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HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — In Paul Ryan’s highdebut as energy Republican vice presidential candidate, Mitt Romney made one thing clear: His ideas rule, not his running mate’s. “I have my budget plan,” he said, “And that’s the budget plan we’re going to run on.” Romney put gentle but unmistakable distance between his agenda and Ryan’s hot-potato budget proposals on Sunday as the new team soaked up excitement from partisans in North Carolina and Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin. He walked a careful line as he campaigned with Ryan by his side in North Carolina, singling out his running mate’s work “to make sure we can save Medicare.” But the presidential candidate never STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER said whether he embraced A heat of 4-year old and under children chase chickens in front of the grandstand Sunday during the Miami Ryan’s austere plan himCounty Fair Pig and Calf Scramble. self, and he addressed the matter more directly in a “60 Minutes” interview, with Ryan still with him, Sunday night. Democrats weren’t about to let them off that hook. President Barack Record crowds show up Saturday at fair Obama, attending campaign fundraisers Sunday BY MELODY VALLIEU in Chicago, tagged Ryan as Staff Writer the “ideological leader” of vallieu@tdnpublishing.com the Republican Party. It would be hard to find a board member walking around the Miami “He is a decent man, he County Fair without a smile on his or her face after Saturday. BY NATALIE KNOTH is a family man, he is an On only the second day of the annual event, an attendance record Staff Writer articulate spokesman for was broken. More than 33,000 passed through the gates at the fair nknoth@tdnpublishing.com Gov. Romney’s vision but it Saturday, breaking a record held since 1997, according to Miami County is a vision that I fundaAgriculture Society board member Diana Thompson. For 3- and 4-year-olds kids in the mentally disagree with,” She said moving the yearly concert — which included up-andscramble, it was a game of tag like no Obama said in his first coming country music star Hunter Hayes — from Sunday to Saturday other, with each little one running public comments about night for the first time in recent history definitely helped the numbers. after their feathered friends in a ring Ryan’s selection. Thompson said more than 3,200 people alone attended the Saturday while their parents shouted, “Catch evening musical performance. one and put ’em in the box!” • See ROMNEY on Page 2 But she said the weather certainly was a factor, too. The annual chicken, pig, goat and “I think the concert had a lot to do with it, plus the weather was percalf scrambles kicked off at 7 p.m. fect,” Thompson said. Sunday in front of the grandstand, She said Hayes, who performed for approximately an hour and a half, drawing a sea of young people wearalso stuck around after the show to meet and take photos with more ing bright orange fair shirts. Open to than 150 fans. all junior fair exhibitors, the scram“That was great of him,” she said. “The fans really appreciated him bles were divided by animal and sticking around and meeting with them.” open to particular ages: calf (14 and Thompson said the vendors that sold the Hunter Hayes T-shirts and older), pig (11-13), goat (8-10), and other memorabilia couldn’t have been happier either. chicken (7 and younger). Each cateShe said vendors said they sold almost $15,000 in merchandise at the gory was further divided into sepaconcert — more than any other stop in the country. rate heats by age, and there was “That was good news for them,” Thompson said. another division for ages 19 and LONDON (AP) — With The fair continues daily through Thursday and despite a few chances older, not in 4-H. a little British pomp and a for showers, the weather will continue in the low- to mid-80s. lot of British pop, London • See SCRAMBLE on Page 2 brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun. The closing ceremony offered a BY SUSAN HARTLEY sensory Ohio Community Media For more b l a s t 2012 Miami shartley@dailycall.com coverage of i n c l u d County Fair the 2012 ing rock A former Miami County ‘n’ roll Summer 4-H member and adviser r i c k Olympics, was named the 2012 shaws, Homemaker of the Year See Page B4 dustbin during Sunday’s Art Hall p e r c u sawards ceremony. sionists, an exploding yelJudy Butts of Tipp City, low car and a marching said she began entering band in red tunics and items three years ago as a bearskin hats. way to “challenge” herself The Spice Girls staged a following retirement. “I show-stopping reunion, For more Miami was an RN for 44 years,” and Monty Python’s Eric County Fair results, Butts said, retiring from Idle sauntered through Hyatt Family Care in Tipp photos and stories, “Always Look on the Bright City four years ago. See pages A3, B1, Side of Life” accompanied Butts said she wanted to B2, B7 and B8 by Roman centurions, feel a part of the county fair Scottish bagpipers and a once again, so she decided human cannonball. entering art hall projects belonged at the fair again,” It all made for a psychewould help her meet that Butts said. OHIO COMMUNITY MEDIA PHOTO/MIKE ULLERY delic mashup that had goal of challenging herself. Butts, who grew up in “Entering the art hall Union Township as one of Tipp City’s Judy Butts won the Miami County Fair’s 80,000 fans at Olympic • See OLYMPICS on Page 2 made me feel like I • See BUTTS on Page 2 Homemaker of the Year award Sunday.

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Johnny Cueto pitched threehit ball for eight innings, Jay Bruce and Ryan Ludwick homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 Sunday. With the win, Cueto improved to 15-6. See Page B3.

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Butts • CONTINUED FROM A1 nine children, was a member of the Start to Finish 4H Club, and later served as a 4-H adviser when her children were in 4-H. “I credit my mom as my cooking inspiration. With so many children we were always baking and cooking. We packed all our lunches and she sewed our clothing. I learned a lot from her,” Butts said. On Sunday, Butts earned seven ribbons for her art hall entries, which included cookies, coffee cake, yeast rolls, a child’s pillowcase dress, a fall wreath, a purse, and a collection of sewing items she named “Sewing Treasures.” The Homemaker of the Year is awarded the Richard and Betty Minnich Memorial trophy. Points are awarded for each placing and the person with the highest number of points is declared the Homemaker of the Year.

Entries must be made is each of four categories — needlework, crafts, hobbies, and baked goods. Sewing is an art Butts said she picked up from her mother — who made clothing for her large family — and also a talent she has passed on to her daughter, Susan, who works as a home economics teacher in Cincinnati. “We made 64 pillowcase dresses and 18 pairs of britches for children in Africa this summer,” Butts said of her and her daughter. “I just had to make one more.” The Butts family is active in service, planning a major service project each year. This year, Butts and her daughter made the clothing for children in Africa. Another year, her entire family got involved in a special project at Thanksgiving. “We ate our Thanksgiving meal, cleared up the table and them made pillowcases for

Conquer Cancer,” Butts said, noting that nearly 100 pillowcases were donated to the organization. Butts said she loves to bake and remembers doing a lot of baking in her grandmother’s kitchen. “I love to bake cookies and share them with neighbors, with our Bible study group, whatever comes up,” she said. Butts wasn’t the only art hall winner in her family on Sunday. Her husband, Paul also won a Best of Show for his woodworking project, a Noah’s Ark carving. Butts graduated from Milton-Union in 1961, then attended the Miami Valley Hospital School of nursing, graduating in 1964, also the year she married her husband Paul. The couple has two children, Susan, and her brother, Jeff, who works as an IT specialist for the Hancock County Public Library in Greenfield, Ind.

Scramble • CONTINUED FROM A1 Emily Mann-Walters, 26, cheered on her son Alex, 5, as he competed in the chicken event. “He heard about it and was super excited that he can get out and chase chickens,” Mann-Walters said. Watching atop her shoulders was her other son Robert, 9, who chimed in, “I’m gonna catch a pig. I love catching pigs. I’m not sure how I’m going to catch him, but I’m going to chase him first.” Ashley and Corey McCarroll, 29, entered their daughter Caley, 4, in the chicken scramble. “She caught the first one

Prizes awarded for the first and second fastest in the category and heat Calf Scramble 1st Place — $200 2nd Place — $100 1st Place Heat — $50

2nd Place Heat — $25 Pig Scramble 1st Place — $150 2nd Place — $75 1st Place Heat — $40 2nd Place Heat — $20 Goat Scramble 1st Place — $100 2nd Place — $50 1st Place Heat — $30 2nd Place Heat — $15

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the first time. Prior to the start of the event, Paulus shared his simple reason for entering: to win big money. His strategy? “I’m just gonna tackle.” Roach intended to employ a different method: “I’m just gonna pair up with someone and tag team.”

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• APPRAISAL FAIR: An antiques appraisal fair will be offered from noon to 4 Community p.m. at the Miami County Calendar Fair, Entertainment Tent. Local auctioneers Bob Honeyman, Scott Pence CONTACT US and Jerry Stichter will appraise items. Customers will receive a verbal Call Melody appraisal of up to two items for $5 each. If time permits, Vallieu at more items may be 440-5265 to entered. list your free • NOON OPTIMIST: The calendar Troy Noon Optimist will items.You meet at noon at the Tin Roof restaurant, 439 N. can send Elm St., Troy. The speaker your news by e-mail to will be a special guest. vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. • WILD JOURNEYS: A Wild Journeys, “Where Eagles Live” program will THURSDAY be offered at 7 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. Join Troy resident Larrell Walters as he takes participants Civic agenda through, “Where Eagles Live! Dayton, Ohio,” • The Newton Local School Board of his self-published pictographic account of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the media two eaglets born in April 2011 to a nesting center at the school. pair of bald eagles at Eastwood Lake MetroPark. Free for members, $2 for all oth- AUG. 17-18 ers. • POET’S CORNER: Do you enjoy • DOLLAR SALE: Anna’s Closet will have reading or writing poetry? Join the Troya $1 an item end-of-the-season sale from 10 Miami County Pubic Library’s poetry workshop at 6:30 p.m. to share and discuss any a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit New Path poems that you have written. The workshop Ministries, an outreach arm of Ginghamsburg Church. For more information, call 875-2909. serves to stimulate creativity and improve your technique as a poet. 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Covington Newberry Historical Society will • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be meet at 7 p.m. at the Fort Rowdy Museum, offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at One Call 101 Pearl St. For more information, call Now, 726 Grant St., Troy. Anyone who regis473-2270. ters to give will receive an “Blood Donors Save Civic agendas Lives” license plate frame and be registered to • The Tipp City Parks Advisory win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility Committee will meet at 7 p.m. at the Tipp questions are invited to email City Government Center. • Covington Village Council will meet at 7 canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388GIVE or make an appointment at p.m. at Town Hall. www.DonorTime.com. • The Police and Fire Committee of Village Council will meet at 6 p.m. prior to the council meeting. SATURDAY • Laura Village Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the Municipal building. • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy • Brown Township Board of Trustees will Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon meet at 8 p.m. in the Township Building in on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Conover. Street. The market will include fresh produce, • The Union Township Trustees will meet artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic at 1:30 p.m. in the Township Building, 9497 milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura. Call 698food and entertainment. For free parking, 4480 for more information. enter off West Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or TUESDAY visit www.troymainstreet.org. • FARMERS MARKET: The Miami County Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 • PUMPKIN SHOW: The Bradford p.m. in Friendly’s parking lot. Food, including Community Festival Association will hold its locally grown fruits and vegetables, baked next meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bradford Fire goods, honey, Indiana melons and more. Station. There is plenty of parking. Civic agendas • PORK CHOPS: A pork chop dinner will • The village of West Milton Council will be from 5-7 p.m. at the Pleasant Hill VFW meet at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers. Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated (non-marinated WEDNESDAY upon request) pork chop dinner with baked potato and green bean casserole for $9 from • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club 5-7 p.m. of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the • NIGHT HIKE: A forest night hike, “Night Troy Country Club. Kate Feltman from the Flyers,” will be at 9 p.m. at Brukner Nature Boy Scouts of America will be the speaker. Center. Come dressed for a family-friendly For more information, contact Kim Riber, adventure as participants hike the trails on a vice president, at 339-8935. guided discovery of nocturnal creatures, sounds of the night and wildlife signs. Free and THURSDAY open to the public. • STAR GAZE: Join the Stillwater • MANAGING STRESS: Are you curious Stargazers as they explore the starry night sky about how stress affects your daily life? Join above Brukner Nature Center at 10 p.m. Upper Valley Medical Center expert Melinda Members will have their telescopes set up and Schultz at 3 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County will be available to answer questions.This proLibrary for an informative presentation about gram is free and open to the public. Meet in the stress and stress management. She will talk parking lot following the night hike. about the basics of stress, how to recognize • AMAZING RACE: Enjoy the Tipp City signs of stress and how to manage your Public Library’s version of “The Amazing Race,” stress for a healthier lifestyle. Call 339-0502 to by traveling by car around Tipp City and following the clues provided. Official teams will conregister in advance. • CHESS CLUB: Whether you are a chess sist of an adult and a teen or tween ages 8-18, but the whole family is invited to join in the fun. master or an amateur, all types of players at • ICE CREAM SOCIAL: The Alcony Grace invited to attend at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy-Miami Church annual ice cream social will be from 4County Library. Play against your friends and family or sit back and watch others capture the 7 p.m. at the church, 1045 S. Alcony Conover Road, Troy. The event will include ice cream, pieces. Learn new strategies to controlling the sandwiches, chips, homemade pies and board and defeating your opponent. drinks. All proceeds will go toward the pur• MEETING CHANGED: The Elizabeth chase of a chair lift for the church. Township Board of Trustess will now meet at 8 • NATURES PRESCHOOL: The Miami p.m. at the township building on Walnut Grove County Park District will hold its Mother Road. Nature’s Pre-school “Meandering in the • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 3-7 p.m. at Piqua Baptist Church, Meadow” program from 10–11 a.m. at 1402 W. High St., Piqua. Anyone who registers Stillwater Prairie Reserve Rangeline Road access, 7790 Rangeline Road, north of to give will receive an “Blood Donors Save Lives” license plate frame and be registered to Covington. Children 2-4 years old and an adult companion are invited to attend. There win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility will be a story, playtime and a toddler-sized questions are invited to email hike. 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3-year-old artist takes home wins BY MELODY VALLIEU Staff Writer vallieu@tdnpublishing.com The Snyder family apparently has a budding artist in their midst. Chet Snyder, 3, took home the first place ribbon for Watercolor — Ages 4 and Under and Best of Show for Artwork — Ages 4 and Under on Sunday during an awards ceremony at the Art Hall at the Miami County Fair. Chet, the son of Kurt and Amita Snyder of Troy,

TROY isn’t a first time winner, either. At the 2011 fair, Chet also took home a first place for a painting he made. This year’s win came from a Mother’s Day card he created at Overfield Early Childhood Development, where he attends preschool, according to his mom. “He loves to do art, read books and play soccer,” Amita said. Chet, a T-ball player with the YMCA, enjoys working with colors, according to Amita. “Actually, his favorite color is brown,” she said,

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Chet Snyder, 3, won a first place and a best of show. laughing. “But when he comes home from school, he uses purple a lot, cause Mom likes purple.” Chet, who has two brothers and a sister, and a new brother on the way, is not the only child in the family to bring home a win. Amita said his sister, a Girl Scout, also won sev-

eral awards, and a brother also received an award. Amita said they found out last year that those outside of Girl Scouts and 4-H can participate in the fair, and plan for the children to continue to bring entries. “Probably every year,” she said.

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Tom Dunn Troy Daily News Guest Columnist

The secret to success is no real secret at all Just because school hasn’t been in session for the last couple of months doesn’t mean that the folks in Columbus have stopped interfering in the world of education to the detriment of us all. In fact, in recent days I have attended multiple workshops that are dominated with presentations by legislators, members of the Ohio Department of Education, and lawyers, all of whom were describing new mandates that cannot possibly be successfully implemented. It is sad how much time is spent on this foolishness and how little is left to spend on how to better teach the young people we serve. I’ve made no secret of my frustration with what I believe is this excessive and misguided politicization of education. The fact is, we currently live in a system where people who have no idea what they are talking about are making the rules and who apparently believe that schools are designed to not only educate, but to raise children without outside assistance. Sadly, this means that little that has been implemented in recent years has benefited students, and there is no indication that the intrusions are going to abate anytime soon. There are times when it’s tempting to just throw up one’s hands and accept the constant barrage of mandates and criticism as tsunamis that cannot be stopped and just quit fighting the good fight. But it seems that every time the breaking point seems near, something wonderful happens: I get to spend time celebrating the accomplishments of students whose standards of excellence refute the oft-repeated claim that public schools are havens of mediocrity (or worse). I was blessed to have had two such opportunities near the end of last school year that were re-energizing beyond belief. I was fortunate enough to attend two separate banquets honoring high-achieving students from public school districts around Ohio. Dozens upon dozens of incredibly talented young adults who were attending universities like Stanford, Cornell, Northwestern and Penn and majoring in subjects like electrical and chemical engineering, pre-med, pre-optometry, and biochemistry strode to the microphone to share their successes and their dreams. Their academic achievements, their community service experiences, the poise with which they carried themselves, and the focus with which they were already shaping their futures were above reproach. It was wonderful. As I sat through these banquets, I couldn’t help but wonder how politicians who cannot say enough bad things about public schools would explain the phenomenon unfolding before me. How in the world can so many students who have achieved so much success and who have so many plans for the future have come from a public school system that is so irretrievably broken, as our leaders would suggest it is? The obvious answer is that it is not as broken as they like to pretend and that the secret for their success is not much of a secret at all. In fact, the reasons are very obvious to anyone who will take just a moment to think about it or have the courage to discuss it, both of which the folks in Columbus refuse to do. These were intelligent, committed young adults who were raised in families with high expectations, who were attending outstanding public schools that were supported by communities that value education. In other words, as with any successful effort, the superior results occurred because many people pulled together for a common goal. Imagine that.

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another school tax. I think it’s funny how those of us in the working world have to make sacrifices when the To the Editor: economy is bad, but the schools The good folks running the seem to think they can just go Tipp City Schools are so out of on spending money without a touch it’s scary. care in the world. I’m not sure what types of I’ve had my salary cut three jobs they hold when they are not times over the past five years. running our schools, but here in How many pay cuts have the the real world, the economy teachers and administrators at stinks! Things are not going well Tipp City taken in the past five and the last thing an average years? person can afford to do is pay They can just keep on spend-

ing all that money on teachers who work nine months out of the year and get Christmas breaks and spring breaks and snow days. Go ahead and put another levy on the ballot and see what happens, folks. If you thought the last one failed in a landslide, just wait and see what happens the next time! — John Martin Tipp City

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If you read this column, you need a life I was looking at some Olympic results the other day on the Internet when I ran across a story that had a bajillion comments attached to it. I’m not sure what the big debate was about — either a gymnast’s hair style or people mad at Americans for celebrating a win or Americans mad at Brazilians for celebrating a win or some other insignificant piece of information. I started glancing down through the comments just to see who in the world spends their time posting opinions no one cares about on the Internet. I mean, these people need to get a life! Then I realized I actually was reading comments by people I don’t know about something I don’t care about, and I said to myself, “I need to get a life!” There’s a lot of this going on now. Take, for instance, Twitter. I was looking at USA Today that same day and saw a story that was made up entirely of tweets from Hollywood types about Mitt Romney’s decision to make Paul Ryan his running mate. I

David Lindeman Troy Daily News Columnist had to think for a minute about who exactly Ryan was: at first, I thought he was a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, but that’s Matt Ryan. Then I thought he was the hero in all those Tom Clancy books. I thought that was a pretty good choice until I realized that guy was Jack Ryan. I finally remembered Paul Ryan is the guy from Wisconsin who made a bunch of people mad with his financial theories. I was a little surprised by the choice, but I was more surprised by the story. I mean, who cares what a handful of actors, who live in a fantasy world most of the time, care about politics? They are the

last people I would listen to on that subject. But since they tweeted about it, somehow their opinions became important. It really bugs me to see stories written about people’s tweets. It seems to me the laziest form of journalism. Call someone who might actually know about the subject? Nope, just rehash the tweets of some actor or athlete or other selfpromoter. It seems to me the only people who care what these people are tweeting are the twerps who have signed up to get the tweets when they are twittered. Or something like that. Just out of curiosity, I looked up to see how many people followed LeBron James on Twitter. I found out there are 5,777,836 people who follow LeBron on Twitter. I wonder if they care what LeBron thinks of Paul Ryan. Barack Obama is even on Twitter (18,473,204 followers), although I assume he doesn’t actually put anything up there himself. At least, I hope not. He has staff people who take

care of that for him. Alas, even though Obama is president of the U.S. and leader of the free world, he is only No. 6 on the list of most followed twits. No. 1 is Lady Gaga, with 28,253,305 followers. This tells us something about the world we live in. Maybe Romney should have picked Lady Gaga for his running mate. That sure would have shaken things up. It might have forced Obama to dump Joe Biden and go with the No. 2 person on the Twitter list, Justin Bieber, or the No. 3 person, Katy Perry. Except the last time I looked, you had to be 35 years old to be vice president, so Obama would have had to go all the way down to No. 12 on the list to find someone old enough for the job. That would be Oprah Winfrey. But wait! Here I am writing a story about Internet comments and Twitter. You know what? I need to get a life.

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Tool lets Ohio voters update address online COLUMBUS (AP) — A new tool unveiled Thursday in the presidential battleground of Ohio allows registered voters to update their addresses online, an option that was included in a contentious election law but later stripped. The option available through Secretary of State Jon Husted’s website should improve registration accuracy and security, save money by reducing the workload at elections offices and help voters meet the requirement of being registered at their current addresses 30 days before an election, Husted said. It also could help voters cast regular ballots instead of provisional ballots, which must be verified for eligibility, because outdated addresses are the most common reason people use provisional ballots, he said. His office estimated 130,000 voters used provisional ballots in the 2008 presidential election because of address problems. About 660 voters used the website to update their addresses in the first five hours after

Husted’s announcement, his office said. The Ohio Association of Election Officials, a bipartisan group representing county elections board members and directors, praised the online option. “It is something numerous voters have expressed an interest in, and I’m pleased to see it in place,” Llyn McCoy, the association’s president, said in a statement. “While not full-blown online registration, announcement today’s moves us farther down the path to complete automation.” Husted said he considers the online process, developed internally by his office, to be more secure and more accurate than the existing changeof-address paper process. “People will still have the same ability to do this as they always have through the paper system, but this, we believe, will be a much more convenient process,” he said. Ten other states have similar provisions, Husted said. Some lawmakers want Ohio to take it a step further by allowing not just

updates but full voter registration to be completed online. “I applaud the Secretary of State’s attempt to make it easier for registered voters to update their registration information, hopefully resulting in fewer provisional ballots,” Democratic state Rep. Tracy Maxwell Heard of Columbus. Ohio voters seeking to change an address online will have to provide four pieces of information last name, driver’s license number, date of birth and final four digits of their Social Security number that match the information shared in the state voter registration database and records for the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Voters who can’t meet that requirement can use the website to print a registration or change-ofaddress form to submit by mail. Oct. 9 is the voter registration deadline for Ohio’s next major election. Residents will cast ballots Nov. 6 in one of the country’s most contested U.S. Senate races and help choose the president.

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JAMES T. ‘JIM’ HILL TROY — James T. “Jim” Hill, 70, of Troy, passed away at 2:50 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Hospice of Dayton. Jim was born Feb. 2, 1942, in Williamsburg, Ky., to James E. and Mary E. (Powell) Hill. Jim was married to Judi Cohagan Hill on Feb. 17, 1978 and she survives along with his son, Robert Hill of Dayton; two stepdaughters, Debbie (Jeff) Strachan and Beckie (Roger) Jones of Troy; two stepsons, Eric (Kim) Taylor and Chris Taylor of Troy. He also is survived by his mother, Mary E. Hill of Tipp City; one brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Cynthia Hill of Troy; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Lou Goosman of Cumberland, Kentucky; Jean and Russ Bennett of Vandalia; Carol and Tom Francis of Waynesville; Fran Hill of Tipp City; one sister-in-law, Mary K. Hill of Dayton; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; six nieces

and four nephews and many other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, James E. Hill, one stepson, Matt Taylor; and one brother, Ed Hill. Jim was an aircraft painter for more than 40 years and retired from Stevens’ Aviation, formerly Ohio Aviation, of Vandalia. He enjoyed woodworking, riding his motorcycle, and working in his yard. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge of Troy and the Eagles Lodge of Tipp City. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, 1124 W. Main St., Troy. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, at a later date. Contributions may be made in Jim’s name to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton, OH 45420. Condolences may be left for the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy M. Alyea COVINGTON — Dorothy M. Alyea, 102, lifetime resident of Covington, died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born in Covington on Aug. 1, 1910, to the late Charles and Mabel (Boehringer) Miller; a graduate of Covington High School, Class of 1928, worked as a clerk at Lambs 5&10 for many years, a member of the Eastern Star, Chapter 275 where she was a past Matron and past Deputy Matron and loved to bake and make afghans and other crafts. Preceded in death by her parents; husband of 58 years, Bob Alyea; infant brother, Theron Miller; brother and sisterin-law, Norman and Betty Miller; sister and brotherin-law, Norma and Jim Brunton; son-in-law, Doyle

Shearer; and great granddaughter, Robin Kiser. Dorothy is survived by two sons and daughtersin-law, Richard and Maxine Alyea of Dayton and Dave and Mary Alyea of Covington; one daughter, Gloria Shearer of Covington; nine grandchildren and their spouses, Terri and William Henne of Covington, Bobette and Jim Subler of CO., Robin and Tim Zumbaugh of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Julie and Tom Shutts of Dayton, Jeff and Cheryl Alyea of Miamisburg, Lorri Whitehead of Fla., Lisa and Chuck Wehrman of Union, Jeremy Alyea of Garrett, Ind., and Sonya “Sunnie” Alyea of Atlanta, GA.; 25 great grandchildren; 13 great great grandchildren; special friends, Marilyn and Danny McPhearson and

their therapy dog, Kaila, and number nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bridges-Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Covington, with Pastor Dan Hathaway officiating. Interment will be in Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the time of service. If desired, contributions may be made to The Covington Special Fire Dept. Inc. 801 E. Broadway, Covington, OH 45318 or The United Church of Christ Organ Fund, 115 N. Pearl St., Covington, OH 45318. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

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In this May 3, 2006, photo, a student purchases a brown sugar Pop-Tart from a vending machine in the hallway outside the school cafeteria, in Wichita, Kan.

Study: Junk food laws may help curb kids’ obesity enced kids’ weight. But the results raised optimism among obesity researchers and public health experts who generally applaud strong laws to get junk food out of schools. “This is the first real evidence that the laws are likely to have an impact,” said Dr. Virginia Stallings, director of the nutrition center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Stallings chaired an Institute of Medicine panel that urged standards for making snack foods and drinks sold in schools more healthful but was not involved in the new research. The authors of the study, released online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed data on 6,300 students in 40 states. Their heights and weights were measured in spring 2004, when they were finishing fifth grade and soon to enter middle school, and in 2007, during the spring of eighth grade. The researchers also examined several databases of state laws on school nutrition during the same time. The states were not identified in the study because of database license restrictions that protect the students’ confidentiality, the authors said. The laws governed food and drinks sold in public school vending machines and school stores, outside of mealtime. Laws were considered strong if they included specific nutrition requirements, such as limits on sugar and fats. Laws were rated weak if the requirements were vague and merely urged sales of “healthy” food without specifics. The results show that

for these laws to be effective, they need to be consistently strong in all grades, said lead author Daniel Taber, a health policy researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In late 2003, 27 of the states studied had no relevant laws affecting middleschoolers, seven had weak laws and six had strong laws. Several states and school districts enacted tougher laws affecting middle-schoolers and younger kids during the next few years as national concern rose over obesity rates. Recent data suggest that almost 20 percent of elementary school children nationwide are obese, and the rate among teens is only slightly lower. In states with consistently strong laws in elementary and middle school, almost 39 percent of fifthgraders were overweight when the study began. That fell to 34 percent in eighth grade. Also, almost 21 percent of fifth-graders were obese, declining to about 18 percent in the eighth grade. In states with no relevant laws, almost 37 percent of fifth-graders were overweight and 21 percent were obese, and those numbers barely budged by eighth grade.

Moler of Troy; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia Myers of Troy, Jerri (William) Kiesler of Vandalia; a brother-in-law, James Hartzell of Piqua; a special niece, Pam Moler Hanis; a special cousin, Frances Shaeffer; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Jean Hartzell. Mrs. Moler was a 1949 graduate of Troy High School and was a lifelong homemaker and mother to many. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and enjoyed crocheting, bird watching,

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corresponding with friends and family, and her trips to Gatlinburg and K’s with her many good friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. James Duell as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen, 419 E. Main St., Troy, OH 45373; or St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 304 Historic Nature Trail Rd., Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Condolences to the family may also be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Earl R. Curtner PIQUA — Earl R. “Bump” Curtner, 58, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at his residence. His funeral arrangements are pending

through the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. • Betty J. Hemmert PIQUA — Betty J. Hemmert, 89, formerly of Piqua, passed away at

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DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST • Albert Freeman Jr. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albert Freeman Jr., the veteran actor who played Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee’s epic film, “Malcolm X,” has died. He was 78. Howard University in Washington, D.C., confirmed his death Friday night but details weren’t immediately available. Freeman taught acting there for years and served as chairman and artistic director of its theater arts department. “He was a brilliant professor, a renowned actor and a master director who made his mark in the

classroom as well as on stage, screen and television. … He has mentored and taught scores of outstanding actors. He was a resounding voice of Howard and will be missed,” university spokeswoman Kerry-Ann Hamilton said in a statement. Freeman earned an NAACP Image Award for playing Malcolm X’s mentor in Lee’s 1992 biography. He also received an Emmy nomination for his role as Malcolm X in the 1979 miniseries “Roots: The Next Generations.” He won a best-actor

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CHICAGO (AP) — Laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence such efforts could pay off. The results come from the first large national look at the effectiveness of the state laws over time. They are not a slam-dunk, and even obesity experts who praised the study acknowledge the measures are a political hot potato, smacking of a “nanny state” and opposed by industry and cash-strapped schools relying on food processors’ money. But if the laws have even a tiny effect, “what are the downsides of improving the food environment for children today?” asked Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. “You can’t get much worse than it already is.” Children in the study gained less weight from fifth through eighth grades if they lived in states with strong, consistent laws versus no laws governing snacks available in schools. For example, kids who were 5 feet tall and 100 pounds gained on average 2.2 fewer pounds if they lived in states with strong laws in the three years studied. Also, children who were overweight or obese in fifth grade were more likely to reach a healthy weight by eighth grade if they lived in states with the strongest laws. The effects weren’t huge, and the study isn’t proof that the laws influ-

TROY — Shirley A. Moler, 81, of Troy, died at 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at her residence. She was born April 30, 1931, in Troy, to the late Wilbur Franklin and Mary Margaret (Baumann) Siler. She married Floyd R. Moler on Oct. 25, 1949, in MOLER Winchester, Ind.; he preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 1997. Survivors include five daughters, Mary Sue Mills of Troy, Karen (Don) Church of Troy, Robin (Steve) Coleman of Bradford, Teresa (Eric) Duncan of Troy, Kelly (Tim) Larger of Piqua; a son, Thomas (Tammy)

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Bounces drop ounces Rebound exercise the new craze JACK KELLY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Don’t run. Bounce. You’ll get fit faster, with far less risk of injury, say enthusiasts. “Rebound exercise is the most efficient, effective form of exercise yet devised by man,” claimed Albert E. Carter, a former professional wrestler who wrote a book about it in 1979. A NASA study a year later essentially confirmed his claim. The NASA scientists took measurements of eight young men as they walked, jogged and ran on a treadmill, then had them jump on a trampoline. “The external work output at equivalent levels of oxygen uptake were significantly greater while trampolining than while running,” the NASA scientists said. “The ratio of oxygen consumption was sometimes more than twice as efficient as treadmill running.” When you jump on a trampoline, the force of

gravity on your ankles, back and forehead is evenly distributed, but when you run on a treadmill, the G-force on the ankles typically is twice as great, the NASA researchers found. This can lead to shin splints and knee problems. Carter and his family were regular users of a trampoline but did little else in the way of exercise. They discovered they were stronger, fitter and better balanced than other people they knew who exercised more. In his book “The Miracle of Rebound Exercise,” Carter referred to the writings of the late C. Samuel West, an Arizona chemist and lymphologist in the field of naturopathic medicine. He wrote that “rebound exercise” uses three powerful forces — gravity, acceleration and deceleration — not available in more conventional forms of cardiovascular exercise. West said it proves the body’s lymphatic system gets a boost, as well. At first, rebound exercise just meant jumping on a trampoline. Rebounding shoes expand the exercise options available. A popular brand is Kangoo Jumps

— fitness shoes with a boot-like ankle support attached to a rebounding platform. “They were easy to adjust, stable and very comfortable,” said a reviewer for the American Council on Exercise. “Although they felt clunky and heavy at first, it took only a few minutes before finding balance. During a 30-minute run, the rebounding action provided significant shock absorption compared to mainstream running shoes. Overall, this product is an effective training tool that infuses an ordinary workout with fun and excitement,” the ACE reviewer said. The University of British Columbia studied 25 novice runners — 13 who wore normal running shoes and 12 who wore Kangoo Jumps — for 12 weeks in 2002. The Kangoo runners increased their peak oxygen uptake by 18.2 percent; the regular runners just 3.7 percent. More significantly, 42.8 percent of the control group suffered lower leg injuries during the test period. There were no injuries among the Kangoo Jumpers.

The downside of Kangoo Jumps is their price. The Kangoo Jumps’ website offers four models, ranging in price from $179 to $299. “We like to be on top of group fitness waves,” said Rory Lazear, who with her partner, Lorie Elias, owns the bFit Studio in the Pittsburgh area, and rents the shoes to class participants. “Kangoo Jumps are fun. That’s one of the main things in group exercise.” Lazear and Elias discovered Kangoo Jumps on the Internet and trained with celebrity trainer Mario Godiva Green, who says you’ll burn 25 to 50 percent more calories if you wear them in an exercise class instead of sneakers, but you won’t feel as tired. “People who are larger or overweight will feel light on their feet and experience mega calorie burn without feeling pain in their joints the next day,” Green said. “You definitely can go more anaerobic in Kangoo,” Lazear said, referring to intense, short-burst exercise that builds strength. “It engages your core much more because you are in an unstable surface. You have to engage your core to stay upright.”

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As much of the nation gasps through the last steamy hot days of summer, there’s mixed scientific reviews for some of the season’s pleasures and dangers. First, let’s talk iced tea. People gulp it down this time of year. But researchers at Loyola University of Chicago point out too much of the brew can boost the odds of kidney stones, a urinary tract disorder that affects about 10 percent of Americans at some point. Tea, particularly black tea, contains high concentrations of oxalate, one of the chemicals that combine with calcium to form stones that can painfully lodge in the urinary tract. Dr. John Milner, an assistant professor of urology at Loyola, noted that people are at greater risk for kidney stones if they don’t drink enough fluids or become dehydrated from sweating. But people who drink more iced tea rather than water during the hottest days might be doing themselves more harm than good. Of course, hot tea has the same ingredient, but about 85 percent of the tea consumed in the United States is iced. Milner said people don’t have to give up the beverage entirely, just drink it in moderation along with water and maybe some fresh lemonade — full of citrates that help inhibit kidney stone growth. Men are about four times more likely than women to develop kidney stones, and the risk rises sharply after age 40. Postmenopausal women with low estrogen levels and women who have had their ovaries removed are also at increased risk. Well, surely sitting before a cooling fan is a good way to beat the heat, right? Not always, according to team of British a researchers who reviewed several decades of evidence about fan effectiveness and published their findings recently on the Cochrane Library website. Fans are generally good when they circulate us air that is at least a few degrees below body temperature and not aimed directly at us, but

may actually make us hotter when used at temperatures above 95 degrees Fahrenheit. While the moving air may make a person feel cooler, in fact the warmth just makes them sweat more and lose fluids and electrolytes at a pace that results in heat exhaustion. This is a particular concern for the very old and very young, who have more difficulty sweating and regulating their temperature, making them more vulnerable to heat illness, the researchers said. Still another study published last winter showed that the so-called exercise or couch-potato pill can help mitigate heat stroke. The condition occurs when the body exceeds 104 degrees and can’t effectively cool itself due to dehydration or other factors, such as heavy exercise. Right now, the only emergency treatment for heat stroke is aggressive cooling in an ice bath or with ice packs to bring down body temperature. Although heat strokes get the most attention when an athlete is struck down, children, the elderly and anyone working outdoors in extreme heat also are at risk. A recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine noted the number of heat-related injuries treated in emergency departments more than doubled between 1997 and 2006. In that time, an estimated 55,000 people were treated for heat stroke. The experimental drug AICAR debuted in 2008 with findings that it could build muscle and improve endurance in “couch-potato” mice — those that were completely inactive. For the heat-stroke experiment, scientists at the University of Rochester and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston gave the drug to mice genetically predisposed to have a heat-stroke type of response when exposed to very high temperatures or when exercising under warm conditions. The mice experience uncontrolled muscle contractions, resulting in the fatal breakdown of muscle tissue that releases toxic levels of potassium into the bloodstream.

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ation exposure. A chemical could be carried on a sperm into the uterus, or there could be "take-home exposure," such as pesticide residue on clothes, Desrosiers said. "If you suspect you work with toxic chemicals, use personal protective equipment, which you should be using anyway," she said. Different occupations have exposure to different chemicals. Janitors are around cleaning products, and photographers are exposed to developing solvents. Drivers are near diesel fumes, while landscapers are around pesticides. But chemical exposure may not be the whole story. Some surprising jobs, such as mathematicians and computer scientists, had elevated risks for certain defects. Desrosiers said the simple act of sitting might raise the temperature in the genitals and cause changes in sperm. No matter what the cause of the defects, the implication of the study is clear. "Dads do play a role in the health of their unborn child," Desrosiers said. "The next set of studies will try to figure out why."

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Your brother needs to hit ‘rock bottom’ before he’ll see the light Dear Annie: My brother, "Luke," recently returned to our hometown. Since he's been back, all he has done is drink beer. He has made no effort to find a job. I love him, but it is quite obvious that he's an alcoholic. When Luke lived here 10 years ago, he was constantly intoxicated. When my husband confronted him about his drinking, Luke left town and didn't speak to me for years. Now when I tell him he has had too much to drink, he pushes me away saying he's not a little kid anymore. Maybe not, but he acts like one. Luke needs someone to take care of him, make sure he's eaten and bail him out of jail. He was once stabbed while drunk. I fear that if he continues, he'll be seriously hurt. I don't know what to do. Luke is not my kid, and he's too old to be my responsibility. How can I help? — Completely Lost Dear Lost: We know it will be difficult, but you need to step back and allow Luke to hit bottom. This doesn't mean he will stop drinking. It means you cannot make him stay sober. By bailing him out of jail, making sure he eats and otherwise protecting him, you also enable him to continue drinking. He knows you are there to pick him up when he falls. And until you stop, you will continue to agonize over his drinking. Please contact Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) for support and information. Dear Annie: Is there any accepted etiquette about who plants flowers at a gravesite? My husband died eight years ago. I commissioned a beautiful gravestone to be hand-carved from native stone. I planted perennials at the grave, and I touch up and replant each year. On numerous occasions, his exwife (who has remarried twice) has planted flowers at the grave without consulting me. Most recently, she planted flowers where I had planted early perennials. She built the area up with a mound of soil and mulch so that when her plants grow, they will hide some of the beautiful hand carving on the stone in addition to burying some of my plantings. I feel this is inappropriate. It is my privilege, not hers, to care for my husband's grave. This is especially grating because she did everything she could to exclude me from my stepchildren's lives after their father's death. We have been able to interact in a friendlier manner in recent years, and she did eventually apologize for her past behavior. I don't want to create a new problem, but this just aggravates the heck out of me. Am I off base? — Cranky in Kansas Dear Cranky: While there are no restrictions on who can place flowers at a gravesite, the ex-wife sounds a little passive-aggressive in her approach. Try co- opting her. Call and say you noticed the lovely flowers she left, but trust she didn't intentionally dig up yours and plan to cover the carving so her children couldn't see it. Ask her to come along the next time so the two of you can make it beautiful together and so she will know exactly how you want it to look. If she still digs up your plants, it's OK to remove hers. Dear Annie: "Crying in Ohio" said her husband of 46 years called her "obese." My wife and I also have been married for 46 years. Two years ago, she began telling me that I was a fat slob who never took a bath or brushed my teeth. Of course, it wasn't true. She now has been diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's and tells me the same awful things at least twice a week. But she can't help it and, 30 minutes later, doesn't remember saying them. Maybe there is more going on than an abusive husband calling his wife fat. He could be a loving husband who needs to see a doctor. — Been There Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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