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Indian Lake Local Schools and the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center recently hosted a regional Google Workshop Series for educa-tors in Logan, Hardin and Shelby counties at Indian Lake Middle School.

The professional devel-opment series was designed to help educators maximize their utilization of available instructional technologies and tools (G-Suite for Education, EdPuzzle, INFOhio, and more) in their classrooms.

Featured speakers included Eric Curts, a national speaker, author and founder of www.ControlAltAchieve; Dave Shellhaas and Robert

Batty from the MRESC; Kelli Tebbe, Eric Finke, Wes Hall, Dana Clune, Ron Borgerding and Alicia Pickering from Indian Lake Schools; and a variety of other specialists from Southwestern Ohio Instructional Technology Association and INFOhio’s Instructional Specialist Team.

“Our teachers did a fan-tastic job in the spring quickly learning to use technology tools new to them and the students. It was inspiring to see the way they stepped up for our students,” explained Kelli Tebbe, Indian Lake Local Schools director of curriculum and federal programs.

“This has paved the way to allow Indian Lake

Schools to work towards technology integration both in a physical as well as digital learning environ-ments as we move to becoming a 1:1 school this year,"

Superintendent Rob Underwood said, “Indian Lake Schools appreciates our continued collabora-tive relationship with the Midwest Regional ESC. This event is yet another example of the high quality professional development that comes out of that rela-tionship.

“I greatly appreciate the efforts of our curriculum director, Kelli Tebbe, and Shawn McElroy from the MRESC for this training. I’m also extremely proud of our teachers for their hard work over the summer to

embrace new technology and to prepare to offer high-quality virtual instruction.”

While the primary focus of the series was Google’s G-Suite for Education, sev-eral workshops exposed attendees to other digital tools and online resources that extended beyond Google’s platform.

“We want to thank Indian Lake Local Schools for supporting an event of this magnitude. Without their commitment and vision, the series would not have been possible,” said Shawn McElroy, MRESC executive director. “The janitorial services team, teachers, IT Department, office staff, and leadership team really stepped up to make the event a success.”

IL schools, Midwest Regional ESC host Google series for educators

Attendees at a regional Google Workshop Series for educators in Logan, Hardin and Shelby counties at Indian Lake Middle School participate in an activity. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)


A man arrested last August in a 26-year-old rape and attempted mur-der case lost his first attempt to have the case thrown out after an assigned judged reject nearly all the defendant’s arguments.

A trial can now be rescheduled for Ralph E. Bortree, 56, who has with attempted aggravated mur-der for a July 31, 1993, cold case involving a then 19-year-old Logan County woman. He remains lodged in the Logan County Jail.

Assigned Logan County Common Pleas Judge David Faulkner rejected

Bortree’s arguments in a June hearing that last year’s indictments came after too many years had passed and would adverse-ly affect his sides efforts to mount a defense.

His attorneys also argued that Logan County Sheriff’s deputies violated Bortree’s rights when they collected a discarded ciga-rette butt from outside the defendant’s workplace for genetic DNA testing. Faulkner found Bortree had abandoned the smok-ing materials in a common, easily accessible area and the deputies did not need a warrant to collect the ciga-rette butt.

Deputies used genealogical DNA informa-tion from a cousin of Bortree to narrow down suspects in the Logan County case and three rape and abduction cases in Shelby County, stretching from May 23, 1992 to May 24, 1995. However, charges will not filed for those crimes as both Logan County Prosecutor Eric Stewart and the Shelby County Prosecutor’s Office determined the statutes of limitations to file charges in those cases had runout.

Stewart is pursing the attempted murder charge as the statute of limitations does not runout in such cases.

Prosecutors planned to use evidence from the Shelby County cases to establish a pattern of crim-inal conduct, but Bortree’s attorneys argued the prior acts evidence was not relevent; did not fit permis-sible reasons for inclusion at trial; and would be prej-udicial to their case.

Faulkner ruled prosecu-tors can use evidence from the 1992 Shelby County case as it meets Ohio Supreme Court’s qualifica-tion standards.

In the Logan County case, the victim was driving to work when she was forced off the road by another vehicle. The sus-pect allegedly exited his

vehicle, brandished a gun and ordered the victim into his vehicle.

She was driven to a remote area and raped. The suspect cut her throat, kicked her repeat-edly and left her for dead in a ditch. She survived by waiting until the suspect left and made her way to a neighboring home.

She was transported to Mary Rutan Hospital for treatment of her injuries.

Investigators were unable to develop infor-mation at the time on potential suspects and the case was shelved until 2015.

Logan County Sheriff

Detective Phil Bailey, who is the sheriff’s chief evi-dence technician, submit-ted evidence from the 1993 case for DNA testing at the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. A profile was developed of a potential suspect but the perpetrator was not in any criminal databases.

In 2019, the DNA pro-file was submitted to AdvanceDNA, a private forensic genealogy com-pany that utilizes DNA profiles from genealogy sites to further investiga-tive leads in criminal investigations.

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Art League hosts painting opportunity Aug. 19 at park

The Logan County Art League is planning a Plein Aire Painting Opportunity from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Brown Park, located on the corner of Brown Avenue and east Sandusky Avenue in Bellefontaine.

The event is free to the public, so gather your easels, paints and brushes and don’t forget those masks, for a morning of camaraderie and culture. If working in watercolor, take your own water.

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AdvanceDNA was able to provide an investigative lead to the Bortree family. Jeff Bortree, a convicted rapist and violent sexual predator currently serving a life sentence for a 2007 rape, was imprisoned at the time of the crimes and was not a direct match.

So, detectives turned their attention to his two brothers.

They obtained a discarded cigarette butt from Ralph Bortree which provided DNA that matched the 1993 case.

BCI further matched the DNA to a May 23, 1992 rape in Sidney. The victim told Sidney police investiga-tors she was walking home from work when she was abducted at gunpoint, driven to a remote area of Shelby County and raped.

Investigators then approached two victims of attempted abductions and they were able to identify Ralph Bortree as the perpetrator.

July 22, 1993, a 16-year-old girl was studying in her car at a park in Sidney. The suspect approached the car, brandished a gun and ordered her to get into his vehicle. The girl made a daring escape and ran to help.

On May 24, 1995, a 20-year-old woman also was studying in her car at a park in Sidney. Again, the sus-pect approached her vehicle and ordered her at gun-point to get into his car. The victim got into his car and he began to drive away. As he drove, he told her he was going to sexually assault her.

She fought with the suspect over the gun and was able to get free from the perpetrator.

The physical description of the suspect, clothing description and method of operation described by the victims are all consistent with Ralph Bortree, authori-ties say.

In addition, records from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles show that the suspect owned or had access to vehicles that match descriptions given by the victims and witnesses.

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Feds: Ohio man pleads guilty to purchasing tiger skin rug

COLUMBUS — An Ohio man who bought a tiger skin rug in violation of the federal endangered species act pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge, the government said.

Ryan Gibbs of Cincinnati must serve a year on probation, perform 80 hours of community service, and donate $100,000 to a federal fund used to provide rewards for tipsters in illegal wildlife trade cases, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Gibbs also agreed to give up a stuffed lion, two stuffed puffins, a panther skin and a sawfish rostrum — the bill or beak of the sawfish — which he owns, according to the government.

Gibbs, 44, a Cincinnati attorney, tried buying a tiger skin from someone in the United Kingdom in 2018, but was told it was illegal, prosecutors said. That person put him in touch with a seller in Minnesota, who turned out to be an undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent.

Gibbs bought the rug for $3,000 in 2019. The rug had been confiscated from a pre-vious investigation.

Defense attorney Scott Croswell said Gibbs did not dispute the charge.

2 arrested, 2 charged in double homicide at burning house

AKRON — Police in Akron have charged four people in connection to the shooting deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a burning house last month.

Steven Hayes, 20, and Kianna Buckley, 42, were arrested on Wednesday and face charges related to the murders of Justin Lee Walker and Melinda Kay Pointer, the Akron police said in a statement.

Hayes is charged with two counts of aggravated murder, and Buckley with

robbery and conspiracy to commit mur-der. Both are in custody in the Summit County jail.

Firefighters responded to a fire at a home in the morning of July 28 and found inside the bodies of Walker and Pointer with bullet wounds to their heads and tor-sos, Cleveland.com reported.

Walker, 34, was the son-in-law of Pointer, 47. Family members remembered Walker in online posts as having operated a wing restaurant in Akron and talked about Pointer's wit and intelligence.

Police are looking for two other sus-pects: Dylan Brown, 20, and Gia Alexis Hernandez, 37.

Brown is charged with complicity to commit aggravated murder and conspira-cy to commit aggravated murder, the police said. In October, he was sentenced to five years probation having plead guilty to charges related to the murder of an 18-year-old Akron woman, Samantha Guthrie.

Hernandez is facing charges of tamper-ing with evidence and obstructing justice.

Police standoff ends with 1 dead, 1 in custody

LAKEWOOD — A police standoff in a Cleveland suburb ended early Thursday with one person dead and one person in custody.

The 5-hour standoff in Lakewood began late Wednesday when police were called to home on Clifton Boulevard for a welfare check and officers found a man lying out-side, according to media reports. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers learned a man was inside the home, but he refused to come out.

A SWAT team was deployed and negotia-tors managed to get the man to surrender.

Authorities have not released the name of the suspect or the victim.

Police were not injured. The investigation was ongoing.

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Pair lodged for assault Cody R. Beach, 29, of 4192 W. State Route 274,

Huntsville, and Miranda J. Varney, 24, of 11070 County Road 2, West Mansfield, each were charged with assault early Thursday morning.

Also related to the incident, Beach was charged with possession of methamphetamine.

Deputies responded to Beach’s address about 2:50 a.m. on a report of a domestic dispute in the front yard. Upon their arrival, deputies observed that Beach showed signs of being under the influ-ence, including glassy and dilated eyes and his speech was very rapid. They also noticed scratches down the front of his face.

He told deputies that his girlfriend, Varney was not welcome at his property. He said she had scratched his face.

When asked about his behavior, he told deputies he had snorted meth.

Deputies also spoke with Varney, who had visible injuries, including a knot on her forehead and sore-ness on the right side of her ribs. She told deputies that Beach struck her and had broken her phone.

Beach had told deputies that Varney was trans-porting meth in her vehicle, but deputies did not find any illegal substances during a vehicle search.

Both defendants were placed under arrest and lodged in the Logan County Jail.

Suspected overdose victim revived Deputies and Indian Lake EMS were dispatched

to 360 S. Oak St., Lakeview, on a report of an uncon-scious man on the bathroom floor.

When deputies arrived, EMS personnel informed them that Terry L. Rhyan, 43, of that address, had been revived after he was administered Narcan. In the bathroom area, deputies observed a plastic film with a white powder-like substance.

Rhyan was transported to Mary Rutan Hospital, where he told deputies he had used drugs in the bathroom that day. He said he assumed the drugs he had purchased that day were fentanyl.

A report has been forwarded to the Logan County Prosecutor’s Office for review for possible posses-sion of drugs charges.

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Local & StateBY THE EXAMINER STAFF

A man has been convicted of stalking a teenage girl following a guilty verdict returned this week in Logan County Common Pleas Court.

A Logan County jury returned a verdict of guilty today against Shawn M. Conley on two charges of menac-ing by stalking, both felonies of the fourth degree. The jury found that the defendant knowingly caused, by engaging in a pattern of conduct, the victim to believe that the defendant would cause physical harm or men-tal distress to the victim or a house-

hold member of the victim’s family. The Court scheduled sentencing hearing in the matter for September 17, 2020.

This was the second jury trial presided over by Judge Kevin P. Braig since public health concerns related to COVID-19 arose and the first since the Court installed new video-conference equipment funded by a grant from the Ohio Supreme Court. A witness residing in Florida appeared during the trial and gave testimony using the video-confer-ence equipment and the mobile phone app that is designed for use

with the equipment. Judge Braig also has used the new

video-conferencing equipment for other hearings involving defendants in the Logan County Jail and state correctional facilities operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Judge Braig expects use of this equipment will continue to increase and that such use will not only enable the Court to operate flex-ibly in response to the public health concerns arising from COVID-19 but also result in significant cost savings for the Logan County Sheriff as the need to transport persons between

Defendant convicted of stalking female acquaintance

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are estab-lishing full diplomatic rela-tions in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.

The historic deal deliv-ered a key foreign policy victory to President Donald Trump as he seeks re-elec-tion and reflected a chang-ing Middle East in which shared concerns about archenemy Iran have large-ly overtaken traditional Arab support for the Palestinians.

A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the deal amounts to “treason,” and should be reversed.

The agreement makes the UAE the third Arab country, after Egypt and Jordan, to have full diplo-matic ties with Israel. They announced it in a joint statement, saying deals between Israel and the UAE were expected in the

coming weeks in such areas as tourism, direct flights and embassies.

Trump called the deal “a truly historic moment.”

“Now that the ice has been broken I expect more Arab and Muslim countries will follow the United Arab Emirates,” he told reporters in the Oval Office.

In a nationally televised news conference, Netanyahu echoed Trump’s remarks.

“Today we usher in a new era of peace between Israel and the Arab world,” he said. “There is a good chance we will soon see more Arab countries join-ing this expanding circle of peace.”

But Netanyahu said the annexation plan was on “temporary hold,” appear-ing to contradict state-ments from Emirati offi-cials who said it was off the table.

Emirati officials described the deal in prag-matic terms. Anwar Gargash, a top Emirati offi-cial, said they had dealt a

“death blow” to an aggres-sive Israeli move and hoped to help reshape the region.

“Is it perfect? Nothing is perfect in a very difficult region,” Gargash added. “But I think we used our political chips right.”

Omar Ghobash, assis-tant minister for culture and public diplomacy, told The Associated Press: "I don’t think anything was written in stone. We are opening a door. We are hoping the Israelis will see the benefits to this step.”

“I would assume that this is political maneuver-ing within a very complex political society," he added.

Israel and the UAE do not share a border and have never fought a war. But the UAE, like most of the Arab world, long reject-ed diplomatic ties with Israel in the absence of a peace deal establishing a Palestinian state on lands captured by Israel in 1967.

That steadfast support for the Palestinians, how-ever, has begun to weaken in recent years, in large

part because of the shared enmity toward Iran and Iranian proxies in the region. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the day-to-day ruler of the UAE, also shares Israel’s distrust of Islamist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas militant group.

Netanyahu has long boasted about fostering closer behind-the-scenes ties with Arab countries than publicly acknowl-edged. The UAE has made little secret of those bud-ding ties, allowing Israeli businessmen to enter the country on foreign pass-ports and welcoming Israeli officials and sport-ing figures. Next year, Israel will take part in the UAE’s delayed Expo 2020, the world’s fair being host-ed by Dubai. A secret syna-gogue also draws practic-ing Jews in Dubai.

Still, the timing of the deal was unexpected, and perhaps tied to the upcom-ing U.S. election.

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Indian Lake’s Lane McPherson, left, and Benjamin Logan’s Jacob Mitchell compete in the Ryan Reynolds Memorial tournament Thursday at Liberty Hills Golf Club. (EXAMINER PHOTOS | MATT HAMMOND)


Ethan Ricketts shot a 74 to lead Benjamin Logan to a fifth-place finish in the Ryan Reynolds Memorial golf tourna-ment hosted by Bellefontaine at Liberty Hills Golf Club on Thursday.

There were nine teams in the field, with St. Marys shoot-ing a 320 to finish in first. Carroll and Lima Shawnee tied for second at 328, with Carroll awarded the second position on a tiebreaker.

Tecumseh was fourth with 346, the Raiders shot 348, Urbana was sixth with 368, Indian Lake took seventh with 375, Springfield Shawnee fin-ished eighth with 394 and the

host Chiefs were ninth with 396.

Carroll’s Shane Ochs was the medalist with an even-par round of 70.

In addition to the 74 from Ricketts, Ben Logan received an 86 from Jacob Mitchell, a 92 from Aiden Elsass and a 96 from Luke McKenrick. Aaron Vogelsang shot 101 and Kaiden Munz added a 104.

Lane McPherson fired a 74 to spark Indian Lake. The 74 tied a school record.

Also for the Lakers, Dylan Rice shot 90, Josh Staley had 104, Tyler Michel carded a 107,

Camdon Tuttle had 108 and Ethan Elbert had 111.

Liam Harris paced the Chiefs with an 85. Jared Salyer followed with a 100, Joe Boop shot 101, Kody Watts had 110, Aidan Mifsud shot 115 and Austin Hammond had 122.

Ridgemont tops Ridgedale Ridgemont’s golf team

defeated Ridgedale 209-212 on Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Park.

The co-medalists with 48s were A.J. Comer of Ridgedale and Hayden Oates of Ridgemont.

Collin Wallace added a 49 for Ridgemont. Remaining indi-vidual scores were not report-ed.

Raiders take 5th at Ryan Reynolds tourney

GOLF ROUNDUP

Bellefontaine’s Liam Harris watches a putt during Thursday’s Ryan Reynolds Memorial.


Sports

TORONTO (AP) — Two days after making an NHL-record 85 saves in a five-overtime loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 more shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursday to even the series at a game apiece.

Ryan Murray and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in the first period for Columbus, both goals set up by Pierre-Luc Dubois. Alexander Wennberg added another in the third.

"We've all seen him play this past season," Dubois said about Korpisalo. "He's an All-Star, then he gets injured and then he comes back. Another break (for the coronavirus), but we all know what he's capable of. We all know in the dressing room that he's one of the best goalies in the NHL, and he's feeling really good right now."

Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. The Tampa Bay goalie had 61 stops Tuesday in a 4-3 victory in the fourth-longest game in league history.

Both teams looked slug-gish at the start Thursday, especially Columbus, which took more than half the first period to get any offensive push going.

Kucherov grabbed a

carom off the back boards and banked in a shot off Korpisalo's back to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead 5:24 into the game. Columbus tied it when Dubois fed Murray with a perfect pass from behind the goal line

with 7:08 left in the first. The Blue Jackets took

the lead on Bjorkstrand's one-timer from the right circle on a late first-period power play. Columbus' goals came on just six shots in the period.

"We lost our mojo a lit-tle bit when we gave up the lead," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.

Early in the third period, Columbus defenseman Seth Jones -- who had 65:06 of ice time Tuesday,

the most since the league started tracking ice time -- chased down Barclay Goodrow on a breakaway and disrupted what would have been a doorstep shot.

Then, with 8:33 left in the game, Wennberg drove

in hard from the right and beat Vasilevskiy. Korpisalo then withstood the last 3:41 of a Lightning 6-on-5 attack.

"I don't think we're frus-trated at all," Tampa Bay center Anthony Cirelli said. "We're getting pucks to the net. We're getting good looks. We've got to bury our chances when we get them."

Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella downplayed the effort by his team to rebound on the heels of losing a heart-breaker in the Game 1 marathon.

"It's what we do," Tortorella said. "It's what pros are supposed to do. I don't think it's anything special. I think it's the proper way of going about your business. And we've had a lot of opportunities with the ups and downs, especially the past couple of weeks, to work at that."

Tortorella pointed to the Columbus penalty kill that came after the Lightning had taken a 1-0 in the first period as a turning point.

NOTES: : Dubois has four goals and four assists in seven playoff games. ... Brayden Point, with an assist on the Kucherov goal, became the fourth player in Lightning history to post a point in each of the first games in a post-season.


Bellefontaine’s girls tennis team dropped a 5-0 decision

to Wapakoneta on Thursday. The Chiefs are now 1-1. Bellefontaine’s

Samantha Starkey fell 6-1, 6-

0 at first singles to Madison Snider, Mia Neer was defeated 6-0, 6-2 at second singles and Madi Williams

lost to Mckenzie Schroeder 6-0, 6-0 at third singles.

The Chiefs’ first doubles team of Meng Wang and

Gracie Middaugh lost to Alyssa Good and Casey Minnig 6-2, 6-1 and the second doubles team of

Julia Easton and Kinsley Scott were defeated by Abby Metzger and Bailey Barrett 6-0, 6-0.

Bellefontaine netters slip to Wapakoneta

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (28) is congratulated by teammates Gustav Nyquist (14) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (18) after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during first period of NHL Eastern Conference Stanley Cup first round playoff hockey game action Thursday in Toronto. (FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP)

Blue Jackets win 3-1, tie series


SportsBY JOE KAY AP SPORTS WRITER

CINCINNATI — Adam Frazier hit the first of three homers off Anthony DeSclafani, who hasn't beaten Pittsburgh in his last seven tries, and the Pirates returned from a three-day layoff with a flourish, beat-ing the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 Thursday night.

Pittsburgh's three-game series in St. Louis was called off because of the Cardinals' COVID-19 out-break. The Pirates showed no rust against a pitcher they've dominated.

DeSclafani (1-1) didn't allow a run in either of his first two starts this season. Frazier connected on the right-hander's second pitch Thursday, and the Pirates surged to a 9-0 lead after two innings.

DeSclafani hasn't beaten the Pirates since June 17, 2018, at PNC Park. Since then, he's 0-5 in seven starts — all Pirates wins — giving up 29 runs in 32 1/3 innings.

The Pirates won for only the second time in their last 12 games.

Colin Moran also con-nected in the first inning for his sixth homer. Gregory Polanco led off the second with a home run, the fourth time in his career that

DeSclafani has given up three in a game, his career high.

The Pirates sent 12 bat-ters to the plate for seven runs in the second inning, their biggest of the season. Josh Bell singled home a pair of runs, and Moran had an RBI single during the rally, which included DeSclafani walking Polanco with the bases loaded.

DeSclafani gave up a career-worst nine runs in two innings. His previous high was seven runs allowed, done twice against the Mets in 2014 and 2015.

Nick Senzel had a run-scoring single and a two-run homer off Trevor Williams (1-3), who allowed three runs in five innings. Senzel added an RBI double in the eighth off Geoff Hartlieb that cut it to 9-5, and Tucker Barnhart ended an 0-for-22 slump with a leadoff homer in the ninth against Keone Kela.

Since the middle of the 2018 season, the Pirates have gone 23-9 against the Reds, including 10-6 at Great American Ball Park.

TRAINER'S ROOM Pirates: Kela was rein-

stated from the injured list and LHP Miguel Del Pozo was designated for assign-ment. Kela's pitch to Derek

Dietrich helped spark a brawl between the teams July 31 last year.

Reds: Mike Moustakas is eligible to come off the injured list Sunday.

Manager David Bell said Moustakas is recovering nicely from an injured left thigh and should be ready to play Sunday or shortly thereafter.

UP NEXT Pirates: Chad Kuhl (0-0)

is 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA in five career starts against the Reds. He's given up two runs or less in four of the

five starts. Reds: Sonny Gray (3-1)

hasn't allowed more than six hits in any of his last 37 starts, a major league record.

Pirates connect 3 times off DeSclafani, roll 9-6 over Reds

Cincinnati Reds’ Nicholas Castellanos, right, slides safely into second base while avoiding the tag of Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman, center, during the third inning of their game Thursday at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. (AP PHOTO | BRYAN WOOLSTON)

Chiefs, Travis Kelce agree to 4-year, $57.25M extensionKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)

— The Kansas City Chiefs weren't done when they signed star quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a record-setting extension, or when they put together a pricey package to keep Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones on the line.

Now, they're shelling out more big money to keep tight end Travis Kelce in the fold.

The Chiefs and the two-time All-Pro agreed to a four-year, $57.25 million extension Thursday that will keep him with the Super Bowl champions through 2025, a person familiar with

the contract told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.

The deal came the same day the San Francisco 49ers and their All-Pro tight end, George Kittle, agreed to a five-year, $75 million exten-

sion, a person familiar with that contract told AP. Kittle and Kelce, who were on opposing sidelines during the Super Bowl in February, long ago established them-selves as the clear-cut top two tight ends in the game.

The Chiefs rallied in the second half to win their

first championship in 50 years. And as the Chiefs spent the offseason secur-ing their core players by giving Mahomes a 10-year extension that could be worth a half-billion dollars, and Jones a four-year, $85 million deal, it left Kelce confident that it was mere-

ly the first of what could be many Super Bowls.

“The guys coming in this office, they know what this team is capable of,” he said as the Chiefs reported to training camp, which is being held at their practice facility because of the coro-navirus pandemic. “It


Sports

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRITER

The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Thursday that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soc-cer and women’s volleyball during the first semester.

NCAA President Mark Emmert made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter, but it has been clear this was coming as conferences canceled fall sports seasons because of the coronvirus pandemic.

“That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t and can’t turn toward winter and spring and say, ‘How can we cre-ate a legitimate champi-onship for those stu-dents?’” Emmert said. "There are ways to do this. I am completely confident we can figure this out. If schools and conferences want to move forward ... let’s do it.”

Emmert also said NCAA officials have begun work on contin-gencies for the NCAA bas-ketball tournaments, pos-sibly moving dates and looking into creating bub-bles in which the teams can compete.

He said the NCAA would prioritize staging champi-onships in winter and spring sports because those — including the lucrative men's basketball tournament — were can-celed when COVID-19 first spiked across the United

States in March. Moving fall sports to the

spring still must go through the Division I Council, which is comprised of rep-resentatives of all 32 con-ferences, and be approved by the DI Board of Directors.

Championship events in all sports could be modi-fied going forward to deal with COVID-19, Emmert said. That is likely to include fewer teams partic-ipating at fewer and prede-termined sites.

The spring calendar already features more sports than the fall so cramming still more in, including FCS football, will create logistical challenges.

“Will it be normal? Of

course not. We'll be play-

ing falls sports in the spring,” he said. “Will it create other conflicts and challenges? Of course. But is it doable? Yeah.”

Last week the NCAA Board of Governors said championship events in a sport would canceled if fewer than 50% of the teams competing in that sports played a regular sea-son.

Divisions II and III almost immediately fol-lowed by canceling their fall championships. Division I — which is com-prised of 357 schools — held on, but as conference after conference canceled their fall seasons the tip-ping point came.

Falls sports also include field hockey, cross country and water polo. Schools in

conferences that have not yet canceled their fall sea-sons could conceivably try to stage regular-season competition over the next few months.

The highest tier of Division I football, the Bowl Subdivision, is not impacted. The College Football Playoff is run by the conferences and six of those leagues are still mov-ing toward having a sea-son, including the Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12.

Beyond those six con-ferences, the rest of Division I has mostly been shuttered. Whether they can pull off football or any other sport during the pan-demic is still to be deter-mined.

Earlier in the day, the NCAA’s chief medical offi-cer and two of its infectious disease expert advisers warned the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States remains an enor-mous obstacle for college sports to overcome.

“I feel like the Titanic. We have hit the iceberg, and we’re trying to make decisions of what time should we have the band play,” said Dr. Carlos Del Rio, executive associate dean at Emory University.

Del Rio, a member of the NCAA’s COVID-19 advisory panel, appeared with NCAA chief medical officer Dr. Brian Hainline on a webinar hosted by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

“We need to focus on what’s important,” Del Rio said. “What’s important right now is we need to control this virus. Not hav-ing fall sports this year, in controlling this virus, would be to me the No. 1 priority.”

The United States has had more than 5 million COVID-19 cases.

Earlier this week, the Big Ten and Pac-12 became the first Power Five confer-ences to decide not to play football, or any sports, this fall. Emmert called it a dev-astating blow.

College sports adminis-trators and coaches have been making the case schools are providing structured environments with frequent testing and strict protocols that make athletes safer than the gen-eral population.

“We had some positive tests when our student-athletes first came back,” Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said. “We had a dramatic decrease since they’ve gotten under our umbrella and that’s good. Basically we have our stu-dent-athlete under our umbrella. On a college campus where students are going to class, it’s hard to create a bubble.”

Hainline said about 1%-2% of college athletes who have been tested by schools have been positive for COVID-19.

Del Rio said conferences are coming to different decisions not because they have different information, but because they are assessing risk differently.

NCAA cancels fall championships as major football conferences march on

A player runs across the NCAA logo during practice on March 14, 2012, in Pittsburgh before an NCAA tournament basketball game. The NCAA announced Thursday it is canceling the 2020 fall sports championships. (AP FILE PHOTO | KEITH SRAKOCIC)


SportsLOCAL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES


Sports

NBA GLANCE EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Toronto 52 19 .732 — x-Boston 48 24 .667 4! x-Philadelphia 42 30 .583 10! x-Brooklyn 35 36 .493 17 New York 21 45 .318 28!

Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Miami 44 28 .611 — x-Orlando 32 40 .444 12 Charlotte 23 42 .354 17! Washington 25 47 .347 19 Atlanta 20 47 .299 21!

Central Division W L Pct GB z-Milwaukee 56 16 .778 — x-Indiana 44 28 .611 12 Chicago 22 43 .338 30! Detroit 20 46 .303 33 Cleveland 19 46 .292 33!

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB y-Houston 44 27 .620 — x-Dallas 43 31 .581 2! Memphis 33 39 .458 11! San Antonio 32 38 .457 11! New Orleans 30 41 .423 14

Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Denver 46 26 .639 — x-Oklahoma City 44 27 .620 1! x-Utah 43 28 .606 2! Portland 34 39 .466 12! Minnesota 19 45 .297 23

Pacific Division W L Pct GB z-L.A. Lakers 52 19 .732 — x-L.A. Clippers 48 23 .676 4 Phoenix 33 39 .458 19! Sacramento 31 41 .431 21! Golden State 15 50 .231 34 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

RESULTS, SCHEDULES Thursday's Games

Washington 96, Boston 90 Sacramento 136, L.A. Lakers 122 Phoenix 128, Dallas 102 Milwaukee at Memphis 119, Milwaukee 106 San Antonio at Utah, LATE New Orleans at Orlando, LATE

Friday's Games Denver at Toronto, 1:30 p.m. Miami at Indiana, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 9 p.m.

END OF REGULAR SEASON

TRANSACTIONS FOOTBALL

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Activated T Oli Udoh from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Waived LB DeMarquis Gates. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed RB Lamar Miller. Released DL Nick Coe. Placed OL Dustin Woodard on the reserve/retired list. NEW YORK GIANTS — Claimed WR C.J. Board off waivers from Jacksonville. TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OLB Wyatt Ray.

HOCKEY National Hockey League

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Loaned F Marian Studenic to HC Slovan Bratislava.

NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE All times EDT

(x-if necessary) Thursday, Aug. 13

At Toronto Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 Carolina vs. Boston, LATE

At Edmonton, Alberta Chicago vs. Las Vegas, LATE Calgary vs. Dallas, LATE

Friday, Aug. 14 At Toronto

Montreal vs. Philadelphia, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders vs. Washington, 8 p.m.

At Edmonton, Alberta Arizona vs. Colorado, 2 p.m. Vancouver vs. St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. Dallas vs. Calgary, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 15 At Toronto

Boston vs. Carolina, noon Tampa Bay vs. Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

At Edmonton, Alberta Colorado vs. Arizona, 3 p.m. Las Vegas vs. Chicago, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 16 At Toronto

Washington vs. N.Y. Islanders, noon Philadelphia vs. Montreal, 8 p.m.

At Edmonton, Alberta Dallas vs. Calgary, 2 p.m. Las Vegas vs. Chicago, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis vs. Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 17 At Toronto

Tampa Bay vs. Columbus, 3 p.m. Boston vs. Carolina, 8 p.m.

At Edmonton, Alberta Colorado vs. Arizona, 5:30 p.m. St. Louis vs. Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 At Toronto

Philadelphia vs. Montreal, 3 p.m. Washington vs. N.Y. Islanders, 8 p.m.

At Edmonton, Alberta x-Chicago vs. Las Vegas, TBD x-Calgary vs. Dallas, TBD

Wednesday, Aug. 19 At Toronto

x-Montreal vs. Philadelphia, TBD x-Columbus vs. Tampa Bay, TBD x-Carolina vs. Boston, TBD

At Edmonton, Alberta x-Arizona vs. Colorado, TBD x-Vancouver vs. St. Louis, TBD

Thursday, Aug. 20 At Toronto

x-N.Y. Islanders vs. Washington, TBD x-Boston vs. Carolina, TBD

At Edmonton, Alberta x-Las Vegas vs. Chicago, TBD x-Dallas vs. Calgary, TBD

Friday, Aug. 21 At Toronto

x-Philadelphia vs. Montreal, TBD x-Tampa Bay vs. Columbus, TBD

At Edmonton, Alberta x-Colorado vs. Arizona, TBD x-St. Louis vs. Vancouver, TBD

Saturday, Aug. 22 At Toronto

x-Columbus vs. Tampa Bay, TBD x-Washington vs. N.Y. Islanders, TBD

At Edmonton, Alberta x-Chicago vs. Las Vegas, TBD x-Calgary vs. Dallas, TBD

Sunday, Aug. 23 At Toronto

x-Montreal vs. Philadelphia, TBD

PGA TOUR BRIDGESTONE SENIOR

PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Thursday At Firestone CC Akron, Ohio Purse: $3.0 Million Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70

First Round Miguel Angel Jiménez 35-33_68" " " -2 Wes Short, Jr. 35-33_68" " -2 Steve Stricker 33-35_68" " -2 Jerry Kelly 34-34_68" " -2 Rod Pampling 36-32_68" " -2 Paul Broadhurst 36-33_69" " " -1 Fred Couples 33-37_70" " " E Bernhard Langer 36-34_70" " " " E Duffy Waldorf 36-34_70" " " " E Robert Karlsson 35-35_70" " " " E Kenny Perry 34-36_70" " " " E Ernie Els 35-36_71" " " +1 Dicky Pride 35-36_71" " " +1 Scott McCarron 36-35_71" " " +1 John Huston 34-37_71" " " +1 Lee Janzen 34-37_71" " +1 Tom Gillis 34-37_71" " " +1 Scott Parel 33-38_71" " " +1 Tim Herron 33-38_71" " " +1 Shaun Micheel 35-36_71" " " +1 Mike Weir 32-40_72" " " +2 Scott Dunlap 37-35_72" " " +2 Loren Roberts 36-36_72" " " +2 Marco Dawson 36-36_72" " " +2 Colin Montgomerie 38-34_72" " " +2 John Daly 36-36_72" " " +2 Billy Andrade 39-33_72" " " +2 Ken Tanigawa 34-38_72" " " +2 Carlos Franco 37-35_72" " " +2 Brett Quigley 37-36_73" " " +3 Vijay Singh 35-38_73" " " +3 Steve Pate 37-36_73" " " +3 Willie Wood 34-39_73" " " +3 Steve Flesch 38-35_73" " " +3 Woody Austin 38-35_73" " " +3 Jay Haas 36-37_73" " " +3 Stephen Ames 36-37_73" " " +3 Olin Browne 36-38_74" " " +4 Bob Estes 39-35_74" " " +4 Mark O'Meara 38-36_74" " " +4 Gene Sauers 36-38_74" " " +4 Tim Petrovic 39-35_74" " " +4 Kevin Sutherland 33-41_74" " " +4 Ken Duke 41-33_74" " " +4 Esteban Toledo 38-37_75" " " +5 David McKenzie 41-34_75" " " +5 Retief Goosen 39-36_75" " " +5 Tom Lehman 37-38_75" " " +5 Darren Clarke 37-38_75" " " +5 Joey Sindelar 36-39_75" " " +5 Dudley Hart 39-36_75" " " +5 Tom Byrum 38-37_75" " " +5 Kent Jones 41-35_76" " " +6 David Toms 37-39_76" " " +6 David Frost 39-37_76" " " +6 Jeff Maggert 41-35_76" " " +6 Doug Barron 38-38_76" " " +6 Joe Durant 36-40_76" " +6 Glen Day 38-38_76" " " +6 David Morland IV 37-39_76" " " +6 Mark Calcavecchia 37-39_76" " " +6 Brandt Jobe 35-41_76" " " +6 Stephen Leaney 39-37_76" " " +6 Jeff Sluman 37-40_77" " " +7 Kirk Triplett 37-40_77" " " +7 Tom Pernice Jr. 38-39_77" " " +7 Larry Mize 37-40_77" " " +7 Tommy Armour III 40-37_77" " " +7 Ángel Cabrera 38-40_78" " " +8

Rocco Mediate 36-42_78" " " +8 Scott Hoch 40-38_78" " " +8 Dan Forsman 39-39_78" " " +8 Paul Goydos 40-38_78" " " +8 Chris DiMarco 39-39_78" " " +8 Billy Mayfair 38-40_78" " " +8 Mark Brooks 41-38_79" " " +9 Russ Cochran 38-42_80" " +10 Jesper Parnevik 40-40_80" " +10 Frank Lickliter II 43-38_81" " +11 Blaine McCallister 41-41_82" +12

LPGA ASILSO SCOTTISH OPEN

PAR SCORES Thursday At Renaissance Club North Berwick, Scotland Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,313; Par: 71 Fog Delay; First Round will resume Friday

First Round Nicole Broch Larsen 34-33—67-4 E. Kristine Pedersen 33-35—68-3 Olivia Cowan 34-34—68-3 Jennifer Song 36-32—68-3 Amy Olson 35-33—68-3 Azahara Munoz 34-34—68-3 Klara Spilkova 36-33—69-2 N. Koerstz Madsen 36-33—69-2 Sandra Gal 36-33—69-2 Gemma Dryburgh 32-37—69-2 Johanna Gustavsson 37-33—70-1 Lindsey Weaver 37-33—70-1 Brittany Altomare 37-33—70-1 Lee-Anne Pace 35-35—70-1 Anna Nordqvist 36-34—70-1 Gerina Piller 35-35—70-1 Christine Wolf 36-34—70-1 Tvesa Malik 36-35—71E Yealimi Noh 37-34—71E Austin Ernst 36-35-71 E Kristen Gillman 35-36—71E Charlotte Thomas 36-35-71 E Danielle Kang 38-33—71E Caroline Inglis 35-36—71E Kylie Henry 34-37—71E In Gee Chun 37-34—71E Yu Liu 37-34—71E Muni He 36-36—72+1 Hannah Green 37-35—72+1 Xiyu Lin 36-36—72+1 Cheyenne Knight 36-36—72+1 Cydney Clanton 37-35—72+1 Katherine Kirk 37-35—72+1 Hannah Burke 37-35—72+1 Alena Sharp 36-36—72+1 Haru Nomura 35-37—72+1 Kelly Tan 38-35—73+2 Jennifer Chang 40-33—73+2 Emma Talley 37-36—73+2 Brittany Lang 35-38—73+2 Angela Stanford 36-37—73+2 Manon De Roey 37-36—73+2 Meghan MacLaren 36-37—73+2 Aditi Ashok 39-34—73+2 Felicity Johnson 35-38—73+2 Jasmine Suwannapura37-36—73+2 Su Oh 37-36—73+2 Linnea Strom 38-35—73+2 Christina Kim 36-37—73+2 Noemi Jimenez Martin 35-39—74+3 Haley Moore 41-33—74+3 Eleanor Givens 39-35—74+3 Ashleigh Buhai 39-35—74+3 Sanna Nuutinen 40-34—74+3 Ursula Wikstrom 39-35—74+3 Alice Hewson 40-34—74+3 Charley Hull 37-37—74+3

SPORTS SCOREBOARD

BASKETBALLBASEBALLNATIONAL LEAGUE GLANCE

East Division W L Pct GB Miami 8 4 .667 _ Atlanta 11 9 .550 1 New York 9 11 .450 3 Washington 6 9 .400 3! Philadelphia 5 8 .385 3!

Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 12 3 .800 _ St. Louis 2 3 .400 5 Cincinnati 8 10 .444 5! Milwaukee 7 9 .438 5! Pittsburgh 3 13 .188 9!

West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 12 6 .667 _ Los Angeles 12 7 .632 ! San Diego 11 8 .579 1! Arizona 8 11 .421 4! San Francisco 8 12 .400 5


N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 2 St. Louis at Detroit, ppd., 1st game Baltimore at Philadelphia, LATE St. Louis at Detroit, ppd., 2nd game Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, LATE San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, LATE

Friday's Games Baltimore (Wojciechowski 0-2) at Washington (Strasburg 0-0), 5:05 p.m., 1st game N.Y. Mets (deGrom 2-0) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Wright 0-2) at Miami (López 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Kuhl 0-0) at Cincinnati (Gray 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 0-0) at Baltimore (Milone 1-1), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game St. Louis (TBD) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 2-1), 8:15 p.m. Texas (Lynn 2-0) at Colorado (Castellani 0-0), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 0-1), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Lamet 2-0) at Arizona (Kelly 2-1), 9:40 p.m. Oakland (Montas 2-1) at San Francisco (Cueto 1-0), 9:45 p.m.

Saturday's Games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 7:07 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:40 p.m.

NL LINESCORE PIRATES 9, REDS 6

Pittsburgh 270 000 000 — 9 11 0 Cincinnati 010 200 111 — 6 12 0 Williams, Howard (6), Hartlieb (7), Rodríguez (8), Kela (9) and Stallings; DeSclafani, Reed (3), Lorenzen (5), Sims (9) and Barnhart. W_Williams 1-3. L_DeSclafani 1-1. HRs_Pittsburgh, Frazier (1), Moran (6), Polanco (1). Cincinnati, Senzel (2), Galvis (0), Barnhart (0).

AMERICAN LEAGUE GLANCE East Division

W L Pct GB New York 12 6 .667 _ Tampa Bay 11 8 .579 1! Baltimore 9 7 .563 2 Toronto 6 9 .400 4! Boston 6 12 .333 6

Central Division W L Pct GB Minnesota 12 7 .632 _ Detroit 9 7 .563 1! Chicago 10 9 .526 2 Cleveland 10 9 .526 2 Kansas City 8 11 .421 4

West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 13 6 .684 _ Texas 8 9 .471 4 Houston 8 10 .444 4! Los Angeles 7 12 .368 6 Seattle 7 13 .350 6!


St. Louis at Detroit, ppd., 1st game Baltimore at Philadelphia, LATE Tampa Bay 17, Boston 5 St. Louis at Detroit, ppd., 2nd game

Friday's Games Baltimore (Wojciechowski 0-2) at Washington (Strasburg 0-0), 5:05 p.m., 1st game Tampa Bay (TBD) at Toronto (Roark 1-1), 6:37 p.m. Boston (TBD) at Yankees (Cole 3-0), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Civale 1-2) at Detroit (Nova 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 0-0) at Baltimore (Milone 1-1), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Kansas City (Junis 0-0) at Minnesota (Odorizzi 0-0), 8:10 p.m. St. Louis (TBD) at White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Lynn 2-0) at Colorado (Castellani 0-0), 8:40 p.m. Seattle (Kikuchi 0-1) at Houston (Valdez 0-2), 9:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 0-1), 9:40 p.m. Oakland (Montas 2-1) at San Francisco (Cueto 1-0), 9:45 p.m.

Saturday's Games Cleveland at Detroit, 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 6:37 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:07 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m. Texas at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:40 p.m.

AL LINESCORE Tampa Bay 205 306 001—17 19 0 Boston 301 100 003— 8 13 4 Glasnow, Beeks (5), Banda (7) and Zunino; Hart, Valdez (3), Walden (6), Osich (6), Hembree (8), Peraza (9), Plawecki (9) and Plawecki, Lin. W_Beeks 1-1. L_Hart 0-1. Sv_Banda (1). HRs_Tampa Bay, Renfroe (1), Lowe (5), Zunino (2).

NL LINESCORE Washington 100 001 000— 2 5 0 New York 010 240 01x— 8 13 2 Voth, Romero (5), Suero (6), Guerra (8) and Gomes; Peterson, Hughes (6), E.Díaz (8), Brach (9) and Nido. W_Peterson 3-1. L_Voth 0-2. HRs_Washington, Soto (5). New York, Do.Smith (4), Nido (0).

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Note: Bigar’s Stars is based on the degree of your sun at birth. The sign name is simply a label that astrologers put on a set of degrees for convenience. For best results, readers should refer to the dates following each sign.

A baby born today has a Sun in Leo and a Moon in Gemini until 7:35 p.m., when the Moon enters Cancer.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Aug. 14, 2020:Observant, honest and funny, your extreme talents often make you a leader in your field. This year, you are chal-lenged until winter, when your fortunes change for the better. If single, you wear your heart on your sleeve, and so attract a dominant type of individual. Not the type you need this year. If attached, you have a very entwined relationship, almost breathing the same breaths. VIRGO gives you some rationality.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19)!!! You’re ready to explore and wan-der. Reflect upon a world map to help intuit the best places for moves or visits. Meanwhile, you take care of immediate transportation needs. Obstacles posed by communication gaps or ornery neighbors are easily overcome. Tonight: Spacing out. TAURUS (April 20-May 20)!!!! Today brings favorable aspects to your financial sector and enables you to attain greater security and add to your earnings. A relationship also solidifies. Apractical mood prevails. Double-check directions and details connected to work. Tonight: Check up on an elderly relative.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

!!!!! Today brings you to the atten-tion of others. Don’t be shy — this is your time to shine. Keep impatience in check. If you’re feeling stressed, seek relaxation. Get organized, and much can be accomplished. Tonight: Celebrate as only a Gemini knows how to celebrate. CANCER (June 21-July 22)!!!! Take note of your dreams. Ameaningful message might be encoded. You will enjoy times of quiet reverie today. There are thoughts and feelings you might prefer to keep to yourself for the time being. Tonight: Go to bed early and get a restful sleep. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)!!!!! Today is a time to embrace ambitious goals — think and dream big. You will be warmly welcomed into new groups. You can overcome old obstacles with ease. Helpful people are all around you. Tonight: Write up a wish list of your greatest aspirations.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)!!! Competitors provide inspiration. Professional obligations can be stressful. Take time to relax and regroup if you start to feel pressured. Travel, new tech-nologies and assuming greater leadership are all part of expanding your horizons at work. Tonight: Catch up with old friends.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)!!!!! Work and activities incorpo-rating music and art from faraway lands can elevate your mind and spirit. Foreign interactions will be especially happy and comforting. While walking or engaging in other active pursuits you’ll sense a deeper connection with yourself. Tonight: Daydream away. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)!!! Comforting and meaningful mes-sages arrive in your dreams. Today finds you solving mysteries or engaged in research work. The security needs and decisions of others intertwine with your

own finances. Tonight: Have that family discussion that’s been put off for too long.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)!!! A relationship reaches a turning point. Expectations are important in rela-tionships. Others appreciate you, but companions can be high maintenance. Friends have valuable suggestions. Be cooperative. Teamwork is the secret to success today. Tonight: Intimate dinner with your loved one.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan 19)!!!! Buy a new calendar to help plan your days efficiently. Time is your most precious asset now. Vow to use it wisely. Working conditions will become less stressful. Heed new information concern-ing health and fitness options. Tonight: Consult a mentor you respect.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)!!!!! Today would be a wonderful time to explore which way your heart really leans. A revelation about a person or an important interest will be realized. The rest of your day is very upbeat. Finances are promising. Tonight: Twirling around in delight.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)!!!! Avoid confrontations or finan-cial risk today. All that is familiar and tried-and-true has a special magic now. Visits from long-lost friends and relatives can be important. Prepare for some added household expenses. Tonight: Listen to an elderly female family member who is lonely.

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5. GARAGE SALE: 539 Twp. Rd. 31 N., Bellefontaine. Aug. 15th, 8:00-3:00. Recliner, stove pipe, toolboxes, patio cushions, tall bistro table, weed eater, leaf blower, camp-ing tripod, canning jars, fire-wood, and many misc. items.

6. LARGE MOVING SALE:Sat. 8/15 @ 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. 110 Glen Hollow Dr., Bellefontaine. Furniture, chil-drens toys & clothing.

7. GARAGE SALE: Cleaning House. Farm items, hand tools, nuts, bolts, misc. Boys school clothes, young men’s school clothes, men’s, women’s S-M-L, household items. Fri. & Sat., 9-4. 3816 St. Rt. 47 E, Bellefontaine.

8. HUGE FAMILY YARD Sale: Friday 14th (8:30-4), and Sat-urday 15th (8:30-2:30). 204 N. Hayes St., Bellefontaine. Dishes, household decor, kids, men & women's clothes, toys, tools, table saw, drill press, camera accessories, queen bed rails, books, walker, wood burner, glider, P. Buckley Moss prints, luggage, com-puter, & printers.

FRUITS &VEGETABLES

WENGERS PRODUCE – Peaches, tomatoes, home-grown muskmelon, water-melon & sweet corn, home-made baked goods & Curly’s Meats. Mon.-Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-3, closed Sun. 3836 Co. Rd. 29 E., Bellefontaine. 592-5726.

FOR RENTAPTS., ROOMS, HOUSESstarting at $350.00. Call or Text 407-0516 or 441-0039.

WEST LIBERTY 2 bedroom, 1 bath townhouse. Off-street parking, refrigerator, range, trash included. $575.00 a month plus deposit. Back-ground & credit check. 150 Sidney Road. 937-747-2367.

APARTMENTSCLEAN EFFICIENCY & 1 BR apt. avail., some utilities in-cluded. Call 937-599-5281 or 937-355-8085.

NOTICEHousing advertisements pub-lished in this newspaper are subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise discrimination based on race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age (including children), handi-cap or familial status. This also includes limitation to number of persons desired. The Belle-fontaine Examiner will not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law.

STORAGE540 & 33 SELF-STORAGE, across from JVS. 10x15. First month free. 593-0000.

ALL AMERICAN Storage. Monthly rentals. Free locks. Behind JC Penney. 592-9100.

REAL ESTATEPUBLISHERS NOTICE

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national ori-gin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation

REAL ESTATEor discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with par-ents or legal custodians, preg-nant women and people secur-ing custody of children under 18.This newspaper will not know-ingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwell-ings advertised in the newspa-per are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

FINANCIALBANKRUPTCY

Call: Levi W. LileAttorney at Law937-593-5384

NOTICELENDING OPPORTUNITIES

Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Insti-tutions’ Office of Consumer Af-fairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payment of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affairs toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This notice is a public service of the Belle-fontaine Examiner.)

PUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE

The Bellefontaine Examiner does not knowingly accept Help Wanted ads from em-ployers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act if they of-fer less than the legal mini-mum wage or fail to pay at least time and one-half for overtime hours.

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