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Obama casts GOP as stubborn, ‘deadbeat’

BY JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Casting House Republicans as stubborn deadbeats, President Barack Obama sought Thursday to discredit House Republicans in upcoming fiscal fights by painting them as roadblocks to a thriving middle class.

With Obama and Congress approaching all-toofamiliar showdowns over spending levels and the

nation’s borrowing limit, Obama used a visit to a seaside port in Florida to argue that the nation’s economic agenda should be immune to the partisan backbiting he faulted Republicans for instigating.

“Shutting down the government just because I’m for keeping it open that’s not an economic plan,” Obama said, wiping sweat from his face in a muggy port warehouse. “Threatening that you won’t pay the bills in this country, when we’ve already

racked up those bills, that’s not an economic plan that’s just being a deadbeat.”

In the last of three stops on a two-day tour to reframe his broad economic vision for the nation, Obama pitched the need for enhanced American infrastructure at this port and others across the country and for better roads, bridges and power grids. But while he touted his efforts to streamline permitting, the president offered no new proposals

for how Americans and their leaders could accelerate a lethargic economic recovery.

Obama warned that if Republicans continue with their “my way or the highway attitude,” dire consequences could await for Americans. He encouraged voters to use next month’s congressional recess to tell Republicans who’ll be in their home districts that gridlock is unacceptable. “It could plunge us back into financial crisis,” the president

said.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., questioned the point of Obama’s big push in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday. “At some point, campaign season has to end and the working-withothers season has to begin,” McConnell said.

“At some point, you have to stop promising an ‘ocean of tomorrows’ and start actually working with the representatives of the people.”

Obama praised Senate

Boehner Sidney business opens Piqua site calls out rep for insult

BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer

wsanders@civitasmedia.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday elevated his criticism of fellow Republican Rep. Steve King over King's suggestion that many unauthorized immigrants are drug runners, calling the comments "deeply offensive and wrong."

Boehner already had issued a written statement earlier in the week condemning King's remarks, but at his weekly news conference he ramped up his criticism even without being asked.

The Ohio Republican took the unusual step of calling King out by name, dramatizing the concern among GOP leaders that incendiary comments from the right can tarnish the party's image even as lawmakers struggle to find a solution to the immigration debate.

"I want to be clear.

There's no place in this debate for hateful or ignorant comments from elected officials," Boehner said.

"What he said does not reflect the values of the American people or the Republican Party," the speaker said, "and we all need to do our work in a constructive, open and respectful way."

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PIQUA — An expansion business of Elsner Painting & Pressure Washing Inc., which is headquartered in Sidney, has opened in Piqua and proves that while this sluggish economy has presented its fair share of problems for small business owners, it has also afforded others with the chance to expand and prosper.

The Piqua location of Elsner Painting & Pressure Washing is at 1203 Covington Ave. and is being headed up by Ryan Cathcart, who is the vice president of sales and marketing for the company.

The expansion business opened in May after Cathcart and Elsner owner, Kris Elsner, decided to expand the business.

Cathcart said the solid business of the parent company is what allowed the business to open the Piqua location.

“I live here and I love Piqua,” Cathcart said. “I wanted to give back to the community and I think we have what it takes. We can make Piqua look better one house or one building at a time.”

Some of the services the company performs includes: all phases of industrial and commercial painting, floor coatings (epoxy, specialty, garage

Republicans for being willing to compromise on issues like immigration, then drew a distinction with House Republicans, whom he repeatedly accused of bringing the economy to the brink. But Obama, too, at times has taken an uncompromising approach with ultimatums that force his opponents to give in or no deal.

He’s refused to consider any budget that includes the across-the-board, See Obama /Page 2

Woman injured in fire pit mishap

BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

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Kris Elsner (center, black shirt) and Ryan Cathcart (center, white shirt), along with their respective wives, Jessica and Maggie, work for the newly opened Elsner Painting & Pressure Washing, 1203 Covington Ave. Elsner and Cathcart recently expanded the business from its Sidney headquarters to provide such services as industrial and commercial painting, roof and floor coatings, pressure washing and more. floors, basements and decorative finishes), roof coatings, pressure washing, site preparation and afterproject clean-up.

Kris Elsner, owner, began Elsner Painting &

Pressure Washing, 515 Montrose St., Sidney, after graduating from Wittenberg University in 2000 and has been growing his business since then.

Elsner said the busi-

ness is recognized by Sherwin-Williams and Rust-Oleum and that he looks forward to being able to serve the Piqua See Business/Page 2

PIQUA — The Piqua Fire Department responded to a home in the 400 block of Garnsey Street early Thursday morning after a woman fell into a recreational fire in a yard, authorities said.

Emergency crews were dispatched at approximately 12:45 a.m. after the victim fell into the fire pit and sustained severe burns to a third of her body.

The victim, whose identity the Piqua Fire Department did not release, was transported to the Upper Valley Medical Center and was later flown via CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

Her condition remained unknown Thursday afternoon, but her injuries, while severe, were not lifethreatening.

Piqua Fire Chief Mike Rindler said he wanted to use the incident as a way to educate people in the public concerning city code regarding legal See Fire/Page 2

4-H BBQ fundraiser takes place Saturday

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com MIAMI COUNTY — Want to have a bunch of friends and family over for a fun, festive outdoor barbecue without all the work but with all the fun?

Then leave the cooking to the professionals and head out to the Miami County Fairgrounds for its annual 4-H barbecue fundraiser beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The traditional 4-H barbecue is the only event which raises funds

for awards such as the 10 yearplaques and other awards for each one of the county’s 4-H members, according to 2013’s 4-H barbecue coordinator Craig Lichtenberg.

“It started out as an ice cream social years and years ago and has been a tradition for more than 50 years,” Lichtenberg said.

“All the 4-H clubs help out each year at the barbecue and all the proceeds go to help with 4-H plaques and awards for the kids.”

According to Lichtenberg, the annual 4-H barbecue is the only

fundraiser which benefits all Miami County 4-H club members.

“All of the proceeds stays in the county,” Lichtenberg said.”It helps with Cloverbud Camp and supplies for the county fair. All the money we raise goes directly back to the kids.”

This year, the menu includes Caven’s Meats’ beef and pork barbecue for sandwiches prepared by Chuck Lyons Catering. Dessert also includes ice cream, pies and cakes.

“It’s a family affair,” Lichten-

berg said. “There will be games and activities for the whole family throughout the day with a dance at 8 p.m. for everyone to enjoy.”

New activities for this year’s 4H Barbecue includes a Kiddie Tractor Pull which begins at 4:30 p.m. The Kiddie Tractor Pull is sponsored by the Miami County Agriculture Society. A display of unique antique tractors and farm equipment will be on hand courtesy of the Miami County See BBQ/Page 2

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Fire Continued from page 1 recreational fires.

Rindler said such recreational fires must not exceed three feet in diameter and cannot be larger than two feet.

“You can’t burn trash and it has to be clean, dry seasoned wood,” Rindler said.

The fire chief said the department is within the law to extinguish a fire that is not conducted up to city code.

With bonfire weather soon upon us, Rindler also

said recreational fires can’t be within 50 feet of a structure unless it is in an approved container or within a fire ring.

“You have to have an extinguishing agent there at all times, whether it’s a garden hose or a fire exRindler tinguisher,” wanted to remind the community. “And at no point in time can a fire be left unattended.”

He also urged parents to never leave a child around a fire unattended or use gasoline to ignite a fire.

Business Continued from page 1 area with the new Piqua opening.

He said his business is rewarding and that he wants to “overcome the negative stigma associated with painting contractors by providing superior workmanship that extends the expected life span of a paint job.”

Elsner, 35, of Sidney, said he has been in the painting and pressure washing business for the past 21 years and said some of the business’s clientele include both public, industrial, commercial and residential properties, both interior and exterior, in the surrounding areas.

Elsner and his wife, Jessica, live in Sidney, and he has two children, son, Karter, 10, and stepson Kohen, 6.

BBQ Continued from page 1 Antique Power Association. An Amazing Race game will have participants running around the fairgrounds searching for clues. Volleyball, cornhole other backyard and games will be part of the fun as well. Games for children 4 and up will also be available during the event.

It’s also the first year for the Miami Valley Kruzers Car Show to be out at the fairgrounds during the event, Lichtenberg said.

“There will be a lot of cool cars out here and dash plaques for each participating car,” Lichtenberg said. “It’s our first year to host a car show and we are looking for-

Obama Continued from page 1 automatic spending cuts known as the sequester that went into effect in March.

The 2011 battle between Obama and House Republicans over raising the government’s borrowing limit brought the nation close to default and resulted in a hard-fought budget deal. Obama says he won’t be bullied on the debt ceiling again, but many in Washington believe the need to increase the borrowing cap later this year will prompt some kind of budget bargain.

A new poll by the Pew Research Center shows that pessimism about the economy remains widespread. The poll conducted last week found that 82 percent of Americans think the economy is in fair or poor condition and 67 percent are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. today.

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Cathcart, 30, and his wife, Maggie, reside in Piqua, and have two children, Aubri, 10, and Allie, 7.

Both Cathcart and Elsner, whose wives work for the business as well, are great friends, have known and worked with one another for more than a decade and said their two families are like relation to one another.

“We’re ready to take on anything that’s waiting for us,” Cathcart said and Elsner agreed.

To contact Cathcart at the Piqua location, call (937) 541-6657, and Elsner can be reached at the Sidney location at (937) 492-6228. The business offers free estimates.

To learn more about the company, visit their website at: www.elsnerpainting.com.

Rosetta English WEST MILTON — Rosetta English, 68, of West Milton passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Covington Care Center, Covington. She was born Feb. 7, 1945, in Kentucky.

She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Moore.

She is survived by her beloved mother, Audrey Moore of Laura; loving family, husband, Richard D. English; children, Jeffrey S. English (Debbie) of Ludlow Falls, Therese D. English-Baird of West Milton, Mark A. English (Casey) of West Milton; grandchildren Brian English, Kara English, Alivia English, Jordan English, Kalee English, Justin English, Karissa Baird; and great-grandchildren, Kayden and Kassie Crabtree. She also is survived by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Dean and

Stephanie Moore ofLaura and Larry and Julie Moore of Troy; sisters and brothers-in-law, Geneva and Neal Hoffman of Laura, Vicki and Jr. Cain of Laura, Loretta and Scott Miller of Rising Sun, Ind., Flora and Randy Sanders of Pleasant Hill; 19 nieces and nephews, 36 great-nieces and greatnephews; and eight greatand great-nieces -nephews.

She was a graduate of Northridge High School.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. today at Royal Oak Memorial Gardens, Brookville with Pastor Robert Kurtz officiating. If so desired, contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton, OH 45420.

Arrangements are being handled by the HaleSarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

Mark ‘John’ Barga BRADFORD — Mark “John” Barga, 80, of Bradford, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at home. John was born Dec. 18, 1932, in Versailles, to the late Louis and Elenora (Goubeaux) Barga.

He attended Versailles High School, was a U.S. Marines veteran, serving in the Korean Conflict and retired from Frantz Brothers Contruction after more than 20 years of service. Mr. Barga was a member of Immaculate Concepetion Church, Bradford and was a member of the VFW Post 4235, Covington. He was a hard worker and farmer who loved his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Patricia E. Barga in 2002; eight brothers, Norbert, Noah, Vitalus, Jake, Basil, Martin, Paul, and Leo Barga; and five sisters, Agnes Kissinger, Cecilia Gasson, Beatrice Barga, Clara Subler, and Lucy Petijean.

John is survived by three sons, Michael Barga of Bradford, Donald Barga of Covington and Mark and his wife, Jennifer

Barga of Bradford; t h r e e daughters, K a r e n Barga of South Carolina, Diane and her husband and Shawn Harbison of Xenia, and Judy Barga of Pleasant Hill; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rita Borland of Sidney and Iva Wion of Greenville; two sisters-in-law, Maurita Bergman of Celina and Marilyn Kollesser of Columbus; his two dogs, Black and Shorty; and relatives and other friends.

A prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford.

Interment Miami Memorial Park Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. If desired, contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County or Bradford Fire and Rescue.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

ward to seeing all the cool looking cars out here.”

The Troy-Miami County Bookmobile will make a stop from 2-4 p.m. as well as a Smokehouse Demonstration provided by the Fletcher Fire Department.

“All the kids work at this event to help out,” Lichtenberg said. “It’s definitely a community event that anyone and everyone can come and enjoy.”

The annual barbecue ends on a high note with its annual dance beginning at 8 p.m.

The Miami County Fair kicks off on Aug. 9 and ends on Aug. 15. For more information about the SUN CITY CENTER, son and daughter-in-law Miami County Fair and its 4-H events, visit Fla. — Charles “Chuck” W. Norman and Karen Cathwww.miamicountyohio- Cathcart, 97, of Sun City cart of Piqua, son, Larry Center, Fla., passed away Cathcart and daughter fair.com. at the Sun City Hospice Rose Marie Cathcart, both on July 24, 2013. He is the of Sun City Center, Fla.; son of Charles A. Cathcart grandson, Alan Cathcart and Ruth M. Grunert, and his wife Kim, Piqua; Forty-four percent think it Piqua. granddaughter, Linda will be a long time before Cathcart is preceded in Morris and her husband the nation’s economy re- death by his wife Rose E. Doug of Piqua; grandcovers, while only 28 per- Vosler. They were wed Oct. daughter, Julie Davis and cent say it’s currently 30, 1938. The couple her husband Jim, Bradrecovering. The poll had a resided in Piqua for many ford; granddaughter, margin of error of plus or years. Cathcart was a Renee Fair and husband minus 3 percentage points. partner in the B& C Sign Dan, Troy; granddaughter, Even among Democrats, Company, Piqua. Later he Holly Harlow and husjust 38 percent think the and his wife operated a band Frank, Troy.; greateconomy is recovering. But flower and decorating grandchildren include shop located on Main there are signs of slow imChase Cathcart, Dayton, provement: The housing Street in Piqua.

The couple left Piqua in Mallia Penrod and husmarket is recovering, the stock market is booming, 1963 to manage apart- band Bradley, Troy, Trevor and unemployment is ment complexes in Cleve- Kinnison, Bradford, SkyHamilton and lar and Decker Fair, Troy, falling despite remaining land, uncomfortably high at 7.6 Franklin. They ventured Brittany Jones, Troy and south to manage condo- Brook Harlow, Troy and percent.

After a examining the miniums in Florida. The great-great-grandson, port’s giant cranes used to Cathcarts retired in Sun Parker Penrod, Troy.

Condolences may be left lift shipping containers City Center, Fla. in 1982.

He is survived by his at kano@woh.rr.com. onto ships, Obama spoke to a few hundred workers Death notice in the sweltering warehouse. He lamented that WEST MILTON — Steven A. Karnehm, 61, of the U.S. was lagging behind China and Germany West Milton and formerly of Troy, passed away 10:45 on fixing infrastructure a.m. Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Riverside Nursing & and said that’s why he’s Rehabilitation Center, Dayton. Arrangements are working to speed up the pending with Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy. federal permitting process.

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Christine L. Schwierking TROY — Christine L. Schwierking, 83, of Troy, and formerly of St. Paris, passed away at 7:45 a.m.

Thursday, July 25, 2013, in the Koester Pavilion, Troy.

Born Nov. 11, 1929, n i Mason County, W. Va . , Christ i n e was a daugh- SCHWIERKING ter of the late Edgar and Sylvia (McCarty) Myers. She married Alfred Schwierking on Sept. 9, 1949, and he preceded her in death on July 3, 2011.

Christine was a loving mother to four children, Cindy (Jack) Jacobs, David M. Schwierking, Jeffrey (Kay) Schwierking and Lori Music, all of St. Paris. She also is survived by 10 grandchildren, Shawn Schwierking of St. Paris, Ashley (Carly) Schwierking of Middletown, Emily (Jimmy) Hodapp of Troy, Zachary (Christina) Jacobs of Dayton, Lucas (Heather) Jacobs of Tipp City, Tyler (Callie) Jacobs of Fairborn, Bradley and Jamie Music of St. Paris, Aaron and Paul Edginton of St. Paris; 11 great-grandchildren, Logan, Austin, Katelyn, Jordan, Kyler, Elyza, Madison, Chloe, Katelynn, Taiylor, William and

Cheyenne; a brother, Larry (Ann) Wood of Christiansburg and sister, Jean (Don) Rutledge of Troy and many extended family members.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister Doris Koopman.

Christine was a 1949 graduate of Christiansburg-Jackson High School.

She was a member of the Covenant Lutheran Church of St. Paris and the Champaign County Farm Bureau Council. She worked for B.F. Goodrich before retiring.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, in the Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield St., St. Paris, with the Rev. Isabelle Steele of the Covenant Lutheran Church presiding. Burial will follow in Casstown Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, in the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to Christiansburg Fire Company, P.O. Box 300, Christiansburg, OH 45389 or the American Diabetes Association, West Chester Office, 8899 Brookside Avenue, Suite 102, West Chester, OH 45069. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home.

Condolences to the family may be sent to w w w. s h i v e l y f u n e r a lhomes.com.

Ann Shirley Myers VERSAILLES — Ann Shirley Myers, 74, of Versailles, passed away peacefully at 9:47 p.m.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born Aug. 29, 1938, in Dayton, to the late Garland F. and Rosella “Sally” (Moorman) Redick.

Ann is survived by her s o n s a n d daughters-inl a w , David E. and MYERS Joann Myers of New Bremen and Thomas Lee and Janelle Myers of Versailles; daughters and son-in-law, Shirley and D Johns of Versailles and Tina L. Myers of Greenville; grandchildren, Dustin and Jenni Johns, Lyndsey and Matt Ross, Krista Myers and fiancé, Douglas Wuebker, Heather Myers, Kiley Myers, Skylar Myers, Butch Myers, Nathan Myers and Tyler Warner and friend Kayla; greatgrandchildren, Dalton Johns, Corbin Johns, Isaiah Myers, Jackson Warner and Skylar Calvert; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sandy Barker of Tucson, Ariz., Jackie & Charles Valentine of

North Carolina and Vicki and Ray Woodie of Dayton; brothers and sistersin-law, John and Joella Redick of Eaton, Jim and Cheryl Redick of Virginia Beach, Va. and Joe Redick of Phoenix, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Ann is also preceded in death by her husband, Crispin A. “Cris” Myers on March 20, 1997, whom she married April 27, 1957; and sisters, Mary Agnes Redick, Sherry Palmer and Debbie Klopfenstein.

Ann retired from Johns IGA and Valero in Versailles where she was a clerk.

Ann formerly worked at Spidel, Staley, Hole & Hanes Law Office in Versailles where she was a legal secretary and the Y.M.C.A. Versailles Branch.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles with the Rev. Dr. Kim Katterheinrich officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Versailles. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 3-8 p.m. and Monday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to State of the Heart Hospice. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

Joshua Gaier FT. COLLINS, Colo. — Joshua Gaier, 36, of Fort Collins, Colo., passed away i n Wrens, Ga., on M a y 3 0 , 2013.

He is s u r vived by his l o v i n g GAIER wife, Monika; daughter, Anna; mother, Alice Lawrence; stepmother, Nancy Suther; brother, Justin Gaier; mother and fatherin law, Maria and Wlodzimierz Rybacki; brother-in law, Patryk Rybacki; and numerous

aunts, uncles and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his father, Ronald Gaier; brother, Cory R. Gaier; grandparents, Harold and Phyllis Oda; Albert and Pat Gaier; and Fred and Jean Krimm.

Josh, who worked as a foreman for LPR Construction, served as a ranger in the U.S. Army from 1995-1999, including a stint in Bosnia.

Family and friends will celebrate Josh’s life at a July 27 gathering in Vandalia, where he grew up.

Resthaven Funeral Home in Fort Collins handled private services.

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FFA scholars recognized CASSTOWN — The Miami East FFA Alumni Chapter recently recognized graduates of Miami East High School who had been enrolled in Agricultural Education and members of the FFA Chapter. In order to qualify for the scholarship, the applicants completed an essay on “The Benefits of Agricultural Education” and been active in the FFA Chapter for at least one year. Each recipient received a cash scholarship to be used for their further education.

Sarah Pyers is the daughter of Kevin and Lori Pyers of Troy. She has participated in Food Science, attended state and national FFA conventions, and served as a chapter officer. She earned her State FFA Degree and was second in the state in the Specialty Crop Production Proficiency. She will be attending Findlay University majoring in occupational therapy.

Emily Johnson is the daughter of Jim and Kris Johnson of Casstown. She served as a chapter officer for three years, earned her State FFA Degree and was second in the state in the

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Sheep Production Proficiency. She will be attending Urbana University to major in communications and marketing.

Jeni Slone is the daughter of Samantha Gallager of Troy. She has participated in FFA Camp, Ag Day, and Farm Safety Day. She plans on attending college in the medical field and someday plans on enrolling in the military.

Lindsey Brookhart is the daughter of Jeff and Terri Brookhart of Tipp City. She has attended the National FFA Convention, Ag Day, and participating in fruit sales. She will be attending Wilmington College and major in agricultural sciences.

The Miami East FFA Alumni was able to provide these scholarship recipients with monies because

tion.”

There are 2,000 scholarships available for incoming kindergarteners for the 2013-14 school year. Recipients will receive scholarships worth $4,250 to be used toward tuition at the participating private school of their choice. Scholarships can be renewed through graduation.

Any incoming kindergarten student whose family’s income is at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines is eligible to apply.

For example, a family of four with a household

income at or below $46,100 is eligible to apply. The application window is open now and will close on July 31.

Families can access the scholarship application now on the Ohio Department of Education’s website. The application and all supporting documents must be postmarked by 4 p.m. July 31.

Piqua SDAC School is now accepting students who apply for this scholarship program for this kindergarten year’s class. Time and space is limited. Principal Mirek

get you started quickly.”

The following are two new opportunities that are available: • Piqua Compassion Network — they are looking for volunteers to assist at the front desk, able to maintain confidentiality, supportive of the organization and its mission. Volunteer days and times are flexible on Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• American Red Cross — they are looking for volunteers to answer the phone and direct calls, greet visitors and provide information, can include some data entry work and filing records. You will enjoy the friendly office environment as you serve as a receptionist so that staff can spend more time within their programs in the community.

Hours available are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— hours are flexible.

If you are interested one of these exciting opportunities or you would like to talk with the volunteer recruiter to choose from many other volunteer positions, please call Kinsella at (937) 4928225 or email her at rsvpsh-mi@councilonruralservices.org.

RSVP/HandsOn West Central Ohio is a program of Council on Rural Services … programs for innovative learning that supports children, youth, and older adults in Darke, Shelby, Miami and Logan CountiesFor more information about the agency check the Web site at www.councilonruralservices.org or call 778-5220.

of the generous donations and support of community members through such projects as the Longaberger Basket Bingo in January and the Silent Auction at the Chapter Banquet in April. They look forward to supporting all Agricultural Education students in their participation in learning about the diversity of the agriculture industry.

can be reached at 937620-6758 for application information. The school is located at 2316 N. State Route 185.

The Income-Based Scholarship Program was signed into law by Ohio Governor John Kasich on June 30, as part of the state budget bill.

For the 2014-15 school year, the program will expand, and first grade students as well as incoming kindergarteners will be eligible to apply.

Information on applying for the scholarships can be found at www.scohio.org/apply.

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Keiko was sent away with her family, Henry, a widower, sees a Japanese parasol that the new owner of the Panama hotel has discovered. He believes that it belonged to Keiko and begins a search to find a longlost object whose value he cannot even begin to measure.

F o r d takes readers on a journey back and forth from Henry’s past to his present where Henry is still trying to find his voice: words that might explain the actions of his nationalistic father; words that might bridge the gap between him and his modern Chinese American son; words that might help him confront the choices he made many years ago.

Books and an audio tape are available for check out at the YWCA. For more information, stop at the YWCA Piqua at 418 N. Wayne St., call 773-6626 or e-mail info@ywcapiqua.com. The YWCA is handicap accessible.

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PIQUA — The St. James Episcopal Church will be hosting “Lunch with God” from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Sunday, on High Street, with a free meal of hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, chips, watermelon, and beverages. Everyone is invited to attend.

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PIQUA — The YWCA Reading Circle, facilitated

by Linda Grimes, will be discussing “Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6. The book discussion is free and open to the public and YWCA membership is not required.

Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, Ford’s debut novel takes place in Seattle outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Japantown. The belongings of Japanese families had been stored there when the families left as they were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II. The novel involves Henry, a young Chinese boy, and Keiko, a young Japanese student, who both attend the same American school. Henry and Keiko forge a bond of friendship and innocent love that transcends the long-standing prejudices of their Old World ancestors. Forty years after

Volunteers 55 and older needed PIQUA — RSVP/HandsOn West Central Ohio is looking for volunteers age 55 and better who want to share their wisdom, professional skills and experience to solve pressing problems and strengthen their communities.

The economy has hurt non-profit organizations more and more recently, with cuts in funding and less donations they are trying to get by with less.

One of the ways that the community can help is by volunteering.

“RSVP has been refocusing and streamlining its volunteer focus and we have volunteer opportunities where you can make a difference in Miami County,” said Connie Kinsella, RSVP recruiter. “Check these out and give me a call, I will

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Earning scholarships from the Miami East FFA are front row, left to right, Jeni Slone and Sarah Pyers. Back row, left to right, Lindsey Brookhart, Alumni President Les Kinder, and Emily Johnson.

School opens scholarship program PIQUA — The application window for the state’s new IncomeBased Scholarship Program is now open, and Piqua Seventh-Day Adventist School is accepting recipients of the scholarship.

“This is a great opportunity for families who want a Christian education for their children but have not been able to afford it,” said Mark Mirek, principal of Piqua SDAC. “Every step toward placing choices for education in the hands of parents is a move in the right direc-

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Monday at the board office to discuss the district’s treasurer search.

No action will be taken following the meeting.

A.B. Graham golf outing this weekend CONOVER — The A.B. Graham Memorial Center will host its annual golf outing with an 8 a.m. shotgun start on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Lakeland Golf Course, St. Paris. Lunch will follow at the center in Conover. Call 368-3700 for more information on reservation costs for a team of four players, or to reserve a spot.

UVMC to offer EMT course TROY — Upper Valley Medical Center’s EMS Education Department will offer the EMT fall 2013 course beginning Aug. 22.

The course will focus on the new national curriculum. Classes will meet Mondays and Thursdays from 6-10:30 p.m. at the Upper Valley Medical Center. The cost of $700 includes books.

For registration or more information, contact Evan Brumbaugh, EMS education coordinator, at 440-7774 or ebrumbaugh@uvmc.com.

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Serving Piqua since 1883

“Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.”

(Psalms 37:1-2 AKJV)

Mother of the Munchkins

A decade under her belt he youngest munchkin officially turned a doubledigit last week and talk about taking it hard. You’d think my world had suddenly come to a screeching halt with a shower of puppies, ponies, and rainbows instead of zombies.

I asked Emma on the celebratory morning of her birth if she felt any older, given she is something of an old soul wrapped in perpetual exuberant youth.

“Not really, I feel quite the same,” she said in an oldtimer's voice that set us both to laughing before she ran off to twirl and sing in the great outdoors that is our postage stamp backyard. While yours truly set about moping over her coffee and Metamucil mix in the dining room as I recalled an event that transpired ten years ago as opposed to yesterday.

The remorse over how time flies has left me in a pathetic funk ever since.

It doesn't seem possible that my youngest has a decade under the belt. Even BETHANY J. ROYER Columnist as I count the new gray hair sprouting out the top of my head or pervasively read every AARP tweet posted on Twitter, it doesn’t seem possible.

Prior to Em’s big day, I dropped her off at a friend’s house for an afternoon play-date. The friend’s mother had a baby not three months ago and upon seeing the small bundle peacefully chowing down on a binky, my bio-clock —one that should be on the rundown— went into hyperdrive. I could hear Scotty screeching in the background, she can’t take much more! as I informed the mother my ovaries had just exploded.

I have never thought much about age until the fact there will be no more single-digit birthday celebrations beneath my roof smacked me upside the head. My mother reassured me there’s still time for more munchkins, even as I round the bend towards 40.

Michael states we could always adopt another cat.

Meanwhile, I try not to stand in such a position as to be looking Brianne (the eldest) straight in the eye by either standing on a step-stool or on the dog. And have tried to denounce the fact Emma has forever departed the singledigits for the land of doubles. At least until she reaches 100, as I’ve told Emma she will probably outlive us all.

She’ll be the one to carry on well into the three-digits, living so long her mother will be nothing more than a distant, curious memory. An occasional recollection will consist of her mother having gone through the worst midlife crisis known to man … er, woman. Such as multi-color striping her graying hair in an effort to look cool or getting a dozen tattoos all at once.

Will Snoopy on the ankle still look like a white beagle at 80 or will it look like Jabba the Hut? Okay, I’m not really going to do these things in the name of a mid-life crisis, but the six-month countdown to the big 4-0 has begun. Sad thing, I’ve generally dealt well with getting older such as celebrating when I turned twenty as those tumultuous, horrendous teen years were left behind. Thirty was grand with two little ones and all the excitement and learning curve to go with the territory. Such as navigating the mall alone with a toddler and infant. There wasn’t enough deodorant in the state of Texas to keep me from sweating profusely the entire time.

Forty, however, is proving to be an entirely different story if Emma’s big 1-0 is any indication. But at least the humor still seems in place as I set about planting paper peeping tom zombies in windows and making light of odd weeds growing at the corner of the office building.

Eh, someday I’ll grow up.

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Bethany J. Royer is the mother of two munchkins and third year psychology student. She can be reached at broyer@civitasmedia.com.

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A new take on nostalgia 100 percent for health ostalgia used to be care. All employees, union called melancholy and salaried, were dior even “mental rerectly or indirectly reprepressive compulsive disorsented by unions. I der” by the psychologists. remember during a strike Lingering in our past was I answered the comharmful to our mental plaints about the strike well-being. Early in the by salaried people in the nineteenth century it was JACK ROBINSON corporate office with even believed to be a speColumnist “Wait. Watch. After the cific disease of the new strike we’ll get what they immigrants pining for got.” The union helped us all get our their homeland.

Well, no more. Scientists are starting piece of the pie in America’s success.

I go back and think of those days. Of to catch on to what we day-dreamers have always known. Nostalgia is a good the quiet thrill when first receiving a thing when controlled. It can counteract man’s wages at the age of twenty-one. Of loneliness and make us more generous the people with the pride of compento strangers, more tolerant of outsiders sated work waiting at time-clocks at the and change. People actually feel warmer end of their shifts. The simple respect in a cold room or outside by waxing nos- and self-assurance of everyone on every talgic. Couples feel closer sharing mem- job. Our confidence in the future.

I try to avoid the “self-discontinuity” ories. Have you ever watched a couple of comparing those days with the prestalking about their grandchildren?

Nostalgia is universal to all national- ent trends in America. I try not to dwell ities and is even experienced by chil- on the billions of dollars spent by corpodren. People become more optimistic rations and the rich to demonize unions. about their future and have a stronger Or on Americans being convinced that there is no profit in people doing anyfeeling of closeness and belonging.

Scientists are beginning to recom- thing together to counteract the power mend that we sit down two or three of corporations. On America going down times a week and just go back to pleas- to 10 percent union jobs while European ant times with friends or family, to give industrialized countries average 80 perourselves a pleasant boost. But there is cent and compete just fine with much one pitfall: we must not compare the less wage disparity and much more job past to where we are now. This can lead security and contentment. On our workus into melancholy or what the shrinks ing class being squeezed out of the middle class. call “self-discontinuity.”

The free market may be the means to I do have more than two decades of pleasant nostalgia that I can’t help com- prosperity but democracy is the cause. paring to today. It was the time in Akron In democracy we take care of each other.

Ohio before 30,000 working-class, high- We get good schools, good courts, good inpaying tire plant jobs left town and frastructure, safe working conditions, maybe that many jobs in neighboring fair pay, overtime, fair work rules and towns in other industries. It was the hours, time off, Social Security, Medicare 50’s, 60’s and 70’s when young men could and Medicaid and now health care. We graduate from high school and if they get all this from each other. Not from the were willing to work and sweat and get minimum-wage “Job Creators.” Unions really dirty, they could make a decent helped us. We did it by making governliving in Akron. They were not rich but ment work for us rather than the people they could support a wife and kids, own it works for today.

But enough of that. One last nostalgia a car, take some vacation and, if they saved up, buy a home and then later re- trip: I remember the faces of people I helped get jobs at General Tire back tire comfortably.

I experienced this when I got out of then. The pride and deep appreciation in the army at 20 and hired into General the eyes of their dirty sweating smiling Tire at 21. It only got better. I enrolled faces. in Akron University and General Tire Jack Robinson of Piqua is a Univerpaid 100 percent of my tuition if I got A’s or B’s. They sent me to their foremen’s sity of Akron graduate who over 25 years school. They promoted me to foreman, worked his way up from the factory floor then to manager. Almost all their fore- to a senior materials management posimen and managers came from their own tion with General Tire. After the Akron union. All the tire companies did the plant closed, he worked at numerous same. They all supported their employ- companies, most of which either went broke or moved to Mexico. Contact him at ees and their community.

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Where to Write Public officials can be contacted through the following addresses and telephone numbers: ■ Lucy Fess, mayor, 5th Ward Commissioner, ward5comm@piquaoh.org, 7737929 (home) ■ John Martin, 1st Ward Commissioner, ward1comm@piquaoh.org, 773-2778 ■ William Vogt, 2nd Ward Commissioner, ward2comm@piquaoh.org, 773-8217 ■ Joe Wilson, 3rd Ward Commissioner, ward3comm@piquaoh.org, 778-0390 ■ Judy Terry, 4th Ward Commissioner, ward4comm@piquaoh.org, 773-3189 ■ City Manager Gary Huff, ghuff@piquaoh.org, 778-2051 ■ Miami County Commissioners: John “Bud” O’Brien, Jack Evans and Richard Cultice, 201 W. Main St., Troy, OH 45373 4405910; commissioners@comiami.oh.us ■ John R. Kasich, Ohio governor, Vern Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 644-0813, Fax: (614) 466-9354 ■ State Sen. Bill Beagle, 5th District, Ohio Senate, First Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; (614) 466-6247; e-mail: SD-

05@sen.state.oh.us ■ State Rep. Richard Adams, 79th District, House of Representatives, The Riffe Center, 77 High St. 13th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 466-8114, Fax: (614) 7193979 district79@ohr.state.oh.us ■ Jon Husted, Secretary of State, 180 E. Broad St. 15th floor, Columbus, OH 53266-0418 (877) 767-6446, (614)466-2655; ■ David Yost, State Auditor, 88 E. Broad St., 5th floor, Columbus, OH 43215, 800-282-0370 or 614-466-4514 ■ Mike DeWine, State Attorney General, 30 E.Broad St., Columbus, OH 43266, (614) 466-4320 ■ U.S. Rep. John Boehner, 8th District, 12 S. Plum St., Troy, OH 45373, 339-1524 or (800) 582-1001 U.S. House Office, Washington, D.C., 1020 Longworth, HOR, 20515 ■ U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-2315 ■ U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, 338 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is urging Congress to pass a bipartisan compromise on student loans that would offer lower interest rates for the next few years.

The White House on Tuesday released a statement urging swift passage of the deal, negotiated over the last few weeks by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina. Under the deal, interest rates would be linked to the financial markets.

Interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans doubled to 6.8 percent on July 1 because Congress did not act. Lawmakers say the rate is unacceptably high but they differ on how best to restore them.

Lawmakers are set to consider the bipartisan fix on Wednesday. It would overhaul the entire federal student lending program.

Square off over NSA authority WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration squared off with skeptical lawmakers Tuesday over efforts to terminate the government's authority to collect phone records of millions of Americans, a proposition that exposed sharp divisions among members of Congress.

With a vote nearing on amendments to a $598.3 million bill to fund the military, the White House raised the alarm over a move to end the National Security Agency's authority under the USA Patriot Act, preventing the secretive surveillance agency from collecting records unless an individual is under investigation.

And in an unusual, lastminute lobbying move, Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the NSA, traveled to Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to oppose the amendment in separate, closed-door sessions with Republicans and Democrats.

"We oppose the current effort in the House to hastily dismantle one of our Intelligence Community's counterterrorism tools," White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a late-night statement.

"This blunt approach is not the product of an informed, open or deliberative process."

Carney said President Barack Obama is still open to addressing privacy concerns in the wake of documents leaked last month by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden that revealed that the vast nature of the agency's phone and Internet surveillance. But he said Obama wants an approach that properly weighs what intelligence tools best keep America safe.

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Saving her sanity is right step for mom suffering depression DEAR ABBY: I was a single mom for most of my teenagers’ lives. We have never been financially stable, and lately things have hit an all-time low.

I am prone to bouts of depression. I remarried last year, and my husband unfortunately does not understand or tolerate the depressions. He feels I should just “get over” things. He also doesn’t believe in anti-depressants.

It got so bad I attempted suicide last weekend.

My husband said my doing that was abusive to HIM. Had the pills I took not made me throw up, I would have happily waited to die.

There are six people on my medical aid, and the available funds are more than half used up. For me to see a psychiatrist will take a huge chunk out of it. I am caught between a rock and a hard place. If I do it, my family will miss out on medical care should the need arise later in the year. Is it selfish to try to hang onto what is left of my sanity?

— ON THE EDGE IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA DEAR ON THE EDGE: That your husband chooses not to recognize that depression is an illness — one that’s treatable — is a reflection of his ignorance. That he would tell you your attempted suicide was abusive to HIM suggests that he is more concerned with himself than he is with you.

You have teenage children who need their mother. Trying to hang onto what’s left of your sanity and get the medications you need isn’t selfish — it’s SOUND THINKING. If not for your sake, please seek help now for theirs.

DEAR ABBY: I’m pregnant with my first child and live 800 miles from my parents, who are retired. We have a good relationship now, but growing up I had major emotional issues my parents didn’t handle well. Years of therapy in my early adulthood helped to fix them.

My parents have just told me they have been approved to be foster parents and will be caring for an emotionally disturbed teenager soon. While I know I should be happy for them, I’m extremely upset. I feel they were illequipped to handle my emotional issues growing up, and they should be more concerned with their grandchildren in retirement than taking in strangers.

ABIGAIL VAN BUREN

Advice When I heard the news, I tried my best to sound supportive, but they could tell I was upset. How can I handle these feelings?

Would it be beneficial to tell them how I feel?

— MOMMY-TO-BE IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR MOMMY-TOBE: A way to handle your feelings would be to view the situation from the perspective of an adult, not a jealous child. That your parents will foster this teenager doesn’t mean they will love their grandchildren any less.

On some level they may be trying to make up for the mistakes they made in your upbringing. Because they were ill-equipped to recognize your emotional problems does not mean they won’t be wiser now. I suggest you wait to discuss this with them until you’re feeling less resentful.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 12year-old girl trying to live a simple life. I read your column every day. I have one small question. I really wanna know why girls don’t like each other that much. Many girls at my school are really mean.

I wish I knew the answer to why girls are like that.

Do you know why?

— CONFUSED DEAR CONFUSED: Girls your age are mean to other girls for a variety of reasons. Some of them may be acting out because they are having problems at home. They may do it because they are jealous or to make themselves feel more important (a power trip).

Girls like this have never been taught to respect the feelings of others. They behave this way because they haven’t matured enough to have developed empathy, an ability to be sensitive to the feelings of those they are hurting.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Furniture company sticking with Deen HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolinabased home furnishings company that markets Paula Deen’s furniture line is sticking with the embattled celebrity chef.

The High Point Enterprise reports that Universal Furniture International will continue to market the Paula Deen Home Collection.

Deen has been under fire since the revelation earlier this year of a DEEN legal deposition in which Deen admitted under oath to having used the N-word. Many companies have dropped Deen since the deposition became public.

Jeff Scheffer with Universal Furniture says he feels bad for Deen. He says the Deen he knows isn’t the one who has been portrayed in the media recently.

Scheffer wrote retailers saying his company accepts Deen’s apologies for her previous comments.

He says part of the decision is based on retail customer feedback.

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Hollywood blocksnoozers A volatile summer of movie flops

BY JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On and off screen, it’s been a bruising summer for Hollywood.

Every weekend, the multiplex has been under siege like it has rarely been before. One after another, they have come: Big-budget, globe-trotting blockbusters backed, like goliaths with air support, by marketing budgets in the hundreds of millions.

As the studios have focused increasingly on the fortunes of monster-sized “tentpoles,” as they’re known in the trade, weekend real-estate in the summer months has become precious, fraught territory. In the season’s packed schedule, there’s little breathing room for the blockbusters: They need to open big, right away.

Some of these films have succeeded. Some have flopped. But more than most summers, the content of this year’s seasonal crop of spectacles has felt like a pummeling, leaving both moviegoers and some in the industry dazed from the onslaught.

Zombies swarmed over much of the planet in “World War Z.” Sea monsters rose from the ocean and battled giant robots in “Pacific Rim.” Superman’s Metropolis was haphazardly laid to rubble in “Man of Steel.” For the third time, Roland Emmerich destroyed 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in “White House Down.” A fiery Rapture engulfed “This Is the End.” Studio balance sheets have been hardly less volatile.

The latest bomb came over the weekend with “R.I.P.D.,” in which Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star as ghost cops. The poorly reviewed Universal film opened with just $12.7 million, suggesting it won’t come close to recouping its $130 million-plus price tag. The failure was all the more

pronounced because of the robust opening ($41.5 million) for Warner Bros.’

“The Conjuring,” an oldfashioned horror film made for under $20 million.

It’s become a recurring theme of summer 2013: Non-sequel, big-budget films have struggled to find audiences. Most striking was Gore Verbinski’s “The Lone Ranger,” which Disney had hoped would ignite the same interest as the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series that also teamed Verbinski with Johnny Depp.

But although “The Lone Ranger” was an admirable attempt to update the Western, the film’s imbalanced tone fell extremely flat with moviegoers.

Made for some $215 million, it has earned $81.3 million domestically in three weeks.

Also underperforming, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, has been: — “White House Down” ($68.5 million domestically in four weeks, despite its silly popcorn fun and Channing Tatum’s rising star).

— “After Earth” ($60 million domestically in eight weeks, despite Will Smith’s steady history as a box-office draw).

— Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” ($68.2 million domestic, despite its well-crafted pop sensibility). Launched with franchise aspirations, “Pacific Rim” may end up in a better situation, since it has quickly made $110.3 million overseas.

So what IS working?

Many of Hollywood’s classic genre standbys: — Low-budget horror (“The Conjuring,” ‘’The Purge”).

— Animated family films (“Monsters University,” ‘’Despicable Me 2”).

— Some A-list star vehicles (Robert Downey Jr. in “Iron Man 3,” Brad Pitt in “World War Z,” Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in “The Heat”). Of course, Reynolds, Smith and Tatum would be the

exceptions here.

But when Hollywood puts its eggs in fewer baskets, the risks — along with the rewards — grow.

In June, even Steven Spielberg, the father of the modern blockbuster, bemoaned the business’ swelling trajectory.

“There’s going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even a halfmega-budget dozen movies are going to go crashing into the ground, and that’s going to change the paradigm,” Spielberg said at an industry gathering.

His comments reverberated because of their source: If even Spielberg is giving up, what hope does anyone else have?

Certainly, Hollywood — a perpetually fickle industry built on the rare megahits — has often been a victim to over-thetop “the-sky-is-falling” worries. The box office to date is, after all, up 12 percent from last year.

This year’s movies followed one of the more robust Oscar seasons in years, one that saw a slate of both lucrative and acclaimed best-picture nominees that together totaled more than $1 billion in box office.

But the movies are undergoing yet another period of transformation.

With the increasing appeal of cable and digital entertainment, and the bottoming-out of the home video market, Hollywood has tried to lure moviegoers with bigger (and more expensive) 3-D extravaganzas.

As usual, there’s rebellion in the works from filmmakers who feel marginalized by the studios’ shrinking purview. Spike Lee on Monday announced that he would seek financing for his next feature film through the online crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter.

“Super Heroes, Comic Books, 3-D Special EFX, Blowing up the Planet Nine Times and Fly through the Air while

Transforming is not my Thang,” wrote Lee on his film page, where he’s asking for $1.5 million. “To me it’s not just that these Films are being made but it seems like these are the only films getting made.”

Some filmmakers, most notably Steven Soderbergh, have fled to cable television, a medium that in some cases offers more creative freedom. Soderbergh earlier this year released his $23 million Liberace biopic, “Behind the Candelabra,” on HBO. He has quit Hollywood for now and is prepping the 10-episode series “The Knick,” starring Clive Owen, for Cinemax.

Yet, there’s plenty for Hollywood to be proud of right now. The summer’s smaller counter-programming has included Ryan Coogler’s devastating debut, “Fruitvale Station”; Richard Linklater’s serial romance “Before Midnight”; an acclaimed rendition of Shakespeare from Joss Whedon (“Much Ado About Nothing”); and possibly the best Woody Allen film in a decade (“Blue Jasmine”).

The summer isn’t over yet. If audiences have any stamina left, there are several big action films coming before Labor Day, including Hugh Jackman’s “X-Men” spinoff “The Wolverine”; the cop thriller “2 Guns,” with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg; and Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi epic “Elysium.” Blombkamp, whose latest film cost $115 million to make, broke out with the $34million sci-fi smash “District 9.”

That and the recent success of “The Conjuring,” ‘’Monsters University” and “The Heat” show that sometimes a movie doesn’t need to cost $200 million-plus, run 2 ½ hours or put the fate of the world in peril. Thankfully, human-sized tales with a little wit or a bit of fright still get the job done.

■ Contract Bridge — By Steve Becker You have the following hand, both sides vulnerable: 1. You pass, your lefthand opponent passes, partner bids One Spade, and your right-hand opponent bids Two Clubs.

What would you bid now?

2. Partner bids One Notrump, and your righthand opponent bids Two Hearts. What would you bid now?

3. Partner bids One Notrump, and your righthand opponent bids Two Diamonds. What would you bid now?

4. Partner bids One Heart, you respond Two Clubs, and partner raises to Four Clubs. What would you bid now?

1. Four Spades. You could double (if you play that for penalties) and probably beat two clubs badly if the bidding ended there, but your double would have to survive a pass by each of the others at the table before you could start counting your chickens. However, it is more likely that your opponents will discover a heart or diamond fit — perhaps quite a good one

Bidding quiz — if you double, and it is therefore better to leap directly to four spades. (If you play “splinter bids,” an alternative would be to bid four hearts, indicating spade support and a singleton or void in hearts.)

It would be wrong to bid only three spades, which partner could pass. Once partner opens with one spade, it is hard to imagine how you could lose four tricks.

2. Three hearts. Most players would treat a twospade or three-club bid in this sequence as competitive and not forcing, so it is better to make a bid that leads to game. You hope partner will answer three hearts with three spades, which you will raise to four. If he rebids three notrump, indicating heart strength, you plan to pass, while if he bids four clubs or four diamonds, you will raise to five.

3. Double. Game is not absolutely certain, so it is best to take the sure profit. You can probably beat two diamonds two or three tricks.

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4. Four diamonds. Slam is certainly a possibility, and the question is how to get that message across to partner. Four diamonds shows first-round control of that suit and interest in a slam; if you were interested only in game, you would bid five clubs over four.

The next step is up to partner. If he bids four spades or four notrump,

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■ The Traveling Teacher

Airport etiquette tips from frequent fliers y husband has been a business traveler for over 17 years, and his least favorite time to travel is the summer. The airport is packed with vacationers who don’t travel often and don’t understand the etiquette of air travel. So, in the spirit of business travelers everywhere, and with input from a group of business travelers I know, here are the top things business travelers wish vacationing folks knew about air travel.

Be prepared for security. The business travelers had a lot to say about people who do not understand the procedures at security. All passengers should check the TSA website regularly to better comprehend what cannot be carried through the security checkpoint. Vacationers also need to realize that certain items, such as belts and shoes, will have to be removed before pass-

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ing through the metal detectors or body scanners.

When in doubt, watch the business travelers in the security line, and follow their lead. That business traveler in front of you may be going through security for the fifth time that week, so don’t argue about removing your watch, just go with the flow. Also, the TSA agents don’t care if you miss your flight, so be sure to allow plenty of time.

Mind your children.

Another oft-mentioned topic from the business travelers regarded children. Most business travelers like children.

However, nothing upsets the flying experience like an unhappy child. Make sure you have plenty of supplies for your children.

This includes snacks, entertainment, extra clothes, and all the baby gear that is required for the trip.

One business traveler told the tale of a baby with

a diaper blow-out in the early portion of the flight.

The mother didn’t have the required wipes and diapers to manage the situation which made the flight unpleasant for all the passengers. Plan ahead for your kids! Keep them happy, clean, and quiet for everyone’s sake.

Be aware of others.

Air travel isn’t glamorous.

It’s more like riding the city bus these days. Unless you’re flying first class, expect to be crowded and uncomfortable. Making it even worse is the lack of courtesy sometimes shown by other passengers. This includes pushing through the plane aisle to get off first, stowing many small bags in the overhead bins instead of under the seat, placing carry-on bags in the front instead of closer to the passenger’s actual seat, and crowding the jet way while waiting to pick up planeside-checked bags.

Other annoyances include travelers who throw their seats back as soon as they sit down and those who block the plane aisle to remove items from their carry-on bags while people are still boarding the plane. The use of headphones, or the lack thereof, garnered another honorable mention from the business traveler panel. Either headphones aren’t used at all, which means surrounding passengers are subjected to video game noise for the entire flight, or folks crank up the volume to disturbing levels.

One amusing anecdote from the business travelers involved PDA, personal displays of affection.

Even though it might be your honeymoon, your fellow travelers don’t want to see this played out in an airplane seat or in the terminal waiting area. Keep your hands to yourself, please.

No hiding new mommy tummy for Kate

Be realistic. Delays happen. Weather happens.

Luggage gets lost. You’re not the only one who’s being inconvenienced by these annoyances. If you’re mad about a delayed or cancelled flight, think of the business traveler whose paycheck and livelihood may depend on making an appointment five states away. Realize that some people need to fly because it’s how they make their business work.

While your vacation may be important to you, a delay in your plans only affects you and your family. A delay for the business traveler potentially means lost money.

The business traveler panel discussed those passengers who become irate because the airline isn’t compensating them. The airlines aren’t required to pass out free flights every time a plane is delayed.

The business travelers recommend studying air-

HOLLY MCELWEE Columnist line policies regarding delays, cancellations, and lost luggage so that you won’t be surprised when you’re faced with an interruption in your plans. Understand that delays will happen. It’s inevitable.

In short, remember your fellow travelers when you’re flying. Common courtesies go a long way to making the trip more pleasant for everyone involved. Be prepared, be informed, and be flexible.

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■ Living with Children

No fun at camp for this kid : My 10-year-old son is having a miserable experience at the two-week camp we sent him to. He says he hates it there, that the other kids don’t like him, and the counselor he was assigned to is mean. All this after just two days.

He wants to come home.

My instinct is to go get him, but my best friend says he’s manipulating me. What should we do?

A: First, this is not apocalyptic. No matter what decision you make, your son’s future is not compromised. If you go and get him, he hasn’t beaten you at some mind game. In other words, I would disagree with your friend. Your son’s not trying to manipulate you.

He’s trying to get you to come get him and bring him home, and he’s being rather blatant about it.

Manipulation is much more subtle than he’s capable of at this point in his life. Furthermore, I’m reasonably certain you can take his complaints at face value. He hates it there. The question becomes, “So what?”

If, on the other hand, you leave him there, he will not become catatonic and require confinement in a rubber room for the remainder of his life. He’ll get over it. In fact, if you ignore his complaints, or simply respond with “We made our decision when we wrote the check,” he will probably give up on his attempts to manipulate you (just kidding) and find some reason to make his camp experience more tolerable.

If I was in your shoes, I’d leave him there. But I’m a man, and men tend to have little sympathy for complaints of this sort, especially from their sons.

Q: Our 6-year-old says she’s afraid to go to sleep in her own bed, on her own. She wants one of us to stay in there with her until she falls asleep,

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This July 23 file photo shows Britain’s Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, with the Prince of Cambridge as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London. Princess Diana wore a caftan-like outfit that hid the post-childbirth tummy bump when William was born. In contrast, the former Kate Middleton, in her first public appearance on July 23, after giving birth, wore a dress that did not camouflage her belly, and many women are applauding her choice. The boy, who is third in line to the British throne, has since been named George Alexander Louis by his parents and will be known as Prince George of Cambridge.

BY BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Kate and William showed off the royal baby, what caught the eye of many women was not the new heir to the throne but the Duchess of Cambridge’s post-childbirth silhouette: that little bump under her pretty polka-dot dress.

“I love that she came out and there was a mommy tummy. It was there! We all saw it!” said Lyss Stern of New York City, who remembers turning down offers of a girdle and diet pills after her first child was born nine years ago.

Stern, whose company Divamoms.com organizes events and product launches, added that Kate was sending “the right message,” in stark contrast to Hollywood celebrities who are shown “three weeks after childbirth with a flat stomach and G-string bikini.

That’s not real.”

Even those who make a living getting new moms into shape applauded Kate.

“I’m thrilled that she went out there like that, because we never see real mommy tummies,” said Helene Byrne, a personal trainer in Oakland, Calif., who specializes in pre- and post-natal exercise. “When you see a magazine or photos of new celebrity moms, they’re Photoshopped. They’re fake!

They’re a big lie!”

The Daily Beast even ran a headline saying Kate’s “unabashed baby belly busts the last taboo of pregnancy.”

Indeed, most celebrity new moms don’t have their pictures taken until their tummies are flat again. And while the stars usually credit diet and exercise with

making their bodies bikiniready so fast, gossip and plastic surgeons often cite something else: the popular procedure known as a tummy tuck.

People magazine has an entire online archive devoted to “Body After Baby: Celebrity moms show off shockingly svelt figures after giving birth,” but the magazine declined to comment Wednesday on the example set by Kate. Meanwhile, the summer’s other celebrity mom, Kim Kardashian, has yet to be seen in public. Us Weekly reported that she won’t leave the house untill she’s ready to “debut her post-baby body.”

Nobody can say whether Kate consciously chose to send a message that this is what new mothers really look like, or whether she didn’t realize — or didn’t care — how obvious her tummy would be. Either way, she un-self-consciously handed the baby off to her husband rather than using the newborn to camouflage her figure from the cameras and crowds when she emerged from the hospital Tuesday.

And her form-draping dress was a contrast to the caftanlike outfit that hid Princess Diana’s figure when she appeared publicly for the first time after giving birth to Will in 1982.

Nancy Manister, who worked for 20 years as a maternity nurse and now teaches at Fairfield University in Connecticut, even noticed a moment during the photo op when Kate “clasped her hands together underneath the belly, and I thought, ‘She’s not trying to hide it.’” As for anxious new moms wondering when that bump will go away, Manister says, “it takes six weeks to

lose 25 pounds, and a full year” to get your old body back.

Jennifer Moneta, who works in public relations in Dallas, gave birth nine weeks ago and was especially pleased that Kate made the post-partum silhouette “look very natural, as if that is what all moms can and should expect after having a baby.” Moneta said that when she left the hospital, “I still looked five months pregnant, even though I only gained 20 pounds during pregnancy.

My father even lovingly kidded me about it, saying ‘I didn’t realize the baby was still in there.’”

Alison Jimenez, a fashion blogger in Astoria, N.Y., said she was “outraged” by comments from some Katewatchers asking things like “Is she pregnant again?”

“This woman has just given birth, what was she supposed to do? Struggle into a pair of Spanx?”

Jimenez said.

But some new moms do swear by girdles or their modern equivalent.

Josephine Giraci, of Lloyd Neck, N.Y., says the best piece of advice she got before her first child was born 11

years ago was to pack a girdle in her maternity bag.

She wore it for three months after giving birth: “I slept in it and everything.”

One shapewear company, Hourglass Angel, wasted no time Wednesday emailing pitches showing a picture of Kate with the mommy tummy alongside ads for corsets and girdles as a way for women to “regain their body” and “feel even more beautiful.”

Dr. Robert Atlas, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, explained that the “bulge that women have after they deliver” is mostly loose skin and fat. He said breast-feeding can help new mothers lose the weight “due to extra metabolic processing,” but he doesn’t recommend girdles as a way to lose baby weight — though women who have cesarean sections do wear a binderlike accessory around their midsections to support abdominal muscles.

As he spoke, he was with a patient, Melissa Baker, of Ellicott City, Md., who gave birth just a week ago. Asked what she thought of Kate, Baker said, simply, “I liked that she didn’t look perfect.”

JOHN ROSEMOND Columnist which takes up to an hour.

The further problem is she wakes up in the middle of the night screaming for us, and we have to sit with her again. This is getting old quick, not to mention we haven’t had a good night’s sleep in months. Your ideas?

A: I recently had the parents of a 4-year-old with the very same problem tell their daughter that they had talked to a doctor who told them that bedtime fears happen when a child isn’t getting enough sleep. The fictional doctor prescribed a strict 6:30 bedtime until the child’s fears, including the screaming in the middle of the night, stopped for two straight weeks. At bedtime, the parents simply asked the girl, “Do you want us to stay with you?”

If she said yes, then the two weeks started over the next day.

The parents later told me that it took three days for the child to realize that early bedtime was not worth having her parents stay with her while she fell asleep. At that point, she began proudly going to bed and off to sleep on her own.

It’s important to mention that I also told this little girl’s parents that they absolutely had to stop talking about the child’s fears. Asking questions like, “What are you afraid of?” and trying to reassure children that their fears are not real only makes matters worse. Why? Who knows?

Family psychologist John Rosemond answers parents’ questions on his website at www.rosemond.com.

Helping your kids be successful in college and beyond With so much emphasis placed on getting into college, the importance of succeeding once there is often lost. Less than half of U.S. students who enter a four-year college receive degrees within six years.

Even students coming from a long line of university graduates need a clear understanding of what’s required to meet the challenges of higher education. For students

from low-income families or who may be the first in their families to attend college, succeeding can be even more daunting.

The list of obstacles that cause students to drop out is endless: loss of scholarships, the passing of a family member, lack of academic preparation, an absence of support and more. But most obstacles can be overcome with support, say experts.

“College students can’t always do it alone. Financial aid advocacy, academic and career counseling or advice about campus life can make all the difference,” says Ruth Genn, executive director at Bottom Line NY, a nonprofit that’s supported inpart by Capital One Bank and has guided thousands of students through the application process and throughout their college

careers.

As degrees become increasingly important in today’s economy, Genn says helping students in key areas can set them up for a successful life. Bottom Line urges students to keep in mind the acronym DEAL, which signifies getting a Degree, building Employability skills, planning for financial Aid, and developing Life skills.

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BY BETH HARRIS Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Keith Olbermann isn’t planning to talk politics on his new latenight sports s h o w, a l though he will make an exception for a OLBERMANN certain N e w York mayoral candidate.

Asked about Anthony Weiner’s new sexting scandal and the candidate’s online alias “Carlos Olbermann Danger,” joked that Weiner “stole a great fake hotel sign-in name” that he would have liked to use.

He told the Television Critics Association summer meeting on Wednesday, “I guarantee you Carlos Danger will wind up in the first show.”

He added, “The idea that anyone could call themselves, under any circumstances and for any reason, Carlos Danger is a tribute to something about him.”

Olbermann’s self-titled show originates from Times Square studios in New York and debuts on Aug. 26 on ESPN2. Airing at 11 p.m. EDT, it will focus on the day’s sports topics through a mix of commentary, interviews, contributors, panel discussions and highlights.

Olbermann said there is no content clause in his contract that would prevent him from talking politics, something he did for eight years as a primetime host on MSNBC and for a year on Current TV — two stints that ended poorly. He quit MSNBC and was taken off the air at Current TV and later sued.

“It’s been wonderful not talking politics,” he said.

“It was a lot of work and it took a lot out of me.”

Olbermann had his first rehearsal on Wednesday. The job brings him back to ESPN, where he worked from 1992-97 with some controversy.

“It will be a sportscast with my stamp on it,” he said, adding that plans include a segment on the Worst Person in the Sports World and clips from his previous life on ESPN. “It’s important to acknowledge I was there before,” he said, but at same time, “I don’t think the audience is that interested in hearing me say, ‘Good evening, I’m sorry, and proceeding like that.’”

Olbermann noted that one of the people instrumental in bringing him back was ESPN executive Norby Williamson, a producer on his old “Sports Center” telecasts with whom he had “screaming matches.”

“I’m listening, oh, just a little bit more than I used to to other people’s ideas,” Olbermann said.

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San Francisco Giants’ Chad Gaudin, third from left, is visited by pitching coach Dave Righetti, left, and catcher Guillermo Quiroz (12) in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday in San Francisco.

BY ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even the hits the San Francisco Giants are getting right now are coming at all the wrong times.

Hunter Pence matched his career-high with five hits and drove in a run in San Francisco’s frustrating 8-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.

The Giants had 15 hits while the Reds had just 13. But San Francisco was 4 for 16 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15 on base. Adding to the embarrassment, even the chalk that makes up the batter’s box was off-center.

The Giants (46-55) have lost four of their last five and are 7½ games behind the Dodgers in the NL West.

“If you look at the numbers, they’re not all that bad except for the timely hitting,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “That’s what wins ballgames for you.”

Mike Leake (10-4) pitched sixplus innings of wildly effective ball for the Reds, allowing a career-high 12 hits but giving up just one run. He also snapped an 0-for-26 skid — his longest hitless streak — with the third three-hit game of his career.

“I don’t know if that combination happens too often,” Leake said.

The last pitcher to give up at 12 least hits and record three of his own was Houston’s Mike Hampton at Colorado on July 28, 1999.

Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips and Devin Mesoraco each drove in two runs to power the Reds to another impressive win against the defending World Series champions. After allowing San Francisco to rally from an 0-2 deficit to win the NL division series last fall, Cincinnati finished 6-1 against the Giants this season — and most of the wins weren’t even close.

The Reds outscored San Francisco 45-14 in seven games, including Homer Bailey’s no-hitter on July 2. They also outscored the Giants 31-11 in four games this week at AT&T Park.

The 55 hits the last four games are the most by a team at San Francisco since the Dodgers had 60 in another four-game series from July 1-4, 1977, at Candlestick Park.

“They pretty much had their way with us,” Bochy said.

Buster Posey was out of the starting lineup after playing first base in the opener and catching the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader. He grounded into a fielder’s choice as a pinch-hitter in the seventh, when the Giants loaded the bases with no outs before reliever Sam LeCure shut them down.

Chad Gaudin (4-2) gave up six runs and seven hits in 3 2-3 innings in his worst — and shortest — start of the year for San Francisco. He also allowed a seasonhigh five walks.

“I didn’t command the fastball,

I didn’t get ahead of hitters and against a team like that you can’t fall behind,” Gaudin said.

In the last regular-season matchup of this one-sided series, the formula remained the same: early runs and patchwork pitching for a runaway Reds win.

Shin-Soo Choo hit a leadoff double, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on Votto’s flyout to give Cincinnati a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

In the third, Votto scored from first when Pence missed Phillips’ two-out single to right field. The ball trickled off the glove of Gregor Blanco behind him. Bruce followed with an RBI double, and Mesoraco had an RBI single to put the Reds ahead 4-0.

Pence had five singles, including one in the third that put San Francisco on the board. But after Brandon Belt singled, Jeff Francoeur grounded into an inningending double play.

The Reds manufactured two more runs in the fourth. Votto drove in a run when he grounded out with the bases loaded, and Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to extend Cincinnati’s lead to 6-1.

The Giants also loaded the bases in the fourth — and wasted that scoring opportunity. Leake got Pablo Sandoval to pop out, ending San Francisco’s rally.

After Votto tripled leading off the sixth, Phillips singled him home. Mesoraco’s two-out single put the Reds up 8-1, sending a large chunk of the announced

sellout crowd of 41,512 to the exits.

Sandoval’s two-run double off Logan Ondrusek in the eighth accounted for the only other San Francisco runs.

Reds manager Dusty Baker, mindful of San Francisco’s remarkable rallies last October, even had closer Aroldis Chapman warming up in the bullpen — just in case.

“You can’t figure it out,” Baker said. “We dominated them in the first two games of the series last year, then they came back and won. So it’s just baseball. I’ve been around so long, nothing surprises me too much. I just like to win.”

NOTES: Giants RHP Ryan Vogelsong said “everything feels pretty good” after throwing two scoreless innings in his first rehab assignment Tuesday in the Arizona Rookie League. Vogelsong, sidelined since breaking bones in his right pinkie on May 20, will throw about 40-45 pitches for Class-A San Jose at Stockton on Friday. ... Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti missed the game after having surgery on his left elbow. He will be back with the team Friday. Bullpen coach Mark Gardner was the active pitching coach, and part-time coach Shawon Dunston was added to the staff. ... The Giants are off Thursday. They begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Xenia triumphs over Piqua by one point Goes on to defeat Covington 12 to 6 via second team here was an interesting column in the Piquonian prior to the 1923-24 basketball season. “This year there has been created a series of an Intra-Mural Sports as a part of the work of the Physical Department.

The object is to aid the physical development and help in the recreation of the students, through the promotion of group and individual competition.

Points are given to individuals and teams toward awards, which consist of medals and cups. All varsity men are barred from intra-mural sports, in the sport in which they won their letters. The first sport attempted was horse-shoe pitching, in which Joseph Dankworth was the winner, and will receive a medal. Other sports which are to be attempted are: speed-ball, punting, foot-ball for distance, basket ball, foul shooting contest, volleyball, handball, track, tennis and base-ball.”

“The high school won their first game with St. Paris, winning by a very

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close score of 17 to 16.

Our team had very good pass work but failed to make many of the shots which they attempted.

Gavin and Proctor were the high point men for Piqua, Gavin making three field goals and Proctor four field goals and one foul. Even though we did not win by a large score, it was a victory in which the fellows fought their hardest and no more can be asked.”

“Piqua lost the second game, being beaten by Urbana, 29 to 19. The principal cause was the low ceiling of the gymnasium.

Many of our shots would hit the ceiling, both long and short, and fall into the hands of the Urbana guards. A minor cause was that Piqua’s defense faltered in places, allowing Urbana to score. The high point man for Piqua was Seifred who made three field goals and one foul.

“Xenia triumphed over Piqua by a one point margin, 18 to 17, in a sensational game. Twice in as many years we have

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beaten Xenia but this year its team seems to have gotten over the ‘jinx.’ At the end of the first half Piqua led 12 to 12. At the end of the third quarter the score stood 14 to 14; then in the fourth quarter by a sudden spurt, Xenia forged ahead and held the lead. Poor guarding at times and the inability of the Piqua forwards to hit the basket cost Piqua the game.”

“Although the Piqua team fought hard all the way through, it was obliged to go down in defeat at the hands of the Lima team by a score of 32 to 22. The Lima team was very lucky as it made many shots from the center of the floor. At the end

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of the first half the score was 12 to 9 in favor of Lima. Then in the second half the Lima team speeded up, making many shots from the center of the floor, and soon had the game sewed up.

For Piqua, Hughes and Siefred shared the scoring honors, each one making seven points. The rolling offense of Piqua was used to advantage but the shooting was poor, somewhat due to the exceedingly lively bank boards.”

“Piqua at last hits its winning stride by decisively defeating Covington 21 to 6. In this contest Piqua showed that it had a very good second team.

The second team started the game, secured a 6 to 3 lead and then the first team went in. The second team also started the second half and scored nine more points. Vandewege, Allen, Proctor and Gavin showed up well in this game.”

“This was one of the closest contests that the team has entered this season. The score was neck and neck until the last few

minutes when Piqua got the needed three points.

The Roosevelt team was rather lucky in the first half, leading by a score of 13 to 8. But Piqua came back strong in the second half showing its fighting spirit, and won the game.

Hughes was the star for Piqua, making seven field goals. The whole team worked like clock-work, however, and won by some wonderful luck. The final score was Piqua 25 and Roosevelt 24.”

“Piqua kept up its winning streak at the expense of Bradford High. As in the Covington game, the second team carried the burden for the most part of the game and did it well. In the first half the second team started the game and later on the first string men were sent in

by Coach Mote. The first half ended 11 to 8 in favor of Piqua. The second team started the second half with speed and soon had the game safe for Piqua. Then the first team was sent in and scored six more points for See Point/Page 8

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BY BETH HARRIS Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The knee whack heard ‘round the world will be revisited near the 20th anniversary of the rivalry between Olympic figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, as one of six new documentaries on ESPN’s “30 for 30” series.

The series’ second season begins Oct. 1 with “Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau,” about the big wave surfer and lifeguard.

It wraps up Nov. 5 with “Tonya and Nancy,” a look back at the Jan. 6, 1994, incident in which Kerrigan was clubbed on the knee after practice for the U.S. championships in a plot masterminded by Harding’s ex-husband. The film includes new interviews with Harding and people close to Kerrigan.

ESPN Films Vice President Connor Schell said Wednesday that they’re still trying to persuade Kerrigan to do an interview. She has mostly shunned the spotlight to focus on

raising her family.

“Several people close to her have done interviews,” he told the Television Critics Association summer meeting. “We’re still working to get Nancy and hope by November that we do.”

The rest of the series is: “Free Spirits” about the Spirits of St. Louis basketball team airing Oct. 8; “No Mas” about the rivalry between boxers Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran on Oct. 15; “Big Shot” about John Spano’s scam to buy the New York Islanders on Oct. 22; and “This is What They Want” on Jimmy Connors’ run to the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open on Oct. 29.

Former “Entourage” star and lifelong Islanders fan Kevin Connolly directs and narrates “Big Shot.” It features the only interview Spano has given about being allowed to purchase the NHL team in 1996 even though he had far less resources than he led then-owner John Pickett and the league to believe.

“John Spano wasn’t driven as much by greed and money as he wanted to be able to walk into a room and have people go nuts and want his autograph,” Connolly said. “He wanted to be a star.”

Connolly had to persuade a reluctant Spano to tell his story and at the same time walk a fine line between being a fan of the team and directing the film.

“He knew there were going to be some unpleasant things that were discussed,” said Connolly, who was born and raised on New York’s Long Island.

He rejected Spano’s request to leave certain things out of the film.

“I wouldn’t be doing my job,” Connolly said.

“It would be borderline unethical.”

Spano saw the film in April when it premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival. Connolly said that Spano “denied a couple of things” but didn’t ask the director to edit anything out of the finished product.

SPORTS IN BRIEFS BASEBALL TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A doctor retained by Alex Rodriguez for a second opinion — one that contradicted the New York Yankees’ diagnosis of his leg injury Wednesday — was reprimanded this year by New Jersey’s board of medical examiners over steroid prescriptions.

Rodriguez is one of more than a dozen players under investigation by Major League Baseball for alleged ties to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs.

The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners filed an order of reprimand against Dr. Michael Gross on Feb.13 for his conduct at hisActive Center for Health & Wellness.

The New York Daily News first reported the reprimand Wednesday and said MLB would expand its drug probe to examine Rodriguez’s relationship with Gross.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is committed to keeping Ryan Braun on the team and knows the suspended slugger has a lot of work to do to repair his image.

Braun was suspended Monday for the rest of the 2013 season for violations of Major League Baseball’s drug policy. Attanasio met with Braun in Milwaukee on Wednesday and then made his first public comments on the suspension to reporters during the Brewers’ game against the San Diego Padres.

Attanasio says he is not yet aware of all the details of the case, saying Braun could not provide additional details due to the ongoing investigation.

Attanasio also reiterated that he was disappointed by Braun’s actions and said he told the 2011 NL MVP that he wants to be more involved in helping him overcome this setback.

Selig defended baseball’s fight against performance-enhancing drugs, declining to discuss the recent suspension of Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun or whether other stars will also face penalties.

Selig said he was proud of baseball’s drug testing program. Since the program was first implemented in 2004, 32 major league players have been suspended for using banned substances.

Three were suspended a second time.

In addition, 47 minor league players or players formerly in the major leagues have been suspended, including six repeat offenders.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners manager Eric Wedge sustained what the club called a“very mild stroke,” but he was released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

The 45-year-old Wedge was hospitalized Monday when he complained about light-headedness during batting practice.

He missed the entire three-game series against Cleveland, but after a battery of tests was sent home from the hospitalWednesday afternoon,the Mariners said in a statement.

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — A player in a collegiate summer league will miss the rest of the season after being kicked in the face by a skydiver during a pregame show and sustaining a concussion.

Shortstop Mattingly Romanin and his Hannibal Cavemen teammates were on the field, about to play the Terre Haute Rex on Saturday, when three skydivers dropped onto Clemens Field.

Video posted on YouTube showed one of the divers veering too close to Romanin, who was knocked over. He went to play all nine innings in Hannibal’s 7-3 loss.

PRO FOOTBALL

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Hudson needs surgery on his broken right ankle, an injury that leaves the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves without one of their top pitchers.

Hudson got hurt while covering first base during an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets when EricYoung Jr.stepped on the back of his lower leg.

The 38-year-old right-hander was carted off the field in obvious pain.

He had X-rays at Citi Field, and the Braves say Hudson (8-7) will undergo surgery inAtlanta once the swelling goes down. It’s unclear how long Hudson will be out or whether he’ll be able to pitch again this season.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox and AllStar second baseman Dustin Pedroia completed a $110 million, eight-year contract through the 2021 season.

Pedroia had been signed for 2014 at $10 million under his old deal.

The 5-foot-8, 165-pound infielder was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2007 and AL MVP in 2008.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Commissioner Bud

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A grim-faced coach Bill Belichick said the New England Patriots will learn from the “terrible experience” of Aaron Hernandez’s arrest on a murder charge and work to improve their player evaluation process.

Speaking publicly for the first time since the tight end was arrested four weeks earlier, Belichick said he was “shocked and disappointed” to learn of the criminal investigation while he was out of the United States.

He also sought to minimize future attention on the case.

“My comments are certainly not in proportion to the unfortunate and sad situation that we have here, but I’ve been advised to address the subject once,and it’s time for the New England Patriots to move forward,” Belichick said. “Moving forward consists of what it’s always been here — to build a winning football team, to be a strong pillar in the community and be a team that our fans can be proud of.”

prosecutors more time to present evidence to a grand jury in their murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

Hernandez was in court for what was supposed to be a probable cause hearing, but prosecutors said the grand jury is still considering the evidence against him.

Judge Daniel O’Shea considered defense objections to a delay but decided to reschedule the hearing for Aug. 22. Hernandez will continue to be held without bail until then.

NEWYORK (AP) —A person familiar with the situation says the New York Jets will bring back wide receiver Braylon Edwards on a one-year deal.

Edwards is expected to sign the contractThursday morning, marking his third tenure with the Jets, before the team reports for training camp in Cortland. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t complete and the Jets hadn’t announced it.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Robert Griffin III says he doesn’t think he’ll be playing in any preseason games.

The Washington Redskins quarterback also said that he’ll be limited in practice when the team opens training camp Thursday.

Griffin says he’ll take part in certain drills but will sit out the 11-on-11 plays in the early days.

He was cleared by doctors a few days ago,about 6½ months after he had reconstructive surgery on his right knee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans linebacker Jonathan “Tig” Willard says he helped rescue a family from a burning vehicle on his way to Tennessee training camp.

The rookie was driving on Interstate 40 Tuesday near Oak Ridge when he noticed a sports utility vehicle smoking. He first told TigerNet.com that he flashed his lights and honked his horn to get the driver to pull over when he saw flames shoot out the back.

Willard said Wednesday he handed an infant to the woman before pulling out another child. A second man rescued a third child and the family’s dog with the SUV exploding into flames a couple minutes later.

SOCCER

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Even by the very high standards of coach Jurgen Klinsmann, Landon Donovan is regaining top form after taking a break from the national team.

Donovan scored two goals and set up another to help the United States beat Honduras 3-1 to advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

The Americans will play Panama, a 2-1 winner over Mexico in the second semifinal, on Sunday in ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A judge gave Chicago.

BASEBALL STANDINGS

National League The Associated Press East Division W Atlanta Philadelphia Washington New York Miami Central Division W St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee West Division W Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Francisco San Diego

St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 3

Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 10, Toronto 9

Colorado 2, Miami 1 L 57 49 48 44 37

Pct 44 52 53 53 62

GB .564 .485 .475 .454 .374

— 8 9 11 19

L 61 60 58 45 42

Pct 37 39 44 54 58

GB .622 .606 .569 .455 .420

— 1½ 5 16½ 20

L 53 52 49 46 45

Pct 47 49 53 55 57

GB .530 .515 .480 .455 .441

Boston 6, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 6, 12 innings N.Y. Yankees 5, Texas 4 Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 3 Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2 Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Undecided) at Washington (Undecided), 1:35 p.m., 1st game N.Y. Mets (Harvey 8-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 12-5), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game Philadelphia (Hamels 4-12) at Detroit (Fister 8-5), 7:08 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 9-2) at Miami (H.Alvarez 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

— 1½ 5 7½ 9

St. Louis (Wainwright 13-5) at Atlanta (Minor 9-5), 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 7-9) at Colorado (Chatwood 6-3), 8:40 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 8-8) at Arizona (Delgado 2-3), 9:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (H.Bailey 5-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-6), 10:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 3, 1st game Pittsburgh 5, Washington 1

Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11) at San Francisco (M.Cain 6-6), 10:15 p.m.

American League The Associated Press

San Diego 6, Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 1 Miami 4, Colorado 2 Arizona 10, Chicago Cubs 4 San Francisco 5, Cincinnati 3, 2nd game Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2 L.A. Dodgers 8, Toronto 3, 10 innings Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 2 Milwaukee 3, San Diego 1

East Division W Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto Central Division W Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago West Division W Oakland Texas Seattle Los Angeles Houston

Minnesota 10, L.A. Angels 3, 10 innings Seattle 4, Cleveland 3 Wednesday’s Games Oakland 4, Houston 3 L.A. Angels 1, Minnesota 0 Cleveland 10, Seattle 1 L.A. Dodgers 8, Toronto 3, 10 innings Tampa Bay 5, Boston 1 Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 1

L.A. Dodgers 10, Toronto 9 N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 1

Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Houston 5, Oakland 4

Kansas City 4, Baltimore 3 L 61 60 57 53 45

Pct 42 42 45 48 55

GB .592 .588 .559 .525 .450

— ½ 3½ 7 14½

L 56 53 47 43 39

Pct 44 48 51 55 59

GB .560 .525 .480 .439 .398

— 3½ 8 12 16

Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Friday’s Games Boston (Dempster 5-8) at Baltimore (Tillman 12-3), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 9-8), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (M.Perez 3-3) at Cleveland (Kluber 7-5), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Lyles 4-4) at Toronto (Dickey 8-11), 7:07 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 4-12) at Detroit (Fister 8-5), 7:08 p.m.

L 59 56 48 47 34

Pct 42 45 53 52 66

GB .584 .554 .475 .475 .340

— 3 11 11 24½

Kansas City (Shields 4-7) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 5-2), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Williams 5-6) at Oakland (Colon 13-3), 10:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Diamond 5-9) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-4), 10:10 p.m.

• PIQUA DAILY CALL

Point Continued from page 7 Piqua. The final score – Piqua 30 and Bradford 21.”

“Although the score may not indicate it, this game was very close and hard throughout. fought Greenville had a fighting team and it was only by hard work that Piqua won 16 to 6. It took some time for the Piqua team to solve the Greenville defense and the first half ended with Piqua leading by a narrow margin, 3 to 2. But in the second half we started and did not stop until the game was safely ours. In this game fouls played a prominent part in the scoring, as both teams were scrapping hard to get the lead. Every member of the Piqua team played his best. Hughes was the highest point getter, scoring four field goals.”

“Ah, revenge is sweet and especially so when we win from Troy. This victory partly atoned for our football defeat last Thanksgiving Day. In the first half both teams fought hard, trying to get the lead but Piqua gathered more points than Troy and the half ended 10 to 3 in favor of Piqua. Then in the quarter Piqua third slumped a little, Troy getting nine more points. But in the fourth quarter Piqua rallied and soon scored enough points to maintain a safe lead. In this contest Purucker played his best game of the season, getting four field goals. All of the members of the team played a fine game, winning 19 to 13.”

“Piqua kept up its winning streak at the expense of the Sidney High School team, winning 30 to 20. The team played a good game, worked like a machine and deserved to win. At the end of the first half the score stood 16 to 10 in favor of Piqua. Then in the second half Sidney took a sudden spurt and made three baskets in short order. But Piqua rallied then and scored enough point to insure the game. Hughes was the star of this contest,making five field goals, and five foul goals.”

“The Faculty managed to triumph over the Seniors by a narrow margin of two points, 10 to 8. It was a thrilling game from start to finish and the Faculty conquered only through superhuman efforts. The game was very interesting , moreover, as many sports were illustrated. For example football tactics were used, a tennis racquet helped the Faculty get the tip-off, baseball suits were in evidence and last of all, some little knowledge of basketball was used. It is not certain, but some of the Seniors believe that the Faculty took some advantage of them, such as wiring the Senior basket, and fixing the time clock.

However, these rumors are unconfirmed and anyway both teams put up a wonderful game.”

“For the second time this season we triumphed over Troy and this time by a nice score of 33 to 10. This marks the fifth time we have defeated Troy in basketball in the past three years. Every member on our team played his hardest game of the season and Hughes scored the most points for Piqua, netting ten field goals and two foul goals. This was a most satisfactory game.”

For the first time, it appeared as though the area schools participated in a post season tournament sponsored by the state association. “Piqua journeyed to Dayton to enter the Southwestern Sectional Basketball Tournament and drew Eaton for the first game.

Eaton eliminated Piqua early in the afternoon by a large score, 18 to 7. Part of this defeat can be attributed to the injury which Gavin received early in the game, and to the large floor on which the game was played.

Piqua will have a larger and better floor next year, however, and will not be thus handicapped.

PIQUA DAILY CALL • WWW.DAILYCALL.COM

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Saturday, July 27, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be patient, because power struggles with authority figures or family members are likely. Plus, with the Moon in your sign, you feel feisty!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This could be an accident-prone day because you lose your temper or feel emotionally uptight. Avoid arguments with siblings, neighbors and relatives.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Squabbles about money or possessions might irk you today. Try not to lose it. Some will have arguments about cash flow, earnings or the disputed ownership of something.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your attempts to make things better or to improve someone else could end in disaster today. Don't force your opinions on others, even if you are convinced you are right.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might feel annoyed with someone, and yet, you're muzzled. Therefore, you are simmering and seething in silence. Just let this go, because it's not good for your health!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Heated differences with others, especially in group situations, might occur today. Do not expect to get your own way. These power struggles even might affect your goals. Be careful.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You'll have to compromise or go more than halfway when dealing with others because the Moon is opposite your sign. In addition, authority figures and family members are looking for a fight. Oh, dear.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues today because people are aggressive and looking for trouble. Speaking of which, avoid crime-ridden areas or dangerous neighborhoods.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Disputes about inheritances, shared property or the ownership of something might arise today. If you can't persuade others to share your values, at least listen to what they say.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Difficulties with partners and close friends will arise today because ego battles are rampant. In particular, be patient with family members, especially females.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Work issues could be aggravated by arguments today because everyone wants to have his or her own way.

Furthermore, each person thinks he or she knows what is best for everyone else. (Bummer.)

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Be patient with children today. Machinery and equipment might break down, or romantic squabbles could add to your problems. It is what it is.

YOU BORN TODAY You are forceful, decisive and powerfully organized.

You know how to run any organization. This is why others turn to you for answers and decision-making. You like to plan ahead, and you know how to get the best out of others. At times you are intimidating; nevertheless, people respect you. Work hard to build or construct something this year, and your rewards soon will follow.

Birthdate of: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor; Jack Higgins, author; Jeanne Bare (Baret), explorer.

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COVINGTON, 8035 Rakestraw FOUND: single inline skate on Road, July 25th-27th 9-5pm Brown Road between Piqua D O W N - S I Z I N G G A R A G E and Covington. Call to de- SALE, 1980 Trumph, weight scribe and claim (937)214- bench, new motorcycle tank, 4732. compound bow, canoe, amplifier, cargo racks, 5 hp gas enLOST: YELLOW LAB, Cody is gine, karaoke machine, filing a l a r g e m a l e y e l l o w l a b , cabinet, books, toys much neutered, gold eyes. Friendly, more!

Last seen behind Shelby County Line between Piqua and Sidney. REWARD (937)238-9122, (937)214PIQUA, 3 FAMILY SALE! 1508 0568.

Garfield St, Friday 8am-?, Saturday 8am-noon, Queen size bed frame, cell phones, child's table and chairs, large dog Miscellaneous kennel, baby items, jewelry, DVD, books, puzzles, Avon dvd's, vhs movies, something Jewelry, old milk and other for everyone including freebottles, miscellaneous. Call bies!

(937)492-9062 Yard Sale COVINGTON 417 N Main St, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 8am-5pm, Children's clothing size 6-adult plus, bikes, toys, fishing items, christmas decor, entertainment center, tv's, something for everyone!

PIQUA 1595 Stockham Drive.

Friday & Saturday 9am-4pm.

Ladies clothing sizes juniorwomens, books, household items, 75 gallon fish tank, brand new computer desk, nursing text books.

PIQUA 215 Lyndhurst Thursday & Friday 9am-3pm.

Furniture, pilates machine, girls clothing sizes teen-adult, household items.

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PIQUA 505 Glenwood, Thursday & Friday 9a-5p, Saturday 9a-1p. Mens: hat collection, coats, bicycle. Ice machine. NEW womens shoes size 5.5. Jewelry. NEW grass carpet. 8' umbrella gazebo with screen. Trolling motors. Loading ramps. Desk. Toolboxes.

PIQUA, 218 South Downing Street (Downing Street Campus/ Father Caserta Hall , Saturday July 27th, 9am-2pm, Piqua community rummage sale!

Sponsored by the Center for Early Learning, Open to public, individuals who are interested in registering to sell items, should contact Jennifer Smith at (937)773-3876 by July 25th, The Center for will be open for tours

TROY 1450 Michael Drive Friday and Saturday 6am-4pm 4 family sale, antique glassware, router and router table, women's clothing, and much, much more

TROY 521 South Greenlee Road Thursday, Friday 9am5pm and Saturday 9am-12pm Multifamily, table saw, furniture, dryer, small appliances amp, collage dorm items, lots of miscellaneous. Everything price to sell!

PIQUA, 1026 Lincoln (off Park Ave) Friday 9am-4pm, Huge Sale!! antiques, Evenflo strollers (good condition), furniture, linens, glassware, King size mattress pad, Lots of new and used items in very good condition PIQUA, 10315 Springcreek Road, (take Looney Road north, to Snodgrass, left on Springcreek) Saturday, Sunday 9-3pm, MOVING SALE, ox-acet tanks, tools, mower, appliances, furniture, bikes, fair boxes, collectibles, beer steins, antiques.

PIQUA, 1060 West Springbrook Lane, Thursday - Saturday 9-3pm, MULTIFAMILY SALE, boy, girl, baby, kid and adult clothing, baby items, household items, lots of miscellaneous.

PIQUA 4182 St Rt 185.

Thursday & Friday 9am-3pm, Saturday 9am-?. LARGE SALE! Vintage toys, games, including 70's & 80's Star Wars, PIQUA, 1509 Grant Street, 80's & 90's GI Joe, Trans- Thursday, Friday9-4pm, 1ST formers, Nintendo 64, puzzles, TIME GARAGE SALE , girls books, antiques, household clothes size 6-10, toys, books, items, clothing for everyone. miscellaneous,

TROY 2470 Renwick Way Friday 9am-4pm and Saturday 9am-1pm Household items and furniture, baby items and miscellaneous

TROY 322 West Main Street (corner of South Oxford and PIQUA, 717 Broadway Aven- West Main) Thursday , Friday ue, (in back), Thursday, Friday, 9am-5pm and Saturday 9amSaturday 9-4pm, garden lug- 3pm Four family sale plus! g a g e , p u r s e s , C h r i s t m a s , Tons of women's and men aph o u s e w a r e s , b a b y i t e m s , parel, boys apparel size 8-14, tables, chairs, children/women fifty plus pairs of new-in box clothing, bedding, glassware, skate shoes from DC, Etnies, tools, collectibles, books , Adio, Habitat, and more, like Longaberger, frames, appli- new Peg Perego John Deere ances, toys, knickknacks , Gator, wood rocking horse toy b o x , h o l i d a y d e c o r a t i o n s, everything household appliances, baby bed and changing table, adult PIQUA, 8360 Shady Lane, (off rocking chair, car seat, other Springbrook), Thursday, Fri- baby items, large lot of toys day 9-6pm, Saturday 9-noon, from toddler up, children's MULTFAMILY SALE, Ken- books, twin jog stroller, severmore refrigerator, small drop al color TVs, household decorleaf table with chairs, com- ations, baskets and frames, six puter monitors, girls clothes, boys bicycles toddler to size 12, boys clothes infant to 18months, TROY 420 North Weston Friwomen clothes size 12-22, Lia day 9am-4pm and Saturday Sophia jewelry, books, games, 8am-12pm Many household household items, miscel- items, sinks, teacher supplies, laneous. jewelry, electronics

TROY 522 Fernwood Drive Friday, Saturday 9am-4pm, and Sunday 9am-2pm Couch, gas dryer, tables, children and adult clothes, toys, fish tanks fishing equipment, computer monitor, exercise equipment household and kitchen items air conditioner, and miscellaneous

VERSAILLES Community Garage Sales. Over 40 registered locations: Thursday, August 8th 3-9pm & Friday, August 9th 9am-5pm. Sale locations may be picked up at Worch Library & John's IGA.

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DRIVER DRIVER D Dancer ancer L Logistics o g i s t i c s iiss llooking ooking Class CDL drivers with ffor or C lass A C DL d rivers w ith at a t least l e a s t 2 years y e a r s experience experience for for home home daily daily runs, runs, over over the the and Great Berroad oad a nd rregional. egional. G reat B enefits, Vision, Dental and Man efits, V ision, D ental a nd M amedical with prescription jjor or m edical w ith p rescription Great home and ccards. ards. G reat h ome ttime ime a nd weekends off.

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We We are are an an Equal Equal Opportunity Opportunity Employer Employer HIRING H IRING N NOW OW GENERAL LABOR GENERAL LABOR p plus lus CDL TRUCK DRIVERS C DL T RUCK D RIVERS T raining p rovided Training provided Excellent wage benefits E xcellent w age & b enefits A Apply pply a att 1 15 5 IIndustry ndustry P Park ark Ct Ct Tipp T ipp C City ity ((937)667-6772 937)667-6772

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Email: essers@watchtv.net E mail: e ssers@watchtv.net

$200 Deposit $ 200 D eposit Special!

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PART T PART TIME IME C Certified ertified Medical Medical Assistant A ssistant or or LPN LPN position position availavailable a b l e for f o r Piqua P i q u a Medical M e d i c a l PracPractice. Send resume to: m marage84beulah@gmail.com. arage84beulah@gmail.com.

PRODUCTION PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR SUPERVISOR Local company company looking looking for for a Local P r o d u c t i o n Supervisor S u p e r v i s o r to to Production work w o r k 12 1 2 hour h o u r rotating r o t a t i n g off off shift. shift. Five Five years years of of manufacmanufacturing t u r i n g experience e x p e r i e n c e is i s rerequired quired and and experience experience in in exextruding truding is is a plus. plus. Duties Duties will will include include overseeing overseeing all all operaoperation t i o n of o f evening e v e n i n g production production and a n d filing f i l i n g out o u t reports. reports.

Send Send resume resume to to PO PO Box Box 4699 4699 Sidney, Sidney, OH OH 45365 45365

(937)673-1821 (937)673-1821 TROY, L TROY, LARGE ARGE 2 b bedroom, edroom, hardwood h ardwood ffloors, loors, w water, ater, ttrash, rash , sewage included. $550 monthly, $550 Deposit, (937)492-1010

WEST M WEST MILTON, ILTON, 3 b bedroom, edroom, ground g round level level apartment, apartment, Metro Metro approved, no dogs! a pproved, n od ogs! ((937)477937)4772177.

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FREE KITTENS, FREE KITTENS, 6 weeks weeks old, old, llitter i t t e r ttrained, rained, m mostly ostly w white, hite, white w hite w with ith b blue lu e eyes, e y es , 1 white white adult a dult ccat. at. C Call all ((419)213-0336 419)213-0336

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LAB, M LAB, Male ale C Chocolate hocolate L Lab, ab, 3 yyears ears old, old, great great with with kids, kids, Free Free tto og good ood home, home, (937)778-1095 (937)778-1095

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((937)339-7842 937)339-7842

Autos For Sale

1 yyear ear e experience xperience p preferred referred

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2B BEDROOM, EDROOM, T Townhouse, ownhouse, 1 1.5 .5 bath, b a t h, appliances, app lia nce s , air, air , garage, garage, $ $550, 550, N No op pets! ets! ((937)492-5271 937)4922 5271

RVs R Vs / Campers 24 F 24 FOOT O OT TRAVEL TRAVEL T TRAILER, RAILER, 2a axle, xle, a awning, wning, a a/c /c u unit, nit, rrefriefrig erator, sstove, tove, Lot Lot 14 14 at at Piqua Piqua gerator, Fishing F i s h i n g Game G a m e Campground Campground (Spiker ( S p i k e r Road), R o a d ) , Lot L o t rent r e n t paid paid until u n t i l March M a r c h 2014.

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1997 1 997 C CHEVY HEVY S SILVERADO ILVERADO 1500 1500 Z71, Z71, 4 4x4, x4, 3 d door oor e extenxtended ded cab. cab. black black exterior, exterior, TonTonn e a u cover, c o v e r , 5.7 5 . 7 liter, l i t e r , tow tow neau package, 154000 miles, $4200.

(937)726-0273 (937)726-0273 Baby Items C R I B , ttoddler CRIB, oddler b bed, e d , cchanging hanging ttable, a b l e , sswing, wing, g glider l i d e r rocker, rocker, walker, w alker, h high i g h cchair, hair, b booster, ooster, gate, g a t e , bassinet, b a s s i n e t , pack-n-play, pack-n-play, cclothes, l o t h e s , blankets b l a n k e t s and a n d more! more! ((937)339-4233 937)339-4233 TODDLER B TODDLER BED, E D , vvinyl, i n y l , ccomomplete p lete w with ith m mattress, a t t r e s s , ssheets, heets, sspread, p r e a d , good g o o d condition, c o n d i t i o n , $55 $55 ((937)339-4233 937)339-4233 Furniture Fur niture & Accessories ries ZAZZY P ZAZZY POWER OWER C CHAIR, HAIR, n new ew never n ever used, used, cost cost $6300, $6300, sacrisacri$1750 orr O OBO ffice ice $ 1750 o BO ((937)773937)7730865 0 865 SOFAS, 2 F SOFAS, Floral loral S Sofas, ofas, 1 n new, ew, 1 u used sed iin n e excellent xcellent ccondition, ondition , ((937)492-4792 937)492-4792

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M. Amy E. Walker, D.V.M. 937-418-5992 Mobile Veterinary Service Treating Dogs, Cats & Exotics

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A R 1 5 Boost AR15 Boost M Master a s t e r (brand (brand new n ew never never been been shot), shot), model model number, number, XM15, XM15, shoots shoots 223's 223's or or 556's, $1200 FIRM, Call (937)638-8465 BASKET W BASKET WEAVING EAVING M MATERIATERIALS/ A LS/ e embellishments, mbellishments, $ $150.

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875-0153 3 5 698-6135 MINIMUM CHARGES APPL LY

1996 1 996 F FORD ORD M MUSTANG USTANG C o n v e r t i b le , rred, Convertible, e d , 6 ccylinder, ylinder, many m any u updates! pdates! Good Good condicondi154k miles, asking ttion, ion, 1 54k m iles, a sking $ $4200.

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WALKER W A L K E R with w i t h seat, s e a t , brakes, brakes, b a s k e t , adjustable a d j u s t a b l e height, height, basket, f o l d s , good g o o d condition, c o n d i t i o n , $45 $45 folds, (937)339-4233 (937)339-4233 WHEEL WHEEL CHAIR CHAIR (Merits (Merits Health Health Products), Good Good condition, condition, $80 $80 Products), (937)339-4233 (937)339-4233 Paving & Excavating

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Apartments /T /Townhouses ownhouses ouses 1,, 2 & 3 B 1 Bedroom, edroom, Houses Apts.

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2003 P 2003 PONTIAC ONTIAC A AZTEC, ZTEC, m mainainttenance enance receipts, receipts, $3800 $3800 OBO. OBO .

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere speaks during news conference on July 10 in New York. T-Mobile says it will let people upgrade phones more quickly for a $10 monthly fee. With the new Jump plan, a customer will be able to get a new phone if the old one malfunctions or gets lost, or even if there’s a better phone that comes out. The plan lets customers upgrade up to twice a year. Rivals typically allow upgrades after about two years. sponsible for that. The phone you turn in must be working and in good physical condition so no cracked screens.

If you just want an upgrade: After 12 months, you can turn in the old phone for a new one. After 20 months, you keep the old phone when you upgrade.

The catch: You’re essentially paying twice for the phone.

Cost analysis: Normally, you pay $200 up front, so for a $640 phone, you’re paying $440 extra per device to upgrade every year instead of every two years. If you do upgrade, payments don’t stop after 20 months. Over two years, those monthly fees add up to $568 above the $200 you would have normally paid.

Without the plan, you could simply break the contract after 12 months and pay $478 for a new phone and for activation, termination and upgrade fees.

You can also make about $300 of that back by selling the old phone. With AT&T Next, you have to turn in that phone to receive your upgrade.

Bottom line: Get it only if you plan to upgrade once a year and don’t want to deal with the hassle of reselling your old phone.

EDGE, from Verizon Wireless Availability: Coming Aug. 25.

How it works: It’s similar to AT&T Next, except you’re spreading the cost over 24 months. The full price of the Galaxy S4 is $650 at Verizon, so that’s about $27 a month. You can get a new phone in six months, rather than the full year under AT&T’s plan. Payments stop after 24 months if you keep the phone.

If you lose or damage your phone: Like AT&T’s plan, Verizon Edge doesn’t include insurance. Phones must be in working condition and can’t have damage such as cracked screens.

If you just want an upgrade: After six months, you can upgrade your phone by turning the old one in. After 24 months, you keep the old phone.

The catch: You’re essentially paying twice for the phone. In order to upgrade, you must already have paid at least 50 percent of the cost of the phone. You hit that threshold after one year, so if you upgrade six months early, you have six months of payments to

make right away to be eligible. Your new phone comes with new installment payments, even though you’ve just covered the next six months of payments. You’re essentially doubling the payments over those six months.

Also, it’s open only to those on Share Everything plans. Customers still on Verizon’s older, unlimited data plans are not eligible and must switch to a limiteduse plan to participate.

Cost analysis: Normally, you pay $200 up front, so for a $650 phone, $450 is the minimum premium you pay to upgrade more frequently. If you haven’t reached the 50 percent threshold yet, you’ll be paying even more. Upgrade every six months as allowed, and you face 12 additional monthly payments over two years (six each year). Those 12 payments add up to $325, assuming the same retail price for the Galaxy S4 replacement.

With the additional $450 you’re already paying over the normal way of buying phones, you’re paying an extra $775 over two years to upgrade every six months.

As is the case with AT&T, you might be better off breaking a contract and trying to resell the old phone, but Edge removes the hassle.

Bottom line: Get it only if you plan to upgrade at least once a year and don’t want to deal with the hassle of reselling your old phone. But try to at least wait out a year, rather than succumb to temptations after six months.

— ANOTHER LOOK I can wait two years for a new phone rather than pay several hundred dollars extra. So can a lot of people I know. But I’m sure there are a lot of people who absolutely must have the latest and the greatest.

If you upgrade every other year, these are your additional costs over two years: $390 with T-Mobile, $450 with Verizon and $568 with AT&T. If you get insurance through T-Mobile anyway, then the additional cost is just $198. If you upgrade every six months, you pay an additional $690 over two years with T-Mobile and $775 with Verizon. If you get insurance, the additional cost with TMobile is $498. You can’t upgrade that frequently with AT&T. Once again, calculations use Galaxy S4 prices and assume the same prices for the upgraded model.

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The phone companies call them installment plans, but I think of them as phone rental. Before you pay off the cost of the phone, you’re entitled to hand it back in to get a new one every six months with Verizon (NYSE:VZC) (NYSE:VZ) Wireless (NYSE:VOD) or TMobile or every year with AT&T. It’s a good deal for some people on TMobile. Unlike the rival plans, T-Mobile’s Jump comes with insurance to cover loss and damage. And it doesn’t add that much to the cost of the phone.

With Verizon’s Edge and AT&T’s Next, you’re essentially paying for the same phone twice.

First, a quick explanation of how phone bills work.

When you buy an iPhone 5, you might pay $200 for it, but it actually costs $650. Your phone company covers the difference and makes it up over the life of the two-year service contract. On the phone bill, it just appears as a service fee for voice, text and data. But that fee actually includes an amount that helps the phone companies cover the difference.

The service fee doesn’t go down, however, even after you’ve covered the difference, or paid the phone off.

With AT&T’s and Verizon’s installment plans, you’re paying the full $650 for the iPhone, spread out over 20 or 24 months. But once again, the service fee doesn’t go down, even though there’s no “difference” the phone companies need to make up. So you’re paying for the phone through the installment payments, plus what’s baked into the service fee.

Earlier this year, T-Mobile broke the service fee into two fees one for the actual service, and one for the phone. So once you’ve paid off the phone, your total bill goes down. And if you sign up for Jump, you’re paying a $10 monthly fee for that, mostly for the insurance, but you’re not paying for the phone twice.

Even though you’re paying more for the phone with Verizon’s and AT&T’s plans, it might still be worthwhile if you’re already planning to upgrade more frequently than every other year. Both take the hassle out of trying to sell your old device.

Here’s a closer look at the three plans to see if they are right for you. I’m using prices for Samsung’s Galaxy S4 in the calculations, so actual costs may vary.

Keep in mind all three plans are optional, so you can still buy phones the old way.

JUMP, from T-Mobile US Inc. Availability: Started July 14.

How it works: T-Mobile charges $150 up front and $20 a month over two years for the Galaxy S4. Whether or not you get Jump, you pay that and the regular service charges for voice, texting and data. With the Jump plan, you get a

charge of $10 a month on top of all that.

Six months after you first sign up for Jump, you’re entitled to two phone upgrades every 12 months. You can upgrade twice in the same month, but you’d have to wait a full year for the next one. It’s better to spread upgrades out to about six months apart.

If you lose or damage your phone: No problem. The Jump plan replaces insurance, which typically costs $8 a month.

So it’s just $2 a month more for those who already get insurance to replace phones that get lost, don’t work, have water damage or have cracked screens.

If you just want an upgrade: Simply turn in your old phone when you get your new one. T-Mobile will refurbish and resell it.

The catch: T-Mobile charges a down payment $150 in the case of Galaxy S4.

It’s the same as you pay when you get your first phone, but you’ll be paying that each time you upgrade. If your phone is lost or damaged, and it’s not covered by warranty, you pay a deductible of up to $175. In that case, there’s no down payment if you are replacing it with the same model, but you have to pay both the deductible and the down payment if you want to upgrade to a different model.

Cost analysis: You break even at 16 months. That is, you have $160 left in payments for your phone, which gets waived when you upgrade through Jump. But you have paid $160 for Jump by that point. At month 17, you pay more for Jump than what you would have to make up in remaining installments. But Jump gives you insurance during that period.

You’re better off with Jump if you upgrade before the 16-month mark, but it’s still more expensive than waiting out the two years, when the phone is normally due for an upgrade. Let’s say you upgrade the maximum twice a year.

That’s three extra phones over those two years. The fourth is the one you would have gotten anyway when the two years are up. At Galaxy S4 prices, that works out to $690 over two years for the luxury $450 for the phones and $240 for the cost of Jump. If you would have gotten insurance anyway, figure you’re paying just $498 more.

If you upgrade every other year, you’re paying an extra $390 over two years $150 for the additional phone and $240 for Jump. Again, this assumes you would have upgraded anyway after two years.

If you would have gotten insurance anyway, it’s $198.

Bottom line: Get it only if you already plan to get insurance or if you want a new phone before 16 months.

NEXT, from AT&T Inc. Availability: Coming this Friday.

How it works: There’s no down payment or upgrade fee. You simply pay the full cost of the phone over 20 months.

For instance, the full retail price of the Galaxy S4 is $640, or $32 a month.

You’re eligible to exchange your phone for a new one in 12 months. Payments stop after 20 months if you decide to keep the phone.

If you lose or damage your phone: Insurance is not included, so you’re re-

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