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BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Each year,
the Canal Days Committee
doles out the proceeds from
the festival. This year, $6,000
was earmarked for something
a little different a 9-hole
disc golf course at Leisure
Park.
According to Canal Days
Coordinator Diane Sterling,
disc golf is very popular with
6,600 courses in the U.S.
Disc golf is very popu-
lar right now, Sterling said.
We play several places and
now we can play right here.
Sterling said Leisure Park
provided the perfect setting
for a course.
You need about 3/4 of
a mile walking path and the
park has just over that, she
said. It was like that space
was just waiting for us.
Disc golf is a flying disc
game in which individual
players throw a flying disc at
a target.
The object of the game
is to traverse a course from
beginning to end in the fewest
number of throws of the disc.
according to the Professional
Disc Golf Association.
The number of disc golf
courses has more than dou-
bled in 8 years from 2000 to
2008.The game is played in
about 40 countries around the
world.
Signage at each teeing
area notes how many throws
or par the hole is and the
location of the basket or hole.
Courses are usually laid out
in wooded areas with diverse
terrain that are part of the
course.
An official rules board
is posted at the entrance of
Leisure Park.
Monday, December 17, 2012
DELPHOS HERALD
The
50 daily Delphos, Ohio
Telling The Tri-Countys Story Since 1869
Hobbit tops box office, p8

NFL roundup, p7
Upfront
Sports
Forecast
Obituaries 2
State/Local 3
Politics 4
Community 5
Sports 6-7
Announcements 8
Classifieds 9
TV 10
World News 11-12
Index
M o s t l y
cloudy Tuesday
morning then
b e c o m i n g
partly cloudy.
Highs in the
mid 40s. Lows in the lower
30s. See page 2.
www.delphosherald.com
The Delphos Optimist
Christmas Eve Santa
Visitation program is accept-
ing letters asking Santa to
visit area children ages 0-9.
Letters must include name,
age, gender and address
where gifts should be deliv-
ered as well as a phone num-
ber. If a certain time (after
5:30 p.m. ) is requested,
please note in letter. Letters
can be sent to P.O. Box
192, Delphos OH 45833
and should be postmarked
no later than Wednesday.
Santa will begin his
route at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 24.
Santa Visitation
taking letters
St. Peters
offersLongest
Night Service
The Longest Night
Service at St. Peter
Lutheran Church is set for
7 p.m. on Wednesday.
St. Peter Lutheran Church
realizes the Christmas season
may not be a joyous time for
everyone. Circumstances like
grief, illness, aging, stress,
loneliness, unemployment
and financial worry can seem
magnified during the holidays.
The Longest Night
Service is open to the com-
munity. Feel free to extend an
invitation to someone who may
be hurting this time of year.
Cage ticket sales
The St. Johns Athletic
Department is selling pre-sale
tickets ($4 for students, $6
for adults) for road games
Friday at Continental (6
p.m. JV start) and Dec. 29
at Van Wert and Saturday at
home vs. Celina until 1:30
p.m. Thursday and from
7:30-10:30 a.m. Friday in
the high school office.
Jefferson is also sell-
ing pre-sale tickets ($ for
students, $5 for adults) for
its boys games: at Ottoville
(7 p.m. Tuesday) and at
home Friday (Coldwater);
its girls game at Ada
(Thursday) and Van Wert
(Saturday); and Dec. 28-29
at the Parkway Holiday
Tournament (both teams);
during normal/holiday office
hours at all four City School
District buildings and the
Administrative Building.
All tix at the gates
are $6 for both.
TODAY
Girls Basketball (6 p.m.):
St. Johns at Shawnee;
Crestview at Fort Jennings;
Wayne Trace at Lincolnview.
Swimming and Diving:
Elida at Bath Quad, 9/10 a.m.
TUESDAY
Boys Basketball (6
p.m.): Fort Jennings at
Crestview; Van Wert at
Paulding; Jefferson at
Ottoville, 7 p.m. (V only)
Girls Basketball (6
p.m.): New Knoxville at
Spencerville; Columbus
Grove at Kalida (PCL).
Thrift Shop
joins cyberworld
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
sgroves@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS The
Interfaith Thrift Shop has
now gone global.
When the Thrift Shop mem-
bers reached out to Jefferson
High Schools Computer
Applications instructor Melissa
McClurg for assistance with
creating a website, McClurg
asked for volunteers for the
project. Makayla Binkley, a
junior, took on the challenge
and put her creative skills to
the test. She was determined to
design and promote the site as
a way to reach out and help the
community.
The process catalog-
ing the thrift stores website
needs, taking photos of the
actual store, and completing
the design took about two
weeks, Binkley detailed. I
developed the theme of what
the Thrift Shop stands for.
Binkley presented the web-
site to Social Service Director
Becky Strayer and Board
President Carol Cunningham,
along with other organiza-
tion members. It was unani-
mous, the site was approved
by each member of the group.
In addition to designing the
site, Binkley taught Strayer
how to maintain the site; set
up the domain, update the
site with blog, sale, commu-
nity outreach information and
upload photos.
I am very impressed,
Strayer exlained. She
[Makayla] has done a mar-
velous job.
It helps us reach out to
everyone through the web-
site, Cunningham elatedly
added.
Binkley and McClurg
elaborated on the software
the students use to create
their own digital portfolios,
as well as the site for the
Thrift Shop.
The free web design
software is from a compa-
ny called Weebly, Binkley
detailed the design process.
Its a drop-and-drag website
builder that allows you to cre-
ate and place contact forms,
links to satellite maps and
email accounts on a site.
The digital portfolios
provide students a way to
showcase their achievements
and creativity in school that
they can share with friends,
family and the community,
McClurg conveyed the pride
she has in her students.
Makayla Binkley interacts with the program, Weebly,
used to design the Thrift Shop website. (Delphos Herald/
Stephanie Groves)
Newtown plans
burials; schools
future uncertain
By MATT APUZZO
and PAT EATON-ROBB
The Associated Press
NEWTOWN, Conn. A
grieving Connecticut town
braced itself today to bury the
first two of the 20 small vic-
tims of an elementary school
gunman and debated when
classes could resume and
where, given the carnage in
the building and the chil-
drens associations with it.
The people of Newtown
werent yet ready to address
the question just three days
after the shooting at Sandy
Hook Elementary School,
and a day after President
Barack Obama pledged to
seek change in memory of
the children and six adults
ruthlessly slain by a gunman
packing a high-powered rifle.
Were just now getting
ready to talk to our son about
who was killed, said Robert
Licata, the father of a student
who escaped harm during
the shooting. Hes not even
there yet.
Newtown officials couldnt
say whether Sandy Hook
Elementary, where authori-
ties said all the victims were
shot at least twice, would ever
reopen. Today, classes were
canceled, and the district was
making plans to send surviv-
ing Sandy Hook students to
a former school building in a
neighboring town.
The gunman, 20-year-old
Adam Lanza, was carrying
an arsenal of hundreds of
rounds of especially deadly
ammunition, authorities said
Sunday enough to kill just
about every student in the
school if given enough time,
raising the chilling possibility
that the bloodbath could have
been even worse.
The shooter decided to kill
himself when he heard police
closing in about 10 minutes
into Fridays attack, Gov.
Dannel P. Malloy said on
ABCs This Week.
At the interfaith service
in Newtown on Sunday eve-
ning, Obama said he would
use whatever power this
office holds to engage with
law enforcement, mental
health professionals, parents
and educators in an effort to
The Kiwanis K-Kids visited the residents of Vancrest Healthcare Center Friday
afternoon to bring presents and Christmas cheer. The K-Kids, led by Diane Wiltsie,
left, sang Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls and Joy to the World, inviting the residents to
join in. (Delphos Herald/Stacy Taff)
K-Kids visit Vancrest Healthcare Center
The K-Kids spent some time getting to know the residents before they sang
Christmas carols. Vera Loetz, left, tells K-Kids Hannah Welker, second from left,
Tyrayna Olmeda and Abby German about her family.
Canal Days proceeds hit
hole in one at Leisure Park
Jim Vaske, left, and Dana Sterling place the signage for
the sixth disc golf hole at Leisure Park.
Diane Sterling takes aim at a disc golf basket. See related
photo on page 12. (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)
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POLICE REPORT
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Herald
Vol. 143 No. 134
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Feb. 16, 1977-Dec. 15, 2012
Audrey Lynne Moore,
35, of Payne, went home to
be with her Lord and Savior
at 11:25 a.m. Saturday, at
Van Wert Inpatient Hospice
Center, after bravely fighting
a lengthy battle with cancer.
She was born on Feb.
16, 1977, in Paulding to
Nancy (Thompson) and Tony
Burkley, who survive in
Payne,
On Aug. 26, 2000, she
married Chad Moore, who
also survives in Payne.
Survivors also include a
son, Dane at home; a daugh-
ter, Mallory at home; and
a sister, Alison Burkley of
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
She is preceded in death
by her paternal grandparents,
Marion and Bonita Burkley;
and maternal grandparents,
Virgil and Helen Thompson.
Mrs. Moore was the direc-
tor of student life at IPFW
and enjoyed providing the
orientation program for stu-
dents and parents and instill-
ing leadership skills in her
students to provide a more
fulfilling college experience.
She also attended Woodburn
Missionary Church and
graduated from Paulding
High School in 1995 and
received a bachelors degree
from Bowling Green State
University in 1999. She
obtained a masters degree
in education from Indiana
University at IPFW in 2004.
Funeral services will
begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday
at Woodburn Missionary
Church, 5108 Bull Rapids
Road, Woodburn, Ind., the
Rev. Joel DeSelm officiat-
ing. She will be laid to rest at
Lehman Cemetery, Payne.
Friends may call from 3-9
p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m.
Wednesday at Woodburn
Missionary Church.
To honor Audreys
request, the family asks that
in lieu of flowers, throws or
other tributes, donations be
made to one of the follow-
ing memorials: Woodburn
Missionary Church Youth
Group; Community Health
Professionals (Hospice);
Audrey Moore Memorial
for Leadership Development
Fund or the Moore Childrens
Education Fund.
Arrangements are by
Dooley Funeral Homes of
Antwerp & Payne.
Condolences and fond
memories may be shared at
www.dooleyfuneralhome.
com
Feb. 4, 1925-Dec. 15, 2012
Ruth E. Schindler, 87, of
Fort Jennings, died at 11:30
a.m. Saturday at St. Ritas
Medical Center.
She was born Feb. 4, 1925,
in Rimer to Charles and
Mirna (Magill) Beamand,
who preceded her in death.
On Sept. 3, 1947, she
married Carlyle Schindler,
who died on May 28, 1997.
Survivors include a two
sons, Gerald (Jan) Schindler
of Marion, Iowa, and Jack
Schindler of Fort Jennings;
two daughters, Vicki (David)
Wilkins of Fort Jennings
and Doris (John) Stephens
of Harrod; 11 grandchil-
dren, Rachel Clayton and
Randy Schindler, Jennifer
Bush, Jaime Burns,
Jonathon Schindler, Leanne
Bockey, Brian Wilkins,
John Stephens, Birdella
Stephens, Christie Stephens
and Rachel Able; and 12
great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in
death by a daughter, Lisa
Schindler; a daughter-in-
law, Jan Schindler; and a
grandson, Jay Stephen.
Mrs. Schindler was a
homemaker and farm wife.
She attended Ottawa River
Church. She enjoyed gar-
dening, sewing and fishing
at Marble Lake. She loved
spending time with her fam-
ily and animals and loved
entering contests. In 1999,
she won a new Ford pickup
truck.
Funeral services will
begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Harter and Schier Funeral
Home, the Rev. Mark Walls
officiating. Burial will be in
Ottawa River Cemetery.
Friends may call from
2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today
at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are
to the family.
May 24, 1916-Dec. 14, 2012
Lorene Elizabeth Fuerst,
96, of Columbus Grove, died
at 11:05 p.m. Friday at The
Meadows of Kalida.
She was born May 24,
1916, in Ottoville, to Bernard
and Lucy (Martin) Schulte,
who preceded her in death.
On April 23, 1940, she
married Norbert Fuerst, who
died May 28, 1994.
Survivors include five
children, Patricia (Karl)
Schnipke of Toledo, James
(Bonnie) Fuerst and Richard
(Phyllis) Fuerst of Columbus
Grove, Jane (Henry) Kaufman
of Ottawa and Magdalen
(Donald) Wehri of Kalida;
a sister, Dolores VanOss
of Ottoville; two sisters-in-
law, Mary Lou Schulte of
Delphos and Martha Fuerst of
Columbus Grove; 22 grand-
children, Denise (Schnipke)
Stark, Krista Schnipke, Arlene
(Louth) Cress, Dean Louth,
Sonya (Fuerst) Selhorst,
James Fuerst, Steven Fuerst,
Laura (Fuerst) Schumacher,
Renae (Fuerst) Olivo, Nora
(Fuerst) Altenburg, Teresa
(Fuerst) Briggs, Julie
(Fuerst) Schroeder, Mary
(Fuerst) Cartwright, Melissa
(Fuerst)Hughes, Michelle
(Kaufman) Giesswein, Regina
(Kaufman) Taylor, Bryan
Kaufman, Sarah (Kaufman)
Stechschulte, Kathryn
(Wehri) Karhoff, Jennifer
(Wehri) Salvina, Andrew
Wehri, and Jillian Wehri; 48
great-grandchildren, Tyler
and Tiffany Fligor, Andrew
and Alyssa Stark, Andrew,
Victoria and Alex Cress,
Abigail, Elizabeth and Emily
Louth, Will, Anna and Grace
Selhorst, Owen, Zach, Lauren
and Wyatt Fuerst, Brady,
Breann and Ben Fuerst, Lydia
and Jackson Schumacher,
Anthony, Abigail and
Elizabeth Stringfield,
Sophia Olivo, Madison and
Natalie Altenburg, Morgan
Auchmuty, Miranda and
Cayden Briggs, Landen,
Levi, Zaine and Wynn
Schroeder, Nathan, Hannah
and Emma Cartwright,
Karlie Hughes, Chandler
and Dylan Giesswein, Ava
and Parker Taylor, Grant
Kaufman, Lillian and Easton
Stechschulte, Grayson
Karhoff and Lucas Salvina;
and three stepgreatgrandchil-
dren, Marcos Olivo; Victoria
and Breanna Briggs.
She was also preceded in
death by a sister, Loretta Smith;
a brother, Henry Schulte; and
a grandson, Bernard Fuerst.
As a child, Lorene attend-
ed the Jackson Township
One-Room School, in Putnam
County. A homemaker, she
worked on the family farm
with the love of her life,
Norbert. She would gather
eggs, sometimes as many as
four to five thousand a day.
She was a member of the St.
Anthony Church, Columbus
Grove, and its Altar Rosary
Society. She loved working
outdoors and was an avid
flower gardener. Her other
interest included, crocheting,
baking, making homemade
noodles, but nothing was
more foremost than her faith
and her family.
Mass of Christian burial
will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at St. Anthonys Catholic
Church, the Rev. Tom Extejt
officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Friends may call 2-8
p.m. today at Hartman Sons
Funeral Home, Columbus
Grove, where a rosary will
begin at 8 p.m.
Preferred memorials
are to St. Anthony School
Endowment Fund or St.
Anthony Church.
ST. RITAS
A girl was born Dec. 14 to
Samantha and John Steiner of
Elida.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
TONIGHT: Cloudy.
Chance of rain show-
ers through midnight, then
chance of snow after mid-
night. Lows in the lower 30s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the northwest after
midnight. Chance of measur-
able precipitation 50 percent.
TUESDAY: Mostly
cloudy in the morning then
becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT:
Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
EXTENDED FORECAST
WEDNESDAY: Partly
cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph shifting
to the southeast in the after-
noon.
Corn $7.37
Wheat $7.79
Soybeans $14.95
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Sunday:
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $12 M
Pick 3 Evening
8-8-7
Pick 3 Midday
3-4-0
Pick 4 Evening
0-6-3-8
Pick 4 Midday
1-6-4-9
Pick 5 Evening
7-3-0-7-9
Pick 5 Midday
9-0-5-5-2
Powerball
Estimated jackpot: $50 M
Rolling Cash 5
03-05-07-09-26
Estimated jackpot: $100,000
Ruth E. Schindler
Lorene Elizabeth
Fuerst
Audrey Lynne
Moore
Delphos weather
Electronics taken
from vehicle
Woman cited for
driving under
suspension
Bicycle missing
from residence
High temperature Sunday
in Delphos was 58 degrees,
low was 44. Weekend rainfall
was recorded at .03 inch. High
a year ago today was 32, low
was 30. Record high for today
is 59, set in 1984. Record low
is -8, set in 1989.
At 4:39 p.m. on Sunday,
Delphos Police were called to
the 500 block of West Third
Street in reference to a theft
complaint.
Upon officers arrival, the
victim stated someone had
gained entry into the victims
vehicle and had taken a lap-
top computer and an iPhone
charger.
At 4:51 p.m. on Thursday,
while on routine patrol,
Delphos Police came into
contact with Robin Hamilton,
46, of Delphos, at which time
it was found that Hamilton
was operating a motor vehicle
while having her driving priv-
ileges suspended.
Hamilton was cited into
Lima Municipal Court on the
charge.
At 12:55 p.m. on
Wednesday, Delphos Police
were called to the 400 block
of South Canal Street in refer-
ence to a theft complaint.
Upon officers arrival, they
met with the victim, who advised
someone had taken a bicycle
from outside of the residence.
Lima man
found in
Arizona
A Lima man missing since
Nov. 30 has been located.
Dominic Fricano, 55, owner
of Viva Maria Pizzeria in the
Lima Mall, left his business to
run an errand and wasnt heard
from again until Saturday
when he contacted his wife on
his cell phone from a Walmart
parking lot in Cottonwood,
Ariz. Fricano was disoriented
and dehydrated according to
reports after he was located by
Cottonwood authorities.
His wife, Susan Fricano,
flew to Arizona to be with
him.
Officials from the Allen
County Sheriffs Office are
anxious to speak with Fricano
about his whereabouts over
the last 15 days and how he
came to be in Arizona and
why he hadnt contacted any-
one.
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Christmas as an official
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STATE/LOCAL
BRIEFS Student loans defaulters
face credit problems
COLUMBUS (AP)
Many of those contributing
to the growing default rate for
federal student loans include
people who want to pay but
cant and who end up facing
a lifetime of credit problems,
The Columbus Dispatch
reported Sunday.
While millions default-
ing on loans have chosen to
ignore them costing tax-
payers millions of dollars.
some borrowers cant pay
because of financial trouble
due to illness or other prob-
lems beyond their control,
the newspaper said in a series
on credit-reporting prob-
lems. The system doesnt
distinguish between types of
defaulters, and both are treat-
ed as financial deadbeats.
Low credit scores for those
who dont pay despite the
reason prevent them from
buying cars, renting apart-
ments and even getting jobs
in some cases.
The system is extremely
unforgiving, said Deanne
Loonin, a National Consumer
Law Center attorney who
directs the Student Loan
Borrower Assistance Project
for the Boston-based nonprof-
it agency. Weve chosen, as
a public policy, very punitive
collection. From a taxpayer-
return point of view, it makes
more sense to help them suc-
ceed.
The student-loan default
rate keeps growing. More
than 37 million borrowers
owe more than $1 trillion
in student loans with the
majority government loans
and more than 5 million
people are in default, the
newspaper reported.
The U.S. Department of
Education tracks student
loans for the first three years
of repayment, and the most
recent data show that 13.4
percent of borrowers who
were to begin repayment in
2009 defaulted by the end of
2011, defined as not making
payments for nine consecu-
tive months.
The Dispatch analyzed a
random sample of the near-
ly 16,000 lawsuits the U.S.
government has filed against
defaulted student-loan debt-
ors since 2007. Of 394 cases,
more than 73 percent were
filed a decade after borrowers
fell into default and nearly a
third were filed 20 years after
default.
Because of compounding
interest and debt-collection
fees, defendants owe a
median debt of $8,100
nearly twice what they bor-
rowed. More than 40 per-
cent owe double what they
borrowed.
Terri Crothers of Gallipolis,
in southern Ohio, paid on her
student loans for nine years
until she was hit by medical
bills after a car crash. With
collection fees and interest,
the middle-school teacher
now owes nearly double what
she originally borrowed and
pays $500 a month.
I couldnt help that I got
hurt, she said. Its not right
that I owe so much more than
I borrowed, even after paying
them off faithfully.
The federal government
can garnish paychecks, seize
income-tax returns and take
Social Security benefits from
borrowers who defaulted.
There is no statute of limita-
tions covering federal loans,
and its virtually impossible
to get rid of the debt through
bankruptcy, according to the
newspaper.
The Education Department
has said borrowers can get
rid of default and its nega-
tive effect on credit scores
through loan consolidation or
on-time payments. But bor-
rowers rarely escape federal
student loans and the credit
problems that result from not
paying.
The Education Department
responded to the newspapers
findings:
We want to make sure
we are doing everything we
can to strike the right bal-
ance between helping bor-
rowers who have hit hard
times and honoring our
responsibility to be good
stewards of taxpayer dol-
lars, an email statement
said. Federal student loans
are not like other forms of
private credit. The American
taxpayer lends money to stu-
dents without any credit or
collateral requirements and
provides numerous repay-
ment options and benefits.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a
Democrat from Ohio, said the
federal government and uni-
versities arent doing enough
to make college affordable
or helping students avoid the
student-loan trap.
We say on one hand that
you need to go to school, and
then too many people are in a
worse-off financial situation
after they leave college, he
said.
Kent State graduate
Melissa Babe consolidated
her $17,000 student-loan debt
with her husbands $100,000
in loans, but he stopped
making payments when
they divorced. Babe, living
in Irvine, Calif., now owes
$290,000.
Ive spent many nights
crying my eyes out, begging
them to work with me, but
the answer is always no,
Babe said.
The system is
extremely unfor-
giving. Weve
chosen, as a public
policy, very puni-
tive collection.
From a taxpayer-
return point of
view, it makes
more sense to help
them succeed.
Deanne Loonin,
a National Consumer
Law Center attorney
Merchants take to the
road to peddle wares
By KEVIN JOY
The Columbus Dispatch
COLUMBUS (AP)
Several years ago, Josh
Harden made an impulse buy
via Craigslist: a battered 1968
Avion trailer with a worn interi-
or featuring shag carpeting and
needing an aroma fix.
I literally got it down by
the river in Cincinnati, said
Harden, of Columbus, who paid
$3,000 for it.
He drove the silver behe-
moth cross-country for seven
months, acquiring thousands
of thrift-store T-shirts on the
cheap, then flipping the retro
finds for a tidy profit on eBay to
cover food and fuel costs.
The positive response (and
income) in 2010 led to an online
clothing-resale business, Ghetto
Vintage, that Harden runs full
time from a warehouse.
During the summer, he went
mobile maintaining Web
sales but using the trailer, which
hed refurbished, as a secondary
tool to move extra Ts and attract
new customers. Despite limited
hours and exposure, he said, his
business has been good.
Were just showing up, and
people are finding us, said
Harden, who sets up mostly at
flea markets and farmers mar-
kets.
As the enduring wave of
food trucks has proved both in
central Ohio and nationwide,
spontaneity has its share of mys-
tique that can prove profitable.
Judge to consider
Ohio killers
obesity claim
COLUMBUS (AP) A
judge is ready to hear arguments
in the case of a condemned Ohio
inmate who weighs around 450
pounds and says hes too fat to
be executed humanely.
Killer Ronald Post claims
he could suffer a torturous and
lingering death because execu-
tioners will have a hard time
finding a vein for the lethal
chemical used by Ohio or if an
untried backup method is used
that injects chemicals directly
into muscle.
Federal judge Gregory Frost
planned a hearing Monday in
Columbus where evidence will
be presented by Posts attorneys
and also from state lawyers,
who oppose Posts request.
A Cleveland federal judge
has already rejected Posts
argument.
The state parole board on
Friday recommended Post be
spared because of questions
about his legal representation
30 years ago.
Social media
postings cause
alarm at schools
SPRINGFIELD (AP) At
least three Ohio schools are on
alert after apparent threats in the
wake of the Connecticut school
shooting.
In Hamilton County, in
southwest Ohio, an 18-year-old
man was charged with inducing
panic Sunday after a Facebook
post said he was sick of the
comments about the shooting,
and that they made him want to
shoot kids himself.
In Springfield, sheriffs
deputies planned to provide
extra security at Shawnee High
School Monday after a stu-
dent posted on Facebook that
he could do better than the
Friday shooting that left 28 peo-
ple dead. Deputies questioned
him, but he was not charged.
Officials in Willoughby, in
northeast Ohio, notified parents
of Twitter postings saying a gun
and bomb would be brought to
a middle school. No evidence
was found to substantiate it.
Gas prices
continue to fall
COLUMBUS (AP)
Ohio motorists have plenty to
be happy about this holiday
season, as gas prices are con-
tinuing to fall throughout the
month.
The average price for a
gallon of regular gas in Ohio
was $3.14 in todays survey
from auto club AAA, the Oil
Price Information Service and
Wright Express. Thats 21
cents lower than a week ago,
and down 35 cents from this
time last month.
Some areas of Ohio saw
prices fall below the $3 mark
over the weekend.
Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living,
changing organism, with a continuous shifting and adjusting of balance between individual
freedom and general order. Ilka Chase, American author, actress, humorist (1905-1978)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
By JULIE PACE
and JIM KUHNHENN
WASHINGTON
President Barack Obama is
vowing to use whatever
power this office holds to
safeguard the nations chil-
dren, raising the prospect that
he will pursue policy changes
to stem gun violence in the
wake of an elementary school
massacre.
Because what choice do
we have? a somber Obama
said at a Sunday evening vigil
in the grieving community of
Newtown, Conn. We cant
accept events like this as rou-
tine. Are we really prepared
to say that were powerless in
the face of such carnage? That
the politics are too hard?
The newly re-elected
president offered few specif-
ics about how he planned to
proceed, saying only that he
will engage with law enforce-
ment, mental health profes-
sionals, parents and educators
in the coming weeks. Just
days after the shooting at an
elementary school, Obama is
already facing pressure from
fellow Democrats and New
York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg to tackle gun con-
trol legislation, a contentious
issue he avoided as he sought
a second term.
But Fridays shooting,
which left 20 children and
eight adults dead, appears
to have spurred some soul-
searching by Obama, who
told Connecticuts governor
that Friday was the most dif-
ficult day of his presidency.
Speaking to families of the
victims and first responders,
Obama said Sunday that he
had been reflecting on wheth-
er the country was doing
enough to give its children
the chance they deserve to
live out their lives in happi-
ness and with purpose.
And if were honest with
ourselves, the answer is no.
Were not doing enough,
and we will have to change,
Obama said.
Sunday marked the fourth
time in Obamas presiden-
cy that he has traveled to a
community shaken by a mass
shooting. Just this summer,
he made a similar visit to
Aurora, Colo., where a dozen
people were killed in a movie
theater attack.
Drawing on his past expe-
riences, Obama said he was
mindful that mere words
would not be enough to heal
the depths of Newtowns sor-
row.
I can only hope that it
helps for you to know that
you are not alone in your
grief, Obama said during the
vigil, which followed his pri-
vate meeting with families of
the victims.
The president closed his
remarks by reading the first
names of the kids, slowly, in
the most wrenching moment
of the night. Cries and sobs
filled the room.
Said Obama of the girls
and boys who died: God
has called them all home. For
those of us who remain, let us
find the strength to carry on
and make our country worthy
of their memory.
Inside the room, children
held stuffed teddy bears and
dogs. The smallest kids sat on
their parents laps.
There were tears and hugs,
but also smiles and squeezed
arms. Mixed with disbelief
was a sense of a commu-
nity reacquainting itself all
at once.
One man said it was less
mournful, more familial.
Some kids chatted easily
with their friends. The adults
embraced each other in sup-
port.
Were halfway between
grief and hope, said Curt
Brantl, whose daughter was
in the library of the elemen-
tary school when the shoot-
ings occurred. She was not
harmed.
Police and firefighters got
hugs and standing ovations
when they entered. So did
Obama.
We needed this, said the
Rev. Matt Crebbin, senior
minister of the Newtown
Congregational Church.
We needed to be together
to show that we are together
and united. The shootings
have restarted a debate in
Washington about what poli-
ticians can to do help gun
control or otherwise. Obama
has called for meaningful
action to prevent killings.
Obama signals action
following school shooting
By JIM KUHNHENN
and ANDREW TAYLOR
WASHINGTON The
White House and congres-
sional Republicans are a long
way from agreeing on a plan
to deal with the fiscal cliff.
But it seems like some prog-
ress is being made.
House Speaker John
Boehner is offering $1 tril-
lion in higher tax revenue
over 10 years and an increase
in the top tax rate on people
making more than $1 million
a year. Hes also offering
a large enough extension in
the governments borrowing
cap to fund the government
for one year before the issue
must be revisited condi-
tioned on President Barack
Obama agreeing to the $1
trillion in cuts.
The offer, made Friday
after a long impasse between
Boehner, R-Ohio, and Obama,
calls for about $450 billion
in revenue from increasing
the top rate on million-dollar-
plus income from 35 percent
to the Clinton-era rate of 39.6
percent.
The additional revenue
required to meet the $1 tril-
lion target would be collected
through a rewrite of the tax
code next year and by slow-
ing the inflation adjustments
made to tax brackets.
In return, Boehner is ask-
ing for $1 trillion in spending
cuts from government ben-
efit programs like Medicare.
Those cuts would defer most
of a painful set of across-
the-board spending cuts set
to slash many domestic pro-
grams and the Pentagon bud-
get by 8-9 percent, starting in
January.
Boehners proposal was
described Sunday by offi-
cials familiar with it. They
required anonymity because
of the sensitivity of the talks.
Boehner also continues
to press for a less gener-
ous inflation adjustment for
Social Security benefits,
a move endorsed by many
budget hawks. Obama and
Democrats on last years
deficit supercommittee
endorsed the idea in offers
made last year, but theyre
more reluctant now.
The new inflation adjust-
ment would also raise about
$70 billion over a decade in
new revenues because tax
brackets would rise more
slowly for inflation, driving
people more quickly into
higher tax brackets.
The increased optimism
come as time is running out
before the adjournment of
Congress. Tax rates on all
workers go up in January, and
$109 billion worth of across-
the-board spending cuts begin
to take effect then as well.
Taken together with the expi-
ration of extended jobless
benefits and a 2-percentage-
point break in Social Security
payroll taxes, the combina-
tion of austerity steps threat-
ens to send the economy back
into recession.
The burst of optimism is
tempered by the caution that
the remaining steps to reach-
ing a deal particularly
how much to cut Medicare
and whether to impose the
new, less generous inflation
adjustment to Social Security
are difficult. Then comes
the job of selling it to a polar-
ized Congress, where GOP
conservatives have been rail-
ing against higher tax rates
for months as sure to cost
jobs and hurt small business,
and Democrats have taken a
harder line against cost curbs
to Medicare.
But it appears clear there
is momentum as White
House and congressional
aides worked through the
weekend.
The movement comes
as an increasing number of
Republicans have called for
a tactical retreat that would
hand Obama a victory on
his longstanding campaign
promise to raise taxes on
households making more
than $250,000 a year. That
increase, combined with an
increase in the tax rate on
investment income from 15
percent to 20 percent, would
raise about $800 billion in tax
revenue over a decade.
Movement seen in fiscal cliff talks
By DONNA CASSATA
WASHINGTON
Democratic Sen. John Kerry
stands tall as President Barack
Obamas good soldier.
The Massachusetts lawmak-
er has flown to Afghanistan
and Pakistan numerous times
to tamp down diplomatic dis-
putes, spending hours drink-
ing tea and taking walks with
Afghan President Hamid
Karzai or engaging in delicate
negotiations in Islamabad.
Its a highly unusual role
for a Senate Foreign Relations
Committee chairman: envoy
with a special but undefined
portfolio.
Kerry has pushed the
White Houses national secu-
rity agenda in the Senate with
mixed results. He successfully
ensured ratification of a nuclear
arms reduction treaty in 2010
and most recently failed to per-
suade Republicans to back a
U.N. pact on the rights of the
disabled.
Throughout this past elec-
tion year, he skewered Obamas
Republican rival, Mitt Romney,
at nearly every opportunity and
was a vocal booster for the
presidents re-election. Kerry
memorably told delegates
at the Democratic National
Convention in August: Ask
Osama bin Laden if hes better
off now than he was four years
ago.
Obama seems likely to
reward all that work by nomi-
nating the 69-year-old Kerry,
perhaps in the coming days,
to succeed Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton as
the nations top diplomat. The
prospects for the five-term
senator soared last week when
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice,
a top contender for the post,
withdrew from consideration
to avoid a fierce fight with
Senate Republicans.
A Kerry nomination has
been discussed with congres-
sional leaders, and consulta-
tions between the White House
and congressional Democrats
have centered on the fate of
his Senate seat, according to
officials familiar with the situ-
ation who were not authorized
to publicly discuss the talks. If
the seat were in play, it could
boost the prospects for recently
defeated Republican Sen. Scott
Brown to win back a job in
Washington.
At the same time, Obama
is considering one of Kerrys
former Senate colleagues,
Republican Chuck Hagel of
Nebraska, for the Pentagons
top job.
The selection of Kerry
would close a political circle
with Obama. In 2004, it was
White House hopeful Kerry
who asked a largely unknown
Illinois state senator to deliv-
er the keynote address at the
Democratic convention in
Boston, handing the national
stage to Obama. Kerry lost that
election to President George
W. Bush. Four years later,
Obama was the White House
hopeful who succeeded where
Kerry had failed.
Senate colleagues in both
parties say Kerrys confirma-
tion would be swift and near
certain, another remarkable
turnaround. Eight years ago,
the GOP ridiculed Kerry as
a wind-surfing, flip-flopper as
he tried and failed to unseat
Bush.
If he is nominated, he
comes into the position with
a world of knowledge. Hes
someone who certainly under-
stands how the legislative
process works and I think he
will be someone that Congress
will want to work with in a
very positive way, said Sen.
Bob Corker of Tennessee, who
is poised to become the top
Republican on the Foreign
Relations Committee next
year.
On foreign policy, Kerry is Obamas good soldier
By JENNIFER C. KERR
WASHINGTON The
pomp surrounding the inaugu-
ration of the president of the
United States can carry a hefty
price tag, from the glitzy galas
to all those inaugural balls.
Think of it this way: It can
cost about the same as 150
Bentley cars, several dozen
yachts or some $20 million
shy of the cash needed for a
Boeing 737.
But taxpayers arent on the
hook for the fun stuff the
balls and other celebratory
events and this inaugura-
tion wont be as big as the
last one for President Barack
Obama.
A solid chunk of the tab
for the 57th inauguration next
month will be picked up by
loyal supporters and other pri-
vate donors, as it has been for
years. In 2009, Obama raised
$53 million in private money
for his inauguration, when
a record 1.8 million people
braved the winter chill to see
him take his place in his-
tory as Americas first black
president.
Previous inaugural com-
mittees have raised big cash,
too, though not as much as
Obama. President George
W. Bush had about $40 mil-
lion raised for each of his
inaugurals. For President Bill
Clinton, it was about $30 mil-
lion in 1997.
But this time around, with
the economy still sputtering
out of the worst downturn
since the Great Depression,
Obama is scaling back the
celebrations a bit.
The official activities will
span three days, starting with
a National Day of Service on
Jan. 19 and culminating on
Jan. 21 with the swearing-
in, the parade and the balls.
Last time, it was four days of
events.
As for those inaugural
balls, there wont be as many.
There were 10 official balls
four years ago, but this time
around a source close to the
inaugural planning says there
will be fewer balls, though no
final number has been decided
yet.
In 2009, there also was
a huge rock concert on the
National Mall with U2, Bruce
Springsteen, Beyonce and
many others. No repeat this
time. The planning for the
2013 inaugural doesnt include
a mall concert.
Another big change is the
way Obama will raise his
inaugural funds.
Unlike four years ago, he
now is accepting money from
corporations to help pay for
the festivities, and there are
no limits on those donations.
In 2009, the presidential inau-
gural committee capped indi-
vidual donations at $50,000.
Lobbyists and political action
committees will still be banned
from making donations.
Besides the balls and the
traditional parade, private
money also would pay for
items such as giant TV screens
on the mall for the swearing-
in and thousands of portable
toilets.
The other gigantic part
of the tab is all the security.
Thats picked up by taxpay-
ers, but its harder to put a
complete dollar figure on
security.
Big price for
inaugural
pomp; much
private money
One Year Ago
Volunteers with the Delphos Community Christmas
Project are busy filling the needs of local children for
Christmas. Local businesses and organizations are lending a
hand. Brad Hohenbrink of Hohenbrink TV presented a check
for $1,300 to project volunteer Deb Rostorfer. Hohenbrink,
his brother, Kent Hohenbrink, and Bill Hurley also refur-
bished six Christmas trees to be distributed.
25 Years Ago 1987
Elida Future Farmers of America donated eight cases
of tangelos to Bob Shelmadine, 81, of Gomer for use in the
Gomer Christmas Project. Shelmadine has been known as the
Gomer Santa Claus for 57 years. He distributes the fruit at
local hospitals, nursing homes and schools.
A Christmas party was held in the Ottoville Veterans of
Foreign Wars social rooms for the Senior Citizens. Favors
were small wreaths made by Frances Hoehn and committee
Josephine Bockrath, Mary Louise Schimmoeller and Matilda
Eickholt. Guests were Rev. Sylvan Obergefell, President
Albert Wieging, Vice President Valeria Siefker, Secretary
Rosa Deitering and Katherine Gordon, Putnam County
Outstanding Woman of the Year.
Two Delphos players who are contributing to the early
success of the Lima Campus Lady Barons basketball program
are sophomore Nora Fought, a Jefferson graduate and fresh-
man Elaine Pohlman, a St. Johns graduate. The Barons have
defeated Wright State-Lake 75-47, Bluffton College junior
varsity 71-61 and conference foe Ohio University-Chillicothe
106-62.
50 Years Ago 1962
Members of Delphos Junior Court Catholic Daughters
of America will go Christmas caroling Wednesday evening
and bring baskets of fruit, candy and nuts to shut-ins. On
Dec. 27 the girls will hold a Christmas party with 50 cent gift
exchange in the Little Theater.
Mrs. Robert Turner has announced that Edna Jane Sadler
has been appointed assistant hostess for Welcome Wagon and
will serve in that capacity with Mrs. R. B. Rozelle, who has
been an assistant hostess for some time.
Mrs. Carl Greulich entertained the Once-A-Month
Pinochle Club in her home in Ottoville Wednesday evening
with first award going to Mrs. Joseph Perrin, second to Mrs.
Hubert Altenburger and low and traveling to Mrs. Jerome
Altenburger. Mrs. Robert Fortener will entertain the club in
January.
75 Years Ago 1937
The annual Recognition Service for new members of
the Jefferson High School Girl Reserve organization was
held Wednesday evening at the Presbyterian Church. The
officers of the organization are: President, Luella Miller;
vice president, Margaret Fosnaught; secretary, Alma Sanders;
treasurer, Mary Alice Feathers; program chairman, Dorothy
Jones; special chairman, Betty Rinehart; pianist, Helen Fettig
and song leader, Janice Powell.
The Wardens defeated the Lecturers two games out of
three in the regular weekly Knights of Columbus bowling
league session held at the Delphos Recreation Alleys. The
total score was 1908 to 1728. John Shenk of the Wardens was
high in both game score and totals. He cracked the maples for
a 222 count in the second game of the evening for the high
game and was high in the totals with 470.
An interesting meeting of the W. M. I. Club was conduct-
ed Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Currey,
North Moening Street. Mrs. Currey discussed Two Pre-
Historic Ohio Villages. A resume of the book, Yourself,
Inc., was given by Mrs. Dane Ridenour. On Saturday eve-
ning the club will enjoy a Christmas party at the home of Mrs.
O. M. Arnold, West First Street.
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COMMUNITY
LANDMARK
Happy Birthday
Fort Jennings
Historical Marker
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
7 p.m. Washington
Township Trustees meet at
the township house.
Delphos City Council meets
at the Delphos Municipal
Building, 608 N. Canal St.
7:30 p.m. Jefferson
Athletic Boosters meet at the
Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth
St.
Spencerville village council
meets at the mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Area
Visiting Nurses offer free
blood pressure checks at
Delphos Discount Drugs.
6 p.m. Weight Watchers
meets at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 211 E.
Third St.
7:30 p.m. Elida School
Board meets at the high school
office.
Alcoholics Anonymous,
First Presbyterian Church,
310 W. Second St.
DEC. 18
Brian Grothouse
Nicki Geise
LaDonna Eggeman
DEC. 19
Cheryl Lehmkuhle
Sis Roehm
Joan Culp
Scott Buescher
Eric Buescher
Ryan Wiechart
Amanda Metcalfe
Peyton Stabler
Jonah Stemen
Hannah Grote
Coaches address Optimists
The two Delphos schools boys varsity basketball coaches were the guest speakers
at a recent Delphos Optimist Club meeting. Jefferson coach, Marc Smith, left, begin-
ning his eighth season as head coach, and Aaron Elwer, right, beginning his sixth
season as head coach, presented their outlook on this years teams. Optimist Jay
Metzner thanked them for attending the meeting. (Photo submitted)
Blood drive surpasses goal with 59 units collected
The Knights of Columbus American Red
Cross Blood Drive held Dec. 12 was a great
success. The goal was surpassed with 59 units
given.
Those receiving milestone pins were: Jim
Mesker, two gallons; Eugene Siefker, five
gallons; Jerry Lewis, Lisa Menke and Carol
Hoersten, seven gallons; Louie Jettinghoff
and Dan Altman, 10 gallons; and Ron Rode,
13 gallons.
Many donors who gave blood wrote a note
to servicemen serving our country. The Red
Cross will forward them to the appropriate
place.
SPORTS
By BOB WEBER
The Delphos Herald
btzweber@bright.net
SPENCERVILLE
Saturday night, the Spencerville
Bearcats welcomed the Big
Green of Ottoville for a non-
league boys basketball game.
Veteran Bearcat
head coach Kevin
Sensabaugh, after
becoming the all-
time leading boys
basketball coach in
school history Friday
night with 129 wins, extended
that record to 130 with a deci-
sive 55-32 win over the Big
Green.
The Bearcats came into
the game on a 2-game win-
ning streak after a very tough
beginning to their season with
losses to St. Henry, Minster
and Elida.
The Big Green, on the other
hand, came into the contest on
a 4-game losing streak at the
hands of Van Wert, Columbus
Grove, St. Johns and Fort
Jennings.
The first quarter saw both
teams struggle offensively
with the Bearcats going only
1-for-5 beyond the arc and
narrowly coming away with a
9-7 lead at the break. The Big
Green could only come away
with one 3-pointer but were
4-of-4 from the stripe for their
seven points.
The Bearcats extended
their lead throughout the
second quarter of play that
included a lot of interesting
developments. Both teams
were called for several fouls
during the eight minutes but
after the third Big Green foul
was whistled on senior guard
Ryan Honigford, head coach
Todd Turnwald questioned the
call and while the Bearcats
were at the line, Turnwald was
assessed a technical at the 1:33
mark. The Bearcats made three
of the four shots from the line
and also got possession back
which they ultimately scored
on.
If the quarter wasnt strange
enough with the events on the
court, the final 17 sec-
onds required three sepa-
rate attempts of the Big
Green bringing the ball
in because the clock mal-
functioned and froze up,
not allowing the timer to
start the clock to resume play.
Finally, play was resumed and
the Bearcats outscored the Big
Green 15-6 to take a command-
ing 24-13 lead into halftime.
The third quarter saw the
Big Green try to battle back on
the road behind Honigfords
two deep 3-pointers and the
nice all-around game of soph-
omore Brandt Landin (Big
Green leading scorer with 11
points for the game) in outscor-
ing the Bearcats 12-11; how-
ever, they still trailed for the
game 35-25.
The second half and
especially the final period
of play saw the Bearcats
get big contributions out of
6-0 starting freshman guard
Zach Goecke (21 points on
the evening) and off the bench
from 6-4 senior center Greg
Miller with six points. Senior
Derek Goecke also chipped in
10 markers on the night but
was sidelined throughout most
of the second half with foul
trouble.
The Big Green only came
away with seven points in the
final stanza as the Bearcats
experience and depth took over
the game and preserved the
23-point win over the visitors.
The Big Green continued
its season offensive woes with
going 26 percent (7-27) from
2-point land, 43 percent (3-7)
from 3-point land, and 75 per-
cent (9-12) from the stripe.
Sensabaugh began the year
knowing that after a solid 2011-
12 season that saw his team get
to the districts, he had
a nice nucleus com-
ing back for this years
campaign: We have a
lot of guys back from
last season. They are a
great group of young
men and I love working
with them. We have a
lot of guys back that gained
valuable big-game experience
last year.
That experience was on
display this night with contri-
butions from all of his start-
ers and getting much needed
help from his bench. However,
the night belonged to a fresh-
man as Zach Goecke lit up
the scoreboard using several
breakaway and driving layups
on the Big Green defense, two
deep 3-pointers and 3-of-6
from the stripe.
The Bearcats (3-3) will try
to extend their winning streak
Friday night as they host Allen
East with a 6 p.m. JV start.
The Big Green (1-5) were
led by Landins 11 points.
Landin, who had lost his start-
ing position for a couple of
games this season, had a nice
game on both ends of the court
for the Big Green.
The Big Green will
play Tuesday night as
they host the Jefferson
Wildcats for a 7 p.m.
varsity-only start.
The JV game once
again had to be can-
celled due to an injured
player on Ottovilles squad,
only leaving 10 players for the
Big Green.
VARSITY
Ottoville (32)
Derek Schimmoeller 1-0-4-6, Ryan
Honigford 0-2-0-6, Luke Schimmoeller
1-0-2-4, Cory Fischer 0-0-0-0, Brandt
Landin 4-0-3-11, Tyler Roby 0-0-0-
0, Austin Honigford 1-1-0-5, Brendon
Schnipke 0-0-0-0. Totals 7-3-9-32.
Spencerville (55)
Ben Bowers 0-2-0-6, Devon Cook
0-2-0-6, Zach Goecke 6-2-3-21,
Coleman McCormick 1-0-0-2, Derek
Goecke 4-0-2-10, Evan Crites 1-0-0-
2, Greg Miller 2-0-2-6, Hunter Patton
0-0-2-2. Totals 14-6-9-55.
Score by Quarters:
Ottoville 7- 6-12- 7 32
Spencerville 9-15-11-20 55
Freshman leads Bearcats past Big Green
Sophomore Brooke Culp led Jefferson in scoring versus
New Bremen Saturday afternoon, using drives such as this
through and over Lady Cardinals Amber Paul and Karli
Jones. Her 18 points werent enough as the Cardinals
grabbed a 4-point road win in Delphos. (Delphos Herald/
Tom Morris)
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS An experi-
enced New Bremen girls bas-
ketball team rode the 19-point
effort of senior Haley Moeller,
a dominating third period and
some clutch foul shooting
down the stretch to hold off the
still-inexperienced Jefferson
crew 47-43 in a non-league
clash Saturday afternoon at
Jefferson High School.
That is a very tough bas-
ketball team. Their record
doesnt show it because theyve
played teams like Celina and
Versailles, Jefferson men-
tor Dave Hoffman explained.
They are experienced and
senior-dominated, so they
played like it. They are physi-
cal and very difficult to defend
because they go inside-out.
Bremen coach Chris Burden
credits that experience for his
teams win.
We had a simple game
plan each time out: rebound
and play good defense. We
strive to limit our opponents
to one shot each time and
generally we did that today,
he explained. We do like
to get out and run, so you
have to rebound to do so. We
also got a lot of second shots
today, which is another goal
of ours.
Jefferson (3-4) led 26-23
entering the third period and the
teams traded baskets to keep
the margin at three. Moeller,
who had 10 points at halftime,
maintained her efforts, scoring
eight in the period. A sec-
ond-chance basket by senior
Hannah Holdren (one of 7 for
the Lady Cardinals to 0 for the
Lady Wildcats) at 4:55 gave
Bremen the lead for good.
They used a 6-0 run to get the
lead. A free toss by Jefferson
junior Gabby Pimpas (8 points)
at 3:16 broke the streak tem-
porarily before the Cardinals
(4-4) closed with a 7-0 span in
the final 2:05, capped by a put-
back by Moeller with 30 ticks
left, for a 38-29 edge.
Jefferson sophomore
Brooke Culp (team-high 18
points, 6 boards) was held to
two points in the period after
dropping in 12 the first half.
The Wildcats had an early
reply in the fourth canto:
eight straight: 4 free throws
by Pimpas, a reverse layin
by junior Brooke Hesseling
and two more tosses by junior
Rileigh Stockwell at 4:52; to
get within 38-37. However,
they committed two miscues
the next two times down court
(21 for the game versus 13 for
their foe) and couldnt get any
closer. They were forced to
foul as New Bremen began to
run their flex offense to perfec-
tion, taking time off the clock.
In the final 3:27, they canned
7-of-10 singles (9-of-16 over-
all for 56.3% versus 21-of-27
for Delphos for 77.8%). Two
tosses by Holdren (10 points, 6
boards, 3 assists) with 1.2 ticks
on the board accounted for the
final margin.
It was a tussle from start
to finish. There were five
lead changes in the first peri-
od alone. Once Moeller hit a
transition basket at 2:50, the
Cardinals led 7-6. They built
that lead to 13-8 on her 10-foot
baseliner at 47.6 seconds but a
trifecta by Pimpas from right
of the key to beat the horn
made it 13-11.
Culp came alive in the sec-
ond period, scoring 10 points.
Stockwells basket at 5:45 gave
Jefferson their largest lead of
the game at 20-15 and Culp
fouled in the act of shooting
a last-chance 28-footer at the
horn hit three free throws
with no time on the clock for
that 26-23 halftime spread.
In sum, New Bremen hit
18-of-49 shots (2-of-12 beyond
the arc) for 36.7 percent;
seized 32 boards (14 offen-
sive) as Moeller added six;
and 20 fouls. Moeller added
five steals and Kyla Otting 10
counters. They visit Jackson
Center Tuesday.
Jefferson totaled 10-of-
32 shooting (2-of-5 3-balls)
for 31.3 percent; 28 caroms
(7 offensive) as Stockwell
led with eight; and 16 fouls.
Pimpas had three assists.
Jefferson visits Ada 6 p.m.
Thursday.
I was proud of our efforts
today against an experienced
team. We played them tough,
as well as we could, Hoffman
added. The third period has
been a problem for us all sea-
son; for some reason, we dont
come out with the needed
intensity. We were up three
against Crestview Thursday at
the half and they outscored
us 20-4; today it was 15-3.
We had a couple of unforced
turnovers that cost us. We also
gave up way too many second
shots but that is as much them
being more physical than us.
We made more progress today
and we just need to keep work-
ing and making strides as we
gain experience. Were start-
ing to reach a more comfort-
able level with our younger
girls, which we need.
In junior varsity action,
New Bremen grabbed a 30-20
victory.
Devon Heitkamp led the
Cardinals with nine, while
sophomore Heather Pohlman
countered with nine for the
Lady Cats (2-5).
Veteran Cards hold off Lady Cats
VARSITY
NEW BREMEN (47)
Meagan Brandt 1-0-3, Kyla Otting
3-3-10, Hannah Holdren 4-2-10, Sam
Luedeke 0-0-0, Amber Paul 0-2-2,
Haley Moeller 9-1-19, Karli Jones 0-0-
0, Melissa Thieman 1-1-3. Totals 16-2-
9/16-47.
JEFFERSON (43)
Brooke Culp 5-7-18, Katie Goergens
1-0-2, Rileigh Stockwell 1-0-2, Hannah
Sensibaugh 0-5-5, Gabby Pimpas
1-5-8, Makayla Binkley 1-2-4, Brooke
Hesseling 1-2-4, Jasmine McDougall
0-0-0. Totals 8-2-21/27-43.
Score By Quarters:
New Bremen 13 10 15 9 47
Jefferson 11 15 3 14 43
Three-point goals: New Bremen,
Brandt, Otting; Jefferson, Culp,
Pimpas.
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JUNIOR VARSITY
NEW BREMEN (30)
Ashley Berning 1-0-2, Alyse Clune
2-1-5, Devon Heitkamp 2-5-9, Kaitlyn
Ahrns 0-1-1, Sarah Steineman 0-0-0,
Debbie Paul 2-0-4, Ali Howell 0-0-0,
Janelle Elking 0-2-2, Kim Brown 3-1-7.
Totals 10-0-10/22-30.
JEFFERSON (20)
Taylor Stroh 0-0-0, Heather
Pohlman 4-1-9, Lindsay Deuel 1-1-3,
Brooke Gallmeier 0-0-0, Shelby Koenig
0-0-0, Tori Black 1-0-2, Jessica Pimpas
1-0-2, Bailey Gorman 2-0-4. Totals
9-0-2/9-20.
Score by Quarters:
New Bremen 8 3 8 11 - 30
Jefferson 2 8 8 2 - 20
Three-point goals: New Bremen,
none; Jefferson, none.
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
KALIDA Jefferson
head boys basketball coach
Marc Smith fully expected
what Kalidas defensive game
plan would be come Saturday
night in their non-conference
tussle at the Wildcat Den;
use a variety of zones to shut
down junior forward
Ross Thompson inside
and force his Wildcats
to shoot from the
perimeter.
Knowing what to
expect and executing
against it are two different
things as the Red and White
found out in faltering 38-29.
The story: 9-of-35 shoot-
ing from the floor, includ-
ing 4-of-22 downtown, for
25.7 percent. Freshman Trey
Smith led the offense with
nine points and senior
Zach Ricker added
eight, while Thompson
was limited to four (10
boards).
I have coached here
for eight years and its
what we see when we go
against Kalida. They take
their chances that you wont
hit a lot of outside shots;
they play the percentages and
it works for them, Coach
Smith explained. We just
couldnt make shots. Pretty
much anyone we have out
there has a green light and
I know they are capable of
shooting well form the perim-
eter. As the game wore on,
the confidence went down,
too, as youd expect from
young kids; we even tried to
attack the basket and get to
the line but that wasnt very
successful, either. We kept
preaching at every dead ball
and timeout to keep shoot-
ing with confidence. We tried
inside-out and penetrate-and-
kick and we simply couldnt
knock down shots.
It wasnt as if the home
Wildcats (3-2) were hot from
the floor; they canned 14-of-
36 (2-of-12 long range) for
38.9 percent, with senior
Austin Horstman notching
10 and sophomore Devin
Kortokrax adding nine.
Were a work in progress.
We try to build form the defen-
sive end anyway because we
arent a good offensive team
right now, long-time Kalida
coach Dick Kortokrax said.
Were thankful for any win
right now and thats no slight
to Jefferson; they play awful-
ly hard and Coach Smith does
a great job with them but they
are going through the same
things as we are as far as hav-
ing young and inexperienced
teams. We can compete well
with teams going through the
same situation as we are, like
Perry.
Smith scored the first five
points of the night: a 3-ball
and two free throws; in the
first minute before Horstman
got the hosts on the board
to jump-start an 8-0 run to
give Kalida the lead for good
on a jumper from the left
elbow by Kortokrax at the
4:04 mark. Kortokrax drove
for a deuce at 1:58 for a 10-7
edge before Smith hit an off-
balance runner at 1:40 for a
10-9 Jefferson deficit.
Kalida used a mix of 1-2-2
and 2-3 zones and a 2-2-1 nui-
sance press most of the way,
while Delphos employed a
man-to-man scheme. Both
teams ended up needing to
run a deliberate offense as
very few shots were uncon-
tested.
However, that only led to
a Jeffcat drought that lasted
5:44. By the time they scored
again on a free throw by Smith
at 3:56, Kalidas lead was
16-10. When junior Randy
Zeller hit a third-chance put-
back at the 3-minute mark,
the Maroon and Whites lead
was 18-10. However, junior
Austin Jettinghoff hit a tri-
fecta at 2:32 and Thompson a
putback with 2.1 ticks on the
board to get within 18-15.
Kalida slowly very
slowly built up a 24-15
lead in the third canto as the
Jeffcats missed all eight shots
they took in the period and
turned it over three times (10
for the game versus Kalidas
8). Kalida started to get into
a bit of foul trouble as three
starters picked up their third
fouls during the span and
also struggled shooting the
ball against the Delphos man
D, hitting 2-of-8.
Jeffersons only point
in the stanza was a
free toss by Ricker at
1:11 to account for the
24-16 scoreboard as the
game went to the fourth
period.
The visitors tried to rally
and began to heat up some
in the finale. They hit three
of their first five shots:
Jettinghoff triple, Ricker
8-footer and Ricker 3-ball; to
get within 27-24 at the 4:22
mark. However, they
could get no closer. A
key 4-0 mini-spurt: bas-
kets by Horstman and
senior Cody Mathew;
put Jefferson behind
33-24 and, having been
assessed only three fouls the
second half to that point (9
for the game versus 15), were
forced to foul to extend the
game and get Kalida into the
1-and-1. Kalida notched 5-of-
6 in the last 1:36 (9-of-10
for the game for 90% ver-
sus 7-of-13 for Jefferson for
53.8%).
Jefferson (1-4) totaled 24
caroms (8 offensive) as soph-
omore Nick Fitch added six.
They will visit Ottoville for a
varsity-only contest starting 7
p.m. Tuesday.
Defensively, our effort
was outstanding after hav-
ing a terrible effort against
Crestview last night. Our
defense gave us a chance to
win this game despite our
struggles offensively, Coach
Smith added. We did a nice
job on Horstman inside. We
handled the ball fairly well
and we rebounded with them.
We did a lot of good things
tonight except for shooting
and the effort was outstand-
ing.
Kalida secured 27 boards
(6 offensive) as Horstman
grabbed six and junior Adam
Langhals five. Kalida visits
Lincolnview Friday.
Once we started to get to
the line, we hit them. We were
16-of-20 against Pandora-
Gilboa the other night,
another team in a rebuild-
ing mode, Coach Kortokrax
added. We play awfully hard
that cant be questioned on
either teams part but for
us, we need to play smarter.
Again, that is part of the pro-
cess we are going through
right now.
In junior varsity action,
Kalidas moved to 5-0 with a
54-37 conquest.
Freshman Trent Gerding
led the victors with 11.
For the Jeffcats (1-4),
freshman Dalton Hicks net-
ted 11.
Kalida D stymies Jefferson
VARSITY
JEFFERSON (29)
Austin Jettinghoff 2-0-6, Zach
Ricker 3-1-8, Jordon Williams 0-0-0,
Ross Thompson 2-0-4, Trey Smith 2-4-
9, Seth Wollenhaupt 0-0-0, Tyler Mox
0-0-0, Nick Fitch 0-2-2. Totals 5-4-
7/13-29.
KALIDA (38)

Cody Mathew 2-0-4, Adam
Langhals 1-0-2, Devin Kortokrax 2-5-
9, Randy Zeller 2-2-7, Andrew Krouse
0-0-0, Cole Miller 1-2-4, Joe Gerdeman
1-0-2, Austin Horstman 5-0-10. Totals
13-1-9/10-38.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 9 6 1 13 - 29
Kalida 10 8 6 14 - 38
Three-point goals: Jefferson,
Jettinghoff 2, Ricker, Smith; Kalida,
Zeller.
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JUNIOR VARSITY
JEFFERSON (37)
Ryan Goergens 1-0-2, Kurt
Wollenhaupt 1-4-7, Josh Teman 0-3-
3, Alex Neubert 1-0-2, Justin Stewart
1-0-2, Zavier Buzard 1-0-2, Jordan
Herron 0-0-0, Dalton Hicks 4-3-11,
Grant Wallace 0-1-1, Carter Mox 1-1-3,
Tyler Rice 2-0-4. Totals 11-1-12/25-37.
KALIDA (54)
Grant Unverferth 0-0-0, Austin
Swift 2-3-7, Trent Gerding 5-1-11,
Trevor Holtkamp 2-0-6, Maag 1-0-2,
Zach Erhart 3-0-8, Logan Roebke 3-0-
7, Colton Farrell 2-2-6, Brent Hovest
1-1-3, Verhoff 0-0-0, O. Hovest 0-0-
0, Myers 2-0-4, Laudick 0-0-0, Devin
Kortokrax 0-0-0. Totals 16-5-7/10-54.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 7 9 11 10 - 37
Kalida 9 17 14 14 - 54
Three-point goals: Jefferson,
Wollenhaupt; Kalida, Holtkamp 2,
Erhart 2, Roebke.
Bearcats top local
wrestling teams at AC meet
HARROD
Spencervilles wres-
tling crew finished
third to lead the four
Tri-County teams at
the ninth annual Allen
County Wrestling
Tournament held Saturday at
Allen East High School.
St. Johns was fourth,
Jefferson sixth and Elida sev-
enth out of 10 teams.
Elida is in the Celina
Super-Tri Thursday (6
p.m.), while St. Johns is in
the Marion Harding Classic
Dec. 28 and Jefferson
and Spencerville are
in the LCC Holiday
Invitational Dec. 29.
2012 Allen County
Invitational Scores: Shawnee
297, Bath 253, Spencerville
206, St. Johns 199, Lima
C.C. 188, Jefferson 176, Elida 171,
Lima Senior 168, Allen East 163,
Bluffton 125.5.
Most Valuable Wrestler: Zach
Wilson (BL) - 160# Champion (4-time
Allen Co. Champion).
LOCAL ROUNDUP
See ROUNDUP, page 7
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Jefferson senior Geoff Ketcham maneuvers St. Johns
junior Nate Schroeder into a pinning combination to win
the final match of the Allen County Wrestling Tournament
to win the 285-pound title Saturday. (Photo submitted)
The Green Bay Packers and
Houston Texans clinched their
divisions, while the Baltimore
Ravens earned a playoff spot
despite another lousy loss.
The jumbled NFC East?
Well, that will come down to
the final week of the season.
The New York Giants
were humiliated 34-0 by the
Atlanta Falcons on
Sunday, falling into a
first-place tie with the
Dallas Cowboys and
Washington Redskins,
who both won to
improve to 8-6.
The Redskins did it
without Robert Griffin
III, who sat out with a
sprained right knee and wasnt
happy about having to stand
on the sideline and watch. But
fellow rookie Kirk Cousins
stepped in and threw for 329
yards and two touchdowns,
leading Washington to its fifth
straight win, 38-21 over the
Cleveland Browns.
Cousins connected with
Leonard Hankerson for both
TDs in his first career start and
the Redskins barely missed a
beat without the talented and
multi-dimensional RG3. Last
week, Cousins came off the
bench after Griffin got hurt
and delivered a performance
in this one that extended
Washingtons longest winning
streak since 2007.
Rookie Trent Richardson
had a pair of TD runs for the
Browns (5-9).
At Arlington, Texas, Dallas
Brandon Carr intercepted a
pass by Ben Roethlisberger in
overtime, returning it 36 yards
to the 1, and Dan Bailey kicked
a 21-yard field goal for a 27-24
win over Pittsburgh.
Baileys kick 1:24 into
OT won a game for the sec-
ond straight week since Dallas
practice squad linebacker Jerry
Brown was killed in a 1-car
accident that led to manslaughter
charges against teammate Josh
Brent. After Carrs interception,
Tony Romo took a 2-yard loss
to put the kicker in better posi-
tion for the Cowboys.
The Steelers (7-7) lost for
the fourth time in five games
and trail AFC North rival
Cincinnati by a game for the
conferences second wild-card
spot. They host the Bengals
next week. Roethlisberger is
0-2 since returning from a
three-game absence with shoul-
der and rib injuries.
At Atlanta, Matt Ryan
threw three touchdowns passes
in a 34-0 win and the Falcons
defense handed the Giants their
first regular-season shutout
since 1996.
Falcons cornerback Asante
Samuel had the first of two
interceptions against Eli
Manning. Julio Jones caught
a couple of scoring throws
from Ryan, who broke his own
franchise records for
completions and pass-
ing yards in a season.
He finished 23-of-28
for 270 yards.
Falcons (12-2), who
have already clinched
the NFC South,
moved a step closer
to home-field advan-
tage throughout the conference
playoffs.
Manning had his lowest-
rated game since 2007 for New
York (8-6), who went 0-for-3
on fourth down and missed a
short field goal.
PACKERS 21, BEARS 13
At Chicago, the Packers clinched
their second straight NFC North title with
a win over archrival Chicago Bears.
James Jones caught all three
touchdown passes thrown by the
Packers Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay
has now won six straight in the NFLs
oldest and fiercest rivalry. The
Packers (10-4) have won 12 straight
against NFC North opponents, the lon-
gest streak in the NFL.
Brandon Marshall had a 15-yard
TD catch for the Bears (8-6), who
have lost 5-of-6 and are in danger of
missing the playoffs after beginning
the year 7-1.
TEXANS 29, COLTS 17
At Houston, Andre Johnson had
151 yards receiving and a touchdown,
Bryan Braman scored on a blocked
punt and Shayne Graham kicked five
field goals to clinch the AFC South for
the second straight year.
J.J. Watt had three sacks for the
Texans (12-2) as Houstons defense
got back on track a week after a 42-14
loss to New England.
The Colts (9-5) had won three
straight and needed a win to clinch a
playoff berth a year after going 2-14.
BRONCOS 34, RAVENS 17
At Baltimore, Chris Harris returned
an interception 98 yards for a momen-
tum-turning touchdown and Denver
won its ninth straight.
Peyton Manning threw for 204
yards and a score in his ninth consecu-
tive win against Baltimore, the first with
the Broncos (11-3).
Ravens (9-5) were playing their first
game under offensive coordinator Jim
Caldwell, who replaced the fired Cam
Cameron. Baltimore clinched a playoff
spot by virtue of Pittsburghs loss.
49ERS 41, PATRIOTS 34
At Foxborough, Mass., San
Francisco earned a playoff berth by
withstanding a stunning comeback by
Tom Brady and New England from a
28-point deficit to beat the Patriots.
Michael Crabtree took a short pass
from Colin Kaepernick and sped around
cornerback Kyle Arrington for a 38-yard
touchdown with 6:25 to go, then David
Akers made a 28-yard field goal to
clinch it. San Francisco (10-3-1) owns
at least a wild-card spot and plays at
Seattle next week with a chance to win
the NFC West.
AFC East champion New England
(10-4), which had won seven in a row,
trailed 31-3 at one point and lost for the
first time at home in December in 21
games. The Patriots also had won 21 in
a row in the second half of the sched-
ule before San Francisco somehow
regrouped late in a game it seemingly
had clinched long before.
VIKINGS 36, RAMS 22
At St. Louis, Adrian Peterson ran
for a season-best 212 yards, including
an 82-yard touchdown.
Peterson has 1,812 yards rush-
ing for the Vikings (8-6), leaving him
294 shy of breaking the NFLs sin-
gle-season record of 2,105 by Eric
Dickerson of the Los Angeles Rams
in 1984. Peterson, less than a year
removed from a serious knee injury,
has two games left at Houston and
home against Green Bay to top
Dickerson.
The Rams fell to 6-7-1.
SEAHAWKS 50, BILLS 17
At Toronto, Seattle rookie quar-
terback Russell Wilson ran for three
touchdowns and threw for another in
leading the Seahawks to their second
straight rout.
Wilson scored on runs of 14, 25
and 4 yards and then hit Zach Miller for
a 4-yard TD in helping the Seahawks
(9-5) score 31 points on their first five
possessions. The defense forced three
consecutive turnovers to start the sec-
ond half, including Earl Thomas scoring
on a 57-yard interception return.
The Bills (5-9) were knocked out of
playoff contention for a 13th consecu-
tive season.
CARDINALS 31, LIONS 10
At Glendale, Ariz., Greg Toler
returned an interception 102 yards for
a fourth-quarter touchdown as Arizona
ended a 9-game losing streak.
The Cardinals (5-9) intercepted
Matthew Stafford three times, returning
two for touchdowns and setting up a
TD with the other.
The Lions (4-10) lost their sixth straight.
Rashad Johnson brought back a pick 53
yards for a TD to cap Arizonas 21-point
second quarter. Patrick Petersons inter-
ception set up another score.
Detroits Calvin Johnson became
the first player in NFL history with con-
secutive 1,600-yard receiving seasons
and tied an NFL record with his seventh
straight 100-yard receiving game.
PANTHERS 31, CHARGERS 7
At San Diego, Mike Tolbert scored
twice against his former team and
DeAngelo Williams turned a tipped
pass from Cam Newton into a 45-yard
touchdown reception.
Carolina (5-9) won consecutive
games for the first time since last
December. The loss knocked the
Chargers (5-9) out of playoff contention
for the third straight year and clinched
their first losing season since 2003,
when they were an NFL-worse 4-12.
SAINTS 41, BUCCANEERS 0
At New Orleans, Drew Brees
passed for 307 yards and four touch-
downs and New Orleans posted its first
shutout since 1995.
Brees connected on his scoring
passes with tight end David Thomas,
running back Darren Sproles and receiv-
ers Lance Moore and Joe Morgan.
Mark Ingram added an 11-yard touch-
down run for the Saints (6-8).
Josh Freeman endured one of his
worst outings of the season for Tampa
Bay (6-8), throwing four interceptions
and losing a fumble.
DOLPHINS 24, JAGUARS 3
At Miami, the Dolphins (6-8) kept
former teammate Chad Henne out of
the end zone, made three fourth-down
stops deep in its own territory and ben-
efited from an odd penalty.
The Dolphins turned back three
scoring threats and a go-ahead touch-
down for the Jaguars (2-12) came
off the board because of an illegal-
substitution penalty.
RAIDERS 15, CHIEFS 0
At Oakland, Calif., Sebastian
Janikowski kicked five field goals and
Darren McFadden rushed for 110 yards.
The Raiders (4-10) overwhelmed
the Chiefs (2-12) to snap a 6-game
losing streak.
NFL CAPSULES
Roundup
(Continued from Page 6)
Placers
Round Robin
106: 1. Lucas (SH); 2. Blaine
Hunter (E); 3. Dues (A); 4. Stahl
(BA); 5. Moore
(LS).
113: 1. Moore
(LS); 2. Kehres
(SH); 3. Ashley
King (SV).
126: 1.
Plaugher (SH); 2.
Derrick Smith (SV);
3. Russel (LS); 4.
Luke (BL); 5. Garrett Bell (E).
Two Pools
120: 1. Tyler Baker (A), 3:08;
2. Holbrook (LS); 3. Henon (SH),
0:59; 4. Freeman (BL); 5. Evan
Mohler (SJ), 1:45; 6. Dakota Rolfe
(E); 7. Blake Kimmet (DJ), bye.
132: 1. Nick Pauff (E) md 14-4;
2. Jared Davis (BA); 3. Kuhlman
(SH), 0:30; 4. Trevor
Bockey (SV); 5.
Hahn (LC), 4:51; 6.
Dylan Hicks (DJ); 7.
Askins (SH), 0:07;
8. Wilcutt (LS).
138: 1. Cory
Binkley (SV) md 15-7; 2. Arthur
(SH); 3. Eley (LC), 2:21; 4. Alex
Haunhorst (SJ); 5. Proby (LS)
12-10; 6. Stonehill (BA); 7. Christain
McCarthy (E), 2:29; 8. Robby King
(SV).
145: 1. Brandon McCormick
(LC) md 14-4; 2. Garrett (BA); 3.
Austin Martin (SJ) md 17-9; 4. Cole
Bellows (SV); 5. Kohlhorst (SH)
3-2; 6. Garmatter (BL); 7. Eisele
(LC), 3:55; 8. Knuckles (LS).
152: 1. Wes Buettner (SJ), 3:13;
2. Lowe (BA); 3. Tremoulis (LC),
1:34; 4. Chris Truesdale (DJ); 5.
Cox (SH), 1:40; 6. Emerick (A); 7.
Zach Brown (SV), forfeit; 8. Brown
(LS).
160: 1. Wilson (BL) tf 21-6; 2.
Wise (BA); 3. Aaron Deffenbaugh
(SJ), 1:24; 4. R. King (A); 5. Williams
(LS), 0:54; 6. Kyle Sawmiller (SV);
7. Flynn (SH) 7-5; 8. Issac Nichols
(E).
170: 1. Hefner (SH) 5-2; 2.
McAdoo (A); 3. Will Buettner (SJ),
2:52; 4. Wick (LS); 5. Garcia (LC),
1:24; 6. Ebbeskotte (BA); 7. Bracy
(BL), 0:25; 8. Lane Bennett (DJ).
182: 1. Tyler Smith (E) 16-11;
2. Sunderhaus (LC); 3. Criblez
(A) 3-1; 4. Conley (BL); 5. Luke
Wrasman (SJ), 4:43; 6. Tyler Foust
(DJ); 7. Collin Poling (E), 1:28; 8.
Fike (LS).
195: 1. Colin McConnahea
(DJ), 3:15; 2. Huffman (LC); 3.
Nickoli Sackinger (E) md 12-3; 4.
LaMarr (BA); 5. Lucas Shumate
(SV), 2:46; 6. Cox (A); 7. Evan
Barnett (SV), 1:29;
8. Alec Lindeman
(DJ).
220: 1. Quinten
Wessell (DJ), 1:52;
2. Tyler Dues
(SV); 3. Lhamon
(BA), 2:28; 4. Jacob Yahl (SV); 5.
Lucas Krouskop (SV) md 15-7; 6.
Allison (SH); 7. Wise (SH) 7-4; 8.
Sampson (BL).
285: 1. Geoff Ketcham (DJ),
4:28; 2. Nate Schroeder (SJ); 3.
Neal (BA), 1:46; 4. Jake Bellows
(SV); 5. Hughes (SH), default; 6.
Howell (SH); 7. McKinley (LC),
bye.
Local wrestlers records
Five Rounds - Two Pools
120: Evan Mohler (SJ) 2-2;
Dakota Rolfe (E) 2-2; Blake Kimmet
(DJ) 1-3.
132: Nick Pauff (E) 4-0; Trevor
Bockey (SV) 3-1; Dylan Hicks (DJ)
2-2; Alexyss LeGrande (SV) 0-4.
138: Cory Binkley (SV) 4-0;
Alex Haunhorst (SJ) 3-1; Christain
McCarthy (E) 2-2; Robby King (SV)
1-3.
145: Austin Martin (SJ) 3-1;
Cole Bellows (SV) 3-1.
152: Wes Buettner (SJ) 4-0;
Chris Truesdale (DJ) 2-2; Zach
Brown (SV) 1-3; Micah Hartman
(E) 0-4.
160: Aaron Deffenbaugh (SJ)
3-1; Kyle Sawmiller (SV) 2-2; Issac
Nichols (E) 1-3; Noah Illig (DJ)
0-4.
170: Will Buettner (SJ) 3-1;
Lane Bennett (DJ) 1-3; Reid
Corzine (DJ) 0-4.
182: Tyler Smith (E) 4-0; Luke
Wrasman (SJ) 2-2; Tyler Foust
(DJ) 2-2; Collin Poling (E) 1-3.
195: Colin McConnahea (DJ)
4-0; Nickoli Sackinger (E) 3-1;
Lucas Shumate (SV) 2-2; Alec
Lindeman (DJ) 1-3; Evan Barnett
(SV) 1-3; Bryan Holliway (SV) 0-4.
220: Quinten Wessell (DJ) 4-0;
Jacob Yahl (SV) 3-1; Tyler Dues
(SV) 3-1; Lucas Krouskop (SV)
2-2; Dustin McConnahea (DJ) 0-4;
Jordan Rothermal (E) 0-4.
285: Geoff Ketcham (DJ) 4-0;
Nate Schroeder (SJ) 4-0; Jake
Bellows (SV) 3-1.
Five Rounds - Round Robin
106: Blaine Hunter (E) 4-1.
113: Ashley King (SV) 3-2.
126: Derrick Smith (SV) 4-1;
Garrett Bell (E) 1-4.
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LadyCats dominate
2nd half versus
Musketeers in PCL
FORT JENNINGS
Whatever Kalida head coach
Adam Huber and his staff
told his LadyCats during
halftime Saturday afternoon
at The Fort
worked.
They domi-
nated the sec-
ond half 28-8
includ-
ing an 11-1 spread in the
third period and rolled
up a 50-27 Putnam County
League triumph over home-
standing Fort Jennings at The
Fort.
The LadyCats (5-1, 1-0
PCL) received 15 markers
from Jackie Gardner and
seven each from Nicole
Recker and Amy
Smith.
The Lady
Musketeers (3-4,
0-2 PCL) were
led by the nine
markers of Macy Schroeder
and eight from Gabbi
German.
The Lady Musketeers
host Crestview tonight, while
Kalida entertains Columbus
Grove Tuesday.
Score by Quarters:
Kalida 12 10 11 17 - 50
Ft. Jennings 13 6 1 7 - 27
KALIDA (50)
Jackie Gardner 6-1-0-15, Nicole
Recker 1-0-5-7, Summer Holtkamp
2-0-0-4, Nicole Reindel 0-0-0-
0, Kiersten Recker 0-0-0-0, Kylie
Siebeneck 1-0-0-2, Amy Smith 1-0-
5-7, Elizabeth Turnwald 2-0-0-4,
Kristi Honigfort 1-1-0-5, Kennedy
Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Makenna Vorst
0-0-0-0, Kylie Osterhage 0-1-3-6.
Totals 14/27-3/7-13/22-50.
FORT JENNINGS (27)
Macy Schroeder 1-2-1-9, Gabbi
German 3-0-2-8, Cassie Lindeman
2-0-0-4, Hannah Clay 2-0-0-4, Emily
Kehres 1-0-0-2, Erin Osting 0-0-
0-0, Ashley Gable 0-0-0-0, Alyssa
Schimmoeller 0-0-0-0. Totals 9/36-
2/12-3/9-27.
Rebounds: Kalida 34/12 offen-
sive, Fort Jennings, 18/14 offen-
sive.
Turnovers: Kalida 27, Fort
Jennings 24.
JV SCORE: Kalida, 37-23.
PHILADELPHIA
Kobe Bryant scored 34
points, Metta World Peace
added 19 points and a career-
high 16 rebounds and the Los
Angeles Lakers won con-
secutive games for the first
time in nearly a month with
a 111-98 victory over
the Philadelphia 76ers
on Sunday.
Dwight Howard
had 17 points and
11 rebounds for the
Lakers, who led 60-50
at halftime. Darius
Morris had a career-
high 15 points, all in
the first half, and Chris
Duhon scored 14.
The Lakers (11-14),
who beat Washington
102-96 on Friday night, won
two in a row for the first time
since a 3-game streak from
Nov. 16-20.
Even without injured stars
Steve Nash and Pau Gasol,
the Lakers hardly resembled
the team which entered the
night four games below .500.
Nick Young paced the
reeling Sixers (12-12) with 30
points, while Spencer Hawes
and Evan Turner added 16
apiece. Thaddeus Young had
14 points for Philadelphia,
which dropped a third straight
game for the first time this
season.
RAPTORS 103,
ROCKETS 96
TORONTO Jose
Calderon had 18 points, 14
assists and 10 rebounds,and
Toronto won consecutive
games for the first time in
eight months with a victory
over Houston.
Alan Anderson had 24
points and DeMar DeRozan
added 19 for the Raptors
(6-19), who hadnt won con-
secutive games since April
13 and 15 of last season.
James Harden scored 28
points for the Rockets and
Marcus Morris added 19.
Former Raptors sharp-shooter
Carlos Delfino drained two baskets
in the final 1:04 to pull the Rockets
within two points but Calderon sunk
two free throws to put Toronto back
up by four.
The teams traded free throws for
most of the final minute.
NUGGETS 122, KINGS 97
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Reserve JaVale McGee scored 19
points, Danilo Gallinari had 18 and
Denver built a big lead in the first half
to cruise past Sacramento.
The Nuggets scored 16 straight
points to snap a first-quarter tie
and take control. Denver has won
seven in a row against the Kings.
Sacramento has lost four straight
overall.
Isaiah Thomas had 20 points and
DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points
and 11 rebounds for the Kings.
Sacramentos Aaron Brooks
committed a hard foul against Andre
Miller late in the first quarter and
a mild altercation ensued involving
Cousins and Kenneth Faried of the
Nuggets. All four players were given
technical fouls.
TRAIL BLAZERS 95, HORNETS
94
PORTLAND, Ore. Rookie
Damian Lillard hit a 3-pointer with
0.3 seconds left as Portland handed
New Orleans its sixth straight loss.
After trailing by as many as 16,
Austin Rivers hit a 3-pointer for the
Hornets to tie it at 92 with 50.9 sec-
onds left to set up Lillards winner.
Lance Thomas made a layup for the
Hornets as time ran out for the final
margin.
J.J. Hickson had a season-high
24 points and added 16 rebounds
for the Trail Blazers, who have won
three straight. Hickson has five
straight double-doubles and 13 over-
all this season.
Ryan Anderson had 26 points,
including seven 3-pointers, for New
Orleans.
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Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne survived
a car crash, train derailment, sinking ship,
house fire and a tornado before perishing in
a plane crash.
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By JAKE COYLE
NEW YORK Peter
Jacksons The Hobbit led
the box office with a haul
of $84.8 million, a record-
setting opening better than
the three previous Lord of
the Rings films.
The Warner Bros. Middle
Earth epic was the biggest
December opening ever,
surpassing Will Smiths I
Am Legend, which opened
with $77.2 million in 2007,
according to studio esti-
mates Sunday. The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey
also passed the December
opening of Avatar, which
opened with $77 million.
Internationally, The Hobbit
also added $138.2 million, for
an impressive global debut of
$223 million.
Despite weak reviews, the
3-D adaptation of J. R. R.
Tolkiens first novel in the
fantasy series was an even
bigger draw than the last
Lord of the Rings movie,
The Return of the King.
That film opened with $72.6
million. The Hobbit is the
first of another planned tril-
ogy, with two more films to
be squeezed out of Tolkiens
book.
While Jacksons Rings
movies drew many acco-
lades The Return of the
King won best picture from
the Academy Awards the
path for The Hobbit has
been rockier. It received no
Golden Globes nominations
on Thursday, though all three
Rings films were nominat-
ed by the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association for best
picture.
Particularly criticized has
been the films 48-frames-
per-second (double the usual
rate), a hyper-detailed look
that some have found jarring.
Most moviegoers didnt see
The Hobbit in that version,
though, as the new technolo-
gy was rolled out in only 461
of the 4,045 theaters playing
the film.
Regardless of any misgiv-
ings over The Hobbit, the
film was a hit with audiences.
They graded the film with an
A CinemaScore.
Whats really important,
what makes this special is
the CinemaScore, said Dan
Fellman, president of domes-
tic distribution for Warner
Bros. All these things point
to a great word of mouth. We
havent even made it to the
Christmas holidays yet. Kids
are still in school this week.
The strong opening cul-
minated a long journey for
The Hobbit, which was ini-
tially delayed when a lawsuit
dragged on between Jackson
and Rings producer New
Line Cinema over merchan-
dizing revenue. At one point,
Guillermo del Toro was to
direct the film with Jackson
producing. But eventually
the filmmaker opted to direct
the movie himself, originally
envisioning two Hobbit
films. The production also
went through the bankruptcy
of distribution partner MGM
and a labor dispute in New
Zealand, where the film was
shot.
The long delay for The
Hobbit, nearly a decade
after the last Lord of the
Rings film, made it one of
those movies that had every-
one scratching their heads
as to how it would open,
said Paul Dergarabedian, an
analyst for box-office tracker
Hollywood.com.
Its been a decade since
the Lord of the Rings
trilogy concluded, said
Dergarabedian. Theres been
so much anticipation for this
film and having Peter Jackson
back at the helm just made it
irresistible both to fans and
the non-initiated alike.
The Hobbit was far and
away the biggest draw in the-
aters, with no other new wide
release. Paramounts Rise
of the Guardians continued
to draw the family crowd,
with $7.4 million, bringing
its cumulative total to $71.4
million. The Oscar contender
Lincoln from Walt Disney
crossed the $100 million
mark, adding another $7.2
million to bring its six-week
total to $107.9 million. And
Sonys James Bond film
Skyfall, with another $7
million domestically, drew
closer to a global take of $1
billion.
The box office continued
to be on the upswing and
with anticipated releases like
Les Miserables, Django
Unchained and The Guilt
Trip approaching in the
holiday moviegoing season.
Dergarabedian expects the
year to break the 2009 record
of $10.6 billion. With some
$10.2 billion in revenue thus
far, he said, Were on track
to be in that realm.
Estimated ticket sales for
Friday through Sunday at
U.S. and Canadian theaters,
according to Hollywood.
com. Where available, lat-
est international numbers are
also included. Final domes-
tic figures will be released
today.
1. The Hobbit: An
Unexpected Journey, $84.8
million.
2. Rise of the Guardians,
$7.4 million.
3. Lincoln, $7.2 mil-
lion.
4. Skyfall, $7 million.
5. Life of Pi, $5.4 mil-
lion.
6. The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn, Part 2, $5.2
million.
7. Wreck-It Ralph,
$3.3million.
8. Playing for Keeps,
$3.2 million.
9. Red Dawn, $2.4 mil-
lion.
10. Silver Linings
Playbook, $2 million.
Hobbit bests Rings with
$84.8 million opening
By GREG RISLING
LOS ANGELES Long
before Christopher Chaney
made headlines by hacking
into the email accounts of such
stars as Scarlett Johansson
and Christina Aguilera, two
other women say he harassed
and stalked them online.
The women, who both
knew Chaney, say their lives
have been irreparably dam-
aged by his actions. One has
anxiety and panic attacks; the
other is depressed and para-
noid. Both say Chaney was
calculated, cruel and creepy:
he sent nude photos they had
taken of themselves to their
family members.
Their accounts as cyber-
victims serve as a cautionary
tale for those, even major
celebrities, who snap person-
al, and sometimes revealing
photos.
Chaney, 35, of
Jacksonville, Fla., is set to
be sentenced today and could
face up to 60 years in pris-
on after pleading guilty to
nine felony counts, including
wiretapping and unauthor-
ized access to a computer, for
hacking into email accounts
of Aguilera, Johansson and
Mila Kunis.
Aguilera said in a state-
ment that although she knows
that shes often in the lime-
light, Chaney took from her
some of the private moments
she shares with friends.
That feeling of security
can never be given back and
there is no compensation that
can restore the feeling one
has from such a large inva-
sion of privacy, Aguilera
said.
Prosecutors said Chaney
illegally accessed the email
accounts of more than 50 peo-
ple in the entertainment indus-
try between November 2010
and October 2011. Aguilera,
Kunis and Johansson agreed
to have their identities made
public with the hopes that
the exposure about the case
would provide awareness
about online intrusion.
The biggest spectacle
in the case was the revela-
tion that nude photos taken
by Johansson herself and
meant for her then-husband
Ryan Reynolds were taken
by Chaney and put on the
Internet. The Avengers
actress is not expected to
attend the hearing, but she
has videotaped a statement
that may be shown in court.
Some of Aguileras photos
appeared online after Chaney
sent an email from the
account of her stylist, Simone
Harouche, to Aguilera ask-
ing the singer for scantily
clad photographs, prosecu-
tors said.
Chaney forwarded many
of the photographs to two
gossip websites and another
hacker, but there wasnt evi-
dence he profited from his
scheme, authorities said.
For the two women, who
were only identified in court
papers by their initials, their
encounters with Chaney went
from friendly to frightening.
One of the women, identi-
fied by the initials T.B., said
she first met Chaney online
in 1999 when she was 13
years old. She began talking
with a girl named Jessica
that later turned out to actu-
ally be Chaney.
Chaney figured out his
victims email passwords and
security questions and set a
feature to forward a copy of
every email they received to
an account he controlled.
Hollywood hacker honed his skills for years
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Apartment For
Rent
1BR APT for rent, appli-
ances, electric heat, laun-
dry room, No pets.
$425/month, plus deposit,
water included. 320 N.
Jefferson. 419-852-0833.
325
Mobile Homes
For Rent
1 BEDROOM mobile
home for rent. Ph.
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RENT OR Rent to Own. 2
bedroom, 1 bath mobile
home. 419-692-3951
525
Computer/
Electronics
GARMIN G.P.S. Works
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567-242-8175
560
Home
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ELECTRIC LIFT chair
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577 Miscellaneous
LIMITED TIME $29.99/mo
Unlimited Talk & Text,
Free Activation, 2 months
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Van Wert Wireless the
Alltel Store. 1198 West-
wood Drive, Suite B, Van
Wert, OH 419-238-3101
590
Tool and
Machinery
GOOD USED Sears
Craftsman 12 bandsaw
on stand with instruction
manual. New cost today
$395. Will sell for $185.
ALSO, good used 18
Delta variable speed scroll
saw on stand with instruc-
tion manual. Paid $499 for
it. Will sell for $195. Would
make good Christmas pre-
sents! Ph: 419-695-2887
592 Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
605 Auction
Christmas
Auction
Every Week 4 p.m.
19326 Co. Rd. 60
Grover Hill, OH
419-587-3511
LARGE VARIETY OF
MERCHANDISE
Porter Auction
Everyone Welcome
640 Financial
IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
phos Herald urges our
readers to contact The
Better Business Bureau,
( 419) 223- 7010 or
1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities, or
work at home opportuni-
ties. The BBB will assist in
the investigation of these
businesses. (This notice
provided as a customer
service by The Delphos
Herald.)
670 Miscellaneous
820
Miscellaneous
For Sale
LAMP REPAIR
Table or Floor.
Come to our store.
Hohenbrink TV.
419-695-1229
WANTED: SCRAP/JUNK
to clean up and haul away
FREE OF CHARGE. We
take appliances, batteries,
lawn mowers, grills, old
farm machinery, grain
bins, electronics, motors,
tv's, fencing, vehicles, bi-
cycles, etc. We will re -
move from house, barn,
even unsightly piles in
your woods. WANTING
275 FUEL OIL TANKS,
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810
Auto Parts and
Accessories
Midwest Ohio
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Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors,
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080 Help Wanted
CARRIERS WANTED
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AVAILABLE IN JANUARY
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Route 40
N. Jefferson St.
No Collecting
Call the Delphos Herald
Circulation Department at
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080 Help Wanted
DANCER LOGISTICS is
looking for a dependable
Class-A CDL driver for
dedicated home daily
runs, Part-ti me runs,
Team drivers and Re -
gional runs. Regional
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like Vision, Dental Major
Medical Insurance, Paid
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Dear Annie: I have been
close friends with Luke for
more than a year. We have a
strong bond, but its strictly
platonic. However, all that
changed when he started dating
Lacey, who, at age 20, is 10
years younger than Luke.
Naturally, when I first met
Lacey, I was friendly. But there
was something about her that
put me off. Almost
as soon as Luke
started seeing her,
she got him into
partying all night
and doing hard drugs
and began alienating
him from his friends
and family. Despite
our efforts to tell
him that he was
heading down a
dark path, he ended
up getting fired.
Then he stopped
contacting me.
After I hadnt heard from
him for two months, Luke
called and said he missed our
friendship and wanted to talk
things out. He sounded like
a broken man. I was thrilled
that he was coming around.
But shortly after he called, I
got a nasty text from Lacey
demanding that I stop speaking
to Luke and saying hes her
man and she doesnt want any
other woman around him. I
was startled and angered by her
rudeness and told her that Luke
is my friend and I have every
right to talk to him. I told her to
calm down and grow up.
I havent heard from Luke
since, and I am worried. I tried
calling, but his cellphone number
has been disconnected. A mutual
friend said that Lukes email
account was also cancelled.
I have a feeling that Lacey is
forcing him to cut ties with us
and be totally dependent on her.
Its out of character for him
to abandon all the people who
mean so much to him. He reads
your column, and I can only
hope that he can get away from
this woman and know we are
still here for him. Worried
Friend in Canada
Dear Canada:
Lacey is isolating
Luke from friends
and family, which
is descriptive of an
abusive relationship,
and it doesnt help that
he is using drugs. The
sad part, however, is
that theres not much
you can do if he is
unwilling to seek help.
Do you know where he
lives? Is he in touch
with any family members? If
you can reach him, please give
him the number of the National
Domestic Violence Hotline
(thehotline.org) at 1-800-799-
SAFE.
Dear Annie: I was taught
the bride and groom had one
year to send a handwritten
thank-you note following a
wedding. Shower gifts are to
be acknowledged within two
weeks of the bridal shower.
In the past two years,
however, the closest Ive gotten
is a postcard with a wedding
picture of the bride and groom
on one side and Thanks for
everything on the other. If
a handwritten, proper thank-
you note is too difficult, I
would much prefer an email
acknowledging my specific gift
than a bulk mail postcard.
Appalled in Georgia
Dear Georgia: There is
no excuse for not decently
thanking those who have taken
the time and effort to purchase a
gift. Its sheer laziness and lack
of consideration.
However, wed like to correct
a common misperception:
Guests have a year in which
to give the bridal couple a gift,
but thank-you notes should
be written immediately, and
certainly within three months.
Dear Annie: Devastated
Daughter said her father died
suddenly in an accident and she
isnt sure about leaving Mom
alone to attend college out of
state.
If she chooses to defer
admission, I would advise her
to wait a full year and start
school in the fall so she can
learn the ropes with the rest
of her classmates. I enrolled
in the second semester, and it
was so much harder because
my classmates were ahead of
me in every way. And when I
graduated in December, it was
difficult to find a job. Winter
Graduate
Annies Mailbox
Thank-you notes should
be written immediately
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Tomorrows Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
There is a good chance that in
the year ahead you will make several
important alliances that could become
extremely beneficial. Two of them
are likely to be with older people, but
one might be with someone younger
and more adventurous than you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- For reasons over which theyll
have no control, the people whom
you depend on might fail you. Your
objective might be harder to reach on
your own, but youll handle it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- You might have to guard against
doing things in half measures, but
once you realize the stakes at play,
hesitation wont be a problem.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) -- If youre not careful, you
might be a trifle extravagant with
your resources. This is acceptable,
provided you arent equally as
generous with someone elses money.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
There is nothing wrong with having
some fun and enjoying yourself,
as long as you dont treat serious
matters lightly, especially those
pertaining to your career.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
Be careful about what you tell others,
because if you reveal the wrong
things to the wrong person, instead
of unburdening yourself, you might
create more trouble.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Be positive and build up your
hopes, but also be realistic, because
if you arent, all youll do is make
more misery for yourself. Dont use
your imagination as an instrument of
disappointment.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Something you thought to be shoo-in
could prove far more difficult to pull
off than anticipated. This can be an
extremely rewarding day for you if
you dont take anything for granted
and put in the work.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- You dont want to hurt anybodys
feelings, naturally, but it might be
far kinder to be forthright instead of
painting a rosy picture that leads to
false expectations.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --
Certain commercial matters could
prove to be far more complicated
than they appear, so be prepared
for anything. If youre cautions and
prudent, you should do just fine.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If
you start seeking an easy out, you
might find only difficulty. By trying
to duck challenges, you might only
create more.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
Usually, youre the type of person
who likes to think a few steps
ahead of the game. Keep it up, as
careful forethought will be vital to a
successful day.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Your reasoning regarding a joint
matter is likely to be a shade sounder
than that of your counterpart. Listen
to his or her views, because one
could be good, but dont discount
your judgment.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19,
2012
In the year ahead, it looks like
youll finally get to enjoy greater
prestige and status in an area where
youve never previously been
acknowledged. Along with the
recognition come copious career
improvements.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- It could be the fateful time
when some of your past efforts will
be coming home to roost. Youll
quickly discover all that hard work
youve done will not have been in
vain.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19) -- Although you might have to
once again deal with a matter that has
given you much trouble, this time
experience and wisdom are on your
side. Youll come out ahead.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Resurrecting an old enterprise that
you were once quite enthusiastic
about might be a good idea. Youll be
glad you didnt scrap it, because you
now possess the missing pieces.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Youre likely to do much better
working with some trusted and
competent intermediaries than
handling a ticklish problem all on
your own. Its smart to use all of your
resources.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- This might be the best day of the
week to spend some time on one of
your more meaningful objectives, so
try to do so. You might not have the
luxury for long.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Someone you like and whom youve
known for a while is much fonder of
you than you have reason to believe.
He or she might supply evidence of
this soon.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- Dont place a lot of significance
on some early, discomforting
developments, even if they appear to
be pretty harsh. Luck will be on your
side as the day progresses.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
A close associate will make a tough
decision that will have reverberations
in your life. After the dust settles,
youll realize its benefits.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- This
could be a very profitable time if
youre both practical and prudent
in involvements of a financial or
material nature. Youll be smart
when both buying and selling.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- If youre prepared to take a
calculated risk, an endeavor in which
youre presently involved could be
substantially advanced. Be sure to
think things out fully if you expect
success.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
Trying to quietly go about doing
good deeds without drawing any
attention to it is a laudable goal.
However, once word gets out, and
it will, everyone will know of your
kindness.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Something youve wanted to
accomplish isnt a lock, but its not
as complex as youve led yourself to
believe, either. Youll quickly find
this out once you tackle it.

COPYRIGHT 2012 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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Sat. 10a-4p
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Remote start/alarms
Custom installation
Window Tinting
Custom Rim/Tire
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Auto detailing
$
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ANY PURCHASE
OVER
$
100
00
OR MORE
EXPIRES 7/31/10
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419-224-7676
Playsets
Playhouses
Porch Swings
Gazebos
OPEN
10am-5pm Daily
Closed Sunday
Buy one entree get
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1/2 off
$
10
00
OFF
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Next to WENDYS
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PACK
Come step back
in time, relax by
the open fireplace
and enjoy the
aroma of the
awaiting home
style meal
prepared in 1800s
log home tucked
in at the edge of
the sugar bush
home grown produce,
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Answers to Saturdays questions:
Odysseus had been away more than 19 years
when he returned home from the Trojan War accord-
ing to Homers Odyssey.
The Yugo was voted the worst car of the millen-
nium by listeners of National Public Radios popu-
lar Car Talk show. The mechanically-challenged
1980s Yugoslavian subcompact, jokingly referred to
the No-go, sold for $3,990 in the U.S.
Todays questions:
A nude photo of what U.S. actress was pulled
from a Pop Life exhibit at Londons Tate Modern
museum in 2009 to avoid violating obscenity laws?
When it comes to military jargon, whats an NBC
suit?
Answers in Wednesdays Herald.
Burial
(Continued from page 1)
prevent more tragedies like
Newtown.
What choice do we
have? Obama said on a stark
stage that held only a small
table covered with a black
cloth, candles and the presi-
dential podium. Are we real-
ly prepared to say that were
powerless in the face of such
carnage, that the politics are
too hard?
The president first met
privately with families of
the victims and with the
emergency personnel who
responded to the shooting.
Police and firefighters got
hugs and standing ovations
when they entered for the
public vigil, as did Obama.
We needed this, said the
Rev. Matt Crebbin, senior
minister of the Newtown
Congregational Church. We
need to be together here in
this room. ... We needed to be
together to show that we are
together and united.
As Obama read some of
the names of victims early
in his remarks, sobs reso-
nated throughout the hall. He
closed by slowly reading the
first names of each of the 20
children.
God has called them all
home, he said. For those of
us who remain, let us find the
strength to carry on and make
our country worthy of their
memory.
The first funerals were
planned today for Jack Pinto,
a 6-year-old New York Giants
fan who might be buried in
wide receiver Victor Cruzs
jersey, and Noah Pozner, a
boy of the same age who
liked to figure out how things
worked mechanically.
He was just a real-
ly lively, smart kid, said
Noahs uncle Alexis Haller,
of Woodinville, Wash. He
would have become a great
man, I think. He would have
grown up to be a great dad.
With more funerals
planned this week, the road
ahead for Newtown which
had already started purging
itself of Christmas decora-
tions in a joyful season turned
mournful was clouded.
I feel like we have to get
back to normal, but I dont
know if there is normal any-
more, said Kim Camputo,
mother of two children, ages
5 and 10, who attend a dif-
ferent school. Ill definitely
be dropping them off and
picking them up myself for
a while.
Jim Agostine, superin-
tendent of schools in nearby
Monroe, said plans were
being made for students from
Sandy Hook to attend classes
in his town this week.
Newtown police Lt.
George Sinko said he would
find it very difficult for stu-
dents to return to the same
school where they came so
close to death. But, he added,
We want to keep these kids
together. They need to sup-
port each other.
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Christmas Eve
MONDAY, December 24
Childrens Mass 4:30 p.m.
Pageant and music begins at 4:00
Christmas Eve Mass - 7:30 p.m.
Music by the Contemporary Group at 7:00
Midnight Mass 12 Midnight
Music begins at 11:30 p.m.
by the Adult Choir
New Years Eve
MONDAY,
December 31
Mass: 4:30 p.m.
New Years Day
TUESDAY, January 1, 2013
Mass at 9:00 a.m.
Christmas Day
TUESDAY, December 25
Mass of the Day at 9:00 a.m.
Music begins at 8:30
with Heather Schuck
Dear Friend,
The Catholic
community of
Delphos invites you
to join us for worship
during this Christmas
Season. We welcome
you to celebrate with us
in this time of great joy,
and hope that we might
serve you throughout
the new year. May the
feast of Christmas bring
us all close to God
through his Son Jesus
Christ, in the joy of the
Holy Spirit.
The People of
St. John the Evangelist
Church
Christmas - New Years Schedule of Services
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH
Franklin and Second Streets, Delphos, Ohio Phone 419-695-4050
Glory
to God
In The
Highest
The True Christmas Story
Read: Luke 2:1-20
The events leading up to the birth of Christ werent
coincidental, but were put in place by God, so that the
prophecies of old would be fulfilled.
Everything that happened, from the time the census was
ordered, to everyone returning to their own city to be
registered, and then the birth of Jesus while Joseph &
Mary were in Bethlehem, was orchestrated by God.
Out of Bethlehem, a small town in the City of David,
came the Messiah.
This event was the beginning of something so
incredible. Jesus Christ left His throne in glory and
took on human form just to bring us reconciliation to
our Father God. He came into the world, miraculously
conceived, and then born as all humans are. He was first
a baby, then became a toddler, then grew into a child and
went through adolescence before becoming an adult. He
experienced humanity at all levels. He truly can identify
with all people at all stages of life.
This very first Christmas, God gave the greatest gift ever.
His Son! And His Son gave the gift of His life - which
was why He came. Because of this, we can have relation-
ship with God as His children. Through Jesus Christ, we
are Sons and Daughters of the Most High God.
So this Christmas, Bear in mind the True Christmas
story, which led to the True Easter story. Let us give
thanks and praise to our heavenly Father for these
events, which have changed our lives forever.
No matter how secular the world is becoming,
disregarding the truth of Christmas, let us boldly
proclaim the truth about the birth of Jesus
as the reason for the season
Would you join us this Christmas season at the
Delphos Christian Union Church
Located at 470 S. Franklin St., Delphos
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Services
Sunday, December 23 -
Children's Christmas program in
the Worship Service at 10:30am
Monday, December 24 -
Communion Service 6:30-8:00pm
Delphos Christian Union ChUrCh
470 S. Franklin Delphos, Ohio
FIRST UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
310 West Second St., Delphos 419-692-5737
Pastor: Harry Tolhurst
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 7:00 p.m.
Worship & Communion
St. Peter Lutheran
O COme, Let uS adOre him!
the LOngeSt night, Wed., deC. 19 at 7 P.m.
ChriStmaS eve: 4 P.m. and 11 P.m.
422 N. Pierce St., DelPhoS 419-695-2616
www.StPeterDelPhoS.org
Christmas Eve, 7:30 p.m. at Trinity
Family Candlelight Communion Service (Live Broadcast on WDOH)
Christmas Eve, 11:00 p.m.
at Trinity-Traditional Candlelight Communion Service
Trinity United Methodist Church
Ridge United Methodist Church
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Zion United Methodist Church
Share in the joy of the
season through
worship during this
holiday time!
Signage at Leisure Park notes the rules and cour-
tesy tips for the newly-installed disc golf course. The
course was installed using proceeds from the 2012
Canal Days celebration.

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