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ife is painting
a picture, not
doing a sum.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
O
n October 2, the Peo-
ny Festival Commit-
tee will be serving up
spaghetti dinners at the Jr. Fair
Building from 4:30-7 p.m. Din-
ners can be carry-out or dine-in.
Children ages 1-5 eat free, ages
6-11/$4, and adults/$7. Din-
ners include spaghetti, tossed
salad, breadsticks, and dessert.
Advance tickets are available at
Once I Was or from any Peony
Festival Committee member.
Bulletin Board
Index
Vol. 145, No. 66
A Joint Product of the Times Bulletin and Delphos Herald Newspapers
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
LIMA The man accused
of shooting his wife to death in a
corneld east of Delphos on Aug.
14 will face the death penalty ac-
cording to an indictment led
Thursday.
Patrick D. Coller, 43, of Del-
phos, was indicted on aggravat-
ed murder with a felony murder
specication and a gun specica-
tion, and kidnapping with a gun
specication.
Coller is accused of shooting
his wife, 42-year-old Gerri Coller
,in a corn eld on Jones Road.
The charges accuse Coller of
acting with prior calculation and
design, and he was the principal
offender in the aggravated mur-
der, both an element of the death
penalty law.
According to Delphos Police
reports, Coller went to the Del-
phos Police Department the eve-
ning of Aug. 14 and allegedly
confessed to killing his wife in
the corneld earlier in the day.
Ofcers took him into custody
and then he went with ofcers to
locate her body. He was report-
edly very calm throughout his
contact with ofcers.
The ofcers took Coller to the
corneld and found his estranged
wife dead of an apparent gunshot
wound. They then contacted the
Allen County Sheriffs Ofce
since the incident had occurred
in their jurisdiction and deputies
responded to the scene.
Sheriffs deputies took custody
of Coller and transported him
to Allen County Jail where they
questioned him.
Coller remains in jail with a $1
million bond.
Coller faces death penalty in wifes shooting
Forty-three-year-old Patrick D. Coller of Delphos was indicted Thursday on an aggravated
murder charge for allegedly shooting his wife to death in a corneld east of Delphos. Coller
remains in the Allen County Jail on a $1 million bond. (DHI Media le photo)
On Friday, participants in
the challenge between
Braun Industries and
Vantage Career Center
get a look at how much
food each collected
as part of the United
Way Day of Caring. This
round went to Vantage
with 4.8 food items per
person, edging out Braun
at 4.0 items per person.
The Day of Caring will
be held Sept. 26. The
food collected is being
donated to the Salvation
Army Food Bank. (DHI
Media/Ed Gebert)
Vantage wins Day of Caring food drive challenge!
Rep. Latta rallies
local Republicans
BY ED GEBERT
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT Ohio 5th
District Congressman Bob Lat-
ta began his talk to Van Wert
County Republicans on Friday
by stressing the positive.
Let me take you back in
history a little bit, Latta be-
gan. Go back to about 1975
and the oil embargo. Do you
remember there were days
when you couldnt buy gas
because the gas station was
closed? There were days you
couldnt buy gas because you
either had an odd or even num-
ber and they said you couldnt
buy gas that day lets fast
forward to where we are today.
Not because of the presidents
policies but because of whats
been happening across the
country, on state and private
lands today we have more nat-
ural gas being produced thanin
anyplace else in the world,
anyplace else in the world. In
the 702 they told us we have no
more gas and we have no more
oil! Today, the rest of the world
is asking us what we are doing
in this country to have this in-
credible production going on
here. Because of the technol-
ogy today, we are leading the
world in bringing up natural
gas and oil.
High school dropouts
cost states billions
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
According to The Bureau of Labor and Statistics, there are
nearly four million unlled jobs in the U.S. due to the number
of unqualied candidates in the workforce who have not at-
tended college or received any form of training beyond high
school. Furthermore, millions of adults dont have high school
diplomas and lack the skills and knowledge required to suc-
ceed in todays job market.
Per the 2010 Census, there are close to 1.4 million high
school dropouts in Ohio, which cost state and local economies
close to $1.8 billion per year.
Jefferson Senior High School Principal John Edinger said
that in the past ve years, the school has had 13 students drop
out of school.
Ohio 5th District Congressman Bob Latta speaks
Friday at a GOP Luncheon in Van Wert. (DHI Media/
Ed Gebert)
LATTA/A10
DROPOUTS/A10
Canal Days promises to be Off the Wall
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Each year, the Canal
Days Core Committee tries to add a
new event or two to keep the fall festival
fresh. Event Coordinator Diane Sterling
keeps a binder of past events and often
visits other festivals to get ideas.
We want to keep changing things
up so its not the same every year,
Sterling said. There are some favorites
that we will always have just because of
the draw they create but I like to shake
things up.
This years theme is Off the Wall
and one of the new events for this year
is the Off the Wall Scavenger Hunt.
Teams of four will scour the city dur-
ing the festival and take pictures with
their smartphones or digital cameras of
their nds. Cindy Metzger is in charge
of the hunt and is looking forward to
going through the submissions to nd
a winner.
I was giggling to myself as I was
typing in the 100 items they can choose
from to take photos of. This is a great
way to get a lot of people to really see
what Canal Days has to offer by mak-
ing them visit most of the events,
Metzger said. I think everyone will
enjoy watching the teams scramble
around to get the most points. If you
see people dressed in rain coats with
umbrellas at the Waterball Competi-
tion, youll know why.
Examples of hunt items include tak-
ing a photo of a teammate playing bin-
go or with someone who ran the 5K or
a photo of the entire team in a bathtub
with extra points if they are wearing
shower caps.
The annual Canal Days Grand Parade highlights activities on Sunday, the nal day of the four-day
festival. More than 100 entries march down Second Street. (DHI Media le photo)
A staple at the Battle of the Business has been Smartie Pants
where teams hold a Smartie candy on the end of a straw as they
run back to their team. Games change each year so Smartie
Pants may stay or go. Find out at 6 p.m. Friday in front of The
Delphos Herald building. (DHI Media le photo)
CANAL DAYS/A10
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK THREE SCOREBOARD
Wayne Trace 32, Crestview 56
Delphos Jefferson 22, Bluffton 19
Parkway 6, St. Henry 47
Spencerville 41, Allen East 20
Versailles 20, Delphos St. Johns 7
Shawnee 7, Van Wert 23
Antwerp 15, Paulding 45
Columbus Grove 31, Ada 17
OPINION
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local topics on the Opinion page.
Turn to pages A6-7 to read letters
to the editor, thumbs up/down,
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A2 Saturday, Sept. 13 & Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
Tomorrow Monday Today
becoming
mostly sunny
winds 5 to 15
mph
High: 64
Low: 43
mostly clear
winds around 5
mph
High: 68
Low: 48
mostly cloudy
40% chance of
showers
High: 69
Low: 50
Dorothy Dot Burtch
Services will be held on
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at 10
a.m., at New Horizons Com-
munity Church in Rockford.
Friends may call at the church
on Monday, from 2 - 8 p.m.
and on Tuesday, one hour pri-
or to the service at the church.
Gertrude Gilden
Funeral services will be
Monday at 11 a.m. at Harter
and Schier Funeral Home with
calling one hour prior to ser-
vices. Funeral services may
be viewed online at www.
harterandschier.com at the
time of the service (password:
webcast9). Friends and fam-
ily may pay their respects on
Sunday, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the
funeral home with an Eastern
Star service at 8 p.m.
Karl Hirn
Friends may call from 2-4
p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Monday
in the Thomas E. Bayliff Fu-
neral Home in Spencerville.
Funeral services will be held
at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at
the funeral home.
Lenore Klausing
Mass of Christian Burial
will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sat-
urday at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church.
Dorothy Kohler
Burial will be 11 a.m.
Saturday at Walnut Grove
Cemetery.
Mary McGue
Her friends are invited to
share a celebration of Mary
Lous life from 5-7 p.m. Oct.
16 at the Lima Holiday Inn
or at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in Tra-
verse City, Michigan, at the
Unitarian Universalist Con-
gregation.
K. Scott Pearson
A memorial-birthday-chili
party carry-in will be held at 3
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014,
at the Van Wert County fair-
grounds extension ofce.
Edwina Kay Prine
Mass of Christian Burial
will be Saturday at 1 p.m.
at St. John the Evangelist
Church, Delphos, Ohio.
Everett Stidham
Calling hours are 1 - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, at
V.F.W. Post, North Shannon
Street, Van Wert.
OBITUARIES
VISITATION & SERVICES
LOCAL WEATHER
ROCKFORD, Ohio
Dorothy Dot Esther Burtch,
82, of Rockford, died at 11:56
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014,
at Lima Memorial Health Sys-
tem, in Lima, Ohio.
She was born Nov. 14, 1931,
to Herbert E. and Connie E.
(Felver) Levihn.
On July 17, 1954, she married Thomas E. Burtch, and he
survives in Rockford.
Dot was the secretary and accountant at Burtch Seed Com-
pany in Tama, Ohio, for years. Together with her husband,
Tom, they started the business and were co-owners. She had
lived in Rockford since 1960, coming from Paulding, Ohio.
She was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Celina,
Ohio, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-
grandmother. She loved her family, and especially enjoyed her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whether they were
making cookies together, or she was watching them play sports
she was their biggest fan!
She grew to be an avid sports fan of Parkway, OSU, and the
Reds after putting up with her husband Toms love of sports
for so many years they always enjoyed watching their favorite
teams. Although Dot never wanted to be in the spotlight, she
had so many accomplishments, and was well-respected by her
peers. Their business not only won Business of the Year award
while they were at the Seed House, but Dot had the honor one
year of being Rockfords Citizen of the Year.
Surviving in addition to her husband, Tom, are one daugh-
ter, Susie Christman of Huntertown, Indiana, and ve sons,
Tom (Lori) Burtch of Rockford, John (Tina) Burtch of Wester-
ville, Ed (Misty) Burtch of Rockford, Robert (Cheryl) Burtch
of Minster, and Mike (Melissa) Burtch of Rockford. Also sur-
viving are fteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Robert and Herbert Levihn, one
sister, Margaret Levihn, and a son-in-law, Dan Christman.
Services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at 10
a.m., at New Horizons Community Church in Rockford,
with the Rev. Dr. Jeffery Grazma ofciating. Burial will be
in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Friends may call at the church on Monday, from 2 - 8
p.m. and on Tuesday, one hour prior to the service at the
church.
Memorials may be directed to Wernle Childrens Home in
Richmond, Indiana, or to ARC, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.
Dorothy
Dot Esther
Burtch
Dorothy Esther Burtch
SPENCERVILLE Karl
Dean Hirn, 69, of Perry
Township, Lima, died at 4:03
p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10,
2014, in St. Ritas Medical
Center with his family at his
side, following an extended
illness.
He was born Dec. 5, 1944,
in Spencerville to Karl E.
Bud Hirn and Juliana Dot-
tie (Miller) Hirn. His father
died from injuries suffered
in World War II shortly after
Karl Dean was born. Both
his mother and stepfather,
Vaughn Morgan, are also de-
ceased.
He married Kathleen L.
Kathy Steiner on Oct. 1,
1983, who survives.
Other survivors include
three sons, Darrin Dean Hirn
of Florence, Kentucky, Bran-
don Karl Hirn of Lima and
Bryan David (Beth) Hirn of
Sidney; four grandchildren,
Haley Hirn, Maleah Hirn,
Kennedi Hirn and four-month-
old Carson David Hirn; moth-
er-in-law, Irene M. Steiner;
and in-laws, Patricia Pat
Hirn of Clarkston, Michigan,
Linda (Daryl) Worrell of Ar-
kansas, Mike (Irma) Steiner
of North Carolina, Judy (Jim)
Doute of Lima and Mark (Ing-
Wan Hirn of Faireld.
He was preceded in death
by an infant son, Justin Mi-
chael Hirn; two brothers,
Dennis Lynn Hirn and Janic
Lee Hirn; a sister, Judith Hirn;
and sister-in-law, Joyce Hirn.
Karl was a graduate of
Lincolnview High School,
where he was the star pitcher
for the Lancer team that won
the 1962 state baseball cham-
pionship tournament. He was
later scouted by several ma-
jor league baseball teams but
an elbow injury stopped his
professional career. He later
worked at Als Towing, Good-
will Industries and the J.C.
Penney Company, all in Lima.
He retired in 2003.
His hobbies were garden-
ing, golng and he was an
avid Ohio State University fan
as well as a Cleveland Indians
and Browns fan.
Friends may call from
2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on
Monday in the Thomas E.
Bayliff Funeral Home in
Spencerville.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on Tues-
day at the funeral home, the
Rev. David W. Howell ofci-
ating. Burial will follow in
the Spencerville Cemetery.
Memorials my be made to
the American Heart Associa-
tion or to the donors choice.
Condolences my be sent to
tbayliff@woh.rr.com.
Karl Dean Hirn
Karl Dean Hirn
Roger Lee Foust, 94, passed
away Aug. 31, 2014, at 9:17
a.m. at Lima Memorial Health
System.
He was born June 23, 1920,
in Lima, Ohio, to Virgil D. and
Pearl L. (Loush) Foust who
preceded him in death.
On April 11, 1942, he mar-
ried Alice (Ault) Foust, who
preceded him in death on
March 16, 2005.
Roger was a member of the
Forest Park United Methodist
Church. He served in WWII as
a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army
Air Corps. Roger worked at
Texaco Inc., as a terminal
clerk, retiring in 1971. Later,
he went onto work at Siferd-
Hossellman, retiring at the age
of 81.
Survivors include his grand-
daughter: Julia J. Foust; his
grandson: Matthew L. (Dana)
Foust; his great-grandchildren:
Kian Lee Foust and Rylan
Foust; his nephews: Roger (Pat)
Neate and Ronald (Pam) Neate; his niece: Sonya (Don) Barnt;
his great-nephew: Brent (Deb) Neate; his great-niece: Michele
(Mark) McCleery; his great-great nieces and nephews: Baylee,
Trevor and Dylan Neate, Conner and Hannah McCleery.
He was preceded in death by his son: Gary L. Foust, his
brother: Howard Foust, and his sister: Doris Price.
Private family burial will be at a later date in Ohio City
Cemetery.
In lieu of owers memorial contributions may be made to
Forest Park United Methodist Church.
Condolences may be expressed at www.chiles-lamanfh.
com.
Roger Lee Foust
Roger Lee Foust
Nov. 14, 1931 - Sept. 11, 2014
Dec. 5, 1944 - Sept. 10, 2014
June 23, 1920 - Aug. 31, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio farmers say they will
launch a $1 million water quality action plan to help improve
the states water resources.
The Ohio Farm Bureau says the funds will go toward help-
ing farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin get fertilizer certi-
cation and create nutrient management plans.
The bureau also says it will hire another staff member to
specialize in water quality and nutrient management.
The announcement comes a little over a month after the city
of Toledos water supply was contaminated by toxins from al-
gae on the lake.
Farmers launch plan to
improve Ohio water
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) A breast cancer charity that
has served the northern third of Indiana has announced it is
closing.
South Bend-based Susan G. Komen Northern Indiana board
president Pam Jarrett blamed a drop in donations. She tells the
South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/WV7mqP )that she believes
the decline in support was mainly outside St. Joseph County,
in areas where residents didnt believe the group was doing
enough locally.
Breast cancer charity closing
AMORY, Miss. (AP) The ve children who authorities
say were killed by their father loved to dress up as superhe-
roes, play in the park and pool, and pose for the camera, always
smiling.
And they loved wrestling with their dad.
At their memorial in this rural Mississippi town Friday,
about 100 people, some who didnt even know the Jones chil-
dren, watched a slide show of their short lives. Mourners in
wooden church pews cried and soft music accompanied the im-
ages of Merah, 8; Elias, 7; Nahtahn, 6; Gabriel, 2; and Elaine,
1.
Associate minister Derrick Maranto said Elaine loved to
give high ves, dance and act as a leg ornament.
That is, whether you nd yourself at Walmart or nd your-
self at the grocery store, or even at home, you feel something
heavy on your leg, Maranto said. Its a child, like hanging on
to you. That was Elaine.
Gabriel loved to watch Care Bears and VeggieTales. Elias
who Maranto called Eli loved shing and dressing up
like Spiderman. Nahtahn liked to sh, ride his bike and dress
up like Ironman.
Merah put on princess outts, played with dolls and liked
brushing peoples hair.
And they all loved wrestling with dad, Maranto said, the
only specic mention of the father at the memorial.
They loved going to the park. They loved swimming. They
loved chocolate cookies and a chocolate fountain.
About 400 miles away in Lexington, South Carolina, their
father waived his rst court appearance Friday because he is
being portrayed as a monster and needs a mental health eval-
uation as soon as possible, his attorney said.
Authorities said Timothy Ray Jones Jr., 32, killed his three
boys and two girls, wrapped their bodies in separate trash bags
and drove around for days with their decomposing bodies be-
fore dumping them on a rural hilltop in Alabama. Jones killed
them at his home about two weeks ago, before his ex-wife re-
ported them missing, said Acting Lexington County Sheriff
Lewis McCarty. The motive and cause of death was still being
investigated, authorities said.
Jones has been treated for mental health problems in the
past, his attorney Aimee Zmroczek said. She would not elabo-
rate.
He is scared and simply wants someone to guide him
through the process, Zmroczek said.
His attorneys led documents saying the initial hearing was
entirely unnecessary and could taint a potential jury pool and
prevent him from receiving a fair trial.
Jones attorney Zmroczek said he has been held in isolation
under suicide watch.
Timothy Jones, Sr., left, hugs his son Travis Jones
during a memorial service in Amory, Miss., Friday,
Sept. 12, 2014. Police say Timothy Ray Jones Jr., 32,
killed his three boys and two girls, wrapped their
bodies in separate trash bags and drove around for
days across several states with their decomposing
bodies before dumping them on a rural hilltop in
Alabama. The children were remembered at the
Amory Church of Christ. A program showed a photo
of each child smiling and offered a description of
what they liked to do. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
Slain kids loved to
play, wrestle with
their dad
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Two years ago today...
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No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it
and only God knows why.
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Son-in-Law Randy,
Grandchildren Mycah, Dylan,
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For movie information, call
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Van-Del drive-in
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A DHI Media publication Saturday, Sept. 13 & Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 A3
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Bunge holds third annual Safety Day
Second-graders from Delphos City
Schools, St. Johns, Lincolnview
and Spencerville gathered at
Stadium Park Friday morning
for Bunge North Americas
third annual Ag Safety Day.
More than 280 students moved
through stations promoting farm
equipment, animal, electrical,
grain, water, chemical and
lawnmower safety as well
as instruction from Delphos
Fire and Rescue and a peek
inside a Lifeight helicopter.
Left: Landeck Elementary
student Ava Jackson waits for
Ohio Department of Natural
Resources Watercraft Division
instructor Travis Martin to give
her the correct directions on how
a life jacket should be fastened
and t. Each student received a
T-shirt, lunch and a chance to win
one of two bicycles. (DHI Media/
Nancy Spencer)
Scam alert given by Sheriff Riggenbach
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M.
Riggenbach wants to alert residents about
a potential scam involving property lines
and boundaries. He advised that in the
past few weeks another Sheriffs Ofce
has taken reports in township areas in-
volving male subjects approaching home
owners to inspect their property lines. In
each situation the individual will ask the
homeowner to step outside to walk their
property. During one situation the male
subject stated he was with a governmen-
tal agency and in another situation a sub-
ject indicated the neighbors were going
to install a fence.
A homeowner reported
the male proceeded to use
his cell phone to call his
boss, and during the con-
versation, the homeowner
overheard the man say they
were in the backyard. After
viewing the property lines,
the homeowner discovered
their residence had been
entered and money stolen
from one of the rooms in
the home.
In a second situation the
homeowner noticed a second
male enter their yard walking towards the
residence. The homeowner immediately
went back to their residence at
which point both males left the
area.
Sheriff Riggenbach wants
to remind the public that
anyone working for a gov-
ernmental agency or a utility
company will have identica-
tion on them indicating what
company or agency they work
for.
Sheriff Riggenbach wants
to advise residents, should
anyone have contact with any-
one under these type circum-
stances to call the Van Wert County
Sheriffs Ofce at 419-238-3866.
AAA offers free Child Safety Seat Check program
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
LIMA According to
The National Highway Traf-
c Safety Administration,
car crashes remain the lead-
ing cause of death for chil-
dren ages 1 to 13. Proper use
of child safety seats greatly
reduces the likelihood that a
child will be killed in a crash,
but roughly 75 percent of child
safety seats are used incor-
rectly they are left unbuck-
led or improperly secured.
In an effort to keep chil-
dren safe while riding in ve-
hicles, the American Automo-
bile Association (AAA) Ohio
is highlighting their free Child
Safety Seat Check program
for parents and caregivers.
Lima AAA Branch Man-
ager Cindy Nelson, who is
a Certied Child Passenger
Safety Technician, said the
safety check runs year round
but is available by appoint-
ment only and takes up to an
hour.
Caregivers should bring
their car seat and vehicle
owners manuals with them,
as well as the child and an-
other adult or grandparent to
supervise the child, Nelson
said. While educating the
caregiver, we will inspect and
install the car seat and then
properly secure the child in
the vehicle.
Nelson said this is a great
tool for new parents who have
no experience with car seats,
people who may have bought a
new vehicle and do not know
how to install their existing car
seat or for those who may be
transitioning their child from a
car seat to a booster seat.
Since becoming certied,
its been interesting, she said.
I stop at a light, look over
into a vehicle with a child in
a car seat and see they are not
properly secured.
AAAs Safe Seats 4 Kids
reports the number one mis-
take caregivers make is mov-
ing their child out of a booster
seat too soon. Seat belts are
not designed to t children
and an improper seat belt t
can result in abdominal or
neck injury in a crash or sud-
den stop.
It is recommended to
keep children in booster
seats until a seat belt fits
them properly. Children
should be sitting with their
back against the seat, knees
bending at the edge of the
seat and feet touching the
floor. The lap belt should
be positioned low across
their hips and upper thighs
with the shoulder belt across
their chest and collarbone.
Depending on the childs
growth and development, a
seat belt typically fits cor-
rectly between ages 812.
The Lima AAA Branch is
located at 2115 Allentown Rd.
Call 419-228-1022 to make an
appointment. For more infor-
mation about child passenger
safety, visit safeseats4kids.
aaa.com.
Community calendar items include the name of the event or
group and date, time and place of the event. Please include a
daytime phone number when submitting calendar items.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
8:30-11:30 a.m. St. Johns High School recycle, enter on
East First Street.
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.
9 a.m. St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east
edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.
9 a.m. Cloverdale recycle at village park.
9:30 a.m. New Morning Bereavement Group meets at 1159
Westwood Drive. For more information call (419) 238-9223.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Van Wert Farmers Market, 500 Fox Road,
will be open.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire
and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.
8 p.m. AA open discussion at First Presbyterian Church.
8-11 p.m. Darke County Singles will host their monthly
dance featuring music by Silver Mountain at the VFW Hall, 219
N. Ohio St., Greenville. The dance is open to all singles 21 years
of age and over. Admission is $5. For information call (937) 417-
2722 or (937) 901-3969. You can also nd them on Facebook.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241
N. Main St., is open.
1-4 p.m. Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main
St. Kalida.
2 p.m. AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr.
2-4:30 p.m. Van Wert County Historical Museum is open
to the public.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center,
301 Suthoff St.
3 p.m. Alzheimers Association will meet at the PSA 3
Area Agency on Aging, 892-A S. Cable Road, Lima.
5 p.m. Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting
will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship Hall
on the second oor at Trinity United Methodist Church, South
Walnut St., Van Wert.
6 p.m. The Ohio City Village Council will have a com-
mittee meeting beginning at 6 p.m. in the village hall.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from the Storm support group meets in
the Delphos Public Library basement.
7 p.m. Washington Township Trustees meet at the town-
ship house.
7 p.m. Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Mu-
nicipal Building, 608 N. Canal St.
7 p.m. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Af-
liate of Paulding, Mercer and Van Wert Counties will meet
at the Drop-In Center at 407 N. Franklin, Van Wert which is
couple blocks south of Vantage Career Center. Meetings are
open to public. Call 1-800-541-6264 or (419) 238-2413.
7 p.m. American Legion Post 178 will have a meeting.
7:30 p.m. Jefferson Athletic Boosters meet at the Eagles
Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville village council meets at the may-
ors ofce.
7:30 p.m. Delphos Eagles Auxiliary meets at the Eagles
Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.
8 p.m. AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian Church.
Riggenbach
Van Wert County Health Collaborative seeks employer feedback
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
The Van Wert County Health Collab-
orative is working together to improve
the health of individuals and families in
the Van Wert community. The Health
Collaboratives focus is to increase
awareness and improve health risks in-
cluding obesity and substance abuse in
adults and youth. The committee is seek-
ing assistance of local employers.
The Van Wert community identied
obesity (lack of physical activity and
unhealthy lifestyle choices) as a ma-
jor health risk impacting our residents.
These individuals also comprise the
workforce for many local businesses
and often impact productivity and prof-
itability. Because employees spend the
majority of their waking hours at their
place of work, the environment of the
company has a large impact on healthy
lifestyle choices (smoking, physical ac-
tivity, healthy food choices, etc.).
2014 marks the ini-
tial year of the Van Wert
Community Health Im-
provement Plan, and
the collaborative is col-
lecting information re-
garding what wellness
resources are currently
available to local employ-
ers. Even if an organiza-
tion does not currently
have a Wellness Program,
this input is still needed
to develop baseline data
for the county, and help
determine the collabora-
tives focus for the future and how to
best serve local businesses.
Local employer and business leaders
are asked to complete a survey, which
should only take a few minutes. If an
organization does not have a Wellness
Program, there are only 6
questions to answer. Please
complete the survey by
September 30, 2014.
Take the survey here:
https://www.surveymon-
key.com/s/CHIPWorksite-
Wellness
If you have any ques-
tions about the survey,
please contact Anne Dunn,
Employee Health Coordi-
nator at Van Wert County
Hospital at 419-238-2390.
To review the Van Wert
County Health Needs As-
sessment or Community Health Im-
provement Plan, visit: http://www.
vanwerthospital.org/community/com-
munity-health-improvement
Van Wert Jazz plays
park season nale
Van Wert Jazz performed Friday evening at Memorial
Park in Ohio City for the nal edition of Arts in the
Park this season. The group consists of Dee Fisher,
pianist; Rod Sroufe, bassist; Weston Thompson,
saxophonist; and Glen Poling, guitarist. (DHI Media/
Angela Stith)
Author to address historical society
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
PAULDING The John
Paulding Historical Society
will hold its general meeting
at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the
museum located across from
the fairgrounds in Paulding.
Speaker for the meeting
will be Jane Nice, author of
Married to Millie: The Hum-
ble Life of Herb Monroe.
Jane grew up on a farm in
central Indiana and earned a
degree from Purdue Universi-
ty. She taught high school Eng-
lish in northern Indiana before
moving to Paulding in 1990.
Jane and her husband have
raised three children on their
farm a mile from Paulding.
She is active at the First
Presbyterian Church where she
met Herb Monroe nearly 25
years ago and was impressed
with his humility, sense of hu-
mor, and his care for his wife
during her Alzheimers dis-
ease. Jane interviewed Herb
for 10 years to compile this
biography, painstakingly and
nosily gathering details from
a man who would rather talk
about anything but himself.
Much ado about nothing!
Herb would say about the at-
tention the Herb Monroe Com-
munity Park and his biography
have gotten. Then he would
have felt sorry for us for having
to suffer through all of this talk
about him.
The meeting is open to the
public and refreshments will
be served afterwards.
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VAN WERT COMMUNITY: THE GREATEST
Gregg and I were born here in Van Wert and have
lived here all our lives. Weve had the best customers
these past 52 years as Gardners Home Improvement
and look forward to future customers. Saturday,
August 2 began as an ordinary day, but soon became
a day that would change everything in just one
second: one small willow limb, one lever on the power
lift, Greggs thirty-foot fall to the ground.
Help came immediately from:
The Van Wert police department,
The off-duty paramedic who left her car to help,
The Van Wert EMS squad,
The fre departments ladder truck to rescue
our grandson,
The neighbors who stood and prayed,
Van Wert Hospitals ER and staff,
Good Samaritans helicopter pilot and staff,
Parkview North Trauma Center staff,
Church congregations who offered prayers,
Hearth & Home residents who offered
their prayers,
Neighbors, friends, family members and many
more from miles around who prayed for
Gregg and our family,
Vancrest Rehab Center and staff,
In-home care, Community Health
Professionals staff,
Dr. Jerry Sell,
Brickner Ambulance Service and the
Convoy EMS squad.
How can the Gardner family say thanks?
By praying that God will bless each and every one of
you abundantly and keep you safe
as you reach out to help others.
Van Wert Communitythe greatest.
God bless you all,
Gregg Gardner and family
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th
birthdays soon!!!
Annies birthday is Wednesday,
September 17, Dons Thursday,
September 18. Don jokes that hes
married to an older woman.
The family would appreciate your
remembering them with a card.
Thank you for your kindness.
Address: 1809 Liberty-Union Road
Scott, OH 45886
Don & Annie McOmber
will each be
celebrating their
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PET CORNER
The Humane Society of Allen County has many pets
waiting for adoption. Each comes with a spay or neuter,
rst shots and a heartworm test. Call 419-991-1775.
I am the Mufn Man
and lets get to the point
Im a bit rough around the
edges. I dont wanna share
my space with other cats,
dogs, or small kids and I
like to run so I require a
fenced in yard. Im really
a good boy deep down in-
side, I just need an owner
that is willing to work with
me! If you let me have my
way I tend to be a big on
the rebellious side.
Imagine spending al-
most your entire life inside
an animal shelter. Sabrina
came to The Humane Soci-
ety of Allen County as a kit-
ten and would like nothing
better than a shot at a real
home. This jet black cat is
vocal and independent with
bright yellow eyes and silky
fur. She is independent but
also likes to be loved on.
The following pets are available for adoption through
The Van Wert Animal Protective League:
Cats
M, 1 year, dew clawed, neutered, black and gray striped,
name Zazo
M, F, 4 years, xed, tiger, tortoise, name Oliver and
Chelsey
Kittens
M, F, 6 weeks, gold tiger, gold and white, black and white
Dogs
Lab, F, black, shots, name Sally
Puppies
Australian Blue Healer, F, 6 months, gray and white and
black, name Babe
Lab Boxer, M, F, 8 weeks, black and white
For more information on these pets or if you are in need
of nding a home for your pet, contact The Animal Protec-
tive League from 9-5 weekdays at 419-749-2976. If you are
looking for a pet not listed, call to be put on a waiting list in
case something becomes available. Donations or correspon-
dence can be sent to PO Box 321, Van Wert OH 45891.
PLC announces Walk For Life, new staff member, classes
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The Pregnancy Life
Center recently hired its rst male staff
member, Brad Petrie, youth pastor at
Calvary Evangelical Church. Petrie will
head-up two programs at the PLC. The
rst will be Dad to Dad. This program
was established a couple of years ago
with volunteers from Jennings Road
Church of Christ doing a monthly class
for dads and dads to be. The program,
under Petries direction, will now offer
weekly classes and the opportunity for
dads to earn a baby store pass and baby
bucks to use in the PLCs baby store.
The goal is to educate dads in a non-
threatening, men-only environment so
they can be actively involved in raising
their child/children. Classes are set to
begin in January 2015.
The other program is brand new
to the PLC and is called B.L.U.E.
(boys learning, understanding, ex-
celling). This program, just like the
P.I.N.K. (purity, integrity, new ideas,
and knowledge) program is abstinence
based but different in that it is geared
towards middle school-aged boys.
Both are offered for free to all Van
Wert County schools. The boys will
meet over an 18-week period to dis-
cuss the issues that every junior high
aged boy faces, as well as the issues
that are to come once they enter high
school and the world of dating.
The center has been in contact
with Crestview, Lincolnview, and Van
Wert, and all are open to this new pro-
gram. B.L.U.E. will start in October at
all of these schools. Anyone interested
in having a child being a part of this
please say something to the school
which will make sure the child gets
signed up for it. The goal is to also
start P.I.N.K in October, however the
coordinator, Beth Dye, has taken on
a position elsewhere and the position
has not yet been lled. Anyone inter-
ested in working with junior high aged
girls as well as pregnant teens can con-
tact the PLC by phone (419) 238-9177
or email plc1@embarqmail.com, to re-
ceive more details about the position.
With the addition of Petrie and
these new programs comes a greater
need for community support and -
nancial help. The public is encouraged
to come out this Sunday, Sept. 14 at 2
p.m. at Fountain Park for the Walk for
Life. The walk is PLCs largest source
of fundraising, and since they are 100
percent locally funded they count
on each and every walker and their
sponsors. The budget goal this year
is to raise $50,000 through the walk.
So far, through corporate and church
sponsorship $16,000 has been raised.
As a reminder, anyone can still raise
funds even if he/she cannot be at the
walk and funds can be raised after the
walk is over.
State sees increase in
respiratory illnesses
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio
hospitals are experiencing an
increase in the number of pa-
tients with respiratory illness-
es, especially children. This in-
crease may be associated with
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68),
which has been conrmed in
other states. The Ohio Depart-
ment of Health has sent hos-
pital specimens to the Centers
for Disease Control and Pre-
vention (CDC) for testing.
Enteroviruses are com-
mon, and there are more than
100 types which cause an esti-
mated 10 million to 15 million
infections each year particu-
larly in infants, children and
teenagers. Most of them occur
seasonally during summer and
fall. Most people infected with
enteroviruses have no symp-
toms or only mild symptoms.
EV-D68 is a less common
type of enterovirus and can
cause cold-like symptoms and
mild to severe upper respirato-
ry illness in some individuals.
Infected individuals usually
recover on their own. However,
some individuals, especially
those with weakened immune
systems or underlying medi-
cal conditions such as asthma,
may experience severe compli-
cations and require hospitaliza-
tion with supportive therapy.
There is no vaccine for EV-
D68 nor any specic treatment
or anti-viral medications.
The Ohio Department of
Health (ODH) advises indi-
viduals to contact their health-
care provider if they are con-
cerned about their, or their
childrens, symptoms.
We denitely wont be sur-
prised if test results come back
from CDC conrming the pres-
ence of EV-D68 in Ohio given
patient symptoms, said Dr.
Mary DiOrio, ODH State Epide-
miologist. Were urging Ohio-
ans to take precautions to help
prevent the spread of this virus.
We also want to bring attention
to the importance of optimal
asthma control. Some of the
children who have gotten ill with
this enterovirus have previously
been diagnosed with asthma.
Since individuals with
asthma are at higher risk for
respiratory illnesses, ODH ad-
vises them to take their medi-
cations regularly, to get a u
vaccine, and to avoid triggers
like tobacco smoke that can
cause an asthma attack.
Enteroviruses are transmit-
ted through close contact with
an infected person, or by touch-
ing objects or surfaces that are
contaminated with the virus
and then touching the mouth,
nose or eyes. To protect you and
your family from becoming
infected with an enterovirus or
other illnesses, remember to:
Wash your hands often with
soap and water for 20 seconds.
Avoid touching eyes, nose
and mouth with unwashed
hands.
Avoid kissing, hugging, and
sharing cups or eating utensils
with people who are sick.
Clean and disinfect sur-
faces, such as toys and door-
knobs, especially if someone
is sick.
Stay home when you are sick.
EV-D68 is not a nationally
notiable disease nor is it re-
portable in Ohio.
For more information about
this virus and other important
health information, please vis-
it www.odh.ohio.gov.
ODOT releases weekly road report
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
The following is the weekly report con-
cerning construction and maintenance work
on state highways within the Ohio Department
of Transportation District 1 which includes the
counties of Allen, Deance, Hancock, Hardin,
Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot.
For the latest in statewide construction visit
www.ohgo.com. Please contact us at 419-999-
6803 with any information needs.
Construction and Maintenance Projects
Week of Sept. 15, 2014
Allen County
Interstate 75 Reconstruc-
tion Project For the most re-
cent information concerning
the Interstate 75 reconstruction
project through Lima and Allen
County, please visit www.odot-
lima75.org.
U.S. 30 from Ohio 235 in
Hancock County to the vil-
lage of Beaverdam will be re-
stricted to one lane through the
work zone for pavement repairs.
Work is being performed by Smith Paving &
Excavating Inc., Norwalk.
U.S. 30 east of Deance Road will be
restricted to one lane through the work zone
in the eastbound and westbound direction for
bridge deck repairs. Work will take place from
8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Work is being performed
by the Ohio Department of Transportation
District 1 Bridge Department.
U.S. 30 westbound between Beaverdam
and Ohio 65 will be reduced to one lane
through the work zone for sealing of pavement
cracks. Work is being performed by the Allen
County ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 81 from Stewart Road to the Hardin
County line is restricted to one lane through
the work zone for pavement resurfacing. Work
is being performed by Shelly Co., Findlay.
U.S. 30/Ohio 309 near Delphos may be
restricted to one lane at times through the work
zone for culvert work. Work is expected to be
completed in the fall. Work is being performed
by Platinum Painting, Boardman.
Putnam County
Pavement repair will take place at the fol-
lowing locations during the week with traf-
c maintained through the work zone. Work
is being performed by the Putnam County
ODOT maintenance garage:
-Ohio 15 between Ohio 613 and the De-
ance County line
-Ohio 108 between Ohio
15 and the Henry County line
-Ohio 109 between Ottawa
and Ohio 613
-Ohio 114 between Ohio
694 and U.S. 224
-Ohio 224 between Ottovi-
lle and Kalida
-Ohio 613 between Ohio
108 and Ohio 109
Ohio 115 from the Al-
len County line to the north
edge of Kalida will be re-
stricted through the work zone for pavement
repairs. Trafc will be maintained by aggers.
The project will continue through October.
Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving,
Bluffton.
Ohio 109 closed Sept. 9 to upgrade a cul-
vert between County Road B and County
Road X for approximately ve days. Trafc
will be detoured from Ohio 109 on to Ohio
613, Ohio 108, Ohio 18 and then back to Ohio
109. Work is being performed by the Putnam
County ODOT maintenance garage.
Van Wert County
Ohio 49 between U.S. 224 and U.S. 30
will be restricted through the work zone for
shoulder work. Work is being performed by
the Van Wert County ODOT maintenance ga-
rage.
Investigations underway
in Lima prison escape
JOHN SEEWER
Associated Press
LIMA, Ohio Criminal and internal
investigations were underway Friday to de-
termine how three Ohio inmates including a
convicted killer of three students were able
to escape from prison during recreation a day
earlier.
The state prisons agency also said outside
experts will review the agencys procedures
and recommend possible improvements.
The three prisoners were being held in a
protective control unit that had been cited for
security issues in a recent report, and the es-
cape came a day after prison ofcials appar-
ently foiled an escape plan by another inmate
from the same unit.
The three escaped prisoners, including con-
victed Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane,
were recaptured by early Friday morning.
All three were transferred later Friday to a
high-security prison in Youngstown in north-
eastern Ohio.
They shouldve been watching him more
closely, said Morten Pederson, 42, of Char-
don, the community stunned by Lanes shoot-
ing of three high school students in 2012. Ped-
erson has two children in the district.
The three inmates scaled a fence to a roof
over an entry building at 7:38 p.m., immedi-
ately sounding an alarm, the state said.
A prison guard chased and caught one in-
mate, Lindsey Bruce, immediately. Lane, 19,
was caught only about 100 yards from the pris-
on by two state troopers at 1:20 a.m. Friday
after a police dog located him, the state said.
The third inmate, Clifford Opperud, was
caught at 4:20 a.m. after an infrared camera
led ofcers to his hiding area under a boat at
a residence and a police dog found him, the
state said.
One inmate was put in segregation when
an escape plan was discovered on Wednesday,
the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
said in a statement. That inmate was housed in
the same unit as the three who escaped the fol-
lowing evening, and prison ofcials didnt take
additional steps to secure the unit, the union
said.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Re-
habilitation and Correction said in an email
that the segregated inmate has nothing to do
with the escape.
Lanes brief taste of freedom frightened
residents in Chardon, the community nearly
200 miles to the east where Lane fatally shot
three students and wounded two others and
then further angered people with deant be-
havior in court. At his sentencing hearing last
year, Lane unbuttoned a dress shirt to reveal a
T-shirt scrawled with the word killer, similar
to a shirt he wore during the shootings on Feb.
27, 2012. He cursed and made an obscene ges-
ture as the judge gave him three consecutive
life sentences.
In this March 19, 2013 le photo, T.J.
Lane smirks as he listens to the judge
during his sentencing in Chardon,
Ohio. Ohio police said Thursday, Sept.
11, 2014, that Lane, 19, the convicted
killer of three students at a high
school cafeteria, escaped from prison
and a search is underway. (AP Photo/
The News-Herald, Duncan Scott, Pool,
File)
Brad Petrie (left) was hired as the Pregnancy Life Centers rst
male staff member. Trina Langdon, PLC Director, is pictured with
Petrie. (Photo submitted)
Lima YMCA
announces robotics
team registration
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
LIMA The Lima Fam-
ily YMCA, in collaboration
between the LEGO Company
and FIRST (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and
Technology), is proud to an-
nounce the start of its third year
of elementary robotics team.
Last year, the Lima YMCA
had 44 elementary school
students (K-4) representing
11 different area elementary
schools. There will be an in-
formational meeting for in-
terested K-4th grade students
and their parents at the Lima
YMCA Annex (136 S. West
St.) at 6 p.m. Monday.
Team meetings will start
in September. Registration is
open now. Call the YMCA
front desk to register, the regis-
tration fee is $12 for members
and $22 for non-members.
If you have any further
questions, please feel free to
contact Katie Mefferd at 419-
223-6045, ext. 116, mefferd@
limaymca.net.
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VAN WERT CINEMAS
www.vanwertcinemas.com 419.238.2110
ACE Hardware
Alexander & Bebout
Inc.
Angelas Grooming
& Doggie Spa
Balyeats Coffee
Shop
Bob Evans Farm
Restaurant
Brookside
Convenience Store
Comfort Inn
Dilly Door Co.
England Bay Auto
Repair
Flat Land Supply, Inc.
Frickers
Hair Czars
Hair To Stay
Halls Custom Cut
Meats
Hegemier Tire
Service
Holiday Inn Express
Impressions Hair &
Nail Salon
Ink Again
JJs Hair on the
Square
K&L Ready Mix
Laudicks Jewelry
Leland Smith
Insurance
Ohio City Express
Perks Cafe
Pizza Hut of Van
Wert
PSD Stars By Erin
Purmort Brothers
Insurance
Quick Change Oil
& Lube
Ramblers Roost
Restaurant & Truck
Stop
Scott Equity
Exchange
Simply Irresistible
TNT Tattoos
The Orchard Tree
Family Restaurant
The Sophisti-Cut
Total Refections
Day Spa
Tylers Short Stop
Van Wert Auto
Supply
Van Wert Bedrooms
Wallace Plumbing
Walmart of Van Wert
Wild Willys
Willshire Drive Inn
Wren Restaurant
Tickets have already been passed out for CJs Side Pockets,
F&S Floor Covering, Taylors Auto Sales, Sycamore Drive-Thru &
Van Wert Beauty Salon
SPECIAL FAMILY SHOWS
Saturday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. & noon
Showing Heaven is for Real PG
Admittance Only By FREE TICKETS
from one of the following sponsors:
Check show times on tickets!
Brumback Library
Fall Book Sale
SATURDAY, SEP. 20, 2014
9:00 A.M.3:00 P.M.
BRUMBACK LIBRARY READING ROOM
www.brumbacklib.com
215 W. Main St., Van Wert, Ohio
Books for Adults, Young Adults, and Children of all ages,
as well as DVDs, videos, magazines,
paperbacks, and a wide array of other
materials will be available for purchase.
Call 419-238-2168 for more info.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
A DHI Media publication Saturday, Sept. 13 & Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 A5
BY KIRK DOUGAL
DHI Media Group Publisher
kdougal@timesbulletin.com
Two hundred years ago this week,
the War of 1812 was already two years
old and the bloody ghting would
continue for another ve months be-
fore hostilities stopped. A month ear-
lier, British forces had taken control
of Washington D.C., burning many
government buildings in the process,
including the White House and the
Capitol Building.
But in September, Francis Scott
Key, a lawyer and author, and John
Stuart Skinner sailed to Baltimore on
the HMS Minden under a ag of truce.
Their mission was to arrange for an
exchange of prisoners, including Dr.
William Beanes, captured during the
previous months capture of the capi-
tal. Dr. Beanes was a friend of Keys
and the long-time physician for Upper
Marlboro.
Key and Skinner met with Major
Gen. Robert Ross and Vice Admiral
Alexander Cochrane on the HMS
Tonnant on September 7. The British
ofcers refused to the exchange for
Dr. Beanes, mainly because he was
accused of helping in the capture of
some of the British troops. However,
over dinner Key produced several
letters from British POWs who had
been treated by the doctor and they
wrote about his kind and impartial
treatment. After reading the letters,
Ross and Cochrane were swayed and
changed their minds about the trans-
fer.
But the British ofcers had also
discussed their plans while eating for
the upcoming attack on Baltimore.
It was decided Key, Skinner, and the
prisoners would not be allowed to
leave until after the battle. For the
next few days, Key and Skinner were
shuttled back and forth from the HMS
Surprise and the HMS Minden.
On the night of September 13 and
on into the early morning of Septem-
ber 14, Key watched Fort McHenry
defend the shoreline. The forts small
storm ag ew over the battlements
during the ght, lit up by the bombard-
ment. In response, the HMS Erebus
red Congreve rockets at the Ameri-
cans. As night fell, Key lost sight of
the fort and did not know how the U.S.
troops fared in the ght.
At dawn, as the sun rose, Key
had his answer. The small storm ag
no longer ew over Fort McHenry.
Instead, a large, 15-star, 15-stripe
American ag ew in its place, telling
him the Americans had held strong
through the night.
Inspired by the U.S. victory, Key
wrote a poem on the back of a letter he
had kept in his pocket. Two days later,
on September 16, he and Skinner were
allowed to return to Baltimore and at
his hotel he completed the poem that
he titled, Defence of Fort MHenry.
Key then gave the poem to his
brother-in-law, Judge Joseph Nichol-
son. Nicholson noticed the words t
the melody of a popular song, The
Anacreontic Song, by Englishman
John Stafford Smith, that had served
as the ofcial song of a gentlemans
club in London. He took the poem to
a printer in Baltimore who created
several broadsheet copies. On Sunday,
September 20, with the area still ripe
with patriotic fervor, the Baltimore
Sun and The American both printed
copies in their newspapers. Seventeen
more newspapers quickly followed suit
and the song became popular over-
night.
The song continued to grow in
popularity through the end of the 19th
century. But several different musical
versions were being used. In 1916,
President Woodrow Wilson ordered
the Star-Spangled Banner be played
at military functions. He later decided
to settle the argument and tasked the
U.S. Bureau of Education to provide
an ofcial version which premiered
on December 5, 1917, at Carnegie
Hall.
In November of 1929, Robert Rip-
ley used his syndicated cartoon to ex-
plain the U.S. did not have an ofcial
national anthem. Hail, Columbia
had been used for most of the 19th cen-
tury and My Country, Tis of Thee
also served the function at various
times. In early 1931, John Philip Sou-
sa used his inuence to push for the
adoption of The Star-Spangled Ban-
ner. President Herbert Hoover agreed
and on March 3, 1931, signed the law
proclaiming it the ofcial American
national anthem.
Here now is a reprint of the com-
plete poem written by Francis Scott
Key after he watched the sunrise light
up the ag ying above Fort McHenry,
200 years ago this week.
Star-Spangled Banner celebrates 200 years after Key witnesses battle
Oh, say can you see by the
dawns early light
What so proudly we hailed at
the twilights last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright
stars thru the perilous ght,
Oer the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets red glare, the
bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
that our ag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled
banner yet wave
Oer the land of the free and the
home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen
through the mists of the deep,
Where the foes haughty host in
dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze,
oer the towering steep,
As it tfully blows, half con-
ceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the
mornings rst beam,
In full glory reected now
shines in the stream:
Tis the star-spangled banner!
Oh long may it wave
Oer the land of the free and the
home of the brave!
And where is that band who so
vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the
battles confusion,
A home and a country should
leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their
foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hire-
ling and slave
From the terror of ight, or the
gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in
triumph doth wave
Oer the land of the free and the
home of the brave!
Oh! thus be it ever, when free-
men shall stand
Between their loved home and
the wars desolation!
Blest with victory and peace,
may the heavn rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made
and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when
our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: In God
is our trust.
And the star-spangled banner in
triumph shall wave
Oer the land of the free and the
home of the brave!
The Star-Spangled Banner
By
Kirk Dougal
FROM THE
ARCHIVES
On the Banks of Yesteryear ...
BY THE DELPHOS CANAL COMMISSION
Signs of the time
Main Street in Delphos may have changed
through the years but a visit to the Canal Com-
mission Museum can bring back some memo-
ries of what used to be. One of our more pop-
ular items is signs from stores. Among those
we have are the Coffee Cup, Stallkamp Drugs
and the Corner Hardware.
The Coffee Cup, on the southeast corner of
Second and Main streets, was part of the Phel-
an Hotel during its last few years before being
bought by Lehmanns for a furniture store in
1959. Prior to that, the restaurant was the Point
Sandwich Shop from 1941-55. The name was
changed when Bob and Alice Bonifas, own-
ers of NuMauds Restaurant on Fifth Street,
bought the business and hired Gerald Hedrick
to manage it.
Our Stallkamp Drugs sign was used from
1960-89 when the drug store moved across the
street from 201 to 228 North Main, the former
home of the Shoe Box and before that, Peoples
Bank. In fact, Ted Stallkamp used the bank
vault as his pharmacy. Stallkamps was one
of three drug stores on Main Street that had
soda fountains at one times but their time was
limited. Soda fountains began to disappear in
the 1960s.
Technically not a sign but rather a side pan-
el for a pick-up truck, the Corner Hardware,
earlier known as Gemke Brothers and Busch,
was located on the southeast corner of Main
and Third streets. It was owned by Henry
and Frank Gemke and Charles Busch from
1896 until 1946 when they sold the business
to Harold Fausnaught. Harold operated it until
1959 when he sold it to Tri-County Plumbing,
Heating and Hardware. It remained open for a
short time as merchandise was moved to Tri-
Countys Second Street location. By 1962, the
building had been razed and the site was part
of the Commercial Banks drive-thru window.
Canal Days is drawing near and the muse-
um is busy putting the nal touches on a few
displays including the all-new canal display
featuring the remains of the Marguerite ca-
nal boat. Be sure to visit us to see the changes.
Pictured above are historical signs
from Delphos businesses: The Coffee
Cup, Stallkamp Drugs, and Corner
Hardware. (Submitted photos)
Its a cool Fall morning,
shortly after dawn. Your bags
have been loaded and your n-
ishing a cup of coffee as you
anticipate the next nine days.
The past experiences of some
of your fellow travelers are
being bounced around. Every-
one is excited to see Jorge, our
driver; hes the rst smiling
face youll see every morning.
As you board the bus, youll
hear somebody say, To truly
enjoy this trip, I suggest you
listen to Gary, but watch Frans
face. Fran and I have led so
many trips over the years, we
feel like these are our new-
est, closest friends. We have
some people who have been
on every trip that MPH has
sponsored. We have certainly
enjoyed showing you some of
the gems of this country from
Chicago to Boston, New York
City to DC, and Nashville to
Mt Airy, North Carolina.
The buzzing going on in
the back of the bus seems
to be centered around food.
Somehow that subject always
comes up. They know that we
have a history of stopping at
these obscure pubs and res-
taurants that are quaint and
have wonderful local dishes.
Some of you may have seen
the picture we took at that
hole-in-the-wall restaurant,
the Pied Piper? It was on
our trip to Nashville where
we all got our picture taken
with a life-size cardboard cut
out of Liberace in a fabulous
cheerleaders outt - white
boots, baton, and a smile! My
personal favorite was when
we stood on the stage of the
Grand Ol Opry and spelled
out O-H-I-O. But I digress.
Our rst day includes a trip
to the hometown of Lucille
Ball, Jamestown, New York.
Remember that living room?
Watching little Ricky grow up
on that stage, well, it was like
raising your own kids. There is
so much to see in the museum
and playhouse - the costumes,
the lm clips, some incredible
memories. Being a choco-
holic, my favorite episode was
Lucy and Ethel working in the
candy factory. After dinner,
we check into our rst hotel
and get to sleep early because
tomorrow is one of our early
morning days.
Today we pick up at one of
my favorites from triple D -
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Lunch will be at the famous
Dinosaur Barbeque in Troy.
Enjoy the wild atmosphere
and great food as you sit and
watch the upper Hudson River
ow by. As we head North,
youll notice how the leaves
have turned into the color pal-
let of the sun and sky.
Shortly after lunch we
will tour the Hilgene Lincoln
Mansion, gardens and a re-
stored Pullman rail car. This
is the family home of Robert
Todd Lincoln, the only surviv-
ing son of Abraham Lincoln.
One of the fascinating facts is
that the home remained in the
family until 1975.
A trip of a lifetime
By
Gary Levitt
CURATORS
CORNER
BY DHI MEDIA STAFF
35 Years Ago
This week in 1979, guerillas in the unrec-
ognized African country of Zimbabwe Rhode-
sia told British ofcials to set up a transition
administration, basically leaving the groups in
charge, until a permanent government could
be formed. That was the demand of Robert
Mugabe, the leader of the largest guerilla force
in exchange for stopping the killings of civil-
ians in the ongoing civil war. Britain refused
and in early 1980 the new country of the Re-
public of Zimbabwe was formed.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay (Judy) Moore placed rst
in the Man and Woman Tournament of the
Delphos Bass Club on Randal Lake, Mich. Mr.
and Mrs. Bob (Pat) Osburn took second place
and a trophy for catching the largest bass. Plac-
ing third was Mr. and Mrs. Arnold (Becky)
Osting, Jr.
The 100 block of West Main Street in Van
Wert looked a lot different. The street had been
widened, new sidewalks poured, and new as-
phalt laid on the street. The wider street would
allow for angled parking on the south side and
parallel parking on the north.
60 Years Ago
This week in 1954, Lee Ann Meriwether
was named Miss America at the annual pag-
eant in Atlantic City. The dark-haired beauty
from California would go to become an actress
and model, most widely known for her recur-
ring role as Catwoman on the Batman televi-
sion show in the 1960s and as Buddy Ebsens
daughter-in-law and secretary on the long-run-
ning crime drama, Barnaby Jones.
Six trophies won by the Delphos Little
League and Pony League teams during the
1954 season were being displayed in the Peo-
ples National Bank window, corner of Second
and Main streets. The largest trophy was the
Championship Tri-County pony league trophy
received by the city pony league team man-
aged by Wm. Van Pelt.
The Van Wert City Council adopted a re-
worked city amusement tax after the local the-
ater owners protested they were the only busi-
nesses being taxed. The three percent charge
on admissions that involved a ticket was only
being paid by the two movie theaters so coun-
cil dropped the exemptions to all other busi-
nesses. That meant all tickets sales, including
such events as high school sports, would need
to pay the tax.
75 Years Ago
This week in 1939, Polish forces fought
Nazi troops along a 250-mile front in an ef-
fort to stop the invasion from Germany. The
main defense came around the town of War-
saw. Polish leaders were condent they would
be able to hold the German forces where they
were currently located but said nothing about
regaining lost lands.
The annual fall festival given under the aus-
pices of St. Johns parish was slated to be held
in the school auditorium Nov. 5-7. Preliminary
arrangements for the festival were discussed at
a meeting of the ofcers of the various church
organizations. Ofcers chosen were: Mrs.
Albinus Elwer, president; Mrs. Ralph Weger,
Mrs. Fred Reinemeyer, Mrs. William E. Glad-
en and Mrs. Otto J. Birkmeier, vice president;
Mrs. J. W. Clark, secretary; and Elmer Scherg-
er, treasurer.
Weather ofcials pointed out that August
had been the fourth driest in the history of
recordkeeping. Only 1.58 inches of rain fell
during the month. Luckily the temperatures
had remained moderate as the mercury crested
90 degrees only twice and fell into the 50s on
three occasions.
35, 60, and 75 Years Ago
CURATOR/A10
y
Cmon over here and set-a-
spell. Nobody says that any-
more. Partially its because
those words make you sound a
little too much like Jed Clam-
pett, the millionaire hillbilly
from the old television show.
Also because we dont set
much. And we dont seem to
do much of anything for a
spell anymore because we
are too busy. I know I am. If
I get the chance to chew the
fat with people I know or am
related to, I truly appreciate
it. But besides my job respon-
sibilities, along with picking
up the kids and taking them
to various activities, aerobics
class, cleaning out the garage,
writing in my blog, stopping
by the library to return a book,
taking Junior to his sousa-
phone lesson, visiting the gro-
cery store so the family can
eat vegetables once a week
with our sandwiches, having
the car serviced, looking over
the kids homework, keeping
up with the news, and baking
cookies for the club meeting
this week, we just dont have
the time for fat-chewing. I
think we should probably em-
ulate Jed Clampett more than
laugh at him.
Now please dont misun-
derstand me. I would bet that
much of that list of things you
do each week is full of good
and necessary activities we
wouldnt want Junior not to
get his sousaphone lesson
but if youre like me, its hard
to think of jamming one more
activity into the list. Im not
sure how I get as much done
now as I do. But I also know
that Ill end up in a hospital
bed on heavy medication if
I would have three bad days
in a row. But as The Beverly
Hillbillies plays, I see that
maybe some of those good
and necessary activities arent
as necessary as I might think.
I can have a tough time get-
ting through it all, after all it
takes time to drive to the sou-
saphone teachers ofce. And
I have a vehicle that helps me
to be as efcient as possible.
I also have a microwave that
will cook a turkey in some-
thing like a minute and a half.
Today we have plenty of time-
saving inventions, yet when it
comes to getting everything
done, we often wish for more
time. Things are simpler for
us today, but for Jed Clampett,
the family had to nd ways to
make activities harder. The
family were each deadeye
shots with a gun, so in order
to have some fun, they in-
vented something they called
ricochet shooting. The shooter
would still try to hit the target,
but had to bounce the shot off
a rock or tree or something
rst. Otherwise it wasnt much
of a challenge.
The Clampetts did spend
a lot of time worrying about
food, but not about nding
just the right restaurant for
the evening meal. Jethro, who
ate breakfast cereal out of a
mixing bowl, must have been
something to satisfy but Gran-
ny managed without a micro-
wave. And feeding Elly Maes
critters certainly couldnt have
been easy or cheap. So its not
like the Clampetts didnt have
responsibilities, even before
that bubblin crude came up
through the ground.
I know families that rarely
sit down together for a meal
unless its at a table at a res-
taurant or in a car that just left
the drive-thru window. We all
miss a lot of good food that
way. If a family is gathered
around a table, often each per-
son is in his or her own little
world with a cell phone screen
glowing and ear buds stuffed
in their ears.
Maybe Im just getting old,
but it seems like wed be bet-
ter off not being able to do two
or three things at once, and to
concentrate on one another, or
maybe those people we know
or claim as relatives. Sure
wed miss out on some things.
Maybe Junior doesnt have to
learn to play the sousaphone.
Concentrate on the stuff we
miss from the old days, or
some of the stuff the Clam-
petts would be doing. Use our
imagination rather than the
latest video game. Turn off
the television and read a book
or draw, write, or exercise
outside. You can inspire your
mind in all sorts of ways, in-
cluding read a column in the
newspaper or even watching
The Beverly Hillbillies. But
somewhere, I think we need to
be careful in our quest to do
it all and not forget the things
that really matter people,
conversation, and even a little
ricochet shooting for fun.
All the 114
Junior Fair Rab-
bit Kids would
like to send a
big thumbs up
and thank you to all the rabbit
club advisors, barn workers,
and parents for a great county
fair in the rabbit barn. We re-
ally appreciate all the help
and support you give us. Your
dedication and support makes
lasting memories and dreams
come true.
Katelyn Welch
President
Van Wert Youth Rabbit
Club
The VFW
Post 5803 Mens
Auxiliary wish-
es to thank all
the support-
ers and participants in its re-
cent Poker Run for Wounded
Warriors. All proceeds went
to benet the Wounded War-
rior Project. Over $800 was
raised. All donations of door
prizes were very much appre-
ciated. Again thank you to all
who help make it a success.
Tom Hoblet
President
VFW Post 5803 Mens
Auxiliary
THUMBS UP / DOWN
LAW YOU CAN USE
YOUR OPINIONS
GUEST COLUMN
A6 Saturday, Sept. 13 & Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014
Times Bulletin/
Delphos Herald
Ed Gebert
Van Wert Editor
Nancy Spencer
Delphos Editor
KIRK DOUGAL
Group Publisher
A DHI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities
Times Bulletin & Delphos Herald
WEEKEND EDITION
By
Ed Gebert
MY
TWO
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LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR POLICY
Two years ago Thursday, a terrorist attack overran the U.S.
consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The result was the death of four
Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. In the after-
math, President Obama promised swift justice against those
who had perpetrated the attack.
Fast forward two years and yesterday it was learned the only
suspect in custody may not see a courtroom for several more
weeks, if not longer. This week government prosecutors led
and received a six-week delay in the pending trial.
It took U.S. ofcials 21 months to nd and apprehend
Ahmed abu Khatallah after the murderous attack in Benghazi.
At the time of his capture, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
said the case against Khatallah was strong but they were con-
tinuing to gather evidence. So, after two years, why doesnt the
government have enough evidence to go to trial?
The answer is easy: Because this trial should not be held in
the U.S. court system.
As former FBI Director Robert Mueller and several of the
members of the House Intelligence and Benghazi Select Com-
mittees have pointed out, garnering a conviction in the U.S.
Court system causes a multitude of problems when dealing
with overseas terrorists. First, the Benghazi crime scene was
not secured. It was hours before the building was cleared by
the killers and looters. Forensic evidence was lost forever in
that time period.
Second, witnesses are very hard to come by when testifying
means a death sentence in their home land after their names are
made public in the U.S. court system.
Third, some of the evidence was gathered through the U.S.
intelligence community. Introduction of the evidence in an
open courtroom would at least give away the methods used to
locate the information and at worst reveal who the intelligence
assets were in the country. As we have discovered time after
time, the U.S. has precious little active and accurate intelli-
gence groups in Middle Eastern countries. In the event of a
Khatallah trial, the government would be forced to bring home
CIA agents, for example, to testify. That would be the end of
their eld careers. They would never be able to return to their
foreign country assignments, meaning the U.S. would need to
start all over again in an area of the world where we are already
spread thin.
The Khatallah case is exactly why terrorists captured over-
seas should be tried in military tribunals. Witnesses and meth-
ods could be protected while still providing suspects with a fair
trial. Khatallah is not an American citizen and should not have
the same expectations of rights to the U.S. justice system. To
provide these rights to him, and future captured terrorists from
groups such as ISIS, only weakens the U.S. intelligence system
and leaves Americans in country and abroad in more danger.
Wrong Time,
Wrong Place
Is Cali-forny the place I ought to be?
To the editor,
This letter is being written on Thurs-
day evening, Sept. 4. My husband and I
went to the Van Wert County Fairgrounds
to feed the cats as we have been doing
for over four years. As Tom stopped his
truck, the superintendent of the fairboard
pulled up in back of us. He said, You
are done feeding the cats Tom. Tom said
okay and we left. (At least this man did
no abusive yelling at Tom this time.)
This person hates the cats who are
there because people dump them there.
He doesnt care what happens to them.
If they starve, so what. (Be assured Im
praying for him.)
We have no recourse because the fair-
grounds are private property and tax ex-
empt. If this is the case, then what is our
county-owned equipment doing out there
working at the fairgrounds? I dont know
who was running the said equipment, but
it was marked as county equipment. Also
the Van Wert County Sheriffs depart-
ment patrols the grounds during the fair.
Why are the fairgrounds tax exempt
while using people and equipment we the
taxpayers are paying for? Thats an inter-
esting question dont you think?
I always wondered why after 63 years
of living in Van Wert, I still liked my
home town of Celina better. Now I know.
Juanita Wurster Wise
Van Wert
Dont feed the cats!
Q: I want to build a house near a small lake, but a friend said
the property might be a wetland. What is that, exactly?
A: Wetlands are areas inundated or saturated enough by
surface or groundwater that they can and generally do support
vegetation adapted for living in saturated soil conditions. As
such, wetlands are valuable because they improve water quali-
ty, help control ood waters, provide a habitat for sh and wild-
life, and are aesthetically beautiful. For these reasons, state
and federal agencies like the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (U.S. EPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army
Corps), and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio
EPA) impose and enforce regulations meant to preserve and
protect wetlands. If you are planning to build a home or start
any project that could impact wetlands, you should be aware of
these regulations. U.S. EPA and a few state agencies have en-
forced wetlands regulations against individual homeowners for
failing to obtain proper permits before undertaking activities
that impact wetlands. For example, in 2012, the U.S. Supreme
Court decided the case of Sackett v. U.S. EPA., which involved
a 2/3-acre residential lot near Priest Lake in Idaho. The couple
purchasing the lot lled part of it with dirt and rock in prepa-
ration for constructing their dream home. Shortly thereafter,
U.S. EPA issued a compliance order informing them that the
lot contained jurisdictional wetlands, and that lling the lot
with dirt and rock without a permit violated the Clean Water
Act. The order directed the couple to restore the property to its
original condition or risk being ned up to $75,000 per day in
penalties. The couple prevailed in the issue before the Supreme
Court, which involved their right to appeal the order in an ad-
ministrative proceeding, but they have yet to reach resolution
with U.S. EPA or to resume construction of their home.
Q: What should I know about wetlands regulations before
building or adding on to a home?
LAW/A7
Wetlands permits: What
homeowners should know
BY CHRIS LOOSER
Canal Days are here again.
Im looking forward to the
weekend because it has be-
come a weekend of traditions.
The tradition begins as I watch
the rides and vendors pull in
on Friday morning below our
window here on Main Street.
I traditionally walk down-
town at lunch time on Friday to
one of the vendors and grab a
sandwich. Then Bob and I tra-
ditionally go back uptown Sat-
urday afternoon for the tractor
pull and other activities, eat
some chicken or corn dogs
from the vendors and then go
through the Canal Museum.
No matter how recently I have
been to the museum, we still
go through the whole place up
and down, looking at every
piece of furniture and clothing
like its just been delivered. I
have to do this its tradition.
Theres an absolute tradi-
tion in the parking of our lawn
chairs at the same spot on
Second Street to watch the pa-
rade. The Loosers have been
reserving the same spot for as
long as I can remember. The
families around us remain the
same; the kids just grow up
and bring their own kids along
the next year.
Then there is the big pa-
rade. The kids have so much
fun gathering candy and
watching the displays of re
engines. Occasionally, one of
the parade walkers will have
pity on us old folks and pitch
us a Tootsie Roll (and it has to
be a Tootsie Roll because that
is tradition, too). Its funny.
That Tootsie Roll tastes so
much better than any other
Tootsie roll I may eat all year
long. Many thanks to the gen-
erous candy pitchers.
I love going to the bank art
exhibit and looking at all of
the art creations. Its amazing
how many talented people we
have here in our community.
Many times, I remember see-
ing the same exhibits the year
before but who cares? I would
miss not seeing them again.
The tour of the arts is a
must do. Its tradition! Im not
alone in this love of tradition
as is evidenced by everyone
I follow into the museum or
meet up with after the parade.
Thats one of the best parts of
Canal Days: meeting up with
friends or other acquaintanc-
es you havent seen over the
summer or since the last high
school sporting event. Its al-
ways a good time to catch up
on the latest goings-on, brag
about your kids or grandkids
and, of course, I listen to oth-
ers brag about their kids and
grandkids, too!
Im a little more informed
about the canal and its locks.
Because of this, I think I will
add a new tradition this year. I
think I will take a walk along
the canal and look at it as a
tourist. I will check out how
many of the old buildings
along the canal have openings
on the canal side for the un-
loading and loading of cargo.
I will try to imagine the
mules walking down the tow
path struggling to pull along
the canal boat heavy with
supplies. I will check out the
locks and imagine how busy
they were nearly a century
ago. I will recollect the ca-
nal stories Ive heard over the
summer about the great char-
acters that created the canal
and be proud that I live near a
little bit of history.
Enjoy this Canal weekend
with all its rich traditions. Eat
some chicken or corn dogs,
ride some rides, watch the
parade maybe even take
a walk along the canal or the
locks. Take your children with
you and share what you know
about Delphos and our canal.
Tell them about growing up
here and how the town has
changed. Tell them about your
days as a child and shing and
ice skating on the canal.
Maybe, if were lucky,
they will listen and remember
these times. After all, tradi-
tions arent traditions until
you pass them on.
Delphos Canal Days Its tradition
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A common mistake that people make when trying to de-
sign something completely foolproof is to underestimate the
ingenuity of complete fools. Douglas Adams is credited with
making this observation.
The late great Casey Stengel, the
American baseball manager, shared
this bit of advice: The secret of man-
aging is to keep the guys who hate you
away from the guys who are undecid-
ed.
About two years ago, an acquain-
tance of Larry Tobin, publisher of the
Tomahawk Leader, shared the follow-
ing Thoughts To Get You Through
A Crisis. These time-honored com-
ments sound good the rst time you
read them, but usually require a second
reading.
1. Indecision is the key to exibility.
2. You cant tell which way the train
went by looking at the rails.
3. If you nd a path with no obstacles on it, chances are it
doesnt lead anywhere.
4. What does the Bible say? Some scholars believe there
were more than 2 mosquitoes on the Ark.
5. There is absolutely no substitute for genuine lack of prep-
aration.
6. Happiness is merely the remission of pain.
7. Nostalgia isnt what it used to be.
8. The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant.
9. The careful application of terror is also a form of com-
munication.
10. Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the
real world.
11. Things are more like they are today than they ever were
before.
12. Anything worth ghting for is worth ghting dirty for.
13. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but
no simpler.
14. Friends may come and go but enemies accumulate.
15. I have seen the truth and it makes no sense at all.
16. Suicide is the most sincere form of self-criticism.
17. If you think that there is good in everybody, you havent
met everybody.
18. If you can smile when things go wrong, you already have
someone in mind to blame.
19.. By the time you make ends meet, they move the ends.
20. There will always be one more imbecile than you count-
ed on.
21. This is certainly as bad as it can get, but dont bet on it.
22. The trouble with life is that youre halfway through it
before you realize that its a do-it-yourself thing.
*******
Then there are these paraprosdokians that were loved by
Winston Churchill. They are gures of speech in which the
latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected;
frequently humorous.
1. Where theres a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt
you. But its still an option.
3. If I agreed with you, wed both be
wrong.
4. We never really grow up, we only
learn how to act in public.
5. War does not determine who is
rightonly who is left.
6. I didnt say it was your fault, I said
I was blaming you.
7. I used to be indecisive. Now Im
not so sure.
8. Youre never too old to learn some-
thing stupid.
******
Even after all the evil, savage and
barbaric things terrorist groups such as ISIS, ISIL and Al-
Qaeda have done to Americans and innocent people around
the world, we still arent united in how to combat those hate-
mongering forces.
I think theres one red line those terrorists wont cross. They
wont do anything that will cause the cancellation of the Na-
tional Football League season. Americans might be divided on
many issues, but they wont stand for any action that postpones,
cancels or otherwise interferes with their fanaticism with pro
football.
*******
Where do you stand? Do you believe some sports/school
team nicknames and mascots are offensive? The debate has
been dragging on for many years and nothing will change until
public opinion demands it.
At the center of the controversy is the NFLs Washington
Redskins. Native Americans say the use of Redskins is unac-
ceptable. Then theres the Florida State Seminoles and their
war chant cheer and mascot. In baseball, theres the Cleve-
land Indians and Atlanta Braves. Are the use of some nick-
names an innocent show of respect or a blatant sign of racism
and disrespect?
Langer Research did a poll for ESPNs Outside the Lines
recently. Seventy-one percent of the 1,019 people surveyed said
Washington should keep the Redskins name. Only 23% said
it should be changed. Back in 1992, only 8% said it should be
changed, so public sentiment is moving the needle.
Langer Research also asked 286 active NFL players the
question. Fifty-eight percent said the team should not have to
change42% said it should. Ninety-two percent said they nd
the mere thought of Washington offensive! Just kidding! Red-
skins team owner Dan Snyder says hes not interested in chang-
ing the nickname.
Useful thoughts during a crisis
By
Byron McNutt
PEOPLE
MAKE
THE
DIFFERENCE
(From page A6)
A: Whether you are building your
dream home, or merely adding a room,
swimming pool, patio, or deck to your
home, you should determine if there is
a wetland on or near your property that
your project might impact. It is not al-
ways easy to tell if an area is a wetland,
especially if it is only wet for part of
the year. You may need to consult with a
wetlands delineation expert who will ex-
amine the vegetation, soils, and hydrolo-
gy to determine if your property contains
a wetland, and if so, its location, size and
quality.
Q: What must I do if I want to build
in a wetland? A: If your project will im-
pact a wetland that adjoins or is close to
a navigable waterbody, you must get a
Clean Water Act Section 404 (individ-
ual or nationwide) jurisdictional permit
from the Army Corps. If the wetland is
isolated from navigable waters, you must
get an Isolated Wetlands permit from
the Ohio EPA. Most single-family resi-
dential construction projects are eligible
for a streamlined Nationwide Permit
29 (as long as less than half an acre of
wetlands will be disturbed). If you are
eligible, you will be able to avoid the
more burdensome process of getting
an individual permit. Overall, the loca-
tion, size, and quality of the wetlands to
be impacted will determine the type of
permit required, and where to obtain it.
Individual permits from the Army Corps
require a separate state Section 401 wa-
ter quality certication from Ohio EPA.
You must comply with the requirements
of your permit. In addition to the cost and
time associated with preparing and ling
these applications, you can expect to wait
at least 30 days for a nationwide permit
and as many as 60 days for an isolated
permit before the Ohio EPA or the Army
Corp approves your permit, and you may
wait up to 180 days or longer for an indi-
vidual permit.
Q: Can I avoid getting a permit?
A: If only part of your property is a
wetland, you may be able to plan the con-
struction and design of your project in a
way that avoids impacting the wetland.
Q: What if I receive a notice from the
government that I have violated a wet-
lands requirement?
A: If you get a notice of violation, you
may have to pay a ne, and you will prob-
ably have to eliminate the violation by re-
storing the property to its original state
or obtain an after-the-fact permit to make
it legal. Depending on the circumstances,
you may need to consult with an environ-
mental attorney and possibly a wetland
delineation expert.

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sumer legal information column provided
by the Ohio State Bar Association. This
article was prepared by Chris Kim Kahn,
an attorney with Frost Brown Todd LLC.
Articles appearing in this column are
intended to provide broad, general infor-
mation about the law. Before applying
this information to a specic legal prob-
lem, readers are urged to seek advice
from an attorney.
LAW
BY ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) Syrian Presi-
dent Bashar Assads government is
angry Washington has not taken it on
as a partner in the international cam-
paign to hit the Islamic State group,
likely for a very signicant reason:
It is worried that once the United
States has crossed the Rubicon of
airstrikes in Syria, it could next turn
its sights on Assad himself, aiming
for his eventual downfall.
Such a scenario may not be an
imminent one, but it is bound to
be rattling Damascus. Already, the
American plan includes beeng up
rebel factions to the biggest extent
yet in the 3 -year war.
For now, analysts say Washing-
tons aim beyond destroying the
Islamic State group, which is also
known by the acronyms ISIS or
ISIL, will be to create a new dy-
namic on the ground that would
put enough pressure on Assad to go
back to the negotiating table.
The campaign against ISIS is
going to put a lot of pressure on the
Assad regime and in the end, its not
going to just degrade ISIS, its also
going to degrade the regimes abil-
ity to resist a settlement that includes
the departure of Assad himself, said
Amr al-Azm, a professor at Shawnee
State University in Ohio.
Its going to further weaken the
ability of Assad to survive. Theres
no way hes not going to get drawn
into that, he said.
President Barack Obama said
Wednesday his current strategy
of striking in Iraq and Syria is fo-
cused on the threat posed by the
Islamic State group. But he also
hinted at something beyond when
he said the Assad regime will nev-
er regain the legitimacy it has lost.
We must strengthen the oppo-
sition as the best counterweight to
extremists like ISIL, while pursu-
ing the political solution necessary
to solve Syrias crisis once and for
all, Obama said Wednesday.
The Syrian government has said
it welcomes U.S. airstrikes against
the Islamic State group in Syria.
But it had been gambling that
Washington would partner with it
against the extremists, hoping for a
dramatic reversal in the U.S. policy
calling for Assads removal.
After Obamas comments
Wednesday made clear the U.S. is
sticking with the rebels, Assads
political adviser Bouthaina Shaa-
ban said any U.S. military opera-
tions in Syria would be considered
an aggression unless coordinated
with the government in Damascus.
Assad has not directly com-
mented on Obamas speech, tell-
ing the new U.N. envoy to Syria on
Thursday that the top priority now
was ghting terrorism. But Shaaban
made a series of media appearances
Thursday night, saying Obama was
making a big mistake by excluding
the Syrian government.
She said the Syrian government
was very serious in pursuing a
political settlement for the Syria
crisis.
Assads government in key ways
beneted from the Islamic State
groups rise in Syria. Its brutality
reinforced Assads narrative that
he is up against terrorists, not de-
mocracy-seeking Syrians. Over the
past year, government forces were
able to seize momentum in the
civil war, recapturing territory, in
part because of the inghting be-
tween the Islamic State group and
other rebels. Assads forces largely
avoided hitting its ghters.
But more recently Assad has
started to feel the heat from the
Islamic State group. After initially
focusing on defeating rival rebels
in northern Syria, the group turned
its attention to government troops,
killing hundreds of soldiers and
allied militiamen in the past two
months after capturing army bases
in the countrys east.
The militants made a big display
of humiliating and slaughtering
the troops, posting online footage
of soldiers stripped down to their
underwear before they were shot
dead, while beheading others and
placing their heads on poles.
Posters of martyred soldiers line
the streets of government strong-
holds such as Lattakia and Tartous,
centers for the minority Alawite
community to which Assad be-
longs. Many soldiers are still miss-
ing. The soaring death toll has led
to renewed soul searching and im-
mense pressure on Assad among
Alawites, for whom the losses
constituted a severe psychological
and moral blow. There have been
several incidents of Assad loyalists
protesting against the government
recently.
Mudar Khadur, an Alawite gov-
ernment supporter and lawyer from
Tartous, was arrested earlier this
month after launching a social me-
dia campaign entitled Waynon?
Arabic for Where Are They?
urging the government to come
forth with information on the fate
of missing soldiers.
The Syrian regime has real-
ized too late that it has made itself
exposed and vulnerable to ISIS by
allowing it to operate relatively
freely, said Lina Khatib, director
of the Carnegie Middle East Cen-
ter in Beirut. She said that popular
anger, however, is still not signi-
cant enough to form a real threat
to Assad simply because of lack of
alternative.
Assad also faces a manpower
crisis because many of the Shiite
Iraqis he was relying on as ghters
on front lines around Damascus have
returned to Iraq to ght there. Hez-
bollah, whose ghters have helped
Assads forces regain ground from
rebels, has been sucked into ongoing
battles with Sunni extremists near
the border with Lebanon.
Assad may also feel the heat from
regional realignments brought about
by the Islamic State threat. The Iraqi
model, whereby a Shiite prime min-
ister backed by Iran and Syria was
recently forced to step down peace-
fully, is a formula the West may
eventually want to repeat in Syria to
allow a transitional government.
These changes in reality on the
ground are now making Assad really
feel the pinch in a way that he hasnt
felt before, said al-Azm.
Analysts say that while the U.S.
may view its current engagement as
one focused solely on the Islamic
State group, regional allies including
Saudi Arabia which has agreed
to open its bases for the training
of moderate Syrian rebel forces
view it as a tool to eventually oust
the Assad regime.
Much of their future cooperation
with the U.S. will hinge on whether
they see Washington getting serious
about supporting the opposition.
There are serious problems here
for the regime and I think that the
Americans this time are going to
keep the heat up to drag Assad to the
table, said al-Azm.
This is where the danger is for
Assad.

EDITORS NOTE Zeina

Karam is the APs bureau chief in
Beirut and has covered Syria since
1996.
Analysis: US airstrikes are unsettling for Damascus
In this Wednesday, July 16, 2014 le photo released by the
Syrian ofcial news agency SANA, Syrias President Bashar
Assad is sworn for his third, seven-year term, in Damascus,
Syria. The Syrian government has said it welcomes U.S.
airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria. But it had
been gambling that Washington would partner with it against
the extremists, hoping for a dramatic reversal in the U.S. policy
calling for Assads removal. (AP Photo/SANA, File)
BY SLIM RANDLES
In honor of his entirely
ctional pet squirrel, Doc
is calling the annual golf
tournament the Chipper In-
vitational this year. Hes
thinking of making that a
permanent name for his in-
vention, the most unusual
golf tournament in history.
Oh, you remember how
it began, when Doc decided
to raise money each fall to
buy winter coats for some of
the local kids who cant af-
ford them? And one of the
things this valley has never
had is a golf course. But that
didnt slow Doc down. With
the laughing consent of two
farmers whose land abutted
each other, Doc got busy. He
took a shovel and some long
sticks and laid out an 18-hole
golf course in less than two
hours.
Hed dig a hole and put
a long stick next to it. Then
hed walk a while and do it
again. He did this eighteen
times and the course was
ready. On the day of the big
tournament each fall, the
farmers moved their cattle
to a safe pasture away from
the possibility of deadly golf
balls, and the fun was on.
Doc charges ten bucks a
head for the tournament, al-
most every able-bodied per-
son in the valley plays, and
the kids got winter coats. Not
a bad deal.
So this year, in honor of
Chipper the non-existent pet
squirrel, Doc laid out the
course up by the forest. The
hazards of this years course
included an elk wallow, a
rock face the size of a library
and a thicket of manzanita
that a mouse couldnt pen-
etrate.
Mrs. Doc and Anita got
together and made a clay
statue of the mythical squir-
rel sitting up chewing a nut
for use as a perpetual trophy
for the winner. They put a
little engraved brass plate on
it that reads Chipper Invi-
tational Golf Tournament
dedicated to the nuts in the
valley.
We wonder, also, if Doc
benets any from the sale
of golf balls down at the dry
goods store.

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BY LARA JAKES AND DESMOND BUTLER
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Assembling a coalition to
ght the militants from the Islamic State group is proving to
be a complicated affair.
France is all in, but would like to invite Iran against
the wishes of the United States. The U.S. is pressing Tur-
key, which has resisted publicly endorsing the global strategy
against the extremists, who are holding 49 Turkish hostages.
Many world leaders want to act quickly, before the Islam-
ic State group gains more territory. But its crucial to reach
agreement on what the coalition is doing and why, particu-
larly after bitter diplomatic divisions created by the U.S.-led
invasion of Iraq a decade ago.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said as many as 40
countries have offered various levels of support from
humanitarian aid to cracking down on illicit cross-border
funding and ghters that are owing to the insurgents to
providing intelligence and supplies to rebels in Syria and se-
curity forces in Iraq.
But after more than a week of meetings with top NATO
and Mideast ofcials, Kerry refused to say Friday precisely
how a global campaign that is being pieced together by the
U.S. would succeed in destroying the Islamic State group,
which has taken over large parts of Iraq and Syria.
The U.S. needs serious support from regional players if it
hopes to weaken the militants over the long term.
Kerry has persuaded key Arab allies to join a coalition of
Mideast nations that pledged to curb the extremists resourc-
es, repudiate their ideology, provide humanitarian aid to its
victims and potentially contribute to a military campaign.
Hes had less success in getting Turkey to join in.
Visiting Ankara on Friday, he pressed Turkish Foreign
Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to harden borders against ght-
ers and funding owing to the Islamic State militant group.
Turkey sits on the front line of the Islamic State groups
battleground in Iraq and safe haven in Syria. It already has
helped refugees and cracked down on suspicious cross-bor-
der trafc from both countries.
But Turkey is in a tight spot, and the U.S. is being careful
not to push too hard on its NATO ally as Turkish authorities
grapple with trying to free the hostages, who include dip-
lomats. The Turks were kidnapped from their consulate in
the northern Iraqi city of Mosul when it was overrun by the
Islamic State group in June.
They have a few sensitive issues, Kerry told the BBC
on Thursday. We respect those sensitive issues, and were
going to work with them very carefully.
STORY OF THE DAY
Cobbling coalition
for Iraq and Syria
is no easy task
WASHINGTON (AP) The pow-
erful chemical industry is putting
its lobbying muscle behind legisla-
tion that would establish standards
for chemicals used in products from
household goods to cellphones and
plastic water bottles but also make
it tougher for states to enact their own
regulations.
Many states already have acted on
their own and thats whats gotten
the industrys attention.
Rather than be picked apart on a
state-by-state basis, with different reg-
ulations, we needed to have a coher-
ent and cohesive federal system, said
Anne Kolton, spokeswoman for the
American Chemistry Council.
The group, which represents such
chemical powerhouses as Dow, Du-
Pont Corp. and 3M, spent nearly $6
million on lobbying in the rst half
of the year, the most recent reporting
period.
Theres widespread agreement that
the current law needs an overhaul.
Chemical manufacturers arent re-
quired to develop new data on toxicity
and exposure, which has led to products
containing chemicals that havent been
screened for safety. The Presidents Can-
cer Panel said in 2010 that act may be
the most egregious example of ineffec-
tive regulation of environmental con-
taminants.
But a big sticking point is the role of
the states in regulating chemicals.
Regulation of chemicals took on new
urgency after a crippling spill in West
Virginia last January contaminated
drinking water for 300,000 residents.
The chemical in the January spill, crude
MCHM, is one of thousands not regu-
lated under current law.
West Virginia certainly raised the
visibility of chemical hazards and vivid-
ly illustrated some of the failings of our
current system, said Sen. Tom Udall,
D-N.M., who chairs a subcommittee on
toxics. But he added that the need for
change predates the spill and has contin-
ued to grow.
West Virginia which has not aggres-
sively regulated chemicals, supports
the Senate bill. It would require safety
evaluations for all chemicals and give
the Environmental Protection Agency
authority to take action against chemi-
cals deemed unsafe ranging from
labeling requirements to a ban. It would
also overtake some state regulations
primarily when EPA takes action to
regulate a chemical.
Those states with existing programs
need to be protected while those of us
with nothing need and deserve better,
said Michael Dorsey, chief of homeland
security and emergency response for the
West Virginia Department of Environ-
mental Protection.
California, by comparison, has some
of the toughest chemical regulations
in the country. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-
Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Envi-
ronment and Public Works Committee,
is ghting to preserve state regulations.
She said under the bill, states face
sweeping pre-emption even when there
is no meaningful action by the federal
government.
In a letter to Congress last year, Cali-
fornia EPA Secretary Matt Rodriquez
said dozens of California laws and regu-
lations would be at risk if the bill passes,
including those regulating greenhouse
gases and safe drinking water. New
Yorks attorney general has raised simi-
lar concerns. Regulation by states such
as California and New York can have a
national impact because of their large
markets.
Several of ACCs larger members,
including Bayer Corp., DuPont and
Dow Chemical, lobbied on the Senate
bill in the rst half of the year. Con-
nie Deford, Dows director of product
sustainability and compliance, said
the company supports the framework
of the Senate bill.
We believe its critical for our indus-
try that we have a stronger federal chem-
ical management system than where we
sit today, Deford said.
Outgunned nancially, environmen-
talists have sometimes used star power
to help illuminate their cause, but that
hasnt been enough to overcome indus-
try opposition. The Safer Chemicals,
Healthy Families coalition had teamed
up with actresses including Jessica Alba
to promote different legislation. The bill
never got a vote in Congress.
Chemical industry tries to shape regulations
In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency
Press Ofce, Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, left, and U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry speak before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey,
Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Turkish
Presidency)
ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistans army said Friday that
it has arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the
2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who won
world acclaim after she was shot in the head by the Taliban
for advocating gender equality and education for women.
Army spokesman Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa said the de-
tained men attacked Yousafzai, then 15, on orders from Mul-
lah Fazlullah, the head of the Pakistani Taliban. The army
is currently waging a major offensive against the extremist
group in North Waziristan, a tribal region along the border
with Afghanistan that has long been a militant stronghold.
The entire gang involved in the murder attempt has
been busted, Bajwa said, adding that the terrorists were
part of Tehrik-e-Taliban, an umbrella group encompassing
militant organizations across the tribal areas.
Malala, a precocious teenage activist who had called for
expanding girls education in deeply conservative areas of
Pakistan, was shot in the head in October 2012 while return-
ing from school. Two other girls were also wounded in the
attack.
Malala was initially treated in Pakistan, but was later
own to a hospital in Britain, where she now lives with her
family.
Pakistan nabs militants
linked to attack on Malala
GUEN, Central African Republic (AP) More than 5,000
people have died in sectarian violence in Central African Re-
public since December, according to an Associated Press tally,
suggesting that a U.N. peacekeeping mission approved months
ago is coming too late for thousands.
The AP found at least 5,186 people were killed in ghting
between Muslims and Christians, based on a count of bodies
and numbers gathered from survivors, priests, imams and aid
workers in more than 50 of the hardest-hit communities. Thats
more than double the death toll of at least 2,000 cited by the
United Nations in April, when it approved the mission. There
has been no ofcial count since.
U.N. peacekeepers prepare to take over from African forces
on Monday, bringing about 2,000 extra troops to the country.
More than 5,000 dead in
Central African Republic
PHOENIX (AP) In a
ruling that calls into question
Arizonas gay marriage ban,
a judge handed a victory Fri-
day to a gay man who lost his
spouse to cancer last month
and was denied death benets
because the state prohibits
same-sex unions.
U.S. District Judge John
Sedwick allowed Fred Mc-
Quire to be listed on his
spouses death certicate,
marking another development
in the national debate over gay
marriage as state and federal
judges across the country have
struck down bans in more
than a dozen states at a rapid
rate since a landmark U.S. Su-
preme Court ruling last year.
Fridays decision only ap-
plied to McQuire, but the
judge signaled that Arizonas
gay marriage ban may not
hold up after he hears a broad-
er challenge to the constitu-
tionality of the law.
The court has not yet de-
cided whether there is a con-
ict between Arizona law and
the Constitution, but the court
has decided that it is probable
that there is such a conict
that Arizona will be required
to permit same-sex mar-
riages, said Sedwick, who
was nominated to the federal
bench in 1992 by President
George H.W. Bush.
McQuire and George Mar-
tinez were partners of 45 years
who got married in California
this summer, fullling one of
their nal wishes as they both
dealt with serious health is-
sues.
Martinez, a Vietnam War
veteran, was in the throes of
pancreatic cancer blamed on
exposure to Agent Orange
when they got married, call-
ing it demeaning and unfair
to have to go out-of-state to
exchange their vows.
Martinez died in late Au-
gust, but his spouse was un-
able to receive Social Security
and veteran benets because
Arizona bans gay marriage.
Sedwick quickly issued
an order granting McQuires
request to be listed on Marti-
nezs death certicate as the
surviving spouse, which Mc-
Quire hoped would qualify
him for the federal benets.
But Sedwick said that federal
regulations unrelated to the
legality of gay marriage mean
McQuire will not be able to
succeed in getting the benets.
Arizona man
wins battle
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Eu-
ropean leaders said Friday that
they would allow Ukraine to
delay putting a landmark trade
deal into effect, a major conces-
sion to Russia which has repeat-
edly threatened retaliation if
Kiev implements the measure.
Im happy that today, with
a trilateral meeting we had in
Brussels between the European
Commission, the Russian gov-
ernment and Ukrainian govern-
ment, there was broad support
for this, European Commis-
sion President Jose Manuel
Barroso said in Kiev on Friday.
Lets see if this can now be the
basis for a compromise.
Moscow has threatened to
block Ukrainian goods to Rus-
sia if Kiev lowers trade barriers
with Europe. The EU said it
would allow Ukraine to main-
tain its current tariffs until early
2016, but it would still have to
undertake major economic and
political reform required by the
agreement.
Earlier in the day, Ukrainian
president Petro Poroshenko
proudly announced that legisla-
tors would ratify the landmark
deal with Europe on Tuesday,
pivoting his country rmly to-
ward the West over half a year
after its pro-Russian leader was
ousted from power following
months of protests.
Ukraine
will delay
implementing
EU deal
In this le photo taken Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, Malala
Yousafzai, a 16-year-old girl from Pakistan who
was shot in the head by the Taliban last October
for advocating education for girls, speaks about her
ght for girls education on the International Day of
the Girl at the World Bank in Washington. Pakistans
army announced Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, (AP Photo/
Susan Walsh, File)
Gets same-sex
union recognized
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City of Delphos
Aaron T. and Chris T. El-
wer to Glen A. and Julie C.
Bertling, 1203 Ricker Street,
Delphos, $136,500.
Village of Elida
Edmond L. and Teresa
E. Adkins to Randall D. and
Darlene J. Miller, 1601 Ivy
Drive, Lima, $278,000.
Timothy Lynn Larimore,
Joyce A. Larimore, Kathleen
Sue Larimore, William Kevin
Larimore, Deborah Larimore,
Mary Beth Buckner, Steven
Dale Larimore and Andrew
Buckner to Ronald E. Smith,
4081 West Lincoln Highway,
Gomer, $84,000.
Putnam County
Nicola Davies and James
Davies, 1 acre, Blanchard Town-
ship, to Anthony W. Miller.
Theodore States and Caro-
lyn States, Lots 178 and 179,
Dupont, to Theodore J. States
and Carolyn States.
Robert N. Knott and Con-
nie J. Knott, 1.483 acres and
9.208 acres, Jackson Township,
to Connie J. Knott and Robert
N. Knott.
Lee J. Diller and Connie S.
Diller, 16.448 acres, Pleasant
Township, to Lee J .Diller TR
and Connie S. Diller TR.
Lee J. Diller and Connie S.
Diller, 3.502 acres, Pleasant
Township, to Lee J. Diller TR
and Connie S. Diller TR.
Lee J. Diller and Connie
S. Diller, 14.01 acres Pleasant
Township, to Lee J. Diller TR
and Connie S. Diller.
Lee J. Diller and Connie
S. Diller, 1.04 acres, Pleasant
Township to Lee J. Diller TR
and Connie S. Diller TR.
Brenda Burkholder, Con-
nie S. Diller and Lee J. Diller,
1.0 acre Pleasant Township to
Robert J. Meredith Jr.
Robert J. Meredith TR, 1
acre, Pleasant Township to
Brenda Burkholder and Con-
nie S. Diller.
Michael A. McLaughlin
and Melissa S. McLaughlin,
1.50 acres, Perry Township to
Roger C. Eckart and Patricia L.
Eckart.
Kenneth T. Konst and Don-
na M. Konst, 1.740 acres, 38.26
acres and 38.86 acres, Ottawa
Township, to Kenneth T. Konst
and Donna M. Konst.
Eric J. Niese and Melissa
Niese fka Melissa S. Schnipke,
Lot 44, Ottawa, to Linda L.
Gerten.
Stanley Kuhlman LE and
Rita Kuhlman LE, .66 acre
and Lot 3A, Ottawa Township,
to Three Angels LLC.
Repkean LLC and Norma
J. Riepenhoff, 1.544 acres.
Palmer Township, to Travis
Dickman.
Huntington National Bank,
Lot 14, Ottawa, to Secretary of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment.
Scott M. Crossgrove and
Ashley N. Crossgrove aka
Ashley W. Crossgrove, Lots
168 and 169, Ottoville, to Mat-
thew James Kramer.
Michael R. Schroeder,
Wendy S. Schroeder, Kyle J.
Schroeder, Nicholas S. Schro-
eder, Lauren E. Schroeder,
Hanna E. Schroeder and Ella
R. Schroeder, Lot 2, Ottawa, to
Schroeder Building LLC.
Michael R. Schroeder and
Wendy S. Schroeder, Lot 533,
Columbus Grove, to Schroeder
Apartments LLC.
Tim A. Gerdeman and
Stacey A. Gerdeman, 40.206
acres, Blanchard Township to
G & S Farms LLC.
Wilma E. Abbott, 39.247
acres, 18.986 acres and 38.753
acres, Riley Township to Mar-
vin L. Abbott.
Harry J. Donaldson, Rita
M. Donaldson, Gregg C. Mill-
er and Nata A. Miller, Lot 5,
Columbus Grove, to Ronald C.
Hall and Tisha M. Hall.
J & M Steffen LLC, Lot 6,
Pandora, to Elaine M. Wras-
man-Kreiling.
Urban C. Selhorst and Juan-
ita Selhorst, Lots 13, 14, 15 and
16, Kalida, to Urban C. Sel-
horst and Juanita M. Selhorst.
Van Wert County
Estate of Joan Maxine
Rager to Ralph Rager, portion
of outlots 164, 165, Van Wert.
Estate of Morrell G. Allen
to Thelma M. Allen, portion
of inlot 231, inlot 232, portion
of inlot 233, Ohio City.
Jack D. Davis, Jack Davis,
Monica L. Davis, Monica Da-
vis to Jack D. Davis, Monica
L. Davis, inlots 100, 101, 102,
103, 104, Wren.
Sidney Gregg Adams, Bar-
bara Jean Adams to Jeremy D.
Buechner, inlot 3202, portion
of inlot 3203, Van Wert.
Todd J. Stemen to Todd J.
Stemen, Heidi J. Stemen, lots
49, 50, Van Wert subdivision.
Nicole Fabian Riley to
Edward J. Fischer, Ryan A.
Fischer, inlot 593, Delphos.
Estate of Donna Mae Thor-
nell to Randall W. Thornell,
Shirley Taylor, Myron W.
Thornell, portion of section
16, Tully Township.
Randall W. Thornell, Shir-
ley Taylor, Myron W. Thor-
nell, Robert E. Taylor, Trayce
Thornell, Robert Taylor to
Tyler J. Gibson, Elizabeth
Gibson, portion of section 16,
Tully Township.
Jeffrey A. Wallace, Cris-
tina Wallace, Justin B. Wal-
lace, Julie Wallace to Cheryl
C. Wallace, portion of section
5, Ridge Township.
Robert D. Barker Sr., Penny
D. Barker to Robert Barker Ir-
revocable Trust, Penny Barker
Irrevocable Trust, portion of
section 29, Hoaglin Township.
Andy Norling, Sheriff
Thomas M. Riggenbach to
JPMorgan Chase Bank, por-
tion of inlot 1372, Van Wert.
Shari A. Potter, Sheriff
Thomas M. Riggenbach to
Wells Fargo Bank, inlot 162,
Delphos.
Kimberly A. Schroeder,
Sheriff Thomas M. Riggen-
bach to Sherwood State Bank,
inlot 188, Van Wert.
Brian Fredrick Smith,
Sheriff Thomas M. Riggen-
bach to Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, inlot 3068, portion of
inlot 3067, Van Wert.
Joyce Maynard, Sheriff
Thomas M. Riggenbach to
Marlin Investments LLC, in-
lots 1231, 1306, Delphos.
Jerry L. Snyder, Jerry
Snyder, Sheriff Thomas M.
Riggenbach to Federal Na-
tional Mortgage Association,
portion of section 29, Harri-
son Township.
Sandra Justine Colter,
Morris L. Colter to Colter
Family Trust, portion of sec-
tion 3, Union Township.
Golden Oaks Development
Co, Robert Gamble Part, Ste-
phen E. Keister Part to Du-
vall Family Revocable Living
Trust, inlot 3988, Van Wert.
Douglas M. Braley, C.
Lorein Braley to David L.
Johnson, Betty J. Johnson,
portion of section 31, Ridge
Township (Pleasant Ridge
subdivision, lot 13).
Trinity Evangelical Luther-
an Church to Clair W. Hart-
ing, Nancy A. Harting, inlots
59, 57, Convoy.
Estate of Floyd N. Mason
to Karen K. Mason, portion of
section 27, Hoaglin Township.
Wilmer B. Bowers to Keith
Bowers, lot 4-1, Convoy sub-
division.
Estate of Virginia Marie
Hoffman to Roger W. Miller,
inlot 2691, Van Wert.
Devin R. Webster, Saman-
tha Webster to Joshua Aaron
Grubaugh, portion of section
4, Union Township.
Michael J. Conn to Eva
Conn, portion of inlot 2274,
Van Wert.
Fannie Mae, Federal Na-
tional Mortgage Association
to Leonard N. Roby, Kathleen
M. Roby, inlot 524, Ohio City.
EH Pooled 114 LP, EH GP
LLC Part to Jerry Plummer,
inlot 2483, portion of inlot
2484, Van Wert.
Mark A. White, Michelle
A. White, Steven E. White,
Frances K. White, Linda
White, Carol White, Thomas
Glaister, Linda E. White to
Salvation Army, inlots 146,
147, Van Wert.
Kris Black Trustee to Har-
old C. Allen, inlot 3547, Van
Wert.
Anthony Gruden, Anthony
A. Grunden to Jennifer Grun-
den, inlot 1446, Van Wert.
Salvation Army to M & S
Properties LLC, portion of
lots 331, 332, Van Wert subdi-
vision, inlot 4244, Van Wert.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
This undated photo provided by the Ofce of the
Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security
shows houses used by Border Patrol agents who live
in Ajo, Ariz. The federal government spent about $17
million on housing in Ajo after doubling the number
of agents from 2004 to 2008. A watchdog report
found that the government overspent by millions,
paying nearly $700,000 per house in Ajo when the
average home cost there is less than $90,000. (AP
Photo/Ofce of the Inspector General, Department
of Homeland Security)
Border housing sore
subject for Ariz. town
AJO, Ariz. (AP) Some people here call it Sesame Street.
Others call it Legoland.
Theyre referencing the boxy-shaped, brightly colored hous-
es built by the government for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
and agents who work in and around this small former copper-
mining town near the Mexican border.
The houses, some bright blue, others the color of salmon,
are lined neatly along two rows on a hill near Ajos historic pla-
za. They have been a source of contention both for locals and
now for federal investigators, who say the government spent
nearly $700,000 per house in a city where the average home
costs less than $90,000.
The report by the Department of Homeland Securitys in-
spector general found that U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion overspent by about $4.6 million on new houses and mobile
homes. The agency spent about $17 million for land, 21 two-
and three-bedroom houses and 20 mobile homes. Construction
was completed in December 2012.
Critics are calling it a classic case of government waste.
My personal opinion is that they spent too much money on
the homes. Its ridiculous, said Ernie Crowell, a retired, life-
long resident who was one of the few who stuck around after
the mine was shut down in the mid-1980s.
The agency began the project after anticipating a need for
more housing for agents as the Border Patrol doubled in size
from 2004 and 2008. But opponents questioned the need to
build new homes in Ajo at a time when existing homes in town
were vacant.
Linda Sharp, a real estate broker who splits her time be-
tween Alaska and Ajo, says the government decided to build
houses not because there was a shortage, but because the cur-
rent structures were not up to standard for agents. Many of the
homes in Ajo are older and dont always have the amenities that
newer housing offers.
Theres just always been more than enough houses in Ajo,
always, Sharp said. Im the taxpayer and youre telling me the
house is not good enough for your workers?
(From page A3)
School ofcials canceled classes Friday.
Its a trigger, district spokeswoman Ellen Ondrey said of
the escape. It takes everyone back to 2/27 and what was hap-
pening that day.
The escape occurred at Allen Oakwood Correctional In-
stitution, a minimum- and medium-security prison in Lima,
about 80 miles south of Toledo.
Lane was housed on a protective control unit, a higher
security setting than the main compound, according to a legis-
lative prisons oversight committee statement Friday. The unit
is designed to hold inmates with proven safety threats because
of the notoriety of their crimes, testimony they have given or
gang threats, the committee said.
An April inspection by the committee noted ongoing security
concerns at the unit. Security management remains a concern,
both in terms of how the higher security inmates are handled, as
well as discipline for misconduct, according to a May report by
the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee.
The state eliminated some security posts at the prison ve
years ago, according to the union, which also complained
about low stafng.
They just arent focused on security here like they need
to be, Shawn Gruber, a corrections ofcer there and a union
board member, said in the statement.
Warden Kevin Jones said he saw Lane after he was captured
and that the teen didnt say anything. An investigation is un-
derway to determine how the men, who were outside for recre-
ation, managed to climb over the perimeter fence, the warden
said.
Authorities wouldnt say whether the three prisoners
planned their escapes together.
Lane was captured somewhere near a small church and
cemetery that are separated from the prison by an overgrown
eld and a two-lane road.
Russ Hill, who has lived next to the church for two decades,
said he spent six hours sitting in his house in the dark with a
gun at his side as dozens of ofcers searched the area with
ashlights and spotlights.
Ive never felt safer any night Ive been here because there
were cops all over, he said. But I wasnt about to go to sleep.
Authorities didnt release information about the prisoner
who was caught almost immediately.
Bruce was serving time for kidnapping and aggravated mur-
der, while Opperud was incarcerated for robbery, burglary and
kidnapping.
Lane pleaded guilty last year to aggravated murder charges
in the shootings at Chardon High School.
Prosecutors say Lane killed Daniel Parmertor and Deme-
trius Hewlin, both 16, and Russell King Jr., 17, while wounding
two others. One of the wounded students is paralyzed.
Lane, who was 17 at the time, was waiting in the cafeteria
for a bus to take him to an alternative school for students who
dont fare well in traditional settings.
At his sentencing, Lane was deant, smiling and smirking
throughout.
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Shortly before dinner we arrive at our hotel in the geo-
graphic center of Vermont. The Mountainview Lodge lives up
to its name. Everyone gets to sleep in a little tomorrow but dont
worry we wont make a habit of it! Lots of surprises today and
we tour Rock of Ages and head into the high country of Ver-
mont. The fresh air may trigger your sweet tooth, so we have a
solution for it - a trip to Ben & Jerrys factory. Here you can pay
your respects to the avors that have been laid to rest in their
ice cream cemetery.
The next morning we get up bright and early to ride the
steam train on the cog railway up to the top of Mt. Washington
in New Hampshire. The view, the color almost take your breath
away and to think, this is only day three! You woke up in Ver-
mont, now you are in New Hampshire but before the day is out,
youll be dining on lobster along the coast of Maine. That will
be right after you pick up some great bargains at the LL Bean
factory outlet in Freeport. Next were off to Boothbay Harbor
and some much needed free time to explore on your own. We
continue up the coast to Bar Harbor, located on an island on
the upper coast of Maine. Here we will visit Acadia National
Park with its thunderous coastal landscape next to the highest
mountain on the East coast - Cadillac Mt. You can sit a relax
for a while as you enjoy the famous popovers at the retreat of
Jordans Pond.
There is so much more to tell but not enough room to tell
it all. We are having an informational presentation at the Mu-
seum of Postal History, 339 N. Main Street, Delphos, Ohio.
It will take place on Tuesday evening September 30, 2014, at
7:30. Some of you may be tied up at the Eagles at that very im-
portant meeting. Dont worry just stop over when you are done,
well be sure to leave you some refreshments.
The dates for our trip are Saturday, September 26, 2015, to
Sunday evening, October 4. Too far away to think about? Not
really, this is prime color and we have to make arrangements a
year in advance. Besides, we are offering you Free Trip Insur-
ance from one of the companies we have used in the past. Last
year for our Alaska trip, that cost most of us over $350 per
person. But you wont have a worry in the world. This coverage
includes medical, trip cancellation, and most any other contin-
gency. So come see us or call me at 419-303-5482. Right now
were checking out Palm Springs and Southern California. Is
there another road trip in our future? See you soon.
Havent you said, Someday I want to travel the east coast
and be up in the mountains during prime color.? Well, heres
your chance!
(Gary S. Levitt, Museum Director Museum of Postal His-
tory 339 N. Main Street, PO Box 174 Delphos OH 45833-0174
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DROPOUTS
(From page A1)
Many of the students that
dropout come to us credit de-
cient as they move in and
then seek their GED, Edinger
said. The Digital Academy
has been a blessing to prevent
those numbers from increas-
ing. Many students have been
able to recover credits and get
back on track with their class.
Adam Lee, Delphos St.
Johns High School principal,
said students are well aware of
the value of education.
In the past ve years, we
have had no dropouts and oth-
er than two students who went
on to earn a diploma at the on-
line level, we have graduated
347 of 349 students, Lee ex-
plained.
The American Commu-
nity Survey (ACS) indicates
in Delphos, 89.1 percent of
the residents age 25 and older
have attained a high school di-
ploma, which is slightly high-
er than Ohios 88.2 percent.
In the Tri-County area, the
number of individuals aged
25 and older who do not have
a diploma range from 14.3
percent in Allen, 9.8 percent
in Van Wert and 8.3 percent
in Putnam. According to the
Alliance for Excellent Educa-
tion (AEE), more than 5,500
high school students in the
U.S. drop out each school
day, adding up to more than
one million students who will
not graduate with their peers.
These individuals are more
likely to be unemployed, on
government assistance or in
and out of the prison system.
AEE reports that if 90 per-
cent of the students from the
Class of 2012 - which would
be an increase of 20,000
graduates - had earned a
high school diploma over the
course of their lifetime, they
would make a huge impact on
the states annual economy in-
cluding:
$20 million in state tax
revenue;
$38 million in federal tax
revenue;
$23 million in auto sales;
$186 million in annual
spending;
$244 million in annual
earnings;
$332 million in gross
state product; and
$442 million in homes
sales.
A lack of education crosses
all ethnic backgrounds. Statis-
tics from the National Center
for Education shows that of
the Ohioans without a high
school diploma: 11 percent of
whites, 19 percent of blacks,
30 percent of Hispanic, 10
percent of Asians, 26 percent
of Native Hawaiians/Pacic
Islanders and 20 percent of
American Indians/Alaskan
Natives. Statistics also show
that 13 percent of men and 12
percent of the women do not
have a high school diploma.
In 2013, the average an-
nual income earned by a high
school dropout was 29 percent
less than the annual income
earned by a high school grad-
uate in 2009.
LATTA
(from page A1)
The congressman then called for efforts from President
Obama to make America energy independent from the rest of
the world. Saying that the county is in the midst of a renais-
sance of energy, Latta cited the opening across the region of
gas stations selling compressed natural gas (CNG) as motor
fuel. He also mentioned the presidents refusal to complete the
Keystone XL Pipeline and reluctance to allow off-shore oil
drilling as further items Latta would like to see action taken
upon to enable the U.S. to be free of reliance on other countries
for energy needs and help farmers and industry, and to create
construction jobs.
Latta also had harsh words for the U.S. Senate, claiming
that the House has sent over 300 bills to the Senate after pass-
ing a House vote and that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
refuses to take any action at all, effectively killing the bills.
I just dont want to see the president pulling defeat from
the jaws of victory, concluded Latta on the subject of energy.
The noon luncheon, held Friday by the Van Wert County
Republicans, also featured updates about the upcoming elec-
tion and get out the vote efforts.
Weve got to do our part, ands I always tell folks that the
biggest part well ever do is vote, Latta noted.
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classieds
CANAL DAYS
(From page A1)
The hunt starts Thursday and photos
(digital only) can be submitted beginning at
2 p.m. Sept. 21 with the deadline of 4 p.m.
Sept. 21 (extra points for every 15 minutes
entries are submitted before 4 p.m.!). The
winning team will be announced at 6 p.m.
on Sept. 21 in the Entertainment Tent. Priz-
es include, but are not limited to: Toledo
Mud Hens 2015 game passes; bowling for
four including pizza and pop; VIP passes
to African Safari Wildlife Park (up to eight
people); and more.
Rules and the list of items can be ob-
tained at the Delphos Area Chamber of
Commerce or at First Federal Bank. The
registration fee of $20 per team is due
when entries are turned in on Sept. 21.
Several changes in the location of
events will occur this year. The car show
will be located on Main Street north of
The Delphos Herald building and in The
Herald lot. The Optimists Bingo Tent
will be located on Third Street in be-
tween German Insurance and the ACE
Hardware lot.
We moved things around so they
would be better suited, Sterling said.
The car show was way down at the end
of the festival area near the childrens ac-
tivities and so those who enjoyed looking
at cars never made it down to the Enter-
tainment Tent and the bingo people had
a hard time hearing the caller once the
band would start in the Entertainment
Tent so we moved them down and around
the block so itll be a little quieter and
players will have more parking and bet-
ter access to the tent.
Another new event this year is the
Taste of Trinity bake sale at Trin-
ity United Methodist Church on Third
Street. In the past, the churchs Mission
Team has participated in the Laurel Oaks
event and has decided to stay home and
offer their baked goods to the Canal Days
crowd. The bake sale is set from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday. First United Presbyte-
rian Church will also offer lunch from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Many events are ongoing throughout
the weekend like Optimist Bingo from 5-9
p.m. Friday and 1-9 p.m. Saturday. The
Canal Days Quilt Show is offered from
1-6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Satur-
day; and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Both the Del-
phos Museum of Postal History and Canal
Commission Museum will offer hours
throughout the weekend and the annual
DAAG ArtFest opening reception is at 7
p.m. Friday with exhibit hours of 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday and 2-4 p.m. Sunday.
One of the festivals longest running
events is the First Financial Bank Art Ex-
hibit. Marking its 29th year, the exhibit is
a platform for artists of all skill levels and
media to share their work. The exhibit is
open from 5-8 p.m. Friday and noon to 8
p.m. Saturday.
Food is never a problem with local
vendors like the 4-H Livestock Booth
offering burgers and brats 11 a.m. to 11
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. Sunday. The Delphos Kiwanis Club
chicken dinners will be sold from 11 a.m.
to until sold out on Saturday and noon
until sold out on Sunday. Other food ven-
dors will be available mingled in with the
childrens rides and activities on Main
Street so attendees can get their funnel
cake or Philly steak x.
D&D Amusements will provide the
rides and games on Main Street. Wrist-
band specials are from 4-11 p.m. Friday
($15); noon to 4 p.m ($12) and 5-10 p.m.
($15) Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sun-
day ($15).
Adult beverages will be served from 3
p.m. to midnight Friday and noon to mid-
night Saturday.
The four-day festival kicks off Thurs-
day with the sold-out seventh annual
Toast to the City with Joe Denim. This
event has grown from 200 in attendance
the rst year to 500-plus this year.
On Friday, the Battle of the Business-
es starts at 6 p.m. with teams competing
for the coveted traveling trophy. Cheetos,
dog biscuits and more will nd their way
into the street sweeper by the end of the
evening.
Joe Denim returns on Friday as the
main event in the Entertainment Tent
from 8 p.m. to midnight. Brother Believe
Me takes the stage from 8 p.m. to mid-
night Saturday and Deuces Wild plays
from 3-6 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday starts bright and early with
the Optimist Pancake and Sausage
Breakfast at 7 a.m., the Fishing Derby at
8 a.m., Sidewalk Chalk Art at 9 a.m. and
the Pet Parade at 11 a.m. The Delphos
FFA Putt Putt Golf is offered from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. and returns from noon to 4 p.m.
on Sunday.
The Kids Creativity and Activity Tent
shares the Canal Days theme with Off
the Wall activities like a grafti artist,
splatter paint and more. From 11 a.m. to
3 p.m., children will collaborate on an
art piece by throwing darts at paint-lled
balloons attached to a large canvas. The
nished product will nd a home in the
Teen Room at the Delphos Public Li-
brary. The library and the Delphos Area
Art Guild combine resources for three
to four zones where children can create
works of art to take home. Children will
also enjoy a mini scavenger hunt.
The Little Miss/Junior Miss Pageant
starts at 11 a.m. in the Entertainment
Tent with registration at 9:30 a.m. and
rehearsal at 10 a.m.
The Corn Hole Tournament starts at
1 p.m. near the Entertainment Tent on
Main Street and the Car Show is from
5-9 p.m. Other Saturday events include
the Waterball Contest at 12:30 p.m., Kid-
die Tractor Pull at 1 p.m. and Basket
Bingo at 2 p.m. with a 10 baskets with
prizes inside.
The Delphos Cab Company will offer
free cab rides from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fri-
day and Saturday.
Sunday opens with the annual 5K run/
walk at 10 a.m. and the free 2K run at
9:15 a.m. The 19th annual Cheerlead-
ing Competitions starts at 10 a.m. in St.
Johns Gym and the Grand Parade steps
off at 2 p.m. with 100-plus entries.
The event culminates at 6 p.m. in the
Entertainment Tent with the Grand Prize
Drawing and Off the Wall Scavenger
Hunt winners.
The Canal Days Parade will kick off at 2 p.m. Sunday the weekend of
the festival. (DHI Media File Photo)
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Wildcats rally late
to escape Bluffton
BY JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
BLUFFTON Both Jefferson and Bluffton made their
share of big plays and their share of mistakes in their North-
west Conference gridiron battle Friday night at Harmon Field.
As expected, it came down to who made the last big play
and that was the visiting Wildcats, who rallied late in the fourth
period and held off the Pirates 22-19.
We knew Bluffton would play hard
to the end. They are a solid football
team, Jefferson coach Chris Sommers
said. We knew theyd battle us for four
quarters. I am proud of how we over-
came the turnovers and the penalties;
we had some adversity and we showed
the kind of character our kids have to
win this game.
Jefferson (3-0, 2-0 NWC) was down
19-14 with 10:50 left and after turning
the ball over at the Bluffton 20. The Pi-
rates keyed by a 48-yard Mitchell Ault
pass to Robbie Stratton seemed on the
verge of putting the game away. They
reached the Delphos 12 in nine plays but
on the next play, Corbin Betz stripped
Clay Wilson and Drew Wannemacher re-
covered at the seven with 6:16 left.
Buoyed by a huge 83-yard Jace-Stock-
well-to-Mike-Cline pass play, Jefferson took the lead on the
fth play: a 1-yard run inside left guard by Hunter Binkley with
4:31 left. On the 2-point run, Binkley should have been stopped
behind the line but kept churning and battling, nally explod-
ing into the end zone for a 22-19 edge.
The Wildcats forced a 4th-and-9 from the Bluffton 36 and
got two great plays on both ends: Betz forced Ault to scramble
and his pass for Levi Kistler was broken up by Brenan Auer.
The Wildcats gained two rst downs to run out the clock.
The Pirates (1-2, 0-1 NWC) took the opening kickoff, start-
ed at the 36 and got on the board rst. On 4th-and-12 at the
Delphos 32, Ault in an empty backeld found a wide-
open Austin Bricker at the ve and put the Pirates on board.
However, Jason Bracys extra point was wide, leaving a 6-0
score with 9:59 showing in the opener.
The hosts went up 13-0 with a 5-play drive keyed by a
38-yard Ault to Stratton pass and personal foul on the guests
and ended on a 4th-and-11 from the Delphos 35. Ault, in the
gun, found a wide-open Wilson out of the backeld on the right
sideline at the 15. Bracy made it 13-0 with 6:46 left in the half.
Ground game, defense
propels Cougars to 23-7 win
BY JOHN PARENT
DHI Media Sports Editor
sports@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT With time running
down in the second half and Van Wert
trailing on the Eggerss Stadium score-
board by a 7-6 margin to visiting Shaw-
nee, Cougar coach Keith Recker decided
to try one pass play down the eld in
an attempt to move into scoring range.
When that play fell incomplete, he was
content to run out the clock.
With under 20 second showing, the
Cougars called a quarterback draw gur-
ing a short gain and theyd head into half-
time to regroup. Colin Smith had other
ideas.
The junior signal-caller kept the ball
and broke through the line before mak-
ing a pair of Shawnee defenders miss and
out-running the defensive backs on his
way to a 49-yard scoring scamper and a
13-7 halftime lead. Van Wert would add-
on after halftime and secure a 23-7 win.
We had a pass play, it was the same
one we called last week (that resulted in
a turnover). It was wide-open, we missed
the read, and were happy to run it out,
Recker explained. Then Colin breaks
one. That was huge.
Shawnee came into the game with a
strong run game and a staunch defensive
line that routinely limits opposing ground
attacks. On Friday, it was the Cougars
that got the better of the Indians on both
sides of the ball, holding Shawnee to a
mere 73 rushing yards for the game and
just 86 total yards.
In the second half alone, Van Wert
forced four Indians turnovers.
Thats how they (the defense) have
been playing all year, Recker added.
They stepped up huge tonight; there
were times our offense wasnt moving
like we were hoping, but (the defense)
stepped up huge tonight. Theyve been
doing a great job against the run all year.
That just continued tonight.
Meanwhile, after a slow start to the
second half offensively, Van Wert began
to open some holes and found running
lanes. The Cougars faced a crucial third-
and-3 at the Shawnee 38 yard line, lead-
ing 13-7 late in the third quarter. When
a Shawnee defensive lineman was called
for jumping offsides, the Cougars had
new life and junior tailback Justice Tus-
sing got to work.
On a zone read play, Tussing gained
nine yards off right tackle, then took a
handoff on the next snap and cut back
against the grain, nding a running lane
and taking it in from 27 yards out.
There were some things there we
knew (would work) and we just had to
keep going after it, keep going after it,
Recker said. Both teams running the
ball, we knew the clock was going to be
a factor. We knew we had to stick with it.
We had some guys tough it out upfront;
(offensive lineman) Nolan Smith was
banged up this week but toughed it out.
They did what they had to.
In the fourth, Van Wert relied on its
offensive line to salt away the game. Af-
ter a Ryan Stoller interception gave the
ball to Van Wert with 7:45 to play, the
Cougars, behind runs of 12 yards by Tus-
sing and nine by Smith, moved inside
the Shawnee ve yard line, setting up a
Gavin Gardner eld goal try. A converted
22-yarder put the Cougars up by 16 with
just four minutes to play.
When Van Werts Gavin Gross recov-
ered a Grifn Hites fumble on Shawnees
17 with just 3:22 to play, it was time to
celebrate.
There was something different (dur-
ing) pregame, you could tell the guys
came in today, and they were real excit-
ed, Recker noted. I told them before the
game I was proud of them no matter what
happens, and thats true, but they deserve
this so much. It feels real good.
Zaleski, Knights run to
big win over Wayne Trace
BY KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
DHI Media
Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com
CONVOY Preston
Zaleski ran for 294 yards
on 20 carries and Crest-
view totaled 346 yards on
the ground for the night as
the Knights ran past rival
Wayne Trace 56-32 in non-
league football action Fri-
day night in Convoy.
The hosts never trailed,
and dominated the last 31
minutes of the contest, out-
scoring the Raiders 42-18 in
that stretch.
It was a very impres-
sive performance for the
Knights, who moved to 3-0
on the season and locked in
some key potential playoff
points with the victory.
Crestview started the
scoring on its rst posses-
sion of the contest.
Zaleski nished off a
7-play, 78-yard drive with
a 33-yard touchdown run
to put the Knights on the
scoreboard. Jake Tatum
added the extra point to put
Crestview on top 7-0 at the
5:03 mark.
Wayne Trace would an-
swer early in the second
quarter. The Raiders dented
the scoreboard on a one-yard
run by quarterback Tyler
Showalter to close within 7-6
with 11:31 left in the half.
The scoring was far from
done in the rst half, though.
Zaleski found junior Isaiah
Kline for a 30-yard scoring
strike that widened the Knight
advantage to 14-6 with 9:48
remaining in the half.
The Raiders rallied to
even the contest at 14-14,
though. A 5-play, 80-yard
scoring drive that culminat-
ed on a 24-yard touchdown
pass from Tyler Showalter
to Daron Showalter. Wayne
Trace converted the 2-point
conversion when Tyler
Showalter scampered three
yards to even the contest at
14-14 with 7:30 on the clock.
From that point forward,
it was all Crestview as the
Knights controlled the line
of scrimmage and domi-
nated time of possession.
The Knights held the ball
for nearly 30 of the games
48 minutes.
The hosts got another
33-yard touchdown run by
Zaleski at the 5:35 mark, be-
fore adding a crucial score
just before halftime.
Zaleski hooked up with
Kline for the second time on
a 9-yard touchdown pass to
give Crestview a 28-14 lead
with 44 seconds on the clock.
Wayne Trace appeared
to get some life early in the
third quarter.
After the Raiders Austin
Kuhn recovered the kickoff
at the Crestview 42, Wayne
Trace needed seven plays
but pulled within 28-20 on
a 10-yard touchdown run by
Tyler Showalter.
One play later, the
Knights answered.
On the rst play of its en-
suing possession, Crestview
found the end zone on a
49-yard scoring strike from
Zaleski to Kline to make it
35-20.
Zaleski added another
touchdown run, this time
from 74 yards, to widen the
margin to 42-20 after three
quarters.
The Knight quarterback
also nished the night 7 of 9
passing with 155 yards, includ-
ing three touchdown tosses.
Jordan Miller scored on
touchdown runs of three and
two yards in the nal quar-
ter. Tatum was also perfect
on the night, converting
eight extra-point kicks.
Crestview nished the
night with 501 yards of total
offense compared to Wayne
Traces 441.
Showalter wrapped up
the night with 28 rushes for
146 yards to lead the Raid-
ers. The senior signal caller
was also 13 of 28 passing for
288 yards.
Crestview will open
Northwest Conference ac-
tion on Friday as the Knights
host Bluffton. Wayne Trace,
which falls to 2-1 on the sea-
son, begins Green Meadows
Conference play when the
Raiders visit Fairview.
Tigers come from behind to beat Jays
BY LARRY HEIING
DHI Media Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com
DELPHOS - On paper, the game between
Delphos St. Johns and the visiting Versailles
Tigers had the makings of a high scoring af-
fair. The Tigers had surrendered 53 points in
their rst two games while the Blue Jays gave
up 48.
Good thing for Versailles, the games are
played on the eld, not on paper as the Tigers
scored 20 unanswered points and rolled to a
20-7 victory.
Versailles rst play from scrimmage was a
big gainer by running back Collin Peters that
netted 15 yards. The Blue Jays defense stiff-
ened and the Tigers were forced to punt.
The rst play for St. Johns was also for a big
gain as Nick Martz ran for 15 yards on a power
run up the middle. James Harrison toughed
out a 5-yard gain and Martz followed with a
keeper to the right sidelines for the rst down.
But the drive stalled and the Jays were forced
to punt.
Versailles Corey Dieringer caught the ball
at his own 28, refusing to go down as he car-
ried a pile of tacklers out to the 39. The Jays
Jordan Mohler broke through the Tigers offen-
sive line on rst down and recorded the sack of
quarterback Jared Niekamp. A run by Peters
was stuffed at the line and a quick shuttle pass
to Kyle Dieringer was short of the rst down as
the Tigers went three-and-out.
The Jays took over on the next series, going
on a 16-play, 77-yard scoring drive that carried
over to the second quarter. The drive started
as James Harrison bounced outside for a 23-
yard yard run. After a pair of Martz keepers
for good gains, Harrison plowed head rst for
another rst down. The quick Blue Jay quar-
terback had two more runs driving the ball
down to the 23. Martz then moved the ball to
the 11 with his arm as his pass was tipped by
the Versailles defense but fell into the arms of
Eric Vogt of St. Johns.
The Blue Jays scored when Martz leaped
over the goal line into the endzone for the rst
score of the game. Brian Pohlmans extra point
put the Jays ahead 7-0 with 6:22 remaining in
the half.
Versailles quickly answered with a kickoff
return to near mideld by Dieringer. On the
second play of the drive, Versailles quarter-
back Jared Niekamps pass found Jace Barga
in the at and he scampered into the endzone.
The extra point was wide left as the Tigers
trailed 7-6 with 6:26 remaining in the half.
Both teams exchanged punts before head-
ing to the locker room. The Jays had 104 yards
total offense (60 yards rushing/54 passing) at
halftime and Versailles garnered 90 yards on
the ground with 46 yards passing.
The rst drive for the Jays in the second
half went nowhere as St. Johns punted the ball
back to the Tigers.
The plan for the Tigers in the game re-
sembled the Blue Jays offense from last year,
as running backs continued to pound the ball
with a rare pass play used in long yardage. Pe-
ters ran twice for a rst down, driving the Ti-
gers into Blue Jays territory at the 41-yard line.
On his third rush of the drive, he was met in
the backeld by senior linebacker Austin Hei-
ing for a loss and the Tigers had to punt.
The St. Johns offense continued to be
stopped by Versailles as they went three-and-
out for the second straight time in the second
half.
Van Wert defensive lineman Dillon Baer (57) forces a fumble by
Shawnee quarterback Grifn Hites during the fourth quarter of Friday
nights WBL game. The Cougars recovered the fumble, one of three
Hites turnovers in the game, and defeated Shawnee 23-7. (DHI Media/
Jerry Mason)
COUGARS/B3
Crestview quarterback Preston Zaleski (10) is
wrapped up by Wayne Traces David Sinn during a
non-conference game between the rival schools
on Friday. Zaleski and the Knights rolled to a 56-
32 win. (DHI Media/Tina Eley)
St. Johns Nick Martz scrambles to the right for yardage against Versailles on
Friday night. The Blue Jays fell to the visiting Tigers 20-7. (DHI Media/Larry
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BY CHARLIE WARNIMONT
DHI Media Correspondent
ADA Columbus Grove scored on two big runs in the
fourth quarter Friday night to defeat Ada 34-17 in a Northwest
Conference showdown.
The win moves Grove to 2-0 in the NWC and 3-0 overall,
while Ada dropped to 0-2 in the NWC and 1-2 on the season.
Ada and Grove were tied at 17-17 with 5:18 left in the game
after Aaron Everhart kicked a 22 yard eld
goal.
The contest didnt remained tied for long
as Baily Clement took the kickoff and weaved
through the Ada special teams defense for an
84 yard touchdown run. WIth the extra point
the Bulldogs were up 24-17.
After the Grove defense got the ball back
for the offense, senior running back Joey
Warnecke sealed the win with a 54-yard
scoring run. And with his extra point Grove
was up 31-17 with 3:26 left.
Warnecke opened the scoring Friday
night with a 33-yard scoring run and extra
point with 6:24 left in the rst quarter. Ada
tied the game at 7-7 with 2:09 left in the rst quarter as fresh-
man quarterback Seth Conley found Owen Conley for a 15-
yard scoring strike.
Columbus Grove regained the lead with 9:07 left in the rst
half on a 28 yard eld goal by Warnecke. Ada grabbed a 14-10
lead with 6:34 left in the half when Luke Long-Green inter-
cepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown.
Columbus Grove took the second half kickoff and drove
down the eld before Reid Stechschulte hit Aiden Fortman
with a 28-yard scoring pass.
Warnecke nished the game with 117 yards rushing on 15
carries, while Stechschulte was 7-of-23 passing for 86 yards
and he rushed for 17 yards on 10 carries. Fortman caught two
passes for the Bulldogs for 62 yards and David Bogart caught
ve passes for 24 yards.
Conley was 26-of-40 passing for Ada for 205 yards. Grant Mc-
Bride caught eight passes for 64 yards and Blake Ansley had seven
catches for 36 yards and he rushed for 41 yards on 11 carries.
B2 Saturday, Sept. 13 & Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 SPORTS Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
Browns again in waiting mode on Gordon
BY TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
BEREA, Ohio (AP) Suspended Browns wide receiver
Josh Gordons locker has remained lled with his belongings,
his orange helmet hanging on a hook while hes been kept away
from the team.
Perhaps a positive sign?
Maybe not.
Weve just got some lazy guys in our equipment room,
coach Mike Pettine joked on Friday.
All kidding aside, there seems to be a growing belief that
Gordon, a repeat drug offender banned for the entire 2014 sea-
son for another failed test, could have his punishment reduced
or completely overturned if the NFL changes its drug policy.
Representatives for all 32 teams will discuss the new pro-
posal on Friday and could vote on it. If it passes, Gordon and
other suspended players could be reinstated or have their penal-
ties decreased.
The convoluted Gordon saga has hung over the Browns for
months, making it difcult to move forward and depriving the
team of its top playmaker.
Despite being suspended two games, Gordon led the league
with 1,646 yards receiving and nine touchdowns last season,
when he emerged as one of the games top big-play threats.
And although there may be a glimmer of hope for the
Browns, Pettine remains cautious.
Just because weve heard everything and seen everything,
until we get ofcial word from the league and then start to re-
spond, you dont get your hopes up, its rumors and innuendo,
he said. Ill believe it when I see it.
The 23-year-old Gordon, who was in an advanced stage
of the leagues drug program, was suspended for again test-
ing positive for marijuana. Gordon contends he failed the test
earlier this year due to secondhand smoke, and his appeal was
recently upheld by arbitrator Harold Henderson.
Gordon had practiced and played in limbo during training
camp and the preseason. The league announced on Aug. 27
that he would miss all 16 games and his eligibility for reinstate-
ment would be determined after the season.
Now, his situation has changed again with the league and
NFLPA appearing ready to alter the drug policy to possibly
include testing for HGH and lessen penalties for socially ac-
cepted drugs.
Gordons case is further complicated by a DUI arrest in North
Carolina this summer.
The Browns have remained supportive of Gordon during his
ordeal. His teammates would love to have him back for any
length of time.
Following practice, Browns rookie quarterback Johnny
Manziel said the reports about Gordon have been encouraging,
but there are still many unknowns.
That situation, obviously, is one right now thats kind of
in a flux because you dont know, Manziel said. Theres
so much talk and so much speculation about what if of
what could happen. But at any point in time if we got Josh
back you look at the type of caliber player that does noth-
ing, but only make this offense get better and makes us
better.
And I know for him, he wants to be playing football and
as us being his teammates we want him back around here. At
the same time, its a delicate situation and one that has a lot of
certainty for sure.
Manziel was asked if hes being apprised of the latest de-
velopments.
I think thats way higher than the backup rookie quarter-
back, he said, smiling.
In this Aug. 4, 2014, le photo, Cleveland Browns
wide receiver Josh Gordon rests during practice at
the NFL football teams training campin Berea, Ohio.
Gordon has been suspended by the NFL one year
for violating the leagues substance abuse policy.
Gordons suspension is effective immediately and
he will miss the entire 2014 season. (AP Photo/
Tony Dejak, File)
St. Henry moves to 3-0, routs Panthers
BY NICK JOHNSON
DHI Media Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com
ST. HENRY Parkway
was looking to break into
the win column for then rst
time this season when it vis-
ited Midwest Athletic Confer-
ence rival St. Henry on Friday
night. In a one-sided affair,
the host squad plowed through
the Panthers by a 47-6 nal.
St. Henry (3-0, 1-0 MAC)
forced a three and out to start
the game, then used tailback
Jesse Niekamp to gain big
chunks of yards. Niekamps
rst two carries went for gains
of 26 and 37 yards.
With 8:55 left in the rst
quarter, quarterback Mitch-
el Stammen found receiver
Blake Hoying in the back of
the end zone to give St. Henry
a 7-0 lead after Stammen add-
ed the extra point.
Parkways next possession
ended with a snap over punter
Cody Coffmans head giving,
St. Henry the ball on the Pan-
ther 27 yard line. Again, St.
Henry got a big play on the
ground from Niekamp, who
went for 14 yards on second
down to set up a rst-and-
goal. On the next play, Stam-
men found his tight end for an
8-yard touchdown pass with
6:27 left in the rst quarter.
After Stammen added the ex-
tra point St Henry had a 14-0
lead.
The rst period ended with
two more scores, as Stammen
added another touchdown
pass to Hoying and Niekamp
nally found pay dirt with a
9-yard touchdown run to give
St. Henry a 28-0 with 1:35 left
in the period.
The hosts continued their
success, as Mitchel Stammen
found Paul Stammen for the
quarterbacks fourth touch-
down pass on the night with
8:03 left in the second quar-
ter. St. Henry missed the extra
point but still lead 34-0 after
the score.
Again a bad snap on a
Parkway punt cost them, as St.
Henry wasted little time scor-
ing again when Mitchel Stam-
men found Caleb Bender for a
36-yard touchdown pass with
5:04 left in the rst half. After
the extra point St. Henry had a
41-0 halftime lead.
The Panthers (0-3, 0-1
MAC) made a change at quar-
terback in the second half,
and Hayden Abromavich got
the Parkway offense rolling.
Abromavich hurried his team-
mates to the line on a fourth-
and-short and picked up a rst
down behind the right side
of his line. On the next play,
Abromavich found Kevin
Flaugher for a 53-yard touch-
down pass. Flaugher caught
the pass on the home teams
sideline and cut back to the
middle of the eld and saw
nothing but green as he ran
towards the end zone.
After the Panthers defense
forced a turnover on downs,
Parkway went into their
2-minute offense looking to
build some mojo. Abromavich
found Caden May for a 14-
yard gain, and connected with
Kris Gangwer for 10 yards
and Bailey Rodriguez for an-
other rst down. Sage Dugans
9-yard run put the Panthers at
the door step of the end zone,
but Abromavich couldnt get
the snap off in time and the
game end with the score 47-6.
St. Henry is a very good
football team. They execute
very well. Honestly, they
didnt do anything we didnt
game plan for. Everything
they did we had game plan
for; bottom line: they beat us
on offense, on defense, and
on special teams, Parkway
coach Dan Cairns conceded.
They were a better football
team tonight.
Our kids didnt give up to-
night. Our kids came out and
kept playing hard. I thought
we did some positive things
in the second half. nished
coach Cairns.
Columbus Grove stays
unbeaten, tops Ada
Buckeyes looking for pick-me-up against Kent State
BY RUSTY MILLER
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Urban Meyer
gures the mourning period better be over for
his Ohio State Buckeyes.
After all, its not like he can shield the team
from whats being said about them.
Youd love to just go move them off to a
desert island somewhere and coach a team and
not worry about social media and other crit-
ics and doubters, Meyer said. Yeah, those are
concerns.
Seven days after a devastating 35-21 loss
at home to Virginia Tech, the 22nd-ranked
Buckeyes take a step toward putting that de-
feat behind them when they host Kent State on
Saturday.
Here are some things to watch as the Gold-
en Flashes and Buckeyes square off:
NOT HAPPY: No. 22 Ohio State had won
its rst 25 regular-season games under Meyer
and hadnt lost at home since 2011. But that
didnt mean there werent a lot of callers to
sports-talk radio and people on Ohio State-
related websites grousing about the defeat.
Some said the Buckeyes (1-1), who have lost
three of their last four including the Big Ten
title game and Orange Bowl to end last season,
are slipping.
Absolutely not. We know what weve got
here, we know the mindset of our players, we
know how much they care about this program,
running backs coach Stan Drayton said. We
know the commitment that both the coaching
staff and the players have to having success
here. Absolutely not.
LOST CONFIDENCE: The Buckeyes are
hoping they can regain their swagger.
I wouldnt say we lost our luster. Stuff just
happened, safety Tyvis Powell said. These
couple of games that we lost, its only been a few
plays. A couple mental errors here and there have
cost us big. Do we still play with a chip on our
shoulder? I would say yeah. Were still the big
(team) to beat in the Big Ten. We have to prove
why we still are if not the best, one of the best
teams in the Big Ten, if not in the country.
BAD TIMING: The Golden Flashes (0-2)
are trying to build a program under second-
year coach Paul Haynes, a former Ohio State
assistant.
The Buckeyes loss couldnt come at a
worse time for his team.
Theyve got talent oozing out everywhere.
And they play tough, hard-nosed, sound foot-
ball, Hayes said. After a tough loss like that,
theyre going to come back even more refo-
cused.
But Meyer expects the Golden Flashes to
make the most of their big moment in the spot-
light.
Those kids are going to be a hungry group
because this is their chance to play in front of
110,000, he said.
BACKFIELD NOT IN MOTION: Virginia
Techs double-eagle defense packed eight or
nine defenders on the line, shutting down the
run and forcing the Buckeyes to pass. When
Ohio State couldnt do that, the game belonged
to the Hokies.
They limited the Buckeyes to just 108 yards
on the ground.
TB Ezekiel Elliott expects other teams
possibly even Kent State to try the same
defense.
After everyone saw Virginia Tech play us
that way, its hard to say theyre not going to
keep trying it, he said.
SLOW STARTS: Ohio State has gotten off
to slow starts in its past few games, dating back
to the stretch run a year ago. So has Kent State.
Haynes knows his team cant afford to show
up 15 minutes late on Saturday.
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer
paces the sidelines as times runs off
the clock in their 35-21 loss to Virginia
Tech in an NCAA college football game
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in Columbus,
Ohio. Virginia Tech beat Ohio State
35-21. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Big Tens Indiana wary of trip to Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP)
Some say bad things happen in threes.
If thats true, Indiana might want to
look out when it travels to Bowling Green
on Saturday.
They talk about the MAC has awe-
some success as was evident last week,
said Hoosiers coach Kevin Wilson. I
think the Mid-American won two games
against the Big Ten and had a third one in
hand and didnt close it out. Those teams
always play well.
While Indiana was enjoying a bye week
on Saturday, Northern Illinois stunned
Northwestern 23-15 and Central Michi-
gan trampled Purdue, 38-17. The MACs
Ball State also had Iowa on the ropes on
the road but ended up falling short, 17-13.
The Hoosiers (1-0) opened the season
with a 28-10 win over FCS Indiana State
before not having to play last week. The
Falcons (1-1) lost at Western Kentucky
59-31 and then turned around and beat
up on another FCS team, Virginia Mili-
tary Institute, 48-7, last Saturday to give
coach Dino Babers his rst win on the
Falcons sideline.
Here are some things to watch in the
matchup:
CARRY THE FLAG: Wilson said
he wants to uphold the honor of the Big
Ten or, at least, whats left of it after
high-prole losses by Michigan, Michi-
gan State and Ohio State last week. But
hes mostly concerned about building a
beachhead with his own program.
Weve got to carry the Big Ten banner
because were a Big Ten team, he said.
But my only concern is always about us.
IU ROAD WOES: The Hoosiers are
just 2-14 away from home in Wilsons
rst three seasons as head coach, includ-
ing 0-4 a year ago. This will be their rst
road test of the new season.
Theyll bus to Bowling Green.
Well have a quick team meeting,
Wilson said. We do not do a lot of last-
minute Friday night work with the team.
I think that shows a lot of stress. I think
that shows a lot of worry.
STOPPING THE POINTS: Babers said
hes most concerned about Indianas offense,
under the direction of QB Nate Sudfeld.
In the Hoosiers 42-10 win at home
last year against Bowling Green, Sudfeld
completed 17 of 26 passes for 335 yards
and two touchdowns.
34
17
Parkways Hayden Ambromavich (3) carries the ball
as Jared Puthoff (75) looks to block during Friday
nights MAC game at St. Henry. The hosts claimed
a 47-6 nal score, moving Parkway to 0-3 this year.
(DHI Media/Pat Agler)
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Pigskin Picks
Oh joy, we are in the second week of Pigskin Picks and I
once more prove woefully inadequate!
Oh well!
Erin Cox, our intrepid writer/paginator/all-purpose em-
ployee/etc., leads the list at 9-3 (4-2/5-1). Dave Boninsegna
is 8-4 (4-2/4-2), I stand at 7-5 (2-4/5-1) and guest picker
Larry Heiing is 5-6 (2-3/3-3).
Busy Bob Weber joins us as the GP.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Georgia at South Carolina;
Kentucky at Florida; Illinois at Washington; Ohio at Mar-
shall; West Virginia at Maryland; Iowa State at Iowa.
PRO FOOTBALL: New England at Minnesota; Atlanta
at Cincinnati; Philadelphia at Indianapolis (Monday); Miami
at Buffalo; Jacksonville at Washington; Detroit at Carolina.
JIM METCALFE
COLLEGE
G E O R G I A :
Came close to
picking the Ol
Ball Coach but I
think too much
of Todd Gurley
and a healthy
defense give
Dawgs the road
edge.
F L O R I D A :
Oh, this isnt
b a s k e t b a l l !
Darn. Kentucky football just not quite
up to the recruiting of their cage
counterparts yet!
WASHINGTON: Pacifc Northwest
tough place to play for ANYONE.
Huskies on the rise, especially with
Chris Peterson on board.
MARSHALL: Its at home, though Id like
to see Quinten Poling wreak havoc on
Thundering Herd.
MARYLAND: Terrapins get the edge
at home as they get ready for Big Ten
debut.
IOWA: Cyclones not an easy out by any
means. Hawkeyes are just solid.
PROS
NEW ENGLAND: Brady better than
anyone Vikings put under center
and methinks he will play mad. Nuf
written.
CINCINNATI: Bengals better get more
than feld goals this week. Pick here
says they do.
PHILADELPHIA: Can Colts win
shootout? I know Eagles can.
BUFFALO: Ownership now seems to be
locked in. Bills players wont have that
over their heads.
WASHINGTON: Will real Redskins
please stand up? I think they will at
FedEx Field.
CAROLINA: This team is more than
Cam. Think what
they are with
him.
D A V E
BONINSEGNA
COLLEGE:
GEORGIA: South
Carolina has won
the last three of
four matchups
against the
Bulldogs but the
Gamecocks were routed by Texas A &
M and the Bulldogs bashed Clemson.
It may not be a blowout but I like the
Bulldogs to win number two.
FLORIDA: Florida hasnt just beaten
Kentucky 27 straight times, they have
pummeled them; look for more of the
same this weekend.
ILLINOIS: Both Illinois and the Huskies
won last week but gave up points. Not
very good showings; I am going to take
Illinois.
MARSHALL: Marshall has played very
well this season; the Bobcats lost to
Kentucky in week two. The Thundering
Herd are at home and should take care
of Thom Brennemans Ohio Bobcats.
WEST VIRGINIA: Maryland has had
a couple of impressive wins; the
Mountaineers had a shut out last week
and a 10-point loss to Alabama in week
one. The Mountaineers looked good
last week and will again this week in
their win over the Turtles.
IOWA: Intrastate rivalry; the Big 10 had
a bad week last week but they get a
start towards a better week this week
as the Hawkeyes beat State.
PRO FOOTBALL:
NEW ENGLAND: The last time the
Patriots started a season 0-2 was in
2001; the Vikings thumped the Rams
last week. Still, its going to be tough
for the Vikings; look for the Pats to
rebound this week.
CINCINNATI: The Bengals fnally got
a drive for an impressive win over the
Ravens; the Falcons had a thrilling win
themselves against the Saints. The
Bengals were undefeated at home
in the regular season last year and
they get another win in the jungle on
Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA: The Eagles put
together a comeback victory; Indy lost
to Peyton and the Broncos in week
one. The Colts have some personnel
issues; despite injuries for the Eagles,
I still like them to get the win on the
road.
MIAMI: The Dolphins had an
impressive win over the Patriots last
week while the Bills got the Bears in
OT. The Dolphins win against New
England has them the edge over the
Bills.
WASHINGTON: Although the
Washington Football Teamdidnt
look good against the Texans, the Jags
looked even worse in the second half. I
am going to take Washington to come
away with the win.
DETROIT: The Lions looked more than
impressive as the Panthers winning
without Cam Newton but earning
another win in Week 2 with him might
prove to be the more difcult task. The
Lions take the Panthers in Carolina.
ERIN COX
COLLEGE
GEORGIA: They
average more
points and
allow less than
the Gamecocks;
that spells win.
KENTUCKY: I
bleed blue and
would pick the
Wildcats to
win everything
always. Go big
blue!
WASHINGTON: I didnt know anything
about either so I Googled it and
Washington goes by UDub informally.
Enough reason to dub them the
winners.
MARSHALL: I went to two other MAC
schools; Im not about to pick Ohio.
WEST VIRGINIA: I love the mountains
so lets go with the Mountaineers.
IOWA: With no losses yet, Iowa seems
to be the better team.
PRO
MINNESOTA: Belicheat is such a sore
loser. Did you listen to his post-game
conference last week? If you missed
it, make sure to watch it this week;
itll only be about 8 minutes with 30
seconds of him mumbling.
CINCINNATI: Im liking Cincy this year
and think theyll grab this win.
PHILADELPHIA: Im just hoping my
lucky streak from last week continues
when I go against Luck here.
MIAMI: They didnt let me down last
week so I will reward them with my
pick.
WASHINGTON: Jacksonville possibly
without their top rusher is the only
reason Im picking the Redskins.
DETROIT: Detroit is closer to us, makes
sense they should win then, right?
BOB WEBER
COLLEGE
GEORGIA: Todd Gurley (dont let the
last name fool you) is a stud. Bulldogs
bite Steve
Spurrier and the
Gamecocks.
FLORIDA: I see
the Gators
winning this
game by 2 TDs.
Kentucky JoJo
Kemp predicted
a victory over
the Gators and
rubbing it in
their faces. Will
see!!
WASHINGTON: I will be pulling for the
Illini but the Huskies win a close one.
Look for a lot of points to be scored in
this one; both defenses are terrible.
MARSHALL: Simply love their
nickname: The Thundering Herd. Love
my Bobcats and OMG, remember a lot
of great times down in Athens.
WEST VIRGINIA: Mountaineers will
avenge a bad loss to the Terrapins last
year.
IOWA: Hawkeyes dominate in a romp.
PRO
NEW ENGLAND: Dont see Tom Brady
and the Patriots going 0-2 to start the
year.
CINCINNATI: The Bengals are loaded
this year; however, the Falcons will
give them everything they want in this
game.
INDIANAPOLIS: Eagles have big-time
problems in their ofensive line and
being that the game is Monday night
in a rocking-loud Lucas Oil Stadium -
Andrew Luck and head coach Chuck
Pagano get the win.
MIAMI: Dolphins coming of an
impressive win last week will use their
running game behind Knowshon
Moreno and passing game between
Mike Tannyhill and Mike Wallace to get
a road win.
WASHINGTON: The Redskins will notch
their frst win of the season and avoid
going 0-10 in their last 10 games.
RG3 and Jay Gruden will continue to
struggle in a revamped ofense and
though the Jaguars are an upcoming
team, they will fall short in this one.
CAROLINA: Carolina defense didnt
allow more than 20 points at home last
season. Little worried whether Cam
Newton will be rusty or not but love
this team and new receiver, 6-5 Kelvin
Benjamin.
Bengals get chance to stop
Falcons, another hot QB
BY JOE KAY
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) Aaron Rodgers. Tom Brady. Mat-
thew Stafford. Andrew Luck. Philip Rivers. Joe Flacco. Ben
Roethlisberger.
Cincinnati stopped all of them last season on the way to an
AFC North title.
So, Matt Ryan coming off the best performance of his ca-
reer? Not so daunting. The Bengals are sizing him up to be next
on the list of quarterbacks gone bad in Cincinnati.
You do not see many mistakes by their defense, Ryan said.
And not many by their offense so far, either.
The Bengals (1-0) are coming off one of the most impres-
sive opening wins in their history, a 23-16 win in Baltimore
that ended with Andy Dalton and A.J. Green connecting for
a 77-yard touchdown and the defense sacking Flacco twice to
end it.
This group is so young, we get a little better every time we
go out, left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. And I think that
was a testament to that. We continue to overstep each hurdle
that people say we cant.
A win over the Falcons (1-0) at Paul Brown Stadium would
stamp them as one of the NFLs top teams out of the gate.
They havent opened a season 2-0 since 2006. Theyre trying
to reach the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, something
theyve never done.
The Falcons are trying to get as much as they can out of an
offense thats their best hope for a quick turnaround. They went
4-12 last year their rst losing season since 2007 despite
their impressive array of receivers. The offensive line couldnt
protect Ryan, the running game nished last in the league, and
receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White were hurt.
It came together nicely in the season opener, a 37-34 win
over New Orleans in overtime at the Georgia Dome. No better
way to get a team thinking the worst is behind it.
It was a good start for us, Ryan said. We played pretty
good last week. I think we can play better, but its just a start.
Browns, Saints in hurry to get rst wins
BY TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) As starting
quarterback Brian Hoyer and Clevelands
offense misred miserably last week in the
rst half at Pittsburgh, many Browns fans
at halftime had one thought: Hurry up!
And they meant for coach Mike Pet-
tine to switch to Johnny Manziel.
But Johnny Football stayed on the
sideline and the Browns implemented a
no-huddle, up-tempo offense that helped
them overcome a 24-point halftime de-
cit before losing 30-27.
Its possible the Browns (0-1) will
push the pace again Sunday and they may
have to against the high-powered New
Orleans Saints (0-1), who are capable of
quickly posting big numbers on the stat
sheet and scoreboard.
The Browns will never morph into any-
thing close to Chip Kellys rapid-re Phila-
delphia Eagles, the closest thing the NFL
has to a track team in shoulder pads. Pettine
intends to use the no-huddle in spurts.
Its a weapon, Pettine said. But its
not our lifestyle.
Abandoning the huddle, Hoyer found
his rhythm in the second half, complet-
ing 15 of 20 passes for 173 yards and a
touchdown. The passing game opened
up Clevelands running attack and rook-
ies Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell
lling in for injured starter Ben Tate
combined for 121 yards and two TDs.
In attack mode, the Browns stormed back.
When you can move fast and youre
getting chunk plays whether its in the
running game or the passing game, that
gives you a little bit of momentum,
Hoyer said. But we cant just rely on our
no-huddle offense because no one can
sustain that type of energy for an entire
60 minutes plus 16 games a year.
The Saints have a different sense of
urgency this week.
After losing 37-34 in overtime last
week in Atlanta, New Orleans cant af-
ford to start 0-2. Since the playoff format
was revamped in 1990, only 12 percent of
teams which began the season with two
losses qualied for the playoffs.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who
threw for 333 yards last week, said things
arent as dire as many believe.
We dont feel like it is doomsday, but
there is a sense of urgency to get better,
he said. We cant walk away from that
game and exonerate ourselves. We had
opportunities to score more points and
we didnt do it. Obviously, that can get
you beat. We have to make strides as an
offense. We want to have our biggest im-
provement from week one to week two.
Here are some more things to watch
for when the Browns host the Saints:
RETURN ENGAGEMENT: The
Saints return to the site of the rst game
of the Payton-Brees era, a 19-14 victory
in 2006. The game marked the beginning
of the most successful span in franchise
history, highlighted by a Super Bowl
championship in the 2009 season.
It is hard to believe that was nine
years ago, Brees said. I remember us
going in just saying, Hey, can we please
get a win today
WHERES JOHNNY?: Manziel was
merely a spectator in his rst NFL reg-
ular-season game. The Browns have a
package of plays designed to use his mo-
bility, but unless Hoyer struggles or gets
injured, the former Heisman Trophy win-
ner will spend another Sunday wearing
only a baseball cap.
Still, theres always a chance Man-
ziel could play and Pettine is sure Saints
defensive coordinator Rob Ryan will be
ready for him.
It could happen, and I know Rob,
said Pettine, who coached with Ryans
twin brother, Rex, in New York. Theyre
preparing for it. Im sure they are. Ryans
are very paranoid, very detailed in their
preparation. If Johnny does go out there,
I dont think it will be anything he hasnt
prepared himself for.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer (6) pitches out as
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward (97) pressures
in the rst quarter of the NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014
in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
(From page B1)
Van Wert (1-2, 1-1 WBL) took an early 6-0 lead when Smith
directed a 59-yard drive in which he completed all four of his
pass attempts. Tussings 5-yard run with 6:48 left in the rst
got the scoring started, but Gardners extra-point attempt was
blocked.
Shawnee (1-2, 1-1 WBL) took the lead with 5:57 to play in
the second quarter, nishing off a 17-play drive with a 3-yard
run by quarterback Collin Ramblin.
Ramblin was injured in the second half and Hites, who
guided the offense last season, took his place. Hites was picked
off twice, including once by Stoller and once by Keagan Hard-
mon.
Scoring
Shawnee 0 7 0 0- 7
Van Wert 6 7 7 3- 23
Passing yards- Shawnee 13, Van Wert 86; Rushing yards- Shawnee 73, Van Wert 180;
Total yards- Shawnee 86, Van Wert 266; Turnovers- Shawnee 4, Van Wert 1
Indivdual passing- Ramblin (Sh) 4/11 13 yds, Hites (Sh) 1/3 (-1) yds 2 INT; Smith (VW)
13/16 86 yds 1 INT
Rushing leaders- Hefner (Sh) 14 carries 52 yds, Fox (Sh) 3/5; Tussing (VW) 23/118 2 TD,
Smith (VW) 13/53 TD
COUGARS
(From page B1)
Josh Teman returned the
kickoff 20 yards to the 30, and
that jump-started a 14-play
sequence, all on the ground,
that took 5:13. With Binkley
running 10 times for 61 yards,
Adam Rode capped it off
with a sweep of the right side,
planting and plunging in from
two yards out with 1:23 to go.
Kurt Wollenhaupt made the
halftime score 13-7, Bluffton.
The Wildcats went up 14-
13 with a 7-play drive (as well
as two Pirate penalties for 20
yards). At the Bluffton 22,
Rode swept right end, found
the sideline and tip-toed the
rest of the way to paydirt.
Wollenhaupt made it 14-13
with 4:46 remaining in the
third.
The Pirates retaliated
quickly, set up by a 37-yard
Bricker kickoff return, on a
3-play drive from the 47. At
the Delphos 45, Ault caught
the Wildcats in a blitz and
quickly hit Wilson out in the
right at, nding the sideline,
escaped a tackle, cut back
at the 20 and headed for the
house. Ault was sacked on the
2-pointer, leaving the hosts
up 19-14 with 2:57 left in the
third.
Jefferson hosts Allen East
Friday, while Bluffton visits
Crestview.
JEFFERSON 22, BLUFFTON 19
Score by Quarters:
Jeferson 0 7 7 8 - 22
Blufton 6 7 6 0 - 19
FIRST QUARTER
BL - Austin Bricker 32 pass from Mitchell
Ault (kick wide), 9:59
SECOND QUARTER
BL - Clay Wilson 35 pass from Ault (Jason
Bracy kick), 6:46
DJ - Adam Rode 2 run (Kurt Wollenhaupt
kick), 1:23
THIRD QUARTER
DJ - Rode 22 run (Wollenhaupt kick), 4:46
BL - Wilson 45 pass from Ault (run failed),
2:57
FOURTH QUARTER
DJ - Hunter Binkley 1 run (Binkley run),
4:31
TEAM STATS
Jeferson Blufton
First Downs 19 13
Total Yards 424 362
Rushes/Yards 61-237 24-38
Passing Yards 187 324
Comps./Atts. 6/9 19/35
Intercepted By 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 3/3
Penalties/Yards 5/64 5/45
Punts/Aver. 3/34 1/43
INDIVIDUAL STATS
JEFFERSON
RUSHING: Hunter Binkley 26-118, Adam
Rode 16-85, Mike Cline 5-21, Dalton Hicks
4-11, Brenen Auer 2-4, Team 1-(-1), Jace
Stockwell 7-(-)7.
PASSING: Stockwell 6-9-187-1-0.
RECEIVING: Cline 2-131, Binkley 2-30,
Tyler Talboom 1-19, Ryan Goergens 1-4.
BLUFFTON
RUSHING: Mitchell Ault 12-34, Clay
Wilson 4-4, Dustin Falk 7-2, Team 1-(-)2.
PASSING: Ault 19-35-324-0-3.
RECEIVING: Robbie Stratton 8-131,
Austin Bricker 4-53, Wilson 3-114, Devin
Luginbuhl 3-26, Falk 1-0.
(From page B1)
Peters ran twice gaining 11
yards as the Tigers once again
were driving. Later, the Ti-
gers faced fourth and two but
Peters pounded for another
six yards down to the Blue
Jays 21. Senior Wes Buettner
met Peters at the line on his
next rushing attempt for no
gain. Facing long yardage,
Niekamp stepped back to pass
and couldnt nd an open re-
ceiver as the Jays defense had
good coverage by their backs.
Seeing an open eld, Niekamp
took off for the endzone and
got tackled at the 2-yard line,
causing a fumble forward
into the endzone that was re-
covered by Versailles for the
score. The two-point conver-
sion was no good but the Ti-
gers took the lead 12 to 7 with
1:22 remaining the third.
The next possession for the
Jays was even shorter as they
fumbled the ball back to Ver-
sailles at the Tigers 34-yard
line.
The Blue Jay defense was
back on the eld to try to
slow down the Tigers ground
game. On the rst play by Ver-
sailles after taking over, Aus-
tin Schulte made a big play
stopping Andrew Schmitt of
Versailles for no gain. After
two gains by the offense, Ver-
sailles went for rst down on
fourth and one but Alex Haun-
horst stepped up for the Jays
defense with a stop of Peters.
After the Jays took over on
downs, Deven Haggard had to
punt for the third time in the
half as Kody Setser made the
fair catch at the Tigers 42-
yard line. On the next play,
Peters took off on a 52-yard
run before being tackled at
the ve. Peters took it in from
there and the two-point con-
version was good with the
score 20-7 with 7:58 remain-
ing.
The Jays offense needed a
rally much like they got last
year in Versailles after com-
ing from behind late in the
game to win by one point.
Martz found Eric Vogt for a
7-yard pass completion and
then got the Jays initial rst
down of the second half with a
hookup to Hays. Back-to-back
scrambles by Martz earned
positive yardage for another
rst down but the Jays offense
went no further as the Jays lost
for the rst time this season.
The Jays only tallied 167
yards of total offense in the
game - 118 on the ground and
49 in the air. Versailles run-
ning game totaled 216 yards
on 40 attempts and the offense
added 61 more yards passing
for a total of 277 yards. Peters
led the offense with 145 yards
on 28 carries.
Both teams each recorded
nine rst downs.
Score By Quarters
St. Johns 0-7-0-0-(7)
Versailles 0-6-6-8-(20)
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GENERAL MANAGER MANUFACTURING
This position is with a small manufacturing facility (under 100 employees) in Northwest Ohio.
We are seeking an energetic, experienced general or plant manager who is seeking an opportunity
of helping us take our business to the next level within the rubber industry.
DUTIES INCLUDE:
Establishing a business strategy for growth, creating and implementing business plans,
managing all aspects of plant operations, fnancial performance, sales, and customer service.
Providing leadership and direction to production and support staf. Assisting you will be a team of direct
reports; operations manager, sales manager, controller, ofce manager, and shipping coordinator.
Inspiring employees, suppliers, vendors, and customers with a growth-oriented vision for the future by
driving the cultural transformation necessary to achieve world class performance by the organization.
Responsible to the President and Board of Directors for P&L performance of the facility,
including safety, quality, delivery, cost and inventory.
QUALIFICATIONS:
BS/BA in engineering or business with 7-10 years management experience in manufacturing operations,
preferably in the rubber industry.
Must have fnancial aptitude, analytical skills, proven leadership efectiveness, P&L responsibility.
Must have signifcant experience in continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing.
COMPENSATION:
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leader and dynamic corporate builder.
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Or, preferably via email: Recruiting43054@gmail.com
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St. Ritas Medical Center
Attn: HR Generalist
730 W. Market St.,Lima, OH 45801
Fax: 419.226.9870
Email: ajgoings@mercy.com
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Beyond expectations.
Beyond your career.
St. Ritasofersacompetitivesalaryandafexiblebeneft
package. Qualifedcandidatesmayapplyviathewebat
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Maintenance Mechanic I Full Time, 1st Shift
This positionwill be responsible for maintainingall systems, equipment andbuildingfacilities in
support of highquality healthcare by performinggeneral maintenance, plumbing, electrical,
andHVAC.
Candidates must have one year certifcate froma college or technical school; or three to six
months relatedexperience and/or training. Also requiredare strongdecision-makingskills,
excellent customer service skills, anda validOhio drivers license.
Facilities Decorator Full Time, 1st Shift
This positionperforms duties of paintingandmaintains fnishandrefnishes onall building
surfaces. Inadditionthe Facilities Decorator constructs repairs andmaintains furniture, doors,
windows andother parts of the facility.
Candidate must possess highschool diploma or general educationdegree (GED); or trade school
for painters andpaper hangers diploma plus fve years experience as a professional painter and
paper hanger. Also requiredare strongdecision-makingskills, excellent customer service skills,
anda validOhio drivers license.
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OPEN INTERVIEWS
The Gardens of Paulding will be holding an Open
Interview Day on Wednesday September 17th,
2014. We are seeking experienced RN's, LPN's
and STNA's to join our team of highly dedicated
and skilled healthcare professionals. We current-
ly have a variety of Full-time, Part-time and PRN
positions available. We will be holding open inter-
views from 10am - 2pm. Come join us for refresh-
ments, door prizes and the opportunity to join
our team! We are located at 199 County Road
103, Paulding, Ohio 45879. You can reach us
at 419-399-4940. If you are unable to attend,
however would still like to apply for a position,
you can email your resume to dagner@ltcoh.
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At First Financial Bank, we
measure our success by
the success of our clients.
If you would like to help
others achieve success
while also achieving your
own, then First Financial
Bank is the place for you.
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currently looking for a
Full Time
Client Service Advisor
to join our team!
This position is located
at our Van Wert Summit
Banking Center and will
work full time hours,
Monday-Saturday. We
are looking for candidates
with experience in
referring products /
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customer service skills.
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with First Financial Bank
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associates. If you are
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Driver
RUAN
Dedicated to Diversity. EOE
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Excellent Benefts and 401K
CDL-A, 1 yr. T/T experience
800-879-7826
Now Hiring Full and
Part Time Drivers
Based in Holiday City, OH
HOME DAILY!!!
Earn up to
$62, 000/Year
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235
Screw Machine
Set-Up &
Operator
As a leader in
our feld, we are
seeking Journeymen
with a minimum
of four (4) years
experience in set-up
& operating Acme
Gridley, Davenport
or CNC. Successful
candidates must
have all hand tools
required for the job.
These positions offer
a starting pay of
$20.09 per hour.
We offer an attractive
beneft package.
Qualifed applicants
apply in person or
send resum to:
Cablecraft Motion
Controls
Attn: HR Dept.
2110 Summit St.
New Haven, IN
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235
Activities
Director
The Laurels of Shane
Hill & Maplewood of
Shanes Village offer an
outstanding opportunity
for an Activities Director.
Qualied candidates
will have experience in
an activities department
in a senior care setting
and have certication as
an activity professional
or similar qualifying
training. The position
is full-time, with
occasional evening,
weekend and holiday
hours. The Laurels offers
an outstanding work
environment, and a very
competitive wage and
benets plan. To apply,
please email resume to:
sschaaf@laurelhealth.com
or mail/stop by in person
at: 10731 State Rte. 118,
Rockford, OH 45882
Attn: Steve Schaaf,
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Looking for full-time team
members to implement
behavioral treatment.
Our multi-stafed group
homes provide family-style
therapeutic environment
for juveniles with varying
mental health diagnoses
and behavioral issues. 4-day
work week with excellent
beneft package. Patience
and fexibility a must;
bachelor degree preferred.
Send cover letter and
resume to:
Director of
Residential Services
P.O. Box 150
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
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235
Qualifed Industrial Maintenance candidates
needed for all aspects of equipment and building
maintenance.
We desire these skills in a machine repair person:
Understand schematics and blueprints for
hydraulic and pneumatic circuits
Mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills,
including hydraulics and pneumatics
Layout and perform diffcult machining
operations, fabricate and weld
Diagnose and remedy machinery problems,
including tearing down and reassembling
machines
Devise, develop and construct tools and
mechanisms
Experience maintaining automatic screw
machines
Five years experience in Industrial
Maintenance feld
Must have all hand tools required by job
Starting pay for a machine repair person is $19.49
per hour.
We desire the above skills and these additional
skills, in a maintenance technician:
Strong electrical skills, including DC and
single- and 3-phase AC installation and
troubleshooting
Understand electrical drawings and
schematics
Installation, maintenance and troubleshooting
of lighting, motor controls, PLCs
Pay for a maintenance technician is $20.82 per hour.
We offer an attractive beneft package.
Qualifed applicants apply in person or send resume to:
Cablecraft Motion Controls
2110 Summit St., New Haven, IN 46774
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235
Delpha Chevrolet Buick
has an opening
for an experienced
Body Shop
Technician
We offer competitive wage,
401k, medical and vacation.
See
Dan Wiseman or Bob Grothouse
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235
Driver
Now hiring Full and
Part Time Drivers
based in
Holiday City, OH
HOME DAILY!!!
Earn up to
$62,000 / Year
.46 cpm
* Excellent Benefits
and 401K
CDL-A, 1 yr. T/T
experience
800-879-7826
www.ruan.com/jobs
Dedicated to Diversity EOE
Driver
Now Hiring Full and
Part Time Drivers
Earn up to $62,000/Year
Excellent Benets and 401K
CDL-A, 1 yr. T/T experience
800-879-7826
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Based in Holiday City, OH
HOME DAILY!!!
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235
Vantage Career Center Adult Education is
seeking a part-time Nurse Aid Instructor.
Must be an Ohio-licensed RN. 2 years
experience caring for the elderly or chronically
ill required. Will need to complete an Ohio
Department of Health Train the Trainer if not
completed in the last 2 years.
Please send resume to:
Vantage Career Center
Attn: Adult Education
818 N. Franklin St.
Van Wert, OH 45891
or email sjarvis@vantagecareercenter.com
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Maintenance Tech
The Hearth & Home at Van Wert Senior
Living Community has an immediate
opening for a Maintenance Technician.
Primary responsibilities for this
position include performing hands-
on maintenance for all facets of this
retirement community, including repairs,
painting, and general maintenance
of apartments and other interior and
exterior areas on campus.
This full-time position requires a self-
starter with demonstrated experience
in maintenance of multi-family or health
care units. In addition to being a exible
team player, this person must be able
to meet deadlines and work within a
budget. Knowledge of state regulations
as they apply to Assisted Living is a plus.
Must be able to work and communicate
effectively with the communitys senior
population. This position has on-call
responsibility.
This position offers an outstanding
compensation and benet package
- we pay 100% of the premiums for
our employees health, dental and life
insurance. Please forward resum to:
Hearth & Home at Van Wert
Senior Living Community
1118 Westwood Drive
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
Attn: Marty Bradford
Fax: 419-232-2030
mbradford@chancellorhealth.com
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We need you...
If you are reliable, patient and
have a desire to enrich the lives
of seniors, this may be
the place for you.
We are currently seeking self-
motivated applicants for
LPNs
Resident Assistants
Part-Time Cook
Part Time Activities
Apply in person at
Hearth and Home of Van Wert
1118 Westwood Drive
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
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240
Need experienced
Medical
Assistant
for busy Family
Practice Ofce.
Send resume and
references to
Van Wert
Family
Physicians
Attn: Jayne Smith
1178 Professional Dr.
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
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240
LPN
Private Duty Services
1157 Westwood Dr.
Van Wert, OH 45891
www.ComHealthPro.org
Part-time for pediatric
case in Van Wert area.
Shifts/times vary.
Submit application to:
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DRIVERS: CDL-A
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Company Drivers,
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BREESE FARMS LLC
Class A-CDL
Drivers Needed
Local company with
openings for OTR driver
running van loads &
regional driver running
hopper loads in Ohio,
Michigan & Indiana.
Please call
Dave @ 419-203-2745
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Beautiful Victorian 2 story
w/ 28x34 attached garage
within walking distance
to Crestview Schools and
downtown Convoy. Ready to
move into at $99,900 Jane
Germann #385
Well-kept 3 bedroom
cape cod w/attached
2 car just outside
of Convoy. Many up-
dates including brand
new kitchen w/ granite countertops. Chet Straley #411
3 or 4 bedroom 2 story w/2
full baths. Separate living &
family rooms plus updated
kitchen w/ large pantry. Gas
f/a heat & central air plus
woodburner plus 26x40
pole building & 14x26 shed
$94,900 Anne Brecht #382
4 bedroom 2 bath ranch
w/large master suite,
family room, updated
kitchen, living room &
large patio all on a dou-
ble lot. Quality & well taken care of at $134,900. Anne
Brecht #414
This 3 bedroom 1
bath ranch features a
game room in the base-
ment and is close to the
schools. Immediate pos-
session available $109,900 Richard Miller #390
Immediate occupancy
available on this 3 bedroom
1 story w/attached garage
& large backyard. $63,900.
Phil Kreischer #340
214 EAST TULLY STREET, CONVOY
6921 BERGNER ROAD, CONVOY
430 FRANKLIN STREET, CONVOY
208 ELM STREET, CONVOY
710 OAK STREET, CONVOY
Maintenance-free exterior
in this 3 bedroom 2 bath 2
story w/ separate living &
family rooms. Attached 2 car
and newer roof within walking
distance to Crestview Schools.
$129,900 Jane Germann #405
702 OAK STREET, CONVOY
538 NORTH MAIN, CONVOY
OPEN HOUSE
Tues., Sept. 16 5-7 PM
Exterior completely redone
including 50 yr warranty on
roof. Home includes 3 bed-
rooms, detached garage &
extra lot. $74,900. Jane Ger-
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732 EAST TULLY STREET, CONVOY
419 W Ervin
Van Wert, OH
419.238.9733
800.727.2021
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Ag Credit, Van Wert
Citizens National Bank
Bee Gee Realty, Van Wert
Straley Realty & Auctioneers, Inc., Van Wert
Sharron Realty Associates, Van Wert
1st Federal Bank, Van Wert
Van Wert Federal Savings Bank, Van Wert
First Bank of Berne, Van Wert
Merkle Insurance, Van Wert
Dick Clark Real Estate, Delphos
CCR Realtors, Lima/Wapak/Russells Point
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New Listing
163 Sesame Street
$114,500
163 Sesame Street, Convoy
Come check out this beautiful 3 bed, 2
bath ranch offering large great room,
kitchen/dining with lots of cabinetry and
eat-at bar. Convection range, ref, Dw,
microwave, & disposal stay. Large master
bed. With bath. 2 car attached garage.
Storage
shed in rear.
Beautiful tree-
shaded lot.
Call
Sharon at
419.203.1043
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Krista Schrader .. ..... 419-233-3737
Ruth Baldauf-Liebrecht 419-234-5202
Amie Nungester ....... 419-236-0688
Lynn Miller ............... 419-234-2314
Jessica Merschman . 567-242-4023
Jodi Moenter ............ 419-296-9561
OPEN HOUSES
228 N. Main Street, Delphos
Office: 419-692-2249
Fax: 419-692-2205
621 West Second St., 4BR, 1/5BA, bsmt, garage & more!
509 N. Bredeick St., Cute 3 BR, bsmt, garage
816 S. Adams St., 3BR ranch, 2 city lots, garage, bsmt, only 50s
FOR A FULL LIST OF HOMES FOR SALE & OPEN HOUSES:
WWW.SCHRADERREALTY.NET
Schrader
Realty
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 12-1:00
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 1:30-2:30
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Phone: 419-695-1006 Phone: 419-879-1006
103 N. Main St. Delphos, OH
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move without us!
View all our listings at
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318 Bredeick St. Delphos Dick Clark $98,000
536 Moening St. Delphos Rick Gable $87,500
3:00-4:30 p.m.
21410 Briggs St. Spencerville Dick Clark $285,000
1001 S. Adams St. Delphos Rick Gable $115,000
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OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, September 14th 1-3pm
Sharon T. Henkaline
Broker, 419-203-1043
11566 Emerson Rd.
Van Wert
Price Reduced to $122,900!
Auctions

515
AMERICAN WAY
AUCTION
Saturday, Sept. 20
th
10:05 A.M.
Van Wert, Ohio
American Way Auction Facility is located 16477 Convoy Rd. just
3 miles north of Van Wert on US127 and then go east on
Convoy Road 3 miles to the auction facility.
American Way Auction
(419) 968-2955
Let us sell for you the American Way
SPECIAL NOTE: (Extremely nice modern used furniture in-
cluded in this auction)
Partial Listing: Elegant Lexington bedroom suite consisting of
triple dresser, highboy chest, armoire, queen size bed, & 2 night
stands, oak bedroom suite, 2 curio cabinets, Craftmaster sofa &
matching recliner, Lane recliner, set of 4 kitchen chairs, ornate
writing desk & chair, Ashley high dining room table with 4 chairs,
wrought iron bedroom bench, occasional side table, lamp tables,
coffee table, lamps, pair of stained glass Tiffany style lamps, many
beautiful pictures, Farber Ware service for 12, small appliances,
dishes & glassware, set of Kitchen Aid pots & pans, jewelry, lug-
gage, small step ladder, lg. flower pots, Christmas decorations &
trees, lots of items not listed.
Items of Special Interest:
Collection of beautiful Fenton glassware items.
Collection of Cal Ripken Jr. baseball memorabilia baseballs,
bat, pictures, pennants, jerseys, shirts, books, comforter, etc.
SPECIAL ITEM: Original oil painting by the famous artist Ar-
thur Miller titled Ripkin to be sold without reserve.
For pictures go to auctionzip.com, zip code 45891
Auctioneers: Mike Jackson, Gary Holdgreve
Auctions

515
Date: Sat. 9/27
Time: 9:00 am
Location: 1366 E. Ervin
Rd., Van Wert
Items: Collectibles,
jewelry, household items,
antiques, guns/swords,
camping equipment, misc.
lawn & garden tools &
equipment
Seller(s): Ellen M. Brown
& other consignors
Auctioneer(s):
Straley Realty &
Auctioneers, Inc.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Auctions

515
Date: Thu. 9/18
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 201 W. Jackson
St., Wren
Items: 2-story home w/
2-car attached garage, 4
bdrm/1 bath, vinyl siding,
shingled roof, private well,
approx. 1,536 sq. ft. living
space
Seller(s): Diann McBride
Estate; Donald J. Johnson,
Executor
Auctioneer(s):
Straley Realty &
Auctioneers, Inc.
ESTATE AUCTION
Auctions

515
Date: Sat. 9/13
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 1115 East Syca-
more St., Van Wert
Items: Large assortment
of hand and electric tools,
lawn furniture and orna-
ments, garden tools, hunting
gear and sporting goods,
misc. shop supplies
Seller(s): Uncle Bill Tools/
Bill and Louise Proftt
Auctioneer(s):
Straley Realty &
Auctioneers, Inc.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Auctions

515
Date: Sat. 9/20
Time: 10 am personal
property/12 pm real estate
Location: 10778 Harrison
Willshire Rd., Convoy
Items: 3 bdrm/2 bath ranch
home w/ 2-car detached ga-
rage & pond, 1-acre lot w/
well/septic, misc. vintage col-
lectibles, barber equipment,
lawn tools & other misc.
Seller(s): Vincent L. Smith
Family Trust
Auctioneer(s):
Bee Gee Realty &
Auction Co., LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Wanted to Buy

592
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
Legals

930
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with the provisions
of Section 5715.17 of the Revised
Code of the State of Ohio, the
Board of Revision of Van Wert
County has completed its work of
equalization of tax statements and
returns for the current year, and
the same are now open for public
inspections in the County Auditors
Office. Complaints against any
valuations or assessments, except
valuations fxed and assessments
made by the Department of
Taxation, will be heard by the
County Board of Revision on and
after August 1, 2014. Nancy Dixon,
Clerk of the Board of Revision.
9/3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,13,15 00100193
Legals

930
MEETING NOTICE
The Ohi o Ci ty Vi l l age
Council will hold a special
council meeting on Monday,
September 22nd, at 5:00
p.m. in the Village Hall
on Main Street. There will
be a committee meeting
following council meeting.
The committee meeting that
was scheduled for Monday,
September 15th, has been
cancelled.
09/13/14 00101934
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2002 Malibu
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maintained
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ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR

The Laurels of Shane

Hill & Maplewood of
Shane's Village offer an
outstanding opportunity
for an Activities Director.
Qualified candidates will
have experience in an
activities department in a
senior care setting,
have certification as an
activity professional or
similar qualifying
training. The position is
full time. The Laurels
offers a great work
environment, highly
competitive wage and an
excellent benefits plan.
To apply, email resume:

sschaaf@laurelhealth.com
or mail/stop by in
person at:
10731 State Route 118,
Rockford, OH 45882.
Attn. Steve Schaaf,
Administrator
DRIVERS: CDL-A. Local
Posi ti ons. Company
Drivers, Home Daily.
Safety Bonus Program.
Full Benefits available
after 90 days. 6 months
veri fi abl e exp. Cal l
877-525-2937
GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES!
Accepting Applications
for
Goldshield in Decatur,
CALL 260-724-4810
for information
Also hiring
WAREHOUSE,
SANITATION, SALES,
IT, Millwright/
Construction positions,
R&R Employment
419-232-2008 or online
www.rremployment.com
R&R Medical Staffing
taking CNA Class
Applications call
260-724-4417 for dates
& pricing.
Help Wanted

235
LOCAL COMPANY
needs floor covering
installers Call
419-495-2833 for
information
LOCAL LANDSCAPE
Company seeks
hardworking, reliable
and motivated
employees. Must have a
valid drivers license and
a clean driving record.
No experience
necessary. Please call
419-749-9494 for more
information.
MERCER COUNTY Ag
Retail & Grain elevator is
seeking part-time office
staff. Send resume and
list of references to
P.O. Box 499
Payne, Ohio 45880
PART- TI ME HELP
wanted. Mornings and
afternoons. Drug screen
contingent upon hiring.
Good work history re-
quired. Apply at Pats
Donuts, 662 Elida Ave,
Delphos
PAULDING COUNTY
Ag Retailer is seeking a
Class A CDL driver and
laborer. Must have a
good driving record.
Send resume and list of
references to
P.O. Box 499
Payne, Ohio 45880
SEARCHI NG FOR
part-time caterers. Apply
in person at Lock Six-
teen Catering in Ottoville
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Help Wanted

235
SMALL TRUCKING
Company OTR Truck
Drivers Needed. Home
On Weekends. East Half
of US. Call Denny@
Showcase
260-229-0480.
TASTEMORR SNACKS
Continues to Grow!
A local food
manufacturer is
expanding and is looking
to hire 50 production
employees on all shifts.
We are looking for
motivated and reliable
individuals who desire
long term employment
with excellent
opportunities for
advancement.
We will be having TWO
Open Interviews:
Tuesday
September 16, 2014 &
Thursday
September 18, 2014
from 9AM to 12PM &
1PM to 5pm.
Stop by, fill out an
application and have an
interview on the spot.
Positions available to
begin immediately. Past
employees are welcome!
We offer an attractive
wage and full benefits
package, including
medical, dental, vision,
life, 401K, paid uniforms,
paid holidays, and
vacation.
Tastemorr Snacks,
A division of Basic Grain
Products, Inc.
300 East Vine Street
Coldwater, Ohio 45828
careers@tastemorr.com
419-605-9660
THE TIMES BULLETIN
is looking for a
Carrier for the
Van Wert area.
If interested
please stop at
The Times Bulletin
Office
Monday-Thursday
8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-1:00pm
to fill out an
application.
NO PHONE CALLS
PLEASE!
VWCOA LOOKING
for as Needed,
part-time driver.
Driver transports clients
for essential appts.
in/out of town.
DOT physical/drug/
criminal check &
clean license required.
Applications can be
picked up at:
220 Fox Rd.
EOE
Help Wanted

235
WE ARE seeking
persons with passion,
energy and genuine
interest in assisting
persons with intellectual
disabilities with daily
supports and fulfilling
involvement in activities
in the Van Wert area.
MRSI has been
supporting people with
disabilities in Northwest
Ohio for over 35 years.
Part-time openings are
available. Shifts will
include afternoon and
evening, overnight and
weekends. High School
diploma or GED,
acceptable criminal
background check,
current auto insurance
and valid driver's license
required with less than 6
points. We offer the
area's best starting
pay and benefits.
Apply on-line at
www.mrsinc.org.
Healthcare

240
OB GYN
Service Line Manager
Grand Lake Health
System has an excellent
opportunity for a
manager of our OB GYN
services. This postion
will oversee OB GYN
services in both the
hospital environment
and in our OB GYN
physician practice.
Management expertise
in one of the two areas
required. Must be a BSN
with at least 3 years of
clinical experience,
preferably some in OB.
Strong interpersonal
communication
and teambuilding
skills required.
Please apply online at
www.grandlakehealth.org
RN/LPN
PART time
evenings/nights
temporary full time
nights
STNA's
part time, every other
weekendand PRN
second and third shifts
Please apply in person
at The Gardens of
Paulding.
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250
TIMES BULLETIN Me-
dia is searching for a
part-time salesperson.
Position will consist of
20-25 hours per week,
with the possibility of an
evening or a weekend
morning periodically. Po-
sition will also handle
customer service, data
entry and telemarketing
along with other miscel-
laneous duties. To apply,
please e-mail resume to
accounting@timesbulle-
tin.com and include ref-
erences and salary re-
quests.
Work Wanted

275
EXPERIENCED HOUSE
cleaner has openings in
Van Wert, Middle Point,
and Delphos areas.
567-204-0028.
HOMETOWN HANDY-
MAN A-Z SERVICES
doors & wi ndows
decks plumbing dry-
wall roofing concrete
Compl et e r emodel .
567-356-7471
HOUSEKEEPER
LOOKING for new
clients. I am offering
exceptional residential
cleaning. 260-444-7062.
POHLMAN HANDYMAN
Exterior Painting, Electri-
cal, Plumbing, Interior/Ex-
terior Home Repair, Minor
HVAC. No job too small!
Call Matt for free estimate
567-259-7149
Apartment/Duplex
For Rent

305
2 BEDROOM apartment
$400.00 rent plus
deposit, water furnished,
NO pets, 419-232-4990
2 BEDROOM, new
carpet, West Main,
NO dogs, 419-238-9508.
House For Rent

320
2 BEDROOM ranch, w/d
hook-up, garage,
1007 W. Ervin Road,
$525.00
deposit/references.
419-513-1100
MODERN 3 bedroom
house for rent in Van
Wert and Ohio City.
419-438-7004.
SEVERAL MOBI LE
Homes/House for rent.
View homes online at
www.ulmshomes.com or
inquire at 419-692-3951
TWO BEDROOM home
withlarge yard, single
garage and storage shed
for rent. $475 monthly.
Please contact me at
419-910-9126.
Garage Sales/Yard
Sales

555
905 N. Main St. Fri
9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm.
Antiques, glassware,
tools, clothes, toys, fire-
wood, racing go-cart
frame and miscellane-
ous.
FOUR-FAMILY! 26440
Road P, Ft. Jennings
(1/2-mile outside Otto -
v i l l e ) . Th u r s - Sa t ,
9/ 11-9/ 13, 9am-7pm.
Something for everyone!
MIDDLE POINT
ESTATE SALE
Friday-Saturday
8-5:00 ONLY
Crafts, Lots of Yarn,
Embroidery Supplies,
Flowers, Holiday Items,
Set Up House With
Bathroom, Kitchen,
Bedroom Items.
*2003 Ford Taurus,
LOW Miles, 1 Owner,
$5500.00 or Make Offer.
17907 Church Road
2 Blocks N. of Ramblers
Roost. Watch For Signs!
VAN WERT
10347 Old Tile
Factory Road
Friday 9-5:00
Saturday 9-12:00
Brand Name Girl Clothes
6-12, Womens, Stroller,
31, Sawing/Crafts, Wood
Twin Bed
Garage Sales/Yard
Sales

555
OHIO CITY
Never Before Barn Sale!
Friday-Saturday 8AM
Worth The Drive! 13764
Van Wert Willshire Road
Just Around The Corner
From Wren Landeck
Road, Saddle/Bridle,
Schwin Bike, Ethan Alan
Hutch & Table, Ideal
Double Rinse Tub, Doll
Beds/Fruniture, Mens
2-3X, Granite Ware,
Garden/Home Decor,
Toys, Old Metal Const.
Toiys (Some Tonka), &
The List Goes On....
Rain or Shine
Were Inside!
VAN WERT
716 William Street
Thursday-Friday 9-5:00
Saturday 9-1:00
Garage Sale, Craft Show
Ornaments; (Finished
and Unpainted), Pillows;
All Sizes, Advent
Calendars, Christmas
Stockings, Marx Electric
Trains, Much More!
VAN WERT
Everything 1/2 Price
16894 Rank Road
Thursday-Friday-
Saturday 8-5:00
116 to Gamble,
Signs posted.
Clothes Girls 3-10,
Womens S-2x
Sewing Materials,
Plus Miscellaneous
VAN WERT
Huge Sale!
1134 Woodland Avenue
Thursday-Friday,
8-4, Saturday 8-10:00
Estate Items, Many
Miscellaneous,
Seasonal Items, Priced
to Sell!
Miscellaneous

577
BRAND NEW in plastic!
QUEEN
PILLOWTOP
MATTRESS SET
Can deliver, $150.
(260) 493-0805

LAMP REPAIR, table or
floor. Come to our store.
Ho h e n b r i n k TV.
419-695-1229
LARGE MAGNAVOX
stereo; Free
Old table model radio;
$35.00, Floor model
Philco radio phono;
$50.00
419-238-1633.
Pets and Supplies

583
PUPPY SALE! Beagles,
$99; Dachshunds, $199;
Chi/Terriers, $199; Morkie,
$329. Chihuahuas-$299.
Garwick's the Pet People.
419-795-5711.
garwcksthepetpeople.com
Auto

805
INDIANA AUTO AUC-
TION, INC.Huge
Repo sale Sept. 18th.
Over 100 repossessed
units for sale. Cash only.
$500 deposit per person
required. Register
8am-9:30am All vehicles
sold AS IS! 4425 W.
Washington Center
Road. FTW. (A)
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A DHI Media publication CLASS/GEN Saturday, Sept. 13 & Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 B7
DEAR ABBY: I just
turned 14 and had a small
party with relatives to cel-
ebrate it. A few days later
my mom bought me thank-
you cards and said I should
send them out. I told the
people thank you for the
gifts in person. I dont think
thank-you cards are neces-
sary for something as small
as birthdays. Shouldnt they
be reserved for things like
weddings and baby show-
ers? Mom and I are anxious
to see your answer. NO
THANK-YOU
DEAR NO THANK-
YOU: Listen to your mother
because shes trying to tell
you something important.
When people do something
nice for you such as give
you a birthday or Christmas
gift their thoughtfulness
and generosity should be ac-
knowledged with a written
thank-you. Its not a waste
of your time. People are in-
clined to be more generous
to those who show their ap-
preciation, as you will learn
in many situations as time
passes.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: My sis-
ter has a one-year-old baby
boy we all adore. He is a
cute little guy. My sister is
understandably proud, but
sometimes I feel it goes too
far. She sends pictures of
him with captions like, Cut-
est Baby Ever, or Hes the
BEST! She dresses him in
shirts that say, FAVORITE
or The Greatest.
I feel it is rude to other
parents and insensitive to
other kids because it implies
that other peoples children
dont measure up. Also,
there are some adorable little
cousins living in the same
household as the perfect
baby. We ALL have attrac-
tive children, but not all of
us feel the need to put others
down in order to compliment
our offspring. Am I overly
sensitive, or is my sister tact-
less? IDAHO AUNTIE
DEAR IDAHO AUNTIE:
Your sister is over-the-moon
about her baby boy. Shirts
like this for toddlers are very
common. The children in that
household are probably too
young to read whats printed
on the T-shirts and feel slight-
ed, so simmer down and dont
take it personally.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: Some time
ago we were given a very ex-
pensive dining room set by
relatives. No one else in the
family wanted it, and we took
it because our dining room
pieces were old. Now we
would like to sell this set and
buy something less formal and
more comfortable. Do we have
any obligation to the original
owners? NEEDS ADVICE
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEAR NEEDS ADVICE:
If the dining room set was
lent to you by the relatives,
you should consult them.
However, if it was GIVEN to
you, then you have no obli-
gation to do so and you may
dispose of it as you wish.
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was founded by her mother,
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Written thank-yous for gifts show heartfelt appreciation
Dear Heloise: I am getting
a new kitten and wondered if
you have any hints for litter-
box training? Yvette in
New Mexico
I do have some hints for
you! Litter-box training is
simple, and most kittens pick
it up right away. Before you
bring your kitten home, make
sure you already have a litter
box and litter. Set up the box
where you want it. As soon as
you bring the kitten, put her
into the litter box (you can
even scratch her paw in the lit-
ter). This is your way of show-
ing her where she needs to go
and where the box is located.
Then the rst few days or even
the rst week your new kitten
is home, watch her carefully.
If you see her scratching in a
corner, pick her up and put her
in the litter box. Your kitten
will soon get the hang of it.
Heloise
PET PAL
Dear Readers: Ron and
Barbara Bowman in Ray-
mond, N.H., sent in a photo
of their Persian cat, Bailey,
posing on a pedestal. Ron
and Barbara say that he loves
looking outside and keeps
them busy grooming him. To
see Baileys picture, go to my
website, www.Heloise.com,
and click on Pets. Heloise
TRUNK SMELL
Dear Heloise: I recently
purchased some milk that
leaked a little in the trunk of
my car, and it reeks something
awful due to the Texas heat.
What do you recommend I
clean it with? Christy E.,
via email
Well, lets see what we can
do, but you are asking a lot!
Our Texas heat can reach over
100 degrees inside a car in
nothing at.
First, be sure to clean the
spot well with soap and wa-
ter, rinse, then wipe with full-
strength vinegar and let dry.
Leave the trunk open! Next,
use baking soda sprinkle
it (a boxful) over the area
and rub it in with your hands.
Leave on for a few days, and
then vacuum out the bak-
ing soda (and hopefully the
smell!). If any smell remains,
repeat the process. Having
baking soda on hand at all
times is great! I use baking
soda for so many things. Want
to know all my household
hints involving baking soda?
Order my baking-soda pam-
phlet. To receive one, send
$5 and a long, self-addressed,
stamped (70 cents) envelope
to: Heloise/Baking Soda, P.O.
Box 795001, San Antonio, TX
78279-5001. Clean up corro-
sion on your car battery with a
paste of baking soda and wa-
ter. Your experience is a good
reminder to put all containers
in plastic bags, just in case!
Heloise
NO KNEE PAIN
Dear Heloise: I was doing
some deep cleaning in my
bathroom that required being
on my knees. It hurt so badly!
I grabbed a roll of paper tow-
els and used it to kneel on. It
gave my knees the padding
they needed and helped me
get through the rest of my
cleaning. Giselle, via email
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Litter-box lessons
Ron and Barbara Bowman in Raymond, N.H., sent in this photo of their Persian
cat, Bailey, posing on a pedestal. (Photo submitted)
with
Jeanne
Phillips
DEAR
ABBY
HINTS
FROM
HELOISE
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
CELINA In conjunction with
Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Mercer Health is offering free clini-
cal breast exam screenings. The
screenings are available on Wednes-
day, Oct. 28 from 8 11 a.m. and 5
7 p.m. at Mercer Healths Communi-
ty Medical Center, 950 South Main
Street, Celina. Persons interested
in receiving the free clinical breast
exam must call (419) 586-1220 to
make an appointment.
Sara Bruening, director of radiol-
ogy at Mercer Health, shares, Dur-
ing National Breast Cancer Aware-
ness Month, we offer free clinical
breast evaluations. If the physician
or provider performing the evalua-
tion feels it is necessary, a mammo-
gram will be ordered for the patient.
We provide a full scope of breast ser-
vices at Mercer Health, so if further
evaluation is needed after a mammo-
gram, a diagnostic exam, ultrasound
of the breast, or MRI of the breast
are options that we can perform
here. We are also able to perform ul-
trasound guided breast biopsies and
stereotactic breast biopsies. These
are minimally-invasive procedures
leaving little or no scarring in which
multiple tissue samples are collected
during one needle insertion. These
procedures are some of the most
advanced technologies available to
aid in the detection and diagnosis of
breast cancer.
Bruening continues, Early breast
cancer detection is critical for the
best prognosis which is why we feel
it is important to provide the full
scope of breast screening services.
According to the American Can-
cer Society (ACS), a clinical breast
exam should be a part of a period-
ic health exam about every three
years for women in their 20s and 30s
and every year for women age 40
and older. In addition, yearly mam-
mograms should begin at age 40 and
continue as long as a woman is in
good health. In addition to search-
ing for early signs of breast cancer
through mammograms and clinical
breast exams, the ACS states that
women can stay well and reduce
their breast cancer risk by making
healthy lifestyle choices such as
staying at a healthy weight, getting
regular exercise, and limiting their
alcohol intake.
A display with educational mate-
rials has been set up in the Outpa-
tient Lobby of Mercer County Com-
munity Hospital, Coldwater. This
display includes information about
breast health as well as other cancer
prevention techniques.
Mercer Health to offer free breast exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP)
Its still summer, but a
snowstorm blanketed parts
of Wyoming, South Dakota,
Montana and Colorado, set-
ting early snowfall records in
some places, covering lawns
and ower gardens and pro-
viding a preview of what is to
come.
The snowstorm dumped up
to 20 inches of snow in parts
of Wyoming on Wednesday
and Thursday and sent over-
night temperatures plummet-
ing into the 20s in some areas.
While snow in September
is rare, it isnt unusual for lo-
cal residents used to wild
swings in the weather.
I dont mind it; it is what
it is, said Deann Meyer of
Buffalo, Wyoming, where
up to 10 inches of snow fell.
Its going to be 80 next week.
Thats what the weather says.
Of course, that could change.
Still, it was the earliest
snowfall on record for parts
of Wyoming and southwest
South Dakota. Temperatures
hovered around freezing in
Denver, forcing many garden-
ers to wrap their plants for
protection.
Hard frosts were reported
in western Montana. Kalispell
reported a record low of 23
degrees Friday morning while
Missoulas record low was 25,
compared with 28 in 1988.
Chuck Baker, meteorolo-
gist with the National Weather
Service in Riverton, Wyo-
ming, said the blast of win-
try weather originated in the
northern reaches of Canada.
It was pretty potent for this
time of year, Baker said.
The heavy, wet snow
snapped off tree branches
and caused power outages in
Buffalo and the surrounding
area.
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Information Submitted
On September 12 at ap-
proximately 5:06 p.m., the
Delphos Police Department,
with assistance from the Put-
nam County Sheriffs Ofce,
served a search warrant on a
residence in Putnam County.
The search warrant was
part of an investigation into
counterfeit money being made
and used in and around the tri-
county area. In the residence
were a male and female who
have admitted to creating the
counterfeit money and circu-
lating it around the area.
Miscellaneous items used
for creating the counterfeit
money along with a small
amount of suspected drug par-
aphernalia were seized from
the residence.
The names of the two indi-
viduals will be released pend-
ing formal charges in the near
future.
Police ofcials urge every-
one to continue to check for
counterfeit money.
Suspected
counterfeiters
nabbed in
Putnam Co.
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