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A Great Dane from Michigan is doggone tall. The Guinness World Records 2013 book published Thursday recognizes Zeus of Otsego, Mich., as the world’s Tallest Dog. The 3-yearold measures 44 inches from foot to shoulder. See Page A6.

5 die in small plane crash A small plane crashed early Saturday in southwest Missouri, killing the pilot, his three children and a businesswoman.

Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Jason Pace said the single-engine plane went down about 12:30 a.m. northwest of the town of Willard, leaving all five people on board dead. The 2002 Cirrus SR22 appeared to have been headed toward the Springfield airport when it crashed about five miles away. See Page A14.

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Bill Benning of Troy was one of several people to stop by the Winans Fine Chocolates and Coffees tent Saturday to purchase a dessert item during the annual Taste of Troy. At right is Winans barista Haley Donley.

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Ever since President Obama added nearly a trillion dollars to our debt by ramming the massive ‘stimulus’ spending bill into law, Americans have been asking the question: where are the jobs? Now as Washington faces the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ on Jan. 1 — the dual threat of arbitrary cuts to our national defense, and a tax hike that will destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs — Americans are increasingly asking a second question: where is the president’s plan to rescue our economy and bring jobs home? See Page A4.

Sunny skies, big crowds help make Taste of Troy a hit

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com t was a perfect day to picnic at Prouty Plaza. Hundreds of people found food, fun and a seat in the shade for the annual Taste of Troy, where Troy’s finest restaurants offered a small sample of their big taste, which can be found at any of their locations.

“We’ve sold a lot of ice cream,” said Ashley Whiting, helping out at the Unrefined Cafe’s booth.

“We still have strawberry and lemon pie though!”

Many other vendors sold out of food well before the event ended with many signs stating, “We’ll be

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Howler found green space to Few people would consider be extensive and far-reaching traveling cross-country on a in their travels, despite perHarley Davidson — often on ceptions of industry infringing the road less traveled, campon nature. ing in a tent for 52 weeks and “Everyone sees it with their selling all belongings, except own perspective, in their own those that fit in a Honda way. If you want to see conElement. But for Troy resident crete, you see concrete. If you Myshell Howler and her partwant to see green, you see ner Ron Landau, that was green,” she said, adding, “We their year in a nutshell — a saw a bald eagle, black vulture time of spreading their powerful message of peace and one• See JOURNEY on A2 1 ness with nature and all her

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Many people cooled down with an iced mocha at Winan’s Fine Chocolates and Coffees for just one ticket.

“We’ve sold a lot of them,” said Lisa Orrison, store manager.

“We’ve been here (at Taste of Troy events) from the beginning. It’s a great way to see our customers and make some new ones.

Everybody loves good food, especially dessert.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Competing for white working-class voters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney squared off Saturday on China and accused each other of backing policies that would move American jobs overseas as the U.S. economy struggles to recover.

“In 2008, candidate Obama promised to take China ‘to the mat’,” Romney said in his weekly podcast. “But since then, he’s let China run all OBAMA over us.”

Obama’s team, in turn, argued that Romney has profited from and outsourced jobs to China. The president also rolled out a new 60-second, $6 million ad campaign that casts Romney as risky ROMNEY for the nation’s recovery and features former President Bill Clinton saying: “They want to go back to the same old policies that got us in trouble in the first place.”

Seven weeks before Election Day, both candidates took a rare break from campaigning even as they intensified their efforts on the economy, through the prism of China, with Obama sensing an opportunity to undercut his Republican rival’s strength and Romney refusing to cede ground. The maneuvering came as a new poll showed Romney having lost his long-held advantage on the economy to the president even as the overall contest remains tight.

For Romney, emphasizing China was a way to refocus his campaign on voters’ No. 1 issue and the central one of his campaign after a difficult week dominated by foreign policy, a weak spot for the Republican, in the wake of unrest at U.S. embassies in the

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Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on U.S. embassies CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida’s most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to “set the fires blazing,� seeking to coopt outrage over an anti-Muslim film even as the wave of protests that swept 20 countries this week eased.

Senior Muslim religious authorities issued their strongest pleas yet against resorting to violence, trying to defuse Muslim anger over the film a day after new attacks on U.S. and Western embassies that left at least eight protesters dead.

The top cleric in U.S. ally Saudi Arabia denounced the film but said it can’t really hurt Islam, a contrast to protesters’ frequently heard cries that the movie amounts to a humiliating attack that requires retaliation. He urged Muslims not to be “dragged by anger� into violence. The head of the Sunni Muslim world’s preeminent religious institution, Egypt’s Al-Azhar, backed peaceful protests but said Muslims should counter the movie by reviving Islam’s moderate ideas.

In the Egyptian capital Cairo, where the first protests against the movie that denigrates the

Prophet Muhammad erupted, police finally succeeded in clearing away protesters who had been clashing with security forces for days near the U.S. Embassy.

Police arrested 220 people and a concrete wall was erected across the road leading to the embassy.

No significant protests were reported in the Mideast Saturday; the only report of violence linked to the film came from Australia, where riot police clashed with about 200 protesters at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, who were killed in an armed attack on the U.S. Consulate in the eastern Libyan city on Benghazi this week. He also denounced the anti-U.S. mob protests that followed. “I have made it clear that the United States has a profound respect for people of all faiths. We stand for religious freedom. And we reject the denigration of religion including Islam,� Obama said. “Yet there is never any justification for violence. There is no

religion that condones the targeting of innocent men and women.�

In Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack the night before by 20 insurgents on a sprawling British based in southern Afghanistan that killed two U.S. Marines. The Taliban said the attack was to avenge Muslims insulted by the film. It also said the attack came because Britain’s Prince Harry is serving at the base, though British officials said he was far from the site of the attack and was unharmed.

Friday’s demonstrations spread to more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. While most were peaceful, marches in several places exploded into violence.

In Sudan, crowds torched part of the German Embassy and tried to storm the American Embassy.

Protesters climbed the walls into the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, torching cars in the parking lot, trashing the entrance building and setting fire to a gym and a neighboring American school.

Four demonstrators were killed in Tunisia, two in Sudan, one in Lebanon and one in Egypt the first Egyptian protester to die

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in clashes with police since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi took up his post this summer. On Thursday, four Yemeni protesters were killed in protests that turned violent at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa.

The Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, considered the most dangerous of the terror network’s branches to the U.S., called the killing of Stevens “the best example� for those attacking embassies to follow. “What has happened is a great event, and these efforts should come together in one goal, which is to expel the embassies of America from the lands of the Muslims,� the group said. It called on protests to continue in Muslim nations “to set the fires blazing at these embassies.�

It also called on “our Muslim brothers in Western nations to fulfill their duties in supporting God’s prophet ‌ because they are the most capable of reaching them and vexing them.â€?

The U.S called the Yemen alQaida branch the most dangerous threat after it plotted a series of attempted attacks , including the Christmas 2009 failed bombing of a passenger jet. It has suffered a

Taste the states, they could attribute a descriptor to each one: Alabama, for example, was “sweetest� and Texas was “confused,� due to its mix of various cultures over time.

Landau said he particularly enjoyed trying different cuisines, adding that he was unaware of the extent of culinary diverseness across the nation. “The culinary experience was as diverse as the people. Each state has memories, feeling thoughts, pictures, tastes and such,� Landau explained. “Everyone always says, ‘This is the best state in the country.’�

Howler and Landau got a gauge for the sense of community in each state by visiting none other than the local Walmart. “Some (customers) were super, super friendly; others wouldn’t maintain eye contact,� Howler said of people at various locations.

The partners’ spiritual journey is far from over, though. They will be heading to India in December and will then be visiting Kentucky, for Native American firewalking training.

They also will conduct another nationwide trip in 2013, spending a couple weeks longer in each state.

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As co-founder and president of AHOWAN — Awakening Humanity to Oneness with All Nature — Howler has been working with dogs and other pets for 18 years. She started her own doggie day care in 1995, which is now called Happy Howl’er Heaven Synergy, and she is the animal spiritual connection leader for the Center for Spiritual Living of Greater Dayton.

Through her work, Howler realized that dog owners and their pets cooperate best when their behavior is harmonious, working in unison. People and humans live in much the same way — a message she taught on the road. “We met a woman whose horse wouldn’t jump through obstacles. I asked her, ‘Which obstacles are you refusing to jump through?� she said.

Howler also taught that one’s perception of animals says a lot about a person. “All of nature is a reflection of ourselves. If you see a bear as cute and cuddly, you say you’re cute

and cuddly. If you say a bear is ferocious and mean, that’s how you perceive yourself,� she explained.

In 2009, Howler met Landau, who had done mission work internationally, and the two started the AHOWAN Spiritual Sanctuary and Playground in Troy.

Landau is co-founder and vice president of AHOWAN. Howler and Landau visited 49 states — Hawaii is slated for Sept. 20 — to share their message of “oneness with nature and the animals� through their spiritual mission, called AHOWAN PEACE (Peacefully Encompassing All Creatures’ Energies) Peregrination. The partners visited a spiritual center in each state for workshops while also teaching on the road.

Howler and Landau performed several rituals nationwide — dipping their feet in the water of each state and releasing their own spiritual water for a “hydrating of love� ritual.

They also released a stone in every place.

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After Rum River Blend’s set, musician Bill Benning grabbed an ice cold mocha and a few chocolate “wurtles� from Winans. “It was a good crowd,� he said. “It’s just a good community event for people to do.

You see a lot of people you know and eat a lot of good food.�

Benning also sampled La Piazza’s salad and fried ravioli and snagged a taste of Le Doux’s crawdads.

Gordon Orthodontics, with offices in Troy and Greenville, passed out balloons and provided a face painter for children at their first ever booth at the event. “It’s really good and a good time,� said

Issues • CONTINUED FROM A1 Middle East. The shift to China also indicated Romney’s need to shore up support among the workingclass voters he needs to turn out in big numbers come November.

Obama’s campaign said it welcomed the fight on China, an issue where it argues Romney has numerous vulnerabilities.

It released a new web video Saturday in which Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said Romney holds investments in Chinese companies and outsourced jobs to China while running the private equity firm Bain Capital.

Obama’s quick counter underscored the importance of holding onto his recent gains in Ohio, a swing state with a large manufacturing base where many blame China for depressing the state’s industry.

The tit-for-tat on China started percolating late last week. Romney released a television advertisement Thursday accusing Obama of “failing American workers� and ignoring unfair trade practices by China.

Obama followed up a day later with a TV spot focused

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But his campaign got a jump on the day with an early morning launch of the new ad that claims Romney’s economic plan caters to multimillionaires over the middle class. “We’re not going back, we are moving forward,� Obama says in the commercial that’s set to air in the seven most competitive states; Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia.

Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams called the ad “false and misleading.�

Obama’s new ad is an expensive and expansive effort to gain an upper hand on the economy at a time when voters are reporting feeling slightly more optimistic that the president’s policies are helping. A new national survey by The New York Times and CBS News finds that Romney has lost his long-standing edge on the question of who voters view as most likely to restore the economy and create jobs. Despite that, the poll found the race narrowly divided.

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on its claims that Romney outsourced jobs to China while working in the private sector.

Those commercials are dominating the campaign conversation in key states where the race will be decided even as the national campaign conversation focuses on foreign policy in the aftermath of unrest at U.S. embassies that left an American ambassador and three others dead.

China and through it the economy has become Romney’s core argument as he woos voters in battleground states; it’s the only spot Romney’s campaign was running over the weekend in the eight states likely to decide the election: Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa, New Hampshire, Colorado, Nevada and North Carolina.

The campaign no longer is running the 15 state-specific ads it rolled out in a $4.5 million ad blitz the day after the Democratic convention, according to officials who track campaign advertising.

Both candidates left it to their advisers to haggle over China on Saturday.

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Subler, along with dental hygienist Lindsey Lockhart, said although their business is “straightening teeth,� they took advantage of a few sweet treats. “Oh, the caramel apples were good,�

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series of blows since, including the recent killing in a drone strike of its number two-leader, Saeed al-Shihri. Yemen’s U.S.backed government has been waging an offensive against the group, taking back territory and cities in the south that the group’s fighters seized last year.

So far, there has been no evidence of a direct role by al-Qaida in the protests.

U.S. and Libyan officials are investigating whether the protests were a cover for militants, possibly al-Qaida sympathizers, to carry out a coordinated attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi and kill Americans.

Washington has deployed FBI investigators to try and track down militants behind the attack.

The United States sent an elite, 50-member Marine unit to Yemen’s capital to bolster security at the embassy there, which protesters broke into on Thursday and then tried again to assault Friday.

A similar team was dispatched to Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday after the deadly attack the night before on the Benghazi consulate.

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Civic agendas • The Concord Township Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. at the Concord Township Memorial Building, 1150 Horizon West Court, Troy.

• Pleasant Hill Township Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. in the township building, 210 W. Walnut St., Pleasant Hill.

• BREAKFAST SET: Breakfast will be offered from 8-11 a.m. at the Tipp Community City American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp Calendar City. Meals will be $6. Items available will include bacon, CONTACT US eggs to order, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, toast, pancakes, waffles, hash browns, juices, cinnaCall Melody mon rolls and fruit.

Vallieu at • BREAKFAST SET: 440-5265 to Breakfast will be offered at list your free the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner calendar WEDNESDAY Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8items.You 11 a.m. They are made-to• SUPPORT GROUP: can send order breakfasts and everyThe Miami Valley Troy thing is a la carte. your news by e-mail to Chapter of the National • DOG SOCIAL: The vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. Alzheimer’s Association Miami County Park District Caregiver Support Group will will have its monthly dog meet from 4-5:30 p.m. at the social from 1-3 p.m. at Church of the Nazarene, Garbry Big Woods Reserve, 6660 Casstown Sidney Road, east of Piqua. Participants can 1200 Barnhart Road, Troy. Use the entrance at the side of the building. For walk, talk and show off their dog while more information, call the Alzheimer’s leisurely strolling down the trail with park natAssociation at (937) 291-3332. uralist Spirit of Thunder (John De Boer).

Civic agendas Remember owners are responsible for their • The Elizabeth Township Trustees will dogs and must clean up after their pet. Meet meet at 8 p.m. in the township building, in the parking lot. Pre-register for the pro5710 Walnut Grove Road, Troy. gram online at www.miamicountyparks, email • The Covington Board of Education will to register@miamicountyparks.com or call meet at 7 p.m. in the Covington Middle (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. For more informaSchool for a regular board meeting. tion, visit the Miami County Park District website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

• VIEW FROM THE VISTA: Come discov- THURSDAY er Brukner Nature Center’s bird life from 2-4 • THS SERIES: The Troy Historical p.m. Enjoy a homemade cookie and cup of Society will open its 2012-2013 program bird-friendly coffee and join members of the series at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural BNC Bird Club to learn to identify our feathCenter with a talk about Miami County railered friends.

• CRUISE-IN SET: Koester Pavilion’s third roads by local historian and author Scott Trostel. Trostel’s program is titled “Steam annual Cruise In For A Cure will be today to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association of Railroads and Electric Interurbans of the Miami Valley’s Memory Walk. Registration Miami County.” The center is located at 301 W. Main St., Troy. The event is free will be from 10 a.m. to noon at Koester, on and open to the public. For more informathe campus of UVMC, 3232 N. County Road 25-A, and awards will be presented at 2 p.m. tion, call (937) 339-5900 or email tths@frontier.com.

Participants may come dressed in clothes • NEW MOMS: A Mom and Baby Get from the 1950s and ’60s. Music will be provided by DJ Russ. National Sprint Car Hall of Together support group for breastfeeding mothers will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. at Fame driver Jack Hewitt, along with his twoUpper Valley Medical Center, at the seater sprint car, also will be in attendance.

Farmhouse located northwest of the main Dash plaques will be given to the first 100 hospital entrance. The meetings are faciliregistered and food, door prizes and a 50/50 tated by the lactation department. drawing will be available. To pre-register, or Participants can meet other moms, share for more information, call 440-5103 or email about being a new mother and learn more elaine.bergman@koesterpavilion.com. about breastfeeding and their babies. The • APHASIA TALK: David Hayes of West group will meet Thursdays in September.

Milton will talk on understanding Aphasia, a For more information, call (937) 440-4906. neurological problem and acquired language • COMMITTEE TO MEET: The Fort disorder due to damage to the left frontotemporallobe of the brain, at 4 p.m. in the activity Rowdy Gathering Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Covington City Building, 1 center of Hoffman United Methodist Church, S. High St., Covington.

West Milton. Admission is free and light • CONCERT AND ART: Brukner’s refreshments will be served.

Autumn Equinox Concert and Nature Art • APPLESEED ADVENTURES: The Gallery will feature photographer John Continuing Adventures of Johnny Appleseed Hess at 7 p.m. at the center. In 2009, Hess will be offered from 2:30-3:45 p.m. at Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. published a book through the University of Missouri Press titled, “The Galapagos: Doug Horvath, Johnny Appleseed storyteller Exploring Darwin’s Tapestry.” Hess’ photogfor more than 20 years, will share a living raphy exhibit will be open through Dec. 16, memory of John Chapman and tales people with a percentage of sales supporting BNC. still tell about Johnny today.

• SPECIAL MEETING: The village of West Milton Council will have a special MONDAY meeting at 7 p.m. at the Milton-Union Board of Education Board room, 7640 • MOMS & TOTS: The Miami County Park Milton-Potsdam Road, West Milton. The District will have the Trailing Moms & Tots purpose of the meeting is to meet with the program from 10 a.m. to noon at Charleston board of education and Union Township Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Trustees to discuss opportunities for future Tipp City. The program is for expectant moth- cooperation between these public bodies ers, mothers and tots newborn to 5 years of for the benefit of the community. age. Participants can socialize, play and • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning disexercise during this walk. Be sure to dress covery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 for the weather. Pre-register for the program a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 online at www.miamicountyparks, email to Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, register@miamicountyparks.com or call education coordinator, will lead walkers as (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. For more informathey experience the wonderful seasonal tion, visit the Miami County Park District’s changes taking place. Bring binoculars. website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

Civic agenda Civic agendas • The Newton Local School Board of • Monroe Township Board of Trustees will Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the meet at 7 p.m. at the Township Building. media center at the school.

• The Tipp City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Government Center.

SEPT. 21 • The Piqua City Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.

• FRIDAY DINNER: The Pleasant Hill • The Troy City Council will meet at 7 p.m.

VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner in the meeting room in Council Chambers.

Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer dinner from • The Staunton Township Trustees will 6-7:30 pm. for $7-$8. For more information, meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Staunton Township call (937) 698-6727. building.

• PORK CHOPS: AMVETS Auxiliary • Covington Board of Public Affairs will Post No. 88, 3449 LeFevre Road, Troy, will meet at 4 p.m. in the Water Department have a smoked pork chops dinner. The office located at 123 W. Wright St., meal also will include macaroni and Covington. cheese, salad and applesauce.

• The Miami County Educational Service Entertainment will be by Pocket Aces.

Center Governing Board will meet at 5 p.m.

• BE THE PEACE: Dr. Maya Patricia at 2000 W. Stanfield Road, Troy.

Scherer will hosts BeThePeace! at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center from noon to TUESDAY 1 p.m. Stop in the Hayner ballroom to meditate or pray. The International Day of • GUEST SPEAKER: The Stillwater Civil Peace is a chance for hundreds of organiWar Roundtable will host guest speaker Jeff zations and thousands of individuals Spieles on Shermans March though Georgia worldwide to join together as One for at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, BeThePeace. Join Dr. Maya Patricia Troy. He will enlighten participants on Scherer later in the day where she is hostSherman’s battle at Allatoona Pass just ing an event from 6-7 p.m. in her home. north of Atlanta and then the capture of Call 440-9049 for address and directions.

Atlanta in 1864. He is the author of a civil war novel “In Sherman’s Path” and will SEPT. 22-23 have books for sale after the meeting.

• KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis • APPLE FEST: Apple Fest will be Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. offered at Aullwood Farm, 910 Frederick at the Troy Country Club. Kate Feltman from the Boy Scouts of America will speak. Pike, Dayton, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. The event will include For more information, contact Kim Riber, food, children’s activities, musical entertainvice president, at 339-8935. ment, crafts, wagon rides and farm animals.

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Mission: Veterans to D.C. plans final trip PIQUA — The Mission: Veterans to D.C. Committee is embarking on its 11th — and final — trip to Washington, D.C., on Sept.

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The community is invited to attend the send-off ceremony at 7:45 a.m. at the Miami Valley Centre Mall in Piqua.

Veterans will begin to arrive at 7 a.m. The ceremony will begin with the National Anthem being sung

by Cheri Roeth, whose father attended the ninth trip as a World War II veteran.

Edison Community College preschoolers will then lead the veterans and audience in reciting the “Pledge of Allegiance.” Navy, Marine and Army recruiters will be on hand to present the flag.

After the ceremony, veterans will board the bus and be led by a Piqua Police escort to drive by the Piqua Junior High School and Upper Valley Career Center where students and faculty will be out front waving flags and holding signs. The bus will then receive a motorcycle escort on to I-75 to Tipp City by the Miami-Shelby HOGs motorcycle group.

The final trip will honor 31 veterans from all branches of service throughout Miami County. The trip will include four veterans from World War II, including Clarence “Buck” Walker (Army), Hal Heiner (Marine Don Williams Corps), (Army) and Bill Christie (Navy). The rest of the veterans attending this trip served during the Korean War and Vietnam War time periods.

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pairs will travel together on the 11th trip. World War II veteran Don Williams and his son, Vietnam veteran Bob Williams, and Keith Johnson, (National Guard Service Korean War era) and his son, Operation Desert Storm veteran Eric Johnson will make the trip together to honor their service to our country.

One veteran served in two different branches of service. Pete Brown served in the Navy during World War II and the Marine Corps during the Korean War period. Chuck Kimmel retired from the Air Force having served in both the Korean and Vietnam War time periods.

Trip 11 will be directed by veteran Paul Sullenberger. Sullenberger served during the Vietnam War-era, January 1972 to December 1975 aboard the carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) for 2 1/2 years, and the carrier USS America (CV-66) for eight months. His father, several uncles and all five of his brothers served during World War II, which continues to be a life-long influence on his volunteer efforts to support veterans for their sacrifices.

Student volunteers will once again join the trip. Trip 11 committee volunteers will be joined by Ashley Gerlach, Annie Finfrock and Christy Graves.

All three students are seniors at Piqua High School.

They will be on hand to support veterans on this trip as well as learn first-hand from veterans about their experiences. The Mission: Veterans to D.C. Committee has been

able to include 14 high school students from Miami County with past trips. Additionally, students of all ages have written letters to the veterans, sang and led “The Pledge of Allegiance,” at the send-off ceremonies during the past five years.

Mission: Veterans D.C. began planning in May of 2007 for its first trip in October that same year. As trip 11 closes the final chapter, the committee will have honored more than 350 Miami County veterans with an all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to see the national memorial that honors their service to our country. Along with the veterans, more than 200 traveling companions have attended to support their spouse, sibling, parent and friend. These trips have involved more than 180 volunteers from throughout Miami County.

“The committee greatly appreciates the support received over the past five years to be able to fund 11 successful trips. The weakened economy has made it increasingly difficult to fund each trip as we engage in our planning,” committee member Dwayne Thompson said.

“The decision to end with trip 11 was not an easy one for this committee.”

“We simply could not have honored so many veterans without the support of so many people throughout Miami County,” said founder Glenn Devers. “There are not enough ways to thank veterans for all they have done for our country and to better our daily lives. We urge all citizens to continue to personally thank each veteran your path crosses.”

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“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 The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, on the national debt: Albert Einstein is credited with observing compound interest as the most powerful force in the universe.

“He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it,” he continued.

Right now, America understands compound interest yet is paying for it, too.

At $15.595 trillion, U.S. debt this year exceeded the country’s Gross Domestic Product. To be sure, that’s an alarming figure.

Republicans made hay of it at their convention — as well they should.

In 2000, the first year of President George W. Bush’s term, debt as it compared to GDP swung from plus 57.7 percent to 57.8 percent in the red.

Then we cut taxes twice and went to war twice.

The first war in Afghanistan has cost us $561 billion and promises to remain expensive even after troops leave in 2014.

Meanwhile the war in Iraq, now generally viewed as wholly unnecessary, cost $806 billion and still requires massive amounts of money.

All of it’s borrowed.

Debt piled up during Bush’s administration from 57.8 percent of GDP to 74.1 percent. Anyone familiar with how compounding interest works knows how that curve will soar — especially when expenses continue to exceed income.

In the past four years, those numbers have marched steadily and unsurprisingly upward: 86.4, 95.1, 98.7 and 101.7 percent of GDP. (Japan’s debt-to-GDP ratio is 220 percent, and see where that country is.)

There’s plenty of blame to go around. … Democrats and Republicans both failed to recognize where the country was going.

Cutting taxes seemed like a good idea when the Treasury was full. But that was before 9/11, and the budget was not tweaked when the country marched off to war. Then the ultra-expensive bank meltdown hit.

The fact Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are running neck and neck shows Americans are more savvy about how we arrived at this point than politicians give them credit.

Chicago Sun-Times on a veggie-only McDonalds: McDonald’s is opening two vegetarian-only restaurants.

Not, unfortunately, in one of the hipper neighborhoods of Chicago, or even somewhere in California. But in India.

McDonald’s plans to open two veggie-only sites next year, one in Amritsar and one in Katra.

This makes sense.

For reasons of religion and tradition, Indian diets tend to be low in meat, with about 30 percent of Indians eating no meat at all.

But vegetarians are growing in number in this country, too, and we’re pretty sure a veggie McDonald’s would fare well in, say, Logan Square or Andersonville.

Our first reaction when we read the news about a vegetarianonly McDonald’s was to laugh. Aren’t these the folks who invented the double-beef-patty Big Mac? But why not?

A veggie McDonald’s is an excellent idea — right here at home.

THEY SAID IT: REMEMBER 9/11 EDITION “Andy’s OK! I just remember her telling me that and he was trying to get home, along with thousands of others ... it was a bad, bad day.”

— Miami County resident Betty Shoup, whose son escaped from the World Trade Center

“Our first responders are here to save people and 9/11 was a perfect example of how they step up every day. That day instilled a sense of patriotism, not only for Troy, but for the entire nation.”

— Troy Mayor Michael Beamish “I heard it on the radio in the Wal-mart parking lot. I couldn’t believe it was going on.”

— Troy resident Nelson Frantz “It’s kind of a peaceful thing. The prayer service is for us to remember who was lost on Sept. 11.”

— St. Patrick School Principal Cyndi Cathcart

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Americans deserve action to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ Ever since President Obama added nearly a trillion dollars to our debt by ramming the massive ‘stimulus’ spending bill into law, Americans have been asking the question: where are the jobs? Now as Washington faces the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ on January 1 — the dual threat of arbitrary cuts to our national defense, and a tax hike that will destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs — Americans are increasingly asking a second question: where is the president’s plan to rescue our economy and bring jobs home?

The “clif” exists because President Obama did not want to deal with the nation’s debt limit again before the 2012 presidential election. In 2011, Americans had made clear they were opposed to the president’s idea of raising the debt limit and authorizing the U.S. to borrow more money from nations like China without spending cuts and reforms. Following the will of the people, we told the president his debt limit hike could not pass the House unless it was accompanied by spending cuts and reforms larger than the hike itself.

Desperate to secure a large debt limit increase, the White House came up with a new plan, known as sequestration. Under this plan,

John Boehner Troy Daily News Guest Columnist which eventually became law, the president would consent to a substantial and immediate spending cut, and a ‘supercommittee’ would be established to come up with the rest of the savings needed to give the president the full debt limit increase he was demanding. The president pledged to work with Congress to find the additional savings — and if they weren’t found, a deep acrossthe-board cut (‘sequester’) would automatically be imposed, with half the cuts falling on defense programs.

At roughly the same time, the president renewed his support for a small business tax hike, a cause he had temporarily abandoned following the 2010 election. The president wants to allow some current tax rates to expire at the end of 2012,

meaning taxes would increase on millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands of small businesses — the engine of private sector job creation. Ernst & Young estimates this tax hike will cost our economy more than 700,000 jobs.

America now faces a dual threat: the threat to our economy, posed by the tax hike scheduled to hit on Jan. 1, and the threat to our security, posed by the arbitrary defense cuts that kick in if not replaced with an alternative.

The House is the only part of the federal government that has taken action to avert this double threat.

The House passed a bill in May to replace the defense sequester with responsible cuts and reforms, and passed a bill in July to stop the coming tax hike in its entirety.

The president, by contrast, has done nothing. Despite warnings from his own defense secretary, the president has offered no bill, nor even a specific plan, to replace his defense sequester, meaning harmful military cuts loom closer with each passing day.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently warned doing nothing will almost certainly result in a recession in which the job losses Americans are already facing

would intensify. At the same time, Moody’s Investor Service has warned that if steps are not taken soon to reduce the national debt, our country’s credit will be downgraded.

There are warning lights flashing on our nation’s dashboard, but President Obama and his allies continue to ignore them. The Democratic-controlled Senate hasn’t even passed a budget for more than three years.

The national debt is dragging down our economy and creating a cloud of uncertainty that is driving jobs away. We know what needs to be done to change this: Washington needs to stop spending money it doesn’t have; save Medicare and other key programs that are currently spiraling toward bankruptcy; and enact fundamental tax reform to close special-interest loopholes and bring home some of the jobs that have been pushed overseas.

President Obama, unfortunately, has no plan to do any of these things.

Americans want and deserve far better.

Boehner represents Ohio’s 8th District, which includes all of Darke, Miami, and Preble counties, most of Butler and Mercer counties, and the northeastern corner of Montgomery County. He was first elected to

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1.8M Ohio public pensioners expect to see changes COLUMBUS (AP) — Big changes are ahead for nearly 1.8 million workers, retirees and family members covered by Ohio’s five public pension funds.

State lawmakers cleared a package of bills this week aimed at shoring up the systems’ finances and keeping them solvent.

The result is adjustments to benefits, premiums and eligibility requirements, including in some cases the age and service levels at which participants will be eligible to retire.

Allowances for cost-ofliving fluctuations and the way the salary average for determining benefits is calculated are among other areas where legislation makes adjustments.

Here’s a look at some of the basic changes to the rules and what those will mean for participants.

OHIO POLICE AND FIRE PENSION FUND Q: Will my contribution rate go up?

A: Yes. The current rate of 10 percent will rise in July in each of the next three years, to 10.75 percent, 11.5 percent, then 12.25 percent.

Q: Will my age of retirement change?

A: Requirements for normal retirement remain the same for current active members, which is at age 48 with 25 years of service.

The new law would affect members hired after July 1, 2013.

At that point, the requirement is age 52 with 25 years of service.

Reduced benefits would still be available at age 48 with 25 years of service.

Q: How will benefit payments change?

A: The cost of living adjustments on pension benefits will change. The amount of the adjustment will change when active members with less than 15 years of service as of July 1, 2013, retire.

Instead of 3 percent of their base pension amount, it will be the lesser of 3 percent or the Consumer Price Index.

For current retirees and active members with 15 years or more of service, the adjustment remains 3 percent.

Also, cost-of-living adjustments for all members will be delayed until age 55, except for survivors and those who receive permanent and total disability benefits.

Q: Will there be changes to how my benefits are calculated?

A: Yes. For those with less than 15 years of service on July 2, 2013, the average annual salary on which benefits are based will come from the average of the highest five years rather than the average of the highest three.

SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM Q: Will my contribution rate go up?

A: No. Q: Will my age of retirement change?

A: Eligibility requirements don’t change for those who have 25 years of service on or before Aug. 1, 2017. For everyone else who retires after Aug. 1, 2017, eligibility for full benefits changes to age 67 with 10 years or age 57 with 30 years. Eligibility for early retirement changes to age 62 with 10 years or age 60 with 25 years.

Q: How will benefit payments change?

A: Early retirees will receive reduced benefits.

For those with 25 or more years of service, minimum guarantees are in place.

Q: Will there be changes to the way my benefit level is determined?

A: No. STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM Q: Will my contribution rate go up?

A: Yes. The current rate of 10 percent will rise to 11 percent on July 1; to 12 percent on July 1, 2014; to 13 percent on July 1, 2015; and to 14 percent on July 1, 2016.

Q: Will my age of retirement change?

A: Eligibility remains the same for those who are 65 or older with five years of service. The years of service required to retire earlier than that will rise from the current 30 years beginning Aug. 1, 2015, to 31 years until Aug. 1, 2017; to 32 years until Aug. 1,

2019; to 33 years until Aug. 1, 2021; to 34 years until Aug. 1, 2023; to 35 years until Aug. 1, 2026. From then on, 35 years of service and age 60 will be required to receive full benefits. A similar phase-in will take place for reduced benefits.

Q: How will benefit payments change?

A: There will be no change for those who retire before Aug. 1, 2015, or meet current eligibility requirements before July 1, 2015.

All others will receive 2.2 percent of their final average salary for each year of service, including years above 30 that yield more under the current system.

Cost-of-living adjustments will be frozen for current retirees for one year in July, and resume at a lower rate. Those retiring Aug. 1 or later will see adjustments deferred for five years.

Q: Are there changes to the way my benefit level will be determined?

A: Yes. After Aug. 1, 2015, the salary average used to calculate benefits will be based on your five highest years of compensation rather than your highest three.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM Q: Will my contribution rate go up?

A: No. Q: Will my age of retirement change?

A: Members who are eligible to retire within 10 years or have 20 years’ experience will see service requirements increase: up from the current 30 years of service to 32 for all ages, 31 years at age 52, and five years at age 66 now, rather than age 65.

All other members can retire with full benefits at 55 with 32 years of service credit, or at 67 with 5 years’ service credit.

Different rules apply for law enforcement, where 48 will remain the minimum retirement age for those retiring in the next five years, with age 50 or age 52 becoming the new minimum for other groups.

Q: How will benefit payments change?

A: Those set to retire within the next five to 10

College safe, approved to reopen after bomb threat HIRAM (AP) — Hiram College officials gave the “all clear” and reopened their northeast Ohio school Friday night, after an hours-long sweep found nothing suspicious following a bomb threat.

College spokesman Tom Ford said the campus community was alerted that the school was safe.

“Nothing was found that was suspicious,” Ford said.

The college received an emailed bomb threat about 4 p.m. and ordered everyone on campus to evacuate. Ford said state and federal authorities were notified about the email, and safety teams with bomb-sniffing dogs checked the campus “room by room, building by building.”

The school said on its website that it continues an investigation to identify the person responsible for the threat.

“In addition to criminal prosecution, the college intends to take civil action on behalf of students, faculty and staff,” the school said.

Bomb threats also caused evacuations Friday at campuses in Texas and North Dakota. Ford said he knew of no connection among the three evacuations.

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Q: Are there changes to the way my benefit level will be determined?

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Q: Will my benefits change?

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Others will receive 2.2 percent of their final average salary for each year of service up to 35, rather than the current 30 years.

After 35 years, the higher percentage of 2.5 percent kicks in. Public safety employees will see no change in benefits.

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Former NAACP leader speaks For the Troy Daily News TROY — The Rev. C.L. Bryant spoke to a crowd of more than 300 at the Miami County Liberty meeting Sept. 11 at Club 55.

“The very essence of our Republic rests on the principle that our nation is built on the work of others who came before us,” Bryant said.

A former president of an NAACP chapter in Texas, Bryant explained the dangers America faces today are a growth of immorality in American culture and an expanding

dependence upon government assistance programs instead of individuals working to support themselves.

“Socialism cannot work if people are self-sufficient,” Bryant said.

“America is presently under a regime of an administration that does not know or accept the exceptionalism of America: that as individuals come legally into our nation, they can work — even go into business for themselves — and can have the hope of succeeding and having a better life than they could have in the

nation they left behind.”

Referring to the attack on the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, 2001, Bryant said, “We as Americans may have forgiven, but we will never forget what happened. We will never trust an enemy of our nation again.”

Miami County Liberty provides meetings regularly aimed at informing and inspiring people to understand our government and how important it is to be involved as residents.

For more information about Miami County Liberty, visit www.miamicountyliberty.org.

OBITUARIES

The Rev. John D. Yardlay TROY — The Rev. John D. Yardlay, 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012, at the Caldwell House, Troy.

He was born Oct. 11, 1927, in Galeton, Pa., to the late David and Louise (Welch) Yardlay.

His wife, Jane W. (Saulter) Yardlay, preceded him in death on July 31, 2006, after 58 years of marriage.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James and Kimberly Yardlay of Troy; daughters and sons-in-law, Janet and Roger Griffieth of Troy, Jolene and Gary Kercher of Troy, Joanne Lewis of Wheaton, Ill., and Jennifer and Darrin Brumbaugh of Rossburg, Ohio; sister, Helen Kosa of Ulysses, Pa.; 14 grandchildren, David, Deborah, Daniel and Diana Griffieth, Chris Harshbarger, Krista Glenn and Gary Kercher Jr., Julia Stokes, Alex Lewis, Chabree Yardlay Grove, Mara Gilliott, Erica Bashore, Ashlee Fletcher and Jordan Brumbaugh; along with 17 great-grandchildren, Jack, Maxwell, Cecilia, Patience and Calvin Griffieth, Addilynn and Callie Grove, Seth and Delilah Gilliott, Dawn Gregg, Logan Markstrom, Bailee Glenn, Briannah, Eliya and Lydia Harshabarger and Caleb Noll.

In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death

by one granddaughter, Natalie Chenelle Yardlay; one son-inlaw, Franklin Edward Lewis; and one sister, Izzy Gibson.

The Rev. Yardlay was a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II. He served as pastor with Mt. Echo Bible Mission, Humphery, N.Y., Breedtown Baptist Church in Titusville, Pa., Ithaca Baptist Church in Michigan, Independent Baptist Church in North Jackson, Grace Baptist Church in Troy, Stillwater Community Church in Covington.

Lena Baptist Church in Conover, and as deacon and teacher in First Baptist Church in Troy.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday Sept. 20, 2012, at First Baptist Church, Troy, with Pastors Dale Christian, David Griffieth and Doug Magin officiating.

Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday Sept.

20, 2012, at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County and Michael Youssef’s Ministry Leading the Way, P.O.Box 20100, Atlanta, GA 30325.

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

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COVINGTON — Duane Strait Stanley, 70, lifetime resident of Covington, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.

He was born May 26, 1942, in Union City, Ind., to the late Lester and Beulah (Lumpkin) Strait; attended Covington High School; worked at Copperweld for 40 years; and was a charter member of the Covington Eagles Aerie No. 3998.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Stan is survived by his wife, Janet Strait; three sons, Shanon and his wife, Nicole Strait of Piqua, Bryan Strait of Rising Sun, Ohio, and Brian Strait of San Diego, Calif.; step son, Lonnie Driscoll of Huntsville; step daughter, Carma Litton of Morehead, Ky.;

grandson, Jake Strait of Piqua; brother and sisterin-law, Byron and Ramona Strait of Weatherford, Texas; two sisters and brothers-inlaw, Carolyn and David Mauro of Naples, Fla., and Christine and Robert Wirrig of Piqua; and other relatives and friends.

A Celebration of Life service will be at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Covington.

The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until the time of service Tuesday.

If desired, contributions may be made to the Covington Rescue Squad, 1000 Dick Minnich Drive, Covington, OH 45318.

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■ College Football

• FOOTBALL: The Troy Dynasty semi-pro football team, which will play out of Troy in the Crossroads Football League, is looking for players to join the team for the 2013 season. The costs are $25 for each player and that players purchase their own pads and helmet. For more information, e-mail linebacker44@hotmail.com.

• HOCKEY: Registrations are now being accepted for the Troy Recreation Department Youth Hockey Initiation Program held at Hobart Arena. The program is for youth ages 5-10 and begins in mid-September and runs through mid-March. The program includes approximately one practice each week for 50 minutes. An equipment rental program is available. For more information and to register online, visit www.hobartarena.com on the “Registrations” page or contact the Recreation Department at (937) 3395145.

• 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.

Miller growing up Buckeye QB has highs and lows in win

BY COLIN FOSTER Associate Sports Editor cfoster@tdnpublishing.com Josh Harris (Bowling Green), Alex Smith (Utah) and Tim Tebow (Florida).

All have played quarterback under Ohio State coach Urban Meyer at some point during his 11 years as a head coach, and enjoyed a lot of success.

Now, Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller is the next guy STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER who is trying flourish in Meyer’s Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller dives across the goal system — and he has done line for a two-point conversion during the fourth quarter of a alright thus far, entering the game against California Saturday in Columbus.

University of California game

■ College Football

WEDNESDAY Boys Golf Chaminade Julienne at Troy (at Troy CC) (4 p.m.)

Boys Soccer Tippecanoe at Urbana (7:15 p.m.)

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

Urbana at Tippecanoe (7:15 p.m.)

Sidney at Piqua (7 p.m.)

Tennis Lehman at Eaton (5 p.m.)

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Troy has played its share of close games Say this much for the Troy football team — it always makes things interested.

Save for a 41-14 blowout win over Springfield Shawnee in Week 2, all Troy’s contests this season have been decided by eight points or less. Unfortunately for the Trojans, they have come up on the losing end of two of those three nailbiters — the most recent being a 27-21 loss to Springfield Friday at Troy Memorial Stadium.

See Page A8.

■ See BUCKEYES on A11

Trojans fall at Versailles

TODAY No events scheduled

TUESDAY Boys Golf Sidney/Xenia at Troy (3:30 p.m.)

Tri-County North at Milton-Union (4 p.m.)

Marion Local at Lehman (4 p.m.)

Girls Golf Troy/Xenia at Northmont (4 p.m.)

Tippecanoe at Greenon (4 p.m.)

Miami East at Russia (4 p.m.)

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

Lehman at Bethel (5 p.m.)

Piqua at Sidney (7 p.m.)

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

Anna at Miami East (7 p.m.)

Lehman at Bethel (7 p.m.)

Cross Country Bradford at Darke County Invite (at TriVillage) (4:45 p.m.)

Tennis Troy at Sidney (4:30 p.m.)

Kenton Ridge at Tippecanoe (4:30 p.m.)

Volleyball Trotwood at Troy (7 p.m.)

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

Milton-Union at Carlisle (7 p.m.)

Twin Valley South at Miami East (7 p.m.)

Bethel at Bradford (7 p.m.)

Covington at Arcanum (7 p.m.)

Piqua at Greenville (7 p.m.)

Celina at Lehman (7 p.m.)

with some impressive numbers in his sophomore season.

The sophomore speedster rushed for a school record for quarterbacks with 161 yards against Miami to open the season, then went for 141 yards on the ground in the win over Central Florida. Miller had five straight 100 yard rushing games entering Saturday.

But Miller is still young, which showed at times on Saturday.

Against Cal, the Buckeye QB

■ Volleyball

SPORTS CALENDAR

MONDAY Boys Golf Bellefontaine at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.)

Miami East at Milton-Union (4 p.m.)

Covington/New Knoxville at Fort Loramie (4 p.m.)

Russia/Anna at Lehman (4 p.m.)

Girls Golf Troy at Miami East (4 p.m.)

Russia at Covington (4 p.m.)

Boys Soccer Indian Lake at Tippecanoe (7:15 p.m.)

Emmanuel Christian at Miami East (7 p.m.)

Troy Christian at Tri-Village (7 p.m.)

Girls Soccer Tippecanoe at Indian Lake (7:15 p.m.)

Brookville at Troy Christian (7 p.m.)

Tennis Troy at Miamisburg (4:30 p.m.)

Urbana at Tippecanoe (4:30 p.m.)

Milton-Union at Chaminade Julienne (4 p.m.)

Carroll at Lehman (4:15 p.m.)

Volleyball Tippecanoe at Chaminade Julienne (7 p.m.)

Bethel at Riverside (7 p.m.)

Houston at Bradford (5:30 p.m.)

COLUMBUS

Staff Reports After an emotional victory over a Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division opponent two days prior, the Troy Trojans were stuck facing another tough test.

This one, though, proved to be too much.

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Ohio State tight end Jake Stoneburner brings in a catch during a game against California on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

Perfect timing Late TD cues 35-28 Ohio State victory

BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com Braxton Miller picked the right time to find the mark.

Devin Smith picked the right time to hold on.

Troy (9-4) was unable to mount a comeback after dropping the first two games Saturday, falling to Versailles 3-1 on the road.

The Trojans fell behind as Versailles won 25-13 and 25-23 in the first two games. They were able to answer by winning the third game 25-20, but Versailles answered and won 25-13 in the final game.

Jenna Selby had 11 kills for Troy, Lauren Freed had seven kills, four aces and 14 digs, Emily Moser had nine kills and four digs, Cassie Rice had four kills and 30 digs, Jen Monnier had four kills, Jillian Ross had two kills and two blocks, Mackenzie Rice had 33 assists, Leah Selby had 12 digs and Abby Brinkman had two digs and one ace.

Troy will host TrotwoodMadison on Tuesday night, looking to protect its standing atop the GWOC North.

■ Cross Country

Troy boys 4th, girls 8th

COLUMBUS Smith — who was plagued by drops early Saturday against California — found his way behind the Golden Bear defense and was completely forgotten about, except by Ohio State’s sophomore quarterback, who rolled away from the pressure and kept the play going long enough to find his wide-open

Staff Reports

Ohio State running back Jordan Hall fights for yardage ■ See OSU-CAL on A11 Saturday.

■ Girls/Boys Soccer

Trojans rebound with win Staff Reports

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CLAYTON — Tough times can bring out the best in good teams.

After Troy’s 3-1 loss at Bellbrook earlier in the week, that’s exactly what coach Michael Rasey wanted to see happen.

And his Trojans bounced back in convincing fashion Saturday night, outshooting Northmont 22-9 and dominating in a 3-0 victory on the road.

“I was pleased with how we rebounded from the loss to Bellbrook,” Rasey said. “We had a very good offensive attack tonight. We created a lot of chances.”

And the Trojans (6-2) put a few of them away, too.

Madison Burchfield cashed

in a corner kick by Kasey Kopas 11 minutes into the game, and Troy held a 1-0 lead at the half.

With 20 minutes left in the game, Leah Soutar took a feed from Catelyn Schmiedebusch and found the back of the net, then Soutar sent a pass in that Kina Sekito deflected in for the Trojans’ third goal of the night.

It was the fifth time in the last six games that Troy has scored three or more goals — with all five of them being wins.

Troy returns home Wednesday for a critical Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division matchup against Butler.

Troy Christian 8. Bethel 0 TROY — Troy Christian was able to score early and often

against Bethel on Saturday en route to an 8-0 victory.

The first goal came less than a minute into the game when Lauren Peters assisted Jordan Varvel off a corner kick. Peters finished with three assists and a goal and Varvel had two goals.

Taylor Curtis and Sydney Hefferon both added a goal.

Lydia Demmitt had one assist and two goals, Amanda Sloan had one assist and one goal, and Morgan Rench had one assist.

Karli Riviello had a shutout in the goal for Troy Christian with five saves.

Troy Christian (7-0) will play home on Monday against Brookville.

Lehman 2, Anna 0 SIDNEY — Undefeated

■ See SOCCER on A9

DAYTON — Troy’s boys finished fourth out of 21 teams at the Alliance Invitational on Saturday.

Branden Nosker finished eighth in the race with a 16:20 time. Jon Osman finished 11th (16:29), Stephen Jones was 21st (16:42), Blake Guillozet placed 30th (17:01), Josh Spayde was 101st (18:12) and Alex Meier was 135th (18:36).

MIAMI COUNTY “This was an excellent team effort today,” Troy coach Bob Campbell said. “Our top six runners all ran career bests.”

Also for Troy were Nathan Fleischer (18:50) and Bryce Meier (19:30).

The Trojans host their own Troy Invitational on Sept. 23.

“The group had a tough workout week and it paid off,” Campbell said. “We’ll look for another strong effort next Saturday at home.”

• Galion Invite GALION — Troy’s girls finished eighth out of 20 teams on Saturday at the Galion

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WEEK 4 RESULTS

Always interesting Troy has played its share of nailbiters

BY DAVID FONG Executive Editor fong@tdnpublishing.com Say this much for the Troy football team — it always makes things interested.

Save for a 41-14 blowout win over Springfield Shawnee in Week 2, all Troy’s contests this season have been decided by eight points or less. Unfortunately for the Trojans, they have come up on the losing end of two of those three nailbiters — the most recent being a 27-21 loss to Springfield Friday at Troy Memorial Stadium.

TROY “We knew it was going to be like this,” Troy coach Scot Brewer said. “We knew if we won, we were going to have to win ugly.”

As much of a relief as winning ugly is, however, losing ugly hurts just as bad. And for the second time this season, Troy is going to have to rebound from a heartbreaking loss.

First, however, some final notes from Troy’s 2721 loss to Springfield: • PLAYER OF THE GAME Down 21-0 in the third quarter, Springfield appeared to be on the verge of blowing out the Trojans.

Until senior Nick Zimmer stepped up, that is.

Springfield After scored to go up 21-0, Zimmer returned the ensuing kickoff 81 yards to set up a 5-yard touchdown run by sophomore Brandon Lee, cutting the Wildcats’ lead to 21-7. Two plays later, Zimmer stepped in front of a pass

by Springfield quarterback Chris Wallace, returning it 20 yards for a touchdown to trim Springfield’s lead to 21-14.

Without Zimmer’s big plays on defense and special teams, there’s a very good chance Springfield would have rolled to victory.

• UNSUNG HERO OF THE GAME With Troy’s running backs struggling to hold onto the ball, Brewer inserted sophomore Brandon Lee into the game at tailback after Zimmer’s kickoff return.

He carried the ball three times for 9 yards, but did score Troy’s first touchdown of the game.

• PLAY OF THE GAME

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Springfield 27, Troy 21

Covington 56, Bradford 6

Springfield Troy 17 First Downs 13 165 Yards Rushing 225 242 Yards Passing 38 14-24 Comp.-Att. 7-12 1 Interceptions Thrown 0 4-2 Fumbles-Lost 5-4 11-90 Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-25.5 Punts-Average 3-37.3 Scoring Summary Springfield – Jeff Wellington 45-yard run (Meghan Prendergast kick) Springfield – Chris Wallace 1-yard run (Prendergast kick).

Springfield – Thaddeus Snodgrass 43-yard pass from Wallace (Prendergast kick).

Troy – Brandon Lee 5-yard run (Zach Thompson kick).

Troy – Nick Zimmer 20-yard interception return (Thompson kick).

Springfield – Wellington 9yard pass from Wallace (kick failed).

Troy – Miles Hibbler 47-yard run (Thompson kick).

Score by Quarters Springfield ...0 14 7 6 – 27 Troy...............0 0 14 7 – 21 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Springfield — Wallace 5-26, Wellington 8-56, Eric McCree 7-8, Corey Timmons 4-26, Xavier Garland 11-49. Troy — Matt Barr 5-8, Fred Whitson 10-38, Blake Williams 7-30, Hibbler 16-121, DeVante Bush 1-4, Joe Benson 1-15, Lee 3-9.

■ Receiving: Springfield — Snodgrass 5-134, Wellington 2-20, McCree 2-39, Jalen Fultz 2-11, Timmons 1-8, Garland 1-23. Troy — Whitson 2-13, Devin Blakely 2-10, Seth Perdziola 2-9, Williams 1-6.

■ Passing: Springfield — Wallace 14-24-1 242. Troy — Barr 7-11-0 38, Benson 0-1-0 0.

■ Records: Springfield 1-3, Troy 2-2.

Covington Bradford 21 First Downs 7 472 Yards Rushing 167 22 Yards Passing 40 1-2 Comp.-Att. 3-11 0 Interceptions Thrown 2 2-2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 7-65 Penalties-Yards 1-1 1-42.0 Punts-Average 4-28.0 Scoring Summary Cov – Troy Cron 10-yard run (Bobby Alexander kick) Brad – James Canan 63-yard run (kick failed) Cov – A.J. Ouellette 66-yard run (Alexander kick) Cov – Kyler Deeter 10-yard run (Alexander kick) Cov – Ouellette 38-yard run (Alexander kick) Cov – Ouellette 44-yard run (Alexander kick) Cov – Ouellette 1-yard run (Alexander kick) Cov – Cron 25-yard run (Alexander kick) Cov – Ouellette 69-yard run (Alexander kick) Score by Quarters Covington.....28 14 14 0 – 56 Bradford ........6 0 0 0 – 6 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Covington — Cron 6-55, Ouellette 23-280, Trent Tobias 4-27, Deeter 1-10, Alexander 5-52. Bradford — Canan 18-138, Jake Cline 3-11, Luke Hafer 3-1, Cory Rench 10, Nick Hoover 3-12, Dustin Miranda 1-5.

■ Receiving: Covington — Austin Angle 1-22. Bradford — Canan 2-35, Hafer 1-5.

■ Passing: Covington — Tobias 1-1-0 22, Cron 0-1-0 0.

Bradford — Wysong 3-11-2 40.

■ Records: Covington 4-0, 30; Bradford 3-1, 2-1.

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Troy fullback Cody Zeller (36) paves the way for Miles Hibbler (25) Friday night against Springfield.

Down 27-14 midway through the fourth quarter, Troy tailback Miles Hibbler broke off a 47yard touchdown run to cut Springfield’s lead to 27-21.

After struggling to move the ball early, Hibbler got rolling in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 16 carries for 121

yards.

• WHAT WE LEARNED Troy still is looking for an identity on offense.

With the exception of the win over Springfield Shawnee, nearly all of Troy’s touchdowns this season have been set up by defefense or special

teams. Troy’s two touchdowns against Chaminade Julienne came on a fumble recovery and a kickoff return, one of its two touchdowns against Xenia came off an interception and two of its three touchdowns against Springfield came off an interception and kickoff return.

Troy is going to have to rely on its offense to win games at some point this season. It needs to get things rolling as soon as possible.

• WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Troy has proved once it can come back from a heartbreaking loss — it rebounded after the CJ loss to pound Shawnee — and it will have to do so again.

Troy now enters a stretch of games against Miamisburg, Sidney and Butler before taking on defending Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division and Division II state champion Trotwood-Madison.

Gaining some momentum going into that game will be key for the Trojans.

While it’s too early in the season to call anything a “must-win,” the next few weeks will be critical to Troy’s year.

Long said. “This was a great day for her.”

Casey Yingst placed 13th (21:51.17), Heidi Cron finished 18th (22:03.38), Jessie Shilt got 19th (22:04:15) and Hannah Retz got 20th (22:14.01). Other Bucc finishers include Tara Snipes (28th) and Cassidy Cain (36th).

Northwestern (48 points) won the meet.

The Covington boys also placed second as Lane White (fourth, 16:55.26) and Dustin Fickert (sixth, 17:08.99) led the charge. Alex Schilling took 11th (17:24.45), Nate Dunn finished 22nd (18:07.99), Dale Brant placed 38th (18:54.03), Sam Sherman was 41st (19:04.01) and Issac Canan placed 42nd (19:05.38).

“White reached 16 minutes for the first time in his career,” Covington coach Josh Long said. “There were a lot of season bests today. Overall, we ran really well.”

• Eaton Invitational EATON — Troy Tyree finished 19th (17:51.73) on Saturday leading MiltonUnion to 151 points and a sixth-place finish in the section one race at the Eaton Invitational.

Noah Barth placed 31st (18:29.77), Zack Pricer finished 39th (18:49.24), Kyle Swartz finished 40th

(18:52.80), River Spicer was 57th (19:32.25), Wes Biser placed 62nd (19:46.98) and Eric Swartz finished 69th (20:29.57).

The Milton-Union girls finished 10th with 282 points.

Katie Litton finished 59th (24:53.46), Stephanie Fetters finished 60th (25:15.78), Grace Warner was 62nd (25:47.49), Haley Cloud was 69th (26:45.11 60) and Mallory Pumphrey finished 85th (33:42.83).

Troy Christian’s boys sixth-place (240 points) finish in the section two race at the Eaton Invitational was anchored by Mark Dillahunt’s 42nd place finish (18:43.22).

Following closely behind him were Craig Helman (43rd, 18:46.84) and Blake Klingler (49th, 18:57.01). Eric Cooper finished 56th (19:15.26), Chris Wharton was 65th (19:42.40). Branden Garman placed 68th (19:54.03) and Kyle Seagraves was 106th (22:19.66).

The girls team finished 13th with 325 points.

Sarah Grady placed 23rd to lead the Cavaliers (21:43.63), Jasmine Beverly was 74th (25:35.76), Cassandra Mendez placed 90th (28:16.40), Jill Ruffing finished 102nd (30:28.04) and Hyla Pitsenbarger was 106th

(32:42.33).

Bethel finished 18th with 509 points.

The boys were led by Benton Wright finishing 84th (20:37) — beating his personal record by over a minute. He was followed by Chase Heck in 113th place (21:52), Zach Danner placed 119th (22:29), Sam Pencil placed 133rd (24:41) and Brian Pencil placed 137th (25:40).

The Bethel girls were led

by Jill Callaham finishing 63rd (24:18). She was followed

by Dana Pencil placing 95th (28:57) and Kaylee Baugh placed 99th (29:25).

“The ladies all ran well with two of them running personal records by at least 20 seconds each,” Bethel coach Mark Clute said.

Newton finished 10th out of 19 teams with 291 points, led by Brady McBride’s fifth place finish (17:18.99).

David Brauer was 30th (18:15.53), Jacob Studebaker placed 83rd (20:34.27), Tell Fisher finished 85th (20:37.36) and Brett Sullivan finished 111th (22:35.50).

Three girls ran for Newton at the invitational as well.

Sydney Schauer was 71st (24:53.98), Dulcinea Lesley finished 79th (26:06.35) and Megan Zielenski placed 89th (28:13.36).

Troy coach Scot Brewer look on Friday night.

Beavercreek 29, Piqua 21 Beavercreek Piqua 24 First Downs 14 289 Yards Rushing 55 8 Yards Passing 116 2-4 Comp.-Att. 9-18 1 Interceptions Thrown 1 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 7-67 Penalties-Yards 4-50 2-40.0 Punts-Average 2-19.0 Scoring Summary BCreek – Airius Moore 2yard run (Kyle Petering kick).

BCreek – Petering 30-yard field goal.

Piq – Austin Covault 2-yard run (Josh Holfinger kick).

BCreek – Moore 1-yard run (kick failed).

Piq – Ben Crawford 2-yard pass from Justice Young (Holfinger kick).

BCreek – Alex Arius 11-yard run (Petering kick).

Piq – Luke Karn 42-yard pass from Young (Holfinger kick).

BCreek – Moore 11-yard run (kick blocked).

Score by Quarters BCreek...........7 9 7 6 – 29 Piqua..............0 14 0 7 – 21 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Beavercreek — Moore 18-135, Travis McAfee 14-61, Michael Berry 16-55, Arias 12-30, Matt See 1-8.

Piqua — Ryan Hughes 4-39, Young 9-29, Covault 7-9, Mason Kirkland 1-(-1), Karn 1-(-2), Trent Yeomans 2-(-19).

■ Receiving: Beavercreek — David Tipton 1-8, Berry 1-0.

Piqua — Karn 1-42, Tate Honeycutt 3-41, Crawford 2-15, Holfiner 1-15, Hughes 2-3.

■ Passing: Beavercreek — Berry 1-3-1 8,Moore 1-1-0 0.

Piqua — Young 9-18-1 116.

■ Records: Beavercreek 2-2, Piqua 2-2.

Tippecanoe 47, Indian Lake 7 IL Tippecanoe 11 First Downs 12 56 Yards Rushing 193 106 Yards Passing 102 13-22 Comp.-Att. 9-12 2 Interceptions Thrown 0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-30 Penalties-Yards 5-50 3-19.7 Punts-Average 4-29.5 Scoring Summary Tipp – Jacob Hall 34-yard run (Taylor Clark kick).

Tipp – Hall 2-yard run (Clark kick).

Tipp – Cameron Johnson 6yard run (Clark kick).

Tipp – Ben Hughes 19-yard run (Clark kick).

Tipp – Christian Carlson safety.

Tipp – Hall 1-yard run (Clark kick).

Tipp – Clark 26-yard field goal.

IL — Montel Morgan 88-yard kickoff return (Davis kick) Tipp – Jarrett Wasson 64yard blocked field goal return (Clark kick).

Score by Quarters Indian Lake ...0 0 0 7 – 7 Tippecanoe ..14 14 2 17 – 47 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Indian Lake — Chris Teague 8-26, Morgan 830, L.J. Henderson 2-0, Ben Wahl 2-2, Hunter Vance 4-14, Christian Grider 3-(-16), Jalen Tuttle 1-0. Tippecanoe — Hall 18-74, Johnson 7-75, Nick Fischer 3-31, Hughes 4-27, Zack Blair 1-(-5), Sean Ford 1-(5), Alex Hall 1-(-3), Wes Ault 1(-4), Austin Clack 1-3.

■ Receiving: Indian Lake — Morgan 1-9, Kyle Shoffner 1-62, Ivan Reichart 1-4, Dustin Dapice 4-17, Simon Kirkpatrick 1-14. Tippecanoe — Jacob Hall 1-16, Jared Ervin 5-51, Johnson 3-32, Matt Davis 1-3.

■ Passing: Indian Lake — Grider 13-22-2 106. Tippecanoe Hughes 7-8-0 72, Blair 2-4-0 30.

■ Records: Indian Lake 1-3, Tippecanoe 4-0.

■ Cross Country

Running ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 Invitational.

Rachel Davidson finished the race eighth, posting a 19:43 time.

“Rachel ran an outstanding technical race,” Troy coach Kevin Alexander said. “She wasn’t in the top 60 at the mile marker but finished eighth.”

Natalie Snyder placed 50th (21:03), Caitlyn McMinn finished 53rd (21:04), Christina Dennison was 58th (21:13), Lindsay Smith placed 69th (21:31), Courtney Burgasser got 86th (22:14), and Katie-Grace Sawka finished 96th (22:41).

Alexander was proud of his runners.

“Christina Dennison and Lindsay Smith really stepped up and lowered their times,” he said. “We had numerous yearly and personal records run today.”

• Cedarville Invitational CEDARVILLE — Carly Shell posted the secondfastest time (19:54.72) in Covington history to lead the Buccs to a second-place finish (59 points) at the Cedarville Invitational on Saturday.

“Shell is the first girl in 19:00 range in 10 years,” Covington girls coach Libby

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Miami East’s Michael Fellers carries the ball Friday night against Mississinawa Valley. The Vikings won the game 45-6.

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Stenhouse Jr. wins Nationwide

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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. edged past Kyle Busch and into the lead, then held on for the final 20 laps for a relatively easy victory.

Perhaps more importantly, he left Elliott Sadler even farther behind — and took over the Nationwide Series points lead for the first time since the beginning of June.

Stenhouse raced to his fifth Nationwide victory of the year, outlasting Busch on Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway. Once Stenhouse passed Busch on the 180th lap, there wasn’t much anyone could do to catch him.

Stenhouse, the 2011 series champion, gave up the points lead to Sadler on June 2, but now he finally has it back. “We knew if we won coming in here to Chicago that we would leave the points leader and that is what it is all about,� Stenhouse said. “It is going to be tough as you can see. Elliott was up front as well and he runs good at every racetrack we have left as well. It is going to be a lot of fun.�

Stenhouse has won two

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. performs a burnout to celebrate his NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race win Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. of the last four races — and finished second in the other two. He finished 2.402 seconds ahead of Busch. Austin Dillon was third, followed

by Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard. “I feel like we’ve got good momentum, but in this business and this sport, anything can change at any time,� Stenhouse said. “You’ve got to keep your

guard up. We’ve got to keep not making mistakes.�

Sadler, who led Stenhouse by a point atop the standings coming into the race, finished eighth.

Pole winner Joey Logano was another spot back in ninth.

It’s Stenhouse’s seventh win in 99 Nationwide starts.

Busch, the career victory leader in this series, was

trying for his 52nd victory. It would have also been his first win in the series for the team he owns. Busch and his brother, Kurt, have teamed up this year as codrivers for Kyle Busch Motorsports on the Nationwide circuit, with Kurt Busch winning at Richmond.

Busch was pleased with his run Saturday, but he couldn’t keep up with Stenhouse’s No. 6 Ford. “Our race was really good,â€? Busch said. “The six just come out of nowhere. ‌ That’s the only discouraging part of the day, was just seeing the six drive by us and check out there at the end.â€?

Stenhouse’s win was the first for Roush Fenway Racing at Chicagoland in any of NASCAR’s three national series. “He’s certainly on championship form,� owner Jack Roush said. “Ricky does a really great job of finding a part of the racetrack that’ll work for whatever setup he’s given. Throughout the race, he was moving around and finding what the racetrack would give him.�

â– Major League Baseball

Reds fall to Marlins Indians rally comes up short in 5-3 loss to Tigers

The Vikings scored off of a corner kick from Ross Snodgrass with Brandon Kirk heading the ball into the back of the net. The Indians were able to score the equalizer before the end of the half with a goal

by Griffin Jennings, assisted by Xavier Harrison. Cody Lumpkin scored the eventual game winner for Piqua midway through the second half. “The boys came out strong today,� Miami East coach Adam Bell said. “Piqua’s ability to possess the ball and spread the field enabled them to keep us to a lone goal.�

Piqua moves to 3-4-1 on the season and will travel to Sidney on Tuesday.

Butler 4, Bethel 0 VANDALIA — Butler scored four goals in the first half en route to a 4-0 victory over Bethel on Saturday. “Basically, Butler scored all their goals in the first half,� Bethel coach Bob Hamlin said. “I don’t know if it was because they are a Division I school or what.

They just came out and passed the ball well (in the first half). “But I thought our kids regrouped in the second half. We played even with them. The kids played with a lot of pride.�

The Bees (2-4-2) host Lehman on Tuesday.

Ottoville 5, Lehman 0 OTTOVILLE — Lehman traveled to Ottoville and lost on Saturday 5-0.

With the loss, Lehman is now 3-2-1 on the season.

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Johnson wins pole for opener

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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson took an immediate step toward another Sprint Cup title but the five-time champion is well aware it was a small one.

Johnson won the pole Saturday for this weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway, an impressive start for the man whose streak of five Cup titles came to an end last year. The Chase for the Sprint Cup begins with Sunday’s 400-mile event, but Johnson shrugged off any talk of an immediate statement. “It’s too early in the Chase to be over-the-top excited or down and out if you didn’t qualify like you wanted to,� Johnson said.

Johnson qualified at 182.865 mph, good enough for his second pole of the year and 27th of his career. The other 11 drivers in the Chase had mixed results in qualifying. Matt Kenseth was

third, one spot ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Kasey Kahne was sixth but Earnhardt will have to start from the back because of an engine change. “I don’t think we are super concerned,� said Steve Letarte, Earnhardt’s crew chief. “We had a great car in practice and qualified really well so we showed we have good speed.

Fortunately, this is a racetrack that there are multiple pit strategies and it’s not a really simple straightforward pit strategy to call. I think there will be a lot of opportunities to use our good pit stops and place on pit road to get back toward the front.�

Johnson has never won a Cup race at this track. If he can leave with a victory in the Chase opener, then that may be the time to celebrate a bit.

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Tony Cingrani bobbles the ball and is charged with an error in the fifth inning during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Saturday in Miami.

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MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Lee homered and drove in three runs and the Miami Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Saturday night.

Mark Buehrle (13-12) allowed four runs on seven hits over 7 2-3 innings to improve to 4-1 in his last six starts. Jose Reyes had three hits and also drove in a run for Miami.

Johnny Cueto (17-9) suffered his third straight loss and failed to last five innings for the second straight start. Cueto gave up six runs on nine hits in 4 1-3 innings, and hasn’t won since August 28 at Arizona.

Ryan Ludwick homered for the Reds.

The Marlins chased Cueto with a three-run fifth, capped by a two-run homer

by Lee, who hit a 3-1 pitch over the center field scoreboard that gave Miami a 6-2 lead. The homer followed Reyes’ double that scored Justin Ruggiano.

The Reds made it 6-4 on Ludwick’s two-run homer off Buehrle in the eighth.

Buehrle was then replaced

by Mike Dunn. Steve Cishek pitched a scoreless ninth for his 14th save in 18 opportunities.

Trailing 3-0, the Reds closed to 3-1 when Wilson Valdez singled in Ryan Hanigan in the third.

Cincinnati picked up another run in the fourth after Jay Bruce tripled, then scored on a single by Scott Rolen to make it 3-2. It was Bruce’s first hit in 18 atbats.

The Marlins jumped on Cueto for three runs in the first inning. After Ruggiano and Reyes hit consecutive one-out singles, Giancarlo Stanton drove in both with a triple. Lee then drove in Stanton with a sacrifice fly.

NOTES: Buehrle has now pitched 188 innings to close in on his quest to eclipse the 200-inning mark for the 12th straight year. ‌ Lee returned to the Marlins lineup after leaving Friday’s game when he jammed his neck sliding into second base and colliding with Reds SS Valdez. ‌ Reyes has an eight-game hit streak against the Reds. ‌ Cincinnati rookie SS Zack Cozart, on the DL since Sept. 3 with a left oblique strain, took batting practice on Saturday. ‌ The Reds bullpen hasn’t given up a run in 17 innings over the last five games.

Tigers 5, Indians 3 CLEVELAND — The Indians’ latest loss marked yet another bizarre twist in a season that’s been spinning out of control for nearly two months.

â– CONTINUED FROM A8 Lehman was able to defeat Anna at home on Saturday 2-0.

Jenna Kronenberger scored the first goal for Cavaliers.

Maddie Franklin also scored off an assist by Sarah Titterington.

The win pushes Lehman’s perfect record to 6-0. Anna falls to 4-1-2 on the season.

Newton 1, Milton-Union 0 WEST MILTON — Newton traveled to Milton-Union and beat the Bulldogs 1-0 in a Cross County Conference matchup.

Jenny Beacom scored the lone goal for Newton on an assist by Trelissa Lavy.

With the win, Newton improves to 4-3-1 on the year and Milton-Union drops 3-5-1. • Boys Newton 2, Milton-Union 0 WEST MILTON — Newton was able to coast past Milton-Union on Saturday, winning 6-0.

For the Indians, Austin Flanary, Nathaniel Maxwell, Mitch Hussong and Daniel Vance all had one goal and one assist.

Logan Welbaum and Mike Unser both had a goal, and Jonny White had two assists.

The win improves Newton’s record to 5-1-1, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-7. Newton will play at home on Monday against Tri-County North.

Piqua 2, Miami East 1 PIQUA — Miami East came up short against Piqua on Saturday, falling to the Indians 2-1.

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■ Golf

Shin builds 5-stroke lead HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Jiyai Shin opened a five-stroke lead in the Women’s British Open, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday in the wilddelayed second round.

Coming off a playoff victory Monday in the Kingsmill Championship, the 24-year-old South Korean player had a 9under 135 total at Royal Liverpool.

The nine-time LPGA Tour winner hit all 18 greens in regulation and needed only 28 putts. The 64 is the lowest round in competition at Royal

Liverpool, breaking the mark of 65 set by four players in the 2006 British Open.

“A bogey-free day and then bunker-free, too, so that was probably the best round I have ever played in a major,” Shin said. “So that is a good thing, today’s golf. I missed just one fairway. And on the back nine, it’s blowing very strong wind, but I just stay focused on my tempo and my timing with my driver and shots.”

South Korea’s Inbee Park was second after a 68. She played alongside

Shin.

“I had a lot of easy birdies on the back nine, and the front nine was really tough because the wind picked up,” Park said. “I’ve been playing the front nine really hard because my ball is a little bit right to left shape and the wind is coming right to left, so I just have to watch the front nine a little bit more the next two days. The back nine, I’ve been playing great and I’ve been having a lot of AP PHOTO birdies on the back nine, Korea’s Jiyai Shin lines up her putt during the delayed second round of play on day so feeling really confident three of the Women’s British Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, north western England, Saturday . with the back nine.”

■ National Football League

■ National Football League

Spicing up the rivalry Browns-Bengals at its best with 2 good QBs CINCINNATI (AP) — Brian Sipe and Ken Anderson. Bernie Kosar and Boomer Esiason. The state’s NFL rivalry was at its best when it had a pair of quarterbacks who could get their teams into the end zone and the playoffs with regularity.

For years, it’s been the missing ingredient in a Browns-Bengals rivalry gone one-sided. Cincinnati has won 12 of the last 15 games heading into the rematch on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium, the only constant over the last few years as the franchises continually try to remake themselves.

“There’s been a lot of turnover in Cleveland, and there’s obviously a lot of new faces here,” said Bengals center Jeff Faine, who was the Browns’ top pick in 2003. “So we’ll just see what happens Sunday.”

Two of the youngest will be the ones most closely watched.

The Browns (0-1) and Bengals (0-1) hope they’ve finally got quarterbacks capable of taking their series and their seasons to the next level. Cincinnati went to the playoffs last year behind Andy Dalton, who made the Pro Bowl as a rookie. Cleveland hitched its future to rookie Brandon Weeden.

It’s going to take some time, of course. And as they get ready for their first head-to-head meeting, both are coming off awful openers that were reminders of how far they have to go.

Dalton threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown and fumbled during a 44-13 loss in Baltimore on Monday night that matched the worst season-opening drubbing in franchise history. Weeden made his pro debut in Cleveland, threw four interceptions and finished with a passer rating of 5.1 that was among the worst ever for a debut.

“It can’t be any worse than it was the first week, and I mean that jokingly,” Weeden said. “We’re all going to have rough stretches. I think obviously mine was the first week. I look at the mistakes I made, and you guys saw them. Guys were wide open and I missed them. That’s not my character. That’s not the way I usually throw the football. I’m confident.”

So is Dalton, whose many good moments were undone by a handful of bad throws, particularly an interception under pressure that Ed Reed returned for a decisive touchdown.

“Missed opportunities,”

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Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller (83) is tackled by Denver Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard (52) during the second quarter Sept. 9 in Denver.

Steelers look to bounce back

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton looks for a receiver in the first half against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore Monday.

Dalton said. “We had just a couple missed assignments here and there and it changed the game. Can’t throw that interception I’ve got to make a better throw.

There’s going to be pressure, I’ve got to stand in there and still make it.”

They’ll have a full stadium watching on Sunday, which marks a notable change in the rivalry. With Cleveland only a four-hour drive away, a full crowd was the norm at 65,515-seat Paul Brown Stadium, named after the coach who led the Browns to prominence.

The 2010 game drew only 56,342 fans, and only 48,260 showed up last year one of six Bengals home games that failed to sell out.

This year’s game sold out only four days in advance, a sign that there’s still a lot of work to do in rebuilding the rivalry.

“It still is a great rivalry,” said defensive end Frostee Rucker, who went from Cincinnati to Cleveland as

a free agent in the offseason. “It never comes down to records or anything like that. Playing in Cleveland or in Cincinnati, you’re going to get a very competitive, physical game.

“And that’s why I’m so glad that I stayed in Ohio and can play in the AFC North where I know this is my type of football. You can get after it and be physical and get bloody, and that’s what it is.”

The question is whether the young quarterbacks can turn it back into a must-see event.

Thirteen years ago, both franchise thought they were headed that way.

Cleveland took Tim Couch with the first overall pick, choosing him over Akili Smith.

The Bengals grabbed Smith with the third overall pick, putting a little spice into what appeared to be a rivalry ready for renewal.

“We’re going to be competing for the rest of our lives,” Smith said after the

draft.

Sounded good. Never happened.

Smith lasted only four seasons in Cincinnati and won three games two of them against Cleveland.

Couch lasted five seasons in Cleveland and won 22 games. Some of their best moments came against each other. Smith led a lastminute touchdown drive in Cleveland in 1999, then pounded his chest at the Dawg Pound. Couch led the Browns to a 24-7 win in the first game at Paul Brown Stadium a year later.

After that encouraging start, it all came apart. The Browns have repeatedly changed quarterbacks and accomplished two winning seasons. The Bengals have managed three winning seasons. They’re 0-4 combined in the playoffs. And the intrastate rivalry has gone south.

“In Cleveland, the rivalry’s Pittsburgh,” Faine said.

“That’s all the fans really talk about.”

PITTSBURGH (AP) — LaMarr Woodley knew the question was coming. It always does when a team loses its first game of the season.

So when a reporter mentioned to the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker the perennial AFC contenders hadn’t started a season 0-2 in a decade, Woodley pounced.

“We won’t be 0-2,” he said.

Joe Namath poolside in Miami this was not.

Woodley wasn’t boasting.

He wasn’t smiling either.

The Steelers haven’t dropped a home opener under coach Mike Tomlin and Sunday’s opponent, the New York Jets (1-0), have won just once in Pittsburgh.

Though history is on the Steelers’ side, momentum is not.

Pittsburgh’s usually swarming defense looked a step slow in the second half of a 31-19 loss in Denver last week, allowing Peyton Manning to look like, well, Peyton Manning as the four-time MVP torched the Steelers for 253 passing yards and two touchdowns in his return from a nearly two-year layoff.

The Jets, meanwhile, took off following an underwhelming preseason. New York (1-0) lit up the mistake-prone Buffalo Bills in a 48-28 rout, the kind of stunning debut that made a listless exhibition season in which the first-team offense failed to reach the end zone seem long forgotten.

“I guess we were due to score,” coach Rex Ryan said with a laugh.

More like overdue.

Still, the Jets know things will be considerably tougher in Pittsburgh.

Their last visit to Heinz Field ended with a bitter 24-19 loss in the 2010 AFC championship game. New York was never in it, falling behind 24-0 in the second quarter before a late rally fell short.

The always brash Ryan,

however, felt so emboldened by his team’s secondhalf performance he guaranteed the Jets would take the next step in 2011 and go all the way to the Super Bowl. It never happened, as New York stumbled down the stretch to an 8-8 finish, a result the recently slimmed-down coach put on his not-quite-so-broad shoulders.

“I thought we played tight, I think (the guarantee) had a lot to do with it,” Ryan said. “It was an unnecessary burden that I put on my players, and I’ve learned from that.”

So has his team, apparently.

Though the Jets are still experimenting with how to use new acquisition Tim Tebow, starter Mark Sanchez appeared energized against Buffalo, tossing three touchdowns after an early interception as New York looked like a team ready to make another run at New England’s supremacy in the AFC East. The defense also forced four turnovers despite losing All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis to a mild concussion, though Revis is optimistic he’ll be ready on Sunday.

Good thing, because the Steelers are not the Bills, even if Pittsburgh’s defense didn’t quite look like its typically tenacious self while Manning picked it apart in the second half.

Then again, linebacker James Harrison sat out to give his balky left knee more time to recover from a minor procedure in midAugust and safety Ryan Clark watched in sweats due to a sickle cell trait that makes it dangerous for him to play at high altitudes.

Clark will be back alongside Troy Polamalu and Harrison is optimistic he’ll be well enough to line up at outside linebacker. If they play, it will mark the first time in almost a year that Pittsburgh’s starting defense will be completely healthy.

■ National Hockey League

NHL on ice again: lockout all but set with no bargaining NEW YORK (AP) — The chance of averting another NHL lockout all but disappeared long before midnight.

With only a few hours left before NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made good on his vow to shut down the league Saturday night

without a new collective bargaining agreement with the players’ association, there were no signs either side would budge and return to the negotiating table.

A lockout had become such a foregone conclusion, that an NHL spokesman said the league

wouldn’t even make an official announcement at midnight that a work stoppage was in effect. The clock itself would be the confirmation.

“We talked with the union this morning, and in light of the fact that they have nothing new to offer, or any substantive

response to our last proposal, there would be nothing gained by convening a bargaining session at this time,” NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said in a statement Saturday. “I’m sure that we will remain in contact in the coming days.”

Barring a sudden

change of heart, this will be the league’s fourth work stoppage since 1992.

This latest action adds to a landscape of labor unrest across American professional sports. The lockout will be the third to hit a major sports league in 18 months, following ones in the NFL and the

NBA. Despite a third straight day of telephone discussions between Daly and players’ association special counsel Steve Fehr, the brother of NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, hopes of face-to-face talks were dashed early Saturday.

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■ College Football

Buckeyes ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 had moments of brilliance, but there were also times where he couldn’t seem to find a rhythm. Miller put Ohio State up 6-0 when he made an ankle-breaking juke to break free for a 55yard TD with 5:11 remaining in the first. After a Cal score, Miller led the Buckeyes down the field, connecting with Devin Smith for a 25-yard touchdown. Later in the first half, he added another TD toss to Jake Stoneburner, ending the first half with 10 out of 14 completions for 129 yards.

In the third quarter, though, Miller had nothing going for him, going 1 for 7 with five yards passing, and the Golden Bears climbed out of a 20-7 halftime hole to take a 21-20 lead with 12:26 left in the game.

And so, with the game

on the line, Miller took control.

The sophomore threw a 3-yard TD to Stoneburner, then rushed in for a twopoint conversion to put the Buckeyes up 28-21. After Cal scored quickly to tie the game, Miller led the Buckeyes final scoring drive, hooking up with a wide-open Smith on third down for a 72-yard touchdown.

“There’s not a lot of panic in him,” Meyer said.

“He’s maturing as a QB, and it’s happening right before Ohio State’s eyes.”

Meyer and the rest of Buckeye Nation knew Miller could run. They knew he was an athlete.

But the emergence of a passing game may be what OSU needs heading into the heart of its Big 10 schedule.

“We’re going to have to throw the ball,” Meyer

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Ohio State coach Urban Meyer reacts on the sideline during a game against California Saturday in Columbus. said. “We’re going to have to move the ball more efficient.

Since Braxton became the quarterback two years ago, he’s gotten better.”

• OSU vs. Pac 12 Saturday’s meeting between Ohio State and Cal marked the first time in 40 years the two teams

met. Going into the game, the Buckeyes had a 7-3 record against Pac 12 teams since 1997 — with two of those losses coming to the University of Southern California in 2008 and 2009. After Saturday, though, you can make that record 8-3 against the Pac 12.

The Big 10, however, has not had much success against the Pac 12 this year. Just last week, the Big 10 went 0-3 facing Pac 12 teams — all of those games were played on the road.

• Knight Honored Legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight was at the game, watching with OSU coach and friend Thad Matta. That, however, wasn’t the only reason Knight was in attendance as he and 11 other former student-athletes were inducted to the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame during halftime.

Knight was a role player on the 1960 Ohio State basketball team, which won a national title. The former Indiana coach was elected to the Hall of Fame in the lifetime achievement category.

Other notable inductees

include Mike Vrabel, Dick Schafrath, Pete Cusick and Jessica Daveport.

• Long Run Brendan Bigelow’s 81yard TD run that came with 9:34 to go in the third quarter is the longest rush a Buckeye defense has ever given up at Ohio Stadium. It was the thirdlongest run an Ohio State defense has ever given up.

Bigelow’s run was the longest by a Cal player since Jahvid Best’s 93-yard touchdown against UCLA in 2009.

• Moment of Silence There was a moment of silence before the game in honor of late California graduate Chris Stevens, who was the American diplomat and lawyer that served as U.S. Ambassador to Libya. He was killed earlier in the week when riots broke out at the U.S. Embassy.

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Wright, Smith help Bluffton to 2-1 start

■ CONTINUED FROM A7 target, connecting on a clutch 72-yard touchdown with 3:26 to play to put the Buckeyes up for good in a wild 35-28 victory at Ohio Stadium.

“That was a scramble drill,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said of the play that snapped a 28-28 tie. “You hear people in the NFL talk about it a lot — about how a quarterback can extend a play. (Miller) extended that play and gave Devin the chance to get open.”

It was Smith’s only reception of the second half. He finished the afternoon with five catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns.

“He did drop a couple,” Meyer said of Smith. “But we need a home-run hitter.

When you take a lot of big swings, every once in a while you’re going to hit one out of the park.”

And thankfully for No. 12 Ohio State (3-0), Miller and Smith put that one out, preserving the Buckeyes’ unbeaten streak at home in regular season non-conference games against unranked teams — which now stands at 60 straight.

The Buckeyes also made a few big plays early in the game to take a 20-7 lead at the half. But their offense sleepwalked through the entire third quarter, only earning one first down and going threeand-out three consecutive times, accounting for a mere 25 yards of total offense.

And Miller — who was 16 for 30 for 249 yards and four touchdowns in the game and added a 55-yard touchdown run for the game’s first score — had his worst quarter of the game, going 1 for 7 for a paltry 5 yards.

Even after Cal’s (1-2) Brendan Bigelow slapped Ohio State in the face with an 81-yard touchdown run — the longest the Buckeyes have ever given up at home — Ohio State still couldn’t wake up. It wasn’t until Cal quarterback Zach Maynard finished off a nine-play, 54yard drive with a 1-yard sneak to give the Bears their first lead of the game at 21-20 with 12:26 to play that the Buckeyes stirred again.

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Ohio State’s C.J. Barnett tackles a California player during a game Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

“We came out of the blocks with some big hits, especially in the passing game,” Meyer said. “We had bad tackling on defense. And we’ve got to get that figured out. We’ve got to play Ohio State defense, and that was not Ohio State defense.”

Ohio State retook the lead on the next possession. After a 21-yard catch

by Philly Brown (three catches, 31 yards) and a few quality runs by Jordan Hall (17 carries, 87 yards), the Buckeyes found themselves with a third-andgoal from the 3. Miller faked running a draw play and completely tricked the defense then tossed to a wide-open Jake Stoneburner (three catches, 44 yards, two TDs) for a 3-yard score. Miller then plunged ahead for a twopoint conversion, erasing the importance of a missed point-after in the first quarter and putting the Buckeyes up 28-21 with 8:31 to go.

“That was all Braxton.

He ran and pulled the defense up, and it was really good execution by Stoneburner, blocking and releasing,” Meyer said.

Cal wouldn’t go away, though. Bigelow (three carries, 156 yards, two TDs) broke off a 59-yard run that looked exactly like his

Ohio State’s Orhian Johnson tries to pull down a Cal player Saturday. first score with him spinning out of a pair of tackles and flying down the sideline to tie the game a mere 21 seconds later. And on the ensuing Ohio State possession, Steve Williams picked off a Miller pass to give the Bears the opportunity to win the game.

And Maynard — who looked great throwing the ball when he wasn’t on his back, going 26 for 37 for 280 yards and a touchdown despite being sacked six times — worked the team down the field, giving Vincenzo D’Amato a chance to redeem himself with a third try at a 42yard field goal.

But D’Amato pulled it wide left for the third time

in the game, and soon after Miller found Smith for the eventual game-winning score. Cal moved the ball near midfield, but Christian Bryant picked off an errant pass by Maynard to seal the win.

“Our guys found a way,” Meyer said. “The best thing about being 3-0 is that you’ve got the chance to go 4-0. We’re going to enjoy this win against a quality opponent.

“I’ve been in games before (that) I thought we were going to lose. But I just kept waiting. I thought someone would make a play. I really did.”

And they couldn’t have picked a better time to do it.

RICHMOND — Troy graduate Tyler Wright passed for 79 yards and a TD to help Bluffton past Earlham 28-20 Saturday, improving to 2-1 on the season.

Bluffton scored 14 in the fourth, capped off by Wright’s 20-yard touchdown pass for a 21-20 at the end of the quarter. The Beavers added another touchdown fourth for insurance.

Troy’s Nick Smith also recovered a punt and returned it 15 yards in the victory.

Slippery Rock 38, Gannon 18 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Slippery Rock University scored points in five different fashions Saturday night en route to a 38-18 victory over Gannon University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division play.

The Rock (2-1 overall, 10 PSAC West Division) scored one touchdown on a routine pass play, one on a fake-punt TD pass, one on a running play, one on an interception and one on a kickoff return.

Milton-Union graduate Kurt Brackman — the Slippery Rock kicker — nailed his only field goal of the day, a 22-yarder early in the second quarter. He was also a perfect 4 for 4 on extra-point attempts.

Dayton 20, R. Morris 14 DAYTON — Taylor Harris returned from a knee injury to rush for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries as Dayton toppled Robert Morris 20-14 Saturday.

Harris, who suffered the knee injury in the first half of the Flyer’s (1-2) season opener, was the anchor of a Dayton ground game that carried the bulk of the load offensively. Dayton passed for just 75 yards in the win, but ran for 172.

Central State 28, Urbana 22 WILBERFORCE, Ohio — Central State University stunned visiting Urbana

University on Saturday afternoon at McPherson Stadium.

After the Marauders scored on a fourth quarter flea flicker, Urbana’s final drive was stopped one-inch short of the goal line on a fourth and goal as CSU held on for the 28-22 upset.

CSU was picked to finish last in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason polls while Urbana was voted second by the league’s coaches.

Milton-Union graduate Kyle Wallace started at center for Urbana University.

Akron 66, Morgan State 6 AKRON — Dalton Williams threw for 446 yards and Akron scored 45 unanswered second-half points Saturday in a 66-6 rout of Morgan State.

Williams completed 37 of 48 passes and threw for three touchdowns for the Zips (1-2) before giving way late in the third quarter to backup Kyle Pohl, who threw for Akron’s final three scores.

PSU 34, Navy 7 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State football finally has a victory to celebrate.

Matt McGloin threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns and Penn State overwhelmed Navy in a 34-7 win Saturday for rookie coach Bill O’Brien’s first career victory.

The Nittany Lions (1-2) rolled to the morale-boosting win following two draining losses to open a season of change in Happy Valley.Boise State 39, Miami (OH) 12 BOISE, Idaho — D.J. Harper rushed for a careerhigh 162 yards and three touchdowns to lead Boise State past Miami (Ohio) 3912 on Saturday.

Cincinnati 23, D. State 7 CINCINNATI — George Winn ran for a career-high 147 yards on Saturday night, helping Cincinnati overcome six turnovers four of them by Munchie Legaux for a 23-7 victory over Delaware State.

■ Top 25

No. 1 Alabama hammers Arkansas, 52-0 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Eddie Lacy ran for three touchdowns and the Crimson Tide forced five turnovers to win its 21st straight to SEC opener.

Vinnie Sunseri and Haha Clinton-Dix had interceptions against the Razorbacks, who played without quarterback Tyler Wilson because he had a head injury in last week’s loss to Louisiana-Monroe.

The shutout was the

second straight for the Crimson Tide (3-0, 1-0 S o u t h e a s t e r n Conference). The last time Alabama, which has forced 12 turnovers this season, had back-to-back shutouts was against Vanderbilt and Kentucky in 1980.

Arkansas (1-2, 0-1) had just 44 yards of total offense at halftime and 137 for the game. The Razorbacks were held

scoreless in Razorback Stadium for the first time since a 7-0 loss to Baylor in 1966.

No. 4 Oregon 63, T. Tech 14 EUGENE, Ore. — Marcus Mariota threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns before Oregon pulled its starters.

No. 5 Florida 52, Wake Forest 0 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Chris Thompson scored

on runs of 74 and 80 yards on consecutive carries in the first half to lead the Seminoles.

No. 9 WVU 42, James Madison 12 LANDOVER, Md. — Geno Smith completed 34 of 39 passes for 411 yards and five touchdowns for West Virginia.

No. 11 Clemson 41, Furman 7 CLEMSON, S.C. — Tajh Boyd threw for 310

yards and three touchdown passes, Sammy Watkins had a 58-yard touchdown run in his season debut and Clemson won its 30th straight over Furman.

Pittsburgh 35, No. 13 V. Tech 17 PITTSBURGH — Ray Graham ran for 94 yards and two scores and added an 18-yard touchdown reception to lead Pitt to its first victory of the season.

No. 16 TCU 20, Kansas 6 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Casey Pachall threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns, both to Brandon Carter, and TCU won its Big 12 debut.

No. 17 Michigan 63, UMass13 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Denard Robinson put up 397 yards of total offense and accounted for four touchdowns for Michigan.

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SCOREBOARD

Sunday, September 16, 2012

BASEBALL Baseball Expanded Standings All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 82 63 .566 81 63 .563 Baltimore 78 67 .538 Tampa Bay 66 80 .452 Boston 65 79 .451 Toronto Central Division W L Pct Chicago 78 66 .542 77 67 .535 Detroit 66 79 .455 Kansas City 60 86 .411 Cleveland 60 86 .411 Minnesota West Division W L Pct Texas 86 58 .597 Oakland 83 61 .576 79 67 .541 Los Angeles 69 76 .476 Seattle NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 89 56 .614 Atlanta 83 63 .568 73 73 .500 Philadelphia 66 79 .455 New York 65 81 .445 Miami Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 87 59 .596 St. Louis 76 69 .524 Pittsburgh 73 71 .507 73 72 .503 Milwaukee 57 88 .393 Chicago 47 99 .322 Houston West Division W L Pct San Francisco 82 62 .569 Los Angeles 75 70 .517 71 73 .493 Arizona 69 76 .476 San Diego 58 85 .406 Colorado

Scores GB WCGB — — ½ — 4 3½ 16½ 16 16½ 16

L10 6-4 6-4 4-6 4-6 5-5

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

Home 42-29 42-32 39-32 33-43 35-38

Away 40-34 39-31 39-35 33-37 30-41

GB WCGB — — 1 4 12½ 15½ 19 22 19 22

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

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

Home 42-31 43-28 32-39 32-39 29-45

Away 36-35 34-39 34-40 28-47 31-41

GB WCGB — — 3 — 8 3 17½ 12½

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

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

Home 46-26 43-30 40-32 36-36

Away 40-32 40-31 39-35 33-40

GB WCGB — — 6½ — 16½ 3½ 23 10 24½ 11½

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

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

Home 44-27 42-32 38-37 30-41 34-37

Away 45-29 41-31 35-36 36-38 31-44

GB WCGB — — 10½ — 13 2½ 13½ 3 29½ 19 40 29½

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

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

Home 47-28 43-29 42-30 45-29 35-35 31-43

Away 40-31 33-40 31-41 28-43 22-53 16-56

GB WCGB — — 7½ 1 11 4½ 13½ 7 23½ 17

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

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

Home 40-31 39-34 35-35 38-35 31-43

Away 42-31 36-36 36-38 31-41 27-42

AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Detroit 4, Cleveland 0 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 4 Boston 8, Toronto 5 Texas 9, Seattle 3 Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 0 L.A. Angels 9, Kansas City 7 Oakland 3, Baltimore 2 Saturday's Games Boston 3, Toronto 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota 3 Detroit 5, Cleveland 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 3, L.A. Angels 2 Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games Tampa Bay (M.Moore 10-10) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 13-10), 1:05 p.m.

Boston (Lester 9-11) at Toronto (Morrow 8-6), 1:07 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Peavy 10-11) at Minnesota (Diamond 11-7), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Haren 10-11) at Kansas City (W.Smith 5-7), 2:10 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 9-12) at Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-16), 3:05 p.m.

Seattle (Beavan 9-9) at Texas (M.Harrison 16-9), 3:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Wolf 2-0) at Oakland (Straily 2-0), 4:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

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

Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 4 Miami 4, Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 2, Washington 1 Philadelphia 12, Houston 6 N.Y. Mets 7, Milwaukee 3 San Francisco 6, Arizona 2 Colorado 7, San Diego 4 L.A. Dodgers 8, St. Louis 5 Saturday's Games Pittsburgh 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Atlanta 5, Washington 4 Houston 5, Philadelphia 0 Miami 6, Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 9, N.Y. Mets 6 San Francisco at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 8:35 p.m.

St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday's Games Cincinnati (Latos 12-4) at Miami (Nolasco 12-12), 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Halladay 10-7) at Houston (Lyles 4-11), 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (C.Young 4-7) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 1-0), 2:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Volstad 3-10), 2:20 p.m.

Colorado (White 2-8) at San Diego (Werner 2-1), 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 12-8) at Arizona (Corbin 5-7), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 13-13) at L.A. Dodgers (Fife 0-1), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 19-7) at Atlanta (Minor 8-10), 8:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Marlins 6, Reds 4 Cincinnati Miami ab r h bi ab r h bi BPhllps 2b 4 0 0 0 Petersn lf 4 0 0 0 WValdz ss 4 0 2 1 Ruggin cf 5 2 2 0 Votto 1b 4 1 1 0 Reyes ss 4 2 3 1 Ludwck lf 4 1 1 2 Stanton rf 4 1 2 2 Bruce rf 4 1 1 0 Ca.Lee 1b 3 1 1 3 Rolen 3b 4 0 1 1 Dobbs 3b 4 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 3 0 0 0 Velazqz 3b 0 0 0 0 Paul ph 1 0 0 0 DSolan 2b 4 0 1 0 Hanign c 3 1 1 0 Brantly c 2 0 1 0 DNavrr ph 1 0 1 0 Buehrle p 3 0 0 0 Cueto p 1 0 0 0 MDunn p 0 0 0 0 Cingrn p 0 0 0 0 Kearns ph 0 0 0 0 Arrdnd p 0 0 0 0 Cishek p 0 0 0 0 Frazier ph 1 0 0 0 Hoover p 0 0 0 0 Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Heisey ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 33 610 6 Cincinnati .................001 100 020—4 Miami.........................300 030 00x—6 E_W.Valdez (4), Cingrani (1), Ca.Lee (6), Reyes (16). LOB_Cincinnati 5, Miami 8. 2B_Votto (38), Ruggiano (22), Reyes (32), Brantly (6). 3B_Bruce (5), Stanton (1), D.Solano (3). HR_Ludwick (26), Ca.Lee (9). CS_Reyes (10), Stanton (2). S_Cueto. SF_Ca.Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Cueto L,17-9 . . . .4 1-3 9 6 6 2 2 Cingrani . . . . . . . .1 1-3 1 0 0 1 3 Arredondo . . . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Hoover . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 1 Marshall . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 1 2 Miami Buehrle W,13-12 .7 2-3 7 4 4 0 7 M.Dunn H,18 . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Cishek S,14-18 . . . . .1 1 0 0 0 2

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

T_2:58. A_27,502 (37,442).

Tigers 5, Indians 3 Detroit Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi AJcksn cf 4 0 0 1 Choo rf 2 0 0 0 Dirks rf 4 1 0 0 AsCarr ss 4 0 1 1 MiCarr 3b 5 1 1 1 CSantn dh 4 1 1 0 Fielder 1b 3 1 0 0 Canzler lf 4 1 1 1 Boesch dh 3 1 0 0 Chsnhll 3b 4 0 1 1 4 0 3 2 Ktchm 1b 2 0 0 0 Avila c JhPerlt ss 3 0 0 0 LaPort 1b 1 0 0 0 Berry lf 3 1 2 0 Brantly ph 1 0 0 0 DYong ph 1 0 0 0 CPhlps 2b 3 1 1 0 D.Kelly lf 0 0 0 0 Carrer cf 3 0 0 0 Infante 2b 4 0 2 0 Marson c 2 0 0 0 Kipnis ph 1 0 0 0 Rottino c 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 8 4 Totals 31 3 5 3 Detroit .......................200 110 100—5 Cleveland..................000 000 210—3 E_As.Cabrera (18), Marson (2), Chisenhall (3). DP_Detroit 1.

LOB_Detroit 10, Cleveland 3. 2B_Avila (20), Canzler (2). 3B_C.Santana (1).

HR_Mi.Cabrera (37). SB_Boesch (6), Infante 2 (4). SF_A.Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Detroit A.Sanchez W,3-5 6 2-3 3 2 2 0 7 Coke H,18 . . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Benoit H,30 . . . . . . . .1 2 1 1 1 1 Valverde S,31-35 . . . .1 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland Masterson L,11-144 2-3 6 4 2 4 8 Sipp . . . . . . . . . . .1 2-3 2 1 1 2 0 C.Allen . . . . . . . . .1 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 S.Barnes . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 0 HBP_by A.Sanchez (Choo), by Masterson (Avila).

Umpires_Home, Mike Winters; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Wally Bell.

T_3:12. A_22,849 (43,429).

Saturday's Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston . . . . .010 100 001—3 6 2 Toronto . . . . .100 010 000—2 5 0 Buchholz, Breslow (8), A.Bailey (9) and Saltalamacchia; Villanueva, Loup (8), Delabar (8), Cecil (9) and Torrealba. W_Breslow 1-0. L_Delabar 4-2. Sv_A.Bailey (4). HRs_Boston, C.Ross (21).

Chicago . . . .102 100 001—5 5 0 Minnesota . . .000 000 201—3 2 0 Liriano, Crain (8), A.Reed (9), Thornton (9) and Pierzynski; Deduno, Duensing (5), Fien (8), T.Robertson (8), Al.Burnett (9) and Butera. W_Liriano 611. L_Deduno 6-4. Sv_Thornton (3).

HRs_Chicago, Konerko (23).

Minnesota, Plouffe (22).

Tampa Bay . .000 001 200—3 7 0 NewYork . . . .030 010 01x—5 8 0 Shields, Farnsworth (7), McGee (8) and J.Molina, Lobaton; Nova, Logan (7), Chamberlain (7), D.Robertson (8), R.Soriano (9) and C.Stewart. W_Nova 12-7. L_Shields 14-9. Sv_R.Soriano (39). HRs_Tampa Bay, Longoria (12).

New York, Granderson (39), E.Nunez (1).

Los Angeles .000 010 010—2 6 0 Kansas City .000 000 003—3 7 2 Greinke, Frieri (9) and Iannetta; Guthrie, K.Herrera (9) and S.Perez.

W_K.Herrera 4-2. L_Frieri 3-1.

HRs_Los Angeles, K.Morales (20).

Kansas City, Butler (27), S.Perez (11).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh . . .111 300 100—7 10 2 Chicago . . . .001 020 012—6 13 2 W.Rodriguez, Watson (7), J.Hughes (7), Grilli (8), Hanrahan (9) and Barajas; Berken, Dolis (5), Beliveau (6), Al.Cabrera (7), Bowden (9) and W.Castillo. W_W.Rodriguez 11-13.

L_Berken 0-1. Sv_Hanrahan (35).

HRs_Pittsburgh, A.McCutchen (28), Barmes (7).

Washington .220 000 000—4 8 1 Atlanta . . . . . .010 102 01x—5 6 3 E.Jackson, Gorzelanny (6), C.Garcia (7), Mic.Gonzalez (7), Mattheus (8), Duke (8) and Flores; Hanson, Venters (6), Moylan (7), Avilan (7), O'Flaherty (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann, D.Ross, Boscan. W_O'Flaherty 3-0. L_Mattheus 5-2.

Sv_Kimbrel (36).

HRs_Washington, LaRoche (30).

Atlanta, F.Freeman (20), Heyward (27).

Philadelphia .000 000 000—0 7 1 Houston . . . .210 011 00x—5 10 0 K.Kendrick, Lindblom (6), Diekman (8) and Kratz; Keuchel, Storey (6), X.Cedeno (7), Ambriz (8), W.Wright (9) and J.Castro. W_Keuchel 2-7.

L_K.Kendrick 9-11. HRs_Houston, Maxwell (16).

NewYork . . . .100 300 002—6 10 1 Milwaukee . .100 520 10x—9 12 1 Mejia, Hefner (4), Hampson (5), McHugh (5), Acosta (6), R.Carson (7), El.Ramirez (7), Familia (8) and Shoppach; Marcum, Kintzler (5), Veras (6), Fr.Rodriguez (7), Henderson (8),

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Axford (9) and Lucroy. W_Kintzler 2-0.

L_Mejia 0-1. HRs_New York, I.Davis (27). Milwaukee, R.Weeks (20).

Minnesota Green Bay Chicago West

Midwest League Playoffs All Times EDT (x-if necessary) First Round (Best-of-3) Lake County 2, Bowling Green 0 Wednesday, Sep. 5: Lake County 5, Bowling Green 4 Thursday, Sep. 6: Lake County 5, Bowling Green 4, 10 innings Wisconsin 2, Burlington 1 Wednesday, Sep. 5: Burlington 4, Wisconsin 0 Thursday, Sep. 6: Wisconsin 4, Burlington 0 Friday, Sep. 7:Wisconsin 3, Burlington 0 Clinton 2, Beloit 1 Wednesday, Sep. 5: Beloit 8, Clinton 6 Thursday, Sep. 6: Clinton 7, Beloit 5, 10 innings x-Friday, Sep. 7: Clinton 4, Beloit 1, 10 innings Fort Wayne 2, Lansing 0 Wednesday, Sep. 5: Fort Wayne 5, Lansing 2 Thursday, Sep. 6: Fort Wayne 9, Lansing 6 Second Round (Best-of-3) Fort Wayne 2, Lake County 1 Saturday, Sep. 8: Fort Wayne 4, Lake County 3 Sunday, Sep. 9: Lake County 7, Fort Wayne 4 Monday, Sep. 10: Fort Wayne 13, Lake County 6 Wisconsin 2, Clinton 0 Saturday, Sep. 8:Wisconsin 9, Clinton 1 Sunday, Sep. 9: Wisconsin 4, Clinton 2 Championship (Best-of-5) Wisconsin vs. Fort Wayne Wednesday, Sep. 12: Wisconsin 3, Fort Wayne 2, 10 innings Thursday, Sep. 13: Fort Wayne 5, Wisconsin 1 Saturday, Sep. 15: Wisconsin 10, Fort Wayne 8 Sunday, Sep. 16: Wisconsin at Fort Wayne, 5:05 p.m. x-Monday, Sep. 17: Wisconsin at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.

W L T Pct PF PA 1 0 0 1.000 20 16 Arizona San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 30 22 0 1 0 .000 23 27 St. Louis Seattle 0 1 0 .000 16 20 Thursday, Sep. 13 Green Bay 23, Chicago 10 Sunday, Sep. 16 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Arizona at New England, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Miami, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.

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

N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Detroit at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 17 Denver at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 20 N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 23 Tampa Bay at Dallas, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Washington, 1 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 24 Green Bay at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 New England 1 0 0 1.000 Miami 0 1 0 .000 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 South W L T Pct Houston 1 0 0 1.000 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 West W L T Pct San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 South W L T Pct Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Detroit 1 0 0 1.000

PF 48 34 10 28

PA 28 13 30 48

PF 30 23 21 13

PA 10 26 41 34

PF 44 16 19 13

PA 13 17 31 44

PF 22 31 24 14

PA 14 19 40 22

PF 24 40 17 17

PA 17 32 16 24

PF 16 40 32 10

PA 10 24 40 16

PF PA 27 23

Michigan, Saturday.

No. 21 Stanford (2-0) vs. No. 2 Southern Cal. Next: at Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27.

No. 22 UCLA (2-0) vs. Houston. Next: vs. Oregon State, Saturday.

No. 23 Tennessee (2-1) lost to No. 18 Florida 37-20. Next: vs. Akron, Saturday.

No. 24 Arizona (2-0) vs. South Carolina State. Next: at No. 4 Oregon, Saturday.

No. 25 BYU (2-0) at Utah. Next: at Boise State, Saturday.

AUTO RACING

AUTO RACING 2 p.m. ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, GEICO 400, at Joliet, Ill. 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, O'Reilly Auto Parts Nationals, at Concord, N.C. (same-day tape) 11 p.m. SPEED — FIA World Rally, Wales Rally, at Cardiff, Wales (same-day tape) GOLF 7:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Italian Open, final round, at Turin, Italy 9 a.m. ESPN2 — Women's British Open, final round, at Hoylake, England 5 p.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Boise Open, final round, at Boise, Idaho 7:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Hawaii Championship, final round, at Kapolei, Hawaii MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. FSN — Cincinnati at Miami TBS — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees 2:10 p.m. WGN — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs 8 p.m. ESPN — Washington at Atlanta MOTORSPORTS 8 a.m. SPEED — MotoGP World Championship, at San Marino 4:30 p.m. SPEED — MotoGP Moto2, at San Marino (same-day tape) NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader FOX — Regional coverage 4 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage 4:25 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader game 8:20 p.m. NBC — Detroit at San Francisco RODEO 7 p.m. NBCSN — PBR, PFI Western.com Invitational, at Springfield, Mo. (same-day tape) SOCCER 3:30 p.m. NBC — Women's national teams, exhibition, United States vs. Australia, at Los Angeles TENNIS 3:30 p.m. NBCSN — World Team Tennis, playoffs, championship match, New York/Washington winner vs.

Sacramento/Orange County winner, at Charleston, S.C.

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AP Top 25 Fared No. 1 Alabama (3-0) beat Arkansas 52-0. Next: vs. Florida Atlantic, Saturday.

No. 2 Southern Cal (2-0) at No. 21 Stanford. Next: vs. California, Saturday.

No. 3 LSU (2-0) vs. Idaho. Next: at Auburn, Saturday.

No. 4 Oregon (3-0) beat Tennessee Tech 63-14. Next: vs. No. 24 Arizona, Saturday.

No. 5 Florida State (3-0) beat Wake Forest 52-0. Next: vs. No. 11 Clemson, Saturday.

No. 5 Oklahoma (2-0) did not play.

Next: vs. No. 15 Kansas State, Saturday.

No. 7 Georgia (3-0) beat Florida Atlantic 56-20. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Saturday.

No. 8 South Carolina (3-0) beat UAB 49-6. Next: vs. Missouri, Saturday.

No. 9 West Virginia (2-0) beat James Madison 42-12. Next: vs. Maryland, Saturday.

No. 10 Michigan State (2-0) vs. No. 20 Notre Dame. Next: vs. Eastern Michigan, Saturday.

No. 11 Clemson (3-0) beat Furman 41-7. Next: at No. 5 Florida State, Saturday.

No. 12 Ohio State (3-0) beat California 35-28. Next: vs. UAB, Saturday.

No. 13 Virginia Tech (2-1) lost to Pittsburgh 35-17. Next: vs. Bowling Green, Saturday.

No. 14 Texas (2-0) at Mississippi.

Next: at Oklahoma State, Saturday, Sept. 29.

No. 15 Kansas State (3-0) beat North Texas 35-21. Next: at No. 5 Oklahoma, Saturday.

No. 16 TCU (2-0) beat Kansas 20-6.

Next: vs. Virginia, Saturday.

No. 17 Michigan (2-1) beat UMass 63-13. Next: at No. 20 Notre Dame, Saturday.

No. 18 Florida (3-0) beat No. 23 Tennessee 37-20. Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday.

No. 19 Louisville (3-0) beat North Carolina 39-34. Next: at FIU, Saturday.

No. 20 Notre Dame (2-0) at No. 10 Michigan State. Next: vs. No. 17

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-GEICO 400 Lineup After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 182.865.

2. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 182.636.

3. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 182.334.

4. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 182.07.

5. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 182.045.

6. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 181.971.

7. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 181.953.

8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.928.

9. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 181.855.

10. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 181.629.

11. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 181.616.

12. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 181.525.

13. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 181.507.

14. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 181.354.

15. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 181.257.

16. (22) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 181.251.

17. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 181.05.

18. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 180.989.

19. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 180.874.

20. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 180.729.

21. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 180.705.

22. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 180.524.

23. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 180.463.

24. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 180.276.

25. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 180.21.

26. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 180.12.

27. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 180.048.

28. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 179.94.

29. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 179.892.

30. (51) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 179.671.

31. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 179.575.

32. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 179.569.

33. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 179.539.

34. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 179.533.

35. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 179.456.

36. (33) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 179.438.

37. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 179.265.

38. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 178.986.

39. (32) T.J. Bell, Ford, Owner Points.

40. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points.

41. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

42. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

43. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 179.164.

Failed to Qualify 44. (23) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 178.271.

45. (91) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 177.965.

46. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 177.942.

47. (49) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 177.713.

NASCAR Nationwide-Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola Results Saturday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200 laps, 132.5 rating, 47 points, $92,143.

2. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 131.9, 0, $54,750.

3. (2) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 127.1, 42, $55,093.

4. (16) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 200, 104.4, 0, $31,265.

5. (7) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 103, 0, $27,790.

6. (4) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 200, 105.9, 39, $31,408.

7. (8) Michael Annett, Ford, 200, 101.7, 38, $29,608.

8. (5) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200, 109.2, 37, $28,958.

9. (1) Joey Logano, Toyota, 200, 119.9, 0, $29,950.

10. (42) Brian Scott, Toyota, 200, 90.9, 34, $31,083.

11. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 93.8, 34, $26,258.

12. (12) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 200, 88, 32, $25,508.

13. (9) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 200, 90.6, 31, $24,958.

14. (13) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 200, 85.4, 30, $24,448.

15. (18) Brad Sweet, Chevrolet, 199, 82.5, 29, $24,488.

16. (25) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 199, 78.9, 29, $24,178.

17. (20) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 199, 73.6, 27, $23,493.

18. (19) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, 198, 71.6, 26, $23,233.

19. (21) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 198, 71.5, 25, $23,223.

20. (11) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 196, 73.9, 24, $23,488.

21. (17) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, 196, 59, 23, $22,703.

22. (34) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, 195, 54.2, 22, $22,593.

23. (22) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 195, 59.9, 21, $15,990.

24. (24) Dexter Stacey, Ford, 194, 52.8, 20, $22,343.

25. (30) Eric McClure, Toyota, 194, 43.7, 19, $22,683.

26. (37) Juan Carlos Blum, Chevrolet, 193, 47.6, 18, $22,098.

27. (35) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 192, 44.6, 17, $21,988.

28. (15) Jason Bowles, Toyota, engine, 153, 53.9, 16, $21,868.

29. (14) Benny Gordon, Toyota, sus-

pension, 122, 68.7, 15, $21,718.

30. (31) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, oil leak, 68, 53.2, 14, $21,908.

31. (27) Jeff Green, Toyota, vibration, 30, 53.1, 13, $15,005.

32. (39) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, engine, 30, 45.2, 12, $14,895.

33. (36) Timmy Hill, Ford, vibration, 28, 46.4, 11, $14,785.

34. (38) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, electrical, 26, 42.1, 0, $14,675.

35. (40) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, handling, 23, 36.4, 9, $14,565.

36. (29) Blake Koch, Toyota, vibration, 19, 44.8, 8, $14,455.

37. (33) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, ignition, 19, 45, 0, $14,335.

38. (32) Matt Carter, Chevrolet, rear gear, 15, 40.2, 6, $14,275.

39. (41) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, overheating, 12, 35, 5, $13,940.

40. (28) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, vibration, 11, 36, 0, $13,830.

41. (23) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, electrical, 10, 35.1, 0, $13,725.

42. (26) Chase Miller, Chevrolet, overheating, 9, 33.4, 2, $13,520.

43. (43) Tim Andrews, Ford, ignition, 9, 31.8, 1, $13,413.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 138.373 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 10 minutes, 5 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 2.402 seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 9 drivers.

Top 10 in Points: 1. R.Stenhouse Jr., 982; 2. E.Sadler, 973; 3. A.Dillon, 948; 4. S.Hornish Jr., 925; 5. J.Allgaier, 875; 6. M.Annett, 837; 7. C.Whitt, 767; 8.

M.Bliss, 722; 9. J.Nemechek, 634; 10.

B.Scott, 633.

GOLF Ricoh Women's British Open Scores Saturday At Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake, England Purse: $2.75 million Yardage: 6,660; Par: 72 Second Round a-amateur Jiyai Shin ............................71-64—135 Inbee Park..........................72-68—140 Mika Miyazato ....................71-70—141 Karrie Webb........................71-70—141 Katie Futcher......................71-71—142 Vicky Hurst .........................71-72—143 a-Lydia Ko...........................72-71—143 Carin Koch..........................72-71—143 Ai Miyazato.........................71-72—143 Jenny Shin..........................75-68—143 Angela Stanford .................72-72—144 So Yeon Ryu.......................70-74—144 Stacy Lewis ........................74-70—144 Yani Tseng..........................72-72—144 Yuki Ichinose ......................72-72—144 Katherine Hull.....................72-72—144 Holly Clyburn......................72-73—145 Cristie Kerr..........................72-73—145 Michelle Wie.......................75-70—145 Morgan Pressel..................72-73—145 Paula Creamer...................73-72—145 Amy Yang............................73-72—145 Julieta Granada..................74-71—145 Chella Choi.........................72-73—145 Hee-Kyung Seo..................72-73—145 Na Yeon Choi......................73-73—146 Jane Park ...........................74-72—146 Bronte Law .........................75-71—146 Amy Hung ..........................72-74—146 Lydia Hall............................71-75—146 Sydnee Michaels ...............75-71—146 Carlota Ciganda.................76-71—147 Dewi Schreefel...................73-74—147 Hee Han .............................72-75—147 In-Kyung Kim......................75-72—147 Karine Icher........................75-72—147 Becky Morgan....................72-75—147 Erina Hara ..........................75-73—148 Lindsey Wright....................76-72—148 Juli Inkster...........................79-69—148 Cindy Lacrosse ..................73-75—148 Beatriz Recari.....................72-77—149 Line Vedel Hansen.............80-69—149 Hee Young Park..................78-71—149 Trish Johnson.....................72-77—149 Eun-Hee Ji..........................75-74—149 Alexis Thompson................74-75—149 Florentyna Parker...............77-72—149 Catriona Matthew...............76-73—149 Lee-Anne Pace ..................76-73—149 Sun Young Yoo....................74-75—149 Stephanie Na .....................76-73—149 Candie Kung ......................73-76—149 Mo Martin ...........................77-72—149 Haeji Kang..........................70-79—149 Jing Yan...............................80-69—149 Sarah-Jane Smith..............74-75—149 Champions Tour-Pacific Links Hawaii Championship Scores Saturday At Kapolei Golf Course Kapolei, Hawaii Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 6,972; Par 72 Second Round Bill Glasson ........................66-65—131 Mark McNulty.....................67-68—135 Peter Senior........................65-70—135 David Frost .........................69-67—136 Corey Pavin........................69-67—136 Willie Wood.........................68-68—136 Mark O'Meara ....................70-67—137 Dick Mast............................69-68—137 Andrew Magee...................72-66—138 Tom Lehman ......................68-70—138 Jay Don Blake....................66-72—138 David Peoples ....................71-68—139 Morris Hatalsky ..................70-69—139 Bob Tway ............................70-69—139 Gene Sauers......................70-69—139 Eduardo Romero ...............67-72—139 Duffy Waldorf......................68-71—139 Lance Ten Broeck ..............71-69—140 Rod Spittle..........................70-70—140 Bob Gilder ..........................69-71—140 Tom Pernice Jr. ..................72-69—141 Gil Morgan..........................71-70—141 Larry Mize...........................71-70—141 Joe Daley............................72-69—141 Bobby Clampett .................71-70—141 R.W. 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Roasting perks up coffee lovers

Pleiman joins Troy practice MIAMI COUNTY — Fred M. Sacks, Ph.D., Psychologist & Associates has announced Sara H. Pleiman, Psy.D., as the newest psychologist to the practice.

Pleiman is providing psychotherapy services to individuals that present with various concerns including depression, anxiety, grief/loss, social difficulties, family difficulties, substance abuse disorders and traumatic stress disorders.

She also will be providing psychodiagnostic assessments and actively working with area physicians for coordination of treatment and medication monitoring.

She joins the practice from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Dayton.

PLEIMAN Pleiman served as a psychology intern providing individual and group therapy services for inpatient and outpatient veterans with substance use disorders and combat related post-traumatic stress disorder.

She also conducted various forms of assessment including psychological evaluations for diagnostic clarification and treatment planning, integrative assessments and risk assessments.

In July 2011, Pleiman received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Wright State University School of Professional Psychology in Dayton.

During her training, Pleiman successfully created the Ohio Rural Mental Health website, www.ohioruralmentalhealth.org, as part of her professional dissertation to serve as a web-based resource guide to better assist, inform and connect the greater Miami County area.

She received the E. Scott Redman Community Service Award in recognition of her outstanding community service.

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I look forward to sharing my love and passion for psychology and overall health and wellbeing with the local community.

— Sarah H. Pleiman

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) When Bill Murphy, of White Township, saw a home coffee roaster for sale one day in the Pittsburgh Strip District, he was intrigued. His wife, though, just laughed.

“Doris laughed and said, ‘You can do that in your retirement,’” he said.

But a year or two later, she gave him a small machine for Christmas Pleiman also comes to that roasted one-fifth of a the practice with three pound of coffee at a time. years of experience as a That was about 10 years psychology practicum ago, and Murphy who is trainee were she worked now on his third and with individuals largest machine is still of all ages in roasting. various settings “It’s a hobby,” he said. “I including the do it because I like doing Darke County it.”

Mental Health It’s a hobby that TJ Clinic, Fairchild, owner of The Greenville; Commonplace Coffeehouse South and Roastery, said seems to Community be growing.

Behavioral “It’s just so exciting to Healthcare , see people get more and Kettering; and the more involved in what Office of Disability they’re cooking at home, Services and Counseling and experimenting with and Wellness Services at different flavors,” he said.

Wright State University, The basic premise is the Dayton. Prior to that, same for home roasters as Pleiman attended the for professional roasters.

University of Dayton, The coffee beans are a dull where she earned her green in their unroasted bachelor of arts in psychol- state and are roasted at ogy and sociology. very high temperatures for She is a 2001 graduate up to 20 minutes, until the of Marion Local High beans have turned dark School, Maria Stein. brown and the insides start “I am thrilled to be a to pop apart — what roastpsychologist at Fred M. ers call the first or second Sacks, Ph.D., Psychologist, crack. & Associates. Throughout Home machines vary, my training, I pursued a from small ones that use focus in underserved popu- all hot air to roast the lations, determined to beans to others that use return to this area and heat conducted through serve my community,” metal drums. Some have Pleiman said. “I look formore options, such as temward to sharing my love perature or fan controls. and passion for psychology Some keep the beans movand overall health and ing by the force of the air; wellbeing with the local others have drums that community.” slowly rotate, keeping “We are very excited to beans tumbling slowly and welcome Dr. Pleiman to roasting evenly. our practice,” Fred M. Prices vary, too. The Sacks, Ph.D., psychologist, cheaper models run from said. “Dr. Pleiman brings $100 to $200; more expento the treatment setting sive ones are $700 or $800. compassion, gentleness, Karen and Robert and kindness that inspires Leonardo, of White hope and that clients find Township, started roasting comforting and reassurcoffee about three years ing.” ago, introduced to the idea

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This Aug. 15 photo shows Bill Murphy roasting coffee beans at home in White Township, Pa. When Murphy saw a home coffee roaster for sale one day in the Pittsburgh Strip District, he was intrigued. His wife, though, just laughed. “Doris laughed and said, ‘You can do that in your retirement,’” he said. But a year or two later, she gave him a small machine for Christmas that roasted one-fifth of a pound of coffee at a time.That was about 10 years ago, and Murphy, who is now on his third and largest machine, is still roasting.

by Fairchild. They use a small roaster that works similarly to a popcorn popper, using hot air to roast the beans.

“We liked doing it on our own,” Karen Leonardo said. “My husband says (it’s) the creativity of it, you are designing your own coffee.”

The Leonardoes buy their green coffee through Commonplace, complete with roasting recommendations from Fairchild.

“You just need to ask,” she said. “It’s almost to taste as well. It really depends on the coffee beans and what flavor you like.”

She recommended Colombian beans as the simplest to roast.

The beans are significantly cheaper than their roasted counterparts, she said.

“It’s a lot less expensive than buying the beans that are already roasted,” she said. “Basically it’s half the price.”

It was that cost difference that motivated Mark Altrogge, of White

Township, to try roasting his own beans several years ago. With several teenage and young-adult children living at home at the time all of them drinking coffee and with his own commitment to “decent beans,” he realized he was spending significant money on coffee.

Like the Leonardoes, he got his information from Fairchild. Only he bought a larger roaster called a “hottop” that uses a heating element to roast the beans in a metal drum. It roasted half a pound at a time, though Altrogge bought his beans in 132-pound bags.

“I liked being able to have fresh-roasted coffee I could give to people,” he said.

Altrogge said this roaster cost about $600 at the time, and that he figured he would make his money back in a couple of years through what he would save by buying green coffee beans.

He doesn’t roast much anymore. His children have moved out so his family drinks less coffee now,

and the work involved just doesn’t seem worth it anymore. He said it was a hassle to have to keep an eye on the roasting process for about 20 minutes; and because of the smoke that comes off the beans it has to be done outside, whatever the weather.

“The smoke smells pretty bad, so you really don’t want to roast it inside,” he said.

But it worked well for the time.

“I think I did save money in the long run,” he said. Plus, “it was really good, it was very flavorful.”

Watching the slowly darkening beans tumble in his home roaster, Murphy said he doesn’t really roast enough coffee to make it cost-effective, once you factor in the cost of his machine. Cheaper models seem to wear out quickly, he said. His cost $400 on eBay. For him, it’s just about fun, and finding the perfect temperature and time combinations to make coffee the way he likes it.

Edison to bring leadership speaker to campus PIQUA — Edison Community College will host “Your ‘X’ Factor: Energy Is Everything,” an hour-long, intensive presentation designed to help businesses and individuals learn about the opportunities for upcoming leader-

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Sunday, Sept.

16, the 260th day of 2012. There are 106 days left in the year. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, begins at sunset.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 16, 1857, the song “Jingle Bells” by James Pierpont was copyrighted under its original title, “One Horse Open Sleigh.”

(The song, while considered a Christmastime perennial, was actually written by Pierpont for Thanksgiving.)

On this date: In 1498, Tomas de Torquemada,

notorious for his role in the Spanish Inquisition, died in Avila, Spain.

In 1810, Mexicans were inspired to begin their successful revolt against Spanish rule by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and his “Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores).”

In 1893, more than 100,000 settlers swarmed onto a section of land in Oklahoma known as the “Cherokee Strip.”

• In 1908, General Motors was founded in Flint, Mich., by William C. Durant.

• In 1940, President Franklin D.

Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act. Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

• In 1972, “The Bob Newhart Show” premiered on CBS. • Today’s Birthdays: Actress Lauren Bacall is 88. Blues singer B.B. King is 87. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 63. Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Yount is 57. Actor Mickey Rourke is 56. Magician David Copperfield is 56. Comedian Molly Shannon is 48. Comedian-actress Amy Poehler is 41.

Kate pix published in Ireland; Italy next

Flag duty

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Joint Service Squadron Commander Copeland Stubbs, a cadet major with the United States Air Force ROTC, renders a salute while assigned to flag duty during the Ohio State Buckeyes game against the California Golden Bears Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Stubbs is a 2008 Troy High School graduate studying electrical engineering at The Ohio State University.

5 die in small plane crash in Missouri SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A small plane crashed early Saturday in southwest Missouri, killing the pilot, his three children and a businesswoman.

Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Jason Pace said the single-engine plane went down about 12:30 a.m. northwest of the town of Willard, leaving all five people on board dead.

The 2002 Cirrus SR22 appeared to have been headed toward the Springfield airport when it crashed about five miles away.

“The plane totally disintegrated after the crash,” said Pace, who had been to the site. “It burned, just into pieces. It was a very tragic

and horrific site.”

Troopers were securing the scene and waiting for investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration to arrive.

Keith Holloway, a spokesman for the NTSB, said he couldn’t provide any details about the investigation, but that the agency’s preliminary report may be available within two weeks.

The FAA didn’t immediately return a phone call for comment.

Pace identified those killed as Robin Melton, 46, of Ozark, and John Lambert, 44, and his children, Joshua Lambert, 10, McKinley Lambert, 15, and

Grayson Lambert, 16, all of Springfield.

Pace didn’t know the relationship between Melton and Lambert. He said John Lambert was the plane’s pilot.

“This accident is a real tragedy. The number of people affected is in the thousands,” David Cheek, who coached Grayson Lambert at Lake Country Soccer for six years, told the Springfield News-Leader.

The newspaper reported that Melton owned an environmental consulting firm called Environmental Works Inc., and Lambert owned Missouri Insulation & Supply Inc. Melton also served on the board of the Springfield

Chamber of Commerce and the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks. Lambert, a former Drury University swimmer, was picked in June to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors of the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College.

OTC Chancellor and President Hal Higdon told the News-Leader that Lambert “was not a loud or boastful person” but was passionate about his work.

He said Lambert also was “crazy” about his three kids.

Pace said investigators are looking into reports that the plane had taken off from the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit.

ROME (AP) — The British royal family faced a multinational battle to contain the spread of topless photos of Prince William’s wife Kate, as an Irish tabloid published them Saturday and an Italian gossip magazine planned to do the same despite the threat of legal action.

The royal couple’s St. James’s Palace office condemned the moves as unjustifiable and evidence of pure greed, and said it was considering “all proportionate responses.”

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sued French magazine Closer on Friday after it ran the photos, taken while Kate and William were on vacation at a relative’s private estate in southern France last month.

The publication has been roundly condemned

by British newspapers, which refrained from publishing them out of respect for the young couple’s privacy, even though tabloids like The Sun run topless women every day on page 3 and ran pictures of Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas last month.

The British media, wary about an ongoing media ethics inquiry triggered by revelations of illegal phone hacking and other intrusive newspaper behavior, has generally respected palace guidelines stressing that William and Kate should not be photographed when they are not in public.

But across the Irish Sea, the Dublin-based Irish Daily Star ran a blurry reproduction of the pages from Closer over two inside pages Saturday.

Editor Mike O’Kane told the BBC the photos weren’t included in the edition distributed in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. And the newspa-

per’s website came up as “temporarily unavailable” Saturday.

O’Kane defended his newspaper, saying that Ireland did not view the royal family the same way as the British.

“She’s not our future queen,” he told the BBC. “The duchess would be no different to any other celeb pics we would get in, for example Rihanna or Lady Gaga.”

Northern and Shell, the British company that coowns the Irish Daily Star and publishes its British sister tabloid, the Daily Star said it was “profoundly dismayed” the Dublin newspaper had run the pictures. It said it had had no control over the decision.

Northern and Shell’s chairman, Richard Desmond, said he was “taking immediate steps to close down the joint venture” that runs the tabloid.

In Italy, gossip magazine Chi, which is owned by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, said it planned to publish a 26-page spread with the photos on Monday, although it wasn’t clear if the content was any different from what Closer ran.

Chi is part of Berlusconi’s publishing empire Mondadori, which also owns Closer.

The Chi cover, featuring three pictures of a topless princess, was unveiled Saturday in Italian newspapers and television under the headline “Court Scandal: The Queen is Nude!”

In an interview Saturday with The Associated Press, Chi editor Alfonso Signorini said he didn’t fear legal action since the photos were already in the public domain following Closer’s publication.

“Closer’s position is different, they were the first ones to publish,” he said.

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Gatherings are about • community traditions

BY MELODY VALLIEU Staff Writer vallieu@tdnpublishing.com s fall begins to creep into our lives — one golden, fallen leaf at a time — a host of outside events will continue to keep residents active.

Autumn — much like each season in Miami County — offers many events for residents to remain active outdoors. From the WACO Fly-In that wraps up today, to the Bradford Pumpkin Show in October, activities abound.

“Fall is kind of one of my favorite times of the year,” said Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau Executive Director Diana Thompson. “Not only is it one of the prettiest times of the year with all the color, it’s great weather for families to attend some of our Miami County festivals.

Thompson pointed out a few of the longstanding festival traditions in the county, including the Tipp City Mum Festival, scheduled for Sept. 28-30.

“I believe that the Tipp City Mum Festival is one of the oldSTAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER est festivals in the area. In their City Park, it is just a wonderful Phyllis Hale finishes a scarecrow display for Volunteers in Parks at Lost Creek Reserve for the Miami County Park District’s annual Fall Farm Fest. The family event includes games, a scarecrow contest, demonstrations, kiddie tractor pull and hayrides at the Lost Creek way to spend time with family Reserve & Knoop Agricultural Heritage Center. and visit with friends,” Thompson said. “Participants also can enjoy some good food, listen to great music and do some shopping.

“It’s an event that is put on by the folks in Tipp City each and every year and they do an extraordinary job.”

The annual Fort Rowdy Gathering, offered from Oct. 6-7 in Covington Community Park, will take visitors back to a simpler way of life.

“Certainly this festival is the epitome of fall,” Thompson said.

“It is the place to be that weekend in October. A place to discover early life on the frontier.”

The Bradford Pumpkin Show also offers all of the traditional signs of fall and will delight adults and families alike with rides, games, concessions — and a timeless tradition — confetti.

“All of our festivals are about community traditions and the hard work and effort put into these events by community volunteers so that people can come out and have a wonderful fall experience,” Thompson said. “We just have so many choices for families.”

Thompson said travel and tourism are up this year in STAFF FILE PHOTO/MIKE ULLERY Miami County in all categories, ABOVE: Horace Duncan of Dayton blows on a wad of nesting including visitors coming to see material to ignite a tinder fire started with flint and steel at the Fort family and friends, business Rowdy Gathering in Covington in 2011. travelers, people coming in to see the sites, attractions and LEFT: The Melody Men perform at the Tipp City Mum Festival. events and then those individuSTAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER als just stopping off for the day, eating in the local restaurants and shopping in the shops.

“We encourage people to come see Miami County in the fall and discover our hospitality,” Thompson said.

The following is a list of fall events compiled by staff at the Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau. More information on what is going on in and around Miami County can be found on the bureau’s website at www.visitmiamicounty.org.

• Through today — WACO Celebration & Fly-In, WACO Air Museum and Learning Center, 1865 S. County Road 25-A, Troy.

WACO owners fly their aircraft back to Troy, the site of their manufacture. Participants are invited to come and see the aircraft close up and talk to the people who restored, maintain and fly these historic machines.

Tour the newly renovated WACO Air Museum, enjoy food, and for an additional fee, take a ride in an open cockpit biplane.

For more information call (937) 335-9226 or visit www.WacoAirMuseum.org.

Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for ages 7-17 and free for those 7 and younger. There is free parking.

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Covington’s Friendship Bridge leads the way to the primitive encampment area at the annual Fort Rowdy Gathering in • See FESTIVALS on B2 2011.

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Celebrating the change in the weather Change was clearly in the air.

I mean that literally. When I stepped outside the cottage the other morning, the pellucid sky was a crystalline blue — a deep, pristine azure that looked different than any I’d witnessed for months.

The air, too, felt altered — fresh and clean, carrying a bit of chill and scented with the faintest trace of woodsmoke and cider.

Change was indeed evident, the unmistakable turning of the seasons well under way. No need to check the calendar or almanac, or wait for the official astronomical milestone of the upcoming equinox. Summer was over and autumn was moving in and beginning to take its rightful place.

I decided immediately to celebrate.

An hour later I was in my pickup, heading southeast.

Fishing, foraging, and a bit of scouting were at the top of my plans … but really, I was just going to hightail it toward some favorite woods and waters and see what the day delivered. This wasn’t about keeping to an agen-

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da, but about enjoying the seasonal transformation.

A long time ago an old friend shared a point of his personal philosophy. “I always honor the things that are important to me,” he said. “Whether it’s a person or place, an idea or belief —whatever this thing, if it moves me, gets to the heart of who I am, I give it respect, and celebrate it the best way I know how.”

In due time, a few miles below Waynesville, I arrived at a familiar pull-off. A quarter-mile amble down a weedy tractor lane lay the Little Miami. Actually not so little here — yet with easily waded riffles to get from side-to-

side, lots of minnows and crawfish, a fine mix of rocky runs with good current, and several dandy deep pools; plus it’s a stretch remote enough that it doesn’t get fished all that much.

One that, come fall, is especially productive for smallmouth.

But as good as the bass fishing here can be, the place has a second attribute that’s just as big a draw. Which, I must admit, was the reason I’d chosen the spot in the first place — and why I had a tote sack stuffed in my fishing vest.

This portion of corridor woods is practically one vast pawpaw patch. If the seasons were turning, I’d figured, maybe a few pawpaws would be ripe.

Happily, it turned out I’d guessed correctly, which is why it took me the better part of an hour to actually arrive at the water.

In the hundred-yard fringe of trees that border the river, I got delightfully, deliciously waylaid by what Walt Cleary likes to call “pawpaw interruptus.” Walt is a longtime outdoor pal, erudite former literature professor now turned hardscrabble hillbilly

farmer, coon-hound fancier, and general outdoor ne’er-do-well … and a fellow pawpaw zealot. I can’t begin to count the times we’ve interrupted our fishing junkets, squirrel hunts, and sundry outdoor rambles to shake pawpaw trees, rummage about in the leaves underneath, and subsequently gorge ourselves on what I consider the tastiest of all wild foods.

As I said, reaching the river took a while.

I don’t know what the Little Miami here looked like two weeks ago, before the recent rains. I suspect that, like the Stillwater and other area streams, after months of heat and drought, it was low, much of its sand and stone laid bare — a pathetic skeleton of the river I now considered.

Looks can be deceiving. When it comes to angling, what matters in regards to a river is what lies beneath the surface. How had the fish fared? And though water wasn’t in the best shape — still influenced by the rains, somewhere between merely murky and slightly discolored — I’ve enjoyed excellent fishing in

worse conditions.

This time around wasn’t quite that productive, but it was good enough. With a sack full of tasty pawpaws already waiting in the shade, and following one of the hottest, driest summers on record, I didn’t need a banner catch to be pleased. The halfdozen smallmouth — nothing over 15 inches — two crappie, and one freshwater drum I caught were more than sufficient.

By the time I headed back to the truck I was happy, satiated, and tired in the best sort of way.

But I had one more stop to make before heading home — scouting a back-in corner of remote timber near Caesar Creek Lake where, in the near future, I hope to spend a morning watching dawn unfold in the squirrel woods.

Celebrate what moves you, my old friend had said. And so I do — stream fishing, picking up pawpaws, squirrel hunting … just taking in the sights and sounds and smells, experiencing the sheer joy of being outdoors when seasons change and summer turns to fall.

Festivals • Continued from B1 • Sept. 22-23 — Troy Animal Show and Swap, Miami County Fairgrounds, 650 N. County Road 25-A, Troy.

Now re-energized, this event features every kind of flea market treasure you can imagine, plus exotic animals, poultry and other farm animals.

There will be plenty of vendor areas, campgrounds, restrooms, food and lots of shady areas for taking a break between swapping and selling action.

Admission is $3 and free for children 12 and younger.

For more information, call (937) 372-1332, email info@troyswap.com or visit www.TroySwap.com.

• Sept. 28-30 — Tipp City Mum Festival, City Park At one time, Tipp City was known for growing a large variety of mums. The festival celebrates this heritage and the hometown pride instilled in this tight community. A parade strolls down historic Main Street and directly into the community park where arts, crafts, games and entertainment are abundant.

Friday night will bring a cruise-in, Saturday the Mum Festival Parade followed by festival activities at the City Park and Sunday will continue festival activities. Live entertainment will be available both Saturday and Sunday.

For more information, contact Tipp Monroe Community Services (937) 667-8631 or check the www.tmcomservices.org or www.tippcitymumfestival.o

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A trio of youngsters get a thrill on one of the rides at the Bradford Pumpkin Show during the 2011 event. rg websites.

• Oct. 6-7 — Fort Rowdy Gathering, Community Park, Covington Come join festival planners in the peaceful setting of yesteryear.

The depiction of a bustling, small trading village set in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s is what participants will step into when they enter the Covington Community Park the first weekend of October. Falling leaves and the smell of open fires lure you to the “Gathering” and all the homemade foods, arts and crafts will have you wanting to linger there for the weekend festivities.

Authentic demonstra-

tions, contests, games and entertainment throughout the two-day “Gathering” add up to enjoyment for the whole family.

Our 208-foot-long portable footbridge will carry festival-goers across the Stillwater River to the mountain man encampments and a true feeling of life of a by-gone era.

Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.FortRowdy.org.

• Oct. 13 — Celebrate Fall at the Johnston Farm, 9845 N. Hardin Road, Piqua Have you ever wondered what the Miami and Erie Canal looked like in the fall? There will be two canal boat rides aboard the General Harrison of

Piqua; one at 1 p.m. that will travel north to Lock 8 and return to the landing.

The second ride at 2:30 p.m. will travel the entire length of the section of the canal to give passengers an idea of what canawlers saw in 1845 as they moved across western Ohio at 4 miles per hour. For those visitors who prefer to keep their feet on dry land, hayrides also will be a part of the afternoon. Join the staff and volunteers of the Johnston Farm & Indian Agency for this special fall afternoon and take part in a variety of activities and demonstrations at the home of John Johnston, as well as a tour of the home. Be sure to include a visit to the

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Admission is the regular site admission charge For more information, call (800) 752-2619 or visit www.JohnstonFarmOhio.co m • Oct. 9-13 — Bradford Pumpkin Show, downtown Bradford Imagine everything pumpkin. That’s the reigning flavor for the month of October when the Bradford Pumpkin Show comes to town. The streets of this quaint community literally become the back drop for one of the most popular festivals in Ohio.

The midway features games, rides, crafts, concessions and merchandise.

During this five-day event, enjoy one of the many parades that take place while indulging your taste buds with pumpkin ice cream, corn on the cob and many other tasty treats.

Admission is free.

For more information, call (937) 448-2710 or visit www.BradfordPumpkinSh

ow.org.

• Oct. 13-14 — Fall Farm Fest, Lost Creek Reserve & Knoop Agricultural Learning Center, 2645 E. State Route 41, Troy This family event features food, hayrides, children’s games, a scarecrow contest, music, kiddie tractor pulls, pony rides, farm animals and more.

Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.MiamiCountyParks.c om.

• Oct. 13 — Tippecanoe HarvestFest, Second and Main streets, Tipp City This events is for those ages 21 and over only.

But, don’t be scared — come out and join the fun!

The Fifth Annual HarvestFest in historic downtown Tipp City will be from 7-11 p.m., rain or shine. Beer and soft drinks will be served.

Participants must be 21 with proper ID. Commemorative posters and other items will be available. Come in costume and compete in the costume contests. The Tippecanoe HarvestFest is presented by the Downtown Tipp City Partnership.

Admission is free.

For more information, call (937) 667-0883 or visit www.Tippecanoe HarvestFest.org.

• Nov. 10-11 — A Winter’s Yuletide Gathering, downtown Tipp City The perfect start to the holiday season awaits you in historic downtown Tipp City where the shopkeepers warmly invite you to their open house.

Don’t miss the visit by Santa, strolling carolers, musicians and carriage rides. This is indeed, one of the best communities to visit before the holidays to shop for wonderfully unique gifts and collectibles.

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Learning opportunities grow new gardeners

BY JOE LAMP’L Scripps Howard News Service The older I get, the more enthusiastic I become to convince folks that gardening is important.

But in spite of the many aspects of gardening that make it far more than just something we do for fun or beautification, few things are more important than engaging our children in the process, especially now, with a new school year upon us.

I believe gardening is the single best learning opportunity available for children because various academic disciplines and many social-developmental skills can be addressed through it.

This is a topic I’ve discussed before, and I’d like to revisit it, incorporating material I’ve written previously.

There are some worthwhile national programs that promote gardening with children. The Junior Master Gardener Program equips students with basic skills and offers certification once participation requirements are met.

Approved instructors or “Master Gardener Volunteers” typically lead the program. Information can be found at www.jmgkids.us.

The National Gardening Association offers articles and other resources through its website, www.kidsgardening.org.

Throughout the year, grant and awards programs are also made available to qualified applicants.

And the famous Edible Schoolyard at Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, Calif., offers fine resources at www.edibleschoolyard.org.

Such programs provide great opportunities beyond basic classroom instruction to get children back outside to enjoy nature —

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In a garden, children can breathe fresh air, discover bugs and watch things grow. And, of course, a garden offers kids and everyone else homegrown food. away from all the instant-gratification devices.

In a garden, children can breathe fresh air, discover bugs and watch things grow. And, of course, a garden offers kids and everyone else homegrown food.

Youngsters can play in a place where they use their hands and connect with the earth and think and plan and hope and wonder.

In a garden, children can connect with friends and engage their

parents. Real conversations can happen in a garden between brothers and sisters, parents and children, friends and friends-tobe.

Here, there are conversations about life and even death, in a way that doesn’t seem so sad. In a garden, children can learn cause and effect and even patience and the sweet taste of victory.

Yes, I believe if all children

had a garden in which to play, they would learn important life skills and be rewarded academically in the process. They would respect the awesomeness of nature and know that their daily actions really can make a difference for a sustainable future.

Who would have thought that engaging a child in gardening could make such a difference or that it is so important? And although it is wonderful to have

organizations and companies play a major role in allowing this to happen, we need more of them.

It also takes people like you and me to plant that seed and nurture its growth. I hope you are doing something to help make that happen for the children in your life or community, too.

Joe Lamp’l, host of “Growing a Greener World” on PBS, is a master gardener and author.

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Niagara-on-the-Lake: Wineries, theater Town near famous falls has its own charms NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario (AP) — Mention Niagara and most travelers think of the famous falls, which deserve their reputation as the mother of all tourist attractions. But there’s another place with Niagara in its name just a half-hour drive from the falls that should be part of any visit to the area: Niagara-onthe-Lake, a lovely town known for wineries, an annual theater festival and a charming downtown.

And while summer is high season for visiting the waterfalls, September and October are among the busiest months of the year in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

There are more than 30 wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake and 80 altogether in the region, and fall is the season when visitors can see and experience the harvest and the pressing of the grapes.

Visitors can also find locally grown produce, depending on what’s in season, including peaches, pears and apples, along with jams, juices and other products, for sale in places like Kurtz Orchards Country Market, 16006 Niagara Parkway, and at a Saturday morning farmers market, through Oct. 6 at 111 Garrison Village Drive.

Fall is also the last chance to catch performances at the Shaw Festival, a popular annual event that takes place in three theaters in Niagara-on-the-Lake, staging works by George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries, plus new plays written about his era (1856-1950). The season began in May, with productions ranging from “Ragtime,” through Oct. 14, to “Hedda Gabler,” through Sept.

29. Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” and Bernard Shaw’s “Misalliance” run through October.

For leaf-peepers, the area has “stunning fall color,” usually peaking in early October, according to Janice Thomson, executive director of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s chamber of commerce. The town’s leafy waterfront areas include both the Niagara River and Lake Ontario (the waterfalls flow into the river, which flows into the lake). Niagara Parkway, which follows the river, offers a “spectacular drive,” according to Tina Truszyk, spokeswoman for the Tourism Partnership of Niagara. There are also cycling routes along the river and the nearby Welland Canal. Niagaraon-the-Lake has a number of bike rental companies including some like Zoom Leisure Bike https://zoomleisure.com that offer guided bike tours of the wineries.

The Niagara region’s wine industry began only about 35 years ago, when winemakers realized that the area’s unique Great Lakes climate and soil was well-suited to grape-growing, especially for cool-climate grapes used in table wines like pinot noir, riesling and chardonnay.

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This undated photo supplied by Inniskillin Wines shows visitors at the tasting bar at Inniskillin, located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Inniskillin is one of more than two dozen wineries located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the fall harvest season is a busy time of year for tourism.

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This 2012 photo supplied by the Shaw Festival shows a scene from ìRagtime,î one of the productions staged for this yearís 2012 Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Fall is a busy time for tourism in Niagara-on-the-Lake, both because itís harvest season at the local wineries and because theater-goers come to town to catch the festival before it ends in late October.

But the region is best-known for icewine, a specialty product made from grapes frozen on the vine in winter. The frozen grapes are nearly dehydrated so the juice is concentrated, which makes the wine sweeter than table wine. It’s considered a dessert wine, but it can also be served with savory and even spicy entrees.

I bought a bottle of icewine from the Trius Winery at Hillebrand (1249 Niagara Stone Rd.) to take home after tasting it at the Trius Winery Restaurant. Served at the end of a family barbecue, the icewine’s rich fruity flavor was enjoyed by all as an after-dinner treat, pro-

viding a sophisticated palateclearing contrast to our casual meal of hot dogs, burgers and corn.

Icewines are sold in half-bottles 375 milliliters rather than 750 and are generally more expensive than ordinary table wines, in the $40-$60 range. A popular icewine festival takes place in the area each January with tastings, seminars, contests and other events.

Wineries range from smaller rustic properties like Ravine Vineyard to larger estate-style wineries like Peller, Inniskillin and Trius. A number of newer wineries, like Southbrook Vineyards, are focusing on sus-

tainability and agricultural techniques that have a low impact on the environment. Bus tours and private guided tours are available, or you can make your own itinerary using the Wine Route Planner at http://WineCountryOntario.ca.

But the wineries are so wellsigned that you can easily just drive around and stop when you see one that looks interesting.

Many of the wineries are located along three major thoroughfares, Niagara Parkway, Niagara Stone Road and Lakeshore Road, surrounded by flat, grapevine-covered fields and crisscrossed by a numbered grid, with roads bearing names like “Concession 7” or

“Line 5.” Concession roads run north-south. Line roads run east-west.

Some tasting rooms charge a small fee, some don’t. I was offered complimentary sips at several winery counters before making my purchases.

Niagara-on-the-Lake is also embracing culinary tourism and was recently named Canada’s No. 1 wine and culinary destination by TripAdvisor. A number of wineries, like Peller, Strewn and Trius, have upscale onsite restaurants, many of which use locally sourced products in their menus. Strewn is also home to a wine country cooking school.

Forty percent of tourists to Niagara-on-the-Lake come from the U.S., with Ohio, Pittsburgh and New York among its biggest feeder markets, Thomson said.

After agriculture, tourism is the second-biggest industry in this town of 15,400 people, and it has the lodging to prove it: 1,000 rooms in B&Bs and 1,000 hotel rooms, many of them high-end boutique hotels, though there is one Hilton and a Best Western, according to Thomson. That creates a lot of alternatives to the many brand-name, high-rise hotels that dominate downtown Niagara Falls, promising “falls views.” The waterfalls are less than 20 miles (about 30 kilometers) from Niagara-on-the-Lake, 35 miles (57 kilometers) from Buffalo, N.Y., and 80 miles (130 kilometers) from Toronto.

You’ll need your passport if you’re crossing the border from the U.S., but you can get by without Canadian money. Most retailers accept credit cards and U.S. cash, though any change will be remitted in Canadian currency. The two currencies are nearly at parity, with $1 U.S. equivalent to 97 cents Canadian.

Artwork from Doris Duke’s Shangri La comes to NYC NEW YORK (AP) — Shangri La calls to mind a secluded paradise, an exotic place that evokes the mysteries of the ancient Orient.

For the late philanthropist and art collector Doris Duke, her 5acre retreat in Honolulu was that place. She used the name of the mythical oasis for her earthly slice of Eden on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and filled it with the art and architecture of the Islamic world that enthralled her all her life.

A selection of the artifacts she assembled is being shown for the first time outside the estate at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. “Doris Duke’s Shangri La: Architecture, Landscape and Islamic Art” opened Friday to celebrate the year of her 100th birthday and runs through Jan. 6.

It also will travel to North Carolina, where her father was born and where her family made

lawns, gardens and water features. The exhibit features largescale digital screens of newly com• DORIS DUKE’S SHANGRI-LA: Through Feb. 17, 2013 at missioned photographs by Tim Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, Manhattan; Street-Porter of its exterior and http://www.madmuseu.org or 212-299-7777. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 interior.

Many of the objects in a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Adults, $15; students the show are seen in the photos and seniors, $12; children 12 and under, free. The exhibition also will as they appear in the elaborately travel to the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, Fla.; the Nasher appointed Islamic-inspired rooms Museum at Duke University in Durham, N.C.; the University of and courtyards, giving a wonderMichigan Museum of Art; the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery; the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno; and the Academy of Art in Honolulu. ful sense of what it must have been like to live among such opulence.

Duke first fell in love with its fortune. understanding of Islamic culture; The exhibit is intended to give Shangri La serves as a center for Islamic art and architecture on her honeymoon in 1935. The wila wider audience a look at the Islamic arts and cultures and is lowy and beautiful 22-year-old interplay among Shangri La’s open for public tours. bride and her groom, James modernist 1930s architecture, its “The ability to be absolutely Cromwell, traveled throughout oceanside Hawaiian locale and modern and to seamlessly incorthe Middle East and South Asia, the tobacco heiress’ Islamic art porate Islamic tradition is what finishing up in Hawaii where, collection, said Deborah Pope, makes Shangri La so alive an captivated by its beauty, they director of the Doris Duke environment and so relevant decided to build Shangri La. Foundation for Islamic Art, which today,” she said.

Duke was raised in a Fifth acquired the title to Shangri La Shangri La is a 14,000-squareafter Duke’s death. foot house on a sprawling complex Avenue mansion in Manhattan and was the only daughter of Duke created the foundation in that includes a guesthouse, 75her will to promote the study and foot-long saltwater pool, terraces, tobacco magnate John Buchanan

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Duke. She was only 12 when she inherited $100 million upon his death, and was quickly dubbed “the richest girl in the world.”

She shunned publicity all her life, and Shangri La was built in Hawaii in large part so she could avoid the glare of the media. Duke had one daughter who died shortly after birth and adopted an adult woman in the 1980s from whom she became estranged a few years later.

Exhibition co-curator Tom Mellins described Shangri La as an “inventive synthesis” of the traditional and modern. As Duke collected historic works, she commissioned new ones too, from artists in India, Morocco, Iran and Syria, Pope said.

“This juxtaposition of old and new to create an environment, an architectural context in which to display historical works, is what makes Shangri La so unique,” she said.

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Bill Murray mulls Oscar prospects as Roosevelt TORONTO (AP) — Most stars shun the “O word” — Oscar — when they might be in the running for an Academy Award, not wanting to jinx their chances or look too eager.

Bill Murray has no problem dissecting Hollywood’s highest honors.

A best actor nominee for 2003’s “Lost in Translation,” Murray could have Oscar prospects again as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in “Hyde Park on the Hudson,” a comic drama that played the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.

Murray won a string of key prizes for “Lost in Translation” leading up to the Oscars, including a Golden Globe, an Independent Spirit Award and honors from many critics groups.

When he lost on Oscar night, it was a lesson not to get your hopes up too high, Murray said in an interview.

“You can’t get all ramped up and amped up about this thing all the time,” Murray said. “I mean, I got excited about it once, and it was odd. I won all the prizes, I won literally all the prizes all the way up to the last one. And I really thought, well, ‘I’ve just to go get this thing, I’ll be right back.’

“And then I didn’t win, and I thought, ‘Well, that’s odd. How odd is that? I’m feeling so odd now.’ And I came all dressed up and didn’t win. So I’m not going to get all crazy about that.”

Murray is a rare comic actor who has evolved into a performer with the depth to create charac-

brightest qualities.

“I had the feeling of, like, ‘I’ve got to revere the best of this person,’” Murray said. “The same with Roosevelt. I had to revere the best of him.”

Murray is a very credible Roosevelt, capturing the grace, humor, subtle tact and homey wisdom of the president as he plays host to the king and queen of Britain, who have come over to seek American support as World War II approaches.

Directed by Roger Michell (“Notting Hill”), “Hyde Park on the Hudson” is told largely through the eyes of Roosevelt’s spinster cousin (Laura Linney), a confidant of the president. The film opens in U.S. theaters in December.

Murray’s sister had polio, the disease that crippled Roosevelt, so the actor said he had a strong sense of how to play the president’s body language.

Capturing Roosevelt’s voice AP PHOTO/FOCUS FEATURES, NICOLA DOVE was the bigger challenge. Murray This film image released by Focus Features shows Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt in a scene worked with a voice coach to from “Hyde Park on Hudson.” break down the unusual mix of buy it. Not for a second.’” ters that put him into the awards as people mull the notion: Bill vowel sounds in Roosevelt’s Murray knows people may Murray as Franklin Roosevelt? mix with such films as speech. have trouble buying him as After “The Razor’s Edge,” ”I “Rushmore,” ”Get Low” and “It’s upstate New York, it’s a remember a certain famous movie Roosevelt. But he approached the little bit of Dutch in it, because “Broken Flowers.” character with the same reviewer saying, ‘Bill Murray The former “Saturday Night he’s Dutch. It almost sounds thoughts he had when he played Scandinavian. They’ve got kind should not be allowed to do anyLive” regular and crazy man of writer Hunter S. Thompson in “Ghostbusters,” ”Caddyshack” and thing but comedy,’ which I of an ‘oot’ and ‘aboot’ thing, like 1980’s “Where the Buffalo reminded him of at the Cannes “Stripes” first dabbled in heavy Minnesota, Wisconsin, in there Roam.” drama with a 1984 adaptation of Film Festival when I was nomisometime,” Murray said. “It’s just The actor already was nated for an Oscar,” Murray said.

W. Somerset Maugham’s “The an inconsistent voice. It jumps friends with Thompson, and Razor’s Edge.” Audiences and crit- “Sometimes when you’ve got a around a little bit, so you had to when it came time to capture biopic and they go, ‘Jerry Lewis ics were not kind. be kind of flexible with it. I just will play Albert Einstein’ or some- the writer on film, Murray The reaction toughened him tried to get as much of it in me up for the inevitable double-takes thing, the first thing is, ‘No, don’t aimed to bring out the writer’s as I could.”

Coptic Christians comment on film sparking protests

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This film image released by Roadside Attractions shows Richard Gere in a scene from “Arbitrage.”

Relevant to the times ‘Arbitrage’ a well-acted guilty pleasure

BY CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Reviewer Greed is good, until it isn’t anymore, in “Arbitrage,” a guilty-pleasure thriller for these tough economic times.

In directing his first feature, writer and documentarian Nicholas Jarecki shows great command of tone a balance of sex, danger and manipulation with some insiderish business talk and a healthy sprinkling of dark humor to break up the tension. His film is well-cast and strongly acted, and while it couldn’t be more relevant, it also recalls the decadence of 1980s Wall Street, shot in 35mm as it is, with a synth-heavy score from composer Cliff Martinez (who wrote similar music for “Drive”).

“Arbitrage” is a lurid look at a lavish lifestyle that allows us to cluck disapprovingly while still vicariously enjoying its luxurious trappings.

Richard Gere stars as Robert Miller, a billionaire hedge-fund magnate who, at the film’s start, is magnanimously sharing his wisdom in an interview with none other than CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo.

As he turns 60, Robert would seem to have it all looks, wealth, a loving family and respect among his peers. And yet he always wants more, and feels

This film image released by Roadside Attractions shows Tim Roth in a scene from “Arbitrage.” emboldened by the different set of rules and morals that seems to apply in his rarefied world.

So he “borrows” $417 million from a fellow tycoon to cover a hole in his portfolio and make his company look as stable as possible as it’s about to be acquired by a bank. This is otherwise known as fraud.

And despite the loyalty and support of his smart, beautiful wife (Susan Sarandon), he has a hot (and hot-headed) French mistress on the side (former Victoria’s Secret model Laetitia Casta) who runs in stylish, hard-partying art circles. (That’s another ’80s throwback: the blas coke consumption).

Both these schemes explode in his face over the course of a few fateful days.

An audit of his firm has raised some red flags, mak-

ing the potential buyer turn reluctant and evasive.

This prompts the suspicions of his devoted daughter (Brit Marling, every bit Gere’s equal), who’s also the company’s chief financial officer and heir apparent. But more immediately and dramatically, Robert is involved in a deadly accident that puts the police on his tail (Tim Roth plays the lead detective with a wonderfully thick New York accent) and requires him to enlist the help of a kid from Harlem (Nate Parker) who’s the son of his late, longtime chauffeur.

That’s a lot of plates to keep spinning at once; just the financial storyline alone could have sufficed without the affair messing things up further. What’s surprising about “Arbitrage” is that Jarecki never judges this man for the tricky posi-

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California man who made “Innocence of Muslims,” a film denigrating Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, is a Coptic Christian. The film has sparked protests in the Middle East and is implicated in an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and other Americans. Here’s a look at the religion and reaction to the film: WHO ARE COPTIC CHRISTIANS? Coptic Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the largest Christian church in Egypt. The church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, which has been a distinct church body since the Council of Chalcedon in 451, when it took a different position over Christological theology from that of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Their history dates back 19 centuries and the language used in their liturgy can be traced to the speech of Egypt’s pharaohs.

Once a majority in Egypt, Coptic Christians now make up about 10 percent of the country’s 85 million people. They are the largest Christian community in the Middle East.

Many Egyptian Christians fled to the U.S. to escape what they say is religious discrimination in the majority Muslim nation.

Since the ouster of Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak, a series of antiChristian attacks has heightened tensions, with Christians blame the ruling military council that took power.

The U.S. expatriate community numbers about 300,000 with the largest concentrations in New York and northern New Jersey, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Cleveland.

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tion he’s gotten himself into, and never tries to steer our feelings toward him, either. Gere is so charming, so irresistible when he’s on top of the world when he’s got all those plates humming in unison that he kind of makes you root for his character to get away with it all. His smooth, placid demeanor is perfect here, which make the few times he does snap seem that much more startling.

The film’s strong women don’t quite get enough to do until the third act, when Sarandon and Marling both have powerful showdowns with Gere. But the entire supporting cast is well-chosen, down to the actors who appear in just a couple of scenes, like Stuart Margolin as Robert’s dryly funny lawyer and Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter as the head of the bank that’s acquiring Robert’s company.

Robert may not learn anything by the end, and teetering on the brink of TOP ITUNES serious trouble doesn’t make him a more decent Top Songs: person; actually, he gets nastier and more demand1. “We Are Never Ever Getting ing as the screws tighten.

Back Together,” Taylor Swift 2. “Ronan,” Taylor Swift “Arbitrage,” from 3. “One More Night,” Maroon 5 Lionsgate and Roadside 4. “Some Nights,” Fun. Attractions, is rated R for 5. “Whistle,” Flo Rida language, brief violent 6.

“Too Close,” Alex Clare images and drug use.

7. “Blow Me (One Last Kiss),” Running time: 100 minutes.

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REACTION TO THE FILM? His Grace Bishop Serapion of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii, said Thursday he doesn’t support the views portrayed in the movie and he also condemned the murders of the U.S. ambassador and three others.

Serapion said in a statement that the diocese “strongly rejects dragging the respectable Copts of the Diaspora in the latest production of an inflammatory movie about the prophet of Islam. The producers of this movie should be responsible for their actions. The name of our blessed parishioners should not be associated with the efforts of individuals who have ulterior motives.”

Serapion added: “Holistically blaming the Copts for the production of this movie is equivalent to holistically blaming Muslims for the actions of a few fanatics. Even though Christians often face persecution, injustice and calls for open attacks over the airwaves, we reject violence in all its forms.”

The Rev. Joseph Boules, a priest at St. Mary and St. Verena Church in Anaheim, Calif., said no one in the Coptic Orthodox community knows the filmmaker and the church had nothing to do with the movie.

The filmmaker could be an Egyptian Catholic or Egyptian evangelical, he said, noting that the word “Coptic” is often used in to denote Egyptian Christians from any Christian denomination.

Parishioners are worried about their security and at least one church in the nearby city of Orange on Wednesday received a visit from police officers, who advised them to keep their church locked in case of retaliation, Boules said.

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DATES TO REMEMBER Miracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy, use back door.

• DivorceCare seminar and sup• Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring port group will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal at Piqua Assembly of God Church, Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

8440 King Arthur Drive, Piqua. Child • Sanctuary, for women who have care provided through the sixthbeen affected by sexual abuse, locagrade. tion not made public. Must currently • COSA, an anonymous 12-step be in therapy. For more information, recovery program for friends and call Amy Johns at 667-1069, Ext. 430 family members whose lives have • Miami Valley Women’s Center, been affected by another person’s 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber compulsive sexual behavior, will meet Heights, offers free pregnancy testin the evening in Tipp City. For more ing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. For information, call 463-2001. more information, call 236-2273.

• AA, Piqua Breakfast Group will • Pilates for Beginners, 8:30-9:30 meet at 8:30 a.m. at Westminter a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash Main St., Tipp City. For more informaand Caldwell streets, Piqua. The dis- tion, call Tipp-Monroe Community cussion meeting is open.

Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at • AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at 669-2441.

7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12 • NAMI, a support group for family Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal members who have a family member Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. who is mentally ill, will meet from 7• AA, open meeting, 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m. the third Monday at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Stouder Center, Suite 4000, Troy. Call corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, 335-3365 or 339-5393 for more inforPiqua. Alley entrance, upstairs. mation.

• AA, Living Sober meeting, open • Next Step at Noon, noon to 1 to all who have an interest in a sober p.m. at Ginghamsburg South lifestyle, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash 25-A, one mile south of the main and Caldwell streets, Piqua. campus.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Winner’s • Al-Anon, “The Language of Group, will meet at 5 p.m. at Trinity Letting Go, Women’s Al-Anon,” will be Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., at 6:45 p.m. at the Presbyterian Troy. Open discussion .

Church, Franklin and Walnut streets, • Narcotics Anonymous, Poison Troy. Women dealing with an addicFree, 7 p.m., First United Methodist tion issue of any kind in a friend or Church, 202 W. Fourth St., third floor, family member are invited.

Greenville.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Never TUESDAY Alone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 212 N. Main St., • Deep water aerobics will be Sidney offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln • Teen Talk, where teens share Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. their everyday issues through comCall 335-2715 or visit munication, will meet at 6 p.m. at the www.lcctroy.com for more information Troy View Church of God, 1879 and programs.

Staunton Road, Troy.

• Hospice of Miami County • Singles Night at The Avenue will “Growing Through Grief” meetings be from 6-10 p.m. at the Main are at 11 a.m. on the first, third and Campus Avenue, Ginghamsburg fifth Tuesdays of each month, and 7 Church, 6759 S. County Road 25-A, p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays Troy. Each week, cards, noncompeti- and are designed to provide a safe tive volleyball, free line dances and and supportive environment for the free ballroom dance lessons. Child expression of thoughts and feelings care for children birth through fifth associated with the grief process. All grade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m. sessions are available to the commueach night in the Main Campus build- nity and at the Hospice Generations ing. For more information, call 667of Life Center, 550 Summit Ave., sec1069, Ext. 21. ond floor, Troy, with light refresh• A Spin-In group, practicing the ments provided. No reservations are art of making yarn on a spinning required. For more information, call wheel, meets from 2-4 p.m. on the Susan Cottrell at Hospice of Miami third Sunday at Tippecanoe Weaver County, 335-5191. and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp • A children’s support group for City. All knitters are invited to attend. any grieving children ages 6-11 years For more information, call 667-5358. in the greater Miami County area will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. on the first MONDAY and third Tuesday evenings at the Generations of Life Center, second • Christian 12 step meetings, floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. There is “Walking in Freedom,” are offered at no participation fee. Sessions are 7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075 facilitated by trained bereavement Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City. staff and volunteers. Crafts, sharing • An arthritis aquatic class will be time and other grief support activities offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at are preceded by a light meal.

Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call • Quilting and crafts is offered 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at more information and programs. the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First • AA, Big Book discussion meetSt., Tipp City. Call 667-8865 for more ing will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity information.

Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset • The Concord Township Trustees Road, Troy, in the 12 Step Room. The will meet at 10 a.m. on the first and discussion is open to the public. third Tuesday at the township build• AA, Green & Growing will meet ing, 2678 W. State Route 718. at 8 p.m. The closed discussion • The Blue Star Mothers of meeting (attendees must have a America meet from 7-9 p.m. the third desire to stop drinking) will be at Troy Tuesday at the Miami County Red View Church of God, 1879 Old Cross, 1314 Barnhart Road, Troy.

Staunton Road, Troy.

Meetings are open to any mother of • AA, There Is A Solution Group a member of the military, guard or will meet at 8 p.m. in Ginghamsburg reserve or mothers of veterans. For United Methodist Church, County more information, e-mail at Road 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The dis- SpiritofFreedomOH1@yahoo.com or cussion group is closed (participants by call (937) 307-9219. must have a desire to stop drinking).

• A support group for people • AA, West Milton open discusaffected by breast cancer meets on sion, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd the third Tuesday of each month.

Lutheran Church, rear entrance, Sponsored by the UVMC Cancer 1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking, Care Center, the group’s mission is handicap accessible. to empower women to cope with the • Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers will day-to-day realities of cancer before, meet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Room during and after treatment. The supat Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. port group meets at the Farmhouse, Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion located on the UVMC/Upper Valley meeting is open. A beginner’s meet- Medical Center campus, 3130 N. ing begins at 7:30 p.m.

Dixie Highway, Troy. Social time • Alternatives: Anger/Rage begins at 6:30 p.m., the meeting, 7Control Group for adult males, 7-9 8:15 p.m. Contact Chris Watercutter p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E. at 440-4638 or 492-1033, or Robin Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed Supinger at 440-4820 for more inforare physical, verbal and emotional mation. violence toward family members and • The Miami Shelby Chapter of other persons, how to express feelthe Barbershop Harmony Society will ings, how to communicate instead of meet at 7:30 p.m. at Greene Street confronting and how to act nonvioUnited Methodist Church, 415 W. lently with stress and anger issues.

Greene St., Piqua. All men interested • Mind Over Weight Total Fitness, in singing are welcome and visitors 6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin St., Troy. always are welcome. For more inforOther days and times available. For mation, call 778-1586 or visit the more information, call 339-2699. group’s Web site at www.melody• TOPS (Take Off Pounds menchorus.org.

Sensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran • Divorce Care, 7 p.m. at Richards Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City.

Chapel, 831 McKaig Ave., Troy.

New members welcome. For more Video/small group class designed to information, call 335-9721. help separated or divorced people.

• Troy Noon Optimist Club will For more information, call 335-8814. meet at noon at the Tin Roof restau• AA, women’s meeting, 8-9 p.m., rant. Guests welcome. For more Dettmer’s Daniel Dining Room. information, call 478-1401.

• AA Tuesday night meeting, 7 • Weight Watchers, Westminster p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren, Presbyterian, Piqua, weigh-in is at 5 1431 W. Main St., Troy. and meeting at 5:30 p.m.

• AA, The Best Is Yet To Come • Parenting Education Groups will Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The Franklin St., Troy. Learn new and discussion is open. age-appropriate ways to parent chil• AA, Tipp City Group, Zion dren. Call 339-6761 for more inforLutheran Church, Main and Third mation. There is no charge for this streets at 8 p.m. This is a closed disprogram. cussion (participants must have a desire to stop drinking).

• Narcotics Anonymous, Hug A TODAY

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

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

Open discussion.

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

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

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

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

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

• Public bingo, license No. 010528, will begin with early birds at 7 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge No. 833, 17 W. Franklin St., Troy. Use the Cherry Street entrance. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Instant tickets also will be available.

• Public bingo — paper and computer — will be offered by the Tipp City Lumber Baseball organization from 7-10 p.m. at the West Milton Eagles, 2270 S. Miami St., West Milton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and concessions will be available.

Proceeds will benefit the sponsorship of five Little League baseball teams.

For more information, call 543-9959.

• DivorceCare will be every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy Church of the Nazarene, State Route 55 and Barnhart Road, Troy. The group is open to men and women.

For more information, call Patty at 440-1269 or Debbie at 335-8397.

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

S. Dorset Road, Troy.

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

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

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

Call 339-6761 for more information.

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

There is no charge for the program.

For more information, call 339-6761.

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

• Children’s Creative Play Group will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.

School-age children will learn appropriate social interactions and free expression through unique play therapy. There is no charge for this program. More information is available by calling 339-6761.

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

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

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

• A Pilates Beginners group matwork class will be from 5:30-6:30 WEDNESDAY p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City.

For more information, call Tipp• Skyview Wesleyan Church, Monroe Community Services at 6676995 Peters Road, Tipp City, will offer 8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. a free dinner at 6:15 p.m. Bible study • Safe People, 7-8:30 p.m., will begin at 7 p.m.

Ginghamsburg Church, SC/DC 104.

• An arthritis aquatic class will be Find guidance for making safe choicoffered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at es in relationships, from friendships Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call to co-workers, family or romance.

335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for Learn to identify nurturing people as more information and programs. well as those who should be avoided.

• The “Sit and Knit” group meets Call Roberta Bogle at 667-4678 for from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tippecanoe more information.

Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd • Boundaries, 7-8:30 p.m., St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited Ginghamsburg Church, ARK 200. A to attend. For more information, call 12-week video series using 667-5358.

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and • Grandma’s Kitchen, a homeDr. John Townsend. Offers practical cooked meal prepared by volunteers, help and encouragement to all who is offered every Wednesday from 5seek a healthy, balanced life and 6:30 p.m. in the activity center of practice in being able to say no. For Hoffman United Methodist Church, more information, call Linda Richards 201 S. Main St., West Milton, one at 667-4678. block west of State Route 48. The • The Temple of Praise Ministries meal, which includes a main course, will serve hot lunches from noon to 2 salad, dessert and drink, for a sugp.m. on the first and third Wednesday gested donation of $6 per person, or at 235 S. Third St., Tipp City. $3 for a children’s meal. The meal is • The Troy Lions Club will meet at not provided on the weeks of 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Wednesday at the Troy-Hayner Year’s.

Cultural Center. For more informa• An Alzheimer’s Support Group tion, call 335-1923. will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. the first • A free employment networking and third Wednesday of every month group will be offered from 8-9 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 1200 each Wednesday at Job and Family Barnhart Road, Troy. The group is for Services, 2040 N. County Road 25anyone dealing with dementia of a A, Troy. The group will offer tools to loved one. For more information, call tap into unadvertised jobs, assisthe Alzheimer’s Association at (937) tance to improve personal presenta291-3332. tion skills and resume writing. For • The Dayton Area ALS more information, call Steven Kiefer (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Lou at 570-2688 or Justin Sommer at Gehrig’s Disease) Support Group 440-3465. will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday at the West THURSDAY Charleston Church of the Brethren, 7390 State Route 202 (3 miles north • Deep water aerobics will be of I-70). Bring a brown bag lunch. offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Beverages will be provided. For Community Center, 110 Ash St., more information, call (866) 273Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcc2572. troy.com for more information and • The Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at the Troy Country Club, 1830 programs.

• The Generations of Life Center Peters Road, Troy. Non-members of of Hospice of Miami County will offer Kiwanis are invited to come meet a 6 O’Clock Supper at local restaufriends and have lunch. For more rants on the third Thursday of each information, contact Bobby Phillips, month at 6 p.m. The locations vary, vice president, at 335-6989. so those interested parties can call • Retirees of the Local 128 UAW the office at 573-2100 for details. will meet the third Wednesday at This is a social event for grieving 11:30 a.m. for a hot lunch and short adults who do not wish to dine out meeting at the Troy Senior Citizens alone. Attendees order from the Center, 134 N. Market St., Troy.

• The Troy American Legion Post menu.

• An open parent-support group No. 43 euchre parties will begin at will be at 7 p.m. at Corinn’s Way Inc., 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 306 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

339-1564.

• Parents are invited to attend the • AA, Pioneer Group open discusCorinn’s Way Inc. parent support sion will meet at 9:30 a.m. Enter group from 7-8:30 p.m. each down the basement steps on the Thursday. The meetings are open north side of The United Church Of discussion.

Christ on North Pearl Street in • Tipp City Seniors gather to play Covington. The group also meets at 8:30 p.m. Monday night and is wheel- cards prior to lunch every Thursday at 10 a.m. at 320 S. First St., Tipp chair accessible.

City. At noon will be a carry-in lunch • AA, Serenity Island Group will and participants should bring a covmeet at 8 p.m. in the Westminster ered dish and table service. On the Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The dis- third Thursday, Senior Independence offers blood pressure and blood cussion is open.

• AA, 12 & 12 will meet at 8 p.m. sugar testing before lunch. For more information, call 667-8865. for closed discussion, Step and • Best is Yet to Come open AA Tradition meeting, in the 12 Step Room, Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 meeting, 11 a.m., Trinity Episcopal

Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

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

The lead meeting is open. For more information, call 335-9079.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• A “Late Night Knit” meeting will be from 7-10 p.m. on the first and third Friday at Tippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited to attend.

For more information, call 667-5358.

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

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

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

Open discussion. Fellowship from 78 p.m.

• A Pilates Intermediate group matwork class will be held from 9-10 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City.

For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 6678631 or Celeste at 667-2441.

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

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

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

Homemade meals are available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants may bring instruments and join in. A small donation is requested at the door. For more information or directions, call 857-9090 or 631-2624.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Relapse Prevention Group, 5:30-6:45 p.m. at The Avenue, Room 504, at Ginghamsburg Main Campus, 6759 S. County Road 25A. • The Next Step, a worship celebration for people on the road to recovery, 7 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Main Campus Sanctuary, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. • Yoga classes will be offered from 10-11 a.m. at the First United Church of Christ, Troy. The public is invited.

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BOOK REVIEW SUNDAY CROSSWORD

Glimpses of workplaces that most of us seldom see

BY JERRY HARKAVY AP Book Reviewer “Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons), by Jeanne Marie Laskas: “Hidden America,” a collection of on-the-job profiles that shed light on occupations where work is often done out of public view, is sure to contain at least a few surprises for even the most knowledgeable reader.

Who knew, for example, that the color of the coal seams that miners bore into from their cramped workplaces 500 feet below ground in eastern Ohio is white, not black? That’s because exposed areas of the mine are coated with powdered limestone that reduces the chance of fire in an environment where a wayward spark can be disastrous.

Then there are the polar bear cages at an oil drilling site on a 6-acre manmade island 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle on Alaska’s North Slope. The cages were not made to house polar bears but rather to provide refuge for oil rig workers who ring the alarm when they spot a bear and then jump into one of the cages.

Danger of a different sort overhangs the work of air traffic controllers in the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, a delayprone, vest-pocket field with tight taxiways, intersecting runways and water on three sides. Known as “swivelheads” because they’re constantly scanning in all directions, the controllers appear to be on the brink of exhaustion as they work with obsolete equipment in an understaffed facility while caught in the middle of a toxic relationship between management and their union.

The coal mine, the oil rig and the control tower are arguably the most fascinating of the nine workplaces that Jeanne Marie Laskas visits in her attempt to “reintroduce America to some of its forgotten self” by celebrating people who make life livable by providing essentials such as food, energy, transportation and trash disposal.

These pieces, which first appeared in GQ magazine, showcase Laskas as a journalist with a keen eye for detail who immerses herself in her subjects to come away with terrific stories that focus on memorable characters whose experiences reflect the work they perform.

During her two-year project, the author hopped aboard an 18-wheeler with an unforgettable female truck driver with the nickname “Sputter” for a run that included a stop at the world’s largest truck stop.

Laskas also rode heavy equipment at the “Rolls Royce of landfills,” a 1,365acre dump 16 miles from downtown Los Angeles that contains a half-century’s worth of trash.

Some of the characters that Laskas writes about are hardly hidden from view. After all, the BenGals, cheerleaders for the Cincinnati Bengals, perform before 60,000 fans at Paul Brown Stadium. And the gun dealer she visits in firearms-friendly Yuma, Ariz., is constantly in public view.

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Randy Wayne White introduces new heroine Leonard once observed, most crime fiction fans don’t like change; they prefer to read about the “Gone” (Putnam), by same characters over and Randy Wayne White: A over again. Even bestwealthy heiress is missselling authors see sales ing, apparently spirited lag when they stray from away by a sadistic creep proven formulas. who is after her money.

Hannah inhabits the This sounds like a job same turf as Doc Ford, for Doc Ford, the marine but in “Gone,” he and his biologist and part-time familiar sidekick, action hero of Randy Tomlinson, only make Wayne White’s previous cameo appearances.

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Instead, the action is drivInstead, he introduces a new protagonist, Hannah AP PHOTO/PUTNAM en by Hannah, a young This book cover image woman who is definitely Smith, who seems likely by Putnam not your typical heroine. to delight some of his fans released shows “Gone,” by Randy Hannah is a bundle of and irritate others.

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strong and independent, especially when it comes to her ability to pilot a boat through southwest Florida’s treacherous waters. But she is also full of self-doubt, both about her abilities as a detective and her gangly looks.

Although Hannah has recently inherited a small detective agency, she’s not much interested in detective work. She prefers to work as a fishing guide off Florida’s Sanibel Island. But when she’s offered a substantial fee to rescue the heiress, she cannot resist the money or the challenge. Soon,

she’s also drawn emotionally into the plight of the missing young woman whose flaws somewhat mirror her own.

As always with a White novel, the writing is solid, the maritime setting is vividly drawn and the plot ripples with danger and suspense. Some readers may take issue with White’s portrayal of women characters, nearly all of whom are either harpies or sniveling victims. But Hannah is an intriguing character who has the makings of a solid series character in her own right.

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by Laurie R. King (Bantam) 8. “NW” by Zadie Smith (Penguin) 9. “Bone Are Forever” by Kathy Reichs (Scribner) 10. “Friends Forever” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 11. “Where We Belong”

by Emily Giffin (St. Martin’s) 12. “Odd Apocalypse” by Dean R. Koontz (Bantam) 13. “The Light Between Oceans” by M.L. Stedman (Scribner)

14. “Clockwork Angels: The Novel” by Kevin J. Anderson (Minotaur Books) 15. “The Beautiful Mystery” by Loise Penny (Minotaur Books) HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen (Dutton) 2. “Obama’s America: Unmaking the American Dream” by Dinesh D’Souza (Regnary Publishing) 3. “The Amateur” by Edward Klein (Regnery Publishing) 4. “Happier at Home” by Gretchen Rubin (Henry Holt) 5. “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard (Holt) 6. “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed (Knopf) 7. “The Power of the Prophetic Blessing” by John Hagee (Worthy Publishing)

8. “Mortality” by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve) 9. “Eat More of What You Love” by Marlene Koch (Running Press) 10. “Fresh Air” by Chris Hodges (Tyndale Momentum) 11. “The Secret Race” by Tyler Hamilton (Bantam) 12. “Greate” by Steven Furtick (Multnomah) 13. “How Children Succeed” by Paul Tough (HMH) 14. “Paterno” by Joe Posnanski (Simon & Schuster) 15. “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History” by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (William Morrow) MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS 1. “Red Mist” by Patricia

TRADE PAPERBACKS 1. “Fifty Shades of Grey”

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proving aggressive WASHINGTON (AP) — The new federal agency charged with enforcing consumer finance laws is emerging as an ambitious sheriff, taking on companies for deceptive fees and marketing and unmoved by protests that its tactics go too far.

In the 14 months it has existed, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched dozens of enforcement probes and issued more than 100 subpoenas demanding data, testimony and marketing materials sometimes amounting to millions of pages from companies that include credit card lenders, for-profit colleges and mortgage servicers.

More than two dozen interviews with agency officials and industry executives offered sweeping insight into the new agency’s behind-the-scenes efforts, which have taken the financial industry off guard and have been far more aggressive than previously known.

The number of subpoenas and probes was confirmed by agency, industry and trade group officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the subpoenas bar both sides from discussing them.

The bureau’s actions have many banks, payday lenders and credit card companies racing to adjust.

They’re tightening their record-keeping and budgeting for defense lawyers, according to attorneys and trade group executives who work with them. The companies themselves are reluctant to discuss the bureau because they don’t want to be seen as criticiz-

Boltins celebrate 50th anniversary BRADFORD — Mick and Norene (Shock) Boltin of Bradford are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Sept. 15, 1962, at the First Presbyterian Church in Bradford by the Rev. Alan Thorn.

The couple have four children, Michelle Boltin of Middletown, Mike and Florence Boltin, Steve Boltin, and Christina Cain, all of Bradford.

The Boltins celebrated their anniversary with family and friends at the Florentine Hotel in Germantown.

ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY Couples celebrating anniversaries, weddings or engagements wishing to have their announcements in the Troy Daily News may pick up information forms at the newspaper office, 224 S. Market St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Troy Daily News announcement forms must be filled out completely in order to be published. Information also may be sent by e-mail to editorial@tdnpublishing.com (subject line: engagement, wedding, etc.) or filled out on the form provided at www.troydailynews.com.

A glossy black-and-white or good quality color photo is requested. The Troy Daily News reserves the right to judge whether photo quality is acceptable for reproduction. Couples celebrating anniversaries may submit a wedding photo and a recent photo for publication.

Photos may be picked up at the newspaper office after they are used or returned by mail if they are accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

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ing a regulator that is still choosing its battles.

The financial crisis of 2008 led to far-reaching changes to how the U.S. government oversees financial companies. The consumer bureau, created by the 2010 financial overhaul law known as the DoddFrank Act, gained new powers to reach deep into the most mundane decisions of money-transfer agents, auto lenders and virtually anyone else who provides financial products and services.

For regular Americans, the bureau is the most visible result of the shake-up in financial oversight. Its decisions are changing the mortgage application and foreclosure process, the way people lodge complaints against financial companies and, in some cases, what fees they can be charged.

“The CFPB is a new animal, and they have to establish their turf and a way of doing business,” says Jack Conway, the attorney general of Kentucky and an outspoken critic of for-profit colleges. “If that breaks from standard practice of other regulators, I don’t have a huge problem with it.”

For companies, the bureau embodies a bitter debate over whether the government has gone too far, imposing huge costs on firms that already operate legally but now must prove it. Why should regulators increase companies’ costs, critics ask, in an economy that has many struggling to stay afloat?

Some industries, such as mortgage insurers and forprofit schools, are pushing back. They say the consumer bureau is redefining laws deeming as illegal

practices that were long acceptable to other regulators.

In other industries, the bureau’s subpoenas are spurring action. American Express, for example, is overhauling some marketing policies and setting aside money that it might be forced to refund to customers.

Questions about the bureau’s subpoenas and other enforcement tactics will likely come up Thursday morning, when bureau Director Richard Cordray is scheduled to testify before the Senate Banking Committee.

So far, the bureau’s aggressive approach has netted one high-profile win: an agreement by Capital One Financial, the fifthbiggest U.S. credit card issuer, to refund $150 million in fees directly to the accounts of 2.5 million customers without the complicated paperwork often associated with class-action settlements on behalf of consumers.

In July, the bureau accused Capital One’s sales team of tricking customers into buying add-on services like credit protection and identity theft protection.

Phone agents told people the services were free or mandatory or offered more benefits than they did, the government said.

Capital One also agreed to pay fines of $25 million to the CFPB and $35 million to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a separate federal agency that oversees its banking operations. The company did not admit any wrongdoing.

As part of the same probe, officials are scrutinizing at least three other companies, according to public card issuers filings: American Express and Discover Financial Services; and Intersections Inc., which provides the add-on services sold by banks.

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Average mortgage rate stays at 3.55 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage held steady this week, staying slightly above the lowest level on record. Low mortgage rates have aided a modest housing recovery.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan was unchanged at 3.55 percent. In July, the rate fell to 3.49 percent, the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s.

The average on the 15-year fixed mortgage, a popular refinancing option, slipped to 2.85 percent, down from 2.86 percent last week. That’s above the record low of 2.80 percent.

Cheap mortgages have helped lift the housing market. Sales of new and previously occupied homes are well above last year’s levels. Low rates have also allowed people to refinance, which lowers monthly mortgage payments and helps boosts consumer spending.

Home prices are increasing more consistently this year, largely because the supply of homes has shrunk while sales have risen. And the number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth declined in the second quarter.

Still, the housing market has a long way back. Home sales are below healthy levels.

And many people are still having difficulty qualifying for home loans or can’t afford larger down payments required by banks.

Mortgage rates are low because they tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. A weaker U.S. economy and uncertainty about how Europe will resolve its debt crisis have led investors to buy more Treasury securities, which are considered safe investments.

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Everywhere you turn in the fall, you see Mother Nature’s creativity. The tree leaves are aflame in red, orange and yellow. Bushes and vines are peppered with berries. And don’t even get me started on the pumpkins and gourds! I like to bring the outside in when I decorate for every season, but in fall, it’s practically mandatory because there is so much beauty right outside my window. One of my tricks it to use lifelike faux greenery in seasonal displays throughout my home. It takes just minutes, but transforms my home. Here are six great spots you can dress up with faux greens to make your home beautiful for autumn.

1. Entry Table Knock guests’ socks off the minute they walk in the door by styling a showy bouquet for your entry. Start with a large-scaled vase, like a twiggy urn. To give an urn even more presence, place it on a riser — or a table.

I use nature as my guide when working with faux greens. For arrangements, start with a base of fallen branches, salvaged from the yard or roadside. With their imperfect twists and turns, natural branches give you a great template to follow when inserting faux gr eens. Just mimic the lines of the branches and you can’t go wrong.

2. Fireplace Mantel I really like to keep my fall foliage bouquets light and airy, loose and a bit topsy-turvy, so they feel wild, organic and alive. When creating a bouquet, periodically stand back and ask yourself if you’ve ever seen plants growing like this in nature. If the arrangement looks too perfect, chances are the answer will be “no.” Mess it up a bit — I think you’ll like the results.

When styling fall bouquets, try combining a mix of faux plants. Once the fallen branches are in place, insert tall sprays — usually they look like fall branches with the leaves still on. Next, use shorter sprays to fill in the middle ground. Then finish off with a few interesting picks, like berries or nut-covered twigs, placed toward the bouquet’s center or woven throughout. Also, let vines twist about and hang down. Real honeysuckle vines are still one of my favorites.

3. Dining-Room Buffet Bouquets in vases or urns aren’t the only way to bring fall greens into your

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Knock guests’ socks off the minute they walk in the door by styling a showy bouquet for your entryway. decor. Consider using a fake pumpkin vine, complete with plump pumpkins affixed.

One of the most common mistakes people make when working with faux foliage is to not take the time to shape each piece until it looks natural. When the garland, sprays and picks arrive at Nell Hill’s, they are squished flat in packages. Before we put them in our displays, we fluff them out, opening the leaves, giving the branches some twists and turns, until they mimic the growth patterns of real foliage.

4. Tops of Tall Furniture Those “up high” places in our homes are often the hardest to decorate. What do you put on the top of your armoire, bookcase or secretary? Plenty! I like to use this little stage for a faux-greenery display. I have had more fun coming up with different looks for the spot on top of the antique bookcase in my study. For fall, I perch a wooden dough bowl up there and fill it with varying assortments of gourds and greenery.

When you decorate your up-high

places, be sure to let the branches and vines twist and reach into the space around the furniture and trail down the sides of the piece. Otherwise, it will look too staged and stilted.

5. Light Fixtures If you want to ramp up the look of your fall display, but not spend a lot of time doing it, decorate your light fixtures with faux vines. These dramatic displays are super-easy to pull together and take your seasonal decorating to the next level.

Any spot where you have a light fixture that hangs down is fair game. I always hit the fixture in my study because it’s a small one and I can crank it out in a snap. I always save my most creative ideas for the showier chandelier in my dining room. If you spend a lot of time in your kitchen, be sure to do that fixture, too.

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yourself short unless your real estate agent carries out an ambitious marketing campaign for your home before you hear offers.

Your listing should be on the multiple listing service with a lot photos that accurately depict your home. Often MLS listings are displayed on many other websites, like Realtor.com. Since more than 85 percent of homebuyers use the Internet to find a home, quality photos are essential. Buyers discount listings that don’t show any photos.

In addition to the Internet, your agent should run ads announcing the new listing in the local newspapers. As soon as possible after the listing is on the market, your agent should host an open house for real estate agents.

At least one Sunday open house should be held, depending on the listing, before you listen to offers. Some sellers prefer two open houses. With this kind of exposure you protect yourself from selling too low by accepting an offer from the first person who sees the property.

In a hot seller’s market where buyers far outnumber sellers, some buyers lose out repeatedly in multiple-offer competitions. In this case, buyers may come forth with an offer before the designated date to hear offers. This is called a pre-emptive offer.

It’s the seller’s decision whether to listen to an offer before the designated offer date.

The listing agent needs to inform the seller that an offer has been written. The sellers may decide not to hear an offer until the offer date.

In this case, the pre-emptive buyer might step up to the table on the designated date and make

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Beautiful home ready to move into. Lots of mature trees in a private setting. Open floor plan, tile in kitchen/dining room. Plenty of cupboards and counter space. Full basement is finished on one half and ready to finish on the other side. Matching Whirlpool appliances convey. Offered at $199,900. Dir: East US 36 to Lena, OH then South on Bollinger Road .7 miles.

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Dwayne Bercot 418-3297

773-9336

1885 NASHVILLE

4425 W. BRUNSON LANE

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Beautiful 1936 sq. ft. ranch home on 3/4 acre!!!

Updates galore abound in this spacious floor plan including master bath, flooring, roof, siding & gutters. A cozy wood burning fireplace is just off the open kitchen bar area. The 20x22 living room has room for the entire family! White vinyl fence surrounds the huge back yard which includes a large gate. A 2 story storage shed with full size garage door has room for all your projects! The mower even stays! There is also a 3 car garage!

Amber Crumrine 689-0278

Amber Crumrine 689-0278

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1600 W. Main St. • TROY “Rock” Solid in Real Estate!

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Edie Murphy 545-5662

1600 W. Main St. • TROY “Rock” Solid in Real Estate!

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2430 CORIANDER CT. Lovely custom built 1.5 story home! 2,574 sq. ft. of living area, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Pella windows, cherry cabinets and new stainless steel appliances in kitchen, dining room, butlers serving area, finished bonus room. Enjoy the atmosphere of fishing pond, gazebo, paved walking trails with friends and family. Priced at $199,900. Dir: St. Rt. 41, S. on Dorset, Rt. on McKaig, Rt. on Westlake, Rt. on Coriander.

3583 ST. RT. 718

Bring Your Horses! It is the perfect set up!

Exceptional location!

Offering 1,760 sq. ft. of living space. Major updates including windows, septic, well, c/a & trim! Large country updated kitchen, dining room, 4 car garage & large concrete circular driveway. 36x24 barn built in 2001 includes water, electric, 2 horse stalls & separate entrance from road. 2.72 acres with approx. 2 acres fenced with 2 paddock areas ready for your horses. All appliances remain in kitchen!

Priced to sell quickly. $143,900. Dir: St Rt 718 W out of Troy past Concord Elementary.

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Jeff Apple

REAL ESTATE: The Bailey property is a 1 acre tract w/ a 1970’s bi-level home w/ 2,184 sqft of living area and a 2 car attached garage.

The home shows its age, but offers three bedrooms and a large family room w/ wood burning stove. The unique aspect to the property is the one room stone cabin plus above ground produce storage room. Call now to see this home and receive the highlight sheet with its list of features, a bidder’s packet and information on buying real estate at auction.

The possibilities are only limited by your vision. The opportunity is yours. TERMS & CONDITIONS: The estate appraisal is $75,000. The value of the Miami County Auditor is $112,300. This transaction is w/ reserve with $5,000 down required day of auction & the balance within 30 days. Plan now to become a ready, willing & able buyer or risk passing this Newton Township home to someone who has made the commitment. You may view this very nice home by attending open house or through private showings by contacting Jerry Stichter, Auctioneer-Realtor, Garden Gate Realty. Call today or go to www.stichterauctions.com

OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, from 1 to 3 PM or THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, from 5 to 6 PM

The Estate of Marvin Bailey Ty A. Bailey, Executor Miami Co Probate Case 85187 William B. McNeil, Attorney for the Estate

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1. Clean up spills quickly, before they have a chance to soak in and set.

2. When vacuuming, use the duster-brush attachment to get in all the nooks and crannies of the dashboard, center console and door panels. If you don't have an attachment, use a paintbrush to dislodge the dust.

3. Use the crevice tool to reach between seats and the console to dislodge food crumbs and other hidden goodies. Remember to move the seats to their extreme front and back positions.

4. Don't forget to vacuum the seams on seats, where dirt accumulates and breaks down the material.

5. For upholstery, use a mild solution (a couple of drops per gallon) of dishwashing detergent and water to clean seats. Dip a clean towel into the solution and rub gently. For leather upholstery, a leather cleaner is recommended, although the homemade cleaner can be used. After cleaning leather, rub in a conditioner. Use the treatment every six months.

6. If you have tinted windows, it's better to use an alcohol-based cleaner than an ammonia-based glass cleaner because the ammonia can break down the tint.

7. A good way to get streak-free windows is to use a micro-fiber towel.

8. Don't forget to clean the rearview mirrors and side windows.

9. Clean the instrument panel with a clean microfiber cloth.

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west on Rt 55 & then south on Greenlee or from Rt 48 at the monument in Pleasant Hill take Rt 718 east 2 miles & then south on Greenlee to sale site.

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This home truly offers an extensive array of features that will make you smile just knowing Charlotte it is yours. From the amply space to the attenDelcamp tion to detail, prepare yourself to be immersed ABR in the luxurious surroundings you expect.

Welcome Home! $279,850. Dir: Barnhart or 335-5552 Co. Rd. 25-A to Swailes to Quail Nest.

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Great location at the end of a cul-de-sac just down from the golf course! Almost an acre of privacy that backs up to a stream & woods! Over 2400 SF with huge rec room which includes the pool table! Large rooms with lots of windows that allow tons of natural light to enjoy this absolutely beautiful lot! Master bed has french doors to back deck & a huge walk-in closet!

There is an outdoor fireplace & plenty of room for family gatherings.

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7310 BOLLINGER RD.

Kim Carey 216-6116

Mary Couser ®

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1545 BROOKFIELD LN. Westbook Gem! Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with living room, dining room & family room with fireplace! All appliances remain! $138,500. Dir: W. Main to N on Dorset to W on Brookfield. Visit this home at: www.MaryCouser.com/340195

Craftman style home. Hardwood floors, built-in bookcases, 3 beds, 1.5 baths, living & dining rooms, kitchen, basement w/outside access, private deck, perennial garden plus 3 car garage. $144,500.

7770 MARLIN RD.

245 DORSET

Seeing Is Believing! You will LOVE the space here! 2,655 sq. ft. of living space! This beautiful 1 story offers 4 beds, 2.5 baths, super large dining room at 21x15! Sunken family room with WBFP. Updated flooring, septic, well, bath, & water softener! Tons of storage & great office. Kitchen open to dining room with open bar area & breakfast room. Private fenced courtyard, att. garage, .96 acre lot with mature trees & nicely landscaped! Gorgeous views and Newton schools. For sale at $169,900. Dir: St Rt 48 S out of Covington to L on Marlin.

4 beds, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, breakfast area, family rm with ventless gas logs (2011) dining rm, large living rm, ceramic floored entry on a slab. Lots of updates: furnace & ac, roof, vinyl siding, garage door & opener. Yard trimmed & mulched.

Ready to enjoy inside & out! $162,500.

Jeff Apple 418-3538

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4 beds, 2 full & 2 half baths, brick 2 story, hardwood & laminate floors, fireplace & built-in bookcases in den, good closets & storage, full basement with built-in bookcases, bar sink, half bath & plenty of room for entertaining, 2 car garage. $169,900.

GARETH JOHNSTON 689-4383

321 FRANKLIN AMBER CRUMRINE Buyer’s Agent

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Lots of newer (windows, inside & out paint, porch, baths, carpet) beautiful hardwood floors, 4 beds, 2 full baths. Could be a double, separate meters. 1.5 car garage. $119,900.

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Dian Hymer, a real estate broker with more than 30 years’ experience, is a nationally syndicated real estate columnist and author of “House Hunting: The Take-Along Workbook for Home Buyers” and “Starting Out, The Complete Home Buyer’s Guide.”

OPEN SUN. 2-4

Bailey

Very nice brick ranch, 2 bedrooms, 1 ½ bath, 2 car att garage, enclosed patio.

This home has many updates including new furnace, priced in the 120’s. Come take a look!! Dir: W Main to N Dorset.

an offer, perhaps in competition with other buyers. Or, they might not make an offer at all. Some buyers won’t bid in a competitive situation.

Recently, a buyer interested in an attractive Berkeley, Calif., home tried to make a pre-emptive offer. She had to wait until the predetermined offer date.

She did. There were multiple offers and she was the winner.

In another pre-emptive situation, a buyer was told he had to wait. He did not show up on the offer date with another offer. The listing actually sold for less than the pre-emptive buyer was willing to pay. However, later the buyer made an offer on another listing in the same neighborhood, and less than a week later he backed out of the deal.

If the seller decides to change the game plan and listen to a pre-emptive offer, it’s a good idea for the listing agent to let all agents working with buyers who have expressed interest in making an offer know that the offer date has been moved up. This could result in a multiple-offer situation even before the date the seller planned to entertain offers.

THE CLOSING: Don’t ask less for your home than you’re willing to accept if you don’t receive an over-asking-price offer.

It’s difficult to negotiate a buyer up on price if the buyer isn’t in competition.

Alvada Stanley

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1st time open, and "Welcome" to this quiet place to retreat at the end of a hard day! One owner, custom built, almost 2000 Sq. Ft, and no rear neighbors as you relax on the rear deck. Shade trees, spacious rooms, many updates, large garage, and 2.5 baths. Large family room, beamed ceiling, beautiful fireplace, with peaceful view to the rear yard. Convenient to WPAFB, I-70, and many cities. Stop Today! $164,900. Dir: St. Rt. 41 E. to 1909 Shaggybark Rd.

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

Garages, fireplaces, appliances including washer and dryers.

Corporate apartments available.

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2 BEDROOM townhouse, Tipp City near I-75, move in special, 1.5 baths, all appliances including washer/ dryer, AC, no dogs, $ 5 2 0 - $ 5 4 0 , (937)335-1825.

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

EVERS REALTY TROY, 2 bedroom townhomes, $695, 3 Bedroom double $675 (937)216-5806 EversRealty.net

2 BEDROOM upstairs in Piqua. Stove, refrigerator furnished, washer/ dryer hookup. Off street parking. Nice neighborhood.

No pets. $400 monthly.

(937)335-2254.

3 BEDROOM house, $750. 3 bedroom double a/c, $595. Appliances, garage, no pets.

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COUNTRY, Newly decorated 2 - 3 bedroom apartment. Rent based on some property maintenance. (937)339-4006 DODD RENTALS Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom AC, appliances $500/$450 plus deposit No pets (937)667-4349 for appt.

LOVELY 2 Bedroom condo, 1.5 bath, furnished kitchen, w/d hookup, Private patio/ parking, $595 (937)335-5440 PIQUA, 1 bedroom, downstairs. Stove, refrigerator, all utilities furnished. $540 or $135 weekly. (937)276-5998 or (937)902-0491 PIQUA, First month Free, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse on Sherry Dr, washer/ dryer hook-up, $530/mo. plus security deposit.

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(937)974-1874 TIPP: Super clean, NEW! 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath No dogs, no prior evictions. $540 (937)545-4513.

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305 Apartment TROY, 2 Bedroom ranch 1540 Windridge, Garage, appliances, A/C, deck, w/d Hookup, very clean, No pets. 1 year lease, $635 plus deposit.

(937)339-6736 or (937)286-1199 TROY, 2 Bedroom ranch, near I-75. Newly refurbished, A/C, appliances, w/d hookup, patio $575 (937)750-1220 TROY, 701 McKaig, nice duplex, Spacious 3 bedrooms, w/d hookup, appliances, $700. No pets, (937)845-2039

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425 Houses for Sale TIPP CITY, 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath near park, newly remodeled, 2 car garage plus shop. Nice yard. 33 Ford Ave. Rent to own. $750 month plus cash down. (937)974-0987

For Sale 425 Houses for Sale 2741 STONEBRIDGE, 3 Bedroom ranch, Many extras, finished lower level, Open Saturday, Sunday 2pm-4pm (937)681-9867

TROY, 2633 Walnut Ridge Dr. 3 Bedroom, 2 bath, appliances. $160,000 or rent $1100 month, deposit.

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320 Houses for Rent 3 BEDROOM, 414 Harrison Street, Piqua, 1700 square feet, freshly painted, nice and clean, $500+ deposit, (937)615-0610 3 BEDROOM house.

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Just call Jerri Barlage 937-597-7115 or get pre-qualified with B of E toll free at 855-PRE-LINE *This is an FHA loan. Lender guidelines and qualifications do apply. Total loan amount of $135,004.00 includes an upfront mortgage insurance premium of 1.75%. Payment includes FHA mortgage insurance of 1.250% monthly, at an interest of 3.625% for 30 years, with a final APR of 4.649%. Monthly taxes and mortgage insurance fees escrow of $328.92 of the monthly payment price. Rates and terms change daily.

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Market features latest in desks It’s centerpiece for transforming the cerebral into the tangible

BY PATRICIA SHERIDAN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It’s never too late to be studious. While students’ thoughts turn to books, it might be time to rethink your work space whether you are matriculated or still taking graduate classes in the school of life. The best place to start is the desk, the centerpiece for transforming the cerebral into the tangible.

It’s the one spot in the home you approach with a definite purpose. It’s the place to get serious about studying, paying bills, writing, reading and unintentional daydreaming, so why not make it great?

The Las Vegas Furniture Market and the International Furniture Market at High Point, N.C., offered some possibilities.

Here’s a glance at some of what’s out there: Nothing ignites the imagination more than travel, which is why Steven Shell’s cartographer’s desk with drafting table elevation and drawers for storage is almost attractive enough to be distracting. Once you have studied the hand-painted map that makes up the work surface, you will want to use it to plan those trips from Outer Mongolia to the Outer Banks.

(For more information, visit www.stevenshell.com.)

The painter’s work desk by Bob Timberlake Home for Century Furniture is the perfect place to spark your creative spirit, whether you choose to doodle a game of hangman on the gas bill or start writing the Great American Novel. In mahogany solids with open storage, pencil tray and tilted lift lid. (www.centuryfurniture.com) The Harborview table desk with leather inlaid top on inverted metal Z legs is sleek enough to go from the bedroom to the family boardroom. It’s from Sligh’s Longboat Key Collection. The simple but elegant design speaks to those who desire a clear path from A to B. Sit, do, done. (www.sligh.com) Not just for recipes anymore, Paula Deen’s sawhorse work table for Universal Furniture is a real workhorse.

The piece from the Down Home Collection has three drawers and four shelves, plenty big enough to hold the

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The Steven Shell cartographer’s desk. weight of your interests from pencils to photos, from books to iPads. (www.universalfurniture.com) If you have space issues, then French Heritage’s slanted corner desk with ebony and red trim and brass accents might be just the ticket for tackling tedious tasks. It features drop-leaf sides for expanding or deleting your area of study and will fit nicely into any corner of the house. (www.frenchheritage.com) From the Atelier Collection

by Hickory Chair is the Sonia demi-lune desk. Inspired by a French Neoclassic writing table and crafted from ash solids with walnut veneers and antique bronze pulls, it’s a handsome addition to any room. You can request your own hardware, and it’s available in more than 70 finishes).

This is one desk you can really make your own. (www.hickorychair.com) Preppies love their style coupled with color, so Lilly Pulitzer’s Kelley campaign desk in green lacquer with brass hardware will have them feeling right at home and ready to attack everything from the J. Crew catalog to that Princeton application. (www.lillypulitzerhome.com)

RIGHT: The Bob Timberlake Home for Century Furniture painter’s work desk.

HOMEFIX: Q&A Q: This summer we had trouble cooling our secondfloor bedrooms. I had a window unit installed, but it takes away from the charm of my older home. I tried opening the vent on the side of the furnace, hoping to draw some of the cooler air from the basement, but that didn’t help. Do you have any insight into this problem?

A: Moving cold air from the basement to the upper floors has always presented a problem for homeowners and installers. Cold air is more dense or heavier than warm air, because when the air is heated, the atoms move farther apart, so warm air is thinner. Cold air is compact and cannot hold as much moisture as warmer air. As the basement’s furnace fan attempts to force cold air to the top floors, the air will gain heat as it travels through the restrictions of the ductwork, so the air coming from the higher-floor registers will be warmer and contain more moisture molecules.

Adding dampers to the supply ducts would allow you to choose which floors receive the majority of the air from the fan, but opening a cold-air return right next to the fan may not be a good idea. If the basement door is closed, the fan will pull air from every opening in the basement including sump pits, laundry and floor drains and could increase the amount of radon gas buildup in the home. For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/radon/.)

Before adding a second air-conditioning unit, have the ductwork inspected by a trained and qualified HVAC (heating/venting/airconditioning) expert. Note I did not say “technician,” because the sizing and installation of the ductwork requires a great deal of technical knowledge and design work using manual-D calculations published by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA).

In older homes, the ductwork will likely be undersized and will have major air leaks at joints and seams.

If you have flexible ducts in the attic or basement that carry the air to the register, the corrugation inside the pipes will restrict airflow and bends such as 90-degree elbows further restrict airflow. Air restrictions inside the ducts heat the air and overwork the fan and air conditioner.

If the vertical ductwork is accessible, it would be energywise to have it replaced. Even if some wallboard inside the home has to be removed to access the ducts, the value of energy savings and the comfort levels you will experience would be to your advantage.

Dwight Barnett is a certified master inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Jean Stone Wolfe, trustee, Desmond Wolfe, trustee, Wolfe Family Revocable Living Trust to Estate of Donnie Ray Bybee, Desmond Wolfe one lot, $0.

Scott Kelly, administrator to Ben Jean Stone Wolfe, trustee, Crumrine, one lot, $55,000.

Desmond Wolfe, trustee, Wolfe Toni Miller, Jeffrey Routson to Family Revocable Living Trust to Eric Huth, Tisha Huth, one lot, Linda Wolfe, one lot, $0. $362,000.

Harlow Builders Inc. to Jeffrey Eric Huth, Tisha Huth to Daniel Routson, one lot, $179,900.

Mader, Katharine Mader, one lot, U.S. Bank N.A. to Secretary of $223,000.

Housing and Urban Development, Nancy Forney a.k.a. Nancy a part lot, $0.

Smith to James Noe, one lot, $88,000.

PIQUA Linda Schaefer to Brieann Wagaman, Cameron Wagaman, Lisa Ewing a.k.a. Lisa Parsons one lot, $132,800. to Chris Parsons, one lot, $0.

Estate of Barbara Marr to Paul Gutmann, Rosemary James Marr, one lot, $0.

Gutmann to Connie Strehle, a Scott Investments of Troy LLC part lot, $198,000. to Barbara Forsthoefel, John Secretary of Housing and Forsthoefel, one lot, $268,300.

Urban Development to Timothy Secretary of Housing and Cutcher, one lot, $0.

Urban Development to Bradley Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer Penrod, Mallia Penrod, one lot, and Ulrich Co., Fannie Mae a.k.a $0.

Federal National Mortgage Edna Ballard, trustee, Robert Ballard, trustee to Deborah Estes, Association to Marc Sherry, one lot, $23,500.

Jeffrey Estes, one lot, $129,900.

C. Richard Klosterman, sucMelissa Earick, David cessor trustee, R. Michael Herrmann, Melissa Herrmann to Klosterman, successor trustee, C. Jenni Combs, one lot, $155,900.

Richard Klosterman Declaration Jessica Morgan, Spencer of Trust, R. Michael Klosterman Morgan to Dustin Blythe, a part Declaration of Trust, Suzanne C. lot, $104,000.

Estate of Albert Rhynard Jr. to Klosterman Declaration of Trust to John Myers, Robin Myers, one lot, Michael Rhynard, one lot, $0. $168,500.

Robert Nutt to Alberta Law, Federal Home Loan Mortgage William Law, one lot, $168,000.

Corporation, Lerner, Sampson & Molly Burkholder to Charles Rothfuss, attorney in fact to John Smith, Pamela Smith, one lot, Huntzinger, two lots, $40,000. $112,500.

Eric Burkholder, Terri Anthony Moran, Erin Moran to Jill Wehrkamp, one lot, $105,000. Burckholder to Brenda Rhodes, Richard Rhodes, two part lots, Jean Stone Wolfe, trustee, $35,00.

Desmond Wolfe, trustee, Wolfe E. Eileen Warner Revocable Family Revocable Living Trust to Living Trust, Norman Warner, sucJean Stone -Wolfe, Jean Wolfecessor trustee to Eugene Herold, Stone, one lot, $0.

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Gwen Herold, one lot, $79,800.

Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer and Ulrich Co., Fannie Mae a.k.a Federal National Mortgage Association to Amber Hale, two part lots, $81,500.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss, attorney in fact to Clarence Brandson, Margaret Branson, a part lot, $22,000.

Star Bank N.A. Troy a.k.a. U.S. Bank N.A. Troy, trustee to Mildred Wirrig Declaration of Trust, John Wirrig, successor trustee, two lots, $0.

Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Association, Reisenfeld & Association LPA LLC, attorney in fact to Evan Robbins, one lot, $45,100.

Robert Burns to Bryan Trissell, two lots, $53,900.

BRADFORD Rebecca Penny to Aaron Penny, two lots, $0.

TIPP CITY Joshua Adriacco to Brian Andriacco, a part lot,$0.

Lisa Rindler, Tom Rindler to Amy Cornelison, Keith Cornelison, one lot, $242,000.

Christy Schaub, Matthias Schaub a.k.a. Christy Stringer to Linda Kellar, one lot, $139,500.

Jolene K. Johnson-Sell, Charles Sell II to Shreves Construction Co., one lot, $351,900.

Adam Pressel, Amanda Pressel to Benjamin Bey, Emily Bey, a part lot, $140,000.

David Miller, Sandra Miller to Edward Davidson, Michelle Davidson, one lot, $323,000.

Harlow Builders Inc. to Lia Jones, Richard Jones, one lot, $462,000.

Amy Cornelison, Keith Cornelison to Benjamin Klosterman, Rebecca Klosterman, one lot, $261,000.

PLEASANT HILL Esther Trost to Diana Hunsbarger, three part lots, one lot, $66,500.

FLETCHER LSF7 NPL II Trust, attorney in fact, U.S. Bank, N.A., Vericrest Financial Inc. to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. trustee, Volt 2012-NPL1 Asset Holdings Trust, two lots, $50,600.

U.S. Bank, N.A., Vericrest Financial Inc., Volt 2012-NPL1 Asset Holdings Trust to Stephen John tucker, two lots, $8,500.

WEST MILTON Joshua Adriacco to Brian Andriacco, a part lot, $0.

Joshua Adriacco to Brian Andriacco, one lot, $0.

Estate of Howard Slorp to Rick Slorp, one lot, $0.

HUBER HEIGHTS

BETHEL TWP. Regina Gyenes, Timothy Gyenes to Federal National Mortgage Association, a part tract 0.2121 acres, $1,200.

Sheldon Saxton, Shirley Saxton to Linda Frasure, Philip Frasure, one lot, $30,000.

Esther Stamper to Gregory Wishon, Sonja Wishon, one lot, $189,000.

Douglas Muchow, Gloria Muchow to Paul Olon, Pauline Olon, one lot, $226,000.

BROWN TWP. Vesta Partington to Bonnie Sullenberger, Bettie Taylor, $0.

CONCORD TWP. Ohio Division of Parks and Recreation to Benjamin Grilliot, 0.390 acres, $1,500.

Rasa Miller, Ricky Miller to Charles Grove Living Trust, Charles Grove, trustee, one lot, $280,000.

NEWBERRY TWP. Jerry Berry to Angela Rhoades, Kurt Rhoades, 6.159 acres, $245,000.

Anthony Kendell, Laura Kendell to Jennifer Morris, Shane Morris, 3.547 acres, $27,500.

NVR Inc. to David Buckholtz, Kristy Buckholtz, one lot, $265,000.

NEWTON TWP. NVR Inc. to Amanda Stegner, Chris Stegner, one lot, $186,300.

Carriage Trails at the Heights Carmen Farno a.k.a. Carmen LLC, Dec Land Co. I LLC to Howell, Scott Howell to David Inverness Group, Inc., one lot, Rapp, Monica Rapp, a part tract $33,000.

12.043 acres, $280,000.

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105 Announcements PIANO LESSONS, Register NOW! Professional and private piano lesson for beginners of all ages.

30 years experience.

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AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-676-3836

GUITAR LESSONS - Beginners all ages. Call: (937)773-8768

RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT CAREER FAIR Arby's Corner of Miller Lane & Maxton Road Dayton, OH 45414 Thursday September 20th 2PM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7PM for positions in Troy, Piqua, Sidney, Eaton and Greenville Bring your resume and speak to a representative on Thursday or email your resume to: careers@gzkinc.com for consideration

200 - Employment 235 General

Probation Officer, Monitors activity of offenders in an office environment and in the field. Provides investigations, and reports for the Court.

Must have at least an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice, Corrections or Law Enforcement.

Experience In Community Corrections is preferred. Must have a valid Ohio Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License.

Deadline September 28, 2012 All interested applicants May acquire an Application at: The Miami County Municipal Court Services Office at 215 W. Main St. 2nd Flr. Troy, OH 45373

POLICY: Please Check Your Ad The 1st Day. It Is The Advertiserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Responsibility To Report Errors Immediately.

Publisher Will Not Be Responsible for More Than One Incorrect Insertion. We Reserve The Right To Correctly Classify, Edit, Cancel Or Decline Any Advertisement Without Notice.

Highland District Hospital currently has a full-time position for an Occupational Therapist. Must have current Ohio Licensure and be a graduate of an Accredited Occupational Therapy Program. Minimum of three (3) years experience as a staff therapist preferred. Sensory Integration certification a plus!

Please direct inquiries to (937) 393-6479 or submit resumes via mail, faxed to (937) 840-6511 or email to: dgermann@hdh.org HIGHLAND DISTRICT HOSPITAL 1275 NORTH HIGH STREET HILLSBORO, OH 45133 (937) 393-6100 Fax: (937) 840-6511 1-866-393-6100 EOE

We are a Distribution Center located in Troy, OH serving Avenue, a nationwide chain of women's plus-size clothing stores. We have immediate part-time openings in: â&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;śâ&#x153;ś

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SHIPPING & RECEIVING $9.25/hr.

Must be able to lift 75lbs

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FIREFIGHTER/ PARAMEDIC The City of Sidney will conduct a written Civil Service Examination on Saturday October 27, 2012 for the position of Firefighter/ Paramedic.

More information including the Application Packet for this examination may be obtained from the Receptionist at 201 W. Poplar St. Sidney, OH 45365 or w w w. s i d n e yo h . c o m .

Resumes will not be accepted.

Deadline 5:00pm on Friday, October 12, 2012. EOE. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Must be able to lift 50lbs Part-time hrs. available: 12:00pm-4:00pm (Mon-Fri)

Investigate in full before sending money as an advance fee. For further information, call or write:

Better Business Bureau 15 West Fourth St. Suite 300 Dayton, OH 45402 www.dayton.bbb.org 937.222.5825

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Apply in person: 1501 Experiment Farm Road Troy, Ohio (937)332-1500

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Job #10842 Farm Credit Services is seeking a Customer Relationship Specialist to serve Versailles, Ohio. The Customer Relationship Specialist provides exceptional first-level internal and external customer service. Responsibilities include helping market, cross-sell and deliver credit and other fi nancial services to our customers and prospective customers. This position also provides administrative support for others in the field business development division, and maintains information and reporting as directed.

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS: Establishes, develops and maintains strong internal and external customer relationships by consistently providing quality service that is timely, thorough and responsive and exceeds customer expectations. Receives walk-in customers and incoming customer calls and provides administrative support to field business development division team members, including sales office staff, as well as crop insurance and Agribusiness team members.

This is an entry-level position for a Customer Relationship Specialist. The primary responsibility is to coordinate customer information and become a fully functional Customer Relationship Specialist through training and onthe-job experience.

Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma and at least one year of experience in two or more of the following areas: administrative support, financially related customer service or computer operations.

To be considered an applicant, you must: â&#x20AC;˘ Meet minimum qualifications for the position â&#x20AC;˘ Submit your resume, indicating position of interest, by 09/20/2012 to: www.e-farmcredit.com Careers, Job Opportunities, indicating the specific position for which you are applying

CAUTION Whether posting or responding to an advertisement, watch out for offers to pay more than the advertised price for the item. Scammers will send a check and ask the seller to wire the excess through Western Union (possibly for courier fees).

The scammer's check is fake and eventually bounces and the seller loses the wired amount.

While banks and Western Union branches are trained at spotting fake checks, these types of scams are growing increasingly sophisticated and fake checks often aren't caught for weeks.

Funds wired through Western Union or MoneyGram are irretrievable and virtually untraceable.

Staffmark has immediate openings for busy distribution centers in Troy. Will be picking/packing and using hand scanners. Long term positions. Fast paced environment.

Apply online at www.staffmark.com

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WANTED WANTED We are looking for drivers to deliver the Troy Daily News on Daily, Sundays, holidays and on a varied as needed basis.

Drivers must have: Valid drivers license Reliable transportation State minimum insurance

Please call 937-440-5263 or 937-440-5260 and leave a message with your name, address and phone number.

Located on the Upper Valley Medical Center Campus EOE

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240 Healthcare Highland District Hospital is seeking a part-time (40 hours per pay) Social Worker (primarily in the Home Health Department). Applicants must have a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Social Work or related health and human services and Ohio licensure. Two (2) years experience in a hospital setting preferred. We offer excellent wages and a generous benefits/retirement package.

*JOBS AVAILABLE NOW* NEW CONTRACTS

Please direct inquiries to (937) 393-6479 (Toll Free 1-866-393-6100), fax resume to (937) 840-6511 or send via email to dgermann@hdh.org

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HIGHLAND DISTRICT HOSPITAL 1275 NORTH HIGH STREET HILLSBORO, OH 45133 (937) 393-6100 www.hdh.org EOE

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We are looking for experienced people.

Come in and fill out an application and speak with Beth Bayman, Staff Development.

CDL Drivers: $11.50/HR

Check out our Benefits! â&#x20AC;˘ Once on our Web site, click on Careers, Employee Benefits, then click on Employee Benefits Presentation

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Champaign Residential Services, Inc., a multi-state provider of services to individuals with disabilities has part-time openings in Miami, Shelby, and Darke Counties.

Responsibilities would include assisting individuals with daily living skills, supporting them to be an active participant in their community and helping them strive to live at their full potential.

Paid training is provided Hours would include evenings and weekends.

Requirements: a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid drivers license, proof of insurance and a criminal background check To apply, call 937-335-6974 or stop our office at 405 Public Square, Suite 373, Troy OH..

Applications are available online at www.crsi-oh.com EOE

245 Manufacturing/Trade Highland District Hospital currently has a full-time (72 hours per pay) position for a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department. 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift but shifts could vary per department needs.

1 year experience in Emergency services preferred.

We offer excellent benefits/retirement package.

INJECTION MOLDING SUPERVISOR

Please direct inquiries to (937) 393-6479 (Toll Free 1-866-393-6100), fax resume to (937) 840-6511 or send via email to dgermann@hdh.org or apply online at www.hdh.org.

2nd Shift hands on position responsible for processing, start-up and shut-down, mold changes, and material handling. 3-5 years supervisory experience required.

HIGHLAND DISTRICT HOSPITAL 1275 NORTH HIGH STREET HILLSBORO, OH 45133 (937) 393-6100 www.hdh.org EOE

Send resume to dgagnon@ protoplastics.com or mail to 316 Park Avenue Tipp City, Ohio 45371

Your phone call will be returned in the order in which it is received.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE Representative SEW-Eurodrive, Inc., an international leader in the power transmission industry has an opening for a Customer Service Representative.

Qualified candidate should possess a strong background in Power Transmissions; reducers, motors & electronic drive controls.

Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree preferred; will consider an Associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree & three-five years providing customer service of industrial products. We offer great opportunities & excellent 100% paid group health plan for both employees and dependents.

Please submit your resume to Elizabeth.Taylor @Staffmark.com.

SEW not accepting phone calls.

FINANCE CLERK The City of Tipp City, Ohio, is seeking qualified applicants for the full time position of Finance Clerk in the income tax section of the City's Finance Department. Primary duties include processing income tax returns and payments, which will include compliance review, data entry, bill processing, receipting, depositing, and balancing income tax payments.

Secondary duties include typing, filing, and routine correspondence with residents, businesses, and others doing business with and within the City. This position reports to the Income Tax Supervisor and is not supervisory in nature. Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent with preference given to applicants with degrees in accounting, business management, or finance; three (3) or more years of experience in a tax preparation office or an equivalent combination of training and/ or experience which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the required functions.

The pay range for this position is $15.08-$19.51 hour with a comprehensive benefits package.

Application for City employment is available on the City of Tipp City website: www.tippcityohio.gov, by contacting the Finance Department at (937)667-8424 or may be picked up in the City finance department at the address below. Applications will be accepted until 5:00pm on Friday, September 21, 2012.

Please send resume, application, and a letter of interest to: The City of Tipp City Attn: John Green Finance Director 260 S. Garber Dr Tipp City, Ohio 45371 These documents may also be submitted via email to: greenj@tippcity.net The City of Tipp City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and conducts pre-employment drug screenings.

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583 Pets and Supplies

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DRIVERS WANTED

FIREWOOD for sale $60 for 1 cord (937)335-0925

BEAGLES, Full blooded (2) males, (1) female, AKC & APR registered, 8 weeks old, (937)498-9973 or (937)638-1321

DACHSHUND pups, AKC Registered, $50 each without papers, 2 loving boys, vet checked, 6 months old, prefer stay together, will separate, (937)667-0077

PARAKEETS, 5 males, 5 females, 2-3 babies, cage, food, and accessories, $75 OBO must take all can't be separated.

(937)451-0341 anytime

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✰✰✰✰✰✰ COOK ASSISTANT ✰✰✰✰✰✰ The Council on Rural Services is seeking a Cook Assistant to work 20-30 hours per week at our Troy Kids Learning Place. This position requires a high school diploma or GED, the ability to lift a minimum of 40 lbs as well as kitchen experience.

SERVERS HOSTESS COOKS FULL & PART TIME

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$2000 sign on bonus Great Pay Local Runs • Off 2 days per week • Health + 401k Must live w/in 50 mi. of Tipp City, OH. Class-A CDL w/Hazmat req.

866-475-3621

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Home flexible weekends. 5 years driving experience required.

Will train for tank.

Great Pay and Benefit Package. For further info, call Jane @ 1-888-200-5067

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PEEK-A-SHITZ PUPPIES 10 weeks, shots, wormed.

Fun, loving and playful. 1 female $250, 3 males $200.

Cash Only!

(937)368-3830

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Call Jon Basye at: Piqua Transfer & Storage Co. (937)778-4535 or (800)278-0619

AWNING, 16 Foot Canvas for RV with Hardware. Brand new! $400, (419)733-4484

STORAGE TRAILERS FOR RENT (800)278-0617 ★

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DACHSHUND AKC, Miniature, pups, Long coats, various colors shots, wormed, health guaranteed. Males & Females, $150-$325, (937)667-0077

LAB MIX, Beautiful loving, black & tan neutered male, current on shots, gets along with everyone, loves kids & cats, needs home with room to run & someone to play with, $100, (937)418-0814 or (937)570-5258

LIVING ROOM suite. cream with floral pattern.

3 pieces. Excellent condition. $350. (937)492-9299

Class A CDL required

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FURNITURE, All Teak wood, Dining room table, Seats 10, $295, Entertainment Center, 2 sections, $260, China Cabinet, Back lighting, 3 drawers, $820, (937)554-9298 LIFT CHAIRS, (1) maroon, great condition, lifts and reclines, with battery backup, $250. (1) brown, good condition, lifts only, $150. 32" floor model color TV, $75.

(513)850-3570.

Apply in Person: 2 N. Market Street Downtown Troy

280 Transportation

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560 Home Furnishings

Professional restaurant experience required

Wage scale is: $8.40 to $9.07 To apply please visit our website at: www.councilon ruralservices.org or send cover letter and resume to:

FIREWOOD for sale. All seasoned hardwood, $150 per cord split/ delivered, $126 you pick up. ( 9 3 7 ) 8 4 4 - 3 7 5 6 (937)844-3879

IMMEDIATE POSITIONS

BIKES, girls and women's, (3) John Wayne pocket watches (937)335-1938 TRAINS, HO 6 sets and N-gage 5 sets, enough accessories for a 4x8 or larger layout, Can be seen at 1004 North Dorset Road anytime

545 Firewood/Fuel

580 Musical Instruments

FIREWOOD, All hardwood, $150 per cord delivered or $120 you pick up, (937)726-2780.

PIANO Kimball console with bench, excellent condition, $800 (937)339-0449

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TROY, OHIO

At 2785 Piqua-Troy Rd. From Co Rd 25-A between Troy & Piqua go east on Eldean & south to sale site near the five points intersection, 2 miles N. of Troy.

Off road parking.

SAT, SEPT 22, 9:00 AM Real Estate First & then Personal Property A well maintained home w/ 2 car garage & other features on .717 acre lot w/ a family seeking a reasonable offer on their parents place.

Although appraised by the Auditor at $121,500, its now offered w/ reserve by the trustees who are motivated to find a new owner before winter. $8,500 earnest money down payment the day of the auction & the balance within 30 days. Still available for showing by calling Jerry Stichter, Auctioneer-Realtor, Garden Gate Realty or go to www.stichterauctions.com for more details.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Flat wall cupboard; ch of drws w/ oval mirror & other furniture; 2 pcs of Roseville pottery; several sets of china; pocket watch; silver coins incl 4 dollars & 29 halves; trumpet; guitar; RR items; Lionel trains incl Union Pacific passenger set; Doepke, Tonka, Nylint, Structo & Hubley toys; etc; HOME FURNISHINGS: Deacon’s bench; corner curio; maple dinette w/ hutch; full line of appliances incl 2011 washer. INVALID ITEMS: Scooter chair & lift; wheel chair & walkers; mauve lift chair. MORE! Good 4’x6’ trailer; Dixon ZTR mower; new yard trailer; tillers; port air compressor; Kabar knives; Winchester 67A rilfe & Western Arms shotgun; shop tools & more!

Property of Walter Via By the Family

At 929 E Main Str, St Rt 41, near the intersection w/ Franklin St.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 • 11AM Located SE of the square in Troy, Ohio. Take Market Street south to Canal Street – corner building.

COLLECTIBLES: Coin; pocket knives; swords; hunting knives; lighters; NASCARS; antiques; jewelry; fishing poles/reels; tools; household goods; guns; ball cards; stamps and more!

GUNS: Mossberg 22 long rifle with scope “64 TV; Richard Arms black powder 50 caliber rifle PN 153894; Johnston Arms pistol and holster B24241; Colt pistol .38 caliber D8220 S/N W20603 (NEW); Remington Model 870 16 ga. pump; Remington Model 870 28 ga. pump; Remington Model 7600 30-06 SBR6.

ANTIQUES: Night sands; end tables; coffee tables; dressers; mirror; buffet; piano; post cards; cabinets; hutches; lamps; dishes; jewelry; knives; stamps; banks; dishes; cabinets; lamps.

FURNITURE: Couch; loveseat; glider chair; round back chair; end tables; coffee tables; lamps; dressers; bed; mirror plus other furniture to be decided upon. Bookcases and more!

COINS: 5 silver dollars; 2004 Giant Eagle .5 lb pure silver; 2004 Liberty silver dollars; Eisenhower silver coin; Ohio State silver coin; plus more to come!

AUTOGRAPH COLLECTIBLES: From several NASCAR drivers; baseballs and players.

1/24TH, 1/18TH, 1/64TH AND OTHER SCALE NASCAR COLLECTIBLES: Jeff Gordon; Dale & Jr Earnhart; Tony Stewart; Kurt Busch; Mark Martin; Johnny Benson; Dale Jarrett and many more!

HOUSEHOLD: Baskets; plates; what knots; picture albums; fire extinguishers; glassware; vases; snow globes; creamer/sugars; deep painted dishes; pictures; fans; TVs; racks; big screen TV; silver pcs; steins; globes; shadow boxes; books; records; electronics; small appliances; figurines; stuffed animals; angels; games; sporting good items; VCRs; DVDs; CDs; turn tables; stereos; speakers; tins; desk; telephone stand; candles; holiday notions; heaters; Kitchen Aide mixer; tea pots; animal figurines; bells; microwave & stand; hot dog machine; crystal; plates; George Foreman grill; shot glass collection; cooking utensils; Tupperware and more!

TOOLS: Bits; caulking guns; wrenches; drills; torque wrenches; work lights; router and table; Milwaukee reciprocal saw; hand tools; lawn & garden tools; hammers; tin snips; air tools; power tools; welding helmet; carpenter & cement tools; sockets; battery charger; etc.

SPECIALTY ITEMS: Masks; motorcycle helmets; wood rocking horse; bicycles; pet cages; brass items; bottles; fire trucks; semis; toys; bobble heads; train & track; license plates; Veterans flag holders for graves; die cast toys; Buddy L trucks; grader; hopper wagon JD toy tractor; Tonka dump truck; disc; bander; shoe lather; clowns; showcases; seeker; oil cans; Coleman lantern; golf clubs and balls; lots more too numerous to mention!

Go to www.auctionzip.com for photos and complete listing.

REAL ESTATE at 2:00 PM: An 1 ½ story Craftsman style home w/ the back yard facing the Miami River. Its an older floor plan, but nicely maintained w/ the bonus of a basement & detached garage.

Appraised by the Auditor at $84,500 & now offered free of appraisal with reserve & $5,000 down & the balance within 30 days from a motivated customer seeking to invest in real estate at a reasonable price.

Call Jerry Stichter, Auctioneer-Realtor, Garden Gate Realty to view this home or go to www.stichterauctions.com for more details.

OPEN HOUSE TODAY: SUNDAY, SEPT 16 from 3 to 4 PM. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Sugar buckets, Longaberger baskets; Roseville Pine Cone vase; glassware; crocks; youth rocker; variety of toys & games; lg Christmas offering w/ ltd edit items; GWTW collectibles; Shirley Temple dolls & other items; GI Joe, Matchbox & other toys; Daisy BB gun; wooden wheelbarrow; Schwinn Bike & more!

HOME FURNISHINGS: Nice living & dining room furniture; 4 pcs wicker porch set; cedar chest; full line of appliances, plus KA mixer; kitchen & garage items, etc. Note: This is neat, old house w/ a large offering inside. Please plan to attend.

JERRY STICHTER AUCTIONEER,

INC.

TERMS: Cash or local checks. Proper ID required. $50 fee plus bank fees on all returned checks plus subject to prosecution.

AUCTIONS & APPRAISALS

OWNER: STEVE E.THOMAS

Jerry Stichter Broker Associate of Garden Gate Realty (937)335-6758 www.stichterauctions.com

Jerry Stichter Broker Associate of Garden Gate Realty (937)335-6758 www.stichterauctions.com

515 Auctions

Large variety of collectibles – Furniture – Antiques – Household – Coins – Watches Die Cast Cars – Toys – Guns – Fishing – Jewelry – NASCAR and more!

Real Estate Sells AT 2:00 PM

AUCTIONS & APPRAISALS

515 Auctions

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PUBLIC AUCTION: DOWNSIZING TO CHANGE INVENTORY IN STORE

Mrs. Rena Heffner, Owner

JERRY STICHTER AUCTIONEER,

Real Estate & Chattels Complete Dispersal of Home & Contents

PUBLIC AUCTION

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PUBLIC AUCTION

515 Auctions

Sunday, September 16, 2012

AUCTIONEER

Larry L. Lavender Licensed in Favor of the State of Ohio • Clerks: Lavender Family Not responsible for accidents, thefts or typographical mistakes. Any statements made by Auctioneer on sale, may, supercede statements herein, believed to be correct, availability are NOT GUARANTEED BY AUCTIONEER. May I be of Service to You? Please Call ME!

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