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Wednesday, december 17, 2014

Vol. 145 No. 131

City furlough to end in January

Upfront

Santa taking
wish lists today
Courtesy of the Kiwanis
Club of Delphos, Santa will
still be in Delphos tonight
to hear the Christmas
wishes of boys and girls.
Children can visit his
house on East Second
Street in the front of the
First Financial drivethrough from 6:307:30 p.m. today.

A seat remains open on Delphos City Council with the resignation of At-Large
Councilman Kevin Osting. The Allen County Republican Party has until Jan. 13 to
appoint someone to the seat. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS There is a light at the end of
the tunnel for Delphoss workforce that has been
observing a 3-hour weekly furlough since Sept.

30, 2013.
Mayor Michael Gallmeier introduced legislation to
put all administration and department heads back on a
40-hour work week at Mondays council meeting.
Its time to get everyone back to work full
time, Gallmeier said. The auditor thinks the
money is there.

Gallmeier said the shortened work week has led

to a lack of preventative maintenance and he fears
the water and wastewater treatment plants are suffering because of it.
We dont want to waste money on those plants.
We have to do the preventative maintenance. We
dont want them to fall apart, Gallmeier stressed.
More importantly, Gallmeier said employee
morale needs a boost and the city has begun to start
losing key personnel.
Weve already shifted some employees around
to cover Tim Williams resignation at the water
treatment plant, he added.
Williams announced his resignation earlier
in December. Auxiliary police officer Brandon
Hemker and Paramedic Brandon Perinne also
resigned.
The reduction in hours affected 27 city employees. Fire and rescue and police employees were not
included in the furloughs.
Gallmeiers legislation to establish the pay salary for administration and department supervisors
replaces an ordinance put in place in September
2013 to reduce their pay by 7.5 percent to bring
them in line with hourly workers whose hours were
reduced from 40 to 37 per week. If passed, it will
take affect on Jan. 19.

The Delphos Herald

is searching for the 2014
Tri-County Area Man and
Woman of the Year.
Nominees should, by reason of public service and
community involvement,
deserve the title Man of the
Year and Woman of the
Year.
A panel of judges not
associated with the newspaper will decide the winners.
Recommendations must
be received by 5 p.m. today
in The Delphos Herald
newsroom, 405 N. Main
St., Delphos, OH 45833,
or e-mail nominations to
nspencer@delphosherald.
com.

Sports
St. Johns hoops
tickets on sale
St. Johns High School
is selling tickets for the
following basketball contests: St. Johns home vs.
Ft. Recovery at 6:30 p.m.
Friday; St. Johns home vs.
Fremont St. Joseph Central
Catholic at 6 p.m. Saturday:
St. Johns at Ottoville at
6 p.m. Dec. 27; St. Johns
at Van Wert at 6 p.m. at
Dec. 30; and St. Johns at
Continental at 6 p.m. Jan. 2.
Tickets are $6 for adults
and $4 for students and will
be sold in the high school
office during school hours
until noon on Friday. All
tickets will be $6 at the door.

Forecast
Cloudy today
and tonight.
Highs in
the lower
30s. Lows
in the mid
20s. See page 2.

Obituaries
State/Local
The Next Generation
Community
Sports
Business
Classifieds
Comics and Puzzles
World News

BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com

Students share Christmas spirit

The
spirit
of
Christmas
was
shared with residents
of Vancrest health
Care Center this
week. Above: Fort
Jennings Elementary
sixth-graders sang
Christmas
carols
to residents; Right:
Delphos K-Kid Ian
Fairchild
shakes
hands
with
Bob
Prine and wishes he
and his wife, Betty,
a merry Christmas.
K-kids also gave each
resident a holiday
gift bag. (DHI Media
Staff photos)

FORTJENNINGSIntegrys
Energy Services Aggregation
Business Development Manager
Brenda Coffey led the two mandated public hearings for the village and explained the operation
and governance for the villages
aggregation plan on Tuesday
evening.
Council members have been
working diligently to move the
village into an electricity aggregation plan since discussions began
this past summer, council passed
the ordinance authorizing the village to put the electricity aggregation on the Nov. 4 ballot and
residents passed the ordinance.
Coffey gave an overview of
the plan, including residents
opt-out procedures, Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio
(PUCO) rules and do not
aggregate lists, which would
encompass some businesses.
All customers will have
all the contact information and
they can utilize live chat online
to reach us, she said. We are
required to respond to any customer concerns within three
days.
After village council passes
the aggregation resolution adopting a plan of operation and governance slated for the meeting in January it will take
approximately 120 days for all
the paperwork to be filed through
PUCO. Mayor Jim Smith said the
aggregation may be in place in
May or June of 2015.
See HEARINGS, page 12

Elida schools to consider an armed presence

BY STEVE COBURN-GRIFFIS
DHI Media Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com

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Village holds
aggregation
hearings

Herald seeks
man, woman of
the year nods

Index

Delphos, Ohio

ELIDA Addressing a virtually-universal concern during

Tuesday nights meeting, the Elida
Board of Education discussed
school safety and the possibility
of an armed presence within the
districts schools.
As part of its agenda, the board
was presented with a resolution
directing Superintendent Tony
Cox to establish a committee to
review, study and recommend
to the Board a safety plan that
includes an analysis of utilizing
approved volunteers to convey
deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance into Elidas school safety
zone and/or to possess a deadly

weapon or dangerous ordnance

in Elidas school safety zone for
the welfare and safety of the students.
Ironically, parents of elementary-aged students in the Elida
school district were alerted to a
lock-down at the elementary
school earlier that day. While the
lock-down was the consequence
of an irate parents insistent attitude and had nothing to do with
violence, gun or otherwise, proponents of the plan were quick to
point to the action while encouraging the boards support.
Im a life-long resident of
Elida schools, Chad Bryan said
to the board during its public
participation. I have two children that are in school as well
and just like anyone else who

has children in school today, we

also received the notification of
a sudden lock-down at the elementary school. I am in support
of looking at further enhancing
our safety policies here at Elida.
This is not the Elida schools of
1994 when I graduated. The community has changed. The demographic has changed. Society has
changed and as you look into
this, I encourage you to do everything possible to keep the kids in
this school district safe.
Bryan was one of five speakers
to address the board on the subject,
all of whom were in support of the
measure. And while the need for
exhaustive training was emphasized, each speaker addressed
the change in society and its citizens, laying these changes before

the board as proof positive of

the increasing need for an armed
response.
I graduated from Elida High
School in 1971, said Mike Ulrich.
That was a time when teachers
were able to concentrate on teaching. That was a time when hunting
shotguns and rifles were common
sights in the gun racks of pickup
trucks or tucked away in the trunks
of cars in the school parking lot.
But that was then, this is now. Now
we send our kids off to school and
worry that they may be attacked
with deadly weapons.
After its reading, the board
quickly and unanimously approved
the resolution and directed Cox to
immediately address the issue.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

For The Record

Clifford creator dead at 86

OBITUARY

Associated Press Writer

released next year, Scholastic said in a statement.

In his pre-Clifford life, Bridwell was a filmstrip and slide
Norman Bridwell, a soft-spoken illustrator whose impromp- illustrator, trying to break into childrens publishing to suptu story about a girl and her puppy marked the unlikely birth port his family. His work had been rejected all over New
of the supersized franchise Clifford the Big Red Dog, has died York when an editor at Harper & Row (now HarperCollins)
at 86.
suggested he try writing a story to go with a picture he had
Bridwell, who lived for decades in a house with a bright red submitted of a child and her horse-sized dog. Bridwells idea:
door on Marthas Vineyard off Cape Cod in Massachusetts, Thanks to the girls affection, a puppy the runt of the litter
died Friday at Marthas Vineyard Hospital, where
grows into a klutzy but good-hearted behehe had been for about three weeks after a fall at
moth, as big as the lighthouses on the authors
home in Edgartown, his wife, Norma, said.
imaginary Birdwell Island. A nearby paint
He suffered from several ailments, including a
container inspired Bridwell to color Clifford fire
recurrence of prostate cancer, she said. He passed
engine red.
peacefully with family members at his bedside,
Bridwell had sketched a bloodhound because
she said.
he wanted one while growing up and he named
Starting in 1963 with Clifford, the Big Red
the girl Emily Elizabeth, after his daughter. He
Dog, Bridwell wrote and illustrated more than 40
planned to call the dog Tiny, but his wife,
Clifford books, from Clifford and the Grouchy
Norma, suggested Clifford, the name of an
Neighbors to Clifford Goes to Hollywood.
imaginary friend she had as a child. Bridwell
More than 120 million copies have sold worldspent a weekend working up a story. Several
wide, along with cartoons, a feature film, a musipublishers turned the book down before editor
cal, stuffed animals, key chains, posters and stickBeatrice de Regniers of Scholastics Lucky
ers. Images of Clifford have appeared everywhere
Book Club saw Cliffords potential.
Bridwell
from museums to the White House.
I said to my wife, Now dont count on there
being any more. This one is just a fluke. I dont
A lot of people were Clifford fans and that
know if there will ever be another one, Bridwell told The
makes them Norman fans, too, said his wife of 56 years.
Clifford became standard nighttime reading for countless Associated Press in 2012.
Bridwell achieved mainstream success without mainstream
families and a money machine for publisher Scholastic Inc.
Spinoffs include cartoons with John Ritter as the voice of distribution. Scholastic offered the first Clifford story through
Clifford and future Hunger Games novelist Suzanne Collins book clubs and school fairs (Clifford wasnt available in stores
until the 1980s) and it sold well enough that Scholastic pubamong the script writers.
Scholastic, which became a top childrens publisher thanks lished a second, non-Clifford book by Bridwell, The Witch
in part to Clifford, installed bright red cushions on the chairs Next Door. Over the years, Bridwell added such Clifford
in the corporate headquarters auditorium in New York. sidekicks as the purple poodle Cleo, the three-legged trainScholastic had been in business for decades before Clifford, ing dog KC and Emily Elizabeths cranky schoolmate, Jetta.
but the series success inspired the publisher to look for other Bridwells name was a ringer for Norman Rockwells and
stories with brand appeal, including Goosebumps, The Birdwells books were also a comforting portrait of stability
and innocence. But he did work in social commentary, such as
Magic School Bus and I Spy.
Bridwell had completed two more Clifford books to be including children of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

One Year Ago
Its been 10 years since the Delphos
Jaycees folded and as many years since
the Optimist Club adopted the former
clubs Santa Visitation program. Santa
Visitation has been held in Delphos for
more than 50 years. More than a dozen
people make sure the operation runs
smoothly. Six to eight Santas make anywhere from 50-70 stops visiting 250-300
children.
25 Years Ago 1989
Members of the Trinity United
Church choir rehearsed for the Christmas
Cantata, A Son! A Savior! to be presented at the 10:30 a.m. worship service Sunday at the church. Some members of the choir are Ruth Odenweller,
the Rev. John Hoover, Linda Baker,
AnKara Utrup, Alice Williams and
Carol Cunningham. The adult and youth
choirs, consisting of about 45 voices,
will perform.
Limited Edition chapter of the Ohio
Child Conservation League of Ottoville
recently met in the home of Cheryl
Beining. President Jo Ann Horstman
conducted a short business meeting. A Christmas exchange was then
held and secret sisters were revealed.
Entertainment was provided by Cindy
Becker. Lunch was served by co-hostess
Jo Ann Horstman.
St. Johns hung tough in the final peri-

od against the Minster Wildcats Friday

night to take home their first victory
61-56. The offense got in gear as three
Blue Jays hit in double digits. Steve
Jettinghoff led with 17. Dan Swick followed with 12 and Scott Suever with 11.
50 Years Ago 1964
The Kiwanis Club met for its regular dinner meeting Tuesday evening.
William Wiesenberg, who is an IBM
programmer at Westinghouse, was the
speaker for the program. He was introduced by Robert Schmit, program chairman for the meeting. Gene Hayes presided at the meeting and Harry Crede led
the members in several songs.
Mrs. Harold Schroeder was hostess
to the members of the Junior Mothers
Club of the Child Conservation League
Tuesday evening in her home. Mrs.
William Swick was co-hostess. A
Christmas ornament exchange was held
and the group then went caroling to the
various members homes. The January
meeting will be held at the home of Mrs.
Ed Zalar.
There were 85 members of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
present for a combined business meeting and holiday party held in the post
club rooms. During the brief business
session, one new member, Mrs. Robert
Byrne, was accepted into the organization. Games were played with special

prizes going to Vera Wieging, Christene

Miller and Phyllis Wurst.
75 Years Ago 1939
Commemorative Post, American
Legion, is issuing a call for all types
of broken or cast-off toys for their
Christmas toy shop which is located
in Petes Paint Shop on North Canal
Street. The Legionnaires will repair the
toys, repaint them and place them in
excellent condition for use. The entire
lot will be distributed by Legion members to needy Delphos children before
Christmas.
The Blue and Gold cagers of St.
Johns, after being outplayed in the
first three quarters, managed to eke out
a win over the Decatur Commodores,
29 to 27. The Best Evers, who had won
their first five games were swamped
by the Decatur Reserves by the score
of 29 to 16. The games were played in
the new public school gym in Decatur
Friday evening.
Phyllis and Margie Baird were hostesses to the members of the S.S.B.
Class of the United Brethren Church
at their home Friday. The following
officers were elected: Margaret Fought,
president; Richard Scott, vice president;
Mary Ellen Rupert, secretary; Colleen
Frost, treasurer; Margie Blythe, press
correspondent; and Phyllis and Margie
Baird, flower committee.

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Melvin Bun J.
Pohlman
Sept. 30, 1929-Dec. 16, 2014
DELPHOS Melvin
Bun J. Pohlman, 85, of
Delphos passed away at 3
a.m. Tuesday at St. Ritas
Medical Center.
He was born on Sept. 30,
1929, in Delphos to Alphons
and Adeline (Wellman)
Pohlman; both are deceased.
On Oct. 28, 1950, he was
united in marriage to Rita
Mae Hohlbein. She survives
in Delphos.
He is survived by one
daughter, Mary Kay (Don)
Klausing of Delphos; two
sons, Keith (Mary Lou)
Pohlman of Delphos and
Tim (Susan) Pohlman of
Scottsdale, Arizona; two sisters, Mary Catherine Sally
Looser of Ottoville and Rita
(Norbert Piney) Suever of
Landeck; one brother, Ronald
(Joan) Pohlman of Ottawa;
one sister-in-law, Pat (Mel)
Pohlman Williams of Lima;
and seven grandchildren,
Dustin, Heather and Julia
Pohlman, Katie and Matthew
Pohlman, Lauren (Mike)
Chapman and Isaac Klausing.
He was preceded in death
by three sisters and brothersin-law, Delores (Gene) Meyer,
Lucille (Bob) Ellerbrock
and Jane (John) Ricker
of Ottoville; and a brother,
Gilbert Gip Pohlman.
Melvin was a member
of St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church, the Knights
of Columbus, Elks and the
Delphos Eagles. Melvins
father passed away at the
young age of 39. Being only
15 years of age, Melvin left
grade school to help support
his mother and six siblings.
Melvin was a loving husband,
father and grandfather. He was
self-employed, serving area
dairy farmers for 22 years. In
1972, he joined the DeLaval
Dairy Equipment Company,
retiring in 1992 to enjoy his
seven grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will begin at 11 a.m. Friday
at St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church, the Rev. Ron
Schock officiating. Burial will
be in St. Johns Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-8
p.m. Thursday at Harter and
Schier Funeral home, where
a parish wake will be held at
7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Johns
Parish Foundation.
To leave condolences, visit
harterandschier.com.

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BIRTHS
A girl, Juliet Kate, was
born Dec. 10 at Old St.
Frances Hospital in Peoria,
Illinois, to Nick and Diana
Warnecke of 1104 Miromar
Lane, Washington, Ill 41571.
Grandparents are Steve and
Diana Warnecke of Delphos
and Tim and Sonya Vercler of
Lexington, Illinois.
A boy, Tobias William, was
born Dec. 14 to Doug and
Sheena Eickholt of Delphos.
He weighed 5 pounds,
14 ounces and was welcomed home by a big brother, Jamison, and a big sister,
Kaylee.
Grandparents are Frank
and Judy Eickholt and Angie
Simindinger.
Great-grandparents are
Calist Miller and the late
Arnold Miller and George and
LeAnn Bowers of Florida.
A boy, Calder Scott,
was born Dec. 10 to Scott
and Andrea Miehls of
Cheyboygen, Michigan.
He weighed 7 pounds, 8
ounces and was 20 inches
long.
Grandparents are Douglas
and Barbara Jaeger of Beach
Park, Illinois, and Michael
and Dianne Miehls of Fort
Jennings.
ST. RITAS
A girl was born Dec. 15
to Dawn and Matt Hedrick of
Fort Jennings.
A girl was born Dec. 15
to Olivia and Noah Helms of
Ottoville.
A boy was born Dec. 14
to Clarissa and Luke Case of
Delphos.

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SPURR, Beverly Jean, 79,

of Delphos, funeral services
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Tri-County
Burial will be at Walnut Grove
Associated Press
Cemetery in rural Delphos.
Following the funeral services,
TODAY: Cloudy. Highs in
there will be a luncheon held at the lower 30s. West winds 10
the Eagles in Delphos.
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TONIGHT:
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West winds 10 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY: Cloudy.
Highs in the lower 30s. West
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CAP holds Wreaths Across America ceremony

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VAN WERT The Van Wert Civil Air

Patrol Unit #296, along with the Van Wert
American Legion, Van Wert VFW, DAV
(Disabled American Veterans), and the
Convoy American Legion performed its fifth
annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at
the Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert, Ohio,
on Saturday, December 13.
After the ceremony, the Van Wert Civil Air
Patrol cadets placed the 162 wreaths that they
sold on local veterans graves. This event is a
simultaneous ceremony and was held in 1,015
cemeteries and memorial sites in all 50 states
in the United States (and 40 foreign locations) to pay tribute to the 25 million men and
women who have served in the U.S. armed
forces. All wreaths were handmade from the
Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, Maine,
and shipped to all the locations. A convoy of
150 semis driven by volunteer truck drivers
and donated equipment delivered the wreaths.
A total of 230,000 wreaths were placed at
the Arlington National Cemetery. This was
the first year that every section of Arlington
National Cemetery was able to be covered. In
all, 700,000 remembrance wreaths were laid.
Twenty three years ago, Morrill Worcester
of the Worcester Wreath Co. donated the first
wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery, starting an annual tradition that continues today
as Wreaths Across America. The initiative
began in 2006 as an offshoot of Worcesters
Arlington National Cemetery wreath project.
Since its inception years ago, Wreaths Across
America has experienced tremendous growth.
The local observance began as C/2dLt
Bryce Beckner asked for a moment of silence
to remember the fallen, prisoners of war,
missing in action, and honor those who have
served and are currently serving in this great
nations armed services. C/2dL Drew Bogle
then introduced the color guard and led the
Pledge of Allegiance. The Van Wert Disabled
American Veterans and Van Wertt VFW posted the colors to begin the ceremony. U.S.
Army Sgt. Dennis McCoy said the prayer.
Then C/CMSgt Caleb Mays gave the
opening remarks explaining the importance
of remembering all those who have served.
Bogle thanked all men and women who
served our country and asked that we always
thank a veteran. C/SSgt Connor Army quoted

Democrats
pick Pepper
as next chair
COLUMBUS (AP)
Ohio Democrats elected David
Pepper as their new chairman
Tuesday as the party looks to
rebuild after a year of political
missteps and devastating losses.
The Cincinnati lawyer and
2014 attorney general candidate had locked up a majority of the 148 votes needed to
win the election by the partys
executive committee.
I am extremely humbled
and grateful to have the confidence of the executive committee to serve as the partys
next chairman, Pepper said in
a statement. Going forward,
the party and our candidates
will be focused like a laser on
the issues that matter most to
Ohioans, such as increasing
wages and fighting for a firstrate public education system.
Pepper had received numerous endorsements in the runup to the election to replace
Chairman Chris Redfern and
has worked in tandem with Nina
Turner, a state senator and 2014
secretary of state candidate.
On Monday, former lieutenant governor candidate Sharen
Neuhardt dropped out of the
race for Redferns position.
Redfern, chairman since 2005,
announced his resignation on
election night after acrossthe-board statewide defeats
and losses in the Republicancontrolled Ohio House, including his own seat.
Neuhardt said Pepper had the
support to win and she wanted
to bring people together.
But, as she stepped aside,
Neuhardt brought up some
tough issues Pepper will need
to confront. She accused the
party of lacking good governance policies, including
clear parameters on ethics and
conflicts of interest. Neuhardt
called these the kind of governance policies that any wellrespected business or nonprofit
entity would have had in place
for years, but which the ODP
has neglected to adopt.
Among the concerns of
Neuhardt, the endorsed candidate of Ohios top elected
Democrat, U.S. Sen. Sherrod
Brown:
$2 million in party debt
unknown to the executive
committee;
Salaries and other benefits being paid to party officials
without prior authorization;
Referral fees, commissions or other payments made
to party employees, officials or
their affiliates by vendors;
The lack of an annual
audit process.

Participants honoring the branches of military service at Saturdays ceremony. (Submitted photo)
our 40th President Ronald Reagan on appreciating our freedom. C/A1C Mason Rogers
introduced each Civil Air Patrol cadet and
servicemen for the wreath ceremony.
Seven ceremonial wreaths were then placed
to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen, and
marines who served, honor their sacrifices, and
teach our younger generations about the high
cost of our freedoms. These were specially
designed wreaths - one for each branch of the
military - Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force,
Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, and the POW/
MIA. In addition to these seven wreaths, local
Civil Air Patrol unit #296 sold 162 wreaths
that were laid in remembrance of our local veterans. This was the ninth year of the national
wreath sponsorship campaign under the guidance of the non-profit WreathsAcrossAmerica.
org program and the fifth year at the local
Woodland Cemetery.
The United States Army wreath was placed
by retired 1st Sgt. Robert Habern and C/SSgt
Connor Army and C/CMSgt Caleb Mays.
Sgt. Habern served from 1970 to 1993 in the
United States Army.
The United States Marine Corps wreath
was placed by Corporal Dustin Puckett and

C/CADET Damon Watkins and SM Thomas

Meagher. Corporal Puckett served from 1996
to 2000 as a MOS 3521 Motor Transport
Mechanic.
The United States Navy wreath was placed
by Retired Gunners Mate Master Chief Pete
Weir and C/2dLt Bryce Beckner and C/A1C
Justin Yorkovich. Mr. Weir served from 1983
to 2004 during Desert Shield, Desert Storm,
and Enduring Freedom.
The United States Air Force wreath
was placed by Staff Sgt. Evan Zimmerman
and C/2dLt Drew Bogle and 1stLt Jon
Vondenhuevel. Staff Sargent Zimmerman is
currently serving at the 122nd Fighter Wing in
Ft. Wayne as a Civil Engineer. He has served in
multiple deployments including a 7 month tour
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
with another tour coming up in 2016.
The United States Coast Guard wreath was
placed by Sgt. Adam McCoy and C/CADET
Isaiah Cole and C/MSgt Seth Young. Sgt.
McCoy served in the United States Army
from 2000 to 2012 as 11 Charlie.
The United States Merchant Marines
wreath was placed by Sgt. Dennis McCoy
and C/CADET Luke Young and C/CADET

Damon Watkins. Sgt. McCoy served in the

United States Army during Vietnam from
1966 to 1968 as a heavy duty truck driver.
A special wreath was placed in honor of
the 93,129 United States Servicemen from all
branches of the service whose last known status was either Prisoners of War or Missing in
Action. These individuals have never returned
to their families and homes. This wreath was
placed by Staff Sgt. Nick Wade and C/CMSgt
Natalie Hunt and C/MSgt Seth Young.
Young then spoke on why it is so important
as Americans to always remember the soldiers
who fought for our freedom. Army invited
everybody to look at our local gravesites and
research who our local fallen heroes were.
Retired 1SG Robert Habern and Van Wert
City Mayor Don Farmer spoke about all the
people who have lost their lives in the various
wars over the years and gave statistics on how
many have served over the years.
The observance concluded with the Van
Wert American Legion, Van Wert VFW, and
Disabled American Veterans giving a 21-gun
salute, followed by the playing of Taps by
Bogle and C/CMSgt Natalie Hunt, and closing remarks by Beckner thanking all veterans.

Become an OSU Extension Master

Gardener volunteer this winter
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The Master Gardener
Volunteer (MGV) Program is a national
and international organization designed to
provide opportunities for gardening enthusiasts of all types and levels to acquire
training in numerous aspects of gardening and landscaping, to develop long-lasting friendships with other
MGVs, to learn from other
MGVs, and to provide an
outlet for those who wish
to serve their communities
through a unique form of
volunteering. Ohio State
University MGVs work
together with The Ohio State
University Extension to provide such services to their
communities as answering
gardening questions, beautifying the community, developing community or demonstration gardens, and other horticultural
activities.
Applications are being accepted for the
MGV Training Class of 2015. OSU MGVs
are initially given 50 hours of training on
information pertaining to gardens, landscapes, plants, diseases, insects and more!
But the training does not stop after the
initial training programs. Opportunities for
many types of continuing education are
provided through multiple training programs offered through OSU Extension both
locally and statewide. After the training
class is completed, new MGV interns are
to provide 50 hours of volunteer service

to the community as volunteer educators.

Even though this sounds like a lot of time,
it is not difficult to fulfill this requirement.
In fact most quickly exceed this number
long before the end of their first year of
service.
Van Wert County MGVs have developed The Childrens Garden, located in
Smiley Park on Old Tile Factory Road in
Van Wert, to provide an outdoor learning lab for children of all ages. Additional
projects include: an annual
plant sale, semi-annual garden tour, The Garden of the
Senses in downtown Van
Wert and more.
The orientation meeting
for MGV training for Van
Wert County will be held at
6:30 p.m. Jan. 22, 2015, at
the OSU meeting room on the fairgrounds,
1055 S. Washington St., Van Wert. Training
will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. each
Monday and Thursday in January through
March 12, 2015. All classes will be held
at the OSU Extension Office in Van Wert.
Classes will cover a multitude of topics
including: basic botany, soil science, fruits
and vegetables, diagnostics, herbs, annuals
and perennials, trees and shrubs, entomology, houseplants, landscape maintenance,
plant pathology, and pesticide safety and use.
For more information on cost and how
to obtain an application for the MGV program in Van Wert County contact Curtis
E. Young at 419-238-1214 or email at
young.2@osu.edu.

Health agency confirms flu death

COLUMBUS (AP) A wave of flu illnesses has forced
some Ohio schools to shut down over the past week and
one even asked parents if they could volunteer and to help
disinfect the school while students were kept home.
The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the first flurelated pediatric death of the flu season, saying that a 15-yearold girl from Ironton in southern Ohio died on Nov. 29 after
being admitted to a hospital.
Across the state, 456 people had been hospitalized with the
flu this year compared with 135 cases at this time last year,
the department said.
Schools in the Cleveland and Toledo areas have been
closed over the past week because of the large number of flu
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The Next Generation

From the Vantage Point

Vantage inducts 17 students into

National Technical Honor Society
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
VAN WERT Seventeen outstanding Vantage seniors
were recently selected as members of the Vantage chapter of
the National Technical Honor Society. They were introduced
and inducted at the annual NTHS banquet on Dec. 9 held in
the Commons Area.
In addition to the guests of honor, parents, home school
principals and counselors, and Vantage teachers and administrators attended the banquet to recognize this elite group of
students.
The main purpose of the National Technical Honor Society
is to reward scholastic achievement in career technical education. Membership encourages skill development, honesty,
service, leadership, citizenship and individual responsibility.
In addition, students are selected for membership in NTHS
as a reward for excellence in workforce education; to develop
self-esteem, pride and encourage students to reach for higher
levels of achievement; and to promote business and industrys
critical workplace values - honesty, responsibility, initiative,
teamwork, productivity, leadership and citizenship.
NTHS membership is the highest award for excellence
in career technical education and is a reliable indicator of
performance and leadership in the workplace. Students who
achieved a 3.5 grade point average or better, while maintaining a 95-percent attendance rate at Vantage, were eligible to
apply for membership. In addition to submitting a resume and
writing an essay stating why they would like to be a part of the
NTHS, the students also were required to obtain three teacher
recommendations.
Students selected for membership in the National
Technical Honor Society for the 2014-15 school year are:
Dmitry Billingsley (Continental), Network Systems; Jarett
Bute (Antwerp), Welding; Brandi Calvelage (Van Wert),
Health Technology; Jeremiah Dealey (Crestview), Industrial
Mechanics; Caitlin Geckle (Continental), Cosmetology;
Grant Gillett (Wayne Trace), Industrial Mechanics; Jasper

Newly-inducted members of the Vantage 2014-15 National Technical Honor Society. Unavailable for the
photo was Cheyenne Miller-Sweet. (Submitted photo)
Godeke (Antwerp), Building and Grounds; Nicholas
Grote (Ottoville), Industrial Mechanics; Jenny Holbrooks
(Wayne Trace), Cosmetology; David Leathers (Delphos St.
Johns), Building and Grounds; Cheyenne Miller-Sweet
(Antwerp), Cosmetology; Alysha Moran (Continental),
Health Technology; Jill Ross (Wayne Trace), Medical Office

Management; Derek Schroeder (Kalida), Precision Machining;

Alexa Sikraji (Lincolnview), Cosmetology; Tyler Talboom
(Delphos Jefferson), Auto Body; and Samantha Van Vlerah
(Wayne Trace), Auto Body.
Congratulations to these new National Technical Honor
Society members!

Gable serving with

Heidelbergs APO chapter
TIFFIN Alyssa Gable,
a sophomore psychology and
criminal justice major from
Delphos, served as a member
of Heidelberg Universitys
chapter of Alpha Phi Omega,
the national service fraternity, during the recently-completed fall semester.
Heidelbergs APO is a
co-ed group committed to
provide community service,
leadership development and
social opportunities for college students. As a member,
Gable performs service projects on campus and in the
Tiffin and Seneca County
community throughout the
academic year.
Nationally, APO is the

largest collegiate fraternity

with chapters at more than
350 campuses and an active
membership of more than
25,000 students.
Founded
in
1850,
Heidelberg offers 30 majors,
29 minors and 10 pre-professional programs, awarding
the bachelor of arts, bachelor
of science, bachelor of music
degrees, as well as masters
degrees in education, counseling, business administration and music. Affiliated
with the United Church of
Christ, Heidelberg has been
ranked for 26 consecutive
years as one of the top colleges in the Midwest by U.S.
News and World Report. For
more information, visit the
web site at www.heidelberg.
edu.

Vantage students participate

in winter extracurriculars
Vantage students who are participating in winter sports or other extracurricular activities include,
front row from left, Cullen Wenzlick, Drayson Wenzlick, Emily Pastor, all in Paulding pep band;
Dakota Valdez, Paulding wrestling; Julia Clabough, Parkway cheerleading; Cheyenne Miller-Sweet,
Antwerp basketball; and Alexis Forester, Crestview pep band; and back, Austin Metz, Parkway bowling; Jarett Bute, Antwerp wrestling; Ryan Koester, Fort Jennings basketball; Dustin Trenkamp, Ottoville basketball; Tyler Foust, Delphos Jefferson wrestling; Carl Elliott, Wayne Trace wrestling;
Jordan Laker, Antwerp wrestling; Josh Kroeger, Delphos Jefferson wrestling; Hunter Blankemeyer,
Lincolnview basketball; and Zaine Cotterman, Wayne Trace wrestling. Not pictured is Lane Bennett,
Delphos Jefferson wrestling. (Submitted photo)

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Programs Supervisor Ken
Markward, Mercer County
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Mother-daughter bonding, Calvelage to celebrate

festive treats for the season 90th birthday Dec. 28
BY LOVINA EICHER

Memorial Park

CALENDAR OF
EVENTS

TODAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St. Kalida.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
Delphos Museum of Postal
History, 339 N. Main St., is
open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff St.
Noon Rotary Club
meets at The Grind.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Kiwanis Club, Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
7:30 p.m. Hope Lodge
214 Free and Accepted
Masons, Masonic Temple,
North Main Street.
Sons of the American
Legion meet at the Delphos
Legion hall.
The Ottoville Board of
Education meets in the elementary building.
The Fort Jennings Board
of Education meets in the
library.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
Delphos Museum of Postal
History, 339 N. Main St., is
open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff St.
3-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shopping.

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the midwife, because Barbara was being born.

Happy birthday wishes to Barbara!
Christmas is only a couple weeks away.
Joe and I did
some shopping
on Saturday.
Verena is wrapping some of
the gifts this
afternoon.
I
dont
mind
that job, but it
seems I always
have something
else that needs
to be done. I
have a meeting
at the school
this afternoon.
I would like
to thank Carol
from Washington for the four 1,000-piece
puzzles she sent. We will have lots of fun
putting them together this winter. And also
a thank you to all the rest of you readers for
your encouraging letters!
This week Im going to share my recipe
for popcorn balls. Mother made these every
Christmas. She would put red food coloring
in the syrup to give them a reddish color. I
usually do half of them with red food coloring
and half with green. It gives them a Christmas
look during the holidays.
Gods blessings to all!
Popcorn Balls
2 1/2 quarts of popcorn (popped)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
food coloring (optional)
Cook sugar, water, salt, and syrup to a very
hard-ball stage (256 degrees). Add vinegar
and vanilla (and food coloring if desired) to
light crack stage (270 degrees). Pour slowly
over popcorn. Mix well to coat every kernel.
Press into balls and cool.

First of all, a happy 17th birthday to

daughter
Verena today,
Dec. 10. How
could those
17 years have
gone by so
fast? I am glad
to have Verena
here at home
during
the
day. Its good
to have someone to help
me with cooking, cleaning,
laundry, sewing, and all
that goes with
keeping a house going with a family of ten.
Every one of the girls has helped me before
getting a full-time job. This is a precious time
to me: spending time with my daughters and
making a lot of memories together that we
will always treasure.
It is also a great learning experience for
them to learn how to do sewing, canning,
baking and cooking. I helped my mother after
I was out of school, and I remember how
precious it was to work and talk together.
Not only was she my mother but also my
best friend. I want the same friendship with
my children. My daily prayer is to be a good
example to my children and to always guide
them to live the life God wants.
Since Verenas special friend, Marvin,
lives a couple hours away, we decided to
surprise Verena on Sunday while he was here
visiting in Michigan. Others who came in
honor of Verenas birthday were Timothy and
Mose; Jacob, Emma and family; their daughters friends, Menno and Manuel; and also my
sisters Verena and Susan.
On the menu was barbecued chicken, hot
wings and T-bone steaks, mashed potatoes,
chicken gravy, dressing, corn, potato salad,
lettuce salad, sliced cheese, homemade bread,
butter, strawberry jam, peanut butter pies
and a variety of Christmas candy. Verena
had another surprise when Marvin presented
a Dairy Queen ice cream cake to her with
candles for her to blow out.
I forgot to mention that Barbara, a friend
of our daughters, was also here for Verenas
birthday. She and Verena were born not too far
apart, and Barbaras mother and I both had the
same midwife. Right after Verena was born at
6:32 a.m., someone came to our house to get

Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amish writer, cook, wife and mother of eight. Formerly
writing as The Amish Cook, Eicher inherited that column from her mother, Elizabeth
Coblentz, who wrote from 1991 to 2002.
Readers can contact Eicher at PO Box 1689,
South Holland, IL 60473 (please include a
self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply)
or at LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.
org.

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DELPHOS Maneta
(Wahmoff) Calvelage will be
90 years young on Dec. 28.
She resides at Vancrest,
1425 E. Fifth St., and would
enjoy visitors and cards to
celebrate her special day.
Maneta worked at TriCounty Hardware and enjoyed
membership in numerous social
and civic clubs. She is a memCalvelage
ber of St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church and a St. Johns High School graduate.
She was born Dec. 28, 1924, to Martin and Lula
(Beckman) Wahmoff.
She married Leander Calvelage, who preceded her in
death.
She is the mother of four children, Dave (Kathy), Phyllis
(Jeff) Kinkle, Roger (Deb) and Brian (Jenny). She also has
nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

SPORTS

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Unverferth last- Vikings spear Lady

second trey lifts Musketeers in PCL action
Kalida past PG
By JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com

By DAVE BONINSEGNA
DHI Media Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com

LEIPSIC The Fort Jennings Lady

Musketeers were trying to get their first
win of the basketball season, while the
Leipsic Lady Vikings were attempting
to bounce back from a tough loss to
Liberty-Benton.
The Putnam County League foes
hooked up at Leipsic on Tuesday evening with the hosts jumping out to an
early 9-2 advantage and a 16-5 lead after
the first stop.
Leipsic would use 21-point quarters
in the middle two frames on its way to a
68-36 victory in moving their record to
4-1 overall and dropping the Musketeers
to 0-6 on the year.
Gabby Clippinger hit five 3-pointers in leading all scorers and Fort
Jennings with 17.
Brooke Gerdeman had 16 and Kelly
Nadler added 15 in the winning effort
for the hosts.
Nadler scored the first eight points
of the game for the Vikings, pacing the
Purple and White to a early 9-2 advantage. Kierra Meyer ( 9 points) topped off
a 10-0 Leipsic run with a shot from the
low post to make it 14-5 with 1:18 to go
in the first canto.

KALIDA Kalida junior Grant Unverfeth buried a trey

from the left wing with 1.0 ticks on the clock and PandoraGilboa could not get a timeout as the host Wildcats squeezed
by the Rockets 37-34 Tuesday in the Putnam County League
opener inside The Wildcat Den.
The painfully youthful Rockets (6
freshmen played in their 9-man rotation)
led 31-26 to commence the fourth but
the game got very tight in the final eights
minutes as the teams combined for a cold
5-of-19 (4-of-12 by the hosts). As well,
they combined for 10 turnovers (6 by PG).
Kalida junior Drew Hovest swished a triple at seven minutes
for a 31-29 deficit. Rocket freshman Eli Phillips hit the 2nd-of2 singles at 6:10, only to have Kalida senior Devin Kortokrax
(17 markers, 5 boards) score his first basket since the end of
the first period at 5:20. Drew Johnson (15 markers, 8 rebounds)
hit a spinner to the basket at 3:52 for the Rockets last points
and a 34-31 edge. They missed their final two shots and had
their final two miscues (14 for the game). Kalida got within
one on a transition baseline drive by Kortokrax at 1:28. His
1st-of-2 freebies at 1:08 tied it at 34. After the final PG error,
the Wildcats ran down the clock calling time at 14.4 ticks
before working for the final shot: set up by a pass from the key
by sophomore Trent Siebeneck to the left wing, Unverferth set
his feet and his 3-pointer was true for the game-winner.
Both Kalida and Pandora-Gilboa are working through earlyseason issues. The Wildcats have had to reshuffle the deck after
losing senior lettermen Luke Langhals and Logan Roebke to
early-season injuries, while the Rockets not only have all that
youth but a new coach, Logan Smith.
We had those two guys all summer and played 40 games
with them. Now, we have to switch things up and its taking
time, Kalida mentor Richard Kortokrax said. We are reduced
to having one guy with a letter on this team, so we were
depending on a lot of inexperienced juniors and even a couple
of sophomores. Were trying to find the right combination.
Devin played really well the first period but when teams focus
BY BRIAN BASSETT
more on him, like tonight, he has to help get others involved. DHI Media Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com
See KALIDA, page 8

The Vikings took advantage of their

height advantage, controlling the boards
and gaining the rebound advantage.
They limited the guests to 1-shot
opportunities and repeatedly hit
the open back-door shots on the
other end.
Gerdeman drained the first basket of the second period off a feed
from Nadler in the paint to make
it a 18-5 score. Keri Eickholt
delivered from the paint for the
Musketeers with a deuce with
6:25 to go in the second to make
it a 20-7 contest.
However, the home team continued with its low-block dominance as Gerdeman and Nadler
hooked up again on a pass to the
paint with Gerdeman banking one
in for two, giving the Vikings a
24-7 lead.
Clippinger hit the first of her
threes late in the second before
Nadler finished off the half with a shot
from the paint, giving Leipsic a 36-15
lead heading into the break.
Clippinger got Fort Jennings off to a
good start with another triple in the third
but the Vikings topped off the frame
with another 21-point effort in holding their guests to just two Clippinger
3-pointers in the third eight minutes.

They took a 58-21 lead into the final

period.
The guests outscored the Vikings
14-10 in the final eight minutes.
Meyer highlighted the home
team performance with a 3-of5 shooting effort from the foul
line. Clippinger added one more
long-range shot for the Lady
Musketeers. Leipsic returns to
Blanchard Valley Conference play
on Thursday.
The Musketeers return to
action on Saturday in an attempt
to get their first win against PCL
foe Kalida with a noon JV tip.
Fort Jennings
Calvelage 2-0-4, Eickholt 1-02, Clippinger 6-0-17, Osting 2-04, Louth 2-2-7, Jettinghoff 0-2-2.
Totals 13-4-36.
Leipsic
Amador 1-0-3, Morman
2-4-9, Schroeder 2-0-4, Nadler
7-1-15, Meyer 3-3-9, Lammers 4-08, Sickmiller 2-0-4, Gerdeman 6-4-16.
Totals 27-12-68.
Score by Quarters:
Ft. Jennings 5 10 6 14 - 36
Leipsic 16 21 21 10 - 68
Three-point goals: Fort Jennings,
Clippinger 5, Louth; Leipsic, Amador,
Morman.

68

36

Lincolnview sinks Lady

Commodores with 50-point win

Lady Cougars
rally falls short
By DANIEL JOSEPH
DHI Media Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com
VAN WERT After leading the Lady Bearcats after
one quarter, Spencerville came
back roaring to take a 34-23
lead at the break. The Lady
Cougars then fought back to
take a late fourth-quarter lead
but the Lady Bearcats eventually grabbed a 49-47 nonleague triumph at The Cougars
Den.
With the Lady
Cougars down 42-39,
Emma Kohn forced a
Spencerville miscue
before putting in a
layup through heavy
contact and drawing a foul.
Kohn made the free throw,
tying the game at 42. On the
following possession, Phoebe
Eutsler managed to steal the
ball from the Lady Bearcats
before Erin Morrow put in the
go-ahead basket from the right
block while drawing a foul.
Morrow made the free throw,
giving Van Wert a 45-42 lead.
Moments later, Jacey
Grigsby was sent to the line
following a shooting foul.
Gribsby made the first and
missed the second but the
ball would go out of bounds,
ruled Spencerville ball. Megan
Miller inbounded the ball to a
wide-open Katie Merriman on
the right block and she put it
up and in, tying the game at 45.
Van Wert would then hold
the ball without being pressured by the Lady Bearcats for
just over two minutes before a
couple of Lady Cougar missed
field goals and a Bearcat foul,
sending Emily Bair to the
line for a 1-and-1 opportunity.
After a missed free throw and
a Lady Bearcat missed field
goal, Morrow took charge and
put one in off the glass, putting
Van Wert up 47-45 with under
a minute remaining.
In a tie ball game, if they
arent going to come out and
play us and we can get the last
shot make we win, miss
we go to overtime then we
arent going to push anything,
said Van Wert head coach
Lance Moonshower on holding
the ball for two minutes.
After a Spencerville timeout, Miller inbounded the ball
to Emilee Meyer, who drained
a 3-point field goal, giving the
Lady Bearcats a 1-point lead
with under 30 seconds to go.

We have that side out of

bounds play that we really
like to run, Spencerville head
coach Greg Ekis said.
Van Wert missed two
field goals, including an Ally
Jackson 3-pointer that went in
and came out, before fouling as
a last resort with 6.8 seconds to
go in the contest. Meyer made
the first of two free throws
and missed the second, but the
Lady Cougars were unable to
get a shot off before the buzzer sounded for the
2-point Spencerville
win.
The
Cougars
struggled from behind
the arc throughout
Tuesday nights nonleague contest, capitalizing on
just six out of 25 shots.
We are a better team
when we are knocking down
threes, as is every team, said
Moonshower. I wouldnt say
that missing so many threes
was the main reason for us
falling behind but it definitely
didnt help us.
After an early injury to starting senior guard Schylar Miller
that would keep her out for
the game, Caitlyn Probst came
in off the bench and scored
11 points before halftime for
the Lady Bearcats. The Lady
Bearcats were also forced to
play a couple players who were
struggling with foul trouble.
I cant give Caitlyn enough
credit right now, said Ekis.
She came in and really gave us
a lift after the injury to Schylar.
She provided us some big minutes, points and rebounds. She
really did a great job for us.
Spencerville and Van
Wert finished with a 4-point
difference in the paint, three
rebounds apart and a one-percent field goal percentage difference. The Lady Bearcats led
all three categories but both
teams were neck and neck for
the last quarter.
It was just a play here
and a play there, added
Moonshower. They made a
couple big plays and a couple
big rebounds. We had a three
go halfway in and then come
out there toward the end. In a
game like this where statistically it was so close, it comes
down to those few plays.
The Cougars fall to 2-4 on
the young season and will next
play Thursday night at Ottowa
Glandorf.
Spencerville hosts Paulding.

MIDDLE POINT
Complete domination.
That might be the best
way to describe the nonconference matchup between
the Lincolnview Lady Lancer
basketball team and the
visiting Lima Perry Lady
Commodores at Lincolnview
High School Tuesday evening.
The Lady Lancers scored
the first 16 points of the
game en route to a 72-22
thrashing of the visiting Lady
Commodores.
We came out and had a

great start to the game, which

is what we needed to do,
explained Lincolnview coach
Dan Williamson. We came
out and shot the ball well. We
shot the ball well, executed
our offense and played well
defensively.
The
Lady
Lancers shot the
ball well to the
tune of 57 percent
from the field (29of-51), including
3-of-6 from 3-point range.
Junior wing Ashton
Bowersock led the Lady
Lancers with 18 points
and senior guards Hannah
McCleery and Julia Thatcher
added 15 and 14 points,

respectively.
Hannah shot the ball well
from the perimeter, which is
what we need her to do said
Williamson of McCleery.
Shes very good at getting
to the rim but if she can hit
the perimeter shot,
its going to make
her hard to guard.
It was another
solid game from
Julia and Ashton.
Everybody contributed.
Sophomore post Katlyn
Wendel was the fourth Lady
Lancer in double figures,
with 13 points, and senior
post Stephanie Longwell
added five points and a team-

high seven rebounds.

Katlyn Wendel contributed with a lot of points.
Stephanie
Longwell
same thing, continued
Williamson. It was just an
overall good win for us.
On the other end of the
floor, the Lady Commodores
shot only 18 percent (9-of50) from the field on the
evening and failed to hit a
3-pointer in 10 tries.
The visitors recorded
only two field goals by halftime and were turned over
22 times by the aggressive
Lincolnview defense.
See LANCERS, page 8

Bengals running in front of

AFC North behind rookie Hill
By JOE KAY
Associated Press
CINCINNATI Jeremy Hill got the
ball on Cincinnatis first four plays, setting the Bengals on course for an opening touchdown drive in Cleveland.
Hill kept at it all game, running for
148 yards during a 30-0 victory that
kept Cincinnati atop the AFC North and
left the Bengals one victory away from
another playoff appearance.
Credit a rookie who has kept them
running in front.
Jeremy did a great job running the
ball, quarterback Andy Dalton said.
We need to keep that going.
Hill leads all NFL rookies with 877

yards rushing, ranking 11th overall. His

latest big game kept the Bengals (9-41) a half-game ahead of Pittsburgh and
Baltimore. He joined Rudi Johnson as
the only Bengals running backs to have
three games of at least 148
yards in a season.
Hes the first NFL rookie running back with at least
three 140-yard games since
Cadillac Williams did it with
Tampa Bay in 2005.
Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson
has decided to make Hill the featured
back the rest of the way, replacing
Giovani Bernard as the starter. Theyd
been splitting the role during games but
it wasnt working out.

Jackson figured that giving Hill most

of the carries would help him get into
a flow.
Its what Ive been accustomed to
my whole life, just being the guy and
getting the bulk of the carries,
Hill said. Anytime I can do
that, I can feel the defense out.
Its just stuff you cant really
do if youre only getting five
or six carries.
The game on Sunday was
significant for the Bengals offense.
Cleveland dominated during a 24-3 in
Cincinnati on Nov. 6, with the Bengals
held to 165 total yards. They went to
Cleveland determined to run. They had
linemen pulling on various carries.

Former Browns quarterback

Kosar rips teams front office
By TOM WITHERS
Associated Press
CLEVELAND Former Cleveland Browns quarterback
Bernie Kosar unloaded on the teams front office, saying it
lacks vision and switching to rookie Johnny Manziel is a
recipe for disaster.
Clevelands best quarterback in the past 30 years
and one of the most popular players in team history,
Kosar delivered a harsh critique of his former team
in an interview with WTAM radio Monday. Kosar,
whose contract as a preseason TV analyst was not
renewed last summer, condemned the Browns current regime.
They dont know how to lead and organize and set a culture
to play winning football, to win in the NFL consistently, Kosar
said. You cant play football like this.
Manziel made his first start Sunday and played poorly in
a 30-0 loss to Cincinnati. Kosar, who led the Browns to three
AFC title games, called the Browns constant rotation of quarterbacks Manziel is the 21st starter since 1999 part of a
systemic organizational problem.
Theyve been talking so positively like, This is the savior,

and thats what bad organizations do, Kosar said. They set
these quarterback controversies up and it kind of takes the heat
off of them and it gives everybody a little glimmer of hope. You
cant put these kids in these spots. Its almost abuse.
The Browns declined comment.
Kosar, who has longed to have a prominent role with
the team, never mentioned owner Jimmy Haslam or general
manager Ray Farmer directly. But he made clear
he believes the problems are tied to the decision
makers at the top of the organization.
Im 51, he said. At this pace, Im going to
die by 60 and for the last 25 years of my life, all
Im going to talk about is, Who do you think the
quarterback should be? Thats all we talk about.
And you cant fix it until you fix it above it.
Kosar said first-year coach Mike Pettine is not to blame.
The Browns started 6-3 this season under Pettine but have
dropped four of five and are virtually out of the playoff race.
He was hired under this set of rules where everybody gets
to giggle and laugh and talk about things and everybody is
involved in everything, Kosar said. He was hired in a tough,
tough spot in a culture above him that is not a football culture.
Its not a winning football culture. It goes above that.

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2014 AP All-America Team

Associated Press
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback Marcus Mariota, junior, 6-foot-4, 219
pounds, Oregon
Running backs Melvin Gordon, junior, 6-1, 213,
Wisconsin; Tevin Coleman, junior, 6-1, 210, Indiana.
Tackles Brandon Scherff, senior, 6-5, 320, Iowa;
Spencer Drango, junior, 6-6, 310, Baylor.
Guards Tre Jackson, senior, 6-4, 330, Florida State;
Laken Tomlinson, senior, 6-3, 320, Duke.
Center Reese Dismukes, senior, 6-3, 296, Auburn.
Tight End Nick OLeary, senior, 6-3, 247, Florida
State.
Wide receivers Amari Cooper, junior, 6-1, 210,
Alabama; Rashard Higgins, sophomore, 6-2, 188, Colorado
State.
Kicker Roberto Aguayo, sophomore, 6-1, 203, Florida
State.
All-purpose player Shaq Thompson, junior, 6-1, 228,
Washington.
DEFENSE
Ends Joey Bosa, sophomore, 6-5, 278, Ohio State; Vic
Beasley, senior, 6-3, 235, Clemson.
Tackles Malcolm Brown, junior, 6-2, 320, Texas;
Danny Shelton, junior, 6-2, 339, Washington.
Linebackers Scooby Wright III, sophomore, 6-1, 246,
Arizona; Hauoli Kikaha, senior, 6-3, 246, Washington;
Paul Dawson, senior, 6-2, 230, TCU.
Cornerbacks Senquez Golson, senior, 5-9, 176,
Mississippi; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, senior, 5-10, 195, Oregon.
Safeties Landon Collins, junior, 6-0, 222, Alabama;
Gerod Holliman, sophomore, 6-2, 213, Louisville.
Punter Tom Hackett, junior, 5-11, 187, Utah.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback Trevone Boykin, junior, TCU
Running backs James Conner, sophomore, Pittsburgh;
Ameer Abdullah, senior, Nebraska.
Tackles Lael Collins, senior, LSU; Andrus Peat,
junior, Stanford.
Guards Arie Kouandjio, senior, Alabama; A.J. Cann,
senior, South Carolina.
Center Hroniss Grasu, senior, Oregon.
Tight End Maxx Williams, sophomore, Minnesota.
Wide receivers Kevin White, senior, West Virginia;
Rashad Greene, senior, Florida State.
Kicker Brad Craddock, junior, Maryland.
All-purpose player Tyler Lockett, senior, Kansas
State.
DEFENSE
Ends Shane Ray, junior, Missouri; Nate Orchard,
senior, Utah.
Tackles Leonard Williams, junior, Southern California;
Robert Nkemdiche, sophomore, Mississippi.
Linebackers Eric Kendricks, senior, UCLA; Benardrick
McKinney, junior, Mississippi State; Jaylon Smith, sophomore, Notre Dame.
Cornerbacks Vernon Hargreaves III, sophomore,
Florida; Jacoby Glenn, sophomore, Central Florida.
Safeties Jalen Ramsey, sophomore, Florida State;
Cody Prewitt, senior, Mississippi.
Punter JK Scott, freshman, Alabama.
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback J.T. Barrett, redshirt freshman, Ohio State.
Running backs Jay Ajayi, junior, Boise State; Samaje
Perine, freshman, Oklahoma.
Tackles Cedric Ogbuehi, senior, Texas A&M; Jake
Fisher, senior, Oregon.
Guards Shaquille Mason, senior, Georgia Tech; Ben
Beckwith, senior, Mississippi State.
Center Jack Allen, junior, Michigan State.
Tight End Clive Walford, senior, Miami.
Wide receivers Justin Hardy, senior, East Carolina;
Nelson Agholor, junior, Southern California.
Kicker Josh Lambert, sophomore, West Virginia.
All-purpose player J.J. Nelson, senior, UAB.
DEFENSE
Ends Shawn Oakman, junior, Baylor; Randy Gregory,
junior, Nebraska.
Tackles Michael Bennett, senior, Ohio State; Eddie
Goldman, junior, Florida State.
Linebackers Denzel Perryman, senior, Miami; Mike
Hull, senior, Penn State; Eric Striker, junior, Oklahoma.
Cornerbacks Trae Waynes, junior, Michigan State;
Kendall Fuller, sophomore, Virginia Tech.
Safeties Kurtis Drummond, senior, Michigan State;
Sua Cravens, sophomore, Southern California.
Punter Austin Rehkow, sophomore, Idaho.
____
Voting panel: Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Ill.) NewsGazette; Daniel Berk, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson; Seth
Emerson, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph/Columbus (Ga.)
Ledger-Enquirer; Tim Griffin, San Antonio Express-News;
Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune; Mike Herndon,
Alabama Media Group (al.com); Adam Jude, The Seattle
Times; Iliana Limon, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel and Sun Sentinel;
Rob Long, WJFK-105.7 Baltimore; Chuck McGill, Charleston
(W.Va.) Daily Mail; Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera, Boulder,
Colorado; Nate Sandell, 1500 ESPN Twin Cities/KSTP AM,
St. Paul, Minnesota; Keith Sargeant, New Jersey Advance
Media/ NJ.com; John Silver, The Journal Inquirer, Manchester,
Connecticut; Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville;
Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Playoff participants stack

AP All-America team
By RALPH D. RUSSO
Associated Press
The College Football Playoff participants are well represented on The
Associated Press All-America team.
Florida State leads the way with three
first-team All-Americans: tight end
Nick OLeary, guard Tre Jackson and
kicker Roberto Aguayo, who is an AllAmerican for the second straight season.
Oregon and Alabama each have two,
including a couple of Heisman Trophy
finalists.
Heisman winner Marcus Mariota is
the first Ducks quarterback to be an
All-American. He is joined by Ducks
cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu.
The second-seeded Ducks will play
third-seeded Florida State on Jan. 1 at
the Rose Bowl.
Crimson Tide receiver Amari Cooper,
third in the Heisman voting, made the
first team along with his teammate, safety Landon Collins. The top-ranked Tide
will face fourth-seeded Ohio State and
All-America defensive end Joey Bosa
on New Years Day in the Sugar Bowl.
Florida State also had the most players on the three All-America teams with
six. Receiver Rashad Greene and safety
Jalen Ramsey made the second team and
defensive tackle Eddie Goldman was a
third-team selection.
Here are some things to know about
the 89th AP All-America team.
SHAQ ATTACK
Washingtons Shaq Thompson played
both offense and defense this season and

excelled both ways, making him the perfect guy to be the first-team all-purpose
player.
Thompson scored six touchdowns,
three by fumble return, two rushing and
one by interception return. He has 456
yards rushing and is averaging 7.5 per
carry. He also has 71 tackles,
four fumble recoveries and
three forced fumbles.
The Huskies joined
Florida State as the only
teams with three players on
the first team. Washington
also was represented by defensive tackle
Danny Shelton and linebacker Hauoli
Kikaha, who leads the nation in sacks
with 18.
KICKING IT
Aguayo is the first kicker to be a twotime All-American since Ohio States
Mike Nugent, though Nugent did not
make the first team in consecutive seasons like the Seminoles star.
Nugent was a first-team selection in
2002 and again in 2004.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ALLAMERICAN
A couple of traditional basketball
powers were represented on the AllAmerica team for the first time in a
while.
Duke guard Laken Tomlinson became
the first Blue Devils player selected AP
All-American since receiver Clarkston
Hines made the first team in 1989.
Indiana running back Tevin Coleman
is the first Hoosiers player to be an AllAmerican since running back Vaughn

Dunbar was a firstr-teamer in 1991.

CONFERENCE CALL
The Pac-12 led the way with seven
players on the first team, followed by
the Atlantic Coast Conference with six.
The Southeastern Conference and
Big Ten each had four players chosen to
the first team. The Big 12
had three. The lone player
from outside the Big Five
conferences to make the
first team was Colorado
State receiver Rashard
Higgins.
QUICK HITS
Alabama guard Arie Kouandjio
was a second-team selection. His brother Cyrus, who played tackle at Alabama
and is now in the NFL, was an AllAmerican last season.
The only freshman to make any
of the three teams were Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett, a redshirt freshman,
and Oklahoma running Samaje Perine,
who both made the third team.
This is the third straight year
Ekpre-Olomu has received All-America
honors. He made the third team as a
sophomore and a junior before moving
to the first team this season.
UAB, which shuttered its football
program after it finished the season,
has a representative on the All-America
teams. Receiver J.J. Nelson was selected
to the third team as an all-purpose
player. Nelson is 10th in the nation in
all-purpose yards and leads the country
in kickoff return average at 38.3 yards,
with four touchdowns.

Grove wrestlers edge Pilots, Panthers

BY CHARLIE
WARNIMONT
DHI Media Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com
COLUMBUS GROVE
Columbus Groves wrestling team has only had six
practices together as a full
team after the Bulldog football team went to the state
semifinals.
The lack of practice hasnt
seemed to affect their ability
on the mat.
Hosting Ayersville and
Paulding in a tri-match
Monday
evening,
the
Bulldogs came away winners
in both matches. Columbus
Grove held off Ayersville
in their first match of the
evening, then defeated its
Northwest Conference rival
in the nightcap 32-24. The
Bulldogs are 3-0 in dual
matches after one week of
the season.
It was a good night,
Bulldog coach Eric Siefker
said. We beat Ayersville and
Paulding on the same night
and we havent done that
in a very long time, that I
can remember. The boys are
happy with that. Some of our
football guys have only had
six practices and this their
third match they have had.
You can see some mistakes
we are making, but once we
fix them we should be pretty
tough.
In both matches Monday,
the decisions came down
to the final weight classes,
which were the 106 and 120
pound weight classes.
In the Ayersville match,
the Bulldogs had a 24-19 lead
after the Pilots Evan Guilford
picked up a major decision win over the Bulldogs
Preston Brubaker, 13-1. With
six points secured at 126

Columbus Groves Eli Schroeder works on trying to pin Ayersvilles Elijah Fackler during their 152-pound match Monday. Schroeder won the match 8-6 (DHI
Media/Charlie Warnimont)
pounds as Grove was forced
to forfeit the spot, the match
came down to the 120 pound
match between the Bulldogs
Justin Calvelage and the
Pilots Daniel Casarez.
Casarez had a 9-8 lead on
Calvelage before the Bulldog
wrestler was able to come up
with a reversal to give him a
10-9 lead. In the closing seconds, Calvelage was able to
stay on top of the Ayersville
wrestler for the win.
Nick Ogle (145) and
Eli Schroeder (152) got
the Bulldogs off to a quick
start with decisions before
Christian
Stechschulte
(160) won by a pin. After
the Pilots won the next two
matches, Andrew Nichols
(195) won with a pin and Eli

Wiswasser (220) won by forfeit. Ayersville won the 285

pound class by forfeit.
In the match with
Paulding, Ogle gave the
Bulldogs a quick five points
with a technical fall win
before Schroeder pinned
his opponent in 37 seconds.
Columbus Grove lost the
next three matches by pins
before Andrew Nichols (195)
won by forfeit and Wiswasser
by pin at 220.
At 106 pounds, Brubaker
9-8 before Calvelage closed
out the win with a pin in 54
seconds. The Panthers won at
113 pounds by forfeit.
We had some big wins
there, especially right at the
end, Siefker said. Justin
Calvelage won us the

Ayersville meet with the win

and he did the same in the
Paulding match. We matched
up pretty good against both
teams. We had the same number of byes as we did, so that
worked out. It was a good
night. It was close match
between every one
Columbus Grove 27,
Ayersville 25
106 - Guilford (AY) maj
dec. Brubaker (CG), 13-1.
113 - Double void.
120 - Calvelage (CG) dec.
Casarez (AY), 10-9.
126 - Howard (AY) won
by forfeit.
132 - Double void.
138 - Double void.
See WRESTLERS, page 8

Bluffton Universitys Aelker Cliff Harris finalist

INFORMATION SUBMITTED
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas The
Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright,
Lindsey & Jennings LLP recently named
the finalists for the second annual 2014
CLIFF HARRIS AWARD.
The award is presented to the nations
top small college defensive player representing more than 5,000 defensive
players from almost 500 NCAA Division
II, Division III and NAIA colleges and
universities.
One of just 18 Division III players to be named a finalist, junior Ryan
Aelker (Holgate/New Bavaria) is the
first Bluffton University football player
to have this honor bestowed on him. His
selection as a finalist comes on the heels
of a bevy of post-season honors awarded
to Aelker following his record-setting
2014 season. He was named the HCAC
Defensive Player of the Year before
earning Second Team All-North Region
status by D3Football. In addition, Aelker

was selected Second Team All-America two fumble recoveries. He led the HCAC
by USA Football.
in TFLs, sacks, forced fumbles and was
Aelker was unblockable from his third in fumble recoveries
defensive end position, leadWith one season to play,
ing NCAA Division III with
Aelker ranks 2nd all-time
a Bluffton record 13 sacks
with 19.5 career sacks and
this season. His 22 tackles
124 yards lost on those
for loss placed him third in
stops. He is 4th all-time
the nation and it also topwith 36 TFLs and 2nd allpled Justin Crosiers school
time with 176 yards on
record of 19 TFLs set in
tackles for losses. Aelker
2010. Aelkers four forced
has 105 career tackles,
fumbles tied him for fifth in
five forced fumbles, nine
the nation, just one off the
hurries and seven breakleaders and it also puts him
ups following his junior
second behind Matt Chiles
season. He was a Second
on Blufftons all-time list.
Team All-HCAC selection
In addition, Aelker estabas a sophomore when he
lished a new school mark
racked up 13.5 TFLs and
with six quarterback hurries
six sacks.
Aelker
this season. Aelker finished
CLIFF HARRIS - There
the year with 54 tackles (38
are numerous outstanding
solos), 22 TFLs for 109 yards (1st all- small college defensive players around
time), 13 sacks for 83 yards (1st all- the country and Im glad we get to
time), six breakups, an interception and acknowledge them today as finalists for

the 2014 Cliff Harris Award

The finalist list includes 38 Division
II players, 18 Division III players and 14
players from NAIA. An overall winner
will be announced on Dec. 24 and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Clubs
annual awards banquet in February 2015.
The winner will receive the $3,000 Cliff
Harris Award trophy presented by Cliff
Harris along with featured speaker NFL
Hall of Fame member and former Dallas
Cowboy Michael Irvin. In addition to the
overall winner, the top vote getters from
each division will also be announced. A
prestigious group of former college and
pro football greats serve on the Cliff
Harris Award Committee.
The inaugural winner of the award
was Lindenwood University cornerback
Pierre Desir who was selected in the 4th
round of the NFL draft by the Cleveland
Browns. Ten percent of the 2013 Cliff
Harris Award finalists made NFL rosters
this season.

8 The Herald

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

www.delphosherald.com

AP sources: NFL employees

turn over phone, email records
Associated Press
Nearly 500 employees at NFL
headquarters in New York turned
over phone and email records to
investigators looking into how
Commissioner Roger Goodell and
his staff pursued and handled evidence in the Ray Rice case, two people familiar with the situation told
The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The people spoke to the AP on
condition of anonymity because
details of the investigation wont be
made public until former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III releases
his report. The report is expected to
be completed this month, one of the
sources said.
Mueller has been investigating
whether anyone at the NFL had
seen or obtained video of the former Baltimore Ravens running back
striking his then-fiancee inside an
elevator at an Atlantic City, New
Jersey casino before the video was
published online.
League employees were instructed to cooperate with Muellers team
of investigators and respond immediately to requests for information,
the sources said.
Investigators zeroed in on phone
calls made from NFL offices to
numbers with a New Jersey area
code. Employees also were asked
to identify certain numbers in question and investigators even called
some of the numbers to verify call
recipients.
A representative for Mueller, who
led the FBI for 12 years under
Presidents George W. Bush and
Barack Obama, declined comment.
Muellers team is trying to identify who called a law enforcement
official who said he mailed a DVD
of the video to league headquarters
to the attention of the NFLs security chief. The official played for
the AP a 12-second voicemail from
an NFL office number dated April 9,
where a woman confirms receipt of

the video.
Mueller now works in private
practice in a Washington law firm.
His probe is being overseen by
owners John Mara of the New
York Giants and Art Rooney of the
Pittsburgh Steelers and the league
said three months ago that Mueller
would have access to all NFL records
and would have full cooperation
from league personnel.
Brain-injury program
working with NFL players
LANSING, Mich. A
brain-injury treatment program originally designed
for military veterans injured
on the battlefield has been
updated to include professional athletes.
Representatives
with
the Eisenhower Center
announced Tuesday that it will be
the primary facility used by the
NFL Players Association for treating
brain injuries and other neurological
issues through the After the Impact
program.
The residential neuro-rehabilitation facility is based in Ann Arbor.
The program provides intense
treatment for soldiers and athletes
recovering from concussions, mild
traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems. It evolved from the Eisenhower
Centers transitional treatment program to help military members deal
with brain injuries.
The NFL expects 6,000 of nearly
20,000 retired players or 28 percent to suffer from Alzheimers
disease or at least moderate dementia
someday. Former players have sued.
Current Detroit Lions tight end
Joseph Fauria and former quarterback Eric Hipple attended Tuesdays
announcement.
Nearly one-third of all retired
NFL players will suffer from a longterm cognitive problem, Hipple
said. The players and veterans who
have gone through the After the

Impact program have learned a lot

from each other and helped each
other on the path to recovery.
The NFL last month urged a judge
to approve an estimated $1 billion
settlement of concussion lawsuits
despite concerns raised by former
players or survivors who felt left
out. The 65-year fund would resolve
thousands of lawsuits that accuse
the NFL of long hiding what it
knew about concussions
and brain injuries to keep
players on the field.
The issue is a significant one in hockey too.
In October, a consolidated
class-action lawsuit by former NHL players against
the league over concussionrelated injuries was filed in
federal court.
NFL announces 32 nominees for
Walter Payton Award
NEW YORK The NFL has
announced the 32 players eligible for
the Walter Payton NFL Man of the
Year Award.
Among the nominees are Green
Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers,
Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson,
Dallas running back DeMarco
Murray, San Diego quarterback
Philip Rivers, Kansas City linebacker Tamba Hali and Carolina linebacker Thomas Davis, who was a
finalist last year.
Named for the late Hall of Fame
running back, the award recognizes
a players community service and
performance on the field.
Each team nominates a player and
the NFL Foundation donates $1,000
to a charity of his choice. The three
finalists will receive an additional
$5,000 contribution. They will be
announced next month.
The winner will receive a $20,000
donation in his name to his favorite
charity. The announcement will be
made during the NFL Honors show
Jan. 31, the night before the Super
Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

Wrestlers
(Continued from page 7)
145 - Ogle (CG) dec. Bergeon (AY), 5-4.
152 - Schroeder (CG) dec. Fackler (AY), 8-6.
160 - Stechschulte (CG) pinned A. Belcher (AY), 5:04.
170 - Fru (AY) dec. Burgei (CG), 5-4.
182 - Schweitzer (AY) pinned Olivo (CG), 4:35.
195 - Nichols (CG) pinned S. Belcher (AY), 1:25.
220 - Wiswasser (CG) won by forfeit.
285 - Joyner (AY) won by forfeit.
Columbus Grove 32, Paulding 24
106 - Brubaker (CG) dec. Wooding (P), 9-8.
113 - Seals (P) won by forfeit.

Lancers

(Continued from page 6)

We want to get out in transition and we got

a lot of transition points tonight, Williamson
noted. When we can do that were pretty
good because we have some speed at the
guard position. So it was big for us to get
some stops and get some good looks. I was
pleased with our defensive effort.
Lincolnview led 37-7 at the halftime break
but turned the ball over six times in the first
half - something Williamson said the team
focused on: The biggest thing I was happy
about with our kids is they made adjustments.
We talked about at halftime, with our zone
offense, we had a lot of turnovers. We were
trying to reverse the ball and they were jumping in passing lanes.
We talked about what we wanted to do to
counteract that. (The girls) executed it and got
a lot of layups because of it.
Junior guard Jala Phillips led the Lady
Commodores with five points on the evening,

Kalida

(Continued from page 6)

Coach Smith figured it
is all part of a growing-up
process.
Still, I like how we kept
attacking and didnt back
down. Its easy enough to
want to have a play or two
different but the only way
to learn is to go through
it, Smith added. We outrebounded Kalida, which is
a big thing because they are
a quality opponent. We got
beat earlier on the boards
this year to a team I consider
not quite as good as Kalida,
so we are taking positive
steps.
The games biggest lead
was seven, with three ties
and five lead changes, in a
very cleanly-played tussle.
Kortokrax caught fire
early, netting 12 of Kalidas
first-period points. However,
it was junior Trent Gerdings
turnaround jumper off a
second chance at 1:02 that
gave the Maroon and White

120 - Calvelage (CG) pinned Dockery (P), :54.

126 - Double void.
132 - Double void.
138 - Double void.
145 - Ogle (CG) tech. fall Mude (P), 23-6.
152 - Schroeder (CG) pinned Simonin (P), :37.
160 - Mack (P) pinned Stechschulte (CG), 3:47.
170 - Deatrick (P) pinned Burgei (CG), 5:47.
182 - Erb (P) pinned Olivo (CG), :46.
195 - Nichols (CG) won by forfeit.
220 - Valdez (P) pinned Wiswasser (CG), :37.
285 - Double void.

while senior wing Courtland Fowler and

senior post Imani Watson each added four.
Watson had a team-high seven rebounds.
We didnt get a chance to scout Perry,
explained Williamson. So we didnt know
what they had or what they could do. We
knew they were going to be athletic and quick
- they were averaging over 50 points a game.
With the win, the Lady Lancers advance
to 2-1 on the young season. The Lady
Commodores fall to 1-2.
Lincolnview visits Allen East 6 p.m.
Thursday.
Perry (22)
Phillips 5, Fowler 4, Watson 4, Sanks 3,
Edmonds 2, Cox 2, Collins 2.
Lincolnview (72)
Bowersock 18, McCleery 15, Thatcher 14,
Wendel 13, Longwell 5, Schimmoeller 3, Clay
2, Looser 2.
Score by Quarters:
Lima Perry 3 4 7 8 - 22
Lincolnview 23 14 16 19 - 72

a 14-10 lead after one.

Neither team could make
much of a move in the second period: Kalida could
not catch fire to build its
lead above 18-12 but Gilboa
could not get hot to slim
its deficit lower than 14-12.
A free toss by freshman
Ryan Lee at 35 ticks got the
Rockets within 22-18 at the
half.
The Rockets did heat up
in the third period 5-of11 from the field (13-of-40
overall, 4-of-16 downtown,
for 32.5%) and took the
lead at 25-22 on a 3-ball by
Johnson at 5:10. That was
in the midst of an 11-0 spurt
to erect the games biggest
lead, 29-22, on a basket by
Lee at the 2-minute mark.
In the last 1:32, Kalida outscored PG 4-2 to get within 31-26 on a putback by
Brandon Verhoff (8 markers,
10 boards at 2.0 ticks.
P-G canned 4-of-8 from
the charity stripe (50%);
secured 33 rebounds (9

offensive) as lone senior

Colin Fenstermarker seized
11; and five fouls. They visit
McComb Friday.
Kalida downed 16-of-50
shots (3-of-19 downtown)
for 32 percent and 2-of-6
singles (33.3%); nabbed 30
off the glass, 12 offensive,
as Gerding added seven; and
added 10 turnovers and eight
fouls. They host Jefferson 6
p.m. Saturday.

VARSITY
PANDORA-GILBOA (34)
Josh Wauters 0-0-0, Tyler Morris
2-0-6, Ryan Lee 1-2-4, Drew Johnson
7-0-15, Grant Murphy 1-0-3, Cole
Alexander 0-0-0, Colin Fenstermaker
2-0-4, Chase Huffman 0-0-0, Eli Phillips
0-2-2. Totals 9-4-4-34.
KALIDA (37)
Trent Siebeneck 0-0-0, Grant
Unverferth 0-0-0, Drew Hovest 2-06, Trevor Maag 0-0-0, Brady Laudick
0-0-0, Devin Kortokrax 7-2-17, Trent
Gerding 3-0-6, Austin Klausing 0-0-0,
Jeff Knueve 0-0-0, Brandon Verhoff
4-0-8. Totals 13-3-2-37.
Score by Quarters:
Pan.-Gil. 10 8 13 3 - 34
Kalida 14 8 4 11 - 37
Three-point goals: Pandora-Gilboa,
Morris 2, Johnson, Murphy; Kalida,
Hovest 2, Kortokrax.
Junior varsity score: 58-23
(Kalida).

Tuesday Merchant
Dec. 9, 2014
Lears Martial Arts
104-14
Pitsenbarger Supply
103-14
To Legit 2 Split
93-26
R C Connections
90-26
Ace Hardware
84-36
Men over 200
Kyle Carver 204, Brock Parsons
212-265, Jerry Mericle 201, Don
Honigford 210, Rick Schuck 202,
John Jones 214, John Allen 234246, Dan Grice 215-255, Joe Geise
246-219, Desteni Lear 234-268,
Chris Martin 230-224, Mike Rice
206-201, Shane Lear 225-236-233,
Bruce VanMetre 248-225-248, Ted
Kill 233, George Cunningham 212,
David Newman 224-222.
Men over 550
Brock Parsons 657, Jerry
Mericle 562, Mark Biedenharn 575,
John Jones 608, John Allen 669,
Dan Grice 644, Joe Geise 665,
Desteni Lear 680, Chris Martin 635,
Mike Rice 604, Shane Lear 694,
Bruce VanMetre 721, Dave Stemen
558, David Newman 615.
Wednesday Industrial
Dec. 10, 2014
K-M Tire
8-0
Topp Chalet
8-0
Unverferth Mfg.
6-2
Rustic Cafe
6-2
Cabo
4-4
John Deere
4-4
Heather Marie Photo
2-6
D & D Grain
2-6
Buckeye painting
0-8
Fusion Graphic
0-8
Men over 200
Jim Thorbin 226-225-223,
Rick Kennedy 212, Erin Deal 219289, Brent Miller 203, Brian Sharp
258-201, Rob Shaeffer 247-216212, Butch Prine Jr. 279-243-216,
Terence Keaser 253-236, Matt
Hamilton 213-248, Taylor Booth
232-236, Justin Starn 212-210257, Matt Hoffman 213-2223,
Frank Miller 215-203-207, Joe
Geise 243-216-207, Charlie Lozano
206-263, John Allen 210-213203, John Jones 202-215, Justin
Rahrig 259-220, Russ Wilhelm 279,
Daniel Uncapher 214-251-224,
Shane Schimmoller 203, Kyle Early
290, Dave Moenter 256, Randy
Fischbach 214-215-255, Shane
Stabler 232-221-223, Jason Mahlie
222-257-218, Armando Alverez
213, Sean Hulihan 230-210, Kyle
Profit 208-202-211, Brian Stepleton
213-225, Don Rice 246-278-258,
Brian Gossard 246-221-264, Shawn
Allemeier 279-223, Bruce VanMetre
203-214, Phil Austin 221-259-277,
Mike Rice 246-213, Dale Riepenhoff
202, Dan Kleman 205-244.
Men over 550
Jim Thorbin 674, Erin Deal 693,
Brent Miller 590, Brian Sharp 648,
Rob Shaeffer 675, Butch Prine Jr.
738, Terence Keaser 634, Matt
Hamilton 641, Taylor Booth 656,
Justin Starn 679, Matt Hoffman 581,
Frank Miller 625, Joe Geise 666,

College Football FBS

Bowl Glance
Associated Press
Saturday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Bowl
Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
(8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
UTEP (7-5) vs. Utah State (9-4), 2:20
p.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Colorado State (10-2) vs. Utah (8-4),
3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise
Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force
(9-3), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Camelia Bowl
At Montgomery, Ala.
Bowling Green (7-6) vs. South Alabama
(6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 22
Miami Beach Bowl
BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3), 2 p.m.
(ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (112), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Navy (7-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5),
9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Bahamas Bowl
At Nassau
Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central
Michigan (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 1
p.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl
At Detroit
Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6),
4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 8 p.m.
(ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Annapolis, Md.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3),
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 2
p.m. (CBS)
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 4
p.m. (ESPN2)
Pinstripe Bowl
At Bronx, N.Y.
Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State
(6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4),
8 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 29
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5),
2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 5:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl
At Houston
Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 9 p.m.
(ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.

BOWLING

Charlie Lozano 640, John Allen

626, John Jones 612, Justin Rahrig
656, Russ Wilhelm 630, Daniel
Uncapher 689, Shane Schimmoller
579, Kyle Early 666, Dave Moenter
614, Randy Fischbach 684, Shane
Stabler 676, Jason Mahlie 697,
Sean Hulihan 597, Kyle Profit 621,
Brian Stepleton 629, Don Rice
782, Brian Gossard 731, Shawn
Allemeier 671, Phil Austin 757,
Mike Rice 648, Dan Kleman 640.
Thursday National
Dec. 11, 2014
D R C Big Dogs
14-2
Evans Construction
14-2
First Federal
12-4
K-M Tire
10-6
Westrich
8-8
Old Mill Campground
8-8-8
S & Ks Landeck Tavern
4-12
Mushroom Graphics
4-12
VFW
4-12
Wannemachers
2-14
Men over 200
Jeff Lawrence 213, Jim Looser
258, Randy Lawley 256-227, Jim
Meeks 204, Larry Mason 213, Matt
Mason 201-214-247, Dan Mason
231-236-203, Tom Schulte 213,
Chuck Verhoff 266-207, Chris
Martin 226-217, Dave Miller 213247, Carl Beck 221, Tim Koester
267-223-205, Ted Wells 206-247,
Brad Thornburgh 213-212, Frank
Miller 245-237, Jerry Kraft 210,
Rick Schuck 221, John Jones 224205, John Allen 258-212, Doug
Milligan Jr. 218, Lenny Hubert 229,
Don Rice 205-245-225, Rob Ruda
236-215-279, Brian Schaadt 258,
Seth Schaadt 223, Neil Korte 246204, Bruce VanMetre 258-245,
Mark Biedenharn 234, Neil Mahlie
214-210, Mike Hughes 218-203,
Jason Mahlie 229-262, Glenn
Harsh 218, Mike Rice 241.
Men over 550
Jeff Lawrence 576, Jim Looser
617, Randy Lawley 644, Matt
Mason 662, Dan Mason 670, Chuck
Verhoff 660, Chris Martin 610, Justin
Miller 569, Dave Miller 652, Tim
Koester 695, Ted Wells 629, Brad
Thornburgh 593, Frank Miller 664,
Jerry Kraft 601, Rick Schuck 584,
John Jones 584, John Allen 605,
Dan Grice 592, Doug Milligan Jr.
568, Don Rice 675, Rob Ruda 730,
Brian Schaadt 637, Bruce Moorman
564, Neil Korte 638, Bruce VanMetre
698, Mark Biedenharn 591, Neil
Mahlie 609, Mike Hughes 612,
Jason Mahlie 672.
Monday Hi Rollers
12-8-14
Agri-Tech
Adams Automotive
Studio 320
Dickmans Ins.
Dicks Chick
Full Spectrum
K&M Tire
Ladies over 160
Brittany Rahrig 197-187161, Christie Allemeier 174, Lisa

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), 3 p.m.

(ESPN)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 6:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Fosters Farm Bowl
At Santa Clara, Calif.
Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 10
p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Peach Bowl
At Atlanta
Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 12:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 4
p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
At Miami Gardens, Fla.
Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia
Tech (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4),
Noon (ESPN2)
Cotton Bowl Classic
At Arlington, Texas
Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1),
12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Citrus Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 1
p.m. (ABC)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs.
Florida State (13-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs.
Ohio State (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 2
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5),
Noon (ESPN)
TaxSlayer Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 3:20
p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 6:45
p.m. (ESPN)
Cactus Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington
(8-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 3
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 1
p.m. (ESPN2)
GoDaddy Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5),
9 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 10
Medal of Honor Bowl
At Charleston, S.C.
American vs. National, 2:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 12
College Football Championship
At Arlington, Texas
Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 17
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
At Carson, Calif.
National vs. American, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 24
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

VanMetre 194-161-160, Pam

Dignan 180, Carrie German 169,
Kelly Hubert 186-185-161, Robin
Allen 162-192, Audrey Martin 169,
Doris Honigford 165, Mary White
164-177, Donna Bendele 166, Deb
Schurger 160, Marianne Mahlie
180-164, Cathy Hughes 184, Judy
Landwehr 172, Chris Mahlie 192267-188.
Ladies over 500
Brittany Rahrig 545, Lisa
VanMetre 515, Kelly Hubert 532.
Ladies over 600
Chris Mahlie 647.
Monday Rec.
Rustic
46-10
The Pittsters
42-14
Honda of Ottawa
38-18
Grothouse Barber Shop
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Sony hackers reference 9/11 in Whats
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new threats against theaters loan or a line of credit?
NEW YORK (AP) Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace
made ominous threats Tuesday against
movie theaters showing Sony Pictures
film The Interview that referred to the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The group also released a trove of data
files including about 8,000 emails from
the inbox of Sony Entertainment CEO
Michael Lynton.
The data dump was what the hackers called the beginning of a Christmas
gift. But GOP, as the group is known,
included a message warning that people
should stay away from places where
The Interview will be shown, including
the upcoming premiere. Invoking 9/11,
it urged people to leave their homes if
located near theaters showing the film.
The warning prompted law enforcement
in New York and Los Angeles to address
measures to ramp up security.
The Interview is a comedy in which
Seth Rogen and James Franco star as
television journalists involved in a CIA
plot to assassinate North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un. Its New York premiere is
scheduled for Thursday at Manhattans
Landmark Sunshine, and is expected
to hit theaters nationwide on Christmas
Day. It premiered in Los Angeles last
week.
Rogen and Franco pulled out of all
media appearances Tuesday, canceling
a Buzzfeed Q&A and Rogens planned
guest spot Thursday on Late Night With
Seth Meyers. The two stars had just

DENVER (AP) Saying

Southwest Airlines is neglecting workers and its customers,
baggage handlers are bringing attention to the companys
slide in on-time performance
as they seek a new contract.
Workers picketed and
handed out leaflets to passengers at Denver and 15 other
airports across the country
Tuesday. On Wednesday, they
plan to press their point in an
ad in USA Today.
For years, Dallas-based
Southwest was the most punctual of big U.S. airlines, but
it stumbled after trying to
squeeze in more flights into
its schedule. Southwest has
also prided itself on keeping
its employees happy, believing that would guarantee good
service for its customers.
That recipe is kind of
gone and its profits over people and thats not acceptable,
said Charles Cerf, president of
the Southwest baggage workers union, Transport Workers
Union Local 555, who was
picketing in Orlando, Florida.
About 50 percent of the
time, Cerf said there is only
one worker pulling bags out
of the bigger version of the
Boeing 737 Southwest now
flies even though the plane
holds 38 more passengers than
the previous version, requiring an extra flight attendant.

earlier Tuesday, Los Angeles Police

Chief Charlie Beck said his department
takes the hackers threats very seriously and will be taking extra precautions during the holidays at theaters.
Patrick Corcoran, spokesman for the
National Association of Theater Owners,
wouldnt comment on the threats.
In their warning Tuesday, the hackers suggested Sony employees make
contact via several disposable email
addresses ending in yopmail.com.
Frenchman Frederic Leroy, who started
up the yopmail site in 2004, was surprised to learn the Sony hackers were
using yopmail addresses. He said there
was no way he could identify the users.
I cannot see the identities of people
using the address there is no name,
no first name, he said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. He said
yopmail is used around the world but
there are hundreds and hundreds of
other disposable email sites.
Leroy, who lives in Barr, outside
Strasbourg in eastern France, said he
heard about the Sony hackers yesterday
on the radio but knows nothing more.
He said he has not been contacted by
any authorities.
Since Sony Pictures was hacked by
GOP late last month in one of the
largest data breaches ever against an
American company, everything from
financial figures to salacious emails
between top Sony executives has been
dumped online.

Congress votes to extend

tax breaks through 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) Banks, retailers, commuters and teachers will keep their
temporary tax breaks for another year after
Congress gave final approval Tuesday to a
massive tax package affecting millions of
businesses and individuals.
The last-minute bill would extend the
expired tax breaks through the end of the
year, enabling taxpayers to claim them on
their 2014 tax returns. Beyond this year,
their fate will once again be uncertain.
The package now goes to President
Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it.
It would add nearly $42 billion to the budget deficit over the next decade, according
to congressional estimates.
The 54 tax breaks benefit big corporations and small businesses, as well as struggling homeowners and people who live in
states without a state income tax. More narrow provisions include tax breaks for filmmakers, racehorse owners and rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The Senate voted 76-16 to approve the
package Tuesday evening as lawmakers
rushed to finish their work before heading
home for the holidays. The House passed
the bill earlier this month.
Lawmakers from both political parties
said they were disappointed they were unable
to extend the tax breaks beyond this year.
This package of incentives which
applies only to 2014 will last two more
weeks before families and businesses will
be thrown back into the dark about what
taxes they owe, said Sen. Ron Wyden,
D-Ore., chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee. This tax bill doesnt have the
shelf life of a carton of eggs.
Congress routinely extends the package

of tax breaks every year or two. But they

were allowed to expire in January.
Technically, the bill is a one-year, retroactive extension of the tax breaks, even though
it only lasts through the end of the month.
This bill represents the worst habits
in Washington, said Sen Tom Coburn,
R-Okla. Politicians in a lame duck, endof-the-year session, passing out goodies to
well-connected industries instead of lowering tax rates for all Americans.
Business groups have complained for
years that the patchwork of temporary tax
breaks makes it difficult for them to plan.
Still, in a letter to senators, the National
Association of Manufacturers supported the
bill because it would prevent immediate tax
increases on thousands of manufacturers that
benefit from these temporary provisions.
House Republicans and Senate
Democrats negotiated to make some of the
tax breaks permanent. But talks faltered
after the White House threatened to veto
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favored big corporations over families.
House Republicans responded by passing
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influence over the package next year, when
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My only hope is that in the new
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said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
Among the biggest breaks for businesses
are a tax credit for research and development,
an exemption that allows financial companies
such as banks and investment firms to shield
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America and Rogen guested on The
Colbert Report. A representative for
Rogen said he had no comment. A
spokeswoman for Franco didnt respond
to queries Tuesday.
The FBI said it is aware of the threats
and continues to work collaboratively
with our partners to investigate this matter. It declined to comment on whether
North Korea or another country was
behind the attack. Speculation about a
North Korean link to the Sony hacking
has centered on that countrys angry
denunciation of the film. Over the summer, North Korea warned that the films
release would be an act of war that we
will never tolerate. It said the U.S. will
face merciless retaliation.
The New York Police Department,
after coordinating with the FBI and Sony,
plans to beef up security at the Manhattan
premiere, said John Miller, the NYPDs
top counterterrorism official.
Having read through the threat
material myself, its actually not crystal
clear whether its a cyber response that
they are threatening or whether its a
physical attack, Miller said. Thats
why were continuing to evaluate the
language of it, and also the source of it.
I think our primary posture is going to
be is going to have a police presence and
a response capability that will reassure
people who may have heard about this
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By Eugenia Last

WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 17, 2014

Blondie

For Better or Worse

Beetle Bailey

Take one step at a time.

You need to be realistic and
should rely on your intuition,
intellect and skills. You will
be disappointed if you set your
sights too high. An efficient
solution will develop if you
are practical, adaptable and
forward thinking.

SAGITTARIUS
(Nov.
23-Dec. 21) -- Someone close
to you will need help. Your
outgoing personality will
capture attention and give you
the push you need to finish what
you start. Meetings, seminars
and business trips will prove
fruitful.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Youll have trouble
getting the facts from business
and personal partners. Its in
your best interest to verify the
credentials of people you plan
to associate with.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

19) -- Gifts and money are
heading in your direction. If
you let your imagination take
over, you will come up with
ways to please the ones you
love. Your vision will attract
interest.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) -- Be precise when
giving instructions in order
to avoid wrong impressions.
Problems and anger will result
if you are misunderstood or
misinterpreted.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Crossword Puzzle

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1 Medieval
laborer
5 Violinists
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8 Far-flung
12 Shivery
feeling
13 Ben & Jerry
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14 Essay
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15 -- it a day
16 Zero (2
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18 Round
about way
20 Small
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21 Word play
22 Ground
breaker
23 Not even
once
26 Unsavory
29 Flush with
30 Like plow
horses
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33 Bronze
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34 Frozen
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35 Mongolian
desert
36 Trounced
38 Heavy for
its size
39 Gees opposite
40 Deep black
41 By Jove! (2
wds.)
43 Steamboat
inventor
46 Smoothtongued
48 Orchidlike
blossom
50 Elevator
pioneer
51 Insect
52 Billionth, in
combos
53 Knighted
woman
54 Tribute in
verse

55 Hidden valley

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oath
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4 Highlighter
(2 wds.)
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6 Scent
7 Grand Teton
st.
8 Swerved
9 Toward
shelter
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Libra
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game
17 Cutlass
19 Royal pronoun
22 Deer foot
23 After taxes
24 Malevolent
25 --, vidi, vici
26 Food fish

Mondays answers
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attract it
28 Society
newbies
30 Large
number
32 Compete
34 Approves
35 Obtaining
37 Lounge
chair
38 Penn.
neighbor

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19) -- You will be able to win
others to your side. A romantic
liaison at an appealing
destination will strengthen
your bond with someone
special. Enjoy the moment.

TAURUS (April 20-May

20) -- Get your financial
security in place. Have
a discussion about your
monetary situation with your
financial adviser. Include
family members who will be
influenced by your decisions.

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Born Loser

Hagar the Horrible

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possible if you take the time to
do an in-depth search before
moving forward. Highlighting
your versatility will attract
someone who is influential and
willing to help.

CANCER (June 21-July

22) -- Suspicious or jealous
behavior will lead to a rift with
someone. Be honest about your
feelings and give whomever
you are dealing with a chance
to be heard before you jump to
conclusions.

Marmaduke

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an old friend will bring back
fond memories. Loosen up,
have some fun and find a place
where you can enjoy friends,
co-workers or relatives.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- A minor mishap at home
will remind you to be more
careful. Youll have trouble
keeping matters in perspective.
Someone you trust will have
the answers you are looking
for.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

-- Attend a community event
that all family members will
enjoy. A pleasure trip or some
judicious pampering will help
take care of the stress you have
been experiencing.

Barney Google & Snuffy Smith

SCORPIO
(Oct.
24Nov. 22) -- Follow up on an
interesting job prospect. Your
high energy will make it easier
to take care of business and
complete your to-do list. Hard
work will lead to satisfaction.
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Bush (almost) announces;

US judge says Obama
hell explore candidacy
immigration action invalid
WASHINGTON (AP)
A federal judge in Pittsburgh
is declaring that President
Barack Obamas recent executive actions on immigration
are unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Arthur
Schwab says Obamas order
in November designed to
spare millions living illegally in the United States from
deportation amounts to unilateral legislative action in

violation of the Constitution.

Schwab issued his opinion
Tuesday in a criminal case
involving an immigrant here
illegally from Honduras.
The administration has
said the new policy does not
apply to criminal cases. The
Justice Department called
Schwabs analysis flatly
wrong and said he had no
basis for his opinion because
no one in the case had chal-

Hearings

(Continued from page 1)

In the meantime, Integrys will be

shopping around for our power, Smith
said. Theres been no contract length
decided upon yet. Integrys will advise
us as to what length of time will best suit
the village.
Discussions turned towards Boy
Scout projects. Smith said hed like to
find some projects within the village
for the five or six scouts looking for
Eagle Scout projects to complete this
next year.
One project already funded and in
place is the installation of three flagpoles at Fort Jennings park, he said.
Those projects at the parks are very
helpful to the village.
Council agreed to continue researching possible projects for the scouts.
Smith said Scout Michael Fields
spoke with him recently about a walk-

lenged the constitutionality

of the presidents actions.
Schwabs opinion puts
forth some of the same arguments made by Texas and 23
other states in their challenge
to Obamas actions on immigration. Schwab was appointed by President George W.
Bush.
Case Western Reserve
University law professor
Jonathan Adler says hes

way he would like to construct and

already has funded which would run
from Champion around the soccer fields
to the concession stand.
The projects cost is close to $13,500
and the school has approved the project, Smith said. The second part of the
project, a walkway from Elm running
through Dave Gossards property and
meeting the proposed walkway from
Champion, will cost $10,920.
Smith said Fields is looking for funding for the second walkway and wanted
to know if the village could help in any
way. Council members agreed they were
interested in the project and wanted to
invite Fields to the next meeting to have
him speak on the plan.
Village Maintenance Supervisor Ted
Wrasman reported he had three older
motors that needed repaired taken off
aerators. He said the bearings were bad
and could be repaired for $175 each,

Furlough

(Continued from page 1)

Councilman Mark Clement asked Auditor Tom Jettinghoff

where the money would come from.
Its about $78,000 a year and Im looking at the savings
from relocating the dispatchers to help cover that, Jettinghoff
said.
Clement also asked if salaried workers get paid compensation time for hours worked above 40.
Our policy says they do, Gallmeier said.
Councilman Josh Gillespie voiced his opinion on the matter.
I dont feel salaried employees should get compensation
time, he said. Thats why they are salaried.
Gallmeier also announced Williams position was filled
from within the city roster with Todd Haunhorst. Haunhorsts
position will be filled by Jon Brenneman from wastewater/
collections and Jeff Stockwell will transfer from maintenance
to wastewater/collections.
We now have an opening in maintenance that will have to
be filled through a civil service test, Gallmeier said. I look
for that to happen sometime after the first of the year.
Gallmeier finalized his report by reminding council the
Allen County Republican Party has until Jan. 13 to appoint
someone to fill the open seat on council left by Kevin Ostings
resignation.

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skeptical that Schwabs opinion will stand.

Omar Jadwat, an expert
in immigration law at the
American Civil Liberties
Union, said the opinion
would have no effect on the
administrations immigration
policy. Its really just the
judge taking the opportunity
to state his personal views,
Jadwat said.

with a $32 charge to inspect them.

New motors are close to $500,
Wrasman added.
After discussion, Smith and council
thought it would be futile to repair the
two old pumps and have the newer old
pump assessed for repairs for use as a
back up.
Wrasman said all pumps and maintenance equipment were working fine.
He said hes had time to get caught up
on some maintenance on equipment at
the shop.
Wrasman reported the police cruiser
had a second flat tire the same tire
that was patched began leaking and
council members agreed it was time to
have new tires put on the vehicle.
We know we have one bad tire and
with winter coming, theres no sense in
putting it off, Smith said.
The next village meeting will be held
at 7 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the village library.

I think we want to wait until the first of the year to finalize

committee heads for the committees he was on, Gallmeier
said.
Safety Service Director Shane Coleman gave an update on
the progress of finding a solution for the issues at the wastewater treatment plant.
We did meet with an additional company last week and we
have another presentation Monday, Coleman said.
Coleman also said of the seven King Street residents
invited to talk with the administration about annexation, only
one attended.
We need to contact them again to find out what they need
from us, Coleman said.
Coleman also met with three EMS billing providers to see
if the city could benefit from their services.
All three said we were doing a nice job at billing and our
revenues from that were pretty substantial, he said. None of
them would tell me if we could collect more by using them.
One of them did offer to evaluate our date and get back with
me with any suggestions.
Council passed on third reading a resolution outlining what
the city will provide to annexed properties, including police
protection; fire protection; rescue service (ambulance service);
natural gas; cable television; electric power, including street
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