free-agent RHP Starlyn Suriel 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Suspended Cincinnati C Devin Mesoraco three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for making contact with umpire Chad Fairchild during Monday's game against San Diego.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated RHP Chris Carpenter from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Pawtucket (IL).

Recalled C Ryan Lavarnway from Pawtucket (IL). Placed OF Daniel Nava on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 29. Optioned RHP Clayton Mortensen to Pawtucket.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed DH Travis Hafner on the paternity list.

Recalled INF/OF Vinny Rottino and RHP Corey Kluber from Columbus (IL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed LHP Scott Downs on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 28. Recalled LHP Hisanori Takahashi from Salt Lake (PCL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP Jeremy Jeffress from Omaha (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned INF Ramiro Pena to Scranton/WilkesBarre (IL). Released OF Dewayne Wise. Assigned RHP Charlie Short to Charleston (SAL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned OF Carlos Peguero to Tacoma (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Released OF/DH Hideki Matsui.

TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned LHP Martin Perez to Round Rock (PCL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled LHP Patrick Corbin from Reno (PCL). Optioned RHP Brad Bergesen to Reno (PCL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned OF Jose Constanza to Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP Jake Brigham to Tennessee (SL) and RHP Casey Coleman and RHP Jaye Chapman to Iowa (PCL). Recalled RHP Alberto Cabrera and RHP Chris Volstad from Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Todd Redmond to Louisville (IL).

Placed C Devin Mesoraco on the 7-day concussion DL. Selected the contract of C Dioner Navarro from Louisville (IL).

Designated INF Mike Costanzo for assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated C Wil Nieves from the 15day DL and designated him for assignment. Named Bill Geivett senior vice president of major league operations.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated OF Bobby Abreu for assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned INF Zack Cox to Jacksonville (SL).

NEW YORK METS — Promoted RHP Zack Wheeler to Buffalo (IL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Designated INF Mike Fontenot for assignment. Recalled UT Michael Martinez from Lehigh Valley (IL).

Transferred RHP David Herndon to the 60-day DL. Assigned C Tommy Joseph and RHP Ethan Martin to Reading (EL). Reassigned RHP Justin Friend from Lehigh Valley to Reading.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Daniel McCutchen to Indianapolis (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Erik Turgeon on a minor league contract. Assigned LHP Jhonathan Ramos to Bradenton (FSL) and RHP Kyle Kaminska to Altoona (EL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed G Chris Smith.

PHOENIX SUNS — Signed F P.J. Tucker to a two-year contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed RB Rich Ohrnberger and OL Thomas Clayton. Released WR Stanley Arukwe.

Placed C Ryan Bartholomew on the waived-injured list.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed TE Billy Bajema.Waived QB John Brantley.

NEW YORK JETS — Waived S Tracy Wilson and FB Fui Vakapuna. Signed DB Devon Torrence.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Andrew Brewer. Waived WR Ronald Johnson.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Waived OT Bridger Buche.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed TE Joey Haynos and WR Marcus Harris.

15

■ Olympics

Phelps the best?

Not for head of games, Olympian Sebastian Coe LONDON (AP) — With 19 medals, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. But the greatest?

Not for Sebastian Coe. Coe, the two-time gold medalist in the 1,500 meters and head of the London Games, is not ready to anoint Phelps as the supreme Olympian.

“You can probably say that clearly, self evidently, in medal tally he’s the most successful,” Coe said Wednesday. “My personal view is I am not sure he is the greatest, but he is certainly the most successful.

That goes without saying.”

The American swam the anchor leg of the winning U.S. 4x200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday night to surpass Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for most career Olympic medals.

Latynina won 18 medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.

Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, has a total of 15 gold, two silver and two bronze. He is competing in three other events in London and can take the record even further.

So who, Coe was asked, would he pick over Phelps?

He started with a crack: ‘Well, modesty prevents me from….No. That’s a joke.”

“This is the global pub game,” said Coe, who won his gold medals at the 1980 and 1984 Games. “Who is the greatest Olympian of all time? I could go around this whole room, we’d all come up with different interpretations on that.

But you have to say he’s up there. But whether he is the greatest, in my opinion, probably not.”

Again, Coe was pressed to name his choice as the greatest Olympian.

“I could throw out a whole series of names,” he said.

Coe offered up two British athletes — fivetime gold medalist rower Steve Redgrave and twotime decathlon champion Daley Thompson. He also mentioned Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and Romanian Nadia Comaneci, who became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the 1976 Montreal Games and won a total of five Olympic golds.

Notably missing from Coe’s list: Carl Lewis, who won four consecutive gold medals in the long jump and a total of nine gold.

Coe, meanwhile, said he had attended 16 sports during the first five days of the games. Despite problems with empty seats at some of the venues, he said the atmosphere has been electric.

“I have been absolutely blown away by the noise, the vibrancy, just the humor and excitement,” he said. “Clearly the public has come out in force to support these games. They have embraced these games. Our venues have been rocking.”

Coe singled out the buzz at weightlifting.

“You suddenly felt that you were in an arena filled with people from Kazakhstan,” he said. “It was extraordinary” Coe said there had been seven world records and 30 Olympic records in the opening five days. While China and the United States are battling again for medal supremacy, France, South Korea and Germany are among other nations doing well in the standings.

“The big teams are up there, but they are also being pushed really hard by other teams that we might not have seen so obviously on the radar screen,” Coe said.

OLYMPICS

16 August 2, 2012

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■ Volleyball

■ Swimming MEDAL COUNT At London Final as of Wednesday, Aug. 1 20 of 20 medal events 73 of 302 total medal events Nation G S B Total 17 9 4 30 China 29 United States 12 8 9 6 2 4 12 South Korea 5 3 5 13 France 4 0 1 5 North Korea Germany 3 8 2 13 Italy 3 4 2 9 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 2 4 11 17 Japan 2 4 5 11 Russia 2 3 4 9 Britain 2 1 1 4 Hungary Ukraine 2 0 4 6 South Africa 2 0 0 2 Australia 1 6 2 9 1 3 2 6 Romania 1 1 1 3 Brazil 1 1 1 3 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 Georgia Lithuania 1 0 0 1 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 Colombia 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 Cuba 0 2 0 2 Mexico 0 1 5 6 Canada 0 1 1 2 Indonesia Norway 0 1 1 2 Czech Republic 0 1 0 1 Denmark 0 1 0 1 Egypt 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Poland 0 1 0 1 Spain 0 1 0 1 Sweden Taiwan 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Thailand 0 0 2 2 New Zealand 0 0 2 2 Slovakia Azerbaijan 0 0 1 1 Belarus 0 0 1 1 Belgium 0 0 1 1 Greece 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 India 0 0 1 1 Moldova 0 0 1 1 Mongolia 0 0 1 1 Qatar 0 0 1 1 Serbia Singapore 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Uzbekistan

AP PHOTO

United States’ Destinee Hooker (19) spikes over China’s Ma Yunwen (15) and Wei Qiuyue during a women’s preliminary volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wednesday in London.

Hooker leads U.S.

by China

■ Basketball

Americans top Turkey U.S. depth plays role in 89-58 win LONDON (AP) — Angel McCoughtry and the U.S. Olympic women’s team’s depth wore down Turkey.

McCoughtry scored 18 points and Tina Charles added 16 to help the Americans beat the Turkey 89-58 Wednesday night.

Turkey entered the game undefeated and were expected to give the Americans their toughest test in the Olympics so far.

The Turks had looked impressive in their first Olympic appearance and said they weren’t intimidated by the top-ranked team in the world despite the U.S. winning its first two games by an average of 38.5 points.

The Turks stayed close for a while. They had an early one-point lead in the first quarter before McCoughtry helped the Americans build a 15point advantage by the half.

AP PHOTO

United States’ Allison Schmitt, in the pool, Shannon Vreeland, top left, Dana Vollmer, top center, and Missy Franklin, top right, celebrate winning gold in the women’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics Wednesday in London.

Sorry Down Under Adrian, Women’s 4x200 relay win golds, denying Aussies LONDON (AP) — Nathan Adrian took out the Missile by a fingertip. Then Allison Schmitt dealt more heartache to the team from Down Under.

Adrian, a 23-year-old largely overshadowed by American stars such as Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, made a name for himself by winning the 100-meter Olympic freestyle Wednesday. He lunged to the wall to edge James “The Missile” Magnussen by one hundredth of a second — the slightest margin possible — and again deny Australia its first individual swimming gold of the London Games.

Adrian pounded the water, then put his hands over his eyes while dangling over the lane rope, as if he

couldn’t believe the “1” beside his name. Magnussen hung at the end of the pool, staring straight ahead at the wall in disbelief, the wall he got to just a fraction of a second too late.

“It’s not who swims the fastest time this year,” said Adrian, a notso-subtle dig at Magnussen posting the best time ever in a textile suit back in March. “It’s who can get their hands on the wall first here tonight.”

The Aussies took another bitter defeat in the final event of the evening, again to their American rivals as Schmitt chased down Alicia Coutts for gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay.

Schmitt dived in the water about

a half-second behind but passed Coutts on their first return lap and won going away in 7 minutes, 42.92 seconds. The Australians settled for another silver in 7:44.41, while France took the bronze.

Schmitt is turning into one of the biggest American stars of the games, picking up her second gold to go along with a silver and a bronze. Seventeen-year-old Missy Franklin also claimed her second gold swimming the leadoff leg, and Dana Vollmer now has two golds in London. Shannon Vreeland rounded out the gold medal-winning quartet.

“Allison is a fighter and she can push through anything,” Franklin said. “We had total faith in her.”

LONDON (AP) — Destinee Hooker scored 22 points and the U.S. women’s volleyball team improved to 3-0 with a three-set preliminary round victory over China at the London Olympics on Wednesday.

Megan Hodge added 18 points for the top-ranked U.S. team in the 26-24, 2516, 31-29 win. Zeng Chunlei scored 10 points, including two aces, for No. 3 China, which fell to 2-1 in the preliminary round.

It was the United States’ eighth straight victory over China in international competition. The team’s last loss came at the 2007 World Grand Prix.

The U.S. women are among the favorites to medal in London. The team has never won an Olympic gold medal in indoor volleyball.

They brought the silver home from Beijing after falling in the final to Brazil.

In an early-round rematch in London, the U.S. came away with a 3-1 victory over No. 2-ranked Brazil.

In the late match Wednesday, South Korea upset the Brazilians three straight sets, dropping them to 1-2 in the preliminary round.

Hugh McCutcheon, who led the American men to the gold medal in Beijing before shifting to the women’s team, led the U.S. to the top spot in the international rankings late last year to end Brazil’s four-year run at No. 1.

Logan Tom’s ace in the first set made it 12-10 and it appeared the U.S. was making a move, but China pulled in front 19-18 on Wei Qiuyue’s kill. Tom’s misplayed dig gave China a short-lived 23-20 advantage.

Hooker’s block and a pair of spikes from Hodge made it 16-13 and the U.S. pulled away in the second set.

■ Gymnastics

Leyva rallies to place third in all-around competition LONDON (AP) — Like pretty much everybody, Danell Leyva thinks Kohei Uchimura is the greatest male gymnast who’s ever lived.

For now.

While the three-time world champion was solidifying his exalted status with the Olympic title Wednesday, all but wrapping up the gold midway through the meet, Leyva gave a glimpse of what the young American hopes could be the sport’s next great rivalry. Closing with perhaps the two most spectacular routines of the night, the 20-year-old rallied to land in third place.

It was only the second all-around medal for a U.S. man since 1984, and added yet another chapter to Leyva’s incredible story. He fled Cuba as a sickly toddler with his mother and older sister, making their way to

Miami through Peru and Venezuela.

“I’m going to keep working to beat him,” Leyva said.

“His gymnastics is just so beautiful. … I’m not trying to copy his style. I have my own style. I need to perfect me more to beat him.”

Uchimura finished with 92.690 points, almost two in front of Leyva. Marcel Nguyen won the silver, giving Germany its first Olympic medal in the men’s all-around since 1936.

When Uchimura finished floor exercise, his final routine, he gave a slight bow to the crowd before breaking into a wide grin. He pumped his fist toward several fans waving Japanese flags as he trotted off the podium, then graciously accepted congratulations from his competitors.

“I have been a world champion three times, three years in a row,” Uchimura

said. “But this is different.

It’s once in four years, and the wait was there. I felt like the demon was chasing me this time.”

That demon had about as much luck as the rest of the world.

Uchimura has been untouchable since winning the silver medal in Beijing, so stylishly sublime that Germany’s Philipp Boy, runner-up at the last two world championships, lamented he had been born in “the wrong age.”

“He’s in a different world,” German coach Andreas Hirsch said. “He wasn’t part of this competition.”

What makes Uchimura so special is that he doesn’t seem to have any flaws.

When Yang Wei was running roughshod over the competition in the last Olympic cycle, winning a pair of world titles and the

gold medal in Beijing, he did it through sheer strength.

He bulked up his routines with so much difficulty he started most meets two or three points ahead.

But there’s “art” in artistic gymnastics, and Yang didn’t have it. He managed to win one of his world titles despite taking such a big fall on high bar that he rolled off the mat to the edge of the podium.

Uchimura has the tough tricks, but does them with such elegance and precision that his routines look more like performance art. Even in photographs, there are no signs of the flaws bent legs, crossed ankles, crooked lines that bedevil other gymnasts.

“I like perfection,” Uchimura said.

The Japanese star was uncharacteristically off in qualifying and the team finals, perhaps feeling the pressure of pursuing gold.

Japan was runner-up to China at the Beijing Olympics and the last four world championships, and Uchimura said earlier this year he was “fed up” with always finishing second.

He finished ninth in qualifying after falling off both high bar and pommel horse. He wasn’t much better in the team finals, botching his pommel horse routine again and needing a score review just to get Japan the silver medal.

Whatever ailed him, it was gone Wednesday.

Starting on pommel horse, he was far more composed than he had been the previous two competitions. His lower body looked as if it was on a swivel as he worked his way around the horse, his legs swinging in perfect unison while his torso stayed perfectly still.

The slap-slap-slap of his hands was mesmerizing.

He gave a slight smile when he landed his dismount, as if to say, “Whew!” then proceeded to bury the competition. He didn’t post a score below 15.066, and had the lead after only three events.

“He earned the gold medal,” Nguyen said. “He is world champion three times in a row, and is the best gymnast. No one will be able to reach him easily.”

But Leyva sure wants to give it a go.

Leyva does not have the natural build of a gymnast.

His feet are too flat, his backside too big and, truth be told, he was downright pudgy as a child. Even his mother, who was a member of the national team in their native Cuba, said gymnastics was not the right sport for him. But Yin Alvarez, Leyva’s stepfather and coach, convinced her to let the boy try.