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Thursday, February 28, 2013
DELPHOS HERALD
The
50 daily Delphos, Ohio
Telling The Tri-Countys Story Since 1869
Going organic, p3

Boys sectional action, p6-7
Upfront
Sports
Forecast
Obituaries 2
State/Local 3
Politics 4
Community 5
Sports 6-7
Classifieds 8
TV 9
World News 10
Index
www.delphosherald.com
LLA hosting sign-ups for
baseball, softball
The Delphos Little League
Association is holding
sign-ups for baseball 5-
through 6-year-old Knothole,
7- through 8-year-old Coach-
Pitch, 9- through 12-year-old
Minor and City League and
13-14 Pony League and
softball (5-6 Knothole and
softball) from 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday and March 9 at
Franklin Elementary School.
TODAY
Girls Basketball
Districts - At Lima Senior:
Kalida vs. Crestview,
6:15 p.m.; Ottoville vs.
Lincolnview, 8 p.m.
Wrestling
State at OSU, 3 p.m.
FRIDAY
Boys Basketball
DIVISION IV
At Van Wert: Ottoville
vs. No. 1 Crestview,
6:15 p.m.; St. Johns vs.
Lincolnview, 8 p.m.
At Ottawa-Glandorf:
McComb vs. No. 2
Columbus Grove, 6:15 p.m.
At Paulding: Kalida vs.
No. 1 Edgerton, 6:15 p.m.
DIVISION III - At
Wapakoneta: Jefferson vs.
No. 1 Lima Central Catholic,
6:15 p.m.; Spencerville
vs. Coldwater, 8 p.m.
DIVISION II - At
Lima Senior: Bath vs. St.
Marys, 6:15 p.m.; Elida
vs. Celina, 8 p.m.
Wrestling
State at OSU, 10 a.m.
SATURDAY
Girls Basketball Districts
At Lima Senior: Kalida/
Crestview winner versus
Ottoville/Lincolnview
winner, 7 p.m.
Wrestling
State at OSU, 10 a.m.
St. Johns selling section-
al tickets
Blue Jay fans can pur-
chase tickets for the St.
Johns vs. Lincolnview
sectional boys basketball
game at 8 p.m. Friday at
Van Wert High School from
7-7:30 p.m. today and from
7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday
in the high school office.
Tickets cost $6 for adults
and $4 for students. All
tickets are $6 at the door.
Cloudy Friday
with highs in
the lower 30s.
Lows around
20. See page 2.
Schools get
long-delayed
report cards
Staff and wire reports
COLUMBUS Area
school districts fared well as
the final two elements of the
2011-12 state report cards
from the Ohio Department of
Education were released on
Wednesday. The additional
data for Ohios 614 traditional
public school districts had been
delayed since August because
of a statewide attendance-tam-
pering investigation.
Newly-released information
was the overall performance
index for each district and
building and the value-add-
ed measure that rates students
annual academic growth. The
assessments give parents and
other members of the public
a snapshot of each schools
year-over-year performance
and how it compares with state
education standards.
Ohios performance index
scale are designated academic
emergency, academic watch,
continuous improvement,
effective, excellent and excel-
lent with distinction.
In the area, Delphos City
Schools had the top grade,
earning an Excellent with
Distinction rating. Delphos
City Schools had a perfor-
mance index of 101.2 and per-
formed above the value-added
measure.
Jefferson Middle School
was also named a School
of Promise. To help close
achievement gaps in Ohio, the
Ohio Department of Education
developed the Schools of
Promise program to iden-
tify, recognize and highlight
schools that are making sub-
stantial progress in ensuring
high achievement for all stu-
dents.
Fort Jennings and Ottoville
local schools both earned
Excellent ratings. Jennings
had a 103.2 index score and
met both the AYP and Value-
Added. Ottoville scored 106.8
and met both AYP and Value-
Added.
Spencerville received an
Excellent designation with a
99.9 index score and meeting
the value-added measure.
Lincolnview Local Schools
were rated Excellent and each
met the value-added measure.
Lincolnviews performance
index was 100.8.
Lincolnview Elementary
earned an Excellent rating
and Lincolnview Jr./Sr. High
School was ranked Effective.
Overall, Ohios latest rat-
ings of public school perfor-
mance show that schools made
strong academic gains in 8th-
grade math and science but the
assessments also found that the
performance of minorities and
Fort Jennings Elementary students Simon Smith, left, Will Calvelage and Seth
Liebrecht learn about bugs from one of the many district volunteers during the COSI on
Wheels presentation Wednesday at the school. (Delphos Herald/Stephanie Groves)
Students explore COSI ecosystems
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
sgroves@delphosherald.com
FORT JENNINGS Fort Jennings stu-
dents in grades K-6 explored the science of
ecosystems during COSI On Wheels Outreach
Program Exploring Ecology on Wednesday.
During the morning assembly, students
were energized about the program through
a dynamic 45-minute presentation given by
Outreach Educator Joe Butler, who introduced
the science of ecosystems, animal adaptations
and their life cycles and how parts of a bio-
logical community are connected within their
environment.
The hands-on session in the afternoon
lasted 30-45 minutes for each grade. Students
had the opportunity to learn how animals use
camouflage to survive in their habitat, explore
life cycles of different animals, study the
impact of changes to plants and animals and
discover how different animals see the world.
In the hands-on sessions, students informally
interact with the activities, spending as little
or as much time as they liked at each station.
Kindergarten students seemed to really
enjoy the Pyramid Power station where
they built fungi and bacteria food chains with
wood blocks. With the assistance of volunteer
Sharon Gasser, the students used rectangular-
and triangular-shaped blocks, designed with
fungi, animal and land element icons on them,
to build a pyramid (ecosystem). The ecosys-
tem is interdependent on all the elements for
survival to maintain equilibrium.
After building the ecosystem, Gasser
instructed the students to remove one or more
of the blocks, which created a physical imbal-
ance simulating the cause and effect of an
event altering the balance in an ecosystem.
This activity lends itself to a better under-
standing of the relationships between predator
and prey organisms, as well as the relation-
ships to plants and soil.
Another favorite, especially with the older
students, Whoda Trunk It station, pre-
sented the students with the opportunity to
observe and study sections of tree rings and
identify natural and environmental changes
impacting a trees growth, color and dense-
ness of its wood.
Marge VonSossan explained the study of
Dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, which
is the scientific method of dating based on the
analysis of patterns of tree rings, also known
as growth rings. The concentric layers of
wood develop during an annual or other regu-
lar period growth. Varying widths between the
rings indicate differing geographic variations
of the role of light, temperature, and water as
Allen County Commissioner Jay Begg, center, watches
as Mark Howell of Lakeview Farms explains how impor-
tant consistency is in the food processors products. Brad
Dudgeon of Lakeview Farms looks on. (Delphos Herald/
Nancy Spencer)
County officials
talk growth
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS More than 30 Delphos Area Chamber of
Commerce members learned there could be a few surprises
in store for Allen and Van Wert counties this year as far as
economic development. Commissioners and economic devel-
opment heads spoke at a meet-and-greet Wednesday at a
noon luncheon and answered questions about their respective
countys prospects for growth.
Van Wert County Commissioner Thad Lichtensteiger said
his county was poised on the edge.
The county has a lot of energy for economic development
both individually and corporately right now. This could be a
new age for Van Wert County, Lichtensteiger said.
County Economic Development Director Cindy Leis agreed,
We have a lot of projects available, she said. We have a
1,600-acre mega-site ready to go.
Allen County Commissioner Cory Noonan said his county
was also focusing on economic development.
We have a lot to offer and people are looking at us,
Noonan said. We always want to attract new business and
keep the ones we have. Nearly 80 percent of growth comes
from existing businesses.
County Economic Director Jeff Sprague said Allen County
is eying U.S. 30.
We are looking for continuity, he said. U.S. 30 is a major
artery for us and a tremendous asset. We need to learn how to
market it.
The group also included Allen County Commissioners Gary
Sneary and Jay Begg and Van Wert County Commissioner Stan
Owens, who joined their peers in answering questions from the
audience.
What are you guys hearing about health care in 2014?
Jennings students Abbey Grone and Jacqueline Kaskel interact with Marge VonSossan
who used sections of tree trunks showing tree rings to explain the age of trees, climate
change indicators and varying denseness and coloration between species.
See CARD, page 2
See GROWTH, page 2
Wrestlers get send-off to state tourney
Jefferson Head Wrestling Coach Mike Wilson, right, talks about his three young
men: Colin McConnahea, second from left, Quinten Wessell and Geoff Ketcham,
competing at the state tournament which starts today during a send-off Wednesday
evening at the wrestling complex at Stadium Park. Assistant Coach Ryan Walls looks
on. Parents and fans attended the event. (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)
See COSI, page 2
Landeck Tavern
to hold benefit
for ill toddler
S&K Landeck Tavern
will hold a fundraiser
on Saturday for medical
expenses for the family of
toddler Cainin Craun, who
is suffering with leukemia.
He is the son of Pat and
Gina (Berelsman) Craun
of Dayton and the grand-
son of Mike and Becky
Berelsman of Landeck.
Events include the dona-
tion of tips from 5 p.m.
to midnight, Deuces Wild
will play from 9 p.m. to
midnight and a 50/50
drawing will be held.
2 The Herald Thursday, February 28, 2013
For The Record
OBITUARIES
FUNERAL
LOTTERY
LOCAL PRICES
WEATHER
Corn $7.25
Wheat $6.79
Soybeans $14.55
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Wednesday:
Classic Lotto
1 3 - 2 2 - 2 7 - 3 0 - 3 3 - 3 8 ,
Kicker: 4-2-2-1-7-3
Estimated jackpot: $29.19
million
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $19 M
Pick 3 Evening
6-7-6
Pick 3 Midday
8-2-9
Pick 4 Evening
2-9-0-2
Pick 4 Midday
0-1-4-0
Pick 5 Evening
7-5-2-4-5
Pick 5 Midday
3-0-4-1-8
Powerball
0 3 - 1 4 - 2 0 - 3 4 - 4 8 ,
Powerball: 21
Rolling Cash 5
05-09-20-29-31
Estimated jackpot:
$120,000
Delphos weather
Sarah Ann Bowdle
Dayton R. McNeil
Helen Jean Boroff
High temperature
Wednesday in Delphos was 43
degrees, low was 32. Rainfall
was recorded at .10 inch;
snowfall was recorded at 1
inch. High a year ago today
was 48, low was 21. Record
high for today is 59, set 1931.
Record low is -1, set in 1993.
Nov. 22, 1948-Feb. 26, 2013
Sarah Ann Bowdle, age
64, of Edgerton, died at 8:50
a.m. on Tuesday, , at Parkview
Region Medical Center in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, where she
was admitted on Saturday.
She was born on Nov.
22, 1948, in Lima to George
William and Florence E.
Tutty (Berry) Tegenkamp,
who preceded her in death.
She was the widow of Jack
E White and she married Don
E. Bowdle on July 22, 2000.
He survives in Edgerton.
Survivors also include a
daughter, Angela (Mike)
Dziurgot, of Aurora, Colo.;
a son, Aaron (Donna) White,
of Lima; eight grandchil-
dren and two great-grand-
children; three sisters, Judy
Cunningham, of Largo, Fla.,
Terry (Terry) Martin of Payne,
and Rebecca (Tony) Campos
of Watsonville, Calif.; and two
brothers, Mark Tegenkamp of
Santa Cruz, Calif., and Rick
(Gina) Tegenkamp of Salinas,
Calif.
Mrs. Bowdle was a licensed
practical nurse and had worked
as a dialysis nurse at St. Ritas
Hospital and Lima Memorial
Hospital in Lima for many
years, as well as with other
dialysis centers. Most recently
she was nursing manager with
Evergreen Manor Nursing
Center in Montpelier. She was
a longtime emergency medi-
cal technician while living
in Delphos and Spencerville.
Sarah enjoyed fishing, garage
sales, traveling, especially on
the Harley, reading, making
jewelry and furniture refinish-
ing and was also an accom-
plished bowler.
Funeral services will begin
at 11 a.m. Saturday at Krill
Funeral Home, Edgerton, with
Pastor Terry Martin officiat-
ing.
Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Memorials are requested
to a Humane Society of the
donors choice.
To sign the online register
or to send condolences, please
visit www.krillfuneralservice.
com.
Dayton R. McNeil, 73,
passed away today at Lima
Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are incom-
plete at Harter and Schier
Funeral Home.
Helen Jean Boroff, 80,
of rural Spencerville died at
3:15 a.m. Wednesday in the
Laurels of Shane Hill Care
Center in Rockford.
She was born August
17, 1932 in Elgin to George
Marcus and Hazel Evelyn
(Graham) Martin, who pre-
ceded her in death.
On June 1 1957, she was
married to Ronald W. Ace
Boroff, who died on June 11,
2012.
A graveside funeral ser-
vice will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday in the Mendon
Cemetery, Rev. Mark Rutledge
officiating.
There will be no public
visitation.
Memorials may be made
to the Laurels of Shane Hill
Activities Fund.
Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral
Home is in charge of services.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
The Associated Press
TONIGHT: Cloudy.
Isolated snow showers and
patchy drizzle through mid-
night. Lows in the mid 20s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of measurable precipi-
tation 20 percent.
FRIDAY: Cloudy. Highs
in the lower 30s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly
cloudy. Lows around 20.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY: Partly
cloudy. Highs around 30.
SATURDAY NIGTH
AND SUNDAY: Partly
cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Highs
around 30.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY: Mostly clear.
Lows 15 to 20. Highs in the
mid 30s.
MONDAY NIGHT:
Mostly cloudy with a 30 per-
cent chance of snow. Lows in
the mid 20s.
COSI
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cl i mat i c changes .
VonSossan quizzed the
students about the Ohio
Buckeye Tree (Latin name
is Aesculus glabra), which
was designated by legis-
lature in 1953 as Ohios
official tree. The students
also discussed the dark-
er coloration and hard-
ness of the wood from the
Black Walnut tree (Juglans
nigra).
Other stations included:
Beaks as Tools:
Students investigate the
different ways that birds
use their beaks as tools to
acquire food: an adapta-
tion developed in relation-
ship to specific plants.
C.A.M.O: Students
explore how adaptations,
such as camouflage, help
animals blend in with their
physical surroundings and
survive in their habitat.
Ec o l o g i c a l
Moni t ori ng: St udent s
explore the same habitat
in four different seasons to
discover how living things
adapt to seasonal changes.
Just Fur Science:
Students investigate real
animal furs and learn how
their fur helps them sur-
vive in their environment.
Mighty Morphin
Power Changers: Students
explore the life cycles of
animals that undergo com-
plete body changes and
how this cycle fits into the
larger ecosystem
The Root of it All:
Using a large plant model,
students test their knowl-
edge about the different
parts of a plant and the
role of photosynthesis.
Eye See You:
Students experience how
different animals and
insects see and how those
various methods of vision
aid in the animals sur-
vival.
ProSEED to Grow:
St udent s t est vari ous
seeds and explore how
the strategy of dispersal
relates to the ecosystem
in which the plant is situ-
ated.
For more information,
please visit cosi.org/edu-
cators/outreach.
asked Karen Grothouse of
Spherion Staffing Services.
Leis answered first.
The jury is still out on the
impact on businesses and until
we know, I think a lot of com-
panies will pull back on plans
they may have for growth,
she said.
Spraguesaid he hoped busi-
nesses would become more
proactive.
We need our companies to
call their representatives and
voice their concerns, he said.
They need to know what the
impact of these issues are and
how they are effecting them.
The performance of
JobsOhio was thrown out
next. While the panel didnt
have a lot to say about
Governor John Kasichs
jobs plan, which is still in its
infancy, they did address a
problem that they felt had an
impact on all county govern-
ments and economic develop-
ment - the attractiveness of
starting or moving a business
to Ohio.
We keep losing our pros-
pects to Indiana and they have
made a lot of changes as far
as how they treat businesses,
Lichtensteiger said, receiv-
ing head nods from the panel.
They have a definite advan-
tage. Ohio needs tax reform,
torte reform and Workers
Compensation reform. We
dont have a lot of control
over the resources that bring
about big economic develop-
ment.
Following the luncheon,
Allen County Commissioners
and both economic develop-
ment directors visited three
local businesses: Vanamatic
Co., Lakeview Farms and
RTH Processing.
Report
Growth
PATTON, George W.,
87, of Delphos funeral ser-
vices will begin at 11 a.m. on
Saturday at Harter and Schier
Funeral Home, the Reverend
Wanda Werking officiating.
Burial will follow in Walnut
Grove Cemetery. Visitation
will be held from 2-8 p.m.
on Friday and one hour
prior to services Saturday at
the funeral home, where a
Masonic Service begins at 8
p.m. Friday. Memorial con-
tributions may be made to
Southside Christian Church of
Christ.
CLUB WINNERS
Delphos Fire Assoc.
300 Club winner
Feb. 20 Don and Kay
Meyer
Feb. 27 FOE 471
economically disadvantaged stu-
dents remained low in the state.
Elida Local School District
earned an Effective rating
with a 98.1 score and met both
the Adequate Yearly Progress
and Value-Added.
This is a time of unprece-
dented change for Ohios pub-
lic education system, Acting
State Superintendent Michael
Sawyers said in Wednesdays
report. We have made great
progress but there is more to
do to make sure that all of our
children will enjoy the bright
futures we want for them.
Amid an investigation
into school attendance tam-
pering, the state Board of
Education opted last year to
delay release of the assess-
ments, known as state report
cards. Board members had
said they were concerned that
widespread inaccuracies may
exist in attendance data that
could have compromised the
rankings.
Ohio Auditor Dave Yost
launched the probe after
unusual practices were uncov-
ered around the state.
Yosts review found that
nine districts removed poor-
performing students from their
rolls in attempts to improve
performance ratings that can
impact federal funding and
employee bonuses.
Rankings for those nine
districts with apparent irreg-
ularities were flagged in
Wednesdays report cards as
the department re-examines
their attendance data. Those
districts and all their schools
have a watermark added to
their reports, indicating that the
results are subject to change
pending further investigation.
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The Delphos
Herald
Vol. 143 No. 185
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For The Record
OBITUARIES
FUNERAL
LOTTERY
LOCAL PRICES
WEATHER
Corn $7.25
Wheat $6.79
Soybeans $14.55
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Wednesday:
Classic Lotto
1 3 - 2 2 - 2 7 - 3 0 - 3 3 - 3 8 ,
Kicker: 4-2-2-1-7-3
Estimated jackpot: $29.19
million
Mega Millions
Pick 3 Evening
6-7-6
Pick 3 Midday
8-2-9
Pick 4 Evening
2-9-0-2
Pick 4 Midday
0-1-4-0
Pick 5 Evening
7-5-2-4-5
Pick 5 Midday
3-0-4-1-8
Powerball
0 3 - 1 4 - 2 0 - 3 4 - 4 8 ,
Powerball: 21
Rolling Cash 5
05-09-20-29-31
Estimated jackpot:
$120,000
Delphos weather
Sarah Ann Bowdle
Dayton R. McNeil
Helen Jean Boroff
High temperature
Wednesday in Delphos was 43
degrees, low was 32. Rainfall
was recorded at .10 inch;
snowfall was recorded at 1
inch. High a year ago today
was 48, low was 21. Record
high for today is 59, set 1931.
Record low is -1, set in 1993.
Nov. 22, 1948-Feb. 26, 2013
Sarah Ann Bowdle, age
64, of Edgerton, died at 8:50
a.m. on Tuesday, , at Parkview
Region Medical Center in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, where she
was admitted on Saturday.
She was born on Nov.
22, 1948, in Lima to George
William and Florence E.
Tutty (Berry) Tegenkamp,
who preceded her in death.
She was the widow of Jack
E White and she married Don
E. Bowdle on July 22, 2000.
He survives in Edgerton.
Survivors also include a
daughter, Angela (Mike)
Dziurgot, of Aurora, Colo.;
a son, Aaron (Donna) White,
of Lima; eight grandchil-
dren and two great-grand-
children; three sisters, Judy
Cunningham, of Largo, Fla.,
Terry (Terry) Martin of Payne,
and Rebecca (Tony) Campos
of Watsonville, Calif.; and two
brothers, Mark Tegenkamp of
Santa Cruz, Calif., and Rick
(Gina) Tegenkamp of Salinas,
Calif.
Mrs. Bowdle was a licensed
practical nurse and had worked
as a dialysis nurse at St. Ritas
Hospital and Lima Memorial
Hospital in Lima for many
years, as well as with other
dialysis centers. Most recently
she was nursing manager with
Evergreen Manor Nursing
Center in Montpelier. She was
a longtime emergency medi-
cal technician while living
in Delphos and Spencerville.
Sarah enjoyed fishing, garage
sales, traveling, especially on
the Harley, reading, making
jewelry and furniture refinish-
ing and was also an accom-
plished bowler.
Funeral services will begin
at 11 a.m. Saturday at Krill
Funeral Home, Edgerton, with
Pastor Terry Martin officiat-
ing.
Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Memorials are requested
to a Humane Society of the
donors choice.
To sign the online register
or to send condolences, please
visit www.krillfuneralservice.
com.
Dayton R. McNeil, 73,
passed away today at Lima
Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are incom-
plete at Harter and Schier
Funeral Home.
Helen Jean Boroff, 80,
of rural Spencerville died at
3:15 a.m. Wednesday in the
Laurels of Shane Hill Care
Center in Rockford.
She was born August
17, 1932 in Elgin to George
Marcus and Hazel Evelyn
(Graham) Martin, who pre-
ceded her in death.
On June 1 1957, she was
married to Ronald W. Ace
Boroff, who died on June 11,
2012.
A graveside funeral ser-
vice will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday in the Mendon
Cemetery, Rev. Mark Rutledge
officiating.
There will be no public
visitation.
Memorials may be made
to the Laurels of Shane Hill
Activities Fund.
Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral
Home is in charge of services.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
TONIGHT: Cloudy.
Isolated snow showers and
patchy drizzle through mid-
night. Lows in the mid 20s.
Chance of measurable precipi-
tation 20 percent.
FRIDAY: Cloudy. Highs
in the lower 30s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly
cloudy. Lows around 20.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY: Partly
cloudy. Highs around 30.
SATURDAY NIGTH
AND SUNDAY: Partly
cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Highs
around 30.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY: Mostly clear.
Lows 15 to 20. Highs in the
mid 30s.
MONDAY NIGHT:
Mostly cloudy with a 30 per-
cent chance of snow. Lows in
the mid 20s.
COSI
cl i mat i c changes .
VonSossan quizzed the
students about the Ohio
Buckeye Tree (Latin name
is Aesculus glabra), which
was designated by legis-
lature in 1953 as Ohios
official tree. The students
also discussed the dark-
er coloration and hard-
ness of the wood from the
Black Walnut tree (Juglans
nigra).
Other stations included:
Beaks as Tools:
Students investigate the
different ways that birds
use their beaks as tools to
acquire food: an adapta-
tion developed in relation-
ship to specific plants.
C.A.M.O: Students
explore how adaptations,
such as camouflage, help
animals blend in with their
physical surroundings and
survive in their habitat.
Ec o l o g i c a l
Moni t ori ng: St udent s
explore the same habitat
in four different seasons to
discover how living things
adapt to seasonal changes.
Just Fur Science:
Students investigate real
animal furs and learn how
their fur helps them sur-
vive in their environment.
Mighty Morphin
Power Changers: Students
explore the life cycles of
animals that undergo com-
plete body changes and
how this cycle fits into the
larger ecosystem
The Root of it All:
Using a large plant model,
students test their knowl-
edge about the different
parts of a plant and the
role of photosynthesis.
Eye See You:
Students experience how
different animals and
insects see and how those
various methods of vision
aid in the animals sur-
vival.
ProSEED to Grow:
St udent s t est vari ous
seeds and explore how
the strategy of dispersal
relates to the ecosystem
in which the plant is situ-
ated.
For more information,
please visit cosi.org/edu-
cators/outreach.
asked Karen Grothouse of
Spherion Staffing Services.
Leis answered first.
The jury is still out on the
impact on businesses and until
we know, I think a lot of com-
panies will pull back on plans
they may have for growth,
she said.
Spraguesaid he hoped busi-
nesses would become more
proactive.
We need our companies to
call their representatives and
voice their concerns, he said.
They need to know what the
impact of these issues are and
how they are effecting them.
The performance of
JobsOhio was thrown out
next. While the panel didnt
have a lot to say about
Governor John Kasichs
jobs plan, which is still in its
infancy, they did address a
problem that they felt had an
impact on all county govern-
ments and economic develop-
ment - the attractiveness of
starting or moving a business
to Ohio.
We keep losing our pros-
pects to Indiana and they have
made a lot of changes as far
as how they treat businesses,
Lichtensteiger said, receiv-
ing head nods from the panel.
They have a definite advan-
tage. Ohio needs tax reform,
torte reform and Workers
Compensation reform. We
dont have a lot of control
over the resources that bring
about big economic develop-
ment.
Following the luncheon,
Allen County Commissioners
and both economic develop-
ment directors visited three
local businesses: Vanamatic
Co., Lakeview Farms and
RTH Processing.
Report
Growth
PATTON, George W.,
87, of Delphos funeral ser-
vices will begin at 11 a.m. on
Saturday at Harter and Schier
Funeral Home, the Reverend
Wanda Werking officiating.
Burial will follow in Walnut
Grove Cemetery. Visitation
will be held from 2-8 p.m.
on Friday and one hour
prior to services Saturday at
the funeral home, where a
Masonic Service begins at 8
p.m. Friday. Memorial con-
tributions may be made to
Southside Christian Church of
Christ.
CLUB WINNERS
Delphos Fire Assoc.
300 Club winner
Feb. 20 Don and Kay
Meyer
Feb. 27 FOE 471
economically disadvantaged stu-
dents remained low in the state.
Elida Local School District
earned an Effective rating
with a 98.1 score and met both
the Adequate Yearly Progress
and Value-Added.
This is a time of unprece-
dented change for Ohios pub-
lic education system, Acting
State Superintendent Michael
Sawyers said in Wednesdays
report. We have made great
progress but there is more to
do to make sure that all of our
children will enjoy the bright
futures we want for them.
Amid an investigation
into school attendance tam-
pering, the state Board of
Education opted last year to
delay release of the assess-
ments, known as state report
cards. Board members had
said they were concerned that
widespread inaccuracies may
exist in attendance data that
could have compromised the
rankings.
Ohio Auditor Dave Yost
launched the probe after
unusual practices were uncov-
ered around the state.
Yosts review found that
nine districts removed poor-
performing students from their
rolls in attempts to improve
performance ratings that can
impact federal funding and
employee bonuses.
Rankings for those nine
districts with apparent irreg-
ularities were flagged in
Wednesdays report cards as
the department re-examines
their attendance data. Those
districts and all their schools
have a watermark added to
their reports, indicating that the
results are subject to change
pending further investigation.
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STATE/LOCAL
BRIEFS
E - The Environmental
Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: Theres
been a lot of coverage on
the topic of organic foods
and how they arent actu-
ally any healthier than
conventional foods. Is this
true?
Gina Thompson,
Salem, OR
There is no doubt that
organic foods are healthier
for our bodies individually
as well as for the environ-
mentthan their convention-
ally produced counterparts.
The question is how much
healthier and does the differ-
ence warrant spending more
on your grocery bill.
Conventional food is pro-
duced using synthetic chemi-
cal inputs such as fertilizers,
pesticides, hormones and
antibiotics to repel pests,
boost growth and improve
the yield of marketable prod-
uct. It stands to reason that
trace amounts of these chemi-
cals are likely to get ingested
into our bodies.
Before such chemicals
became widely available,
most food was produced
organically. Recent aware-
ness about the dangers of
synthetic chemicals and anti-
biotic resistance has triggered
a renewed interest in organ-
ic food. As a result organic
farms constitute the fastest
growing sector of the U.S.
agriculture industry. Given
that these farms are smaller
and have more of a niche
clientele, they must charge
more for organic products.
These costs get passed on to
consumers willing to spend
extra to be healthy.
But after surveying over
200 other studies compar-
ing organic and convention-
al foods and in some cases
their effects on the body,
Stanford medical research-
ers found that, while eating
organic produce can lower
exposure to pesticides, the
amount measured from con-
ventionally grown produce
was also well within safety
limits. They also found that
organic foods were not par-
ticularly more nutritious than
non-organic foods. The find-
ings were published in the
Annals of Internal Medicine
in September 2012.
The one area where the
team found a divergence was
regarding antibiotic-resistant
germs in meats. While the
chances of bacterial con-
tamination are the same for
organic and non-organic
meats, germs in convention-
ally raised chicken and pork
had a 33 percent higher risk
of being resistant to multiple
antibiotics. Many farmers
and ranchers rely on antibiot-
ics to fatten up their animals
and keep them healthy until
slaughter, but converting to
more organic meat could
help stem the oncoming tide
of antibiotic resistance that
threatens to make many of
our medicines obsolete.
Of course, consumers may
opt for organic foods despite
the lack of much difference in
nutritional content or chemi-
cal residues. According to
the Mayo Clinic, a non-profit
medical care and research
institution and a leading
voice on public health and
health maintenance, some
people simply prefer the
taste of organic food. Others
like organic food because it
doesnt typically contain pre-
servatives, artificial sweeten-
ers, coloring and flavorings.
Meanwhile, others take a lon-
ger-term view and go organic
for the sake of the environ-
ment, as organic agriculture
reduces pollution and con-
serves water and soil quality.
If youre trying to be both
healthy and frugal, selec-
tively buying organic is one
option. The Environmental
Working Group (EWG) pub-
lishes its Shoppers Guide to
Pesticides in Produce each
year to let consumers know
which produce have the most
pesticide residues and are
the most important to buy
organic. EWGs 2012 dirty
dozen non-organic foods to
avoid were apples, celery,
sweet bell peppers, peaches,
strawberries, imported nec-
tarines, grapes, spinach, let-
tuce, cucumbers, blueberries
and potatoes.
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only marginally safer with regard to individual exposure
to pesticides than non-organic foods. Nonetheless, choosing
organic is a wise better safe than sorry strategy which
also reduces pollution and conserves water and soil quality.
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106-year-old
Ohio woman
will get diploma
LUCAS (AP) A
106-year-old Ohio woman is
finally going to get her high
school diploma.
Reba Williams said she com-
pleted high school in Mount
Vernon in central Ohio but was
denied her diploma because she
refused to read a final book
assigned by a teacher.
The Mansfield News
Journal reports that the Mount
Vernon Board of Education
approved issuing Williams
diploma earlier this month.
Shell receive it in the com-
ing days.
A retired English teacher
at Mount Vernon High School
had approached the board
about giving Williams the
diploma after reading about
her earlier this year.
Williams was a longtime
cook at what is now the states
only working farm and park,
called Malabar Farm State
Park.
Self-employment
down in Ohio
DAYTON (AP) Fewer
Ohioans are going into busi-
ness for themselves these
days, with the number of self-
employed in the state at its
lowest level since 2001.
The Dayton Daily News
reports that Ohios level of
self-employment is one of the
lowest in the nation.
The newspaper says its
declined partly because tradi-
tional self-employment indus-
tries such as construction and
real estate were devastated by
the recession and have been
slow to come back.
Also, some economists
say the states economy and
job growth is concentrated in
fields that are not ideal for
self-employment.
Of the more than 5.5 mil-
lion people employed in Ohio,
only about 5.6 percent of the
workers are self-employed.
Thats a lower rate than all
but eight other states.
Concealed
weapons
licenses hit
record in 12
CINCINNATI (AP)
More than 76,000 licenses to
carry concealed weapons were
issued in Ohio last year the
highest number reported in the
state since the licensing began in
2004, the state attorney general
reported Wednesday. Statistics
released from Attorney General
Mike DeWines office show
64,650 new licenses and 12,160
renewal licenses issued last year.
The new licenses were also
the most in a single year since
Ohios law allowing citizens to
carry concealed handguns went
into effect. The numbers for
2012 were a big increase over
the previous year, when just
over 54,000 were issued includ-
ing 49,828 new concealed-carry
licenses.
The previous combined one-
year high was more than 73,000
in 2009.
The statistics are reported by
county sheriffs, who must report
concealed handgun license sta-
tistics quarterly to a commis-
sion within the Ohio Attorney
Generals Office.
There also was a record num-
ber of concealed carry licenses
revoked in 2012, according
to state statistics. Reasons for
revoking licenses may include
the license holder moving out
of state or being convicted of
certain types of crimes. The
attorney generals office does
not comment on the possible
reasons behind the jump in
concealed-carry licenses, but
supporters on both sides of the
issue have their own ideas. Jim
Irvine, chairman of the Buckeye
Firearms Association, said that
he expected to see an increase
in the number of licenses issued.
He talked with instructors who
provide the firearms safety
training required for licenses,
and they have all had their
classes sold out.
Its all about personal safe-
ty, and people wanting to protect
themselves and their families,
he said.
Irvine also said that he thinks
gun-control efforts by President
Barack Obamas administration
have influenced more people to
apply for licenses.
People think they need to
get them now because they
might not have the opportu-
nity later, Irvine said. Hank
Johnson, 70, of Springboro, in
southwest Ohio, got his first
license in November and says
he is concerned about attacks
on the Second Amendment that
guarantees the right to own guns.
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IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
One Year Ago
Luke MacLennan was honored at the Delphos Optimist
Club as Student of the Month. He is the son of Lois
MacLennan and Kirk MacLennan and is a sophomore at
St. Johns High School. Mitchell Kahny was honored as
Most Improved Student. He is a sixth-grader at St. Johns
Elementary School and is the son of Michael and Karen Kahny.
25 Years Ago 1988
The fact that the Jefferson Wildcats blew out visiting
Columbus Grove Friday night by the final score of 84-59
doesnt tell one much of how the game really was. Through
three quarters Jefferson and Columbus Grove battled each
other in a contest that was highlighted by the Bulldogs inside
game. But the fourth quarter put an end to the Bulldogs chanc-
es of pulling off an upset.
Jan Bonifas has plenty of experience to draw on when he
opens his bakery in St. Marys. He did baking in his parents
business, Nu-Maudes Restaurant and Catering, East Fifth
Street, for six years. Bonifass new bakery, called J.B. Pastries,
will open Feb. 29. It is located at 117 S. Main St., St. Marys.
Parents of senior players, statisticians and trainers were
honored Friday evening in St. Johns gymnasium. The 1987-
88 team made it memorable by overwhelming a young Bath
Wildcat team; 83-60. Three Blue Jays hit in double digits for
the season finale. Mike Williams took top honors with 23,
Brian Heitz added 19 and Curt Mager 15.
50 Years Ago 1963
The pastors of the Delphos churches that are sponsoring
the city-wide revival crusade March 3-10 will exchange pul-
pits Sunday morning. The crusade received national publicity
in the current issue of The Pentecostal Evangel, a religious
publication. The crusade will be climaxed March 10 with an
ABC radio broadcast which will originate here.
At the meeting of the Psi Chapter of Alpha Delta Omega
National Sorority at the Fort Jennings home of Mrs. Robert
Schuerman, plans were completed for a bake sale scheduled
for Good Friday. A resume of the Founders Day tea at Fort
Wayne was given by Janice Wanamacher. Attending from Psi
Chapter were Wannamacher, Mrs. Dean Mollenkopf, Dianna
Hammons, and Mary Ellen Gerdeman.
Ruth Buckhholtz spoke to Delphos Rotarians Wednesday
on The World of Tomorrow. She was introduced by Gary
McBride, program chairman for the day. Paul Harter, Jr., club
president, presided at the meeting, and Robert Porter led club
singing. Guests included Robert Mueller and Dean Martin,
seniors at Delphos Johns; Chuck Laudick of Delphos, Gerry
Marsh of Fort Wayne and Ada Rotarian Dr. F. W. Morehart.
75 Years Ago 1938
In giving a report of a debate presented by St. Johns stu-
dents, an error was unintentionally made. The judges decided
in favor of the negative team instead of the affirmative as was
previously reported. The subject of the debate was: Resolved:
That the West Side of Delphos Has More Advantages for
Progress Than the East Side. Charles Niedecken and Irvin
Grothouse argued the negative side.
There was a large attendance at the card party and dance
held at the Landeck C. K. of O. hall Sunday evening under the
sponsorship of the Landeck C. L. of C. In pinochle, Mrs. Leo
Mueller and Arnold Kill held high score and Mrs. Armella Kill
and Paul Hotz were low. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bonifas received
high honors in euchre and Mrs. Michael Kimmet and Alfred
Williams were consoled.
Three councils of the Knights of Columbus, Delphos,
Lima and Wapakoneta, joined for an inter-council meeting
conducted Monday evening at Wapakoneta. Frank Knapke
presented several readings and Rev. John C. Fleckenstein
spoke on various activities of the K. of C. Joseph Krabach of
Lima also spoke. Further remarks were offered by Ed. Finn,
Grand Knight of the Lima council and Carl Birkmeier, Grand
Knight of the Delphos council.
DHS official
retires after
immigrants
are freed
Senate Dems bill light
on deficit cuts in 2013
Lawmakers, vet groups panning Pentagons new medal
Father of Newtown victim: Ban assault weapons
By DAVID ESPO
WASHINGTON White
House-backed legislation in
the Senate to replace $85
billion in across-the-board
spending cuts would raise the
deficit through the end of
the budget year by tens of
billions of dollars, officials
said late Wednesday as the
two parties maneuvered for
public support on economic
issues.
The nonpart i san
Congressional Budget
Office said that under the
Democratic measure, deficits
also would rise in each of the
next two years before turning
downward.
Democratic officials had
said earlier in the day their
bill would spread one years
worth of anticipated sav-
ings $85 billion over a
decade in an attempt to avoid
damaging the shaky econom-
ic recovery.
The legislation would can-
cel across-the-board cuts due
to begin on Friday. Instead, it
would eliminate payments to
some farmers, enact defense
reductions beginning in two
years and impose tax increas-
es, mostly on millionaires.
White House spokesman
Jay Carney recently told
reporters at the White House
the administration supports
the measure. The Senate is
expected to vote today on rival
Democratic and Republican
plans to replace the spending
cuts, known in Washington-
speak as a sequester. Both
bills are expected to fail.
In an indication that
across-the-board cuts are
inevitable, President Barack
Obama has set a meeting
with congressional leaders
for the day they take effect.
While the administration has
warned of severe cuts in gov-
ernment services as a result
of the reductions, few, if any,
are likely to be felt for several
weeks.
That could give the admin-
istration and lawmakers
breathing room to negotiate a
replacement, although Senate
Republican Leader Mitch
McConnell said during the
day there were limits to what
could be negotiated. We can
either secure those reductions
more intelligently, or we can
do it the presidents way with
across-the board cuts. But
one thing Americans simply
will not accept is another tax
increase to replace spending
reductions we already agreed
to, he said.
Democrats said their pro-
posal to replace across-the-
board cuts was designed with
the economy in mind.
It seeks the same amount
of savings in a more responsi-
ble way as the $85 billion in
cuts that will otherwise take
effect, said Adam Jentleson,
a spokesman for Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid.
The impact on the
economy is much better.
Sequestration as constituted
would hurt economic growth
and destroy jobs, he added.
Over a decade, the bill
would cut deficits by an esti-
mated $110 billion, half from
higher taxes and half from
the defense and farm program
cuts.
That is in keeping with
Obamas call for a balanced
approach that combines
selected spending cuts with
closing tax loopholes.
Senate Democrats have
been reluctant to spell out
the details of their measure,
although it is not clear if
that results from its relatively
small impact on the deficits
through the end of the current
budget year.
Across the Capitol,
though, the partys leaders
have talked openly of their
desire to spread the cuts in
their replacement measure
over a longer period.
It is entirely intentional,
said Rep. Chris Van Hollen,
D-Md., and the partys senior
member on the House Budget
Committee. The whole idea
is to achieve the equivalent
deficit reduction without
hurting jobs and having dis-
ruption in the economy. You
do that by having targeted
cuts and eliminating tax loop-
holes over a longer period of
time, he added.
By KEVIN FREKING
WASHINGTON The
militarys new medal for
cyber warriors should get a
demotion, according to vet-
erans groups and lawmakers
who say it shouldnt outrank
such revered honors as the
Bronze Star and the Purple
Heart.
The Distinguished Warfare
Medal, announced by the
Defense Department two
weeks ago, is a sign of the
changing nature of war, in
which attacks conducted
remotely have played an
increasingly important role
in gathering intelligence and
killing enemy fighters and ter-
rorists. It recognizes extraor-
dinary achievement related to
a military operation occurring
after Sept. 11, 2001.
But the Veterans of Foreign
War and other groups say that
ranking it ahead of the Bronze
Star and Purple Heart is an
injustice to those who served
on the front-lines.
On Wednesday, his first
day on the job, Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel
received a letter from the
VFW about the medal, the
first combat-related award to
be created since World War II.
John Hamilton, the groups
commander in chief, said its
important to recognize drone
pilots and others. But med-
als that can only be earned
in combat must outrank new
medals earned in the rear, he
said. Members of Congress
are getting involved. Five
veterans now serving in the
House introduced a bill to pro-
hibit the Defense Department
from rating the medal equal
to or higher than the Purple
Heart. A medals order of
precedence refers to how it
is supposed to be displayed,
with the Medal of Honor get-
ting top billing among nearly
60 medals and ribbons.
Rep. Duncan Hunter,
R-Calif., said that putting
oneself in harms way auto-
matically raises the bar for
a medal in a way that others
cannot match no matter what
amazing things they do.
Its still different if your
lives are on the line. You got
to differentiate and wed like
DOD to do that so I dont have
to do this, said Hunter, who
served two combat tours in
Iraq and one in Afghanistan.
There is no indication the
Pentagon is rethinking the award
or its ranking. The Defense
Department remains committed
to honoring the remotely pilot-
ed aircraft operators and cyber
warriors as appropriate, said
Pentagon spokesman George
Little. This is recognition of
their significant contributions
and the changing nature of war-
fare.
The secretaries of the
Army, Navy and Air Force
are developing the criteria for
the medal for each of the mili-
tary services that will lay out
what someone would have
to do in order to qualify. The
medal has been designed, but
it has not yet been minted or
created. Once the criteria are
finalized, then troops can be
nominated for the award.
The backlash to the
Pentagons announcement
includes an online petition to
the White House that has
been signed by more than
15,000 people. The petition
calls the medal an injus-
tice to those who served and
risked their lives and says
it should not be allowed to
move forward as planned.
The organizers need to get to
100,000 signatures to elicit
a formal response from the
administration, a threshold
established by the Obama
administration.
John Bircher, a spokesman
for the Military Order of the
Purple Heart, said the veter-
ans groups are not objecting
to the medal at all just the
ranking. He said some medals
ranked ahead of the Purple
Heart are achievement med-
als that can be earned outside
of war time. What bothers
many veterans is that the new
Distinguished Warfare Medal
appears be a war-time medal
that trumps acts of valor,
which he finds insulting.
By ALAN FRAM
and PHILIP ELLIOTT
WASHINGTON After
weeks of arguing consti-
tutional fine points and cit-
ing rival statistics, senators
wrangling over gun control
saw and heard the anguish of
a bereft father. Neil Heslin,
whose 6-year-old son, Jesse,
was among those cut down
at a Connecticut elementary
school in December, asked the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on Wednesday to ban assault
weapons like the one that
killed his child. Im not here
for the sympathy or the pat on
the back, Heslin, a 50-year-
old construction worker, told
the senators, weeping openly
during much of his hushed
11-minute testimony. Im
here to speak up for my son.
At his side were photos: of
his son as a baby, of them
both taken on Fathers Day,
six months before Jesse was
among 20 first-graders and six
administrators killed at Sandy
Hook Elementary School in
Newtown, Conn. That mas-
sacre has hoisted gun control
to a primary political issue
this year, though the outcome
remains uncertain. The hear-
ings focus was legislation
by Sen. Dianne Feinstein,
D-Calif., to ban assault weap-
ons and ammunition maga-
zines carrying more than 10
rounds. A Bushmaster assault
weapon was used at Newtown
by the attacker, Adam Lanza,
whose body was found
with 30-round magazines.
Feinstein said such a firearm
tears peoples bodies apart.
I dont know why as a matter
of public policy we cant say
they dont belong.
Republicans had several
answers. They argued her
proposal would violate the
Second Amendments right to
bear arms and take firearms
from law-abiding citizens,
and said current laws aimed at
keeping guns from criminals
are not fully enforced.
The best way to prevent
crazy people from getting
firearms is to better enforce
the existing federal back-
ground check system, said
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
That system is designed
to prevent criminals, people
with mental problems and
others from obtaining guns. It
only applies to weapons sold
by federally licensed dealers,
and expanding that system
to nearly all gun transac-
tions is the central proposal
in President Barack Obamas
package of gun restrictions
he unveiled last month, along
with bans on assault weapons
and large-capacity magazines.
As if to underscore the hur-
dles Obamas plan faces on
Capitol Hill, House Judiciary
Committee Chairman
Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., told
reporters Wednesday that
he opposed universal back-
ground checks like the presi-
dent wants and predicted
it would not be part of his
chambers gun legislation.
He wants the current federal
background check system
strengthened, improving how
states provide it with men-
tal health information about
citizens and cracking down
on illegal gun trafficking. At
the same time, election results
from Tuesday highlighted gun
controls potency as a politi-
cal issue. Illinois state Rep.
Robin Kelly won a House
Democratic primary in the
state after a political commit-
tee favoring firearms curbs
financed by New York City
Mayor Michael Bloomberg,
Independence USA, spent
more than $2 million on ads
for her. Kellys opponent had
opposed an assault weapons
ban.
The Senate Judiciary panel
could begin writing gun leg-
islation today, but that seems
all but certain to slip to next
week.
WASHINGTON (AP)
The senior Homeland Security
Department official in charge
of arresting and deporting ille-
gal immigrants announced his
retirement the same day the
agency said that hundreds of
people facing deportation had
been released from immigra-
tion jails due to looming bud-
get cuts, according to a letter
obtained Wednesday by The
Associated Press. The govern-
ment said he had told his boss-
es weeks ago that he planned
to retire.
Gary Mead, executive asso-
ciate director over enforce-
ment and removal operations
at Immigrations and Customs
Enforcement, disclosed his
departure in an email to his
staff Tuesday afternoon. The
announcement of the release
of the illegal immigrants had
come earlier in the day.
President Barack Obamas
spokesman, Jay Carney, said
Wednesday that the decision
to release the immigrants was
made without any input from
the White House. He described
the immigrants as low-risk,
non-criminal detainees.
The announcement that
a few hundred illegal immi-
grants were being released
was among the most signifi-
cant and direct implications
described so far by the Obama
administration about the pend-
ing, automatic budget cuts
that will take effect later this
week under what is known as
sequestration.
Republicans in Congress
quickly criticized the decision
and pressed the Homeland
Security Department for
details.
In an email to his staff
obtained by AP, Mead said
he was leaving the agency the
end of April with mixed emo-
tions. He did not say what
prompted his departure. Mead
did not respond to an email
and a telephone call.
A spokeswoman for the
agency, Gillian Christensen,
said there was no connection
between Meads announce-
ment to his staff and the
decision to release the illegal
immigrants. She said Mead
had told senior leaders in the
agency several weeks ago that
he planned to retire.
Mead said Tom Homan will
succeed him as acting execu-
tive associate director.
At the White House,
Carney said the decision to
release what he described as
a few hundred of the 30,000
illegal immigrants in federal
detention was made by career
officials at the immigration
agency. He said the immi-
grants who were released were
still subject to deportation.
All of these individuals
remain in removal proceed-
ings, Carney said. Priority
for detention remains on seri-
ous criminal offenders and
other individuals who pose
a significant threat to public
safety.
ICE is required by Congress
to maintain 34,000 immigra-
tion jail beds. As of last week,
the agency held an average
daily population of 30,733 in
its jails.
Homeland Security
Secretary Janet Napolitano
warned this week that DHS
might not be able to afford
to maintain those 34,000 jail
beds and that mandatory bud-
get cuts would hurt the depart-
ments core missions.
COMMUNITY
LANDMARK
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
Landeck School
TODAY
5-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
7:30 p.m. American
Legion Post 268, 415 N. State
St.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club meets at the
A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth
St.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift
Store is open for shopping.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
St. Vincent dePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing lot, is open.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Delphos Postal Museum is
open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal
Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
MONDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
6:30 p.m. Shelter from
the Storm support group meets
in the Delphos Public Library
basement.
7 p.m. Delphos City
Council meets at the Delphos
Municipal Building, 608 N.
Canal St.
Delphos Parks and
Recreation board meets at the
recreation building at Stadium
Park.
Washington Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville
village council meets at the
mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 Fifth St.
8 p.m. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars meet at the hall.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
7 p.m. Delphos Coon
and Sportsmans Club meets.
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics
Anonymous, Fi rst
Presbyterian Church, 310 W.
Second St.
FEB. 28-MARCH 2
THURSDAY: Sue Vasquez, Helen Fischer,
Sandy Hahn, Ruth Calvelage, Darla Rahrig
and Mary Ann Hoersten.
FRIDAY: Mary Jane Watkins, Linda
Bockey, Lyn Rhoads and Marge Kaverman.
SATURDAY: Joyce Feathers, Delores
Knippen, Julie Fuerst and Cathy Hammons.
THRIFT SHOP HOURS: 5-7 p.m.
Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.- noon
Saturday.
Anyone who would like to volunteer should
contact Catharine Gerdemann, 419-695-8440;
Alice Heidenescher, 419-692-5362; Linda
Bockey 419-692-7145; or Lorene Jettinghoff,
419-692-7331.
If help is needed, contact the Thrift Shop at
419-692-2942 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and
leave a message.
WEEK OF MARCH 4-8
MONDAY: Pork chops,
red-skinned potatoes, Capri-
blend veggies, bread, marga-
rine, applesauce, coffee and
2% milk.
TUESDAY: Meat loaf,
ranch mashed potatoes,
creamed corn, roll, marga-
rine, jello with fruit, coffee
and 2% milk.
WEDNESDAY: Cream of
potato soup, chicken salad,
fruit, coffee and 2% milk.
THURSDAY: Swedish
meatballs, parslied noodles,
broccoli, bread, margarine,
blueberry whip, coffee and
2% milk.
FRIDAY: Salmon patty,
cauliflower, bread, marga-
rine, dessert, coffee and 2%
milk.
SENIOR
LUNCHEON CAFE
THRIFT SHOP WORKERS
Kitchen
Press
Kitchen
Press
Make this combination
for your family and they will
think it is a special day.
Durango Potato
Casserole
2-1/2 pounds potatoes
(about 8 medium), peeled
and cut into 1-inch cubes
8 thick-sliced bacon
strips
1 can (14 1/2 ounces)
diced tomatoes and green
chilies, drained
3 cups (12 ounces)
shredded Mexican cheese
blend
4 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup chopped green
pepper
1/3 cup chopped sweet
red pepper
1 1/2 cups reduced-fat
mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon seasoned
salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons chili
powder
2 tablespoons minced
fresh cilantro
Place potatoes in a
large saucepan and cover
with water. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover and
simmer for 10-15 minutes
or until tender. In a large
skillet, cook bacon over
medium heat until partial-
ly cooked but not crisp.
Remove to paper towels
to drain; set aside. Drain
potatoes and transfer to a
large bowl; add the toma-
toes, cheese, onions and
peppers. In a small bowl,
whisk the mayonnaise, lime
juice, seasoned salt and
pepper; add to potatoes and
gently stir to coat. Transfer
to a greased 13-in. x 9-in.
baking dish. Coarsely chop
bacon; sprinkle over the
top. Sprinkle casserole
with chili powder. Bake,
uncovered, at 350 degrees
for 25-30 minutes or until
heated through. Sprinkle
with cilantro. Let stand for
5 minutes before serving.
Yield: 12 servings (2/3 cup
each).
Blueberry Cheese Rolls
1 pkg. (8 oz.) refriger-
ated crescent dinner rolls
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.)
cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. sugar
cup blueberries,
divided
Preheat oven to 375
degrees. Unroll dough into
four rectangles; firmly
press perforations together
to seal. Combine cream
cheese and sugar; spread
onto dough rectangles to
within 1/2 inch of edges.
Top evenly with blueber-
ries. Bring opposite cor-
ners of rectangles togeth-
er; press together to seal.
Place on ungreased baking
sheet. Bake 11 to 13 min-
utes or until golden brown.
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recipes, made changes of
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kitchenpress@yahoo.com.
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officers include, from left, Secretary Janet Metzger, Treasurer Cindy Metzger, Vice
President Jim Fortener and President Jamey Wisher.
The Delphos Kiwanis Club recently inducted three new members. They include, from
left, Lisa Bergfeld, Max Wisher and Vickie Fischer.
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By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
LIMA Elida junior
Dakota Mathias had beaten
Van Wert with a last-seconds
shot Jan. 11 in the
regular season.
It wasnt quite
the same scenario
Wednesday night
in the Division II
sectional at Lima
Senior but it was just
as clutch.
His free throw
with 1.1 ticks left in
the second overtime
pushed the Bulldogs
to a 65-64 victory over the
Cougars.
I can honestly say that
this was not one of Dakotas
best games and he put in 21
points, 14 assists and how-
ever many rebounds (7).
That is what weve
come to expect from
him; his numbers
dont surprise me,
Elida coach Denny
Thompson noted.
It was about a lot
of unsung heroes tonight.
With the defense they were
playing: doubling Dakota
and face-guarding Aric
(Thompson), we needed
someone to step up. It took
us a while but because weve
seen these kinds of junk
defenses all year, were far
better at executing than we
were even in mid-January.
The stats were evident on
how close this game was:
both teams shot 21-of-48
from the floor (43.8%). Both
made eight 3-pointers: the
Bulldogs (15-8) on 20 tries
and the Cougars (11-12) on
21.
Both grabbed 30 boards
(15-11 offensive in favor of
Van Wert), Van Wert won the
turnover battle 11-13 and also
the fouls 19-20.
It literally came down to
the free-throw line: Elida
downed 15-of-21 (71.4%)
versus the Cougs 14-of-24
(58.3%).
That has been an issue
all season. We had chances
and hit some but not consis-
tently; it cost us, as it has all
year, Van Wert mentor Dave
Froelich said. It was a good
game and the kids played
well; just not well enough.
You can only do so much
to defend a Mathias. He has
such great vision and can beat
you without scoring; he sees
the floor so well. We tried to
make sure someone else beat
us and we gave up some open
shots.
Tied at 53-53 to start the
second overtime, the Bulldogs
drew first blood as Louis Gray
buried a 3-ball from the right
corner at 3:24 to give them
the lead for good. Connor
Holliday (game-high 28
markers, 5 bombs) hit 1-of-
2 free throws on the same
sequence to get the Cougars
within 56-54. Mathias (21
markers, 14 assists, 7 boards)
put in a basket at 3:07 to
get Elida a 58-54 edge. The
Bulldogs hit 6-of-8 singles
in the next 3-plus minutes,
while the Cougars kept bat-
tling back and eventually tied
the score at 64 on a triple by
Holliday at the 35-tick mark.
The Bulldogs then ran down
the clock and with about five
se3conds left, Mathias forced
a drive to the basket and was
fouled with 1.1 ticks left. Van
Wert mentor Dave Froelich
called timeout to try and ice
him but the junior hit the
first of the double-bonus for a
1-point lead. He intentionally
missed the second; Van Wert
got the board and called time
with .7 ticks left. Michael
Smelser threw a 3/4-court
pass to senior A.J. Smith
(13 markers, 9 boards) and
his 23-foot turnaround at the
buzzer was just short as Elida
survived.
We had some guys hit
big shots, like Austin and
Louis. Marquevious (Wilson)
is emerging and maturing,
Coach Thompson added. We
simply had to keep moving
and finding the open spots;
we got an awful lot of layups
because of the attention they
were paying to Dakota. At
times, we werent coming
high enough to give Dakota a
pass, so he had some unchar-
acteristic turnovers. We
expected a tough game like
this and we survived. The
pace was slow in the first
period, with neither team hav-
ing much success against the
others defense. Van
Wert ran constant
double teams at
Mathias and Smith
was hounded by the
Elida defense. When
Smith put in a lob
on an inbounds pass
with 47 ticks on the
board, Van Wert had
a 10-9 edge.
The trend contin-
ued in the second
period: Froelichs
defense was doing its best to
keep Mathias from shaking
loose, while the Elida defend-
ers were doing the same to
Smith. Holliday went wild
in the first half, draining four
treys en route to 14
markers, while Austin
Allemeier (19 coun-
ters, 3 treys) did his
best for the Bulldogs
with seven points.
The game remained
close as it would most of
the way and when Smith
hit an NBA-range 3-ball as
time expired, Van Wert led
24-22.
The third period belonged
to Van Werts Caleb
Markward, who scored all
eight of his points in the span.
That helped the Scarlet and
Grey to build a 36-29 edge
on an off-balance transition
layin by Markward with 40
ticks to go.
The fourth period saw
Allemeier step up huge for
the Bulldogs: three treys
and 12 points overall. After
Holliday hit a tough shot
inside at 7:15 to give Van
Wert a 38-29 edge, Allemeier
got the rally going with a
triple at 7:03. Marquevious
Wilson (9 points, 9 boards)
put Elida in the lead 46-44
at 2:13 on a layin (feed from
Mathias) and he hit 1-of-2
singles at 1:06 for a 3-point
edge. With Van Wert running
down the clock, Joey Hurless
(7 assists) drove for a hoop-
and-harm at 19.5 ticks to knot
the game at 47. Both teams
had chances for the game-
winner in the last seconds but
Mathias missed a 16-footer
under duress and Hurless was
short on a contested 22-footer
at the buzzer.
They were doing the same
to us with A.J. As we were
trying to do with Dakota.
Connor was very aggressive
and he was a tough matchup
for them, Froelich added.
Allemeier had 21 on us in
the regular season and he
hurt us again. He hit three
huge treys in the fourth quar-
ter. We didnt make a play
here or there. Mathias gets
the call at the end of the
second overtime and A.J.
didnt get the call at the end
of regulation. Thats what it
came down to. It was a great
game but it didnt come out
our way. Mathias drew first
blood in the first extra four
minutes at 3:20 but Smith
countered with two throws at
2:47. Mathias again gave the
Bulldogs the lead on a deuce
at 2:12 but Holliday and Nik
Wolford (7 boards) each hit a
single for the Cougars to tie
it at 51. Wilson laid one in
from the baseline at 1:17 but
Van Wert ran down the clock
and got a baseline drive from
Holliday at 4.1 ticks to tie the
game at 53. Mathias nearly
won it with a half-court shot
but missed, forcing a second
OT.
VARSITY
VAN WERT (64)
Caleb Markward 3-2-8, A.J.
Smith 3-5-13, Nathan Stoller 0-0-
0, Joey Hurless 1-1-3, Michael
Smelser 0-0-0, Kyle Keber 0-0-
0, Matt Bidlack 3-1-8, Connor
Holliday 10-3-28, Nik Wolford 1-2-
4. Totals 13-8-14/24-64.
ELIDA (65)
David Diller 0-0-0, Max
Stambaugh 1-0-2, Austin
Allemeier 6-4-19, Aric Thompson
0-0-0, Dakota Mathias 6-7-21,
Trent Long 1-0-2, Marquevious
Wilson 4-1-9. Totals 13-8-15/21-
65.
Score by Quarters:
Van Wert 10 14 12 11 (6) (11) - 64
Elida 9 13 7 18 (6) (12) - 65
Three-point goals: Van Wert,
Holliday 5, Smith 2, Bidlack; Elida,
Allemeier 3, Gray 3. Mathias 2.
Mathias late free
throw propels
Elida past Van Wert
Mathias
By JIM COX and
BRIAN BASSETT
DHI Correspondents
sports@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT - St. Johns
went on a 22-0 streak in
the second and third quar-
ters to run away from Fort
Jennings and get a 56-32 win
in Wednesday nights first
Division IV sectional semi-
final at The Cougars Den
inside Van Wert High School.
The Blue Jays (16-5)
advance to Friday nights 8
p.m. final against Lincolnview
(a 50-43 winner over Temple
Christian in Wednesdays sec-
ond game).
The Musketeers season
ends at 6-17.
Delphos busted out to an
early 14-5 lead but the feisty
Musketeers scrapped their
way back into it and got with-
in 20-16 on a 3-pointer from
the right wing by junior point
guard Nick Von Sossan with
7:00 left in the second quar-
ter. That, however, turned out
to be the last Fort Jennings
point until Von Sossan nailed
another trey with 4:50 left in
the third quarter to make it
42-19, Jays.
St. Johns led 18-11 after
one, 32-16 after two and
50-23 after three.
It certainly wasnt a mat-
ter of the Jays shooting better
than the Musketeers but the
fact that the blue-and-gold got
twice as many shots hit-
ting 20-of-54 (37%) to Fort
Jennings 11-of-27 (41%).
The large shot discrepancy
was due to the number of
turnovers 17 for Jennings,
3 for St. Johns and
rebounds won by the Jays
29-20. Free throws were not
a major factor Delphos hit
9-of-12 (75%), Fort Jennings
7-of-14 (50%).
Although high-scoring
senior Curtis Geise had a cold
night from the field 4-of-
14, with all four baskets com-
ing on layups he ignited
the St. Johns offense with
outstanding penetration and
passing. It was a night when
we missed shots that weve
been making, said Blue Jay
coach Aaron Elwer. They
were good shots; they were
uncontested shots. We just
didnt make em. Whether
thats tournament atmosphere
on a different floor or
but well get back at that
tomorrow in the gym and
get a bunch of shots up. We
wanted to go inside-outside
against their zone and Curt
was able to beat them off the
dribble and get some other
guys some really good looks.
Ryan Koester and Eric Clark
were able to hit some shots
but more than offense, it was
our defense: the pressure we
put on them, contesting their
first shot and limiting them to
only one opportunity. I think
that was the key to us extend-
ing that lead in the second and
third quarters.
The Jays had balanced
scoring, led by Koester, Ryan
Buescher, Clark and Geise
with 16, 13, 11 and eight,
respectively.
Brandon Kohli, Von
Sossan and Kurt Warnecke
had 12, 11 and seven, respec-
tively, for Fort Jennings.
The game ended the high
school basketball careers of
Musketeer seniors Kohli,
Warnecke, Dylan Eldridge
and Drew Stechschulte.
Senior Chad Recker was
a starter whose career was
ended by a knee injury earlier
in the season.
Earlier this season, Lima
Temple Christian defeated
Lincolnview in double-over-
time. It only took four quar-
ters, however, for the Lancers
(10-13) to repay the favor as
they beat the Pioneers (16-7)
for the second time in as many
years in the post-season.
Im extremely pleased
with our effort. Like I told
the kids, weve got to win the
50/50 game and I thought we
did that. (Temple Christian)
is a good team; they were
16-6 coming in and we lost
to them in double-overtime
(earlier this season). Its good
to get a win; I think its going
to give our kids some con-
fidence, said Lancer coach
Brett Hammons.
Temple got four points
from senior guard Evan
Sutton, three from senior
guard Justin Kroehler and
four from senior center
Andrew Rhoad in the open-
ing frame to take an 11-7 lead
after a quarter. The quarter
was a sign of things to come
for the Pioneers as the trio
were the only three players to
score for LTC.
Lincolnview turned the
4-point deficit into a 26-17
lead by halftime, thanks in
large part to seven points
from junior forward Conner
McCleery and eight from
junior guard Kyle Williams.
I thought we played pret-
ty even in the first quarter.
I thought during the second
quarter, we took advantage of
some things - we got after it,
explained Hammons.
The teams traded threes
to open the third quarter and
after a layup from senior
guard Kade Carey, it looked
like the Lancers were about
to blow the game wide open.
Lincolnview led by as many
as 12 halfway through the
third but Kroehler then went
to work. He went 5-of-5 from
the field in the quarter for 12
points, outscoring the entire
Lancer squad by two in the
frame. His efforts, part of
a game-high 21 points for
the senior, helped bring the
Pioneers within one, 36-35, at
the end of three.
The Kroehler kid is a
really good player, com-
mented Hammons. He ended
up with 21 points. I thought
our kids started to force some
things (in the third quarter).
He would make a basket and
we would try to get right
back at it instead of slowing
down and trying to execute
our offense.
The fourth quarter was a
different story for the Lancers
- and Kroehler. McCleery
got four quick points and
the Lancers got a layup from
senior guard Nick Leeth to
stretch their lead back to
44-37. Meanwhile, after hit-
ting his first shot of the quar-
ter, Kroehler went 0-of-5 the
rest of the game - all from
long-range.
The Pioneers, trailing
46-41, were forced to foul
late. The Lancers closed the
game by going 5-of-9 from
the foul line to hold on for
the win.
We ended up making
some plays: we got some
stops defensively, made some
shots on offense and knocked
down some free throws,
Hammons said.
The shooting was rela-
tively even. Lincolnview
hit 18-of-43 for 42 percent
and Temple Christian man-
aged 17-of-38 for 45 percent,
despite only connecting on
3-of-18 from 3-point range.
Williams and McCleery
led the charge for the Lancers,
with 17 and 15 points, respec-
tively. The Lancer coach
pointed to McCleerys play
as a major factor in the win
seven rebounds and going
5-of-7 from the free-throw
line.
He opens thing up for our
guards, explained Hammons.
And when he makes moves
(in the post) like that, with
the way he rebounds and the
way he scores - he knocked
down some rebounds; thats
huge for our team and gives
us an inside presence that we
need.
Sutton added 14 points
and Rhoad eight to round out
the Pioneer scoring. Kroehler
added eight boards, as did
Rhoad.
The Lancer defense forced
16 Temple Christian turn-
overs, committing only eight
of their own, but the Pioneers
held an advantage on the
glass 22-19.
The Lancers will have
another chance to avenge a
defeat from the regular season
as Lincolnview fell 70-45 to
St. Johns (16-5) earlier this
season.
We know what they do.
Weve seen them, weve
played against them. They
have Curtis Geise, who is
probably one of the best
players in our area. Theyre
physical, their guards can
shoot and they pressure you
on defense. Weve got to be
ready for them; weve got to
come ready to play and exe-
cute our game plan, added
Hammons.
GAME 1
St. Johns (56)
Buescher 4 5-6 13, Clark 4 0-0
11, Koester 6 0-0 16, Geise 4 0-0
8, Bockey 1 3-3 5, Wrasman 0 0-0
0, Hellman 0 0-0 0, Fischbach 0 0-0
0, Hays 1 0-1 2, Conley 0 1-2 1,
Odenweller 0 0-0 0, Caukker 0 0-0 0,
Heiing 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 9-12 56.
Fort Jennings (32)
Von Sossan 3 3-3 11, Wallenhorst
0 0-2 0, Wittler 0 0-0 0, Warnecke 2
2-2 7, Kohli 5 2-7 12, Kehres 1 0-0
2, Eldridge 0 0-0 0, Ricker 0 0-0 0,
Metzger 0 0-0 0, German 0 0-0 0,
Stechschulte 0 0-0 0, Sickles 0 0-0 0.
Totals 11 7-14 32.
Score by Quarters:
St. Johns 18 14 18 6 - 56
Fort Jennings 11 5 7 9 - 32
Three-point field goals: St. Johns
7 (Koester 4, Clark 3), Fort Jennings 3
(Von Sossan 2, Warnecke).
GAME 2
LINCOLNVIEW (2pt. 3pt. FT Pts.)
Leeth 3-5 0-0 0-1 6, Carey 2-9 0-1
0-0 4, Williams 2-4 3-9 4-7 17, Evans
0-1 0-1 0-0 0, Dowdy 2-3 1-3 1-2 8,
McCleery 5-6 0-0 5-7 15, Ludwig 0-1
0-0 0-0 0.
LIMA TEMPLE CHRISTIAN
Sutton 5-6 0-2 4-4 14, Zwiebel
0-2 0-2 0-0 0, Bolon 0-1 0-0 0-2 0,
Kroehler 6-6 3-10 0-0 21, Rhoad 3-5
0-0 2-2 8, Bowman 0-0 0-2 0-0 0, Long
0-0 0-1 0-0 0.
Score by Quarters:
Lincolnview 7 19 10 14 - 50
Temple Christian 11 6 18 8 - 43
Blue Jays, Lancer boys
move on in sectionals
The Blue Jays outrebounded Fort Jennings in
Wednesday nights sectional tussle at Van Wert. Part of the
effort was seniors Cole Fischbach and Seth Bockey going
after an offensive rebound as Musketeer senior Brandon
Kohli gets sandwiched. (Delphos Herald/Tom Morris)
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AGRIBUSINESS
Local Boys Basketball
Standings 2012-2013
League All Games
Final Regular Season Standings
BLANCHARD VALLEY
CONFERENCE
* - Liberty-Benton 9-0 21-1
Leipsic 7-2 18-4
Arlington 7-2 17-5
McComb 7-2 13-9
Vanlue 5-4 16-6
Cory-Rawson 4-5 12-10
Van Buren 3-6 4-18
Pandora-Gilboa 2-7 4-18
Hardin-Northern 1-8 3-19
Arcadia 0-9 2-20
* - Conference Champion
MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
# - St. Henry 8-1 19-3
# - St. Johns 8-1 15-5
New Bremen 7-2 17-5
Fort Recovery 5-4 18-4
Versailles 5-4 16-5
New Knoxville 4-5 11-11
Minster 3-6 12-10
Coldwater 3-6 8-13
Marion Local 2-7 10-12
Parkway 0-9 2-20
# - Co-Conference Champions
NORTHWEST CENTRAL
CONFERENCE
* - Lima Temple Chris. 6-1 16-6
Upper Scioto Valley 5-2 17-5
Fairbanks 4-3 13-9
Ridgemont 4-3 9-13
Waynesfield-Goshen 4-3 7-14
Perry 3-4 7-15
Riverside 2-5 6-16
Marion Catholic 0-7 5-17
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
# - Lima Central Cath. 8-1 20-2
# - Spencerville 8-1 13-7
Crestview 7-2 19-3
Columbus Grove 6-3 15-7
Paulding 5-4 16-6
Lincolnview 5-4 9-13
Bluffton 3-6 10-12
Jefferson 2-7 4-17
Ada 1-8 6-15
Allen East 0-9 3-17
# - Co-Conference Champions
PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE
* - Leipsic 7-0 18-4
Columbus Grove 6-1 15-7
Kalida 5-2 9-12
Miller City 4-3 16-6
Ottoville 3-4 8-14
Fort Jennings 2-5 6-16
Continental 1-6 7-15
Pandora-Gilboa 0-7 4-18
* - League Champion
THREE RIVERS ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE
* - Tol. St. Johns Jes. 13-1 19-3
Tol. Whitmer 12-2 17-5
Tol. Cent. Cath. 9-5 17-5
Findlay 9-5 14-8
Fremont Ross 7-7 14-8
Lima Senior 4-10 7-15
Tol. St. Francis DeS. 2-12 3-19
Oregon Clay 0-14 1-20
WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE
# - Bath 8-1 18-4
# - Elida 8-1 14-8
Ottawa-Glandorf 7-2 19-3
Defiance 5-4 15-6
Wapakoneta 5-4 13-9
Celina 4-5 9-13
Van Wert 3-6 11-11
Kenton 2-7 13-9
St. Marys 2-7 8-14
Shawnee 1-8 4-18
# - Co-League Champions
LOCAL BOYS BASKETBALL
STANDINGS
By James J. Hoorman
Assistant Professor
OSU Extension
Putnam County
The 2013 Conservation
Tillage Conference (CTC)
will take place Tuesday and
Wednesday in McIntosh
Hall on the campus of Ohio
Northern University in Ada.
CTC is an annual two-day
educational program featuring
over 60 speakers in concurrent
sessions. Attendance each of
the last three years has been
over 900, including about 400
crop consultants. More than
35 exhibitors will be present
with plenty of food and time
to interact with other farmers,
consultants, seed and fertilizer
dealers and agency personnel
from all over the Midwest.
This years sessions include
a wide range of speakers
from universities, farmers and
consultants throughout the
USA. Session titles include
Corn University, Soybean
School, Cover Crops, Nutrient
Management, Soil & Water
Quality, Precision Agriculture,
Planter and Drill Adjustments
and Advanced Scouting
Techniques. Certified crop
advisers can obtain educational
credit for attending the ses-
sions.
The opening General
Session on March 5 features
Dr. Jerry Hatfield, USDA-
ARS, talking about Thriving
in Times of Extreme Weather
Patterns, Continuous
Improvement in Soils with
Cover Crops, Effects on Crop
Production Efficiency and
Fitting Together the Pieces of
Agronomic Puzzle for Extreme
Weather. After the initial
speaker, Ohio Certified Crop
Advisor of the Year award and
Ohio Master Farmer awards by
Ohio Farmer Magazine will be
presented.
Corn University will also
be a session Tuesday. Speakers
include Paul Jasa of the University
of Nebraska, Peter Thomison
from Ohio State and Bob Nielsen
from Purdue University. Their
topics include Planter Set-up
for Maximum Yields, 2012
Growing Season, New Tools
for Managing Drought and
On-Farm Research: Nuts, Bolts,
and other Practical Issues.
Dr. Rick Haney, USDA-
ARS, Temple, Texas,
will present, by webinar,
Biological Soil Testing at a
session on cover crops in the
Chapel. Advanced Scouting
Techniques will be addressed
by several, including Jonah
Johnson, Greg LaBarge, Alan
Sundermeier, Joe Nester and
Doug Busdecker, moderated
by Harold Watters.
Day two starts with the pop-
ular Soybean School. Speakers
will include Emerson Nafziger,
Shawn Conley, Vince Davis,
Laura Lindsey and Ron
Hammond. Some of the topics
that will be covered include
Soybeans and Drought,
The Role Soybean Seeding
Rates Play in Integrated Weed
Management to Combat
Resistance, SCN Scouting
Disease Interactions and
Management, The Latest on
Soybean Fertility and more.
Water Quality will be anoth-
er topic for day two. Speakers
include Mike Plumer of the
University of Illinois and Jim
Hoorman, Alan Sundermeier,
Dr. Libby Dayton, Ehsan
Ghame and Bruce Clevenager,
all from Ohio State. Topics
discussed in this session will
include Adapting Agriculture
and Cropping Practices to
Extreme Weather, Cover
Crops and Water Quality,
Farmer Perceptions of
Extreme Weather Events,
Climate Change and 21st
Century Agriculture and
many more, all dealing with
the issues of soil and water
quality in relationship to
weather extremes.
Seeding Technology (GPS
and Auto Steer) will be one of
the final sessions of the confer-
ence. Topics include Perfecting
No-Till Planting Equipment
presented by Paul Jasa. A
Seeding Technology Panel
will be moderated by Dr. Scott
Shearer, OSU Chair Department
of FABE. Other topics include
Maximizing Yield Potential
at Planting Time by Peter
Thomison, Working with
Variable Rate Prescriptions by
Doug Houser and Machine
Implications of Prescriptions
by Jamie Blutemeier.
Certified Crop Advisor
(CCA) credits are available for
Soil & Water (SW), Nutrient
Management (NM), Pest
Management (PM) and Crop
Management (CM).
Registration is $105 for full
conference, $80 for one day.
For more information, go to
the official 2013 Conservation
Tillage Conference website at
http://ctc.osu.edu or call 614-
292-6648.
The Putnam County
Cattlemen will host Raising
and Feeding Cattle in the 21st
Century at 6:30 p.m. March
18 at the Putnam County
Extension Office. Featured
speaker is John Grimes, OSU
Cattle Specialist. Refreshments
will be provided by Putnam
County Cattlemen Association.
RSVP by calling 419-523-6294.
Sessions, speakers named for
Conservation Tillage Conference
Elida FFAs Sevitz moves
on to state semi-finals
in FFA Creed contest
Two members of the Elida FFA recently partici-
pated in the FFA District 4 public speaking contest at
Cory-Rawson High School. Deeanna Young participat-
ed in the advanced FFA Creed contest and received a
fourth-place gold rating at district. This was the frst
year for this contest. To be eligible, a student must be
a sophomore or junior frst-year member. Brent Sevitz
participated in the freshman FFA Creed contest and re-
ceived a frst-place gold rating out of eight contestants.
Sevitz has qualifed for the Ohio FFA state semifnals
on March 9. Both qualifed for the district contest by
placing frst in the sub-district contest which was held
in Delphos. (Submitted photo)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 34 20 .630
Brooklyn 34 24 .586 2
Boston 30 27 .526 5 1/2
Philadelphia 22 33 .400 12 1/2
Toronto 23 35 .397 13
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 41 14 .745
Atlanta 33 23 .589 8 1/2
Washington 18 38 .321 23 1/2
Orlando 16 42 .276 26 1/2
Charlotte 13 44 .228 29
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 36 21 .632
Chicago 32 25 .561 4
Milwaukee 28 28 .500 7 1/2
Detroit 23 37 .383 14 1/2
Cleveland 20 38 .345 16 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 45 14 .763
Memphis 38 18 .679 5 1/2
Houston 31 28 .525 14
Dallas 25 32 .439 19
New Orleans 20 39 .339 25
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 42 15 .737
Denver 37 22 .627 6
Utah 31 27 .534 11 1/2
Portland 26 31 .456 16
Minnesota 20 34 .370 20 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 41 18 .695
Golden State 33 25 .569 7 1/2
L.A. Lakers 28 30 .483 12 1/2
Phoenix 20 39 .339 21
Sacramento 20 39 .339 21
Wednesdays Results
Cleveland 103, Toronto 92
Sacramento 125, Orlando 101
Detroit 96, Washington 95
Milwaukee 110, Houston 107
Memphis 90, Dallas 84
Oklahoma City 119, New Orleans 74
New York 109, Golden State 105
Phoenix 105, San Antonio 101, OT
Atlanta 102, Utah 91
Denver 111, Portland 109
Todays Games
L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Fridays Games
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New York at Washington, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Miami, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m.
Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
NBA GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 20 13 7 0 26 69 54
New Jersey 19 10 5 4 24 48 49
Philadelphia 22 10 11 1 21 64 67
N.Y. Rangers 18 8 8 2 18 44 48
N.Y. Islanders 20 8 11 1 17 57 68
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 20 13 4 3 29 58 43
Boston 16 12 2 2 26 49 35
Ottawa 20 12 6 2 26 48 37
Toronto 21 12 9 0 24 59 51
Buffalo 20 7 12 1 15 50 64
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina 18 9 8 1 19 50 54
Tampa Bay 19 9 9 1 19 70 60
Winnipeg 19 9 9 1 19 52 60
Florida 19 6 9 4 16 48 69
Washington 19 7 11 1 15 52 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 19 16 0 3 35 61 37
Nashville 21 9 7 5 23 45 52
St. Louis 18 10 6 2 22 55 52
Detroit 19 9 7 3 21 57 54
Columbus 20 5 12 3 13 44 61
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 19 10 5 4 24 54 52
Minnesota 18 9 7 2 20 39 43
Calgary 18 7 7 4 18 49 61
Edmonton 18 7 7 4 18 42 49
Colorado 18 7 8 3 17 44 54
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 18 14 3 1 29 64 48
Dallas 20 10 8 2 22 56 57
Phoenix 19 9 7 3 21 54 51
San Jose 18 9 6 3 21 44 41
Los Angeles 17 9 6 2 20 45 41
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
Wednesdays Results
Philadelphia 4, Washington 1
Montreal 5, Toronto 2
Anaheim 5, Nashville 1
Detroit at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Todays Games
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Fridays Games
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
NHL GLANCE
Two items from the world of Major
League Baseball caught my eye this
past week.
One was the retirement of former-
player-turned-legendary Hall-of-Fame
announcer Joe Garagiola,
The 87-year-old has been involved
in broadcasting for almost six decades
WOW! but was a part-timer for
the Diamondbacks for the last few
years.
I thought he already WAS retired
from the booth!
I remember him partnering with
Tony Kubek on NBCs Game of the
Week in the 1970s.
He retired from the playing field
after an unremarkable career in 1954 at
the age of 28 and has been in the booth
in one form or another since. Another
one of the great characters from base-
balls past is growing older.
He has also been married for 63
years to his one and only, Audrey.
Good for him!
Now, when will Vin Scully hang up
the microphone? And when will the late
Reds player-announcer Joe Nuxhall
join these two legends in Cooperstown?
The second is this one, where
no arbitration hearings were needed
amongst the 133 players who filed for
arbitration in mid-January.
I dont want to look a gift horse in
the mouth but either that is a great sign
that there really is labor peace in MLB
I shudder to think! or the other
shoe is ready to drop.
In other words, its almost too good
to be true and you KNOW what that old
saying is
You think this action may have
gotten the attention of the International
Olympic Committee last week?
It seems that during a wrestling
match amongst the worlds wrestling
powers in Tehran, Iran yes, THAT
Iran! laid down on their mats instead
of wrestling as a protest against the
IOCs recent decision to boot the sport
out of the Games in 2020.
If that doesnt get their attention
as well as the growing chorus of voices
that are asking if the IOC has lost its
collective mind! then they either
must have assumed room temperature
or are just brainless!
The case of Lance Armstrong just
seems to be on a never-ending spiral
downward.
It is unfortunately like the
Energizer Bunny; it just keeps going
and going and going ad nauseam.
Every time there seems to be a reso-
lution in the matter, it goes the way of
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
I think this will go on until he is
ruined in every way possible by every-
one and anyone that had anything
to do with him and this sport of
cycling.
If the authorities are right and he is
the cheater they believe he is (though,
again, he passed every test), then maybe
justice is being served and payback is
you know what! After all, he proved
to be the Artful Dodger in many ways
in their minds almost daring them
to catch him in an arrogant way and rid-
ing away laughing.
Or else it is a case of an innocent
man being destroyed.
This case seems to be similar to the
one involving the Miami Hurricanes
and the NCAA.
I am no fan of the Canes I know
a couple of them in Big D but it
seems to devolve into a fiasco.
Who knows what is really going on
but it seems as if there are some she-
nanigans occurring from the NCAA; at
least one person involved was fired and
several more should.
There are several angles that have
been involved: a booster that has been
involved for a number of years; prob-
lems in the coaching ranks amongst
football and mens basketball; further
drug-testing above what is normally
done of all baseball players because
of the allegations against that anti-aging
clinic in Florida that Alex Rodriguezs
name was attached to.
These investigations have been
going on for too long and the dam-
age the NCAA appears to have self-
incurred leaves its future in doubt.
Some might not lament that fact!
JIM METCALFE
Metcalfes
Musings
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
By NICK JOHNSON
DHI Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com
WAPAKONETA The
Spencerville Bearcats and the
Parkway Panthers traveled
to Wapakoneta High
School on Wednesday
night for the first game
of Division III lower-
bracket sectional and
the Bearcats won the
matchup 72-44.
Parkway jumped out to a
4-0 lead with baskets from
Matt Heindel and Tanner
Bates. The Bearcats then got
a 3-pointer from Ben Bowers
and a 3-point play from Derek
Goecke. The Panthers tied the
game with a layup from Cody
Schmitt but Spencerville
answered with a 15-4 run
to end the first period. The
Bearcats got two 3-pointers
from Bowers and one from
Devon Cook during that run
to make the score 21-10.
Parkway managed to score
just 10 points in the second
period and six came from
Brant Barna. Spencerville
got seven points from
Zach Goecke and six from
Dominick Corso to increase
its lead to 41-20 to end the
first half.
Parkway got back-to-back
layups from Austin Adams
and Tanner Bates in
the third quarter before
Bowers and Cook
both drained 3-point-
ers to push the Bearcat
lead to 49-26. Heindel
helped the Panthers go on a
7-2 run in the middle of the
third stanza, converting on a
3-point play and a layup to
cut the Bearcat lead to 54-33.
Spencerville countered with
two straight threes to end the
third period, one from Cook
and one from Evan Crites, to
make the score 60-33 after
three.
The Bearcats opened the
fourth quarter with a Derek
Goecke layup to increase
the lead to 62-33. Parkway
went on another 7-2 run,
which included a three from
Adams, to cut the Bearcat
lead to 64-40. Late in the
fourth quarter, Mason Nourse
knocked down a jumper to
increase the Bearcat lead
to 70-40. Parkway got two
straight layups from Heindel
but Nourse knocked down
two foul shots to end the
game.
Bowers had a game-high
17 points to lead the Bearcats.
Cook added 16 and Corso
chipped in 10 on the night.
The Panthers were led by
Heindel with 13 points on
the night, and Tanner Bates
chipped in 12.
I thought we shot it real-
ly well and anybody could
see that. I thought we moved
the ball well offensively -
we always found the open
guy and didnt turn the ball
over, said Spencerville
coach Kevin Sensabaugh.
Offensively, I was pretty
pleased with how we played.
I wasnt very proud of how
we played defensively; we
need to shore things up defen-
sively in the half-court. We
played really hard and played
some good basketball but
Spencerville came here and
shot the ball pretty well. I
thought we played extremely
well and shot the ball pret-
ty well; we tried to make
plays, said Parkway coach
Will Snyder. Tonight, they
shot better than we did. When
Tanner comes to play, our
team is much better when he
is on the floor. Sometimes, as
a sophomore, you have to go
through some bumps on the
road. Spencerville improves
its record to 15-7 on the year.
The Bearcats play Coldwater
a 55-52 victor over
Bluffton 8 p.m. Friday.
The loss drops Parkway to
2-21 to finish the year.
Spencerville (FG, FT, 3PT)
Evan Crites 0-0 0-0 1-2 3, Devon
Cooks 1-1 2-2 4-7 16, Dominick Corso
3-5 4-4 0-0 10, Hunter Patton 2-3 0-0
0-1 4, Zack Goecke 2-5 0-0 1-3 7, Ben
Bowers 1-1 0-0 5-8 17, Mason Nourse
1-2 2-2 0-0 4, Derek Goecke 4-10 1-3
0-0 9, Coleman McCormick 1-1 0-0
0-0 2 Totals: 15-28, 9-11, 11-21, 72.
Parkway (FG, FT, 3PT)
Austin Adams 1-1 0-0 1-1 5, Cody
Schmitt 1-1 0-1 0-0 2, Tanner Bates
6-8 0-1 0-0 12, Brandon Gibson 1-2
0-0 0-0 2, Austin Dennison 0-0 0-0 0-1
0, Kris Gangwer 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Matt
Heindel 6-10 1-1 0-2 13, Brody Adams
0-0 0-0 0-1 0, Luke Bates 1-1 0-0 0-0
0, Brant Barna 3-4 2-2 0-1 8, Devin
Stover 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Totals: 19-29,
2-5, 1-6, 44.
Bearcats pound Panthers in Division III
Say it aint so, Joe no, not THAT one
Wednesdays Boys Basketball Tournament Scores
Division I
Bedford 79, Aurora 45
Berea 97, Parma Hts. Valley Forge 56
Cin. Elder 51, Cin. Winton Woods 46
Cin. La Salle 56, Fairfield 34
Cin. Moeller 48, Cin. Mt. Healthy 25
Cin. Turpin 65, Cin. Princeton 63
Clayton North. 58, Kettering Fairmont 43
Cle. E. Tech 77, Cle. Glenville 73
Cle. John Adams 89, Euclid 75
Cols. North. 104, Grove City Cent. Cross. 50
Cols. Walnut Ridge 46, Westerville S. 39
Dublin Coffman 48, Grove City 42
Findlay 51, Oregon Clay 35
Galloway Westland 77, Westerville Cent. 62
Huber Hts. Wayne 87, Day. Belmont 33
Lyndhurst Brush 87, Eastlake N. 82, OT
Medina Highland 52, Medina 44
Newark 64, Cols. St. Charles 37
Parma 55, Cle. Rhodes 33
Perrysburg 55, Lima Sr. 42
Pickerington Cent. 59, Dublin Scioto 57
Powell OlentangyLib. 49, Dresden Tri-Val. 47
Reynoldsburg 43, Worthington Kilbourne 37
Springboro 70, Riverside Stebbins 45
Stow-Munroe Falls 57, Akr. Firestone 37
W. Carrollton 71, Xenia 61
Westerville N. 91, Cols. West 46
Division II
Alliance 55, Akr. Coventry 50
Alliance Marling. 61, Akr. Springfield 54, OT
Bellville Clear Fork 68, Tiffin Columbian 56
Bowling Green 59, Bryan 54
Cambridge 77, Warsaw River View 33
Celina 62, Wapakoneta 40
Cin. Taft 70, Cin. McNicholas 60
Cle. Benedictine 68, Fairview 40
Clyde 54, Oak Harbor 51
Cols. DeSales 36, Granville 34
Elida 65, Van Wert 64
Mentor Lake Cath. 77, Jefferson Area 49
Napoleon 63, Rossford 46
New Philadel. 68, Gnadenhutten Ind. Val. 53
Poland Seminary 69, Mantua Crestwood 38
Spring. Shawnee 75, Spring. Greenon 43
St. Clairsville 84, Richmond Edison 50
Steubenville 77, Minerva 52
Tol. Scott 85, Tol. Woodward 46
Urbana 58, Tipp City Tippecanoe 39
Vermilion 67, Oberlin Firelands 62
Warrensville Hts. 84, Ashtabula Edge. 49
Willard 70, Galion 44
Wilmington 70, Cin. Indian Hill 53
Youngs. Mooney 66, Beloit W. Branch 26
Division III
Bloom-Carroll 82, Baltimore Lib. Union 18
Cin. Clark Mont. 52, Cin. Finneytown 46
Cin. Madeira 72, Cin. N. College Hill 43
Coldwater 55, Bluffton 52
Cols. Ready 45, Cols. Grandview Hts. 42
Creston Norwayne 49, Loudonville 36
Doylestown Chip. 48, Lorain Clearview 39
Fredericktown 40, Amanda-Clearcreek 33
Gahanna Cols. Aca. 60, Cardington-Linc. 34
Marion Pleasant 65, Johnstown-Monroe 59
Newton Falls 54, Girard 45
Rocky River Lutheran W. 60, Cle. MLK 47
Spencerville 72, Rockford Parkway 44
Worthington Christian 41, W. Jefferson 40
Division IV
Antwerp 37, Miller City 33
Barnesville 57, New Matamoras Frontier 55
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 67, Fostoria St. Wendelin 55
Beaver Eastern 77, Crown City S. Gallia 44
Cin. Seven Hills 64, Cin. Country Day 40
Cols. Africentric 85, Cols. International 40
Cory-Rawson 51, Arcadia 29
Danville 69, Tree of Life 49
Delphos St. Johns 56, Ft. Jennings 32
Fairfield Christian 91, Morral Ridgedale 30
Fairport Harbor Harding 51, Dalton 49
Fayetteville-Perry 61, Cin. Oyler 57
Fremont St. Joseph 61, Gibsonburg 50
Gahanna Christian 62, Shekinah Christian 44
Grove City Christian 57, Cols. Wellington 49
Holgate 50, Continental 18
Houston 49, Sidney Lehman 47
Jackson Cen. 47, Union City Miss. Valley 21
Leipsic 107, N. Baltimore 39
Lincolnview 50, Lima Temple Christian 43
Malvern 72, Toronto 37
McDonald 77, Southington Chalker 53
McGuffey Upper Scioto Vall. 78, Dola Hardin North.27
New Knoxville 73, Minster 62
New Madison Tri-Vil. 66, Newton Local 39
New Riegel 90, Bettsville 21
Newark Cath. 69, Marion Cath. 24
Pettisville 58, Edon 31
Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 43, S. Charleston SE 37
Portsmouth Notre Dame 64, Portsmouth Clay 44
Richmond Hts. 81, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 66
S. Webster 72, New Boston Glenwood 17
Shadyside 59, Beallsville 39
St. Henry 85, Waynesfield-Goshen 53
Steubenville Cath. Cent. 59, Strasburg-Franklin 40
Stryker 54, W. Unity Hilltop 50
Tol. Ottawa Hills 62, Northwood 37
Vanlue 58, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 54
Warren JFK 52, Kinsman Badger 46
Waterford 57, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 40
Ohio Prep Cage Tournament Scores
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Van Wert County
Brian L. Stahl, Sandra J. Stahl,
Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to
Kenneth E. Stahl, inlot 1278, Van
Wert.
Denis R. Glant, Angelia M.
Acheson, Sheriff Thomas M.
Riggenbach to Wells Fargo Bank,
portion of section 26, Harrison
Township.
Kristina L. Beckner, Kristina L.
Byrd, Jerry W. Byrd, Sheriff Thomas
M. Riggenbach to Federal National
Mortgage, portion of section 25,
Pleasant Township.
Michael R. Coulter, Michael
Coulter, Deborah A. Coulter, Sheriff
Thomas M. Riggenbach to Federal
National Mortgage, portion of sec-
tion 30, Pleasant Township.
Billy McKee, Suzette R. McKee,
Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to
US Bank, Sasco Mortgage Loan
Trust, portion of section 31, Union
Township.
Estate of Robert J. Brickner
to Jeanette E. Brickner, inlot 780,
Delphos.
Terrence L. Johnson, Connie L.
Johnson to TJ and CJ One LLC, por-
tion of section 28 Ridge Township,
portion of section 25, Liberty
Township, portion of sections 30,
23, York Township.
Connie L. Johnson, Terrence
L. Johnson to TJ and CJ One
LLC, portion of section 31, York
Township, portion of section 33,
Ridge Township.
Estate of Roger J. Tomlinson
to Julie D. Buggle, James A.
Tomlinson, inlot 3347, portion of
inlot 3346, Van Wert.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
to Creative Home Buying Solutions,
inlot 846, Van Wert.
Nickolas W. McIntosh, Tiffany
N. McIntosh to Trevor R. Webster,
Whitney A. Webster, portion of
section 36, Pleasant Township
(MooreWise subdivision lot 9).
Estate of Phyllis Young to Ronald
C. Young, Carla A. Young, portion of
sections 34, 28, Harrison Township.
Phyllis Young Trust to Ronald C.
Young, Carla A. Young, portion of
sections 34, 28, Harrison Township.
US Bank, Specialty Underwriting
to Paul Svabik, inlot 1248, Van Wert.
Board of Van Wert County
Commissioners to Lucky1 LLC,
inlots 470, 471, Van Wert.
Raycene B. Rice, Raycene B.
Sarka, William N. Rice to Nathan
William Powelson, inlot 452, Convoy.
Estate of Hermenia R. High,
estate of Jacquelyn S. Braun to
Richard E. High Jr., Ronald L.
Braun, inlot 116, Ohio City.
Carol M. Blackwell, Robert H.
Blackwell to Nicolas Strader, portion
of section 31, Willshire Township.
Virginia R. Placke to Bradly
Matthews, Jamie Matthews, outlot
1, Scott.
Fannie Mae to Jerry L. Plummer,
lot 258-3, Van Wert subdivision.
Springer Family Trust to Dale
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3670, Van Wert.
Brandy L. Halliwill, Brandy L.
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Scott.
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of Laurietta M. Kohorst to Gerald N.
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E. Saum, Tommie R. Kohorst, inlots
459, 460, Delphos.
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Inice R. Kohorst, James Fuerst,
Rodger Saum, Barbara Kohorst to
Glenda M. Teman, inlots 459, 460,
Delphos.
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Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Husbands track
record doesnt
inspire confdence
Dear Annie: I recently
obtained proof of what I had
long suspected: My husband
of more than 40 years has
been seeing prostitutes and
having affairs for the past 20
years. During this time, he
was always considerate and
loving to me. I thought we
had a wonderful marriage.
When I confronted him with
the evidence, he fnally con-
fessed. We went
to a counselor, but
after a single half-
hour session, he
wouldnt go back.
Aside from
dealing with the
shock and hu-
miliation of the
betrayal, I have
two problems:
First, I cannot
forgive myself
for not taking a
frm stand when
I frst suspected
his cheating. I put it out of
my mind and continued as
before. The second problem
is that I cannot erase images
of his affairs.
My counselor, along with
some books I have read,
says to reestablish our close,
loving relationship and let
the past go. So I made the
effort, and our marriage
now seems fne. We are
happy with each other, but
I still suffer with the men-
tal images. I fear that I have
demeaned myself by rees-
tablishing an intimate rela-
tionship with him. I wonder
whether I might regain my
self-esteem by telling him
our marriage is over.
I know there are other
women in this situation, but
I havent been able to fnd a
support group. I am fortu-
nate to have a job I am pas-
sionate about that allows me
to enrich the lives of others.
I know I am a useful human
being. Please help me get
over this. California
Dear California: You
must decide whether you
are truly ready to leave
your marriage. Forty years
is a long time. But your
husbands track record
doesnt inspire confidence
in his future fidelity, and
his unwillingness to com-
mit to counseling indicates
that he wants things to be
exactly as they were be-
fore. First, see your doctor
and get checked for sexu-
ally transmitted diseases,
and then find another coun-
selor. The one you are see-
ing is not helping you make
the best decisions. You also
can find online support by
typing infidelity support
group into your search en-
gine.
Dear Annie: I have a
granddaughter I have seen
only three times in the past
15 years. I never heard from
her in all that time. Recent-
ly, I was sent a note to save
the date for her wedding.
I am not going to the wed-
ding. I wouldnt know that
girl if I saw her on the street.
She has ignored me all these
years, and I dont believe it
is fair that she expects me
to buy her a wedding gift. I
think this is the only reason
she remembered that she has
a grandmother. Am I wrong
to feel this way? Forgot-
ten Gram
Dear Gram:
You are not obli-
gated to attend this
wedding or give
a gift if you dont
wish to. How-
ever, while most
kids truly value
their grandparents,
some dont pay
much attention,
especially if the
grandparents live
far away. The par-
ents can help en-
courage the bond, especially
during the teen and young-
adult years. Of course, it
can change over time, but
both parties must make
the investment to work on
it. Please try to send your
granddaughter a card with
your good wishes.
Dear Annie: I can only
imagine how bothered I
would be if my childhood
artwork were all over my
parents house like Not an
Artist. One or two items
can bug me on the wrong
day, but all of the rooms all
of the time? Yikes!
Id suggest Not an Art-
ist purchase a nice large
book or portfolio that most
of these works could ft in
and present it to his folks as
a gift, along with a family
photo to hang on the walls
instead. The parents would
still be able to see and share
the work they love, but it
would remove the skin-
crawling weirdness their
adult son feels. D.
Annies Mailbox
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
Be alert in the year ahead for
several unusual
business propositions.
Even if some things
seem excessively
strange, you should
examine each offer
seriously.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Its best not to discard traditional
methods in order to experiment with
something new. Actually, working
with known qualities enhances your
chances for success.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- As long as you stay away from
speculative ventures, this should be a
profitable day for you. Go out of your
way to make your bundle the old-
fashioned way -- earn it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Dont allow a few minor setbacks to
diminish your hopes and expectations.
Any obstacle you encounter is likely
to be merely temporary, and easily
overcome.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- Even if you cant totally resolve
some unwanted developments, you
should be able to lessen their impact.
Besides, challenges only stimulate
your ingenuity.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
Dont deny yourself or those you love
an unexpected pleasurable encounter,
even if it costs you a few bucks. The
happiness it engenders is worth the
sacrifice.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Its
imperative that you study important
situations very carefully. What at
first appears to be unpleasant might
contain benefits that youll discover
only after a close inspection.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If
youre too materialistic, you might
not be satisfied by the results of your
efforts. Look out for your interests,
but not by gouging another.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Funds could suddenly become
available to you for obtaining
something youve wanted but never
thought you could afford. How this
unfolds could be rather mysterious.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Theres a chance that you could
be subjected to some frustrating
resistance from an individual who
is usually easygoing. It proves that
everybody is human.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- What works for you might not
work for someone else. Thus, ignore
any pessimistic opinions this person
might express about something or
someone that you hold dear.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19) -- It behooves you to try to do
something different with a casual
acquaintance. Fresh personalities and
encounters will have a very favorable
effect on you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- You dont need to be fearful if you
find yourself in a tight spot. Adversity
only strengthens your resolve, and
youll discover youre more than a
match for spontaneous complications.
COPYRIGHT 2013 United Feature Syndicate,
Inc.
Answers to Wednesdays questions:
A hyena is actually expressing frustration when it
makes its signature laughing sound.
Actress Eileen Ryan plays grandmother to her actor
sons Sean Penn and Chris Penn in the 1986 film At Close
Range.
Todays questions:
How much oxygen in percentage-wise is in the
air we inhale? How much is in the air we exhale?
What actor has been honored more often than any
other at Hollywoods annual Golden Raspberry Awards,
which poke fun at the worst in film?
Answers in Fridays Herald.
10 The Herald Thursday, February 28, 2013 www.delphosherald.com
Benedict promises obedience to successor
BY NICOLE WINFIELD
VATICAN CITY Pope
Benedict XVI promised his
unconditional reverence and
obedience to his successor
in his final words to cardinals
today, a poignant and power-
ful farewell delivered hours
before he becomes the first
pope in 600 years to resign.
In an unexpected speech
inside the Vaticans frescoed
Clementine Hall, the pon-
tiff appeared to be trying to
defuse concerns about pos-
sible conflicts arising from the
peculiar situation of having
both a reigning pope and a
retired one.
He also gave a final set of
instructions to the princes
of the church who will elect
his successor, urging them to
be united as they huddle to
choose the 266th leader of the
worlds 1.2 billion Catholics.
May the College of Cardinals
work like an orchestra, where
diversity an expression of
the universal church always
works toward a higher and har-
monious agreement, he said.
It was seen as a clear
reference to the deep inter-
nal divisions that have come
to the fore in recent months
following the leaks of sensi-
tive Vatican documents that
exposed power struggles and
allegations of corruption inside
the Vatican.
The moment was as
unique as Benedicts decision
to quit, with the 85-year-old
pope, wearing his crimson
velvet cape and using a cane,
bidding farewell to his clos-
est advisers and the cardinals
themselves bowing to kiss
his fishermans ring for the
last time.
Some seemed to choke up
at that moment, but the scene
seemed otherwise almost nor-
mal, with cardinals chatting on
the sidelines waiting their turn
to say goodbye.
Benedict said he would
pray for the cardinals in com-
ing days as they discuss the
issues facing the church, the
qualities needed in a new pope
and prepare to enter into the
secret conclave to elect him.
Among you is also the
future pope, whom I today
promise my unconditional
reverence and obedience,
Benedict said in his final audi-
ence.
Benedicts decision to live
at the Vatican in retirement,
be called emeritus pope and
Your Holiness and to wear
the white cassock associated
with the papacy has deepened
concerns about the shadow
he might cast over the next
papacy.
But Benedict has tried to
address those worries over the
past two weeks, saying that
once retired he would be hid-
den from the world and living
a life of prayer.
In his final speech in St.
Peters Square on Wednesday,
he said he wasnt returning to
private life exactly, but rather
to a new form of service to the
church through prayer.
Shortly before 5 p.m.
today, Benedict will leave the
palace for the last time as
pontiff, head to the helipad
at the top of the hill in the
Vatican gardens and fly to
the papal retreat at Castel
Gandolfo south of Rome.
There, at 8 p.m. sharp,
Benedict will become the first
pontiff in 600 years to resign.
The doors of the palazzo will
shut and the Swiss Guards will
go off duty, their service pro-
tecting the head of the Catholic
Church over for now.
And on Monday, the car-
dinals are expected to begin
meeting to set the date for the
conclave.
Benedicts decision has
been met for the most part
with praise and understanding.
Cardinals, Vatican officials and
ordinary Catholics have ral-
lied around him in acknowl-
edgment of his frail state and
the churchs need for a strong
leader.
But Sydney Cardinal
George Pell has caused a stir
by openly saying the resigna-
tion has been slightly destabi-
lizing for the church.
In an interview with
Australias ABC radio, Pell
noted that Benedict himself
had acknowledged the shift
in tradition; Benedict said
Wednesday that he appreci-
ated his decision was not only
serious but a novelty for the
church.
Attendees of Ag Day at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds take a look at vendor displays during a break between
speakers on Wednesday. The event was held by the Van Wert and Paulding County OSU Extension. (Times Bulletin/
Lindsay McCoy)
OSU Extension Educator Dr. Curtis Young speaks at the 2013 Van Wert and Paulding County OSU Extension Ag
Day Wednesday at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Young was one of five speakers on the day.
Extensions offer annual Ag Day
South African police drag
man, who later dies
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
to be buried at West Point
Miss. town stunned by slaying
of mayoral candidate
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf,
the no-nonsense Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed
Stormin Norman, will be buried at the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point.
A memorial service for Schwarzkopf will be held at the academys
chapel today afternoon and his remains will be buried afterward at the
cemetery on the grounds of the storied military institution.
He was 78 when he died in Tampa on Dec. 27 of complications
from pneumonia.
Schwarzkopf graduated from West Point in 1956 and later
served two tours in Vietnam, first as an adviser to South Vietnamese
paratroops and later as a battalion commander in the U.S. Armys
Americal Division. While many disillusioned career officers left
the military after the war, Schwarzkopf stayed to helped usher in
institutional reforms. He was named commander in chief of U.S.
Central Command at Tampas MacDill Air Force Base in 1988.
The generals Stormin Norman nickname became popular
in the lead-up to Operation Desert Storm, the six-week aerial cam-
paign that climaxed with a massive ground offensive Feb. 24-28,
1991. Iraqis were routed from Kuwait in 100 hours before U.S.
officials called a halt.
Schwarzkopf will be buried near his father, Col. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, the founder and commander of the New Jersey State
Police. The academy cemetery also holds the remains of such nota-
ble military figures as Gen. William Westmoreland, Lt. Col. George
Custer and 1st Lt. Laura Walker, who became the first female
graduate killed in action when she died in 2005 in Afghanistan.
By RAF CASERT
JOHANNESBURG His hands are tied to the rear of a police
van while his body lay behind it, on the ground. The van speeds
off, dragging the slender man along the pavement as a crowd of
onlookers shouts in dismay and at least one videotapes the scene.
He is later found dead in a police cell.
Its a gut-wrenching video, made all the more disturbing by the
fact that the men who carried out the abuse were uniformed South
African police officers and the van was a marked police vehicle.
The Daily Sun, a South African newspaper, posted video the foot-
age today and it was quickly picked up by other South African news
outlets and carried on the Internet. It sparked immediate outrage.
Some of those in the crowd who watched the scene unfold in
a township east of Johannesburg shouted at the police and warned
that it was being videotaped. The police did not seem at all con-
cerned as they tied Mido Macia, a 27-year-old taxi driver from
neighboring Mozambique, to the back of a police vehicle, his hands
behind his head, his buttocks on the ground. At least three police-
men participated in the incident. Macia was found dead in a police
cell late Tuesday in the Daveyton township east of Johannesburg.
The graphic footage renewed concerns about brutality, corrup-
tion and other misconduct by a national police force whose reputa-
tion has suffered in recent years amid reports that many officers lack
training. Some have been charged with committing the crimes they
are supposed to prevent, including rape and murder.
BY HOLBROOK MOHR
JACKSON, Miss. Whatever his prospects for winning the
coming mayoral election in his hometown of Clarksdale, Miss.,
Marco McMillian was considered by many to be a man on the
rise. So word spread fast when his SUV was involved in a wreck
this week, and he was nowhere to be found.
The discovery of the openly gay candidates body near
a Mississippi River levee Wednesday stunned residents of
Clarksdale, a Blues mecca in the flatlands of the Mississippi Delta.
Authorities were investigating McMillians death as a homi-
cide, and said a person of interest was in custody, but released
few other details.
Why would somebody want to do something like that to
somebody of that caliber? He was a highly respected person in
town, Thomas said.
The 34-year-old Democrat wasnt running what many would
consider a typical campaign for political office in Mississippi,
which is known for its conservative politics.
Campaign spokesman Jarod Keith said McMillians campaign
was noteworthy because he may have been the first openly gay
man to be a viable candidate for public office in the state.
McMillian, who was black, had also forged ties while serving
for four years as international executive director of the historically
black Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Photos on McMillians web-
site and Facebook page show him with a younger Barack Obama,
former President Bill Clinton and with U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a
Georgia Democrat.
Smart watches gain interest and popularity
BY MARTHA MENDOZA
PALO ALTO, Calif.
On a sunny day at a picnic
table in Silicon Valley, Eric
Migicovsky glanced down
at his wristwatch. He wasnt
checking the time, he was
checking his email. Glancing
up, he grinned. The message
was from yet another jour-
nalist. In this corner of a
world obsessed with the lat-
est tech gadget, Migicovsky
is this weeks hotshot as his
start-up company rolls out its
new, high-tech Pebble smart
watches. The $150, postage
stamp-sized computer on a
band is tethered wirelessly
to a wearers Android or
iPhone.
With hands truly free,
wearers can also read texts,
see who is calling them, scan
Twitter or Facebook feeds
and yes, check the time,
while digging in their garden,
barbequing a steak or as
he was doing when he con-
ceived of the idea riding
a bike when his phone began
to ring.
And thats just the first
version. Apps are being
developed that could eventu-
ally bring everything from
Angry Birds to eBay bid-
ding onto our wrists. I like
it when Im running, says
Migicovsky, I like it on the
subway, on an airplane, any-
time I want to see whats on
my phone without pulling it
out of my pocket.
Pebble, which began ship-
ping in January, is not the
first to make a play for the
watch market, which dwin-
dled when consumers added
smartphones to their purses
and pockets. But this little
firm of 11 is the most popu-
lar in the smart watch sec-
tor today, bubbling up amid
rampant rumors that Apple
has its own iWatch in the
works. Apple spokeswoman
Natalie Harrison declined to
comment, but it wasnt the
first time shed been asked.
Apple has several patents for
high-tech watches.
Tim Bajarin, a Creative
Strategies analyst whos fol-
lowed Apple for more than
three decades, said hes been
waiting for an iWatch ever
since the company intro-
duced a tiny Nano in 2010
and consumers began strap-
ping them to their wrists.
I do believe that Apple
could potentially disrupt the
watch market if they took
their innovative design and
tied it to their smartphones
and ecosystems, he said.
We have no knowledge that
they are doing this, but the
area is ripe for innovation.
Meanwhile, Bajarin has
one of the first 6,000 Pebbles
shipped out so far, and he
was gushing over it. I love
it, he said. I have four or
five people who message me
consistently, mostly my wife.
In the past, I was always
being forced to look at the
face of my smartphone to see
who it was, now I just glance
at my wrist.
The next step? He wants
a Dick Tracy watch that he
could verbally order around,
instead of pushing buttons.
Even without Apple, Pebble
already faces serious compe-
tition with a handful of other
smart watches.
The Cookoo, selling for
$130, has a battery that lasts
a year, compared to Pebbles
once-a-week charge. The
Sony SmartWatch, at $129.98,
has a touchscreen, Motorolas
$149 MOTOACTV includes
a heart rate monitor and
MetaWatchs $299 STRATA
has a more feminine design.
These newly emerging
devices are innovative not
only for what they do, but
also for how they were fund-
ed. Last April, after failing to
convince venture capitalists
to fund Pebble, Migicovsky
pitched it on Kickstarter, a
website where any Internet
user can support a project.
He asked for $100,000. He
got $10.3 million before cap-
ping his request. Supporters
who spent $115 were prom-
ised a watch, which means
Pebble has already sold about
85,000 watches. Cookoo
and STRATA also turned to
Kickstarter for start-up fund-
ing.
As trend wanes, Vegas
casinos fold on poker rooms
BY HANNAH DREIER
LAS VEGAS The Tropicana hoped to step back into the
big leagues when it opened its poker room in the heart of the Las
Vegas Strip, touting it as the coolest in town.
But that same morning, federal agents shut down the three
biggest online poker sites on the Internet. Last September, less
than a year and a half later, the iconic casino quietly swapped out
its green felt tables for slot machines. Its a story thats become
increasingly common as the crackdown on Internet gambling
weakens pokers appeal, and the casinos that once competed to
lure fans of Texas Hold Em abandon the waning game in favor
of more lucrative alternatives.
Poker has never been a big moneymaker like slot machines or
roulette. But when the games popularity soared during the 2000s,
casinos were willing to forgo the extra dollars to get players inside
their buildings.
Now the calculus is shifting. In Sin City, epicenter of the poker
craze, at least eight rooms have folded in the past two years. The
trend is also playing out in Mississippi riverboats, Indian casinos
and gambling halls near big cities from California to Florida.
Pokers proponents insist the game remains as popular as ever,
and some larger casinos say their rooms are bustling. In a statement
this month announcing the World Series of Poker lineup, executive
director Ty Stewart said the summer bonanza in Las Vegas would be
an affirmation about the strength and global appeal of the game.

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