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TV Sports Today – July 4

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Auto racing

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: practice, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (NBCSN)

Golf

European Tour: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, 5:30 and 9:30 a.m. today and 5:30 a.m. Friday (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: The 3M Open, 2 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LPGA Tour: Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, 6 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Horse racing

America’s Day at the Races, 1:30 p.m. (FS2)

Men’s lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse: Chesapeake Bayhawks at Denver Outlaws, 9 p.m. (ESPNEWS)

MLB

Marlins at Nationals, 11 a.m. (MLB)

Brewers at Reds, 2 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Indians at Royals, 2 p.m. (MLB)

Cubs at Pirates, 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Phillies at Braves, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Padres at Dodgers, 10 p.m. (MLB)

Poker

World Series of Poker: The 50th No-Limit Hold’em, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Softball

International Cup: U.S. vs. Chinese Taipei, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tennis

Wimbledon: Day 4, second Round, 6 and 11 a.m. today and third round 6 a.m. Friday (ESPN)

Upcoming Sports – July 4

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Cincinnati Reds baseball

Today vs. Brewers, 2:10 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Saturday vs. Indians, 4:10 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Sunday vs. Indians, 1:10 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Indianapolis Indians baseball

Today vs. Toledo, 6:15 p.m.

Friday vs. Toledo, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday vs. Toledo, 7:05 p.m.

Indy Eleven soccer

July 13 vs. Hartford Atlantic, 5 p.m.

July 20 vs. Loudoun United FC, 7 p.m. (WISH-8)

July 27 at Nashville SC, 8 p.m.

NASCAR Monster Energy Series

Saturday at Daytona, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)

July 13 at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN)

July 21 at New Hampshire, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)

NTT IndyCar Series

July 14 at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. (NBCSN)

July 20 at Newton, Iowa, 7 p.m. (NBCSN)

July 28 at Mid-Ohio, 4 p.m. (NBC)

Four Olympians named All-American at Disney Duals

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The Columbus East wrestlers made their annual trek to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the Disney Duals last week, and the Olympians had mixed results.

East went 6-4 against some of the best teams in the country. The Olympians could be rebuilding this season after back-to-back top-five state finishes.

"Replacing a large part of the team with new guys, we’re trying to get stuff figured out," East coach Chris Cooper said. "We lost a couple of close duals that we felt like we could have won. But the six matches that we won and the other two that we lost, we wrestled pretty well."

Four Olympians earned All-American honors — incoming junior Tyler Williams (132 pounds), incoming sophomores Jaden Durnil (145) and Kade Law (152) and incoming junior Sam Morrill (160). A fifth individual who competed with the East team, Sam Scott (113), who will be a senior from Heritage Hills, also made All-American.

While in Florida, the Olympians camped at Tampa Jesuit Prep High School and got in a couple days of practice with a powerhouse team from Camden, Georgia.

Olympians earn academic honors

Four members of the Columbus East girls track team have been named Academic All-State by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association.

Seniors Isha Chavan, Yami Diaz, Liz Hagan and Amanda Pottorff made the first team. East seniors Maddy Ping and Olivia Williams are honorable mention selections.

East to host volleyball camp

Columbus East volleyball coach Stacie Pagnard and her staff and players will host the Columbus East Youth Volleyball Camp from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through July 11 at the school for Grades K through 8.

Cost is $50 and includes a camp t-shirt. To register, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fLEB0q1VSzidit6CvWQYBP9Y1oR6jwHSmbCOqPpnSAQ/edit

Lancer hoops to host outing

The Edinburgh Basketball Golf Outing will be at 8 a.m. Aug. 3 at Timbergate Golf Course.

Cost is $240 per team or $60 per person and includes lunch and a chance for prizes. Hardwood, Special Event and Hole Sponsorships also are available.

To sign up a team, call Brad Rooks at 812-374-8970 or drop off an entry form at Edinburgh High School. To be a Hole Sponsor, call boys coach Keith Witty at 317-657-7689 or girls coach Amy Macy-Schilling at 812-603-1085.

Jets looking for coaches

Hauser is looking for high school soccer and boys tennis coaches and a junior high soccer coach for this fall.

For more information, contact athletics director Tyler Phillips at tphillips@flatrock.k12.in.us.

Around Town – July 4

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Orchids to …

• the Joseph Hart Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, for donating two American flags to the fairgrounds, from the Bartholomew County 4-H Fair board.

• Dr. Jack Chaille at Best Friends Veterinarian for your after hours call and follow up care with Maggie; your patience and dedication is very much appreciated, from the Ward family.

• Officers Pigman and Holly of the Columbus Police Department, the Columbus Fire Department, and Columbus Regional Hospital EMS for their professional and patient handling of a chaotic accident scene Tuesday morning, from Ben and Amy Jackson.

• Rhonda and Sharon — thank you for sitting with me and taking time off work for my medical procedure, from Jack.

• the fire department, farmers and everyone who helped with the fire on County Road 800N, from G-ma.

• Jennifer and Linda at the cath lab at the hospital for fantastic service.

Onions to …

• people who don’t realize freedom isn’t free.

• the president for costing American taxpayers so he can bring military tanks and planes to show-and-tell.

• the person making comparisons to a movie about people’s diets: if you don’t care for veggie foods, don’t eat them.

• the factory who promised employees a four-day weekend and then decided on Tuesday to cancel that and make them work on Sunday, ruining family plans.

• the fast food restaurant on National Road with horrible customer service.

• the illegal immigrants who don’t like the situation here — why don’t they stay in their own country?

• low water pressure in Columbus.

Happy Birthday to …

• David Fink, from your family, golf buddies, and co-workers.

• Joann Dolphin, from your family and Donna.

• Tiger Xu from your family, Diana and Donna.

• Casey Johnson, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.

• Lajuana Jo Heldman, from the Garrison girls.

• Hunter Hardin, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church

• Deanna Norman Dickerson, from Elsie.

• Ryan Waltz.

• David Sims.

• Jeffrey Harker.

• Nicholas Wilson.

• Carrie Gifford, from Kim and Pamela.

• Belated Happy Birthday to…

• Lisa Welch, on July 1.

Happy Anniversary to …

• Doyle and Colene Rich, on no. 66 from your family.

• ANOTHER beautiful morning

Looking Back – July 4

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Tim Pratt and his children, Christopher, 2, and Alycyn, 8, enjoyed backyard fireworks in 1994.

2009

Thousands attended festivities that ended with “Rockstars and Stripes” fireworks at the annual Independence Day celebration presented by QMIX radio and Indiana Bank & Trust Co. at Columbus Municipal Airport.

1994

Passengers in a traffic accident west of Columbus were pulled from their burning vehicle by a couple who happened to be driving by, then left the scene before anyone could learn their names.

1969

At least 10 portable television sets worth $2,500 were stolen in a break-in at Vetter’s Home Entertainment Center, one of eight thefts or break-ins reported to Columbus and Bartholomew County authorities over the weekend.

Regional Hospital, Police – July 4

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Region Police

JENNINGS COUNTY

Arrests

Monday

Bronson Moore, 24, Vernon, domestic battery, 1:30 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $905 bond.

Cody Kincaid, 20, North Vernon, legend drug, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, 1:45 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $1,055 bond.

Jedadiah Bailey, 32, North Vernon, bench warrant, 5:45 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, no bond.

Randall Robinson Jr., 39, North Vernon, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, 7:37 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $2,055 bond.

Omar Mora-Valazquez, 29, North Vernon, operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license, 10:05 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $605 bond.

Incidents

Monday

12:15 a.m. — Disturbance in the 100 block of South State Street.

11:28 a.m. — Reckless driving in the area of North State Street.

12:48 p.m. — Suspicious person in the 300 block of North State Street.

10:28 p.m. — Possibly impaired driver at North State Road 7 and Highway 50 West.

Local Police, Fire – July 4

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Police, Fire

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was summarized from the records of city, county, and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

Arrests

Sunday

Donald L. Moody Jr., 48, of 1514 17th St., Columbus, theft, false informing, 6:10 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, released on $8,500 bond.

Monday

Adam D. Rudicel, 39, of 745 1/2 Werner Ave., Columbus, theft, criminal trespass, 12:32 a.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held in lieu of $12,500 bond.

Raymond D. Burton, 44, homeless, Columbus, out-of-county warrant, 1:57 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held with no bond.

Fire, medic runs

Monday

4:13 a.m. — Structure fire in the 700 block of Vine Drive.

9:53 a.m. — Unconscious person in the 900 block of The Cape.

11:50 a.m. — Person injured in a fall reported to the sheriff’s department.

12:58 p.m. — Unconscious person in the 2500 block of Foxpointe Drive.

3:39 p.m. — Unconscious person in the 3100 block of Sycamore Drive.

3:40 p.m. — Unconscious person reported to the police department.

4:42 p.m. — Person injured in a fall in the 4100 block of Waycross Drive.

7:51 p.m. — Person injured in the 4700 block of North County Road 700E.

Incidents

Monday

2:12 a.m. — Drug violations in the 1500 block of North Gladstone Avenue.

7:31 a.m. — Theft at the intersection of North Marr Road and Indiana Avenue.

7:44 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 8100 block of North U.S. 31.

7:54 a.m. — Battery in the 2300 block of California Street.

8:01 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 2400 block of 17th Street.

8:02 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 2400 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

9:49 a.m. — Residential burglary in the 6500 block of South County Road 550W.

10:32 a.m. — Personal-injury accident in the 100 block of Third Street.

11:03 a.m. — Personal-injury accident at the intersection of Third and Lyndsey streets.

11:36 a.m. — Theft in the 1400 block of North National Road.

11:46 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 2400 block of North National Road.

Noon — Property-damage accident in the 2200 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

12:16 p.m. — Animal abuse in the 8800 block of West County Road 550S.

12:20 p.m. — Theft in the 15000 block of East State Road 46.

12:33 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 1800 block of North National Road.

12:55 p.m. — Personal-injury accident near the 63 mile-marker of North I-65.

1:23 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 1900 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

1:44 p.m. — Damage to property reported to the sheriff’s department.

2:16 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of 25th Street and Central Avenue.

2:47 p.m. — Theft in the 3200 block of Columbus Center.

4:13 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3800 block of 25th Street.

4:54 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 900 block of Third Street.

5:54 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the800 block of Jonesville Road.

6:28 p.m. — Fraud in the 200 block of North Gladstone Avenue.

6:36 p.m. — Personal-injury accident at the intersection of 14th and Sycamore streets.

6:36 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3100 block of Washington Street.

6:50 p.m. — Theft reported to the police department.

7:01 p.m. — Damage to property in the 2300 block of Cottage Avenue.

7:02 p.m. — Theft in the 1000 block of Ashford Park Place.

8:14 p.m. — Residential burglary in the 1000 block of Ashford Park Place.

9:04 p.m. — Battery in the 2900 block of 13th Street.

9:17 p.m. — Personal-injury accident at the intersection of East County Road 900N and North Base Road.

Letter: City has changed dramatically since arrival in Columbus

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From: Shirley Ison

Westport

Most of us have heard and watched George Jefferson and Louise ("Weezie"), his wife, riding in a cab to their new home on the East Side in the TV show "The Jeffersons."

Back in 1941 war was going on. Depression was making it hard for many a folk. At 10th Street in Columbus was the Lou Myers farm. The current location of Lowe’s was all a farm — the Lou Myers Farm. Lou lent his truck to bring our family and others to Bartholomew County. We came from Kentucky to work. Eventually my grandparents, the Williams, followed.

They worked there on the farm and lived in housing there  on or by the farm. We lived in a shotgun house.

Many men after ending their work day, my aunt Ruth said, went down to the creek and bathed and cooled off. The bridge now honors the "Iron Men of Metz."

I can recall us kids leaning on the fence and calling a certain bird call for the men to come in for a meal. Also, some of us kids walked back across the bridge — probably up to the Western Farm on the road on the other side of bridge. Traffic sure was different then.

Lou lending his truck helped for workers, and also gave several families a new start. In following years, three of my uncles went to war. One was among the first drafted in Bartholomew County.

Dad, after awhile, got a job at (the) Golden (Foundry) and we moved up closer. First to Brook Street, I was told. I was taught to walk there, nearby at Garland Brook. My sister said 10th Street was gravel at the time. Imagine that!

Dad worked hard most of his life, following those mules in the fields, though, ’til the day he died. He hated the country for the most part. Columbus has come full circle. Tractors, modern irrigation and industries. Less physical strength for the way of living.

Letter: Brighter Days shelter still presents problems

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From: Sam Ferrenburg

Columbus

There are certain things that one shouldn’t have to explain to an 8-year-old child. One of these things is why there are random pills, beer and whiskey bottles, or needles on the side of a street in east Columbus. However, this is a very possible reality for me everyday when coming from school to my parent’s place of work with my little sister.

Of course, this was not always a scenario I was faced with. Prior to the September 2016 opening of the Brighter Days homeless shelter, this was never something I had to encounter. But present day, being only a few buildings away from the Brighter Days homeless shelter, there is no way to avoid this scenario. While statistically most homeless people are not addicted to any kind of mind-altering substances, that doesn’t stop the ones that are addicted from seeking shelter within throwing distance of apartment buildings, small businesses, a city park and single-family homes alike.

To finish, I would just like to say a couple things regarding a few groups and people.

I thank law enforcement that participated in increased patrols on South Mapleton Street and the surrounding areas, and for their commitment to this community.

Some claim that reporting of incidents to police in the area has decreased. Yes, this has occurred, but not because these events are no longer occurring, but solely because local business owners and residents have found that nothing is done about the issues when brought up.

And finally, some claim there are no problems caused by Brighter Days. How would they feel if when going for a walk with your family after a long day of school and/or work, your family was greeted by hypodermic needles and miscellaneous pills scattered on the side of your street?

Would-be mother suffers through baby news

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Dear Amy: All my life, I have wanted to be a mother — more than anything else. Two years ago, I learned that the only way would be through IVF. I was devastated, but still hopeful.

My sister-in-law confided in me that she and her husband were struggling to become pregnant. I, in turn, opened up to her about my own infertility.

Last year on Father’s Day I was invited to a gathering at their home.

They surprised everyone with the news that they were expecting.

I felt like I had been gut-punched, but managed a smile and congratulations, and left very quickly after the announcement.

I was inconsolable at home. I felt completely shattered.

I didn’t understand my feelings. Why was I so tormented by someone’s good news? I felt angry at them for not allowing me to deal with it in private.

I expect they shared my misfortunes with everyone else, and that made things even worse.

Fast-forward to today. It has been a year. Their child was born, and I have had two failed embryo transfers through IVF. I have not seen or spoken to them.

I am still hurting and angry. I don’t know what to do to make the pain and animosity stop. Help.

— Bitter

Dear Bitter: I agree that it was extremely insensitive of your sister-in-law not to recognize your situation and at least give you a heads-up about their announcement. She doesn’t seem supportive, now. Your reaction is visceral and understandable.

However, one unfortunate consequence is that you, who want a baby so badly, are not able to enjoy contact with … a baby.

You should be brave and explain yourself. Tell (or email) your sister-in-law — "I’m sorry I’ve stayed away, but your pregnancy and birth have reminded me of my own struggle. It’s been very hard for me, and I’m sorry, but this is the best I seem to be able to do."

Your IVF clinic will have information about support groups. This roller-coaster ride will be easier for you if you are able to share your story with other parents who are also going through it.

The National Infertility Association also offers online support, information, and a list of support groups through their helpful website: resolve.org.

I must also point out that giving birth is NOT the only way to become a mother. I urge you to consider adoption as a way to make your family complete.

Dear Amy: I want to help my younger sister, but I don’t know how.

Her latest disease is breast cancer. She has had surgery, but refuses to continue with needed chemotherapy and radiation.

She also has Parkinson’s disease, which she takes medicine for four times a day.

My sister suffers from Bipolar II disorder, has battled crack addiction and lives with her sometime boyfriend, a waiter who drinks alcohol to excess every day he isn’t at work.

My sister entertains herself with a few household pets and her phone. She smokes cigarettes, a little weed, and drinks alcohol fairly habitually.

I have encouraged her on the phone to get exercise and just live, but all I got back was the brush-off.

We are the only two people left in our family. What can I do to help her?

— Caring Sister

Dear Sister: I think encouraging a former crack addict who has breast cancer, Parkinson’s and bipolar disorder to "get exercise and just live" — is not particularly helpful.

Your sister may not be able to exercise. She may not want to exercise.

What she is doing right now — hanging out with her pets, smoking weed, drinking — this is the living she is doing.

It sounds as if you don’t live nearby. Given the severity and complexity of her health problems, I think you should stop telling her how to live, accept her in an "as is" state, and simply be with her and communicate with her on her terms. This is not giving up on her. It is accepting her.

You might both feel liberated.

Dear Amy: Thank you for your compassionate advice to "Needs an Intervention," whose daughter seemed to have a hoarding disorder.

This is so tricky, as you noted. Extensive, hands-on therapy is called for.

Thank you especially for noting your concern for the welfare of the animal this daughter had in the home.

— Been There

Dear Been There: As I said in my answer, the human can choose to try to change her living situation. An animal has no such option.

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