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TROY—Republican presidential can-didate and former Massachusetts Gov-ernor Mitt Romney greeted more than1,500 supporters to help build supportfor his bid for the White House Sundayin front of the iconic K’s HamburgerShop in Troy.“Thank you so much. What a gener-

ous, enthusiastic crowd you have here,”Romney said before introducing his wifeAnn and their three grandchildren afterU.S. House of Representatives andMiami County’s 8th district Representa-

tive, House Speaker John Boehner, andOhio’s U.S. Senator Rob Portman gavetheir support for Romney’s bid.“We’re here to take back America,”

Romney said on the back of a flat-bedtruck for a 10-minute rally cry amidstthe crowd jockeying for a closer look anda possible handshake with the GOPnominee for president. Romney arrivedat approximately 6 p.m. in front ofcrowds that waited for more than twohours for a closer look at Romney on his“Every Town Counts” tour.“We’re here to win Ohio,”Ann Romney

said. “We’re here to take back America.We’re here to turn this country around

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This is the third of an eight-part series onthe city of Piqua’s parks. The stories will ap-pear each Monday through July 23.

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PIQUA — If you want to know why EchoHills Municipal Golf Course has been such aspecialplace to the community sinceopening inJune of 1949—just think in termsof televisionshow“Cheers,”minus the alcohol.“It isnot justagolf course,”currentEchoHills

Golf and Teaching Professional Chip Fox said.“For a lot of them, this isn’t just where the golf.

This iswhere theyhang out fromMarch toNo-vember.”Fox, in some ways, is living his dream— as

pro at the golf course he grew up on and wonseveral club championships at in his youngerdays.“It really is pretty neat,” Fox said. “For one

reason, I got to watchmy kids play golf here. Ithas gotten to the point now,where kids of kidsI played with are playing here. If I could be agolf pro anywhere, this place would be mychoice.”The front nine (opened in 1994) is a 2,948

yard, par 36 from the blue tees, while the backnine is a 3,100-yard, par 36 from the blue tees.Andwhile theyardagemaybenotbe longby

today’s standards, the course is full of characterand challenges.“It is a challenging 6,000-yard course,” Fox

said.The fourth hole is a great example of the

challenges on the front nine.It may seem tame at 322 yards for a par-4,

until you consider water on the right thatcrosses over in front of the green and out ofbounds immediately left of the fairway.On the back nine, you go from a fairly flat,

links typecourse,toahilly,tight layout—whereyou tee ball needs to find the fairway.“The front nine is links golf,” Fox said. “The

back nine is more of traditional, tree-linedcourse.Youhavetwonines thatcouldn’tbemoredifferent.”That is part of its s charm—along with the

historyofacourse thathasbeenopen foralmost70 years.Three who have been around from the start

are Dick Wilcox, Flavil Pollock and MartyHemm.In fact,WilcoxandPollock’shistorygobackto

the previous community course in Piqua, lo-cated in Rossville, that closed in 1944.“Iwon the last championship there in 1944,”

Wilcox, who went to win several club champi-onships at Echo Hills, and at 83, still enjoysplaying the course, said. “I was 13 years old.Atthe time,theyhadn’tplayed the tournament forabout seven years. I had to go out to the previ-ous champions house to get the Cup that thewinner got. I remember (Echo Hills pro) KenGreen telling me to hang on to that because itmightbeworthsomemoney today.I grewuponthat course and really enjoyed it.”Wilcox said it was a great day when Echo

Hills was opened.“It was pretty exciting (when Echo Hills

opened),” he said. “Before that, there was acourse that used to be where the Troy footballfield is. There was a hole that ran right along

MIKEULLERY/STAFFPHOTORetiredPiquapolice officerDickWilcox lines up atputt at EchoHillsGolf Course.Wilcox recalls play-ing on the old local golf course along the MiamiRiver before EchoHills opened in 1949.

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TROY — Before Republican presi-dential candidate Mitt Romney’s visitto Troy Sunday, a handful of Democ-rats met for a press conference at theObama for America Field Office to dis-cuss their concerns with his campaignand to rally voters behind incumbentBarack Obama.Speaking at the 4 p.m. conference,

Dave Fisher, chairman of the MiamiCounty Democrats, accused Romney of

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PHOTOSAuc t i o n e e rRick Bair, left,calls off bidsunder the bigtop at UpperValley CareerCenter on Sat-urday as LarryCoffing, right,watches forbidders.Thou-sands ofitems went onthe auctionblock as itemsdeemed excess or unusable by the state were moved out to make way for updated equipment asrenovation of the school continues. (Right) Miami Valley Corvette Club volunteer Richard Knouff,right, directs a 1960 Chevrolet show car to a parking spot inside Fountain Park on Saturday.

ANTHONYWEBER/STAFF PHOTORepublican presidential candidate, for-mer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romneyvisits Troy during a campaign stop atK's Hamburger Shop Sunday.

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The Ghost in theCourthouse Statue

Written byBill BaileyIllustrated by

Michelle Duckworth

Chapter 12‘Mr. Elder’s ghost’ cries for revenge

STORY SO FAR: Donnie and the ghost ofFelix LaBauve eavesdrop on Sheriff Matlockand his posse. Donnie learns that the sheriff'sgang poisoned Mr. Elder and that Donnie'smom and Jake may be next. Felix has a planbut warns Donnie it will be dangerous.

The crowd on the courthouse lawn hadjust heard some "pickin' and grinnin'" by BigRockin' Daddy & His Bluegrass Boys, a localband. All around, folks visited as they packedup picnic baskets and gathered their blanketsand lawn chairs, getting ready to go home. Itwas almost night.

Showtime. I stepped from behind Felix'sstatue and into the glare of a blinding flood-light that had been shining on the band. I waswearing a white sheet with slits cut for myeyes, and it was covered with big splotches ofketchup to look like blood.

From the other side of the bright light,someone yelled, "What in blue blazes is that?"

"It's a ghost!" someone else hollered.Another man piped up. "That ain't no

ghost. It's just the boy who was in the space-man suit. That editor's trying to snooker usagain." Little did they know that this time,Jake was as clueless as they were.

"Betcha a dollar to a doughnut that crazyeditor's got a rope hooked up to ol' Casperhere," a man said. "And he's probably hidingin that tree again, holding the other end." Hepointed to the branches overhead. "He's gonnamake the kid float in the air, just like he didwith that fake flying saucer."

The crowd looked high in the tree, tryingto spot Jake. A few of them came over to meand sawed their hands through the air tosearch for a rope or wire. "I don't see nothin',"a woman said. "Guess he ain't goin' airbornethis time."

A tough-looking, muscular guy with tat-toos swiped his hand on my ketchup-soakedsheet. He licked his finger and announced,"It's my favorite vegetable – ketchup!"

That comment really got the crowdworked up, and now they were laughing andjeering.

I turned to Felix. He was standing at myside but was invisible to everyone except me."Felix, this is a bad idea," I said.

"I have ze back of you," Felix said."I think you mean, you've got my back," I

said. "But it's the rest of me I'm worriedabout."

"I've got ze front, too," Felix said.I looked through the eyeholes of the sheet

I was wearing, and my stomach started tochurn. I recognized some of the food throwersfrom the alien disaster. I could tell by thegleam in their eyes – they were ready to havesome more fun. I looked around for the threebullies from my school and was glad to seethey weren't there.

"Speak to us, oh great spirit," a womanhollered out sarcastically at me.

I stood there, getting up my nerve. "Uh...boo," I finally said, not even sounding con-vincing to myself.

In a sing-songy voice, a man said, "Can'thear you."

I raised it up a notch. "Boooo! Boooo!" Iyelled, but it came out sounding high-pitchedand kind of whiny.

"Boooooo, boooooo," a mocking, nasalvoice echoed back. Others joined in. Beforelong, it sounded like a bunch of angry fansbooing the refs at a football game.

I saw a kid who had brought a bag of jaw-breakers to the bluegrass concert. He gavehandfuls of the hard candy to his buddies, andthey began to inch toward me. I knew I was in

trouble. They unleashed a barrage of jaw-breakers, and it stung through the sheet. Inoticed some of the adults pulling fruit out oftheir picnic baskets. Here we go again, Ithought. "Felix, isn't this what you Frenchfolks call 'déjà vu'?" I asked. "Do something!"

Then I spotted Monty McGarrity. Heraced to the front of the pack, crouched side-ways in his pitching stance, and let fly with abaseball, right at my nose. Just as the blazingfastball was about to smash me into next year,it swerved crazily and circled me, building upspeed. Then it shot back toward Monty, likeout of a slingshot.

"Oui, oui, mon ami. Déjà vu, indeed!"Felix said.

Only this time the object didn't stop inmid-air in front of Monty. Instead, it slammedinto his belly. "Oommmph," he said, crum-pling to the ground, gripping his stomach.

"I told you I had ze front of you," saidFelix.

"Did you see that?!" a lady asked."Did the kid in the sheet do that?" another

asked.Amurmur ran through the crowd. They all

took a group-step back."Now we must obtain their complete

attention," said Felix."I think we've already got it," I said nerv-

ously. "The police will probably be here anyminute to arrest me for causing a riot."

"Not to worry. I already took care of zepolice," said Felix. "Zey are in a deep sleep."

"Great," I said, feeling anything but great.Next, without any warning, I foundmyself

rising into the air – and without a rope thistime. Then, the part of the sheet that coveredmy head magically twisted into a scary-look-ing mask. Later, I heard folks describe it as across between Frankenstein and Voldemort.

"ARRRGGGHHHH!" I heard myselfshriek. Although Felix wouldn't tell me hiswhole plan, he had said that this time, I wouldbe the puppet for a change. Now that he wascontrolling my movements and my voice, Irealized what he meant!

It was like my body had booster rockets. Iwas propelled straight at the crowd, my armsoutstretched and flapping like a huge bird ofprey. Suddenly, Felix made me fly straight up,at least 30 feet in the air. Flailing my armswildly, I tilted for a second, then nosedived atbreakneck speed toward the crowd.

"BEWARE! I HAVE COME TO SEEKREVENGE!" a deep voice from inside megrowled. I could feel my mouth moving, but Iknew it was really Felix speaking through me.

A woman's high-pitched scream cutthrough the night air, and people took off, run-ning in all directions.

"PAY! PAY! SOMEONE MUST PAY!WEETH BLOOOOOOD!" I roared.

Above the hysterical mob, I whipped oneway, then another, like a puppet jerked around

on a string. "I AM ZEGHOST OF GEORGEELDER. KEELED BYZE POISON. BACKFROM ZE GRAVE. MYMURDERERS MUSTPAY!"

The crowd stampededacross the courthouselawn like a herd of fright-ened cows. I zoomed over-head, with Felix's voicebooming out of mymouth. "ZE CROOKEDCOWARDS KEELED ZEEDITOR, MEESTERELDER – BECAUSEHE HAD TOO MUCHKNOWLEDGE."

By that point, thecrowd had scattered, andonly one man was leftstanding on the court-house lawn. Felix slowedme down and steered mein for a soft landing rightin front of the man. It wasJake, red-faced and out-

of-breath. He had run out of the newspaperoffice when he'd heard all the fuss.

I tore off the sheet.Jake rushed up to me. "Donnie, you don't

work for me anymore, so... what the heck wasthat!?"

"I took ze levitation to another level,"Felix said, still speaking through me.

"That's an understatement," said Jake."How'd you? – "

"Eet ees a scary magic trick, no?" thevoice inside me said.

"I'll tell you what's scary," he said. "Yoursaying my Uncle George was poisoned. Whywould you make up something like that?"

"Eet ees no fabrication. Eet ees ze truth.""Donnie, Uncle George had a heart

attack," Jake said."Au contraire," said Felix through me.

"Meester Elder was poisonedbecause he was about to publish an articleexposing ze sheriff's scheme to rip on ze coun-ty."

I corrected Felix, using my own voice."Rip off the county."

When Jake heard my voice correcting theFrench voice that had just come out of mymouth, he looked at me like I was nuttier thana pecan pie.

Felix kept talking through me, not missinga beat. "Ze sheriff uses county money to paydeputies who died long ago, as if they werestill alive. He then cashes their checks and putsthe money in his own pocket. Eet ees a dirty,corrupt way of stealing from his employers –the citizens of Jefferson."

"Wow, you're full of news tonight," Jakesaid.

"You know, ze bad guys will think youwere behind my leetle performance. They didkeel your Uncle George. And guess what theywill do now – now that they think you knowabout it."

"I don't like where this is headed," Jakesaid.

"They weel come after you, n'est pas?"Felix twisted my mouth into a scary, clownishgrin.

Jake took a step back from this weirdness."That's not a good thing, Donnie."

"Eet ees ze only way we can catch them inze act."

"In the act of what?" Jake asked."In ze act of trying to keel you.You want-

ed to expose ze bad guys. Theese will be yourbig chance!"

Like Felix said, now was Jake's chance.His chance to show histrue colors. Was he seri-ous about getting the badguys or just stringingeveryone along, so that hecould sell lots of newspa-pers? We were about tofind out soon.

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CASSTOWN— Jerome(Jerry) A. Waker ofCasstown, passed away athis residence Friday, June15, 2012, following alengthy illness. He wasborn July18, 1929, inDayton, tothe lateAdolph andR h u e l l a(Burgmeier) Waker.In addition to his par-

ents, he was preceded indeath by his infant brother,Charles; sister, Betty Eck-ley; and granddaughter,Megan Davis. He is sur-vived by his wife, DonnaJeanne (Frost) Waker;daughter and son-in-law,Mark and Margaret(Waker) Davis; son anddaughter-in-law,David andMichelle (Middleton)Waker; grandchildren,Grant Davis (wife,Stephanie); Kate (Davis)Anderson (husband,Brian); Parker Davis (wife,Kelly); Casey (Waker)Patrick (husband,Matthew); great-grandson,Oscar Anderson; brotherand sister-in-law, ThomasJ. and Linda Waker; aunt,Rita Waker; and manynephews, nieces, cousins,and friends.Jerry was a graduate of

Kettering Fairmont HighSchool and an alumni ofthe Ohio State Universitywith a bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degree in agriculture.Hewas a first lieutenant inthe U.S. Army, was em-ployed by the Ohio StateUniversity Extension Serv-ice as a 4-H agent, workedon farms in Plymouth andTroy. He was a vice presi-dent of equipment researchand spray programs ofChemLawn Corporation.Upon retirement he finallyfulfilled his dream of hav-

ing his own farm. Jerrywas a member of St.Patrick Catholic Church,the Ohio State UniversityAlumniAssociation,MiamiCounty Farm Bureau,Miami County and OhioCattlemen’s Association,Vandalia Senior Citizens,Circle Eight Square DanceClub, Tecumseh 39ersCamping Club,GMC Inter-national, and GMC GreatLakers Camping Clubs.The family extends

thanks to Dr. Vyas and theHeartland Hospice nursesand aides for their excel-lent care during his lastyear.Mass of Christian burial

will be held 10 a.m.Wednesday at St. PatrickCatholic Church,Troy,withthe Rev. Fr. James Duell of-ficiating. Interment to fol-low in the CasstownCemetery, Casstown, Ohio.The family will receivefriends at the Baird Fu-neral Home, Troy from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.Memorial contributions

may be made to St. PatrickCatholic Church, 409 EastMain Street, Troy, Ohio45373 or Heartland Hos-pice, 3131 South DixieDrive, Suite 208, Dayton,Ohio 45439.Friends may express

condolences to the familythrough www.bairdfuner-alhome.com.

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and give hope back forAmerica.”Romney mocked Presi-

dent Barack Obama’s 2008campaign cry of “Hope andChange,” stating that thecurrent president is now“hoping to change the sub-ject.”“No way, Mr. President.

You are out of ideas, you areout of excuses and,comeNo-vember, you’re out of office,”Romney said to the cheeringcrowds.“We’rehere to collectandOhiowill not turnaone-term proposition into aneight-year proposition.““We’re going to get Amer-

ican growing again for thepeople across the country,”Romney said. “We agreeeverybody deserves a fairshot,but$1 trilliondollars indebt and pushing that bur-den on to our kids — is thata fair shot?”Romneyspoke for10min-

utes about his three top pri-orities if elected inNovember. Romney said hisfirst priority would to tapinto the nation’s natural re-sources for theUnitedStatestobecome“energy independ-ent.”Romneysaidhis secondpriority is to repeal nationalhealth-care legislationknown as “ObamaCare”andhis third initiative is to bal-ance the nation’s budget.Romney wrapped up his

speech with a nod to veter-ans in thecrowdandaprom-ise to restore the nation’smilitary and to “grab thetorch to have a strong mili-tary, strong country.”“I do, I will and together

we’ll restore this great coun-try — Ohio could make thedifference to save this greatcountry,” said Romney inclosing, thanking the crowdsand handshakes before

heading inside for theTroy’scampaign classic order of aK’sHamburgerShopcheese-burger andmilkshake.Romney kick-offed Fa-

ther’s Day with a pancakebreakfast in Brunswick,then traveled to an outdoorrally inNewark before grab-bing a few cheeseburgers —and hopefully a few moreNovember votes — in Troy,before attending a privatecampaign dinner in Cincin-nati.

Outbeing out of touch with theneeds of small cities andtowns likeTroy.“Romney recently saidwe

don’t need more teachers,firefighters and police offi-cers— as if these importantpublic workers don’t protectourneighborhoodsandgrowour youth. It doesn’t stopthere: Mitt Romney stood‘110 percent’ behind Gov.JohnKasich on Issue2 inanattempt to take away basicrights from Troy schoolteachers and other publicsector employees. Troy sim-ply can’t afford Romney eco-nomics.”Fisherasserted thatRom-

ney cut investments in localaid, which resulted in theloss of 14,500 jobs for teach-ers, police officers, librariansand others during his timeas governor of Massachu-setts. He also accused Rom-ney of hiking taxes and feesby $750million a year.MiamiCountyDemocrats

vice-chair Amy Sparks saidthat as a teacher and amother, she particularlyfears Romney’s plans for theeducation system.“Our teachers work hard

every day to help ensure ourchildren are prepared tomoveourstateandourcoun-

try forward,” Sparks said.“PresidentObama ishelpingto protect these jobs andmake sure we have the re-sources we need to providethe best education possiblefor our youth.”The Democrats stated

that more than 300,000teaching jobs are at stakeunder Romney.Sparks added, “300,000

isn’t just a number. Theseare our co-workers, neigh-bors and friends.”U.S.Navy veteranGeorge

Parker, a volunteer for theObama campaign, said he isdisconcerted by Romney’seconomic plans, which hesaid fail to recognize the con-cernsofworking classAmer-icans.“I seeanationwith far too

many people unemployedand underemployed,” hesaid, adding that Romney ismore concerned with the“ideological battle”of the twoparties rather than issues

facingAmericans.Following the press con-

ference, Democrats andObamasupporters took theirgrievances to Romney’sspeech outside the localrestaurant.Some Democrats waved

signsbehind the crowdgath-ered at K’s, chanting, “HeyRomney, you’re so rich;you’re so rich, you make ussick.”Talking to a few people in

line,RomneyvolunteerTylerByrumresponded,“Obama’samillionaire, c’mon.”During Speaker of the

House John Boehner’sspeech, some Democrats farback in the crowd beganshouting “Romney, go home”so loud that people gatheredat the front near Romneyturnedaround,givingdisap-proving looks. The chantingcontinued during Romney’sspeech,leadingsomeRepub-licans to shout in response,“Romney,Romney,Romney.”

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Vivian L. NolanTROY—VivianL.Nolan,

76, of Troy, passed away at1 0 : 5 0p.m. Fri-day, June15, 2012,at theU p p e rVa l l e yMedicalCenter,Troy. Shewas bornAug. 7,1935 inDayton, to the late John W.andMarie (Kessen)Morris.She is survived by her

husband, Leo R. Nolan andmanycousins includingJudyDeWeese Taynor and herhusbandDonnalA.TaynorofTroy.

Vivian was formerly em-ployed as a secretary forMc-Call/Newsweek Corporationand retired from DaytonPower and Light Troy, Ohioin1993after22yearsof serv-ice. Shewas amember of St.Patrick Catholic Church,Troy and the Retirees Clubno. 128.Private Services will be

heldby the family.Intermentwill be in Riverside Ceme-tery,Troy.Contributions can be

made to St. Patrick CatholicChurch, 409 East MainStreet,Troy,Ohio 45373.Friends may express con-

dolences to the familythrough www.bairdfuneral-home.com.

Jerome (Jerry) A. Walker

Mary S. CriderPIQUA—MaryS.Crider,

ofPiqua, formerly ofKenton,died at 2:47 p.m. Saturday,June 16, 2012, at HeartlandofPiquaNursingHome.ShewasbornOct. 18,1942, inKenton,to thel a t eRicharda n dM a r y(Bloom)W o r t -man.S u r -

vivors include a daughter,CaraGarpiel ofPiqua;a son,Randy (Tracey) Crider ofBloomdale; five grandchil-dren; three brothers, Scott(Marlene) Wortman, VinceWortman, and Russel (An-nette) Wortman, all ofColumbus; Kim Mont-gomery of Powell, Pat(David) Williams of Piqua,andBetty (Marvin)Edwards

of Columbus.Mary was a 1960 gradu-

ate of Kenton High Schooland attended NorthwesternBusiness College. She re-tired in 2002 from KentonCitySchools asaneducationaide. She was a member oftheCatholicChurch and en-joyed reading, crosswordpuzzles, and time spentlaughing with her familyand friends.A funeral service to honor

her lifewill be conductedat7p.m. Thursday at theJamieson & YannucciFuneralHome,Piqua.Vis-itation will be from 4-7 p.m.Thursday at the funeralhome.Memorial contributions

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WEST MILTON —Jerry Ralph Karns, 82of West Milton, passedaway on Friday, June 15,2012, at his daughters res-idence in Gainesville, Va.,with his family by his side.Funeral services will be

held at Thursday at theHale-Sarver Family Fu-neral Home, 284 N.

Miami Street,West Miltonwith Pastor JustinWilliams officiating, bur-ial to follow at RiversideCemetery,West Milton.A reception will follow

the burial at the formerAmerican Legion Post no.487, 2334 S.Miami Street,West Milton. Online mem-ories may be left for the

family at www.hale-sarver.com

BROOKVILLE —Mary Elizabeth Jewett,91, of Brookville, passedaway Friday, June 15,2012, at Good SamaritanHospital, Dayton.Funeral services will be

held Tuesday at Hale-

Sarver Family FuneralHome, 284 N. MiamiStreet, West Milton. TheRev. Charles Meineckewill officiate with inter-ment following at River-side Cemetery, WestMilton.Online memories may

be left for the family atwww.hale-sarver.com

BY BETHANY J. ROYERStaff Writerbroyer@dailycall.com

PIQUA —A handful of resolutionswill greet attenders of the last commis-sion meeting for June on Tuesday be-ginningwithacceptingabudget for thefollowing calendar year.According to the agenda packet

made available online and at the gov-ernment city complex,this2013countytaxbudgetwaspreparedwith informa-tionprovidedby individual city depart-ments and administration. Theseamounts are projected at $81.9million,adecreaseof $5.3millionor6.1percentless than current 2012 estimates.Reasons for this decrease has been

listed as follows:

General Fund/Amounts ofchange year 2013 versus 2012General operations - $0.4million in-

creaseSafety operations - $0.3 million in-

creaseSafety equipment - ($0.3)millionde-

crease

Total: $0.4million increase

Special revenue fundsDowntownrevitalizationgrant -$0.2

million increaseClean Ohio - hospital ($2.0) million

decreaseSpecial revenue funds total:

($1.8)million decrease

Internal services fundsHealth care-due to change in ac-

counting method - ($3.2) million de-creaseInternal service fundtotal: ($3.2)

million decrease

Debt service fundsElectric debt service - ($1.9) million

decreaseWaterOWDAdebtservice -$1.8mil-

lion increaseDebt service funds total: ($0.1)

million decrease

Enterprise fundsPower system- operations and capi-

tal - $0.3million increase

Water system-operationsandcapital- ($1.0)million decreaseWastewater system-operations -$0.1

million increaseEnterprise funds total: ($0.6)mil-

lion decrease

Grandtotal: ($5.3)milliondecrease

Commissionwill also discuss a reso-lution for authorization by city man-ager Gary Huff to enter in a leaseagreement for usage of portions ofFountain Park, Hardman Field andHance Pavilion to the Piqua Fourth ofJulyAssociation.Aswellas,aresolutionproposinganamendment to codifiedor-dinance sections to provide an increaseof 0.25 of 1 percent municipal incometax levy beginning Jan. 1, 2013.The latter is being submittingdue to

current structural budget issues in thegeneral fund,recentdecline in localgov-ernment fundingandeliminationof theinheritance tax. Commission will beasked to approve the resolution so thatit may be filed with board of electionsfor voting inNovember.

Tax levy on meeting agenda

ANTHONY WEBER/STAFF PHOTOA crowd reacts as former Massachusetts Gov. MittRomney speaks to a crowd Sunday at K's HamburgerShop in Troy.

BY NATALIE KNOTHStaffWriternknoth@tdnpublishing.com

TROY — Art Disbrow ofTroy said he couldn’t missout on the chance to seeMittRomney speak in Troy. Heheard the news of the Re-publican presidential candi-date’s upcoming visit whilefishing in northern Canada.Sunday he drove home, al-most underestimating thetime it would take to getback.“I hadn’t seen my wife for

11 days and I came straighthere. Even brought my fishhere; they’re sitting on ice inthe van,” he said, laughingalongwith his wife Joanne.Disbrow said he lived in

MichiganwhenRomney’s fa-ther George was governor ofMichigan. He even had thesame doctor as Romney’smother.But his support for Rom-

ney all comes down to poli-tics.“I believe what he be-

lieves,” Disbrow said.Calling themselves big

Romneysupporters,Marilynand Ray Wagoner say theyare impressed with Rom-ney’s business know-howand can’t picture four moreyears under PresidentBarackObama.“We’ve given him three

and ahalf years,andhehas-n’t fixed thesituationorevenattempted to fix the situa-tion,” Ray said.Whilewaiting in line to go

through security, StephenKingofPiquasaidheandhiswifeKlarindahad towitness“the piece of history” takingplace in Troy. Both admittedthat they’re not sure if Rom-ney was the best pick for theRepublicans, but they’re sat-isfiedwithhis campaignthusfar.“We’re hoping to see the

next president. That’s notObama,” Klarinda said. “Iknowwhat I don’t want.”Stephen, on the other

hand, said he’s become disil-lusioned by the current stateof politics.“I’ve lost faithwith a lot of

politics because they arguelike school kids,” he said.LindaFox, attendingwith

her husband Marvin, saidRomney’s business strategyis far superior to Obama’s.“We need someone who

understands how to run thebusiness and balance thebusiness. We need someonewho has experience — nottextbooks,” she said.Marvin agreed that

Obama is out of touch withbusinessowners,adding thatthe current president walksthe line of socialism.“We want to support a

presidential candidate thathas the chance to change thecountry and bring it back tous.We can’t have apresidentthat doesn’t follow the Con-stitutionandrelies onexecu-tive orders.”Fox said Romney gave a

riveting speech that coveredhis topics of concern.ThePa-

tient Protection and Afford-able Care Act — dubbedObamacare—isparticularlyproblematic,Marvin said.“Weneeda free-enterprise

health-care plan.Wheneverthe government gets in-volved, it screws it up. Stickwith fixing our streets…”hesaid.Owning a car dealership

for more than 37 years, RonErwin said he came out tosupportRomney’s bid for theOval Office.“It’s great! I think this is

wonderful,”Erwinsaid.“Thisis a goodman and (Romney)did it the hardway.”Erwin saidhebelieves the

November election is “thebiggest election in 40 years.”“We’ve seen some chal-

lenging times and we can’tafford four more years,”Erwin said. Erwin said hebelieves government agen-cies “are out of control” interms of spending. “All thesupport has been throughhandouts and we need topick things up and get backto work — I’ve worked hardallmy life.”Two recent University of

Dayton graduates, 21 year-

old Marina Schemmel, ofTroy, and Katie Chapman,22, of Fairborn, came out tothe Romney rally to supportthe Republican.Schemmel said she was

affected by Obama policieswhen she tried to apply forloans to attend law school attheUniversity of Cincinnati.“The only loans that are

left are unsubsidized and in-terest on them adds uppretty fast,” Schemmel said.Schemmel said she hasshook Romney’s hand at arally in Dayton and hopes tovolunteer to campaign forhim before November elec-tionsandhasalwaysenjoyedpolitics as a political sciencemajor at the University ofDayton.“I’mabigRomney fanand

I’m here to support him andBoehner,” she added.Chapman said she’s felt

the squeeze theeconomyhason fresh graduates, applyingfor more than 100 jobs andcultivating only two inter-views with her business de-gree.“It’s really discouraging

and it’s frustrating trying tofind a good full-time job —

thosearehardto find,”Chap-man said, adding she’s ap-plied for jobs inOhiobutalsoin Chicago.Both women agreed they

enjoyed spending their Sun-day afternoon in the hot sunaswitnesses tohistory in themaking.“It’s exciting to actually

see it happen and to say Iwas there,”Chapman said.Rose and Jim Kaverman

traveled from Greenville tosupport Romney.“We need a change,” Rose

Kavermansaid.“It’s justveryimportant for people to tovote because this election isso important. This electionwill have the biggest impacton our kid’s future.”Rosesaidshe feels luckyto

be employed but has seenother families lose their jobsand their homes during theObama administration.“When it comesdownto it,

America needs to wake up,”Kavermansaid.“Obamahashadhis chance sowhywouldyou put him back in office ifthings haven’t changed forthe better?”

where the new bridge is. Iplayed there quite a bit be-fore EchoHills opened.”Wilcox said the biggest

change from the opening isthe size of the trees. It is par-ticularly relevant on the par-512thhole,where longhittercan trya risk-reward shot onthe their second shot overtowering trees on the doglegright hole.“The treeswerea lot lower

then,” Wilcox said with alaugh. “On four (now the12thhole),Iused to justhit itover the trees. They are toodarn tall now. I can’t get overthem.”Wilcox said becoming an

18-hole course was signifi-cant.“That was pretty big too

(18 holes),” he said. “You getbehind a slow group on anine-hole course,you can fig-ure onbeing out there five orsix hours. We have few ofthose that play out herenow.When we get behind them,weyell at themandtell themto get out of the way (laugh-ing as he said it).”Pollock,also 83 and an ac-

tive member at Echo Hills,moved to Piqua during hischildhood and also enjoyedthe prior community course.“Dick (Wilcox) lived right

nextdoor to that course,”Pol-lock said. “I moved herewhen I was 10, but by thetime I was 15, it was closed.When the war came, theyjust didn’t have anybody tomaintain it and it wentaway.”Pollock also has fond

memories of the early yearsat EchoHills.“It was great when Echo

Hills opened,” he said. “Be-fore that we had to drive allover to different courses toplay. I remember going toLima, Sidney and there wasa course in Indiana thatsomeguys fromPiquawouldgo over and play.Most of thetrees when it opened werejust saplings. The really bigtrees now are the only onesthat were good sized backthen.“Even though we were

nine holes for a long time, itwas great having our owncity course.Most of us could-

n’t afford the country club,soitwasgreat tohaveaplace inPiqua to play. I think it hadbeen in the planning stagesfor awhile.And it has alwaysbeen a top-notch course.”One thing that has

changedover theyears is theability to get top of the lineequipment.Likemany,Pollock got his

start in the game by caddy-ing — at Piqua CountryClub.“Back then, you got most

of it (golf equipment) fromthepro shop,”he said.“Therewerecatalogsyoucouldorderstuff from too. When I wascaddyingat the country club,guys would trade their clubsin for new clubs. So, a lot ofthe clubs we had were usedclubs.”AndwhilePollockrecently

had hip surgery, he hasn’tlost his passion for the game.“I just had surgery on my

hip a few months ago, but Iplayed a couple times lastweek. I am a little guy, but Icould always hit it out therewith the long knockers. I am83 now, so I can’t swing toohard or it hurts.”Pollock fondly remembers

Echo Hills first pro DickKerns and related a humor-ous story about Kerns andhis brother Preacher.“I remember one time

Preacher and Dick wereplaying,” Pollock said.“Preacherhadahabit of put-tinghis footdownbehind theball to improve his lie. Hewas beating Dick one dayand when they came to thelast hole, Dick had a 4-ironout.“Preacherwaswalkingup

to his ball andDick told him,‘Preach, if you put that bigfoot of yours behind the ball,I swear I will slice you openwith this 4-iron.’ He was redin the face and hemeant it. Ilaugh every time I thinkabout that.”Whenyouthinkaboutgolf

being a sport for a lifetime,there is no better examplethan that ofMartyHemm.Fellow members of the

women’s golf league at Echowill tell you thatHemmisaninspiration to them — andthe 88-year old can be seenwalking the course at EchoHills two or three times a

week.“She isamazing,”Foxsaid.

“If it is hot, she may take acart on the back nine. But,normally shewill walk.”Hemm got her start back

in 1951, with lessons fromKerns and it has gone fromthere.“Itwasa loteasier,”Hemm

said with a laugh about thechanges in the golf courseover the years. ” The treeswere probably a lot shorter. Istartedabout twoyearsafterit opened. I think I had somefriends that played and justdecided Iwanted to play.“I used to be a better

player than I amnow.That’sfor sure.Ialwaysenjoyed.Weprobably had more womenplaying back then, becausewehada leagueatnight.Myfirst clubswereastarter set Igot from Dick Kerns. It justshows you, it is a game youcan play at any age.”Another think special

aboutEchoHills is that therehave been just three prosduring its existence.Kerns retired in 1976 and

Ken Green began his run of27 years as pro at EchoHillsbefore going to MiamiShores,wherehe is currentlypro.“I always enjoyedmy time

in Piqua,” Green said. “Thepeopleweregreatpeople.It isa community course. Justlike here at Miami Shores.The golfers kids play andtheir kids play. That is theway it is at communitycourses.”And while there was talk

of Echo Hills going to 18holes in1967 itdidn’thappenuntil May 13, 1995, whichwas big for a lot of reasons.First, it had become very

crowedasanine-hole course.“May 1978 was one of the

warmest months in May wehad,” Green said. “I can re-member therewasa five-dayperiod where we had 200golfers on the course everyday.That is a goodday for an18-hole course,but foranine-hole course, that is a lot ofgolfers.”Along with the new nine

cameadriving range located

in front of the clubhouse —beneficial not only to thegolfers, but made given les-sonsmuch easier aswell.“That was great when we

went to18holes,”Greensaid.“Wegaveeverybodybag tagswho played in the event wehad to open the course — Iam sure a lot of them stillhave the bag tags.”Another Green thing

started (with Chip Fox) andFox has continued is an an-nual junior program so thatyoung golfers learn theproper etiquette and how totakecareofacourse fromthestart.Green, who came to Echo

Hills from the Columbusarea,said theattackson9/11changed golf forever.“It really had an effect on

all golf courses,” Green said.“You could just see the peo-ple’s priorities changed. Wehadn’thadanything like thathappen since Vietnam andVietnam wasn’t on our soil.Guys whowould be out hereplaying every Saturday andSunday weren’t here asmuch.”Green sees the local golf

business, like the country ingeneral, picking up again.“It started to pick up, then

we had the economy,” Greensaid. “You can see thingsstarting to pick back up now.Peoplewho lost their jobsarestarting to get back to workand things are picking up.”Fox, who took over in

2004,sees thegolf course im-proving all the time—mostrecently because of decisionlong-timeGolfCourseSuper-intendent Kirt Huemmermade several years ago.“About fouryearsago,Kirt

(Huemmer) created no-mowareas on the front nine,” hesaid.“Thatmadeabigdiffer-ence and really changed thefront nine.”Recent work by the city

and cutting down trees nearthe 14th green have led tothat challenging par-4 greenbeing in as good a conditionas ithasbeen in—andgivenlocal golfers something elseto talkaboutas thegatherattheir local “golf hole.”

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TROY — If “Ohio Be-lieves,” thenTroyRepublicansupporters have been con-verted to help put presiden-tial candidate Mitt Romneyin theOval Office.Accompanying Romney’s

Sunday’s stop on his “EveryTownCounts”tourwereU.S.Senator Rob Portman, a po-tential vice-president candi-date, and House SpeakerJohn Boehner, MiamiCounty’s 8th district con-gressional representative.“Thanks for coming here

to wish the next president a‘Happy Father’s Day,’” Port-man said before a crowd ofmore than 1,500 supportersin front of the K’s Ham-burger Shop Sunday. “We’rehere today because we’reconcerned, and as Ohioans,we are in the ‘heart of it all.’”Portman,Ohio’s U.S. Sen-

ator since2010,is on the longlist of potential vice-presi-dential running mates forRomney.Portman said with Rom-

ney in Office, he would “getthe private sector back” andwill work “to help U.S. Con-gress lead an effort to repealcurrent President BarackObama’s legislation, espe-cially his health-care pro-gram known as“ObamaCare.”“We are proud to have an

Ohioan as Speaker of theHouse,” said Portman beforeintroducing Boehner. “Let’sshowRomney thathelp is ontheway.”Portman introduced

Boehner as “my friend andneighbor,” a man who hasserved as Speaker of theHousesince2010.Boehner isthe 8th district representa-tive — which includes all ofMiami County, as well asDarke and Preble countiesandmost of Butler andMer-cer counties, and the north-eastern corner ofMontgomeryCounty.

Boehner said MiamiCounty holds “a warm spotin my soul.” He started hispolitical career 22 years agoin 1990 when “people could-n’t saymy name.”“It’s been my pleasure to

represent you for 22 years,”Boehner told the crowd. “Itall started right here inMiami County and I’m hereto say thank you and thankyou for being here for MittRomney.”Boehner told the crowd

how he has voted to repealObamaCare and supportedmore than30bills to“get oureconomy going.”Boehner said he could do

more while in office but“we’ve got a big road block.”“We need to get rid of our

road block,” Boehner said.“We need to put the Ameri-can people back togetheragain.”Boehner criticized current

PresidentBarackObamafor“making the economyworse.”“Mitt Romney under-

stands that we need to gettheAmericanpeopleback to-gether again,” Boehner saidbefore introducing Romneyto the crowd.In front of several hun-

dred “Ohio Believes”posters,Miami County Republicanchairman John “Bud”O’Brien rallied supportersbefore Portman, BoehnerandRomney arrived.O’Brien said in less than

16 hours,Miami County Re-publican members knockedon more than 500 doors ofregistered independent vot-ers to invite them to Sun-day’s rally.“Are you prepared to do

the same thing?” O’Briensaid to the anxious crowd.“We need Romney electedand Speaker Boehner needshis help. He can’t get any-thing done with someoneelseoccupying1600Pennsyl-vania Avenue. We need tocreate jobsand (former)Gov-ernorRomney knowshow todo it.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In growing numbers, once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obamacould lose the November election.The hand-wringing reflects real worries among De-

mocrats about Obama’s ability to beat Republican rivalMitt Romney, who has proven to be a stronger candidatethan many expected. But it’s also a political strategyaimed at rallying major donors who may have becomecomplacent.Interviews with a dozen Democratic strategists and

fundraisers across the country show an increased senseof urgency among Obama backers. It follows a difficulttwo weeks for the president, including a dismal report onthe nation’s unemployment picture, a Democratic defeatin theWisconsin governor recall election and an impres-sive fundraising month for Romney and Republicans.“We’ve all got to get in the same boat and start pad-

dling in the same direction, or we’re going to have someproblems,” said Debbie Dingell, a Democratic NationalCommittee member and the wife of Michigan Rep. JohnDingell.“We can’t take this for granted,” said Peter Burling, a

DNCmember from New Hampshire. “I intend to be run-ning scared from now until November.”These worries have also prompted some second-guess-

ing of an Obama campaign operation once perceived asrun by disciplined message specialists. Democratic poll-ster Stan Greenberg and former Clinton adviser JamesCarville this week wrote that Obama’s efforts to convincevoters that economic conditions are moving in the rightdirection aren’t swaying people.“We will face an impossible head wind in November if

we do not move to a new narrative,” the strategists wrote.Former Democratic Party chairman Don Fowler

faulted the Obama camp for not laying more blame onRepublicans for the slow economic recovery.“The Obama campaign should make it clear whose

fundamental fault the economic problems are, andthey’ve chosen not to do that,” he said, echoing an argu-mentmade by other Democrats. “Not doing that, they for-feit an argument, a strategy, a technique toward makingthe Republicans bear responsibility for these problems.”Some Democrats hope the deepening concern among

some party faithful could lead to an increase in fundrais-ing.The mighty Obama and DNC fundraising operation

fell behind Romney and Republicans in May, with theGOP team raising $76 million compared to the $60 mil-lion haul for the president and Democrats. And the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action has lagged farbehind Republican-leaning outside groups, in part be-cause of what senior strategist Bill Burton said was asense of complacency among Democratic donors.“Democrats have to know that the president is up

against a well-financed opponent in a tough political en-vironment,” said Burton, a former White House aide. “Ifeveryone doesn’t join the fight, he could be defeated.”The Obama campaign itself has also been sounding

the alarm.“If there’s anyone still out there acting like we have

this thing in the bag, do me a favor and tell them they’redead wrong,” Anne Marie Habershaw, the campaign’schief operating officer, wrote in a blog post last week.And campaign manager Jim Messina warned that

GOP success in theWisconsin recall, aided by independ-ent group spending, confirmed that “all the outsidemoney that’s poured into elections this cycle can and willchange their outcome.”

Julie Pace covers politics for The Associated Press.

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Alot of political insid-ers in both partiesthink Bain Capital is

pretty much a dead issue inthe 2012 presidential cam-paign. After all, Mitt Rom-ney has ably defended hiswork at the private equityfirm that made him rich,and a number of top De-mocrats, ranging from CoryBooker to Ed Rendell to BillClinton himself, have de-fended Bain and companies like it. Sothere’s an emerging consensus thatBain is over as an issue.Except it’s not. Not only do President

Obama’s strategists still believe Rom-ney’s business record will be an effectiveissue, a new poll by a bipartisan firmsuggests attacks on Romney’s pastmight play well in some key swingstates this fall.Purple Strategies is a political con-

sulting firm that includes Republicanstrategist Alex Castellanos and Demo-cratic strategist Steve McMahon. For itsnew Purple Poll, the company’s pollstersread two statements to voters in severalswing states, each statement appropri-ating the language of one side in theBain debate.The first was: “Private investment

and equity firms help the Americaneconomy grow. They launch new compa-nies and rebuild existing ones, includingsome of the biggest employers in Amer-ica. Their work has created millions ofjobs and will help drive America’s re-covery.”The second was: “Private investment

and equity firms care only about profitsand short-term gains for investors.When they come in, workers get laid off,benefits disappear, and pensions are cut.Investors walk off with big returns, andworking folks get stuck holding thebag.”The overall result in these swing

states: Forty-seven percent agreed withthe “care only about profits” description,while 38 percent picked the “help Amer-ica grow” statement. That’s a significantamount of anti-Bain sentiment.The results are particularly striking

in Ohio, perhaps the most importantstate in November’s election. Forty-ninepercent of Ohioans agreed with the“care only about profits” description ofprivate equity, while 33 percent agreedwith the “help America grow” descrip-tion.In Florida, another absolutely critical

state, the numbers aren’t as decisive —47 to 40 in favor of “care only about prof-its.” But they still help Obama.Other states are different stories. In

Colorado, the two sides are in a virtual

tie, 44 to 43 in favor of “careonly about profits.” In Vir-ginia, the “help Americagrow” answer is slightlyahead, 44 to 42.The Purple pollsters say

the Bain issue resonatespowerfully with independ-ents, who sided with “careonly about profits” 48 per-cent to 38 percent. It alsoworks with women, whochose “care only about prof-

its” 47 percent to 33 percent.“Across the purple states, this argu-

ment has the hallmarks of a classicwedge issue for the president,” writesthe Purple team. “It consolidates De-mocrats and has a plurality of supportamong independents.”But what about all the criticism of

Obama’s Bain attacks, particularly fromDemocrats? Talk to some Democraticstrategists (not associated with theObama campaign) and they suggest thecriticism is mainly confined to theWashington-New York corridor, whereDemocratic politicians and formerpoliticians depend on friends in privateequity to fund their global initiatives,their business ventures and their futurecampaigns. There’s nothing in it forthem to bash Bain.Since those Democrats are also in the

center of the media world, their criti-cism of Obama for hitting Romney onBain received a huge amount of atten-tion. But the average independent voterin Ohio doesn’t live in a private equityworld, and the Purple Poll suggests hisor her reaction to the Bain issue is quitedifferent.At the moment, there’s no reason to

believe the Obama campaign has aban-doned plans to hit Romney on Bain inthe future. In a conversation in hisChicago office last month, top Obamastrategist David Axelrod seemed con-vinced Bain is an important part of thecampaign.The idea of investments that pay off

even if a company fails, Axelrod said,“bothers a lot of people around the coun-try.” And the values that make a privateequity businessman successful are “notthe values that drive the economy.”Axelrod, who declined to reveal the

campaign’s plans, didn’t sound like aman who has abandoned Bain as a fu-ture campaign issue. And now the Pur-ple Poll provides new ammunition forthose Democrats who want to give it an-other shot. Perhaps not this week ornext, but certainly in the fall, Bain willbe back.

Byron York is chief political corre-spondent for The Washington Examiner.

As Romney-Obama fightheats up, Bain will be back

Where to WritePublic officials can be contacted throughthe following addresses and telephonenumbers:� Lucy Fess, mayor, 5th Ward Commis-sioner, ward5comm@piquaoh.org,615-9251 (work), 773-7929 (home)

� John Martin, 1st Ward Commissioner,ward1comm@piquaoh.org, 773-2778(home)

�William Vogt, 2nd Ward Commissioner,ward2comm@piquaoh.org, 773-8217

� Joe Wilson, 3rd Ward Commissioner,ward3comm@piquaoh.org, 778-0390

� Judy Terry, 4th Ward Commissioner,ward4comm@piquaoh.org, 773-3189

� City Manager Gary Huff, ghuff@pi-quaoh.org, 778-2051

�Miami County Commissioners: John“Bud” O’Brien, Jack Evans and RichardCultice, 201W.Main St., Troy, OH45373 440-5910; commissioners@co-miami.oh.us

� John R. Kasich, Ohio governor, VernRiffe Center, 77 S. High St., Colum-bus, OH 43215, (614) 644-0813, Fax:(614) 466-9354

� State Sen. Bill Beagle, 5th District, OhioSenate, First Floor, Columbus, Ohio43215; (614) 466-6247; e-mail: SD-05@sen.state.oh.us

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my sincere appreciation tothe Chamber’s VeteransMemorial committee fortheir assistance in cleaningup the site and keeping itbeautiful, especially duringthe citywide clean-up dayrecently held in Piqua.Committee members JerryChristy, ChuckMorris, JimOda, Jim Robinson DaveVollette and BruceHogston have been dedi-cated to keeping this me-morial a source of pride forour city.A special thanks to Jim

Robinson for his daily vis-its to water the new seed-ing and to Bruce Hogstonfor power washing the ce-ment prior to theMemorialDay ceremony.The committee has had

some additional assistanceand because of those extrahands theVeteransMemo-rial looks better than ever.The committee would liketo extend their apprecia-tion to Forest Hill cemeterysupervisor, Jim Roth, andhis staff. These individualshave gone above and be-yond to provide us with as-sistance in repairing abench, placing our two newbenches and a waste recep-tacle on the grounds of thememorial. Jim and LoganGuillozet provided our vol-unteers extra help whenwe removed dead bushesfrom the corner of themon-ument. Without thisgroup’s willingness to lenda helping hand our clean-up and improvementswould have taken muchlonger.When you drive by the

memorial your eyes cannothelp but look at the beauti-ful landscaping that hastransformed the area. TheGreen Leaf Garden Clubcame and left quietly butduring that time theyplanted a vibrant array offlowers that have added tothe beauty of the monu-ment.Many people will visit

the monument this sum-mer and due to these vol-unteers’ hard work anddedication we can all takepride in knowing that wehave a place of honor torecognize our local veter-ans.

—Kathy ShermanPiqua Area Chamber of

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Committeepraised forcleaning site

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weather the event will beheld in themain house.Activities will include

singing shanties, swabingthedeck,andcomingupwithnew answers to the age-oldquestion, “What Would YouDowith aGrumpy Sailor?”Participants will band to-

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DEAR ABBY: My par-ents are approaching their80s, and I’d like to recom-mend to seniors that acherished gift to their chil-dren and grandchildrenwould be a journal or fam-ily history book written bythem describing theirchildhood memories andearly married years. Somany funny stories andhistorical markers of anearlier time— before com-puters and fax machines— will be lost if they’renot shared.Children and grandchil-

dren can be given thechance to see throughyour eyes and your memo-ries what their aunts, un-cles and grandparentswere like, and you canlaugh together at the sillythings that happenedwhen you were young.The family history can

be passed from one gener-ation to the next, and Icannot think of a morespecial gift.

— CHARLENE INCAMARILLO, CALIF.

DEAR CHARLENE:That’s a splendid idea.However, I would urgechildren and grandchil-dren to not wait for thefamily history, but to IN-TERVIEW their parentsand grandparents now,with pencil in hand. Bet-ter yet, if possible, use avideo recorder.

DEAR ABBY: I have agood friend who is mar-ried to an abrasive, nega-tive woman. She neverhas anything nice to sayabout anyone or anything.I value this friend and

would like to continue ourfriendship, but I don’twant his wife’s negativeenergy around my family.Should I explain that heand his children are wel-come in our home, but hiswife is not? Or should Iarrange to see him onlywhen I know his wife isoccupied elsewhere?

— S.K. OUT WEST

DEAR S.K.: What asad situation. Yourfriend’s wife’s behavior in-dicates that she’s an un-happy and troubledwoman. As a couple, theyprobably need all thefriends they can get.To tell this man that

you want to protect yourfamily from his wife’s“negative energy” couldend the friendship, so Idon’t recommend it. See-

ing him when his wife isotherwise occupied wouldbe far more diplomatic.

DEAR ABBY: I’m afairly intelligent 45-year-old woman. After beingsingle for four years, Ibegan dating a man myage with whom I sharemany interests. Early on,we had a few fights — pos-sibly because we wereboth hurt in our previousrelationships and werehaving a hard time ad-justing to and trusting anew person.Things have settled

down now. Most of ourtime is spent togethereven though we live anhour apart, and we’re con-sidered a couple by ourfriends. I enjoy the timewe spend together, but Ikeep remembering ourearly fights and I worryabout repeats. I think be-cause of our pasts we’lldate for a long time beforeeither of us considers mov-ing in or making seriouscommitments.My question is, how can

you know if you’re on theright path?

— A LITTLESKITTISH IN CANADA

DEAR SKITTISH:Theright path usually isn’t ashort sprint. You’re on itwhen you realize howmany common interestsyou have and how muchyou enjoy each other’scompany (which you do).You’re on the right pathwhen you can be open andhonest with each otherand work out differenceswithout quarreling. Andyou’re right: It CAN takesome time to get there, butthere’s nothing wrongwith that.

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.

Grandparents early memoriesare cherished family history

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This deal occurred inthe 1990 world teamchampionship final be-tween Germany and theUnited States. It aroseearly in the match andput the Germans, who ul-timately won the title,ahead for the first time.When a German pair

held the North-Southcards, they stopped at aquiet three notrump,making seven with theaid of no opening spadelead and a couple of dia-mond finesses.At the other table,

where Charles Coon and

Mike Moss of the U.S. satNorth-South, the biddingwent as shown. West’stwo-spade overcall waspre-emptive, leaving Mossawkwardly placed afterCoon bid three hearts. Hetried three notrump,which Coon raised to six.Had West led a spade,

South would have beendown two before he couldblink. However, West(Roland Rohowsky) didnot lead a spade, seem-ingly handing declarerthe slam. But Rohowsky’schoice of a low diamondlead instead proved tohave diabolical conse-quences.From Moss’ perspec-

tive, after dummy wastabled he could count 12virtually ironclad tricks— six hearts, five clubsand the ace of diamonds.It would therefore havebeen the height of folly torisk a diamond finesse,which, if it lost, wouldgive the opponents a

chance to cash their topspades.So Moss put up

dummy’s ace and tried torun the hearts. But whenWest showed out on thefirst heart,Moss’ six hearttricks quickly shrunk to

five, and he finished downone for a team loss of 820points and 13 IMPs to theGermans.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) —Noah Wyle is confrontingan alien invasion, thedeath of his wife and thepotential annihilation ofthe human species in“Falling Skies.”But he had to face a

more personal issue intackling the role of historyprofessor Tom Mason inTNT’s sci-fi series, return-ing 9-11 p.m. EDT Sundayfor season two: Wyle, 41,has become an elderstatesman, relativelyspeaking.“I’m Anthony Edwards,”

said Wyle, referring to the“ER” co-star who’s goteight years on him andboasted more creditswhen they started on themedical drama in 1994.“I’m the guy who’s beenaround a little longer andhas a little more setsavvy.”It’s a shift that came up

faster than expected forWyle, who looks youngerthan his years despite thebeard he added for gravi-tas on “Falling Skies.”“When I showed up on

set and realized I wasgoing to play a father toDrew Roy, who’s 26, myfirst instinct was, ‘Yougotta be kidding me.’ ThenI thought, ‘Why is nobodyelse having a problem

with this?’”With his own children

just 9 and 6 years old,Wyle protests, “I’m ayoung dad.”His TV expertise is

much appreciated, saidRemi Aubuchon, theshow’s executive producer.“Noah is a terrific ex-

ample for the rest of thecast and us. He’s alwayson set prepared and hestays on the set. And thisis a revelation for me, hereads scripts early and hisnotes are always wellthought-out and smart.”Intelligence is a hall-

mark of Wyle’s characterssince “ER,” the actor ac-knowledges: “I tend toplay smart guys, which Ilike. Brains over brawn.”But Professor Tom is far

from deskbound. There’splenty of opportunity forhim to show off his actionskills as Tom and otherEarthlings fight multi-legged aliens, un-fondlynicknamed “skitters” bytheir human prey, andtheir murderous robots.Wyle views Tom as a

new form of hero who syn-thesizes the military codeembodied by tough soldierWeaver (Will Patton) witha knowledge of history,creating what a colleaguetermed a “warrior states-men.”His skills are put to the

test as the new season un-folds. After voluntarilyleaving Earth to meet thealiens on their spaceshipturf, he’s viewed with sus-picion by members of Mas-sachusetts’ “2nd Mass”civilian resistance group.The 10 episodes of sea-

son two, filmed in Vancou-ver, bring new depth tothe characters and beginto unfold the “mythologyonion” surrounding thealiens and their mission,Wyle said.“It feels a lot fresher, a

lot more fun, instead ofgoing, ‘I’m Tom Mason, Iused to be a history pro-fessor. To prove that, I’mgoing to cite historical ref-erences for each one ofthese battles,’” he said.There’s definitely more

action afoot this season,Aubuchon said, and at thespecific direction of execu-tive producer StevenSpielberg.“His primary thing, and

I believe he used thesewords, was, ‘Amp it up.Fans want more. We haveto deliver more than wedid in the first season,’”Aubuchon said. With sixmonths elapsed since theinvasion, and the initialtrauma past, the conflicthad to evolve.The 2nd Mass under-

stands “we’re not playinganymore, we’re not hiding,

and if we die, we die hon-orably,” he said.Spielberg was also

adamant that “FallingSkies” avoid turning into a“hardware show” withemotions swamped by spe-cial effects, Aubuchonsaid. There will be familytime for Tom and his threesons, and romance as well.In one episode, widower

Tom and lovely pediatri-cian Anne Glass (MoonBloodgood) share a brief,tender moment over arare chocolate treat Tomhas found for her.Call it “post-apocalyptic

dating,” Aubuchon said,“when you know an alienmight come around thecorner at any moment.”But the revved-up alien

action is the payoff forWyle’s home-front audi-ence, including his son,Owen, who helped dadchoose between playing apoliceman, lawyer, insur-ance adjustor or “FallingSkies” alien fighter.“It keeps my son enter-

tained,” Wyle said, smil-ing.

___

EDITOR’S NOTE —Lynn Elber is a nationaltelevision columnist forThe Associated Press. Shecan be reached at lel-ber(at)ap.org.

Alien fighter Noah Wyleback in ‘Falling Skies’

TNT, KEN WORONER/AP PHOTOIn this undated photo re-leased by TNT, actors,Moon Bloodgood, left,and Noah Wyle, appear ina scene from TNT’s“Falling Skies” SeasonFinale - Part 1: “Mutiny.”Wyle is confronting analien invasion, the deathof his wife and the poten-tial annihilation of thehuman species in thenew season of “FallingSkies,” which debutsSunday, June 17, 9-11p.m. EDT on TNT.

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SIDNEY— “Like father,like son” is a common ex-pression, but it is “likemother, like daughter” inthe case of two Sidney resi-dents. Eileen Myers andher daughter AnnetteLochard share a professionthat has them going back toschool every day.Myers is the administra-

tive assistant at LehmanCatholic High School andLochard, a Lehman gradu-ate, has the same titleacross town at SidneyHighSchool.“It is really comparing

apples to oranges,” Myerssaid. “Sidney High Schoolhas about six times thenumber of students that at-tend Lehman. I have to bea jack-of-all-trades — fromanswering the phone tokeeping track of attendanceto acting as a school nurse.But I love being with thekids. They keep you young

and on your toes.”“My job is more specific,”

said Lochard. “There aretwo of us plus we have aseparate attendance officer.Our guidance office takescare of a lot of the thingsmom does in the main of-fice at Lehman. There arestill many tasks to performduring the day and it is achallenge to get it all donebefore going home,”Lochard explained. “Everyday is different. If I wrote abook, I could write a chap-ter a day.”Myers, who has been at

Lehman for 26 years, beganher career after graduatingfrom thenHolyAngelsHighSchool and studying atMiami Jacobs College inDayton. In the Holy AngelsChurch bulletin, she sawthat Lehman was lookingfor an office volunteer.“Mike Barhorst dropped offa typewriter and asked meto type the Graded Coursesof Study, then under revi-sion,” Myers recalled.After several months,

longtime Lehman secretaryRitaHennessey announcedher retirement and Myerstook over. “The day comput-ers were installed in the of-

fice, I remember takingdown the instructions inshorthand. No one usesshorthand anymore butthat is how I was trained,”Myers said.Lochard, the oldest of

Myers’ five children, did notset out to follow in hermother’s footsteps. Sheworked as a bank teller andthen became a stay-at-home mom raising herthree children. She wentback to work in the ShelbyCounty Recorder’s office be-fore applying for the job atSidney High six years ago.Bothwomen say that the

most rewarding part oftheir job is seeing formerstudents return to theschool after several yearsand thank them for all theyhave done.Myers and husband Phil

have five children — An-nette, Doug, Kathy,Theresa, and Matt, allLehman graduates. Mom’sinfluence has spread to hertwo other daughters asKathy is a paralegal andTheresa is an office man-ager. Lochard is married toMike Lochard, owner ofLochard Inc.Their childrenare Alex, Jacob, and Grace.

PROVIDED PHOTOEileen Myers and her daughter Annette Lochard share a profession that has themgoing back to school every day — one at Sidney High School and the other atLehman Catholic.

Mother, daughtershare same career

LISA CORNWELLAssociated Press

CINCINNATI (AP) —A brightly painted, 20-foot-tall fiberglass genietowering over the en-trance of a renovated1912 Cincinnati factorygives visitors just a hintof the nostalgic iconsawaiting them inside anew showcase spanningnearly a century of Amer-ican signs.The gigantic genie that

was used to advertise acarpet company in 1960sLos Angeles is only one ofnearly 500 signs andother items included atthe new home of theAmerican Sign Museum,which opens next Satur-day in Cincinnati.The new $3.3 million,

20,000-square-foot mu-seum is more than fourtimes the size of the orig-inal museum, whichcould no longer accommo-date the museum’s grow-ing collection.“We ran out of space al-

most as soon as itopened,” founder andpresident Tod Swormst-edt said of the Cincinnatisite where the nonprofitmuseum debuted in April2005.New 28-foot-high ceil-

ings now provide spacefor huge signs like a 1963McDonald’s restaurant inHuntsville, Ala., thatwouldn’t fit in the formermuseum.The 26-foot tall,3,800-pound sign adver-tising 15-cent hamburg-ers features McDonald’soriginal Speedee mascot— a small figure wearinga chef ’s hat and appear-ing to be running thanksto some rapidly movingneon lights.Wooden panels from a

Lanesville, Ind., barnthat was painted with theslogan “ChewMail PouchTobacco” also made it out

of storage, covering al-most an entire wall of themuseum’s event areawhich will be rented outfor conferences, weddingreceptions and other pri-vate events.The museum traces

the evolution of Americansigns, from elegant hand-painted gold leaf on glassin the late 1800s andearly 1900s and the firstelectric signs in the early1900s, to neon signs fromthe 1920s through the1960s. Plastic signs thatemerged from World WarII also are among the dis-plays.Visitors entering the

new museum are greetedwith a burst of motionand color. Some of themost eye-catching dis-plays include a rotating6-foot-diameter metalglobe encircled by a Sat-urn-like ring of neon carsthat advertised a 1950sauto painting company inCompton, Calif., and aspinning Sputnik replicathat welcomed visitors tothe Satellite Shoplandshopping center in Ana-heim, Calif., in the 1960s.Nostalgia remains a

key attraction for manyvisitors who say the signsbring back childhoodmemories.But Swormstedt says

the museum is more thanflashing neon lights orthe “warm and fuzzymemories” it evokes.“It’s an educational ex-

perience,” Sworrnstedtsaid. “It’s a fun, colorfulway to learn about Amer-ican history and cultureand track our technologyand design trends.”Experts in signs and

urban landscape issuessay the museum’s impor-tance shouldn’t be over-looked.“It’s a national treas-

ure; there’s no doubtabout that,” said JohnJakle, co-author of sev-eral books on Americanroadside history and aprofessor emeritus of ge-ography and landscapearchitecture at the Uni-versity of Illinois at Ur-bana-Champaign.“I don’t know any other

place where you can goand get a firsthand lookat what others of us writeabout in books,” Jaklesaid.

Museum of Americansigns has new home

One works atLehman, otherat Sidney High

Friends of Ft. Loramie Librarypurchase cupboards, books

Group sponsors CutestBaby Picture Contest

FT. LORAMIE —Friends of the Ft. LoramieBranch Library has in-stalled new storage cup-boards purchased withfunds from the sale ofthousands of books do-nated by the communityover the years.In addition to the cup-

boards at the check-outstation, money has helpedfund the library’s SummerReading party and the pur-chase of new books. Futurepurchases will include ad-ditional cupboards, a newchair in which to relax andread, and a memorial dis-play showcase.This year’s book sale will

be held Sept. 14 and 15, the

same weekend as the vil-lage’s garage sales and theFt. Loramie Lake Fest. Itwill be held at the Commu-nity building next to thetennis courts.Area residents are asked

to call Vicki Cotrell or SueEilerman to bring book do-

nations to their homes orthe branch library when acontribution is ready.Encyclopedias or maga-

zines should be brought tothe village’s recycling cen-ter in the industrial parkas these items do not re-sell.

FT. LORAMIE — ACutest Baby Picture Con-test will once again be afeature of Ft. LoramieLiberty Days, sponsoredby the Loramie CancerCrusaders Relay for Lifeteam.Voting will take place

on the festival groundsJune 29 and 30 during thecelebration. The winningentry will be announcedthe afternoon of July 1.Votes may be cast by

making a minimum $1donation from 5 p.m. toclosing June 29 and noonto closing on June 30.Prizes will be awarded

the top three photo win-ners, with a $150 Heir-

loom Images Photographygift certificate to the win-ner, $100 certificate forsecond place and a $50certificate for third place.The prizes have been do-nated by the Fort Loramiestudio.The following contest

guidelines must be fol-lowed:All babies must be be-

tween the ages of new-born to 18 months as ofJune 29, and submittedphotos must be currentframeless 4-by-6-inchhome photographs. Studiophotos will not be ac-cepted. An entry fee of $1must accompany eachphoto.

HOUSTON — TheHardin-Houston LocalSchool District Board ofEducation will meet at 7p.m. Monday in the highschool media center.

School officials reportthe board will approvestudent fees, lunch pricesand school handbooks andalso act on personnel is-sues.

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AL BEHRMAN/AP PHOTOIn this Friday photo, a neon car rotates around a 6-foot-diameter metal world globe, at the AmericanSign Museum, in Cincinnati. The globe once adver-tised an Earl Scheib auto painting company in Comp-ton, Calif. Window displays featuring different typesof signage line the wall in the background.

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• Competitive wages• Health & Dental• 401(k) Retirement

plan• Opportunities for• advancement• Paid training• Flexible schedules• Paid vacation

Qualified candidatesshould apply in personat:

982 N. MarketTroy, Ohio 45373

EOE

NOW HIRING:Companies desperatelyneed employees to as-semble products at home.No selling, any hours.$500 weekly potential.Info: (985)646-1700Dept. OH-6011.

SUMMER Time, land-scaping and warehouselabor work, part-time,great for local collegekids, (937)570-7230

RETAIL SALES

Experience preferred,30 hrs per week, Matureand responsible personneeded

Please call(937)214-0267for interview

Security Asst.Supervisor. Must have2 yrs. exp., a HighSchool diploma, Betrained in CPR & FirstAid, & a Certified StateGuard Card. Salary:$11.00/hour.For more informationContact Keith Price or e-mail resumeRMI International, Inc..keith_price@ahm.hon-da.com. (937)332-3555.

WE WANT TO GIVEYOU A PAYCHECK

(877)778-8563www.hr-ps.com

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LABOR: $9.50/HR

CDL Drivers: $11.50/HR

APPLY: 15 IndustryPark Ct., Tipp City

(937)667-6772

245 Manufacturing/Trade

AssemblySpotWeldingForklift MachineOperationAll Shifts

******************************NewWages at F&PStarting pay is now

$10.00/HRWith potential to$12.00/HR after 6

months(based on yourattendance)

******************************Staffmark is hiring tosupport the needs ofF&P America.Apply in person:

1600 W. Main St., Troy,online at

www.staffmark.comor call 937-335-0118.

MACHINEMAINTENANCE

Wapakoneta

Repairing IndustrialEquipment, Mechanical,Electrical trouble shoot-ing, Hydraulic/ Pneumatic repair, (PLCs) re-quired. Minimum 2years experience. Bene-fits after 90 days.

Submit resume to:AMS

330 Canal StreetSidney, Ohio 45365

Email:amsohio1@earthlink.net

280 Transportation

NO NIGHTS, weekends.Top Pay, Sign on Bonus.Driver Steel Experience orWe will train CDL-A.Clean MVR. Email yourresume today. MidnightTransfer, (937)216-3269,jonbe@windstream.net.

300 - Real Estate

For Rent

305 Apartment

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom,Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIESPiqua Area OnlyMetro Approved(937)773-99419am-5pm

Monday-Friday

EVERS REALTY

TROY, 2 bedroomtownhomes, 1.5 baths,1 car garage, ca, w/dhook up, all appliances,

$695

(937)216-5806EversRealty.net

2 BEDROOM, appliances,air, garage, lawn care.$565 plus deposit.Call: (937)492-5271

COVINGTON2 bedroom townhouse,

$495. No Pets.(937)698-4599,(937)572-9297.

IN SIDNEY, Piqua, Troy &Christianburg, 1, 2 & 4bedroom houses & apart-ments for rent,(937)773-2829 after 2pm

PIQUA, apartment indowntown. 2 bedroom, alla p p l i a n c e s .(937)974-6333

TROY, 1 Bedrooms, ap-pliances, CA, water,trash paid, $425 month.

$200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821

TROY, 2 bedroom,$535/month + deposit.W/D hookup, water/gar-bage paid, no yardm a i n t e n a n c e(937)418-2281

TROY area, 2 bedroomtownhouses, 1-1/2 bath,furnished appliances, W/Dhookup, A/C, No dogs$475. (937)339-6776.

TROY, beautiful 1 bed-room, 2nd floor. No pets.$425 plus deposit.(937)339-0355

TROY, PIQUA, Senior liv-ing, clean quiet safe, 1bedroom, $459 includeswater, ask about studioapartment at $369,(937)778-0524

WEST MILTON Town-house. 2 Bedroom 1.5bath. $450 monthly,(937)216-4233

320 Houses for Rent

3 & 4 BEDROOM housesavailable, Piqua,$ 8 5 0 - $ 9 5 0 ,(937)778-9303 days,(937)604-5417 evenings.

IN COUNTRY near Brad-ford, 2 bedroom trailer,$400 monthly.( 9 3 7 ) 4 1 7 - 7 1 1 1(937)448-2974

PIQUA, newer spacious 3bedroom, garage. Closeto interstate. Appliances,bonus room. NO PETS!$1100. (937)266-4421

TROY, 971 North Dor-set, 2-3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1800 sq. ft. total.Wood burning fireplace,2 car garage with stor-age above, front & back-yard, appliances fur-nished, 5 minutes fromI-75. Nice Neighbor-hood! $800/ month. Nopets! (208)351-7276.

330 Office Space

DOWNTOWN PIQUA,store front, 1500 squarefeet plus garage area,(937)974-6333

400 - Real Estate

For Sale

425 Houses for Sale

INVESTMENT PROPER-TY, Multi Unit, Rental,Troy addresses, privateowner, For information,PO Box 181, Tipp City,OH 45371

500 - Merchandise

510 Appliances

AIR CONDITIONER, win-dow style, works good,$75 (937)418-4639.

ELECTRIC RANGE,works good, $100.(937)418-4639

WASHING MACHINE, 1year old Maytag, usedonly a couple of months.$250 Call (937)903-3190

535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

COMBINE, 6620 JohnDeere with 216 Flex grainhead and 6 row 30 cornhead, priced to sell! Mustsee to appreciate. Call(419)582-2451 or(937)621-4438.

560 Home Furnishings

ARMOIRE, very solidwood, rustic finish, bottomand top doors open. Canbe used for storage, en-tertainment center, etc.Can email/ text photos,$200. Call (937)538-8601

CHAIRS 2 matching $30,couch and matching chair$40, call (937)773-2460

COMPUTER DESKSWooden, corner, hutch-like desk, $50. 2 glass topdesks, $25 each.(937)658-2379

DINING ROOM set, beau-tiful Ethan Allen, 9 piecesincludes 6ft oval table, 6chairs, 2 corner cabinets,show room condition,$995, (937)773-1307

LIFT CHAIR, sablebrown, 1.5 years old, wallhugger, place 6" from wallto recline, excellent condi-tion, very comfortable,$850, (937)773-7913

LIFT CHAIR, Ultra Com-fort, 6 months old, Tan,suede material, Like new,many settings, will lay flat,paid $1400 new, sellingfor $800, (937)419-0232

RECLINER, Blue, nicecondition, you must move,$65, (937)698-6362

570 Lawn and Garden

COMMERCIAL MOWER,Dixon Zero-turn 50" deckwith 6x10 lawn trailer,both in great shape!$4500 OBO,(937)726-5761.

POND PLANTS, Hardywater lillies & bog plants,potted and blooming, freeumbrella palm w/pur-chase. (937)676-3455 or(937)417-5272 Laura, OH

RIDING MOWER, Ariens,only used once, boughtfor $1386, will sell for$1186. (937)339-0162

RIDING MOWER, Crafts-man 44 inch, just ser-viced, new battery, runsvery good, $500 OBO,(937)538-6083.

575 Live Stock

LLAMAS, have movedand must get rid of our lla-mas. karpins-k i b @ y a h o o . c o m .(937)541-5655.

105 Announcements

577 Miscellaneous

ADULT SCOOTER, GoGo Ultra Handicap, madeto travel, very little wear,$1200 new, would like$700 OBO,(937)570-8124.

CEMETERY PLOTS, Mia-mi Memorial Gardens,Covington Ohio $500each, (937)417-7051

CRIB, changing table,highchair, cradle, guar-drail, pack-n-play, car-seat, gate, tub, blankets,clothes, Disney animatedphones, baby walker, dollchairs. (937)339-4233

CRIB, real wood, goodcondition, $75(937)339-4233

DESK, large five drawermetal, 60 by 30, and Sew-ing cabinet with hydrauliclift for sewing machine,serger space and storage,drop leaf cutting table,(937)552-9486

FOR SALE: Sears reartine tiller, $400 obo. GESide by Side refrigeratorwater/ice in door, $200obo. Firestorm table saw,$100. 30 gallon aquariumwith stand, $50. Pool ta-ble, 44"X78", $150. Airhockey table, 60"X30",$75. Table and chairs,3'X5', $75. Please call ortext (937)638-8572 or(937)489-3392

PATIO DOOR, 6 foot,sliding. $50.(937)773-3564

POOL CLEANER, KreepyKrauly, still in box, usedtwice, $150.(937)335-8040

PRIDE SCOOTER, Victo-ry model, 3 years young,new battery, all the bells &whistles, $2500 new, de-tails, great price, test run,(937)497-1929

REFRIGERATOR, Frigi-daire, $175. Baby bassi-net, $20. Queen size mat-tress, $25. (937)773-3408

STAIR LIFT Summit stairlift for sale, like thoseseen on TV. Used lessthan three years. Madefor straight staircase, with350 pound capacity. Runson electricity with a bat-tery back up. Call(937)498-9737 for infor-mation.

TOW BAR, used Stow-master 5000 with cables,safety cords and cover.Very good condition. $175(937)570-3476.

TREADMILL, Really goodcondition, $70,(937)492-6323

TURBO OVEN New Fla-vorwave Turbo Oven, asseen on TV. Includes ac-cessories. Perfect forquick meals. Originally$193, asking $95.(937)492-0986

105 Announcements

VHS tapes, classic, Dis-ney, good condition, 18for $25, will separate,(937)339-4233

WALKER, adult, folds,adjustable height, withwheels, good condition,$20. (937)339-4233

WALKER adult,tub/shower benches,commode chair, toilet ris-er, grab bars, canes, en-tertainment center, andmore (937)339-4233

580 Musical Instruments

DRUM SET in good con-dition. $500. For moreinformation or anyquestions call(937)295-2596

KEYBOARD in excellentcondition. $100. For moreinformation or questionscall (937)295-2596

PIANO, Yamaha. $75.(937)667-8175

583 Pets and Supplies

GOLDMATION PUP-PIES. Available for pur-chase starting July 1.Sweet, intelligent, loyal,good with children.Please call for informa-tion. $150(937)606-2313.

KITTEN, one grey tiger,short hair, FREE,(937)214-1455

KITTENS, gorgeous tab-bies, (2) short hair fe-males, (1) long hair male,Litter box trained, Free togood homes only,(937)473-2122

KITTIES, Hissy and Pur-ry 5 months, siblingsmale and female , like tokeep together, inside only.(937)676-3455

LAB/ BOXER mix pup-pies. 7 Weeks old, (5)males, (4) females. Cuteand adorable! Free to lov-ing home! (937)726-5034

105 Announcements

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555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

COVINGTON, 7060 PerryRoad, Thursday & Friday,8am-6pm, Saturday,8am-3pm. Furniture,household items, tools,welders, small woodstove, hauling trailers, pic-nic table, bicycles, lots ofnice old stuff priced tosell! Everything must go!!!

PIQUA, 3230 East StateRoute 36, Wednesdayand Thursday 9am-5pm,Church Rummage Sale!!Gun Cabinet and othermiscellaneous items!Something for every-body!!!

PIQUA, 1112 S. Roose-velt Ave, Thursday, Fri-day, Saturday, 8am-4pm,Oak Table, Sofa, otherhousehold items!

Please call:877-844-8385to advertise

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583 Pets and Supplies

MINI SCHNOODLE, Pup-pies, Males & females, vetchecked, first shots, $400,(567)204-5232

PIQUA DAILY CALL • PLACE YOUR AD IN THE CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK 877-844-8385 OR ON THE WEB AT WWW.DAILYCALL.COM Monday, June 18, 2012 11

COURT OF COMMON PLEASMIAMI COUNTY, OHIO

Case No.: 11CV00820Judge: Robert J. Lindeman

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BYMERGER TO BANK ONE, N.A.Plaintiff,

-vs-

UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATOR, EXECUTOR OR FIDU-CIARY OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS E. SAUNDERS,DECEASED, et al.Defendants.

LEGAL NOTICE FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

To: Unknown administrator, executor or fiduciary of the Es-tate of Dennis E. Saunders, deceased, whose last knownplace of residence is: unknown, Unknown heirs, next ofkin, surviving spouse, devisees, legatees, creditors andbeneficiaries of the Estate of Dennis E. Saunders, de-ceased, whose last known place of residence is: unknown,each of you will take notice that on the 2nd day of De-cember, 2011, Plaintiff, filed a Complaint for foreclosurein the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, being CaseNo. 11CV00820, alleging that there is due to the Plaintiffthe sum of $60,501.54, plus interest at 6.85% per annumfrom March 6, 2011, plus late charges and attorney feesapplicable to the terms of the Promissory Note securedby a Mortgage on the real property, which has a street ad-dress of 1427 Forest Avenue, Piqua, OH 45356, beingpermanent parcel number Parcel Number N44-027610

Plaintiff further alleges that by reason of a default in pay-ment of said Promissory Note, the conditions of said Mort-gage have been broken and the same has becomeabsolute.

Plaintiff prays that the Defendants named above be re-quired to answer and assert any interest in said real prop-erty or be forever barred from asserting any interesttherein, for foreclosure of said mortgage, marshalling ofliens, and the sale of said real property, and that the pro-ceeds of said sale be applied according to law.

Said Defendants are required to file an Answer on or be-fore the 30th day of July, 2012.David W. Cliffe Attorney for PlaintiffJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. successor by merger toBank One, N.A.c/o Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.525 Vine Street, Suite 800Cincinnati, OH 45202

6/18, 6/25, 7/2-20122291982

Notice to Bidders

Separate, sealed proposals for each of the require-ments set forth below will be received at the Office ofthe Treasurer of the Board of Education of Piqua CitySchool District, 719 East Ash Street, Piqua, Ohio45356-2411 until 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Sav-ing Time on June 20, 2012 and will be publiclyopened and read immediately thereafter at the usualplace of meeting, and a report thereof made to theBoard of Education at their next meeting. Said workconsisting of:Driveway Paving Piqua High School and PiquaJunior High School

Copies of the contract bidding documents may be ob-tained from:Business CoordinatorPiqua City Schools719 East Ash StreetPiqua, OH 45356

Bids shall be submitted on the form furnished witheach set of bid documents or on a typewritten copy ofthat form. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bidguarantee meeting requirements of Section 153.54 ofthe Ohio Revised Code. Said guarantee may be inthe form of a bond (ORC 153.571) or a certifiedcheck, cashiers check, or letter of credit meeting re-quirements of Section 153.54.

The said Board of Education reserves the right towaive informalities, and to accept or reject any andall, or parts of any and all bids.

No bids may be withdrawn for at least 60 days afterthe scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.

Project completion date on or before August 1, 2012

Board of Education – Piqua City School DistrictJeff Price, Treasurer

6/11, 6/18-20122291626

800 - Transportation

805 Auto

1994 LINCOLN Continen-tal, runs good, $1500, 602Boal Avenue, Piqua

2003 BMW Z4 3.0i Road-ster, low miles, 64,000, 6cylinder, 6 speed, red ex-terior, black leather interi-or, Pirelli Runflats,(937)307-3777.

2003 DODGE Stratus. sil-ver with black interior.Power windows, locks,mirrors, etc. Good condi-tion. $3800.(937)308-7423

810 Auto Parts & Accessories

BIN MODULE KIT, in-cludes ladder rack, andrack shelf, like new,$500, (937)778-4060.

830 Boats/Motor/Equipment

1994 SEA NYMPH boatwith trailer. 14 ft long.Fish finder, oars, runninglights, cover. Several ac-cessories included.$2500. (937)667-3455

BOAT MOTOR, 9.8 HP-twin, Mercury, like new,1967 low low hours,house kept, new water im-peller, original plugs, firesright up, $650(937)698-6362

850 Motorcycles/Mopeds

2004 HARLEY Davidson,FXDL DYNA Low, luxuryblue, 2612 miles, alarmsystem, saddle bags withwindshield, very nice con-dition, $10,000(937)726-1353 after 3pm

890 Trucks

2007 CHEVY SilveradoZ71, long bed, 4x4, ex-tended cab, loaded, greatshape! NADA $22,850,make offer. Call(937)726-5761.

895 Vans/Minivans

1996 GMC ConversionVan, mint condition,98,000 miles $6500. Call(937)295-2223

899 Wanted to Buy

Cash paid for junk carsand trucks. Free removal.Get the most for yourclunker call us(937)732-5424.

1995 JAVELINBASS BOAT

Model 379T. 1995 Evin-rude 130 motor, 17.9long, trailer included. 2fish finders, hot foot,trolling motor, 2 tarps.$6200.

(937)538-1114

1996 SEA RAY18.2 foot. Model 175BR,Mercruiser 3.0L motor,Shoreland'r trailer.Cover and accessoriesincluded. Excellent con-dition! $8500.

(937)394-3151

1998 JEEPWRANGLER

105,000 Miles V-6 4x4,New Soft Top, NewBrakes, New Tires, NewRunning Boards, ChiliPepper Red, Asking$7,500

(937)524-9310

1999CHRYSLERSEBRING

Sharp, chrome wheels,runs great, good gasmileage. $5500 or bestoffer.

(937)526-3308

1999 CHEVYTAHOE LT

2-tone grey body, greatshape, must see! Re-built transmission, newparts (have receipts).Can email pics.

(402)340-0509

2000 PONTIACBONNEVILLE SLE

Power sunroof, seatsetc leather, Chromewheels, Blue, 170,000miles. Car is ready togo! $3800

(937)726-0273

2001 PONTIACBONNEVILLE SLE

SEDAN3800 V6 Front wheeldrive, many new parts,17" aluminum wheels,leather interior, powerglass sunroof, 195,000miles, runs great, allhighway miles. $3750O.B.O.

(937)369-3636

2002 OLDSMOBILESILHOUETTE

98,000 miles, black,leather interior, CD, A/C,Onstar, 7 passenger,very well maintained,super clean. $6000OBO.

(937)335-5058

2003 FORD ESCAPEXLT

154,000 miles, darkgreen leather interior,CD, all power windowsand locks, a/c, new tires,3.0 V6 engine. Asking$5200.

(937)638-1740after 5pm

CALL TODAY! (937)418-4712 or (937)710-52771144 Fisher Dr., Piqua, OH 45356 2284739

INFANTS 0-2 YEARS40 HOURS $70WEEK25 HOURS AND LESS $30WEEK

CHILDREN 2 YRS AND UP40 HOURS $70WEEK25 HOURS AND LESS $30WEEK

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift• Tax Claimable• Price Negotiable for morethan one child

• Meals and snacks provided• Close to Nicklin & WilderSchool District

• Mornings, before andafter school

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Amish CrewPole Barns-Erected Prices:•30x40x12 with 2 doors, $9,900•40x64x14 with 2 doors, $16,000

ANY SIZE AVAILABLE!Any type of Construction:Roofing, remodeling, siding,

add-ons, interior remodeling andcabintets, re-do old barns,

new home construction, etc.

(419) 203-9409 2292

710

Commercial / Residential• New Roof & Roof Repair

• Painting • Concrete • Hauling• Demo Work

• New Rubber RoofsAll Types of

Interior/ExteriorConstruction

& Maintenance

AK Construction

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

2290441

Pat Kaiser

(937) 339-1902or (937) 238-HOME

Free Estimates • Fully Insured • 17 Years of Home Excellence2290

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�Repairs Large and Small�Room Additions �Basements�Kitchens/Baths �Siding�Windows �Doors�Garages �Barns

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HorsebackRiding Lessons

Spring Break SpecialBuy 4 lessons & GET 1 FREE• No experience required.•Adults & Children ages 5 & up• Gift CertificatesAvailable• Major Credit CardsAcceptedFlexible ScheduleNights & Weekends937-778-1660www.sullenbergerstables.com

Bankruptcy AttorneyEmily M. Greer, Esq.

Specializing in Chapter 7Bankruptcy Law for over 15 years

Free Consultation ~ Affordable Rates

937-620-4579Call to find out what your options are today!I am a debt relief agency. I help people file for bankruptcy

relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code.2288138

MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY

COOPER’SGRAVELGravel Hauled,Laid & LeveledDriveways &Parking Lots

875-0153698-6135

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ContinentalContractors

ContinentalContractors

937-492-5150937-492-5150

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937.492.8003 • 937.726.28682291537

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

Mobile Veterinary ServiceTreating Dogs, Cats & Exotics

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MAKE YOUR HOMELOOK NEW AGAIN

Painting - Interior - ExteriorPressure WashingHomes and DecksCleaning Gutters

Commercial, Industrial,Residential

Spring Clean-UpFULLY INSURED

FREE ESTIMATESCALL RICK

937-726-2780937-596-6622

Berry RoofingServiceNew RoofsRepairsRe-roofsTear-offsChimney Flashing

10 Year Warranty on LaborFREE Estimates

937-339-6646 2293

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HERITAGEGOODHEW

StandingSeam Metal

Roofing

Pole BuildingRoof &Siding

765-857-2623765-509-0069

2263290

COOPER’SBLACKTOP

PAVING, REPAIR &SEALCOATINGDRIVEWAYS

PARKING LOTS937-875-0153937-698-6135

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AREA ASPHALTSEALCOAT

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Sealcoat, paint strips,crack fill, pothole repair.

Commercial and Residential

FREE ESTIMATES!!Call now for Spring & Summer special

(937)773-8812or (937)622-2920

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DC SEAMLESSGutter & Service

1002 N. Main St.Sidney, Ohio 45365

Call today forFREE estimate

Fully InsuredRepairs • Cleaning • Gutter Guard

1-937-492-8897

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Roofing, Windows, Siding,Fire & Water Restoration

937-335-6080

937-492-ROOF

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FREE ESTIMATES

YEAR ROUND TREE WORK• Professional Tree Planting • Professional Tree Injection

• Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Dead Wooding• Snow Removal • Tree Cabling • Landscaping • Shrubs• Mulching • Hauling • Land Clearing • Roofing Specialist

Providing Quality Service Since 1989

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• Roofing• Windows• Kitchens• Sunrooms

• Spouting• Metal Roofing• Siding• Doors

• Baths• Awnings• Concrete• Additions

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CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATEPREACHERS PAINTING,exterior/ interior painting,power washing, staining,gutter/ roof cleaning. 15+years experience! FREEESTIMATES!!! Its morethan paint, its people!(937)524-6405.

Sparkle CleanCleaning Service

ResidentialCommercial

NewConstruction

Bonded &Insured

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Tammy Welty(937)857-4222

KNOCKDOWN SERVICESstarting at $159 00!!(See Us For Do-It-Yourself Products)

For 75 Years

937-493-9978

“All OurPatients Die”

Free Inspections

WE KILL BED BUGS!

Since1936

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SullenbergerPest ControlWe Care!

Residential/CommercialLicensed & Insured

(937)778-8093

2287210

TICON PAVING

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

StoneNew or ExistingInstall - Grade

Compact

AsphaltInstall - Repair

Replace - Crack FillSeal Coat

Piqua, Ohio937-773-0637

Free Estimates

2287263

CreativeVision

Landscape

CreativeVision

Landscape

RICK WITHROW(937) 726-9625RICK WITHROW(937) 726-9625

• Lawn Maintenance and Mowing• Shrub Planting & Removal

• Shrub Trimming• Tree Removal• Tree Trimming

• Pavers & Wall Stone, Hardscapes

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MATT & SHAWN’SLAWN CARE &

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FREE Estimates14 Years Lawn Care Experience

Call Matt 937-477-5260

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

Install & Clean Spoutings • SidingPowerWashing • Install PEX Plumbing

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

Install & Clean Spoutings • SidingPowerWashing • Install PEX Plumbing

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GRAVEL & STONEShredded Topsoil

Fill DirtAvailable Saturday

WE DELIVERBackhoe Services

937-606-11222259677

GRAVEL & STONEShredded Topsoil

Fill DirtAvailable Saturday

WE DELIVERBackhoe Services

937-606-1122

600 - Services

620 Childcare

625 Construction

635 Farm Services

640 Financial

645 Hauling

655 Home Repair & Remodel

620 Childcare

625 Construction

655 Home Repair & Remodel

660 Home Services

655 Home Repair & Remodel

675 Pet Care

700 Painting660 Home Services

710 Roofing/Gutters/Siding

715 Blacktop/Cement

660 Home Services

715 Blacktop/Cement

665 Lawn, Garden, Landscaping

665 Lawn, Garden, Landscaping

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592 Wanted to Buy

BUYING ESTATES, Willbuy contents of estatesPLUS, do all cleanup,(937)638-2658 ask for Ke-vin

583 Pets and Supplies

OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG. 13 week female.Bell trained. Dog house.AKC papers. From a localbreeder. $900(937)638-7104.

YORKIE, 7 years old,needs a quite, stress freehome with no children.Only serious loving doglover needs to replyplease. Free,(937)538-8037.

PictureSolditTo advertise in the Classifieds That Work Picture it Sold please call: 877-844-8385

MINIATURE AUS-TRAILIAN SHEPHERDpuppies. Red tri's and redmerle's with blue eyes.Vet checked. $400.(567)204-5232

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—Dale Earnhardt Jr.on the final laps

of his win Sundayat Michigan

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Travis Nees holds the Big 33 Trophy and signifies Ohio’s fourth straight win over Pennylvania in the series after a dramatic comeback.PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ERIC BARGE

Travis Nees (right) is in on a tackle against Pennsylvania in the Big 33 game.

Ready fornext stepNees helps Ohiowin Big 33 gameBY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@dailycall.com

HERSHEY, Pa. — Itwould be hard for TravisNees to find a morethrilling way to end hishigh school football career.But, Ohio’s 24-21 over-

time win in the annualBig 33 game with Penn-sylvania played at Her-shey Park, probably paledin comparison to Nees’ ex-periences earlier in the

week.Nees, like every player,

spent a time with a little‘buddy’ and their family —something Nees felt wasimportant.“Everbody is assisgned

a buddy, who is a specialneeds child,” Nees said.“Drew Jackson was mybuddy. I can’t say enoughabout the great experienceI had with him and hisfamily — along with my

See BIG 33/Page 13

Post 184 splitstourney games

Zack Cozart scores Sunday as Mets catcher Josh Thole waits for the throw.AP PHOTO

NEW YORK (AP) —Brandon Phillips loves tofool around in the fieldduring batting practice,trying all sorts of "crazy"stuff with his glove. It'sfun and besides, somedaythose tricks might come inhandy.As in the sixth inning

Sunday.The star second base-

man made a between-the-legs flip to start a flashydouble play and also hit atiebreaking single, leadingJohnny Cueto and theCincinnati Reds over theNew York Mets 3-1 fortheir sixth straight win."It just happened," the

three-time Gold Glovewinner said. "It just camenaturally."Naturally, said Reds

manager Dusty Baker."Anything you see him

do out there, he's prac-ticed," Baker said. "Barehand, behind-the-back."The NL Central leaders

completed their firstthree-game sweep in NewYork since 2001 andmatched their longest

winning streak of the sea-son. The Reds also fin-ished 6-2 this year invisits to Citi Field andYankee Stadium.Cueto (8-3) overcame an

early bout of dizziness andstruck out a season-higheight in seven innings. Healso doubled for the firstextra-base hit of his ca-reer.The only run against

Cueto came when he is-sued a bases-loaded walkto pitcher Chris Young —at 6-foot-10, the Metsstarter has a strike zoneas large as anyone in themajors.Sean Marshall got four

outs for his ninth save in10 chances.It was 3-1 in the sixth

when Lucas Duda led offwith a single and IkeDavis followed with ahard grounder up the mid-dle that Phillips back-handed. While in fullstride, the All-Star tossedthe ball with his barehand between his legs to

Phillips shows‘flash’ on ‘D’Reds complete sweep

See REDS/Page 13

FAIRBORN — ThePiqua Post 184 baseballteam split four games inthe Nischwitz Tournamentto improve to 9-8 on theseason.Piqua opened the tour-

nament with a 5-1 win asJacob Burk hurled a three-hitter.Dominic Richard and

Ethan Bruns each had twohits.Piqua followed the with

a 12-8 victory, with TrevorJacobs picking up the win.Burk slugged a three-

run homer in the game,while Tyler Zimmermanhad a triple.Piqua lost its next two

games by scores of 8-0and 8-1.“It kind of like our sea-

son,” Piqua Post 184coach Jim Roberts said.“We play great at times,then turnaround and strug-gle the next game.“We are a young team

and we are still workingthrough those things.”Piqua will host Lima at 7

p.m. Tuesday night andplay at Troy Wednesday.

Softball campset for PiquaThunder sports will be

conducting a Pitching, hit-ting, and defensive softballcamp on June 27 and 28 inPiqua.The camp is open to girls

from the second grade toseniors. Cost is $70 for the pitch-

ing camp, $45 for the de-fensive camp and $45 forhitting camp. The pitching and hitting

combo camp is $100 andthe defensive and hittingcombo camp is $85. For more information and

a registration form visitthundercamps.com oremail john@thun-dercamps.com to register;register online, or mail reg-istration form and paymentto the address on the form. For more info, call John

Hendricks at 765-348-6413. Deadline to register is

June 20, 2012. Local Contact is Piqua

softball coach RickClaprood at 614-499-6371.

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Auto RacingQuicken Loans 400

BasketballNBA Playoff Glance

NASCAR Sprint CupQuicken Loans 400 Results

SundayAt Michigan International Speedway

Brooklyn, Mich.Lap length: 2 miles

(Start position in parentheses)1. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200 laps, 138.1

rating, 48 points, $168,775.2. (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 200, 124.1, 43, $179,160.3. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 200, 116.1, 42, $155,096.4. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 129.8, 41, $120,910.5. (10) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 97.3, 39,

$140,496.6. (28) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200, 100.4, 39,

$134,046.7. (13) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 200, 104.6, 38, $117,649.8. (21) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 200, 94.5, 37,

$120,176.9. (1) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 200, 106.2, 36, $121,743.10. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 81.4, 34,

$134,346.11. (42) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 80.2, 33, $133,426.12. (16) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200, 89.8, 32,

$112,524.13. (25) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 200, 91.4, 32,

$118,705.14. (19) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 67.5, 31,

$115,218.15. (5) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 199, 83, 29, $125,068.16. (31) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 199, 66.8, 28,

$109,693.17. (15) Aric Almirola, Ford, 199, 71.6, 27, $119,621.18. (32) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 199, 58.2, 26, $108,630.19. (20) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 199, 74.4, 25,

$122,860.20. (24) Casey Mears, Ford, 199, 58.5, 24, $98,893.21. (33) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 199, 58.2, 24, $119,735.22. (18) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 199, 73.7, 22, $88,935.23. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 199, 50.6, 21, $94,743.24. (22) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 198, 65.1, 0, $88,285.25. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 198, 51.4, 20, $80,485.26. (39) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 197, 44.4, 18, $99,268.27. (35) David Gilliland, Ford, 197, 44.5, 18, $88,857.28. (12) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 197, 62, 16, $87,160.29. (14) Mark Martin, Toyota, engine, 195, 94, 15,

$78,460.30. (26) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194, 40.3, 14, $85,385.31. (40) Ken Schrader, Ford, 193, 36.6, 13, $83,735.32. (34) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 157, 70.7, 12, $122,843.33. (4) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 151, 65.2, 11,

$83,910.34. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 132, 61.2, 10,

$120,451.35. (9) Joey Logano, Toyota, accident, 125, 79.7, 9,

$83,310.36. (41) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, vibration, 68, 36.1, 8,

$75,260.37. (43) J.J.Yeley, Toyota, brakes, 67, 35.3, 8, $75,205.38. (27) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibration, 41, 34.7, 6,

$75,093.39. (29) Mike Bliss, Toyota, overheating, 35, 31.4, 0,

$72,340.40. (37) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, vibration, 32, 31, 0,

$72,300.41. (23) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, power steering, 27,

34.5, 3, $72,260.42. (30) Josh Wise, Ford, engine, 9, 29.4, 2, $72,195.43. (7) Trevor Bayne, Ford, engine, 7, 30.8, 0, $71,792.

Race StatisticsAverage Speed of RaceWinner: 139.144 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 52 minutes, 29 seconds.Margin of Victory: 5.393 seconds.Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps.Lead Changes: 23 among 14 drivers.Lap Leaders: M.Ambrose 1-5; G.Biffle 6-26; M.Am-

brose 27-31; M.Kenseth 32-48; M.Ambrose 49-52; J.Yeley53; G.Biffle 54-68; M.Ambrose 69; D.Earnhardt Jr. 70-82;D.Blaney 83; D.Gilliland 84; D.Earnhardt Jr. 85-86;T.Stew-art 87-104; D.Earnhardt Jr. 105-117; J.Gordon 118; J.Mon-toya 119-122; J.Gordon 123-125; D.Earnhardt Jr. 126-162;G.Biffle 163-164; C.Bowyer 165; J.McMurray 166; B.Ke-selowski 167-169; J.Burton 170; D.Earnhardt Jr. 171-200.Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):

D.Earnhardt Jr., 5 times for 95 laps; G.Biffle, 3 times for 38laps;T.Stewart, 1 time for 18 laps;M.Kenseth, 1 time for 17laps; M.Ambrose, 4 times for 15 laps; J.Gordon, 2 timesfor 4 laps; J.Montoya, 1 time for 4 laps; B.Keselowski, 1time for 3 laps; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap; J.McMurray, 1time for 1 lap; J.Burton, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Blaney, 1 timefor 1 lap; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Yeley, 1 time for 1lap.Top 12 in Points: 1.M.Kenseth, 565; 2. D.Earnhardt Jr.,

561; 3. G.Biffle, 548; 4. J.Johnson, 532; 5. D.Hamlin, 514;6. K.Harvick, 504; 7. M.Truex Jr., 497; 8. T.Stewart, 491; 9.C.Bowyer, 481; 10. B.Keselowski, 458; 11. C.Edwards,456; 12. Ky.Busch, 432.

BaseballMLB Standings

Major League BaseballAt A GlanceAll Times EDTNational League

East DivisionW L Pct GB

Washington 38 26 .594 —Atlanta 35 31 .530 4NewYork 35 32 .522 4½Miami 33 33 .500 6Philadelphia 31 37 .456 9Central Division

W L Pct GBCincinnati 38 27 .585 —Pittsburgh 34 31 .523 4St. Louis 34 33 .507 5Milwaukee 30 35 .462 8Houston 27 39 .409 11½Chicago 22 43 .338 16West Division

W L Pct GBLos Angeles 42 25 .627 —San Francisco 37 30 .552 5Arizona 32 34 .485 9½Colorado 25 40 .385 16San Diego 24 43 .358 18Saturday's GamesN.Y.Yankees 5, Washington 3, 14 inningsToronto 6, Philadelphia 5, 10 inningsMilwaukee 6, Minnesota 2St. Louis 10, Kansas City 7Detroit 4, Colorado 1Pittsburgh 9, Cleveland 2Oakland 6, San Diego 4Baltimore 5, Atlanta 0Boston 4, Chicago Cubs 3Cincinnati 4, N.Y. Mets 1Texas 8, Houston 3Miami 4, Tampa Bay 3, 15 inningsL.A. Angels 2, Arizona 0Chicago White Sox 5, L.A. Dodgers 4Seattle 7, San Francisco 4Sunday's GamesDetroit 5, Colorado 0Pittsburgh 9, Cleveland 5Toronto 6, Philadelphia 2Cincinnati 3, N.Y. Mets 1Baltimore 2, Atlanta 0N.Y.Yankees 4, Washington 1Tampa Bay 3, Miami 0Kansas City 5, St. Louis 3, 15 inningsTexas 9, Houston 3L.A. Angels 2, Arizona 0San Diego 2, Oakland 1L.A. Dodgers 2, Chicago White Sox 1, 10 inningsSeattle 2, San Francisco 1Milwaukee at MinnesotaBoston at Chicago CubsMonday's GamesAtlanta (Minor 3-4) at N.Y.Yankees (Sabathia 8-3), 7:05

p.m.Cincinnati (Latos 5-2) at Cleveland (D.Lowe 7-5), 7:05

p.m.Baltimore (Arrieta 3-8) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 10-1), 7:10

p.m.Kansas City (J.Sanchez 1-2) at Houston (Happ 4-7),

8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-5) at Chicago White Sox

(Z.Stewart 1-1), 8:10 p.m.Toronto (H.Alvarez 3-6) at Milwaukee (Wolf 2-5), 8:10

p.m.Seattle (Noesi 2-7) at Arizona (Miley 7-3), 9:40 p.m.San Francisco (M.Cain 8-2) at L.A. Angels (Williams 6-

4), 10:05 p.m.Texas (M.Harrison 8-3) at San Diego (Marquis 1-1),

10:05 p.m.Tuesday's GamesAtlanta at N.Y.Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.St. Louis at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Baltimore at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Miami at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Kansas City at Houston, 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Toronto at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.Seattle at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.San Francisco at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.Texas at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBNewYork 40 25 .615 —Baltimore 39 27 .591 1½

Tampa Bay 37 29 .561 3½Toronto 34 32 .515 6½Boston 32 33 .492 8Central Division

W L Pct GBChicago 35 31 .530 —Cleveland 33 32 .508 1½Detroit 32 34 .485 3Kansas City 29 35 .453 5Minnesota 25 39 .391 9West Division

W L Pct GBTexas 40 27 .597 —Los Angeles 36 31 .537 4Oakland 31 36 .463 9Seattle 29 39 .426 11½Saturday's GamesN.Y.Yankees 5, Washington 3, 14 inningsToronto 6, Philadelphia 5, 10 inningsMilwaukee 6, Minnesota 2St. Louis 10, Kansas City 7Detroit 4, Colorado 1Pittsburgh 9, Cleveland 2Oakland 6, San Diego 4Baltimore 5, Atlanta 0Boston 4, Chicago Cubs 3Texas 8, Houston 3Miami 4, Tampa Bay 3, 15 inningsL.A. Angels 2, Arizona 0Chicago White Sox 5, L.A. Dodgers 4Seattle 7, San Francisco 4Sunday's GamesDetroit 5, Colorado 0Pittsburgh 9, Cleveland 5Toronto 6, Philadelphia 2Baltimore 2, Atlanta 0N.Y.Yankees 4, Washington 1Tampa Bay 3, Miami 0Kansas City 5, St. Louis 3, 15 inningsTexas 9, Houston 3L.A. Angels 2, Arizona 0San Diego 2, Oakland 1L.A. Dodgers 2, Chicago White Sox 1, 10 inningsSeattle 2, San Francisco 1Milwaukee at MinnesotaBoston at Chicago CubsMonday's GamesAtlanta (Minor 3-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-3),

7:05 p.m.Cincinnati (Latos 5-2) at Cleveland (D.Lowe 7-5), 7:05

p.m.Baltimore (Arrieta 3-8) at N.Y.Mets (Dickey 10-1), 7:10

p.m.Kansas City (J.Sanchez 1-2) at Houston (Happ 4-7),

8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-5) at Chicago White Sox

(Z.Stewart 1-1), 8:10 p.m.Toronto (H.Alvarez 3-6) at Milwaukee (Wolf 2-5), 8:10

p.m.Seattle (Noesi 2-7) at Arizona (Miley 7-3), 9:40 p.m.San Francisco (M.Cain 8-2) at L.A. Angels (Williams

6-4), 10:05 p.m.Texas (M.Harrison 8-3) at San Diego (Marquis 1-1),

10:05 p.m.Tuesday's GamesAtlanta at N.Y.Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.St. Louis at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Baltimore at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Miami at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Kansas City at Houston, 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Toronto at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.Seattle at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.San Francisco at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.Texas at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

Reds BoxscoreREDS 3, METS 1

Cincinnati NewYorkabr h bi ab r h bi

Cozart ss 5 1 3 0 Niwnhs lf 4 0 1 0Valdez cf 5 1 1 1 Quntnll ss 4 0 0 0Votto 1b 4 1 3 0 DWrght 3b 4 0 1 0BPhllps 2b 5 0 1 1 Duda rf 3 0 1 0Bruce rf 3 0 0 0 I.Davis 1b 3 1 1 0Cairo 3b 4 0 0 0 Hairstn ph 1 0 0 0Harris lf 3 0 0 0 Frncsc p 0 0 0 0Hanign c 4 0 1 0 DnMrp 2b 4 0 1 0Cueto p 3 0 1 0 Thole c 4 0 2 0Heisey ph 1 0 0 0 ATorrs cf 4 0 0 0Arrdnd p 0 0 0 0 CYoung p 1 0 0 1Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Vldspn ph 1 0 0 0Rauch p 0 0 0 0Rottino 1b 0 0 0 0Totals 373 10 2 Totals 33 1 7 1Cincinnati 000 030 000—3NewYork 010 000 000—1E—Cairo (3), Duda (3). DP—Cincinnati 2. LOB—

Cincinnati 10, NewYork 7. 2B—Cozart (17), Hanigan (6),Cueto (1). SB—Cairo (1), Harris (1).

IP H R ER BB SOCincinnatiCueto W,8-3 7 6 1 1 1 8Arredondo H,42-3 1 0 0 10Marshall S,9-10 1 1-3 0 0 00 1NewYorkC.Young L,1-1 7 9 3 2 2 2Rauch 1 0 0 0 1 1F.Francisco 1 1 0 0 0 0Umpires—Home, Vic Carapazza; First, James Hoye;

Second, Jim Joyce; Third, Jim Reynolds.T—2:53. A—40,134 (41,922).

NBA Playoff GlanceAll Times EDTFIRST ROUND(x-if necessary)(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCEPhiladelphia 4, Chicago 2

Saturday, April 28: Chicago 103, Philadelphia 91Tuesday, May 1: Philadelphia 109, Chicago 92Friday, May 4: Philadelphia 79, Chicago 74Sunday, May 6: Philadelphia 89, Chicago 82Tuesday, May 8: Chicago 77, Philadelphia 69Thursday, May 10: Philadelphia 79, Chicago 78

Miami 4, NewYork 1Saturday, April 28: Miami 100, NewYork 67Monday, April 30: Miami 104, NewYork 94Thursday, May 3: Miami 87, NewYork 70Sunday, May 6: NewYork 89, Miami 87Wednesday, May 9: Miami 106, NewYork 94

Indiana 4, Orlando 1Saturday, April 28: Orlando 81, Indiana 77Monday, April 30: Indiana 93, Orlando 78Wednesday, May 2: Indiana 97, Orlando 74Saturday, May 5: Indiana 101, Orlando 99, OTTuesday, May 8: Indiana 105, Orlando 87

Boston 4, Atlanta 2Sunday, April 29: Atlanta 83, Boston 74Tuesday, May 1: Boston 87, Atlanta 80Friday, May 4: Boston 90, Atlanta 84, OTSunday, May 6: Boston 101, Atlanta 79Tuesday, May 8: Atlanta 87, Boston 86Thursday, May 10: Boston 83, Atlanta 80

WESTERN CONFERENCESan Antonio 4, Utah 0

Sunday, April 29: San Antonio 106, Utah 91Wednesday, May 2: San Antonio 114, Utah 83Saturday, May 5: San Antonio 102, Utah 90Monday, May 7: San Antonio 87, Utah 81

Oklahoma City 4, Dallas 0Saturday, April 28: Oklahoma City 99, Dallas 98Monday, April 30: Oklahoma City 102, Dallas 99Thursday, May 3: Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 79Saturday, May 5: Oklahoma City 103, Dallas 97

L.A. Lakers 4, Denver 3Sunday, April 29: L.A. Lakers 103, Denver 88Tuesday, May 1: L.A. Lakers 104, Denver 100Friday, May 4: Denver 99, L.A. Lakers 84Sunday, May 6: L.A. Lakers 92, Denver 88Tuesday, May 8: Denver 102, L.A. Lakers 99Thursday, May 10: Denver 113, L.A. Lakers 96Saturday, May 12: L.A. Lakers 96, Denver 87

L.A. Clippers 4, Memphis 3Sunday, April 29: L.A. Clippers 99, Memphis 98Wednesday, May 2: Memphis 105, L.A. Clippers 98Saturday, May 5: L.A. Clippers 87, Memphis 86Monday, May 7: L.A. Clippers 101, Memphis 97, OTWednesday, May 9: Memphis 92, L.A. Clippers 80Friday, May 11: Memphis 90, L.A. Clippers 88Sunday, May 13: L.A. Clippers 82, Memphis 72

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALSEASTERN CONFERENCEBoston 4, Philadelphia 3

Saturday, May 12: Boston 92, Philadelphia 91Monday, May 14: Philadelphia 82, Boston 81Wednesday, May 16: Boston 107, Philadelphia 91Friday, May 18: Philadelphia 92, Boston 83Monday, May 21: Boston 101, Philadelphia 85Wednesday, May 23: Philadelphia 82, Boston 75Saturday, May 26: Boston 85, Philadelphia 75

Miami 4, Indiana 2Sunday, May 13: Miami 95, Indiana 86Tuesday, May 15: Indiana 78, Miami 75Thursday, May 17: Indiana 94, Miami 75

Sunday, May 20: Miami 101, Indiana 93Tuesday, May 22: Miami 115, Indiana 83Thursday, May 24: Miami 105, Indiana 93

WESTERN CONFERENCEOklahoma City 4, L.A. Lakers 1

Monday, May 14: Oklahoma City 119, L.A. Lakers 90Wednesday, May 16: Oklahoma City 77, L.A. Lakers 75Friday, May 18: L.A. Lakers 99, Oklahoma City 96Saturday, May 19: Oklahoma City 103, L.A. Lakers 100Monday, May 21: Oklahoma City 106, L.A. Lakers 90

San Antonio 4, L.A. Clippers 0Tuesday, May 15: San Antonio 108, L.A. Clippers 92Thursday, May 17: San Antonio 105, L.A. Clippers 88Saturday, May 19: San Antonio 96, L.A. Clippers 86Sunday, May 20: San Antonio 102, L.A. Clippers 99

CONFERENCE FINALSEASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami 4, Boston 3Monday, May 28: Miami 93, Boston 79Wednesday, May 30: Miami 115, Boston 111, OTFriday, June 1: Boston 101, Miami 91Sunday, June 3: Boston 93, Miami 91, OTTuesday, June 5: Boston 94, Miami 90Thursday, June 7: Miami 98, Boston 79Saturday, June 9: Miami 101, Boston 88

WESTERN CONFERENCEOklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2

Sunday, May 27: San Antonio 101, Oklahoma City 98Tuesday, May 29: San Antonio 120, Oklahoma City 111Thursday, May 31: Oklahoma City 102, San Antonio 82Saturday, June 2: Oklahoma City 109, San Antonio 103Monday: June 4: Oklahoma City 108, San Antonio 103Wednesday, June 6: Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio

99

FINALSOklahoma City 1, Miami 1

Tuesday, June 12: Oklahoma City 105, Miami 94Thursday, June 14: Miami 100, Oklahoma City 96Sunday, June 17: Oklahoma City at Miami, 8 p.m.Tuesday, June 19: Oklahoma City at Miami, 9 p.m.x-Thursday, June 21: Oklahoma City at Miami, 9 p.m.x-Sunday, June 24: Miami at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.x-Tuesday, June 26: Miami at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.

host family all week. Itreally gives you an appre-ciation for what you haveand it was a great experi-ence.”As for the game itself,

Ohio was trailing from thestart and still down 21-7late in the game.“Our first score came on

a long pass,” Nees said.“You could just feel themomentum start to swingafter that.”Ohio scored again to

make it 21-14 and then re-covered a fumble on theensuing kickoff in the endzone to tie the game andforce overtime.“When we recovered the

fumbled in the end zone,you could just see thePennsylvania’s playersjaws drop,” Nees said.It was Ohio’s fourth

straight win over Pennsyl-vania.“My dad (Piqua football

coach Bill Nees) was as-sistant coach when the

streak started,” TravisNees said.Nees had four tackles in

the game and said it was agood way to end his highschool career.“I couldn’t ask for any-

thing better than this,” hesaid. “These games (TheOhio All-Star game andBig 33) showed me awhole new speed (of thegame).“Playing against the

best players in Ohio —and Pennsylvania in thisgame — I think that is agreat preparation for thenext four years.”And Nees won’t have to

wait long to get it started.“I leave next Sunday,”

Nees said. “I start classand practice the next day.“I can’t wait to start the

next chapter (in his lifeand football career).”And the ending to his

high school career wascertainly one to remem-ber.

Big 33Continued from page 12

shortstop Zack Cozart,who made the DP relay.Phillips broke into a bigsmile after his latest high-light-reel play."I'd probably give it an

8½," Phillips said.Phillips' single capped a

three-run rally in the fifth,helped by Duda's wildthrow from right. Therewas plenty of wildlife onthe field, too — a squirrelscampered into the Reds'dugout in the ninth, andseveral pigeons spent partof the game wanderingaround the infield dirt.Phillips noted that the

birds stayed on the leftside of the infield, closer tothird baseman MiguelCairo."He had the pumpkin

seeds," Phillips said. Asfor the squirrel, "I don'tlike them. I don't likethings that can't talk."Young (1-1) gave up two

earned runs in seven in-nings. His four-game win-ning streak, which beganin 2010 and was prolongedby a series of injuries,came to an end.Davis, whose dad, Ron,

was a longtime pitcher inthe majors, scored NewYork's only run on Fa-ther's Day when Youngwalked with two outs insecond.Cincinnati outscored

the Mets 14-5, right afterNewYork outscored pitch-ing-rich Tampa Bay 29-9while sweeping a three-game series."We got outpitched, we

got outhit," Mets managerTerry Collins said. "Theydid exactly what we'vebeen doing, and that isthey get the top of theorder up with that out-standing middle of thelineup they have to comein and drive in runs."Cueto had been 0-3 life-

time against the Mets andhad consistently been hithard by them. He allowedsix hits and walked one.Cueto had gone 216 at-

bats at the plate with onlysingles until he crept upin the batter's box and ledoff with an opposite-fielddrive that bounced overthe right-field wall in thethird. He was left

stranded and then in thebottom of the inning, hethrew one pitch andneeded a break.Baker and a trainer

went to Cueto and eventu-ally a cup was brought togive the right-hander adrink. Cueto also got somemedication for his stom-ach.After his double "my

eyes were blurry," he saidthrough a translator. "Iwas dizzy. I felt like Iwanted to drop."Cozart doubled with

two outs in the fifth andscored the tying run on asingle by Wilson Valdez.Joey Votto was intention-ally walked and Phillipshit an RBI single, with an-other run scoring whenDuda's throw to thirdbounced into the standsfor an error.

NOTES: A day afterthe Mets put LF JasonBay on the 7-day disabledlist for concussions,Collins said it was tooearly to predict his future."I'm really worried aboutthe severity of this injury,"Collins said. "There's al-ways the possibility thathe doesn't bounce back." ...Two-time Super BowlMVP Eli Manning threwout the first ball as part ofa promotion to celebrateFather's Day. "I'd like toget up on the mound, toethe rubber, whip it inthere," said the Giants QBand former high school 2B.Instead, clutching 15-month-old daughter, Ava,in his left arm, he lobbed atoss to Mets star DavidWright from the grass.Manning said he took afew warmups in thebullpen during his firsttrip to Citi Field. Askedwhether he preferred theMets or Yankees, hesmartly answered: "I'm aNew York fan." ... MatLatos (5-2, 4.64 ERA)starts for the Reds onMonday night at Cleve-land vs. Derek Lowe.Baker and Lowe had averbal dustup a few daysago. ... Knuckleballer R.A.Dickey (10-1, 2.20) startsfor the Mets on Monday athome against Baltimore'sJake Arrieta.

RedsContinued from page 12

Johnny Cueto takes a throw at first for an out.AP PHOTO

WNBA GlanceWNBA GlanceAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L Pct GB

Connecticut 8 2 .800 —Chicago 7 2 .778 ½Indiana 5 3 .625 2Atlanta 4 6 .400 4NewYork 3 7 .300 5Washington 2 5 .286 4½

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L Pct GB

Minnesota 10 0 1.000 —Los Angeles 7 3 .700 3San Antonio 4 4 .500 5Phoenix 2 7 .222 7½Seattle 2 7 .222 7½Tulsa 1 9 .100 9Saturday's GamesIndiana 84, Chicago 70San Antonio 98, Los Angeles 85, OTSunday's GamesConnecticut 75, Atlanta 73Tulsa 87, Phoenix 75Minnesota at SeattleMonday's GamesWashington at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Tuesday's GamesNewYork at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Indiana at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

SoccerMLS Standings

Major League SoccerAt A GlanceAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L D Pts GF GA

D.C. 9 4 3 30 29 19Sporting KC 9 3 1 28 19 10NewYork 8 4 2 26 27 21Chicago 6 5 3 21 18 18Columbus 5 4 4 19 13 13Houston 5 4 4 19 15 16New England 5 7 2 17 18 18Montreal 4 7 3 15 19 22Philadelphia 2 8 2 8 8 15Toronto FC 1 10 0 3 8 23

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L D Pts GF GA

Real Salt Lake10 3 2 32 25 14San Jose 8 3 3 27 27 17Vancouver 7 3 4 25 17 15Seattle 7 4 3 24 17 13Colorado 6 7 1 19 20 19Chivas USA 4 7 3 15 9 17Los Angeles 4 8 2 14 16 21Portland 3 6 4 13 12 16FC Dallas 3 9 4 13 16 26NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for a draw.Saturday's GamesD.C. United 1, Philadelphia 0Vancouver 1, Colorado 0Montreal 4, Seattle FC 1New England 0, Columbus 0, tieHouston 2, FC Dallas 1Sporting Kansas City 2, Toronto FC 0Real Salt Lake 3, Chivas USA 0Sunday's GamesChicago 3, NewYork 1Los Angeles 1, Portland 0Wednesday, June 20Toronto FC at Houston, 9 p.m.Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.San Jose at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.Sporting Kansas City at Seattle FC, 10 p.m.Montreal at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.NewYork at Vancouver, 11 p.m.Saturday, June 23New England at Toronto FC, 5:30 p.m.Sporting Kansas City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Houston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 9 p.m.Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, June 24Seattle FC at Portland, 5 p.m.D.C. United at NewYork, 7 p.m.

Sunday's Sports TransactionsBASEBALL

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX—Placed OF Ryan Sweeney on

the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Ryan Kalish from Pawtucket(IL).LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned C Hank Conger

to Salt Lake (PCL).OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned RHP Tyson Ross

to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled LHP Pedro Figueroa fromSacramento.National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES—Placed RHP Brandon Beachy

on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Todd Redmond fromGwinnett (IL).HOUSTON ASTROS—Activated OF Carlos Lee from

the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Bud Norris on the 15-day DL,retroactive to June 12. Selected the contract of LHP Dal-las Keuchel from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned INFBrett Walace to Oklahoma City. Transferred LHP SergioEscalona to the 60-day DL.WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Reinstated RHP Ryan

Mattheus from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP BradLidge for assignment.American AssociationLINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed RHP Travis Parker.SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Released INF Rob

Lind.WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Signed LHP Chris Zbin.Frontier LeagueFLORENCE FREEDOM—Released INF Tucker

Nathans.NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Signed RHP Stephen

Adkins. Released RHP Elio Birones.ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS—Signed RHP Brett

Scarpetta. Released LHP Kasey Kiker.SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS—Signed RHP Matt Kuna

and 1B Steve McQuail.WINDY CITYTHUNDERBOLTS—Sold the contract of

RHP Eric Meyerchick to Arizona (NL). Signed OF RobertGlover.

FOOTBALLCanadian Football LeagueEDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed LB Evan Harrington.

Released LB-LS Mike Benson, LB Derek Domino, OL JoeGibbs, WR Youssy Pierre, RB Cory Ross, QB BrandonSummers and WR Derrick Townsel. Placed WR TylerScott on the 9-game injured list.WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Released WR Paul

Hubbard, DE Brandon Akpunko, LB Javon McKinnon andCB David Pender. Signed OT Shannon Boatman.

Transactions

SPORTS14 Monday, June 18, 2012 WWW.DAILYCALL.COM • PIQUA DAILY CALL

BROOKLYN, Mich.(AP) — After four yearsand 143 races — the ago-nizing near-misses and allthose questions aboutwhen he might finally winagain — Dale EarnhardtJr. was alone in his car,comfortably ahead of thefield and only a few min-utes from victory."That was the worst

feeling, riding aroundthere with 15 laps to go,wondering what was goingto happen — how youwere going to lose," Earn-hardt said. "Those lapscouldn't go by fastenough."There was no falling

short this time. Earnhardtheld on smoothly at Michi-gan International Speed-way for his first NASCARSprint Cup victory since2008, and he did it in con-vincing fashion, beatingTony Stewart by 5.393 sec-onds Sunday. When theblack Chevrolet with thegreen No. 88 crossed thefinish line, Earnhardtended a streak of 143 Cupraces without a win andgave his legions of fans athrilling reward for alltheir support — and pa-tience."They stayed loyal," he

said. "As soon as I got outof the car, that was my ini-tial thought — was abouthow many people were intheir living rooms scream-ing at the top of theirlungs, or running out inthe yard, or whatever theydo. I just wish I could seeit all at once."The victory came al-

most exactly four years tothe day after his last tripto Victory Lane in a Cuprace. That also was inMichigan on June 15,2008. He led for 36 laps aweek ago at Pocono butmade a late stop for gasinstead of trying to stretchthe fuel to the end.On Sunday, it wasn't

even close — but Earn-hardt was still sweatingout the finish, waiting forthe other shoe to drop dur-ing the final moments ofthe 200-lap, 400-mile race."I was in there just

going crazy," he said. "Ijust knew I was going tocome around the next cor-ner and see a piece ofmetal laying in the race-

track. I just was waitingon something to happen.That was terrifying."Earnhardt already had

11 top-10 finishes this sea-son and was second in thepoints standings enteringthis race. But after an-other close run at Pocono,the questions kept comingabout his dry spell.That's now over."Dale had the fastest

car all day," Stewart said."It's not a national holiday,guys. This morning theywere celebrating hisfourth anniversary of hislast win, so I guess we'reall in a state of mourningnow, because he's brokethat string now, so I don'tknow what we're all sup-posed to think."Earnhardt remains sec-

ond to Matt Kenseth inthe standings.Earnhardt's 143 races

between wins was thesixth-longest streak inSprint Cup history.Like his last victory in

Michigan, this one cameon Father's Day — fittingfor the driver whose fa-ther has been so reveredaround NASCAR circles.Dale Earnhardt Sr. died ina last-lap crash at theDaytona 500 in 2001. "Ju-nior" is now stock-car rac-ing's most popular driver.Earnhardt had lost 76

races in a row when hewon in Michigan fouryears ago."That race four years

ago was a fuel-mileagerace," Earnhardt said."Today we just whooped'em really good."Earnhardt moved past

pole winner Marcos Am-brose on lap 70 to take thelead, and although Stew-art would lead for a bit,Earnhardt was in frontagain not long after therace's halfway point.Earnhardt led on lap

171, after a pitting cycle.With 25 laps remaining,he was ahead by 1.978 sec-onds. With 10 remaining,

he had built a 5.468-sec-ond cushion.The end was almost an-

ticlimactic, and it gave theteam a measure of vindi-cation after Earnhardtplayed it safe at Pocono."It just proves to us that

our strategy is correct,"crew chief Steve Letartesaid. "If you bring fastenough racecars, you don'thave to get outside yourcomfort zone too far."After finally winning,

Earnhardt stopped infront of the grandstandand spun his wheels infront of thousands of fanswho were on their feetscreaming.It was the 19th Cup vic-

tory of Earnhardt's careerand second in 159 startsfor Hendrick Motorsports.He had 17 victories in 291races for Dale EarnhardtInc.Kenseth finished third

in the race, which in-cluded eight cautions for39 laps. After practice and

qualifying speeds soaredover 200 mph on thenewly paved surface atMIS, teams switched left-side tires for the actualrace.Earnhardt seemed agi-

tated after a special prac-tice session Saturdaynight following the tireswitch."I was desperate in that

last practice to get some-thing to work," he said."When it ended, I stillwasn't really sure if wewere where we needed tobe. I woke up this morn-ing, just antsy, not know-ing how this was going toplay out."It worked out just fine

for Earnhardt, althoughthere were problemsaround the track almostfrom the start. The racestarted a couple hours latebecause of rain. KurtBusch — back from a one-week suspension for ver-bally abusing a mediamember — went into an

early spin. He finished30th.Joey Logano, who won

last week's Sprint Cuprace and Saturday's Na-tionwide race, was out ofthis one after a multicarcrash that brought out acaution from laps 127-132.Almost immediately afterthe restart, Denny Ham-lin's Toyota went slidingacross the grass andcaught fire. The flameswere extinguished andHamlin got out of the ve-hicle OK.Ambrose finished ninth

after a qualifying lap ofover 203 mph. He was thefirst Cup driver to win thepole at over 200 since1987.Earnhardt led for 95

laps. Nobody else led morethan 38."This is incredible,"

Earnhardt said. "I justdidn't know when it wouldhappen. I knew it wasgoing to happen, just did-n't know when."

Earnhardt Jr. back in winner’s circleLittle ‘E’ ends four-year drought with win in Michigan

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his pit crew celebrate after he ended a four-year drought Sunday by winning at Michigan.AP PHOTO

Webb Simpson rallied on Sunday to win the U.S. Open by one stroke over Michael Thompson andGrame McDowell at Olympic Club. Simpson shot a 2-under par 68 Sunday.

AP PHOTO

Simpson Wins U.S. Open

LAS VEGAS (AP) —Cincinnati Bengals cor-nerback Adam "Pacman"Jones must pay $11 mil-lion in damages to twoLas Vegas strip club em-ployees injured in 2007when a lone gunmanclaiming he was doingJones' bidding opened fireoutside the club.Tommy Urbanski, a

club manager who was leftparalyzed from the waistdown, and Aaron Cud-worth, a bouncer who waswounded, stand to collectafter the late Friday ver-dict. Urbanksi's boneswere shattered in theshooting that occurredafter Jones and severalother people were ejectedfrom the club. The shooterlater demanded $15,000from Jones for "servicesrendered."Jones' lawyer, Lisa Ras-

mussen, said there is noevidence Jones was be-hind the shooting. Shesaid Jones, who hasplayed five years in theNFL, didn't have the cashto cover the award be-cause he won't receive hisfirst paycheck of the sea-son until September. Ras-mussen plans to appealthe verdict."It's obviously a devas-

tating amount for him fi-nancially," Rasmussen

said. "He has reallyworked hard to make acomeback with his NFLcareer."She said the jury in the

civil case was likelyswayed by the sympa-thetic sight of Urbanski inhis wheelchair and Jones'celebrity."People perceive him as

a person who is able topay $11 million," she said."Adam doesn't even getpaid until he plays hisfirst game."Cudworth's lawyer,

Richard Schonfeld, de-clared the verdict fair, say-ing the bouncer continuesto grapple with "constantpain from being shot inthe chest and arm." Cud-worth was awarded $1.3million, including$300,000 in punitive dam-ages. The verdict was firstreported by the celebritywebsite TMZ."I am pleased that Mr.

Jones has finally beenheld accountable," Schon-feld said, adding that hisclient "is pleased to haveclosure."Schonfeld said he was-

n't worried about an ap-peal or Jones' allegedinability to pay the award."If he is making money,

I am going to be there try-ing to collect," Schonfeldsaid.

‘Pacman’ facesbig payout in suitBengals DB ordered to pay $11 million