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BY NANCY SPENCER nspencer@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Delphos will operate on a temporary budget after City Council passed an ordinance Monday extending the current budget through March 31, 2013. Councilmen would like Safety Service Director Greg Berquist to revisit the General Fund account balances to shave off nearly $90,000 to bring the 2013 appropriations to the same as 2012 at $3,320,778. The appropriations now stand at $3,410,000. By law, council must have a budget in place by April 1. The city is also looking at its options after a failure in membrane plates at the wastewater treatment plant in August. When the plant was in its planning stages, city officials were told the plates would last at least 10 years and perhaps longer before they would need to be replaced. The plates in one of the trains at the plant are now failing and upon inspection, tears have been found in the membranes. If they have tears, they arent filtering anything, Berquist said. Everything is moving right through them and this is causing problems with our discharge. The numbers are off and we have to report it to the EPA. Berquist said the train with the faulty plates is now offline while newly-hired workers clean the plates individually. A crane was also rented to lift the train and will be needed again to put it back and lift the next one. Someone has also been hired to retrieve data from the system, which captures a snapshot of the system every five seconds, to see when the problem started. That is a huge amount of data to sort through, Berquist said. We need to find out when the anomalies occurred and what effect they had on the system. We are also trying to see when these failed and if we have any recourse in recovering the cost of all the cleaning and the retrieval of the date. We need to know if its a product liability, programming error or bad design. We just dont have enough information yet. There are 52,000 membranes or plates in the system. Each one costs $85 to

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Delphos, Ohio Delphos only cab driver, Tim Olmeda, stands by his vehicle. (Delphos Herald/Stacy Taff)

Kindergarten registration for prospective Ottoville Elementary students for the 2013-14 school year is scheduled for Jan. 2-11. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age before Oct. 1, 2013. Call the school at 4533357 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. or send a note to register a child. Information needed consists of childs name, childs Social Security number, childs birth date, parents names, address and phone number.

Ottoville church to host LSO

Ottoville Immaculate Conception Church will host the Lima Symphony Orchestra for Baroque by Candelight concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Call the LSO at 419222-5701 or visit limasymphony.com for tickets.

THURSDAY Boys Basketball: Miller City at Fort Jennings, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball (6 p.m.): Jefferson at Ada (NWC); Spencerville at Allen East (NWC); Lincolnview at Columbus Grove (NWC); St. Marys Memorial at Elida (WBL); Van Wert at Kenton (WBL); LCC at Crestview (NWC). Wrestling (6 p.m.): Lincolnview at Fairview Invitational; Elida at Celina Super-Tri. Swimming and Diving: Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf tri-meet, 7 p.m. FRIDAY Boys Basketball (6 p.m.): St. Johns at Continental; Coldwater at Jefferson; Kalida at Lincolnview; Allen East at Spencerville (NWC); Columbus Grove at Bath; Crestview at LCC (NWC); Tinora at Ottoville, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY Boys Basketball (6 p.m.): Celina at St. Johns; Perry at Fort Jennings; Coldwater at Elida; Kalida at OttawaGlandorf; Columbus Grove at Patrick Henry. Girls Basketball: Ottoville at Ottawa-Glandorf, noon; Elida at Coldwater, noon; Wayne Trace at Fort Jennings, 1 p.m.; Kalida at Crestview, 1 p.m.; Jefferson at Van Wert, 6 p.m. Showers and isolated thunderstorms Thursday morning, then showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs around 50. Rain showers and snow showers likely through midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Areas of blowing and drifting snow after midnight. Light snow accumulations possible. Lows in the upper 20s. See page 2.

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replace. Berquist also received notification from Bunges lawyer granting the city a utility right-of-way near the railroad tracks and South Cass Street to put in a water loop that will provide clean water to residents at the end of the water line on that street. Residents have been attending city council meetings on a regular basis hoping to get the matter resolved. They have been experiencing discolored water which affects laundry and drinkability. Police Chief Kyle Fittro spoke briefly to council outlining his departments effort to work with local schools on lock-down drills and other ways the schools can prepare students for the event of someone entering buildings with weapons. Fittro said the ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate, is going well with both schools done with the first phase and working on the second. Menke Edition resident Michael Edelbrock spoke to See COUNCIL, page 3

Fares keep Olmeda busy in wee hours

BY STACY TAFF staff@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Someday you may find yourself stranded or unable to get behind the wheel. An obvious solution in a situation like this would be to call a family member or a trusted friend. Delphos native Tim Olmeda is the guy you call when no one is available and walking is not an option. As the owner and only driver of DC Cabs, Olmeda is kept reasonably busy into the wee hours of the morning

answering calls and getting people where they need to go. The hours I operate are usually from about 4 p.m. until about 1 a.m., he said. But my weekends are the busiest time, of course, and on Fridays itll be from 4 p.m. until whenever the calls stop coming in and then itll start back up at 6 a.m. Occasionally I get a few calls during the day. In a small town that has so See CAB, page 3

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tion. A bar raffle during the Bicentennial Weekend has already raised $4,500. DELPHOS Restrooms The facility will include at Fort Jennings Park will two seats in the womens porbecome a reality next tion and a seat and urinal spring. Fort Jennings Lions in the mens. The concrete Club members Ted Verhoff block building will be low and Steve Schroeder and maintenance; all labor will be Park Board member Derek donated by the Lions Club. Kaverman presented a plan The project is estimated to to village council Tuesday begin in April. including fundraising and The new sanitary sewer construction to attach line project at the park, which new restroom facilities to the will also be run to the new existing concession stand at restroom facility, will get the park with the addition of underway soon. Mayor Jim two covered patio areas as Smith said a pre-construction well. Council approved the meeting between engineers group move forward with and the contractor is next. fundraising. The village received a The concession stand is 50-50 match grant for $24,428 St. Johns Elementary School fifth-graders perform Live From Bethlehem for centrally located at the park from the Ohio Public Works their families and kindergarten and first-grade classes on Tuesday morning. They and the restroom doors will Commission State Capital had a second performance for those in grades 3-4 in the afternoon. (Delphos Herald/ be visible from the roadway, Improvement program. The Stephanie Groves) Verhoff said. We will make projects estimated cost is them as vandalism-proof as $42,525. possible. A sanitary sewer line will Verhoff assured council be installed from Second the structure will be out of Street north of Fort Jennings the flood plain. State Bank to and under the BY STEPHANIE GROVES nues this year injecting a to vigorous motor-vehicle, The Lions and park board Auglaize River and to the sgroves@delphosherald.com much needed shot-in-the- larger discount store, and arm for local economies. the back to school seaestimate the project to cost Fort Jennings Park Board recAllen and Van Wert coun- Conversely, Putnam County son sales. This years sales $37,700 with the bulk of the ties experienced healthier saw a decrease in collected tax revenues from retail purfunds raised through solicitaSee PARK, page 3 chases have exceeded last September sales tax reve- sales tax revenues. Allen County Auditor years collections by over Rhonda Eddy-Stienecker $78,000, and the previous outlined the collected year by $262,000. After falling to a fourSeptember 2012 sales tax revenues which totaled year low of 6.7 percent in $1,208,311 and yielded a September 2012, the coun2.01 percent increase, or tys unemployment esti$23,804, as compared to mate shows a rise to 7.0 September 2011, which saw percent. Putnam County Auditor total revenues of $1,143,942. The countys 2012 year-to- Robert L. Benroth detailed date (YTD) revenues total- the counties sales tax ing $15,200,305 was an revenue for the month of increase of 4.72 percent as September, which was compared to last years fig- $415,556, a decrease of 5 ure of $14,515,002. percent from last years colThe funds were much lections of $436,477. needed to counter the state Sales tax payments tax cuts and lower interest stayed the same, Benroth income. Eddy-Stienecker explained. We did have a elaborated on two budget decrease in direct pay tax deficit areas. returns and motor-vehicle The unemployment rate sales. for the county in October Putnam Countys 4.9 per2012 was 6.7 percent, which cent unemployment rate for is a welcome improvement October 2012 shows a 2.0 from the 9.2 percent figure percent decrease from a year from a year ago. ago, which stood at 6.9 perBev Fuerst, Van Wert cent. For more information County Treasurer, reports Bruce Kraft, left, and Leonard Jarman work on creating Buckeye candy for the that September sales tax please visit these sites: Delphos Senior Citizen Centers annual candy sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and collections are up 10 per- allencountyohauditor.com, Friday. The first-year helpers will produce over 600 of the confectionery delights. cent, as compared to 2011, putnamcountyohio.gov and (Delphos Herald/Stephanie Groves) and attributes the increase vanwertcounty.org.

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Grief mixes with impatience in shattered Newtown

By DAVID KLEPPER and MICHAEL MELIA The Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. Mourners overlapped at back-toback services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to a community once known mostly for its bucolic atmosphere and sterling school system. At St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, a service for first-grader James Mattioli had not concluded when mourners began arriving for the funeral of little Jessica Rekos, the first of eight to be held in the coming days at the church. Several more sets of funerals and visitation hours were set throughout town today. Students went back to classes the day before, except for those at Sandy Hook Elementary, where a lone gunman armed with a military-style assault rifle slaughtered the children, six adults and himself by the time Fridays massacre ended. He also killed his mother at her home. Pupils at Sandy Hook, which serves kindergarten through fourth grade, will resume classes in a formerly shuttered school in a neighboring community after the winter break, the Connecticut Post reported. Its definitely better than just sitting at home watching the news, sophomore Tate Schwab said outside Newtown High School. It really hasnt sunk in yet. It feels to me like it hasnt happened. The tragedy continued to reverberate around America as citizens and lawmakers debated whether Newtown might be a turning point in the often polarizing national discussion of guncontrol. Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management announced Tuesday it plans to sell its stake in Freedom Group, maker of the Bushmaster rifle, following the school shootings. In Pittsburgh, Dicks Sporting Goods said it is suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the shooting. The company also said its removing all guns from display at its store closest to Newtown. A former co-chairman of the Congressional Sportsmens Caucus, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and 10-term House Republican Jack Kingston, a Georgia lawmaker elected with strong National Rifle Association backing, were the latest to join the call to consider gun control as part of a comprehensive, antiviolence effort next year. Put guns on the table. Also put video games on the table. Put mental health on the table, Kingston said. But he added that nothing should be done immediately, saying, There is a time for mourning and a time to sort it out. I look forward to sorting it out and getting past the grief stage. White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama was actively supportive of a plan by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to introduce legislation to reinstate an assault weapons ban. While Obama has long supported a ban, he did little to get it passed during his first term. The National Rifle Association, silent since the shootings, said in a statement that it was prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. It gave no indication what that might entail. Around Newtown, people had plenty of opinions about the gun debate but were focused on more immediate tasks: shaking off the fear, mourning loved ones and burying the dead. At a wake Tuesday for 27-year-old first-grade teacher Victoria Soto, hundreds of mourners, many wearing ribbons in the school colors of green and white, stood in a line that wrapped around a funeral home in nearby Stratford. Soto has been hailed as a hero for dying while trying to shield her students, some of whom man-

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as the judges administrative assistant, working with former Judge Michael Rumer, Judge Jeffrey Reed and Judge Robert Whitlach. Prior to her duration at the court, she worked many years at Mohler Flowers. After her retirement, Cockerell engaged in volunteer work including reading stories to students at Emerson Elementary School and offered clerical support to both Help Me Grow and Marimor School. She truly enjoyed giving her time and talents to the people in her community. Following her official retirement, she worked as a receptionist for Cory, Meredith, Rumer, Witter & Cheney, a local law firm. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church, where she sang in the chancel choir, served on the music committee as well as he church/staff relations committee and the Diaconate Board. She took up golf and had a talent for crocheting. During their marriage, she and her husband enjoyed traveling with the highlight being a trip to Pasadena to see their beloved OSU Buckeyes play in the Rose Bowl. She was well-known in the local sports scene as a passionate fan of both Elida and Lima Senior High School. Her life revolved around her family, whom she devoted the majority of her time. She never missed a play, a sporting event, a concert or anything that involved her grandchildren. Nothing brought her more happiness than being with her great-grandchildren. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, the Rev. Rob White officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today at ChilesLaman Funeral & Cremation Services, Shawnee Chapel, and one hour prior to services Thursday at the church. Preferred memorials are to the Alvie and Shirley Cockerell Memorial Scholarship Fund at Elida.

aged to escape. Big smile, great eyes, just a wonderful person, Lauren Ostrofsky said. If anyone could be an example of what a person should be today, its her. At St. Rose, a motorcade led by police motorcycles arrived for the funeral of James Mattioli, who loved recess and math and was described by his family as a numbers guy who couldnt wait until he was old enough to order a foot-long Subway sandwich. Traffic in front of the church slowed to a crawl as police directed vehicles into the parking lot. A school bus carrying elementary students got stuck in traffic, and the children, pressing their faces into the windows, sadly watched as the mourners assembled. Immediately afterward was the funeral for Jessica Rekos, who loved horses and was counting the years until she turned 10, when her family had promised her a horse of her own. For Christmas, she had asked Santa for new cowgirl boots and hat. Tensions in the shattered community ran high as the grief of parents and townspeople collided with media reporting on the shootings and the funerals. Police walked children to parents waiting in cars to protect them from the cameras. Many parents yelled at reporters to leave their children and the town alone. At Newtown High, students in sweat shirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, had mixed reactions. Some waved at or snapped photos of the assembled media horde, while others appeared visibly shaken. Students said they didnt get much work done and spent much of the day talking about the terrible events of Friday, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza, clad all in black, broke into Sandy Hook Elementary and opened fire on students and staff. Some students dismissed any concerns about safety. This is where I feel the most at home, P.J. Hickey said. I feel safer here than anywhere else in the world.

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June 2, 1930-Dec. 16, 2012 Shirley Jean Cockerell, 82, of Lima, died at 1:37 p.m. Sunday at Lima Convalescent Home with her family by her side. She was born June 2, 1930, in Lima to Ralph and Sarah Carr, who preceded her in death. On Dec. 28, 1947, she married Alvin Alvie Cockerell, who died on Jan. 14, 2001. Survivors include a son, David (Peggy) Cockerell of Lima; two daughters, Pam (Don) Cook of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Diana (Bob) Beatty of Columbus; a sister, Sue (Ed) Zickafoose; five grandchildren, Jim (Karin) Cook of Berea, Jamie (Drew) Durbin of Columbus, Scott (Jill) Cockerell of Lima, Chris Cockerell of Chicago and Sara (Ian) Chongson of Lima; nine great-grandchildren, Logan and Mason Cook, Cassie and Jenna Durbin, Andrew and Nicholas Cockerell and Leo, Genevieve and Clara Chongson; three nephews, Jeff (Ann) Zickafoose, Jon (Jenny) Zickafoose and Greg (Cindy) Zickafoose. She was also preceded in death by an infant brother. She graduated from Elida High School in 1948. Mrs. Cockerell retired in January 2000 from the Allen County Common Pleas Court after 30 years with the county. She first served for 11 years at juvenile court and then 19 years with the common pleas

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Carol Blymyer, center, who serves as nurse for Elida Local Schools, received the Elida Employee Excellence Superintendent Don Diglia, back left, and President Dennis Fricke, back right, stand with the students of the month Award at Tuesday nights meeting. Superintendent Don who were present at Tuesdays meeting. They include, back left, Caleb Newland, Emily Coelho and Kaitlin Hawk; and Diglia, left, and board President Dennis Fricke were on front, Lauren Kerns and John Thomas Lesher. (Delphos Herald/Stacy Taff) hand to present the award. for us to make these changes, Students of the month (JV basketball coach). BY STACY TAFF improvements, Miller said. our school buildings safer. Diglia says they would but we want to let you know for December are: Elida The following personnel staff@delphsherald.com Were moving forward Elementary- Cody Crates, were approved for employwith the ALICE program, like to improve the entrances we are working on it. The Board of Education Lauren Kerns, John Thomas ment: Non-certified- Don ELIDA After the trage- which stands for Alert, to the elementary and middle Organizational Meeting Lesher; Elida Middle School- Brecht (substitute bus drivdy at Sandy Hook Elementary Lockdown, Inform, Counter schools. Were looking at things, was set for 4 p.m. on Jan. Devin Baker, Alexis Hartzler, er), Amy Long (substitute which led to the deaths of and Evacuate. We have a cri20 students and six adults, sis response team put togeth- to maybe create a vestibule 8. Current board president Caleb Newland, Promise cook), Anthony Pillitteri schools across America are er through all the buildings, with two sets of doors, like in Dennis Fricke was appoint- Onwuegbuchu; Elida High (substitute custodian), Karen questioning the safety of their theres 23 of us. Weve put the high school, he said. In ed president pro tempore to School- Emily Coelho, Brice Bible-Ramon (substitute students. Elida Local Schools buckets in all of the rooms the high school, once the bell serve at the meeting until the Coolidge, Kyle Finnerty, cook), Paula Frankhouser Kaitlin Hawk. (substitute cook), Faye is no different. Superintendent with emergency supplies, rings and school is in ses- new president is elected. The superintendent and The board accepted Thomas (substitute cook), Don Diglia and Mark Miller, anything we could think of sion, anyone who enters the the districts director of busi- that they would possibly school has to go through the the board presented school the resignations of Cindy Tonya Ramirez (substitute ness, say Elida is taking mea- need if they were locked in office because the second set nurse Carol Blymyer with the Landers (cook, effective Nov. cook); Van Driver- Bill sures. here during an emergency. of doors locks. We want to Elida Employee Excellence 28, 2012), Pam Radulovich Oleson; Substitute TeachersI think every school in Don has some great ideas make it so the secretary can Award. Her nomination by (cook, effective Jan. 1 for Jennifer Vanskyock, Brenda America, when something and weve been talking with see the person as they come members of the staff was sup- retirement), Michelle Cahill Ames, Michael Maag, like that happens, says I glass people, door people in and maybe install a buzzer. ported by the Elida Employee (head varsity girls track Sarah Maidon, Micah Cory, wish we couldve done and fence people, trying to Its unfortunate that some- Excellence Committee and coach, asst. swim coach 25 Andrea Aboujaoude, Wes percent), and Dan Larimore Griffith. more. We have to make figure out how we can make thing so tragic had to happen Superintendent Don Diglia.

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council about a sewer line issue he experienced. His sanitary sewer backed up into his home and when a plumber he hired to assess the situation put a camera through the line, it was found the wrong pipe with the wrong guage was used and the sanitary sewer line was run through the storm sewer line. I just wanted to the city to be aware of the potential problems since the addition has been annexed into the city, Edelbrock said. Councilman Jim Knebel questioned if the city had any recourse and Berquist said the entity that built the addition was dissolved. In other business: An ordinance allowing for the creation of an assistant foreman in the Maintenance Department to be hired from within was defeated on third reading Monday; and First Ward Councilman Rick Hanser announced he will not seek re-election. Hanser has served on council since January 2000. Candidates have until Feb. 5, 2013, to submit their petitions for the May 7 Primary Election.

many liquor establishments, a lot of Olmedas calls are people who have had too much to drink and are smart enough to know they shouldnt drive. However, Olmeda says he gets the occasional errand run or elderly customer. I started thinking about doing this when I heard there had been some cuts to elderly care and to places like the senior citizens center, he said. I havent had a lot of senior citizens yet but its only been seven weeks. Another reason I wanted to start this was all of the DUIs you see in this town, theres a lot of party plates. Im hoping that having someone to call will help reduce that. Ive been juggling the idea around for a while now, wondering how the community would respond to having its own taxi service. I mostly drive just in Delphos and the surrounding area, he added.

Occasionally Ill be called to pick someone up and take them to the store. Ill wait for them if theyre just going to be ten minutes or so and then take them back home. Ill drive you to places like Ottawa, Van Wert, Lima, but its one-way and it costs more. With a job like this, there is potential for interpersonal problems but Olmeda says he hasnt had any issues. Ive lived in Delphos a long time, so Ive gotten to know almost everyone. Its been good, I havent had any problems, he said. Occasionally there are some pretty funny people. One time I got a call from a female at the police station and went to go pick her up. She was out there, just really funny. It keeps it interesting. Olmedas favorite part of the job is being there for the people of Delphos. Its nice just being here for when someone needs a ride, so they dont have to always

rely on family and friends to drop everything theyre doing. I live in Delphos, so theres hardly any wait, he said. Hopefully this works out for the community, especially for the senior citizens. Its good for them to have someone to call. Olmeda lives in Delphos with his wife, Rachel, and their five children, Tatiana, 15, Ramone, 13, Tyrayna, 10, Rico, 8, and Romelio, 6. During the day, he works at Pohlman Builders.

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reation building at the west entrance of the park. Following a short executive session, council approved hourly pay of $7.85 for auxiliary police officers Paul Broecker, Wendy Philippe and Donny Kennedy; and $12 an hour for Police Chief Ethel Vaughn and village maintenance supervisor Ted Wrasman. During his report, Wrasman gave council an estimate for a new water softener at the police station. Vorst Plumbing

and Heating will install a new softener for $990. Council told Wrasman to call them to confirm the work. Scoutmaster Cliff Wieging and 13 Boy Scouts from Fort Jennings Pack 230 were guests at the meeting. The Scouts were working on their Communication badges. Mayor Smith shared with council how nice he thought the villages Christmas lighting was and thanked Mike Metzger for his hard work repairing the downtown wiring damaged by the June storm.

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Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obamas offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises to shield the massive retirement and disability program from cuts as part of negotiations to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff. Both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pledged not to touch Social Security as part of deficit reduction talks. Now that Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, have agreed to a new measure of inflation that would reduce annual cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, for Social Security and other government programs, Democrats are reluctant to call it a deal-breaker. As Obama and Boehner continued to haggle over how much to raise taxes and cut spending, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called the new inflation measure a technical adjustment designed to make inflation estimates more accurate, and he emphasized its Republicans who want it. Lets be clear. This is something that the Republicans have asked for, and as part of an effort to find common ground with the Republicans, the president has agreed to put this in his proposal, Carney told reportBy JULIE PACE The Associated Press ers Tuesday. The president has always said, as part of this process when were talking about the spending cut side of this, that it would require tough choices by both sides. Boehner proposed the change earlier this month in talks with Obama, and the president included it in a counteroffer this week. Carney said Obamas plan would protect vulnerable communities, including the very elderly, when it comes to Social Security recipients. The White House has not released details on how Obamas plan would do this. But the presidents 2010 deficit commission recommended an enhanced minimum benefit for low-wage workers and an automatic increase in benefits once a person has been receiving Social Security for 20 years. The inflation measure under consideration is called the Chained Consumer Price Index. On average, the measure shows a lower level of inflation than the more widely used Consumer Price Index because it assumes that as prices rise, consumers turn to lower-cost alternatives, reducing the amount of inflation they experience. If adopted across the government, the change would have far-reaching effects because so many programs are adjusted each year based on year-to-year changes in consumer prices. On average, annual increases in Social Security payments, government pen-

Dear area residents, We want to thank everyone who helped make the first annual Betty Honigford Christmas Decorating Contest a success. Thanks to all the enthusiastic and hard-working participants. We were so happy for your involvement and we admired your willingness to enter the contest in its first year. Youve spread so much cheer in our community and weve heard so many positive comments about all the houses. The decorations were wonderful! Each decorated house had special elements and they were all so beautiful in their own way. Thanks to all of our judges, for doing such a difficult job in such a thoughtful manner. We were grateful we did not have the unenviable task of selecting the winners. Thanks to Nancy Spencer for her help, encouragement and willingness to provide coverage of the event. Nancy, you went out of your way to generate interest in this event and support for us. Thanks for running all over town with us to take pictures and present prizes. Your pictures absolutely captured the artistry of the houses. Thanks to Jennifer Moenter for inviting us to participate in the Hometown Christmas Celebration. Thanks to Annette Brown for helping to design and make the Peoples Choice banner. Thanks to the employees of the banks and the city building for spreading the word about the contest, helping with the registration forms, and providing such a cute space for people to vote for their favorite. Christmas isnt always a happy time. We know we are not alone in missing someone at this time who was so central to every holiday and all the happiness associated with it. The life of one person does affect the lives of so many others. Mom would have loved the lights! Thanks for your help in keeping her bountiful kindness and irrepressible spirit alive. We can all make a difference in the life of someone else. Glad tidings and good cheer, We hope to see you again next year! Bev Jettinghoff and Meghan Ryba DEAR EDITOR Thanks for the colorful pictures of the winning Christmas houses decorating contest. I am happy to have the addresses so my family may view these winners. The grand prize winner, The Hamiltons, have lit up Landeck for several years. This house greets everyone with a sparkling Merry Christmas. No one knows that as I drive past decorated houses I often smile and joyfully say, Merry Christmas to you also! Tim Hamilton not only decorates his own house but he made festive the Landeck signs with lights as well as the flag pole area by Landeck school. I would be remiss if I did not give credit to his wife, Jo, as well as his children, Jacob and Logan, without whose cooperation, this project could not be completed. Thanks to the Hamiltons. Tim and his buddies, Kent Wrasman, and Gary Gerdeman also give of their time to hang the seasonal banners in Landeck. I really appreciate their helping this little village look good. Merry Christmas Catherine Heitz

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Benghazi

review slams State Dept. on security

One Year Ago Knights of Columbus HalloWine event coordinator Shelley Kreeger recently distributed the proceeds from the October event. Ted Hanf accepted a check for $28,000 for the St. Johns Religious Education Fund and Parish School of Religion. Kreeger presented a check for $1,000 to St. Vincent DePaul Society representative. The Delphos Community Christmas Project also received $1,000. 25 Years Ago 1987 Ron Elwer has been appointed to a seven-year term on the Delphos Public Library Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1. He will be filling the seat to be vacated Dec. 31 by the resignation of Ric Roxlau. Other board members are Anita Dunlavy, Mel Westrich, Margaret Fischer, Jane Noonan, Tom Hoersten and Bruce Sommers, superintendent of Delphos Public School. It took the law of averages one half to get into the game. But once it did the Jefferson girls had an easy time putting away Paulding 57-33 Thursday night at Jefferson Senior High School. Angie Gonyea led Jefferson scoring with 11 points. Kim Carmean and Margie Miller each added 10. 50 Years Ago 1962 Production of a new line of canned luncheon meat is planned for the middle of 1963 at St. Marys Foods, Inc., of Delphos. The meat would be canned for Krey Packing Company of St. Louis. The new food was developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and consists mostly of pork. St. Marys of Delphos now is packing 21 types of canned beef and pork for Krey Packing. 24 members of the 100 bushel Corn Club received awards for growing more than 100 bushels per acre at their annual banquet in St. Johns school cafeteria Tuesday night. William Stant received the trophy for top yield on the basis of his 178.2 bushels per acre. The Delphos Lions Club held its annual Christmas party and ladies night Tuesday evening at the Delphos Country Club with 38 members, wives and guests. Owen Grubenhoff was in charge of the entertainment for the evening which included selections by The Derby Dolls, an all-girl quartet. 75 Years Ago 1937 The Red and White varsity of Jefferson High School secured sweet revenge Friday night by sending the Middle Point Polar Bears home smarting under the sting of their first defeat of the season. The Jefferson team lost their first game of the season to the Middle Point team and the victory Friday night evened up the score in no uncertain terms. The score was 42 to 27. The Christmas meeting of the members of the Womans Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church was held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Guy Tilton, North Bredeick Street. Jane Meads sang Holy Night with Alma Sanders as accompanist. A medly of Christmas carols was rendered by Mrs. Michael Murphy, violinist, with Mrs. Tilton serving as accompanist. A Christmas exchange will be made Tuesday evening when the members of the local temple of Pythian Sisters convene in Castle hall for the weekly session. The committee for that meeting is comprised of Mrs. Frank Peltier, chairman; Anna Point, Mrs. York Powell, Mrs. Samuel Roberts and Mrs. Alonzo Rice.

IT WAS NEWS THEN

WASHINGTON The leaders of an independent panel that blamed systematic State Department management and leadership failures for gross security lapses in the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya will explain their findings to Congress today. The two most senior members of the Accountability Review Board are set to testify behind closed doors before the House and Senate foreign affairs committees on the classified findings of their harshly critical report. An unclassified version released late Tuesday said serious bureaucratic mismanagement was responsible for the inadequate security at the mission in Benghazi where the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed. Systematic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels within two bureaus of the State Department resulted in a Special Mission security posture that was inadequate for Benghazi and grossly inadequate to deal with the attack that took place, the panel said. Despite those deficiencies, the board determined that no individual officials ignored or violated their duties and recommended no disciplinary action. But it also said poor performance by senior managers should be grounds for disciplinary recommendations in the future. Wednesdays classified testimony from the review board retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering and a former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Adm. Mike Mullen will set the stage for open hearings the next day with Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, who is in charge of policy, and Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides, who is in charge of management. WASHINGTON It is a conundrum of wordsmiths that sometimes events are so horrible that words escape us. Bereft of the tools of our trade, we are left with what is perhaps the only appropriate response to something as heart-stopping as the massacre of children: Silence. If I could get away with it, I might leave the rest of this space vacant. Call it a day. For this seems the sanest response to the horror. Out of respect for the living and the dead, we simply keep quiet, at least for a while. But America isnt much comfortable with silence or vacancy. We are all about the talk. We love our talk radio and our talk TV. We thrive on talking points and talk therapy. Talking things through is a religious ritual in the post-Oprah world. I understand the impulse, of course. Hostage to my own revulsion, I write about the very things I rail against. Like so many, I cant seem to land anywhere else. The fiscal cliff, the new AfricanAmerican senator from South Carolina, new Cabinet picks all are important, but suddenly seem trivial. And so we ramble and sputter and repeat ourselves trying to find words that will make it possible to put this awful thing to rest.

Obama to press for policy changes after shooting

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is launching an administrationwide effort to curb gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school. Obama is tasking Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime gun control advocate, with spearheading the effort. In remarks from the White House on Wednesday, Obama will outline a process for pursuing policy changes following the school shooting, though he is not expected to call for specific measures. The president has vowed to use whatever power this office holds to safeguard the nations children after Fridays shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Twenty children and six adults were killed at the school by a gunman carrying an arsenal of ammunition and a high-powered, militarystyle rifle. The White House sees some urgency in formulating a policy response to the shooting, even as Obama and his top aides are consumed with averting the fiscal cliff before tax hikes and spending cuts take effect in January. The incident has prompted several congressional gun rights supporters to consider new legislation to control firearms, and there is some fear that their willingness to engage could fade as the shock and sorrow over the Newtown shooting eases. Many pro-gun lawmakers also have called for a greater focus on mental health issues and the impact of violent entertainment. White House aides say stricter gun laws alone are not the answer. Its a complex problem that requires more than one solution, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday. It calls for not only re-examining our gun laws and how well we enforce them, but also for engaging mental health professionals, law enforcement officials, educators, parents and communities to find those solutions.

sions and veterans benefits would be about 0.3 percentage points smaller each year. Next years COLA is 1.7 percent. Under the new measure of inflation, it would be about 1.4 percent. Taxes would slowly increase because annual adjustments to income tax brackets would be smaller, pushing more people into higher tax brackets. Over time, fewer people would be eligible for anti-poverty programs like Medicaid, Head Start, food stamps and school lunches because annual adjustments to the poverty level would be smaller, leaving fewer people under the official poverty line. If enacted for 2014, the change would reduce government borrowing by $223 billion over the next decade $158 billion in spending cuts and $65 billion in tax increases, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The biggest savings $102 billion would come from Social Security. I just dont think thats fair, Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., said. Weve got to get serious about balancing the budget. But asking Donald Trump to pay a dollar more is not the same as taking something away from a lower income community thats just squeaking by. Advocates for older Americans have been fighting against chained CPI for years, and they have stepped up their efforts since Boehner raised the issue earlier this month.

KATHLEEN PARKER

Shhhhhhhhhh ...

Still, much of the immediate focus after the shooting is on gun control, an issue that has been dormant in Washington for years. Obama expended little political capital on gun issues during his first term, despite several mass shootings, including a movie theater attack in Aurora, Colo., in the midst of this years presidential campaign. The White House has begun to signal that Obama may be more proactive on gun issues following the murders of the elementary school youngsters, ages 6 and 7. Carney said Obama was actively supportive of legislation to reinstate a ban on assault-style weapons that expired in 2004. The president long has supported a ban, but exerted little effort to get it passed during his first term. Obama also would support closing a gun show loophole allowing people to buy arms from private dealers without background checks and would be interested in legislation limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines, Carney said. their children from the photographs of those other little ones. Ive spoken to dozens of such parents who uniformly say, Its too much. I cant bear it. Instead, they bundle up their children and place their faith in the abundance of goodness that usually surrounds them, sending them on their way. In time the talk will turn back to the cliff, the senator and the Cabinet, even as we resign ourselves to the inevitability of the next tragedy. This is because we know that though laws and policies can make small differences in the total tallies of the dead, the only thing that can displace evil is, as President Obama put it, love. Even this word sounds trite because we have trivialized it, substituting sentiment for meaning with our confections and paper cutouts. Love is not just a valentine. It is a covenant with the greater good. It involves charity, compassion, empathy, self-sacrifice and, yes, listening. I dont have any final words of wisdom, but do submit that the more yakking we do, the less likely we are to find the clarity we seek.
Kathleen Parkers email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com.

Point of View
Uneasily, we circle a toofamiliar narrative. Weve seen this movie before and know the characters well: The cops who speak in the terse, dispassionate language of the clinical investigator. The psychologists who burble banalities: Hug your children a little tighter and tell them you love them. The broadcast media who, forced to fill time and space by some edict from the ratings czars, babble inanities about tragedy, punctuated with corrections of misinformation uttered in previous time-filling excavations. Meanwhile the scavengers of doom convene volunteer prophets, prayer leaders and profiteers declaiming the evils of guns or violent games or finding some way to insert themselves into the drama. Strangest of these was the mother who got herself on TV by proclaiming on her blog: I am Adam Lanzas mother. Liza Long, who has blogged about her life as an often-despairing mother, explained that her 13-year-

old son, Michael, is mentally ill and likely to become the next mass murderer. Regardless of how daunting it must be to fear your son might be headed for serious trouble, Michael surely wont be helped by seeing his mother telling the world about it. Nevertheless, Long was heralded by many as a heroine for finally launching the Long Overdue Honest Conversation about Mental Health in America. This, in the talking-est, confessingest, sharing-est nation in the history of mankind. Perhaps Long has reached a breaking point and is terrified, as she insists. But her foray into the public square, injecting her own child into the conversation as other parents are reeling from devastating loss, feels like stagecraft born of narcissism rather than maternal concern. Of course Long wouldnt have been more than a viral blip had the media not engaged her to God help us share her story. She was the get of the day a blogospheric phenomenon that captured the zeitgeist. Why, everyone was tweeting about her! In the midst of all this madness were the legions of parents who wisely turned off the television and tossed the newspapers, who averted their gazes and protected

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Solar-powered freezer not costing a penny

BY LOVINA EICHER Nice and sunny but cold today. After a few cloudy days, we welcome the sun even more. When our batteries on our solar-powered freezer start blinking low we are even more happy to see the sun. It seems like one sunny day always recharges it for awhile. We are still glad we invested in the solar-powered freezer. Since having it installed we havent had to pay a cent to keep it going. With the propane prices high it is good to not be buying for the freezer yet. Our refrigerator, stove, lights and water heater run off of propane. Also our water is powered by a propane motor. Last week we had a problem with the motor not kicking in when the water supply in the house was low. Susan and I wanted to do the laundry and there wasnt any water. We decided to see if we could start it manually and it worked until the next time. My husband Joe checked it out and called the man who installed it and asked if it could be the starter batteries. We bought a new battery and it fixed the problem. It has been almost six years so that battery lasted its monThirty-five members of the Landeck CLC opened a recent meeting with The Legend of the Christmas Prayer by Brian Morgan and salute to the Flag. Minutes from the November meeting were read and approved. Birthday wishes were sent out for December and January birthdays. Prayer and get well wishes were sent out to our sick members. Club 25 winners: Laura Ladd for December and Sue Radabaugh for January. Pot of eys worth. I told Joe I guess we are spoiled now thinking we always have hot and cold water in the house. Before our move to Michigan almost 9 years ago, we always had to pump and carry our water. If we wanted hot water we had to heat it. Our motor for the water is in an outside building and the water runs to the house underground. We had two storage tanks and when the pressure got low the motor automatically kicked in. Joe also installed a new gas light in the boys bedroom on Saturday. They havent had a light in their bedroom since the fire in May so they were happy. At this time of the year, it works as a heater as well. I think now except for a few doors we have to paint, we have everything normal from the fire we had. Although since getting more coats out for the cold weather we are starting to see how many of our extra coats were burned. It was our extra coat storage closet, too. We are thankful that it was all replaceable things we lost. I am trying to sew new outfits to give to the children for Christmas. It is getting closer and I am not sure if I will get them done. Daughter

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TODAY 6 p.m. Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. Johns Chapel. 6:30 p.m. Delphos Kiwanis Club, Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Hope Lodge 214 Free and Accepted Masons, Masonic Temple, North Main Street. Sons of the American Legion meet at the Delphos Legion hall. The Ottoville Board of Education meets in the elementary building. The Fort Jennings Board of Education meets in the library. THURSDAY 9-11 a.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 5:30 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission meets at the museum, 241 N. Main St. 5-7 p.m. The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shopping. 7 p.m. Spencerville Local Schools Board of Education meets. St. Johns Athletic Boosters meet in the Little Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Delphos Chapter 26 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple on North Main Street. Delphos VFW Auxiliary meets at the VFW Hall, 213 W. Fourth St. Please notify the Delphos Herald at 419-695-0015 if there are any corrections or additions to the Coming Events column.

Elizabeth helps me sew when she gets home from the factory. Daughter Susan is doing most of the housework and laundry the past few days so I can keep sewing. Today, Susan is baking two batches of outrageous chocolate chip cookies to take along to church services on Sunday. Elizabeth leaves on Friday evening with Timothys family to attend his familys Christmas gathering. The gathering will be at Timothy sisters Miriam near Maysville, Ky. It is a 7-hour drive one way so she wont be home until Sunday sometime. The house will seem empty with her not around. If you have heard of shoofly pie try this recipe for shoofly cake. SHOOFLY CAKE 2 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup molasses 1 teaspoon baking soda Combine flour, sugar, and butter by hand to make fine crumbs. Reserve three-fourths cup crumbs to put on top of the cake. Mix together water, molasses and baking soda. Add to the crumb mixture and combine. Put in a 9 X 13 greased pan and sprinkled with reserved crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until done. started sending Christmas cards to the military. This year was no different; 481 Christmas cards were sent out. The optional Christmas gift was exchanged with each member telling a Christmas memory from the past. Meeting was closed with the singing of Silent Night, Holy Night and Christmas bingo by the committee. The next meeting will be in February.

CLC sends 481 cards to soldiers

gold winner was Kay Siefer. 50/50 winners were Helen Kimmett, Barb Mueller and Sue Radabaugh. Christmas Basket winners were Ethel Schwinnen and Bonnie Merschman. Welcome cheer went out to new member Marilyn Sickles, who transferred from Ottoville CLC. Janet Siefker is now licensed to sell CLC Life Insurance along with her mother, Velma Wehri. More than five years ago, Kathy Siefker, along with Landeck CLC Council 84,

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attacked the basket but not consistently. For the Big Green (2-4), they showed tremendous balOTTOVILLE ance from their dribble-drive Ottovilles defensive game attack with four in double plan against Jefferson digits: sophomore Brandt Landin with Tuesday night, 12, junior Luke according to head Schimmoeller coach Todd Turnwald, 11 and 10 each was focused around from senior Derek 6-2 junior forward Schimmoeller Ross Thompson in and senior Ryan the paint. Honigford. They That meant their shot 18-of-43 from matchup zone defense the field (1-of-8 wanted to force the triples) for 41.9 Wildcats to shoot Jettinghoff percent. over the top. Thats great After shooting poorly in a Saturday loss to balance for us; the key is that Kalida, the Red and White its the four we need to score again suffered an off-night, in double digits. We have hitting 9-of-31 from the field struggled shooting the ball in the last couple of (1-of-11 treys) for 29 games, so it was percent, and Ottoville welcome tonight, eventually pulled T u r n w a l d away to a 47-28 nonexplained. For conference victory us, its about exein boys action inside cution. We played L.W. Heckman three excellent Gymnasium. teams: Columbus Though Thompson Grove, Van Wert was a power on the and St. Johns; boards with 15 (out of tough for three the 26 of the visitors), Thompson quarters but we he was held to a mere seven points. Junior Austin faltered in the fourth periJettinghoff led the way with od each time. Tonight, we nine and senior Zach Ricker really executed well down added seven, while leading the stretch and that was welscorer, freshman Trey Smith come. Both teams struggled (averaging around 16 points per game), was held to a mightily against the others defense: Ottoville in its matchsingle free throw. Once more, it came up zone and Jefferson (1-5) down to hitting some shots. in its man-to-man. The teams We have kids that are capa- combined for 5-of-21 shootble of hitting the perime- ing (2-of-10 for Delphos) ter shot but its a matter and when Jettinghoff hit two of confidence right now; we free throws at 1:02, the score need that breakout game, was tied at 6-6. Thompson grabbed six Jefferson head man Marc Smith noted. All my kids boards in the canto. The shooting warmed up have a green light; my philosophy has always been that some in the second stanif a player gives maximum za, combining for 9-of-20 effort on the defensive end, (5-of-12 by Ottoville). There they have more offensive were three ties and one lead freedom. We, as a coaching change. When Landin hit a staff, have to figure out ways 12-footer at 1:24, the Big to put our kids in better scor- Green grabbed the lead at ing positions. We pushed the 14-12. Honigford followed ball all night but didnt with a drive at the 54-secreward ourselves; at times ond mark and Jettinghoff

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replied with a 3 from the very solid; once again, it gave key at 33 ticks for a 16-15 us a chance to win the game. Ottoville edge. When Luke These kids work awfully hard Schimmoeller hit a jumper during practice and games from the right elbow with 11 and its frustrating that we seconds showing, the Green havent gotten the reward, Coach Smith added. We and Gold led 18-15. know our defense The Red and has to do that every White hit 3-of-6 night because of shots in the third our challenges on canto but with five offense. The score turnovers out of their didnt reflect how 15 for the game, close the game realthey didnt take ly was. They pulled advantage. They away at the end, had their final lead growing their lead. of the night at 22-20 We are just out of on a drive to the hoop by Thompson D. Schimmoeller sync offensively right now and we at 6:40. Two toss by Luke Schimmoeller at will have to see what we 4:31 tied it for Ottoville need to do to get into a good and when he followed with rhythm. Ottoville had 21 boards a bomb from the right cor(Landin led with ner off an inbound 9) and nine fouls. play at 3:07, they They host Tinora never trailed again. Friday. Their lead reached We have played 29-23 on a baseline that zone for the 10-footer by Derek past year and a half Schimmoeller at and generally, we 1:10 but Jettinghoff have played it well. drive to the basket A couple of teams with 30 ticks showrecently have ing to reduce that to shot the wall well 29-25. R. Honigford from the perimeter Ottoville then but mostly, we ran their offense to near perfection in the finale, have managed to stay close hitting all six of their shots to teams, Turnwald added. from the field and all six of We were aware of Trey and their free throws (10-of-11 he will be a fine player for for the game for 90.9%) as a long time. Actually, we Honigford and Landin net- were more concerned with ted six markers each. They Thompson inside; that was only had one turnover (3 for the focus even more for us at the game) as they steadily halftime. There was no JV game pulled away; Jefferson could only manage seven shots and due to Ottovilles lack of did not make one. Their only healthy numbers. points were from the freeVARSITY JEFFERSON (28) throw line (9-of-11 overall Austin Jettinghoff 2-4-9, Zach for 81.8%) two by Ricker Ricker 2-3-7, Jordon Williams 0-0-0, at 5:37 to break a 3-minute Ross Thompson 3-1-7, Trey Smith Tyler Mox 0-0-0, drought and one by Smith 0-1-1, Totals 8-1-9/11-28. Nick Fitch 2-0-4. at 2:59. OTTOVILLE (47) Derek Schimmoeller 5-0-10, Ryan Jefferson had seven offensive rebounds (sophomore Honigford 5-0-10, Austin Honigford 2-0-4, Brandt Landin 2-6-12, Luke Nick Fitch had six boards all Schimmoeller 3-4-11, Cory Fischer told) and 13 fouls. They will 0-0-0. Totals 17-1-10/11-47. play their first home game Score by Quarters: of 2012-13 Friday versus Jefferson 6 9 10 3 - 28 Coldwater (6 p.m. junior var- Ottoville 6 12 11 18 - 47 Three-point goals: Jefferson, sity start). Jettinghoff; Ottoville, L. Our defensive effort was Schimmoeller.

Second half keys LadyCat victory KALIDA Kalida pulled away from Columbus Grove in the second half Tuesday night as the Wildcats claimed a 47-33 Putnam County League win. The Wildcats were up 16-14 after a low-scoring first half before taking control in the second half with a 31-20 scoring margin. Kalida extended their lead in the third quarter with a 14-9 scoring advantage, then held on for the win by outscoring Grove 17-11 in the fourth quarter. Amy Smith led three Wildcat players in double digits as she scored 13 points, which included three 3-pointers. Kylie Osterhage added 12 points and Jackie Gardner had 11. Kalida hit 15-of-28 free-throw chances in the game as Gardner hit seven. Sydney McCluer led the Bulldogs with 12 points. The Bulldogs chances were hurt by 27 turnovers against the Wildcat defense. The Bulldogs are 0-2 and 1-7 and host Lincolnview in Northwest Conference action Thursday. The win moved Kalida to 2-0 in the league and 6-1 overall as they prepare to face Crestview Saturday. ***
Columbus Grove 14-31 2-6 33: McCluer 5-1-12; Stechschulte 2-15; Verhoff 2-0-4; Schroeder 1-0-3; Schumacher 1-0-3; D. Schramm 1-02; A. Schramm 1-0-2; Hoffman 1-0-2; Yinger 0-0-0. Kalida 14-41 15-28 47: Gardner 2-7-11; N. Recker 1-1-3; Holtkamp 2-0-4; K. Recker 0-0-0; Smith 4-213; Turnwald 0-0-0; Honigfort 1-1-4; Osterhage 4-4-12. Score by Quarters: Col. Grove 8 6 9 11 - 33 Kalida 10 6 14 17 - 47 Three-point goals: Columbus Grove 3-8 (McCluer 1, Schroeder 1, Schumacher 1); Kalida 4-10 (Smith 3, Honigfort 1). Rebounds: Kalida 23, Columbus Grove 16. Turnovers: Kalida 18, Columbus Grove 27. Junior Varsity: Kalida 32-21.
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non-league girls hardwood victory over host Spencerville Tuesday night. Abbie Freewalt led the Lady Bearcats with nine, while Alyssa Mulholland added six. The Bearcats visit Allen East Thursday.
NEW KNOXVILLE (55) Haley Horstman 9, Kaylin Schroer 1, Catlin Magato 4, Meg Reineke 16, Abigail Lageman 3, Madison Lammers 3, Rachel Leffel 2, Paige Lehman 15. SPENCERVILLE (32) Schylar Miller 4, Alyssa Mulholland 6, Karri Purdy 2, Katie Merriman 3, Jacey Grigsby 2, Abbie Freewalt 9, Caitlyn Probst 4, Patricia Riley 2. Score by Quarters: New Knoxville 17 13 13 12 - 55 Spencerville 7 10 3 12 - 32 -----

TUESDAY ROUNDUP
Panthers knock off Cougs
By JIM LANGHAM DHI Correspondent sports@timesbulletin.com

field 43 percent (20-of-47) to 35 percent (14-of-40) and the line: 73 percent (16-of-22) to 33 percent (1-of-3). Crestview won CONVOY - Hitting on the boards 28-17 and had far all cylinders at both ends, fewer turnovers -- 8-22. We cant play with a team Crestview busted out to a 22-2 lead and rolled to a 60-33 win of that caliber yet, thats for over Fort Jennings Tuesday sure, said Fort Jennings coach John Von Sossan. night. Were struggling; The Knights young kids and vetare now 6-0, the erans not getting the Musketeers 1-5. job done yet for us. The game started on I just dont like our an 8-0 Crestview run energy right now but before Fort Jennings well get there. You senior Brandon Kohli gotta stay positive with stopped the bleedthem; thats all we can ing, temporarily, with do. Were not blessed a layup on a delayed Kohli with any size to speak break with only 1:11 of but well just keep left in the first period. The home team, however, then working at it. Junior lefty Damian Helm scored 14 in a row to lead 22-2 before Kohli banked in led Knight scorers with 15 and a 10-footer with 5:32 remain- freshman Connor Lautzenheiser ing in the second quarter. came off the bench to score 10, Beginning with Kohlis bank- including two nothing-but-net er, the Musketeers turned the treys early in the fourth. Kohli led Jennings scoring momentum significantly, battling Crestview on nearly even with 11. Eleven Knights saw sigterms from then on. It was, nificant playing time in the however, way too late. It certainly didnt help the game and the play of his bench visitors cause when senior pleased Coach Best. We played a lot of guys starter Chad Recker went out to stay with a knee injury with tonight, he added. Not an three seconds left in the first excuse but weve got three guys quarter. Recker had suffered who are fighting illness, so we a similar injury in two earlier thought wed dig into the bench. games but in both cases had I thought some guys off the been able to return to action in bench stepped up and made us recognize them tonight. Thats the same game. Jennings actually closed the what makes this team so unique; margin slightly -- to 19 (33-14) weve got a lot of guys who can at the half and to 13 twice (35- earn minutes. Competition for 22 and 37-24) midway through playing time is good. Jennings hosts Miller City the third quarter. However, the Knights ended the third period Thursday. Crestview faces its biggest on an 8-0 run to eliminate any test of the young season at doubt with a 45-24 lead. Crestview coach Jeremy Lima Central Catholic Friday Best wasnt especially pleased night. Crestview jayvees are now with how the Knights handled 5-1 after cruising to a 51-32 the big lead. You keep playing (with win. Fort Jennings is now 0-6. a big lead), said Best. Its a Fort Jennings (33) long game. You saw that; they Von Sossan 1 0-0 3, Wallenhorst cut it to 13 at one time. We lost 3 0-0 6, Warnecke 4 0-0 9, Kohli 5 0-1 11, Recker 0 0-0 0, Wittler 1 0-0 3, some intensity and focus in the Kehres 0 1-2 1, Eldridge 0 0-0 0. Totals third quarter. In the first half, 14 1-3 33. Crestview (60) we got out and did some things Zaleski 1 0-0 2, Etzler 2 3-4 7, Helm in transition. We got down the 6 2-2 15, Heffner 2 2-3 6, Ream 0 0-2 floor but then we didnt make 0, Lautzenheiser 4 0-0 10, Gibson 1 4, Simerman 1 2-2 0 much money out of it. When 1-2Bolenbaugh 3 3-3 9, 4, Brown 2-21-2 1, Jones 0 2. Totals 20 16-22 60. we go down the road, weve Score by quarters: got to finish those opportuniFort Jennings 2 12 10 9 - 33 ties. Crestview 14 19 12 15 - 60 Three-point field Crestview totally dominated 4 (Von Sossan, goals: Fort Jennings Warnecke, Kohli, all of the numbers. The Knights Wittler); Crestview 4 (Lautzenheiser 2, out-shot the Musketeers from the Helm, Gibson).

Lady Dawgs edge Cavaliers COLDWATER Elidas girls basketball team held off a late-charging Coldwater unit for a 60-59 non-league battle Tuesday at The Palace. Coldwater outscored the Lady Bulldogs 20-10 in the fourth period. Senior Osha Owens had a great all-around game with 22 points, eight steals, six boards and five assists to pace the victors. Ashley Lowry added 12 markers and Kylie Downton 10. Hannah Bruns led the Lady Cavaliers with 21 and Sarah Kanney 14. Elida hosts St. Marys Memorial Thursday.
ELIDA (60) Osha Owens 8-5-22, Ashley Lowry 4-4-12, Kylie Downton 5-0-10, Sabrina Kline 3-0-7, Torie McAdams 1-3-5, Brett Pauff 1-0-2, Carli Stetler 1-0-2, Cassidy Slusher 0-0-0, Ericka Smith 0-0-0. Totals 23/53-12/16-60. COLDWATER (59) Hannah Bruns 9-3-21, Sarah Kanney 5-1-14, Ali Dues 4-0-8, Brooke Welsch 3-0-6, Joelle Hemmelgarn 1-2-4, Karla Borgerding 2-0-4, Megan Muhlenkamp 1-0-2, Bridget Dues 0-00. Totals 25/57-6/8-59. Score by Quarters: Elida 17 19 14 10 - 60 Coldwater 14 15 1 0 20-59 Three-point goals: Elida 2-6 (Kline 1-2, Owens 1-3, Slusher 0-1); Coldwater 3-7 (Kanney 3-6, A. Dues 0-1). Rebounds: Elida 20/3 offensive (Owens 6), Coldwater 24/7 offensive (Welsch 8). Assists: Elida 9 (Owens 5), Coldwater 15 (Muhlenkamp 10). Steals: Elida 13 (Owens 8), Coldwater 11 (Kanney 4). Blocks: Elida 2 (Owens/Kline 1), Coldwater 0. Turnovers: Elida 15, Coldwater 20. Fouls: Elida 12, Coldwater 17. JV score: Coldwater 44, Elida 21.

Reineke, Lehman pace Rangers over Lady Bearcats SPENCERVILLE New Knoxville rode 16 points from Meg Reineke and 15 by Paige Lehman to a 55-32

PAULDING - Going into the second half of Tuesdays boys basketball game at Paulding, Van Wert head coach Dave Froelich was fairly comfortable with the Cougars 25-20 lead, so much so that he was willing to gamble on keeping sharp-shooting A.J. Smith on the bench with two fouls. That would usually be pretty good strategy, according to Froelich, but things didnt quite work out the way he had hoped when the Panthers came back on the floor for the final 16 minutes. Paulding head coach Shawn Brewer ran a couple of established plays in the first minute of the half with Kaleb Clemens and Neil Roehrig hitting back-to-back baskets. By the time less than three minutes had passed, the Panthers had outscored the Courgars 11-5 and grabbed a 31-30 lead over Van Wert. Van Wert bounced back to establish a 4-point lead on a three by Smith and a quick 2-pointer by Kyle Keber. But a 3-point basket by Pauldings Kyle Kauser and back-to-back buckets by Steven Strayer, who came in off the bench, lifted the Panthers to a 44-37 advantage that the Cougars couldnt overtake. We turned it over way too many times, said Froelich. The second half was the worst defense that we played in a long time. Thats what happens when a team struggles to score. I know we turned it over 10 or 11 times that first half. Many of Pauldings quick points early in the third quarter occurred when the Panthers took the ball inside and started to jam down the blocks to score. When they started doing that, we were trouble, continued Froelich. They hit a couple of shots and got it going and then they kept going. The momentum turned good for them but bad for us. For the contest, the Cougars were charged with 18 turn-

overs while Paulding accounted for 12 miscues. Van Wert outrebounded Paulding 32-29 while the Panthers shot the ball at a 45-percent clip and the Paulding defense held the Cougars to 36 percent shooting. I told the players at the half that we needed to do a better job attacking, Brewer said. We came out the second half with a couple of plays drawn up and it worked. The shots we were getting were quality shots and we started taking the ball to the basket. Our attack pressure was a lot better. Brewer praised the likes of Lance Foor, who led the Panthers with 22 points, Neil Roehrig, who tallied 12 points and Steven Strayer, who stepped it up to score six points at a crucial moment in the third quarter. Joey Hurless led the Cougar attack with 19 points while Nik Wolford added 10 points for the local squad. Van Werts overall record dropped to 5-2, while Paulding won its third game in succession to improve to 4-2. In junior varsity action, Van Wert nudged Paulding 45-43. -----Bluffton cleans the glass in 62-50 win over IU-Kokomo BLUFFTON On Tuesday, the Bluffton University Beavers gave themselves an early Chrsitmas present and came out with a 62-50 victory over the Indiana University-Kokomo Cougars at the Sommer Center. The Bluffton men improved to 3-6 on the season with the win, while the Cougars fell to 5-7 on the season. The Beavers were led by senior Dustin Kinn (Alvada/New Riegel) who scored 22 points on 8-for10 shooting and grabbed nine boards in the victory. The home team started quickly by getting out to a 7-2 lead. The Cougars responded with a 5-0 spurt to tie the game at the 16:11 mark. However, after two Kinn free throws and a layup, Josh Fisher (Rockford/Parkway) knocked

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down a jumper, making the score 13-7. Four straight Cougar points trimmed the lead to two. Bluffton responded with a 7-0 run thanks to a Nate Chambers (Miamisburg) jumper, a Ryan Ebbeskotte (Fort Jennings/ Delphos Jefferson) 3-ball and a Kinn layup at the 13:10 mark which made the score 20-11. Chambers got to the rack and Josh Johnson (OttawaGlandorf) nailed a trifecta to get the Bluffton lead back to 10 points at the 9:02 mark. The Cougars cut it to five again but layups by Johnson and Tyler Neal (Bluffton) pushed the lead back up to nine. IU-Kokomo opened the second half on another 5-0 spurt. However, that is when Dustin Kinn took over. He scored Blufftons first 10 points of the period. Layups by Will Pope (Somerville/Preble Shawnee) and Ebbeskotte made the score 48-36 at the 12:04 mark of the second half. Not ready to gift-wrap Blufftons Christmas present, the Cougars battled to within a deuce following a jumper by Jared Lawrence with just over five minutes to play. The home team sealed the deal, however, with a 10-0 run. After layups by Kinn and Fisher, Kinn added a couple free throws. Thayne Recker (Arlington) hit from in close and Fisher finished the game with a pair of freebies to make the final score 62-50. The Beavers key to victory was found on the boards, where they outrebounded the Cougars 40-25, including 19 on the offensive glass which led to 21 second-chance points. IU-Kokomo also had four more turnovers than Bluffton (17-13). The Beavers were a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe. This partially made up for their poor 4-of20 (20 percent) shooting from beyond the arc. The Beavers were led by Kinns 22 points, nine caroms and three assists. Fisher added nine points and a career-high eight boards. Neal chipped in with seven points and three boards, while Recker tallied six markers and three rebounds. Ebbeskotte, a sophomore,

added career highs with five points and four rebounds. The Cougars were led by Joby Renbarger who put up 14 points in a losing effort. The Bluffton men are back in action after a 10-day hiatus to celebrate Christmas. They return to the Sommer Center on Dec. 28 to host their own McDonalds Holiday Tournament vs. Wright State University-Lake Campus at 8 p.m. The first game of the tournament is slated for 6 p.m. and features #21 Ohio Wesleyan and Pitt-Greensburg. -----Ranked Thomas More dominates Bluffton 95-62 CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. The Bluffton University womens basketball team suffered a tough defeat (9562) at #11 Thomas More on Tuesday. The Saints opened the game on a 10-2 run and never looked back. Thomas More led 50-32 at the break even though Bluffton knocked down 10-of21 from the field (47.6 percent) in the first 20 minutes. The Beavers came out in the second half and battled but the home team proved too much as Thomas More won the game in convincing fashion. Freshman Brooke Ruffer (Stryker) notched her second double-double with 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Kaitlyn Pennekamp (Hamilton/ Ross) added nine points, while sophomore Brenna Kurilec (Mt. Gilead/Gilead Christian) dropped in seven. Rachel DeBord (Lebanon) led the visitors with four assists. Taylor Knight (Perrysburg) added three assists and two steals. Bluffton hit 20-of-48 (41.7 percent) from the field but the Saints were 35-of-66 (53 percent). The Beavers had a slim 34-32 edge on the glass but Thomas More negated that by forcing Bluffton into 27 turnovers, 17 more than the home team committed. The women return to action Dec. 28 when they head to Holland, Mich., to take on Baldwin-Wallace in the Hope College Tournament. The game is set to tip at 5:30 p.m.
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The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 18 6 .750 Brooklyn 13 11 .542 5 Boston 12 12 .500 6 Philadelphia 12 13 .480 6 1/2 Toronto 7 19 .269 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 16 6 .727 Atlanta 15 7 .682 1 Orlando 11 13 .458 6 Charlotte 7 17 .292 10 Washington 3 19 .136 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 14 10 .583 Milwaukee 13 10 .565 1/2 Indiana 13 12 .520 1 1/2 Detroit 7 20 .259 8 1/2 Cleveland 5 21 .192 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 16 6 .727 1/2 San Antonio 19 8 .704 Houston 12 12 .500 5 1/2 Dallas 12 13 .480 6 New Orleans 5 19 .208 12 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 20 4 .833 Denver 14 12 .538 7 Utah 14 12 .538 7 Minnesota 12 11 .522 7 1/2 Portland 11 12 .478 8 1/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 18 6 .750

NBA GLANCE
Golden State 17 L.A. Lakers 12 Phoenix 10 Sacramento 7 8 14 15 17

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Mondays Results Orlando 102, Minnesota 93 Houston 109, New York 96 L.A. Clippers 88, Detroit 76 Memphis 80, Chicago 71 Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio 93 Phoenix 101, Sacramento 90 Tuesdays Results Toronto 113, Cleveland 99 Atlanta 100, Washington 95, OT Utah 92, Brooklyn 90 Miami 103, Minnesota 92 Chicago 100, Boston 89 Milwaukee 98, Indiana 93 Dallas 107, Philadelphia 100 Denver 112, San Antonio 106 Golden State 103, New Orleans 96 L.A. Lakers 101, Charlotte 100 Todays Games Brooklyn at New York, 7 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m. Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Milwaukee at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m. New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Thursdays Games Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Miami at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Denver at Portland, 10 p.m.

Browns add to new management, hire president

The Associated Press BEREA New Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his CEO, Joe Banner, have several personnel decisions to make once the season ends. You can scratch president off their list, however. With potentially more changes ahead for the newlook Browns over the next two weeks, Haslam and Banner announced on Tuesday they had hired Alec Scheiner to be the teams new president. Scheiner, 39, will join Cleveland after eight years with the Cowboys. He was senior vice president and general counsel with Dallas the last five years. Alec and I started talking last June. We had a series of meetings, Banner said. We just felt like it was a great fit. Hes going to impact the organization in a lot of ways. Scheiner will quarterback the Browns day-to-day business operations in his new post, which will begin Jan. 7, and will focus on improving the teams gameday atmosphere at home games. We really want to enhance the fan experience everywhere. Wherever we can, Scheiner said. We have a challenge, and we will work hard on it. We want to create something that links us to the past and to the community. Scheiner, raised in Lower Merion, Pa., attended Georgetown; in 2008, he took over the Cowboys business operations, which included football analytics. He was a key cog in the fan experience at highly-regarded Cowboys Stadium, which opened on May 27, 2009, and hosted the Super Bowl on Feb. 6, 2011. I want to thank the Cowboys for making my eight years there some of the most rewarding of my professional career, Scheiner said. I am looking forward to this challenge with the Browns, which I view as a tremendous opportunity to start at the ground level with a new and exciting leadership group. That unit, of course, features Haslam and Banner as the Browns look to create a new identity in the offseason. Jimmy and Joe have a great vision of what they want the Cleveland Browns to become and I am grateful to be able to be a part of it, Scheiner said. The Browns are an iconic franchise with an outstanding fan base and tradition. Together, we hope to do incredible things for the organization. Whether or not the coach will be with them as that long-term vision plays out remains to be seen. Cleveland began the season 0-5 under Pat Shurmur, who is in his first year. The Browns have persevered, though, and actually orchestrated a 3-game winning streak late in the year. But they are still just 5-9 and in last place of the AFC North with two difficult games approaching Denver (11-3) and Pittsburgh (7-7) to end the season. We have not made decisions but, obviously, as time has gone on, we have thought about it more, said Banner, who added staffing decisions will be made quickly after the season finale. But were not at the point where weve made definitive decisions. Our driving force is to gather a group of smart, effective people. Scheiner clearly plays into that mindset. For many years, the Cowboys have been a leading innovator among NFL franchises and Alec played an integral role in this success, Haslam said. We are confident that his expertise will be a tremendous asset, not only for our organization but our fans as well. In 2010, Scheiner made the Sports Business Journals Forty Under 40 list. In a conference call with the media, Scheiner was

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The Associated Press Individual Week 15 Quarterbacks Att P. Manning, DEN 511 Brady, NWE 560 Roethlisberger, PIT 398 Schaub, HOU 476 Dalton, CIN 472 Flacco, BAL 487 P. Rivers, SND 488 C. Palmer, OAK 562 Fitzpatrick, BUF 444 Hasselbeck, TEN 221 Rushers Att A. Foster, HOU 325 J. Charles, KAN 249 Chr. Johnson, TEN 244 Ridley, NWE 252 Green-Ellis, CIN 263 Spiller, BUF 161 R. Rice, BAL 230 Greene, NYJ 243 T. Richardson, CLE 258 Re. Bush, MIA 200 Receivers No Welker, NWE 100 Wayne, IND 97 And. Johnson, HOU 93 A.. Green, CIN 85 De. Thomas, DEN 78 Decker, DEN 72 B. Myers, OAK 72 Stevi. Johnson, BUF 69 H. Miller, PIT 68 Hartline, MIA 67 Punters No Fields, MIA 65 McAfee, IND 61 Scifres, SND 70 Koch, BAL 74 Lechler, OAK 70 Anger, JAC 82 Kern, TEN 69 D. Colquitt, KAN 72 Donn. Jones, HOU 79 B. Colquitt, DEN 61 Punt Returners No McKelvin, BUF 23 Ad. Jones, CIN 21 Cribbs, CLE 35 K. Martin, HOU 19 M. Thigpen, MIA 23 Hilton, IND 25 T. Holliday, DEN 30 Jac. Jones, BAL 29 Welker, NWE 18 Br. Tate, CIN 21 Kickoff Returners No Jac. Jones, BAL 30 M. Thigpen, MIA 33 McKelvin, BUF 18 McKnight, NYJ 31 Goodman, SND 18 Cribbs, CLE 39 C. Rainey, PIT 35 Br. Tate, CIN 30 Reynaud, TEN 45 D. McCourty, NWE 27 Scoring/Touchdowns TD A. Foster, HOU 16 T. Richardson, CLE 12 A.. Green, CIN 11 R. Gronkowski, NWE 10 Ridley, NWE 10 Decker, DEN 9 R. Rice, BAL 9 H. Miller, PIT 8 De. Thomas, DEN 8 M. Wallace, PIT 8

AFC LEADERS
Kicking Com 347 355 255 308 295 288 314 342 274 138 Yds 1313 1230 1159 1105 1080 1047 1031 951 897 895 Yds 1172 1234 1360 1208 1210 923 743 891 771 1002 Yds 4016 4276 2911 3555 3313 3474 3290 3987 2935 1367 Avg 4.04 4.94 4.75 4.38 4.11 6.50 4.48 3.91 3.48 4.48 Avg 11.7 12.7 14.6 14.2 15.5 12.8 10.3 12.9 11.3 15.0 TD Int 31 10 30 6 22 6 22 10 26 14 20 10 22 15 22 14 22 15 7 5 LG TD 46 14 91t 4 94t 5 41 10 48 6 56t 6 46 9 36 6 32t 11 65t 5 LG TD 59 4 30t 4 60t 4 73t 11 71t 8 55 9 29 4 63 6 43 8 80t 1 Gostkowski, NWE S. Graham, HOU M. Prater, DEN Tucker, BAL Janikowski, OAK Suisham, PIT P. Dawson, CLE Vinatieri, IND Bironas, TEN Lindell, BUF PAT 60-60 44-44 46-46 37-37 22-22 30-30 28-28 31-31 29-29 34-34 FG 26-32 26-32 23-29 25-27 29-32 26-27 26-27 24-31 24-30 20-21 LG 53 51 53 56 57 52 52 53 53 50 Pts 138 122 115 112 109 108 106 103 101 94

asked about the Browns traditional ways what with the logo-less helmets and classic uniforms. Scheiner didnt think too many changes were needed in that realm and was quick to embrace the teams tradition along the way. Its more about connecting with what he have already ... in more effective ways, he replied. You can always do better. That said, Banner explained that Scheiner would have a say in any decisions regarding the potential modernization of the teams look, something that has been rumored as a consideration in the new era. As for cheerleaders, well, Scheiner is going from a franchise that is famous for them to one that doesnt even have them. And, new regime or not, that appears like itll stay that way.
NOTES: LB James-Michael Johnson and DB T.J. Ward were placed on injured reserve with knee injuries. Both Johnson, a rookie, and Ward are starters for a defense that allows 22.1 points per game. Johnson made eight starts, played in 10 games and finished with 35 tackles. His role expanded when Scott Fujita sustained a seasonending neck injury. Ward had 68 tackles and one interception. With the available roster spots, Cleveland signed defensive back Prince Miller and linebacker Adrian Moten. The Browns also elevated defensive lineman Hall Davis from the practice squad to the active roster. ... The Browns are 3-0 vs. the AFC West, with the first-place Broncos on deck.

Yds LG Avg 3291 67 50.6 2972 64 48.7 3412 66 48.7 3538 59 47.8 3330 68 47.6 3896 73 47.5 3275 71 47.5 3376 71 46.9 3695 66 46.8 2818 67 46.2 Yds 431 297 439 228 276 281 332 279 171 187 Yds 975 948 510 875 497 1076 922 739 1106 654 Avg 18.7 14.1 12.5 12.0 12.0 11.2 11.1 9.6 9.5 8.9 Avg 32.5 28.7 28.3 28.2 27.6 27.6 26.3 24.6 24.6 24.2 LG TD 88t 2 81t 1 60 0 71 0 72t 1 75t 1 76t 1 63t 1 31 0 32 0 LG TD 108t 2 96t 1 59 0 100t 1 39 0 74 0 68 0 45 0 105t 1 104t 1

The Associated Press NEW YORK Mark Sanchez is no longer the New York Jets franchise quarterback. He might not even be the backup. Rex Ryan decided to bench Sanchez on Tuesday in favor of Greg McElroy after the fourth-year quarterback had another miserable performance in a 14-10 loss at Tennessee on Monday night that eliminated New York from playoff contention. So, itll be McElroy under center for his first NFL start when the Jets (6-8) play the San Diego Chargers at home Sunday. Ryan hasnt decided whether Sanchez or Tim Tebow listed as the No. 2 quarterback will be the backup. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher was apparently worried he would lose his baby and money to his long-time girlfriend before fatally shooting her and killing himself, according to newly-released police reports. Belcher also complained about Kasandra Perkins, the mother of the couples 3-month-old daughter, in conversations and text messages sent to a woman he was dating on the side, the reports show. In one text message sent in late October or early November, Belcher wrote he would shoot Perkins if she didnt leave him alone. The girlfriend told police that Belcher said his childs mother threatened to take all his money and his child if they split up and knew exactly how to press his buttons and make him angry. NEWTOWN, Conn. New York Giants WR Victor Cruz visited the home of the 6-year-old Connecticut shooting victim who was buried in a replica Cruz jersey. Jack Pinto was among 20 children shot to death Friday in Newtown. Several elementary school-age children played touch football in the front yard of his familys home Tuesday. Many wore Giants jerseys or Newtown football or wrestling shirts as they laughed, smiled and hugged. The children and their families left after several hours. Kids carried autographed Giants footballs and jerseys. About 45 minutes later, Cruz left the home in an SUV and an escort

SPORTS BRIEFS

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----Team TOTAL YARDAGE/OFFENSE Yards Rush New England 6054 1914 Denver 5421 1542 Houston 5415 1988 Indianapolis 5246 1500 Oakland 5050 1258 Cincinnati 4867 1684 Pittsburgh 4832 1351 Buffalo 4771 1954 Baltimore 4755 1471 Tennessee 4609 1529 Kansas City 4482 1950 Cleveland 4475 1364 Miami 4427 1573 San Diego 4323 1304 N.Y. Jets 4230 1694 Jacksonville 3977 1154 DEFENSE Yards Rush Pittsburgh 3826 1298 Denver 4300 1274 Cincinnati 4485 1414 Houston 4562 1305 N.Y. Jets 4617 1942 San Diego 4733 1358 Miami 4884 1413 Kansas City 4928 1909 Indianapolis 5129 1746 Cleveland 5152 1689 Tennessee 5165 1797 Buffalo 5173 2018 Oakland 5191 1715 Baltimore 5240 1851 New England 5275 1490 Jacksonville 5518 2074 AVERAGE PER GAME/OFFENSE Yards Rush New England 432.4 136.7 Denver 387.2 110.1 Houston 386.8 142.0 Indianapolis 374.7 107.1 Oakland 360.7 89.9 Cincinnati 347.6 120.3 Pittsburgh 345.1 96.5 Buffalo 340.8 139.6 Baltimore 339.6 105.1 Tennessee 329.2 109.2 Kansas City 320.1 139.3 Cleveland 319.6 97.4 Miami 316.2 112.4 San Diego 308.8 93.1 N.Y. Jets 302.1 121.0 Jacksonville 284.1 82.4 DEFENSE Yards Rush Pittsburgh 273.3 92.7 Denver 307.1 91.0 Cincinnati 320.4 101.0 Houston 325.9 93.2 N.Y. Jets 329.8 138.7 San Diego 338.1 97.0 Miami 348.9 100.9 Kansas City 352.0 136.4 Indianapolis 366.4 124.7 Cleveland 368.0 120.6 Tennessee 368.9 128.4 Buffalo 369.5 144.1 Oakland 370.8 122.5 Baltimore 374.3 132.2 New England 376.8 106.4 Jacksonville 394.1 148.1

Pass 4140 3879 3427 3746 3792 3183 3481 2817 3284 3080 2532 3111 2854 3019 2536 2823 Pass 2528 3026 3071 3257 2675 3375 3471 3019 3383 3463 3368 3155 3476 3389 3785 3444 Pass 295.7 277.1 244.8 267.6 270.9 227.4 248.6 201.2 234.6 220.0 180.9 222.2 203.9 215.6 181.1 201.6 Pass 180.6 216.1 219.4 232.6 191.1 241.1 247.9 215.6 241.6 247.4 240.6 225.4 248.3 242.1 270.4 246.0

The Associated Press MIAMI Dwyane Wade scored 24 points, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 assists and the Miami Heat survived a huge rebounding differential to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-92 on Tuesday night. Chris Bosh scored 15 points and Mario Chalmers added 12 for the Heat, who gave up 21 of the games first 24 rebounds and wound up getting beaten 52-24 on the boards yet still won. Andrei Kirilenko scored 22 for Minnesota, which played without guard Ricky Rubio, whos being eased back after recovering from knee surgery. The Timberwolves dropped their second straight. Kevin Love finished with 11 points and 18 rebounds and Nikola Pekovic had a 18-point, 12-rebound effort for the Timberwolves. James topped the 20-point mark for the 27th straight regular-season game and 43rd straight overall.
LAKERS 101, BOBCATS 100 LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant scored four of his 30 points in the final 1:26 and the Lakers overcame an 18-point third-quarter deficit to hand Charlotte its 12th straight loss. Jodie Meeks and Metta World Peace each had 17 points for the Lakers, who won their third straight to match their longest winning streak of the season. Pau Gasol, back after missing eight games with tendinitis in both knees, had 10 points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes. World Peace was not in the starting lineup for the first time after starting the first 25 games. Reserve center Jordan Hill missed his third straight

of five police cruisers, sirens blaring. He later tweeted that he has much love to the entire Pinto family. Great people with huge hearts. NEW YORK A 9-game winning streak has Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on top of the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings for the first time. The latest win came on the road, 34-17 at Baltimore, and was impressive enough to lift the Broncos to No. 1 by three points over the San Francisco 49ers. COLLEGE FOOTBALL MADISON, Wisc. Wisconsin will hire Utah States Gary Andersen as head football coach to replace Bret Bielema, according to multiple media reports. The Wisconsin State Journal was first to report that Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez had offered Andersen the job. Andersen is in his fourth year at Utah State and is coming off his best season yet. The 18th-ranked Aggies won the Western Athletic Conference and finished 11-2, with a school record for victories after beating Toledo 41-15 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday. COLLEGE STATION, Texas Chalk up another major award for Johnny Manziel. The Texas A&M quarterback became the first freshman to be voted The Associated Press Player of the Year in college football on Tuesday. He also won the Heisman Trophy and Davey OBrien Award. Manziel collected 31 votes to 15 for Manti Teo, Notre Dames star linebacker, who finished second. The 6-1 Manziel threw for 3,419 yards and 24 touchdowns and ran for 1,181 yards and 19 more scores to help the Aggies to 10 wins for the first time since 1998. BASEBALL BOSTON The Boston Red Sox moved forward with their strategy of giving free agents short-term contracts by reaching a $9.5 million, 1-year agreement with shortstop Stephen Drew. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that Drew will take a physical before the deal can be completed. The person spoke on condition of ano-

game because of back spasms. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 28 points, reserve Ramon Sessions added 20 and Gerald Henderson had 19. Byron Mullens finished with 17 rebounds and 13 points. HAWKS 100, WIZARDS 95, OT WASHINGTON Lou Williams scored a season-high 24 points and Josh Smith had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead Atlanta past Washington in overtime. Atlanta (15-7) has won all three meetings with the Wizards (3-19) this season. After Washington took a 93-92 lead on a jumper by Earl Barron with 3:05 to play in overtime, the Hawks scored six straight points capped by DeShawn Stevensons 3-pointer to go up five with 1:29 to play. Stevenson and Al Horford each made 1-of-2 free throws and then Jordan Crawford, who had a triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, hit a jumper with 48 seconds left to pull Washington to 98-95. Nene had a jumper blocked by Smith with 9 seconds to play and Kyle Korver made two free throws to cap the scoring. JAZZ 92, NETS 90 NEW YORK Mo Williams scored 19 points, Al Jefferson had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Utah held on to beat Brooklyn. Utah turned it over on two inbounds passes in the final 31 seconds, the last leading to a Nets steal. They pushed it up and got a potential go-ahead 3-pointer from Gerald Wallace that missed. The Jazz escaped when Reggie Evans follow shot was no good as time expired. Derrick Favors added 13 points against his former franchise for the Jazz. Joe Johnson scored 21 points for the Nets, who led for most of the game and by as many as 13 points before dropping their second straight. BULLS 100, CELTICS 89 CHICAGO Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer scored 21 points apiece and Joakim Noah had a tripledouble for Chicago. Noah had 11 points, 13 rebounds and a career high-tying 10 assists for his second career triple-double. Nate Robinson scored 18 points for

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The Associated Press Men TUCSON, Ariz. Mark Lyons scored 17 points, Grant Jerrett added 15 and No. 4 Arizona showed no signs of a letdown after its biggest win of the season, rolling over Oral Roberts 89-64 Tuesday night. Arizona (9-0) pulled off an improbable victory over thenNo. 5 Florida on Saturday and leaves for a tournament in Hawaii on Thursday. The Wildcats had no trouble keeping their focus, racing out to a 17-point first-half lead and shooting 57 percent overall. Brandon Ashley added 14 points for Arizona, off to its best start since opening 12-0 in 1987-88. Oral Roberts (5-5) has a history of knocking off power programs but never had a shot against the rolling Wildcats. The Golden Eagles shot 38 percent and leading scorer Warren Niles was frustrated most of the night, turning it over eight times and scoring most of his 22 points after the game was out of reach.
NO. 7 OHIO ST. 65, WINTHROP 55 COLUMBUS Deshaun Thomas scored 21 points missing nine straight shots at one point and making five in a row at another to lead Ohio State past Winthrop.

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It was the last tuneup for the Buckeyes (9-1) before Saturdays rematch with No. 9 Kansas. The Jayhawks beat them twice last year, once at Allen Fieldhouse and then in the Final Four. Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 14 points for the Buckeyes, who have won four in a row, all at home, since a 73-68 defeat at No. 2 Duke on Nov. 28 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Thomas added nine rebounds and a career-high four assists. Derrick Henry scored 12 points to lead Winthrop (4-5). NO. 9 KANSAS 87, RICHMOND 59 LAWRENCE, Kan. Jeff Withey had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Ben McLemore added 14 points and Kansas used another big first-half run to put away Richmond. Travis Releford and Naadir Tharpe each added 11 points and Elijah Johnson had seven assists for the Jayhawks (9-1), who will ride an 8-game win streak into Saturdays showdown at No. 7 Ohio State. The Jayhawks used an 18-0 firsthalf run to bury the Spiders, allowing them to push their home winning streak to 28 games, tied for the sixthlongest in school history. Derrick Williams had 14 points and Cedrick Lindsay finished with 12 for the Spiders (9-3). NO. 18 SAN DIEGO ST. 76, POINT LOMA NAZARENE 49 SAN DIEGO Xavier Thames scored 17 points and Chase Tapley added 15 as San Diego State beat Point Loma Nazarene, the Aztecs ninth straight win since opening with a loss to No. 3 Syracuse. SDSU (9-1) was just fine without leading scorer Jamaal Franklin, who sat out with a back injury. SDSU now heads to Hawaii for the Diamond Head Classic. The game was considered an exhibition for Point Loma, an NAIA school. Taylor Wetherell led the Sea Lions with 10 points. NO. 20 MICHIGAN ST. 64, BOWLING GREEN 53 BOWLING GREEN Gary Harris

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Chicago and keyed a fourth-quarter surge that put the game out of reach. Rajon Rondo led the Celtics with 26 points and eight assists. Paul Pierce added 16 points. Boston has lost a season-high three straight games, all on the road. The Bulls improved to 4-2 in the second of back-to-back games this season. RAPTORS 113, CAVALIERS 99 CLEVELAND Jose Calderon scored a season-high 23 points and Toronto won on the road for the second time this season. The Raptors snapped an 11-game skid on the road, winning away from home for the first time since Nov. 13 when they beat Indiana. Toronto has also won three in a row for the first time this season. Alan Anderson hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 18 points. Amir Johnson scored 17 points and DeMar DeRozan added 16. Kyrie Irving scored 23 points for Cleveland. The reigning rookie of the year, currently playing with a broken bone in his jaw, is wearing a protective mask. BUCKS 98, PACERS 93 MILWAUKEE Brandon Jennings scored 13 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and Monta Ellis had 19 points, leading Milwaukee past Indiana. Jennings scored four straight points midway through the fourth quarter to give the Bucks an 89-85 lead with 4:10 remaining. Paul George drove the lane for Indiana for a dunk to cut the lead to two but Jennings responded with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3:30 remaining to give the Bucks a 92-87 lead. David West hit 1-of-2 free throws but Mike Dunleavy rebounded his own miss and scored to give Milwaukee a 94-88 lead with 1:35 remaining. George Hill hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 94-91 with 1:17 remaining. Jennings then drove the lane and scored with 1 minute left to boost the lead to 96-91 and the Bucks held on for the win. MAVERICKS 107, 76ERS 100 DALLAS O.J. Mayo scored 26 points, Chris Kaman added 20 and Dallas snapped a 3-game losing streak. Mayo and Kaman scored 17 of Dallas last 19 points to help the

Mavericks win their seventh straight at home against the 76ers. Dorell Wright scored 25 points and Spencer Hawes had 18 for the 76ers. Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday, the teams leading scorer at nearly 19 points per game, missed his third straight game with a sprained left foot. Dallas point guard Derek Fisher left the game with 6:50 left in the first quarter with a strained right knee and did not return. Fisher, who wasnt expected to play because of the flu, went down to the ground after having his shot blocked by Evan Turner. The 17th-year guard walked slowly to the locker room. NUGGETS 112, SPURS 106 DENVER Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 28 points and outplayed Tim Duncan down the stretch as Denver beat San Antonio. Duncan had 31 points also a season high to go along with 18 rebounds for the Spurs, who closed a 15-point lead to three with 3:38 left before the Nuggets closed it out for their third straight win. Manu Ginobili scored 16 points for the Spurs. San Antonio trailed 98-83 before charging back. Patty Mills hit two 3-pointers, Duncan scored eight points and Tony Parker hit a 3 to pull the Spurs to 105-102. Two free throws by Duncan and a basket by Ginobili made it 110-106 with 53 seconds left. A turnover by Denver gave the Spurs a chance to get closer but they missed three straight 3-pointers in the final 24 seconds. WARRIORS 103, HORNETS 96 OAKLAND, Calif. David Lee had 26 points and nine rebounds, Klay Thompson finished with 19 points and the Warriors brought their surprising road run home with a victory over the struggling New Orleans Hornets. After going 6-1 on the seasons longest road stretch, the Warriors built a 14-point lead in the second quarter and held off the Hornets late. Golden State (17-8) is off to its best start since the 1991-92 season, when the team began 21-8. Ryan Anderson scored 28 points off the bench and Anthony Davis had 15 points and 16 rebounds in his first start in a month for the Hornets, who lost their eighth straight and are the worst team in the Western Conference with a 5-19 record.

and Denzel Valentine scored 12 points apiece to lead Michigan State to a victory over Bowling Green. Branden Dawson added 10 points for the Spartans (10-2). Michigan State held Bowling Green (5-5) to just two points over a 6-minute stretch in the second half to take control. The Spartans went on a 14-2 run highlighted by Dawsons dunk after a steal, drawing a big cheer from the many Michigan State fans filling the Bowling Green arena. NO. 25 N.C. STATE 88, STANFORD 79 RALEIGH, N.C. Lorenzo Brown scored 18 of his season-high 24 points after halftime to help North Carolina State pull away and beat Stanford. Scott Wood scored 15 of his 17 in the first half for the Wolfpack (8-2), who earned a fourth straight win with another high-scoring performance at home. It also allowed N.C. State to avenge a road loss last year in which the Wolfpack blew a 12-point lead in the second half. Richard Howell ended with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolfpack. Dwight Powell continued his recent strong play for the Cardinal (7-4), scoring 23 points, but Stanford gave up its highest point total of the season. Women WACO, Texas Brittney Griner scored the first six points of the game and third-ranked Baylor had the first 17, extending its home winning streak to 45 games with a 76-53 victory over No. 10 Tennessee on Tuesday night. Griner finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, her third consecutive double-double and 47th of her career. Griner, the 6-8 2-time All-American, had nine of Baylors first 11 points less than 4 minutes into the game. The Lady Bears (9-1) won their seventh in a row since losing to top-ranked Stanford a week into the season. Tennessee (7-2) had won seven in a row, including four games against Top 25 teams, since opening its first season under new head coach Holly Warlick by losing at TennesseeChattanooga. Meighan Simmons

scored 16 points and Kamiko Williams added 15 for the Lady Vols. NO. 7 KENTUCKY 80, PEPPERDINE 62 MALIBU, Calif. DeNesha Stallworth scored 17 points and Bria Goss added 16 to lead Kentucky over Pepperdine. Stallworth scored 13 points in the second half and the Wildcats (9-1) pulled away from the Waves (3-6) for their eighth consecutive victory. Kentucky led by four at halftime but opened the second half with a 16-4 run. Stallworth scored 11 during the stretch. Stallworth got open for a layup and Samarie Walker scored back-toback uncontested layups to give the Wildcats their biggest lead, 65-43. NO. 14 LOUISVILLE 75, WASHINGTON ST. 39 LOUISVILLE, Ky. Sara Hammond scored 18 points and Bria Smith added 13 to lead Louisville to a rout of Washington State. Shoni Schimmel added 12 points and Jude Schimmel 10 for the Cardinals (10-2), who had lost two of their previous three games but held the Cougars to 32-percent shooting (16-of-50). Lia Galdeira scored 13 points to lead Washington State (3-6), coming off a 62-55 upset win over No. 20 Ohio State on Dec. 15 but posted its lowest point total of the season. Tied at 11 after 11 minutes, Louisville closed out the first half on a 24-3 run. NO. 16 DAYTON 90, AKRON 59 AKRON Andrea Hoover and Cassie Sant scored 18 points apiece to lead Dayton to a non-conference win over Akron. Samantha Mackay had a strong all-around game with 13 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and three steals for Dayton (11-0). Reserve Olivia Applewhite added 15 points. Dayton went on a 29-10 run to take a 34-14 lead with 9:39 left in the first half. Hoover made three 3-pointers and scored 15 points in the half to help the Flyers take a 50-33 lead at the half.

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Lady Knights double-up Musketeers

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By Charlie Warnimont

FORT JENNINGS Crestviews offense scored points in bunches. Their defense was solid all game long. Combine the two factors and you have the necessary ingredients for a 46-23 non-league Lady Knight win over Fort Jennings at The Fort Monday night. The win raises the Knights record to 6-1, while Ft. Jennings dropped to 3-5 on the season. Crestviews offense and defense came ready to play as the Knights grabbed a quick 11-2 lead. Mackenzie Riggenbach opened the scoring with two free throws that was matched by the Musketeers Gabbi German. Crestview scored the next nine points of the game as Riggenbach dropped in a basket that was followed by baskets by Kirstin Hicks and Lindsey Motycka. A 3-pointer by Kennis Mercer had the Knights up 11-2 before Ft. Jennings went on a 5-0 run to end the first quarter. A free throw by Erin Osting started the run before Alyssa Schimmoeller hit two baskets to make it 11-7 after the opening eight minutes. Crestview opened the second-quarter scoring with a 3-pointer by Mercer before German scored on a putback for Ft. Jennings. Crestview then went on 5-0 run as Emily Bauer scored on a putback and later split a pair of free throws. A putback by Motycka gave the Knights a 10-point lead at 19-9 before Emily Kehres scored for Ft. Jennings. After three points by Crestview, Schimmoeller answered back with a 3-pointer. Two free throws by Bauer ended the first-half scoring as Crestview took a 24-14 lead into halftime. Although the Knights played well the first half, Crestview put the game out of reach in the first 3:30 of the second half. Riggenbach opened the second-half scoring with a basket before Mercer hit her third 3-pointer of the game to make it a 29-14 game and force the Musketeers to take a timeout. A putback by Bauer pushed the Knight lead to 31-14. The Knight defense held the Musketeers scoreless for nearly four minutes of the second half before Macy Schroeder scored. Mercer answered that score with a 3-pointer for Crestview and Kehres ended the third-quarter scoring with a jumper that left the Knights up 34-18 after three quarters. I thought the third quarter was huge, Crestview coach

Greg Rickard said. We came out and scored the first seven points. Instead of it being 10 (points), it was a 17-point game. It makes it a lot easier than if they come out and score the first five points and make it a game. Last week (versus Ada), we were behind at halftime and we talked about coming out strong and we outscored them big. Then we came out and played well in the third quarter tonight. The Knight offense clicked well as they were able to solve the Musketeers full-court pressure. Ft. Jennings defense caused some early problems for the Knights but for the most part, they handled it well as they had just 12 turnovers for the game. We had five turnovers the first half and Ill take that, Rickard said. At times in the first half, we were not looking down the floor. When they are in a man-to-man and we were not attacking the press and causing someone to come over and double-team us, it doesnt give us an open player. The second half, we did a better job of passing the ball down the floor as they were in more of a zone press and we were able to find some open people. Crestview opened the fourth quarter with six points, then after the Musketeers scored three points Crestview scored another six points for their 46 points. Mercer and Bauer led the Knights with 12 points each and Motycka had 10 points. Schimmoeller had seven points for the Musketeers and two steals. Were struggling on the offensive end right now. However, we were a little more patient today, Ft. Jennings coach Kevin Horstman said. Not many teams are going to have a good offensive night against Crestview. They play good defense and I thought we competed. We gave ourselves every opportunity we could. We have to eventually put the ball in the basket more than we are right now. The good thing is that we are getting shots and not turning it over; its matter of putting it in the basket. Crestview hosts Lima Central Catholic Thursday, while Jennings hosts Wayne Trace 1 p.m. Saturday.
*** Crestview 16-35 10-12 46: Mercer 4-0-12; Riggenbach 2-2-6; Henry 0-22; Bauer 3-6-12; Motycka 5-0-10; Hicks 2-0-4. Fort Jennings 9-39 4-6 23: Schimmoeller 3-0-7; Schroeder 1-0-2; Gable 1-0-2; German 1-2-4; Osting 0-2-2; Clippinger 1-0-2; Kehres 2-0-4. Score by Quarters: Crestview 11 13 10 12 - 46 Fort Jennings 7 7 4 5 - 23 Three-point goals: Crestview 4-7 (Mercer 4); Fort Jennings 1-6 (Schimmoeller 1). Rebounds: Fort Jennings 17. Turnovers: Crestview 12, Fort Jennings 14. Junior Varsity: Crestview 35-23.

one turnover (14 for the game versus 10 for Shawnee) in a crucial span. They constantly beat the pressure and made SHAWNEE The St. the hosts pay, with Fischbach Johns girls basketball unit getting three inside baskets to lead the way. The Blue and did an outstandGold also hit 4-of-6 ing defensive job tosses (8-of-13 overall on Shawnee senior for 61.5%; 9-of-16 for sharpshooter Britt Shawnee for 57.3%) Lauck and pulled in building their lead away in the fourth to its zenith in the period 16-4 for a final margin. 46-30 non-league Our goal for each girls basketball trigame is 12 turnovers umph over the Lady or less, especially Indians Monday against a team that night inside Lappin Recker you know is going Gymnasium. to try and apply a Lauck, the lone Tribe senior, did score 17 points and lot of pressure, Grothouse added eight boards and three said. We had a few in the blocked shots, but she had to first period but we just had work hard for those points. to slow down and not force things; that was the reason Abby Waddle added for most of them. We five points for the made them pay when Tribe (4-3). we broke the pressure; Lauck presents thats what you have so many problems to do against a presfor your defensivesure team. ly; she can shoot the The Jays struggled 3, beat you off the against Shawnees dribble and score in pressure D in the a number of ways. first period, commitWe did a nice job ting seven. However, of making her work Fischbach thanks to the defenhard for her points sive work on Lauck, and never let her take control, Jays mentor Dan J. especially Fischer and junior Brooke Zuber, they only Grothouse explained. The Lady Blue Jays (4-3) trailed 11-6 on Laucks almost had a pair of dou- 6-footer at 1:53. When Recker ble-double players in senior drained a 3-ball from the left Jessica Recker (12 mark- corner with 40 ticks on the ers, 9 dimes) and fresh- board, the Jays were within man Sydney Fischbach (10 11-9. The Jays man-to-man counters, 9 caroms). Senior Katie Vorst added 10 mark- defense got even better in ers. Their trademark man-to- the second canto, limiting man defense held Shawnee Shawnee to one fielder by to 9-of-40 shooting (3-of-23 Danyelle Hughes and 4-ofdowntown) for 22.5 percent; 8 singles. On the other end, they countered with a 17-of- they took better care of the 35 shooting night (4-of-10 orb, adding only two miscues. They stayed close to triples) for 48.6 percent. St. Johns led 30-26 to enter their hosts and used a 5-0 the fourth period. Sophomore closing spurt in the last 1:43, Rebekah Fischer and Vorst including a layup off a lob hit back-to-back baskets for from Recker to Fischer with the Jays on their first two 4.1 ticks on the clock, that possessions to go up 34-26. made it 20-17 at halftime. Isabelle Baird scored for Lauck hit two free throws at 5:30 to get the Tribe within Shawnee within 25 ticks on 34-28 but Shawnee tried to the start of the third stanza extend its pressure with more but Recker answered with a intensity to get back in the 3-ball. A free toss by Lauck game. The Jays showed poise at 5:56 tied the score at 23 and composure and only had but a trifecta by junior Erica

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Saine from the left side at 5:20 gave the Lady Jays the lead for good. Fischer gave them their largest lead at the time at 30-23 on her deep deuce at 1:00 but Lauck hit a toss at 46.3 ticks and then drove for two at 27 ticks for a 30-26 margin. We responded after a loss Fort Recovery. We showed a lot of composure and poise tonight and thats one of those things we made a step forward today, Grothouse added. In sum, St. Johns added 29 caroms (7 offensive) and 14 fouls. They are off until Dec. 27 when they visit Spencerville. In toto, Shawnee grabbed 26 rebounds (11 offensive) and 14 fouls. They host Ottawa-Glandorf Thursday in Western Buckeye League action. In junior varsity action, the Tribe used an 18-5 margin in the second period and held on for a 32-27 victory. Rachel Adams led the Lady Tribe with 13 and Sam Sharp added 10. For the Blue Jays, who were down two players due to illness, Colleen Schulte led with 10.

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VARSITY ST. JOHNS (46) Tara Vorst 0-2-2, Emilie Fischbach 1-0-3, Brooke Zuber 0-0-0, Rebekah Fischer 3-0-6, Katie Vorst 3-4-10, Erica Saine 1-0-3, Jessica Recker 4-212, Amanda Boberg 0-0-0, Sydney Fischbach 5-0-10. Totals 13-4-8/1346. SHAWNEE (30) Rayna Magee 0-0-0, Britt Lauck 5-6-17, Claire Dahlke 1-0-3, Rhea Magee 0-1-1, Abby Waddle 1-2-5, Isabelle Baird 1-0-2, Danyelle Hughes 1-0-2. Totals 6-3-9/16-30. Score by Quarters: St. Johns 9 11 10 16 - 46 Shawnee 11 6 9 4 - 30 Three-point goals: St. Johns, Recker 2, E. Fischbach, Saine; Shawnee, Lauck, Dahlke, Waddle. ----JUNIOR VARSITY ST. JOHNS (27) Rachel Pohlman 2-1-6, Emilie Grothouse 2-0-5, Olivia Kahny 2-0-6, Maddie Pohlman 0-0-0, Ashlyn Troyer 0-0-0, Sam Kramer 0-0-0, Colleen Schulte 3-2-10. Totals 6-4-3/5-27. SHAWNEE (32) Alaina Ciminillo 1-0-2, Emily Jones 0-0-0, Tessler Baird 0-0-0, Maryssa Herschler 2-3-7, Sam Sharp 4-2-10, Alivia Adams 0-0-0, Rachel Evans 4-3-13, Alexa Adams 0-0-0. Totals 9-2-8/11-32. Score by Quarters: St. Johns 6 5 5 11 - 27 Shawnee 5 18 4 5 - 32 Three-point goals: St. Johns, Kahny 2, R. Pohlman, Grothouse; Shawnee, Evans 2.

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RURAL MIDDLE POINT Lincolnview outscored visiting Wayne Trace 37-11 in the second half as the lady Lancers pulled away for a 71-39 win over the Raiders in nonleague girls basketball action Monday night. The host Lancers turned a 34-28 halftime advantage into a 58-32 lead after three quarters, forcing eight Raider turnovers in the stanza and limiting the Raiders to one of seven shooting. Lincolnview opened the second half with a 12-0 run, using a trey from Claire Dye along with buckets by Katie Dye, Kaitlyn Brant and Kaylee Thatcher to help push the margin to 46-28. Wayne Trace did get a single free throw by Shayna Temple to temporarily stop the run but the Lancers quickly answered. Baskets by Brant and Katie Dye widened the lead to 50-28 with 3:02 left in the quarter. The Raiders only field goal of the stanza came with 46 seconds left in the period as Lincolnview grabbed control in posting the 58-32 advantage. Lincolnview added the first five points of the fourth quarter as well as the blue and gold cruised to the 71-39 victory. Claire Dye paced the lady Lancers with 17 points, nine of which came on treys. Kaitlyn Brant chipped in 16 for Lincolnview and added five rebounds. Kaylee Thatcher recorded 10 markers, five steals and nine boards for the blue and gold. Shayna Temple posted 17 points to lead Wayne Trace while also adding six caroms. Erin Mohr paced the lady Raiders on the boards with eight. Brenda Feasby chipped in six points and six rebounds along with three steals. Lincolnview scored the first 10 points of the game as the Lancers looked to take control early on. The Lancers went on to lead 18-14 at the end of eight minutes of action. Wayne Trace finished the night 13-of-49 from the field (27%) compared to Lincolnviews 28-of-50 (56%). At the charity stripe, the Lancers were 11-of-22 (50%) while the Raiders hit 11-of-25 (44%). Each team picked up 35 rebounds on the night while Lincolnview committed fewer turnovers, 21-25. The Lancer junior varsity recorded a 30-24 victory over the Raiders behind 17 points from Christine Stemen. Claire Clay also added five markers for Lincolnview with Ashley Teman and Brooke Schroeder recording three steals each. Devann Springer paced the Lancers

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nymity because the agreement was not complete. Boston also finalized a $4.25 million, 1-year contract with 37-year-old reliever Koji Uehara, a deal agreed to two weeks ago at the winter meetings OAKLAND, Calif. The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms of a 2-year contract with SS Hiroyuki Nakajima of Japans Seibu Lions. The deal runs through the 2014 season and includes a club option for 2015. Nakajima, a 7-time Pacific League All-Star, has a .302 batting average with 149 home runs, 664 RBIs and 134 stolen bases over 11 seasons with Seibu. SAN DIEGO All that happy talk about Phil Mickelson becoming part owner of his hometown San Diego Padres was just that talk. Mickelson will not be involved with the group that bought the Padres in August, his spokesman, T.R. Reinman, told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Reinman said the pro golfer told friends of his decision before a meeting at Torrey Pines Golf Course to discuss renovation of the North Course. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The Tampa Bay Rays signed RHP Roberto Hernandez, the pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona. The 1-year deal is worth $3.25 million. The 32-year-old Hernandez has pitched seven years in the majors, all with Cleveland. He was 0-3 with a 7.53 ERA last season. NEW YORK The New York Yankees luxury tax bill for this year has gone up by nearly $400,000. Major League Baseball sent a revised accounting to the team, raising New Yorks payment to $19,311,642 from $18,917,994. The change reflected how one players salary was accounted for. New York is the only team to pay the luxury tax this year. The Yankees final payroll for luxury tax purposes climbed from $222.5 million to $223.4 million. The Yankees pay at a 42.5 percent rate on the amount over the $178 million threshold. New Yorks regular payroll increased from $223.3 million to a record $224.2 million. UPLAND, Calif. Frank Pastore, the former MLB pitcher who became a popular Christian radio show host, has died. He was 55. Southern California radio station KKLA, which aired Pastores show, posted on its website that he died Monday, nearly a month after he was critically injured in a motorcycle accident. Pastore had been in a coma since a car collided with his motorcycle Nov. 19. The accident came hours after he pondered the risk of motorcycle riding on his daily radio show, in which he discussed the possibility of life after death. Pastore pitched for the Cincinnati

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said the changes will help its service function more easily as part of Facebook by being able to share info between the two groups. Facebook Inc. also recently updated its privacy policy to allow for more integration with Instagram. This means we can do things like fight spam more effectively, detect system and reliability problems more quickly, and build better features for everyone by understanding how Instagram is used, the earlier blog post said, adding that the updates also help protect you, and prevent spam and abuse as we grow. Facebook bought Instagram in September for $715.3 million, $300 million of it in cash and the rest in stock. Instagrams new policy, which takes effect Jan. 16, suggests that Facebook wants to integrate Instagram into its ad-serving system. These services are publicly advertised as free, but the free label masks costs to privacy, which include the responsibility of monitoring how these companies sell data, and even how they change policies over time, said Chris Hoofnagle, director of Information

Privacy Programs at the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. The fast-growing service has become a popular way to share photos from cellphones. The Instagram app, available for the iPhone and Android devices, offers a variety of filters to give photos a retro feel or other look. Although many other apps also offer filters for enhancing photos, they dont offer the sharing features and community aspects of Instagram. Instagram has had a loyal following since before Facebook bought it. The purchase worried some of the earliest fans of the service, who feared Facebook would swallow up their beloved community. Users must accept the new terms when they go into effect or leave the Instagram. Twitter users were vowing to cancel their Instagram accounts. They complained that the new terms would essentially let the service sell peoples photos for ads something Instagram said Tuesday it doesnt plan to do. Facebooks stock price increased nearly 4 percent on Tuesday amid the Instagram ads chatter, to close at $27.71.

DETROIT General Motors, trying to clear the stigma of being partly owned by the U.S. government, will spend $5.5 billion to buy back 200 million shares of its stock from the treasury. The government, in turn, promised to sell its remaining 300 million shares on the open market starting in January, and get out of the companys business within the next 12 to 15 months. GM said today that it will pay $27.50 each for the 200 million shares, and it expects to close the deal by the end of the year. GM stock closed Tuesday at $25.49, and it shot up 7.1 percent in premarket trading today to $27.30. This is fundamentally good for the business, GM Chief Financial Officer Dan Ammann told reporters at a hastily called news conference this morning. He added that GM has market research showing that the government ownership has held down sales of the companys cars and trucks. The government got its shares of the company as part of a $49.5 billion bailout of GM that began nearly four years ago, a bailout that saved GM from collapsing into financial ruin. The move leaves the government with 300 million shares, which it pledged to sell in an orderly fashion within the next 12-15 months, subject to market conditions. GMs purchase of the 200 million shares still leaves the government about $21 billion short of breaking even on its investment. To break even, the government would have to get nearly $70 each for its shares.

DEAR BRUCE: Where is the best place to buy silver BRUCE WILLIAMS bars? My son is 3 years old, and I would like to get them for him. Every year I invest $1,200 for him and keep records so that I can show him later, when he is much older, how you can make your money work for you. Do you think this is a good idea? -- Tony, via email DEAR TONY: You can buy silver bars any number of places, such as dealers. But for your purpose, that would not be my choice. Bars are for the big guys, not you. The reason is that you would want to have them assayed at purchase, even though theyre labeled, to protect your interests. As you know if you have listened to my radio program or read my column, I consider investments in metals to be a speculation, not an investment. They dont pay interest. There is some expense in keeping them, such as a safe-deposit box. If you do invest in metals, I would invest only in coinage. And I would be far more comfortable buying coins that are numismatically valuable instead of valued only for metal content. For the amounts youre talking about, consider silver dollars, probably Morgans, or gold coins such as Saint-Gaudens. Buy the kinds of coins that coin collectors are going to want, and that means the very best quality you can find. They should be in superior condition and be attested as such by a reliable agency. Over a period of time, and for a kid whos only 3, these coins likely will pay a great deal more in appreciation than would speculating entirely in the metals. DEAR BRUCE: I would like to open an investing account, but I am currently going through a divorce. Is this a bad idea? I dont want my soon-to-be ex to have any claim to this money. -- Reader, via email DEAR READER: As to whether you should open an account, the answer is almost unequivocally no. The account likely would contain assets acquired during your marriage, and in trying to protect your spouses interest, the opposing attorney would be quite interested in any such account. It also matters where you live. When it comes to splitting up marital assets in a divorce, there are differences between equitable distribution jurisdictions and community property jurisdictions that have to be considered. Before opening up any new accounts, consult with your attorney. You are limited in what you can do that will be in your interest. DEAR BRUCE: I think you are the greatest, and you give the best advice! I read your column faithfully and listen to your show via the Internet. I have a question. I am going to be 60 next year and am still working. My only debt is a mortgage that amounts to about half of my monthly income. Recently I have been having health problems, and I am concerned about my ability to continue paying the mortgage, which I have to pay for another seven years. My home has about $300,000 in equity, but I will have very little retirement income, about $1,500. Should I sell the home and put the money in an insured account? -- M.L., via email DEAR M.L.: Thank you for the kind words. I am wondering why it is necessary for you to maintain this home? Spending half of your income on your mortgage payment is just not a wise way to go, especially since your health may preclude you from working the number of years that will be necessary to pay off the mortgage. You dont have to act hastily, but I would clean up the house, paint it, etc., and put it on the market. You should be able to rent a much smaller place that is less of a financial drain. Understand that you may have to take less for your house than you would like. But your current staggering monthly payments, in my view, are absolutely not supportable. Your $300,000 equity should be invested, in my opinion, not in an insured account but rather a conservative market investment. This should produce a reasonable amount of income.

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The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminators building. And a traffic cop, doing disco and salsa moves in the middle of rush-hour traffic. Officer Tony Lepore is as much a holiday tradition as anything else in the state that issued the first jail sentence for speeding 108 years ago. Since 1984, he has entertained drivers, pedestrians and gawkers with dance moves in downtown Providence all while directing traffic. He is a Rhode Island landmark, more or less. Hes an icon, hes like a little mini celebrity, says Michelle Peterson, of Warwick. Shes an emergency medical technician and the mother of three boys who was introduced to the dancing cop years ago by her partner in their ambulance. This year, she took her boys to see Lepore, 65, perform and got him to pose for pictures with them. It feels good to see him out here; it definitely brings the holiday spirit. I think people come out here just to see him and I think it brings some people to shop so they can see him. The routine, Lepore says, was born in the month of May of the boredom and aggravation that officers typically experience while directing rushing drivers and jaywalking pedestrians. He was inspired by classic Candid Camera television footage he saw a day earlier that showed police officers elsewhere directing traffic with flair. I didnt know if my bosses were going to like it, so a lot of times if I saw a boss come down, Id be doing my fancy stuff, then Id go back and do it the old-fashioned way so I dont get caught, Lepore says. His secret didnt last long. City residents began calling the police station and raving about Lepores moves. A few days later, The Providence Journal, the states largest newspaper, came out with a story on the sensation. The positive publicity encouraged officials to endorse the dancing cop, who continued to perform until he left the job in 1988, when he went into business with his brother with a food and vending service. In 1992, Lepore says, he got a call from city officials asking him to rejoin the force to dance and direct traffic around Christmastime as they pushed to redefine the citys image and bring visitors downtown. He signed a $1,200, 10-day contract as a reserve police officer and says he has frozen the value of the contract at the 1992 rate to encourage city officials to recall his services every year. Standing in traffic, he adjusts his cap, shakes his hip, raises and twists one leg and spins. In one of the more unusual moves, he bends his knees, leans far back and quickly alternates support for his body by keeping one hand on the ground while motioning to the traffic with the free hand. In one move, he goes down on his knees in homage to John Travoltas character in Saturday Night Fever. He says his body takes a pounding and that he has had knee surgery, pulled some muscles and even suffered stress fractures. This is ridiculous! Oh, man, this guy is the best, an incredulous Vik Jay, a medical student at Brown University, says after seeing the Dancing Cop in action for the first time. Im from San Francisco. I used to go to Castro Street, and this is far more entertaining than anything I saw there.

Medicare overpaying for back braces

The Associated Press WASHINGTON You can find it on the Internet for $250 or less. But if Medicare is paying, a standard-issue brace for back patients costs more than $900. In a report expected today, federal investigators say Medicare paid an average of $919 for back braces that cost suppliers $191 apiece, providing a window on how wasteful spending drives up health care costs. The program and its beneficiaries could have paid millions of dollars less if the Medicare reimbursement amount ... more closely resembled the cost to suppliers, says the report from the inspector general of the Health and Human Services Department. The Associated Press obtained a copy. In a written response, Medicare Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said the findings provide valuable insight into the inner workings of her program. Medicare will consider including back braces in a competitive bidding plan for medical equipment, she said. The bidding experiment, expanding across the country, already has been shown to save taxpayers money. Separately, ongoing budget talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, may lead to more competitive bidding in Medicare, a shift that industry is fighting. Its estimated that the U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year, about 30 cents of every medical dollar, through unneeded care, wasteful spending and fraud. Part of the problem is prices can vary widely depending on whos paying the bill. Prices that government programs pay can be way off the mark. Medicare spends more than $10 billion a year providing beneficiaries with medical equipment, from power wheelchairs to blood sugar monitors. Its an area that has been rife with fraud: Unscrupulous suppliers sell beneficiaries items they may not need and bill the cost to Medicare. The $96 million that Medicare spent on back braces in 2011 was a small sliver of its total spending, but that amount had more than doubled in just three years, up from $36 million in 2008, the report said.

2 inmates fled high-rise jail using rope

CHICAGO (AP) Employees at a highrise jail in downtown Chicago knew something wasnt right when they arrived to work and saw a makeshift rope fashioned from bed sheets hanging from the bars of a cell window about 20 stories above the ground. Inside the jail cell Tuesday morning, investigators found a broken window and bars inside a mattress, according to an FBI affidavit. Stuffed under blankets on two beds were clothing and sheets, shaped to resemble a body, the affidavit said. Authorities believe it was the handiwork of two daring convicted bank robbers the first inmates to escape from the federal facility in nearly two decades. They remained at large early Wednesday. Whats less clear is when Joseph Jose Banks and Kenneth Conley managed to flee, apparently by scaling down the roughly 20 stories from the cell they once shared. The affidavit states both men were in their assigned area of the jail for a headcount around 10 p.m. Monday. U.S. Marshals Service spokeswoman Belkis Cantor said they were unaccounted for

Investigators decided to take a closer look, before the line item for back braces could reach the $200 million or $300 million mark. The inspector generals office focused on a type of back brace that is fairly standard, not custom-built for individual patients. Dozens of medical device manufacturers produce such braces for thousands of suppliers around the country. The brace is worn around the midsection of the body, and usually features rigid panels on the front and back, along with straps for adjustment. Its prescribed to help back-pain sufferers maintain proper body alignment. Medicare paid for more than 121,000 of the braces in 2011, compared with fewer than 49,000 in 2008. Investigators pulled a random sample of claims from more than 300 suppliers and took a deep dive into the paperwork. They found that the price Medicare was willing to pay was more than four times what the braces cost suppliers. The average difference: $728 per brace. The high costs were shared by beneficiaries, who are responsible for a 20 percent copayment.

2012 Cub Scout Pack 42 Raingutter Regatta winners

Karen DeAngelis, of Pawtucket, was on a bus when she saw Lepore perform while directing traffic. She got out to watch him before continuing her journey. I would come down here every year to see him if I were able to, she says. Im not able to, and I just so happened to be here today. Hes that good and hes that entertaining, and he really cheers people up. Lepore says his dance moves are planned to send specific directions to drivers to avoid causing confusion at the intersection. I do it in such a way that even the people in the cars know what I mean, cause every dance move means something to the driver, and I make sure that he knows or she knows what I want them to do, Lepore says. The dancing is not a distraction and has never caused incredulous drivers to crash, he says. I think it would be more of a distraction if I was in a different town and they didnt know I was out there, but most of Providence, they even know me by the sound of my whistle, he said. Its more of a spectacle where people love to just come down here and see me do it around Christmastime, and they enjoy it ... and I enjoy it.

Cub Scout Pack 42 recently held the 2012 Raingutter Regatta. Thirtyseven Scouts participated. All scouts raced with their own den and the first-place winners went head to head for the overall winner. Overall winners are, Mark Stemen, Best Design, left; and Daniel Myers, first place. (Submitted photos)

during a 5 a.m. headcount. That count is not mentioned in the FBI affidavit, which states that jail employees noticed the makeshift rope around 7 a.m. and that Banks and Conley were not present for a subsequent headcount. The owner of a shop near the jail said police helicopters and canine units didnt start swarming the area until close to 8:30 a.m. Hours after the escape, the rope of bed sheets could be seen dangling down the side Tigers winners are, from left, Josh Upland, fourth place; Vincent Murray, first place; of the Metropolitan Correctional Center. At Gavin Joseph, second place; and Logan Britton, third place. least 200 feet long and knotted about every 6 feet, the rope was hanging from a window that was 6 feet tall but only 6 inches in diameter. It appeared to illustrate a meticulously planned escape from the 27-story facility that came a week after Banks made a courtroom vow of retribution. Both men are facing hefty prison sentences, and the FBI said they should be considered armed and dangerous. SWAT teams stormed at least one home in Tinley Park, a suburb south of the city. Although neither man was found, evidence suggested that both had been at the home just hours earlier, according to the FBI. Wolves winners are, from left, Curtis Swick, fourth place; Jacob Sterling, third place; Cody Bailey, second place; and Daniel Myers, first place.

Answers to Mondays questions: A nude photo Brook Shields was pulled from a Pop Life exhibit at Londons Tate Modern museum in 2009 to avoid violating obscenity laws. Scotland Yard had warned museum officials that the photo (actually a photo of a photo) could be considered sexually provocative because it was taken when Shields was 10 years old. In the photo, she is shown heavily made up, her body oiled and standing in a bathtub. When it comes to military jargon, an NBC suit is personal protective clothing designed to be worn in the event of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack. Todays questions: What do the prairie dog, guinea pig and groundhog have in common? What are you suffering from if you have amusia? Answers in Thursdays Herald. Todays joke: A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school. He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, beating merrily on every trash can they encountered. The crashing percussion continued day after day, until finally the wise old man decided it was time

to take some action. The next afternoon, he walked out to meet the young percussionists as they banged their way down the street. Stopping them, he said, You kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you express your exuberance like that. In fact, I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? Ill give you each a dollar if youll promise to come around every day and do your thing. The kids were elated and continued to do a bang-up job on the trash cans. After a few days, the old-timer greeted the kids again, but this time he had a sad smile on his face. This recessions really putting a big dent in my income, he told them. From now on, Ill only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans. The noisemakers were obviously displeased, but they did accept his offer and continued their afternoon ruckus. A few days later, the wily retiree approached them again as they drummed their way down the street. Look, he said, I havent received my Social Security check yet, so Im not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay? A lousy quarter? the drum leader exclaimed. If you think were going to waste our time, beating these cans around for a quarter, youre nuts! No way, mister. We quit! And the old man enjoyed peace.

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Webelos winners are, from left, Cole Gordon, second place; Chase Bailey, first place; Josh Radler, third place; and Nick Curth, fourth place.