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By MIKE FORD mford@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Regardless of what one may think about how health care insurance should be reformed, medical providers agree there are problems to address. Local doctors say those without insurance may not be served by the presidents Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because it looks to Medicaid to provide coverage for the uninsured. Dr. Carl Wehri says Medicaid only pays about 40 percent, so if tens of millions of Americans are added to the program, patients who now go to the emergency room because they have nowhere else to go may still end up in the ER. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts goal is to improve access to health care and get insurance coverage for people so theyd have better access. Access to care is the biggest problem, so PPACA is putting some 20-30 million more people on Medicaid to provide some semblance of coverage, he said. The problem with Medicaid is it only pays a fraction of the fees. For most, if not all doctors, Medicaid payments are less than the production of the service. We generally get about 40 cents on the dollar and thats well below my cost. Therefore, they may not be able to find a doctor. So, we have a rather substantial government program that has told 20-30 million people theyre about to have coverage but because the payments are inadequate, the coverage is inadequate from a physicians standpoint, he said. So, physicians cant afford to take them on. Its a fallacy from our government that these people will have coverage. Well find increasing roadblocks to access for people who think they have coverage but they dont because of poor payments. The reform law seeks to expand health care insurance to approximately 30 million Americans by expanding Medicaid but also by providing subsidies to help lowincome people purchase insurance. Therefore, it is unclear how many Americans would be added to the Medicaid rolls if the law is not repealed by the United States Supreme Court when it takes up the issue later this year. Dr. William Tucker is the emergency department director at St. Ritas Medical Center. He says people come to the emergency room because they dont have coverage but thats not the only reason. The majority of those who come to the emergency department need some kind of medical care and you can Delphos, Ohio

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Franklin Elementary School will register children for kindergarten screening for the 2012-13 school year 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday the week of Feb. 6. Children who will be 5 years old by Aug. 1, 2012, are eligible to attend kindergarten in the 2012-13 year. Parents/guardians should pick up registration materials and set an appointment for their child(ren) to be screened for kindergarten. Screenings will be held on the following dates: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 1, 8, 15 and 22. The clinic lasts approximately 45 minutes. Call 419-692-8766 for more information.

37 students, driver escape Lincolnview bus fire

Staff reports MIDDLE POINT A group of Lincolnview students escaped serious injury when the bus they were riding to school had an engine fire Friday morning. Lincolnview bus 7, driven by Marge Knott, was southbound on Slane Road and had just crossed the intersection with U.S. 224 when Knott noticed engine smoke inside the bus. She immediately stopped the vehicle and began getting children off the bus. However the smoke was near the front door, forcing students to use the rear exit of the bus. No one was injured, although a few students were being checked for asthma or breathing issues. It is believed the bus began leaking some sort of fluid minutes before Knott saw the smoke. Late this morning, Lincolnview Superintendent Doug Fries was still conducting his own investigation of the incident and was unavailable for comment. This story will be updated when more information becomes available.

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Its a fallacy from our government that these people will have coverage. Well find increasing roadblocks to access for people who think they have coverage but they dont because of poor payments.
Dr. Carl Wehri on the inadequacy of expanding Medicaid to cover the uninsured

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Local Basketball Scores Boys Basketball Ada 59, Bluffton 27; Arlington 74, Arcadia 36; Columbus Grove 60, Lafayette Allen E. 35; Defiance 77, St. Marys Memorial 71; Delphos St. Johns 55, Versailles 52; Elida 58, Kenton 41; Findlay LibertyBenton 49, McComb 39; Ft. Recovery 47, New Knoxville 37; Leipsic 94, Van Buren 75; Lima Bath 86, Lima Shawnee 59; Lima Cent. Cath. 65, Lincolnview 42; Lima Sr. 85, Oregon Clay 75; Lima Temple Christian 43, Lima Perry 41; McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 64, DeGraff Riverside 54; Miller City 61, Ft. Jennings 40; Minster 45, Coldwater 34; New Bremen 48, Marion Local 47; OttawaGlandorf 52, Wapakoneta 34; Pandora-Gilboa 49, CoryRawson 45; Paulding 54, Delphos Jefferson 37; Ridgeway Ridgemont 68, Milford Center Fairbanks 58; Spencerville 48, Convoy Crestview 34; St. Henry 62, Rockford Parkway 54; Tol. Cent. Cath. 65, Tol. St. Francis 28; Tol. St. Johns 54, Fremont Ross 50; Tol. Whitmer 52, Findlay 36; Van Wert 63, Celina 61; Vanlue 68, Dola Hardin Northern 22; WaynesfieldGoshen 85, Marion Cath. 58.

Collapse at Cincy casino site

LISA CORNWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others. The collapse occurred shortly before 8 a.m. as a crew was pouring a section of concrete floor at the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati site, Steve Rosenthal, of co-developer Rock Gaming LLC, said Friday. It came just weeks after a similar accident at a Cleveland casino with the same developers. The male worker with serious injuries was downgraded from fair condition at a Cincinnati hospital Friday night, several hours after the collapse. Authorities had said earlier that there were no lifethreatening injuries. Shouts could be heard on a 911 call right after the collapse as the caller told the dispatcher weve got one guy thats in desperate position. Theres about 20 guys just fell through the floor pour. Youve got to get down here as quick as possible. ...They fell about 15, 20 foot. Hurry, he said. Weve got men under a beam as well. We got to get this beam off of them. Rosenthal told reporters at a news conference that it was too soon to determine what caused the collapse. Fire Chief Richard Braun, who was one of the first on the scene after the collapse, said that a beam supporting the floor sheared away and the floor came down while the workers were on top of it. They basically rode the V down, Braun said. No one was underneath the 60-footby-60-foot section of floor. The injured were sent to hospitals with what appeared to be mostly bruises and bumps, and possibly some broken bones, the fire chief said. All workers were accounted for, according to Rosenthal. The man in serious condition is at Bethesda North, and the only worker from the collapse at the hospital, said Joe Kelley of at TriHealth System. The systems Good Samaritan Hospital treated and released two workers. Ten workers were treated at University Hospital, said spokesman Matt Kramer, with seven released and three that

The drivers compartment of Lincolnview bus 7 after a fire which caused the driver and 37 students to evacuate.

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stayed overnight for monitoring of non-life-threatening injuries. Neither Kelley nor Kramer had details about the injuries. Jo Ann Davidson, who chairs the Ohio Casino Control Commission, said she knew of one worker having a broken elbow and another, a broken hip. Jessie Folmar, a spokeswoman for Cincinnati-based Messer Construction Co., said the company was trying to learn what happened. Our top priority is to ensure everyone at our jobSee OBAMACARE, page 2 sites can return home safely to their families at the end of each day, Messers president and chief executive Tom Keckeis said in a statement. We have stringent safety processes and protocols in place to ensure our jobsites remain safe and our structures secure. Messer has a clean safety record with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 2006, according to information from the agencys database. Its last Ohio incident was that year, Turn to page 9 and read the first of five installments of when it was penalized for former Delphos resident Roger Gieses trip down Main four serious violations and paid a penalty of $3,125. One Street on his bicycle when he was 10-12 years old. Memories Down Main Street will run on the fourth involved a lack of adequate Saturday of the month. fall protection for workers.

put them in different categories. Many are in some kind of social situation like a lady we had the other day who was homeless; she had been kicked out of her house with lung disease, he said. We have social situations, psychiatric situations and we have people who need medical care but not necessarily in the ED. Some dont have insurance and theyre honest. They say I have no insurance, so I cant go to a doctor and thats why Im here. They have no one else to turn to and we treat them. Unfortunately, this example of the myriad of problems in American health care probably wont be solved by the presidents legislation. Most people in emergency care feel the volume of emergency department visits will go up dramatically once the reform kicks in. The politicians say it wont because people will have access to primary care but you have to find physicians willing to take on all of these patients, Tucker said. So, the progress Obamacare makes on covering the uninsured is that emergency rooms will receive some form of payment and patients may receive more treatment than being stabilized and released because of it. However, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could throw a monkey wrench into that pot by creating a panel of experts to limit reimbursements to only treatments shown to be effective. It will also prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage based on a pre-existing condition. Both doctors say a shortage of primary care physicians is forecasted. Wehri said the current decade will see about 125,000 fewer primary physicians because our health care system is special-

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I dont know if you guys read the small brief on page 3 about Chad Ochocinco and Speaker of the House John Boehner but Im still snickering about it. Apparently, Mr. Ocho lives on another planet and didnt know who Boehner was when he caught some of the broadcast of the presidents State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Who is that frowning man behind the president? he asked. The New England Patriots wide receiver is not shy and dropped Boehner a Tweet Tuesday night asking if he was OK. On Wednesday, he asked him if he was in better spirits. Boehner thanked Chad, wished him luck in the Super Bowl and told him hed be seeing the Bengals in the playoffs next year. The whole thing tickled me because I have noticed the demeanor of our Mr. Boehner. You have to admit, Boehner always looks like he smells

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something Ringo NANCY SPENCER might have left behind. He is so busy making sure everyone knows how disgusted he is with the president and his party that he always looks pinched; like power to do so. So one has to he needs M.O.M. Perhaps if assume they dont want to or he stopped worrying about the theyd stop all this crazy, childDemocrats so much and started ish behavior and do something worrying a little more about you about it. and me, things would look up Of course Mr. Ochocinco for everyone. I find the whole is doing so well, he doesnt Republican/Democrat thing a havent to worry about what little tiresome. I think its about Congress is doing much less time these guys who are paid who they are. However, I am to fix our problems actually touched by his seemingly-genworked on that instead of trying uine concern for someone he to convince everyone the mess doesnt know. were in is everyones fault but Little of what Boehner or theirs. anyone in Congress does really If Congress wants a balanced affects him. Unless, of course, budget, why dont they balance Washington starts sticking its it? If they want to whittle down nose in the NFL. If that hapthe deficit, why dont they? pens, Ochocinco, you better do They are the only ones with the more than Tweet him.

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Delphos City Schools Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Monday: Hamburger sandwich, cheese slice, oven potatoes, juice bar, lowfat milk. Tuesday: Corn dog on a stick, green beans, pineapple, lowfat milk. Wednesday: Cheese pizza, tossed salad, fruit, lowfat milk. Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, bread and butter or deli sandwich, cole slaw, sherbet, lowfat milk. Friday: Assorted sandwiches, cheese slice, broccoli with cheese sauce, fruit, lowfat milk.

gravy, salad, sherbet, milk. Tuesday: Corn dog or meatball sub, green beans, salad, pears, milk. Wednesday: Tenderloin sandwich or hot ham sandwich, creamed rice, salad, pineapple, milk. Thursday: Chicken and noodles/ roll or shredded beef sandwich, peas, salad, strawberries, milk. Friday: Tacos/ soft/ hard/ lettuce/ tomato/ cheese/ onion or shredded chicken sandwich, pretzels, salad, cinnamon apples, milk.

dinner roll, peas, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, green beans, cocoa bar, fruit. Wednesday: BBQ pork sandwich, green beans, cookie, fruit. Thursday: Corn dog, baked beans, cocoa bar, fruit. Friday: Stromboli sandwich, corn, sherbet, fruit. Ottoville Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Monday: Hot dog, corn chips, baked beans, peaches, milk. Tuesday: Tacos with cheese, lettuce, tomato; corn, strawberry cup, cookie, milk. Wednesday: Popcorn chicken, baked potato, butter bread, applesauce, milk. Thursday: Rotini, garlic bread, tossed salad, peaches, milk. Friday: Turkey sub, chips, peas, pears, milk. Spencerville Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Monday: Cavatini, salad with veggies, garlic bread, applesauce cup, milk. Tuesday: Breaded chicken patty sandwich, broccoli with cheese, 100% juice, no bake cookie, milk. Wednesday: Walking taco with toppings, corn, pears, milk. Thursday: Hamburger sandwich, baked beans, orange sherbet, milk. Friday: Wedge slice, pepperoni pizza, green beans, peach, milk.

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Dec. 21, 1922-Jan. 26, 2012 Betty M. Lauer, 89, of Delphos, died at 11:55 p.m. Thursday at St. Ritas Medical Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1922, in Delphos to Albert and Leona (Gulker) Laudick. On Sept. 9, 1944, she married James Lauer, who survives in Delphos. Other survivors include son Robert (Teri) Lauer of Delphos; daughters Judy (Tom) Hickey, Jo (Dan) Duncan and Lynn (John) Miller of Delphos and Carol (Dave) Grothouse of Waterville; sisters Norma MacDonald of Seattle and Alberta Sanders of Delphos; and grandchildren Patrick (Dawn) and Aimee Hickey, Jeff and Matt (Amy) Grothouse, Dani and Jenn Duncan and Kristen, Kaiti and Brittany Miller; and great grandchildren Keira and Taryn Hickey and Halee and Kayla Grothouse. She was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Mueller, and brothers William and Robert Laudick. Mrs. Lauer was a homemaker and member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial begins at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Revs. Melvin Verhoff and Jacob Gordon officiating. Burial will follow in St. Johns Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where the parish wake begins at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are to St. John Schools.

COTTINGHAM, Wacon Daniel III, 49, of Delphos, memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second St., Delphos, the Rev. Harry Tolhurst officiating. A reception for family and friends will be held at the Spencerville American Legion Post after the memorial service. WURST, Julius F., 85, of Delphos, Mass of Christian Burial begins at 1:30 p.m. today at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. Melvin Verhoff officiating. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, with military rites by the Delphos Veterans Council. Memorials are for guide dogs for the blind. GORMAN, Rita Elizabeth (Finn), 98, of Lima, Mass of Christian Burial begins at 10 a.m. today at St. Rose Catholic Church, the Rev. Thomas Gorman officiating. Burial will follow in Gethsemani Cemetery. Friends may call for an hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are to St. Rose Catholic Church or the St. Francis Home, Tiffin. OSTING, Alvin E. 79, of Frontier, Mich., and formerly of Delphos, Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Frontier United Methodist Church. Interment in Frontier Cemetery will be at a later date. Memorials are suggested to Frontier Methodist Church or the Hillsdale County Senior Center. Send condolences, to georgewhitefuneralhome.com. KILL, Luke, 98, of Landeck, Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, the Rev. Robert Kill officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where a Rosary service begins at 7 p.m. and a parish wake is at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Ritas Hospital Foundation, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church or St. Johns Parish Foundation. SEALSCOTT, Kenneth Al, 85, of Van Wert, funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home and Crematory in Van Wert. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Ohio City. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to donors choice.

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ty-driven. He adds that cutbacks in funding that help provide new doctors each year doesnt help. We keep producing physicians every year but with Medicaid expansion, we also have federal government cutbacks in graduate medical education. We produced 16,000 new physicians last year but 2,800 of them couldnt find a hospital or clinic for a residency to complete their program because of cutbacks in federal grants that help pay for it, he said. Wehri says health care is complicated but much of that is because of insurance companies greed-driven practices, such as denying coverage something the presidents reform legislation cracks down on. The insurers complicate things because their goal is to make a profit and theyre very good at collecting premiums but can be very poor at paying for services. Because of that, the insurance companies are used to denying coverage for various treatments. They also require physicians and hospitals to jump through a lot of hoops with precertification; you have to precertify treatments before theyll pay for it, he said. They refuse to cover certain treatments; they refuse to cover medications. They require us to prescribe one or two or more generic prescriptions before we are permitted to use branded prescriptions. Coverage is denied for branded prescriptions frequently and were left to treat with only generic prescriptions or over-the-counter medications in some instances. There is a whole host of complexities that have evolved in our system over the last decade or two and its getting worse by the day. Its getting harder and harder to provide care and get insurance companies to pay for it. Unfortunately, medical decisions arent made between doctors and their patients; they are made between doctors, patients and their insurance provider, if they have one. The insurance companies are involved in health care provision every day, all day long. Were affected from the standpoint of what tests we can order. We have to come up with a diagnosis to cover tests. In the good old days, we could use a rule-out diagnosis where if a patient had abdominal pain, for example, we could rule out appendicitis or cancer of the intestine. Now, we have to know the diagnosis before we can order tests but how is one supposed to know the diagnosis before one can order the test? Its a tough business out there; there are a lot of irons in the fire a lot of groups involved in health care provision. Theres a lot going on out there and it isnt always easy to get health care services in the hands of the right people at the right time from the right physician or hospital.

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Those Were the Days ... Risky sledding

The exhilaration of a risky sleigh ride is a lot like life. It can be fun and frightening at the same time. Ive learned some valuable lessons while sledding as a kid and sledding with our children. One lesson learned as a nine year old is; dont go head first down a steep slope into a concrete block wall just to get a dime from your friend who dares you to do it. The trip down the slope was exciting, but the sudden stop at the bottom was hardly worth ten cents! We moved around a lot when I was a kid. Whether it was sledding with friends in the mountains of Maryland or West Virginia; it was always fun and the riskier it was, the better. However, when my wife, Janie, and I went sledding with our three children (Mike, John and Chrissy), our nephew, Jerry, and other kids from the neighborhood, my perspective changed unless I was on the sled by myself. We had a steep hill close by our home that was perfect for sledding. Many days were spent having fun as a family, building a bonfire at the top of the hill to try to keep warm on the outside and drinking hot chocolate to get warm on the inside. We had several different types of sleds. Some made of the traditional wood sled with metal runners and others that were made of plastic; one that was round like a lid and impossible to steer and another that looked like an oversized Big Wheel. There were several options for making a trip down the hill; some safer than others. The riskiest run required steering the sled down the hill and onto a snow-made ramp or launching pad. If you hit the ramp just right and with a lot of speed you could make it to and under a barbed wire fence (you had to keep your head down or the barbed wire would snag your toboggan or something worse). If you had good momentum, you could make it past the barn and the cows (if you were real-

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Pastor Dan Eaton ly daring you could go under at least one of the cows) across the field, under another barbed wire fence. For the ultimate run, you could make it to a curving driveway that ended at the bottom of the hill and led to a gravel road. It took quite a while to pull your sled from that spot back to the top of the hill and you had to take a longer route to avoid the fences and cows, but it was worth it! The second-most challenging run was down the hill and across a frozen creek. If you kept good control, you could cross the creek and stop on the adjacent bank without running into the old rusty car, the trees and the barbed wire fence (watch out for the fence posts). It really wasnt as dangerous as it sounds. One day while I was at work our oldest son, Mike, hit one of the fence posts. John and Jerry ran to my wifes parents home near by where she was visiting. Janie and her dad went to the scene of the accident and found Mike still lying on his sled. Grandpa Dunn helped Mike up (Mike was 11 years old) and told him to walk it off. Grandpa helped hold Mike while they jogged back toward the house until Mike blacked out due to the pain and shock. They called me and I met them at the hospital. He wasnt badly hurt; he suffered a bruised spleen, but we all

Evans formally declares for commissioner

Information submitted VAN WERT Bill Evans has announced his candidacy for Van Wert County commissioner. Evans is a thirdgeneration farmer and a small business owner from the Venedocia/Jonestown area of Van Wert County. A 1971 graduate of Lincolnview High School, Evans is a Marine Corps veteran who served the country during the Vietnam conflict. I have always been a hands-on person and someone other can rely upon to get the job done, Evans stated. I realize that as commissioner you have to depend on other people to get projects accomplished. I am a good communicator and have a great work ethic. I am willing to work hard for you and not afraid to tackle the tough jobs and get my hands dirty. Dont ask someone to do a job youre not willing to do yourself. Evans currently serves as a York Township trustee and commander of the American Legion Post 346 in Ohio City. He is a member of the Van Wert County Farm Bureau and the Salem Presbyterian Church in Venedocia. His wife of

learned a valuable lesson about risk vs. safety. This happened more than 30 years ago, so I checked with Mike regarding the facts of this incident and he confessed that one time when he was sledding down the slope I mentioned earlier, he made it under the fence only to discover a horse was standing in his way. He said, I put my head down and went right between the horses legs. I remembered the cows, but had forgotten about the horses. I guess I failed to realize that when the boys saw me taking dangerous trips down the hill, theyd want to try it when we werent around to tell them not to another lesson learned in hindsight. Most of our trips down the hill were much safer than those Ive just described. Sometimes, Id lie down on a sled and Janie and our kids would climb on and wed take off. We usually didnt make it very far before people started falling off the sled; partly because our dogs would be running next to us (maybe they wanted on), but it was so much fun! We would spend hours and hours sledding until we were too cold or too hungry to continue. I sure wish we could go back and relive those days but time moves on. Things have changed. Our sledding hill has a house built on the top of it now and lots of Christmas trees on the slopes where we spent so much time making memories. I hope I havent given you the wrong impression about taking risks because loving and protecting my family is something Ive always taken very seriously. As a pastor, I also accept the responsibility to pray for and to do all I can to protect our church family and to lovingly touch as many lives as possible. Yes, Ive always been somewhat of a risk-taker. Sometimes the risk was worth it and sometimes it wasnt. One risk that I would never want anyone to take is living a life without Jesus; that really is risky sledding!

Evans 35 years, Ruth Ringwald Evans, grew up on a family farm near Middle Point. The couple has five children and seven grandchildren with grandchild number eight due in February. The whole family lives within 50 miles of Van Wert. As county commissioner, it will be my task to make your county a better place to live and work, said Evans. We need to move forward with a comprehensive plan for Van Wert County. Many people have worked on such a plan, but nothing has been officially adopted at this time. We need to bring jobs to this county, keep the environment healthy, and try to keep our children and their children in this county with

jobs and businesses that support them. Evans is also pushing for agriculture, promising to keep the industry strong locally and to promote agrelated jobs. He pointed out that he follows USDA recommended conservation practices and does his best to be a good steward of the land, even encouraging his son to be a fourth generation farmer in the family. I understand the problems we have with the economy. Housing, construction, factory jobs, and small business work are at an all-time low. Our government debt is at an all-time high. We need to work on reversing the current trends. We have to take our country back, he declared. In conclusion, Evans promised, This is your county, and if Im your commissioner I will listen to you and come up with solutions to serve the community. Let me know what you want, where you stand on important subjects, with any subject. I have the experience. As a township trustee, I work with the public every day creating solutions. I can lead Van Wert County in a new direction, to new opportunities.

The Marion Township Trustees held their regular scheduled meeting on Jan. 17 at the Marion Township Office with the following members present: Jerry Gilden, Joseph Youngpeter and Howard Violet. The purpose of the meeting was to pay bills and conduct ongoing business. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. President Howard Violet then turned the meeting over to Fiscal Officer Kimmet, at which time he asked for nomination for president for the 2012 year. Youngpeter nominated Gilden which was seconded by Trustee Violet. There being no further nominations a vote was taken with all votes YES. The Fiscal Officer then turned the meeting over to the new president, Gilden at which time he asked for nomination for Vice-President. Trustee Violet nominated Trustee Youngpeter which was seconded by Trustee Gilden. There being no further nominations a vote was taken with all votes YES. Trustee Violet made a motion to the keep the Township meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays unless otherwise re-scheduled. Youngpeter seconded this motion which passed unanimously. The trustees then reviewed the bills and gave approval for 18 checks totaling $24,157.54. Road Foreman Elwer advised the trustees that he checked into T-5 lighting for the township office and maintenance building and at this time, there are no programs available for assistance through AEP but may be something in near future. He spoke with AEP regarding changing the street light in Landeck to a more efficient bulb. Fiscal Officer Kimmet will send a letter to AEP with the information they requested. He also cleaned a section of tile along 4334 Southworth Road that was causing water issues but doesnt think it was effective and will have to be repaired when weather permits. The road and sign inventory for December had been completed. Fiscal Officer Kimmet gave the trustees the Fund Status and Bank Reconciliation Reports for December 31, 2011 to be reviewed and signed. He advised the trustees that all year end reports for 2011 have been completed and filed where necessary and a copy of the 2011 Annual report will be published as required. He then gave the trustees copies of the Certificate of Total Sources available for Expenditures and Balances, the Revenue Status Report, and the 2012 Appropriations for their review and asked for a resolution accepting the appropriation as presented. Trustee Violet offered the resolution which was seconded by Youngpeter and upon roll call all votes were YES. A copy of the resolution is in the resolution section 59 and will be part of these minutes. He gave them the Purchase Order and Blanket Certificates needed for 2012 for their review and signature. He gave the trustee the certification for road mileage from the Ohio Department of Transportation that was

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received for the Allen County Engineers office to be signed and returned. Kimmet gave the trustee information regarding changes made by the Federal Government on replacing signs within the township. After some discussion, Youngpeter made a motion to have Road Foreman Elwer to continue working with the County and replacing signs as necessary to stay in compliance. Trustee Violet seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Police Chief Vermillion gave the trustees a copy of the crash report for Marion Township for 2010.

He also had a renewal form from the Federal Communication Commission to renew license for radios in the township but advised the trustee this was no longer needed due to using the Marcs Radios. Violet made a motion to accept the revised Fire and EMS contract with American Township for 2 years (2012 & 2013) which was seconded by Youngpeter and passed unanimously. There being no further business a motion to adjourn by Violet was seconded by Youngpeter which passed unanimously.

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DEAR EDITOR: To the taxpayers of Delphos area: As several of us sit here discussing what books we want to read, we decided to go to the computer and see if the Delphos Public Library had any of them. Up came the following: We need your help. The library wants us to donate money so they can buy books, DVDs, newspaper subscriptions, etc. Seems they havent had any money for some time. Where has all the hard-earned tax money we supply them go? That is supposed to be used at the library. The Library Board of Trustees spent $150,000-plus on the First Street property and repairs. What good is that property to the library patrons? The library board gave an 18-cent-per-hour raise to the staff. By the way, the library board is chosen by the staff. The Dienstberger Foundation gave the library a very nice sum of money. Where is that? We want to know just what is going on. Maybe a major cleaning from basement to attic is needed as one of our grandpas used to say. Also, at least two library staff members retired and were then rehired by the board, getting a retirement check and also a salary check. Two checks taking away jobs from our young ones who need a job. We are just sitting here shaking our heads. One of the readers commented: Its a little Washington, D.C. Margene Freund

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This and
by HELEN KAVERMAN Just five more days to wait for that ground-hog to come out of his den. Will he see his shadow? If he sees shadow, we will have six more weeks of winter. Notice that the story never tells what happens if he doesnt see his shadow. At any rate, there will be at least six more weeks of winter until March 21. That gives us at least six weeks for indoor activity. I said I wanted to clear my home of clutter by the time the tulips pop up. So how am I doing? Im making progress but Ill have to move faster to meet that deadline. I have found some treasures among the throwaways. The last weeks of winter are a good time to get into our hobbies or develop a new one. I always thought I would like to take up quilting, if I had more time. I havent found that time but I made a New Years Resolution to do a little scrap booking every day. That really gets me energized. Tomorrow I promise myself to follow through on that one. A couple years ago I converted my south living room into my office or hobby den. So I converted the family room into the living room and I really live in it. It is so nice to sit in front of the TV while working on projects. That room WILL be clutter free when the tulips and daffodils come up. Are you looking for something to do to make these next six or seven weeks go faster? May I suggest you take up scrapbooking. My mother made a scrapbook while she was in high school and Im proud to have it in my possession. She and my dad graduated from St. Johns High School in 1926. Mom encouraged me to keep scrapbooks and photo albums. I have six or seven in my collection, covering the early teen years right up till our marriage in 1951 I just didnt do a very good job of it for a few years. Six children came along during the next eight years so I had to put my hobby on hold.

That

Scrapbooking

One Year Ago For years, Jack Adams found the home of astronomer Leslie Peltier on Bredeick to be an enigma. When the home came up for sale several years ago, Adams and his wife, Peggy, were very interested. In 2009, Adams and his wife bought the home and started unraveling some of the mysteries. The concrete pad that used to support Peltiers observatory with his ground-breaking merry-go-round design still sits on the property through a row of trees. 25 Years Ago 1987 A bridal show, prepared by Shenks Store will be the halftime entertainment at the 1987 Homemakers School Feb. 12 at Jefferson Middle School. Numerous door prizes, free cookbook and coupons, including the grand prize of $400 in gift certificates, will be awarded throughout the evening. The 11th annual Farm Fair at Lima Mall-Lima Center is scheduled for Feb. 6, 7 and 8, according to Kenny Elwer and Denny Fricke, co-chairmen. The Elida Young Farmers and Farm Wives stage the wintertime farm show featuring agri-businesses from throughout the region. Funds raised through booth rental are used in charitable projects in the Elida area. Two years ago when the Wayne Trace girls came to Delphos they were so ecstatic over winning their first game, they gathered for a team photo at midcourt. On Tuesday the results were different and the Raiders didnt have anything to celebrate after Jeffersons 58-42 win. Laura Schmelzer led Jefferson with 10. 50 Years Ago 1962 The Ayersville Pilots demonstrated why they are the outstanding team among Ohios Class A cagers by defeating the Delphos St. Johns Blue Jays 71-48, in a game played at Ayersville. The Jays proved to be no match for Lee Himmegers charges, who were piloted by John Bricker, top scorer for the evening with 30 markers. Charlie Ellis paced the Jays with 25 points and a bang-up floor game. Mayor Richard F. Wulfhorst proclaimed Jan. 30 as New March of Dimes Day in Delphos, and designated the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary as the official organization in charge of the campaign, with Jeanne Stegeman to head the drive. Mayor Wulfhorst kicked off the drive by making the first contribution to the 1962 National Foundation campaign. The Elida Bulldogs balanced attack proved to be too much for the Delphos Jefferson Wildcats Friday night, as the Bulldogs racked up a Northwest Conference victory, 55-46 in a game played at Elida. Jim Dorman was high point man for the Wildcats with 15, and Ed Jackson hit for 11. 75 Years Ago 1937 Members of the Tri-County Sportsmen and Farmers Protective Association and other sportsmen and their ladies will meet Feb. 4 for the sixth annual mid-winter banquet which will be held at the Odd Fellows Hall. Tickets for the banquet may be secured at the Home Printing Office or at the S. H. Wahmhoff Drug Store. St. Johns lost another close decision Wednesday night when they traveled to Huntington, Ind., and drew the short end of a 26 to 21 count. The Delphos boys found it hard to locate the basket. Jettinghoff, center, suffered a sprained ankle in the second quarter and was forced to leave the game. A meeting of the Girl Reserve Club of Jefferson High School was conducted in the music room of the school Wednesday evening. Pauline Hartlieb, the G. R. president, was in charge. Arrangements were made for a bake sale to be held at Rosselit Drug Store on Jan. 30.

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A two-page spread of Grothauses scrapbook. The students are standing at the entrance of what is now the elementary school. Please note the paragraph on the top left. Back in the 20s, even the sports editor of The Delphos Herald picked on the referees. The kids, including our neighbor girl, Jan, spent lots of time sitting on the floor of that large closet upstairs, just looking at the pictures. It left the book in shambles but they surely had fun. I continued to take lots of pictures and saved many of the kids school papers. I also managed to keep up on the family histories of my husband, Hups, and myself. Now Im combining the genealogy, photography and scrapbooking into one. Scrapbooking covers it all. Several of my granddaughters have taken up this hobby, so put this on your bucket list. Just get out that box of pictures and start sorting. Looking at the pictures is fun for the whole family. As for organizing them, I would suggest sorting them into categories, such as family, extended family school, sports, class plays, nature, vacations and travel and church. If you go out and buy some supplies, be sure to get acid free. This will get you started. Watch for This & That on Feb. 11 when I will give you a few tips to really get you The front of Marie (Krieft) Grothauses scrapbook. going.

Thursday, three special trains loaded with Ohio National Guards en route to Fort Benjamin Harrison will pass through Delphos over the Pennsylvania. The first train will have ten cars and will carry the guards from Alliance and Canton; the second train will have eight cars and carry the Akron National Guards, and the third will have twelve cars and carry the Mansfield and Tiffin National Guards. The route is to Warsaw over the Pennsylvania and thence to Indianapolis over the Big Four. Delphos Herald, July 24, 1912 ---------Old Sewer Laid in 1873 An old sewer, said to have been laid in 1873, was found in the street in front of the post office site while the workmen were excavating for the laying of a water main to the new structure. This old sewer, which extended down Main Street, was a box sewer made of heavy oak planks. It was practically

water tight and the oak in it was in perfect condition. Delphos Herald, 1933 ---------Washington Township School Board A regular meeting of the Washington township school board was held Saturday afternoon. The principal business was the paying of the teachers salaries. J.F. Distler, teacher of No. 3, was present as chairman of the Patterson annual commencement organization and was given power to proceed and make arrangements for the exercises which will be given in the near future. Joseph Auer was given instruction to construct a fence on the line of his farm and the school premises at school No. 9 and the expense will be prorated. J.W. Jones was selected to serve as a member of the board, in the place of D.P. Rickenbaugh on account of his resignation. Delphos Herald, Apr. 29, 1909 ---------One Legged Railroad

Guards to Pass Here

BOB HOLDGREVE

A class reunion of the St. Johns High School class of 1926.

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A correspondent describes the elevated one-wheeled, or, as it is more generally known one legged railroad now being constructed by Gen. Stone in the Bradford oil region. It is attracting a good deal of attention, and there is much speculation as the probable success or failure of the enterprise. A portion of the line between Bradford and Tarport is completed, and one car of peculiar construction has arrived and been placed on the track. The construction of the road is simple, rapid and easy. On the hard ground, logs six feet long and from a foot and a half to two feet in diameter are placed at right angles to

the link, and from twelve to fifteen feet apart. In these logs, vertical shaved posts, fourteen by fifteen and a half inches are dovetailed and wedged. These verticals vary in height and by their length the grade of the road is regulated. On top of these verticals, the horizontal pieces to which the rails are spiked and laid, with their ends squarely against one another. These sleepers are ten inches wide by fifteen and a half in thickness. Two wooden rails, three feet and a half below the top of the iron rail and twenty two inches apart, are spiked to the vertical posts. Across streams and swampy ground, piles are driven. On this one rail a saddle shaped car is mounted and supported by two wheels, with flanges on each side. The gondola car now mounted on the portion of the road completed is twenty-two feet long, nine feet wide, and weighs over 7,000 pounds. The car is a double-decker, there being room for freight in

the body of the car, and on each side of the saddle. Twenty-two inches below a plane tangent to the upper wheels at the lowest point to their circumference, four smaller wheels are placed in a horizontal position, and in the same plane, their circumference being twenty-two inches apart. These run against the wooden guide rails, and keep the car in position.. From Scientific American Delphos Herald, Feb. 7, 1878 ---------Passes Away at Age 94 One of Van Wert Countys oldest pioneers passed away at noon Monday, when Mrs. Mary Breese succumbed to the infirmities of old age at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John W. Jones in Venedocia. Mrs. Breese was the mother of D.J. Breese, formerly of Delphos, but now of Lima. Mrs. Clarence Horine of this city is a granddaughter of the deceased. Mrs. Breese was born in Llanbrynmawr, Wales in 1818

and was 94 years old. She was married in Wales and came to America with her husband and their children fifty-five years ago. Mr. Breese died 33 years ago and Mrs. Breese continued to reside at the family home until about a year ago, when she went to live with her children. She was well-known throughout the area, and had many friends and acquaintances in Delphos. She was prominent in church work and was loved and respected for her noble character. She is survived by six children, Mrs. W.H. Jones, Mrs. Evan Foster and J.S. Breese of Columbus, D.J. Breese of Lima, Mrs. J.W. Jones and R.S. Breese of Venedocia. She also leaves twenty-seven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the Welsh church in Venedocia, conducted by Rev. Roberts. Delphos Herald, May 14, 1912

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TODAY 9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store, North Main Street. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking 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 Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 5 p.m. Delphos Coon and Sportsmans Club hosts a chicken fry. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. SUNDAY 1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. MONDAY 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ottoville Branch Library is open. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. TUESDAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second St. WEDNESDAY 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. 11:45 a.m. Rotary Club meets at the Delphos Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. 6 p.m. Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. Johns Chapel. 6:30 p.m. Delphos Kiwanis Club meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. Delphos Civil Service Commission meets at Municipal Building. THURSDAY 9-11 a.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 5-7 p.m. The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shopping. 6:30 p.m. Delphos Ladies Club, Trinity United Methodist Church. 7 p.m. Delphos Emergency Medical Service meeting, EMS building, Second Street. 7:30 p.m. Delphos Chapter 23, Order of Eastern Star, meets at the Masonic Temple, North Main Street. FRIDAY 7:30 a.m. Delphos Optimist Club meets at the A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth St. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking 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. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. Please notify the Delphos Herald at 419-695-0015 if there are any corrections or additions to the Coming Events column.

Molly is 11 years old and is a candidate for the senior to senior program. Molly is a Jack Russell/Beagle mix and knows all her obedience commands but shes a little rusty on them. She would do better in a home with adults only. Special Needs: Arthritis in hind legs

Nellie is playful and sweet. She needs a home where she can take her time getting to know the family. She is a gorgeous house panther that needs a gentle home to feel safe and loved in.

The Church Women Uniteds Interfaith Thrift Shop has an array of wedding and prom dresses for the upcoming season. Optimism. The defini- display and arranging the gor- Easter will be out then, as tion is: a tendency to expect geous prom dresses that have well, including bunnies and the best possible outcome or come in. Be sure to check out ducks, pretty dresses, skirts, dwell on the most hopeful all the different styles and blouses, and scarves, Easter colors to choose from and baskets, and decorations aspects of a situation. Just a month ago, on Dec. then dont forget to look for galore. Maybe youll find the 21, we celebrated Look on some jewelry to go with the perfect table decorations for the Bright Side Day or dress oh, and some shoes; your Easter party. Come in maybe you didnt realize and yes, a purse, too its and browse around. The Social Services thats what that day has been all here! The guys can also called. Actually, if we were to be sure they will be looking Department has seen more call every day by that name, pretty sharp, too, in the nice and more need requests, and then maybe the world would suits that have been coming continues to be blessed by look and be a little bit better if in. And then, of course, youll people picking up a few extra we did. Optimism it helps need an outfit for the post- grocery items every now and to fight the blues and often prom activities as well. Come then, including toiletry items, surfaces positive lessons to in and take a look. As a little paper products, and packages be learned from a seemingly side note, if you do have extra of diapers and then dropping bad experience always a sparkly jewelry that youd them off at the Thrift Shop. like to donate because youre Thank you all for your genpositive. not wearing it anymore, the erosity. Looking for a way to fight Boutique Department would The pessimist claims that it the blues? Volunteering is an be most appreciative of that. A few dates youll want to is impossible to see God. The interactive experience, and those whove tried it claim keep in mind: The Buy-One- optimist knows its impossible it works to lift ones mood. Get-One sale runs Feb. 23, NOT to see God in all things! Youll feel empowered and 24, and 25th, and the huge 25 Today is another day, and an more positive and the experi- cent sale dates are March 1, optimistic one at that! ence of helping others anchors 2 and 3. The change over to Until the next time, thats the spring and summer items you to a memory that lasts. this months report from the Were always in need of will take place right after the volunteers. Call 419-692- 25 cent sale and youll be Thrift Shop. 2942 to let us know youd able to start thinking warm weather again. So, its out like to help. The ladies at the Thrift with the snow and in with the Shop have been busy put- bathing suits by the weekting up the beautiful wedding end of March 8. All things
JAN. 29 Shirley Ladd Jennifer Bair Denise Harruff Dustin Harruff Gary F. Myers Ashley Kill Brandon Boecker JAN. 30 JoAnn Hamilton Lilliane Reindel Eric Hershey Amanda Watkins Kiley Diltz Jessica Scott Bill Gerdeman Brenda Cress Keaton Jackson Marvin Spitnale Myrtle Seffernick

The Humane Society of Allen County has many pets waiting for adoption. Each comes with a spay or neuter, first shots and a heartworm test. Call 419-991-1775. The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats M, 1 year, black

Kittens M, F, 11 weeks, black M, F, 3 months, black and white, tiger stripe M, F, 3 months, gray, white face Dogs Cocker Spaniel, F, 6 years, strawberry blond, shots, name Ann Marie Jack Russell, M, 2 years, black and tan, name Butterball Rat Terrier Shih Tzu, M, 11 years, fixed, shots, tan and white, name Duke Pom-Jack Russell, M. 5 years, shots, white, name Spook Puppies Beagle mix, M, F, 6 weeks, brown and black, black and white For more information on these pets or if you are in need of finding a home for your pet contact The Animal Protective League from 9-5 weekdays at 419-749-2976. Donations or correspondence can be sent to PO Box 321, Van Wert OH 45891.

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Jays rally, nip Tigers in MAC thriller

By JIM METCALFE jmetcalfe@delphos herald.com DELPHOS The way the St. Johns versus Versailles boys basketball game started out Friday night, one thought the visiting Tigers were going to run away with it a 25-9 advantage after eight minutes. However, senior sharpshooter Alex Clark and his mates had other ideas, shooting and defending their way back in and nipping the Tigers 55-52 in Midwest Athletic Conference competition at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium. The Tigers entering the seventh-ranked team in Division III were on fire to start the contest, hitting 11-of-14 shots. They were hitting 3s (3-of-4) and 2-pointers (8-of-10), with senior Mitchell Campbell (12 markers total, 7 rebounds) and junior Chad Winner (10) netting seven each. When they werent getting transition baskets, they were running their offense to perfection. Defensively, their 2-2-1 3/4-court press and 2-3 and man mix caused the Jays (7-6, 4-1 MAC) to shoot 4-of-13. A jumper from the right wing by Winner with 1.2 ticks on the board put them up 25-9. Kyle Ahrens, a freshman who scored a game-high 14 for the visitors (11-2, 3-2 MAC), picked up his second foul at 2:04. He battled foul woes the rest of the night. The Jays then steadied themselves after a Campbell basket made it 27-9 in the second stanza and reversed the order of things. One, Clark (game-high 24 markers 7 bombs and 3 free throws) went wild, downing four triples against the Tiger zone in netting 14 all by himself. Two, they shot the ball better overall hitting 8-of-9 fielders, 6-of-7 from beyond the arc. Three, they started to get back in transition and take away the easy looks the Tigers were getting, thus limiting those fast-break points. When Clark finished off the half with a trifecta from the right wing with 22 ticks showing, the Jays had battled within 37-33. For some reason, we were on our heels, especially when they were hitting everything, Sometimes, you tend to back off; plus, we were missing shots and they were getting the long rebounds, St. Johns coach Aaron Elwer noted. We didnt hang our heads. The kids accepted the challenge. It also helped that we started to make some shots, thus taking away those long rebounds. Campbell and Winner were tough matchups with their inside/outside grabbing the ball as time expired. I told the kids I was very proud to be their coach, the way they responded after as poor a quarter as weve played in my five years, Elwer added. Alex is a streaky shooter; he got hot. We did a nice job of finding the gaps in their zone half-court and we handled the ball well against their 2-2-1. That is a very skilled team we beat. Versailles finished 20-of-41 shooting (a superb 8-of-16 trifectas) for 48.8 percent and 4-of-6 singles (66.7%). They gathered 21 caroms (7 offensive) as Ahrens added five and were whistled for 13 fouls. St. Johns netted 19-of-39 shots (a solid 9-of-22 beyond the arc) for 48.7 percent and 8-of-11 from 15 feet (72.7%). They amassed 24 misses (9 offensive) as Geise added five. He and senior Ben Warnecke added three dimes each. They were called for 13 fouls and will visit Spencerville this evening. In junior varsity action, Versailles improved to 12-1 with a 45-39 triumph. Jacob Wenning was high scorer with 15. For the Blue Jays (5-8, 0-5 MAC), sophomore Eric Clark (12), freshman Evan Hays (12) and sophomore Ryan Koester (10) were tops.
VARSITY VERSAILLES (52) Ethan Bruns 3-0-8, Zach Niekamp 1-1-4, Mitchell Campbell 5-1-12, Aaron McNeilan 0-0-0, Chad Winner 4-0-10, Kyle Ahrens 5-2-14, Jacob Heitkamp 0-0-0, Damian Richard 2-0-4. Totals 12-8-4/6-52. ST. JOHNS (55) Ryan Buescher 4-1-9, Alex Clark 7-324, Tanner Calvelage 2-2-7, Ben Warnecke 1-0-3, Curtis Geise 1-2-4, Cody Looser 2-0-4, Andrew Metzger 1-0-2, Seth Bockey 1-0-2. Totals 10-9-8/11-55. Score by Quarters: Versailles 25 12 7 8 - 52 St. Johns 9 24 11 11 - 55 Three-point goals: Versailles, Bruns 2, Winner 2, Ahrens 2, Niekamp, Campbell; St. Johns, Clark 7, Calvelage, Warnecke, ------JUNIOR VARSITY VERSAILLES (45) Ryan Knapke 1-2-4, Nick Campbell 3-3-9, Craig Pothast 4-1-9, Jacob Wenning 4-7-15, Kyle Niekamp 0-0-0, Evan Phlipot 0-0-0, Dominic Richard 3-2-8, J. Barga 0-00. Totals 15-0-15/20-45. ST. JOHNS (39) Aaron Hellman 0-0-0, Eric Clark 2-612, Ben Wrasman 2-1-5, Ryan Koester 3-3-10, Cole Fischbach 0-0-0, Evan Hays 5-1-12, Jake Csukker 0-0-0, Alex Odenweller 0-0-0, Andy Grothouse 0-0-0. Totals 8-4-11/18-39. Score by Quarters: Versailles 12 11 9 13 - 45 St. Johns 9 6 8 16 - 39 Three-point goals: Versailles, none; St. Johns, Clark 2, Koester, Hays.

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Second half seals Wildcats win over Musketeers

By BOB WEBER The Delphos Herald btzweber@bright.net FORT JENNINGS It was Homecoming night at Fort Jennings with the Musketeers hosting the Miller City Wildcats in a Putnam County League boys basketball game. The game was decided in the second half, with the Wildcats outscoring the Musketeers 32-15 to go on to a decisive 61-40 win over the hosts. The game was a tale of two very different halves. The first half saw both teams played very well, especially on the offensive end. Miller City was paced by 6-2 senior Brent Hermiller with 10 points and 6-0 junior Ross Kaufman with seven points, leading the balanced attack for the Wildcats. The Musketeers held their ground throughout the half with Homecoming King, 6-4 senior Cody Warnecke, and 6-0 junior Kurt Warnecke chipping in 10 and seven points, respectively. At the half, the Wildcats went into the locker room leading the Musketeers 29-25. That was as close as the Musketeers were going to get to the Wildcats. The Wildcats came out of the locker room to start the third quarter and went on a 16-3 run to extend their lead to 45-28 after three. The hosts were held without a field goal until the 25-second mark of the quarter when Cody Warnecke connected on an inside shot. The Wildcats also forced the Musketeers into nine turnovers in the quarter (18 overall) while only committing three of their own (7). Coach John Von Sossan knows the importance of coming out of the locker room strong: They had a 16-3 run that really killed us. We couldnt get inside their zone and when we did, we didnt capitalize on our opportunities. We talk about the start of the third quarter all the time: you need to take care of the ball and make your runs and tonight they did. The fourth quarter continued with the Wildcats intensifying their 3-2 zone defense and collapsing on Kurt Warnecke inside. The Wildcats outscored the Musketeers in the period 16-12 to finish the PCL win. The Wildcats displayed a very balanced scoring attack: Kaufman (team-high 18 points),

St. Johns senior Logan Heiing pins Jason Daniel of Covington during the LCC Invitational Friday evening. Heiing, along with Will Buettner, Logan Looser and Adam Haunhorst, are left in the chase for the finals. Remaining in the consolation bracket are Gunnar Lucius, Wes Buettner, Austin Martin, Brett Schwinnen and Nate Schroeder. Luke Wrasman still out due to injury. As a team, the Blue Jays stand in seventh place out of 36 Division 3 teams.

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After falling behind by 18 early in the second period Friday night, senior Alex Clarks 3-point barrage including this one over Versailles Damian Richard in the second quarter helped bring St. Johns back. He scored 24 points in leading the host Blue Jays to a 3-point MAC win over the state-ranked Tigers.
abilities. Leading scorer Curtis Geise picked up his second foul midway through the period and was on the Blue Jay bench the rest of the half. He, too, was in an out of the lineup with fouls as he was held to four markers. Clark was there to pick up the slack. My teammates were the key; they were penetrating and finding me open. I was getting a lot of open shots and knocking them down, Clark said. I hit the first one and that got me going. For some reason, we came out flat. We just picked up the intensity defensively and then starting to find the range. That trend continued into the third period, with the Jays taking their first lead at 40-39 on a tough layin from sophomore Cody Looser (one of 5 assists from junior Ryan Buescher; 9 points, 9 boards) at 5:20. The Tigers retook the lead with a 5-0 mini-run to take their last edge at 44-40 on a triple by Ahrens with 3:40 showing. The Jays got a 10-footer by junior Andrew Metzger at 2:02 and then a buzzerbeating putback by Buescher to knot the score at 44. Clark opened the scoring in the finale with a 3-ball from the key at 6:04 that gave the Jays the lead. They would never trail again. Campbell hit 1-of-2 singles at 5:11 and Ahrens laid one in to tie it at 47 at 4:50. The Blue and Gold got the lead again on what else this night? a triple by Clark at 2:48. Ahrens answered with a putback at 2:17 but the Jays countered with a short shot from Buescher at 1:33. Kyle Niekamp swished a trio from right of the key at 1:11 to make it 52-all. However, Clark was fouled with a minute left and sank the 1st-of-2 singles to give the Jays the lead for good; they also got the offensive board and Geise was fouled with 31.6 ticks showing. He hit both freebies for a 55-52 score. The Tigers committed their 10th turnover of the night (10 for the Jays) at 13.8 ticks and Buescher was fouled at 11.4. He missed the front end of the bonus and after a Tiger timeout, they had one last chance. Ethan Burns (7 assists) tried a 3-ball from the key under duress and was short, with Geise

Bearcats bite Knights with defense

By FRANK GERMAN The Delphos Herald fjohngerman@gmail.com SPENCERVILLE Spencerville hosted Crestview in Northwest Conference boys cage action Friday night at Spencerville High School and proved rude hosts by knocking off the Knights 48-34. It was especially true in the second half, particularly on the defensive end. The Bearcats led 23-20 going into the third quarter when they started to pull away and see some daylight. The Knights scored first on a Dallis Gibson 12-footer from the right side, making it 23-22. The Bearcats answered right back with seven unanswered points. Dominic Corso made a bunny shot and got fouled but missed from the charity toss. Derek Goecke hit a turnaround jumper, followed by Dan Binkley nailing a 3-pointer from the right corner for a 30-22 edge. Crestviews Damian Helm answered back with his own 3 from the top of the key and Kole Rolsten put in two points of his own from 12 feet out at the right wing to pull within 30-27. Spencerville stopped the advance with Corso hitting a 5-foot bank shot: Eli Bowers put in an unassisted layup and Goecke added his own 53 seconds later in giving the Bearcats a 36-27 advantage. Crestviews Nick Adam closed out the scoring in the period with one second left to end the quarter 36-29, Bearcats. Our defense was outstanding and it was the best effort we had all year, Spencerville coach Kevin Sensabaugh relayed. I thought the best part was not only did we defend well but we finished possessions and rebounded pretty well. In the fourth quarter, Spencerville sealed the deal. They hit seven unanswered points to start off the stanza. Devon Cook hit a bunny shot. Coleman McCormick banked one in from under the basket and Cook came back to nail a 3 from the left corner for a 13-point ball game with 5:52 left. Crestview struggled in the fourth to get points on the board and two of their five points came at the 4:32 mark as Rolsten hit both of his free throws to make it a 43-31 deficit. The rest of Spencervilles points came from the charity stripe. Spencerville played stall-ball very effectively to close out the game and Crestview had to start fouling to have a shot to come back. Spencervilles Bowers hit 5-of-6 throws in the last two minutes of the game to put the nail in the coffin. The only other points for the Knights in the quarter came from Rolsten, a 3-pointer with less then 2 minutes left from the right wing for a 46-34 game. Bowers nailed his last two foul shots for the final score. They played defense well all night, so I give Spencerville a lot of credit for that, Crestview Coach Jeremy Best commented. I thought we did some really nice things in the first half and into the third quarter. They turned up their intensity and then we were just not able to get to the rim. The first half was close the whole way. Crestviews only lead in the game was the first two points scored but they kept it close and tied it up three times in the first quarter. The widest margin up to then was five points, with Binkley nailing a 3-pointer at 2:48 for a 13-8 Bearcat

lead. Crestview fought back with Helm dropping in a 3 and Matt Holden sinking two foul shots with 49 seconds left to end the first with 13-all tie. The second quarter was much like the first, with a tit-for-tat going back and forth between the teams. The biggest lead that could be mustered was four points with 2:53 left in the quarter by the Bearcats. Crestview pulled to within one on a 3-pointer by Helm at the 2:07 mark but the Bearcats answered with 1:11 left in the first half; a Bowers layup that ended the half at 23-20, hosts. Spencerville improves to 9-4 overall and 3-2 in the Conference. They host St. Johns tonight. Crestview falls to 8-5 overall and 2-3 in the Conference. They travel to Continental tonight.

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Thunderbirds belt Lancers in NWC boys

By MALLORY KEMPER The Delphos Herald mkemper2011@ hotmail.com LINCOLNVIEW Lima Central Catholic played its style of basketball Friday night against Lincolnview, getting up and down the floor quickly and getting to the hoop. They did exactly that, picking up the 65-42 Northwest Conference win. The T-Birds improved to 11-1 overall and 5-0 in the NWC, while the Lancers fell to 6-8 on the season and 2-3 in the conference. LCC started off strong, taking a 9-2 lead with a

Crestview: Nick Adam 2-0-0-4, Kole Rolsten 4-1-2-13, Cameron Etzler 1-0-0-2, Damian Helm 0-3-0-9, Matt Holden 0-0-2-2, Dallis Gibson 2-0-0-4, Tyson Bolenbaugh 0-0-0-0, Josh Ream 0-0-0-0. Totals 9-44-34. Spencerville: Eli Bowers 6-1-5-18, Devon Cook 1-1-0-5, Dominic Corso 5-0-010, Dan Binkley 0-2-0-6, Derek Goecke 2-01-5, Coleman McCormick 1-0-0-2. Totals 15-4-6-48. Score by Quarters: Crestview 13 7 9 5 - 34 Spencerville 13 10 13 12 - 48 Three-pointers: Crestview, Helm 3, Rolsten; Spencerville, Binkley 2, Cook, Bowers.

John Kidd 3-pointer. Sloan Whitaker responded with a trey and a Kyle Longstreth offensive putback brought the Lancers within six 17-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Thunderbirds started to pull away in the second quarter, outscoring Lincolnview 19-6. Two quick buckets from Bruce Hodges and Tyler OConnor gave the T-Birds a 27-15 lead. A triple from Martyce Kimbrough gave LCC a 32-15 lead at the 3:15 mark. The visitors went on to secure a 36-17 advantage at the end of 16 minutes. LCC turned up the intensity the third quarter with See THUNDERBIRDS, page 7

Cougars edge Bulldogs in WBL By Jim Cox Times Bulletin Correspondent sports@timesbulletin.com CELINA - It was a typical Van Wert/Celina ending Friday night with a Bulldog shot bouncing off the rim at the buzzer to decide matters -- 63-61, Cougars. Van Wert is now 10-3 overall and 4-1 in the Western Buckeye League. Celina is 5-7 and 1-4. The Cougs seemed to have things well in hand, leading 61-49 with 5:44 left in the game. Then the roof caved in on the visitors. Celinas Scott Moeder hit an elbow jumper to cut it to 10. Van Wert, which had hit 10-of13 free throws to that point, suddenly couldnt buy one. Reggie Phillips missed two and Moeder squirmed inside for a layup. Joey Hurless missed both ends of a double bonus and Celinas Braden

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VARSITY MILLER CITY (61) Brent Niese 1-0-0-2, Brent Hermiller 5-1-3-16, Russell Niese 0-0-0-0, Ross Kaufman 7-0-4-18, Austin Kaufman 1-0-0-2, Cory Heuerman 2-1-2-9, Adam Drummelsmith 1-0-1-3, Adam Niese 5-1-09. Totals 21-3-10/18-61. FORT JENNINGS (40) Nick Von Sossan 0-0-0-0, Connor Wallenhorst 0-0-0-0, Tyler Wiedeman 0-01-1, Nolan Neidert 2-0-2-6, Cody Warnecke 6-0-5-17, Chad Recker 1-0-2-4, Brandon Kohli 0-0-0-0, Kurt Warnecke 3-2-0-12. Totals 12-2-10/17-40. Score by Quarters: Miller City 15 14 16 16 - 61 Ft. Jennings15 10 3 12 - 40 Three-pointers: Miller City, Heuerman, Hermiller, Niese; Fort Jennings, K. Warnecke 2. ---JUNIOR VARSITY MILLER CITY (38) Ross Lehman 0-0-3-3, Nathan German 1-0-0-2, Jacob Gerten 0-0-2-2, Hunter Berner 2-0-0-4, Josh Inkrott 2-00-4, Jared Snyder 6-0-3-15, Adam Niese 0-0-2-2, Austin Lammers 1-1-0-5. Totals 11-2-10/16-38. FORT JENNINGS (7) Evan Ricker 0-1-0-3, Drew Recker 0-1-0-3, Colin Sickles 1-0-0-2. Totals 2-10/0-7. Three-pointers: Miller City, Lammers; Fort Jennings, Recker.

Hermiller (16 points), Adam Niese (11) and Heuerman (9) paced the Wildcats. Cody Warnecke led the Musketeers with 17 points with Kurt Warnecke and Nolan Neidert chipping in with 12 and six, respectively. Von Sossan had nothing but praise to say about the Wildcats performance: They get to the basket, make things happen and are hard to guard. Theyre a tough act. They play that 3-2 zone with the big guy out front that gives many teams trouble and they rebound on both ends very well. Coach Bryan Kuhlman of the Wildcats also knew the importance of his teams start in the second half: We got some real good effort from our kids tonight, especially in the third quarter. We had a monster third quarter and that was the difference in the game tonight. We stressed at halftime the importance of getting better positioning for rebounds and the kids did a great job executing what we shared with them and it led to our big run in the second half. The Musketeers (5-9, 2-3 PCL) next game will be a week from Saturday as they travel to Allen East. The Wildcats (10-5, 4-1 PCL) return home tonight for a home game with the visiting Holgate Tigers. The JV contest also went to the Wildcats by a score of 38-7.

Billger scored three, old style -- 61-56 at 1:57. Hurless missed two more from the stripe and Moeder hit only the first of two but Celina corralled the missed free throw. Bulldog Matt Buscher laid in a deflected pass to cut it to 61-59. The Cougs turned it over and Moeder did his usual, slicing inside for a layup to tie it at 61 with :50 on the clock. Hurless was fouled in the back court and this time he came through, knocking down both shots -- 63-61 at :21. Van Wert forced a tie-up but Celina had the possession arrow and got another try. The Dogs turned it over, however, then fouled Hurless immediately. He misfired on both shots but Celinas 17-foot angle shot bounced twice on the rim before falling into Van Wert hands at the buzzer. See ROUNDUP, page 7

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Pauldings early burst proves to be too much for Wildcats

By JIM LANGHAM The Paulding Progress PAULDING - Paulding came out crashing the boards at home on Friday night to establish an early lead that Jefferson couldnt overcome. The Panthers rushed out to a 19-5 advantage at the end of the first quarter and then maintained a balanced attack to hold off a scrappy Wildcat team 54-37 in Northwest Conference action. Three Paulding players scored in double figures and the Panthers shot 44 percent from the field. At the other end of the floor, Jefferson had a difficult time penetrating a stiff Paulding defense to connect on 19 percent of their offensive efforts from the field. Still, there was a bright spot in the Wildcat attack. The local squad connected on 17-19 from the free-throw line, a statistic that Delphos head coach Marc Smith said is an indication that his players went into the contest with the intent of winning. We didnt come here to lose, Smith said. We struggled with putting the basketball in the hole. The kids were positioned where they were coached to be. Their spacing was good. Were real young and they were stronger physically than we were. This is a rebuilding season for us. The kids are trying; they are going to improve. Smith noted that he feels for starting seniors Shayn Klinger and Nick Dunlap, who are part of a struggling program in their final season. On Friday, Dunlap led the Wildcat scoring effort with 12 points while Klinger contributed six points. In addition, sophomore Ross Thompson connected on nine points for the Jefferson effort. Pauldings Lance Foor paced the Panthers and was the game leader with 14 points while senior post player Anthony Arellano crashed the glass for 12 points and junior Neil Roehrig scored 11 points for the Panthers. Following Pauldings surge in the first quarter, the Wildcats settled in the rest of the contest but the damage was already done. With Paulding leading 30-15 going into the second half, Roehrig opened scoring with 6:36 remaining in the third stanza. But Jeffersons Dunlap was fouled and calmly sank two free throws. Paulding countered again on a crashing layup by Zach Gawronski but Jefferson retaliated again on a tally by Klinger. But Paulding pulled away to a 38-21 advantage at the end of the third quarter and coasted to the win.

Students compete in tournament

Twelve area karate students competed in the Martin Luther King Karate Tournament in Ottawa. Those that participated are, front row, left to right, Andrew Miller, Jackson Bidlack, Calvin Menke, Brandt Menke, Dylan Tumlinson and Madison Tumlinson; and back, Coach Diane Pack, Kyle Norbeck, Jamien Pack, Seth Teman, Corbin McKinley, Gavin Schimmoeller and Eric Wieging.

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Three Jefferson defenders Nick Dunlap, Dakota Stroh and Nick Fitch surround Pauldings Anthony Arellano Friday night at Paulding. The host Panthers grabbed a 17-point NWC triumph.
This was a very workmanlike win for us, said Paulding head coach Shawn Brewer. Our guys did a good job coming out ready to go. Our defense was solid and our offense came out attacking the rim. We got that early lead and then kept it at 15-20 points the rest of the game. Our focus was much more successful tonight, continued Brewer. I liked our offensive attack. When you have different guys that are scoring like that, its hard to know who to guard. Brewer praised the Wildcats for their zone defense to help keep them in the game. Theyre still a young team; they worked really hard, added Brewer. With the win, Pauldings record improved to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in the NWC. Jefferson dropped to 1-12 overall and 0-5 in conference play. Paulding committed 11 turnovers while the Wildcats were charged with 18 miscues. On the boards, the Cats outrebounded the Panthers 29-24. Paulding is a very athletic

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basketball team, Smith added. They were good at going to the glass. They have a good eight or nine rotation. Arellano is really tough in the middle. They have a solid defense. They put a tough zone pressure on us that made it hard for us to get good shots. I feel that our defense really competed better in the second half. We played a better second half. I was very pleased with our defensive pressure. Our zone gave them problems. In junior varsity action, Paulding defeated Jefferson 69-15. Jefferson hosts Arlington tonight. JEFFERSON (37) Austin Jettinghoff 3, Zach Ricker 3, Shayn Klinger 6, Nick Dunlap 12, Ross Thompson 9, Seth Wollenhaupt 2, Dakota Stroh 2. Totals 10 - 17-19 - 37. PAULDING (54) Koenn 5, Zach Gawronski 6, Lance Foor 14, Salinas 2, Anthony Arellano 12, Neil Roehrig 11. Totals 23 - 8-11 - 54. Score by Quarters: Jefferson 5 10 13 4 - 37 Paulding 19 11 12 12 - 54 Reserve score: Paulding 69-15.

For week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5 TUESDAY Girls Basketball St. Johns at Lincolnview, 6 p.m. Elida at Ottoville, 6 p.m. Fort Jennings at Ayersville, 6 p.m. Kalida at Spencerville, 6 p.m. LCC at Van Wert, 6 p.m. Crestview at Antwerp, 6 p.m. Wrestling Lincolnview, Spencerville and Bluffton at Columbus Grove, 6 p.m. Van Wert and Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Wrestling St. Johns and Allen East at LCC, 6 p.m. THURSDAY Girls Basketball Jefferson at Spencerville (NWC), 6 p.m. me New Bremen at St. Johns (MAC), 6 p.m. Lincolnview at Ada (NWC), 6 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida (WBL), 6 p.m. Columbus Grove at Bluffton (NWC), 6 p.m. Van Wert at Defiance (WBL), 6 p.m. Crestview at Allen East (NWC), 6 p.m. Co-Ed Swimming and Diving

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Elida at Lima Senior Quad, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY Boys Basketball Spencerville at Jefferson (NWC), 6 p.m. Kalida at Ottoville (PCL), 6 p.m. Ada at Lincolnview (NWC), 6 p.m. Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf (WBL), 6 p.m. Bluffton at Columbus Grove (NWC), 6 p.m. Defiance at Van Wert (WBL), 6 p.m. Allen East at Crestview (NWC), 6 p.m. St. Johns at New Bremen (MAC), 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY Boys Basketball Lincolnview at St. Johns, 6 p.m. Fort Jennings at Allen East, 6 p.m. Continental at Columbus Grove (PCL), 6 p.m. Van Wert at Bluffton, 6 p.m. Crestview at Hicksville, 6 p.m. Kalida at Wayne Trace, 6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Pandora-Gilboa at Kalida (PCL), 1 p.m. Ottoville at Leipsic (PCL), 6 p.m. Wrestling Jefferson at Carey Classic, 10 a.m. Co-Ed Bowling Marion Local at Van Wert, 10 a.m. (G) and 1 p.m. (B)

(Continued from Page 6) back-to-back buckets from Billy Taflinger. Lancer sophomore Kyle Williams brought the deficit to 43-28 but the Thunderbirds were too much down the long stretch in picking up the league victory, staying undefeated in the NWC. Our main concept of the game is to get to the basket and we got there tonight, LCC coach Frank Kill said. We are a team that likes to get to the rim and turn their mistakes into transition baskets. Kidd had a team-high for the Thunderbirds with 13 points. Kimbrough had 12 points. OConnor finished with 10 points. Hodges added nine points for the LCC offense. All week, we worked on trying to run our basic offense and make them play defense and then try to hit them with a quick

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LCC (65) Jarren Crawford 0-0-0, Treon Johnson 1-5-7, Martyce Kimbrough 3-4-12, Billy Taflinger 3-2-8, Bruce Hodges 4-1-9, Darius West 1-0-2, Caleb Hodges 0-1-1, John Kidd 4-4-13, Tyler OConnor 4-2-10, Anthony Wilkerson 0-2-2, Tom Judy 0-0-0, Cory Stewart 0-1-1. Totals 17-3-22-65. LINCOLNVIEW (42) Brooks Ludwig 1-2-4, Nick Leeth 1-0-2, Kyle Williams 2-2-8, Connor McCleery 1-0-2, Clayton Longstreth 2-1-5, Sloan Whitaker 3-2-9, Mark Evans 1-2-4, Kade

basket, Lincolnview coach Rob Welch said. You have to give them credit; they are long, quick and just allaround athletes. We played great defense but they just have too many weapons. Whitaker had nine points for the Lancers. Williams added eight points. LCC won the junior varsity contest 59-51. Lincolnview hosts Parkway tonight. VARSITY

(Conrinued from Page 6) The Cougars led 15-13 at the end of one quarter, 32-29 at the half and 52-45 at the end of 24 minutes. Moeder (25), Billger (11) and Buschur (11) led Celina scoring. Myers had 32 big ones for Van Wert, Phillips 10. Van Wert hosts Defiance Friday. Celina (61) Bader 3 1-5 7, Moeder 12 1-2 25, Buscher 5 1-6 11, Waterman 2 0-0 5, Ryan Hoyng 0 0-2 0, Billger 4 1-1 11, Fickert 1 0-0 2, Berry 0 0-0 0, Clayton Hoyng 0 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 4-16 61. Van Wert (63) Chadd Phillips 2 0-0 4, Hurless 2 2-8 6, Myers 11 7-9 32, Reggie Phillips 4 2-4 10, Moonshower 2 0-0 4, Smith 1 0-0 2, Wolford 2 1-2 5, Markward 0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 12-23 63. Score by quarters: Celina13 16 16 16 - 61 Van Wert 15 17 20 11 - 63 Three-point field goals: Celina 3 (Billger 2, Waterman), Van Wert 3 (Myers 3). Rebounds: Van Wert 32,

Celina 21. Turnovers: Van Wert 16, Celina 14. JV score: Van Wert 52-39. ---Bluffton competes at Findlay Classic By Jordan Hill Sports information assistant FINDLAY The Bluffton University mens and womens track and field team competed in day one of the 2-day Findlay Classic Invitational, hosted by the University of Findlay on Friday. The womens distance medley relay led the Bluffton Beavers on day one by running a time of 13:21.14, which smashed the school record by 20 seconds and placed fourth overall. Sophomore Brandi Dominique (Wauseon) ran the first 1,200 meters of the relay, with sophomore Kayla Mullenhour (Delphos/ Jefferson) running the second leg of 400 meters, followed by freshman Claire McConnell (Spencerville) handling the 800-meter leg. Junior Maddie Moore (Linn

LAKE ERIE FISHING Daily Bag Limit Regulations to Remember: Lake Erie walleye - 6 fish. The minimum size limit is 15 inches; Yellow perch - 30 fish per angler on all Ohio waters of Lake Erie; Steelhead 2 fish per angler with a minimum size limit of Carey 3-0-6, Lucas Myers 1-0-2. 12 inches through May 15; Lake Erie black Totals 12-3-9-42. bass (largemouth and Score by Quarters: smallmouth) - 5 fish Lima CC 17 19 14 15 - 65 and a minimum size Lincolnview11 6 11 14 - 42 limit of 14 inches. Three-point goals: LCC, Winter weather continued to Kimbrough 2, Kidd; Lincolnview, limit fishing opportunities on Lake Williams 2, Whitaker. Erie over the past week (as of ----Wednesday). Steelheads: JUNIOR VARSITY Where to catch them: All rivLCC (59) Zach Schroeder 3-4-12, Jarren ers and streams are high, offCrawford 0-0-0, Colin Stolly 4-0- color and are receding. Under 8, Adrian OConnor 3-8-14, Ben suitable flow conditions, catches Stechshulte 4-0-8, Lee Stewart have been good throughout all 7-1-17, MyKale Rogers 0-0-0, reaches of rivers and streams, Daniel Rohan 0-0-0. Totals 17-4- with some large fish being caught. Spin-fishing anglers have been 13-59. using jigs tipped with maggots, LINCOLNVIEW (51) trout or salmon eggs, egg sacs Angelos Katalenas 2-1-5, and shiners. Fly anglers have Ben Bilimek 0-0-0, Bayley Tow been using egg patterns, sucker 0-0-0, Logan Miller 8-5-21, spawn, nymphs, streamers and Ryan Liu 0-0-0, Justin Dowdy woolly buggers. 4-3-11, Derek Fisher 2-0-5, Eli Vermilion River: Fish from Farmer 3-0-9, Ethan Fraker 0-0- Birmingham to the lake. Rocky River Fish from the 0, Adam Stocksdale 0-0-0, Tyler Wannemacher 0-0-0. Totals Cedar Point Pools to the lake. Cuyahoga River: Fish from the 15-4-9-51. SR 82 dam access to the lake. Score by Quarters: Chagrin River: Fish from South Lima CC 17 19 13 10 - 59 Lincolnview15 9 14 13 - 51 Chagrin Reservation access to Three-point goals: LCC, the lake. Grand River: Fish from Stewart 2, Schroeder 2; Harpersfield Dam to the lake. Lincolnview, Farmer 3, Friesner. Arcola Creek: Fish from the estuary to the lake and on the beach. Ashtabula River: Fish from Indian Trails Park to the Walnut Beach breakwall. Conneaut Creek: Fish from Grove, Ind./South Adams) PA state anchored the relay with the the There areline to the lake. many public access 1,600-meter leg. areas on Ohio streams. If you Also highlighting day one are on private property, you must for the Beavers were junior have landowner permission. Dont trespass! Private landowners Alison Janzen (Whitewater, have the right to restrict access Kan./Remington), who on their property. In Ohio, you ran a lifetime best in the can gain access to the stream from public access points but the 5,000 meters with a time private land ownership includes of 20:06.14. Senior Andy their land under the stream. The Chaffee (Clarkston, Mich.) streams listed above are navican also ran a lifetime personal gableastreams, meaning you fish; float boat through them to record in the 5,000 meters however, you cannot get out of with a time 16:47.60 and your boat and stand on private unless you freshman Jeff Parker (Bristol, property to fish permission. have the landowners Ind./Northridge) threw a lifeFish Consumption advisories time best in the weight throw have been issued for certain Lake Erie trout and salmon species and with a toss of 35-10.50. locations in Ohio. Find out more The Bluffton track and specifics and guidelines from field team returns to the the Lake Erie Fish Consumption University of Findlay today Advisory at the ODNR web site. How to catch them: Typical to compete in day two. set-ups are long (7-10 feet), lim-

Tails, Vibrax, etc.) are commonly used on piers, beaches and lower stream reaches. Flyfishers (using 6-9 wt. rods and weight-forward lines) prefer larger, weighted fly patterns, such as nymphs and streamers like woolly buggers, princes, egg-sucking leeches, stonefly and shiner patterns and clouser minnows. Egg fly patterns (single or cluster, sucker spawn, etc.) work well as a single fly or in tandem with a nymph or streamer once the fish move upstream. Salmon or trout eggs are fished as either individual eggs or grouped together in mesh spawn bags about the size of a dime or nickel. Eggs can be bounced along the bottom with the current or fished at or near the bottom suspended under a bobber. The fish will be oriented to cover or moderate to deep water pools in the fall and move into cuts or gravel runs as they make their way upstream for spawning. As stream temperatures warm during the spring, expect fish to be more likely to chase flies, lures or bait and to be found in riffles and runs. Then in mid-Aprilmid May, they move back downstream and into Lake Erie for the summer. The water temperature is 35 degrees off of Toledo and 34 degrees off of Cleveland according to the nearshore marine forecast. Fish of the Month Bluegill Sunfish Bluegill (aka Bream) are an important and abundant sport fish in the United States. They are also one of the most common species in Ohio and can be found in almost every body of water

throughout the state. Larger fish are usually caught in late spring or early summer while they are spawning in large colonies near shore. Typically they reach 6-10 inches but can reach 12 inches. Usually weighs less than one pound but can reach 2 pounds. They generally feed on zooplankton, insects and other invertebrates. Description: A deep slab-sided fish with a small mouth and a long pointed pectoral fin. They have 5-9 dark bars on their side and an overall dark green body color. When caught in muddy water, they can appear more silver in overall coloration. The ear flap is always black without a red tip like redear sunfish. Bluegill sunfish often have a black blotch near the back of the soft dorsal and anal fins. They have blue along the bottom edge of their jawline and rear bottom edge of their gill covers. They do not have any wavy blue lines on the cheek like pumpkinseed, green and longear sunfishes. Their belly is white in young, yellow in females and orange to a rusty red in breeding males. Habitat and Habits: Bluegill are most abundant in clear lakes and ponds that have some rooted aquatic vegetation. They are usually not the dominant sunfish species in most streams but do make up a portion of the overall population in nearly every stream. Both bluegill and green sunfish readily hybridize with other species of sunfish, most often each other. Hybrids between two other sunfish species are relatively rare. Reproduction and Care of the Young: Bluegill typically build nests in large groups, or colonies. They spawn multiple times between May and August. Peak spawning, in Ohio, usually occurs in June. Males select an area in 1-4 feet of water and sweep out a saucer-shaped nest with their tails. The females then lay between 10,000 to 60,000 eggs in the nest which is guarded by the male. The eggs usually hatch in about five days. Young bluegill eat primarily zooplankton or microscopic animals.

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Moments after the New England Patriots smashed his Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow stood before a wall of reporters and said exactly what anyone who has been paying attention already knew he was going to say. The Patriots, he stressed, came out and they played well and they executed well and youve got to give them a lot of credit. Then Tebow interrupted himself to deal with a higher matter: But before I talk about that, I just want, you know, to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and thank my teammates for the effort that they put forth, not just tonight but this whole season. Please note one crucial detail in this thanksgiving statement. In a recent Poll Position survey, 43.3 percent of the respondents said they believed divine intervention played some role in Tebows roller-coaster season, including that stunning Broncos playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Meanwhile, 42.3 percent said God was not helping

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includes Tebows brother, Peter. The fact that Tebow gives thanks after a game doesnt imply that he prayed for victory before the kickoff, said Groothuis. He always says that he is giving thanks to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, which says, to me, that he is thanking God for his salvation. Then again, he could be thanking God that he is a professional football player and that he has a national platform. He could be thanking God that he didnt get hurt during the game, he said. If you look at this logically, it doesnt make sense for him to thank God after a loss if he has been doing what people seem to think he has been doing -- which is praying to win. ... Theres one other point thats important. Tebow isnt cursing God after he loses, thats for sure.
(Terry Mattingly is the director of the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and leads the GetReligion.org project to study religion and the news.)

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Tebow out. This schism is one reason Tebow critics enjoyed asking some obvious questions after the Patriots loss: So what happened? Did God tune out all of Tebows prayers? People can laugh all they want, noted the leader of a Denver-area megachurch that has long had its share of Bronco players in the pews. The key is that Tebow -- as is the norm for athletes who are believers -- always offers prayers of thanksgiving after losses, as well as victories. If people have been listening to anything that Tim Tebow has been saying, then they know that he never prays to win. He has said that publicly many times,

said the Rev. Brad Strait, senior pastor of Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church in Englewood. The key is that many people who keep commenting on this situation dont know very much about why believers pray. It seems that they think the main reason, or even the only reason, that people pray is to ask God to give them things. ... Its that old Santa Claus equals Jesus thing. You mix all of that up with football and this is what you get. In this case, what you get is controversy about a hunky missionary kid who continues to confound his critics on and off the playing field. Meanwhile, choirs of Tebow fans -- saith an early January ESPN poll -- have made him Americas most popular athlete. His life began, of course, in a dangerous pregnancy. His mothers decision to reject doctors advice to abort provided the hook for a Super Bowl spot in 2010. Tebows drive to excel in high-school football -- while being home-schooled -- fueled

headlines long before his two national championships and Heisman Trophy win as a Florida Gator. Then there was the 2009 press conference in which he cheerfully answered a question about his sex life, pledging to remain chaste until marriage. This put Tebow on the radar of every comic with a microphone. This recent blast by liberal talk-radio star Mike Malloy hit all the crucial notes. Tim Tebow, of course, is a massive irritation, he said. God, I hate crappy-ass displays of public religiosity, especially, especially, in a sporting event. This to me is vile, just vile, for these fundamentalist Christians to find divine intervention -- in a pass for a football game, in Denver, Colorado? Oh well, its their religion, not mine. On the other hand, there is plenty of evidence that Tebow doesnt believe God is pulling strings for him, said philosopher Douglas Groothuis of Denver Seminary, where the student body

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machine he had a 4-foothigh steel safe. With very little persuasion, he eagerly opened it and proudly showed his coin collection to us admiring youngsters. At the corner of Second and Main was The Point Coffee Cup Restaurant with a door beveling the corner of the building. Look east again and you might see patrolman Carl Brown entering Vogts Restaurant for his morning coffee. I see Skid Wrocklage and Marion Cramer discussing the worlds problems on the bench in front of the City Building. That looks like Elmer Friemoth in a black and white in front of the Chew-Chew Inn waiting for the train to pass. Hell probably fill the tank at Ronnie and Genes Marathon before he begins his patrol. The Chew-Chew was the Malt Shop of Delphos. It was a hangout for teenagers after school and on Friday nights where they could order a hamburger and fries, listen to the jukebox for a nickel a song and hope to be noticed by someone special.

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Roger Geise grew up in Delphos in the 1950s and 60s. He currently lives in Chillicothe with Linda, his wife of nearly 40 years. He retired from full-time teaching at Chillicothe High School and now teaches at Ohio University. He has been reminiscing to help pass the time while recuperating from an injury. He began to record those thoughts in the form of a story entitled, Tour Down 1950s Main Street. It is a five-block trip north in and out of the businesses on the east side of Main Street starting at the Penn Central Railroad and then a return on the west side of the street. These memories are based on the adventures of a curious 10-12 -year-old boy. Here is the first installment of five stories.

these businesses. Lets start at the old Beckman House Hotel. To a little kid even at that time, it seemed a desolate building. It may have housed a couple of residents and a small restaurant but it was otherwise vacant. In its day, 20 or 30 years earlier, it must have been a happening place for passengers at a time when the adjacent Delphos train station was considered a lucrative stopover. Gene Sheeter, John and Jills dad, had a tractor parts store to the north of this. The business certainly was a necessary part of an agricultural region as productive as Northwest Ohios rich, black soil. For a little boy, although I was aware of its presence, for me it was generally unexciting. Just north of Sheeters was a newlybuilt Sohio station. If you

The Beckman House Hotel copper rain gutters. Which one signaled the flight? How was the signal sent? Lets cross First Street to Lee Schimmoellers Poultry House. No traffic to be concerned with. No need to wait for the light to change. The small barn behind the store held more appeal for kids than the actual meat market itself. My sister Janet, Tom Lehmkuhl and I used to stop here amid the feathers, droppings and earthy odors to admire the live rabbits, noisy ducks and chickens as we walked home from school. A week or so before Thanksgiving, we were in for an extra treat. We would usually find several crates of turkeys awaiting their appointed destiny. We always had our eye out for anything remotely unusual or exciting and in those days, turkeys were enough

BY ROGER GEISE Take a tour with me down Main Street in the mid-late 1950s to early 60s. Well start at the Pennsy railroad and head five blocks north along the business district and return on the west side of the street. Bear with me. My memory may fail a bit but this is my reality based on the observations of a young boy over 50 years ago; a reality perhaps a bit embellished at times but decidedly devoid of any intention to offend or misrepresent. Lets ride our bikes on the sidewalk and we can stop whenever we want to reminisce a little about

were a Cleveland Indian fan, you could get an 8x10 black and white of Rocky Colavito, Bob Lemon, Herb Score or whomever was this weeks promo for your collection. Sohio probably expected you to buy at least a dollars worth of gas at 27.9 cents per gallon! (For no extra charge, the attendant even washed your windshield and checked the oil.) Now as we cross the pavement of the gas station, glance northeast toward St. Johns Church. Suddenly, a flock of perhaps a hundred or more pigeons decides to swirl around the steeple. Just as suddenly, they in unison quit flapping and coast to a safe spot along the unreachable

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to fit the bill. Many people would have overlooked Harry Seymours paper shack located behind this poultry barn. Every afternoon, about a dozen ambitious schoolboys met here to roll the Lima News and stuff canvas bags to wrap around their handlebars. They would then head for their routes in various parts of the town. As an assistant carrier, my route included part of the east end with Gerry Kempers and Joe Schmeltzers houses. The job lasted a month or so until I was offered my own route with the Delphos Herald further up Main Street. So began my 3-year stint with the media. The local media

mogul was Seymour with his little red coaster wagon on Sunday mornings after each of the five Masses in front of St. Johns Church with the latest Toledo Blade, Journal-Gazette, Lima News and Plain Dealer. He was there every Sunday despite the rain, snow and sleet. He was blind but he could rub the coins between his inkstained thumb and fingers and tell what amount you gave him. Appropriately, on his tombstone in Walnut Grove Cemetery east of Delphos, is engraved a paper carrier on a bicycle. Slow down here and imagine looking through the aluminum screen door of a small shop a bit north of the poultry house and taxi station and Percy Lehmkuhls Quality Cleaners. You might see Chuck Powell, Joannes dad, repairing a Sylvania or Philco TV. We didnt get our TV until 1955 but I remember my mother, Florence, relying on the honesty of this small, young business. When our Sylvania with its patented Halo light had reception that was too snowy to view, or our vertical hold refused to hold, she would call Chuck. And like a family physician of the day, with his black bag in hand, he would make house calls to treat the ailment. As a kid, it was exciting to watch him set up his operating room. He would move the set away from the wall, set a mirror in front of the screen and remove the back panel. Hed make his diagnosis and tinker with a few surgical tools. In no time at all, the patient was as good as new and Chuck was on his way. Oops, I almost overlooked Pete Checkles shoe repair shop. It was interesting for little kids to watch businessmen like Walter Jauman from his insurance agency climb up on one of the high chairs for a shoeshine. Customers also used to rely on Checkles to block their felt hats that may have been accidentally creased. Most men and women in those days wore dress hats for almost every activity. Ball caps were limited to kids. As you pass the liquor store, get off your bike at the alley. Look east down the alley through the Equity Elevators corn and soybean dust and across the tracks but not as far as the six huge golden oak doors of St. Johns Church. Squint just a little and you

may see a vision of Clayton and Booney Osting playing with their pet raccoon in front of their garage. It was fun for me to stop here on

The Star Cafe the way home from grade school to see that caged, beautiful, masked mammal. Admittedly for a few days, I was a mite jealous but I soon realized that my chances of ever having one were pretty slim. Back to Main Street at the alley. My friend Dave Lauses parents, Bunny and Pauline, owned the Star Cafe just a little north of the alley. Cigarettes were 23 cents per pack. If you put a quarter in the machine, youd get two pennies change in the cellophane on the side of the pack. As part of the adjoining Phelan House Hotel, Red Sterling had a small barbershop where I recall watching his hand shake as he stropped his straight razor and shaved some old timer. Next to his warm lather Stop a minute here before we cross Second Street. Well wait for the Greyhound bus to pass on its way from Ft. Wayne to all points east. Its slowing down to pick up a couple of passengers at the bus stop mid-block in front of Renos. Reno Bianchi owned the ever-popular Cozy Inn Carryout. When Reno wasnt busy selling bus tickets, he was answering the buzzer and selling a case of Strohs or Carling Black Label at the window along the alley. When the traffic light changes and I get my pants cuff out of my chain, well continue north some more. *** The author can be reached at rtgeise@yahoo.com.

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ther, sibling and friend. To all his tank plant friends who came. To my chil 10 The Herald Saturday, January 28, 2012 Jeremy, Josh and www.delphosherald.com dren, Sarah. I never couldve THE made it without you. Your Card Of Thanks Help Wanted Misc. for Sale Legals love is a great tribute to Telling The Tri-Countysdad! To my mom Luyour Story Since 1869 OTR SEMI DRIVER cille and sisters ext. 122 To place an ad phone 419-695-0015 & brothers THE FAMILY of Jeanette FOR SALE: Travel chair, NOTICE OF SALE www.delphosherald.com NEEDED who went way above & Roehm wants to thank our $150. Ph. 419-692-4861. Community Self Storage FREE ADS: 5 days free if item is free THANKS TO ST. JUDE: Runs 1 day at the Minimum Charge: 15 words, Deadlines: family & friends who reBenefits: Vacation, or less than $50. Only 1 item per ad, 1 price of $3.00. with the food at beyond publishes notice, as re 2 times - $9.00 11:30 a.m. for the next days issue. GARAGE SALES: Each day is $.20 per ad per month. us w i t h Holiday pay, 401k. Home Each word is $.30 2-5 days home & taken to quired by Ohio self-service Saturdays paper is 11:00 a.m. Friday BOX REPLIES: $8.00 if you come word. $8.00 minimum charge. the fu- m e m b e r e d $.25 6-9 days and pick them up. $14.00 if we have to I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Mondays paper is 1:00 p.m. Friday neral along with all their prayers, cards, food dona- weekends & most nights. House For Rent Storage (ORC Sections; $.20 10+ days DEBTS: Ad must be placed in person by send them to you. Herald Extra is 11 a.m. Thursday Call Ulm!s Inc. CARD OF THANKS: $2.00 base the person whose name will appeareverylove & support for in the ad. tions, money and floral Each word is $.10 for 3 months 5322.01-5322.04) of a Must show ID & pay when placing ad. Regucharge + $.10 for each word. or more prepaid We accept one. To keepsakes. Thank you to 419-692-3951 lar rates apply Dans family, Conpublic sale of all property 428 N. Washington; nie, Patty, Jane, Corrissa Eric Schier and staff for listed below to satisfy a 629 Davis, & Roger, Jan Romes & making the easy transi- PART-TIME office help landlords lien. All sales Card Of Thanks Card Of Thanks 409 N. Bredeick. tion. Thank you to Father needed. Office duties inJeremy & Josh for staying are cash to the highest See these at Jake for the beautiful serv- clude filing, multi-line overnight to help as Dan bidder and are considered schraderreaty.net phones, mail, and other final. Community Self FROM THE family of Rich- got worse. Your kindness ice. Janet Kroeger God Bless, misc. tasks. Microsoft Storage reserves the right ard Dick Grothouse. We & compassion will never 419-236-7894. Bob Roehm, Word/Excel experience to reject any bid. The sale extend our thanks to all be forgotten! To Jeff, Greg and Penny & family preferred. Send replies to shall be held at 475 Moxie who sent cards, food, and Jeanne, Don & Sue who Doug and Jean Box 160 c/o Delphos HerLane, Delphos OH 45833 words of kindness and vis- made his last few months Apts. for Rent ald, 405 N. Main St., Delon February 11th, 2012 at ited during Dicks illness truly enjoyable with the phos, OH 45833 trips to the casino and to 10:00am. Customer name and death. We also want Announcements Stevenson, Jason 623 E. to extend our thanks to and from his doctor ap 2 BR Apt. THE CITY of Delphos Jackson St., Delphos, OH 1012 N. Main St. Father Jacob who held the pointments. I never Parks & Recreation De45833 sofa, loveseat, matfuneral mass, to Father couldve done it without ADVERTISERS: YOU can $375/mo. No Pets. tress, dresser, stereo, Mel who comforted Dick at you! To Harter & Schier place a 25 word classified partment is accepting apCall (419)488-3685 or misc. items. his bedside, to Mary Beth Funeral Home for making ad in more than 100 news- plications for the following (419)615-5798. 1/28/12, 2/4/12 for her guidance in plan- the arrangements go papers with over one and positions for the 2012 seaning the mass, to Katy smoothly and also for be- a half million total circula- son: Recreation Director, RESOLUTION #2012-1 Honigford for her gift of ing so supportive of the tion across Ohio for $295. Pool Manager, Head Life- ONE BDRM Apt., 537 W. + $87.50 Deposit song, to the servers for family. To the CTCA of It's easy...you place one guard, Lifeguard, Pool Third St., Delphos. A Resolution incorporating their service and to all the Chicago & Dr. Goyal of order and pay with one Staff, seasonal mainte - $ 3 2 5 / m o . (with approved conditions) C a l l procedures to govern city nieces and nephews who Lima for their excellent check through Ohio nance and umpires. Ap- 4 1 9 - 6 9 2 - 2 1 8 4 o r council meetings and de+ 6,000 shopping points claring it an emergency. participated in the liturgy care, and the Delphos Vis- Scan-Ohio Statewide plications and job descrip- 419-204-5924 Passed and Approved this Contact ofce for details. in many ways. Also a spe- iting Nurses for their care Classified Advertising Net- tions are available during 10th day of January 2012. cial thanks to Harter & and compassion in not work. The Delphos Herald regular business hours or Auto Repairs/ Kimberly Riddell, Schier Funeral Home and only Dans, but our trying advertising dept. can set the City of Delphos webParts/Acc. a t : Council Pres. to Van Crest Rehab for times as well. To Father this up for you. No other s i t e 1000 Lima Ave. Attest: their professional services Mel for his nice visit & classified ad buy is sim- www.cityofdelphos.com Marsha Mueller, Delphos, OH 45833 during this difficult time as prayers and Fr. Jacob for pler or more cost effective. Mail completed forms to Council Clerk we sent our brother & un- the several visits that Call 419-695-0015, ext City of Delphos, Attn: www.YourNextPlaceToLive.com Michael H. Gallmeier, Parks Superintendent, 608 really lifted Dans spirits! 138. cle to his eternal rest. 419-692-9996 N. Canal Street, Delphos, Mayor Tom & Agnes Miller, Also to Fr. Jacob for the Ordinance #2012-5 OH 45833 Dolly & Dick Honigford, beautiful service when he An ordinance accepting Carol Grothouse, shouldve had a well deServices Windshields Installed, New and authorizing the city Rudy & Judy Grothouse served day off. For this, Financial auditor to reverse an admy family will be eternally Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors, LAMP REPAIR vance of certain funds grateful! For Susie who Hoods, Radiators Table or floor. within the funds of the City IS IT A SCAM? The DelTHE FAMILY of Daniel did the beautiful eulogy 4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima Come to our store. phos Herald urges our of Delphos, Allen and Van 7:00 P.M. Brinkman would like to ex- that portrayed Dan perHohenbrink TV. readers to contact The 1-800-589-6830 Wert Counties, State of tend extreme gratitude fectly! For Megin & Carrie AUCTION LOCATION: 419-695-1229 Better Business Bureau, Ohio and declaring it an and thanks to all who vis- for the readings, and Jane OUTPOST BANQUET ROOM emergency. (419) 223-7010 or ited, sent food, flowers, Bonifas who performed 1-800-462-0468, before SR 190 1 1/2 miles Northeast of Ft. Jennings, Ohio Ordinance #2012-6 gifts, made monetary do- the wake the night before VALENTINE SPECIAL entering into any agree- GIANT AUTOPARTS An ordinance accepting nations to St. Judes Chil- which was so touching One hour massage ment involving financing, Swap Meet. Sunday Jan. and authorizing the city drens Research Hospital, and Jeremy for his readwith hot stones $50. business opportunities, or 29, 8am to 3pm. Lima, auditor to reverse an adand expressed their sym- ings. For the beautiful muCall Mary Ricker work at home opportuni- Ohio Allen County Fair- vance of certain funds pathy in any way in the sic provided by Lynn (419)203-3297 Section 23 of Jackson Twp. ties. The BBB will assist grounds, 2 miles east of within the funds of the City passing of our beloved Bockey and Judy Mack, Located at Peak Fitness in the investigationof I-75 on Info: of Delphos, Allen and Van in Putnam County, OH for husband, father, grandfa- and the VFW emo- the St. 309. Rt. these businesses. (This Bob 419-331-3837. Wert Counties, State of ther, sibling and friend. To tional military service and Farm located 5 miles NE of Ft. Jennings, Ohio Ohio and declaring it an notice provided as a cusall his tank plant friends all the ladies who did the OR 3 Miles West of Kalida, Ohio on US 224 emergency. tomer service by The DelHelp Wanted who came. To my chil - cooking & serving of the Frontage on RD. 20 South of US 224 last Mobile Homes Ordinance #2012-7 phos Herald.) dren, Jeremy, Josh and meal afterward. And An ordinance accepting Watch for Auction Signs Sarah. I never couldve but not least for all who and authorizing the city made it without you. Your came to our home on SunHIRING DRIVERS Wanted to Buy 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath moauditor to reverse an ad100% Hoytville Soils - Tiled in 70s love is a great tribute to day for his last wish of a with 5+ years OTR experibile home for sale. Re vance of certain funds your dad! To my mom Lu- 21 gun salute in the back- ence! Our drivers average PARCEL #1: 78.12 Acres +/- in SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 modeled in 2005. New plumbing, hot water within the of funds the City cille and sisters & brothers yard. If I omitted anyone, I 42cents per mile & higher! and NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 Except Building Lot of Delphos, Allen and Van who went way above & am truly sorry. A great big Home every weekend! heater. Deck & patio. Section 23 of Jackson Twp. in Putnam Co., Wert Counties, State of beyond with the food at thanks to everyone. We $55,000-$60,000 annually. 419-231-2121. Ohio and declaring it an Ohio with Frontage on RD. 20 South of US 224, home & taken to the fu- love you all and are ever 99% no touch freight! emergency. We will treat you with neral along with all their so grateful! Dan wouldve App. 14 Acres Woods, Ordinance #2012-8 love & support for every- been proud! respect! Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry, RENT OR Rent to Own. 2 An ordinance authorizing FSA has 61.97 Farmable Acres, The Family of one. To Dans family, ConPLEASE CALL Silver coins, Silverware, bedroom, 1 bath mobile the city auditor to transfer Auctioneers Note: GREAT OPPORTUNITY Daniel W. Brinkman 419-222-1630 nie, Patty, Jane, Corrissa home. 419-692-3951. Pocket Watches, Diamonds. certain funds within the & Roger, Jan Romes & 2330 Shawnee Rd. Shop Herald Classifieds funds of the City of DelFor Detailed Parcels, Color Brochure, Jeremy & Josh for staying HOME EVERY DAY!! phos, Allen and Van Wert Lima Terms, Maps, FSA or any Further Info for Great Deals overnight to help as Dan Autos for Sale Dancer Logistics Services Counties and declaring it (419) 229-2899 Contact: AARON SIEFKER got worse. Your kindness *Will be responsible for operation of 56 room hotel. LLC, 900 Gressel Drive, an emergency. ASE Certified & compassion will never Delphos, OWNERS: Ordinance #2012-9 be forgotten! To Jeff, 2003 DODGE Intrepid. *Will be Ohio. by for a trained Microtel JEREMY We have an opening Ruth Schindler by Vicki Wilkins Guardian 125,000 miles, runs great, An ordinance to amend Garage Sales Jeanne, Don & Sue who STEVENSON Local, Home Everyday Ordinance #2010-37, the Mark Van Dyne, Attorney made his last few months new for operation of room Body shop *Will be responsiblebattery. $290056obo. hotel. appropriation ordidriverModern Equip - annual Ph. 419-303-4953 after truly enjoyable with the manager Conducted by: mentRegional, Long Haul BARGAIN SHOPPER *Will be trained by Microtel Chiefcasino and to Easy Liner II nance and declaring it an trips to the Team may Kathy having 5pm. drivers SIEFKER ESTATE Stemen a emergency. Frame Machine and and from his doctor ap & AUCTION CO. OTTAWA, OH also applyWe also wel- girls new clothing sale Ordinance #2012-10 & Low Price pointments. See Jeremy for FREE ESTIMATES I never 904 come Owner Operators to February 4, 9am-2pm. An ordinance Aaron Siefker, Broker/Auctioneer Free or it without couldve doneany questions. No appt. needed. Merchandise Mayor authorizing Safety E. Second St., Delphos. the applyHealth, Dental and Tom Robbins Auctioneer and/or you! INSURANCE WORK & Schier To Harter Directortoenter Service Vision benefits o f - Details: 419-538-6184 Office Funeral Home for making WELCOME or ZENITH TV in a agree feredQualifications are a facebook/gigglesevents 32 Color - into purchase 419-235-0789 Mobile the arrangements go swivel base cabinet. 1996, ment with good MVR, Class A CDL email: Greve Chrysler Licensed and Bonded in favor smoothly and also for be works Dodge for purchase Call the good, $25. Over years expe- kstemen2@woh.rr.com for 11260the Rd., Elida and two OTR of ing so supportive of Service-Parts-BodyDelphos 85 years of State of Ohio Shop Dodge a2012 419-692-8741. rienceCall Shawn at questions or a flyer. Charger family. To the CTCA of 7:30-6:00, Sat. 9-2 serving you Find us on the web @ M 7:30-8,T-F 888-465-6001 ext. 806 for declar- police cruiser and Chicago & Dr. Goyal of www.siefkerauctions.com 419-692-0055 www.raabeford.com details or apply in person ing it an emergency. Lima for their excellent #2012-11 10am thru 3pm. Ordinance care, and the Delphos VisAn ordinance authorizing www.DickClarkRealEstate.com Nurses for their care iting the Mayor and Safety and compassion in not See me, Service Director an to hire only Dans, but our trying interim employee for the times as well. To Father department de- water and Mel for his nice visit & for the best buy on your claring it an emergency. prayers 419-303-3013 3480 Providence Circle Elida $99,900 Kim Eilerman and Fr. Jacob for new or used vehicle. Passed and Approved this the several visits that 828 N. Clay St. Delphos $99,990 Chuck Peters 419-204-7238 16th day of January 2012. Put your dreams in our hands really lifted Dans spirits! Kimberly Riddell, 125 Charles St. Ft. Jennings $164,000 Elaine Wehri Fr. Jacob for the Also to 419-234-2254 Office: 419-692-2249 202 N. Washington Street Council Pres. Fax: 419-692-2205 Delphos, OH 45833 beautiful service when he ATTEST: Krista Schrader ................ 419-233-3737 shouldve had a well de617 KING AVE., LIMA, OH 45805 Marsha Mueller, 3680 S. Amblewood Circle Shawnee $149,000 Kim Eilermanday off. For this, Ruth Baldauf-Liebrecht ... 419-234-5202 served 419-303-3013 Jodi Moenter419-296-9561 ................ Amie Nungester ............... 419-236-0688 Stephanie Clemons...... 419-234-0940 Clerk of Council CELL 419-296-7188 my family will be eternally Janet Kroeger .................. 419-236-7894 Judy M.W. Bosch ......... 419-230-1983 Michael H. Gallmeier, grateful! For Susie who SUN., 11595 Ridge Rd. Delphos $112,000 Rick did the beautiful eulogy Gable 419-230-1504 Mayor JAN. 29 www.jimlanghalsrealty.com A complete text of this legthat portrayed Dan per the Dont make a move without us!For Megin & Carrie 1:30-2:30 islation is on record at Sun., March 9 fectly! 513 S. Franklin Street, Delphos Municipal Building and 1 to 3 p.m. available for for the View all our listings at readings, and Jane Remodeled 4BR, 2BA, 2 car garage, basement, viewed can be during Bonifas who performed will dickclarkrealestate.com the night before fenced yard & more!Krista greet you. regular office hours. the wake Marsha Mueller, 535 S. Main Street, Delphos which was so touching www.jimlanghalsrealty.com Council Clerk Phone: 419-879-1006 675 W. Market St., Suite 120, Lima, OH Charming 4BR, 2BA, 2 car garage, basement, hardand Jeremy for his read 1/21/12, 1/28/12 wood floors, character. Janet will greet you. Phone: 419-695-1006 Tools required. 312 N. Main St. Delphos, OH Sun., March 9 ings. For the beautiful mu sic provided by Lynn 628 W. First Street, Delphos 1 to 3 p.m. Send resume to: FEATURED HOMES Bockey and Judy Mack, Remarkable 4BR, 2BA, 2300 sq ft, basement, 3+ and the VFW for the emocar garage, filled with character. A must see inside! tional military service and Many recent changes & updates! Jodi will greet you. all the ladies who did the 5555 Leatherwood, Elida cooking & serving of the Country 3BR, 1.5BA, possible 4th BR in basement, P.O. Box 367, Elida Rd. 11260 meal afterward. And last outbuilding, almost Amie 2 acres. will greet you. 45833 but not least for all who Delphos, Ohio TRICO REALTY IS O came to our home on SunFOR A FULL LIST OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE VIEW: 8:30 TO 12:30 TO SERV FROM day for his last wish of a Van Wert County FEATURED HOMES 21 gun salute in the back SUNDAY, to Jerry W. ByrdMARCH 9 yard. If I omitted anyone, I Kristina am truly sorry. A great big L. Byrd, 1109 S. Clay thanks to everyone. We Beckner, Kristina L. love you all and are ever portion of section 25, so grateful! Dan wouldve Pleasant Township. been proud! MLS Miscellaneous Construction David E. SERVICE Core, The Family of TRICO REALTY IS OPEN Check out all David Core to Denise of our at: WWW.TLREA.COM listings Daniel W. Brinkman SATURDAYS K. Core, NEEDSof portion $101,000-$150,000 FROM 8:30 TO 12:30 TO SERVE YOUR REAL ESTATE Under $45,000 Delphos. inlot 392, W 4th, Jennings: 218 Mahoning, Cloverdale:40 Ft. Ex House, Garage, Huge cellent 3 big open Glenn C. Ryan, Lot. BR with TH Cora L. Ryan, Cora Asking $29,000. Call Tony. basement. Updated nicely CONCRETE WALLS 932 N Washington, Delphos: throughout. Tony: 233-7911 Residential Lehman, CoraMARCH 9TH L. Lynn; 234-2314. SUNDAY, OPEN SATURDAY 1:00-3:00 & Commercial Ottoville SD Lots: OPEN SUNDAY 12:00-1:00 Nextto Lehman to Kristina GREAT RATES Agricultural Needs 928 Matthew school. Call Tony FACILITY M. Pohlman,N. Franklin NEWER w w w .All lConcrete c o m t r e a . Work Kalida Golf Course: 2 Avail. Pohlman, Mark Pohlman inlot 787, Tony: 233-7911. 2 OPEN HOUSES SUNDAY 12 - 419-339-9084 Delphos. $45,000-$75,000 1:00 Across from Arbys a r cell 419-233-9460 Na t n s t i o 3 BR, 1 406 Ottawa, 303 W. 5th, Delphos: 3 BR, Kalida: LLC Mortgage to Bath. Affordable $55K 2 Bath, Garage, Patio. Living!!! Huge Care Welch Tony: 233-7911. Very nice. Tony: 233-7911. Car Barbara Ann 414 W. 6th, Delphos: 3 BR, Revocable Trust, inlot Fenced Yard. Lynn: 234-2314. 126 / 128 Church St., Ot VanWert, 932, lot 94, 390 Wayne, Ottoville: 3 BR, toville: Big brick beauty. Cur Van Remodeld. Reduced to $65K. rently a duplex showing good ROOM ADDITIONS Wert subdivision, our lis These are just a few of Tony: 233-7911. SIDING GARAGES ROOFING return. Could be restored to portion of BACKHOE DUMP Transmission,Inc. &TRUCK Wert. inlot 2528, single family. Huge garage. $76,000-$100,000 Call Tony: 233-7911. SERVICE Van automatic transmission Christopher A. NEW: 24921 Rd P, Ottoville; 3 FREE ESTIMATES standard transmission $150,000 + FULLY INSURED TH BR, 2 Bath, Bsmt, 1 Acre, 34 x to Laura differentials Zeleznik Mark Pohlman 48Bldg. Tony: 233-7911. 337 Walnut, Ottoville: RE Zeleznik, Laura A. transfer case 921 N. Canal, Delphos: New DUCED! 3 BR, 2 Bath, Up419-339-9084 brakes & tune up of A. Grime, portion Listing! 3 BR, nice location. dated throughout. Fish Pond, cell 419-233-9460 7, Pleasant w w & . l r Owners Dbl garage, Big Lot. Call Lynn: Garagew StgtBldg. e a . c o mmiles north of Ottoville 2 section re-locating. Tony: 233-7911. 234-2314. Township. Service Tree 828 N. Main, Delphos: 4 BR, 2 OPEN HOUSES Guillermo Alvarez, BY APPOI Newer shingles. Nice interior. OPEN SUNDAY 12:00-1:00 SUNDAY 12 - 1:00 Adelina G. Opp Alvarez -D Owner wants offer. Tony: 233 $99,500 Ideal to Roland Alvarez, 7911. OIL - LUBE FILTER 229 Douglass, Delphos: Reportion of section 33, $ duced. 4 BR, 1 Bath; Seller will OUR TREE SERVICE Pleasant Township Only help with closing costs. Gary 15631 17-N, Kalida: 3 BR, 2 *up to 5 quarts oil First Addition, -Va $99,900 SNOW REMOVAL (Wise 692-1910. Baths. 4 Car Garage & Heated lot 6). Add Finishing 466 Dewey, Delphos: 2.86 Beautiful Acres, Fenced Shop. FIREWOOD 2 BR on dead-end street. Take Yard, Fin Bsmt. EXCELLENT! Tony: 233-7911 J. Gordon Brown, FOR SALE a look! Gary: 692-1910.

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Tomorrows Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012 Substantial progress can be made in the year ahead by sharing all the good things that come your way with friends and associates. In order to succeed in this new cycle, you must be completely unselfish. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You should take extra care to remember that youre not the only one on this planet capable of conceiving bright, clever ideas. Companions will resent you if you badmouth their concepts. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- When it comes to an investment that looks like it could generate a big return from a nominal amount of money, take another look. Whats asked of you might just be the down payment. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Because the people you hang out with will have a strong influence over your attitude, steer clear of companions who see only storm clouds. Look for sunny skies and clear sailing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Someone you know who is never satisfied will be hitting the complaint desk once again. Theres no pleasing this person, so dont knock yourself out attempting to try. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Even if youre just trying to help, be careful not to malign a mutual friend in the process. If you accidentally do, what you say about him or her will put the focus back on you instead. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -If there is something important you need to accomplish, dont involve others in your project, even if you feel you require help. Instead of easing your burden, they could retard your progress. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- What you say could be both questioned and challenged, so be certain about the facts before you speak up. If you understand the issue at hand, you wont give out faulty information. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Old obligations have a way of rearing their ugly heads at the most inconvenient times. Something youve been putting off and keeping under wraps may begin to make its presence known. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Be careful what you say to your companions, even if you mean well. The fault you see in someone else is likely to be due to the mote found in your own eye. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Unfortunately, youre more inclined to find excuses for why something cant be done instead of making the time to do what needs doing. Unattended chores will not go away, theyll only fester. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- If youre a bit tired at the moment, you arent likely to display your customary ingratiating self. In fact, you might deal rather harshly with anyone who unwittingly gets on your bad side. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Although youre good at achieving your objectives, you might unfortunately choose targets that produce nothing but hollow victories. Strive for meaningful goals. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012 Even if you werent able to market some of your good ideas in the past, dont stop trying in the months to come. It isnt likely that youll run into the same obstacle that previously blocked you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Its erroneous to believe, as others say, that a very important arrangement is slipping from your control. Regardless of what others try to get you to think, know that the opposite is true. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Youre presently in a very good cycle for fulfilling your desires and expectations, but good things can only happen if you believe in yourself. Dont dash your chances for happiness. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Although initially you might not believe it, the odds are slanted in your favor. Even if youre delayed for a while, youll take full advantage of the lull. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Your powers of observation are extremely astute, so carefully observe a role model handle a situation similar to one you must take care of. If you watch closely, youll quickly learn how to do it as well. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -For whatever reason, your dealings with male pals will be easier to handle than any involvements you might have with the ladies. Keep this in mind if you need a favor. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -The proof youve been looking for regarding the loyalty and/or support of your associates will be made clear to you. You should now be able to move forward with your plans. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Any sincere effort you put forth to protect a critical matter for another will work well, and will also let others know that they had better not poke their snoots into matters you want kept private. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Someone who is in a position of power is apt to sense a kinship with you. As a result, she or he is likely to do something significant to help you without being asked. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Normally it isnt too smart to have too many irons in the fire simultaneously, but your case may be an exception. The more you have going for you, the better your chances are for success. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- It wont be because youll be more forceful or assertive than usual that youll have a greater impact on others; it will be because your enthusiastic manner is so uplifting. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Dont be indifferent about situations that are running smoothly and producing good results for you. If you have the will to do so, they can be improved upon even further. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your ability to evaluate and utilize information so well is likely to be the envy of all your associates. Theyll see and hear what you do, but wont know how to copy your results.
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME How much is it worth to suffer through a terrifying cruise ship grounding? Italian ship operator Costa Crociere SpA on Friday put the figure at (euro) 11,000 ($14,460) plus reimbursement for the cost of cruise tickets and extra travel expenses, seeking to cut a deal with as many passengers as possible to take the wind out of class-action lawsuits stemming from the Jan. 13 grounding of its Costa Concordia cruise liner off Tuscany. But many passengers are refusing to accept the deal, saying they cant yet put a figure on the costs of the trauma they endured. And lawyers are backing them up, telling passengers its far too soon to know how peoples lives and livelihoods might be affected by the experience. Were very worried about the children, said Claudia Urru of Cagliari, Sardinia, who was on the Concordia By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN Associated Press with her husband and two sons, aged three and 12, when it capsized. Her elder son is seeing a psychiatrist: He wont speak about the incident or even look at television footage of the grounding. Hes terrorized at night, she told The Associated Press. He cant go to the bathroom alone. Were all sleeping together, except my husband, who has gone into another room because we dont all fit. As a result, she said, her family retained a lawyer because they dont know what the real impact financial or otherwise of the trauma will be. She said her family simply isnt able to make such decisions now. We are having a very, very hard time, she said. Costas offer, which covers compensation for lost baggage and psychological trauma, was the result of negotiations with several consumer groups who say they are representing 3,206 passengers from 61 countries who suffered no physical harm when the massive cruise ship hit a reef off the island of Giglio. Its not clear, though, how many of those passengers will take the deal, even though theyre guaranteed payment within a week of signing on. In addition to the lumpsum indemnity, Costa, a unit of the worlds biggest cruise operator, Miami-based Carnival Corp., said it would reimburse uninjured passengers the full costs of their cruise, their return travel expenses and any medical expenses they sustained after the grounding. Costa said the (euro) 11,000 figure is higher than current indemnification limits provided for by law, and added that it wouldnt deduct anything that insurance companies might kick in. The deal does not apply to the hundreds of crew on the ship, many of whom have lost their jobs, the roughly 100 people who were injured in the chaotic evacuation, or the families who lost loved ones. Sixteen bodies have already been recovered from the disaster and another 16 people who were on board are missing and presumed dead. On Friday, the first known lawsuit was filed against Costa and Carnival by one of the Concordias crew members, Gary Lobaton of Peru. The suit, filed in Chicago federal court, accuses Carnival and Costa of negligence because of an unsafe evacuation and is seeking class-action status. In Italy, some consumer groups have already signed on as injured parties in the criminal case against the Concordias captain, Francesco Schettino, who is accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship before all those aboard were evacuated. Schettino, who is under house arrest, deviated from the ships charted course to bring the Concordia closer to Giglio, gashing the hull on a reef a few hundred meters offshore. He has said the reef wasnt on his nautical charts. In addition, Codacons, one of Italys best-known consumer groups, has teamed up with two U.S. law firms to launch a class-action lawsuit against Costa and Carnival in Miami, claiming that it expects to get anywhere from (euro) 125,000 ($164,000) to (euro) 1 million ($1.3 million) per passenger. German attorney Hans Reinhardt, who currently represents 15 Germans who survived the accident and is in talks to represent families who lost loved ones, said he is advising his clients not to take the settlement. Instead, he along with Codacons is working with one of the U.S. law firms to pursue the class-action suit in Miami. What they have lost is much more than (euro) 11,000, he said of his clients. But Roberto Corbella, who represented Costa in the negotiations with consumer groups that led to the offer, said the deal provides passengers with quick and generous restitution that with all the reimbursements could amount to some (euro) 14,000 ($18,500) per passenger, even non-paying children.

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Long road ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor

NEW HAVEN, Conn. How does a man move on with his life after losing his wife and daughters to two ruthless home invaders who tormented, then killed them? For more than four years, a nation both disgusted and captivated by a chilling crime in prototypical suburbia has wondered that. Only one man Dr. William Petit, the sole survivor can provide the answer. On Friday, with the second killer sentenced to death and the book closed after two long, graphic trials, Petit gave a clue as to how he copes with pain he has been forced to revisit continually in court. My only hope is for justice to be served and to do my best to honor the lives of my family, who should all still be here to share their gifts and love with the world, Petit said Friday right before a judge sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, to death. I hope to continue to honor my family, said Petit, who survived being beaten with a baseball bat and tied up. I push forward in the hope that good will overcome evil, and feel the need to tell the world that evil lives among us and By BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press we need to rid the world of it. The gruesome crime evoked comparisons to Truman Capotes In Cold Blood, about the brutal murders of a Kansas farmer and his family. Komisarjevsky admitted in an audiotaped confession played for the jury in his trial late last year that he spotted Petits wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and their 11-year-old daughter, Michaela, at a supermarket and followed them to their house in Cheshire, a suburb of New Haven. After going home and putting his own daughter to bed, he and Steven Hayes, now 48, returned to the Petit house in the middle of the night, while the family was sleeping, to rob it. Dr. Petit was beaten, tied up and taken to the basement. Michaela and Hayley, 17, were tied to their beds. In the morning, Hayes took Jennifer to the bank to withdraw money, while Komisarjevsky stayed at the house. Its believed thats when he sexually assaulted Michaela, the 11-yearold. Hayes was convicted of sexually assaulting the mother. After Hayes arrived back at the house with the girls mother, she was strangled. The pair doused the house and beds with gasoline, set it ablaze and left. The sisters, bound helplessly

Dozens killed in 2 days of turmoil

BEIRUT Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 64 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday. Video posted online showed the bodies of five small children, five women and a man, all bloodied and piled on beds in what appeared to be an apartment after a building was hit in the city of Homs. A narrator said an entire family had been slaughtered. Much of the violence was focused in Homs, where heavy gunfire hammered the city Friday in a second day of chaos. A day earlier, the city saw a flare-up of sectarian kidnappings and killings between its Sunni and Alawite communities, and pro-regime forces blasted residential buildings with mortars and gunfire, according to activists. At least 384 children have been killed, as of Jan. 7, in the crackdown on Syrias uprising since it began nearly 11 months ago, the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF said Friday. The count, based on reports from human rights groups, included children under age 18. Most of the deaths took place in Homs and most of the victims were boys, UNICEF said. It said 380 children have been detained, including some under age 14. The United Nations estimates that more than 5,400 people have died in the turmoil. The U.N. Security Council met in a closed-door session to discuss the crisis, which diplomats said was a step toward a possible U.N. resolution against the Damascus regime. However, any resolution faces strong opposition from China and Russia, and both nations have veto power. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Friday that Moscow will oppose any resolution because it does not exclude the possibility of outside military interference. The Syrian uprising, which began last March with mostly peaceful protests, has become increasingly violent in recent months as army defectors clash with government forces and some protesters take up arms to protect themselves. The violence has inflamed the sectarian divide in the country, where members of Assads Alawite sect dominate the regime despite a Sunni Muslim majority. Activists said at least 35 people were killed in Homs on Thursday and another 29 people were killed across the country Friday. The video posted Friday by activists showed the bodies of five young children, their faces bloodied, wrapped in orange plastic bags. It said the children were believed

while flames and fumes rose around them, died of smoke inhalation. Dr. Petit managed to escape the basement and hop, roll and crawl across a yard to a neighbors house for help too late to save his family. July 23, 2007, was our personal holocaust, Petit said Friday. A holocaust caused by two who are completely evil and actually do not comprehend what they have done. Petit called his wife a friend, confidant and wonderful mother. He noted that Hayley would be in medical school by now and that Michaela loved to cook and sing. I lost my family and my home, he said. They were three special people. Your children are your jewels. Petit said he has difficulty sleeping and trusting. Family gatherings are subdued, he said, with no one quite sure what to do or say. Jennifers sister, Cynthia Hawke-Renn, said via a video played in court that everyday items like gas, rope, bed posts and gas conjure horrific memories. There is no escaping the horrors of that night, she said. Petits father, William Petit Sr., said his son is not the same person now as he was in the days when he was a happy husband and father.

Barefoot Bandit gets 6 1/2 years Suicide bomber nickname because he com- kills 33 in Iraq By MANUEL VALDES mitted several of the crimes Associated Press
SEATTLE After a twoyear international crime spree in which he survived a handful of crash landings, Colton Harris-Moore the infamous Barefoot Bandit says hes lucky to be alive. Harris-Moore spoke publicly in court Friday for the first time since his 2010 arrest. A short while later, he was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison, which will be served concurrently with state prison time. What I did could be called daring, but it is no stretch of the imagination to say that am lucky to be alive ... absolutely lucky, he said. I should have died years ago. He particularly apologized for stealing planes, saying his arrogance led him to keep alive his dream of flying. But Harris-Moore, once a gangly teenager, was more than just a self-taught pilot. He hopscotched his way across the United States, authorities said. He flew a plane stolen in northwestern Washington to the San Juan Islands, stole a pistol in British Columbia and took a plane from Idaho to Washington state, stole a boat in southwestern Washington to go to Oregon, and took a plane in Indiana and flew to the Bahamas, where was arrested. The 20-year-old earned his without wearing shoes, and he attracted fans across the nation for his ability to evade police. Fridays sentencing all but ends his exploits, providing the final details for a movie that an entertainment lawyer and federal prosecutors said 20th Century Fox has in the works. But far from a gloating star, Harris-Moore apologized Friday to his victims. I now know a crime that took place overnight will take years to recover from, he said in court. Defense attorney John Henry Browne said he expects Harris-Moore to be out of prison in about 4 1/2 years, accounting for the 18 months hes already been in custody. Federal prosecutors declined to comment on how much time he might serve, saying that will be up to the Bureau of Prisons. Outside the courthouse, Harris-Moores mother, Pam Kohler of Camano Island, said her son gave her a letter in court, but she refused to talk to reporters. She used her purse to hit a television crews microphone and camera, and a newspaper photographers camera. In court, U.S. District Judge Richard Jones asked HarrisMoore to speak to young people who may look up to him because of his exploits. By BARBARA SURK Associated Press

The big advantage that they have is an immediate response, no legal expenses, and they can put this whole thing behind them, he told AP. Melissa Goduti, of Wallingford, Connecticut, is trying to do just that but hasnt quite been able to. The 28-year-old, who was traveling with her mother aboard the Concordia, says she cant sleep at night nothing works, even meds and has been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. She said Costa had offered to pay for three to five counseling sessions for the PTSD, but that shell need more. That will not fix my problem, she said in an email. No one is going to get over this tragic event in 3-5 counseling sessions. Passenger Ophelie Gondelle of Marseille, France, said (euro) 11,000 was paltry especially considering the psychological trauma she endured. She said she and her boyfriend are taking part in a French class-action effort underway instead.

Kidnapped American released

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria A U.S. citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Nigerias oil-rich southern delta has been freed after a week in captivity, the U.S. Embassy said. U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Deb MacLean told The Associated Press on Friday that the man had been released after being kidnapped in Warri in Delta state on Jan. 20. MacLean declined to offer any other details, citing privacy rules. Delta state police spokesman Charles Muka said he had not been informed about the mans release, as his company refused to cooperate with local authorities. The freed hostage was identified as William Gregory Ock, 50, of Bowdon, Georgia, by his sister, Dee Dee Patterson. Patterson told the AP on Friday that the family had no details of his release. The only thing we know is that he is safe and he is in a secure location, Patterson said by telephone. She had no information on when Ock would return home to Georgia. It was not immediately clear whether a ransom had been paid to secure his release, though many companies working in the region carry kidnap insurance and simply pay a negotiated price to see their employees freed. Kidnappers had made contact with authorities previously and demanded a $333,000 ransom. The attack Jan. 20 occurred outside a bank branch in

to be from two families, the Akras and the Bahadours. Brown cardboard placards with the childrens names written in Arabic were placed on their chests, identifying them: Thanaa, Ali, Najm, Abdul-Ghani and Sidra. The video could not be independently verified. Hilal Khashan, a political science professor at the American University of Beirut, said the spike in violence was linked to increasing pressure from the international community, the Arab League and the United Nations. The regime is trying to finish the matter through military means as soon as possible, and for that reason the level of violence increased, he said. On Tuesday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem insisted that Damascus will continue its crackdown and said Syria would not accept any international interference in its affairs. Assads regime claims terrorists acting out a foreign conspiracy by the U.S., Israel and Gulf Arab countries are behind the uprising, not protesters seeking change. The head of Arab League observers in Syria said in a statement that violence in the country has spiked over the past few days. Sudanese Gen. Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi said the cities of Homs, Hama and Idlib have all witnessed a very high escalation in violence since Tuesday.

Warri, one of the main cities in nations Niger Delta, a region of mangroves and swamps where foreign oil companies pump 2.4 million barrels of crude oil a day. The gunmen attacked Ock as he came outside, shooting his police escort to death before abducting him, Muka said. Investigators believe the gunmen trailed him for some time before the attack, Muka said. Foreign firms have pumped oil out of the delta for more than 50 years. Despite the billions flowing into Nigerias government, many in the delta remain desperately poor, living in polluted waters without access to proper medical care, education or work. In 2006, militants started a wave of attacks targeting foreign oil companies, including bombing their pipelines, kidnapping their workers and fighting with security forces.

BAGHDAD A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts to provoke a counterattack by Shiite militias on Sunnis that could pave the way toward open sectarian warfare now that U.S. troops have left Iraq. The powerful blast the second deadliest attack in Iraq this month set nearby stores and cars ablaze alongside scattered flesh and mutilated bodies. It shattered windows and damaged walls in the local hospital, wounding a nurse and four patients; Within minutes, the hospital was scrambling to treat scores of others. It was a huge explosion, said Salam Hussein, who was watching the funeral procession from his grocery store. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah in southwestern Baghdad. But the bombing resembled previous attacks by al-Qaida in Iraq. Minutes after the explosion, gunmen opened fire at a checkpoint in Zafaraniyah, killing two police officers, according to police officials. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. More than 200 people have been killed in bombings and shootings since the U.S. military withdrew from Iraq on Dec. 18. Many of the dead have been Shiite pilgrims and Iraqi police and soldiers. Al-Qaida and other Sunni extremist groups are thought to be exploiting sectarian tensions in the wake of Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikis efforts to marginalize the Sunni minority and cement his own grip on power. Al-Malikis security forces have launched a widespread crackdown against Sunni politicians, detaining hundreds for alleged ties to the deposed Baath Party. Vice President Tareq alHashemi, a Sunni, fled to the safety of the Kurdish semiautonomous zone after he was charged with running death squads during the height of the war.

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