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Elida supt, board address conflict of interest
BY STACY TAFF
staff@delphosherald.com
ELIDA During the
December meeting of the
Elida Board of Education
Tuesday, two public par-
ticipation cards forced
Superintendent Don Diglia
and members to address a
conflict of interest that arose
during the November elec-
tions when board members
Brenda Stocker and Terry
Kristoff ran for re-election.
Stocker came in first,
Kristoff third, while
American Township Zoning
Inspector Brad Settlage set-
tled in at second place. Elida
community members made
an appearance at the meeting
to voice concerns over why
Settlage hadnt been granted
his position on the board.
I have nothing against
Brad being a member of the
board. The board has nothing
against it. Unfortunately, it
isnt up to us, Superintendent
Don Diglia said. The law
says its a conflict of interest
for a zoning inspector to be
on the board of education of a
school district that has prop-
erty within their zoning area.
That would be Elida. My
concern is Brad could poten-
tially lose his job if he were
to accept a position with the
Elida Board of Education.
We have to follow the
law like anyone else does,
Stocker added.
Settlage, who was present
at the meeting, stated that he
would accept a position with
the board if offered.
In other news, the board
honored Diglia, Treasurer
Joel Parker and Business
Director Mark Miller for the
time and effort they put into
the building of the new high
school.
These men attended
countless meetings in the
early stages of development
to make sure the building
was not only functional but
also to make sure that we
received as much financial
credit as possible throughout
the project, Stocker said.
In 2009 when the ground
finally began to move, the
number of hours they put in
only increased. We would
like to thank them for the
time they put in, not only in
their respective positions as
superintendent, treasurer and
business director, but also
the time they spent work-
ing as a team to make sure
we were on time and under
budget.
The board also:
Elected Stocker President
Pro Tempore, to serve at the
upcoming organizational
meeting until the new board
president is elected;
Authorized Parker to
advertise for bids for the
Elida Middle School reno-
vation, to modify rooms for
the fifth-grade move to the
middle school;
Accepted the resigna-
tions of Patricia Dally,
LuAnn Williams and David
Wollenhaupt, effective May
31, 2012, for retirement pur-
poses; Dave Wheeler, effec-
tive December 31, 2011; and
Craig Kerns, from the posi-
tion of varsity cross country
coach; and
Approved as substitute
teachers: Angela Tucker,
Adam Altenburger, Monica
Donley, Colleen Klaus and
Shannon Cusumano.
The students of the month
for December are: Elida
Elementary Cole Beverick,
Hunter Gass, Jada Simpson;
Elida Middle School Josh
Bull, Kyleigh Gay, Gracie
Hunter; Elida High School
Aryanna Brown, Kaaliyah
Gray, Max Neal and Jeremy
Newby.
Newly-elected
board member
may not take seat
Treasurer Joel Parker, left, Director of Business Mark Miller and Superintendent Don
Diglia receive engraved clocks from the Elida Schools Board of Education for the time
they dedicated to the building of the new high school.
Stacy Taff photo
Delphos OKs fire and rescue
contracts with townships
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS City coun-
cil reached a two-year fire
and rescue agreement with
Washington and Marion
townships during Mondays
meeting.
The contract with
Washington Township is for
$32,298.28 annually; Marion
Township is $55,487,61
annually each reflecting
no increase.
Both ordinances were passed
on emergency measure.
Representatives from both
townships addressed council
with concerns about the fire
and rescue contracts, stating
the townships have been hit
hard by reductions in state
and other funding, often pay-
ing out more than is taken in.
An ordinance to make
appropriations for current
and other expenditures dur-
ing fiscal year ending Dec.
31, 2012, was also passed
on emergency measure.
Appropriations for 2012 total
$17,406,178.
Also passing on emergen-
cy first reading were two ordi-
nances dealing with health
insurance coverage for city
employees; the first authoriz-
ing the auditor to enter into a
contract with Medical Mutual
of Ohio through the R.L. King
Agency for health insurance
coverage for approximately
$600,000, an increase of
approximately 4 percent; and
the second authorizing a pay-
ment of $200 per month to
full-time employees who opt
out of health care coverage
provided by the city. One
employee has opted out of
city-provided health insur-
ance.
There are two plans
offered to employees with a
monthly contribution to the
$3,000/$6,000 deductible
plan:
Employee only
$19.84
Employee/spouse
$39.34
Employee/1 child
$27.52
Employee/2 children
$35.20
Employee/3 children
$45.94
Employee/spouse/1 child
$47.02
Employee/spouse /2 chil-
dren $54.68
Employee/spouse/3 chil-
dren $65.42
There is zero employ-
ee contribution to the
$4,000/$8,000 plan.
Council passed on third
reading an ordinance to enter
a personal service contract
with Glen Lause to provide
legal services to the city on
an as-needed basis for the
time period of Jan. 1, 2012,
through Dec. 31, 2012, not to
exceed $15,000.
Another ordinance passed
on third reading authorizes
the mayor and/or safety ser-
vice director to enter a con-
tract not to exceed $29,300
with Kohli and Kaliher
Assoc., Inc. as engineers for
the Elida Road widening and
resurfacing project.
The project consists of
widening the pavement to 36
feet between Summers Lane
and Eastowne Plaza, resur-
facing and paint striping for
three lanes with a center turn
lane from Summers Lane to
the east corporation limit.
The city has applied for
an 80/20 match Ohio Public
Works Commission grant for
the project estimated to cost
$260,000. If the city receives
funding and council approves
the project, the citys price
tag will be approximately
$52,000 plus the cost of engi-
neering. OPWC funds cannot
be used for engineering.
Berquist reminded council
the final public hearing on the
electric aggregation issue is
at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
At the close of the meet-
ing, outgoing City Solicitor
Lause swore in returning
Mayor Michael Gallmeier and
Councilmen Kevin Osting
and Joe Martz; newcomer
Councilman Josh Gillespie;
newly-elected Council
President Kim Riddell;
Auditor Tom Jettinghoff; City
Treasurer Bob Mosier; and
newly-elected City Solicitor
Clayton Osting.
Council President Bob
Ulm and Councilman Dave
Eickholt attended their final
meeting.
Nancy Spencer photo
At the close of Mondays Delphos City Council meeting, outgoing City Solicitor Greg
Lause, left, swore in newly-elected City Solicitor Clayton Osting; Auditor Tom Jettinghoff;
returning Mayor Michael Gallmeier; Councilmen Kevin Osting; newly-elected Council
President Kim Riddell; Councilman Joe Martz; newcomer Councilman Josh Gillespie;
and City Treasurer Bob Mosier.
Jennings gearing up for
bicentennial celebration
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com

FORT JENNINGS The
upcoming bicentennial cel-
ebration in Fort Jennings will
keep village council busy in
the next year. At the final
meeting of 2011, members
discussed village issues that
need resolved before the fes-
tival in August.
We need the village to
look the best it ever has,
Mayor Jim Smith told coun-
cil. We need to have the
streets clean and all the weeds
gone, curbs painted and any-
thing you guys see that needs
attention will be put on a
list.
The village will get a little
assistance from American
Electric Power. The company
asked councils permission to
remove 13 trees within the vil-
lage and trim another. Several
of the trees on the list were
ones council had talked about
removing but were located in
areas difficult to access.
Smith told council there
are 32 hardcover and 88
soft-cover copies of the Fort
Jennings Bicentennial History
Book available at the printer.
The hard covers are $41.35
cents each and the soft covers
are $36.73. Shipping is $1 per
book. Smith also said approx-
imately 30 of the books were
already spoken for if they
were to be ordered.
Council agreed to pur-
chase the remaining books.
They will be for sale for $45
for the hard cover and $40 for
the soft cover. Anyone who
would like to purchase a book
can contact Smith.
Smith added the village
will need to consider some
codification of ordinances. In
2012, it will be three years
since this was last done and at
least a dozen ordinances have
been added to the village law
books. He said council will
need to decide how often it
is done. He added that he
will get quotes for the record
upkeep.
Two ordinances were
passed on third reading.
The first amends an exist-
ing one outlining the guide-
lines for sanitary sewer charg-
es for properties within the
Cloudy
Thursday with
20 percent
chance of
rain and high
in low 40s.
See page 2.
Bed bugs found in
Putnam County homes
From Glen Arnold,
Ag educator,
OSU Extension,
Putnam County
An Ottawa resident recent-
ly brought a live bed bug to
the extension office for iden-
tification. It was discovered
in a bedroom within hours
of relatives arriving from a
distant city to stay for the
weekend.
The next day, another
Putnam County resident
called the office asking for
bed bug information as one
of his children in college had
gotten a good deal on a used
mattress and box springs
which brought bed bugs into
the students apartment.
These two examples are
reasons residents should all
take the time to learn more
about bed bugs. Many people
will have college students
coming home on Christmas
break, travel to visit relatives
over the holidays, travel to
Columbus for state basketball
tournaments in March or to
distant places on vacations.
Each of these instances is an
opportunity to bring bed bugs
home.
Bed bugs are insects that
feed on blood and prefer to
feed on humans. They are
most likely to be found in the
tufts, seams and folds of mat-
tresses. Adult bed bugs are
oval, flat, reddish brown bugs
about the size of an apple
seed or smaller. They hide
during the day and look for
people to bite at night. Bed
bug bites are itchy red welts
that look similar to mosquito
bites. People carry bed bugs
into their homes in infested
luggage, clothing, used furni-
ture or bedding.
Bed bugs have been doc-
umented as pests since the
17th century. They were
common in the United States
prior to World War II, after
which time, widespread use
of synthetic insecticides and
improvements in household
and personal cleanliness con-
tributed to their reduced pest
status.
Herald holiday
schedule
Due to the Christmas
and New Years holidays
falling on a Sunday, The
Delphos Herald will not
publish on Monday, Dec.
26 or Monday, Jan. 2.
There will be publica-
tions on Tuesday, Dec.
27 and Tuesday, Jan. 3.
Jays start time changed
The St. Johns home
boys basketball game versus
Continental Friday night will
have a 6:30 p.m. junior var-
sity start, instead of 6 p.m.
Thursdays schedule
Boys Basketball
St. Johns at Celina, 6 p.m.
Elida at Coldwater, 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Van Wert at
Jefferson, 6 p.m.
Lincolnview at Columbus
Grove (NWC), 6 p.m.
Allen East at Spencerville
(NWC), 6 p.m.
Crestview at LCC
(NWC), 6 p.m.
Fridays schedule
Boys Basketball
Ottoville at
Jefferson, 6 p.m.
Continental at St.
Johns, 6 p.m.
Fort Jennings at
LTC, 6 p.m.
Minster at
Spencerville, 6 p.m.
LCC at Crestview
(NWC), 6 p.m.
Patrick Henry at
Columbus Grove, 6 p.m.
Lincolnview at Kalida,
6:30 p.m. Charlie
Wrestling
Lincolnview at Huron
Invitational, 10 a.m.
See JENNINGS, page 2
See BUGS, page 2
2
TRASH TALK
Allen County Refuse provides
garbage and recycle collection in
Delphos.
The Allen County portion of
Delphos is collected on Thurs-
days, with residents placing
garbage containers on the curb
Wednesday evening.
The Van Wert County portion
of Delphos is collected on Friday,
with residents placing garbage
containers at the curb on Thurs-
day evening.
Recycle is collected this
Thursday and Friday. Recycle
containers should also be placed
at the curb.
If a holiday falls during the
week, collection is pushed back
a day. For example, the week of
Memorial Day, collection in Allen
County will be Friday and in Van
Wert County it will be Saturday.
Big item collection is held
from 8 a.m.-noon the first Sat-
urday of each month in the
parking lot across from the city
building. Participants need to
show proof of residency like a
city utility bill.
See the full schedule at
cityofdelphos.com.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TONIGHT: Cloudy
through midnight then
becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog through midnight.
Chance of drizzle through
midnight. Lows in the upper
30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10
mph.
THURSDAY: Mostly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance
of rain showers in afternoon
through early evening. Colder.
Highs in the lower 40s with
west winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy with a 40 percent
chance of snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. North
winds around 5 mph.
EXTENDED FORECAST
FRIDAY: Cloudy in the
morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper
30s. North winds around 10
mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper
20s.
SATURDAY: Mostly
sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
CHRISTMAS EVE:
Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 20s.
C H R I S T M A S -
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 30s. Lows
in the upper 20s.
High temperature Tuesday
in Delphos was 45 degrees,
low was 33. Rainfall was
recorded at .97 inch. High a
year ago today was 30, low
was 23. Record high for today
is 66, set in 1967. Record low
is -17, set in 1989.
LONDON (AP) A tense
and sometimes hostile Piers
Morgan has refused to dis-
close details about the most
damning link between himself
and Britains phone hacking
scandal his acknowledg-
ment that he once listened to
a phone message left by Paul
McCartney for his then-wife
Heather Mills.
The CNN celebrity inter-
viewer, testifying through
a video link from the U.S.,
clashed repeatedly Tuesday
with the U.K. panel investigat-
ing media ethics, insisting he
never took part in the illegal
phone hacking that has led to
the closure of a Sunday tab-
loid he once edited and the
arrests of friends and former
colleagues.
The stakes were high for
Morgan. More than a dozen
journalists have been arrested,
senior executives with Rupert
Murdochs News Corp. media
empire have lost their jobs,
and top U.K. police officers
have resigned over their failure
to tackle the phone hacking
scandal.
His testimony was given
under oath, and Morgan could
be subject to criminal proceed-
ings if he is found to have vio-
lated any British laws.
Morgans defense Tuesday
was part denial, part apology
and a healthy helping of I dont
recall.
A key line of questioning
centered on the comments
Morgan made in a 2006 article
he wrote for the Daily Mail
tabloid. In it, Morgan said he
was played a phone message
left by the former Beatle on
Mills answering machine,
describing it in detail and not-
ing that McCartney even sang
We Can Work It Out into the
answer phone.
Mills, who went on to
divorce McCartney, has
charged there was no way
Morgan could have obtained
the message honestly an
allegation that could prove
embarrassing to CNN, which
brought the 46-year-old jour-
nalist on board in January to
replace Larry King.
Morgan stubbornly refused
Tuesday to go into any detail
about the message, saying: Im
not going to discuss where I
heard it or who played it to me.
Pressed by inquiry chief
Lord Justice Brian Leveson
about whether he could pro-
vide any evidence to substanti-
ate that he had obtained the
message legally, Morgan said
he could not.
I cant start any trail that
leads to the identification of a
source, he said.
(Continued from page 1)
In the past decade, bed
bugs have begun making a
comeback across the United
States. International travel
and commerce are thought to
facilitate the spread of these
insect hitchhikers. Bed bugs
can infest airplanes, ships,
trains, and buses. Bed bugs
are most frequently found in
dwellings with a high rate
of occupant turnover, such as
hotels, motels, dormitories,
shelters, and apartment com-
plexes.
Keeping bed bugs out of
your house is the best strategy
to follow. Do not bring your
luggage into the bedroom and
toss it on the bed when return-
ing from a trip. Instead, keep
luggage in the garage and
remove the contents. Clothing
must be washed in hot water
and dried at the highest dryer
setting for at least 30 minutes
to kill bedbugs.
Its very difficult for home-
owners to get rid of bed bugs.
Ant and roach baits are inef-
fective and flea bombs tend to
scatter the bed bugs to other
rooms in the house. The OSU
Extension recommendation is
to hire a licensed extermina-
tor if you discover you have
bed bugs.
Ohio State University
Extension entomology spe-
cialists Susan Jones has an
excellent Central Ohio Bed
Bugs web site with a wealth of
helpful information at http://
www.centralohiobedbugs.org/
She also has a fact sheet at
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-
fact/2000/2105.html
By BASSEM MROUE
The Associated Press
BEIRUT Syrian troops
assaulting a northwest town
with machine gun fire and
shelling have killed at least
100 people in one of the dead-
liest episodes of the 9-month-
old uprising against President
Bashar Assads regime, activ-
ists said today.
Tuesdays attack on the
town of Kfar Owaid in Idlib
province showed the Syrian
government was pressing ahead
with its crackdown despite
its agreement this week to an
Arab League plan for bringing
a halt to the bloodshed.
It was an organized mas-
sacre. The troops surrounded
people then killed them, said
Rami Abdul-Rahman, head
of the British-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights.
He said troops on the out-
skirts of the town surrounded
and fired on crowds of civil-
ians and activists trying to
flee out of fear they would
be detained. The group, which
uses a network of local activ-
ists to collect information on
the crackdown, said 111 were
killed in Kfar Owaid Tuesday.
The Local Coordination
Committees, another activ-
ist group, also said more than
100 people were killed. The
accounts could not be inde-
pendently confirmed because
Syria has banned entry to most
foreign journalists and places
heavy restrictions on the work
of local reporters.
As the bloodshed intensi-
fied, the Arab League was
planning to send an advance
team to Syria on Thursday to
prepare for an Arab observer
mission meant to ensure the
regimes compliance with the
peace plan.
The deal requires Syria to
halt its crackdown, open talks
with the opposition, withdraw
military forces from city streets
and allow in human rights
workers and journalists.
The 22-member Arab
League has also suspended
Syrias membership and lev-
eled economic and diplomatic
sanctions.
Assads regime agreed to
allow the monitoring mission
after Arab leaders warned they
would turn to the U.N. Security
Council to try to end the
crackdown, which the United
Nations says has killed at least
5,000 people since March.
The opposition is deeply
skeptical that the agreement is
anything other than a stalling
tactic as international pressure
on Assad grows.
The Syrian conflict, which
began with peaceful protests in
March, has become increasing-
ly militarized in recent weeks,
with clashes nearly every day
between troops and army
defectors who have joined the
movement against Assad. Idlib
province has witnessed some
of the most intense clashes.
On Monday, security forces
killed up to 70 army defectors
as they were deserting their
military posts in Idlib near the
Turkish border, activists said.
Meanwhile, the Syrian
military was displaying its
might with a second round of
maneuvers Tuesday involving
warplanes, helicopters and sur-
face-to-air missiles, state TV
reported, without identifying
the location.
It showed missiles blasting
targets in the air and special
forces troops pouring out of
helicopters.
The maneuvers aim to test
the capabilities of the air force
and air defense to repulse any
aggression the enemies of our
nations might think about, the
TV report said.
Similar drills were held two
weeks ago. They appear meant
to deter any type of interna-
tional action along the lines of
the NATO air campaign that
helped oust Libyas Moammar
Gadhafi.
At 1:30 a.m. on Sunday
police were called to a
residence in the 900 block of
South Clay Street in regards
to a possible underage drink-
ing party.
Upon
arriving at
this loca-
tion, offi-
cers made
contact
with
36-year-
old
Andrea
Stump.
Stump
was the owner and/or person
in control of the residence.
Officers asked Stump mul-
tiple questions in an effort to
determine if the allegation of
an underage party was true.
Stump allowed officers inside
her home and attempted to
give the officers false infor-
mation in regards to what
was actually occurring inside
the residence. At one point,
Stump claimed that two juve-
nile females found inside the
residence were her daughters,
when in fact they were not.
This was done in an apparent
attempt to protect the juvenile
females from arrest for under-
age drinking.
After speaking to all par-
ties involved, a Delphos teen,
a Lima teen and a Payne teen
will be charged with one
count of underage consump-
tion and one Delphos teen
faces one count of obstructing
official business.
Stump will be charged
with the following violations
in the Van Wert Municipal
Court.
Three counts of per-
mitting underage alcohol
consumption. One for each
juvenile who was consuming
alcohol underage.
Three counts of furnish-
ing alcohol to minors. One for
each juvenile who was con-
suming alcohol underage.
One count of obstruct-
ing official business for
attempting to hinder the
investigation by lying to and
misleading officers.
April 25, 1916-Dec. 20, 2011
Rea M. Bowersock, 95,
of rural Spencerville died at
11:03 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Ritas Medical Center.
She was born April 25,
1916, in Mercer County to
Isaac and Pearl (Irelan)
Shank.
On Oct. 5, 1932, she mar-
ried G. Harold Bowersock,
who died July 2, 2008.
Services will begin at
10:30 a.m. Friday at Thomas
E. Bayliff Funeral Home
in Spencerville, the Rev.
Raymond S. Daniel Jr. offi-
ciating. Burial will follow in
Spencerville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Kossuth-Zion
United Methodist Church.
On behalf of the United
Methodist Women of Delphos
Trinity United Methodist
Church, Id like to thank
everyone who supported our
2011 Bazaar and dinner on
Dec. 7.
Your support and participa-
tion helped make it a success.
There are numerous indi-
viduals and corporate spon-
sors who stepped up to help
with expenses. We want to
thank them for their generous
support.
In sincere appreciation,
Kay Ahten,
UMW president
A bench warrant has been
issued out of Lima Municipal
Court for Joshua Trenkamp,
21, of Delphos.
Trenkamp was ordered
to report
to jail on
Dec. 9 to
serve a
6-month
jail sen-
tence.
Trenkamp
had been
found
guilty on
a theft
related
offense filed by Delphos
Police. Trenkamp failed to
report to jail as ordered by
the judge and an arrest war-
rant was issued for him.
Anyone with information
on Trenkamps whereabouts
are asked to contact the
Delphos Police Department
and or Crime Stoppers at 419-
229-STOP (7867).
Tips through the Crime
Stoppers Program that lead
to the arrest of wanted indi-
viduals are eligible for a
cash reward. All informa-
tion obtained is confiden-
tial.
Delphos weather
CNNs Piers Morgan rejects
phone hacking claims
Bugs
Activists say at least 100
killed in Syrian town
Woman charged after cops
raid underage drinking party
Rea M. Bowersock
Arrest warrant issued for Delphos man
Corn: $5.97
Wheat: $5.78
Beans: $11.21
ST. RITAS
A girl was born Jan. 19 to
Alan and Kimberly Hilvers of
Fort Jennings.
A boy was born Jan. 19 to
Krystle Stemen and Nathan
Greaves of Delphos.
In Mondays edition,
The Delphos Herald erro-
neously reported the K of
C Hallowine proceeds given
to the St. Johns Religious
Education Fund and Parish
School of Religion was
$28,000 it was $2,800.
Trenkamp
Stump
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village limits. The ordinance
sets a 15-unit charge for Fort
Jennings Local Schools at $39
per unit for the remainder of
2011 and $42 per unit for
2012.
The church and American
Legion Post will be billed at 3
units, two-family dwellings at
2 units and all others at 1 unit
unless otherwise noted.
The second, an amend-
ment to the villages litter
ordinance, includes graduated
consequences for failure to
comply with original ordi-
nance. The first offense is a
minor misdemeanor; the sec-
ond a misdemeanor; and the
third, a fourth-degree misde-
meanor.
In the maintenance report,
Ted Wrasman noted he
ordered two new tires for
the village dump truck for
approximately $630 dollars.
The truck is used for snow
removal and Wrasman said
the back tires on the vehicle
were nearly bald.
Council moved into execu-
tive session to discuss employ-
ee evaluations and adjourned
with no further business.
Council will meet next at
7:30 p.m. Jan. 17.
Jennings
It was an orga-
nized massacre.
The troops sur-
rounded people
then killed them.
Rami Abdul-Rahman,
head of the British-based
Syrian Observatory
for Human Rights.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 The Herald 3
STATE/LOCAL
BRIEFS
Local karate school wins big
at martial arts tournament
More than 100 area martial
artists competed in the 19th
Annual Martial Arts Benefit
Tournament held at Jefferson
High School on Nov. 20. All
proceeds are donated each
year to the DJHS National
Honor Society by tournament
director Mike Maag.
Among the competitors,
from the largest supporting
school, were 21 area youth
who are members of Packs
Champion Karate Center
located in Fort Jennings.
With 20 of her own stu-
dents cheering from the side-
lines, Owner/Instructor, and
4th Degree Black Belt, Diane
Pack, defended her title of
Womens Grand Champion
by winning first place in Black
Belt Womens Fighting,
age 18 and up; Black Belt
Womens Form; and second
place in Black Belt Womens
weapons.
Packs Champion Karate
School also entered the three
youngest martial artists,
4-year-olds Calvin Menke,
Sheldyn Peters and Dylan
Tumblinson.
Ten-year-old Jamien
Pack of Delphos, and junior
instructor at Champion
Karate Center, set the days
events in motion by sing-
ing the National Anthem.
She also earned first place in
weapons, form, and fighting
in the 10-11-year-old girls
division.
Assistant CKC instructor,
Jerry Pack, earned the title
of Black Belt Mens Weapon
Champion, while placing
third in form and fifth in
fighting.
Other students who com-
peted from Packs karate
center are: Brendon Stoner,
Carson Stoner, Gavin
Schimmoeller, Kyle Norbeck,
Eric Wieging, Christen
Makara, Corbin McKinley,
Eli Kill, Seth Teman, Simon
Smith, Owen Miller, Andrew
Miller, Madison Tumblinson,
Gavin Joseph and Brandt
Menke.
Packs karate center col-
lectively won: a Womens
Grand Champion trophy,
three Black Belt first place
trophies, 20 first-place gold
medals, 11 second-place
silver medals, 11 third-
place bronze medals, and
15 fourth- through seventh-
place medals and ribbons
totaling 51 awards for 21
competitors.
Photo submitted
Sheldyn Peters, left, and Dylan Tumblinson are two of
the three 4-year-olds at the tournament. Packs Champion
Karate Center had the three youngest competitors there,
and the only 4-year-olds. CKC 4-year-old Calvin Menke
attended the tournament, as well.
Visit a Nursing Home Week Dec. 24-31
Nursing home visitation
is not limited to friends and
family, nor is it limited to the
holiday season. Visits help
residents maintain connec-
tions with their communities
and have a high quality of
life. The Ohio Department
of Aging has declared Dec.
24-31 as the sixth annual Visit
a Nursing Home Week in
Ohio. Area Agency on Aging
3 joins ODA in encouraging
all Ohioans to use the time
between Christmas and New
Years Day to continue a tra-
dition or develop a new habit
of sharing their time and
compassion with residents all
year long.
Facilities throughout
Ohio are embracing person-
centered care, which honors
and respects the voices of
residents and those work-
ing closest to them. Nobody
gives up the right to request
and receive visitors in order
to receive the care they need,
nor should they, Bonnie
Kantor-Burman, director of
the department said.
Any time of year, a visit
from a family member, friend
or even a kind stranger can
brighten someones day and
offers the opportunity to con-
tribute to another persons
well-being. An estimated 60
percent of nursing home resi-
dents in the Lima area and
beyond have no regular visi-
tors, a situation that can con-
tribute to feelings of isolation
and loneliness. These feel-
ings can be amplified during
the holiday season as their
thoughts drift toward family
who have gone before them
and holiday celebrations and
traditions that are only fading
memories now. A visit from a
loved one, or even a relative
stranger, can help alleviate
the loneliness.
Contact your local nurs-
ing homes and ask for social
services, activities or admin-
istration staff to inquire about
residents who would welcome
a visit. Or, ask if the facil-
ity would welcome a visit or
presentation by your place
of worship, school, youth
or civic group. Learn about
visiting hours, gift or food
restrictions and their policies
on children and pets.
The long-term care
ombudsmans office at Area
Agency on Aging 3 can help
you plan your visit and answer
your questions about residents
rights. Ombudsman staff can
explain how you can become
more involved in ensuring
quality, person-centered care
by becoming a volunteer
ombudsman associate.
Tips for visitors:
Call ahead to schedule
your visit at a time that is
convenient for the facility
residents.
A residents room is her
home; please approach it with
that in mind. Knock before
entering, introduce yourself
and ask before sitting on her
bed or chair.
Tell the resident about
your own life or ask easy
questions to get the conver-
sation started, such as: Did
you ever play football? or
Do you like dancing?
Dont worry if you run
out of things to say or if your
visit is short - it still is appre-
ciated.
Residents with dementia
may not be able to talk to
you, but they still appreciate
the sound of another persons
voice telling stories, reading
to them or just sitting with
them.
Some residents may mis-
take you for someone else;
consider it a compliment and
dont bother correcting them.
If asked for help with
water, food or assistance
moving around the room, get
a staff member.
Tips for nursing homes:
Reach out to commu-
nity groups who may want to
visit. These include places of
worship, senior centers, scout
troops and high school the-
atre and music groups.
Identify residents that
might enjoy a visit so youre
ready with suggestions when
visitors call.
Identify a staff member
or resident to be an official
greeter for visitors.
Instruct visitors on any-
thing they should know about
facility rules and the resident
or residents theyre visiting.
Plan activities or crafts
that visiting children can to
do with the residents.
Help residents get ready
to receive a visitor; they may
want to look extra nice.
Have some token of
appreciation for the visit. It
can be as simple as coffee
and cookies in the lobby or a
thank you card signed by the
resident or residents.
Add visitors to your fam-
ily or community newsletter.
Give them an activity calen-
dar and invite them to attend.
Thank visitors and invite
them to come back.
For questions, please con-
tact Marianne Bradshaw,
Area Agency on Aging 3
Long-Term Ombudsman
Coordinator at 419-222-7723
or 1-800-653-7723.
Ohio electric bills rise
33 percent over 5 years
DAYTON (AP) Ohio
electric rates, relatively steady
in the past, have jumped by
one-third over five years, a
newspaper reported Tuesday
based on its analysis of federal
data. Power companies said
recent price increases reflected
higher fuel and other costs.
The states average residen-
tial price for power increased
33 percent between 2005 and
2010, representing a change
from earlier decades when rates
remained fairly stable, The
Dayton Daily News reported
Tuesday.
Ohio homes that paid an
average 8.51 cents per kilowatt
hour for electricity in 2005 were
paying 11.32 cents, on average,
last year, according to infor-
mation from the U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
The 2010 price was below the
national average of 11.54 cents
per kilowatt hour.
Electric bills have been
going up because of higher
prices for coal used to generate
power and because of increased
costs related to environmental
regulation, said Lesley Sprigg,
a spokeswoman for Dayton
Power & Light. The compa-
nys average residential rate
for this year has been 13.11
cents per kilowatt hour, up 39
percent from 2006.
State-imposed energy effi-
ciency standards and related
rules that began in 2009 are
responsible for raising bills by
5 percent, Sprigg said.
Duke Energy also cited fuel
and environmental expenses
for its average 37 percent jump
in rates in southwest Ohio
between 2006 and 2010, to
13.49 cents per kilowatt hour.
COLUMBUS (AP) The
Ohio Parole Board is ready to
recommend whether to spare
the life of a condemned killer
who stabbed to death an elder-
ly couple who hired him to do
odd jobs.
Attorneys for Charles
Lorraine say he deserves
mercy because of a troubled
childhood, lousy legal rep-
resentation and a prosecutor
who violated rules of conduct
at trial.
The parole board planned
to make its recommendation
Wednesday morning to Ohio
Gov. John Kasich, who has
the final say.
Prosecutors say Lorraine
deserves death, citing the bru-
tality of the killings and the
fact he bragged about the slay-
ings afterward.
Records show Lorraine
stabbed 77-year-old Raymond
Montgomery five times with
a butchers knife and stabbed
his bedridden wife, 80-year-
old Doris Montgomery, nine
times, before burglarizing
their Trumbull County home
in 1986.
NEW LEXINGTON (AP)
Police in eastern Ohio say
they found no evidence of a
roaming lion reported by a
woman who owns four of the
big cats.
Perry County Sheriff
Randy Barker tells multiple
news outlets that the woman
told authorities last week she
heard what sounded like a
loose lion outside and that
her own lions seemed to be
reacting.
Barker says the Ohio
Department of Natural
Resources spent the weekend
searching around the wom-
ans property in Mount Perry
and found no sign of any lion
or other big cat.
The area is only about a
dozen miles from the site
near Zanesville where an
owner set free dozens of exot-
ic animals before killing him-
self in October. Police were
forced to kill 48 lions and
other animals and accounted
for the rest.
Board to rule on
mercy for
condemned man
Lion owner
reports hearing
roaming lion
DAYTON (AP) Drivers
on I-75 through Dayton should
get used to orange barrels.
The Dayton Daily News
reports construction work that
began in 2006 will continue
until 2017. Planning for the
$400 million-plus update of
the interstate began in 2000,
and the first phase of con-
struction is nearly complete.
That involved adding a third
I-75 lane in the area of Ohio
Route 4, while removing a
sharp curve and other work to
relieve congestion.
Work is ongoing to add
lanes in the area of U.S. 35,
with the last phase of the proj-
ect ahead to improve the inter-
state through Daytons central
business district.
Officials say the Dayton
area has been a bottleneck for
years. Federal highway funds
are paying for some 90 per-
cent of the project, with Ohio
covering the rest.
Dayton drivers
face 6 years of
construction
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French author and dramatist (1732-1799)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
KATHLEEN PARKER
Point
of View
One Year Ago
Studio 320 raised more than $400 to go to the Delphos
Community Christmas Project. Sue Vasquez accepted the
money from the women at Studio 320, including owner Maxine
Brooks, Amy Mercer, Sarah Crawford, Holly Schwinnen and
Jordan Schneider.
25 Years Ago 1986
Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary to Post 3035 awarded
certificates to local Voice of Democracy winners at a recent
dinner. Competition winner was Tracy Von Sossan and Karen
Lindeman was runner-up. The winners, both Fort Jennings
High School juniors, next advance to the district com-
petition.
Dinos, a new pizza and submarine sandwich shop,
opened this week at 735 W. Fifth St. Roger McKinnon, the
owner and interim manager, has pizzas and sandwiches for
delivery and carry-out. McKinnon spent the last two months
having the former gasoline station remodeled.
Bill Massa, president of the Delphos Kiwanis Club, pre-
sented a video camera to the Delphos nursing homes Thursday.
The presentation took place at Sarah Jane Chambers Geriatric
Center. Accepting the camera for the nursing home were
Sarah Jane resident Hazel Kloeppel and registered nurse Sue
McGue.
50 Years Ago 1961
An appeal has been made to residents of Delphos from
the city Relief Department for dolls to be given to children
of needy families here for Christmas. Toys, fruits and such
items will be distributed to these families but there has been
a drastic shortage of dolls for little girls. Between 20 and 30
dolls are needed to make this a happy Christmas for as many
little girls.
One senior from Jefferson High School received honor-
able mention in Van Wert County in the General Scholarship
test for high school seniors given Nov. 17, it has been
announced by W. J. Koch, principal. Elaine Pollock, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Pollock of Delphos, placed within the
top 25 percent in the country.
Two big holiday events have been planned for the
Delphos Country Club. On Dec. 26 there will be a party for
high school and college sons and daughters of members of the
club, and on Dec. 31 the members will enjoy a New Years
Eve party at the club house. Chaperones for the Dec. dance
will include Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urbine, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Bandelier, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McKowen and Dr. and Mrs. Ed
Laman.
75 Years Ago 1936
Jefferson High School divided honors Saturday night in
basketball games played at Columbus Grove. The Red and
White Reserves went down to defeat by a score of 23 to 21.
The Jefferson Varsity won their game by a margin of three
points, 30 to 27.
A varied and entertaining program was presented last
Saturday afternoon by the piano students of Eda Scherger
on North Main Street. The recital, given by Mrs.
Scherger in her home, was well attended by a large group
of relatives and friends of the students and instructor. As a
favor, Miss Scherger presented each student with a sheet
of music.
Residents of Delphos and vicinity, who are more for-
tunate financially than some of their fellow residents, will
be able to contribute to a most worthy cause on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. At this time, St. Elizabeths
Benevolent Society will receive the annual Christmas dona-
tions at the city building.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP)
Iowa residents flipping
their TV channels this season
arent finding a whole lot of
Christmas cheer. A barrage of
negative campaign ads is flood-
ing the airwaves, with ghoulish
images of Newt Gingrich and
Nancy Pelosi crowding Santa
and doomsday music drown-
ing out holiday song.
Mitt Romney is likened
to big-government liberals.
Newt Gingrich is castigated for
his baggage. The still-vol-
atile Republican presidential
field means Iowans have two
more weeks of this before the
leadoff caucuses Jan. 3.
The onslaught of scalding
ads and messages landing in
voters mailboxes, prompted in
part by a Supreme Court deci-
sion last year that helped open
the floodgates, has made the
race for the 2012 GOP nomi-
nation among the most nega-
tive the state has ever seen.
The ads are more negative
than they were in 2007, said
Dianne Bystrom, a political
communications professor at
Iowa State University.
In part its the mood of the
country, which has certainly
darkened in the last 4 years,
Bystrom said. Some of the
Republicans havent spent a lot
of time in the state, so theyre
communicating on television.
And theres lots of third party
ads this time that have really
changed the dynamic.
That means Rick Perry is
slamming Mitt Romney for
supporting an individual health
care mandate that formed the
basis of President Obamas
health care law. Ron Paul is
complaining about smooth-
talking politicians over video
images of Gingrich, Romney
and Obama. And a pro-Rom-
ney independent group, Restore
Our Future, has unleashed a
multimillion-dollar assault on
Gingrich, effectively doing the
former Massachusetts gover-
nors dirty work while letting
him float safely above the fray.
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON Stuck
in a stalemate, President
Barack Obama and his
Republican rivals are slug-
ging it out in Washington
rather than reaching for a hol-
iday season accord to prevent
payroll taxes from going up
on 160 million workers.
The tax increases, as well
as cuts to Medicare doctors
fees and a lapse in jobless
benefits, are due Jan. 1. They
are looming even though the
combatants agree that they
shouldnt happen. Instead, the
warring factions have painted
themselves into a corner.
House Republicans are
demanding that the Senate
join negotiations to produce
an agreement within days;
Senate Democrats insist no
talks will take place before
the House approves a stopgap
measure to buy more time.
A House vote Tuesday
scuttled a bipartisan Senate
deal for a two-month exten-
sion of all three policies: the
payroll tax cuts, jobless ben-
efits and Medicare fees.
After the House killed the
Senate measure on a 229-193
vote, Obama signaled hell use
his presidential megaphone to
try to force Republicans con-
trolling the House into sub-
mission.
Now lets be clear,
Obama said at the White
House. The bipartisan com-
promise that was reached on
Saturday is the only viable
way to prevent a tax hike on
Jan. 1. The only one.
The Obama campaign
promptly took to Twitter and
Facebook to fight it out. With
their candidates poll num-
bers rising, Democratic oper-
atives seemed almost giddy at
the prospect of a prolonged
battle.
The response was over-
whelming, said a White
House official requiring ano-
nymity to discuss Obamas
political efforts.
Republican lawmakers rel-
ished the battle as well, though
some of them are too inexpe-
rienced to know that presi-
dents regardless of party
usually win such high-
profile fights, like President
Bill Clinton did over a 1995-
96 government shutdown or
President George W. Bush
did in skirmishes on anti-ter-
ror policies.
House Republicans instead
rallied around a plan passed last
week that would have extended
the payroll tax cut for one year.
But that version also contained
spending cuts opposed by
Democrats and tighter rules for
jobless benefits.
If legislation isnt passed
by New Years Day, payroll
taxes will go up by almost $20
a week for a worker making a
$50,000 salary. Almost 2 mil-
lion people could lose unem-
ployment benefits as well, and
doctors would bear big cuts in
Medicare payments.
Whatever the stakes, there
was little indication that
Republicans would get their
wish for negotiations with the
Senate any time soon. Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid,
D-Nev., issued a statement
saying he would be happy to
resume talks on a yearlong
measure but not before
the House ratifies the two-
month bill and sends it to
Obama for his signature.
Given Obamas remarks
and Reids refusal to negoti-
ate, it was unclear what lever-
age Republicans had in the
year-end standoff. It appeared
likely the partisan disagree-
ment could easily persist past
Christmas and into the final
week of the year.
A little-noticed element of
the brawl was that the House-
Senate parliamentary situation,
which can be a critical factor,
is all messed up. The Senate
adjourned Saturday until Jan.
23 except for so-called pro
forma sessions in which legis-
lative business like respond-
ing to the House moves is
basically impossible unless
all 100 senators agree. Thats
never a sure thing.
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
and STEVE PEOPLES
Associated Press
EXETER, N.H.
Suddenly, Ron Paul is in
contention to win the Iowa
caucuses and do well in the
New Hampshire primary two
weeks before the first votes
are cast, reflecting the fluidity
of the Republican presidential
race as well as the inability of
the partys social conserva-
tive, tea party and establish-
ment wings to coalesce behind
a favored candidate.
Yet, while the libertarian-
leaning Texas congressman is
earning support for his tight-
fisted fiscal positions, hes
so out of step with the GOP
mainstream on foreign policy
and some domestic issues
that even his most loyal aides
doubt he can use his momen-
tum to win the Republican
nomination.
Im very much in the
Republican tradition, Paul
insisted Tuesday as he cam-
paigned in New Hampshire
before heading back to Iowa
today. Very much in the
American tradition.
True or not, this much is
certain: Paul is having a major
impact on the campaign. His
outsider persona and refusal
to acquiesce to the ways of
Washington hes nick-
named Dr. No on Capitol
Hill for voting against much
legislation has earned him
a loyal following that hes
leveraged to build a strong
organization in Iowa and
elsewhere. The respect that
has long eluded him in the
party may finally be coming
to him.
Still, its questionable how
far he can go.
He can get 15 to 20 per-
cent in a multi-candidate field
but, just like in 2008, when
the field gets down to three
candidates, voters will focus
more clearly and his support
will wane, predicted Michael
Dennehy, an unaligned GOP
operative in New Hampshire.
And, fair or not, the majority
of voters will not feel comfort-
able with their nominee being
a 76-year-old man who gener-
ally comes across as a charac-
ter in Grumpy Old Men.
Pauls rise comes as the
final push to the Jan. 3 Iowa
caucuses begins and Newt
Gingrich becomes the latest
candidate to slide in a race
where Republicans have strug-
gled to settle on an alterna-
tive to former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney. The fer-
ment underscores the degree
to which Republicans remain
sharply divided over wheth-
er to select with a nominee
seen as more capable of beat-
ing President Barack Obama
or one seen more as the
Democrats ideological oppo-
site.
In another sign of the
fissures in the GOP, board
members of a prominent Iowa
Christian organization, the
Family Leader, on Tuesday
chose not to endorse anyone
in the presidential race after
failing to rally behind any
one of the several strict social
conservatives campaigning in
Iowa.
Instead, the groups presi-
dent, Bob Vander Plaats,
and another prominent social
conservative, Chuck Hurley,
president of the Iowa Family
Policy Center, threw their
personal support behind for-
mer Pennsylvania Sen. Rick
Santorum, who is barely reg-
istering in polls.
Weve always said, the
fear would be a fragmented
vote, because we have a lot
of good candidates, Vander
Plaats said.
Separately, the national
American Family Association
on Tuesday endorsed the thrice-
married Gingrich, the for-
mer House speaker. Gingrich
helped the group raise money
last year to campaign in Iowa
against the retention of state
Supreme Court judges who
backed a 2009 ruling to allow
gay marriage.
WASHINGTON
Callista Gingrich has done
something she might come to
regret succumbed to the
Twitter fairy and opened the
door to unwelcome scrutiny.
Until now, the flawless-
ly coiffed Callista has been
granted a fairly generous
berth in the public arena. By
some unspoken agreement, it
seemed unseemly to dwell on
the past. The Gingriches have
been admirably forthcoming
about the transgressions that
preceded their marriage, and
theyve sought forgiveness in
both the religious and temporal
realms. Voters either will look
beyond the former speakers
personal history or they wont.
At some point, even a public
persons past is no ones busi-
ness. Call it a statute of limita-
tions on human frailty.
But, there are other mea-
sures by which to judge people
who dare to lead 300 million
diverse individuals. We dont
elect spouses, were fond of
pretending. But we do elect
them, if sometimes uncon-
sciously. Not only do they
represent our idea of the famil-
ial ideal to the nation and the
rest of the world, but they also
engage in pillow talk with the
president of the United States.
No other influence compares.
So the question is, what
prompted Callista Gingrich
to abandon the relatively safe
role of admiring sidekick
and take up arms on Twitter
against Mitt Romney? And
what might we infer by her
actions?
The tweets in question were
actually retweets of someone
elses comments. But travel-
ers in the Twitterverse under-
stand that a retweet is, if not
a ringing endorsement of the
contents, at least a signal to
ones followers: Hey, check
this out!
What Callista Gingrich
thought worthy of sharing
were two comments about
Romneys style and appear-
ance two risky arenas, need-
less to say. One concerned a
photo of a younger Romney
and pals with money spilling
out of their pockets. Romney
predicted that this photo,
clearly taken in fun, would
become popular with his polit-
ical opponents. Doubtless, he
was imagining Democratic
foes rather than an opponents
wife, whose own fondness for
luxury tests ironys patience.
The other tweet concerned
a recent Romney television
interview: Poor Romney. He
just is a sound bite candidate.
Chris Wallace pulled the string
from his back, and he spewed
consultant approved policy.
Spewed? This is not gen-
erally a word with which an
aspiring first lady would wish
to associate. The string-pulling
image is also a risky invitation
given Gingrichs own style,
which can best be described as
mannequin-esque. See what I
mean? Im not sayin, Im just
retweeting.
It comes as no surprise that
Callista is rooting against her
husbands primary opponent,
but discretion is no part of it,
further underscoring the under-
standing that the Gingriches
are a team. A twofer, we dare
say, though Newt has been
explicit in declaring his wife
more Laura Bush than Hillary
Clinton. He went even further
to say shes a blend of Laura
Bush and Nancy Reagan, with
a smidgeon of Jackie Kennedy
thrown in.
Thats quite a cocktail
and a high bar for any woman.
Then again, perhaps Newt is
seeing his wife through cham-
pagne eyes?
There are surely some
similarities. Callista and Laura
use the same hair salon in
Washington. Callista gives
Newt the same upward-turned
admiring attention that Nancy
gave her husband. And her
affinity for Tiffany jewels and
Mediterranean yachts perhaps
makes her Jackie-esque.
On the other hand, maybe
Callista Gingrich is simply
herself -- a full partner in
Gingrich Productions, a fran-
chise that sells books, makes
documentaries and that has
provided a profitable vehicle
for promoting a couple with
an itch to redecorate the White
House. They are professed
soul mates who like to hang
out together.
Part of their routine includes
returning to Washington each
Sunday so that Callista can
take her place in the choir loft
at the Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception. Last weekend,
while other candidates were
polishing the doorknobs of
Iowa voters, Newt was back
here watching Callista play
French horn with the City of
Fairfax Band. Before that, the
two signed books at the Mount
Vernon gift shop. Their halos
are nearly blinding.
The Gingriches may be
utterly sincere in action and
pure of motive no better or
worse than any other politi-
cian who weighs every sound
bite and photo op for optimum
effect. But this aspiring first
wife has tread where few oth-
ers have dared stepping out
front to slay her husbands
foe.
It may have been a spon-
taneous act of minor reckless-
ness. But it was also certainly
more Hillary Clinton than
Laura Bush.
Kathleen Parkers email address
is kathleenparker@washpost.com.
The temptation of Callista Gingrich
Holiday showdown over
payroll tax tests GOP
Paul emerges as outsider alternative in GOP race
Republicans mix
negative ads and
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Fort Jennings Marker
DEC. 22
Chris Lucas
Patrick Evans
Damon Wiltsie
Adam Wiltsie
Shawn Sterling
Shannon Bockey
Nicole Abram
Mary Pulford
Kailee Agner
BY LOVINA EICHER
Yesterday after church
services we had our annual
Christmas potluck dinner. As
always there was
way too much
food: casseroles,
ham and cheese
sandwiches, sal-
ads, vegetables,
dip, puddings,
cakes, pies and
so forth were on
the menu. I took a
big bowl of home-
made potato salad.
Our church district
has a lot of little
children, so there are plenty
of people to feed on a day
like that. There are over 100
children under the age of 16
in our church.
The potluck was held in
the basement of the home
where the services were held.
We set the meal up buffet-
style so the men and boys file
through on one end, the girls
and women on the other so
there are two serving lines to
help things move faster.
Jacob, Emma and family
came to our house after the
potluck and we played games.
The girls popped popcorn and
we had peanuts in shells to
enjoy. Its a family tradition
for us to have the peanuts in
shells around Christmas time.
My grandparents always
had peanuts in shells and an
orange in our bag of candy
each Christmas.
We would always cele-
brate Christmas at Grandpa
Grabers on New Years Day.
They lived down the road
from us so my aunts, uncles
and cousins would gather at
our house early in the morn-
ing. We would then all go
over to grandpas together.
It would still be dark when
we got there early in the
morning. Everyone gath-
ered around their door and
we would sing the traditional
New Years song. Grandpa
and Grandma would come to
the door and while everyone
kept singing we
would all gather
into their house.
Their house was
attached to Uncle
Henry and Aunt
Barbaras house
which was also
used for that day.
Grandpa and
Grandma would
sit on their rock-
ers while all of
us grandchildren
lined up to take our turns
to wish them a happy New
Year. We were 88 grandchil-
dren in all by the time I was
a young girl so it took awhile
for everyone to greet them.
The years go so fast and now
my grandparents, mother,
father and aunts and uncles
have passed away. Four out
of the eight of mothers sib-
lings have passed away.
It was nice to receive a
letter this past week from
Aunt Lovina who lives in
Ohio. I was named after her.
I also happened to run into
two of my cousins which are
Lovinas daughters in town
last week. We reminisced
about our growing up years
and all the good times we had
together. It was nice to see
them all again.
We are still planning to
have Joes family here for
Christmas on Jan. 7. My sis-
ter Leah and her husband,
Paul, will wait until next year
to have our annual Christmas
gathering. The Christmas
season is filled with so
many gatherings going on it
is sometimes hard to find a
day which suits everybody.
Leah and Paul last had the
Christmas gathering in 2004.
It is hard to believe 7 years
has passed already. We all
take turns holding the annual
gathering. There are 8 siblings
but sisters Susan and Verena
take their turns together since
they are both single.
The family has grown in
the last 7 years. None of my
nieces and nephews were
married 7 years ago. Now
8 of them are married and
my parents have 17 great-
grandchildren.
Thursday the 22nd, my
husband Joe will have his
43rd birthday. That will be
his last day of work this year.
They will have 2 weeks off
from the factory and go back
to work Jan. 9. Children will
be home from school the
same days Joe will. Kevin,
6, reminded me today that we
only have to sleep one more
time before their Christmas
school program. Joseph, 9,
reminded us that there are
only 6 days until Christmas.
We wish each of you read-
ers a blessed Christmas. May
you enjoy the holidays with
friends and loved ones.
Here is a different snack
for Christmas
FRUITY POPCORN
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6 quarts plain popped pop-
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3 cups large mashmallaws
(about 36)
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons fruit-fla-
vored gelatin
Place popcorn in a large
bowl. In a medium saucepan
over low heat cook marshmal-
lows, butter, and gelatin until
smoothly blended. Remove
from the heat and pour the
marshmallow mixture over
the popcorn and mix well.
Form the popcorn mixture
into 3-inch balls and let set
until firm on lightly buttered
cookie sheets. Makes 2 doz-
ens.
Lovina remembers
Christmas traditions
TODAY
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Kiwanis Club, Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
7:30 p.m. Hope Lodge
214 Free and Accepted
Masons, Masonic Temple,
North Main Street.
Sons of the American
Legion meet at the Delphos
Legion hall.
The Ottoville Board of
Education meets in the ele-
mentary building.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
5-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Shop is open for shop-
ping.
7:30 p.m. American
Legion Post 268, 415 N. State
St.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club, A&W Drive-
In, 924 E. Fifth St.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift
Store is open for shopping.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
Thrift Store, North Main
Street is closed.
St. Vincent DePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing lot, is closed.
10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos
Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
5 p.m. Delphos Coon
and Sportsmans Club hosts a
chicken fry.
SUNDAY
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MONDAY
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ottoville
Branch Library is open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
7 p.m. Ottoville village
council meets at the municipal
building.
Marion Township Trustees
meet at the township house.
7:30 p.m. Delphos
Eagles Aerie 471 meets at the
Eagles Lodge.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
6 p.m. Weight Watchers
meets at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 211 E.
Third St.
7 p.m. Delphos Area
Simply Quilters meets at the
Delphos Area Chamber of
Commerce, 306 N. Main St.
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics
Anonymous, First Presbyterian
Church, 310 W. Second St.
8:30 p.m. Elida vil-
lage council meets at the town
hall.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St. Kalida.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
11:45 a.m. Rotary Club
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
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SPORTS
Delphos resident Kelsey Martz recently competed at
Level 8 at The R5 Cup gymnastics featuring moves like
back handspring connections on the beam and flipping
Tuck Yurchenkos on the vault meet in Cincinnati on
Dec. 10. Martz kicked off a new season and level with some
high placements on the podium: All Around - 36.125 (1st
Place); Floor - 9.300 (1st Place); Bars - 9.05 (2nd); Beam
- 9.025 (2nd); Vault - 8.75 (5th Place). Her Halkers Gold
Gymnastics out of Ottawa also took 1st place. Here she is
doing a full handspring on her floor routine.
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FORT JENNINGS
Crestview put on a first-half
basketball clinic at The Fort
of Fort Jennings
High School Tuesday
night, leading 40-14
after 16 minutes. The
Musketeers won the
second half decisive-
ly but the hole was
too deep, the Knights
winning 60-45.
Crestview is now
5-0, while Jennings
is 2-4.
The Knights
speedy guard, Nick Adam,
gave the Knights the first bas-
ket but Musketeer workhorse
Cody Warnecke laid one in,
then hit 1-of-2 free throws
to put the home team on top
3-2 with 5:49 left in the first
period. That, however, would
be Fort Jennings last lead,
as things quickly got out of
hand.
A 16-0 run by the Knights,
highlighted by an Adam (7
points in the period) 3-pointer
at the 4:25 mark and another
trey from Damian Helm, led
to the Knights put the Knights
taking an 18-3 lead at the end
of the first quarter.
Dallis Gibson scored six
for the visitors in the period.
The Knights extended that
run to 18-0 on a layup by
Helm to start the second peri-
od. Cody Warnecke finally
stopped that run by muscling
inside for a bucket at the 7:24
mark. Crestview then went
on another impressive spurt,
a 20-6 run highlighted
by back-to-back field goals
from Adam and a Cameron
Etzler 3-pointer to give the
Knights a commanding 40-11
lead. The Musketeers Tyler
Wiedeman landed a three
from straight out at the buzzer
to pull Fort Jennings within
40-14 at the break.
Crestview only had two
turnovers the first half while
the hosts had 11.
The first-half statistics
could hardly have been
more different. While
the Knights were firing
up more than twice as
many field goal tries
-- 16-of-33 (48 per-
cent) -- the Musketeers
were shooting an icy
4-for-15 (27 percent).
Jennings shot 12 free
throws but only hit five
(42 percent); Crestview
was 3-for-4 (75 per-
cent). The Knights dominated
the boards 17-8.
Our first half was pathet-
ic, Fort Jennings coach John
Von Sossan. We didnt pass
the ball, we didnt guard any-
body, we just stood around.
Thats been our problem. If
we think we can play with
somebody, well play with
them. Its hard to sell them
that they can play with any-
body. These kids have been
through an 0-and-21 (season).
Weve won a couple of times
now. We should be able to
feel like we know how to win
but we cant get that across to
everybody yet.
Crestview coach Jeremy
Best had an entirely different
view.
We put the ball in the
basket in the first half and that
makes everything else seem
to fall into place, Best said.
That helps your intensity on
the defensive end. It just makes
the game a lot easier. I thought
we did some nice things in the
first half. We moved the ball
well, got the ball in the open
floor, and were able to fin-
ish. We finished plays at the
basket, kicked the ball inside
out. Defensively, we did some
nice things.
In the third period,
Crestview actually extended
the lead to 53-20 at the 2:56
mark but it was all Musketeers
after that. Senior Cody
Warnecke (7 points in the
third stanza) rallied Jennings,
although the margin was still
big -- 52-24 at the start of the
fourth quarter.
The Musketeers started
to rally in the fourth quarter
with a bucket from Jeremy
Kohli and a trey from Chad
Recker. Two more baskets
from Cody Warnecke brought
the Musketeers within 17,
56-39. Chad Recker fired two
more 3-pointers to bring Fort
Jennings within 11, 56-45, at
the 2:20 mark. In the end,
Crestview was too much to
handle as the Knights went on
to pick up their fifth victory of
the season.
Cody Warnecke led all
scorers with 19 points. Kohli
had 11 points. Recker chipped
in with nine points, including
three treys.
A typical basketball game
-- when you get that kind
of a lead...they kinda backed
off a little bit, Van Sossan
added about Crestview. They
didnt play as hard as they did
in the first half and we prob-
ably exerted a little bit more
energy. We had a hard time
moving the ball and getting
the ball inside. When I have
to play a freshman to get the
ball moving and to get the ball
inside, something doesnt add
up right.
Adam had a Crestview
team-high 18 points. Helm had
12 points and seven rebounds.
Gibson added 10 points.
Beginning in about the
4-minute mark of of the third
quarter...I give Fort Jennings
a lot of credit, Best added.
They started making some
shots. They were a lot more
aggressive than we were and
I thought our defense took a
nap on us. We got compla-
cent. They (Cody Warnecke
and Jeremy Kohli) were a
huge concern coming into the
game. Theyre hard to contain
and I thought our post defense
was bad. Our post defense
was bad but it was from a
team concept.
Fort Jennings shot an
impressive 57 percent (13-
of-23) from the field in the
second half to end up with a
17-for-38 performance (45%).
The Musketeers were really
cold from the stripe -- 7-of-18
(39%).
The Knights cooled off
a bit in the last 16 minutes
and ended up going 23-of-
50 (46%) from the field.
Crestview hit 9-of-12 (75%)
from the line.
The Blue and Red domi-
nated the glass 25-16 and pro-
tected the ball better, 10 turn-
overs to Fort Jennings 15.
Crestview (4-1) over-
whelmed the Musketeers (1-5)
in the jayvee game 55-26.
Isaiah Simerman, Alex Brown
and Preston Zaleski led the
Knights in scoring with 14, 12
and 10. Connor Wallenhorst
had 14 for Fort Jennings.
Fort Jennings visits Lima
Temple Christian Friday,
while Crestview hosts LCC.
Crestview (60)
Adam 8 0-0 19, Etzler 1 2-2 5,
Helm 4 3-4 12, Holden 0 1-2 1, Gibson
5 0-0 10, Brown 0 1-2 1, Heffner 0 1-2
1, Bolenbaugh 3 0-0 6, Ream 1 0-0 2,
Bauer 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-12 60.
Fort Jennings (45)
Wiedeman 1 0-0 3, Cody Warnecke
7 5-14 19, Jeremy Kohli 5 1-2 11, Kurt
Warnecke 1 1-2 3,Neidert 0 0-0 0,
Recker 3 0-0 9, Van Sossan 0 0-0 0,
Eldridge 0 0-0 0, Brandon Kohli 0 0-0
0. Totals 17 7-18 45.
Score by Quarters:
Crestview 18 22 12 8 - 60
Ft. Jennings 3 11 10 21 - 45
Three-point goals: Crestview 5
(Adam 2, Helm, Etzler, Heffner); Fort
Jennings 4 (Recker 3, Wiedeman 1).
JV score: 55-26 (Crestview).
Crestview boys roll over Musketeers
C. Warnecke
By DAVE BONINSEGNA
The Delphos Herald
zsportslive@yahoo.com

COLUMBUS GROVE
The Columbus Grove Lady
Bulldogs turned the ball over
35 times on Tuesday night in
their Putnam County League
battle with the Kalida Lady
Wildcats.
With that statistic, one
might expect that they would
have been on the los-
ing end of the game.
However, that was
not the case; Kalida
shot just 33 percent
from the field (18-
of-55, 2-of-16 long range)
and turned the ball over 23
times and the Bulldogs shot
an impressive 15-of-19 from
the foul line (79%) and came
away with a 60-52 overtime
victory.
Anna Ricker nailed 11-of-
12 from the charity stripe
and led all scorers for Grove
with 20 (7 boards). Brooke
Brubaker added in 14 mark-
ers, including four 3-pointers.
Brubaker made 3-of-3 from
behind the arc in the second
quarter. Nikki Stechschulte
added nine points and had a
game-high 12 boards for the
Bulldogs.
Summer Holtkamp, a 5-2
guard, led Kalida with 12
points; the scrappy junior had
five steals and hit the shot
that sent the game into the
extra frame with five seconds
to go.
In the overtime period,
Kelsey McCluer (7 points)
got the basket off the opening
tip and drew the foul; she then
completed the 1-and-1 to put
the Bulldogs up 52-49.
The hosts would never trail
from there.
K a t e l y n
Scott (6 boards)
delivered the
final dagger
by hitting a
long-range shot with 2:12 to
go, making it a 57-50 score.
Ricker would ironically make
the final two points of the
game from the foul line with
1:35 left on the clock.
Their pressure caused
some problems and helped
force some turnovers but we
made a lot of unforced errors.
Were lucky that Kalida did
not shoot well tonight. Thats
what kept us in the game,
Bulldogs coach Chad Ricker
stated.
The contest was sloppy
from the beginning; in the
first eight minutes, there
were a total of 19 turnovers
between the two teams, with
the hosts giving the ball up
12 times as the Wildcats held
a 7-6 advantage after eight
minutes.
However, that is when
Brubaker caught fire from
beyond the arc, dropping three
of her four long balls from the
right-side elbow. Columbus
Grove went on a 7-0 run in
the second quarter and out-
scored their guests 15-11 in
the period and took a 21-18
lead into the break.
Not only had the
Bulldogs had trouble in
the first half hanging on
to the ball, they got into
foul trouble early as
well: Scott and Stechschulte
both had three fouls with 7:03
to go in the second canto.
Columbus Grove extended
its advantage to 10 at 30-20
with 3:05 remaining in the
third when Brubaker con-
nected from inside the paint.
However, Kalida would gain
some momentum at the end of
the period as Julia Vandemark
got a steal and laid up a bunny
shot at the buzzer to make it
a 31-27 contest heading into
the fourth.
The fourth quarter was a
see-saw battle as the teams
exchanged the lead on numer-
ous occasions. Grove lead
47-43 with less than a minute
to go but the Wildcats would
strike back with a steal and
baskets by Alexis Wurth (10
points) and Nikki Kaufman (8
markers), Kaufmans coming
with just 15 ticks to go in
regulation. However, a quick
Kalida foul sent Ricker to line,
where the senior drained both
making it a 49-47 game with
11 seconds to go. Holtkamp
got the inbound and took it to
the hoop, tying the game and
sending it into the extra frame.
Kalida shot just 1-of-12 in
the extra period and fell to 4-3
overall and 1-1 in the PCL,
Grove is 1-2 in the league and
3-3 in all games.
Grove hosts Lincolnview
Thursday.
Kalida won the junior var-
sity contest 41-34.
Kalida (52)
Summer Holtkamp 3-5-12, Julia
Vandemark 3-2-9, Nicole Kaufman
4-0-8, Alexis Wurth 4-2-10, Kaylynn
Verhoff 1-3-5, Amy Smith 1-1-3,
Elizabeth Turnwald 0-1-1, Haley
McIntyre 0-0-0, Brandi Merschman
2-0-4. Totals 16-2-14/25-52.
Columbus Grove (60)
Sydney McCluer 3-1-7, Anna
Ricker 4-11-20, Brooke Brubaker
5-0-14, Cece Utendorf 0-0-0, Nikki
Stechschulte 4-1-9, Katelyn Scott 2-2-
8, Renee Karhoff 1-0-2. Totals 13-7-
15/19-60.
Score by Quarters:
Kalida 7 11 9 20 (3) - 52
Col. Grove 6 15 9 17 (11) - 60
Three-point goals: Kalida,
Holtkamp, Vandemark; Columbus
Grove, Brubaker 4, Scott 2, Ricker.
JV score: 41-34 (Kalida).
Lady Bulldogs overcome sloppy game to win in OT
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
ELIDA When Coldwater
was making its long trips in
the girls state basketball tour-
naments under Charlie Maier,
the Lady Cavaliers used pres-
sure defense and waves of ath-
letes to wear teams down.
The 2011-12 version is
back to that old formula and
Elida saw it up close and per-
sonal Tuesday night, falling
56-35 to the visiting Cavaliers
on the Union Bank Court of
the Elida Fieldhouse.
The Cavaliers (5-1) forced
25 turnovers on the Bulldogs
(1-5). That and 22-13 edge on
offensive rebounds (48-38 over-
all) helped them overcome
a cold shooting night: 22-of-72
from the floor, 6-of-26 3-point-
ers, for 30.6 percent. Elida could
not overcome its own cold shoot-
ing: 11-of-46 (4-of-14 triples) for
23.9 percent.
We got in too much of a
hurry. I can think off-hand of
about 20 points we left on the
floor due to missed layups,
Elida coach Deb Stetler noted.
We got into their tempo a
little too much and that wasnt
to our benefit. Still, I see a lot
of improvement from the start
of the season until now.
Coldwater coach Nick
Fisher wants to play a high-
pace tempo.
Our practices are brutal;
its good to get a lot of girls
playing time because they
deserve it, he added. We
want to create as much havoc
as possible with our pressure
and get a lot of shots off.
Weve got a lot of depth.
Both teams were cold start-
ing off with a frenetic pace,
combining for 4-of-26 shoot-
ing in the opener. In fact, Elida
was 0-for-11 from the field,
getting free throws from Osha
Owens (7 boards), Ashley
Lowry and Torie McAdams (5
points, 4 blocks) as their only
offense. A 3-ball by fresh-
man Sarah Kanney (11 mark-
ers, 3 treys) at 6:20 gave the
Cavaliers a 3-0 lead and they
never trailed. A free throw
by McAdams at the 24.9-sec-
ond mark accounted for a 12-3
Elida deficit at the end of one.
Coldwater continued its
relentless pressure defense but
the Elida five held up most
of the half. They were with-
in 22-14 on a toss by Ericka
Smith with three minutes left
before the big run hit: a 10-0
closing spurt by the Cavaliers.
Elida missed a shot and then
had 11 straight turnovers. A
mid-court steal and layin by
Carly Schlater with 12 ticks
remaining made the halftime
score 32-14, Coldwater.
That was the killer. We
turned it over and they had six
points in a matter of seconds,
Stetler added. We were doing
things we dont normally do.
Some of that is to Coldwaters
credit, with their pressure. Still,
its to the point that we have to
start executing what were try-
ing to get done. That is part of
the maturation process.
That spurt ended up being
the key one of the night. The
tempo slowed down some in the
third and Elida stayed with their
foe relatively well. The biggest
margin came at 40-16 on a free
throw by Coldwaters Jenae
Muhlenkamp (12 counters, 3
treys; 4 assists, 5 boards) at 3:20.
Coldwaters lead was 42-22 on
a putback by Muhlenkamp with
1.1 ticks showing.
The visitors held the largest
lead of the night at 25 three
times in the fourth period as
Coldwater emptied its more
substantial bench.
Coldwater hit 6-of-10 at the
line (60%) and totaled 15 mis-
cues and 12 fouls. They visit
Celina Tuesday.
Elida was 9-of-13 at the
line (69.2%) and finished with
12 fouls. They take on Toledo
Woodward at 6 p.m. Dec. 28
at the Vicki Mauk Holiday
Classic at the Fieldhouse.
In JV action, Coldwater
improved to 5-1 with a 43-26
victory.
Lauren Leugers led the vic-
tors with seven, while Morgan
Morton was top scorer for
Elida (2-4) with eight.
COLDWATER (56)
Megan Muhlenkamp 1-0-2, Hailey
Kahle 1-0-2, Jenae Muhlenkamp 4-1-
12, Larissa Goubeaux 0-0-0, Brooke
Welsch 0-2-2, Emily Kahlig 4-0-8, Kiya
Dues 1-0-2, Joelle Hemmelgarn 0-0-
0, Courtney Wellmann 4-1-9, Carly
Schlater 2-2-6, Sarah Kanney 4-0-11,
Lauren Leugers 1-0-2, Jenna Black
0-0-0, Ali Dues 0-0-0. Totals 16-6-
6/10-56.
ELIDA (35)
Kylie Downton 1-0-2, Cassidy
Slusher 4-0-11, Ashley Lowry 0-3-3,
Osha Owens 0-1-1, Torie McAdams
2-1-5, Carly Stetler 1-2-4, Ericka Smith
1-1-3, Brett Pauff 0-0-0, Sabrina Kline
2-1-6. Totals 7-4-9/13-35.
Score by Quarters:
Coldwater 12 20 10 14 - 56
Elida 3 11 8 13 - 35
Three-point goals: Coldwater,
J. Muhlenkamp 3, Kanney 3; Elida,
Slusher 3, Kline.
JV score: 43-26 (Coldwater).
Coldwater pressure too
much for Lady Dawgs
By Brian Bassett
Times Bulletin
Sports Editor
sports@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT - The Van
Wert Cougar boys basket-
ball team hosted the Paulding
Panthers at the Cougars Den
Tuesday night for a mid-week
non-conference showdown,
the last for each team before
Christmas, and the Cougars
forced timely Panther turn-
overs to run away in the sec-
ond half for a 69-56 win.
Senior center Anthony
Arellano got things started for
the Panthers with a layup to
give them the early 2-0 lead.
Senior guard Jacob Myers
answered for the Cougars
with a pair of baskets to give
the lead to Van Wert but a
basket by junior forward Neil
Roehrig knotted the game at
four.
A pair of baskets by senior
guard Reggie Phillips gave
the Cougars a 4-point lead
with 3:20 to go in the opening
quarter but a free throw by
senior guard Jason Koenn and
an Arellano layup brought the
Panthers within one, 8-7.
A pair of free throws by
junior forward A.J. Smith
and a floater by Myers
then ran the Cougar lead to
five, 12-7. Paulding senior
guard Zach Gawronski and
Van Wert senior center Joe
Moonshower traded baskets
before another Arellano bas-
ket made the score 14-11,
Van Wert. Junior point guard
Joey Hurless answered for
the Cougars with a score but
a Roehrig shot at the buzzer
ended the first quarter with a
score of 16-13, Van Wert.
Sophomore guard Julian
Salinas opened the second
quarter with a basket to draw
the Panthers within one, but a
Myers 3-pointer extended the
Cougar lead to four. Roehrig
responded for the Panthers
with a pair of free throws and
a three pointer to return the
lead to the Panthers, 20-19.
A Hurless basket follow-
ing a steal and a pair of Myers
free throws made the score
23-20, Van Wert, but the
Panthers again answered with
a 3-pointer by Koenn which
tied the game at 23. Baskets
by Salinas and Moonshower
moved the tie to 25.
An Arellano layup gave the
Panthers a temporary 27-25
lead but a 3 and a putback by
Myers gave the Cougars some
breathing room, up 30-27.
Panther junior forward Jacob
Bauman and Myers traded
jump shots and a Koenn
3-pointer tied the game in the
final seconds. Smith added a
3-pointer at the buzzer to send
Van Wert to the locker room
up three, 35-32.
Smith opened the third
quarter the same way he
closed the second, with a 3,
this time to put the Cougars
up six. A Myers jump shot
made the Cougar lead eight
before junior forward Lance
Foor finally answered for
Paulding. An Arellano layup
cut the Cougar lead to five,
42-37, but Moonshower
answered with a layup for
Van Wert.
A trifecta by senior guard
Tyler Coll and a basket by
senior forward Chadd Phillips
made the score 49-37, Van
Wert, with 1:35 to play in
the third and forced a Panther
timeout. A Smith basket and
a Chadd Phillips free throw
out of the break extended the
Cougar lead to 15. Paulding
answered with 28 seconds in
the quarter with a Roehrig
3-point play to cut the Cougar
lead to 12. Hurless got a shot
to go in the final seconds
of the third and after three
quarters of play, the Cougar
led 54-40.
Foor opened the fourth
quarter with a basket for
Paulding but Coll countered
with a trey. Gawronski then
hit a pair of free throws and
Foor converted on a 3-point
play to cut the Van Wert lead
to 10 but layups by Hurless
and Smith made the score
61-47, Cougars. An Arellano
basket and two Koenn layups
again cut the Van Wert lead to
10 but the Cougars responded
with baskets by Smith and
Moonshower. A late three
by sophomore guard Kyle
Kauser brought the Panthers
within 11 late in the fourth but
a pair of Myers free throws all
but ended the contest. Reggie
Phillips and Arellano added
baskets in the final seconds
to make the final score 69-56,
Van Wert.
It played out about like
we thought. Theyre very
aggressive, theyre athletic
and their style of play can
cause us some problems -
especially inside. I thought
out ball pressure was better
in the second half, which lim-
ited their touches. And we
kind of went to the zone a
little bit and got them stand-
ing, which took them out of
their flow. We got a big lift
from a lot of spots to attack
them offensively. Once we
could stretch their defense a
little bit, we got some easy
looks, said Van Wert coach
Dave Froelich. Overall, its a
good win. Teams like that are
going to give us fits. Any win
for us is a good win, were
happy with it.
The Cougars forced 19
Panther turnovers, only com-
mitting six of their own.
I thought our kids played
with a lot of effort tonight,
Van Wert did a great job of
making shots. They move the
ball very well and we still
have too many unforced turn-
overs that we really have to
take care of. I thought we did
a good job of pounding the
ball inside against them and it
was working. But defensive-
ly, we had too many break
downs. We gave them some
uncontested layups in their
transition game that they do
Cougars pull away from Panthers in boys action
See COUGARS, page 8
Week 15
AFC
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
Brady, NWE 530 351 4593 35 11
Schaub, HOU 292 178 2479 15 6
Roethlisberger, PIT 429 276 3526 21 11
Rivers, SND 503 319 4015 23 17
Mat. Moore, MIA 283 172 2081 12 6
Tebow, DEN 220 107 1484 11 2
Sanchez, NYJ 452 257 3009 23 13
Dalton, CIN 441 260 3012 18 13
Hasselbeck, TEN 443 273 2924 15 12
Fitzpatrick, BUF 496 309 3329 22 19
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Jones-Drew, JAC 294 1334 4.54 43 7
R. Rice, BAL 244 1086 4.45 67 10
A. Foster, HOU 255 1066 4.18 43 9
Ry. Mathews, SND 211 1033 4.90 39 6
McGahee, DEN 206 990 4.81 60t 4
Re. Bush, MIA 194 973 5.02 76t 6
Benson, CIN 244 959 3.93 42 6
S. Greene, NYJ 225 941 4.18 31 6
F. Jackson, BUF 170 934 5.49 80t 6
Chr. Johnson, TEN 232 930 4.01 48t 4
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Welker, NWE 104 1380 13.3 99t 9
R. Gronkowski, NWE 75 1141 15.2 52t 15
R. Rice, BAL 71 648 9.1 52 2
B. Marshall, MIA 70 1021 14.6 65t 5
Bowe, KAN 69 986 14.3 52t 4
St. Johnson, BUF 68 872 12.8 53 6
Hernandez, NWE 68 736 10.8 46 6
N. Washington, TEN 66 860 13.0 57 6
M. Wallace, PIT 62 1034 16.7 95t 8
Garcon, IND 62 875 14.1 87t 6
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Lechler, OAK 73 3685 80 50.5
Fields, MIA 68 3349 70 49.3
Moorman, BUF 65 3147 66 48.4
Scifres, SND 43 2068 71 48.1
B. Colquitt, DEN 85 4075 66 47.9
McAfee, IND 80 3757 64 47.0
Koch, BAL 61 2843 62 46.6
D. Colquitt, KAN 78 3561 68 45.7
Mesko, NWE 49 2237 61 45.7
Hartmann, HOU 58 2573 69 44.4
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Arenas, KAN 28 369 13.2 37 0
An. Brown, PIT 27 330 12.2 60t 1
Bess, MIA 35 417 11.9 25 0
Edelman, NWE 26 292 11.2 72t 1
Mariani, TEN 36 403 11.2 79t 1
Jac. Jones, HOU 46 502 10.9 79t 1
Br. Tate, CIN 46 496 10.8 56t 1
L. Webb, BAL 27 290 10.7 68t 1
Cosby, DEN 27 269 10.0 30 0
Kerley, NYJ 23 217 9.4 53 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
McKnight, NYJ 30 968 32.3 107t 1
An. Brown, PIT 20 549 27.5 52 0
Cribbs, CLE 32 838 26.2 63 0
R. Goodman, SND 25 652 26.1 44 0
C. Gates, MIA 29 728 25.1 77 0
Br. Tate, CIN 37 886 23.9 45 0
Karim, JAC 24 573 23.9 37 0
Mariani, TEN 27 635 23.5 49 0
McCluster, KAN 24 532 22.2 35 0
Lefeged, IND 27 531 19.7 51 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
R.Gronkowski, NWE 16 1 15 0 96
R. Rice, BAL 12 10 2 0 72
A. Foster, HOU 11 9 2 0 66
Jones-Drew, JAC 10 7 3 0 60
Decker, DEN 9 0 8 1 54
Green-Ellis, NWE 9 9 0 0 54
Tolbert, SND 9 7 2 0 54
Welker, NWE 9 0 9 0 54
Burress, NYJ 8 0 8 0 48
M. Bush, OAK 8 7 1 0 48
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Gostkowski, NWE 51-51 24-28 50 123
Cundiff, BAL 35-35 27-36 51 116
Rackers, HOU 37-38 26-32 54 115
Nugent, CIN 30-31 27-29 49 111
Novak, SND 35-36 25-31 53 110
Janikowski, OAK 33-33 24-27 63 105
Bironas, TEN 30-30 23-26 53 99
D. Carpenter, MIA 22-22 24-29 51 94
Folk, NYJ 40-40 18-23 51 94
Suisham, PIT 32-32 18-24 49 86
NFC
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
A. Rodgers, GBY 473 322 4360 40 6
Brees, NOR 583 417 4780 37 11
Romo, DAL 483 317 3895 29 9
Stafford, DET 568 356 4145 33 14
E. Manning, NYG 529 326 4362 25 15
Ale. Smith, SNF 358 221 2565 15 5
M. Ryan, ATL 505 307 3698 26 12
Cutler, CHI 314 182 2319 13 7
C. Newton, CAR 475 283 3722 17 16
Kolb, ARI 253 146 1955 9 8
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
L. McCoy, PHL 260 1274 4.90 60 17
M. Turner, ATL 273 1129 4.14 61 9
Gore, SNF 234 1054 4.50 55 6
M. Lynch, SEA 245 1011 4.13 47 11
Forte, CHI 203 997 4.91 46 3
B. Wells, ARI 231 994 4.30 71 10
S. Jackson, STL 220 966 4.39 47t 5
A. Peterson, MIN 196 932 4.76 54 11
Murray, DAL 164 897 5.47 91t 2
Blount, TAM 176 758 4.31 54t 5
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
J. Graham, NOR 87 1171 13.5 59 9
R. White, ATL 85 1100 12.9 43 8
Ca. Johnson, DET 81 1335 16.5 73t 14
Sproles, NOR 79 659 8.3 39 5
T. Gonzalez, ATL 74 826 11.2 30 7
Cruz, NYG 73 1194 16.4 74t 7
St. Smith, CAR 72 1299 18.0 77t 6
Harvin, MIN 72 787 10.9 52t 5
H. Nicks, NYG 70 1096 15.7 68 6
Witten, DAL 68 849 12.5 64 5
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
A. Lee, SNF 65 3293 68 50.7
Morstead, NOR 43 2056 64 47.8
J. Ryan, SEA 82 3847 77 46.9
Weatherford, NYG 69 3193 62 46.3
Masthay, GBY 47 2154 71 45.8
Kluwe, MIN 68 3108 60 45.7
Zastudil, ARI 74 3375 66 45.6
McBriar, DAL 49 2199 68 44.9
Koenen, TAM 63 2815 65 44.7
Donn. Jones, STL 92 4067 65 44.2
Punt
Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
D. Hester, CHI 24 443 18.5 82t 2
P. Peterson, ARI 40 636 15.9 99t 4
Ginn Jr., SNF 38 466 12.3 55t 1
Cobb, GBY 25 287 11.5 80t 1
L. Washington, SEA 36 398 11.1 37 0
Banks, WAS 31 315 10.2 55 0
Weems, ATL 31 306 9.9 42 0
Sproles, NOR 26 249 9.6 72t 1
P. Parker, TAM 23 210 9.1 34 0
Logan, DET 33 286 8.7 28 0
Kickoff
Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Ginn Jr., SNF 28 788 28.1 102t 1
Cobb, GBY 33 907 27.5 108t 1
Pilares, CAR 20 536 26.8 101t 1
Sproles, NOR 34 888 26.1 57 0
Logan, DET 28 700 25.0 42 0
L. Washington, SEA 36 893 24.8 54 0
Dev. Thomas, NYG 24 576 24.0 40 0
Stephens-Howling,ARI 36 857 23.8 37 0
Booker, MIN 19 450 23.7 68 0
Weems, ATL 23 536 23.3 37 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
L. McCoy, PHL 20 17 3 0 120
Ca. Johnson, DET 14 0 14 0 84
C. Newton, CAR 13 13 0 0 78
M. Lynch, SEA 12 11 1 0 72
A. Peterson, MIN 12 11 1 0 72
J. Nelson, GBY 10 0 10 0 60
B. Wells, ARI 10 10 0 0 60
D. Bryant, DAL 9 0 9 0 54
J. Graham, NOR 9 0 9 0 54
G. Jennings, GBY 9 0 9 0 54
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Akers, SNF 27-27 36-42 55 135
D. Bailey, DAL 36-36 32-36 51 132
Kasay, NOR 51-51 26-32 53 129
Crosby, GBY 57-58 23-26 58 126
Ja. Hanson, DET 45-45 22-26 51 111
Gould, CHI 34-34 25-28 57 109
M. Bryant, ATL 38-38 23-25 50 107
Gano, WAS 22-23 26-35 59 100
Henery, PHL 40-40 20-23 47 100
Hauschka, SEA 30-30 22-26 52 96
NFL INDIVIDUAL
LEADERS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 32 20 8 4 44 112 94
N.Y. Rangers 31 19 8 4 42 91 68
Pittsburgh 34 19 11 4 42 110 90
New Jersey 33 18 14 1 37 91 96
N.Y. Islanders 31 11 14 6 28 72 99
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 32 22 9 1 45 111 63
Toronto 33 16 13 4 36 102 108
Ottawa 34 16 14 4 36 106 117
Buffalo 33 16 14 3 35 90 98
Montreal 34 13 14 7 33 87 92
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 34 18 10 6 42 91 86
Washington 32 17 14 1 35 95 97
Winnipeg 33 15 13 5 35 91 100
Tampa Bay 32 14 16 2 30 87 107
Carolina 34 10 18 6 26 86 116
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 34 21 9 4 46 113 101
Detroit 32 21 10 1 43 107 71
St. Louis 32 19 9 4 42 82 69
Nashville 33 17 12 4 38 86 88
Columbus 33 9 20 4 22 80 111
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 35 20 10 5 45 85 78
Vancouver 33 20 11 2 42 110 80
Calgary 34 15 15 4 34 84 95
Colorado 34 16 17 1 33 91 102
Edmonton 33 14 16 3 31 89 90
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 32 19 12 1 39 85 89
San Jose 30 17 10 3 37 86 74
Phoenix 33 17 13 3 37 86 86
Los Angeles 33 15 14 4 34 72 81
Anaheim 33 9 19 5 23 78 110
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
Tuesdays Results
N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 2, SO
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1
Washington 4, Nashville 1
Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2
Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1
Phoenix 2, Florida 1
Calgary 2, Minnesota 1
Todays Games
Phoenix at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Thursdays Games
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
NHL GLANCE
By RUSTY MILLER
COLUMBUS Ohio
State players broke the rules
and got to play in the Sugar
Bowl anyway. Jim Tressel
knew about infractions and let
it all happen.
Now the Buckeyes and
new coach Urban Meyer will
pay for it next sea-
son.
The NCAA hit
Ohio State with a
1-year bowl ban and
additional penalties
Tuesday for violations
that started with eight
players taking a total
of $14,000 in cash and tattoos
in exchange for jerseys, rings
and other Buckeyes memo-
rabilia.
Tressel was tipped to the
violations in April 2010 but
didnt tell anyone even
after the athletes got caught
last December but were
allowed to play in the Sugar
Bowl against Arkansas if
they served suspensions to
start the 2011 season. Among
those in the group: starting
QB Terrelle Pryor and lead-
ing rusher Daniel Boom
Herron.
Tressels silence damaged
Ohio State in the eyes of the
NCAA and the result is that
the Buckeyes, with a plum
2012 schedule and one of col-
lege footballs best coaches in
Meyer, will watch next years
bowl games on TV.
Had we known what
(Tressel) knew, we would not
have played those young men
in that bowl game, said an
emotional Gene Smith, Ohio
States athletic director.
Forced out in May and now
on the staff of the Indianapolis
Colts, Tressel was called out
by the NCAA for unethical
conduct and will have a hard
time coaching at the college
level again.
Hes not going to appeal.
He accepts the committees
decision. Thats all there is
to say, said Gene March, an
attorney for Tressel.
The university had previ-
ously offered to vacate the
2010 season, return bowl
money, go on two years of
NCAA probation and use five
fewer football scholarships
over the next three years.
But the NCAA countered
with the postseason ban, more
limitations on scholarships
and tacked on a year of pro-
bation.
It is still my
goal to hire excel-
lent coaches,
recruit great stu-
dent-athletes who
want to be a part
of this program and
to win on and off
the field, Meyer
said in a statement. The
NCAA penalties will serve
as a reminder that the college
experience does not include
the behavior that led to these
penalties.
Ohio State might still have
escaped more severe penalties
had its problems stopped with
the original scandal, which
grew out of players relation-
ship with a Columbus tattoo
parlor owner named Eddie
Rife who was under federal
investigation in a drug-traf-
ficking case.
But the school and the
NCAA discovered two addi-
tional problems after Ohio
State went before the commit-
tee on infractions in August.
Three players were sus-
pended just before the start
of the season for accepting
$200 from booster Bobby
DiGeronimo. Then midway
through the Buckeyes 6-6
season it was revealed that
several players had been paid
too much for too little work
on summer jobs supplied
by the same booster. He has
been disassociated from the
program.
The NCAA on Tuesday
found Ohio State failed to
monitor its athletic programs.
It was all a sobering blow
to Ohio State and to Smith,
who through the lengthy
NCAA investigation had
maintained there was no
way the Buckeyes would be
banned from a bowl game
after the 2012 season. He also
had refused to surrender a
bowl invitation this season in
order to save next years.
I never went there
because we were confident
we would not get a bowl-
game ban, Smith said. We
were wrong.
As shocking as the Ohio
State case was when it broke,
it has since been overshad-
owed by three other scandals
in college sports. Former Penn
State football assistant coach
Jerry Sandusky was charged
with more than 50 criminal
counts related to child sex
abuse, an ex-Syracuse bas-
ketball assistant coach was
fired after being accused of
fondling boys and young men
and a University of Miami
booster caught mastermind-
ing a Ponzi scheme claimed
he provided money, cars and
even prostitutes to Hurricanes
athletes.
Tressel, who guided Ohio
State to its first national
championship in 34 years
after the 2002 season, was
pressured to resign after 10
years with the Buckeyes. The
NCAA hit him with a 5-year
show-cause order which all
but prevents him from being
a college coach during that
time.
Of great concern to the
committee was the fact that
the former head coach became
aware of these violations and
decided not to report the vio-
lations, the NCAA Division
I Committee on Infractions
wrote in its report.
Greg Sankey, associ-
ate commissioner of the
Southeastern Conference and
a committee member, said in
a teleconference that Tressels
failure to act was, considered
very serious and, frankly, very
disappointing.
Under a show-cause order,
any school that hired Tressel
would have to present its case
for why it needed to employ
him and would risk severe
penalties if he were to commit
any further infractions after
that.
The NCAA also issued a
public reprimand and censure,
put the Buckeyes on proba-
tion through Dec. 19, 2014,
and reduced football scholar-
ships from 85 to 82 through
the 2014-15 academic year.
The Buckeyes are prepar-
ing to play Meyers former
team, Florida, in the Gator
Bowl on Jan. 2. Meyer, a
2-time national-title winner
with the Gators was hired to
much acclaim on Nov. 28
and has built a solid recruit-
ing class despite the ongoing
NCAA problems.
But a bowl ban could affect
those verbal commitments.
Even if not, next years Ohio
State team will lose the extra
practices allotted before a
bowl game.
Herron, Ohio States start-
ing tailback, was suspend-
ed not only for accepting
improper benefits from the
tattoo-shop owner but also in
his summer job. He was voted
the teams MVP.
Asked if he felt burdened
by the NCAA sanctions, the
senior replied, Of course. It
hasnt been easy the situa-
tion we went through. We all
definitely learned from it. We
moved forward from it.
Other players said the
Buckeyes could follow
the example of Southern
California, which received
even more stringent NCAA
sanctions but went 10-2 this
season despite not being able
to play in a bowl game.
In light of the many
problems in college athlet-
ics grabbing headlines these
days, Sankey was asked if the
NCAA was trying to send a
message with the bowl ban
against Ohio State.
I would not suggest that
this is necessarily a new day,
Sankey replied. But these
penalties are significant and
thats part of the committees
role in both finding violations
and then assessing penalties.
Ohio State President
Gordon Gee said Tuesday
night he hoped that remedies
had been taken to avoid any
further embarrassing scandals
at the university.
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By BRETT MARTEL
BATON ROUGE, La.
LSUs 2011 season will be
remembered for challenging
Les Miles crisis-management
skills over and over
again.
It could also go
down as the greatest
season in the history
of a program that
has been around
since 1893.
Now within one
more victory of an
unbeaten season
and a BCS nation-
al title, Miles has
been voted The
Associated Press
Coach of the Year.
Thirty of 56 votes cast
went to Miles. Bill Snyder of
Kansas State was second with
16, Mike Gundy of Oklahoma
State had six, Brady Hoke of
Michigan got three and Lane
Kiffin of Southern California
had one.
As Miles reflected on the
various trials he dealt with this
season in an interview with
the AP this week, he spoke in
a hushed tone and recounted
a talk he had long ago with
his father in the kitchen of
his childhood home in
Elyria, Ohio.
When Miles was
around 12 years
old, he was worried
about his dad, Hope
Bubba Miles, whod
been passed over for
a promotion and sub-
sequently laid off, all
while dealing with
the death of his own
father.
Well be fine, the
LSU coach recalled
his father telling him. Its the
reaction to the difficult times;
its always those days when
something does not come your
way and you have to make the
best move thats whats
going to make your life rich.
However LSUs season
ends in the BCS title game
against No. 2 Alabama on Jan.
9 in the Superdome, it will
go down as one of the more
memorable chapters in the his-
tory of Louisianas most sto-
ried college football program.
The events that could have
derailed the 2011 campaign
were numerous and diverse,
yet the Tigers dominated just
about every team they faced.
There was a preseason
bar fight that led to starting
QB Jordan Jeffersons ear-
ly-season suspension. There
was preseason coaching
shuffle brought on by former
offensive coordinator Steve
Kragthorpes Parkinsons
disease diagnosis. Starting
receiver Russell Shepard
was suspended three games
because he talked out of turn
about an NCAA probe of a
scouting service. Then there
were the midseason, 1-game
suspensions of three key
players star CB Tyrann
Mathieu, starting RB Spencer
Ware and nickel back Tharold
Simon for failing school
administered drug tests.
Through it all, the Tigers
won big, starting with a sea-
son-opening 13-point triumph
over then No. 3 Oregon on a
neutral field in Dallas, barely
more than a week after learn-
ing theyd be without Jefferson
or Shepard.
Of their 13 victories, 12
have come by double dig-
its and seven by 30 or more
points. The lone exception was
a tense 9-6 overtime triumph
at Alabama highlighted by
spectacular defensive plays.
LSU won its first eight
games with pocket passer
Jarrett Lee taking most of
the snaps and the rest with
Jefferson getting the bulk of
the work, often running option
plays.
Miles said he was proud of
his staff for being adaptable
enough to design game plans
around different styles of
quarterbacks and proud of his
players for their no-excuses
approach to every game. They
didnt see (the suspensions)
as something they could not
overcome in any way. They
recognized that weve got two
veteran quarterbacks and some
guys that can step in for any-
body if they happen to miss
their start, and that we were
not going to let those things
that were on the perimeter of
this program affect us.
LSUs Miles wins AP coach of the year
Les Miles
By FRED GOODALL
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Once Marshall got the
lead, Rakeem Cato was deter-
mined to finish off Florida
International in the Beef O
Bradys Bowl.
The freshman from Miami
sparkled in his return to his
home state Tuesday night,
throwing for 226 yards and
two touchdowns in a 20-10
victory that enabled the
Thundering Herd to finish
with a winning record.
When Marshall (7-6)
snapped a 10-10 tie on Tyler
Warners second field goal,
then regained possession on
an FIU fumble, Cato asked
coach Doc Holliday to let
him remain aggressive and
try to put the game away.
I told Coach, Im feeling
like Tom Brady right now.
... I just told him to put it on
my back and were going to
bring it home, the young
quarterback recalled. Thats
what he did.
Cato threw TD passes of
31 and 35 yards to Aaron
Dobson, the latter sealing it in
the closing seconds. Warners
39-yard field goal set up by a
blocked punt put Marshall
ahead with 5:16 remaining.
At first he stumbled, so
I just put it in the air, Cato
said about Dobson, who made
a nice recovery to make the
catch and continue into the
end zone. Hes known for
making big-time plays and
big-time catches.
Marshall overcame a slow
start to win five of its last
seven games and avoid a los-
ing record in its second sea-
son under Holliday.
It got ugly at times but
you know what, it was two
good defenses, Holliday
said. FIU has an excellent
defense. I think our guys are
pretty good, too, so it just
came down to who could
make a play at the end. If
you block a punt, youve got
a great chance of winning.
Thats what we did.
FIIU (8-5) was denied a
school-record ninth victory
and there is speculation that
coach Mario Cristobal might
be a leading candidate to fill a
job opening at Pittsburgh.
The coach has not com-
mented on reports that he may
have met with Pitt already.
Athletic director Pete Garcia
was interviewed by ESPN
during the networks telecast
of the game, which drew an
announced crowd of 20,072
at Tropicana Field.
Id much rather have a
coach that everybody wants
than a coach that nobody
wants, Garcia said.
Asked what its going to
take to keep Cristobal at FIU,
Garcia replied: A lot of
love, adding that he and the
coach would talk after the
game.
Cato, one of 28 players
on Marshalls roster from the
state of Florida, completed
27-of-39 passes and was
intercepted once. Dobson had
seven receptions for 81 yards,
including a TD catch that
wiped out a 10-3 FIU lead
just before halftime.
All-purpose threat T.Y.
Hilton scored on a 2-yard
run for FIU, which also got
a 46-yard field goal from
Jack Griffin. Hilton had eight
catches for 88 yards, ran for
22 yards on three carries and
returned two kickoffs for
36 yards, but quarterback
Wesley Carroll had difficulty
getting the ball to him in open
space in the second half.
Carroll was 19-of-29 pass-
ing for 150 yards.
It hurts a lot. I was trying
to go out with a bang, Hilton
said. Unfortunately it didnt
happen tonight. ... I wish I
could have done more.
Marshall struggled early
against a tough schedule, los-
ing in September to West
Virginia, Ohio and Virginia
Tech before regrouping
late to win 4-of-6 down the
stretch to become bowl-
eligible and finish second
behind Southern Mississippi
in the Conference USA East
Division standings.
FIU is a relative new-
comer to the Football Bowl
Subdivision. The Panthers
launched their program in
2002, joined the Sun Belt
Conference in 2005 and have
made steady progress in five
seasons under Cristobal, who
led the school to its first Sun
Belt championship a year
ago.
Hilton has been a big part
of that success, setting FIU
and Sun Belt records for
career receiving and all-pur-
Cato throws 2 TD passes, Marshall beats FIU 20-10
See CATO, page 8
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BOWLING
Tuesday Merchant
Dec. 13, 2011
R C Connections 48-16
Surveyors 40-24
Topp Chalet 40-24
Caballeros 38-26
Unverferth Mfg. 35-29
Del.Sporting Goods 32-32
Adams Automotive 30-34
Kerns Ford 24-40
Ace Hardware 21-43
Men over 200
John Jones 245-269-202, Jeff
Lawrence 204-259, Jason Wagoner
211-204, Joe Geise 213-245, Denny
Dyke 242, John Adams 202, Larry
Etzkorn 203, Bruce VanMetre 286-
230-222, Alex VanMetre 214-237-247,
Tony Rahrig 238, Don Rice 248-227-
245, Dan Grice 220-217, Kyle Early
277-259, Josh DeVelvis 243, Lee
Schimmoller 215, Russ Wilhelm 239,
Andrew Schimmoller 245-216-222,
Rob Logan 204, Scott Scalf 211,
Todd Merricle 205, Matt Metcalfe 224,
Mark Biedenharn 223, Dave Moenter
269-255, Jason Mahlie 280-268, Don
Honigford 238-244, Ryan Kies 215-243,
Mike Hughes 201, Dan Stemen 205,
Dave Stemen 242, David Newman 217,
Grant Wells 213.
Men over 550
John Jones 716, Jeff Lawrence 663,
Jason Wagoner 598, Joe Geise 608,
Denny Dyke 585, John Adams 555,
Bruce VanMetre 738, Alex VanMetre
698, Don Rice 720, Dan Grice 637,
Kyle Early 718, Josh DeVelvis 622, Lee
Schimmoller 611, Russ Wilhelm 580,
Andrew Schimmoller 683, Scott Scalf
590, Matt Metcalfe 574, Dave Moenter
682, Jason Mahlie 724, Ron Mericle
558, Don Honigford 652, Ryan Kies
657, Mike Hughes 571, Dan Stemen
561, Dave Stemen 602, David Newman
560.
Wednesday Industrial
Dec. 14, 2011
D R C 13th Frame
Lounge 50-14
Topp Chalet 42-22
Delphos Restaurant
Supply 42-22
D&D Grain 34-30
K&M Tire 30-34
Moes Dougout 30-34
Villager Tavern 28-36
Rustic Cafe 26-38
Cabos 24-40
Niedeckens 14-50
Men over 200
Sean Hulihan 204-213, Lenny
Hubert 211-237-207, Dave Jessee 203,
Clint Harting 202-230, Shawn Stabler
268-214, Dave Kreischer 225-217,
Butch Prine Jr. 203-204, Jeff Kreischer
236-259-250, Don Honigford 256-205,
Jordan Riggs 227-235, Phil Fetzer 201,
Coda Henze 213, Mike Plummer 213,
Bruce Moorman 215, Dale Riepenhoff
201, Don Rice 206-266-205, Dale
Metzger 210-211, Brian Gossard 205-
216-207, Bruce VanMetre 257-244-
222, Dan Grice 246, Lee Schimmoller
216, Justin Rahrig 214-202-214, Matt
Hoffman 225, Josh DeVelvis 212-201-
226, Shane Schimmoller 203-224,
Harold Beckner 242, Duane Kohorst
207, Bob White 203-202, Brent Hollar
207-289, Darral Hollar 226-208, Matt
Elling 267-256-210, John Beebe 259-
236, Frank Miller 226-222, Joe Geise
256, Charlie Lozano 237, John Allen
201, John Jones 211, Jason Hefner
231, Ben Jones 204-217.
Men over 550
Sean Hulihan 574, Lenny Hubert
655, Scott German 557, Clint Harting
625, Shawn Stabler 667, Dave Kreischer
636, Butch Prine Jr. 576, Jeff Kreischer
745, Don Honigford 608, Jordan Riggs
658, Coda Henze 573, Mike Plummer
572, Bruce Moorman 569, Don Rice
677, Dale Metzger 581, Brian Gossard
628, Bruce VanMetre 723, Dan Grice
577, Lee Schimmoller 555, Justin
Rahrig 630, Matt Hoffman 597, Josh
DeVelvis 639, Shane Schimmoller 589,
Harold Beckner 605, Duane Kohorst
596, Bob White 589, Brent Hollar 684,
Darral Hollar 622, Bruce Clayton 558,
Matt Elling 734, John Beebe 662, Frank
Miller 627, Joe Geise 616, Charlie
Lozano 601, John Jones 599, Ben
Jones 583.
Thursday National
Dec. 15, 2011
D R C Big Dogs 53-11
First Federal 40-24
Westrich 38-26
Day Metals 36-28
Bowersock Hauling 33-31
C B 97 32-32
V F W 26-38
K-M Tire 24-40
Wannemachers 24-40
Men over 200
Brian Schaadt 203, Don Eversole
233-228-236, Bruce VanMetre 216-236,
John Jones 204-209, Rick Suever 203-
202, Chuck Verhoff 203, Todd Menke
214, Dave Miller 204-225-207, Phil
Fetzer 211, Ray Geary 209-219, Don
Honigford 213-213, Ron Mericle 233,
Frank Miller 286-237-210, Tim Koester
223-203, Ted Wells 205-212-246, Brad
Thornburgh 207-225-201, Doug Milligan
Sr. 206-227-228, Jason Wagoner 222-
201-225, Mark Radabaugh 210-223,
Randy Ryan 224, Jason Mahlie 253-
215, Dave Moenter 208, David Mahlie
213, Lenny Klaus 215, Lenny Hubert
215-224, Brian Gossard 228-204-225,
John Beebe 214, Rob Ruda 216-216,
Sean Hulihan 205-232, Jeff Lawrence
203-203, Jim Meeks 258.
Men over 550
Brian Schaadt 594, Don Eversole
697, Bruce VanMetre 650, John Jones
611, Rick Suever 588, Chuck Verhoff
560, Todd Menke 573, Dave Miller
636, Ray Geary 609, Don Honigford
600, Ron Mericle 573, Frank Miller 733,
Tim Koester 618, Ted Wells 663, Brad
Thornburgh 633, Doug Milligan Sr. 661,
Jason Wagoner 648, Mark Radabaugh
604, Randy Ryan 562, Jason Mahlie
629, Dave Moenter 569, David Mahlie
575, Lenny Klaus 555, Lenny Hubert
625, Brian Gossard 657, John Beebe
555, Rob Ruda 601, Sean Hulihan 618,
Jeff Lawrence 574, Jim Meeks 581.
Monday Hi-Roller
12-12-11
Agri-Tech 94-34
Cabo 93-35
Adam Automotive 76-52
Dicks Chick 72-56
C.M.S. 62-66
Studio 320 57-71
Dickmans Ins. 50-78
Ladies over 160
Jacquie Edwards 178, Deb
Schurger 163, Marianne Mahlie 180-
170, Judy Landwehr 169-167, Chris
Mahlie 200-232-235, Carol Fisher 171,
Kelly Hubert 202, Brittany VanMetre
184-171-198, Anita Stewart 170-168,
Cheryl Gossard 184, Lisa VanMetre
214-254-214, Pam Dignan 166, Carol
Ricker 163-160, Robin Allen 225-
166, Denise Courtney 160, Dorothy
Landwehr 173.
Ladies over 500
Kelly Hubert 506, Brittany VanMetre
553, Robin Allen 538.
Ladies over 600
Chris Mahlie 667, Lisa VanMetre
682.
Monday Rec.
12-12-11
NAPA 33-23
Schrader Realty 33-23
Jennings Mowers & Mopeds 32-24
Topp Chalet 30-26
Dukes Sharpening 28-28
Honda of Ottawa 26-30
Fumduckers 24-32
The Pittsters 18-38
Men over 160
Rob Ruda 210-225-199, Mark
Radabaugh 183-212-168, Terry
Lindeman 185-171-176, Tim Martin
189-234-197, Scott German 226-206-
179, Mike Rode 182, Tom Elmerick
218-179-186, Darrell Myers 223, Willy
Joseph 212, Dylan Wright 194-188,
Kyle Richards 175-188, Randy Ryan
203-166-198, Jeff Rostorfer 173-
218-213, Chad Schrader 160, James
Schrader 211-160-190, Kevin Wieging
170.
Men over 525
Rob Ruda 634, Mark Radabaugh
563, Terry Lindeman 532, Tim Martin
620, Scott German 611, Tom Elmerick
583, Randy Ryan 567, Jeff Rostorfer
604, James Schrader 566.
St. Johns junior Katie Vorst goes over the top of
Shawnee defender Abby Waddle for a bucket Monday
night at Arnzen Gymnasium. The host Lady Jays grabbed
a 13-point triumph.
Tom Morris photo
VARSITY
SHAWNEE (50)
Chrystena Smith 6-4-17, Britt
Lauck 3-2-8, Kaitlynn Gronas 0-0-0, Liz
Aller 0-0-0, Abbey Waddle 2-3-7, Claire
Dahlke 1-0-2, Maryssa Herschler 0-0-0,
Shantay Glenn 4-4-12, Stacey Hedrick
0-2-2, Rhea Magee 1-0-2. Totals
17-15-50.
ST. JOHNS (63)
Courtney Grothouse 3-5-12,
Madison Zuber 0-0-0, Emilie Fischbach
1-0-2, Christie Carder 0-0-0, Shelby
Reindel 9-0-18, Katie Vorst 6-1-13,
Erica Saine 0-0-0, Jessica Recker
5-2-14, Madison Kreeger 0-0-0, Julie
Bonifas 1-2-4. Totals 25-5-63.
Score by Quarters:
Shawnee 13 9 6 22 - 50
St. Johns 19 18 14 12 - 63
Three-point goals: Shawnee, Smith;
St. Johns, Recker 2, Grothouse.
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JUNIOR VARSITY
SHAWNEE (29)
Jamie Rinehart 1-0-2, Alaina
Ciminillo 0-0-0, Rayna Magee 0-2-2,
Rhea Magee 6-5-17, Raechel Trombley
0-0-0, Kylie Donley 0-0-0, Maryssa
Herschler 0-0-0, Sam Sharp 0-1-1,
Rachel Evans 2-0-5, Jaden Marlowe
0-0-0, Trisha Edmonds 0-2-2. Totals
8-1-10/21-29.
ST. JOHNS (40)
Tara Vorst 2-1-5, Rebekah
Fischer 1-2-4, Brooke Zuber 1-1-3,
Emile Grothouse 0-0-0, Liz Winhover
0-0-0, Madison Kreeger 3-0-6, Halie
Benavidez 0-0-0, Casey Schnipke 3-0-
7, Sam Kramer 0-0-0, Samantha Wehri
2-0-4, Amanda Boberg 1-0-2, Colleen
Schulte 3-2-9. Totals 14-2-6/17-40.
Score by Quarters:
Shawnee 6 6 8 9 - 29
St. Johns 10 8 8 14 - 40
Three-point goals: Shawnee,
Evans; St. Johns, Schnipke, Schulte.
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS St. Johns
took advantage of its post
game and cold outside shoot-
ing by Shawnee to grab a
63-50 non-conference girls
basketball outing Monday
night at Robert A. Arnzen
Gymnasium.
A quartet of Blue Jays
(5-2) netted twin digits, led by
the double-double of senior
Shelby Reindel 18 markers
and 11 boards (4 assists)
14 from junior Jessica Recker
(4 dimes), 13 from junior
Katie Vorst and 12 from
senior Courtney Grothouse (6
boards, 6 assists).
Senior Chrystena Smith led
the previously-unbeaten Lady
Indians (5-1) with 17 counters
(3 assists) and fellow senior
Shantay Glenn added 12 (7
boards). Sharpshooter Liz Aller
epitomized the Indians outside
woes by being shut out.
The Jays shot 51.0 percent
from the floor (25-of-49, 3-of-
13 trifectas) and the Tribe was
17-of-53 (1-of-18 3-pointers)
for 32.1 percent.
As well, the Jays outboard-
ed the Indians 42-28 (9-9
offensive) and had 18 turn-
overs to 13 for the guests.
That was the key: when
we broke the pressure, we
wanted to attack the basket.
We got some buckets early,
Jays coach Dan Grothouse
noted. We did a great job
of handling that pressure and
not giving them easy baskets
off of turnovers. We wanted
to make them pay and we did
tonight. We felt that we could
take advantage of our inside
game with Katie and Shelby
in particular.
For Shawnee coach Jeff
Heistan, it was not a good
night overall.
We never got the easy
baskets; we try to get them
off our press but we couldnt
tonight, Heistan added.
What I was most disappoint-
ed in was I felt we did not get
good shots out of what we
usually run. Their zone had
something to do with that;
they can spread it out so much
that they can take clean looks
away but we also didnt run
our sets. They killed us with
their high-low offense.
The Indians wanted a
high-tempo attack against the
bigger Blue Jays but it was
the Jays that dictated tempo.
When they beat the Shawnee
pressure defense, they took
advantage by attacking the
basket and getting layups and
easy transition hoops. They
took the lead at 8-6 at the
5-minute mark of the first
period and never looked back.
Reindel in particular got off
to a quick start, scoring eight
points, mostly of the inside
variety. When Recker hit an
off-balance hoop-and-the-
harm with 3.7 ticks left, the
Jays led 19-13.
The Jays shot 9-of-18 in
the canto, while their 3-2
zone and man-to-man mix on
defense held the Tribe to 4-of-
13. Smith scored seven for the
visitors.
The Jays continued to
attack the rim against the
Indians pressure D and had
great results. Only having four
turnovers at the half was cru-
cial there. Foul trouble began
to take some toll on the Blue
and Gold (with senior starter
Julie Bonifas picking up her
third at 3:17) but this time
it was Grothouse who took
charge with seven markers in
the stanza. In fact, her short
bank shot in transition with
1.5 ticks on the clock made
the halftime score 37-22, Blue
Jays.
The third period belonged
to Vorst, whose eight coun-
ters set the pace. The Indians
had no answers for the size of
the Jays inside. Defensively,
the home unit used that same
length to bother the Shawnee
shooters and limited them to
2-of-15 in the stanza. The
Jays biggest margin was
49-25 before settling for a
51-28 spread on a tough layin
by Vorst at 1:08.
The Blue Jays reached
53-28 on a putback by soph-
omore Emilie Fischbach
early on in the fourth and the
benches emptied toward the
end as the Indians outscored
their hosts 22-12.
Shawnee is very quick
off the dribble; thats a tough
matchup for our man defense,
especially with their ability to
break you down off the drib-
ble, Grothouse added. Our
zone did a nice job taking that
away. Plus, we were fortu-
nate they werent hitting their
perimeter shots. We limited
them to one shot as well.
The Jays won the junior
varsity contest 40-29.
Freshman Colleen Schulte
led the Jays (3-4) with nine,
while Rhea Magee countered
with 17 for the Lady Indians
(4-2).
St. Johns entertains
Spencerville Dec. 27, while
Shawnee hosts Perrysburg
that same night.
Fort Jennings junior Macy Schroeder threads a pass
under the arm of Crestview senior Danica Hicks Monday
night.
Times Bulletin photo
Lady Jays use size
to knock off Shawnee
By Brian Bassett
Times Bulletin
Sports Editor
sports@timesbulletin.com
CONVOY The
Crestview Lady Knights wel-
comed the Lady Musketeers
from Fort Jennings to Convoy
Monday for a non-conference
matchup and after trail-
ing at half used key offen-
sive rebounds and a shot by
MacKenzie Richard in the
closing seconds to come away
with a 36-34 win.
Richard opened the game
with a drive and score for
the Lady Knights. Kaitlin
Stechschulte answered for the
Lady Musketeers almost two
minutes later with a layup
to tie the game at four. A
Mackenzie Riggenbach jump
shot at the 4:45 mark of the
opening quarter returned the
lead to Crestview.
Fort Jennings again tied
the game, this time on a Macy
Schroeder layup. Macy and
Morgan Schroeder converted
a pair of free throws to close
out the first quarter. At the
end of the first, Fort Jennings
led 8-4.
A Gina Stechschulte free
throw extended the Lady
Musketeer lead to five, 9-5, to
open the third quarter but the
Lady Knights answered with
a Danica Hicks jump shot.
Jennings got a basket from
Gabbi German to return their
lead to five but a rebound and
putback by Lindsey Motycka
again cut the deficit to three.
A layup and a 3-pointer by
Macy Schroeder ran the Fort
Jennings lead to eight, 16-8,
with 2:44 to play in the sec-
ond quarter. A Richard free
throw and a Riggenbach trey
made the score 16-12, Lady
Musketeers, with 1:06 to
play in the first half. Cassie
Lindeman and Motycka trad-
ed buckets before the first
half came to a close with Fort
Jennings leading 18-14.
German opened the second
half with a free throw to give
Fort Jennings a 19-14 lead
but jump shots by Richard
and Riggenbach brought the
Lady Knights back within
one, 19-18. Macy Schroeder
then added another free throw
for the Lady Musketeers and
Kristen Maag followed with
a jump shot to return the
Fort Jennings lead to four.
Crestview answered with a
Motycka putback and a pair
of Mariah Henry free throws,
which tied the game at 22
with 28 seconds to play in the
third. Another Motycka put-
back gave the Lady Knights
the lead, 24-22, to end the
third quarter.
Fort Jennings opened
the fourth with a Morgan
Schroeder 3-pointer and
Macy Schroeder added a
free throw to make the score
26-24, Lady Musketeers. A
Danica Hicks layup and a
pair of Kirstin Hicks free
throws, however, returned the
lead to the Knights, 28-26.
Two German free throws
tied the game and another by
Morgan Schroeder gave the
1-point lead to Fort Jennings,
29-28. A Macy Schroeder 3
gave the Lady Musketeers a
4-point lead and some tem-
porary breathing room but a
Motycka layup and a pair of
Riggenbach free throws tied
the game at 32 with 3:12 to
play in the game.
The Lady Musketeers
answered with a German
layup but a Catelyn Mefferd
jump shot with 40 seconds to
play tied the game at 34 and
forced a Fort Jennings tim-
eout. The Lady Musketeers
ran some clock and put up a
shot with in the closing sec-
onds but a miss, a Motycka
rebound and a quick Lady
Knight timeout with 11 sec-
onds left in the game gave
Crestview a chance to take
the lead late. The Knights
took the ball under the Fort
Jennings basket. Danica Hicks
then threw the inbound pass
to an open Richard streaking
across the time line. Richard
caught the pass and took it in
for an easy layup.
The Musketeers got the
rebound and called a tim-
eout with five seconds left
on the clock. The scoring
attempt was unsuccessful and
a last-second shot - which
came surprisingly close to
going in - missed to seal the
2-point win for Crestview,
36-34.
I dont know if I thought
we would get a deep pass on
[the inbound]. I guess I was
thinking they were going to
keep us more in front. I was
more concerned that we didnt
throw a cross-court pass or
sideways pass and they step
up and get a layup. We talked
about it. We wanted to get it
over half court and attack the
basket and either dish it off
or kick it out to someone for
a shot on some penetration.
I told them the worst thing
that should happen is over-
time, Crestview coach Greg
Rickard explained about his
timeout before the final Lady
Knight score.
Crestview outshot Fort
Jennings from the field 31
percent (13-42) to 27 percent
(10/37). The Lady Knights
converted 75 percent (9-12)
of their free throws, com-
pared to 69 percent (11-16)
from the Lady Musketeers.
The Lady Knights committed
22 turnovers, 14 in the first
half, to Fort Jennings 13.
Crestview outrebounded the
Lady Musketeers 25-21.
Leading the way for the
Lady Knights was Motycka
with 10 points and eight
rebounds, Riggenbach
added nine points and five
rebounds.
Macy Schroeder led all
scorers with 14 points and
added four rebounds. German
added seven points for the
Lady Musketeers.
We talked at halftime.
The turnovers, I think we
had 14 at halftime, 10 in the
first quarter. That was the
big thing we tried to address.
The rebounding, I thought
they had too many offensive
rebounds at halftime and we
werent getting many. I think
we ended up a lot better in the
second half with the offensive
boards. We cut the turnovers
down, our stats had eight in
the second half, so that helped
tremendously, Rickard said.
Fort Jennings coach Matt
Myerholtz was unavailable
for comment.
The Lady Knights move
to 5-1 on the season with the
win, with their last three wins
coming down to the wire.
Rickard added the close
games are a learning opportu-
nity for his team: This is our
third 2-point game in a row,
so this team knows how to
play in pressure situations...It
gives you confidence. At one
time [tonight] we had three
freshmen on the floor. Our
upperclassmen played in a lot
of close games last year. With
the freshmen, though, its a
whole different animal from
eighth grade now to varsity.
Its a learning experience and
you hope youll benefit from
these games down the road.
Fort Jennings (34)
K. Stechschulte 1-3 0-0 2, Maag
1-2 0-0 2, Morgan Schroeder 1-8 3-4 6,
Macy Schroeder 4-14 4-6 14, Gamble
0-0 0-0 0, Lindeman 1-1 0-0 2, German
2-8 3-4 7, G. Stechschulte 0-1 1-2 1.
Crestview (36)
Riggenbach 3-12 2-2 9, Mefferd
1-6 0-0 2, Richard 3-6 1-2 7, K. Hicks
0-3 2-2 2, D. Hicks 2-8 0-0 4, Motycka
4-5 2-2 10, Henry 0-2 2-4 2, Mercer
0-0 0-0 0.
Score by Quarters:
Fort Jennings 8 10 4 12 -34
Crestview 4 10 10 12 -36
Three-point goals: Fort Jennings
3-5 (Morgan Schroeder 1-2, Macy
Schroeder 2-2, G. Stechschulte 0-1),
Crestview 1-10 (Riggenbach 1-5,
Mefferd 0-1, Richard 0-1, D. Hicks
0-3).
Richard basket sinks Musketeer girls
KALIDA 63, JEFFERSON 37
VARSITY
KALIDA (63)
Paul Utendorf 1-0-2, Cody Mathew
0-0-0, Kevan Unverferth 5-0-14, Tyler
Kortokrax 3-2-8, Nathan Kortokrax
2-2-8, Andrew Stechschulte 5-1-11.
Ben Schroeder 2-0-4, Rich Langhals
0-0-0, Austin Horstman 5-6-16. Totals
23-11-63.
JEFFERSON (37)
Austin Jettinghoff 3-0-7, Zach
Ricker 2-3-7, Shayn Klinger 0-0-0, Nick
Dunlap 4-1-10, Ross Thompson 4-0-8,
Tony George 1-1-3, Seth Wollenhaupt
0-0-0, Tyler Mox 0-0-0, Nick Fitch 1-0-
2, Dakota Stroh 0-0-0. Totals 15-5-37.
Score by Quarters:
Kalida 10 16 20 17 - 63
Jefferson 2 11 14 10 - 37
Three-point goals: Kalida,
Unverferth 4, N. Kortokrax 2; Jefferson,
Jettinghoff, Dunlap.
(Continued from Page 6)
so well - it just put us in too
big of a hole to come back
and win, Paulding coach
Shawn Brewer said.
The Cougars narrowly
outshot the Panthers 60 per-
cent (28-47) to 58 percent
(21-26) but took 11 more
shots. Van Wert was led by
Myers with 22 points, while
Smith added 14. The Cougars
were without the services of
junior center Nik Wolford,
who was out with illness, and
Froelich added his absence
could be felt: It was a big
concern tonight because of
the number of fouls we didnt
have to use against their post
presence. I thought Chadd
[Phillips] and A.J. [Smith]
both did as well as they could
and Matt Bidlack gave us
some minutes. We kind of
jipped [Bidlack] a little bit
on his JV minutes because
we had to have that in our
pocket in case we needed it.
We went to a zone and A.J.
played a spot he very rarely
plays and did a good job
overall.
The Panthers were led
by Arellano with 14 points;
Roehrig added 12.
The win moves Van Wert
to 4-1 on the season, while
Paulding falls to 3-3.
Were OK where
were at right now. Weve
lost to Defiance and Van
Wert, two quality Western
Buckeye League schools,
and well learn from those
games. Were excited about
our schedule. Coming back
at the new year, we have a
Northwest Conference game
to start us off. The kids are
going to work hard on their
individual skills and were
just going to get better as a
team, and move forward from
this game, Brewer added.
The Cougar jayvees also
won 56-42.
Pauding (56)
Koenn 2-5 3-5 9, Gawronski 1-3
2-2 4, Kauser 1-2 0-0 3, Foor 3-5 2-5
8, Salinas 2-3 0-0 4, Bauman 1-2
0-0 2, Arellano 7-11 0-1 14, Roehrig
4-5 3-3 12.
Van Wert (69)
C. Phillips 1-3 1-2 3, Coll 2-4 0-0
6, Smith 5-7 2-2 14, Hurless 4-8 0-1
8, Myers 8-13 4-4 22, R. Phillips 3-5
0-0 6, Bidlack 0-1 0-0 0, Markward
0-0 0-0 0, Moonshower 5-6 0-1 10.
Score by Quarters:
Paulding 13 19 8 16 -56
Van Wert 16 19 19 15 -69
Three-point goals: Paulding 4-9
(Koenn 2-4, Gawronski 0-1, Kauser
1-2, Bauman 0-1, Roehrig 1-1),
Van Wert 6-12 (Coll 2-4, Smith 2-4,
Myers 2-4).
CORRECTION
Cougars
Cato
(Continued from Page 7)
pose yards. The senior from
Miami caught a TD pass and
scored on an 89-yard kickoff
return to help the Panthers
beat Toledo in last years
Little Caesars Bowl and FIU
showcased his versatility
early against Marshall.
The 5-10, 185-pound
receiver took a handoff on
FIUs first play from scrim-
mage and ran for 20 yards
before fumbling 5 yards back-
ward. He had a 17-yard recep-
tion on the next play, then
later in the opening quarter
gained 14 yards on a catch-
and-run to the Marshall 2.
Hilton scored his first rush-
ing touchdown of the season
on the next play, giving the
Panthers a 7-3 lead.
Marshall answered Jack
Griffins 46-yard field goal
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Cato finished with his 31-yard
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onds left in the first half.
Neither team was able
to generate much offense in
the third and fourth quarters.
Zach Dunston blocked a punt
to set up Warners go-ahead
field goal and Cato began the
clinching drive from his own
40 after FIU fumbled.
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From
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As a teenager, Trevor
Bolin was a drug-abusing high
school dropout who weighed
in at more than 300 pounds.
He supplemented his meager
income pumping gas by haul-
ing possessions to the pawn
shop, where he picked up just
enough money for hot dogs
and Kraft mac and cheese.
By 17, Bolin decided hed
had enough. He came up with
a plan and within two years,
hed quit drugs, lost more than
100 pounds and was close to
paying off $85,000 in debt.
By 28, he earned his first
$1 million in one year.
And he did it simply by
coming up with a plan and
putting the plan in motion.
My life has nothing to
do with luck good or
bad, Bolin, 32, writes in
his new book, Take Charge
and Change Your Life Today
(www. bolininternational.
com). It revolves around
working hard, giving back as
much as (if not more than) I
get, accepting that attitude is
everything and being grateful
for what I have.
He wishes he had learned
those lessons long before he
became an unhappy teenager
with a seemingly hopeless
future.
While many parents teach
their children the basics of
fiscal responsibility by giv-
ing them an allowance, Bolin
says his experience offers less
obvious but equally impor-
tant lessons. Children need to
have a healthy attitude toward
money, not only to avoid mak-
ing choices that make them
unhappy but to allow them a
life path that they control.
I learned my lessons the
hard way, he says. You can
start now to make sure your
children never reach the bot-
tom that I hit.
These are some places to
start:
Avoid making nega-
tive comments about money:
Sayings like money is the
root of all evil and a fool
and his money are soon part-
ed are negative and therefore
not helpful. Make a commit-
ment, starting today, not to
use those phrases. Imagine
what a child believes about
money if thats what they hear
all the time? Money is a great
thing when you know what
to do with it and when you
control it rather than allowing
it to control you.
Help children recognize
the financial lessons they learn
from experience: Say you
warned your child he should
set aside some of Grandmas
birthday money but he spent
it all on impulse. When hes
disappointed later because he
cant buy something he wants,
remind him why he cant. Tell
him that feeling disappointed
is a small price to pay for a
valuable lesson. And wont
it be much easier if he learns
the lesson after just one sad
experience?
Pay yourself first: If your
child receives a weekly allow-
ance, he or she should imme-
diately put 10-15 percent into
a savings account that wont
be touched. Or set a mile-
stone for when money from
the account can be used, such
as the childs 18th birthday.
By then, shell be so accus-
tomed to saving, she probably
wont tap the account even
when she can.
Help your child set goals:
Setting financial goals, not-
ing progress toward achiev-
ing them, and enjoying the
satisfaction of crossing them
off the list are fiscally sound
lessons and a good way to
nurture healthy attitudes in
general. Your child might set
goals for the month ($10 to go
to the movies), goals for the
year (save $200 for a Wii sys-
tem) and goals for the future
($375 a year for the next eight
years for a car when Im 16.)
Goals are the first step
in achieving what you desire
in this world, Bolin says.
You can create success in
any aspect of life not just
money as long as youre
putting a plan in motion.
About Trevor Bolin
Trevor Bolin owns three
realty companies in British
Columbia, including one in
his hometown of Fort St.
John, which was named the
No. 1 RE/MAX small-densi-
ty office in the world. Hes
also chairman of Bolin & Co.
International Training, which
offers coaching and seminars
for business people. He has
served three terms on the Fort
St. John City Council.
Kids can learn to control their
lives by controlling their money
DEAR BRUCE: Here is the age-old
problem that Im sure you have addressed
before, but I dont remember now that Im in
this situation.
My mother passed away and left her house
to my sister and me. My sister has been living
in the house (rent free) for the last five years
while my mother was in a nursing home. My
sister wants to stay in the house. I live in
another state and want to be bought out. In
two months, she has done nothing to look into
getting the money to buy me out. I suspect
this is because she has a poor credit rating
and is in a huge amount of debt. She offered
to pay me rent and set the amount, which I
accepted in a verbal agreement. But the first
check was two weeks late.
I dont want to be tied to this house, which
is in disrepair. Plus, I am already paying a
mortgage, taxes, etc., on my own home. I
am retired and living on a fixed income that
meets my expenses with enough left over to
live the simple life I enjoy. Ive even toyed
with the idea of taking money out of my IRA
to buy her out and then selling the place. Is
there anything I can do to get free of this? --
M.F., via email
DEAR M.F.: You are absolutely correct!
Leaving what is called undivided interest
to siblings is a continuing problem. In other
words, the house was left to the two of you,
meaning you own the entire thing together, as
contrasted with, lets say, an 8-acre piece of
property where each side got
4 acres. This is almost always
a mistake. One person has
money, one doesnt; one wants
to sell, one doesnt, etc.
I think you can forget
about your sister buying you
out. She has poor credit and is
up to her ears in debt. Who do you think is
going to lend her more money? The answer is
clear: nobody. You agreed to rent it to her, and
youre upset because the check is two weeks
late. The likelihood is there will be a lot of
late checks before this is over.
Whether she would sell the house to
you is a different matter. You might want to
approach her with that. First of all, you will
be obliged to get a valid appraisal to get some
idea of what this place is worth in its current
condition.
Send your questions to Smart Money,
P.O. Box 2095, Elfers, FL 34680. Send email
to bruce@brucewilliams.com. Questions of
general interest will be answered in future
columns. Owing to the volume of mail,
personal replies cannot be provided.
Copyright 2011, United Feature Syndicate
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Smart
Money
House undivided splits siblings
Stacy Taff photo
School earns $6,000 in Drive One 4UR School
Raabe Ford Lincoln, the Columbus Grove girls basketball team and School of
Business recently participated in a Drive One 4UR School event at the VFW Hall in
Columbus Grove. For each test drive, Ford Motor company donated $20 to the school,
up to $6,000. Chad Ricker, girls basketball varsity head coach, and Howard Foltz,
head of the School of Business, organized the event and were pleased with the turnout
and how smoothly the event went. Above: Randy Custer, center, general manager
at Raabe Ford Lincoln presents a check for $6,000 to Coach Ricker, left, who will
purchase some equipment for the basketball team; and Foltz, who plans to take the
business class to Wall Street.
Stocks soar on Europe
hopes, strong housing
NEW YORK (AP)
Encouraging signs out of
Europe and a surprisingly
strong report on the U.S.
housing market drove the
Dow Jones industrial aver-
age up more than 300 points
Tuesday. It was the best day
for stocks this month.
The Spanish government
pulled off a successful debt
auction and gauges of busi-
ness and consumer confi-
dence in Germany rose unex-
pectedly. Both helped ease
worries about Europes debt
crisis. The dollar fell against
the euro and U.S. government
bond prices dropped as trad-
ers shifted money out of the
safest assets.
Borrowing costs for the
Spanish government plunged
at an auction of short-term
debt, a sign that investors are
becoming more confident in
the countrys ability to pay.
Spain has plenty of prob-
lems, large debts and budget
deficits, said Sam Stovall,
chief equity strategist at S&P
Capital IQ. So when we see
debt auctions go much bet-
ter than expected its very
encouraging.
Spains government raised
(euro) 5.6 billion ($7.3 bil-
lion), much more than its goal
of (euro) 4.5 billion. Investors
demanded an interest rate
of only 1.74 percent to lend
to Spain for three months, a
steep fall from the 5.1 percent
at an auction in November.
The Dow gained 337.32
points, or 2.9 percent to close
at 12,103.58. It lost 100 points
the day before.
Europes major stock mar-
kets also climbed. Germanys
DAX soared 3.1 percent.
Frances CAC-40 jumped 2.7
percent.
The gains held on Tuesday
afternoon even after the U.S.
House of Representatives
rejected a plan to extend a
cut in Social Security taxes.
Unemployment benefits for
2 million people are also at
risk.
A Federal Reserve propos-
al for stricter rules on larger
banks didnt knock down
JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup
and other big bank stocks.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
gained 4.9 percent. Citigroup
added 4.6 percent.

Description Last Price Change
DJINDUAVERAGE 12,103.58 +337.32
NAS/NMS COMPSITE 2,603.73 +80.59
S&P 500 INDEX 1,241.30 +35.95
AUTOZONE INC. 325.29 +0.33
BUNGE LTD 57.38 +1.52
EATON CORP. 43.63 +1.87
BP PLC ADR 41.89 +1.40
DOMINION RES INC 52.12 +1.76
AMERICAN ELEC. PWR INC 39.94 +0.65
CVS CAREMARK CRP 39.80 +3.24
CITIGROUP INC 25.95 +1.13
FIRST DEFIANCE 15.24 +0.41
FST FIN BNCP 16.59 +0.85
FORD MOTOR CO 10.33 +0.31
GENERAL DYNAMICS 64.84 +2.38
GENERAL MOTORS 19.69 +0.64
GOODYEAR TIRE 13.66 +0.55
HEALTHCARE REIT 52.60 +1.14
HOME DEPOT INC. 41.95 +1.75
HONDA MOTOR CO 29.62 +1.01
HUNTGTN BKSHR 5.27 +0.27
JOHNSON&JOHNSON 64.52 +0.99
JPMORGAN CHASE 32.21 +1.51
KOHLS CORP. 49.09 +0.95
LOWES COMPANIES 25.73 +1.01
MCDONALDS CORP. 98.82 +1.58
MICROSOFT CP 26.03 +0.50
PEPSICO INC. 65.53 +1.16
PROCTER & GAMBLE 65.79 +0.84
RITE AID CORP. 1.21 +0.05
SPRINT NEXTEL 2.36 +0.20
TIME WARNER INC. 34.72 +1.18
US BANCORP 26.50 +0.94
UTD BANKSHARES 6.95 -0.05
VERIZON COMMS 39.21 +0.58
WAL-MART STORES 59.19 +1.41
STOCKS
Quotes of local interest supplied by
EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS
Close of business Dec. 20, 2011
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automatic transmission
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transfer case
brakes & tune up
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CAR CARE
816 E. FIFTH ST. DELPHOS
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Agricultural Needs
All Concrete Work
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
POHLMAN
BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
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Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
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SERVICE
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OUR TREE SERVICE
Bill Teman 419-302-2981
Ernie Teman 419-230-4890
Since 1973
419-692-7261
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CNC MACHINING POSITIONS
AAP St. Marys Corp. is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast alumi-
num wheels for OEM automakers. As a subsidiary of Hitachi Metals America,
our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfaction has helped
us continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23 years of steady
employment. We now have unique opportunities for individuals in the following
positions:
MACHINING ENGINEER
Specifies and develops CNC machining processes, equipment and tooling,
work flow/layout, operating procedures, and work methods
Analyzes results and develops strategies to achieve continuous improvement
of quality, utilization, cycle time, and productivity
Conducts trials, testing, and time studies, and utilizes FMEA and problem-
solving tools to support effective launch of new products
Qualifications: Bachelor degree, or equivalent, and five plus years of related
process/manufacturing engineering experience with CNC lathes, mills, ro-
botic equipment is required.
MACHINING TECHNICIAN
Develops, implements, and adjusts CNC programs for high-volume produc-
tion as well as production trials
Monitors equipment/tooling, processes, and procedures and assists in imple-
menting actions to support safety, quality and productivity
May train others in set-up, operation, and maintenance of equipment
Qualifications: One year of related CNC machining experience-- including
programming, SPC, and blueprint reading-- is required; Formal CNC training
strongly preferred.
In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive starting salary, profit-sharing,
and excellent fringe benefits, including medical, dental, life, vision, and disabil-
ity insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with Company matching, paid va-
cation, paid holidays, and more. If youre looking for a career opportunity with a
growing company, please forward your qualifications and salary history to:
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
Attention: Human Resources
MACHINING SUPERVISOR
AAP St. Marys Corp. is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast
aluminum wheels for OEM automakers. As a subsidiary of Hitachi Met-
als America, our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfac-
tion has helped us continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23
years of steady employment. We now have an opportunity for a Production
Supervisor to oversee the operation of a multi-shift production department.
Responsibilities of this position include:
Plan and direct the work of other supervisory, technical, and production
associates
Develop process and equipment specifications, operating procedures,
and safe and efficient work methods
Use standard production measurement and problem-solving tools to
analyze production results, prepare reports, and implement preventive
and corrective actions as needed
Collaborate with other production groups, and quality assurance,
purchasing, and maintenance functions to ensure product quality,
efficient use of resources, machine utilization, etc.
The successful candidate must have at least five years of supervisory ex-
perience--preferably in a multi-shift manufacturing function. Exposure to
programming and operation of high-volume CNC cutting operations, and
robotic parts handling is strongly preferred. Related four-year degree is also
preferred.
In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive starting salary, profit-
sharing, and excellent fringe benefits, including medical, dental, life, vi-
sion, and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with Company
matching, paid vacation, paid holidays, and more. If youre looking for a
career opportunity with a growing company, please forward your qualifica-
tions and salary history to:
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
Attention: Human Resources-DK
PROJECT ENGINEER
our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfaction has helped us
continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23 years of steady em-
ployment. We now have a unique opportunity for a Project Engineer to perform
the following duties:
Creates detailed specifications and cost justifications for machinery and
equipment purchases and capital improvement projects
Prepares project budgets, schedules, and documentation and assists in sourc-
ing and negotiating contracts with suppliers
Ensures project compliance with relevant building codes, safety rules/regula-
tions, and Company policies/procedures
Monitors project from inception through production release; oversees testing,
run-off, installation, and advance planning for equipment operation, mainte-
nance, and repair
The successful candidate must have excellent organizational skills and at least
two years of relevant project engineering experience--preferable in a high-vol-
ume manufacturing operation. Proven experience in the use of project manage-
ment software, CAD tools, blueprints, and schematics is also required. Bachelor
degree in a related engineering field, or equivalent, is strongly preferred.
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
BUYER
AAP St. Marys Corp. . is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast alumi-
employment. We now have an opportunity for an individual to perform the fol-
lowing duties:
Selects vendors and negotiates specifications, price, and delivery for wide
variety of purchased commodities
Maintains supplier performance rating system, working with vendors to
achieve quality, price and delivery objectives
Compiles various reports, files, and records for expenditures, stock item in-
ventories, and for regulatory compliance
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
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Card Of Thanks
THE FAMILY of Charles
A. Rohrbacher would like
to express our gratitude to
all our families, friends,
relatives and neighbors for
t hei r support . Your
prayers, flowers, cards,
memorial offerings & food
were all deeply appreci-
ated. Also we would like to
thank Dr. Powell & Dr.
Seller, St. Ritas Medical
Center Staff, the staff at
Vancrest Health Care
Center. To Gina Csukker,
Brad Metzger & the staff
at Harter & Schier Funeral
Home. Additional thanks
to Father Mel Verhoff, Fa-
ther Charles Obinwa &
Delphos Veteran Council.
Your help at the time of
our sorrow will not be for-
gotten.
Gwen A. Rohrbacher
Suzi (Jim) Bechtel
Charles A. Rohrbacher
Sheryl (Don) Quan
Sharla (Brian) LaVelle
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OTR SEMI DRIVER
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Benefits: Vacation,
Holiday pay, 401k. Home
weekends & most nights.
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readers to contact The
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Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
300

Household Goods
BED: NEW QUEEN
pillow-top mattress set,
can deliver $125. Call
(260)267-9079.
501

Misc. for Sale
CHILDS ANTIQUE Metal
& Padded walnut rockers,
$40.00 each. Riding coop
$30.00, Wooden Train set,
$25. Ameri can Gi rl
clothes. 419-692-2714.
501

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GUN CABINET. 10-Gun,
solid oak, locking double
glass doors, two locking
storage compartments,
$400. 419-692-1491.
FARM EQUIPMENT
3 point boom cat II for
tractor $150 or best offer.
(419)286-2821.
550

Pets & Supplies
GOING FAST!! But we
have more. Mal tese,
Dachshunds, Morki es,
Malti-Pon before they are
gone. Garwicks the Pet
People. 419-795-5711.
590

House For Rent
2 OR 3 BR House
with attached garage.
Available immediately!
Call 419-692-3951.
600

Apts. for Rent
1BR APT for rent, appli-
ances, electric heat, laun-
dry room, No pets.
$400/month, plus deposit,
water included. 320 N.
Jefferson. 419-852-0833.
ONE BDRM Apt., 537 W.
Thi rd St . , Del phos.
$ 3 2 5 / m o . C a l l
4 1 9 - 6 9 2 - 2 1 8 4 o r
419-204-5924
620

Duplex For Rent
104 E. 7th. 2 BR, stove &
refrigerator included, w/d
hook-up. No pets. Call
419-236-2722.
3 BDRM, 1-1/2 bath,
washer/dryer hook-up, ga-
rage. $450/mo. + $450 se-
curity deposit. Available
Jan. 1. Ph.419-233-0083.
810

Auto Repairs/
Parts/Acc.
Midwest Ohio
Auto Parts
Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors,
Hoods, Radiators
4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima
1-800-589-6830
840

Mobile Homes
1979 SKYLINE mobile
home, good condition. 2
BR, 1 BA with garden tub,
closed in patio. Brand new
AC. $5, 000 OBO.
(419)692-1460.
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home. 419-692-3951.
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You can replace some store-bought cleaning
products with safer alternatives that are easy to
make and economical. The basic ingredients are
items that are either readily available in your
home or easy to find at your local grocery store.
Homemade cleaners are versatile, so they require
less storage space than conventional products
manufactured for specific cleaning tasks. The
results are impressive and will equal and often
outperform commercial cleaners. Visit my
community forums at frugalvillage.com/forums/
make-yourself/ for an entire section dedicated to
homemade solutions.
The first reader tip shares a natural scrub
cleanser:
Natural scrub cleanser: I use baking soda and
Dr. Bronners castile soap to make a cleaner
for countertops, sinks and toilets. I mix the two
ingredients in an empty liquid dish soap bottle
until I like the consistency. -- R.M., Georgia
Reuse cereal bags: I put my lettuce (romaine or
leaf) in a cereal bag. It keeps the lettuce crisp and
fresh longer than the plastic bags at the grocery
store. -- Margo S., email
Neighborhood apple trees: I found two apple
trees within five minutes of my home. The owners
let me pick as many apples as I wanted, so I got
two big bags full and used them to make apple
bread, strudel, apple butter and apple salsa. I put
some apple butter into small jars and gave them
out as favors at my baby shower, and Im going
to give some as Christmas gifts. Keep your eyes
out for unused fruit in your neighborhood. -- G.D.,
Illinois
Freecycle for gifts: Look for furniture to repair,
or give it a facelift with paint and decoupage.
One year I got a wobbly curio from Freecycle. I
fixed its legs by sawing the angles on a board
to create a new brace. My mom loved the curio.
Total cost: free. -- Kristie, Colorado
Chocolate-dipped candy cane sticks: I love
candy canes because they remind me of all
the Christmas holidays growing up at home.
Chocolate-dipped candy cane sticks were always
my favorite because no matter how young (or old)
I was, I could help with them. And they were done
in minutes, which meant I got to eat one right
away! Heres what you need:
Large candy cane sticks (unwrapped)
8 ounces bakers chocolate
crushed nuts or Christmas colored sprinkles
(optional)
wax paper
Christmas cellophane
Melt bakers chocolate in a large saucepan over
low/medium heat until no lumps are visible. Dip
each candy cane stick halfway into the chocolate
and lay the sticks on a layer of wax paper. Sprinkle
candy cane sticks with nuts or Christmas sprinkles
before chocolate hardens. Let cool.
To give: Wrap candy cane sticks individually
or as a bunch in decorative cellophane and tie off
with a ribbon. Or find a tall glass jar with a lid and
fill it with the candy cane sticks. Add a huge bow
or ribbon to the lid and youll have a sweet gift.
-- Polly, Pennsylvania
(Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal Village
(www.frugalvillage.com), a website that offers
practical, money-saving strategies for everyday
living. To send tips, comments or questions, write
to Sara Noel, c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut
Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106, or email sara@
frugalvillage.com.)
Copyright 2011 United Feature Syndicate
Try homemade natural cleaners
SARA NOEL
Frugal
Living
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HERALD DELPHOS
THE
Classifieds
Deadlines:
11:30 a.m. for the next days issue.
Saturdays paper is 11:00 a.m. Friday
Mondays paper is 1:00 p.m. Friday
Herald Extra is 11 a.m. Thursday
Minimum Charge: 15 words,
2 times - $9.00
Each word is $.30 2-5 days
$.25 6-9 days
$.20 10+ days
Each word is $.10 for 3 months
or more prepaid
THANKS TO ST. JUDE: Runs 1 day at the
price of $3.00.
GARAGE SALES: Each day is $.20 per
word. $8.00 minimum charge.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEBTS: Ad must be placed in person by
the person whose name will appear in the ad.
Must show ID & pay when placing ad. Regu-
lar rates apply
FREE ADS: 5 days free if item is free
or less than $50. Only 1 item per ad, 1
ad per month.
BOX REPLIES: $8.00 if you come
and pick them up. $14.00 if we have to
send them to you.
CARD OF THANKS: $2.00 base
charge + $.10 for each word.
To place an ad phone 419-695-0015 ext. 122
We accept
950 Miscellaneous
COMMUNITY
SELF-STORAGE
GREAT RATES
NEWER FACILITY
419-692-0032
Across from Arbys
950 Car Care
Geise
Transmission, Inc.
419-453-3620
2 miles north of Ottoville
automatic transmission
standard transmission
differentials
transfer case
brakes & tune up
FLANAGANS
CAR CARE
816 E. FIFTH ST. DELPHOS
Ph. 419-692-5801
Mon.-Fri. 8-6, Sat. 8-2
OIL - LUBE FILTER
Only
$
22.95*
*up to 5 quarts oil
950 Construction
POHLMAN
POURED
CONCRETE WALLS
Residential
& Commercial
Agricultural Needs
All Concrete Work
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
POHLMAN
BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
GARAGES SIDING ROOFING
BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
950 Tree Service
TEMANS
OUR TREE SERVICE
Bill Teman 419-302-2981
Ernie Teman 419-230-4890
Since 1973
419-692-7261
SNOW REMOVAL
FIREWOOD
FOR SALE
AT YOUR
S
ervice
CNC MACHINING POSITIONS
employment. We now have unique opportunities for individuals in the following
positions:
MACHINING ENGINEER
Specifies and develops CNC machining processes, equipment and tooling,
work flow/layout, operating procedures, and work methods
Analyzes results and develops strategies to achieve continuous improvement
of quality, utilization, cycle time, and productivity
Conducts trials, testing, and time studies, and utilizes FMEA and problem-
solving tools to support effective launch of new products
Qualifications: Bachelor degree, or equivalent, and five plus years of related
process/manufacturing engineering experience with CNC lathes, mills, ro-
botic equipment is required.
MACHINING TECHNICIAN
Develops, implements, and adjusts CNC programs for high-volume produc-
tion as well as production trials
Monitors equipment/tooling, processes, and procedures and assists in imple-
menting actions to support safety, quality and productivity
May train others in set-up, operation, and maintenance of equipment
Qualifications: One year of related CNC machining experience-- including
programming, SPC, and blueprint reading-- is required; Formal CNC training
strongly preferred.
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
MACHINING SUPERVISOR
AAP St. Marys Corp. is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast
aluminum wheels for OEM automakers. As a subsidiary of Hitachi Met-
als America, our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfac-
tion has helped us continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23
years of steady employment. We now have an opportunity for a Production
Supervisor to oversee the operation of a multi-shift production department.
Responsibilities of this position include:
Plan and direct the work of other supervisory, technical, and production
associates
Develop process and equipment specifications, operating procedures,
and safe and efficient work methods
Use standard production measurement and problem-solving tools to
analyze production results, prepare reports, and implement preventive
and corrective actions as needed
Collaborate with other production groups, and quality assurance,
purchasing, and maintenance functions to ensure product quality,
efficient use of resources, machine utilization, etc.
The successful candidate must have at least five years of supervisory ex-
perience--preferably in a multi-shift manufacturing function. Exposure to
programming and operation of high-volume CNC cutting operations, and
robotic parts handling is strongly preferred. Related four-year degree is also
preferred.
In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive starting salary, profit-
sharing, and excellent fringe benefits, including medical, dental, life, vi-
sion, and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with Company
matching, paid vacation, paid holidays, and more. If youre looking for a
career opportunity with a growing company, please forward your qualifica-
tions and salary history to:
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
Attention: Human Resources-DK
PROJECT ENGINEER
our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfaction has helped us
continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23 years of steady em-
ployment. We now have a unique opportunity for a Project Engineer to perform
the following duties:
Creates detailed specifications and cost justifications for machinery and
equipment purchases and capital improvement projects
Prepares project budgets, schedules, and documentation and assists in sourc-
ing and negotiating contracts with suppliers
Ensures project compliance with relevant building codes, safety rules/regula-
tions, and Company policies/procedures
Monitors project from inception through production release; oversees testing,
run-off, installation, and advance planning for equipment operation, mainte-
nance, and repair
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
BUYER
AAP St. Marys Corp. . is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast alumi-
employment. We now have an opportunity for an individual to perform the fol-
lowing duties:
Selects vendors and negotiates specifications, price, and delivery for wide
variety of purchased commodities
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You can replace some store-bought cleaning
products with safer alternatives that are easy to
make and economical. The basic ingredients are
items that are either readily available in your
home or easy to find at your local grocery store.
Homemade cleaners are versatile, so they require
less storage space than conventional products
manufactured for specific cleaning tasks. The
results are impressive and will equal and often
outperform commercial cleaners. Visit my
community forums at frugalvillage.com/forums/
make-yourself/ for an entire section dedicated to
homemade solutions.
The first reader tip shares a natural scrub
cleanser:
Natural scrub cleanser: I use baking soda and
Dr. Bronners castile soap to make a cleaner
for countertops, sinks and toilets. I mix the two
ingredients in an empty liquid dish soap bottle
until I like the consistency. -- R.M., Georgia
Reuse cereal bags: I put my lettuce (romaine or
leaf) in a cereal bag. It keeps the lettuce crisp and
fresh longer than the plastic bags at the grocery
store. -- Margo S., email
Neighborhood apple trees: I found two apple
trees within five minutes of my home. The owners
let me pick as many apples as I wanted, so I got
two big bags full and used them to make apple
bread, strudel, apple butter and apple salsa. I put
some apple butter into small jars and gave them
out as favors at my baby shower, and Im going
to give some as Christmas gifts. Keep your eyes
out for unused fruit in your neighborhood. -- G.D.,
Illinois
Freecycle for gifts: Look for furniture to repair,
or give it a facelift with paint and decoupage.
One year I got a wobbly curio from Freecycle. I
fixed its legs by sawing the angles on a board
to create a new brace. My mom loved the curio.
Total cost: free. -- Kristie, Colorado
Chocolate-dipped candy cane sticks: I love
candy canes because they remind me of all
the Christmas holidays growing up at home.
Chocolate-dipped candy cane sticks were always
my favorite because no matter how young (or old)
I was, I could help with them. And they were done
in minutes, which meant I got to eat one right
away! Heres what you need:
Large candy cane sticks (unwrapped)
8 ounces bakers chocolate
crushed nuts or Christmas colored sprinkles
(optional)
wax paper
Christmas cellophane
Melt bakers chocolate in a large saucepan over
low/medium heat until no lumps are visible. Dip
each candy cane stick halfway into the chocolate
and lay the sticks on a layer of wax paper. Sprinkle
candy cane sticks with nuts or Christmas sprinkles
before chocolate hardens. Let cool.
To give: Wrap candy cane sticks individually
or as a bunch in decorative cellophane and tie off
with a ribbon. Or find a tall glass jar with a lid and
fill it with the candy cane sticks. Add a huge bow
or ribbon to the lid and youll have a sweet gift.
-- Polly, Pennsylvania
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practical, money-saving strategies for everyday
living. To send tips, comments or questions, write
to Sara Noel, c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut
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Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Hubby wrecks
wifes cookware
Dear Annie: I usually do
the cooking in the house, but
occasionally, my husband
likes to surprise me by pre-
paring a meal. Im glad he
wants to relieve me of the
kitchen duties, but he has a
bad habit of wrecking my
cookware.
Recently, I came home
from work, and he was beam-
ing from having made a big
dinner. But then I saw that
he served the meal in plastic
bowls that he had placed in
the oven to keep
warm. He perma-
nently damaged
them, and I jumped
on him for ruin-
ing the bowls. He
got upset because
he was expecting
praise for making
dinner.
I know I should
not have become
upset over some
plastic bowls,
but he does this
all the time. Hes
ruined nonstick cookware by
scratching it with metal uten-
sils, burned pans by heating
them when they were empty,
microwaved non-microwave-
able containers, and on and
on.
Please tell me how to over-
look the fact that we have
to replace so many kitchen
items and just be happy that
he cooks. I dont want him
to stop. I just want him to
use some common sense. --
California
Dear California: You
need to explain these things
to your husband when you
arent angry. He doesnt
know any better because no
one has taken the time to
teach him properly. Try cook-
ing together, showing him by
example how to create a dish
in the kitchen without ruining
everything. Treat his gaffes
with affection, and make sure
to appreciate his handiwork
when hes finished. If this
doesnt help, keep in mind
that it is much easier to
replace pots and pans than a
loving husband who cooks
for you.
Dear Annie: Im a teen-
ager. My brother and I live
with my mother, one uncle
and my grandparents. I love
them all dearly.
My mother works, but on
the weekends she does all
the cleaning. The thing is,
my grandmother is sick and
sometimes cannot do what
she used to do. Then she gets
mad at us for no apparent
reason. We try to take care of
her, but she still gets angry.
We cant talk to her about it,
because we worry she will
get sicker.
My grandmother often
says she doesnt like living
in our house. How can I get
everything back to being a
family again? -- Need of
Peace in California
Dear Need Peace: Talk
to your mother about this,
and ask for her suggestions.
We think your grandmoth-
ers anger has nothing to
do with any of you. She
is lashing out at her fam-
ily because she doesnt like
feeling too sick (or too old)
to do the things she used
to do. She wants to be val-
ued and appreciated. Ask
Grandma to help you cook
one of her special dishes. Or
talk to her about her favorite
book or a city where she
traveled. Ask her to tell you
about her parents. Find out
what interests her, and do
your best to show
her that she still
matters.
Dear Annie:
I wrote the letter
signed Alone in
Omaha, telling you
that I was having
major brain surgery
and no one would
be in the hospital
with me during this
time.
Thank you for
your advice to call
my family and tell
them. I did that. I let them
know it would be good to
have someone here, and they
came through. My father is
coming, my sister is driv-
ing 10 hours from Oklahoma,
and my brother will be here,
too. I also joined an epilepsy
support group, and the peo-
ple are all so kind and said
they will help me out. -- No
Longer Alone in Omaha
Dear Omaha: Thank you
so much for letting us know,
and we hope your surgery is
successful. Hundreds of our
readers, even those not from
Omaha, wrote to say they
would sit by your side during
the surgery so you would not
be alone. God bless every
single one of them.
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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy
Sugar, longtime editors of the
Ann Landers column. Please
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
In the coming months, youll be
developing several enviable attributes
that will enable you to better cope
with the world around you. As these
qualities develop, youre likely to
become far more self-assured.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- If you hope to be an effective leader,
you must first set the example that you
wish others to follow. Theyll believe
only in what you do, not necessarily in
what you say.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- That sudden whim to drop in on
someone might not be such a good
idea. If she or he is in the middle of
something and doesnt want to be
disturbed, you wont be welcomed.
Call first.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Look gift horses in the mouth, and
with a jaundiced eye. Should someone
give you something for no apparent
reason, chances are he or she will be
expecting you to return the favor at
the drop of a hat.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- This can be either a good day or a
disappointing one, depending upon
with whom you choose to spend your
time. Select pals who share the same
interests as you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Your attention span might not have
much staying power, so it could be
best to do all the demanding tasks
first. As you tire, switch to no-brainer
jobs that can be knocked off quickly.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Dont be too quick to put much credence
in a business proposal presented to
you by a new acquaintance. What she
or he is selling could be all sizzle and
no steak.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
Should two friends of yours of whom
youre equally fond be at odds with
one another, stay out of it and dont
try to be a peacemaker. Both could
turn on you instead.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If
youre using a helpmate to tackle a
hazardous task, keep a watchful eye
on what this person is doing. Being
less knowledgeable, he or she wont
be as safety-conscious as you.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- As
prudent as you are, you could still
let your guard down and empty your
wallet before you know it. Strive to
be prudent in all your involvements,
especially ones of a social nature.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
When making a request of your mate,
a lack of tact on your part could cause
him or her to react in a way opposite
from the one you were hoping for.
Dont be careless in your choice of
words.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) --
Friends arent likely to be prepared
to cope with any last-minute changes.
Thus, try to let them know your
intentions well in advance, so there
wont be any glitches in anybodys
plans.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Your expectations might not
be based upon realistic factors. Thus,
self-discipline is likely to be required
in order to subdue temptations to take
big risks for fanciful reasons.
COPYRIGHT 2011 United Feature Syndicate,
Inc.
Answers to Mondays questions:
Google co-founder Larry Page created an inkjet printer
with Lego bricks while he was in college. He said he
needed it for printing large images for posters.
There are 23 shades of red more than any other
color in Crayolas box of 120 crayons. The closest is
green with 30 shades followed by blue with 19.
Todays questions:
What hoop legend was the only center to lead in assists
in NBA history?
How long in earth years is a cosmic year i.e., the
length of time it takes for our solar system to complete
one revolution around the center of the Milky Way gal-
axy?
Answers in Thursdays Herald.
Todays words:
Neatherd: a cowboy
Timbal: the kettle drum
Todays joke:
Grandpa: Boy, how many miles do you walk to
school?
Boy: About a half mile.
Grandpa: When I was your age I walked eight miles
to school every day. Boy, what are your grades like?
Boy: They are mostly Bs.
Grandpa: When I was your age I got all As. Boy,
have you ever gotten into a fight?
Boy: Only two times and the boy beat me up.
Grandpa: When I was your age I was in a fight every
day. Boy, how old are you?
Boy: 9 years old.
Grandpa: When I was your age, I was 11
North Koreas grief driven by loss, fear
By CHARLES HUTZLER
Associated Press
BEIJING The scenes of mass grief com-
ing from North Korea people falling to the
ground weeping and cries of anguish amid
somber crowds look forced.
More than theatrical, the mass mourning
over the death of dictator Kim Jong Il is being
driven by a mix of forces. Loss and fear of
an uncertain future the same emotions
that many feel at the death of a loved one
become contagious in crowds. Added to that
are the perils of crossing a police state. Self-
interest is at work too, as many North Koreans
work for the ruling Workers Party, the mili-
tary and state companies and institutions.
When Kims father, North Korean founder
Kim Il Sung, died in 1994, the mourning
proved infectious to Kim Yeong-nam, who
defected to South Korea in 1998 and now runs
an art troupe of fellow defectors.
No relation to the countrys leaders, Kim
said fellow university students in Sinuiju city
near the Chinese border wailed spontaneously
at news of the death. In the days that followed,
Kim found the solemn music and eulogies
at staged events at public statues made him
cry, even though he did not like the countrys
founder.
They play songs and do everything they
can to create a somber mood, Kim said.
Poor and largely isolated from outside
information, North Koreans grieve in an atmo-
sphere that is part family mourning, part coer-
cion. The pressures to be part of a group that
are present in all societies exert an especially
strong force when the costs for resisting them
are harsh. Its rigid controls on ordinary life
make North Korea different in intensity, but
hardly an exception.
Millions of Egyptians thronged Cairos
streets, crushing scores to death, for the funeral
of President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970 even
as his authoritarian repression left the country
unstable. Palestinian communities erupt in
cries of anguish and rage in response to deadly
Israeli raids. Much of Britain, and the world,
swelled in grief after Princess Dianas death in
a car crash in 1997, though her life had been
tabloid fodder for years.
Its the bandwagon effect: a powerful urge
to belong to a group that impels people to
behave in ways they might not ordinarily.
Mourning, like laughter, is contagious in a
social network, said Scott Atran, an American
anthropologist who studies the psychology
of groups at Frances National Center for
Scientific Research. Smoking and obesity,
among other traits, he said, are often tied to the
influence of a persons social mix.
People usually believe they are slightly
exceptional to the norm. But if they want to
be part of the group they overexaggerate and
go toward the extreme of what they think the
norm is, Atran said.
Such behavior is more pronounced among
East Asians, whose societies are more geared
toward the family and larger groups than
Americans and other Westerners. Shown a
picture of a school of fish with one outlying
fish, Americans tend to describe the outlier as
a go-getter while East Asians say the fish has
been punished or ostracized, he said.
The pressures to belong are accentuated in
North Korea. Its government rigidly defines
social norms and portrays the leader as a pro-
tective father who keeps the nation safe and
is deserving of total obedience in return. The
message is inculcated through absolute control
over the school curriculum and the media.
Bad things have happened to North
Koreans who refused the cult of personal-
ity around Kim Jong Il. Once in the habit
of complying with cult norms, it is not easy
suddenly to stop, Clark McCauley, a psy-
chology professor at Bryn Mawr College,
said in an email. Even victims of persecution,
he said, sometimes come to regard the leader
as a great man, regardless of their personal
suffering.
North Korean media cued the tearful public
response from the moment Kim Jong Ils death
was announced Monday. A woman announcer,
dressed in a black traditional robe, read the
announcement in a voice that choked back
tears, extolling him as a father who valued
and loved the people very much and always
shared weal and woe with them.
Not all North Koreans are likely to feel gen-
uine remorse and some may even be hoping
for change. Recurring famines and economic
distress have wracked much of the country
over the past 15 years, particularly interior
provinces outside the largesse of Pyongyang,
the showcase capital, and far from the Chinese
border, where smuggling and trade have blunt-
ed the misery.
Maine police have 100 leads in missing toddler case
Interstates reopening after
Great Plains snowstorm
By DAVID SHARP
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine The mother of a 20-month-old
girl who disappeared from her fathers home said shes trying
to remain optimistic that her daughter is OK as dozens of law
enforcement officers in Waterville investigate 100 leads received
from the public.
Trista Reynolds said Tuesday shes trying to keep it together
for an 8-month-old son who remains in her care but acknowl-
edges the past few days have been tough.
Sometimes I think that shes OK. Sometimes I start thinking
that the worst can happen. Thats how Ive been feeling. I lay my
head down at night and wonder where she is. Am I going to see
her again? Do I get to see her beautiful smile? Reynolds said of
her daughter Ayla. Shes my little girl.
Searchers on Tuesday resumed looking for the youngster who
was last seen Friday night when the father, Justin DiPietro, put
her to bed. He called police to report her missing the following
morning when he found her bed empty.
On Tuesday, a state police evidence vehicle remained outside
the home that DiPietro shared with his mother in Waterville.
State police stationed outside the house told reporters that the
DiPietros were not there. Their whereabouts were unknown to the
public and The Associated Press could not find phone numbers
for them.
Volunteers joined game wardens and local police in canvass-
ing the neighborhood in an effort to ensure a thorough search.
Police were checking out trash bins across the city. FBI agents
were knocking on doors. And a stream a few blocks from DiPietro
home was lowered so wardens could get a better look, both from
the ground and from an airplane overhead, officials said.
Ayla Reynolds is etched in all our minds and reminds every
investigator why its important to stay focused and committed to
the task at hand: to bring Ayla back home, said Waterville Police
Chief Joseph Massey.
The girls disappearance remained classified as a missing per-
son case on Tuesday, but some family members feared the worst.
Statistically speaking, shes not OK. I hope that baby is
strong enough not to become a statistic, said Jessica Reynolds,
Tristas older sister.
The Reynolds family was advised after meeting with Waterville
police to return to their homes 75 miles to the south in Portland to
let police conduct their investigation. The Reynolds sisters were
holed up in a hotel Tuesday to stay away from the media frenzy.
Im watching my sister fall to pieces, Jessica Reynolds said.
I dont think she has any tears left to cry.
Trista Reynolds told The Associated Press that she and
DiPietro never lived together as a couple and that he showed
little interest in his daughter in the 18 months Ayla spent with her
mother. But Reynolds said a drinking problem prompted her to
enter rehabilitation in Lewiston for 10 days in October; she said
that although her mother and older sister cared for Ayla during
that time, child welfare agents intervened to place the girl with
DiPietro.
Last week, Reynolds filed court papers that she hoped would
lead to the return of her daughter. The filing occurred the day
before Ayla was last seen in Waterville.
Reynolds said she began to question Aylas care after the girl
suffered a broken arm. She said she and her family encouraged
child welfare agents to check on Ayla, but that they didnt follow
through.
By JOHN HANNA
Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. Holiday travelers were breathing
a sigh of relief today after a storm that dumped up to 15
inches of snow and forced the closure of interstates across
the Great Plains moved out of the region, allowing crews to
clear drifts and stranded motorists to leave roadside hotels.
The storm was blamed for at least two fatal car acci-
dents as it crawled from eastern New Mexico and Colorado
through the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma and Kansas. The
fierce winds and heavy snowfall closed several major road-
ways before weakening Tuesday and moving into Missouri
and toward the Great Lakes.
But another storm threatened some of those areas hit
earlier in the week, including the Rockies and parts of
Wyoming, New Mexico and western Kansas. Those areas
could see another round of snow and wind over the next few
days, but it wont be as heavy as the recent storm, according
to meteorologist Brian Barjenbruch of the National Weather
Service in Topeka, Kan.
Meanwhile, authorities still reported snow drifts of up
to 10 feet high in southeast Colorado, and Texas officials
warned drivers to stay off the road in the Panhandle so
crews could remove ice and snow. Some highways in the
western half of the Oklahoma Panhandle remained closed
early today, with transportation officials warning of hazard-
ous conditions.
At least 40 people were stranded at the Longhorn Motel
in Boise City, Okla., where manager Pedro Segovia said
blowing snow had created drifts 2- and 3-feet high and
closed the main road.
Officials reopened Interstate 40 in the Texas Panhandle
and New Mexico, and portions of Interstate 70 in west-
ern Kansas that had been closed Tuesday. New Mexico
reopened a closed section of Interstate 25, the main route
from Santa Fe to the Colorado line, after crews cleared
drifts as high as 5 feet.
In Kansas, schools in Manhattan canceled classes
Tuesday, anticipating several inches of snow. The National
Weather Service reported later that 3 inches or less fell.
To the east, a cold rain pelted the Topeka area, turned
into a mix of light sleet and snow without much accumula-
tion and tapered off. Forecasters said the storm became less
potent as it moved northeast toward the Great Lakes.
Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner said the
patrol dealt with dozens of accidents in which motorists slid
off highways Tuesday.
We had ice-covered roads, covered by snow packed on
top, he said.
The snowstorm lumbered into the region Monday, turn-
ing roads to ice and reducing visibility to zero. Many of the
areas hit had enjoyed relatively balmy 60-degree tempera-
tures just 24 hours earlier.
The storm was blamed for at least six deaths, authorities
said. Four people were killed when their vehicle collided
with a pickup truck in part of eastern New Mexico where
blizzard-like conditions are rare, and a prison guard and
inmate died when a prison van crashed on an icy road in
eastern Colorado.
The Colorado Army National Guard said it rescued two
stranded motorists early Tuesday in eastern Las Animas
County, in the states southeast corner, using a special
vehicle designed to move on snow. Smaller highways in that
area remained closed.
Autism-friendly Santas a hit at malls, parties
By STEPHANIE REITZ
Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn.
Visiting the mall to share
Christmas wishes with Santa has
never been part of Ben Borres
childhood, a sad but necessary
concession to the autism that
would make the noise, lights
and crowds an unbearable tor-
ment for the 10-year-old.
Now, though, a growing
number of sensitive Santas
in shopping centers, at com-
munity parties and elsewhere
are giving Ben and others a
chance to meet the big guy in
autism-friendly settings and
providing families a chance to
capture elusive Christmas pho-
tos and memories that families
of typical children may take for
granted.
Ohio-based Glimcher Realty
Trust recently started offering
sensitive Santa sessions in its
two dozen malls nationwide,
and several service organiza-
tions and autism family groups
have recruited low-key Kris
Kringles who adjust their
demeanor to the special needs
of their young guests.
Every parent dreads the
noise and chaos of the mall
Santa scene, but this isnt even
dreading. Its just literally un-
doable for us, said Darlene
Borre of West Hartford, Bens
mother.
Ben, a nonverbal fourth-
grader, is among the up to 1.5
million Americans living with
autism spectrum disorders that
can include delays or disabili-
ties in communication, behav-
ior and socialization. They can
range from mild difficulties to
significant impairments that
make it difficult for those chil-
dren to interact with others.
Many children with autism
are especially sensitive to loud
noises, jangling music, crowds
and unpredictable situations,
and some parents say the idea
that they could wait patiently in
a long line to see Santa is laugh-
able at best.
The Borres tried without suc-
cess a few times over the years
to grab quick snapshots if Ben
randomly walked close enough
to any Santa they encountered,
but with mixed results.
Now, he visits an autism-
friendly Santa each December
at an informal yearly event that
Borre and other autism families
hold at a local playground. The
sensitive Santa happens to be
Bens grandfather, Ray Lepak,
who was compelled to become
an autism-friendly Santa for
local families after seeing what
his daughters family was expe-
riencing.
Just because a family has a
child with special needs doesnt
mean they dont want all the
same memories that everyone
else does, Borre said. We all
want those same holiday joy-
ful moments; it just has to be
approached differently.
A growing number of malls
are setting aside special times
for sensitive Santa visits when
the shopping centers would
otherwise be closed, includ-
ing the 23 shopping malls of
Glimcher Realty Trust, based in
Columbus, Ohio.
A recent autism-friendly
Santa visit at its Northtown Mall
in Blaine, Minn., just outside of
Minneapolis, drew 55 children
despite poor weather, and last
year drew more than 100.
Linda Sell, Northtowns
marketing director, said the
two-hour window on a recent
Sunday morning was devoid
of lines and the bustle of a
regular Santa visit. Instead,
children could play and color
nearby or walk in a safe, con-
tained area until their number
was called.
Sell said they also turned off
the Christmas music, dimmed
the lights, sent maintenance
workers and other potential dis-
tractions away, and asked par-
ents to fill out a form in advance
to give Santa the heads up on
the boys and girls wish lists.
Some kids will sit next to
Santa. Some will want to stand
a little farther away and look at
him, or sit in the chair next to
him, or have mom or dad next
to him, Sell said.
Racist bomber gets 32 years in jail
Conn. mayor seeks to let
illegal immigrants vote
By MICHAEL MELIA
Associated Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Already known as a refuge for
people from other lands, New Haven is tightening its embrace of
newcomers as its mayor seeks to extend voting rights to illegal
immigrants and other noncitizens, a policy challenge that comes
shortly after attacks on sanctuary cities by Republican presiden-
tial candidates.
The Democratic mayor, John DeStefano, helped illegal immi-
grants come out of the shadows four years ago when he launched a
first-of-its-kind program to give them city resident cards. Despite
crackdowns elsewhere, he has forged ahead with proposals that he
says are designed to find common ground in a diverse city.
Were a place of differences, he said. Were a place that
sees a strength and places a value on welcoming folks from all
over.
Dozens of American cities including New York, San Francisco
and Cambridge, Mass., take a hands-off approach to pursuing
illegal immigrants. While advocates say they are rightly distanc-
ing themselves from a broken immigration system, critics accuse
them of flouting federal law as sanctuary cities a label not
all of them accept.
More than 70 cities and states nationwide bar police from
asking community residents who have not been arrested to prove
their legal status, according to the Immigration Policy Center,
a nonpartisan research organization. For many, including New
Haven, the goal is to make immigrants comfortable reaching out
to police for help.
Those policies, however, do not prevent state or local police
from reporting foreign-born criminals to the Department of
Homeland Security.
New Haven, the home of Yale University, is a port city of
125,000 residents with a history of embracing liberal politics and
social change. It was a hotbed for civil rights protests in the 1960s
and, more than a century earlier, the city where African captives
from the slave ship Amistad were jailed before winning their
freedom in the 1840s.
The city has an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 illegal immigrants,
resettles some 200 refugees annually and hosts roughly 2,000
noncitizens associated with Yale.
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. A man who admitted to planting a
bomb along a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route was sen-
tenced Tuesday to 32 years in prison, the maximum punishment
as negotiated under a plea deal that he tried to withdraw and then
later denounced.
I am not guilty of the acts that I am accused of and that I plead
guilty to, Kevin Harpham said just before U.S. District Court
Judge Justin Quackenbush handed down the sentence. He only
agreed to the deal in September to avoid a possible life sentence,
Harpham said.
The statement prompted the judge to impose the higher end of
the possible prison sentence, which was negotiated in the plea bar-
gain as between 27 and 32 years. I am distressed that you appear
not the least bit apologetic, Quackenbush said.
Harpham, who has extensive ties to white supremacists,
blamed the judge for not giving his defense team enough time.
The 37-year-old said he did not intend to injure people with
the bomb he placed in downtown Spokane prior to the January
parade.
Rather, he intended for the shrapnel to hit the side of a building
as a show of protest against the multiculturalism celebrated by the
parade, he said.
I was making a statement that there are people out there who
dont agree with these ideas, Harpham said. He likened himself
to a Christian protesting gay marriage, but a bit more dangerous
or extreme.
The judge said he was perplexed because Harpham was hon-
orably discharged from the Army and had no criminal record.
Quackenbush wondered if a shrill and caustic and vitriolic
culture fueled by talk media was partially to blame.
That is contrary to what this community and this country is
about, Quackenbush said.
Just before he was scheduled to be sentenced, Harphams law-
yer tried unsuccessfully to withdraw his guilty plea by questioning
whether the explosive device in question met the legal definition
of a bomb. Harpham said he intended to seek an appeal.
The pipe bomb was loaded with lead fishing weights coated in
rat poison, which can inhibit blood clotting in wounds, officials
have said. The bomb was discovered and disabled before it could
explode.

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