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Groff wins title, denies Via win Brad Via appeared to be on the verge of claiming his 10th consecutive championship flight title heading into the final round of the Men’s City Golf Championship on Sunday. But Ryan Groff had something to say about that. Groff — who sat fifth in the standings after posting a round of 74 on Saturday — stormed back, shooting a 66 for a total score of 140, which gave him a one stroke victory over Via (141), who finished the tournament with a round of 71 on Sunday at Miami Shores Golf Course.

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Aroldis Chapman got another chance, and gave it away. The shaky Reds closer was tagged by Josh Willingham’s two-run homer in the ninth inning Sunday, rallying the Minnesota Twins over Cincinnati 4-3. In Chapman’s previous outing, he allowed a game-ending, two-run homer to Asdrubal Cabrera in the 10th inning at Cleveland last Tuesday. This time, Chapman relieved starter Mike Leake with a one-run edge. Joe Mauer doubled off the left-field wall with one out and Willingham followed with his 15th homer of the season.

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peace” to the world and pledged to preserve Egypt’s international accords, a reference to the peace deal with Israel. An earlier statement from White House press secretary Jay Carney alluded to the Obama administration’s hope that the rise of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood party will not set back Egyptian-Israeli relations. For all his faults, Mubarak was credited in Washington with resisting three decades of pressure within Egypt to break the Camp David accords with Israel or loosen its alliance with the United States.

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Local resident Shari Mong poses with her newly published book, “Mending Fences.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional bargainers appeared to be closing in on a compromise that would head off a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal loans to 7.4 million college students and end an election-year battle between President Barack Obama and Congress. Senate aides from both parties said Friday the two sides were moving toward a deal on how to pay the measure’s $6 bill i o n price t a g , t h e chief source of partisan c o n OBAMA flict. The goal is to push legislation through Congress next week so the current 3.4 percent interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans can be preserved for another year. A 2007 law gradually reduced interest rates on the loans but required them to balloon back to 6.8 percent this July 1 in a cost-saving maneuver. On another front, the two sides were also close to an agreement to overhaul federal transportation programs, according to House and Senate aides from both parties. Negotiations were expected to continue through the weekend, with votes expected next week on either a major transportation bill or an extension of current programs, said the aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the talks. Obama said Saturday in

lished. BY KATIE YANTIS Mong a mother of two Staff Writer kyantis@tdnpublishing.com sons, said has had a love for writing since a young er stories may be age, but one trip encouraged her to follow her fictional, but the dreams. At a National messages they Society of Poets meeting in send are real. Orlando she said she was Troy resident and able to meet with other Miami East graduate, poets and writers and disShari Mong has loved writing her entire life. She cuss writings. Two years started writing poetry and after the meeting she sent her manuscript to the has progressed to writing Library of Congress. That novels, the first of which led to her having her first has recently been pub-

book of more than 60 poems being published, a book called “Collection of Poetry.” “I do enjoy writing, it is one of my loves of my life. Now I would like to make it my career,” Mong said. “I would like to make it full time. I think through my writing I express myself and I think people know me a little bit more through them.” Following the publishing of her poetry, she

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decided she wanted to go for her dream and publish a novel. “I had the story line in my head over and over,” Mong said. “I finally wrote

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Obama congratulates Morsi Offers continued U.S. support WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Sunday called Egypt’s president-elect, Mohammed Morsi, to congratulate him on his victory and offer continued U.S. support for Egypt’s transition to democracy. Obama “emphasized his interest in working together with President-elect Morsi, on the basis of mutual respect, to advance the many shared interests between Egypt and the United States,” the White House said. “Morsi expressed appreciation for

Obama’s call and welcomed U.S. support for Egypt’s transition,” the White House said in a press release. Obama and Morsi also agreed to stay in close touch in the coming weeks and months. In the turbulent aftermath of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in February 2011, the U.S. is eager to salvage an alliance with Egypt that has been a foundation of stability in the Middle East since the late 1970s, ensuring peace between the Arab world’s most populous country and Israel. In his first televised speech, Morsi said Sunday he carries “a message of

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through its worst wildfire season in a decade, travelers have seen some of their favorite sites closed to the public, obscured by smoke and haze. “We’re used to flooding and tornadoes, nothing like this,” said Amanda Rice of Rock Falls, Ill., who evacuated a Manitou Springs hotel late Saturday with her husband, four children and dog. Some travelers were awoken with evacuaAP PHOTO tion orders. Rice, scared In this Saturday photo provided by Darrell Spangler, a firefighter works the scene of a home being consumed • See SPREAD on Page 2 by flames in Estes Park, Colo.

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Susan Brown in her mind, and the impact they made on her life. “I am going to take that chance. it down and started making correcIt’s a gamble, but I have to roll the tions. It is about a young college dice and hope it lands on what you girl that comes home for spring want it to,” she said. “I write my stobreak and she finds out her mom ries like her (Steel). I get my ideas has kept a secret from her. She from her. She is one of the authors I finds out that the man she thought have read a lot of and got my inspiwas her real father is not and she ration from.” wants to find her real father.” She All in all, she said she hopes from said she came up with the characher story and the stories she has ters as she worked out the plot that written that those around her pick such as abortion, abuse and solupublished books behind her, Mong had been in her head for so long. up a valuable lesson. tions to family problems. said as she continues to work her “As the story progresses a “The most important thing is to She said while she can relate to full-time job as a TSA security offitragedy happens and it’s about two cer at Dayton International Airport some of the characters she created, love yourself and whatever it is you families having to heal through for- she is going to continue persuing a she knows that many women and want to persue in your life, do it, giveness because of a secret that families will be able to relate to her don’t give up,” Mong said. “Because I career as an accomplished author. was kept,” she said. “It’s about mov“As I was writing, I came up with writings. never realized I would get a novel ing on and that we don’t always “That is my dream, to help othother stories. I have four other novpublished, or be an author and look have tomorrow.” ers, to inspire others,” Mong said. “I where I am now. You don’t have to els written that are not published When she finished it and sent would like to eventually write a non- be afraid to accomplish your dream. yet,” Mong said. the manuscript to Vantage Press, fiction book about my life, what I “They are all fictional with ficGo to college if you want. If you she said she was shocked to receive tional characters, but have truth in have been through in my adult life want to travel, do it. Be yourself and the response she did. and how I have overcome things — it.” don’t try to be someone you aren’t.” “I was overjoyed. I was ecstatic,” basically a memoir to what lead me One book is focused around the As she advances further in her she said. “I never center character Amanda Links who to where I am today.” She said while career, Mong said she hopes to get a really thought I would write a book is a divorce attorney who was she strives to have more books pub- couple of book signings scheduled and get it published, let alone a lished, she knows it is not going to abused all her life and has to face around the area, and will continue novel. It has been a process over the her father, the man who abused her, be easy. She reminds herself that pressing a second book publishing. everyone has to start somewhere, last two years. My dream became a to forgive him. While that book “Mending Fences” is currently availbut keeps her idols, such as Danielle able online at amazon.com by focuses on forgiveness, the others reality.” Steel, Mary Higgins Clark and Mong has written focus on issues searching for Shari Mong. Now with the confidence of two

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remaining dispute has been over how to pay for it. have Republicans accused Obama of creating a phony issue and drawing out the battle in an attempt to reap political points. In late May, they proposed several options to pay for the measure, all of which were culled from budget savings Obama himself had proposed in the past, but they said the White House was ignoring them. “Even though the White House refuses to respond to our bipartisan approach, Senate Democrats are finally working with us, and a solution is within reach — despite the president’s failure to act,” said Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. The talks have involved aides to McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Democrats said the White House has been kept abreast of the talks, while Republicans said House Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, has been kept informed but hasn’t participated in the negotiations. According to Democratic aides, negotiators are approaching a deal to cover the bill’s costs by charging companies more to insure pensions and changing rules so companies take fewer tax deductions for their pension contributions. Reid proposed both of those ideas this month. They said additional money would come from a list of options McConnell has offered, probably one to limit federal subsidies of undergraduates’ loans to six years.

“We believe it is essential for the Egyptian government to continue to fulfill Egypt’s role as a pillar of regional peace, security and stability,” Carney said. The administration had expressed no public preference in advance of Sunday’s announcement that the Islamist presidential candidate had defeated Ahmed Shafiq, who was the last prime minister under Mubarak. Obama also called Shafiq on Sunday, encouraging him “to continue to play a role in Egyptian politics by supporting the democratic process and working to unify the Egyptian people,” the White House said. The Muslim Brotherhood’s victory adds a new element of uncertainty for U.S. policy in the Middle East, which has been rocked by the conflict in Syria, where some 40 people were said to have died Sunday in new clashes between rebels and government forces. The U.S. provides about $1.3 billion annually in military aid to Egypt; the two countries regularly hold joint military exercises, and U.S. Navy ships are frequent visitors to Egyptian ports. In a reflection of the Pentagon’s large

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stake in Egyptian stability and a transition toward democracy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta placed a phone call June 15 to the head of Egypt’s ruling military council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who was Mubarak’s defense minister for 20 years. Panetta stressed to Tantawi the need for the military council to ensure a full and peaceful transition to democracy, according to Panetta’s press secretary, George Little. But just one week ago, as polls were closing in the presidential runoff, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued constitutional amendments that stripped the president’s office of most of its major powers. The ruling generals made themselves the final arbiters over the most pressing issues complicating the transition, such as writing the constitution, and granted military police broad powers to detain civilians. For now, the authorities of the president are not clear. Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the U.S. should embrace the election outcome even if the Muslim Brotherhood’s past positions are a cause for concern.

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Families planning whitewater rafting trips or visits to the stunning red-rock formations in Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs were instead spending their vacations passing out bottled water and setting up cots in evacuee centers. They included Mark Stein of Morristown, N.J., whose family arrived after midnight Sunday at their Manitou Springs hotel for a week of whitewater rafting and sightseeing. “We were sleeping for 15 minutes when they started knocking on the door — a day from hell,” Stein said of the day of travel. With his wife and two sons, Stein spent the first night of his vacation setting up cots for more than 200 evacuees who slept at the school. “I think it’s the best vacation ever. This is what the real world is about. There’s a lot of people that need help,” Stein said. Also Sunday, a brushfire that began near Elbert, about 50 miles southwest of Denver, quickly spread to about 60 acres, forcing the evacuation of about 100 residents. Half the nation’s firefighting fleet is now battling

fires in Colorado, said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. He said C-130 military transport planes from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs would begin assisting on Monday. With eight wildfires burning, including a fire that has scorched more than 118 square miles and destroyed at least 191 homes near Fort Collins, Colorado is having its worst wildfire season in a decade. “People recognize this is going to take a big push” to extinguish, Hickenlooper said Sunday from a Colorado Springs grocery store, where volunteers were passing out burritos, sandwiches and drinks to 350 firefighters working near Pikes Peak. The wildfire near Rocky Mountain National Park destroyed vacation cabins and closed the most commonly used entrance to the park. Clouds of smoke blew toward the 102-year-old Stanley Hotel that inspired Stephen King to write “The Shining.” Carolyn Baty and her husband, Darrell, vacationing from Fort Worth, Texas, were evacuated from their cabin Saturday afternoon.

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offer a “Retro Prom” from 8 p.m. to midnight for those 21 and older. Tickets are $15 • DINE TO DONATE: per person pre-sale and $18 Area residents can dine at at the door. The event will Applebee’s from 11 a.m. to C o m m u n i t y include dancing, prize drawclose and have 10 percent ings, photos, refreshments, of the bill donated to Brukner Calendar an air guitar contest, limbo Nature Center. The offer is contest and king and queen. only valid at the Troy location CONTACT US Attire will be dressy, either 1759 W. Main St. Carside to current or from other eras. go is also included and offer For more information, call is only valid today. Flyers can 339-1923. picked up at Brukner Nature Call Melody • CANOE FLOAT: The Center or request a flyer by Miami County Park District Vallieu at email at info@bruknernawill hold a canoe float at 9 440-5265 to turecenter.com. a.m. departing from Treasure • BOARD MEETING: list your free Island in Troy. Registration is The Miami County Board of required. A nonrefundable $5 calendar Elections will meet at 3 p.m. per paddler fee is due at items.You in the meeting room, adjatime of registration. cent to the office on the can send Registration form can be ground floor of the Miami your news by e-mail to accessed on our website. County Courthouse, 215 W. vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. For more information, visit Main St., Troy. the park district’s website at • TEXAS www.miamicountyparks.com. TENDERLION: The • MUSIC FEST: The first American Legion, Tipp City, Dutfest, a rock and roll festival, will be from will offer a Texas tenderloin sandwich and 5-11 p.m. at Cedar Springs Pavilion, 7951 fries for $5 from 6-7:30 p.m. S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City. Featured Civic agendas bands will include Brothers in Arms, Eric • Tipp City Board of Education will meet Jerardi’s Band, Higgins-Madewell, 2nd at 7 p.m. at the board office, 90 S. Shot and Sellout. Admission is $15 at the Tippecanoe Drive. Call 667-8444 for more door. Food and beer will be available for information. purchase. A portion of the proceeds will be • Covington Village Council will meet at 7 donated to Aullwood Audubon Center and p.m. at Town Hall. Farm to help support environmental educa• The Covington Street Committee will meet immediately following the regular coun- tion classes for children. • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy cil meeting. Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to • Brown Township Board of Trustees will noon on South Cherry Street, just off West meet at 8 p.m. in the Township Building in Main Street. The market will include fresh Conover. produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, • The Union Township Trustees will meet eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, at 1:30 p.m. in the Township Building, 9497 crafts, prepared food and entertainment. Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura. Call 698For free parking, enter off West Franklin 4480 for more information. Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 3395455 for information or visit www.troymainTUESDAY street.org. • BAKED SPAGHETII: The auxiliary, • MOTHER NATURE’S PRESCHOOL: Sons of the Legion and legion members of The Miami County Park District will hold the the Tipp City American Legion will offer a Mother Nature’s Preschool program from baked spaghetti dinner including salad, 10–11 a.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, garlic bread, and dump cake for $7. 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. Children Serving hours will be 6-7:30 p.m. 2-4 years old and an adult companion are invited to attend. There will be a story, playJULY 6 time and toddler-sized hike. Dress for the weather. Pre-register for the program online • KEILBASO OR BRATS: The at www.miamicountyparks, email to regisAMVETS Auxiliary Post 88 of Troy will offer ter@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) a keilbaso or brats, potato salad and 335-6273, Ext. 104. The event is free. For baked beans for $6 from 5:30-8 p.m. more information, visit the Miami County Park District’s website at www.miamicountyJULY 7 parks.com. • RETIREES BREAKFAST: The BFGoodrich retirees will meet at 8 a.m. at • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Lincoln Square, Troy. Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Street. The market will include fresh WEDNESDAY produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club crafts, prepared food and entertainment. of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the For free parking, enter off West Franklin Troy Country Club. The speaker will be Andy Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339Hite with Johnston Farm. For more informafor information or visit www.troymain5455 tion, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 339street.org. 8935. • CREATURE FEATURE: The • WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: The Miami American kestrel will be the Creature County Park District will have a “Total Body Feature topic at 2 p.m. at Brukner Nature Workout” class as part of the Wellness Center. The continent’s smallest falcon is Wednesdays program series at 8 a.m. at common in Ohio and can often be seen Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, on telephone wires or fence posts perched south of Tipp City. Join a fitness instructor from near open fields as they watch for food. the Miami County YMCA for this total body The event is free with paid admission to workout session. Meet in the parking lot. Wear the building. comfortable clothing and shoes; bring a mat,

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THURSDAY • GREETING CARDS: Join with others and learn to create three different type of greeting cards a 6 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. The cards will include a thank you, one can be used anytime and one will show patriotic spirit.

FRIDAY • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108. • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls a three-piece fried fish dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp or a fish/shrimp combo with french fries and coleslaw for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m. Frog legs, when available, are $10. • CONCERT: The outdoor summer music series concerts in Troy will continue with the Bill Foley Band at 7:30 p.m.

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JULY 13-15 • ART SHOW: A number of exhibitors will take part in the sixth annual art show in the activity center at Hoffman United Methodist Church, 201 S. Main St., West Milton, Friday through Sunday. A silent auction, open to the public and featuring pieces provided by the artists, will take place during the Preview Party on Friday, July 13, 6:30-8:30 P.M. The bidding will end at 8:00.Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

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A Greenville man lost his leg in a motorcycle crash in the 4100 block of State Route 41 near Eldean Road at approximately 11 a.m. Saturday. Tristin Black, 34, was taken by Careflight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where he remained in serious condition late Sunday. According to Miami County Sheriff’s reports, Black crashed his motorcycle into a truck driven by Jamie Kelly, 33, of Covington. Neither Kelly nor her passenger, Rusty Gass, 28, also of Covington, were injured. Also according to sheriff reports, Black appeared to have driven left of center while negotiating a curve on State Route 41, when he drove into the driver’s door of the pickup truck.

Open house to show new offices For the Troy Daily News The Miami County Veteran’s Service Office will host an open house on July 19 to celebrate its move to its new location in the Hobart Center for County Government, Suite 140, Room 279, Troy. The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon, giving the organization the opportunity to show its appreciation to the veteran’s community in Miami County and for all of those who support them for their dedica-

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Written by Bill Bailey Illustrated by Michelle Duckworth Chapter 13 Sheriff plans killer party STORY SO FAR: Donnie dresses up like a ghost in a ketchup-soaked sheet. With the help of Felix, he flies around telling the townspeople that whoever poisoned Mr. Elder must pay with blood. Using Donnie as his mouthpiece, Felix explains to Jake that this will make the bad guys come after him. Felix was still using my body to talk to Jake. "Thanks to my leetle ghost routine, ze sheriff and his posse will think that you know about ze poisoning of Meester Elder. They weel try to keel you to stop you from talking." "Whoa, there," Jake said. "If I thought for one second that someone wanted to kill me, I'd be long gone from this one-horse town." "Coward!" Felix's voice said. "You would slink out of town like ze spineless jellyfish? You should be honored to give your life for Jefferson, like ze great Felix LaBauve did in ze gunfight with ze Matlock brothers." Jake stared in amazement at me. "You want me to... to... die for – ?" "Not to die... to be ze bait!" "Puh-lease," said Jake. "And you can drop the hokey French accent. We're alone, ya little nutcase." "Oui... uh, I mean, sure," I said, finally getting back control of my own voice. "So... are you going to help? Jake sighed. "Okay. We'll run this by Police Chief Banks and see what he thinks. If he goes for it... I'm willing to be the bait. But I want your mom to leave the newspaper right away. This is getting way too dangerous." "You're firing her?" I asked. "Mom needs this job." "Who said anything about firing her?" Jake asked. "I'll bring her back later, when this all blows over and things are safe again." Jake was showing his true colors, and I was glad to see his color wasn't yellow. An editor who would risk his life to get the bad guys was alright. But a guy who would protect Mom was better than alright. He was someone worth keeping around. The next night, Sheriff Matlock called an emergency meeting in the tower room with his posse. Felix and I were perched nearby again in our spot in the tree. Making a wiggly motion with his finger, Felix cracked the window open so we could hear. "Like I told you, that turnip was a warning – "Clint Ratchett said. "If you even think about saying 'I told you so,'" the sheriff snapped, "I'll slap you silly." He stuffed the cigar back in his mouth and chomped down hard. "That ghost act was something," said Judge Lulu Roberts. "It was really exciting." "Exciting!?" said Clint. "You want some real excitement, toots, try sitting in a cold jail cell for the rest of your life. 'Cause that's where we're all gonna be if we don't do something fast." "You don't have to get all huffy about it," Judge Lulu sniffed. "Cut the squabbling," barked Sheriff Matlock, standing up behind his desk. "It's time we take care of business." Then he held up the latest edition of The Jefferson Times and pointed to a photo of me, flying in my sheet. "If you'd have only listened to me -" Clint began. His timing couldn't have been worse, but he wasn't able to stop himself. For a big guy, the sheriff moved with incredible speed. He rolled the newspaper he'd been holding into a tight cylinder and leapt onto his desk. Then, with a quick motion, he thwacked Clint across the face

several times with the paper. Whap, whap, whap, whap. Straightening out of his crouch, hands on hips, the sheriff stared down from the table at the shocked pair. "I don't know how Jake Passmore found out about us poisoning old man Elder. But we're gonna shut him up. That nosy reporter, too." "What are you saying?" Judge Lulu asked. The sheriff was in no mood for air-headed questions. "I thought I was clear as glass, Lulu. What'd you think I meant?" Judge Lulu gave the sheriff a blank stare. "Well, I really can't say for sure. Let's see. You could shut someone up by putting a hand over their mouth. Or maybe by taping their mouth shut. Or by – " "Or by telling them to put a sock in it and close their stupid pie-hole!" the sheriff roared. A long pause followed his outburst. Finally, Judge Lulu said, "Yes, I suppose that would be a way. But it sounds awfully rude." She still didn't seem to get that he was talking about her. The sheriff climbed down from the desk into his chair, gripping it so hard his knuckles turned white. In a quiet, tight voice, he said, "What I'm trying to say is that it's time those folks had an incident." "What kind of incident?" Judge Lulu asked. "The kind they don't live to talk about," said the sheriff. He pulled open a drawer and lifted out his revolver to make his point. Judge Lulu put her hand to her mouth. "Oh" was all she could say. "I hear Jake carries a big wad of cash on him. Likes to flash it around," the sheriff said. "So, a fake robbery gone bad should work pretty good." "Can't we just leave them be?" asked Judge Lulu. Clint patted his toupée in place nervously. "We can't do that. They know too – " "Will you quit fiddlin' with that infernal rug on your head?" the sheriff said. Clint jerked his hand away, leaving his hairpiece tilted to one side. "Let's get down to brass tacks. I understand Jake and Holly work late at the newspaper office. Why don't we pay 'em a little visit tomorrow night?" "What do we do about the kid – Donnie?" Clint asked. "I reckon he'll be along for the party," said the sheriff. "Party?" Judge Lulu asked. "The one at The Times," said the sheriff. "I didn't know they were having one," said Judge Lulu.

"They don't either. It's gonna be a surprise. A real killerdiller," the sheriff said, sharing a dark smile with Clint. I was gripped by fear. "What're we gonna do?" I whispered to Felix. But when I looked at him, I saw that he had started to fade in and out. He was flickering. One minute he was there, the next he was gone – then he'd be back again. Sitting on the limb beside me, he looked like a giant lightning bug, with his light coming and going. "I was afraid of theese," he said. "My work with you has pushed on ze envelope too much, with ze flying and ze voice and now bringing you into theese tree for a second time. Ze flickering ees a warning that I am being sent back to ze statue." "You can't go, Felix," I said. "The last time you left me on my own, it turned out awful." Felix flickered some more. "You will be fine. Everyone has special gifts, mon ami, but ze bonus for you ees that you actually practice yours. Now eet ees time to see ze results of theese practice, no?" "No," I said. "I can't do this without you." "Eet ees time to get out of ze comfort zone," he said.

"Comfort zone!" I exclaimed. "Are you kidding? I haven't been within a thousand miles of my comfort zone since you and Jake showed up." "You can do theese," he said, then tapped his head. "Use ze noodle. Be creative." He patted his stomach. "And use theese as well." "My belly?" I asked. "C'est ça! Intestinal fortitude," he answered. I must have looked totally clueless, because he added, "Ze guts, my boy. Courage to believe in yourself." Now the flickers were happening faster. Felix was disappearing. "Anything that does not keel you will make you better," he said. "That's the problem! We might get killed!" He was almost totally gone now, but he reappeared just long enough to say, "You have special gifts. Use them wisely, mon ami. Au revoir." As he disappeared for the last time, the window to the sheriff's meeting room closed slowly. Felix's powers to open it had disappeared along with him. Sitting there on the empty limb, I had never felt more alone. "Why do you have to leave now?" I asked out loud – even though I knew he could no longer hear me. "How can a kid like me take on the sheriff's posse all by myself?" But as soon as I asked the question, an idea popped into my head – an idea that just might turn out to be the perfect plan. The only question was... would I have the guts to pull it off?

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times on surveillance drones: Americans are leery about the use of domestic drones as the Federal Aviation Administration takes on the task of developing plans to open U.S. skies to the domestic use of the unmanned aircraft by police, other agencies and individuals. The FAA licenses a limited use of drones now, but it has been directed to identify six sites for testing how drones can be safely integrated into national airspace along with civilian and military aircraft. It has a September 2015 deadline for defining the regulations that would greatly expand their use. The FAA will draft rules setting limits on size, flight restrictions and who is permitted to operate drones. The Department of Homeland Security uses drones to patrol the northern and southern borders. Domestic drones vary in size from a few ounces to larger ones resembling those used to conduct surveillance and other military operations overseas. Law enforcement officials see the drones already in use as a low-cost alternative to helicopters and As I fixed-wing aircraft to conduct search-and-resSee It cue operations, investigating an accident scene ■ The Troy or other surveillance … Daily News Those uses would be all right with the welcomes majority of Americans, according to a poll by columns from the Monmouth University Polling Institute. … our readers. To But the majority of Americans were less supsubmit an “As I portive of drones for other traditional policing See It” send activities. your type-writFour out of five had some concerns about ten column to: their privacy, which is understandable given ■ “As I See It” the possibility that in the next few years there c/o Troy Daily could be thousands of high-tech drones flying News, 224 S. unnoticed overhead. Market St., Troy, OH 45373 Houston Chronicle on weather service and hurricanes: ■ You can also e-mail us at Every summer, hurricanes threaten millions, editorial@tdnpu if not billions, of dollars in economic damage, blishing.com. and dozens, hundreds or even thousands of ■ Please deaths. Hurricanes cannot be negotiated with; include your full they cannot be prevented; they cannot be name and telestopped. phone number. They are inexorable forces of nature, and the only defenses we have are quick evacuation routes, properly constructed buildings and drainage, and the meteorologists at the National Weather Service. So news that NWS workers may have to go on furlough during the height of hurricane season provokes alarming thoughts. The NWS has spent the past several years “reprogramming” its funds, transferring $35 million away from certain projects in order to cover its payroll. There is no evidence of fraud or personal gain, just an agency trying to bridge the structural deficit between congressional funding and employee payroll, which makes up about 70 percent of the NWS budget … unless Congress provides extra money or repurposes current funding, the NWS may have to furlough thousands weather service forecasters or even temporarily shutter some offices. While the current National Weather Service sits within the Department of Commerce, the national security and safety issues related to weather should not be ignored. Every summer raises the specter of that question: Will this be the year of a Category 5? Our country is appropriately alert to any threats of terrorism, but let’s not forget that some of the greatest threats to our homeland security come not from bands of terrorists but from the west coast of Africa, where nascent weather patterns grow into destructive and deadly tropical storms.

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friends and neighbors who lovingly responded to the recent passing of Charles C. Hubbard, our dear husband, dad and gramps. The kind and encouraging words, meals, visits and prayers continue to encompass

each of us with continual strength and peace. We are deeply grateful ad continually blessed by this love and compassion. — Robin Brown

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Going first class at the class reunion Troy Troy Class reunions are held only every five years for a very good reason. After a person has been out of high school for just a decade, there is ten years’ worth of exciting news to catch up on. College, jobs, kids, being picked for a reality show everything is noteworthy. After a person has been out of high school as long as I have, that person forgets what was discussed at the previous seven reunions and each conversation seems like an untouched story. Alumni of enormous faceless schools seem to have been shortchanged to me. I picture them lost in the shuffle, both figuratively and literally. How does one walk through the hallowed halls with two thousand other teenagers and not end up feeling like a number? A very large number? Class sizes must have been huge, individual attention a far-flung hope, and the lines in the restrooms endless. My school was positively minute in comparison to most: 521 unformed human beings scattered from kindergarten through 12th grade. One hundred fifty in the high school.

Marla Boone Troy Daily News Columnist Not that we had a separate high school, you understand. Just one semi-big building full of kids of all ages. Our graduating class consisted of 30 almost-adults. Large class size was not an issue at our school. This, of course, was the good news and the bad news. If there are five kids in your calculus class, you get lots of help. On the other hand, if there are five kids in your calculus class and you don’t know the answer to the question, there is no one to hide behind. We had some absolutely stellar teachers, all of whom were willing to go to unbelievable lengths to help their students succeed. Mr. Vincent was the

science teacher. Not A science teacher, THE science teacher. We had one for the whole high school. Same with math. One man taught every math class my school offered. We did have two English teachers but they were both nuns and I have a feeling they worked cheap. Class disruption was not an issue, either. The most shocking case of misbehavior was when some senior boys wore shorts to school on their last day. Really. Bermuda shorts. This was considered a serious breach of decorum. The boys were told to go home and change or they would not be graduating. The boys’ parents, it should be mentioned, stood behind the school officials 100 percent. It was that kind of school. So as you can imagine, our class reunions are awfully small affairs. You start with 30, subtract the few who moved off, take away those who grabbed their diplomas with one hand and immediately severed all ties with the other, allow for the two or three with no known address, and you are left with about 16 people who are interested in

getting together and rehashing history. One of the most amazing things I have learned since going to these reunions is that some of the people I graduated from high school with are grandparents. It floors me every time I hear it. How did this happen? When I was young, grandparents did not look like this and by “this” I mean me. Grandparents were old. They did not show up driving convertibles or motorcycles. They drove the stodgiest things on the road and drove them slowly. This past reunion, one of the boys brought his basketball letter jacket and I had dug out my old cheerleading sweater. If you squinted just a little, the wrinkles faded, the jaw lines firmed up, the youth flooded back into those faces, and — oh, who am I trying to fool? We looked like two people closing in on sixty who were sharing a fond memory of a very good time in our life. And we both had shorts on.

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ticket agent, Piqua Paint SANTEE, S.C. — and Coachlight Dress Patricia (Penrod) Alexander, 82, of Santee, Shop in Covington. At age 57, Pat S.C., and forattended Edison merly of Piqua, Community died Sunday, More information College and March 4, 2012, TROY proudly earned at Orangeburg • WHO: AARP Ohio volunteers leading the session her associates Regional are state president Mike Barnhart of Centerville and want more opportunities of art degree in Medical Center, to talk about these critical regional advocacy team leader Sanford Holmes of psychology in Orangeburg, Dayton programs.” 1986. S.C. • WHAT: AARP “You’ve Earned a Say” discussion to Since the launch of Pat was an She was born gather opinions on Social Security and Medicare You’ve Earned a Say in active member March 29, 1929, • WHEN: 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 mid March, AARP Ohio of Greene St. in Dayton, to ALEXANDER • WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main volunteers have conducted United Methodist the late Edward St., Troy more than 70 listening Church teaching chilJ. Penrod and Bertha sessions in communities dren’s Sunday school, Kimmel Penrod. She across the state. That’s was involved in church married William C. on Social Security and who are age 65 and older because Social Security women’s groups and Alexander on July 3, Medicare. are collecting the Social and Medicare are critical sang in the choir. 1952. Those who can’t attend Security benefits they issues to most of AARP’s Most recently she Mrs. Alexander is surearned during a lifetime of a session can complete the vived by her husband, 1.5 million members in belonged to Elloree hard work, and more than survey online at Ohio, said Barnhart, who William, of Piqua, former- Methodist Church (South www.earnedasay.org. To 2 million Ohioans rely on will lead the You’ve ly of Santee, S.C.; a son, Carolina) where she also request a survey be sent to Steve (Lisa) Durham of Earned a Say session from Medicare for their health worked with children and your home, or to find a lis- Port Orange, Fla.; a son, sang in the choir. coverage,” Barnhart said. 2-5 p.m. June 27 at the tening session near you, Participants in all lisTroy-Hayner Cultural In addition to serving Timothy (Katherine) tening sessions are asked call AARP Ohio toll free at Alexander of Center. her church, Pat loved “Nine out of 10 Ohioans to complete a short survey (866) 389-5653. Cantonment, Fla.; grand- music, the arts, volunchildren, Nicholas (Ruth) teering in her community and time spent with her Alexander of Piqua, family. During her lifetime Angel (Brian) Murphy of she was involved in the Woodridge, Ill., Philip Chaplaincy Program and (Elaine) Alexander of Colchester, Conn., Penny Ambassadors Club of Upper Valley Medical (John Paul) Manning of Center, Piqua Welcome Pensacola, Fla., Crissie Wagon, 4-H adviser, (Jason) Clark of Piqua Players, Fractured Pensacola, Fla., Travis Follies and the Nicholas Wilson and Dillon Sylvester of Port Orange, Center. A memorial service celFla.; and nine greatebrating her life will be grandchildren. officiated by the Rev. She was preceded in Edward F. Ellis and is death by her parents; a planned for 10:30 a.m. son, Mark Alexander; and four sisters, Klorene Saturday, June 30, at Ellis, Mary Jane Thomas, Greene Street United Methodist Church, 415 Helen Marshall, and W. Greene St., Piqua. Betty Maxwell. Condolences may be Pat attended Staunton sent to William Alexander School and graduated from Piqua Central High at Sterling House of School in 1946. She was Piqua, 1744 W. High St., Piqua, OH 45356. employed by TWA as a

MANSFIELD (AP) — A 20-year-old Ohio Northern University student has been crowned the new Miss Ohio and will compete for the Miss America title. The News Journal in Mansfield reports that Ellisa McCracken beat out 24 other contestants Saturday night in the statewide Miss Ohio Scholarship Program finals in Mansfield in north-central Ohio. The pianist from Waynesburg, Pa., also won a $10,000 scholarship from Newman Technology and other gifts. McCracken is a pharmacy major at Ohio Northern in Ada. She will compete for the Miss America title in Las Vegas on Jan. 12. McCracken was crowned by outgoing Miss Ohio, Ellen Bryan. This year’s runner-up was Alissa Brumbaugh, of AP PHOTO North Canton. Miss Ohio 2011 Ellen Bryan crowns Miss West Central Ohio Elissa McCracken the McCracken’s platform is 2012 Miss Ohio on Saturday during the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program at the “stop cyberbullying.” Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield.

Statehouse catches on as wedding venue COLUMBUS (AP) — For some engaged couples, a 7foot-tall memorial to Abraham Lincoln and a 16by-12-foot painting of a scene from the War of 1812 might seem intrusive as wedding backdrops. For those who opt to be married in the Statehouse, however, such features are simply part of the allure. “I spent a great many years in and out of the halls of the state Capitol,” said Dan Stewart, a former member of the Ohio House, who in 2009 married Katherine Thomsen in the building. “I’m kind of a history and political buff as well. To me, it is a hallowed and sacred place.” For other couples in recent years, too, the 151year-old Statehouse has served as a fitting venue to tie the knot. Since 2007, when the state began allowing private events at the public site, dozens of couples have conducted their nuptials or reception there. “The weddings have been wildly successful,” said Gregg Dodd, deputy director of communications, marketing and events at the Statehouse. Before the change, state records show, a July 4, 1870, wedding in what was the office of the State Commissioner of Common

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Schools represented the first and only wedding in the building. With a renovation of the Statehouse completed in 1996, it became a venue for many gatherings, but the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board which oversees the building and grounds declined to relax a ruling allowing only events tied to nonprofit organizations. “We had dozens of requests (for weddings at the Statehouse) annually,” Dodd said, “but we always had to say no.” Then, in October 2006, the board relented. The wedding business, members decided, provided the state a good opportunity to increase both revenue and exposure for the historic building. On May 26, 2007, a Westerville couple Tom Barker and Bethany Schlichter became the first modern-day couple to wed there. Bethany’s father, John Schlichter, served five years as a Republican state representative from the Washington Court House area. “My dad just happened to find out that they had just voted to allow weddings at the Statehouse and told me about it,” Bethany said. The grandiose interior of the building won her over.

“I had been there for his swearing-in,” she said, “and it was just so beautiful and such a historical place.” Sherri Wilburn, Statehouse special-events coordinator, works with couples throughout the planning process. History, she said, isn’t the venue’s only attribute. Many couples are surprised by the options for customizing the space. “The ceremony or the reception doesn’t have to be in any certain location in the building,” Wilburn said. “We will essentially give the client whatever they want. It’s very unique, and not your traditional ceremony setting. It’s certainly not your standard ballroom and hotel.” Despite the flexibility, couples have preferred either the Rotunda or the Atrium. With its marble floors, high ceilings and massive skylight, the circular Rotunda has been the most popular choice. The Atrium, created in 1994 from a former walkway between buildings, is a common choice for receptions. Married recently at Riverside United Methodist Church, Jen Rippeth and Doug Blosser held their reception in the Atrium. The Gahanna couple had no connection to the building; its location simply cap-

tivated them. “We looked at country clubs and places like that, but you just walked into the Statehouse and there was just kind of that awe effect,” Rippeth said. “My parents and I walked in there and looked at each other and said, ‘This is it.’” She cited practical reasons, too, for the choice: “The decor was neutral. You go to hotels and stuff like that, and you’re working with what everything else looks like and their color scheme. There was an outdoor space and an indoor space, and we wanted to have our cocktail hour outside. But if it rains, we could just have cocktail hour in the Rotunda. Plan B was going to be just as awesome as plan A.” Even though the state sometimes advertises the wedding venue and is represented at the annual Columbus Bridal Show, Wilburn doesn’t think enough Columbus couples know about the opportunity. “It’s the most beautiful (building) in Ohio,” she said, “and certainly the most historic in the city.” Days after her wedding, Rippeth was more than pleased with her choice in reception venue. “It was awesome,” she said. “My friends have been calling me; my parents’ friends have been calling me.

Mark A. Scott TROY — Mark A. “Bubba” Scott, 38, of 686 Westlake Dr., Troy, passed away at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2012, after a long and sustained battle with brain cancer. He was born in Danville, Ill., on July 30,1973, to Jesse and Carolyn (Hunter) Scott of Troy. Other survivors include his wife, SCOTT Keli (Ruebush) Scott of Germantown; a daughter, Alexis (Lexi) Scott of Germantown; a stepdaughter, Samantha Humphreys of Springboro; two brothers, Brent Scott (wife Sherry) of Georgetown, Ill., and Matthew Scott (wife Keri) of Tipp City. Mark was a graduate of Vandalia High School, class of 1991, and was a member of the Springboro Baptist Church. He was employed at Grismer Tire Co. in Centerville. Throughout this fight Mark was an inspiration through his positive belief in all that is good. He led his friends and supporters with actions and thoughts. His post on Caringbridge were widely read (29,000 + comments) and lifted the spirits of the many of loved ones he called friends.

In spite of the effects of treatments, Bubba found time to inspire, unite and encourage all of those around him to live a life full of happiness, positive thoughts and confidence. As a son, brother, father, uncle, nephew, and friend, Bubba made changes in all of our lives. Mark asked us to live like today is our last, and have no regrets, tell your family you love them, kiss your children and always asked: “Are you smiling today? Because I am!” In honor of Mark “Bubba” Scott “Make a memory today.” A celebration to honor and commemorate his life will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Springboro Baptist Church, 125 E. Mill St., Springboro, with the Rev. Cornelious Hancock and the Rev. Shawn Acrey officiating. Private entombment will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Troy. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mark Scott “We Believe” Memorial Foundation c/o Fifth Third Bank. Condolences to the family may also be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci. com.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Josephine F. Baker PIQUA — Josephine F. Baker, of Piqua, died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday June 24, 2012, at her residence. Her funeral arrangements are pending through the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home.

• Elmer Werling GREENVILLE — Elmer Werling of Greenville passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

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Try asking your son to intervene Dear Annie: My daughter-inlaw is bipolar and refuses to take anything for it. Now her illness is affecting my relationship with my 9-year-old grandson. My husband and I practically raised my grandson until he was 4. Neither parent wanted much to do with him. We clothed and fed him without a stitch of help. A few years ago, however, the two of them finally noticed how close we were to the boy, and they began bribing him to stay at home by buying him everything under the sun. He still spent weekends with us, but his mother would grill him afterward to find out what we had talked about. A few weeks ago, she and I talked, and I thought we had a good discussion. We reassured her that all we wanted to know was how our grandson was doing in school. But we discovered that my daughter-in-law was pressuring him to say something negative about us, and eventually, he started telling her all kinds of things that weren't remotely true. Now they refuse to let him visit at all, saying he doesn't wish to come. What's worse is that my daughter-in-law put our entire estrangement on Facebook and called me a few nasty names to boot. When my daughter-in-law spent a week in the hospital, I had to hear it from a friend who watched our grandson for her. I was livid. When my grandson's school called to ask me to help the kids make bouquets for their mothers, I refused. That made her angry, but frankly, had I agreed to the bouquet, I know my daughterin-law would have found some reason to hate it. I still would like to be a part of my grandson's life, but it isn't allowed. What bothers me most is that my own son won't stand up for us. Do we just hope they come to their senses some day? — At a Loss Dear Loss: These estrangements are heartbreaking, not only because the grandparents lose out, but the grandchildren are deprived of a loving relationship. Some states recognize grandparents rights, but not all, which is why we recommend trying to get back in your daughter-in-law's good graces, whether or not she deserves it. She controls the relationship. The alternative is to lose contact entirely. Dear Annie: I love my job and the people I work with. However, my immediate supervisor and I have very different social and political views. He seems intent on getting me to come around to his way of thinking. These kinds of discussions make me uncomfortable. I don't want to tell him what I'm really thinking. And more often than not, I'm completely caught off guard and blindsided by his statements. How do I respond without putting my job in jeopardy or making him angry? — No Political Talk Dear No: It's perfectly OK to tell someone that you are uncomfortable discussing politics at work. If that doesn't help, your safest bet is to politely ignore him, nodding and busying yourself with work. Or plaster a big smile on your face and reply, "We'll just have to agree to disagree." Repeat as needed. Of course, if he harangues you, you should mention it to human resources. Dear Annie: "Cash Strapped for College" doesn't want savings bonds as gifts because he assumes they are of little immediate value to a student who needs the money for books, etc. My husband and I knew that we might not live to see our last grandchild graduate from college. We took the same amount of money that we had given the other grandchildren and bought two U.S. savings bonds with it. Well, my husband did not live to see our granddaughter graduate, but her gift was still from both of us, and no one else could use the money. If we had put cash away, she might not have received it, and at the time, it would have been only from me. — Grandma of a College Graduate Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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