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August 1 - 7, 2016 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actor on "NCIS" (2) 9. "Baby Take a __"; Shirley Temple film 10. At __; relaxed 11. Comment from Homer 13. Live's partner, in phrase 15. Lasso loop 17. Sitcom for Justin Hires (2) 18. Role in "The Wizard of Oz" 20. "Night __ the Museum"; 2006 Ben Stiller film 21. "The __"; 2009 Cameron Diaz thriller 23. "I'll __ Away" 24. Texter's laugh 25. "__ Take Sweden"; Bob Hope movie 26. "Go __" (2012-13) 29. Guyana's continent: abbr. 30. Series for Alimi Ballard (2) 34. "Bridget Jones's __"; 2001 Ren"'ee Zellweger movie 36. Making fun of 38. __ Lanka 39. "__ Window"; James Stewart classic 42. "__ Hard"; 1988 Bruce Willis movie 43. Actor on "Scorpion" (2) DOWN 1. __ Szyslak; bartender on "The Simpsons" 2. "Suppose They Gave __ __ and Nobody Came?"; 1970 film 3. Berry and Wahl 4. Half a laugh? 5. "__ the World Turns" 6. Nevada city near Lake Tahoe 7. Reason to bathe 8. Denials 9. Series for Tom Selleck (2) 12. Role on "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2) 14. First name for an ac- tress on "The Golden Girls" 16. "__ of Practice" (2005- 06) 19. Soleil __ Frye 20. Know-it-__; pompous folks 22. Tiger Woods' age 23. Sci-__; movie genre 27. Babe Ruth's monogram 28. Drug known as "angel dust" 30. "An American __"; 1986 animated film about Fievel 31. "Jane __"; 2011 Mia Wasikowska film re- make 32. Scarlett's home 33. "__ and Seek"; 2005 Robert De Niro movie 35. Wrath 37. Nothing 40. Elke's initials 41. Initials for the portrayer of Opie's pa Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it Rio de Janeiro — the mere mention of this Bra- zilian resort city conjures mental images of spectac- ular mountains, gorgeous beaches and world-class festivals. And starting this week, it becomes synony- mous with state-of-the-art sporting competition as host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Friday, Aug. 5, NBC, NBC Sports Network, Golf Channel, CNBC, MSN- BC, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com begin 17 days and more than 6,700 hours of coverage of the 31st Olympiad as more than 10,500 athletes from 206 nations parade through Rio's Maracana Stadium for the Opening Ceremonies. Much has been made of Rio's problems in the run-up to these Games: crime, polluted waterways, a foundering economy, a presidential impeachment, infrastructure issues, the threat of terrorism and, of course, the Zika virus, factors that have caused a number of people, athletes among them, to reconsider their plans to come to Rio. NBC's Dan Patrick isn't one of them. As the host of the network's daytime coverage, he'll be in Rio for three weeks and is so con- fident in NBC's preparations that he's even bringing his family. Still, he understands the concerns people have and why athletes such as golfers Jason Day and Rory McIlroy might want to take a pass on these Games. "You have guys who are professionals who have made a lot of money, so their income future is not dependent on how they do in the Olympics," he says. "I think anybody who's worked their entire life to get to this point, their approach is different than Rory or Jason. And look, that's their prerogative. I'm not here to judge if you go or don't go because it's an individual choice but I do think it might be easier for those athletes to not go than it would be for somebody who's worked their whole life to be in the 4x400 relay. You know, that's all they have." "(It's) a shame because you've got golf in the Olympics and just to have that platform there and not have the best in the world be a part of it, that's dis- heartening," he says. "But you'll still get storylines." Dan Patrick is a studio host for coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, which start with the Opening Ceremony Friday on NBC. Rio takes center stage for 2016 Summer Olympics WE CARRY LAWN MOWERS 711 E. WATERFORD • WAKARUSA • 574.862.1163 SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS ® MOWERS ®

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