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Delphos, Ohio
Telling The Tri-Countys Story Since 1869
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Forecast
Obituaries 2
State/Local 3
Politics 4
Community 5
Sports 6-7
Business 8
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TV 11
World News 12
Index
Mostly sunny
Thursday;
high in upper
50s. See
page 2.
www.delphosherald.com
Delphos Girl Scouts reg-
istration will take place from
6:30-7:30 p.m. today at the
Delphos Public Library base-
ment.
Any Delphos girl from kin-
dergarten through high school
may register.
Call Beth Gerow at 419-
516-2442.
Girl Scouts to
hold registration
The Jefferson High School
Band boosters will meet at
6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
library.
All band parents are
encouraged to attend.
Band boosters
to meet
Church to hold
luncheon
First Presbyterian
Church at 310 N. Second
St. will hold a Canal
Days Luncheon from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
The menu includes
chicken and beef sand-
wiches, nachos, salad, des-
serts and beverages for $7.
Jays selling Anna FB tix
St. Johns High School is
selling tickets for its Friday
football game at Anna (7:30
p.m. kickoff) 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to
noon Friday in the office.
Adult tickets are $6
each and student tickets
are $4.00 each. All tickets
will be $6 at the gate.
NWC session at Eagles
Friday
This Friday (9 a.m. to 2
p.m.) at the Delphos Eagles,
the Northwest Conference
is hosting its Sportsmanship
Kickoff with over 220 stu-
dents, administrators and rep-
resentatives from OHSAA.
The plan is to write a mission
statement for NWC students,
discuss appropriate and inap-
propriate cheers, T-shirt
ideas and other issues.
River project receives mixed reception
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com

FORT JENNINGS
Reception for the Auglaize
River Stream Enhancement
Project was mixed Tuesday
afternoon at the Fort Jennings
American Legion post.
Most of the nearly 170
in attendance for the view-
ing and preliminary hearing of
the project shook their heads
as facilitator Dan Ellerbrock
of the Allen County Soil and
Water Conservation District
outlined the project. Others
voiced their opinions that if
the waterway was worked on,
it would just create a problem
somewhere else. Many were
concerned about the ease-
ment and problems caused
by permanent easements in
areas such as along rivers, like
increased traffic of snowmo-
biles and other small vehicles.
One man who will be
affected by the project said
he doesnt grant easements to
anyone period.
Several just simply said,
Leave it alone. Let nature
take its course.
A representative from
Rudolph Foods, headquar-
tered in Lima with a plant in
Wapakoneta, was for the proj-
ect, noting the three weeks of
production and three months
the offices were closed in
Wapakoneta this past winter
due to flooding.
The Joint Board of
Supervisors of the Auglaize,
Allen, Putnam, Shelby, Van
Wert and Mercer County Soil
and Water District hosted the
Fort Jennings meeting and
one in Wapakoneta, also on
Tuesday.
The proposed work is to
remove logjams, obstructions
and leaning trees from 76 miles
of the Auglaize River starting at
Hay Road in Allen County, fol-
lowing the river southwest into
Auglaize County, then through
Wapakoneta, then north through
Auglaize County and back into
western Allen County before
flowing north through Fort
Jennings in Putnam County and
continuing north until the junc-
tion of the Ottawa River west of
Kalida. Similar work will also
be done on Two Mile Creek
in Auglaize County, beginning
at the Buckland Holden Road,
moving downstream along
the creek to the outlet in the
Auglaize River.
The project area includes
216,141 acres of land in six
counties including Auglaize
(94,608), Allen (85,863),
Van Wert (20,249), Putnam
(14,995), Shelby (406) and
Mercer (19).
The work will not include
any excavation or machinery in
the waterway. All the work will
be done with articulated log
skidders, cables and chain saws.
The woody debris removed
from the channel will be left
along the outer tree line for the
landowner to dispose of.
The cost of the project is
just more than $1.23 million.
Landowners adjacent to the
river received certified mail
notifying them of the pend-
ing work because state law
requires a temporary 75-foot
easement along the outer tree
line on the banks during the
work and a 25-foot permanent
easement for future mainte-
nance. Landowners can farm
and crop the easement.
Everyone in the 216,141
acres will be assessed for the
project with the least amount
paid $25 per parcel. Those
closer and adjacent to the river
will be assessed more because
they will benefit more from
the project, according to
Ellerbrock.
Ellerbrock reminded resi-
dents to attend subsequent
hearings and continue to use
their voice whether they are
for or against the project.
Nancy Spencer photo
Dan Ellerbrock of the Allen County Soil and Water
Conservation District lays out the plan to remove log jams
and other blockage on the Auglaize River throughout six
counties.
Above is the area of the Auglaize River included in the
joint project of the Auglaize, Allen, Putnam, Shelby, Van
Wert and Mercer County Soil and Water District.
Sukup on board at city schools
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Frank
Sukup took the helm as
superintendent at Delphos
City Schools
Tuesday.
Sukups
contract was
officially
approved at
the school
board meeting
Monday.
School Board
President Ron
Ebbeskotte said
the longtime
superintendent at Fort
Jennings was the obvious
choice from a list of qualified
candidates willing to perform
interim superintendent
services provided by the Ohio
Department of Education.
The ODE sent us a list
of people who were certified
and willing to take an interim
position, Ebbeskotte said.
There were two on the list
who stood out and Frank rose
to the top of that list because
of his close proximity to and
familiarity with Delphos.
School board member
Perry Witsie said he favored
Sukup because of his no-
nonsense approach and felt
he will keep the district stable
while the board looks for a
permanent superintendent.
Sukups first day
was Tuesday and
will continue in the
interim position for
up to 200 days total
at $372 per day.
Ebbeskotte said
the daily stipend
is a little lower
than recently
-hired interim
superintendents in
other districts.
Some are getting more
than $400 a day, so we are
pleased with Frank coming
on board, what we are paying
him and just everything in
general, he said.
In other business, the
board:
Accepted the resignation
of Kay Gossman as seventh-
grade girls basketball
coach and approved Denise
Lindeman as the new seventh
grade girls basketball coach;
Approved moving
Amanda Smith to the MA+15
column of the pay scale as
presented. Smith recently
completed course work from
the University of St. Thomas
and Miami University in
Oxford.
Approved Franklin/
Landeck Principal Mark
Fuerst as the districts
verification officer for the
2011-12 Federal Free and
Reduced Lunch program.
The program requires the
district to randomly sample
at least 3 percent of the
applicants to make sure
they are compliant with the
financial guidelines.
Approved one-year
certified part-time contracts
to Aaron Elwer and Todd
Schulte for remedial
instruction to be paid through
NPAS funds for teachers
employed by St. Johns;
Approved the FFA
extended-day field trip Oct. 19-
22 to the National Convention
in Indianapolis; and
Approved Delphos City
Schools partnering with
county and city governmental
agencies to become a Point
of Distribution (POD) in case
of natural disaster or other
calamity in the region.
Ottawas Maag resigns;
Meyer continues as mayor
Staff reports
OTTAWA Ottawas
acting Mayor, J. Dean
Meyer, read a letter
Monday from
current Mayor
Kenneth Maag
citing Maags
resignation from
his position.
Maag wrote in
his letter, Due
to recent cir-
cumstances and
in order not to
continue to cre-
ate a distraction
with respect to the Village
of Ottawa and the work
they are doing, and also to
lessen the impact on my
family; I am hereby resign-
ing the position of Mayor
of the Village of Ottawa.
Furthermore, I intend to
remove my name from the
ballot for the upcoming
election in November.
Maags letter contin-
ued to read, My resig-
nation shall be in effect
beginning September 13,
2011. I sincerely apolo-
gize for any problems this
has caused the village, the
community and especially
my family.
Meyer, who is
the village coun-
cil president,
was sworn in as
Ottawas mayor
on Tuesday.
According to the
villages charter;
the council presi-
dent takes over
the post of acting
mayor in the event
the mayor cannot
perform his or her duties.
Meyer will continue
to be mayor throughout
2011 until the next elec-
tion. While his name is on
the ballot as a councilman,
if elected and appointed
council president during
the November election,
Meyer will continue to be
the villages mayor.
The deadline for may-
oral candidates to run dur-
ing the next election has
passed.
Maag
Sukup
Aug. 1, 191
Sept. 10, 2011
Harold S. Brownie
Brown, 92, died at 7:32 a.m.
Saturday at St. Ritas Medical
Center.
He was born Aug. 1, 1919,
in Middle Point to Allen and
Cora (Wannamacher) Brown,
who preceded him in death.
In 1946, he married
Elizabeth Allen, who survives
in Delphos.
Survivors also include
son Lawrence S. (Beth Ann)
Brown of Delphos; daughter
Sandra K. (Henry) Carder
of Fort Wayne, Ind.; two
step sisters and seven step
brothers; grandchildren Lori
Carder, Chris (Becky) Carder,
Alexandria Brown, Machelle
(Rodney) Sheffar and Hayden
Brown; and great-grandchil-
dren Jack Carder and Adam
Sheffor.
He was preceded in death
by a sister, Rose Sherman;
a brother, Lawrence Brown;
three stepbrothers; and a step-
sister.
Mr. Brown was a United
States Army veteran of World
War II who served in the
South Pacific. He owned the
Chateau Restaurant for more
than 40 years. He was a mem-
ber of St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church, Delphos
American Legion, VFW and
Eagles. In his younger years
he enjoyed snow skiing and
fishing.
A private graveside servic-
es will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Johns
Parish Foundation.
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TRASH TALK
Allen County Refuse provides
garbage and recycle collection in
Delphos.
The Allen County portion of
Delphos is collected on Thurs-
days, with residents placing
garbage containers on the curb
Wednesday evening.
The Van Wert County portion
of Delphos is collected on Friday,
with residents placing garbage
containers at the curb on Thurs-
day evening.
Recycle is collected this
Thursday and Friday. Recycle
containers should also be placed
at the curb.
If a holiday falls during the
week, collection is pushed back
a day. For example, the week of
Memorial Day, collection in Allen
County will be Friday and in Van
Wert County it will be Saturday.
Big item collection is held
from 8 a.m.-noon the first Sat-
urday of each month in the
parking lot across from the city
building. Participants need to
show proof of residency like a
city utility bill.
See the full schedule at
cityofdelphos.com.
Students can pick up their
awards in their school offices.
St. Johns Scholars of
the Day are
Benjamin
Youngpeter and
Emilie Buettner.
Congratulations Benjamin
and Emilie!
Jeffersons Scholars of the
Day are Logan Gross and
William Legge.
Congratulations
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OBITUARIES
BIRTHS
LOTTERY
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Herald
Vol. 142 No. 77
Nancy Spencer, editor
Ray Geary, general manager
Delphos Herald Inc.
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William F. Belinc
Paul R. Louth
July 27, 1944
Sept. 12, 2011
William F. Belinc, 67, of
Delphos passed away at 4:43
a.m. on Monday at St. Ritas
Medical Center.
He was born on July 27,
1944, in Pennsylvania to Martin
and Vera (Griffith-Jennings)
Belinc, who preceded him in
death.
He is survived by two sons,
Billy Belinc of Michigan and
Matthew Fought of Lima; three
daughters, Shelly Belinc, Sara
Belinc and Cheryl Belinc, all
of Michigan; two sisters, Mary
Jo (Robert) Dial of Michigan
and Becky (Dennis) Massengill
of Michigan; and seven broth-
ers, Marty (Joann) Belinc of
Mississippi, Joe (Barb) Belinc
of Idaho, John (Carol) Belinc of
Florida, Bob (Diane) Belinc of
Michigan, Paul (Lucy) Belinc
of South Carolina, Ronald
Belinc of Michigan and Richard
(Rhonda) Belinc of Michigan.
Survivors also include for-
mer wife Kathy (Michael) Lee
of Delphos.
Mr. Belinc was a mechanic
at David Freedman in Detroit
for 15 years. He was a vet-
eran of the Navy Reserve and
enjoyed fishing, hunting and
inventing mechanical and elec-
tronic devices.
Funeral services will be at
5 p.m. on Saturday at Harter
and Schier Funeral Home,
Pastor Wayne Prater officiat-
ing, with military grave rites by
the Delphos Veterans Council.
Friends may call from noon to 5
p.m. on Saturday at the funeral
home. Burial will follow at a
later date.
Preferred memorials go to
American Lung Association.
Aug. 15, 1934
Sept. 11, 2011
Paul R. Louth, 77, of Lima
passed away at 10 p.m. Sunday
at St. Ritas Medical Center.
He was born on August 15,
1934, in Delphos to Roy and
Golda (Harpster) Louth, who
preceded him in death.
On July 5, 1958, he mar-
ried Marilyn Strayer, who sur-
vives in Lima.
He is also survived by three
sisters, Joan Culp of Delphos,
Karen Sue (Richard) Fegley
of Ohio City and Sandra (Dan)
VonSosson of Fort Jennings.
He was also preceded in
death by one sister, Janice
West; and one brother, Gary
Louth.
Mr. Louth retired from
Fort Motor Company after 30
years. He was in the Navy
during the Korean Conflict
before going into the Marines.
He was an active member of
the National Rifle Association
and enjoyed hunting, as well
as gun- and knife-collecting.
Private family services and
burial will be at a later date.
Preferred memorials are to
the Wesleyan Church Parking
Lot Fund.
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were drawn
Tuesday:
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Delphos weather
Corn: $7.14
Wheat: $6.62
Beans: $13.68
Robert D. Hesseling Harold S. Brown
High temperature Tuesday
in Delphos was 83 degrees,
low was 63. High a year ago
today was 79, low was 51.
Record high for today is 98,
set in 1939. Record low is 36,
set in 1975.
Jan. 13, 1970-Sept. 13, 2011
Robert D. Hesseling, 41,
of Elida, died at 9:53 a.m.
Tuesday from injuries suf-
fered in a motorcycle accident
in Elida.
He was born Jan. 13, 1970,
in Lima to Robert Hesseling
and Terry (Hale) Peters. His
father and stepmother, Vicki
Hesseling, survive in Lima.
His mother and stepfather,
Randy Peters, survive in Fort
Mill, S.C.
On Sept. 28, 2002, he mar-
ried Candy Martin, who sur-
vives in Elida.
Survivors also include sons
Robert Shawn Alex Hesseling
and Bobby Duke Hesseling
Jr.; stepsons Caleb Gabriel
Kaverman and Caden Gage
Lippi; sister Racheal (Victor)
Kyslinger of South Carolina;
brothers James (Kenna Miller)
Hesseling of Chillicothe and
Timothy (Victoria) Hesseling
of South Carolina; half broth-
er Ryan (Steph) Hesseling of
Lima; a father figure to him,
Randy Liebrecht of Elida;
fraternal grandmother Rita
Hesseling Clapp; and Angie
Hesseling of Chillicothe.
He was preceded in death
by paternal grandparent Ervin
Hesseling; maternal grand-
parents Shirley Duke and
Dossie Hale; and niece Evelyn
Leigh Kyslinger.
Mr. Hesseling was a stay-
at-home father and owner of
Digital Wonders. He attended
Lima Community Church and
First Baptist Church. He was
a student at the University of
Northwestern Ohio, where he
was taking classes in network-
ing and business. His love was
his children and enjoyed com-
puters and technology.
Services will begin at 11
a.m. Friday at Harter and
Schier Funeral Home, with
Pastor Jay Lobach officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Walnut
Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. Thursday and one hour
prior to services Friday at the
funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the family.
ST. RITAS
A girl was born Sept. 13
to Nathan and Kristin Stant of
Delphos.
A boy was born Sept. 13 to
Matt and Rachael Lebeck of
Delphos.
A boy was born Sept. 13
to Larry and Kellie Byers of
Elida.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TONIGHT: Cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers
in the evening. Then partly
cloudy after midnight. Lows
in the lower 40s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY: Partly
cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny.
Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s.
North winds 5 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT:
Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 30s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT,
SATURDAY: Clear. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s.
SATURDAY NIGHT:
Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 40s.
Robert Hesseling, 41, of
Elida, was found dead at 9:40
a.m. Tuesday in a soybean
field at 4181 Gomer Road.
The Allen County Sheriffs
Office reports Hesseling was
northbound on the roadway
on a motorcycle when he went
off the left side of the road
and through a yard. He was
ejected and he and the motor-
cycle ended up in the field,
where neither could be seen
from the road.
Hesselings wife had filed a
missing persons report at 4:29
a.m. when he did not return
home. Calls were received
about a possible motorcycle
accident in the area of Eastown
and Gomer roads around
11:23 p.m. Monday. The area
was checked but nothing was
found at that time.
The investigation contin-
ues by deputies.
Elida man killed
Although nice fall days
are anticipated for September
and October, its the winter
months that already have
EMA Director Rick McCoy
a bit concerned about another
rough winter.
He advised that he has been
watching the tropical Pacific
waters for a month because
the National Weather Service
had issued a La Nia Watch
for the upcoming season. On
Tuesday, he received notice
from the weather service it
has issued a La Nia Advisory
indicating this weather phe-
nomenon has re-emerged and
will gradually strengthen and
continue into winter.
It was this same pattern
that gave us the rough winter
this past season with severe
storms and flooding rains con-
tinuing into the spring. I think
that everything is pointing
towards a winter very similar
to this last one with lots of
snow and very cold tempera-
tures, said McCoy.
Normally, La Nia years
often see drier-than-normal
conditions across the south-
ern United States and wet-
ter-than-normal conditions
in the Ohio Valley. It also
includes colder-than-normal
temperatures across the north-
ern plains. McCoy said this
spells big trouble for Texas
and Oklahoma as drought
conditions will worsen there
through winter.
For the Van Wert area,
similar conditions to last year
would bring temperatures
below normal and precipita-
tion above normal. Last year,
December had temps as low
as 7 degrees with 7.50 inches
of snow. In January, tempera-
tures dropped to -4 degrees
EMA: La Nia
is back
See EMA page 12
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COLUMBUS New
U.S. House districts proposed
by Ohio Republicans include
one that stretches from
Toledo to Cleveland and a
crescent touching parts of 13
counties from Appalachia to
Amish country, and the map
would pit six incumbents
against each other in contests
for three congressional seats.
The map that will affect
Ohio congressional politics
for the next decade would
force face-offs between
Republicans Mike Turner
and Steve Austria in southern
Ohio, and Democrats Dennis
Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur
for a district along the Lake
Erie shore. The map would
squeeze Democratic U.S.
Rep. Betty Sutton into the
district of Republican Jim
Renacci.
The map would add a new
Democrat-leaning district in
Columbus, wrapping a back-
wards C-shaped district for
Republican Steve Stivers into
13 counties around the city.
From his home in Republican-
heavy Upper Arlington, a
Columbus suburb, he would
represent the Amish in Union
County and the liberal col-
lege town of Athens.
Democrats lined up to
criticize the GOP-drawn
boundaries Tuesday, as the
map was unveiled. It shrinks
Ohios congressional land-
scape by two seats as a result
of population loss.
State Rep. Teresa Fedor
said a district that snakes along
Lake Erie and merges the dis-
tricts of Kaptur and Kucinich,
looks like the green thing
from the swamp.
If (U.S.) Rep. Marcy
Kaptur were to drive all the
way through her district,
shed have to go through
Lake Erie, Fedor said of
the district that juts out on a
peninsula in the lake.
Elections Committee
Chairman Matt Huffman said
many factors were taken into
account when drawing the
districts, and those factors
often conflict.
Let me be clear that this
map complies with consti-
tutional mandates and other
federal laws that it has to
comply with, Huffman said.
Our legal counsel has said
our map is constitutional.
Observers who testified
during the hearing also found
fault with the map. Ohio State
University law professor Dan
Tokaji said the process was
anything but transparent and
the proposed plan had all of
the hallmarks of a partisan
gerrymander.
GOPs proposed US
House map draws fire
COLUMBUS (AP) A
new census report shows
Ohios poverty rate is the high-
est in more than 30 years, and
median household incomes
are at their lowest levels in
more than a quarter century.
Commerce National Bank
chief economic adviser James
Newton tells The Columbus
Dispatch the census survey
released Tuesday reflects the
hits the state has taken from
the recession, the loss of man-
ufacturing jobs and other fac-
tors.
Census officials report that
15.3 percent of Ohioans are
in poverty, which translates
to a family of four living on
less than $22,300 a year. The
share of Ohioans living in
poverty has never been higher
since record-keeping began in
1980.
Also, the states inflation-
adjusted median household
income last year was about
$46,100, the lowest in records
going back to 1984.
By THOMAS J.
SHEERAN
Associated Press
CLEVELAND In a
city struggling with declining
population and high poverty
and unemployment rates, a
casino opening next year has
offered a big jackpot: 1,600
jobs.
Statewide, four casinos
will provide more than 6,000
jobs.
The Cleveland casino oper-
ator said Tuesday it received
about 5,500 applications dur-
ing the first week of online
applications for 500 table
game/poker dealer and super-
visor jobs, including pitches
from stay-at-home moms,
factory workers and hotel-
travel industry veterans.
People hoping to become
a poker dealer at Horseshoe
Casino Cleveland have until
noon Sept. 30 to apply. At the
first-week application rate,
the casino could get more
than 20,000 applicants.
Shnicka Shuler, 23, of
Youngstown, a Cleveland
State University senior, said
she might consider applying
if her law school plans dont
work out. If that was an
option, I would take it, she
said in a campus interview.
She predicted that the casi-
no pay scale would attract
blue-collar Clevelanders try-
ing to upgrade their liveli-
hoods. Dealer is higher on
the scale than McDonalds,
she said.
The casino said the online
application process which
began Sept. 7 had attracted a
wide range of people, includ-
ing professionals with experi-
ence in the hospitality indus-
try, medical staff personnel,
manufacturing workers and
stay-at-home mothers ready
to return to work.
Resoundingly, the (hir-
ing) team reports that there
is a high level of talent and
education from employed
and currently unemployed
applicants, Cleveland casi-
no spokeswoman Jennifer
Kulczycki said in an email.
Many applicants have
cited during their phone
screens that they want to get
their foot in the door to work
for this new company and
industry in Cleveland.
The casino expects to be the
first of four opening in Ohio.
The others will be located
in Cincinnati, also operated
by Rock Ohio Caesars, and
Columbus and Toledo, both
operated by Penn National
Gaming.
Casino fooded
with job-seekers
Ohio poverty
at more than
30-year high
COLUMBUS (AP)
Ohio State says its expect-
ed freshman class of about
6,900 has students from 47
states plus Washington, D.C.,
and 25 countries and is the
brightest class ever with
an average ACT score of 28
out of 36.
As the academic year
begins Sept. 21, the univer-
sity is offering new majors
in atmospheric sciences, geo-
graphic information science,
neuroscience and sexuality
studies and opening a housing
facility that caters to students
who are military veterans.
It also is unveiling the OSU
Mobile smartphone applica-
tion that allows students to
access grades, schedules and
other information
Also new is an initiative
that will remove trash cans
from Ohio Stadium and add
recycling and composting
bins. A goal is to be recycling
or composting 90 percent of
the Horseshoes trash by the
end of 2012.
Ohio State U. welcomes
students from 25 countries
AKRON (AP) The
mayor who has led one of
Ohios larger cities since
1987 has moved a step closer
to a seventh term.
Akron Mayor Don
Plusquellic on Tuesday
withstood a Democratic pri-
mary challenge from City
Councilman Mike Williams.
Results posted by the
Summit County Board of
Elections show Plusquellic
captured 55 percent of the
vote to Williams 43 percent.
A third candidate, political
newcomer Janice Davis, got
2 percent.
Plusquellic faces
Republican attorney Jennifer
Hensal in November.
WAKR radio reports
Akrons longest-serving
mayor said during a victory
speech on Tuesday that his
primary win had him feeling
overwhelmed, humbled and
thankful.
Plusquellic survived a
recall vote two years ago.
Longtime mayor closing in
on his seventh term
It is the people
of Ohio who
are being
railroaded
under the
current process.
Dan Tokaji
Ohio State University
law professor
The Marion Township
Trustees held their regular
scheduled meeting on Monday
at the Marion Township Office
with the following mem-
bers present: Howard Violet,
Jerry Gilden and Joseph
Youngpeter.
The purpose of the meeting
was to pay bills and conduct
ongoing business. The minutes
of the previous meeting were
read and approved as read.
The trustees then reviewed the
bills and gave approval for 20
checks totaling $24,532.44.
Road Foreman Elwer check
a tile along Conant Road,
which was reported to Trustee
Gilden as being broken down.
The trustees asked Elwer to
get in touch with the individu-
al farming the property as the
tile is partially on his property
to see to see if he is going to
take care of it.
Fiscal Officer Kimmet
presented to the trustees the
Fund Status Report and The
Bank Reconciliation Report
for Aug. 31 for their review
and signature.
He gave the trustees the
rates and property tax esti-
mates for 2012 that were
received from the Auditors
Office and after some dis-
cussion Trustee Youngpeter
offered a resolution to accept
the rates which was second-
ed by Trustee Gilden and
upon roll call all votes were
YES.
The regular scheduled
meeting for Sept. 26 has been
rescheduled to Sept. 27.
Trustees Gilden made a
motion for Marion Township
to be a part of the City of
Delphos for the Community
Base Points of Distribution
(PODs) which was seconded
by Trustee Youngpeter and
passed unanimously.
He reminder the trustees of
the 2 p.m. meeting regarding
the Auglaize River drainage
project to be held Tuesday at
the American Legion in Fort
Jennings.
He also received a call
for Dan Osting regarding the
crossover on Mericle Road
being blocked again by Larry
Fought. The trustees will
advise him the Township has
done all it can and he should
call the Putnam County
Engineers Office and report
this matter.
Ken Elwer was present
regarding the ditching project
that he is pursing and said
that after review by Nathan
Davis from the Allen County
Engineers Office the County
would like to see the 15-inch
tile extended another 80 rods
to the south then reduced to
12 inches which Elwer agreed
too.
Trustee Violet gave the
trustees a copy of the pur-
posed fire contact from the
City of Delphos for 2012 thru
2014, which no action was
taken.
There being no further
business a motion to adjourn
by Trustee Gilden was sec-
onded by Trustee Youngpeter
which passed unanimously.
Marion Township Trustees
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One Year Ago
Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Allen and Putnam
counties recognized local law enforcement officers at the
annual Top Cop Banquet in Kalida Monday. Delphos Police
Officers recognized were Benjamin Becker, three OVI arrests;
Brandon Line, three OVI arrests; Greg Foust, three OVI
arrests; and Rob Bender, three OVI arrests. (Bender works part
time in Delphos and Fort Shawnee). In Fort Shawnee, he has a
total of 17 OVI arrests.
25 Years Ago 1986
Former students of the Ford and Rushmore schools will
hold a reunion Sept. 21 at the Sugar Creek Township House,
Vaughnsville. Persons with old photos taken during school
days or other mementos are asked to bring them to the reunion
and contact Alfreda Schreiber. A photo of the Rushmore
School taken April 21, 1914 was submitted to the Herald by
Mrs. Ferd (Martha Ricker) Lucke of Fort Jennings.
Columbus Grove was able to do something against
Jefferson it hadnt been able to do in the last three meetings
score. The Bulldogs put 13 points on the board but they were
only academic as Jefferson ran away with a 52-13 Northwest
Conference win. Juniors Tony Closson and Damon Ulm scored
twice for Jefferson. Scoring a touchdown each were Steve
Buzard, Andy Mox, John Marihugh and Mike Shafer.
Landeck Catholic Ladies of Columbia meeting was
opened with prayer and salute to the flag. The council will
hold a feather bingo and bake sale Nov. 2. Bernie Pohlman
will make an afghan which will be raffled. The next meeting
will be a potluck dinner. Eileen Martin and Emma Schwinnen
are chairwomen, assisted by Patricia Warnecke, Mary Siefker,
Anna Jean Bockey and Roseann Moenter.
50 Years Ago 1961
Preparations are complete for Delphos fourth annual Old
Fashioned Days with many special events on tap for Sept.
15-16. George Odenweller, chairman of the costume commit-
tee, said that a representative from a costume firm in Findlay
will be here Thursday with costumes for rent. The costume
rental will be located in the store room between the Pizza
Pantry and Moreos Barber Shop.
Seven students at Lincolnview High School have received
certificates for their outstanding performances on the National
Educational Development Tests, announced Robert Games,
school principal. The recipients are George Daniels, Jerry
Kerns, Sara Shrider, Linda Jones, Lynn Foster, David Roes
and John Thatcher.
Court Delphos, No. 707, Catholic Daughters of America,
opened its 1961-62 season meetings Tuesday night with a
potluck dinner in the Knights of Columbus club rooms. At the
conclusion of the meeting a Round Up Time party was held
with high honors in games going to Mrs. Linus Schmelzer and
low to Mrs. James Baldauf. Mrs. George Berres received the
door award.
75 Years Ago 1936
A fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the Casa Nova
roadhouse and filling station, about two miles of Delphos on
the Lincoln Highway. The place was owned and operated by
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Freund made their
home at the Casa Nova and all of their clothes were burned.
The annual reunion of the gamed Umphus and Okomokus
baseball club, an organization for the betterment of local
baseball and quite active years ago, was held at the Idlewild
Clubhouse, northeast of Delphos, on Sunday. There were 21
in attendance. A feed was enjoyed at noon and in the evening.
Rev. Hilary Weger of Richfield Center and Ed. Kirchner of
Lima were present from out of town.
A number of members of the Delphos Aerie, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, were in attendance at a district initiation
held Sunday at Napoleon. An announcement was made at the
meeting that the change in districts would become effective
Monday. Delphos will remain in the 17th district along with
Lima, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Celina and Rockford.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)
Four years ago, Gov. Rick
Perry put aside his social con-
servative bona fides and signed
an order requiring Texas girls
to be vaccinated against HPV.
The human papillomavirus
is a sexually spread virus that
can cause cervical cancer, and
he says his aim was protect-
ing against that cancer. But it
didnt take long for angry con-
servatives in the Legislature
to override a measure they
thought tacitly approved pre-
marital sex, and for critics to
accuse Perry of cronyism.
Now Perrys taking heat on
the issue anew as he runs for
the presidential nomination of
a GOP heavily influenced by
conservatives who are sour on
the government dictating health
care requirements. Illustrating
the delicate politics at play,
hes both defending himself
and calling his action a mis-
take.
If I had it to do over again,
I would have done it different-
ly, Perry said Monday night
as he debated his rivals, insist-
ing that he would have worked
with the Legislature instead of
unilaterally acting. But he did
not back down from his stance
that girls should be vaccinated
against the virus, which is gen-
erally spread by sexual contact.
He argued that it wasnt a man-
date and noted that he included
the right for parents to opt out
of the vaccinations.
This was about trying to
stop a cancer, he said. I am
always going to err on the side
of life.
Not that the explanation sat-
isfied his GOP opponents.
Former Pennsylvania Sen.
Rick Santorum told Perry,
This is big government run
amok. It is bad policy, and it
should not have been done.
And Minnesota Rep.
Michele Bachmann, looking to
siphon support from Perrys
base of evangelical and tea
party supporters, said: To have
innocent little 12-year-old girls
be forced to have a government
injection through an executive
order is just flat out wrong.
She also noted that that the
company that makes the vac-
cine, Merck & Co., employed
Mike Toomey, Perrys former
chief of staff, as a lobbyist in
Texas, and that the drug com-
pany had donated to Perrys
campaigns.
Renewing the attack
Tuesday, Bachmann said on
NBCs Today show that its
very clear that crony capital-
ism could likely have been the
cause of Perrys executive
order.
The exchanges mirror the
criticism Perry took in 2007.
It all began when Merck,
which won approval for the
first HPV vaccine a year ear-
lier, was spending millions
lobbying state legislators to
require girls to be vaccinated
with the new product, Gardasil.
The company also was donat-
ing money to a national orga-
nization called Women in
Government, which in Texas
was led by state Rep. Dianne
White Delisi, who chaired the
House public health commit-
tee. She was also the mother-
in-law of Perrys chief of staff
at the time, Deirdre Delisi
the same woman who now is
one of Perrys top presidential
campaign aides.
Schedule and campaign
finance reports show that on
one day Oct. 16, 2006
Deirdre Delisi held a staff
meeting to discuss the vaccine
and Mercks political action
committee gave Perry $5,000.
The drug maker had previous-
ly given $6,000 in donations.
Perrys office called the timing
of the donation a coincidence.
By ROBERT BURNS
AP National
Security Writer
WASHINGTON
Congress on Tuesday took
a first step toward scaling
back U.S. spending plans for
the Afghan war, reflecting a
mounting political pressure
to reduce budget deficits and
a recalculation of what it will
take to stabilize Afghanistan
as U.S. and allied forces
begin to withdraw forces.
Although an intense and
costly program to build up
Afghanistans army and
police is a cornerstone of
the NATO and U.S. strategy
for winding down the war,
renewed effort is under way
to find further savings with-
out undermining recent prog-
ress in training and equipping
the Afghan forces.
The Senate Appropriations
defense subcommittee, in
approving an overall 2012
Pentagon budget of $513 bil-
lion, cut $1.6 billion from the
Pentagons previous $12.8
billion request for the Afghan
training mission. It also cut
another $5 billion in other
areas of the Afghan war bud-
get.
Several defense officials
in Washington and Kabul,
speaking on condition of
anonymity to discuss inter-
nal deliberations, said NATO
and the U.S. have, for plan-
ning purposes, set a target of
reducing the training budget
to $6 billion and perhaps
lower by 2014, when all
foreign troops are to be out of
Afghanistan.
Pentagon press secretary
George Little said no deci-
sions about future spending
on Afghan training have been
made, although he noted that
the expectation is that spend-
ing could be reduced. The
withdrawal of U.S. and allied
forces also will permit spend-
ing reductions, other offi-
cials said. President Barack
Obama in June announced
that the U.S. would withdraw
10,000 troops this year and
another 23,000 by September
next year.
After the Obama
announcement the Pentagon
began recalculating what sav-
ings could be achieved in
the training mission and other
aspects of the war effort.
Political momentum for
spending cuts in Afghanistan
also accelerated after the kill-
ing of al-Qaida leader Osama
bin Laden in May.
Canadian Army Maj.
Edward J.H. Stewart, the
chief of media relations for
the NATO Training Mission
in Kabul, said in an email
Tuesday that training costs
can be expected to decline in
coming years as initial capital
investments in the program,
such as adding training facili-
ties, are completed.
Sen. Daniel Inouye,
D-Hawaii, chairman of the
Appropriations defense sub-
committee, said the Pentagon
informed Congress that it
could get by with $1.6 billion
less for training operations
than originally projected for
2012, and that it could cut
another $5 billion in other
areas of the Afghan war bud-
get as a result of the sched-
uled U.S. troop reductions.
Inouyes panel on Tuesday
approved the Pentagons over-
all request for $107 billion in
support of Afghanistan, plus
$11 billion for U.S. military
operations in Iraq, where all
U.S. troops are scheduled to
go home by December.
The combined cost of the
Iraq and Afghan wars for
2012 $118 billion com-
pares with about $159 billion
this year.
The search for economies
in Afghanistan comes as the
Pentagon works on spend-
ing cuts required in the debt
legislation passed over the
summer, which called for a
decrease of $400 billion in
spending on national security
mostly defense over 10
years. The Pentagon is brac-
ing for the possibility that
much larger cuts could be
imposed, although Defense
Secretary Leon Panetta has
warned that further cuts
would be devastating.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.,
chairman of the Armed
Services Committee, said he
did not know details of the
action by Inouyes panel. But
he stressed his hope that the
administration would keep in
sight its stated goal of devel-
oping Afghan security forces
on a pace that will wind the
war down by 2014.
First steps in cutting US
spending on Afghan war
By STEVE PEOPLES
Associated Press
MANCHESTER, N.H.
An assertive Mitt Romney
has emerged in the GOP pres-
idential race.
The former Massachusetts
governor has shown little
willingness to assail his
Republican competitors over
the past few months, focus-
ing all of his criticism on
President Barack Obama. But
in one night, Romney became
the most prominent aggressor
in a growing effort by the
GOP field to derail front-run-
ner Rick Perry. And in doing
so, Romney may have started
to ease concern within the
GOP establishment over the
strength of his candidacy.
Those doubts were
erased, Steve Duprey,
a Republican National
Committee member from New
Hampshire who is unaligned
in the race, said Tuesday, a
day after a Republican presi-
dential debate in Tampa, Fla.,
where Romney tested out his
on-the-attack approach. In a
dominant fashion, he showed
he could take and fend off
Governor Perrys blows and
at the same time deliver
sound, hard-hitting policy
criticisms of Governor Perry.
After that debate, Romney
looked strong. Perry looked
dazed.
Its the beginning of a new
phase in Romneys campaign;
aides say the time has come
to contrast Romneys record
with those of his opponents
and they expect Romney
will keep the pressure on
Perry, specifically. Criticism
on issues like immigration,
Social Security and jobs is
expected on the campaign
trail, in an upcoming debate
next week, and, perhaps, in
TV and radio ads eventually.
The shift reflects a growing
sense of urgency in Romneys
campaign and others that
Perry must be knocked down
before he becomes too strong
and runs away with the nomi-
nation.
For months, Romney sat
atop public opinion polls
across the nation and in early
primary states, seemingly the
preference of Republican vot-
ers who denied him their par-
tys presidential nomination
in 2008. He spent much of
the year ignoring darts from
his rivals.
Then Perry entered the
race a month ago and imme-
diately shot to the lead in
polls. Within days, Romney
started drawing contrasts with
Perry without naming him,
highlighting his own business
background while generally
noting that there also were
career politicians in the
race. It was an obvious ref-
erence to Perry, who like
some other candidates has
spent most of his adult life
in and around politics. Even
when asked pointed ques-
tions, Romney was careful
not to directly engage.
He showed signs of a
willingness to go after Perry
in their first debate togeth-
er last week, but he shifted
his strategy completely dur-
ing the opening minutes of
Mondays debate as the can-
didates sparred over Social
Security, the program Perry
has repeatedly described as a
Ponzi scheme that may vio-
late constitutional principles.
Romney quickly became
Perrys lead interrogator.
The question is, do
you still believe that Social
Security should be ended as
a federal program as you did
six months ago when your
book came out and returned
to the states or do you want to
retreat from that? Romney
asked Perry.
I think we ought to have
a conversation, Perry said
before being cut off.
Were having that right
now, governor. Were run-
ning for president, Romney
quipped, forcing Perry to
defend a controversial posi-
tion about the popular retire-
ment program in a state with
a huge retired population.
When Perry suggested
Romney was simply trying to
scare seniors, Romney fired
back.
Governor, the term
Ponzi scheme is what scared
seniors, Number One. And
Number Two, suggesting that
Social Security should no
longer be a federal program
and returned to the states and
unconstitutional is likewise
frightening, Romney said.
Its unclear whether
Romneys shift will resonate
with voters.
Romney to keep aggressive approach
By BETH FOUHY
Associated Press
NEW YORK
Republicans have scored an
upset victory in a House race
that started as a contest to
replace Rep. Anthony Weiner
after he resigned in a sexting
scandal but became a refer-
endum on President Barack
Obamas economic policies.
Retired media executive
and political novice Bob
Turner defeated Democratic
state Assemblyman David
Weprin on Tuesday in the
special election to fill the seat
vacated by Weiner, a seven-
term Democrat who resigned
in June.
With more than 80 percent
of precincts reporting, Turner
had 54 percent of the vote to
Weprins 46 percent in unof-
ficial results.
Weve been asked by the
people of this district to send
a message to Washington,
Turner told supporters after
the landmark win. I hope
they hear it loud and clear.
Weve been told this is a
referendum. Mr. President,
we are on the wrong track.
We have had it with an irre-
sponsible fiscal policy which
endangers the entire econo-
my.
Weprin did not immedi-
ately concede.
The heavily Democratic
district, which spans parts of
Queens and Brooklyn, had
never sent a Republican to the
House. But frustration with
the continued weak national
economy gave Republicans
the edge.
Turner has vowed to
bring business practicality to
Washington and push back
on spending and taxes.
The race was supposed to
be an easy win for Democrats,
who have a 3-1 ratio registra-
tion advantage in the district.
Weprin, a 56-year-old
Orthodox Jew and member of
a prominent Queens political
family, seemed a good fit for
the largely white, working-
class district, which is nearly
40 percent Jewish.
But voter frustration
with Obama put Weprin in
the unlikely spot of play-
ing defense. A Siena Poll
released Friday found just
43 percent of likely voters
approved of the presidents
job performance, while 54
percent said they disapproved.
Among independents, just 29
percent said they approved of
Obamas job performance.
Turner, a 70-year-old
Catholic, vowed to push back
on Obamas policies if elected.
He received help from promi-
nent Republicans including
former Mayor Rudy Giuliani,
whose much-praised stew-
ardship of the city after the
Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks
was recalled during the 10th
anniversary of the attacks last
weekend.
Weprin became embroiled
in New York-centric disputes
over Israel and gay marriage,
which cost him some support
among Jewish voters.
GOP wins in NY House race, seen as Obama rebuke
Perry facing
criticism for
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W. Fourth St.
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Family into swing of homework
BY LOVINA EICHER
Today, September 12,
is Jacob and Emmas old-
est daughter
Elizabeths 15th
birthday. She is
done with her
school years now
and Emma is glad
to have her help
at home. We are
getting back into
the school rou-
tine. Listening
to the younger
children read
their books and
helping the older
ones with their homework
is mostly how we spend our
nights now.
Kevin, 6, seems to be
handling the full day of kin-
dergarten well. Needless to
say, it doesnt take him long
to fall asleep when bedtime
comes.
On Thursday, I will take
Verena to the hospital to get
her cast removed. After 5
weeks she is more than ready
to have it off. She has it cov-
ered with a lot of signatures.
After a cloudy morn-
ing, the sun came out on
Friday making a nice wed-
ding day for Glenn and
Miriam. Miriam is a girl
from our church district but
she and Glenn plan to make
their home in a neighbor-
ing church district now. The
wedding services were held
on one end of a new large
pole building. On the other
end, tables were set to serve
the dinner. Their wedding
dinner menu consisted of
homemade bread, butter,
and strawberry jam, mashed
potatoes, gravy, dressing,
meatballs, corn, pasta salad,
angel food cake, pumpkin
and peanut butter pies and
grape pudding. Candy bars
were also passed around. It
is always interesting to see
the little childrens faces
light up when they see the
candy bars come around.
We plan to do laundry
today. We had rainy weather
the latter part of
last week so we
couldnt get our
laundry done. I
usually try to do
a laundry twice
a week. But
today we will
have an extra
large laundry
because of last
weeks rain.
The sun is shin-
ing and it looks
like a very nice
drying day.
Saturday we assisted
Emma and Jacob with their
work. Church services will
be there next on Sept 25.
Joe and Jacob and the boys
hauled manure all day while
the girls and I and Emma
cleaned her basement. We
cleaned all her canned jars
of food and washed off the
shelves and so forth. The
girls and I plan to go help
again this week. Joe is on
4-day weeks at the factory
now so he will be home
on Friday. The last week in
September he doesnt have
any work so maybe he will
be able to get the garden
tilled while he is home.
I still have red beets I
need to pull and make into
pickled beets. We still have
tomatoes, peppers and pop-
corn but otherwise my gar-
den is pretty much history
for 2011. This is the first
year we have tried growing
popcorn, so well be interest-
ed to see how it turns out. My
jalapeno and serrano peppers
are still doing well so I want
to make homemade hot pep-
per butter soon. I wont add
as many hot peppers as the
recipe calls for so it is not
too hot for the children.
We ordered our coal for
the winter. Joe wants to
get the coal stove hooked
up again for when the cold
weather sets in. One morn-
ing last week our thermom-
eter showed 45 degrees, so
winter is on its way.
The mornings are cool
and the heat from our pro-
pane lights feels good.
Another job that needs to be
done soon is making grape
juice. I need to call the local
U-pick orchard to see when
the grapes will be ready
to pick. We are almost out
of rhubarb juice so it will
be nice to have homemade
grape juice on hand. Another
refreshing drink we look for-
ward to each fall is cider.
Cold cider and popcorn is
always a favorite around
here. I need to get busy, it
is just too nice outside to be
sitting in the house writing.
There is also plenty of work
that needs to get done.
Gods blessings to all.
I made this cabbage soup
last week so I will share the
recipe.
Homemade Cabbage Soup
1 large onion, chopped
1 nice head of red cab-
bage, shredded
1 to 1 1/2 pounds browned
and drained hamburger
1 can red kidney beans
1 quart tomato juice
Salt, pepper, and garlic
and seasoning salt to taste
Combine ingredients in a
deep pan and simmer for 1
1 /2 to 2 hours covered. The
longer it simmers the better
it tastes. If you want to you
may use half red onion and
half yellow onion and you
can use half red cabbage and
half green cabbage to give it
a great look and texture.
Editors comments:
I love the way Lovina
describes the childrens eyes
lighting up when they see
candy bars being passed
out at a wedding. In our
electronic-saturated soci-
ety, something as simple as
candy bars dont often have
the same impact on non-
Amish children.
And, grape pudding?
Sounds interesting! I told
Lovina to see if she could
procure the recipe for me
so I can share it with all of
you!
Kevin Williams, editor
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By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Crestview
has the established volleyball
program.
Jefferson is trying to build
one under first-year coach
Joy Early.
The Lady Knights used
their veteran presence to
grab a 25-13, 25-10, 25-15
sweep in opening Northwest
Conference action.
I was hoping that we
would take the intensity
and enthusiasm we had in
last nights match against
Antwerp into tonight but it
didnt happen. They got on us
from the get-go, Early noted.
Right now, our upperclass-
men are struggling to lead
but only because they are so
inexperienced. Theyre learn-
ing the speed of the game,
too. There are times we show
signs of encouragement. The
girls are working hard and
were working on a lot of
things, especially hitting. For
example, Katie Goergens;
when she does everything
right, she hits well. Its a mat-
ter of doing it every time.
The Lady Knights were
also coming off a tough loss
the night before to Parkway.
That was a tough match
for us. We have to be able
to compete hard against
all the teams we play;
tonight was more work-
manlike, Crestview coach
Tammy Gregory explained.
Jefferson was pretty scrappy
and it seemed like we took a
step back at times. When the
going got tough, we picked it
back up.
Crestview senior Taylor
Hamrick (5 kills) put down
the first strike but Jefferson
(1-6, 0-1 NWC) sophomore
Goergens (5 kills; 2 stuffs)
replied. However, Crestview
(5-1, 1-0 NWC) got a kill
from senior Danica Hicks (5
kills; 5 assists) that set them
on their way. Jeffersons
youths struggled to find a
consistent hitting rhythm
(committing 31 hitting errors
on the night) and the Knights
used their experience, with
senior setter Taylor Springer
(19 assists; 5 aces; 4 kills)
finding her variety of options
at the net. The visitors used a
9-1 span midway through the
first set to take control and
steadily pulled away as the
Knights went up 1-0.
A spike off the Wildcat
defense by senior McKenzie
Nofer got Crestview the
early lead in set two and they
scored the first six points.
That was only the beginning
as Jefferson mistakes
including six missed serves
for the night (0 aces) com-
bined with solid hitting from
the Knights made the second
set a relatively easy one for
the visitors. A hitting error
the 12th of the set on set
point gave the Lady Knights
a commanding 2-set edge.
The third set started like
its predecessor a hit off
the block by Crestview junior
Mekale Clifton put them in
the lead. They took a 5-2 lead
on an ace by Springer but the
Wildcats then took advan-
tage of eight hitting miscues
by the Knights (17 for the
night) in the next 12 points
to take their biggest edge at
12-7, forcing Gregory to call
time. A push by Hicks set the
Knights back on track and a
9-0 spurt, with Springer serv-
ing two aces amidst seven
errors by the Wildcats, put the
visitors in control at 18-14. A
kill by Goergens stopped the
momentum only briefly. A
hit off the back row by Nofer
got the serve back into the
hands of senior Holly Genth
(4 aces). She served a pair of
aces and the hosts committed
hitting miscues on the final
three points as the sweep was
completed.
I was glad to see us make
a challenge in the third set. I
was using my freshmen and
sophomores, Early added.
Were simply going through
growing pains and will be for
a while. You cant get experi-
ence overnight.
Freshman Brooke Culp
led the Lady Wildcats with
11 assists.
I was using different
lineups each set and girls in
different positions, Gregory
added. Thats a little bit new
for us. We have more versa-
tility that way. Im confident
that whatever we have the
girls do, they will get the job
done.
Sophomore Kirstin Hicks
added four kills for the Lady
Knights.
The Knights grabbed the
junior varsity contest 25-18,
25-16 as the Wildcats fell to
2-5 (0-1 NWC).
Jefferson visits Ada
Thursday for a 6 p.m. JV
start, while Crestview hosts
LCC, both NWC affairs.
Veteran Lady Knights broom away Jeffcats
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delpho-
sherald.com
FORT JENNINGS The
Fort Jennings boys soccer team
dominated the second half,
scoring three times in finishing
off Cory-Rawson 4-1 in non-
league action Tuesday night at
the Outdoor Athletic Complex
in Fort Jennings.
It also gave new coach
Gregg Luthman his second vic-
tory in his second stint with the
program.
The teams battled to a 1-1
tie after the first 40 minutes
of action but the Musketeers
(2-5) started to take
command in the sec-
ond half. They pressed
Hornet keeper Elliott
Ice (9 saves versus
16 shots on-goal,
21 total) and finally
broke through for the
second goal at 35:55.
Sophomore Seth
Ricker made a nice
run to get a shot from
the top of the box and
blasted it to the left side of the
twine for a 2-1 edge.
Ice made a couple of div-
ing stops, as well as getting
deflections from his defenders
on attempted Musketeer tries
at the goal.
That is, until the 18:50 mark.
Senior Brian Wurst got control
of the orb on the right post and
chipped the 19-yarder over the
top and into the left side of the
net for a 3-1 edge.
The Musketeers used their
superior depth to wear down
the Hornets (2-2) and added the
insurance tally at 14:45 when
Ricker got control the ball at
the top of the arc and fired to
the left side for a 4-1 edge.
The only real threats by
the Hornets in the second half
came at 22:24, when Jason
Sands saw his 24-yarder curl
just wide left; at 21:39, when
senior keeper Nick Verhoff
(3 saves vs. 7 shots on-goal,
8 total) snuffed out a chance
before a shot could be taken in
front of the net; at 3:02, when
sophomore backup Alex Vetter
notched a save on a 30-yarder
by Cole Benner; and with 10
ticks left, when Vetter dove to
stymie Benners 20-yarder.
We started to play our
game, using our possession
and not playing kick-ball. We
showed that when we play that
way, we can control things,
Luthman noted. If we take our
time, we can get good looks
at the goal, which we started
to do more in the second half.
This is our second win in a row
and I like the progress were
making.
The hosts got it going right
off the bat in the first half. They
had one grand opening at 38:20
when senior Chad Recker was
denied by Ice.
They broke through
after a sequence just a
minute later. After a
deflection, junior Dylan
Eldridge got control
from in front and his
shot found the back of
the net for a 1-0 spread
at 37:28.
The visitors then
seemed to get a second
wind. They started to be
the aggressors and only a great
leaping deflection by Verhoff
denied a shot from the right
wing by Sands at 25:00.
However, Benner got a
good look from the left post
and went to the right side for
a 1-1 tie.
Another great deflection by
Verhoff of a try by Ryan Egts
at 18:24 kept the score tied.
The Musketeers nearly went
up a goal at 10:45 but Ice
deflected a try by senior Tyler
Wiedeman and got the save.
As well, a couple of just-
wide tries by Benner in the last
eight minutes of the half kept
the score knotted.
After they scored their
goal, we started to wonder if we
were good enough. We backed
off a little bit, especially on the
50/50s, Luthman added. Our
goal is to make sure we are
within three yards and we were
giving them too much room.
At halftime, we talked about
crowding them a bit more and
we did.
The Musketeers host Miller
City 5 p.m. Friday.
Musketeers boys give
Luthman 2nd win
Verhoff
Tom Morris photo
Jefferson sophomore Gabrielle Pimpas digs out a hard
shot and gets the bonus as her shot falls in for a point versus
Crestview Tuesday night as senior Kelsey Goodwin moves
in to assist. The visiting Lady Knights swept the Wildcats in
the NWC opener.
I am lending my voice of protest toward Major League
Baseballs idiotic decision not to allow the New York
Metropolitans to wear special caps during their Sunday
night baseball game against the Cubbies.
Joe Torre a decent manager in his day but having to
defend this inanity as a spokesman/vice president for the
league was left in a lurch by this decision.
Talking about a uniform policy and making that out to
be the Holy Grail leaves egg all over the face of Bud Selig
and the like.
The latest is that he is upset at the media, etc., for making
MLB him! out to be the bad guy.
Well, Bud, that is because you ARE the bad guy!
I know my comments dont mean much but get real!
This was the 10th anniversary of The Day That Changed
America Forever and in the city that got hit hardest by the
terrorists sorry, I am not politically correct! and you
are worried about protocol or whatever the reason was for
this knuckleheaded reasoning.
You make note of all the events that were going around
major league ballparks and the National Football League
as if that was as
far as youd allow.
Even the
stodgy No Fun
League the
very ones that
fine players for
wearing socks
too low or high,
for wearing other
items not in accord with The Leagues
dress code allowed special commemorative gear to be
worn by players on that day.
And you call yourself The National Pastime?
Bud, man up and admit you screwed up! This blame-
everyone-else attitude is unbefitting to TNP.
I have been watching the Tim Tebow controversy for
a while now.
If you listen or watch or read, he is either Jesus Christ
incarnate or Satans lieutenant!
He cannot win for losing: he is vilified for trying to live
his faith out but the moment he falls in some way we all
do he will be vilified for that.
Everyone talks about how he is not an NFL quarterback
because of his motion, etc.
I remember a certain Cleveland QB could it be Bernie
Kosar? who wasnt the most fluid of guys in the pocket
but had a pretty good pro career.
Same for Ken The Snake Stabler. I am sure I am miss-
ing a lot of guys that just got the job done.
I watched at least a half of the Denver/Oakland MNF
game was it a foulfest or was it a Raiders worship ser-
vice led by color analyst Trent Dilfer? and the fans
were calling for Tebow.
I cant see where Kyle Orton is all that great of a pro
quarterback, though he thinks he is. He wants the offense
to be his baby.
If he is the best the Broncos have, it will be a long year
in the Mile High City.
Tebow did a decent job last year when they gave him a
chance with lesser personnel than they have this year, with
a retooled offensive line and a couple more receivers and
running backs.
Their defense is only so-so this year instead of downright
terrible, especially against the hated Raiders.
One wonders what new coach John Fox will do if Orton
struggles against next week versus the Bengals.
MLB made a mess of things
JIM METCALFE
Metcalfes
Musings
Grove boys second at
Fort Loramie
FORT LORAMIE
The Columbus Grove boys
cross country team came in
second behind Coldwater at
the 17-team Fort Loramie
Invitational held in White
Oak Park Tuesday afternoon.
Jake Graham ended up
second to lead the Bulldogs,
with Alex Shafer seventh out
of 191 runners.
St. Johns had two run-
ners: Aaron Hellman (72nd)
and Anthony Hale (113th).
Amber Herron led the
Lady Bulldogs to sixth place
in the 12-team girls race,
along with Cece Utendorfs
46th-place finish.
The Lady Blue Jays had
no runners.
Both teams are in the
Ottawa-Glandorf Invitational
9 a.m. Saturday.
Fort Loramie Cross
Country Invitational
High School (5K)
Boys Team Scores: Coldwater 38,
Columbus Grove 59, Versailles 96,
Jackson Center 125, Fort Loramie 190,
Sidney 203, Parkway 203, Fort Recovery
256, Mechanicsburg 262, Marion Local
264, Lehman Catholic 273, Allen East
315, New Knoxville 340, Bradford 356,
Russia 385, Ansonia 400, Fairlawn 490.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. M. Seas (CO)
16:47.57; 2. Jake Graham (CG) 16:51.65;
3. Fuller (LC) 17:10.85; 4. Kuess (CO)
17:14.16; 5. Strunk (PA) 17:29.79; 6.
Muhlenkamp (CO) 17:31.82; 7. Alex
Shafer (CG) 17:33.60; 8. Wenning (CO)
17:41.99; 9. Kuntz (NK) 17:43.10; 10.
Barhorst (FL) 17:48.06.
Other Local Finishers (191
Runners): 12. Grant Schroeder (CG)
18:00.51; 13. Colton Grothaus (CG)
18:10.34; ... 25. Jerry Kesselmeyer (CG)
18:50.97; ... 42. Troy Meyer (CG) 19:27.04;
... 51. Josh Stephens (CG) 19:52.97;
... 64. Alex Tobler (CG) 20:17.74; ...
66. Drew Schroeder (CG) 20:21.76; ...
72. Aaron Hellman (SJ) 20:28.69; ...
75. Tregg Keysor (CG) 20:30.74; 76.
Cody Reynolds (CG) 20:31.12; ... 84.
Darrion Gant (CG) 20:43.91; ... 104. Nick
Schmiesing (CG) 21:21.02; 105. Elisha
Jones (CG) 21:23.39; ... 113. Anthony
Hale (SJ) 21:43.28; ... 119. Will Vorhees
(CG) 21:59.16; ... 133. Cody Wischmeyer
(CG) 22:40.04; ... 139. Corey Schroeder
(CG) 22:52.49.
Girls Team Scores: Coldwater 47,
Versailles 74, Fort Loramie 75, Fort
Recovery 117, Houston 188, Columbus
Grove 201, Sidney 204, Marion Local
205, Ansonia 240, Parkway 244, Allen
East 262, Bradford 291.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. S. Kanney
(CO) 18:46.28; 2. J. Kanney (CO)
19:26.89; 3. Roeth (HO) 19:38.63; 4.
Westerheide (FL) 19:59.34; 5. C. Seas
(CO) 20:19.18; 6. Berger (VE) 20:25.94;
7. Boyle (NK) 20:28.95; 8. Sutter (FR)
21:07.69; 9. Luebke (FL) 21:08.92; 10.
Amber Herron (CG) 21:18.95.
Other Columbus Grove Finishers
(168 Runners): 46. Cece Utendorf
24:18.38; ... 84. Micah Stechshulte
26:20.56; 85. Kayla Parlette 26:31.01; 86.
Megan Langhals 26:40.11; ... 115. Brooke
Schnipke 28:11.70; ... 143. Quincy Miller
30:42.59; ... 152. Lindsay Langhals
31:43.35; ... 155. Alexa Halker 32:01.81;
... 165. Heidi Stechshulte 35:11.41.
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Mustangs downed Wildcats,
Panthers in NWC golf
LIMA Dylan
Mulholland and Tanner
Richardson carded 42s to pace
host Allen East to a 170-183-
198 Northwest Conference
boys golf triumph Tuesday at
Colonial Golfers Club.
The Mustangs improved
to 13-5 (11-3 NWC).
Pacing the Wildcats (11-
10, 7-9 NWC) was Tyler
Wrasman with a 44.
For the Panthers (3-15,
2-9), Treston Gonzalez and
Josh Boes shot 49s.
Jefferson is in the Delphos
Country Club Invitational 9
a.m. Saturday.
Team Scores:
Allen East 170: Dylan Mulholland
42, Tanner Richardson 42, Clay Plaugher
43, Lucas herrmann 43, Tyler Stevens 45,
Cole Meyer 46.
Jefferson 183: Tyler Wrasman 44,
Jacob Violet 45, Nick Gallmeier 47, Carter
Mox 47, AJ Teman 49, Tyler Miller 99.
Paulding 198: Treston Gonzalez 49,
Josh Boes 49, Andy Smiley 50, Ben
Heilshorn 50, Brad Crawford 52, Aaron
Mock 58.
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Jays pummel rang-
ers in MAC golf
DELPHOS Cody
Kundert shot a 38 to pace St.
Johns to a 166-211 Midwest
Athletic Conference boys golf
triumph over New Knoxville
Tuesday at the Delphos
Country Club.
Nick Kayser shot a 43
and Isaac Klausing and Sean
Flanagan 43s.
Scores for the Rangers
were Justin Slaven 45, Tyler
Shreve 49, Ryan Schott 53
and Dave Boesche 54.
The Jays host Marion
Local 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Grove edges Bearcats,
Pirates in NWC tri-match
KALIDA Host
Columbus Grove edged
Spencerville and Bluffton
178-179-197 in Northwest
Conference boys golf action
Wednesday at Country Acres
Golf Club.
Jacob Roebke was low
man for the Bulldogs (16-
10, 10-7 NWC), who are in
the Delphos Country Club
Invitational Saturday.
Evan Crites shot a 41 to
pace the Bearcats (10-7, 6-4
NWC), who host Lincolnview
and Bluffton 4 p.m. today.
Rich Streicher was low for
the Pirates (7-14, 4-6 NWC).
Team Scores:
Columbus Grove 178: Jacob Roebke
43, Matt Silver 44, Kody Griffith 44,
Taylor Giesige 47, Clay Diller 49, Jeff
Birkmeier 56.
Spencerville 179: Evan Crites 41,
James Schaad 44, Dylan Layman 45, Rick
Brunswick 49, Dan Gelivera 52, Kasey
Lee 56.
Bluffton 197: Rich Streicher 46, Tyler
Treen 49, Eli Runk 50, Tyler Carroll 52,
Bryce Johnston 54, James Harrod 57.
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Lancers sweep Pirates in
NWC volleyball
MIDDLE POINT
The Lincolnview volley-
ball team opened Northwest
Conference action Tuesday
night with a convincing
25-17, 25-17, 26-24 sweep of
invading Bluffton at the new
Lancerdome.
Ashley McClure led the
hitting (20/23, 8 kills) and the
serving (14/14, 2 aces), while
Whitney Miller had 25 digs
and Becca Adam 46-of-48
setting (18 assists).
Lincolview visits
Columbus Grove 6 p.m.
Thursday for another NWC
encounter.
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Ada spoils Spencervilles
NWC opener
SPENCERVILLE Ada
invaded Spencerville High
School Tuesday night to open
the Northwest Conference
volleyball schedule and came
away with a 25-23, 25-15,
25-20 sweep.
Stat leaders for the Lady
Bearcats were Devan Hanjora
(8 digs), Schylar Miller (2
aces; 9 assists) and Taylor
Elchert (8 kills; 6 digs; 2
aces).
Spencerville battles at
Allen East 6 p.m. (JV start)
Thursday.
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Lancer boys grab CC
quad
ELIDA Lincolnview
boys cross country team,
led by Bayley Tows sec-
ond-place finish, grabbed the
4-team Elida meet Tuesday at
Elida Elementary School.
Kane Brookman was the
top Elida runner with a 12th-
place finish.
Ottawa-Glandorf won the
girls race.
Lincolnviews Kerri
Grothaus came in second,
with Ashley Radebaugh the
top Lady Dawg runner in
16th.
Boys Team Scores: Lincolnview 25,
Ottawa-Glandorf 34, Elida 97, Kenton
162.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Lammers
(O) 18:17; 2. Bayley Tow (L) 18:25; 3.
Erford (O) 18:57; 4. Jeff Jacomet (L)
19:11; 5. Brandon Jacomet (L) 19:29; 6.
Ben Bilimek (L) 19:30; 7. Trampe-Kindt
(O) 19:42; 8. Austin Treesh (L) 19:44;
9. Valeno (K) 20:03; 10. Siebeneck (O)
19:59.
Other Local Finishers (60 runners):
11. Alex Rodriguez (L) 20:03; 12. Kane
Brookman (E) 20:11; ... 14. Lucas Myers
(L) 20:12; ... 17. Keaton Brenneman (E)
20:24; 18. Doug Hicks (L) 20:44; 19.
Angelo Katalenas (L) 20:55; 20. Levi
Brake (L) 21:03; 21. Ben Kerber (E)
21:04; ... 23. Zach Green (E) 21:18; ...
26. Nick Germann (L) 21:36; ... 28. Chris
Radebaugh (E) 21:49; 29. Zach Keith (L)
21:54; ... 31. Sam Kerber (E) 22:02; 32.
Travis Lippi (L) 22:05; 33. Mike Lee (E)
22:06; ... 40. Zack Hilycross (E) 23:20;
... 42. Zack Shoup (E) 23:28; ... 44. Troy
Thompson (L) 23:33; ... 46. Glenn McVey
(EL) 24:16; 47. (E) 24:22; ... 54. (E)
27:39; 55. Tim Hill (E) 28:22; 56. Austin
Sealscott (L) 28:27; 57. Logan Malone (E)
31:12; 58. Tyler Brandt (L) 32:15.
Girls Team Scores: Ottawa-Glandorf
25, Lincolnview 54, Elida 102, Kenton
119.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Snider (K)
22:35; 2. Kerri Grothaus (L) 22:58; 3.
Meyer (O) 23;23; 4. Haselman (O) 23:43;
5. Rosselit (O) 23:58; 6. Koch (O) 24:08;
7. Closson (O) 24:36; 8. Nordaus (O)
24:55; 9. Sabrina Barnhart (L) 25:01; 10.
Karissa Burns (L) 25:34.
Other Local Finishers (38 Runners):
15. Haley McAbee (L) 26:36; 16. Ashley
Radebaugh (E) 26:44; 17. Angela McVey
(E) 28:28; 18. Taylor Miller (L) 28:33;
... 20. Mikki Marling (E) 28:44; ... 24.
Jenny Stringfield (E) 30:24; 25. Kaiti
Hinegardner (E) 30:39; ... 32. Rachel
Kerber (E) 33:45; 33. Torrye Brinkman
(E) 33:45; ... 37. Madelyn Jones (E)
36:21.
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Bulldogs, Cougars tie
in WBL boys soccer
ELIDA Host Elida and
Van Wert went at it tooth and
nail Tuesday night in boys
soccer action at the Elida
Athletic Complex.
The two Western Buckeye
League foes couldnt decide
a winner, ending up with a
0-0 tie.
Van Wert hosts Lima
Senior 5 p.m. Thursday,
while Elida visits Shawnee 7
p.m. Monday.
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LadyCats sweep Pirates in
PCL volleyball
CONTINENTAL
Kalida traveled to Continental
Tuesday night and beat the
host Pirates 25-8, 25-8, 25-8
in Putnam County League
volleyball action.
The LadyCats improve to
5-2 and 1-1 in the PCL.
Leading the balanced
LadyCats were Andrea
Bellmanns five kills, Halie
Zenz four kills and 11 assists,
Halie McIntyre four kills,
Brandi Merschman three
kills and 2 aces, Elizabeth
Turnwald had three kills and
five aces, Kayla Siefker two
kills and six aces and Kristi
Honigfort three aces.
Kalida travels to Ayersville
on Thursday.
Leading the Lady Pirates
were Cailah Richard (3 aces;
3 assists) and Tia Escamilla
(3 kills).
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Pirates shut out Cavaliers
COLDWATER
Continentals girls soccer
crew handed host Coldwater
a 5-0 loss Tuesday.
Hannah Baker assisted
on the Pirates first goal, to
Bridgitte Shelton, with 1:24
left in the first half.
The visitors dominated
the second half and the
shooting overall with a 23-8
advantage as McKenna
Scott (20:41), Paige Ordway
(12:34), Taylor Williamson
(6:24) and Kiana Warnement
(3:04) netted goals.
Leva Weller had six saves
for the visitors, while Krista
Wellman had eight for the
home team.
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Adams Automotive 12-4
Surveyors 10-6
Delphos Spt. Goods 8-8
Kerns Ford 6-10
R C Connections 6-10
Caballeros 5-11
Unverferth Mfg. 5-11
Men over 200: Josh DeVelvis
209-204, Andrew Schimmoller 205-
248-267, Zach Sargent 235-287, Kyle
Early 204-257, Mark Biedenharn
212-213, Dave Moenter 215-230-215,
Dan Wilhelm 222, Jason Mahlie 236-
201-201, Kevin Kill 201-223-234,
Ron Wilhelm 202, Rod Klinger 205,
Derek Kill 224-216-207, Denny Dyke
210-203, John Adams 235-226, Larry
Etzkorn 202, Bruce VanMetre 216-
212-258, Alex VanMetre 234-228-
221, John Jones 237-202, John Allen
203, Carter Prine,212, Joe Geise 267,
Dan Stemen 227-205, Dave Stemen
203, Scott Scalf 219-235-256, Matt
Metcalfe 203-222, Todd Merricle
239-226, Rick Suever 225-216-
206, Ryan Keis 203-201-254, Sean
Hulihan 226-209, Don Rice 212-279,
Dan Grice 213-248-216
Men over 550: Josh DeVelvis
605, Russ Wilhelm 553, Andrew
Schimmoller 720, Zach Sargent 704,
Kyle Early 660, Bruce Haggard 561,
Dave Moenter 660, Jason Mahlie
638, Kevin Kill 658, Derek Kill 647,
Denny Dyke 591, John Adams 601,
Larry Etzkorn 589, Bruce VanMetre
686, Alex VanMetre 683, John Jones
601, John Allen 586, Joe Geise 622,
Dan Stemen 621, Dave Stemen 557,
Scott Scalf 710, Matt Metcalfe 579,
Todd Merricle 638, Rick Suever 647,
Ryan Keis 658, Sean Hulihan 632,
Don Rice 675, Dan Grice 677
Wednesday Industrial
Sept,7, 2011
K&M Tire 12-4
Villager Tavern 11-5
Rustic Cafe 10-6
Cabos 10-6
Moes Dougout 10-6
D R C 13th Frame Lounge 6-10
Neideckens 6-10
D&D Grain 6-10
Topp Chalet 5-11
Delphos Restaurant Supply 4-12
Men over 200: Dan Kleman 213,
Josh DeVelvis 231, Justin Rahrig 246,
Clint Harting 267-202-208, Shawn
Stabler 224, Butch Prine Jr. 211,
Jeff Kreischer 213-201, John Beebe
209-219, Brent Hollar 205, Matt
Elling 209-222, Bruce Clayton 235-
212, Dave Miller 205, Lenny Hubert
225-222, Terry Trentman 255-233,
Scott German 244, Don Rice 222-
210, Brian Gossard 213-213, Bruce
VanMetre 204-216-230, Dan Grice
257, Don Honigford 203, Jordan
Riggs 244, Rick Schuck 204, Frank
Miller 256-221-258, Joe Geise 233-
203, Charlie Lozano 212, John Allen
234, John Jones 214-224, Ben Jones
209, Harold Beckner 220, Duane
Kohorst 209-210, Bob White 223
Men over 550: Josh DeVelvis
602, Clint Harting 677, Shawn
Stabler 564, Jeff Kreischer 600, John
Beebe 625, Brent Hollar 554, Matt
Elling 579, Bruce Clayton 646, Dave
MIller 555, Lenny Hubert 646, Terry
Trentman 654, Scott German 616,
Don Rice 617, Brian Gossard 615,
Bruce VanMetre 650, Dan Grice 625,
Don Honigford 559, Jordan Riggs
562, Rick Schuck 580, Frank Miller
735, Joe Geise 616, Charlie Lozano
586, John Allen 574, John Jones 619,
Ben Jones 567, Duane Kohorst 580,
Bob White 599
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D R C Big Dogs 16-8
Sportsman Club-Van Wert 14-10
Westrich 10-14
V F W 10-141
Wannemachers 8-16
First Federal 6-18
Men over 200: John Jones 216,
Rick Suever 212, Doug Milligan
Jr.,235-239-255, Brian Schaadt
266-223, Don Eversole 201, Bruce
VanMetre 243-289-245, Chuck
Verhoff 234, Dave Knepper 238-
245, Todd Menke 247-222, Dave
Miller 224-256, Lenny Klaus 203,
Dave Moenter 258-248-236, Mark
Biedenharn 203, Randy Fischbach
224, Jason Mahlie 222, Randy Ryan
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222, Brian Gossard 225-208, Rob
Ruda 205-236-210, Don Rice 237-
204, Jeff lawrence 202-223, Frank
Miller 201, Tim Koester 255, Ted
Wells 222, Brad Thornburgh 203,
Doug Milligan Sr. 237-225, Phil
Fetzer 203, Ray Geary 221, Ron
Mericle 211
Men over 550: John Jones 586,
Doug Milligan Jr. 729, Brian Schaadt
673, Don Eversole 590, Bruce
VanMetre 777, Chuck Verhoff 562,
Dave Knepper 639, Todd Menke 660,
Dave Miller 639, Lenny Klaus 578,
Dave Moenter 742, Mark Biedenharn
571, Randy Fischbach 568, Jason
Mahlie 573, Lenny Hubert 574, Brian
Gossard 602, Rob Ruda 651, Don
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170-160, Chris Mahlie 225-217-202,
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By Brian Bassett
Times Bulletin
Sports Editor
sports@timesbulletin.com
CONVOY The
Crestview girls soccer team
hosted the Lady Jays from
St. Johns Tuesday evening
in a non-conference match-
up at the Crestview
Athletic Complex.
The match was
b a c k - a n d - f o r t h
throughout but a
Riley Guest goal at
the 28:38 mark of
the second half gave
the Lady Knights
a 3-2 lead, which
they would keep the
remainder of the way
in winning 3-2.
Crestview wasted no time
getting on the board first,
as Madison Etzler broke free
from two St. Johns defenders
and launched a grounder past
Lady Jay keeper Madison
Kreeger at the 36:47 mark of
the first half.
The Lady Jays tried to
answer almost 12 minutes
later, when Sarah Shrider
found open space and con-
nected on a shot-on-goal;
however, a diving save by
Crestview keeper Megan
Foster preserved the 1-0 Lady
Knight lead.
The score remained the
same for another five minutes
before Shrider again tested
Foster, this time bending the
ball from near the corner,
finding net just out of the
keepers reach. It tied the
contest 1-1 at the 19:19 mark
of the first half.
Crestview answered at the
15:47 mark of the first when
Etzler again split defenders
and put the ball in-goal from
about five yards out, just
out of the Lady Jay keepers
reach. The score gave the
Lady Knights the 2-1 lead.
With 7:43 to play in
the first, St. Johns Kaitlin
Wrasman got the ball near
midfield and dribbled it
deep into Crestview terri-
tory before launching it past
Foster, again tying the match,
this time at two.
The score remained 2-2
at half, after Crestview held
off the Lady Jays,
who controlled the
ball in Crestview
territory late in the
half.
After the break,
St. Johns quickly
put pressure on
the Lady Knights
as Wrasman con-
nected for a shot-
on-goal. A save by
Foster, however, preserved
the tie.
The tie was broken at the
28:38 mark of the second
half when Guest connected
on a shot from rough-
ly 25 yards out that
sailed over the Lady
Jay defense and keeper.
The ball fell just under
the crossbar, finding
the back of the net, giv-
ing the Lady Knights a
3-2 advantage.
St. Johns had a chance to
tie with a penalty kick at the
15:27 mark but could not take
advantage as the kick sailed
over the goal.
Crestviews defense
played keepaway the remain-
der of the matchup, holding
off several Lady Jay scoring
attempts, claiming a 3-2 vic-
tory.
Lady Knight coach
Melissa Mefferd said a tough
loss to the Lady Jays in the
tournament last year made
the win all the more satisfy-
ing: The last time we played
them, in tournament last year,
they beat us by a lot. I told
the girls dont forget, so we
went out and tried to play our
game, which I thought we
did really well. It was a com-
plete team effort. We were
trying to keep the ball wide
and forward. Our forwards
did fantastic keeping the ball
up, our defense did amazing
tonight holding them. Megan
always does a good job in
goal and our midfield worked
their behinds off tonight.
After being off for over
a week, the Lady Knights
were just happy to return to
the pitch.
Weve had 10 days off,
so I think the girls were ready
to get back at it and get into
a game situation, Mefferd
added.
Lady Jay coach John
Munoz noted the back-and-
forth momentum swings of
the game: The game went
back-and-forth a lot. It was
physical; we had some good
shots on goal, we had
some good looks. We
just couldnt finish,
he said.
The Lady Jay loss
was not for lack of
effort.
The girls defi-
nitely tried. Im very proud
of what the girls came out
here to do today. They defi-
nitely came with a mission; it
just didnt quite go our way,
Munoz added.
With the win, the Lady
Knights run their record
to 3-2, 1-1 in Northwest
Conference play.
Crestview recorded 12
shots-on-goal for the match,
while the Lady Jays managed
five. Foster had seven saves
in the net for Crestview, while
Kreeger recorded 10.
The Lady Knights return
to action Thursday as they
host Fort Jennings.
The Blue Jays (2-4) visit
Continental 5 p.m. Thursday.
Knights nip Lady Jays on pitch
By MALLORY KEMPER
The Delphos Herald
mkemper2011@hotmail.com
OTTOVILLE The
Ottoville Lady Green soccer
unit stayed undefeated as they
came away with a 3-1 win
against Lima Central
Catholic Tuesday
night at Ottoville.
Senior Lauren
Koch scored all
three goals for the
Lady Green as she
attempted four shots
and made three in the
back of the net.
The Thunderbirds
won the shots on-
goal 10-7 but the Lady
Greens defense was strong
as they outlasted LCC and
their quickness.
It took less than three
minutes for the home team
to crack the scoreboard.
Freshman Haley Landwehr
got the ball down to Koch and
then she used her speed to get
past the T-Bird defenders and
shot from about 14 yards out
right over the LCC goalies
head. Ashley Hunt was out
of the goal box when Koch
shot the ball as Ottoville went
up 1-0.
Two minutes later at the
36:33 mark, Kendra Eickholt
passed to Koch, who made a
move on the T-Bird defenders
and shot on the left side from
about nine yards out as Hunt
was again out of the box for
another Lady Green goal.
LCC forward Kelly
Ahman used her quickness
as she had a good attempt at
the goal with 12 minutes left
in the opening half but senior
keeper Lauren Kramer made
a stop as she dived to keep the
T-Birds from scoring a goal.
The ball was controlled
by LCC the remaining first
half, getting five more shots
on-goal but easier saves for
Ottovilles goalie.
The second half was a
more aggressive game by both
teams as they were battling it
out on the soccer field.
Ahman had another good
look at the goal from about
10 yards out, shooting on the
right side, but Kramer was
there to stop it.
With 28:57 on the clock,
Morgan Greeley got the ball to
teammate Sydney Santaguida
as she made a fancy move
and shot four yards
out on the right side
to the back of the net
while Kramer leaped
to try to stop the ball;
LCC came within one
of the Lady Green.
Defender Nicole
Vorst kept Ahman
from scoring with 20
minutes to play as she
caught up with the
speedster and kicked
the ball out of bounds.
Our three defenders:
Marissa Pohlabel, Nicole
Vorst and April Horstman;
did a great job defensively, as
did Koch on goal, Ottoville
coach Tim Kimmet said.
They were able to hold them
off from getting a couple
more in the back of the net.
With 3:59 to play, Koch
got a free kick at the goal as
she was pushed from behind
from about six yards out. She
shot just over Hunts head,
who jumped up for it but
missed as Ottoville took a
3-1 lead.
It was a hard-fought
game but I am disappointed
we didnt come out more
ready to play, LCC coach
Tim Brown said. We had a
slip start and I think that is the
immaturity of our team but I
give Ottoville credit as they
came out ready to play.
Kimmet was happy with
the way his team came out
strong and got through the
Thunderbirds defense early.
We knew LCC was going
to be a tough game, so I give
our girls credit for holding in
there, Kimmet added. We
start league (PCL) play on
Thursday, so we are going to
have to come out as strong as
we did tonight.
Ottoville travels to Miller
City 5 p.m. Thursday to open
league play, while LCC hosts
Botkins at Lima Stadium.
Kochs hat trick leads
Lady Green to victory
Koch
By Mallory Kemper
The Delphos Herald
mkemper2011@hotmail.com
OTTOVILLE The
Ottoville Lady Green grabbed
a 25-19, 25-10, 25-13 volley-
ball sweep of Upper Scioto
Valley at L.W. Heckman
Gymnasium Tuesday night.
Ottoville improves to 4-2,
while the Rams fall to 2-4 on
the season.
In the first set, both teams
came out slow as Ottoville
missed three serves and the
Rams missed four. Upper
Scioto Valley stayed with-
in one, 12-11, but an Abby
Siefker (12 kills; 6 blocks)
kill gave Ottoville a 13-11
lead. A big block by junior
Aspen Rose (3 blocks) for
the Rams kept her team with-
in three, 18-15. An overpass
by the Rams serve-receive
set Siefker up for another
kill to give her team a 21-16
lead. A tip by senior Megan
Bendele (6 digs; 3 blocks;
10/10 serving, 3 aces; 5 kills)
gave the Lady Green a first
set victory.
Ottoville got off quickly
in set 2 and never looked
back, going on a 7-2 run with
the help of Taylor Mangas (4
kills) as she had two back-to-
back kills, assisted by Tonya
Kaufman (13 assists; 6 kills).
Four straight aces by Kaitlyn
Ditto (6 aces; 10 assists) gave
her team a commanding 15-4
lead. The Lady Green closed
out the second set with a
tip by Siefker and a kill by
Mangas. Particularly effec-
tive was Bendele at the net
with three blocks.
The momentum was car-
ried over for the Lady Green
in the third set as Siefker
led her team with six third-
set kills and three blocks.
Ottoville took a 8-0 lead with
an ace by Ditto and a kill by
Kaufman. Ottoville won the
third set and match easily.
Kayla Prater had five kills
for USV, along with two
blocks.
We were able to attack
the ball well tonight because
USV tipped a lot and our
defense was there to read the
tip, Ottoville soach Susan
Jones said. We started off
slow but really picked it
up and am glad to have the
win.
The junior varsity match-
up was won by Ottoville,
25-17, 25-18.
Upper Scioto Valley
goes to Marion Catholic on
Thursday while the Lady
Green travels to Columbus
Grove Monday.
Ottoville sweeps Upper Scioto Lady Rams
By DAVE BONINSEGNA
The Delphos Herald
zsportslive@yahoo.com
KALIDA Chili was
being served before and dur-
ing the boys soccer match on
Tuesday night between the
Kalida Wildcats and Miller
City Wildcats at Kalida
Soccer Stadium.
However, the weather
and the fierce play
was anything but chilly. The
annual Meadows of Kalida
Chili Night sparked the end
of summer and the continu-
ation of the Putnam County
League season.
The Wildcat showdown
was everything that is nor-
mally is; a hard-fought battle
between two PCL opponents.
It had plenty of action, yellow
cards and a plethora of fouls
called. The teams combined
for six yellows, nearly 40
fouls and an exciting finish.
In the midst of all of the
excitement, Fabian Warmuth
delivered two goals for Miller
City and Ross Kaufman added
another as the guests took a
3-2 victory, giving the Kalida
Wildcats their first loss of the
season.
Tyler Kortokrax had the
lone kicked-in goal for the
hosts as the other came on an
own goal off a corner kick.
Kalida was the victim of a
solid Miller City defense and
missed opportunities in the
offensive end.
Miller City stunned their
hosts with a goal early on
as Warmuth got behind the
Kalida defense and pushed
a goal to the right of Drew
Stechschulte to make it 1-0
just over four minutes into
the contest.
However, the Kalida Cats
answered back on a strange
goal of their own when
Kortokrax delivered a free
kick from near midfield; the
ball bent in and over the fin-
gertips of Miller City net-
minder Hunter Berner to tie
the match at 1-1 with 24:34
showing before the break.
Despite a resilient Miller
City defense, the hosts took
their only lead of the con-
test as they capitalized on a
corner kick that went in off
of Berner to make it a 2-1
game with 2:59 left before
the break.
However, what else would
one expect in a PCL contest
as less than a minute later,
Warmuth caught the Kalida
defense sleeping and slipped
behind, placing a shot by a
diving Stechschulte, tying the
contest at 2-2 and giving the
junior his second goal.
The second half has a little
more chippy as the yellow
cards came out in droves as
did the fouls. Despite getting
just two shots on-goal in the
first half, Miller City made
both count.
Kaufman added one more
that turned out to be the
match-winner, scoring on the
second breakaway goal for the
guests. He took a pass from
Robby Nadler and drilled it
by Stechschulte, making it
3-2 just seven minutes into
the second half.
Moments later, the inten-
sity really began to pick up as
both benches received yellow
cards. Two players from each
side also gave the officials
something to write about after
the match.
The action on the pitch
remained the same: Miller
Citys defense and Kalidas
opportunities gone by. Berner
kept the guests up on a save
from close range with 28:00
left and an even closer call
on the part of the home team
at the 8:02 mark as a Kalida
attempt was batted over the
goal, setting up a corner
kick.
Three more times, the home
Wildcats had solid chances
and were turned away; the
last coming with 20 seconds
on the clock when Miller City
was called for a foul just
outside the box, setting up a
final push for the hosts. Ian
Richey sat the ball down for
the free kick and Kalida had
literally everyone in the box
as Stechschulte came all the
way down from his goalie
position and was in the Miller
City goal box; however, the
kick drifted off to the far
side and never made it to its
intended destination, sending
the Miller City faithful into
a frenzy and preserving the
victory for the visitors.
With the win, Miller City
moves to 6-1-1 and Kalida
falls to 5-1.
Miller City Wildcats
battles by Kalida boys
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DEAR BRUCE:
I am a very busy
mom of four. I was
wondering how
I would go about
buying out my home
loan for less than I
owe on it? My boss
is a very smart man,
and he said you could
possibly point me in
the right direction.
Losing our home is not an
option, and we got screwed
with our current mortgage
situation. We did a bank loan,
and then our loan got bought
out by another bank. They have
informed me that I should be
able to receive something from
the mistakes the bank made
in buying mortgages. We owe
approximately $160,000 on our
house, and we are in a five-year
ARM in an FHA loan.
We cannot afford all of our
debt, and we are at our breaking
point. We are not behind on
anything right now, but I fear
that my husband could lose his
job, as he works in the building
industry. We have a ton of credit
card debt that totals at least
$20,000. We have two vehicle
loans that we pay more than
$600 for per month. We cant
afford to put food on the table
or even clothe our children. We
rely on family for help with
those things. We need some
direction.
We are not alone. There
are several families who are in
the same boat, but they are all
potentially facing foreclosure.
Is there anything you
can recommend for us to do?
Is buying out our mortgage
for less than we owe even an
option? -- J.K., via email
DEAR J.K.: You ask about
buying your mortgage for less.
You didnt mention where the
money would come from. Are
you saying you would have the
money? I doubt that, as you say
you are barely making it and
you could lose your home.
Its very difficult to
negotiate in your current
position. You say you are up
to date right now. You also
mentioned that you have an
ARM, which very likely wont
go up because interest rates still
are dramatically low. However,
you are also swimming in credit
card debt, two cars that are
financed, etc. You have been
spending more then you have.
Thats the reality.
You also say that losing
your home is not an option.
Option implies choice, but
you may not have any choice in
the event that you get behind.
You also mentioned that you
owe $160,000 on your home,
but you failed to tell me what
that house would sell for in a
troubled market like todays.
Without that information, it is
difficult to go further.
The fact that there are a lot
of folks in your boat, I am sure
is true. You mentioned that they
are facing foreclosure. When
you get behind, you may be,
too. You can certainly contact
your current mortgage holder
and ask if the mortgage can
be extended, and I dont mean
taking money out, but to be
extended for a longer period of
time to reduce the payments.
Most lenders offer that kind of
arrangement to people who are
current and who want to stay
outside of foreclosure, which
no lender wants at this point.
Unhappily, it would
appear that you guys have
made some bad decisions, and,
unfortunately, there isnt much
you can do about it. You didnt
mention what the debt on the
credit cards was for, but I would
assume it was for regular living
expenses. I wish I could give
you a better direction on which
way to go. You might want to
talk to the folks at Consumer
Credit Counseling Service.
They may at the very least be
able to suggest a budget that
you can follow, which may
take off some of the immediate
financial pressure.
DEAR BRUCE: Our
present family car is a minivan
with 160,000 miles, and it has
been paid off for three years.
Every once in awhile it needs
repairs. My wife is insisting
that we stop putting money
into this and purchase a new
vehicle. My opinion is that if
we put $300 into repairs and it
runs trouble-free for a month,
then we are better off than if we
had purchased a new car with a
$300 monthly payment. Every
additional month that we dont
put any money into this van, we
are further ahead. -- K.O., via
email
DEAR K.O.: Lets start
with fundamentals: whether
you have an automobile that
you would like to trade in, and
whether you can afford a new
one.
By afford I mean, can you
finance the car for no more than
36 months without straining the
budget?
Your wifes position --
that no more money should be
spent on the minivan and a new
one should be purchased -- is
severely flawed. For the sake
of discussion, suppose that one
month you have to spend $300
on the minivan, and maybe a
couple of months later another
$300. You are very correct when
you say that if it runs trouble-
free for a month, you are far
better off than if you purchased
a new car with a $300 monthly
payment (and that sounds a bit
low).
If the automobile has
been well maintained, 160,000
miles in todays world is not a
real high-mileage automobile.
Youve had it paid off for
three years, and I am assuming
you financed it for three
years, which would make this
automobile 6 years old. I would
have absolutely no problem in
following your line of thought of
keeping the car and taking good
care of it, including appropriate
preventative maintenance such
as tire checks, oil changes, etc.
You should be able to get at
least another three to five years
from the car.
But if money isnt a big
issue -- if you can afford to
finance a new car for three
years or pay cash -- and if you
both wish to purchase one, then
go with it. If its not a matter of
bending your budget and you
want a new car, you earned it
and deserve it.
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New evidence cites more
BP oil spill mistakes
By HARRY R. WEBER
and DINA CAPPIELLO
The Associated Press
A BP scientist identified a
previously unreported deposit
of flammable gas that could
have played a role in the Gulf
of Mexico oil spill, but the
oil giant failed to divulge the
finding to government inves-
tigators for as long as a year,
according to interviews and
documents obtained by The
Associated Press.
While engineering experts
differ on the extent to which
the two-foot-wide swath of
gas-bearing sands helped
cause the disaster, the finding
raises the specter of further
legal and financial troubles
for BP. It also could raise
the stakes in the multibillion-
dollar court battle between the
companies involved.
A key federal report into
what caused the worst off-
shore oil spill in U.S. history
is set to be released as early
as today.
This is a critical factor,
where the hydrocarbons are
found, said Rice University
engineering professor Satish
Nagarajaiah. I think further
studies are needed to determine
where this exactly was and what
response was initiated by BP if
they knew this fact.
At issue: BP petrophysi-
cist Galina Skripnikova in a
closed-door deposition two
months ago told attorneys
involved in the oil spill liti-
gation that there appeared to
be a zone of gas more than
300 feet above where BP told
its contractors and regula-
tors with the then-Minerals
Management Service the shal-
lowest zone was located.
The depth of the oil and
gas is a critical parameter in
drilling because it determines
how much cement a company
needs to pump to adequately
seal a well. Federal regula-
tions require the top of the
cement to be 500 feet above
the shallowest zone holding
hydrocarbons, meaning BPs
cement job was potentially
well below where it should
have been.
Cement contractor
Halliburton recently filed a
lawsuit against BP asserting
that Skripnikovas statements
prove the oil giant knew about
the shallower gas before the
explosion and should have
sought a new cement and well
design. BP has denied the
allegations.
Skripnikovas job involved
analyzing data from BPs
Macondo well to determine
the depth and characteristics
of oil and gas deposits, which
in turn is used in a process
called temporary abandon-
ment, when wells are sealed
so they can be used for pro-
duction later.
Based on the initial infor-
mation, regulators approved
BPs well sealing plan, which
called for placing the top of
the cement at roughly 17,300
feet below the surface of
the water. The cement was
pumped April 19, the day
before the explosion. But
Skripnikova said that after she
flew back from the rig she
and others re-examined the
analysis, and on the day of
the explosion she identified
the shallower gas zone. That
would have meant the cement
should have been placed at
just under 17,000 feet below
the surface of the water.
She said she did not relay
that information to drilling
engineers on the Deepwater
Horizon and warn them to
hold off proceeding with the
abandonment. She suggested
in her deposition that she
thought the information would
be passed up the chain. BP
was already $60 million over
budget and stopping opera-
tions at that point and coming
up with a new cement design
would have meant millions of
extra dollars in costs.
Later in the deposition,
Skripnikova backtracked and
said the new analysis was not
discussed among her team until
the day after the explosion.
Before her deposition, none
of Skripnikovas findings
appear to have been passed
on to federal regulators or the
numerous government inves-
tigations since the disaster.
BP spokesman Scott Dean
insisted in a statement Tuesday
to AP that when assessing
top-of-cement requirements
before the accident, BP did
not identify the zone in ques-
tion as bearing oil or gas.
Dean said BP has provided
material concerning this zone
to the parties in the multidis-
trict litigation and to govern-
ment investigators.
BP provided a letter late
Tuesday it said it sent the
oil spill commission on Oct.
30, 2010, six months after
the explosion. The letter said
BP would be sending the
commission draft reports the
company prepared and more
detailed studies to help inform
its efforts to stop the flow of
oil to the sea. The letter does
not detail what the reports
said, what data was provided,
or whether the data was the
same as what Skripnikova dis-
cussed in her deposition.
And, an investigator with
the presidential oil spill com-
mission, which released a
report on the disaster months
ago and disbanded in January,
told AP that BP did not spe-
cifically reveal the higher
probable gas zone during the
course of the panels investi-
gation. The investigator, who
spoke on condition of ano-
nymity because he was not
authorized to speak publicly,
said an independent petro-
physicist reviewed the data
available to the panel and did
not express concern about gas
being at a shallower depth.
Duracell, wireless power
company Powermat team up
Greece, Europe struggle
to contain debt crisis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Procter & Gamble Co.s
Duracell battery unit is partnering with Powermat Ltd., hoping
to get cell phone users to ditch their traditional power chargers.
The two companies are teaming up to make small charging
mats and receivers that wirelessly juice up cell phones and
other small electronics.
The joint venture, called Duracell Powermat, is slated to
be announced Wednesday. It will allow Powermat, a maker
of wireless charging equipment, to reach a much larger audi-
ence and give Duracell a leg up in a market in which it has not
been that successful. Together, theyre aiming to turn wireless
charging devices currently a tiny market into a familiar
accessory.
What comes out of this partnership eventually, if were
successful, is people who buy a smartphone or tablet five, six
years from now will expect wireless power built into it, said
Powermat CEO Ran Poliakine.
P&G will own 55 percent of the joint venture, and Powermat
will own 45 percent. The companies wouldnt give financial
details of the deal, but did say that Powermat will receive an
equity investment from P&G. They expect the deal to be final-
ized and operations to be running in early 2012.
Since late 2009, Powermat has been selling its mats and
receivers at airport shops and major retailers such as Target.
Powermat offers several different mat sizes, as well as an array
of receiver-equipped cases and docking stations for devices
such as iPhones, iPods and BlackBerrys.
BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought
Tuesday to calm market fears that Greece is heading for a cha-
otic default as Europe struggles to contain a crippling financial
crisis.
Merkel rejected the notion that a Greek bankruptcy a pos-
sibility raised a day earlier by her deputy that spooked markets
would provide a quick solution to the eurozone debt crisis.
She argued that Europe instead needs to stick to its efforts
to cut budget deficits and improve its competitiveness, and
that resolving the crisis would be a very long, step-by-step
process.
Her comments came ahead of a teleconference today with
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Greek Prime Minister
George Papandreou.
Fears of an imminent Greek default pushed interest rates on
the countrys 10-year government bonds up Tuesday to a new
record of over 24 percent, although Merkel sounded optimistic
regarding Greeces chances of getting the next batch of bailout
cash from the so-called troika the European Commission, the
European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Representatives from the three organizations are due back in
Athens soon.
Everything that I hear from Greece is that the Greek
government has hopefully understood the signs of the time
and is now doing the things that are on the daily agenda,
Merkel told rbb-Inforadio. The fact that the troika is return-
ing means that Greece has started doing some things that
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DEAR DR. GOTT: In
April 2010, I had partial
shoulder replacement
surgery. While in the
hospital, I had an allergic
reaction to one or more of
the medications I was given.
It started out with my head
itching really badly and then
spread to a rash on my back.
At that time I was given
Benadryl.
After I came home, it
got worse and spread from
my neck to my ankles. My
knees and shoulders were
covered in a solid red mass.
It hurt to walk because my
joints were stiff and painful.
I went to my family doctor,
and she diagnosed it as
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
(SJS). She told me that
she had seen only one case
worse than mine, and while
I was in the doctors office
four different doctors came
in to check out the reaction.
I have done some
research on the Internet
about this but really dont
understand all of it. One
doctor told me I would have
the SJS for the rest of my
life, and another told me that
once the hives were gone I
would no longer be bothered
with it.
I also wonder if the
SJS could have affected
the healing of my shoulder.
I am having a lot of pain
and a burning feeling in
my shoulder. My surgeon
said that there is nothing he
can do for me, and I should
find out what medicine or
medicines I am allergic to
so I can take some pain
medication.
I am totally confused
and dont know what to
do. If you could give me
some information I would
be grateful. Also, what tests
can be done to determine
what I am allergic to?
DEAR READER:
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
is a rare, yet serious condition
in which the skin and mucous
membranes adversely react
to a medication, illness or
infection. In some cases the
cause cannot be identified. It
can be a medical emergency
that may require
hospitalization.
Recovery can
take weeks
or months
depending on
the severity.
Sore
throat, burning
eyes, fever and
cough may
begin several
days before the
skin manifestations. Hives,
skin pain, facial and/or
tongue swelling, sloughing
(shedding) of the skin, blisters
on the skin and mucous
membranes (especially the
eyes, nose and mouth), and
a red or purple skin rash that
spreads within hours or days
may occur.
There are no standard
recommendations for
treatment other than
immediately stopping
whatever medication or
offending agent causing
the reaction. In many
instances, physicians urge
the discontinuation of all
non-essential drugs. This is
followed by supportive care
such as eye care, wound care
and replacing lost nutrients
and fluids.
Antihistamines, pain
relievers, antibiotics and
topical or intravenous
corticosteroids may also
be prescribed. Intravenous
immunoglobulin (IVIG)
may be given in an attempt
to stop the progression. Skin
grafting may be required if
large areas of the body area
are affected by sloughing of
the skin.
It is important to
work with your physician
to determine the cause.
Because medication is often
the cause, it is important to
know which one caused the
reaction. Become informed
of other related medications
that should be avoided. It is
vital that all your physicians
and caregivers be aware that
you developed this reaction
and what caused it. You
should also wear a medical
alert bracelet or necklace, so
in the event of an accident
where you are incapable of
providing information to
emergency personnel, they
will be able to know at least
part of your health history
and thus avoid giving you
the medication (or one of the
related drugs) inadvertently.
Request that your
primary care physician refer
you to an allergist. He or she
can examine and test you for
allergies or sensitivities to
various substances. This is
especially important so that
you can identify the culprit
and avoid further contact or
take preventive measures
against it (such as in the
case of infection).
You may also benefit
from speaking with another
orthopedic specialist or
surgeon regarding your
shoulder. Your healing may
have been delayed as a result
of the SJS, but to ensure
nothing further is going on,
examination and testing are
your best bet.
Readers who are
interested in learning more
can order my Health Report
Allergies by sending a
self-addressed, stamped
No. 10 envelope and a
$2 U.S. check or money
order for each report to Dr.
Peter Gott, P.O. Box 433,
Lakeville, CT 06039. Be
sure to mention the title(s),
or print an order form from
my websites direct link:
www.AskDrGottMD.com/
order_form.pdf.
** **
Dr. Peter H. Gott is a retired
physician and the author of
several books, including Live
Longer, Live Better, Dr. Gotts
No Flour, No Sugar Diet and
Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar
Cookbook, which are available
at most bookstores or online. His
website is www.AskDrGottMD.
com.
DR. PETER J. GOTT
On
Health
What is Stevens-
Johnson syndrome?
BY KIRK DOUGAL
Staff writer
VAN WERT Ohio vot-
ers will decide several dif-
ferent issues on the ballot
this November. One of those
decisions will be on Issue 2
and on Monday evening, Ohio
Senator Cliff Hite was in Van
Wert to speak to the Heart
Land Patriots group about the
subject.
Issue 2 is on the ballot as
an effort to repeal portions
of SB5, particularly the parts
that deal with items such as
collective bargaining, merit
pay, health insurance and pen-
sion payments, and benefits.
These items affect teachers,
law enforcement officers,
firefighters, and other govern-
ment employees.
Opposition has been raised
by the unions involved with
these groups. They claim
these portions will cut sala-
ries and benefits, raise gov-
ernment employee health care
costs, eliminate government
employee pensions, cut teach-
er salaries, prohibit strikes,
and cost jobs.
Hite said he could not dis-
agree more with the oppo-
nents of Issue 2. By way of
background, he explained
he was a fourth generation
teacher and now his daughter
makes the fifth generation of
education professionals in his
family.
There is no way I would
ever bite the hand that has
fed my family for five gen-
erations, he said. So there
must be a reason that this
ex-teacher of 30 years, and
former building union (rep) in
Bryan for a couple of years,
is for it.
He went on to say that SB5
was in direct response to the
will of the voters sending leg-
islators to Columbus with the
responsibility to make Ohio
fiscally responsible.
We had an $8 billion defi-
cit, he continued. What part
of broke dont people under-
stand? $8 billion. You know
what we did? We passed a
budget that eliminated $8 bil-
lion of deficit and did not
raise (Ohioans) taxes.
Hite addressed each of the
opponents complaints one by
one. First, he said, government
employees would not receive
pay cuts. Instead, they would
be asked to pay amounts for
their benefits more in line
with what the private sec-
tor pays. For instance, they
would be asked to pay for 15
percent of their health care
cost, about half of the average
cost of employee contribu-
tions for PPOs in the private
sector at 29 percent. They
would also be required to pay
10 percent of their retirement
plan instead of having taxpay-
ers pay both the employer
and employee contributions.
As far as raising the costs of
government employee health
care, Hite said that is not true
because state workers who
are already paying 15 percent
contributions would be unaf-
fected.
According to the state sena-
tor, the bill also does not elim-
inate government pensions. It
only requires the employees
to pay their ten percent while
the taxpayer picks up the
employers 14 percent.
Hite said perhaps the two
biggest misnomers deal with
pay and collective bargaining
rights. Pay is not cut under
Issue 2. It only eliminates
the practice of step increas-
es, automatic pay raises that
workers such as teachers
receive for holding jobs for a
certain length of time. Instead,
Issue 2 ties compensation to
merit pay, giving raises to the
best performing workers.
As to collective bargain-
ing, workers will maintain the
right to negotiate as a group
for working conditions and
wages but not for benefits
such as pensions or sick and
vacation days, which will now
be limited to 10 days and six
weeks per year, respectively.
Hite pointed out that since
the Ohio biennial budget was
balanced on the terms of the
issue, a repeal now would
prove devastating to the
states finances. That would
also mean drastic measures
for workers, residents, and
programs around the state.
The budget is already fin-
ished. If Issue 2 fails, were
talking about $1.3 billion that
needs to be picked up in extra
costs. That wont happen.
What will happen - massive
layoffs and/or increased taxes
which you are going to be
asked to vote on. If youve
got friends who are teachers
or professors, and you dont
want to see them massively
laid off, were talking maybe
up to 21,000 public servants
within a year or two, you must
support Issue 2.
Hite represents Ohio
District 1, an area consisting
of ten counties Van Wert,
Paulding, Defiance, Williams,
Fulton, Henry, Putnam,
Hancock, Hardin and part of
Auglaize.
Hite talks Issue 2 with
Heart Land Patriots group
Senator Hite
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Maximize your mileage
Dear Sara: Twice in
two years I have had to
change the front brake pads
on my husbands van. (I am
a mechanic.) His idea of
stopping is to wait until the
last minute before applying
the brakes ... hard. Many
years ago, I remember
hearing about a gadget
that you could put on your
dash that would beep if
you hit the brakes too hard
or accelerated
too fast. Im
guessing it
was designed
to get better
gas mileage.
Is there such
a contraption,
or do I need to
keep changing
brake pads? --
Nancy C., email
D e a r
Nancy: Im not sure if this
is the gadget that youre
thinking about, but its the
only one that Ive heard
about that does what you are
describing. Its called the
Digital Fuel Mizer and can
be bought here for $69.95:
www.autosportcatalog.com.
Dear Sara: I am trying
to clean out cabinets and
I have an assortment of
candles to clean out, some
new and some partly burnt.
I would like to melt some
down and remake them, but
I dont know how. Can you
help? What can I do with the
rest? -- Cathey S., email
Dear Cathey: You
could donate them all and be
clutter-free. If you only have
bits and pieces of scented
candles, they can be put
into a candle warmer. They
can be melted and poured
into tart molds, small tins,
tea cups, votive holders
or into jars. Youll need
new wicks, which can be
bought at retail craft stores,
such as Michaels. Leftover
candles can be melted with
a double boiler. You can
also melt them in a soup
can or a coffee can thats
placed inside a saucepan
heated on low, filled with 2
to 3 inches of water. (Dont
ever use a microwave.)
Theres a tutorial on my
forums: www.frugalvillage.
com/forums/soapmaking-
candlemaking/.
As far as another use
for candle wax goes, one
of my readers, B.C. from
North Carolina, shares a gift
idea: I make fire starters
for my emergency kits. I
have a paper egg carton,
where I keep dryer lint
balls and a couple of cotton
plugs from over-the-counter
medication bottles. I melt
the wax and pour it over
the lint or cotton. These
make great fire starters in an
emergency. You can just rip
or cut off a few eggs and
light the paper. You could
make them and give them
away.
Dear Sara: I read your
article about using Dawn
on spots on clothes. Do you
mix it with water or do you
use it full-strength? Do you
have to rub it in or just spray
it on? Can I use any kind or
do I have to use the original?
-- Cathy, email
Dear Cathy: I use
original blue Dawn and
squirt it directly from the
bottle onto the clothing. I use
it as a prewash treatment.
You can rub it in a bit. You
can also dilute the Dawn in
a sink filled with water and
soak the garment. Then rinse
the clothing before running
it through a regular wash
cycle. I havent tried other
dish soaps because original
Dawn is what works for
me.
Another product that
will work is Simple Green,
which I dilute. You can add
1/4 cup in your washer (fill
washer with water first), or
fill a spray bottle with half
water and half Simple Green
and spray it onto clothes as a
pre-treatment.
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Living
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Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Father, daughter
can reconcile
Dear Annie: A while
back, I signed up for
Facebook in order to stay in
touch with friends and renew
old acquaintances.
Several weeks ago, my
husbands 35-year-old daugh-
ter, Sheila, sent me a friend
request. She has not been
in touch with us since she
turned 18, when my husband
no longer had to pay child
support. Obviously, they
were never close. The only
time we heard from her was
when she wanted money.
I told my hus-
band about the
request and he
said to ignore
it. Sheila is now
married with a
child and Id like
to think she has
since matured and
wants to reconnect
with her father.
Of course, his
impression is that
she wants some-
thing from us. Out
of respect for my husbands
wishes, I did not respond to
Sheilas request.
Even though I have no
desire to be Facebook friends
with my husbands daughter,
I feel stuck in the middle. I
think he should get to know
her again and meet his grand-
child. I do not want to go
behind his back to establish
contact. What should I do?
-- Stuck in the Middle in
Kansas
Dear Stuck: We hope
your husband realizes that
an 18-year-old girl is apt
to behave much differently
than a 35-year-old married
mother. As the adult dur-
ing the divorce, it was your
husbands responsibility to
maintain a relationship with
his child and not allow her
adolescent anger to get in
the way. We think Sheila
deserves another chance
and so does your husband.
Encourage him to make con-
tact. He has a grandchild to
think of. If shes only after
money, hell find out soon
enough. He can always say
no.
Dear Annie: I am a sin-
gle mom in my 40s. Ive
been divorced for two years
and am dating again for the
first time in more than 20.
I recently met a great guy.
I was very upfront and let
him know early on that I was
looking for a long-term rela-
tionship. I am very traditional
when it comes to dating and
marriage.
In turn, he made it clear
that he was not sure what he
wanted. We go out to din-
ner and dancing, and Ive
met several of his friends.
This seems like a relationship
to me, but I dont want to
make assumptions. Its only
been six weeks, but I need to
know: Should I just be patient
and let it play out? Or do I
talk to him again and tell him
how I feel at this point? My
heart and my head are tell-
ing me two different things.
-- Hopeless Romantic
Dear Hopeless: You are
in too big of a hurry to make
this permanent. Yes, its a
relationship, but that means
nothing when it comes to the
long haul. This guy has told
you that he isnt ready to
commit. You havent been
dating all that long, and if you
demand to know his future
intentions now, you will push
him away. You can enjoy
what you have and hope there
is more down the road. But if
you are in a rush to get mar-
ried, look elsewhere.
Dear Annie:
I sympathize with
Tired of Wet
Beds, whose
14-year-old step-
son has enuresis.
I went through the
same thing with my
daughter, who wet
the bed until she
was 11.
I discovered that
an allergy to the
lactose in milk can
cause bedwetting.
After my daughter was off
whole milk for three days,
she stopped wetting the bed
completely. If the stepson
has any sensitivity to dairy
products or if he was allergic
to milk as a baby, this could
be the root cause. There are
milk products available with
pre-digested lactose already
in them that might help.
Taking him off dairy for a
few days will not hurt him
and may prove an easy and
inexpensive solution to the
problem. -- Been There,
Done That
Dear Been There: Dozens
of readers suggested that lac-
tose intolerance could be a
factor in bedwetting. We
hope Tired will check it
out.
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Answers to Mondays questions:
The average cow needs about 50 gallons of water
every day.
Chick-fil-A is closed on Sunday so its employees can
go to church.
Todays questions:
When was the first professional sports mascot intro-
duced?
If you visit Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at Christmas,
you might see putzes. What are they?
Answers in Thursdays Herald.
Todays words:
Ecclesiolatry: an all-consuming devotion to the
church
Rimose: full of grooves, fissures, cracks, chinks or
clefts
Todays joke:
Little Pete came home from the playground with a
bloody nose, black eye, and torn clothing. It was obvious
hed been in a bad fight and lost. While his father was
patching him up, he asked his son what happened.
Well, Dad, said Pete, I challenged Larry to a duel.
And, you know, I gave him his choice of weapons.
Uh-huh, said the father, that seems fair.
I know, but I never thought hed choose his sis-
ter!
Motorcyclists life saved by heroes who lifted car
By JENNIFER DOBNER
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
The university math students
heard the crash, saw the smoke
and knew they had to act quick-
ly. A motorcyclist had just col-
lided with a car and was pinned
beneath the flaming, twisted
metal wreckage.
Disregarding their own safety,
they rushed to the street and lined
up with more than half dozen
others on one side of the car.
Within moments, they managed
to lift the roughly 4,000-pound
car just high enough for one
rescuer to pull Brandon Wright
to safety.
The danger? I didnt think
about it for a minute, said James
Odei, 35, a doctoral candidate
from Ghana who is studying sta-
tistics. All I wanted to do was
grab that car and raise it.
For their actions, the rescu-
ers are being called heroes
and angels their few min-
utes of heroics was captured on
video and has gone viral on the
Internet. The man they saved
the 21-year-old Utah State
University student is grate-
ful.
Im just very thankful for
everyone that helped me out,
Wright told The Associated Press
by telephone from his hospital
bed. They saved my life.
Had none of the rescuers
acted, you can only speculate
what the outcome would have
been, Assistant Logan Police
Chief Jeff Curtis said. Every
one of those people put their
lives in danger.
That may be true, but none
who came to Wrights aid want
to be labeled a hero.
Thats a big title. Abbass
Sharif, 28, another doctoral can-
didate who is from Lebanon. I
dont consider myself a hero. Its
just our humanity ... Everyone is
going to help.
At a hospital news conference
on Tuesday, Wrights uncle,
Tyler Riggs, recounted what
Wright told his family about
Mondays accident.
The crash happened near
Utah State University in Logan,
roughly 90 miles north of Salt
Lake City. Wright was headed
to study at a computer lab, Riggs
said. The BMW was pulling out
of a parking lot.
Tire and skid marks on the
highway showed that Wright laid
the bike down and slid along the
road before colliding with the
car, Curtis said.
Riggs said Wright tried to
protect himself by laying his
bike down.
The bike hit the cars hood
and bounced to the ground, while
Wright, who was not wearing
helmet, slid under the car and
then both vehicles burst into
flames, Curtis said.
The video, shot by univer-
sity staffer Chris Garff who had
seen the smoke, shows a crowd
gathering around the burning
wreckage as flames shoot into
the air.
Some of the rescuers are wear-
ing construction helmets and
safety vests, others sport school
backpacks and at least one police
officer is in the crowd. Some
quickly place their hands on the
car and start to rock it, while oth-
ers lift from the bottom until the
car tilts up.
Once the car is on its wheels,
a construction worker in a hard-
hat and a lime green t-shirt
can be seen dragging a spread-
eagled Wright from under the
car.
Two officers then move in
with fire extinguisher. A few
minutes pass before paramed-
ics start to provide Wright with
medical care. Its unclear whether
they had just arrived or whether
they were waiting for the scene
to be declared safe.
Sharif said he cant remember
if the car felt hot or heavy, just
that that something needed to be
done.
The chance of him dying if
we dont do it is like 100 per-
cent, he said. If you weigh the
chance of you being in danger,
thats going to be low, like 20
percent, compared to 100 per-
cent.
Riggs said Wright remem-
bered details from the crash
and told his family that he felt
scared and could see and feel
the flames. He remembers
being under the car, spitting
up blood and not being able to
talk, Riggs said.
Riggs said Wright has not
seen the video of the rescue.
Despite not wearing a helmet,
Riggs said, Wright had suffered
no head trauma. Wright does
have two broken legs, a bro-
ken pelvis, road rash, burns on
his left foot and abrasions to
his forehead. The hospital said
Wright was in satisfactory con-
dition.
The driver of the BMW, John
Johnson, had minor injuries.
Johnson, a USU business school
official, did not respond to email
and phone messages seeking
comment.
Rescuer Matt Barney, a radia-
tion therapist who works with
cancer patients, said Johnson
appeared to be in shock after the
accident. He was really worried
about the safety of the young
man, Barney said at a police
news conference. He was very
emotional and shaken.
Curtis said he didnt know
whether any citations would be
issued or charges filed.
Wrights family, however, is
grateful to the angels who came
to his aid, Riggs said.
They risked their lives doing
it, he said. It restores your
faith in humanity.
Divisions persist on gay marriage issue
By LAURIE KELLMAN
and JENNIFER AGIESTA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Barbara Von Aspern loves
her daughter, thinks the
world of the person her
daughter intends to marry
and believes the pair should
have the same legal rights as
anyone else. It pains her, but
Von Aspern is going to skip
their wedding. Her daughter,
Von Aspern explains, is mar-
rying another woman.
We love them to death,
and we love them with-
out being judgmental, the
62-year-old Chandler, Ariz.,
retiree said. But the actu-
al marriage I cannot agree
with.
Von Asperns opposition
to gay marriage is deep and
abiding. Its based on her
religion she is Mormon
and as such it overrode other
considerations when it came
to her daughters wedding.
It was very difficult,
Von Aspern says. We had
to bring them to the house
and hug them and love them
and tell them these things and
not let that keep us apart.
Its complicated, this
question of legitimizing gay
marriage. Americans are
grappling with it from their
homes to the halls of govern-
ment in the shadow of a pres-
idential election next year.
The ambivalence is reflected
in a new poll that shows
the nation is passionate, con-
flicted and narrowly split on
same-sex marriage.
Fifty-three percent of the
1,000 adults surveyed believe
the government should give
legal recognition to marriag-
es between couples of the
same sex, about the same as
last year, according to the
nationwide telephone poll
by The Associated Press and
the National Constitution
Center. Forty-four percent
were opposed.
People are similarly con-
flicted over what, if anything,
the government should do
about the issue.
Support for legal recogni-
tion of same-sex marriage
has shifted in recent years,
from a narrow majority
opposed in 2009 to narrow
majority support now. Some
of the shift stems from a
generational divide, with the
new poll showing a majority
of Americans under age 65 in
favor of legal recognition for
same-sex marriages, and a
majority of seniors opposed.
Americans also are con-
flicted on how to go about
legalizing or outlawing gay
marriage.
One option is banning
gay marriage by constitu-
tional amendment. About
half of the polls respon-
dents, 48 percent, said they
would favor such an amend-
ment defining marriage as
between a man and a woman.
Most who feel this way do so
intensely. About 40 percent
would strongly favor such a
change. Forty-three percent
said they would oppose such
an amendment, and 8 percent
were neutral, according to
the poll.
Most 55 percent
believe the issue should be
handled at the state level,
however, and opinions on
how states should act are
split. People are about even-
ly divided on whether their
states should allow same-
sex marriages 42 percent
favor that and 45 percent are
opposed and tilt in favor
of state laws that allow gay
couples to form civil unions
47 percent in favor, 38
percent opposed and 13 per-
cent neutral, according to the
poll.
The different moral
standards in different areas,
probably, are the biggest rea-
son that same-sex marriag-
es are an issue, said Dale
Shoemaker, 54, a military
retiree from Boise, Idaho. If
gay couples who want to get
married live in a state that
doesnt allow it, they can
move to one that does, he
said.
Either way, gay couples
should have benefits,
Shoemaker said. If theyre
living together and cohabi-
tating and are a couple, (they
should have) the insurance
and retirement and that type
of thing, the monetary ben-
efits.
Nearly 6 in 10 (57 per-
cent) in the poll shared
Shoemakers take when it
comes to government ben-
efits. They said same-sex
couples should be entitled
to the same legal benefits
as married couples of the
opposite sex. Forty percent
felt the government should
distinguish between them.
The poll did uncover
some inequities. It sug-
gests, for example, that
opponents of same-sex
marriage were far more apt
to say that the issue is one
of deep importance to them.
Forty-four percent of those
polled called it extremely
or very important for them
personally. Among those
who favor legal marriage
for gay couples, 32 percent
viewed the issue as that
important.
EMA
The different
moral standards
in different areas,
probably, are the
biggest reason that
same-sex marriag-
es are an issue.
Dale Shoemaker, 54,
a military retiree
from Boise, Idaho
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