January 22, 2015

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Museum gala
Mardi Gras style
The Delphos Museum of
Postal History will hold its
Gala Mardi Gras Celebration
on Feb. 8 on the second floor.
Light hors doeuvres will
be served at 5 p.m. followed
by a buffet dinner at 6 p.m.
and a short program at 7 p.m.
Director Gary Levitt
said the format this year is
no speeches, no long programs, just lost of music
from the Chuck Summers
Trio and dancing.
The event is BYOB with
set up and soda available.
Tickets are $25 in advance
and $30 at the door. This year,
in celebration of the museums 20th anniversary, each
admission also includes a free
2015 museum membership
and a chance for a weeks
vacation at a fully-stocked
condominium in a resort area
from a list of hundreds of locations, valued from $1-2,000.
RSVP by Feb. 1 to Levitt
at 419-303-5482; Ruth Ann
Wittler at 419-296-8443; or
send payment to: P.O. Box
174, Delphos OH 45833.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS
Community
Christmas Project Coordinator Edna
Fischer said Delphos responded to the
call this year and reported community donations for the project totaled
$45,047.
Fischer took delight in describing the neatest thing that happened
during this years effort.
A 13-year-old girl wanted an
acoustic guitar for Christmas and one
of the projects secret shoppers just
happened to walk in the Elida Music
Store soon after someone traded in a
really nice acoustic guitar, Fischer
smiled. The girl also wanted guitar
lessons. Shes serious about playing
guitar.
After talking with Delphos Area

Art Guild Director Shauna TurnerSmith and guitar instructor Tim
Ziegler, Fischer secured winter and
spring sessions for her, as well as awesome guitar to fulfill her Christmas
wish.
It all fell into place, Fischer said
enthusiastically. With everybody
cooperating and giving, we just make
it happen by reaching out to people
and organizations.
The list of items and amounts
received include: 142 food boxes; 25
used trees, lights and decorations; 288
pairs of shoes; 16 bicycles; 155 fruit
plates; 160 $100 Chief gift cards; and
$1,000 to St. Vincent dePaul for food
items.
When it came time for the delivery and pick up of all the gifts, the
community came together to make it
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
The Delphos Knights

of Columbus, Council
1362, will hold a free
throw competition starting at 1 p.m. Feb. 1.
It is open to any boy
or girl ages 9-14.
There is no fee to compete; trophies will be open
to first and second place.
Basketball tix
on sale now
The St. Johns at New

Knoxville boys varsity
basketball game is at 6:30
p.m. Friday, not Saturday
as previously reported.
St. Johns will sell tickets during school hours
until 1 p.m. Friday.
Tickets are $6 for adults
and $4 for students.
All tickets are $6 at the door.
Forecast
Mostly cloudy
today and
mostly clear
tonight. Highs
in the lower
30s. Lows in
the lower 20s.
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happen.
It worked like a well-oiled wheel,
Fischer said In less than 2 1/2 hours,
everything was delivered to or picked
up by residents.
Fischer would like to thank
everyone who made the 38th annual
Community Christmas Project a success including:
Emily Niese for the use of
Brentilys Steakhouse as a storage
facility;
All who donated money, gifts,
time and sponsored a child or family;
All banks for making Angel Trees
available to the public and collecting
gifts;
Optimist member Kenny
Grothous for picking up the gifts from
the banks and delivering them to the
storage facility;
Fruit Plate Committee including
Arnie Fischer, Kay Best, Jim and Joan

Weger, Kenny and Jeanne Looser, Pat
and Phil Hablitzel and Helen Marie
Dickman;
Phi-Delta sorority for providing
141 pairs of shoes;
All private individuals for bicycle
donations;
Hoehnbrinks for refurbishing
trees and providing lights and decorations;
Jefferson Senior High Schools
National Honor Society and St. Johns
Junior Religion Class for delivering
gifts; and
Workers Anne Mass, Bev CrossMcNeal, Cindy Brandehoff, Deb
Rostorfer, Dianna Hetrick, Janet
Rode, Karen Edelbrock, Kathy Ulm,
Lisa Staup, Marcia Birkmeier, Sue
Vasquez, Tina Link, Vicki Siefker,
Jane Lucas and Alison Moorman.
Rare dementia ravages people in midlife
K of C hosting
FT competition
The Dave Kemper

Memorial Table Tennis
Tournament will be held
Saturday at the Delphos
Eagles Lodge.
Play begins at 1 p.m.
Talented players from across
the region, some near worldclass, will showcase their skills.
The tournament is
open to the public and
admission is free.
Delphos, Ohio
Christmas Project grants girls wish
Sports
Table tennis
tourney Saturday
Vol. 145 No. 155
On the left are MRI images of the normal human brain

and on the right are images of a human brain affected
by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), which shows
brain atrophy (shrinking). As FTD progresses, it kills
off cells effectively causing the brain to shrink. (Photo
courtesy of sageke.sciencemag.org)
DELPHOS Frontotemporal dementia

(FTD) is a form of irreversible dementia
which affects 50,000-60,000 nationwide,
accounts for 2-5 percent of all dementia
cases and affects more men than women.
The Association for Frontotemporal
Degenerations (AFTD) Executive Director
Susan Dickinson said FTD is a neuro-degenerative brain disease that does not affect
the memory as Alzheimers does; instead,
it affects parts of the brain that controls
behavior, language and movement.
People with FTD are affected at a
much younger age, she explained. The
average age is 57, 10 years younger than an
Alzheimers diagnosis.
She said people diagnosed with FTD at
this age are still working and parenting kids
and teens at home. The onset of the disease
often occurs in people between the ages of
50 and 60, but has been seen as early as age
21 and as late as age 80. Roughly 60 percent
of cases occur in people 45-64 years old.
Its an uncommon disease that not many
people understand, Dickinson detailed.
Many physicians are unaware of the
disease which results in misdiagnoses or
delayed diagnosis.
She said some FTD patients are misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders, including
Alzheimers and depression. No diagnosis
or a delay in diagnosis occurs frequently
since the symptoms presented are not memory-based.
Its that many more years the patient
and their family has less together than if
there would have been a diagnosis on the
onset, she said. It affects their personalities and behaviors which can do a lot of
harm to relationships.
FTD is caused by progressive cell
degeneration due to protein-filled structures (Pick bodies) that clump together and
become toxic to brain cells causing them

to die in the frontal lobes (the areas behind
the forehead) and/or temporal lobes (the
regions behind the ears). Brain cell death
leads to tissue shrinkage and reduced function in both lobes which control planning
and judgment, emotions, speaking and
understanding speech and certain types of
movement.
The temporal lobes of the brain control
language and the frontal lobes affect personality, Dickinson clarified.
Research from the University of
California in San Francisco revealed 60 percent of people develop FTD with no known
cause and the other 40 percent have a family
history of the condition.
According to AFTD, the majority of
FTD cases are not being inherited within the
family; however, people with both inherited
and sporadic (not inherited) FTD exhibit
the same clinical symptoms, which makes
evaluation of the family history the most
sensitive tool for determining the likelihood
of a genetic cause.
In 15-20 percent of the cases, there is
clearly a hereditary link, a vertical pattern
including a grandparent, parent and their
offspring. Familial cases where there is no
clear hereditary pattern but includes at
least one other relative who has or had a
neurodegenerative disease occur 30-35
percent of the time. Perhaps theres a smattering of Parkinsons or another inheritable
disease that elevates the risk of FTD,
Dickinson said. The other 50 percent of
FTD cases are sporadic (not hereditary) and
there is no understood cause.
Alzheimers.org reports FTDs can be
grouped into three types as defined by
the earliest symptoms physicians identify
when they examine patients and includes
personality/behavior decline, progressive
language decline and progressive motor
decline.
See FTD, page 10
Spencerville council brings village up to code

BY STEPHANIE GROVES
SPENCERVILLE - Council
members suspended the rules and
passed on emergency three ordinances approving, adopting and
enacting the 2015 Edition of the
Model Ohio Municipal Code,
including Administration Code,
Traffic Code and General Offenses.
Council approved the payment
of the villages bills in the sum of
$13,430.
Police Chief Darin Cook shared
a copy of a press release issued
jointly by the Spencerville Police
Department and Allen County
Sheriffs Department pertaining to
a 17-month-old child that died of
suspicious causes within the village corporation limits last Friday
morning.
Cook also shared a 2014 statistical report which reported fewer
complaints than in 2013 and included 40 fewer traffic citations.
As reported at the Dec. 9 meeting, Cook reported he had assist-
ed the Allen County Sheriffs

Department with a warrant at 631
N. Broadway a rental property
where after entering the premises, law enforcement found there
was no floor left in it due to the
floor joists rotting away.
Cook said he spoke with the
landlord who is living in the house
and said he could not afford the
repairs or live anywhere else. Cook
was also adamant about having the
house condemned.
Johnson spoke with council
about the home and said the owner
of the property complained that he
would like to have been contacted
in person before the article was
published surrounding the condition
and other specifics regarding the
property.
The owner admits to the problems with the home and is trying to
address them, Johnson said.
Johnson issued an apology to the
owner and acknowledged the right
of free speech; however, he reminded council and village employees
that there are procedures to follow
concerning these types of issues
prior to bringing them to the attention of the public.

Johnson asked the current chairpersons of council committees if
they were comfortable with maintaining the same positions for 2015.
There were no objections and the
2015 Committees were established
as follows:
Finance: Greg Hover, Chair,
John Miller and John Medaugh;
Safety/Streets: John Miller,
Chair, Mike Bice and Greg Leidy;
Utilities: John Medaugh, Chair,
Phil Briggs and Greg Hover; and
Buildings/Grounds Recreation:
Phil Briggs, Chair, Mike Bice and
Greg Leidy.
Clerk/Treasurer Dawn Bailey
gave copies of the proposed 2015
permanent appropriation ordinance
and the Certificate of Estimated
Resources filed with Allen County
to each member of council for their
review.
After the county has approved
the certificate, the ordinance will be
presented to council for passage,
she said, hopefully, by the first or
second meeting in February.
Village Administrator Sean

Chapman reported on the ongoing
accuracy issues with the pH readings
at Water Treatment Plant (WTP). In
December, there was an issue with
the placement of the probe and inaccurate readings, which resulted in
piping modifications by Industrial
Fluid Management (IFM).
After the reconfiguration for
the pH meter, Jim (Cave, water
treatment plant supervisor) is still
having issues with accurate pH
readings, which directly impact the
plant performance, Chapman said.
Jim has been able to manipulate
the program to allow for the higher
than normal readings, so the plant is
performing efficiently.
IFM is still planning to dig into
this further so the piping is able to
allow for accurate pH meter readings.
Village administration researched
LED retrofit street lighting in 2012
and Chapman has suggested revisiting the money-saving investment as
electric prices continue to rise.
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VAN WERT COURT NEWS
The Delphos
Herald
OBITUARIES
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
The following individuals appeared Wednesday before
Judge Kevin Taylor in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court:
Changes of pleas
Lisa Couch, 46, Van Wert, changed her plea to guilty to
a reduced charge of domestic violence, a misdemeanor 1
(reduced from DV F4). The court ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set sentencing for Feb. 18.
Shawn Smith, 29, Van Wert, changed her plea to guilty to
possession of drugs, a felony 5. She then requested and was
granted Treatment in Lieu of Conviction and her case was
stayed pending completion of her treatment program.
Bond violation
Joshua Minyoung, 31, Van Wert, admitted to violating his
probation by failing to report to probation and failing to complete his pre-sentence interview. The court ordered him held in
jail until the pre-sentence interview is completed, then he will
be re-released on a surety bond until sentencing.
WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-County
Associated Press
TODAY: Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear.
Lows in the lower 20s. West
winds around 5 mph shifting
to the southwest after midnight.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny
in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in
the mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY:
Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
SATURDAY NIGHT:
Mostly cloudy with a 20 per-
cent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the upper 20s.
SUNDAY: Cloudy with a
50 percent chance of snow.
Highs in the mid 30s.
SUNDAY
NIGHT:
Cloudy with a 40 percent
chance of snow. Lows in the
mid 20s.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of
snow showers. Highs in the
upper 20s.
MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy.
Lows 15 to 20. Highs in the
upper 20s.
TUESDAY
NIGHT:
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows in
the lower 20s.
WEDNESDAY: Partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower
30s.
FROM THE ARCHIVES

One Year Ago
The Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its
annual dinner on March 1 at the Knights of Columbus hall
(1101 Elida Ave., Delphos) from 5-11 p.m. The theme is
Celebrate Mardi Gras with Casino Night! Entertainment
is provided by UltraSound Special Events, Inc., with casino
games, a silent auction, door prizes, 50/50 and more.
25 Years Ago 1990
Cindy Baker scored her 1,000th point as she poured in 41 to lead
Elida to a 90-65 Western League win over Bath Thursday at Bath.
Baker came into the contest needing 12 points to reach 1,000. Her
41 points marks the second time this season she set the school scoring record. A week ago, she set the record with 33 points.
A weather report for the St. Johns-Van Wert basketball
game might have read: cloudy early, then clearing. The clouds
came in the person of 6-2 Van Wert sophomore Quincy Cloud.
He ranged inside and out for 17 first-half points and four
rebounds. But in the second half he was held to four points
and four rebounds. When the menacing Cloud dissipated, the
Blue Jays saw their way clear to an 87-72 win Saturday night
at Van Wert.
Sister Mary Joan Frances, principal of St. Johns Grade
School, accepted a check for $1,855.83 from the Junior Catholic
Daughters of America annual Avon fundraiser. Presenting the
check were Jenny Neumeier, third high in sales; Jenny Utrup,
first high in sales; and Chrissy Odenweller, second high in sales.
The money will be used to purchase a computer and equipment.
50 Years Ago 1965
The Delphos Recreation Board met Wednesday night for the
first meeting of the new year. Wilbur Ayres was elected president and Vernon Kill was elected vice president. Roger Miller
was appointed a new member of the board. Ayers will replace
Bill Kill who resigned at the last meeting. Miller will fill the
vacancy left on the board by Kills resignation.
Four Columbus Grove Girl Scouts of Troop 158, who are
members of the United Church of Christ, were the first of the
church to receive the God and Community Awards. Receiving
the awards were Cathy Jo Eversole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Noland Eversole; Connie Gertsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gertsen; Linda Lusk, daughter of State Representative and
Mrs. Ray Lusk; and Jane Welty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Welty.
Members of the Agenda Class of Trinity Methodist Church
and one guest, Debbie Dillon, met this week in the home of
Mrs. Charles Daulbaugh on East Seventh Street. Mrs. Ernest
Beerman presented the lesson. Mrs. George Gandee gave
the devotions. In contests held Esther Brenneman, Dorothy
Rigdon, Mrs. Charles Howsam and Debbie Dillon were most
successful.
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Mark L. Scrappy
Elling
Donald Dean
Young
March 8, 1961-Jan. 19, 2015

SPENCERVILLE Mark
L. Scrappy Elling, 53, of
Spencerville died Monday at
his residence.
He was born on March 8,
1961, in Quinter, Kansas, to
Patricia P. (Goezs) Radcliffe
and Donald F. Elling. His
mother survives in Kenton.
His father is deceased.
Survivors also include a
daughter, Bobbie Elling of
Delphos; a son, Chad Elling
of Wapakonetta; six grandchildren, Joslynn, Kaden,
Aubrey, Kayleb, Emylou and
Karley; two sisters, Kimberly
Smart of Spencerville and
Kelly Sutherly of Elida; and
two brothers, David Elling
of Beaverdam and Mitchell
Elling of Kenton.
He is also preceded in
death by a brother-in-law,
Wesley Smart.
Mark was a diesel mechanic for 35 years and loved to go
fishing and being out on his
boat. He loved to spend time
with his grandkids and nieces
and nephews. He was a member of Beaverdam Church
of Christ and Bluelick Bible
Church.
Services will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at
Beaverdam Church of Christ,
308 E. Main St., Beaverdam.
Arrangements are by
Jennings Farley Funeral
Home, West Liberty.
July 30, 1938-Jan. 20, 2015

LIMA Donald Dean
Young, 76, of Lima passed
away Tuesday at Lima
Memorial Hospital.
Dean was born on July
30, 1938, in West Newton
to George W. & Betty J.
(Wireman) Young, who preceded him in death.
On June 7, 1957, he married Loretta Lori Huber, who
preceded him in death on Sept.
7, 1989. On Feb. 25, 1992,
he married Kathy Rode, who
survives.
He is also survived by his
two daughters, Kathy (Jim)
DeMoss of Lima and Kelly
Ray of Elida; a stepdaughter, Kecia (Shannon) Rose
of Delphos; his grandchildren, Brooke (Rod) Dudgeon,
Lindsay (Erik) Wollenhaupt,
Ashley Ray, Whitney (Ethan)
Burkhart, Aaron Ray and
Gregory Rose; his great-grandchildren, Lori, Brady, Kenzie
Bassett and Luke Wollenhaupt;
a stepgreat-grandchild, Shawn
Burkhart; and his sister
Margaret Bobbi Beggin of
Lima.
Dean was a 1956 graduate
of Harrod High School and
attended Lima Community
Church. He was a member of
the F.O.E. 370 in Lima, the
Moose Lodge 1533 in Indian
Lake and was a lifetime member of the Shriners. He was an
insurance adjuster for many
years at Dugan-Mulcahy &
Seifert Insurance Co. and later,
was co-owner of Kennys Auto
Wrecking. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, telling jokes and
attending his grandchildrens
events. Dean will be remembered as a person who dearly
loved his family and friends.
His funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Siferd-Orians Funeral Home,
the Revs. Gerbert Darlington
and grandson Aaron Ray officiating. Burial will follow at
Greenlawn Cemetery, Elida.
Visitations will be held from
6-8 p.m. today and 2-8 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the donors
choice.
To leave a condolence, visit
siferd-oriansfuneralhome.com.
FUNERALS
RALSTON, Rosella J., 81, of

Delphos, funeral services will
be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
with viewing one hour prior
to the service at Harter and
Schier Funeral Home in
Delphos. Burial will follow
in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Friends may also call from
2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home. Memorial
contributions may be made
to Delphos Community
Christmas Project, Delphos
Area Visiting Nurses or
Missions for Food. To view
the funeral service online,
please visit harterandschier.
com at the time of the service. (Password: webcast9)
To leave condolences, visit
harterandschier.com.
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Glenn A. Neer
Feb. 25, 1931
Jan. 20, 2015
DELPHOS Glenn A.
Neer, 83, of Middle Point
died at 10:57 p.m. Tuesday at
Vancrest of Delphos.
He was born Feb. 25, 1931,
in Middle Point to Hugh A.
and Mamie (Johnson) Neer,
who preceded him in death.
He married M. Joann
(Baer) Neer, who survives in
Middle Point.
Survivors also include his
daughter, Kimala Strickler of
Middle Point; his sister, Peggy
(Robert) Etgen of Middle
Point; grandchild, Tammy
(Brien) Corzine of Middle
Point; and great-grandchildren, Andrew, Jenna and
Krista Corzine.
He was also preceded in
death by his brothers, Merkle
Neer and Harold Neer; his
sister, Helen Hoghe; and stepgrandchildren, Eric Strickler
and Hollie Strickler.
He retired from Continental
Can Company, Van Wert. He
was a veteran of the United
State Army serving during
the Korean Conflict, a member of Van Wert American
Legion and a former member of Middle Point Methodist
Church.
Funeral services will be at
2 p.m. Saturday at AlspachGearhart Funeral Home and
Crematory with the Rev. Harry
Tolhurst officiating. Burial
will be at Ridge Cemetery,
Middle Point.
Visitation will be from 5-7
p.m. Friday and one hour prior
to services on Saturday at the
funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the donors
choice.
Condolences
may
expressed at www.alspachgearhart.com.
BIRTHS
ST. RITAS
A girl was born Jan. 20 to
Jennifer and James Buettner
of Fort Jennings.
A girl was born Jan. 20 to
Kristina and Joshua Menke of
Delphos.
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Kin: Man who

killed doctor had
blamed him for
mothers death
BOSTON (AP) A man
who walked into a leading
hospital, asked for a cardiac
surgeon by name and fatally
shot him outside an examination room had been upset
about his mothers death and
had blamed the doctor for it,
relatives said.
Gunman Stephen Pasceri
entered Brigham and Womens
Hospital on Tuesday morning
seeking Dr. Michael Davidson
and then shot him twice, police
said. He then killed himself, and
officers found his body with the
weapon shortly afterward.
Pasceris sister and brother said Wednesday they were
shocked by his actions and
believe he held Davidson
responsible for their mothers
death last November.
Marguerite Joly told the
Boston Herald her mother, Marguerite Pasceri, was
Davidsons patient and her
brother and the doctor had
had a fine relationship. She
said she doesnt know why
her brother snapped.
I think it comes down to
the fact that my brother thought
it was the doctors fault that
my mother died, Joly said.
Gregory Pasceri told The
Boston Globe his brother, who
was from Millbury, recently
learned about a lung medication the doctor prescribed for
his mother, which his brother
believed caused a fatal complication.
It really destroyed my
brother, Gregory Pasceri said.
I had no idea he was going to
take it to that extreme.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2015. There are
343 days left in the year.
Todays Highlight in History:
On Jan. 22, 1901, Britains Queen Victoria died at age 81
after a reign of 63 years; she was succeeded by her eldest son,
Edward VII.
On this date:
In 1498, during his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere,
Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day Caribbean
island of St. Vincent.
In 1908, Katie Mulcahey became the first and only
woman to run afoul of New York Citys just-passed ban on
women smoking in public establishments. (Declaring, No man
shall dictate to me, Mulcahey served a night in jail after refusing to pay a $5 fine; the law, which did not specify any fines,
ended up being vetoed by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr.)
In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson pleaded for an end to
war in Europe, calling for peace without victory. (By April,
however, America also was at war.)
In 1922, Pope Benedict XV died; he was succeeded by Pius
XI.
In 1938, Thornton Wilders play Our Town was performed publicly for the first time in Princeton, New Jersey.
In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces began landing
at Anzio, Italy.
In 1957, suspected Mad Bomber George P. Metesky was
arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut. (He was later found mentally ill and committed until 1973; he died in 1994.)
In 1968, Rowan & Martins Laugh-In premiered on NBCTV.
In 1970, the first regularly scheduled commercial flight of
the Boeing 747 began in New York and ended in London some
6 1/2 hours later.
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortions using a trimester approach. Former
President Lyndon B. Johnson died at his Texas ranch at age 64.
In 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington
Redskins 38-9 to win Super Bowl XVIII at Tampa Stadium
in Florida; the CBS-TV broadcast featured Apple Computers
famous 1984 commercial introducing the Macintosh computer.
COLUMBUS (AP)
Democratic senators said
Wednesday they want to raise
the states minimum wage
and ensure an expansion of
the Medicaid health program
remains in place.
The minority partys agenda comes as a new legislative session has begun and as
Republican Gov. John Kasich
prepares to release his twoyear budget proposal early
next month.
Other items on the Senate
Democrats to-do list include
increasing job training opportunities, providing a tax
credit to small businesses
that hire veterans, regulating
charter schools, improving
police-community relations
and investing in roads, sewers
and other infrastructure.
Senators said at a luncheon
event Wednesday they continue to work on many of the
specifics of their proposals,
such as how much to boost
the minimum wage, which
increased this year from $7.95
an hour to $8.10 an hour.
Senate Republicans expect
to discuss their priorities for
the session soon, a spokesman
said.
Democrats likely will face
an uphill battle to accomplish
much of their agenda. They
hold 10 seats in the 33-member Senate. Republicans also
control the House.
But Democratic senators
say that, while their numbers are small, they can still
be effective and influence
change.
Senate Minority Leader
Joe Schiavoni, of Boardman,
said his caucus first tries to
work with the GOP to reach
bipartisan consensus.
When that cant happen,
then you have to make a little noise with some of your
bills, Schiavoni said, noting
that ideas can then get incorporated into the budget or
other legislation.
Kasich also has called
for tougher rules on charter
schools and is expected to
continue to push for legislative support of Medicaid
expansion.
His administration extended Medicaid eligibility in
2013 to cover thousands of
more residents, as allowed
under President Barack
Obamas health care law. The
safety net program provides
health care to low-income
residents.
But Kasich needs legislative approval to continue to
fund it after June. Obamas
law calls for Washington
to pay the full cost of the
expansion through 2016,
gradually phasing down to
90 percent.
The expansions continuance is uncertain in the GOPdominated Ohio Legislature,
which had balked when
Kasich sought approval in
his prior budget. The states
Controlling Board appropriated the money, not the full
Legislature.
YMCA announces
boys basketball
tournaments
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The
YMCA of Van Wert County
has announced the registration for the third annual
Van Wert YMCA Classic for
third through sixth grade boy
teams. The fifth- and sixthgrade tournaments will be
held Feb. 21-22. The third
and fourth tournaments will
be played at the YMCA of
Van Wert County and will be
held Feb. 28-March 1. The
entry fee is $100 and under
the direction of Programs
Director Mitch Price. This
tournament will offer a concession stand during every
game and a small admission
fee of $3 for adults and $2 for
students. Players and coaches
have no admission fee.
Information about this and
other programs available at
the Van Wert YMCA can be
found by calling 419-2380443 or visiting www.vwymca.org. The YMCA of Van
Wert County is partially funded by the Van Wert County
Foundation and United Way.
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Staas assuming Burchfields law practice

VAN WERT Attorney Martin
D. Burchfields recent appointment as judge of the Van Wert
County Common Pleas Court to
replace retired Judge Charles
D. Steele has made it necessary
for Burchfield to exit his role
as Van Wert County Assistant
Prosecutor, as well as his private
practice. This has resulted in the
transition of Martin D. Burchfield
Co. L.P.A. to Dillon W. Staas, IV
Co. L.P.A.
Van Wert County Prosecutor
Charles F. Kennedy, III has
appointed attorney Staas to
replace Burchfield as Van Wert
County assistant prosecutor. Staas
will also assume Burchfields
private practice. The office will
remain at its long-time location
at 101 E. Main St. in Van Wert
which is also the location of
Kennedy.
Staas received his undergraduate degree from the Ohio State
University and is a graduate of the
Ohio Northern University School
of Law. He has practiced law in
Van Wert for over five years. He
previously practiced in the law
office of Diller & Rice, LLC, and
also served as a Van Wert County
public defender during that time.
Staass law practice is a general practice including estate and
business planning, real estate
transactions, real estate title
insurance and loan closing services, probate, domestic relations
and general civil cases.
Staas is a member of the Ohio
State Bar Association and the
current president of the Van Wert
County Bar Association. He is
Dillon Staas (left) and Martin Burchfield

licensed to practice law in the
State of Ohio and the United
States Federal Court for the
Northern District of Ohio.
Mr. Staas is a very competent
attorney and brings an impeccable
work ethic and wealth of knowl-
edge to this office, Burchfield

said.
The offices present staff of
Sue Verhoff, Kelly Schlemmer
and Terah Thatcher will continue
to serve the needs of clients at
Dillon W. Staas, IV, Co. L.P.A.
Staas and his wife, Renee,

reside in Van Wert with their
son. He is also an active member
of the First United Methodist
Church.
Wassenberg announces new classes

VAN WERT The Wassenberg Art Center
will offer new classes beginning in February.
Morning Watercolor Class: Tuesday mornings 10 a.m.noon. Instructor: Pat Rayman.
Persons are encouraged to sign up anytime
and the class is sold in monthly increments. The cost is $35 for members/$40 for
non-members.
Stained Glass Class: Make a take-home,
stained glass, I-did-that project to be proud
of. Thursdays, Feb. 5March 12, from 6:30
8:30 p.m. (Ages 15 and up) The six-week
course, taught by Jerry Mazur will cover leading techniques, copper foiling, other items and
costs $55 members/$60 non-members.
Vine & Palette: Feb. 3 from 6:309 p.m. The
one-night, monthly event includes all painting
materials and first glass of wine. Participants
may bring a snack to share if desired. Cost is
$30 for members/$35 for non-members.
Private Vine & Palettes can be designed

for private or corporate parties and Pizza &
Palette version is available for young people.
Call Wassenberg Art Center at the number
below for more information.
Acrylic Painting with Kathy Funderburg:

Feb. 10March 3 from 5:307:30 p.m. (Ages
15 and up) Basic and advanced instruction
and techniques. Cost of this course is $35
members/$40 non-members. Materials fee
$20 or you may provide your own.
Basic Pottery with Brandon Knott: Feb.
11 April 1 from 68 p.m. An eight-week
course (ages 15 and up). All areas of pottery
will be covered by Brandon including, wheel,
slab work and sculpture. To learn more about
Brandon visit his website: www.itsknottpottery.com. Cost of this course is $65 members/$70 non-members. Materials included.
To sign up for a class please call the art
center at 419-238-6837 or visit their website
to sign up online. Wassenberg Art Centers
gallery hours are: Tuesday Sunday 1-5 p.m.
The Wassenberg Art Center is a not-for-profit
community art center which provides 1012
free exhibits, events and art programming
throughout the year.
Highway work to resume after

deadly Ohio overpass accident
CINCINNATI (AP) Highway
construction work was resuming in
Cincinnati even as investigations
continue into the deadly collapse
of an overpass exit ramp that was
being demolished, Ohio transportation officials said Wednesday.
The southbound lanes of Interstate
75 re-opened Tuesday night, nearly
24 hours after a worker was killed
in the overpass collapse, which covered the lanes with tons of concrete
and steel.
The
Ohio
Department
of
Transportation had postponed other
bridge work Tuesday night, but
it scheduled all northbound lanes
for overnight closure from 11 p.m.
Wednesday until 5 a.m. Thursday
in a section north of downtown.
Other lane closures on the interstate
this week will be made as needed
for continued work thats part of a
three-year project scheduled to end
in June 2016.
U.S. Occupational Safety and
Health Administration investigators
have been at the site and other

authorities are also probing the
accident.
Transportation
Department
spokesman Brian Cunningham
said the contractor, Kokosing
Construction of Westerville, Ohio,
cleared the debris more quickly
than expected, allowing inspections
Tuesday evening that found only a
small pothole that needed repair.
There was very little damage to
the roadway, he said.
Kokosings $91 million contract
for the project makes it liable for
possible damages over the forced
traffic shutdown. Cunningham said
assessing damages against the contractor will be part of the ongoing
activity thats ahead.
Kokosing
o ff i c i a l
John
Householder said in a statement
Wednesday the construction company remains focused on working
with the appropriate authorities to
investigate and determine the cause
of the collapse.
RED HOT BUY
HOMZ
Police say casualties could have

been much higher had the late-night
collapse happened at a busy time on
the interstate, which carries more
than 178,000 vehicles a day through
the area about five miles north of
the Ohio River.
Authorities identified the worker
killed as Brandon William Carl, 35,
of Augusta, Kentucky. Fire officials
said his body was recovered from
rubble with the help of air bags and
special equipment early Tuesday
morning, about four hours after the
accident.
We are deeply saddened at the
loss of our friend and co-worker
Brandon Carl, Householder said in
the statement. There are no words to
express the loss we feel and sympathy
we extend to Brandons family.
The tractor-trailer driver, Eric
J. Meyers, of Howell, Michigan,
slammed into the overpass debris
immediately after the collapse. He
was taken to a hospital with what
were described as minor injuries.
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Program for farmers who haul grain offered

MIDDLE POINT Area farmers who
haul grain for their own operation or others are invited to hear the latest on agricultural trucking safety and compliance
issues in the Lincolnview cafeteria at 7
p.m. Jan. 29.
The free program is being sponsored
by Leland Smith Insurance Services,
Ag Credit, Van Wert County Economic

Development, and the Lincolnview Young
Farmers. Refreshments will also be
served. No RSVP is required.
Expert speakers include the Ohio
Highway Patrols Sergeant Jeff Conley,
the commercial enforcement coordinator
from the Findlay Post; and Mark Fowler,
a HazMat specialist with the PUCO.
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AGRIBUSINESS
Area agricultural events set

BY JAMES HOORMAN
Ag Educator Putnam
County Extension
news@delphosherald.com
There are a number of agricultural
events that will take place in Putnam
County and Ohio this winter. The
Putnam County Beef Banquet starts at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kalida KC
Hall. Comedian Larry Bower will be the
entertainment.
The Dairy Banquet will be at Kalida
KC Hall starting at 7:15 p.m. March 25.
Tickets are $10 for both banquets from
the OSU Extension Office.
The Putnam County Pork committee
met in December and decided NOT to
do a Pork Banquet this year for several
reasons. First, the Putnam County Pork
committee is a separate organization
from OSU Extension and they have
their own officers and committees who
do the work.
Second, the last several years, attendance at the Pork Banquet has been low
due to bad weather and it is not easy to
cancel when food has been prepared.
Third, there are few active members
to sell tickets or to prepare for a banquet. Most of the few remaining pork
producers do not even raise their own
pigs anymore with almost all the production and ownership by large contractors. Producers generally just own the
buildings and manage the manure. The
Putnam County Pork committee decided
to use the remaining funds for swine
trophies at the Putnam County fair.
A new idea is to hold a Farmer Hall
of Fame Banquet (early spring during
national Agricultural week) to honor
individuals, farm families and industry

that have had a positive impact on agriculture in Putnam County, both past and
present. Several area counties (Hardin,
Hancock, Defiance, Henry, Fulton) have
been doing this for several years to celebrate all aspects of agriculture. There is
an application and honorees are selected
by a diverse committee. All honorees
are given a plaque and their names are
permanently displayed in a prominent
location.
The Putnam County Agronomy Night
is at the Kalida KC Hall 6:30-9:30
p.m. tonight. John Barker will give a
Farmer Update on Agricultural Drone
Technology (1-hour core). Dr. Steve
Prochaska will discuss How to Control
Weeds in Your Fields: Palmer Amaranth,
Water Hemp and Marestail (Cat 1). Dr.
Curtis Young will discuss Controlling
Corn and Soybean Insect and Diseases
(Cat 1). Albert Maag, Putnam County
Soil and Water, will talk about strip till
plots and Jim Hoorman will discuss
new soil health research at the Putnam
County SHARP site. The program is
free; however, a $35 fee will be charged
for farmers wanting pesticide applicator
credits for the 3.0 hours of Core and
Category 1.
The 45th Annual Ohio Power Show
is held at the Ohio Expo Center at the
State Fairgrounds in Columbus from
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 30 through Feb. 7.
Discount ticket prices can be obtained
from Putnam County Extension office.
This show includes agricultural equipment, construction equipment, outdoor
power equipment, educational seminars,
kiddie tractor pull, cooking demonstrations and much more.
The Conservation Tillage Conference

at Ohio Northern University, Ada, will
be March 3-4. Over 900-1,000 farmers
and consultants attend this conference
and certified crop advisor credits are
available.
These Pesticide Applicator Training
(PAT) and Fertilizer Applicator
Certification Training (FACT) programs
will be offered on the following dates:
Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, for PAT,
Hancock County Agricultural Services
Building, 7868 CR 140, Findlay; 1-3
p.m. for FCT training.
Feb. 2, 9 a.m. to noon for PAT, Van
Wert Fairgrounds with FCT training 1-3
p.m.
Feb. 3, 8-11 a.m. for PAT, Kalida, KC
Hall with FCT training 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
March 10, 6-9 p.m., Delphos Eagles,
no FACT training.
March 11, 6-9 p.m. for PAT only,
Hancock County Agricultural Services
Building, 7868 CR 140, Findlay, with no
FACT training.
March 17, 4-6 p.m. for FCT training,
Kalida KC Hall, with PAT training 6-9
p.m..
Training dates for PAT and FACT
in other counties in northwestern Ohio
may be found at the following address:
pested.osu.edu/privaterecert.html.
April 7, New Pesticide Applicator
Training for farmers wanting to get
a new PAT license will be held from
10 a.m. until noon at Putnam County
Extension Office with exams starting at
1 p.m. Cost is $20 for training but exam
is free. New applicators are encouraged
to get training materials from the OSU
Extension office to study before taking
the test.
Soy growers welcome USDA deregulation

of Dicamba-tolerant soybeans
ST. LOUIS The U.S. Department of Agriculture
has announced the agency will deregulate Monsantos
Dicamba-resistant soybeans. Following
the news, the American Soybean
Association (ASA) issued a statement
welcoming the decision and calling on
the Environmental Protection Agency to
quickly finalize the label for the companion Dicamba herbicide technology.
Todays decision by USDA to deregulate Dicamba is great news for American
soybean farmers. In almost all of our 30 soy-growing
states, farmers face a strong foe in herbicide-resistant
weeds, and this technology presents another mode of
action with which we can combat this issue, said ASA
President and Brownfield, Texas, farmer Wade Cowan.
We appreciate USDAs work on this issue and encour-
age them to continue addressing our industrys need for

a more reliable biotech approvals process. We turn our
attention now to the final registration of the Dicamba
product label at EPA, and then to approvals in key soybean export markets like China, so our
farmers can fully implement this technology on their farms.
Because of the importance of export
markets to U.S. soybean farmers, ASA
has a long-standing policy requiring technology providers like Monsanto to seek
and obtain approvals in key U.S. soy
export markets prior to commercializing
those traits domestically. ASA works closely with technology companies, fellow members of the soy value
chain and government entities to facilitate timely, science-based reviews of new biotech soybean traits both
domestically and abroad.
Wilson competes for

Ohio State Fair Queen
Delphos FFA Vice President Sophie Wilson attended the 2015 Ohio Fair Managers Association
Conference on Jan. 7-10 by representing the Van
Wert County Jr. Fair and running for the 2015
Ohio Fairs Queen. Wilson participated in a meetand greet, an interview and an on-stage introduction.-There are 95 fairs in the state of Ohio (including the six independent fairs and state fair), there
are 88 counties in Ohio and there were 74 queens
running for this role. Wilson was the youngest of
the 74 girls at the event. This year was the largest
attendance of queens to the event. Although Wilson
did not get crowned as the 2015 Ohio Fairs Queen,
she says she had an amazing experience and met
extraordinary people. (Submitted photo)
2015 Ag-LINK program

Van Wert County OSU Extension offers Ag Day opens for Ohio farmers
VAN WERT OSU Extension

Van Wert County will offer its annual Ag Day on Feb. 17 in the Jr. Fair
Building on the Van Wert County
Fairgrounds with registration beginning at 8 a.m.
Incorporated into the days programing is the 3-hour Fertilizer
Certification Training that is needed
by Sept. 30, 2017, to obtain the
required certificate to spread fertilizer in the near future.
Guest speakers and subjects to

be covered include Curtis Young
and Harold Watters, OSU Van Wert
County Extension Educator and
OSU Agronomy Field Specialist,
Fertilizer Certification Training.;
John Barker, OSU Knox County
Extension Educator, Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles: Toys or Tools
for Agriculture; Ed Lentz,
OSU Hancock County Extension
Educator, Weeds of concern in
crop production; and Young, So
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COMMUNITY
LANDMARK
Pleasant Township Hall
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
Delphos Museum of Postal
History, 339 N. Main St., is
open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff St.
3-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shopping.
7:30 p.m. American
Legion Post 268, 415 N. State
St.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club, A&W DriveIn, 924 E. Fifth St.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
Delphos Museum of Postal
History, 339 N. Main St., is
open.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Interfaith
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
St. Vincent dePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Delphos Postal Museum is
open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
1-4 p.m. Putnam County
Museum is open, 202 E. Main
St. Kalida.
1:30 p.m. Amvets Post
698 Auxiliary meets at the
Amvets post in Middle Point.
4 p.m. Amvets Post 698
regular meeting at the Amvets
post in Middle Point.
7:30 p.m. Sons of
Amvets Post 698 meet at
Amvets Post in Middle Point.
MONDAY
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ottoville
Branch Library is open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
6:30 p.m. Shelter from
the Storm support group
meets in the Delphos Public
Library basement.
Happy
Birthday
Kill
Kill to celebrate
100 years
Rexs Exes opens today

Rexs Exes, a delightfully fun Jones, Hope and Wooten comedy, is set to open today
at the Van Wert Civic Theatre at the corner of Race and Central streets in Van Wert.
Seats are $10 and can be reserved by calling the box office at 419-238-9689 between the
hours of 2-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Walk-ins are also welcome. The show runs
Thursday-Sunday and closes Feb. 1. Evening performances begin at 8 p.m. with Sunday
matinees at 2 p.m. This is a family-friendly show and the sequel to the blockbuster Red
Velvet Cake Wars seen at VWCT several seasons ago. (Submitted photo)
Kitchen
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Arizonas state fish is the
apache trout, but the state is
known for its Mexican-American
cooking. If Arizona had a state
food, this would probably be
it. Believe it or not, the climate
found in Arizonas high desert
locations is ideal for growing
apples.
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Indian Fry Bread

4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups water
1/3 cup powdered milk
2 cups vegetable oil for frying
In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and
salt. Add the water and powdered milk. Mix together
with your hands until its not sticky. With your hands or
a rolling pin, mold the fry bread into flat circles, each
about 6 inches across. Put a hole in the middle of the
dough with your finger. Heat the oil (it should be about
1 inch deep) in a frying pan on high heat. Cook the fry
bread until its golden on both sides. Remove the fry
bread from the oil with tongs and set on paper towels to
absorb the oil. Serve hot, covered with honey, powdered
sugar or cinnamon sugar; or top with grated cheese,
shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, refried beans and
cooked ground beef or chicken. Serves 4 to 6.
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Arizona Apple Salsa

1 cup diced Granny Smith apples
1/4 cup peeled, diced ripe avocado
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon minced jalapeno
1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
1/8 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 teaspoon lime juice
Dash of pepper
1 small clove garlic, minced
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and allow flavors
to blend, about 1/2 hour. Serve with chicken, pork, beef
or tortilla chips. Serves 4 to 6.
Apple Tea
1 apple, cored and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel or 1 teaspoon fresh
lemon juice
1 cup boiling water
Sugar
Pour the boiling water over the apple slices and
lemon peel, let the tea cool; refrigerate until cold. To
serve, strain out the fruits and sweeten to taste.
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405 N. Main St. Delphos
DELPHOS Irene Kill of Vancrest Assisted Living in

Delphos will celebrate her 100th birthday on Jan. 29.
Born Jan. 29, 1915, in Ottoville to George and Elizabeth
Martin, she lived for many years on a farm near Landeck with
her now late husband, Linus J. Kill.
At retirement, they moved to Delphos, where they continued
to enjoy 61 years of marriage.
Irene has six children: Joseph and Jerald are deceased; Janice
(Russ deceased) Mace of Van Wert and Patricia (John) Wellmann,
Mary Lou (Ed) Paxton and Daniel (Robin) Kill of rural Delphos.
She also has 15 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandson.
Relatives, friends and neighbors are invited to stop at Vancrest
at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Cards would be very much appreciated.
Historical societys 107th

annual meeting set
LIMA This year marks the 70th anniversary of the climactic end of World War
II. This defining catastrophe of the 20th
century required sacrifices from every
American community. Lima-Allen County
was typical of the quality and quantity of
such contributions. In addition to the commitment of resources, Allen County was
home to many fighting men who helped
win the war. The World War II Medal of
Honor heroes from Allen County, William
E. Metzger, Jr. and Leonard F. Mason, are
well-known thanks to the generosity of
their families. Lesser known are eight local
heroes who received the Navy Cross and
the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous gallantry in action. All eight of
these heroes fought in the Pacific theater.
Their exploits chronicle the war in the
Pacific from Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941,
to Okinawa in May, 1945.
The Allen County Historical Society
will present Lawrence A. Huffman at 2
p.m. on Sunday. He will relate the stories
of these eight heroes whose valor was
recognized with the second-highest award
for valor in combat. Allen County Valor
in World War II is a celebratory retelling
of the penultimate valor of these Allen
County residents.
The January meeting of the Allen
County Historical Society is free and open
to the public and marks the 107th anniversary of the organization.
The membership will vote on the proposed slate of trustees prior to Huffmans
presentation.
In addition, Michael Buettner will
be presented with the John R. Carnes
Achievement Award for his contributions
to the interpretation of Allen County, Ohio,
history. More specifically, Buettner is being
A TBM-3 Avenger from the VT-82

Squadron - heavily damaged - is making its
way back to the USS Bennington. Limas
Lieutenant Commander Ed DeGarmo was
in command of that squadron. (Submitted
photo)
recognized for his original research and his
authorship of the Allen County Reporter
issue entitled, The Early History of Allen
County Through the Eyes of a Surveyor.
Buettner has also given public presentations at the Allen County Museum
on such topics as: The Lincoln Highway,
Early Allen County Maps, and How Ohio
Counties Got their Names and Shapes. Mr.
Buettner has also been a guest lecturer for
the Museums annual Docent Enrichment
week held in September of each year.
This award, which includes a cash prize,
was established in 1986 as a recognition
for excellence or achievement (to be
awarded) periodically to scholars, students, artists, photographers, or craftspeople deemed worthy by the Allen County
Historical Society. Only three other individuals have received the award to date.
6 The Herald
SPORTS
Of scandals, scoundrels Report: NFL found 11 of 12

Patriots footballs underinflated
and the redeemed?
Associated Press
JIM METCALFE
Metcalfes
Musings
By JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
This whole situation involving the NFL
finding that 11 of the 12 original game footballs from the AFC title game were well
below league rules is, well, disappointing.
I wont rehash the NFL policy on how
much the balls have to be inflated, etc.
The first thing I write is that using anonymous sources outside of the possibility
of someone being killed should their identity be known is problematic for me.
Does the anonymous source have an ax
to grind, for example?
Lets assume, though, that this is a legitimate finding.
In the first place, we dont have enough
information but in our we want it NOW
culture, well, we want to have the whole
ball of wax right NOW! darn it!
According to what has come out as per
the rules, the referee gave his okey-dokey
for these footballs well before the opening
kickoff and when they were found not to be in
compliance at halftime, it was taken care of.
Before the game and in the first half,
they were in the charge of the Patriots ball
boy/person/human being/entity.
What happened between the earlier
approval and the later testing?
Two, this will not do any favors for Bill
Belichick or as many of my 200,103 readers (my, how that figure grows each week!)
of this column and the Pigskin Picks on
Saturdays know, my colleague, Erin Cox,
calls him Bill Belicheat! but with the
way he acts, he probably doesnt give two
rats rear ends about that.
The question I ask is why? Forget about
whether Brady likes them that way. You
know the NFL tests these footballs at the
half or probably would. You know you
will get caught. Maybe one or two but 11?

I am sure he could claim that there is a
certain pounding these balls take 300pound men falling on them in a pile might
do something bad or a Gronk spike.
That is an answer the NFLs investigators need to find out is it normal for a
ball to deflate some over a first half, even
from going from inside to outside?
Three, if it is found out they deliberately
cheated, what is the punishment? I guess
the NFL could go so far as to reverse the
outcome of the game but, unfortunately, with this being the Super Bowl and
with this investigation probably concluding
Friday, that likely wont happen.
Maybe he will be suspended, as one
Vegas bookmaker has sets odds on.
I think that may be the only fair thing.
After all, a fine really means nothing: a
million here, a million there to these guys
is walking-around money.
I get that the ball boy will likely take the
fall who gets fired when a team underachieves: the coach or the players? but
to think hed have done this on his own is,
well, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell to
you cheap!
My last query: Did they inspect Indys
footballs the same way and if so, did they
find anything?
Stay tuned: same Bat time, same Bat
channel!
I dont know what to think of the

National Collegiate Athletic Associations
decision to re-instate the 111 wins taken from
Joe Paterno after the Jerry Sandusky evil.
Apparently, its all part of the continuing
saga enveloping his once-legendary and
now tarnished legacy after that scandal
brought down Penn State.
I do remember writing during the investigation that I wondered if this was a matter that
should have involved the NCAA to begin with
after all, this did not happen on a football
field or a classroom or was this purely a
criminal case and the players and other coaches involved with the program should not have
been affected by it unless they themselves
were aiding and abetting Sandusky in his evil
actions, then all bets are off.
See MUSINGS, page 7
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The NFL says its investigation into whether the New

England Patriots used underinflated footballs in the AFC
championship game is ongoing after a report Tuesday
night claimed the league
found 11 balls were not properly inflated.
Troy Vincent, the NFLs
executive vice president for
football operations, told The
Associated Press that the
investigation is currently underway and were still
awaiting findings.
Vincent was responding to
an ESPN report that cited
anonymous league sources
saying 11 of the Patriots 12
allotted game footballs were
underinflated by 2 pounds per
square inch of air. ESPN did
not say how that occurred.
Vincent said earlier
Tuesday he expected the
probe to be concluded by the
end of the week. The last
thing the NFL wants after a
difficult season off the field
is a potential cheating scandal that disrupts Super Bowl
week. New England faces
Seattle on Feb. 1 in Glendale,
Arizona.
The Patriots, who beat
Indianapolis 45-7 for the
AFC title, said they were
cooperating with the league;
a Seahawks spokesman said
In his 12th season, Williams

finally gets Super Bowl trip
Associated Press
game.
Right after the game I seen him and I
RENTON, Wash. Because he had started yelling at him, This is what you came
never experienced the moment before, Kevin here for, Seattle defensive end Cliff Avril
Williams was at a loss for what to do.
said. It was just awesome to be able to help
Teammate Michael Bennett was riding a veteran like him who has done so much
around on a borrowed police bicycle. Other but hasnt been able to get here thus far. Its
Seahawks were all piling around Jermaine awesome that we could help and be a part of
Kearse, who had just caught the winning something so special for him.
touchdown in overtime to send Seattle to a
Williams role has changed significantly
second straight Super Bowl.
from when he signed with the Seahawks in the
Williams decided his celebration for finally offseason. Williams was supposed to be part
making the Super Bowl in his
of a rotation at defensive tackle.
12th NFL season was simply to
That all changed when Brandon
run around like a kid.
Mebane was lost for the season
I was still kind of in awe and
to a torn hamstring and Williams
soaking it in and to get the win
became Seattles option at nose
in the NFC championship and
tackle.
be headed to the Super Bowl,
It was an unfamiliar posithats a long time coming for
tion but a challenge Williams
me, Williams said Wednesday.
was willing to take on. And his
A lot of guys dont understand
improvement as a nose tackle,
the playoffs. If you went to a San
especially stopping the run, was
Francisco or a Seattle you might
evident on two key plays late in
think thats an every year thing
the fourth quarter of Seattles
but I was just soaking it all in.
rally against Green Bay. After
Williams is the elder statesRussell Wilsons fourth intercepman on this Super Bowl-bound
tion, the Seahawks immediately
Williams
Seahawks roster. Hes the oldest
forced a 3-and-out. Williams and
and longest-tenured player but after
Bennett stuffed Eddie Lacy on
11 seasons in Minnesota and only making one the first two plays for negative gains and the
NFC championship game with the Vikings, Seahawks were able to get the ball back with
Williams is finally getting a trip to the title enough time to stage their rally.
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the team would defer to the tweeted Colts cornerback

league on the matter.
Darius Butler.
The NFL began lookPackers
quarterback
ing into the issue not only Aaron Rodgers said on ESPN
because doctoring the foot- radio in Milwaukee that he
balls could provide a compet- didnt like how referees hanitive advantage,but because it dle the balls. If balls come
would compromise the integ- in over-inflated, the referees
rity of the game.
take some air out.
Deflating a football can
I have a major problem
change the way
with the way it
its gripped by a
goes down, to
player or the way
be honest with
it travels through
you, Rodgers
the air. Some
said.
The
quarterbacks and
majority of the
receivers prefer
time, they take
balls with less air
air out of the
or more air than
football. I think
the standard.
that, for me, is a
Under NFL
disadvantage.
rules, each team
Referees
provides balls
have a set range
each game for use
in which they
when its offense
like to set game
is on the field. The
balls. I always
Belichick
balls are inspected
liked the higher
before the game
end of the range
by the officiating crew, then because of my grip. I just
handled during the game by have a hard time throwing
personnel provided by the a flat football but I think
home team.
a slight majority of quarterSocial media responses backs like footballs on the
were quick late Tuesday night flatter side.
and into Wednesday morning.
My belief is that there
11 of 12 balls under-in- should be a minimum air-presflated can anyone spell cheat- sure requirement but not a
ing!!! #Just Saying was the maximum. Theres no advantweet from Hall of Fame tage, in my opinion. Were not
receiver Jerry Rice.
kicking the football. Theres
So we get to play the no advantage in having a
game again or nah? ?? pumped-up football.
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
Jefferson 7th-graders
sweep recent action
The
Jefferson
seventh-grade basketball teams
won their most recent respective games Tuesday night.
On the boys side, they hosted Spencerville Tuesday and
won 39-27. Hunter Mericle
was the leading scorer with
10 points. Ashton Moore and
Logan Hubert both had 8.
Jeffery Caputo added four
points while Justin Mox had
3. Doug Long, Logan Herron
and Kobe Smith all had two
points for the Wildcats. They
will host Ottoville 5 p.m.
tonight.
The
Lady
Wildcats
improved to 6-0 after a 47-16
rout of Paulding.
Leading the way Addy
Stewart with 14, Trysten
Smith with 11 and Lauren
Mox with 10, Ayron McClurg
with 8 and Sydnie McGue
and Audrey North with 2.
The Lady Cats recently
defeated Fort Jennings 39-17.
Leading the way were Stewart
with 16, Smith 11, Mox 6,
McClurg 4 and McGue 2.
They defeated Crestview
by a score of 31-13. Leading
the way were Stewart 18,
Smith and Mox with 4,
McGue and McClurg with 2
and North with 1.
The most recent victory
came against Paulding by a
score of 47-16.
Lady Baron cagers end

home season on right note
LIMA The Ohio State
University-Lima/Rhodes
State College downed OSUMansfield 68-45 in their
home season finale.
Leading the Lady Barons
(3-13, 2-7 ORCC) were
Megan Imwalle with 28 (18.8
ppg), Jefferson grad Katelyn
Goergens 23 (13.6) and fellow Wildcat alum Hannah
Sensibaugh six.
Mansfield (45)
L. Tittle 2, J. Lee 5, L. Ladd 19, E.
Lambert 8, J. Kuns 13.
Lima (68)
Megan Imwalle 28, Kylee Hooker
4, Katelyn Georgens 23, Hannah
Sensibaugh 6, Kiley Lutes 3 , Paige
Buroker 3.
Englands Fisher fires 7-under 65

Associated Press
DOHA, Qatar Oliver Fisher carded eight
birdies on the opening day to take a solo 1-shot
lead at the Qatar Masters on Wednesday.
The Englishmans only blemish in a
7-under-par 65 was when he bogeyed the
13th hole,but he edged Rafael Cabrera-Bello
of Spain by one stroke on an eventful first day
at Doha Golf Club.
I played nice, it was a little bit breezy,
and I felt like I controlled my golf ball, said
Fisher, who won the Czech Open in 2011 but
then went two years without finishing among
the top-10 before finding his form last year.
Ernie Els and Paul Lawrie were among 11
players tied for third at 5 under. Els was especially pleased with his putting.
Im actually not a grumpy guy, Im quite a
happy guy, but when youre not making putts,
you cant help yourself, Els said.
Fisher started in the afternoon from the

10th hole and posted a hat trick of birdies
from the 16th hole before carding three more
on Nos. 4, 6 and 8.
Defending champion Sergio Garcia, making his first European Tour start of the season,
finished at 3 under.
Cabrera-Bello set the early pace by playing
an immaculate opening round with six birdies.
His best came on the par-3 8th where his tee
shot finished few feet away from the pin.
I had a good stretch from 16 (hole) to
2, which for me are the birdie holes where
you can go low, the 2-time European Tour
winner said. I managed to do that with four
birdies there and just kept playing solid till I
got home.
World No. 5 Justin Rose carded 4 under,
along with Ryder Cup teammate Stephen
Gallacher, Matt Fitzpatrick, Damien McGrane
and Scott Jamieson.
Golf Glance
Associated Press
PGA TOUR
HUMANA CHALLENGE
Site: La Quinta, California.
Schedule: Today-Sunday.
Courses: PGA West, Arnold Palmer
Private Course (6,950 yards, par 72);
PGA West, Jack Nicklaus Private Course
(6,924 yards, par 72); La Quinta Country
Club (7,060 yards, par 72).
Purse: $5.7 million. Winners share:
$1,026,000.
Television: Golf Channel
(Today, 3-7 p.m., 7:30 p.m.3:30 a.m.; Friday-Saturday,
3-7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.;
Sunday, 7-11 a.m., 3-7 p.m., 11
p.m.-3 a.m.)
Last year: Patrick Reed
shot 63-63-63-71 for a 2-stroke
victory. He broke the PGA Tour
record for relation to par for
the first 54 holes at 27 under
and became the first player in
tour history to open with three
rounds of 63 or better.
Last week: Jimmy Walker successfully defended his Sony Open title in
Hawaii, shooting 62-63 on the weekend
to set a tournament record with a nineshot victory.
Notes: Reed opened the year with
a playoff victory over Walker two weeks
ago in the Tournament of Champions
at Kapalua. Phil Mickelson is making
his first start since the Ryder Cup in
late September. The 2002 and 2004
tournament champion is winless since
the 2013 British Open. Humana is
in its final year as the title sponsor and
PGA Wests Palmer and Nicklaus private
layouts also are dropping out after the
event. The tournament, long known
as the Bob Hope Classic, was shortened
from 90 to 72 holes in 2012. David
Duval shot a 59 on the Palmer Course
in the final round of his 1999 victory.
Arnold Palmer won the first event in 1960
and added victories in 1962, 68, 71 and
73. The final round will be played on
the Palmer Course. Tiger Woods will
make his first start of the year next week
in the Phoenix Open.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
MITSUBISHI
ELECTRIC
CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Hualalai Golf Course (7,107
yards, par 72).

$309,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday,
7:30-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30-4:30
a.m., 7:30-10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3-6 a.m.,
7-10 p.m.; Monday, 4-6 a.m.).
Last year: Bernhard Langer won the
season-opening event for the first of his
tour-best five 2014 victories. He shot
66-64-64 for a 3-stroke victory.
Notes: The tournament opens the
50-and-over tours 26-event schedule.
The 40-player field features
major champions from the last
five years, other tournament
winners in the last two seasons and sponsor invitees.
Davis Love III, Miguel
Angel Jimenez and Colin
Montgomerie are making their
first starts in the tournament.
Montgomerie won the Senior
PGA Championship and U.S.
Senior Open last year. The
tour is off next week. Play
will resume Feb. 6-8 with the
Allianz Championship in Boca Raton,
Florida.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
___
EUROPEAN TOUR
QATAR MASTERS
Site: Doha, Qatar.
Schedule: through Saturday.
Course: Doha Golf Club (7,400
yards, par 72).
$416,660.
Television: Golf Channel (Today,
1:30-8:30 a.m.; Friday, 4:30-8:30 a.m.,
Saturday, 4:30-8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m.)
Last year: Spains Sergio Garcia beat
Finlands Mikko Ilonen with a birdie on
the third hole of a playoff.
Last week: Frances Gary Stal took
advantage of Martin Kaymers collapse
to win the Abu Dhabi Championship. Stal
closed with a 7-under 65 to beat topranked Rory McIlroy by a stroke. Kaymer,
10 shots ahead with 13 holes left, had a
75 to finish two strokes back.
Notes: Garcia tops the field along
with Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Charl
Schwartzel and Ernie Els. Qatar is
on an oil-rich Persian Gulf peninsula
off eastern Saudi Arabia. The Dubai
Desert Classic is next week, followed
by the Malaysian Open and Thailand
Classic.
Online: http://www.europeantour.com
MLB Free Agency

Associated Press
Free Agent Signings
NEW YORK The 69 free agents
who have signed, with name, position,
former club if different and contract. The
contract information was obtained by The
Associated Press from player and management sources: For players with minor
league contracts, letter agreements for
major league contracts are in parentheses:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (1) Re-signed
Delmon Young, of, to a $2.25 million,
1-year contract.
BOSTON (5) Re-signed Koji
Uehara, rhp, to an $18 million, 2-year
contract; signed Pablo Sandoval, 3b,
San Francisco, to a $95 million, 5-year
contract; signed Hanley Ramirez, lf,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
to an $88 million,
4-year contract; signed
Justin Masterson, rhp,
St. Louis, to a $9.5
million, 1-year contract; re-signed Craig
Breslow, lhp, to a $2
million, 1-year contract.
CHICAGO (5) Signed Zach Duke,
lhp, Milwaukee, to a $15 million, 3-year
contract; signed Adam LaRoche, 1b,
Washington, to a $25 million, 2-year
contract; signed David Robertson, rhp,
New York Yankees, to a $46 million,
4-year contract; signed Melky Cabrera,
of, Toronto, to a $42 million, 3-year contract; signed Emilio Bonifacio, 2b, Atlanta,
to a $4 million, 1-year contract.
CLEVELAND (2) Signed Gavin
Floyd, rhp, Atlanta, to a $4 million, 1-year
contract; signed Scott Downs, lhp,
Kansas City, to a minor-league contract
($800,000).
DETROIT (3) Re-signed Victor
Martinez, dh, to a $64 million, 4-year
contract; signed Tom Gorzelanny, lhp,
Milwaukee, to a $1 million, 1-year contract; re-signed Joel Hanrahan, rhp, to a
minor-league contract.
HOUSTON (3) Signed Luke
Gregerson, rhp, Oakland, to an $18.5 million, 4-year contract; signed Pat Neshek,
rhp, St. Louis, to a $12.5 million, 2-year
contract; signed Jed Lowrie, ss, Oakland,
to a $23 million, 3-year contract; signed
Colby Ramus, of, Toronto, to an $8 million, 1-year contract.
KANSAS CITY (5) Re-signed
Jason Frasor, rhp, to a $1.8 million, 1-year
contract; re-signed Luke Hochevar, rhp,
Kendrys Morales, dh, Seattle, to a $17 million, 2-year contract; signed Alex Rios, of,
Toronto, to an $11 million, 1-year contract;
signed Edinson Volquez, rhp, Pittsburgh,
to a $20 million, 2-year contract.
MINNESOTA (3) Signed Torii
Hunter, of, Detroit, to a $10.5 million,
1-year contract; signed Ervin Santana,
rhp, Atlanta, to a $55 million, 4-year
contract; signed Tim Stauffer, rhp, San
Diego, to a $2.2 million, 1-year contract.
NEW YORK (5) Re-signed Chris
Young, of, to a $2.5 million, 1-year
contract; signed Andrew Miller, lhp,
Baltimore, to a $36 million, 4-year contract; re-signed Chase Headley, 3b, to
a $52 million, 4-year contract; re-signed
Chris Capuano, lhp, to a $5 million,
1-year contract; re-signed Stephen Drew,
ss, to a $5 million, 1-year contract.
OAKLAND (1) Signed Billy Butler,
1b, Kansas City, to a $30 million, 3-year
contract.
SEATTLE (1) Signed Nelson Cruz,
dh, Baltimore, to a $57 million, 4-year
contract.
TAMPA BAY (1) Signed Asdrubal
Cabrera, ss, Washington, to a $7.5 million, 1-year contract.
TEXAS (2) Re-signed Colby
Lewis, rhp, to a $4 million, 1-year con-
Musings
tract; signed Kyuji Fujikawa, rhp, Chicago

Cubs, to a $1.1 million, 1-year contract.
TORONTO (1) Signed Russell
Martin, c, Pittsburgh, to an $82 million,
5-year contract.
___
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (5) Signed Jim Johnson,
rhp, Detroit, to a $1.6 million, 1-year contract; signed Nick Markakis, of, Baltimore,
Alberto Callaspo, 3b, Oakland, to a $3
million, 1-year contract; signed Jason
Grilli, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to an
$8 million, 2-year contract; signed A.J.
Pierzynski, c, St. Louis, to a $2 million,
1-year contract.
CHICAGO (5) Signed Jason
Hammel, rhp, Oakland, to a $20 million, 2-year contract; signed Jon Lester,
lhp, Oakland, to a $155 million, 6-year
contract; signed Jason
Motte, rhp, St. Louis, to
a $4.5 million, 1-year
contract; signed David
Ross, c, Boston, to a $5
million, 2-year contract;
signed Chris Denorfia, of,
Seattle, to a $2.6 million,
1-year contract.
COLORADO (1) Signed Nick
Hundley, c, Baltimore, to a $6.25 million,
2-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (2) Signed
Brandon McCarthy, rhp, New York
Yankees, to a $48 million, 4-year contract;
signed Brett Anderson, lhp, Colorado, to
a $10 million, 1-year contract.
MIAMI (2) Signed Michael Morse,
of, San Francisco, to a $16 million,
2-year contract; signed Nick Masset, rhp,
Colorado, to a minor-league contract.
NEW YORK (1) Signed Michael
Cuddyer, of, Colorado, to a $21 million,
2-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA (1) Signed Aaron
Harang, rhp, Atlanta, to a $5 million,
1-year contract.
PITTSBURGH (2) Signed A.J.
Burnett, rhp, Philadelphia, to an $8.5 million, 1-year contract; re-signed Francisco
Liriano, lhp, to a $39 million, 3-year
contract.
ST. LOUIS (1) Signed Mark
Reynolds, 1b, Milwaukee, to a $2 million,
1-year contract.
SAN DIEGO (3) Signed Clint
Barmes, ss, Pittsburgh, to a $1.5 million,
1-year contract; signed Brandon Morrow,
rhp, Toronto, to a $2.5 million, 1-year
contract; re-signed Josh Johnson, rhp, to
a $1 million, 1-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO (3) Re-signed
Sergio Romo, rhp, to a $15 million, 2-year
contract; re-signed Jake Peavy, rhp, to a
$24 million, 2-year contract; signed Nori
Aoki, of, Kansas City, to a $4.7 million,
1-year contract.
WASHINGTON (1) Signed Max
Scherzer, rhp, Detroit, to a $210 million,
7-year contract.
___
JAPAN CENTRAL LEAGUE
HIROSHIMA (1) Signed Hiroki
Kuroda, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $3.3
million, 1-year contract.
___
JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUE
FUKUOKA (1) Signed Daisuke
Matsuzaka, rhp, New York Mets.
___
SOUTH KOREAN LEAGUE
LG TWINS (1) Signed Jack
Hannahan, 3b, Cincinnati, to a $1 million,
1-year contract.
Remaining Free Agents
NEW YORK The 68 remaining
free agents (q-did not accept $15.3 million qualifying offer from former team):
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (4) Alexi Casilla, inf;
Kelly Johnson, 2b; Johan Santana, lhp;
Joe Saunders, lhp.
(Continued from page 6)

I also wondered how much JoePa really
knew and if he actually did what he was
supposed to in his capacity as head football
coach. If he did, then the sanctions against
him were improper and the others above him
that got fired bear the blame alone.
If he didnt, all bets were and are off and,
quite frankly, perhaps he should have been
indicted.
I know the school hasnt necessarily liked
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Roof open or closed for Super Bowl?

Associated Press
PHOENIX The Super Bowl location in sunny Arizona will present a
dilemma for league officials as they
grapple with a question faced by many
pro sports teams in an era of retractable
roofs: whether to play the game with the
stadium open or closed.
At this point, the NFL says it plans
to keep the retractable roof open at
University of Phoenix Stadium for
the Feb. 1 game between the Seattle
Seahawks and New England Patriots but
the plan can change as the league gets a
better read on the weather forecast for
game night. If there is a sign of inclement weather, the roof will be shut.
The fact that the question is even up
for debate may seem strange given the
location. The game will be played in a
place where tens of thousands of visitors
flock each winter for the sole purpose of
basking in the warm sun and last years
Super Bowl took place in New Jersey
with the temperature around 40 degrees
at kickoff.
But the occupants of the stadium
and the other three NFL teams with
retractable roof stadiums actually play
many more games indoors than with the
roof open, even if their counterparts in
cold-weather cities like Buffalo, Green
Bay and Chicago get by in open-air
facilities.
The Cardinals did not play a single
game with the roof open this season,
despite spectacular weather for some
late-season games. The Dallas Cowboys
opened their roof only once in the 2014
season while playing only about a third
of their games outside since opening
the $1.2 billion building in 2009. The
Indianapolis Colts have opened their
roof at a similar rate as the Cowboys,
while the Houston Texans have opened
their roof for about 40 percent of the
games dating back to their founding in
2002.
The Super Bowl host stadium has not
only a retractable roof but a movable
field that is the only one of its kind in
the U.S. The field slides inside and outside with an intricate set of rails, motors
and wheels. The natural grass field is
frequently voted by players around the
league as their favorite playing surface,
according to Cardinals Vice President
of Media Relations Mark Dalton, and
the field remains outside about 350 days
a year and is wheeled indoors for games.
As for the fan experience, many
believe the closed roof makes it louder
inside and creates a powerful home-field
advantage that was on full display this
season when the Cardinals went 7-1 at
home. The Cardinals are 12-10 at home
with the roof open since the stadium
opened in 2006.
Browns hire DeFilippo as offensive
coordinator
CLEVELAND The Browns have
their sixth offensive coordinator in six
years.
Cleveland hired John DeFilippo, a
former Oakland assistant who has a reputation for developing young quarter-
backs, to run its offense on Wednesday.

He fills the vacancy created when Kyle
Shanahan resigned after one season on
Jan. 8 with two years left on his contract.
DeFilippo has worked as a college
coordinator but not in the same capacity
in the NFL. Hes inheriting an offense
with some talent and potential but also
has uncertainty at quarterback.
DeFilippo previously worked for one
season with Browns coach Mike Pettine,
who is thrilled to be reunited with his
former colleague.
DeFilippo interviewed with Cleveland
last year. Hes eager to bring some
fresh ideas to the Browns but stressed
he may keep some elements
of Clevelands offense implemented by Shanahan intact.
He wants to be a long-term
solution to a position that has
been in continuous flux. He
hopes this is the last change
for these guys for a long time.
Bears hire Adam Gase as
offensive coordinator
LAKE FOREST, Ill. Adam Gase
is following head coach John Fox from
Denver to the Chicago Bears, where he
will become the teams offensive coordinator, the same job Gase held with the
Broncos.
In addition, the Bears have hired Ed
Donatell as the teams defensive backs
coach, replacing Jon Hoke, who was
released Wednesday.
The Bears interviewed Gase for head
coach. He also had head-coaching interviews with the San Francisco 49ers,
Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons.
Gase comes to Chicago after six
years in Denver. The last two was as
offensive coordinator, during which the
Broncos led the NFL in scoring offense,
total offense and passing offense.
Jaguars hire Greg Olson as offensive coordinator
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Greg
Olsons experience calling plays and his
history mentoring young quarterbacks
stood out to Jacksonville Jaguars coach
Gus Bradley.
Thats why Bradley chose Olson as
his offensive coordinator Wednesday.
Olson spent the past two seasons as
Oaklands offensive coordinator. That
followed a 1-year stint as Jacksonvilles
assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach
Coach Mike Mularkey, Olson and
several other assistants were fired after
a 2-14 season.
Olson replaces Jedd Fisch, who was
fired after two lackluster seasons in
which the Jaguars were ranked at or near
the bottom of the NFL in nearly every
offensive category.
The Jaguars will lean on Olson to
help develop first-round draft pick Blake
Bortles, who threw 11 touchdowns and
17 interceptions as a rookie and was
sacked 55 times.
Olson joins former Buffalo Bills
coach Doug Marrone as offensive changes heading into Bradleys third season.
Bradley hired Marrone on Tuesday as
assistant head coach and offensive line
coach. He replaced George Yarno, who
Sports Briefs
Associated Press
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COLUMBUS A coroner says the death of an Ohio State
athlete found dead with a gunshot wound to the head will be
ruled a suicide.
The final autopsy report for 22-year-old wrestler and football scout team member Kosta Karageorge isnt quite finished.
The county coroner said Wednesday she is awaiting neuropathology reports about Karageorges brain.
Dr. Anahi Ortiz says her determination that it was a suicide
wont change.
Karageorge was missing for days before he was found in a
Columbus trash bin Nov. 30.
Police records of texts from Karageorges phone indicate
he had just gone through a breakup and sent suicidal messages
to his ex-girlfriend.
Texts to his mother said concussions were affecting his
mind. She told police hed had several concussions and spells
of confusion.
SOCCER
Goalkeeper Hope Solo has been suspended from the U.S.
womens national team for 30 days and wont participate in
matches next month in Europe.
U.S. Soccer did not specify the reason for the suspension,
announced Wednesday night. It comes after the arrest of her
husband, former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens,
earlier this week on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Solo was in the car when Stevens was pulled over in
Manhattan Beach, California, about 1:30 a.m. Monday for
driving without headlights. Solo was not arrested or detained.
It is the latest off-field trouble for Solo. Earlier this month,
a judge dismissed two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence against her.
The 33-year-old goalkeeper was in Southern California for
training camp with the U.S. national team, which is preparing
to play in the World Cup starting in June.
Solo, who has won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S.
team, was released from camp.
The domestic violence charges stemmed from an altercation with her half-sister and 17-year-old nephew at a party in
what happened to it after the details came to

light and decided they were not going quietly
into that good night.
According to reports, the latest change
to Paternos legacy was part of a settlement
between the NCAA and the school because
the school is challenging the legality of the
consent decree used to sanction Penn State
in the Sandusky scandal, done so to settle the
matter in order to distribute the $60 million
in fines the school has paid over the last three
years to help victims of child abuse.
left the team last summer to undergo

cancer treatment.
Steelers president doubts 2015
playoff expansion
PITTSBURGH Dont look at NFL
expansion of the playoffs as a slam
dunk.
Pittsburgh Steelers President Art
Rooney said Wednesday he doesnt
expect the league to expand the playoffs
by two teams in 2015.
Adding another wild-card team in
each conference has been discussed for
several years and certainly will be a hot
topic at the owners meetings in March.
But Rooney cast doubt on it happening.
Im not necessarily opposed
to the idea of adding a playoff
team or adding a team from each
conference, Rooney said. But
my view on that depends a lot
on what goes with it. Schedule
is certainly a factor: When
would this game be played? The
fact that we would now wind
up with likely only having one
team in each conference with a bye is
not a great outcome.
There are things like that I think we
would have to look at and think through
before a decision is made on this and
that may be one reason why this is
probably not a decision that gets made
this year.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has
supported two more wild-card teams,
bringing the playoff field from 12 to
14. So do many owners, although the
league previously has delayed a vote on
expanding the playoffs.
But because the players union vehemently opposes a lengthening of the regular season to 17 or 18 games, the only
realistic option for the NFL to provide
more games is by adding playoff teams.
Had there been 14 playoff teams this
season, a 9-7 record would have earned
the final spot in the AFC Houston,
Kansas City, Buffalo and San Diego all
had that record while Philadelphia
would have gotten in at 10-6 in the NFC.
The leagues TV partners wouldnt
mind the idea of more playoff games
and theres the prospect of playing both
of the additional wild cards in prime
time. The new setup would mean one
first-round playoff bye in each conference, with six wild-card round games
instead of the current four.
Former NFL ref Carollo honored
by peers: Two-time Super Bowl referee Bill Carollo has been honored by
the National Football League Referees
Association.
The organization chose Carollo, who
worked 20 years in the NFL and retired
in 2008, on Wednesday. The award recognizes an NFL officials outstanding
career on the field and in support of the
NFLRA.
One of 22 NFL game officials to
work 10 or more championship or Super
Bowl games, Carollo joined the leagues
officiating staff in 1989 as a side judge.
He moved to the referee position in
1996, where he remained until his retirement.
Washington last June.

Solo had pleaded not guilty in that case and continued to
play for the U.S. team and with her National Womens Soccer
League team, the Seattle Reign, while awaiting trial.
Solo married Stevens in 2012. He was arrested just before
their wedding for investigation of assault after a disturbance
involving Solo but he was not charged.
The suspension comes at a critical time for the U.S. team.
Following the exhibition matches in February, the U.S.
team will play in the Algarve Cup in March. The team will
open World Cup play on June 8 against Australia in Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
An expanded field of 24 teams will compete in the World
Cup, which will be played in six Canadian cities. The United
States is in Group D, which also includes Sweden and Nigeria.
The U.S. women, currently ranked No. 2 in the world
behind Germany, are seeking their third World Cup title but
first since 1991.
Solo will be eligible for reinstatement after the monthlong
suspension, pending review and approval by U.S. Soccer and
Ellis.
RACING
CHARLOTTE, N.C. NASCAR driver Brian Vickers has
been medically cleared to return to racing in March, just three
months after surgery to repair a hole in his heart.
Vickers will miss only the first two races of the season
before he returns to his Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota.
NASCAR on Tuesday granted him a waiver to make him
eligible for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship should
he qualify.
Team co-owner Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 55 for
Vickers in the season-opening Daytona 500. A replacement
driver for the March 1 race at Atlanta has not yet been named.
Vickers had surgery in December as doctors corrected an
artificial patch his body was rejecting. Vickers received the
patch in a 2010 procedure that first fixed the hole in his heart.
MEXICO Williams and Force India became the first
Formula One teams to take the covers off their cars for 2015,
revealing Wednesday the most significant design change from
last season: a new front.
I know there are some that think it was

bogus to have done this to JoePa in the first
place: it was a vindictive act; they wanted to
bring the sainted coach down to earth to
prove they were willing to go after ANYONE
(which we all know is untrue) that was not
doing things the NCAA way; etc.
I know others will say this action proves
the NCAA is a useless organization; that itself
is full of some untrustworthy and unscrupulous characters and crooks; that its proposed
new toughness is nothing but a marshmal-
low; that the NCAA has endorsed criminal

behavior, etc.
In the end, no matter the reason, I agree
with many others on this matter; the number
409 has lost its luster in this regard and
his legacy can never be fully and completely
restored.
Unfortunately, he was not around long
enough then to really defend himself or
come completely clean, depending on what
one believes the real facts of the case are.
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2016.
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Readers share many

reasons for choosing
to be cremated
DEAR ABBY: I just finished the letter from Plotting

and Planning in Arizona (Oct.
5), regarding why cremation is
so popular. There are also other
reasons.
My father, a WWII veteran,
had planned to be buried in a national veterans cemetery. After
his death we were informed that
the only option currently available was interment in the veterans wall of honor columbarium,
because the cemetery had run
out of space for traditional burials. -- PROUD DAUGHTER OF
WWII VET
DEAR PROUD DAUGHTER: Plotting and Planning
guessed one reason was cost,
while another might be that we
live in a more mobile society.
Readers agreed, but offered additional input:
DEAR ABBY: Several people I know prefer cremation because they are claustrophobic.
Even the thought of being shut
up in a casket gives them the
heebie-jeebies. -- DAVID IN
EAST MOLINE, ILL.
DEAR ABBY: Rather than
be buried in a cemetery ($$$) or
be cremated (my kids objected),
Im donating my body to medical science. I have degenerative
arthritis, asthma and other minor
conditions. Perhaps by doing
this, I can help one of my own
or someone else, contribute to
medical science and prolong a
few lives. -- CAROL IN LONG
BEACH, CALIF.
DEAR ABBY: A few reasons
why I have requested cremation:
First, due to modern technology,
it is now possible to take a portion of ones cremains and turn
them into diamondlike gems,
one of which Id like to leave to
my dear mother-in-law to be.
Second, because of the prolif-
eration of fine mini-urns -- which

may be used as jewelry -- I intend
to have a portion of my ashes
distributed to a few of the women who have touched my life in
various ways over the years. I
feel it is not only my right but
also my duty to avoid saddling
others with the exorbitant costs
of todays funeral extravaganzas.
-- KIFFIN, THE PRAGMATIST
DEAR ABBY: Cremation has
a lot going for it. Green burials
are becoming more popular. You
can be wrapped in a shroud and
buried in the ground. No chemicals, everything is biodegradable
-- ashes to ashes, dust to dust. -KEEP IT NATURAL
DEAR ABBY: Being an avid
scuba diver, I have instructed my
family that I wish to be cremated
and my ashes turned into part of
the memorial reef by the Neptune Society. This will help to
create an underwater reef system
not only for fish, but for divers
to enjoy. That way, Ill be able
to return to nature, give divers
a place to enjoy and forever be
back in the water that I have always loved. -- SCUBA SHELL
DEAR ABBY: Im opting for
cremation when my time comes.
I dont want to be dug up in the
future for someones science
project, grave robbers or archaeologists. I have urned my rest.
-- RALPHEE IN ALABAMA
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not given voting rights in the colony, so they
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and lard. The barrel had an odd name, but I
cant remember what it was. Can you help
me? -- R.C., Lancaster, Pa.
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Q: When did the baseball team the Philadelphia Athletics move to Oakland? -- E.U.,
Princeton, N.J.
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United Nations, and Washington, D.C., on
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Street in New York City on Feb. 12, 1924.
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Movie Review
Selma - Starring David Oyelowo, Carmen

Ejogo & Tom Wilkinson
Marching Across Time
Selma connects past and present at pivotal
civil rights flashpoint
Directed by Ava DuVernay
PG-13
It depicts events that happened half a century ago, but the drumbeatand the heartbeat
of the present pounds loud and clear in Selma.
Set in the weeks leading up to March 1965,
its a moving, powerful portrait of Dr. Martin
Luther King and his passionate work to turn
back the toxic tide of segregation and discrimination against African-Americans, especially
in the South.
British actor David Oyelowo does a phenomenal job as King, conveying the combustive cocktail of faith, focus, outrage, diplomacy and drive that fueled his mission leading up
to the peaceful protest marches from Selma
to Montgomery, Ala., to bring national attention to voting rights. His King is no martyred
saint, but a charismatic, pragmatic leader who
can take sit-down meetings with the President
in the White House, as well as a husband, father and family man trying to keep his own
house from crumbling from pressures inside
and out.
A scene in which Kings wife, Coretta (Carmen Ejogo, also terrific), confronts him over
his well-known infidelities is a masterfully
staged, perfectly written and expertly performed moment in which the silence becomes
as important asand even more weighty
thanthe words.
The protests at the heart of the movie may
have been nonviolent, but the event that
came to be known as Bloody Sunday, March
7, was an episode of horrific, horrendous brutality, as hundreds of marchers were attacked
by state and local police on the Edmund Pettus
Bridge with tear gas, clubs wrapped in barbed
wire, and horsewhips. Director Ava DuVernay,
a former Hollywood publicist who worked her
way up through the studio system via music
documentaries and indie films, depicts the
one-sided confrontation as a melee of swirling smoke, raining blows, sickening thuds and
crumbling bodies.
King is the movies central figure, but note
that it doesnt bear his name. Its about more
than the man; its about the movement he inspired. And specifically, its about how the
crucial flashpoint of that movement came at
one moment in time, in one specific place, and
that place was Selma.
And, appropriately, theres a big supporting cast that helps get it there, including Tom
Wilkinson as Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson; Tim
Roth as Alabama Gov. George Wallace; Oprah
Winfrey as activist Annie Lee Cooper; Dylan
Baker as J. Edgar Hoover; Ledici Young as
gospel singer Mahalia Jackson; and numerous
other actors, including Martin Sheen, rapper
Common, Stephen Root, Niecy Nash, Cuba
Gooding Jr., Giovanni Ribisi, Andr Holland,
Stephan James and Wendell Pierce, portraying
other real-life players in the drama.
The filmmakers didnt have access to
Kings archive of speeches, so his orations
are paraphrasedto magnificent effect. And
there have been questions and quibbles about
the movies authenticity and precise historical accuracy, especially about its portrayal of
Kings relationship with L.B.J. But leave the
parsing of small details to small minds. As
the 50th anniversary of the events depicted in
Selma approaches, this big-issue moviewith
policemen beating and killing unarmed black
men, streets filled with peaceful protesters,
and repressive voting laws that disenfranchise
minoritiesfeels chillingly contemporary, all
too real, and monumental in more ways than
one. Selma profoundly reminds us that while
the marching may lead to the mountaintop, we
still, sadly, havent fully made it there yet.
Neil Pond, Parade Magazine
Get Your Children Interested

In Newspapers
How do you help parents get a child interested in looking at a newspaper? Keep in mind that its a kids job to
have fun.
Here are a few ideas to share with the readers of our
paper.
Select a news story or a comic strip and cut the panels or

paragraphs apart. Help your child arrange the panels or
paragraphs in logical order.
Read a brief editorial or column together. Have the child

underline facts with a blue pen and opinions with a red pen.
Have your child choose a headline and turn it into a

question. Have the child read the article to see if it answers
the question.
Comics & Puzzles

Zits
Todays
Horoscope
By Eugenia Last
Blondie
For Better or Worse
Beetle Bailey
You need to adjust your

way of thinking. Make this a
year of progress. Stop bending
to others needs and start
putting your own first. Take
responsibility for your life and
your future. The sky is the
limit if you take progressive
action in your personal and
professional pursuits.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Dont get carried

away and exaggerate what you
are capable of doing. Let your
credentials speak for you, so
you dont face someone eager
to make you look incompetent.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- Stick to your plans,
ideas and goals. Social
mingling and group events
will lead to petty arguments
or hurt feelings. The more you
can do on your own, the better
off you will be.
ARIES (March 21-April

19) -- Your energy will lag
if you dont push yourself to
get moving. If you make an
effort to get out, you will be
motivated to build momentum
and reach your goals.
TAURUS (April 20-May

20) -- Turn down demanding
or intimidating colleagues.
Dont let current events lead
to confusion. Take a moment
to re-evaluate the past and to
look at the present. Honesty
will be essential.
Pickles
The Herald 9
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Traveler -Polo
6 Like a lake
bird?
11 Gas up
12 Hose holder
13 Permit
14 Shadeloving plants
15 Blender
button
16 Two-star
(hyph.)
17 Cakelike
cookies
19 Near
23 Sports org.
26 Felines
28 Open
meadow
29 Tactless
31 Abbots
underling
33 Earth tone
34 False front
35 Untruth
36 Milky Way
unit
39 Lemon
drink
40 -- majeste
42 Actor Gosling
44 Comic-book
heroes (hyph.)
46 Popeyes
girl
51 Topknot doll
54 Supplied
evidence
55 Elevator
stops
56 Academy
Awards
57 Kind of call
58 Shaggy
flower
land
7 Bean or
Welles
8 Homer-hitter
Mel
9 PBS funder
10 Cen. fractions
11 House mem.
12 Halloween
disguise
16 Tijuana Mrs.
18 Crack pilot
20 Homer opus
21 Hollow rock
22 Rabbit relative
23 Mrs. Eisenhower
24 Grease jobs
25 Before yr. 1
27 Health resort
29 Beach scavenger
30 Many mins.
32 TV brand
34 Monks title
37 Park features
38 Author -Rand
Yesterdays answers
41 World
fairs
43 Vikings
45 Deep
heavy mud
47 Crazy
48 Dreaded
czar
49 Exceedingly
50 MS readers
DOWN
1 Bill of fare
2 Long way
off
3 Naive one
4 People
person?
5 Pamplona
shout
6 Far East
GEMINI (May 21-June

20) -- Focus on caring and
sharing. Stay away from the
battlefield and consider what
you can do to make the people
who are important to you feel
more secure and comfortable.
CANCER (June 21July 22) -- You can make
a difference by visiting or
checking in with a friend or
relative. Work at maintaining
good
relationships
with
family, friends and neighbors.
Garfield
Born Loser
Hagar the Horrible
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

-- Rejuvenate the love you
feel for someone. This is not
the time to be shy and timid.
Share your feelings and make
plans that will enhance your
personal and romantic lives.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- Look after your health.
A new aid or natural remedy
can bring you peace of mind.
Check out products that boost
your comfort level and make
you feel good about your
appearance.
Marmaduke
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.

23) -- Love is on the rise.
Host a gathering or attend
an event outside the home.
Surrounding yourself with
friends and upbeat people will
stimulate your romantic life.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- Minor annoyances at
home will have to be dealt
with before the situation spins
out of control. Dont rely on
others to help you out; you
will get more done on your
own.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov.
23-Dec. 21) -- An enjoyable
excursion
will
provide
inspiration for a unique
venture. New experiences will
heighten your instincts and
spark ideas, so be bold and
make things happen.
Barney Google & Snuffy Smith
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Visualize your

ideal future. By pinpointing
your aspirations, you will
be able to strategize and
implement what you need to
be successful.
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Lab tests imply formaldehyde

risk in some e-cigarette vapor
BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Associated Press
Using certain electronic cigarettes
at high temperature settings could
potentially release more formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, than
smoking traditional cigarettes does,
new lab tests suggest.
The research does not prove a
health risk it involved limited testing on just one brand of e-cigarettes
and was done in test tubes, not people.
It also does not mean e-cigarettes are
better or worse than regular ones;
tobacco smoke contains dozens of
things that can cause cancer.
But it does highlight how little is
known about the safety of e-cigarettes
battery-powered devices that heat
liquid to deliver nicotine in a vapor
rather than from burning tobacco.
Its a potential red flag, one independent expert Stephen Hecht, a chemist
and tobacco researcher at the University
of Minnesota said of the study. Under
some conditions, e-cigarettes might be
generating more formaldehyde than
youd want to be exposed to. But I dont
think we know enough yet. Theres a
huge variety in the makeup of these cigarettes and how they are used.
The study was published

Wednesday as a letter in the New
England Journal of Medicine. The
journal said it had been reviewed by
experts in the field.
Formaldehyde is found in many
things certain building materials, disinfectants and embalming fluid. An earlier study found e-cigarettes generated less
formaldehyde than regular cigarettes do,
but that study looked at just the gas portion of the vapor. The new one looked at
the liquid particles in the vapor, like the
spray from an aerosol can.
Some tank system e-cigarettes let
users turn up the voltage to increase
the heat and the amount of liquid,
which contains the nicotine and flavorings, in the vapor. David Peyton, a
chemist at Portland State University,
and colleagues tested one brand with
two voltage settings. They used a
syringe to collect vapor from 10 samples, each one representing several
puffs, at both voltage levels.
They measured formaldehyde hemiacetal a compound created during
the vaping process that under certain
conditions can release formaldehyde
in the liquid portion of the vapor.
At low voltage the chemical was
not detected. But at the high volt-
age setting, levels of that compound

were five to 15 times greater than the
amount of formaldehyde users would
get from traditional cigarettes.
Virtually all e-cigarettes use similar materials in the heated liquid, so
the finding on formaldehyde is not
brand-dependent, said Peyton, who
plans more extensive tests.
However, Gregory Conley, a lawyer
with the American Vaping Association,
an advocacy group for e-cigarettes,
criticized the study methods.
They use the device in a manner
that no one does, he said.
Using the high voltage for as long as
the researchers mimicked in the study
creates a burning, acrid taste called
a dry puff that would cause users to
adjust the e-cigarette, Conley said.
What the researchers did is like
leaving a steak on a grill all day
many cancer-causing substances
might be formed but no one would eat
such charred meat, he said.
Eric Jacobs, a biologist at the
American Cancer Society, said a
biochemist at the society looked at
the work and was reasonably convinced that the chemical researchers measured would break down into
formaldehyde in the users lungs.
AP source: FBI completes federal

probe of Ferguson shooting
BY ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP)
The FBI has completed its
investigation into the police
shooting of an unarmed, black
18-year-old in Ferguson,
Missouri, a U.S. official said
Wednesday.
The Justice Department
has not yet announced whether it will file a federal civil
rights charge against former Ferguson police officer
Darren Wilson. But officials
and experts have said such a
prosecution would be highly
unlikely, in part because of
Code
the extraordinarily high legal

standard federal prosecutors
would need to meet.
The official was not
authorized to discuss the case
by name and spoke to The
Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Justice
Department spokeswoman
Dena Iverson declined to
comment.
Wilson, who is white, was
cleared in November by a
state grand jury in the Aug.
9 death of Michael Brown,
a shooting that touched off
protests in the streets and
became part of a national
conversation about race rela-
In 2012, LED retrofit kits for the downtown street lighting had an estimated return on investment of eight years,
he said. The total estimated cost for the kits is $10,500 and
the estimated return on investment has been reduced to 4.4
years. This may be considered for the 2016 budget.
In addition, the village would be eligible for an American
Electric Power (AEP) incentive of close to $1,700 depending on the actual project cost and AEPs pre-approval.
Chapman reminded residents about removing trash/recycle containers from the edge of the streets after the garbage
has been collected; especially when there are snow events.
Also, homeowners need to make a concerted effort to
know where their master shut-off valves are in their homes
so they do not need to call the utilities department to shutoff their water for leaks, repairs, faucet installations etc.
he said. If they do not have a master shut off, they should
have one installed. Currently there is no cost for utility
employees to shut off water in these cases.
In early January, an ACR employee backed the garbage
FTD
Personality/Behavior decline behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) is characterized by changes in personality, behavior
and judgment which can result in
embarrassing social situations and a
numbing of emotions.
It isnt that the patient does not love
their family any longer; they just cant
show it, Dickinson said. This disease
can rip families apart.
The progressive language decline
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is
marked by early changes in language
ability, including speaking, understanding, reading and writing. There are three
identified variants.
Semantic PPA (semantic dementia)
causes a person to slowly lose the ability
to understand single words and sometimes the ability to recognize the faces
of familiar people and common objects;
Agrammatic PPA (progressive nonfluent aphasia) results in a person having more and more trouble producing
speech; and
Logopenic PPA symptoms includes
a person having trouble finding the right
words during conversation but they can
understand words and sentences. The
person does not have problems with
grammar.
Progressive
motor
decline
Corticobasal syndrome (CBS), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and amyotrophis lateral sclerosis (ALS) are characterized by difficulties with physical
movement, including the use of one or
more limbs, shaking, difficulty walking,
frequent falls and poor coordination.
tions and police departments

that patrol minority neighborhoods. Attorney General Eric
Holder visited Ferguson in
the days after the shooting to
try to calm tensions and meet
with Browns family and law
enforcement.
Wilson, who shot Brown
after a scuffle in the middle of the street, told the St.
Louis County grand jury that
spent months reviewing the
case that he feared for his
life when Brown hit him and
reached for his gun. Some
witnesses have said Brown
had his hands up when
Wilson shot him.
To mount a federal prosecution, the Justice

Department would need
to show that Wilson willfully deprived Brown of
his civil rights. That standard, which means prosecutors must prove that an
officer knowingly used more
force than the law allowed,
is challenging for the government to meet. Multiple
high-profile police-involved
deaths, including the 1999
shooting of Amadou Diallo,
an unarmed West African
immigrant, in New York City,
have not resulted in federal
charges.
truck into the traffic control panel located on the pole at the
northeast corner of Fourth Street and Broadway. Estimates
are being obtained and ACR is responsible for the cost of
repairs.
Although its several months away, the Buckeye Trail
Fest is scheduled for May 1417 this spring, Chapman
said. The festival involves a hike along the canal which
will come through Spencerville at Old Acadia Park on the
18th.
The event organizer contacted Chapman about potential
conflicts with this event.
There will be no conflicts of major concern; however,
there will be baseball/softball games/practices during this
time, he said. I confirmed that the drinking fountains and
porta-johns will be available for the event as well.
Chapman said the first few snows of the season required
crews to use as little salt as possible. I do not plan on
ordering salt until we are absolutely in need, he said.
Currently, we have close to 20 tons in our salt shed.
The next village council meeting will be held at 7 p.m.
on February 5 in the municipal building.
CBS can be caused by a gradual

atrophy and loss of nerve cells in specific parts of the brain causing progressive
loss of the ability to control movement,
typically beginning around age 60. The
most prominent symptom may be the
inability to use the hands or arms to
perform a movement despite normal
strength (called apraxia);
PSP inflicts problems with balance
and walking and causes people to move
slowly, experience unexplained falls,
lose facial expression and have body
stiffness, especially in the neck and
upper body symptoms similar to
those of Parkinsons disease. A hallmark
sign of PSP is trouble with eye movements, particularly looking down; and
FTD-ALS is a combination of
bvFTD and ALS, commonly called Lou
Gehrigs disease. Symptoms include
the behavioral and/or language changes
seen in bvFTD as well as the progressive muscle weakness seen in ALS.
Symptoms of either disease may appear
first, with other symptoms developing
over time.
People with FTD typically live 7-8
years and the wide ranging prognosis
of 2-20 years is the best clinical experts
can give, Dickinson said. There is one
exception, the prognosis for a patient
with FTD with an ALS overlap is currently 2 years.
Key differences between FTD and
Alzheimers includes:
Most people with FTD are diagnosed in their 50s and early 60s and only
about 10 percent are diagnosed after age
70. Alzheimers grows more common
with increasing age;
Memory loss tends to be a more

prominent symptom in early Alzheimers
than in early FTD, although advanced
FTD often causes memory loss in addition to its more characteristic effects on
behavior and language;
Behavior changes are often the first
noticeable symptoms in bvFTD, the
most common form of FTD. Behavior
changes are also common as Alzheimers
progresses but they tend to occur later in
the disease;
Problems with spatial orientation
for example, getting lost in familiar places are more common in
Alzheimers than in FTD;
Problems with speech. Although
people with Alzheimers may have trouble thinking of the right word or remembering names, they tend to have less difficulty making sense when they speak,
understanding the speech of others or
reading than those with FTD; and
Hallucinations and delusions are
common as Alzheimers progresses but
relatively uncommon in FTD.
FTD itself is not life-threatening. It
does, however, predispose patients to
serious complications such as pneumonia, infection, or injury from a fall. Most
patients die from problems related to
advanced disease and the most common
cause of death is pneumonia.
For more information visit www.
theaftd.org,
www.facebook.com/
TheAFTD, or twitter.com/AFTDCure.
To view a film documentary highlighting four families living with FTD, go to
youtube.com/watch?v=drgzhKe_YWI.
Scalia could be surprise vote in

Supreme Court housing case
BY SAM HANANEL
Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
Obama administration may
need the vote of a frequent
conservative antagonist on
the Supreme Court to preserve a decades-old strategy
for fighting housing discrimination.
Justice Antonin Scalia on
Wednesday appeared at times
to side with the administration and civil rights groups
during arguments over the
reach of the landmark Fair
Housing Act of 1968, a case
that otherwise seemed to split
the court along ideological
lines.
Scalia seemed to agree
with the courts four liberal
justices that the law can be
used to ban housing or lending
practices without any proof
of intent to discriminate. The
court is considering a challenge from Texas officials to
the use of so-called disparate
impact lawsuits, which allege
that even race-neutral lending
or housing policies can have
a harmful effect on minority
groups.
Scalia said Congress
seemed to have such lawsuits
in mind when it passed the
law in the 1960s, and later
amendments in 1988, to eliminate segregation in housing.
I find it hard to read those
two together in any other way
than there is such a thing as disparate impact, Scalia told Texas
Solicitor General Scott Keller.
Civil rights organizations

have speculated that conservatives on the court took up
the case to knock out such
lawsuits, which lower courts
have uniformly allowed for
40 years. Their only hope is
that Scalia or, perhaps Justice
Anthony Kennedy, who is
sometimes a swing vote, will
side with the courts four liberals to uphold the practice.
Later in the hourlong argument, Scalia made comments
critical of disparate impact
when he told Michael Daniel,
lawyer for a Texas fair housing group, that racial disparity is not racial discrimination.
The fact that the NFL is
largely black players is not
discrimination, Scalia said.
The issue has galvanized
critics, including banks, mortgage companies and conservative groups, who say federal housing law should punish only intentional acts of
discrimination. Two similar
cases out of Minnesota and
New Jersey reached the court
in recent years, but those were
settled in 2012 and 2013 just
weeks before oral argument
in one case at the behest
of the Obama administration.
The latest case involves an
appeal from officials accused
of awarding federal housing tax credits in a way that
steered low-income housing
to mostly poor, black neighborhoods in Dallas and generally kept the units out of
wealthier white enclaves.
Shiite rebels, Yemens president

reach deal to end standoff
BY AHMED AL-HAJ and SARAH EL DEEB
Associated Press
SANAA, Yemen Shiite rebels holding Yemens president
captive in his home reached a deal with the U.S.-backed leader
Wednesday to end a violent standoff in the capital, fueling fears
that a key ally in the battle against al-Qaida has been sidelined.
The late-night agreement, which promises the rebels greater
say in running the Arab worlds poorest nation in exchange
for removing its fighters from President Abed Rabbo Mansour
Hadis residence and key areas of the capital, left unclear who
really controls the country.
In the deal, carried on the official SABA news agency, the
Houthi rebels also agreed to release a top aide to Hadi that they
had kidnapped in recent days.
The Houthis, who seized control of the capital and many
state institutions in September, say they only want an equal
share of power. Critics say they want to retain Hadi as president in name only, while keeping an iron grip on power.
The power vacuum has raised fears Yemens al-Qaidas
branch, which claimed the recent attack on a French satirical weekly and is considered by Washington to be the terror
groups most dangerous affiliate, will only grow more powerful as Yemen slides toward fragmentation and the conflict
takes on an increasingly sectarian tone. The Shiite Houthis and
Sunni terror group are sworn enemies
After days of violent clashes and the seizure of the presidential palace, aides to Hadi said early Wednesday that he was
captive in his home after Houthi rebels removed his guards
and deployed their own fighters.
Archives
75 Years Ago 1940
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor
Matthias Buchholz, M.S.C.,
Prefect Apostolic of Shihtsien
at
Kweichow,
China,
addressed the members of the
St. John Unit of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade in
the high school assembly at
St. Johns Monday morning.
He discussed his work as head
of a diocese in China, 2,000
square miles. James Clark, on
behalf of the unit, stated that
funds for foreign missions
will be sent to Monsignor
Buchholzs province.
The directors of the
Citizens Federal Savings and
Loan Association, West Third
Street, have reorganized for
the new year by reelecting
the following officers: F. J.

Helmkamp, president; D. A.
Whirrett, vice president; John
F. Helmkamp, secretary; and
treasurer, and John Marsh, Jr.,
attorney.
The basketball teams of
St. Johns parish met with
much success in games
played Sunday afternoon in
St. Johns auditorium before
a large gathering of cage fans.
The Blue and Gold Varsity
proved too much for the
Central Catholic five from
Toledo. The final score was
49 to 34. In a preliminary
game, the Best Evers gained
revenge for a defeat handed them Saturday night at
Ottoville by winning from the
Reserves of that place by a
score of 9 to 6.
Trivia
Answers to Wednesdays questions:

Rocky beat out Taxi Driver, Network and All the
Presidents Men to win the Best Movie Oscar in
1977.
Chinas Great Green Wall is a 2,800-mile-long
belt of trees that is being planted across northern
China in a bide to halt the loss of 950 square miles of
land annually to the advancing Gobi Desert.
Todays questions:
What alcoholic beverage was known as kill-devil
when it was first produced in the 17th century?
Why were no births recorded between 2 a.m. and
3 a.m. on March 8 in most of the United States?
Answers in Fridays Herald.

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

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