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Spring is right around the corner (we hope) and with spring comes spring weather (we hope). And with spring weather comes a childrens program at the Delphos Public Library called Weather Wise and Wonderful! From 4-5 p.m. on March 20, special guest WLIO meteorologist Elise Dolinar will share forecasting weather, broadcasting weather and weather safety with the students. The program is open to children in grades K-5 and there will be a limit of 30 children. Registration begins today. Call the library at 419-695-4015 to sign up.

Council divided on passing on health tax

BY GREG SCHERGER Herald Correspondent news@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Delphos City Council met Monday in regular session for the first time in March and addressed on second reading a pass-through to employees of health insurance tax costs mandated by the Federal Government a tax now levied to the city since the first of the year and increases to the water and sewer rates for Delphos consumers pegged at 1.5 percent, equal to the Consumer Price Index rate increase. All three pieces of legislation carried over to the final reading at the mid-March meeting. The current health insurance passthrough to city employees is listed at 100 percent and council is divided on the percentage: some favoring the full amount, others opting for a lesser percentage. City Council President Kim Riddell urged members to come to a compromise at the next meeting, an opinion echoed by other council members. Council previously turned down a 50-percent pass-through to similar legislation in January and must come to some consensus at the next meeting. Also carrying over were the water and sewer rate increases to allow council members final time for consideration of those ordinances which if passed, will become effective in May. Passage of the ordinances will include continuity of rate increases previously passed in 2013. Council also took a look on first reading at the 2014 full budget, the total General Fund pegged at $2,926,640, with the total appropriations including big-ticket items of water, sewer and water improvement funds, garbage pick-up, maintenance, hospitalization and others, at $14,706,053. Auditor Tom Jettinghoff reminded council of the need to pass the budget by the end of March. The legislation is slated for second reading at the next meeting. The annual commodities purchasing ordinance was apparently overlooked by council; it was read for the first time with an emergency clause added for the usual purchase by the city yearly of bituminous materials, aggregate products, water meters and other support items utilized annually by various city departments for maintenance applications. Passage of the ordinance is anticipated at the next meeting, as current contracts for such items expire at the end of the month and bid openings are anticipated within as few days. Council did pass on first reading a resolution to allow the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to conduct bridge inspections in the city. This action by saved the city $3,500 per year in fees previously paid to Poggemeyer Co. annually for similar services. There are seven bridges in the city that will be subject to the state-sponsored inspection program. See COUNCIL, page 12

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Elida teen Tweets Lenten Lunches threat to school

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Information submitted ELIDA A 14-year-old Elida High School student was arrested at her home at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning after a post allegedly from the teen was found on Twitter. Chief Deputy Jimmy Everett of the Allen County Sheriffs Office said the female student threatened to set off an explosive or shoot people at the school. The girl has not been charged at this time but will likely face a felony charge, Everett said. The teens alleged post was seen on the social network by an out-of-state computer investigator conducting research. The man called the Allen County Sheriffs Office with his discovery. Everett also said the young girl hinted that she wanted to be suspended or expelled for the remainder of the school year. No further information was available at press time.

St. Peter Lutheran Church Pastor Angela Khabeb will lead the first Delphos Ministerial Association Lenten Lunch Series Thursday at her home church. The service begins at noon with the theme Broken Hearts. Lunch will follow. A goodwill offering of $3.50 is suggested. Services will also be held March 13, 20, 26 and April 3 and 10 at St. Peters. A special service will be held on Good Friday, April 18.

Blood drive at Eagles March 13

There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 13 at the Delphos Eagles Lodge. Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. Call 1-800-Red-Cross, or go to redcrossblood. org, sponsor code eaglesdel to schedule a blood donation appointment.

Church to host ticket auction

St. Peter Lutheran Church will host a Quarter Less - Ticket Auction at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Doors open at 10 a.m. This auction is similar to quarter auctions, however, tickets are used instead of quarters and paddles. Admission is $5 and ticket bundles are $5 for 20 tickets, which are used for bidding. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the church.

COLUMBUS The Ohio Department of Aging once again has surveyed residents of Ohio nursing homes and assisted living facilities to determine their satisfaction with the care they receive there. Nursing home residents gave their facilities an 87.5 average overall satisfaction rating, and assisted living residents gave their providers a 92.3 score in the 2013 Long-term Care Resident Satisfaction Survey. Vancrest Assisted Living in Delphos rated an overall score of 98.5. Every Ohioan deserves access to a wide array of high quality services and supports, no matter their age or care needs, said Bonnie K. Burman, Sc.D., director of the department. We know care that is person-centered and well-coordinated not only increases resident satisfaction, but also creates a more rewarding environment for workers. The Resident Satisfaction Survey has long been a tool for Ohio consumers and their families to identify which facilities in their communities can best meet their needs, but it also has evolved to be a valuable resource for facility leadership and staff as well, added Beverley Laubert, the State Long-term Care Ombudsman, whose office directed the survey. The new priority index included in this survey helps facilities focus their quality improvement efforts on areas that matter most to residents. See VANCREST, page 12

Vancrest Assisted Living in Top 25 Van Wert fire captain saves girl near Youngstown
Information submitted BY ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor news@delphosherald.com VAN WERT Craig King is no stranger to desperate situations. The Middle Point fire chief and captain in the Van Wert Fire Department has dealt with many emergencies, both on and off the job. Last week, King was the right man to be in the right place at the right time. King was in Boardman Township near Youngstown taking a class for his fire training. On Tuesday, King was returning to class after having lunch when he noticed that he did not have his cell phone with him. He decided to retrieve it before heading back. After finding his phone, King headed back through traffic to return to class. However, before making it back, he noticed a situation going on in the vehicle in front of him at the stop light.

This 2012 file photo of Craig King (center) was taken when he was promoted to captain in the Van Wert Fire Department. King saved the life of a young girl last week while attending fire training near Youngstown, Ohio. (TB file photo)

King described what he saw. I assumed it was parents trying to reach something their kid had dropped or something. Then the dad jumped out of the car and was reaching in the back like he was trying to hurry up before the light turned green. Then I see mom jump out of the car. Pretty soon dad pulls out this girl who is pretty blue. Faced with an emergency situation while a few hours from home, King leaped into action. I immediately ran up to this car and basically attempted to clear the airway several times, he said. The father was kind of in shock. At first I thought he was trying to do the Heimlich maneuver on her but he was just kind of in shock. I grabbed her right away from his arms. Then the mother was kind of standing there crying, so it was very emotional. See KING, page 12

Second Van Wert County wind farm being promoted

BY ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor news@delphosherald.com general borders of the project as currently drawn would be between U.S. 224 and U.S. 30 and between Gilliland and Bockey roads. The wind farm would be laid out completely within the borders of Lincolnview School District, so that district would benefit greatly financially if Dog Creek is built. Iberdrola paid the county more than $2 million a few weeks ago in the first annual payment from the Blue Creek Wind Farm. That money is divided via formula between the school districts affected, the townships and the county. The Dog Creek project would use the same transmission facility on Fife Road that was built for Blue Creek. Litchfield met with Van Wert County commissioners on Tuesday.

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VAN WERT With one wind farm already operating in Van Wert County, another wind farm running in Paulding County and several wind turbines powering plants like Haviland Drainage and Cooper Farms, area residents may be seeing another wind project in the northeast 2 portion of Van Wert County. 3 A study is being done on 4 moving ahead with the next 5 Iberdrola Renewables proj6-8 ect, which Project Developer 9 Dan Litchfield hopes is the 10 Dog Creek Wind Farm. This 11 project is slated to gener12 ate 100 megawatts and will possibly add 50 to 60 turbines in Hoaglin, Jackson, Ridge and northwestern Washington townships. The

Ive continued to go out to the townships and talk to them about what their concerns are, what their constituents concerns are, he reported. I was at Washington Township [Monday] night. The issues they raised were taxes, the abatement program used for Blue Creek Wind Farm, concern about more involvement with the city of Delphos, concern about property values, concern about the view of wind turbines, about decommissioning and the bonding process, concern about insurance, about crop dusting and emergency medical helicopters. Most of those The countryside in northeastern Van Wert County could issues I will be following up with them with relevant see a few of these in the future as Iberdrola Renewables is information that we have on considering moving forward soon on a project called the Dog Creek Wind Farm. Project Developer Dan Litchfield similar subjects. is meeting with local officials to try to work out details. See WIND, page 12 (Times Bulletin/Ed Gebert)

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Patrol continues focus on impaired driving arrests in 2014

Information submitted LIMA As part of the Ohio State Highway Patrols ongoing effort to contribute to a safer Ohio, troopers are continuing their increased focus on impaired-driving enforcement and these efforts are paying off. For the second year in a row, troopers issued more than 24,000 citations for OVI. OVI-related crashes accounted for 33 percent of all fatal crashes in Ohio. This is down from an average of 43 percent from the 201012 time periods. There were 11,226 OVIrelated crashes on Ohio roadways, killing 330 and injuring 6,843. Speed was a contributing factor in 60 percent of all OVI-related crashes. Franklin, Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties accounted for nearly onein-four OVI-related crashes in 2013. Franklin County has led the state in OVI-related crashes for the last five years. We cant fight the battle against impaired driving on our own we need your commitment to make our roads safe, said Lt. Brant Zemelka. You can contribute to a safer Ohio by actively influencing friends and family to make safe, responsible decisions like planning ahead to designate a driver and insisting

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that everyone in the vehicle is buckled up. Last year, state troopers from the Lima Post, arrested 412 impaired drivers in this area. The public is encouraged to call #677 to report impaired drivers, drug activity or stranded motorists. To view a copy of the entire statistical recap, visit http:// www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/doc/ OVI_Bulletin_2014.pdf.

Alice C. Lisk

Alice C. Lisk, 91, of Van Wert died at 1:40 a.m. One Year Ago Hoop Shoot contest sponsored by the the team trophy. Two years before, John Sunday at the Van Wert 405 North Main St. The Delphos Public Library offered Elks at Delaware. She made 16 of 25 Welty and Joe Bunn won the team and Inpatient Hospice. TELEPHONE 695-0015 a sweet treat for young patrons with free throw attempts in the regular round individual trophies. Office Hours She was born Sept. 12, Chocolate, Chocolate and More and finished in a three-way tie. In two 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 1922, in Delphos to of Chocolate! Tuesday. Childrens tie-breakers, she hit seven of 10 attempts 75 Years Ago 1939 POSTMASTER: Joseph and Alice (Martin) Librarian Denise Cressman talked about to clinch second place. Carolyn Dukes, daughter of Mr. and Hartlieb, who preceded her Send address changes to THE DELPHOS HERALD, the story of chocolate and how its made Mrs. L. Dukes, North Main Street, a in death. 405 N. Main St. before the participants broke up into 50 Years Ago 1964 senior at Jefferson High School, has On March 12, 1945, she Delphos, Ohio 45833 groups for activities. Delphos Kiwanis Club held its week- been unanimously elected by members married Robert Dirham, ly dinner meeting Tuesday evening at of her class to be Jeffersons candidate who preceded her in death 25 Years Ago 1989 the House of Vogts with Richard Vogt for the honor of Van Wert Peony Queen. in 1989. On June 27, 1998, Kalida will return to Columbus to president. Following the dinner, a short Miss Dukes is a member of the Girl she married Harold Pete defend its Division IV girls basket- business session was conducted, at Reserves and stands high in her class in Lisk, who preceded her in ball championship. Kalida won the which time, plans were made for a card studies. She is a school librarian and is a death in 2001. regional championship Friday night, party and bake sale to be held March member of the Society of Books. CLEVELAND (AP) She is survived by her swamping Bluffton 63-34. Team mem- 31 at Franklin School. Harry Gessner, For the second successive year, the children, Heather Annette These Ohio lotteries were bers are Lori Trenkamp, Jodi Reichhart, member of the club, showed colored a capella choir of Bluffton College (Robert) Miller of Paulding, drawn Tuesday: Lisa Siebeneck, Annette Trenkamp, slides of the Panama Canal. Gessner had will make an appearance in Delphos Richard S. Dirham of Van Mega Millions Sondra Ehrnsberger, Janice Karhoff, made a trip around the world, the cruise under the sponsorship of the Delphos Wert and Tina M. Woulfe 10-29-31-35-45, Mega Myra Wurth, Cherie Ehrnsberger, Mary taking him through the canal. Mothers Club. An Easter musical will of Lakewood, Colo.; and Ball: 10 Foppe, Leslie Stechschulte and Susan Approximately 50 women members be presented by the well-known choir at eight Megaplier grandchildren, Kortokrax. of the Delphos Country Club and their the Jefferson auditorium on March 24. Michelle (Ben) Bangert, 2 Joseph E. Scherger, M.D., associate guests attended the monthly luncheon Professor Russell Lantz directs the choir. Michael (Deedi) Miller, Pick 3 Evening clinical professor of family practice at and bridge party held Tuesday at the Jefferson and St. Johns will send Melinda (Kurt) Newman, 8-5-3 Save up to $5.00 lb. the School of Medicine, University of clubhouse. Following the luncheon, teams to Columbus Grove Monday night Eric (Sarah) Dirham, Jason Pick 3 Midday USDA Choice California, Davis, and a private physi- cards were played with prizes being for the opening session of the fourth (Kara) Dirham, 7-6-6 Johnathon cian in Dixon, Calif., has been named awarded to Mrs. J. V. up DeWeese, Save to $1.81 Mrs. annual junior high school tournament. Dirham, Rebecca (Brennan) Pick 4 Evening California Physician of the Year by Robert Hall and Mrs. Frank Spieles. The St. Johns team is composed of Mann 8-9-7-6 and Meghan the California Academy of Family Mike Allen, Columbus Grove junior, Ott, Hageman, Plescher, Osting, Lange, Hamilton. She is also surPick 4 Midday Physicians. Scherger, a former Delphos won the individual foul-shooting contest Falter, Landwehr, Grewe, Klausing and vived by 12 great-grand0-8-3-7 Regular or Thick Cut Pick 5 Evening native, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Feb. 5 with 60 out of 65 shots. This is Elwer. The Jefferson squad is composed children. Scherger. the third straight year that Columbus of Moorman, Ford, M. Miller, Rus. 4-4-8-1-5 selected varieties She was also preceded in Susan Ahten, a sixth-grader at Grove has won the individual shooting Bryan, Helms, Neumeier, Hesseling, death by 11 siblings. Pick 5 Midday Jefferson Middle School, placed second contest. Last year, Don Hamilton and Dienstberger, Bindel, Barnes, Freund, 3-9-8-1-8 Alice was a member of among 10- and 11-year-olds in the state Gary Tabler won as individuals and took Lause and R. Link. Powerball St. Mary of the Assumption Est. jackpot: $40 million Catholic Church, the AltarRolling Cash 5 Rosary Society, Catholic 18-22-27-30-38 Ladies of Columbia and the Est. jackpot: $140,000 300 Club. She was a longCopas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in the crash of their time clerical employee of lb. Associated Press plane, a Piper Comanche, near Camden, Tenn., along with the former West Ohio Gas 24 oz. Company both in Van Wert Product of the United States Today is Ash Wednesday, March 5, the 64th day of 2014. pilot Randy Hughes (Clines manager). In 1970, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear and Lima. There are 301 days left in the year. Mass of Christian Burial Wheat $6.17 Todays Highlight in History: In the Deli SaveWeapons up to $3.00went lb. into effect after 43 nations ratified it. 10:30 a.m. Corn $4.57 In 1979, NASAs Voyager 1 space probe flew past Jupiter, will begin at On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his IronKretschmar Save $7.96 on Friday at St. Mary of4 the Soybeans $11.44 Curtain speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. sending back photographs of the planet and its moons. Brandcomedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug AssumptionAll Varieties Catholic In 1982, Churchill declared: From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in theVirginia Church, Van Wert, with Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33. In 1994, a jury in Pensacola, Fla., convicted anti-abortion Father Stanley Szybka offiOn this date: In 1766, Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans to ass- activist Michael F. Griffin of first-degree murder in the shoot- ciating. Burial to follow in sume his duties as the first Spanish governor of the Louisiana ing death of Dr. David Gunn; Griffin was immediately sen- Woodland Cemetery, Van WEATHER FORECAST Wert. Territory, where he encountered resistance from the French tenced to life in prison. Tri-county Friends may call from Ten years ago: Martha Stewart was convicted in New York residents. Associated Press 2-8 p.m. Thursday at In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers of obstructing justice and lying to the government about why whod been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, kill- shed unloaded her Imclone stock just before the price plum- Brickner Funeral Home, TODAY: Cloudy with a 50 meted; her ex-stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic, also was found where there will be a Parish percent chance of snow. Highs ing five people. 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In 1960, Cuban newspaper photographer Alberto Korda Americas most vocal and controversial leader, died at age 58 THURSDAY NIGHT: took the now-famous picture of guerrilla leader Ernesto Che after a struggle with cancer. The Senate Intelligence Committee Cheryl Sue (Rose) Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20. Guevara during a memorial service in Havana for victims of voted 12-3 to approve President Barack Obamas pick of John East winds around 5 mph shifta ship explosion. Elvis Presley was discharged from the U.S. Brennan to lead the CIA. Transportation Security Administration Keller ing to the south after midnight. head John Pistole announced that airline passengers would be Army. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. In the Deli Cheryl Sue (Rose) Keller In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs Highs in the upper 30s. of Lima passed away at 2:14 and other sports equipment onto planes (the plan was dropped FRIDAY 16 oz. 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DeWine: Election law violates free speech

WASHINGTON (AP) Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule as unconstitutional a state election law that bars people from making recklessly false statements about political candidates, saying it restricts free speech. The legal filing made this week at the Supreme Court is unusual because DeWine is opposing a law that he is charged with defending. To handle that duty, a separate set of attorneys in his office who will be walled off from DeWines work on the case will defend the state law. In a friend-of-the-court brief, the Republican attorney general says the election law is overly broad because it can be used against any person or organization wishing to advertise against a candidate. DeWine explains his opposition by citing the critical importance of free speech to our democratic system, and because of the potentially chilling effect of Ohio law on civic participation by ordinary citizens. I believe that the way the law is being applied today in Ohio that any citizen could be hauled before the Ohio elections commission simply if a second citizen didnt like what they were saying, DeWine said in a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. At issue is the Ohio law that makes it illegal to post, publish, circulate, distribute or otherwise disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the

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same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not, if the statement is designed to promote the election, nomination, or defeat of the candidate. It is being challenged by the national anti-abortion advocacy group Susan B. Anthony List. Versions of the Ohio law have been on the books for years, passed by the legislature with the aim of helping to police heated election campaigns and restrict knowingly false statements. Specifically, a group would be found in violation if it made political statements with malice and with the intent of influencing an election. In the 2010 election cycle, the group wanted to put up a billboard advertisement that accused then Rep. Steven Driehaus, D-Ohio, of favoring taxpayer-funded abortions by supporting President Barack Obamas health care law. Driehaus then complained to the Ohio state election commission, saying the proposed billboard was false and violated state law. That prompted the billboard owner to decline running the advertisement. Driehaus, who eventually lost his reelection bid, later withdrew his complaint with the election commission before the case could be fully heard before a panel. The Susan B. Anthony List then sued in federal court, challenging the state law as unconstitutional. But the lower federal courts ruled against the group, saying it hadnt suffered any harm in the case and thus didnt have standing to sue.

Van Wert Outdoorsmen announce Spring activities

Information submitted MIDDLE POINT Believe it or not, the harsh winter weather will soon be just an unpleasant memory! The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association has several public events scheduled to help usher in the Spring season. Starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, the club will host a Civilian Marksmanship Program sanctioned match. The safety briefing will be held at 9:30 a.m. and the match will start at 10 a.m. If you ever wanted to shoot an M-1 Garand, this is the match to attend. Once you shoot in the match, you will be eligible to purchase an M-1 Garand from the CMP. If you do not have a rifle, the club has M-1 rifles to loan out to the public to use in this match. However, any military rifle may be used. The cost to participate is $2, which is a target fee. If you need to purchase ammo, the club has 30.06 ammo at $20 for 40 rounds. For more information on this event, please call 419203-5419. On March 23, the club will hold its first Turkey Shoot of the season starting at 1:30 p.m. The event is for 12 gauge shotguns, however the club also has several 20 gauge shotguns for use by ladies and youth. Shells will be provided at a cost of just $3 per shell. Shooters compete for various prizes, such as frozen turkeys and hams, by attempting to place a single shot closest to the center of a target.

Shooters from a previous Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association CMP Shoot received hands on instruction in the proper and safe use of the M-1 Garand rifle. (Submitted photo)

Red Cross collecting new blankets to help disaster victims

Information submitted LIMA In an effort to help local families who are fire victims, the American Red Cross of West Central Ohio is seeking donations of new blankets to give to them as part of the recovery process. Last year, the West Central Ohio Chapter responded to more than 72 family house fires, assisting nearly 272 people. We are grateful for the ongoing, generous support the Lima community gives to the Red Cross, said Chapter Executive Director David Collins. This has been a busy season and our supplies of blankets have become low. Any support given to assist families is greatly appreciated. Those wishing to donate new blankets may bring them to the chapter house, 610 S. Collett St., Lima, anytime from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For additional information, contact Disaster Program Manager Jennifer Messana at 419-227-5121, ext. 106. About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nations blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/oh/ lima.

Army Corps sets aside money for flood project

TOLEDO (AP) Ohio members of Congress say the Army Corps of Engineers plans to put up $1.5 million to move forward with a project aimed at finding a solution to flooding that has plagued areas of northwestern Ohio. The money in the Army Corps work plan for this year will go toward completing a study of how to control flooding along the Blanchard River and in the cities of Findlay and Ottawa. Addressing flooding along the river has become a top priority for those areas where five major floods since 2007 have brought millions of dol-

7 Ohioans charged with TROUBLE BATHING? NEW WALK-IN scamming elderly residents
CIRCLEVILLE (AP) Attorney General Mike DeWine says seven Ohioans are charged in a scam that targeted senior citizens and allegedly involved someone impersonating DeWine. A Ross County grand jury indicted five men and two women on charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, theft from an elderly person, conspiracy and telecommunications fraud. The suspects are from Circleville, Derby and Stoutsville. Its not clear if they all have attorneys.

COLUMBUS (AP) A central Ohio principal says she suspended a 10-yearold boy from school for three days for pretending his finger was a gun and pointing it at another students head. The boys father says its the adults who are acting childish for suspending the boy from Devonshire Alternative Elementary School in Columbus last week. The fifth-grader said he was just playing around. But district spokesman Jeff Warner told The Columbus Dispatch that Devonshire Principal Patricia Price has warned students about pretend gun play numerous times this year, and everyone should know the rules by now. He said warnings have been included in three lars in damage. Democrats and newsletters sent home with kids. Warner says the boy put his finger to Republicans in Ohios conthe side of the other students head and gressional delegation have pretended to shoot kind of execution been urging the Army Corps to fund the study. They say the flood-control project will spur economic growth and protect communities from www.delphosherald.com devastating disasters.

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The club is also conducting a raffle to raise funds for range improvements and enhanced programming. The winner will receive their choice of a Savage Axis 223 rifle with scope or a Ruger LC9 with a laser targeting. Tickets are available at BHS Gun Shop in Ohio City or Patriot Arms in Van Wert. The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association is a non-profit organization and is an NRA affiliate club. Its mission is to increase the knowledge and safe practice of hunting skills, marksmanship and other outdoor recreation skills. The club is located at 9065 Ringwald Road, just south of Huggy Bear Campground. More information on the club and its activities can be found by visiting www. VWOutdoorsmen.info.

style. The kids were told, If you dont stop doing this type of stuff, there would be consequences, Warner said. Its just been escalating. The boys father said no one felt threatened. The other student didnt see it happen, but a teacher witnessed it. I was just playing around, said the fifth-grader, who had never been in trouble before. People play around like this a lot at my school. Since zero-tolerance policies were adopted following school shootings around the country, Columbus schools have disciplined students for violations including firing a Nerf foam-dart gun at school. A similar policy was cited last year when a Maryland school suspended a 7-year-old boy who had chewed a PopTart into a gun shape.

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VAN WERT Vantage Early Childhood Education and Culinary Arts students competed in several contests during the Regional FCCLA contest at Vantage on Saturday and six students earned the right to advance to the state competition. The Culinary Arts Meeting Event Setup Team is headed to Columbus for the state competition. Te a m members David Fisher (Paulding), Derek Foy (Continental) and Zach Wilkes (Paulding) joined forces to prepare a meeting room according to a Banquet Event Order that meets industry standards and anticipates guest needs within the specified time. Three senior Early Childhood Education students are also heading to Columbus. The Early Childhood Team of Asia Flinn (Antwerp), Andrea Longwell (Fort Jennings) and Bethany Dunderman (Antwerp) earned the gold medal plaque for their work. In this contest, the team was required to plan a two hour and 30 minute block of lesson plans and graphics, which revolved around the theme of Farm Animals. Flinn said she is really excited about competing in Columbus. Dunderman added, We worked really hard and are proud of our accomplishment. FCCLA state contests begin April 23 in Columbus. Congratulations and good luck to all student competitors!

LIMA The Friends of the Symphony of the Lima Symphony Orchestra takes pleasure in announcing the 54th Annual Young Artist Competition for strings and voice. The competition will take place at 9 a.m. March 22 at Reed Hall on The Ohio State University at Lima campus. Young musicians from around the world will compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to perform as a featured soloist with the Lima Symphony Orchestra during a subsequent season. This years competitors will travel from high schools, universities and conservatories across the country. Our competitors have performed in various concert halls throughout the United States, including the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, as well as in the Czech Republic, Italy, China, Spain, Germany, Austria, Russia and Lithuania. All college-level participants have been the recipients of numerous awards and have won prestigious competitions. A finalist concert will be held in the Farmer Performing Arts Theatre in Reed Hall at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. This competition is planned to promote growth and experience in music performance. The following awards are available this year: The Vantage Culinary Arts Meeting Event Set-up Team of Derek Foy, David Fisher and First-Place Award - College Division Strings $600 Zach Wilkes. (Submitted photos) First-Place Award - College Division Voice $600 Second-Place Award - College Division Strings $400 Second-Place Award - College Division Voice $400 First-Place Award - High School Division Strings $300 First-Place Award - High School Division Voice $300 Second-Place Award - High School Division Strings $200 Second-Place Award - High School Division Voice $200

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Information submitted cian, comedian, judo master, author and historian to perform highly visual stunts with messages of hope, inspiration and positive motivational messages. The performance will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $2 for children and $5 for adults. Register at the Lima Family YMCA or online at www.limaymca.net.

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BY LOVINA EICHER We had 200 gallons of propane delivered here this morning. The price was $2.69 a gallon, which is probably the most we have paid since we started using it. When we lived in Indiana, we didnt use propane. It makes one eager to see spring and the arrival of warmer weather. Also, with the days getting longer and staying daylight longer it will also help not to use the propane lights as much. With using the lights for heat on those really cold days, it emptied that tank fast. We had our 500-gallon tank filled right after Christmas just before the price went up to almost $5 a gallon. We sure felt relieved that our propane supply held out till the price came down this much. We use propane for our water pump, water heater, refrigerator and the heater we have in our pump house. This morning the mercury dipped down to 4 degrees but it sounds like warmer weather is on the way for the weekend. We are hoping that holds true as we want to butcher four hogs. Friday evening, we will dress four big hogs. Two will be for Jacob and Emma and two for us. Early Saturday morning, the big black kettles will be filled with water to get it boiling to cook all the meat from the bones. All the hams, pork steak, tenderloin and bacon will be cut out and the meat cut from the bones. The sausage will be ground, pon hoss (scrapple) made and lard rendered. We decided instead of butchering hogs at Jacobs and here that we would rather just make one big day of it and butcher them all at the same time. We should have plenty of help with Jacob, Emma and family and sisters Verena and Susan helping. Our oldest daughters special friends will also come help and they sure make the work easier and go so much faster. Its hard to believe daughter Verena is seeing someone. Time does not stand still that is for sure. The family seems to keep getting bigger but I cant com-

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TODAY 9 a.m.-noon Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St., Kalida. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St. Noon Rotary Club meets at The Grind. 6 p.m. Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. Johns Chapel. 6:30 p.m. Delphos Kiwanis Club meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. Delphos Civil Service Commission meets at Municipal Building. 7:30 p.m. Hope Lodge 214 Free and Accepted Masons, Masonic Temple, North Main Street. 9 p.m. Fort Jennings Lions Club meets at the Editors note: Outpost Restaurant. The term Amish Country often stirs images THURSDAY of crowded roads in beau9-11 a.m. The Delphos tiful Holmes County, Ohio Canal Commission Museum, or tourist-packed Lancaster, 241 N. Main St., is open. Pa. But Amish country is 11:30 a.m. Mealsite much more than that. Its at Delphos Senior Citizen a produce auction in Wayne Center, 301 Suthoff St. County, Ind.; a bed & break1-3 p.m. The Delphos fast in Kansas or an Amish run Museum of Postal History, country store in Mississippi. 339 N. Main St., is open. Over the past 25 years, Ive 5-7 p.m. The Interfaith explored Amish settlements Thrift Store is open for shop- from Maine to Montana and ping. numerous points in between. 6:30 p.m. Delphos Ive bought juicy cantaloupe Ladies Club, Trinity United for a quarter from AmishMethodist Church. owned road-side stands. Ive 7 p.m. Delphos explored tiny Amish basket Emergency Medical Service shops tucked away down long meeting, EMS building, gravel lanes. I once stumbled Second Street. into a full service bookstore 7:30 p.m. Delphos owned and operated by two Chapter 23, Order of Eastern Mennonite sisters in the Star, meets at the Masonic remote Shenandoah Valley. Temple, North Main Street. And Ive eaten the best peanut butter pie on the planet FRIDAY at Yoders Restaurant in the 7:30 a.m. Delphos Amish enclave of Pinecraft, Optimist Club meets at the Fla. A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth I recently decided that I St. would put all of my tips, 11:30 a.m. Mealsite suggestions and discoveries at Delphos Senior Citizen into one handy travel guide Center, 301 Suthoff St. so that I could share the knowledge Ive painstakingly acquired over all these years. So whether visiting your favorite Amish settlement for an afternoon, weekend or seeking a longer immersion experience, let The Williams Guide to Amish Country be your companion. The book is heavily tilted towards

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plain as all the boys are very nice and respectful. Yesterday, the girls and I had a cold drive to the veterinary clinic and back. We renewed the dog license for Buddy, our border collie, and Rover, our rat terrier. Rover had to be along as he needed his shots updated. He looked pretty cozy laying on the buggy floor. There were so many other dogs there but Rover is well behaved so we didnt have any problems. I was glad Buddy didnt need any shots as he takes up a lot more space in the buggy. I cant wait to start sewing again since my sewing machine is once again in working order. Our friend Terry stopped in to say hi on Friday evening so I asked him if he would look at it. It was knocked out of timing and that was what was messing up the stitching. I will wait until all the meat is put up though. It sounds like we will be hosting church services here in May. Spring cleaning will have to be started soon. Saturday will also bring us into March already and that means the planting season isnt too far off. Right now with the cold weather that is hard to imagine. I will share the doughnut recipe that mother always made on butchering day morning. I want to make some Saturday. These doughnuts taste good for only one day then they get soggy. They are very good! Yeast Doughnuts 2 packages yeast 1 cup lukewarm water 1 cup scalded milk 6 cups flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 tablespoon shortening 3 eggs 4 tablespoons sugar Sift flour in a separate bowl. Pour water over yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar. Stir and let stand. Meanwhile, pour scalded milk into a bowl and add salt and then shortening. When lukewarm , add water, yeast and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add beaten eggs and rest of flour. Let rise till double. Punch down. Cut out into shapes and let rise again. Then fry in hot grease until golden.

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Learning to stomach healthy food: Part 1

You are what you eat. Now theres an interesting phrase. If that were true, how would you introduce yourself? Hi, Im Candy. No, thats not my name. Thats what I am. Just ask my mom, Ms. Popcorn. Oh, and here comes Uncle Pizza, just in time for supper. Maybe if you knew more about the whole food/nutrition thing, you might change your eating habits and your food identity.

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RDA stands for Recommended Dietary Allowances, a list of how much protein, vitamins, and minerals we need in our diet. But look again: The D stands for dietary and not daily, as most people think. That means you dont have to swallow each and every nutrient every day of your life to be healthy. You can just average it out. If a guy doesnt get his 90 milligrams of vitamin C on Thursday, he can make up for it by taking in 180 mg. on Friday (the RDA for girls is 75 mg.). Your body is a machine that needs food energy, which is measured in calories. We say an apple has 100 calories because thats how much energy it provides the body. Youre using calories as you read this. It takes energy to fuel the muscles that work your lungs, heart, and your digestive system. When you get up to sharpen your pencil, youll need even more energy. If you never understand the complexities of digestion, at least know this: If you take in more calories than you use, you will gain weight. If you use more calories than you take in, youll lose weight.

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quarters, the Blue Jays scored the first five points of the final quarter as Evan Hayes dropped in a short jumper and after Andy Grothouse split a pair of ELIDA Delphos St. free throws, Hayes came Johns had momentum up a steal he converted early in the fourth quarter into two points for a 28-23 of their Division IV dislead. trict semifinal with Miller Miller City didnt panic City Tuesday night. as Jackson Lammers beat The Blue Jays scored his defender off the dribthe first five points of the ble for a layup, then secfinal stanza to match their onds later did the same biggest lead of the game. thing. Lammers had a And just when it appeared chance to tie the game, but they had the Wildcats on couldnt finish the 3-point the ropes, Miller City came play leaving the Wildcats storming back. down one at 28-27. After The Wildcats roared a Grothouse free throw back to tie the contest, pushed the Blue Jay lead to then take the lead for two, Adam Drummelsmith good as they went on to tied the game with a putclaim a 39-36 win over back with 3:50 left. the Blue Jays at the Elida Nearly 90 seconds Fieldhouse. ticked off the clock Miller City (16-8) before the Wildcats took Crestview senior Damian Helm goes over the top of advances to face top ranked the lead on a 3-pointer Columbus Groves Logan Diller in the first game of Crestview (24-0) Friday by Adam Niese only to night in the Division IV see Eric Clark answer Tuesdays Elida Division IV District semifinals. (Delphos district championship back for St. Johns. Miller Herald/Randy Shellenbarger) game at Elida, at 7 p.m. City regained the lead The Knights advanced 15 seconds later when to the title game with 65-34 Drummelsmith converted win over Columbus Grove two free throws with 1:56 in the opener Tuesday St. Johns senior Ryan Koester tries to gather in the ball left. Neither team would night. for a scoring chance versus the tough defense of Miller score until there were The Blue Jays saw their Citys Jacob Gerten in game 2 Tuesday at Elida. (Delphos 24.4 seconds left when season end at 13-9. Grothouse hit the second Herald/Randy Shellenbarger) By SEAN LaFONTAINE After struggling offenof two free throws pulling Times Bulletin Correspondent sively much of the game, 5-point lead in the third tain their offensive consis- the Blue Jays within one. sports@timesbulletin.com the Blue Jays appeared quarter and again in the tency against the Wildcats See JAYS, page 7 to be getting on track in fourth. However, it was roaming 2-3 zone. ELIDA Just over a week and a half ago, it took the the second half taking a hard for St. Johns to mainTied at 23-23 after three Crestview Knights an extra period to eventually defeat the Columbus Grove Bulldogs. Tuesday night on the Union Bank Court of the Elida Fieldhouse, the Knights didnt even need four quarters. Crestview opened the game on a 16-2 run and never Information Submitted Field 4. The Beavers appeared to have home team on the scoreboard put togeth- looked back to defeat the Bulldogs 65-34 in Division IV awakened when they bolted out to a 3-0 er four hits and used a Bluffton error to District semifinal action. Beavers dropped 2 in softball action lead. Shelby Erford (Paulding) led off throw three runs on the scoreboard before The Knights got off to a fast start, thanks in large part to FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bluffton with a single up the middle before Katie the Beavers could record the second out senior Cameron Etzler. Just seconds into the game, Etzler University fast-pitch softball offense Musgrave (Doylestown/Chippewa) drew of the inning as DU improved to 3-1 with got a basket and the foul, then followed that up on the next went south in game one and the defense a walk. Ariana Muffo (New Athens, Ill./ the 6-5 come-from-behind victory. possession with a layup to put the Knights out to a quick 5-0 followed suit in the 11 a.m. contest with New Athens) got her sacrifice bunt down Kuzara went 2-of-3 with a run scored lead. Dominican as the Lady Beavers slipped to to move both Beavers into scoring posi- and an RBI, finishing the day 3-of-4 After a Will Vorhees basket for Grove, Crestview rattled 2-2 following a pair of losses on Tuesday tion. at the dish. The Beavers were outhit at the Lee County Sports Complex. Kuzaras base knock plated Erford 11-6 and both teams finished with three off the next 11 points of the game. Five different Knights Wilmington limited Bluffton to a Jess and a wild pitch allowed Kuzara to move errors. Alyssa Domico did the damage scored on the run, a theme that was carried on throughout Kuzara (Flat Rock, Mich./Huron) triple up 60 feet. Musgrave scored for Dominican, going 4-of- the night. The Knights held on to a 19-4 lead when Isaiah Simerman down the right-field line in the first on another wild pitch and 4 with two RBI and a run stepped up big for the Knights. inning as Danielle Monnier tossed a Jo Bondras (Highland scored. Crestview head coach Jeremy Best spoke about his teams 1-hitter for a 3-0 victory which helped the Heights/Mayfield) bunt and Shell took the loss after Quakers improve to 2-3 on the season. ensuing rundown enabled allowing four runs on eight fast start and total team effort. Isaiah Simerman came in and hit some big shots for us The Beavers had game two in hand, Brittany Baker (Springboro) hits in 5.1 innings of work. 5-1, before a pair of runs in the fifth to make it 3-0. She struck out one and coming in off the bench, said Best. Games like this durinning and three more in the seventh A 2-bagger by Muffo followed by a walked two while throwing 99 pitches, ing tournament time, you have your five starters, but its propelled Dominican to an improbable walk and wild pitch to Kuzara put both including 61 for strikes. your guys that come in off the bench that pay dividends and 6-5 victory. runners in scoring position with no outs The Beavers will re-focus before they make a difference. I thought our bench was great tonight. Chloe Shell (Covington) fell to 1-1 in the top of the third. When Bondra return to action today at the Cape Coral Simerman hit some big shots, Eli Jones brought some great after giving up three runs, two earned, reached on a fielders choice that net- Complex. Bluffton again hits the field energy and Mitchell Rickard played hard. on six hits in two innings of work. She ted no outs despite two Bluffton run- at 9 a.m. when they meet Alverno on The senior scored the next nine points for Crestview, struck out three and did not issue a walk. ners within arms reach of each other Field 4. going 3-for-3 from behind the arc. Simermans hot shootAn error to open the second inning set at the hot corner, the Beavers had the ing vaulted Crestview to a 28-11 lead midway through the up the only scoring in the first game. bases juiced with just one down. Emily BU baseballers capture Greyhounds second quarter. The Quakers took advantage with a bunt Kolezynski legged out an infield single PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Runs On the next possession, the Knights went up by 20 after a single and after Biegler was unable to get to score Muffo for the only run of the went on the board with reckless aban- Damian Helm three but the Bulldogs fought back. her sacrifice bunt down, she drove a 1-2 inning. don in the first four innings but it was a Vorhees and Jace Darbyshire hit back-to-back threes to cut pitch over the fence in left center for a 3-0 With Bluffton up 4-1, the Stars pair of Bluffton scores in the eighth that Wilmington lead. coughed it up twice in the fifth as Kuzara proved to be the difference as the Beavers into the Crestview lead. After a Knights basket, Darbyshire Emily Kolezynski (Strongsville) and scored for a 5-1 advantage. Dominican stunned Moravian College 9-7 Tuesday. hit another three to make the score 33-20 with under a minute Emily Scupholm (Cuyahoga Falls/Our responded with two tallies in the home The Greyhounds were coming off to play in the half. Just when it looked like the Bulldogs were making a comeLady of the Elms) combined to toss four half courtesy of a pair of Bluffton errors wins over nationally-ranked #25 Adrian shutout innings but Monnier was in con- that resulted in a pair of unearned runs. College and #17 Keystone as well as a back, Helm hit another three just before the end of the half to give Crestview a 36-20 lead going into the locker room. trol all morning, needing just 99 pitches The Beaver offense was unable to get sweep of Heidelberg. If the Bulldogs were going to come back, it was important in the 3-0 victory. untracked in the sixth and seventh and Bluffton improved to 2-1 on the seathey got off to a good start to begin the second half. Bluffton jumped right back into action when Dominican came to bat in the final son, while Moravian dropped to 5-2. less than 20 minutes later after slid- frame fans could feel the momentum See BLUFFTON, page 7 See KNIGHTS, page 7 ing over from Lee County Field 3 to continuing to turn in their favor. The By CHARLIE WARNIMONT DHI Correspondent news@delphosherald.com

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McAllister, Indians beat White Sox 5-4

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Zach McAllister pitched two shutout innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Tuesday. McAllister gave up one hit and one walk. He has yet to allowed a run in four innings of Cactus League work. He looks like he worked really hard this winter, Indians manager Terry Francona said. When you can pitch at a nice, comfortable velocity and you got a little extra, kind of shows how hard he worked. His arm strength is tremendous. McAllister has already pinpointed something to improve. I might like to get a little bit more strikes on the inside to righties, he said. But Im able to drive the ball in there, which is something Im working on and felt good doing it. Jose Abreu, the top prospect in the White Sox organization, hit a two-run double and walked. It was his first hit of the spring through three games. Asdrubal Cabrera and Mike Aviles both had two hits for the Indians. David Murphy added an RBI triple. Joe Wendle singled home the winning run in the ninth. Erik Johnson pitched three innings in his spring debut for the White Sox. He gave up one run on three hits with a walk and two strikeouts. STARTING TIME White Sox: The 24-year-old Johnson is among the top prospects for the White Sox. Today was just to get my work in and use all my pitches and get out of there healthy, he said. I thought I could have done a little bit more throwing first-pitch strikes and working ahead, but overall its a good one to start off. TRAINERS ROOM White Sox: Pitcher Matt Lindstrom was scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday as he comes back from a left oblique strain. Scratched from Mondays game because of tightness in his right leg, Gordon Beckham returned to the lineup Tuesday, getting two hits and scoring a run. Indians: Infielder Jose Ramirez (left thumb) was in the B game starting lineup on Tuesday. He singled in his first at-bat. . First baseman/outfielder Bryan LaHair (left wrist) is taking batting practice in the batting cage. Pitcher Matt Capps (rotator cuff) is still 7 to 10 days from beginning a returnto-throwing program. Pitcher

Frank Herrmann (right elbow) was scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday with a simulated game on March 7. Pitcher Shaun Marcum (thoracic outlet surgery) is slated to throw bullpen sessions on March 5 and March 8. BACK FROM HOLLYWOOD Adam Dunn returned to the White Sox lineup after his trip to the Academy Awards for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. He was hitless in three at-bats. NOT BAD FOR A CATCHER Position-shifting Carlos Santana got the start at third base for the Indians. On Sunday against the Mariners, he threw a ball wide of first base for an error. But on Tuesday, he easily fielded a high chopper from Tyler Flowers for the out. THE ANNIVERSARY OF MJ Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the first time Michael Jordan put on a White Sox uniform in a game. It was fun. Youre talking about a guy who was at the height of his career in another sport, said White Sox manager Robin Ventura, who was on that 1994 team. It was crazy crowdwise, you just didnt get (spring training) crowds like that back then.

Hosmer, Perez homer in Royals 9-5 win over Reds

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez each homered off Johnny Cueto and drove in three runs, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 Tuesday. Hosmer hit a three-run homer as the Royals batted around in a five-run third that included consecutive triples by Billy Butler and Alex Gordon. Youve got to love Arizona, Hosmer said. Thats about 30 percent my power and 70 percent Arizona. I got a good piece of it, but Arizona might have helped it out a little bit. You want to work good at-bats and as a team I think we did that today, so it was productive. Perez went 3 for 3, with a home run in the second, RBI double in the third and a run-scoring single in the fifth. Ryan Ludwick and Todd Frazier hit backto-back homers as the Reds batted in a fourrun first off left-hander Danny Duffy. The Royals committed two errors in the inning, and Duffy had a wild pitch and hit a batter. STARTING TIME Reds: Cueto, who won 19 games in 2012 but was restricted to 11 starts last year after three stints on the disabled list with a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle, threw eight pitches in a flawless first. He struck out four of his first nine batters, then allowing four consecutive extra-base hits with two out

in the third inning. He allowed six runs and threw 58 pitches in 2 2-3 innings. The first two innings were more like the Johnny were used to seeing, Reds manager Bryan Price said. He did a lot of things we like to see. We would have liked to have had a better result in the third. Royals: Duffy, trying to earn a rotation slot, threw 31 pitches in the first but only nine in a perfect second. He also took a Chris Heisey line drive off his right shin that caromed to Hosmer at first. Im putting a lot of pressure on myself, trying to make this team, Duffy said. With the numbers I put up today, its never good. But 95 percent of the time, if I throw the way I did today Im going to put up zeroes. The first inning I thought I threw just as well as I did my second inning. CHALLENGE COORDINATORS Bill Duplissea and Cody Clark will be the Royals replay coordinators. Duplissea has been the Royals bullpen catcher the past eight years. Clark, 32, was a catcher in the Royals farm system from 2007-12. He made his major league debut last season with Houston, striking out 15 times in 38 at-bats with only four hits. The game Wednesday against the Diamondbacks will be the first of five Royals spring training games where the replay challenge will be tested.

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Poor shooting dooms Bearcats Jays in boys District semis

By JIM METCALFE Staff Writer jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com WAPAKONETA A basketball coach can run motion, flex, fast break, slow-down or anything offensively. No matter what, though, it still comes down to making shots. The youthful Spencerville boys team didnt in Tuesdays Division IV District semifinal at Wapakoneta, shooting a chilly 10-of-42 from the floor (23.8%), including an even colder 5-of-25 beyond the arc, in falling 61-37 to a more seniorladen Arlington (6) crew. The Bearcats (16-6) played two seniors, two sophomores and four freshmen during the bulk of the contest. For the first time all year, I think we showed our youth. We settled too much for the first available shot instead of working the ball, Spencerville coach Kevin Sensabaugh noted. We didnt respond to the atmosphere and the situation well at all. Youth is no excuse, though; its about playing good basketball at this time of year and we did not. Its about shooting the basketball and even when we got good shots, they didnt fall; that happens sometimes in this game. On the other end, the Red Devils (194) canned a warm 18-of-34 shots (7-of14 3-balls) for 52.9 percent. For us, though, it came down to defense. We felt the best way to try and slow them down was keep them off-balance with our changing defenses, Arlington mentor Jason Vermillion explained. They are very skilled players but they are young. They got a few buckets early and we gave up some penetration but we never strayed from our game plan. They started to miss some shots then. The Bearcats had two main scorers all night: senior Ben Bowers with 17 (3 treys) and sophomore Zach Goecke 15 Spencerville sophomore Zach Goecke tries to get a clean shot off under (10-of-12 free throws). duress Tuesday night at Wapakoneta: the defensive pressure of Arlington Arlington was led by seniors Jordan junior Aaron Starr. (Delphos Herald/John Crider) Freed and Blake Courtney with 16 each. Arlington employed that defensive I have a lot of confidence in my strategy of changing between their man- knew what to do: go to a more slowerto-man and 2-3 zone all night long and it tempo offense and force the Bearcats senior guards that have been through worked as the Bearcats were 4-of-13 in to chase in an effort to get back in the quite a lot of big games, Vermillion the opening period. On the other end, the game. The result 7-of-8 shooting in added. Again, we had our ideas offenRed Devils were 4-of-10 shooting. With the canto, including Freed draining all sively and when they tried to apply more Bowers dropping in seven and Goecke three triples on three straight posses- defensive pressure, we stayed poised five (with a trey), two Goecke free sions (out of the first 4 of the canto) and made good decisions with the ball. Spencerville concluded with 12-oftosses at 4.8 ticks accounted for a 12-11 within the first 4:44. When Courtney laid one in off Hunter penetration with 16 foul shots (75%); 27 rebounds, 16 lead for Spencerville at the end of one. Four players scored for the Devils as 13 ticks on the board, they had their big- offensive, as Goecke and Bowers had six each and Prichard and frosh Bailey gest lead of the night at 43-27. there were four lead changes. The Bearcats fought to the end but to Croft five each; and 17 fouls. The second period proved decisive ARLINGTON (61) Tuesday night. The Bearcats turned no avail, with the benches emptying as Zach Durliat 0-0-0, Ryan McDowell polar, shooting 1-of-7, and included the fourth period wound down and seefive turnovers in the mix (11 for the ing the end of the Bearcat cage careers 2-0-6, Andrew Hunter 1-5-8, Jordan Freed game) including three on their first of three seniors: Bowers, Jon Long and 5-3-16, Ridge Babb 0-0-0, Jesse Coleman 0-0-0, Jared Green 0-0-0, Aaron Starr 2-0three possessions. When senior Andrew Aaron Crider. Im not sure we did anything that 5, Matt Glick 2-0-4, Logan Speyer 0-0-0, Hunter (8 markers, 5 assists) buried a triple early in the period, Arlington resembled a good basketball team Michael Blunk 1-4-6, Blake Courtney 5-6never trailed again. They delivered 5-of- tonight. We have four guys averaging 16. Totals 11-7-18-61. SPENCERVILLE (37) 11 shooting, with five different players double figures and we basically had two Mason Nourse 1-0-2, David Wisher scoring at least two points, while Goecke guys score tonight, Sensabaugh added. was the only Bearcat who scored (4). We didnt rebound very well and we 0-0-0, Damien Corso 0-0-0, Grant Goecke When senior Ryan McDowell drained didnt play good defense. Weve had 0-0-0, Jacob Meyer 0-0-0, Zach Goecke a trifecta from right of the key on an three games like this this year and its 2-10-15, Ben Bowers 6-2-17, Dakota inbounds play at 1:15, Arlington led unfortunate tonight was one of them. Prichard 1-0-3, Bailey Croft 0-0-0, Griffen Its a great learning experience for our Croft 0-0-0, Jon Long 0-0-0, Aaron Crider 25-16. The Spencerville shooting woes con- underclassmen but unfortunately for our 0-0-0. Totals 5-5-12-37. Score by Quarters: tinued into the third period, try as they three seniors, it doesnt help them; they Arlington 11 14 18 18 - 61 might to heat up (2-of-12) Goecke wont be back next year. Spencerville 12 4 11 10 - 37 In sum, Arlington finished 18-of-24 was 6-of-8 from the free-throw line and Three-point goals: Arlington, Freed 3, freshman Dakota Prichard finally broke at the line (75%); with 26 rebounds (7 into the Spencerville scoring column offensive) as Courtney cleaned up with McDowell, Hunter, Starr; Spencerville, Bowers 3, Z. Goecke, Prichard. with a trey. The veteran Red Devils 13; 10 turnovers; and 13 fouls.

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Niese gave Miller a 3-point lead four seconds later when he got to the basket and scored. St. Johns turned the ball over on their next possession, then fouled Niese who drained both free throws. After a missed 3-pointer by the Blue Jays, Niese was fouled again and split a pair of free throws. A 3-pointer by Clark at the buzzer accounted for the final score. The fourth quarter was huge for us, Miller City coach Bryan Kuhlman said. We talk about winning every quarter and tonight we were able to win that fourth quarter and the game. We were able to get some penetration we hadnt been getting and that was the difference. Then we made our free throws down the stretch. It was a closely-contested game for the most part, St. Johns coach Aaron Elwer said. Give credit to our guys for getting over the hump and taking the lead. And give them credit for coming back and eventually taking the lead. This was two teams that didnt want to go home. Unfortunately one has to; thats competition and thats sports. St. Johns struggled offensively the first half against the Wildcats 2-3 zone. They hit just one field goal in the first quarter in falling behind 6-3 after one quarter and they were 4-of-27 the first half as they were down 15-10 at the break. For the game, the Blue Jays were 14-of-49 (28.5 percent), including a 4-of-20 effort from 3-point range. Miller City was 13-of-43 shooting (30 percent) and 4-of-16 from three-point range. Obviously you are not going to beat good teams when you shoot that percentage, Elwer said. Lucky for us we defended and rebounded well all year and that kept us in the game. The ball has to go in the rim and it didnt do that for us tonight. They (Miller City) did a good job defensively. They packed it in but they were spread out enough to contest shots and they did a good job taking away the middle

*** Delphos St. Johns 14-49 4-8 36: Andy Grothouse 3-3-10; Ryan Koester 3-0-6; Eric Clark 2-0-6; Evan Hayes 3-0-6; Tyler Conley 2-1-5; Aaron Hellman 1-0-3; Alex Odenweller 0-00. Miller City 13-43 9-13 39: Adam Drummelsmith 4-5-14; Adam Niese 3-3-10; Cory Heuerman 3-1-8; Jackson Lammers 3-0-7; Jacob Gerten 0-0-0; Max Kuhlman 0-0-0. Score by Quarters: Delphos St. Johns 3 7 13 13 - 36 Miller City 6 9 8 16 - 39 Three-point goals: Delphos St. Johns 4-20 (Clark 2, Grothouse, Hellman); Miller City 4-16 (Drummelsmith, Niese, Heuerman, J. Lammers). Rebounds: Delphos St. Johns 32 (Conley 13); Miller City 35 (Drummelsmith 15). Turnovers: Delphos St. Johns 10, Miller City 13.

of the zone, which is a spot you typically want to attack. We werent to get inside and honor the paint as much as we wanted to. We are not real big, so we have to work real hard on checking out, Kuhlman said. We work on that every night and it paid off for us. The boys are happy with the effort they gave. They knew what their roles were, they checked out their bigs and lucky for us they were not hitting from the outside early on. We can only shut down one or two things. We cant shut down every thing with our size and we elected to play inside and force them to shoot from the outside. St. Johns offense picked up in the third quarter as baskets by Hayes and Ryan Koester had them within one at 15-14 before Heuerman hit a 3-pointer for the Wildcats. The Blue Jays then went on a 9-0 run as they were up 23-18 after a 3-pointer by Aaron Hellman. A putback and 3-pointer by Heuerman left the game tied at 23-23 going to the final quarter. Drummelsmith had a double-double for the Wildcats with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Niese added 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Heuerman had eight points and Jackson Lammers seven as just four Wildcats scored. Grothouse led the Blue Jays with 10 points, while Koester, Clark and Hayes all had six. Tyler Conley pulled down 13 rebounds for the Jays.

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The Knights made sure that didnt happened. Crestview opened the second half on a 10-2 run, led by Connor Lautzenheiser who had five points and senior Tyson Bolenbaugh had four. The spurt put Crestview up 46-22 halfway through the third quarter. The Knights kept the pressure on in the fourth quarter and never looked back on their way to a blowout victory. Best spoke about his teams game plan heading into Tuesday night. We came out a put a little more pressure on the ball early and we thought we couldnt let them get in their half-court offense, pound it in the post and get in a rhythm. A big key for us was to set the tone and come out swinging with our defensive pressure. We gave up a few things but I thought overall it really jump-started our kids tonight, he explained. Crestview once again was very balanced in their scoring, with four players in double digits. Helm led the way with 14 points, Lautzenheiser and Bolenbaugh added 12 and Simerman had 11. The Knights shot well from the field, going 25-48 (52 percent) from the field, including hitting on 7-of-15 (46 percent) threes. Best commented on his teams hot shooting from three. Obviously that was key and some of that was created because we were playing at a pretty good pace. They were scrambling back trying to find us. Everything is good when youre making them and the game flows a little bit easier, Best added. The Knights advance to play Miller City Friday night at the Elida Fieldhouse in the district finals. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
Crestview (65) 2-pts. 3-pts. FTs Pts. Preston Zaleski 1-0-1-3, Cameron Etzler 3-0-1-7, Connor Lautzenheiser 3-2-0-12, Damian Helm 3-2-2-14, Brock Rolsten 1-0-0-2, Isaiah Simerman 1-3-0-11, Tyson Bolenbaugh 5-0-2-12, Eli Jones 1-0-2-4, Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Cain Lautzenheiser 0-0-0-0. Totals 18/33-7/15-8/13-65. Columbus Grove (34) 2-pts. 3-pts. FTs Pts. Jace Darbyshire 3-2-0-12, David Bogart 0-1-0-3, Joey Warnecke 0-0-2-2, Elisha Jones 1-0-0-2, Tanner Neu 1-0-1-3, Will Vorhees 4-1-1-12, Logan Diller 0-0-0-0, Riley Brubaker 0-0-0-0, Baily Clement 0-0-0-0, Colton Grothaus 0-00-0, Corey Schroeder 0-0-0-0. Totals 9/25-4/13-4/7-34. Score by Quarters: Crestview 22 14 16 13 65 Col. Grove 6 14 9 5 34

Tuesday Merchant Feb. 25, 2014 Lears Martial Arts 104-32 R C Connections 103-26 Pitsenbarger Supply 98-30 Ace Hardware 76-40 Men over 200 Dan Stemen 201, Dave Stemen 213, John Jones 217-220, John Allen 223-202-223, Dan Grice 246, Denny Dyke 256, John Adams 210-204, Larry Etzkorn 208, Shane Lear 234, Bruce VanMetre 215-224-219, Jeff Lawrence 239-243, Bruce Kraft 265, Don Honigford 224-220, Rick Schuck 247-244, Mike Hughes 203216. Men over 550 Dan Stemen 553, John Jones 614, John Allen 648, Dan Grice 615, Joe Geise 561, Denny Dyke 595, John Adams 594, Larry Etzkorn 551, Shane Lear 588, Bruce VanMetre 658, Jeff Lawrence 671, Bruce Kraft 625, Don Honigford 585, Rick Schuck 684, Mike Hughes 596. Wednesday Industrial Feb. 26, 2014 Unverferth Mfg. 16-0 Topp Chalet 13-3 Heather Marie Photo 12-4 D & D Grain 11-5 Rustic Cafe 10-6 K-M Tire 8-8 Buckeye painting 8-8 D R C 13th Frame Lounge 8-8 Cabo 8-8 Flexible Foam 14 Westrich 0-16 John Deere 0-16 Men over 200 Tim Martin 221, Brian Gossard 208-243-208, Shawn Allemeier 233-245, Bruce VanMetre 221-218, Phil Austin 274, Jim Thorbin 214, Rick Kennedy 255, Erin Deal 210212, Brent Miller 236-258, Brian Sharp 222-227-232, Kyle Early 236267-218, Dave Moenter 255-244, Randy Fischbach 234-227-233, Dan Wilhelm 258, Jason Mahlie 279258-255, Mike Rice 211-203, David Wieging 214, Dan Kleman 213, Jerry Looser 204-204, Zach Sargent 269249, Russ Wilhelm 211-211, Justin

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The Beavers went up 2-0 in the first thanks to a Moravian error, a wild pitch and a Luke Hickey (Toledo/Whitmer) RBI single. Moravian answered right back with a pair of unearned runs, making the score 2-2 after the first frame. Junior Michael Alexander (Monroe) doubled home Christian Vail (Lucas) in the second and then he crossed the dish when David Ianiro (Highland Heights/Mayfield) grounded out. Moravian tried to put its stamp on the game with four runs in the bottom of the third for a 6-4 lead, however, Alexander put another jolt into the Greyhounds with a 2-run triple and 7-6 lead an inning later. Moravian knotted the score with two hits and a run in the home half before the pitching took over for both teams. Vail got it done with an RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth. Jeff Roths (Bellevue) single capped the scoring as Bluffton showed it has the tools to compete with anyone as the Beavers finished off Moravian by a 9-7 count. Alexander paced the Bluffton bats, going 2-of-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Roth added two hits and Vail scored twice. Brad Schlabach (Fredericksburg/Hiland) worked four innings of shutout relief for the victory. He struck out two and allowed just three hits. Dyson Bowman (Coshocton) worked the final two outs of the eighth before Ianiro came in from left field to earn the save.

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Sarka ready for soccer future at Indiana Tech

By JIM METCALFE Staff Writer jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com OTTOVILLE Monica Sarka had a dream to play soccer at the collegiate level. She got her wish. Tuesday afternoon, the Ottoville senior signed a national letter-of-intent to attend Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne and play soccer for the Lady Warriors of head coach Jim Lipocky. Thats something Ive wanted to do for a long time, especially since I played varsity soccer for four years. I am a 4-year starter here and have played the sport a long time, Sarka explained. Her chance came from the Warrors, who play in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ranks in the WolverineHoosier Athletic Conference. One big reason is they have my major, accounting, with an emphasis on forensic accounting. Id eventually like to get into something like NCIS or CSI basically, accounting and law enforcement, she said. Two, it is halfway between our home here and our lake cottage, so that was nice. She knows a couple of adjustments will have to be made in the next months or so for the midfielder to play right away in 2014-15. One, I think my understanding of the game will have to improve. The girls

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2014 Ryder Cup Points

Associated Press At Gleneagles Hotel Gleneagles, Scotland Sept. 26-28, 2014 Through March 2 United States 1. Jimmy Walker 3,785.680 2. Dustin Johnson 3,364.812 3. Phil Mickelson 2,446.755 4. Harris English 2,429.140 5. Jason Dufner 2,423.148 6. Bubba Watson 2,265.984 7. Zach Johnson 2,244.277 8. Webb Simpson 2,144.097 9. Ryan Moore 2,085.201 10. Chris Kirk 1,867.570 11. Kevin Stadler 1,617.152 12. Jordan Spieth 1,553.896 13. Patrick Reed 1,433.152 14. Jim Furyk 1,288.134 15. Scott Stallings 1,235.546 Europe European Points 1. Victor Dubuisson 2255742.55 2. Thomas Bjorn 1718807.40 3. Ian Poulter 1576650.44 4. Henrik Stenson 1544871.07 5. Jamie Donaldson 1505992.46 6. Joost Luiten 1171318.78 7. Gonzalo FernandezCastano 1169262.76 8. Sergio Garcia 1113266.73 9. Francesco Molinari 847136.68 10. Justin Rose 837956.72 World Points 1. Henrik Stenson 248.87 2. Sergio Garcia 175.26 3. Victor Dubuisson 150.56 4. Thomas Bjorn 138.66 5. Rory McIlroy 131.51 6. Ian Poulter 111.68 7. Jamie Donaldson 91.96 8. Justin Rose 84.54 9. Joost Luiten 82.01 10. Luke Donald 81.46

Present during Monica Sarkas signing a national LOT to attend Indiana Tech Tuesday are, front row: Kassie Sarka, Monica Sarka and John Sarka. Back row: Tim Kimmet, Ottoville coach; James M. Lipocky, Indiana Tech coach; and Mark Odenweller, Ottoville Athletic Director. (Delphos Herald/Katie Schnipke Photography) in college know so much more about the game, especially from what I gathered in my visits there, she went on. Two, the speed of the game is at a higher level, as well as the physical part. You know, the players are bigger, stronger and faster. However, I have been playing club soccer for seven years now and I have been forced to play at a high level like that with those girls and teams. Even this spring, I have chosen to play club ball and some indoor Fusbol and not go out for track. I also will probably play with the girls at college when I can and get a feel for it that way. I think that will help me make a quicker transition for next year. Three other colleges were in the running until the end: the University of Northwestern Ohio, Owens Community College and Ohio Dominican; before she inked her LOT for Indiana Tech. Having been a 4-year starter in high school will help her in the long run, she feels. I even played some with the high school team as an eighth-grader, so you have to adjust in a hurry. We always have struggled with numbers; weve never really had enough for a varsity and JV, so I started right away as a freshman, she added. That was my best year because I had my best goals-per-match average and I had a number of great senior leaders to show me the way. I think because of that and having to be a leader on the pitch right away, Ive developed good leadership skills in my time on the soccer team and I think I bring that to the table. Before that, I got good experience playing in the SAY program. Finally, I think I bring a lot of dedication to the sport that will fit in well at the next level.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders

Associated Press Through March 2 Points 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 90. 2, Brad Keselowski, 84. 3, Jeff Gordon, 80. 4, Kevin Harvick, 79. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 78. 6, Joey Logano, 75. 7, Matt Kenseth, 70. 8, Denny Hamlin, 68. 9, Carl Edwards, 65. 10, Greg Biffle, 64. 11, Jamie McMurray, 64. 12, Casey Mears, 64. 13, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 63. 14, Kyle Busch, 61. 15, Ryan Newman, 60. 16, Austin Dillon, 56. 17, Marcos Ambrose, 49. 18, Kasey Kahne, 47. 19, Reed Sorenson, 41. 20, Tony Stewart, 37. Money 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,719,183. 2, Denny Hamlin, $1,436,570. 3, Brad Keselowski, $1,125,899. 4, Jeff Gordon, $934,080. 5, Jimmie Johnson, $774,245. 6, Matt Kenseth, $686,458. 7, Kevin Harvick, $680,999. 8, Paul Menard, $656,296. 9, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $590,773. 10, Joey Logano, $584,375. 11, Kyle Busch, $558,755. 12, Austin Dillon, $548,140. 13, Greg Biffle, $535,568. 14, Jamie McMurray, $530,176. 15, Marcos Ambrose, $513,313. 16, Tony Stewart, $503,064. 17, Carl Edwards, $496,048. 18, Casey Mears, $485,734. 19, Ryan Newman, $478,873. 20, Brian Vickers, $461,068.

Wins now mean everything in NASCAR

By JENNA FRYER Associated Press last March, when feuding drivers Logano and Denny Hamlin refused to give an inch as they raced for the win at California. Their stubbornness led to a wreck that took them both out of contention on the final lap and France was hooked. He wanted drivers to race with that same passion and desire every week and for wins to matter that much. So France overhauled the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship format and a regular-season victory virtually guarantees race winners a spot in the 16-driver field. It raised the stakes a week ago at the end of an already frantic Daytona 500 and winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveled in his post-race celebration about not having to spend the next six months of the season worrying about the postseason. If everybody is telling the truth, weve won a race, we should be in it, so Im not going to worry about it, he laughed. Harvick secured the same fate on Sunday by holding off four separate challenges over the final 40 laps to preserve the victory in a race he dominated. As he celebrated in Victory Lane with his new Stewart-Haas Racing teammates, he was greeted by new team owner Gene Haas, who seemed bewildered by the consequences of Harvicks win. The points arent nearly as important as the wins, he said in an almost questioning tone. Were talking about the Chase already. Indeed, in the second race of the season, were talking about the Chase already. So much so that Brad Keselowski, who has a pair of third-place finishes to start the season and is a mere six points out of the Sprint Cup Series points lead, isnt stoked about what hes left on the table. It feels good to run up front, be competitive, but under this system, wins are the only things that count, he said. Last year you would have said seconds and thirds are great but this year theyre not. Theyre so-so. Just know we have to be a little bit better and move on from here. As France said in the pre-race driver meeting before the Daytona 500, drivers have an opportunity each week to punch their ticket into the Chase. They cant ride around in second or third or fifth or eighth place anymore. Theyve got to talk strategy with their teams, crunch fuel mileage numbers, take risks and gambles. Theyve got to go for broke when the opportunity exists. Theyve got to give 100 percent. Logano has three career victories in 185 career Sprint Cup starts. He doesnt know how many opportunities hell have to punch his ticket, so when he saw a chance, he did what France expects. With a win being so important, you might as well go for it and I tried to stuff it in there 3-wide, he said. Gave up a spot by doing that but overall it is all about the win. As the season progresses, teams may now attempt to stretch fuel far longer than ever before. Whats the harm in gambling? A Swan Racing or HScott Motorsports or Front Row Motorsports could use some trick strategy to luck into a win, make the Chase and change the entire complexion of their program. The format also gives a new lease to Danica Patrick, who a month ago simply wanted to consistently finish inside the top 20 this season and improve from last year. But should she now get a win at a restrictor plate race or Michigan or Martinsville, where she runs well then suddenly shes in the Chase, too. All it takes is a decent run and, in some cases, throwing caution to the wind. Earnhardt did it Sunday at Phoenix when crew chief Steve Letarte told him not to worry about saving fuel a call Letarte would have made even without the Daytona 500 as a safety net. The new system definitely allowed us to be more carefree about that and not have to really think it over, Earnhardt added. In the end, Harvick cruised to the win. But he knew everyone was going to take their best shot, just as they will all season long.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Joey Logano lined up directly behind Kevin Harvick and followed him nose-to-tail around the track and across the line for the final restart. He was stalking the leader, looking for what he knew would be his only chance to snatch the victory away from Harvick. Logano aggressively darted inside of Harvick and briefly flirted with making it a 3-wide race before he ran out of real estate at Phoenix International Raceway. The move didnt work but he had to go for it Sunday. Under NASCARs new emphasis on winning, there was little upside to Logano staying put those final nine laps. Its all about the win, right? asked Logano, who was third on the final restart and settled for fourth. Third place really doesnt mean anything. Last year, you may have taken a third place and the points but this year its like, Hey, go for it. NASCAR Chairman Brian France had grown to despise points racing that practice of a driver taking few risks in the closing laps of a race, settling for a solid finish, thanking a long list of sponsors and the boys back at the shop, then exulting on live television about the great points finish. Points racing was already in his cross-hairs

Tiger begins road to Augusta with a limp

By DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. The last time Tiger Woods quit in the middle of a round because of an injury, he won his next tournament. And then he followed that with his highest score ever in the Masters, the ultimate measure of Woods these days. Now what? Making predictions about the worlds No. 1 player is like gauging the wind at Amen Corner. Youre bound to get it wrong for three reasons: Only an athlete knows how badly he is hurt. Golf is too unpredictable under the best of times. Hes Tiger Woods. NBC Sports analyst Johnny Miller got it right at the start of the year when he was talking about which players might have big years. He stopped short of naming a list of players because of reason No. 2. And then he added this nugget: It was pretty easy to predict Tiger there for a while, Miller said. These days, about all anyone can safely predict about Woods is that hell wear a red shirt on Sunday. Glenn Greenspan that he felt lower Assuming he makes it to Sunday. back problems with spasms as he In two starts on the PGA Tour was warming up Sunday morning. this year, Woods is measured by let- On the third hole, he hit a tee shot ters instead of numbers. He had an so far to the right that it wound up MDF at Torrey Pines, in a water hazard to the which is the tours acroleft of the sixth green. nym for players who And when he played the miss the 54-hole cut. sixth hole, he pulled his And he had a WD at tee shot into the water. the Honda Classic when Six holes into the final he withdrew after 13 round, Woods already holes on the final round was 5 over for the day on Sunday. and 12 shots out of the The question now lead. is how long he will be He said he would get MIA. treatment every day to The leaders were fincalm it down. As for ishing up the front nine playing next week at Woods when attention shifted Doral, he said he would from the golf course wait until Thursday to to the PGA National parking lot see how it feels. that suddenly was swarming with The Blue Monster is more blue police. Some two dozen reporters than ever after a redesign ordered by and photographers were waiting new owner Donald Trump. Woods for Woods. He finally showed up in is the defending champion at the a white passenger van, changed out Cadillac Championship, though the of his shoes and then was driven course where he has won four times off in a black Mercedes-Benz to his is not what it used to be. home just north on Jupiter Island. But this isnt about whether he Just like last time just like can play Doral or Bay Hill two always only Woods knows the weeks later, or how he will fare at amount of the pain and the degree Augusta National next month. The of the injury. injuries are starting to pile up since He said through spokesman he returned from the chaos in his personal life. Woods had two WDs on his professional record through 2009. One was at Pebble Beach in 1998 when he chose not to return after a 7-month rain delay to finish. The other was in 2006 at Riviera when he made the cut and then withdrew the next morning with the flu. Now he has four in the last five years. He left after six holes of the final round at The Players Championship in 2010 because of a bulging disk in his neck. He went into the final round 10 shots out of the lead. A year later, he quit after nine holes and 42 strokes at The Players because of a leg injury. He didnt return for three months. Woods didnt finish the final round at Doral in 2012 because of his Achilles tendon (and then he won at Bay Hill two weeks later). And now he starts out 2014 by having to pull out of another tournament. Thats five straight years when a season has been interrupted by injury. He didnt withdraw last year, though he missed his own AT&T National and a scheduled start at The Greenbrier Classic because of a left elbow strain. Sunday at the Honda Classic was

not his first issue with lower back pain. He said the feelings were the same as they were at The Barclays last summer, when he dropped to his knees after one shot in the final round. He finished out that round in a tie for second, one shot behind Adam Scott. He didnt finish among the top 10 the rest of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Then again, he went 4-1 and earned the most points at the Presidents Cup. He tied for third in Turkey. He lost in a playoff to Zach Johnson at his 18-man World Challenge. How much did the back pain linger? Only Woods knows. Woods turned 38 last December and looks a tired 38. He spoke earlier in the year at Dubai about spending much of the offseason to get my body organized, conceding he didnt practice as much as he would have liked. The Masters is just over a month away, no time for him to panic. If anything, this might help take some pressure off his bid to end five years without a major. Woods said at the start of last week that once the PGA Tour gets to Florida, everyone is thinking about their way to Augusta. He wasnt planning on another detour.

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interest rates continue Dish, Disney deal envisions Low to depress risk-free returns Internet-delivered TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) With a string of recent deals, cable and satellite providers are beginning to acknowledge a brutal truth that companies like Hulu and Netflix have known all along: Many TV viewers, especially young ones, want shows and movies on their own terms wherever, whenever and on whatever devices they choose. Dish Network took a big step toward such a future with a deal announced Monday with Disney. The agreement opens the way for the satellite TV service to live-stream Disney-owned channels like ESPN and ABC over the Internet to customers smartphones, tablets, video game consoles and other devices. The goal is to attract so-called cordcutters who have become disenchanted with large channel packages and rising monthly bills for cable or satellite service. Charlie Ergen, Dish Network Corp. chairman, hinted at the underpinnings of the deal last month, when he admitted that the traditional pay-TV business model charging customers $80 or $100 a month for hundreds of channels, many of which they never watch is not appealing to younger people. Werelosingawholegenerationof individuals who arent going to buy into that model, he told analysts. Obviously youd like to kindofhave your cake and eat it too, and make sure that you come up with products that can engage that new generation. The new service will bypass Dishs 14-million-customer satellite system and offer content via the Internet in much the same way that Netflix delivers video. No start date has been announced. Dish will probably have to cut similar deals with other programmers to make such a service attractive. Dish would not say how much the service might cost, except that it would probably be cheaper than current packages. The deal is the first of its kind between a major pay TV distributor and a top media company. But the pair wont be alone in trying to launch such a service. In January, Verizon Communications Inc. bought Intel Corp.s media group with an eye toward launching an Internetdelivered TV service over mobile devices. Sony Corp. also said that month that it would launch an Internet-based TV service in the U.S. this year. Its hard not to see this as the beginning of the virtual (multichannel video service) that weve been waiting probably two years for, said Rich Greenfield, an analyst with BTIG Research. He said that while 100-plus channel packages and high-definition picture will still appeal to most TV consumers, an online-only TV service with mobile capability and lower price will appeal to others. I think its realizing that it isnt a one-size-fits-all market for multichannel video, he said. Dave Shull, Dishs chief commercial officer, said Dishs offering will target people ages 18 to 34 who live in apartment buildings, dont have multiple TV sets and are looking at something that is lower-priced and doesnt come with the traditional pay TV commitment. For Dish, that commitment usually means a two-year contract with a price increase in the second year. Long-term contracts allow the company to make a profit while covering the cost of launching and maintaining satellites, installing satellite dishes on roofs and putting settop boxes in living rooms and dens. By delivering video over the Internet, Dish would probably be able to contain the cost of the new offering significantly. One question is how Dish will deliver the programming to peoples homes because, like Netflix, the service could put a strain on Internet providers such as cable companies, which may be tempted to charge Dish for better access or faster delivery speeds.
DEAR BRUCE: What plan would average 7 percent? I am a 69-year-old lady in Georgia. I have to take money out of my 403 this year. I need to invest my money somewhere else. My money market account has earned less than 2 percent in four years. What do you suggest? -- J.M., via email DEAR J.M.: Many people are asking the same question you are. If you are going to invest your money in CDs and money markets, you are going to be torpedoed. There is pressure being exerted by the Federal Reserve to depress interest rates to discourage inflation. This may not be good for elderly people such as yourself, who wish to invest and hope to live on the proceeds, unless they think outside of the box. I realize that as soon I mention the stock market, many people go into a frenzy. The stock market goes up and down. If you cant afford to lose money, and that is the driving force in your investment strategy, you are, unfortunately, condemned to get a tiny return, and that is criminal. On the other hand, if you go to a decent broker and explain you are prepared to take a degree of risk and take his or her suggestions on investing in major American companies like the Wal-Marts of the world (companies that are going to be around for a long time), I believe there is little risk in that type of investment. Yes, these stocks go up and down, but on balance, over a period of time, they will give you the 6 percent to 7 percent that I think is not unreasonable. DEAR BRUCE: Because of a poor credit score, my daughter was offered a rent to own contract on a home. The terms were between $2,000 and $2,500 down, not applied to rent, but applied to a down payment, and between $600 and $700 a month for rent, with $100 per month added to the down payment. It would be a five-year lease. The mortgager would help her fix her credit so that at the end of five years, she would be able to qualify for a mortgage. When she asked about the selling price of the home, she was told it is usually the appraised value of the house. Because the terms were so vague, my husband and I discouraged her from proceeding. Have you ever heard of anything like this? -- E.P., via email DEAR E.P.: Yes, I have heard of this kind of arrangement, particularly in a market where the home is not really sellable. The $2,000 to $2,500 down tells me two things: Either an amateur is trying to put the deal together, or someone is out to scam people. The selling price should be a specific amount, and it should be stated in the contract along with the

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Greenpeace hangs protest banners at P&G HQ

CINCINNATI (AP) Greenpeace activists using a zip line Tuesday unfurled two giant banners on the two towers of Procter & Gamble Co. headquarters in downtown Cincinnati. The environmental organization said the 60-foot banners were in protest of the consumer products companys use of palm oil from a supplier Greenpeace said is linked to tropical forest destruction in Indonesia. Among those using the zip line was a person wearing a tiger suit, representing endangered Sumatran tigers. Cincinnati police said they arrested nine protesters. Sgt. Julian Johnson said they were being held initially on charges including vandalism and burglary, but were still being questioned Tuesday afternoon. A P&G spokesman said the protest ended peacefully, and that the company is committed to achieving 100 percent sustainable sourcing of its palm oil by 2015. Palm oil is commonly used in shampoos, cosmetics and other products. P&G prides itself on being innovative, said Joao Talocchi, of Greenpeaces palm oil campaign. But he said in a statement that other major consumer products makers are avoiding dirty palm oil, leaving P&G trailing behind. We agree that deforestation is a significant issue, which is why we are committed to the sustainable sourcing of palm oil, P&G spokesman Paul Fox said in a statement. We will continue to drive that goal with urgency.

RadioShack closing 1,100 stores as troubles grow

MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press NEW YORK There will soon be about 1,100 fewer places to buy batteries. RadioShack said Tuesday that it plans to close up to 1,100 stores, or about a fifth of its U.S. locations. The news came as the retailer reported a wider quarterly loss after a disappointing holiday season. Its stock tumbled 16 percent in afternoon trading. CEO Joseph Magnacca said the closings would leave the company with more than 4,000 U.S. stores. Thats still far more than Best Buy, which has roughly 1,400 U.S. locations, and makes RadioShack stores nearly as common as Wal-Mart. RadioShack didnt immediately identify which stores will close or how many jobs would be affected. A call to the company, based in Fort Worth, Texas, was not returned. The closings represent just the latest setback for RadioShack, which is fighting to update its image and compete with the rise of online and discount retailers. Long known as a destination for batteries and obscure electronic parts, RadioShack has sought to remake itself as a specialist in wireless devices and accessories. But growth in the wireless business is slowing, as more people have smartphones and see fewer reasons to upgrade. In addition to slashing costs and shuffling management, RadioShack has been renovating its stores with a more modern look. Since I joined the company, it has been clear we need to change the conversation about RadioShack, Magnacca said during a call with analysts. He pointed to the success of the companys Super Bowl ad as an example of exactly the kind of disruption we needed. The spot got glowing reviews for poking fun at the companys outdated image by showing characters from the 1980s including Alf, Chucky and Teen Wolf ransacking its store. Magnacca also outlined various efforts the company is taking, such as revamping its product mix and working to identify trends in electronics earlier. Still, he conceded that the turnaround push is taking longer than expected because the company was weak in many areas and just broken in others. The latest quarters performance was hurt by a slowdown in customer traffic and increased promotional activity. Sales at stores open at least a year a key indicator of a retailers health sank 19 percent. The company said that the stores targeted for closings are being selected based on location, area demographics, lease duration and financial performance. For the three months that ended Dec. 31, RadioShack Corp. lost $191.4 million, or $1.90 per share. That compares with a loss of $63.3 million, or 63 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding certain items, the company lost $1.29 per share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected a loss of 16 cents per share. Revenue declined to $935.4 million from $1.17 billion. Wall Street was looking for higher revenue of $1.12 billion. RadioShack reported a full-year loss of $400.2 million, or $3.97 per share. In the prior year it lost $139.4 million, or $1.39 per share. Its adjusted loss was $3.04 per share. Annual revenue declined 10 percent to $3.43 billion from $3.83 billion. Shares of RadioShack fell 43 cents, or 16 percent, to $2.29. The stock is down about 22 percent in the past year. It was still trading above $20 less than three years ago.

amount of the rent and the down payment. All the way around, these kinds of deals can be done, but they are certainly not done in this casual fashion. Your daughter can advertise for this type of arrangement, and I think she will probably have takers. The terms will be very specific. The vagueness of this deal indicates that you and your husband were wise to discourage her from proceeding. DEAR BRUCE: I am writing to get your thoughts relative to writing a newspaper column. I have written pieces for 2 1/2 years. Within the last year I offered the paper another column titled Nonprofit Briefs. The former column appears on the first Sunday of the month and the latter on the third Sunday. As I read my column each Sunday, I also read yours. I am making the assumption you are a professional writer. I am not, but I would like to expand my horizons. I enjoy reading and writing, and it crossed my mind that I could continue to do this as I age. Writing keeps me in the game, staying relevant, current and contemporary. I enjoy doing the research. Is it feasible to earn some part-time income writing? -- Fred, via email DEAR FRED: Unfortunately, your timing couldnt be worse. The problem right now is that the newspaper industry is having serious income problems. I believe that these will work themselves out over a period of time, but in the meantime, being paid for writing a column is becoming more difficult. You make an assumption that I am a professional writer. I have written a column for 30 years. I suspect that maybe I can be described as professional. I, too, write the column principally because I enjoy it, certainly not for the income that it generates. You can keep slugging away and applying to various newspapers and other print sources. Its possible that you may make connections, but dont be disappointed by being turned down. Its not a question of not having a good product; its a question of the numbers of columns being eliminated because of serious income constraints.
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ADVERTISERS: YOU can place a 25 word classified ad in more than 100 newspapers with over one and a half million total circulation across Ohio for $295. Its easy...you place one order and pay with one check through Ohio Scan-Ohio Advertising Network. The Delphos Herald advertising dept. can set this up for you. No other classified ad buy is simpler or more cost effective. Call 419-695-0015 ext. 131 IS IT A SCAM? The Delphos Herald urges our readers to contact The Better Business Bureau, (419) 223-7010 or 1-800-462-0468, before entering into any agreement involving financing, business opportunities, or work at home opportunities. The BBB will assist in the investigation of these businesses. (This notice provided as a customer service by The Delphos Herald.)

235 Help Wanted

PART-TIME DUMP TRUCK DRIVER. Drop off resume at: Ulms Inc., 835 Skinner St, Delphos. 419-692-3951 PART-TIME MAINTENANCE, 30 hours per week, $9 per hour. Drop off resume to Willow Lake Apartments, 2260 Lake Circle, Lima or e m a i l t o willowlake@pedcor.net No phone calls please. SOMEONE TO haul and work with Amish Crew. Contact 18757 Myers Rd., Willshire, OH 45898 THE CITY of Delphos Parks & Recreation Department is accepting applications for the following positions for the 2014 season: Recreation Director, Pool Manager, Head Lifeguard, Lifeguard, Pool Staff, Seasonal Maintenance and Umpires. Applications and job descriptions are available during regular business hours. Mail completed forms to City of Delphos, Attn: Park Superintendent, 608 N. Canal Street, Delphos, OH 45833

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LEGAL NOTICE The City of Delphos is accepting sealed bids for the lease of approximately 6 acres of land. This property is located in City of Delphos, Washington Township, Van Wert County, Ohio more fully described between Shenk Road and Little Auglaize River near the reservoir. The City will be accepting sealed Options to Lease until 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at which time they will be publicly read. The lease will be a one to five year lease. A copy of the area is available at the Municipal Building during regular business hours. Submit your options to lease to: City of Delphos, Attn: Sherryl George, 608 N. Canal St., Delphos, OH 45833 2/5/14, 2/12/14, 2/19/14, 2/26/14, 3/5/14, 3/12/14

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Van Wert County Joseph E. Butler Revocable Living Trust to Michael J. Brinkman, Linda R. Brinkman, inlots 57, 68, portion of inlot 58, Willshire. Clinton W. Bennett, Clinton Bennett, Irma K. Bennett, Douglas W. Bennett, Douglas Bennett, Justin T. Bennett, Justin Bennett, Kent S. Bennett, Kent Bennett, Cynthia Bennett, Cynthia S. Bennett, Sonia L. Bennett, Cynthia Bennett to Matthew J. Boyd, Melissa D. Boyd, portion of section 31, Willshire Township (Mary Osborn subdivision, lot 1). Kimberly Lynn Brandt, Kimberly L. Brandt to Tamara Brandt Revocable Trust, portion of section 29, Pleasant Township. Brandon M. Hoehn, Jessica Hoehn to Dajuan J. Jefferson, Nicole Jefferson, portion of inlots 274, 275, Delphos. Dennis T. Pollock, Patricia M. Pollock to Dennis T. Pollock, Patricia M. Pollock, portion of section 1, York Township. Gregory C. Germann, Joan R. Germann to Gregory C. Germann, Joan R. Germann, portion of section 35, Pleasant Township, portion of section 5, Ridge Township. JPMorgan Chase Bank to Joshua A. Marchal, Ryleigh T. Marchal, portion of section 7, Jackson Township. Flat Land Properties LLC to Sugar Lane Dairy LLC, portion of sections 25, 11, Tully Township. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc., portion of section 27, Harrison Township. Estate of Kenneth L. Smith Jr. to Marvin Ray Smith, Marvin R. Smith, inlot 2196, Van Wert. Estate of Diann L. McBride to Barry McBride, portion of outlot 18, Wren, portion of inlot 94, Wren. Dorothy I. Morehead to Paul E. Morehead Joint Living Trust, Dorothy I. Morehead Joint Living Trust, portion of inlot 291, Convoy. M F Carlo Family Land Trust to Maurice F. Carlo Revocable Trust, Maurice F. Carlo Trust, portion of section 30, Jackson Township. M F Carlo Family Land Trust, M Carlo Family Land Trust to Fountain Farm LLC, portion of sections 13, 4, Ridge Township. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc., inlot 2278, Van Wert. Van Wert County Foundation to Teymour Sepahbodi, outlots 232, 24-2, Van Wert. Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc. to Amy Phillips, portion of outlots 157, 158, Van Wert. Beverly G. Weber, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to Federal National Mortgage Association, inlot 692, Delphos. Trevor Ray Dull, Trevor R. Dull, Trevor Dull, Pamela A. Dull, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to JPMorgan Chase Bank, inlot 385, portion of inlot 386, Ohio City. Patricia M. Kinkle, Patricia Kinkle, David B. Kinkle to Kinkle Family Irrevocable Trust, portion of sections 18, 17, Tully Township. Michlaur LLC to Stephanie Salinas, inlot 1248, Van Wert. Darlene R. Ray, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to Federal National Mortgage Association, inlot 524, Ohio City. Linda Lee Brubaker, Robert D. Brubaker II, Susan K. Brubaker, Chad A. Brubaker, Christa Brubaker, David L. Brubaker, Yvonne L. Brubaker, Pamela Brubaker Hasis, Bradley S. Hasis, Christa L. Brubaker to Jeffrey A. Buechner, Charla M. Buechner, inlot 130, Van Wert. Juanita L. Hotmire, Phillip G. Hotmire, Hotmire Property Management Trust to Hotmire Property Management Trsut, portion of sections 23, 24, Union Township. Phillip G. Hotmire, Juanita L. Hotmire, Juanita L. Niswander Hotmire, Hotmire Property Management Trust to Hotmire Property Management Trust, portion of section 23, Union Township. Estate of Esten Marlin Fortney, estate of Esten Fortney to Jack Fortney, outlot 130-2, Van Wert. Ryan P. Fair, Chelsea E. Fair, Ryan Fair to Ryan P. Fair, Chelsea E. Fair, inlot 1564, Van Wert. Thomas P. Jones, Lavon S. Jones to Thomas Jones Family Revocable Trust, Lavon Jones Family Revocable Trust, portion of sections 22, 27, York Township. Thomas P. Jones, Lavon S. Jones to Thomas Jones Family Revocable Trust, Lavon Jones Family Revocable Trust, portion of section 34, York Township. John L. Pennell, Janice S. Pennell to Garry W. Hindenlang, Regina S. Hindenlang, portion of inlot 24, Willshire. Estate of Yvonne Sue Jones, estate of Sue Lautzenheiser, estate of Sue Jones to Gregory M. Jones, portion of section 17, Willshire Township. Jeffrey A. Denny, Jessica Denney to Angela A. Gallaway, portion of section 10, Pleasant Township.

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FULL-TIME COOK. Grill and prep experience. Apply in person, Ramblers Roost Restaurant, Lincoln Hwy, Middle Point LOCAL RETAIL establishment needs sales associate. 18-30 hours per week. Some computer skills helpful. Send replies to Box 121 c/o Delphos Herald, 405 N. Main St., Delphos, OH 45833

RICKER ADDITION: 1309 Hedrick. 2BR Brick Ranch, 1150sq.ft.. All appliances, W/D hookup, garage w/opener. $595/mo +deposit. 419-453-3290

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HIRING DRIVERS with 5+years OTR experience! Our drivers average 42cents per mile & higher! Home every weekend! $55,000-$60,000 annually. Benefits available. 99% no touch freight! We will treat you with respect! PLEASE CALL 419-222-1630

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320 House For Rent

2-3 BEDROOM, 1 bath home for rent in Delphos. Ulms Mobile Home. Phone: 419-692-3951. SMALL 3BR, 1BA, washer/dryer hook-up. 311 W. 5th, Delphos. $450/mo +deposit. 567-204-3540 or 419-453-3780

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Grandma concerned about daughter-in-laws photography habits

Dear Annie: You printed are horrible. Just because a letter from Concerned in English is their first language Galesburg, Ill., about photo- does not mean they have fingraphing naked babies. I have ished elementary school. Who a slightly different problem, are they to pass judgment over foreigners but its in a simispeaking English? lar vein. Annie, what I have a todshould people in dler grandson. my situation tell Maybe Im just these very rude old-fashioned, people? I doubt but our daughterthey understand in-law has close the meaning of to 500 pictures the word xenoof the boy naked, phobia. There from birth to his are many hardsecond birthday. working, producShe also has vidtive people in this eos of him naked country with an in the bathroom, Annies Mailbox accent. Please recording him tell your readfor several minutes while hes getting ready ers to try to understand how difficult it is to learn another to take his bath. My son and I have talked language and to stop being so about this, and he, too, finds disrespectful to us. Sick of this to be odd behavior. A Xenophobes in Jeffersonville, few pictures would be nor- Ind. Dear Indiana: Agreed, mal, but 500 seems excessive for anyone. Neither of us has and we hope our readers are talked to her about this. She paying attention. These rude has since taken the boy and people are not commenting moved out. We do not consid- on your language skills or er this pornography, but we your intelligence. They are cannot understand why there telling you that your accent are so many photos. Can you is too thick for them to unhelp? Concerned Grand- derstand what you are saying. Of course, this doesnt excuse mother Dear Grandmother: them. The polite response when We would be concerned, too. New parents often take you dont understand somehundreds of pictures of their one is, Excuse me. I didnt children, but 500 naked pho- catch that. Could you please tos and videos is excessive repeat it more slowly? There by any standard. Add to that is absolutely no reason to be your daughter-in-laws taking insulting. When faced with the boy and leaving the home, such disrespect, your best and we worry that she is us- response is to be polite and ing these photos for purposes patient. Dear Annie: I was very other than a personal record. There may be nothing going touched by the letter from on, but your son needs to be Miserable Forever, whose vigilant. He should visit with husband is emotionally and the boy often and not be afraid financially abusive. You adto ask his wife about the pho- vised her to get out of the tos and videos. He also should marriage and contact the Naseek legal counsel if they do tional Domestic Violence Hotline. not reconcile soon. I would like to add that Dear Annie: I am a highly educated individual who she may want to contact her speaks English as a second local legal aid office. Also, language. Sometimes I have most states have an attorney to deal with customers over referral service, and in some the telephone. There have states, attorneys are required been instances in which I to take cases pro bono (free have been told, Your Eng- of charge). She may want to lish is terrible or Call me look at these resources and back when you learn the lan- see whether she can find an attorney who will take her guage. Its not as if these individ- case for free or at low cost. uals have a Ph.D. in English. Martha Their grammatical mistakes In 1993, Royce Gracie, a 178-pound jiujitsu black belt from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, defeated 216-pound kickboxer Gerard Gordeau to win the first Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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HI AND LOIS

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 Dedication and diligence are key components to success. Careful planning and fully exploiting every opportunity will pay off. Dont allow minor setbacks to deter you. Hard work and a positive attitude will ensure that you reach your goals. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Opportunity is within reach. A partnership could prove to be beneficial. Be aware of your colleagues ideas and intentions. A promising business prospect could result from a collaborative effort. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Be on the alert for valuable financial information. There is a possibility of advancement, or perhaps a new job, if you are able to utilize a choice tip. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You will face opposition if you are outspoken. There is nothing to be gained by antagonizing everyone around you. Be diplomatic and polite, and let others have their say. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your plans for advancement will be given a big boost from people you have helped in the past. The generosity youve shown will be proof enough that you deserve greater rewards and responsibilities. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- A partnership will flourish if given the chance. If you share your intentions, you will get the response you need to move forward in a timely manner. This could prove to be a memorable day. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Someone may be jealous of your achievements. Dont be influenced by the negative comments of others. You will get rewarding results if you continue on the path you have chosen. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- There is much to be gained through travel or educational pursuits. As your knowledge increases, more opportunities will become available. Someone you meet along the way will offer you a business proposition. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Youll be overwhelmed with responsibilities. Dont allow self-doubt to prevent you from improving your prospects. Take the initiative and perform whatever task you are given to the best of your ability. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Its a good day for you to deal with a disagreeable personal situation. You cannot protect someones feelings. Honesty will be in your best interest. Delaying the inevitable will only compound the problem. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- A promotion is within your reach. Your hard work and dedication will open the door to new job possibilities. Be prepared to jump at any opportunity that comes your way. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Career and family commitments will be detrimental to your mental health. Take in some lighthearted entertainment, play a game or share laughs with a friend to help ease your stress. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- There is no good reason to get involved in someone elses argument. Regardless of the circumstances, you can simply refuse to take sides. Meddling will lead to isolation and irreversible trouble. COPYRIGHT 2014 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press

Putin talks tough but cools Obamas budget: Electiontensions over Ukraine year themes to rally Dems
performance, filled with earthy language, macho swagger and sarcastic jibes, accusing the West of promoting an unconstitutional coup in Ukraine. At one point he compared the U.S. role to an experiment with lab rats. But the overall message appeared to be one of de-escalation. It seems to me (Ukraine) is gradually stabilizing, Putin said. We have no enemies in Ukraine. Ukraine is a friendly state. Still, he tempered those comments by warning that Russia was willing to use all means at our disposal to protect ethnic Russians in the country. Significantly, Russia agreed to a NATO request to hold a special meeting to discuss Ukraine on Wednesday in Brussels, opening up a possible diplomatic channel in a conflict that still holds monumental hazards and uncertainties. At the same time, the U.S. and 14 other nations formed a military observer mission to monitor the tense Crimea region, and the team was headed there in 24 hours. While the threat of military confrontation retreated somewhat, both sides ramped up economic feuding. Russia hit its nearly broke neighbor with a termination of discounts on natural gas, while the U.S. announced a $1 billion aid package in energy subsidies to Ukraine. We are going to do our best. We are going to try very hard, Kerry said upon arriving in Kiev. We hope Russia will respect the election that you are going to have. Kerry also made a pointed distinction between the Ukrainian government and Putins. The contrast really could not be clearer: determined Ukrainians demonstrating strength through unity, and the Russian government out of excuses, hiding its hand behind falsehoods, intimidation and provocations. In the hearts of Ukrainians and the eyes of the world, there is nothing strong about what Russia is doing. The penalties proposed against Russia, he added, are not something we are seeking to do. It is something Russia is pushing us to do. World markets, which slumped the previous day, clawed back a large chunk of their losses on signs that Russia was backpedaling. Gold, the Japanese yen and U.S. treasuries all seen as safe havens returned some of their gains. Russias RTS index, which fell 12 percent on Monday, rose 6.2 percent Tuesday. In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 1.4 percent. WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obamas election-year budget seeks to rally fellow Democrats with new help for the working poor and fresh money for road-building, education and research. It also pulls back from controversial cuts to Social Security that had been designed to lure Republicans to the bargaining table. Otherwise, Tuesdays $3.9 trillion submission for the 2015 budget year, which begins in October, looks a lot like Obamas previous plans. It combines proposals for more than $1.1 trillion in tax increases on the wealthy with an array of modest initiatives such as job training funds, money to rehabilitate national parks and funding for early childhood education. Our budget is about choices. Its about our values, Obama said at a Washington elementary school. As a country, weve got to make a decision, if were going to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans or if were going to make smart investments necessary to create jobs and grow our economy and expand opportunity for every American. Obamas previous budgets have mostly gone nowhere, and thats where Tuesdays submission appears to be headed as well. Instead, Congress is likely to adhere to last years mini budget deal as it looks ahead to midterm elections this fall. Said Paul Ryan, the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee: This budget isnt a serious document; its a campaign brochure. The president unveiled his budget eight months before congressional elections in which Republicans are expected to gain seats in the House and have a chance of seizing control of the Senate. GOP control of Congress in the final two years of his presidency would leave his agenda in tatters. Obamas submission purports to adhere to the budget limits negotiated in December by Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. But it also proposes a $55 billion Opportunity, Growth, and Security fund that would supplement the 2015 limit on agency operating budgets set by the Ryan-Murray agreement. Half of the additional money would be for defense and half for domestic programs. And the increase would continue into the future. All told, Obama proposes $304 billion above existing limits on agency operating budgets over the coming five years, an almost 6 percent increase. This includes extra spending for the Pentagon for readiness, repair of deteriorating military bases and the purchase of aircraft. On the domestic front, the plan promises grants to states for preschools, new research financed by the National Institutes of Health and modernization of aviation safety systems, among other initiatives. The White House also is dropping a proposal to reduce the annual inflation increases for people on Social Security. This proposed chained CPI change is seen as a no-brainer by budget hawks, and was a key request of Republicans in previous, failed rounds of budget talks. But it was widely panned by most Democrats and allies including the AFL-CIO. The White House says it remains on the table if Republicans want to pursue a grand bargain on the budget that would include tax increases.

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STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Revelers endured winter temperatures and a chilling rain along parade routes Tuesday as New Orleans 2014 Carnival season neared a close. Die-hards, some in Mardi Gras costumes, braved the weather along the traditional St. Charles Avenue parade route and in the French Quarter. Well drink, drink, drink until it gets drier, said Dean Cook of New Orleans as he walked Bourbon Street dressed as a pirate with vampire fangs. Mermaids love the water, he said of his wife, Terrina Cook, who was dressed in a shiny blue mermaid costume, complete with a fin. Ronnie Davis, a professor of economics at the University of New Orleans, decided to break his button-down image for at least one day. Clad in tutus, he and his wife, Arthurine, stood along the avenue watching the Krewe of Zulus floats roll by. All year I have to dress professionally. This is the one time I get to act like a fool, Davis said. As a cold rain fell, crowds along the stately, oak-lined avenue thinned and French Quarter bars filled with patrons looking for a dry spot to escape while letting the good times roll. Its awful cold, said Rick Emerson, a Tampa, Fla., native who was watching costumed revelers pass by from an open doorway of a Bourbon Street daiquiri shop. Temperatures for most of the day in the New Orleans area were in the lower 40s and by early evening had dropped to about 38 degrees. The wind chill made it feel even colder. Instead of alcohol, Emerson was sipping hot coffee to help stay warm. Instead of costumes, Emerson and his wife, Cheri, were dressed in layers of clothes, hats and scarves. Were bundled up. Were not used to this sort of thing. Rick Emerson said it was 80 degrees in Tampa when he left last week, but he was determined to make the most of Mardi Gras. Were freezing, but we wanted to see some costumes, so we took a chance and came down, he said. The Emersons were among those making the most of the big celebration before the Lenten season begins for the faithful. New Orleans native Leila Haydel said she was determined to make it a happy Mardi Gras no matter what. I have about seven layers of clothes under my tutu, she said, twirling on Bourbon Street in a purple, green and gold tutu and hoisting an umbrella. Its once a year. You have to come and enjoy. You have to.

MOSCOW Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis Tuesday, saying Russia has no intention to fight the Ukrainian people but reserves the right to use force. As the Russian president held court in his personal residence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Kievs fledgling government and urged Putin to stand down. It is not appropriate to invade a country, and at the end of a barrel of a gun dictate what you are trying to achieve, Kerry said. That is not 21stcentury, G-8, major nation behavior. Although nerves remained on edge in the Crimean Peninsula, with Russian troops firing warning shots to ward off Ukrainian soldiers, global markets jumped higher on tentative signals that the Kremlin was not seeking to escalate the conflict. Kerry brought moral support and a $1 billion aid package to a Ukraine fighting to fend off bankruptcy. Lounging in an arm-chair before Russian tricolor flags, Putin made his first public comments since the Ukrainian president fled a week and a half ago. It was a signature Putin

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Council also approved a request by Shauna Smith, executive director of the Delphos Area Art Guild, for the closure and use of Second Street from Jefferson to Main from 3-9 p.m. on May 2 for an art exhibit program conducted by the guild. The request was made due to the increased amount of pedestrian traffic anticipated from the area of the library to Main Street along Second Street during the exhibit program. Council was informed Delphos EMS will no longer be able to collect transport fees for patients that are on Medicaid, as in the past. This change was enacted by the Federal Government. Billing to Medicaid for transport services will no longer be honored; with no other recourse, transport of medicaid patients will need to be written off, which will likely increase the noncollectable billing currently written off every month, now usually in the range of approximately $10,000 per month.

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Lawmakers press White House, again, on pot rules

WASHINGTON (AP) A senior U.S. drug enforcement official urged Congress and others Tuesday not to abandon scientific concerns over marijuana in favor of public opinion to legalize it, even as the Obama administration takes a hands-off approach in states where voters have made legal its sale and use. The deputy administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration, Thomas Harrigan, testified Tuesday before a House oversight panel that easing laws governing marijuana threatens U.S. institutions. We should not abandon science and fact in favor of public opinion, Harrigan said. He echoed previous testimony from James Capra, DEAs chief of operations, who told a Senate panel in January that going down the path to legalization in this country is reckless and irresponsible. The subcommittee chairman, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., said the country is in a state of conflict and chaos right now over U.S. marijuana policy. In an election year that could tip the balance of power in Congress, some Republicans have accused the White House of cherry-picking which federal laws to enforce. The administration has said it continues to pursue dangerous criminals, but President Barack Obama himself last month in an interview declared marijuana no

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more dangerous than alcohol and contrasted it with harder drugs including cocaine and methamphetamine. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical use. To date, only Colorado and Washington have allowed the sale and use of marijuana for recreational use. Several other states, including Oregon and Alaska, are expected to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana within the next year.

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Nursing Homes 27,085 residents in 953 facilities participated in the survey. Nearly 55 percent of participating nursing homes with statistically significant results scored above the state average of 87.5 (out of 100 total points). 27 nursing homes received a score of 100 on two key questions: Overall, do you like this facility? and Would you recommend this facility to a family member or friend? Assisted Living Facilities 11,013 residents in 598 facilities participated in the survey. More than 55 percent of participating assisted living facilities with statistically significant results scored above the state average of 92.3 (out of 100 total points). 40 assisted living facilities received a score of 100 on two

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key questions: Overall, do you like this facility? and Would you recommend this facility to a family member or friend? The survey was conducted from August 2013 to January 2014 by Vital Research, LLC, under contract with the Ohio Department of Aging. Vital Research, the Scripps Gerontology Center of Miami University and the Margaret Blenkner Institute trained interviewers, who met face-to-face with residents. Residents rated their satisfaction with their facilitys environment, activities, administration, staff, laundry, meals and dining, social services and therapy, as well as general satisfaction. In 2014, nursing home residents family members will be surveyed about their satisfaction with the care their loved ones receive. Residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities will be surveyed again in 2015. Survey results are available online via the recently redesigned Long-term Care Consumer Guide website at www.ltc. ohio.gov.

As King worked desperately to save the 4-year old girl, three other firefighters from the class pulled up behind the scene and blocked traffic with their fire SUV, turned on the flashing lights. Shortly after that, after working on the girl for 20-25 seconds, King had success in his attempts to help the little girl breathe. After several times, I finally got it to clear. She started breathing, he reported. I had called 911 because I didnt think she was going to make it; she was that purple. By the time the engine got there, she was standing up and talking and a miracle! It was incredible. What had caused the girls airway to become blocked? King said she was choking on a Chicken McNugget. Two days later, King was

honored in front of the class by the administrators from Boardman Township and was given a proclamation certificate and some other items from the local administrator. The parents were fortunate to have come across a firefighter with experience in the vehicle right behind them. Fortunately, King was prepared, although he was not expecting to be in that type of situation while on lunch break from a class miles from home. This was a little out of my element. I was at a traffic light, kind of minding my own business. It kind of caught me by surprise, he admitted. After it was all over, I was relieved. I was very emotional, Ill put it that way. Being the father of two girls, it hit harder. It was amazing. My best day on the job and I wasnt working! It was awesome!

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According to Litchfield, Iberdrola has two projects the company is trying to decide between for its next wind farm. Dog Creek Wind Farm is one project while the other is a wind farm that would be located in the Leipsic area. Internally, we are try to decide which project to move forward on. Im advocating for Dog Creek. I think its a very good project, Litchfield shared. One of the big unknowns we have for Dog Creek is what we are going to pay for property taxes. That would be a key cloud we want to clear up on the project before we decide to invest in the project. Litchfield said that he is hoping to have a decision made by the end of summer but some sort of tax abatement needs to be agreed upon to determine costs.

In order for our project to proceed, we need to know what we would be paying for taxes and it needs to be an affordable rate. Were happy with the rate we have [at Blue Creek], so we can reinstate that rate via your action by passing an alternative energy bill and resolution, if you choose to, he stated. Another possibility is to negotiate an enterprise zone agreement to determine payments to various stakeholders in the county and other negotiable details. Either way, Litchfield admitted, the same parties will need to be present for negotiations. It doesnt really matter which way we go, he said, We need to get the support of the townships, the county and the school in order for the project to go forward. For now, Litchfield will be meeting with township and school officials as well as residents. He is hoping to

put together at least one informational meeting at Lincolnview to discuss common questions and concerns. Also on the agenda is laying out the site and negotiating a road agreement to restore county roadways once construction would be completed. Once an agreement is made, if Dog Creek is chosen as the next project, work will begin on extra permitting which must be submitted to the Ohio Power Siting Board for the project to get state approval. Litchfield knows the job that lies ahead for him. He revealed, Im going to work with the townships and with you to get everyone more comfortable with the project and what wed be asking for abatement-wise. And hopefully we could have an abatement in place, then I think we could make a decision to invest in Dog Creek.

Answers to Mondays questions: What Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver won two games one of them the longest, timewise, in Major League Baseball history on May 19, 1984. Goatskin, in Persia about 3,600 years ago, served as the outer covering of the first waterbeds. The water-filled skins warmed in the sun during the day. Todays questions: Which U.S. president called Sarah Bush Johnson mother? How many times did famed French aerialist Charles Blondin tightrope walk across Niagara Falls without a safety net? Answers in Thursdays Herald. Todays joke: A famous art collector is walking through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he does a double take. He recognizes the saucer is extremely old and very valuable, so he walks casually into the store and offers to buy the cat for $2. The storeowner replies Im sorry, but the cat isnt for sale. The collector says, Please, I need a hungry cat around the house to catch mice. Ill pay you $20 for that cat. And the owner says, Sold, and hands over the cat. The collector continues, Hey, for the $20 I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer. The cats used to it and itll save me from having to get a dish. And the owner says, Sorry buddy, but thats my lucky saucer. So far this week Ive sold 68 cats.

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