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BY MIKE FORD mford@delphosherald.com a Kalida native whose professional life is dedicated to preventing substance abuse. She says underage drinking is a problem taken lightly and enabled by many parents. After a game, at least in the Kalida area, a lot of parents go to the bar afterward. Im sure a few of them have more than two alcoholic beverages and drive home. Were kind of teaching our kids its OK to drink and drive, even though we tell them all the time not to do it. Actions speak louder than words, she said. One of my pet peeves is drinking and driving and I know it happens a lot at the high school level Ive seen it first-hand. I saw it with other kids when I was in school and I see it now. We need to tighten up on it. Verhoff says personal experience has also taught

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Delphos, Ohio we lost a big game and all I heard that night was lets drink. The parents thought that was OK; its like heres a case of beer just stay where you are. Well, when I was 16, 17, 18 years old, I thought I was invincible. I know there were times, either for me or for classmates, alcohol was involved and some pretty stupid decisions were made things ranging from as serious as getting behind the wheel to as petty as breaking up with a boyfriend while ones judgement was influenced by alcohol. This is a problem we take really lightly and theres more to it than just having a beer, she said. Dr. Keith Durkin chairs the department of psychology and sociology at Ohio Northern University. He says parents who host underage drinking parties have good intentions. He says they think the teenagers will drink whether theyre allowed to or not, so its better for them to do it with adult supervision. However, parents who allow their kids to drink are undermining their authority and responsibilities as parents. Im of the generation that was in college in the 1980s and we said we would be different from our parents. We said well be the cool parents. If my kids going to do this thing or that thing, Id rather they do it at home. There is no evidence thats a good idea. A young persons brain is not fully developed. Our frontal lobe isnt finished developing until sometime in our late teens or early twenties. There is compelling medical literature on this if you saturate the developing See DRINKING, page 2

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As high school seniors prepare to graduate, many will celebrate in an illegal The Delphos Veterans manner by consuming alcoCouncil has announced its hol. Some area adults look plans for Memorial Day. the other way while others A parade will step off directly contribute to the from in front of the Safety problem. Ohio allows parents Service Building on East Second Street and travel north to provide alcohol to their on Main Street to the Veterans own children while in their Memorial Park at North Main presence but that is all the law permits. Hosting underand Fifth streets. age drinking parties is illegal. Nonetheless, it happens in the Tri-county, where alcohol consumption is part of the culture. Many who work in addiction services and law Jefferson prom and enforcement agree this is an graduation photos are underlying challenge. available in the high school Chelsea L. Verhoff is the office. iChoose Program coordinator Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Partnership for Violence Free Families in Lima. She is

... drinking is part of our culture. When I was in high school, we lost a big game and all I heard that night was lets drink. The parents thought that was okay....
Chelsea L. Verhoff, iChoose Program Coordinator her that drinking alcohol is commonly viewed as normal perhaps, expected across the region. In Putnam County, drinking is part of our culture. When I was in high school,

Warnecke named NAIA Scholar-Athlete The University of Northwestern Ohio is proud to announce junior mens golfer Matt Warnecke has been named a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Warnecke is one of 133 student-athletes from around the country to receive the honor. Warnecke, a Kalida native, carries an impressive 3.94 GPA while majoring in Accounting. He was also named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Champions of Character team. In order to be nominated by an institutions head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor. At The Country Club The Ladies of the Delphos Country Club held a Regular Golf outing cochaired by Shirley Wiltsie and Jean Hilvers on the back nine Tuesday. Wiltsie was the low-gross winner in the first flight, while LouAnn Wiltsie was the low net. Both tied for the low putts and Shirley had birdies on No. 11 and 17. Marilyn Allen had the longest drive. In the second flight, Hilvers took the low gross and Linda Boecker the low net. Hilvers had the longest putt. Jefferson hosting 8th annual summer camp Jefferson boys basketball head coach and staff have slated the 8th annual Wildcat Summer Basketball Camp for 3-5 p.m. June 5-7 at Jefferson Middle School. The camp ($30, including a camp T-shirt) is open to all boys in grades 2-6 (as of this school year) and baseball players can be dismissed early upon request. For more information, contact Smith at (419) 615-7233. Forms are available at Franklin and Landeck elementaries and Jefferson Middle School. Hot Saturday. High in low 90s and low in low 70s. See page 2.

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Staff reports DELPHOS Jefferson High Schools 137th commencement will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Jefferson Middle School Auditorium. There are 71 members in the class of 2012. Commencement speaker will be Landeck Elementary and Franklin Elementary schools Principal Mark Fuerst, The Rev. Randy Bevington, Ohio City Church of God, will deliver the invocation and the benediction. The Student Prayer will be delivered by Justin Rode. Commencement music will be provided by the Commencement Band, under the direction of David Stearns, and by the senior members of the Vocal Music Department, under the direction of Tammy Wirth. The valedictorian of the class is Cassidy Bevington and the salutatorian is Lindzi Hoersten. They will be addressing the assembly on behalf of the class of 2012. Bevington is the daughter of Randy and Judy Bevington. Her high school activities include National Honor Society, serving as vice president this year; Delphos Junior Optimist Club, serving as president this year; Varsity D Club; Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as a leader BY STACY TAFF staff@delphosherald.com

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Bevington this year; Students Against Destructive Decisions, serving as president this year; Student Council; band, serving as president this year; Quiz Bowl; and the musical. She has played soccer and softball for four years, receiving 2nd-team all-NWC honors in soccer this year. Bevington has been the top student in Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry/Statistics, Advanced Placement Statistics, Biology I, Biology II, Physics, College Prep. English I, Advanced Placement English Language and Composition, Current Events and French I and II. She has taken the Advanced Placement Exams in Statistics, Calculus, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition and French. She is also very involved in her church youth group, EPIC

Hoersten Student Ministries. She will attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, majoring in physics or engineering physics. Hoersten is the daughter of Chuck Hoersten and Brenda Hoersten. Her high school activities include National Honor Society; Delphos FFA Chapter, serving as president this year and reporter her junior year; Delphos Junior Optimist Club, 4 years; and Students Against Destructive Decisions, 3 years. She received the FFA Star Greenhand Award, French Discovery Award, Student of the Month, Chemistry Award, DeKalb Award and the Delphos FFA Alumni Scholarship. She has taken the Advanced Placement Exam in Statistics. She attended Buckeye Girls State. See JEFFERSON, page 2

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MIDDLE POINT The majority of Ohio fire departments are staffed by volunteers, especially in smaller towns with smaller budgets. Since career and volunteer firefighters are required to have the same level of certification training, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal created a grant program to reimburse individual departments. Each fire department requesting a grant is selected based on criteria, including annual budget, annual number of fire incidents and the resident population it serves. Middle Point Fire Department was one of two in Van Wert County to receive a check Thursday, delivered in person by State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers. Fire Chief Craig King accepted it. This reimbursement is for money we used to bring our firefighters to level one certification and some even to level two, King said. There are three levels. We currently have seven at level one and

DELPHOS Dorothy Tate had a clear view of what she wanted to be when she grew up a teacher. I always wanted to be a teacher, the 40-year Spanish teacher said. I was always teaching everyone in the neighborhood games, etc. Her reticence toward biology steered her toward becoming a high school teacher. I wanted to be an elementary teacher until I found out you had to take biology. I said, Nope, Ill be a high school teacher, she said. Looking back, I should have just sucked it up and taken biology. Tate graduated from Waynesfield-Goshen High School in 1964, from Bowling Green State University is 1968 and finished her masters in education at Kent State in 1975. A Spanish teacher from high school set her subject choice. I took French I and then the teacher left and they couldnt replace her so I took

Spanish my last three years, she said. I loved it. Tate began her career at Jefferson High School in 1969. She soon organized a Spanish Club and the group was instrumental in starting concessions at girls basketball games and selling snacks at track meets. After 30 years, a club trip to Mexico and lots of memories, she retired in 1999. I had my 30 years in and thought I should retire so I did, Tate said. What I found was I couldnt stand to be idle. There was just too much time to fill. So, in 2002, I went back to the chalk board and accepted a position teaching Spanish at St. Johns. I have been fortunate to have taught at two great schools where I could be myself. Both staffs have been wonderful and Delphos itself is such a giving community. I didnt know anything about Delphos when I came here but Im glad I did. Everyone is so giving and both schools follow that philosophy. One thing Tate has See TATE, page 2

State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers, left, presents Middle Point Fire Chief Craig King with a check for $7,040. eight at level two, which is This is a competitive procareer level. One-tenth of our cess but were happy to say budget is training, so this is that everyone who asked for a greatly valued. Anything we reimbursement got one, He do to raise our certification said. One of my goals is to level is reimbursed by the get every firefighter to level state and its very greatly one, at least. These communities now have more fireappreciated. Flowers spoke on behalf fighters trained at a higher of Governor John Kasich, level that will better enable Ohio Department of everyone to go home safely at Commerce Director David the end of the emergency call Goodman and himself when or shift. Just as important, he expressed happiness at the grant lessened the impact being able to help Ohio fire on the budgets of these fire departments. departments.

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will have to go up a notch. The closer we keep it to the straight and narrow, the better. Delphos Police Chief Kyle Fittro says underage drinking spikes at graduation-time. He says sometimes, parents dont give kids permission to drink but many do and are complicit in the act. I dont know how many times I have to beat parents upside the head with this, but parents really need to understand that you cannot host underage drinking parties. If anything should happen, you can be held liable. If the kids drink at your house and leave and get in a wreck, criminal charges and/or a civil lawsuit that means money can come right back on you, he said. Fittro says taking precautions such as making them surrender car keys doesnt work when dealing with lessmature people whose nature is to rebel. The last thing I would ever do is let a bunch of kids come to my house and drink because there are a thousand different ways that can go wrong. There are so many ways hosting an underage drinking party can go wrong, that it isnt even funny, he said. Ive seen incidents like that, where the adult makes them put their keys in a bucket and they tell them they have to stay the night. Well, for one thing, you dont have the authority to allow someone elses kid to drink in your home. That is against the law. The other thing is those kids may not comply with the rules. They may sneak out and wander off. They may have a friend pick them up or they may be on foot; they dont need a car to get into trouble. Fittro said under state law, underage consumption as a first-degree misdemeanor punishable with up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if the offender is between 18-20 years of age. He said the law grants judges more latitude in sentencing younger offenders. He said most juveniles caught with alcohol in their system are between the ages of 15-17 and theyre usually caught at parties, which is where they binge-drink. Kids who are generally good kids kids who are involved in things like sports, FFA or Scouts those kids dont usually get into trouble but these are the kids we find at parties. It isnt necessarily something they do every weekend but they go to a party where other kids are drinking and theres peer pressure, so they start drinking, he concluded.

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brain with alcohol even once, that kid is several times more likely to become an alcoholic as an adult, he said. Durkin is a criminologist who specializes in binge drinking. He says most underage drinkers dont simply have a beer or two; when they drink, they consume more than a moderate amount. He says alcohols impairing influence is visible with college-age kids, not to mention teenagers. Ive been teaching college since 1992 and I can tell the difference between a freshman and a senior. They dont make good life-judgements even without alcohol because their brain is still developing. When you throw alcohol on top of it, its a recipe for disaster, he said. Durkin, who is a parent himself, says many parents think if they are more lenient with teenagers, their parenting style will minimize rebellion. I think parents assume if they let their kids drink at home, theyll only drink at home. Thats naive. The kid is simply getting a couple freebies before heading out, he said. I hate to tell parents this but kids are going to rebel no matter what. So, if youre letting your kid drink with you, the rebellion

High temperature Thursday in Delphos was 86 degrees, low was 60. High a year ago today was 82, low was 59. Record high for today is 90, set in 1977. Record low is 36, set in 1963. WeAtHer ForeCAst tri-county Associated Press

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toniGHt: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and storms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east overnight. sAtUrDAY: Hot. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. sAtUrDAY niGHt, sUnDAY: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. sUnDAY niGHt: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. MonDAY: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. MonDAY niGHt, tUesDAY: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. tUesDAY niGHt, WeDnesDAY: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.

Jan. 2, 1919-May 23, 2012 Mary Carolyn McKinley, 93, formerly of rural Spencerville, died at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at Hill View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Platte City, Mo., with her family at her side. She was born Jan. 2, 1919, in Logan Township, Auglaize County, to Philip and Effie (Peterson) Grassley. On June 26, 1937, she married William Olin Bill McKinley, who died July 30, 1989. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville, the Rev. Vince Lavieri officiating. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where an Order of Eastern Star service will begin at 12:30 p.m. Preferred memorials are to donors choice.

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Hoersten will attend the University of Dayton, majoring in accounting. Seniors graduating with High Honors are Courtney Lewis, Alicia Menke, Joshua Miller, Tyler Miller, Elizabeth Schosker and Samantha Thitoff. Seniors graduating with Honors are Kyle Anspach, Hayley Drerup, Megan Gilden, DeLannie Hicks, Stephanie Koenig, Kecia Kramer and Justin Rode. Seniors graduating with Scholastic Honorable Mention are Nadine Clarkson, Kellen Elwer, Jesstin Foust, Samantha Foust and Jeffrey Schleeter. Seniors graduating with an Honors Diploma determined by the Ohio Department of Education are Cassidy Bevington, Hayley Drerup, Megan Gilden, DeLannie Hicks, Lindzi Hoersten, Shayn Klinger, Stephanie Koenig, Courtney Lewis, Joshua Miller, Tyler Miller, Justin Rode, Elizabeth Schosker and Samantha Thitoff. Members of the class

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learned from teaching is that students are most successful when parents, students and teachers work together. Parental involvement is the key, she said. If parents treat school like its important, students will, too. Tate enjoyed her career and along the way created a style what works best for her regarding her students. Ive always though that if you could teach in a manner that they and you can enjoy it, its not so much work, she said. Humor can solve a lot of problems. And sometimes, the lessons best taught arent on the lesson at all. When noting her accom-

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plishments, Tate didnt have to look far for what gave her the most satisfaction. I was always most proud of taking a student who had not done well in grade school and talking them into trying it one more time. Its easy to teach a smart kid. They practically teach themselves, she said. We worry about all our students. We want them to be successful later in life. We want them to be well-rounded and develop a good attitude toward others and use it later in life. We want them to gain confidence in themselves as they learn. As for future plans, Tate is going to see how it goes. I am going to do absolutely nothing for year and after that, who knows?

At 2 p.m. on Monday, Delphos Police were called to the 300 block of Hunt Street in reference to an intoxicated person in that area. Upon officers arrival and after investigating the complaint, officers found 40-year-old Gressner of Dayton had attempted to drive Gressner a vehicle belonging to another without permission to do so and had caused damage to property. Gressner was taken into custody and transported to the Delphos Police Department for further testing, which Gressner subsequently refused. Gressner was taken to the Lima Allen County Jail and was booked into jail on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, criminal damaging, criminal endangering and operating a motor vehicle impaired. Gressner will appear in Lima Municipal Court on the charges.

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CroWe, Roger E., 71, of Delphos, Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, the Rev. David Howell officiating. Burial will be in King Cemetery, Middle Point. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, and for one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Preferred memorials are to Trinity United Methodist Church. WeAVer, Marie A., 89, of Delphos, funeral services begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Shawnee Chapel, the Rev. Jim Szobonya officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Chapel Cemetery in Lima. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

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By the Associated Press Today is Friday, May 25, the 146th day of 2012. There are 220 days left in the year. todays Highlight in History: On May 25, 1787, the Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum. (The Convention ended four months later with the delegates adopting the Constitution of the United States.) on this date: In 1810, Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires. In 1895, playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London; he was sentenced to two years in prison. In 1916, the Chicago Tribune published an interview with Henry Ford in which the automobile industrialist was quoted as saying, History is more or less bunk. Its tradition. We dont want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinkers dam is the history we make today. In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career, for the Boston Braves, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1942, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, frustrated over being driven out of Burma by Japanese troops during World War II, bluntly told reporters in Delhi, India: I claim we got a hell of a beating. In 1946, Transjordan (now Jordan) became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy told Congress: I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. In 1968, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. In 1979, 273 people died when an American Airlines DC-10 crashed just after takeoff from Chicagos OHare airport. Six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while on his way to a school bus stop in lower Manhattan; his fate has never been determined. In 1981, daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spiderman costume, scaled the outside of Chicagos Sears Tower in 7 1/2 hours. In 1986, an estimated 7 million Americans participated in Hands Across America to raise money for the nations hungry and homeless. In 1992, Jay Leno made his debut as host of NBCs Tonight Show, succeeding Johnny Carson. ten years ago: President George W. Bush, during a visit to St. Petersburg, joined Russian President Vladimir Putin (POO-tihn) in pressuring Pakistans president to curb cross-border violence in Kashmir and ease tensions with neighboring India. A China Airlines Boeing 747200 flying to Hong Kong crashed in the Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 people on board. A passenger train and a freight train collided in southern Mozambique, killing more than 190 people. Five years ago: President George W. Bush signed a bill to pay for military operations in Iraq that did not contain a timetable for troop withdrawals.

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COLUMBUS (AP) Ohio lawmakers have approved measures aimed at making it easier for ex-offenders who can prove their rehabilitation to find work after prison. The bills approved by the House and Senate Thursday would reduce current restrictions on felons for working as cosmetologists, optical dispensers, salvage-yard dealers, construction-trade workers, hearing-aid dealers and fitters and security guards. The two chambers must reconcile certain differences in the bills before sending their proposal to Gov. John Kasich. Both bills allow courts to order community service instead of fines or drivers license suspensions, and permit child support payments to be modified when someones earning capacity is lowered because of serving time or having a felony record. Juvenile advocates object to a provision that could make the records of some juvenile offenders public as adults.

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ST. MARYS (AP) Officials have posted signs at a western Ohio state park lake to warn visitors about toxic blue-green algae. The state Department of Natural Resources posted the first signs of the year Thursday at four beaches in Grand Lake St. Marys. The Columbus Dispatch reports the signs warn people with weak immune systems to not swim or walk through the water. It also warns elderly and young people to stay away. Blue-green algae are common in most lakes but grow thick in sun-warmed water that contains phosphorus. Department spokeswoman Bethany McCorkle says a test on Tuesday of the 13,000-acre lake showed toxin levels higher than the recommended threshold. Milt Miller, co-founder of the Grand Lake St. Marys Restoration Commission, says those levels are still lower than they were last year.

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TOLEDO (AP) A prep school in northwest Ohio plans to conduct random drug testing on its students and staff in the fall as a condition of enrollment. The Toledo Blade reports St. Johns Jesuit High School & Academy will ask its students and staff for a hair sample to test. Each test will cost $40. St. Johns spokesman Zach Silka says the school will offer treatment or counseling to students or staff who test positive. They could face suspension or expulsion if they ignore them. The school will not involve law enforcement. The Ohio School Boards Association says St. Johns is one of the only schools in the state testing all students and staff and not just athletes. School officials called the policy a proactive move to prevent drug abuse early.

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. Sir James Barrie, Scottish dramatist (1860-1937)

Obama hits Romney in Iowa, seeks 2008 energy

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and KEN THOMAS Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa President Barack Obama delivered his harshest rebuttal yet to rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, dismissing his challengers claims as a cowpie of distortions while seeking to rekindle the all-but-faded Iowa magic that launched him in 2008. Escalating his criticism of Romneys background as a venture capitalist, Obama said it wasnt adequate preparation for the presidency. There may be value for that kind of experience, but its not in the White House, Obama said. The speech, to a cheering Iowa crowd of about 2,500 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, represented a new intensity for Obamas campaign as Romney begins to hit his stride carrying the Republican standard. It came as Iowa, soured by the direction of the nation and its economy, has drifted away from Obama since his 2008 caucus victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton made him the Democratic front-runner. While Obama carried the state in the general election By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press by a comfortable margin that year, polls this year have shown voters narrowly preferring Romney, who plans to wage his own major effort in Iowa. Trying to cast Romney as out of touch with workingclass voters, Obama declared that hard work hasnt led to higher incomes. Higher profits havent led to better jobs, he said. And you cant solve that problem if you cant even see that its a problem. Obama pointedly chose the same turf where Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, once declared that corporations are people. Obama said Romney would roll back regulations and return to policies that he said helped create the recession and would increase government deficits. Reacting to Romneys charge last week that Obama had created a prairie fire of debt, the president countered that Romneys tax plan is like trying to put out a prairie fire with some gasoline. In a statement issued after the speech, Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said: A president who broke his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first

One Year Ago Jefferson High Schools 136th Commencement will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Jefferson Middle School Auditorium. There are 78 members of the Class of 2011. The valedictorians of the class are Mitchell Antalis and Dulton Moore. The student prayer will be delivered by Logan Bonifas and Colin Barclay will deliver the benediction. 25 Years Ago 1987 The Chautauqua American Institute of New York has awarded a $1,815 scholarship to Lincolnview sophomore Stephanie Neer. The scholarship will be applied toward an intense eight-week study in the arts. Chautauquas educational program is a blend of art, dance, music and theater. Stephanie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoying of Middle Point. Students from Jeanne Clark and Pat Raymans art classes at Jefferson Senior High School and Landeck and Franklin Elementary schools have art work on display at the Delphos Public Library. The show will run until May 26. Exhibits include prints, drawings, paintings, collages, hand puppets and mixed media. The Ottoville Senior Citizens social club held its card party and special dinner in honor of Senior Citizens Day. The attendance award went to Edwin Wannemacher. Kathryn Gordon was nominated by Ottoville Senior Citizens as Putnam County Outstanding Senior Citizen of the Year and she was elected. 50 Years Ago 1962 A Delphos young man, SOA/3 Tim Mericle, was aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid Thursday, the Intrepid being the recovery ship for astronaut Scott Carpenter after his three-time orbiting of the earth. Mericle, a member of the Intrepids helicopter squadron, enlisted in the U. S. Navy March 27, 1959. He is a 1958 graduate of Delphos Jefferson High School, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Mericle. Elida High School junior, Kirby A. Baker, has been selected to participate in a summer science training program in Earth-Space Sciences, to be conducted at Oregon State University, Cervallis, Ore. Judy Laing is also the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant. The Elida school junior will participate in the fifth annual Pre-College Science Institute. Mrs. Francis Failor of Spencerville held a luncheon for her mother, Mrs. Ray Howe, guests being members of the 1917 Club. In a contest held, prizes went to Mrs. O. J. Truesdale, Mrs. Paul Harter, Sr., Mrs. Nick Metcalfe, Mrs. Roy Feathers, Mrs. Harry Ash and Mrs. Virgil Buchanan. 75 Years Ago 1937 Thirteen students will be graduated Wednesday night from Middle Point High School. Members of the graduating class are: Della Rae Armstrong, Mary Kathryn Baer, Pauline Cover, Charles Crawford, Norman Jenkins, Watson Ley, Carl Ringwald, William Ringwald, Richard Smith, Esther Mae Summerrett, Lewis Vogt, Mary Margaret Volk and Delores Wurst. Dr. G. K. Miller, optometric eye specialist, has leased the building on West Second Street, formerly occupied by the Stevens photograph studio and will install a modern bi-focal plant. The Miller offices and lens grinding laboratory will be retained at the present location on East Third Street. Jefferson secured revenge from Keel, Kenton ace pitcher, who hurled a no hit game against Jefferson several weeks ago, by driving him from the mound with three hits in the first inning for two runs and a home run in the third inning by Adams. The circuit drive scored Thompson ahead of him for a total of four runs. Thatcher relieved Keel and allowed five scattered hits to hold Jefferson scoreless the remaining part of the contest.

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Court: Families cannot sue over loan discount fee

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WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three families cannot sue a mortgage company for allegedly charging them a loan discount fee without giving them a lower interest rate. The high courts decision tosses out lawsuits filed in 2008 against Quicken Loans Inc. in Louisiana by three families who claimed they paid the fees without receiving anything in return. The Freeman family paid $980 and the Bennett family $1,100 in loan discount fees but allegedly did not get lower interest rates in return. The Smith family allegations focus partly on a loan origination fee of $5,100, which they claim was a mislabeled loan discount fee. A federal judge threw the lawsuit out, saying the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act made the lawsuit improper. That decision, which was upheld by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, was appealed to the Supreme Court. The law says no person shall give and no person shall accept any portion, split or percentage of any charge made or received for the rendering of a real estate settlement service in connection with a transaction involving a federally related mortgage loan other than for services actually performed. The argument is over whether that law prohibits the collection of an unearned charge by a single settlement provider, or whether it covers only transactions in which a provider shares part of a settlement-service charge with one or more other persons who did nothing to earn it, said Justice Antonia Scalia, who wrote the opinion. The courts decision was unanimous. In our view, (the law) is unambiguous, Scalia said. It covers only a settlement-service providers splitting of a fee with one or more other persons. Quicken Loans cheered the decision. Although we always believed that we were on the right side of the law, it is especially gratifying to have the affirmation of the highest court in the country, the company said in a statement. The court also ruled Thursday that a man can be retried on murder charges despite a jury forewomans statement that they were unanimously against finding him guilty. The high court said Arkansas prosecutors can retry Alex Blueford on murder charges in the death of 20-month-old Matthew McFadden Jr. Authorities said the boy was beaten to death. The jury forewoman told the judge before he declared a mistrial that the jury had voted unanimously against capital murder and firstdegree murder. The jury had deadlocked on a lesser charge, manslaughter, which caused the judge to declare a mistrial. Blueford argued the forewomans statement, said in open court, meant that he has been acquitted of capital murder and first-degree murder. Prosecutors decided to retry Blueford of Jacksonville, Ark., on all three charges. He contended he could not be retried on capital murder and first-degree murder because of Fifth Amendment double jeopardy protections.

Senate committee cuts Pakistan aid over conviction

WASHINGTON A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistans conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, cutting aid to Islamabad by $33 million $1 million for every year of the physicians 33-year sentence for high treason. The punitive move came on top of deep reductions the Appropriations Committee had already made to President Barack Obamas budget request for Pakistan, a reflection of the growing congressional anger over its cooperation in combatting terrorism. The overall foreign aid budget for next year had slashed more than half of the proposed assistance and threatened further reductions if Islamabad fails to open overland supply routes to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Pushing aside any diplomatic talk, Republicans and Democrats criticized Pakistan one day after the conviction of Shakil Afridi. The doctor ran a vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA and verify bin Ladens presence at the compound in Abbottabad where U.S. commandos found and killed the al-Qaida leader in May 2011. The United States has called for Afridis release, arguing that he was acting in the interest of the United States and Pakistan. We need Pakistan, Pakistan needs us, but we dont need Pakistan double-dealing and not seeing the justice in bringing Osama bin Laden to an end, said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who pushed for the additional cut in aid. He called Pakistan a schizophrenic ally, helping the United States at one turn, but then aiding the Haqqani network which has claimed responsibility for several attacks on Americans. The group also has ties to al-Qaida and the Taliban. Its Alice in Wonderland at best, said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. If this is cooperation, Id hate like hell to see opposition. One of the most forceful statements came from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who also serves that the chairman of the Intelligence Committee. She pointed out that Pakistan has suffered at the hands of terrorists yet mis-

term has no standing when it comes to fiscal responsibility. Earlier, in blue-collar Newton, Iowa, once the prosperous headquarters of Maytag appliances, Obama visited a wind-turbine plant to push his alternative energy agenda and delivered a message that could as well have applied to all of Iowa. Yeah, were facing tough times, but were getting through them, were getting though them together, he said. While offering only six of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, how Iowa voters ultimately judge Obama is expected to be an important factor in the race. Last time it was a lot more exciting. It was a new thing, said Nancy Bobo, a Des Moines Obama volunteer and one of his earliest Iowa backers in 2008. Today, were all just very serious. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, has made the struggling economy the centerpiece of his campaign. But Obama can point to comparatively low 5.1 percent unemployment in Iowa, where stable financial services and strong agriculture sectors buoyed the economy while manufacturing has struggled to rebound.

Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled. The rules have been in the works since the early 1990s, but the Justice Department created an uproar among hotels, waterparks, health clubs and the like earlier this year when it said it will require many such facilities to install fixed, permanent lifts to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. After initially setting a March 15 deadline and telling the industry it wouldnt budge the department has granted two extensions. After first saying it might grant a reprieve until September, Justice announced last week that pool owners wont have to comply with the new requirements until early next year, a move that gets the controversy safely past the election. At issue is whether hotels and other facilities will have to install fixed, permanent lifts to assist disabled people getting in and out of their pools, a move that requires hiring a contractor and tearing up the pool deck at a cost of as much as $6,000. Many pool owners were hoping to comply with the rules by purchasing less costly portable lifts that could be wheeled out to poolside as needed. Hotel owners who already have lifts say few of their customers ever ask for them. Advocates for the disabled are frustrated by the delay, saying it means another summer swim season without lifts at most pools. They accused the hotel industry of creating an 11th hour tempest to undo rules that have been in the making since the Clinton administration. Its a little disingenuous to say that came out of nowhere, said Heather Ansley, a lawyer with United Spinal Association. But theyre pleased that Justice isnt caving to demands that everybody be allowed to get by with portable lifts. Theyve been trying to duck it for 10 years, and the agency keeps putting it off, putting it off, said Rep. Jerold Nadler, D-N.Y. Enough already. Disabled people complain that in cities where lifts are already required, portable lifts are often stowed away and that not all employees know how to operate them. And they say that the hotel and motel industry has a long record of trying to evade access rules for the disabled, sometimes waiting to be sued before complying. The issue gets even trickier. Theres a longstanding exemption in the law which

construed what is treason in convicting Afridi. She also insisted that Afridi was not a spy. This is a very sad day, she said. The committee approved Grahams amendment to cut the assistance by $33 million on a 30-0 vote. In crafting the overall legislation, the committee reduced Obamas request to aid Pakistan by 58 percent as resentment and doubts linger on Capitol Hill a year after bin Laden was killed deep inside Pakistan. Tensions between Washington and Islamabad have increased as Pakistan closed overland supply routes to Afghanistan after a U.S. attack on the Pakistani side of the border killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November. The United States and Pakistan failed to resolve the issue at a recent NATO summit in Chicago. Members of the Senate committee also complained about mafia-style extortion by Pakistan in seeking truck fees in exchange for opening the supply lines. The cost had been $250 per truck prior to the attack. Pakistan is now demanding $5,000 per truck. The United States has countered at $500.

says existing facilities can avoid an ADA requirement if they determine compliance is not readily achievable. Thats pretty ambiguous, but as defined in the law it basically means youre eligible for the exemption if you determine that its too difficult or expensive. Figuring out whether one qualifies for the exemption can be difficult. The rules always had been going to require that newly constructed pools be required to have built-in lifts. But in January, Justice issued technical guidance that for the first time required fixed pool lifts at existing pools, said Minh Vu, a Washington lawyer representing the hotel industry. That took many pool owners by surprise, upending their plans. The guidance created a new set of potential problems and concerns. Among them was that children might climb on the lifts which would be built at the shallow end of the pool and potentially hurt themselves by falling or diving off. The January directive put hotel owners in a real bind. Over the horizon they saw themselves being hit with government penalties and private lawsuits for failing to comply with the rules. Some hotels announced they would have to close their pools. Community and municipal pools risked being out of compliance as well.

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Alex Wehri, a senior at St. Johns High School, was honored by the Delphos Optimist club as its Student Of The Month. St. Johns High School Principal Don Huysman and Delphos City Schools Superintendent Frank Sukup presented him with a plaque done in his schools colors and a certificate for a $50 savings bond. Wehri is the son of Tony and Amy Wehri.

Wehri Student of the Month

Bluffton University students, alumni and friends gathered for the universitys annual May Day and commencement festivities, May 5 and 6. The institutions 112th commencement ceremony, held on May 6, recognized SUNDAY about 310 graduates. Presenting 1-3 p.m. The Delphos The Greatest Gift... was this Canal Commission Museum, years commencement speaker, 241 N. Main St., is open. Karel B. Oxley, superintendent 1-4 p.m. Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St. Kalida. 1:30 p.m. Amvets Post 698 Auxiliary meets at the Abigayl M. Van Grootheest, Amvets post in Middle Point. 4 p.m. Amvets Post 698 daughter of Terry and Teresa regular meeting at the Amvets Van Grootheest post in Middle Point. 7:30 p.m. Sons of of Delphos, Amvets Post 698 meet at was Amvets Post in Middle Point. awarded a masters MONDAY degree in Memorial Day! accounting 10:45 a.m. Parade starts from the from in front of Fire Station University Van Grootheest on East Second Street. of 11 a.m. Memorial Day Toledo on May 5. service at Veterans Memorial She has accepted a position Park at Fifth and Main as an auditor with the accountstreets. ing firm of Deloitte and will be based in Detroit Michigan. TUESDAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 7 p.m. Marion Township trustees meet at township house. 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second St.

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Crestviews MacKenzie Riggenbach gets caught in a pickle versus Ayersville Thursday in regional semifinal softball action. She ended up being safe at third base as the Lady Knights routed the Pilots 11-4.
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Lady Knights garner regional finals

FINDLAY - After a hard-fought, 1-run win over Parkway to advance to the regional tournament last Friday, the Crestview Lady Knight softball team had a much easier time in the regional semifinal against Ayersville Thursday evening at Findlay High School. Crestview got three 2-out runs in the top of the first and never looked back en route to an 11-4 victory to advance to Saturdays Division IV regional final against Sycamore Mohawk. Senior centerfielder McKenzie Nofer led off the game with an infield single but Ayersville junior pitcher Taylor Church forced two quick outs. Senior leftfielder Taylor Hamrick then came through with a 2-out single to plate Nofer and give the Lady Knights an early 1-0 lead. Taylors been struggling a little bit the last couple of games, so that was really a big hit on her part to come back and get that. Not only for us but it was big for her mentally, said Crestview coach Owen Pugh. Hamrick then stole second and third before senior second baseman Maddie Etzler drew a walk. First baseman Taylor Springer then plated Hamrick with an RBI single and Etzler scored on a passed ball to give Crestview an early 3-0 lead. After a perfect inning on the mound by freshman pitcher Terra Crowle, the Crestview offense went back to work in the top of the second, scoring three more runs. Senior third baseman Danica Hicks led the inning off with a walk and leftfielder MacKenzie Riggenbach bunted her to second base. Nofer recorded another infield hit to put runners on the corners and senior shortstop Holly Genth plated Hicks with an RBI double. Sophomore designated player Kirstin Hicks flew out to center, which allowed Nofer to tag and score. Finally, Hamrick came through with another RBI single to score Genth and run the Lady Knights advantage to 6-0. Ayersville finally drew blood in the bottom of the second. Senior first baseman Kaleigh Hug doubled to open the frame and scored when catcher Jessie Church grounded into a fielders choice. The Lady Pilot run cut the Crestview lead to five after two complete but the Lady Knights added two more in the top of the third. Springer and Crowle singled to get things started and Danica Hicks walked to load the bases. Riggenbach hit into a fielders choice and Springer was forced out at home. Nofer reached on her third consecutive infield single to plate senior courtesy runner Morgan McClure and Hicks scored on a Genth sacrifice fly to make the score 8-1. Crowle held Ayersville at bay on the mound and Crestview struck for single runs in the fourth and fifth. Etzler walked with one out in the fourth inning and scored on an RBI single by Danica Hicks. The fifth-inning run came on a solo home run by Kirstin Hicks, which landed on the roof of the restrooms well past the center-field fence. After five complete innings, the Lady Knights led 10-0.

They ran their advantage to 10 in the top of the sixth, when Crowle doubled off the left-field fence and scored on a Nofer RBI single. The Lady Pilots showed signs of life with their backs against the wall in the bottom of the sixth inning. Senior shortstop Kayla Zachrich doubled to open the inning off of Crestview relief pitcher Kirstin Hicks - who entered in the fifth and threw a shutout inning. Hug singled and senior centerfielder Arica Rohn reached on an infield single to load the bases. Crestview forced Zachrich out at home on a fielders choice but Hug scored on a passed ball and Taylor Church plated two on a 2-run double. The Ayersville rally made the score 11-4. Neither team would scratch another run across as Crestview advanced to their second consecutive regional final. The Lady Knight offense had to do some shuffling in the game, with a couple players fighting illness. Senior catcher Mackenzie Richard was the flex and Riggenbach - who has acted as the flex in the past - found herself in the batting order. The biggest reason Riggenbach came in to hit was because we have sickness on our team. Weve been fighting that. We were just happy if we could get defense out of Mackenzie Richard, Pugh explained. Riggenbach hit in the 9-spot, which moved regular 9-batter Springer to the 6-hole. The move paid dividends, as Springer went 3-4 with a walk and an RBI. Shes been hitting the ball really well lately. We like her in that 9-hole but we thought lets move her to where she is going to get a few more at-bats, where shes going to have people on base in front of her to put the ball in play, said Pugh. Also battling illness was Crowle, though she didnt show it. She went four innings, allowing an earned run on two hits. She walked none and struck out a pair on her way to the win. Terra is one of them who are sick. We didnt know how much we were going to get out of her; we were happy to get four innings out of her. We said we think we have enough runs here, lets go ahead and bring Kirstin in, and she threw a little bit. Hopefully, (Crowle) will be that much more ready to go on Saturday, Pugh added. Nofer led the Lady Knights at the plate. She went 4-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Church took the loss for the Lady Pilots. She went seven innings, allowing 11 runs 10 earned - on 16 hits. She walked five, hit a batter and struck out three. Hug was the leading hitter for Ayersville. She went 2-3 with a double and two runs scored. Zachrich added a double, which missed clearing the fence by a few feet. The loss ends the Lady Pilot season with a 19-10 record. The win improves Crestview to 25-4 on the season. They face Sycamore Mohawk Saturday at noon at Findlay High School for a chance to go to state.
Crestview 332 111 0 - 11 16 2 Ayersville 010 003 0 - 4 6 0 WP - Crowle; LP - T. Church. 2B (C) Genth, K. Hicks, Crowle. (A) Hug, Zachrich. HR - (C) K. Hicks.

DELPHOS Wright State University-Lake Campus finished 17-10 in its first baseball season this spring. Being part of building a foundation lured St. Johns senior Austin Reindel to sign a commitment agreement with the Lakers and play the hardball for head coach Rob Howell. Actually, they came to me. That meant a lot to me, Reindel acknowledged. Being part of laying a foundation for a new program is pretty exciting. Im looking forward to getting started for them. I played catcher the last two years at St. Johns and they want me to stay there. Their catcher from this spring graduated, so I will have a chance to compete immediately. I am ready for a challenge; I fully expect them to really work on my footwork and arm in the off-season. The intended marketing major hopes to get into coaching at some point when his own hardball career is over. However, he will put that on hold as he will begin preparations to play for the lake campus, situated in the Ohio Regional Campuses Conference, not affiliated with the NCAA or the NAIA. The only other school I was seriously considering was UNOH but Wright State appealed to me more. For this summer, it will be more of getting quicker and faster, hitting the weights and doing

Girls Team Rankings (3 Events Scored): Celina and Liberty-Benton 18, Wapakoneta 10, Port Clinton/Bellevue/Shelby 8, Coldwater 6, Marion Pleasant/Rossford 5.50, Mansfield Ontario 5, Granville/Carroll BloomCarroll/Bloomdale Elmwood 4, Wauseon/Tol. Scott 3, Castalia Margaretta/Napoleon 2, Fostoria/Ottawa-Glandorf/ Paulding 1. Finals (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) Top 4 in each event advance to State 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Celina 9:28.81; 2. Liberty-Benton 9:37.14; 3. Coldwater 9:39.21; 4. Bellevue 9:40.83; 5. Granville 9:49.75; 6. Wauseon 9:53.90; 7. Port Clinton 9:55.23; 8. OttawaGlandorf 10:01.07. High Jump: 1. Hayzlett (WA) 5-5; 2. L. Carr (CE) 5-5; 3. (tie) Morris (RO) and Holler (MP)

Division II - Region 6 Lexington High School Thursdays Results

DIVISION II REGIONAL TRACK RESULTS

5-3; 5. Loeffler (CB-C) 5-2; 6. Tuttamore (BEL) 5-2; 7. Nesbit (CAS) 5-1; 8. Shuherk (PAU) 5-1. Shot Put: 1. Gary (L-B) 44-2; 2. Myers (SHE) 41-3.50; 3. Dunn (PC) 40-10.50; 4. Barnhill (MAN) 40-2.50; 5. Reiser (BLO) 38-11.75; 6. Hughes (TOL) 37-10; 7. Ashbaugh (NAP) 36-2.50; 8. Durst (FOS) 35-11. PRELIMINARIES: (TOP 8 ADVANCE TO SATURDAYS FINALS (ELIDA/VAN WERT ATHLETES) Girls 100 Meter Dash: 2. Amanda Clay (VW) 12.60. Girls 200 Meter Dash: 4. Amanda Clay (VW) 26.15. Boys Team Rankings (4 Events Scored): Bellevue 18, Sandusky Perkins 17, Orrville 14.50, Kenton 11, Huron/ Genoa Area/Milan Edison 10, Mansfield Ontario 8, Clyde 6.50, Elyria Cath./Bath/Willard/Col. Eastmoor Academy 6, Van Wert/ Pemberville Eastwood 5, Shelby/ Defiance 4, Archbold/Galion/ Creston Norwayne/Utica 2, Lorain Clearview 1. Finals: 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Milan Edison 8:02.16; 2. Sandusky Perkins 8:03.03; 3. Col. Eastmoor Academy 8:07.44; 4. Van Wert (Jared Fleming, Connor Holliday, Kase Schalois, Nathan Wilhelm) 8:07.59; 5. Defiance 8:10.01; 6. Shelby 8:19.03; 7. Creston Norwayne 8:19.09; 8. Huron 8:19.44. Discus: 1. Bryer (GEN) 160-10; 2. Burdette (MAN) 158-10; 3. Roberts (WIL) 15111; 4. Mawhirter (SAN) 150-4; 5. Brownell (HUR) 147-7; 6. King (KEN) 142-9; 7. Dietrich (ARC) 141-6; 8. Caudill (SHE) 141-2. Long Jump: 1. Turner Jr. (ORR) 22-5.50; 2. Mauk (KEN) 22-0.50; 3. VanVorce (BAT) 21-0.50; 4. Snowden (PEM) 21-6.75; 5. Irby (SAN) 21-0.25; 6. Wollenslegel (CLY) 20-10; 7. Douglas (UTI) 20-6.50; 8. Williams (LOR) 20-5; ... 10. Austin Etzler (EL) 19-7.75. Pole Vault: 1. Matt Rowland

St. Johns senior Austin Reindel, seated center, signs his commitment agreement Thursday night to attend Wright State University-Lake Campus and play baseball for coach Rob Howells crew. Seated with him are his parents, Mike and Karen Reindel; and standing, Howell and St. Johns head coach Dan Metzger. the conditioning, he added. thing that did that was his faster, Howell added. That There wont be a lot of live passion and knowledge of the is one area that has changed action. Again, I am sure they game. He will give his best a lot over the years; if you will break down my catching no matter if the team is up are not doing the lifting and form and building it back up. 8-0 or down 8-0; those are conditioning, you wont be Once school starts in the fall, the types of guys I want to able to compete. well be playing some fall- build my team on, guys that The second area he will ball in the area. love the game and know the have to work on is adjusting Other coaches told Howell game. to a whole new set of teamabout Reindel. With a first-season roster mates and a new defense. He I come from Coldwater of 13, adding Reindel has put is used to playing with the and other MAC coaches told that number for season two same people for a number me about him. They knew at 17. of years and will have to we needed a catcher for next Well try to add more; make that adjustment as spring, Howell explained. we actually have a pitching all players transitioning from Once that happened, I went staff now and will add other high school to college must and scouted him a few times coaches this year. Obviously, do to working with people and was sold. The one big well get him stronger and hes just met.

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The Associated Press National REDS 6, BRAVES 3 CINCINNATI Memo to Reds clubhouse staff: Buy more shaving cream. Fast. Rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco capped a series full of homers with his first career grand slam on Thursday night, leading Cincinnati to a 6-3 victory and four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. Mesoraco got a face full of the frothy white stuff after delivering the grandest homer in a series full of them. He pulled the ball down the leftfield line and watched it fly straight rather than tailing foul. Right now, everythings going the Reds way. The Reds completed their first 4-game sweep of the Braves in Cincinnati since 1980 at Riverfront Stadium. Theyve won six straight, their longest winning streak since August 2010 when they started their push toward the NL Central title by taking seven in a row. The teams combined for 16 homers 13 solo shots accounting for 21 of the 24 runs in the series. Mesoraco connected off Kris Medlen, who relieved Randall Delgado (2-5) with the bases loaded in the sixth. Drew Stubbs added a solo shot for Cincinnati. Homer Bailey (3-3) gave up four hits in six innings, including Michael Bourns 2-run homer. Bailey got backto-back wins for the first time this season, coming off a victory in Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Logan Ondrusek pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances, giving up a pair of singles before getting a double play. The Reds hadnt hit a lot of homers heading into the series. During the four games, every solid hit seemed to reach the

seats. The Braves have their first 4-game losing streak since they dropped the first four games of the season. Theyll remember this one as four bad days in one of the majors most homer-friendly ballparks. In a free-swinging series, they couldnt keep up. It didnt help that they were missing two of their top hitters. Third baseman Chipper Jones was limited to one pinch-hit appearance because of a bruised left calf. Catcher Brian McCann missed the last three games with an illness. Cincinnati won the series opener with four solo homers, three of them in a row. Todd Fraziers solo shot in the ninth on Wednesday night sent them to a 2-1 win, the first gameending homer of his career. Frazier got a face full of shaving cream, then a dousing from the dugout water cooler, to celebrate his winning homer. Frazier also doubled home the first run off Delgado, who gave up seven hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. Delgado hasnt won since April 17, going 0-5 with two no-decisions. Cincinnatis third grand slam of the season provided the finishing touch. Mesoraco, who hadnt homered since April 27, pulled a 2-0 pitch that stayed just inside the left-field foul pole. He walked a few feet down the line, holding his bat while watching to see if the ball stayed fair, then put his head down and rounded the bases on his fourth major-league homer. The 23,312 fans also made him come out for a curtain call. Bourn hit a 2-run homer in the fifth off Bailey, his third homer of the series. Juan Francisco added a solo homer. The Reds honored Jones before the game, presenting

MLB ROUNDUP

(BEL) 16-1.50#; 2. Brake (BEL) 14-2; 3. Ball (ELY) 13-10; 4. Majoy (HUR) 13-6; 5. (tie) Faneuff (CLY) and Veemara (ORR) 13-6; 7. Kempf (GAL) 13-6; 8. Johnson (ORR) 13-6. PRELIMINARIES: 100 Meter Dash: ... 15. Austin Onwuegbnuchu (EL) 11.73. 4x200 Meter Relay: 8. Elida (Nick Pauff, Keaton Greeley, Quentin Poling, Austin Etzler) 1:32.10; ... 15. Van Wert (Nathan Wilhelm, Seth Kopp, Nick Krugh, Chadd Phillips) 1:36.50. 4x100 Meter Relay: ... 9. Elida (Nick Pauff, Chris Biederman, Anthony Sumpter, Austine Onwuegbnuchu) 44.60. 400 Meter Dash: 1. Chadd Phillips (VW) 49.63; ... 14. Seth Kopp (VW) 53.40. 4x400 Meter Relay: 8. Elida (Austin Etzler, Nick Pauff, Keaton Greeley, Quentin Poling) 3:29.16; ... 9. Van Wert (Seth Kopp, Nathan Wilhelm, Jared Fleming, Chadd Phillips) 3:30.12.

him with one of the bases as a memento of his last trip to Cincinnati. Jones plans to retire after the season. He got a standing ovation from the crowd after highlights of his career were shown on the videoboard.
PHILLIES 10, CARDINALS 9 ST. LOUIS Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs, including Galvis go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and Philadelphia beat St. Louis. Placido Polanco, Carlos Ruiz and Ty Wigginton added three hits apiece for Philadelphia, which had a seasonhigh 18. Raul Valdes (1-0) got the last two outs of the fifth after starter Joe Blanton couldnt finish. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 13th straight save. Yadier Molina, Matt Holliday and David Freese homered for St. Louis. Fernando Salas (0-3) gave up Galvis RBI single to make it 8-7 in the sixth. GIANTS 14, MARLINS 7 MIAMI Melky Cabrera had three hits and drove in four runs for San Francisco, which gave starter Ryan Vogelsong robust run support for a change. Vogelsong (3-2) allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings, which hiked his ERA to 2.50. The Giants had 22 runs in his previous seven starts. The Giants came into the game leading the majors in stranded runners but went 7-for-17 with runners in scoring position. Their run total and 15 hits were both season highs. Angel Pagan had four RBIs, while Cabrera raised his average to .362. Giancarlo Stanton drove in three runs and hit another tape-measure home run for the Marlins. Anibal Sanchez (2-3) gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings. PADRES 11, METS 5 NEW YORK Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as San Diego broke out the offense after a long rain delay. Jesus Guzman hit a 2-run double in a 4-run third to help the Padres rebound from being swept in a 3-game series in St. Louis. Everth Cabrera had a career-high four hits and Eric Stults (1-0) pitched five innings to earn his first win with San Diego. Both starters wearing No. 53 returned to the mound following a delay of 1 hour, 8 minutes after the second inning. Stults adjusted better than Jeremy Hefner (0-2), shutting down the Mets for three more innings. David Wright hit a 3-run homer off Matt Palmer in the sixth and he finished 3-for-5 to raise his average to .405 in the first game of the Mets season-long 11-game homestand. ---American

INDIANS 2, TIGERS 1 CLEVELAND After the final out, closer Chris Perez let out a primal scream and punched the air in celebration. The Cleveland Indians, overlooked and underappreciated even by many of their own skeptical fans had swept three straight from the Detroit Tigers and their high-priced lineup. Maybe the AL Central will be a race after all. Unless the Indians run away with it. Justin Masterson matched Justin Verlander pitch for pitch for first his career win over Detroit and the firstplace Indians did just enough to beat the reigning AL MVP 2-1 Thursday and complete a 3-game sweep of the underperforming Tigers. Shin-Soo Choo homered on the third pitch from Verlander (5-2) as the Indians won for the eighth time in 10 games and opened a 6-game lead over third-place Detroit. Meanwhile, the Tigers have dropped 6-of-8 and manager Jim Leyland wasnt around to see the final four innings after being ejected. Detroit stranded 30 runners in the series and went just 3-of-28 (.107) with RISP. Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Delmon Young, the Tigers 3-4-5 hitters, went a combined 0-for-12 with runners at second or third. The Indians faded down the stretch last season, when injuries and the Tigers overwhelmed them. Detroit won the final 10 meetings between the clubs but Cleveland has taken the first three of 18 against their division rivals, giving more legitimacy to another surprising start. Although they may not be getting much national respect, the Indians have the Tigers attention and Perez believes others will begin giving Cleveland its due. Jose Lopez hit an RBI single in the fourth off Verlander and as theyve been doing for weeks, the Indians played solid defense, got timely hits and moved eight games over .500 for the first time this season. Masterson (2-3) entered 0-4 in seven starts against the Tigers but the right-hander allowed one run and five hits in seven innings to outduel Verlander. After his starter put two runners on in the seventh, manager Manny Acta headed to the mound to talk to Masterson, who believed his day was over. But Acta just wanted to know if the 6-6 Masterson had the stamina and a sinker to get Cabrera and Fielder. Masterson was able to slow down Verlander, who has owned the Indians. He won all three starts against Cleveland last season and came in 9-1 against them in his previous 12 starts. The right-hander gave up two runs, six hits, walked one and threw a 102-mph fastball on his 116th pitch as if to remind the Indians that theyll see him again.

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The Associated Press (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Thursdays Result Miami 105, Indiana 93, Miami wins series 4-2 Saturdays Game Philadelphia at Boston, 8 p.m., series tied 3-3 CONFERENCE FINALS Sundays Game Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Mondays Game Boston-Philadelphia winner at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays Game Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Wednesdays Game Boston-Philadelphia winner at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Thursdays Game San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Friday, June 1

NBA PLAYOFFS

Delphos resident and local martial arts instructor Diane Pack, owner/instructor of Packs Champion Karate Center in Fort Jennings, along with seven of her students competed in the Pil-Sung Karate Championship in Defiance (above left). Collectively, they brought home one Grand Champion trophy, 13 first-place gold medals, five second-place silvers, two third-place bronze medals and one sixth-place medal. Jamien Pack, 11 (front), daughter of Diane and Jerry Pack and a fifth-grader at Fort Jennings, earned first in weapons/form/fighting in the Junior Black Belt Division, receiving overall Junior Black Belt Champion in an all-boy division. She is a member of the TAG (Talented and Gifted) program and a drummer in the band. Besides student-teaching at the karate school, she enjoys reading and dancing. Other CKC competitors were Kim Mayberry, Abbie Browning, Dylan Tumlinson, Madison Tumlinson, Jayden Moore and the tournaments youngest competitor, 4-year-old Jackson Bidlack. (Above right): Pack, along with 11 of her students, brought home 37 trophies and medals in weapons, form and fighting, as well as $100 in prize money, from the prestigious MVTA Nationals Martial Arts Tournament in Dayton. Pack, a fourth-degree black belt, pictured with eighth-degree black belt and tournament director Master Manuel Taningco, earned the title of Womens (18 and up) Black Belt Fighting Grand Champion and was awarded a 3-foot trophy and the $100. She placed first in her fighting division, first in form and third in weapons. Other first-place winners from CKC are her daughter and junior assistant instructor Jamien Pack (1st in weapons/form/fighting in the 11/12-year-old advanced girls); Brendon Stoner (1st in form in intermediate 11/12 boys); Kyle Norbeck (1st in fighting age 9/10 beginner boys); Kim Mayberry (first in weapons/form/fighting in beginner women); Abbie Browning (1st in form age 6 and under intermediate girls); and Madison Tumlinson (1st in form age 6 and under beginner girls). Winning various 2nd- to 6th-place awards are Carson Stoner (9/10 intermediate boys); Logan Cash (7/8 beginner boys); Dylan Tumlinson (6 and under beginner boys; Brandt Menke (age 6 and under beginner boys); and Calvin Menke (at age 4 the youngest CKC competitor, age 6 and under beginner boys).

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The Associated Press (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE FINALS Todays Game NY Rangers at New Jersey,

NHL PLAYOFFS MLB GLANCE

Miami at Philadelphia-Boston winner, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3 Miami at Philadelphia-Boston winner, 8:30 p.m. Monday: June 4 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 x-Boston-Philadelphia winner at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 7 x-Miami at PhiladelphiaBoston winner, 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Saturday, June 9 x-Boston-Philadelphia winner at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

8 p.m., New Jersey leads series 3-2 Sundays Game x-New Jersey at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.

Wade scores 41, Heat eliminate Pacers 105-93

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press rebounds and dished out 24 assists. Wade had 99 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists. Ever since Game 3, theyve played at such a high level, Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. I dont know if anybody can beat them. Next up, either the Celtics or 76ers in a series that starts Monday in Miami. Of course, nothing less than an NBA title will make for a satisfying summer in South Beach. Two series down, two to go. The Heat rallied from an early 11-point deficit, riding the hot hand of Wade in the opening half. He scored 26 points by the break, tying Tim Hardaways 16-year-old franchise record for most playoff points in the first two quarters. James hit consecutive baskets with just over a minute remaining to close it out.
The banged-up Heat will get a chance to relax a couple of days before worrying about the next opponent, which will be determined in Game 7 at Boston on Saturday. Bosh hopes to return at some point but it might not matter. Not the way Wade and James are playing. David West led Indiana with 24 points and all five starters were in double figures. But that balance was overwhelmed by Wade and James. In a game of spurts, the decisive one came in the closing minutes of the third quarter. The Pacers tied it at 66 on Darren Collisons 3-pointer but it was all Heat the rest of the period. They closed on a 13-3 run, capped by Mario Chalmers buzzer-beating 3 from the corner. We just had a bad stretch, West said. They got us in the
D-Wade dropped 11-of-16 shooting on the Pacers in the first half but made sure the MVP stayed involved, dishing off a behind-the-back pass to James for a thunderous jam. Indiana clamped down a bit on Wade after halftime but he still managed perhaps his most jaw-dropping basket. Darting into the lane, he threw up a wild-looking, one-handed shot that looked like it might go over the backboard, only to catch the top of the glass and drop through, barely touching the twine. There was none of the nastiness that marked Game 5, when a bunch of flagrant fouls resulted in suspensions for two Miami players, cocaptain Udonis Haslem and backup center Dexter Pittman. Pacers president Larry Bird was so disgusted with his teams performance in a 115-83 loss that he accused them of going soft. Toughness wasnt the problem this time. This was merely a Miami team on a mission, a mission that began in the summer of 2010 when the Heat signed James and Bosh to join Wade in a seemingly unbeatable trio. There was a glitzy introduction and predictions of multiple championships, which left the rest of the league seething and plenty of people cheering when Miami was knocked off in the NBA finals by the Dallas Mavericks last season. Shaking off that disappointment, James had perhaps his greatest season yet. But it was Wade who took control in the decisive game against the Pacers, delivering one final blow when he split West and George Hill, banking in the shot despite taking a knee from Hill that sent the Heat guard tumbling to the court.

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INDIANAPOLIS Miamis Big Two was more than enough to finish off the Indiana Pacers. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James turned around a season on the brink with perhaps the most remarkable week of their high-powered partnership, capped off by a 105-93 victory in Game 6 Thursday night that sent the Heat back to the Eastern Conference finals. Wade scored 41 points, James had 28 and Miami wrapped up the series 4-2, advancing to face either Boston or Philadelphia. But this was about more than one game. This was a dazzling trilogy, Wade and James taking control when the Heat were down and looked like they might be out. In the regular season, weve had some good games, Wade said. But I dont know if weve ever had three in a row like that in the playoffs. Seven days earlier, Miami trailed 2-1 in the series after getting routed 94-75 in Indianapolis. The fired-up Pacers had another game on their home court and a chance to build a commanding lead. Instead, the Big ThreeTurned-Two took over. With Chris Bosh sidelined by an abdominal injury, James and Wade soared to new heights in their 2-man game. Over the course of three dazzling games, James scored 98 points, grabbed 34

Chalmers finished with 15 points, while Mike Miller stepped up to provide some quality minutes, scoring 12 points on four 3-pointers to help fill the void without Haslem, Pittman and Bosh. When Miller wasnt in the game, he stretched out along the baseline to cope with his various aches and pains, more comfortable that way than sitting in a chair. When coach Erik Spoelstra called his number, Miller summoned several of his teammates to help lift him up. The Pacers started out like they were intent on sending the series back to Miami for a decisive game that surely would have had all of South Florida on edge. West knocked down a short jumper right off the tip, Danny Granger stuffed one off a fast break and the Pacers had their yellowclad fans in a tizzy when Granger connected on a 3-pointer to make it 13-3 before the game was 5 minutes old. Another basket by Granger, this one a turnaround jumper, gave the Pacers their biggest lead at 19-8. But Miami wasnt going to roll over that easy. Miller made the first of his 3s in the closing seconds of the first quarter and Wade took over from there. He started the period by banking in a 12-footer, then made another short jumper to leave the crowd stirring uneasily. Miller followed with another 3 and just like that, it was all tied up. Yet another 3 by Miller, this one a good five feet beyond the arc, gave Miami its biggest lead of the half, 41-35. Back came the Pacers, who went to the locker room with a 53-51 lead and hope of extending their season one more game. Turns out, they were down to their last half.

The Associated Press National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 26 18 .591 Atlanta 26 20 .565 1 Miami 24 21 .533 2 1/2 New York 24 21 .533 2 1/2 Philadelphia 23 23 .500 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 25 19 .568 St. Louis 25 20 .556 1/2 Houston 21 23 .477 4 Pittsburgh 20 24 .455 5 Milwaukee 18 26 .409 7 Chicago 15 29 .341 10 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 30 14 .682 San Francisco 24 21 .533 6 1/2 Arizona 20 25 .444 10 1/2 Colorado 16 27 .372 13 1/2 San Diego 17 29 .370 14 Thursdays Results Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 3 San Diego 11, N.Y. Mets 5 San Francisco 14, Miami 7 Philadelphia 10, St. Louis 9 Todays Games Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 2-2), 7:05 p.m. Colorado (Friedrich 1-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 5-1), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Bass 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 3-3), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 2-4) at Miami (Jo.Johnson 2-3), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Detwiler 3-3) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-1), 7:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 0-2) at St. Louis (Lohse 5-1), 8:15 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-4) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-4), 9:40 p.m. Houston (Harrell 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturdays Games San Diego (Richard 2-5) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 1-2), 1:10 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 4-1) at Atlanta (Minor 2-4), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-3) at Miami (Buehrle 4-4), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Maholm 4-3) at Pittsburgh (Correia 1-5), 7:15 p.m. Colorado (Guthrie 2-2) at Cincinnati (Leake 1-5), 7:15 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-4) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 3-2), 7:15 p.m. Houston (Norris 5-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 2-3), 10:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Greinke 5-1) at Arizona (Miley 5-1), 10:10 p.m. Sundays Games Colorado (Moyer 2-4) at Cincinnati (Latos 3-2), 1:10 p.m. San Diego (Volquez 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 6-1), 1:10 p.m. San Francisco (M.Cain 4-2) at Miami (Nolasco 5-2), 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Bedard 2-5), 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 4-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 3-5), 2:15 p.m. Houston (Happ 4-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 6-1), 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Wolf 2-4) at Arizona (D.Hudson 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-1) at Atlanta (Beachy 5-2), 8:05 p.m. --American League East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 28 17 .622 Tampa Bay 27 18 .600 1 Toronto 24 21 .533 4 New York 23 21 .523 4 1/2 Boston 22 22 .500 5 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 26 18 .591 Chicago 23 22 .511 3 1/2 Detroit 20 24 .455 6 Kansas City 17 26 .395 8 1/2 Minnesota 15 29 .341 11 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 27 18 .600 Oakland 22 23 .489 5 Los Angeles 21 25 .457 6 1/2 Seattle 21 26 .447 7 Thursdays Results Cleveland 2, Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota 8 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 0 Todays Games Kansas City (B.Chen 3-4) at Baltimore (Hammel 5-1), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-0) at Boston (Lester 3-3), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Morrow 5-2) at Texas (D.Holland 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Cleveland (J. Gomez 3-2) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Smyly 1-1) at Minnesota (Swarzak 0-3), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-2) at Oakland (T.Ross 2-4), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-6) at Seattle (Beavan 2-4), 10:10 p.m. Saturdays Games Detroit (Scherzer 3-3) at Minnesota (Pavano 2-3), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (H.Alvarez 3-4) at Texas (Lewis 4-3), 3:05 p.m. Kansas City (F.Paulino 2-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 4-1), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 5-2) at Oakland (Colon 4-4), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (D.Lowe 6-2) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 5-1), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Williams 4-2) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-3), 7:15 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 6-3) at Boston (Beckett 4-4), 7:15 p.m. Sundays Games Kansas City (Hochevar 3-5) at Baltimore (Matusz 4-4), 1:35 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 4-1) at Boston (Buchholz 4-2), 1:35 p.m. Cleveland (Jimenez 5-3) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 3-5), 2:10 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 3-4) at Minnesota (Walters 2-1), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Drabek 4-4) at Texas (Darvish 6-2), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-6) at Oakland (Milone 6-3), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 5-4) at Seattle (Noesi 2-5), 4:10 p.m.

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(Continued from Page 6) Frustration has been building for the Tigers, who signed Fielder to a 9-year, $214 million free agent contract in the off-season and were expected to dominate. Choo crushed the right-handers third pitch into the second deck in right a 454-foot shot. Choo is batting .350 (14-of-40) in 10 games since moving into the leadoff spot. NOTES: Verlander has pitched at least six innings in 52 straight starts. Its the longest streak in the majors since Steve Carlton did it for 69 consecutive starts from Sept. 13, 1979 to April 13, 1982. ... Indians RHP Josh Tomlin reported no problems after throwing a 50-pitch simulated game in the bullpen. Hes been on the DL with a sore wrist since May 12. ... Indians DH Travis Hafner was not in the starting lineup after fouling a ball off his right foot in Wednesdays game. Acta revealed Hafner was day-to-day. ANGELS 3, MARINERS 0 SEATTLE Albert Pujols had three hits, including the 450th home run of his career. Dan Haren struck out a career-high 14 in tossing his sixth career complete-game shutout and the Los Angeles Angels won their third straight with a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. The Angels and Mariners met for the first of 19 games this season and Pujols, a newcomer to the AL West rivalry, made his presence known immediately. He lined a 2-run shot off Seattle starter Jason Vargas (5-4) with one out in the top of the first and added line-drive singles in the fourth and sixth innings. It was just his third 3-hit game this season. The three runs were plenty for Haren (2-5), who tossed the

16th complete game of his career. He allowed only four hits and one Seattle base-runner to reach third. WHITE SOX 11, TWINS 8 CHICAGO Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a 6-run sixth, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 11-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. A.J. Pierzynski and Dayan Viciedo also went deep as the White Sox won for the sixth time in seven games. Konerko had two hits and drove in two runs. Rios also had two hits and knocked in three and Chicago pulled this one out even though Philip Humber couldnt protect an early 4-1 lead. The Twins knocked him out during a 4-run fifth, sending 10 batters to the plate. Joe Mauer homered in the inning and Brian Dozier capped the rally with a 2-run single to give Minnesota a 5-4 lead but the debuting Cole De Vries couldnt hold it.

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Im surprised that he said that, that When the Rev. Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority in 1979, many TERRY MATTINGLY he chose that combination of words, said Habermas. You see, hes not really fundamentalist pastors were appalled talking to our people, alone. Hes talking by his decision to wade into the muck to the whole Southern evangelical presof politics. ence that he needs at the polls this fall. Even more shocking, Falwell said He knows they need to hear from him on this would be an interfaith project from this issue. the get-go, one open to conservatives in In particular, it was significant that many flocks -- including the Church of Romney acknowledged that some theoJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The logical disputes are so basic -- such as goal was to focus on the moral convictions that united believers in different faiths, not the scrip- disagreements about the nature of God -- that the creeds of ancient Christianity divide Mormons from Trinitarian tures, creeds and theology that separated them. Clearly, Mitt Romney or a campaign staffer did his his- Christians. I was surprised that he was so clear in pointing out this tory homework before the candidate arrived at Liberty University to embrace the Rev. Jerry Falwell Jr., and address fact -- that we are different, that our theologies are so difthe class of 2012, as well as -- via mass media -- millions of ferent, said Habermas. He needs to say that, to acknowledge that, before he can go on to say that we can still work conservative Christians who have shunned him, or worse. People of different faiths, like yours and mine, some- together. Obviously, Romney knew that his audience included times wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology, many who were upset that he was delivering the commencesaid Romney, in an address that included many references ment address, said the Rev. Tal Davis, who for many years to faith and family. Surely the answer is that we can meet led interfaith evangelism projects for the Southern Baptist in service, in shared moral convictions about our nation Convention. It was smart for Romney to gently acknowledge this and, thus, preempt some critics. stemming from a common worldview. I thought he was refreshingly candid, said Davis. He Over in the faculty section, this people of different faiths passage hit home for the well-known author and wasnt trying to ignore or gloss over the obvious. He was Christian apologist Gary Habermas, who has taught at Lib- saying, Im not here representing my church. Our faiths erty for 31 years and currently leads its philosophy depart- are different. Im running for president. Lets move on. The candidate certainly knew to quote or praise heroes ment.

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that would appeal to his listeners, including John Wesley, William Wilberforce, C.S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Viktor Frankl, Martin Luther King Jr., Pope John Paul II, Billy Graham, Rick Warren, Chuck Colson and, of course, the late Jerry Falwell. He also alluded to recent church-state conflicts, at one point drawing sustained applause with the simple statement: Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. The times are so tense, noted Romney, that the protection of religious freedom has also become a matter of debate. It strikes me as odd that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem, something America is stuck with instead of blessed with. Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. ... Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action. Liberty Universitys founder would have applauded those words, as well as the fact that a Mormon leader delivered them, said Habermas. While the Moral Majority organization no longer exists, some of its strategies have become part of Americas political landscape. Mormons were always a crucial part of that coalition, from day one, said Habermas. Everyone knew that we had our differences, but we were still trying to stand shoulder to shoulder. ... The key is that everyone needs to know that we are not trying to blur or combine our theologies.

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Investors plan soccer stadium for Haiti shantytown

By TRENTON DANIEL The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Haitis notorious Cite Soleil, hoping to revive the seaside shantytown known throughout the hemisphere for its extreme poverty and gang battles. Foreign investors in Haiti have largely directed their efforts at rebuilding from a devastating 2010 earthquake, focusing their funds on Portau-Prince and the overlapping cities that make up the capital and the countrys sleepy coastlines. But ex-Haiti soccer star Robert Boby Duval, the mastermind of the $5 million project, developer Delos LLC and architect Carlos Zapata are looking elsewhere at a city of tin shacks and open sewage canals shunned by investors, avoided by diplomats and at one point so dangerous that U.N. peacekeepers would only enter it in armored vehicles. The sponsors say they hope the stadium project will tackle problems that predate the 2010 disaster. Cite Soleil was destroyed way before the earthquake, said Duval. This stadium is going to clean up Cite Soleil. Its going to bring conscience, and Im betting on it. The 12,000-seat stadium will be called the Phoenix Stadium, a reference to their hope to help the shantytown rise up. The organizers also hope the stadium, scheduled to break ground within six months and due to be built by the end of 2013, will bring an initial 500 jobs and inject commerce into Cite Soleil, where politicians to pay residents to fight their battles as proxy forces. The arena will also host concerts and serve as a cultural center to foster a sense of community. Duval said it will also serve as the home to a new soccer league for some 350 players, independent of the Haitian Federation of Soccer. For the past 18 years, Duval has run the LAthletique DHaiti sports program from a field at the northeastern edge of Cite Soleil, giving some of Haitis poorest children life skills through sports. There are 2,000 youths enrolled in the program, which has been recognized in Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Duval said the introduction of a second soccer division will raise the quality of Haitis national league while providing a future for his budding professionals. Let me do my own thing so my kids can make some money, Duval said at his nonprofit sports academy. Federation officials didnt return calls seeking comment. The current league and smaller clubs play their home games at the only official stadium in Haitis capital, the Stade Sylvio Castor in downtown Port-au-Prince. Its parking lot was used as a makeshift settlement for several hundred people displaced by the earthquake until city authorities paid them last summer to leave even if they had no place to go. League organizers wanted to reclaim the arena to resume matches. The bulk of the new stadiums financing will be provided by Delos, corporations and individual donors. The land, to be 12 acres in all, was donated by a banker, Duval said. On Thursday morning, dozens of youths sprinted across several adjacent fields in pursuit of a soccer ball at LAthletique DHaiti . Just outside the cinderblock wall, a police officer waved cars past a checkpoint, his face masked so that gang leaders wont recognize him. I cant wait for the day that the (stadium) arrives, 17-year-old student JeanGilles Fritznel said as he leaned against a goal post. I will have a hard time sleeping the night before, waiting for the sunlight to see it. The director of a neigh-

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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012 Social contacts, both old and new, could play some very important roles in your affairs in the year ahead. You might even involve yourself in a business arrangement with a newfound friend. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Someone who is important to your plans might be a bit difficult to reach at first, but once you get hold of him or her, this person will easily fall into play. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Profitable results are in the making, but not necessarily from where and how you think they might come about. Keep an open mind so that you wont miss any opportunities. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- The best way to advance a huge personal interest is to be self-reliant and not count too heavily on anybody else for help. No one is going to work as hard at succeeding as you are. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Keep your intentions to yourself, and your ability to make money can be substantial. But also be sure to share what you earn with others. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- It behooves you to focus your interests on people instead of on your material affairs. You will fare much better making friends than you will by chasing the dollars. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Unless you are subjected to some kind of challenge, it isnt likely that youll do much with your time. When you want something badly enough, however, youll put forth whatever effort is needed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- By treating life, people and things philosophically, youll not take yourself or others too seriously, making everybody youre with feel like theyre family or your best friend. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Youre not likely to be easily deceived or hoodwinked in your commercial dealings, not necessarily because youre smart, but because you wont ignore any warning signals. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Itll be a huge asset to instinctively know what is of real value and what is mere window dressing. Listen to your inner voice. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Dont be hesitant or bashful about accepting a helping hand when its offered. If another wants to help you out, you can always balance the books at another time. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Its the day to do what needs doing, regardless if it requires a firm hand or a light touch. In either case, youll have a handle on things throughout the entire endeavor. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You might start out a bit aimlessly, but it wont take long before youll be knee-deep in a complicated project. Once you get your teeth into a job, you wont stop until it is finished.
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Dear Annie: I am becom- and providing humanitarian ing excessively annoyed by aid with no religious strings a new trend Im seeing with attached. I feel if I raise the first my friends who have recently become parents -- the naked objection, Ill become the black-sheep Scrooge of the mommy. Im 27 and have not yet family. Raising the second had children. Several of my point will offend this nephfriends are having their sec- ews religious beliefs. My ond or third, but most are on inclination is to send a small their first. I work in a physi- donation and keep my mouth cians office, so I see a lot shut. What would you do? -of medical-related nudity and Reluctant Contributor Dear Reluctant: It is not it is not a problem for me. But when I check my email, necessary to argue the mertext messages or Facebook its of the trip or your opinpage, it is an entirely differ- ion about fundraising. Your choice is simply to ent story. All of my donate or not. If you mommy friends think a small amount are posting pictures will maintain peace of themselves breast in the family and feeding or otherwise not overly irritate with everything you, its a reasonhanging out for the able compromise. world to see. Dear Annie: A friend of mine Worst Fiance Ever recently posted a in Toronto sounds very detailed video as if he has a lot of the birth of her of remorse about daughter. Another friend could have Annies Mailbox sleeping with his soon-to-be sister-infielded a softball team with the number of peo- law. However, he cant keep ple who were in the deliv- this inside forever. I really think its best for ery room, including her husbands male friends. It was him to come clean and tell weird. My sister, bless her his fiancee everything, even heart, dropped her undies at a though the consequences will friends baby shower to show most probably be the termination of the engagement and posher episiotomy stitches. I understand that going sibly the end of her brothers through the process of having marriage. He messed up big a baby makes you inured to time, and even though it will being naked. But that doesnt devastate her family, he owes mean others want to see you her the truth so she can plan the rest of her life. The sisterin the raw. Ive tried telling my friends in-law is just as guilty and that I have no interest in their needs to bear the consequences breastfeeding and delivery of her actions. -- Calling It as videos, but they say Im a I See It in Connecticut Dear Calling: We agree prude. Am I wrong to think that just because you can take that he should tell his fiancee a picture of it doesnt mean that he cheated. However, you should? -- Not a Prude, naming names and destroying the sister-in-laws marriage is Just Prudent Dear Prudent: This is a not so simple, and we dont combination of new mommy recommend it. That should pride and the current obses- be her decision, not his. Annies Mailbox is written sion to publicize every private moment -- with a little by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the exhibitionism thrown in. New parents are often so Ann Landers column. enamored of their amazing experience that they feel compelled to share all the specific details with everyone. We agree that they should save the explicit photos, videos and dropped panties (for heavens sake) specifically for those who ask to see them. Dear Annie: A young adult nephew recently sent a letter to family and friends asking for donations to help pay for a summer humanitarian aid trip working as a missionary in a Third World country. While this person is one of my favorite relatives, I have a problem with this. My idea of fundraising for personal goals is working your tail off at a car wash, not hitting up relatives for money. More importantly, I believe in respecting the religious beliefs of indigenous cultures

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By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK On the eve of National Missing Childrens Day, police said theyd at last cracked the case that started it the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. After decades of inconclusive clues and stalled hopes, a former convenience-store stock clerk was arrested Thursday on a charge of murdering Etan, one of the first missing children ever to appear on a milk carton. He vanished while walking to his school bus stop alone for the first time on May 25, 1979 the date President Ronald Reagan designated as National Missing Childrens Day four years later. Pedro Hernandez, 51, told investigators this week he lured the little boy into the shop with the promise of a soda, then led him to the basement, choked him and put his body in a bag with some trash about a block away, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. Investigators hadnt determined any motive, he said. Kelly said there is no physical evidence. But authorities say they have a detailed, signed confession, as well as accounts of incriminating remarks Hernandez made to others. Hernandez didnt yet have a lawyer, police said. An arraignment was expected this afternoon. While the arrest marked only the start of what could be a complex court case, it was a stunning turn in one of the nations most tortuous and baffling missing-children cases. Police had been aware of Hernandez, as the shop was in Etans neighborhood, but had never before eyed the married father as a suspect. Another man had long been the prime suspect, and investigators questioned yet a third man as recently as last month. All the while, Stan and Julie Patz have stayed in the same downtown Manhattan apartment, never even changing their phone number in case their vanished son tried to call. We can only hope, Kelly said, that these developments bring some measure of peace to the family. The Patzes and a lawyer for them didnt immediately return calls Thursday. At Hernandez home in Maple Shade, N.J., By CHRISTINA REXRODE and BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writers

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Staff reports LANDECK Sue Barclays first-grade class at Landeck Elementary has been corresponding with SPC Jon Staples. He is stationed in Afghanistan. Barclay said the students were surprised at the way the kids in Afghanistan dress and the things that they eat. They also talked about how many things they have whenever they want them and that they arent always as thankful as they should be. Here is the letter from SPC Staples: Dear Mrs. Barclays first-grade class, Thank you so much for all of your letters and pictures you sent me around Christmas time. I really liked them. I showed all of them to some of the other soldiers I am living with. They really liked them too. When you guys wrote me the letters, I was down in Mississippi doing my training to get me ready for Afghanistan. Do any of you know where Afghanistan is? It is all the way on the other side of the world, so its pretty far away. When you guys are in bed sleeping and it is dark outside and the moon and stars are out, I am awake and the sun is out over here. I really miss my family and friends, especially my nephew Caden Carder. We used to throw the football and play basketball a lot before I had to leave. It wont be too much longer and I will get to play with him again. I bet you are all getting excited for school to get out. You only have just a few more days left. I am hoping that I will get home before you guys start second grade. Ive been away from home for over seven months now (thats a long time). I have a little girl named Colbie and a wife named Lindsey who I really miss, too. Over here in Afghanistan, we are helping Afghanistan Army. We are teaching them how to be a strong Army like the one we have in the United States. The area that we are in is a very poor area. They mainly eat bread and rice for their meals. They dont have pizza, hamburgers and spaghetti like we have in Delphos. The people live in huts made of mud and rocks. They do have a few

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farm animals, mainly goats and donkeys. They dont have showers and toilets like we do. The kids dont have a lot of toys, either. We hand out soccer balls and basketballs and they really like those. We have also been handing out pencils, crayons, markers and books to them. They dont have everything at school like we do in the United States. After living here for awhile, I am really thankful for what I have at home. Attached to this email are some pictures that I took overseas for you guys to look at. I hope you like looking at them. I hope you all had a great school year. I might even get to come home earlier enough to see some of you play baseball this summer at the park. Everyone have a safe summer and have lots of fun. This Monday is Memorial Day, so take time to think about the soldiers who have and are serving our country. You can even tell your moms and dads you got a letter from a soldier over in Afghanistan. Again, thank you all for your letter and pictures. God bless. SPC Jon Staples

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often to company performance. In those instances, CEOs cant cash in the shares right away: They have to meet goals first, like boosting profit to a certain level. The idea is to motivate CEOs to make sure a company does well and to tie their fortunes to the companys for the long term. For too long, activists say, CEOs have been richly rewarded no matter how a company has fared pay for pulse, as some critics call it. To be sure, the companies motives are pragmatic. The corporate world is under a brighter, more uncomfortable spotlight than it was a few years ago, before the financial crisis struck in the fall of 2008. Last year, a law gave shareholders the right to vote on whether they approve of the CEOs pay. The vote is nonbinding, but companies are keen to avoid an embarrassing no. I think the boards were

no one answered the door Thursday night. Neighbors said they were surprised at his arrest. I knew the guy. He was not a problem. His family was great people, said Dan Wollick, 71, who rents an apartment in Hernandez home. He didnt bother anybody. The arrest the first ever in the case was a long-sought grail for authorities, including Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who announced he was renewing the investigation shortly after he took office in 2010. His office, which declined to comment Thursday, will now move on to the work of prosecuting a 33-year-old case in which no body has ever been found. Prosecutors will likely look to amass witness statements or other evidence to support Hernandez account. Etan vanished in New Yorks busy SoHo neighborhood, which was edgier then than the swath of chic boutiques it is now. Police conducted an exhaustive search amid a crush of media attention. Thousands of fliers of the sandy-haired boy with the toothy grin were plastered around the city. Buildings were canvassed and hundreds of people interviewed. The disappearance ushered in an era of anxiety about leaving children unsupervised. Detectives are often inundated with hoaxes, false leads and possible sightings around the anniversary. But Kelly said they had probable cause to believe Hernandezs story was true, because of specific details he gave to police. Hernandez, who had worked at the convenience store for about a month and lived nearby, wasnt questioned at the outset, Kelly said. Days after Etan vanished, Hernandez left that job and moved to New Jersey, where he had relatives, the commissioner said. Hernandez worked in construction until he suffered a back injury in 1993 and has since received disability payments, Kelly said. He said Hernandez, who has a teenage daughter, had no criminal record. But he told a relative and others, as far back as 1981, that he had done something bad and killed an unnamed child in New York City, according to Kelly. Police learned that only recently, when a tipster not a relative pointed police to Hernandez, after a search of a basement near Patz home last month hurtled the case back into the news, Kelly said. more easily shamed than we thought they were, says Stephen Davis, a shareholder expert at Yale University, referring to boards of directors, which set executive pay. In the past year, he says, Shareholders found their voice. The typical CEO got stock awards worth $3.6 million in 2011, up 11 percent from the year before. Cash bonuses fell about 7 percent, to $2 million. The value of stock options, as determined by the company, climbed 6 percent to a median $1.7 million. Options usually give the CEO the right to buy shares in the future at the price theyre trading at when the options are granted, so theyre worth something only if the shares go up. Profit at companies in the Standard & Poors 500 stock index rose 16 percent last year, remarkable in an economy that grew more slowly than expected.

Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Fathers Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to Novembers ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages. Between 150 and 200 churches are expected to raise money for the Protect Marriage Maine political action committee, said Carroll Conley Jr., executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine. While many churches are joining the campaign against the referendum, others of various denominations are working to support the ballot measure. Some churches have hosted phone banks where congregation members have made calls in favor of the referendum, said the Rev. Sue Gabrielson, the minister at the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church. Other churches have held educational forums and training sessions on door-to-door canvassing. The referendum, she said, is about inclusion, a loving God and being nonjudgmental and compassionate. Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, who created an international uproar when he became the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican church in 2003, is coming to Maine in early June on behalf of the campaign in support of gay marriage. He will appear at three screenings of the film Love Free or Die, which depicts his life, in Portland, Lewiston and Ellsworth. Churches in Maine and elsewhere have raised money from parishioners for political campaigns in the past on issues including gay rights, doctor-assisted suicide, abor-

NEW YORK Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm. That was up more than 6 percent from the previous year, and is the second year in a row of increases. The figure is also the highest since the AP began tracking executive compensation in 2006. Companies trimmed cash bonuses but handed out more in stock awards. For shareholder activists who have long decried CEO pay as exorbitant, that was a victory of sorts. Thats because the stock awards are being tied more

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tion and gambling. Federal law prohibits churches and other 501(c) (3) charitable organizations from supporting or opposing candidates running for office, either through financial contributions or endorsements, said Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, a Washington advocacy group that supports separation of church and state. But they can, with near impunity, support issues and causes, including same-sex marriage referenda, Walker said. Minnesota will decide in November whether a ban on gay marriage should be part of the state constitution. Maryland and Washington are expected to have ballot measures seeking to overturn same-sex marriage laws that were recently passed by their legislatures.

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