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MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTOMainstreet Piqua Director Lorna Swisher, left, and Piqua resident Margaret French look over some of thefresh wares at the Piqua Farmer's Market last week.

Sousamarchesinto townPIQUA—PiquaArts Council

will sponsor Sousa Tunes inJune, a special Flag Day cele-bration from 6-8 p.m. June 14.This patriotic affair will takeplace at the Gazebo at McCul-loch Square in downtownPiqua. As part of the free ArtWalk series, PiquaArts Council,in partnership with MainstreetPiqua and Piqua Public Library,will provide entertainment byKettering Banjo Society, PiquaHigh Schoolalumni SamRoth andSierra Id-dings and aspecial pres-entation onthe flagsflown overPiqua.Since the

early 70s,K e t t e r i n gBanjo Soci-ety hasgrown to be-come one ofthe largestbanjo bandseast of theMississippi.The BanjoSociety fea-tures banjos,keyboards,tubas, other brass instruments,standup bass, saws, harmonicasand more. These instrumentsalong with vocalists present awide variety of musical stylesand variations.Along with Kettering Banjo

Society, the event will featurePiqua High School alumni, SamRoth and Sierra Iddings. Rothis a 2012 graduate of PiquaHigh School, currently attend-ing college at Ohio NorthernUniversity, majoring in com-puter engineering. Roth haspreviously performed in manyPiqua High School musicalsand in Music Warehouse. Lastyear he was a performer at thePiqua Public Library’s HolidayCabaret. Iddings is a 2013 grad-uate of Piqua High School andwill be attending Ohio North-ern University in the fall, ma-joring in Pharmacy. Iddings is afamiliar face in Piqua due toher extracurricular activities,like cheer leading for PHS forfootball and basketball andbeing an active participant inshow choir, musicals and musicwarehouse. Both Roth and Id-dings will be singing a few se-lections during the event.Emceeing the night’s

BY ANN SANNERAssociated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —A man accused of holdingthree women captive forabout a decade in his Cleve-land home — sometimes re-straining them in chains —has been indicted by a grandjury on 329 charges, includingaggravated murder, rape andkidnapping, prosecutors said.Ariel Castro, 52, is accused

of kidnapping Amanda Berry,Gina DeJesus and MichelleKnight and holding keepingthem inside his the run-downhome, along with a 6-year-oldgirl he fathered with Berry.A Cuyahoga County grand

jury returned the indictmentFriday against Castro, a for-mer school bus driver firedlast fall.He faces two counts of ag-

gravated murder related toone act, saying he purposelycaused the unlawful termina-tion of one of the women'spregnancies. Castro also wasindicted on 139 counts ofrape, 177 counts of kidnap-ping, seven counts of grosssexual imposition, threecounts of felonious assaultand one count of possession ofcriminal tools.Cuyahoga County prosecu-

tor Tim McGinty said the in-dictment covers only theperiod from August 2002,when the first of the womendisappeared, to February2007.The indictment refers to

the women as Jane Doe 1,Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3and gives a glimpse into thecircumstances of their captiv-ity.The aggravated murder

counts stem from the unlaw-ful termination of Jane Doe1's pregnancy in late 2006 orearly 2007, the indictmentsays.

Castrofacing 329charges

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PALM SPRINGS, Calif.(AP) — It may not havebeen Ronald Reagan andMikhail Gorbachev’s ColdWar walk by a frozen lakein Switzerland.But President Barack

Obama and Chineseleader Xi Jinping’s 50-minute stroll through anestate in the Californiadesert could mark a no-table moment in the rela-

tionship between theheads of the world’s twolargest economies.At the very least, it was

a rare opportunity Satur-day for the presidents todispense with their advis-ers and coats and ties inthe scorching heat for ex-tended one-on-one talks.Tom Donilon, Obama’s

national security adviserwho helped orchestratethe two-day summit, saidthe walk was an impor-tant moment “to establish

and deepen their personalrelationship” and address“the range of issues thatwe have to address.”It’s a big list that in-

cludes cyberspying and in-tellectual property theftand North Korea’s nuclearprovocations, as well aseconomic competition andclimate change.There were no policy

breakthroughs as Obamaand Xi sauntered acrossthe manicured lawns ofthe Sunnylands estate or

when they sat on the Cal-ifornia redwood benchthat Obama had custom-made as a gift for his Chi-nese counterpart. Butboth countries appearedto leave California pleasedthat the issues were ad-dressed candidly and thegroundwork was laid forfuture talks.The leaders “did not shy

away from differences,”said Yang Jiechi, Xi’s sen-ior foreign policy adviser,adding that Obama and

Xi “blazed a new trail” inthe relationship betweentheir countries.Obama and Xi held

more than eight hours oftalks over the course ofthe two-day summit,which closed Saturday af-ternoon. The leadersfound common ground intheir frustrations overNorth Korea’s provoca-tions and on climatechange, agreeing to worktogether to reduce the useof hydrofluorocarbons, a

potent greenhouse gasused in refrigerators, airconditioners and indus-trial applications.But there was no accord

over cybersecurity, whichU.S. officials see as per-haps the most pressingissue facing the two na-tions. Obama confrontedXi with specific evidenceof intellectual propertytheft the U.S. says is ema-nating from China. Xi saidChina was also a victim ofcyberattacks but did not

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Dedicated educators retireBY SHARON SEMANIEFor the Daily Callpdceditorial@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — Whether travel,gardening, reading or home re-modeling factor into one’s re-tirement plans, two dedicatedemployees of Piqua CatholicSchools are anxiously awaitingthe days ahead when theiralarm clocks become perma-nently shelved and a few extrahours of deserved rest becomeroutine.,Both Sheron Ritts and Nancy

Peltier are leaving the corridorsof the PCS Downing Streetcampus after a combined 62years of educational service tothe community. Their love anddevotion to the younger chil-dren enrolled at Piqua CatholicSchools will certainly be missedas they officially enter their re-tirement years.A Piqua native, Ritts is the

fourth generation member ofher family to attend the Down-ing Street school which was for-merly St. Boniface School. A1966 graduate of St. MaryCatholic High School, she hasspent the past 29 years em-ployed as a school secretaryafter briefly working at the for-mer Piqua Machine Co. andalso A.M.Leonard. She raisedtwo daughters-Tracy and

Heather-and cared for herbedridden mother between theyears 1972 and 1984 before re-joining the workforce. Her hus-band, Dale, is an ordainedminister with the UnitedChurch of Christ and also re-tired.“I came to work here (Down-

ing Street) during the 1984-85school years,” reminisced Ritts.“I worked part-time from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. and it was certainly anadvantage because my daugh-ter was also enrolled here.” For-

tunately for the school, shenever left and ever since beenanswering numerous telephonecalls, typing correspondenceand tending to minor scrapesand scratches treating occa-sional tummy aches with a“magical peppermint” candy tomake her younger charges feelbetter.Known as “Miss Sheron”

around the hallways, Ritts en-thusiastically admits she’s hada great career and will miss

SHARON SEMANIE/FORTHE DAILY CALLSheron Ritts, left, and Nancy Peltier are retiring from PiquaCatholic School with a combined 62 years as educators.

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festivities will be RickRobinson. Rick, with thehelp of Jim Oda, willpresent a special presen-tation on the flags thathave flown over Piqua.Each flag will be on dis-play at the Piqua PublicLibrary. Not only willthis performance enter-tain, but Susie’s Big Dip-per’s will be there sellingice cream and sand-wiches and Julie’s Hot-dog Cart will also be onhand.This event would not

be possible without the

contributions from PiquaSteel and Crane, Jack-son Tube Service,Re/Max Finest — KathyHenne Team, Fifth-ThirdBank, Unity NationalBank and the City ofPiqua. In the event ofrain, the performancewill be moved to theApple Tree Gallery, sec-ond floor at 405 N. MainSt.Piqua Arts Council is

dedicated to making thearts accessible to ourcommunity through edu-cation, support, andpresentation. Mark yourcalendars for the upcom-

ing 21st Annual Art Ex-hibit coming in Septem-ber.For more information

on upcoming Piqua ArtsCouncil activities visitthe Arts Council’s web-

site, PiquaArtsCoun-cil.org.For volunteer opportu-

nities, call 773-9630 oremail jordan@Pi-quaArtsCouncil.org.

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Raymond N. LarsonPIQUA — Raymond N.

Larson,78, ofPiqua,died at7 : 0 9a . m .Satur-d a yJune 8,2 0 1 3 ,at hisr e s i -dence.He was born July 23, 1934in Chicago, Ill., to Normanand Florence (Hanson)Breitzke, who precededhim in death along withhis step-father, W. C. Lar-son. He married Nancy R.Loffer May 28, 1981 inTroy; and she precededhim in death Sept. 21,2004.Survivors include two

daughters, Deborah J.Wiegman of Sidney, Victo-ria L. (Thomas) Banks ofTipp City; two grandsons,Nathan and Logan Banks;two brothers, Gerald Lar-son of San Jose, Calif.,Larry Larson of MortonGrove, Ill.; and his felinecompanion, T. J. NormanLarson.

Mr. Lar-son at-t e n d e dRooseveltUniversityand Northwestern Uni-versity and enjoyed a ca-reer as an internationalrepresentative of GraphicCommunications Interna-tional of Washington D.C.before retiring in 1999. Hewas United States Armyveteran.Visitation will be from

5-7 p.m. Tuesday at theJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home. A pri-vate service to honor hislife will be conducted at alater date in Forest HillCemetery with the Rev.Michael Havey officiatingand full military honorsprovided by the VeteransElite Tribute Squad. Me-morial contributions maybe made to Ryerss Farmfor Aged Equines, 1710Ridge Road, Pottstown,PA 19465. Guestbook con-dolences and expressionsof sympathy, to be pro-vided to the family, maybe expressed throughjamiesonandyannucci.com.

Jon J. Allen

PIQUA — Jon J. Allen,67, of Piqua, died at 3:12a.m. Saturday, June 8,2013, at the Koester Pavil-ion. He was born Oct. 24,1945, in Piqua to Mar-guerite(Blake-m a n )B l a n -ton ofP i q u aand thel a t eJosephAllen.I n

a d d i -tion tohis mother, he is also sur-vived by two daughters,Joel Hale and Debra Col-born and her fiancé, GaryBoyd, all of Piqua; a son,Jon (Lori) Allen of Ur-bana; 10 grandchildren;and four great-grandchil-dren. He was preceded indeath by a son-in-law,Mark Colborn.Mr. Allen was a gradu-

ate of Graham HighSchool and the Dayton

Barber College. Heworked as a barber formany years and alsoworked as a truck driverand as a welder for theHobart Corp. of Troy. Hewas a member of CalvaryBaptist Church, the Tradi-tions Motorcycle Group,A.A., and enjoyed his fam-ily, fishing and camping.A service to honor his

life will begin at 6 p.m.Friday at the CalvaryBaptist Church the withRev. Carl Ward officiating.His family will receivefriends following the serv-ices at the church.Arrangements are beinghandled through theJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home. Memo-rial contributions may bemade to Calvary BaptistChurch, 726 Wilson Ave.,Piqua, OH 45356.Guestbook condolences

and expressions of sympa-thy, to be provided to thefamily, may be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

Terry L. Hughes IIITROY — Terry L.

Hughes III, 32, of Troy, diedat 8 a.m. Wednesday, June5, 2013,in Day-ton. Hew a sb o r nJuly 20,1980, inMiamiCounty.Sur-

v i vo r sincludeh i smother, Anita (Jackson)Bowser, and her spouse,Bill Cooper of Piqua; hiswife, Ashley C. (Hummel)Hughes, whom he marriedOctober 10, 2010, in Piqua;special friend, DeirdreJoins of Troy; two children,Jesse Holland, Terry

Penny, both of Piqua; twostep-children,AustinHum-mel and Damion Hughes,both of Greenville; twobrothers, Coy T. Hughes ofPiqua, Jamie Hughes ofUrbana; two sisters, AmyJones and Crystal Fisher,both of Springfield; and astep-brother, Chris Cooperof Yuma, Ariz. He was pre-ceded in death by his fa-ther, Terry L. Hughes Sr.,and a brother, Terry L.Hughes Jr.Private services for the

family are being providedthrough the Jamieson &Yannucci FuneralHome. Guestbook condo-lences and expressions ofsympathy, to be provided tothe family, may be ex-pressed through jamieso-nandyannucci.com

Miriam Edna KenworthyCOVINGTON —

Miriam Edna Kenworthy,88, of Covington, passedaway Sunday, June 9,2 0 1 3 ,at herh om e .S h ew a sborn inP i q u aon Nov.7, 1924,to the( l a t e )GeorgeR a y -mond & Grace (Bode-miller) Ebberts; agraduate of CovingtonHigh School, class of 1942;lifelong service and re-tired owner of EbbertsField Seeds, Inc. of Cov-ington; and lifelong mem-ber of Covington Churchof the Brethren.Preceded in death by

her parents; grandson,Bryan Kenworthy; andsister, Betty Suber.Miriam is survived by

her loving husband of 67years, Joseph BenjaminKenworthy; four sons,Dale and Jane Ann Ken-worthy of Covington, Dr.William and Sharon Ken-

worthy of Greenbelt, Md.,Paul and Darlene Ken-worthy of Covington, Fredand Cindy Kenworthy ofPleasant Hill; 10 grand-children; 19 great-grand-children; 2g r e a t - g r e a t -grandchildren; brother-in-law, Howard Suber ofFletcher and his children,John Suber and JanetFulton; other relativesand many dear friends.Funeral service 10:30

a.m. Wednesday at theCovington Church of theBrethren with PastorMichael Yingst officiating.Interment HighlandCemetery, Covington. Thefamily will receive friends5-8 p.m. Tuesday at thechurch. Condolences maybe sent to the family atwww.stockerfraley.com.The family would like to

thank all of Miriam’s care-givers from the BrethrenHome and Hospice ofMiami County. In lieu offlowers, contributions maybe made to Hospice ofMiami County, CovingtonChurch of the Brethren orBrethren Home Commu-nity Services.

Jim R. HigginsPIQUA — Jim R. Hig-

gins, 84, of Piqua, died at12:37 a.m. Saturday June8, 2013, at the PiquaManorN u r s -i n gHome.He wasb o r nJ u n e1 3 ,1 9 2 8 ,in Day-ton, thef i r s tson ofthe late K.L. and WildaM. (Vogler) Higgins.He is survived by a

brother, John R. (Martha)Higgins of Tipp City; ason, Thomas M. (Lynda)Higgins of Sidney; threedaughters, Shawn(Sammy) Regalbuto ofAsheboro, N.C., RebeccaMarcelin of Piqua, Donna(Larry) LaBate of NorthLoxahatchee, Fla.; anephew, two nieces, and agrandson, Brit Marcelin.He was preceded in deathby a grandson, StevenHiggins.Mr. Higgins was a for-

mer member of the Lock-ington United MethodistChurch, Fraternal Orderof the Eagles Lodge No.614, the Delta Kappa Ep-silon fraternity and a life-time member of theAssociation of AmericanBall Players.Following graduation

from Houston HighSchool in 1945 as valedic-torian, he enrolled inMiami University as aliberal arts major andwas inducted in theKappa Chapter of DeltaKappa Epsilon duringthis time. He then joinedthe United States Armyfor an 18-month enlist-ment and was selected toserve in the ManhattanProject in Los Alamos,N.M., in Special Services.He also played shortstopfor the battalion baseballteam which won theFourth Army Tournamentin 1947, and was namedMost Valuable Player ofthe tournament. Upondischarge, he embarkedupon a six-year profes-

s i o n a lb a s e b a l lcareer be-ginning inD e lRio,Texas in 1948. Healso played for Amarillo,Ballinger and Harlington,Texas, and played in justabout every tankwatertown in Texas and half ofNew Mexico. The highpoint of his career includespending three weekswith the Hollywood Starsof the AAAA Pacific CoastLeague and a month inspring training with theBrooklyn Dodgers.Upon returning to real

life, Jim was employed byHartzell Propeller in1953, and worked in pro-duction control for nearly38 years as dispatcher,planner and productioncontrol manager, retiringin 1992.While working atHartzell, he continuedplaying semi-professionalbaseball with the FortWayne Allen Dairy Club,who went to the NationalBaseball Congress Tour-nament in Wichita, Kan.,five consecutive years,winning the NationalTournament and then theGlobal World Series Tour-nament at Milwaukee,Wisc., in 1956. Jim wasnamed to the All-Ameri-can Team in 1955 and1956, and was namedMost Valuable Player inat the Indiana StateTournament in 1958. Fol-lowing retirement in1992, Jim traveled exten-sively, alternating his res-idency between Ohio andFlorida.A service to honor his

life will begin at 10 a.m.am Wednesday at theJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home withPastor Paul A. Pearson of-ficiating. Burial will fol-low at BeechwoodCemetery, Lockington.Visitation will be from 5-7p.m. Tuesday at the fu-neral home. Guestbookcondolences and expres-sions of sympathy, to beprovided to the family,may be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

Bede A. MonninRUSSIA — Bede A.

Monnin, 79, a life-timeresident of Russia, passedaway Sunday, June 9,2013 at 12:18 a.m., at hishome surrounded by hisfamily. He was born onJ u n e2 1 ,1 9 3 3 ,in Rus-sia, theson ofthe lateL e oa n dMa r i e(Gu i l -l o z e t )M o n -nin. On Nov. 24, 1962, inSt. Henry CatholicChurch in St. Henry, hemarried the former Bar-bara Homan, who sur-vives in Russia.Bede is survived by his

daughter, Sandy andRandy Hoehne of Fort Lo-ramie, Alan and Sandy(Schmitmeyer) Monnin ofRussia,Andrew and Paula(Black) Monnin of Piqua,Neal and Beth (Watercut-ter) Monnin of Troy, andRandy and Krista(Marantos) Monnin ofMadeira.He has 11 grandchil-

dren: Ryan and AlisonHoehne of Anna,Matt andMegan (Hoehne) Elsass ofXenia, Abbey Monnin ofWest Hollywood, Calif.,Jacob and Joseph Monninof Russia, Kristen, Daniel,and Nathan Monnin ofPiqua, Eli Monnin of Troy,and Kate and Drew Mon-nin of Madeira.Other survivors include

his six living brothers:James Monnin of Xenia,Guy and Sharon Monninof Tipp City, Mark andLois Monnin of Russia,Ray and Doris Monnin ofHilliard, Leon and DianneMonnin of S. Easton,Mass., and Clem Monninof Dayton; and four livingsisters; Urs and GaryPierron of Tipp City, Roseand Norbert Lachat ofRussia, Lucy and Leo Oenof Russia, and DorothyHathaway of Joshua Tree,Calif. He is also survivedby sister-in-law CarolineMonnin of Centerville andbrother-in-law MarkHoman of Marion.Preceding him in death

were his parents, his fa-ther and mother -in-lawClem and Irene(Bergman) Homan, twobrothers, Bernard andJoseph Monnin, a sister,Sister Teresa Monnin, andin-laws Maxine Monnin,Phyllis Monnin, and DaleHathaway.Mr. Monnin was a 1951

graduate of Russia HighSchool, and served in theArmy in Hamburg, Ger-

many from1953-1955.Mr. Mon-nin was as e l f - e m -ployed brick layer formore than 40 years, work-ing primarily in theShelby and Darke countyareas until his retirementin 1995.Bede had a strong faith

in the Lord and was de-voted to living out thatfaith through his acts ofservice for his church andcommunity. Mr. Monninwas a member of St. RemyCatholic Church where hehad served as a parishcouncil member, lector, eu-charistic minister, and fu-neral mass usher.He enjoyed volunteer-

ing for many differentcommunity activities.Most notably, he was as amember of the St. RemyKnights of Columbus for50 years, serving a termas the Grand Knight. Hewas a member of theCatholic War VeteransPost 661 of Russia for 50years, serving as Com-mander and on the firingsquad for 40 years as aflag bearer. He was amember of the ShelbyCounty Right to Life. Healso served as a volunteerfor the Russia bloodmo-bile.Bede and his wife en-

joyed spending time withtheir family, being out-doors, attending outdoorconcerts, and polka danc-ing. He was known asboth an accomplishedfisherman and a prize-winning gardener andwas delighted to share hisyears of gardening expe-rience with others. Withthe help of family, he en-joyed making apple cider,pure maple syrup, andhomemade ice cream. Hemade thousands ofrosaries that made theirway into the hands ofmany military personneland were delivered bymissionaries around theworld.Mass of Christian Bur-

ial will be held 10:30 a.m.Wednesday at St. RemyCatholic Church, Russia,with the Rev. Frank Am-berger, Celebrant. Burialwill take place at St.Remy Cemetery with fullmilitary honors. Friendsmay call at theHogenkamp FuneralHome, Russia, from 2 to 8p.m. on Tuesday and from9 to 10 a.m. onWednesday.Memorial contributionscan be made to St. RemyCatholic Church, WilsonHospice, and the RussiaWellness Foundation.Condolences may be leftat www.hogenkampfh.com.

TROY — Ruth Carol Shump, 78 of Troy, died Sat-urday June 8, 2013, at the Troy Care and Rehabilita-tion Center. Funeral services will be Friday at theBaird Funeral Home with interment to follow atRiverside Cemetery in Troy. Friends may call on thefamily Thursday at the funeral home.

WEST MILTON — Richard E. Miller, 80 of WestMilton, passed away June 8, 2013, at his residence. Fu-neral services will be held Wednesday at the PotsdamChurch of the Brethren, 22 E. Cross St., Potsdam, withPastor Robert Kurtz and Pastor Ben Polzin officiating.Friends may call onWednesday two hours prior to theservice at the church.Arrangements are being handledby the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, WestMilton.

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these “cute youngsters”who, like Art Linkletterexclaims “say the darnd-est things”.While some boxes still

need to be packed beforeshe makes her exit fromthe main office in June,Ritts says she looks for-ward to spending moretime with her “four-legged” children-namelyher three dogs. She is alsoan avid gardener and en-joys singing in the St.Boniface Church choir.Visiting her two grand-

children in Minneapolisranks high on NancyPeltier’s “bucket list” onceshe leaves the PCS hall-ways. A consummate edu-cator, the popular thirdgrade teacher is wrap-ping up a stellar careerafter 33 years which in-clude several years inspecial education at both

High Street andWashing-ton Schools before joiningthe PCS staff 24 yearsago.“It (teaching) has been

so enjoyable,” smiled thecongenial Piqua resident.“The kids at this age areso eager to learn and notinto that teenage angstyet. What’s wonderful isthat they (students) cometo you knowing how toread and you can expandon those ideas and con-tent. I will miss it butlook forward to retire-ment.”Peltier moved to Piqua

after earning her under-graduate degree in ele-mentary education atMiami University in 1973and later received a mas-ter’s degree from the Uni-versity of Dayton in 1990.It was during her initialmove to Piqua when shemet her future husbandof 37 years, Chuck Peltier,and together the couple

raised two daughters:Nicole, who lives with herfamily-including twosons-in Minneapolis, andMichele Theado whosadly passed away in2009.A native of Barberton,

Peltier says immediateplans call for “cleaningout the house and under-going some remodeling”.Besides traveling to Min-nesota, the Peltiers alsohope to enjoy the fall fo-liage of New England andperhaps escape in-

clement weather with awinter cruise.“I also love to read

and have a list of bookready” she smiled. “PlusI love to get outside andputter around the yardand, who knows, I mightjust get back into knit-ting and crochetingagain.”The idea of retirement

definitely agrees withthese dedicated employ-ees who will soon leavethe portals of PiquaCatholic Schools.

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Digitaltechnologythreatensdrive-insCLEVELAND (AP) —

The survival of drive-intheaters is being threat-ened as movie studiosabandon film, forcingdrive-in owners to switchto expensive digital equip-ment.The Cleveland Plain

Dealer reports that no onehas a handle on howmanyof the country's 357 drive-ins, including the 29 inOhio, will choose to go dig-ital and survive. But somedrive-in owners are declin-ing to buy the necessary$70,000 projectors andwon't have movies to showonce the film supply stops.Most indoor theaters

made the transition to dig-ital years ago, but lots ofoutdoor theaters delayedobtaining the new technol-ogy.The United Drive-in

Theater Association saysOhio's 29 drive-ins tie thestate with New York forthe second most outdoortheaters in the country.The association says onlyPennsylvania has morewith 30.

City speeds upvacant house

demolitionsYOUNGSTOWN (AP)

—The pace of demolitionsinvolving dilapidatedhouses is speeding up in anortheast Ohio city.Youngstown says demo-

litions have alreadypassed the halfway pointof this year's goal of 1,000.There are 4,000 to 5,000vacant houses inYoungstown.The Youngstown Vindi-

cator reports that as ofThursday 581 houses havebeen demolished this yearwith 212 more planned inthe next couple of months.City officials credit

hearings that requireowners to work out sched-ules with prosecutors toimprove or demolish run-down houses.It costs Youngstown

$7,500 to have a contrac-tor demolish a house.Withmore owners paying thisyear, the city has savedabout $1.27 million on 169of the demolitions.Last year there were

412 houses demolished inYoungstown, with ownerspaying for about 70.

ForeclosedOhioans to getsettlementpaymentsCOLUMBUS (AP) —

The state attorney gen-

eral says Ohioans wholost homes to foreclosureand are eligible claimantsunder last year's nationalmortgage settlement willbe sent payments duringthe next week.Attorney General Mike

DeWine says the checkswill be worth about$1,480 for each loan serv-iced and can help Ohioansfacing financial hardship.More than 32,000 loanclaims were accepted inOhio.Borrowers who lost

homes to foreclosure salesbetween 2008 and 2011were eligible for pay-ments under the settle-ment if they met certainrequirements.DeWine says eligible

Ohioans still can file lateclaims under the settle-ment but aren't guaran-teed payments.

Bar associationnames firstfemale directorCOLUMBUS (AP) —

The Ohio State Bar Asso-ciation has named its firstwoman executive director.The Columbus Dis-

patch reports Mary AmosAugsburger was unani-mously selected last weekby the Board of Governorsof the lawyers' profes-sional group. She is thefirst female to hold the

post in the organization's133-year history.Augsburger begins her

new job July 1.She had been serving

as the bar's legislativecounsel and previouslywas chief counsel for theOhio Senate and Ohio Di-vision of Financial Insti-tutions within theDepartment of Com-merce. She also workedbriefly as Auditor DaveYost's policy director.Augsburger succeeds

Denny Ramey, who is re-tiring after 33 years.

UD gets $2.5MdonationDAYTON, Ohio (AP) —

The University of Day-ton has received a $2.5million donation for biol-ogy faculty researchfrom the estate of a for-mer UD professor andalumnus.The Dayton Daily News

reports that Robert J.Schuellein notified theschool in a 1998 letterthat he was making thegift. Schuellein died in2011 at the age of 91.University officials say

Schuellein graduated in1944 with a degree in bi-ology and returned to UDin the late 1950s to teachand help establish thegraduate program in biol-ogy. .

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Students attend FFA campTROY — Last week,

several members of theMiami East-MVCTC FFAChapter attended the firstsession of Ohio FFA CampMuskingum in Carrollton.The 2013 theme was “TheHunger Games.”During the week, mem-

bers participated in vari-ous sports tournamentsincluding softball, sandvolleyball, basketball,tetherball, horse shoes,ping pong, and corn hole.Additional competitionsincluded group presenta-tions on recycling, recitingof the FFA Camp Creed,rifle, shotgun, andarchery. Each morning,before breakfast, campershad the opportunity toplunge into the lake ortake a sunrise walk. Sev-eral members partici-pated in a paintballchallenge.During the first day,

members met fellowmembers in their district,learned the Treaty of theTreason (camp rules), andparticipated in a dance.The day ended with acampfire reflecting of op-portunities at camp.The second day in-

cluded team-building ac-tivities, high ropes forsenior members, a patri-otic workshop and a team-building workshop by theState FFA Officers. Thehighlight of the day was a“Hunger Games” activityset up like a predator-prey game. The day endedwith a campfire challeng-

ing campers to work to-gether as a team.Members attended var-

ious environmentally-re-lated workshops includingbird-watching, tree identi-fication, recycling, andmore. Miami East FFAmember Daniel Everettparticipated in the talentshow with a vocal presen-tation. Senior campershosted residents of theCarroll County MentalDisabilities Services to anmorning of games and so-cializing. Miami East FFAdonated $450 to Chil-dren’s Hospital in a liveauction and will receive a

chapter visit by the 2013-14 State FFA PresidentMaddie Buschur fromVersailles.The campers also at-

tended wrkshops on ca-noeing and kayaking andline dancing. Some choseto attend workshops oncareer opportunities andfracture drilling. Mem-bers heard the message ofa Shawnee Indian, We-hyepihehrsehnhwah, whoshared stories of the landand the Native Americanpeople. Members foundhis message inspiring anduplifting. Following theguest speaker, members

participated in a dance.The week ended with a

Friday morning cleaningof camp and a send-off bythe State FFA Officers.Members returned homevia school bus and wouldlike to thank the JacksonCenter FFA members forsharing the bus.FFA Camp Muskingum

is located on LeesvilleLake and is owned andoperated by the Ohio FFAAssociation. A special ap-preciation goes to theMiami East FFA AlumniChapter for their finan-cial support of those at-tending camp.

PROVIDED PHOTOAttending FFA Camp Muskingum were: Front row, left to right: Austin Rush,Shane Richardson, Devin Staley, Tanner Church, Brandon Nales. Middle row, leftto right: Daniel Everett, Lindsey Roeth, Haleigh Maggert, Kelly Rindler, SydneyOakes. Back row, left to right: Lauren Williams, Bekah Eidemiller, Kelsey Kirch-ner.

Celeb chef to cook free dinner

PIQUA — Celebrity chef Mark Anthony will bepresenting his free dinner and a message cookingshow Sunday, June 30, at the Piqua ChristianSchool at 3 p.m. Located at 4020 State Route West185, in Piqua.Mark Anthony is a regular on 3ABN worldwide

television and has done these special free cookingshows in every continental state in the country.From Las Vegas, Nev., he also is a personal chef tocelebrity stars like Jack Nicklaus, Montel, JoanJett, STYX, Journey, Jerry Brown, and dozens more.He has lost 80 pounds by going on a plant-strong

lifestyle and he has dropped his cholesterol from263 down to 118. No longer on the diabetic shortlist, he will be sharing with you the secrets thathelped transform his life. “It’s easier than you thinkwhen you just get the right game plan and knowl-edge.”This is a free event, and donations are accepted to

help cover expenses. For more information, contactAnn DeMange, at (937) 621-2633. Call to reserveyour seat.

Lineage society application workshop to be heldPIQUA — The Miami County Historical and Ge-

nealogical Society is sponsoring a lineage society ap-plication workshop from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,June 18, at the Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St.,Louis Room. Emphasis will be on MCHGS’s four Lin-eage Societies (see the Lineage Certificates on the so-ciety’s website), but there will be valuable tips for mostsocieties. Genealogist Deborah Carder Mayes will be teaching

and helping with applications; bring your applicationif you need assistance. The workshop is free and opento the public. Space is limited so call ahead to reservea place. There will be an hour break for lunch. Forreservations, contact Stephanie at 937-307-7142 orstefalx@msn.com.

Ballet class starts next weekPIQUA — Boys and girls will have the opportunity

to learn coordination and grace skills while develop-ing an appreciation for the fine arts in new ballet classsessions beginning Monday, June 17, at the YWCAPiqua. Denise Uhlenbrock of Piqua, a 24-year veteranof ballet, will instruct children in the 10-week pro-gram.Classes are divided into age groups. A class for chil-

dren 3 years of age and up meets on Monday from4:30-5:10 p.m. and advanced students (teacher invita-tion) will meet from 5:15-6 p.m.“Ballet at any age is important for young girls or

boys to build self-esteem and it lays an excellent foun-dation for physical activity and socialization skills,”Uhlenbrock said.A maximum of eight students will be accepted in

each class. Participants should have ballet slippers,tights and leotards orshorts.For information on class fees or registration, visit

the YWCA at 418 N. Wayne St., Piqua, call 773-6626,or e-mail info@ywcapiqua.com.

Joan’s Kids ‘Flush Away Cancer’BRADFORD — Joan’s Kids Relay team is sponsor-

ing “Flush Away Cancer” by putting a purple toilet inthe yard of a person chosen by a sponsor.For $25, the relay team will place the purple toilet in

the yard, giving that person an opportunity to “flush”someone else for $25, get it removed as soon as possi-ble for $15 or enjoy the toilet at no cost for two days. Atthat time, a team member will come remove it at nocost.Contact Debbie Richard at 448-2845 or by email at

drichard2@woh.r.com to have the toilet placed in ayard.

COA to host receptionCOVINGTON —The Covington Outreach Associa-

tion will host a donor/volunteer appreciation recep-tion at 6:30 p.m. June 13 under the shade trees acrossfrom Covington Church of the Brethren.Light refreshments will be served. Bring a lawn

chair or blanket to sit on. The rain location will be in-side the Church of the Brethren.

Serving Piqua since 1883

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; myheart trusted in him, and I am helped: thereforemy heart greatly rejoices; and with my song willI praise him.” (Psalms 28:7 AKJV)

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Contact usFor information regard-ing the Opinion page,contact Editor SusanHartley at 773-2721, orsend an email tosharley@dailycall.com

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Maybe it’s different for you, especially if you’re read-ing this inanactualnewspaper.But if you’reonlinewithme right now (trustme, I amat the computer

asyou’re reading—that’swhat Ido),you’reprobably inneedof somesilence.Desperate for it,andmaybeeven terrified ofit.Like the end of “TheSocialNetwork,”where JesseEisen-berg just keepshitting“refresh.”As if therewere really any-thing rejuvenating about the act.Listening toMSNBCanchors reference “so-called”White

Housescandals involving the IRSandBenghazi,Ihadtoad-mire for a moment once again the adept political skill atwork; theyknow their audience.NotMSNBC’s particularly,but the culture we’re living in.We have limited attentionspans.Elizabeth Scalia’s new book, “Strange Gods: Unmasking

the Idols inEverydayLife,”hasabrilliant cover.It showsthewindow of a cathedral looking into rows of app icons. Face-book, Twitter, YouTube, shoes, sports, alcohol, gambling, apolitical party. None ofthese are intrinsicallybad.But inexcess,outsideof a healthy order, theycan poison our lives andrelationships.In “Strange Gods,”

Scalia, known online as“TheAnchoress” from thetitle of her blog, an-nounces that ours is a“culture that is over-con-nected,mediasaturated,andweirdlyobsessedwith the fakeglamour of ‘reality’ exhibitionism.”Illusionsareall aroundus.Someof themarepresentedby

advertisers (as Google adjusts to our conversations!), and“can keep us recklessly careening about in search of someelusive ideaofperfection.Whenwe listen to thesevoices,ourpride and ego are neither acknowledged nor reined in.” In-stead, she observes, “they run wild, urging that we assertourselves,pursue the notice of others— thatwe control ourenvironments and even insert ourselves into conversationsand life stories that are actually none of our business.”Our vision is “bedazzled by our fears, insecurities, egos,”

she suggests.We findourselves“mesmerizedbyour favoriteiThis and eThat and howmuch we love our favorite artist,our favorite politician, and our favorite sports figure.”We attribute to all of these things, all of these people, ex-

pectations that aren’t fair to— or good for— anyone.Evenin our cynicism about politics, we look to personalities andlegislation for salvation.Sitting at a conference on religious freedom — far from

my first — this past week, I reflected on these alternativerealities.Here theEthicsandPublicPolicyCenterhadgath-ered Sikhs, Muslims, Pentecostals, Jews and Catholics,among others, to discuss the urgency of the threats that areeroding religious freedom inAmerica.One of these threats, the Department of Health and

Human Services insurance mandate that has forced busi-ness owners and religious leaders to court for relief is aboutprotectingbasic conscience rights that the lateTedKennedy,aswell asHillary Clinton,whenmarketing her health-carereform plan as first lady, were not long ago in favor of. It’sabout basic freedom.Familylife isonthedecline.Researchersandcommentators

telluswhatwecanseeeverytimewegetonanelevatororwaitin a checkout line: People are connected, but they’re not con-necting.Good luckbuilding familiesandcommunities,kids, inacultureof lookingdownatyour iWhatever.Addto thisan in-creaseinAmericanswhobelievethatanythinggoesspiritually—whoneedsorganizedreligionanyway?—whenweactuallydo lookupfromourgadgets,wemayjust findthat themediat-inginstitutionsthathavebuttressedourpluralistic,democraticrepublichavebecomerelics.We need to domore than just hit “refresh.”

Kathryn Lopez is the editor-at-large of National ReviewOnline www.nationalreview.com. She can be contacted atklopez@nationalreview.com.

In Washington, D.C.,every sentence has a sub-text, every question hidesanother question, and youhave to know how to readbetween the lines. Thus, inWashington-speak, “Sen.Frank Lautenberg passedaway at the age of 89,” alsomeans, “Who’s replacingLautenberg?”It’s a question that only

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could an-swer.And it wasn’t easy.First, Lautenberg,who served five terms,

was highly respected and was the last vet-eranofWorldWar II still serving in theSen-ate.Second,there is the inevitable tensionbe-

tween political interest and public interest.While they often coincide, every elected offi-cial mustmake choices and trade-offs.Afterall, the “public” has many interests, and apolitician out of office can’t serve any ofthem.Third, there’s the partisan divide. Or, I

should say, the hyperpartisan divide that’sdefining the country these days. Ethan J.Leib, a law professor at Fordham LawSchool, and Michael Serota, a criminal lawattorney, wrote in the Los Angeles Times,“Christie has exhibited a capacity to actabove the fray of partisan politics and out-side the strictures of naked self-interest.”Leib and Serota were probably referring

to Christie’s political embrace of PresidentObama after Hurricane Sandy. That work-ing relationship has continued as New Jer-sey continues to recover. And given howChristie has been pilloried by Republicansfor (gasp)workingwithObamafor theneedsof the people, not party, that capacity to “actabove the fray” surely is real.However,Christie is still a politician, and

a very ambitious one. And ambition some-timesblindsus toall interests,evenourownbest.Christie has presidential ambitions. He

already is attracting some Democratic sup-port.But tobeelectedpresident in2016,he’llneed more than funding from some Demo-cratic donors; he’ll need Democratic votes.Lots of them.Thatmeanshe’llneedavery largemargin

of victory in his re-election bid this Novem-ber — electoral proof of his across-the-aisleappeal.Therein was his dilemma: He could ap-

point a replacement to fill out the rest ofLautenberg’s term. The election for a newsenatorwould then take place inNovemberof 2014. Or he could hold a special electionthis year.Both had political disadvantages.Appointing a temporary fill-inmight cost

Christie support and create potential ene-mies. New Jersey voters haven’t sent a Re-publican to the Senate since 1972. Andpicking a Republican wouldn’t help him toomuch with his own party. The Star-Ledgerquoted former New Jersey Gov. Tom KeanJr. saying, “A lot of distinguished peoplewanted to be considered. You make one

friend and 30 enemies.”Appointing a Democrat

was out of the question —bipartisanship goes only sofar.Theargument that sinceLautenberg was a Democ-rat, and in his memory andto honor the voters’ choiceChristie should appoint aDemocrat to replace him,wouldmakehimapariah inthe Republican Party. (Or

more of one.)Besides, Democrats were demanding a

special election this fall. New Jersey Demo-cratic Senate President Stephen Sweeneytold the Star-Ledger, “It needs to happen inNovember ... you cannot disenfranchise vot-ers for 17 or 18months.”So what’s the problem? Why not hold a

special election this November? Because, asmentioned, to fuel his presidential ambi-tions,Christieneeds tobe re-electedbyabigmargin this November. But if there’s a spe-cial election for the Senate, it endangers thepotential landslide: All those Democrats atthe polls, attracted to the Senate race maywell vote for Christie’s opponent in the gov-ernor’s race. In a bit of understatement,RollCall,aCapitolHill newspaper,explains that“holding the election in 2014 would also re-move some complications to Christie’s re-election bid.”Christie decided to split the difference:

The Senate primary would be this August,and thespecial election thisOctober—threeweeksbeforeElectionDay.Aspecial electiondoesn’t createnewenemieswithinhisparty,and holding it before the general electionpreventsapotential surgeofDemocratsvot-ing for Christie’s opponent in November.Everyonewins, especially Christie.So why is everybody — Democrats, Re-

publicansand independents,alike—madathim? Because they all see through the ruse:Despite Christie’s protest that the timinghonors Lautenberg, it’s clear that it onlyserves Christie’s ambitions.The special election will be a hassle and

cost a lot of money; New Jersey’s nonparti-san Office of Legislative Services says thespecial electionwill cost the statenearly$12million.Afterall,pollworkershave tobepaid(state law requires no fewer than four ateach voting location), ballots printed, votingmachinesmoved, polling places rented, etc.Since, as The New York Times reports,

Christie balanced his budget on predictedtax revenue, the unexpected — and unnec-essary— costmeansmore budget cuts.Alexander Pope wrote: “The same ambi-

tion can destroy or save, andmake a patriotas itmakesaknave.”Christie,whohasbuilta reputation for acting in the voters’ inter-ests regardless of party interests, should re-member this.

Donna Brazile is a senior Democraticstrategist, a political commentator and con-tributor to CNN andABCNews, and a con-tributing columnist to Ms.Magazine and O,the OprahMagazine.

PERRY (AP) — AnApril incident at a nuclearreactor near Cleveland nolonger appears fishy.Plant officials con-

firmed Friday that twocontractors were responsi-ble for sneaking in a pairof goldfish that werefound swimming in a juicepitcher at the Perry facil-ity.Plant owner FirstEn-

ergy Corp. interviewedworkers and reviewed se-curity cameras and logbooks during its investi-gation.FirstEnergy spokes-

woman Jennifer Youngsays two contractors ad-mitted in interviews tobringing five goldfish in-side the plant. The threeothers were in a containerin a separate area of theplant and were likelythrown out.Young said four other

contractors knew and did-n't report it.The goldfish didn't pose

a safety concern. ButYoung said the contrac-tors' conduct didn't meetthe facility’s standards.She said disciplinary ac-tion is up the contractors’union.

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Fishy incidentat nuke planttunnel solved

AG releasesschool safetyrecommendations

COLUMBUS (AP) —An Ohio committeeformed to evaluate schoolsafety after last year’sschool shootings is recom-mending that districtsform partnerships withlocal first responders anduse a newly developedtemplate to develop safetyplans.Ohio Attorney General

Mike DeWine released thetask force’s recommenda-tions Friday. It wasformed in December fol-lowing last year's schoolshootings in Connecticutand Chardon in northeastOhio.At the center is a new

safety-plan template thatcan be downloaded fromthe attorney general’s of-fice website and cus-tomized by schooldistricts.

Christie outbluffs himself

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BY CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music Writer

NASHVILLE,Tenn. (AP)— Stephen King and JohnMellencamp had a simpleproblem when they startedthe long odyssey to create amusical.“Quite frankly, we didn’t

knowwhat the hell weweredoing,”Mellencamp said.Thirteen years later

they’ve created “GhostBrothers of DarklandCounty,” a musical that’snot quite like anything outthere — as you might ex-pect from two of America’smost independent artists.Along the way, the authorand the singer picked up TBone Burnett to serve as ageneral contractor, enlistedstars like Sheryl Crow,Elvis Costello, Kris Kristof-ferson and Rosanne Cash,and broke several rules inthe classic musical theaterhandbook.King says he might have

given up long ago had Mel-lencamp not kept rollingthings forward. Mellen-camp says that’s a bunch ofbull. Now that they’re done— “Ghost Brothers” is outthis week with a CD boxset, mini-documentary ande-book, with a theatricaltour starting in October inBloomington, Ind. — theysay the project strength-ened their friendship andleft them with a tremen-dous sense of accomplish-ment.“This morning when I

went over tomy office therewas a big stack of the boxsets and I looked at thatthing and said, ‘We actuallyhave a product here,’” Kingsaid. “It’s all been give up tothis point. You give of yourtalent and you give of yourtime, and then you getsomething back. It’s hereand people are either goingto play these tunes or not,buy and download or not, goto see the show when itcomes to a town near themor not.”Themusical startedwith

a real-life ghost story. Mel-lencamp was looking for acabin on Lake Monroe inhis home state of Indiana.As the owners handed overthe keys, they casually let itdrop that the cabin mightbe haunted, the spiritualremnants of a terribletragedy that had happeneddecades earlier when twobrothers quarreled over agirl.The story came with a

stack of ancient pulpmaga-zines that detailed thedeaths in grisly detail, com-plete with photos of a head-less body and plenty ofpurple prose.Mellencamp scoffed, had

the cabin remodeled andtook his family to the lake

for a long visit.They noticedthe “weird vibe” immedi-ately.“I don’t believe in this

stuff,” Mellencamp said,“but stuff would start mov-ing. You’d start smelling ci-gars. Funny smells wouldappear and stuff would turnon and turn off. It waskinda creepy, you know?”Mellencamp unloaded

the cabin and eventually re-layed the story to his agentsometime before the turn ofthe century. He’d recentlybeen approached aboutdoing a musical based onhis hits, but hewasn’t inter-ested. The agent suggestedthe ghost story could serveas the basis for that musi-cal, and suggested they con-tact mutual client King tohelp write it.King and Mellencamp

had met a few times overthe years, and to Mellen-camp’s surprise the ideaquickly took root. It was justthe kind of challenge Kinglikes.“Once you get to a certain

age— I’m inmy 60s now—you’ve got to try to keep ex-panding your field,” Kingsaid. “You’ve got to try newthings and if you don’t, youtend to get conservative. Ialways say you dig yourselfa rut and then you furnishit. John asked me when westarted this if I’d ever doneanything like this before. Isaid, ‘John, yes, I have. Iwrote a play for my BoyScout troop when I was 11years old. And it was a bighit with my relatives.’”They traveled to New

York together where theytook in several musicals onBroadway. And almostnothing appealed to them.“It was like, how does

this work?” Mellencampsaid. “What we saw onthese musicals, at least tome, was a bunch of s--- wedidn’t want to do. OK, wedon’t want any dancing,that’s the first thing. Wejust don’t. We don’t wantthis,we don’t want that.Wedon’t want to advance thestory forwardwith song, it’stoo corny.”They decided they’d use

their songs to color theircharacters. The spoken-word sections of themusicalwould drive the story, justas they do in a play.“I just feasted on that be-

cause I’m a big rock musicfan and country music fanand alt-rock fan and all thatstuff, and I thought, that’swhat music does,” Kingsaid. “Music speaks to theheart and words speak tothe brain, andwe can reallydo something here.We saweye to eye on a lot of thingsand one was we didn’t re-ally want this big orches-tral, violin-heavymusic.Wewanted a kind of American

soundtrack.”King roughed out the

story about two generationsof brothers in fictional LakeBelle Reve,Miss., caught ina tragic tape loop andmarked out spaces forsongs, sometimes includinga little rhyme to give Mel-lencamp cues. Mellencampthen worked up songs fromseveral perspectives.That’s where Burnett,

the only producer Mellen-camp’s ever had, enters thepicture about five years ago.Mellencampplayed him thesongs and, always up for achallenge, Burnett signedon.“It’s a very interesting

group of tunes he’s put to-gether and I do believesome of his best songs,”Burnett said. “Time will bethe judge of that but itseems so tome.They’re realpowerful tunes, and realstripped down, of-the-earthtype tunes. ... John andStephen work a lot of thesame turf, the legends ofsmall-town America, thatstuff. So I can see the reso-nance between the two ofthem pretty clearly.”Burnett brought in

friends and colleagues tohang Spanish moss fromtree limbs, add humidity tothe air and bring the char-acters to life. Actors likeMatthew McConaugheyand Meg Ryan helped with

the spoken-word parts.Crow sings from the per-spective of the covetedwoman at the center of thestory.Kristofferson providesa moral compass. AndCostello had a great timetaking it fire and brimstone.“I had to be the Devil in

that story so I made somevery extraordinary sounds,”he said. “I mean I wascreaking. I sounded likemyteeth were about to fall out.I thought the Devil, thatcan’t be an ordinary voice.So I sang in harmonicshrieks andwhispering andeverything.”The thing that Mellen-

camp loves about the finalproduct is you can’t pigeon-hole it. All the principleswill be replaced by other ac-tors and musicians whenthe musical hits the roadaround the country laterthis year.The ultimate goalis to debut “Ghost Brothers”onBroadway,but producershave been leery of that un-conventional structure. Nomatter.“If it ends up there, great,

and if it doesn’t, that’s finetoo,” Mellencamp said. “Be-cause the real victory in‘Ghost Brothers’ is that veryrarely do you collaboratewith somebody that youwalk away and go, ‘Youknow, I really like that guy.I really had ... fun with thatguy.’”

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This deal occurred in thefinal of the 2001 BermudaBowl. The event, held inParis, was won by theUnited States, which madea remarkable comeback inthe 128-deal match aftertrailing Norway by 79 In-ternationalMatch Points atthe half. The U.S. victorywas particularly notable be-cause it marked the firsttime a woman -- RoseMeltzer -- had ever won the

world open team title.The bidding shown took

place when Lew Stansbyand Chip Martel wereNorth-South for the U.S.Martel’s five-heart responseto four notrump indicatedtwo key cards (two aces, oran ace and the king oftrumps). His six-spade biddenied holding eitherminor-suit king, so Stansbysettled for the small slam.Martel won the opening

heart lead with dummy’sace, discarding a diamond,and then misguessed howto start the spades by cash-ing dummy’s ace. This cre-ated a trump winner forWest, and although itmightseem that declarer was indanger of also losing aneventual diamond finesse toWest’s king,Martel actuallyhad matters well undercontrol.He next ruffed dummy’s

remaining heart, cashedthe king of spades and thenplayed theQ-K-A of clubs. IfWest ruffed, he would beforced to return a diamondinto South’sA-Q or else leada heart, allowing declarer todiscard a diamond fromdummy while ruffing in hishand. If West did not ruff,he could later be thrown onlead with the spade queento produce the same result.Eitherway,Martel was sure

to make the slam.At the other table, the

Norwegian North-Southpair reached seven spadesand finished down two afterdeclarer also misguessedthe spades and subse-quently lost a finesse to thediamond king. The 1,630-point swing gave the U.S. a17-IMP pickup on the deal.

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Worn American flagsshould be disposedof with respect

King, Mellencamp breakrules with ‘Ghost Brothers’

PHOTO BY DAN HALLMAN/INVISION/AP This June 3 photo shows, from left, Stephen King, T Bone Burnett and John Mellencamp posing for a por-trait in New York. The trio are collaborating on a musical, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.” A travelingproduction will begin later this year.

DEAR ABBY: I waswondering if you couldprint something abouthow to properly dispose ofAmerican flags. I’m agarbage man in northernIllinois, and I am sick offinding American flags inthe trash.Most of my co-workers

and I pull them out andproperly dispose of them.Do people REALLY not re-alize what our flag means,and how many men andwomen have given theirlives for what it standsfor?

— PATRIOT NAMEDDANIEL

DEAR DANIEL: Yourletter is timely. I’m surethe people you have de-scribed are not being in-tentionally disrespectful. Isuspect the flags arethrown out because of ig-norance.

Readers: When anAmerican flag becomessoiled, faded and tattered,there are better ways todispose of it than tossingit in the garbage. Accord-ing to the U.S. Flag Code,“When a flag has servedits useful purpose, itshould be destroyed,PREFERABLY BYBURNING.”The pamphlet “Flag

Etiquette” published bythe American Legionstates: “For individual cit-izens this should be donediscreetly, so that the actis not perceived as aprotest or desecration.”Many American Legion

posts conduct Disposal ofUnserviceable Flag cere-monies on June 14, FlagDay, each year. The Boyand Girl Scouts of Amer-ica also are able to con-duct these ceremonies.When you are ready todispose of yours, contactthe local Boy or Girl ScoutCouncil, or wait until theGirl Scout cookie salesstart locally and offer theflag to the troop during asale at a small business.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a50ish, never-marriedbachelor with a questionabout engagement rings.Do you recommend thatthe man go out and pur-chase an engagement ringand then present it to thewoman when he proposes,or do you think he shouldpropose without a ringand then let her choosethe ring she wants?

— OLD BACHELORIN OHIO

DEAR BACHELOR:

When a man is ready topropose, it would be pru-dent for him to visit a jew-eler and ask that somerings -- or stones -- in hisprice range be set aside.Then he can pop the ques-tion, and IF the womansays yes, take her to thejeweler to select some-thing she would enjoywearing. This will preventan unpleasant and expen-sive surprise should thelady should say no.

DEAR ABBY: Your re-sponse to “One-WayTicket’s” (5/11) questionabout his mother’s finaltrip home got me think-ing, and I found a loopholethey may be able to use. Iftheir mother’s air milescan be used by someoneelse (like her grown kids),she would go as cargo, buther miles would pay forher escort to take herhome.If there are any miles

left over after that, theycould be donated to vari-ous causes, like theShriners, who sometimesneed to get a child flown toanother part of the coun-try for treatment. Or themilitary may have astranded soldier waitingto go home for the holi-days, etc. My oldest fliesusing my mom’s air miles,and I flew my youngestwith mine, so if themother of “One-Way”would like to put hermiles to use, this could behelpful.

— FORMER FREQUENT FLIER

DEAR FORMERFREQUENT FLIER:What great ideas! I lovethe suggestions my read-ers come up with, andyours are good ones.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.

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BY MELANIE YINGSTStaff Writermyingst@civitasmedia.com

MIAMI COUNTY —School is out for summerand the gates have beenopened for fun in the sunat local Miami Countypools.Swimming not only is a

wonderful way to cool off,but also a way to spendtime with friends andfamily poolside.The community has a

variety of local options toglide on down the slide fora dip in the waters thissummer.The Troy Aquatic Park

has a number of familyfriendly activities. It hastwo giant water slides, adrop slide, a diving board,and a heated baby pool,interactive water playequipment in a zero deptharea, a zero depth en-trance and shade struc-tures for those who wantto stay out of the sun. Thepool complex also has aconcession stand calledBoogie Board Café, wherepeople can buy hot dogs,pizza slices, ice cream anddrinks. The stand also isin the shade.The Troy Aquatic Park

is celebrating its ninthyear of operation in and

employs 70 staff members,including life guards, con-cession stand workers andothers to help out with thesummer swimmers.Troy Aquatic Park man-

ager Carrie Slater re-minds the public thefastest way to know if the

pool is open, membershipinformation and specialevents is the TAP’s Face-book page and website.Slater said the Internet

is an easy way to knowspecial times of pool oper-ation, including adultswim time. Adult swim

time is for adults 18 andolder with no children.Adult swim time is from11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Monday through Friday.“It’s an hour for the

adults to exercise in thepool or swim laps and ba-sically have the pool areato themselves for an hour,”Slater said.Slater also notes that

the TAP’s swim team is100 members strong thisyear, one of the largestgroups of swimmers in re-cent history.“It’s been awhile since

we’ve had more than 100kids,” Slater said. “Peopleare interested in swim-ming this year.”The Troy Aquatic Park

hosts two swimmeets thissummer: June 15 andJune 19. On those dates,the swim meets will beginat 8 a.m. and spectatorsmay come and watch forfree. Also, on the dates ofthe TAP’s swimmeets, the

pool will open later at 1p.m.Slater said her staff of

life guards have all beentrained by YMCA or RedCross in first aid, CPR andoxygen administration.“Our staff also under-

goes in-service trainingseveral times throughoutthe summer,” Slater said.Season passes range

from $200 for a family offive to $71 for senior citi-zens. General admissionto the park is $5 for adultsand $3 for kids. If youwant to book a party atthe Troy Aquatic Park,prices range from $250 to$425, depending on size.The park is located on 460West Staunton Drive. Formore information, call335-5171 or visit

Other publicpools include:Tipp Municipal Pool:

Sunday-Thursday, noon-8

p.m., and Friday and Sat-urday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. TheTipp Municipal Swim-ming Pool will remainopen until Sept. 1. It is lo-cated on 35 ParkwoodDrive. General admissionis $6 for adults and $5 foryouth and seniors. Formore information, call937-667-2216.Piqua Community Pool:

Monday,Wednesday,Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.;Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.(Tuesday is Teen Nightfrom 6-9 p.m.) Otherhours are Friday and Sat-urday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.;Sunday, 1-5 p.m., withFamily Night being from5:30-9 p.m. The PiquaCommunity Pool is locatedin the Pitsenbarger SportsComplex and is open untilAug. 18. The pool includesa 150-foot water slide, ababy pool, and concessionsand swimming lessons.The pool will be closed ifthe air temperature doesnot reach 70 degrees. Formore information, call937-773-7665 during poolhours.The Aquatic Center at

the Heights is located at8625 Brandt Pike, inHuber Heights. The facil-ity opened in 2012 andfeatures: two 32-foot highslides, an 800-foot longlazy river, a six-lane pool,zero depth entry and asplash park. A concessionarea, party room, adminis-trative offices and lockerrooms also will be on site.The Aquatic Center at theHeight is open seven daysa week from noon to 8 p.m.through Aug. 20. FromAug. 21 through Sept. 2,the facility will be openweekdays from 4-8 p.m.and on weekends fromnoon to 8 p.m. Day passadmission for non-resi-dents is $8 for adults and$7 for children and seniorcitizens. For more infor-mation, visit www.aquat-iccenterattheheights.com

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Komen cuts half its 3-Daywalks, cites low numbers

JACQUELYN MARTIN, FILE/AP PHOTOIn this April 8 file photo, Amelie Ramirez of San Antonio,Texas, left, Kim Sabelko,of Philadelphia, and Stephanie Reffey, ofWashington, rally with a group of Komenvolunteers and breast cancer survivors during a rally in support of funding formedical research in the face of the sequester inWashington. Susan G. Komen forthe Cure says it is canceling half of its 3-day charity races next year because ofa drop in participation levels.

BY JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press

DALLAS (AP) — SusanG. Komen for the Cure iscanceling half of its three-day charity walks nextyear because of a drop inparticipation levels, aspokeswoman for the Dal-las-based breast cancerorganization saidWednes-day.The announcement

comes about a year and ahalf after Komen experi-enced intense backlashafter news became publicof its decision to stop giv-ing grants to Planned Par-enthood for breastscreenings. The fundingwas restored days later,though it didn’t quell thecontroversy.Komen said its Susan

G. Komen 3-Day will notreturn next year toBoston, Chicago, Cleve-land, Phoenix, San Fran-cisco, Tampa Bay andWashington D.C. Sevenother such walks will stillbe held next year in At-lanta, the Dallas-FortWorth area, the Detroitarea, Philadelphia, SanDiego, Seattle and in theMinneapolis-St. Paularea.Participation in the

three-day events has de-clined 37 percent over thelast four years, accordingto the group. Participantsmust raise at least $2,300to walk 60 miles overthree days, and due to theamount of money thatmust be raised, 60 percentof participants only take

part in the event once,Komen spokeswoman An-drea Rader said.Rader said the decline

came in the wake of theeconomic downturn, butnoted that the drop was “alittle more dramatic” lastyear following thePlanned Parenthood con-troversy in late January.

She declined to give spe-cific figures for each year,but said other contribut-ing factors for the lastyear were the economyand competition fromother events.She said the “vast ma-

jority” of people havemoved on from the contro-

versy.“There are some folks

who will never be backand we know that, and wehope that they will sup-port breast cancer chari-ties because the work’simportant,” she said.Komen said no other

events are being cut back.Among them are about140 Races for the Cureevents each year.Rader said that while

last year, as a “generalrule,” the organizationsaw a participation dip inRace for the Cure events,it noticed more peoplestarted coming back to-ward the end of the year.She also noted that in

the 10 years the three-dayevents have been held,they have “gone in and outof cities before.” She saidthe group hopes to eventu-ally return to the citieswhere the three-dayevents were canceled.“When you have an

event like this you’re al-ways checking to makesure it’s raising the rightamount of money and par-ticipation levels are good,”Rader said.

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Not quite the ER:

Boston hospital cleaning mummyBY RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press

BOSTON (AP) — A 2,500-year-oldEgyptian mummy named Padihershefcame out of his coffin Friday to go to thehospital.Well, actually, he had already been

there for a while.The mummy has been on display at

Massachusetts General Hospital, one ofthe nation’s oldest, since it received him asa gift from the city of Boston in 1823 as amedical oddity. He is one of the first com-plete mummies brought to the UnitedStates.A conservator trained in restoring an-

cient artifacts removed him from his coffinFriday and began using cotton swabsdabbed in saliva to wipe away salt de-posits from his face. The salt has beenslowly seeping out of his tissue, a result ofthe mummification process.Mimi Leveque, the conservator, also

used a tiny brush to wipe the film of whitesalt and used a small vacuum cleaner toremove the fine dust from skin darkenedby mummification resins.“I suppose you could say it was some-

thing very similar to a facelift, maybemore; maybe he is getting a facial in a spa,perhaps,” she said.Experts are also expected to do minor

repair and stabilization work on his coffin.The whole process is expected to takethree days.The mummy and his coffin will then be

moved to a special horizontal case, inwhich they will lie next to each other, inthe Ether Dome, a surgical amphitheaterwhereWilliamT. G.Morton demonstratedthe first public surgery using anestheticon Oct. 16, 1846.Padihershef was a 40-year-old stonecut-

ter in the necropolis in Thebes, an ancientcity on the west bank of the Nile, in whatis today’s Luxor.“He was probably someone who was em-

ployed to open up the ground and to createthe tombs for the kings in the Valley ofKings,” said Leveque, who specializes inEgyptian antiquities.The mummy was a gift from a Dutch

diplomat who was happy with Boston’shospitality. The artifact’s arrival createdquite a stir, and trustees of the hospitalleased it to an entrepreneur who chargedvisitors $2.50 each to see it during a tourof American cities that extended as farsouth as Charleston, S.C., officials said.No one knows exactly how the man who

became a mummy lived or died. Expertsare exploring those questions through aconservation project supported by the hos-pital and donors.He had been greeting visitors to the

hospital from his upright, open sarcopha-gus. He was removed from his case inMarch and taken on a patient stretcher tothe imaging suites in the hospital, wheretechnicians subjected him to full body X-ray and CT scanning.Experts were surprised to see a broom

handle embedded at the base of his headand running through his torso in whatlikely was a crude attempt to stabilize hishead. There are no records to indicatewhen the repair was done and by whom,the hospital said on its website.The study was intended to produce im-

ages that could be compared with thosegleaned from exams conducted in 1931and 1976 and to determine the conditionof his bones. Those earlier tests revealedhis bones had interrupted growth linesthat indicate a severe childhood illnessthat resulted in stunted growth.They also showed the mummy still has

the brain in his skull, a rarity because itwas typically removed to eliminate thechance of decomposition.

JOSH REYNOLDS, FILE/AP PHOTO(Left) Egyptologist Mimi Leveque beginsto remove salt deposits from the face ofa 2,500 year-old mummy at Massachu-setts General Hospital in Boston, in thisJan. 6, 2003 file photo. An expert trainedin restoring ancient artifacts will removethe mummy from his coffin on June 7and use cotton swabs to clear salt de-posits from his face. The salt is abyproduct of the mummificationprocess. His coffin will also be repairedand stabilized.

GRETCHEN ERTL/AP PHOTO(Center) Mimi Leveque, a freelance con-servator, cleans Padihershef, a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy at MassGeneral Hospital in Boston on June 7.Padihershef, who has made MGH hishome since 1823, was a 40-year oldstonecutter in the necropolis in Thebes,an ancient city on the west bank of theNile.

GRETCHEN ERTL/AP PHOTO(Bottom) Mimi Leveque, a freelance con-servator, cleans Padihershef, a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy at MassGeneral Hospital in Boston on June 7.Padihershef, who has made MGH hishome since 1823, was a 40-year oldstonecutter in the necropolis in Thebes,an ancient city on the west bank of theNile.

Recalls this week: MachetesTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MACHETESDETAILS:GerberBearGryllsParangma-

chete with stitched sheaths. The stitchedsheath ismadeofblacknylon,withonlystitch-ing on the curved side. The sheath measures16 inches long and 3.5 inches wide and has“GERBER” printed in gray and two BearGrylls logos in orange. The machetes withsheaths were sold as a set or as part of Ger-ber’s Apocalypse Survival Kit, which includesaParangmacheteamongother items ina fold-able black cloth case with “GERBER”printedon the inside right.Themodelnumbersare onthepackageand include31-000698,31-001507and31-002289.Modelnumber30-000601 isonthe package for the Apocalypse Survival Kit.The stitched sheath is the only one of threestylesof sheathssoldwith theParangmacheteincluded in this recall. They were sold fromFebruary 2012 throughFebruary 2013.

WHY: The machete can cut through thestitching of the sheaths when the blade istaken fromor replaced in the sheath,posing alaceration hazard.

INCIDENTS: Eight reports of lacerationsto the user’s hands or fingers, including threeinjuries that required stitches.

HOW MANY:About80,000 in theU.S.and11,000 inCanada.

FOR MORE: Call Gerber LegendaryBlades at 877-314-9130 or visit www.ger-bergear.com.

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For Tuesday, June 11, 2013ARIES (March 21 to April 19)You feel passionate today, especiallyabout issues at home or situations re-garding your family.This could includediscussions about shared property orhow to divide an inheritance.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)If you want something today, you re-ally want it. There are no halfwaymeasures. This is why you will speakup and defend yourself. You mighteven develop a crush on a neighbor orrelative.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)You have firm ideas about how youwant to earn a living and make money.Today this seems to be clear to you.Meanwhile, some of you might developa work-related, overwhelming, pas-sionate crush on someone. (Oh my.)CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Your relationships with others are in-tense today. Some of you will developa new relationship with someone pow-erful. Be careful about manipulatingothers, and don't let anyone do this toyou.LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)Subconscious influences may makeyou feel obsessed about somethingtoday. This might even surprise you.Don't go off the deep end. Be reason-able.VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)Relationships with others, especiallyin group situations, will be intensetoday. Be prepared for this. (Some ofyou might develop a crush on a friend.)LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)Be careful when talking to authorityfigures today, because you might over-step proper bounds. Your strong feel-ings or obsession with something couldget you in trouble. Easy does it.SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Heated debates about religion, politicsor philosophical ideas might take placetoday, simply because you (and others)are opinionated about something. Ifyou can travel anywhere today, youwill.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Disputes about inheritances andshared property might occur today. Re-member that emotions are strong andfeelings are running high. Stay chill.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)Be patient with friends and partners,because conflict easily can arise today.This is because subconscious impulsescould change people's behavior. (Down-right pushy.)AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Be tolerant with co-workers today. It'seasy to get on your high horse aboutsomething. But if you do this, you onlywill magnify the opposition to you.PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Romance is passionate today. Just gowith the flow and avoid arguments.People are emotional today. Be espe-cially patient with children.YOU BORN TODAY You're braveabout pushing boundaries and meet-ing obstacles. Your approach to life isgrounded and well-directed. You workbecause you like to be active, and youstudy to learn more about whateverinterests you. You will vibrantly liveevery day until your last. In the yearahead, a major change might takeplace, perhaps as significant as whatoccurred around 2004.Birthdate of: Hugh Laurie, actor; ShiaLaBeouf, actor; Sandra Schmirler, hon-ored champion curler.(c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Lady Tigers all ‘Winners’Versailles girls defend D-III team titleBY ROB KISERSports Editor

rkiser@dailycall.com

COLUMBUS — As itturned out, all the Ver-sailles girls on the LadyTigers track and fieldteam were winners —capped by a foursome of“Winners” Saturday atJesse Owens Stadium atthe D-III state track andfield championhips.And it was deja vu of

sorts for Amanda Winneron the anchor leg of the1,600 relay — a race Ver-sailles had to finish in thetop two in to take theteam title.Winner blew by Min-

ster’s Olivia Ennekingcoming off the final curveto give Versailles the winin 3:58.73, less than a sec-ond ahead of the LadyWildcats.It made state champi-

ons of the Winner family— she teamed with HaleyWinner and sisters Mea-gan and Taylor Winner —and completed Versaillesdefense of its team title.The Lady Tigers finished

with 28 points, whileColumbus Academy wassecond with 24.“I knew everything that

was at stake,” AmandaWinner said. “I just had todo it. I really don’t knowhow I did it, I just went.”And it brought back

memories of her older

brother Damian’s anchorleg in 2009 in the samerace at the same track,giving the boys 1,600 relayteam a win by passingthree runners on the finallap.“Actually, I did think

about that with 200 me-ters to go,” Amanda Win-

ner said. “My brother didit, so I could do it too.”And it seemed fitting

that Lady Tigers — whoemphasize team as muchas any program — over-came some key off-seasoninjuries to win their thirdstate team title in fouryears under Mike

Goubeaux.“I don’t think one is any

more special than another— all state titles are spe-cial,” Goubeaux said. “Weknew the sprint relayswere going to be astrength of this team. It

Amanda Winner takes a handoff from Gwen Keihl in the 800-meter relay.

See WINNERS/Page 12

Going outin stylePrakel sweeps 800, 1,600BY ROB KISERSports Editor

rkiser@dailycall.com

COLUMBUS — Ver-sailles senior Sam Prakelhas been the ultimateteam player through allhis success.That includes multiple

state championships incross country and trackand the 2012 Wendy’sHigh School Heismanwinner — so, it should beno surprise he ended hiscareer the same way.Along with picking up

two more state champi-onships in the boys Divi-

sion II meet at the statetrack and field champi-onships Saturday at JesseOwens Stadium.“It (his high school run-

ning career) has been oneof the great experiences ofmy life,” Prakel said. “Itseems like I was just overhere doing the same thingas a freshman. I have tothank my teammates, whoI wouldn’t be here withoutand kept helping me makeit over here and mycoaches who helped me tocontinue to get better.”And it is also why his

See TIGERS/Page 12

EUGENE, Ore. — For-mer Russia state cham-pionKatieBorchersearnedhonor-ablementionAll-Amer-ican hon-ors at theNCAAchampionships.

Running the 800 forOhio State, Borchers fin-ished 18th overall afterrunning a 2:08.433 in thesemifinals.

“I feel Katie Borchersran great in the 800 yes-terday as well for it beingher first time here,” OSUwomen’s track and fieldcoach Karen Dennis said.

The All-American hon-ors were the first forBorchers, a sophomore.

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LONG POND, Pa. (AP)— Jimmie Johnson ab-solutely dominated Sun-day at Pocono Racewayfor his third victory of theseason.

The Sprint Cup pointsleader, Johnson pulledaway on both of the lasttwo restarts over the final10 laps to pull into VictoryLane at Pocono for the firsttime since 2004.

Johnson also won theDaytona 500 and at Mar-tinsville Speedway thisseason. He led 128 of 160laps and was never seri-ously challenged a weekafter his run at a possiblewin at Dover InternationalSpeedway was taken awayby a penalty off a restart.

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Buccs relay finishes strongStewart fourth in 400; Cron makes two trips to podiumBY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@dailycall.com

COLUMBUS — TheCovington boys 1,600-meter relay got back to-gether just in the nick oftime at the Division IIIstate track and fieldchampionships Saturdayat Jesse Owens Stadium.Covington hurdler Troy

Cron finished his careerwith two trips to thepodium — and Lehmanjunior Justin Stewart sawa lot to build on.The Buccs foursome of

Ryan Craft,Alex Schilling,Dustin Fickert and LaneWhite finished third in aschool-record 3:20.36.Thisweekend was the firstWhite has been able torun in month.“We went through some

injuries and I think get-ting Lane (White) backhelped a lot,” Fickert said.“We got back to runningthe way we were earlier inthe season.”White got the baton in

third position and made arun at Columbus Acad-emy and Minster beforesettling for third.“We were cheering for

him, that’s for sure,” Craftsaid.And they like the re-

sults.“He ran a great leg,”

Schilling said. “We ran areally good race today.”And White nearly got

by Minster for second, fin-ishing .27 seconds behindWildcat anchor KoreySchultz.“I was giving it my all,”

White said. “The ham-string felt great. I waspretty happy with myrace. This was a good wayto end the season.”Cron — making his sec-

ond trip to state — wasrunning on championshipSaturday for the first timein his career.“It is a lot different,”

Cron said. “You have a bigcrowd and everybodyseems to run faster.”In what Cron considers

his weaker race, herecorded a seventh-placefinish in the 110 hurdlesin 15.20.“All you can do is go out

and run your best and seewhat that gets you,” Cronsaid. “And that’s what Idid. Hopefully, I can get alittle higher on thepodium in the 300s (hur-dles).”He did exactly that, fin-

ishing fifth in 39.35.“I don’t think I ran a PR

— I would have if I hadn’thit the second hurdle,”Cron said. “That’s thething about the hurdles.Anything can happen. Ifeel like I came back and

redeemed myself after notmaking the finals lastyear.”Stewart had high hopes

of winning the 400 Satur-day.But, that is a lot to ask

with defending championMatt Tobin of SherwoodFairview in the field.Tobin defended his title

in 47.93, while Stewart

was fourth in 49.21.“Overall, I was pretty

happy with the race,”Stewart said. “If I could dosomething different, itwould be just running myrace instead of worryingabout how fast the otherguys were going out at thestart.“I think I ran a good

race and hopefully, I can

come back here next yearand make the finals in allfour events (he also ranthe 100, 200 and 800 relay,making the finals in the100).“Hopefully, I can work

hard and come back andwin next year.”Stewart had started the

day with a ninth-place fin-ish in the 100 in 11.37.

Lehman’s Justin Stewart heads towards the finish line in the 100.

Covington’s Troy Cron goes over a hurdle in the 110-meter hurdles.

CINCINNATI (AP) —Three Mat Latos startsagainst St. Louis. ThreeCincinnati Reds wins —their only wins againstthe Cardinals this season.That's the record after

Latos turned in sevensolid innings and the Redsbroke out of their slumpwith a 4-2 win over St.Louis on Saturday night."It felt real good," said

Latos, who didn't get thedecision in the Reds' firstwin over St. Louis thisseason. "Against thatlineup, any time you canhold them to two runs orless and not walk anybodyis a good day. That's agreat lineup — not tough.Great."Devin Mesoraco home-

red and drove in two runs,and Jay Bruce also home-red and turned in one ofseveral eye-catching de-fensive plays as the Redssnapped a three-game los-ing streak and scoredmore than two runsagainst St. Louis for thefirst time in the last sevengames between the teams.Latos (6-0), who got the

decision in Cincinnati'slast win over St. Louis onApril 29, allowed eighthits and two runs with nowalks and five strikeoutsagainst a Cardinals teamthat went into the gameleading the NationalLeague in hitting. He gavethe Reds exactly whatthey needed."That was a very, very,

very good ballgame," man-ager Dusty Baker said.St. Louis right fielder

Carlos Beltran creditedLatos with making adjust-ments."Every time we face

Latos, he seems different,"Beltran said, who struckout to end the seventh asthe last Cardinals batterto face Latos. "He mixes itup pretty good. He keptme off balance. When apitcher can do that most ofthe time, he is going to besuccessful."Latos got help from sev-

eral stellar defensiveplays, including back-to-back grabs by centerfielder Shin-Soo Choo andBruce of deep drivesagainst the wall in thesixth, and first baseman

Joey Votto's behind-the-back flip to Latos, whocaught it barehanded andtagged first base to elimi-nate Matt Carpenter inthe seventh. Latos ratedthat play and Bruce'sleaping catch of DavidFreese's drive to the rightfield wall in the sixth aseven."They were both out-

standing," he said. "I sawJoey out of the corner ofmy eye. That's why I bare-handed it. I wasn't sure ifJay was going to catchthat ball."The Reds, who'd lost

five of their last six gamesagainst St. Louis, scoredfour against St. Louisrookie left-hander TylerLyons (2-2). He gave upsix hits and a walk withtwo strikeouts in 5 1-3 in-nings before a selloutcrowd of 40,740 at GreatAmerican Ball Park.Jonathan Broxton

pitched a scoreless eighthand Aroldis Chapman al-lowed one hit and hit abatter in the ninth whileearning his 16th save.The score was 2-2 when

Derrick Robinson, a rookieoutfielder making his firstcareer start in the No. 2slot in the batting order,led off the sixth with adouble down the right-field line. Votto followedwith a ringing double tostraightaway center field.Robinson scored the go-ahead run, and Votto wentto third on shortstop PeteKozma's errant throw tothe plate.Votto couldn't score on

Brandon Phillips' ground-out to a drawn-in Kozmaor on Bruce's swingingbunt infield single. ToddFrazier walked to load thebases, and Mesoracogrounded a single throughthe hole into left field for a4-2 lead.The Cardinals used fun-

damentals to take a 1-0lead in the second. YadierMolina lined Latos' firstpitch to right for a double,went to third base onDavid Freese's fly out todeep right and scored.

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Covington’s Tara Snipes crosses the finish line in the 800-meter run Saturday at Jesse Owens Stadium.ISAAC HALE/CALL PHOTOS

Siefring third in hurdlesMelvin, Titterington make two trips to podiumBY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@dailycall.com

COLUMBUS — JackieSiefring sets high goals forherself every time sheruns.So, the Covington junior

wasn’t going to hide herfeelings after her third-place finish in the D-III300 hurdles at the statetrack and field champi-onships Saturday at JesseOwens Stadium.“I am not going to lie to

you and say I am not dis-appointed,” Siefring said.“I come to the state meetto win.”But, Siefring couldn’t

fault her efforts. Her timeof 44.42 was faster thanher fast qualifying time of44.58 on Friday.But, it was the first

time Siefring had runnersin front of her in the 300hurdles all season.“I haven’t had that all

year,” Siefring said. “Itried to make it up on thecurve, but I just couldn’tget it together today. Itwas just one of thosedays.”Defending state cham-

pion Cassidy McCulloughof River ran a 43.27 andSydney Stoll of Edon ran a44.36. Both girls are sen-iors.“Both of those girls ran

great races,” Siefring said.“I have nothing to hangmy head about. I matched

where I finished last year.I want to come back nextyear and win it. I just feelvery blessed to be here.”Both Covington’s dis-

tance runners scoredpoints Saturday.Tara Snipes finished

her career with a fifth-place finish in the 800 in2:17.29.“I said I wanted to fin-

i s h

higher this year and I didthat,” Snipes, who waseighth a year ago. “It wasa fast race. I probablywent out a little too fast. Itwas a hard race to get po-sition, because everybodywas so close together. Iwanted to finish higherthan last year and run a2:15.“I accomplished one of

those two things. I justwanted to be a good repre-sentative of Covingtontoday — I think I didthat.”Freshman Carly Shell

completed an impressivedebut season with a sixth-place finish in the 3,200 in11:16.04.

Corrine Melvin and SarahTitterington run Saturday at Jesse Owens Stadium.

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Jackie Siefring goes over a hurdle Saturday.ISAAC HALE/CALL PHOTO

Carly Shell (3) and Lauren Francis (15) run in the3,200 Saturday at Jesse Owens Stadium.

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Lauren Heaton takes off in the 400 Saturday.ISAAC HALE/CALL PHOTO

Shay LaFollette runs in the 100 hurdles Saturday.MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTO

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was just a great teameffort by everyone.We hada couple alternates (Lau-ren Bohman, ValerieFrancis) who stepped upfor us at regionals lastweek and helped us gethere.“Of course, they made

the announcement thatthis is the fewest pointsscored by a team cham-pion — and that’s fine —because it was the mosttoday and that’s all thatmatters.”There are some things

that are more rewardingthan others and MeaganWinner is a great exampleof that.Running at state for the

first time, she ran on thewinning 1,600 relay team.“That’s a girl who has

been an alternate on anumber of relay teamsover here,” Goubeaux said.“She is a girl who justkept working hard andgetting better and better.She got her chance thisyear — to see her go outon top like that, that is re-ally great to see.”There are a number of

great examples like that.Gwen Keihl (who ran

on both the 400 and 800relay teams) and Megan

Hemmeglarn (who ran onthe 400 relay team) aretwo more seniors who areexamples of that.“This (winning the 400

relay) is more than I couldhave ever asked — it iswhat I have dreamed of,”Hemmelgarn said afterthe 400 relay win earlierin the day. “My freshmanyear, we didn’t even makefinals.“We kept working hard

and getting better andbetter. It is an unbeliev-able feeling.”The day had started

with the 800 relay (Lau-ren Bohman, Keihl,Amanda Winner, HaleyWinner) being edged outby half-second by Tinoraand finishing second in1:44.30.A short time later,

Keihl, Hemmelgarn,Bohman and Haley Win-ner won the first of twostate championships forthe Versailles relays onthe day. This time HaleyWinner — just a freshman— held off Tinora’s ToriAbdul down the stretch.Versailles won in 49.58

and Tinora was clocked in49.81.“I felt a lot of pressure,”

Haley Winner. “I just

wanted to run my bestand not let my teammatesdown.”Mission accomplished.“I was watching on the

big screen,” Bohman said.“When I saw Haley win, Istarted celebrating.”Hemmelgarn had to

wait for a second.“I couldn’t see very well

because of my contacts,”she said with a laugh. “Ithought Haley (Winner)won, but I wasn’t sure.Then, I realized we wonand it was just amazing.”Then came the Winner

of a finish in the 1,600relay.“Any state (team title) is

special,” Amanda Winnersaid. “These girls are all sospecial and we all getalong so well.“This is just amazing to

be part of something likethis.”As she fought back

tears of joy, she was askedabout winning a state titlewith her three cousins.“We had joked before

the season about wantingto run together,” AmandaWinner said. “That (win-ning the 1,600 relay) wasso cool.”Just like being a “Win-

ner”.

WinnersContinued from page 9

third-place finish withDarren Subler, CraigPothast and Chad Winnerin the 1,600 relay meantas much as his statechampionships in the 800and 1,600.“We were hoping to get

something (a top two fin-ish) in the team stand-ings,” Prakel said. “We rana great race, we just cameup a little short of theteam goal.”The Tigers trailed

CVCA by one point for sec-ond place in the teamstandings going to thefinal race, the 1,600 relay.Despite running a

school record 3:20.21, theTigers were edged out byCVCA by half a second forsecond.CVCA finished with 39

points to Versailles’ 36.“We just came up a lit-

tle short,” Versailles an-chor Chad Winner said.“As far as the race, we rana great time, we can’t haveany complaints about that

— you just have to giveCVCA credit for steppingup.”The day had begun with

Pothast’s fifth-place finishin the high jump, clearing6-5, which was a personalbest.“I knew the points were

important for the team,”Pothast said after theevent.He almost didn’t get a

chance for a PR. He made6-4 on this third and finalattempt, before clearing 6-5 on his first attempt.“I knew I was going to

give it everything I had(on the final jump at 6-4),”Pothast said. “It waspretty much a perfectjump. I wanted to get 6-6and came up just short.”That was followed by

Prakel’s two state titles.First he won the 1,600

in 4:14 to defend his title— pulling away on thefinal lap.“I just wanted to stay

with the leaders until the

final lap,” Prakel said.“Then, I made my move. Ifelt like making my movewhen I did, if somebodyhad a big kick, I would beable to hold them off. AndI wanted to save a littlefor the 800. And I washappy with the time.”The 800 race was very

similar, with Prakel win-ning in 1:52.32.“I ran both races the

same way,” Prakel said. “Iwanted to make my move(in the 800) with 300 me-ters to go.That way, if any-body kicked hard, I wasstill going to be in front. Itfelt great to get that win.It was a nice way to endmy career.”Prakel, like his three

teammates, added astrong leg in the 1,600relay to finish his career.“I had trained all sea-

son to run multiple raceslike this,” Prakel said. “Iwas ready for today.”And one last shining

day in a Tiger uniform.

TigersContinued from page 9

Craig Pothast goes over the bar in the high jump Saturday.ISAAC HALE/CALL PHOTO

“It was amazing just torun in this stadium,” Shellsaid. “I was so nervous, Ithought I was going tothrow up before the race. Iwas really happy with myrace. There were a couplelaps where I dropped backto eighth and I was deter-mined I was going to stayin that position.“I just want to improve

my times and if I can getback here to state, im-prove where I finish onthe podium.”Miami East Corrine

Melvin and her distinctiverunning style led tomedals as the LadyVikings sprinter finisherher career — and neverlost her smile.Melvin started with a

fourth-place finish in the100 in 12.51.“I really wanted to win

that race,” Melvin said.“But, my hamstring wasreally sore this morning. Ileft it all out there. Con-gratulations to the threegirls who finished in frontof me. This is state andthey ran great races.”In the 200, Melvin

seemed to stumble halfthrough the race — andfinished eighth in 26.05.“I kicked myself,”

Melvin said with a laugh.“I seem to do that all thetime. I wanted to finishhigher. It is sad (that herhigh school career is over).But, I have two medals.”For Lehman senior

Sarah Titterington, therewas a lot to smile about.A year after failing to

make the final in any ofher three races — she fin-

ished sixth in the 400,58.21 and 200, 25.81; andninth in the 100, 12.77.“It was nice (to get on

the podium twice),” Titter-ington said. “I was a lotless nervous this year andran a lot better. The 400was a really fast race.Everybody ran faster thanyesterday. I knew the 400and 200 would be my bestraces. This is a nice way toend things. I am happywith what I accom-plished.”Russia sophomore Leah

Francis had strong show-ing in the 100 hurdles, fin-ishing fourth in 15.48after coming in with theseventh fastest qualifyingtime.“I am really happy with

the way I ran,” Francissaid. “I knew I ran a cleanrace. I wanted to get up onthe podium (this year).That’s what I look at —the podium. I want to gethigher on the podium nextyear. The only word I canthink of to describe run-ning here today is awe-some.”

Three Russia runnerswho were part of the statechampionship 3,200 relayteam Friday, ran individ-ual races Saturday.Lauren Heaton finished

seventh in the 400, 58.30.“I just wanted to get up

on the podium,” Heatonsaid. “I was happy withmy race. Definitely, I wantto come back and finishhigher on the podium.”Emily Borchers was

eighth in the 1,600 in5:06.90 after running nearthe front for the first 800meters.“I wanted to stay up

there for as long as Icould,” Borchers said. “Ididn’t make it up on thepodium last year, so thatwas one of my goals. I stillcan’t believe we won (the3,200 relay on Friday).”Lauren Francis com-

pleted an outstanding ca-reer, finishing 14th in the3,200 in 11:57.58.Bradford’s Shay LaFol-

lette had tough day in the100 hurdles. She hit ahurdle near the end andfinished ninth in 16.84.

Russia’s Leah Francis goes over a hurdle in the 100 hurdles Saturday.ISAAC HALE/CALL PHOTOS

GirlsContinued from page 11

Emily Borchers runs with the leaders in the 1,600.

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Vets recommend medical pot for petsBY SUE MANNINGAssociated Press

LOSANGELES (AP) —Until she introduced“magic cheese” to her sickand aging bulldog, LauraBugni-Daniel watchedhim suffer for two years.He’d spend his days lyingdown or throwing up.Today, at age 12, he

plays like a puppythrough the day, his fur issoft and he sleeps atnight, soothed not bymagic, but by the dose ofmarijuana in that cheese.Bugni-Daniel is part of

a growing movement togive medical marijuana topets in pain. Many urgecaution until there’s bet-ter science behind it. Butstories abound aboutchanges in sick and dyingpets after they’ve beengiven cannabis — eventhough it isn’t a provenpain killer for man ormutt, and it’s an illicitdrug under federal lawdespite being legal forpeople in 19 states andthe District of Columbia.Leading the charge is

Los Angeles veterinarianDoug Kramer, 36, knownas the “Vet Guru,” who feltit was his duty to speakout while he has no familythat would feel a verbal orfinancial backlash.“I grew tired of eutha-

nizing pets when I wasn’tdoing everything I couldto make their lives better,”he said. “I felt like I wasletting them down.”Pot eased his Siberian

husky’s pain during herfinal weeks, after she hadsurgery to remove tumors.Not only did Nikita stopwhimpering while usingcannabis, but she startedeating, gaining weightand meeting him at thedoor again.It gave him six extra

weeks with his dog beforehe had to euthanize her,he says. It wasn’t a cure,but he thinks it freed herof pain and improved herlast days.Some other vets con-

tacted said they shareKramer’s view on pot, butthey wouldn’t talk on therecord for fear of arrest or

retaliation.Kramer hasn’t lost any

clients over his view, buthe was asked not to re-turn to some of the clinicswhere he volunteered orrelieved other vets be-cause of concerns over thenegative image his advo-cacy creates, he said.Dr. Duncan Lascelles, a

professor of surgery andpain management atNorth Carolina State Uni-versity College of Veteri-nary Medicine, thoughtabout studying marijuanaa decade ago. He didn’t,not for lack of interest,but because the timingwas wrong.“I have been consider-

ing looking at that fieldagain because I think itdoes have a lot of poten-tial,” he said.He also figures those

all-important grantsneeded for research willbe available now.Testing could take 10

years or more to be sure apain killer will be effec-tive and free of side ef-

fects, Lascelles said.Kramer said it’s uncon-

scionable to let a decadepass, when millions ofpets will die of illness andold age.Vets who want tradi-

tional testing point to astudy by two Colorado an-imal hospitals that com-pared the number of dogstreated for what appearedto be accidental mari-juana overdoses between2005 and 2010 with in-creases in the number ofmarijuana licenses is-sued. As registrations in-creased 146-fold, thenumber of sickened petswent up four-fold.“Sometimes public sen-

timent and activity getsahead of the scientificbackground and that canbe dangerous,” said BarryKellogg, senior veterinaryadviser to the HumaneSociety of the UnitedStates.While two dogs with pot

in their system died in theColorado survey, hallu-cinogenic reactions may

make dogs wobbly ontheir legs, raise theirpulse and cause dribblyurine, said Dr. Karl Jan-drey, an emergency andcritical care vet at the Vet-erinary Medical TeachingHospital at the Universityof California, Davis.But pot clinic managers

say that a proper dose ofthe drug will prevent abad reaction.Jessica LeRoux of

Twirling Hippy Confec-tions in Denver made cus-tom treats that helpedextend the life of her lastservice dog, a black Lab-border collie mix namedThor.“I got the 15th year out

of that relationship be-cause of the product Imade for him,” she said.Old or ailing pets who

take cannabis usually ex-perience an immediateboost in appetite and re-lief from pain. That letsthem get around, relievethemselves without help,sleep better and enjoytheir families until age or

disease catches up, LeR-oux said in explaininghow the cannabis helpspets.At La Brea Compas-

sionate Caregivers in LosAngeles, manager MeganHanley recommends adrop of liquid marijuanaextract marketed as Com-panion Cannabis for every10 pounds of dog. It can bespread on cheese or bread.“It’s a revolutionary

product and response to ithas been tremendous inthe last year,” she said.Bugni-Daniel, in Di-

vide, Mont., is allowed tohave four marijuanaplants under state law forher medical needs. Sheturns that into extract forher and Rabito.Marijuana has been

like the fountain of youthfor the American bulldog.“It’s really nice to see

your sick pet, for his lastmoments or weeks ormonths, be happy and notreal sick and dealing withneedles and surgery,”Bugni-Daniel said.

DAMIAN DOVARGANES/AP PHOTOIn this photo taken May 30 Companion Cannabis, by Holistic Therapeutics, a Marijuana medicinal tincturefor dogs and cats is seen at La Brea Compassionate Caregivers, a medical marijuana dispensary in LosAngeles May 30. Stories abound about changes in sick and dying pets after they’ve been given marijuana.There is a growing movement, led by Los Angeles veterinarian Doug Kramer, to make it more widely avail-able. Others, however, urge caution until there’s better science behind it.

Crafts: Monsters dads and sons can makeBY JENNIFERFORKERAssociated Press

Ray Tollison regularlystays up until 2 a.m. work-ing at his company’s head-quarters — his FortCollins, Colo., basement —while his business part-ners sleep.They need it. Tollison’s

two partners in AMonsterto Love, a company thatmakes plush monsters,are his twin sons, Samand Ben, 11.The trio launched the

company 18 months agowith an old Singer sewingmachine and ideas thatbubbled out of Ben, thelead designer (Sam spear-heads the sewing). Theboys were inspired bytheir collections of stuffedtoys, including Uglydolls.They and their dadlearned how to use themachine and hand-sew.“If you were to see the

originals, I mean, I can’tbelieve people boughtthem,” says Tollison, 43.“We’ve come a long waywith our monsters.”Since Ben and Sam are

fraternal twins, theywanted each plush mon-ster to have a not-quite-exact duplicate, so theymake them all in pairs.Buy one monster — theystart at $25— andAMon-ster to Love will donatethe second to anotherchild. They send them tohospitalized children, andto several local and inter-national non-profitgroups.So far, Tollison and the

boys have donated morethan a thousand mon-sters.More than 100 have

gone to Realities for Chil-dren, says JenniferVarner, marketing and

events director for thenon-profit group, whichserves neglected andabused children inLarimer County, Colo.Knowing that their mon-ster has a twin helps thesechildren believe they’realso not alone, she said.“Every time they see

one of those crazy, littlemonsters, their eyes lightup,” Varner says. “We tellthem the story . that theseother children created themonster because they did-n’t want them to be alone.”Often, buyers request

that a monster go to a spe-cific child. Katy Tychsenbought one for her daugh-ter, Caroline, last year andasked that its look-alikebe sent to her niece, Mag-gie Quirk, a 12-year-oldwho was undergoing test-ing for seizures at aBoston hospital. Early thisyear, when Caroline, now13, was hospitalized inDenver to have a tumorremoved, Maggie’s familyin Marion, Mass., recipro-cated: Caroline received AMonster to Love.“Delivering a package

at your door at the hospi-tal, and it’s this cute littlemonster — I think it’s agreat gig all around,” saysKaty Tychsen, of FortCollins.Helping a hospitalized

child is partly what moti-vates Tollison to keep hislate-night hours; so doesworking with his boys.During the day, he’s

website manager forWorld Relief, a humani-tarian-aid organization,which also helps deliversome of the monsters.And it gets even more

personal: Tollison’sbrother Scooter died ofAIDS at age 13 in 1988,when Tollison was 18.“For those kids we send

stuff to in the hospital,that’s kind of my thing. Idon’t pretend to knowwhat those kids are goingthrough at all, but havinghad a younger brotherwho was on the terminallyill ward of NIH (NationalInstitutes of Health), thatwas and still is a hugepart of my life,” says Tolli-son.“I don’t think receiving

a plush monster is goingto change the world, butfor a few minutes it’ssomething that’s fun andit’s something they canhave.”

During the school year,Sam and Ben also sing ina children’s choir, butspend much of their freetime making monsters.“When we get home, we

either make monsters orwe go outside,” says Ben.Tollison’s wife, Sarah

Fox, 43, and their daugh-ter, Zoie, 15, are support-ive but not closelyinvolved in A Monster toLove.This summer, between

camps, the boys plan tomake more monsters tosell at weekly summercrafts markets. The family

bought a 1971Volkswagenpop-top camper to road-trip there.The toys are also sold at

Amonstertolove.com, andon Etsy.com.Tollison says he doesn’t

know how much moneythe company has made be-cause it all gets plowedback in. He spent a heftysum on a high-end em-broidery machine to cutdown on sewing time.“We’re not making mil-

lions of dollars,” he says.“But for a company run bytwo 11-year-old boys, it’sdoing well.”

ED ANDRIESKI/AP PHOTOThis May 23 photo shows a monster doll called July, in Fort Collins, Colo.TheTol-lison family launched Monster to Love, a company that makes plush monstertoys.

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Help Wanted General

APARTMENT RENTAL

MANAGEROpportunity for qualifed indi-vidual to manage apart-ment locations in the Sid-ney area.

Send resume or apply inperson:

Monday – Friday9:00A.M - 4:00P.M.

997 N. Market St.Troy, OH 45373

Company Driver's Needed3 yr OTR experience

Van Freight75% Drop and Hook

Home every weekendGood pay with Benefits

Call Tim 937-594-0456www.wrtrucking.org

ELECTRICAL FIELDSERVICE

TECHNICIANFrench Oil is a custom man-u fac tu re r o f hyd rau l i cpresses for thermoset mold-ing applications. We areseeking to fill the position ofField Service Technician forour expanding business:

Candidate should have anAssociates Degree in elec-trical or electronic engineer-ing. Some experience in ABor Siemens programming,P L C k n o w l e d g e , a n dtroubleshooting systems ofelectrical and hydraulic con-trols for custom machinery isa plus. Must be willing totravel to customers’ plantsfor start-up, calibration ofcustomer’s equipment, andfield service work.

Excellent pay and benefitpackage inc luding 25%match on 401k. Please sub-mit resume and salary re-quirements in confidence to:

Field Service TechnicianP.O. Box 920

Piqua, Ohio 45356

orengineering@frenchoil.com

HVAC INSTALL & SERVICE

TECHNICIANSImmediate openings forQualified HVAC Install &Service Technicians, ValidDrivers License required,Full benefits package avail-able (including healthcare &retirement) 2+ years experi-ence required, New hiresmust pass backgroundcheck and drug tes t .

Fax resume to:(937)492-5640

or Please apply at:

Lochard Inc.903 Wapakoneta AveSidney, Ohio 45365

Help Wanted General

Experience the Joys andRewards Of Being AComfort Keeper®!

At Comfort Keepers, we arecreating exceptional careeropportunities for individualslooking to do something spe-cial with their lives. We haveday and evening caregivingp o s i t i o n s a v a i l a b l ethroughout the NorthernMiami Valley with a vital needfor overnight shifts. To applyvisit us at:

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or call us at:TROY - 335-6564

SIDNEY - 497-1111PIQUA – 773-3333

SPRINGFIELD – 322-6288DAYTON AREA – 299-5555

COMFORT KEEPERSOFFERS:

* Paid training* Flexible work hours* 401K* Performance Bonus Pro-gram

Each Office IndependentlyOwned and Operated

ExperiencedCombineService

TechnicianKoenig Equipment

Greenville OH

We have an opening for anexperienced Combine Ser-vice Technician in Green-ville Ohio. This technicianwill be responsible for theinspection, servicing and re-pair of agricultural equip-ment. A minimum of a 2year degree from an accred-ited technical college orcomparable experience isrequired. Desired qualitiesinclude a farm backgroundand diagnostic capabilities.Knowledge of John Deerefarm equipment is a plus.

For more information on theposition or to submit a re-sume, visit:

koenigequipment.com/contact/careers

Heartland of Piquais now hiring:

FLOOR TECHH. S. Diploma Required

For more information,please contact:

Human Resources DirectorPhone: (937)773-9346

Fax: (937)778-3688E-mail:

4147hr@hcr-manorcare.com

Apply online atjobs.hcr-manorcare.com

EEO/Drug-Free Employer

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FRONT DESKRECEPTIONIST/

SCHEDULER,RN'S, LPN'S, HHA'S

Seeking to hire Front DeskReceptionist/ Scheduler forour growing Home Health-Care Company. Qualified in-dividuals should be Organ-ized, Dependable, Energeticand a Fast Learner withworking knowledge of Mi-crosoft Office Suites. Preferperson with home healthcare exper ience and/orscheduling experience, butwilling to train the right indi-vidual. Benefits include: PaidHoliday’s, PTO, Vacation,Medical and Dental Insur-ance eligibility after 90 daysof employment. Also seek-ing qualified RN’s, LPN’sand HHA’s to staff surround-ing areas.

Apply online atwww.hhhcohio.com

or submit your resume tohumanresource@

hhhcohio.com

HIRING NOWGENERAL LABOR plusCDL TRUCK DRIVERS

Training providedExcellent wage & benefits

Apply at 15 Industry Park CtTipp City (937)667-6772

NOW HIRINGWe are a local agency that ispassionate about servingpeople with disabilities. Ifyou are interested in a re-warding career of caring forpeople in their homes andworking for an agency thatvalues their approach andphi losophy then pleasecheck us out and apply on-line at:

www.wynn-reeth.com

* Flexible Schedules* Full and Part Time* Employee Benefits* Serving the DD Community* Retirement Plans* Healthcare Insurance

Pay starts at $8.00 per hourAny questions please

contact Joy Sharp,Case Manager

(419)639-2094 ext 102

PART TIME help wanted foroffice cleaning in the Piquaarea. Call (937)698-5506 leavemessage or terylb1@aol.com.

Title Clerk/ Sales SupportSeeking an organized andmotivated individual with titleprocessing (notary public)experience. Must be profi-cient in Excel. Familiaritywith F&I preferred. Full timewith benefits. Drop off re-sume by 6/17:

Gover Harley-Davidson1501 E. Ash St. (US36)

Piqua, Ohio 45356

Human Resources

HUMAN RESOURCESDIRECTOR

Responsible for general HRfunctions including assuringcompliance with all applic-able laws. Please no phoneinquiries.

See websitewww.riversidedd.org

for further qualificationsneeded

Needed Immediately

SECURITYOFFICER

Full & Part TimeObserve and report, activit-ies and incidents. Providesecurity and safety of clientproperty and personnel.Medical, Dental and Visionoffered plus Free Uniforms.

Complete Application at:www.securitasjobs.com

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1, 2 & 3 Bedroom,Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIESPiqua Area OnlyMetro Approved(937)773-9941

9am-5pmMonday-Friday

EVERS REALTYTROY, 2 Bedroom

Townhomes 1.5 bath,1 car garage, $725

3 Bedroom, 1 bath,Double, $675

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IN PIQUA, 5 rooms and bathapartment, first floor, washer/dryer hookup, $400 month,(937)773-2829 after 2pm.

PIQUA, 101 S. Roosevelt, 3Bedroom, Downstairs, utilitiesincluded, $175 Weekly, $200deposit, (937)778-8093

PIQUA, Parkridge, 1/2 double,2 bedroom, enclosed patio,storage, garage, yard, w/dhookup. $495, (937)773-7311

TROY TOWNHOUSE, 2 Bed-room 1.5 bath. Bunkerhill $495monthly, (937)216-4233

TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms,appliances, CA, Water,

Trash Paid, $425 & $525Monthly.

$200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1822

Houses For Rent

COVINGTON, 4 bedroom, 1.5ba th , $600 , r e fe rences ,(937 )473 -5403

IN PIQUA, 4 bedroom, 2 bath-rooms, located at 929 WestHigh Street, $650 monthly, de-posit required, (937)498-9842after 2pm

BRADFORD AREA,(937)498-9842 2 car garage, 118 Smith-field, electric, $150 month,

PULLETS/ COCKERELS, rarewhite standard Chantecler pul-lets and cockerels from Cana-dian stock. Good for eggs,meat o r exh ib i t ion . Ca l l( 937 )492 -8482 o r ema i lj e th ro11222@yahoo .com

ENGLISH BULLDOG puppies,three adorable AKC females,Championed Sired, brindle andwhi te , hea l th guarantee,$ 1 6 0 0 , ( 9 3 7 ) 4 9 2 - 1 5 1 3 ,d a n a j 7 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m .

2005 KIA SEDONA LX

new tires, extra clean, cold air,only 129k miles, good gasmileage, $5100

call (937)684-0555

2007 ACURA TL66k miles, loaded! Black,leather, all power, heateds e a t s , M P 3 m u l t i C Dchanger, sunroof, new bat-tery, newer tires, very goodcondition! $14,850.

Call (937)726-2791

Boats & Marinas

1989, Sylvan off shore, 21 footaluminum, Mer cruiser 130hp,$4500, (937)681-92162002 POLARIS, Jet Ski,750engine, 3 seater with trailerand cover, excellent condition,(937)492-3567 after 5pm

2006 TRACKER 1648 Bass-SS, low hours, aerated well,bilge, 54lb thrust trolling motor,fish/depth finder, 25HP, 4-s t r o k e M e r c u r y , $ 5 5 0 0 ,( 8 6 4 ) 5 2 5 - 9 6 9 8 .

2003 Honda Shadow DeluxeAce, 16,500 miles, windshield,bags, and foot pegs. $2700(937)773-9101

TODDLER BED, changing ta-ble, crib, blankets, high-chair.HANDICAP ITEMS, regularand seated walkers, commode,shower chairs, glider rocker,more! (937)339-4233

CRIB, real wood, good condi-tion, stationary sides, $75(937)339-4233

Miscellaneous

S E A T E D W A L K E R , a d -justable, brakes, good condi-tion, $40. (937)339-4233TV stand, 23"Hx35"Lx22"D,$30. (937)658-1080 after 5:30.WALKER, folds, adjustableheight, seat to sit on, used 1week, excellent condition, $75,(937)773-6361.

Appliances

TERRY’SAPPLIANCE REPAIR

•Refrigerators •Stoves•Washers & Dryers

•Dishwashers• Repair & InstallAir Conditioning

937-773-4552

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Building & Remodeling

Cleaning & Maintenance

Sparkle CleanCleaning Service

ResidentialCommercial

NewConstruction

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Tammy Welty(937)857-4222

25 Years ExperienceFREE ESTIMATES

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GOLD’S CONCRETES E R V I C E

DrivewaysSidewalks

Patios, Flat Work Etc.

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Exterminating

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Gutter Repair & Cleaning

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Sidney, Ohio 45365Call today forFREE estimate

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MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY

COOPER’SGRAVELGravel Hauled,Laid & LeveledDriveways &Parking Lots

875-0153698-6135

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Landscaping

GRAVEL & STONEShredded Topsoil

Fill DirtDriveways • Excavating

Demolition

WE DELIVER937-606-1122

GRAVEL & STONEShredded Topsoil

Fill DirtDriveways • Excavating

Demolition

WE DELIVER937-606-1122

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MATT & SHAWN’SLAWN CARE &

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Call Matt 937-477-5260

Lawn Mowing starting at $15Landscaping •Trim ShrubsPavers & Fence InstallationTree Removal •Wood Patios

Install & Clean Spoutings • SidingPowerWashing

NuisanceWild Animal Removal

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FREE Estimates15 Years Lawn Care Experience

Lawn Mowing starting at $15Landscaping •Trim ShrubsPavers & Fence InstallationTree Removal •Wood Patios

Install & Clean Spoutings • SidingPowerWashing

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Miscellaneous

Landscaping, Tree Removal, Painting, Gutters, Plumbing,

Lawn Mowing, Hauling, Cleanup,

Experienced In All.

CALL(937)489-8083

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Painting - Interior - ExteriorPressure WashingHomes and DecksCleaning Gutters

Commercial, Industrial,Residential

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Amy E. Walker, D.V.M.937-418-5992

Mobile Veterinary ServiceTreating Dogs, Cats & Exotics

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In Troy visit: 1733 W. Main St. or

1285 S Dorset Rd.

3003 W. Cisco Rd.,Sidney

937-498-2391

BooherChiropracticCenter, Inc.

1760 W. High St.773-5452

Conrad B. Booher, D.C., D.M.Gregory S. Booher, D.C., D.A.B.C.O.

Kent D. Booher, D.C. • Scott D. Booher, D.C.

Worship 10:30am3969 W. State Route 185, Piqua

937-773-8143www.piquachristian.com

Mutual FederalSavings Bank

Piqua937.773.9900

Sidney937.498.1195

Troy937.339.9993

35 Years servingour community!

(937) 492-6937

www.sidneybodycarstar.com175 S. Stolle Ave., Sidney

(937) 492-4783

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Quality Collision Service

Celebrated every June 14th in the USA, millions of Americans observe Flag Day by waving Old Glory outside their homes and businesses. Veteran’s groups and sometimes whole communities also arrange civic functions and special ceremonies in honor of Flag Day.

This year, get ready to join millions of American coast to coast who will celebrate Flag Day on Friday, June 14, 2013.

As the legend goes, it was George Washington and two other members of the Continental Congress who asked Betsy Ross to sew the first American flag sometime in the late spring of 1776. The young widow was only in her early 20’s whenshe completed the first flag with thirteen stars arranged in a circle.

A year later, the Continental Congress offi cially adopted the design for the national flag, and henceforward the Stars andStripes symbolized the U.S. around the world.

The first Flag Day was celebrated in 1877 - the fl ag’s centennial. In 1916, a grass roots movement resulted in PresidentWoodrow Wilson issuing a proclamation that called for a nationwide observance of Flag Day on June 14. Although still not an official holiday, Flag Day was made a permanent observance in America in 1949 by Congress who resolved “That the14th day of June of each year is hereby designated as Flag Day

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