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OTTAWA The 2013
Putnam County Fair is in
full swing for the 158th
year.
The annual festivities
began with the Fair Parade
which marched down Main
Street Saturday evening.
However, the ceremonial
start of the fair took place
Monday at the Plaza with
the Opening Ceremonies.
The ceremony saw speak-
ers ranging from repre-
sentatives of Bobs Lattas
office to the Putnam County
Commissioners.
A highlight of the cer-
emony was the dedicating
of the fair and fair premi-
um book to the late Roman
A. Eickholt.
For 41 years, Roman A.
Eickholt Sr. served faith-
fully as a fair director.
Eickholt, Romie as
he was known by his col-
leagues, was the longest-
serving Putnam County
fair board member when
he retired from his post in
2003. At the age of 80, he
hated to admit he was get-
ting old.
They aint kicking me
off or anything, he said.
Quite the contrary,
according to fair board trea-
surer Gary Ordway, who
felt Eickholt was one of
the best, He doesnt miss
nothing.
Eickholt had an uncle
who served at the fair. In
a way, he followed in his
uncles footsteps. But not in
every way.
My uncle passed away
here at the fairgrounds,
right over by the merchants
building, he recalled. His
wife asked me if I would
be interested in a job on the
fair board if I could get it.
The year was 1962.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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Partly cloudy
today and hot.
A chance of
showers and
thunderstorms
that will be
more likely as the day goes
on. Highs around 90. Mostly
cloudy tonight with the
chance of showers and thun-
derstorms continuing. Lows
in the upper 60s. See page 2.
Etcetera Market
on Thursday
Delphos newest fresh air
market, Etcetera Market,
features local entrepreneurs
and businesses highlight-
ing their goods, trades,
crafts, artistic abilities, etc.
The market is held
from 4-7 p.m. Thursdays
at the corner of Fifth
and Clay streets.
DAAG to host
2nd Teen Studio
Art Night
Every other month,
DAAG will host a Teen
Studio Art Night with a dif-
ferent art focus. The event is
a safe Friday evening filled
with art, pizza and social fun
for ages 11-high school.
This Fridays focus will
be jewelry making with
local artisan Laura Conrad.
Class takes place from
6-10:30 p.m. at 201 N.
Main St. The cost is $20.
Call 419-741-4118 or
visit delphosareaartguild.
com to view additional
details and register online.
Ottoville council
OKs 2014 budget
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
OTTOVILLEVillage council addressed an abundance of
topics during Mondays monthly meeting including: approval
of the villages 2014 budget, bid approval of the Auglaize
Street Reconstruction Project and the discussion of improve-
ments and annexation of Ralph and Irene Millers property.
Fiscal Officer Jeanne Wannemacher presented council
members with the villages 2014 budget. Total anticipated
revenues for the year is estimated at $1,400,426 and estimated
expenditures stand at 1,491,284. Wannemacher said revenues
will continue to come in for this year adding to the balance
remaining from this year.
Wannemacher addressed the Police Fund, which was wiped
out when the new cruiser was bought. She explained that in the
budget, a transfer of $5,000 was made to the Police Fund for
upcoming expenses. She noted that there have been situations
where the police department could have used an additional Taser.
If we get a new officer, hell need a new vest which run
$800-$1,000, Wannemacher said. Maybe one way to give
them a little more.
Wannemacher said that as far as the budget goes, the village
is better off this year than last year at this time.
Chuck Daniels of The Miller Contracting Group spoke with
council regarding permission to tap into the existing water
linewhich they will pay triple rates without annexation
of the office. Councilmen Tim Rieger asked Daniels what the
estimated usage would be. Just office usedrinking water
and toilet flushingnormal use, Daniels explained.
Getting to know ...
BY STACY TAFF
Staff Writer
staff@delphosherald.com
DELPHOSIf you find
yourself downtown Friday
evening during Canal Days,
youll likely witness the
Battle of the Businesses,
when area professionals bat-
tle each other in a series of
games for a trophy and brag-
ging rights.
For any and all Battle-
related information, Cindy
Metzger is the one you
want to ask. She became
head of the committee in
2007, when Diane Sterling
approached her about re-
integrating the Battle of the
Businesses into the Canal
Days line-up.
Battle games had been a
part of Canal Days years ago
and she wanted to bring them
back as a way to involve busi-
nesses in a friendly competi-
tion, Metzger said. In 2007,
we only had six businesses
participate. We have grown to
26 businesses, which is about
the most we can accommo-
date.
Metzger and her regime of
volunteers work hard to make
the Battle bigger and better
each year.
I plan all the games,
establish the rules, gather all
the supplies and props and
wrangle all the participants
during the games, she said.
I could never begin to pull
off this event without the
support of many. The games
take a lot of volunteers to
make it run smoothly. I
have approximately 50 vol-
unteers to help judge and
score the games as well as
prop people who stage each
game.
... The Canal Days Battle
of the Businesses chair
Metzger
Settlage resigns from Elida School Board
BY STACY TAFF
Staff Writer
staff@delphosherald.com
ELIDA The Elida Local
Schools Board of Education
announced the resignation of board
member Brad Settlage during
Tuesdays meeting. Settlage cited
his reasons for resigning as medi-
cal issues resulting from an acci-
dent three months ago, which kept
him from attending the last several
board meetings.
Well be accepting resumes for
the opening on the board, beginning
right now, Board President Dennis
Fricke said Well need to be fin-
ished in 30 days.
Prior to the regular meeting, the
board met for a study session to
discuss the state of Elidas finances.
With the district looking at a return
to the same funding level as a
decade ago, Treasurer Joel Parker
recommended a November levy
attempt to help bolster the district
against decreases in funding and
revenue.
On June 30, Elida ends fiscal
year 2013 with a 32-day carry-
over. Parker shared expectations
for a June 30, 2015, carryover,
factoring in levy possibilities. If
no levy is passed, an eight-day car-
ryover of $474,554 is projected; if
a levy were passed this November,
a 65-day carryover of $3,650,456 is
estimated.
The board will make a defini-
tive decision next month on wheth-
er or not to make another levy
attempt. The district has recently
weathered two failed attempts: an
earned-income tax in November
2012 and a property tax issue this
past May.
In other news, the board
announced the rehire of retir-
ees Maureen Rentz and Dennis
Thompson. During the buildings
and grounds report, Mark Miller
announced to the board that the new
security vestibule at Elida Middle
School has been completed.
The board voted to approve a
quote from the Stolly Insurance
Group (Ohio School Plan), for lia-
bility, contents, building, property
and fleet insurance for the amount
of $81,172.
The board approved the follow-
ing resignations: Supplemental-
Mike Eilerman, seventh-grade girls
basketball coach; Non-certified-
Jan Swickrath, correct retirement
date to Aug. 26; Certified- Linda
Hansen, intervention specialist,
effective June 1 for retirement pur-
poses; and Nancy Carter, music
teacher, effective June 1, 2013 for
retirement purposes.
The following individuals were
approved for employment: Faith
Cummings, part-time curriculum
and assessment director (140 days,
year) effective Aug. 1; Daniel
Swick, asst. elementary principal
(223 days, year) effective Aug.
1; Elementary teachers Denise
Ellerbrock, Aletia Hartzler, Amanda
Jerwers, Jen Kristoff, Rebecca
Russ, Amy Sarno, Carly Stiger and
Lindsay Burgei, effective Aug. 23.
Also approved were the fol-
lowing supplemental employees:
Ron Varland, high school publica-
tion advisor; Krissa Goncher, high
school student council; Shelby
Cluts, high school quiz bowl; Mike
Klaus, Thursday school monitor;
Karla May, Marci Halker and Mike
Graham (split), building technol-
ogy at Elida Elementary; Kelly
Waltz, sixth-grade Quiz Bowl;
Michelle Steinke, National Honor
Society; Missy Hyland, fifth-grade
Quiz Bowl; Barb Hawk, 7-8th-
grade Quiz Bowl academic advi-
sor; Rhonda Bargerstock, musical
director/musical vocal director;
and Jeff Amspoker and Bryan Horn
(split), lights and sounds techni-
cian.
See BUDGET, page 10
See ELIDA, page 10
See METZGER, page 10
Eickholt remembered as
long-time fair director
Eickholt
See EICKHOLT, page 10
Library offers Touch a Tractor or Truck
Participants of the Delphos Public Librarys Summer Reading Program enjoyed
Touch a Truck or Tractor Tuesday afternoon. Childrens Librarian Denise
Cressman shared information on different types of tractors before allowing the
young patrons to see the machinery for themselves. (Delphos Herald/Stacy Taff)
District may go
back to ballot
St. Johns head girls
soccer coach John Munoz
is hosting his 4th annual
youth soccer camp 9-11
a.m. July 13 and 20.
It is open to boys and
girls ages 4-14 and will
be held at the Delphos
Soccer fields at the Annex.
Cost is $25, which
includes a camp T-shirt and
a snack. The camp is based
on learning the fundamen-
tals of soccer and enjoying
the game while having fun.
Participants will be
separated into appropri-
ate age levels. There
will be an excellent
instructor-to-participant
ratio, which ensures that
all campers receive indi-
vidualized attention.
Make checks payable
to Lady Jays Soccer.
Check-in will be from
8:15-8:45 a.m. Bring
shin guards and cleats
and bring a water bottle
and tennis shoes.
Registration is from
9-10 a.m. Saturday at
the Annex. Any ques-
tions, pelase contact
Kristy Hasenkamp at
(567) 204-2745 or at dsj-
soccer@hotmail.com
SJ to host
4th annual
soccer camp
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Dale O. Point
Dale O. Point, 74, of
Delphos, died at 10:55 a.m.
Tuesday at Roselawn Manor
Nursing Home, Spencerville.
Arrangements are incom-
plete at Harter and Schier
Funeral Home.
SANDERS, Alberta
Bert, F., 80, of Delphos,
Mass of Christian Burial
will begin at 10 a.m. today
at St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church, the
Rev. Daniel Borgelt offi-
ciating. Burial will be in
Resurrection Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the St.
Johns Athletic Department
or a charity of the donors
choice. Condolences may be
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alhome.com
A boy, Griffin Brett, was born June 14 in Cincinnati to Brett
and Andrea Starr.
He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces.
He was welcomed home by a sisters Morgan, Cameron and
Rylan; and a brother, Boden.
Grandparents are Bob and Alice Birkemeier of Delphos.
Van windows broken
At 11:38 a.m. on Monday,
Delphos Police were called
to the 500 block of South
Franklin Street in reference
to some damage to a motor
vehicle parked at a residence
in that area.
The victim stated that
someone had broken out the
rear and side windows of their
van.
Wallet stolen from
vehicle
At 3:08 p.m. on Monday,
Delphos Police were called
to the 500 block of South
Washington Street in refer-
ence to a theft complaint at
a residence in that area.
The victim stated that
sometime in the overnight
hours, someone had gained
entry into the victims
vehicle and had taken their
wallet.
Bicycles missing
from residence
At 12:04 p.m. on Monday,
Delphos Police were con-
tacted by a resident of the
400 block of South Main
Street in reference to a theft
complaint.
Upon speaking with the
complainant, it was learned
that sometime over the
weekend, someone had taken
an adult males and an adult
females bicycles from that
location.
One Year Ago
Forty dancers from The Dancer by Gina
performed the halftime show at The Cleveland
Cavaliers basketball game. This was the stu-
dios fifth appearance in a halftime show at
the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The
dancers were also asked back to perform at a
Cleveland Gladiators game, as well as a Lake
Erie Monsters hockey game. Next fall, more
than 20 of the dancers will also perform in
the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in New
York City.
25 Years Ago 1988
When Putnam County residents hear tele-
vision or radio announcements about weather
conditions and approaching storms or tornado
warnings, they can thank a Pandora man for
the early warnings. Weather observer Ray
Burkholder, a 70-year-old semi-retired farm-
er, contributes in some way to most weather
reports used by area media. He has been
keeping an eye on Putnam County weather
for over 39 years without missing a single day.
Members of Delphos Future Farmers of
America and advisor Michael Miller recent-
ly attended the Ohio FFA Convention held
at Ohio State University. Rusty Thompson
received the highest degree of membership in
the state association, the State Farmer Degree.
Eric Richardson, son of former Spencerville
residents Mr. and Mrs. Ron Richardson of
Winter Haven, Fla., has begun a new career
as a special agent with the U.S. Office of
Special Investigations, which deals main-
ly with special investigations and coun-
terespionage activities. He is a graduate
of Spencerville High School and attended
Zanesville College.
50 Years Ago 1963
Golfing, a luncheon and cards were on
the program Tuesday at the third annual
Delphos Country Club Womens Invitational.
Following the luncheon, prizes were awarded
with Jack Keith, club pro, making the presen-
tations. Top award for the day for the lowest
score went to Dorothy Whitaker of Delphos,
and Laura Frease of Lost Creek, who tied
with 45.
Members of the Jay-C-Dels held a com-
bined business meeting and picnic Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Thomas Osting,
with Mrs. Bernard Art assisting. During the
meeting, new members were inducted into the
group. They were: Mrs. Thomas Eilerman,
Mrs. Norm Etgen, Mrs. Keith Kiggins, Mrs.
Joseph Anthony, Mrs. Joe Kasler and Mrs.
Don Schweller.
The sixth meeting of Our Ladys Cook &
Sew 4-H Club was brought to order by the
president, Debbie Klausing, with prayer and
the 4-H pledge. Eleven members and three
guests, Vicky Klaus, Pam Kill and Patty
Neumeier, were present. The proposed paper
drive was discussed and good-will bags were
distributed.
75 Years Ago 1938
Approximately 125 were in attendance at
the farewell given Friday night at Jefferson
School for K. W. Findley, music instructor in
the Delphos public schools for the past eight
years. Findley will leave Delphos soon to
take up his new duties as instrumental music
instructor in the Kenton High School.
Plans for the Fourth of July celebration are
going forward and all indications are that a
large number from Delphos and vicinity will
gather at Waterworks Park on that date to
participate in the various features which are
being sponsored by the Delphos Civic Club.
Word has been received from Van Wert that
the Bowen Fireworks Company will fulfill
their contract to furnish a display for Delphos.
Plans have been started for the annual
homecoming to be held at Willshire Aug. 7.
Appointment of committee heads is being
considered by Earl Fortman, president of the
homecoming association. Mrs. J. C. Geisler
has been named as chairman of the program
committee. Mrs. M. E. Beam has been named
to have charge of the community dinner. The
Wilshire Boy Scout troop has been placed in
charge of decoration of the park.
Today is Wednesday, June 26, the 177th
day of 2013. There are 188 days left in the
year.
Todays Highlight in History:
On June 26, 1963, President John F.
Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he deliv-
ered his famous speech expressing solidarity
with the citys residents, declaring: Ich bin
ein Berliner (I am a Berliner).
On this date:
In 1483, Richard III began his reign as
King of England (he was crowned the follow-
ing month at Westminster Abbey).
In 1870, the first section of Atlantic City,
N.J.s Boardwalk was opened to the public.
In 1915, following a whirlwind courtship,
poet T.S. Eliot married Vivienne Haigh-Wood
in London. (The marriage proved disastrous,
but the couple never divorced.)
In 1925, Charlie Chaplins classic comedy
The Gold Rush premiered at Graumans
Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
was nominated for a second term of office by
delegates to the Democratic national conven-
tion in Philadelphia.
In 1945, the charter of the United Nations
was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
In 1948, the Berlin Airlift began in earnest
after the Soviet Union cut off land and water
routes to the isolated western sector of Berlin.
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman autho-
rized the Air Force and Navy to enter the
Korean conflict.
In 1973, former White House counsel John
W. Dean told the Senate Watergate Committee
about an enemies list kept by the Nixon
White House.
In 1988, three people were killed when
a new Airbus A320 jetliner carrying more
than 130 people crashed into a forest during
a demonstration at an air show in Mulhouse
(muh-LOOZ), France.
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush went
back on his no-new-taxes campaign pledge,
conceding that tax increases would have to
be included in any deficit-reduction package
worked out with congressional negotiators.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton announced
the U.S. had launched missiles against Iraqi
targets because of compelling evidence Iraq
had plotted to assassinate former President
George H.W. Bush. Baseball Hall-of-Famer
Roy Campanella died in Woodland Hills,
Calif., at age 71.
Ten years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court,
in Lawrence v. Texas, struck down, 6-3,
state bans on gay sex. A jury in Fort Worth,
Texas, convicted former nurses aide Chante
Mallard of murder for hitting a homeless man,
Gregory Biggs, with her car, driving home
with his mangled body lodged in the wind-
shield and leaving him to die in her garage.
(Mallard was later sentenced to 50 years in
prison.) Former South Carolina Sen. Strom
Thurmond died in Edgefield, S.C., at age 100.
Sir Denis Thatcher, husband of former British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, died in
London at age 88.
Five years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court
struck down a handgun ban in the District
of Columbia as it affirmed, 5-4, that an indi-
vidual right to gun ownership existed. Juan
Alvarez, who triggered a 2005 rail disaster
in Glendale, Calif., by parking a sport-utility
vehicle on the tracks, was convicted of 11
counts of first-degree murder. (Alvarez was
later sentenced to 11 consecutive life terms.)
One year ago: Sen. Orrin Hatch won
the GOP primary in Utah, handily turning
back a challenge from tea party-backed Dan
Liljenquist (lihl-IHN-kwihst). In Oklahoma,
five-term Rep. John Sullivan fell to a tea par-
ty-supported candidate, Jim Bridenstine, who
went on to win election to Congress. Twelve-
time All-Star Joe Sakic was elected to the
Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eli-
gibility, joining Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and
Adam Oates as the newest class of inductees.
Essayist, author and filmmaker Nora Ephron,
71, died in New York.
Todays Birthdays: Actress Eleanor
Parker is 91. Jazz musician-film composer
Dave Grusin is 79. Actor Josef Sommer is
79. Singer Billy Davis Jr. is 73. Rock singer
Georgie Fame is 70. Actor Clive Francis
is 67. Rhythm-and-blues singer Brenda
Holloway is 67. Actor Michael Paul Chan is
63. Actor Robert Davi is 62. Singer-musician
Mick Jones is 58. Actor Gedde Watanabe is
58. Rock singer Chris Isaak is 57. Rock
singer Patty Smyth is 56. Singer Terri Nunn
(Berlin) is 52. Rock singer Harriet Wheeler
(The Sundays) is 50. Country musician
Eddie Perez (The Mavericks) is 45. Rock
musician Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) is
44. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson
is 43. Actor Sean Hayes is 43. Actor Matt
Letscher is 43. Actor Chris ODonnell is
43. Actor Nick Offerman is 43. Actress
Rebecca Budig is 40. MLB All-Star player
Derek Jeter is 39. Contemporary Christian
musician Jeff Frankenstein (Newsboys) is
39. Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 39.
Rock musician Nathan Followill (Kings
of Leon) is 34. Pop-rock singer-musician
Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) is 34. Actor-
musician Jason Schwartzman is 33. Actress
Aubrey Plaza is 29. Actress-singer Jennette
McCurdy is 21.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TODAY: Hot. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning. Then chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs
around 90. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of measur-
able precipitation 30 percent.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of show-
ers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the
morning. Then chance of showers and a slight chance of a
thunderstorm in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of
measurable precipitation 40 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
60s.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of show-
ers. Highs in the upper 70s.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY: Partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80.
GOP-led budget panel adds abortion restriction
COLUMBUS (AP)
Abortion providers in Ohio
would have to inform pregnant
women in writing about the
presence of a fetal heartbeat
before the procedure under
a last-minute change being
added to the state budget.
Providers could give the
pregnant woman the option to
view or hear the heartbeat.
The amendment added
Tuesday by a Republican-
dominated committee bans
doctors from purposefully per-
forming or inducing an abor-
tion on a pregnant woman
before determining the pres-
ence of a detectable fetal heart-
beat unless there is a medical
emergency.
The change also would create
criminal penalties for providers
who fail to comply with the pro-
posed informed consent rules.
Two Democrats on the six-
member conference committee
objected to the addition, contend-
ing there had been no hearings.
The committee planned
to vote on proposed budget
changes later Tuesday night.
Weather extremes tied to jet stream
WASHINGTON (AP)
Lately, the jet stream isnt
playing by the rules. Scientists
say that big river of air high
above Earth that dictates much
of the weather for the Northern
Hemisphere has been unusu-
ally erratic the past few years.
They blame it for everything
from snowstorms in May to the
path of Superstorm Sandy.
And last week, it was
responsible for downpours
that led to historic floods in
Alberta, Canada, as well as
record-breaking heat in parts of
Alaska, experts say. The town
of McGrath, Alaska, hit 94.
Just a few weeks earlier, the
same spot was 15 degrees.
The current heat wave in
the Northeast is also linked.
While its not unusual
to have a heat wave in the
east in June, it is part of the
anomalous jet stream pattern
that was responsible for the
flooding in Alberta, Rutgers
University climate scientist
Jennifer Francis said Tuesday
in an email.
The jet stream usually rush-
es rapidly from west to east
in a mostly straight direction.
But lately its been wobbling
and weaving like a drunken
driver, wreaking havoc as it
goes. The more the jet stream
undulates north and south, the
more changeable and extreme
the weather.
Its a relatively new phe-
nomenon that scientists are still
trying to understand. Some say
its related to global warming;
others say its not.
In May, there was upside-
down weather: Early California
wildfires fueled by heat con-
trasted with more than a foot of
snow in Minnesota. Seattle was
the hottest spot in the nation one
day, and Maine and Edmonton,
Canada, were warmer than
Miami and Phoenix.
Consider these unusual
occurrences over the past few
years:
The winter of 2011-12
seemed to disappear, with little
snow and record warmth in
March. That was followed by
the winter of 2012-13 when
noreasters seemed to queue up
to strike the same coastal areas
repeatedly.
Superstorm Sandy took
an odd left turn in October
from the Atlantic straight into
New Jersey, something that
happens once every 700 years
or so.
Supreme Court
halts use of key
part of voting law
BY MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON A deep-
ly divided Supreme Court threw
out the most powerful part of
the landmark Voting Rights Act
on Tuesday, a decision deplored
by the White House but cheered
by mostly Southern states now
free from nearly 50 years of
intense federal oversight of
their elections.
Split along ideological and
partisan lines, the justices
voted 5-4 to strip the gov-
ernment of its most potent
tool to stop voting bias
the requirement in the Voting
Rights Act that all or parts of
15 states with a history of dis-
crimination in voting, mainly
in the South, get Washingtons
approval before changing the
way they hold elections.
Chief Justice John Roberts,
writing for a majority of
conservative, Republican-
appointed justices, said the
laws provision that deter-
mines which states are covered
is unconstitutional because it
relies on 40-year-old data and
does not account for racial
progress and other changes in
U.S. society.
The decision effectively
puts an end to the advance
approval requirement that has
been used to open up poll-
ing places to minority vot-
ers in the nearly half century
since it was first enacted in
1965, unless Congress can
come up with a new formula
that Roberts said meets cur-
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States. That seems unlikely to
happen any time soon.
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Children participate in No Child Left Inside
During the week of June 17, approximately 70 children ages 4-10 visited Beining Nursery and Landscaping of
Ottoville. The childrens program No Child Left Inside consisted of story time followed by creating their own
plant and animal habitat to take home with them. The children learned about how seeds turn into plants, how
animals use plants for camouflage and protection, along with what plants need to survive. Sgn up for Beining
Nursery and Landscapings newsletter for information about programs and plant news at beiningnursery.com.
(Photos submitted)
NOI Film Festival set for September
Information submitted
LIMA The Northwest Ohio Film
Foundation invites all movie lovers on a Grand
Prix Tour in various locations in Lima from
June 29 to Aug. 30 for fun, filmmakers and a
good time at the movies. Proceeds go to the
2013 Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival.
Tickets are $10 per event or $10 to college stu-
dents for the remainder of the series. All events
start at 7 p.m. The tour will act as a tease of the
3rd Annual Northwest Ohio Independent Film
Festival that will take place in downtown Lima
from Sept. 20-21.
The 2012 Grand Prix (Outstanding Feature
Film), Horror-Comedy The Selling will screen
on June 29 at Milano Caf, accompanied by lima-
based pop band, The Hipnotix and a Q&A Actor/
Writer/Stars, Gabriel Diani and Etta Devine. The
film was a hit at the 2012 Festivals midnight
screening that was open to the public.
Three separate screening events of Award-
Winning or favorites from past Festivals have
already taken place - On April 27, the inti-
mate drama Paradise Recovered (2011 Audience
Choice, Outstanding Actress, Outstanding
Screenplay) was well-received at the Meeting
Place on Market, with a pre and a post-screen-
ing Q&A with Producer/Director team, Andie
Redwine and Storme Wood. Award-winning
short film, The Miracles on Honey Bee Hill (2012
Outstanding Actress - Short, 2012 Outstanding
Screenplay), a clever mishmash of fairy-tale and
equal-rights opened the festivities.
Superheroes, an HBO documentary following
Real-life Superheroes followed at Alter Ego
Comics on May 24. On June 1, NY Indie Film,
Things I Dont Understand (2012 Outstanding
Actress - Feature) took place at Gilberts Music
and Groamys CDs and Tapes, complete with
Q&A with the films director, David Spaltro.
Both fundraising events created anticipation for
the two-day Festival in September.
Everyone loves movies in the summer,
beamed Executive Director Len Archibald. There
is energy in Lima that wants to celebrate that. Why
not do that here with a tease of the best Independent
Film-Festival in Northwest Ohio? We hope to bring
about a cinematic revolution and newfound love of
the art of movies right here at home.
With the newfound success of The Selling
through DVD sales and online streamings, the
event promises to be one of the most anticipated
lead-ups to the Sundance-inspired festival, but
will not be the last. The series ends with a pair
of Movie Mixers: July 27 at the Met, where
Ohio based films The Wonderland Express and
Mowing Through Misery will screen; Pretty
Little Things (2012 Outstanding Original Score)
will end the Grand Prix Tour on August 30 at
Vino Bellissimo. Pretty Little Things will open
with a set from LimaLand Comedy Troupe. All
films will follow with Cast/Crew Q&As
Tickets are on sale now at all screening loca-
tions. Please call (419) 979-9692 for more infor-
mation. Cash, check and credit accepted.
Ash tree removal funds
available for qualify-
ing communities
COLUMBUS Federal
grant funds are available to
assist northern Ohio com-
munities in removing haz-
ardous ash trees along pub-
lic rights-of-way, according
to the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR).
Grant funding totaling
$300,000 will help north-
ern Ohio communities
address the damage caused
by the non-native emerald
ash borer as it continues
to impact the region, said
Robert Boyles, state for-
ester and chief of the ODNR
Division of Forestry. The
loss of ash trees in northern
Ohio is not only environ-
mentally and economically
damaging, but dead and
dying trees pose a safety
hazard to anyone living or
traveling on ash tree-lined
streets.
Since the emerald ash
borer was first discovered
in northwest Ohio in 2003,
millions of ash trees have
been killed by this devastat-
ing invasive insect, which
can claim the life of an oth-
erwise healthy, mature tree
in as little as one year. Due
to the insects spread, many
Ohio communities are now
confronted with the costly
expense of dead ash tree
removal and replacement.
Communities in the fol-
lowing counties are eligible
to apply: Allen, Ashland,
Augl ai ze, Crawford,
Cuyahoga, Defiance, Erie,
Fulton, Hancock, Hardin,
Henry, Huron, Lorain,
Lucas, Marion, Medina,
Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding,
Put nam, Ri chl and,
Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby,
Van Wert, Williams, Wood
and Wyandot.
To request an applica-
tion or access Ash Removal
grant instructions, the eli-
gible communities should
contact the ODNR Division
of Forestry at (614) 670-
2653, go to http://ohiodnr.
com/tabid/22104/Default.
aspx or email wendi.van-
bur e n@dnr. s t a t e . oh. us .
Applications must be sub-
mitted electronically no
later than close of business
on July 29.
The ODNR Division of
Forestry works to promote
the wise use and sustainable
management of Ohios pub-
lic and private woodlands.
To learn more about best
practices for dealing with
emerald ash borer impact-
ed trees, Ohios wood-
lands, forest health or tree
care visit the Division of
Forestrys website at ohiod-
nr.gov/forestry.
ODNR ensures a bal-
ance between wise use and
protection of our natural
resources for the benefit of
all. Visit the ODNR website
at ohiodnr.gov.
Poll: Ohio gov approval best since taking office
COLUMBUS (AP) A recent poll finds Gov. John Kasichs
job approval has hit its highest rating since he took office in 2011.
The poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University in
Connecticut shows 54 percent of Ohioans favor the Republican
governors actions while 32 percent disapprove of his performance.
The poll taken over last weekend also finds that 49 percent of
Ohioans say Kasich deserves to be re-elected.
The poll says Kasich currently leads Cuyahoga County Executive
Ed FitzGerald, a leading Democratic opponent in the 2014 guberna-
torial race, by a 47-33 margin.
The survey of 941 Ohio voters has a margin of error of 3.2
percentage points.
Kasichs approval rating a year ago was under 40 percent.
Ohio House
committee approves
traffic camera ban
COLUMBUS (AP)
An Ohio House committee
has approved a measure that
would ban red-light cam-
eras across the state.
The Transportation,
Public Safety & Homeland
Security Committee on
Tuesday voted 9-4 to move
the measure to the full
House for consideration.
The bill bans police from
using a camera to determine
whether motorists have run
red lights or been speeding.
Proponents of the bill say
cameras have been abused
by certain municipalities
who see the devices as rev-
enue generators.
Supporters of the cam-
eras say studies show the
machines have helped
reduce traffic accidents.
They also say the cameras
free up law enforcement
officers to pursue more seri-
ous crimes.
More than a dozen Ohio
cities use traffic-enforce-
ment cameras. Cleveland
collected nearly $6 million
from them last year.
Camera-generated tick-
ets are civil infractions.
EMA holds drill
VAN WERT A prepa-
ration drill was held over
the weekend by the Van
Wert County Emergency
Management/LEPC. The
annual exercise involved over
40 participants. The drill was
staged in the town of Glenmore
and involved the scenario of
the Mercer Landmark facil-
ity being hit by a tornado
with structure damage which
included an anhydrous ammo-
nia leak and farm chemicals
contaminating victims.
According to local EMA
Director Rick McCoy, the
exercise is conducted under
requirement of the states
EPA SERC guidelines and
involved a number of objec-
tives to perform which satis-
fies the evaluators and Ohio
EMA personnel observing the
drill.
Victims included mem-
bers of the Van Wert Civil Air
Patrol who were rescued in the
supposedly collapsed build-
ings by emergency responders
from the Wren, Ohio City and
Willshire Fire Departments.
Transportation to the hospital
was performed by Brickner
Ambulance Service. Van
Wert Hospital Emergency
Room personnel were tested
on accepting multiple victims
who first had to go through
the hospitals decontamination
room before treatment of inju-
ries could begin.
Also assisting were troop-
ers from the Ohio State
Highway Patrol who per-
formed evacuation procedures
of the area, and the Van Wert
County Sheriff Office dis-
patchers who tested the com-
munications on the new 800
MHz radio system. The Van
Wert Chapter of the American
Red Cross also assisted at the
EMA Emergency Operations
Center going over procedures
of setting up a shelter in the
event that an evacuation was
necessary in a real scenario.
McCoy especially thanked
the management of Glenmore
Mercer Landmark for allow-
ing their facility to be used
and for assisting emergen-
cy personnel in using the
Incident Command System in
coordinating the scene.
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Catholic Ladies of
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Aaron Miller
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Tricia Wrasman
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Looser earns school psychology degree
Kylee Looser Harrmann graduated April
26 from the University of Cincinnati Graduate
School with an educational specialist degree
in school psychology.
She is a 2006 graduate of Delphos
Jefferson, a 2009 graduate of the University
of Dayton with a bachelor of arts in psychol-
ogy and a 2011 graduate of the University
of Cincinnati with a master in education in
school psychology.
She is the daughter of Kirk and Lisa
Looser; the granddaugther of Jim and
Jeannette Stockwell and Ken and Jeanne
Looser; and the great-granddaughter of
Virginia Stockwell.
She and her husband Joe, currently reside
in Minster.
Kylee has accepted a position with Mercer
County Educational Service Center as a
school psychologist.
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COMMUNITY
Landmark
Calendar of
Events
Happy
Birthday
Ottoville School
TODAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St. Kalida.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
Noon Rotary Club
meets at the Delphos Eagles.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
5-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
7:30 p.m. American
Legion Post 268, 415 N. State
St.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club, A&W Drive-
In, 924 E. Fifth St.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
1-4 p.m. Interfaith
ping.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
ping.
St. Vincent dePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing lot, is open.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Delphos Postal Museum is
open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
1-4 p.m. Putnam
E. Main St. Kalida.
1:30 p.m. Amvets Post
698 Auxiliary meets at the
Amvets post in Middle Point.
4 p.m. Amvets Post 698
regular meeting at the Amvets
post in Middle Point.
7:30 p.m. Sons of
Amvets Post 698 meet at
Amvets Post in Middle Point.
MONDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
6:30 p.m. Shelter from
the Storm support group
meets in the Delphos Public
Library basement.
7 p.m. Delphos City
Council meets at the Delphos
Municipal Building, 608 N.
Canal St.
Delphos Parks and
Recreation board meets at
the recreation building at
Stadium Park.
Washington Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville
village council meets at the
mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 Fifth St.
8 p.m. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars meet at the hall.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
7 p.m. Delphos Coon
and Sportsmans Club meets.
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics
Anonymous, Fi rst
Presbyterian Church, 310 W.
Second St.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
E. Main St., Kalida.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
Noon Rotary Club
meets at the Delphos Eagles.
June 27
Connor Britt
Mary Lee Laudick
Jerry Miller
Brian Shaner
Laura Myers
Holly Krites
Brandt Baldauf
June 28
Hope Kill
Dale Good
Alex Wrasman
Barbara Cross
Church puts family
behind in garden
BY LOVINA EICHER
It is a Wednesday after-
noon. This morning the tem-
perature was 51 degrees.
We went out to weed and
hoe in the garden
after the morning
house-work was
done. It was cool
when we started
but the warm sun
soon made it get
hot. We came in to
eat some lunch and
take a break.
With church
services being held
here twice recently, the gar-
dens were neglected more
than usual this past month.
Everything is growing real
well. We are getting enough
rain that we dont need to
water the garden. Tomatoes
are loaded on the plants and
the corn is past knee-high
already.
We are already enjoy-
ing hot peppers. We planted
Seranno and banana peppers.
The bananas will soon be big
enough to stuff with cream
cheese and Colby cheese then
wrap with bacon and grill. We
like the banana peppers better
than the jalapeno peppers to
do those as they arent as hot.
We have also been enjoying
lettuce, radishes, and green
onions from our garden for
quite some time.
Yesterday, we took
Diamond, our 19-year-old
horse, to town to get new
shoes for the boys. Diamond
seems to get slower and
slower to make the trip to
town and back but he is safe
and sound around all the traf-
fic. It means a lot to have a
horse that doesnt shy away
from the big trucks and farm
machinery along the road.
Church services were held
here again this past
Sunday. We had a
nice-sized atten-
dance but not as
many as last time.
Our lunch menu
consisted of wheat
and white bread,
butter, strawberry
jam, Bologna,
cheese spread, pea-
nut butter spread,
red beets, freezer and dill
pickles, hot peppers, monster,
sugar, chocolate chip and
peanut butter cookies, coffee
and iced tea. We also always
make an 8-quart kettle of
chicken noodle soup for the
younger children who dont
eat sandwiches yet. Then in
honor of Fathers Day we
also served strawberries and
ice cream.
All the dishes and bench
wagons are back in the bench
wagon waiting to be pulled
to the next place. It is always
a lot of work to get ready to
host church services but it is
relaxing once its over and
everything is cleaned.
I didnt get around to hav-
ing the garage sale I wanted
to have before our church
services. That is now on my
to do list to organize all
that before canning season is
in full swing.
I would also like to go to
the local U-pick to get straw-
berries to make strawberry
freezer jam. That is a favor-
ite jam around here. Sister
Emma has her own straw-
berry plants and furnished all
the strawberries for church
services on Sunday. She is
getting a good yield. I would
like to get new plants started.
My last ones didnt do so
well.
I made these for supper
one evening with Emmas
strawberries. I hope youll
like them as much as we did.
STRAWBERRY
SHORTCAKE CUPS
1 quart fresh strawberries
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sugar, divid-
ed
1 tablespoon baking pow-
der
1 egg
1/4 cup cold butter or mar-
garine
1/2 cup milk
Whipped cream or Cool
Whip
Mash or slice the straw-
berries; place in a bowl and
add 2 tablespoons sugar,
mix and set aside. In another
bowl combine flour, baking
powder, salt and remaining 2
tablespoons sugar. Cut in but-
ter until crumbly. In a small
bowl, beat egg and milk. Stir
into flour mixture just until
moistened. Fill eight greased
muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake
at 425 degrees for 12 min-
utes or until golden. Remove
from the pan to cool on a
wire rack. Just before serv-
ing, split shortcakes in half
horizontally. Spoon berries
and whipped cream between
layers and over top.
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Pizza Taste-Off returns
to Fourth of July events
DELPHOS The 2013 Delphos Kiwanis Pizza Taste-Off
will be held at 6:30 p.m. on July 3 at Stadium Park in the shel-
terhouse during Fourth of July festivities.
Niedeckens Carry-out, the first champions of the event
added in 2012, will defend the traveling trophy against The
Point-Hickory Pitt BBQ, Pizza Hut, Topp Chalet, Brentilys
and Jacks.
The cost for tasters is $12, which includes six slices of
pizza and two drink tickets. Tickets can be purchased from any
Kiwanis member.
Conn passes AF basic training
Air Force Airman Zachary
D. Conn graduated from basic
military training at Joint Base
San Antonio-Lackland, San
Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an
intensive, eight-week pro-
gram that included training in
military discipline and stud-
ies, Air Force core values,
physical fitness, and basic
warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete
basic training earn four
credits toward an associate
in applied science degree
through the Community
College of the Air Force.
Conn is the son of Brian
Conn of Elida.
He is a 2011 graduate of
Elida High School.
Conn
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SPORTS
Wildcats drop DH to Roughriders in ACME
BY JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
ST. MARYS St. Marys Memorial needed to score an
unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning to dispatch
Jefferson 11-10 in a wild opening game of a Tuesday night twin-
bill at Diamond 7 at the K.C. Geiger Park in St. Marys.
In the nightcap (5 innings), Mason Gross threw a 5-inning
no-hitter to shutout the Wildcats 4-0.
The Roughriders got a leadoff triple by Marshall Leininger to
start the home eighth against reliever Jordan Herron and two outs
later, he scored on an error on a grounder hit by Dirk Fenwick.
Jefferson drew first blood in the top of the first against
Roughrider starter Josh Young on a leadoff walk to Josh Teman
(3 walks, 3 runs), a walk (Tyler Rice) an error and a sacrifice fly
by Tyler Talboom.
The Roughriders scored four times in the home half on two
hits with a run-producing double by Isaac Fitzgerald (4-for-4,
4 runs batted in, 2 runs) an RBI groundout by Mason Gross
and two earlier errors.
Jefferson got within 4-3 in the second on a hit by Damien
Dudgeon (4-for-5, 2 runs batted in), a sacrifice by Adam Rode
(2-for-4), a fielders choice by Ryan Goergens (2 runs), a single
by Teman and back-to-back errors.
The Wildcats tied it at 4-4 in the third. Jordan Herron (2-for-4,
2 runs) singled, was sacrificed to second by Kurt Wollenhaupt
and scored on a single by Dudgeon.
The hosts went up 5-4 in the third on a leadoff 3-bagger by
Tristan Becker (3-for-4, 4 runs) and an infield hit by Fitzgerald.
Memorial made it 6-4 in the fourth on a 1-out hit (Young), a
groundout and an RBI hit by Nate Vogel.
St. Marys made it 9-4 in the fifth on three errors and three
safeties, including an RBI double by Fitzgerald and a run-produc-
ing knock by Austin Quellhorst.
In the Jefferson sixth against reliever Joe Phenning and third
pitcher and winner Zach Wilker, the Red and White plated
six runs on seven walks and two hits. Four runs came home on
bases-loaded free passes to Gage Mercer, Talboom, Wollenhaupt
and Teman and the other two on hits by Herron and Dudgeon to
go up 10-9. They also left the bases loaded.
St. Marys retied it in the home half on a walk (Becker), a steal
and throwing errors on the play.
Rode singled with two down in the eighth but was left there.
In the nightcap, Rice walked with one down in the top of the
first, took second on a pickoff error but was caught too far off
second on Mercers grounder.
Vogel walked against starter Teman to open the home half,
stole second, took third on a groundout by Michael Harbaum and
scored on a triple by Becker.
Ryan Goergens walked with one down in the third but a 6-4-3
double play ended that threat.
Jefferson left runners on third and first on in the fourth via
walks to Rice (leadoff) and a fielders choice (Herron).
Memorial scored two runs in the third on a 2-out error and two
singles by Fitzgerald (Harbaum) and Wilker (Becker).
St. Marys tacked on its final tally in the fourth on a 2-out free
pass and a triple by Vogel.
Goergens walked with two down in the fifth but was elimi-
nated at second on a grounder.
ST. MARYS MEMORIAL 11, JEFFERSON 10 (8 Innings)
JEFFERSON (10)
ab-r-h-rbi
Josh Teman ss 2-3-1-1, Tyler Rice p/1b 3-1-0-0, Gage Mercer
c 3-1-0-1, Tyler Talboom cf 3-1-0-2, Jordan Herron 1b/p 4-2-2-1,
Kurt Wollenhaupt 2b 2-0-0-1, Damien Dudgeon lf 5-0-4-2, Adam
Rode 3b 4-0-2-0, Ryan Goergens rf 4-2-0-0. Totals 30-10-9-8.
ST. MARYS MEMORIAL (11)
ab-r-h-rbi
Nate Vogel cf 5-1-1-1, Zach Wilker ss/p 5-1-0-0, Tristan
Becker rf 4-4-3-1, Isaac Fitzgerald c 4-2-4-4, Mason Gross 1b
5-1-1-1, Marshall Leininger 3b 5-1-2-0, Austin Quellhorst lf 3-0-
1-1, Michael Harbaum ph 1-0-0-0, Josh Young p 2-1-2-0, Joe
Phenning p 1-0-0-0, Kyle Kiefer ss 1-0-0-0, Brandon Coffey ph
1-0-0-0, Dirk Fenwick 2b 5-0-0-0. Totals 42-11-14-8.
Score by Innings:
Jefferson 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 - 10
Memorial 4 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 - 11
Two outs in bottom of 8th when game ended
E: Teman 3, Wilker 2, Mercer, Talboom, Herron, Rode; DP:
St. Marys Memorial 2; LOB: Jefferson 11, St. Marys Memorial
11; 2B: Fitzgerald 2; 3B: Becker, Leininger; SB: Becker, Gross;
POB: Fitzgerald (by Rice); Sac: Wollenhaupt 2, Rode; SF:
Talboom.
IP H R ER BB SO
JEFFERSON
Rice 5.0 10 9 4 1 3
Herron (L) 2.2 4 2 1 3 1
ST. MARYS MEMORIAL
Young 4.0 6 4 2 3 2
Phenning 1.0 0 5 5 6 0
Wilker (W) 3.0 3 0 0 2 5
Phenning pitched to 5 batters in the 6th
WP: Herron, Phenning; PB: Fitzgerald.
-
ST. MARYS MEMORIAL 4, JEFFERSON 0 (5 Innings)
JEFFERSON (0)
ab-r-h-rbi
Josh Teman p 3-0-0-0, Tyler Rice 1b 0-0-0-0, Gage Mercer 3b
2-0-0-0, Tyler Talboom c 1-0-0-0, Jordan Herron ss 2-0-0-0, Kurt
Wollenhaupt 2b 2-0-0-0, Damien Dudgeon lf 2-0-0-0, Adam
Rode cf 2-0-0-0, Ryan Goergens rf 0-0-0-0. Totals 14-0-0-0.
ST. MARYS MEMORIAL (4)
ab-r-h-rbi
Nate Vogel cf 2-1-1-1, Michael Harbaum lf 1-1-0-0, Tristan
Becker rf 2-1-1-1, Isaac Fitzgerald dh 2-0-1-1, Dirk Fenwick
3b 0-0-0-0, Zach Wilker ss 2-0-1-1, Brandon Coffey c 2-0-0-
0, Mason Gross p 2-0-1-0, Mike Haustreiter 1b 2-0-0-0, Kyle
Kiefer ss 1-1-0-0. Totals 16-4-5-4.
Score by Innings:
Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Memorial 1 0 2 1 x - 4
E: Rode, Cross; DP: St. Marys Memorial 1; LOB: Jefferson
4, St. Marys Memorial 4; 3B: Becker, Vogel; SB: Vogel, Wilker,
Haustreither; CS: Haustreiter (by Rode).
IP H R ER BB SO
JEFFERSON
Teman (L) 4.0 5 4 2 3 3
ST. MARYS MEMORIAL
Gross (W) 5.0 0 0 0 5 2
Wildcats, Lancers down Jays in ACME
BY JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS In an ACME
summer baseball game Monday
afternoon at Stadium Park,
Jefferson crushed St. Johns 17-3
in a contest postponed from Friday.
In the regularly-scheduled
matchup, Lincolnview bested
the Blue Jays 13-7 in six innings
(stopped with two down in the top
of the seventh due to darkness with
the Lancers scoring seven runs,
thus ending the game with the last
completed inning).
In the opener, the Wildcats
amassed 11 hits and took advan-
tage of five walks issued by starter
T.J. Hoersten (6 innings, 8 hits, 12
runs, 5 earned, 4 strikeouts) and 11
errors.
Ross Thompson got the com-
plete-game victory, ceding five hits
and three runs (1 earned), walking
one and fanning 10 in his 91-pitch
effort (62 strikes).
He also led the offense with a
3-for-5 performance at the plate (2
runs scored, 2 stolen bases), while
Ryan Bullinger was 2-for-3 (4 SBs,
2 runs batted in, 2 walks). Also
contributing were Jace Stockwell
(4 SBs, 3 runs), Tyler Talboom (3
runs, 2 RBIs), Jordan Herron (2
runs, 3 RBIs) and Hunter Binkley
(2 runs).
Ben Wrasman had three of the
five Blue Jays hits.
The Wildcats scored five times
in the top of the first, talking advan-
tage of five miscues and two hits,
both of them run-producing singles
by Gage Mercer (2 runs, 2 RBIs)
and Bullinger, to do so.
St. Johns got one back in
the home half on a walk (Austin
Heiing), a hit (Wrasman), a force-
out (Hoersten) and an error.
Jefferson made it 6-1 in the
second on a walk to Stockwell, two
steals and a bounceout by Mercer.
Jefferson made it 8-1 in the third
on an error, a walk and three hits,
including a run-scoring 2-bagger
by Jordan Herron.
The Jays made it 8-2 in the third
on a 1-out hit batter (Heiing), a
double (Wrasman) with Heiing
getting injured and leaving the
game and pinch-runner Jorden
Boone scoring on a bouncer by
Hoersten.
In the Wildcat fifth, they took
a 9-2 edge on an error, four sto-
len bases and an RBI single by
Stockwell, plating Tyler Rice (2
runs).
Jefferson went up 12-2 in the
sixth on another miscue, a steal of
home (Rice) and two hits.
The Blue and Gold plated their
final run of the opener on two sin-
gles (Wrasman and Chad Etgen), a
forceout and an error.
The Red and White finished off
their scoring with five more in the
seventh against Kyle Pohlman on
two miscues, a hit batter and three
knocks, including a 2-run triple by
Herron and RBI hits by Thompson
and Binkley.
In the nightcap, the Lancers
took advantage of nine free passes
and four hit batters, as well as nine
hits, to get their 7-run triumph.
Troy Patterson was the lone
multi-hit player for the victors
(3-for-4). Jalen Roberts was 1-for-
1 with two walks (2 runs). Also
scoring two runs were Eli Farmer,
Derek Friesner and Derek Youtsey.
Southpaw Dalton Hines got the
pitching win with three frames of
relief (4 hits, 2 earned runs, 2
walks, 2 Ks).
Wrasman took the loss for
the Jays, who actually out-hit the
Lancers 11-9 and garnered five bas-
es-on-balls. Hoersten went 3-for-4
(2 RBIs), while Gage Seffernick
was 2-for-3 and Andy May (2 runs)
and Wrasman (2 RBIs) went 2-for-
4.
The Jays left the bases loaded in
the home half of the first.
Lincolnview sent four home in
the top of the second on two hits,
one a run-producer by Tyler Richey;
three walks, including a bases-load-
ed one to starter Nick Leeth; and
two fielders-choice groundouts by
Kyle Williams and Farmer.
St. Johns halved its deficit in
the home half on a walk and three
knocks, including RBI safeties by
Wrasman (Boone) and Hoersten
(May).
Two more Lancers touched the
dish in the third via four hits, two
of the infield hit variety (Patterson
and Leeth) that brought in Roberts
and Youtsey.
Lincolnview made it 7-2 in the
fourth on a 1-out walk (Friesner),
an error, a walk (Roberts) and a
groundout by Youtsey.
The Blue Jays got within 7-6
in the fourth (chasing Leeth for
Hines) on a hit batter, a walk and
four hits, including a run-scoring
double by Wrasman (Boone) and
run-scoring single by Seffernick. A
fielders-choice by Hoersten plat-
ted May and a wild pitch scored
Wrasman.
The Lancers put three more runs
on the board in the fifth chasing
Wrasman for Jess Ditto on an
error (scoring Hines), three hit bat-
ters, including a bases-loaded one
by Trevor Neate that got Farmer
in, and an RBI liner by Youtsey
(Friesner).
Lincolnview made it 13-6 in the
sixth on four walks and one hit, a
bases-0clearing double by Wyatt
Schmersal.
The hosts got a run in the home
half on a double by Hoe3rsten,
a wild pitch and a single by
Seffernick.
St. Johns hosts Perry 6 p.m.
Thursday.
The Van Wert County ACME
tournament commences Monday.
JEFFERSON 17, ST. JOHNS
3
JEFFERSON (17)
ab-r-h-rbi
Jace Stockwell ss 3-3-1-1, Gage
Mercer c 5-2-1-2, Ross Thompson
p 5-2-3-1, Hunter Binkley lf 5-2-1-
1, Tyler Talboom rf 5-3-1-2, Jordan
Herron 3b 4-2-1-3, Tyler Rice 2b
4-2-0-0, Ryan Bullinger 1b 3-1-2-
2, Josh Teman cf 5-0-1-0. Totals
39-17-11-12.
ST. JOHNS (3)
ab-r-h-rbi
Austin Heiing lf 0-1-0-0, Jorden
Boone pr/2b 2-1-0-0, Ben Wrasman
cf 3-1-3-0, T.J. Hoersten p/ss 3-0-0-
1, Jesse Ditto 1b 2-0-0-0, Chad
Etgen 1b 1-0-1-0, Gage Seffernick
ss/3b 3-0-0-0, Kyle Pohlman 3b/p
3-0-0-0, Ryan Hellman 2b/lf 2-0-0-
0, Brandon Slate lf 1-0-1-0, Owen
Baldauf c 1-0-0-0, J.R. Keirns c
2-0-0-0, Andy May rf 3-0-0-0.
Totals 26-3-5-1.
Score by Innings:
Jefferson 5 1 2 0 1 3 5 - 17
St. Johns 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3
E: Seffernick 3, Heiing 2, Boone
2, Hellman 2, Rice, Bullinger.
Hoersten, Keirns; DP: St. Johns 1;
LOB: Jefferson 7, St. Johns 4; 2B:
Talboom, Wrasman; 3B: Herron;
SB: Stockwell 4, Bullinger 4, Rice
3, Thompson 2.
IP H R ER BB SO
JEFFERSON
Thompson (W) 7.0 5 3 1 1 10
ST. JOHNS
Hoersten (L) 6.0 8 12 5 5 4
Pohlman 1.0 3 5 3 0 0
PB: Baldauf; HBP: Heiing
(by Thompson), Stockwell (by
Pohlman).
-
LINCOLNVIEW 13, ST.
JOHNS 7
LINCOLNVIEW (13)
ab-r-h-rbi
Kyle Williams ss 5-1-0-1, Eli
Farmer 3b 3-2-0-1, Derek Friesner
rf 2-2-0-0, Wyatt Schmersal rf 1-0-
1-3, Conner McCleery 1b 3-0-1-1,
Jalen Roberts cf 1-2-1-0, Trevor
Neate cf 1-0-0-1, Derek Youtsey lf
3-2-1-2, Dalton Schmersal lf 0-0-
0-0, Tyler Richey c 3-1-1-1, Troy
Patterson 2b 4-2-3-1, Austin Leeth
p 1-0-1-2, Dalton Hines p 1-0-1-0.
Totals 28-13-9-13.
ST. JOHNS (7)
ab-r-h-rbi
Andy May lf 4-2-2-0, Ben
Wrasman p/cf 4-1-2-2, T.J.
Hoersten ss 4-1-3-2, Chad Etgen
cf 2-1-1-0, Jesse Ditto p 1-0-0-0,
Gage Seffernick 3b 3-0-0-0, Kyle
Pohlman 1b 3-0-0-0, Brandon Slate
2b 4-0-1-1, J.R. Keirns c 3-0-0-0,
Owen Baldauf c 0-0-0-0, Jorden
Boone rf 1-2-0-0, Ryan Hellman rf
1-0-0-0. Totals 30-7-11-6.
Score by Innings:
Lincolnview 0 4 2 1 3 3 - 13
St. Johns 0 2 0 4 0 1 - 7
E: Hoersten, Seffernick,
Slate; DP: Lincolnview 1; LOB:
Lincolnview 10, St. Johns 9; 2B:
Roberts, Wrasman, Hoersten; SB:
Williams, Hoersten, Seffernick.
IP H R ER BB SO
LINCOLNVIEW
Leeth 3.0 7 5 5 3 3
Hines (W) 3.0 4 2 2 2 2
ST. JOHNS
Wrasman (L) 2.1 3 7 7 5 1
Pohlman 2.2 4 5 4 2 2
Leeth pitched to 3 batters in
4th
WP: Leeth, Hines, Ditto; HBP:
Boone (by Leeth), Farmer (by
Wrasman), Friesner (by Wrasman),
Youtsey (by Wrasman), Neate (by
Ditto).
McDonalds Junior Series
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Tuesday Results (97 Golfers)
Par 70
BOYS 12-13
1. Jacob Black 42; 2. Ryan
Moody 45; 3. (tie) Jared Hernandez
47 and Christian Nartker 47; 4.
Austin Radcliff 48; 5. Drew Bullock
51; 6. Adam Gerker 53; 7. Joey
Miller 57; 8. Drew Ambroza 61;
9. Marcus McGee 62; 10. Austin
Luck 65.
BOYS 14-15
1. Grant Ricketts 37-40-77; 2.
Joshah Rager 38-40-78; 3. Adam
Vieira 39-39-78 (Rager defeated
Vieira in a 2-hole playoff for 2nd);
4. Sam Reed 39-41-80; 5. Spencer
Stubbs 42-40-82; 6. Ian Hasting
44-43-87; 7. Jared Miller 47-48-95;
8. Daniel Magowan 51-49-100; 9.
Zach Watren 54-48-102; 10. Ricky
Carroll 53-54-107; 11. Nate Hearn
66-57-123; 12. Sean Houston 68-57-
125.
BOYS 16-18
1. John Copella 37-37-74; 2.
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Zach Erhart 37-39-76; 5. Jacob
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37-42-79 and Jason Niese 36-43-
79; 8. (tie) David Jenkins 41-39-80
and Samuel Slusher 39-41-80; 9.
(tie) Bobby Crow 39-42-81, Wesley
Markward 39-42-81 and Drew
Wayman 42-39-81; 10. Kaleb Kuhn
44-39-83; 11. Jimmie Ebeling 45-39-
84; 12. (tie) Francisco Aremendariz
43-43-86, Colin Burke 42-44-86
and Mitchell Youngpeter 40-46-86;
13. (tie) Chance Campbell 45-42-87
and Joseph Slusher 43-44-87; 14.
(tie) Evan Nartker 48-40-88 and Jim
Thatcher 43-45-88; 15. Alex Gossard
47-48-95; 16. Brandon Pedersen
49-48-95; 17. Rich Streicher 49-49-
98; 18. (tie) Cory Miller 53-51-
104 and Jacob Nolte 56-48-104; 19.
Wesley Ruedebusch DQ.
GIRLS 15 & UNDER
1. Alivia Koenig 47; 2. Jill
Schmitmeyer 53; 3. Meghan
Mulcahy 60; 4. Lexie Evans 65; 5.
Abigail Vieira 67; 6. Ariel Schantz
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GIRLS 16-18
1. Emily Knouff 37-44-81; 2.
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3. Mikenna Klinger 48-47-95; 4.
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Ordean 47-53-100; 7. Maddison
Stallkamp 50-54-104; 8. Haleigh
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www.delphosherald.com Wednesday, June 26, 2013 The Herald 7
DEAR BRUCE: I am
66, single and retired with
a $2,000-a-month pension.
I am not Social Security
qualified, and I am covered
by Medicare Parts A and
B, as well as health insur-
ance. I have about $300,000
invested (age/risk appropri-
ate), and other than a little arthritis, Im healthy.
I own my home outright, with about $2,000 in taxes. The
home is valued anywhere from $150,000 to $190,000 in this
small town. I have no debt of any kind and live well within my
means. My car is a 2012 model, and I owe nothing on it. I cov-
ered my final expenses years ago and carry a small life insurance
policy that is fully paid up through my federal employment. I
think I have my bases covered.
My lovely 1950s home has three bedrooms and a fairly large
yard. Its in a good neighborhood. I want a smaller, single-level
home with a garage, preferably not a condo. A newer, smaller
house would cost more than my current house; even though the
upkeep would be less, taxes and insurance would be the same. I
do not want to enter into a mortgage at my age and income.
Is there something you can tell me that I cant see? It basically
comes down to quality of life. I am not ready to rent or move to
the senior facility yet, but I see the benefit of making a move
before one has to.
I really have no one to bounce this off of, so I hope you can
give me some ideas. My three children all live three to four hours
away, and there is really not even a reason to stay in this town.
I do not desire to live in real close proximity to my children. --
Reader, via email
DEAR READER: It seems to me that you have the world by
the tail. You have adequate income and no debts. The only thing
you want to do is get into a smaller house.
Let us assume that youll have to spend an additional $50,000
to accomplish this. (You seem to think that it will cost you more.)
So what? You reduced your investments to $250,000, which is
still an adequate rainy day fund. Your $2,000 monthly income
should allow you to live a comfortable life.
You also might want to consider a part-time job. At 66, youre
hardly ready for the rocking chair. I wish you well.
DEAR BRUCE: My grandmother died a year ago. To keep
things in control and not have families fighting, she appointed a
friend as her personal representative.
No one in the family has any issues with our inheritance, but
we do question the representative charging the estate $35,000.
In three years, she has had to do only about two hours worth
of work. How can that be worth $35,000? My grandmother had
everything in order; I was the one who took her everywhere
to make her final plans. Her funeral was already planned and
paid for. I feel that the representative paid herself an excessive
amount. -- Reader, via email
DEAR READER: You didnt mention the amount of the
estate. You say your grandmothers friend has done about two
hours worth of work in three years. I suspect she may have
done more. Nonetheless, if you wish to contest the amount the
representative has paid herself, you can make a complaint to the
surrogates court where the will was filed.
Before doing so, you might wish to discuss it with the representa-
tive. In most states, the amount she can collect is spelled out, usually
as a percentage of the estate. She would have filed her claim with the
surrogates office, and if the office thought the amount was excessive,
it would contact her and negotiate a lower fee.
Your grandmother did the wise thing when she appointed a
friend as her representative, thus avoiding any family issues. If
your grandmothers friend has done the job, Id suggest letting
her take the $35,000 and getting on with your life.
DEAR BRUCE: I have an insurance policy that I took out on
my son when he was a baby. He borrows (takes) money against it
without my permission. They tell me the reason he can do this is
that he is the owner of the policy.
He has never made one payment toward this policy. He hasnt
paid any money back on the loan. I want to cash it in, but I cannot
get hold of him to do this.
I want to know what my option is for this kind of behavior. He
is now 42 years old and into drugs. -- Reader, via email
DEAR READER: Unfortunately, I have bad news for you.
Your son is the owner of the policy now. Even though you paid
for it all, he is the owner and can do as he chooses. Whether he
pays back the money or spends it is entirely up to him.
The fact that he is 42 and into drugs is sad, but it doesnt affect the
fact that the policy became his when he reached the age of majority.
He can do as he wishes without any approbation from you.
(Send questions to bruce@brucewilliams.com or to Smart
Money, P.O. Box 7150, Hudson, FL 34674. Questions of general
interest will be answered in future columns. Owing to the volume
of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.)
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Close of business June 25, 2013
Reports reflect Feds message of stronger economy
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S.
housing recovery is strengthening.
Factories are fielding more orders. And
Americans confidence in the economy
has reached its highest point in five years.
That brightening picture, captured in
four reports Tuesday, suggests that the
economy could accelerate in the second
half of the year. It underscores the mes-
sage last week from the Federal Reserve,
which plans to slow its bond-buying
program this year and end it next year
if the economy continues to strengthen.
The Feds bond purchases have helped
keep long-term interest rates low.
Investors appeared to welcome the
flurry of positive data. The Dow Jones
industrial average rose 100 points to
close at 14,760, and broader stock index-
es also ended the day up. Those gains
made up only a fraction of the markets
losses since Chairman Ben Bernanke
said last week that the Fed will likely
scale back its economic stimulus within
months a move that would send long-
term rates up.
But the rising confidence of U.S.
consumers shows that most Americans
are focused on a better job market, said
Beth Ann Bovino, chief economist at
Standard & Poors.
Maybe households agree with the
Fed: the economy is improving, Bovino
said.
The Conference Board said its con-
sumer confidence index jumped this
month to 81.4, the highest reading since
January 2008. The New York-based
research group said consumers appear
more encouraged by economic condi-
tions and more optimistic about where
the economy and job market are likely
headed over the next six months.
Last month, U.S. employers added
175,000 jobs, which almost exactly
matched the average increase of the pre-
vious 12 months. Steady job growth has
gradually reduced the unemployment
rate to 7.6 percent from a peak of 10 per-
cent in 2009. And rising home and stock
prices since the recession ended four
years ago have made many Americans
feel wealthier.
The combination has kept consumers
spending this year despite higher Social
Security taxes and steep government
spending cuts that took effect this year.
The survey was completed June
13, so it didnt reflect the past weeks
plunge in stock prices. The market tur-
moil might lower Julys consumer con-
fidence. Still, many economists say they
doubt that any drop in confidence would
be dramatic.
For most Americans, the biggest
investment is their home. And a steady
rise in prices is allowing them to recover
much of the wealth they lost during and
immediately after the Great Recession.
U.S. home prices jumped 12.1 per-
cent in April compared with a year ago,
according to the Standard & Poors/
Case-Shiller 20-city home price index.
That was the biggest year-over-year gain
since March 2006.
For a fourth straight month, prices
rose from a year earlier in all 20 cities in
the index. Twelve cities posted double-
digit price gains.
More buyers and a limited supply
of available homes have lifted prices
in most cities. Higher prices have, in
turn, fueled further sales and encour-
aged builders to ramp up construction.
A more sustainable housing recovery
is contributing to economic growth and
creating more jobs.
Carnival sees fewer
bookings, replaces its CEO
NEW YORK (AP)
Passengers remain hesitant
to book cruises, despite deep
discounts. But that didnt stop
Carnival Corp. from eking out
a $41 million second-quarter
profit thanks to lower fuel
costs and the timing of some
administrative expenses.
The Miami-based compa-
ny also announced Tuesday
that Micky Arison, who has
been CEO since 1979 and is
the son of Carnival co-founder
Ted Arison, is being replaced
by Arnold W. Donald, who
has served on the companys
board for the past 12 years.
Arison will continue to serve
as chairman of the board.
The profit was nearly
triple the $14 million the
worlds largest cruise compa-
ny earned during same period
last year, a quarter which it
suffered from steep losses
on fuel prices bets known as
derivatives.
Earnings totaled of 5 cents
per share this quarter, up from
2 cents a share last year at this
time. Revenue fell 1.7 percent
to $3.48 billion.
Excluding one-time items,
Carnivals earnings were 9
cents per share. Analysts
polled by FactSet had expect-
ed earnings of 6 cents per
share on revenue of $3.56
billion.
Shares of Carnival rose
$1.67, or 5 percent, to close
at $34.89 Tuesday.
Arison led the company
through an aggressive expan-
sion that included the acqui-
sition of several brands,
including Holland America,
Costa Cruises, Cunard
and Seabourn. In 2003, he
oversaw a merger between
Carnival Corp. and P&O
Princess Cruises. Today,
Carnival runs cruises under
10 brands.
However, Arison came
under fire during Carnivals
bad publicity earlier in
the year when a string of
its cruise ships suffered
through mechanical prob-
lems and fires. The most
dramatic of them was the
Carnival Triumph where
passengers were stranded at
sea for five days as toilets
backed up and air condi-
tioners failed. There were
media reports of raw sew-
age seeping through walls
and carpets.
Arison, who also owns the
Miami Heat basketball team,
took some heat of his own for
attending a game while the
crisis was ongoing.
Ouya looks to make a dent
in game console market
NEW YORK (AP) Ouya, maker of a bite-sized
game console that runs Googles Android operating sys-
tem, wants to take a bite out the video game triumvirate of
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.
The console, which went on sale Tuesday for $100, lets
players try games for free before buying them, a selling
point Ouya (pronounced oo-yah) CEO Julie Uhrman often
makes to underscore that gamers who use consoles made
by the big three cant test games before they spend as
much as $60 to purchase them.
We are definitely disrupting the console market,
Uhrman says. I mean, theres been no startup that has had
a meaningful impact on the market in decades, and were
the first. We offer something different.
So far, Ouyas pitch seems to be working. The under-
dog console had sold out on Amazon.com and on Targets
website by Tuesday afternoon. It is available at other out-
lets, including Best Buy and GameStop.
The Ouya game cube measures about three inches on
each side and hooks up to a TV set. The console comes
with a single controller. Additional controllers cost $50.
There are nearly 180 games available for Ouya, ranging
from the likes of Crazy Cat Lady to the more established
Final Fantasy III from Square Enix. The company says
more games are on the way. There are also some non-
gaming apps, such as online music service TuneIn Radio.
The games are sold through Ouyas storefront, not
Google Play, the app store where people buy games for
Android tablets and mobile devices. Pricing is left up to
individual game developers; many games are in the single
digits. Final Fantasy is an exception at $16. Ouya takes
a 30 percent cut from the game developers.
While you wont find Grand Theft Auto IV or the
latest Call of Duty among the available titles, there
are plenty of others from independent developers whose
games may never make it onto the dominant consoles,
Microsofts Xbox, Sonys PlayStation and Nintendos Wii.
Mens Wearhouse escalates battle with founder
NEW YORK (AP) Mens
Wearhouse escalated a public battle with
its founder and former pitchman George
Zimmer on Tuesday, trying to explain why
it fired the man who still represents the
clothier in many shoppers minds.
The company said in a statement
that its board parted ways with Zimmer
because he had difficulty accepting the
fact that Mens Wearhouse is a public
company with an independent board of
directors and that he has not been the chief
executive officer for two years. One bone
of contention was that he wanted to sell
the company to an investment firm.
On paper, Zimmers ability to take back
control of the company he founded seems
limited. But to his fans, hes already win-
ning. Customers are turning to the com-
panys Facebook and other social media
outlets to express their outrage. Many
were threatening to boycott the chain.
Ultimately, the shoppers themselves
could determine what happens next.
Zimmer, 64, who founded the company
in 1973, has been one of advertisings
most recognizable pitchmen, immediately
recognizable for his slogan: Youre going
to like the way you look. I guarantee it.
I am kind of sad, said Gerard McLean,
51 a Web developer from Dayton, Ohio.
George Zimmer is a trusted face and
voice. Men need to hear that their fashion
choices are OK.
McLean said hell continue to shop
there. But he fears the stores no-nonsense
fashion choices may fade and drive him
elsewhere. My concern is that (Mens
Wearhouse) will start listening to advice
dispensed by the GQ crowd.
Since Mens Wearhouses terse
announcement Wednesday of Zimmers
firing as executive chairman, it had
remained tight-lipped about the reasons.
But on Tuesday, Mens Wearhouse said
Zimmer, who owns just 3 percent of the
companys stock, pushed for significant
changes that would enable him to regain
control. The chain said Zimmer had
refused to support its CEO Doug Ewert
and other senior managers unless they
gave in to his demands.
The retailer also said Zimmer expected
veto power over certain corporate deci-
sions, such as executive compensation,
even though it has an independent board
committee that sets such policies.
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16477 Convoy Rd., Van Wert, Ohio
(Just 30 min. from Ft. Wayne, or Lima)
Auction is located at the American Way Auction
Facility 16477 Convoy Road,
just 3 miles north of Van Wert on US127
and then go east on Convoy.
Partial Listing: Full size bed, single bed, sleep number bed,
hide-a-bed, several sofas, rocker, floor lamp, small stands &
magazine stands, desk chairs, corner computer desk system,
roll top desk, antique glass door cupboard, office desk, slant
front desk, bookcases, childs table & chairs, many unusual
tables, inlaid game table, inlaid nautical table, stereo system,
TVs, Oreck sweeper, bamboo chairs, glassware & dishes,
kitchen appliances, pots & pans, large set of gold plated sil-
verware, butterfly dishes, lots household goods, fans, window
air conditioner, childs school desk, marble top plant stand,
fern stand, beam bottles, baseball card machines, BC cookie
jar, BC pitcher & glasses, Precious Moments including Noahs
Ark, Amber fruit jar, carved animals, iron skillets, old rocking
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socket sets, large tap & die set, ladders, contractors radio,
vise, bench grinder, motor, car ramps, push mower, Huskie
small tiller, gas weed eater, lawn tools, body shop tools, lots
& lots of items not listed
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST: World War
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105 Announcements
2013 SWIMMING
LESSONS
Swimming lessons will
be offered at the Del-
phos Pool starting July
8-19, Monday through
Friday. The lessons will
run for 30 minutes and
will begin at 11:00 a.m.
The cost of the lessons
are $50.00. There will be
4 levels ranging from be-
ginners to advance. Chil-
dren need to be 5 years
old to participate.
Sign up will be from
June 24 through June
29, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
at the Delphos Swim-
ming Pool. Fees must be
paid at the time of sign
up.
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NEW IMAGE Beauty
Salon now open. Family
Hair Care. Next to Alco.
Wal k- i ns wel come.
419-741-3007
125 Lost and Found
FOUND: BUNNY, all
white with black ears.
Rite Aid area. Call
419-605-7312
305
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1 BEDROOM Apartment
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utilities & deposit, refer-
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No smoking or pets.
419-692-6478
325
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345 Vacations
FOR SALE: Timeshare
in Pompano Beach, Flor-
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430
Mfg./Mobile
Homes For Sale
2BR WITH Utility room
addi t i on and l arge
barn/work shop. Ulms 1,
lot 64. 419-692-3951
555
Garage Sales/
Yard Sales
151 W. Second Street.
Remai ni ng furni ture,
desks, office equipment,
antiques, odds & ends.
Thursday 4-7pm, Friday
10- 4pm, Sat ur day
9-2pm.
6-FAMILY GARAGE
Sale: 1491 Carolyn Dr.
Wed. 6/26, Thurs. 6/27 &
Fri. 6/28, 9am-5pm.
ANNUAL COMMUNITY
Garage Sale. June 27,
28 & 29, 9am-? Spon-
sored by Spencerville
EMS. Maps available.
BOOK SALE. St. Johns
High School. Use main
entrance on 2nd. June
27, 6-8pm, June 28,
9am-1pm. Children to
Adult Books 10 each.
555
Garage Sales/
Yard Sales
ELIDA GARAGE SALE.
Ant i ques, bedr oom
suites, tables, dishes,
china, Depression Ware,
whiskey & pop bottles,
blue mason jars, collecti-
bles. 102 Henry St.
(Take Elida Rd. to Main
St., Elida. Turn right on
Main St., left on Henry
-1st house on right).
Wed & Thurs. 8am-6pm.
MOVING SALE. Furni-
ture, household items,
gl assware, anti ques.
8400 NORTH State
Route 66. 6/27, 6/28,
6/29, 9am-6pm.
586
Sports and
Recreation
CUSTOM-MADE GOLF
Clubs: graphite shafts,
sand wedge to 3-iron,
C o b r a d r i v e r .
419-692-9652
592 Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
640 Financial
IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
phos Herald urges our
readers to contact The
Better Business Bureau,
(419) 223-7010 or
1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities,
or work at home oppor-
tunities. The BBB will as-
sist in the investigation
of these businesses.
(This notice provided as
a customer service by
The Delphos Herald.)
670 Miscellaneous
LAMP REPAIR
Table or Floor.
Come to our store.
Hohenbrink TV.
419-695-1229
810
Auto Parts and
Accessories
Midwest Ohio
Auto Parts
Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders, Mirrors,
Hoods, Radiators
4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima
1-800-589-6830
930 Legals
080 Help Wanted
ADMINISTRATIVE
Looking for
Administrative Assistant
for local company. Must
have strong computer,
phone and technical
skills. Please mail
resume to:
Box 112
c/o Delphos Herald
405 N. Main St.
Delphos, OH 45833
080 Help Wanted
DANCER LOGISTICS is
looking for an office as-
sistant to help with the
everyday office duties,
such as answeri ng
phones/ support to other
office staff. Computer
and communication skills
a must. Must be able to
multi-task. Hours are
f rom 8: 00am unt i l
5:00pm. Please send re-
sumes or come in and fill
out application @ 900
Gressel Drive, Delphos,
OH 45833
EXPERIENCED AUTO
body repair technician.
Must have own tools.
Full-time. Apply in per-
son: Marks Auto Body,
24074 US224E, Ottoville
FULL TIME furniture and
appliance delivery help
needed.
Call 419-303-3596 or
419-230-1870 between
9am to 5pm Monday
through Friday.
FULL-TIME COOK &
Part -Ti me Wai t ress
needed. Apply in person.
Ramblers Roost Res-
taurant, Middle Point.
GLM TRANSPORT
hiring for our regional
fleet. Safety perform-
ance and referral bonus
programs. 401(k) and
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(419)238-2155
HIRING DRIVERS
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OTR SEMI DRIVER
NEEDED
Benefits: Vacation,
Holiday pay, 401k.
Home weekends, & most
nights. Call Ulms Inc.
419-692-3951
PART-TIME, 1-9PM
Must be over age 18.
Must be fun and ener-
getic. Must pass drug
test. $7.85 to start. Pay
increase based on per-
formance. Apply at Pats
Donuts. No phone calls.
R&R EMPLOYMENT
/R&R Medical Staffing
NOW HIRING: Packag-
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Apply online
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NOTICE OF A
REGULAR MEETING
The Allen Metropolitan
Housing Authority has
scheduled a Board
Meeting for Tuesday,
June 25, 2013. The
meeting will be held at
12:00 noon at the main
office, 600 S. Main St.,
Lima. After the meeting
there will be a closed
executive session to
discuss matters excepted
under the Ohio Revised
Code, Section 121.111.
Anna Schnippel
Executive Director
6/26/13
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Getting kids to eat healthy food
during summer can be a challenge.
The days are longer, and oftentimes
kids will grab unhealthy snacks.
Making and serving food on a
stick is one way to get them to
find meals or snack time more fun
while providing healthy options
or a sweet treat that comes in a
smaller portion than an ice cream
cone or a bag of chips.
This reader shares some ideas:
Kebabs: Using skewers for
food is fun during the summer.
Chunks of beef, chicken, shrimp
and veggies are popular, but you
can make kebabs with bratwurst,
hotdogs or sausage and veggies,
all fresh fruit, salad fixings (think:
hardboiled egg, tomato, lettuce,
cheese, radishes, etc.), strawberry
shortcake (strawberries, angel
food cake or waffle pieces,
marshmallow, chocolate),
brownies or mini muffins and fruit,
antipasto salads (use tortellini or
ravioli, olives, cheese, salami,
etc.), or even sandwich kebabs
with deli meats and bread. Kids
love eating food off a stick, and
a lot of different foods dont even
have to be grilled -- they can be
just cut and layered on skewers
and served. -- Olivia, Maine
A quick fix for a cut or burn: Use
honey. It has a natural antibacterial
property and will prevent infection.
I carry a small jar in my backpack
because it never spoils! -- M.F.,
Ohio
7-Up Biscuits:
4 cups Bisquick Baking Mix
1 cup sour cream
6 ounces 7-Up
Place baking mix in a mixing
bowl, and cut in sour cream until
mix is crumbly. Add 7-Up and
combine by hand. Dont over-
handle. Roll onto floured surface
to about 1/2-inch thickness. Drop
or cut with biscuit cutter and place
on greased baking sheet. Bake at
400 degrees F for 10 minutes or
until golden brown. Makes 15
biscuits. -- Holly, New York

Apple Oatmeal:
3 cups quick oats
1/2 cup dehydrated apple bits
1/2 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
Mix all ingredients and store
in quart jar until ready to eat. To
prepare, mix a heaping 1/2 cup
mix with 1/2 cup boiling water. --
Lynn, Wisconsin
Dry feet: I get very dry, rough
and cracked feet, and Ive been
using coconut oil for about a
month now. The first week, I used
it every night before bed; after
that, every other day. Now I use it
about every 2-3 days. My feet look
great! -- Rhayne, New Jersey
(Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal
Village (www.frugalvillage.com),
a website that offers practical,
money-saving strategies for
everyday living. To send tips,
comments or questions, write to
Sara Noel, c/o Universal Uclick,
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Make kebabs for kids
SARA NOEL
Frugal
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Allen County
City of Delphos
Christine and Craig
M. Ebbeskotte to
Quintin A. Mansfield,
902 Spencerville Ave.,
$66,000.
Mary E. Miller executrix
et al. to Michelle L.
Schafer, 602 N. Main St.,
$40,000.
Household Realty Corp.
to Resicom Development,
833 N. Pierce, $27,900.
Steven C. and Shannon
M. Peters to Brian D.
Stevens, 731 E. Fifth St.,
$68,000.
Village of Elida
Thomas R. Leonard
trustee et al. to Bradley
M. Taylor, 2127 Larkspur
Drive, $195,000.
Shawn D. and Jennifer
A. Vastano to Cody J.
Kerns, 3067 Whippoorwill
Ave., $132,000.
Relocation Properties
Management to Sherita N.
Shurelds, 4719 Stonecrest,
$257,000.
David J. and Rebecca
L. Suever to Jeffrey
K. Burkholder, 311 N.
Greenlawn Ave., $133,500.
Amy L. and Bryan
Cunningham to Bruce W.
and Nancy E. Kizer, 111
Weger Ave., $101,800.
Jason A. Ostrowski
executor et al. to Nicholas
J. and Lindy M. Menke,
4692 Amaryllis St.,
$171,000.
Marion Township
Donald L. and Angela
R. Hoehn to Ridge Road
Kids, 10463 Ridge Road,
$140,000.
Paul W. and Susan L.
Wyant to Scott and Paula
Troyer, 4605-4625 Old
Delphos Road, $200,000.
Village of Spencerville
John H. and Evelyn
L. Ashton Preservation
Association to Michael P.
Shaffer, 212 N. Main St.,
$54,500.
John H. and Evelyn
L. Ashton Preservation
Association to Michael P.
Shaffer, 212 N. Main St.,
$10,000.
Spencer Township
Michael W. Wienken
to David L. and Robin
L. Wienken, 13570 Leis
Road, $185,800.
Village of Spencerville
John E. Beebe et al. and
Sheriff Samuel A. Crish
to Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 125 E.
Union St., $53,000.
Fannie Mae to Brian T.
Donaldson and Sarah L.
Coble, 505 E. Sixth St.,
$62,500.
Julie and Richard D.
Garwood to Bradley E. and
Wendy J. Kelley, 324 S.
Broadway, $79,000.
Amy and Bradley Swick
et al. to Robert E. and
Suzanne Eutsler, 510 E.
Sixth St., $126,500.
Tiffiny J. Best and
Sheriff Samuel A. Crish to
Federal National Mortgage
Association, 504 E. Fifth
St., $40,000.
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
to ONeill Construction
Service, 312 S. Canal St.,
$10,000.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 The Herald 9
Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
No Name fears
losing wholesome
neighborhood image
Dear Annie: We live in a
quiet family neighborhood.
Recently, a neighbor tried to
locate the owner of a rental
home next door in order to
discuss a shared fence issue.
When our neighbor could
fnd no contact information
through the city department
of housing, he searched the
Internet. He was shocked to
discover that for the past 10
years, the owners have had a
porn site registered
at that rental home
address. None of
us wants a porn
site associated
with our neighbor-
hood. How should
we handle this?
No Name or Lo-
cation, Please
Dear No
Name: While we
certainly under-
stand your moral
objections, these
owners seem to be running
a legal operation. Most web-
based or home-based busi-
nesses are fne unless there
are customers or employees
coming to the house. There
may be a requirement to have
a business license, but thats
about it. You can contact a
lawyer in your city to fnd out
whether there are other possi-
bilities, but we suspect there
is nothing you can do, legally,
about this. Sorry.
Dear Annie: I share a
small workspace with some-
one who constantly coughs,
sneezes, clears her throat,
blows her nose and grunts.
Worse, she never covers her
mouth, so I am surrounded
by airborne germs all day.
Its extremely annoying and
interferes with my ability to
concentrate on my work. I
know some of this is aller-
gies, but she also doesnt stay
home when she is sick.
I have offered cough drops
and antihistamines, which
she has refused. I suffer from
allergies, as well, but try to
keep my symptoms to my-
self. I have talked to my boss,
but she wont deal with it.
Other co-workers are unwill-
ing to switch desks with me
(understandably). I used to
like going to work, but I am
ready to hand in my notice.
What do you suggest? Had
It with the Hacking
Dear Had It: First be
more direct with this co-
worker, explaining your dis-
comfort and asking her to
please cover her nose and
mouth. If that doesnt help,
can you complain to the hu-
man resources department or
a higher-up? Is it possible to
move your desk? Would you
be willing to wear a surgical
mask or flter? Allergies cant
always be helped, but people
should be considerate of one
another.
Dear Annie: I read your
advice to Nervous in Ver-
mont with much interest,
being the parent of a trans-
gender child myself.
Even if an initial conver-
sation may have seemed en-
couraging, it can be danger-
ous for trans kids to come
out to their parents. Half of
all homeless kids are LGBT,
some as young as 12, and
were kicked out of their par-
ents home after coming out
to their families. And a stag-
gering number of trans kids
end up committing suicide
if met with scorn,
shame or parental
refusal to accept or
discuss the subject.
Coming out must
be done eventually,
but unless the child
is nearing 18 or has
contingency plans,
one must take into
consideration the
things that can go
wrong.
Id like to offer
a couple of parental
resources for such situations:
Trans Youth Family Allies
(imatyfa.org) is a wonderful
group of parents of trans kids
that includes a support email
list, as well as organized
trainings for schools and oth-
er organizations.
Gender Spectrum (gender-
spectrum.org) holds a yearly
Gender Spectrum Family
conference in Oakland, Ca-
lif., as well as a trans-mas-
culine oriented Gender Spec-
trum conference in Seattle,
Wash.
These two groups can be
of incredible assistance to
parents after their kids have
come out. Weve found that
going through the process of
accepting our kids is not dis-
similar to the grieving pro-
cess. What is lost is not the
person (thank goodness), but
our hopes, dreams and plans
for our child. We fear for them
and their future. But we sup-
port each other and learn to
move on, create new dreams
and celebrate our childrens
true identities. Sara
Annies Mailbox
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013
In the year ahead, you could
become involved in an unusual
creative endeavor. If you apply
yourself, you should make a profit
from this new avocation.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
Your insights should not be treated
lightly, especially if they could lead
to an advantage in your career and/
or add some weight to your wallet.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Be
an attentive listener, because a
colleague is likely to pass on some
extremely valuable information.
Youll need to read between the
lines to take advantage of it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
A fortunate situation could develop
through someone who thinks the
same way you do. What transpires
will be made possible through
mutual trust.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Your ambitious aims can be
achieved if you put your mind to it.
It will be important, however, that
you think and act big.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- When dealing with others, you
can call favorable attention to
yourself by being understated. A
whisper commands attention, while
shouting turns others off.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- You should pay attention
to both your intuition and your
common sense. Collectively,
your reasoning powers and your
perceptions will be exceptionally
accurate.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19) -- The secret to dealing
successfully with others is to treat
everybody as an equal. This will be
true whether dealing with your boss
or an underling.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- When shopping, quality should
be given priority over price when
it comes to a decision between two
items. Take plenty of time to study
the intrinsic value of each.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- To make the kind of impression
youd like, you should take a little
more time than usual to select your
attire. Theres a chance you could
encounter someone special.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- Your sincerity, compassion
and warmth will be a light and an
example to others. These attributes
put you a cut or two above all
others.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Make the needs of your loved
ones paramount to your own. True
joy comes from being a giver rather
than a getter.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- An unusual occurrence is likely
to give you an advantage over
your associates. It could also be
something of a financial windfall.
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Syndicate, Inc.
Trivia
Answers to Mondays questions:
Florida was the first state to have a casino open on an
Indian reservation. The Seminole tribe opened a high-
stakes bingo parlor on its land in Hollywood in 1979.
William Shakespeare, in Henry IV, coined the phrase
skim milk. The phrase is used in Part I, Act II, when
Hotspur describes a noblemans character as nothing more
than a dish of skim milk.
Todays questions:
With no eyeholes in Sesame Streets Big Bird costume,
how does the performer inside see where hes going?
When it comes to the Internet, what is the bounce rate?
Answers in Thursdays Herald.
Todays joke:
An Illinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago
for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip
and was planning to meet him there the next day.
When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife
a quick email. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which
he had written her email address, he did his best to type it
in from memory.
Unfortunately, he missed one letter and his note was
directed instead to an elderly preachers wife, whose
husband had passed away only the day before. When the
grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at
the monitor, let out a piercing scream and fell to the floor
in a dead faint. At the sound, her family rushed into the
room and saw this note on the screen:
Dearest wife: Just got checked in. everything prepared
for your arrival tomorrow.
P.S. sure is hot down here.
10 The Herald Wednesday, June 26, 2013 www.delphosherald.com
Putin: Nyet to US request to turn over Snowden
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
MOSCOW Yes, hes at a Moscow air-
port, and no, you cant have him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the
first official acknowledgment of the where-
abouts of National Security Agency leaker
Edward Snowden on Tuesday and promptly
rejected U.S. pleas to turn him over.
Snowden, who is charged with violating
American espionage laws, fled Hong Kong
over the weekend, touching off a global guess-
ing game over where he went and frustrating
U.S. efforts to bring him to justice.
Putin said Snowden is in the transit zone
of Sheremetyevo Airport and has not passed
through Russian immigration, meaning he tech-
nically is not in Russia and thus is free to travel
wherever he wants.
After arriving Sunday on a flight from Hong
Kong, Snowden registered for a Havana-bound
flight Monday en route to Venezuela and then
possible asylum in Ecuador, but he didnt board
the plane.
Speculation has been rife that Russian secu-
rity services have been talking to Snowden and
might want to keep him in Russia for a more
thorough debriefing, but Putin denied that.
Our special services never worked with Mr.
Snowden and arent working with him today,
Putin said at a news conference during a visit
to Finland.
Because Moscow has no extradition agree-
ment with Washington, it cannot meet the U.S.
request, he said.
Mr. Snowden is a free man, and the sooner
he chooses his final destination the better it is
for us and for him, Putin said. I hope it will
not affect the businesslike character of our rela-
tions with the U.S. and I hope that our partners
will understand that.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said
Tuesday that the U.S. wants Russia to show
respect for the rule of law and comply with
common practices when it comes to fugitives
from justice.
Putins staunch refusal to consider deporta-
tion shows his readiness to further challenge
Washington at a time when U.S.-Russian rela-
tions are already strained over Syria and other
issues, including a Russian ban on adoptions by
Americans.
Just showing America that we dont care
about our relations, we are down to basically a
Cold War pattern: The enemy of your govern-
ment is our friend, said Masha Lipman of the
Carnegie Moscow Center.
The Russian administration has not come
that far, but we dont know what its up to,
she said.
Despite Putins denial, security experts
believe Russias special services wouldnt miss
the chance to question a man who is believed
to hold reams of classified U.S. documents and
could shed light on how the U.S. intelligence
agencies collect information.
Igor Korotchenko, director of the Center
for Global Arms Trade and editor of National
Defense Magazine, said Snowden would be of
particular interest because little is known about
digital espionage.
The security services would be happy
to enter into contact with Mr. Snowden,
Korotchenko said.
Russia also has relished using Snowdens
revelations to turn the tables on the U.S. over
its criticism of Russias rights record.
Putin compared Snowden to WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange, who has been given
asylum in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London,
saying that both men were labeled criminals but
consider themselves rights activists and cham-
pions of freedom of information.
Ask yourself a question: Should people
like that be extradited so that they put them in
prison? he asked. In any case, I would prefer
not to deal with such issues. Its like shearing a
piglet: a lot of squealing and little wool.
In an apparent reference to claims that
Russia could have played a role in Snowdens
exit from Hong Kong, Putin said his arrival in
Moscow was a complete surprise and dis-
missed such accusations as ravings and sheer
nonsense.
He doesnt need a visa or any other docu-
ments, and as a transit passenger he has the
right to buy a ticket and fly wherever he wants,
Putin said.
Snowden, 30, is a former CIA employee
who later was hired as a contractor for the NSA.
In that job, he gained access to documents that
he gave to newspapers the Guardian and The
Washington Post to expose what he contends
are privacy violations by an authoritarian gov-
ernment.
Snowden also told the South China Morning
Post newspaper in Hong Kong that the NSA
does all kinds of things like hack Chinese
cellphone companies to steal all of your SMS
data. He is believed to have more than 200
additional sensitive documents in laptops he is
carrying.
Russian news media had reported that
Snowden remained in a transit zone at the air-
port, which is separate from regular departure
areas. He has not been seen by any of the jour-
nalists who have been roaming Sheremetyevo
in search of him, furthering speculation that he
had been secreted away.
Obama opens 2nd-term drive against climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) Appealing
for courageous action before its too
late, President Barack Obama launched
a major second-term drive Tuesday to
combat climate change and secure a
safer planet, bypassing Congress as he
sought to set a cornerstone of his legacy.
Abandoning his suit jacket under a
sweltering sun at Georgetown University,
Obama issued a dire warning about the
environment: Temperatures are rising,
sea level is climbing, the Arctic ice is
melting and the world is doing far too
little to stop it. Obama said the price for
inaction includes lost lives and homes
and hundreds of billions of dollars.
As a president, as a father and as an
American, Im here to say we need to
act, Obama said. I refuse to condemn
your generation and future generations
to a planet thats beyond fixing.
At the core of Obamas plan are new
controls on new and existing power
plants that emit carbon dioxide heat-
trapping gases blamed for global warm-
ing. The program also will boost renew-
able energy production on federal lands,
increase efficiency standards and prepare
communities to deal with higher temper-
atures. Obama called for the U.S. to be a
global leader in the search for solutions.
But Obamas campaign will face
extensive obstacles, including a compli-
cated, lengthy process of implementa-
tion and the likelihood that the limits
on power plants will be challenged in
court. Likewise, the instantaneous politi-
cal opposition that met his plan made
clear the difficulty the president will face
in seeking broad support.
There will be legal challenges.
No question about that, former EPA
Administrator Christie Whitman said in
an interview. Its a program thats large-
ly executive. He doesnt need Congress.
What that does, of course, is make them
(opponents) madder.
Obama also offered a rare insight into
his deliberations on whether to approve
the Keystone XL oil pipeline, deeming
it in Americas interests only if it doesnt
worsen carbon pollution. Obama has
faced intense political pressure from sup-
porters and opponents of the 1,200-mile
pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Declaring the scientific debate over
climate change and its causes obsolete,
Obama mocked those who deny that
humans are contributing to the warming
of the planet.
We dont have time for a meeting of
the flat-earth society, Obama said.
Obamas announcement followed
years of inaction by Congress to combat
climate change. A first-term effort by
Obama to use a market-based approach
called cap-and-trade to lower emis-
sions failed, and in February a newly
re-elected Obama issued lawmakers an
ultimatum in his State of the Union: If
Congress wont act soon to protect future
generations, I will.
Four months later, impatient envi-
ronmental activists reveled in the news
that Obama was finally taking matters
into his own hands, announcing a series
of steps that dont require congressional
approval.
This is the change we have been
waiting for, said Michael Brune, who
runs the Sierra Club, an environmental
group. Today, President Obama has
shown he is keeping his word to future
generations.
Republicans on both sides of the
Capitol dubbed Obamas plan a con-
tinuation of his war on coal and war
on jobs. The National Association of
Manufacturers claimed Obamas pro-
posals would drive up costs. Republican
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito of the coal-
heavy state of West Virginia slammed
what she called Obamas tyrannical
efforts to bankrupt the coal industry.
The federal government should
leave us the hell alone, said Texas Land
Commissioner Jerry Patterson, whose
agency handles Texas environment and
energy markets.
Even industry groups that have been
friendly to Obama and supportive of his
climate goals, such as the Edison Electric
Institute, which represents power plants,
signaled their apprehension by calling
for achievable compliance limits and
deadlines.
Obama said the same arguments
have been used in the past when the
U.S. has taken other steps to protect the
environment.
Thats what they said every time,
Obama said. And every time, theyve
been wrong.
Obama broke his relative silence
on Keystone XL, explicitly linking
the project to global warming for the
first time in a clear overture to envi-
ronmental activists who want the pipe-
line nixed. The pipeline would carry
carbon-intensive oil from Canadian tar
sands to the Texas Gulf Coast refiner-
ies and has sparked an intense partisan
fight.
Army to cut brigades at 10 US bases
WASHINGTON (AP)
The Army will eliminate
at least 12 combat brigades,
relocate thousands of soldiers
and cancel $400 million in con-
struction projects as the first
wave of federal budget cuts
takes aim at military communi-
ties around the country.
In a massive restructuring,
Army leaders said Tuesday that
they will slash the number of
active duty combat brigades
from 45 to 33, as the service
moves forward with a longtime
plan to cut the size of the service
by 80,000. And they warned
that more cuts of as many
as 100,000 more active duty,
National Guard and Reserve
soldiers could be coming if
Congress allows billions of dol-
lars in automatic budget cuts to
continue next year.
Eickholt
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Eickholt saw many changes in the fair during his 41
years of service. I was here when we had outside rest-
rooms, the two-holers, he said. The entertainment was
mostly horse pulls and harness racing. Rides included the
merry-go-round and ferris wheel. Food offerings were
mostly family-style.
Fair President Don Verhoff welcomed the patrons to the
Blue Ribbon event during the ceremony that was capped
by the traditional ringing of the bell. The bell was origi-
nally in the Putnam County Court House in Kalida before
its demise.
Elida
The board approved
the following ticket pric-
es for the 2013-14 school
year: Fall/Winter Combo
Pass- student, $50 (doesnt
include Tipoff Classic,
girls holiday tourney or
MS wrestling tourney);
Football (FB) reserved sea-
son ticket- adult/student
$32.50, senior citizen $20;
FB home pre-sale general
admission (GA)- adult $6,
student/senior citizen $4;
FB tickets at door- adult/
student $6, senior citizen $4
(Elida resident); FB park-
ing pass-priority to season
ticket holders and senior
citizens- $15; Volleyball
GA- adult $6, student/
senior citizen $4; Boys &
Girls Soccer GA- adult
$6, student/senior citizen
$4; Boys Soccer GA Pass-
$30 (doesnt include Fall
Classic); Girls Soccer GA
Pass- $40; Boys Basketball
(BB) Reserved Season
Ticket- adult/student $65,
senior citizen 440; BB
Home Pre-sale GA- adult
$6, student/senior citizen
$4; BB tickets at door-
adult/student $6, senior
citizen $4; BB GA Pass-
$45 (doesnt include tipoff
classic); Girls Basketball
(GB) GA- adult $6, stu-
dent/senior citizen $4; GB
GA Pass- adult $36 (doesnt
include holiday tourney);
GB Holiday Tournament
GA- adult $6, student/
senior citizen $4; GB GA
Pass- adult $14, student $8;
GB Holiday Tournament
(JV session) GA- adult $3,
student/senior citizen $2;
GB GA Pass- adult $14,
student $8; Wrestling GA-
adult $6, student/senior
citizen $4; Middle School
(MS) Volleyball GA- adult
$3, student $2; MS Boys &
Girls Basketball GA- adult
$3, student $2; MS Football
GA- adult $3, student $2;
MS Wrestling GA- adult
$3, student $2; MS Girls
Basketball Tournament
GA- adult $4, student $2;
MS Wrestling Tourney GA
(all day)- adult $6, stu-
dent $4; Freshman Boys &
Girls Basketball GA- adult
$3, student $2; Freshman
Volleyball GA- adult $3, stu-
dent $2; Freshman Football
GA- adult $3, student $2.
Budget
Miller told Daniels to con-
tact BPA officer Dan Honingford
when his company was ready to
tap into the water line.
Brian Goubeaux of Choice
One Engineering presented
the bids for the Auglaize Street
reconstruction project. The Miller
Contracting Group submitted the
winning bid of $563,025 and will
begin work after July. Miller said
that the construction will be com-
pleted in October.
Goubeaux said that the dele-
tion of the rehabilitation of the
sanitary line and lateral cut-in got
the village into the ideal price
range. He said the village can do
the sanitary rehab anytime and
not tear up the road.
We insert a balloon into
the sanitary main, heat it up and
cut-in the materials, Goubeaux
explained.
The village was approached
by Martin Kuhlman and Curt
Cory from the Port Authority
on spending $120,000 on infra-
structureroadway, sewer,
water, curb and utilitieson the
Ralph and Irene Miller property.
Kuhlman said that if the village
is interested in investing in the
17-acre property for develop-
ment, which has a perspective
buyer, the Port Authority would
make approximately one percent
over the course of the seven year
loan. The roadway and utilities
would cost approximately $300
per foot. The property would be
annexed after improvements are
complete.
During Aprils meeting,
Board of Public Affairs officer
Phil Hilvers explained to council
that there was a need to address
communications between Water
and Sewage Treatment Plant
Manager Steve Wittler, Street
Supervisor Barry Koester and
Chad Knippen.
As requested, council is grant-
ing a September meeting with
BPA and the Utility Committee
comprised of council members
Jerry Markward, Karen Hoersten
and Tony Langhalsand
employees Knippen and Whittler.
Council also discuss Knippens
interest in acquiring the educa-
tion and license by taking classes
geared for working at the plant.
Mayor Ron Miller said that he
would like the Utility Committee
to have a meeting with Knippen
not present so they can iron out
the details. Wannemacher said
that Knippen will be starting
classes in January.
We need to determine pay-
ment for schooling, pay scale and
a contract, Miller said.
Police Chief Jay Herrick
reported that everything went fine
with the firemans convention
and there were no problems. He
said that officer Adam Cranning,
a part-time employee, resigned
last week and will be working for
the Sheriffs Department.
He is a good guy, Herrick
said. Cant blame him for mov-
ing on.
Fire Chief Dan Honigford
thanked council and Miller for
the use of the town for the fire
convention. He said that he
received a lot of great comments.
Painting of the firehouse will
be done on Monday, Honigford
said. We need to wire up the
main power box.
Miller said to give the old
power boxes to Koester and he
can store them if they are ever
needed.
Honigford added the next step
in remodeling the firehouse will
be to paint the restroom walls,
stalls and floors.
I dont know quite where we
are at (with money made dur-
ing the convention), Honigford
said. Bills are still coming in.
Everybody, the community,
pulled together for this event,
Miller said.
Honigford said there were 95
fire departments, which encom-
passed 585 members, and close
to 1,000 people in attendance.
The next village council meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. on June 24.
Metzger
About a week before Canal Days, we test all the games with the
volunteers to work out any kinks and to finalize all the rules. Friday
afternoon youll find me downtown with a chalk liner marking out
all the game lines at predetermined distances. I also MC the games.
As the event has grown, so has the amount of work that goes into
planning it. Metzger says once the festival concludes, the process
starts all over again. Planning usually starts as soon as Canal Days
is over. I review what worked and what didnt and then start looking
for new games and game ideas, she said. I want to keep the games
fresh and different so I try to incorporate several new games each
year. Last year, all the games revolved around the farm theme of
Canal Days. This years theme is magic, so I am looking to add a
few magic-related games. The hardest part of the process is determin-
ing how to play the game with around 100 people, how to score it
and how to keep it all fair. We have very competitive players who
are always looking for an edge. Also, this year we are partnering the
Battle with the Water Ball Competition. If the same team can win
both competitions, they will win the Ultimate Champion of Canal
Days Trophy.
While putting together such a large event takes a lot of time and
effort, Metzger enjoys putting in the work.
Volunteering for Canal Days gives me the opportunity to give
back to the community that has been so good to me. The best part of
is being able to work with a lot of really great people, she said. We
all volunteer because we want to put on a great event that Delphos
can be proud of. For my part, Ive taken people out of their offices,
out of their businesses, even out of their comfort zone and given them
two hours of just plain, silly fun.
Ultimately, the games are played as a way to release some stress,
laugh a lot and just have a good time, she continued. Of course,
winning the Battle trophy is a huge bonus and gives the winning
team a year of bragging rights. When Canal Days is over and I look
through the hundreds of Battle pictures and see everyone laughing
and smiling, I know Ive done my job.
When it comes to picking a favorite part of Canal Days, Metzger
has a hard time.
Its like asking if you have a favorite child, she said. It starts
Thursday with the toast, for Friday its Battle of the Businesses
and awesome entertainment on the main stage and the Water Ball
Competition on Saturday. Of course who doesnt like the parade?
Delphos has the best parade around.
I guess the best part is seeing all the people who come back
home to Delphos to spend time with family and friends and enjoy
the entire festival.
Metzger, a lifelong Delphos resident, is the community bank-
ing center manager at First Federal Bank. She is the mother of four
grown children: Adam (Katy) Metzger, Air Force, Colorado Springs,
Colo.; Sean Metzger, St. Marys; Curt Metzger, Seoul, South Korea;
and Stephanie Metzger, Dayton.
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