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BY NANCY SPENCER nspencer@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Members of city council observed a moment of silence to remember recentlydeceased Councilman Dick Feathers during Mondays meeting. Feathers died unexpectedly on Jan. 24. The Allen County Republican Committee has until March 14 to appoint Feathers replacement on council from eligible ward residents. If they fail to do so, council then has 30 days to appoint his replacement. If they also fail to fill the seat, the mayor then has the discretion to appoint someone. Council passed an ordinance approving the electricity aggregation plan be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The city will secure a discount on the generation costs of electricity that will be passed on to local qualified consumers. Council also passed legislation amending sections 923.07 and 923.11 of existing City of Delphos codified ordinances regarding delinquent water and sewer charges. In part, this reduces the time line for applications of liens on delinquent properties from 180 days to 120 days. It provides the administration with the ability to impose such liens directly without council approval, as previously accomplished. Council also passed an ordinance to include other delinquent charges, an effort to broaden the scope of property delinquency Delphos, Ohio beyond sewer and water charges. Council heard a new ordinance authorizing the mayor and/or safety service director to enter into contracts for the purchase of materials and commodities necessary for the operation of the citys various departments for one year, including stone, water meters, chemicals, etc. Also heard on first reading was an ordinance amending section two of Ordinance 2010-14 regarding the pool director salary. The ordinance will be amended to read: The pay range of the Pool Director shall be separated into two categories: pre-seasonal and seasonal. The pre-seasonal rate shall be an hourly rate of $10 per hour not to exceed $300. The seasonal pay range is from $509.06 - $636.32 weekly not to exceed 16 weeks. The work schedule will be set by the Superintendent of Park Maintenance, keeping in mind the nature of the weather and the needs of the equipment at the pool. The ordinance originally called for the pool director salary to be $509.06$636.21 per week, not to exceed 20 weeks. Van Wert County commissioner candidate Bill Evans spoke to council, outlining his campaign for the seat in the March 6 Primary Election. In other business, council approved a donation of two family season pool passes to the Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce to be used as a raffle item at the annual chamber dinner.

NHS to sponsor Polar Fun Run

A 5K Polar Fun Run is being held by the Spencerville High School National Honor Society at 10 a.m. on March 10. Registration forms are available at the school or on the schools web site at spencervillebearcats. com. Pre-registration deadline is March 1. The cost is $10 per person ($18.50 with a T-shirt) or $45 for a team of 5 ($85 with T-shirts). Prizes will be awarded to top two finishers in the following age groups: 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50 and over as well as best team time. For more information, contact Angel Wagner at 419-647-4111 ext. 3131; or by e-mail at wagnera@svbearcats.org.

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Franklin hosts Pint Size Heroes blood drive

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Putnam County Help Me Grow will offer free screenings (hearing, development, speech, vision, behavioral and play skills) for infants, toddlers and preschoolers by appointment from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Educational Service Center. Call Ann or Marcie to schedule an appointment at 419.523.6059 or 1-877-738-1866.

Crash victims family starts 911 petition

Staff reports then picked up by other media sources, including an English newspaper and web site. That article also included pictures of Coon and members of her family. The photos were attributed to Facebook, meaning they were taken directly from either the girls profile page or from the page of a family member. A member of the family stated that at least one of the pictures had not been seen before by any of the family members. The family is also hoping for people to sign an online petition to have the 911 audio removed from the public sites. The original posting on YouTube has now been removed but the audio is still present on the site based in England, as of Tuesday evening. The web address for

DeeAnn Reed of the American Red Cross draws a pint of blood from Delphos City Schools Treasurer Brad Rostorfer during the Pint Size Heroes blood drive at Franklin Monday afternoon. The drive collected 55 units. American Red Cross Representative Megan Pape introduced the program for those too young to give blood to help generate donors to Franklin and Landeck Elementary School students on Jan. 10. Students then recruited donors for Mondays drive.

ROCKFORD Following the shocking accident which claimed the life of 17-yearold Brianna Coon over the weekend, the girls family is suffering further heartbreak from the release of the audio of the 911 call she made right after her car plunged into a Jays selling Ottoville tick- Putnam County pond. The tragic crash happened ets Saturday night around 11 The St. Johns Athletic p.m. Coons car went off the Department continues sellleft side of County Road P ing tickets for its road girls and wound up in a pond just basketball game Saturday north of Ottoville. She was (6 p.m. JV start) at Ottoville able to make a call to 911 at in the high school office 11:03 p.m. The car was not until 1 p.m. Friday. Adult tickets are $6 each, located for about two hours. However, a recording of student tickets are $4 each. Jefferson wrestlers host- that 911 call soon appeared on YouTube, broadcasting ing Pizza Night tonight the last few moments of the The Jefferson Wrestling girls life. That recording was Team is hosting a Pizza Buffet Night at the Delphos Eagles from 5-8 p.m. tonight; all-you-can-eat pizza, salad and breadsticks; for $6 for Adults and $3 for ages 10 and under. All proceeds benefit the DJHS Wrestling program. BY MIKE FORD A raffle will also be mford@delphosherald.com conducted for a chance to win monetary prizes totalMother Natures seasonal ing $2,000. Ping-pong balls cycles provide something will be sold for $5 each or of a natural tilling farmers 5 for $20 each individuare accustomed to in winter. ally numbered. The first ball Normally, cold temperatures drawn will be worth $1,000, cause the ground to harden. then increments of $500, Then, soil is fluffed up when $250, $100, $50, $50, $25 it softens as temperatures rise. and $25. Balls can be purHowever, that isnt looking to chased at the Eagles until be the case this year because the drawing tonight. of the warm winter the region Grove holding special is experiencing. meeting Dr. Curtis Young is the Columbus Grove Van Wert County OSU will be holding a special Extension educator and an School Board meeting at entomologist. He says some 4:30 p.m. tonight in the areas of fields may be comhigh school library. It is pacted this spring. expected that they will hire The biggest problem is a new football coach. that soil hasnt been manipulated by the freeze-thaw Forecast cycle. We have a lot of damage out in the fields; theres Sunny Thursday a lot of rutting from harvest with high in where it would have been upper 30s. alleviated if the ground had See page 2. hardened and thawed. That fluffs up the soil, whereas Index its compacted. So, we could Obituaries 2 have some major compacted State/Local 3 areas when we get to planting Politics 4 season, he said. In addition, trees, shrubs and Community 5 other plants, as well as insects, Sports 6-7 normally go into an overwinBusiness 8 tering state to survive through Classifieds 10 winter. If they come out of it, Television 11 thinking its springtime, they World briefs 12 cant simply return to their protective mode. The lack of cold can have a negative impact on insects;

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the petition is http://www. change.org/petitions/removethe-911-call A relative also told local media a television news crew from Dayton had caused additional heartache for family members as they emerged from a Rockford funeral home after making funeral arrangements. They came to me and said that theyd like to go with the angle that prom is coming up and they wanted to promote kids driving safe. But of course when they aired the story, they didnt mention anything about prom safety, said Amie Coon. The investigation into the crash is continuing. Coon said a check of her nieces phone records showed she was not texting at the time of the accident.

more than a consistent winter would have. I dont expect any major swings in insect populations but some of the beneficial insects can be negatively-impacted. We have a ton of little wasp-like insects that eat other insects. That controls the population of those other insects and if wasps go into their overwintering state, come out of it early and die from the cold temperatures if it gets cold again, we will lose that natural population control of the other insects, he said. Young added that he cant predict how things will turn out because this is uncharted waters. We havent experienced this before and some of those insects whose population has been controlled and havent been a problem before because of that could come to the forefront and become a problem but we dont know because we havent experienced this before, he said. If the jet stream comes down into the United States and it gets cold again, it could have severe impact on insects and plant life that come out of their overwintering state thinking winter is over. If theyve already reset their clocks and are on the upswing preparing for spring, they cant simply go back into their overwintering state and the cold would be hard on them.

Christian actor Frank Runyeon traveled from Hollywood to speak to St. Johns Elementary School students Tuesday. Runyeon uses skits and riddles to explain Scripture. Above: Runyeon, left, uses students as court officials and military leaders to tell the story of King Herod. Right: Runyeon uses Austin Moenter as a salt shaker to explain the Biblical phrase salt of the earth.
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Patrols 2011 Trooper Shield WEATHER Delphos weather yields impressive results
VAN WERT A year ago troopers were asked one simple question under the Patrols new mantra, Trooper Shield - What are you going to do today to contribute to a safer Ohio? Troopers answered with hard work which translated into increased OVI arrests and drug seizures and a decrease in the number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes. This hard work contributed to safer roadways and an increased quality of life in Ohio communities. Provisional statistics reveal 997 confirmed deaths on Ohios roadways in 2011, with an additional 32 unconBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press firmed deaths. Even if all the unconfirmed fatalities make their way into the confirmed category, there is still a significant decrease over 2010 - when 1,080 people lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes in Ohio. Even though we made great strides in 2011, we will remain focused on continuing these successes into 2012 and beyond, said Lt. Ray Haas commander of the Van Wert Post. We have a lot of work left to do. Too many people are losing their lives on Ohios roadways and too many criminals continue to traverse our highways. As part of the Trooper Lukin has previously compared the Lake Vostok effort to the moon race that the Soviet Union lost to the United States, telling the Russian media he was proud that Russia will be the first this time. Although far from being the worlds deepest lake, the severe weather of Antarctica and the locations remoteness made the project challenging. There is no other place on Earth that has been in isolation for more than 20 million years, said Lev Savatyugin, a researcher with the AARI. Its a meeting with the unknown. Savatyugin said scientists hope to find primeval bacteria that could expand the human knowledge of the origins of life. We need to see what we have here before we send missions to ice-crusted moons, like Jupiters moon Europa, he said. Lake Vostok is 160 miles (250 kilometers) long and 30 miles (50 kilometers) across at its widest point, similar in area to Lake Ontario. It lies about 3.8 kilometers (2.4 miles) beneath the surface and is the largest in a web of nearly 400 known subglacial lakes in Antarctica. The lake is warmed underneath by geothermal energy. The project, however, has drawn strong fears that Shield mantra, the patrol placed an increased emphasis on their criminal patrol efforts. By doing this, troopers were able to seize an unprecedented amount of drugs removing them from Ohio communities. Overall increases were seen in every significant category of illegal contraband: prescription pills seizures increased by 46 percent, cocaine was up 663 percent, heroin was up 69 percent and marijuana was up 7 percent. To view a complete breakdown of the drugs seized and the patrols overview of enforcement in 2011 please visit http://statepatrol.ohio. gov/doc/2011_recap.pdf 60 metric tons (66 tons) of lubricants and antifreeze used in the drilling may contaminate the pristine lake. The Russian researchers have insisted the bore would only slightly touch the lakes surface and that a surge in pressure will send the water rushing up the shaft where it will freeze, immediately sealing out the toxic chemicals. Lukin said about 1.5 cubic meters (50 cubic feet) of kerosene and freon poured up to the surface from the boreshaft, proof that the lake water streamed up from beneath, froze, and blocked the hole. The scientists will later remove the frozen sample for analysis in December when the next Antarctic summer comes.

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High temperature Tuesday in Delphos was 37 degrees, low was 30. A trace of snowfall was recorded. High a year ago today was 22, low was 3. Record high for today is 68, set in 1925. Record low is -17, set in 1967. WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county Associated Press

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Russian scientists reach lake under Antarctica

MOSCOW After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years a lake that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets. Reaching Lake Vostok is a major discovery avidly anticipated by scientists around the world hoping that it may allow a glimpse into microbial life forms, not visible to the naked eye, that existed before the Ice Age. It may also provide precious material that would help look for life on the ice-crusted moons of Jupiter and Saturn or under Mars polar ice caps where conditions could be similar. Its like exploring another planet, except this one is ours, Columbia University glaciologist Robin Bell told The Associated Press by email. Valery Lukin, the head of Russias Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), which is in charge of the mission, said in todays statement that his team reached the lakes surface on Sunday.

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Aug. 3, 1939 Feb. 5, 2012 Louie A. Vasquez, 72, of Lima, died peacefully at 8:46 p.m. Sunday at St. Ritas Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 3, 1939, in St. Henry to Luis and Herlinda A. Avila Vasquez Sr., who preceded him in death. On Feb. 12, 1977, he married Vickie R. Williams, who survives in Lima. Other survivors include sons Tony (Debbie) Vasquez of Dayton and Armando Vasquez; daughters Aletia (Jeff) Hartzler and Dr. April (Robert) Shattuck of Elida and Dr. Amber Vasquez of Hilliard; brothers Andy (Lois) Vasquez and Arnold Vasquez of Lima; sister Armida (Averal) Nicely of LeHigh, Fla.; and grandchildren Erin Winghart, Hannah, Jeffy and Alexis Hartzler and Taylor and Payton Shattuck. Mr. Vasquez was a veteran of the United States Naval Reserve who retired in 2002 from the Oakwood Correction Facility after 19 years. After his retirement, he worked part-time for the American Legion and at Clymer Medical Transport. He was a 1958 graduate of Bath High School. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He enjoyed classic movies, bowling, billiards and his morning coffee and friends at the Lickity Split. He was extremely proud of his childrens accomplishments and he valued his time with his family. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at ChilesLaman Funeral and Cremation Services - Shawnee Chapel, Lima, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars 1275 and the Navy Honor Guard. Burial will be in Gethsemani Cemetery at a later date. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made online to the Wounded Warrior Project at http://support.woundedwarriorproject. org.

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PROWANT, Lelas Kathleen, 87, of Cloverdale, funeral services will begin 11 a.m. Thursday at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental, Pastor Justin Sterrett officiating. Burial will follow in Monroe Cemetery, Continental. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today and one hour prior to services Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donors choice. Condolences may be expressed at www. heitmeyerfuneralhome.com.

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A Delphos man was treated and released from St. Ritas Medical Center following a two-vehicle accident reported at 5:57 p.m. Tuesday. Thomas Williams, 61, of Delphos was traveling southbound on North Bredeick Street and stopped at the posted stop sign at West Fifth Street and then proceeded into the intersection, striking a vehicle traveling westbound on West Fifth Street driven by Samantha Lacy, 19, of Van Wert. Lacy had the right of way. Williams was cited for failure to yield. Both vehicles sustained functional damage.

A boy, Hudson Lee, was born Feb. 2 at St. Ritas Medical Center to Joseph and Brittany Tucker. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. He was welcomed home by sibling Phoenix Tucker. Grandparents are Rob and Beth Kriegel and Loren and Linda Tucker. Great-grandparents are June Dunlap and Jack and Marilyn Stiles.

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CINCINNATI (AP) A southwest Ohio city is denying allegations that two police officers used excessive force against a man who died in 2009 after police used a stun gun on him. The Cincinnati suburb of Mason and the officers responded Monday to a lawsuit filed against them in federal court in December by the family of Douglas Boucher, said attorney Gary Becker, who represents the city and the officers. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati alleges that police used excessive force on Boucher, who is mentally ill, stunning him numerous times and kicking him and beating him while he was on the ground. The lawsuit filed by attorney Alphonse Gerhardstein alleges that the abuse of Mr. Boucher while he was on the ground was nothing short of torture. It also alleges that Bouchers constitutional rights, including the right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures, were violated. It seeks a jury trial and compensatory and punitive damages to be determined at trial. Authorities said at the time that Boucher made sexual comments to a service station clerk on Dec. 13, 2009, and hit an officer after he was ordered outside. Another officer then stunned Boucher to subdue him, authorities said. An autopsy report said Boucher died from a skull fracture that occurred when he fell after being stunned, and authorities have said that an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation found that the officers did not violate use of force regulations. Based on the states investigation, an internal investigation and the coroners report, we dont see any validity for the claims of excessive force or of constitutional violations, Becker said. The city and the officers are asking that the judge dismiss the lawsuit. Gerhardstein said Tuesday that the state investigation cleared the officers of criminal violations, but they did not check for any civil liabilities. He clearly had a head injury, and if he could have gotten immediate care rather than additional tasing, his outcome may have been much different, Gerhardstein said.

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STEUBENVILLE Republican legislative leaders say they took away from Gov. John Kasichs State of the State speech a renewed focus on bolstering training programs for Ohio workers, answering the governors call to find ways to better match residents skills with growing opportunities in energy, technology and science. Lawmakers charged with passing bills that enact the governors policy priorities say that meant making sure community colleges were more closely aligned with businesses needs, so vacant jobs could be easily filled. We got to get people trained to get back to work, said House Speaker William Batchelder, a Medina Republican. During the speech Tuesday in blue-collar Steubenville, Kasich announced a plan to boost broadband network speeds, introduced an award honoring courageous Ohioans and said shale drilling shouldnt come at the expense of the environment for COUNTY in an annual State of the State address mostly devoid of big initiatives. He spoke for nearly 90 minutes in a rambling, unfocused -ProactiveWhy Vote For Brandt? address in the auditorium of -Common Sense Leadership & Experience a high-performing elementary -Dedicationschool, taking the speech out Will work for all residents of side Columbus for the first Van Wert County time in history. Open Door Policy Kasich said Ohio has come far from a year ago when it Will work to bring jobs faced an estimated $8 billion Phone: 419-495-2419 budget hole and was ranked 48th nationally in job creation. www.KimBrandtForCommissioner.com The state now has money in its Paid for by committee to elect Brandt, Comissioner, Cary Brandt, Treasurer, 1098 St. Rt. 81, Willshire, Ohio 45898 Rainy Day Fund once again and is the top job creator in the Midwest, he said. We just looked at the problems honestly, said Kasich, a first-term Republican. If you look at a problem and you see what it is, and you design a solution, its amazing how far you can go. 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If we can train, educate, 242 North Main St. Ph. 419-692-0921 forecast, use our location, Open evenings til 7:30; Sat. til 5 use our great people, use our resource, our assets, well be No. 1 in America, well be the most powerful state in America, he said. I have no doubt. We have the scale, the size, and everything that we need. But Democrats blasted the speech as long on rhetoric and short on details. State Sen. Capri Cafaro of Hubbard called the address more of a retrospective than a prospective. She said the speech was supposed to provide an overview of Kasichs plans for the year, but I did not get a lot of that. Kasichs new Governors Courage Awards honored a woman who lost her son to prescription painkiller addiction, another woman who survived being a victim of human trafficking to become a social worker and the family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan. The governor touted progress in his war on prescription painkiller abuse and received a standing ovation when he said he would declare a similar war on behalf of 1,000 Ohio teenagers who have been co-opted into prostitution. He also said the state needs to allow felons who have served their time to work certain jobs such as cutting hair or driving trucks that are currently off-limits. State Sen. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, said he supports the so-called collateral sanctions proposal also one of the few legislative initiatives he heard in the speech. He called it an uplifting and accurate recitation of Kasichs first-year accomplishments and Ohios assets. Where I thought it was a little short, unlike traditional State of the State speeches, was on any specific legislative agenda that he wants us to pursue, Seitz said. Senate Democratic Leader Eric Kearney of Cincinnati said he had wondered where the governors plan was to help local governments after communities took a hit in the state budget. Secondly, he said were out of the ditch. Well, Id like to know how were out of the ditch when there are more food pantries than there have ever been in our state, he said, adding that people are struggling with foreclosures. Kasich said he has asked Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee to lead an effort among universities to dovetail resources and come up with ways to increase the states college graduation rates. Its not good enough to do research if you dont commercialize and create jobs, whats the point? the governor asked. I can find your research on the top shelf of a building 40 years from now? Commercialize, create jobs, spin off companies. We can get that done, but its going to take new and renewed focus. After the speech, Gee said university leaders are set to meet with the governor in a week to discuss their proposal. In the end, weve got to start thinking about Ohio and Ohio higher education as an ecological system, not as a series of speedboats out there racing around each other, Gee said. Sen. Mike Skindell, a Cleveland-area Democrat, said that while he supports collaboration among the universities, he questioned Gees role. To have the president of Ohio State lead that effort is kind of self-serving, Skindell said. Overall, state Rep. Teresa Fedor, a Toledo Democrat and former schoolteacher, said she found the governors speech lacking in detail about the future of public education in Ohio. Where is it? It was devoid of any real plan, she said. (Former) Gov. (Ted) Strickland put forward I think a very bold, aggressive plan for the state of Ohio, and Gov. Kasich dismantled it. On Tuesday, Kasich offered to go door to door with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to lobby lawmakers for changes needed for some of the mayors education proposals. Jackson wants to make performance a key factor in deciding how much teachers are paid and to eliminate seniority in deciding who is laid off in the shrinking district. The mayor controls city schools through an appointed board.

A handful of protesters, likely admitted to the speech on public tickets Kasich distributed through an online lottery, temporarily interrupted the speech about an hour and 10 minutes into it shouting John Kasich is selling out Ohio! The ruckus came as Kasich was talking about drilling for natural gas in eastern Ohio. He said large energy companies flocking to the state amid the Marcellus and Utica shale boom dont want to leave the state harmed. We cant degrade the environment at the same time were developing this industry, Kasich said. Outside the school, which shares Steubenville High School, more than 100 demonstrators gathered some to oppose the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to reach Ohios oil and gas resources. One sign read, Frack Off Kasich. Others demonstrated in support of the Occupy movement.

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US searches for strategy to halt Syria violence

By BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON The United States appears to be out of answers on what to do with Syria. The Obama administration says it is not considering invading Syria or arming its rebels to remove President Bashar Assad from power. Diplomatic efforts at the U.N. have collapsed. A new, muchtouted option of humanitarian assistance for Syrias beleaguered population is a longshot and would only bandage over the violence instead of stopping it. For now, Washington is relying primarily on what it has been doing for the past 11 months in a so-far unsuccessful bid to force Assads government to end its bloody offensive on opponents: sanctions targeting the Syrian regime and isolating it from the world economy. It is also borrowing somewhat from a strategy used in Libyas civil war, assembling a group of like-minded nations, led by Arab governments, to coordinate an international strategy against Assad. The goal is to pressure the Syrian leader into
By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press

IT WAS NEWS THEN

One Year Ago Treece Landscaping and Design recently donated eight WASHINGTON (AP) brand new basketballs to the YMCA of Van Wert County Basketball Program. These donated basketballs will be used Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a for this years 3rd-, 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade leagues. string of stunning victories that snapped his four-state 25 Years Ago 1987 The Adult Student of the Month Committee at Vantage losing streak and raised new Vocational School has selected Rita Beining clerical-secre- questions about front-runner tarial student of the month for February. She was selected for Mitt Romneys clout with good attendance, exemplary neatness and appearance, class conservatives. Romney shrugged off performance and unique contributions to the group. John Metzger of Metzger Brothers of Fort Jennings, his poor showing, but his showed Gerald Horstman and his son, Jeremy, 8, the new losses Tuesday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado line of White Field Boss compact tractors during the Farm laid bare his stubborn weakFair at the Lima Mall. The annual event is sponsored by ness just when it looked as Elida Young Farmers and Wives, WIMA-WIMT Radio and if his party was beginning to the Lima Mall-Lima Center. embrace him. Bringing up the Two freshmen gave a preview of what to expect for the rear of the Santorum surge: next three seasons and at the same time helped the Jefferson Newt Gingrich, the former Wildcats hang on for a 39-38 win over Ottoville. Neither House speaker who mostly Laura Schmelzer or Cheryl Kortokrax started, but each girl skipped the contests and finlogged her most playing time of the season Saturday night. ished at or near the back of the pack in all three states. 50 Years Ago 1962 Santorum cast the results Virginia Warnecke, student at Kalida High School, has as a victory for a purer form been awarded a trip to Washington, D .C., for her essay of conservatism than Romney entitled Why I Want to Save the Family Farm, which has offered, heard more clearwas judged best in the state. Second place winner, Shirley ly by voters across the nations Prim of Preble County, will also go to Washington. Mrs. midsection without a deafenFreeman of Columbus Grove, was named state winner in the ing TV air war that the former whole wheat bread-making contest. She also won a trip to Massachusetts governor has Washington. dominated. Ten members of the Pythian Sisters Past Chiefs Tonight, we had an opporAssociation, and one guest, Mrs. Robert Jameson, were tunity to see what a campaign guests of Mrs. Harold Heiss and Mrs. Dave Heiss at the looks like when one candidate Harold Heiss resident on West Fifth Street Tuesday evening. isnt outspent 5- or 10-to-1 by The meeting was opened by the president, Margaret Peltier, negative ads impugning their who read a short story. The March meeting will be held at integrity and distorting their the home of Mrs. Paul Rozelle with Mrs. Charles Wolph as record. This is a more accurate representation, frankly, of assistant hostess. Delphos Aerie No. 471 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles what the fall race will look will host the lodges of District 24 for a special meeting here like, a jubilant Santorum on Sunday. The Van Wert ritualistic and drill teams will be told a cheering crowd in St. in charge of the initiatory work in the afternoon. A supper Charles, Mo. But it was far from clear will be served and special entertainers and a dance will follow. Gene Dennis and his Midwesterners will provide music that the former Pennsylvania and the entertainment will feature Dennis, Miss Meeks and senator, who has a post office box for a campaign headquarMiss Huffman. ters and relies on volunteers to handle scheduling, can quick75 Years Ago 1937 A most successful two-day carnival sponsored by the ly turn the momentum into the Delphos Band Mothers Association closed Saturday night millions of campaign dollars at Jefferson School. There was a dance, a magic show, an he would need to overcome amateur contest and a comedy drama. There were booths Romney. of various types and an auction sale. Mrs. H. F. Buchholtz, president of the Band Mothers, stated that a nice sum was netted to further the work of the organization. WASHINGTON Most Arrangements are being completed for the benefit card Americans can hardly believe party which will be staged in the Legion hall Tuesday eve- were having a national ning under the sponsorship of the Auxiliary of the American debate about birth control in Legion. In charge of the social are the following: Clara the 21st century more than Rupert, chairman; Mayme Berry, Clara Dunn, Beulah Zenz, 50 years after The Pill became Martha Miller, Helen Fiedler, Frances Youngpeter and available and decades after Dorothy E. Hotz. condoms became as com The members of the Womens Bible Class of the monplace as, well, balloons. Methodist Church held their regular monthly meeting Friday The reason for the increevening at the church parlor. A luncheon was served by the dulity is because were actufollowing hostesses: Mrs. George Gilpin, Bertha Davies, ally not having a debate about Cora Fisher, Elizabeth Harpster and Mrs. Robert Johantgen. birth control. To repeat: The debate is about freedom of conscience. It aint about The Pill. This particular episode is significant because the Obama administration has provided the narrowest conscience protection in our nations history, according to legal experts who are challenging the administrations rule. We have a long tradition in this country of working around religious differences so that people are not forced to violate their religion to satisfy a secular mandate. This is the essence of the debate. To women who merely want help paying for birth control, this may seem an obnoxiously silly discussion. Noted. But the larger issue is worth paying attention to even at personal inconvenience. That inconvenience, by the way, neednt be permanent. The immediate problem of providing birth control to those who cant afford it can be massaged the government can hand out contraceptives to the poor as is already the case in some states, for instance. But the issue of reli-

Romneys bad day Santorums best in GOP race

House GOP introduces its insider trading bill

Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., substituted a congressional study of these firms essentially taking no action. The reporting requirement was inserted into the Senates bill by a Republican, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa. Under the House bill, new stock transactions would have to be reported either 30 days after a covered individual was notified of a transaction in his or her account or 45 days after the transaction. The bill would apply, according to Cantor, to about 30,000 employees in the executive branch. It would cover the president and vice president, and President Barack Obama has said he would sign the legislation. While the Senate passed its version of the bill 96-3 last week following bipartisan negotiations, House Democrats were furious that Cantor never consulted them about the provisions of the bill. In addition, Republicans were considering bringing the bill to a vote Thursday under a procedure that would not allow any amendments. That was especially galling to Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., who has been trying to get an insider trad-

accepting an Arab-proposed plan to transfer power to his vice president and allow for a transition to democracy. We are working with our partners again to ratchet up the pressure, ratchet up the isolation on Assad and his regime, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday. That pressure is having an impact. Ultimately, it needs to result in Assad ceasing the violence, stopping the brutality and allowing for a transition supported by the Syrian people. A senior EU official said today that the bloc will soon impose harsher sanctions against Syria, possibly including bans on the import of Syrian phosphates, on commercial flights between Syria and Europe, and on financial transactions with the countrys central bank. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with EU rules. Assad is receiving political backing from Russia and China, which delivered a double veto over the weekend of a U.N. resolution seeking his resignation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who met with Assad in Damascus on Tuesday,

said today that both Assads regime and opposition forces were responsible for instigating the violence. Lavrov said Assad wants his vice president to hold talks with the opposition groups. Sanctions may be crippling the Syrian economy but they have failed to impede security operations that have contributed to a death toll of more than 5,400 people since March. Syrian troops on today bombed residential neighborhoods in areas controlled by the rebels; activists said at least 50 people died in shelling of the central city of Homs. Assads military remains formidable, even if it is being increasingly challenged by the rebel Free Syrian Army. The diplomatic and military stalemates are prompting some leading voices in Washington to propose more drastic measures to back Syrias opposition, drawing parallels with Americas support for the Libyan rebels who chased Moammar Gadhafi from power last year. We should start considering ... arming the opposition. The bloodletting has got to stop, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said.
ing bill passed for six years and has close to 300 co-sponsors, including nearly 100 Republicans. Sponsorship of the bill by Slaughter and Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., soared after a recent CBS 60 Minutes segment that reported current and former members of Congress used information received during their official duties to invest in the stock market. The show reported that Pelosis husband invested in a large Visa IPO in 2008 around the time the House then under Democratic control was considering legislation to lower credit card fees. Pelosi denied any wrongdoing, and said there was no connection between the investment and the legislation. The bill passed two years later, and Pelosi voted for it. It did not pass in 2008, a Pelosi aide said, because it came to floor at the end of the session when the House was passing the biggest bailout of financial institutions in the nations history. The aide, who was not authorized to be quoted by name to discuss the investment, said Pelosis husband made the IPO purchase through his existing broker at Wells Fargo.

WASHINGTON House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials, and have added provisions to bar lawmakers convicted of a felony from collecting their government pensions. In a provision aimed directly at Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, the bill, introduced late Tuesday, would ban lawmakers from using their positions to invest in initial public offerings of stock. Pelosi has denied that she did anything like that. The Republicans wiped out a key provision in the Senate version of the bill that would have required so-called political intelligence firms to register and file disclosure reports, as lobbyists must. These are companies that try to pick up information from lawmakers, then pass it on to investment firms and their clients. The growing political intelligence industry had lobbied hard to get the Republicans to either modify or eliminate the provision, arguing that the language was too broad.

Moderately confused

gious liberty is one of those foundational principles that isnt really up for revision. As to the separation of church and state argument that church critics keep raising, keep in mind that the separation understanding was also intended to protect religious believers from state interference. When the state insists that ones religious beliefs be supplanted by anothers, in this case by secularism, then might one argue that the state is establishing a religion in contravention of the Constitutions intent? The new health care reform acts mandate that Catholic institutions pay for insurance to cover birth control and even abortifacient drugs (aka morning-after pills) runs deeply contrary to fundamental Catholic teaching. The argument that many Catholic women ignore this particular church commandment is a non sequitur. The church has consistently stood by this teaching. Catholics commit adultery and lie, too, but they dont want or expect the church to condone those actions. Although Catholic churches and their direct employees are exempt from the new rule, all those other Catholic-sponsored entities, from schools to hospitals to charities that employ non-Catholics, have to comply or pay prohibitive fines. Estimates are that Notre Dame University, which hosted President Obama as

Birth control reduction

Point of View

KATHLEEN PARKER

commencement speaker in 2009 against howls of protest, would have to pay $10 million in annual fines. Thats some expensive birth control, baby. And were talking billions of dollars worth of lost services to the poor if Catholic charities shut down, as well as educational chaos, especially in inner cities where Catholic schools often provide the only stability in poor childrens lives. Whatever the odds are that the church may change its position on contraception someday, it wont be soon. For now the bishops are promising a fight to the end. Its that important to them, a fact of which Obama was well aware. Catholic leaders are justified in their outrage, especially those who helped Obama with health care reform and now feel betrayed. Exhibit A: Sister Carol Keehan, CEO of the Catholic Health Association, who supported the health care act with assurances from Obama that Catholics rights of conscience would be protected, despite criticism from many other Catholic leaders. She

has now met the crowded underside of Obamas bus. Exhibit B: Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who had a private meeting with Obama in November, after which he said he was hopeful about the final rule. Headlines to that effect unleashed Planned Parenthoods public relations whirlwind, prompting blog headlines such as Will Obama cave to Catholic bishops? Apparently not. Obamas calculation must have been that there are more women who want insurance coverage for birth control than there are obedient Catholics. Although Obama won with 54 percent of the Catholic vote last time, he may have miscalculated. Women are not a monolithic vote, and even though some Catholic women may disagree with the church, they still love and respect it and how it serves the poor. They may like Obama, birth control and Democrats, but they dont want to see their church beaten up. These are tough, emotional issues, to be sure. But consider that we allow even Nazis to march because we believe so fervently in freedom of expression. We should believe at least as strongly in freedom of conscience, not only for Catholics sake, but also for our own. Kathleen Parkers email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

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Amish cook replaces stove, visits with brother

BY LOVINA EICHER The sun is shining and it almost seems like spring with the unusual warmth we are experiencing. We were glad for the warmer weather last week. Our house didnt have heat from Wednesday until Saturday morning because the glass on our Hitzer coal stove broke. So we decided to trade ours in for a new one. Our good friends Dan and Irene took us to Berne, Ind., to exchange a stove on Friday evening. Berne is a couple of hours one-way so it was midnight before we were home and had the stove unloaded. We appreciated Dan and Irenes willingness to take us to Berne on such short notice. After we had the stoves exchanged we stopped in for a short visit with brother Amos, Nancy, and family. They live only a few miles away from where we picked up the new stove. Marlene, 18, one of Amoss twin daughters gave us a taste of the mozzarella cheese that she makes. I was surprised at the good flavor it has. I asked her for the recipe which I would like to share with you readers sometime. I want to try it myself first to see if it turns out for me. Amos also gave us a taste of the sugar-cured bacon from the hogs they had butchered earlier this winter. Dad and Mom would always sugarcure the hams and bacon since we didnt have a freezer at home. Even though the sugar-cure would be washed off, the meat always tasted extra salty. We would love to eat sugar-cured ham with dandelion greens with sour cream and cooked potatoes in the spring-time. Everyone might not care for the taste of sugar-cured meat. I was raised with it and was glad for a taste of it again. (Editors note: sugar-curing involves a salt-sugar mixture which gives the meat the salty flavor. Watch some videos of hog butchering day scenes at the Eichers by visiting www.amishcookonline.com/ butchering.) Im glad to have option of using a gas freezer to store meat since that is a lot easier than sugar-curing. Amos sent some sugar-cured bacon and mozzarella cheese home with us. I think I might freeze the bacon until we have some dandelion greens to eat it with. I will be surprised if our children will like it because of the salty taste since they were not raised with it. Daughter Susan, 16, has finally attempted to try sewing. Daughter Elizabeth, 17, deserves the credit as she helped her cut out a new dress and taught her the basics of running a new treadle sewing machine. I put the finishing touches on the new mint green dress for Susan. She was able to wear it Saturday night. She went with Elizabeth and Timothy to the community building where the Amish youth gather on Saturday evening. It seems so different to have two daughters old enough to go. It seems even emptier around here on Saturday evenings with only the six youngest at home. Time does not stand still. Our Sunday afternoon

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visitors were Joes brother Junior, sister Carol, husband Pete and family. Daughter Verena took the younger children on a pony ride with Stormy pulling the wagon. Pete and Carols children also played capture the flag outside with ours. It was a nice, sunny day to be outdoors. I want to apologize for a mistake in the apple dump cake that I made in the recipe daughter Verena made. The recipe was in the column last week. She had on her recipe 1/4 butter and I assumed it was 1/4 cup butter but it was 1/4 pound, or half cup. Also it looks better if the brown sugar is mixed with the apple and cinnamon for better flavor. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused any readers. Sometimes we dont even add the whole cake mix. We did try a chocolate cake mix but we prefer the white. Meanwhile, I am going to share a favorite recipe around here. Makes a quick, filling supper. SPAGHETTI PIE 8 ounces of spaghetti cooked and drained 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1 egg, beaten 2 pounds of hamburger or sausage, browned and drained 26 ounces of spaghetti sauce 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Toss cooked spaghetti, Parmesan cheese, and egg together. Place in a greased 8 X 12 inch baking dish. Mix meat and spaghetti sauce and spread over spaghetti. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees or until thoroughly heated.

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Jays, Bearcats, Rams tune up for wrestling tournaments

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Turnovers spell difference as Lady Cardinals top Bearcats

By MALLORY KEMPER The Delphos Herald mkemper2011@ hotmail.com SPENCERVILLE - The New Bremen Cardinals girls basketball team has been struggling all season with their young talent, turning over the ball and trying to find an offensive rhythm. Tuesday night at Spencerville, they turned the ball over just seven times compared to 16 for the Lady Bearcats in winning the nonleague matchup 43-27. The visitors improved to 6-12 overall, while Spencerville fell to 6-11 on the season. The Cardinals took a 7-2 lead with a steal and layup by Haley Moeller early in the first quarter. The Bearcats came back and ended the quarter on a 7-5 run to take a 10-7 lead after one quarter of play. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Alyssa Mulholland and Courtney Miller helped provide for this cushion. All the momentum that the Bearcats had going into the second quarter of play totally diminished after their troubles handling the ball become more and more relevant. Turnovers, fueled by the visitors defense, were the biggest part of the contest Tuesday as the Bearcats turned the ball over way too many times and gave Bremen layup after layup at the other end of the court as the Cardinals dominated Spencerville 17-5. A couple of quick baskets from Amber Paul and a steal and layup from Hannah Holdren gave the Lady Cardinals a 20-15 lead and they took a 24-15 lead at the break. The Lady Bearcats shot just 2-of-21 from the field in the first half, struggling to find an offense rhythm. Moeller totaled eight points in the first half, most of her points coming off of steals from the top of the paint. Spencerville head coach Katie Krieg thought that her defense played pretty well for the most part; however, taking care of the basketball was a huge problem: I thought we did an excellent job rebounding the basketball; however, we need to do a better job at taking care of the basketball and making the smart pass. The second half was very similar to the first. The Bearcats struggles continued with taking care of the basketball as the Lady Cardinals won a low-scoring quarter 8-6. Miller cut the deficit to 10, 29-19, midway through the third quarter with her drive to the bucket. Spencerville came within 11 to start the fourth quarter, trailing 32-21. Paul gave the Cardinals an offensive spark to start the fourth quarter with her rebound putback and a triple to give her team a commanding 35-21 lead at the 5:35 mark. Spencerville only managed to put up 12 points total in the second half. The Cardinals dominated the time of possession as they ran their offense through until they got the best look possible and took advantage of their opportunities on the offensive side of the ball. We played good defense when we needed too and offensively, we did some good things, New Bremen coach Randy Eckert said. We had to go to different people tonight without Kyla Otting and they responded. I thought Moeller had a really nice game for us and she stepped up big. We were averaging over 20 turnovers a game and the last three games we have had 24, so we have been taking care of the ball a lot better lately. Paul and Moeller (4 steals) had 13 points each. Holdren added eight points and three steals. Our offense was just very slow throughout the whole game and whenever you shoot as poorly as we did in the first half, you arent going to get a chance to win, Krieg added.

DELPHOS This late in the season, wrestlers and teams are looking ahead to conference and post-season tournaments. That is why St. Johns, Spencerville and Tinoras coaches were looking to fine-tune their charges game plans during their tri-match Tuesday at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium. St. Johns honored three seniors: Logan Heiing (195), Adam Haunhorst (220) and Logan Looser (160); in their final home matches. As well, the Blue Jays who won 60-15 over Spencerville and 67-12 over Tinora brought back the founder of the wrestling program, Dr. Samuel C. Brewer, and members of that first team in 1968-69. I started a Facebook page for St. Johns wrestling about a year ago and there are currently 200 friends. Mike Grone, who used to write the articles of the teams for the Herald, started posting pictures on there and also started Googling; we wanted to see if we could do something like this, St. Johns coach Derek Sterling explained. Well, we found an e-mail for Dr. Brewer and it snowballed from there. I wasnt sure if hed be interested in coming back but he was. We just had to decide on a date and here we are. Its come a long way since then. Overall, Sterling was well pleased with the 15 matches his grapplers got in. We only lost four matches overall. We wrestled well in the matches we did have, Sterling noted. In particular, I was impressed with (junior) Brett Schwinnen beating Tyler Shumate of Spencerville at 182 pounds. Shumate kept Brett from making it to districts last year and beat him three or four times. That was a nice win (3-1) against if not their best wrestler, one of their beast. As well, (freshman) Gunnar Lucius beat the kid from Tinora (Martin Steinburger) by pin. Steinburger came in with

Saturday but because we only have nine wrestlers available, it was going to be difficult for us to really compete. Sectionals are what were looking at right now and trying to get everyone healthy for them. St. Johns is in a MAC tri-match with Coldwater and Versailles at Coldwater at noon Saturday, while Spencerville is in the Northwest Conference meet starting 10 a.m. Saturday at Columbus Grove.
St. Johns 60, Spencerville 15 106: Gunnar Lucius (SJ), void. 113: Jackson Donley (SJ), void. 120: Trevor Bickey (SV) dec. Justin Siefker 4-1. 126: Wes Buettner (SJ) pin Derrick Smith, 1:44.6. 132: Cory Binkley (SV) pin Alex Haunhorst, 1:54.6. 138: Austin Martin major dec. Cory Bellows 17-4. 145: Aaron Deffenbaugh (SJ) pin Jimmy Lunz, :32. 152: Will Buettner (SJ), void. 160: Logan Looser (SJ), void. 170: Luke Wrasman (SJ), void. 182: Brett Schwinnen (SJ) dec. Tyler Shumate 3-1. 195: Logan Heiing (SJ) tech. fall Jake Bellows 20-5 (2:58). 220: Lucas Krouskop (SV) pin Adam Haunhorst, :41. 285: Nate Schroeder (SJ) pin Chris Adams, :26. St. Johns 67, Tinora 12 106: Gunnar Lucius (S) pin Martin Steinburger, 3:31.6. 113: C.J. Higbea (T) pin Jackson Donley, 3:41.6. 120: Justin Siefker (S), void. 126: Wes Buettner (S), void. 132: Alex Haunhorst (S), void. 138: Austin Martin (S), void. 145: Aaron Deffenbaugh (S), void. 152: Will Buettner (S) dec. Danny Marshall 5-3. 160: Logan Looser (S) major dec. Devin Bouza 15-3. 170: Aaron Urivez (T) pin Luke Wrasman, 3:13.4. 182: Brett Schwinnen (S), void. 195: Logan Heiing (S) pin Mikaal Scantlen, 1:28.1. 220: Adam Haunhorst (S), void. 285: Nate Schroeder (S), void. Spencerville 52, Tinora 24 106: Martin Steinburger (T), void. 113: Double void. 120: Trevor Bockey (S) major dec. C.J. Higbea 9-0. 126: Derrick Smith (S), void. 132: Cory Binkley (S), void. 138: Cole Bellows (S), void. 145: Jimmy Lunz (S), void. 152: Danny Marshall (T), void. 160: Devin Bouza (T), void. 170: Urivez (T), void. 182: Tyler Shumate (S), void. 195: Jake Bellows (S) pin Mikaal Scantlen, 2:19. 220: Luca Krouskop (S), void. 285: Chris Adams (S), void.

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Derek Sterling, right, current coach of the St. Johns varsity wrestling program, is with the first coach of the St. Johns program, Dr. Samuel Brewer, Tuesday night. Brewer was recognized during the Blue Jays tri-match versus Spencerville and Tinora for starting the program in the 1968-69 season.

St. Johns mat program started with Dr. Brewer

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By JIM METCALFE

St. Johns sophomore Austin Martin appears to be entangled with Spencervilles Cole Bellows in their 138pound match Tuesday night but easily escapes and turns the move into upending his opponent. He went on to get a 17-4 major decision and the host Blue Jays got a pair of match wins, while the Bearcats bested Tinora. some wins over opponents that had beaten Gunnar this year and had a good record. The only real disappointment was Adam Haunhorst getting pinned by Lucas Krouskop. Krouskop caught him with a move and put him on his back. That was also an impressive win in the eyes of Spencerville coach Tom Wegsein, whose team whumped the Rams 52-24. Those two have a thing going this year. They are 2-2 against each other, Wegesin said. Lucas had an injury earlier this year and had to sit out a week. Hes come back stronger and more aggressive and confident. I like what I am seeing out of him and its the right time for him to start putting it together. Tyler losing to Schwinnen was also a disappointment. It was style versus style. We knew what they were going to do and they knew what we were going to try. Well just have to go back and see how we can adjust the game plan for the next time. All in all, both coaches got out of the matches what they wanted to see. We have a final tri-match Saturday and then the sectionals. We have to fine-tune now and see how well we can do, Sterling added. Wegesin has an added problem. Right now, the flu is giving us problems. We didnt bring our junior high because its hit us pretty hard, he added. Fortunately, if youre going to be hit with it, this week is best. I know we have the NWC coming up

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We were trying to keep the offense high and wide but we had some different girls out there handling the ball more than they normally do and caused some unforced turnovers. As the tournament comes closer, I think we just need to get better at finishing on the offensive side of the ball and take advantage of the good looks that we receive; we need to get a lot better handling the basketball and not losing so many offensive possessions. Miller had a team-high nine points for the Bearcats. Mulholland and Jennifer Post both finished with eight points. Spencerville won the junior varsity contest 42-35. The Bearcats will be back in action Thursday when they travel to LCC for an NWC tussle (6 p.m. JV start).

DELPHOS The St. Johns wrestling program has come a long way in its 44 seasons. The reason it started was not clear, according to the architect of the program. Dr. Samuel Brewer, who inaugurated the sport at the school in 1968-69. My memory fails me as to why: I am not sure if it was because students wanted it or not or it was something Fr. Parker (the principal of St. Johns back then) wanted or what, Brewer recalled. All I know is I was asked to coach the team. I started at St. Johns the spring of 1968 to finish my student teaching in math. I was hired full-time that fall and had been an assistant coach for football. Unfortunately, I only stayed a year here and then was hired in the Middletown School District. I taught there for two years and then went into administration, working my way up to superintendent of a different school system. I am retired now and in the real estate business. I also do some educational consulting. Coming back to the school brought back all the memories of those days for Dr. Brewer. It was a definite challenge in those days to start a new program. We had a lot of students come out for that first team but didnt have a lot of equipment, Brewer added. As I come back now, I see what it has become and theres a lot of pride in that. I tried to keep up with it as much as I could when I

left the area but that wasnt easy. I had numerous opportunities to talk to (long-time boys basketball coach) Bob Arnzen throughout the years he was from that area and he kept me informed. Seven of his former student-athletes on that first team (22 were listed) managed to come back for Tuesday nights match with Spencerville and Tinora to honor their coach. One of them, Tom Red Neumeier, spoke about that it was like in those days. We had no real weights to lift with; a couple of guys would bring them from home. We had no mats except what the gymnastics team had; we used those; and we ran the halls, he recalled. We had some matches in the Little Theater and some in the gym; it depended on what was scheduled. Dr. Brewer had been a pretty good wrestler before but it was a challenge. None of us had wrestling shoes; we all wore tennis shoes except one Dave Krendl. I remember using his shoes when he got beat out of a tournament in Toledo and wore them the rest of the day. It wasnt just on the mat that Dr. Brewer was helpful, according to Neumeier. He was very patient on the mat; if you didnt have a move down, he wouldnt go on until you had it down, Neumeier added. It was even better in his math classes; he truly cared about his students getting it. If you were having trouble, he would show you short-cuts that are built-in to math; hed tell us he couldnt teach it but he could show us how to do it.

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The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 18 7 .720 Boston 14 10 .583 3 1/2 New York 10 15 .400 8 New Jersey 8 18 .308 10 1/2 Toronto 8 18 .308 10 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 19 6 .760 Atlanta 16 9 .640 3 Orlando 15 10 .600 4 Washington 5 20 .200 14 Charlotte 3 22 .120 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 21 6 .778 Indiana 17 7 .708 2 1/2 Milwaukee 10 14 .417 9 1/2 Cleveland 9 14 .391 10 Detroit 6 20 .231 14 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 17 9 .654 Dallas 14 11 .560 2 1/2 Houston 14 11 .560 2 1/2 Memphis 12 13 .480 4 1/2 New Orleans 4 21 .160 12 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 20 5 .800 Denver 15 10 .600 5 Portland 14 11 .560 6 Utah 13 11 .542 6 1/2 Minnesota 13 12 .520 7 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 15 7 .682 L.A. Lakers 14 11 .560 2 1/2 Phoenix 11 14 .440 5 1/2 Golden State 8 14 .364 7 Sacramento 9 16 .360 7 1/2 Tuesdays Results Indiana 104, Utah 99 Boston 94, Charlotte 84 Miami 107, Cleveland 91 Minnesota 86, Sacramento 84 Phoenix 107, Milwaukee 105 Oklahoma City 119, Golden State 116 Todays Games L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m. Houston at Portland, 10 p.m. Thursdays Games L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Grove Bulldogs close old gym on winning note

By DAVE BONINSEGNA The Delphos Herald zsportslive@yahoo.com

COLUMBUS GROVE One could forgive the Columbus Grove boys basketball team for getting off to a slow start Tuesday night. It was the swan song for the current gym at Columbus Grove High School, which meant the Bulldogs were facing an emotional night as they were playing the last boys

varsity game there before moving into their new facility in two weeks. Plus, the Bulldogs were wearing throw-back uniforms from the late 1990s to mark the occasion, as well as they were playing their Route 12 rival Pandora-Gilboa to remain in the thick of the Putnam County League race. The Columbus Grove cheerleaders and basketball players gathered at mid-court See BULLDOGS pg. 7

VARSITY NEW BREMEN (43) Meagan Brandt 1-0-3, Hannah Holden 4-0-8, Amber Paul 5-2-13, Haley Moeller 6-1-13, Karli Jones 1-2-4, Julie Brown 0-0-0, Melissa Thieman 1-0-2, Rachel Parker 0-0-0, Janelle Elking 0-0-0, Ashley Berning 0-0-0, Samantha Luedeke 0-0-0. Totals 16-2-5-43. SPENCERVILLE (27) Katie Merriman 0-0-0, Courtney Miller 4-0-9, Jennifer Post 4-0-8, Alyssa Mulholland 2-2-8, Abby Freewalt 1-0-2, Schylar Miller 0-0-0, Emilee Meyer 0-0-0, Mackenzie Miller 0-0-0, Karri Purdy 0-00, Tori Hardesty 0-0-0, Kacie Mulholland 0-0-0, Amanda Crider 0-0-0. Totals 8-32-27. Score by Quarters: New Bremen 7 17 8 11 - 43 Spencerville 10 5 6 6 - 27 Three-point goals: New Bremen, Brandt, Paul; Spencerville, A. Mulholland 2, C. Miller. ---JUNIOR VARSITY NEW BREMEN (35) Lauren Bertke 3-0-7, Samantha Luedke 2-0-4, Karli Jones 2-0-4, Janelle Elking 5-3-13, Melissa Thieman 1-0-3, Rachel Parker 1-0-2, Amber Paul 1-0-2. Totals 13-2-3-35. SPENCERVILLE (42) Megan Miller 3-0-6, Schylar Miller 3-1-9, Tori Hardesty 2-1-5, Karri Purdy 4-1-10, Katie Merriman 1-2-4, MacKenzie Ringwald 2-1-5, Amanda Crider 1-1-3. Totals 13-3-7-42. Score by Quarters: New Bremen 5 8 12 10 - 35 Spencerville 10 13 12 7 - 42 Three-point goals: New Bremen, Bertke, Thieman; Spencerville, S. Miller 2, Purdy.

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No. 3 Ohio State beats Purdue 87-84

By RUSTY MILLER
The Associated Press COLUMBUS With two starters on the bench and the score tied late in Tuesday nights game with Purdue, No. 3 Ohio State needed its most experienced player to take control. And thats what William Buford did. Buford, the only senior on the roster, scored a career-high 29 points and capped his night with a pivotal dunk in the final minute to lead the Buckeyes past hot-shooting Purdue 87-84. I just got good looks, Buford said. I was taking them and fortunate enough to knock them down. I wasnt thinking about my shots, I was just shooting the ball like my teammates have been telling me to do. That was about it. The win was Ohio States 39th in a row at home since losing to Purdue two years ago at Value City Arena. Buford scored 21 points in the second half to carry the Buckeyes (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) while All-America Jared Sullinger and point guard Aaron Craft were on the bench with foul trouble. He scored seven straight points for Ohio State as it took the lead for good, his dunk with 39 seconds left sealing it. Some fans have been critical of Bufords play in recent weeks as he struggled to put two good games together. But his coach never wavered in supporting him. I havent ever worried about Will, Thad Matta said. Maybe not every shots been falling for him. But Ive got confidence in him and Ill never lose it. Sullinger had 18 points and Deshaun Thomas and Craft 13 added apiece for the first-place Buckeyes, who have won six straight and eight out of nine. It was a battle throughout, however. Sometimes you have to find a way to win, Craft said. And we did that tonight. D.J. Byrd, averaging 6.5 points a game, had a career-best 24 for the Boilermakers (15-9, 5-6), while Kelsey Barlow and Lewis Jackson each had 14 and Robbie Hummel added 13. Purdue was coming off perhaps its worst game of the season, a 78-61 loss at home to Indiana. Coach Matt Painter said after that debacle that he was disappointed in his teams effort. He certainly wasnt after the close battle with Ohio State. I thought we played well enough to win, he added after watching his team shoot 52 percent from the field and 58 percent (11-of-19) on 3-pointers. We just didnt get a couple of breaks at the end. No more than three points separated the teams for the entire second half until Buford went off down the stretch. After a first half that featured brilliant outside shooting and sparkling passing, the last 20 minutes were dominated by physical play, lots of fouls and near hand-to-hand combat under the basket. The Buckeyes finally got some traction with Sullinger and Craft on the bench and Buford was the triggerman. With the score tied at 73 and 4:38 left, he swished a shot

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Von Sossan notches 300th varsity career win

By BOB WEBER The Delphos Herald btzweber@bright.net FORT JENNINGS It might not have been the prettiest win of his long career but the Fort Jennings Musketeers came away with a 47-42 Putnam County League boys basketball win over the archrival Ottoville Big Green to give Coach John Von Sossan the 300th win of his coaching career. Coach Von Sossan, who took over in the 1986-87 campaign, was quick to praise everyone that has helped him reach this milestone: As I told everyone tonight, its all about the players. Ive been blessed with some real good players and Ive had some years where we struggled. My family, our coaches, our fans and community have really helped me obtain this and I thank each and everyone of them. Von Sossan has a 2000 Division IV State Championship on his resume and has suffered through a year when his team didnt win a game but was quick to smile and say that goes with being at a small school: If you ask me what style of play I like, I would love to grab the ball off the glass and get a layup every time down the court but that doesnt happen at a small school. The state championship will be something he will never forget but he was just as quick to remember two other years that were as important, if not more satisfying than 2000: I remember in 2004 getting right back into it but losing in the Regional Finals. Then in 2007 reaching the regionals again. Those years stick out because of how hard it was to even think about getting back there again and be that close that soon after the state championship. I relish them as much as 2000. When asked how many times have you had to change your style over your career with what your doing or how you coached, Von Sossan laughed and responded: They tell me Ive been in this for 51 years, so I guess Ive changed 51 times. Ottoville Coach Todd Turnwald could only add his congratulations to the milestone Von Sossan reached this night: For anyone today to survive for 30 years, I would love to say I could do that but it is getting tougher and tougher for guys to do that; you just dont see that any more. Hopefully, we do see more like John and (Kalida) Coach (Dick) Kortokrax. John has seen the high of the high and the low of the low. If youre in it long enough, youre going to reach some milestones and my hat is off to him, his wife and his family for that. As for the game, the first quarter saw the Big Green grab the early lead as 5-11 junior Ryan Honigford started with a 3-pointer to give his team the early lead. Ft. Jennings struggled during the quarter, turning the ball over five times, but still only trailed 9-7 after one. The second quarter saw the Musketeers get a much-needed boost off the bench by 6-4 junior Brandon Kohli with four quick points (6 for the quarter) and with 6:49 to play, fellow junior Kurt Warneckes 3-point play (2nd foul on Ottovilles 6-6 Kevin Schnipke) gave the Musketeers the lead 14-11. Both teams traded points throughout the quarter but the home team outscored the Big Green 18-12 during the stanza to take a 25-21 lead to the locker room. Starting the second half, both teams stayed close to each other, matching shot for shot. However, with the score 32-28 at the 3:30 mark after a long-range 3 by 6-1 junior Bryan Hohlbein, the Big Green could not dent the scoreboard again for the quarter until junior Derek Schimmoeller connected on another 3-pointer, reducing their deficit down to 36-30 after three. The final quarter began with a turnover fest from both teams but neither able to capitalize on the other teams mistakes. Not until the 4:53 mark did either team score until Kurt Warnecke made 1-of-2 from the foul line to extend the lead to 37-30. The Big Green was unable to put their first points on the board until Honigford connected with another 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 39-33. The Big Green was forced to foul for the remainder of the game and the Musketeers did just enough to come away win the win. Von Sossan was concerned with the game riding on the success of his team from the foul line: Were only a 60-percent free-throw team and that has haunted us all year but tonight we made enough when it counted and got the win over them. Coach Turnwald continues to see progress but pointed to some key areas that hurt his teams chances tonight:

Fort Jennings Athletic Director Todd Hoehn presents long-time Musketeer boys basketball coach John Von Sossan with the game ball Tuesday night after collecting his 300th varsity win, beating archrival Ottoville at The Fort. With him are his team and family.

(We were) 8-21 just on layups tonight. We were getting the ball in point-blank range and just could not convert; that kills you. We were getting great looks in the paint against their zone and we have to make those but again tonight we struggled at it. The effort is definitely there; our turnovers are coming down. Weve had numerous games like tonight, take Cody Warnecke for example, where we shut down a great player to five points but still cant wrap it up collectively and get the win. For the Big Green (3-13, 0-5 PCL), they were led in scoring by Schimmoeller and Honigford with 11 points, followed closely by the senior Schnipke with 10 points. They were 13-of-43 from the field (30%), 12-of-18 from the stripe (80%), hauled in 20 rebounds and committed 13 turnovers. For the victorious Musketeers (7-9, 2-3 PCL), they were led by junior Kurt Warneckes game-high 18 points. From the field, the Musketeers shot 43 percent (15-35) and 59 percent (13-22) from the foul line. They also hauled in 20 rebounds and committed only 14 turnovers. The Big Green will be on the road Friday night for another PCL contest at Continental. The Musketeers will entertain the Jefferson Wildcats Saturday night at The Fort. The JV game was won by the Musketeers 35-28.

VARSITY Ottoville (42) Derek Schimmoeller 2-1-4-11, Ryan Honigford 1-2-3-11, Brandt Landin 0-0-0-0, Luke Schimmoeller 1-0-3-5, Cory Honigford 1-0-0-2, Bryan Hohlbein 0-10-3, Cory Fischer 0-0-0-0, Kevin Schnipke 4-0-2-10. Totals 9-4-12/15-42. Ft. Jennings (47) Nolan Neidert 1-1-1-6, Kurt Warnecke 3-2-618, Chad Recker 0-0-5-5, Cody Warnecke 2-0-1-5, Brandon Kohli 3-0-0-6, Connor Wallenhorst 2-0-0-4, Nick Von Sossan 0-1-0-3, Tyler Weideman 0-0-0-0. Totals 11-4-13/22-47. Score by Quarters: Ottoville 9 12 9 12 - 42 Ft. Jennings 7 18 11 11 - 47 Three-point goals: R. Honigford 2, D. Schimmoeller, Hohlbein; Fort Jennings, K Warnecke 2, Neidert, Von Sossan. ---JUNIOR VARSITY Ottoville (28) Wes Markward 0-3-3-12, Kyle Bendele 0-0-33, Brandt Landin 0-0-2-2, Cory Honigford 1-0-1-3, Austin Honigford 2-0-0-4, Cory Fischer 2-0-0-4. Totals 5-3-9/10-28. Ft. Jennings (35) Mark Metzger 1-0-0-2, Josh Wittler 0-1-0-3, Austin Kehres 3-1-2-11, Drew Stechschulte 2-0-0-4, Nathan German 0-3-0-9, Connor Wallenhorst 1-0-4-6. Totals 7-5-6/8-35. Score by Quarters: Ottoville 4 15 3 6 - 28 Ft. Jennings 5 6 15 9 - 35 Three-point goals: Ottoville, Markward 3; Fort Jennings, German 3, Wittler, Kehres.

Top 25 Capsules LEXINGTON, Ky. Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (24-1, 10-0) have won 49 straight at home and matched their best start in league play since 2005. Doron Lamb scored 18 points and freshman Anthony Davis added 16 for Kentucky, which won its 16th straight overall and ended Floridas run of seven consecutive wins. Kenny Boynton led the Gators (19-5, 7-2) with 18 points but the team with the nations most 3-pointers this season went 6-of-27 from behind the arc and shot 34.9 percent overall from the field. Freshman point guard Marquis Teague finished with 12 points and 10 assists for the Wildcats. Florida scored the first two baskets of the second half to cut it to 38-30 but Kentucky answered with an 11-0 run sparked when Teague and Darius Miller hit consecutive 3-pointers. EVANSVILLE 65, NO. 17 CREIGHTON 57 EVANSVILLE, Ind. Colt Ryan gave Evansville the lead for good by making a 17-footer with 3:08 to play and the Purple Aces closed the game on a 13-1 run. The nations best shooting team was out of sync all night and wound up losing a second straight game for the first time this season. Creighton (21-4, 11-3 Missouri Valley Conference) was led by Doug McDermott with 21 points. Kenny Harris scored 15 points to lead Evansville (12-12, 7-7), which ended a 6-game losing streak against the Bluejays. The Purple Aces limited Creighton to 40.4 percent shooting from the field, including 4-of-22 on 3-pointers, and didnt trail until early in the second half. Evansville was behind 48-41 with 12:56 to go but rallied with a 9-2 run to tie the score at 50. WOMEN SYRACUSE, N.Y. Devereaux Peters had a season-high 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 19 points and No. 2 Notre Dame beat Syracuse 74-55 on Tuesday night. It was the 21st straight win for Notre Dame (24-1, 11-0 Big East) and improved its road record to 12-1 against Syracuse (15-10, 4-7), which lost at home by 41 points to No. 3 Connecticut two weeks ago. Skylar Diggins, the Irishs leading scorer, finished with 11 points, all in the second half. She scored five straight points to get the Irish going after the Orange had pulled within 49-39 on a 3-pointer by Rachel Coffey and two free throws by Shakeya Leary midway through the half. Iasia Hemingway had 15 points and Kayla Alexander added 11 for Syracuse. NO. 3 CONNECTICUT 56, NO. 20 LOUISVILLE 46 LOUISVILLE, Ky. Caroline Doty had 15 points to lead Connecticut. Doty, scoreless in her last game against Rutgers, made 5-of-11 3-point attempts.

from the top of the key to give the Buckeyes the lead for good. At the other end, Barlows shot was blocked by Ohio States Sam Thompson. Buford then hit another long jumper for a 77-73 lead. After Hummel missed a 3-pointer, Buford took a pass in the backcourt from substitute point guard Shannon Scott, stepped back and hit a high, arcing 3 to make it 80-73 with 2:54 left. Purdue drew to five points on Jacksons drive through traffic at 1:53. With 1:07 left, Sullinger went back to the bench after being hurt on a rebound attempt. Byrd, who was fouled on the play, missed the first but hit the second to make it 80-76. Craft then hit a free throw before Buford tipped away a loose ball at the defensive end and raced the length of the court for a dunk with 39 seconds left to give Ohio State enough room to outlast two late Purdue 3s.

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after the final horn sounded with the scoreboard reading Bulldogs 54, Rockets 38. It took the Bulldogs a little time to get into rhythm but once they did, Columbus Grove went about their business. The win keeps the Bulldogs in the thick of the PCL race at 5-1 and they are 13-3 overall. P-G is 1-4 in the league and 4-11 overall. Both teams struggled early offensively as the Rockets took a 3-0 lead on a 3-pointer by Seth Schmenk. The Bulldog offense got into a rhythm after a couple of minutes. Connor Kohls broke the Bulldogs drought with a jumper that ignited an 8-0 run that gave Grove the lead for good. That was followed by an inside move to the basket by Wade Heffner, a layin by Dane Stechschulte and a putback by Caleb Grothaus that had the Bulldogs leading 8-2 with 3:30 left in the first quarter. The Bulldogs rallied to take a 10-7 lead before the end of the first stanza. We were not taking real good shots the first half, Columbus Grove coach Ryan Stechschulte said. We were rushing a little bit. I dont know if it was the excitement of the night or the difference with the throw-back uniforms but our

shot selection was not what we wanted it to be. We tried to push the tempo and get early offense and we were taking some shots that were less than desirable, percentage-wise. Grove took its biggest lead of the contest at 28-17 when Wade Heffner connected from the low post but it appeared that the momentum was going to swing the way of the Rockets when Nathan Schutz hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to make it a 28-20 contest at the break. However, the Bulldogs came out in the second half and racked off a 17-1 spurt with Jordan Travis leading the way; the Bulldog senior scored all 15 of his game-high point. Conner Kohls added 14 markers. Groves mid-court press caused all kinds of difficulties for the Rockets as the point for the home team came up with repetitive steals; Collin Grothaus had three in the second stanza and the pattern continued into the third period. The tandem of Travis and Kohls connected on back-toback 3-pointers in the final quarter before Seth Schmenk hit the back end of two from the line but by then it was a 50-31 contest in favor of the Bulldogs. Grove held the Rockets to

just two baskets from the field in the fourth stanza. Josh Breece had a team-high 11 points for P-G. The Bulldogs will move into the new gymnasium for the final game of the season against Jefferson on Feb. 24. Their next game is at Ada Friday. Our offense feeds off our defense, Stechschulte added. We are playing good defensively when we are pressuring the ball and limiting teams to one shot and we are able to push the ball ahead and get a little early offense. The kids feed off that and it seems to get them going. Columbus Grove won the junior varsity game 46-30.

Lady Tigers swamp LadyCats

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7, Alexis Wurth 0-0-2-2, Kaylyn Verhoff 0-0-1-1, Amy Smith 1-0-02, Elizabeth Turnwald 0-0-0-0, Kristi Honigfort 0-1-2-5, Haley McIntyre 1-0-0-2, Brandi Merschman 1-0-35, Jackie Gardner 1-0-0-2, Nicole Recker 1-0-0-2. Totals 9-2-11/1835. HOLGATE (62) Erin Mack 3-6-1-25, Marissa Myles 6-0-0-12, Morgan Keeterle 4-0-2-10, Allison Gineman 2-0-15, Mattie Grim 2-0-1-5, Dani Like 0-1-0-3, Rachel Desgranges 1-0-02, Lynsey Sugg 0-0-0-0, Conner Abel 0-0-0-0, Jillian Clady 0-0-0-0, Natalie Kelly 0-0-0-0. Totals 18-75/14-62. Score by Quarters: Kalida 4 8 8 15 - 35 Holgate 20 12 20 10 - 62 Three-point goals: Kalida, Kaufman, Honigfort; Holgate, Mack 6, Like. JV SCORE: 44-38 Holgate -----

Pandora-Gilboa 13-34 8-14 38: Hovest 0-0-0; Schmenk 1-1-4, Schutz 2-05; Fenstermaker 2-0-4; Basinger 2-2-8; Osborn 1-0-2; Breece 3-5-11; Luginbihl 2-0-4. Columbus Grove 23-52 5-7 54: Kohls 7-1-16; Heffner 4-0-8; Travis 4-212; Stechschulte 1-0-2; Ca. Grothaus 3-06; Rieman 0-2-2; Co. Grothaus 3-0-6; Vorhees 1-0-2. Score by Quarters: Pandora-Gilboa 9 11 10 8 - 38 Columbus Grove 12 16 16 10 - 54 Three-point goals: Pandora-Gilboa 4-10 (Schmenk 1, Schutz 1, Basinger 2); Columbus Grove 3-11 (Kohls 1, Travis 2). Rebounds: Pandora-Gilboa 20; Columbus Grove 28 (Heffner 5, Ca. Grothaus 5). Turnovers: Columbus Grove 10, Pandora-Gilboa 12. Junior Varsity: Columbus Grove 46-30.

HOLGATE Holgates girls basketball team jumped on Kalida early, seizing a 20-4 first-period lead, and coasted towards a 62-35 nonleague victory Tuesday night in Holgate. The Lady Tigers (14-4) were paced by a trio of doubledigit scorers: Erin Mack with 25 (6 treys), Marissa Myles 12 and Morgan Keeterle 10. They shot 25-of-55 from the field (7-of-13 on treys) for 45 percent and 5-of-14 freebies (35%). They collected 37 caroms (17 offensive) and 11 miscues. Senior Nicole Kaufman paced the LadyCats (9-9) with seven. They shot a cold 11-of0-44 from the floor (2-of-12 downtown) for 25 percent and 11-of-18 at the line (61%). They totaled 30 rebounds (13 offensive) and 17 turnovers and will next host Leipsic 1 p.m. Saturday.
KALIDA (35) Katie Schmitz 0-0-0-0, Summer Holtkamp 1-0-3-5, Julia Vandemark 1-0-0-2, Nicole Kaufman 2-1-0-

Crestview trailed 28-14 at halftime and were outscored 25-10 in the second half. Crestview shot 6-of-19 (31%) from 2-point land and 2-8 (25%) from behind the arc for a total of 8-of27 (29%) from the field. They were led in scoring by Mackenzie Riggenbach who had eight. Lindsey Motycka followed with five. The Lady Knights (11-6) have a quick turnaround as they host conference opponent Bluffton on Thursday, the last home game for four Lady Knights: Mackenzie Richard, Danica Hicks, Madison Etzler and Catelyn Mefferd.

Lady Knights fall to Lady Bulldogs 53-24

CELINA - The Crestview Lady Knights lost their third straight game Tuesday at Celina, losing to the Lady Bulldogs 53-24. Celina wasted no time getting to work. The Lady Bulldogs used full-court pressure to slow down Crestview and started the game off on a 13-2 run and led at the end of one 18-9.

Crestview (24) Riggenbach 2-9 2-2 8, Mefferd 1-30-0 2, Richard 1-2 2-2 4, Henry 0-1 0-2 0, Clifton 1-1 1-1 3, Motycka 2-7 1-2 5, Hicks 1-4 0-0 2 Celina (53) Guingrich 0-4 0-0 0, Bader 3-12 0-0 8, Heiby 2-6 1-2 7, Bihn 1-4 2-2 4, Stahl 5-6 0-0 11, Hihn 2-6 2-2 6, Homan 8-13 1-2 17 Score by Quarters: Crestview - 9 5 5 5 - 24 Celina - 18 10 10 15 - 53 Three-point goals: Crestview 2 (Riggenbach 2-6, Henry 0-1, Hicks 0-1), Celina 5 (Heiby 2-4, Bader 2-9, Stahl 1-1, Bihn 0-1, Guingrich 0-3).

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By MARK SCOLFORO The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania, the only major gas-producing state that does not tax the taking of natural gas from its soil, moved closer Tuesday to imposing a fee on the drilling in its vast Marcellus Shale reserves that has transformed the state in recent years. The state Senate voted 31-19 in favor of fees that could raise $180 million from the industry in the first year, while expanding regulations for the booming industry, including a requirement for online disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The measure, which could pass the House on Tuesday night, would fund road work and environmental cleanups and give local governments the power to impose the fees on their local wells. Opponents called it a giveaway to energy companies and said its environmental provisions were too weak. We could have built a little more certainty in this bill, said Sen. John Yudichak, D-Luzerne, who voted no. I think Pennsylvanians deserve better than, maybe theyll have clean water, maybe theyll have clean air. But Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati said the new regulations include a toughest-in-the-nation well bonding requirement, more penalties for misbehaving producers, stream setback rules, a one-call system before drilling starts and the fracking chemical disclosure. These wells have impacted our environment, and peoples lives in the region and beyond, Scarnati said. Since 2008, Pennsylvania has been mobbed by energy companies anxious to reap the riches of the states Marcellus Shale reserves, drilling at least 4,000 wells from southwest Pennsylvania in an arc that spans the state, from southwest to northeast. The gold rush has brought wealth to landowners and hundreds of jobs in economically depressed areas, but not without impact and controversy. Some residents claim their drinking water supplies have been fouled, perhaps contaminated forever, by the fracking process that blasts millions of gallons of water, chemicals and sand deep into the earth to free natural gas from the dense shale rock, or by leaking methane gas. The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating reports of contaminated water in the Dimock area. In addition, the trucks that haul thousands of gallons of production water to the drilling sites and the fracking wastewater away from those wells have aggravated locals with the constant traffic, torn up roads and occasional spills. Some local governments have moved to regulate certain aspects of the drilling, including passage of zoning restrictions that have been challenged in court. The legislation passed on Tuesday would require municipalities to allow drilling in all zones, including residential, but would allow them to impose rules on that drilling, equal to those that other industrial activity is subject to. Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, viewed as an ally of the industry, has opposed a severance tax on grounds it might make Pennsylvania less attractive to the industry, but he was an active participant in the talks that produced the current bill, with its impact-fee language. The industry itself has been split on whether to support a levy, and the current bill would not link the fee amount to how much a well produces, as is the case in some other gas-producing states.

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Area Agency on Aging 3 receives superior rating

Consumers gave Ohios 12 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) a better than 99 percent approval rating throughout 2011. On Jan. 30, the Ohio Department of Aging released data reporting results of its consumer satisfaction survey based on participation in programs offered by all AAAs. It is gratifying to see tangible evidence of how well our Area Agencies on Aging are serving Ohioans and how much our consumers value the services we provide and the manner in which we provide them, Executive Director of the Association of Area Agencies on Aging Larke Recchie said, calling the results a remarkable achievement. AAAs were created by the Older Americans Act of 1965. The Act directs AAAs to advocate for and to serve older Ohioans, their families, and caregivers. In all 88 Ohio counties, AAAs provide information and referral to local programs and pre-admission screening and assessment for people seeking long term care. They also provide care management for older adults receiving long-term care services, including the PASSPORT program. The AAAs provide care transitions programs to keep people in their homes and communities rather than nursing facilities, and they offer elder rights, wellness, prevention, education and respite programs. Area Agency on Aging 3, based in Allen County, scored 99.4 percent on this survey. Funded through Medicaid, PASSPORT and the Assisted Living Waiver assisted 759 individuals in our region which allowed them to remain at home or in a community setting, said Jacqi Bradley, Area Agency on Aging 3 executive director. We are proud to serve our community along with our local provider network. The survey results just confirm the great work being done by AAA 3 staff and our community partners. AAA 3 serves a sevencounty region including Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam and Van Wert counties. With one phone call I got so much information and help! Now I have home health aide service so I can stay home and my kids dont have to worry about me, Edna, a local resident served by AAA 3 said. Jane, another AAA 3 consumer said, I did not know such help was available. One agency gave me information I needed for all different kinds of services. To contact Area Agency on Aging 3, please call 419222-7723 or go online at www.psa3.org.

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By MARK KENNEDY The Associated Press NEW YORK Two more autism-friendly performances of Broadway musicals will be offered this spring and fall following the success last year of the first showing of a Broadway show specially altered for those diagnosed with the disorder. The Theatre Development Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on providing access to live theater, said Tuesday it plans to offer specially designed matinee showings of Mary Poppins on April 29 and The Lion King on Sept. 30. The move comes after the Fund got enthusiastic feedback from grateful families when it launched a pilot effort in October with an autism-friendly showing of The Lion King. It went so much better than any of us had hoped, said Victoria Bailey, the Funds executive director. The value of being able to go to the theater as a family with kids on the autism spectrum and their siblings in an environment that felt safe was huge. Autism disorders strike one in 100 children, according to U.S. government estimates. Children with the diagnosis are often sensitive to loud noises and harsh lights and find it difficult to sit still or remain quiet. Autism spectrum disorders include both severe and relatively mild symptoms. After news of the initial performance of The Lion King, about 1,500 people expressed interest in additional shows, organizers said.

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By RYAN NAKASHIMA The Associated Press LOS ANGELES The Lorax, perhaps the most famous anti-industrial crusader from childrens literature, is about to become a big-time corporate spokesman. With a host of commercial tie-ins albeit for eco-friendly products Universal Pictures will begin promoting Dr. Seuss The Lorax this month. The animated movie, set for release March 2 in North America, is about a creature who speaks for the trees and fights rampant industrialism in a retelling of the Dr. Seuss childrens book first published in 1971. The studios nearly 70 launch partners including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Whole Foods Market are seeking to latch onto the Loraxs nature-friendly message. Movie tie-ins once meant that kids got plastic toys thrown into their fast food meal containers. But Universal is taking a new approach. The studio, owned by Comcast Corp., is being selective about its partnerships, with a focus on planetsaving activities like planting trees and conserving energy things that arent usually the focus of childrens movie campaigns. The EPA, for instance, is using the Lorax character to help promote low-power appliances that carry the Energy Star label. Hiltons DoubleTree hotel chain is sponsoring a trip for four to eco-tourism mecca Costa Rica. The Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam is creating a Lorax-inspired route through its garden, which is home to a number of endangered trees. Household products maker Seventh Generation plans to put Lorax Approved labels on millions of items, including a liquid detergent bottle made with recycled paper. Our partners needed to legitimately be in the environmental space, said Universals president of partnerships and licensing, Stephanie Sperber. The brands and messages had to ring true to the Lorax story. IHOP hopes to appeal to parents and kids with a Seussian breakfast of greencolored eggs and ham, a repeat of its successful tiein with 20th Century Foxs Horton Hears a Who! four years ago, as well as distrib-

It went so much better than any of us had hoped. The value of being able to go to the theater as a family with kids on the autism spectrum and their siblings in an environment that felt safe was huge.
Victoria Bailey, Funds executive director It says to me that there is an enormous pent-up desire for this, Bailey said. Theres a huge need. The Fund, which has bought out both theaters for the special dates, will offer tickets at discount prices from its website. It said the Mary Poppins performance at the 1,797-seat New Amsterdam Theatre is nearly sold out and tickets to the performance of The Lion King at the 1,677seat Minskoff Theatre will go on sale in late spring. Both shows, presented by Disney Theatrical Productions, will be slightly altered to make those with autism more comfortable, including cutting jarring sounds and strobe lights. Quiet areas with beanbag chairs and coloring books, staffed by autism experts, also will be created inside the theater for those who might feel overwhelmed. To accommodate the special audience, experts

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Whats that smell? Sue asked from the front hall. Is that a dead mouse? Sometimes I cannot help myself. Is it? I said. I just thought you were cooking dinner. Some people cannot take a joke. My shoulder still hurts. The Fergusons are coming for dinner at 6. I dont want people to think we have mice in the house. Then lets tell them its a dead squirrel. Ouch! Would you please stop hitting me? Im still sore from yesterday. I didnt touch you yesterday. You think youre the only one who hits me? I ran into Roger and Stacey in the grocery store yesterday and I said, Whats new? and she said, Were trying to have a baby. She said it like they were trying to make their own sauerkraut at home. Well, for some people its very difficult. I understand that, but for most people, its not a Saturday morning chore. I can actually remember a time when you might not tell someone you were trying to have a baby. So she hit you? No, Roger hit me. A friendly little tap on the shoulder. You want to see the bruise? I can remember a time when hed have hit you in the mouth. Thank goodness one of you has matured. Thank you. I was talking about Roger. Really, can one little mouse smell that bad? Maybe it is something bigger. An opossum, maybe. A raccoon. Oh, I just got a good whiff. I think were talking about something much bigger. A deer. A cow. A hobo. Cant you light a candle or something to cover that up? No one makes a candle that big. Itd have to be the size of the Liberty Bell. Besides, just knowing about it makes me sick. I cant eat here knowing something is decomposing in the cellar. Get down there and take a look around. If you cant find anything, Ill tell the Fergusons to meet us somewhere for dinner. Well stay in a hotel tonight. I havent been down in that dank hole for weeks. Its where I put stuff thats too expensive to put in the trash but too hideous to display, as well as the summer lawn

identified several moments in The Lion King when the sound or lights needed to be toned down, but none was more than 30 percent softened. There were seven changes in all, including the volume adjusted down in the opening number, on steam blasts and on Mufasas roar at the Elephant Graveyard. Actors walking in the aisles were kept, to the delight of the audience. The Fund, which has consulted an advisory panel of experts in the field of autism, has also made itself available to consult with other theaters attempting their own autism-friendly performances. It also publishes a downloadable guide telling children with autism what to expect during the show, including what ushers do and what to do during a curtain call. Organizers learned some lessons after the initial performance, including that some families can stay only for part of the show and that theres a need to warn theatergoers about any props or set design that might move over the seats. Converting bathrooms for unisex use also will be attempted this time to accommodate children and their parents. The team has learned how to make The Lion King accommodating to those with the developmental disorder and now they must tackle Mary Poppins. Were working with that creative team to figure out where the tweaks need to be in the performance, Bailey said. You have to listen really carefully. You have to provide the service and let the people who know the expertise help you.

ute seeds for planting. Universal will no doubt get a big attendance boost among families looking for movies that pack a message and from all the cross-sponsorship. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said the agency hopes the movie will help children understand the link between saving energy and saving the environment. Its important to connect these dots between energy savings and efficiency and a cleaner environment, she said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. Bringing together the Lorax and Energy Star is a great venue for doing that. The film was produced by rising star Chris Meledandri, whose Illumination Entertainment has helped turn Universal into a solid competitor in animated movies with its hit Despicable Me in 2010. And if all the marketing partners werent enough, the National Education Associations Read Across America will encourage teachers across the country to read the book, The Lorax, to children on the films opening date, which happens to be Dr. Seuss birthday.

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Dear Annie: I have been something about financial married to Clifford for 36 responsibility and delayed years. He recently told me he gratification. Overindulgence, is in love with his secretary no matter how tempting, may and wants to be with her. Did make the parents feel good, I mention she is 23 and in the but it can cripple the children process of getting a divorce? in the long run. Dear Annie: Understands Clifford is the last person I would have expected to do in Nebraska was the most this. I know I can be dif- recent of several letters from ficult, but hes not perfect, women who have lost their desire for sex and either. I love him cant understand and thought he felt why their husbands the same. He says still want intimacy. he doesnt know That was me a few whom he wants years ago. to be with, but he I had no desire for spends all his time sex, but complied, with his girlfriend, as I felt it was my so I dont have duty. Eight years much of a chance ago, we moved to of getting him a new city, which back. meant new doctors. We have two grown children Annies Mailbox I found a wonderful ob-gyn who was who are totally disillusioned and disappoint- compassionate and intuitive. ed in their father. Do I wait She asked about my libido, for him to decide? For how and I told her the truth. She explained in depth about long? -- Crushed Heart Dear Crushed: See a law- how hormones can become yer immediately. Whatever depleted after menopause. I Clifford decides, you must had taken synthetic hormones, protect yourself financially in but stopped due to health conthe interim. Make the neces- cerns. She said they now have sary arrangements to manage safer alternatives and suggeston your own should that turn ed I try a low dose. Of course, out to be the case. We also there is always a slight risk recommend you get some involved with any medication, counseling to help you deal but I was willing to try. That first month was with the uncertainty of your situation and prepare for the amazing. Not only did I have possibility that your mar- more energy, but my libido riage is over. How long you came back and sex was betare willing to stay in limbo ter than ever. I want these is up to you, but dont feel women to know they can feel pressured to rush into any- healthy and energetic again. thing. Clifford may ask for Bio-identical hormones and a divorce, he might return to testosterone changed my life. you, or you could get tired of -- Still Frisky at 60 Dear Frisky: Thanks waiting and want out. Dear Annie: My husband for the testimonial. Readers and I both work and make should understand that biogood incomes. He has two identical hormones are still daughters, now aged 16 and hormones, and everyone 19, and I have been their reacts differently. Annies Mailbox is written stepmom for 12 years. I love by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy them dearly. Last Christmas, each child Sugar, longtime editors of the received nearly $400 in cash Ann Landers column. gifts from the extended family. A week later, both girls saw jackets they wanted. I said we would pay half and they could use some of their Christmas money to contribute the other half. One chose to buy a $140 jacket. The other decided not to buy anything. I find that they are choosier when they chip in. My husband was irked that I required them to pay half. He prefers that they have minimal financial pressure so they can concentrate all their time and effort on schoolwork and not worry about getting a job. What do you think? -- Stepmom Dear Stepmom: Weve got your back on this one. Its not as if the girls needed the money to buy food. Asking them to help pay for nonessential luxury items, especially when they have plenty of cash to do so, teaches them

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Injured Marine shares fear worse than death

By JAY REEVES Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ala. Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson had a fear worse than death. Heat and shock from the round damaged his spinal cord, paralyzing him from the chest down. This injury was so much worse than one nine months before, when hed been hit by a mortar blast during his first tour in Afghanistan. Yet through all the pain, Tomlinson was haunted by the idea people back home wouldnt remember him, that they wouldnt even know he was hurt. Thats the worst fear for everyone that gets deployed, said Tomlinson, who now uses a wheelchair. Its that no one is thinking about them. Tomlinsons hometown of Jacksonville, in northeast Alabama, made sure he wouldnt feel forgotten, staging a welcome home celebration veteran groups say should be a national model now that fighting has ended in Iraq. While St. Louis is the only large city to hold a major parade for returning veterans, thousands of people lined the streets of Jacksonville and packed the town square to greet Tomlinson upon his return from the war, waving flags and giving money to help make his home more wheelchair accessible. We need this to happen much more around the country, but I do not believe it actually occurs as much as it is needed because the wars have been going for such a long period of time, said Vietnam veteran John Stewart, who heads Operation Welcome Home in Inverness, Fla. More than being just a one-day morale boost, Tomlinson said the lavish homecoming in the city of 7,700 people inspired him to work harder on his rehabilitation so friends and neighbors knew he is trying hard to get better. This is not the way I am going to be forever, said Tomlinson, 24, working out with dumbbells in the TV room at his home. Hes getting stronger little by little, his biceps filling out after months shuttling between hospitals and doctors appointments, and hes hopeful of walking again one day. Tomlinson played football and baseball and ran track at Jacksonville High School before graduating in 2006 and going to Mississippi College to play football. But college ball just wasnt the same as high school athletics, and he took a buddys suggestion to consider the Marines. He was interested in joining a Force Reconnaissance squad, the baddest of the bad, as Tomlinson put it. These are the Marines on the tip of the spear, the troops who go first into hostile areas. It sounded pretty intense, said Tomlinson. It was. Tomlinson arrived in Afghanistan in May 2009. Three months later, while securing a road during a drug raid in a marketplace, a mortar hit the top of a building near where he was standing. Shrapnel peppered his body. I got a piece in the neck, a piece hit me in the nose, but the worst part of that was getting a piece stuck in the radial nerve in my arm, said Tomlinson. Theres really no relief from pain when you have something stuck in your nerve. Surgery followed, and Tomlinson was back on duty three weeks later after taking a cast off his arm with the help of a medic, who removed his stitches. Tomlinsons tour of duty ended but he was back in Afghanistan for another sevenmonth stint by November 2010. With only one or two missions left on his second tour, Tomlinson was atop a roof in an Afghan village controlled by the Taliban while other troops looked for weapons and bombmaking materials. We were doing that for about five or six hours. I want to say it was the middle of the day, and I got up to move and as soon as I got up ..., Tomlinson said. It wasnt like I heard anything or really felt anything. It was like a sudden shock to my body, and then my vision went kind of obscured, and I couldnt move and I just started falling back and boom, hit the roof, and thats when I realized Id probably been hit. The slug entered the back of Tomlinsons left shoulder near the base of his neck and trav-

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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl faces the possibility of life in prison when shes sentenced today. Alyssa Bustamante, 18, was described by prosecutors as a thrill killer who lacked remorse and by defense attorneys as a disturbed child who deserved the chance to be set free one day. The trials conclusion follows days of testimony in a small courtroom in Missouris capital city. Proceedings descended into chaos Tuesday as prosecutor Mark Richardson was making an impassioned, final plea for a lifelong sentence for Bustamante, who pleaded guilty to murdering 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten in October 2009. Bustamantes grandmother and grandfather stormed out of the courtroom. That prompted Bustamante who had been staring blankly downward as Richardson recounted her crime to begin silently crying for the first time in her court proceedings that have spanned more than two years. Then as Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce announced that she would reveal her sentence today, Elizabeths grandmother interrupted and cried out from her wheelchair. I think Alyssa should get out of jail the same day Elizabeth gets out of the grave! declared the grandmother, whom a prosecutor later identified as Sandy Corn. The disorder capped what was an emotional, two-day sentencing hearing highlighted by repeated references to words Bustamante then age 15 had written in her diary on the night she strangled, slit the throat and repeatedly stabbed Elizabeth. Bustamante wrote that it was an ahmazing and pretty enjoyable experience, ending the entry by saying: I gotta go to church now...lol. The motive has to be the most senseless, reprehensible that could be in humankind, and that is to take a life for a thrill, Richardson said. Richardson recounted in the courtroom how hundreds of volunteers had searched for Elizabeth near the rural town of St. Martins as Bustamante calmly lied at least initially to investigators about the By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press

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Abortion, birth control in spotlight

By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A highranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception. The White House made a point of declaring it wanted to ease the concerns of churchaffiliated employers many would be required to provide birth control coverage to their workers under the new rules but there was no word on how those concerns might be addressed. The two-track drama pumped new furor into longstanding disputes that sometimes take a backseat in political campaigns because the lines are so familiar and firmly drawn. Last weeks Komen-Planned Parenthood dispute stirred many womens groups that support legal abortion. And the Obama ruling touched a nerve with moderate Roman Catholics who support contraceptives but also defend their churchs right to run its hospitals and other institutions according to religious convictions. Republican presidential candidates pounced on what they considered a blunder by President Barack Obama. They believe his administrations ruling will alienate moderate Catholic voters who could prove crucial in November in Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. There also could be political repercussions from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure controversy. The breast-cancer charity, facing fierce criticism, mostly from womens groups, quickly overturned its decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a major provider of abortions, but it also screens women for breast cancer and other health problems. In Atlanta, Karen Handel, a Komen vice president who played a role in the fund cutoff decision, resigned Tuesday. A Republican who ran for governor in Georgia, Handel was seen by some as an example of what they felt was an increasing tendency by Komen to bring partisan politics into the charitys decisions. I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale and my involvement in it, Handel said in her resignation letter. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, for his part, said he supported Komens original decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood. The arguments came as the GOP presidential hopefuls campaigned in several states and Republicans voted in Colorado and Minnesota. Each candidate tried to take advantage of the unusually intense focus on reproductive issues. Romney, a Mormon, decried Obamas assault on religion, telling Colorado voters the new contraception ruling was a real blow ... to our friends in the Catholic faith. Newt Gingrich told Ohio Republicans, There has been a lot of talk about the Obama

eled to his chest, damaging his spine and leaving him unable to move from the chest down. Evacuated from Afghanistan first to Germany and then the United States, he spent months at a hospital in Tampa, Fla., before returning home to Alabama on Jan. 18 to a heros welcome: People lined the roads for miles leading from the airport to Jacksonville, and U.S. flags were everywhere. Businesses all over town put out welcome home signs. Several thousand people filled the town square for a ceremony, and some 800 students and faculty from Jacksonville High greeted him at his house, which is directly across the street from the school. All I could say was, Wow, Tomlinson said. With such a welcome home, Tomlinson said he knew he hadnt been forgotten his worst fears werent realized. People I didnt even know were thinking about me when this happened, he said. Stewart, himself a Vietnam veteran, said such receptions can only help troops coming home from multiple deployments after a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Everyone is familiar with the horrendous reception we Vietnam veterans received when returning from the war and we must never, ever let that happen again, he said. We must honor our heroes. We must remember their sacrifices.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks. The product, called AeroShot, went on the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York, and is also available in France. A single unit costs $2.99 at convenience, mom-andpop, liquor and online stores. Biomedical engineering professor David Edwards said AeroShot is safe and does not contain common additives, like taurine, used to amplify the caffeine effect in common energy drinks. Each grey-and-yellow plastic canister contains 100 milligrams of caffeine powder, about the amount in a large cup of coffee, plus B vitamins. But Democratic U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York wants the U.S. Food and

girls whereabouts. The prosecutor urged the judge to impose the maximum for second-degree murder life in prison with the possibility of parole and an additional 71 years in prison for armed criminal action, which he said would have matched the remaining life expectancy of Elizabeth. Richardson also urged that the sentences be served consecutively, meaning Bustamante would be an elderly woman before she ever got a chance at parole. Bustamantes attorney, Donald Catlett, countered that the sentences should run concurrently and that the judge should take into consideration a pre-sentencing report prepared by the state Division of Probation and Parole that apparently suggests something less than a life sentence. The judge said the recommendation must remain confidential. Catlett cited the testimony Tuesday of mental health professionals who described Bustamante as a psychologically damaged and severely emotionally disturbed child. They recounted her familys history with drug abuse, mental disorders and suicide attempts, noting her father was in prison and her mother had abandoned her though she was in the courtroom Tuesday for the first time. Various mental health professionals testified over the course of the two-day hearing that Bustamante suffers from a major depression disorder and displays the features of a borderline personality disorder. Some also said she shows early signs of a bipolar disorder. Bustamante began taking the antidepressant drug Prozac after a suicide attempt on Labor Day 2007 at the start of her eighth grade year. Her dosage of the medication had been increased just two weeks before she murdered Elizabeth. Drug Administration to review AeroShot, saying he fears it will be used as a club drug so that young people can drink until they drop. Schumers national press secretary did not immediately respond to calls for comment. FDA spokeswoman Siobhan DeLancey declined to comment, saying the agency will respond directly to Schumer on the matter. Edwards said Schumers comments are understandable in the context of developments over the last few years, when students looking for a quick and cheap buzz began consuming caffeine-packed alcoholic drinks they dubbed blackout in a can because of their potency. But he said AeroShot is not targeting anyone under 18 and it safely delivers caffeine into the mouth, just like coffee. Even with coffee if you look at the reaction in Europe to coffee when it first appeared there was quite a bit of hysteria, he said. So anything new, theres always some knee-jerk reaction that makes us believe Well, maybe its not safe.

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By LISA LEFF Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that just declared Californias same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional has its decisions overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court more often than other judicial circuits, a record that could prove predictive if the high court agrees to review the gay marriage case on appeal. Yet legal experts seemed to think the panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals struck down the voter-approved ban on Tuesday purposefully served up its 2-1 opinion in a narrow way and seasoned it with established holdings so the Supreme Court would be less tempted to bite. The appeals court not only limited the scope of its decision to California, even though the 9th Circuit also has jurisdiction in eight other western states, but relied on the Supreme Courts own 1996 decision overturning a Colorado measure that outlawed discrimination protections for gay people to argue that the voter-approved Proposition 8 violated the civil rights of gay and lesbian Californians. That approach makes it much less likely the high court would find it necessary to step in, as it might have if the 9th Circuit panel had concluded that any state laws or amendments limiting marriage to a man and a woman run afoul of the U.S. Constitutions promise of equal treatment, several analysts said. Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who was named to the 9th Circuit by President Jimmy Carter and has a reputation as the courts liberal lion, wrote Tuesdays 80-page majority ruling with concurrence from Judge Michael Daly Hawkins, an early appointee of President Bill Clinton. Judge Randy Smith, who was the last 9th Circuit judge nominated by President George W. Bush, dissented. staff at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims was a bold step to restore parents badly shaken confidence at the school, but it has been met with mixed feelings. Some parents applauded the decision, but others protested the move and circulated a petition calling for the staff at Miramonte Elementary School to be reinstated. All 120 staff members at Miramonte will be replaced as of Thursday after a two-day school shutdown as part of Los Angeles Unified School Districts investigation into the two veteran teachers arrested last week. Its the most severe action Ive seen taken by a school district, said Terri Miller, president of Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation, an advocacy parents demand our children be protected from lewd teacher acts. It also followed a march later in the day, in which 100 angry parents marched from the elementary school to the nearby administrators meeting. Mother Maria Jimenez said some parents would at least like to have been notified that this was being considered as many feel its drastic. They did this without advising us or consulting us, she said. Parents on Monday night handed Superintendent John Deasy a petition with 400 signatures calling for open doors and allowing parents to observe classrooms and act as hall monitors. But they did not want good teachers removed, said Martha Escutia, a lawyer and former state senator who is helping par-

administrations attack on the Catholic Church. But Gingrich, who is struggling to narrow Romneys lead in the GOP nomination race, also turned his fire on the former Massachusetts governor. Governor Romney insisted that Catholic hospitals give out abortion pills, against their religious belief, when he was governor, Gingrich said. Former Sen. Rick Santorum, also a strong anti-abortion advocate and a Catholic, made similar remarks about Romney in a written article Tuesday. As governor, Romney enforced a law that required all Massachusetts hospitals, including Catholic ones, to provide emergency contraception to rape victims. Some Catholics say the so-called morning-after pill is a form of abortion. Romney said he did not support the law, which passed despite his veto. But he also said at the time, My personal view, in my heart of hearts, is that people who are subject to rape should have the option of having emergency contraception or emergency contraception information.

Answers to Mondays questions: The fictitious street in Scranton, Pa., where the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company is headquartered in the TV sitcom The Office, Slough Road, is named for the town in which the original British version of the show is set. The phrase E pluribus unum, Latin for out of many, one, and the eagle on the Great Seal of the U.S. also serves as the motto and mascot of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugals popular soccer club. Todays questions: From which of his favorite authors did Jimmy Buffett borrow the line Be good and you will be lonesome for his song Thats What Living Is to Me? What is the name of the friendly monster in the kiddie board game Candy Land? Answers in Thursdays Herald Todays words: Ariolation: furtunetelling Merycism chewing regurgitated food Todays joke: A suggestion from a Human Resources Manager: How to properly place new employees ... 1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room. 2. Put your new hires in the room and close the door. 3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours. 4. Then analyze the situation:

a. If they are counting the bricks, put them in the accounting department. b. If they are recounting them, put them in auditing. c. If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in engineering. d. If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, put them in planning. e. If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in operations. f. If they are sleeping, put them in security. g. If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in information technology. h. If they are sitting idle, put them in human resources. i. If they say they have tried different combinations, they are looking for more, yet not a brick has been moved, put them in sales. j. If they have already left for the day, put them in management. k. If they are staring out of the window, put them in strategic planning. l. If they are talking to each other, and not a single brick has been moved, congratulate them and put them in top management. m. Finally, if they have surrounded themselves with bricks in such a way that they can neither be seen nor heard from, put them in Congress.