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OPINION

Readers speak their minds about

local topics on the Opinion page.
Turn to pages A7-8 to read letters
to the editor, thumbs up/down,
and columns from our staff.

delphos Jefferson 82 @ Vanlue 41

St. Henry 69 @ Spencerville 44
Ottoville 78 @ Cory Rawson 59
Waynesfield-Goshen 49 @ Parkway 64

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Promoting living Rural by Choice

By ed GeBert
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT For years, rural
areas have battled what has been
called brain drain, the moving of
some of the best and brightest from
rural areas to the big city. A new program is pushing the idea of settling
down in this area. The first session
of Rural by Choice met Friday morning at Lincolnview. The meeting
matched middle school students with
local business owners and residents
with middle school students, many
of whom hadnt given much thought

to where they would raise their kids.

This is just to start them thinking about it, said Van Wert County
Economic Development Director
Sarah Smith. I didnt have any problem finding volunteers to come share
with them. There were a lot of people
who really care about this area and
wanted to talk with the kids.
The Rural by Choice program
had its start with the money awarded
the schools and entities that earned
the Straight A Grant earlier this
year. Smith indicated they will visit
schools throughout the county and
the area and talk to students from
junior high school through high

school.
I wasnt sure what kind of answers wed get when we asked
them about living in the country,
Smith admitted. There were a few
who think of living here as boring,
but some of our speakers who have
lived in big cities talked about the
additional opportunities living here,
especially with the smaller schools.
Were just planting some seeds.
Another speaker talked about
having a network of people developed to welcome other businesses
and workers to town, like the Welcome Wagon, Smith added.

A panel of locals take questions during a discussion about

the benefits of living in this area. From the left: Seth Baker,
Sarah Wells, Ty Coil, and Craig King were part of the panel who
spoke to Lincolnview eighth graders Friday in the first session
of the new program, Rural by Choice. The program is designed
to plant the idea of living and working in Van Wert County after
ruraL By cHOIce/A14 receiving an education. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)

Runsers
resignation
as attorney
accepted

Farm Credit
opens newlybuilt office
By NaNcy SPeNcer
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.
com
DELPHOS Farm
Credit
Mid-America
opened its new office in
Delphos on Friday with a
chamber ribbon-cutting and
open house.
Delphos Mayor Michael
Gallmeier
congratulated
the agricultural lender.
Farm
Credit
MidAmerica started in Delphos in 1999 with four team
members and had $80 million in loans, he began.
Now, because of their
continued growth, they are
moving into this beautiful new building with nine
team members and $180
million in loans. I am glad
they have chosen to grow in
Delphos and I congratulate
them on their success and
wish them the best in the
future.
The new office, located
at 1625 E. Fifth St., is 5,100
square feet and includes 16
desk spaces.
Farm Credit Regional
Vice President Carl Hess
also spoke.
The completion of this
building furthers our dedication and hard work for
our customers, Hess said.
We couldnt be happier
with our new office and are
excited to continue to serve
the area from Delphos.
Farm Credit Mid-America is an agricultural lending cooperative owned and
controlled by its customers. It is one of the largest associations within the
Farm Credit System. With
more than 1,100 employees, Farm Credit serves
nearly 100,000 customers
throughout Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Since all customers are
members, they have a voice
in how the organization is
run. Customers help shape
who they are, define the
course moving forward and
decide who will be on theirBoard of Directors to guide
them there.
FarM credIt/A14

By ed GeBert
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com

very, very powerful.

The program, Rachels Challenge,
was brought to the Van Wert area
through the work of Allen and Blackmore with financial backing from Eaton Corporation.
Eaton Corporation is the main
sponsor for this, Allen revealed.
They donated $17,000 for this program. Van Wert County Foundation
gave $1,000, and Van Wert Hospital
donated $1,000.
The two applied for a grant from
Eaton, figuring they would request
$17,000 but that they realistically stood
a chance at receiving around $10,000.

VAN WERT Long-time

Van Wert attorney C. Allen
Runser has resigned as an attorney and counselor at law,
according to the Clerks Office of the Supreme Court of
Ohio. Runser found himself
under investigation for alleged misconduct in a case
filed in September by Disciplinary Counsel in the Board
of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline for the
Ohio Supreme Court. Specific
charges against Runser include failure to hold property
of clients separate from the
lawyers own property, not
complying with reasonable
requests for information from
the client, not promptly delivering funds to a client or third
party, not holding property of
clients separate from the lawyers own property, engaging
in conduct involving, fraud,
deceit, or misrepresentation,
and not acting with reasonable
diligence and promptness in
representing a client.
Runser has been practicing law since being admitted
to the bar in 1967. That same
year he established a practice.
Runsers resignation was accepted by the court on Nov. 6,
2014. The court ordered a few
other filings to be completed
as well as barring Runser
from the practice of law.
Runsers resignation had
been expected.
Specifically, there are three
counts in the Supreme Court
complaint. The first deals with
the guardianship of Jeanne
Koch between 2005-2011.
During this time Runser is accused of not filing proper and
timely guardians reports or
an inventory of Kochs assets
as required. The case outlines
several past due notices sent to
Runser from Van Wert County
Probate Court, plus one notice
of a final account which was
to be filed within 30 days of
the termination of the guardianship. Koch died June 13,
2011. That account was filed
on Sept, 7, 2012.

racHeLS cHaLLeNGe/A14

ruNSer/A14

Jefferson Middle School eighth-graders Avery Godwin, left, and Hailey Brenneman fight back the
tears as they hear of how kind Rachel Joy Scott was to everyone she met and how her life was cut
short on April 20, 1999, when she and 11 other students and a teacher were killed in the Columbine
High School shootings. Students attended an assembly called Rachels Challenge Friday and were
asked to be kind to others and start a chain reaction of kindness. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)

Columbine victim inspires local students

By ed GeBert
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT The students filed
into the commons area as normal.
There was the typical talking and
laughing. Shortly after presenter Keyona Williams began, the mood began to
change. Whispering stopped. The fidgeting did too as the students at Vantage
Career Center met Rachel Joy Scott.
They didnt meet Rachel personally, but these students as well as students from Lincolnview, Van Wert,
Crestview, Wayne Trace, and Delphos
Jefferson learned about her through a
program inspired by a special teenager
who was killed in 1999.

Rachels Challenge is about Rachel

Scott who was the first one killed at the
Columbine High School school shooting. Through her diaries, drawings,
and everything, remarked Keith Allen, D.A.R.E. officer for the Van Wert
County Sheriffs Office.
Her whole outlook in life was to
do acts of kindness, start a chain reaction of kindness instead of talking bad
about people or telling people to stop
doing things, added Van Wert Police
Department D.A.R.E. Officer Greg
Blackmore added. Her idea was to
do acts of kindness, and do everything
that way, and thats what were seeing
already just through this. We started
this on Monday, and were already seeing this start in through the schools. Its

Kiwanis Hometown Christmas in Delphos

Downtown Delphos streets were
all aglow with the sights and
sounds of the holiday season
during the Second Annual
Kiwanis Hometown Christmas
Friday evening. The steady
sprinkle of rain did not dampen
the spirits of children, moms,
dads, and grandparents as they
waited for Santa to arrive. From
left, Lillian Baughn, Macy Poling,
Elyse North, Gwen Teman, Grace
Moenter, and Amity Parent stop
in at Schrader Realty to compose
colorful
letters
to
Santa
complete with colorful stickers
during the festivities Friday
night. (DHI Media/Stephanie
Groves)

Index
Classifieds......... 12-13
Comics.&.Puzzles...11
Local/State............3-4

Obituaries..................2
Opinion.................. 7-8
History.......................6

Bulletin Board

he pancake and
sausage
breakfast Relay for Life
Kickoff will be held at the
Jr. Fair Building at the Van
Wert County Fairgrounds on
Saturday, December 6 from
9-11 a.m. Crafts will be for
sale at the event. Santa will
be on hand for pictures. Admission is $7 for adults and
$5 for children.

Sports.................. 9-10
Todays.World............5
Weather.....................2.

Vol. 145, No. 124

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world, but no one
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Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014

OBITUARIES

Patricia Pat Ann Fetzer

Janet Marie
(Graham)
Allemeier

Paul E. Woods
EDGERTON, Ind. Paul
E. Woods, 79, of Edgerton,
died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.
He was born in Monroeville, Indiana, on Dec. 7,
1934, a son of the late Dorothy Grace (Lyons) and Daniel
Henry Woods.
In 1956, he married Esther
Prischey who died in 1979. In
1980, Paul married Gwendolyn Richey, who survives.
Other survivors include:
Children Deb (Charlie) Segrest of Vandalia, Illinois, Dawn (Kevin) Logan of
Woodburn, Ann (John) Shellenbarger of Payne, Sandy
(Jerry) Smith, Gary (Connie)
and Richard (Tonya) Kreisch-

er, all of Convoy

Siblings Marilyn (Joe)
Lawlor of Rudyard, Michigan,
Richard (Rita) of Huntington
Beach, California, and Glen
of Fort Wayne
Pauls brother, Lloyd, preceded him in death.
His funeral service at
Dooley Funeral Home,
Payne, Ohio, is set for 11
a.m. on Tuesday, with viewing one hour prior. Burial
will be in Lehman Cemetery.
Viewing is also Monday,
from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Condolences and fond
memories may be shared at
www.dooleyf unera l home.
com.

Linda Bailey
DELPHOS, Ohio Linda Bailey, 63, of Delphos, passed
away on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at St. Ritas Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending at Harter and Schier Funeral
Home in Delphos.

Betty Tiernan
DELPHOS, Ohio Betty Tiernan, 95, of Delphos, passed
away on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at St. Ritas Medical Center
at 7:20 p.m.
Arrangements are pending at Harter and Schier Funeral
Home.

VISITATION & SERVICES

Lois Butcher

Thursday, from 9-9:30 am.

Patricia Fetzer

Mass of Christian Burial

will begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at St. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church.
Visitation will be from 2-8
p.m. on Monday at Strayer Funeral Home, 1840 E. Fifth St.,
Delphos, where a parish wake
service will be held at 2 p.m.

Service is 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at St. John

Lutheran Church, 729 West
Washington, with calling one
hour prior. Calling also at
D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140
Lake Ave on Sunday, Dec. 7,
2014, from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be
held on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014,
at 10 a.m. at the Chiles-Laman
Funeral and Cremation Services, Eastside Chapel. Visitation will be held on Monday
from 4-8 p.m. at the Eastside
Chapel.

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

mostly cloudy
chance of rain
in the morning
winds 5 to 20
mph
High: 40
Low: 25

mostly sunny
turning partly
cloudy in the
evening
winds 5 to 15
High: 38
Low: 29

mostly cloudy
chance of rain,
chance of snow
showers late

Aug. 3, 1940 - Dec. 5, 2014

April 5, 1943 - Nov. 26, 2014

Janet Marie (Graham) Allemeier, born on April 5, 1943,
passed away in her daughters
home on Nov. 26, 2014, after battling cancer for over 20
years.
Janet was born in Lima,
Ohio, and attended Jefferson
High School in Delphos, Ohio. Janet Marie Allemeier
After graduation, Janet became
a licensed beautician and headed west to Bothell, WA, with her
husband, Bill Allemeier, where Janet lived for the remainder
of her life. She owned and operated the Update Hair Salon in
downtown Bothell for 30 years but eventually needed to retire
and sell due to health issues.
Janet is survived by her son, Greg Allemeier; her daughter,
Sabrina Allemeier; five grandchildren: Jeffrey Karalus, Brian
Karalus, Michael Karalus, Danny Karalus and Lindsey Allemeier; great-granddaughter Nicole Karalus, and her sister, Judy
Myers of Middle Point, Ohio.
She is preceded in death by her father, Roger Graham;
mother, Helen Marie (Morris) Graham; brother, Edward Graham, and son, Jeff Allemeier, who passed away in 1999.
Janets optimism and love of life was inspiring. The glass
was always half-full for Janet, no matter what obstacles life
dealt her. The positive attitude continued even through her final
weeks of life. She enjoyed the simplest things and appreciated
the smallest of gestures. She opened up her home and heart to
everyone and was a loving grandma to many. She will be remembered for her laughter, warmth and zest for life.
Special thanks to the Evergreen Hospice Team: Billie Brandon, RN; Rachel Turc, CNA; Melanie Stewart, Mary Madison,
Brynne Kelly and Lisa Brems. Their compassion helped us
make it through this very difficult journey.
The funeral ceremony was held on the lawn at Floral Hills
Cemetery (outdoors) on Friday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. - 409 Filbert
Rd., Lynnwood, WA 98036. There was a celebration-of-life
gathering at Greg and Lisa Allemeiers house following the
ceremony at 2108 140th Pl. S.E. Mill Creek, WA, 98012.

Dec. 7, 1934 - Dec. 4, 2014

LOCAL WEATHER

Marie Honigford

Robert Lammers

Mass of Christian Burial will

be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, Ottoville.

Barbara Nomina

Funeral mass will be at

11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Our
Maria Garcia
Lady of the Lake Catholic
Mass of Christian Burial Church in Monticello, where a
will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, rosary will be held at 10 a.m.
Dec. 6, 2014, at St. Mary of followed by a visitation from
the Assumption Church.
10:30 a.m. until the time of
the mass.
Walter Heitkamp
Funeral mass will be held
Paul Woods
at Divine Mercy Catholic
His funeral service at
Church, Payne, at 10 a.m. on Dooley Funeral Home, Payne,
Thursday. Viewing is Wednes- Ohio, is set for 11 a.m. on
day, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., with Tuesday, with viewing one
the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m. hour prior. Viewing is also
at Dooley Funeral Home, Monday, from 2-4 and 6-8
Payne, where viewing is also, p.m. at the funeral home.

LIMA, Ohio Patricia

Pat Ann Fetzer, 74, passed
away Dec. 5, 2014, at 1:17 p.m.
at her residence surrounded by
her family.
Patricia was born Aug.
3, 1940, in Delphos, Ohio,
to Frederick and Rosabelle
(Clinger) Kiggins who preceded her in death. On Nov.
23, 1967, she married Larry
Fetzer who survives in Lima.
Pat had attended the Delphos Jefferson High School.
After high school she worked
at Schiffs Shoe Store in Delphos and Lima. She then took
a position at the Metropolitan
Bank as a teller and worked
there for 28 years, retiring in
2006 for Chase Bank.
Pat was a member of Forest Park United Methodist
Church. She and a group of
close friends had their own
book club. She had been an
avid bowler for many years
and was also a big Ohio State
fan. Above all else she was
a devoted wife, mother and
grandmother and loved spending time with her grandchildren who loved her dearly.
Pat is survived by a son,
Scott A (Chris) Fetzer of
Lima; daughters, Kelli S.
(Christopher) Art of Russia,
Ohio, Amy L. (Donnie) Chiles of Lima; a sister, Joyce Kiggins of Delphos, Ohio; eight
grandchildren; Denny (Linda), Cory (Jeni), Mindy, Andrew, Rebecca, Peter, Bryce,
Carly; one great-grandson,
Bradley, and a sister-in-law,
Delphia Kiggins.
She was preceded in death
by an infant son, Frederick,

High: 43
Low: 32

POLICE REPORTS

Patricia Pat Ann Fetzer

and three brothers; Dennis
Fred Kiggins, Raymond
(Charlotte) Kiggins and David
(Delphia) Kiggins.
Funeral services will
be held on Tuesday, Dec.
9, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the
Chiles-Laman Funeral and
Cremation Services, Eastside Chapel. Visitation will
be held on Monday from 4-8
p.m. at the Eastside Chapel.
Officiating the services will
be the Rev. Mary Wood.
Burial will be in Walnut
Grove Cemetery following
the service.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to the Forest
Park UMC Family Life Center or the Child Development
Center at Lima Memorial
Health System.
Condolences may be expressed at chiles-lamanfh.
com.

Walter Heitkamp
Nov. 15, 1937 - Dec. 2, 2014
PAYNE, Ohio Walter Heitkamp, 77, of Mesa, Arizona,
formerly of Payne, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, in Phoenix.
He was born in Fort Recovery, on Nov. 15, 1937, a son of the
late Veronica (Dues) and William Heitkamp.
On June 22, 1957, he married Virginia Barth.
Survivors include:
Wife Virginia of Mesa
Children Kim (Mark) Goodspeed of New Haven, Indiana, Ruth (Steve) Woods of Monroeville, Indiana, and David
(Sonya) of Mesa
Funeral mass will be held at Divine Mercy Catholic
Church, Payne, at 10 a.m. on Thursday. Burial will be in
St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery.
Viewing is Wednesday, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m. at Dooley Funeral Home, Payne,
where viewing is also Thursday, from 9-9:30 am.
Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.
dooleyfuneralhome.com.

Van Wert County Sheriff

10-29 1:28 p.m.
A Van Wert woman in the 1000 block of Park Street reported her cat missing.
11-26 3:46 p.m.
A Van Wert man reported being knocked off his bicycle by
a dog in the 400 block of North Race Street. The dog warden
caught the dog prior to the report by the man after receiving a
call about the incident from another person.
11-26 3:47 p.m.
Charles Myers, 34, of Celina, was arrested for failure to
comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
11-28 10:24 a.m.
A Convoy woman reported a possible scam.
11-28 12:25 p.m.
A Palmyra, Michigan, woman called in reference to a domestic violence incident that occurred in the 16600 block of
Piqua Road, Willshire. No charges were filed.
11-29 10:25 a.m.
A Venedocia male juvenile was arrested for domestic violence.
11-30 12:52 a.m.
Sunday Duncan, 43, of Convoy, was charged with driving
while under the influence.
11-30 10:38 a.m.
Deputies responded to a dispute at Club 11 on South Adams
Street, Middle Point.
11-30 11 a.m.
A Convoy woman reported unruly juvenile offenses in the
100 block of Sponseller Street.
11-30 1:28 a.m.
A Scott woman reported a domestic incident that occurred
in the 1000 block of Drury Street, Scott. No charges were filed.
12-1 12:27 a.m.
A Scott man in the 1400 block of John Brown Road reported
a burglary at his residence.
12-1 11:48 a.m.
A Convoy man reported possible cruelty to animals in the
3300 block of Werner Road. The dog warden investigated and
found no signs of cruelty.
12-1 1:50 p.m.
A Morenci, Michigan, woman reported an incident of being
threatened in the 16600 block of Piqua Road, Willshire.
12-1 3:42 p.m.
A Van Wert man in the 8900 block of Liberty Union Road
reported safecracking and theft without consent.
12-1 4:04 p.m.
A Convoy man in the 100 block of Sesame Street, Convoy,
reported an incident of harassment.
12-1 5:24 p.m.
A Van Wert woman in the 12400 block of Greenville Road
reported a criminal trespass incident.
12-1 8:35 p.m.
A Scott woman in the 400 block of South Sherman Street
reported an incident of harassment.

Barbara Ann Nomina

April 2, 1938 - Dec. 1, 2014
MONTICELLO, Ind.
Barbara Ann Barb Nomina,
76, of Monticello, Indiana,
and formerly of Delphos, died
Monday.
She was born on April 2,
1938, to Russell and Amelia
(Pinkos) Sickels, who preceded him in death.
On Nov. 24, 1956, in Delphos, she married Francis J.
Frank Nomina, who survives.
Other survivors include
daughters, Cindy (Dan) Marrow of Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, and Michelle (Joe) Keller
of Sullivan, Illinois; son, Kev-

in (Sally) Nomina of Monticello; six grandchildren; and

two great-grandchildren; sisters, Sue (Ron) Weiss of Lima
and Marian Sickels-Lewis of
Hillard; and brother, Robert
(Marilyn) Sickels.
Funeral mass will be at
11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Monticello,
where a rosary will be held
at 10 a.m. followed by a visitation from 10:30 a.m. until
the time of the mass.
MillerRoscka Funeral of
Monticello is honored to be
assisting the family with arrangements.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community calendar items include the name of the event or
group and date, time and place of the event. Please include a
daytime phone number when submitting calendar items.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
9-11 a.m. Relay For Life pancake and sausage breakfast
will be held at the Junior Fair Building. Santa will be there
for photos. Crafts will be available for sale. The cost is $7 for
adults and $5 for children.
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.
9 a.m. St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east
edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire
and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
1 p.m. Sugar Ridge Rainbow Family will hold a pot luck
luncheon, that is open to the public, at Heistands Woods. All
who attend are asked to please bring a dish.
7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.
8 p.m. Van Wert Amateur Radio Club will meet at the
Emergency Management Agency Complex, 1220 E. Lincoln
Highway.
8 p.m. AA open discussion at First Presbyterian Church.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
1 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803 has its monthly meetings at the VFW post home, located at 111 N. Shannon St., across from the YMCA, on the corner of Jackson and
Shannon streets. For more information check out their website:
vfwpost5803.webs.com or contact them at email: vanwertvfw5803@gmail.com.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241
N. Main St., is open.
2 p.m. AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr.
4 p.m. Convoy Fire & EMS meets the first Sunday at the
fire station.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
8 a.m. Aeroquip Mens Retirees will meet.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center,
301 Suthoff St.
Noon Twig II meets in Van Wert Hospital Conference
Room A.
5 p.m. The Van Wert County Board of DD will meet at
the Thomas Edison Adult Center, 525 Augustine Drive, Van
Wert.
5 p.m. Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting
will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship Hall
on the second floor at Trinity United Methodist Church, South
Walnut St., Van Wert.
5:15 p.m. Habitat for Humanity will meet in its headquarters located at 302 Bonnewitz Ave., Van Wert.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from the Storm support group meets in
the Delphos Public Library basement.
6:30 p.m. American Businesswomens Association meets
at Lock Sixteen.
6:30 p.m. Convoy Lions Club will meet at Convoy United Methodist Church.
7 p.m. Haviland Village Council will meet at the Haviland Village Hall.
7 p.m. Voiture 154 40 ET 8 will have a meeting.
7 p.m. Marion Township trustees at township house.
7:30 p.m. Van Wert City Council will meet.
7:30 p.m. Navy Club USA, Ship 726 Auxiliary, will meet
in VFW Hall.
7:30 p.m. Van Wert Chapter 48, Order of the Eastern Star
will meet at Masonic Temple in Van Wert.
7:30 p.m. Delphos City Schools Board of Education
meets at the administration office.
7:30 p.m. Delphos Knights of Columbus meet at the K
of C hall.
7:30 p.m. Delphos Eagles Aerie 471 meets at the Eagles
Lodge.
7:30 p.m. American Legion Post 268 Auxiliary meets at
the post.
8 p.m. AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian
Church.

Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014

Deadline approaching for Iraq

vets to apply for Veterans Bonus
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
COLUMBUS Ohio veterans who
served in Iraq now have less than a month
to meet the Dec. 31 deadline to apply for
the Ohio Veterans Bonus.
The deadline applies to Ohio-resident
veterans and Ohio residents currently in
the active duty military who served in
the country of Iraq from March 19, 2003,
through Dec. 31, 2011.
The Ohio Veterans Bonus will continue to be awarded to Ohio-resident veterans and active duty service members
from Ohio who served in Afghanistan, or
anywhere else in the world, since Oct. 7,

2001. Eligibility for the Bonus will end

when the President declares an end to the
war in Afghanistan.
Through Nov. 30, the Ohio Veterans
Bonus program has approved 85,000 applications that in total made more than
$68.8 million in direct payments to eligible Ohioans. Service in Iraq accounts
for 24,249 of the applications paid to
date. While some of these applications
represent multiple periods of eligibility,
payment to Iraq veterans represent the
largest of any period of eligible service.
The Ohio Department of Veterans
Services, the Ohio County Veterans Service Offices, and veterans service organi-

zations ask all eligible veterans to apply

immediately, and for veterans of all eras,
family members and friends to ask any
veteran they know who may be eligible
to take the time and apply.
The Ohio Veterans Bonus is awarded
to veterans and active service members
who were residents of Ohio at their time
of entry into the military, and are Ohio
residents at the time they apply. Eligible
veterans must have served more than 90
days active duty, not for training, during
the specified periods of the conflicts in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Drake honored for 30

years on CHP Board
Connie Drake of Van Wert received a plaque
in recognition of 30 years of service to the
Community Health Professionals Board of
Trustees. Brent Tow, CHP president/CEO,
presented her the plaque at the nonprofit
organizations November board meeting. (Photo
submitted)

Pictured from the left are Becky Schaadt, Jane

Cozad - Rockford Chamber president, Rozann
Maurer, and Bob Maurer. (Photo submitted)

Rockford Chamber announces

December Business of Month
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
ROCKFORD The
Rockford Carnegie Library
was selected as the December
- Rockford Chamber Business
of the Month.
A library association was
formed in 1902 in Rockford.
The library didnt have a permanent home though during
those early years. In 1910,
correspondence was started
with Andrew Carnegie to get
money for a building. The
new building was dedicated in

May of 1913.
The library has changed
drastically in the past few years
because of technology. The
card catalog became an online
catalog, e-books were added
to the collection and computers have become essential for
research. The library is funded
primarily with money from the
state and a local levy.
The Rockford Carnegie library is located at 162 S. Main
St. The hours are 10 a.m.-8
p.m. Monday - Thursday, until
5:30 p.m. Fridays, and until 2
p.m. Saturdays.

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Community Leaders Welcome.

We are in the early stages of pulling together

Community and Business Development.

Topics:

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Looking for volunteers
Group Leadership
Status of Funding Structure

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InFOrMatIOn sUBMItteD
LIMA West Central and Northwest
Ohio will receive a welcome gift of food
this holiday season from Chief Supermarkets. Families needing assistance to
keep nutritious food on the table is on the
rise, and in response to this critical need,
Chief Supermarket has partnered with
Miller Amish Country Poultry to make
a generous donation to the communities
that have supported them all year long.
On Thursday, Chief Supermarkets
donated 8,200 pounds of Miller Amish
Chicken to the West Ohio Food Bank in
Lima.
This donation, combined with another
donation from Chiefs new parent company, Fresh Encounter, Inc., will produce
enough food for 49,200 meals for local
families. Chief stores serve Lima, Celina, Coldwater, Delphos, and Paulding
and their donation will directly benefit
those communities. Miller Amish Country Poultry supplies Chief Supermarkets
with fresh chicken that is locally hatched,
grown and processed in Northern Indiana with no hormones, no antibiotics and
no artificial ingredients or coloring.
I am excited to be able to make this
donation on behalf of all of our stores to
the West Ohio Food Bank, said Mike
Needler, Jr., CEO of Fresh Encounter.

Store Merchandiser Chuck Sanchez at the Chief Supermarket in Lima

loads a truck with the donated product to be delivered to West Ohio
Food Bank. (Photo submitted)
Chief has maintained a long-standing
tradition of making this poultry donation
to the West Ohio Food Bank.
About Chief Supermarkets
Chief Super Market, Inc., is a part of the

family-owned Fresh Encounter, Inc., chain

of supermarkets. Fresh Encounter operates
36 stores throughout Ohio and Indiana.
The organization currently employs over
2,000 full and part time employees.

Students complete
service projects
InFOrMatIOn
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VAN WERT The middle
school students at LifeLinks
Community School tackled a
couple of service projects for
the Van Wert community.
They first traveled to
Heistand Woods to winterize
the park for the season. Teamwork was needed to handle all
the heavy picnic tables to get
them to storage in the shelter
house. Students also raked
along the hiking trails and
gathered up large limbs and
branches.
After having some fun rolling down the reservoir hills,
the group was off to Camp
Clay to perform the same
types of clean ups around the
pond and the nature trails.
The hungry students not only
enjoyed their regular school
lunches, picnic style, but were
also rewarded for all their
hard work with pizza.
This is the first of many
service projects the LifeLinks
middle schoolers will perform
this year. Next month they will
help out at the Salvation Army
during the holiday season.
The group was supervised
by John Basinger, Frankie
Bowen, Glenn Hicks and
Adam Tussing.

Middle school students of LifeLinks Community School put together care

packages to be sent to the US troops in Africa. One box will be shipped to
PFC Austin Clay and the other to SPC Joan Nunez. Personal hygiene items
along with playing cards and non-perishable food items were boxed and
will be sent in time for Christmas arrival. Pictured are Kaden Ballard and
Zach Minyoung holding up items they will send. (Photo submitted)

VAN WERT There is an

informational meeting for parents/guardians of senior students regarding financial aid.
The Office of Student Services has arranged for Lawrence Matthews, Bluffton
University, to present on the
financial aid process. Matthews will explain the step-bystep procedures in completing
the FAFSA (Free Application
for Federal Student Aid).

Straley gives to Christmas Garden

Straley Realty recently contributed $250 to the Childrens Christmas Garden.
Anne Brecht, Warren Straley and Chet Straley present a check to Sue Heppeard
to help with Christmas Garden program. The Lighting Reveal did take place
the night before Thanksgiving although you can continue to visit the Garden
all through December. Come and enjoy the lights, music and a candy cane or
two! The word is that Santa and even Ol Grinch may be in the Garden on the
weekends, so come see Santa and give him your list if you havent yet. Time is
running out. (Photo submitted)

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One 9-card pack for warm-ups.
One sheet each of two $1,000 specials
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In addition, Seth Baker,

executive secretary of the Van
Wert County Foundation, will
explain the requirements and
application procedures for securing grants.
Please plan to attend this
important meeting to be held
Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the
Niswonger Performing Art
Center-Lecture Hall from
6:30-8:15 p.m. If you are unable to attend, please contact
your high school guidance
counselor for more information.

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The Bonus pays $100 a month to veterans who served in
Iraq or Afghanistan, up to a maximum of $1,000. For veterans who served elsewhere, the payment is $50 a month up to a
$500 maximum. Veterans medically discharged due to injuries
sustained in-country can receive $1,000, plus up to $500 for
months of service elsewhere. The Ohio Veterans Bonus is not
subject to federal or state taxes.
Family members of those killed in action or who died from
disease as a result of their in-country service can receive a bonus of $5,000 plus whatever the service member was eligible
for, up to a total of $6,500.
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CARDS/14

WASHINGTON (AP) A resurgence in U.S. hiring accelerated in November and put 2014 on track to be the healthiest year for job growth since 1999.
The gain of a robust 321,000 jobs the most in nearly
three years put further distance between a strengthening
American economy and struggling nations throughout the
developed world.
The job market still isnt yet fully healthy. But its steady
improvement raises the likelihood that the Federal Reserve
will start raising interest rates from record lows by mid-2015.
The unemployment rate remained at a six-year low of 5.8
percent, the Labor Department said Friday.
These were boom-like numbers, said Mark Zandi, chief
economist at Moodys Analytics. They indicate that the
U.S. economy is on very solid ground.
Fridays report also raised hopes that Americans pay
might finally be starting to increase after barely budging
since the Great Recession began seven years ago. The average hourly wage rose 9 cents to $24.66, the biggest gain in
17 months.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen has cited stagnant wages as a key
reason to keep rates low. Higher wages could lead to higher
prices, and the Fed might feel compelled to raise rates to
limit inflation.
Still, over the past 12 months, hourly pay has risen just
2.1 percent, barely above the 1.7 percent inflation rate. And
economists note that inflation remains below the Feds 2 percent target and will likely stay tame because of lower energy

In this Oct. 22, 2014 photo, job seekers fill out

job applications at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla.
The Labor Department releases employment data
for November on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/
Alan Diaz)
prices. That might give the Fed some leeway to wait.
The Fed has kept its benchmark rate near zero for six
years to encourage borrowing and spending.
Investors welcomed Fridays news: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 58 points to close at 17,958. Earlier in the
day, the Dow came within 9 points of crossing the 18,000
mark for the first time. The yield on the 10-year Treasury
note rose to 2.31 percent, from 2.25 percent, a sign that investors foresee a Fed rate increase relatively soon.

This year holiday shoppers are getting smarter

$tocks of Regional Interest

Name

Change

Dow Jones Industrial Average

+58.69
NASDAQ Composite
+11.32
NYSE COMPOSITE (DJ)
+17.99
S&P 500
+3.45
American Electric Power Co., Inc. -0.68
AT&T, Inc.
+0.03
AutoZone, Inc.
-0.12
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
+0.53
Bunge Limited
+2.10
BP p.l.c.
-0.41
Citigroup Inc.
+0.90
CSX Corp.
+0.41
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
-0.85
CenturyLink, Inc.
-0.37
CVS Health Corporation
+0.86
Dominion Resources, Inc.
-0.59
Deere & Company
+0.16
The Walt Disney Company
+0.53
eBay Inc.
+0.14
Eaton Corporation plc
-0.07
Ford Motor Co.
-0.11
First Defiance Financial Corp.
+1.18
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.
+0.30
First Financial Bancorp.
+0.23
General Dynamics Corporation +0.27
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.
-0.20
General Electric Company
-0.08
Greif, Inc.
+0.38
General Motors Company
+0.84
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. +0.19
Huntington Bancshares Inc.
+0.25
Health Care REIT, Inc.
-1.25
The Home Depot, Inc.
+0.69
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
-0.07
International Business Machines -0.78
Johnson & Johnson
+0.95
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
+1.32
The Kroger Co.
+0.22
Kohls Corp.
+0.25
Lowes Companies Inc.
+0.31
McDonalds Corp.
+0.65
Microsoft Corporation
-0.42
MOTORS LIQUIDATION
0.0000
Navistar International Corp.
-0.31
Nucor Corporation
-0.68
Pepsico, Inc.
+0.01
The Procter & Gamble Company -0.20
Rite Aid Corporation
+0.11
RadioShack Corp.
0.0000
Sprint Corporation
-0.01
Teleflex Incorporated
-0.24
Time Warner Inc.
-0.40
Textron Inc.
-0.15
United Security Bancshares Inc. -0.02
United Parcel Service, Inc.
+0.55
U.S. Bancorp
+0.60
Verizon Communications Inc.
-0.17
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
-0.64
Wells Fargo & Company
+0.53
The Wendys Company
+0.10

Open
17,903.05
4,776.58
10,957.40
2,072.78
57.85
33.88
588.12
50.02
90.13
40.15
55.52
36.70
31.26
40.11
90.00
72.03
89.24
93.68
54.81
69.27
15.90
30.57
15.60
17.74
145.00
3.90
26.14
45.88
33.24
27.23
10.25
74.76
98.77
30.92
163.61
107.53
61.98
60.98
56.87
64.43
95.78
48.93
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37.89
55.02
97.62
90.32
5.63
0.60
4.89
118.69
84.54
42.53
8.61
110.59
44.75
48.68
84.81
54.88
8.66

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4,780.76
10,970.29
2,075.37
57.76
33.94
587.95
50.74
91.88
39.98
56.08
36.95
30.76
39.68
90.70
72.15
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93.76
54.81
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15.70
31.67
15.80
17.96
145.15
3.71
26.01
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33.93
27.54
10.43
73.99
99.64
31.14
163.27
108.51
62.70
60.98
57.06
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96.31
48.42
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54.45
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118.62
84.26
42.32
8.77
110.98
45.13
48.61
84.12
55.03
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wasnt as strong as was expected.

The National Federation still
projects sales will rise 4.1 percent for November and December, which accounts for on average 20 percent of the industrys
total sales. But analysts expect
a retail slugfest over winning
those dollars.
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people are shopping smarter:

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the elements of value, said the
retail trade groups CEO Matt
Shay.
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factor for online shoppers in deciding whether to buy. Ryan Urban, co-founder of Bounce Exchange, a technology company
that works with more than 700
retailers websites, says shoppers are converted to buyers at
a rate 10 to 15 percent lower
on websites that dont offer any
free shipping.

2014

would continue right on through

Christmas.
That may be a self-fulfilling
prophecy. The lukewarm start
to the season means retailers
will watch the next few weeks
closely and could roll out more
promotions than planned, says
Dave Bassuk, managing director and co-head of the retail
practice at AlixPartners.
Retailers greed hurt them,
and the consumer is so much
smarter, he said.
ShopperTrak, a Chicagobased consumer analytics
company that tracks data at
malls and stores but not online
sites, said earlier this week that
sales for the four-day weekend
slipped 2.1 percent to $21.76
billion.
Cyber Monday deals are
also being stretched out into
Cyber Week and even earlier,
crimping sales on the day itself.
Sales rose 8.5 percent that day,
the Monday after Thanksgiving, according to IBM Digital
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2014

NEW YORK (AP) Shoppers are getting smarter.

The start of the holiday
shopping season shows a simple
discount, even a big one, isnt
always enough to lure people
to buy. Shoppers can sniff out
a legitimate deal from a fake
one and are even leaving items
in online shopping carts as reminders to look for a better bargain.
Shoppers with more knowledge and new patience may
have contributed to the lessthan-stellar
turnout
over
Thanksgiving weekend, the
traditional kickoff of holiday
shopping.
Stores heavily discounted
holiday merchandise days and
even weeks before Black Friday. That gave shoppers plenty
of opportunities to avoid the big
lines.
That seemed to backfire
over Thanksgiving weekend.
The endless stream of sales
pitches made many shoppers
confident that heavy discounts

2014

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)

The colorful cards arrive
from all over the globe at a clip
of 1,200 a day each wishing tiny Addie Fausett happy
holidays on what is expected
to be her final Christmas.
Six-year-old Addie has an
undiagnosed illness that has
halted her growth since she
was 3 and is now causing cerebral atrophy. Doctors say she
has less than one year to live.
She hardly talks anymore
and struggles to walk and sleep.
She weighs less than 25 pounds.
And she cant play with other
kids because her illness causes
behavior problems.
As her family coped with
the painful realization that
Addie is dying, her grandmother came up with an idea:
Lets ask people from around
the globe to send her Christmas cards to cheer her up.
Days before the first Facebook
post by grandma Maree Jensen, Addie told her mom she
wanted friends like her two
older sisters and to be able to
laugh and play.
Grandma just wanted to be
able to tell Addie she has a lot of
friends, said Addies mother,
Tami Fausett. My mom wanted Addie to think she was really
loved. It worked.
In the first days, they counted the cards one by one, up to
eight the week before Thanksgiving. Then, a Salt Lake City
TV station ran a story, getting
the campaign wider exposure.
Now, they count them by the
thousands. About 3,000 arrived on Thursday the
same day the family attended
a funeral for Addies father.
Since Monday, more than
1,000 cards have been arriving
daily for Addie, said Barbara
Gordon, postmaster in the tiny
rural town of Fountain Green,
Utah, population 1,000, about
a 1 -hour drive south from Salt
Lake City.

WASHINGTON (AP)
House Republicans are making
a final push this month to give
schools a temporary break from
healthier school meal standards.
The school meal rules,
phased in since 2012 and
championed by first lady Michelle Obama, require more
fruits, vegetables and whole
grains in the lunch line. The
standards also limit sodium,
sugar and fat.
Some school nutrition directors have lobbied for a break,
saying the rules have proven to
be costly and restrictive. House
Republicans have said they are
an overreach, and have pushed
a one-year waiver that would
allow schools to opt out of the
standards if they lost money
on meal programs over a sixmonth period.
The waiver language stalled
this summer after the first lady
lobbied aggressively against it
and the White House issued a
veto threat. The food and farm
spending bill that contained the
provision was pulled from the
House floor, a move House Republicans attributed to scheduling issues.
But the waiver has new life
this month as lawmakers are
expected to pass a catchall
spending bill to keep government programs running.

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP Economics Writer

2014

Dying girl
showered
with cards

Job gains put US

on pace for best
growth since 99

2014

WASHINGTON
(AP)
Congressional hawks are
struggling to build a vetoproof majority for new Iran
sanctions despite wide discontent among lawmakers over
the lack of progress from more
than a year of nuclear talks
with Iran, recently extended
for seven more months.
One week after world powers and Iran failed to meet
their own deadline for a deal,
many in Congress are decrying the stalemate and what
they perceive as widespread
concessions by the United
States and its partners for few
steps by Iran to dismantle its
nuclear program. Rhetoric
aside, however, there has been
no serious push yet in the Senate that would match a package of new sanctions approved
by the House a year and a half
ago. And even though Senate Republicans will be in the
majority next month, there is
no clarity on what is going to
happen.
Thats because President
Barack Obama has threatened
to veto any new sanctions
legislation while American
diplomats push for an accord
that would see Iran accept
stricter limits on its uranium
enrichment activity for a gradual easing of the international
sanctions that have crippled
the Iranian economy. Sanctions proponents thus need 67
votes out of 100 in the Senate, and administration officials have been lobbying furiously to keep them below that
threshold.
Incoming Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
hasnt spoken on the subject
since criticizing his Democratic rival, Sen. Harry Reid
of Nevada, for standing in the
way of sanctions legislation
in early November. That was
before the midterm elections
in which Democrats received
a drubbing. McConnell hasnt
spelled out specific plans for
when he can set the agenda.

GOP makes
final push for
lunch waiver

STORY OF THE DAY

2014

Iran sanctions
supporters seek
veto-proof bloc

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Final domino falls at Pearl Harbor attack

BY KIRK DOUGAL
DHI Media Group Publisher
kdougal@timesbulletin.com
The region was comprised of an
unstable pattern of dominoes, blocks
made of political moves and military
strife. All it would take was one bad
move, one domino to fall, and half of
the world would erupt into the flames
of war.
The movement began with the
belief in the Greater East Asia CoProsperity Sphere. Nationalist forces
within the Japanese government began asserting Japans divine right to
bring Asia under the rule of Emperor Showa. To achieve this goal they
teamed with military leaders who
shared their visions of a wide ranging
Japanese influence.
Americans should have recognized this cause when it first raised
its head. In the United States in the
1830s, Jeffersonian Democrats had
used the term manifest destiny to
describe the right of European Americans to spread westward through the
Louisiana Purchase and on into the
Native American-controlled Great
Plains and Mexican-held Texas and
California territories.
Japans eye toward expansion had
caused skirmishes with its neighbors since the early 1930s. They
had beaten the Russians after their
northern neighbors had moved into
Manchuria and Korea, virtually destroying the Russo navy in the process. Constant border fighting with
China eventually led to their leaving the League of Nations in 1933.
Some Japanese military leaders even
went so far as to fake or misrepresent
battles with the Chinese, committing atrocities like the Incident at the
Marco Polo Bridge.
World leaders kept pressure on the
Japanese government to back down
from their regional aspirations. Multiple military and peace conferences
were called but each time the Japanese leaders left without compromises being reached by either side.

From the
Archives
By
Kirk Dougal

In 1940, Japan invaded French

Indo-China. But now they had a real
problem with the growing hostility
with America. In the time leading
up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the
island nation imported 80% of its oil
from the United States. In every failed
conference, the specter of the U.S.
cutting off those imports was raised
and instead of coercing the Japanese
negotiators back to the table, the
veiled threats only made them more
concerned that their supplies would
be cut off.
In October of 1940, Admiral
Richardson, the commander of the
U.S. Naval Fleet, took one look at
the growing tensions and fired off a
scathing letter to President Roosevelt,
stating the enclosed port at Pearl Harbor was the worst place for his ships
to be sitting. Roosevelt, on the advice
of other military advisers, replied he
believed the fleet in Honolulu would
act as a restraint upon Japanese naval
aggression.
In 1941 Japan moved even farther
into Indo-China and the U.S. responded by placing an embargo on goods
to them, including oil. Now the Japanese leaders turned an eye toward the
French Indies. Their government had
a name for the area which really said
everything someone needed to know
about how they viewed the area The
Southern Resource Area. The grab
for the mineral and oil-rich resource
area was the Japanese equivalent of
securing oil replacements. But they
needed to move fast because official
estimates showed they had only about
two years worth of reserves in Japan.
But Japanese military planners

Roosevelt, Hull Discuss Japs Reply

Nature of Answer Withheld, Believed
To Be Inconclusive
(AP) President Roosevelt
promptly gave his personal attention today to a document presenting Japans reply to his request for
an explanation of Japanese troop
movements into French Indo-China, a crucial factor in current Far
Eastern tension.
Tokyos two envoys required 25
minutes to give Secretary of State
Hull their governments answer and
after their departure it was rushed
immediately to Mr. Roosevelts
task. The president held a luncheon
with Hull for a personal discussion
of the document.
Any public word as to the nature
of the reply was withheld. The state
department referred all inquiries to
the White House. But in diplomatic
quarters there was speculation that
had not been sitting idly by while the
great political machines played out a
game of chess against each other. As
early as July of 1941, the oil situation
was causing some leaders to propose
striking first in a military campaign.
By September, initial drafts of plans
were finished and an Imperial Conference was called to discuss their validity. Oddly, this meeting began only
a few days after the emperor had criticized his commander in China for a
lack of progress and told of advisers
that he did not believe they could ever
beat the Western powers in an all-out
war.
On November 3, a complete attack
plan for Pearl Harbor was presented
to Showa. The emperors brother
warned against the war, however, saying he did not believe they could last
more than two years against America.
Military advisers were still adamant

the Tokyo government had chosen to make a statement of policy

which from the American point of
view could not be considered conclusive or decisive.
Ambassador Kichissaburo Nomura and Kurusu, who delivered
the reply, did not present an accompanying answer to Mr. Hulls note
of November 26 outlining a basic
formula for a settlement of the Far
East crisis.
Tokyo reports had emphasized a
gloomy view of the whole situation.
Earlier, the Melbourne radio
broadcast reported that a break in
relations between the United States
and Japan might come at any moment.
Kurusu told newsmen he believed the reported number of
victory could be achieved if the first
blow fell hard enough. In anticipation
of his agreement, the military began
moving the pieces into place for the
attack.
On December 1, Showa finally
agreed to war against the United
States, England and Holland. He also
agreed to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Intelligence gathering for a strike
at Hawaii had begun in earnest in
early 1940 when Japanese Naval intelligence sent Captain Kanji Ogawa
to the islands. They also took note of
a simulated attack by U.S. Admiral
Harry Yarnell in 1932 when he successfully launched a strike against
Pearl Harbor and then kept his carriers hidden in the ocean to the northwest of the islands for days. Then,
after several more experienced officers had looked at the shallow waters of Pearl and called the torpedo

Do you remember when?

Japanese troops moving into IndoChina had been exaggerated, and

it seemed a fair conjecture that this
was the substance of Japans explanation to Mr. Roosevelt.
Authoritative Washington reports had estimated the number
at 100,000, with thousands more
waiting on transports off the IndoChina coast.
The Melbourne broadcast said
Australias cabinet minister decided to remain in the capital during
the weekend when the government
received messages indicating that a
rupture in Washington-Tokyo negotiations might be imminent.
The broadcast said the cabinet
planned to complete the elaborate
and complicated mechanism which
will be set in motion by the service
chiefs if war should come to the Pacific - including defense against a
possible blockade of Australia.

attack impossible, it was presented

to Commander Minoru Genda. He
studied the objective for a few days
before saying only the plan was difficult, but not impossible. His revised
attack now called for a dawn strike,
bombs as well as torpedoes, and landing marines on the island.
A 14-part message was delivered
to the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C. with the instructions to
deliver them to Secretary of State
Hull by 1 p.m. on December 7, 1941.
Because of decoding issues and typing the message, it was not received
by Hull until after the attack had occurred.
Here now is a reprint of the December 5, 1941, Van Wert TimesBulletin article describing the growing tensions between Japan and the
United States in the days leading up
to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

25, 50, and 75 Years Ago
BY DHI MEDIA STAFF
info@timesbulletin.com

In this 1966
file photo,
volunteers from
the Van Wert
community tally
voter surveys
regarding the
possibility of
a new city
building.
(DHI Media
File Photo)

Hometown Christmas Best time of the Year

I hope everyone had a great
time at Hometown Christmas
last evening. Thanks to the
Kiwanis club and all the businesses and organizations for
making it grand. However,
the festivities are not over.
The Optimist Club is holding
a Breakfast with Santa so put
the newspaper down and go!
The best part for me is coming
tonight. The Museum of Postal History is having Family
Movie Night! At 6:30 this evening, the doors will open to go
upstairs to the event center of
the museum. Admission, popcorn, and bottled water are all
FREE! At 7 p.m. we will be
showing the movie Frozen for
some of the younger members
of the family and after a brief
intermission to allow some
people that may wish to leave
(for some adults it will be past
their bedtime), we will show
the movie Christmas Story.
Bring your pillow or your
blanket and pull up a piece
of floor (chairs are limited).
You can even show up in your

CURATORS
CORNER
By
Gary Levitt

pajamas and enjoy another

wonderful part of Hometown
Christmas. Come early, stay
late, and be sure to fill up on
popcorn because tonight it is
all free!
I will always remember
Christmas time at the post office. For several years, I would
love to work on Christmas Day
because we always had packages to deliver. I would put on
my Santa hat and off I would
go. I do remember a couple of
Christmases when I was stuck
in the snow, but there was always someone who would go
by and pull me out. Did you
know the post office use to
sell Christmas movies along

with a whole host of items

people could give as gifts?
When British author Chris
West was here last month, I
set up a display of one of the
lines we used to sell. These
items went along with a very
popular stamp series Looney Tunes. We had neckties
with Tweety, Sylvester, the
Tasmanian Devil, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd (sthilly
wabbit!). There were hats, coffee cups, magnets, key chains,
and stationery with different
designs. We had stuffed figurines of all the Looney Tune
characters and yes, we had
Frosty the Snowman and a
whole host of other Christmas
classic movies that we sold.
You could purchase Christmas and Seasons Greetings
cards, which you would send
with the latest stamp designs
for the holidays.
A few years back I did an
article about all the different
holiday stamps that the post
office would sell Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa,

Chinese New Year, and Eid.

As our world keeps getting
smaller and those six degrees
of separation are being whittled down to three, I can only
hope that we can find room in
our hearts to embrace all the
changes in Americas cultural
mix. My wish for you this
Christmas is may your heart
and your home always be too
small to hold all your family
and friends.
I have been getting calls
from so many people asking if the second trip to New
England is going to happen.
As of this writing, we still
need 13 more people to commit so that we can plan both
trips. We only have a couple
of weeks left before it will be
too late to schedule more than
one trip. Those of you on the
waiting list and those who already have a confirmed seat
on the first trip, please contact
friends and family and encourage them to contact me as
soon as possible. Time is definitely running out.

25 Years Ago
This week in 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the
ethical, medical, and legal issues involved with assisted suicide
when it accepted the Nancy Cruzan case. Cruzan, 32, had been
left in a vegetative state for seven years after a car crash. Her
parents petitioned to allow her feeding tube to be removed but
the Missouri Supreme Court had declined the request. At question was also the ability of doctors to remove life-sustaining
treatments from patients, even if previous orders existed.
Beda Shafer of Elida, representative for Gold Star Mothers,
placed a wreath at the Lima Civic Center Thursday in honor
of local servicemen who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl
Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Two servicemen from Delphos, EM3C
John Peltier and Sgt. Walter French, lost their lives, and were
honored along with Allen County servicemen, Joseph Vogelsang, Dean S. Sanders and Clyde Donald Shaw.
Van Wert was presented with a live nativity scene at Fountain Park. The Van Wert High School Band Brass Ensemble,
VWHS Liederkranz Choir, Masonic Fellowcraft Band, and the
First United Methodist Church Harmonettes were all participants in the program.
50 Years Ago
This week in 1964, the FBI arrested 16 people, including
the Neshoba County sheriff and a deputy, in connection with
the midsummer murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The sheriff and his deputy were arrested at the station where they removed their service revolvers
peaceably while agents fanned out across the county to arrest
the other suspects. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said 21 men
had been named in the criminal charges stemming from the
murders of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James
Chaney.
Dennis Hedrick of Delphos was the new Delphos Snowman
Champ, 1964. In a contest entered by children from all over
Delphos, Dennis, with some assistance from his sister, Mary
Ann, topped all other competitors with a magnificent rendition
of a jolly snowman, waving to all who passed the house.
Van Wert County shut down after freezing rain and snow created major road problems. Overnight three persons were injured
and two hospitalized after automobile crashes. All schools and
most businesses were closed because of the weather.
75 Years Ago
This week in 1939, Winnie Ruth Judd, the Tiger Woman,
eluded a second posse and escaped capture after her second escape from an insane asylum in six weeks. Judd had been placed
in the institution after killing her two best friends seven years
earlier and cutting them into small pieces. In her most recent
escape, Judd fooled bloodhounds and armed gunmen by breaking into a preachers home and stealing food and clothing.
Anna Crede, North Main Street, was hostess to the members of the Ursula Cotta Society of the Lutheran Church and
two guests, Mrs. John Pitsenbarger and Mrs. Robert Dienstberger. Velma Kloeppel and Lucile Werner were most successful in the contests. The next social meeting was set for Jan.
2 with Mrs. Arnold Dienstberger and Mrs. Carl Dienstberger
serving as hostesses.
Two local boys made a name for themselves on a national
level. Kenneth Haines of Ridge Township and Herbert Barnes of
Paulding were members of the Ohio State University Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Team that won the championship at the
40th International Livestock, Hay and Grain Exposition in Chicago. The team scored 4,621 points out of a possible 5,000, edging out the Kansas State squad that finished with 4,610 points.

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Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014

Times Bulletin/
Delphos Herald

Times Bulletin & Delphos Herald

WEEKEND EDITION

KIRK DOUGAL
Group Publisher
Nancy Spencer
Ed Gebert
Delphos Editor
Van Wert Editor
A DHI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities

Remembering
Rachel

Over the past few days, a series of assemblies at area

schools have been tackling a tough issue.
On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked
into Columbine High School with a plan to kill as many people as possible. When they were done, one teacher and 12
students were dead and an additional 21 people were injured
in the attacks. The pair then committed suicide.
The first person killed in the horrendous act was Rachel
Scott, a 17-year-old student at the school. She was struck by
four bullets and killed instantly.
From the ashes of that horrible day has risen a program
called Rachels Challenge. Rachel had been an avid writer
and artist and friends and family took some comfort from
her musings in the days following her death.
I have this theory that if one person can go out of their
way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction
of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.
That was a short snippet she wrote just a few days before
she was killed.
As her father and stepmother soon realized, others could
also benefit from Rachels ideas and they decided to find a
way to share her passion for living with the world by creating a way to spread her words.
Rachels Challenge is a non-profit organization that has
reached more than 20 million people around the country.
The program uses a five-step program that empowers students and motivates educators, from the elementary level on
up to high school. It also helps students and adults create
safe, caring, and supportive learning environments, something they believe is necessary for academic achievement
to occur.
This week a representative from Rachels Challenge has
been speaking to student groups at different area schools.
And these are not easy talks. When the students hear the
story behind Rachel, of the shootings, her life cut short and
her ideals, some of them have been brought to tears. We
have heard at most of the assemblies, the old phrase, You
could have heard a pin drop, was an accurate description.
We understand these are not pleasant subjects to discuss,
especially when we still see the little children in our kids,
no matter what their ages. But unfortunately, the world has
changed. Bad things happen to good people every day. Educating our children beforehand may be the best and only
way to help them when an emergency or tragedy enters their
lives. We cannot continue to believe our children are safe
because that kind of tragedy has never happened here. Remember, it had never happened at Columbine before April
20, 1999, either.
We want to thank the Scotts for finding a way to help turn
their personal tragedy into a way to honor Rachel and help
teach others a better way of living.
But we also want to applaud the local D.A.R.E programs,
school districts and their officials that made this series of
talks possible. They took on the challenge of tackling these
tough subjects, decisions we are sure they made with the
ultimate concern for their students.

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Thanksgiving Day meal and
Van Wert County
all those who made it possible.

Civil rights and

indictments
Watching the media coverCitizen WOlfrum
age, do you get the feeling the
so-called riots in Ferguson and
New York are more parties
than protests? As Al Sharpton
and the other race hucksters atBy Todd D.
tempt to pass the carnage off as
Wolfrum
the most significant event since
Selma, one harkens back to all
that black and white footage of
the Selma marchers pausing to
knock off liquor stores. (I jest,
the Selma marchers were too worried about getting torn apart
by German Shepherds to stop for a drink, if I remember the pictures correctly.) The last thing any of these protesters want,
especially Sharpton, is any actual change. As evidenced by the
Ferguson case, the grievance list is already running short
when the list runs out, theres no more free Jack Daniels.
In Ferguson, were left arguing about whether a painfully
innocent police officer should have been indicted to satisfy the
demands of the mob. It was shocking to listen to the dialogue
regarding this over the last week and a half. On one side was
the argument that the officer should have been put on trial
whether a crime was actually committed or not just so all the
facts could be made public. On the other side of the argument
was decency, common sense, and the rule of law.
Here are the facts and they were made public without a trial,
not that the mob actually wanted that, either. Michael Brown,
a very imposing black man, had just burglarized a convenience
store. Upon being questioned by Officer Wilson while walking
down the middle of a street minutes after that crime, Brown
tried to wrestle Wilsons gun away from him. (If I tried to do
that, I would assume that anything that happened subsequently
was by implied request, but call me old fashioned.) After failing to secure Wilsons gun and beginning to flee on foot, Brown
stopped and charged back at the officer, receiving fatal shots.
Enter the grand jury. The purpose of a grand jury is to safeguard all citizens from being falsely charged with a serious
crime. In Ohio, as in most states, felonies can only be charged
through the grand jury by an indictment while misdemeanors
are charged by simple complaint. The indictment process is not
meant to be a rubber stamp.
WOLFRUM/8

Live theater is better than that

Im a theatre guy. Or a theater guy, depending on how
British you want to spell it.
Regardless, I enjoy watching
live performances and the
entire theater experience. I
havent been active in theater
for years, but I got plenty of
experience as a young man.
Done right, or even done
halfway decently, there is
nothing like an evening at
the theater professional,
civic, local troupe, college,
high school, and even many
elementary school. However,
those of you who dont care
for or havent experienced theater get too many wrong ideas
from items like Thursday
nights television performance
of Peter Pan live on NBC. My
opinion of that production is
much the same as anyone with
two eyes who was near a TV
Thursday night stinkeroo.
There is a fine heritage of
live theater on television, dating back to the 1950s, with
classic programs like Playhouse 90. There is also a fine
heritage of live programming
on television, revived in the

1970s by Saturday Night Live,

but through the early days of
broadcasting, all programs
were live. So we know theater
on TV will work. We know
live programming on TV will
work. Why did Peter Pan stink
so much, in much the same
way the live presentation
of The Sound of Music last
Christmas time did?
Well, frankly, as illustrated last night, I dont believe
the whole theater community
takes seriously anything that
ends up on the Boob Tube.
No matter what you think or
say, youll never convince me
that Christopher Walken took
his role as Captain Hook seriously. Not only was he lip
synching the songs and footsynching the dances, I swear
he was sleepwalking through
much of the show. Glad hes
finally well-rested now.
The other issue is in the
audience. Be honest, many
people watched the live event
on television to see something
go wrong. Saturday Night
Live has always carried the
reputation of having mistakes

hit the air live, which fascinates many people. There

were some who were rooting
for Allison Williams to get
caught in her flying ropes,
for lines to be forgotten, and
for mishaps with props to keep
them laughing.
They did get a little of that,
which does nothing for the
reputation of theater on television. Of course that stuff
will happen, blowing lines is
commonplace, a failed prop is
hardly anything new. Come to
the theater and watch!
Decades ago, I played Tevye the milkman in Fiddler
on the Roof. My character was
hauling around his milk cart
that was supposed to be horsedrawn at one point, so I was
toting it and stopped to deliver
a line. When I stopped the cart
and set the front of the cart on
the floor, the wheel of this cart
we had borrowed suddenly fell
off and plopped on the floor.
I had to ad lib my way out
of the jam, reacting as my
character would have, and
kept the show moving. Thats
what actors do. When some-

My
Two
CenTs
By
Ed Gebert

one forgets their line, some

other actor finds a way to work
it into the scene or else keeps
the plot moving without using
that line. It happens all the
time, and many people never
realize it.
Its been more than three
decades since the wheel fell
off my cart and I still hear
from people who remember
when it happened. And they
ask, Was that wheel supposed to fall off like that? I
tell them no and explain that
in the theater, we just have to
keep going.
We cant yell CUT! and
start again. In a way, thats the
exciting part of theater. But in
actuality, the exciting part is
being able to act out a story
for the entertainment of the
audience.
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Accept Rachels challenge

Most of my work days are
the same. I may cover something different, go here and
take a photo or stay in the office all day working on a project but they all kind of feel
the same.
Friday was a little different. I had an event on my calendar for a couple of weeks
and I thought it sounded interesting. It was called Rachels
Challenge. It focused on the
life, death and legacy of Rachel Joy Scott.
Some of you may have
heard her name and cant place
where. Rachel was the first
victim in the Columbine High
School shootings on April 20,
1999. She had been sitting
outside enjoying one of the
first Colorado spring days of
the year when Eric Harris and
Dylan Klebold shot and killed
her and 11 other students, and
a teacher, and injured 21 more.
The community and the nation felt the loss that day and
in the aftermath, Rachels funeral was broadcast on CNN.
That was the first time outside
of her circle of family, friends
and classmates Rachels kindness was talked about.
Rachel was the girl who
stood up for the underdog.

She was the one who moved

from her lunchroom table full
of friends to sit with a new
student or someone who was
alone or she felt needed someone on their side.
She was the girl who put
herself in between bullies and
their victims declaring they
would now have to go through
her first. She was a champion.
She encouraged others to treat
each other with kindness and
start a chain reaction.
As I sat there and listened
to the program, I could feel
my eyes begin to burn with
unshed and very unwelcomed
tears. I was sitting in an auditorium full of middle school
students. If memory serves
me correct, the middle school
years are brutal.
I need not have worried
because as I looked around,
I was not the only one feeling the effects of the speaker
telling Rachels story. There
were very few dry eyes in the
bunch, including the boys.
Rachels message gleaned
from the pages of her diaries was simple: I have this
theory that if one person can
go out of their way to show
compassion, then it will start
a chain reaction of the same.

People will never know how

far a little kindness can go.
Her challenge is also
simple: Look for the best in
others, dream big, choose
positive people to be around,
speak with kindness and start
a chain reaction.
While the act of being kind
to one another seems fairly
uncomplicated, weve all been
in that situation when weve
had a bad day, were extremely
busy, we dont feel well, yada,
yada and on and on. Its easy
to snap at someone or give a
short answer when its not really what we intend.
I know I have been guilty
of this. I find myself looking
back on a conversation and
Im pretty sure I could have
handled things differently
with very little effort. After
all, it doesnt take any more
time to be nice than it does to
be not-so nice. Most of us have
heard that it takes more facial
muscles to frown than it does
to smile but sometimes it feels
easier to do so.
What I got out of the program is really the chain reaction. If Im kind, the person
Im talking to will be kind and
then in turn, the next people
we interact with will also re-

On the
Other
hand
By Nancy
Spencer

ceive kindness and so on and

so forth.
Weve all heard the stories
of that one random act of kindness that changed someones
life or perhaps even saved
one. Testimony from someone
Rachels life had touched was
proof of that. The young man
had planned to kill himself
that day after school.
He knew how he was going to do it and an altercation
that day with two school bullies cemented his decision until Rachel stepped in and told
those bullies that they would
have to go through her first.
She had her fists raised and
was ready to slay the dragon
for a fellow student she didnt
even know.
Rachels story touched me.
Its been a while since something has made me stop and
look inside for a good, serious
chat with myself.
HAND/8

YOUR OPINIONS
Amvets 698, the
Auxiliary and Sons
thank supporters
To the editor,
The Middle Point Amvets 698 Auxiliary and Sons held a quarter auction to
benefit our veterans recently. The post
could only achieve our goals with the
assistance of generous donations from
members and businesses of our great
community. Without these donations
serving those in our area would not be
possible.
We would like to say a huge thank
you to the following: CC&D of Oakwood, Amy King, Doreen Krugh, Mary

Yackey, Rose Rodney, Jay-Trucky Farms

of Ft. Recovery, Van Wert Monument,
Van Wert American Legion, Ft. Jennings American Legion, Dani Kundert,
Manley Meats, Family Video, Lloyds
Muffler, Van Wert Cinemas, Once I Was,
Walmart, Ace Hardware, Simply Irresistible, Heritage Farm Equipment, Auto
zone, Little Ceasars, Van Wert Massotherapy, Fast Fun Fitness, Collins Fine
Foods, Shear Shack, Subway, Greves,
Short Stop, Express Mart in Ottoville, Orchard Tree, Frickers, Amber David, The
Fort, Outpost, Flower Fort, Ft. Jennings
Telephone, Vetters, Jennings Gomer Equity, all of Ft. Jennings, Firehouse Pizza,
Westwood Car Wash, Lindi Coil, Ginny
Boroff, Dawn Grubb, Miller Precision,
Ramblers Roost, Northwest Ohio Welch
Trophy, Schroder Realty, First Federal of

Van Wert, Willshire Home Furnishings

and all Amvets 698 members who donated and worked at the auction.
The post would like to say a huge
thank you to Adrianna Sheruck for donating her time and for running the auction. If you business has been left out, we
are truly sorry. It was not our intention.
Anyone eligible to join the Amvets,
Auxiliary, Sons or be a social member
may pick up applications at the post after
4 p.m. daily.
In closing, please remember to keep
all the men and women in all branches
of service in your thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
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Auxiliary and Sons
Middle Point

OpiniOns

Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014

I can
relate

Just A
thought

By
While some might argue
Sara
that the sweetest words to ever
Berelsman
hear are I love you and I
used to concur, Im starting to
think the best three words to hear from someone are I can
relate. As a society, I think our sense of empathy is clearly
lacking, and that needs to change.
I feel seriously abnormal most of the time. I question my
feelings constantly. Am I getting too upset about this particular problem? Is what that person said bothering me too
much? Is it normal to feel so insecure about how Im doing
with my job/marriage/kids?
Sometimes, I keep my insecurities to myself. Usually,
though, I have to open up to at least one other person to feel
okay again, and Im always so relieved to hear those three
words: I can relate.
We are all struggling with something at least one thing
at any given moment. We shouldnt have to go it alone. I
depend on the support of other understanding human beings
to make it through life.
I dont think it demonstrates weakness to go to other people when I have a problem. I think it demonstrates courage.
It shows vulnerability, and thats not always easy to show. It
also shows, quite simply, what I think we all need to show
more of, and that is that at the root of everything, we really
are all the same. We are human.
So when I feel anxious about how Im doing at my job, I
reach out to another teacher. And I breathe a sigh of relief
when I see that she struggles with the same feelings and has
the same issues I have. No job worth having comes without
its challenges and I think we were put on this planet to help
each other as those challenges arise, whenever they may.
When I question my parenting, I talk to a fellow mom and
feel better when I find out that some days her kids watch a
lot of TV, too. Some days we are just too exhausted to fill the
day with award-winning Pinterest activities. (Who are these
moms, anyway?)
When I feel depressed, I call a friend who I know has
gone through the same thing I feel more okay as soon as I
hear, I can relate.
As human beings, we obviously wont all go through
the exact same experiences, so relating is not always possible. Thats where the empathy comes in. Its easy to show
it if youve been through the same ordeal as someone else,
but more of a challenge to make yourself imagine how you
might feel in his or her shoes.
But we need to do a whole lot more of that. As much as
I love talking to others who can relate to whatever it is Im
feeling, it makes me feel just as good to talk to someone who
hasnt been there but who is kind enough and non-judgmental enough to offer sincere caring thoughts. It makes me feel
even better when I can be the one to tell someone I can relate
to a problem, and if not, I am here to help in any way I can.
My Christmas wish is that we might all acquire or deepen
our sense of empathy. Life would be better for everyone. Its
not always easy to do; I know that, but we can at least try.
Make it our goal to brighten someones day and to think of
those who dont necessarily look forward to the holidays because of any form of pain in their lives. See if you can do it.
Plato said, Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a
hard battle. Ive found this to be true. So lets do our part,
especially this holiday season, to put ourselves in the shoes
of others and show some empathy. Its definitely doable. But
like I said, its not always easy. If you find it to be difficult,
feel free to reach out to me. And Ill tell you from my own
experience
I can relate.

wolfrum
(From page 7)
It is true, as the saying
goes, that a willing prosecutor could probably indict a
ham sandwich. But the question is, why would you indict a
ham sandwich since you know
you could never convict one?
Not even of food poisoning
it has no mental capacity to
commit a serious crime. Officer Wilson, in fact, appears
to be about as guilty as a ham
sandwich.
Heres how a grand jury
protects you: Lets say a particular cop doesnt like you,
so he charges you with possession of heroin. Without the
grand jury process, you would
have to appear in court and
answer to that charge. Even
though the charge is baseless,
where does your good name in
the community go from there?
However: The cop who
doesnt like you could still
obtain an indictment through
a grand jury with the cooperation of a prosecutor. If the cop
is put on the stand and testifies
that he saw you holding heroin, and that was all the testimony the grand jury heard,
they would likely return an
indictment even without any
physical evidence.
This is how it is easy to indict very limited evidence
can establish probable cause.
Of course, the officer has now
committed perjury and the
prosecutor has acted unethically and these are pretty good
deterrents for such behavior.
But this unethical conduct
is what the far left apparently
demanded of the Ferguson
prosecutor, who, by the way,
is a Democrat. A prosecutor is
certainly under no compulsion
to prosecute a crime where no
conviction can be obtained at
trial.
Those who argue that this
prosecutor should have indicted anyway purposefully
ignore the whole point of the
grand jury process, which is to
prevent this very thing the
running of an innocent person

through a public trial on a serious charge where he will be

bankrupted by legal fees and
his reputation ruined regardless of outcome.
In the Ferguson case, not
only were there more credible
witnesses who backed Officer
Wilsons story but the forensic
evidence also backed up every detail. It was clear to the
prosecutor that no crime had
been committed. Fortunately
for the prosecutor, the grand
jury process was available to
present the evidence and then
release it to the public.
Turns out, its true that
there was a racial element to
all of this if Michael Brown
had been a white guy, Officer
Wilson would have been decorated for his conduct. Instead,
he has lost his job and is likely
in hiding.
How could Wilson have
avoided any of this? Do we
want our officers to flee confrontation if someone is acting
crazily and criminally? How
unsafe would that make entire
communities?
The best argument against
the theory that police-on-black
crime is a national problem is
that this is the case being used
to exemplify the problem. The
cases in New York and Cleveland are more credible, but
does anyone want the mob to
have the right to indictment?
For Al Sharpton to have it?
The hijackers of the Civil
Rights movement, whose demands have now proven bottomless, are apparently requesting a termination of the
grand jury process and the
automatic trials of officers
whenever a person of color is
killed while assaulting a cop
or resisting arrest. There is
one guarantee in all of this
if they were to be granted this
absurd request, it would not
be enough to erase centuries
of injustice, the frustration of
which now manifests itself not
in civil disobedience, but rather in one giant and destructive
jamboree.

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Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

Growing divides threaten our unity;

Growing divides threaten our well-being
President Barack Obama
has called it the defining
challenge of our time. Was
he talking about social inequality, racial divide, income
inequality, rampant illegal immigration, racial inequality or
health care reform?
While Obama was talking
about income inequality, how
do you differentiate it from the
other issues I just mentioned?
Americans arent happy with
the current direction the country is headed. Tens of millions
feel abandoned and they believe the American Dream is
no longer available to them.
The political party, and the
presidential candidate, that
focuses on these social and
economic inequality issues
will have the keys to the 2016
campaign. All candidates talk
about being a uniter and not a
divider. They rarely live up to
their promises. This time, it
needs to be different.
We really need to find
ways to re-build the American
middle-class and to close the
fissures between whites and
minorities. Its the very fabric
of America that is tearing and
if that fabric is destroyed, even
more social unrest will visit
our neighborhoods.
Author Mickey Kaus, writing on WSJ.com, says: This
pulling apart has continued
for more than three decades,
through Republican and Democratic presidencies, including
Obamas tenure.
It seems to be driven
largely by deep tectonic forces
within the economy: global
trade, which has devalued the

PeoPle
MAke the
difference

By
Byron
McNutt
labor of unskilled Americans,
and technology, which has replaced labor with machines
while empowering (and rewarding) those with skills.
Kaus adds: A better plan
is to ask why we care about
economic inequality anyway.
If the poor and middle class
were getting steadily richer,
would it matter that the rich
are getting richer much faster? The trouble is, the poor
and the middle class arent
keeping up, in fact, they are
losing ground.
Lets give some credit
to liberal New York Senator Chuck Schumer, the third
ranking Democrat in the Senate, and an ardent Obama supporter. He made the following
honest and forthright comments during a Nov. 25 speech
at the National Press Club.
The Democrats blew the
opportunity the American
people gave them following
the 2008 elections by focusing on a healthcare overhaul
rather than broader economic
measures. What a refreshing
admission. Heres more of
what he said.
It wasnt the change we
were hired to make; Americans were crying out for an
end to the recession, for better

wages and more jobs, not for

changes in their health care.
When Democrats focused
on health care, Schumer said,
the average middle-class person thought, the Democrats
are not paying enough attention to me.
Schumer said, for Democrats to rebound in 2016, they
need to outline a specific plan
and programs that, if enacted, would actually improve
lives and incomes. Maybe
Schumer is ready to work
across the aisle and pass legislation that will improve situations of social, economic and
racial inequality?
Schumers frank assessment comes as Democrats perform an autopsy on Obamas
six-year tenure in the White
House and in the aftermath of
the midterm election defeat.
Hes saying the president, and
Congressional
Democrats,
may have pushed too hard for
ObamaCare while neglecting
domestic economic issues.
Whether its the racial
strife, the crisis of rampant
illegal immigration or the
class warfare brought on by
economic equality, Kaus prefers to call social equality
equality of respect, as economist Noah Smith puts it is
harder to measure than money
inequality.
But the good news is,
Kaus writes, is that if social
equality is what were after,
there may be ways to achieve
it that dont involve a doomed
crusade to reverse the tides of
purely economic inequality.
We can, for example,

cents

HAnD

(From page 7)
After the disastrous Peter Pan presentation on Thursday, theres no telling if another life theater performance
will be on television for years. If there is, Im hoping the
show will be something other than a musical. No prancing
pirates, no speaking in rhyme, and maybe something that
will keep Christopher Walkens attention.
If you think theater is like what you saw Thursday
night, youre wrong. That was some sort of television performance that had to make room for commercials. Even an
elementary schools Christmas, er holiday program will
bring you more entertainment that what hit the airwaves
Thursday.
Dont give up on theater. Drive to Van Wert Civic Theater, or Van Wert High School, or the NPAC, or anywhere
drama or comedy is not just something to take three hours
of television time. Dont judge theater by Christopher
Walken trying to tap dance while sleeping.

(From page 7)
I want to thank Rachel, her
family and the many supporting foundations for starting their
own chain reaction and bringing this program to our students.
Im sure it was a wake-up call to
many. I know it was for me, too.
As I got out of my car at The
Herald building to go inside
and write this, I saw two young
people coming down the sidewalk. The boy, who looked to be
about fifth- or fourth-grade age,
was giving the little girl beside
him what-for. He went on and
on about she had done this and
gotten him in trouble and done

honor and reward the universal virtue of work by making

it the prerequisite for government benefits wherever possible. Theres a reason Social
Security checks are respectable and politically untouchable, Kaus said. Many Americans also believe government
benefit recipients should pass
a drug test.
Glenn Reynolds, a University of Tennessee law professor, cites Slates Jamelle
Bouie: Social Security and
Medicare arent seen as rewarding people for not working. But when your neighbor
gets welfare, it makes you
feel like a sucker for going to
work.
Reynolds, writing in the
Dec. 1 edition of USA Today, has advice for Democrats
wanting to win back the white
working class: Start encouraging work rather than talking
about race or class. Choose a
working-class-friendly nominee for president, if you can
find one.
*********
For those readers who can
remember receiving catalogs,
Richard W. Sears of Sears,
Roebuck and Company saw
to it his firms catalogs always
were just a little smaller than
those of the competition.
In living rooms, he said,
the smaller of two catalogs
will be put on top, so be
picked up first. He was right.
Students of marketing say his
knack for interpretation of detail was what made him his
kind of genius.

that and gotten him in trouble.

She was walking beside him just
crying her little eyes out.
Sometimes its risky to talk
to someone elses children about
certain things. I decided that day
I didnt care and I was going to
start my own chain reaction. I
asked the boy if the girl was his
sister. When he said yes, I told
him to stop for a minute, hug
her and tell her he loved her. He
did. They proceeded down the
sidewalk and as they made their
way, I saw her hand come up and
take his. He squeezed her hand
back Perfect!

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Allen County
City of Delphos
Jessica Denney and 510 Lima Trust to Eric Dick, 510 Lima
Ave., Delphos, $93,000.
Village of Elida
Michael D. and Betsey Martin to James L. and Marcia L.
Ritzman, 1503 Coakley Drive, Lima, $16,500.
Rex Radio and Television, Inc. to Clyde Evans Land Company, Inc., 2815 Elida Rd., Lima, $725,000.
Marion Township
Carolyn L. and Eugene Fischer to Darlene A. Pohlman,
Bloomlock Road, Delphos, $115,000.
Ronald D. Jr. and Dorothy A. Morris and Terri L. and Richard Baney to Matthew and Wilma Brunk, 6510 Piquad Rd.,
Lima, $175,000.
Village of spencerville
Chuffers, Inc. to G and M Kill, LLC, 106 East Fourth St.,
Spencerville, $350,000.
Robert J. and Shirley A. Kroeger to Joshua A. Daily, 110
Wurster Drive, Spencerville, $91,900.
Mable Leona Wien to Lavern II and Janet A. Gales, 407
North Main St., Spencerville, $105,000.
sugar Creek Township
Marilyn A. Doerter and Doerter Family Trust to William J.
Doerter, 1551 West Lincoln Highway, Lima, $100,000.
putnam County
Karrie A. Langhals and Ross A. Langhals, parcels 2, 3, 19
and 20, Union Township, to Karrie A. Langhals and Ross A.
Langhals.
Daniel H. Heitzman, 40.0 acres, 77.724 acres and 80.0 acres,
Perry Township, to Daniel J. Heitzman, Douglas Heitzman and
Debra H. Martin.
Dustin J. Fuller and Lindsay N. Fuller, Lot 2, Pandora, to
Lisa G. Perez.
Lawrence Gerten and Thelma Gerten, 79.110 acres,
Blanchard Township, to Kenneth Gerten and Sharon Gerten.
David F. Metzger and Marilyn K. Metzger, 1.0 acres, Jennings Township, to Bradley Schmersal.
Rita C. Langhals, 10.0 acres, 22.50 acres, 4.0 acres, 65.0
acres and 16.0 acres, Union Township, to Stephen C. Langhals.
Richard L. Stechschulte, Lot 2, Ottawa, to Debora L. Dulle
and Dennis R. Dulle.
Eloise M. Verhoff TR, Gregory A. Verhoff TR and Theodore J. Verhoff, Jr. TR, Lot 580, Columbus Grove, to Debra C.
Stoddard and Thomas E. Stoddard, Jr.
Janice R. Otto and Larry T. Otto, 1.113 acre, 1.567 acre,
18.02 acres and 20.0 acres, Liberty Township, to Janice R. Otto

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Rebecca I. Bowman and Sheldon W. Bowman, 2.244 acres,
Sugar Creek Township, to Gomer Properties LLC.
Kelly Erford, 5.080 acres Monroe Township, to Brent K.
Greear and Holly A. Greear.
Lori J. Brubaker, Robert G. Brubaker, Dennis Myers and
Tamara L. Myers, Lots 676 and 677, Columbus Grove, to Emily
D. Fuerst and Kurt W. Fuerst.
Margaret M. Miller, Lot 297, Fort Jennings, to 120 Liberty
LLC.
Darrin L. German, .754 acre, Jennings Township, to K & J
Enterprise LLC.
Charles L. Okuly and Sharon R. Okuly, .319 acre and .750
acre, Palmer Township, to Kevin N. Okuly.
Jeffrey D. Krouse and Trista K. Krouse, 2.246 acres, Ottawa
Township, to Kristine R. Bellman and Nicholas J. Bellman.
G. Donald Pierman, .662 acre, Ottawa Township, to Kristine R. Bellman and Nicholas J. Bellman.
Van Wert County
James B. Schleeter, Crystal D. Schleeter to Scot A. Etgen,
Karen Etgen, portion of inlots 524, 525, Van Wert.
Barbara A. Baker, Bruce Baker, Bruce L. Baker to Elisha S.
Mankey, portion of inlots 245, 246, Ohio City.
Teresa S. Hollar to Kim A. Sargent, portion of section 13,
Harrison Township (Felts subdivision lot 1).
Matthew S. Wood to Andrew Streets, inlot 2289, Van Wert.
Joel K. Castle, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach, Cheryl L.
Castle to Fannie Mae, inlot 195, Convoy.
Estate of Robert C. Stahl to Dorthy L. Stahl, portion of section 19, Ridge Township.
Barbara J. Stutz to Bruce Stutz, Mark Stutz, inlot 2632, Van
Wert.
Stephen J. Reindel to Roselm Farms LLC, portion of sections 28, 32, 33, Washington Township.
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BY JOHn PARenT
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sports@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT It was
a call that could have easily gone the other way. If it
had, the outcome of Fridays
season-opening game at Van
Wert High School would have
likely be reversed. Instead,
Crestview junior Cody Mefferd was given benefit of the
doubt and credited with taking a charge, wiping out a
Lincolnview basket with 2.4
seconds on the clock.
The offensive foul gave the
ball back to Crestview, which
held on for a 46-44 win in
game one of the final edition
of the Van Wert County Hospital Tip-Off Classic.
With the ball and trailing
45-44 with 7.7 seconds remaining, Lincolnview head
coach Brett Hammons put
the ball in the hands of senior swingman Justis Dowdy.
Dowdy, who led all scorers
with 21 points on the night,
took the ball on the right wing
and slashed through the lane,
knifing his way to the left side
of the rim. Dowdy put the ball
up off the glass amidst contact, and the whistle blew as

the ball dropped through the

net.
What could have been a
Lancer lead, with a free throw
to come, was instead wiped
away as Dowdy was called for
a charge.
It was a game-saver,
Crestview head coach Jeremy
Best said of Mefferds defensive effort.It was a good
decision on his part; he easily couldve come over and
tried to block the shot. Thats
something that coaches try to
preach - those little things that
are going to win you games.
That, ultimately, was the play
that secured it for us.
Hammons, while disappointed with the loss, recognized the difficulty of placing
the outcome on one call.
Its tough, but the whole
game doesnt rest on that call.
We had 17 turnovers; weve
got to do a better job taking
care of the ball and weve got
to play better defense, Hammons noted. Sometimes you
get them (those calls) and
sometimes you dont. Tonight,
we didnt.
That call could have gone
either way, Best added. Fortunately for us, it went our
way.

Jefferson boys
romp past Vanlue
BY JIM MeTcALFe
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
VANLUE Jefferson boys basketball coach Marc Smith
wanted his young Wildcats to set the tone early in their 2014-15
season-opener Friday night.
That they did and more.
The red-and-white, with one senior, Kurt Wollenhaupt, on
the varsity roster, were on fire with a
30-point first period being quite at
home at Vanlue High Schools version
of The Stage and went on to overwhelm the host Wildcats 82-41.
We wanted to set the pace from
the start. We knew they had two quality players in (Sam) Wagner and (Austin) Smith but we felt we were deeper
and more athletic from 1-10, Smith
noted. We really shared the basketball well. I really like how this team is
really focused on winning: they dont
worry who gets the shots or the stats
or the attention. They have grown up
learning how to play roles.
Junior Trey Smith fired in 40
points and sophomore point guard
Jace Stockwell netted 20 points, including six 3-pointers, for the guests.
We knew how good Smith was.
We knew we had to slow him down
to have a chance and that didnt happen; hes just good, Vanlue coach Nick Jacobs said. Outside of Sam and Troy, we are
young and inexperienced. We had three freshmen on the floor
at any given time. We know we have a lot of growing up to do
and it began tonight.
That Delphos duo was hot from the start against the hapless
Vanlue defense. Trey Smith torched the nets for 15 points and
Stockwell tacked on a trio of treys to get the visitors off on the
right foot. They got help via four points from junior Dalton
Hicks and a bucket from junior Grant Wallace. The only players that scored for Vanlue against the Jefferson defense were
Austin Smith (17 for the game) with six and a triple by Troy
Ward as the visitors compiled a 30-9 score at the end of eight
minutes.
JeFFeRSOn/10

82

41

Crestview junior Cody Mefferd (22) takes a charge

as Lincolnview senior Justis Dowdy attempts what
would have been the game-winning layup late in
the fourth quarter of Fridays VWCH Tip-Off Classic
semifinal game at Van Wert. Dowdy led all scorers
with 21 points but the Lancers dropped a 46-44
final. (DHI Media/Tina Eley)
Despite the result, Hammons was satisfied with the
how the final possession unfolded.
The way things were going tonight, Justis basically

carried us for the whole night.

He played a great game for us.
In that situation, the ball was
going into his hands, and Im
pleased with what he tried to
do with the ball, Hammons

said. We knew how we wanted to get it to him and which

ways he scores best. He had a
big guy on him, and he drove.
We had an opportunity. In
games like this what you ask
is to have the opportunity to
take the lead.
The win moves Crestview into the championship
game of the tournament, to be
played as the nightcap on Saturday evening. The Knights
will take on Wayne Trace,
which defeated Van Wert in
game two on Friday, in what
will be a rematch of last years
Division IV regional final.
Fridays win didnt come
easily for the Knights.
After jumping ahead 16-8
late in the first quarter, The
Knights watched Lincolnview
score the final five of the period to close to within 16-13
after one. Dowdy was a oneman show for the Lancers
early, scoring 11 in the opening period.
After Dowdy scored inside
to open the second, the Lancers took a 18-16 advantage on
a Josh Leiter 3-pointer. Crestviews Connor Lautzenheiser,
however, answered with a
three of his own to put the
Knights back in front.

After a Lancer basket,

Mitchell Rickard drained a
three of his own, making it
22-20, but Dowdy corralled
his own miss and put it back
up and in with 20 seconds to
play in the half to tie the score
at the break.
After a Lautzenheiser
floater put Crestview back on
top in the third, Austin Leeth
connected on a 3-pointer to
give Lincolnview a 1-point
advantage. It would be the last
lead the Lancers would enjoy.
Three-pointers by Nate
Owens and Rickard offset a
Chandler Adams 3-point play
and made it 34-30, Knights,
after three quarters.
In the fourth, Lautzenheiser took control.
The standout junior connected on four of his five shots in the
period, posting 10 of his teamhigh 19 points. Lautzenheisers
3-pointer with a hand in his
face at 2:33 to pay gave Crestview a 5-point margin before
the Knights missed the frontend of three straight 1-and-1
situations at the line, allowing
Lincolnview to pull within one
with under ten seconds to play,
setting the stage for Mefferds
defensive heroics.
cReSTvIeW/10

Ethan Linder scores 35 as Raiders top Cougars

BY kevIn WAnneMAcHeR
DHI Media Group Business
Manager
kwannemahcer@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT Van Wert head
coach Mark Bagley was more than
pleased with the effort of his Cougars in Fridays season opener against
Wayne Trace in the Van Wert County
Hospital Tip-Off Classic.
It was a game where Van Werts effort
was good and the Cougars created good
scoring opportunities but were just unable
to take advantage. Meanwhile, Wayne
Trace used a 15-0 run to end the first half
to spur an eventual 68-57 victory.
I thought our guys gave a great effort tonight, noted Bagley. We are a
young basketball team and I cant fault
our effort at all. We had some chances
for easy baskets that we were unable to
finish that I thought hurt us.
For the first quarter-and-a-half, the
two squads battled back and forth.
Wayne Trace jumped on top 10-7
behind eight points from Ethan Linder,
but the Cougars answered with a basket by Connor Holliday and a 3-pointer
from Nick Keber to go on top 12-10.
However, the Raiders got a late basket
and free throw by Linder along with a
David Sinn bucket to grab a 15-14 advantage after eight minutes of action.
Van Wert then got buckets from Colin Smith and Holliday to start the second quarter before a basket by Drew
Myers pushed the margin to 20-15.
After a trey from Keber widened the
margin to 23-16, the Cougars missed a
shot inside the paint and Wayne Trace
took advantage.
We had the ball there up seven
and then I think we missed a layup
and it was a pivotal point of the game,
Bagley continued. Wayne Trace is a
veteran team, and they were able to put
together some baskets and they ended
up putting together that big run.

Wayne Trace sophomore Ethan Linder (15) drives to the basket

as Van Wert defenders Connor Holliday and Nick Keber (15) look
on during the first half of Fridays second semifinal game at the
VWCH Tip-Off Classic. The Raiders overcame an 8-point Cougar
lead to advance to Saturdays championship game with a 68-57
victory. (DHI Media/Tina Eley)
A Linder basket followed by a David Sinn slam-dunk ignited the Raider
run. Wayne Trace added buckets from
Cole Shepherd, Linder, Sinn and Shepherd again en route to the 31-23 halftime advantage.
That was a big run for us, com-

mented Raider head coach Jim Linder.

It was a little bit of a struggle tonight,
but Van Wert played hard. They outworked us on the boards and that is
something we need to correct.
RAIDeRS/10

Parkway builds big lead, hangs on versus Tigers

BY nIck JOHnSOn
DHI Media Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com
ROCKFORD In a traditional
opener for the two schools, Parkway
welcomed Waynesfield-Goshen to
the Panthers Den at Parkway High
School on Friday night. The host
Panthers jumped out to an early lead
and held on late for a 64-49 victory.
The Panthers took advantage of
some early turnovers by the Tigers
as Tanner Bates got an easy layup
off of a steal to give Parkway a 2-0
lead. That started a 14-0 spree to
start the first quarter that featured a
Bates 3-pointer and four points from
Connor Morton.
Waynesfield used a bucket from
Jarrod Bly and later two foul shots
from Collin Lowe to bring the score
to 19-4, Parkway.
The first period ended with a corner three from Trey Crumrine for the
Tigers which ended a 6-point outburst by Parkway featuring baskets
from Brody Adams and Sage Dugan,
making it 25-7, Panthers, after one.
Midway through the second peri-

Parkways Brandon Gibson shoots over a Waynefield-Goshen

defender as Panther teammate Connor Morton (32) looks on
during Fridays season-opening game at Parkway High School.
The Panthers won the traditional meeting with the Tigers, 6449. (DHI Media/Pat Agler)
od, Lake Turner drained a trey to cut
the score to 29-12, Parkway, and the
Panthers used a timeout with 3:45
left in the first half.
Parkway responded coming out
of the timeout with three points from

Brandon Gibson and a trey from Logan Huff to make it a 23-point margin.
Bates, then, nailed a trey and Dugan
drained a 15-foot jumper before the
Tigers came back with four straight
points from Crumrine to end the half

with the score 40-17, Parkway.

The Tigers came out of the halftime break quickly, getting five
quick points: two from Lake Turner
and two from Crumrine. Waynesfield added a corner 3-pointer from
Brandon Turner before back to back
layups by Lake Turner forced Parkway to burn a timeout with 1:38 left
in the third quarter, though the Panthers still led by 18 at the time.
After
Waynesfield-Goshen
opened the fourth quarter with a
Lowe basket, the Panther big guy,
Morton, spotted up from long range
and nailed a 3-pointer to extend the
lead back to 54-36 and force a Tiger
timeout with 6:59 left.
A Lake Turner trey brought the
score to 60-48, but the Panthers used
smart ball handling and Gibson went
4-for-4 from the charity stripe to ice
the game and give the Panthers a 6449 victory.
The good is obviously the first
half, you know 40-17. Holding them
to a 17-point half is a good way to
start, Panther coach Rick Hickman explained. We wanted to take
pride in our defense and hold down

their offense, but in the second half

we did just the opposite of that. The
kids mentioned what the last time
was that Parkway scored 80 in a
game, and I think that got in their
head more then what I wanted to get
stuck in their head. We made some
mistakes, but we pulled it together to
get the win.
Parkway had three scorers in
double figures to open the season
as Bates dropped 17 points. Gibson
added 12 points and Dugan chipped
in 14 points and nine boards. The Tigers were led by Lake Turner, who
had a game-high 19 points while Crumrine added 12 points.
The big fear as a coach when
you have a big half or quarter is that
the kids will stand up straight and
take a breath, Hickman added. I
think thats what we did a little on
the defensive end. We got out of our
stance and we had some hands on
knees. They (the Tigers) have some
good shooters and we couldnt keep
them in check for two halves. But its
always good to learn things but still
come out on top.
PARkWAY/10

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Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014

times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

Balanced Big Green attack too much for Hornets

By Charlie Warnimont
DHI Media Sports Editor
sports@putnamsentinel.com
RAWSON When a new basketball season starts, coaches really
arent sure what they are going to get.
Ottoville coach Todd Turnwald
had mixed reactions to what he saw
from his Big Green after Friday
nights non-league opener.
Turnwald liked what he saw from
his offense as four players scored in
double digits. However, he wasnt
exactly pleased with his teams defense as they allowed an opposing
player to have a big game. In the end
his teams intensity and clutch shooting helped the Big Green to a season
opening 78-59 over Cory-Rawson at
The Hive.
The Big Green played the opener
without 6-5 senior Kyle Bendele because of an injury.
The first night out you never really know what to expect, Turnwald
said. We scored the ball well, but
our defense has to get better quick.
I was very pleased with our guys.
Dustin Trenkamp came in and thats
probably the best he has played yet
and we are going to need that. We
are going to play nine or ten guys
and, with Kyle out, Dustin is logging
a lot of minutes. Hopefully that will
help us once Kyle gets back.
Ottoville had an 8-4 lead as
Austin Honigford scored five early
points before freshman Nick Moor-

Ottovilles Dustin Trenkamp (44) looks for a shot as a CoryRawson defender contests the effort. Trenkamp and the Big
Green coatsed to a 78-59 win on Friday night. (DHI Media/
Charlie Warnimont)
man hit two free throws and Trenkamp had a free throw. The Hornets
battled back to take an 11-8 lead as
Cory-Rawson senior Matt Alspach
drained a 3-pointer, then a 2-pointer

before Ian Moser drained a basket.

Ottoville scored the next six
points as Brandt Landin drained a
three-pointer and two free throws
for a 14-11 Big Green lead. The Big

Green would never trail again as

they led 17-13 after eight minutes as
Honigford drained a three-pointer
just before the buzzer for the four
point lead.
The Big Green threatened to run
away from the Hornets late in the
second quarter as they built a 38-21
lead with a 10-0 run as Tyler Roby
hit a pair of 3-pointers, while Moorman converted a steal into a basket,
then hit two free throws. However,
the Hornets wouldnt go away, as
they scored the final six points of the
half to trail 38-27 at the break.
The third quarter saw the Big
Green once again threaten to put the
game away, as they built a 22-point
lead at 57-35 thanks to a 19-8 run to
start the quarter. Ottoville hit three
3-pointers during the run as Colin
Bendele hit two long range jumpers
and Roby one. The Hornets didnt
quit as Alspach converted a 3-point
play and added a free throw before
Austin Schaller hit a basket making
it a 14-point game.
Ottoville ended the third quarter
with three points as Bendele hit a
free throw and Roby a short jumper
for a 60-43 lead.
Schaller scored the first basket of
the final quarter for the Hornets before Ottoville went on a 10-2 run for a
70-47 lead, which was its biggest lead
of the night. Landin had six of the
points for the Big Green, while Moorman converted a steal into points and
Bendele hit two free throws.

pigskin picks
Oh, how the mighty (my big head amongst them) have fallen.
I was slightly better this week than last 6-6 (4-2 college/2-4 pros) to push my
record to 87-56-1 (41-31/46-25-1).
I MUST do something with my evil twin, Mij!
Guest Picker Charlie Warnimont he being ye sports editor of ye Putnam County
Sentinel and of whom returneth this weeketh was the top picker at 8-4 (5-1/3-3)
to make that mark 108-71 (56-33/52-38)
Second regular Erin Cox was 7-5 (3-3/4-2) I may start using her reasons for her

picks! to jump to 84-59-1 (43-29/41-30-1).

Third regular John Parent was 6-6 (3-3/3-3) to now be 41-29 (21-13/20-16).
This Weeks Games:
COLLEGE: Alabama vs. Missouri at Atlanta (SEC title game); Florida State vs. Georgia
Tech at Charlotte (ACC); Baylor at Kansas State; Ohio State vs. Wisconsin at Indy (Big
Ten); Houston at Cincinnati; Oklahoma State at Oklahoma.
PRO: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati; Seattle at Philadelphia; Indianapolis at Cleveland;
Baltimore at Miami; Kansas City at Arizona; New England at San Diego.

JIM METCALFE
COLLEGE
MISSOURI: Why
not? Tide has
all the pressure
on them at
some
point,
youd THINK it
might get them
just once and
this isnt quite
the defense we
have seen in the
past, especially
against
a
passing offense
like this. If Tigers can put pressure on
the QBs as they have against an OL
that has endured some criticism
then this pick will be true.
GEORGIA TECH: FSU has been Houdini
all year; at SOME point, odds say the
magic end. Rambling Wrecks powerful
running game will make it easier to see
that end, especially with the growing
pressure on what has to be a distracted
Jameis Winston.
KANSAS STATE: Remember the name
Tyler Lockett. He is a dual-threat KSU
player: wide receiver and valuable kick
returner. In what should be a highscoring affair (is there any other for the
Big 12?), his excellence in special teams
will be a difference-maker.
OHIO STATE: I know, I know a homer
pick with a third-team QB under center
for OSU. At the same time, Urban Meyer
will have some tricks up his sleeve UW
cant really prepare for and Ezekiel
Elliott, et al, and a vastly-improved OL
will HAVE to be big. However, the key
has always been can Buckeye defense
slow down UWs bully offense behind
Gordon and force Stave to throw the
ball? DL will have to be big but pick here
says they will.
HOUSTON: Another high-scoring affair
but UH is the master of the fast-paced
offenses.
OKLAHOMA: The Bedlam Series. OSU
has been a bit disappointing. Theyd
like to mess things up for disappointing
OU but the hate of this series means
Sooners wont be looking ahead, down
or around just straight ahead.
PROS
CINCINNATI: As long as this game
is NOT in prime-time, Bengals have
a legit shot. Its time for Bengals to
REALLY prove if they are contenders or
pretenders. Contenders win games like
this; pretenders dont. Methinks they
are contenders.
SEATTLE: Seahawks defense especially
the secondary is back to its snarling,
mean, nasty self. Even against a wide-

Seminoles have
to lose one of
these games
that
they
continually
escape.
Baylor- If the
Bears have any
chance at the
playoff,
they
need to beat
K-State. Expect
a high-scoring
affair.
Wisconsin- Cardale Jones said (via
tweet in 2012) we aint come to play
SCHOOL. Classes are POINTLESS.
Doesnt sound like someone who does
much studying. I assume that translates
to game film as well. Wisconsin is too
good for the Buckeyes to overcome any
mistakes.
Houston- Honestly, I know nothing
about the Cougars this year but I was
a big fan of Jack Pardees (EN: Man, you
are old! I remember them, too, which
means I am also old!) run-and-shoot
teams of yesteryear, so Ill take Houston
if only for fond memories of Andre
Ware.
Oklahoma- Im trying to find a way
to work a Mike Gundy Im a man
reference in here, but nothing clever
is coming to mind, so Ill just pick the
Sooners.
PROS
Pittsburgh- So, the Bengals can win
with a mediocre quarterback? Not
long-term, I dont think. And Dalton has
looked quite mediocre this year.
Seattle- True, the Seahawks are a
different team away from home, but if
they can limit LeSean McCoy and force
the Iggles to put the game in the hands
of Mark Sanchez, its advantage Seattle.
Colts- Indy wins fairly easily. Hoyer
throws two first-half picks and is
replaced by Johnny Manziel at halftime,
and for the rest of the season.
Miami- I wonder if there will be any
national outrage for Ravens d-lineman
Haloti Ngatas PED suspension? Im
guessing not. We reserve our angst for
baseball players, it seems.
Arizona- After a 9-1 start, the Cardinals
cant really go winless the rest of the
year, can they? If they lose this one, they
just might.
San Diego- The Chargers surprised me
last week. Lets see if they can do it
again.
CHARLIE WARNIMONT
COLLEGE
Alabama - Alabama rallied to defeat
Auburn in the Iron Bowl last week. The
Tide has national title hopes and that

open Philly offense, if anyone has the

depth on defense to slow it down, the
Hawks do. Now, Beast Man Marshawn
Lynch should have his way against a
suspect Eagles D.
INDIANAPOLIS: Browns are showing
some disarray with Hoyer struggling
mightily and Johnny Football breathing
on his neck. Uh oh. Not good against
Andrew Luck and Company.
MIAMI: Ravens have been so upand-down like almost everyone
else in this @$@^!& NFL season
and suspension of Haloti Ngata will
definitely hurt defense. One thing
hasnt the Dolphin defense.
KANSAS CITY: Cardinals are oh-somissing Carson Palmer.
NEW ENGLAND: Tom Brady and
Company should be angry after
showdown loss at Lambeau. Hard
to tell WHAT
Chargers will
do anymore.
ERIN COX
COLLEGE:
ALABAMA: Roll
Tide!
F L O R I D A
STATE: I like
Jameis Winston
as a leader for
the Noles and
he keeps on
leading them
to wins.
KANSAS STATE: Im liking schools with
State in their name.
WISCONSIN:
Losing
another
quarterback, OSU has no hope.
CINCINNATI: Going local.or regional
is more accurate.
OKLAHOMA: And this is where my liking
of schools with State in their names end
(Editors Note: LOL!).
PRO:
PITTSBURGH: Cincys win over Tampa
Bay last week was barely one to a 2-9
team. I dont think they can put enough
points on the board to win.
SEATTLE: This is an I hope pick.
INDIANAPOLIS: Not knowing who the
quarterback will be for Cleveland, I just
cant bet on them.
MIAMI: Miami has been playing tough
against good teams.
KANSAS CITY: Im still not buying into
Arizona.
SAN DIEGO: The Bradster and Belicheat
just have no place in my picks besides
to hate on them.
JOHN PARENT
COLLEGE
Alabama- Once again, if I could justify
picking against the Tide here, I would.
Georgia Tech- Sooner or later, the

should
be
enough to get
them fired up
to win another
SEC title.
FLorida State Tough choice.
Florida State
has escaped
the possibility
of
defeat
several times
this
season.
Tech runs the
co m p l i c a te d
triple option offense and should be
able to push the Seminoles, but Jameis
Winston has been able to come up with
big plays when he needs to and that
is all it takes to keep to their winning
streak going.
Baylor - The Bears can score points and
they also give up points. Putting points
on the scoreboard is what keeps a team
in contention.
Wisconsin - And this is not because
Ohio State is playing a third string
quarterback. The Buckeyes allowed that
team up north to rack up a lot of yards
on the ground last week and they were
one of the worst rushing teams in the
Big 10 all season. The Badgers have Big
10 Offensive Player of the Year Melvin
Gordon, so it could be a long day for the
Bucks if they cant tackle him.
Cincinnati - A team from Texas coming
to play in the Ohio cold. Its not
something easily overcome by anyone.
Oklahoma - Just going with the home
team in a rivalry game.
Pro
Pittsburgh - The Steelers bounce back
after a disappointing loss to New
Orleans at home. Just dont trust Andy
Dalton that much.
Seattle - The Seahawks defense is
getting back to normal.
Indianapolis - Went with the Browns
last week and they disappointed.
Andrew Luck leading the Colts offense
to points and Brian Hoyer not doing the
same for the Browns.
Miami - Ravens just suffered a big loss
on defense. Both teams fighting for a
playoff spot and the Dolphins continue
to fight on.
Arizona - The Cardinals have a bounceback week after suffering two straight
losses.
New England - The Patriots have been
in California since losing to Green Bay
last week. That has given them to time
to get used to the weather and time
change and just have a feeling that with
all the prep Tom Brady will be ready to
go.

raiders
(From page 9)
The Raiders led by as much as ten in the third quarter, holding an early 33-23 advantage after a pair of Ethan Linder free
throws. Van Wert, though, responded with an 8-2 run that was
capped by a Smith basket to get the Cougars within 35-31.
Our guys battled all night long, Bagley added. The effort
was definitely there. We felt coming in that we were more concerned with our defense than we were offensively. They have
two very good players in the Linder boys and Ethan is just very
difficult to defend. He is so long and athletic, and he does a
good job of getting to the basket.
Wayne Trace extended the lead back to 44-36 at the end of
three quarters, getting late baskets from Linder and Alec Vest.
The Cougars got as close as four at 48-44 in the final quarter
but Wayne Trace again answered.
Four points by Ethan Linder and a bucket by senior brother
Corbin Linder pushed the Raider margin to 54-44 with 4:42
remaining, and Van Wert would not get any closer than eight
the rest of the way.
We hit free throws down the stretch, commented the Raider
head coach. Weve got some things that we need to get better and it doesnt get any easier with Crestview tomorrow night.
They are very good defensively and they showed that tonight.
The Raiders were 9 of 10 at the charity stripe in the final period, including a perfect 5 of 5 by Ethan Linder and 4 of 4 from
Vest. Wayne Trace ended the night making 19 of 26 free throws.
Meanwhile, the Cougars finished the night 15 of 26 at the

CrestvieW

(From page 9)
The Knights finished the game 18-for-38
(47.4 percent) from the floor, including 7-for-14
from 3-point range. Rickard and Owens were
a combined 5-for-6 from downtown. Lautzenheiser also led the team with six assists.
Adams scored all seven of his points in
the second half, as he spent much of the first

free throw line.

Our free throw shooting is something we have to get better
at, concluded Bagley. We have a very good Lincolnview team
tomorrow night and they will be a challenge as well. We played
them several times over the summer.
Holliday finished the night with 18 points to pace the Cougars while Keber chipped in 16. Myers led Van Wert on the
boards with seven and Smith had six. The Cougars ended the
night winning the battle of the boards, 31-23.
The Cougars were 18 of 47 from the field (38 percent) but
were only 6 of 24 from 3-point range (25 percent). Meanwhile,
Wayne Trace was 24 of 38 shooting (63 percent).
Ethan Linder led all scorers with 35 points. Cole Shepherd
chipped in ten for Wayne Trace with Alec Vest and David Sinn
adding nine each. Sinn and Shepherd each picked up five rebounds for the Raiders while Linder recorded seven steals.
Lincolnview and Van Wert meet in the consolation contest
at 6 p.m. on Saturday followed by the championship tilt between Crestview and Wayne Trace. It will be the fourth meeting on the basketball floor in less than a year for the Knights
and Raiders.

Score by quarter
Wayne Trace
15 16 13 24- 68
Van Wert
14 9 13 21- 57
Wayne Trace (68) Miller 1, Hale 0, E. Linder 35, Shepherd 10, C. Linder 4, Vest 9, C. Sinn
0, D. Sinn 9, Speice 0
Van Wert (57)
Henry 0, Kelly 3, Smith 6, Ferckel 0, Braun 0, Keber 16, McCracken 7, Holliday 18,
Munroe 0, Myers 5, Cross 2

We have some guys that can defeinitely shoot it, Turnwald said.
Roby, Colin Bendele and Brandt
(Landin), those guys can fill it up. I
thought Nick (Moorman), as a freshman coming out and starting, that can
be a tough thing, but he was 10-for-10
at the line and did a lot of good things.
Landin led the Big Green with
21 points followed by Roby with 15,
Moorman 14 and Honigford with 12.
Alspach led the Hornets, and all
scorers, with 29 points, the majority of those coming in the first three
quarters.
That Alspach kid is a nice player.
He did some good things, Turnwald
said. We have some guys that can
guard, but I told them after the game
we have to get a lot better. because
we cant have guys getting 30 on us,
no matter who it is. We are happy
with the win, but we are not pleased
with how we played defense.
Ottoville won the junior varsity
contest 35-24.
The Big Green are off until next
Friday when they host Van Wert.
***
Ottoville 22- 26-32 78: Colin Bendele 2-3-9;
Tyler Roby 5-1-15; Brandt Landin 6-9-22; Nick
Moorman 2-10-14; Dustin Trenkamp 2-2-6; Austin
Honigford 5-1-12; Brad Boecker 0-0-0; Eric Von
Sossan 0-0-0; Rusy Wenzlick 0-0-0.
Cory-Rawson 22- 11-21 59: Ian Moser 2-0-4;
Matthew Alspach 9-8-29; Eric Ritter 1-0-2; Spener
Silvers 0-1-1; Austin Schaller 3-0-6; Bryce Tuttle
3-0-7; Josh Miller 1-0-2; Ryan Forney 3-2-8.
Ottoville 17 21 22 18 - 78
Cory-Rawson 13 14 16 16 - 59
Junior Varsity: Ottoville 35-24.
Three-point goals: Ottoville 8 (Roby 4, C. Bendele
2, A. Honigford 1, B. Landin 1); Cory-Rawson 4
(Alspach 3, Tuttle 1).

Paulding Panthers
pound Pirates
CONTINENTAL Treston Gonzales poured in a gamehigh 31 points as the Paulding Panthers opened the 2014-15
boys basketball season with a 79-45 thrashing of host Continental on Friday night.
Gonzales outscored the Pirates by himself
in the first half, with 14 of his points coming
in the opening period. He added nine more
in the second quarter and the Panthers held a
44-19 lead at the break. The standout senior
connected on four 3-point field goals on the
night.
It wasnt all Gonzales for the Panthers, however. Corbin Edwards chipped in with 10 points while Alex Arellano scored
13 and Jarrett Sitton added 10 to aid in a balanced offensive
attack. Two Pirates were in double figures.
Paulding extended its lead to 61-28 with a 17-9 margin in the
third quarter. Gonzaless six in the period led the charge with
Edwards adding four.
Continental exploded for 17 fourth-quarter points once the
game had long been decided, but the Panthers still extended
their lead in the final stanza. Preston Johanns put in six of his
eight points in the final period.
Paulding (1-0) vistis Antwerp on Saturday evening.

jefferson
(From page 9)
As with young teams, there
are always concerns about
consistency of play. That
struck the visitors in the second stanza. Trey Smith netted
six and Wallace two as they
struggled to maintain their
first-period attack. Vanlue
with Cole Keeney dropping
in all nine of his points
outscored the guests 10-8 to
reduce its halftime deficit to
38-19.
Delphos got it back to start
the third period. Trey Smith
caught fire again, scoring 15
points, as did Stockwell with
eight as the Jeffcats continued
to add to their lead. It reached
33 before settling for a 64-33
margin on a Stockwell late
bomb.
The Jefferson edge continued to grow in the fourth and
it gave Coach Smith a chance
to play his deeper reserves as
the game came to a close.
We have a lot of young
players on the roster and you
expect moments of inconsistency. We refocused the
third period and got it rolling
again, Coach Smith added. I
loved our intensity and effort
from start to finish. We have
a goal every game to have 24
deflections and we had 14.
That is a change in philosophy
from the last 3-4 years and
you can talk about it, but now
the players can see it on film.
The visiting Wildcats shot
a torrid 32-of-55 from the
floor (58.2 percent), including 10-of-19 long range. They
concluded with 34 rebounds
(7 offensive). They hold their

parkWay

home opener 6 p.m. (junior

varsity tip) Saturday versus
Ridgemont.
Vanlue tossed in 13-of-51
shots, 8-of-28 downtown, for
25.5 percent. They added 21
rebounds (8 offensive).
In JV action, Jefferson
drubbed the hosts 50-16.
Trey Gossman paced the
victors with 15 and Alex Rode
added 12.

VARSITY
JEFFERSON (82)
Jace Stockwell 7-0-20, Drew Reiss
1-1-3, Josh Teman 0-0-0, Brenan
Auer 0-0-0, Trey Smith 16-4-40,
Ryan Goergens 0-0-0, Alex Rode 1-13, Dalton Hicks 3-2-8, Grant Wallace
4-0-8, Kurt Wollenhaupt 0-0-0.
Totals 22-10-8-82.
VANLUE (41)
Cole Keeney 3-0-9, Sam Wagner 2-28, Caleb Bonham 1-0-2, Austin Smith
5-5-17, Troy Ward 2-0-5, Garrett
Cornette 0-0-0, Jacob Kloepfer 0-00, Andrew Ross 0-0-0, Brody Hanna
0-0-0. Totals 5-8-7-41.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 30 8 26 18 - 82
Vanlue 9 10 14 8 - 41
Three-point
goals:
Jefferson,
Stockwell 6, T, Smith 4; Vanlue,
Keeney 3, Wagner 2, A. Smith 2,
Ward.
JUNIOR VARSITY
JEFFERSON (50)
Alex Neubert 0-0-0, Caleb Lucas
0-0-0, Trey Gossman 7-0-15, Cole
Arroyo 2-0-4, Brenan Auer 1-0-2,
Davion Tyson 0-0-0, Kyle Wreede
0-0-0, Alex Rode 6-0-12, Tylker
Bratton 1-0-3, Christian Stemen 1-02, Nick Long 3-0-6, Drake Schmitt
3-0-6. Totals 22-2-2-50.
VANLUE (16)
Reed Davis 2-0-6, Cole Keeney 1-02, Trent Pahl 0-0-0, Garrett Cornett
1-0-2, Treg Price 1-0-3, Caleb
Bonham 1-1-3. Totals 3-3-1-16.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 17 12 8 13 - 50
Vanlue 2 3 5 6 - 16
Three-point
goals:
Jefferson,
Gossman, Bratton; Vanlue, Davis 2,
Price.

half on the bench with foul difficulty. For the tip off slated for 6 p.m.
(From page 9)
by quarters
game, Lincolnview was 17 of 31 (54.8 per- Score
Crestview
16 6 12 12- 46
The Panthers picked up their first win of the season to go 1-0
cent) from the floor and went 3-for-6 from be- Lincolnview
13 9 8 14- 44
and
the Tigers drop to 0-1 on the year.
Crestview
(46)
scoring
yond the arc. Dowdy and Leeth each grabbed Zaleski 2, Mefferd 3, Lautzenheiser 19, Rickard 11, Van Parkway
(64)
Brody Adams 4, Clayton Agler 0, Tanner Bates 17, Brandon Gibson 12, Logan Huff 5,
five rebounds to pace the Lincolnview effort. Cleave 2, Owens 8, Rolsten 0, Lippi 0
Sage Dugan 14, Connor Morton 8, Justin Barna 4 (18-36, 5-17, 13-19, 64)
Lincolnview (44) scoring
Leeth also chipped in five assists.
Leeth 3, Brant 4, Dowdy 21, Adams 7, Ludwig 2, Leiter Waynesfield (49)
Lincolnview will play Van Wert in the 3, Youtsey 4
Brandon Turner 4, Lake Turner 19, Cheyne Tate 7, Jarrod Bly 2, Brady Barnes 0, Collin
Lowe 5, Trey Crumrine 12 (10-24,6-18,11-24, 49)
consolation game on Saturday night, with

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CoMICs

Comics & Puzzles

Zits

Todays
Horoscope
By Eugenia Last

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014

Blondie

Be receptive to information
offered to you and quickly
incorporate what is usable
into your everyday routine.
Observation and listening
will help you glean the most
important details of any
enterprise, allowing you to
advance steadily. Experience
will give you valuable problemsolving skills.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- You are a crusader
and unlikely to stand by while
others are mistreated. Your
concern and helpfulness will
be recognized and honored by
your peers, friends and family.

For Better or Worse

Beetle Bailey

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Your romantic or

family situation is undergoing
change. Personal issues can be
solved if you have a heart-toheart talk with those concerned.
Compromise will be possible as
long as everyone contributes.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) -- Stick to your own agenda.
Helpful friends may offer
unsolicited advice regarding
your personal or professional
life. Follow your instincts. You
are the best judge of what is
good for you.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- Your heightened intuition
will keep you on top of any
situation. Your attention to
detail and ability to see the
whole picture will win approval
from your superiors.

Pickles

Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014 11

Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS
1 Mauna - 4 Cal. units
7 Happy
11 Thurs. follower
12 Length x
width
13 Town near
Lake Tahoe
14 Poaching,
as eggs
16 Holds the
deed
17 Goes yachting
18 Undressed
19 Groove
20 Honcho
21 Dazed, with
out
24 Traveling
bag
27 Catos
greeting
28 Black, in
verse
30 Corn units
32 Gone --
34 Simpons
sister
36 Estuary
37 Gizmo
39 High points
41 Butter
container
42 Region of
India
43 Gambling
stake
45 -- and the
Chipmunks
48 Polar bear
perch
49 Calmed
down (2 wds.)
52 Sheik colleague
53 Saints ring
54 The I
55 Mistrustful
56 Tax agcy.
57 That girl

4 Arm joint
5 Mr. Follett
6 Grow weary
7 Ardent fan
8 X-rated
9 Bancroft of
films
10 Windows
predecessor
12 Mention
casually
15 Kind of
straits
18 Not even one
20 Delivery
trucks
21 Zig opposite
22 Classical
poet
23 First-century
emperor
24 Abyss
25 -- Lee cakes
26 Mr. Satie
29 Spill the
beans
31 Airline to
Stockholm
33 Game of
chance
35 Moonshot

Yesterdays answers
mission
38 Payable
40 Roof
edge
42 Liverpool
lockups
43 Soprano
-- Gluck
44 Roulette
color
46 Time to
beware

DOWN
1 Col. Sanders chain
2 Piccadilly
statue
3 Verdi opera

ARIES (March 21-April

19) -- Dont allow others to
overlook or stifle your abilities.
Be an active participant
both inside and outside the
workplace. Your outstanding
ideas will be wasted if you dont
speak up.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- Dont be too self-critical.
Improvements and changes
need time to develop. Be
patient, and your hard work will
pay off. Stick to simple plans
with realistic goals, and success
will be yours.

Garfield

Born Loser

Hagar the Horrible

GEMINI (May 21-June

20) -- Keep an eye on your
spending habits. Trying to
impress or outdo your neighbors
will backfire, as an unexpected
expense will leave you strapped
for cash.
CANCER
(June
21July 22) -- Someone will
misinterpret your attentiveness.
Dont lead anyone on. If you
are not experiencing the same
depth of feeling, you are best to
be blunt about your intentions.

Marmaduke

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

-- You have a lot to offer. Get
involved in an organization or
agency that provides help to
the underprivileged. A casual
meeting will have a profound
effect on your future.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- Problems with a partner
or loved one will surface. Keep
a handle on your temper. If you
are not careful in what you say,
your words may be used against
you.
LIBRA
(Sept.
23Oct. 23) -- You are craving
companionship and mental
stimulation. Get together
with friends who inspire you.
Take part in unusual cultural
activities that bring insight into
different lifestyles.

Barney Google & Snuffy Smith

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

22) -- Do your best to finalize
a pending situation. Put all your
cards on the table and be firm
about what you expect in return.
Real estate or investment deals
are looking good.
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Feature Syndicate, Inc.
DISTRIBUTED
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Answer to Sudoku
Hi and Lois

The Family Circus By Bil Keane

47 Close at
hand
48 Smattering
49 Greek
letter
50 Boat
mover
51 Foot digit

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Classifieds

Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014

Times Bulletin/delphos Herald

To place an ad:

Delphos Herald 419.695.0015 x122

Times Bulletin classifieds@timesbulletin.com

DEADLINES/CORRECTIONS:
Display Ads: All Copy Due Prior to Thursday 3pm
Liner copy and correction deadlines due by Friday noon

100 ANNOUNCEMENTS
105 Announcements
110 Card Of Thanks
115 Entertainment
120 In Memoriam
125 Lost And Found
130 Prayers
135 School/Instructions
140 Happy Ads
145 Ride Share

200 EMPLOYMENT

205 Business Opportunities

210 Childcare
215 Domestic
220 Elderly Home Care
225 Employment Services
230 Farm And Agriculture
235 General

105 Announcements

COUNCIL ON AGING
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over 40 assorted prizes.
Doors open at
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110 Card Of Thanks

ON BEHALF of Bill
Holtz, his four daughters,
two sons-in-law, five
grandchildren, two great
grandsons, Samantha
Shaw, Cassidy Snay and
his wife Sue, we can
never find the words that
come close for the gratitude for the outstanding
love and care Bill received the last two years
at Sarah Jane Living
Center. Every nurse, all
the nursing assistants
who always go the extra
100 miles taking care of
all the residents. The extra hugs, kisses and
smiles are priceless. All
the girls in dietary who
prepare delicious food;
not the way they would
like prepared, but the
State way. The constant
changes all done with
smiles. Housekeepers
who keep the place neat,
tidy, and smelling like
the great outdoors. The
laundry ladies, who manage to keep all the
clothes clean; without
fading. What is your secret? Mick, I can never
thank you enough for
your love for the residents and their families.
If I had any concerns
they were resolved immediately. Brickner Ambulance Service, you all
took such loving care on
Bills many transports.
Chuffers 7th Street Deli,
everything was delicious.
Father Shock, thank you
for the last minute
change of plans. Everyone told me how lovely
the Mass and Eulogy
were. Rita, thank you for
helping with all the details. Eric, thank you for
so lovingly transporting
Bill to the funeral home.
There are also no words
to thank you for our conversation on Thursday.
You gave me my answer! Dr. Jacob Jones,
you are the most amazing, caring, nurturing,
selfless man. Your care
for Bill the last five years
was flawless. You listened to me about Bills
illness when no one else
would. The greatest
thing you did was referring Bill to Dr. Bultemeyer. Dr. Marlene Bultemeyer, you too gave
me my answer when I
felt the diagnosis didnt
make sense. All your
care and conversations
were so lovingly given.
Angie, thank you for enduring all my phone
calls. You always came
back with an answer.
Gina, you went way
above and beyond your
job description and all of
my expectations. You
made my visions for
Bills goodbye a reality.
Kyle and Lauren, I never
would have survived the
last six years without
you. To everyone who
sent cards, they did their
job; I re-read them when
needed. Everyone who
donated to the Lewy
Body Dementia Association, I am eternally grateful. Those who donated
to Sarah Jane, I have
asked Mick to ask my
girls how the money
should be sent. You go
with the direction of
those that work in the
trenches. They truly
know best.
With a grateful heart,
Sue Holtz

300 REAL ESTATE/RENTAL

305 Apartment
310 Commercial/Industrial
315 Condos
320 House
325 Mobile Homes
330 Office Space
335 Room
340 Warehouse/Storage
345 Vacations

110 Card Of Thanks

THE FAMILY of Melvin

Heitz wishes to convey
sincere thanks to those
who helped in any way
at the time of and since
his farm accident. The
911
dispatcher,
Spencerville EMS and
Fire Department, St. Ritas Emergency Room all
acted courteously and
professionally. We are
grateful to these people.
The employees at Bunge
weigh station and all
those drivers waiting in
line were very concerned
and thoughtful the evening of Melvins death.
Brian and Sandy at
Strayer Funeral Home
were patient, considerate, and understanding
of the extra time it took
for the many who came.
They even arranged the
chairs as requested so
people could easily sit
while waiting in line.
Thanks to Fr. Ron & Fr.
Dan for your prayer service and Fr. Dave & Fr.
Jim Say for the funeral
mass and heartwarming
homily. Mary Will, a
friend, was the organist
while relatives, Anne
Ruen, Emma Wurst, and
Rebecca Fett were the
singers; thank you. Mass
servers, and all the Landeck community kitchen
helpers, and people who
donated food showed
such wonderful kindness. Our great worry is
that we may miss someone; thank you if we
have. God Bless.
Catherine Heitz
Kevin & Jacqie Heitz
Rod & Darcy Heitz
Kody Heitz
Rebecca Fett

525 Computer/Electric/Office
530 Events
535 Farm Supplies And Equipment
Feed/Grain
400 REAL ESTATE/ FOR SALE 540
545 Firewood/Fuel
405 Acreage And Lots
550 Flea Markets/Bazaars
410 Commercial
555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales
415 Condos
560 Home Furnishings
420 Farms
565 Horses, Tack And Equipment
425 Houses
570 Lawn And Garden
430 Mobile Homes/
575 Livestock
Manufactured Homes
577 Miscellaneous
435 Vacation Property
580 Musical Instruments
440 Want To Buy
582 Pet In Memoriam
583 Pets And Supplies
500 MERCHANDISE
585 Produce
505 Antiques And Collectibles
586 Sports And Recreation
510 Appliance
588 Tickets
515 Auctions
590 Tool And Machinery
520 Building Materials

350 Wanted To Rent

355 Farmhouses For Rent
360 Roommates Wanted

240 Healthcare
245 Manufacturing/Trade
250 Office/Clerical
255 Professional
260 Restaurant
265 Retail
270 Sales And Marketing
275 Situation Wanted
280 Transportation

235 Help Wanted

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We are looking for self
motivated individuals
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and have a valid drivers
license. Will also accept
resumes for a full time
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manager who has
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Please send resumes to
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Van Wert, OH 45891
Attn: HR.

235 Help Wanted

ASSISTANT
PROPERTY
MANAGER

responsible for assisting the

Property Manager/General
Manager in the management
of a commercial property.
Responsibilities involve
a broad range of property
management functions, including, but not limited to,
budget preparation and execution, building operations,
tenant relations and project
management.
gary.grahham@outlook.com

LOCAL
COMPANY
seeking a qualified individual for an administrative/customer service,
full-time position. Ideal
candidate must have
strong math and excellent language skills,
along with attention to
detail. Computer and
internet skills a plus.
Send resumes to Box
128 c/o Delphos Herald,
405 N. Main St., Delphos, OH 45833.

419.695.0015

235 Help Wanted

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Openings Available
with Opportunities
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Entry Level Production
Workers
Warehouse Personnel
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Come to our OPEN
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about the available
positions.
Wednesday December
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9AM-5PM.
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Previous employees are
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Stable work history is a
must. We have desirable
wages and benefits
including: medical,
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592 Wanted To Buy

593 Good Things To Eat
595 Hay
597 Storage Buildings

600 SERVICES

605 Auction
610 Automotive
615 Business Services
620 Childcare
625 Construction
630 Entertainment
635 Farm Services
640 Financial
645 Hauling
650 Health/Beauty
655 Home Repair/ Remodeling
660 Home Services
665 Lawn, Garden, Landscaping
670 Miscellaneous

235 Help Wanted

PROFESSIONALS
NEEDED
for rewarding,
mission-driven work.
Everyperson needs the
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we look for very
special people to
support individuals with
disabilities. As a Direct
Support Professional
(DSP) you will be one of
those special people.
DSPs are the link to the
community for those
they serve. For some,
theyre the eyes of those
unable to see, or the
voice for those who cant
speak. For others,
they are friend,
cheerleader and subtle
support on the path to
ones true potential.
The DSP is one of the
most exemplary
reflections of the
wonderful
mission-driven work we
do every day. Those
who carry out this
rewarding
support play integral and
crucial role in the
success of our
organization.
Whether youre
experienced or this
sounds like the type of
career youd like
to pursue we want to
hear from you!
Part-time openings on
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including weekends.
Must have a high school
diploma or GED,
acceptable
criminal background
check, valid drivers
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for pilot
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Youth Programs
Approximate
hrs
Supervisor
to develop,
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M/Th.
implement
and
evaluate
Applicant
pilot after responsible
school food
for mealExperience
planning/
program.
withcooking/clean-up/
and love of working
purchasing
food
items.
with children
required.
Must be able schedule
to work
Approximate
independentMonday
of others.
2:00-7:00pm

Familiarity
of school
Thursday.
Email
resume
lunch
guidelines
and
cover
letter to
preferred.
Submit
vanwertywca@
resume
to: vanwert
roadrunner.co
ywca@roadrunner.com
EOE
EOE

275 Work Wanted

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call David in Willshire,
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BLACK HORSE CARRIERS is excited to announce we

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240 Healthcare

ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE
COORDINATOR

This full-time A/P Coordinator position is responsible for

general accounts payable functions, reconciliations, and
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Ph: 419.238.2285
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We accept

Human Resources
Fax: 419-238-9390
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Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014 13

Unemployed eldest child feels

trapped in parents basement

Melba and Bud Carter in Montalba, Texas, sent in this picture of their gray toy
poodle, Tufer, sitting in the middle of a field of bluebonnets. (Photo submitted)

Birds wont soar to the stars

Dear Heloise: I own a house
with a boathouse where pigeons
roost. I tried the owl theory,
but it didnt work. You might
suggest this: Hang some plastic glitter stars or other decorations. Let them hang down
a few inches, where the wind
and sun catch them, and the
birds will not fly near them. It
worked for me! Ronald G.,
Friendswood, Texas
Hi, Ronald. I know what you
mean about some of those pigeons. They do seem to really
get around! This hint works
well, whether its to keep birds
from roosting or from flying
into windows, like our big picture ones. Hang some decorations or ribbon (I even taped
a few pieces of ribbon on the
glass door), and its usually just
enough movement to ward off
the birds. Heloise
PET PAL
Dear Readers: Melba and
Bud Carter in Montalba, Texas,
sent in a picture of their gray
toy poodle, Tufer, sitting in the
middle of a field of bluebonnets.
Melba and Bud say that Tufer
loves to travel with them in their
motor home and play with the
rabbits that live on their proper-

Hints
from

Heloise

ty. To see Tufers picture, go to

my website, www.Heloise.com
and click on Pets. Heloise
SNAKES IN THE GARDEN
Dear Heloise: My mother-inlaw found a few garden snakes
in her small garden. She moved
into a townhome, but she must
have her garden to stay busy
and happy. What should she do?
Hannah in Texas
Most folks dont care for
snakes, especially if you are
tending a garden or a flower
bed. I live in the semicountry in San Antonio, and we
do have some of the slithering
critters around. Several have
found their way into our home
through the years. I was NOT
happy!
Many times, snakes find

warmth in and around houses

during the winter. Sometimes
they are out sunning themselves, but oh how I wish they
would do that in someone elses
yard!
First, seal all cracks between
the house and patio, foundation
and basement windows, if you
have them. Snakes like to hang
out in tall grass, overgrown
shrubs, piles of wood, etc., so
DONT stack wood against the
house or outbuilding, and keep
it off the ground, if possible.
Dont give them a place to make
a home. Dont leave pet food
out, which brings mice, which
in turn brings snakes looking
for a meal.
Live and let live, I say, but
dont come into my house uninvited! Heloise
E CAPSULE FOR HANDS
Dear Heloise: As I walk every morning, I take a vitamin E
capsule along. I stick a pin into
it and rub the oil into my hands,
nails and cuticles. By the time
I get home, the oil is absorbed,
and my hands are soft. Valerie, via email
(c)2014 by King Features
Syndicate Inc.

DEAR ABBY: I am a young adult, the eldest of four children. I sleep in a basement
(furnished and livable), which serves as my
bedroom. I have no job, no drivers license,
no friends who live close by. I try to make my
family happy, despite being underappreciated by my parents
and siblings.
No matter how often I clean
the house, take the blame when
I have done nothing wrong or
try to be social and see eye to
eye, I spend many nights crying
like a baby in the inky darkness. A few times I have felt so
down I have wanted to end my
life.
I found an opportunity to get the training I
need to accomplish the first half of my dream,
and being a chef would help me earn the money I need to make the other half of my dream a
reality. The thing is, Im required to live on the
property of the school.
I tried running away once and had to come
back. I dont want my parents to think Im trying to run away from them again, but we dont
communicate well. How can I get them to see
Im trying to move toward my goal instead of
severing family bonds? BABY OF THE
BASEMENT
DEAR BABY: I dont know how old you
were when you ran away, but if you are close to
18 or older, then finding a way to be self-supporting should be your priority. Family bonds
are supposed to be bonds of love, not chains
that prevent a person from achieving his or her
potential.
If you cant explain this to your parents,
then you should enlist the help of another adult
a family friend or a relative to help them
understand that getting the training or certification you need for a career isnt severing anything, but is to everyones advantage.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: Im 12 years old and I still
play with dolls. My older sister keeps telling
me to grow up. I am embarrassed to ask my
mom about it. Lots of girls at my school are
growing up and they wear makeup, and I feel
left out sometimes. Sometimes I throw tan-

trums. I try to get good grades, but my sister

puts me down by saying stuff like Im stupid. I
try to ignore it, but it just gets in my head and
stays in there forever. Its hard growing up to
be a young lady. I dont know what to do with
my life. Im trying to grow up,
but I cant get out of my childDear
ish ways. Please help me, Abby.
abby I would really appreciate it.
SAMANTHA IN KOKOMO
DEAR
SAMANTHA:
Growing up isnt easy. I know
with
people decades past the age of
Jeanne
21 who are still trying to do it,
Phillips
some with more success than
others. It might help you to
know that people dont mature
at the same rate. This may have to do with
emotional maturity and hormones. At 12, you
are supposed to be mature enough to control
your emotions and not have tantrums. Because
you arent, its important you talk with your
mother about your feelings. As to your dolls
hang onto them if you wish. People of every
age collect and enjoy dolls, and its not a sign
of immaturity. As to wearing makeup, thats
a personal choice. If you arent interested, its
nothing to feel self-conscious about. More important than growing up fast is growing up to
be a self-confident person who accepts herself
for who she is.
** ** **
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
** ** **
For everything you need to know about
wedding planning, order How to Have a
Lovely Wedding. Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7
(U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet,
P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
(Shipping and handling are included in the
price.)
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Saturday, Dec. 06 & Sunday, Dec. 07, 2014

Jump
Farm Credit

rural by CHOiCe
(From page 1)
This is just getting started, Smith said.
These were our first meetings and more will be
happening into the spring. Ultimately, Smith
hopes to pair high school juniors and seniors
with persons in the workforce for a job shadowing program.
Its not just a matter of, If we build it, they
will come anymore. Now we have to be sure
we have the workers so the employers will con-

sider us, she stated.

Fridays students took a short four-question
quiz which Smith hopes will get kids to consider putting down roots in Van Wert County
after school is finished, and also to gather information on attitudes among the kids on their
opinions about what its like to live in a rural
area.
Were finally underway. Now weve got to
keep it up, she summarized.

raCHelS CHalleNge
(From page 1)
Blackmore
continued,
After reviewing the application, they said theyd pay it
all because they understand
the problem with bullying and
that being kind is important,
but they also felt that it would
be coming into their workplace soon with high school
students eventually graduating and coming into the workplace into Eaton, so they supported it and stood behind it,
and were very appreciative.
At an early age, Scott felt
destined to make a difference.
At age 13, she traced the outline of her hands on the back of
the dresser in her bedroom. In
the outline she wrote, These
hands belong to Rachel Joy
Scott and will someday touch
millions of peoples hearts. So
far over 22 million people have
participated in one of the Rachels Challenge programs like
those offered this past week.
Rachel Scott was murdered
near an entrance to the school
as she sat on the grass, eating
lunch with a friend. She was
shot four times. Her brother
Craig was in the library with
two friends who were shot and
killed, but when the shooters
turned their attention on him,
something distracted them
and they ran out of the library
without shooting Craig.
Rachels funeral was broadcast live on CNN. She was the
subject of several books and
movies. Much of that attention
was due to her personality. Her
beliefs and lifestyle led to the
start of Rachels Challenge.
Students were challenged to
commit to five objectives presented by Keyona Williams.
The challenges urged students
to re-establish civility in their
relationships, commit to academics, and to be an instrument for change for the better.
When confronted, not only
with the way Rachel died, but
especially the way she lived,
many eyes in the audience began to well up with tears.
When you have an
18-year-old boy getting tears,
Allen said, You know how
strong this can be.
Students as young as elementary-age can be involved
in the program, however, the
content is age-appropriate
with the content for elementary students sounding more
like a pep rally. Overall, the
reaction from the kids has

Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

(From page 1)
Farm Credit employees live and work
in the communities
they serve, so they
have made it their goal
to secure the future of
agriculture and rural
America. Each year,
Farm Credit MidAmerica invests more
than $2 million in programs and initiatives
that elevate the quality
of life in rural America. They also fund
projects, award scholarships, provide internship opportunities
and help launch young
people in ag-related careers.

Farm Credit Mid-American employees and representatives

cut the ribbon on their new 1,500-square-foot facility
at 1625 E. Fifth St. on Friday. Delphos Mayor Michael
Gallmeier and Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director Tara Krendl congratulated the business
on its growth and success. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)

ruNSer

Rachels Challenge presenter Keyona Williams

brings the message of being kind to one another to
Jefferson Middle School students Friday afternoon.
There were few dry eyes in the auditorium when
Williams was done as students heard about the
life and legacy of Rachel Joy Scott, the 17-year-old
first victim in the Columbine shootings in 1999 that
left 12 students and a teacher dead and injured 21
more before the shooters turned their weapons on
themselves. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
pleased the D.A.R.E. officers.
What were seeing is kids
treating each other better,
stated Blackmore. At one
school, Ive been informed
several students have already
come down to speak with a
guidance counselor. They had
some issues they were dealing with and wanted help, and
the school contacted who they
needed to contact to get these
kids help. That right there
makes it worth bringing the
program here. Kids understand its all about doing acts
of kindness.
The next step is getting a
group together to further the
challenges for students. Allen
said they asked principals for
a list of kids who could end
up as leaders in a club atmosphere. The goal is to encourage the attitude Rachel Scott

demonstrated during her life.

As she once said that such a
lifestyle could start a chain
reaction.
This isnt just bringing
in a speaker one time and its
done, Allen said. This is a
program that was brought in
and will continue to work inside the schools. Even without
the presenter here, the kids
will take over and keep it going. Maybe two or three years
down the road, we bring another speaker in for a booster
shot.
Blackmore added, We saw
this program a few years ago
at one of our D.A.R.E. conferences, and we both knew right
away this was something we
needed to get here.
Keeping it going will be
the next challenge.

(From page 1)
Runser is also accused of not filing an inventory of Kochs real and personal assets in
a timely manner. As executor of Kochs estate,
he did not file the inventory by Nov. 9, 2011
as required and did not respond to an April 2,
2012 notice from Probate Court. After an extension was granted until Aug. 24, 2012, that
deadline was missed, also. The inventory was
filed in November, more than 15 months after
Koch was appointed as executor/administrator. The account of Kochs estate, due Feb. 9,
2012 was not filed until January 2014.
Questions about the bank account for the
estate were also raised in the case. The account was opened January 12, 2012. A check
for nearly $112,000 was deposited at the end of
May from the sale of Kochs residential property in Van Wert, however, instead of distributing the receipts of the sale according to the
instructions in her will, Runser is accused of
writing a series of checks to either himself or
to his law firm totaling $80,965. Another deposit in September 2012 totaled over $28,000
from other possessions.
After making partial payment from the
account to those entities named in the will
and the payment of estate taxes and assorted
debts, there was only $4,000 remaining in the
account. A $4,000 check to the law firm reduced the balance to approximately $57. The
account was overdrawn by a $900 check written to the law firm a few months later. Then
after depositing more than $71,000 into the account from personal funds, the check writing
resumed. After another infusion of funds from
either a personal account or from another fund
Runser was managing, estate distributions totaling over $100,000 were finally made over 18
months after the original account deposit was
made.
The charge states, Throughout the entire
administration of the estate, at least two of the
three beneficiaries of the estate had been attempting to reach [Runser] regarding the status
of Kochs estate. They had an extremely hard
time reaching [Runser], and when they were
able to speak [with him], he was unable/unwilling to provide them with any substantive information regarding the estate.

The accusation of misusing the funds is

bolstered by the following statement from the
Supreme Court complaint: When relator inquired into the funds that [Runser] has withdrawn from the Koch estate account, [Runser]
attempted to minimize his conduct by stating
that the funds were for attorney and executor
fees for him and [law partner Shaun] Putman.
[Runser] neither requested, nor received, permission from the Van Wert County Probate
Court to receive attorney or executor fees from
the Koch estate.
The second count deals with irregularities
as trustee of a trust fund for Barbara Mary
Shackley. This charge contains many similar
violations as charged in the first count. A trust
beneficiary, Mary Ann Jensen, hired a law firm
to get to the bottom of issues she was having
with Runser. Over almost 19 months, Runser
wrote checks from the trust fund account to
himself or his law firm totaling $471,350.
In a conversation with a representative of
the law firm representing Jensen, Runser allegedly admitted he had inappropriately borrowed funds from the trust. On another occasion, Runser wrote to Jensens attorney that
he had not done a good job in handling trust
activity during the last several years, and he
had not responded to requests for information
from Jensen and had not completed annual
trust accountings due to the anticipated time
involved in creating reports.
The third count involves Runsers Interest
on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA), which was
overdrawn several times in 2014.
The complaint contends, At a minimum,
[Runser] used funds from his IOLTA to repay
a personal and/or business line of credit. He
also withdrew funds from his IOLTA on an as
needed basis, rather than as earned, and he
ran estate funds through his IOLTA rather than
depositing them into a separate estate account.
Furthermore, [Runser] misappropriated client
funds from his IOLTA resulting in a shortage
of at least $15,739.36.
The case against Runser is not on the schedule of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline posted online.

CardS
(From page 5)
Some of the stamps are so unusual, Gordon said. They are coming from all over the
world.
They have come from Germany, Australia and Saudi Arabia, Tami Fausett said. One
judge sent a signed and stamped court order
for Addie to have a Merry Christmas. One little boy sent a hand-written note telling Addie
he was her boyfriend.
She loved that one, said Tami Fausett, 29.
She has a couple of boyfriends.
She always smiles when they open the
cards. Sometimes she lays on top of all of them
on the floor. A couple of times, shes broken
down in tears. Not the type that come with a
tantrum, her mother said, but the tears that
come with emotion.
Addie was a happy, healthy child until she
turned 3, her mother says. Then they noticed
she stopped growing. A battery of tests were
done. They tried giving her steroids to spur her
growth.
Nothing worked. Doctors couldnt figure
out what it was.
She has been deteriorating rapidly in the

last year. She has tremors, twitches and pain in

her legs. Last month, an MRI revealed extensive brain damage. Doctors said she probably
will live at most one more year, maybe less.
Its sad, said Amber Brosig, who runs a
charity, Children and the Earth Inc., that has
been helping the family. You pick her up and
you cant believe shes that old and that little.
They are just treating symptoms and keeping her comfortable, her mother said. Doctors
have asked Tami Fausett to fill out a form that
states how far she wants physicians to go to
keep Addie alive.
There is still enough of Addie that I dont
want to fill that paper out, she said. Thats
rough when they hand you that for your child.
For now, the family is finding holiday joy
in the daily bounty of colorful cards that bring
out the best in Addie.
I had no idea asking for a card would
spread so fast. It means a lot that so many
people care that much, Tami Fausett said. A
card doesnt seem like a lot, but to Addie it is
so much. It is amazing.

Online: http://bit.ly/1tRHaYa

traNSFerS
(From page 8)
Tony M. Reindel to Roselm
Farms LLC, portion of section
33, Washington Township.
Harold J. Pohlman Credit
Shelter Trust, Dolores M.
Pohlman Credit Shelter Trust
to Dolores M. Pohlman, portion of sections 24, 25, Washington Township, lot 65, portion of lot 66, lots 5, 5-1, 67,
Delphos subdivision.
Marilyn B. Yates to Chain
O Lakes LLC, portion of section 16, Jackson Township.
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development to Cre-

ative Home Buying Solutions

Inc., portion of section 25,
Liberty Township.
Karen B. Odenweller
to Anthony S. Odenweller,
Christina E. Grothaus, inlot
1257, Delphos.
Judy Vaske, John Steven
Vaske Sr. to Jerry D. Parrish,
Jerry D. Parrish Sr., Jerry D.
Parrish, portion of section 6,
Willshire Township.
Jeffrey A. Wallace, Cristina Wallace, Justin B. Wallace,
Julie Wallace, Justin Wallace
to Cheryl C. Wallace, portion
of section 15, Pleasant Town-

ship.
Cheryl C. Wallace to Creative Home Buying Solutions
Inc., portion of section 15,
Pleasant Township.
Vanessa S. Stevens to Creative Home Buying Solutions
Inc., inlot 3652, Van Wert.
Scottie E. Myers, Glynda
D. Myers, Glynda Myers to
Daniel J. Baxter, portion of
inlot 290, Convoy, portion of
outlot 10, Convoy.
Estate of Arthur W. Yoh to
Marilee F. Yoh, lot 260, Van
Wert subdivision.

In this Nov. 28, 2014 file photo, a Target shopper uses her iPhone to compare
prices at Wal-Mart while shopping after midnight in South Portland, Maine.
Savvy shoppers are using the vast information at their fingertips to wring everbetter deals or offers. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

SHOPPerS
(From page 5)
Target Corp. is already attributing its sales
surge online in part to its move to drop shipping fees for all online purchases until Dec. 20.
Thanksgiving saw a 40 percent surge in Targets
online sales and was its biggest online sales day
ever.
ON TARGET
Consumers got more purposeful over this
holiday weekend.
According to C. Britt Beemer, chairman of
Americas Research Group, a consumer research
firm, 75 percent who went shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday wanted only the socalled doorbusters, deeply discounted specials
intended to lure in customers; last year, that figure was 49.9 percent.
Stores hope those items, sometimes priced so
low the retailer loses money on them, will result
in impulse spending once shoppers are in the
door.
Trying to push more online sales also may be
a factor in reducing impulse purchases.
Marshal Cohen, NPDs groups chief industry
analyst, estimates 45 percent of store shopping
is done on impulse, compared with 25 percent
online.

Some retailers did say they saw shoppers

throwing extra items in their carts CEOs of
both Toys R Us and Target noted it.
NO RUSH
Shoppers are not in a hurry to attack their
holiday buying for many reasons.
NPDS Cohen said that other than gadgets
like Apples iPhone 6 or specific toys like the
Elsa doll tied to Disneys Frozen movie, there
are no hot items that are hard to find. So shoppers know they can find better deals later in the
season.
Theres no urgency to buy, said Cohen. So
consumers are in the drivers seat.
Increasing, shoppers are using website shopping carts to store items, not to immediately buy
them, but as a reminder to shop around for betters deals, according to Bounce Exchanges Urban and others.
Paul Wolke, a 46-year-old photographer from
Washington, N.J., started looking online a day
before Thanksgiving. His wish list: accessories
for a gym in his basement. He threw four items
like hand weights and pull cables in his Amazon.
com cart but hasnt bought them.
Im using the Amazon cart almost as a shopping list with prices, he said.