DH 0830

LIMA During a pros-
titution sting conducted by

the Allen County Sheriffs
Office, Ottawa Mayor Ken
Maag was arrested for solic-
iting prostitution. A third-
degree mis-
demeanor
charge is
expected,
according
to a depart-
ment press
release.
Reports
indicate
Maag, 61,
was caught
with the
prostitute in a room at the
Econo Lodge on Neubrecht
Road Monday afternoon. His
current term as his villages
chief executive began in 2008
and he is running unopposed
for re-election in November.
Jackson Center basketball
coach Greg Gooding, 57, was
also arrested in the sting and
faces a solicitation charge.
A call to Ottawa Law
Director Joe Schroeder was
not returned by press time but
a local official said how the
village responds to Maags
situation is determined by the
village charter. Ottawa is a
charter city and not governed
by the Ohio Administrative
Code, as Delphos is.
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DELPHOS HERALD
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Telling The Tri-Countys Story Since 1869
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openers, p6-7
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results, p3
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Ottawa mayor
caught with
prostitute
Kiwanis to start new
project at Garfield Park
Nancy Spencer photo
Delphos Kiwanis Club members Ralph Lauser, left, Roger Fuller and Jim Fischer,
right, accept a $3,000 check from Marbletown Fesival Committee Treasurer Roger Crowe
Monday afternoon at Garfield Park. The park will receive the next round of renovations
by the Kiwanis. The donation brought funds for the future project to $28,000 of the $50,000
needed.
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS With two
major playground renovations
under its belt, the Delphos
Kiwanis Club will now tackle
Garfield Park.
The group had $25,000
of the $50,000 needed and
received a $3,000 check
Monday from the Marbletown
Festival committee.
The park has already seen
improvements through pro-
ceeds of the six Marbletown
Festivals, including side-
walks, picnic tables, a shel-
terhouse and grill and the
Garfield School marker put in
place this summer.
The Kiwanis will remove
the two concrete pads at the
park and replace them with
one regulation-size basket-
ball court complete with new
poles, backboards and rims.
The remaining area will be
seeded. New playground
equipment will include a four-
bay swing for older children;
a two-bay swing for younger
children; and four pieces of
free-standing equipment. The
club will also put in new
fencing along Clay Street that
will be moved back from the
road to allow for additional
parking and enclose the play-
ground equipment for safety.
The group hopes to start
with the basketball court this
fall and finish the project in
the spring.
Tax-deductible contribu-
tions can be sent to: Delphos
Kiwanis Club, P.O. Box 173,
Delphos OH 45833.
Photo submitted
Golf outing nets school $11,000
St. Johns High School Principal Don Huysman,
right, receives a check for $11,000 from Knights of
Columbus Grand Knight Jim Mesker. The donation
is from the proceeds of the 23rd annual K of C/St.
Johns Golf Benefit held June 3 at the Delphos Country
Club. Supporters finance various projects at St. Johns
Schools. Much of the proceeds from this years event
will fund the purchase of hardware and software that
will be used in television-programming classes. This
equipment will give students updated materials and
gives them a boost, if interested, in pursuing careers
in broadcast media. The class began in 1972 and was
taught by John Gunder until his recent retirement.
Those who have completed this course include more
than 35 graduates in the television, radio and market-
ing fields. Three of those alumni have won regional and
national Emmys for their work. Some are in front of
and behind the cameras, microphones and in marketing
businesses. The course is now being taught by Kristen
Hanf.
Hurricane Irene
leaves homeowners,
towns stranded
By JOHN CURRAN
The Associated Press
NEWFANE, Vt. Entire
towns in Vermont and New
York remained cut off by flood-
ing, some communities were
still warily watching swollen
rivers and over a million people
from Virginia to Maine had
no electricity today, three days
after Hurricane Irene slammed
into the Eastern Seaboard.
The storm has been blamed
for at least 40 deaths in 11
states.
Commuters in New York
City and New Jersey got back
to their workday routines today,
as most train service resumed.
When Hurricane Irene
unleashed its wrath on
Newfane, Vt., Martin and Sue
Saylor were among the lucky
ones. All they lost was the road
to their hillside home, and their
utilities.
The Saylors survived, but
at a cost: Rivers of rainwater
coursed down their hill, wash-
ing out the road that leads to
their road. Just below their
home deep in the woods, the
Rock River rose up out of its
banks, claiming another road-
way.
Suddenly, the Saylors feet
became their sole transporta-
tion.
Stranded, nowhere to go,
said Martin Saylor, 57, standing
by the Rock River on Monday,
waiting for his brother to bring
in supplies. Dont want to
leave my house because I dont
know whos going to break in
or whatever. I just dont know
what to do.
The capricious storm, which
veered into Vermont in its final
hours, dumped up to 11 inch-
es of rain in some places and
turned placid little mountain
streams into roaring brown tor-
rents that smashed buildings,
ripped homes from their foun-
dation and washed out roads all
across the state.
Some Vermont rivers still
havent reached their peak.
On Monday, the Otter Creek
at Rutland was still more than
three feet above flood stage, and
meteorologist Andrew Loconto
said projections are the river
wont drop below flood stage
until Wednesday.
At least three people died in
Vermont.
In New York City, where
See IRENE, page 2
Maag
Talks on new US-Afghan pact sew mistrust, confusion
KABUL, Afghanistan
(AP) A pact aimed at
clearing up mistrust and con-
fusion between Washington
and Kabul about the future
of U.S. troops and aid in
Afghanistan has instead
sowed more of the same.
Afghan officials worry
that the United States is look-
ing for a way to decrease
support for Afghanistan after
the combat mission ends in
2014, especially in light of
U.S. economic woes and
waning public support for the
war, now in its 10th year.
American officials insist the
agreement is designed to
allay that fear, but acknowl-
edge the draft agreement is
less precise than the Afghans
want, and unenforceable.
With Kabul seeking
detailed guarantees but
Washington insisting on
something more vague, its
not surprising that each side is
looking warily at the other.
Negotiators from both
countries are to meet in
Washington early next
month to continue their talks.
Discussions come at a time
when relations are already
strained, anti-Americanism is
running high in Afghanistan
and uncertainty abounds
over what will happen to the
nation as foreign forces con-
tinue their march home.
The document is meant, in
part, to give Afghans confi-
dence that the United States
will not abandon them after
2014, when U.S. and other
foreign combat troops have
left or taken on military sup-
port roles. At the same time,
it will give the U.S. a legal
framework to continue coun-
terterrorism, counter-narcot-
ics and training missions,
according to a senior U.S.
official, who spoke on condi-
tion of anonymity to discuss
the ongoing negotiations.
The goal is to have an
agreement done before an
international conference in
Germany on the future of
Afghanistan in December,
but many sticking points
remain. Among them:
Will American forc-
es be stationed on joint or
Afghan-run bases?
Who will take the lead
in conducting nighttime kill-
and-capture raids, a flash-
point for anger over foreign
meddling in Afghanistan?
Will detention opera-
tions be run by the Afghans
or Americans?
What long-term com-
mitments will the U.S. make
to support the struggling
Afghan government, educa-
tion and health care?
The document will leave
several major questions unan-
swered, including how long
American taxpayers will foot
the bill for Afghan security
forces, which in 2014 will
cost an estimated $8 billion
a year.
The agreement also
sets up a potential conflict
between two U.S. goals for
Afghanistan a base of
operations for counterterror-
ism and a peace deal between
the Afghan government and
the Taliban insurgency. The
Taliban demand a complete
withdrawal of foreign forces.
The so-called strategic
partnership agreement was
sought by Afghan President
Hamid Karzai, and U.S.
officials are confident that
Afghans desire to get some-
thing in writing is likely to
trump their worry that the
document is not specific
enough.
But the talks have gone
on longer than the Americans
wanted, and there is palpable
frustration at what two U.S.
officials described as circu-
lar and repetitive discussions.
The two sides already held
talks twice this year.
Karzai has a string of spe-
cific demands, including that
U.S. troops stop conducting
nighttime raids to nab sus-
pected insurgents and that
Afghans be put in charge
of detention facilities. He
also wants a ban on U.S.
launching operations into
other nations from Afghan
soil. The U.S. raid that
killed Osama bin Laden in
Pakistan was launched from
Afghanistan.
Partly cloudy
Wednesday
with 30 per-
cent chance
of morning
showers,
storms. Highs
in the lower 80s. See page 2.
Economic storm hangs over area
BY MIKE FORD
mford@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Like a hur-
ricane that seems to hover for-
ever, the economic downturn
continues to slam Delphos-
area families. According
to those with an ear to the
ground, more residents are
seeking assistance for the
first time as unemployment
benefits dry up.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Treasurer Dennis Hickey says
the group has already seen
significantly more requests
for food, rent and utilities
assistance than last year.
Were already at about 30
percent over last year. It has
continued weve noticed
an increase with a whole lot
of new names coming onto
the rolls. Were getting a lot
more requests for help with
rent and utilities than weve
had before, he said. Theyre
also asking for food but more
people are asking for help
with their rent and utilities
because their unemployment
is running out or the benefits
arent enough to cover the
bills and buy enough food.
Becky Strayer oversees
the same programs at the
Interfaith Thrift Shop. She
echoes Hickeys observation:
We get new people every
day. It seems to go in cycles
where sometimes, what they
need most is financial help
and we wont hear as much
about groceries. Then, well
get bombarded continuously
about food that has been
the case over the last couple
of weeks, she said. Right
now, the heavier volume of
requests concerns financial
assistance. There is also a
heavy need for food but just
when you think the overall
requests for all forms of help
is holding steady, well get a
whole new group of people.
Many who are economically-
challenged piece together what
help they can find from private
and public sources simultane-
ously. Allen County Job and
Family Services Director Lynn
Shock also reports her statistics
show an ongoing downward
spiral. In 2009, Allen County
nutrition benefits were dis-
persed to 12,259 persons. The
figure rose to 14,775 in 2010
and has yet to reach any kind
of summit.
Our food stamp numbers
continue to grow were
in the neighborhood between
15,000 and 16,000 right now.
The downturn hasnt peaked
yet, at least not around here.
Our case loads go up every
month, so I cant say weve
hit any kind of peak yet. We
keep hoping for it, but we
havent gotten it and were
seeing a lot of people com-
ing in who have exhausted
their unemployment benefits.
More and more people are
coming onto public assistance
for the first time, she said.
Fortunately, local resi-
dents, businesses and other
organizations continue to
donate to the food pantries
enough so they can main-
tain the level of aid they are
accustomed to. From food
drives conducted by Boy
Scouts to ALCO Stores and
churches from other cities,
Hickey said residents have
come though time and time
again. Therefore, the food
pantries can be there for those
in need.
As long as the need is
there, we will continue to do
what we can to make sure
help is available, he said.
Artfest 2011
taking entries
Regional artists may
enter up to 3 pieces of
artwork in the upcoming
Delphos Area Art Guild
Canal Days Artfest 2011.
All painting, draw-
ing media, hand-pulled
prints, collage, sculpture,
ceramics, mixed media,
glass, jewelry, fiber art and
woodwork accepted. No
photography or computer-
generated art can be used.
Entrants must be 18
years of age or older
and only original art-
work can be submitted.
Entries can be brought to
the 2nd Floor Gallery of the
Delphos Museum of Postal
History from 1-3 p.m. Sept.
7; 3-6 p.m. Sept. 8; and 10
a.m to noon on Sept. 9.
The prospectus may be
printed by going to Delphos
Area Art Guilds facebook
page or call 419-863-0120 or
419-587-3470. There is a $20
non - refundable entry fee
for non-guild members. Cash
awards of $1,000 will be pre-
sented for the judged pieces
in 2-D and 3-D categories.
The opening reception
will held from 6-8:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 with music by the B
3 Trio, wine and cheese, and
awards presented at 7 p.m.
The gallery will be open
noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 17
and from 3-6 p.m. Sept.
18. Artists will give dem-
onstrations of their work
throughout the day.
We get new
people every day.
It seems to go
in cycles where
sometimes, what
they need most is
financial help and
we wont hear as
much about gro-
ceries. Then, well
get bombarded
continuously
about food
that has been the
case over the last
couple of weeks.
Becky Strayer,
social service coordina-
tor, Interfaith Thrift Shop
Students can pick up their
awards in their school offices.
St. Johns Scholar of the
Day is Derek
Lindeman.
Congratulations
Derek!
Jeffersons Scholar of the
Day is Victoria
Black.
Congratulations
Victoria!
Scholars of the Day
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Allen County Refuse provides
garbage and recycle collection in
Delphos.
The Allen County portion of
Delphos is collected on Thurs-
days, with residents placing
garbage containers on the curb
Wednesday evening.
The Van Wert County portion
of Delphos is collected on Friday,
with residents placing garbage
containers at the curb on Thurs-
day evening.
Recycle is collected this
Thursday and Friday. Recycle
containers should also be placed
at the curb.
If a holiday falls during the
week, collection is pushed back
a day. For example, the week of
Memorial Day, collection in Allen
County will be Friday and in Van
Wert County it will be Saturday.
Big item collection is held
from 8 a.m.-noon the first Sat-
urday of each month in the
parking lot across from the city
building. Participants need to
show proof of residency like a
city utility bill.
See the full schedule at
cityofdelphos.com.
Delphos Fire Assoc.
300 Club Winner
Tony Reindel
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tri-county
Associated Press
toniGHt: Partly cloudy.
Lows around 60. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
WeDnesDAY: Partly
cloudy. Chance of show-
ers and a slight chance of
a thunderstorm in the morn-
ing. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds around 10
mph. Chance of measurable
rain 30 percent.
WeDnesDAY niGHt:
Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 60s. southeast winds 5
to 10 mph.
THURSDAY: Hot. Mostly
sunny. Highs around 90. South
winds around 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT:
Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the lower
90s.
FRIDAY: Mostly clear.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs
in the lower 90s.
FriDAY niGHt: Partly
cloudy. Low near 70.
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sAtUrDAY niGHt: Partly
cloudy with a 30 percent
chance of showers and thun-
derstorms. Highs in the upper
80s. Lows in mid 60s.
The St. Joseph Jog for SIDS
crew would like to thank all
our participants and sponsors
for making our first annual 5K
and tot trot a big success.
The rain did not dampen
our spirits or our determina-
tion. Sincerely,
Jane L. Metzger,
siDs crew
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
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Estimated jackpot: $43.39
million
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $21
million
Pick 3 evening
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6-6-3-2
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rolling Cash 5
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sept. 3, 1969-Aug. 27, 2011
Tammy J. Cross, 41, of
Delphos, died at 10:32 a.m.
Saturday at her residence.
She was born Sept. 3,
1969, in Lima, to Art and
Joyce (Hartman) Cross. Her
father preceded in death and
her mother survives.
Other survivors include
sister Bev Cross-McNeal of
Delphos, brother Luke Cross
of Delphos and nephews Sean
McNeal and A.J. Cross.
She was also preceded in
death by her brother, James
Cross and a nephew, Tyler
Cross.
Ms. Cross was a 1987
Jefferson High School gradu-
ate and 1993 Ohio State
University graduate who
earned her bachelor degree
with double majors in psy-
chology and communications.
She enjoyed her dogs, Coco,
Jazz and Kane and her cat,
Maudie.
A private family service
will be held.
Arrangements are by Harter
and Schier Funeral Home.
tammy J. Cross
By LinDA DeUtsCH
the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES The
judge in the upcoming trial
of Michael Jacksons doc-
tor ruled Monday that the
defense cannot call any wit-
nesses to testify about the
child molestation investiga-
tion that led to the pop stars
trial and acquittal in 2005.
Prosecutor David Walgren
argued that lawyers for Dr.
Conrad Murray were seek-
ing to engage in character
assassination of the victim in
the involuntary manslaughter
case.
The people are concerned
about this trial deteriorating
into an attack on Michael
Jackson, Walgren said.
The hearing took place
on what would have been
Jacksons 53rd birthday.
Superior Court Judge
Michael Pastor barred a
half-dozen witnesses relat-
ed to the molestation case,
including the police detec-
tive who headed searches of
Jacksons Neverland home
in Santa Barbara County in
2003. The judge said such
testimony would be distract-
ing and misleading for the
jury in Murrays trial and is
irrelevant.
Jackson was acquitted of
all charges in a high-profile
trial in Santa Maria in 2005.
The judge said he was
barring any mention of the
molestation case because, It
proves nothing regarding the
year 2009, when Jackson
died.
Defense attorney Edward
Chernoff said he was seek-
ing testimony that in the past
Jackson had been addicted to
the painkiller Demerol.
Chernoff repeated a previ-
ously stated defense position
that the pop star was addicted
to that drug and was with-
drawing from it when he died
of an overdose of propofol
and other medications in June
2009.
Walgren, however, said
Jacksons autopsy found no
Demerol in his body.
The judge effectively
blocked the Demerol defense
when he also excluded the tes-
timony of Dr. Arnold Klein, a
dermatologist blamed by the
defense for giving Jackson
Demerol. Pastor said written
reports on Kleins statements
could be used but neither the
doctor nor his assistant will
testify.
Walgren argued that
the defense was seeking to
transfer responsibility for
Jacksons death to Klein. The
judge appeared to agree with
the prosecutor.
The calling of Dr. Klein
does raise the issue of third
party culpability, the judge
said, noting jurors would
become distracted by that
issue.
Opening statements in the
trial of Murray are scheduled
to begin on Sept. 27. Murray,
who has pleaded not guilty
to involuntary manslaughter,
could face up to four years in
prison if convicted.
Authorities allege he gave
Jackson a lethal dose of the
anesthetic propofol and other
sedatives in the bedroom of
his rented mansion on June
25, 2009.
In court on Monday,
Chernoff suggested that
Jackson was desperate for
sleep and turned to propofol
because he was withdrawing
from Demerol.
Pastor said he would per-
mit two other doctors and a
nurse to testify about their
interactions with Jackson
regarding propofol.
One is an anesthesiologist
who gave Jackson propofol
at least four times, includ-
ing for dental procedures.
Chernoff said the doctor,
David Adams, used Murrays
Las Vegas office in April of
2009 to give Jackson propo-
fol for sleep on at least one
occasion.
Adams is expected to
testify that Jackson was so
familiar with propofol that
he called it milk, accord-
ing to documents filed by the
defense.
Walgren sought to bar
Adams testimony, saying it
will be a side show.
Outlining the planned
defense for the Houston-
based cardiologist, Chernoff
reiterated that he would claim
Jackson self-administered the
drug in a desperate quest for
sleep.
Also barred was the tes-
timony of Tohme Tohme, a
one-time Jackson manager
who negotiated the contracts
for Jacksons ill-fated This
Is It concerts, and John
Branca, the co-executor of
Jacksons estate. Pastor has
said Jacksons finances wont
be discussed at the trial.
The judge ordered lawyers
back to court Sept. 6 to final-
ize jury questionnaires which
will be handed out beginning
Sept. 8.
Jackson molest case
barred from doctors trial
YOUNGSTOWN (AP)
Ed ONeills new star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame
would seem to be in an appro-
priate spot: in front of a DSW
shoe store on Hollywood
Boulevard.
ONeill used to play shoe
salesman Al Bundy on the
long-running sitcom Married
With Children.
The Walk of Fame says
the Emmy-nominated star of
Modern Family received
his sidewalk honor today.
The ceremony will feature his
two TV wives, Sofia Vergara
from Modern, the current
ABC hit, and Katey Sagal
from Married, which aired
on Fox.
The 65-year-old ONeill
recently told The Vindicator,
his hometown newspaper
in Youngstown, Ohio, that
he almost turned down the
Walk of Fame star because
he thought it was kind of
weird. But his daughter
helped him see it was a point
of pride.
ONeills Walk of Fame
star in front of shoe store
Corn: $7.72
Wheat: $7.52
Beans: $14.40
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people had braced for a
disaster-movie scene of water
swirling around skyscrapers,
the subways and buses were
up and running again in time
for the Monday morning
commute. And to the surprise
of many New Yorkers, things
went pretty smoothly.
Power outages were
still widespread from north
to south today, with utili-
ties from Virginia to Maine
reporting well over a million
customers without electric-
ity.
By today, a majority of
riders on the hard-hit Long
Island Rail Road and Metro-
North Railroad were able to
get onto trains. Only three of
the LIRR lines were still sus-
pended, covering the eastern
end of the Long Island.
The 11-state death toll,
which had stood at 21 as of
Sunday night, rose sharply
as bodies were pulled from
floodwaters and people were
electrocuted by downed
power lines.
An apparently vacant
home exploded in an evacu-
ated, flooded area in Pompton
Lakes, N.J., early Monday,
and firefighters had to battle
the flames from a boat. In
the Albany, N.Y., suburb of
Guilderland, police rescued
two people Monday after
their car was swept away.
Rescuers found them three
hours later, clinging to trees
along the swollen creek.
Its going to take time
to recover from a storm of
this magnitude, President
Barack Obama warned as
he promised the government
would do everything in its
power to help people get back
on their feet.
In North Carolina, where
Irene blew ashore along the
Outer Banks on Saturday
before heading for New York
and New England, 1,000 peo-
ple were still in emergency
shelters, awaiting word on
their homes.
Airlines said it would be
days before the thousands
of passengers stranded by
Irene find their way home.
Some Amtrak service in the
Northeast was limited or
suspended. Commuter train
service between New Jersey
and New York City resumed
today, except for one line
that was still dealing with
flooding.
Throughout the region,
hundreds of roads were
impassable because of flood-
ing or fallen trees, and some
bridges had simply given
way, including a 156-year-
old hand-hewn, wooden cov-
ered bridge across Schoharie
Creek in Blenheim, N.Y.
At least three towns in
New York remained cut off
by flooded roads and bridg-
es.
Early estimates put Irenes
damage at $7 billion to $10
billion, much smaller than
the impact of monster storms
such as Hurricane Katrina,
which did more than $100
billion in damage. Irenes
effects are small compared
to the overall U.S. economy,
which produces about $14
trillion worth of goods and
services every year.
While people without
electric power waited for the
lights to come back on and
communities from New York
to Maine took stock of the
storm, homeowners and towns
in land-locked Vermont faced
a sobering new reality no
way in or out. Washed-out
roads and bridges left them
for now inaccessible by
automobile.
We always had that tru-
ism that said Yup, yah cant
get there from here. In fact,
thats come to pass down
here, said Newfane Town
Clerk Gloria Cristelli. There
are certain pockets where you
cant get there from here, at
least not by a car.
About a dozen towns
and an unknown number of
homes were cut off by dam-
age from Irenes floodwaters
and rain, including that of
the towns emergency man-
agement coordinator, David
Moore. State transportation
maintenance crews and con-
tractors hired by the state
were working to restore travel
on some of the 260 roads that
had been closed due to storm
damage. Vermont also had 30
highway bridges closed.
In small Newfane (pop.
1,710), the storms effects
were staggering: About 150
people were unable to drive
cars to their homes, 30 of
them effectively stranded in
theirs, seven bridges were
washed out, two homes were
knocked from their founda-
tions by surging floodwaters
and one 19th century grist
mill smashed into kindling
wood right where it stood.
Gov. Peter Shumlin called
it the worst flooding in a
century.
For the Saylors, there were
more immediate concerns.
I need a shower, said
Sue Saylor. I need water. I
need electricity. Its rough.
irene
High temperature Monday
in Delphos was 76 degrees,
low was 54. High a year ago
today was 92, low was 69.
Record high for today is 94,
set in 1933. Record low is 41,
set in 1946.
st. ritAs
A girl was born Aug. 29 to
Jason and Aubrey Markward
of Cloverdale.
By the Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, Aug.
30, the 242nd day of 2011.
There are 123 days left in the
year.
todays Highlight in
History:
On Aug. 30, 1861, Union
Gen. John C. Fremont insti-
tuted martial law in Missouri
and declared slaves there to
be free. (However, Fremonts
emancipation order was
countermanded by President
Abraham Lincoln).
on this date:
In 1797, Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley, cre-
ator of Frankenstein, was
born in London.
In 1862, Union forces were
defeated by the Confederates
at the Second Battle of Bull
Run in Manassas, Va.
In 1905, Ty Cobb made
his major-league debut as a
player for the Detroit Tigers,
hitting a double in his first
at-bat in a game against the
New York Highlanders. (The
Tigers won, 5-3.)
By AnDreW tAYLor
the Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
governments main disaster aid
account is running woefully
short of money as the Obama
administration confronts dam-
ages from Hurricane Irene that
could run into billions of dol-
lars.
With less than $800 mil-
lion in its disaster aid cof-
fers, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency has been
forced to freeze rebuilding
projects from disasters dating
to Hurricane Katrina to con-
serve money for emergency
needs in the wake of Irene.
Lawmakers from states rav-
aged by tornadoes this spring,
like Missouri and Alabama,
are especially furious.
The shortfalls in FEMAs
disaster aid account have
been obvious to lawmakers
on Capitol Hill for months
and privately acknowledged
to them by FEMA but the
White House has opted against
asking for more money, riling
many lawmakers.
Despite the fact that the
need ... is well known, Reps.
Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., and
David Price, D-N.C., wrote
the administration last month,
it unfortunately appears that
no action is being taken by the
administration. The lawmak-
ers chair the panel responsible
for FEMAs budget.
FEMA now admits the
disaster aid shortfall could
approach $5 billion for the
upcoming budget year, and
thats before accounting for
Irene.
As a result, funds to help
states and local governments
rebuild from this years torna-
does, as well as past disasters
like hurricanes Katrina and
Rita and the massive Tennessee
floods of last spring, have
been frozen. Instead, FEMA is
only paying for the immedi-
ate needs of disaster-stricken
communities, which include
debris removal, food, water
and emergency shelter.
Going into September
being the peak part of hur-
ricane season, and with Irene,
we didnt want to get to the
point where we would not
have the funds to continue to
support the previous impacted
survivors as well as respond
to the next disaster, FEMA
Administrator Craig Fugate
told reporters at the White
House on Monday.
Earlier this year, the admin-
istration requested $1.8 bil-
lion for FEMAs disaster relief
fund, despite pent-up demands
for much more. Appropriations
for last year totaled four times
that amount.
FEMA estimates that the
request still left the disaster
fund short by $2 billion to $4.8
billion for the upcoming fiscal
year. Those are figures the
agency provided to Congress
this spring before Irene or
the tornadoes that destroyed
huge swaths of Joplin, Mo., or
beat up the South.
Disaster aid
account fac-
es shortfall
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Corn Hole Tournament
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Texas Hold Em
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Wing Cook-Off
Adult Wiffle Ball Tournament
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BBQ Chicken Dinners
Golf Challenge
Bingo
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Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition
he or she has overcome to reach his goals.
Dorothy Height, American civil rights activist (1912-2010)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
One Year Ago
Caleb Haunhorst of Delphos, member of Allen County
K-9 4-H Club, earned first place in the Novice A Dog
Obedience competition at the Allen County Fair with his
Black Lab Belle. This was Haunhorsts second year showing
at the fair. He is the son of Todd and Tricia Haunhorst.
25 Years Ago 1986
The 130th annual Van Wert County Fair was officially
opened today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A ribbon-cut-
ting was also held to dedicate the new 1200-square-foot junior
fair horse barn that will accommodate 104 horses. Activities
in the afternoon include a 4-H garden, flower and baked goods
judging.
Dave Holtzhauer was elected president of the Spencerville
Invincible Fire Company. Other officers are Dave Evans, vice
president; Junior Mulholland, treasurer; Roger Brotherwood,
secretary; John Skbrupski, assistant secretary; Paul Lee, two-
year term as chief; Greg Leidy, safety director; Tim Potts, cap-
tain of nozzle; Don Whitmore, captain of hose; Dennis Coil,
reporter; and Bob Eutsler, Carl Potts, Jim Hirn and Courtney
Wilson, trustees.
Lincolnview downed Fort Jennings 18-16, 6-15 and
15-11 Thursday. Point leaders for Fort Jennings were Laura
Broecker with 14 and Cora Bigelow and Shelly Broecker
with seven each. In serves Bigelow was 12 of 13 and Karen
Lindeman 11 of 12.
50 Years Ago 1961
Fifty-six members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
Auxiliary were present for the regular meeting held Monday
in the Eagles clubrooms. An initiation was conducted with the
local drill and degree teams in charge. The next meeting will
be held Sept. 11. Hostesses will be Edna Freund, chairman;
Opal Diltz, Mildred Davis, Veronica Williams and Gloria
Bayman.
The Green Thumb Garden Club guest meeting was
held on Aug. 28 in NuMaudes Restaurant. Mrs. Benno
Miller opened the meeting and welcomed the 20 members
and their guests. Mrs. James Wiltsie, program chairman,
introduced the speaker, Mrs. E. L. Staup, who spoke
on The Influence of Period Arrangement on Modern Floral
Art.
Sons Bar will meet Stumbaugh Construction of Lima
in the finals of the Delphos invitational slo-pitch tournament
Aug. 31 following semi-final victories Monday night. Sons
Bar moved into the finals with a 4-2 victory over Tom &
Lous. Clarence Giesken pitched a four-hitter for Sons Bar to
snap Tom & Lous win streak.
75 Years Ago 1936
Many changes which have been made in Delphos since
he left here nearly 40 years ago are noted by Frank Lause, of
Custar, Wood County, Ohio, who is visiting with his broth-
ers, Louis and Leo Lause, and with other relatives. Lause left
Delphos in 1897. He was born and reared on a farm on the
banks of the Auglaize River, east of Delphos.
A large number of Delphos fair visitors witnessed the
annual Delphos Allen County fair livestock parade held
Friday afternoon. The Eagles band headed the parade of fine
cattle, horses, etc. The grand champions in each class led the
entries in their own divisions.
Mrs. Elmer Freund, Mrs. Ed. Mox, Sr., and Mrs. H. F.
Buchholtz of St. Peters Lutheran Church were in attendance
at the annual Womens Missionary Conference conducted at
St. Johns Luther Church in Piqua Thursday. The 1937 confer-
ence will be held at Arlington, Ohio.
WASHINGTON (AP)
More than half of Muslim-
Americans in a new poll say
government anti-terrorism
policies single them out for
increased surveillance and
monitoring, and many report
increased cases of name-call-
ing, threats and harassment by
airport security, law enforce-
ment officers and others.
Still, most Muslim-
Americans say they are satis-
fied with the way things are
going in the U.S. and rate their
communities highly as places
to live.
The survey by the Pew
Research Center, one of the
most exhaustive ever of the
countrys Muslims, finds
no signs of rising alienation
or anger among Muslim-
Americans despite recent U.S.
government concerns about
homegrown Islamic terror-
ism and controversy over the
building of mosques.
In all, 52 percent of
Muslim-Americans surveyed
said their group is singled out
by government for terrorist
surveillance. Almost as many
43 percent reported they
had personally experienced
harassment in the past year,
according to the poll released
today.
That 43 percent share of
people reporting harassment
is up from 40 percent in 2007,
the first time Pew polled
Muslim-Americans.
Asked to identify in what
ways they felt bias, about 28
percent said they had been
treated or viewed with sus-
picion by people, while 22
percent said they were called
offensive names. About 21
percent said they were sin-
gled out by airport security
because they were Muslim,
while another 13 percent said
they were targeted by other
law enforcement officials.
Roughly 6 percent said they
had been physically threat-
ened or attacked.
On the other hand, the
share of Muslim-Americans
who view U.S. anti-terror
policies as sincere efforts
to reduce international terror-
ism now surpasses those who
view them as insincere 43
percent to 41 percent. Four
years ago, during the presi-
dency of George W. Bush,
far more viewed U.S. anti-
terrorism efforts as insincere
than sincere 55 percent to
26 percent.
The vast majority of
Muslim-Americans 79 per-
cent rate their communi-
ties as either excellent or
good places to live, even
among many who reported
an act of vandalism against a
mosque or a controversy over
the building of an Islamic cen-
ter in their neighborhoods.
They also are now more
likely to say they are satisfied
with the current direction of
the country 56 percent, up
from 38 percent in 2007. That
is in contrast to the general
U.S. public, whose satisfac-
tion has dropped from 32 per-
cent to 23 percent.
This confirms what weve
said all along: American
Muslims are well integrated
and happy, but with a kind
of lingering sense of being
besieged by growing anti-
Muslim sentiment in our soci-
ety, said Ibrahim Hooper,
spokesman for the Council on
American-Islamic Relations,
a Washington, D.C.-based
Muslim civil rights group.
By KIMBERLY DOZIER
AP Intelligence Writer
WASHINGTON Libyan
leader Moammar Gadhafi is
on the run, his capital all but
fallen to rebels, his hometown
under siege.
Now comes another dif-
ficult task for the rebels and
the civilian government they
are trying to install: capturing
Gadhafi before the fugitive
dictator is able to mount a
revenge assault from hiding
or inspire an insurgency that
could drag on for years.
Gadhafis wife and three
of his children fled Libya
to neighboring Algeria on
Monday. But the Obama
administration said it has no
indication Gadhafi has left the
country.
As U.S. forces learned in
the massive, monthslong man-
hunt for Iraqi dictator Saddam
Hussein in 2003, intelligence
will be key to finding him.
Thanks to NATO and its
small cadre of military advis-
ers on the ground in Libya,
the rebels will be able to draw
on electronic clues known as
signals intelligence, ranging
from images from drones, spy
planes and satellites to sto-
len transmissions from radio
and phones an advantage
U.S. troops did not have in
2003 in Iraq, when the use
of such equipment was in its
infancy, and the intelligence
not well shared with those on
the ground.
Greed also helps.
Multimillion-dollar rewards
led to the capture or killing
of many of what the military
calls high value targets in
Iraq, including Saddams sons
Odai and Qusai in 2003. A
tipster in search of a reward
revealed their whereabouts
to the CIA, and the Armys
Delta Force pounced, ulti-
mately killing the sons in a
protracted firefight in north-
ern Iraq.
A Libyan businessman
reportedly has offered a $2
million reward for Gadhafi.
But the key to capturing
Saddam turned out to be gum-
shoe detective work mainly
by U.S. special operations
forces, with information gath-
ered largely from captured
suspects. Through the inter-
rogations, the U.S. was able
to map the tribal network
protecting the deposed Iraqi
leader.
That effort was backed by
nearly 200,000 conventional
troops who helped secure a
country stretching over nearly
170,000 square miles.
The Libyan rebels are
being aided by small CIA
teams, including former U.S.
special operators on contract
to the intelligence agency,
as well as a small number
of advisers from British and
French special operations
teams, according to three for-
mer U.S. officials, speaking
on condition of anonymity
to discuss matters of intel-
ligence.
But thats far smaller than
the U.S. effort to find Saddam.
And though Gadhafis army
is dissolving in the face of the
NATO-backed onslaught, the
rebels have roughly 680,000
square miles to cover, an area
several times greater than
Iraq.
CIA officers on the ground
will touch base with sources
who have kept them informed
throughout the battle to oust
Gadhafi, one of the former
U.S. officials said. But the
agency does not have officers
in sufficient numbers, nor the
human intelligence network
built on the ground yet to
help the rebels conduct an
effective manhunt, the official
added.
One key to tracking
Gadhafi will be to study what
he did in the past, a U.S. offi-
cial said. In 1986, when the
U.S. bombed the Libyan cities
of Tripoli and Benghazi, he
went to the city of Sabha, in a
mountainous region of south-
ern Libya. He was shocked
and surprised, with his arm
in a sling, the official said.
Two of Gadhafis sons
reportedly are leading two
loyalist Libyan army units in
the south as well, which could
provide him support.
But Gadhafi no doubt
knows thats whats expected
of him.
By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Hamstrung by budget cuts and
a tight debt ceiling, President
Barack Obama is preparing a
September jobs package with
limited tools at his disposal to
prime the economy and crank
up employment.
At a minimum, the presi-
dents plan will call on
Congress to extend current
payroll tax cuts and jobless
benefits, spend money for
new construction projects and
offer incentives to businesses
to hire more workers. But
economists say that while that
would eliminate some drag on
the economy and maintain the
status quo, it wont be enough
to propel it to new heights.
The presidents plan, which
he will announce in a major
speech next week, will be far
less ambitious than the $825
billion stimulus of 2009, passed
when the economy was still
shrinking and when unemploy-
ment stood at 8.2 percent. Now
the economy is growing slug-
gishly but unemployment is a
full percentage point higher
9.2 percent for July.
Economists who advocate
for government intervention
in the economy estimate that
it would take a package of
at least $300 billion to avoid
backsliding and even more to
give the economy a lift.
Thats a tall order for a
president facing a divided
Congress where Republicans,
demanding fiscal austerity,
reject the notion that short-
term infusions of taxpayer
money into the economy
can prod a sluggish recov-
ery. Even without Republican
opposition, such a level of
spending would require short-
term borrowing that would
move the government closer
to its new debt ceiling before
the November 2012 election,
something Obama is deter-
mined to avoid.
The presidents speech will
set the stage for the economic
debate to come in Congress.
A congressional supercom-
mittee has been given the job
of finding at least $1.5 trillion
in deficit reduction. As part
of his economic plan, Obama
plans to propose even more
deficit reduction to help pay
for the up-front cost of his
jobs initiatives.
The listless economy,
which has left millions of
Americans out of work and
threatens the savings of mil-
lions more, is the biggest
obstacle facing Obamas re-
election. Making the case for
his economic programs will
be central to the remaining 18
months of his term.
Our great challenge as a
nation remains how to get
this economy growing faster,
Obama said Monday. Thats
our urgent mission.
The president is certain to
call for extending a one-year
payroll tax cut for workers
and unemployment benefits
that expire in January, at a
combined cost of about $175
billion. He also has lent sup-
port to a proposal to create an
infrastructure bank, a fund
that would be seeded by the
government but fed by private
investment to pay for major
road, bridge and other public
construction. Even advocates
of the plan, however, say that
proposal probably would not
be in place to generate jobs
for about two years.
Among other measures
under consideration, but not
yet decided:
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
COLUMBUS The
deadline for removing a
repeal question on Ohios
contentious collective bar-
gaining law from the fall bal-
lot passed Monday without
fanfare, positioning voters to
decide the fate of the law in
November.
Passing the deadline
doesnt prevent Republican
leaders and opponents of the
law from reaching a deal later
to change or toss out the leg-
islation, though thats seen as
unlikely.
Signed by Gov. John
Kasich in March, the law bans
public employees from strik-
ing and restricts collective
bargaining rights for more
than 350,000 teachers, police
officers, state employees and
other public workers.
The group We Are
Ohio which opposes the
law had until midnight
Monday to request the repeal
issue be taken off the bal-
lot. Spokeswoman Melissa
Fazekas says the only way for
its removal was for legislators
to repeal the law themselves.
Kasichs administration
released a letter Aug. 17 ask-
ing for a meeting to discuss
a compromise with 10 union
leaders involved with We Are
Ohio.
The group maintained that
the time for a compromise
that would remove Issue 2
from the Nov. 8 ballot had
passed. The coalitions cam-
paign manager had responded
in a letter to Kasich, House
Speaker William Batchelder
and Senate President Tom
Niehaus that the group
wouldnt consider talks unless
the law was repealed.
Defenders of the law
scored another endorsement
Monday in what has already
become a daily volley, when
the Ohio Society of Certified
Public Accountants threw its
backing behind the measure.
But comments by the liber-
al policy group ProgressOhio
were the days attention grab-
ber.
In a morning news con-
ference, executive director
Brian Rothenberg accused
the Kasich administration of
using $24 million in high-
tech Third Frontier money
to reward economic devel-
opment groups whose mem-
bers made political contri-
butions to the governor and
legislative Republicans who
supported the law. He said
the organizations serving as
JobsOhio regional contacts,
all local economic develop-
ment offices, could use the
money for projects they would
have done anyway and apply
the savings to the campaign
supporting the collective bar-
gaining law.
Its a washing system,
Rothenberg said prompting
a storm of angry responses.
Kasich spokesman Rob
Nichols wrote in an email
that the accusations were so
untrue they were silly.
This type of baseless
attack is the desperate tactic
of anti-reformers who are so
afraid of the real facts that
they wont even put them on
their website, he said.
In a telephone interview
with The Associated Press,
Kasich jobs guru Mark
Kvamme, president and inter-
im chief investment officer of
JobsOhio, said Rothenbergs
accusations upset a lot of
people.
Kvamme, who was moved
out of his job as state develop-
ment director after an earlier
ProgressOhio lawsuit ques-
tioning the constitutionality
of his appointment, said the
group should be more cau-
tious before suggesting the
administration would exploit
its signature economic pro-
gram for political purposes.
Sometimes I think these
guys, all theyre focused on
is creating innuendo and law-
suits, Kvamme said. A lot
of people are evaluating the
whole situation. If hes not
careful, hes going to get into
trouble.
Kasich and other
Republicans who back the
collective bargaining bill
argue the Ohio legislation
will help city officials, school
superintendents and others
control their costs at a time
when they, too, are feeling
budget woes.
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
6 p.m. Weight Watchers
meets at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 211 E.
Third St.
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics
Anonymous, Fi r st
Presbyterian Church, 310 W.
Second St.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St. Kalida.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
11:45 a.m. Rotary Club
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is be open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
5-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Shop is open for shop-
ping.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Ladies Club, Trinity United
Methodist Church.
7 p.m. Delphos
Emergency Medical Service
meeting, EMS building,
Second Street.
7:30 p.m. Delphos
Chapter 23, Order of Eastern
Star, meets at the Masonic
Temple, North Main Street.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club meets at the
A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth
St.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift
Store is open for shopping.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
St. Vincent DePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing lot, is open.
10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos
Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal
Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
MONDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
7 p.m. Delphos City
Council meets at the Delphos
Municipal Building, 608 N.
Canal St.
Delphos Parks and
Recreation board meets at the
recreation building at Stadium
Park.
Washington Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville
village council meets at the
mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 Fifth St.
8 p.m. The Veterans
of Foreign Wars meet at the
hall.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St., Kalida.
Please notify the Delphos
Herald at 419-695-0015 if
there are any corrections
or additions to the Coming
Events column.
Aug. 31
Jesstin Foust
Nancy Spencer
Melissa Gasser
Zachary Brown
Jim Rode
Ron Jacomet
Anthony Turman
Karder Agner
St. Joseph Jog For SIDS 5K results
St. Joseph Jog For SIDS
5K and tot trot was held on
Aug. 14 in conjunction with
the St. Joseph Homecoming.
All of the proceeds were
donated: 50 percent to St.
Joseph Parish and the other
50 percent to the American
SIDS Institute, dedicated to
the prevention of infant death
and the promotion of infant
health through research and
education. There were 241
participants willing to run/
walk in the rain and make
the first annual event a huge
success.
Here are the results:
Men
Ed Ditmeyer 17:58
Paul Rellstab 18:03
Nick Schmiesing 19:20
Ryan Kroner 19:40
Jordan Laudick 19:57
Ron Bonifas 20:01
Matt Schroeder 20:11
Trent Stechschulte
20:47
Aaron Chandler 21:23
Zach Schwartz 21:28
Aaron Roush 21:46
Jordan Wurth 22:10
Eric Warnecke 22:13
Andrew Huntsman
22:17
Damon Birkemeier
22:22
Karl Schroeder 22:25.05
Roman Mitchell 22:54
Frank Trimboli 23:08
Derek Siefker 23:32
Aaron Lammers 23:54
Jesse Clay 24:07
Alex Berelsman 24:09
Dan Bornman 24:36.16
Mark Grone 24:50
Scott Saum 24:59
Karl Schimmoeller
25:08
Ray Kaverman 25:33
Phil Sautter 25:37.02
Dave Shaffer 25:37.66
Brandon Kohli 25:41.56
Toby Loeser 25:52
Mike Jones 26:14
Dillon Schimmoeller
26:19
David Heitmeyer 26:21
Dean Von Sossan
26:57
BJ Romes 27:03
Ian Miller 27:35
Kyle Hellman 28:00
Mike Gasser 28:03
Jeremy Smith 28:15
Aaron Neidert 28:19
Ryan Brinkman 28:43
Jacob Horstman 28:48
Caleb Davis 28:50
John Sukup 29:20.99
Chris Nichols 30:17
Gregory Edwards 30:26
Stuart Teeters 30:29
Mitchell Kerner 31:12
Ian Ricker 31:23
Lucas Ricker 32:40
Garrett Berelsman
33:18
Troy Slattman 33:53
Andy Hotstetter 33:54
Aaron Schnipke 34:12
Jason Swint 37:42
Bruce Row 37:59
Dylan Eldridge 38:35
Jared Hoersten 38:36
Troy Buss 38:38.15
Ethan Schimmoeller
47:19.16
Tyler Wiedeman 47:19.62
Steven Webb 48:03
Jason Berelsman 48:17.01
Derek Heitzman 49:37.62
Levi Stegaman 52:59.33
Women
Kristie Lehmkuhl 21:29
Rachel Grothause 22:25.18
Jacqueline Gardner
23:07
Deanna Kahle 23:16
Alyssa Schimmoeller
24:36.93
Heather McGlaughlin
25:02
Erin Edwards 25:18
Shelly Knippen 25:27
Sarah Schwartz 25:28
Michelle Kortokrax
25:29
Lori Bruskotter 25:41.88
Nicky Metzger 25:59.48
Rebecca Brinkman
25:59.75
Katie Schmitz 26:00
Jenn Brinkman 26:01
Natalie Lammers 26:03
Monica Schroeder
26:22
Rhonda Liebrecht
26:37
Ann Kaverman 27:04
Kristen Stechschulte
27:07
Kerri Romes 27:19:36
Michelle Menke 27:19:57
Heather Schroeder
27:37
Tricia Schroder 27:38
Jenna Von Sossan
27:40
Nicole Ricker 27:41
Kaitlyn Stechschulte
27:49
Marissa Mesker 27:50.18
Macy Schroeder 27:50.42
Kristi Clouse 27:59
DD Schultz 28:12
Amy Beining 28:20
Carrie Rahrig 28:32
Suzanne McGlaughlin
28:40
Kristina Sukup 28:51
Shannon Schlagbaum
28:52
Allison Loeser 29:11
Jenny Sukup 29:20:43
Joy Winget 29:23
Tara Miller 29:27
Lisa Smith 29:29
Trish Moening 29:36
Jenn Gasser 29:51
Becky Schnipke 29:57
Emilee Van Dyne
29:58
Andrew Knueve 30:02
Jenna Calvelage 30:14
Karissa Wannemacher
30:18
Vanessa Sherrick 31:28
Cynthia Grone 31:42.66
Karla Erman 31:42.66
Alyssa Wiedeman
31:45
Erin Osting 31:46
Tressa Brown 31:54
Gina Clay 31:56
Jessica Hardesty 31:57.30
Angela McCluer 31:57.65
Trista Krouse 32:10
Tina Warnecke 32:14
Debi Marshall 32:15
Sandy Carpenter 32:23
Lyndsey Sever 33:30
Terri Metzger 34:39
Morgan Schroeder
34:49.41
Cassie Kaverman 34:49.78
Kelsey Von Lehmden
34:50.09
Ashley Gable 34:50.42
Stephanie Clay 35:11
Madison Neidert 35:43
Jamie Saum 35:44
Jamie Saum 36:03
Amy Brinkman 37:18
Hillary Edwards 37:33
Danielle Swint 37:38
Bailey Schroeder 37:58
Hannah Knippen 38:38.95
Lana Mitchell 38:45
Megan Vetter 39:39
Emily Grone 39:43
Mara Brown 40:16
Hannah Clay 40:49
Breanne Eickholt 40:50
Kacey Willitzer 41:45
Darla Warnecke 42:37
Alyssa Louth 42:47
Gina Stechschulte
42:48
Lisa Knippen 42:49
Michelle Wannemacher
42:56
Peggy Grothause 42:57
Marilyn Metzger 43:08.21
Stacy Warnecke 43:08.95
Rose Ann Vetter 43:43
Melissa Sukup 43:44
Jeanne Bruskotter 43:45
Ginger Menke 43:46
Michelle Bendele 43:47
Jackie Deitering 43:51
Becky Uphaus 44:06
Carla Norbeck 44:14
Doreen Knippen 44:20.01
Sarah Knippen 44:20.81
Abby Nichols 44:22
Missy Pohlman 45:09
Abigail Teders 45:13
Sydney Eickholt 45:14
Stuart Teders 46:17
Faith Traye 46:18
Vanessa Wallenhorst
46:21
Sydney German 46:26
Alexis Horstman 46:28
Kaliegh Klir 46:29
Brooke Norbeck 47:33.26
Beth Norbeck 47:33.87
Sue Verhoff 47:39
Elaine Maag 47:42
Andrea Ricker 48:00
Lacey Webb 48:08
Linda Stechschulte
48:17.89
Lauren Sautter 48:25
Lindsay Miller 48:27
Joy Heitzman 48:36
Keri Shaffer 49:13
Cindy Berelsman 49:37.98
Bev Berelsman 50:44
Susan Fike 50:45.18
Janet Freisthler 50:45.50
Kelly Lindeman 50:48
Lindsey Wisher 50:49.18
Amy Luebrecht 50:49.53
Kathleen Schimmoeller
50:49.86
Jean Heitzman 50:55.11
Christine Davis 50:55.29
Jennifer Ardner 52:59.63
Marge Ricker 53:03
Mary Kay Stegaman
53:06
Carla Welfle 53:22
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The Putnam County
District Library in Ottawa
has announced the following
upcoming events:
Bulb & Seed Exchange
The Putnam County
District Library Continental
Location will have a Bulb &
Seed Exchange at 2 p.m. on
Sept 15.
All flower enthusiasts
can bring in their biggest
and best blooms to show off
and share. Also if you have
starts of mums, tulip bulbs,
or any plants to share, please
bring them and spread the
beauty.
For any questions call the
Continental library at 419-
596-3727.
ACT Program
The Putnam County
District Library in Ottawa
will have an ACT Strategy
Session at 6 p.m. on Sept.
26.
This program is present-
ed by the Sylvan Learning
Center and is free for all to
attend.
For any questions call the
Ottawa library at 419-523-
3747.
Hilty Home Program
The Putnam County
District Library will have a
Hilty Home Program at two
library locations.
Stephanie Theis from the
Hilty Home in Pandora will
be presenting the program
Thinking Ahead, Preparing
for a Comfortable Life. All
are welcome to attend this
free program. The program
will be at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28
at the Pandora Library and
at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the
Columbus Grove Library.
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at the following library loca-
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6:30 p.m. Sept. 29
Ottawa;
6:30 p.m. Oct. 3
Pandora;
6 p.m. Oct. 20 Fort
Jennings
All are welcome to attend
this free and informative pro-
gram.
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Great hustle by Jefferson late in the match earned them
points, such as this sliding dig by junior Fallon Van Dyke
that kept a play alive for teammates like sophomore Katie
Goergens and a point. However, the Lady Cats fell in their
volleyball season opener to Waynesfield-Goshen.
Tom Morris photo
By MALLORY KEMPER
The Delphos Herald
mkemper2011@
hotmail.com
DELPHOS As the vol-
leyball season opens, the
Waynesfield-Goshen Lady
Tigers scratched their way
to victory over the Jefferson
Lady Wildcats in four sets:
25-15, 25-15, 21-25, 25-19;
Monday night at Jefferson
High School.
In the first set, Jefferson
gained an early lead 5-2
with a kill from sophomore
Rileigh Stockwell and assist-
ed by junior setter Fallon
Van Dyke. A couple of
kills by the Tigers gained a
12-10 lead. Junior Kaylee
Patton had a huge kill for
Waynesfield as the Tigers
went up 22-14 and went on
to win the first set.
As the second set began,
Patton took control with
two back-to-back kills with
assists by freshman Sydney
Buffenbarger. Jefferson head
coach Joy Early, making her
varsity coaching debut, took
a timeout when they were
down by seven 21-14
but a block by the Tigers
Bailey Collins was too much
for the Wildcats to handle,
sending the visitors onto a
2-set lead.
When the third set began,
Jefferson took an early 3-0
lead with three straights aces
by Van Dyke. Tigers senior
Alyssa Dyer dished out two
assists to Jessica Reimesch
to help Waynesfield come
back and tie it at 12-12. After
that, the third set was con-
trolled by the Wildcats as
junior Katie Goergens led
Jefferson to a 25-21 win to
stay alive in the match.
The Wildcats began the
fourth set just like the third as
they took an early 3-0 lead.
Patton controlled the next
four points as she hammered
four kills at the Jefferson
defense. The Wildcats ral-
lied back for a 19-19 tie set,
just before the Tigers took
control of the next six points
to a first-match victory.
In the match with
Waynesfield, Stockwell led
all attackers with six kills,
followed by Goergens with
four kills. Van Dyke and
Goergens each had three
aces for the Wildcats.
The Tigers were led by
Patton with 17 kills, fol-
lowed by Reimesch with
seven kills. Dyer connected
on 14 assists for the game.
I am extremely excited
for the girls, Waynesfield
coach Karen Dunson said.
They have worked hard in
the preseason and all sum-
mer long. They are a great
group of kids with a lot
of talent and this win was
exactly what they needed to
push them the rest of the
season.
As for the Wildcats,
Early is looking forward
to tonights game against
Perry in hoping her team can
improve the intensity.
We started the night out
playing a little timid, which
would be expectable due to
our lack of experience, Early
added. I was glad that the
girls came out strong in the
third game and fought to win
that but, unfortunately, things
just didnt go our way.
The junior varsity
competition was won by
Jefferson in two sets, 25-20,
25-9.
Jefferson hosts Perry
6 p.m. tonight (JV match
first).
Jefferson falls in season-opening volleyball
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delpho-
sherald.com
OTTOVILLE Parkway
put Ottoville in catchup mode
from the start Monday
night and grabbed
a 25-11, 28-26,
25-11 sweep of the
Lady Green at L.W.
Heckman Gymnasium
in Ottoville to open
the 2011 volleyball
season.
The Panthers got off
quickly in set 1 and never
looked back, scoring the first
eight points of the contest as
Bailey King (10 kills) got
off early at the net. The Big
Green showed signs of life
midway through the opener
but not enough to make a seri-
ous challenge. Haley Burtch
(5 kills, 5 digs) put down an
overpass on set point.
Set two started off a lot
better for the Green and
Gold. They started to find
a better offensive flow and
slow down the Panther attack.
Even so, Parkway was on the
verge of taking total
command when they
built a 20-15 lead on a
hitting error. Another
hitting error made it
22-17.
Ottoville had a
challenge. Three
straight aces by
sophomore Tonya Kaufman
(4 aces, 17/17 serving;
6 assists) helped bring
them back to a 23-all
tie. However, they could
never get the lead. Finally,
a net violation on set point
resulted in Parkway going
up two sets to none.
The hosts scored the first
two points of set three: a
hitting error and a Kaufman
ace; but that was it. Once
more, King, Burtch and the
rest of the Parkway unit took
control with a 7-0 span and
rolled away for the sweep as
Burtch put one down off the
Ottoville defense on match
point.
We started slow and fin-
ished slow. We picked it up
in the second set, Ottoville
coach Susan Jones noted. If
I knew why we did that, Id
get it corrected right away.
All I know is we were bet-
ter when we had a quicker
tempo; thats when we start-
ed to play well. We sim-
ply didnt have 100 percent
effort and intensity all the
time; we need that to be suc-
cessful.
Senior Kylee Schweller
had nine digs, senior Megan
Bendele five kills and junior
Abby Siefker six kills to lead
the hosts.
Haley Roehm (18 assists;
3 aces; 3 blocks), Becca
Harshman (6 kills; 5 digs),
Morgan Steinbrenner (5
kills; 3 blocks) and Peyton
Heitkamp (5 digs) provided
Parkway with strong help.
We have a lot more vari-
ety in our attack than last
year. We know Haley Burtch
can put the ball away but
if teams lean their defense
toward her, we will go else-
where, Parkway coach Jeff
Marbaugh noted. As typical
of the first match, we were a
little inconsistent. After we
won the first set, we thought
it was going to be easy and
it wasnt. We got it back in
the third.
Parkway is at South Adams
6 p.m. today; Ottoville vis-
its Lincolnview at the same
time.
Parkway won the junior
varsity match 25-15, 25-17.
Panthers sweep Lady Green in net opener
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
FORT JENNINGS The
Jefferson girls soccer
team faced another
speedy team Monday
night, this time Miller
City, at the Lady
Jeffcats home
field of Keith Hamel
Memorial Field in
Fort Jennings.
As happened
Saturday against Lima
Central Catholic, the
opposing team had
too much speed to handle as
Miller City whitewashed the
Red and White 7-0.
We struggle with
speed. We have speed
in the back and in the
front but we are strug-
gling with it at the mid-
field spots, Jefferson
coach Lindsey Drerup
noted. The last two
matches, our defense
has been on its heels
a lot because of it. We
started out slow again.
Were thankful No. 3
(Nienberg) missed a lot of her
shots.
The visiting Lady Wildcats
(4-0) controlled the pro-
ceedings, outshooting the
hosts 41-10 (23-7 on-goal).
Particularly effective were
senior Marissa Schroeder and
classmate Jessica Nienberg at
bedeviling the Red and White.
We have a veteran group
of players that have a lot of
skill. We lost three starters but
we have more than made up for
that, Miller City coach Nick
Putman said. We didnt have
our top keeper, so we took one
of our better field players
Jessica Leis and put her
back there but we didnt miss
a beat. We kept up the pressure
for 80 minutes.
It took 3:40 for the visi-
tors to crack the scoreboard.
Schroeder made a nice move to
get an open look from the right
post and went over the top of
senior Cassidy Bevington (12
saves), who couldnt come up
with the goods as Miller City
went up 1-0.
The Jeffcats again attempt-
ed to try an offsides trap to
neutralize their opponents
speed.
That didnt seem to slow
down the visitors, who nearly
went up 2-0 at 33:05 when
Allison Verhoffs try from the
left wing hit the near post.
They did go up two goals
at 30:02. Off of two ricochets,
Jessica Schmenk got control
of the orb at eight yards in the
middle. Her shot hit a defender
and Bevington had no chance
as it ricocheted into the left
side of the net.
The blue-clad Wildcats
kept coming as they almost
totally controlled the orb in
their offensive end, constantly
pressuring the host defenders.
They misfired on a couple of
tries and Bevington got a cou-
ple of stops.
However, the visitors broke
through again at 16:14.
On a quick counterat-
tack off a Leis save
of freshman Kylie
Haehns 20-yarder,
Schroeder got an
open look outside the
right post just inside
the box. Her low shot
found the left side of
the cords.
Bevington made
three outstanding
saves to keep it that way
until the 1:44 mark. Near the
end line on the right side,
Schroeder crossed it
back to Dana Kohls
on the near post; she
one-touched it and
her effort got past
Bevington got a 4-0
halftime edge.
Miller City con-
tinued its assault on
the net in the second
half but Jefferson had
some better looks as
well.
The visitors made it 5-0
at 38:13 on an own-goal. Off
a corner kick from the right
side by Jessica Schmenk, the
ball hit off a defender and into
the net.
The Red and White started
to make some headway offen-
sively in the second half, get-
ting some openings, especially
for Haehn.
However, senior keeper
Leis (6 saves) stopped every
effort except the best one at
3:31. Leis came off her line
and Haehns effort just inside
the box trickled just wide left.
The final two tallies came at
19:21, when Meagan Giblins
through ball got a 1-on-1
chance by Nienberg and her
14-yarder from the right post
found the left side; and 14:03,
when Nienbergs original
18-yarder from the right side
hit the right post, ricocheted
the opposite way and Mallory
Peck put the bounce into the
back of the twine.
Our offsides trap just
seems to be off a little bit; wed
have a girl that was just off her
line a bit and its costly. Once
we get that shored up, well be
better defensively and we can
give Cassidy some confidence
to come off her line more
as needed, Drerup added.
Offensively, we are getting
better. We just arent clicking
enough. Elizabeth (Schosker)
had some great crosses today
but the connections were just
off. That and we need to finish
the shots we have.
Miller City will be back
in Fort Jennings 5 p.m.
Wednesday to battle the
Musketeers at the new high
school field.
Jefferson is off until Sept. 8
when they visit St. Johns for a
5 p.m. kickoff.
Miller City speeds by Wildcats
Schosker
Bevington
Jefferson grabs NWC
golf tri-match
DELPHOS Five of
Jeffersons six golfers scored
in the 40s,
led by the
46 of fresh-
man Carter
Mox, to
lead the
way to
a 192-195-199 Northwest
Conference tri-match triumph
over Paulding and Bluffton
Monday at the Delphos
Country Club.
Andy Smiley of Paulding
(2-8, 1-4 NWC) and Rich
Streicher of Bluffton (4-6,
3-1) were co-medalists with
45s.
Jefferson (7-3, 4-3 NWC)
hosts Spencerville, Allen East
and LCC 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Team Results:
Jefferson 192: Carter Mox 46,
Tyler Wrasman 48, Nick Gallmeier
49, Tyler Miller 49, Jacob Violet
49, Zach Wannamacher 64.
Paulding 195: Andy Smiley 45,
Trey Schroeder 49, Brad Crawford
49, Josh Boes 52, Jerika Bland
54, Ben Heilshorn 59.
Bluffton 199: Rich Streicher
45, Tyler Treen 48, Eli Runk 51,
James Harrod 55, Bryce Johnston
56, Tyler Carrol 58.
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Big Green link-
sters stay perfect
OTTAWA With Zach
Weber setting the pace with a
1-under-par 34, the Ottoville
boys golfers stayed unbeatean
(9-0) with a 150-179 defeat of
host Leipsic
Monday at
Pike Run.
K y l e
Karhoff had
a 37, Luke
Schimmoeller 38, Wesley
Markward 41 and Derek
Schimmoeller 44 for
Ottoville, which plays at
Baths home course 4:30
p.m. Wednesday.
Troy Niese was low man
for the Vikings (2-6) with
a 42, Jason Niese 44, Neil
Haselman 45, Logan Selhorst
48 and John Ellerbrock 51.
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Musketeers trip up
Wildcats in PCL golf
DELPHOS Cody
Warnecke carded a 38 and
Kurt Warnecke a 39 to pace
the Fort Jennings boys golfers
to a 178-185 Putnam County
League victory over Miller
City Monday at the Delphos
Country Club.
Nate German added a 49,
Zach Schuerman 52, Lucas
Luebrecht 55 and Josh Wittler
59 for the Musketeers (4-1).
Jared Fuha led the Wildcats
(4-3) with a 43, followed by
45s from Derek Kaufman and
Austin Lammers, 52 from
Elizabeth Schimmoeller, 56
by Hayden Schroeder and 57
from Cody Sheets.
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Titans goose-egg
Jennings boys
GLANDORF Nate
Schmiedebush shut down the
Fort Jennings
boys soccer
team and his
offense got
him five goals
as Ottawa-
G l a n d o r f
secured a
5-0 non-conference triumph
Monday evening at Titan
Field.
The Titans (2-0) outshot
the Musketeers 15-1 and
got tallies from Matthew
Kaufman (2), T.J. Metzger
(2) and Mike Rosebrock.
The Musketeers (0-3)
host Miller City 5 p.m.
Wednesday.
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Lady Lancers net
opening win
CONTINENTAL The
Lincolnview Lady Lancer
volleyball team opened its
season with a win Monday,
as it traveled to Continental
and beat the host
Lady Pirates
3-1.
The Lady
Lancers won
the first two sets
25-14 and 25-12, dropped the
third 25-23 and grabbed the
fourth set 25-20.
Carly Springer led
Lincolnview in hitting, con-
necting on 18-of-19 shots,
while recording 14 kills.
Kelsey Mohr connected on
10-of-15, good for six kills.
Ashley McClure went 14-for-
18 and added six kills.
Whitney Miller recorded
25 digs for the Lady Lancers
and McClure added 13.
Mohr was 15-for-15 on
serves, including three aces.
Springer went 11-for-12 on
serves, also with three aces.
It was a good first game;
we played well at the net,
Lincolnview coach Heather
Byrne said. They did a good
job, they played aggressive.
It was nice to see they kept
swinging hard, even if they
made an error.
The Lady Lancers return
to action today as they host
Ottoville.
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Lancers fall to Botkins
in girls soccer
BOTKINS The
Lincolnview girls soccer team
was on the wrong end of a 5-2
loss to Botkins Monday night
at Botkins.
Hannah McCleery scored
the only two goals for the
Lady Lancers, who had seven
shots on-goal.
Kaitlyn Laing, Hannah
Cook, Christine Johnson,
Shelby Boyd and Claire
McCullough scored for
Botkins, who had 20 shots
on-goal.
Jordan Ludwig had 14
saves for the visitors, who
entertain Crestview 5 p.m.
tonight.
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Lincolnview edges
Crestview, Ada in
Northwest Conference
girls golf
VAN WERT
Lincolnviews girls golf
team edged by Crestview
and Ada 223-231-285 in a
girls Northwest Conference
tri-match Monday at Hickory
Sticks Golf Club.
Kai t l yn Br ant
(Lincolnview) and Leigha
Taylor (Crestview) took med-
alist honors with a 46.
Lincolnview visits
Parkway and Crestview visits
Coldwater 4 p.m. tonight.
Team Scores:
Lincolnview 223: Kaitlyn Brant
46, Amanda Kocab 50, Macy
Ashbaugh 50, Holly Diller 77.
Crestview 231: Leigha Taylor
46, Marcie Saylor 49, Morgan
McClure 68, Brooke Nofer 68,
Elaina Winhover 81, Anna
Metzger 94.
Ada 285: Kenzie Shaw 58,
Zoe Laird 65, Suzy Young 79,
Quinn High 83, Liz Selover 94.
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Czubik wins 300th
KALIDA It was only
one goal but that goal from
Austin Roebke gave vet-
eran Kalida
boys soccer
coach Mark
Czubik his
300th career
win at the
helm of the Wildcats with
a 1-0 dandy over Shawnee
Monday at Kalida Soccer
Stadium.
Kalida (3-0) outshot the
LOCAL ROUNDUP
See ROUNDUP, page 7
St. Johns senior Shelby Reindel tries to block a hit by
Van Werts Ashlee Dowdy during season-opening volley-
ball action Monday at The Cougars Den. The host Lady
Cougars won in five sets.
Brian Bassett photo
BOWLING
Thursday National
Aug. 25, 2011
Bowersock Hauling 8-0
K-M Tire 6-2
V F W 6-2
Sportsman Club-Van Wert 6-2
Wannemachers 4-4
Day Metals 4-4
Westrich 2-6
D R C Big Dogs 2-6
First Federal 2-6
Men over 200
Jeff Menke 206, Randy Ryan
213, Jim Looser 236, Jim Meeks
221-248-234, Sean Hulihan 220-
226, Brian Gossard 239-231, Rob
Ruda 205, Don Rice 238-259-
234, John Beebe 202-225, John
Jones 245-221, Jerry Mericle 209,
Rick Suever 226-201-211, Doug
Milligan Jr. 233, Brian Schaddt
213, Don Eversole 217, Bruce
VanMetre 234-255-263, Frank
Miller 235-203-258, Tim Koester
247, Ted Wells 211, Doug Milligan
Sr. 201, Ron Mericle 202, Don
Honigford 214, Dave Moenter 257-
229, Mark Biedenharn 234, Randy
Fischbach 223, Jason Mahlie 209-
207-254, Chuck Verhoff 236-225-
206, Todd Menke 201, Dave Miller
206-212.
Men over 550
Randy Ryan 556, Jim Looser
556, Jim Meeks 703, Sean
Hulihan 624, Brian Gossard 636,
Rob Ruda 595, Don Rice 731,
John Beebe 603, John Jones 640,
Jerry Mericle 558, Rick Suever
638, Doug MIlligan Jr. 593, Brian
Schaddt 564, Don Eversole 584,
Bruce VanMetre 752, Frank Miller
696, Tim Koester 562, Ted Wells
602, Doug Milligan Sr. 571, Ray
Geary 557, Ron Mericle 594, Dave
Moenter 667, Mark Biedenharn
584, Randy Fischbach 602, Jason
Mahlie 670, Chuck Verhoff 667,
Todd Menke 564, Dave Miller
616.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 84 46 .646
Atlanta 79 54 .594 6 1/2
New York 64 68 .485 21
Washington 62 70 .470 23
Florida 59 74 .444 26 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 81 54 .600
St. Louis 70 64 .522 10 1/2
Cincinnati 67 67 .500 13 1/2
Pittsburgh 62 72 .463 18 1/2
Chicago 58 77 .430 23
Houston 45 90 .333 36
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 76 59 .563
San Francisco 71 64 .526 5
Colorado 64 71 .474 12
Los Angeles 63 70 .474 12
San Diego 60 75 .444 16
Mondays Results
N.Y. Mets 2, Florida 1, 1st game
Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2
N.Y. Mets 5, Florida 1, 2nd game
Houston 7, Pittsburgh 4
Arizona 5, Colorado 1
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 1
Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco 0
Todays Games
Florida (Vazquez 7-11) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey
7-10), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 15-5) at Cincinnati
(Arroyo 8-10), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (L.Hernandez 7-12) at Atlanta
(Jurrjens 13-5), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 9-7) at Houston (Sosa 1-2),
8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (E.Jackson 3-2) at Milwaukee
(Marcum 11-4), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (A.Cook 3-7) at Arizona (Miley 1-1),
9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 8-10) at L.A. Dodgers
(Kuroda 10-14), 10:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Garza 6-10) at San Francisco
(Vogelsong 10-4), 10:15 p.m.
Wednesdays Games
San Diego (LeBlanc 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly
8-13), 3:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Lopez 4-5) at San Francisco
(Bumgarner 8-12), 3:45 p.m.
Florida (Volstad 5-11) at N.Y. Mets (Capuano
10-11), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 14-7) at Cincinnati (Willis
0-3), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 8-10) at Atlanta (D.Lowe
8-12), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 8-6) at Houston
(Happ 4-15), 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 10-7) at Milwaukee (Wolf
11-8), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (Rogers 6-3) at Arizona (Collmenter
8-8), 9:40 p.m.
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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 82 51 .617
New York 80 52 .606 1 1/2
Tampa Bay 73 60 .549 9
Toronto 67 67 .500 15 1/2
Baltimore 53 79 .402 28 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 73 61 .545
Chicago 67 65 .508 5
Cleveland 66 65 .504 5 1/2
Minnesota 56 78 .418 17
Kansas City 56 79 .415 17 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 76 59 .563
Los Angeles 72 62 .537 3 1/2
Oakland 60 74 .448 15 1/2
Seattle 57 76 .429 18
Mondays Results
Kansas City 9, Detroit 5
N.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 2
Cleveland 2, Oakland 1
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 3
Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 0
Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 3
Todays Games
Kansas City (Francis 5-14) at Detroit (Fister
6-13), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 9-12) at Cleveland (J.Gomez
0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Cecil 4-7) at Baltimore (Guthrie 6-16),
7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 17-7) at Boston
(Lackey 12-9), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 11-9) at Texas
(Feldman 0-0), 8:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Swarzak 3-4) at Chicago White Sox
(Z.Stewart 1-3), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (J.Williams 1-0) at Seattle
(A.Vasquez 1-0), 10:10 p.m.
Wednesdays Games
Kansas City (F.Paulino 2-6) at Detroit (Porcello
12-8), 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Diamond 0-2) at Chicago White
Sox (Peavy 6-6), 2:10 p.m.
Oakland (Harden 4-2) at Cleveland (Jimenez
2-1), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (H.Alvarez 0-2) at Baltimore (Jo-.
Reyes 7-10), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-4) at Boston
(Beckett 11-5), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Shields 12-10) at Texas (Ogando
12-6), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 13-7) at Seattle
(F.Hernandez 12-11), 10:10 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Indiana 19 9 .679
Connecticut 18 11 .621 1 1/2
New York 16 13 .552 3 1/2
Atlanta 15 13 .536 4
Chicago 14 15 .483 5 1/2
Washington 5 23 .179 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
z-Minnesota 23 6 .793
Seattle 17 12 .586 6
Phoenix 16 12 .571 6 1/2
San Antonio 13 15 .464 9 1/2
Los Angeles 12 17 .414 11
Tulsa 3 25 .107 19 1/2
z-clinched conference
Mondays Games
No games scheduled
Todays Games
Chicago at New York, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Connecticut at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTI NGAdGonzal ez,
Boston, .345; MiYoung, Texas,
.336; MiCabrera, Detroit, .328;
VMartinez, Detroit, .326;
Kotchman, Tampa Bay, .323;
Konerko, Chicago, .316; Ellsbury,
Boston, .312; Bautista, Toronto,
.312.
RUNSGranderson, New
York, 122; Ellsbury, Boston, 95;
Bautista, Toronto, 94; Kinsler,
Texas, 92; AdGonzalez, Boston,
90; AGordon, Kansas City, 87;
MiCabrera, Detroit, 86; Zobrist,
Tampa Bay, 86.
RBIGranderson, New York,
107; AdGonzalez, Boston, 103;
Teixeira, New York, 100; Cano,
New York, 95; Konerko, Chicago,
88; MiYoung, Texas, 87; DOrtiz,
Boston, 86.
HITSAdGonzalez, Boston,
184; MiYoung, Texas, 178;
MeCabrera, Kansas City, 169;
Ellsbury, Boston, 166; AGordon,
Kansas City, 160; Pedroia,
Boston, 158; Cano, New York,
157.
DOUBLESZobrist, Tampa
Bay, 43; Francoeur, Kansas
City, 41; AGordon, Kansas City,
40; AdGonzalez, Boston, 39;
MeCabrera, Kansas City, 36;
MiYoung, Texas, 36; MiCabrera,
Detroit, 35; Cano, New York, 35.
TRIPLESGranderson, New
York, 10; Bourjos, Los Angeles,
9; AJackson, Detroit, 8; JWeeks,
Oakland, 8; Gardner, New York,
7; 8 tied at 6.
HOME RUNSBautista,
Toronto, 38; Granderson, New
York, 38; Teixeira, New York,
35; MarReynolds, Baltimore,
31; NCruz, Texas, 28; Konerko,
Chicago, 28; DOrtiz, Boston, 27.
STOLEN BASESGardner,
New York, 38; Crisp, Oakland,
37; Ellsbury, Boston, 36; RDavis,
Toronto, 34; Andrus, Texas, 33;
ISuzuki, Seattle, 33; BUpton,
Tampa Bay, 27.
PI TCHI NGVe r l a n d e r ,
Detroit, 20-5; Sabathia, New York,
17-7; Weaver, Los Angeles, 15-7;
Nova, New York, 14-4; Lester,
Boston, 14-6; CWilson, Texas,
13-6; Haren, Los Angeles, 13-7;
Scherzer, Detroit, 13-8; RRomero,
Toronto, 13-9.
STRIKEOUTSVerl ander,
Detroit, 218; FHernandez, Seattle,
195; Shields, Tampa Bay, 192;
Sabathia, New York, 191; Price,
Tampa Bay, 184; Weaver, Los
Angeles, 168; CWilson, Texas,
165.
SAVESValverde, Detroit,
39; MaRivera, New York, 34;
League, Seattle, 32; CPerez,
Cleveland, 30; Papelbon, Boston,
29; SSantos, Chicago, 27;
Walden, Los Angeles, 26.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTINGJosReyes, New
York, .336; Braun, Milwaukee,
.334; Votto, Cincinnati, .323;
DanMurphy, New York, .320;
Kemp, Los Angeles, .319;
Morse, Washington, .314; Pence,
Philadelphia, .312.
RUNSBraun, Milwaukee,
92; Votto, Cincinnati, 90;
JUpton, Arizona, 87; Kemp, Los
Angeles, 86; Pujols, St. Louis,
86; CGonzalez, Colorado, 85;
Stubbs, Cincinnati, 85.
RBIFielder, Milwaukee,
102; Kemp, Los Angeles, 100;
Howard, Philadelphia, 99;
Tulowitzki, Colorado, 94; Braun,
Milwaukee, 88; Votto, Cincinnati,
87; CGonzalez, Colorado, 86.
HITSSCastro, Chicago, 171;
Bourn, Atlanta, 160; Kemp, Los
Angeles, 158; Votto, Cincinnati,
157; Pence, Philadelphia, 154;
Braun, Milwaukee, 152; Tulowitzki,
Colorado, 152.
DOUBLESJUpton, Arizona,
36; Braun, Milwaukee, 35;
Tulowitzki, Colorado, 35; Holliday,
St. Louis, 33; CaLee, Houston,
33; Beltran, San Francisco, 32;
ArRamirez, Chicago, 32.
TRIPLESJosReyes, New
York, 16; Victorino, Philadelphia,
14; Fowler, Colorado, 13; SCastro,
Chicago, 8; Bourn, Atlanta, 7;
SSmith, Colorado, 7; 6 tied at 6.
HOME RUNSKemp, Los
Angeles, 31; Pujols, St. Louis, 31;
Berkman, St. Louis, 30; Stanton,
Florida, 30; Uggla, Atlanta, 30;
Fielder, Milwaukee, 29; Bruce,
Cincinnati, 28; Tulowitzki,
Colorado, 28.
STOLEN BASESBourn,
Atlanta, 47; Kemp, Los Angeles,
35; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 35;
JosReyes, New York, 34; Maybin,
San Diego, 32; Bonifacio, Florida,
31; Braun, Milwaukee, 30.
PI T CHI NGI Ke n n e d y ,
Arizona, 17-4; Kershaw, Los
Angeles, 17-5; Halladay,
Philadelphia, 15-5; Gallardo,
Milwaukee, 15-8; ClLee,
Philadelphia, 14-7; DHudson,
Arizona, 14-9; Jurrjens, Atlanta,
13-5; Greinke, Milwaukee, 13-5;
Hamels, Philadelphia, 13-7;
THudson, Atlanta, 13-8.
STRI KEOUTSKer shaw,
Los Angeles, 212; Lincecum,
San Francisco, 193; ClLee,
Philadelphia, 191; Halladay,
Philadelphia, 182; AniSanchez,
Florida, 168; Hamels, Philadelphia,
162; Greinke, Milwaukee, 162.
SAVESKimbrel, Atlanta, 40;
Axford, Milwaukee, 40; BrWilson,
San Francisco, 35; HBell, San
Diego, 35; Storen, Washington,
34; Putz, Arizona, 34; LNunez,
Florida, 33.
MLB GLANCE
WNBA GLANCE
MLB LEADERS
By Brian Bassett
Times Bulletin
Sports Editor
sports@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT The Van
Wert Lady Cougar volley-
ball team hosted St. Johns
to open the volleyball season
Monday, taking five sets to
defeat the visiting Lady Blue
Jays 3-2.
Things did not start
smoothly for the Cougars as
the Lady Jays jumped out to a
quick 11-3 lead in the first set
behind aggressive net play
led by Shelby Reindel. Van
Wert committed some cost-
ly errors as well. St. Johns
extended the lead to 24-12
before a Taylor Doidge block
and a Maggie Allmandinger
kill cut the deficit to 24-14. It
was not enough, however, as
the Lady Jays took the first
set 25-14.
The Lady Cougars jumped
out to a 3-2 lead to begin the
second set but the Lady Jays
came storming back to take a
6-3 lead. An Ashlee Dowdy
kill stopped the St. Johns
rally. A Danielle Hitchcock
block and an Ashlee Dowdy
service ace then tied the game
at six.
Van Wert rallied to a
19-12 lead before a Christie
Carder block for the Lady
Jays made the score 19-13.
St. Johns battled back within
three, 24-21. Molly Gamble
and Hitchcock put St. Johns
away, however, with a com-
bined block that gave the
Lady Cougars the second set
25-21.
The third set was highly
contested to start with an early
4-4 tie. The Lady Cougars
began to pull away, however,
as a Gamble kill gave Van
Wert a 14-8 lead.
The Cougar lead grew
to 18-11 before consecutive
points by freshman Alexis
Dowdy put the point total
to 20. A Van Wert shot sent
Lauren Utrup into the net,
giving the Cougars the 25-15
win.
The fourth set started
close, much like the fourth,
seeing a 6-6 tie early on.
The tie was ended on a kill
by Allmandinger, which gave
the Lady Cougars a 7-6 lead.
The lead did not stick as St.
Johns jumped out in front
by a score of 15-11. The
Lady Jays led 23-16 when
a Reindel service ace gave
them set point. They capital-
ized, winning the set 25-17
and sending the match to a
set-5 tie-breaker.
In the fifth set, the Lady
Jays jumped out to a 6-1 lead,
forcing a Van Wert time out.
Out of the break, the Lady
Cougars seemed to have new
energy and a Gamble kill cut
the deficit to 7-3. Two more
quick scores and a Doidge
block drew Van Wert within
one. A Gamble point tied it
and an Ashlee Dowdy kill
gave Van Wert the 8-7 lead.
The Lady Cougars would
not relinquish the lead as a
Gamble dump-shot found an
open piece of floor, giving
Van Wert the set 15-12 and
the match, 3-2.
Van Wert coach Vicki
Smith recorded her first win
at the helm for the Lady
Cougars: I think this is a
really big win for the girls.
They needed it, coming out
strong, to know that they can
win. And they did.
Smith admitted that it was
a little tough to defeat a team
from the Midwest Athletic
Conference, having come to
Van Wert from Parkway.
That was bittersweet
because Im from the MAC,
so I know what the competi-
tion is like [in that confer-
ence]. It was nice to open up
against them, Smith said.
The match saw quite a
turnout of Cougar support,
including the student section,
which was loud all night.
They were awesome.
They were loud, they were
keeping the intensity up,
Smith added of the students
support. I think its just
good to have a win under our
belt.
St. Johns coach Kellie
Sterling credited the fight
of the Lady Cougars on the
night.
Van Wert didnt give up,
they started to bring it back
towards the end of that first
set, she said. I told the girls
at the beginning of the fourth
set, theyre not going to give
you the game, theyre going
to fight for it. They did a
good job of fighting.
Sterling saw some bright
spots in the tough loss.
Emily Horstman real-
ly stepped it up today. She
played the entire way around,
defense, offense; she did
very well. Defense-wise,
everybody was going after
the ball, she added. What a
way to start the 2011 season,
though!! It was an exciting
game (even though we lost);
the things we worked on all
summer long and the last few
weeks were coming together;
the girls were clicking. Now
we just need to remember to
keep intensity and aggres-
siveness and communication
going the entire time.
Hitchcock led Van Wert
with 15 kills, followed by
Allmandinger (13) and Molly
Gamble (9).
Allmandinger led the Lady
Cougars with 34 digs, while
Molly Gamble recorded 30.
Claire Gamble added three
service aces for Van Wert as
they return to action today at
Kalida.
St. Johns was led by
Reindel (13 kills), Horstman
(8 kills), Christie Carder (19
assists) and Katrina Etzkorn
(4 aces).
Van Wert won the junior
varsity match in two sets.
The Lady Jays host
Spencerville 5:30 p.m.
tonight.
Lady Cougars beat St. Johns,
open season with win
(Continued from Page 6)
Indians 7-3, with Drew
Stechschulte registering a
shutout (3 saves) and Troy
Brinkman grabbing six saves
for the Tribe.
Shawnee (1-1) hosts Van
Wert 5 p.m. Wednesday,
while Kalida entertains Fort
Jennings 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Grove grabs NWC
quad match
VAN WERT All four
Columbus Grove golfers shot
47 or better, with Matt Silver
and Cody Griffiths shooting
44s, to pace the Bulldogs to
a 180-192-193-200 Northwest
Conference triumph over
Crestview, Ada and host
Lincolnview Monday at
Hickory Sticks Golf Club.
Matt Grays 35 led all scor-
ers and Ada (2-7, 2-4 NWC),
while Jared
Hal l f el dt
was low
man for
the Knights
with a 47
and Brooks Ludwig notched a
44 for the Lancers (0-16, 0-8
NWC).
Columbus Grove (6-5, 3-3)
is at Allen East (Colonial) 4
p.m. today, while Lincolnview
is in an NWC quad 4 p.m.
Thursday at Columbus
Grove (Country Acres) and
Crestview is in an NWC tri-
match at Paulding (Auglaize).
Team Scores:
Columbus Grove 180: Matt
Silver 44, Cody Griffiths 44,
Giesige 45, Clay Diller 47.
Crestview 192: Jared Hallfeldt
47, Derek Bissonette 48, Jacob
Mengerink 48, Zach Schaadt 49.
Ada 193: Matt Gray 35, Slade
Downing 50, Connor English 54,
Austin Dysert 54.
Lincolnview 200: Brooks
Ludwig 44, Wes Collins 51, Logan
Miller 52, Justis Dowdy 53.
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T-Birds shut out
Cougar boys on pitch
VAN WERT Lima
Central Catholic traveled to
Van Werts Rotary Soccer
Complex Monday night to
battle the Cougars in boys
soccer action and came home
with a 2-0 victory.
LCCs first goal came
at the 13-minute mark of
the second half when Axle
Rudling was in the goalie box
and dropped the ball back to
Nolan Burkholder, who fired
the ball into the left side of
the net.
The T-Birds second goal
came at the
29-minute of
the second
half in the
same way:
Kian Duffy
passing to Matt McNamara,
who fired the ball back into
the net.
Ben Stechschulte had three
saves for the T-Birds. Senior
Joe Moonshower had seven
saves for the Cougars.
LCC (2-1) had 12 shots
on-goal and won the battle of
corner kicks 7-1. Van Wert
(0-2) had one shot on-goal.
Van Wert is at Shawnee 5
p.m. Wednesday.
Roundup
National League
NEW YORK Dillon Gee
rebounded from a wretched start
and the New York Mets, back on the
field following a 2-day break because
of Hurricane Irene, finished off a
doubleheader sweep of the Florida
Marlins with a 5-1 victory Monday
night.
R.A. Dickey shut down the slug-
gish Marlins in the opener, pitching
seven spotless innings in a 2-1 vic-
tory for his first win since July 25.
Mets starters had tossed 21 con-
secutive scoreless innings before
Gee (12-5) gave up a home run to
Greg Dobbs in the sixth. Jose Reyes
scored a run and committed an error
in his return from the DL.
A boy in the stands got hurt in
the ninth inning of the opener when
Dobbs hit a line drive into the right-
field seats, just beyond the New
York dugout.
Phillies 3, Reds 2
CINCINNATI Shane Victorino
hit a tie-breaking, 2-run homer in
the eighth inning and Cole Hamels
was solid in his return from the DL,
leading the Phillies to a victory over
the Reds.
Victorino snapped an 0-for-11
slump with his homer off right-hander
Homer Bailey (7-6), improving the
Phillies to 4-1 against Cincinnati this
season.
Hamels held the Reds to two
hits one a misplayed fly ball in
six innings. Antonio Bastardo (6-0)
fanned three in his one inning of
relief. Dave Sappelts infield single
drove in a run in the eighth, cutting
it to 3-2
Ryan Madson gave up a hit in
the ninth before finishing it off for his
24th save in 26 chances.
Astros 7, Pirates 4
HOUSTON Carlos Lee hit a
tie-breaking 3-run homer in the sev-
enth inning, Wandy Rodriguez struck
out a career-high 13 and the Astros
rallied past the Pirates.
Trailing 3-2 in the seventh, a
fielders-choice grounder by J.D.
Martinez tied the score and Lee
extended his hitting streak to 10
games with his 14th homer off Jose
Veras, putting the Astros ahead for
the first time.
Rodriguez (10-9) went seven
innings, walked four and allowed four
hits. Mark Melancon got the final out
for his 15th save in 20 chances.
Jason Grilli (1-1) pitched 1 1/3
innings. He allowed two earned runs
and walked one.
Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1
PHOENIX Daniel Hudson
threw seven shutout innings and
Ryan Roberts homered to help the
Diamondbacks beat the Rockies for
their seventh straight win.
Hudson added an RBI single
for the Diamondbacks. Arizona has
allowed two runs or fewer in each
game of the winning streak. Hudson
(14-9) pitched out of a second-inning
jam, putting runners on second and
third with one out. J.J. Putz came on
with the bases loaded in the ninth
and got the final two outs for his 34th
save in 38 tries.
Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel
Montero and John McDonald all
drove in a run during Arizonas 4-run
sixth inning against Rockies starter
Alex White (1-1).
Dodgers 4, Padres 1
LOS ANGELES Andre Ethier
had three hits and an RBI after sit-
ting out a game with a sore knee
and James Loney hit a 2-run homer,
leading the Dodgers to a victory over
the Padres and Clayton Kershaw to
his 17th win.
Kershaw (17-5) won for the ninth
time in his last 10 starts, allowing
one run and six hits. The All-Star left-
hander struck out five and walked
two, becoming the first Dodger to
win 17 games since Chan Ho Park
in 2000.
Mat Latos (6-13) gave up five hits
and four runs in six innings.
Cubs 7, Giants 0
SAN FRANCISCO Randy
Wells pitched a 2-hitter for his first
career complete game and Chicago
hit four home runs three off San
Francisco ace Tim Lincecum as
the Cubs beat the Giants.
Alfonso Soriano, Geovany Soto,
Blake DeWitt and Carlos Pena all
went deep for the Cubs. It was the
third time this season Chicago has
had four or more home runs in one
game.
Lincecum (12-11) lasted six
innings and took the loss, giving him
a career-high 11 on the season.
American League
BALTIMORE Freddy Garcia
returned from the DL to pitch six
innings of 2-hit ball, Nick Swisher
homered and the New York Yankees
beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2
Monday night earn a split of the
4-game series.
It was New Yorks second
straight win without third baseman
Alex Rodriguez and shortstop Derek
Jeter. Rodriguez will join the team in
Boston today after getting an MRI on
his sore left thumb in New York and
Jeter rested a bruised right knee.
Mark Teixeira doubled in a run
for the Yankees. After being side-
lined for three weeks with a cut right
index finger, Garcia (11-7) picked
up where he left off. Mariano Rivera
worked a perfect ninth to complete
the 3-hitter and earn his 34th save.
Alfredo Simon (4-7) gave up three
runs and four hits in seven innings
for Baltimore. Mark Reynolds and
J.J. Hardy homered for Baltimore.
Athletics 2, Indians 1
CLEVELAND Carlos Santana
homered and David Huff and four
relievers combined to limit the
Athletics to five hits in the Indians
win.
Huff (2-2) gave up three hits over
six scoreless innings to win for the
first time in six starts, since beat-
ing Minnesota in his season debut
on July 18. Chris Perez worked a
perfect ninth for his 30th save in 34
chances for Cleveland.
Santana hit his 20th homer to
give Cleveland a 2-0 lead in the
seventh inning against Brandon
McCarthy (7-7), who lost for the sec-
ond time in nine starts since July 15.
Royals 9, Tigers 5
DETROIT Salvador Perez
and Alcides Escobar hit back-to-
back homers and the Royals beat
the first-place Tigers.
Alex Gordon also homered and
Johnny Giavotella added a bases-
loaded double for the Royals. Luke
Hochevar (9-10) ended a 4-start win-
less streak. He gave up five runs on
eight hits in seven innings.
Max Scherzer (13-8) allowed
seven runs on 10 hits and a walk
in 3-plus innings to drop to 2-2 in
August.
Blue Jays 7, Rays 3
TORONTO Jose Bautista hit
his 38th home run, Ricky Romero
won his sixth straight decision and
the Blue Jays beat the Rays to avoid
a 4-game sweep.
Adam Lind added a 2-run homer
as Toronto snapped a season-high
4-game losing streak and over-
came a 2-homer night from Rays
DH Johnny Damon. Bautista tied
Yankees OF Curtis Granderson for
the major-league lead in homers with
a solo drive in the sixth that hit off the
facing of the third deck in left.
Romero (13-9) allowed three runs
and six hits in six innings, walked
four and struck out two.
White Sox 3, Twins 0
CHICAGO Mark Buehrle
pitched 4-hit ball into the eighth
inning and Tyler Flowers drove in
two runs as the White Sox beat the
Twins.
The White Sox have won four
straight and improved to two games
above .500 for the first time since
April 13.
Buehrle (11-6) pitched around
two walks in 7 2/3 innings and struck
out four. He won his 159th game,
tying him for sixth on the White Soxs
all-time list. He has allowed only one
earned run in 30 2/3 innings this sea-
son against the Twins and has 27
wins in his career against Minnesota.
He has more wins against the Twins
than any other active pitcher has
against a single opponent.
Mariners 5, Angels 3
SEATTLE Mike Carp hit a
2-run homer in the eighth inning,
lifting the Mariners to a victory over
the Angels.
Dustin Ackley, who had three hits
and a pair of RBIs, opened the eighth
with a double. Carp then hit the first
pitch from Hisanori Takahashi (3-3)
432 feet into a fans lap in the sec-
ond-deck restaurant in left field.
Tom Wilhelmsen (2-0) earned
the victory with one inning of relief.
Brandon League finished the ninth
for his 32nd save in 37 opportuni-
ties.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I read your article
about statin drugs and their side effects.
I have been on cholesterol medication
for the last couple of years. The side
effects are killing me -- pain in both of
my forearm muscles, calf muscles, and
numbness in my fingers. The medicines
I was on causing the same side effects
were pravastatin 20 mg and simvastatin
20 mg.
My doctor suggested I reduce the
dosage to 10 mg and then to 5, which
hasnt stopped my pain. He currently has
me on Lipitor/atorvastatin 5 mg, but the
problem persists. My recent lipid panel
showed the following: cholesterol 172
HDL 33; LDL 105, triglycerides 177 and
A1C 6.7.
These drugs are not cheap. I cant
keep trying this and trying that, so what
should I do?
DEAR READER: It would certainly
help me to know your medical background
because without a cause other than your
cholesterol (such as cardiovascular
disease or diabetes), your readings are
within normal limits with the exception
of your A1C. The American Diabetes
Association recommends an A1C of less
than 7.0, while the American Association
of Clinical Endocrinolgists recommends
6.5 or lower.
The risk of heart
attack increases
with higher
readings.
Your physician
a p p a r e n t l y
p r e s c r i b e d
statin drugs
to both lower
your cholesterol
levels and
reduce the risk
of stroke or heart
attack. However,
as you point out,
the side effects
can be mighty
frustrating, with muscle pain heading the
list. Less common issues include nausea,
gas, diarrhea and constipation.
The use of statin drugs also requires
periodic blood testing to check for liver
damage. Statins cause the liver to
abnormally increase its production of
enzymes. An elevation could prompt
your physician to recommend you stop
taking the drug for a period of time until
your levels fall within the normal range.
I am concerned about your numb
fingers. Are you a smoker? Could
something else be going on that you
are blaming statin drugs for? I suggest
a complete physical examination and
-- if necessary -- referral to a vascular
specialist. I may be jumping to incorrect
conclusions, but I want you to cover all
the bases in this instance.
Ask your physician to switch to a non-
statin drug for control of your cholesterol.
Over-the-counters include products with
plant sterols and stanols, cinnamon
sprinkled on your food, niacin (vitamin
B3), omega-3 fish oil and flaxseed. They
may not be as effective as expensive
prescription drugs, so its a matter of
the risks outweighing the benefits in this
case. Its a situation best discussed with
your doctor.
Readers who would like related
information can order my Health
Reports Understanding Cholesterol
and Compelling Home Remedies by
sending a self-addressed, stamped No.
10 envelope and a $2 U.S. check or
money order for each report to Dr. Peter
Gott, P.O. Box 433, Lakeville, CT 06039.
Be sure to mention the title(s), or print an
order form from my websites direct link:
www.AskDrGottMD.com/order_form.pdf.
DEAR DR. GOTT: I recently went
to my doctor for a checkup. When he
listened to my chest, he mentioned I
had PACs. What is this all about, and is
there something I should be concerned
about?
DEAR READER: PACs stand for
premature atrial contractions, an
irregular rhythm of the heartbeat. As a
general rule, PACs are harmless and
occur in many people at some stage.
The condition may go undetected and
not cause any symptoms at all. When
symptoms do occur, they may feel like a
flutter or skipped heartbeat.
Your premature beats may not relate
to any form of heart disease but may
result from anemia, excessive caffeine,
nicotine or physical exercise.
If you are generally healthy, it is likely
no treatment will even be required. If you
have heart disease, treatment may be
necessary. While you dont mention your
age, a baseline electrocardiogram (EKG)
is often a good reference point to have
on file. The safest initial step, therefore,
is to have an EKG performed. If your
physician remains suspicious and deems
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with more sophisticated testing to rule
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On
Health
Side effects linked with cholesterol medications
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By Bernice Bede Osol
Childhood trama from
parents still lingers on
Dear Annie: I have six
siblings. Our childhood was
traumatic. My dad was an
out-of-control drinker who
was frequently violent, and
Mom wouldnt stand up
to him. When Dad wasnt
beating us, my parents
would pit us against each
other by encouraging family
gossip, tattling and playing
favorites.
Out of all my siblings, I
am the only one who never
married. Over the years,
there have been holiday
gatherings at my
parents home, and
my siblings would
attend and bring
their children.
Bedrooms were
always assigned to
my married sibs,
and the additional
bedrooms were
assigned to their
kids. I was told
to grab a pillow
and blanket and
sleep on the
couch. When I protested
that such a choice was more
appropriate for the kids, I
was told that they could fit
more kids into the bedrooms
than on the couch. I told my
mother she was singling me
out for lesser treatment, but
she refused to hear me. My
sisters kids were allowed to
treat me with disrespect, so
I finally stopped coming to
family gatherings.
My parents are now getting
up in years and downsized to
a two-bedroom house. When
I visited a few years ago, I
was told to vacate the spare
bedroom because another
sister and her husband were
coming. I left and did not
come back.
Dad is now sober and
wants the family together
again. I have NO interest in
rejoining my loving family.
They assigned rank and
decided I was expendable.
There are other examples
of such treatment. How do I
explain that they burned that
bridge a long time ago? --
Cold in Michigan
Dear Cold: Were going
to assume there are a lot of
underlying emotional issues,
because giving up your
bedroom so two kids can
sleep there instead of one on
the couch seems a rather petty
reason to disown your family.
You had a rough childhood
and obviously harbor a great
deal of resentment not only
toward your parents, but
also toward your siblings.
You dont have to attend
family gatherings if you feel
unappreciated, but please
consider counseling to help
you deal with the rest.
Dear Annie: Are we
the only people who think
charitable organizations
have gone off the deep end?
We dont want the pins and
certificates of appreciation
or the plastic membership
cards. We cant possibly use
15 wall calendars, six pocket
calendars and four packages
of greeting cards. We dont
want T-shirts and tote bags
with the organizations name
emblazoned on them.
We also dont appreciate
the envelopes with stamps
attached that are apparently
intended to produce a guilt
trip. Weve written to ask
them to take us off their
mailing list. What else can
we do to stop the waste?
-- Disgusted Givers from
Illinois
Dear Disgusted: Not
much. Some of those gifts,
like tote bags and T-shirts,
are a form of
advertising for the
organization. You
can find out how
specific charities
spend their money
by checking with the
American Institute
of Philanthropy
(charitywatch.org)
or Charity Navigator
(charitynavigator.
org).
Dear Annie:
I read the letter
from Disappointed
Grandmother, whose
grandchildren never sent
thank-you notes.
When my parents were in
their 80s, I helped them mail
gifts to the grandchildren.
They wanted a thank-
you note, not only as an
acknowledgement of their
gift, but in order to hear from
their grandchildren.
I solved the problem.
When I sent the gift, I
enclosed a stamped, self-
addressed thank-you card
along with it. It took only
one little nudge, and they
sent thank-you notes to my
parents from that time on.
I never told my folks what
I did, but they were very
proud of their well-mannered
grandchildren. -- C.
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By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press
SPRING LAKE, N.J. If you fix it, they
will come.
Thats the mantra and the desperate
hope of tourism-dependent towns along
the East Coast as they deal with the aftermath
of Hurricane Irene, which hit just eight days
before Labor Day.
Places that lost boardwalks, restaurants,
roads and other fixtures in the storm are ter-
rified the tourists will simply call it a season
and stay away until next summer.
The key is getting the word out, said
Celina Moose, the manager of a kite store in
in Kitty Hawk, on the Outer Banks of North
Carolina. The beaches are open. The res-
taurants are open. We need tourists to come
back.
But that can prove easier said than done.
The Jersey shore, like North Carolina, had
Irene make landfall on its sands. And while
the land of Snooki and The Situation fared
well as a whole, some places did not.
Spring Lake lost much of its beloved
synthetic boardwalk, a 2-mile miracle of
modern engineering that was hailed as a
national model of environmental responsibil-
ity because it used recycled plastic instead of
rain forest wood as many other boardwalks
do. Joggers came from miles around to run
along the softer boards, which they swear are
much easier on the knees than real wood.
The storm surge from Irene wiped out
about 1.5 miles of the boardwalk, sending
planks into the sea, while twisting others into
grotesque shapes. Clearly, this is damage that
cant be fixed in time for Labor Day.
So the town will have to make do with
about half its beach, and very little of its
boardwalk during one of the three biggest
weekends of summer.
Its going to be nowhere near what we
normally have open, said Bryan Dempsey,
Spring Lakes borough administrator. Were
trying everything we can, but were not going
to put anyone in danger just to have a beach
day.
The beach will open today, after officials
took a helicopter to fly over the surf to make
sure planks of damaged boardwalk were not
floating in the waves, ready to injure swim-
mers.
Ocean City, N.J., is also reopening its
beaches on today. Swimmers returned to the
water on Monday, but without lifeguards,
who had moved all their rescue equipment
offshore in anticipation of the hurricane. The
beach resort suffered hardly any damage at all
aside from some beach erosion. Now all that
remains is convincing people to come for one
last summer weekend.
Were back in business, and looking to
finish out what has been a really good sum-
mer, said Frank Donato, the citys emer-
gency management coordinator.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had a
fit of pique over seeing people lounging
on the beach in Asbury Park as the storm
approached, and after he had declared a state
of emergency that led to many mandatory
evacuations.
Get the hell off the beach! he thundered
at a news conference.
But now, Christie is singing a different
tune: Please get the hell back on the beach.
At a news conference Monday night, he
urged people to get in their cars and go to the
Jersey shore for the Labor Day weekend, pre-
dicting there would be vacancies as a result
of Irene.
Be an opportunist, he said. Youll prob-
ably get a good price.
Elsewhere, it was much the same, as com-
munities dug out from under the sand and
looked ahead to the holiday weekend.
Judy Packer was walking her black
Labrador retriever near the beach in Nags
Head, N.C., part of a vacation she had planned
for months. The beach house she was rent-
ing came through the storm with barely a
scratch.
If there had been substantial damage, we
would have cancelled the family vacation,
said Packer, a 44-year-old accountant and
mother of three from New York City.
Now she plans to do the usual: Spend most
of her days at the beach and going to her
favorite restaurants at night.
I just want to spend the next week unwind-
ing, she said. Im just glad there wasnt
much storm damage. Its good to be here.
At the Comfort Inn on the beach at Nags
Head, the hotels 105 rooms were booked
solid for the week before the storm, said
manager Kelly Smith. But over the last 24
hours they received 150 cancellations for the
coming week. She estimated that the hotel
will only be about two-thirds full over the
traditionally busy Labor Day weekend, when
rooms go for $160 a night.
Many of the cancellations are coming from
northern states affected by Irene.
Theyre saying theyre cancelling because
their power is off and dont know when its
coming on, Smith said. Or theyre saying
their power is off, they had some damage and
they dont know if they can afford the vaca-
tion anymore.
Some resorts away from the ocean actually
benefited from Irene. The Smoky Mountain
resort city of Gatlinburg, Tenn., reported an
influx of tourists last weekend as the hur-
ricane forecasts were issued. Some of them
were coastal residents trying to escape the
weather, said city spokesman Jim Davis.
Hotels on Block Island, R.I., are slashing
prices and trying as hard as they can to get
the word out that their area was not affected
by the storm.
Today is absolutely gorgeous, said
Kathy Szabo, executive director of the Block
Island Chamber of Commerce. The ferries
are running, and I sure hope that people come
out. You wouldnt even know that a storm
went by.
Coastal towns want tourists back after Irene
By LAURAN
NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON New
advice for pregnant women:
If youre getting a C-section,
special inflating boots
strapped on your legs may
lower the risk of a blood clot.
Hospitals already use these
compression devices for other
major operations, such as hip
replacements, and a growing
number have begun offering
them for at least some of their
cesarean deliveries, too.
Now guidelines for the
nations obstetricians say its
time to make the step routine
for most C-sections, which
account for nearly a third of
U.S. births.
The new recommendations
promise to raise awareness of
what is a silent threat not
just for pregnant women but
for thousands of other people,
too: Blood clots in veins that
can masquerade as simple leg
pain.
Called a DVT, for deep
vein thrombosis, this kind of
clot usually starts in the leg
or groin. But it can kill if it
moves up to the lungs, where
its called a pulmonary embo-
lism.
These clots make head-
lines every few years when
seemingly healthy people
collapse after long airplane
flights or similar prolonged
inactivity. Certain surger-
ies also can trigger a DVT.
Earlier this year, tennis star
Serena Williams was treated
for clots in her lungs discov-
ered after foot surgery and
cross-country travel.
Obesity, some types of
injuries, even some birth con-
trol pills can increase the risk,
too.
A womans risk of a DVT
jumps during pregnancy and
the six weeks afterward.
Thats partly because of slow-
er blood flow from the weight
gain, and because mom is less
active in the last trimester and
during those first few weeks
of recovery from childbirth.
Its also because pregnan-
cy temporarily changes blood
to make it clot more easily.
This is a consequence
of natures protecting
women against the bleeding
challenges of childbirth,
explains Dr. Andra James
of Duke University, who
co-authored the new guide-
lines from the American
College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists.
Add a C-section and, like
any major surgery, it further
increases that risk.
As many as two of every
1,000 pregnant women will
experience a DVT, James
says. Fortunately, pregnancy-
related deaths are very rare in
this country, but when they
happen, those clots are one of
the leading reasons.
Yet too few people even
know the warning signs, she
says: Pain or swelling in one
leg, especially the calf or
thigh. Redness or warmth in
one spot on the leg. If the clot
has reached the lung, short-
ness of breath or chest pain.
The new guidelines urge
obstetricians to closely moni-
tor their patients for DVTs
and to check if they
have additional factors that
would put them at extra risk.
Women whove had a DVT
earlier in life, or whose close
relatives had one or who
have certain inherited clotting
disorders may need anti-
clotting medicines throughout
the pregnancy, say the recom-
mendations, published in the
September issue of the journal
Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Then there are those com-
pression devices, which slip
over each leg and regularly
inflate and deflate, sort of like
a massage, to help blood flow
more briskly.
The obstetricians group
acknowledges that there
havent been large studies
with C-sections to prove how
much difference the gadgets
could make. But it decided
to recommend them anyway
because in other types of sur-
gery, the devices can cut the
clot risk by two-thirds, James
says.
The guidelines recommend
strapping them on before
the C-section begins, unless
theres no time before an
emergency operation or the
woman is taking anti-clotting
medication.
Protection from blood clot urged
for women planning a C-section
Answers to Mondays questions:
The office cubicle appeared in 1968. Up until then,
offices just held rows of desks.
Sixty percent of burglaries take place during the day.
Todays questions:
Whats the most widely sung song in the English-
speaking world?
How many American presidents have claimed to have
seen a UFO?
Answers in Wednesdays Herald.
Todays words:
Mird: to meddle
Sybarite: someone overly fond of luxury
By PETER JAMES
SPIELMANN
Associated Press
NEW YORK Libyan
troops loyal to Moammar
Gadhafi forced civilians to
act as human shields, perch-
ing children on tanks to deter
NATO attacks, human rights
investigators said. It was part
of a pattern of rapes, slay-
ings, disappearances and
other war crimes that they
said they found.
Physicians for Human
Rights was able to get a
team of interviewers into
the embattled city of Misrata
from June 5-12, just after
Libyan rebel forces expelled
Gadhafis loyalists.
Interviewing dozens of
survivors of the two-month
siege, the Boston-based PHR
found widespread evidence
of crimes against humanity
and war crimes, including
summary slayings, hostage-
taking, rapes, beatings, and
use of mosques, schools and
marketplaces as weapons
depots.
Four eyewitnesses report-
ed that (Gadhafi) troops forci-
bly detained 107 civilians and
used them as human shields
to guard military munitions
from NATO attacks south
of Misrata, said the report,
which was released today.
One father told PHR how
(Gadhafi) soldiers forced his
two young children to sit on
a military tank and threat-
ened the family: Youll stay
here, and if NATO attacks us,
youll die, too.
PHR obtained copies of
military orders as evidence
that Gadhafi ordered his
troops to starve civilians in
Misrata, while pillaging food
caches and barring locals
from receiving humanitarian
aid.
Rape was also a weapon
of war, Richard Sollom, the
lead author of PHRs report,
told the Associated Press on
Monday. While he said no
one has evidence to prove
that rape was widespread, the
fear of it certainly was, he
said.
And it had deadly con-
sequences in the form of
honor killings of rape vic-
tims by their shamed family
members.
One witness reported that
(Gadhafi) forces transformed
an elementary school into
a detention site where they
reportedly raped women and
girls as young as 14 years
old, the PHR report said. It
added that it had found no
evidence to confirm or deny
reports that Gadhafi troops
and loyalists were issued
Viagra-type drugs to sustain
their systematic rapes.
The school where the rapes
were said to have taken place
was in Tomina, near Misrata,
PHR said.
In at least one instance,
PHR reported, three sisters
-- ages 15, 17 and 18 -- were
raped at Tomina, and their
father subsequently slit their
throats as an honor killing
to lift the shame from his
family.
PHR also noted that some
in Tomina have stood up
against this practice, includ-
ing a well-known sheik who
has publicly advocated for
raped women and girls to be
seen as brave and bringing
honor to their families.
Physicians for Human
Rights only investigated the
abuses committed by Gadhafi
forces. The timing of their
visit, and its focus on Misrata,
meant that PHR was not in a
position to comment on alle-
gations of rights violations
by the Libyan rebels or by
NATO, the group said.
However, PHR urged the
rebel National Transitional
Council to enforce law and
order, suppress vigilantism,
and hold all right violators
responsible and prevent them
from occupying positions of
power.
It said NATO should inves-
tigate any credible claims
made against the allied force
that supported the rebels,
largely through thousands of
bombing sorties.
PHR particularly raised
the issue of medical neutral-
ity in war time, accusing the
Gadhafi forces of attacking
hospitals, clinics and ambu-
lances, and preventing doc-
tors from reaching or treating
injured civilians.
Last week, the New York-
based Human Rights Watch
said it had collected evidence
that strongly suggests that
Gadhafi government forces
went on a spate of arbitrary
killing as Tripoli was fall-
ing.
Meanwhile, Amnesty
International, which is based
in London, also accused pro-
Gadhafi guards of raping
child detainees, but added
that Libyan rebels are abusing
children and holding migrant
workers as prisoners.
All three major human
rights groups have called on
both sides to respect prison-
ers -- and beyond that, to
build a post-Gadhafi Libya.
Individual perpetrators
need to be brought to justice
and held to account for their
crimes, Sollom said. And
as weve seen historically in
places like South Africa and
Bosnia and Rwanda, its a
cathartic experience for the
country, and a necessary one,
to move forward.
Rights group says Libyan troops used human shields
By MICHAEL GRACZYK
Associated Press
HOUSTON Polygamist sect
leader Warren Jeffs was hospitalized
Monday in a medically induced coma
in critical condition after fasting in the
weeks since receiving a life sentence
for sexually assaulting underage fol-
lowers he took as spiritual brides,
officials said.
The 55-year-old head of the
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints was expected to
survive, an official familiar with Jeffs
medical condition told The Associated
Press. It was not clear how long Jeffs
who has a history of refusing to eat
while incarcerated would remain
in the coma or how long he would be
hospitalized, the official said.
The official requested anonymity
because the person was not authorized
to discuss the information publicly.
Doctors were not specific about
why Jeffs was put into the coma.
Jeffs attorney Emily Detoto said
her client hasnt been feeling well
and was taken to East Texas Medical
Center in Tyler on Sunday night. She
declined to elaborate.
Texas Department of Criminal
Justice spokeswoman Michelle Lyons
said Jeffs was in critical condition, but
Lyons would not give specific details
about his status. Lyons said Jeffs told
corrections officers hes fasted in the
time since his conviction earlier this
month, though it was not immediately
clear how long hed gone without food
before being hospitalized.
During Jeffs trial, prosecutors used
DNA evidence to show he fathered a
child with a 15-year-old and played
an audio recording of what they said
was him sexually assaulting a 12-year-
old. Both were among 24 underage
wives whom prosecutors said Jeffs
collected.
Court documents show Jeffs tried
to hang himself in January 2007
while awaiting trial on rape charges
in Washington County, Utah. He also
threw himself against the walls of his
cell and banged his head, although he
later told a mental health expert he
really wasnt trying to kill himself.
During a visit with a brother that
same month that was videotaped by
jail officials, Jeffs said hed been fast-
ing for three days and remained awake
during the night. Days later, he was
taken to a hospital and given medica-
tion for depression. The court docu-
ments said hed lost 30 pounds, was
dehydrated and suffering from sleep
deprivation.
Jeffs also had to be temporari-
ly force-fed in 2009 while in the
Kingman, Ariz., jail.
In Texas, Jeffs has been in protec-
tive custody, which is among the most
restrictive forms of imprisonment in
the state. He was to be alone in his cell
daily, not be involved in any work pro-
grams and to be out of his cell only to
shower and for recreation by himself.
Jeffs is among only 85 inmates in
the 156,000-prisoner Texas correc-
tions system to be assigned protective
custody.
The life sentence was the harshest
possible for Jeffs convictions, and
he isnt eligible for parole until he is
at least 100 years old. He had been in
a Huntsville prison immediately after
his trial, then was moved last week to
the Powledge Unit outside Palestine,
about 100 miles southeast of Dallas.
Polygamist sect leader put in medically induced coma
By LEANNE ITALIE
Associated Press
Schools never out for 14-year-old Zoe Bentley. Nor is it
ever in.
The perky teen from Tucson, Ariz., explores what she likes,
when she likes as deeply as she chooses every day of the year.
As an unschooler, Zoe is untethered from the demands of
traditional, compulsory education.
That means, at the moment, shes checking out the redwoods
of California with her family, tinkering with her website and
looking forward to making her next video on her favorite sub-
ject, exogeology, the study of geology on other planets.
I love seeing the history of an area, Zoe said. Maybe a
volcano erupted and grew taller over time, or wind eroded rock
into sand dunes, or a meteor hit the ground and made a crater.
Finding out how these and other formations formed is some-
thing I just really like.
Zoes cheer: Exogeology rocks!
Unschooling has been around for several decades, but
advocates say there has been an uptick as more families turn to
home-schooling overall.
Reliable data is hard to come by, but estimates of children
and teens home-schooled in the U.S. range from 1.5 million to
2 million. Of those, as many as one-third could be considered
unschoolers like Zoe, meaning their parents are facilitators,
available with materials and other resources, rather than top-
down teachers.
Theres no fixed curriculum, course schedule or attempt to
mimic traditional classrooms. Unless, of course, their children
ask for those things.
John Holt, considered the father of unschooling, would
have been proud. The fifth-grade teacher died in 1985, leaving
behind books and other reflections that include his 1964 work
How Children Fail.
The book and others Holt later wrote propelled him into
the spotlight as he argued that mainstream schools stymie the
learning process by fostering fear and forcing children to study
things they have no interest in.
Colorado unschool mom Carol Brown couldnt agree more.
Being bored makes school miserable for a lot of kids, plus
there is the element of compulsion, which completely changes
any activity, the filmmaker said.
Brown and her husband unschooled their oldest daughter
until she left for college and their youngest until her junior year
in high school, when she chose to attend Telluride Mountain
School, a small, progressive school near home.
Unschooling parents are doing what good parents do any-
way when theyre on summer vacation, Brown said. We just
had more time to do it.
Like other unschoolers, Browns girls had books and films,
art supplies and building materials growing up. They visited
beaches, museums and forests. Theres no one right way for
every child to learn or grow up, Brown said. Freedom is
essential for that reason.
As an educator, Holts journey began with his career in posh
private schools, then more progressive ones.
He called progressive schools soft jails and public schools
hard jails, Farenga said. He described learning that takes
place outside of school, but doesnt have to take place at home
and doesnt have to look like school learning.
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