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The Jesters Roving Players of Fort Jennings will bring their talent to the Delphos Eagles Lodge on April 22 with their toe tapping, zany antics version of Pump Boys and Dinettes. Doors will open at noon with a Brunch Bar available from 12-1:30 p.m. and the show starting at 2 p.m. Tickets costs $25 each and includes brunch, coffee, juice and the performance. Seating is limited. All proceeds from the event benefit the Delphos Municipal Swimming Pool. Order tickets/reservations by calling Holly at 419-303-8045; Linda at 419-230-7160; Deb at 419235-4996; Judy at 567-2423069; or The Fort in Fort Jennings, 419-236-FORT. By CONNIE CASS The Associated Press WASHINGTON From obscure former senator driving a pickup truck across Iowa, Rick Santorum made a surprising he calls it miraculous leap to become the most formidable threat to Mitt Romneys march to the Republican nomination. His shoestring campaign, which ended Tuesday, was a constant reminder of Romneys trouble connecting with the partys conservative core. Santorums presence in the race pushed to the fore polarizing social issues, such as abortion, access to birth control and gays in the military, that many in the party preferred not to delve into as the GOP prepared to court independent voters in the general election campaign

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Vancrest Relay team offers purse bingo May 5


Vancrest Healthcare Center Relay for Life team will hold Purse Bingo at 5 p.m. on May 5 at the Delphos Eagles Lodge. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 for 20 games of BINGO. Reserve a table of 8 for $10. Tickets can be purchased at Vancrest of Delphos from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday There will be 50/50 drawings and raffles and the Eagles will offer sandwiches, snacks and beverages. Contact Vancrest at 419695-2871 or any employee for more information.

against President Barack Obama. Although he accused the media of unfairly focusing on that part of his broader campaign, Santorum was unapologetic about taking on such issues. We did focus a lot, yes, on the families and on the dignity of human life and on the moral enterprise that is America, he said Tuesday in Gettysburg, Pa., as he announced his decision to suspend his campaign. He added: We were winning in a very different way because we were touching hearts. We were raising issues that, well, frankly, a lot of people didnt want to have raised. As it became obvious Santorum could not triumph in the primaries and caucuses, he began talking See SANTORUM, page 12

Ottoville Elementary School students enjoyed COSI On Wheels on Tuesday, participating in a simulated wildlife research facility. Katlyn Kelch, left, and McKenna Byrne research bugs at the station called Whats Bugging You? See related photo on page 12.

COSI brings wildlife research facility to Ottoville

Stacy Taff photos

School board to review 11 resumes for superintendent


BY NANCY SPENCER nspencer@delphosherald.com

TODAY Baseball (5 p.m.): Ottoville at Bluffton, 4:30 p.m.; St. Johns at Fort Jennings; Jefferson at Perry; Miller City at Columbus Grove (PCL). Softball (5 p.m.): Jefferson at Perry; Elida at Ottoville (cancelled) Tennis: Lima Senior at Elida, 4:30 p.m. THURSDAY Baseball (5 p.m.): Ottoville at St. Johns; Jefferson at Paulding (NWC); Fort Jennings at Kalida (PCL); Crestview at Spencerville (NWC); Lima Central Catholic at Lincolnview (NWC); Columbus Grove at Allen East (NWC). Softball (5 p.m.): Jefferson at Paulding (NWC); Lima Central Catholic at Lincolnview (NWC); Liberty-Benton at Elida; Leipsic at Kalida (PCL); Columbus Grove at Allen East (NWC); Crestview at Spencerville (NWC). Tennis: Lima Senior at Van Wert, 4:30 p.m.; Elida at Bryan (OTCA Team Tourney), 5 p.m. Sunny Thursday; high in upper 50s. See page 2.

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Rachel Ryan, left, and Libby Baker went to the craft time after-school program at the Delphos Public Library Tuesday. The librarys childrens program will continue for several more weeks while Childrens Librarian Denise Cressman gears up for the jam-packed summer schedule of events at the library. The library is also celebrating its 100th anniversary and National Library Week. Mary Beth Weisenburger will present Living Out Loud at 6:30 p.m. today in the First Edition building; at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the Lima Symphony Orchestra will present American Idols and Heroes in the library commons; and an open house is set for 1-3 p.m. Sunday in both the library and First Edition building. See related photo on page 12.

Children enjoy crafts at library

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Elida may seek taxpayer help to save student programming


BY STACY TAFF staff@delphosherald.com ELIDA Having made as many cuts as possible while retaining what is necessary to meet the raised bar in educational standards, Elida may need to go back to the ballot this November or risk axing student programming. Our last new money levy was back in 2005, Treasurer Joel Parker said at Elidas sixth annual financial summit Tuesday. Since then, weve made as many cuts as we can to avoid going back to the taxpayer. Parker said the type of levy the district may ask for is undecided. He outlined the primary concerns, including the state budget gap, tax delinquencies, loss in state aid and

Council OKs Elida Ave. project


BY NANCY SPENCER nspencer@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Legislation approving $210,000 for the Elida Avenue widening and paving project was passed on third reading Monday during the rescheduled Delphos City Council meeting. A $165,000 Ohio Public Works grant has been applied for to offset the cost of the project, which entails widening Elida Avenue to three lanes from The Point west to Summers Lane and paving from The Point to Douglas Street. The balance of payment will come from the Motor Vehicle Permissive Tax Fund. Safety Service Director Greg Berquist said the work will be bid out and awarded in June, the same time the funds from the grant should be received. The Delphos Eagles Aerie 471 Womens Auxiliary will receive pool passes for an upcoming fundraiser to benefit the Delphos Municipal Swimming Pool. Delphos City Council passed on second reading a resolution approving the donation of two family season passes; two single season passes; one 1-hour pool party; and 20 general admission passes to the Eagles Auxiliary for a brunch/play fundraiser on April 22. The value of the passes is $775. An amendment to the resolution notes the funds raised and given to the city will be for pool maintenance and repairs only. Street closures for the May 11 Mini Relay for Life and the 31st annual Delphos Area Car Club Cruise-In and Car Show on July 20 and 21 were approved. Franklin Elementary School teacher and Mini Relay Co-coordinator Joyce Wiechart asked Pierce Street from Fifth to First streets and Fourth Street from Franklin or Pierce be closed to traffic. The rain date for the event is May 14. Car Club President Ron Siefker asked for the closure of Main Street from Fifth to First streets. Representatives from the city will attend a video conference hearing with the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control at 1:30 p.m. April 30 in regards to the liquor permit request from resident Kelly Saine for the Hangers Saloon at 307 N. Main St. The conference will be held at the Allen County Children and Family Services building at 1501 S. Dixie Hwy. in Lima.

DELPHOS The process has begun to hire a superintendent to head Delphos City Schools. School board members used an executive session Monday following a short business meeting to review 11 applications for the position. Board President John Klausing noted the last time the board solicited resumes they received 35. No decision was made after the executive session. During the regular meeting, contracts for the 201213 school year and beyond were approved for Cindy Binkley, Joy Early and Christine Grothaus, continuing; Whitney Harper, Kyle Harmon, David Stearns, Melissa McClurg; Josh Vasquez, 3 years; and Kristin Gable, 2 years. The board also accepted the resignation of Jon Kroeger as varsity football assistant coach. Supplemental contracts for the 2012-13 school year were approved including: Larry Bub Lindeman, head football coach; Ben Rahrig, Jeff

Stant and Damon Ulm, varsity football assistant; Jon Kroeger, junior high head football coach; Jeff Stockwell, junior high assistant football; Joy Early, head volleyball coach; Kristi Hageman, junior varsity volleyball coach; Sherrie Stewart, eighth-grade volleyball coach; Kylie Rammel, seventh-grade volleyball coach; Chad Brinkman, head golf coach; Nicole Tobe, head football cheerleading coach; Terri Suever, head basketball cheerleading coach; Marc Smith, head boys basketball coach; Mark Jettinghoff, junior varsity boys basketball coach; Josiah Stober, junior high boys basketball coach; Dave Hoffman, head girls basketball coach; Jamie Lewis, junior varsity girls basketball coach; Terry Moreo, eighthgrade girls basketball coach; Denise Lindeman, seventhgrade girls basketball coach; Mike Wilson, head wrestling coach; Ryan Walls, assistant wrestling coach; and Don Stemen, junior high wrestling coach. Volunteers were also approved as follows: volSee SCHOOL, page 12

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inventory tax, loss of interest income, lack of inflationary growth in revenue, unfunded mandates and vouchers. At the time of our first financial summit in 2007, bean counters made predictions about a future net loss of $3.5 billion in state revenue, Parker said. With the Ohio tax shift, that figure turns out to be right on the money. When you take away the inventory tax, corporate franchise tax and personal income tax, its good for businesses and individuals but that ends up putting the schools down $3 billion. All of the schools are in the same boat. At this crossroads, were dealing with the loss. With the recent unveiling See ELIDA, page 12

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COLUMBUS The daughter of an Air Force veteran whose cremated remains lay unclaimed for years alongside those of about a dozen other servicemen at a funeral home said she finds closure in knowing several groups want a burial including full military honors for him. Julie Dickerson, the daughter of Staff Sgt. Russell Andrews Jr., said her family recognized his name during a news telecast about a military burial being prepared for the unclaimed remains of 10 Ohio veterans. I was surprised and kind of shocked, she said. But in a good way. Dickerson said she plans to attend the May 22 burial at Dayton National Cemetery. The burial is being coordinated by the Missing in America Project, a national group that seeks unclaimed veterans remains so they can be laid to rest with full military honors. The remains of 12 veterans were discovered, but the families of two veterans declined the burial. Dickerson, a 46-year-old from Columbus, said she finds closure in the Missing in America Projects efforts to bury her fathers remains. Closure really is the word to best describe the experience, she said. To see he has an appropriate memorial service. Dickerson, who said she and her two siblings were By ERICA BLAKE underwater archaeology. Obviously, not everyone not in daily contact with their The Blade It expands our understand- can look at these (shipwrecks), father when he died in 1991 of ing of our submerged cultural so what the group does is go heart failure, did not know his TOLEDO (AP) Before heritage, said Carrie Sowden, down for information to bring remains were on a basement the Lake Erie coastline had cit- MAST coordinator and an back, Papes said. shelf of a Columbus funeral ies, it had ships that transported archaeologist for the Great With the information, peo- home for more than 20 years. people and goods including Lakes Historical Society. ple who dont dive or someone She said they were notified of many vessels that sank to the Thats a fancy way of who has an interest in another his death only months later lakes floor. saying, these areas of Ohio, genre, like artifacts, can still be and assumed there was nothAlthough this portion of their expansion doesnt exist involved, he added. You can ing left for them to do. Ohio history is of sight for without the lakes being there. translate the information into The Missing in America many, Lake Eries maritime And incumbent with that are different levels of study. Projects Ohio coordinator, past is still attainable. shipwrecks. MAST was formed in The Maritime Ohio established a law pro- March, 2000, by a group who Chastity Booth, said she was Archaeological Survey Team, tecting its shipwrecks in 1992. had taken underwater archae- surprised when she spoke to or MAST, is a nonprofit group The law governs the man- ology courses from various Dickerson on Tuesday. Booth of volunteers who study and agement of certain submerged agencies and recognized the said in an earlier interview document Lake Erie ship- property and prohibits the need for a single volunteer- it was unlikely any relatives would step forward before the wrecks. uncontrolled recovery of items based group. Made up of scuba divers from the lake. The group works annually burial because the story of and land-based researchers, the Although the legislation on a project, but of the approx- the unclaimed veterans had group has a membership of protects the ships, the role imately 1,400 shipwrecks in received extensive media more than 250 who research of documenting Ohios ship- Lake Erie, fewer than 10 have exposure since they were the ships and preserve the wrecks has been taken on by been surveyed. identified in November. information for others. volunteers. Some of those surveys have Were thrilled, Booth This weekend, the group Jack Papes of Akron joined been used to create dive slates. said. And for children to step has scheduled a workshop for MAST in 2003 during a quest The work on others has forward? We totally didnt those interested in helping sur- to learn more about area ship- been helpful in garnering expect this. 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CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) Debra Tate hopes today is the last time she has to walk into a prison holding Charles Manson and argue in front of a parole board panel that he should not be freed. For four decades the sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate has traveled to whatever rural California prison has held the notorious cult leader and his band of murderous followers for hearings she says are too numerous to count. Ive tried to take this thing that I do, that has become my lot in life, and make it have purpose, says the 59-year-old Tate, who was 17 in August 1969, when Manson sent his minions across LA on two nights of terror. Ive been doing it for Sharon and the other victims of him for the last 40 years. The parole hearing at Corcoran State Prison in Central California, Mansons 12th, could be the last one for the aging mass murderer. Manson, now a gray-bearded, 77-year-old, has sent word that he doesnt plan to attend what might be his final chance to ask for freedom. Under current law, inmates can be denied the chance to reapply for parole for up to 15 years. Another rejection could make Manson 92 before he would get another opportunity to make his case. At his age, I think he doesnt care, said Deputy District Attorney Patrick Sequeira, who will argue Wednesday against Mansons release. He would be lost if he got out. Hes com-

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pletely institutionalized. Manson could change his mind and attend the hearing if he has something to say, but he has not appeared since 1997. His most recent hearing was in 2007. Tate told The Associated Press she is hoping to look Manson in the eye while she reminds the two-member parole panel of the tortuous deaths suffered by Tate, who was 8 1/2 months pregnant, and four others visiting her Benedict Canyon home. Even Mansons stateappointed attorney, DeJon Ramone Lewis, said he is unsure of Mansons plan. If Manson does show, it would be the first time the two have met Manson declined a meeting a month ago when Lewis went to Corcoran State Prison to prepare for the hearing. Manson, however, is anything but a recluse. He has a steady stream of visitors who submit requests to see him, including college students writing papers about him, said Theresa Cisneros, spokeswoman for Corcoran State Prison. Manson must approve all requests. Manson has been cited twice for having smuggled cellphones. Authorities found he had been talking with people in California, New Jersey, Florida, British Columbia, Arkansas, Massachusetts and Indiana. The phone numbers were traced, but Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton said she could not disclose who received the calls.

Ohio volunteer group studies Lake Erie shipwrecks

Manson also was cited in October for having a homemade weapon in his cell. Mansons notoriety stems from one of the most gruesome mass murders in American history, the 1969 slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six others. Mansons trial with three women acolytes was a spectacle that drew international attention. Manson was depicted as the evil master of murder, commanding a small army of young followers. He and the three women were sentenced to death. But their lives were spared when the California Supreme Court briefly outlawed the death penalty in 1972. One of them, Susan Atkins, died in prison. Two others, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel, remain incarcerated. Manson also was convicted of two unrelated murders. An assortment of his followers are being held in California prisons. Debra Tate says she doubts the parole panel will vote to free Manson, but she does wish that his posture as a messiah out to save the world was perceived by everyone as being a sham. I would hope he would get the moxie to come to terms with the reality of his situation and not the myth. They were a bunch of renegade sociopaths that banded together and had one hot flame for a short period of time, she said. Its important to me that I try to diminish and tarnish their status as urban legends. Its wrong, its just plain wrong.

Daughter of unclaimed Ohio veteran steps forward


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Ohio man suspected of stabbing, suffocating and dismembering his girlfriend has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Media outlets report 25-year-old Matthew Puccio entered the plea Tuesday in Champaign County court in western Ohio. He was indicted on aggravated murder and other charges in the March death of 21-year-old Jessica Rae Sacco. He could face up to life in prison if convicted. A couple from Fenton, Mich., and two people from Urbana, Ohio, also are charged in the case and entered not guilty pleas. Investigators say they failed to intervene in the killing and helped Puccio cut off or transport limbs to southern Ohio and Kentucky. The county prosecutor and attorneys for the defendants did not return messages seeking comment.

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COLUMBUS Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jerry Wray today officially launched the 2012 road construction season and announced approximately 800 transportation preservation projects throughout the Buckeye State. Total cost: $1.8 billion. However, the state still needs more than $1.6 billion to finish additional phases of 35 major new expansion projects in communities throughout Ohio. We sometimes forget how a well-maintained transportation system supports the states overall economy, Wray said. With more than $438 billion in goods shipped annually by trucks the third largest of any state a reliable transportation system is not only the lifeblood of Ohio businesses but also the catalyst for future expansion and job creation. The 800 preservation projects include resurfacing 3,700 miles of interstate and state routes as well as repairs, upgrades, improvements and maintenance to hundreds of bridges, culverts, guardrails, interchanges and hillsides. Currently, ODOT maintains and preserves nearly 50,000 lane miles of interstates and highways enough to make two trips around Earth. Within the local area of ODOT District 1, a total of 32 projects totaling more than $39 million will be constructed this season. ODOT District 1 is responsible for state highways in Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin,

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Apollo to hold public forum to gather community feedback on future of facility


Information submitted LIMA While Apollo Career Center may look good from the road, the facility is aging. As a result, Apollo is inviting residents in 11 school districts to a public forum on a 7 p.m. on Thursday to explore the future of the facility. Apollo is at a crossroads, Apollo Superintendent Judy Wells said. When our school was constructed in 1976 it was considered state-of-the-art. But our infrastructure, technology and classrooms are quickly becoming outdated and we are seeking community input as to how we will move forward to address some critically needed improvements. Wells, Apollo administration and staff, former students, economic development officials and area business people will be on hand to present the current challenges and discuss potential solutions during the forum. As the economy shows signs of rebounding Wells says the majority of the jobs are in skilled labor. Our Adult Education is bursting at the seams and needs to grow its space to meet the demand of area businesses big and small. Our high school needs to update it technology, classrooms and infrastructure, says Wells. We have been excellent stewards of our resources, but to ensure our students are prepared for the jobs that are coming means additional resources are needed. The clock is ticking. The Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) says Apollo is eligible for funding but wants a decision by mid-June. The option comes with pros and cons says Wells. Our Board of Education wants the community to have a say in the future of Apollo. Its their choice. Its their career technical school, says Wells. The feedback gathered at Thursdays meeting will then be handed over to the board and a decision as to the direction the school will take will need to be handed down by the middle of May. Our mission is steadfast, says Wells. It is to provide our students with current real world technical training so they can get increase their skills and get into the workforce rapidly. Bob Busse is the human resources manager at Formed Fiber Technologies in Sidney. Recently, Bob hired Apollo manufacturing graduate Michael Upthegrove. Busse, who will speak at the forum, says he wish-

The YWCA of Van Wert County announces its 17th year of sponsorship of the free Summer Food Service Program for youth. During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. However, during summer vacation, children may not have the same access to nutritious meals. The goal of the Summer Food Program is to fill that nutritional gap and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need. The program also aims to fill the participants time with positive activities, including field trips, volunteer opportunities, interactions with a variety of speakers and presentations and create mentoring relationships to encourage constructive decision making. All activities are well supervised by qualified mentors, supervisors, and lifeguards. Free nutritious meals and recreational programs will be made available to children 4-12 years of age. Free meals are available to any child ages 4-18 years old. All 4-year-olds must be potty-trained to participate in the recreation program. Breakfast is served from 8-9 a.m. and lunch from noon to 1 p.m. The program will begin June 11 and tentatively run until Aug. 10. Children may be dropped off no earlier than 7:30 a.m. and picked up no later than 1 p.m. Registration forms are available at the front desk of the YWCA and at ywca.org/vanwertcounty. For more information, contact Program Director Danni Chiles at 419-238-6639.

Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot counties. Headlining the local construction program is the first phase of the reconstruction of Interstate 75 through Lima and Allen County. Phase 1, which began in February, will replace the Fourth Street and Reservoir Road bridges over Interstate 75 in Lima. Work on the mainline of I-75 will not begin until next year. In addition, the resurfacing of approximately six miles of U.S. 30 in Allen County from Ohio 65 to Napoleon Road, and the resurfacing of approximately three miles of Interstate 75 in Hancock County from County Road 99 to County Road 109 will also take place. ODOT is funded by state and federal motor fuel taxes. The agencys first priority is the preservation and maintenance of its current transportation system. Any money left over goes toward constructing major new transportation projects approved by the states Transportation Review and Advisory Council (TRAC), a bi-partisan group responsible for approving funding for the states largest transportation projects.

es he had seven more Michaels. At the age of 56, Upthegrove was unemployed, enrolled at Apollo, got the skills he needed and today is in a job he loves. The demand is out there, stresses Wells. We cant put people through training fast enough for area companies. We need to renovate and grow our space in order to meet the increasing demand for skilled employees. The school is so space crunched that some of its new fall offerings will be held off-site. The high schools new sports fitness program will be held down the road at F.A.S.T. The new Adult culinary program will partner with local business Tracys Appliances to accommodate the program. These are just a few examples of the challenges Apollo is faced with. There are the less glamorous issues like aging heating, cooling and ventilation systems, corroded pipes, cracked parking lots and a roof that needs to be replaced. For more information, contact Brenda Burgy at 419-231-0888 or Dana Dukes-Norton at 419998-2947.

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Misunderstanding on health insurance reform?


By RICARDO ALONSOZALDIVAR Associated Press much smaller share of medical expenses than a typical employer plan. Bronze is a very skinny product, said Keckley. Starting in 2014, the health care law requires most Americans to obtain health insurance, either through an employer, a government program, or by buying their own policies. In return, insurance companies would be prohibited from turning away the sick. Government would subsidize premiums for millions now uninsured. The laws opponents argue that Congress overstepped its constitutional authority by issuing the mandate, while the administration says the requirement is permissible because it serves to regulate interstate commerce. The scope of the mandate was one of several key issues argued before the court. If I understand the law, the policies that youre requiring people to purchase ... must contain provision for maternity and newborn care, pediatric services and substance use treatment, said Chief Justice John Roberts. It seems to me that you cannot say that everybody is going to need ... substance use treatment or pediatric services, and yet that is part of what you require them to purchase. That may be true, but the laws bronze plan isnt

One Year Ago Two Delphos high school students will be among 900 WASHINGTON (AP) girls participating in the 65th annual session of Buckeye Girls State at the University of Mount Union. The local del- Thousands of U.S. job hunters egates are DeLannie Hicks from Jefferson High School and are losing out because employers use faulty backgroundStephanie Pohlman from St. Johns High School. check data drawn from shoddy records, consumer advocates 25 Years Ago 1987 The Jefferson Senior High Schools incentive program say in a new report. Those advocates want the was begun to honor students for scholarship efforts and pergovernment to make sure fect attendance. Students raising their grade point average people know what information the most for the third quarter were senior Trina Wurst, Tina prospective employers see, so Binkley, freshman; Angie Lehman, sophomore; and Amy that errors can be corrected Bilimek, junior. and abusive companies can be Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 707 met held responsible. with Amy Hablitzel in charge. A resolution was passed perUse of criminal-background mitting more than one person to run for state president at the data is exploding as the econMay convention. Also, several girls will be providing music at omy struggles back from the the convention. Julie Hanser, Jerrie Wilcox and Joe Vogt will worst job crisis in decades, play piano and Amy Norris will play guitar. the National Consumer Law Dale Schimmoeller rapped a two-run homerun in the third Center says in the report, inning and that was all the runs the Big Green needed as they which is being released today. went on to beat Kalida 5-0 in the first league game for both To meet surging demand, teams. Schimmoeller was 2-for-4 on the day with a double, countless dubious companies home run and 3 RBIs. Chris Schnipke and Mike Schlagbaum have sprouted up, it says. Its the Wild West for also had two hits apiece. background-screening report companies, says Persis Yu, 50 Years Ago 1962 Members of the Delphos Garden Club were in Findlay lead writer of the report. on Tuesday to attend the all-day spring meeting of Region Theyre generating billions Two, Ohio Association of Garden Clubs at the Elks Home. in revenue, but they have little Those present from Delphos included Mrs. Ralph Best, Mrs. or no accountability. Nearly three-fourths of William Wiesenberg, Mrs. E. L. Staup and Mrs. Richard companies conduct criminal Shirack. The Jefferson Wildcats won their first league baseball background checks for some job applicants, according to a game Monday afternoon from Elida, 6-5, in an extra-inning 2010 study by the Society for thriller. Trailing 5-4, the Cats loaded the bases in the ninth Human Resource Management. inning, and starting pitcher Wayne Nealy was lifted for Don They buy criminal-background Johnson. Johnson walked in the tying run, and the winning data from providers of all sizes, run scored on an error. Jack Koch pitched all the way for the including national names like Wildcats. Lexis-Nexis as well as upstarts Eleven members attended the regular meeting of the that could include anyone with Mary Martha Bible Class of the Christian Union Church a computer, an Internet connecheld last Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Charles tion and access to records, the Gould on South Washington Street. Emily Rupert conducted report says. Data providers obtain inforthe opening prayer. Mrs. Gene Miller presented the lesson. The concluding prayer was in charge of Mrs. Harold mation from online public records, private vendors, jails Weaver. and police blotters, it says. Sloppy handling of that data 75 Years Ago 1937 The Board of Education has definitely decided not to can cause a search on one peroperate the Lincoln Building next year, This matter has caused son to turn up a rap sheet about the board much concern ever since the State Department of someone with a similar name, Education gave notice on March 18 that it could not allow for example. Other common errors state funds for operating schools with such small enrollments. include displaying criminal The Lincoln School pupils will be promoted to the Franklin records that were supposed and Jefferson buildings at the close of school. to be sealed or wiped clean, April 16 will be observed in the Delphos schools as misclassifying minor offenses Arbor and Bird Day. There will be no general observance as major crimes and listing but various classes will use the Arbor Day theme in programs. charges that have been disE. L. Bowsher, director of education in Ohio, is urging that missed, the report says. all schools do everything within their power to see that Arbor Day is observed in a fitting manner. The Jefferson baseball team won their first victory in WASHINGTON All it the Western Ohio baseball league Friday afternoon when takes is one little twit. Or a they defeated Shawnee at the city athletic field by a score of 4 to 2. Omar Erickson was on the mound for Jefferson with tweet, as the case may be -not that the two are mutually Brinkman receiving his slants exclusive. In fact, very likely the person who recently started a rumor about South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was trying to create that idiots delight -- buzz -- for his blog. Or whatever little virtual temple he had erected to himself. So it goes in the ridiculous political arena in which we now find ourselves. The rumor -- that Haley was about to be indicted for tax fraud -- was so delicious that other bloggers, tweeters and even some mainstream media outlets felt compelled to repeat it. Except that it wasnt true. Not even a little bit. Some twit thought it would be fun to start a rumor and see what happened next. We all know what happens: Indictments spread like wildfire; corrections couldnt roast a marshmallow. The damage took only a couple of hours. And Haley, a rising star in the Republican Party and a possible vice presidential pick for Mitt Romney, is all too aware of the potential cost to her reputation. Shes been through this before. While she was running in the Republican primary for governor, two men stepped forward to claim

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WASHINGTON A possible misunderstanding about President Barack Obamas health care overhaul could cloud Supreme Court deliberations on its fate, leaving the impression that the laws insurance requirement is more onerous than it actually is. During the recent oral arguments some of the justices and the lawyers appearing before them seemed to be under the impression that the law does not allow most consumers to buy low-cost, stripped-down insurance to satisfy its controversial coverage requirement. In fact, the law provides for a cheaper bronze plan that is broadly similar to todays socalled catastrophic coverage policies for individuals, several insurance experts said. I think there is confusion, said Paul Keckley, health research chief for Deloitte, a major benefits consultant. I found myself wondering how much they understood the Affordable Care Act. Several times the questions led me to wonder how much (the justices) clerks had gone back into the law in advance of the arguments. Monthly premiums for the bronze plan would be lower, and it would cover a By FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press

Big tobacco scared of graphic warnings


WASHINGTON A federal appeals court Tuesday weighed the constitutionality of requiring large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that smoking can disfigure and even kill people, with two of the three judges questioning how far the government could go. Some of the nations largest tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds, sued to block the mandate. They argued that the governments proposed warnings go beyond factual information into anti-smoking advocacy. The Obama administration responded that the photos of dead and diseased smokers are factual. In February, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that the requirement ran afoul of the First Amendments free speech protections and blocked the requirement. The government appealed. The nine graphic warnings proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include color images of a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a tracheotomy hole in his throat, and a plume of cigarette smoke enveloping an infant receiving a mothers kiss. Some images are accompanied by language that says smoking causes cancer and can harm fetuses. The warnings were to cover the entire top half of cigarette packs, front and back, and include the phone number for a stop-smoking hotline, 1-800-QUIT-NOW. At Tuesdays hearing, Judge A. Raymond Randolph, an appointee of Republican President George H.W. Bush, asked if the government could go so far as to require cars to carry a warning that speed kills, with a graphic illustration. Justice Department attorney Mark B. Stern replied that he didnt think there would be any problem with that. Another Republican appointee, Judge Janice Rogers Brown, asked if the government could mandate a cigarette warning that said, Stop! If you buy this product, you are a moron, or Smokers are idiots. No, I dont think saying smokers are idiots is accurate, Stern replied. He said such a warning would be problematic. Brown questioned if the government was on a path to put warnings on other legal products. Lawyers for the tobacco companies made a similar argument in their brief. They superimposed the FDA tobacco image of a cadaver onto

exactly robust coverage. It would require policyholders to spend thousands of dollars of their own money before insurance kicks in. Thats how catastrophic coverage works now. It means anyone particularly younger, healthy people can satisfy the health care laws insurance requirement without paying full freight for comprehensive coverage they may not need. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli did not highlight the bronze plan in his defense of the law, an omission that may prove significant. I would definitely say that if you listen to the court proceedings it would be easy to come away with the impression that the health care reform law was requiring people to buy Cadillac insurance, which is certainly not the case, said Larry Levitt, head of the Kaiser Family Foundations Initiative on Health Reform and Private Insurance. The foundation is a nonpartisan information clearinghouse. The health care law does impose a minimum set of essential health benefits for most insurance plans. Those benefits have yet to be specified, but are expected to reflect what a typical small-business plan now offers, with added preventive, mental health and other services. a McDonalds bag with the warning that fatty foods may cause heart disease, and the FDAs image of a premature baby in an incubator on a bottle of alcohol with a warning that drinking during pregnancy can cause birth defects. They showed a Hersheys chocolate bar with half the wrapper covered by a picture of a mouth of rotting teeth and a warning that candy causes tooth decay. Stern said those comparisons trivialized an important issue. Addiction really means addiction, he said, and it was not like eating candy. The third judge on the panel, Judith W. Rogers, an appointee of Democrat Bill Clinton, didnt ask questions of the Obama administration, but grilled Noel J. Francisco, a lawyer for tobacco companies. Rogers asked Francisco if he was challenging the accuracy of the FDAs text warnings, such as smoking causing cancer and heart disease. The lawyer said he was not, but that the government was going beyond mere facts by including a phone number to quit. The government is trying to send a powerful message: Quit smoking now, he said. When the message tells people to live a certain way, it crosses the line from facts to advocacy, he argued. news organizations to turn the rumor over and examine its underbelly before repeating it. What happened to a minimum of two corroborating sources before a story is posted? Even laymen unfamiliar with traditional journalisms standards and procedures learned that rule from All the Presidents Men, the movie based on Woodward and Bernsteins historic Watergate investigation. That was then. Now editors faced with dwindling subscriptions and advertising must compete with the twits who make it up as they go. But the danger of trying to keep up with twits and tweeters is that eventually you may get good at it -- and no better. Integrity of information is the one thing newspapers can promise readers that other new media cant deliver with the same consistency. It isnt only a matter of pride or even of survival of newspapers, in which I obviously have a personal interest. Ultimately, it is a matter of helping protect freedoms that will become diminished as a less-informed citizenry surrenders responsibility to titillation -- and slouches inevitably toward idiocracy.
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sexual dalliances with the married mother of two. Obviously, South Carolinians either didnt buy it or didnt care. The attack was so vile and, frankly, not so credible that voters reacted by checking the box by Haleys name. Her popularity as governor ebbs and flows as these things go, but her appeal as a national figure does not seem affected by local attacks. Shes going to be around for a long time. Meanwhile, what Haley experienced as a target of the rumor mill should be of more general concern to everyone. The New York Times tracked the path of the Haley/tax rumor to show how quickly it traveled from a small spark in the fevered brain of a political enemy into a bonfire of inanity. It began with a blog item, then was tweeted by The Hill, a Washington political newspaper, and reported in a short article by The Daily Beast. All of this happened between 12:52 p.m., when the blog post went online, and 1:12 p.m., when a reporter for USA Today actually decided

to call Haleys office and find out if the story was true. Give that reporter a raise! But the rumor was retweeted at 1:14 by a Washington Post reporter and later picked up by online outlets Daily Kos and The Daily Caller. By 3:29, The Drudge Report linked to the Daily Caller article featuring the headline: Report: DOJ may indict SC Gov. Nikki Haley for tax fraud. The next morning, The State newspaper, South Carolinas largest, had a front-page story. All in a days whisper. What is abominably clear is that this sort of thing can happen to anyone at any time. And much worse things can be said that cant easily be disproved. Haley extinguished this fire by releasing a letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that there was no investigation. But what if, instead, the rumor were that a candidate was once suspected of child abuse? Neighbors, who remembered Candidate A as quiet and polite, nonetheless say they always suspected ... We used to recognize rumors for what they are, but in the era of insta-everything, rumors get to enjoy enough time in the sunlight to make an imprint on the community psyche. Most disappointing during this particular cycle was the failure of legitimate

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BY LOVINA EICHER 6:30 a.m. Our day begins. The girls and I start with breakfast while my husband Joe and the boys do the morning chores. Joe also starts a fire in the stove since it is chilly in the house. Our thermometer shows 30 degrees and it looks like it has frosted in some places. Hopefully it was not enough to effect anything. We are just burning wood instead of coal since we only need heat in the house on some days. The warmer weather in March sure spoiled us. 8 a.m. Breakfast is ready which consists of eggs, fried potatoes, bacon, cheese, toast, milk, and grape juice. Also peanut butter cookies which Loretta made. We will take some to church services at our neighbors home tomorrow. Joe usually doesnt eat breakfast during the week since he goes to work so early. He eats something at break-time. On weekends he always enjoys a good breakfast which I think is the most important meal of the day. 9 a.m. Joe and the boys go outside to cut and haul some wood. The girls and I do laundry, weekly cleaning, and the dishes. Verena mixes up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and bakes them. She is doing a science project at school about seeing the difference in dough that has been refrigerated 48 hours and then baked from fresh. She was asking everyone to see if they tasted a difference. When the boys were in for a break they tasted some and she asked them. They kept saying they needed another cookie since they forgot to taste the first one. I think Verena figured out that they just wanted more. They kept saying they forgot to taste the first one so they could get more cookies. 1 p.m. We have a light lunch of grilled cheese sandwiches and leftover pizza. 2:30 p.m. Everyone took a break and is now back to work. We get the clothes in off the lines. We also do some ironing. I dont like to do laundry on a Saturday but yesterday was Good Friday, so we went to Jacob and Emmas for dinner. They had a very good meal of barbecued hot wings, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, potato salad, hard boiled eggs, carrots and celery sticks, green onions, cheese, rhubarb dessert, pudding, peanut butter cookies, and ice cream. Jacobs had eggs hidden outside for an egg hunt. The eggs were filled with candy and coins. A grand prize egg was hidden and was found by Jacob and Emmas son Steven, age 4. He was so proud to be the grand-prize winner. His prize was $10 but I think he would have been happy just knowing he was the one who found the egg. 6:45 p.m. Susan leaves with her friends to go to the

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community building where the youth will gather. Joe is grilling chicken and hot wings with our supper. Everyone else is getting cleaned up for church services tomorrow. Elizabeths friend, Timothy, joined us for supper. 9 p.m. Everyone is ready for bed. It has been a long day and enjoyable week having the children home for spring break. Monday they go back to school. Only 9 more weeks until the childrens school is over. We hope everyone had a blessed Easter. With rhubarb season in full swing, try this easy pie recipe! Rhubard Custard Pie 1 pint of milk 1 teaspoon flour 3 beaten eggs 1/2 cup sugar Pinch of salt 2 cups rhubarb, finely chopped Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat milk just until warm. Rub flour with enough water to make a paste. Add mixture to hot milk. Pour the mixture over the eggs mixed with sugar and salt. Cover bottom of unbaked pie shell with finely chopped rhubarb. Pour custard over rhubarb. Bake slowly, never letting it boil, for 10 minutes then at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

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The Green Thumb Garden Club is in charge of the 2012 Allen County Fair Flower Show. After numerous meetings at the home of Show Chairperson Joan Geise with the committee, including Lyn Rhodes, Karen Hartman, Judy Pohlman, Louise Sroufe, Joy Seller and Club President Carol Grothouse, the schedule has been finalized and turned over to Allen County Fair Director of Agriculture, Horticulture and Floriculture David Hutchison. The over theme is Beautiful Ohio. The first show, Waterways, runs from Aug. 17-19; Highways runs from Aug. 20-22; and Byways runs from Aug. 23-25. The horticulture schedule will be much the same as last year.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Geise leads Jays past Minster in MAC opener


DELPHOS St. Johns was facing the defending Division IV baseball champions, the Minster Wildcats, on a cold, chilly, miserable Tuesday afternoon at Stadium Park. The Wildcats came into the contest at 8-1 as well, ready to open the Midwest Athletic Conference. They even loaded the bases in the first inning on a pair of walks and a hit batter. However, junior ace righthander Curtis Geise got out of that inning unscathed and went on to lead the host Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory. Geise (2-2; 7 innings, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 bases-on-balls, 10 strikeouts; 103 pitches, 66 strikes) hit Devon Poeppelman to lead it off; two outs later, with the Minster senior on second, he walked Ryan Hoyng and Doug Huber. However, he caught Rob Wente looking at a third strike on the 27th pitch of the frame. That seems to be Curtiss trend this spring; if he can get past that first inning, he settles down and gets stronger. The walks and hit batters are going to need to be addressed, though; it puts runners in scoring position and builds up the pitch count, especially on a cold day, St. Johns coach Dan Metzger noted. He got a lot of help defensively. We had gotten away from that the last couple of games, making uncharacteristic mistakes, and we challenged the kids. We not only made the routine plays but the hustle plays, chasing balls down in the gaps and along the lines. For Minster mentor Mike Wyss, that was a huge development. Thats what I told my guys after the game; you cant win on the road in the MAC if you load the bases in the first inning and dont score. That is true especially against one of the best pitchers in the MAC in
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Elson bounced out. Geise made a superb diving catch in foul territory near the Minster dugout of Jay Eilermans foul pop to open the Minster seventh and then he induced Poeppleman to bounce out to first and then fanned Austin Knapke for the final out. We did just enough offensively but we continue to struggle at the plate, Metzger added. We were facing a bit of unorthodox pitcher throwing side-arm and he had a nice slider that tailed away from our righthanded batters. We are slow to make adjustments at the plate but well keep at it. This is a great first step for us today. St. Johns visits Fort Jennings tonight and hosts Ottoville Thursday. We made too many errors in the field, simple plays that need to be made like not dropping a throw at first, Wyss added. Fortunately, baseball gives you the chance to come back shortly after a game like this. Minster hosts Jackson Center 5 p.m. Thursday.

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Big Green notches first win of season in besting Wildcats


OTTOVILLE On a day when temperatures dropped into the 30s and at times snow fell, the Ottoville Big Green baseball team was able to garner its first win of the 2012 season with an 8-0 shutout win over the Jefferson Wildcats Tuesday night at Ottoville. Big Green head coach Tony Castronova breathed a big sigh of relief with the win: It feels real good to get that monkey off our back. We started off 0-6 and were not as bad as our record indicated. At the beginning of the year, weve been hit by some injuries (senior Kyle Karhoff and junior Derek Schimmoeller) and were still trying to find some people to step up and fill the void. This was a big win for us because Jefferson is a good team. I know it was cold out there tonight but we jumped out early with some clutch hits and took advantage of some opportunities given to us during the game. For Delphos coach Doug Geary, it was pretty straightforward as to why his Wildcats lost: When youre hitting .239 as a team and defensively cant make routine plays, you arent going to have much success. Were searching now trying to find a lineup thatll put us in a position to win baseball games. We have too many guys worrying about me instead of we. It starts with positive energy and being there for your teammates. After retiring the Wildcats in the top of the first, the Big Green battled the weather elements and scored the first run of the game in the bottom half. Sophomore Luke Schimmoeller led off with a walk. Travis Maag moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt and he scored on a single by Bryan Hohlbein. The home team was right back at it in the bottom of the second when they plated three runs on no hits, a hit batter, three Wildcat errors and a sacrifice fly by Schimmoeller to extend the lead to 4-0. Both teams were held scoreless in the third and fourth innings. Wildcat sophomore Austin Jettinghoff pitched the first two innings but was replaced by junior Zach Ricker for the remainder of the game after giving up four runs (1 earned, 3 unearned). The fifth inning provided the final scoring as the Big Green extended its lead to 8-0 with four additional runs. Schimmoeller opened the inning with a walk. Maag singled and Hohlbein walked to load the bases. Austin Markward drove in his teams fifth run with a sacrifice fly that scored Schimmoeller and moved runners up. Craig Odenweller followed with a bunt suicidesqueeze single, scoring Maag making it 6-0. Jacob Turnwald knocked in another run with another suicide squeeze bunt, scoring Hohlbein. After a walk to Cory Fischer, Alex Horstman brought home Odenweller with a base hit. Schimmoeller pitched a complete 7-inning, 2-hit shutout for the Big Green. Castronova was quick to point out Schimmoellers performance: Luke pitched real good for us. He threw 106 pitches (65 strikes/41 balls) in some tough conditions. He has been thrown into our secondstarter role with the injury to his brother Derek and has really stepped up for us. Jettinghoff and senior Curtis Miller both had singles for the

St. Johns pitcher Curtis Geise shows great hustle Tuesday night by making the diving catch on a foul ball for the first out in the 7th. He tossed a complete game to quell Minster 3-2 in the MAC baseball opener at Stadium Park. Geise, Wyss explained. You field line to put Reindel at have to capitalize on what you third, from where he scored get because you arent getting on Bergfelds liner to right. much. We did hit the ball hard However, the Jays left two at times but they made some runners on. Geise retired the next six great defensive plays; thats batters before Huber singled baseball. The Jays (6-3, 1-0) got on for the Wildcats first hit to board in the home half against commence the fourth frame. side-arming right-hander However, he was caught too Huber (2-1; 6 IPs, 5 hits, 3 far off first on a pitch in the runs, 1 earned, 1 walk, 6 Ks; dirt and senior catcher Reindel 90 pitches, 62 strikes). Senior ran straight at him, forcing him Tanner Calvelage led off with to second where he was tagged a liner to left, burgled second out. Wente walked but the next and, an out later, scored as two were caught looking at junior Troy Warnecke socked strike 3. With one down in the a double to the gap in left center. A bounceout to sec- Minster fifth, Poeppleman ond by Austin Reindel moved lined a hit to left and then, an Warnecke to third but he out hence, Adam Niemeyer went yard down the left-field remained there. Jays made it 2-0 in the sec- line for a 3-2 deficit. Then, ond as senior Jordan Bergfeld leftfielder Densel made a brilchopped a bouncer on the liant diving catch in left-center third-base line and an error field on Hoyngs liner to end on the play put him at second. the inning. The Jays had their final Junior Ryan Buescher sacrificed him to third, from where base-runner in the fifth as he scored on a 2-out error off Warnecke walked and got to second on a strikeout but senior Ryan Densels bat. They scored their third run couldnt get any farther. Ethan Wolf ripped a shot the eventual game-winner in the third frame. With that senior third baseman Josh two down, Reindels fly ball Rode kept from getting down to center was dropped for an the line but Wolf beat it out for error. Senior Cody Kundert an infield hit with two down blooped a hit down the right- in the Minster sixth but Drew

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MINSTER (2) ab-r-h-rbi Devon Poeppelman ss 3-1-10, Austin Knapke 3b 4-0-0-0, Adam Niemeyer 1b 3-1-1-2, Ryan Hoyng rf 2-0-0-0, Doug Huber p 2-0-1-0, Rob Wente dh 2-0-0-0, Andrew Knapke 2b 0-0-0-0, Ethan Wolf c 2-0-1-0, Drew Elson lf 3-0-0-0, Jay Eilerman cf 3-0-00. Totals 24-2-4-2. ST. JOHNS (3) ab-r-h-rbi Tanner Calvelage cf 3-1-1-0, Curtis Geise p 3-0-0-0, Troy Warnecke ss 2-0-1-1, Austin Reindel c 3-1-0-0, Cody Kundert 2b 3-0-1-0, Jordan Bergfeld dh 3-1-2-1, Andrew Metzger rf 0-0-00, Ryan Buescher 1b 2-0-0-0, Josh Rode 3b 2-0-0-0, Isaac Klausing ph 1-0-0-0, Ryan Densel lf 2-0-0-0. Totals 24-3-5-2. Score by Innings: Minster 000 020 0-2 St. Johns 1 1 1 000 x-3 E: Au. Knapke, Niemeyer, Wolf, Eilerman; LOB: Minster 6, St. Johns 5; 2B: Warnecke; HR: Niemeyer; Sac: Buescher; SB: Calvelage. Densel; POB: Huber (by Reindel). IP H R ER BB SO MINSTER Huber (L, 2-1) 6.0 5 3 1 1 6 ST. JOHNS Geise (W, 2-2) 7.0 4 2 2 3 10 WP: Huber, Geise; HBP: Poeppelman (by Geise), Wolf (by Geise).

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In the 4x400-meter relay Monday night, St. Johns Tara Vorst hands off to Courtney Grothouse. By JIM METCALFE were not going to be winning a lot of meets but were building for the future. Were still moving girls around to try different events to see where they all fit, to see where they can contribute the most. We are getting better; our times and personal records are going down all the time, so these girls are learning. It just takes patience. DeWitt just wants to get his team healthy after battling some injuries in the first 3-plus weeks. We have 25 guys on the roster and right now, only 17 are really able to go. We lost another one today for a while, Chris Will, DeWitt said. Were getting experience for a number of kids and were about where I thought wed be, minus the injuries. Were trying to let them work their way back in but its a fine line between allowing that and keeping them in shape and in prime condition, like our distance events. All that will come. It wasnt a great day to run as far as wind but its been a pretty good spring weather-wise. Bowers got the type of performance he wants from his crew. We have a lot of pieces to the puzzle; we have sprinters, throwers, distance runners, jumpers and vaulters, he commented. We have an intelligent group as well; theyve made a great commitment to academic excellence and it carries over into the athletic field. I like the work ethic of this team as well. We just have to keep getting better every practice and every meet and well meet our goals. Our biggest focus is on everyone doing their best so that the team benefits. Both schools will be in action against Saturday: St. Johns at the Minster Invitational and Elida at the Ottawa-Glandorf Blue and Gold Meet.

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Wildcats (5-7). The Big Green (1-6) were led by Hohlbein with two hits (double/single), a walk, a run scored and one run batted in. Ottoville put together a great team effort. They outplayed us, didnt let the cold temperature affect their play and played with confidence; hats off to them, Geary added. Wildcats will be on the road to visit Perry at 5 p.m. tonight and Paulding 5 p.m. Thursday. The Big Green remains at home and entertain Bluffton in a 4:30 p.m. start this afternoon and visits St. Johns 5 p.m. Thursday.
JEFFERSON Austin Jettinghoff 4-0-1-0, Tony George 2-0-0-0, Curtis Miller 3-0-1-0, Zach Kimmet 1-0-0-0, Zach Ricker 2-0-0-0, Ross Thompson 3-0-0-0, Kyle Anspach 3-0-0-0, Evan Neubert 1-0-00, Jordan Rode 1-0-0-0, Zavier Buzard 3-0-0-0. Totals 23-0-2-0. OTTOVILLE Luke Schimmoeller 2-2-1-1, Travis Maag 4-1-1-0, Bryan Hohlbein 3-12-1, Austin Markward 3-0-1-1, Craig Odenweller 3-1-1-1, Jacob Turnwald 4-1-0-1, Cory Fischer 3-1-1-0, Alex Horstman 3-1-1-1, Brandon Boecker 2-0-0-2. Totals 26-8-8-8. Score by Innings: Jefferson 0 0 0 000 0-0 Ottoville 1 3 0 040 x-8 E: Jefferson 4, Ottoville 1. LOB: Jefferson 7, Ottoville 7. 2B: Hohlbein. WP: Schimmoeller; LP: Jettinghoff.

Grove sweeps tri-meet COLUMBUS GROVE The Columbus Grove boys and girls track and field units swept both sides of their tri-meet with Jefferson and Hardin Northern Tuesday at Columbus Grove. Jefferson returns to Grove Friday afternoon for the Bulldog Invitational. Start time is 4:30 p.m.
Boys Team Scores: Columbus Grove 105, Hardin Northern 35, Jefferson 32. Shot - Schroeder (CG) 44-10 1/2. Discus - Vogt (CG) 150-5. HJ - Vogt (CG) 5-8. LJ - Grothaus (CG) 20-4 3/4. PV - Rieman (CG) 11-6. 3200 Relay - Col. Grove 9:23.5. 800 Relay - Har. Northern 1:44. 110 HH - Biglow (DJ) 15.3. 100 - Biglow (DJ) 11.7. 1600 - Graham (CG) 5:14.4. 400 Relay Jefferson 44.5. 400 - Truesdale (DJ) 46.5. 300 IH - Rieman (CG) 44.0. 800 Thompson (HN) 2:11,7, 200 - Gallmeier (DJ) 24.1. 3200 - Grothaus (CG) 11:10.1. 1600 Relay - Har. Northern 3:53.2. Girls Team Scores: Columbus Grove 72, Hardin Northern 46, Jefferson 45. Shot - Binkley (DJ) 30-3. Discus Verhoff (CG) 99-6. HJ - Eversole (CG) 4-10. LJ - Walden (HN) 13-9 3/4. PV - Allen (HN) 8-6. 3200 Relay - Hardin Northern. 800 Relay - Columbus Grove 1:55.8. 110 HH - J. Smith (CG) 17.4. 100 - Strayer (DJ) 14.1. 1600 - Hipsher (HN) 6:12.4. 400 Relay - Columbus Grove 56.1. 400 - S. Smith (CG) 1:10.6. 300 LH - McCluer (CG) 52.7. 800 Hipsher (HN) 2:46.7. 200 - Strayer (DJ) 29.5. 3200 - Hovest 17:13. 1600 Relay - Hardin Northern 4:51.9.

Ada dispatches Ottoville in softball OTTOVILLE Adas fast-pitch softball start put up nine runs in the first frame and went on to a 15-2 non-league victory Tuesday at Ottoville. J. Lease got the run in for the Lady Bulldogs (7-1), while Courtney Von Sossan took the loss for the Big Green (0-7). Ottovilles contest with Elida for tonight has been cancelled. Their next game is 1 p.m. Saturday at home versus Perry.
Ada 920 4 0 - 15 8 2 Ottoville 011 00- 212 WP: J. Lease: LP: C. Von Sossan. 2B: K. Spairgker (A).

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DELPHOS In particular, track and field coaches are concerned with their teams health and well-being as they move along in their campaign. At the same time, they know they need to keep their charges sharp and in shape, getting better as the spring season goes along. That is the quandary facing coaches like Dr. Jay DeWitt and Dave Desenberg at St. Johns and Kevin Bowers and Michelle Cahill at Elida: how to get their teams to a competitive point now and especially down the road and yet make sure they can physically get there. The Lady Blue Jay girls team and the Bulldog boys squad split their respective portions of Mondays trimeet at the C. Arnold Scott Community Track. Were young; this is a team made up mostly of sophomores and juniors that are still learning the ropes of track and field, Desenberg acknowledged. We only have three seniors, so we need those youngsters to step up. We challenged the girls after what I felt were two disappointing meets to give 100 percent and they did that. As a coach, thats all you can really ask for, especially this early in the season. Our goal is to keep improving and shoot for the end of the season and not necessarily what were doing now. You want to do well in every meet but its all perspective. That is the case for Cahills even younger squad. Weve got a number of freshmen, sophomores and even juniors that are participating in track and field for the first time ever, so were doing a lot of teaching, she explained. Right now, we know that

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Boys Team Scores: Lincolnview 89.5, Continental 54, Paulding 31.5. Girls Team Scores: Paulding 68, Lincolnview 59.5, Continental 38.5. Individual events (Points 5-3-2-1, except relays) Girls 4x800m Relay: 1. Paulding A 11:35.3; 2. Lincolnview A 11:45.2. Boys 4x800m Relay: 1. Lincolnview A 9:25.3; 2. Paulding A 10:02.4. Girls 100m Hurdles: 1. Kaylee Thatcher (L) 17.3; 2. Geckle (C) 18.4; 3. VanCleave (P) 19.0; 4. Shana Brincefield (L) 23.1. Boys 110m Hurdles: 1. Carnahan (P) 16.9; 2. Geckle (C) 17.1; 3. Echols (P) 17.9; 4. Doug Hicks (L) 18.2. Girls 100m Dash: 1. Haley McAbee

(L) 13.6; 2. Taylor Miller (L) 13.7; 3. Shelton (C) 13.7; 4. LaFountain (P) 13.8. Boys 100m Dash: 1. Michael Garay (L) 11.7; 2. Sloane Whitaker (L) 11/9; 3. Levi Brake (L) 12.1; 4. Damon Norton (L) and Logan Jewel (L) 12.5. Girls 4x200m Relay: 1. Paulding A 2:05.9; 2. Continental A 2:09.1. Boys 4x200m Relay: 1. Continental A 1:44.0; 2. Lincolnview A 1:47.0. Girls 1,600m Run: 1. Kerri Grothaus (L) 6:19.0; 2. Johanns (P) 6:21.0; 3. Karissa Burns (L) 6:42.0; 4. Donaldson (C) 7:02.0. Boys 1,600m Run: 1. Bayley Tow (L) 5:13.0; 2. Jeff Jacomet (L) 5:15.0; 3. Ben Bilimek (L) 5:16.0; 4. Layman (P) 5:23.0. Girls 4x100m Relay: 1. Lincolnview A 56.5; 2. Paulding A 57.2. Boys 4x100m Relay: 1. Lincolnview A 49.1; 2. Lincolnview B 50.5. Girls 400m Dash: 1. Nardone (P) 1:10.1; 2. Miller (C) 1:15.1; 3. Prowant (C) 1:16.1; 4. Christine Stemen (L) 1:17.8. Boys 400m Dash: 1. Brooks Ludwig (L) 57.7; 2. Bradford (C) 57.7; 3. Brandon Jacomet (L) 58.1; 4. Angelo Katalenas (L) 1:03.0. Girls 300m Hurdles: 1. Kaylee Thatcher (L) 54.1; 2. Geckle (C) 54.3; 3. VanCleave (P) 57.1; 4. Koppenhofer (C) 1:00.0. Boys 300m Hurdles: 1. Geckle (C) 46.2; 2. Echols (P) 47.8; 3. Doug Hicks (L) 48.8; 4. Evan Williams (L) 49.6. Girls 800m Run: 1. Johanns (P) 2:57.3; 2. Clemens (P) 2:59.9; 3. Hannah McCleery (L) 3:02.0; 4. Shepherd (P) 3:04.4. Boys 800m Run: 1. Burnett (P) 2:19.6; 2. Bayley Tow (L) 2:20.5; 3. Lucas Myers (L) 2:23.5; 4. Jeff Jacomet (L) 2:23.9 . Girls 200m Dash: 1. Shelton (C) 28.6; 2. Taylor Miller (L) 29.4; 3. Haley

McAbee (L) 29.6; 4. Krendl (C) 30.6. Boys 200m Dash: 1. G. Bradford (C) 24.2; 2. Bracken (C) 24.6; 3. Michael Garay (L) 24.8; 4. Austin Treesh (L) 25.1. Girls 3,200m Run: 1. Karissa Burns (L) 14:48.2. Boys 3,200m Run: 1. Layman (P) 11:14.3; 2. Jeff Jacomet (L) 11:22.0; 3. Bayley Tow (L) 11:32.9; 4. Dunakin (P) 11:57.2. Girls 4x400m Relay: 1. Paulding A 4:50.6; 2. Lincolnview A 5:01.8. Boys 4x400m Relay: 1. Continental A 4:01.5; 2. Lincolnview A 4:10.2. Girls Discus: 1. Kohart (P) 81-0; 2. Brittany ODaffer (L) 79-0.25; 3. Marble (P) 77-2; 4. Sloan (C) 67-9. Boys Discus: 1. Slattman (C) 13111.75; 2. Schindler (P) 115-0.25; 3. Wes Collins (L) 105-8.25; 4. Bradford (C) 103-10.50. Girls High Jump: 1. Shuherk (P) 4-10; 2. Hannah McCleery (L) 4-8; 3. Troyer (C) 4-4; 4. Kindilien (C) 4-2. Boys High Jump: 1. Sloan Whitaker (L) 5-6; 2. Lawhorn (C) 5-6; 3. (tie) Brooks Ludwig (L) and Echols (P) 5-2. Girls Long Jump: 1. Koppenhofer (C) 12-5.50; 2. Karissa Burns (L) 12-2; 3. Clemens (P) 11-10; 4. Shepherd (P) 10-4. Boys Long Jump: 1. Austin Treesh (L) 19-10; 2. Lucas Myers (L) 18-4; 3. Bradford (C) 18-3.50; 4. Carnahan (P) 18-0. Girls Shot Put: 1. Kohart (P) 30-7; 2. Sloan (C) 28-7; 3. Shelton (C) 25-0.50; 4. Brittany ODaffer (L) 24-11.50. Boys Shot Put: 1. Wes Collins (L) 44-8; 2. Slattman (C) 42-5; 3. DeLeon (C) 39-3; 4. Dalton West (L) 37-1. Girls Pole Vault: 1. Salinas (P) 7-0; 2. Simon (P) 7-0. Boys Pole Vault: 1. Krendl (C) 10-0; 2. Schwarzman (C) 9-5; 3. Kevin Markward (L) 9-0; 4. Carnahan (P) 8-5.

St. Johns-Elida-Lima Central Catholic Track and Field Meet Mondays Full Results Girls Team Rankings: St. Johns 81, Lima Central Cath. 48, Elida 46. Boys Team Rankings: Elida 69, Lima Central Cath. 56, St. Johns 49. Event Results (5-3-2-1): Girls High Jump: 1. Alyssa Faurot (S) 4-8; 2. Aubrey Williams (E) 4-6; 3. Lauren Huffer (E) 4-2; 4. Bresson (L) 4-2. Boys High Jump: 1. (tie) Jaylin Morris (E) and Willeke (L) 5-2; 3. (tie) Louis Gray (E) and Taj Jackson (E) 5-0. Girls Pole Vault: 1. Pajka (L) 9-0; 2. Brett Pauff (E) 7-0; 3. Alicia Buettner (SJ) 60; 4. Tara Vorst (S) 6-0. Boys Pole Vault: 1. Nick Pauff (E) 12-0; 2. Chris Will (S) 10-0; 3. Altenburger (S) 10-0; 4. Eric Gerberick (S) 10-0. Girls Long Jump: 1. Ahman (L) 15-7.50; 2. Madison Kreeger (S) 14-1; 3. Erin Kesler (E) 13-5; 4. Taflinger (L) 13-5. Boys Long Jump: 1. Coleman (L) 20-3; 2. Chris Biederman (E) 19-2.50; 3. Austin Etzler (E) 19-0.25; 4. Michael Lee (E) 18-9. Girls Discus: 1. Madison Kreeger (S) 94-10; 2. Rachel Foust (E) 92-11; 3. Bailie Hulihan (S) 89-11; 4. Paige Lucas (S) 82-1. Boys Discus: 1. Bennett (L) 1312; 2. Nate Schroeder (S) 130-10; 3. Quentin Poling (E) 119-6; 4. Meyer (L) 116-4. Girls Shot Put: 1. Bailie Hulihan (S) 30-6.50; 2. Rachel Foust (E) 28-11; 3. Paige Lucas (S) 27-7.50; 4. Kelsey Britt (S) 26-4. Boys Shot Put: 1. Quentin Poling (E) 45-0.50; 2. Bennett (L) 44-0; 3. Meyer (L) 41-7; 4. Wilkerson (L) 40-10.50. Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. St.

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Johns A (Tara Vorst, Madison Zuber, Brooke Zuber, Ally Mohler) 11:14.33; 2. Lima Central Cath. A 11:27.32. Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. St. Johns A (Mark Boggs, Jared Knebel, Isaac Altenburger, Cole Fischbach) 9:24.99; 2. Lima Central Cath. A 9:40.21; 3. Elida A (Sam Kerber, Keaton Brenneman, Jon Reese, Deshea Hughes) 10:08.10. Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Khiarea Deshazer (E) 18.78; 2. Jessica Hammons (S) 19.40; 3. Ashlyn Erman (E) 19.74; 4. Rebekah Fischer (S) 21.30. Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Kevin Russell (E) 17.86; 2. Gremeling (L) 20.69; 3. Schlumpberger (L) 21.00. Girls 100 Meter Dash:1. Maddie Burgei (S) 14.11; 2. Taflinger (L) 14.19; 3. Aubrey Williams (E) 14.40; 4. Armstrong (L) 14.54. Boys 100 Meter Dash: 1. Washington (L) 12.16; 2. Will Buettner (S) 12.21; 3. Uriel Sellers (E) 12.29; 4. Anthony Sumpter (E) 12.32. Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: 1. Lima Central Cath. A 1:55.67; 2. St. Johns A (Maddie Burgei, Alyssa Faurot, Halie Benavidez, Samantha Bonifas) 2:00.73; 3. Elida A (Cassidy Slusher, Erin Kesler, Ashley Lowry, Brett Pauff) 2:03.56 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: 1. Elida A (Nick Pauff, Deshea Hughes, Quentin Poling, Austin Etzler) 1:38.66; 2. Elida B (Avery Sumpter, Jaylin Morris, Clark Etzler, Keaton Greeley) 1:43.44; 3. St. Johns A (Nick Bockey, Brian Pohlman, Eric Gerberick, Quinn Wise) 1:51.70. Girls 1,600 Meter Run: 1. S. Mohler (L) 6:01.87; 2. Megan Joseph (S) 6:12.65; 3. Brooke Zuber (S) 6:23.92; 4. Fisher (L) 6:32.21.

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Wildcats hold off late Lancer rally First inning sends Jays to loss
By JIM METCALFE jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com By BOB WEBER The Delphos Herald btzweber@bright.net DELPHOS Jefferson was cruising for six innings, leading 7-2, before Lincolnview saw a 4-run rally fall short in the top of the seventh as the host Wildcats won 7-6 in Northwest Conference baseball action Monday night at sunny but windy Wildcat Field. Senior Mike Joseph (2-1) went the distance for the Red and White Wildcats (5-6. 1-1 NWC), tossing 103 pitches (64 for strikes), yielding seven hits and six runs (1 earned). He also walked two but fanned six. The best Lancer batter was sophomore Connor McCleery, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored, and junior Tyler Lovett went 12-for-4 (3 runs batted in). Senior Clayton Longstreth had two RBIs. Sophomore Eli Farmer (1-3) went 2-plus innings for the Lancers (4-8, 0-2 NWC), getting roughed up for four hits, for free passes and six runs (4 earned). He fanned one. Lovett came in for four frames of relief, limiting the Wildcats to three hits and an unearned run. He walked three and also fanned one. The top of the Jefferson order did quite a bit of damage, with senior Tony George (in the second slot; 2 RBIs) and sophomore leadoff man Austin Jettinghoff (2 runs) both going 2-for-4. As well, senior 8-man Evan Neubert went 2-for-2 (2 runs). The Lancers got the first run in the top of the first as junior Nick Leeth got aboard on an error. An out later, Longstreth walked. Two errors on a ball hit by McCleery allowed Leeth to touch the plate for a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats took the lead for good in the home half. Jettinghoff started it with a knock to left. One a hit-andrun, Georges hit to left put runners at second and third as the latter took second on the throw to third. Sophomore Ross Thompsons bounceout to third plated Jettinghoff and put George at third, from whence he touched the dish on senior Curtis Millers fly ball to right that made it 2-1. The hosts sent 10 to the dish in the second. With one gone, junior Seth Wollenhaupt walked and moved to third on Neuberts 2-bagger to deep right. A bouncer by Joseph scored Wollenhaupt; an error on the play allowed runners on the corners. After Joseph walked swiped second, Jettinghoff walked. Georges 2-run slap to left scored Neubert and Joseph for a 5-1 edge. Thompson walked to load the bases. An error on Millers nibbler plated Jettinghoff for a 6-1 edge. However, the Wildcats left the sacks juiced. The hosts chased Farmer in the third as Wollenhaupt walked, stole second and Neubert walked. Josephs sacrifice bunt greeted Lovett but he then retired the next two batters. The Lancers tried to get something going in the fourth. McCleery lined a double to deep right to start it. An error on a bouncer hit by Lovett KALIDA The old adage - one bad inning can cost you a game - was never truer for the St. Johns baseball team Monday night. The Blue Jays allowed the Kalida Wildcats to score six runs in the first inning and take a 6-2 non-league win. Actually, the first inning started on a promising note for the Jays. Curtis Geise started the game with a leadoff triple off the left-field fence and scored on a 1-out single by Tanner Calvelage. He took second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Troy Warnecke, giving the Jays a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the first. The Wildcats sent 12 batters to the plate in their bottom half. Paul Utendorf walked to lead the inning off. Neil Recker singled but was forced out by Nick Guisingers ground ball to second, with Utendorf scoring. Tyler Heitmeyer followed with a base hit, plating Guisinger. Jordan Laudick struck out but advanced to first when the third strike got away from the catcher, also allowing Heitmeyer to score. Nathan Jorrey was hit by a pitch and Nathan Kortokrax drew a walk, loading the bases. Laudick scored on a wild pitch. Rob Kleman and Ben vonderEmbse each walked, sending Jorrey home with the fifth run of the inning. The Wildcats capped off the inning when Recker walked, scoring Kortokrax. In total, the Wildcats scored six runs on only two hits but five walks, a hit batter and two passed balls in the inning. Blue Jays starting losing pitcher Isaac Klausing only pitched 1/3 of an inning, giving up all six runs on two hits and three walks. Cody Kundert came on in relief and get the final two outs of the inning with strikeouts of Utendorf and Guisinger. Kundert really pitched well for the Jays after the first inning, allowing no runs, one hit, five walks and one hit batter in 5 2/3 innings. Coach Dan Metzger had nothing but praise for his
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The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB New York 4 1 .800 Washington 3 2 .600 1 Miami 2 3 .400 2 Philadelphia 1 3 .250 2 1/2 Atlanta 1 4 .200 3 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 5 1 .833 Houston 3 2 .600 1 1/2 Milwaukee 3 2 .600 1 1/2 Pittsburgh 2 2 .500 2 Cincinnati 2 3 .400 2 1/2 Chicago 1 4 .200 3 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 4 0 1.000 Los Angeles 4 1 .800 1/2 Colorado 1 3 .250 3 San Francisco 1 3 .250 3 San Diego 1 4 .200 3 1/2 Tuesdays Results L.A. Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 1 Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Atlanta 6, Houston 4 Milwaukee 7, Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona 4, San Diego 2, 11 innings Todays Games St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 1-0), 12:35 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-0), 2:20 p.m. Arizona (Saunders 0-0) at San Diego (Luebke 0-1), 6:35 p.m. Miami (Jo.Johnson 0-1) at Philadelphia (Halladay 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Delgado 0-0) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 0-0), 8:05 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 0-1) at Colorado (Guthrie 1-0), 8:40 p.m. Pittsburgh (Bedard 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 1-0), 10:10 p.m. Thursdays Games Cincinnati (Latos 0-1) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Greinke 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 0-0), 2:20 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-1) at Colorado (Moyer 0-1), 3:10 p.m. Miami (Buehrle 0-1) at Philadelphia (Blanton 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 1-0) at San Diego

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Matt Altenburger, representing First Federal Bank of Delphos and perhaps reliving some past glory on the diamond, throws out the first pitch to Jefferson senior catcher Justin Rode as part of the commemoration of the installation of a new baseball scoreboard at Wildcat Field. The bank worked with the Delphos City Schools to install a new scoreboard there and at the auxiliary/practice football field at Jefferson High School. left two runners on. A double- enth game in eight days. Our play grounder hit by senior defense has to get better overBrady Niese put McCleery at all; we only have one pitcher third but he stayed there. that will strike out a lot of Delphos wasted a 1-out batters, so we need to not double to left by Miller and a make mistakes in the field. 2-out free pass for junior Zach Offensively is the same way; Kimmett in the fourth. we have good moments but Dalton Kayser got a 1-out were not consistent enough. free pass in the Lincolnview We are averaging two runs a fifth but got no farther. game over our last six games, Delphos scored the sev- so that must improve. So do the Lancers of head enth run and what turned out to be the game-winner coach Brad Mendenhall. We generally score early in the home half. Neubert lined a knock to right and, or late but we dont have an out hence, moved up on much in the middle. We a liner to left by Jettinghoff. havent been consistent at the An error on a grounder hit by plate, Mendenhall added. George loaded the bases and Eli struggled today with his Neubert scored courtesy of control but we were going to need him down the stretch; he Thompsons fly ball to right. The Lancers got within 7-2 realized too late that he needs in the sixth. With one out, to mix his pitches up more McCleerys bloop to short but its something I hope he right center fell for a hit; he builds on. Tyler came in and advanced on a wild pitch and did a great job keeping us in scored on a tough-hop bounc- the game. Jefferson visits Perry today er that hugged the third-base line by Lovett. A wild pitch and Paulding 5 p.m. Thursday, advanced the latter to second while Lincolnview entertains Lima Central Catholic 5 p.m. but no farther. In the Lancer seventh, Thursday. LINCOLNVIEW (6) it started with one out. ab-r-h-rbi Sophomore pinch-hitter Nick Leeth ss 4-2-0-0, Kyle Derek Friesner hit a single Williams cf 4-0-0-0, Clayton Longstreth McCleery 3b 3-2-3-0, that hugged the left-field line. c 3-1-1-2, Connor 4-0-2-3, Eli Farmer p Tyler Lovett dh/p An error on Leeths ground- 0-0-0-0, Brady Niese lf 4-0-0-0, Mike 3-0-0-0, Troy er put runners on the cor- Klausing 1b Dalton Kayser Patterson 2b 3-0-0-0, rf 1-0-0ners. Leeth stole second. An 0, Derek Friesner ph 1-1-1-0. Totals 30-6-7-5. out later, both scored as the JEFFERSON (7) lefty-swinging Longstreth ab-r-h-rbi Austin Jettinghoff 2b 4-2-2-0, Tony blooped a hit into left center. George ss 4-1-2-2, Ross Thompson McCleery knocked one up the 3b/2b 2-0-0-2, Curtis Miller 1b/p 3-0-1gut. Lovett belted a double to 1, Justin Rode c 3-0-0-0, Kyle Anspach 1-0-0-0, Zach 3-0-0deep center that scored both ph Drew Kortokrax Kimmett dh Xavier 0, pr 0-0-0-0, runners and got the Blue and Buzard cf 0-0-0-0, Seth Wollenhaupt rf Schleeter ph/3b 0-0-0-0, Yellow within 7-6. However, 1-1-0-0-0, Jeff lf 2-2-2-0, Mike Joseph p Evan Neubert Joseph, on his 103rd pitch, 2-1-0-1. Totals 25-7-7-6. Score by Innings: fanned the final batter. Mike wanted the ball Lincolnview 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 - 6 Jefferson 240 010 x-7 E: McCleery 2, Jettinghoff 2, George in the seventh and we gave 2, Farmer, Thompson; DP: Jefferson 1; it to him. We had a couple LOB: Lincolnview 6, Jefferson 12; 2B: of pitchers we could have McClerry, Lovett, Miller; SB: Leeth, turned to but he wanted the Wollenhaupt, Joseph; SF: Thompson, Miller; Sac: Joseph. ball and gave us a muchIP H R ER BB SO needed effort on the mound, LINCOLNVIEW Farmer (L, 1-3) 2.0 4 6 4 4 1 Jefferson coach Doug Geary Lovett 4.0 3 1 0 3 1 said. Without our top two JEFFERSON Joseph (W, 2-1) 7.0 7 6 1 2 6 arms, we are struggling to Farmer pitched to 2 batters in 3rd find pitching, especially when WP: Joseph 2, Lovett; HBP: you consider this was our sev- Schleeter (by Lovett).

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senior hurler: Cody has been pitching real well for us this year. Hes got a couple of wins for us and has come in and relieved when the need arose, like today. Wildcat senior pitcher Laudick settled down after the first inning and didnt allow another run through the six innings pitched, giving up the two runs in the first inning and scattering five hits, two walks, two strikeouts and retired the Jays in order in his final two innings on the mound for the win. Senior Jared Zeller came in to pitch the seventh for the Wildcats and made things very interesting in loading the bases before striking out Kundert for the final out of the game, stranding three runners for the Jays. Wildcat head coach Jim McBride realizes it all starts with his veteran pitching staff: To be successful this year, we need our pitchers and defense to raise their level of play like we did tonight, while our offense evolves as the season progresses. The seventh inning just added to Metzgers frustrations on the day: We just couldnt get any offense going today. We had some base-runners at times. We had some opportunities but just couldnt come up with the big hits to drive in some runs and get us back in the game. The Blue Jays (5-3) were led in hitting by Calvelage with two hits, a stolen base, run scored and a run batted in. Geise (triple) and singles by Warnecke and Metzger rounded out the 5-hit attack for the Jays. The Wildcats (4-3) had two singles by Heitmeyer to lead their attack.
ST. JOHNS Curtis Geise 3-1-1-0, Jordan Bergfeld 4-0-0-0, Tanner Cavelage 4-1-2-1, Troy Warnecke 3-0-1-1, Cody Kundert 3-0-0-0, Ryan Buescher 2-0-00, Isaac Klausing 1-0-0-0, Alex Wehri 1-0-0-0, Andrew Metzger 3-0-1-0, Ryan Densel 1-0-0-0, Austin Reindel 0-0-0-0. Totals 26-2-5-2. KALIDA Paul Utendorf 3-1-0-0, Neil Recker 3-0-1-1, Nick Guisinger 4-1-0-0, Tyler Heitmeyer 4-1-2-1, Jordan Laudick 4-1-0-0, Nathan Jorrey 3-1-0-0, Nathan Kortokrax 1-1-0-1, Rob Kleman 1-0-00, Ben von der Embse 1-0-0-1. Totals 24-6-3-4. Score by Innings: St. Johns 2 0 0 000 0-2 Kalida 600 000 x-6 WP: Laudick; LP: Klausing. 3B: Geise.

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(Bass 0-1), 10:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Karstens 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 0-0), 10:10 p.m. ----American League East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 3 1 .750 Baltimore 3 2 .600 1/2 Toronto 3 2 .600 1/2 New York 2 3 .400 1 1/2 Boston 1 4 .200 2 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 4 0 1.000 Kansas City 3 2 .600 1 1/2 Chicago 2 2 .500 2 Cleveland 1 3 .250 3 Minnesota 0 4 .000 4 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 4 1 .800 Seattle 3 3 .500 1 1/2 Los Angeles 2 2 .500 1 1/2 Oakland 2 4 .333 2 1/2 Tuesdays Results Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 4, 12 innings Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, ppd., rain Toronto 7, Boston 3 Texas 1, Seattle 0 Kansas City 3, Oakland 0, 8 innings Todays Games Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 0-0), 12:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 0-0) at Toronto (R.Romero 0-0), 12:37 p.m. Tampa Bay (Shields 0-0) at Detroit (Verlander 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Kansas City (B.Chen 0-0) at Oakland (McCarthy 0-1), 3:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0) at Baltimore (Arrieta 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (Millwood 0-0) at Texas (Lewis 1-0), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 1-0) at Minnesota (Pavano 0-1), 8:10 p.m. Thursdays Games Tampa Bay (Niemann 0-0) at Detroit (Smyly 0-0), 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Haren 0-1) at Minnesota (Liriano 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Seattle (Vargas 1-0) at Texas (D.Holland 0-0), 2:05 p.m.

The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 33 24 .579 Philadelphia 30 27 .526 New York 29 28 .509 New Jersey 21 38 .356 Toronto 20 38 .345 Southeast Division W L Pct x-Miami 40 16 .714 Atlanta 34 23 .596 Orlando 34 24 .586 Washington 14 44 .241 Charlotte 7 49 .125 Central Division W L Pct x-Chicago 44 14 .759 Indiana 35 22 .614 Milwaukee 28 29 .491 Detroit 21 36 .368 Cleveland 19 36 .345 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

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W L x-San Antonio 40 15 Memphis 33 23 Houston 32 25 Dallas 32 26 New Orleans 15 42 Northwest Division W L y-Oklahoma City 42 15 Denver 31 26 Utah 30 28 Portland 27 31 Minnesota 25 33 Pacific Division W L L.A. Lakers 36 22 L.A. Clippers 34 23 Phoenix 30 27 Golden State 22 34 Sacramento 19 39 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Tuesdays Results Pct .727 .589 .561 .552 .263 GB 7 1/2 9 9 1/2 26 Pct .737 .544 .517 .466 .431 Pct .621 .596 .526 .393 .328 GB 11 12 1/2 15 1/2 17 1/2 GB 1 1/2 5 1/2 13 17

Boys 1,600 Meter Run: 1. Willeke (L) 5:08.70; 2. Rigg (L) 5:09.98; 3. Frisby (L) 5:26.94; 4. Sam Kerber (E) 5:33.47. Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. St. Johns A (Maddie Burgei, Jessica Hammons, Halie Benavidez, Samantha Bonifas) 54.76; 2. Elida A (Aubrey Williams, Ashley Lowry, Cassidy Slusher, Brett Pauff) 55.05; 3. Lima Central Cath. A 55.21. Boys 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. St. Johns A (Chris Will, Tyler Jettinghoff, Ben Youngpeter, Nick Martz) 46.07; 2. Elida A (Keaton Greeley, Chris Biederman, Clark Etzler, Austin Etzler) 46.80; 3. Elida B (Mitchell Knotts, Desmond White, Seanquez Frye, Jaylin Morris) 50.50. Girls 400 Meter Dash: 1. Ashley Lowry (E) 1:09.16; 2. Tara Vorst (S) 1:09.20; 3. Lydia Schwinnen (S) 1:09.94; 4. Madison Zuber (S) 1:14.14. Boys 400 Meter Dash: 1. Will Buettner (S) 55.27; 2. Jake Hays (S) 56.27; 3. Chris Biederman (E) 57.97; 4. Tyler Conley (S) 58.04. Girls 300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Samantha Bonifas (S) 54.58; 2. Khiarea Deshazer (E) 56.11; 3. Rebekah Fischer (S) 57.94; 4, Erman (E) 1:00.57. Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Quentin Poling (E) 44.51; 2. Kevin Russell (E) 48.18; 3. Schlumpberger (L) 49.18; 4. Gremeling (L) 52.57. Girls 800 Meter Run: 1. S. Mohler

(L) 2:49.18; 2. Ally Mohler (S) 2:52.33; 3. Fisher (L) 2:58.80; 4. Kaitlin Gay (E) 3:29.97. Boys 800 Meter Run: 1. Isaac Altenburger (S) 2:21.67; 2. Sam Kerber (S) 2:28.75; 3. David Lindeman (S) 2:34.27; 4. Turner (L) 2:35.69. Girls 200 Meter Dash: 1. Ashley Lowry (E) 30.29; 2. Halie Benavidez (S) 30.37; 3. Armstrong (L) 31.34; 4. Gandy (L) 31.43. Boys 200 Meter Dash: 1. Austin Etzler (E) 24.16; 2. Nick Martz (S) 25.25; 3. Jared Knebel (S) 25.56; 4. Avery Sumpter (E) 25.93. Girls 3,200 Meter Run: 1. S. Mohler (L) 13:16.77; 2. Brooke Zuber (S) 13:51.88; 3. Jena Wensole (E) 15:06.57; 4. Kaiti Hinegardner (E) 16:34.22. Boys 3,200 Meter Run: 1. Rigg (L) 11:33.92; 2. Frisby (L) 11:47.58; 3. Jon Reese (E) 12:11.69; 4. Aaron Hellman (S) 12:29.22. Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. St. Johns A (Rebekah Fischer, Lydia Schwinnen, Courtney Grothouse, Madison Zuber) 4:50.44; 2. Lima Central Cath. A 5:00.17; 3. Elida A (Erin Kesler, Ashlyn Erman, Courtney Honcell, Rachel Kerber) 5:03.51. Boys 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. St. Johns A (Will Buettner, Chris Will, Mark Boggs, Tyler Jettinghoff) 3:46.14; 2. Elida A (Deshea Hughes, Clark Etzler, Keaton Greeley, Darius Relford) 3:50.96; 3. Lima Central Cath. A 4:12.89.

GB 3 4 13 13 1/2 GB 6 1/2 7 27 33 GB 8 1/2 15 1/2 22 1/2 23 1/2

The Associated Press (x-if necessary) FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Todays Games

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Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday National April 5, 2012 VFW 14-48-16 K-M Tire 42-22 First Federal 42-22 Day Metals 36-28 Wannemachers 34-30 D R C Big Dogs 32-32 C B 97 26-38 Bowersock Hauling 26-38 Westrich 26-38 Men over 200 Lenny Klaus 206, Mark Biedenharn 217, Dave Moenter 205-213-244, Randy Fischbach 203-248, Jason Mahlie 218-225, Phil Fetzer 203, Ryan Kies 201223, Mike Ferguson 237, Rick Schuck 214, Sean Hulihan 236222, Brian Gossard 233-226206, Scott German 220-219, Rob Cleveland 103, Charlotte 90 Ruda 258-237, Don Eversole Boston 115, Miami 107 215-213, Bruce VanMetre 244Washington 93, Orlando 85 227-278, Mark Radabaugh 201, Philadelphia 107, New Jersey 88 Justin Ford 246, Randy Ryan 215, Dallas 110, Sacramento 100 Chuck Verhoff 221, Todd Menke Chicago 98, New York 86 Todays Games 218, Dave Miller 215, John Jones Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m. 216-216-219, Danny Schleeter Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m. 210, Jeff Lawrence 237-232, Utah at Houston, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 Ralph Brickner 206, Jim Looser 245, Frank Miller 267-232, Tim p.m. Koester 279-217, Ted Wells 202, Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Brad Thornburgh 225-226, Doug Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m. New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Milligan Sr. 247-220. Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m. Men over 550 L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Lenny Klaus 585, Mark Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m. Biedenharn 569, Dave Moenter Golden State at Portland, 10:30 p.m. 662, Randy Fischbach 641, Jason Thursdays Games Mahlie 627, Ryan Kies 614, Mike Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. Ferguson 594, Sean Hulihan 658, L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Brian Gossard 665, Scott German Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. 630, Rob Ruda 686, Don Eversole Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. 614, Bruce VanMetre 749, Justin Ford 577, Randy Ryan 560, Chuck Verhoff 614, Greg Leidy 559, Todd Menke 587, Dave Miller 588, John Jones 651, Jeff Lawrence 653, Jim Looser 582, Frank Miller Thursdays Games Ottawa at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. 676, Tim Koester 679, Ted Wells San Jose at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. 577, Brad Thornburgh 651, Doug Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Milligan Sr. 667. Chicago at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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By BARBARA ORTUTAY The Associated Press NEW YORK Poor Instagram users. First, their beloved photosharing application moves from iPhone-only exclusivity to the Android phone masses. A week later, Facebook swallows up the tiny startup behind the app for $1 billion. The purchase sparked worries that Facebook might shutter Instagram or change it for the worse by harvesting their personal information or shoving ads into their carefully curated photo streams. Ive tried very hard not to be part of the Facebook ecosystem, says Darwin Poblete, a Brooklyn, New York-based architect who has used Instagram since its early days. Now I feel like the purchase has sucked me in. Ill have to see how the privacy settings change to decide if I will leave it. Instagram has attracted more than 31 million users in less than two years. Its near-cult-like early followers were loyal iPhone users who flocked to the app for its ease-of-use, its playful filters that can make even boring photos look artistic, and its lack of ads, status updates and other clutter. Apple named Instagram the iPhone App of the Year in 2011. To be fair, both Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram CEO Kevin Systorm sought to reassure people that the app is here to stay. Unlike all the other startups Facebook has bought, Instagram will remain available to people who dont use Facebook or dont want to connect it to their accounts on the worlds most populous online social network, the CEOs said. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people, Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page announcing the purchase on Monday. Its hard to say, though, what Facebook might do a year or two from now. After all, its sites constant evolution has been a big reason for its success. Doing things the old way just because a few users complain isnt the Facebook way. For Samantha Hutmacher, change isnt necessarily a bad thing. The college student, who uses both Facebook and since last week Instagram, says that if Facebook tweaks the app, I assume itll be more creative. While a lot of people complain when Facebook makes changes to its site, Hutmacher says she cant pinpoint any particular time when she wished that her Facebook page didnt have the new features the company has added over the years. It kind of grows on you, says Hutmacher, who studies elementary school education at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Instagram already feels a bit like Facebook, but with all the noise of status updates, links, ads, videos and games stripped away. Thats part of its appeal, and a large part of why Facebook saw it as so much of a threat that it paid $1 billion to buy it. They are growing like mad on mobile, and Facebooks mobile platform (including its app) is mediocre at best, wrote tech blogger Om Malik on Tuesday on GigaOm. Facebook is not a mobile-first company and they dont think from the mobile-first perspective. Facebooks internal ideology is that of a desktop-centric Internet company. Instagram is a social network only for photos, but even those are different. Users seem to put more thought and caring into an Instagram photo than they do for a typical Facebook snapshot. These arent your party group shots, tagged with the names of everyone there, nor are these the endlessly re-shared kitten photos with funny quotes attached to them. Instead, users are more likely to share, say, a photo

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By LARRY NEUMEISTER The Associated Press NEW YORK Running for a loss, Reebok has scrapped its effort to sell New York Jets Tim Tebow apparel, agreeing to rid stores of thousands of jerseys and T-shirts it stamped with the quarterbacks name after he was traded from the Denver Broncos to the Jets last month. The terms of a settlement with Nike were disclosed Tuesday in papers filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that had been signed a day earlier. It was not clear if any money changed hands. Beaverton, Ore.-based Nike Inc. sued Reebok International Ltd. two weeks ago, saying the rival apparel maker was trying to squeeze the most out of the end of its 10-year NFL apparel licensing deal by stamping Tebows name on jerseys and T-shirts even though Nike was about to begin a five-year NFL contract of its own. Judge Kevin Castel immediately blocked Reebok from selling 6,000 Tebow-Jets jerseys and 25,000 T-shirts it was distributing to stores while he heard evidence in the case. After a daylong hearing last week, he left his restraining order in place and announced that he believed Nike would ultimately prevail in its claims. Reebok had claimed it had permission to sell the jerseys and T-shirts of up

of a cup of tea with a filter applied to it, so it looks like it was taken with a film camera 30 years ago. Children are popular subjects too, as are tulips and Easter eggs when they are in season. Deb Johnson of Long Beach, Calif., likes to post photos of her dogs, two Rhodesian Ridgebacks. She also posts shots of food she eats, most recently a dish of Scottish salmon she had at a restaurant. To appreciate Instagram, she says, you really have to appreciate the visual experience. Today I took a picture of something silly, says Johnson, who works in information technology, testing systems for insurance companies. Someone in her house had put a little Cookie Monster Pez dispenser inside a bigger Cookie Monster Pez dispenser, making a Pez dispenser-dispenser of sorts. So, Johnson snapped a photo. Instagram is so simple to use that these are the types of pictures that show up. In can take just three finger-taps to share an image on Instagram. There are hundreds of thousands of apps. Apps are not a matter of build it and they will come, says Rebecca Lieb, an analyst with the Altimeter Group. The price tag indicates that Instagram was not without other suitors.

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Elwer Fence Inc., Lima, recently received CertainTeed Corporations 5-Star Fence Contractor certification. The program provides contractors with high-level training and tools to improve installation skills, and enhanced product information regarding CertainTeed Selects(TM) and Bufftech(R) vinyl fencing products. We are pleased to recognize Elwer Fence as a 5-Star Fence Contractor, says Matt Gibson, manager of contractor programs for CertainTeed Fence, Railing and Deck Business. This program and certification provides them with tools to grow their business, while offering a higher level of service to their customers. To attain CertainTeed 5-Star status, contractors must have proof of insurance and pass the CertainTeed education programs, including the Bufftech Master Craftsman Vinyl Fence training program and the Life of the Sale marketing program.

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DEAR BRUCE: This is strictly a hypothetical question. We have A-1 perfect credit and would never do anything to jeopardize that, but my husband and I have a friendly bet on the answer. In 2005, we bought a house for $136,000 cash. The homes value increased to about $220,000 in early 2007. We took out a home equity loan on that house for $220,000 because we were buying a second home and didnt need the loan. This leaves us with an open line of credit for $220,000 just sitting at the bank. We never sold the first house but are renting it. It is now worth about $120,000. My question to you is: What would the bank do if we spent that money and didnt pay it back? I am assuming that it would sell the first house that we used as collateral, but the bank would suffer a loss of about $100,000. We live in Florida, and I dont think they can place a lien or take the second house (the one we live in). My husband thinks the bank would just take the loss. I think the bank would make us pay the difference. Who is right? -- J.Q., via email DEAR J.Q.: Its my opinion that theres no way the bank would take a hit like that. You have an open line of credit for $220,000. But its very unlikely the bank would lend you the money based upon such an old appraisal. Even if that amount were still available to you, it would be clear that you knew the collateral on this piece of property was nowhere near what you were borrowing. I dont think it would be much of a stretch to prove that you went into such a situation fraudulently. Like a lot of wonderful ideas that sound even better after a couple of cocktails, this is one thats best forgotten. DEAR BRUCE: I have an equity line on my home that is higher than the value of the house. It was acquired in 2005 when the home was

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By JAKE COYLE The Associated Press NEW YORK A second voicemail message from Chevy Chase leaked online Tuesday, depicting a deep rift between the veteran comedian and the creators of his ratings-challenged NBC sitcom Community. The shows creator, Dan Harmon, played voicemails from Chase at a Los Angeles comedy show last year. They have since found their way on to the Internet, including a recording released Tuesday by Celebuzz.com. In the voicemail, Chase calls Community a mediocre sitcom that is not my kind of comedy. It aint funny to me because Im 67 years old and Ive been doing this a long time, Chase says. Ive been making a lot of people laugh, a lot better than this. Though the recordings left on Harmons phone appear to have taken place during the shows second season, they reveal just how badly things have been for Chase and Community. The now-

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Some say the Rolling Stones are the best rock band in the world. Thats a little extravagant; its like calling Earth the best planet in the universe. How do you know unless youve seen them all? That said, the Stones are certainly one of the most interesting bands in the world, and guitarist Keith Richards may be the bands most interesting member. Keef, as fans call him, has, against all odds, reached age 68, and in 2010 he released his autobiography, Life. When you read about the copious drugs he and his bandmates took for many years (Richards swears hes been off junk for 30 years), it makes you wonder why youre paying extra for organic free-range chicken, soy milk and other things that are supposed to be so good for you. The parts of Life that are not about taking drugs, scoring drugs or being busted for drugs are about his many trips to rehab to get off drugs. The thing is, it wasnt just the boys in the band smoking, snorting and shooting dope. The roadies, the groupies, the record execs, the studio musicians, the agents and their famous friends were all doing it, too. Richards would get out of rehab, and the next day a friend would lay some smack on him. By the way, he still drinks. He writes that while recording in Canada not long ago (in Rolling Stone years, anyway), the band and its entourage

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cleaned the Jim Beam out of every liquor store within 50 miles by the end of the first week. When Keef heard about it, he put down his elfbooted foot. Thats it, he said. From now on, were drinking vodka. One of the oddest things about successful musicians is that they are workaholics. Its hard to tell if Richards is bragging or complaining when he says that in its first five years, the band didnt take one day off. None of the Stones ever had a job other than playing in a band. If they werent playing or recording, they were writing songs, doing photo shoots or appearing on TV. Thats what it takes to stay on top. You can never stop. Keef can be as charming as Captain Jack Sparrow, the Pirates of the Caribbean character that Johnny Depp modeled on Richards. But not always. Throughout the book Richards casually refers to women by the b-word, sleeps with a gun under his pillow, and seems to be under the delusion that he is a large, black Jamaican rastaman. Then it starts to get weird.

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By NICOLE EVATT The Associated Press NEW YORK Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria is leaving Wisteria Lane for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The 37-year-old actress was named a national cochair for President Barack Obamas re-election campaign in February, and shes bidding farewell to her sassy, model-turned-housewife character Gabrielle Solis on the ABC dramas May 13 finale. But making the leap from the domestic affairs of the Housewives to a national political campaign hasnt been an easy transition. People go, Who cares about your opinion, youre just pretty, Longoria said. And its like, Why cant I have an intellectual argument about immigration or health care reform just because Im pretty? The Mexican-American actress is also developing a dating reality series titled, All About Love, for NBC and is co-producing ABCs upcoming telenovela-style TV drama Devious Maids, about the scandalous lives of the hired help. COLUMBUS (AP) Ohio State Fair officials have announced that pop musicians Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat will co-headline a show during this summers state fair. Fair organizers on Tuesday also announced that country star Billy Currington with special guest Kip Moore and R&B stars The-Dream and Miguel have been added to

68-year-old Fletch and National Lampoon star was initially meant to be the most familiar face to the show, which has generally found critical acclaim and a cultish following. But the airing of such squabbles adds another challenge to Community, which had its current third season delayed to midseason by NBC, and which faces an uphill battle for renewal. Last weeks Thursday night episode drew 3.1 million viewers, a series low. NBC declined to comment. A representative for Chase said the actor was also declining. Harmon last week wrote a lengthy apology on his Tumblr page for what he called a horrible, childish, self-obsessed, unaware, naive and unprofessional decision to play someones voicemail to me. I was airing my dirty laundry for a chuckle, Harmon wrote. That was a dumb, unclassy, inconsiderate move on my part. Im very sorry its reflecting poorly on the show.

He and Mick Jagger havent spoken in 20 years except to write songs whenever they needed to raise some quick cash. Incidental tidbit: It seems that most of the time, Richards writes the music and Jagger writes the lyrics. What else? They all hated Brian Jones because he was a girlfriend-beating, needy, selfish, egotistical piece of goose dropping. No one in the band seemed surprised or upset when Jones turned up dead in his swimming pool a month after quitting the band in 1969. Bassist Bill Wyman quit because he was afraid of flying. Richards left longtime girlfriend Anita Pallenberg because she was doing more drugs than he was. How is that even possible? As for the music, Richards gives a blow-byblow account of recording the songs for Exile on Main St. That album was recorded in the basement of a seaside villa hed rented in southern France so that he and the rest of the group wouldnt have to pay confiscatory British income taxes. For months the

band members recorded in a hot, sweaty root cellar until they got what they wanted. Then in one line, Richards says something like, Then we took the masters to LA and added the vocals and overdubbing. Wait, what? That could have been fleshed out a little more. Depp and Richards read some of the chapters of the audiobook version, and it is hard not to laugh when you hear a Captain Jack voice say, I dont have a drug problem; I have a police problem. I saw the Stones in 1972, figuring it would be the bands last tour because all the bandmates would be dead of pop-star excesses in a year or two, Keef being the first to go. It seems he may outlive us all. (Jim Mullens newest book, How to Lose Money in Your Spare Time -- At Home, is available at amazon. com. You can reach him at jimmullenbooks.com.) ** Copyright 2012 United Feature Syndicate Distributed by Universal UClick for UFS

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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Greater order and stability than youve had for quite some time could occur in your life soon. Difficult problems will seem to sort themselves out without you lifting a finger, making your life much easier and happier. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You wont be looking for a free lunch, though your desire for material accumulation will be quite strong. Youll be prepared to work for what you hope to get, and thats a good thing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- In addition to your flair for detail, youll have another dimension that could serve you well. Itll be your ability to see whatever is important to you in its entirety. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- It does you no good to be overly anxious about matters that affect your material well-being. Just keep on top of the things that make you a profit, and youll be fine. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -If youre required to make a decision that would affect others as well as yourself, remain calm. Fortunately, your judgment is exceptionally astute in this current cycle. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Give it all youve got, because your efforts will not go unnoticed or unacknowledged by persons who sit in judgment of your work. Once you gain their respect, youll become a favorite. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- In case you didnt know, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Youre likely to be surprised when someone whom you thought disliked you starts to copy your every move. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Something in which youre involved could start to produce far more than you ever thought possible. Its time to take another look at your various endeavors and work on the promising ones. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Although you are likely to be far more dynamic when dealing with friends on a one-on-one basis, you should be able to get along with just about everybody at present. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Even though your prospects look encouraging both materially and financially, large rewards are likely to come only from special efforts on your part. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you can, hang out with persons you know socially, because they could prove lucky. If you have any pressing problems, theyll be the ones to help. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Its OK to put trust in your faith, because thats what will get the job done. Believe in your creed, it wont let you down. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Over the next few days, two separate friends could play enormously important roles in your affairs. Each will help you make a dynamic change in your life in different ways.
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Dear Annie: I am a early 20s who never says 22-year-old senior in college thank you. If I send a card acknowland will graduate in May. There is a growing riff in my edging her birthday, but family and most of it is due to without the expected check, my stepmother. She says hor- do you think she would rible things about my family figure out the reason? -(and others) when she thinks Schenectady, N.Y. Dear N.Y.: Maybe, but no one is listening but weve heard her. In fact, my grand- even if she does, it doesnt mother and I recently over- guarantee a change in her heard some awful remarks on response. We suggest being the way to a family members more direct and then giving her one more opportunity to funeral. When anything she says show her gratitude for your or does gets back to my dad, generosity. Call or email he claims we blame her for your errant granddaughter, and tell her you are everything and never sure your gifts blows up at us. I can arrive because she barely speak to him doesnt acknowlanymore without edge them, and it accidentally starting makes you wonder a fight. Last year, if perhaps shed these tiffs ruined rather not receive my birthday and our them. Say that even family celebrations. a brief email would Dad refused to be much apprecicome to Christmas ated. Consider it a Eve dinner and realteachable moment. ly upset my elderly Annies Mailbox Dear Annie: grandmother. This is for Steve My stepmom ran up a massive credit card debt, in Ohio. My father-in-law and my father had to stop was Frank, my sisters hushelping me pay for tuition band was Frank, and another halfway through the school brother-in-law was Frank. year. It has gotten to the point When our son was born, where Im considering medi- we named him Frank after cation for stress in order to my father-in-law. My sister handle coming home during named her son Frank. So did spring break. I really dont my sister-in-law. We also had want to become one of those two cousins named Frank. people who loses contact with When we were together, her family, but this has been things could get quite conbuilding for a long time. Its fusing and funny, but when harder and harder to forgive someone called Frank Paul or and forget and behave as if Frank Peter, they knew they were in trouble. nothing is wrong. They are all grown now What can I do to alleviate this situation? -- Too Much and just fine. The next generation is carrying on the tradiDrama in Virginia Dear Virginia: You need tion of naming their first son to step back from the drama Frank. -- Pennsylvania Annies Mailbox is written and understand that your father will always defend by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy his wife. He isnt going to Sugar, longtime editors of the leave her because of your Ann Landers column. Please criticisms, nor is he willing email your questions to to make her behavior an issue anniesmailbox@comcast.net, within his marriage. We rec- or write to: Annies Mailbox, ommend you spend as little c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 time as possible around your 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. stepmother, dont bring up her faults to your father and, when you graduate, move into your own place. Dear Annie: I have eight grandchildren from highschool age on up. None lives nearby, although I see them several times a year at family events. I truly love them all. Long ago, not knowing sizes or preferences, I stopped sending gifts and now send $100 checks for their birthdays and at Christmas. Some of them respond immediately with thank-you notes, emails or phone calls. A few grandchildren respond most of the time. But there is one I never hear from at all. What should a grandmother do? I enjoy being able to give them each a check and dont want to stop, but I admit that Im getting more and more annoyed when I dont get a response, especially with the one granddaughter in her

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By FAKHRURRADZIE GADE Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia A massive earthquake off Indonesias western coast triggered a tsunami watch for countries across the Indian Ocean today, clogging streets with traffic as residents fled to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. Two hours after the quake hit, however, there was no sign of the feared wave. Damage also appeared to be minimal. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8.6-magnitude quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 269 miles (434 kilometers) from Aceh province. It wasnt the strongest quake Ive felt, said 22-year-old Tuti Rahmi, while trying to reach her brother by phone from Banda Aceh, people around her crying and screaming as they poured from their homes. But it seemed to last forever, she said, adding the ground shook for nearly four minutes. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami watch was in effect for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Maldives and other Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Iran, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa and Singapore. But hours later, the threat appeared to have passed. Roger Musson, seismologist at the British geological survey who has studied Sumatras fault lines, says the temblor was a strike-slip quake, not a thrust quake. In a strike slip quake, the earth moves horizontally rather than vertically and doesnt displace large volumes of water. When I first saw this was an 8.7 near Sumatra, I was fearing the worst, he said, noting one of the initial reported magnitudes for the quake. But as soon as I discovered what type of earthquake it was, then I felt a lot better. The tremor was felt in Malaysia, where it caused high-rise buildings to shake for about a minute, and in Singapore, Thailand, Bangladesh and India. There was chaos in the streets of Aceh, where memories of a 2004 tsunami that killed 170,000 people in the province alone, are still raw. Patients poured out of hospitals, some with drips still attached to their arms. In some places, electricity was briefly cut. Hours after the temblor, people were still standing outside their homes and offices, afraid to go back inside. There were several strong aftershocks. I was in the shower on the fifth floor of my hotel, Timbang Pangaribuan told El Shinta radio from the city of Medan. We all ran out. ... Were all standing outside now. He said one guest was injured when he jumped from the window of his room. Thailands National Disaster Warning Center issued an evacuation order to residents in six provinces along the countrys west coast, including the popular tourist destinations of Phuket, Krabi and Phang-Nga. Indias Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for parts of the eastern Andaman (Continued from page 1)

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Attorneys say Zimmerman is isolated, stressed out


By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. His former lawyers say the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is said to be losing weight and suffering from high levels of stress from the intense public scrutiny he is under. Meanwhile, a special prosecutor said she will soon make an announcement in the case. He is largely alone. You might even say he is emotionally crippled by virtue of the pressure of this case, said Hal Uhrig, a former lawyer for George Zimmerman. The protests and the profound isolation of going into hiding may have pushed him a little bit over the edge, said Uhrig and his colleague, Craig Sonner. The two attorneys announced Tuesday they no longer were representing the neighborhood watch volunteer because they havent heard from him since Sunday. As of the last couple days, he has not returned phone calls, text messages or emails, Sonner said. Hes gone on his own. Im not sure what hes doing or who hes talking to. I cannot go forward speaking to the public about George Zimmerman and this case as representing him because Ive lost contact with him. Against their advice, the attorneys said Zimmerman contacted special prosecutor Angela Corey, who will decide if he should face charges, but prosecutors in her office refused to talk to him without his lawyers present. To handle it this way, suggests that he may not be in complete control of whats going on. Were concerned for his emotional and physical safety, Uhrig said. A spokeswoman for Coreys office didnt respond to phone and email messages requesting comment, although late Tuesday Corey released a statement saying she would make an announcement on the case within 72 hours. The statement did not specify what new devel-

of an unorthodox strategy of stealing the nomination away from a weakened Romney at a divided Republican National Convention. Santorum argued that the delegates would embrace him as the true conservative in the race, even though most are being sent to the convention by voters who chose Romney. Many Republicans, bent on showing unity against Obama, considered such a strategy disastrous and began calling for the party to rally around Romney as the presumptive nominee. While Santorum avoided mentioning Romney on Tuesday, he pledged to stay in the fight to defeat Obama, which presumably means embracing the partys nominee at some point. In a recent interview, Santorum even said he was open to the possibility of becoming Romneys

running mate. He seems an unlikely choice for Romney, given that just last month he was calling the former Massachusetts governor the worst Republican in the country to challenge Obama. Santorum likes to compare himself to President Ronald Reagan, a fellow conservative who happens to have lost his own first bid for the partys nomination before winning in a landslide four years later. The comparison suggests Santorum might expect better chances for himself in 2016, should Obama win re-election. No matter what, Santorum has made himself a national name and gained influence over his partys agenda. His withdrawal came after he had fallen hopelessly behind Romney in the race for GOP delegates. And he risked an embarrassing loss in his home state of Pennsylvania if he stuck around for its April

24 primary. Polls indicated his once strong lead slipping away in Pennsylvania, which ousted Santorum from the Senate in a rout in 2006. Many voters there still remember him unfavorably. Santorum said he came to the decision to leave the race with his family after his daughter Bella, who suffers from a rare and serious genetic condition, was hospitalized over the holiday weekend. She came home Monday night. Longtime Santorum adviser John Brabender said the candidate, his wife and top advisers agreed on Monday night that ending the campaign was for the best. It was something everybody felt good about, Brabender said, and wasnt something that gave us a restless night. Santorum and Romney talked by phone on Tuesday and agreed to meet in person soon, Brabender said.

leyball Josh Early; boys basketball Todd Grothaus, Ron Ebbeskotte and Jeff Stockwell; football Todd Teman, Rusty Thompson, Brent Binkley and Joel Brown; girls basketball Ryan Carder and Butch Lucas; and wrestling Jamie Rassman, Cade Bevington, Stuart Miller and Brent Binkley. The board approved a resolution to reduce a Title I certified teaching position paid for in the 2012 school year with remaining A.R.R.A Stimulus funds. This will be a suspension of the contract approved for Kristin Gable, who was hired last year to help reduce the fourth-grade math and reading class sizes. This protects Gables right to be recalled if a certificated teaching position is added back within the next two years. Gable received an excellent evaluation and the reduction in the position is purely financial. In other business, the board: Approved the retirement of bus driver Eileen Dolly Martin, who served the district for 44 years; Approved the third-grade field trip to Science Central in Fort Wayne on May 9; and Approved the first-grade field trip to Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo on May 22 with a rain date of May 23. The next meeting will begin at 8 p.m. May 14.

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opment in the case would be released. Zimmerman said he shot Martin in selfdefense after following the teenager in a Sanford, Fla. a gated community outside Orlando on Feb. 26. He said he was returning to his truck when Martin attacked him and that he shot the unarmed teen during the fight. He wasnt arrested partly because of Floridas stand your ground self-defense law. The lack of an arrest has led to protests across the nation and spurred a debate about race and the laws of self-defense. Zimmermans father is white and his mother is Hispanic. Martin was black. Zimmerman is unable to see a psychologist because he could be spotted. A bounty for his arrest has been issued by the New Black Panther Party. Plus, he is anxious about possible charges if the special prosecutor believes he committed a crime, his attorneys said. Zimmerman also has been in touch with conservative talk show host Sean Hannity, who declined to reveal Tuesday evening what was said. Uhrig said after they found out that news, the final straw came when they learned Zimmerman contacted Coreys office and said he wanted to meet. Uhrig said he told her he no longer had attorneys whom he called legal advisers representing him. Uhrig said they were a bit astonished that he had contacted her on his own and that Corey and her team refused to talk to a potential defendant or suspect without counsel. Zimmermans current lack of an attorney shouldnt affect the speed of Coreys decisionmaking since any decent lawyer would advise a client not to talk to prosecutors, said Roy Kahn, a defense attorney in Miami. It would not be in a clients best interest to give any statement before its his time to testify at trial, Kahn said. Even if I believe hes 100 percent innocent ... my advice to the client would be, Save it for the trial. It cant help you.

DENVER Firefighters are defending their attempts to warn residents about a fast-moving Colorado wildfire in response to questions raised by the family of one of three people killed by the blaze. About an hour before the first wave of automated evacuated warning calls on March 26, a volunteer firefighter rushed from house to house telling residents to leave. He was unable to reach Ann Appel because of a chain across her driveway, and her family is questioning why he didnt leave his vehicle and walk past the chain to warn her. Inter-Canyon Fire/Rescue chief Dave MacBean told KMGH-TV that it wasnt safe because there were trees on both sides of the narrow driveway, which can help a fire spread. Fire spokesman Dan Hatlestad wouldnt directly address the familys question on Tuesday, but the department has said the house wasnt visible from the end of the driveway. An aerial map shows the home was about 400 feet from the end of the road, down a curved driveway. Steep, gravel roads and driveways are common in the rugged area, which is dotted with pine trees. Was three minutes too much to warn a resident who had reported the smoke two hours earlier that it was now time to evacuate? the family said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press Monday by Appels sisterin-law, Susan Appel Sorenson. The Jefferson County coroners office Tuesday confirmed remains found in the house were Appels. She was reported missing on the day of the fire, and the remains were found March 31. The coroner is awaiting the results of lab tests before determining her cause of death.

of Governor Kasichs MidBiennium Review and the looming changes to core standards and curriculum, Parker says Elida is scrambling to make cuts where it can without trimming programs and courses. In the next 50 years, where will the revenue come from? It seems like every governor that comes in has a new funding formula, he said. Between 2004 and now, weve cut a lot to get and stay lean. Weve made significant staff cuts and made some administrative cuts which saved us around $239,155. Our administrative wages will see a zero-percent increase over the next two years. Weve streamlined our food service, moved to partial pay-to-participate and reduced bus fuel consumption. Also, over the last nine years weve saved $1 million with retire-rehire. A lot of people have different opinions about that but its saved us some money, he continued. About 75 percent of what we do is staff and faculty, salaries, health care. The list of cuts includes everything from withdrawal of the ESC Alternative Program, consolidating and eliminating various positions, rehiring

from within the district, reducing staffing, bus routes, building budgets and programs. The district will save $183,000 alone when Gomers principal, Robert Kiracofe, and elementary principal Bruce Sommers retire. Last spring, a 3-phase cost reduction plan was set into motion. Phase one saw the reduction of five teachers, an aide and a guidance position, saving $332,700. Phase two will close the Gomer kindergarten building. Phase three details a reconfiguration of the middle school, allowing the fifth grade to move over, making room for the Gomer students in the elementary building. Were eliminating the Success Program and thats not cutting fat, thats cutting muscle. Were cutting a lot of things to get to bare bones, Parker said. Gomer is a great facility but its not the most efficient thing to have one grade out there in a building all by itself. Superintendent Don Diglia added that the cuts made thus far have been manageable but future cuts might start to hurt. Any new cuts we make will be severe, he said. Well have to start cutting programming. We have no choice; weve cut everything else.

Answers to Mondays questions: When it comes to animal breeds, a Plymouth Rock is a chicken. The breed was developed in New England in the mid-19th century. Wisconsin engineer Joseph Zimmerman invented the first successful telephone answering machine in 1948 when he realized he couldnt afford a secretary. When the phone rang, the 80-pound contraption lifted the receiver off the cradle, played a prerecorded 78-rpm message and then recorded the callers message on a wire recorder. Todays questions: What did the creators of the Curious George childrens book series originally call their mischievous monkey? Who introduced the first oranges and lemons to Florida? Answers in Thursdays Herald Todays words: Kaberu: the Abyssinian mountain wolf Umzumbit: a South African tree or its wood Todays joke: During a dinner party, the hosts two little children entered the dining room totally nude and walked slowly around the table. The parents were so embarrassed that they pretended nothing was happening and kept the conversation going. The guests cooperated and also continued as if nothing extraordinary was happening. After going all the way around the room, the children left and there was a moment of silence at the table, during which one child was heard to say, You see, it is vanishing cream!

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