February 14, 2015

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Transplant a breath of fresh air

BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Breathing is usually
done without thought. There was a time
when it was all Delphos resident Tom
Brenneman thought about.
Brenneman was suffering from COPD
or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a serious lung disease that usually
causes breathing to get worse over time.
COPD includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema or both.
In colder weather, just a few minutes
outside could cause him to go into respiratory arrest. Last winter, the coldest the
area had seen in years, was especially hard
on him. In January 2014, he was on life
support and in a medically-induced coma.
The family had been called in expecting
the worst. He ended up being released but
a test in September 2014 showed he was
only using 16 percent of his lung capacity. He and his wifes lives were filled with
trips to the emergency room and EMS
runs.
The 63-year-old former farm equipment salesman smoked a pack of cigarettes each day for 30 years. Doctors told
him smoking didnt cause his disease but
they did attribute to him needing a double
lung transplant to his habit.

My wife doesnt like me telling people that but thats what they told me,
Brenneman said. I quit dozens of times
over the years but I really enjoyed it. I
would finish a cigarette and say to myself,
These are killing me, and throw the rest
of the pack out the window. By the time
I got to the next carry out, I was buying
another pack. I quit for good in 2005. I
used the lozenges and then I got addicted
to them but now Im completely nicotine
free.
Brennemans wife, Bobbie, said the last
eight years up until his transplant in October had been quite the journey.
It was horrible to watch him struggle just to breathe, she recalled. It was
a nightmare. He had to talk to himself to
breathe in through his nose and exhale
through his mouth all the time. When you
see someone gasping for air and theres
nothing you can do its terrible. There was
one time he woke me up and he was sitting on the edge of the bed and told me
he thought we should go to the hospital
because he was coughing up blood. I was
hysterical several times.
Brenneman had been visiting the
Cleveland Clinic for his COPD for eight
years before he was put on the donor registry for a pair of lungs. On Oct. 8, 2014,
his name went on the list and the couple

was told it could be five months; it could
be five years. His wife was instructed to
go home and pack a bag to have ready for
the call.
I went home and started getting things
ready; you know, the stuff that you dont
need every day at home, Bobbie said. I
had a few things in there and then we went
to bed.
The couple only had to wait 13 hours
before a donor was found and matched.
The call woke us up early that next
morning, Brenneman said.
We had to finish packing his bag and
then his son drove us up there, Bobbie
said. He called ahead to the highway
patrol and told them what were doing
and what kind of car we were driving
and we made the trip in less than 2 1/2
hours. It was very early in the morning
so there wasnt a lot of traffic, thank
goodness.
The seven-hour surgery went well and
the first test on Brennemans new lungs
showed his lung capacity was already up
to 62 percent in just two weeks. His most
recent test, done last week, had his lung
capacity at 108 percent. Brenneman explained how that was possible.
TRANSPLANT/16
Ottoville crowns Boecker and

Markward Homecoming royalty
Delphos resident Tom Brenneman received a

life-saving double lung transplant in October
2014. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
Winters chill returns

BY ED GEBERT
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT Snow doesnt
appear to present much of a hazard
for the area this weekend, but winter will make its presence known,
according to Van Wert County
Emergency Management Director
Rick McCoy.
Cold weather is coming in,
he stated. Its going to bring some
snow with it, but most of it is going
to miss us. That will hit over by the
lakes.
The temperature change will be
a bit of a shock to area residents

who have had few extremes in temperature readings.
The wind chills are going to
be the big thing here Saturday and
Sunday. It will start kicking in first
thing Saturday. The high will be
the first thing in the morning, then
the temperatures are going to drop
all day, McCoy observed. Then
well see wind chills of easily 15
to 20 below Saturday and we may
see 25 below wind chills Saturday night. Sunday should be bitter
cold, also.
WiNTER/16
K-kids celebrate with

Vancrest residents
Ottoville crowned Homecoming King Wes Markward and Queen Chelsey Boecker Friday
evening before its game against Continental. The homecoming court was rounded out by
senior attendents Anna Bendele, Annie Lindeman, Colin Bendele, and Austin Honigford;
junior attendents Jasmine Jones and Rudy Wenzlick; sophomore attendents Michaela
Byrne and Conner Kuhlman; freshmen attendents Bethany Maag and Brendan Siefker;
and miniature attendents Emma Brinkman and Joey Miller. (DHI Media/Kenny Poling)
The Delphos Kiwanis K-kids made and handed out 114 valentine
cards at Vancest Healthcare Center. They sang Happy Birthday
to the residents celebrating birthdays in February. Above:
K-kids Ian and Aubrey Fairchild with Vancrest resident Diane
Carder all had birthdays in February. (Submitted photo)
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Index
Classifieds ........ 12-13
Comics & Puzzles ..11
Local/State ...........3-4
Obituaries .................2
Opinion ................. 6-7
History ......................8
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Todays World ...........5
Weather ....................2
Vol. 145, no. 172
Due to the Presidents

Day holiday, there will
be no paper on Monday,
February 16. However,
there will be a paper on
Tuesday, February 17.
Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
Isolated teen should

Marcia A. Koeppel turn to trusted
adults for help
OBITUARIES
LOCAL WEATHER
Today
Tomorrow
Monday
snow showers
northwest
winds 15 to 25
mph, gusts up
to 35 mph
High: 23
Low: -5
mostly sunny
colder
wind chills -10
to -20
partly cloudy,
turning mostly
cloudy in the
evening
High: 10
Low: 0
High: 15
Low: 5
June 21, 1938 - Feb. 13, 2015
ROCKFORD, Ohio Marcia A. Koeppel, 76, of Rockford,

died early Friday morning, Feb. 13, 2015, at the St. Ritas Medical Center in Lima, Ohio, where she had been a patient.
She was born June 21, 1938, in Dublin Township, Rockford,
to Ford and Irma (Swoveland) Koeppel.
Services for Marcia will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, with Pastor Dave Souers officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside
Cemetery, Rockford.
Friends and relatives may call at Ketcham-Ripley on
Tuesday from 9 a.m. up until the time of the service at 11.
Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.
VISITATION & SERVICES

Marcia Koeppel
Services will be held on

Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home
in Rockford. Friends and
relatives may call at Ketcham-Ripley on Tuesday
from 9 a.m. up until the time
of the service at 11.
Jack Langdon
A memorial service in his

honor will be held Feb. 21,
2015, at 11 a.m., at the Jennings Road Church of Christ,
1124 Jennings Road, in Van
Wert.
David Poulson
Visitation for David F.

Poulson will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, from 10
11 a.m. in the Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 206
North Lynn Street, Bryan,
where funeral services will
be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,

Feb. 14, 2015, in the funeral
home.
Nan Shade
Family will receive friends

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at
Bayliff & Son Funeral Home,
Cridersville. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m.
Ruth Tribolet
A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30

a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015,
at First United Methodist
Church, Van Wert. There
will be time for special music
from 10-10:30 a.m. Visitation
will be held from 9:30-10
a.m. Saturday at the church.
Ralph Wein
Funeral services will be

at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the
Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral
Home in Spencerville.
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emotional stuff a couple of
years ago. It was horrible. My
parents thought it was just a
phase, so I had to deal with it
myself until it got better.
I dont feel like I can communicate with my parents. If
I try, Im afraid theyll just
downplay it again. I feel so
alone sometimes. Even when
Im happy I still have this
feeling of sadness. Then suddenly, I feel angry for no reason, and I hate it.
Other times, I get so anxious I dont know what to do.
I feel like my friends dont
like me, even though nothing
is wrong. I feel stuck. Most
people say its because Im a
teenager, and thats what I try
to tell myself, but it doesnt
work. I dont know what to
do. What do you think, Abby?
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U.S.A.
DEAR ANONYMOUS:
Im sorry that when you tried
to tell your parents you were
in pain they didnt take you
seriously. While the feelings
youre having may be caused
by raging teenage hormones, they could also be a
symptom of something more.
Thats why Im suggesting
you talk to another trusted adult about your feelings
the parent of one of your
close friends, a counselor at
school or your pediatrician, if
you have one. It never hurts to
have a reality check every
once in a while, and when you
share whats going on in your
head with someone who has
more life experience, it can
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last year, I read a letter from
a young woman whose live-in
boyfriend doesnt get her anything for Valentines Day.
I have been married to my
husband for 28 years. When
we were first married, I was
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time. But gradually over the
years, I began to realize that
the gifts were not important.
He has been the best husband
I could ask for. He knows me
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the day if we can. A few years
ago he was very ill and almost
died. I am so grateful for him
every day. I couldnt ask for
more. The material gifts are
unimportant. MARY M.
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on what she ISNT getting out
of the relationship, but more
on what she IS. You reinforced this beautifully.
Readers, on this day of
love, Id like you to know
that you make writing this
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dont want to happen but
have to accept, things we
dont want to know but
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dont want to lose but have
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leaf said Friday.

Owens hosted thousands
of radio programs in his long
career, appeared in more than
a dozen movies and on scores
of TV shows, including Lucille Ball and Bob Hope
specials. He also voiced hundreds of animated characters,
was part of dozens of comedy
albums and wrote books.
On Laugh-In, the 196873 sketch show starring Dan
Rowan and Dick Martin,
Owens was shown on camera
in a parody of an old-school
announcer, with his hand
cupped firmly over his ear.
But his voice was always the
real thing, rich and authoritative.
Owens had such a great
voice, so smooth. That was
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large extended family, and
from
everyone comes to visit about
two times a year.
Heloise
That means lots of groceries to buy. Of course, there is
always something that I forget
or that we run out of.
I keep the receipts in one drawer in the kitchen. This way,
I dont really need to write out a list. I use one of the receipts
(they have the items listed) and either cross out what is NOT
needed or circle what we need.
This has saved us a lot of frustration, and whoever has the
grocery run takes the list.
Love your column, and it has helped me deal with spills and
other problems that arise. Riva, Arlington, Va.
Riva, very smart, and a sure way to know what falls into
the categories of what I call dont need, or must buy items.
However, it may not be needed, but chocolate is always on the
must-buy list! Heloise
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Dear Heloise: I have a lot of houseplants, and it takes me
some time to get to them all. Many are in our sunroom, and
others are in the den. I use your two-minute plan; I can get a lot
of plants watered in that time. Then I might take a break or go
for another 120 seconds and water the plants in the kitchen.
Joy L. in Baltimore
Joy, oh its a joy to read your joyful hint. I do something
similar, but I think of my houseplants as being in zones to
water. I carry a plastic grocery bag on my arm to put all of the
dead leaves in. A small pair of scissors comes along, and I can
do 120 seconds of pruning at the same time.
My favorite plant is ivy. It grows almost anywhere and can
withstand neglect, but it perks right up when watered. I have
two that are very special: A pot or two of ivy my mother (the
original Heloise, 1919-1977) had, plus a cutting from one my
father (Lt. Col. Marshall H. Cruse, 1920-2006) had that is
beautiful. This plant is in a beautiful ceramic purple flower
(sort of) wall hanging that belonged to my grandmother, Florence McCullough Cruse of Rosebud, Texas.
So, every morning when I put on my makeup, I look at these
plants and smile. Bring something green into your home, and it
will lift your spirits. Hugs, Heloise
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play in. Their doggie door gets a real workout some days. They
sit watching out the glass sliding door, and when they see a bird
or squirrel, its a regular fire drill! They run out at maximum
speed and chase the squirrels, which then go up a tree. It seems
like its really a game. We have a large throw rug next to the
door thats just for them. The rug is washable, so I put it into
the washer and dryer occasionally. Maggie R. in Honolulu
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ordering in a restaurant, said
Tom Kenny, the SpongeBob
SquarePants voice actor
who worked with Owens on
cartoons including Dexters
Laboratory.
Laugh-In creator and
producer George Schlatter,
who knew Owens but said
he hired him for the show
after hearing his voice boom
through a restaurant restroom, called him a lovely,
lovely man.
He had a whimsical,
fey sense of humor and he
brought a lot to Laugh-In
in the way of thoughts, words
and jokes, Schlatter said.
Given Owens jam-packed
resume, was he a workaholic?
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Laugh-In announcer, voiceover vet Gary Owens dies

LOS ANGELES (AP)
Gary Owens, the droll, baritone-voiced announcer on
Rowan & Martins LaughIn and a familiar part of radio, TV and movies for more
than six decades, has died.
He was 80.
The veteran voiceover
star died Thursday at his
Los Angeles-area home, his
son, producer Scott Owens,
said Friday. Gary Owens
had struggled with complications from diabetes, which he
had since childhood, family
spokeswoman Vicki Green-
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played, Schlatter said. He

was a very charming, creative, witty guy who had a
good time.
Owens, a native of Plankinton, South Dakota, was
inducted into the National
Radio Hall of Fame in Washington D.C. in 1995 and into
the National Television Hall
of Fame in 2001.
In his early career, Owens
hopscotched from radio jobs
in states including South Dakota and Colorado.
He arrived in Los Angeles
in 1961.
He was heard on a variety
of Los Angeles radio stations
including KMPC, KFI and
KIIS FM, and hosted a national show on The Music of
Your Life Network. He was
part of Armed Forces Radio
for 10 years and host of the
syndicated Soundtrack of
the 60s.
The catchphrase beautiful downtown Burbank,
employed by Owens on his
KMPC show, became a favorite of Johnny Carson on
NBCs Tonight Show.
Owens animation voiceover credits include Space
Ghost, Blue Falcon and
Garfield and Friends and
The Ren & Stimpy Show.
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group and date, time and place of the event. Please include a
daytime phone number when submitting calendar items.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
8:30-11:30 a.m. St. Johns High School recycle, enter on
East First Street.
9 a.m. - noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.
9 a.m. St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east
edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.
9 a.m Cloverdale recycle at village park.
9:30 a.m. New Morning Bereavement Group meets at
1159 Westwood Drive. For more information call (419) 2389223.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire
and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.
8 p.m. AA open discussion at First Presbyterian Church.
8 - 11 p.m. Darke County Singles will host their sweetheart dance featuring music by Touch of Rio. The dance will
be held at the VFW Hall, 219 N. Ohio Street, Greenville. The
dance is open to all singles 21 years of age and over. Admission
is $5. For information call (937) 417-2722 or (937) 901-3969.
Check them out on Facebook for the latest info.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
8-11:30 a.m. Knights of Columbus benefit for St. Johns
School at the hall, Elida Ave.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241
N. Main St., is open.
2 p.m. AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center,
301 Suthoff St.
3 p.m. Alzheimers Association will meet at the PSA 3
Area Agency on Aging, 892-A S. Cable Road, Lima.
5 p.m. Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship Hall on the second floor
at Trinity United Methodist Church, South Walnut St., Van Wert.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from the Storm support group meets in
the Delphos Public Library basement.
7 p.m. Washington Township Trustees meet at the township house.
7 p.m. Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Municipal Building, 608 N. Canal St.
7 p.m. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Affiliate of Paulding, Mercer and Van Wert Counties will meet
at the Drop-In Center at 407 N. Franklin, Van Wert, which is
a couple blocks south of Vantage Career Center. Meetings are
open to public. Call 1-800-541-6264 or (419) 238-2413.
7 p.m. American Legion Post 178 will have a meeting.
7:30 p.m. Jefferson Athletic Boosters meet at the Eagles
Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville village council meets at the mayors office.
8 p.m. AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian Church.
League of Women
Voters plans meeting
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
LIMA The League of
Women Voters of the Lima
Area will host an informational meeting on The Political Health of Lima/Allen
County on Thursday, Feb.
19, at 7 p.m. at the Red Cross
Chapter House, 618 Collett
Street, Lima. Panel members
will be John Nixon, president of Lima City Council;
Ken Terry, director of Allen
County Board of Elections;
Jim Link, clerk of court for
Lima Municipal Court; and
Jay Begg, Allen County commissioner.

The League of Women Voters of the Lima Area is part of
a national non-partisan organization founded in 1920 that
encourages citizens to take an
active and informed role in government. Providing programs
on important topics is part of the
organizations mission.
The public is invited and
encouraged to attend. Light
refreshments will be served.
For additional information contact David Adams at
dsadams@wcoil.com or (419)
773-9140.
Rockford Girl Scout earns Gold Award

INFORMATION SUBMITTED
LIMA, Ohio A Rockford resident
has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award
and will be celebrated at an event next
month.
Ashley Baughman is a senior at Parkway High School. Passing the park every day, she noticed the pioneer garden
was in poor condition. Understanding
the importance of useful and educational gardening spaces, Baughman organized the rejuvenation of the pioneer
herb garden at her local historical society. Her intent was to help people in her
community gain skills and knowledge
about gardening, learn to recognize the
uses of plants in their lives, and beautify what had become an eyesore. After
recruiting local volunteers, they dug out
the old herb garden and installed raised
beds. They created a pamphlet guide to
the garden to teach community members
about the plants in the garden. Baughman also created and facilitated an interactive workshop for young children
who gained a greater understanding of
the positive effects and uses of herbs in
VAN WERT The Tri County Alcohol,

Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services
different aspects of living. The garden Center in Dayton on Sunday, March 8 at

will be maintained by
3 p.m. The event kicks off
the historical society
National Girl Scout Week.
and its volunteers as a
For more information on
community resource.
becoming a Girl Scout, volThe Girl Scout Gold
unteering, or donating to the
Award is the highest
cause, people can visit gswo.
award that Girl Scouts
org or call 888-350-5090.
in grades 912 may
In partnership with more
earn. To achieve the
than 12,000 adult volunaward, girls commit
teers, Girl Scouts of Westat least 80 hours to a
ern Ohio serves nearly
specific project over
43,000 girl members in 32
the time span of one
counties throughout western
to two years. Criterion
Ohio and southeastern Indifor the girls project
ana. A United Way agency,
includes community
activities are supported by
involvement outside of
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the Girl Scout strucled, experiential learning,
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and cooperative learning
innovative approach,
practices. Chartered by Girl
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taking action to educate and inspire oth- courage, confidence, and character,
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Open enrollment
information for
Crestview Schools
Newlove earns Outstanding

Young Music Educator Award
Lindsey Newlove, music teacher at Crestview Elementary,
was honored with the Ohio Music Education Associations
2015 Outstanding Young Music Educator award. The award
was presented at the annual OMEA professional development
conference held at the Cleveland Convention Center. She has
been teaching K-6 music at Crestview Elementary since 2010.
This award is exclusive to the top Ohio young music educator
with three to eight years of experience. She was nominated
by retired music educator Richard Sherrick and selected from
a host of candidates by the OMEA Board of Trustees. Newlove
contributes personal effort and time, beyond her teaching
responsibilities, to promote music throughout the local area.
Pictured is Newlove with her OMEA 2015 Young Music Educator
award. (Photo submitted)
Tri County board to meet on Feb. 24

Board of Van Wert, Mercer and Paulding

counties will meet at 5 p.m. Feb. 24 for its
regularly scheduled meeting at the Van Wert
Hospital, Conference Room A.
Kent and Jill Smelser, of Van Wert,

Ohio, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Katlyn Joy Smelser, to
Christopher Thomas Mark Fortescue,
son of Richard and Amanda Fortescue
of Weymouth, England.
Katie is a 2009 graduate of Van Wert
High School and a 2013 graduate of the
University of Toledo with a Bachelors
of Science in Biology. She then received
her Masters in Marine Biology in 2014
from Plymouth University in Plymouth, England. Katie currently works
for SeaWorld Orlandos Education and
Conservation Department.
Kit is a 2008 graduate of the
Woodrooffe School in Lyme Regis, En- Christopher Fortescue & Katlyn Smelser
gland, and is a 2013 graduate of the University of Salford with a First Class Honours degree in biochemistry. Kit is
currently a sailing instructor in the Tampa Bay area.
The pair will exchange vows on April 11, 2015 in Van Wert.
CONVOY Crestview Local

Schools, in correlation with Ohio Revised Code 3313.64 or 3313.65, will
again permit students from adjacent
school districts to apply and enroll in
the districts schools through Open
Enrollment for the 2015-2016 school
year.
Applications will be accepted, beginning April 1, on a first-come, first-served
basis, according to the time and date the
application is received by the superintendent of Crestview Local Schools. Requests will be acted upon no later than
June 15.
Parents interested in open enrollment
for kindergarten students must complete
an application at kindergarten registration, which will be held March 16-20,
from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the elementary office.
Applications will be considered in the
order received and space may be limited. All applications (except for kindergarten students) must be completed and
returned no later than May 31. Applications are available by contacting Superintendent Mike Estess office at (419)
749-9100, ext. 4 or on the school website at www.crestviewknights.com under
Downloads.
All those approved for open enrollment transfers in effect for the
2014-2015 school year need to complete a new open enrollment application for the 2015-2016 school year.
These applications will be considered before new requests are acted
upon.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Estess
office if you have any questions on the
open enrollment process.
Van Wert Municipal Court

releases monthly activity report
Wert Sheriffs Department, $14 to Crime

Stoppers, Village of Convoy
$155, Van Wert County Law
VAN WERT The Van Wert
Library $1,333.25, and $709.66
Municipal Court has released the
to Capital Recovery.
activity report for the month of
The above disbursements
January.
include $1,444 to Legal Aid,
There were a total of 528 cas$3,277 to Victims of Crime
es for the month as follows: 395
and $2,250 to computerizatraffic cases, 70 criminal cases
tion. The total amount coland 63 civil cases. The court perlected in back fines from Capformed no weddings.
ital Recovery for the year is
Fines and costs in the
$3,816.44.
amount of $76,092.79 were
The courts supervision fund
distributed to government
Judge Jill
brought in $2,353.87 for the
agencies by the Municipal
Leatherman
month for a total of $2,353.87 for
Court as follows: $23,789.34 to
the year.
the State of Ohio, $43,349.50
to the City of Van Wert, $5,100.94 to the
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County of Van Wert, $202.10 to the Van
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Become a hero by giving blood UNOH to host BPA

State Competition
during Red Cross Month
During Red Cross Month in
March, the American Red Cross reminds eligible blood donors that it
doesnt take a cape or superpowers
to be a hero. By donating blood, donors can become a hero for patients
in need.
Red Cross Month is dedicated to
the everyday heroes who support the
Red Cross mission by giving blood,
volunteering their time, learning
lifesaving skills or making a financial contribution.
The need for blood is constant.
The Red Cross depends on blood
donor heroes in communities across
the nation to collect enough blood
to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals nationwide. Donors with all blood types
are needed, particularly those with
types O negative, A negative and B
negative.
To learn more about donating
blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood
Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org
or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities
Allen County
Monday, March 2, from 8 a.m.-2
p.m., St. Johns High School, 515 E.
Second St. in Delphos.
Tuesday, March 3, from 10 a.m.-
4 p.m., American Red Cross Allen

County Chapter House Lima, 610 S.
Collett St. in Lima.
Thursday, March 5, from 10:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m., Eagles Delphos,
1600 E. Fifth St. in Delphos.
Auglaize County
Monday, March 9, from noon5 p.m., VFW Post 9289, 1309 East
Spring St., PO Box 362 in Saint
Marys.
Mercer County
Friday, March
6, from noon5 p.m., Mercer
Health
West
Campus, 830 W.
Main St. in Coldwater.
Saturday, March 7, from 8-11:30
a.m., The Galleria, 909 E. Wayne St.
in Celina.
Saturday, March 7, from 7 a.m.-1
p.m., St. Henry Middle School, 381
E. Columbus St. in St. Henry.
Monday, March 9, from noon-6
p.m., American Legion, 8140 State
Route 119 in Maria Stein.
Wednesday, March 11, from
12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American
Legion, 341 W. Main St. in St. Henry.
Paulding County
Thursday, March 12, from 11:30
a.m.-5 p.m., First Christian Church,
1233 Emerald Rd. in Paulding.
How to donate blood
Simply download the American
Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit

redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to
make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or drivers
license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.
Individuals who are 17 years of age
(16 with parental consent in some
states), weigh at least 110 pounds
and are in generally good
health
may
be eligible to
donate blood.
High school
students and
other donors 18 years of age and
younger also have to meet certain
height and weight requirements.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters;
supplies about 40 percent of the
nations blood; teaches skills that
save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports
military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-forprofit organization that depends
on volunteers and the generosity
of the American public to perform
its mission. For more information,
please visit redcross.org or visit us
on Twitter at @RedCross.
LIMA The University of Northwestern Ohio chapter of the Business Professionals of America (BPA) will compete in the Ohio BPA state
competition held Feb. 27 and 28. UNOH will again be the host school for
the 2015 State Competition.
This is the second time that
UNOH will host the two-day event
under the theme Imagine, Believe, Become. Other universities
participating include Zane State
College, Davis College, Ohio Business College, the Ohio Virtual Chapter of BPA and more. Approximately 40 students are expected to compete in a variety of events.
The competition begins with computerized events and judged speaking events from 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, and continuing
from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28. All of the contests will
be held in the UNOH Student Commons Building located on Hartzler Road.
Ten students will compete for UNOH and will be judged on various
business skills, which include both individual and team events. All events
are graded on a time test basis. Event subjects include management, marketing, human resources, accounting, finance, office management, and
many computer competency events.
The UNOH students competing are Aaron Dickerson, Jason Fukumoto, Nicole Holcomb, Sabrina Lemmink, Eric Lochtefeld, Ashleigh Mangini, Dawn Murphy, Kayla Rodney, Jason Rue, and Chase
Vance. The University of Northwestern Ohio BPA advisor is Dr. Robyn
King-VanDyne.
Students that place in the top three will have the opportunity to compete in the BPA national competition in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 5
through May 10.
Business Professionals of America is a not-for-profit, co-curricular
educational association of student members preparing for careers in
business. The Business Professionals of America organization, formed
in 1966, seeks to contribute to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and
technological skills. Currently, there are more than 600 BPA chapters
nationwide at the College/University level.
AG DeWine warns consumers of romance scams
COURT
found the right person, but often they

Ask for wire transfers or prethree probation violations, no
end up losing thousands of dollars. On- paid cards. Romance scammers ask
show cause hearings, no bond
hearings, no sentencings, one
COLUMBUS With Valentines line dating works well for many people, their victims to send money using a wire
no-contest hearing, two extra- Day here, Ohio Attorney General Mike but you have to be very careful. Dont transfer service or prepaid cards, besend money to someone cause once money is sent through one of
dition hearings; no 12-point DeWine is warning Ohioans
youve never met in per- these methods, it is very difficult to trace
suspension hearings, no sched- to look for signs that an onson, said Attorney Gen- or recover.
uled jury trials, and no ALS line relationship is actually a
eral Mike DeWine.
Attorney General DeWine offers
hearings. The following infor- scam.
The top three signs of consumers the following tips to protect
mation has been submitted to
Individuals who wont
a romance scam are indi- themselves:
the judge from the probation meet in person, claim to have
viduals who:
Research someone you meet ondepartment for the month.
an emergency need for mon Wont meet in line; dont rely on what that person tells
Number of persons off ey, or request payment using
person. Romance scam- you. Perform Internet searches and conprobation: 18
wire transfers or prepaid
mers often claim to live sider getting a background check.
Total intakes for proba- cards could be con artists in
in the U.S. but say they
Be cautious of individuals who
tion: 16
disguise.
are temporarily located claim it was destiny or fate that brought
Total office visits: 184
Since 2013, the Ohio Atoverseas due to a military you together.
Total home visits: 1
torney Generals Office has
assignment,
business
Talk to friends and family memTotal number of persons received more than 90 comtrip, or personal vacation. bers about any online relationships.
on probation: 271
plaints involving romance or
Mike DeWine
Despite their professed
Dont send money to someone
Total number on intensive sweetheart scams, with an
love for the victim, they youve only met online, even if you have
probation: 62
average reported loss of about $22,000.
developed a relationship with the indiTotal community service The highest reported losses are hun- do not meet the victim in person.
Have an urgent need for mon- vidual.
hours completed: 89
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Be very skeptical of requests for
In-home alcohol units: 7
Con artists typically meet their vic- ey. After a relationship has been estabNumber placed on elec- tims online through dating websites or lished, romance scammers claim to have money sent via wire transfer or prepaid
tronic house arrest: 8
social networking. They communicate a problem requiring the victims help money cards. These are preferred payIntensive outpatient treat- for a few months through email, instant and money. For example, they say that ment methods for scammers.
Consumers who suspect a scam
ment: 3
messaging, or phone calls, and eventu- their wallet was stolen, a family member
Total successfully com- ally ask the victim to send money using has become very sick, or they are stuck should contact the Ohio Attorney Genat customs in a foreign country for not erals Office at 800-282-0515 or www.
pleting EMHA: 1
wire transfers or prepaid money cards.
OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov.
Probation violations filed: Print
Victims
of this announcement
scam think theyve
the following
on all paying
tickets taxes.
and include in all
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the
following
announcement
on
all
tickets
and
include
in
all
advertising
(see example on previous page):
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Ticketholders
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The Allen County Dog Warden has dogs waiting for
adoption.
Controlled distribution of tickets is crucial to monitoring the Each has been vaccinated. They are open from
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to
Tickets available at:
progress
of Friday
the publicity
campaign.
Sponsors
should
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distribution
ofAir
tickets
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crucial
to designate
monitoring
the
noon on Saturday.
Call 419-223-8528.
reintroduced
on
the Veterans
Travel
Times Bulletin
a
single
mail-in
distribution
point,
rather
than
freely
distributing
progress
of
the
publicity
campaign.
Sponsors
should
designate
The Humane Society of Allen County has many pets
Act and the Children of Military Service Members CommemOffice Hours:
banks,
stores,
etc.
Uncontrolled
distribuatickets
single
mail-in
distribution
point,
rather
than
freely waiting
distributing
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Lapelthrough
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our
nations
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people
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take
more
tickets
than
they
to
first shots
and a heartworm test. Call 419-991-1775.
and tickets
their
families.
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previously
introduced
both
pieces
of intend
8am-1pm Fri.
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libraries,
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with
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with all ador greater.
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is
important
to
note
that
eligibility
requirements
vertising.
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sample
on
this
page.)
Patrons
must
be
required
A need
mail-in
coupon
for tickets
should for
bethe
included
withtoall adwould still
to be
met before
being approved
preforward
these
coupons
to
the
sponsor
to
obtain
tickets.
check
program.(See sample on this page.) Patrons must be required to
vertising.
The
Children
of Military
Service
Members
Commemorative
forward
these
coupons
to the
sponsor
to obtain
tickets.
should
submit
a self-addressed,
stamped
enveFriday, March 11, 2011 7:30 P.M.
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military
children
for their contributions
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the
cost
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Civic Auditorium
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Requestors
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submit
a self-addressed,
enveFriday, March
11, 2011
7:30 P.M.
manpower
required
to
fulfill
requests.
Jefferson,
Indiana
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, March
3, 2015 7:30p.m.
lope with their mail-in coupon. This will reduce the cost and
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Monies collected for judgment creditors by garnishment for the month totaled
$21,949.90. The nature of
the offense and the arresting
authority are factors which
affect the distribution of the
fines.
The charging authorities
were:
Traffic cases driving
under the influence (16): State
patrol (4), SHF (2), and SVW
(10).
General traffic (379)
OSP (286), Van Wert Police
(81), Delphos (2), Sheriff
(10), and Village (0).
Criminal charges (70)
City Police (29), Ohio State
Patrol (7), Sheriff (25), Delphos (4), Village (0), DOG
(1), and ODNR (4).
Civil cases (63) regular
money-only complaints (49),
evictions (8), other-BMV
driving privileges (0), and
small claims complaints (6).
Judge Jill Leatherman
signed seven search warrants
during the month.
Traffic/Criminal Activity:
The court had 372 scheduled
arraignments, 190 pre-trials, 15 trials to the court,
four suppression hearings,
four preliminary hearings,
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closes at a
record high
NEW YORK (AP) A
slight gain was enough to push
the stock market to a record
high Friday.
Stocks climbed as a rebound in oil prices pushed
energy stocks higher. A report
showing faster-than-forecast
growth in Europe at the end of
last year also boosted investor
sentiment.
Investors were also picking
over the latest earnings news.
CBS gained after strong advertising revenue boosted its
earnings. V.F. Corporation,
a clothing company whose
brands include Vans, Wrangler and Timberland, jumped
after giving an upbeat outlook
for the year.
Stocks have surged in February, rebounding from a January slump, as recovering oil
prices have boosted energy
stocks. Growing corporate
earnings and the announcement of more stimulus from
the European Central Bank
to boost growth in the region
have also helped turn around
investor sentiment this month.
Stability seems to be coming back, said JJ Kinahan,
chief strategist at TD Ameritrade. Overall, I think the
market is going to go higher
but it may be a case of two
steps forward, one step back.
The Standard & Poors
500 rose 8.51 points, or 0.4
percent, to 2,096.99. That
surpassed the previous record
close of 2,090.57 set Dec. 29.
The Dow Jones industrial
average climbed 46.97 points,
or 0.3 percent, to 18,019.35.
The index is still 35 points
short of its all-time high. The
Nasdaq composite gained
36.22 points, or 0.8 percent, to
4,893.84.
About three-quarters of
the companies in the S&P
500 index have now reported
results for the fourth quarter,
and earnings for the period
are projected to rise by 7.5
percent.
Ukraine ceasefire deadline

provokes bitter
last-gasp battle
STORY OF THE DAY
Oregon governor
resigns
By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned Friday, giving in to mounting pressure to abandon
his office amid suspicions that his live-in fiancee used her
relationship with him to land contracts for her green-energy
consulting business.
The resignation, which was to take effect Wednesday,
cleared the way for the secretary of state to assume Oregons
highest office and become the nations first openly bisexual
governor.
Kitzhaber, the states longest-serving chief executive, insisted he broke no laws.
Nonetheless, I understand that I have become a liability
to the very institutions and policies to which I have dedicated
my career and, indeed, my entire adult life, he said.
The Oregon attorney general, a Democrat like Kitzhaber,
said she planned to continue a criminal investigation of the
governor and his fiance, Cylvia Hayes.
The decision to resign capped a wild week in which
Kitzhaber seemed poised to step down, then changed his
mind, but ultimately bowed to calls from legislative leaders
that he quit.
The announcement was a stunning fall from grace for
a politician who left the governors office in 2003 and then
mounted a comeback in 2010 and returned to his old job.
This is a sad day for Oregon. But I am confident that legislators are ready to come together to move Oregon forward,
said Secretary of State Kate Brown, also a Democrat. Unlike
most states, Oregon does not have a lieutenant governor. The
secretary of state is next in line to succeed the governor.
In addition to the written statement, Kitzhaber released
audio of himself reading from it. At the end, his voice trem-
In this Jan. 12, 2015 file photo, Oregon Gov. John

Kitzhaber kisses his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, after
he is sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term as
governor in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
bled, and he seemed to choke back tears.
His statement was defiant, saying it was troubling that
so many of my former allies had chosen to simply accept
that he had done something wrong, probably referring to other Democrats who did not come to his aid as pressure grew.
I am confident that I have not broken any laws nor taken
any actions that were dishonest or dishonorable in their intent or outcome, he said.
I have always tried to do the right thing, and now the
right thing to do is to step aside, he said.
Kitzhaber called Brown back to Oregon from a conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this week. People close to
Kitzhaber say he asked her to return after deciding to resign but then changed his mind. That led to a Wednesday
meeting between Kitzhaber and Brown that she described
as strange.
By Thursday, the leaders of the state House and Senate
said he had to go.
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine
(AP) Russian-backed separatists mounted a vicious
assault Friday in eastern
Ukraine ahead of a weekend
cease-fire deadline, pummeling a strategic railway hub
with wave upon wave of shelling in a last-minute grab for
territory. At least 26 people
were killed across the region.
The fiercest confrontations focused on the government-held town of Debaltseve,
a key transport center that has
been on the receiving end of
dozens of artillery and rocket salvos in the 24-hour period after the peace deal was
sealed Thursday by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. Associated
Press reporters observed intense shelling Friday along the
highway north of Debaltseve,
which remains the towns only
land link with the rest of government-controlled territory.
The deadline for the warring sides to halt hostilities
is Sunday at one minute after
midnight. Interfax-Ukraine
news agency quoted Petro
Mekhed, Ukraines deputy
defense minister, as saying
that separatist forces had been
tasked with hoisting their flags
over Debaltseve, as well as the
key port city of Mariupol.
Obama calls on Silicon Valley to help thwart cyber attacks

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) Cyberspace is the new Wild West,
President Barack Obama said Friday,
with everyone looking to the government to be the sheriff. But he told the
private sector it must do more to stop
cyber attacks aimed at the U.S. every
day.
Everybody is online, and everybody is vulnerable, Obama said
during a White House cybersecurity
summit at Stanford University, just
miles from Google, Facebook, Intel
and other internet giants.
The business leaders here want
their privacy and their children protected, just like the consumer and privacy advocates here want America to
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and be safe from attacks, he said.
Partnering with the federal government is a hard sell in the Silicon
Valley. The pace of innovation in Californias tech hub outstrips Beltway
bureaucracy, and tech firms chafe
at regulations that could limit their
reach.
Further, disclosures from former intelligence contractor Edward
Snowden exposing sweeping U.S.
government surveillance programs
have angered many. The programs
tapped into data from firms including
Google and Yahoo.
Theres a drastic collective disconnect that I think the administra-
tion is working hard to bridge, said

Amy Zegart, co-director of Stanfords
Center for International Security and
Cooperation, who met with Obama
before his speech.
Obama told more than 1,500 business leaders, students, professors
and reporters that information about
threats must be shared and responded
to quickly. And he signed an executive order aimed at making it easier
for private firms to have access to
classified information about cyber attacks.
He also stressed there would be
oversight to ensure protections for
privacy and civil liberties.
The administration wants Con-
gress to replace the existing patchwork of state laws with a national

standard giving companies 30 days
to notify consumers if their personal
information has been compromised.
The new proposals face significant headwinds, both legislatively
from Congress and cooperatively
from heavyweights in the tech sector, said Ben Desjardins, director
of security solutions at cybersecurity
firm Radware.
Based on the Snowden leaks,
these companies believe theyve already been badly burned by the government, and have very little to gain
by publicly backing the presidents
proposals.
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The suspect in the deaths of
three Muslim college students
in North Carolina had at least
a dozen firearms stashed in
his home, according to search
warrants released Friday as
world leaders decried the
shootings.
Warrants filed in Durham
County Superior Court listed an inventory of weapons
seized by police from the
Chapel Hill condominium
of Craig Stephen Hicks, the
46-year-old charged with
three counts of first-degree
murder.
The warrants list four
handguns recovered from
the home Hicks shared with
his wife, in addition to a pistol the suspect had with him
when he turned himself in
about an hour after the shootings. The warrants also list
two shotguns and six rifles,
in the head. Authorities havent disclosed exactly how the

victims died.
No one in the United
States of America should
ever be targeted because of
who they are, what they look
like, or how they worship,
President Barack Obama said
in Washington.
In New York, spokesman
Stephane Dujarric said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was deeply
moved by thousands thronging Thursdays funeral.
Jordans Embassy in Washington said its ambassador
visited the families Friday.
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Out of Sight
Does anyone remember Chibok, Borno?
How about if we give the hint: Abubakar Shekau?
Still no response?
How about if we remind you that Shekau is the leader of
Boko Haram? That group was the one responsible for kidnapping 276 school girls from Chibok less than a year ago in April
2014.
The collective memory of the American public is very short.
Boko Haram is the Islamic Jihadist group whose name means
Western education is forbidden who put itself on the world
stage in 2010 when the members forced a mass prison break
and then performed a series of attacks including car bombs and
suicide bombings. They have claimed responsibility for killing
more than 5,000 civilians and capturing more than 500 men,
women, and children. More than 1.5 million refugees have fled
from northeast Nigeria in order to escape the area controlled
by the group.
In the days after the kidnappings of the girls, newspapers,
airwaves, and the Internet was filled with outrage over the
event. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the
actions. UNICEF and Nigerian leaders also spoke out against
the abductions. Actors and actresses in the U.S. appeared in
front of the cameras, demanding a response. Foreign governments like the U.S., Great Britain, and China offered specialists and satellite information to help find the girls.
But then, by the summer, the noise died down. It was hard
to find a Boko Haram story on television or in print. The actors
and actresses moved on to the next cause.
But the 276 girls were still captives.
On October 12, the volume turned up for a few seconds
when four of the girls escaped, walking through the jungle for
three weeks to find help. Once rescued, they reported being
raped daily in a camp in Cameroon. They also reported the remaining girls were being sold as brides to Boko Haram soldiers
for the going rate of 2,000 Nigerian dollars.
That is about $12.50 in American money.
But the noise died down again. College football took over
U.S. awareness along with the mid-term elections and the
change of political power.
But the now 272 girls - if all of them remained alive - were
still captives.
And therein lies one of the major flaws with America today:
We have the attention span it takes to flip the television channel
from American Idol to Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
Important items that should grab hold of our thoughts and
squeeze them until there is a resolution tend to slip through our
fingers, forgotten memories floating away on the breeze.
But why bring this up today?
Because in the last 24 hours, items that may have fallen off
the radar resurfaced again. In Iraq, a squad of eight ISIS soldiers (You remember them, right?) attacked a training facility in Iraq where U.S. soldiers are training Iraqi troops. All
eight were killed before making it closer than 100 yards to the
Americans but analysts believe the attackers were only a suicide squad, sent in to see how the U.S. forces would react so
they can plan a real attack accordingly.
Also this week, it was reported Al Qaeda militia (Surely
you have not lost track of that group) attacked a prison in Yemen and freed six captives. Weeks of political strife and attacks
from rebels gave Al Qaeda the chance they needed to pull off
the escape. Now more than a dozen countries have announced
they are closing their Yemen embassies because the country is
falling into chaos.
Thats what happens when Americans are much more interested in why Brian Williams lied about his time in combat
zones, if a Supreme Court Justice was drunk at the State of the
Union speech, or if Fifty Shades of Grey will dominate the
box office - the country loses track of the important things.
And by the way, the girls from the Chibok school are still
captives.
THUMBS UP / DOWN
Thumbs up
to Josh Font,
an
employee
who works for
Ayers Mechanical. He was sent to my house
for a bad water leak. He was
polite, helpful, and explained
what he was doing. Its good
to have good workers around
when bad things happen,
Ayers. Hes a keeper.
Wyn Wilson
Van Wert
The
Niswonger
Performing
Arts
Center Speaker
Series has been
great with the National Geographic photographers journalists Joel Sartore in 2014
and Paul Nicklen in 2015.
These two men captured
pictures of the world which
nobody else could. What a talent to share their experiences.
Amazing! I was impressed
with their bravery in the wild
to obtain the unusual beauty
of animals, people, places and
environmental concerns.
The world is changing

quickly. We need to save the
earth and its inhabitants.
Susan Gates
Van Wert
What a delicious Friday
evening, Feb. 6
on the Downtown Van Wert
Chocolate
Walk. I became more aware
of different businesses that I
can patronize.
The rich flavor warmed
my heart with the variety of
sweet treats. The hot chocolate with its various toppings
helped sooth my winter blues.
Then the Dutch chocolate
wine from Holland was fantastic to my taste buds. What
a special treat! I enjoyed the
horse-drawn wagon ride too.
Thank you all for a wonderful experience. Your creative minds make the city and
residents a happier place to
live.
Susan Gates
Van Wert
The First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
$564 million would change me

Winning tickets were sold
in Texas, North Carolina and
Puerto Rico for the $564.1
million Powerball jackpot.
No, I dont have another residence in these states or territory so it wasnt me.
I hope the winners dont
come forward to claim their
payoff and say something silly like, This wont change
me.
I snicker when people say
that. What a bunch of hooey! How can their lives not
change? Even if its just the
fact that they can pay off their
bills and help their families.
That would change me in a
tremendous way. What a relief.
Who hasnt spent time
daydreaming about winning
the lottery and what could be
done with the spoils? Vacations to exotic places, closets
full of new clothes and accessories and second and third
homes come to mind.
When I dream about a

smaller windfall (I dont want
to be greedy) I envision concrete driveways and a small
patio out back for the grill
and a table and chairs. Maybe the whole back yard would
end up covered in concrete.
No one here is big fan of
mowing or yard work.
My furry companion
would be in doggie heaven to
have the back yard fenced in
so he could roam at will instead of always straining the
tie-out to the max or waiting
for someone to pick up the
leash.
What a huge relief it
would be to have my house
paid off and improvements
implemented to my specifications instead of my pocketbook. Weve all been there.
Something needs fixed and
the expert gives you two options one more expensive
and probably more efficient
or the less costly. We take
the less-costly option because

its what we can afford at the
time and then we limp along
until the next time. And
theres always a next time.
The paneling that graces my home would give way
to something else, anything
else. (Sorry, Dad. I know it
was quite fashionable when
you and Uncle John held
your little paneling fest in the
1970s.)
New carpeting or perhaps
hardwood and the entire
house needs to be re-insulated before we put on that new
siding.
My family would also
benefit. I would pay off their
mortgages and bills, also, and
they would lack for nothing.
Weve all heard the stories
of lottery winners who are
broke five years later. Not going to happen to me. I already
have picked several financial
advisors in my mind. I would
set up accounts and just use
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the interest, preserving the

original balance.
I also have a plan for all
those new friends and longlost relatives that would come
flowing out of the woodwork.
I would have a special fund
with an administrator. He/she
would have a list of criteria
for granting funds and if they
are met, they would receive
what they are requesting. If
not, sorry buster.
I dont really have a long
wish list of material things.
I have very simple needs. At
the end of the day, I just want
to be happy.
Whew! Glad I got that all
planned out. Im now ready to
win the lottery. Bring it on.
And yes, I play.
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What about Valentines Day?

There is a definite lovehate relationship with Valentines Day. Some people love
the holiday and the so-called
romance that surrounds it.
Others hate that it seems to
equate romance with a Whitmans Sampler and a dozen
high-priced roses. Me? Well
I can see both sides, to a
point.
Celebrating romance is
wonderful. However, according to Roman Catholic sources, the holiday marks the moment when an angel handed
the palm of martyrdom to a
Roman priest in the Third
Century. Doesnt sound too
romantic, huh? Its not. It has
taken on some baggage about
the author Chaucer describing the mating of birds on
February 14.
Now of course in these
days, its become a celebration of love and hearts and
some guy named Cupid.
Certainly our celebrations
of love and romance are not

the original intent, but lets
take it at face value. Its a day
when couples celebrate the
glories of couple-dom and
how they belong together like
chocolates in a heart-shaped
box. A few other couples celebrate meeting and enjoying
one another.
On the other side of the
coin are people who not only
dislike Valentines Day, but
are outright hostile toward
it being waved in their faces.
In this camp are those who
would love a relationship
but are not in one, as well
as those who are in a failing
relationship. To be honest,
Ive also talked to Valentines-haters who see the day
as a call for a relationship
commitment, even when one
party doesnt want to make
such a commitment.
Oh, those people are
plentiful. Someone told me
this week that February 11
three days before Valentines Day is the day that

more couples break up than
any other. I assume that gets
someone out of buying an expensive gift as well.
There are also Valentines-haters who arent
looking for relationship or
romance, and they see Valentines Day as someones attempt to force them into that
way of thinking. And surely
a few see in it a celebration to
flaunt their relationship and
belittle the single folks.
But I think the biggest haters are those who believe the
holiday is a big promotion
of candy, flowers, perfume,
and underwear. And its hard
to argue with those people.
Ask restaurant owners
about their biggest days of
the year. For clarity, Im
talking about restaurants
without a drive-thru window,
OK? The top days are Mothers Day and Valentines Day.
My
Two
CenTs
By
ed Gebert
Walk into a jewelry store in
February. I dare you. Listen
to what the clerks are talking
about. Visit a flower shop. Hit
the drug store candy aisle.
Is anyone celebrating a
priest from 1,700 years ago
who got his head cut off?
Youd have a better chance
of having a discussion about
a gang shooting in Chicago
between Bugsy Morans gang
and Al Capones gang.
Look, Valentines Day
is much like what the world
celebrates as Christmas: be a
good boy and Santa, er Cupid, will bring you a present
from someone who loves
you.
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YOUR OPINIONS
City salaried workers
should give more
To the editor,
I would like to address the article
from two weeks ago on the city removing the furlough. I dont disagree with
the furlough being lifted, if Delphos can
afford it. In the article, Mayor Gallmeier
stated he feels that salaried employees
should not be expected to work more
than 45 hours a week without extra compensation. I know of several places that
the salaried employees are expected to
work at least 50 hours a week and are
not compensated. I am not sure where
Gallmeier has ever worked that they did
get paid for more hours.
I also worked on salary for a number
of years, worked more than 40 hours
and did not make anything for the hours
worked over, which I was expected to
work 50 hours. That is just good business sense to save money. Why should
city employees be treated any differently?
If a person truly cares about their
job, they will do what has to be done to
perform to the best of their ability, re-
gardless if they are being compensated

for the hours worked over 40. They are
still being paid.
We put too much emphasis on money
and no one is looking at the big picture.
If we continue to pay money that Delphos does not have, we will continue to
lose. Weve already lost our dispatchers,
which was a benefit to our town. We currently do not have the police force on the
streets we used to.
It seems to me that money is the issue and everyone wants more. Plenty of
people work on a salary and work a lot of
hours and it doesnt matter the amount of
compensation they receive.
There are answers but everyone needs
to drop the what I want and think of
the city.
Sincerely,
Shay Buettner
Delphos
Delphos resident
defends Amish
To the editor,
Shame on you, Todd Wolfrum, for
running down the Amish for buying
land in Van Wert county. The Amish are

human beings trying to make a living not to be treated as a mega dairy farm or
pig farm moving in down the road. Sure,
running over a patch of horse manure on
the road can be disgusting but not nearly as environmentally unhealthy as your
car spitting out fumes every time you
travel down the road many times a day.
As a frequent visitor to the largest
Amish settlement in the world - Holmes
County, Ohio - this religious group has
many things to offer to us non-Amish
citizens such as baked goods, great
meals, baskets, produce and quality furniture.
In this day of political correctness if someone knocks another human for
their religious belief - they are fired or
quickly sued. The Amish are forgiving
people and will certainly overlook narrow-minded opinion.
For your next column, how about an
apology or better yet have your neighbors write what they think of your beliefs and housing.
Larry Heiing
Delphos
LETTERS/6
OpInIOns
Return of the states

Article V of the United
States Constitution: The
Congress, whenever two
thirds of both houses shall
deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this
Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures
of two thirds of the several
states, shall call a convention
for proposing amendments,
which, in either case, shall be
valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the
legislatures of three fourths
of the several states, or by
conventions in three fourths
thereof . ..
The federal government is
never going to solve its debt
problem. It doesnt even intend to. The hard-fought-for
sequester that took effect in
2013 cut federal spending in
that year by $85.3 billion. In
that same year, the government still ran a $680 billion
deficit. In 2014, we went another $483 billion into debt.
In two years of alleged austerity, we accumulated a trillion dollars of new debt. Welcome to the new normal.
When it was signed into
law in 2011, the argument
against the sequester was
that we didnt want to make
spending cuts in a weak economy. Last week, President
Obama suggested we should
ease the sequester in the coming year as, with the economy
picking up, there is no need
for such austerity. Congressional Republicans talk a lot
about the need for spending
cuts except those that would
affect their own districts.
Round and round we go.
Fortunately,
despite
their fetish for knickers,
our Founding Fathers were
wise men. Dont try to make
their intent a point in a political conversation anymore,
though. Were far beyond that
in our national dialogue. The
people who dont agree with
what the Founders meant also
dont care what they meant,
and the silent disinterested
majority wince at a James
Madison reference. In the
Constitution, however, all
such people were foreseen,
and that was the real wisdom.
Our Constitution serves
two main purposes: First to
create a federal government
and second to limit that federal government. At the time,
the States, meaning the people and their local govern-
ments, were concerned about

maintaining their own autonomy. The Tenth Amendment,
leaving the States all powers
not explicitly granted to the
federal government, wasnt
a throw-in to make the Bill
of Rights a nice round number. It was a demand without
which the States, meaning
the people, would not have
consented to a federal government.
But the Tenth Amendment
can be overridden by activist
federal courts. That last sentence pretty much sums up
the last 60 years of Supreme
Court jurisprudence.
Article V is the final line
of defense against what has
happened and is happening.
It allows the States, through
their own legislatures, to
call a national convention to
amend the Constitution. If
former Ohio Rep. Matt Huffman of Lima and his allies
in our states government are
successful, an Article V convention is on its way.
Huffman, who is now back
in his private law practice after serving his allotted terms
in the Ohio House, sponsored
a successful initiative while
in office for the Ohio General
Assembly to call for a constitutional convention. The purpose behind the convention
would be to pass a Balanced
Budget Amendment to the
Constitution. Despite being
term-limited off the Columbus scene for now, Huffman
is still a lead sponsor of the
project.
That initiative now has the
support of 24 states. Twothirds of the States, or 34,
must call for a convention for
it to be held. Ohios Governor
John Kasich could be found
in recent weeks touring some
western states trying to drum
up support. Once called, a
convention can propose an
amendment to the constitution and present it to all the
states. If three-fourths, or 38
states, approve the amendment through their legislatures, then the Constitution is
amended.
Although a convention of
the states has never amended
the constitution, Huffman is
quick to point out that several
times in the past, when momentum for a convention has
gathered, Congress has been
forced to take some initiative
itself and get legislation accomplished. The income tax,
citizen WolfruM
By
Todd D.
Wolfrum
Paying for our

addiction to drugs
With health-care systems looking to control soaring costs, many Big Pharma companies are bulking up their drug portfolios with
acquisitions of smaller competitors.
Just a few weeks ago, Pfizer Inc. announced
plans to acquire rival Hospira Inc. in a $16 billion deal and AstraZeneca PLC said it would
spend an initial $600 million to buy a respiratory-drug business from Actavis PLC.
There is an emerging market for lower-priced knockoff biotech drugs. The big
drug companies are taking a page from the
playbook of generic makers and developing
copycat versions of promising biotech drugs.
These biotech-drug knockoffs are called
biosimilars, or biologics, and can cost 20 percent to 30 percent less than the higher-priced
originals. This is important because health
plans and government programs are being
pushed to rein in spiraling health-care costs.
Industry watchers say, in the next five
years the global market for these complicated-to-make biotech drugs could soar from a
few billion dollars to as much as $20 billion.
Its critical the industry get costs under
control because the Medicare drug benefit
costs taxpayers $353 billion for 2006-2013,
according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The Health and Human Services Dept. is
already a $1.1 trillion bureaucracy, according to the Wall Street Journal. As 8,000 baby-boomers turn 65 each day (and 10,000
seniors retire each day), and with American
seniors living longer, that figure is sure to
grow substantially.
Adding to the growing crisis, drug companies are churning out a new wave of brandnamed specialty drugs and medications to
treat hepatitis-C, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and infections during chemotherapy.
Recently on CNBC, news anchors interviewed an executive of Express Scripts. They
were discussing the battle to control the soaring costs of prescription drugs. Big Pharma
is working night and day to offer a pipeline
of drug solutions to many real and imagined
medical issues.
We all know friends and relatives who are
taking from 5 to 20 medications every day. We
are captive to this drug cultureand it is contributing to our runaway cost of health care.
Some people pay the toll themselves, others
may get all or part of the cost paid by insurance and others rely on government programs
to cover the costs. This comes at an enormous
cost to premium payers and taxpayers.
Drug therapies can cost as little as pennies
per pill to $3,000 per monthly injection. In
this industry, increasing the number of consumers doesnt reduce the costs.
PeoPle
Make the
difference
By
K e e p
Byron
this in mind
McNutt
when
you
hear about
the next multi-billion dollar drug company acquisition or merger. It may be good news for
shareholders but it is not always good news for
those paying for the drugs, or the insurance
drug benefit policies.
A drug company develops a drug therapy
that seems to treat a common medical condition. It becomes a blockbuster. It costs the
company 50 cents to produce each pill and it is
sold to the public via a prescription at a price
of $3 per pill.
A big pharmaceutical company that needs
a new cash-cow revenue generator steps in and
buys the company for $10 billion. They can
then use their marketing muscle to double or
triple the sales.
Heres where the public gets hurt. In order
to recover the $10 billion investment, the new
owner raises the retail price of the drug from
$3 per pill to $15 per pill. It still costs just 50
cents to produce.
Those without insurance coverage may no
longer be able to afford the pills. Those with
insurance drug benefits can still get the pills,
but must pay higher premiums, co-pays or deductibles. Those with government-subsidized
health insurance can still get the pills because
taxpayers foot the bill.
*******
A famous sports writer once compiled
what he called the ten commandments of
a good sport. It was written prior to 1942. It
appeared in Good Reading and was published
in the 1976 edition of the Farmers Almanac.
At the same time he pointed out that they
can apply to any and every sort of contest in
which human beings take part. They still hold
many truths and can enable us to be good
sports. The ten commandments are:
1. Thou shall not quit.
2. Thou shall not alibi.
3. Thou shall not gloat over winning.
4. Thou shall not sulk over losing.
5. Thou shall not take unfair advantage.
6. Thou shall not ask odds thou art unwilling to give.
7. Thou shall always be willing to give
thine opponent the advantage of the shade.
8. Thou shall not underestimate an opponent, or overestimate thyself.
9, Remember that the game is the thing,
and he who thinks otherwise is no true sportsman.
10. Honor the game thou playeth, for he
who playeth the game straight and hard, wins
even when he loses.
the repeal of prohibition, and

the direct election of Senators all were constitutional
amendments that resulted
in part by pressure from the
possibility of an Article V
convention.
States rights have hovered
on the backburner of political debate for the last few
decades. The doctrine took
a moral shellacking when
it was used to defend first
slavery, and then Jim Crow.
Everything good about state
government and local control
got thrown aside based on
laws that intended to fix only
these problems.
Now, the federal government is involved in most decisions in our lives, including
how our children are educated
and where we get health care.
The only reason it doesnt
make every decision for us is
that it hasnt found a way to
yet, but its looking. States,
save California, have never
made such presumptions.
The federal government
is crippling its population for
the following century with
debt. The numbers are too big
to seem real, which is kind
of how they are successfully ignored in Washington.
If we always had a balanced
budget and suddenly came
up a half trillion short one
year, it would be a scandal. In
your personal life, if you get
a bill for a thousand dollars
its painful because you can
eventually pay it. If you get a
bill for a million dollars, its a
joke because you cant.
Critics worry that such a
convention could roll out of
control in amending our fundamental document. With the
requirement of the approval
of three-quarters of States
compared to the two-thirds
of Congress, its hard to see
how such shenanigans could
develop.
As the idea gains steam,
youll begin to hear criticism.
Listen carefully. You will find
the echoes of Washington
politicians and lobbyists, both
(From page 6)
tines by putting one in each Just try having your child
of whom only want the game
Valentines Day was best box. At the end of Valentine hand out Barney valentines
to stay the same. If anyone
saves us from these people, it when we always sent the distribution, we would open next time and listen to the
purchased cards that we got our Valentines box, pull out howls of protest. Ive at least
will be the States.
in boxes of 24. They usually the little candy pieces and got a Spiderman valentine
had something like pictures look to see how many good picked out for my wife. Hope
of Scooby-Doo or some other shows we got valentines of.
I dont get one back of the
cartoon on them with words
If you received one with a Disney Babies.
like Be my ghoul, Valen- character from a cartoon for
May your Valentines Day
counts. Look for suspicious tine printed on them. Wed babies, youd know that you bring you nothing but superactivity, and if you find any, each have a decorated shoe- just got that so somebody heroes. Thats certainly better
notify your bank or your box with a hole in the lid, and would give one to everyone. than cards of mating birds.
credit or debit card provider we would pass out the valen- I think that rule still applies.
immediately.
Place an initial fraud alert
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one of the three major credit
reporting agencies Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion
Earlier last week, St Marys Catholic
to place an initial fraud alert.
School had pictures about accomplishments
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(From page 6)
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To the editor,
Honor Society pictures appeared. And yes,
block unauthorized attempts
Last Thursday, when I looked at the front Wayne Trace, Spencerville, and Parkway are
to open credit in your name. page of the Times Bulletin and saw the picture included also.
Check your credit report. of the county spelling bee winners in center
So whats all this got to do with the price
Go to www.annualcredit- page I thought, what a breath of fresh air to of rice in China? Just this - I want to take my
report.com youre entitled see this picture where we are accustomed to
hat off and say a big thank you to a newspaper
to one free credit report per seeing court news of lawbreakers, drug adthat gives as much space to youth activities as
year from each of the three dicts and alcoholics.
the Times Bulletin does.
major credit reporting agenThen the next day, again on the front page
Of course, athletics get their fair share,
cies. You can request all
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you to reveal your personal their God, Flag and Country oratory contest. I forgetting, there in the paper.
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theyre filing fraudulent state
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Most victims arent aware
that false returns have been
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Ohio Department of Taxation
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suspicious returns that cumulatively claimed over $250
million worth of invalid refunds. Thats a substantial increase over the nearly 10,000
questionable returns the Department received in 2013
that sought some $8 million
in refunds.
In my office, identity theft
joined our top ten consumer
By Ohio
Attorney
General
Mike
DeWine
complaints for the first time

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U.S.S. Maine explosion and sinking triggers Spanish-American War

BY KIRK DOUGAL
DHI Media Group Publisher
kdougal@timesbulletin.com
The mystery still lingers today,
despite the consequences of the
event causing two nations to go to
war.
The U.S.S. Maine was an American battleship. Her keel was laid
in 1888, however, so she was considered a pre-dreadnought fighting
ship with some peculiarities in her
design.
Both the Maine and her sister
ship, the U.S.S. Texas, had their
guns mounted to project off to either side. The Maines forward
turret was set off to the starboard
while the aft turret was set to port.
On the Texas, the configuration
was just the opposite. Although
they were modeled after a Brazilian battleship design, the sailors
quickly learned that because of the
placement of the gun mounts, they
were severely limited at delivering broadside rounds. The Maine
spent most of her military career
patrolling the waters off the east
coast of America and down into the
Caribbean.
In January of 1898, the Maine
was sent to Havana, Cuba, to protect
U.S interests in the area from Spain,
who still claimed the island as her
own. On February 15, as the dark
night rolled in over the water, the
quiet was shattered with a thundering explosion. More than five tons of
charges exploded on the ship, lighting up the night and sending the
remaining bits of the Maine to the
bottom of the sea. With most of the
crew asleep, 274 men lost their lives
in the tragedy. Only 89 sailors, including 18 officers who were spared
at a higher survival rate because
they berthed aft, lived through the
explosion.
Ordered by President McKinley, initially a U.S. Naval Court
From the
Archives
By
Kirk Dougal
Battleship Maine Blown up

in the Harbor at Havana
Frightful Loss of Life - Ship a Total Wreck
emember the
Maine, to hell with
Spain!
- Battle cry of U.S. troops in the
Spanish-American War
of Inquiry determined a mine had
caused the explosion. But that deduction has been questioned many
times over the years by military
historians. With tempers already
boiling hot between the U.S. and
Spain, many in America pointed a
finger at the country and said Spain
must have been responsible for the
deaths. Those who were already
looking for a war used the Maine
as an excuse to demand a fight.
But no documentation has ever
surfaced showing Spain directly
ordered a mine to be planted. One
theory says Cuban rebels who desperately wanted the Americans
military aid planted the mine and
made the tragedy look like Spain
was responsible. Some witnesses to
the event said there were actually
two explosions. That is very possible since the mine would have triggered the powder magazines. Later,
divers also found the bottom steel
plates of the Maine were bent inward from a blast, not outward like
a person would expect from an internal explosion.
Claimed That a Spanish Torpedo did the Terrible Work

Public Funeral of the Victims - Official Investigation Started
The two appalling explosions which destroyed
the battleship Maine in Havana harbor on Tuesday
night are totally unexplained. Theories, ranging all
the way from the use of assassins torpedoes to some
internal accident aboard the ship, are advanced to
explain the disaster. One of these, which seems most
plausible, is the supposition that a live electric wire
fired the dreadful explosives in the Maines powder
magazine.
A more terrific explosion, in a large quantity of
gun cotton on board. was averted by sailors, who
flooded this ammunition, but lost their lives doing so.
Prompt inquiry by a naval board, with divers to
see whether the first explosion came from within or
without the ship, will be instituted at Havana.
The loss of life now reaches 254 souls. The money
Others theorize a coal bunker

blew up and still other conspiracy gurus believe the U.S sank her
themselves in order to have the justification to attack Spain in Cuba.
Regardless of what caused the
explosion, the consequences were
easy enough to see. War hawks
pressured McKinley to declare
war against Spain because of the
mine, and others called for action
to help the rebels who wanted freedom. One such person in the government clamoring for the U.S. to
damage is six million dollars, the original cost of the

Maine being $2,580,000.
A public funeral for all the dead recovered was
held yesterday at Havana.
Navy department at Washington discredit the theory that an enemy blew up the battleship, but according to late reports a torpedo did the terrible work.
Officers mostly escaped on account of their quarters being to the rear of the point of explosion. The
seamen were in front where it took place, hence the
dreadful loss.
Reported this morning that Consul General
Fitzugh Lee at Havana was assassinated last night.
This is not generally credited as true but if it proves
a fact and the blame attaches to Spain, nothing can
prevent war.
go to war was a near-sighted Assistant Secretary of the Navy with

a fiery temper named Theodore
Roosevelt. Teddy, as his friends
knew him, resigned from the Naval
Department and gathered together
a motley crew of volunteers from
cowboys to Ivy League graduates,
forming the First U.S. Volunteer
Cavalry Regiment. Others who
joined to fight used the slogan at
the beginning of this article to rally
the troops to victory.
After the liberation of Cuba
On the Banks of Yesteryear ...
from Spain, the new government

and the people built a monument
to the Maines dead, thanking them
for giving their lives to help secure
their freedom. After Fidel Castro took control of the country, the
sign at the memorial was changed,
claiming the Americans died because U.S. greed led them to try to
take over Cuba.
Here now is the February 18,
1898, Van Wert Times article detailing the explosion aboard the
US.S. Maine three days earlier.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS

25, 50, and 75 Years Ago
BY DhI meDIA sTAFF
info@timesbulletin.com
25 Years Ago
This week in 1990, a huge winter storm played havoc with
Van Wert and more than half of the country. Freezing rain
and wind knocked down power lines locally while a blizzard
snowed in all of Minnesota and 10 inches of snow was reported
in Chicago in a two-hour period.
The Crestview school board passed a resolution to place a
bond issue on the May ballot. The funding would be used to
build a new school. If agreed to in time, the state would match
more than $6.5 million dollars of the cost. Just under 12 acres
had been purchased next to the existing school for the new
structure.
Members of the National Honor Society, Future Farmers of
America, St. Johns High School Future Teachers of America of Jefferson and St. Johns High School and club advisors
conducted the door-to-door campaign for the American Heart
Association. Participating in the campaign Feb. 17 and 18 were
Stacie Mcwhinney, secretary of Jefferson Honor Society; Missy Keister, president of St. Johns Honor Society; Jodi Best,
treasurer of Jefferson Honor Society; Andy Fischer, president
of FTA; and Jan Odenweller, Delphos community chairperson
for the American Heart Association.
The radio pictured here is a 1930s model from the recently closed Beckmanns Store in Delphos. At
the local level, a Delphos Herald ad from 1930 shows an Everett Davis, 634 E. Fourth St. sold Philco
radios. (Submitted photos)
Golden age of radio

BY The DeLphOs CAnAL
COmmIssIOn
info@timesbulletin.com
When the first commercial radio
broadcast was transmitted on Nov. 2,
1920, it was a magical feat to the few
people who owned radios and heard
the broadcast. How could sound travel
through the air to a location so many
miles away? But the novelty quickly
caught on and by 1930, 60 percent of
American families had radios.
American culture was forever
changed as the radio became the central piece of furniture in the living
room and families began to gather
around the radio for night-time entertainment. At the same time, radios became more attractive pieces that would
fit in nicely with the living room furniture. By the end of the 1930s, which
was also the time period of the Great

Depression, very few homes were
without a radio.
From that first broadcast, which was
the election results of the Harding-Cox
presidential race, radio shows expanded to include soap operas, comedies,
childrens shows, detective shows and
westerns. One of the more popular
shows was Amos n Andy, which centered around two African-American
characters and their antics. Jack Benny and Fred Allen, both comedians,
became household names as they provided light-hearted entertainment in an
era that needed a break from the daily
grind. Shows like the Lone Ranger and
the Shadow provided heroes, as the
good guy always came out on top.
The radio provided a way to communicate like never before. Franklin
Roosevelts fireside chats helped the
population feel closer to their president

than ever. News events such as the 1937
crash of the Hindenburg were reported
as they happened. Advertisers took advantage of the new media to spread the
word about their products, becoming
sponsors of certain shows.
At the local level, Delphos Herald
ads in 1930 shows an Everett Davis,
634 E. 4th Street sold Philco radios,
while Charles J. Best, 413 E. Fourth
St., sold the Westinghouse brand. The
Herald also listed the prime-time
programs each day.
The radio pictured here is a 1930s
model from the recently closed Beckmanns store. A former employee there
remembers listening to this radio
while working. It has been refinished
by volunteer Louis Kaverman and the
museum is now looking for someone
to get it working. Any volnteers?
50 Years Ago
This week in 1965, Ohio Gov. James Rhodes was set to unveil his $4 billion budget to state residents. What made the announcement historic was the fact he would do so on television
for the first time in state history.
Chrysler Amplex officials made the cold trek to Van Wert
to inspect the ongoing construction on the new facility on Kear
Road. The start of the furnace building and placement took
place during the visit. Supervisor of Construction L.T. Toulouse said he had never received more cooperation than with
the local contractors and the city on any other project.
Karen Louise Wieging, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond
C. Wieging of Fort Jennings, was nominated for and accepted
to Whos Who Among American Universities and Colleges.
Wieging was a graduating senior at Mary Manse College where
she majored in social studies and minoring in both elementary
education and physical education. She was a 1961 graduate of
Fort Jennings High School.
75 Years Ago
This week in 1940, war analysts claimed that if the European war had proved nothing else, sea power was now helpless
without air protection due to the accuracy of new weapons.
Germany continued to make advances using their 2 to 1 advantage in modern warplanes.
Almost a quarter of a million dollars would be needed to
complete the six mile of Lincoln Highway at the Delphos city
line to the already finished new concrete highway at Middle
Point. The cost for U.S. Route 30 was driven up by the need for
two new bridges and the 22-foot width of the highway.
One of the largest crowds in St. Johns history saw the Blue
and Gold basketball quintet hand a double defeat to the strong
Ottoville forces. St. Johns varsity, obtained a lead and held it
throughout winning by the score of 36 to 24. The Best Evers
evened matters up with the Ottoville Reserves by taking them
into camp in an overtime game, 23 to 21.
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Spencerville defense stymies Smith, Wildcats

By JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
Jeffersons Trey Smith (24) is hounded by a pair of

Spencerville defenders, including Bailey Croft (33),
during Friday nights Northwest Conference rivalry
game. The Bearcats claimed a 52-41 win. (Kajon
Graphics)
SPENCERVILLE The Spencerville man-to-man defense stymied Jefferson junior star Trey Smith, holding
him a dozen points below his season
average, as the Bearcats grabbed a hardfought 52-41 victory over their rivals
from Delphos at the New Walk-In
Closet in Spencerville.
Its hard to watch game to game as
far as how the game is played today. Its
a battle, especially for the skill player,
a frustrated Jefferson coach Marc Smith
explained. Spencerville is especially
tough to play here and give them credit, they werent going to let us win this
game.
The 6-3 Damien Corso had the primary responsibility defending the 6-5
Smith, but got plenty of help, and held
him to four field goals.
You arent going to defend Smith
with one guy. Its a team effort and we
did a great job in that tonight, Spencerville head coach Kevin Sensabaugh
said. I thought we also did well with
Jacob (Meyer) and Zach (Goecke) on
Jace (Stockwell). We needed it because
we were tight offensively. Our guys felt
it was a big game and played that way.
The game came down to better shooting. Each team had 11 turnovers, 23
boards, 15 fouls and 18 foul shots, with
Spencerville downing 13 (72.2 percent)
and Delphos 11 (61.1 percent). They also
matched 36 shots from the field: Jefferson hit 12 (6-of-13 long range) for 33.3
percent and Spencerville 18 (3-of-12
3-pointers) for 50 percent.
Jeffersons Josh Teman started the
scoring with a 3-pointer at 7:11 and
Goecke countered at 6:42. After Meyer
hit a free throw for the Bearcats (12-4,
6-1), Teman repeated his bomb at the
6-minute mark to give Delphos its last
lead, as well as its last field goal of the
period.
Dakota Prichard hit a basket shortly
after, followed by a pair of inside baskets
by Bailey Croft that gave the Bearcats
the lead for good. The Bearcats downed
8-of-12 shots in the quarter against the
varying Delphos half-court defense, as
they built a 16-6 edge on a transition
drive by Goecke. Stockwell hit the 2ndof-2 singles at 52.4 seconds to break the
Delphos drought, but the hosts grabbed
an 18-7 edge on a layup with 7.1 seconds
showing.
Jeffersons defense began to get a
better handle on the high-flying Bearcat attack the second period. Also,
Smith started to get rolling, putting in
Lincolnview rolls to conference win at Ada

By CORT REyNOLDS
DHI Media Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com
ADA Visiting Lincolnview
raced to a 15-5 lead and never trailed
as the Lancers convincingly beat
Ada, 60-43, in Northwest Conference
boys basketball action Friday night.
The Lancers improved to 12-8
overall and 2-4 in the NWC with
the win. Ada fell to 8-10 and 3-3 in
league play.
Lincolnview, which had lost five
consecutive Friday night contests,
shook off that alarming trend with a
strong start and never was seriously
threatened.
Weve struggled on Fridays, so
it was important to get off to a good
start, which we did, said Lancer head
coach Brett Hammons. We knew we
had to come out ready to play.
The slow-starting Bulldogs scored
just five points in the first period for
the third straight game, a trend not
lost on their head coach.
We came out not ready to play,
said 13th-year Ada coach Chris
Sautter of their early-game struggles.
We were flat and apathetic at the
start. We had no energy. We didnt do
anything well.
Junior post Chandler Adams
scored 10 of his 18 points in the first
period to lead the Lancers to the 15-5
advantage. Chandler had a great
start, noted Hammons.
The first half was one of runs, with
Lincolnview earning most of them.
Their initial spurt of 11-2 staked
the visitors to a 13-4 bulge as Adams tallied three interior baskets. His
jump hook with two seconds left extended the lead to 10 after one period.
A 3-point goal by Justis Dowdy
followed by a double-pump bank
shot by Troy Thompson capped a 7-0

Lancer splurge that padded the lead
to 20-5.
Ada then responded quickly with an 8-0 flurry of its
own. Brayden Sautter converted a driving 3-point play, and
then Blake Willeke splashed a
left corner trifecta. A 15-footer off the right baseline by
Coleton Lee got the Bulldogs
within 20-13 with three minutes to go in the half.
Lincolnview came right
back with seven unanswered
points in just 44 seconds.
Derek Youtsey canned consecutive field goals, followed
by a right wing Dowdy triple, to rebuild the lead to 27-13.
Justis did a good job defensively
for us and hit some big shots outside,
noted Hammons.
The teams traded buckets until
Ada missed a corner triple late in the
half, and Lincolnview took advantage. Hayden Ludwig sprinted downcourt and banked in a layup at the
buzzer for a 33-17 cushion heading to
intermission.
I wasnt upset about the shot, but
I was upset that we didnt get back or
take a charge at the other end, noted
Sautter.
Ada inched within 12 points at two
different junctures in the third quarter, but the Lancers responded each
time to keep the Bulldogs at bay. Adams canned a stickback on the fourth
Lancer offensive rebound in one possession, and later sank a 19-footer
from out top.
We knew that we had an advantage
in size and length inside, noted Hammons, whose team clubbed the smaller
Bulldogs on the offensive boards.
After a right wing trey by Willeke
cut the Ada deficit to 41-29, Josh Leiter sank a left wing trey with 17 seconds left in the period to give
the Lancers a 44-29 bulge.
Dowdy muscled his way
inside to a pair of baskets
early in the fourth quarter,
and Adams added a deuce
for a 50-34 lead with 6:22 remaining. Trevor Neate then
canned a transition banker
and two foul shots, sandwiched around a short Adams
flip shot. The Bulldogs never
got closer than 14 points in
the final period and trailed by
as many as 20 before losing
by 17.
Dowdy contributed 13 points for
the Lancers in support of Adams.
Youtsey added eight while Ludwig
scored seven and sparked the team
with solid passing.
We did a good job of looking opposite and passing against their sagging defense, said Hammons.
Willeke paced Ada with 17 points
while senior Grant McBride added 11.
The Lancers sank nine of 11 at the
charity stripe (82 percent) while Ada converted two of its mere four free throws.
Lincolnvew also won the reserve
contest handily, 56-33. Caden Ringwald led the Lancers with 14 points,
while Ryan Rager scored 13 and Hunter Blankemeyer added a dozen. Seth
Conley topped Ada with 10 points.
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Score by quarters
Lvw 15 18 11 16- 60
ada 5 12 12 14- 43
Lincolnview 60
Leeth 0 1-2 1, youtsey 3 2-2 8, neate 1 4-4 6, Dowdy
5 1-2 13, Leiter 2 0-0 5, thompson 1 0-0 2, adams
9 0-0 18, Ludwig 3 1-1 7. totals: 21-3/9-11/60.
3-pointers: Dowdy 2, Leiter 1.
ada 43
Sautter 3 2-3 9, Willeke 7 0-0 17, bailey 1 0-0 2,
Mcbride 5 0-0 11, bass 0, Lee 2 0-0 4, Hoschak 0.
totals: 13-5/2-4/43. 3-pointers (5-15): Willeke 3,
Mcbride 1, Sautter 1.
JV: Lincolnview 56, ada 33.
12 points. The visitors slowly chipped

away at the deficit, getting within 22-18
on a Smith trifecta. When Stockwells
18-footer from the right wing at 41 seconds showing finished a 6-of-10 team
shooting quarter, the Wildcats (10-8, 2-4
NWC) were within 29-24 at halftime.
After Goecke laid one in to open the
third period, the Wildcats got back-toback triples by Stockwell and Drew Reiss
to get within 31-30. However, their only
two points the rest of the period were
from Smith, and the Bearcats slowly rebuilt their lead. When Mason Nourse got
to the basket, the Bearcats led 40-32.
Spencerville spread the floor and
showed extra patience in the fourth period and forced Jefferson into straight
man-to-man. The Wildcats tried to rally, and got within 44-39 on a hoop-andharm by Reiss at 3:11, but with the Bearcats hitting 8-of-9 at the line the final
2:56, they managed to pull away.
In junior varsity play, the Wildcats
seized a 42-34 triumph.
Alex Rode topped the victors with
14, while Keaton Gillispie and Chandler
Schrolucke countered with eight each for
the home team.
Both teams return to action on Saturday: Jefferson at home versus Fort
Jennings and Spencerville on the road
versus Marion Local.
Bulldogs too much

for Van Wert
By NICK JOHNSON
DEFIANCE A rough schedule got even rougher for Van
Wert on Friday night, as the Cougars hit
the road to take on a one-loss Defiance
team. Though the Cougars hung close
early, a late first-half Bulldog rally gave
the hosts all the momentum and an eventual 64-39 Western Buckeye League win.
The Bulldogs (17-1, 6-1 WBL) jumped
out to a 9-3 lead early in the first period
getting four points from Shay Smiddy and
a 3-pointer from Michael Menendez. Van
Wert came back with two foul shots from
Josh Braun and a jumper from Nick Keber, but trailed 16-9 after eight minutes.
Defiance opened the second quarter
with a Katwan Singleton jumper before a
Keber trey for Van Wert cut the Bulldog
lead to 18-12.
The Cougars (6-12, 2-5 WBL) got a
Braun layup and a Colin Smith 3-pointer,
and forced the Bulldogs into using a timeout with 5:13 in the
second period. At that point, Definaces lead was just two at
19-17.
Smiddy and Jacoby Kelly exchanged bucket for their respective teams before Defiance went on a 17-4 run to end the
first half. The Bulldogs were scoring in threes during the run,
as Defiance drained three triples and also got two Singleton
3-point plays to make the score 38-23 at half.
That was the difference, Van Wert head coach Mark Bagley noted after the game. We were trying to mix in man and
zone because they hadnt shot the ball really well of late. They
only had 10 points at halftime against St. Marys. So we knew
we could play them straight up. They are a great team, wellcoached, and they share the ball so well.
Van Wert opened up the second half with baskets from
Smith and Keber to cut the Defiance lead to 38-27, but the Bulldogs went on quick 7-0 run, thanks to a trey from Jordan Scott,
forcing a Van Wert timeout with 3:01 in the third period.
A Connor Holliday layup out of the timeout put the Cougars
back on track, and a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Kelly created some excitement, but the Cougars still trailed 49-32 after
three.
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St. Johns pull upset of 10th-ranked Versailles

By LARRy HEIING
news@delphosherald.com
VERSAILLES Some high
school basketball coaches will
schedule tough opponents during
the regular season in order to prepare for a long tournament run.
When your team plays in a conference like the Midwest Athletic
Conference, with claim to over 100
state titles, every league game is
like a playoff contest.
After starting the season with a
10-3 record, St. Johns had dropped
three out of their last four games
heading into their road trip to Versailles to face the (ranked 10th
in Division III) Tigers, featuring
Michigan State recruit Kyle Ahrens.
For the Blue Jay seniors, this was
the rubber game for their careers
after upsetting the Tigers two years
ago during their state runner-up
season. Last season, the Tigers were
playing without the injured Ahrens
and broke a 7-game losing streak
defeating St. Johns 40-33 at the
Vatican.
Ahrens is now winless in his last
two games against the Blue Jays as
St. Johns spoiled the Versailles senior night with a 57-55 victory.
The Jays cruised out to a 5-0 lead
in the first quarter with aggressive
Coach Aaron Elwer-style defense
that forced two quick Versailles
turnover along with buckets by Tyler Conley and Andy Grothouse.
Ahrens drilled a 3-pointer, but
Grothouse showed his range with a
triple of his own as the Jays led 8-3.
After the Tigers pulled within
one point, Grothouse connected for
his second 3-pointer of the opening
quarter to extend the lead. Versailles
fought back to even the score at 11,
but Evan Hays found Tim Kreeger
open before the horn as the Jays led
13-11 after one period.
St. Johns led for most of the second period as Alex Odenweller began to heat up with a triple and Conley scored on back-to-back buckets.
With the Jays ahead 21-17, Versailles missed an opportunity to cut
the score as Justin Marshal missed
a slam dunk attempt. The Tigers
pulled with one as Ahrens drilled a
3-pointer from the corner. Kreeger
scored four straight points for the
Jays but the Tigers came back to
take their only lead of the first half
Versailles Kyle Ahrens (33) is guarded by a pair of Blue

Jays: Andy Grothouse and Evan Hays (3) during Friday nights
Midwest Athletic Conference game in Darke County. Ahrens
was held in check as the Blue Jays pulled a 57-55 upset on the
road. (DHI Media/Larry Heiing)
as Jared Niekamp hit a three before
the half ended.
The Jays started to attack the
inside to open the second half as
Austin Heiing scored back-to-back
buckets and the Jays defense force
a Tiger turnover as Versailles called
timeout. After the break in the action, Ahrens got the lead back for
Versailles with a pair of free throws
and a show-time dunk.
Unfazed, the Jays took the lead

right back with a 6-0 run with a pair
of buckets by Grothouse and Kreeger. Ahrens continued to score from
the free throw line, scoring four
more points, but the Tigers trailed
39-36 after three.
Kreeger sparked the Jays offense with a pair of baskets and
Odenweller popped another triple as
Versailles called time with 6:19 re-
maining, trailing 46-38. Versailles

Brett McEldowney and Odenweller
traded 3-pointers but the Tigers hit
two more as Niekamp and Ahrens
hit nothing but net, cutting the lead
down to 49-47.
Odenweller hit his third triple
of the quarter and Heiing scored
on a spin move to the hole as St.
Johns led by five. As Versailles cut
the deficit down to two points with
1:11 remaining, St. Johns made a
rare turnover against the Versailles
full-court press. Ahrens converted
1-of-2 free throws and the Tigers
were unable to score on their final
possession as the Jays held on for
the upset.
The Jays defense held Ahrens to
2-of-11 shooting from 2-point range
and the Tigers to 10-of-32 attempts.
Ahrens made three treys and made
the majority of his shots from the
foul line, making 13 out of 15 attempts.
St. Johns (12-6) was led in scoring by Kreeger off the bench with
14 points. Odenweller had 12, Grothouse 13 and Conley 11 as the Jays
had four seniors in double digits.
St. Johns hosts New Bremen Friday.
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times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
Wayne Trace clinches share

of GMC with rout of Rams
BY KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
DHI Media Business Mgr
kwannemacher@
timesbulletin.com
HAVILAND For the
26th time in 44 seasons as a
member of the Green Meadows Conference, Wayne
Trace claimed at least a share
of the league championship
with a 68-41 victory over
Tinora on Friday night at the
Palace.
Wayne Trace improves to
17-1 overall and 6-0 in the
GMC to grab at least a share
of the crown with one game
remaining. The Raiders visit
Paulding County rival Antwerp on Friday in search of
the outright championship.
The Raiders used a 12-0
run at the end of the first
quarter to jump in front and
never looked back. Wayne
Trace turned a 10-5 deficit
into a 17-11 advantage at the
end of eight minutes of action.
That was a big run for
us, noted Raider head coach
Jim Linder. We turned up
the intensity on the defensive
end and we were able to take
advantage of some turnovers
and turn them into points.
Wayne Trace continued to
push the advantage in the second quarter.
Two early baskets by Cole
Shepherd and a 3-pointer
from Corbin Linder widened
Wayne Trace senior Corbin Linder (30) drives to

the hoop during Friday nights Green Meadows
Conference game in Haviland. Linder led all scorers
with 24 points in the game. (DHI Media/Tina Eley)
the Raider lead to 24-12 with
5:03 left in the half. After a
Tinora timeout, the Raiders
scored seven straight points
to expand the margin to 31-14
at the 1:49 mark of the quarter.
The Raiders forced seven
Tinora turnovers in the quarter and got eight points from
Corbin Linder to set the lead
at 37-19 at the intermission.
Shepherd also finished the
first half with eight points and

six rebounds for the Raiders.
Cole was big for us tonight, continued Linder.
Wayne Trace continued to
widen the margin in the third
quarter, outscoring the Rams
20-13 to take a 57-32 lead into
the fourth quarter.
Corbin Linder finished
the night with 24 points to
lead all scorers while also
adding five rebounds, two
assists and two steals. Ethan

Linder chipped in 19 points,
six boards and three assists
while Shepherd recorded 10
points to go along with eight
rebounds, three assists and
three steals.
I am proud of the guys
and the way they have battled
this year, noted Linder. We
have had to battle through
some adversity and different
guys have stepped up at different times. We are very happy to get a share of the league
championship, but we know
we have to come back ready
to play tomorrow night.
Jacob Miller led the Rams
with 10 points and nine rebounds while also posting
three steals. The Rams drop
to 8-11 in all games and 2-4
in the conference.
Wayne Traces junior varsity posted a 46-28 win over
the Rams to improve to 13-5
on the season and 4-2 in the
conference.
Seth Saylor led the way
for the Raiders with 14 points
while Brady Stabler chipped
in 11.
The Raiders return to action on Saturday when rival
Crestview visits the Palace.
Score by quarters
Tinora 11 8 13 9- 41
W Trace 17 20 20 11- 68
Tinora (41)
Anders 2, JDrewes 2, NDrewes 7, Kahle
0, Risner 2, Grube 6, Ehlers 0, Reeves 0,
Miller 10, Kissel 5, Bailey 7
Wayne Trace (68)
Arend 0, Miller 2, Hale 2, ELinder 19,
Shepherd 10, CLinder 24, Vest 1, CSinn 2,
Seice 6, Stabler 0, Saylor 2
Hot shooting Knights turn away Allen East

BY JEREMY sCHNIEDER
HARROD Its one thing to have the hot hand. Its something completely different to do what Mitchell Rickard and
Connor Lautzenheiser did to Allen East.
The backcourt duo torched the nets to ashes, combining to hit 11-of-15 3-pointers, as Crestview held off a
bothersome Allen East team, 62-50, Friday in a Northwest Conference game. The Knights went 11-of-19 on
3-pointers as a team.
Lautzenheiser led all scorers with 23 points, going
6-of-9 from long range, and adding seven rebounds.
The junior guard scored 17 points in the first half as
the Knights (11-6, 4-1 NWC) entered the halftime tied
31-31 with Allen East (6-12, 2-4 NWC).
Rickard scored 17 points, blistering the stat sheet
with a 5-of-6 performance from 3-point range. The senior is now 11-of-12 from 3-point distance in his last
two games.
We dont have the biggest guys out there, so we
dont have much of a post presence, Rickard said. We
work on a lot of shooting in practice. We have a bunch
of shooters out here.
Ive had a couple of games like this, he added. I struggled early (this season), but its coming back to me now.
The win came with a cost, although the price isnt yet
known. Senior guard Preston Zaleski went down early in the
first quarter with an apparent right knee injury. His status was
unknown after Fridays game.
Without much of a post game the only post player to see
action Friday was 6-foot-1 senior Jake Lippi the Knights
have relied upon the 3-pointer this season.
We are guard-dominant, Crestview coach Jeremy Best
said. We put a lot of emphasis on being able to shoot the 3,
and weve got guys who put the time in. For us to be success-
ful, we have to make 3s.

Allen East held a 33-31 lead on its first possession of the
second half, but Crestview put together a 9-0 run. As they did
for 3 1/2 quarters, though, the Mustangs persisted, closing to
45-43 at the end of the quarter.
Mustangs forward Luke Perkins scored seven of his teamhigh 16 points in the third quarter.
It was big for us to come over here and win, Best
said. Allen East had a huge conference win here with
Bluffton and also with Paulding. They beat a couple of
good conference teams and played a lot of others really close. Whether we had (Preston Zaleski) or not, we
knew we were going to have to play a full 32 minutes,
and boy did we.
The Knights didnt get clear of the Mustangs until
midway through the fourth quarter, when Cody Mefferd
hit a pair of free throws and a bucket in the paint after
an intentional foul on the Mustangs for a 58-44 lead.
Meffered had 16 points and eight boards, with 12 points
coming in the fourth quarter.
The Knights were almost undone by a horrendous
night from the free throw line, going 9-of-19; Lautzenheiser was 1-of-7. They were 8-of-15 in the fourth quarter.
Our post game is our ability to get to the free throw
line, Best said. We got there and couldnt secure those.
I guess its one thing or the other sometimes.
Crestview was behind the eight-ball early when Zaleski
went down. With the senior leader out, the Knights had rotations and playing time thrown out the window. Lautzenheiser
and Rickard both played the entire game, and Mefferd wasnt
far behind them in playing time.
(Zaleski is) one of our leaders, Rickard said. When you
lose one of your leaders, someone has to step up. We had some
guys come off the bench and play well.
Best said, Our guys really rallied behind that. It was good
to see. Were down to limited depth in some situations. Our
kids really rallied the troops tonight.
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Parkways Tanner Bates (5) lets fly with a long jump

shot during Friday nights MAC game in Rockford.
Bates led all scorers with 24 points, but four St.
Henry players reached double figures and the
visiting team came away with a 67-41 victory. (DHI
Media/Pat Agler)
Bates scores 24, but

Panthers fall to St. Henry
BY JOHN PARENT
DHI Media Sports Editor
ROCKFORD When the first-place team in the Midwest
Athletic Conference takes on the last-place club, it figures to be
a long night. When that last-place team is without its primary
post player, the odds get even longer.
Parkway senior Tanner Bates poured in a game-high 24
points for the host Panthers on Friday night, but it wasnt nearly
enough to upset state-ranked St. Henry, which came away with
a comfortable 67-41 victory.
St. Henry (17-2, 7-0 MAC) didnt use its full-court pressure
defense often, but when it was employed, it gave the Panthers fits.
Parkway coughed up the ball on each of its first three possessions of
the game, then did the same thing on the first four trips of the second
half as the red-and-white forced a total of 19 Parkway turnovers.
Meanwhile, the road squads offense featured the crisp ball
movement youd expect from an elite team. Four St. Henry
players reached double figures, led by Ryan Mikesell, who
filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, including 14 in the first
half, while grabbing six rebounds, handing out three assists
and coming up with two steals. Teammate Evan Prenger added
15 points, with eight of those coming in a third quarter that saw
St. Henry move out to a 27-point lead before settling for a 55-32
advantage at the end of the period.
The lead would have been bigger if not for Bates, who
canned a pair of long jumpers in the quarter, before baskets by
Parkways Sage Dugan and Brandon Gibson ended the period.
The Panthers (4-13, 0-7 MAC) fell behind early, thanks
to the turnovers, but came storming back with a Bates trey,
followed by a steal from Brody Adams that resulted in Bates
scoring and drawing a foul with just under three minutes left
in the first quarter. When Bates converted the 3-point play, the
Panthers had an 8-7 lead.
It was the only time in the game that Parkway was ahead.
Caleb Bender scored on an inbounds play to put St. Henry
back on top, and, after Dugan connected on one free throw,
Prenger beat the first-quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer from the
left wing to put the visitors up 15-11 after eight minutes of play.
Mikesells 8-footer opened the second period ad a Prenger
steal and coast-to-coast layup continued what was a 7-0 spurt
for St. Henry. Bates broke through for Parkway, hitting a pair
from the line, but the Panthers could muster only six more
points, two Bates treys, in the rest of the half. Meanwhile, St.
Henrys final six points of the period came from Mikesell, who
corralled a loose ball and hit a turn-around jumper as time expired, sending the red-and-white to the locker room up 34-19.
As lopsided as the score was, the stats really werent. St. Henry
shot a better percentage, hitting 25 of 52 (48 percent) to Parkways
16-for-38 (42 percent), but the Panthers outrebounded their opponents and made 5 of 11 3-pointers. The difference was turnovers,
where St. Henry committed only five, which led to 14 extra shots
for the road team. St. Henry also connected on eight 3-pointers on
the night, but needed 24 attempts (33 percent) to get there.
Score by quarters
St. Henry 15 19 21 12- 67
Parkway 11 8 13 9- 41
St. Henry (67)
COugARs
(From page 9)
In no hurry, the Bulldogs chewed up a lot
of clock while going on a 13-0 fourth-quarter
run, which was capped by a trey from Kameron Singleton.
They had to shoot 70 percent tonight or
close to it, Bagley said. Part of that was
them making shots, but part of that was also
us not rotating quick enough. It really snow

balled in the fourth and, when you are struggling like us, that cant happen. They do a
great job of getting the shot they want every
possession and then making you take a shot
you dont want to on defense. That sums it up.
That is hard to play against.
Defiance had four players with double fig-
ure scoring as Katwan Singleton lead all scorers with 16 points, Kameron singleton added
in 13 and Smiddy and Wes Detter both scored
11 points. Van Wert had one player with double digit points in Keber with 13 but also got
nine from Smith and eight from Kelly.
Score by quarters
Van Wert 9 14 9 7- 39
Defiance 16 22 11 15- 64
Van Wert (39)
Kelly 8, Smith 9, Braun 4, Keber 13, Holliday 4, Myers 1
Defiance (64)
Menendez 6, Detter 11, Frederick 2, Scott
3, Kam. Singleton 13, Kat. Singleton 16,
Strausbaugh 2, Smiddy 11
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Venedocia
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Convoy, Ohio
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Delphos heralD
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New high efficiency furnace,
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$617.34 per month.
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EVERYTHING WE TOUCHTURNS TO SOLD
643 N. Main St., Convoy,

Ohio 45832
Items: 86 Acres in Union
Twp. Hoytville silty clay.
22 Acres in Tully Twp.
Both tracts have Hoytville
Silty Clay.
Seller(s):Heirs of William
Pancake
Auctioneer(s):
Bee Gee Realty &

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Date: Wed. 03/18

Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Middle Point Community
Building, 416 N. Adams St., Middle
Point, Ohio
Items: 3 Tracts - 97 Acres Total in
Van Wert County
Seller(s): Estate of Floyd Thatcher
Robert Young -Probate Court Case
#20151003
Auctioneer(s):
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Allen County
Amanda Township
Charles L. Moeller, Charles Diller Moeller and Charles D. Moeller
to Charles L. Moeller, Harris Road,
Spencerville, $735,000.
City of Delphos
Bruce A. and Lisa M. Bendele to Edward P. and Jacqueline J.
Fritz, 427 S. Franklin St., Delphos,
$85,000.
Herbert J. Hempfling to Carpenters Green Barn LLC, 460 E.
Cleveland St., Delphos, $76,100.
Kevin Thomas, Sheriff Samuel
A. Crish, Kevin Thomas Martin,
et al. to Rodney and Tasha Klinger,
804 E. Suthoff St., Delphos,
$25,500.
Village of elida
Debbie Jean Jones, trustee of
Wilbur D. Klutch Keystone Preservation Trust to Blaine Lee and
Michelle Gearing, 114 Weger Ave.,
Elida, $50,500.
Dianne I. and Roger L. Ayers
and Dianne I. Ayers Living Trust
Agreement to Melinda A. Querry,
240 Hartford Ct., Lima, $95,900.
Marion Township
Barbara M. Elwer and Barbara
M. Elwer Living Trust to Jeremy J.
Stevenson, 6170 N. St. Marys Road,
Delphos, $157,700.
Monroe Township
Dennis Kahle, Marcia Kahle,
Walter Kahle, Jr. and Gerald Kahle
to Andrew J. Darby, Eversole Road,
Rear, Columbus Grove, $467,400.
Wilma Kahle to Andrew J. Darby, Eversole Road, Rear, Columbus
Grove, $10,000.
Thomas C. Langhals and Janice
I. Langhals to Jeffrey T. and Janice R. Hanneman, 9660 Mayberry
Road, Columbus Grove, $679,000.
spencer Township
David L. and Robin Wienken
to Kory A. Fletcher, 1375 Oehlhof
Road, Spencerville, $138,000.
Village of spencerville
Charles W. Wagner to Craig A.
and Annette S. Cox, 304 N. Broadway St., Spencerville, $41,500.
Paricia A. Wilgus and Sheriff
Samuel A. Crish to Sherry R. Sites,
124 Oakland Ave., Spencerville,
$36,000.
Putnam County
Mark T. Vorst and Lisa M. Vorst,
33.84 acres, Jackson Township, to
MIJOSH LLC.
Mark Vorst, Lisa M. Vorst, Daniel Vorst and Mary Ann Vorst, 48.83
acres and 20.00 acres, Monterey
Township, to Vorst Brothers LLC.
Daniel G. Vorst, Mary Ann
Vorst, Mark T. Vorst and Lisa M.
Vorst, .439 acre, 1.761 acres, 26.771
acres, 42.25 acres, 35.86 acres,
Jackson Township and 35.721 acres,
4.478 acres and 40.152 acres, Monterey Township, to MIJOSH LLC.
Daniel G. Vorst, Mary A. Vorst,
Mark T. Vorst and Lisa M. Vorst,
66.102 acres, Monterey Township,
68.907 acres, Perry Township, and
.739 acre, 5.282 acres, 86.794 acres,
17.531 acres, 18.347 acres, 21.676
acres, and 17.531 acres, Union
Township, to MEAN LLC.
Daniel G. Vorst and Mary Ann
Vorst, 11.404 acres, 33.99 acres,
37.0 acres, 7.603 acres, Jackson
Ronald E. Von Lehmden, 3.799

acres, Jennings Township, to Ronald E. Von Lehmden.
Ronald E. Von Lehmden LE and
Mary H. Von Lehmden, 3.799 acres,
Jennings Township, to Blue Spruce
47 LLC.
Ronald E. Von Lehmden and
Jennings Township, to Mary H. Von
Lehmden.
Mary H. Von Lehmden LE and
Ronald E. Von Lehmden, 14.33
acres, Jennings Township, to Ronald E. Von Lehmden.
Ronald E. Von Lehmden LE and
Jennings Township, to Blue Spruce
47 LLC.
Anthony Kuhlman and Cheryl Kuhlman, 2.00 acres, Liberty
Township, to Ryan M. Knueven and
Stacy L. Knueven.
Janet B. Repko, Lots 17 and 18,
Ottawa, to Deborah Piotrowski and
Richard Alan Piotrowski.
Brent A. Schroeder and Carole
A. Schroeder, 2.551 acres, Union
Township, to Derek M. Schroeder
and Erin M. Schroeder.
Eileen M. Hermon, 5.006 acres,
Blanchard Township, to Joseph J.
Steffan and Leslee N. Steffan.
Virginia M. Sommers TR,
Lots 31 and 6, Pandora, to John C.
Schlumbohm and Terry L. Siefer.
John C. Stillings, parcel,
Blanchard Township, to Kristine A.
Stillings.
John C. Stillings, 32 acre, parcel
1, 2 and 8, Blanchard Township, to
Kristine A. Stillings.
C & K Building and Supply Inc.
aka C & K Building & Supply Inc.,
Lot 78, Columbus Grove, to Timothy A. Imm and Martha M. Imm.
Donald A. Turnwald and Martha
A. Turnwald, .497 acre, .499 acre,
.098 acre, .897 acre, .927 acre, 1.510
acres, .464 acre, .756 acre and 38.0
acres, Jackson Township, to Cackleberry 7 LLC.
Donald A. Turnwald and Martha
A. Turnwald, 16.738 acres, 12.86
20.0 acres, 38.76 acres, 40.0 acres,
1.06 acres, Jackson Township and
24.0 acres, 21.0 acres, Union Township and Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Muntana, to Cackleberry 8 LLC.
Pauline M. Smith, Lot 2, Ottawa,
to Fannie Mae aka Federal National
Mortgage Association.
Mary J. Irvin, Donald E. Irvin,
James C. Zachrich TR and Carole A.
Zachrich TR, 36.693 acres, Palmer
Township, to James C. Zachrich TR
and Carole A. Zachrich TR.
Mary J. Irvin, Donald E. Irvin,
James C. Zachrich TR and Carole A
Zachrich TR, 19.552 acres, Palmer
Township, to David L. Hiltner and
Donna G. Hiltner.
Marie C. Nienberg, dec., Lots 5
and 6, Ottawa, to Arthur Nienberg,
Dwayne G. Nienberg and Dwayne J.
Nienberg.
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, 1.729 acres, Liberty
Township, to Tyler Schroeder.
Michael P. Behrns, Lot 1046, Ottawa, to Danny J. Rose Jr. and Paig
A. Hermiller.
Ricky D. Halker, 1.0 acre, Pleas-
Township, 66.179 acres, Jennings

Township and 7.46 acres, Monterey
Township, to MEAN LLC.
Edith M. Kleman, 1.00 acre,
Palmer Township, to Dennis A.
Verhoff.
Keith E. Mullet and Linda S.
Mullett, Lot 14, Ottawa Township,
to Angela S. Becker and Michael D.
Becker.
Christine M. Salisbury and Robert L. Salisbury Lot 8, Ottawa, to
Zachary Fortman.
Walter A. Hoehn and Colene T.
Hoehn, 1.0 acre, Monterey Township, to Michael T. Hoehn.
Carolyn S. Grismore, dec., 15.0
acres, Riley Township, to Gregory
G. Grismore and Lori D. Grismore.
Gerald G. Grismore and Karen K. Grismore, 13.207 acres and
17.137 acres, Riley Township, to
Dawn L. Welch TR, Gerald G. Grismore TR and Karen K. Grismore
TR.
Daryl J. Bridenbaugh and Margaret E. Bridenbaugh, 32.720 acres,
19.879 acres, 20.6365 acres, 5.3655
acres, 10.0 acres, 12.0 acres, 14.0
acres, 8.06 acres, .335 acre, 13.4416
80.0 acres, 10.6919 acres and 2.42
acres, Riley Township and Lot 624,
Pandora, to Bridenbaugh Family Heritage Farms TR, Daryl J.
Bridenbaugh TR and Margaret E.
Bridenbaugh TR.
Augustine Ybarra and Ellan
Ybarra aka Elena Ybarra, Lots 11
and 12, Belmore, to Adam Scarberry.
Philip M. Kahle and Brook M.
Kahle, Lot 127, Ottoville, to Robert
V. Wehri and Elaine H. Wehri.
Arnulfo Noriega aka A. J. Noriega and Joy Noriega, .50 acre, Liberty Township, to Amy Kelly.
Nancy J. Kleman and Horse &
Pony LLC, 33.0 acres and 88.973
acres, Liberty Township and Lot
1065, Ottawa, to Nancy J. Kleman
TR.
James E. Guker and Laura M.
Gulker, 1.507 acres and 1.710 acres,
Ottawa Township, to Tyson L.
Schroeder.
Eugene Wreede TR and Emmogene McClure, 79.0 acres, Perry
Township, to Lee R. Randall, Ryan
R. Randall, Scott L. Randall and
Robert A. Randall.
Sharon L. Fischbach LE, Lot 58,
Ottoville, to Jeffrey M. Fischbach.
T & T Legacy Farms LLC, .230
acre, Union Township, to Green
Cuisine LLC.
Benjamin J. Sanders, 2.860
acres, Jackson Township, to Rae
Ann R. Sanders.
Troy Rampe Construction Inc.,
parcel Silver Pines, Kalida, to Anthony B. Schulte and Dolores M.
Schulte.
Dennis Kahle, Timothy Kahle,
Lori A. Kahle, Sandra Ostendorf,
Dennis Ostendorf and Darren Kahle, Lots 289 and 290, Kalida, to
Dennis L Kahle.
Ronald E. Von Lehmden and
Jennings Township, to Mary H. Von
Lehmden.
Mary H. Von Lehmden LE and
ant Township, to Ricky D. Halker

TR.
Kristine M. Kuhlman, 20.055
acres, Blanchard Township, to
Dwight D. Maag and Tracey L.
Maag.
Van Wert County
Estate of Irma L. Schwinnen to
Irene L. Schwinnen, portion of inlot
790, Delphos.
Estate of Jeanne R. Reed to
Douglas J. Reed, portion of section
31, Washington Township.
Estate of Charles L. Halliwill to
Patsy J. Halliwill, inlot 49, portion
of inlot 50, Scott.
Michael A. Niese, Lorrie Niese
to Philip M. Kahle, portion of section 21, Washington Township.
Estate of Diann McBride, estate of Diann L. McBride, Tasha R.
Miller to Joshua T. Miller, inlots 25,
26, 27, 28, Wren.
Estate of Vickie M. Rayer to Van
Wert Federal Savings Bank, inlots
3951, 4012, Van Wert.
Glen R. Jenkins Revocable Trust
to Patricia H. Jenkins Revocable
Trust, inlot 2946, Van Wert, lots
226-2, 226-3, 226-5, 226-4, Van
Wert subdivision.
Estate of Samuel A. Wise to Margan T. Orr, inlot 3667, Van Wert.
Martha L. Walker Living Trust
to Douglas Droll, inlots 2893, 2894,
2895, Van Wert.
Martha L. Walker Living Trust
to Connie L. Huffman, inlot 3299,
Van Wert.
Billie Jean Smith Trust to Michael
B. Smith, Debra K. Gottschalk, portion of inlot 3091, Van Wert.
Carol Jean Smith Agreement to
Michael B. Smith, portion of section
18, Liberty Township, inlot 1294,
portion of inlot 3091, Van Wert.
Estate of Dorthy L. Stahl to Nathan A. Chavarria, Chelsey L. Chavarria, portion of section 19, Ridge
Township.
David L. Zeigler, Jeanne E. Zeigler to Jackson Six Properties LLC,
inlot 2555, portion of inlot 2556,
Van Wert.
Randall Gardner, Cynthia Gardner to John E. Motycka, Rosemarie Motycka, portion of section 6,
Pleasant Township.
RS Real Estate Holdings Inc. to
Realty Income Properties 29 LLC,
inlot 3943, Van Wert, lot 425-1, Van
Wert subdivision.
Golden Oaks Development Co.,
Stephen E. Keister Part, Robert
Gamble Part to Stephen E. Keister,
Robert Gamble, inlot 3988, Van
Wert.
Marilyn K. Metzger, David
Metzger, Gary M. Miller Trust,
Virginia L. Miller Trust to Craig
A. Pohlman, Sheila A. Pohlman,
portion of sections 28, 21, Jennings
Township.
Craig A. Pohlman, Sheila A.
Pohlman to Michael P. Pohlman,
Helen M. Pohlman, portion of sections 28, 21, Jennings Township.
Estate of Rosy E. Neal to Tina
M. Neal, Nila E. Dull, portion of
section 15, York Township.
Pamela Sue Waltmire, Brandy
Sue Hartman to Pamela Sue Waltmire, inlot 1298, Van Wert.
Noah N.J. Schwartz, Emma L.
Schwartz to Menno A. L. Schwartz,

Lydia E. Schwartz, portion of section 15, Willshire Township.
Brandon D. Breese, Joni Breese
to Breese Farms LLC, portion of
section 30, York Township.
Farmers Grain & Feed Company
to Dean M. Koester, portion of section 2, Washington Township.
Donald A. Henrey, Charlotte
Henrey, Carolyn Sue Wells to
Kristopher C. Young, Michele M.
Young, portion of section 34, Harrison Township.
Jeffery J. Parrish, Penny S. Parrish, Penny Parrish to Jeffery J. Parrish Revocable Living Trust, Penny
S. Parrish Revocable Living Trust,
portion of section 6, Willshire
Township.
Stephen G. Bowen, Jane L. Bowen to Daniel S. Buchan, Luanne S.
Buchan, portion of section 8, Willshire Township.
Jeffrey L. Duncan, Debra S.
Duncan to Carey L. Snyder, Julie
M. Snyder, portion of section 28,
Tully Township.
Rose M. Gordon, Rose M. Neer,
Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach
to Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, portion of section 19,
Jackson Township.
Lance Bolenbaugh, Sara Bolenbaugh, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to Franklin D. Smith, portion
of inlot 1027, Van Wert.
Nathan Clem, Bethany Clem,
Bethany J. Clem to Mark Denny,
Angela Denny, lot 72-1, Van Wert
subdivision, inlot 4231, Van Wert.
James D. Ripley, Pamela Ripley, Vicki L. Riggs, Mark Riggs to
Paul E. Ladd, Brenda K. Ladd, inlot
4066, Van Wert.
Estate of Joseph E. Crum to
Young Mens Christian Association
of Van Wert, portion of inlot 787,
Van Wert.
Estate of Gerald E. Spridgeon to
Esther E. Spridgeon, portion of inlot
229, Middle Point.
William H. Baxter, Julie A. Baxter, William Baxter to William H.
Baxter, Julie A. Baxter, portion of
section 34, Ridge Township.
Jerry L. Plummer, Jerry Plummer to Holdiay Housing LLC, inlot
2483, portion of inlot 2484, inlot
620, Van Wert, lot 272-1, Van Wert
subdivision, portion of inlot 859,
inlot 919, Van Wert, lot 258-3, Van
Wert subdivision, portion inlot 770,
inlot 722, Van Wert.
ACME FE LLC to Mace SP
LLC, inlots 826, 837, Van Wert.
MACE SP LLC to ACME FE
LLC, portion of inlot 976, Van
Wert.
Kevin J. Feathers, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to Rose Morris,
outlot 1-1, Delphos.
Kedar D. Army, Mary Lou
Army, Mary L. Army to Kedar
D. Army Revocable Living Trust
Agreement, Mary Lou Army Revocable Living Trust Agreement,
portion of sections 24, 14, Pleasant
Township, outlot 134, Van Wert, lot
70, portion of lot 70-1, Van Wert
subdivision, outlots 135, 136, 141,
Van Wert, portion of lots 67, 67-1,
Van Wert subdivision, portion of
sections 25, 23, Union Township.
Estate of Diann L. McBride to
Brent McBride, inlots 8, 9, 10, Wren.
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NEW YORK (AP) The Associated Press is all over New York
Fashion Week, from its runway
fashions to celebrity-packed events.
Heres what some AP writers are
seeing:
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A GAME-CHANGING DRESS
Everyone always asks Adam
Selman about that dress, and
no wonder: The designers totally
sheer, crystal-encrusted gown for
Rihanna at the Council of Fashion
Designers of America awards last
June made global headlines.
It was a game-changer, he said
on Friday before his runway show in
a Chelsea gallery. It definitely put
me on a worldwide scale. Its February, and people are still talking
about that dress. I knew it was going to make a big splash but I didnt
expect for people to still be talking
about it now!
Why the huge reaction? I think
it was just shocking, and it was just
interesting to see a woman feel so
confident that she didnt need to
be all nipped and tucked, Selman
said. She was just so natural, and

there was no retouching that was
her.
For his runway show this time,
Selman, whose background is in
costume design, said he was inspired by the bad-girl characters
in the 1974 movie Female Trouble, starring Divine. His runway
featured fencing, as in a schoolyard,
and the ground was littered with
crushed soda cans and wrinkled
wrappers. The models hung onto
the fences and chatted, or looked
in compact mirrors to check their
makeup.
As for the clothes, they were a
colorful, playful mix of schoolgirl
gingham and more body-hugging
fabrics. Selman said he also wanted
to infuse his fashions with an artsand-crafts theme, so he covered
many of his garments with cute little bows as appliques. Colors were
evocative of a schoolyard, too: Bubblegum and bottle green were two
of Selmans favorites. Front-row
guests included pop singer Ke$ha
and Disney Channel star Zendaya.
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CLOTHES FOR THE CRAZY
WEATHER AT JASON WU
The weather has been sobering
indeed for the opening of Fashion
Week a deep chill settled in on
Friday, with worse to come and
Jason Wu says he was thinking
about such things when he designed
his collection.
Whats new here is that a lot of
outerwear pieces are interchangeable, he said Friday after his runway show in downtown Manhattan. A number dresses or coats,
for example, were accompanied
by removable fur pieces. The fur
can come off, so you can wear the
wool coat by itself, Wu said. Its
the idea of addressing the weather
changes, all the time. Its simply realistic.
Wu, who became famous by
designing not one, but both of first
lady Michelle Obamas inaugural
gowns, called his new collection a
grown-up collection for me, with
colors that were darker and more
Man who tried to sell stolen art

in Los Angeles gets four years
By Brian Melley
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP)
A man who tried to sell stolen paintings worth a fortune,
including works by Marc
Chagall and Diego Rivera,
was sentenced Friday to more
than four years in state prison.
Raul Espinoza pleaded no
contest to one count of receiving property stolen in 2008
from the Encino home of an
elderly couple, Los Angeles
prosecutors said.
The whereabouts of a dozen modern paintings from the
home of Anton and Susan
Roland remained a mystery
for more than six years until
a Los Angeles police detective got a tip in September
that someone in Europe was
trying to broker a deal to sell
the art.
The FBI set up a sting and
Espinoza, 45, was arrested

Oct. 23 when he tried to peddle the works to undercover
agents at a Los Angeles hotel.
He was asking $700,000
for works he said were worth
$5 million, though the paintings have since been valued
for as much as $23 million,
said Ricardo Santiago, a
spokesman for the Los Angeles district attorney.
Officers recovered nine of
the stolen artworks, including
paintings by Arshile Gorky,
Emil Nolde and Chaim Soutine. Three works remain
missing. Most of the paintings were works of expressionism.
The art was stolen Aug.
23, 2008 in broad daylight
while the Antons, who had
round-the-clock care, were in
their bedrooms.
The heist occurred when
the sole caretaker on duty
went to the grocery store and
left a side door unlocked. She

returned less than an hour
later and discovered the burglary.
I believe the original burglary could not have been
accomplished without the assistance of inside help from
one of the employees who
worked for the victims, detective Donald Hrycyk wrote
in a search warrant affidavit
to examine Espinozas phone
for more evidence.
The FBI is still investigating and theres a $25,000
reward.
Espinoza, who has prior
burglary convictions, is due
in court March 25 for a restitution hearing.
The Antons have since
died and their children could
not be reached Friday for
comment. The works were
insured by Lloyds of London, according to a police
report.
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(From page 1)
They gauge your lung capacity by how
tall you are, he said. Taller people should
have more lung capacity because their lungs
are bigger. The lungs I got were from someone who was 6-foot, 4 inches tall. They were
bigger and so I now have a lung capacity over
what would normally be expected from someone my height.
His disease also made the bigger lungs a
good match for him.
When you have COPD, your lungs swell
because of the unexpelled CO2 and shove
your other organs down and change your diaphragm, he said. I had a little extra room in
there for the bigger lungs.
Like all transplant patients, Brenneman
will take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of
his life. Because he is a lung transplant patient and his new organs take in air that can
contain dust, microbes, mold spores, etc., hes
also taking anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medications and
many will also remain on his schedule for life.
We live on a farm so many of the medications I take I will need for life, Brenneman
said. I also cant be outside when someone
is mowing or especially at harvest time when
everything gets stirred up and is in the air.
He also wont be able to ever lift anything
weighing more than 10 pounds for the rest of
his life.
My lungs are sewn into my chest and wont
ever grow to my chest cavity, Brenneman explained. If they do try to attach themselves,
thats when you have the rejection problems.
So I have to watch what I lift so I dont jar
them loose.
Brenneman will continue his trips to the
clinic up north every three months for a year
and have blood work done every two weeks.
When his year is up, he will be turned over to
his local pulmonologist.
I am doing better than they ever expected, Brenneman said. Im way ahead of
schedule and surpassing all the benchmarks
Im supposed to hit.
Brenneman is grateful for his donor and
hopes everyone decides to have the box
checked on their drivers license.
My new lungs are an incredible gift, he
said. I am overwhelmed by the generosity of
my donor and his family and appreciate that
they made the decision that saved my life. It
makes you realize how important it is when
they ask you if want to be a donor when you
visit the DMV.
He plans to write the donor family at the
six-month mark and ask if they would like to
talk to him about their son.
Brenneman continues to see improvement
with his health. Some of the medications he
took gave him other complications like medically induced diabetes, but hes also getting
that under control.
I have a big sweet tooth, he said. Im
constantly telling my wife I shouldnt be eating this when I have a cupcake. Its getting
better. Ive gained weight, going from 147
pounds to 180 pounds and now I have to watch
I dont gain too much. That would put a strain
on my new lungs.
Brenneman and his wife are both retired.
They have five children between them from
previous marriages and nine grandchildren.
The kids and grandkids have been great
through all this, the couple said. They have
done whatever was needed and really made
things easier. We dont know what we would
have done without them.
Now that Brenneman is doing even better
than doctors expected, his wife can take a
deep breath.
He is my miracle, she said. God is
good.
winter
(From page 1)
This winter has not presented the same problems
as last winter in northwest
Ohio, but McCoy cautioned
that a big storm is predicted
for Monday and Tuesday, but
that is tracking to our south
and should bring significant
snowfall across Kentucky

and Tennessee. Some freezing rain could hit just south of
us with this storm, but nothing to alarm us at this point.
Cold weather should continue through the upcoming
week. Well see more
shots through the middle of
next week, but I dont think it

looks like it will be as cold as
this weekend, McCoy said.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous
weather outlook notice for the
area, but much of the snowfall is predicted for areas to
our north and west.
dewine
(From page 7)
I also suggest that you stay vigilant about
possible identity theft. Signs can include:
Bills for credit cards you didnt sign up for
or member agreements for banks youre not
associated with;
Credit card charges you never made;
Surprise collection calls;
Someone elses name appearing in your
background check; and

Credit reporting errors or a lower-than-expected credit score.
And finally, if you believe youre a victim
of identity theft, I urge you to notify the Ohio
Attorney Generals Identity Theft Unit at 800282-0515 or visit our website at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov for more information.
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ash gray, and black with a pop
of bright red in the middle, for sex
appeal, he said.
Wu was tight-lipped about
whether hes dressing any famous
actresses for the Oscars on Feb.
22; Last year, a pregnant Kerry
Washington wore a gown of his in
a plum-violet shade. You never
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girl and the right dress. I hate to
name names.
He did agree, though, to reveal
the name of someone he aspires to
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Cate Blanchett, he said.
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wry quip: I had a lot of stress today, I dont know if you heard.
Hours after ending her second
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