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BY MIKE FORD

mford@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Designer
drugs are chemical com-
pounds designed to skirt
around drug laws. Slightly
altering the molecular struc-
ture is the name of the game
and authorities are often left
playing catch up.
Two such substances of
todays drug scene are the
herbal incense, commonly
known by the brand name K-2,
and so-called bath salts.
They have nothing to do with
bathing and dont look the
same. The intoxicant is sold in
small quantities compared to
actual bath salts and are more
like a powder. The drug is a
stimulant and a psychotic with
hallucinations and paranoia in
tote. They should not be con-
fused with epsom salt.
Police Chief Kyle Fittro
says the substance has become
a local problem.
Weve had a number of
cases of people in Delphos
using them and, generally
speaking, the incidents weve
had are from people injecting
it. Theres no eloquent way
to say it theyre a mess.
Even some of our hard-core
traditional drug addicts, such
as people who have done opi-
ates for many years, have told
me they tried bath salts and
said forget that, man. That
stuffs out of control. Its
pretty bad when someone like
that doesnt want anything to
do with them.
Fittro said his interviews
with abusers indicate bath
salts keep them up for about
three consecutive days.
Ive even had two or three
tell me that at about day 3,
they did some other type of
drug to bring them down from
the bath salts. Nobody who
has admitted to me theyve
used bath salts said they liked
them, he said.
Sold under names like
Aura Bliss and Ivory
Wave, the drug is usually
smoked or snorted. Sgt. Matt
Treglia of the West Central
Ohio Crime Task Force says
Limas recent ban helped
greatly diminish the presence
of both synthetic drugs.
Bath salts and K-2 have
become drugs of choice
because of availability. Prior
to the Lima ordinance, it was
extremely easy to get them
but the ordinance put a huge
dent in the problem, he said.
The day before the ordinance
went into effect, there were
numerous amounts of K-2 and
bath salts in the city and after
the ordinance, we went into
the places that were selling
them and they werent avail-
able. Now, Im not saying
they werent illegally avail-
able Im saying theyre no
longer readily-available.
Fittro and other city lead-
ers are reviewing the Lima
ordinance; they plan to bring
the matter before city coun-
cil but a local ordinance may
not be needed. In March, the
Ohio House passed a bill that
makes K2 possession or traf-
ficking a minor misdemeanor
for possession and a fifth-
degree felony for trafficking
in the vicinity of a school or
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Jim Metcalfe photo
Vince Koza, left, talks with former player Jack Westrich and Don Huysman during Tuesdays Bob Arnzen Tribute
night at Keiths Landeck Tavern.
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delpho-
sherald.com
LANDECK The life
and legacy of the late Bob
Arnzen, long-time St. Johns
boys basketball coach, was
celebrated Tuesday night.
Many family members,
former players, assistant
coaches, coaching rivals/
friends and just plain friends
who knew him gathered at
Keiths Landeck Tavern
to talk about their favorite
memories of the man that
became known simply as
The Coach with long-time
area TV and radio personality
Vince Koza on his live radio
show.
From former players such
as Jack Westrich and Dan
Clyde Grothaus relishing
about their favorite game sto-
ries, to assistant coaches like
Rick Reindel speaking about
what they learned sitting next
to Arnzen on the bench, to
friends rehashing stories of
his favorite activities off the
court, many came throughout
the evening to honor the man
that was Bob Arnzen.
This is a nice tribute.
Were here to celebrate Dads
legacy and not to mourn him;
though we wish he were still
with us, its great to be here
to celebrate his life, his
daughter, Jeanne (Arnzen)
Gulick, said. There are a lot
of people here whose lives he
touched, whether they played
basketball for him or not.
That was one of the things
that made Dad so special and
what we learned as his chil-
dren; it didnt matter what
school you came from or
if you played basketball or
not. He treated people with
respect.
She was reminded of some
stories from her youth.
I loved listening to for-
mer players talking about the
time Jim Andrews came to
St. Johns and scored 50 on
us in the late 60s; I had never
seen a 7-footer before. Then
there was the next year when
Joe Fisher (Lima Central
Catholic) scored 50 on us
but we ended up winning that
one, she recalled.
Gulick recalled a choice
she had to make as a fresh-
man that her father encour-
aged.
Growing up, I sat in the
bleachers during practice and
did my homework; that was
one benefit of being a coachs
daughter. As a freshman, I
had three choices: play bas-
ketball, be a gymnast or be a
cheerleader, she explained.
I wanted to be a cheerleader
because in those days, girls
basketball was just getting
off the ground and I liked
it. Plus, I would watch the
gymnasts doing their back-
flips and stuff at practice.
Dad simply told me to give
basketball a shot and if it
didnt pan out, I could always
do one of the other two.
In Gulicks four seasons
of high school ball, the Lady
Blue Jay program won two
state titles and was a state
semifinalist; another legacy
was born.
I worked with my Dad
many summers at the park.
I did a lot of organizing
basketball leagues and I got
Arnzens legacy brought to mind
There are a lot
of people here
whose lives he
touched, whether
they played bas-
ketball for him
or not. That was
one of the things
that made Dad
so special and
what we learned
as his children;
it didnt matter
what school you
came from or if
you played bas-
ketball or not. He
treated people
with respect.
Jeanne (Arnzen) Gulick
See ARNZEN, page 6
See BATH SALTS, page 2
Eagles to host
blood drive
The American Red
Cross will hold a blood
drive from 10:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. on Thursday
at the Delphos Eagles.
Call 1-800-RED-CROSS
or go to redcrossblood.
org to schedule a blood
donation appointment.
All donors will be entered
into a regionwide draw-
ing to win free gas for a
year ($3,000 gift card).
Donations accepted
for hospice benefit
Community Health
Professionals of Delphos,
602 E. Fifth St., is accept-
ing donations for its annual
Hospice Beacon of Hope
dinner/auction event set Sept.
28 at the Delphos Eagles.
Tax-deductible donations
of items, goods and services
and money are needed.
Proceeds benefit the
hospice patient care fund.
Call 419-695-1999
for more information.
YMCA hosting camps
The Lima YMCA is
hosting a pair of vol-
leyball camps in July.
The first is the
University of Findlay
Oilers Volleyball Camp for
4th- through 9th-graders.
It will go from July
18-21 and each days ses-
sion will run from 1-4 p.m.
It is designed to teach vol-
leyball skill development.
For more information
or to register, go to col-
chagoff@findlay.edu
The second is the
Dick Powers Volleyball
Camp for high school
players July 25-29.
Each days session will
run from 2:30-6 p.m.
This is designed to
teach volleyball tech-
niques used at the colle-
giate and Olympic level.
For more information,
the e-mail to contact is
dickpowersvolleyball@
hotmail.com; to register
for the camp, contact dick-
powersvolleyball.com
For more information
about the YMCA camps
and other programs, contact
Alicia Bell at (419) 223-
6045 or bell@limaymca.net
Summer
readers enjoy
magic show
The Little Travelers
And Epic Explorers of the
Delphos Public Librarys
Summer Reading Program
gathered at the Delphos
Jefferson Middle School
Tuesday night to watch
Jason Abbott pres-
ent Magic Funny Side
Up, for family night.
McKennah Jackson and
Isaac Gable assist Abbott
with the magic rings. The
Summer Reading Program
is winding down. Next week,
Little Travelers will enjoy
Everywhere the Cow Says
Moo! and Epic Explorers
will have guest speaker
Professor Shen Hui who
will share about her native
country in Lets Travel to
China. The pool party is
at 8:30 p.m. July 26.
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tammy D. King
sept. 9, 1963-July 10, 2011
Tammy D. King, 47, of
Delphos, died at 6:50 p.m.
Saturday at her residence.
She was born Sept. 9,
1963, in Lima to Ira Cooper
of Ottawa and Patty (Gibson)
Diltz of Delphos. Her adop-
tive father, Richard Dick
Diltz Sr. survives in Delphos.
She married Dennis King,
who survives in Delphos.
Other survivors include a
stepdaughter, Jennifer Adkins
of Ohio City; a sister, Grace
Diltz of Delphos; two broth-
ers, Gary (Karen) Cooper and
Richard Diltz Jr. of Delphos;
grandson, Donnie; and her
best friend, Candy Diltz.
She was preceded in death
by two brothers, Barry and Ira
Tom Cooper Jr.
Mrs. King had worked at
Speedway in Delphos. She loved
the outdoors and fishing. She
enjoyed watching football and
followed the Dallas Cowboys
and Kentucky Wildcats.
Funeral services will begin
at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harter
and Schier Funeral Home, the
Rev. Denny Coats officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Walnut
Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call 2-8 p.m.
today and one hour before ser-
vices Thursday at the funeral
home.
Preferred memorials are to
the family.
CLEVELAND (AP)
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WeAtHer ForeCAst
tri-county
Associated Press
toniGHt: Mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
tHUrsDAY: Mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
tHUrsDAY niGHt:
Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
eXtenDeD ForeCAst
FriDAY: Partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
FriDAY niGHt: Partly
cloudy with a 30 percent
chance of showers and thun-
derstorms. Lows in the mid
60s.
s A t U r D A Y -
tUesDAY: Mostly clear.
Highs around 90. Lows in
lower 70s.
High temperature Tuesday
in Delphos was 90 degrees,
low was 69. High a year ago
today was 84, low was 66.
Record high for today is 104,
set in 1936. Record low is 50,
set in 1976.
By KYLe HiGHtoWer
the Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)
Authorities were looking into
allegations of witness tampering
during Casey Anthonys mur-
der trial, a Florida sheriff said
Tuesday during a wide-ranging
news conference with his top
investigators in what he said was
an effort to bring closure to a
case that polarized the country.
Orange County Sheriff Jerry
Demings also revealed that pros-
ecutors were considering per-
jury charges against Anthonys
mother, but a spokeswoman for
the state attorneys office later
said they would not be pursued.
Casey Anthony was acquitted
a week ago on charges of killing
her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in
2008. Anthony was found guilty
on four charges of lying to law
enforcement officers. She is to be
released from jail Sunday.
The sheriff held the news
conference to defend his investi-
gation and because his office had
been besieged with interview
requests since the verdict.
The ultimate goal ... is that
our personnel can get back to
work doing the business of
the taxpayers and residents of
Orange County, Demings said.
This is the only way that we can
move forward.
Demings wouldnt say who
was accused of witness tamper-
ing, but it didnt involve Casey
Anthonys mother, Cindy. She
stunned prosecutors during the
trial when she testified that she
had done searches for chloro-
form on the familys computer.
Prosecutors believed, along
with sheriffs investigators, that
Casey Anthony had performed
the search as she plotted to kill
Caylee.
Later, testimony by two of
Cindy Anthonys co-workers
that the companys electronic
records showed that she was
logged into her work system for
most of the day on both March
17 and March 21 when the chlo-
roform searches were done.
Cindy Anthony said she had
performed the Internet searches
for chloroform while looking
up information on chlorophyll,
a green pigment found in plants.
Chloroform is a chemical that
can be used as a sedative and is
fatal to children in small doses.
A co-worker said the system
would not have recorded Cindy
Anthonys presence if a person
hadnt been actively using the
work computer.
The government presented
evidence at trial that chloroform
was found in Anthonys car trunk
and insinuated that she could
have used it to render Caylee
unconscious.
As for the alleged witness
tampering, detective John Allen
would only say the sheriffs office
has interviewed some witnesses.
In regards to where we will
go, it really depends on what infor-
mation we get and what people
come forward to provide addi-
tional information, Allen said.
The investigators at the news
conference sat at a table along-
side a big picture of Caylee. The
sheriff said it was a reminder of
what his investigators were pur-
suing during the three-year case
that dominated his resources.
This is what this was all
about, Demings said. It was
about a missing child. Thats
what motivated our staff and our
community.
Delphos weather
Witness tampering alleged
at Casey Anthony trial
Corn: $7.10
Wheat: $6.44
Beans: $13.74
Betty Ford remembered
at bipartisan memorial
By JeFF WiLson
and JoHn roGers
the Associated Press
PALM DESERT, Calif.
She was more than just a first
lady, admirers said of Betty
Ford. She was a role model
for every presidential wife
who followed her into the
White House, not to mention
a tireless advocate for wom-
ens rights and other causes
that improved the lives of
millions.
Ford, who died Friday at
age 93, was memorialized
Tuesday by some 800 friends
and family members, includ-
ing no fewer than four current
and former first ladies and
one ex-president.
Today she was to leave her
adopted Southern California
home for the last time, head-
ed to Grand Rapids, Mich.,
where her husband, President
Gerald R. Ford, who died in
2006, is buried.
Or as she called him,
my boyfriend of 58 years
of marriage, said her son
Michael Ford during a two-
hour service at St. Margarets
Episcopal Church in this des-
ert resort town.
A second service was
scheduled today in Michigan
at which Lynne Cheney, wife
of former Vice President
Dick Cheney, was to speak.
Among those expected to
attend was former first lady
Barbara Bush.
On Thursday, Ford is to
be interred at her husbands
presidential library on what
would have been his 98th
birthday.
Following Tuesdays
California service, members
of the public were invited
into the church for a viewing
that was scheduled to last
until midnight.
During the service, former
first lady Rosalynn Carter
and journalist Cokie Roberts,
among others, hailed Ford
as a force of nature whose
boundless energy and enthu-
siasm, coupled with a stead-
fast determination to do what
was right, pushed the coun-
try toward a commitment to
equal rights for women and
other causes.
Ford, the accidental first
lady, was thrust into the
White House when Richard
Nixon resigned as president
on Aug. 9, 1974, and her
husband, then vice president,
assumed the nations highest
office. Although she always
said she never expected nor
wanted to be first lady, she
quickly embraced the role.
Her candidness, unheard of
at the time, helped bring such
previously taboo subjects as
breast cancer into the public
discussion as she openly dis-
cussed her own battle with
the disease. She was equally
outspoken about her struggles
with drug and alcohol abuse,
and her spearheading of the
creation of the Betty Ford
Center to treat those diseases
has benefited thousands.
Millions of women are
in her debt today and she
was never afraid to speak
the truth even about the most
sensitive subjects, including
her own struggle with alcohol
and pain killers, Carter said.
She got some criticism, but
I thought she was wonderful
and her honesty gave to oth-
ers every single day.
Behind the scenes she was
also aggressive and effective,
said Roberts, who noted that
Fords late husband confided
to her privately that his wife
badgered him relentlessly
into stronger public support
of equal rights for women.
The former first lady
mapped out plans for her
funeral well in advance,
including who would deliver
her eulogies, and Roberts
said she told her to be sure to
let people know that politics
does not have to as acrimoni-
ous as it is today.
Mrs. Ford wanted me
to remind everyone of the
way things used to be in
Washington, and I wouldnt
be at all surprised if she timed
her death to make sure that
she could convey the mes-
sage of comity during this
week, when it seems so badly
needed, she said as former
President George W. Bush,
a Republican, sat in the audi-
ence next to Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton, a
Democrat.
Sitting in the same pew
with them were first lady
Michelle Obama, former
first lady Nancy Reagan and
Carter. Other mourners who
packed the church includ-
ed former California first
lady Maria Shriver, former
California Gov. Pete Wilson
and Fords four children.
Bush, who escorted
Reagan to her seat a few min-
utes before Obama and the
others arrived, chatted with
Clinton as they sat next to
one another.
Its very nice to see you
getting together after the fact,
but we wish some of you
would get together before-
hand, Roberts said of those
in the audience.
Other invited guests
included Nixons daughters,
Tricia Nixon-Cox and Julie
Nixon Eisenhower; President
Lyndon Johnsons daughters,
Lucie Baines Johnson and
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb;
and Robbs husband, former
U.S. Sen. Charles Robb.
When Roberts father,
Democratic Congressman
Hale Boggs, was the House
majority leader and Fords
husband was the House
minority leader, Roberts
recalled, they could argue
about issues but get together
Millions of
women are in her
debt today and
she was never
afraid to speak
the truth even
about the most
sensitive sub-
jects, including
her own struggle
with alcohol and
pain killers.
Rosalynn Carter
GARDEN GROVE,
Calif. (AP) A Southern
California woman was in cus-
tody Tuesday after author-
ities said she drugged her
estranged husband, tied him
to a bed, cut off his penis
and put it through a garbage
disposal.
Garden Grove police
Lt. Jeff Nightengale said
that Catherine Kieu Becker
drugged a meal and served
it to the victim, whose name
was not released, shortly
before the attack Monday
night.
Nightengale said the
51-year-old man felt sick,
went to lie down and lost
consciousness. The 48-year-
old Becker then tied the vic-
tims arms and legs to the
bed with rope, removed his
clothes and attacked him with
a 10-inch kitchen knife as he
awoke, Nightengale said.
He was conscious when
his penis was removed,
Nightengale said.
Nightengale said Becker
put the penis in the garbage
disposal and turned it on.
Becker called 911 and
indicated to arriving officers
that the victim was in the
next room, Nightengale said.
Paramedics found him tied to
the bed, bleeding profusely.
Bail for Becker was
set at $1 million after she
was booked at the Orange
County Jail for investigation
of aggravated mayhem, false
imprisonment, assault with a
deadly weapon, administer-
ing a drug with intent to com-
mit a felony, poisoning and
spousal abuse.
The victim underwent
surgery and was in serious
condition at the University
of California at Irvine
Medical Center in Orange.
Nightengale said the man is
expected to survive.
A call to a hospital spokes-
woman was not immediately
returned.
Becker was taken into
custody without incident,
although she would not talk
to officers, Nightengale said.
Becker is due in court
Wednesday. A telephone list-
ing for her residence could
not be located and no one was
home in the apartment.
Neighbor Lourdes Painter
told The Associated Press
the couple had been married
since December, did not have
any children and seemed very
quiet. Becker and her hus-
band lived in a second-story
condo in the working class
complex. Painter lives in the
unit below them.
The couple was reportedly
in the process of a divorce.
Nightengale said a data-
base search showed no pre-
vious calls to the house for
any past problems. He didnt
know what kind of food the
couple ate for dinner.
No private attorney was
listed on booking docu-
ments. If Becker seeks a pub-
lic defender, one could be
appointed at her first court
appearance.
In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt
cut off her husbands penis in
Virginia. She claimed years
of sexual abuse drove her
to the attack, and she was
acquitted by reason of insan-
ity.
Mans penis cut off, put through garbage disposal
Bath salts
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a juvenile. The Ohio Senate
amended the bill to include
several chemicals found in
bath salts before passing it.
A representative of Governor
John Kasichs office said the
plan is for him to sign the bill
into law on Friday.
In addition, Fittro said the
federal Drug Enforcement
Agency passed an emergen-
cy one-year ban on K-2,
Spice and other fake pot
products that went into effect
earlier this year. This gives
the federal government time
to pass permanent measures.
He also said the federal gov-
ernment schedules a drug as a
controlled substance by sched-
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compound it uses instead of
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STATE/LOCAL
Briefs
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Marion Township Trustees
The Marion Township
Trustees held their regu-
lar scheduled meeting on
Monday at the Marion
Township Office with the
following members present:
Howard Violet, Jerry Gilden
and Joseph Youngpeter.
The purpose of the meet-
ing was to pay bills and con-
duct ongoing business. The
minutes of the previous meet-
ing were read and approved
as read. The trustees then
reviewed the bills and gave
approval for 19 checks total-
ing $24,216.07.
Marion Township resident
Ken Elwer was present and
informed the trustees he will
be doing some ditching along
Peltier Road as a private proj-
ect vs. petition and has worked
with Nathan Davis from the
Allen County Engineers office
to draw up a map of the water-
shed and owners responsibil-
ity. The trustees feel it would
benefit the township but will
consult with the Engineers
Office to make sure the town-
ship is within its legal rights to
participate and to make sure
the tile size is okay for any
future use.
Road Foreman Elwer
advised the trustees that a
representative for Duro-Patch
will give a demo of their
machine on Thursday.
Paving is done within the
township and the berming in
connection with this has also
been completed.
The project on Lehman
Road is also done.
Fiscal Officer Kimmet pre-
sented the Fund Status report
and the Bank Reconciliation
report for June 30 to the trust-
ees for their review and sig-
nature.
Centurylink sent an appli-
cation to place new buried
cable in front of 7993 Lehman
Road which the trustees
approved and signed.
He presented a copy of a
legal notice letter to adver-
tise for a Non-vehicle imple-
ment storage building, which
Trustee Gilden took and will
do some further research on.
Trustee Youngpeter
offered a resolution for the
2012 Budget which was sec-
onded by Trustee Gilden and
upon roll call all votes were
YES.
Trustee Gilden offered a
resolution to sell two Ford
dump trucks at 7 p.m. on
Aug. 8, which was seconded
by Trustee Youngpeter and
upon roll call all votes were
YES.
The trustees asked Kimmet
to place the required ads in the
local paper.
In regards to the property
on 13910 Landeck Road. con-
tact was made with the Allen
County Health Board and due
to the property being vacat-
ed they will take no further
action. After some discussion
regarding this the trustees
decided to hold a hearing at 7
p.m. on July 25 at the Marion
Township Office regarding
this to determine if a nuisance
exists.
Trustee Gilden stated that
Steve Buettner contacted him
regarding doing some tile
work on property he farms on
Bockey Road and after some
discussion, Road Foreman
Elwer will do some additional
checking and get back with
the trustees.
Trustee Youngpeter said
a tile in the alley on the
south side of Landeck Road
in Landeck needs replaced;
also, Chuck Stant called and
advised of water issues on his
property which is in Jennings
Township in Putnam County.
The trustees asked Elwer to
make sure the tile is okay on
the Marion Township side of
Mericle Road.
Wayne Suever also con-
tacted Trustee Youngpeter
regarding some tiling issue
which is in Jennings Township
in Putman County and has
nothing to do with Marion
Township.
There being no further
business, Trustee Youngpeter
made a motion to adjourn,
which was seconded by
Trustees Gilden and passed
unanimously.
Health department revises
clinic hours, services
LIMA Due to some funding and staff reductions, the
Allen County Health Department has adjusted some of the
clinic times and services for the public. Updated clinic sched-
ules and information are outlined below.
Immunization Services for Adults and Children (effective
now)
All immunizations are given by appointment only.
Appointments may be scheduled on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays.
Costs for adult immunizations vary depending on the type
of vaccination. Cash, check or money orders are accepted for
all vaccinations.
Childhood immunizations cost $14 each or Medicaid card.
No child will be denied Ohio Department of Health vaccines
due to inability to pay.
For questions or to schedule an appointment, call 419-
228-4457 and ask to schedule an immunization appointment.
Appointments can also be made online through our web site:
www.allencountyhealthdepartment.org
Allen County Family Planning
Reproductive Health and Wellness program for men and
women
Schedule changes effective 7/25/11:
Monday Wednesday only
Call 419-228-6154
Mondays and Wednesdays
8 a.m.- 4 p.m. - Pill pick-ups for established patients
only
8-11 a.m. Walk-in Pregnancy testing
Tuesdays
9-11 a.m. Sexually Transmitted Disease walk-in clinic,
other times available by appointment
Afternoon appointment-only clinic visits
Other clinics (effective now)
TB skin tests and blood pressure checks will be offered
from 8-9 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays only.
By ANN SANNER
Associated Press
COLUMBUS A nationwide search
for Ohios next public schools superin-
tendent ended in a surprise twist Tuesday,
when the state Board of Education sud-
denly interviewed and then hired the man
who was already temporarily filling the
job.
The 15-0 vote to hire interim
Superintendent Stan Heffner meant the
board passed over Robert Schiller, who
became the lone finalist from the boards
top three picks on Sunday after a sec-
ond contender dropped out. Four board
members abstained on the Heffner hiring
vote.
A funny thing happened on my way
to Texas, Heffner said after the vote. He
had been slated to begin a new job with
Educational Testing Services office in
San Antonio on Aug. 1.
Heffner has been serving as the inter-
im superintendent since May, after for-
mer state schools chief Deborah Delisle
resigned under political pressure. She
has said she had been told by Gov. John
Kasichs staff that the state board would
vote to replace her if she did not leave.
Delisle got the job while Democrat Ted
Strickland was governor.
Heffner told reporters Tuesday he got
the offer from ETS the same day he was
nominated to take over as interim super-
intendent. But, he said, the more I got
into the work of the interim superinten-
dent, I knew that this was really what my
passion was all about.
A liberal political blog, Plunderbund,
has raised ethics questions about Heffner,
claiming he lobbied on behalf of Ohio in
testimony before the state Senate Finance
Committee for a provision in the state
budget that would direct $2.2 million in
state money to ETS. The firm develops
standardized tests for numerous states,
including Ohio.
The blog filed a formal complaint with
the Ohio Ethics Commission on Monday,
alleging conflict of interest.
Heffner told reporters that his testi-
mony before the committee references
how the budget contains among its pro-
visions the need to test teachers at low-
performing schools.
There is no quid pro quo, he said.
The type of work I was going to do with
ETS is student assessments. These are
teacher assessments. Its a completely
different division. I would have had noth-
ing to do with it.
He said he has touched no contracts
with ETS in his role. I have done noth-
ing with it, he said. So for this blogger
to fabricate charges for whatever his
agenda, I think, is despicable.
While not appointed by Kasich, Heffner
will help the first-term Republican carry
out his education agenda that includes
new teacher evaluation requirements and
a new formula for dividing state tax dol-
lars among districts.
Heffner will report to the 19-member
state board. Its members set policy for
614 public school districts and roughly
323 public, nonprofit community schools
across Ohio. Their decisions impact an
estimated 1.8 million students. And the
state superintendent helps to enforce
and implement any laws or regulations
adopted by the federal government, the
Legislature and the state board.
Schiller, former state superintendent in
Michigan and Illinois who works as an edu-
cation consultant, had a three-hour, closed
door meeting with the board Monday.
The board had also planned Monday to
interview a second finalist, Reynoldsburg
Superintendent Steve Dackin. But in a
letter released Sunday evening, Dackin
told the state boards president, Debe
Terhar, that he was pulling his name for
the job amid concerns about him having
to prematurely end the contract for his
current post in central Ohio.
Board chooses interim as state super
COLUMBUS (AP) A
bill banning abortions once
a fetus can survive outside
the womb could clear its last
legislative hurdle and head to
Gov. John Kasich.
The proposal is set for com-
mittee and floor votes in the
Ohio Senate today. It passed
the Ohio House in June.
The measure would prohib-
it most abortions after viabili-
ty, generally around 20 weeks
into pregnancy, and set crimi-
nal penalties. It makes adjust-
ments to a state law found
unconstitutional in 1997.
Kasich spokesman Rob
Nichols says the governor is
anti-abortion and is reviewing
the bill.
At least seven abor-
tion-related bills have been
taken up by the Republican-
dominated state Legislature
since January. A bill still
pending would impose one
of the most stringent abortion
restrictions in the nation, ban-
ning the procedure at the first
detectable fetal heartbeat.
Ohio Senate to
vote on abortion
restriction bill
STRONGSVILLE (AP)
An Ohio teen who works in
a gorilla suit says he was in
shock when he recently got
attacked by another kid wear-
ing a banana costume.
Sixteen-year-old Brian
Genco says its his summer
job putting on the gorilla get-
up to advertise for a cell phone
store in Strongsville, near
Cleveland. He tells WJW-TV
the suit has a lot of padding, so
getting tackled by the banana
guy didnt hurt. But he says he
couldnt see anything because
his mask got pushed over his
eyes.
Store manager Brandon
Parham said last week that
the attacker took a flying leap,
like a Spartan in the movie
300. Parham called 911 as
the banana peeled off down
the street with other teens.
Police didnt find anyone.
They think it was a prank.
Gorilla mascot
says banana
attack was shock
COLUMBUS (AP) An
Ohio zoo is using artificial
eggs to fool its mother fla-
mingoes, so they dont wear
themselves out.
The Columbus Zoo and
Aquarium has found eggs laid
by its female flamingoes are
most likely to hatch if theyre
put in an incubator.
But the Columbus Dispatch
reports that when eggs are
taken away, the mothers may
keep laying replacements.
Zoo assistant curator Carrie
Pratt tells the newspaper it can
be taxing to continue to lay
eggs. To get the females to
stop producing, the zoo gives
them fake eggs made of wood
or plaster.
The zoo just welcomed
its latest incubated chicks
three that were hatched less
than a week ago.
Zoo fools mama
famingoes into
taking it easy
There are people who want to be everywhere at once, and they get nowhere.
Carl Sandburg, American writer (1878-1967)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
4 The Herald Wednesday, July 13, 2011
POLITICS
www.delphosherald.com
Moderately confused
One Year Ago
School district voters will see the 1 percent Earned
Income Tax turned down in May on the November General
Election Ballot. The district faces a deficit of nearly $100,000
in Fiscal Year 2010-11; nearly $500,000 in FY 2011-12; and
more than $750,000 in FY 2012-13.
25 Years Ago 1986
Air Force Sgt. Daniel J. Wrasman recently was trans-
ferred from Ellsworth Air Force Base, in Rapid City, S.D.
to Araxos Air Base, Greece. Wrasman was awarded the Air
Force Achievement Medal at Araxos Air Base for meritori-
ous service. Wrasman is a 1982 graduate of St. Johns
High School, and is the son of Melvin and Ruth Wrasman of
Delphos.
Young Democrats of Putnam County will be held at 7:30
p.m. July 16 at Red Pig Inn in Ottawa. Officers for the Young
Democrats of Putnam County are Robert Heidenescher, presi-
dent; Alice Kleman, vice president; Susan Williams, recording
secretary; Jeff Schroeder, treasurer; Steven Schmiedebusch,
sergeant-at-arms; Julie Maynard, membership director and
Michael Ring, public relations director.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars-sponsored City League
baseball team won the July 4 tournament defeating the Braves
6-3. Team members were Chad McGue, Toby Tippie, Aaron
Elwer, Clark Gable, Scott R. Elwer, Dan Baumgartner, Terry
Trentman, Tony Baldauf, Scott Warnecke, Lenny Hubert,
Scott M. Elwer, Mark Birkmeier, Eric Birkmeier, Eric
Schimmoller and Tom Stephenson.
50 Years Ago 1961
Erection of the 252-foot tower at the Delphos office of
the Lima Telephone and Telegraph Company is underway and
should be completed by the first of next week. The tower will
be the tallest structure in the city. It will be a microwave relay
for long distance telephone calls and will link Delphos with
Lima and Toledo.
Pin play was featured at the Delphos Country Clubs
ladies day event Tuesday with Mrs. John Helmkamp being
awarded the pin for her low net score. In the low gross score,
Helmkamp tied with Mrs. A. J. Meyer.
The Jennings Twirlers Western Square Dance Club will
hold a dance July 16 at Memorial Hall with dancing from 8
p.m. to 11 p.m. Mel Hall of Lima will be the caller and all
western square dancers are invited to attend. Serving on the
committee will be Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ricker, Mr. and Mrs.
Norm Wiechart and Mr. and Mrs. John Schaffner.
75 Years Ago 1936
The Delphos city baseball team failed to break their
losing streak Sunday but played one of the best games of the
season. Rockford provided the opposition and went home
with a 4 to 2 win tucked away in their pocket. Lang pitched
for Delphos Sunday. He allowed six hits and struck out nine
men.
At the close of the Flower Sale held on Saturday by
the American Brotherhood for the Blind, Helen Rozelle, who
had charge of headquarters, reported that Betty Norbeck was
entitled to first prize, having secured $9.39. The second prize
was won by Dorothy Murray, third by Betty Schosker, fourth
by Betty Hotz and fifth by Rita Hotz.
Plans are being worked out for the annual Delphos Boy
Scout camp. The week for the holding of camp was changed
to the first week in August. The camp grounds at OConnors
Landing, Indian Lake, have now been secured for the desired
week. Tents of the local organization are now being repaired
to be in readiness for the camping trip. Some of the tents were
slightly torn when they were blown down by a storm in camp
last summer.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said
Tuesday he will concentrate
on running for president and
will not seek re-election to
Congress, ending a 24-year
career as one of the more col-
orful members of the House of
Representatives.
The 75-year-old Republican
said he will serve out his term
through December 2012,
whether his presidential cam-
paign is successful or not. He
told The Associated Press he
has been criticized for running
for Congress while seeking the
presidency in the past.
Paul said the growing sup-
port for his 2012 presidential
bid convinced him he should
not divide his energies. He won
a straw poll at the Republican
Leadership Conference held in
New Orleans last month.
I think that you have more
credibility if you run for only
one office at a time, Paul
said. He acknowledged that he
may miss some House votes
because of the presidential
campaign, but that his staff
would continue to provide
constituent services.
As for the issues he feels
passionately about, including
U.S. foreign and economic
policy, he said he will con-
tinue to fight for those either
as president or from outside
government.
I believe I can continue to
do what I have been doing out-
side of Congress, Paul said.
I was ready for a change.
The leader of the Republican
Caucus in the Texas
Legislature, state Rep. Larry
Taylor, said Pauls retirement
offers a rare opportunity for
someone new to take the seat.
I have received encour-
agement from conservative
leaders across Texas this after-
noon, Taylor said. It is an
opportunity that I will consid-
er very seriously in the coming
weeks.
Paul said that he was dis-
appointed in how his district
was redrawn by the Texas
Legislature following the 2010
census. His new district is less
heavily Republican.
The district was weakened,
there were a lot of new people,
and it didnt overly excite me,
but it isnt the reason for not
running again, Paul said.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas,
congratulated Paul on his
career in Congress.
Ron has served Texans in
Congress with distinction for
nearly 24 years as a fierce
advocate for a more limited
government, Cornyn said.
His steadfast devotion to his
core beliefs has earned him
the respect and loyalty from
Texans and Americans of all
walks of life.
The Texas Democratic
Party appeared to relish Pauls
presence in the presidential
race, especially given anoth-
er potential candidate from
Texas, Gov. Rick Perry.
Ron Paul has long been an
unorthodox politician, some-
one whos defied GOP politi-
cians as well as Democrats,
party spokeswoman Kirsten
Gray said. Hes likely to carry
that quality into the GOP pres-
idential field, where he could
cause problems for Rick Perry
and other Republicans by call-
ing them out for the hypocrisy
and inconsistency within their
party.
Perry is weighing wheth-
er to enter the race for the
GOP presidential nomination,
and has been reaching out to
Republican officeholders in
New Hampshire and Iowa.
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Budget talks between
President Barack Obama
and his GOP rivals are at a
frustrating standstill, leading
a top Republican to launch
a long-shot proposal to give
Obama sweeping new powers
to muscle through an increase
in the governments debt limit
without the approval of a bit-
terly divided Congress.
Lawmakers return to the
White House for another
negotiating session today. A
two-hour session Tuesday
produced no progress after a
day of poisonous exchang-
es between Democrats and
Republicans.
Saying he didnt see a path
to an agreement so long as
Democrats insist on revenue
increases, Senate GOP leader
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
offered a backup plan that
would, in effect, guarantee
Obama requests for new gov-
ernment borrowing authority
unless Congress musters veto-
proof majorities to deny him.
McConnells plan immedi-
ately ran into stiff opposition
among tea party conservatives
and seemed unlikely to pass the
House, but neither the White
House nor House Speaker
John Boehner, R-Ohio, dis-
missed it out of hand.
I think everybody agrees
there needs to be a back-
up plan if we cant come
to an agreement, Boehner
said in a Fox News Channel
interview Tuesday afternoon.
And frankly, I think Mitch
has done good work.
Under McConnells pro-
posal, Obama could request
and likely secure
increases of up to $2.5 trillion
in the governments borrow-
ing authority in three separate
installments over the coming
year as long as he simultane-
ously proposed spending cuts
of greater size.
The debt limit increases
would take effect unless
blocked by Congress under
special rules that would
require speedy action and
even then Obama could exer-
cise his authority to veto such
legislation. But the presidents
spending would have no guar-
antee of receiving a vote.
The American people
elected (McConnell) to serve
as a check on Obamas appe-
tite for out-of-control spend-
ing, not to write him a blank
check to continue the binge,
said conservative activ-
ist Brett Bozell. Its these
sort of shenanigans that got
Republicans thrown out of
power in 2006.
McConnell made his pro-
posal public a few hours
before Obama presided over
his third meeting in as many
days with congressional lead-
ers searching for a way to
avoid a default and possible
financial crisis.
Democratic officials who
participated in the session
said Obama did not reject
McConnells idea, but said
its not his preferred approach.
A statement issued later by
press secretary Jay Carney
said the president continues
to believe that our focus must
remain on seizing this unique
opportunity to come to agree-
ment on significant, balanced
deficit reduction.
McConnells plan was
hatched out of frustration
that Congress and Obama are
deadlocked as the clock ticks
toward an Aug. 2 deadline for
a market-rattling default on
U.S. obligations.
I had hoped all year long
that the opportunity presented
by his request of us to raise
the debt ceiling would gen-
erate a bipartisan agreement
that would begin to get our
house in order, McConnell
said. I still hope it will. But
were certainly not going to
send a signal to the markets
and the American people that
default is an option.
Republicans are demand-
ing $2 trillion-plus in bud-
get cuts as the price for a
commensurate increase in the
governments ability to con-
tinue to borrow more than 40
cents of every dollar it spends.
Both Republicans and Obama
see the politically toxic debt
limit vote as a way to seize
an opportunity to cut future
deficits a move that would
seem to be to the political
benefit of both sides.
By NANCY BENAC
Associated Press
WASHINGTON It was
all going so pleasantly.
A month ago, the
Republicans who would
be president gathered for a
debate in New Hampshire and
had nothing but nice things to
say about one another.
Any one of the people on
this stage would be a better
president than Barack Obama,
said former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney.
A great, great field of
candidates, said former
Pennsylvania Sen. Rick
Santorum.
I respect my fellow
Republican candidates, for-
mer Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman
said a week later as he joined
the race.
Well, summers heating up
and inevitably so is the
sniping among GOP candi-
dates.
With Romney leading polls
everywhere and Rep. Michele
Bachmann suddenly a threat
in leadoff caucus state Iowa,
Republicans whod been work-
ing to introduce themselves to
the nation now are feeling the
need to take their GOP com-
petitors down a notch.
The tone is nowhere near
that of the mosh pit that will
be the campaign come next
winter.
But its getting sharper by
the day, even if the jabs some-
times have a passive-aggres-
sive feel to them.
Take this weekend
stroke-and-poke by for-
mer Minnesota Gov. Tim
Pawlenty at Bachmann, a fel-
low Minnesotan.
I like Congresswoman
Bachmann, Pawlenty said
on NBC. Ive campaigned
for her. I respect her. But her
record of accomplishment in
Congress is nonexistent. Its
nonexistent.
He went on: And so were
not looking for folks who, you
know, just have speech capa-
bilities. Were looking for
people who can lead a large
enterprise in a public setting
and drive it to conclusion.
Ive done that. She hasnt.
That wasnt exactly
Minnesota nice.
Bachmann, who polls show
is leading Pawlenty in his
seemingly must-win state of
Iowa, countered that instead
of negativity, I want to focus
on my accomplishments and
gave some details about her
actions in Congress.
And then theres Huntsman,
who began his campaign with
a pledge to stay on the high
road, saying, I dont think
you need to run down some-
ones reputation in order to
run for the office of presi-
dent. He stressed the impor-
tance of civility and avoided
criticizing fellow Republicans
at first.
But this week, he played
coy with a jab at Romneys
track record as Massachusetts
governor vs. his own record
in Utah.
When you look at abso-
lute increases in job cre-
ation, Utah led the way in the
United States in terms of job
creation, Huntsman said dur-
ing an appearance Monday
in South Carolina. Compare
it and contrast it with certain
other states like, well say,
Massachusetts, that Ill just
pull out randomly. Not first;
but 47th.
Random. Sure.
When Romneys cam-
paign countered that he had
created nearly 50,000 jobs in
Massachusetts, Huntsmans
aides came back with even
more pointed criticism, say-
ing only Ohio, Michigan and
Louisiana had a worse track
record.
You know your job cre-
ation record is bad when you
brag about going from last to
47th, leapfrogging a state rav-
aged by Hurricane Katrina,
said Huntsman spokesman
Tim Miller. In order to turn
the economy around, the GOP
needs a candidate with a track
record of job creation, not one
with a failed record similar to
President Obamas.
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
AP Political Writer
LOS ANGELES
Democrat Janice Hahn has
defeated Republican Craig
Huey in a bitter contest for
a Southern California House
seat, preserving her partys
hold on the district and surviv-
ing an unusually tough race in
a longtime stronghold.
With all reporting, Hahn,
a Los Angeles city council-
woman, had 41,585 votes, or
about 55 percent, to 34,636,
or about 45 percent, for Huey,
who owns marketing and
advertising companies and
largely bankrolled his cam-
paign with nearly $900,000 in
personal funds.
Huey campaign spokes-
woman Jennifer Jacobs says
her candidate has left a mes-
sage with Hahns office to
concede the race.
Hahn said the victory was
bittersweet as she mourn-
ed the unexpected death of
her 86-year-old mother on
Monday. Hahn abruptly sus-
pended her schedule on the
eve of Election Day to join her
grieving family.
It was devastating to me
so it was the strength of the
thousands of volunteers who
were campaigning for me
that carried me across the
finish line, Hahn told The
Associated Press early today.
With a light turnout and
widespread voter anxiety over
the economy, Republicans
were hoping for an upset to
send a message heading toward
the 2012 national elections, in
which President Barack Obama
will seek a second term.
But Hahns victory was
far from impressive, given
an 18-point Democratic reg-
istration edge in the 36th
Congressional District, which
runs from the famous Venice
boardwalk through the beach
communities south of Los
Angeles International Airport.
The result was obviously
disappointing for Huey, but
Jacobs said the campaign was
pleased that the race was well
within the 18-point registra-
tion edge because theres a
sizable amount of people who
broke with registration to vote
for jobs and the economy in
America.
In May, Democrats snatched
a New York congressional
seat in a heavily Republican
district after capitalizing on
fears over a Republican plan to
roll back Medicare and Social
Security benefits. That made
the GOP eager to turn the
tables in California, a reliably
Democratic state in national
elections.
The seat was previously
held by Democratic Rep. Jane
Harman, who resigned earlier
this year to head a Washington
think tank.
The race presented a stark
choice.
Huey, 61, is a conservative
who wanted to slash spend-
ing, taxes and debt and roll
back government regulation;
Hahn, 59, a Los Angeles city
councilwoman, is a fixture in
local Democratic politics who
wants to see the end of wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan and the
growth of alternative energy.
The midsummer contest
received little attention at a time
of year when voters are thinking
about weekends at the beach,
the struggling Los Angeles
Dodgers or how to survive the
partial closure this weekend of
Interstate 405, one of the areas
main traffic arteries.
Each campaign had pooled
over $1 million and plowed
much of it into sharp-edged
advertising: Hahn had sought
to link Huey to Sarah Palin
and referred to his agenda
as extremist, while Huey
derided Hahn as a career poli-
tician with ties to a troubled
gang-intervention program.
Bill Clinton recorded auto-
mated phone messages for
Hahn. Organizing for America,
the group that provides
Democratic Partys foot-sol-
diers, asked supporters to make
thousands of phone calls.
Debt talks grind on,
clock ticks toward default
2012 Republican campaign not so polite
Democrat Janice Hahn wins Calif. US House race
Rep. Ron Paul
plans to retire
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
4 p.m. Delphos Public
Library board members meet
at the library conference
room.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
5-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Shop is open for shop-
ping.
8 p.m. American Legion
Post 268, 415 N. State St.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club, A&W Drive-
In, 924 E. Fifth St.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift
Store is open for shopping.
SATURDAY
9-11:30 a.m. Delphos
Project Recycle at Delphos
Fuel and Wash.
9 a.m. to noon Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
St. Vincent DePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing lot, is open.
10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos
Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal
Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
8-11:30 a.m. Knights
of Columbus benefit for St.
Johns School at the hall,
Elida Ave.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
MONDAY
11:30 a.m. The Green
Thumb Garden Club will meet
at the Delphos Public Library
for luncheon and program.
Mealsite at Delphos Senior
Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff
Street.
7 p.m. Washington
Township Trustees meet at
the township house.
Delphos City Council meets
at the Delphos Municipal
Building, 608 N. Canal St.
7:30 p.m. Jefferson
Athletic Boosters meet at the
Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth
St.
Spencerville village council
meets at the mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Area
Visiting Nurses offer free
blood pressure checks at
Delphos Discount Drugs.
6 p.m. Weight Watchers
meets at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 211 E.
Third St.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Lions Club, Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
7 p.m. Delphos Area
Art Guild (DAAG) will meet
at their new location in the
second floor gallery of the
Delphos Postal Museum of
History at 339 N. Main St.
Please notify the Delphos
Herald at 419-695-0015 if
there are any corrections
or additions to the Coming
Events column.
Family enjoys trip
home from Florida
BY LOVINA EICHER
This is Friday, July 8 and
we have started our long jour-
ney home to Michigan after
spending almost a week in
Florida. Here is a recap of
our trip:
We left home June 30th
around 3:30 p.m. with my
editor, Kevin Williams, driv-
ing a 15 passenger
van.
On the way
south, we stopped
in Berne, Indiana
to attend the view-
ing of Joes cousin
Susan, age 41. How
heart-breaking to see
her husband and 12
children grieving the
loss of a dear mother
and wife. Our heart
aches for the grief they must
be experiencing. May God
be their comfort through this
sorrowful time and always.
We saw a lot of relatives at
the viewing.
We then headed for
Middletown, where we spent
the night at Kevins parents,
Jim and Ritas house. They
were so kind to open their
home to us and give us a
place to spend the night. The
next morning we headed out,
bound for Florida. Kevin
again drove the van and his
wife Rachel joined us all as
well. We drove all day and
finally settled down to spend
the night in Macon, Ga. The
next day we reached our
destination at Siesta Key in
Florida. Lots of driving!
Our highlight of the
trip was seeing the Gulf of
Mexico. One can only imag-
ine how the ocean looks but
seeing is believing. What a
scenic creation God has made.
We enjoyed a lot of time at
the beach. The children spent
as much time as they could in
the water. It was the first time
any of us had seen or been to
the ocean. We were going to
Florida to do several book-
signings in celebration of the
columns 20th anniversary
this year. My husband Joe
and I were happy to meet so
many of our wonderful read-
ers in Florida!
Kevin also took us to
Myakka River State Park
where we walked the canopy
walk a swinging walkway
that goes through the tree-
tops and climbed the 76-foot
tower. which overlooked the
surrounding swamps. We also
took an airboat ride and got to
see the alligators. Joe ordered
the gator stew for lunch
which he said was good but I
passed on that.
Another high-
light was taking a
boat tour out on the
ocean and getting
to see dolphins.
We even got to
see one jump up
all the way out of
the water.
On July 4, we
saw a fireworks
display from the
beach.
Loretta had her 11th
birthday on July 1 while we
were traveling. Kevin and
Rachel presented her with
a hamburger-shaped cake
which said Happy Birthday
Loretta one evening while
we were in Florida.
We also got to tour the
Pinecraft Amish church house
in Sarasota. A few of the chil-
dren asked where they put all
their horses and buggies in
town. (Editors Note: Pinecraft
cant be found on most maps,
it is actually a subdivision
of Sarasota, Fla. The small
enclave is a winter haven for
Amish snowbirds escap-
ing the cold, but Pinecraft
has a year-round plain pres-
ence. Visitamishcookonline.
com this week for photos and
information about Pinecraft)
While we were gone Jacob,
Emma and family took over
doing our chores around the
house. We sure do appreciate
that they are taking the time
to do that for us. Daughter
Susan drove our miniature
pony, Tiger, over to their
place the day before we left
home. She is eager to get
back home and continue her
training with him.
Soon after we entered
Florida, son Kevin, 5, saw
a small pond. He yelled out
I see the ocean! It gave us
all a laugh. Reading, writing,
playing games, singing all
took place on this long jour-
ney. We also kept track of
how many license plates we
saw from different states. Our
total count of different license
plates was 40. On Friday
evening we started back and
got as far as Chattanooga,
Tennessee. Saturday morn-
ing we started for home and
had the bad luck of getting
delayed by an overturned
semi-trailer on I-75. There
was a detour route which also
had an accident so we took a
scenic mountain road detour-
ing all around this, which
added another 4 hours onto
our travels.
It is now 8:35 p.m. and we
hope to be home in Michigan
by 11 or 11:30 p.m. This
has been a long journey from
Michigan to Florida and back
but we had an enjoyable trip.
Kevin did a great job of doing
all the tiresome driving.
Citrus trees grow in an
abundance in the yards of
Pinecraft: grapefruits, limes
and oranges. Try this recipe
that many enjoy for grape-
fruit pie
GRAPEFRUIT PIE
3/4 cup sugar, adjust to
your taste
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 3/4 cup water
Pinch of salt
1 3-ounce box strawberry
gelatin
3 or 4 medium sized grape-
fruits
In a medium saucepan,
cook sugars, cornstarch, water,
and salt over medium heat
until clear. Add gelatin and
stir until the mixture slightly
thickens. Peel and cut away
all tissue from the grapefruits
and then drain in a strainer
and cut into small pieces. Do
not use the juice in this recipe.
Add grapefruit into the gelatin
mixture. Stir well and then
pour into a baked 9 -inch pie
shell and place until refrigera-
tor until set. Top with whipped
cream.
Auxiliary welcomes 5 new members
The Delphos Eagles
Auxiliary 471 meeting was
held with 38 members in
attendance.
Nancy Ball, Lynn Bowen,
Joann Hempfling, Deborah
Stetler and Susan Tenhundfeld
were initiated as new mem-
bers.
Usual business was trans-
acted.
The $12 and $2 door prizes
remain unclaimed. Hot Seat
winners were Cindy Johnson,
Joann Hempfling and Marge
Koester. Special awards went
to Cindy Johnson, Virginia
Bradley, Sue McNeal and
Lynn Bowen. Dues Card
winners were Cammy Miller,
Rene Schrader and Doris
Keller.
Fran Kaufman announced
that Doris Keller was inducted
into the Ohio State Auxiliary
Hall of Fame at the State
Convention.
The adult Eagles picnic
will be from 1-7 p.m. on
Sunday.
On Monday, the auxiliary
will celebrate May, June and
July birthdays beginning at
6:30 p.m. with the business
meeting beginning at 7:30
p.m.
Look to the Delphos Herald for all the latest in
LOCAL NEWS LOCAL SPORTS
LOCAL INFORMATION
6 The Herald Wednesday, July 13, 2011
SPORTS
www.delphosherald.com
Many friends, former players and coaches gathered
Tuesday at Keiths Landeck Tavern to celebrate the legacy
of the late Bob Arnzen. Dick Youngpeter, left, and Bobs
widow Alice Arnzen, right, along with others share memo-
ries of the legendary basketball coach.
Jim Metcalfe photo
By RONALD BLUM
The Associated Press
PHOENIX Heath Bell
sprinted in from the bullpen
and slid across the infield
grass, tearing up the turf just
short of the mound. It was that
type of night: The National
League never
stopped moving.
I told some
guys I wanted to
have fun this All-
Star game and
needed some ideas, Bell
said.
The NL had all the good
ideas Tuesday night. Prince
Fielder hit a 3-run homer and
Roy Halladay combined with
nine relievers on a 6-hitter in
a 5-1 victory Tuesday night,
giving the senior circuit its
first 2-game winning streak
since the mid-1990s.
Its hard to beat great
pitching and a 3-run homer,
NL manager Bruce Bochy
said.
Brian Wilson got two outs
and earned the save, just as
he did for the Giants skip-
per when San Francisco
won the championship last
November.
The NL claimed home-
field advantage in the World
Series, its only blemish being
Adrian Gonzalezs homer
in the fourth off Cliff Lee.
Fielder connected in the bot-
tom half of the inning against
C.J. Wilson.
With several big names as
no-shows, the AL lost more
than the game.
Boston right-hander Josh
Beckett warmed up, then
bowed out because of a sore
knee. Detroit slugger Miguel
Cabrera left after hurting the
oblique muscle
in his side while
swinging.
We are not
going to use not
having Josh as an
excuse, AL manager Ron
Washington said. I think
when you look at the ball-
game, the bottom line is the
National League pitching was
outstanding. You know, we
ended up giving up one big
inning and they didnt give
up any.
Even before the inju-
ries, many stars were miss-
ing. Justin Verlander, Felix
Hernandez, CC Sabathia
and other aces who started
Sunday were ineligible, Alex
Rodriguez was among those
on the disabled list and Derek
Jeter wanted a break. In all,
16 of the 84 All-Stars dropped
out.
Tyler Clippard got the
win despite allowing a sin-
gle to his only batter, Adrian
Beltre. Clayton Kershaw,
Jair Jurrjens, Craig Kimbrel,
Jonny Venters, Joel Hanrahan
also relieved and combined to
keep the NL ahead.
Fielder won the MVP
award after becoming the
first Brewers player to homer
in an All-Star game. The
World Series edge could help
him later, with Milwaukee
and St. Louis tied for the
Central lead at the break.
A half-hour after the win,
the Brewers announced they
had acquired former All-Star
closer Francisco Rodriguez in
a trade with the New York
Mets.
Fielder, son of former
All-Star Cecil Fielder, was
booed during the Home Run
Derby a day earlier. He was
the NL captain for the Derby
and local fans were angry he
didnt select Arizonas Justin
Upton.
I didnt take it personal
at all, Fielder said. I under-
stood it. No hard feelings.
Andre Ethier singled
in a run off rookie reliever
Jordan Walden in the fifth
and slimmed-down Pablo
Sandoval had an RBI double
off Brandon League in the
seventh.
The NL dashed around the
bases and swiped three bags,
all in one inning and two
by Starlin Castro. In all, the
Nationals have enjoyed their
best run since taking three in
a row from 1994-96 they
had lost 12 straight games
played to a decision before a
3-1 victory at Anaheim last
year.
Before a crowd of 47,994,
this was no desert classic
except for fans of pitching,
which has become resurgent
as the Steroids Era has reced-
ed. Scoring in the first half
dropped to its lowest level in
19 years and the major-league
batting average shrunk to its
smallest midseason figure
since 1985.
The All-Star homers were
the first since J.D. Drew con-
nected at Yankee Stadium
three years ago. The AL fin-
ished with six hits for the
second straight year and its
2-year total of two runs is its
lowest since 1995-96.
NOTES: There was a moment
of silence before the game for the
victims of the Tucson shootings in
January, among them Christina-
Taylor Green, the 9-year-old
daughter of Dodgers scout John
Green and granddaughter of for-
mer major-league manager and
GM Dallas Green. Her parents
and brother brought the lineup
cards to home plate. Families
of the victims sat near the third-
base dugout. Daniel Hernandez,
an intern who helped save the life
of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
during the shootings, threw out
a ceremonial first pitch along
with Joe Garagiola. ... RF Jose
Bautista made a sliding catch
in foul territory in the right-field
corner on Brian McCann before
hitting the wall feet first. ... The NL
has outscored the AL 344-341.
... This was the first time the DH
was used for an All-Star game in
an NL ballpark. ... Even though
the NL won for just the fifth time
in 24 years, it holds a 42-38-2
advantage.
Prince makes NL king:
HR earns 2nd straight win
(Continued from page 1)
pointers as well, she recalled.
I remember Saturday morn-
ings, I loved looking at box
scores. Dad would quiz me
on that and I knew what a lot
of players were doing. As a
young girl, I also tagged along
when he went scouting and
learned a lot that way, too.
I remember how he vol-
unteered to help Fran Voll,
who was just starting out as
the girls head coach, at least
once a week. That is just who
he was, always trying to be
helpful.
Knowing how many hon-
ors her father won over the
course of his 43 years at the
helm and into retirement, it
was not the wins and losses
that ultimately counted.
One thing I remember
most is how he tried to make
the game fun, whether it was
a practice or a contest, she
added. The other area was
his consistency; he didnt
dwell on the losses or the
wins. He carried that through-
out his life and that is what he
imparted to us.
He may not be here in
body but he is here in spirit.
Arnzen
McDonalds Junior Series
Independent Insurance Classic -
Lost Creek Golf Club
Tuesdays results - Par 71
BOYS 12-13: 1. Joshah Rager
(Van Wert) 41; 2. Grant Ricketts (Belle
Center) 44; 3. Spencer Stubbs 46;
4. (tie) Caleb Grundisch and Trenton
Ward 48; 5. Adam Vieira 49; 6. James
Riepenhoff 51; 7. Jared Hernandez 54;
8. Jackson OConnor 55; 9. Ian Hasting
59; 10. Sam Sanders 61; 11. Levi
Ladicks 63; 12. Sam Lucchese 66.
BOYS 14-15: 1. Alex Britton (New
Bremen) 40-41-81; 2. Zach Erhart
(Kalida) 42-40-82; 3. Stephen Fleck
40-42-82 - Erhart defeated Fleck in a
1-hole playoff for 2nd place; 4. Wesley
Markward 47-38-85; 5. Nate Cellar
44-44-88; 6. (tie) Michael Omlor 46-43-
89 and Westin Young 43-46-89; 7.
Brandon Hernandez 42-48-90; 8. Xavier
Francis 42-49-91; 9. Jimmie Ebeling
44-48-92; 10. Evan Hall 44-50-94; 11.
Troy Korkate 50-49; 12. David Jenkins
53-50-103; 13. Dalton Brenner 56-63-
119; 14. Dylan Twining 61-62-123;
15. Taylor Fickel 65-71-136; 16. Cole
Jordan WD.
BOYS 16-18: 1. Blaine Ricketts
(Belle Center) 34-36-70; 2. Josh
Klaus (Lima) 39-36-75; 3. Kyle Karhoff
39-37-76; 4. (tie) Eric Bergfeld 41-36-
77 and Evan Crites 37-40-77; 5. (tie)
Cody Kundert 37-41-78 and Brad
Shaffer 38-40-78; 6. Matt Holt 41-38-
79; 7. Grady Gudakunst 40-41-81;
8. (tie) Jacob Brake 43-40-83 and
Zachary Jamal 45-38-83; 9. Jordan
Bollenbacher 44-41-85; 10. Tyler
Bergman 42-44-86; 11. Tim Levers
43-47-90; 12. Bobby Crow 43-48-91;
13. (tie) Brad Anderson 48-44-92 and
Matt Silver 44-48-92; 14. (tie) Jason
Niese 43-50-93 and Tyler Turnwald
45-48-93; 15. Matthew Hermiller
47-48-95; 16. Reed Bok 43-53-96,
Rick Brunswick 50-46-96 and Lucas
Herrmann 39-57-96; 17. Ben Sanders
49-48-97; 18. Dean Bott 48-59-107.
GIRLS 15 & UNDER: 1. Morgan
Barnett (Huntsville) 47; 2. Maddison
Stallkamp (Lima) 55; 3. Emily Knouff
58; 4. Hayley Nartker 60; 5. Morgan
Ruen 62; 6. Zoe Rayburn 69; 7.
Rebecca Patterson 72; 8. Breanna
Jenkins 74; 9. Shelby Young 79.
GIRLS 16-18: 1. Shelby Warner
(Lima) 36-39-75; 2. Lesli Stolly (Lima)
39-39-78; 3. Alexandra Whitney
41-41-82; 4. Rebekah Rader 41-43-
84; 5. Morgan VanMeter 46-41-87;
6. Ashley Saylor 46-46-92; 7. Kelly
Mueller 51-43-94; 8. Heather Comer
53-43-96; 9. Sarah Scheiwiller 50-48-
96; 10. Jordin Moots 49-51-100; 11.
Jenna Moots 55-47-102; 12. Nicole
Joseph 52-54-106.
LIMA JUNIOR GOLF
ASSOCIATION
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Heartlight Pharmacy Open - Delphos Country Club
Thursdays Tee Times
Hole Tee Time Team No. Age Division Names
Not on any team
01 8:00 a.m. Team #1 Boys 16-18 Grady Gudakunst, Jacob Brake, Brian Schatzer
01 8:08 a.m. Team #2 Boys 16-18 Jordan Bollenbacher, Bobby Crow,
Brad Shaffer
01 8:16 a.m. Team #3 Boys 16-18 Calvin Milligan, Cody Kundert, Matt Holt
01 8:24 a.m. Team #4 Boys 16-18 Matthew Hermiller, Zach Weber,
Blaine Ricketts
01 8:32 a.m. Team #5 Boys 16-18 Evan Wilker, Ben Thieman, Vincent Moreland
01 8:40 a.m. Team #6 Boys 16-18 Jason Niese, Reed Bok, Josh Klaus,
Tyler Turnwald
01 8:48 a.m. Team #7 Boys 16-18 Eric Bergfeld, Tim Levers, Matthew Cucciarre,
Lucas Herrmann
01 8:56 a.m. Team #8 Boys 16-18 Troy Niese, Cole Fischbach, Matt Silver,
Zachary Jamal
01 9:04 a.m. Team #9
01 9:12 a.m. Team #10 Boys 14-15 Drew Wayman, Xavier Francis, Jimmie Ebeling
01 9:20 a.m. Team #11 Boys 14-15 Evan Hall, Westin Young, Zach Erhart
01 9:28 a.m. Team #12 Boys 14-15 Cole Jordan, Connor Mosier, Nate Cellar
01 9:36 a.m. Team #13 Boys 14-15 Jacob Judy, Ritchie Eddy, Adam Jurczyk,
Ryan Miller
01 9:44 a.m. Team #14 Boys 14-15 Wesley Markward, Kaleb Kuhn, David Jenkins,
Jarrod Stober
01 9:52 a.m. Team #15
01 10:00 a.m. Team #16 Girls 16-18 Lesli Stolly, Emily Crow, Annie Burke
01 10:08 a.m. Team #17 Girls 16-18 Jenna Moots, Shelby Warner, Kelly Mueller,
Kaitlyn Brant
01 10:16 a.m. Team #18 Girls 16-18 Rebekah Rader, Nicole Joseph, Ashley Saylor,
Alexandra Whitney
01 10:24 a.m. Team #19
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I know I will get in trouble I know
just enough about soccer/futbol to make
me dangerous! but after watching
replays of the USA vs. Brazil quarterfi-
nal match in the 2011 Womens World
Cup, all I can ask is ... are these the best
referees in the entire world?
If so, we need to go back to the draw-
ing board!
I am sorry; the penalty kick Marta got
for the tackling or dragging down
huh? what were they watching? or
smoking? by the US defender, Rachel
Buehler, was utter rubbish. I watched it
over and over and over, listening to the
commentators on ESPN say the same
thing, and, flat-out, it wasnt a foul, let
alone deserving of a PK and a red card
and leaving the US down a player.
If anything, Marta could have/should
have been called for a high kick. She
jumped at the ball maybe using the
defender as a springboard? so of
course she fell; how is that a foul on
the American? They were both going
at it; there was grabbing, pushing and
shoving from both players, shoulder-
to-shoulder. I have heard that comment
from many a coach when doing a match
from the sideline.
If you need help I understand that
you are by yourself in the middle of the
field then dont be ashamed to ask for
it from your two assistants on the side-
lines. Are they not referees as well?
Or are you not allowed? If true, thats
a problem.
By the way, werent there recent alle-
gations of match-fixing in Turkey and
even Germany involving referees?
This is the World Cup, every four
years. Some of these players will only
have this one chance to shine on the
world stage and they deserve the best
officiating.
Then, the rekick on the PK after Hope
Solo stymied the Brazilian superstar. If
the referee called her for leaving her
line, she is as blind as a bat and should
be fired on the spot!
Now, a US defender did enter the
penalty area early which is a no-no
but well never know if that was the
call or not. From the replays I saw, I
am not even sure which official made
the call, unless it was the back referees
assistant.
That was called tight and yet on
Brazils second goal, there was offsides
and yet no whistle from the RA.
Plus, every time in the PK shootout,
the Brazilian keeper left her line, which
is against the rules; she came farther and
farther out each time, yet with no warn-
ing Im not sure there is supposed
to be one but you get my drift. Think
it would have been called if she had
stopped any of the shots?
I have a bridge in Brooklyn ...
Then there was the dreaded flopping
and diving to try and run out the clock
by the supremely talented Brazilians. I
thought they were supposed to be carded
for that?
I refer to the bridge in Brooklyn ...
Is it me or is there a pattern here?
Maybe this is an overreaction on my
part I agree, I can get that way!
but apparently, the German fans at that
game agree with me. I also do think
these referees are top-notch.
Perhaps that is why international soc-
cer still isnt really on the radar of most
fans in the US. Unfortunate; it deserves
to be.
That was a great, superb match that
was marred by these shenanigans.
I am not sure it will ever be in the
same breath as football, basketball, base-
ball and even hockey but with potential
labor issues in the near future among all
those sports, it has a chance.
Now, if only the US women can get
another crack at Sweden ...
In the last two weeks, two major-
league baseball players have walked
with only three balls in the count and
one DIDNT walk with four.
Cant officials get anything right
(written with tongue-in-cheek)?
I am partially serious; I am somewhat
surprised this doesnt happen more but
these guys are supposedly the best of
the best.
To me, it shouldnt happen at all,
especially since more than the home-
plate umpire keeps a counter these days.
Or they should, just in case.
However, with so many games going
on in a given season, mistakes are prob-
ably unavoidable. Hey, even umps have
a brain freeze occasionally.
There is a YouTube posting by
The Basketball Jones about the NBA
lockout.
Either these guys have too much
time on their hands or they are genius-
es, I dont know, but they are posting
Lockout Ads in the form of politi-
cal ads from NBA Commissioner
David Stern and NBAPA head Billy
Hunter that are pretty doggone funny.
As I wrote last week, the early returns
show a very bitter and contentious
negotiating season that may go on for
a long, long time.
Get the extra water and canned goods
ready for survival!
You have to feel for Josh
Hamilton.
He did something that many a base-
ball player through the years has done;
toss a foul ball to a waiting fan in the
stands.
Only this time, it turned deadly.
Thursday night, he did this and a fan,
Shannon Stone, a veteran firefighter
taking his 6-year-old son to the game
to watch his favorite player, Stone died
after falling 20 feet trying to catch the
ball.
Hamilton planned to talk to the fam-
ily.
What do you say?
Lets hope that ANY player in this
situation would do the same thing.
JIM METCALFE
Metcalfes
Musings
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
Of soccer, baseball and negotiations
FRIDAYS RESULTS
Inner County League Tournament
Convoy Dodgers 15, Convoy Rockies 5
MONDAY RESULTS
Buckeye Boys Pony League
VW Alspach-Gearhart 12, Middle Point 11
Willshire 7, Wallace Plumbing VW 6
Tri-County Little League Tournament
Delpha Chevy Reds 7, 1st Federal Athletics
3
VFW Cardinals 8, Ft. Jennings Musketeers 1
TUESDAYS RESULTS
Delphos Minor League Tournament
Semifinals
Mets 2, Orioles 0
Pirates 16, Tigers 2
TODAYS GAMES
Tri-County Little League - Tournament
Semifinals, 6 and 7:45 p.m., Delphos LL
Buckeye Boys Pony League -
Tournament
8th seed vs. 9th seed, 6 p.m. Smiley Park-
Field 3
THURSDAYS GAMES
Inner County League - Tournament
Semifinals, 6 and 7:45 p.m. Middle Point-
Field A
Buckeye Boys Pony League -
Tournament
1st seed vs. 8/9 winner, 6 p.m. Willshire
4th seed vs. 5th seed, 6 p.m. Wren
2nd seed vs. 7th seed, 6 p.m. Convoy
3rd seed vs. 6th seed, 6 p.m. Ohio City-
Firemans Field
YOUTH
BASEBALL
By Brian Bassett
Times Bulletin Sports Editor
sports@timesbulletin.com
ST. HENRY The
Van Wert Cougar ACME
baseball team trav-
eled to St. Henry to
face the Wapakoneta
Redskins in the los-
ers bracket final of
the ACME District
tournament twice.
The game, which was sup-
posed to be played Monday
night, was postponed in the
fifth inning due to lightning.
The remainder was played
Tuesday and was not as
friendly to the Cougars as the
night before as the Redskins
rallied to win 12-7.
Wapak jumped out to a
quick lead on Monday, plat-
ing two runs in the top of the
first inning as Dillon Knoch
and Brandon Schreiber
scored on a Chandler Kaeck
double.
Van Wert answered with
three runs in the bottom of the
first when Vincent Moreland
tripled to open the frame.
Nathan Stoller then singled
Moreland home before scor-
ing himself on a Matt
Cucciarre RBI double.
Cucciarre later scored
on a fielders choice,
giving the Cougars
the 3-2 lead after one
inning.
Wapak notched another
run in the top of the second
after Andrew Hines singled
and scored on a Knoch sacri-
fice fly. Van Wert could not
counter in the bottom of the
frame, going scoreless.
The Redskins stuck again
to begin the third as Brandon
Miller tripled and scored as
Kaeck hit into a fielders
choice.
The Cougars broke free
for three runs in the bottom of
the third as Aaron McClellan
singled and was followed by
a Mason Krugh walk and an
Andrew Todd RBI single to
score McClellan. Krugh then
scored when Tyler Lovett hit
into a fielders choice and
Lovett scored on a Moreland
single. After three complete,
the Cougars led 6-4.
Van Wert starting pitch-
er Todd held the Redskins
scoreless in the top of the
fourth but Wapak pitcher
Dom Campos returned the
favor in the bottom of the
frame.
Wapak tied the game in the
top of the fifth as Schreiber
reached on a Cougar error
and scored on another error
that allowed Kaeck to reach
base. Kaeck then scored on
a Hines single, capping the
Wapak comeback.
That wasnt the only
comeback of the night, how-
ever, as lightning made its
way into the area for a third
time. The teams had already
been subjected to over an
hour of weather delays and
the umpires decided to send
both teams home for the eve-
ning, postponing the rest of
the game until Tuesday.
Both teams returned on
a bright, sunny evening
Tuesday to resume the
game.
Chase Culver came to bat
for the Redskins in the top
of the fifth, with Marshall
Gerlach at third and Hines at
second. Brandt Henry came
on to pitch for the Cougars
and promptly struck out
Culver to send the game to
the Van Wert fifth.
Van Wert took the lead
in the bottom of the fifth as
Moreland reached on a field-
ers choice and later scored
on a passed ball.
The Redskins countered
in a big way in the top of the
sixth, forcing four walks and
plating five runs to take the
11-7 lead.
Van Wert could not score
again as Culver shut them
down on the mound the
remainder of the way.
Wapak recorded an
insurance run in the top of
the seventh as Josh Apple
brought Knoch home on a
fielders choice.
Wapak advanced to play
Minster in the St. Henry
bracket final.
Leading hitters for the
Cougars were Moreland,
who went 2-5 with a triple,
an RBI and two runs scored;
and Henry, who went 2-4.
The Cougars finished the
summer season with an 8-13
record after an impressive
tournament run which saw
them beat one-seeds in the
Sectional and District tour-
naments.
Score by Innings ---- R H E LOB
Wapak 2 1 1 0 2 5 1 - 12 10 1 7
Van Wert 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 7 12 3 9
WP - Culver; LP - Henry.
2B - (W) Koch, (VW) Cucciarre,
Contreras. 3B - (W) - Miller,
(VW) Moreland.
Cougars eliminated from ACME district play 12-7
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Pediatrics of Lima, Inc.
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July.
Dr. Byrne is an Ottoville
native looking forward to
returning home and
joining the well
respected pediat-
rics group. She joins
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M.D. along with
nurse practitioners
Michelle Tegenkamp,
R.N., CPNP, and Corie
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It has always been my
desire to come back home and
give back to the community that
has given me so much, says
Dr. Byrne. I always knew I
would be a doctor. I love chil-
dren, while at the same time,
enjoy working with and educat-
ing parents on the importance
of prevention. When a child
isnt feeling well, it impacts
everyone, and as a pediatrician
you often end up taking care of
the whole family.
Dr. Byrne has just com-
pleted her residency at the
Michigan State University/
Kalamazoo Center for Medical
Studies in Kalamazoo, Mich.,
where she was Chief Resident
of Pediatrics. She obtained
her medical degree from
Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Medicine in
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her undergraduate work at
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in Youngstown, graduating
Summa Cum Laude.
Practice grows office
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As Dr. Byrne begins see-
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office effective July
18, Pediatrics of Lima
is also expanding its
office space.
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will see acute or ill
patients in their cur-
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the first floor of St.
Ritas 830 W. High
Street medical office
building in Suite 102.
Starting in July, the staff will
begin conducting wellness
visits upstairs in Suite 201.
Its important we keep
healthy babies and children
well so separating the areas
makes sense, says Dr. Byrne.
Renovations to the 3,300
square foot office are now
underway.
When the additional
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available, we felt it was criti-
cal we not only grow our staff,
but our office space as well
to ensure we are meeting the
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Oil imports drove May trade deficit to $50.2B
By MARTIN
CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON The
U.S. trade deficit surged in
May to the highest level in
more than two and a half
years, driven wider by a big
increase in oil imports and a
decline in exports.
The Commerce
Department said Tuesday
that the deficit increased
15.1 percent to $50.2 bil-
lion in May. Thats the larg-
est imbalance since October
2008.
Exports declined 0.5
percent to $174.9 billion.
Imports rose 2.6 percent to
$225.1 billion. Oil prices
have fallen since May, so
the effect of higher prices
should ease some in the
coming months.
The deficit is running at
an annual rate of $563.2
billion. Thats 12.6 percent
higher than the 2010 imbal-
ance. A higher trade defi-
cit subtracts from overall
economic growth because it
means consumers are pur-
chasing more foreign-made
goods and fewer products
made by U.S. workers.
Analysts said the wider
deficit in May means that
the economy probably grew
at an even slower pace in the
April-June quarter than they
had previously forecast.
Paul Dales, chief U.S. econ-
omist at Capital Economics,
said he was now looking for
economic growth of around
2 percent in the second
quarter. Thats roughly the
same pace as the first three
months of the year.
The deficit with China
jumped to $25 billion, the
largest monthly gap since
November. The deficit with
Japan fell 26.4 percent
to $2.6 billion. Japanese
imports shrank further
because of supply-chain
disruptions caused by the
March earthquake and tsu-
nami.
Economists say Japan is
starting to rebound from the
crisis and a parts shortage
that followed those disasters
is beginning to dissipate. As
a result, Japans factories
should increase shipments
to the United States over the
next few months.
As the supply chain
disruptions continue to
unwind, we expect imports
from Japan over the next
few months to recover and
for the overall trade defi-
cit to modestly widen later
this year before leveling off
in 2012, said Troy Davig,
an economist with Barclays
Capital.
Jennifer Lee, senior
economist at BMO Capital
Markets, noted that while
total imports from Japan
declined, imports of
Japanese auto parts rose.
She said that indicates that
Japanese auto plants were
starting to resume more nor-
mal operations and supply
U.S. factories with critical
component parts.
American companies
depend on component parts
supplied from Japan. The
supply-chain disruptions
have slowed production at
U.S. factories, particularly
among those companies
that make autos and elec-
tronics.
Manufacturing has been
one of the strongest areas of
the U.S. economy in the two
years since the recession
officially ended. Sales in
foreign markets have been
helped by increased demand
and a weaker dollar, which
makes U.S. goods cheap-
er overseas and imported
goods more expensive.
Last year, the U.S. deficit
with China hit $273 bil-
lion. Its the largest deficit
the United States has ever
had with any country. The
huge trade gap between the
two countries has prompted
many companies and mem-
bers of Congress to criti-
cize China for manipulating
its current to gain a trade
advantage. U.S. manufac-
turers contend that China is
keeping its currency under-
valued against the dollar by
as much as 40 percent.
The Obama administra-
tion has been pressuring
China to allow its currency
to rise at a faster rate against
the dollar. But in May, the
administration declined to
cite China as a currency
manipulator. Such a desig-
nation could eventually lead
to U.S. economic sanctions
against China.
The Chinese government
says it has been allowing
its currency to rise in value
against the dollar for more
than a year. But Beijing
says it must do so gradu-
ally to avoid adverse con-
sequences to the Chinese
economy.
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or 419-230-8128
30%
TAX REBATE
ON WINDOWS
Windows, Doors,
Siding, Roofing,
Sunrooms,
Kitchens & Bathroom
Remodeling,
Pole Buildings,
Garages
Home
Improvement
POHLMAN
BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
GARAGES SIDING ROOFING
BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
950 Lawn Care
ElwerLawnCare.com
Visit website for photos
and details of services
(419) 235-3708
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Treatments
Mulch Installation
Shrub Trimming
New Landscapes
New Lawn Installs
Retaining Walls
Bulk Compost
Bulk Mulch
950 Car Care
950 Car Care
Geise
Transmission, Inc.
419-453-3620
2 miles north of Ottoville
automatic transmission
standard transmission
differentials
transfer case
brakes & tune up
FLANAGANS
CAR CARE
816 E. FIFTH ST. DELPHOS
Ph. 419-692-5801
Mon.-Fri. 8-6, Sat. 8-2
OIL - LUBE FILTER
Only
$
22.95*
*up to 5 quarts oil
950 Construction
419-733-6309
AMISH CREW
31 years experience reference
Framing Siding Roofing
Remodeling Garages
Attention Farmers
Pole Barns
Painting New Barns
Repair Work
Clean Fence Rows
Ditch Banks
POHLMAN
POURED
CONCRETE WALLS
Residential
& Commercial
Agricultural Needs
All Concrete Work
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
950 Miscellaneous
TNT
ASPHALT
PAVING &
SEAL COATING
567-825-2157
Commercial-Residential
FREE ESTIMATES
SENIOR DISCOUNTS
COMMUNITY
SELF-STORAGE
GREAT RATES
NEWER FACILITY
419-692-0032
Across from Arbys
GOLD
CANYON
CANDLES
Gina Fox
419-236-4134
www.candlesbygina.com
The worlds finest candles,
candle scents, home decor.
Ask how to earn for FREE
Place Your Ad Today
Service
AT YOUR
HERALD DELPHOS
THE
Telling The Tri-Countys Story Since 1869
Classifieds
Deadlines:
11:30 a.m. for the next days issue.
Saturdays paper is 11:00 a.m. Friday
Mondays paper is 1:00 p.m. Friday
Herald Extra is 11 a.m. Thursday
Minimum Charge: 15 words,
2 times - $9.00
Each word is $.30 2-5 days
$.25 6-9 days
$.20 10+ days
Each word is $.10 for 3 months
or more prepaid
THANKS TO ST. JUDE: Runs 1 day at the
price of $3.00.
GARAGE SALES: Each day is $.20 per
word. $8.00 minimum charge.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEBTS: Ad must be placed in person by
the person whose name will appear in the ad.
Must show ID & pay when placing ad. Regu-
lar rates apply
FREE ADS: 5 days free if item is free
or less than $50. Only 1 item per ad, 1
ad per month.
BOX REPLIES: $8.00 if you come
and pick them up. $14.00 if we have to
send them to you.
CARD OF THANKS: $2.00 base
charge + $.10 for each word.
To place an ad phone 419-695-0015 ext. 122
We accept
www.delphosherald.com
005

Lost & Found
FOUND SHEPHERD mix
dog in Creamery area,
male, 6 months old, 30-40
lbs. Ph. 419-771-9432.
FOUND: LONG haired
white cat, male, with blue
eyes. Very friendly. Call
4 1 9 - 6 9 2 - 7 3 9 7 o r
419-302-2083
010

Announcements
ADVERTISERS: YOU can
place a 25 word classified
ad in more than 100 news-
papers with over one and
a half million total circula-
tion across Ohio for $295.
It's easy...you place one
order and pay with one
check t hrough Ohi o
Scan-Ohi o St at ewi de
Classified Advertising Net-
work. The Delphos Herald
advertising dept. can set
this up for you. No other
classified ad buy is sim-
pler or more cost effective.
Call 419-695-0015, ext
138.
ATTENTION MOMS:
Need a break, Peak Fit-
ness is having a fit camp
for kids. Aug. 1st-5th.
10:00am-noon. T-shirt and
snacks provi ded Cal l
419-695-7325
Delphos Trading Post
528 N. Washington St.
DELPHOS, OHIO
FLEA MALL
NOW OPEN
Every Saturday
7am to 4pm
Come See Variety
VENDORS
WANTED
Call
601-347-7525
or Stop By
for Information -
Setup
040

Services
LAMP REPAIR
Table or floor.
Come to our store.
Hohenbrink TV.
419-695-1229
080

Help Wanted
JOEY FRATELLOS now
hiring all positions. Apply
within after 3pm Monday
through Thursday. 126 N.
Main St., Delphos
120

Financial
IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
phos Herald urges our
readers to contact The
Better Business Bureau,
( 419) 223- 7010 or
1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities, or
work at home opportuni-
ties. The BBB will assist
in the investigation of
these businesses. (This
notice provided as a cus-
tomer service by The Del-
phos Herald.)
290

Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
300

Household Goods
NEW, QUEEN pillow-top
mattress, never used, still
sealed in original wrapper.
$75. Call (260)749-6100.
SIDE-BY-SIDE FRIDI -
GAIRE refrigerator. 22 cu.
in w/ice maker $200. Push
lawn mower $20. Call
(567)204-5536
340

Garage Sales
1311 JOSHUA St.
Thurs. & Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 9am-12:00pm
Victorian mirror and pillow
sets. Baby items, baby
boy clothes and shoes.
Barbie and Bratz dolls and
accessor i es. Books,
V-Smile, pictures, bed -
ding, games, puzzles,
shoes, nativity set. Girls
clothes 8-14, teens, Jun-
iors, ladies and mens.
Sanchezs
233 W. 6th
(In back alley behind
Speedway)
Thurs., Fri., Sat.
9am- 5pm
Dining room table w/6
chairs, RC Nitro helicop-
ter, truck, and airplane, 3
Anderson new construc-
tion windows, 36 metal
painted entry door (new),
2 dressers, household
items.
446 E. Cleveland St.
Thursday & Friday 9-5
Saturday 9-noon
Womens clothes, acoustic
guitar, tablet/e-reader,
nursing books, x-boxes,
WII, PS2 and PS3 and
Nintendo DS games, exer-
cise equipment, curtains
and more.
340

Garage Sales
467 DEWEY
July 14, 5pm-8pm
July 15, 9am-5pm
July 16, 9am-12pm
Holiday items, Home de-
cor, outdoor furniture,
di shes, books, toys,
girl-women clothes. Too
much to list.
HUGE GARAGE Sale
7590 Lehman Rd.
July 15 -4pm-8pm
July 16-9am-1pm
Like new inexpensive
Preemie thru size 5 girls.
Preemie thru 18mo. boys.
Maternity clothes, Pooh
items, pictures, books,
trikes, lots of misc.
501

Misc. for Sale
TWO WHEEL metal bed
trailer & inside liner, good
tires & good condition all
a r o u n d . P h .
419-692-6232.
560

Lawn & Garden
TOPSOIL
CLEAN, black, pulverized
for easy use. Load you or
del i ver ed. CALL
(419)968-2940
590

House For Rent
2 OR 3 BR House
with attached garage.
Available immediately!
Call 419-692-3951.
FOR RENT: 3 BDRM
House, full basement, at-
tached garage. 1 mile
west of Delphos. No Pets.
Call (419)642-3828
600

Apts. for Rent
1 BDRM downstairs apt.
in Van Wert. Includes
range, refrigerator. Land-
lord mows lawn. 638 N.
Cherry St. $325/mo. $325
securi ty deposi t. Ph.
419-453-3956.
1 BDRM upstairs apt. in
Ottoville. Includes refrig-
erator & range. Landlord
pays water, sewer and
garbage pickup. Mows
lawn. 387 W. Third St.
$375/mo. $375 security
deposit. 419-453-3956.
TRIPLEX UPSTAIRS apt.
1 BR w/appliances, quiet
neighborhood. $300/mo.
and $300 security deposit,
Utilities not included. No
pets. 419-234-2847
800

House For Sale
502 S Pearl,
Spencerville
0 down, 0 closing cost,
home warranty, and free
appl i ances. Sever al
homes to choose from in
Van Wert, Lima, Ohio City
areas. Pictures and ad-
dresss at: www.creative-
hombuyingsolutions.com.
LAND CONTRACT or
Short term Rent to own
homes. Several available.
Addresses and pictures at
www.creativehomebuying-
solutions.com.
419-586-8220
810

Auto Repairs/
Parts/Acc.
Midwest Ohio
Auto Parts
Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors,
Hoods, Radiators
4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima
1-800-589-6830
840

Mobile Homes
RENT OR Rent to Own. 2
bedroom, 1 bath mobile
home. 419-692-3951.
890

Autos for Sale
MEMBER: 912 345 678
RAABE FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER
(800) 589-7876
Owner Advantage is our
way of rewarding you for
bringing your vehicle in for
service. Youre rewarded
for each visit. Membership
is easy ask your Service
Advisor for details!
Taking care of
your vehicle
has its rewards.
Over 85
years
serving
you!
www.raabeford.com
RAABE
FORD-LINCOLN
11260 Elida Rd., Delphos
M 7:30-8 ; T.-F. 7:30-6:00; Sat. 9-2
419-692-0055
890

Autos for Sale

*Will be responsible for operation of 56 room hotel.


*Will be trained by Microtel

Must see beautiful 3 bedroom, 1 bath ranch with 2 car garage


close to park and schools. Fireplace, 22x22 great room, large open
kitchen, new roof and furnace, appliances stay. Move in ready.
Available immediately.
Call for showing 419-863-9480. OPEN SUNDAYS 2-4
MLS SERVICE

OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
TH
FROM 1-3 P.M.


TRICO REALTY IS OPEN SATURDAYS


FROM 8:30 TO 12:30 TO SERVE YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS
1109 S. Clay St., Delphos

928 N. Franklin St., Delphos


These are just a few of our listings, call us we have more!
OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
TH
FROM 3:30-5 P.M.

BY APPOINTMENT
$99,500-Delphos SD
Ideal Opportunity


$99,900-Van Wert SD
Add Finishing To This Home!





$47,000-Delphos SD
A Fine Fix- up Find



$74,900-Delphos SD
Two-story That Needs Some TLC





$199,000-Elida SD
Exquisite Sense Of Luxury

$77,000-Ft Jennings SD
Large & Luxurious 1- 1/ 2 Story



$148,500-Elida SD
A Charming Personality



$73,000-Delphos SD
Peace And Privacy

$84,900-Delphos SD
Enticing Two-story




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419-692-SOLD

2 OPEN HOUSES
SUNDAY 12- 1:00

GREAT 1
ST
TIME
HOME-BUYER
INCENTIVES
ARE AVAILABLE!!!
CALL US FOR
MORE INFORMATION

THINKING OF
SELLING??
MAKE THE CALL
THAT SAYS
IT ALL:
692-SOLD
Jim Langhals Realty

www.jimlanghalsrealty.com

FEATURED HOMES
Sun., March 9
1 to 3 p.m. OPEN HOUSE

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2 OPEN HOUSES
SUN., MARCH 9, 3:00- 4:30
To view all listings go to www.DickClarkRealEstate.com
11970 Sarka Rd.
Spencerville - $104,900
408 W. Third St.
Delphos - $104,900

Call for showing ...


1310 Joshua St.
Delphos - $249,000
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Judy Bosch 419-230-1983
Delphos
Janet 419-236-7894
415
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Cass
St.

Monday, March 10
at the Delphos Public Library
6 PM
648 S. Jefferson St.,
Delphos
Janet 419-236-7894

HELP WANTED
PART-TIME
PRE-PRESS

Eagle
Print

RAABE RAABE

GENUINE
MOTORCRAFT

BATTERIES
TESTED
TOUGH

MAX
with 100-month warranty
$
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Some vehicles slightly higher
Installation extra.
Price valid with exchange.
See Service Advisor for
limited-warranty details. Taxes extra.
KNIPPEN

2007
CHRYSLER
SEBRING

$
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Classifieds Sells Classifieds Sells


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*Will be responsible for operation of 56 room hotel.


*Will be trained by Microtel

Must see beautiful 3 bedroom, 1 bath ranch with 2 car garage


close to park and schools. Fireplace, 22x22 great room, large open
kitchen, new roof and furnace, appliances stay. Move in ready.
Available immediately.
Call for showing 419-863-9480. OPEN SUNDAYS 2-4
MLS SERVICE

OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
TH
FROM 1-3 P.M.


TRICO REALTY IS OPEN SATURDAYS


FROM 8:30 TO 12:30 TO SERVE YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS
1109 S. Clay St., Delphos

928 N. Franklin St., Delphos


These are just a few of our listings, call us we have more!
OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
TH
FROM 3:30-5 P.M.

BY APPOINTMENT
$99,500-Delphos SD
Ideal Opportunity


$99,900-Van Wert SD
Add Finishing To This Home!





$47,000-Delphos SD
A Fine Fix- up Find



$74,900-Delphos SD
Two-story That Needs Some TLC





$199,000-Elida SD
Exquisite Sense Of Luxury

$77,000-Ft Jennings SD
Large & Luxurious 1- 1/ 2 Story



$148,500-Elida SD
A Charming Personality



$73,000-Delphos SD
Peace And Privacy

$84,900-Delphos SD
Enticing Two-story




w w w . t l r e a . c o m
419-692-SOLD

2 OPEN HOUSES
SUNDAY 12- 1:00

GREAT 1
ST
TIME
HOME-BUYER
INCENTIVES
ARE AVAILABLE!!!
CALL US FOR
MORE INFORMATION

THINKING OF
SELLING??
MAKE THE CALL
THAT SAYS
IT ALL:
692-SOLD
Jim Langhals Realty

www.jimlanghalsrealty.com

FEATURED HOMES
Sun., March 9
1 to 3 p.m. OPEN HOUSE

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2 OPEN HOUSES
SUN., MARCH 9, 3:00- 4:30
To view all listings go to www.DickClarkRealEstate.com
11970 Sarka Rd.
Spencerville - $104,900
408 W. Third St.
Delphos - $104,900

Call for showing ...


1310 Joshua St.
Delphos - $249,000
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Judy Bosch 419-230-1983
Delphos
Janet 419-236-7894
415
S.
Cass
St.

Monday, March 10
at the Delphos Public Library
6 PM
648 S. Jefferson St.,
Delphos
Janet 419-236-7894

HELP WANTED
PART-TIME
PRE-PRESS

Eagle
Print

RAABE RAABE

GENUINE
MOTORCRAFT

BATTERIES
TESTED
TOUGH

MAX
with 100-month warranty
$
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95
Some vehicles slightly higher
Installation extra.
Price valid with exchange.
See Service Advisor for
limited-warranty details. Taxes extra.
KNIPPEN

2007
CHRYSLER
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TOM AHL
617 KING AVE.
LIMA, OH 45805
419-228-3413
CELL 419-296-7188
See me,
BILL
HOFFMAN
for the
BEST BUY
on your
new or used
vehicle.

*Will be responsible for operation of 56 room hotel.


*Will be trained by Microtel

Must see beautiful 3 bedroom, 1 bath ranch with 2 car garage


close to park and schools. Fireplace, 22x22 great room, large open
kitchen, new roof and furnace, appliances stay. Move in ready.
Available immediately.
Call for showing 419-863-9480. OPEN SUNDAYS 2-4
MLS SERVICE

OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
TH
FROM 1-3 P.M.


TRICO REALTY IS OPEN SATURDAYS


FROM 8:30 TO 12:30 TO SERVE YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS
1109 S. Clay St., Delphos

928 N. Franklin St., Delphos


These are just a few of our listings, call us we have more!
OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
TH
FROM 3:30-5 P.M.

BY APPOINTMENT
$99,500-Delphos SD
Ideal Opportunity


$99,900-Van Wert SD
Add Finishing To This Home!





$47,000-Delphos SD
A Fine Fix- up Find



$74,900-Delphos SD
Two-story That Needs Some TLC





$199,000-Elida SD
Exquisite Sense Of Luxury

$77,000-Ft Jennings SD
Large & Luxurious 1- 1/ 2 Story



$148,500-Elida SD
A Charming Personality



$73,000-Delphos SD
Peace And Privacy

$84,900-Delphos SD
Enticing Two-story




w w w . t l r e a . c o m
419-692-SOLD

2 OPEN HOUSES
SUNDAY 12- 1:00

GREAT 1
ST
TIME
HOME-BUYER
INCENTIVES
ARE AVAILABLE!!!
CALL US FOR
MORE INFORMATION

THINKING OF
SELLING??
MAKE THE CALL
THAT SAYS
IT ALL:
692-SOLD
Jim Langhals Realty

www.jimlanghalsrealty.com

FEATURED HOMES
Sun., March 9
1 to 3 p.m. OPEN HOUSE

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2 OPEN HOUSES
SUN., MARCH 9, 3:00- 4:30
To view all listings go to www.DickClarkRealEstate.com
11970 Sarka Rd.
Spencerville - $104,900
408 W. Third St.
Delphos - $104,900

Call for showing ...


1310 Joshua St.
Delphos - $249,000
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Delphos
Judy Bosch 419-230-1983
Delphos
Janet 419-236-7894
415
S.
Cass
St.

Monday, March 10
at the Delphos Public Library
6 PM
648 S. Jefferson St.,
Delphos
Janet 419-236-7894

HELP WANTED
PART-TIME
PRE-PRESS

Eagle
Print

RAABE RAABE

GENUINE
MOTORCRAFT

BATTERIES
TESTED
TOUGH

MAX
with 100-month warranty
$
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95
Some vehicles slightly higher
Installation extra.
Price valid with exchange.
See Service Advisor for
limited-warranty details. Taxes extra.
KNIPPEN

2007
CHRYSLER
SEBRING

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920

Free & Low Price
Merchandise
FREE KITTENS, friendly,
4-5mo. old. 419-605-8023
FREE PUPPIES: Austrian
Shepherd/Gol den Re -
triever mix. Male and fe-
male available. 8 weeks
old. Located in Kalida Call
(419)532-2913
PUSH MOWER for sale
$25. Call (419)692-3300
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I was told
that I have lymphocytic colitis. I
have been on Entocort for three
months and am now on Lialda.
I am seeing a gastroenterologist.
I am told that this is an immune
problem. Is this a long-lasting
problem, and am I seeing the right
doctor? I have had several UTIs,
which I think are related, but
the antibiotics have an adverse
effect on me. I cant walk and
have pain in my arthritic joints.
(I have severe osteoarthritis and
see a rheumatologist.) Please
help explain what I can expect
long term.
DEAR READER: Based on
your brief note, I cant provide
specific information. Are you on
any other medications, such as an
anti-inflammatory or other pain
medication for your arthritis?
Do you have any other health
conditions? What antibiotics
have you taken that appeared
to adversely affect you? What
testing have you had? Your best
source for information is your
physician. I urge you to sit down
with him or her to discuss your
concerns and questions.
Because I dont have the
answer to any of this, I will
simply provide basic information
about lymphocytic colitis.
Lymphocytic colitis and
collagenous colitis together
are referred to as microscopic
colitis. Some researchers believe
that the two are simply different
presentations or phases of a
single condition. Symptoms and
treatment of both are identical;
therefore, discussing one is the
same as discussing both. The
only difference between the two
is on microscopic examination
(hence the name) of a tissue
sample taken from the affected
individual.
Collagenous colitis causes
collagen in the colon to thicken.
It is most commonly diagnosed in
people in their 50s, with women
being affected more frequently
than men. Lymphocytic colitis
causes increased levels of white
blood cells known as lymphocytes
within the colon. It affects men
and women equally and is also
most commonly diagnosed in
those aged 50 or older.
The cause of microscopic colitis
is unknown, but researchers
currently theorize that it may
involve viruses, bacteria and/
or immune-system issues. Some
individuals with microscopic
colitis may have a pre-existing
immune disorder such as celiac
disease (gluten intolerance),
scleroderma (connective tissue
disorder, often affecting the skin)
and rheumatoid arthritis (joint
pain and damage). Symptoms
include chronic, watery diarrhea
that may last for weeks, months
or even years, and abdominal
pain or cramps. While less
common, fecal incontinence,
nausea and bloating may occur.
Mild weight loss, weakness and
dehydration are also possibilities
because of the diarrhea.
Some studies have linked
certain medications to
microscopic colitis; however,
not all the studies agree,
so further research is still
required. Currently, acarbose,
aspirin, NSAIDs, omeprazole,
ranitidine, sertraline, flutamide,
esomeprazole, clozapine,
entacapone, lansoprazole,
simvastatin and ticlopidine are
possibly linked.
Some cases may resolve
without treatment; however, diet
and medication modifications
may be beneficial in reducing
symptoms. Any drug that may be
linked should be discontinued,
reduced or replaced. Fats and
fiber intake should be reduced,
while caffeine and dairy/lactose
products should be eliminated
from the diet. Be sure to drink
plenty of fluids and avoid
irritating foods. Soft, easy-to-
digest foods eaten over several
smaller meals per day are the
best option.
Medication will likely
be recommended if dietary
modifications fail to produce
sufficient results. These
include over-the-counter anti-
diarrheals and prescription
bile-acid blockers, steroids,
anti-inflammatory drugs and
immunosuppressants.
For severe cases in which
medication is ineffective,
surgical removal of a portion
or the entire colon may be
beneficial; however, this is rare
for microscopic colitis.
Copyright 2011, United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
DR. PETER J. GOTT
On
Health
Your physician is your best source for information
Frugal consumers are big
fans of multipurpose products.
Baking soda and vinegar top the
list of thrifty household staples.
Ive shared tips for many other
versatile products, such as baby
oil, witch hazel, cornstarch,
Borax, dryer sheets, and Fels-
naptha, to name a few. Sometimes
specific brands have more
flexibility to perform a variety
of tasks. One example is original
blue Dawn dishwashing liquid.
Its grease-cutting properties
make it useful for more than just
dishes.
Here are a few ways to use it
around your home.
WASH WINDOWS: Clean
windows inside and outside with
this recipe.
2 cups rubbing alcohol (70
percent isopropyl)
1/2 cup ammonia
1 teaspoon Dawn dishwashing
liquid
Top off with water until you
have 1 gallon of window cleaner
Mix and pour into your
bottles.
Use a scrubber and squeegee
if windows are really dirty.
GEL ICE PACK: This is great
for small bumps or bruises.
Youll need two zip-enclosure
freezer bags and some Dawn
dishwashing liquid. Partially fill
one bag, seal it, and encase it in
a second freezer bag. Place it in
the freezer. Wrap it with a cloth
before applying it to the skin. Its
more pliable than a hard ice pack
and can conform into whatever
position you need it. Its reusable,
too.
HOMEMADE LAUNDRY
PRE-TREATER: Apply full
strength on grease stains on
clothing. Then launder as
usual. One reader, Polly from
Pennsylvania, adds: I make my
own laundry pretreater that gets
grease out every time. In a clear
spray bottle, add some Dawn
dishwashing liquid. Then fill the
rest of the way up with water,
leaving a bit of room to shake the
bottle for proper mixing. Spray
on stains. This stuff is great and
gets out food stains, too!
IN THE BATHROOM:
In a spray bottle, mix Dawn
dishwashing liquid and vinegar.
Spray your tub, sink, vanity
counter, tub/shower surround
or bath tiles to remove any
build-up. Rinse off. For more
stubborn soap scum, use Dawn
dishwashing liquid full strength
and a 3M green Scotchbrite pad
to scrub. Add a couple of squirts
in a tub of warm water to soak
and scrub clean your shower
curtain liner, too.
DESKUNK A PET: Combine
1 quart hydrogen peroxide, 1/2
cup baking soda, two teaspoons
Dawn dishwashing liquid. Wet
your pets fur and lather the
mixture like shampoo. Leave the
mixture on for 10 to 15 minutes
and rinse. Another reader, Moor,
from Ohio, shares: When I bathe
my dogs, I alternate between
regular Dawn dishwashing liquid
and their regular pet shampoo. I
let the Dawn set for 5 minutes,
just like I would a flea shampoo.
I have been doing this for years
and never have any problems
with fleas!
BUBBLES: According to
Bubbles.org, Dawn dishwashing
liquid makes great homemade
bubbles for kids. You simply use
Dawn, glycerin or Karo syrup
and water. Visit bubbles.org/
html/solutions/formulae.htm for
the recipes.
CLEAN GRANITE
COUNTERTOPS: Use a
microfiber cloth and warm water
or Dawn dish washing liquid
mixed with warm water on a
sponge or dishcloth. Rinse the
cloth with water, wring it out,
and wipe the counters. Then dry
with a soft cotton/flannel cloth.
Dont use excessive soap, or
youll get buildup. Wipe up spills
as soon as possible, too. Use your
recommended granite cleaner and
alternate for occasional cleaning
to keep the cost down.
DAWN BOTTLES: The bottles
can be reused, too. Visit www.
frugalvillage.com/2009/04/24/
reuse-dish-soap-bottles for
creative ways to reuse them.

Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal
Village (www.frugalvillage.com), a
Web site that offers practical, money-
saving strategies for everyday living.
To send tips, comments or questions,
write to Sara Noel, c/o United Media,
200 Madison Ave., 4th Floor, New
York, NY 10016, or e-mail sara@
frugalvillage.com.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 The Herald 9
Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Father often
belittles little one
Dear Annie: I am 16
and regularly baby-sit for a
2-year-old boy and his 5-year-
old sister. Both kids are very
sweet, although the boy has
some minor behavior issues.
I have addressed them and
made it clear that they will
not be tolerated while Im
babysitting.
The problem is their father.
He calls the boy a little devil
and tells him he is too femi-
nine and babyish, since he
carries a blanket around and
plays with his sisters dolls.
But hes only 2!
Am I overstepping
if I discuss this with
him or the mother?
I dont want to lose
this job, because
I love the kids. --
Auburn, Mass.
Dear Auburn:
Not all parents
have an enlightened
attitude about child-
rearing, and some
mistakenly confuse
belittling with good parenting.
Most parents do not appreci-
ate parenting pointers from a
teenager. However, you are
in a position to counteract
some of Dads comments by
giving positive feedback to
those children when they are
in your care. If the situation
gets worse, you might speak
to the mother about your con-
cerns.
Dear Annie: This is a
cautionary tale. I was see-
ing a psychotherapist (lets
call him Tim) to overcome
a bad phase -- I was in a
loveless marriage and became
involved with a womanizer.
During therapy, I fell in love
with Tim, a married man who
occasionally badmouthed his
wife in front of me.
Tim told me he could not
ethically date anyone until two
years after her last appoint-
ment. The fact that he was
married didnt seem to matter.
Because I loved him, I stopped
treatment so the two-year wait-
ing period could begin. We
grew closer, but were not inti-
mate. I felt sorry for his wife
because she was suffering from
a grave illness and had under-
gone surgery. I actually told
him to treat her better.
Many months later, Tims
wife divorced him. Hed been
unfaithful with three other
women, one of whom was
the mother of a child he was
counseling. I feel like such
a fool. I was heartbroken to
realize that my trusted coun-
selor was himself a woman-
izer. We are, of course, no
longer in touch. I just want to
let your readers know these
things happen. -- No Name,
No City in USA
Dear No Name: Every
profession has its bad apples.
Most therapists are ethical
and upstanding, and it is not
uncommon for individuals to
fall in love (transference)
during treatment. But it is
unconscionable for a therapist
to take advantage of a client
who is already in a vulner-
able state. If Tim hasnt been
reported to his local licens-
ing board or the American
Psychotherapy Association,
he should be.
Dear Annie: I have been
reading with interest the let-
ters youve printed on bully-
ing. I would like to point out
that bullying is not exclusive-
ly a school or children
thing.
I retired 10 years ago
and joined a very old and
respected craft guild. Several
of the members were bul-
lies. I enjoyed the meetings,
but after a time,
these women made
the meetings quite
uncomfortable. One
woman in particu-
lar would block my
way and ambush
me in the bathroom.
Another woman
ridiculed me pub-
licly for doing cer-
tain charity work.
I tried talking
to the president of
the guild about the behavior
and was laughed off, saying it
was just a personality conflict.
Other members noticed the
bullying, and several quit. I
tried ignoring it, but after sev-
eral years, it was clear that the
behavior was simply intensify-
ing, and I, too, left the guild.
I since have joined another
guild, which is no-nonsense
and would not tolerate bul-
lying activity. The contrast is
dramatic. I miss some of the
friends from the former guild,
but am happy to be free to
attend meetings without the
stress. -- Happier Now
Dear Happier: Bullying
can happen in nearly all
social contexts, including at
ones place of employment
and in community groups.
Fortunately, you had the
option to leave.
Annies Mailbox is written
by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy
Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann
Landers column. Please e-mail
your questions to anniesmailbox@
comcast.net, or write to: Annies
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

You could finally be in a position
in the next year to achieve the harmony
and balance youve been hoping to
find in your life. Once you feel youve
accomplished this goal, youll be able
to relax and just be yourself.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- Hold off on making any important
agreements with another. The aspects
are such that, although people mean
well, it isnt likely they would stand
the test of time.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- People
in general tend to want to shift their
burdens onto someone else, so if
anybody thinks youre an easy mark,
this person will try to dump his or her
work in your lap. Dont be had.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
Depending too heavily on Lady Luck
instead of your own abilities will
guarantee you to fail at whatever it is
youre trying to pull off. Avoid getting
involved in anything chancy.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
Dont be unduly awed by titles or
trappings. Just because someone has
a title doesnt necessary make him or
her bigger than life. It only defines the
job the person is assigned to do.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- For the sake of peace, dont let
yourself be drawn into a debate with
someone who loves to argue. Once
this person gets started, you wont be
able to turn him or her off.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Its wise to abide by your
instincts and perceptions about
participating in any kind of financial
debate with someone who always
thinks he or she is right. Itll be a lost
cause.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Underestimating the competition
is always a mistake. Thus, regardless
of how inept you think someone is,
take him or her seriously. This person
might know something to which
youre not privy.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Think twice before absentmindedly
being unrealistically generous to
someone who doesnt deserve it.
Theres a good chance that on impulse
youll give away something youll
regret.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- If you have a choice, avoid any
gathering where someone who makes
you feel uncomfortable is likely to be
in attendance. You wont have any fun
being miserable.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- It would be best not to depend on
another to do something for you that
you know the person really doesnt
want to do. She or he will either do a
bad job or totally let you down.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Dont try to impose your views
on someone who you know will be
unreceptive to what you have to say.
All youll accomplish is making this
person stand even firmer in his or her
beliefs.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
The handling of your resources isnt
likely to be your strong suit today,
so it behooves you to be as prudent
as you can. Additionally, it would be
wise not to offer any financial advice.

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Answers to Tuesdays questions:
The only U.S. president to be a pris-
oner of war was Andrew Jackson. The
British imprisoned him in 1781 when he
was 14 years old.
Admiral Robert FitzRoy coined the
term weather forecasts in 1861. Before
then, the practice was called weather indi-
cations or weather probabilities.
Todays questions:
When was the first cell phone call
made?
How many elevators do you need to
ride to get stuck once?
Answers in Thursdays Herald.
Todays words:
Inermous: without thorns or prickles
Yaya: any of several Central American
trees
Todays joke:
Charley, a new retiree-greeter at Wal-
Mart, just couldnt seem to get to work
on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15
minutes late. But he was a good worker,
really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp-minded
and a real credit to the company and
obviously demonstrating their Older
Person Friendly policies.
One day the boss called him into the
office for a talk.
Charley, I have to tell you, I like
your work ethic, you do a bang-up job
when you finally get here but your being
late so often is quite bothersome.
Yes, I know boss, and I am working
on it, Charley said.
Well good, you are a team player.
Thats what I like to hear.
Yes sir, I understand your concern
and Ill try harder, Charley said.
Seeming puzzled, the manager went
on to comment,
Its odd though, your coming in late.
I know youre retired from the Armed
Forces. What did they say to you there
if you showed up in the morning so late
and so often?
The old man looked down at the floor,
then smiled. He chuckled quietly, then
said with a grin, They usually saluted
and said, Good morning, Admiral, can I
get your coffee, sir?
Should parents lose custody of super obese kids?
By LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO Should parents of extremely
obese children lose custody for not controlling
their kids weight? A provocative commentary
in one of the nations most distinguished medical
journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a
quiet chorus of advocates who say the govern-
ment should be allowed to intervene in extreme
cases.
It has happened a few times in the U.S.,
and the opinion piece in todays Journal of the
American Medical Association says putting chil-
dren temporarily in foster care is in some cases
more ethical than obesity surgery.
Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at
Harvard-affiliated Childrens Hospital Boston,
said the point isnt to blame parents, but rather
to act in childrens best interest and get them
help that for whatever reason their parents cant
provide.
State intervention ideally will support not
just the child but the whole family, with the goal
of reuniting child and family as soon as possible.
That may require instruction on parenting, said
Ludwig, who wrote the article with Lindsey
Murtagh, a lawyer and a researcher at Harvards
School of Public Health.
Despite the discomfort posed by state inter-
vention, it may sometimes be necessary to protect
a child, Murtagh said.
But University of Pennsylvania bioethicist
Art Caplan said he worries that the debate risks
putting too much blame on parents. Obese chil-
dren are victims of advertising, marketing, peer
pressure and bullying things a parent cant
control, he said.
If youre going to change a childs weight,
youre going to have to change all of them,
Caplan said.
Roughly 2 million U.S. children are extremely
obese. Most are not in imminent danger, Ludwig
said. But some have obesity-related conditions
such as Type 2 diabetes, breathing difficulties
and liver problems that could kill them by age
30. It is these kids for whom state intervention,
including education, parent training, and tem-
porary protective custody in the most extreme
cases, should be considered, Ludwig said.
While some doctors promote weight-loss sur-
gery for severely obese teens, Ludwig said it
hasnt been used for very long in adolescents
and can have serious, sometimes life-threatening
complications.
We dont know the long-term safety and
effectiveness of these procedures done at an early
age, he said.
Ludwig said he starting thinking about the
issue after a 90-pound 3-year-old girl came to his
obesity clinic several years ago. Her parents had
physical disabilities, little money and difficulty
controlling her weight. Last year, at age 12, she
weighed 400 pounds and had developed diabetes,
cholesterol problems, high blood pressure and
sleep apnea.
Out of medical concern, the state placed this
girl in foster care, where she simply received
three balanced meals a day and a snack or two
and moderate physical activity, he said. After
a year, she lost 130 pounds. Though she is still
obese, her diabetes and apnea disappeared; she
remains in foster care, he said.
In a commentary in the medical journal BMJ
last year, London pediatrician Dr. Russell Viner
and colleagues said obesity was a factor in several
child protection cases in Britain. They argued that
child protection services should be considered if
parents are neglectful or actively reject efforts to
control an extremely obese childs weight.
A 2009 opinion article in Pediatrics made
similar arguments. Its authors said temporary
removal from the home would be warranted
when all reasonable alternative options have
been exhausted.
That piece discussed a 440-pound 16-year-
old girl who developed breathing problems from
excess weight and nearly died at a University of
Wisconsin hospital. Doctors discussed whether
to report her family for neglect. But they didnt
need to, because her medical crisis was a
wake-up call for her family, and the girl ended
up losing about 100 pounds, said co-author Dr.
Norman Fost, a medical ethicist at the univer-
sitys Madison campus.
State intervention in obesity doesnt neces-
sarily involve new legal requirements, Ludwig
said. Health care providers are required to report
children who are at immediate risk, and that can
be for a variety of reasons, including neglect,
abuse and what doctors call failure to thrive.
Thats when children are severely underweight.
Jerri Gray, a Greenville, S.C., single mother
who lost custody of her 555-pound 14-year-old
son two years ago, said authorities dont under-
stand the challenges families may face in trying
to control their kids weight.
I was always working two jobs so we
wouldnt end up living in ghettos, Gray said.
She said she often didnt have time to cook, so
she would buy her son fast food. She said she
asked doctors for help for her sons big appetite
but was accused of neglect.
Her sister has custody of the boy, now 16. The
sister has the money to help him with a special
diet and exercise, and the boy has lost more than
200 pounds, Gray said.
Even though good has come out of this as
far as him losing weight, he told me just last
week, Mommy, I want to be back with you so
bad. Theyve done damage by pulling us apart,
Gray said.
Stormy Bradley, an Atlanta mother whose
overweight 14-year-old daughter is participating
in a Georgia advocacy groups Stop Childhood
Obesity campaign, said she sympathizes with
families facing legal action because of their kids
weight.
Healthier food often costs more, and trying to
monitor kids weight can be difficult, especially
when they reach their teens and shun parental
control, Bradley said. But taking youngsters
away from their parents definitely seems too
extreme, she said.
Dr. Lainie Ross, a medical ethicist at the
University of Chicago, said: Theres a stigma
with state intervention. We just have to do it with
caution and humility and make sure we really can
say that our interventions are going to do more
good than harm.
US airports still vulnerable
By EILEEN SULLIVAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON Its
been nearly 10 years since the
Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks,
and U.S. airports are still not
as secure as they need to be.
More than 14,000 people have
found their way into sensitive
areas, and about 6,000 travel-
ers have made it past govern-
ment screeners without proper
scrutiny, according to a con-
gressman who is leading an
inquiry into the deficiencies.
Since November 2001,
more than 25,000 security
breaches have occurred at
U.S. airports, despite the extra
security measures put in place
over the past 9 1/2 years, said
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah,
citing government statistics.
Thats an average of slight-
ly more than five security
breaches a year at each of the
457 commercial airports
and these are just the ones we
know about, said Chaffetz,
who is overseeing a congres-
sional hearing today on secu-
rity shortcomings. I think its
a stunningly high number.
The Transportation
Security Administration said
these numbers represent a
tiny fraction of 1 percent of
the more than 5.5 billion peo-
ple that have been screened
across the country since 9/11.
These events were reported,
investigated and remedied,
agency spokesman Greg Soule
said.
The 25,000 figure is mis-
leading because a security
breach is broadly defined
to include instances when a
checked bag was misplaced
after it went through security
screening to a person who was
caught in the act of breach-
ing security and immediately
apprehended, Soule said.
The congressional interest
comes amid the busy sum-
mer travel season and grow-
ing criticism of some of the
TSAs screening policies, like
security pat-downs for chil-
dren and travelers in their
90s. The TSA has defended
its policies, citing terrorists
persistent interest in attack-
ing commercial aviation. For
instance, earlier this month,
counterterrorism officials saw
intelligence about some ter-
rorists renewed interest in
surgically implanting bombs
in humans to evade airport
security like full-body imag-
ing machines. The TSA and
FBI are even testing this the-
ory on pigs carcasses to see
how viable the threat is, said
a law enforcement official
who spoke on condition of
anonymity to discuss sensitive
security matters.
Nancy Spencer photos
Children enjoying DAAG art camp
Thirty-five children are attending the Delphos Area Art Guilds Summer Art
Camp this week. Campers are making macaroni and cheese box puppets, T-shirts
and newspaper animals. A reception for campers and their families will be held at 7
p.m. Thursday. Above: Art instructor Dave Knepper shows campers how to make a
bunny ear for their puppets. Below: Kalie Ulm, 10, Karlie Ulm, 8, Jacob Sterling, 6
and Gabe Harman start on their puppets.

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