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50 daily www.delphosherald.com By JIM ABRAMS The Associated Press WASHINGTON For once, its not Democrats battling Republicans. The fiveyear farm and food stamps bill now being debated in the Senate is a regional fight, pitting rice and peanut growers in the South against corn producers and soybean farmers in the Midwest. The half-trillion-dollar bill setting farm policy into the future outlines dramatic changes in how farmers are protected from financial and natural disasters. It would end $5 billion a year in direct payments to farmers whether or not they actually plant a crop and programs that reward farmers when prices fall below a targeted level. Instead, the government would offer a new shallow loss program to aid farmers when revenues fall between 11 percent and 21 percent below five-year moving averages and would put greater emphasis on heavily subsidized crop insurance. Farmers regular crop insurance would pay for losses above 21 percent. The Congressional Budget Office estimates this new shallow loss program could save taxpayers some $8.5 billion over the next five years compared with the current subsidy system. As with all big changes, there are winners and losers. Southern rice and peanut growers see themselves as the losers. This regional divide is one of the two major obstacles to getting a farm bill through Congress before the current law expires at the end of September. Nutrition programs, primarily food stamps, are the other hurdle. They make up about 80 percent of the cost

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lion people by $4 billion over the next decade largely People can by targeting abuses. Some always disagree senators and the Republicanwould like with economists, controlled House cut, mainly to see a far bigger by tightening eligibility for Stabenow said food stamps. on C-SPANs The entire bill, which also covers conservation and Newsmakers. research programs, would But I guess what reduce spending by $23.6 billion over the coming decade. I would say is Republican Sen. John what we have Boozman, whose state of Arkansas is the nations put in place ... largest rice grower, said the its fair for every Senate bill will have a devastating impact on Southern commodity. agriculture. Republican Sen. Senate Agriculture Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, Committee Chairman the national leader in peaDebbie Stabenow nut production, complained it shoehorns all producers into a one-size-fits-all policy that in the $100 billion-a-year bill. would force farmers to switch The Senate proposal would to crops that enjoy better covcut the food stamp program erage for losses. The bills two main sponnow serving about 46 milsors, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and top Republican Pat Roberts of Kansas, defended their approach. People can always disagree with economists, Stabenow said on C-SPANs Newsmakers. But I guess what I would say is what we have put in place ... its fair for every commodity. This is a different year, this is a year we have to change, Roberts said in the same interview, adding that was made clear to all the commodity groups. But rice and peanut farmers argue that the crop insurance and the new shallow loss or Agriculture Risk Coverage programs are better fitted to crops such as corn, where natural disasters such as floods and droughts can cause far greater fluctuations in yields. Many rice farmers,

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Delphos, Ohio who irrigate their crops and have more consistent yields, dont have crop insurance to protect them from yield loss, but they do have to cope with large swings in prices and high production costs. Linda Raun, who runs a 1,000-acre rice farm southwest of Houston and chairs the USA Rice Producers Group, said direct payments have been their only safety net in the past. Without price protection, banks wont lend them money, she said. Weve got to have a farm program that allows us to become bankable. Without greater risk protection she said she will have to decrease production. Texas, unlike other ricegrowing areas, does not have the climate and soil to switch to other crops, she added. Raun said production See FARM page 2

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The Delphos Canal Museum will have extended hours this week-end to accommodate the Firemens Convention on Friday and Saturday and the Lincoln Highway Convention western pre-tour group who will be arriving on Sunday. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday; noon to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 1-8 p.m. Sunday. Sunny Thursday with high in low 80s. See page 2.

Delphos Fire and Rescue and the City of Delphos have announced the following street closures and parking restrictions for the upcoming Northwest Ohio Volunteer Firefighters Assoc. Convention this weekend: There will be no parking on either side of Main Street between Second and Fifth streets from Friday afternoon to 5 p.m. Saturday; No parking on either side of Second Street between State and Main streets and no parking on either side of Main Street between Fifth and Tenth Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for the parade; There will be no travel on Third and Fourth streets between State and Maple streets from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday due to marching bands lining up for the parade; and No parking on the north side of First Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday due to rerouted traffic from SR 697. Also, Delphos Fire and Rescue vehicles will use blue lights on trucks and squads during the convention when making emergency runs. Downtown Delphos will be blocked off similar to Canal Days for the weekend.

City schools launching Delphos Virtual Academy

BY NANCY SPENCER nspencer@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Delphos City Schools are joining the a small group of school districts in the area that offer virtual learning to assist students who are credit-deficient or would benefit from advanced courses or to recapture students who leave the district for online learning. Jefferson High School Principal John Edinger presented the initial proposal for the Delphos Virtual Academy at Mondays school board meeting. In my seven years as principal here, I have watched students leave the district for alternative education or to be home-schooled and Ive wondered how we get them back in the district so they can earn a Jefferson diploma and participate in district activities, Edinger said. Edinger said the offering will also be instrumental in catching up incoming students who enter the district with fewer credits than needed. Students who are taking online classes will still be able to study at home and then join their classmates for extra-curriculars. There will also be a lab at Jefferson High School for traditional seat students to get extra help or to

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By ANN SANNER The Associated Press COLUMBUS An Ohio bill that increases penalties for human trafficking and creates a fund to help victims cleared one of its final legislative hurdles on Tuesday. The measure would make human trafficking a firstdegree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Thats tougher than the second-degree felony that the state Legislature established in late 2010 to tackle whats described as modern-day slavery. Victims of human trafficking are oftentimes forced into the sex trade or pushed to work against their will in fields, restaurants or other sweatshop-type jobs. The bill would create a path for victims to have their records expunged if they have prostitution or solicitation charges as a result of being forced into the sex trade. The proposed change in the law would help victims piece their lives together and reenter society, said state Sen. Larry Obhof, a Montville Township Republican. I think we can all agree that being a victim of human trafficking is itself bad

Delphos children in grades K-5 enjoyed Lunar Rocket Rovers at the Delphos Public Library Tuesday afternoon as part of the Summer Reading Program. Maria Vega of Wapakonetas Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum gave a presentation on space rockets. Above: Vega shows a model of Saturn V, the rocket that took Armstrong, a Wapakoneta native, to the moon. The program is divided into two age groups. Night Owls, for children ages 3-6, is at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Mondays and at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays. The Twilight Club, for grades K-5, is held at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays

In my seven years as principal here, I have watched students leave the district for alternative education or to be home-schooled and Ive wondered how we get them back in the district so they can earn a Jefferson diploma and participate in district activities.
John Edinger, Jefferson High School principal take advantage of advanced courses. The school board approved Chris Sommers as supervisor of the academy. Edinger said Sommers will make sure students are using the lab properly and assist online students. An information meeting will be held later this summer. See SCHOOL page 2

They are never going to get their innocence back, but someone is going to pay.
state Rep. Teresa Fedor, a Toledo Democrat enough, Obhof said. We dont need a justice system that stigmatizes victims even further. The legislation would also allow victims to sue their traffickers for damages. They are never going to get their innocence back, but someone is going to pay, said state Rep. Teresa Fedor, a Toledo Democrat who sponsored the bill and has led the call for stronger laws in Ohio. The state Senate unanimously passed the measure on Tuesday, and the Ohio House unanimously passed it last month. Representatives are expected to agree to the Senates changes today, which would then send the bill to the governor for his signature. Gov. John Kasich has made bolstering the states human trafficking law a pri-

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ority. The measures passage was a rare showing of bipartisanship as the General Assembly looked to wrap up its work this week before breaking for the summer. The Republican governor has pledged to crack down on the crime. In March, Kasich signed an executive order that directed state agencies to work together to identify the most effective ways to rescue victims, get them help, and prosecute those who abduct and exploit them. Thirteen is the most common age in Ohio for children to become victims of human trafficking, according to state figures. An estimated 1,078 underage Ohioans are trafficked each year, and another 3,016 children are considered at-risk. This is like domestic abuse on steroids, Fedor said in a recent interview. Fedor said she worked with senators to make sure the bill also targets the demand for human trafficking. For instance, people who seek prostitutes or knowingly solicit sex from trafficked victims could face tougher felony charges if the victims are younger than age 18. See BILL, page 2

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Firefighter Mike Metzner paints a fire hydrant on Second Street Tuesday. Residents who would like to paint fire hydrants on their properties can get paint and brushes at the Delphos Fire and Rescue building.

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advisor at the middle school; Scott Elwer, FFA advisor; and Kay Gossman, boys and girls athletic manager and D-Club advisor. The board also accept the resignation/retirement notices of Jane Gonyea from the cafeteria staff and Ken Grothaus as a bus driver both effective the end of the 2012 school year. Gonyea served as a cook and as a bus aide and Grothous drove bus since 1962 and helped clean Franklin Elementary School. Treasurer Brad Rostorfer said work on the high school parking lot should begin in late July. In other business, the board: Recommend the board accept the resignation of Middle school intervention teacher Kylie Rammel; Accepted the resignation/ retirement of Doris Knebel as bus driver effective July 1st. A public hearing will be held at 7:45 pm Aug. 13 in the board of education office at the administration building, 234 N Jefferson St. to consider her rehire; Employed Christine Grothaus as Franklin Elementary intervention teacher to replace Kathy Buettner, who is filling the guidance position vacated by the retirement of Quincy Kiracofe; Employed Heather Patrick as Jefferson Middle School intervention teacher to replace Kylie Rammel effective the end of the contract; and Re-employed Kristin Gable under the Title I federal program to serve the middle school math students. Additional funds were received to subsidize Title I.

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The board approved the following supplemental contracts for the 201213 school year: Stephanie Braun, high school student council, junior class advisor and prom coordinator; John Vennekotter, senior class advisor; Josh Vasquez, senior class advisor; Vera White, freshman class advisor; Arnita Yoder, sophomore class advisor; Christine Siebeneck, sophomore class advisor; Chad Brinkman, junior class advisor; Christine Siebeneck, National Honor Society advisor; Tamara Wirth, show choir director; David Stearns, marching band, musical and stage band director and musical business manager; Terry Moreo, asbestos coordinator; Beverly Tuttle, FCCLA

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costs amount to about $1,000 an acre for rice. Because of a reliance on foreign export markets, prices can change rapidly. Currently prices for Southern rice are not that good, unlike the strong prices enjoyed by corn and soybean growers. Testifying last month before the House Agriculture Committee, Armand Morris, a peanut producer in Georgia and chairman of the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, said the debate is not whether farmers will take significant cuts in farm programs; we know this will take place. Rather, he said, its about whether we will have a farm bill that works for one or two regions of the country, and one or two crops, or a

Car bombs targeting Bill Shiites kill 65 in Iraq

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN The Associated Press BAGHDAD A coordinated wave of car bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and several other cities today, killing at least 65 people and wounding more than 200 in one of the deadliest days in Iraq since U.S. troops withdrew from the country. The bloodshed comes against a backdrop of political divisions that have raised tensions and threatened to provoke a new round of the violence that once pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they bore the hallmarks of Sunni insurgents who frequently target Shiites in Iraq. Todays blasts were the third this week targeting the annual pilgrimage that sees hundreds of thousands of Shiites converge on a goldendomed shrine in Baghdads northern neighborhood of Kazimiyah to commemorate the eighth century death of a revered Shiite saint, Imam Moussa al-Kadhim. The commemoration culminates on Saturday. Puddles of blood and shards of metal clogged a drainage ditch at the site of one of the bombings in the city of Hillah, where hours before pilgrims had been marching. Soldiers and dazed onlookers wandered near the charred remains of the car that had exploded and ripped gaping holes in nearby shops. Most of the 16 separate explosions that rocked the country targeted Shiite pilgrims in five cities, but two hit offices of political parties linked to Iraqs Kurdish minority in the tense north. Authorities had tightened security ahead of the pilgrimage, including a blockade of the mainly Sunni area of Azamiyah, which is near the twin-domed Shiite shrine. The level of violence has dropped dramatically in Iraq since peaking in 2006-2007 as the country faced a Sunniled insurgency and retaliatory sectarian fighting that broke out after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. But Iraqis still face near-daily attacks and Shiite pilgrimages are often targeted. Political divisions also have only deepened, paralyzing the country since the Americans withdrew all combat troops in mid-December. Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been accused of

national farm bill that works for all regions of the country and all crops. A recent study by the Food and Agriculture Policy Institute at the University of Missouri in Columbia does show that rice and peanut growers who are the main beneficiaries of direct payments would lose more than 60 percent of their government support over the next decade under the new system. But the same report also found that the shallow loss program was generally equitable among the major crop groups. Southern senators are seeking to negotiate changes to the bill that would allow a choice between the Senates current crop insurance and revenue protection programs

and some modified form of existing target price program that compensates farmers when prices dip below a certain level and which is preferred by the rice and peanut growers. The bill already has a separate revenue insurance program tailored to the needs of cotton farmers. If that fails, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., has made clear that the yet-unwritten House bill will include an alternative to meet the concerns of those Southern planters. The safety net, he said, has to exist for all regions and all crops, and it has to be written with bad times in mind. These programs should not guarantee that the good times are the best, but rather that the bad times are manageable. (Continued from page 1)

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The measure contains an emergency clause, making it effective as soon as it is signed into law, rather than after the typical three-month waiting period. Among other changes to the law, the human trafficking bill would: Require that certain traffickers or people promoting prostitution, such as pimps, register as sex offenders. Ensure that traffickers face a second-degree felony charge of obstruction of justice if they threaten or intimidate victims from testifying against them. Require Ohios attorney general to publish statistics each year on human trafficking violations and provide training to officers who investigate and handle trafficking violations. Include human trafficking in the types of cases in which law enforcement agencies can share investigative work. Direct the states Public Safety Department to create of a poster that advertises the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, which could be displayed at truck stops, gas stations and other locations that are visible from roadways. Require that proceeds from the personal property and other assets seized by law enforcement from traffickers be used to help provide treatment, care and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking.

April 10, 1946-June 11, 2012 Dorothy J. Tate, 66, of Delphos, died Monday morning at her residence. She was born April 10, 1946, in Lima to Dean C. and Bernadine (Harrington) Tate, who preceded her in death. Survivors include two brothers, Michael (Pamela) Tate, of Waynesfield and James Dean (Rose) Tate of Lima; a sister-in-law, Merril Tate, of Eugene, Ore.; eight nieces and nephews, Kelly Credit, Kevin (Abby) Tate, Erika (Steven) Conaway, Candice Petrotte, Brian (Jennifer) Tate, Michael T. Tate, Jeffrey (Donna) Tate and Tara (David) Zorn; a goddaughter, Jessica Artl; and 14 great-nieces and -nephews and two great-great-nephews. She was also preceded in death by a brother, William Bill Tate; and a nephew, Kirk Tate. Miss Tate retired in 1999 from Delphos City Schools as a Jefferson High School English and Spanish teacher. Then, she taught at St. Johns High School, where she retired in June. She was a 1964 graduate of Waynesfield High School, where she was the class salutatorian. She received her bachelors degree from Bowling Green State University and her masters degree from Kent State. She was a member of the Ohio Education Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a cancer survivor for more than 20 years. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Revs. Jacob Gordon and Melvin Verhoff officiating. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Armentrout Funeral Home in Waynesfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Spanish clubs at St. Johns High School or Jefferson High School. Condolences may be expressed at: www.armentroutfuneralhome.com

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Jan. 12, 1919-June 11, 2012 Margaret B. Broaddus, 93, of Delphos, died at 8:09 p.m. Monday at Vancrest Healthcare Center. She was born on Jan. 12, 1919, the ninth of 12 children to William and Inez (Ervin) Mulbarger, who preceded her in death. In 1938, she married William E. Broaddus, who died on Nov. 18, 1996. He was the love of her life. Survivors include son William G. (Mary Jane) Broaddus of Brunswick; daughter Dian (Jack) Staup of Delphos; and grandchildren Derek (Debbie), Deanna and David Broaddus of the Cleveland area, Amy (Michael) Malone of Plain City and Todd Staup of Lima. She was also preceded in death by a son Brian Kirk Broaddus on March 5, 2004; infant son, Barton Keith Broaddus in 1944; brothers Clifford, Charles, Lloyd, Edward, Albert and Bob Mulbarger; and sisters Rosalma Von Blon, Gladys Pepple, Nina Mohn, Bettye Flagg and Jeanne Kiser. She retired in 1984 from Key Bank, formerly Peoples National Bank, after 25 years of employment. Memberships include Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was treasurer for many years and was very active in her earlier years in the CCL, PTA and Womens Church Groups. She was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader and a 1937 graduate of Lima South High School, where she had been a cheerleader for three years and senior queen attendant. She loved reading books, writing letters, sending cards and playing Hand and Foot. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, the Revs. David Howell and John Medaugh officiating. Burial will follow in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 William Ben Kelly p.m. Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home and for Dec. 2, 1925 an hour prior to the service at June 11, 2012 the church. Memorials are to the church William Ben Kelly, 86, or St. Ritas Hospice. died at 9:50 p.m. Monday at Roselawn Manor Nursing Ronald W. Boroff Home in Spencerville, follow- March 6, 1934-June 11, 2012 ing a six-month illness. Ronald W. Ace Boroff, He was born Dec. 2, 1925, 78,of Spencerville, died at 7:40 in Allen County to Edward a.m. Monday at The Laurels and Elva (Stose) Kelly, who of Shane Hill in Rockford, preceded him in death. following an extended illness. On May 3, 1952, he married He was born March 6, Frances Wilges, who survives. 1934, in Mendon to William Services will begin at 11 and Mabel (Mutersbaugh) a.m. Friday at Thomas E. Boroff. Bayliff Funeral Home, Pastor On June 1, 1957, he marNeal Whitney officiating. ried Helen Jean Martin, who Burial will be in Spencerville survives. Cemetery with military rites Graveside services will by Spencerville Veterans. begin at 10 a.m. Thursday Friends may call from 4-8 in Mendon Cemetery, Pastor p.m. Thursday at the funeral Mark Rutledge officiating. home. Friends may call from 3-7 Memorial contributions may p.m. Wednesday at Thomas be made to the Spencerville E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Athletic Boosters. Spencerville.

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By ANDREW WELSHHUGGINS The Associated Press COLUMBUS The prosecutor who helped send the killer of a Youngstown store owner to death row told the state Parole Board on Tuesday that the condemned inmate should be spared because the crime didnt rise to the heinous level that deserves capital punishment. Former Mahoning County prosecutor Gary Van Brocklin said he tried repeatedly to get John Eley to testify against another man he believes is the mastermind of the 1986 shooting in exchange for a lesser sentence. That other man, Melvin Green, gave Eley the gun used in the shooting and told him to go into the store, which had banned Green for previous threats, Van Brocklin said via a video interview presented to the parole board. Basically, he set up the entire robbery, Van Brocklin said. He also said that, while not making light of the death of Sinjil Market owner Ihsan Aydah, the robbery of the convenience store was the type of killing that was prosecuted more frequently as a death penalty case in the early days of the law. Ohios current capital punishment law was enacted in 1981. It wasnt in the more heinous nature of cases that now receive the death penalty, Van Brocklin said. Its not unusual for judges or prosecutors to change their mind about individual cases or the death penalty itself, but such testimony on behalf of a condemned inmate is relatively rare. Eley, 63, is scheduled to The United Way of Greater Lima (UWGL) has announced Mondays opening of its 2012 Venture Grant application process for community 501c3 organizations. UWGL Venture grants offer qualified 501c3 organizations operating in Allen County, the opportunity to receive grants of up to $5,000 to support work in specified areas of United Way focus. Grants are awarded semi-annually in July and February. Current areas of focus are: Preventative Health and Financial Self-Sufficiency (see more information on focus areas at end of grant information). Venture Grants are: One-time grants not an allocation; For health and human services providers; For emerging community needs; For emergencies and unforeseen circumstances that have an immediate impact on die by injection July 26. He confessed to the killing to police and invoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to testify against Green, who was acquitted. I dont want to go through all this ritual, Eley told a court psychologist in 1987, according to a written presentation to the board by Paul Gains, the current Mahoning County prosecutor, who opposes clemency. I did it. I want to do my time, Eley said in that interview. I dont want to talk about it. Im sorry I did it, thats all. Green, 54, is in prison and scheduled for release in October on charges he illegally carried a concealed weapon, had a gun in a car and possession of drugs. But he also faces the possibility of additional time for violating parole on a prior aggravated robbery conviction, according to state prison records. Those charges are unrelated to the Eley case. Scott Krichbaum, who represented Green at trial in 1987, said Tuesday that the state had enough to charge Green but not to convict him. Its a common tactic to blame the other guy, Krichbaum, now a Mahoning County judge, said in a phone interview. Thats pretty standard in criminal defense. Eleys attorneys based their argument for clemency around Greens role in the shooting. They also presented evidence that Eley came from an impoverished childhood, abused alcohol and drugs, had brain impairment and is mentally disabled and mentally ill. Gains says Eley was a career criminal who showed no remorse over the shooting and whose IQ of 82 is well above the threshold of mental disability. Gains presented evidence to the board that Eley withdrew his claim of mental disability eight years ago and that psychological reports from the trial draw opposite conclusions about mental illness and mental disability. Gains noted Eley had already been to prison twice by the time of Aydahs slaying. And where Eleys attorneys now say that Melvin Green should be blamed for the crime, the evidence is unrebutted that Eley was the shooter, and that Eley went into the store alone while Green waited outside for Eley to subdue Mr. Aydah, Gains said in his board filing. The board will make its recommendation next week to Republican Gov. John Kasich, who has the final say. Tuesdays hearing came the same day a Cuyahoga County judge began a hearing on a death row inmate who received a last-minute reprieve last week. Attorneys for Abdul Awkal are presenting witnesses and arguments to Judge Stuart Friedman that Awkal is mentally incompetent to be put to death for killing his estranged wife and brother-in-law in a Cleveland courthouse 20 years ago. The hearing continues today. Attorneys say Awkal believes the CIA is orchestrating his execution. The state says courts and experts have previously ruled Awkal competent. The reprieve that Awkal received from Kasich rescheduled his execution for June 20. For hospitals, medical research or academic research Grant Specifications: Opening date for completion of application is June 18, closing date is 5 p.m. July 6; Application is via web at: https://agency.e-cimpact.com/ login.aspx?org=37295F; Applicant address and service area must be within Allen County; Applicants must be in compliance with all applicable governmental regulations; and An applicant not possessing 501c3 status may identify a 501c3 sponsor to act as fiscal agent. 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CINCINNATI (AP) A federal judge has blocked a southwest Ohio university from enforcing restrictions on student political speech on campus, saying it violates free speech. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black ruled Tuesday that the University of Cincinnati violated the First Amendment by restricting student political speech to a certain area and requiring prior notification and permission. The judges preliminary injunction asks the university to rewrite its policy. It also will allow the schools chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, which filed a lawsuit in February, to collect signatures on campus for a right-towork cause. Maurice A. Thompson with the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, which helped the student group, called the ruling a victory for free political speech by students.

tify. The attorneys tell the Warren Tribune Chronicle theyve subpoenaed 15 of about 40 men whose information helped authorities in the investigation. Those men began receiving subpoenas Tuesday. An attorney that represented the parlors has said the prostitution allegations are based on statements made by purported clients without legal representation. Used condoms and about $90,000 in cash were found at the businesses.

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PIKETON (AP) President Barack Obamas administration is making sure that work will continue to develop and test a southern Ohio plant that would enrich uranium for nuclear power plants. The U.S. Department of Energy will ensure costshared funding in a deal with USEC Inc. for the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon. The department said Wednesday the cooperative agreement will move critical research forward while protecting taxpayer dollars. The $350 million project is meant to demonstrate that the uranium enrichment technology will work on a commercial basis, reducing financial risks that have held up USECs application for a $2 billion loan guarantee for the plant. The project has bipartisan support in Ohio, where it could create as many as 4,000 jobs in a struggling region.

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CHARDON (AP) A trial date is set for the teenager who pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting three students and wounding three more at a high school east of Cleveland. The trial for 17-year-old T.J. Lane is scheduled Aug. 14 in Geauga County. Hes being tried as an adult on charges of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault. Prosecutors say Lane admitted taking a .22-caliber pistol to Chardon High School and firing at students on Feb. 27. A sheriffs deputy testified Lane was wearing a T-shirt with the word Killer when he was found. Questions about Lanes mental competency came up when the case was in juvenile court, where a judge found him competent for trial. That issue may be revisited.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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Fear has its use but cowardice has none. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

US: Syrian conflict could become deadlier

By BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assads regime and warned that the Arab countrys 15-month conflict could become even deadlier. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. was concerned about the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria. She said the shipment will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. Clintons comments at a public appearance with Israeli President Shimon Peres augured poorly for a peaceful solution to Syrias conflict. Officials from around the world are warning that the violence risks becoming an all-out civil war, with Middle East power brokers from Iran to Turkey possibly being drawn into the fighting. Diplomatic hopes have rested on Washington and Moscow agreeing on a transition plan that would end the four-decade Assad regime. But Moscow has consistently rejected the use of outside forces to end the conflict or any international plan to force regime change in Damascus. Despite withering criticism from the West, it insists that any arms it supplies to Syria are not being used to quell anti-government dissent. With diplomacy at a standstill, the reported shipment of helicopters suggests a dangerous new turn for Syria after more than a year of harsh government crackdowns on mainly peaceful protests and the emergence of an increasingly organized armed insurgency. There was no immediate reaction from the Russian Foreign Ministry. Russia and Syria have a longstanding military relationship and Syria hosts Russias only naval base on the Mediterranean Sea. But in light of the brutal violence, the U.S. has repeatedly demanded that any further deliveries of weaponry be halted. Russian military support in the form of materiel as advanced as attack helicopters would deal a serious blow to efforts to starve the Syrian army of supplies. Some 13,000 people have died, according to opposition groups, but the U.S. and its allies have been hoping that sanctions on Assads government and its increased isolation would make it increasingly difficult to carry out military campaigns. Attack helicopters are heavily armored

One Year Ago The class of 2011 Hall of Honor inductees were announced Saturday at the annual Jefferson Alumni Dinner at the Delphos Eagles Lodge to a crowd of more than 175. D. Scott Wolery, WASHINGTON (AP) class of 1973, and Gary Mack are the newest members of the Attorney General Eric Hall of Honor. Holder on Tuesday fended off Republican demands that he 25 Years Ago 1987 appoint a special counsel out Bill Burden built his two-story log cabin in 1970 on side of the Justice Department a 24-acre farm about eight miles southwest of Delphos on to look into national security Delaney Road. The cabin was built of logs that originally leaks. constructed the Day family cabin that stood on National Road Holder said both he and west of Dolton. The original cabin was built some time in the FBI Director Robert Mueller early 1830s, he said. The old cabin was inhabited until the have already been interviewed early 1940s and torn down and moved to the site on Delaney by the FBI as part of a fastmoving Justice Department Road in 1966. The Rev. James E. Steinle, 61, pastor of the sister parishes leak investigation. At a Senate Judiciary of St. Aloysius, Republic, and St. Stephen, since 1985, has been appointed pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Galion, beginning Committee hearing, Sens. July 8. Rev. Steinle, a Delphos native, was ordained a priest Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said of the Diocese of Toledo in 1953. Two Allen County 4-H members have joined a select they want the attorney general group of youth from throughout the state of Ohio to attend to appoint a special counsel the Ohio Forestry Camp held at Hidden Hollow Camp near to look into the leaks, rather Mohican Park. Nathan Wannemacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. than Holders choices, U.S. Attorneys Ron Machen and Rick Wannemacher of Delphos, and Shane Simon, son of Mr. Rod Rosenstein, who hold and Mrs. Jay Begg, Columbus Grove, will participate in a political appointments. week-long camp learning about silva culture, wood utilization, Graham and Grassley tree identification, and other topics dealing with the forest were referring to a procedure industry in Ohio. by which a special counsel appointed from outside the 50 Years Ago 1962 Justice Department conducts The elaborate new House of Vogts Restaurant will the leak investigations. have its grand opening Friday and Saturday, and it will Holder praised the two U.S. represent the realization of a dream the owners have attorneys as experienced and had ever since the fire Aug. 4, 1961, that leveled the old highly respected. Machen and Rosenstein Vogt and Vogt Restaurant which was located on East Second were appointed to overStreet. Four Delphos girls and one from Lincolnview High see investigations into who School, will be among the 1,125 high school girls registering leaked information about U.S. June 16, for the 16th annual session of Buckeye Girls State in involvement in cyberattacks Columbus. Marcia Hoersten and Jeannine Wagner will be the on Iran and an al-Qaida plot junior girls representing Delphos St. Johns High School and to place an explosive device Diana Brinkman and Janis Thompson the Delphos Jefferson aboard a U.S.-bound flight. Not far from where Holder High participants. Gail Wortman will represent Lincolnview was testifying, Sen. John High School. McCain, President Barack Les and Lisa Warniment, Jane Belt, Lisa Hanshumaker, Obamas 2008 rival and the Lynnette and Jannette Foust, Cynthia, David and Darrell harshest critic of the White Alt, Pam Wannemacher, Janice Miller and Jim Spencer will House over the leaks, introbe among the 27 students appearing in the Stairway To The duced a non-binding resoluStars, June 15 and 16, at Lima Senior High School audito- tion calling for a special counrium. sel. He was joined by more than a dozen GOP senators in 75 Years Ago 1937 pressing for the measure. McCain called it the Two students of St. Johns High School, Georgiana Brandehoff and Rosemary Metzner, have received awards for almost unprecedented release their essays on Youth and Catholic Action. Dr. J. L. Sassen, of information which directly pastor of St. Johns, announced the awards at commencement affects our national security. I cant think of any time that exercises held at St. Johns. Millers Opticians defeated the Wapakoneta Eagles I have seen such breaches of Friday night in a game played at Waterworks Park diamond. ongoing national security proThe score was 2 to 0. Hall was on the mound for the Opticians. grams as has been the case He allowed three hits in seven innings, holding the Wapak here. team at his mercy throughout the game. Millers collected seven hits off Barber of Wapak. WASHINGTON June 14 marks the 160th anniversary of the adoption of Among the lessons of this the American flag as the emblem of our country. Delphos citizens are urged to display flags in observance of the day on presidential election season, perhaps most salient is Monday, Flag Day. that the so-called Ordinary American is dead. Or, should I say, the ordinary-American trope as political currency is bankrupt. Were all ordinary Americans except, perhaps, for the benighted 1 percent. Might we drop the pretense? For the record, this may be the first (and last) column in which I am permitted use of the term ordinary American. This is because my editors at The Washington Post Writers Group oppose its use (and I agree), suggestive as it is of some higher plane from which we in the nations capital view non-Washingtonians. It is more than mere suggestion, of course. It is rather a prevailing attitude, perhaps attributable to Washingtons relatively robust economy (government jobs skew the numbers), that folks out yonder have different concerns -- somehow more ordinary -- than the rest of us. My first inkling of this communal detachment from the lives of most Americans occurred several years ago when I had recently arrived and joined a panel of journalists to discuss, of all things, ourselves! The first question to me was: Kathleen, do you think the media are too elitist

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Republicans demand special counsel for leaks investigation

Shooting spree survivor to complete Giffords House term

By KEVIN FREKING and WALTER BERRY Associated Press PHOENIX Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving Democrats a psychological boost after last weeks failed effort to recall Wisconsins Republican governor. Appearing with Giffords at a Tucson hotel after his victory Tuesday night, Barber told supporters, Life takes unexpected turns and here we are, thanks to you. Giffords hugged him and kissed his forehead. Barber defeated Republican Jesse Kelly, who narrowly lost to Giffords in 2010 in a competitive district that Republicans have won in the last two presidential elections. Giffords has made few public appearances since resigning in January to focus on her recovery, but she dashed back to Tucson during the campaigns final days to help her former district director. Democratic officials were quick to argue that the victory sets the stage for them to win back control of the House. This campaign previewed the message fight that will play out across the country in November: Democrats committed to protecting the middle class, Social Security and Medicare versus misleading Republican attacks on Obamacare and national Democrats, said Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. But Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said special elections are unique and the Arizona race was particularly so because of what had happened to Giffords. He predicted that Barber would not fare as well in the fall with President Barack Obama leading the ticket. No one wanted this election to happen or to see Gabrielle Giffords step down from Congress, but Jesse ran a campaign focused on pro-growth policies that will

and can carry machine guns, rockets, missiles or other weapons capable of firing at ground targets. Asked why the Pentagon isnt blocking Russian weapons shipments to Syria, Defense Department officials noted that the administration hasnt declared an arms embargo. Navy Capt. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, accepted the argument that Moscows resupplying of helicopters enables the regime to kill its own people, but said the key issue is how the Syrians use the materiel. Lets not let the Assad regime off the hook here, he told reporters. The focus really needs to be more on what the Assad regime is doing to its own people, than the cabinets and the closets to which they turn to pull stuff out. Its really about what theyre doing with what theyve got in their hands. In recent days, the State Department has decried what it calls horrific new tactics by Syrian forces, including helicopters attacks on civilians. Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Clintons comments referred specifically to new helicopters that were being sent to Syria, and not already existing Russianmade or Soviet-made supplies being used by Assads government.

The ordinary American, RIP

lead to less government and a strong and vibrant economy, Sessions said. In his concession speech, Kelly said: We executed the plan we wanted. The voters of southern Arizona did something different. Republicans had sought to make the contest a referendum on Obama and his handling of the economy. Democrats played to the senior vote by contending that Kelly would not protect Medicare and Social Security. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Barber won about 52 percent of the vote while Kelly had 46 percent. Both candidates have promised to run for a full term in the fall, setting up a possible November rematch in a redrawn district that is friendlier to Democrats. Republican voters outnumber Democratic voters by about 26,000 under the current map. That edge will narrow to about 2,000 under redistricting. Elsewhere Tuesday, Virginia, North Dakota, Nevada, Maine, Arkansas and South Carolina held primary elections. together. It must be seen. Neither Obama nor Romney is remotely ordinary, needless to say. And neither is very good at faking it. Both bring substantial talents, a sterling career in Romneys case and a smorgasbord of broadening experiences in Obamas, including almost four years as president. Theres no point in trying to portray Romney as an everyday kind of guy. From his lucky birth to his significant accomplishments, he is anything but ordinary. Trying to blunt his resume to make him more likable -- perish that trivial pursuit while were at it -- ultimately enhances the likelihood of the opposite result. But neither can Obama make the case that Romney is out of touch after the Wintour ad. Or in the context of his own recent remarks that the private sector is doing fine, despite 23 million Americans out of work or underemployed. Retiring both the term and the idea of ordinary (and attendant perfidies) would be a welcome development in any random year, but especially this one. Who, after all, wants to be ordinary -- or be deemed so by the more fortunate? The ordinary American is us. Extraordinary leadership is what we hope for.
Kathleen Parkers email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com.

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for ordinary Americans? If memory serves, my immediate response was an unladylike guffaw, followed by the observation that the answer was implicit in the question. Having lived most of my life outside the Beltway, standing in grocery and gas lines with those everyday Americans who remain so mysterious to the Washington tribe, I have often felt like Margaret Mead, summoned to television green rooms to explain the behaviors of the indigenous peoples. Might we admit that we are all more ordinary than the people we elect to represent us -- and that thus it should be? The notion that one presidential candidate relates more than another to the ordinary Americans everyday concerns is cringingly absurd. Theres nothing everyday about either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney and why, really, would we want them to be? Im not sure we even know what we mean by ordinary anymore. In the best sense, we mean people who go to work every day, marry and

raise families, pay their bills and taxes, serve their communities and country, and respect the difference between God and Caesar. Given the gradual degradation of these institutional concepts, both voluntary and owing to external pressures, one wonders whats ordinary about them. As a political concept, the Ordinary American has become something of a cartoon character -- an undereducated, overweight bloke who holds smarty-pants elites in contempt and, you can be sure, vice versa. Ordinary Americans and those who court them have become unwilling participants in a cynical charade. Forcing our aspiring leaders to pretend to be ordinary, rolling up their sleeves and slugging back a (fill in the blank) at the local pub/coffee shop (but never a Starbucks), chumming with people theyve studiously avoided all their lives, is the most ludicrous of exercises and rewards the very pandering we loathe. In possibly the most embarrassing political ad thus far, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour makes a pitch to ordinary Americans to ante up $3 for a New York Night with the president and first lady, actress Sarah Jessica Parker and various others who will have paid thousands for the privilege of breaking bread

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Lovinas difficult news

BY LOVINA EICHER This is a hot and humid Saturday evening. The mercury on our thermometer has passed the 90 degree mark. Too warm to cook so my husband Joe will get the grill fired up for supper for hot wings and hot dogs. The children will roast marshmallows afterwards. The school doors have been closed since Wednesday and will stay that way until next term. Daughter Lovina missed the last day. She was disappointed because that is when they have a picnic. The night before, she started having bad pain on her right side. During the night she came to our bed crying and threw up a few times. I called the doctor the next morning. After examining her, the doctor sent us to the hospital for a test on her appendix. After a long wait the test came back positive and they scheduled surgery for her yet that night. Joe came to be with Lovina and I while the older girls stayed with the younger children. She went in for surgery around 10:30 p.m. and came out around midnight. It was 2 a.m. until she was brought back to her room. We are thankful everything went okay and she is home feeling as well as expected. Today, Joe, daughters, Verena, 14, and Loretta, 11, attended the annual handicapped reunion. This was our first year to attend. There was a large crowd of Amish people from different communities in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa. Probably more states I didnt catch. Everyone was served a very good meal of poor mans steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, a variety of salads, homemade wheat and white bread, mixed fruits and a variety of pies. I should explain why we attended the handicapped reunion. Last fall, Verena and Loretta were diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. Recently we found out it is a form of Muscular Dystrophy called Limb-Girdle, Type 2A. It is a genetic disease and not much can be done except physical therapy and keeping the immune system built up. It has been difficult on the girls and all of us in learning to accept the diagnosis. May God continue to be our comforter and to be an encouragement to these young girls. We only just learned the exact diagnosis last month. We needed some time to deal with it privately and as a family before I shared with readers. Doctors think Verenas concussion last year was caused by a fall on her bike which was itself probably caused by her weakening muscles. Then she suffered a con-fracture of her right foot which resulted in surgery, that is when the doctors began to suspect Muscular Dystrophy. I also began noticing Loretta starting to fall more often and at first just thought she was being clumsy, but it seemed to get worse and a muscular biopsy confirmed our fears (Editors Note: Limb-Girdle 2A is an inherited type of Muscular Dystrophy. Age of onset varies but the disease takes its victims from full mobility to a wheelchair most often by age 30, sometimes sooner). We know that God doesnt make mistakes and sometimes we dont understand it all. For now, let us keep our trust in him. I still struggle with accepting this diagnosis. I pray God can

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TODAY 4 p.m. Delphos Public Library board members meet at the library conference room. 6 p.m. Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. Johns Chapel. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. THURSDAY 9-11 a.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 5-7 p.m. The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shopping. 8 p.m. American Legion Post 268, 415 N. State St. FRIDAY 7:30 a.m. Delphos Optimist Club, A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth St. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 9-11:30 a.m. Delphos Project Recycle at Delphos Fuel and Wash. 9 a.m. to noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open. 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open. 12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue 1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open.

give me the strength and patience that will be needed in the years ahead. Loretta seems to be worsening faster than Verena. I have been taking her to therapy twice a week for the last six months, but her condition seems to worsen with time. Going up steps seems to be the most difficult challenge for her. Verena had surgery to lengthen her heel cord last fall. After several months of therapy she seems to have gone into remission but still wears an ankle brace for support. Otherwise she seems to be doing well. We have tried the braces for Loretta and they do not seem to work so well for her. After today, I think they feel grateful after seeing all the worse handicaps that were there. May God bless each one of them and help them accept the changes in life their diagnosis brings. I like to keep things as normal as possible, so Ill end the column the way I always do, with a recipe. With zucchini season coming, try this one. ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD 2 cups sugar 1 cup oil 2 cups shredded zucchini 2 tablespoon cinnamon 6 ounce package of chocolate chips 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup walnuts, if desired Cream sugar, eggs, add oil, and mix. Add vanilla and zucchini and mix. Combine flour,cinnamon, soda, baking powder, and cream mixture and stir. Fold in chocolate chips, walnuts, and mix. Pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Use toothpick test to be sure they are done

Fifth Grade First Honors 4.0 Adam Gerker, Halle Hays, Rachel Hellman, Jarad Hesseling, Erin Pohlman, Luke Reindel, Cassidy Schafer, Elizabeth Vorst and Jared Wurst. Second Honors 3.5 3.99 Hunter Bonifas, Sara Closson, Grant Csukker, Sydney Eley, Joshua Gerding, Trevor German, Dominic Hines, Ethan Kerzee, Gabby Lehmkuhle, Allison McClurg, Abigail Meyer, Kylee Moenter, Sarah Moenter, Kayla Pohlman, Evan Querry, Tyler Ruda, Josie Schulte, Curtis Schwinnen, Emma Shafer, Addison Sheeter, Trent Vonderwell, Colin White and Justin Wieging.

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Junior High Honors (6th, 7th & 8th) First Honors 4.0 Jeanalle Bonifas, Ryan Dickman, Matthew Dickrede, Troy Elwer, Sydney Fischbach, Allison Gerberick, Kelsi Gillespie, Alexandra Hays, Connor Hesseling, Lanna Klausing, Corey Koverman, Kelsey Martz, Matthew Miller, Evan Mohler, Anna Mueller, Marie Mueller, Curtis Pohlman, Ashlyn Troyer, Collin Will and Erin Williams. Second Honors 3.5 3.99 Derek Anthony, Owen Baldauf, Shannon Bockey, Alexander Bonifas, Lucy Bonifas, Connor Britt, Allison Buettner, James Buettner, Emilie Buettner, Madelyn Buettner, Olivia Buettner, Devin Cairo, Jordan Castle, Kennedy Clarkson, Trent Closson, Richard Cocuzza, Elizabeth Csukker, Alexis Deffenbaugh, Madison Ellis, Jace Fish, Devin Fisher, James Garrett, Jessica Geise, Maya Gerker, Marie GiambrunoFuge, Evan Grothouse, Deven Haggard, Jana Hamilton, Jacob Hellman, Ryan Hellman, Brooke Hodgson, Kennedy Jackson, Mykenah Jackson, Hayley Jettinghoff, Olivia Kahny, Bailey Kill, Annette Klausing, Derek Klausing, Kristina Koester, Timothy Kreeger, Evan Krites, Tyler Ledyard, Megan Maas, Justin Moenter, Benjamin Mohler, Brooklyn Mueller, Jessica Odenweller, Evyn Pohlman, Maddie Pohlman, Nick

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DELPHOS Jordan Herron threw five innings of 6-hit ball and two relievers Gaige Rassman and Tyler Rice mopped up with a combined 1-hit of relief as Jefferson shut out Spencerville 8-0 Monday night in ACME baseball action at Wildcat Field. Herron walked one, hit one and fanned four, while Rassman walked one and struck out one. He added a wild pitch. Rice struck out one and gave up the last single. On the other end, the Wildcats (3-2) used the ultimate of small ball: nine stolen bases, seven singles, three bases-on-balls, three Bearcat errors and four wild pitches; to compile those eight tallies against a pair of Bearcat (2-1-1) hurlers: Joel Shimp (4-plus innings, 5 hits, 7 runs, 5 earned, 3 BBs, 4 Ks, 4 wild pitches) and Bubba Shimp (2 IPs, 2 hits, 1 unearned run, 1 BB, 3 Ks). Spencerville got two on with two down in the top of the first: a single to left center by J. Shimp (4-for-4) an error on the play put him at second and a hit by pitch (Aaron Crider). However, they became the first of nine stranded base-runners for the Black Attack. Tyler Wrasman (2-for-4) commenced the Jefferson

Woods facing big test at Olympic for US Open

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Beaten down at Augusta, now the man to beat at the U.S. Open. The expectations that have followed Tiger Woods this year are a lot like the fairways at The Olympic Club up, down, often sideways. He couldnt close out tournaments the way he once did. He lost his putting stroke. His left Achilles tendon might be more of a problem than he was letting on. He had his worst finish ever at the Masters. He missed a cut. And in the midst of such a gloomy outlook, Woods won by five shots at Bay Hill and delivered an uppercut fist pump at Memorial when he chipped in for birdie to complete a stunning rally for his second win of the year. So when the question came up Tuesday at the U.S. Open whether Woods had to win a major to end such prognosticating he all but rolled his eyes. I think even if I do win a major championship, it will still be, Youre not to 18 yet or When will you get to 19? Its always something with you guys, Woods replied. Ive dealt with that my entire career, ever since I was an amateur and playing all the way through and to professional golf. It hasnt changed. Even so, this U.S. Open figures to go a long way toward figuring out how close he is to returning to the top of golf. Woods couldnt stop talking about how the U.S. Open presents the toughest test players face all year so tough that he probably wont be talking to Phil Mickelson, his long-time rival who will be playing with him in the opening two rounds. This is one of those championships that I think the guys talk the least to one another because its so difficult, he said. Woods looks as equipped as ever. Two weeks ago, he played so well at Muirfield Village that he was ranked in the middle-of-the-pack in putting and still rallied from four shots behind to win. He has talked about playing well in spurts and conceded after that win the 73rd of his PGA Tour career that he hit the ball great all four rounds. Just like that, he became the betting favorite at Olympic Club to get his 15th major and first since the 2008 U.S. Open and resume his pursuit of the record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus. Then again, his win at Bay Hill made him the pre-tournament rage at the Masters and he tied for 40th. I guess lately, we dont know what to expect from him, Steve Stricker said. When he wins, were all eager to look ahead and think that hes going to be back to where he was in the early 2000s or whenever he was at the top of his game. I think that just shows you the ability that he has, what people see in the type of player that he is and the type of shots that hes been able to hit over the years, and the uncanny ability to just get it done and win golf tournaments. So when he does win one, I think thats why were all quick to hop on his bandwagon. Woods sees a different trend from the first major of the year. He managed his game at Bay Hill, in part because of a sloppy start by Graeme McDowell that gave Woods a cushion and allowed him to play the shots he needed to win the tournament. When I went into Augusta, I did not feel comfortable hitting the ball up, Woods said. And I got back into a lot of my old patterns. Unfortunately, it didnt work out. But thats what made playing Muirfield so nice. I had those shots and I was doing it the correct way. And I had compression, hitting the ball high and hitting it long. That was fun. Olympic is all about hitting it in the fairway and the right spots on the green. The golf course is longer than when Woods tied for 18th in 1998, though that isnt the biggest change. The greens have been resurfaced and they roll so fast that its difficult to get the ball close. Plus, the USGA has shaved some areas off the green to form large collection areas. A slight miss could send the ball some 30 yards away. Woods told of the par-3 13th during a practice round in which he hit the green,and the ball rolled down a slope and just inside a hazard. I think this probably tests the player more than any other championship, Woods said. We have to shape the ball. We have to hit the ball high. We have to hit the ball low. Our short games got to be dialed in. The difference for this U.S. Open is the variety that USGA executive director Mike Davis brings to the toughest test in golf. Instead of mangled rough around the greens, he has created areas of tightly mown grass that sends errant shots down the slope and gives players options of putting, chipping, flop shots, anything to get it close. The tees can change. The 16th measures 670 yards, though there is an option to play it 100 yards shorter. Another wrinkle was putting Woods and Mickelson together, along with Masters champion Bubba Watson, for the opening rounds. Together, they have won 113 and 18 majors, with Woods doing most of that damage. Woods and Mickelson last played together at Pebble Beach, where Mickelson dusted him and rallied to win in February. In the majors, Mickelson topped him in the final round of the 2009 Masters (won by Angel Cabrera), though Woods beat him soundly at Torrey Pines on his way to winning the U.S. Open. Mickelson seems to have embraced the grouping. His only concern is feeling mentally lethargic on Thursday and Friday of PGA Tour events, though he promises that wont be the case at the U.S. Open, where he has finished second a record five times.

half with a liner into right center that Dan Settlemire nearly made a diving stab on but couldnt. Gage Rassman bounced him to second and a wild pitch put him on third; after Drew Kortokrax walked and stole second, Wrasman scored on Zach Kimmetts (2-for-4) shot to center. After he stole second, Tyler Rice bounced out to second, plating Kortokrax for a 2-0 edge. In the Spencerville second, Krouskop walked with two down and Wisher bounced a seeing-eye single into left. They remained on base. Jefferson got a 1-out free pass to Gage Townsend in the second but Ryan Bullinger forced him at second. A passed ball put Bullinger at second but he was left on base. J. Shimp was the beneficiary of a wicked-hop single that handcuffed Delphos shortstop with one down in the third but went no farther. The Red and White got Rassman aboard on a leadoff error in the third and stolen bases with one down and two down put him at third. He was left there. James Schaad commenced the Bearcat fourth with a blooper to right center and Dusty Settlemire beat out an infield nibbler. However, Herron set down the next three in order. Delphos made it 3-0 in the

fourth. Zavier Buzard walked to lead off and stole second. Back-to-back wild pitches with one down allowed him to score. J. Shimp got a 1-out shot up the middle in the fifth but could go no further. Wrasman led off the fifth by getting on via an error and Rassman beat out a nibbler to third. A wild pitch moved both up and both scored as Kortokrax lined a knock down the left-field line, taking second on the throw home. Kimmett slashed a hit to left, finishing J. Shimp for B. Shimp, and putting runners on the corners. Kimmett swiped second. Rice greeted the reliever with a run-scoring single to center, scoring Kortokrax. Rice burgled second. An out later, Herron bounced out to short to score Kimmett for a 7-0 edge. Dusty Settlemire walked with one down in the visitor sixth against Rassman. A pitch that got to the backstop sent Settlemire hustling to third and on the throw there, he tried to score when it got away but was easily gunned down at home by Herron, now playing third. Delphos got its final tally in the home half. Bullinger walked to start it and swiped second. He took third on an infield hit up the middle by Wrasman. Wrasman stole second; an error on a throw there allowed Bullinger to score.

Rice got the first two outs of the seventh but B. Shimp got aboard via an error and J. Shimp singled him to third by going to right center. The latter stole second but Rice recorded the final out. Jefferson hosts Van Wert Wednesday at 6 p.m.

SPENCERVILLE 0 ab-r-h-rbi Dan Settlemire cf 4-0-0-0, Bubba Shimp lf/p 4-0-0-0, Joel Shimp p/1b 4-0-4-0, Aaron Crider 1b 2-0-0-0, Red Wood rf 1-00-0, Sean Monfort rf/lf 3-0-0-0, James Schaad 2b 3-0-1-0, Dusty Settlemire c 2-0-1-0, Krouskop 3b 2-0-0-0, Long 3b 1-0-0-0, Karsh 3b 0-0-0-0, Wisher ss 2-0-1-0, French ss 1-0-0-0. Totals 28-0-7-0. JEFFERSON 8 ab-r-h-rbi Tyler Wrasman 2b 4-2-20, Gaige Rassman rf/p 3-11-0, Tyler Talboom ph 1-0-0-0, Drew Kortokrax lf 3-2-1-2, Zack Kimmett c 4-1-2-1, Tyler Rice 3b/1b/p 3-0-1-2, Zavier Buzard cf 2-1-0-0, Jordan Herron p/3b 2-0-0-1, Jordan McCann ph 1-00-0, Gage Townsend ss 1-0-00, Curt Wollenhaupt ph 1-0-0-0, Ryan Bullinger 1b/rf 1-1-0-0, Dylan Haehn ph 1-0-0-0. Totals 27-87-6. Score by Innings: Spencerville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 3 Jefferson 200 141 x-873 E: J. Shimp, Schaad, Du. Settlemire, Wrasman, Kortokrax, Herron; LOB: Spencerville 9, Jefferson 5; SB: Rassman 2, Kimmett 2, J. Shimp, Wrasman, Kortokrax, Rice, Buzard, Bullinger. IP H R ER BB SO SPENCERVILLE J. Shimp (L) 4.0 5 7 5 3 4 B. Shimp 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 JEFFERSON Herron (W) 5.0 6 0 0 1 4 Rassman 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Rice 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 WP: J. Shimp 4, Rice; HBP: Crider (by Herron).

COLUMBUS GROVE Fresh off a run to the Division IV state championship in fast-pitch softball, the Crestview Lady Knights were back in action Tuesday night as the summer season opened. The Knights picked up where they left off in the spring as they blasted Columbus Grove 20-2 in a 6-inning game. The first two innings were a pitchers duel as Crestview starter Kirsten Hicks and Bulldog starter Bobbi Heckel worked out of minor jams to keep the game scoreless. That all changed in the third inning as the Knights sent nine batters to the plate to score five runs. Tianna Rager opened the Crestview third by working a walk, then stealing second and third base. On her steal of third, the throw from Grove catcher Katie Roose bounced into Rager and towards the Bulldog dugout, allowing Rager to score. That looked like all the Knights would get as the next two batters struck out. However, that third out was difficult for the Bulldogs to get as five straight hits by the Knights produced four more runs. Brooke Bowen started the rally with a sharp single to right and stole second base. Terra Crowle followed with an RBI single to left before Hicks followed with a single. Back-to-back triples by Mariah Henry and Mackenzie Riggenbach accounted for three more runs and a 5-0 Crestview lead. Columbus Grove came right back with a run as they scored after the first two batters were retired. Micah Stechschulte lined a single to center and took second base when the ball bounced past the Knight outfielder. A single by Roose, to

left, plated the run. After a big third inning, the Knights came up with another big inning in the fourth as they scored six times as they sent all 11 batters in their lineup to the plate (both teams batted every player they had in uniform for the game even if they didnt play in the field). Rager, Brady Guest, Bowen and Crowle all had RBI hits in the inning and Riggenbach drove in two runs as her deep fly ball to center field was misplayed for an error, putting the Knights in front 11-1. Crowle took over for Hicks in the circle in the fourth inning and threw two shutout innings as the only runner she allowed was a hit batter. Although the Bulldogs were down 10 runs after five, the two teams played an extra inning, one that Columbus Grove may have wished they hadnt as the Knights scored nine times against a totally frustrated Bulldog lineup. Down 20-1 going to the bottom of the sixth, the Bulldogs were able to plate one run for the final score. Hicks picked up the win as she allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts. Crowle allowed one run on one hit with three walks and five strikeouts. Crowle had four singles for the Knights and Henry had three hits, a single, double and triple. Bowen, Hicks, Riggenbach, Darcie Swager and Riley Guest all had two hits for Crestview. Heckel took the loss for Grove as she went the distance allowing 20 runs on 20 hits. She struck out six batters in the loss. Katelyn Scott had two hits for the Bulldogs, including an RBI double.
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The Associated Press Feb. 25 DRIVE4COPD 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. (James Buescher) March 3 Bashas Supermarkets 200, Avondale, Ariz. (Elliott Sadler) March 10 Sams Town 300, Las Vegas (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) March 17 St. Patricks Day 300, Bristol, Tenn. (Elliott Sadler) March 24 Royal Purple 300, Fontana, Calif. (Joey Logano) April 13 OReilly Auto Parts 300, Fort Worth, Texas (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) April 27 Richmond 250, Richmond, Va. (Kurt Busch) May 5 Aarons 312, Talladega, Ala. (Joey Logano) May 11 Darlington 200, Darlington, S.C. (Joey Logano) May 20 Iowa Spring 250, Newton, Iowa (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) May 26 History 300, Concord, N.C. (Brad Keselowski) June 2 5-hour Energy 200, Dover, Del. (Joey Logano) Saturday Alliance Auto Parts 250, Brooklyn, Mich. June 23 Road America 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis. June 29 Feed the Children 300, Sparta, Ky. July 6 Subway Jalapeno 250, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 14 New England 200, Loudon, N.H. July 22 STP 300, Joliet, Ill. July 28 Indy 250, Indianapolis Aug. 4 Iowa Summer 250, Newton, Iowa Aug. 11 Zippo 200 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 18 NAPA Auto Parts 200, Montreal Aug. 24 Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 1 Atlanta 300, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 7 Virginia 529 College Savings 250, Richmond, Va. Sept. 15 Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 22 Kentucky 300, Sparta, Ky. Sept. 29 Dover 200, Del. Oct. 12 Dollar General 300, Concord, N.C. Oct. 20 Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas City, Kan. Nov. 3 OReilly Auto Parts Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 10 Wypall 200, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 17 Ford 300, Homestead, Fla. Driver Standings 1. Elliott Sadler, 454. 2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 442. 3. Austin Dillon, 440. 4. Sam Hornish Jr., 404. 5. Justin Allgaier, 376. 6. Cole Whitt, 366. 7. Michael Annett, 364. 8. Mike Bliss, 302. 9. Joe Nemechek, 287. 10. Tayler Malsam, 282. 11. Danica Patrick, 278. 12. Brian Scott, 266. 13. Mike Wallace, 258. 14. Jeremy Clements, 245. 15. Jason Bowles, 234. 16. Erik Darnell, 205. 17. T.J. Bell, 185. 18. Trevor Bayne, 180. 19. Johanna Long, 162. 20. Eric McClure, 142.

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Cueto, Votto lead Reds over Indians 7-1

The Associated Press CINCINNATI Johnny Cueto felt good. He knew that many of his teammates including Joey Votto couldnt say the same. Only one thing for him to do. The right-hander pitched his second complete game of the season on Tuesday, allowing only one runner to reach second base, as the sickly Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1 in the opener of their intrastate series. Cueto (7-3) saw several of his teammates getting fluids intravenously before the game as a stomach ailment went around the clubhouse. Votto skipped batting practice but hit a 2-run homer and an RBI single. Cueto allowed only one runner to reach second base, and that was in the first inning when Jason Kipnis had an RBI single. He gave up six hits, fanned seven and threw 122 pitches in the sixth complete game of his career. Manager Dusty Baker came to the mound after Carlos Santana hit an infield single with two outs in the ninth, wondering if Cueto needed to call it a night. The crowd of 24,758 cheered loudly when Baker let him stay in the game despite the high pitch count. He said, Give me one more batter, Baker recalled. Cueto got Michael Brantley on a grounder to end a draining day for the Reds. Rookie shortstop Zack Cozart was out of the lineup because of illness and others were struggling just to stay on the field. Vottos homer in the seventh off left-hander Tony Sipp made it 57 straight games with at least one home run at Great American Ball Park, the longest active streak in the majors. Votto added an RBI single as the Reds pulled away in the eighth. Jay Bruce hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the fifth off Jeanmar Gomez (4-5). The Reds won for only the second time in the last eight games of the interleague series. Cleveland won five of the six last season. Brantley extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a seventh-inning single off Cueto. Its the longest current streak and one game shy of matching the longest in the majors this season. Clevelands Asdrubal Cabrera went 0-for-4, ending his hitting streak at 12 games. Gomez gave up six hits and two runs one unearned in five innings. He also had his first major-league hit, a single in the fifth inning. Shin-Soo Choo opened the game with a double and scored on Kipnis single. Choo was the only Indians

runner to reach second. The Reds tied it in the third when Cueto singled, advanced on a wild pitch and Wilson Valdezs single and came home when Santana threw wildly to first base on a pickoff attempt. The Reds loaded the bases with one out in the fifth on a pair of singles around an intentional walk to Votto. Bruces sacrifice fly to center made it 2-1. Vottos 11th homer made it 4-1 in the seventh and Cincinnati scored three more in the eighth off Jeremy Accardo.
YANKEES 6, BRAVES 4 ATLANTA Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall-of-Famer Lou Gehrigs record, and the New York Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Nick Swisher hit a tie-breaking 2-run homer off Cory Gearrin two batters after Rodriguez connected against Jonny Venters.

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The Associated Press March 25 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Helio Castroneves) April 1 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, Birmingham , Ala. (Will Power) April 15 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Will Power) April 29 Sao Paulo Indy 300 (Will Power) May 27 Indianapolis 500 (Dario Franchitti) June 3 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix (Scott Dixon) June 9 Firestone 550K, Fort Worth, Texas (Justin Wilson) Saturday Milwaukee IndyFest, West Allis, Wis. June 23 Iowa Corn Indy 250, Newton, Iowa July 8 Honda Indy Toronto July 22 Edmonton Indy Aug. 5 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Lexington, Ohio Aug. 19 Streets of

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Qingdao, Qingdao, China Aug. 26 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Sept. 2 Baltimore Grand Prix Sept. 15 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif. Driver Standings 1. Will Power, 256. 2. Scott Dixon, 220. 3. James Hinchcliffe, 208. 4. Helio Castroneves, 203. 5. Simon Pagenaud, 199. 6. Dario Franchitti, 192. 7. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 181. 8. Ryan Briscoe, 177. 9. Tony Kanaan, 160. 10. Justin Wilson, 156. 11. Graham Rahal, 149. 12. J.R. Hildebrand, 149. 13. Oriol Servia, 141. 14. Charlie Kimball, 132. 15. Takuma Sato, 124. 16. Rubens Barrichello, 118. 17. E.J. Viso, 118. 18. Marco Andretti, 118. 19. Mike Conway, 111. 20. James Jakes, 109.

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McDonalds Junior Series Weisenburger Builders Open Country Acres Golf Club - 6/12/12 Note: 80 golfers in attendance today Par 72 BOYS 12-13 1. Joshah Rager 41; 2. Erik Verhoff 46; 3. Josh Klausing 48; 4. (tie) Sam Reed and Jacob Schimmoeller 49; 5. (tie) Jacob Good, Jared Hernandez, Collin Nartker and Austin Radcliff 49; 6. Jacob Black 51; 7. Alex Meyers; 8. Jakob Stober 67; 9. Drew Bullock 77. BOYS 14-15 1. Carter Bowman 37-41-78; 2. (tie) Evan Hall 40-44-84, Zach Erhart 41-43-84 and James Riepenhoff 42-42-84 (Hall wins a 3-way playoff for 2nd place); 4. Drew Wayman 40-4585; 5. (tie) Alex Britton 42-44-86 and Westin Young 42-44-86; 6. Brandon Hernandez 41-46-87; 7. (tie) David Jenkins 45-46-91, Wesley Markward 45-46-91 and Grant Ricketts 44-47-91; 8. Spencer Stubbs 49-44-93; 9. Britton Hensel 44-51-95; 10. (tie) James Ebeling 48-50-98 and Cole Jordan 51-47-98; 11. Ian Hasting 53-46-99; 12. Nathan Meyers 48-52-100; 13. Sam Meredith 50-51-101; 14. (tie) Anthony McKee 50-52-102 and Jake Shivley 53-49-102; 15. Brady Mathew 46-58-104; 16. Rich Streicher 55-50105; 17. Brandon Pedersen 45-61106; 18. Evan Recker 53-65-118. BOYS 16-18 1. (tie) Jacob Brake 41-37-78 and

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Ian Haidle 37-41-78 (Brakes makes birdie on first playoff hole to take 1st place); 3. Tyler Turnwald 40-3979; 4. Neil Recker 41-39-80; 5. (tie) Darin Bergman 40-41-81, Evan Crites 40-41-81, Andrew Kotey 40-4181 and Blaine Ricketts 41-40-81; 6. Zach Weber 44-38-82; 7. (tie) Josh Klaus 39-44-83 and Brian Schatzer 40-43-83; 8. (tie) Tim Levers 44-41-85 and Jared Neiling 44-41-85; 9. (tie) Austin Goodridge 45-41-86 and Lucas Herrmann 41-45-86; 10. (tie) Nate Cellar 43-44-87 and Austin Horstman 43-44-87; 11. Thomas Nolte 45-45-90; 12. Cody Mathew 41-50-91; 13. (tie) Bobby Crow 48-45-93, Jordan Sosby 47-46-93 and Evan Wilker 43-5093; 14. (tie) Eric Jordan 41-53-94 and Ryan Miller 47-47-94; 15. Willy Greer 49-46-95; 16. (tie) Brady Garver 50-46-96 and Evan Nartker 49-4796; 17. Jeremy Gerding 52-45-97; 18. Jarrod Stober 52-46-98; 19. Logan Chandler 56-47-103. GIRLS 15 & UNDER 1. Emily Knouff 46; 2. Jennifer Mitchell 66; 3. Sara Rex 70. GIRLS 16-18 1. Shelby Warner 41-43-84; 2. Morgan VanMeter 40-47-87; 3. Kelsey Koesters 43-45-88; 4. Heather Comer 45-47-92; 5. Rebekah Rader 45-4994; 6. Hannah Smith 63-49-112; 7. Zoe Rayburn 60-55-115; 8. Maddison Stallkamp 55-65-120; 9. Haley Kinstle 74-74-148.

Durant powers Thunder past LeBrons Heat 105-94

By BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY Kevin Durant keeps insisting these NBA Finals are Thunder against Heat, not him against LeBron James. So far, his side is winning both matchups. Durant delivered the fourth quarter his counterpart never could last year, scoring 17 of his 36 points and leading a Thunder storm that overwhelmed Miami and gave Oklahoma City a 105-94 victory in Game 1 on Tuesday night. James and the Heat started well against the young Thunder, who acknowledged some first finals nerves. Theyve already figured out finishing, Durant showing James how a superstar is supposed to play in the fourth quarter. Well, those guys, they came out on fire. They were passing the ball well, knocking down shots. We just wanted to continue to keep playing, Durant said. Its a long game and every time our coach was just saying play harder, play harder, and thats what we did. Teaming with Russell Westbrook to outscore the Heat in the second half by themselves, Durant struck first in his head-to-head matchup with James, who had seven points in the final quarter and was helpless to stop the leagues 3-time scoring champion. Westbrook turned around a poor shooting start to finish with 27 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Thunder, keying a strong finish to the third period that gave the Thunder the lead for good. Durant took over from there. Scoring in nearly every way possible, Durant finished 12-of-20 from the field and
(Continued from Page 6) CC Sabathia (8-3) left trailing 4-0 after seven innings but was the beneficiary of the rally. He gave up four runs on a season-high 10 hits with two walks and six strikeouts. The Yankees, who matched their season high with their fifth straight win, have won 10 of 12. The Braves wasted a strong start by Mike Minor and lost three straight. NATIONALS 4, BLUE JAYS 2 TORONTO Bryce Harper homered off the restaurant in center field, Danny Espinosa added a 2-run blast and Washington beat Toronto to extend its winning streak to five games. Jhonatan Solano added his first career homer for the Nationals, who improved to 6-2 in interleague play. Harper posted his second straight 3-hit game, finishing 3-for-4. He has reached safely in eight of his past 10 plate appearances. Jose Bautista hit a 2-run shot but the Blue Jays lost for the fifth time in six games and dropped to 31-31. Toronto hasnt been below .500 this season. Chien-Ming Wang earned his first victory as a starter this season in his third attempt, allowing two runs and four hits in five innings. Wang (2-2) walked five and struck out five. Tyler Clippard earned his ninth save in 10 opportunities. Henderson Alvarez (3-6) allowed four runs and nine hits in seven innings. His winless streak extended to six starts. RED SOX 2, MARLINS 1 MIAMI Clay Buchholz outpitched Mark Buehrle and Boston snapped a 4-game losing streak with a victory over Miami. The game was scoreless until Bostons Kelly Shoppach hit an RBI double in the seventh inning and came home on a single by Mike Aviles. Logan Morrison hit a leadoff home run in the Miami seventh for the Marlins lone run. Buchholz (7-2) allowed five hits and struck out a season-high nine in seven innings. Vicente Padilla escaped a jam in the eighth and Alfredo Aceves closed for his 15th save in 18 opportunities for the Red Sox. Buehrle (5-7) gave up five hits in seven innings but lost for the first time in interleague play since 2007, a span of 16 starts. METS 11, RAYS 2 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Chris Young settled down after a shaky first inning to get his first win in more than a year and the New York Mets beat Tampa Bay. Young allowed nine hits over 5 2/3 innings, walked two and struck out four in his second major-league outing since returning from shoulder surgery that sidelined him most of last season. The right-hander won for the first time since beating Philadelphia on April 5, 2011 his first start with the Mets. Rookie Jordany Valdespin drove in a career-high four runs, three with a pair of 2-out hits as New Yorks designated hitter. The Mets have scored a

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The Associated Press National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 37 23 .617 Atlanta 34 28 .548 4 New York 33 29 .532 5 Miami 32 30 .516 6 Philadelphia 29 34 .460 9 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 33 27 .550 Pittsburgh 32 28 .533 1 St. Louis 31 31 .500 3 Milwaukee 28 33 .459 5 1/2 Houston 26 35 .426 7 1/2 Chicago 21 40 .344 12 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 40 23 .635 San Francisco 35 27 .565 4 1/2 Arizona 30 31 .492 9 Colorado 24 36 .400 14 1/2 San Diego 21 41 .339 18 1/2 Tuesdays NL Result San Francisco 6, Houston 3 Todays NL Game Houston (Happ 4-6) at San Francisco (M.Cain 7-2), 10:15 p.m. Thursdays NL Game Houston (W.Rodriguez 5-4) at San Francisco (Zito 5-3), 3:45 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct GB New York 36 25 .590 Baltimore 35 26 .574 1 Tampa Bay 35 26 .574 1 Toronto 31 31 .500 5 1/2 Boston 30 32 .484 6 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 34 27 .557 Cleveland 32 28 .533 1 1/2 Detroit 28 33 .459 6 Kansas City 25 34 .424 8 Minnesota 25 35 .417 8 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 36 26 .581 Los Angeles 33 30 .524 3 1/2 Oakland 27 35 .435 9 Seattle 27 36 .429 9 1/2 Tuesdays Results Baltimore 8, Pittsburgh 6 Washington 4, Toronto 2 Boston 2, Miami 1 Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 1

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Lima Junior Golf Association McDonalds Junior Series - Eagles Aerie #370 Open Hidden Creek Golf Club - 6/14/12 Name Age Division (Names) Team #1 Boys 16-18 (Lucas Lightle, Mike Omlor, Jordan Bollenbacher). Team #2 Boys 16-18 (Austin Peppers, Brian Schatzer, Cody Mathew). Team #3 Boys 16-18 (Thomas Nolte, Darin Bergman, Jacob Brake). Team #4 Boys 16-18 (Lucas Herrmann, Tim Levers, Brady Garver, Tyler Turnwald). Team #5 Boys 16-18 (Evan Wilker, Michael Lawler, John Burke, Bobby Crow). Team #6 Boys 16-18 (Evan Nartker, Ryan Miller, Blaine Ricketts, Matt Turnwald). Team #7 Boys 16-18 Team #8 Boys 14-15 (Xavier Francis, Johnny Rudolph, Dylan Craig). Team #9 Boys 14-15 (Aaron Wilker, Wesley Markward, Alex Britton). Team #10 Boys 14-15 (Zach Erhart, James Riepenhoff, Rich Streicher). Team #11 Boys 14-15 (Jacob Nolte, David Jenkins, Brady Mathew, Carter Bowman). Team #12 Boys 14-15 (Sam Meredith, James Ebeling, Dylan Twining, Westin Young). Team #13 Boys 14-15 (Brandon Hernandez, Xavier Francis, Ian Hasting, Evan Hall). Team #14 Boys 14-15 (Spencer Stubbs, Cole Jordan, Evan Recker, Grant Ricketts). Team #15 Boys 14-15 Team #16 Girls 16-18 (Shelby Warner, Hannah Smith, Kaitlyn Brant, Morgan Van Meter). Team #17 Girls 16-18 (Raven Venegas, Shelby Kohler, Rebekah Rader, Kelsey Koesters). Team #18 Girls 16-18 Team #19 Boys 12-13 (Drew Bullock, Joshah Rager, Jared Hernandez). Team #20 Boys 12-13 (Josh Klausing, Jaden Schnipke, Matthew Venturella). Team #21 Boys 12-13 (Jacob Black, Regan Altenbach, Jared Miller). Team #22 Girls 15 & Under (Breanna Jenkins, Jennifer Mitchell). Team #23 Girls 15 & Under (Quinn High, Haleigh Jordan, Emily Knouff). Team #24 Girls 15 & Under Team #25

The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTINGMeCabrera, San Francisco, .366; Votto, Cincinnati, .357; DWright, New York, .352; Ruiz, Philadelphia, .350; YMolina, St. Louis, .329; Altuve, Houston, .325. RUNSCGonzalez, Colorado, 48; Uggla, Atlanta, 46; Bourn, Atlanta, 44; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 44; Pence, Philadelphia, 43; Furcal, St. Louis, 41; DWright, New York, 41. RBIEthier, Los Angeles, 54; CGonzalez, Colorado, 48; Beltran, St. Louis, 46; LaRoche, Washington, 42; Stanton, Miami, 42; Uggla, Atlanta, 41; Votto, Cincinnati, 41. HITSMeCabrera, San Francisco, 89; Bourn, Atlanta, 84; Altuve, Houston, 79; SCastro, Chicago, 76; CGonzalez, Colorado, 75; Pagan, San Francisco, 75; Prado, Atlanta, 75. DOUBLESVotto, Cincinnati, 26; Cuddyer, Colorado, 21; Ethier, Los Angeles, 19; DWright, New York, 19; Altuve, Houston, 17; Desmond, Washington, 17; Prado, Atlanta, 17; ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 17; Stanton, Miami, 17. TRIPLESMeCabrera, San Francisco, 7; Fowler, Colorado, 6; SCastro, Chicago, 5; OHudson, San Diego, 5; Reyes, Miami, 5; 8 tied at 4. HOME RUNSBeltran, St. Louis, 18; CGonzalez, Colorado, 16; Braun, Milwaukee, 15; Stanton, Miami, 14; Bruce, Cincinnati, 13; Hart, Milwaukee, 13; Pence, Philadelphia, 13. STOLEN BASESCampana, Chicago, 21; Bonifacio, Miami, 20; DGordon, Los Angeles, 20; Bourn, Atlanta, 17; SCastro, Chicago, 16; Reyes, Miami, 16; Maybin, San Diego, 14; Schafer, Houston, 14. PITCHINGDickey, New York, 9-1; Lynn, St. Louis, 9-2; GGonzalez, Washington, 8-2; Capuano, Los Angeles, 8-2; Hamels, Philadelphia, 8-3; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 8-4. STRIKEOUTSStrasburg, Washington, 92; GGonzalez, Washington, 89; Greinke, Milwaukee, 89; Hamels, Philadelphia, 86; MCain, San Francisco, 82; Norris, Houston, 81; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 81. SAVESKimbrel, Atlanta, 18; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 17; SCasilla, San Francisco, 17; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 16; FFrancisco, New York, 15; Myers, Houston, 15; Putz, Arizona, 13; HBell, Miami, 13.

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N.Y. Mets 11, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Yankees 6, Atlanta 4 Texas 9, Arizona 1 Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit 3 Kansas City 2, Milwaukee 1 Minnesota 11, Philadelphia 7 Chicago White Sox 6, St. Louis 1 Oakland 8, Colorado 5 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 2 San Diego 5, Seattle 4 Todays Games Washington (Strasburg 7-1) at Toronto (Drabek 4-6), 12:37 p.m. Pittsburgh (Correia 2-5) at Baltimore (Matusz 5-6), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Doubront 6-3) at Miami (Nolasco 6-4), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (D.Lowe 7-4) at Cincinnati (Latos 4-2), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 5-6) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 4-2), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 9-1) at Tampa Bay (Price 8-3), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (Miley 7-2) at Texas (M.Harrison 8-3), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 3-4) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-4), 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Wolf 2-5) at Kansas City (J.Sanchez 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 8-3) at Minnesota (Walters 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 6-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 9-2), 8:15 p.m. Oakland (Milone 6-5) at Colorado (Outman 0-2), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 7-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Eovaldi 0-2), 10:10 p.m. San Diego (Marquis 0-1) at Seattle (Noesi 2-6), 10:10 p.m. Thursdays Games Cleveland (Tomlin 3-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 2-5), 12:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 4-2), 1:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 5-4) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 0-2), 2:20 p.m. Oakland (J.Parker 2-3) at Colorado (White 2-4), 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Bedard 4-6) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 2-3), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (D.Hudson 2-1) at Texas (Feldman 0-5), 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 5-3) at Kansas City (Hochevar 3-7), 8:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Blanton 5-6) at Minnesota (Diamond 5-1), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 4-6) at St. Louis (Westbrook 4-6), 8:15 p.m. San Diego (Volquez 2-6) at Seattle (Millwood 3-5), 10:10 p.m.

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added eight rebounds. He and Westbrook outscored the Heat 41-40 over the final two periods, showing that maybe this time it will be offense that wins championships. Thats what they do; they keep on coming, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Theyre relentless. James finished with 30 points, the most in any of his 11 finals games, but had only one basket over the first 8:15 of the fourth, when the Thunder seized control of a game they trailed for all but the final few seconds of the first three quarters. James averaged just three points in the fourth quarters of the Heats 6-game loss to Dallas last year, taking almost all the blame for Miamis finals failure. He was good in this one, Durant was just better. They didnt make many mistakes in the fourth quarter, James said. And when fans chanted MVP! MVP! late in the game, they werent talking about James, the guy who won the regular-season award. They meant Durant, who is in a race with James for his first ring and maybe the title of best player in the game. Game 2 is Thursday night in Oklahoma City. Dwyane Wade had 19 points but shot just 7-of-19 for the Heat, while Shane Battier provided some rare offense by scoring 17 points, his high this postseason. Turning to a small lineup late in the third quarter, the Thunder improved to 9-0 at home in the postseason. Defensive ace Thabo Sefolosha helped defend James during the Thunders comeback, relieving Durant of the burden so he could focus on his scoring. And right now, nobody does it better. Spoelstra said his team,
major league-leading 134 runs with two outs nine in their first appearance at Tropicana Field in 11 years. Valdespins 2-run single off Alex Cobb (2-3) put New York ahead 3-2 in the fifth. His 2-out RBI double was the first big blow in the Mets 6-run seventh. Daniel Murphy followed with a 2-run single that made it 6-2. Ike Davis added a 3-run homer off J.P. Howell. ORIOLES 8, PIRATES 6 BALTIMORE Brian Roberts returned from a 13-month layoff to get three hits and an RBI and Baltimore homered three times in a victory against Pittsburgh. Activated from the 60-day DL before the game, Roberts went 3-for-4 with a sacrifice fly. Playing in the majors for the first time since sustaining a concussion on May 16, 2011, Baltimores longtime leadoff hitter received a standing ovation in the first inning before lining a single up the middle. The 2-time All-Star second baseman also singled in the fourth and eighth. Adam Jones had four hits, including a homer, and Mark Reynolds and Chris Davis also connected for the Orioles. Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen (6-2) allowed four runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. The Taiwan native improved to 4-0 at Camden Yards. After Neil Walker hit a 2-run homer in the ninth off Kevin Gregg, Jim Johnson got two outs for his 19th save. ROYALS 2, BREWERS 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Royals got a superb start from Luis Mendoza to spoil Zack Greinkes return to Kansas City with a win over Milwaukee. Alex Gordon homered to lead off the first and then doubled to start the eighth and headed to third base on a bunt by Chris Getz. Butler then sent a pitch from Francisco Rodriguez (0-4) into center field to score the go-ahead run. Mendoza didnt allow a hit until he got into trouble in the seventh and the Kansas City bullpen came through with aplomb. Aaron Crow limited the damage to Rickie Weeks tying single and Greg Holland (2-2) survived a shaky eighth inning to get the game to Jonathan Broxton, who earned his 15th save. RANGERS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 1 ARLINGTON, Texas Colby Lewis retired the first 16 batters and finished with a 4-hitter, leading Texas over Arizona. Lewis (5-5) struck out seven and walked one as Texas ended Arizonas 5-game winning streak. He didnt permit a runner until Aaron Hill hit a 1-out single to left field on an 0-2 pitch in the sixth inning. Ian Kennedy (5-6) gave up six runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He arrived in Texas on a private plane earlier in the day after his wife gave birth to their second daughter on Sunday. WHITE SOX 6, CARDINALS 1 ST. LOUIS A.J. Pierzynski hit a 2-run homer, rookie left-hander Jose Quintana allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings and the streaking Chicago

pushed to seven games against Boston in a grueling conference finals the Heat finally won Saturday, preferred this quick turnaround. But perhaps they ran out of gas against the young Thunder, whose core players are all 23 and younger and look as if they could keep playing all night. Honestly, I think we just came out with a lot more intensity on the defensive end. Made them feel us a little bit, Westbrook explained of the second half, when the Thunder outscored the Heat 58-40. James and Wade both were bent over, hands on knees, during one stoppage with about 7 minutes remaining. Durant kept pouring it on, racing down the court to throw down a fast-break dunk and later adding a 3-pointer that pushed it to 87-81 with 6 1/2 minutes remaining. The Heat got within four points, but Durant hit two quick baskets and Westbrook added another for a 10-point lead with 3:35 to go. They just made more plays than us, Wade said. They got a couple offensive rebounds that kind of hurt us. Got a couple of open shots and from that point we were kind of playing from behind. Its been a rapid rise toward the top for the Thunder, who started 3-29 in 2008-09, their first season here after moving from Seattle. Fans were clearly embracing the finals arrival in Oklahoma City, where cars, buildings and even fans hair seemed to be painted some form of orange or blue. Fans standing until the Thunders first basket didnt have to wait long, Durant knocking down a baseline jumper 70 seconds in. He made his first three shots, including two 3-pointers, but his teammates missed their first six attempts in falling into an early hole. Durant made sure they were fine at the end.

Both superstars tried to downplay their individual matchup, Durant insisting it was about the team and James adamant that he didnt care about the best player in the game argument. It was James supporting cast that stepped up bigger to start, the Heat hitting five of their six 3-point attempts in jumping to a 29-22 lead after one quarter. Spoelstra kept Chris Bosh as a reserve, the role he has played since returning from a 9-game absence with a strained lower abdominal muscle. Smart decision, as Battier hit his first three 3-point attempts in the opening minutes to spark Miamis strong start. Durant took only one shot in the second quarter and it wasnt until 9 minutes had passed. By then, the Heat had built a lead as large as 13 points, keeping it in or near double digits most of the period before the Thunder sliced it to 54-47 at halftime. James quickly answered after Oklahoma City tied the game for the first time at 60-all midway through the third, banking in a shot and powering in for a layup and a quick 4-point lead. The Heat pushed the lead back to five but the Thunder kept coming, finally pulling ahead for the first time when Westbrook darted into the lane and was fouled while scoring with 16.4 seconds remaining in the period, the free throw making it 74-73. Baskets by Durant and Sefolosha to open the fourth pushed it to a five-point lead, and the Heat never recovered.
Notes: Battiers 13 first-half points equaled his high for the postseason. He and Westbrook were also called for double technical fouls after Westbrooks basket with about 30 seconds left in the half. ... The Thunder, 23-59 in 2008-09, duplicated the feat of the Heat, who also reached a finals within three seasons of a 25-win season. Miami was 15-67 in 2007-08 before playing for the title last year.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTINGKonerko, Chicago, .373; Hamilton, Texas, .335; Trumbo, Los Angeles, .325; Jeter, New York, .316; MiCabrera, Detroit, .316; Fielder, Detroit, .315; AdJones, Baltimore, .310. RUNSKinsler, Texas, 47; De Aza, Chicago, 44; Granderson, New York, 44; AdJones, Baltimore, 44; Kipnis, Cleveland, 43; Hamilton, Texas, 42; Cano, New York, 41. RBIHamilton, Texas, 62; MiCabrera, Detroit, 51; ADunn, Chicago, 47; Bautista, Toronto, 46; Encarnacion, Toronto, 44; Willingham, Minnesota, 42; Fielder, Detroit, 40; Kipnis, Cleveland, 40; Pierzynski, Chicago, 40. HITSJeter, New York, 81; MiCabrera, Detroit, 78; AdJones, Baltimore, 77; Hamilton, Texas, 76; Konerko, Chicago, 75; Fielder, Detroit, 73; Kinsler, Texas, 73. DOUBLESAdGonzalez, Boston, 22; Kinsler, Texas, 22; Cano, New York, 21; Ortiz, Boston, 20; AGordon, Kansas City, 18; MSaunders, Seattle, 18; Willingham, Minnesota, 18. TRIPLESAndrus, Texas, 5; JWeeks, Oakland, 4; 11 tied at 3. HOME RUNSHamilton, Texas, 22; ADunn, Chicago, 21; Bautista, Toronto, 18; Granderson, New York, 18; AdJones, Baltimore, 18; Encarnacion, Toronto, 17; Ortiz, Boston, 14; Reddick, Oakland, 14; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 14. STOLEN BASESKipnis, Cleveland, 15; Trout, Los Angeles, 15; RDavis, Toronto, 14; De Aza, Chicago, 13; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 11; Dyson, Kansas City, 10; AEscobar, Kansas City, 10; MIzturis, Los Angeles, 10; MSaunders, Seattle, 10; JWeeks, Oakland, 10. PITCHINGSale, Chicago, 8-2; Nova, New York, 8-2; Sabathia, New York, 8-3; Price, Tampa Bay, 8-3; MHarrison, Texas, 8-3; 8 tied at 7. STRIKEOUTSVerlander, Detroit, 95; Sabathia, New York, 92; Scherzer, Detroit, 88; FHernandez, Seattle, 84; Shields, Tampa Bay, 81; Darvish, Texas, 77; Sale, Chicago, 76. SAVESCPerez, Cleveland, 20; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 19; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 18; Broxton, Kansas City, 15; Aceves, Boston, 15; Capps, Minnesota, 14; Nathan, Texas, 12; Valverde, Detroit, 12.

The Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa IndyCar race director Beaux Barfields decision to penalize Will Power for blocking Tony Kanaan during last weekends race in Texas was a bold call that changed the race and was met with approval from drivers and officials alike. A few laps later, Justin Wilson cruised to victory in a car with illegal parts that IndyCar technicians missed during pre-race inspections. Just another weekend of two steps forward and one step back for the IndyCar series. IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard acknowledged to The Associated Press while in Iowa Tuesday that the techs simply missed the parts. Wilson was docked five points by IndyCar and Dale Coyne Racing was fined $7,500 for failing a post-race inspection. IndyCar says that Wilsons car had unapproved pieces of bodywork fitted to its sidepods. Its no different than an NFL game or major league baseball game. I

mean, you watch one that you think should have been a strike, explained Bernard, who was at the Iowa Speedway for testing ahead of the June 23 race. Its human error and I think the fact is youre not going to get by the techs ... very often. IndyCar vice president of technology Will Phillips said Wilsons team ran with standard parts that had originally been approved for Texas but were later barred. Wilson said IndyCar techs caught one of the illegal parts on his car, rear wheel-backing plates, which his team promptly took off, but while leaving the illegal top infill panel on the car without his team or IndyCar catching it was embarrassing, he added it was unintentional and didnt help him win. Count Dario Franchitti among those who disagree. Helio Castroneves, who finished seventh, also thought Wilson gained an edge in downforce and took issue with the penalties imposed on Wilson.

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White Sox beat St. Louis. Paul Konerko had three singles on a 3-for-4 night to lift his majors-best average to .373, Adam Dunn added a solo homer his 21st and Orlando Hudson hit a 2-run triple for Chicago. Quintana (2-1), making his fifth start, allowed a career-high 10 hits but didnt issue a walk. He was helped by three double plays. St. Louis Adam Wainwright (5-7) lasted seven innings and allowed half the amount of hits as Quintana. He gave up two runs, struck out seven and walked two. TWINS 11, PHILLIES 7 MINNEAPOLIS Trevor Plouffe had a homer, a double and three RBIs to lead past Philadelphia. Ben Revere and Jamey Carroll each had three hits and two RBIs and Josh Willingham also homered for the Twins, who have won 10-of-13. Jimmy Rollins had four hits and two RBIs for the injury-plagued Phillies, who left 10 runners on base and couldnt overcome another poor start from Kyle Kendrick (2-6). The right-hander gave up six runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts. He has a 7.80 ERA in his last three starts. Joe Mauer added two hits and two RBIs for the Twins, who scored at least 10 runs for the third time in seven games. CUBS 4, TIGERS 3 CHICAGO Darwin Barney had three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs used shortstop Jhonny Peraltas two throwing errors in the eighth inning to push across the winning run in a victory over Detroit. Carlos Marmol (1-2) got the last two outs of the eighth for the victory and Shawn Camp finished for his first save as the Cubs snapped a 7-game losing streak against Detroit in their first matchup since the Tigers swept a 3-game series at Comerica Park from June 23-25, 2009. Barney had a run-scoring groundout and a clutch 2-run double, helping the Cubs build a 3-0 lead hours after they fired hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. James Rowson, the organizations minor-league hitting coordinator, was promoted to replace Jaramillo on an interim basis. Max Scherzer struck out eight in six innings for Detroit and Phil Coke (1-3) got the loss. Chicago starter Paul Maholm allowed two runs and six hits, struck out seven and walked one. The left-hander is 0-3 with a 5.79 ERA in his past six starts. ATHLETICS 8, ROCKIES 5 DENVER Bartolo Colon settled down after a rough start, Brandon Moss hit two home runs, including a towering shot off the facing of the third deck, and Oakland beat Colorado in the first meeting between the teams in three years. The Rockies have lost a seasonhigh six straight and are 0-7 in interleague play this season. Cliff Pennington and Brandon Inge also homered and Seth Smith a former Rockies player doubled twice

and drove in a pair of runs to help the Athletics snap a 3-game losing streak. Colon trailed 4-0 after a tough first inning that Tyler Colvin began with his fourth home run in three games. Michael Cuddyer, Chris Nelson and Wil Nieves added run-scoring singles. Colon (6-6) gave up five runs and nine hits, struck out four and walked three in winning consecutive decisions for the second time this season. Ryan Cook earned his first career save in two chances. DODGERS 5, ANGELS 2 LOS ANGELES Former Angel Juan Rivera hit a 3-run home run and Andre Ethier added his 500th career RBI in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally to beat the Angels and end their 10-game road winning streak. Jamey Wright (3-2) pitched a perfect eighth inning for the victory. Kenley Jansen retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his 10th save in 13 opportunities. Ethiers run-scoring single tied the game 2-2 hours after the rightfielder received an $85 million, 5-year contract from the team. The entire inning was set up when second base umpire Joe West called Dee Gordon safe on a 2-out stolen base. Television replays appeared to show the throw from catcher Hank Conger beat the runner. PADRES 5, MARINERS 4 SEATTLE Clayton Richards pitched seven strong innings, Everth Cabrera had an RBI triple in a 4-run sixth and San Diego hung on to top Seattle. Seattle starter Felix Hernandez (4-5) foundered in his first outing in 11 days. The 2010 Cy Young Award winner pitched six innings, allowing nine hits, five runs and three walks. The Mariners made a late push by scoring three runs in the ninth but Huston Street got Jesus Montero to ground out and earned his sixth save. Richards (3-7) allowed eight hits and a run. NATIONAL LEAGUE GIANTS 6, ASTROS 3 SAN FRANCISCO Madison Bumgarner had a season-high 12 strikeouts and hit his first major-league home run to lead San Francisco over Houston in the lone National League game. Bumgarner connected on a 2-1 pitch from Houston starter Bud Norris leading off the third inning. It was the first home run by any San Francisco player at AT&T Park since May 14. Brandon Belt added a 2-run homer, Brandon Crawford drove in two runs and Melky Cabrera had two hits and an RBI in his return to the Giants lineup. Brian Bixler singled, doubled and drove in both runs for Houston, which has lost 12 of its last 16 games. Bumgarner (8-4) struck out the side in the first, allowed an unearned run in the third following Crawfords 2-out throwing error, then kept the Astros in check before leaving in the eighth.

Oh, and even Power seemed to think Barfields call was the right call to make. Having the drivers put some trust in the tower is a welcome change for IndyCar, which suffered through some rather ugly incidents in 2011 involving drivers and Barfields predecessor, Brian Barnhart, leading to his ouster. Last year, Power was furious when Barnhart decided to resume racing at New Hampshire despite protests from multiple drivers that it was raining too hard. The slick conditions caused a crash on the restart that collected Power, who infamously flashed his two middle fingers toward Barnhart. Castroneves later called out Barnhart on Twitter. But the drivers seem to agree that things have gone more smoothly in 2012. There were plenty of concerns about how things would go at Texass high-banked oval in the wake of Dan Wheldons death at a similar track in Las Vegas last season, but the race

nearly went off without a hitch. Power, Dixon penalized after engines blow in Iowa: Power and Scott Dixon, who rank first and second in the IndyCar points chase, will face 10-spot starting grid penalties for this weeks race in Milwaukee after blowing their engines testing at Iowa. IndyCar director of engine development Trevor Knowles says Dixon blew an engine Tuesday morning testing on Iowas .875-mile oval, while Powers went out later in the day. IndyCar has mileage minimums before teams can change engines and neither Power nor Dixon had reached those yet. The setback shouldnt be bad for either driver, though, since there is usually room to pass on Milwaukees oval. Takuma Sato and Josef Newgarden also have to serve penalties this weekend because they didnt refit their Indy practice engines when their racing engines recently expired.

8 The Herald

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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BY STACY TAFF staff@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Mary Kay Ash once said When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. This philosophy is how local childrens clothing and accessories designer Monica Wreede came to invent what she now calls Accessory Connectz. The idea for the product came about when Wreede began making embellished flip-flops. I started making flipflops that I would attach hair bows and things so that they could match to their outfits, she said last August. Each time a customer saw a certain accessory they liked on the flip-flops theyd have to buy a whole new pair. So I came up with this little strap that you snap onto the flip flop Stacy Taff photo and then I designed the accesMonica Wreede organizes brochures for her Accessory sories to snap onto the strap, Connectz. so they only have to buy one pair of flip-flops and then just change the accessory. In addition to flip-flops, the design lends versatility to headbands, pet collars and anything else a customer can think of. On June 23, Wreedes invention will be one of three vying for the top prize of Dallas Market Centers Next Big Thing National Product Search contest during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. I heard about the contest through this business group Im part of called Mom Pact. We help each other out, Wreede said. Someone posted the information about the contest and I gave it a shot. Im glad I did. The winner of the contest will receive a prize package worth $12,500 which includes $2,500 cash, exhibit space at the January 2013 Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, a profile in one of Dallas Market Centers award-winning custom publications, personal business advice from leading industry experts on branding, public relations, visual merchandising and more. Before the event I have to get everything Im going to exhibit sent down to the warehouse in Dallas and then Ill set it up when I get there, Wreede said. Theyre designing my booth for me, which is great because I was really nervous about it. Theyre bringing in glass shelves, spotlights, pink carpet and theyll have my banner hanging in the back. Ill have everything I need to highlight my products. Most of Wreedes business is staying local but a few large retail chains have shown interest in carrying her products. The prize money from the contest would make it more feasible for Wreede to take the plunge into a larger market.

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Wreede is a stay-at-home mom and lives in Delphos with her husband Brian and their three children, Tyler, Kaylin and Dylan. The other two finalists include a design called Potbra, a rubber band that stretches over pots or pans to keep lids in place while traveling, and the Brobe, a robe with a built-in bra for personal and medical use. The winner will be selected based on a combination of judges feedback and popular vote. Judges for the contest include members of the media and industry experts who will judge based on product design and sales potential. To cast a vote for the finalist of your choice, go to the following link: http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/blogs/ knowitall/2012/04/vote-foryour-favorite-the-next-bigthing-finalist/. Type your vote in the comment box at the bottom of the page.

working for them, Chuck Okorowski, Vice President of Human Resources for HCF Management Inc., said. Overall, HCF recognized over 340 employees who have twenty or more years of service with HCF. The employees were honored with a celebratory luncheon, awards and a special cloisonn pin. Shanna Holland, Roselawn Manors administrator, is pleased to recognize the following employees for their devotion to providing outstanding care to our residents: Joyce Maag, 37 years; Susan Tidwell, 33 years; Sue Laman, 31 years; Marcia Grothause,
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By STACY A. ANDERSON The Associated Press WASHINGTON Michelle Obama gets a rare thumbs-up from her adolescent daughters for publishing her first gardening book. The first lady said her daughters Sasha, 11, and Malia, 13, were pulled in by the beautiful pictures and eventually read American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America. They couldnt put it down and they started looking through and then they started actually reading it, she said. Eventually, I got, actually, a thumbs-up. Mrs. Obama spoke to a bookstore crowd at an anything-but-typical book signing, which required more than 200 attendees to stand in line for hours last week to get a wrist band, then go through security clearance and again line up for a few hours before Tuesdays signing at a downtown Barnes & Noble bookstore. She thanked the groups that were caught up in the rain while waiting. The book, released two weeks ago, traces the story of the garden on the South Lawn and community gardens around the country. The first lady was joined by children from Bancroft and Harriet Tubman elementary schools, both in Washington, who have helped with the garden since its inception. They come to the White House, they dont get star struck, they dont look around, they get to work, she said, as the crowd laughed. They get our garden planted and harvested in a matter of 10, 15 minutes, sometimes 30 minutes. They just get it done. Washington resident Britta Nelson brought her three daughters around the ages of the first daughters to the book signing. Im curious to see and read how she inspires parents, (and) find ways to have parents get their kids excited about healthy foods, she said. Nelson waited two hours last week for a wristband and three hours before the signing. She said it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for her children to meet the first African-American first lady of the United States. George Washington University graduate student Jamila Lewis said she jumped at the opportunity to see the first lady in person. As a black girl, Im just like ... shes so beautiful and wonderful and she represents our country so well, said Lewis, 24, of Alexandria, Va. Shes trying to do so much to help America and I appreciate her doing what she does. Lewis said she was excited to try the books recipes. In an interview aired on NPRs Talk of the Nation program Tuesday, the first lady said a fast food lifestyle that has evolved over the years has had an effect on childrens health. The hope is that by starting the conversation with our children, she said, I find that adults are more inclined to make the changes for their kids more quickly than they will for themselves. She added: Parents want to do the right thing. Its just that societally it feels like were pushing a big heavy boulder up a hill because everything out there is working against the health of our kids.

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Its not my job to get my guy elected president. Its his job to get himself elected president. As much as I like my guy, Im not on his payroll. Every time I see something on TV that I think is unfair to my guy, its not my job to scream at the TV. My guy has tons of media advisers who are paid well to do that. Every time I see a story in the newspaper about my guy that I think is unfair, it is not my job to write letters to the editor telling him what a lowlife, bottom-feeding, amoral, unqualified, lying, empty suit he is. Its the job of my guys guys to do that. My guy pays scads of professional, experienced political campaigners to do nothing all day but tune my guys message into a model of common sense and wisdom, while at the same time exposing the other guys lies, distortions and complete lack of character. Its not my job to post angry messages on the newspapers website every time I think it has gotten something wrong. Besides, every time I do that, one of the other guys guys replies to my post by saying something worse about my guy than what was said in the original story. After exchanging angrier and angrier posts for a few hours, not only has no ones mind been changed, but I discover that the only people reading the debate are the two participants. Ten people, tops, are reading these sizzling, articulate and factually accurate posts. It has all been an incredible waste of time, especially when my guys guys will appear on all the Sunday morning talk shows, where they will reach an audience five or 10 times the size of our little debate. My guys guys will set the record straight, while the other guys guys will lie and pettifog and try to pull the wool over the eyes of unsuspecting voters. That is what they are paid well to do. It seems there is little unemployment in the pettifogging business. It is a virtual boom town. Everyone living there has a high-paying job -- the reporters, the candidates,

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the campaign managers, the media spokespeople, the handlers, the schedulers, the security guys, the radio and TV talk-show hosts, the political advertising people, the pundits and the guys who make the buttons, lawn signs and bumper stickers. And what do they get for all that money? Imagine trying to talk a Yankees fan into becoming a Red Sox fan, or a Bears fan into becoming a Packers fan, or any hockey teams fan into becoming another hockey teams fan. Its not going to happen. My guy would have to, figuratively, move from Brooklyn to L.A. before his fans would desert him. Other than that, my guy is getting my vote. All my friends are voting for my guy. We wonder what is wrong with the people who are voting for the other guy. Are they stupid? It occurs to

me that the other guys guys must be having the same conversation: Why would anyone vote for my guy? Are they stupid? So, if they think Im stupid and I think theyre stupid, its easy to see why were never going to get off on the right foot. No wonder my guy and the other guy cant work together. When I say something about the other guy, all his guys hear is, You must think Im stupid. I know, because when they say something about my guy, thats all I hear. Sometimes when I see one of my guys guys on TV, I think, I could have done a better job than that. Its not really a good sign. After all, my guy hired this guy. What does it say about him? Has the other guy hired better guys? Has my guy moved his team to LA? (Jim Mullens newest book, How to Lose Money in Your Spare Time -- At Home, is available at amazon.com. You can follow him on Pinterest at pinterest.com/jimmullen. Copyright 2012 United Feature Syndicate Distributed by Universal UClick for UFS

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Dear Annie: I know that in the afterlife you find out anorexia is not uncommon things like this? -- Lost My in teenage girls, but I never Love Dear Lost: If you believe thought I would see the signs in my best friend. Emmy in an afterlife where loved always complains about the ones watch over us, then you way she looks and is con- surely believe it is a place of stantly focused on her weight. forgiveness. Please consider She makes sure everyone else grief counseling. It will help eats, but I rarely see her put a you come to terms with your bite in her mouth. She denies loss and get past your guilt so that she has a problem, but you can move forward. Your all her clothes are baggy, and doctor or local hospice orgayou can see her bones stick- nization can refer you. Dear Annie: This is for ing out. Illinois Neighbor, Everyone, even who complained people who just met that a nosy neighher, ask me if she is bor keeps reporting anorexic. Emmy is her husband to the six inches taller than police because he I am and weighs parks his trailer so less -- and my docthat one tire often tor says I am underrests on the dirt. weight. Last month This violates a city alone, she dropped ordinance. She said 20 pounds. they cant afford to How can I help her? I want to talk Annies Mailbox enlarge the driveway. to her mom, but I Im not sure how dont know how to bring it up. -- Not that much a truckload of gravel costs in Illinois, but in Skinny Dear Not: Emmy is lucky my area, I bought a small to have you as a friend. Too load (half a yard) for $15. many teenagers with eat- They should put a two-footing disorders are left alone wide strip of gravel beside until the problem becomes the driveway, so the vehicle life threatening. Its also pos- wheels rest on it. That gravel sible that something else is would then be considered going on with Emmy, but the part of the driveway. Its not sooner this is addressed, the a job that requires an impossibly strong man, either. Im sooner she can be helped. First talk to Emmy and a female in my 70s, and I did urge her to discuss this with it. -- Old NW Rocker Dear Rocker: Our thanks her parents. If nothing changes, you can speak to her mom, to all the readers who recsaying, Im worried about ommended adding gravel or Emmy. She doesnt seem rocks to the area adjacent to be eating normally, and to the driveway so that the shes lost a lot of weight. wheel doesnt rest on the dirt. You also can alert your own If this solves the legal probparents, and when school lem, it should also solve the resumes, talk to the school neighbor problem. Annies Mailbox is written nurse or counselor and urge Emmy to do so, as well. And by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy please contact the National Sugar, longtime editors of the Association of Anorexia and Ann Landers column. Associated Disorders (anad. org) for more information. Dear Annie: My boyfriend of five years recently had a heart attack and died immediately. I am so distraught. He was my life and my best friend. He lived in a different town, and I didnt want to uproot my children, so we never moved in together. This was a source of a great many arguments. The problem is, I cheated on him with a friend of ours. He never knew. I cheated because I was lonely and felt that he really didnt want me. But I loved him with all of my heart. The affair always made me feel guilty, but since he died, the guilt has become overwhelming. I know I messed up. I never wanted to hurt him. I keep thinking that he now knows everything, and I cant take it. Do you think that

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By GENARO C. ARMAS and MARK SCOLFORO Ass ociated Press BELLEFONTE, Pa. Jerry Sandusky displayed no visible emotion as more witnesses testified for the prosecution, one an alleged victim who fought back tears describing how the famous assistant football coach at Penn State, who entered his life as a mentor and father figure, turned into a demanding pedophile who stalked him at home and school. Jurors on Tuesday also heard from Mike McQueary who in much anticipated testimony stood firmly by his claim that he saw Sandusky, naked in a team shower late one Friday night, in a position that he remains convinced meant Sandusky was sodomizing a child of about 10. So-called Victim 1, the boy whose mother alerted authorities to suspicions of abuse in 2008, launching the investigation that eventually led to the 52 criminal charges Sandusky faces, struggled to retain his composure while recounting the humiliation and fear that accompanied the alleged abuse at Sanduskys hands. The boy, now 18 and a recent high school graduate, said sleepovers in a bedroom in the basement of Sanduskys State College home escalated into alleged kissing, fondling and oral sex. Eventually, he testified, Sandusky said it was his turn to reciprocate the act of his alleged molester. He said he could not resist. I dont know how to explain it, I froze, he said. My mind is telling me to move but I couldnt do it, I couldnt move. During his testimony, McQueary said, in a voice alternating between calm and forcefulness, he walked into a university athletics locker room more than a decade ago to the sound of a skin-on-skin smacking sound. In a mirror, he said, he could see in the showers Sandusky, standing behind a boy who was propped up against a wall. McQueary, who was then a graduate coaching assistant, said that while he couldnt say with 1,000 percent certainty, he is convinced Sandusky was having sex with (him), yes. The showers are running. And he is right up against his back with his front. The boys hands are up against the wall, he said, and they are in the closest proximity that I think you can be in. He said the defendants midsection was moving subtly. McQueary testified that he slammed his locker shut loudly as if to say, Someones here! Break it up! Then, he said, he went upstairs to his office to try to make sense of what he had seen, eventually reporting it to then-head football coach Joe Paterno and telling his story to two university officials. It would be more than a decade before he shared what he saw with police investigators. Sandusky, 68, is on trial on charges he molested 10 boys over a 15-year period allegations he has denied. Authorities say he abused them in hotels, at his home and inside the football teams headquarters. Paterno was fired last fall, shortly after Sanduskys arrest, after it became known that McQueary had told the head coach about the shower episode a decade ago. Paterno relayed the allegation to his superiors including the administrative head of campus police, but school trustees cited, in part, a failure of leadership and moral obligation to do more in justifying his ouster. Two months after his dismissal, Paterno died of lung cancer at 85. McQueary was composed during his testimony, and when asked if he knew Sandusky, he looked right at him with a sharp glance that Sandusky returned. McQuearys account differed little from the one he gave in December at a preliminary hearing for the administrators charged with failing to report the shower episode to authorities. One difference: He said it took place in 2001 instead of 2002, and that and other discrepancies were the focus of cross-examination. Sandusky attorney Karl Rominger pressed McQueary about estimates he has given of the boys age, but McQueary countered that they have been in the same general range. If (you) want to argue about 9, 10, 11, 12 ... the fact is he had sex with a minor, a boy, McQueary told Rominger. The glance would have taken only one or two seconds. I immediately turned back to my locker to make sure I saw what I saw, he said. He said he wasnt sure whether Sandusky

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saw him. After slamming his locker to make some noise, he left. It was more than my brain could handle, he said. I was making decisions on the fly. I picked up the phone and called my father to get advice from the person I trusted most in my life, because I just saw something ridiculous. He said he was extremely vague with his father, who told him to leave immediately. McQueary said he went to Paternos house the next morning and relayed what he had seen, but did not describe the act explicitly out of respect for the coach and his own embarrassment. He said Penn State administrator Tim Curley called him a week later, and McQueary met with him and another school official, Gary Schultz, who oversaw the police department. They just listened to what I had said, McQueary testified. A week or two later, he said, Curley called him to say they had looked into it. McQueary said he never brought the shower incident up with police initially because In my mind Mr. Schultz represented the police, without a doubt. The identity of the boy who was said to have been in the showers is a mystery to prosecutors. McQueary, now 37, later became an assistant coach. Last month, he filed notice in court of his intent to file a whistleblower suit against Penn State, and remains on paid leave. He said he still hoped to return to the team, but the current coach has filled his old job with someone new.

OKLAHOMA CITY In the stables at a prominent quarter horse track in New Mexico, workers quietly nicknamed Jose Trevino Moraless stables as the Zetas stables and say they often saw people show up with bags of cash to buy the horses. On Tuesday, authorities raided those stables and a horse ranch in Oklahoma accusing Trevino and others of running a sophisticated money-laundering operation connected to one of Mexicos most powerful and ruthless drug cartels. Federal authorities accuse Trevinos older brother, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, a key figure in the Zetas drug operation, of setting up the horse operation that the younger brother ran from the sprawling ranch near Lexington, Okla., south of Oklahoma City. Millions of dollars went through the operation, which bought, trained, bred and raced quarter horses throughout the southwest United States, including the famed Ruidoso Downs track in New Mexico. Jose Trevino, his wife and five others were arrested. Seven others, including another Trevino brother, were charged but remain at large. The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, describes how the Trevino brothers and a network quietly arranged to purchase quarter horses with drug money at auction and disguise the source of the funds used to buy them so that the Zetas involvement would be masked. They would often pay in cash, or use fake names, which helped keep the owners and the money a secret. Since 2008, the operation racked up millions of dollars in transactions in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, prosecutors said. The New York Times first reported the raids and the alleged connection to the Zetas cartel, citing a monthslong investigation and several anonymous sources. The operation, Tremor Enterprises LLC, started small, but worked in plain sight. Some horses carried names with drug references, like Number One Cartel and Coronita Cartel. Over

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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press By ERRIN HAINES Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. The Nebraska State Patrol says a 14-hour standoff with a gunman at a pharmacy in Alliance has ended and that the suspect is dead. Patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins released a statement early today identifying the dead suspect as 27-year-old Andres Gonzales, of Alliance. The statement does not say how Gonzales died but says the death was confirmed following a gunbattle inside the pharmacy with Nebraska State Patrol SWAT team members. None of the SWAT officers was injured. Nebraska State Patrol Lt. Lance Rogers said earlier that the gunman is blamed for shooting and wounding two city police officers and a state patrol officer. None of their injuries is life-threatening. The gunman also held a hostage for hours Tuesday in a western Nebraska drugstore. The hostage, identified today by Collins as pharmacy owner Charles Lierk, 62, of Alliance. Lierk managed to escape but was shot while getting away, Collins said. Lierk was taken to a local hospital where he was in stable condition, she said. Rogers also said police found a body Tuesday in a nearby home but declined to say whether it is related to the standoff. Police dont know how that person died, Rogers said. The standoff began Tuesday morning when the gunman entered the Thiele Pharmacy & Gifts in the center of downtown Alliance, a city of about 8,600 people. When we woke this morning in the best hometown in America, little did anyone in our wildest dreams foresee what would transpire today, said Mayor Fred Feldges. Authorities said that officers responded after an apparent botched robbery. Alliance Police Chief John Kiss said the gunman shot officers Matt Shannon, 35, and Kirk Felker, 43. Shannon was treated at Box Butte General Hospital and released. Felker also was taken to the hospital and was recovering, Kiss said. Later, state trooper Tim Flick,

time, the horses and the operation earned a place on some of the most elite stages in the industry. One horse named Mr. Piloto won a $1 million prize at Ruidoso Downs on Labor Day 2010, going off at odds of 22-1. His trainer, Felipe Quintero, 28, was one of the seven arrested Tuesday. The Zetas are one of Mexicos most powerful drug cartels, with a reputation for willing to commit atrocities including kidnapping, decapitating and dismembering enemies. The elder Trevino is the second-in-command and one of the U.S. and Mexican governments most wanted men, known for his brutality. One technique favored by Miguel Angel Trevino Morales is the guiso, or stew, in which enemies are placed in 55-gallon drums and burned alive. Underscoring the threat of the Zetas, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a travel advisory Tuesday, warning the arrests could result in some form of retaliation and urged U.S. citizens in Mexico to maintain a low profile. Jose Trevino and his horse operation in the United States appeared to work with little fear of getting caught by authorities. Three stable workers at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Trevinos stables were known as the Zetas stables, and two of the workers described seeing people from Mexico show up to the stables with duffel bags of cash to purchase horses. The AP agreed to let the workers, who refused to give their names, speak anonymously because they feared retaliation from the Zetas cartel. It wasnt just the cash purchases that caught the attention of those in the quarter horse racing industry. The amount of money Trevino and his network paid for horses also raised eyebrows. Debbie Schauf, the director of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association, said Jose Trevino showed up a few years ago and quickly earned a reputation for always paying his bills and shelling out handsome prices for some of the top horses in the country. Quarter horses are smaller but more muscular than thoroughbreds and can run short distances faster than other horses.

ATLANTA A Ku Klux Klan group in Georgia lost its bid Tuesday to join the states highway cleanup program, but a legal challenge to the decision may be looming. Similar groups in other states have won legal battles after initially being turned down for highway cleanup programs. The International Keystone Knights of the KKK in Union County applied last month to the Adopt-A-Highway program, hoping to clean up along part of Route 515 in the Appalachian Mountains. The state program enlists civic groups, companies and other volunteers to pick up trash, and the groups are recognized with a sign along the road they adopt. Transportation Department officials met with lawyers from the state Attorney Generals Office on Monday and also consulted with Gov. Nathan Deal. The agency said Tuesday it would deny the KKK groups application, adding that the program is aimed at civic-minded organizations in good standing. Participation in the program should not detract from its worthwhile purpose, the departments statement reads. Promoting an organization with a history of inciting civil disturbance and social unrest would present a grave concern to the department. Issuing this permit would have the potential to negatively impact the quality of life, commerce and economic development of Union County and all of Georgia. The statement went on to explain that motorists who drive past signs promoting the KKK or who see members picking up trash could be distracted creating a safety issue and that the section of highway the group wanted to adopt is ineligible because of its 55 mph speed limit.

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press to heal political wounds created during his first 18 months in office, which saw massive protests and multiple recall efforts targeting lawmakers of both parties. Some of the nearly 100 state lawmakers who attended the picnic said later that it was a good first step, but Walker needs to do more to show hes serious about bringing the parties together. The question is not what happened today, but whats going to happen tomorrow, said state Rep. Brett Hulsey, a Madison Democrat who emerged from the two-hour picnic carrying a souvenir bottle of Sprecher root beer with a special label that said Moving Wisconsin Forward.

37, was wounded. He remained hospitalized Tuesday night. The standoff prompted police to close off several blocks of downtown Alliance throughout the day. Much of downtown remained blocked in today morning. Ray Hielscher told the Lincoln Journal Star that he was watching the pharmacy from a Radio Shack across the street and saw the hostage run out about 5:30 p.m. Hielscher said he heard shots as the hostage ran out the front door and made it to safety to nearby police. Earlier in the day, Dixie Nelson, director of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce, said she looked out the window of her organizations offices across the street from the pharmacy after an employee heard a gunshot. We had just come out of a staff meeting, Nelson said. Our administrative assistant was walking up to the front, and she heard the shot. Nelson said she saw a wounded police officer, who was shot in an arm while standing outside the pharmacy. It appeared the shot was fired through the glass on the stores door or window.

LOVELAND, Colo. A northern Colorado wildfire 60 miles away wrapped Denver in a pungent cloud of smoke for several hours Tuesday and complicated the aerial offensive against the spreading mountain blaze, which has killed one person and destroyed more than 100 structures. In southern New Mexico, a 56-square-mile wildfire threatening the village of Ruidoso damaged or destroyed at least 224 homes and cabins, and that number was expected to increase. Lincoln County workers found only heaps of burned metal and other debris on home sites hit hardest by the Little Bear fire. Its truly heartbreaking to see the damage done to this beautiful part of the country, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said after touring the area. With at least 19 large fires burning in nine states, President Barack Obama called Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to assure him that the federal government stood ready to provide personnel, equipment and emergency grants for Colorado and other states battling fire. Obama also tried to reach Martinez, but her office said poor reception in the fire zone kept the two from connecting. The 68-square-mile High Park Fire in Colorado shrouded downtown Denver, some 60 miles south, in a smoky haze early Tuesday. The smoke temporarily grounded the air attack on the fire, but helicopters and tanker planes took to the skies by midday. The fire was 10 percent contained Tuesday. Larimer County authorities allowed some residents to return home but issued 25 more evacuation notices near the west side of the fire because of limited escape routes. Among those affected by the new evacuations were up to 100 people at a camp, plus Colorado State Universitys mountain campus at Pingree Park, Sheriff Justin Smith said. The wildfires in the drought-stricken West have tested federal resources. U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced late Monday the agency was contracting eight heavy air tankers to increase the aging national fleet to 17. Still, Colo. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet urged President Barack Obama to sign a bill that would allow the Forest Service to buy as many as seven large air tankers outright. The U.S. House and Senate passed the bill last week. In Colorados Larimer County, authorities and family said Linda Steadman, 62, perished inside her mountain cabin. Her home received two evacuation warnings that werent answered, and a firefighter tried to reach the cabin before fire overtook the site, Sheriff Justin Smith said. Across the West: California: A wildfire that briefly threatened homes in Kern County was fully contained. Colorado: The 68-square-mile High Park Fire is 10 percent contained. More than 600 people are assigned to the fire. New Mexico: Nearly 1,000 firefighters and more than 200 National Guardsmen are battling the 56-square-mile Little Bear fire. Containment is 35 percent. More than 500 firefighters bolstered lines around the Gila fire, the countrys largest at 438 square miles. Utah: Two wildfires blackened 4,000 acres in Fishlake National Forest in southern Utah. A third fire believed to have been sparked by target shooting near Centerville, 15 miles north of Salt Lake City, was quickly contained late Monday. Wyoming: A 4-square-mile blaze at Guernsey State Park is 80 percent contained. Six helicopters and 600 firefighters are deployed. Firefighters contained 95 percent of a 13-square-mile fire in Medicine Bow National Forest and completely contained a 1,700-acre fire in Weston County. Arizona: A wildfire has charred nearly 2,700 acres but is now 40 percent contained; it began Sunday in the Tonto National Forest northwest of Phoenix. In northern Arizona on the Navajo Nation, a wildfire has burned about 600 acres.

MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker donned a white apron to man the grill at a bipartisan picnic that had the air of an international peace conference, with a news helicopter circling overhead, protesters yelling outside the gates and lawmakers ushered onto the grounds under tight security. Walker didnt allow the media into the cookout he hosted at the governors mansion just a week after winning a recall election spurred by anger over his push to eliminate most public employees union rights. He billed the bipartisan gathering as a way

The so-called brat summit featured the local sausages whose name is pronounced brahts, cheese and many other Wisconsin-made products. Earlier in the day, the president of the Illinoisbased Womans Christian Temperance Union chided Walker for having beer on the menu. The WCTU successfully lobbied for Prohibition, which made selling alcohol illegal from about 1920 to the early 1930s, and its 5,000 members continue to spread its anti-drinking message nationwide. President Rita Wert said the problems facing Wisconsin are serious, and policy makers shouldnt cloud their judgment by drinking alcohol.

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