RACINE, Ohio — It’s always important to head into league play with momentum.
The Southern volleyball made the most of its final non-conference match before beginning the 2016 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division slate, as the Lady Tornadoes swept River Valley — which also starts league play next — by a 3-0 count, on Monday night in Meigs County.
The Lady Tornadoes (2-0) never trailed in the opening game of the night, rolling to a 25-12 win, capped off by five straight service points by SHS junior libero Jane Roush.
In the second game, Southern had three separate runs of at least 5-0 each, as the Purple and Gold cruised to a 25-13 victory.
In the third game, the Lady Tornadoes jumped out to a 9-1 lead, highlighted by six straight service points by Sierra Cleland. River Valley (1-3) battled back to within four points at 11-7, but couldn’t get any closer, as Southern capped off the 3-0 sweep with a 25-14 victory.
Southern — which hasn’t played since last Tuesday, when the Lady Tornadoes swept Meigs — is now 2-0 under first-year head coach Kim Hupp.
“We had a good week off and we worked very, very hard in practice,” Hupp said. “Today, I think the girls had fun, and they executed very well. We bumped-set-spiked, that was our goal and I thought they executed that very well.”
RVHS is now just 1-3 on the season, all against TVC Hocking opponents. First-year RVHS head coach Megan Elliott noted her team needs an attitude adjustment if it wants to bounce back.
“They’re attitudes just weren’t there,” Elliott said of her team. “They didn’t come out wanting to win and it just kills them. It is completely detrimental to their entire game and they started out like that. They had a couple points where they brought themselves up and were able to come back a little bit, but it wasn’t enough to bring it through.”
Southern’s service attack was led by Cleland and Amanda Cole with 10 points apiece, including two aces and one ace respectively. Roush had nine points and a game-best three aces, Kamryn Smith added eight points and one ace, while Sara Schenkelberg and Marlee Maynard both finished with four points, including one ace by Schenkelberg. Katie Barton rounded out the SHS service attack with one point in the win.
“We were working together as a team,” Hupp said. “It takes all of them, they all got into night and they all did their jobs. The girls coming off the bench did their jobs. I thought our hitters hit very well, hit around the block and got it down.”
At the net, Cole led the Lady Tornadoes with 11 kills and two blocks, followed by Kamryn Smith with eight kills. Marissa Johnson posted seven kills, Faith Teaford added five, while Cleland and Maynard each added four kills and one block, with Maynard recording a majority of the team’s assists. Macie Michael rounded out the SHS net attack with two kills in the victory.
Emily Adkins led RVHS with four service points, followed by Carly Gilmore with three. Isabella Mershon finished with two points and one ace for the Lady Raiders, while Angel Toler, Jaden Neal and Rayanna Adkins each marked one service point.
“In practice they do very well and they know what they’re doing,” Elliott said. “We practice covering and I feel like, for the most part, they come in and apply that really well. Their communication was lacking, but they were covering decent on the hits and blocks. Skill-wise it wasn’t too bad, but as for their attitudes and working together as a team, they didn’t quite come together for it.”
River Valley’s net attack was led by Gilmore and Brianna McGuire with three kills and four blocks apiece. Rachel Horner marked three kills and three blocks, Toler added two kills and one block, while Emily Adkins finished with two kills. Mershon led RVHS with six assists, followed by Toler with two. Toler marked a team-high 12 digs, followed by Gilmore and Cierra Roberts with 10 each.
Southern will return to action on Thursday, when it hosts Trimble, which is one of two teams SHS shared the 2015 TVC Hocking championship with.
“We will just prepare for it the same way we did this game,” Hupp said of Thursday’s scheduled clash with Trimble.
After starting TVC Ohio play at Wellston on Tuesday, River Valley will return home for a league-clash with Nelsonville-York, on Thursday.
Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100.
Southern senior Marlee Maynard (center) spikes the ball between River Valley’s Emily Adkins (29) and Rachel Horner (5) during the Lady Tornadoes’ sweep of the Lady Raiders, on Monday in Racine. http://mydailysentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_8.31-SHS-Maynard.jpg Southern senior Marlee Maynard (center) spikes the ball between River Valley’s Emily Adkins (29) and Rachel Horner (5) during the Lady Tornadoes’ sweep of the Lady Raiders, on Monday in Racine. Alex Hawley/OVP Sports River Valley senior Emily Adkins (29) attempts a spike during the Lady Raiders’ loss at Southern, on Monday. http://mydailysentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_8.31-RV-Adkins.jpg River Valley senior Emily Adkins (29) attempts a spike during the Lady Raiders’ loss at Southern, on Monday. Alex Hawley/OVP Sports


RACINE, Ohio — It’s always important to head into league play with momentum.
The Southern volleyball made the most of its final non-conference match before beginning the 2016 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division slate, as the Lady Tornadoes swept River Valley — which also starts league play next — by a 3-0 count, on Monday night in Meigs County.
The Lady Tornadoes (2-0) never trailed in the opening game of the night, rolling to a 25-12 win, capped off by five straight service points by SHS junior libero Jane Roush.
In the second game, Southern had three separate runs of at least 5-0 each, as the Purple and Gold cruised to a 25-13 victory.
In the third game, the Lady Tornadoes jumped out to a 9-1 lead, highlighted by six straight service points by Sierra Cleland. River Valley (1-3) battled back to within four points at 11-7, but couldn’t get any closer, as Southern capped off the 3-0 sweep with a 25-14 victory.
Southern — which hasn’t played since last Tuesday, when the Lady Tornadoes swept Meigs — is now 2-0 under first-year head coach Kim Hupp.
“We had a good week off and we worked very, very hard in practice,” Hupp said. “Today, I think the girls had fun, and they executed very well. We bumped-set-spiked, that was our goal and I thought they executed that very well.”
RVHS is now just 1-3 on the season, all against TVC Hocking opponents. First-year RVHS head coach Megan Elliott noted her team needs an attitude adjustment if it wants to bounce back.
“They’re attitudes just weren’t there,” Elliott said of her team. “They didn’t come out wanting to win and it just kills them. It is completely detrimental to their entire game and they started out like that. They had a couple points where they brought themselves up and were able to come back a little bit, but it wasn’t enough to bring it through.”
Southern’s service attack was led by Cleland and Amanda Cole with 10 points apiece, including two aces and one ace respectively. Roush had nine points and a game-best three aces, Kamryn Smith added eight points and one ace, while Sara Schenkelberg and Marlee Maynard both finished with four points, including one ace by Schenkelberg. Katie Barton rounded out the SHS service attack with one point in the win.
“We were working together as a team,” Hupp said. “It takes all of them, they all got into night and they all did their jobs. The girls coming off the bench did their jobs. I thought our hitters hit very well, hit around the block and got it down.”
At the net, Cole led the Lady Tornadoes with 11 kills and two blocks, followed by Kamryn Smith with eight kills. Marissa Johnson posted seven kills, Faith Teaford added five, while Cleland and Maynard each added four kills and one block, with Maynard recording a majority of the team’s assists. Macie Michael rounded out the SHS net attack with two kills in the victory.
Emily Adkins led RVHS with four service points, followed by Carly Gilmore with three. Isabella Mershon finished with two points and one ace for the Lady Raiders, while Angel Toler, Jaden Neal and Rayanna Adkins each marked one service point.
“In practice they do very well and they know what they’re doing,” Elliott said. “We practice covering and I feel like, for the most part, they come in and apply that really well. Their communication was lacking, but they were covering decent on the hits and blocks. Skill-wise it wasn’t too bad, but as for their attitudes and working together as a team, they didn’t quite come together for it.”
River Valley’s net attack was led by Gilmore and Brianna McGuire with three kills and four blocks apiece. Rachel Horner marked three kills and three blocks, Toler added two kills and one block, while Emily Adkins finished with two kills. Mershon led RVHS with six assists, followed by Toler with two. Toler marked a team-high 12 digs, followed by Gilmore and Cierra Roberts with 10 each.
Southern will return to action on Thursday, when it hosts Trimble, which is one of two teams SHS shared the 2015 TVC Hocking championship with.
“We will just prepare for it the same way we did this game,” Hupp said of Thursday’s scheduled clash with Trimble.
After starting TVC Ohio play at Wellston on Tuesday, River Valley will return home for a league-clash with Nelsonville-York, on Thursday.
Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100.
Southern senior Marlee Maynard (center) spikes the ball between River Valley’s Emily Adkins (29) and Rachel Horner (5) during the Lady Tornadoes’ sweep of the Lady Raiders, on Monday in Racine. http://mydailyregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_8.31-SHS-Maynard-1.jpg Southern senior Marlee Maynard (center) spikes the ball between River Valley’s Emily Adkins (29) and Rachel Horner (5) during the Lady Tornadoes’ sweep of the Lady Raiders, on Monday in Racine. Alex Hawley/OVP Sports River Valley senior Emily Adkins (29) attempts a spike during the Lady Raiders’ loss at Southern, on Monday. http://mydailyregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_8.31-RV-Adkins-1.jpg River Valley senior Emily Adkins (29) attempts a spike during the Lady Raiders’ loss at Southern, on Monday. Alex Hawley/OVP Sports


Audrey Darnell McNew
KINGSPORT - Audrey Darnell McNew, 87 of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Elmcroft of Kingsport following a long illness. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2016 at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport. Friends may also call anytime at the residence. A funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Jonnie Darnell and Rev. Daniel Clark officiating. Music will be provided by Pastor Derek McElhenny, Jody Matney, Valerie Hammonds, Christy Hicks, Reverends Greg and Kim Peterson. An entombment will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Memorial Park (Mausoleum #4). Those wishing to attend the committal service are asked to meet at the mausoleum at 10:55 a.m. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Amedisys Hospice and the staff at Elmcroft at Kingsport for the care given to Audrey during her illness. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.cartertrent.com. Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the McNew family.


KINGSPORT - Audrey Darnell McNew, 87 of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Elmcroft of Kingsport following a long illness. The family will receive friends


A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.
As the horrors of the Amatrice earthquake continue to unfurl, and the scale of the devastation and the need for assistance becomes ever more apparent, Oakman Inns & Restaurants has pledged to help by donating every penny they get from the sale of all their pizzas and pasta dishes from Tuesday August 30 to Thursday September 1 to the Italian Red Cross.
Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal
The company, which operates The Akeman Inn at Kingswood, Bucks, the Betsey Wynne in Swanbourne on the outskirts of Milton Keynes and the White Hart over in Ampthill, Beds, has decided to raise funds to help the Italian relief effort. As a result, every one of its 17-strong collection will be telling all customers over the next 48 hours and urging everyone to get on board the social media campaign to #EatForItaly.
CEO, Peter Borg-Neal, said the idea came due to the chain’s strong connections with Italy.
“Much of our menu is inspired by Italy and their traditional cuisine - and we therefore have a huge number of colleagues who are Italian,” he said.
“We have decided that we want to do something really meaningful to help the victims of this disaster. As a result, we will donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish sold next week for three days between Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st September to the Italian Red Cross. to help provide relief. If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque.”
If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque. Peter Borg-Neal, Oakman Inns CE0
Over the past two years, all Oakman Inns have been adding authentic wood-fired Pizza Ovens into their pubs and Peter insists on training his principal Pizza chefs in Italy. “One of our restaurant teams only recently came back from training in Naples, and on Tuesday night, only a few hours before this terrible event, we were holding an internal competition to discover our best Pizzaiolo.”
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 3:36am on Wednesday morning and devastated the towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and the village of Arquata del Tronto in the northern Lazio region of Italy. The Italian Red Cross and many other Italian and European emergency forces plus thousands of volunteers are providing rescue services and relief efforts for the survivors many of whom have lost everything in the space of a few minutes.
Hopes are dwindling of finding more survivors alive as aftershocks are continuing to hamper rescue efforts, and the number of people killed could yet surpass the last major earthquake to strike Italy in L’Aquilla in 2009 when more than 300 people died.
The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said: “Our heart is broken but will be resurrected”, while Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, added: “Today is a day for tears, tomorrow we can talk of reconstruction.”

Popular restaurant chain’s brilliant gesture in wake of Italian earthquake


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A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.
As the horrors of the Amatrice earthquake continue to unfurl, and the scale of the devastation and the need for assistance becomes ever more apparent, Oakman Inns & Restaurants has pledged to help by donating every penny they get from the sale of all their pizzas and pasta dishes from Tuesday August 30 to Thursday September 1 to the Italian Red Cross.
Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal
The company, which operates the White Hart in Ampthill, has decided to raise funds to help the Italian relief effort. As a result, every one of its 17-strong collection will be telling all customers over the next 48 hours and urging everyone to get on board the social media campaign to #EatForItaly.
CEO, Peter Borg-Neal, said the idea came due to the chain’s strong connections with Italy.
“Much of our menu is inspired by Italy and their traditional cuisine - and we therefore have a huge number of colleagues who are Italian,” he said.
“We have decided that we want to do something really meaningful to help the victims of this disaster. As a result, we will donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish sold next week for three days between Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st September to the Italian Red Cross. to help provide relief. If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque.”
If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque. Peter Borg-Neal, Oakman Inns CE0
Over the past two years, all Oakman Inns have been adding authentic wood-fired Pizza Ovens into their pubs and Peter insists on training his principal Pizza chefs in Italy. “One of our restaurant teams only recently came back from training in Naples, and on Tuesday night, only a few hours before this terrible event, we were holding an internal competition to discover our best Pizzaiolo.”
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 3:36am on Wednesday morning and devastated the towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and the village of Arquata del Tronto in the northern Lazio region of Italy. The Italian Red Cross and many other Italian and European emergency forces plus thousands of volunteers are providing rescue services and relief efforts for the survivors many of whom have lost everything in the space of a few minutes.
Hopes are dwindling of finding more survivors alive as aftershocks are continuing to hamper rescue efforts, and the number of people killed could yet surpass the last major earthquake to strike Italy in L’Aquilla in 2009 when more than 300 people died.
The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said: “Our heart is broken but will be resurrected”, while Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, added: “Today is a day for tears, tomorrow we can talk of reconstruction.”


A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.


A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.
As the horrors of the Amatrice earthquake continue to unfurl, and the scale of the devastation and the need for assistance becomes ever more apparent, Oakman Inns & Restaurants has pledged to help by donating every penny they get from the sale of all their pizzas and pasta dishes from Tuesday August 30 to Thursday September 1 to the Italian Red Cross.
Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal
The company, which operates The Navigation Inn at Thrupp Wharf, Cosgrove, has decided to raise funds to help the Italian relief effort. As a result, every one of its 17-strong collection will be telling all customers over the next 48 hours and urging everyone to get on board the social media campaign to #EatForItaly.
CEO, Peter Borg-Neal, said the idea came due to the chain’s strong connections with Italy.
“Much of our menu is inspired by Italy and their traditional cuisine - and we therefore have a huge number of colleagues who are Italian,” he said.
“We have decided that we want to do something really meaningful to help the victims of this disaster. As a result, we will donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish sold next week for three days between Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st September to the Italian Red Cross. to help provide relief. If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque.”
If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque. Peter Borg-Neal, Oakman Inns CE0
Over the past two years, all Oakman Inns have been adding authentic wood-fired Pizza Ovens into their pubs and Peter insists on training his principal Pizza chefs in Italy. “One of our restaurant teams only recently came back from training in Naples, and on Tuesday night, only a few hours before this terrible event, we were holding an internal competition to discover our best Pizzaiolo.”
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 3:36am on Wednesday morning and devastated the towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and the village of Arquata del Tronto in the northern Lazio region of Italy. The Italian Red Cross and many other Italian and European emergency forces plus thousands of volunteers are providing rescue services and relief efforts for the survivors many of whom have lost everything in the space of a few minutes.
Hopes are dwindling of finding more survivors alive as aftershocks are continuing to hamper rescue efforts, and the number of people killed could yet surpass the last major earthquake to strike Italy in L’Aquilla in 2009 when more than 300 people died.
The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said: “Our heart is broken but will be resurrected”, while Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, added: “Today is a day for tears, tomorrow we can talk of reconstruction.”


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A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.
As the horrors of the Amatrice earthquake continue to unfurl, and the scale of the devastation and the need for assistance becomes ever more apparent, Oakman Inns & Restaurants has pledged to help by donating every penny they get from the sale of all their pizzas and pasta dishes from Tuesday August 30 to Thursday September 1 to the Italian Red Cross.
Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal
The company, which operates The Globe in Warwick and the Four Alls in Welford-on-Avon, has decided to raise funds to help the Italian relief effort. As a result, every one of its 17-strong collection will be telling all customers over the next 48 hours and urging everyone to get on board the social media campaign to #EatForItaly.
CEO, Peter Borg-Neal, said the idea came due to the chain’s strong connections with Italy.
“Much of our menu is inspired by Italy and their traditional cuisine - and we therefore have a huge number of colleagues who are Italian,” he said.
“We have decided that we want to do something really meaningful to help the victims of this disaster. As a result, we will donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish sold next week for three days between Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st September to the Italian Red Cross. to help provide relief. If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque.”
If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque. Peter Borg-Neal, Oakman Inns CE0
Over the past two years, all Oakman Inns have been adding authentic wood-fired Pizza Ovens into their pubs and Peter insists on training his principal Pizza chefs in Italy. “One of our restaurant teams only recently came back from training in Naples, and on Tuesday night, only a few hours before this terrible event, we were holding an internal competition to discover our best Pizzaiolo.”
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 3:36am on Wednesday morning and devastated the towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and the village of Arquata del Tronto in the northern Lazio region of Italy. The Italian Red Cross and many other Italian and European emergency forces plus thousands of volunteers are providing rescue services and relief efforts for the survivors many of whom have lost everything in the space of a few minutes.
Hopes are dwindling of finding more survivors alive as aftershocks are continuing to hamper rescue efforts, and the number of people killed could yet surpass the last major earthquake to strike Italy in L’Aquilla in 2009 when more than 300 people died.
The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said: “Our heart is broken but will be resurrected”, while Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, added: “Today is a day for tears, tomorrow we can talk of reconstruction.”


A popular pub-restaurant chain has pledged to donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish they sell for three days to raise money towards the Italian relief effort in the wake of the Amatrice earthquake.
As the horrors of the Amatrice earthquake continue to unfurl, and the scale of the devastation and the need for assistance becomes ever more apparent, Oakman Inns & Restaurants has pledged to help by donating every penny they get from the sale of all their pizzas and pasta dishes from Tuesday August 30 to Thursday September 1 to the Italian Red Cross.
Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal
The company, which operates The Akeman Inn at Kingswood and the Betsey Wynne in Swanbourne in Aylesbury Vale has decided to raise funds to help the Italian relief effort. As a result, every one of its 17-strong collection will be telling all customers over the next 48 hours and urging everyone to get on board the social media campaign to #EatForItaly.
CEO, Peter Borg-Neal, said the idea came due to the chain’s strong connections with Italy.
“Much of our menu is inspired by Italy and their traditional cuisine - and we therefore have a huge number of colleagues who are Italian,” he said.
“We have decided that we want to do something really meaningful to help the victims of this disaster. As a result, we will donate the full net price of every pizza or pasta dish sold next week for three days between Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st September to the Italian Red Cross. to help provide relief. If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque.”
If we sold our normal amount of dishes we would be sending a cheque for around £20,000 to Italy. I am hoping we will have to write a much bigger cheque. Peter Borg-Neal, Oakman Inns CE0
Over the past two years, all Oakman Inns have been adding authentic wood-fired Pizza Ovens into their pubs and Peter insists on training his principal Pizza chefs in Italy. “One of our restaurant teams only recently came back from training in Naples, and on Tuesday night, only a few hours before this terrible event, we were holding an internal competition to discover our best Pizzaiolo.”
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 3:36am on Wednesday morning and devastated the towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and the village of Arquata del Tronto in the northern Lazio region of Italy. The Italian Red Cross and many other Italian and European emergency forces plus thousands of volunteers are providing rescue services and relief efforts for the survivors many of whom have lost everything in the space of a few minutes.
Hopes are dwindling of finding more survivors alive as aftershocks are continuing to hamper rescue efforts, and the number of people killed could yet surpass the last major earthquake to strike Italy in L’Aquilla in 2009 when more than 300 people died.
The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said: “Our heart is broken but will be resurrected”, while Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, added: “Today is a day for tears, tomorrow we can talk of reconstruction.”


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Amatrice, Italy (CNN) Desperately needing food and shelter, more than 2,000 Italians are taking refuge in makeshift camps after this week's powerful earthquake killed at least 281 people and flattened entire villages.
Camps have been set up in several affected areas, including Amatrice, the hardest-hit town, where hundreds of people were killed and buildings -- many from the 14th century -- crumbled in the aftershocks.
A photo posted by Lauren Moorhouse (@lomoorhouse) on Aug 26, 2016 at 2:14am PDT
Italy's civil protection agency told CNN that 2,100 people were living in the camps and said that more would be built to accommodate those in need.
Emergency workers and earthquake survivors get food at a field kitchen in Amatrice on Thursday.
Images from an Amatrice camp showed displaced people lining up for pasta and an elderly couple sitting on the edge of mattresses on a gym floor, having a meal as those around them hug and console one another.
'So many dead, so many children'
At a camp in Sant'Angelo, northeast of Amatrice, people gathered and shared their stories of loss.
One woman, Angelina Leone, could not hide her devastation.
"There is no hope, too many people dead. And Amatrice doesn't exist anymore. Amatrice has disappeared, and there are so many dead, so many children," she said, holding back tears.
At yet another camp, in Accumoli, Anna Maria Volpetti, 52, told CNN she had been visiting her hometown with her family when the quake hit.
"We are lucky," she said. "The earthquake was brutal. It came in waves."
AnnaMaria Volpetti, 52 was visiting Accumoli with her family. They now live in Tivoli but travel here every summer to the town where her family originally comes from. "We are lucky," she says. "The earthquake was brutal. It came in waves." A photo posted by Lauren Moorhouse (@lomoorhouse) on Aug 26, 2016 at 3:08am PDT
Giampiero Antonetti of the civil protection agency in the Abruzzo region said that teams were trying to relocate people out of the camps as the weather in the mountainous area cools.
"We will look for places for them to stay -- hotels, with relatives. Yesterday during the night it almost reached freezing, so people cannot be here for a long time."
72-hour window
The death toll is steadily creeping up. It is unclear how many people remain trapped under the mounds of concrete, brick and stone. The rescue mission entered its third day Friday -- still within the crucial 72-hour window, after which the likelihood of survival drops.
"Rescuers are very much aware they're in a race against time," said CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen, describing the disaster response as swift and well-organized.
But officials' hopes of finding more survivors were fading, he said.
Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Firefighters help residents recover personal belongings from damaged houses in the village of Rio, Italy, on Sunday, August 28. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy on Wednesday, killing more than 290 people. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue teams reach remote areas. Hide Caption 1 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Firefighters stand by an excavator in Amatrice, Italy,on August 28, as dangerously damaged buildings and overhanging ledges are pulled down. Hide Caption 2 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A rescued dog receives treatment in a veterinary care unit in Amatrice, Italy on August 28. Hide Caption 3 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Volunteers on motorbikes drive through the town of Villa San Lorenzo a Flaviano, Italy, on August 28 as they bring supplies to smaller villages. Hide Caption 4 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A destroyed house is seen on Saturday, August 27, in Pescara del Tronto, Italy. Hide Caption 5 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Police inspect rubble and debris in Amatrice, Italy, on August 27. Hide Caption 6 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A drone controlled by Italian firefighters flies over damaged houses in San Lorenzo, Italy, on August 27. Hide Caption 7 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Damaged coffins and rubble are seen at the cemetery of Sant'Angelo, Italy, on August 27. Hide Caption 8 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Rescuers of the Italian Red Cross carry the body of a victim in Amatrice, Italy, on Friday, August 26. Hide Caption 9 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Firefighters and rescue workers stand near the damaged Sant'Agostino church and a destroyed ice cream shop in the Italian village of Amatrice on Friday, August 26. Hide Caption 10 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A woman rests in the courtyard of a convent in Amatrice on August 26. Hide Caption 11 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Firefighters inspect a damaged building from the elevated platform of a firetruck in Amatrice on August 26. Amatrice has been the hardest-hit town, with more than 200 killed there. Hide Caption 12 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy An aerial view shows the damage in the village of Saletta on August 26. Strong aftershocks in the region have rattled residents and emergency crews. Hide Caption 13 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A man and woman comfort each other in front of a collapsed house in Amatrice on August 26. Hide Caption 14 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Firefighters cordon off an area around the rubble from a destroyed building in Amatrice on August 26. Hide Caption 15 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Emergency team members set up a tent camp for earthquake victims at a sports field in Arquata del Tronto on August 26. Hide Caption 16 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Rescuers make their way through destroyed houses in Pescara del Tronto on Thursday, August 25. It's unclear how many people remain trapped under debris. Hide Caption 17 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A field kitchen in Amatrice provides meals for emergency workers and earthquake survivors on August 25. Hide Caption 18 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Rescue and emergency service personnel use an excavator to search for victims under the remains of a building in Amatrice on August 25. Hide Caption 19 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy An old building in Amatrice is partly damaged after the quake. Hide Caption 20 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy An emergency services helicopter takes off in Amatrice as rescuers continue the search for survivors. Hide Caption 21 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A man rests on a bench after spending the night in a makeshift camp set up inside a gym in Amatrice on August 25. Hide Caption 22 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A bird's eye view of Amatrice shows the devastation after the deadly quake struck on Wednesday, August 24. Hide Caption 23 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Rescuers help a woman from the rubble in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 24 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Search-and-rescue teams survey collapsed houses in Pescara del Tronto on August 24. Hide Caption 25 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A man cries as another injured man is helped in Amatrice. Hide Caption 26 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy This woman in Amatrice was wounded during the earthquake. Hide Caption 27 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Rescuers carry a man through earthquake debris in Amatrice. Hide Caption 28 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Rocco Girardi receives treatment after being rescued from the rubble in Arquata del Tronto on August 24. Hide Caption 29 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy The body of a unidentified child lies on a bench in Arquata del Tronto on August 24. Hide Caption 30 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy The quake left this house in ruins in Arquata del Tronto. Hide Caption 31 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Two people hug each other next to damaged houses in Pescara del Tronto. Hide Caption 32 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Two women pass along a stuffed toy in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 33 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Residents take in the damage in Amatrice. Hide Caption 34 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy This aerial photo shows damaged buildings in Amatrice. The quake struck at 3:36 a.m and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy. Hide Caption 35 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy An emergency hospital camp is set up to treat earthquake victims in Arquata del Tronto. Hide Caption 36 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A woman tries to comfort her child in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 37 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Residents survey a collapsed staircase in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 38 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Residents of Pescara del Tronto care for an elderly earthquake victim on August 24. Hide Caption 39 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Search-and-rescue teams look for survivors in Pescara del Tronto. Hide Caption 40 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Survivors sit among the rubble of a house in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 41 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Residents search for victims in Amatrice. Hide Caption 42 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy An injured man is rescued from a collapsed building in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 43 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A man leans on a wall in Pescara del Tronto. Hide Caption 44 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A dog searches for people trapped in collapsed buildings in Amatrice. Hide Caption 45 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Rescuers search for victims in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 46 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A man is pulled alive from the rubble. Hide Caption 47 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A man surveys damage near a dust-covered car in Amatrice on August 24. Hide Caption 48 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy Two people huddle together in Amatrice after the earthquake. Hide Caption 49 of 50 Photos: Earthquake strikes central Italy A rescue worker drives a truck of rubble as cleanup operations begin in Amatrice. Hide Caption 50 of 50
Aftershocks continue to rattle the region, making the tough rescue mission even more trying.
Italian police on Twitter said the first funeral had held for a man named Marco Santarelli, the son of a police official. Other victims will be buried in a state funeral Saturday, with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi attending, the Italian government said.
#Terremoto oggi primi funerali
vittime. A Roma l'ultimo saluto a Marco Santarelli figlio del Questore di Frosinone pic.twitter.com/Uir2rfgHDK — Polizia di Stato (@poliziadistato) 26 August 2016
Among the dead were three British nationals.
Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement: "We are providing support to the families of Marcos Burnett and Will and Maria Henniker-Gotley following their tragic deaths in the earthquake in Italy. Our thoughts are with them at this incredibly difficult time.
"British Embassy staff will continue working with local authorities regarding any further British nationals that may require our assistance."
A reason for hope
A firefighter who said he pulled a young girl from the rubble said rescuers "exploded with joy" after finding her alive.
Angelo Moroni described to Italian ANSA news agency the moment he and other firefighters rescued a girl that he said was named Giorgia after digging through mountains of debris with their bare hands for hours.
"At times like that you don't think, you go on for hours without feeling thirst or tiredness. We were sure she was safe only when we put her on a stretcher and doctors carried her away. Then we exploded with joy for this great result," he said.
"The joy was huge."
The central Italian town of Pescara del Tronto lies in ruins after Wednesday's deadly quake.
The ANSA report said the girl's her older sister, who was next to her, was killed but that the girls' parents were pulled out alive.
"I hope Giorgia remembers little of this place, rather I hope she forgets everything," Moroni told ANSA.
National police confirmed Friday that Giorgia was not the girl in a widely shared video also being pulled from rubble Wednesday in Amatrice.
That girl's name was Giulia, 10, police said, without giving the last names of either girl.
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The rescues are among the few stories of hope since the 6.2-magnitude quake struck Wednesday.
'The earthquake was brutal'
The Italian Council of Ministers approved a state of emergency Thursday for the regions affected by the earthquake, allocating 50 million euros (about $56.5 million) in funding, while the displaced took refuge in the camps.
People prepare to spend the night Thursday in a makeshift camp set up in a gym in Amatrice.
Residents gathered at a square in Amatrice, some of the women crying and hugging to console each other, with dust still lingering in the air. Men stood in silence, too upset to speak to reporters.
A woman holds a dog as she and a man hurry past rubble in Amatrice.
One man from Rome, who traveled to Amatrice to check on relatives after the quake, gave a harrowing account of how he and his aunt saw two hands sticking out of the rubble.
"This is something I will remember forever," Francesco Miglio said, adding that his aunt identified the woman as her neighbor.
"And the thing that I will remember for the rest of my life was she had nice hands. I didn't know the lady, but she had nice hands with nail polish on," he said.
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He and his aunt called out to the woman to move a finger if she could hear them.
"She was gone," he said.
Destruction of heritage
Central Italy is home to many historic buildings, which are the backbone of the region's tourism industry.
Earthquakes here not only bring a tragic loss of life but also leave cultural structures damaged or completely destroyed.
CNN affiliate RAI reported damage to 293 pieces of cultural heritage, including 50 that were destroyed.
An old building in Amatrice is partly damaged after the quake.
A Roman Catholic cathedral in Urbino sustained small cracks in its internal structure.
The Monastery of St. Chiara in Camerino, the Basilica of St. Francesco and the church of Sant'Agostino in Amatrice have partially collapsed.
Historic buildings and city walls in Nursia and a cathedral in San Giuliano also were damaged.
Italy is no stranger to deadly quakes.
In May 2012, a pair of temblors killed dozens of people in northern Italy, while in April 2009, a magnitude-6.3 earthquake hit in the central L'Aquila region, leaving more than 300 people dead. Wednesday's quake struck an area close to the scene of the 2009 disaster.

Italy earthquake: More than 2,000 living in camps


Desperately needing food and shelter, more than 2,000 Italians are taking refuge in makeshift camps after this week's powerful earthquake that killed at least 281 people and flattened entire villages.


Ian Bartholomew has got particular reason for feeling fondly towards Chichester.
The last time, Ian – born in Portsmouth and brought up in Gosport – was at the Festival Theatre, was Hysteria in the Minerva.
“It was directed by Loveday Ingram who is now my wife. We had met a couple of times, we started rehearsals and during the run of the show, we became an item.
“We have now got two young children, aged eight and 11.”
Hysteria wasn’t his first time at Chichester, however. He first trod the boards in the city in 1977 in Follow The Star as very much the local lad.
“I was brought up in Gosport.
“I was at Brune Park and did a lot of amateur stuff when I was in Gosport.
“I was at the Thorngate Halls. You’ve got to start somewhere! I also sang in the choir at St Mary’s, Alverstoke. I was doing a lot of solo stuff. I did Bach’s Oratorio at Holy Trinity Church (Gosport) at the age of 11.
“There were three soloists from the Royal Academy… and me! I was a boy treble, and they needed a treble voice, and the choirmaster at the time drafted me in.
“The leader of the orchestra was going to be my head of music the following year when I started at Brune Park, and she asked if I was interested in doing a bit of acting.
“I played the little sweep in the opera by Benjamin Britten. I started doing lots of things, and I have never stopped.
“I was fairly active. I decided what I wanted to do when I was 14.
“I was very fortunate in that respect, to know what you wanted to do, to get the chance to do it and to be still doing it now.
“I trained at the Guildford School of Acting. It was mainly a dance school or had been and then started to become more of a drama school. About that time they were experimenting with foundation courses and so. They provided one of the first musical theatre courses, and lots of people have passed through there.”
Now the focus is Half A Sixpence (July 14-September 3) and a happy return to Chichester.
“The book is pretty much completely new. A lot of the original music has been adapted and added to, and the thrust of the story is slightly different now.
“It’s very much now a modern take on a classic musical but adhering to the original feel.
“I don’t think the musical was ever really as much of a success as they thought it might be, and I don’t think it has been done that often. Tommy Steele (in the film version) was such a big name that it sort of stood on his persona and popularity, but the show itself has not really stood the test of time, I suspect.
“There were intrinsic problems with the script, but (producer) Cameron Mackintosh has always had a burning ambition to make it work, and this new version is rather fabulous.
“What is great is that everybody cares about it. Everybody is working towards the show. There are no egos. Leave them outside the door. They get in the way!
“But I suppose a certain amount of ego is not a bad thing, but it is just that the decision-making has to be all about the work itself and not about making individuals look good.
“The point is that if you put all your efforts into the show itself, then in the end you will end up making individuals look good anyway in a proper way. Everyone is very focused on making the show as good as it possibly can be.”


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WASHINGTON -- The FBI plans to hand over some of its notes from its interview with U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton regarding her use of private email while secretary of state to news outlets that requested them, CNN reported on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation will not yet release other notes from the law enforcement agency's interviews with Clinton aides or turn over other investigative material, CNN said, citing unnamed sources.
The materials could be released as soon as Wednesday, Aug. 31, to media companies that formally sought them under the Freedom of Information Act, according to CNN.
FBI representatives declined to confirm the report to Reuters.
In addition to the notes, CNN said the FBI will give the news outlets the roughly 30-page report it sent to the U.S. Department of Justice last month when it recommended against pursuing criminal charges against Clinton, who is vying for the White House in the Nov. 8 U.S. election.
The Clinton campaign, which had expressed concern about selective leaks from the notes, welcomed the release.
"This is something that we wanted to have happen," campaign spokeswoman Kristina Schake told CNN in an interview.
Several media outlets, including Reuters, have made FOIA requests for a summary of the interview. Such requests are often returned with sensitive information redacted.
FBI Director James Comey told Congress that the interview was not recorded, so the agency would only be able to provide a summary.

U.S. FBI to give media some Clinton notes over email use


Members of the Lakes Area Dive Team put their dive suits on as they leave the public access of Highway 71 to join the search for a missing man following a two-boat accident Thursday on Fish Hook Lake. (Kevin Cederstrom/Enterprise)
First responders move along the south side of Fish Hook Lake near Deane Point as they search for a victim who fell in the water following a two-boat collision on Thursday. (Kevin Cederstrom / Forum News Service)
PARK RAPIDS - The body of a missing man following a two-boat accident Thursday on Fish Hook Lake near Park Rapids has been identified. Divers recovered the body of 78-year-old John Patrick Sargent about 1:30 p.m. Friday an estimated 350 yards out from the Fish Hook Lake public access off Highway 71. The sheriff’s office notified family members who gathered at the access. Sargent’s body was brought in just after 3 p.m. and transported to a Park Rapids funeral home.
Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes stated in a news release Friday Sargent’s body was recovered in 8-feet of water. Sargent was operating a 16-foot fishing boat when he collided with a 17-foot boat operated by 32-year-old Jessiah Hoeg of Maple Grove.
Sargent and both his passengers, Thomas and Gloria Dalby of Brainerd, both 57, were ejected from their boat. None of the parties were wearing life jackets, according to the sheriff’s office.
Witnesses at the Loon’s Nest Resort saw the accident Thursday and were able to pull Thomas and Gloria Dalby from the capsized boat and brought to shore.
Thomas Dalby was airlifted from the public access to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. He was treated for broken ribs. Gloria Dalby was treated and released from CHI-St. Joseph’s Health in Park Rapids.
The occupants of the second boat, identified as Jessiah and Rick Hoag, sustained minor injuries.
Alcohol does not appear a factor in the crash, according to the sheriff’s office.
Involved in the search operation Friday were the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office, Lakes Area Dive Team, Becker County Dive Team, Central Lakes Search and Rescue and a local fishing guide with specialized electronic equipment.
The cause of the accident where the two boats collided is unknown at this time and Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes said the incident remains under investigation.
Aukes said when the accident occurred people from nearby Loon’s Nest Resort rescued two of the accident victims from the water.
The Lakes Area Dive Team and Becker County Dive Team joined the search for Sargent on Friday, along with the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office and a Minnesota DNR airplane. Also responding to the scene at both the public access and Loon's Nest Resort, which made the initial call, was Hubbard County Sheriff's Office, Hubbard First Response & Rescue, North Memorial Ambulance and Park Rapids Police Department.
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By Kevin Cederstrom

Body recovered from Park Rapids area lake after boats collide


Associated Press Ohio Daybook for Friday, Aug. 26.
The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.
Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Columbus bureau is reachable at 614-885-2727. Send daybook items to [email protected]
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Friday, Aug. 26 8:00 AM Big Lots: Q2 2016 Earning conference call / Webcast
Location: TBD http://www.biglotscorporate.com/investor/index.asp https://twitter.com/BigLots
Contacts: Andrew D. Regrut Big Lots Investor Relations [email protected] 1 614 278 6622
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Friday, Aug. 26 9:00 AM Warren County Transportation Improvement District Board meeting
Location: Warren County Engineer’s Office, 210 W Main Street, Lebanon, OH http://www.co.warren.oh.us/County/Default.aspx
Contacts: Savannah Shafer Warren County Public Relations [email protected] 1 513 695 3302
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Friday, Aug. 26 10:30 AM BGSU president delivers State of the University address – Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey delivers 2016 State of the University Address, discussing the University’s ‘strategic plan, recent accomplishments, and priorities and goals for the coming year’
Location: Donnell Theatre, 1300 Ridge St, Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green http://www.bgsu.edu/ https://twitter.com/bgsu
Contacts: Amber Stark BGSU [email protected] 1 419 372 8582
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Friday, Aug. 26 11:15 AM Kentucky Secretary of State Grimes campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Ohio – Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Ohio, joining Ohio women to ‘celebrate and discuss Hillary Clinton’s historic nomination and her lifelong commitment to fighting for women’s rights’ with a Delaware Women for Hillary Policy Chat at Delaware Dems HQ, 12 1/2 North Sandusky Street, Delaware (11:15 AM EDT); and with a Women of Cincinnati For Hillary Event at 3416 Brookline Avenue, Cincinnati (4:45 PM EDT)
Location: Cincinnati Delaware www.hillaryclinton.com https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton
Contacts: Laura Zapata Hillary for America, Ohio [email protected] 1 901 337 4221
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Friday, Aug. 26 11:30 AM Annual United Negro College Fund Mayor’s Luncheon – Annual United Negro College Fund Mayor’s Luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley
Location: Charity Early Auditorium, 444 W 3rd St, Dayton, OH Dayton http://www.uncf.org/ https://twitter.com/UNCF
Contacts: UNCF 1 614 221 5309
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Friday, Aug. 26 1:45 PM Dayton Region Military Collaborative announces new Hometown Heroes event – Dayton Region Military Collaborative announces new Hometown Heroes event planned for 15 Sept, 2016
Location: Fraze Pavilion, 695 Lincoln Park Blvd, Kettering, OH www.wpafb.af.mil
Contacts: 88th Air Base Wing Office of Public Affairs 1 937 522 3252
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Friday, Aug. 26 2:00 PM Ohio state Rep. Steve Hambley and state Sen. Larry Obhof host joint office hours
Location: Brunswick Public Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick, OH http://www.ohiohouse.gov
Contacts: Brandon Sagraves Ohio House of Representatives [email protected] 1 614 466 8140
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Friday, Aug. 26 2:45 PM GOP Sen. Rob Portman holds event to wrap up his ‘Moving Ohio Forward’ Summer RV Tour – Republican Sen. Rob Portman, who is running for re-election, holds event to wrap up his ‘Moving Ohio Forward’ Summer RV Tour, which made ’50 stops across 30 counties and covered over 3,500 miles in the span of two weeks’
Location: 614 Wooster Pike Terrace Park, OH www.robportman.com
Contacts: Michawn Rich Portman for Senate [email protected] 1 775 240 8539
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Friday, Aug. 26 Big Lots: Q2 2016 Results
Location: TBD http://www.biglotscorporate.com/investor/index.asp https://twitter.com/BigLots
Contacts: Andrew D. Regrut Big Lots Investor Relations [email protected] 1 614 278 6622
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Friday, Aug. 26 – Thursday, Sep. 01 The American Legion National Convention – The American Legion National Convention. Speakers over the weeklong event include 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (31 Aug) and Republican nominee Donald Trump (1 Sep)
Location: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati www.legion.org https://twitter.com/AmericanLegion
Contacts: The American Legion press [email protected] 1 317 630 1253
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Saturday, Aug. 27 8:30 AM Medina County Friends and Neighbors meeting, with Ohio Senate President Keith Faber
Location: Cherokee Hills Golf Course, 5740 Center Rd., Valley City, OH www.mcfan.org
Contacts: Lisa Woods Medina County Friends and Neighbors 1 330 241 5226
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Saturday, Aug. 27 10:00 AM FCCS and Columbus Mayor Ginther host ‘FamJam – A Family Enrichment Festival’ – Franklin County Children Services and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther host eight annual ‘FamJam – A Family Enrichment Festival’
Location: Genoa Park, 303 W Broad St, Columbus, OH Columbus http://childrenservices.franklincountyohio.gov/ https://twitter.com/FCCSnews
Contacts: Franklin County Children Services [email protected] 1 614 275 2780
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Saturday, Aug. 27 2:30 PM Columbus City Councilmember Michael Stinziano holds Community Hours
Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library, 3980 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH Columbus http://www.columbus.gov/ https://twitter.com/ColumbusCouncil
Contacts: Stephanie Megas City of Columbus 1 614 645 8311
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Sunday, Aug. 28 1:00 PM Interfaith Association of Central Ohio 24th Annual Main Event Luncheon
Location: Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH Columbus http://iaco.org/
Contacts: Interfaith Association of Central Ohio [email protected] 1 614 849 0290
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Sunday, Aug. 28 – Wednesday, Aug. 31 American Probation and Parole Association Annual Training Institute
Location: Cleveland, OH Cleveland http://www.appa-net.org
Contacts: Diane Kincaid APPA press [email protected] 1 859 244 8196
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Keywords: Daybook, Ohio


Associated Press Ohio Daybook for Friday, Aug. 26.
The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.
Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Columbus bureau is reachable at 614-885-2727. Send daybook items to [email protected]
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Friday, Aug. 26 8:00 AM Big Lots: Q2 2016 Earning conference call / Webcast
Location: TBD http://www.biglotscorporate.com/investor/index.asp https://twitter.com/BigLots
Contacts: Andrew D. Regrut Big Lots Investor Relations [email protected] 1 614 278 6622
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Friday, Aug. 26 9:00 AM Warren County Transportation Improvement District Board meeting
Location: Warren County Engineer’s Office, 210 W Main Street, Lebanon, OH http://www.co.warren.oh.us/County/Default.aspx
Contacts: Savannah Shafer Warren County Public Relations [email protected] 1 513 695 3302
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Friday, Aug. 26 10:30 AM BGSU president delivers State of the University address – Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey delivers 2016 State of the University Address, discussing the University’s ‘strategic plan, recent accomplishments, and priorities and goals for the coming year’
Location: Donnell Theatre, 1300 Ridge St, Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green http://www.bgsu.edu/ https://twitter.com/bgsu
Contacts: Amber Stark BGSU [email protected] 1 419 372 8582
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Friday, Aug. 26 11:15 AM Kentucky Secretary of State Grimes campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Ohio – Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Ohio, joining Ohio women to ‘celebrate and discuss Hillary Clinton’s historic nomination and her lifelong commitment to fighting for women’s rights’ with a Delaware Women for Hillary Policy Chat at Delaware Dems HQ, 12 1/2 North Sandusky Street, Delaware (11:15 AM EDT); and with a Women of Cincinnati For Hillary Event at 3416 Brookline Avenue, Cincinnati (4:45 PM EDT)
Location: Cincinnati Delaware www.hillaryclinton.com https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton
Contacts: Laura Zapata Hillary for America, Ohio [email protected] 1 901 337 4221
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Friday, Aug. 26 11:30 AM Annual United Negro College Fund Mayor’s Luncheon – Annual United Negro College Fund Mayor’s Luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley
Location: Charity Early Auditorium, 444 W 3rd St, Dayton, OH Dayton http://www.uncf.org/ https://twitter.com/UNCF
Contacts: UNCF 1 614 221 5309
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Friday, Aug. 26 1:45 PM Dayton Region Military Collaborative announces new Hometown Heroes event – Dayton Region Military Collaborative announces new Hometown Heroes event planned for 15 Sept, 2016
Location: Fraze Pavilion, 695 Lincoln Park Blvd, Kettering, OH www.wpafb.af.mil
Contacts: 88th Air Base Wing Office of Public Affairs 1 937 522 3252
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Friday, Aug. 26 2:00 PM Ohio state Rep. Steve Hambley and state Sen. Larry Obhof host joint office hours
Location: Brunswick Public Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick, OH http://www.ohiohouse.gov
Contacts: Brandon Sagraves Ohio House of Representatives [email protected] 1 614 466 8140
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Friday, Aug. 26 2:45 PM GOP Sen. Rob Portman holds event to wrap up his ‘Moving Ohio Forward’ Summer RV Tour – Republican Sen. Rob Portman, who is running for re-election, holds event to wrap up his ‘Moving Ohio Forward’ Summer RV Tour, which made ’50 stops across 30 counties and covered over 3,500 miles in the span of two weeks’
Location: 614 Wooster Pike Terrace Park, OH www.robportman.com
Contacts: Michawn Rich Portman for Senate [email protected] 1 775 240 8539
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Friday, Aug. 26 Big Lots: Q2 2016 Results
Location: TBD http://www.biglotscorporate.com/investor/index.asp https://twitter.com/BigLots
Contacts: Andrew D. Regrut Big Lots Investor Relations [email protected] 1 614 278 6622
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Friday, Aug. 26 – Thursday, Sep. 01 The American Legion National Convention – The American Legion National Convention. Speakers over the weeklong event include 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (31 Aug) and Republican nominee Donald Trump (1 Sep)
Location: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati www.legion.org https://twitter.com/AmericanLegion
Contacts: The American Legion press [email protected] 1 317 630 1253
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NEW EVENT: Saturday, Aug. 27 8:30 AM Medina County Friends and Neighbors meeting, with Ohio Senate President Keith Faber
Location: Cherokee Hills Golf Course, 5740 Center Rd., Valley City, OH www.mcfan.org
Contacts: Lisa Woods Medina County Friends and Neighbors 1 330 241 5226
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Saturday, Aug. 27 10:00 AM FCCS and Columbus Mayor Ginther host ‘FamJam – A Family Enrichment Festival’ – Franklin County Children Services and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther host eight annual ‘FamJam – A Family Enrichment Festival’
Location: Genoa Park, 303 W Broad St, Columbus, OH Columbus http://childrenservices.franklincountyohio.gov/ https://twitter.com/FCCSnews
Contacts: Franklin County Children Services [email protected] 1 614 275 2780
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Saturday, Aug. 27 2:30 PM Columbus City Councilmember Michael Stinziano holds Community Hours
Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library, 3980 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH Columbus http://www.columbus.gov/ https://twitter.com/ColumbusCouncil
Contacts: Stephanie Megas City of Columbus 1 614 645 8311
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Sunday, Aug. 28 1:00 PM Interfaith Association of Central Ohio 24th Annual Main Event Luncheon
Location: Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH Columbus http://iaco.org/
Contacts: Interfaith Association of Central Ohio [email protected] 1 614 849 0290
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Sunday, Aug. 28 – Wednesday, Aug. 31 American Probation and Parole Association Annual Training Institute
Location: Cleveland, OH Cleveland http://www.appa-net.org
Contacts: Diane Kincaid APPA press [email protected] 1 859 244 8196
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Keywords: Daybook, Ohio


MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Children who escaped Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency now are dying of starvation in refugee camps in northeastern Nigeria’s largest city as the government investigates the theft of food aid by officials.
Refugees have staged near-daily protests over the past week. In one, women blocked the main highway linking Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, to Kano city for five hours, shouting that their children are starving and they have no drinking water as temperatures soar above 40 degrees (104 Fahrenheit).
Between 10 and 25 percent of children in a 110-bed feeding center are dying, said Doctors without Borders spokeswoman Shaista Aziz. She called that a high percentage even in an emergency. Most of the dying are from refugee camps, she said.
Dozens of babies and children with matchstick limbs and protruding rib cages fill the tents of the feeding center visited by The Associated Press.
Families cannot leave the camps, “so they are completely reliant on food distributions,” said Dr. Natalie Roberts, deputy emergency desk manager for the medical aid group.
Doctors without Borders’ therapeutic feeding program in Maiduguri, where the most malnourished children are treated, “has quadrupled in size in the last weeks, but each time it expands it becomes rapidly full,” Roberts said. In one local camp, Muna Garage, 20 children under the age of 5 died in a single week last month, she said.
At Farm Centre Camp, on Maiduguri’s outskirts, residents said they had received no food in more than one month. They and refugees at other camps said that when they do get meals, it consists only of rice and beans. They get one shovelful a day — literally delivered from a shovel — whether a household has six people or 12, they said.
Maiduguri is estimated to host 1.2 million to 2 million refugees but only a fraction stay in the camps because, as The Daily Trust newspaper reported Tuesday, “Most of the camps have become centers of hunger, malnutrition and communicable diseases.”
Nigeria’s Senate last week announced it was launching an investigation into allegations that food aid is being diverted, and the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission weeks ago said it was doing the same.
The governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, last week accused rival politicians of instigating the protests. Shettima has been publicly booed by refugees and residents, with some shouting “Rice thief!” when his convoy passes, several residents told the AP.
Shettima last week abruptly disbanded his government’s committee to feed refugees, which is supposed to provide cooked meals. Shettima’s office said refugees will now get food directly to cook themselves. That poses challenges, as the refugees will need charcoal for fires, cooking oil and clean water.
Angry refugees took to the streets to protest because of several deaths from starvation, said a spokesman for the refugees, Umar Abdulsalam.
“The camp officials have been restricting some of us who are strong from going out. We have been living as prisoners, and the food meant for our care is being sold in the open market,” he told a news conference, accusing government officials, camp officials and the military guarding the camps.
The camps are supposed to be run by the Borno state Emergency Management Agency.
Last week, local reporters and refugees watched as soldiers and local self-defense vigilantes shoved blankets and other aid meant for refugees at Dalori Camp into a tricycle taxi and took off.
Irish rock star Bono and Nigeria’s richest man, multibillionaire Aliko Dangote, visited Dalori on Sunday. A businessman who was there the day before said he watched a truckload of food aid arrive, wait and then leave with all the food. When he questioned a camp official, he was told the food could not be distributed until Bono and Dangote arrived. The businessman spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of losing his government contracts.
The crisis in Maiduguri, where markets are filled with fresh vegetables and fruit, is in addition to what the U.N has called a “catastrophic humanitarian crisis” in northeastern areas of Nigeria recently liberated from Boko Haram, where 2.5 million malnourished people have no access to food and drinking water. Those areas are still dangerous to reach.

As refugee children die, Nigeria probes theft of food aid


DNA results point to the owner of two severed fingers found on a picnic table at a Red River SRA campsite in May. The digits came from a man involved in a fireworks accident in downtown Grand Forks about a month earlier, E.G. Forks Lt. Rodney Hajicek said in a news release. It is unknown how the fingers ended up on the East Grand Forks side of the Red River, but the state lab noted possible beak marks in the flesh. “The theory is a bird found them and took them over here.” BrainerdDispatch.com Illustration
EAST GRAND FORKS - The mystery of the severed fingers in the East Grand Forks park seems to have been solved.
Police have DNA results pointing to the owner of two severed fingers found in May on a picnic table at a Red River State Recreation Area campsite, according to a news release. The digits came from a Grand Forks man who was involved in a fireworks accident in downtown Grand Forks about a month earlier, East Grand Forks Lt. Rodney Hajicek said in the release Thursday.
“We’re satisfied with the conclusion of it,” East Grand Forks Detective Tony Hart said. “It wasn’t … the result of an act of violence. It was just a mistake.”
The accident victim, identified in a police report as 24-year-old Mackenzie Steele, attempted to light the fuse of a 2-inch mortar round and place it inside a launch tube in the early hours of April 30 at 100 N. Third St. in downtown Grand Forks. He then held “onto the base of the launch tube after deliberately igniting the fuse,” police said in the report. Steele set the tube down and held onto it to prevent it from falling, but the firework exploded, causing the tube to explode into small fragments of shrapnel, the report stated.
The shrapnel severely injured Steele’s hand, resulting in the complete or partial loss of his left palm, wrist and fingers, including his ring and middle fingers.
Police at the time were concerned with his safety, Lt. Derik Zimmel said, adding Steele probably wouldn’t be charged with having fireworks within city limits. North Dakota court records indicate he was not prosecuted.
Several weeks later, Melissa and Monty Atkinson told the Herald they were setting up camp at the Red River State Recreation Area in East Grand Forks when their 6-year-old child found two fingers on a picnic table. The Minnesota state crime lab determined they were a middle and ring finger from a left hand attached by skin from a palm.
“At the time it was reported, we had a lot of theories, but it turned out to be just the result of an accident,” Hart said.
Hajicek speculated the fingers may have belonged to the man involved in the firework accident.
It is unknown how the fingers ended up on the East Grand Forks side of the Red River, but the state lab noted possible beak marks in the flesh, Hart said.
“The theory is a bird found them and took them over here,” he said.
The lesson from the incident is that fireworks are dangerous and should be handled properly and with care, Zimmel said.
As for the mystery being solved, “it’s always good to finally have an answer,” he said.

DNA results point to owner of severed fingers found in East Grand Forks


As many as one in three adults in England could lack skills essential to finding work or carrying out basic everyday tasks, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation is claiming.
The charity says 12.6 million would struggle to fill out an online job application form while a further five million cannot carry out one or more of a range of tasks including using a cash machine, writing a message or understanding household bills.
In many Western countries young people outperform their older counterparts, but the JRF says that in England older adults achieve higher literacy and numeracy scores than teenagers and those in their early 20s.
The charity analysed data gathered in 2011 and 2012 by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
It found that 23 per cent of people aged 16-18 and 17 per cent of those aged 19-24 achieved the lowest score on the literacy skills scale used by the department.
The North East was among the worst faring regions in terms of both literacy and numeracy. It is also the region of England that consistently performs worst in terms of A-level and GCSE grades.
The charity said the figures painted a “troubling picture” of people being “let down” the education system or left behind in the modern economy.
The charity will next month publish a strategy aimed at eradicating poverty in the UK.
The organisation wants to see millions of pounds of additional government investment to ensure all adults meet basic skills requirements, including in IT, by 2030.
Its proposals include incentivising more adults to take night classes and encouraging employers to offer on-the-job training.
It also wants young people to be taught skills “grounded in the real world” such as financial planning and household budgeting.
Stephen Evans, deputy chief executive of the Learning and Work Institute, said: ‘’Everyone needs a set of basics for life and work in modern Britain. It’s shocking that so many people lack these core capabilities.”
A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Everyone, regardless of background or ability, should have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
“That’s why we have strengthened the national curriculum to ensure all children leave school having mastered the basics in literacy and mathematics early on. Alongside this our new gold standard qualifications and high quality apprenticeships will match the best education systems in the world and keep pace with universities’ and employers’ demands.
“To support lifelong learning and ensure we have a workforce with the skills to succeed we are investing £1.5bn in adult learning, have introduced tuition fee loans for part time students and published a dedicated skills plan so that more people gain the knowledge and skills to get on in life and help build a stronger country.”

Up to one in three adults lack 'basic skills' in the North East


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Saudi Arabia says Houthis will not be allowed to take over Yemen
BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Wednesday the Iranian-allied Houthi movement would not be allowed to take over Yemen, as he accused Iran of seeking to sow unrest around the region.
The head of a Houthi-backed ruling council pledged readiness on Monday to resume negotiations on ending Yemen's war but reserved the right to resist attacks by a Saudi-backed exiled government seeking to unseat it.
U.N.-sponsored talks to try to end 18 months of fighting collapsed in failure this month and the Houthi movement and allied forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh resumed shelling into neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
The talks foundered after the Houthis and Saleh's General People's Congress (GPC) announced the formation of the 10-member governing council on Aug 6., ignoring a warning by U.N. Yemen envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed that such a move would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions on how to solve the conflict.
Speaking to Reuters in Beijing, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the ball was in the Houthis' court as to whether peace talks resumed.
"What is certain, not questionable, certain, they will not be allowed to take over Yemen. Period. So the legitimate government will be defended," al-Jubeir said.
"The chance they have is to enter the political process, reach an agreement ... for the benefit of all Yemenis including the Houthis," he said.
Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies accuse the Houthis of being pawns of Iran and have launched a military intervention to restore Hadi to power.
The Houthis have held on, having made an alliance with Saleh, who enjoys the support of most of the military.
The Houthis and the GPC hold most of Yemen's northern half, while forces working for the exiled government share control of the rest of the country with tribes.
At least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen's 18-month-old civil war, the United Nations on Tuesday, approaching double the estimates of more than 6,000 cited by officials and aid workers for much of 2016.
Speaking earlier to students at a Beijing university, al-Jubeir lambasted Iran.
"We see Iran supporting Houthis in Yemen and trying to take over the government, supply weapons to the Houthis, smuggle explosives to Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia," he said.
"We wish we could be as good neighbours like before the 1979 revolution," al-Jubeir said.


BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Wednesday the Iranian-allied Houthi movement would not be allowed to take over Yemen, as ...


Saudi Arabia says Houthis will not be allowed to take over Yemen


A 21-year-old worker at the Yellowstone National Park plunged to her death early on Friday from the edge of a canyon while socializing with colleagues, park officials said.
Estefania Liset Mosquera Alcivar, a concession employee, was with a small group of coworkers at the rim of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone shortly after 3:15 a.m. when she fell, according to accounts by her companions, the park's public affairs office said in a statement.
Her body was recovered about four hours later and the incident remains under investigation, the officials said. Alvicar is from Quito, Ecuador.
The incident along with three major wildfires burning in Yellowstone come at the height of the summer tourist season and as officials in both parks prepare for celebrations set for Thursday marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service.
The fires have prompted authorities to close the south entrance to the park, which last month saw an average of more than 2,400 vehicles per day.
Yellowstone, which occupies the northwestern corner of Wyoming and spills over into Idaho and Montana, was the first national park established in the United States and remains one of its most popular.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Yellowstone employee falls to death in park canyon


A 21-year-old worker at the Yellowstone National Park plunged to her death early on Friday from the edge of a canyon while socializing with colleagues, park officials said.


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The M6 southbound was blocked heading into Wigan this afternoon after a “serious” traffic accident in which a person was hit by a vehicle.
The North West air ambulance was called to the scene between junction 28 at Leyland and junction 27 at Standish.
Police have closed all three lanes.
The road was blocked and queuing traffic was reported at 2pm.
Motorists have been warned to expect delays on the M6 and on surrounding routes.
Police said this afternoon the motorway would remain closed for “several hours”.
The northbound carriageway was briefly closed but was reopened about 2.30pm.
Police said: “The M6 has been closed southbound at J28 following an incident.
“We are advising motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes.”
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Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in The Producers and the mad scientist of Young Frankenstein, has died. He was 83.
Wilder's nephew said on Monday that the actor and writer died late on Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Jordan Walker-Pearlman said in a statement that Wilder was diagnosed with the disease three years ago, but kept the condition private so as not to disappoint fans.
"He simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world," Mr Walker-Pearlman said.
Wilder started his acting career on the stage, but millions knew him from his work in the movies, especially his collaborations with Mel Brooks on The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. The last film - with Wilder playing a California-born descendant of the mad scientist, insisting that his name is pronounced Frahn-ken-Shteen - was co-written by Brooks and Wilder.
"Gene Wilder, one of the truly great talents of our time, is gone," Brooks wrote in a statement on Monday. "He blessed every film we did together with his special magic and he blessed my life with his friendship. He will be so missed."
File photo dated 06/06/1996 of Willy Wonka star and "comic genius" Gene Wilder, who has died aged 83. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday August 30, 2016. The Hollywood actor, known for roles in comedy classics such as Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, has been hailed as one of the "great talents" of his generation. See PA story DEATH Wilder. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire
With his unkempt hair and big, buggy eyes, Wilder was a master at playing panicked characters caught up in schemes that only a madman such as Brooks could devise, whether reviving a monster in Young Frankenstein or bilking Broadway in The Producers. Brooks would call him: "God's perfect prey, the victim in all of us."
But he also knew how to keep it cool as the boozing gunslinger in Blazing Saddles or the charming candy man in the children's favourite Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. His craziest role: the therapist having an affair with a sheep in Woody Allen's Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex.
"The greatest comedic mind of my childhood is now gone," actor Josh Gad wrote on Twitter. "£RIP £GeneWilder & thank you 4 your pure imagination. This one hits hard."
Jim Carrey tweeted: "Gene Wilder was one of the funniest and sweetest energies ever to take a human form. If there's a heaven he has a Golden Ticket."
Wilder was close friends with Richard Pryor and their contrasting personas - Wilder uptight, Pryor loose - were ideal for comedy. They co-starred in four films: Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Another You. And they created several memorable scenes, particularly when Pryor provided Wilder with directions on how to "act black" as they tried to avoid police in Silver Streak.
But Wilder would insist in a 2013 interview that he was no comedian. He told interviewer Robert Osborne it was the biggest misconception about him.
"What a comic, what a funny guy, all that stuff! And I'm not. I'm really not. Except in a comedy in films," Wilder said. "But I make my wife laugh once or twice in the house, but nothing special. But when people see me in a movie and it's funny then they stop and say things to me about 'how funny you were.' But I don't think I'm that funny. I think I can be in the movies."
In 1968, Wilder received an Oscar nomination for his work in Brooks' The Producers. He played the introverted Leo Bloom, an accountant who discovers the liberating joys of greed and corruption as he and Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) conceive a Broadway flop titled Springtime For Hitler and plan to flee with the money raised for the show's production. Matthew Broderick played Wilder's role in the 2001 Broadway stage revival of the show.
Though they collaborated on film, Wilder and Brooks met through the theatre. Wilder was in a play with Brooks' then-future wife, Anne Bancroft, who introduced the pair backstage in 1963.
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Wilder, a Milwaukee native, was born Jerome Silberman on June 11 1933. His father was a Russian emigre, his mother was of Polish descent. When he was six, Wilder's mother suffered a heart attack that left her a semi-invalid. He soon began improvising comedy skits to entertain her, the first indication of his future career.
He started taking acting classes at age 12 and continued performing and taking lesson through college. In 1961, Wilder became a member of Lee Strasberg's prestigious Actor's Studio in Manhattan.
That same year, he made both his off-Broadway and Broadway debuts. He won the Clarence Derwent Award, given to promising newcomers, for the Broadway work in Graham Greene's comedy The Complaisant Lover.
He used his new name, Gene Wilder, for the off-Broadway and Broadway roles. He lifted the first name from the character Eugene Gant in Thomas Wolfe's Look Back, Homeward Angel, while the last name was clipped from playwright Thornton Wilder. A key break came when he co-starred with Bancroft in Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage, and met Brooks, her future husband.
"I was having trouble with one little section of the play, and he gave me tips on how to act. He said, 'That's a song and dance. He's proselytising about communism. Just skip over it, sing and dance over it, and get on to the good stuff.' And he was right," Wilder later explained.
Before starring in The Producers, he had a small role as the hostage of gangsters in the 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde. He peaked in the mid-1970s with the twin Brooks hits Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
He went on to write several screenplays and direct several films. In 1982, while making the generally forgettable Hanky-Panky, he fell in love with co-star Gilda Radner. They were married in 1984, and co-starred in two Wilder-penned films: The Lady In Red and Haunted Honeymoon.
After Radner died of ovarian cancer in 1989, Wilder spent much of his time after promoting cancer research and opened a support facility for cancer patients. In 1991, he testified before Congress about the need for increased testing for cancer.
That same year, he appeared in his final film role: Another You with Pryor.
Wilder worked mostly in television in recent years, including appearances on Will & Grace - including one that earned him an Emmy Award for outstanding guest actor - and a starring role in the short-lived sitcom Something Wilder. In 2015, he was among the voices in the animated The Yo Gabba Gabba! Movie 2.
As for why he stopped appearing on the big screen, Wilder said in 2013 he was turned off by the noise and foul language in modern movies.
"I didn't want to do the kind of junk I was seeing," he said in an interview. "I didn't want to do 3D for instance. I didn't want to do ones where there's just bombing and loud and swearing, so much swearing... can't they just stop and talk instead of swearing?"
Wilder is survived by his wife, Karen, whom he married in 1991, and his daughter from a previous marriage, Katherine, from whom he was estranged.

'Truly great talent' Gene Wilder dies at 83 after series of unforgettable roles


Movie superstar was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease three years ago but kept condition private to not disappoint fans


ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — It’s not how you start something, but rather how you finish it.
The Eastern volleyball team shook off a rough start by practically leading the rest of the match Thursday night following an 18-25, 25-12, 25-16, 25-23 victory over host Meigs in a non-conference matchup at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium.
The visiting Lady Eagles (2-0) jumped out to an early 2-0 edge in Game 1, but the Lady Marauders (0-2) responded with a 20-10 run to secure their biggest lead of the night at 20-12. MHS went on to win five of the next 11 points en route to an early 1-0 match lead.
EHS, however, never trailed in Game 2 en route to a 13-point victory, then trailed only 1-0 in Game 3 before rolling to a nine-point win and a 2-1 match advantage.
The Lady Eagles led 3-0 in the fourth game, but Meigs rallied to secure small leads of 5-4 and 6-5 before the guests made a 10-3 run for their largest lead of the game at 15-9.
The Lady Marauders twice pulled to within a point at 19-18 and 22-21 before tying things up at 23-all, but the guests answered with consecutive points to wrap up the 3-1 match triumph.
Afterwards, EHS coach Katie Williams showed some signs of frustration with the events of Game 1 — but she was also pleased with how troops responded the rest of the night.
“We definitely came out flat, but we made some adjustments and challenged the kids,” Williams said. “We started focusing on fundamentals after the first game and things started going our way. It wasn’t perfect, but a win is a win. We’ll take it and keep moving on.”
MHS coach Lori Carter, conversely, wasn’t thrilled about the final outcome for her team — but that was also about the only negative she could come with following the game.
“We needed to show some effort like we did tonight,” Carter said. “I think the girls gained a lot of confidence from that first game, and that came from playing with some effort and emotion. We didn’t win the match, but I think we showed tremendous improvement from our last match. That’s a win in my book.”
Morgain Little led the EHS service attack with 15 points and eight assists, followed by Mackenzie Brooks and Kelsey Casto with 10 points apiece.
Morgan Baer and Allison Barber were next with five points apiece, while Katlyn Barber and Abby Litchfield rounded things out with three points each.
Kat Barber led the net attack with 10 kills, followed by Brooks with seven kills and Little with five kills. Baer dished out a team-high 38 assists, while Elayna Bissell paced the defense with nine digs. Kat Barber and Abbie Hawley also had seven digs apiece in the triumph.
Kassidy Betzing led the MHS service attack with 13 points, followed by Aaliyah Pullins, McKenzie Ohlinger and Paige Denney with six points apiece.
Devyn Oliver and Morgan Lodwick were next with five points each, while Jordan Roush and Maddie Hendricks also had a point apiece for the hosts.
Betzing led the net attack with 10 kills, followed by Ohlinger with five kills and Pullins with four kills. Denney also had a team-best three blocks and Oliver added 14 assists. Roush and Betzing also had four and three digs, respectively, in the setback.
Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101.
The Eastern duo of Allison Barber (8) and Makenzie Brooks (11) go up for a block during a spike attempt by Meigs sophomore Kassidy Betzing during Game 1 of Thursday night’s non-conference volleyball contest at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Rocksprings, Ohio. http://mydailyregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_8.28-EHS-Block.jpg The Eastern duo of Allison Barber (8) and Makenzie Brooks (11) go up for a block during a spike attempt by Meigs sophomore Kassidy Betzing during Game 1 of Thursday night’s non-conference volleyball contest at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Rocksprings, Ohio. Bryan Walters/OVP Sports


ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — It’s not how you start something, but rather how you finish it.
The Eastern volleyball team shook off a rough start by practically leading the rest of the match Thursday night following an 18-25, 25-12, 25-16, 25-23 victory over host Meigs in a non-conference matchup at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium.
The visiting Lady Eagles (2-0) jumped out to an early 2-0 edge in Game 1, but the Lady Marauders (0-2) responded with a 20-10 run to secure their biggest lead of the night at 20-12. MHS went on to win five of the next 11 points en route to an early 1-0 match lead.
EHS, however, never trailed in Game 2 en route to a 13-point victory, then trailed only 1-0 in Game 3 before rolling to a nine-point win and a 2-1 match advantage.
The Lady Eagles led 3-0 in the fourth game, but Meigs rallied to secure small leads of 5-4 and 6-5 before the guests made a 10-3 run for their largest lead of the game at 15-9.
The Lady Marauders twice pulled to within a point at 19-18 and 22-21 before tying things up at 23-all, but the guests answered with consecutive points to wrap up the 3-1 match triumph.
Afterwards, EHS coach Katie Williams showed some signs of frustration with the events of Game 1 — but she was also pleased with how troops responded the rest of the night.
“We definitely came out flat, but we made some adjustments and challenged the kids,” Williams said. “We started focusing on fundamentals after the first game and things started going our way. It wasn’t perfect, but a win is a win. We’ll take it and keep moving on.”
MHS coach Lori Carter, conversely, wasn’t thrilled about the final outcome for her team — but that was also about the only negative she could come with following the game.
“We needed to show some effort like we did tonight,” Carter said. “I think the girls gained a lot of confidence from that first game, and that came from playing with some effort and emotion. We didn’t win the match, but I think we showed tremendous improvement from our last match. That’s a win in my book.”
Morgain Little led the EHS service attack with 15 points and eight assists, followed by Mackenzie Brooks and Kelsey Casto with 10 points apiece.
Morgan Baer and Allison Barber were next with five points apiece, while Katlyn Barber and Abby Litchfield rounded things out with three points each.
Kat Barber led the net attack with 10 kills, followed by Brooks with seven kills and Little with five kills. Baer dished out a team-high 38 assists, while Elayna Bissell paced the defense with nine digs. Kat Barber and Abbie Hawley also had seven digs apiece in the triumph.
Kassidy Betzing led the MHS service attack with 13 points, followed by Aaliyah Pullins, McKenzie Ohlinger and Paige Denney with six points apiece.
Devyn Oliver and Morgan Lodwick were next with five points each, while Jordan Roush and Maddie Hendricks also had a point apiece for the hosts.
Betzing led the net attack with 10 kills, followed by Ohlinger with five kills and Pullins with four kills. Denney also had a team-best three blocks and Oliver added 14 assists. Roush and Betzing also had four and three digs, respectively, in the setback.
Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101.
The Eastern duo of Allison Barber (8) and Makenzie Brooks (11) go up for a block during a spike attempt by Meigs sophomore Kassidy Betzing during Game 1 of Thursday night’s non-conference volleyball contest at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Rocksprings, Ohio. http://mydailytribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_8.28-EHS-Block.jpg The Eastern duo of Allison Barber (8) and Makenzie Brooks (11) go up for a block during a spike attempt by Meigs sophomore Kassidy Betzing during Game 1 of Thursday night’s non-conference volleyball contest at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Rocksprings, Ohio. Bryan Walters/OVP Sports