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The Delphos Catholic Ladies of Columbia Court 40 will meet Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus hall. Chairladies are Leona Berelsman and Lisa Faurot. BY STEPHANIE GROVES sgroves@delphosherald.com DELPHOS There are 27 days left before the U.S. Department of the Treasury The Delphos Community stops mailing paper Social Prom Dress Exchange will Security and Supplemental be held from 2-4 p.m. on Security Income checks to Feb. 16 in the All Saints recipients and begins makBuilding at St. Johns School. ing payments by electronic Clean prom dresses on deposit. The changes will a hanger will be accepted also affect people who get from 3-6 p.m. Feb. 14 at veterans benefits, railroad the front doors of the high pensions and federal disabilschool off Second Street. ity payments. A card will be provided to The federal government, include the owners name, which issues 73 million paytelephone number, descripments a month, is phasing out tion and price for the dress. paper checks for all benefit There is a $5 fee for each programs, requiring people to dress with proceeds going get payments electronically, to Relay for the Blue Jays either through direct deposit (Relay for Life Team) or a debit card for those withPick up is scheduled for out a bank account. 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Money According to the Treasury will only be released to the Department, electronic delivdress owner unless other ery of the benefits will save arrangements are made. both the government and Any dresses not picked up Social Security an enormous by 6 p.m. will be donated amount of money; the federal to Interfaith Thrift Shop government will save $120 unless other arrangemillion a year and Social ments have been made. Security will save $1 billion over the next decade. The governments move to go green comes at a CYO Spring Volleyball pivotal point in U.S. history. At the beginning of the year, registration Baby Boomers began turning Any girl grades 3-6 wishage 65 and its estimated that ing to participate in Spring Youth volleyball, please come between 7,000 and 10,000 to the St. Johns Annex 6 p.m. more will pass that mark Sunday. Registration will last every day for the next 19 about an hour; please bring years. In 2011, Ohio had a a parent and registration fee total population of 11.5 milof $45 and shirt fee of $10. lion with 14 percent 65 years NWC Wrestling and older. Tournament Saturday A recent survey taken at Lima Central Catholic the Delphos Senior Citizens will host the 2013 Northwest Center indicates seven out Conference Wrestling of eight seniors are currently Tournament starting 10 a.m. See SS, page 2 receiving their Social Security Saturday (finals scheduled 45 minutes after the prelims) with 92 wrestlers entered. The tournament is a pool format (2 pools of 4) and qualifiers paired for 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th places. If there are 6 or less wrestlers in a weight class, a full roundrobin will be wrestled with placers awarded by criteria. Returning champs include: 106 Tregg Keysor (Col. Grove), 120 Tyler Baker (Allen East), 126 Gaige Rassman (Jefferson; 113), 138 Brandon McCormick (LCC, 126), 145 Jacob Garmatter (Bluffton, 138), 152 Zach Wilson (Bluffton, 145), 170 Bobby Sunderhaus (LCC); 195 Colin McConahea (Jefferson) and 285 Geoff Ketcham (Jefferson). McCormick, Wilson, Sunderhaus and Tyler Ash (Paulding, 220) qualified for state in 2012. Wilson placed 4th @ 145 and Sunderhaus 7th @ The 2012 OHT winner Cameron Jones of Delphos will 170. Wilson and McConnahea be performing during the vote counting. (Delphos Herald are currently 31-0. file photo) The NWC Junior High Wrestling Tournament will also take place. checks through direct electronic deposit into their bank account. Most have used the direct deposit method for 2 years or more and feel that electronic payments are much safer and more efficient than paper checks. In 2010, more than 540,000 federal benefit checks were reported lost or stolen. Margaret M. Koester has had her check electronically deposited for three years and is comfortable with the process. This way, I know I wont lose the check, Koester emphasized. Arthur Williams and Ron Bewsey of Delphos think direct deposit is a good idea and for a bunch of reasons. A lot of people do dishonest things, Arthur spoke candidly. Getting my check deposited automatically is a good safety feature. I get a railroad pension, Ron explained. There may be people watching my mailbox and I wouldnt want anyone to steal my check. When asked how they felt about electronic deposits, Wanda and Robert Hohlbein think its much safer and adds security. As soon as they discovered the direct deposit was available, Wanda took care of creating an account and getting the payments sent to their banking institution. She knows it saves her time and eliminates traveling to the bank. Weve been married 66 years and my wife is the bookkeeper, Robert said. I traveled and was away from home for work until I retired.

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St. Johns High School sophomore Elizabeth Winhover, left, and senior Tricia Warnecke were awarded an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg, Pa., as two of the 18 top winners of the American Legion Americanism Test. (Delphos Herald/Stacy Taff)

American Test winners headed to Gettysburg, D.C.

BY STACY TAFF staff@delphosherald.com DELPHOS St. Johns High School sophomore Elizabeth Winhover and senior Tricia Warnecke were among 18 winners chosen out of the 63,000 students in Ohio who took the American Legions Americanism Test in November. Jerry White, director of Americanism and Youth Activities at American Legion Headquarters in Delaware visited St. Johns High School Wednesday morning to brief Winhover and Warnecke on the award they will share with 16 other Ohio students: a fiveday, all-expense-paid trip to Gettysburg, Pa., and Washington, D.C., March 4-9. Winners have been taking the trip since the program was started by the Ohio American Legion in 1936. To date, only Indiana and Wisconsin have joined in with similar versions. This isnt your usual high school trip to Washington, D.C., White said. Its first and foremost an educational trip. Youll get to see and do some things that most high school students and even most citizens will never

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Local school officials hopeful on Kasichs plan

Staff reports COLUMBUS, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is taking his new school-funding plan on the road, touting proposals he says will help poor students compete, encourage innovation and address the unconstitutional wealth inequities of the current funding formula. Kasich planned a Cincinnati appearance today, one day after unveiling his Achievement Everywhere plan. The $15.1 billion, two-year plan boosts K-12 spending by $1.2 billion over the biennium, thanks to state revenue growth partly from expanded gambling. It also establishes a $300 million Straight A fund to pay for competitive innovation and efficiency grants, and expands vouchers for parents to move children from low-performing schools to private ones. Local school officials are cautiously optimistic, never forgetting that the finished budget released later in the year could look quite different. Id like to the see the funding simulation to see how it will affect Delphos directly, School Treasurer Brad Rostorfer said this morning. All districts are different and ours is especially different with two schools. Kasichs reassurance that the total amount to be received by schools will not be lower than last year has Rostorfer hopeful. With just the same amount as last year, we will be a little ahead of the game, he said. We had planned on losing more than $100,000. We just dont have enough details yet. Nothing is set in stone. It could change completely. Elida Superintendent Don Diglia saw some positive points to Kasichs plan. The good news is that we arent losing any more money, Diglia said. Im also interested in the innovative project grants. Like many public school officials, Diglia is concerned about the expansion of vouchers for private schools. Those are based on a persons income not on their school districts success or failure, he said. If our district doesnt offer allday, everyday kindergarten because we dont get funding from the state for it and a private school does, they can choose that private school. I just wish the playing field was more level when it comes to vouchers. Overall, Diglia said he was pleased with Kasichs plan. It seems to put kids first. I like that. Its what we do, Diglia said. I hope its not just another way to redistribute money. Todays panel discussion at Taft Information Technology High School continues Thursdays daylong push to explain the long-awaited plan. During an evening town hall broadcast online, Kasich said he hopes it will bring warring education factions together for the

get to. Winhover and Warnecke will be given a guided tour of the Gettysburg battlefield, various memorials and museums in D.C. and the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts, among other sites. The trip may include a tour of the White House. Whether or not we get to visit the White House depends on them, there are a lot of things going on right now, White said. If we do get in, prepare to be followed around by Secret Service and to show your identification multiple times. While in D.C., the winners and their chaperones will stay in a hotel across from U.S. Army post Fort Myer. They will also participate in the laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. If time permits, the group will visit the Marine Corps. Base in Quantico, Va. The group will take most meals at local American Legion posts throughout their trip. Winhover is the daughter of Jay and Carolyn Winhover and Warnecke is the daughter of Steve and Amy Warnecke.

Snow accumulation Saturday of 1 to 2 inches. Not as cold. Highs in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 70-80 percent. Lows around 20.

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Contestants will compete for prize money in the sixth annual Ohio Has Talent! competition at 7 p.m. on Feb. 9 at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert. The benefit show for Community Health Professionals Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center features 20 local and regional performers. Many are from Northwest Ohio but there are also performers from the Columbus, Dayton and Fort Wayne areas. Audience votes will decide the winners. Ohio Has Talent! 2013 contestants: Jon Albert Ft. Wayne; Courtney Bettinger - Coldwater; Ann Brake Ohio City; James Brake Ohio City; Bryn Dippold Coldwater; Gabrielle

Emerick Scott; Rachel Green Rockford; Michaella Johnson Van Wert; Catrina Lang Fostoria; Michael Littleton Columbus; Paul Luft Versailles & Ben Tuttle St. Marys; Matison Lyons Springfield; Natalee Patrick Delphos; Kristy Ressler Fostoria; Grace Stammen St. Henry; Scott Turner Van Wert; Rachel Werling St. Henry; Alex Wunder Kettering; Emma Wurst Delphos; Hannah Wyse Bryan. The 2012 OHT winner Cameron Jones of Delphos will perform during the vote counting. Purchase tickets for $10 to $25 through the NPAC ticket office, 419-238-6722, www. npacvw.org or at Community Health Professionals, 419238-9223.

sake of schoolchildren. There is no politics in this plan, he said. We are attempting in this plan to make sure that every student in Ohio, regardless of the kind of a district they come from based on wealth, has an opportunity to compete with a child in a district that has greater wealth. We think thats really important. Some education reform leaders and other Ohioans said they were encouraged by what they had seen of the school funding overhaul, while some Democrats said Kasich flunked at offsetting earlier school cuts and seeking bipartisan input. The plan proposes K-12 funding increases over both years of the upcoming biennium, with nearly 6 percent in fiscal year 2014 and 3.2 percent the following year. Kasichs proposal would bring all schools up to the tax base level of a district with $250,000 in property value per student the 96th percentile of districts statewide to ease wide disparities in millage revenues from local levies. It then directs extra money to districts for specialneeds and disabled students, English language learners, gifted and talented students and high-schoolers earning college credit. Funding help is also proposed for districts with high levels of poverty where students dont have access to preschool programs. Other aid would help them reach See FUNDING page 2

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The Associated Press MIDLAND CITY, Ala. More than three days after he allegedly shot a school bus driver dead, grabbed a kindergartner and slipped into an underground bunker, Jimmy Lee Dykes was showing no signs today of turning himself over to police. Speaking into a 4-inch-wide ventilation pipe leading to the bunker, hostage negotiators have tried to talk the 65-year-old retired truck driver into freeing the 5-year-old boy. One local official said the child had been crying for his parents. Dykes is accused of pulling the boy from a school bus Tuesday and killing the driver who tried to protect the 21 youngsters aboard. The gunman and the boy were holed up in a small room on his property that authorities likened to a tornado shelter, something common to this area of the South. The three past days have not been easy on anybody, Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said at a news briefing late Thursday. He said authorities were communicating with the suspect, and their primary goal was to get the boy home safely. Theres no reason to believe the child has been

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Wally Olson Dale County Sheriff harmed, he added. There were signs that the standoff could continue for some time. James Arrington, police chief of the neighboring town of Pinckard, said the shelter was about 4 feet underground, with about 6-by-8 feet of floor space and a PVC pipe that negotiators were speaking through. A state legislator said the shelter has electricity, food and TV. The police chief said the captor has been sleeping and told negotiators that he has spent long periods in the shelter before. He will have to give up sooner or later because (authorities) are not leaving, Arrington said. Its pretty small, but hes been known to stay in there eight days. Midland City Mayor Virgil Skipper said he has been briefed by law enforcement agents and has visited with the boys parents. Hes crying for his parents, he

(Continued from page 1) She took care of that [direct deposit] a few years ago. Senior Citizens Center Director Joyce Hale believes the change in technology is scary for many seniors, especially when the change affects what they can or cant do with their own money. For many, the adjustment from paper delivery of their Social Security check to direct deposit has met some resistance for different reasons. Some dont have checking accounts and are accustomed to having money coins and paper in their pocket or wallet and are secure with carrying cash.

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(Continued from page 1) Ohios new third grade reading proficiency target. The plan also calls for increased access to school efficiency and performance information and it encourages districts to learn from the successes of comparable districts. Kasich told school administrators Thursday that the states financial stewardship allowed the administration to avoid the cuts many had worried about describing their reaction to the plan as bordering on excite-

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Some have sight impairments and cant see to write out and sign checks. In addition, they like the social aspect of getting out and talking to folks; it is their social network. A visit to the bank for these folks is similar to visiting a Facebook page and posting a blog. These generations of people were raised to deal with real money. They have lived in that comfort zone for a long time, Hale spoke with compassion. Some just dont feel comfortable writing checks. About 90 percent of people who receive federal benefits already get their payments electronically and new ben-

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Rebekah Wiechart was stillborn on Thursday at Lima Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomsaid. They are holding up plete at Harter and Schier good. They are praying and Funeral Home. asking all of us to pray with Mary Baxter them. Mary Baxter, 82, of Republican Rep. Steve Clouse, who represents the Delphos died today at St. Midland City area, said he Ritas Medical Center. Arrangements are incomvisited the boys mother Thursday and that she is plete at Harter and Schier hanging on by a thread. Funeral Home. Everybody is praying with her for the boy, he said. Clouse said the mother told him that the boy has Aspergers syndrome, an autism-like disorder, as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Police have been delivering medication to him through the pipe, he added. The normally By DEEPTI HAJELA quiet red clay road leading to The Associated Press the bunker teemed today with more than a dozen police cars NEW YORK Ed Kochs and trucks, a fire truck, a heli- favorite moment as mayor copter, officers from multiple of New York City, fittingly, agencies and news media involved yelling. near Midland City, populaSuddenly inspired to do tion 2,300. Police vehicles something brash about the rare have come and gone steadily transit strike that crippled the for hours from the command city in 1980, he strode down to post, a small church taken the Brooklyn Bridge to encourover for that use age commuters who were forced Early today, activity to walk to work instead of jumppicked up when a team in ing aboard subway trains and military-style uniforms, buses. many toting weapons, got out I began to yell, Walk over of a big van in the pre-dawn the bridge! Walk over the bridge! chill and moved into a stag- Were not going to let these basing area. One appeared to be tards bring us to our knees! dog handler. And people began to applaud, the famously combative, acidtongued politician recalled at a 2012 forum. eficiaries were required to His success in rallying New get payments electronically Yorkers in the face of the strike starting last year. With a few was, he said, his biggest personal exceptions, the rest will have achievement as mayor. And it to make the switch by March 1. was a display that was quintFor those who are already essentially Koch, who rescued receiving benefits, visit www. the city from near-financial ruin ssa.gov/myaccount/ to create during a three-term City Hall new online account or login to run in which he embodied New an existing account and start or York chutzpah for the rest of the change Direct Deposit online. world. If computer access is not availKoch died at 2 a.m. Friday able, recipients may sign up at from congestive heart failure, their bank, credit union or sav- spokesman George Arzt said. ings and loan. The funeral will be Monday at For more information, call Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan. the senior center at 419-692- The larger-than-life Koch, who 1331 or the Social Security breezed through the streets of Administration Office in Lima New York flashing his signature at 419-228-7401. thumbs-up sign, won a national reputation with his feisty style. Howm I doing? was his trademark question to constituRepublican-controlled Ohio ents, although the answer matSenate said she was encour- tered little to Koch. The mayor aged by the governors sweep- always thought he was doing wonderfully. ing plan. Bald and bombastic, paunchy I think the devil is in the details, and we havent seen and pretentious, the citys 105th all the details yet, said Senate mayor was quick with a friendEducation Chairwoman Peggy ly quip and equally fast with a Lehner, a Kettering Republican. cutting remark for his political From the broad concepts Ive enemies. You punch me, I punch seen, I think its very innovative back, Koch once memorably and dynamic. Dayton-area seventh-grade observed. I do not believe its teacher Ella Jordan Isaac said, good for ones self-respect to be Unfortunately, the governor is a punching bag. Koch was also an outspoworking on education policy and school funding with only ken supporter of Israel, willing a select few. He must include to criticize anyone, including all of us especially those of President Barack Obama, over us with deep classroom experi- decisions Koch thought could ence as we move through indicate any wavering of support for that nation. this process. Under his watch from 1978Kasich education advisers said during Thursdays town 89, the city climbed out of its hall that they spent months financial crisis thanks to Kochs gathering input from teach- tough fiscal policies and razorers, superintendents and others sharp budget cuts, and subway service improved enormously. around the state. The Associated Press con- But homelessness and AIDS soared through the 1980s, and tributed to this story. critics charged that City Halls responses were too little, too late. Koch said in a 2009 interview BAUMGARTE, Paul with The New York Times that H., 91, of Delphos, Mass of he had few regrets about his time Christian Burial will begin in office but still felt guilt over at 10:30 a.m. today at St. a decision he made as mayor Joseph Catholic Church, to close Sydenham Hospital in Fort Jennings, the Rev. Harlem. The move saved $9 milCharles Obinwa officiat- lion, but Koch said in 2009 that ing. Following the Mass, the it was wrong because black Delphos Veterans Council doctors couldnt get into other and Fort Jennings American hospitals at the time. Legion will conduct military That was uncaring of me, graveside rites at the church. he said. They helped elect me, Burial will be in St. Joseph and then in my zeal to do the Cemetery, Fort Jennings. right thing I did something now Friends may call one hour that I regret. prior to the Mass today at the His mark on the city has been church. Preferred memorials set in steel: The Queensboro are to Wounded Warriors or Bridge connecting Manhattan donors choice. to Queens and celebrated in the GERMAN, Gary Karl, Simon and Garfunkel tune The 61, of Van Wert, funeral ser- 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin vices will be held at 2 p.m. Groovy) was renamed in today at Alspach-Gearhart Kochs honor in 2011. Funeral Home & Crematory, Koch was a champion of Van Wert. The Rev Timothy gay rights, taking on the Roman Sims will officiate. Burial will Catholic Church and scores of be in Evangelical Protestant political leaders. Cemetery, rural Van Wert County. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. today at Corn $7.56 the funeral home. Preferred Wheat $7.55 memorials may be directed to Soybeans $14.82 NODC Care Bear Fund.

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Aug. 30, 1914-Jan. 30, 2013 Rose Gertrude Pohlman, 98, of Delphos, died at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday at Sarah Jane Living Center. She was born Aug. 30, 1914, in Landeck to Peter and Anna (Heitz) Miller, who preceded her in death. She married Clarence Biddy Pohlman, who died on Dec. 3, 1998. Survivors include two sons, Thomas (Judy) Pohlman and Ed (Betty) Pohlman of Delphos; a daughter, Mary Jo (Ted) Warnecke of Delphos; a sister, Mary Maag of Columbus Grove; three sisters-in-law, Beatrice MillerSmith, Calista Miller and Lena Miller; 10 grandchildren, Russ (Laura) Pohlman, Terry (Chris) Pohlman, Sherri (John) Wannemacher, Michelle (Magnus) Olofsson, Joe (Amy) Pohlman, Doug (Kimberly) Pohlman, Kristi (Zack) Packard, Kelly (Adam) Dunlap, Scott (Penny) Warnecke and Chad Warnecke; and 17 greatgrandchildren. She was also preceded in death by six brothers, Clarence, Herman, Alfred, Leo, Arnold and Joe Miller; two sisters, Lillian Ellerbrock and Lucille Oberg; three sisters-in-law, Rita Miller, Katie Miller and Jean Miller; and two brothers-in-law, Rudy Ellerbock and George Oberg. Mrs. Pohlman was a homemaker and member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She was also a member of the Delphos Eagles Aerie 471 and CLC of Delphos. She enjoyed her vegetable garden, was an excellent baker, enjoyed making pies and especially angel food cake and her noodles were a favorite of her grandchildren. She was also an avid bingo player. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m Monday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. Chris Bohnsack officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where a parish wake will begin at 7:30 p.m.; and one hour prior to the Mass on Monday at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to St. Johns Church, Alzheimers Assoc., or donors choice.

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High temperature Thursday in Delphos was 32 degrees, low was 15. High a year ago today was 58, low was 42. Record high for today is 58 degrees, set in 2012. Record low is -12, set in 1985. WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county The Associated Press

TONIGHT: Cold. Partly cloudy through midnight Then cloudy with snow after midnight. Snow accumulations generally less than one half Inch. Lows 5 to 10 above. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chills 9 below to 1 above zero. SATURDAY: Snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Not as cold. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chills 1 below to 9 above zero in the morning. SATURDAY NIGHT: Snow likely. Light snow accumulations possible. Not as cold. Lows around 20. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. EXTENDED FORECAST SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs in the upper 20s. MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

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Answers to Thursdays questions: The evil queen in the 1812 Grimm Brothers original version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was forced to put on a pair of red-hot iron shoes at SnowWhites wedding and dance until she collapsed and died. Presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee, who was governor of Arkansas from 1996-2007, formed a rock band called Capitol Offense while serving as governor. Todays questions: Which element is the best conductor of both electricity and heat? When it comes to show biz slang, whats a chopsocky? How about a zitcom? Answers in Saturdays Herald. The Outstanding Public Debt as of 6:30 a.m. today was $16,438,498,697,330. The estimated population of the United States is 314,343,521, so each citizens share of this debt is $52,295. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $3.81 billion per day since Sept. 28, 2007.

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Woman cleared of cheating at Cleveland casino
CLEVELAND (AP) A judge has cleared a woman who was accused of cheating at a four-card poker game at the Cleveland casino. The Plain Dealer newspaper reports that Jessica Encarnacion was the first person accused of cheating at the casino to go to trial. Others who have been accused pleaded guilty. Hearing the case without a jury, Judge Carolyn Friedland ruled that prosecutors failed to prove Encarnacion knowingly cheated at a card table in August. The 23-year-old woman told authorities it was her first trip the casino and she didnt know she was doing wrong when she swapped cards with another person, who is also charged with cheating. The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland opened in May, the first of four voter-approved casinos in the state.

Construction starts on $122M dunnhumbyUSA new headquarters

By AMANDA LEE MYERS The Associated Press CINCINNATI Construction began Thursday on a consumer-data companys new $122 million headquarters in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, a development being touted for deepening the citys ongoing transformation from a declining Rust Belt dinosaur to a region pulsing with new development and revitalization. The nine-story office tower will be home to dunnhumbyUSA, which analyzes consumer habits for companies like Macys, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. The company, a joint venture of Cincinnatibased Kroger and London-based dunnhumby, began in Cincinnati with three employees in 2003 and now has more than 650; the company plans to nearly double to a 1,100-person workforce by 2018. Both Cincinnati and state officials fought to keep the fast-growing company in the city, awarding it a combined $25 million in tax credits and incentives. Those efforts came despite arguments from some who said that in tough financial times, cities should tighten their belts. Anytime you can take a vacant lot that was a parking lot and turn it into a world headquarters for a company in your city, thats a big deal, said Mayor Mark Mallory at a groundbreaking Thursday. Mallory has been one of the biggest proponents of dunnhumbyUSAs plans in Cincinnati, saying the city would be crazy not to try to retain the company with tax incentives. His philosophy is that more people working downtown mean more income taxes and commerce, and thats going to mean a more vibrant economy. Stuart Aitken, dunnhumbyUSAs president

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Anytime you can take a vacant lot that was a parking lot and turn it into a world headquarters for a company in your city, thats a big deal,

-Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and CEO, said that staying in downtown Cincinnati will help grow our business and bring more professional jobs to the state of Ohio. Aitken said his company is committed to Cincinnati for the long run. We have enormous pride in this city and feel genuine love for this city, he said. In what is now a city-owned parking lot, the new building will be in a prime location. It will be nestled between a Saks Fifth Avenue and a Macys, surrounded by three hotels and just a block away from Fountain Square, the heart of downtown and the site of some of the citys biggest public events, including Oktoberfest. Along with 280,000 square feet for dunnhumbyUSA, the project will include 30,000 square feet for restaurants unique to the area, retail stores, entertainment venues and conveniences. Construction is expected to finish in December 2014. City officials hope the new headquarters will spur further redevelopment in the downtown area, which began undergoing a major transformation in 2006 with the reopening of Fountain Square after a $49 million renovation.

COLUMBUS (AP) Ohios largest university is trying to raise $100 million from the community to pay for scholarships for needy and high-achieving students from throughout the Buckeye State. Ohio State University is kicking off the scholarship challenge Friday with some high-profile chairmen football coach Urban Meyer and basketball coach Thad Matta. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the effort is part of a larger university effort to raise $500 million in private donations for student financial aid and scholarships as part of the Columbus schools $2.5 billion fundraising campaign introduced in October. A years tuition to Ohio State is $10,037 for in-state students. Last year, the university awarded about $462 million in financial aid to undergraduates. Nearly three-quarters of all OSU undergrads received some sort of aid.

OSU wants more money for in-state scholarships

COLUMBUS (AP) An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was caught driving drunk while speeding at 102 mph has gotten her job back. An arbitrator ruled that 40-year-old Tiffany Wilsons firing last March was harsh for a first time DUI offender with a spotless record as trooper. She was reinstated with back pay and now works out of the Delaware post near Columbus. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Wilson was fired a few weeks after her post lieutenant pulled her over on Interstate 71 going 102 mph. Her blood alcohol level was 0.16 percent, twice the legal limit for driving in Ohio. She was convicted of DUI. The arbitrator ruled that Wilson must work under a last chance agreement for five years and can be fired for any work violation.

Ohio patrol trooper reinstated after DUI

COLUMBUS Ohio Gov. John Kasich has $2.1 million on hand ahead of his 2014 re-election bid. Campaign finance reports filed Thursday show the Republican governor spent about $244,000 in the second half of the year, mostly on consulting services, and raised nearly $904,000 in contributions. The first-term governor says he plans to run again and has raised more than $2.7 million over the past two years. Kasich ousted former Gov. Ted Strickland in 2010 in one of the Ohios most expensive governors races. Stricklands departure from the field has left Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, former congresswoman Betty Sutton, and Obama consumer watchdog Richard Cordray, a former Ohio treasurer and attorney general, as Kasichs most likely Democratic challengers. The Republicans who serve as auditor, treasurer, attorney general and secretary of state also said

Thursday they plan to seek re-election. The leaders made their comments during a legislative preview session for journalists organized by The Associated Press. Those statewide elected officials are also putting away cash for re-election bids next year. Thursdays reports showed Secretary of State Jon Husted ended 2012 with more than $1 million in the bank, after raising about $423,000 and spending more than $39,000 in the second half of the year. A potential Democratic rival to Husted, state Sen. Nina Turner of Cleveland, had just $8,300 on hand at years end. Auditor Dave Yost ended the year with just under $350,000 on hand. Attorney General Mike DeWine also has socked away a nest egg of more than $675,000 in the non-election year. Treasurer Josh Mandel, who spent 2012 in an unsuccessful challenge to U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, has little money left in his state campaign despite raising millions seeking a different office. His total on hand was only about $219, according to his filing.

DAYTON (AP) State officials are asking for help in solving the cold-case murder of a Dayton police officer. Thirty-one-year-old Officer Kevin Brame was shot in the back with a shotgun outside his estranged wifes home on Nov. 1, 1999. He was off duty and was on his way back to his car after dropping off his children. The Dayton Daily News reports that his parents have kept the case in the public eye by holding vigils every year on the anniversary of his death. On Thursday, Attorney General Mike DeWine asked for help from the public, saying Brames slaying is being spotlighted by his office this month. The case has been through several detectives during the past 13 years, but Dayton police have never publicly identified any suspects.

Officials seek Ohio investigators trace help solving alcohol in DUI crash ATHENS (AP) The State ed vehicular assault, driving slaying Highway Patrol has charged the under the influence and faildriver in a one-vehicle crash in southeast Ohio and the man accused of buying alcohol for her. The patrol says its investigation tracing the alcohol source was the first resulting in charges since the Ohio Investigative Unit and the patrol integrated operations. Authorities say 19-year-old driver Shelby Vore of Glouster was charged with aggravature to control her vehicle. The patrol says 23-year-old Joshua Sutton of Glouster was charged with buying beer for a person under 21. The patrol says Vore received minor injuries after driving off the road in Athens County on Wednesday and striking a tree, while a 22-yearold passenger was hospitalized. A message was left for Vore. Suttons number wasnt listed. threats the girl had talked about took place outside of school and that she was not enrolled in the school when she committed suicide. This was the second unsuccessful lawsuit filed against the Mentor school district by the parents of a student who committed suicide.

Federal judge dismisses bullying suit

CLEVELAND (AP) A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by the parents of a bullied Ohio teen who killed herself in 2008. The girls parents said in the lawsuit that their 16-year-old daughter was severely bullied and that the school didnt protect her. U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent on Thursday dismissed the lawsuit filed against the school district in the Cleveland suburb of Mentor and several school employees. The judge noted that the

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Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.

Sam Levenson, American humorist (1911-1980)

Congress sends bill to Obama averting govt default

By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House and Republicans until later in the year. The measure cleared the Senate on a vote of 64-34 after winning House approval late last week. It permits the Treasury to borrow above the current $16.4 trillion debt limit through May 18. The White House has said Obama will sign it. Failure to pass this bill will set off an unpredictable financial panic that would plunge not only the United States but much of the world back into recession, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said before the vote. Every single American would feel the economic impact. But Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in remarks on the Senate floor that government spending is completely out of control - and its projected to get much worse in years to come. His office issued a statement shortly after the vote saying he had opposed the legislation after Democrats torpedoed several GOP attempts to rein in spending before final passage. The legislation reflects a switch in strategy by Republicans, whose insistence on deep spending cuts as a trade-off for a higher debt limit more than a year ago pushed the government to the brink of an unprecedented default. With polls showing their public support lagging, they now look ahead to a new season of potential showdowns, with a reshuffled batting order that moves the threat of a default to the back of a line that includes March 1 across-the-board spending cuts and the March 27 expiration of funding for most federal agencies. The debt limit measure came with only one string attached by House Republicans, a provision that would temporarily withhold the pay of lawmakers in either house that failed to produce a budget this year. That was designed as a prod to the Senate, where majority Democrats have failed to bring a budget to a vote in any of the past three years. This year, they say they will. Republicans say they are eager for a comparison of plans, rather than a long year spent defending one of their own. Already, the next conflict over budget priorities is taking shape, in an environment includes a fresh report that the economy unexpectedly declined in the last quarter, and the emergence of a warning from the Pentagons top uniformed officers that pending defense cuts could lead to a hollow force. Without changes, we will have to ground aircraft, return ships to port, and stop driving combat vehicles in training, members of the Joint Chiefs

One Year Ago State American Legion Test winners, Julie Bonifas and Nick Bockey looked over photographs of some of the places they will see on their trip to Gettysburg, Pa., and Washington, D.C. Both are students at St. Johns High School and won the free five-day trip by virtue of their high scores on the test. 25 Years Ago 1988 Jan Krietemeyer scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in leading Fort Jennings to a 66-50 win over Holgate Monday night at Holgate. Other Fort Jennings players in double figures for scoring were Linda Inkrott with 12 points and 12 rebounds and Laura Broecker 11 points and 11 rebounds. The monthly bunco and euchre party was held at Paradise Oaks Nursing Home, Cloverdale. Bunco winners were Frances Horstman, Julie Driscoll and Clara Sarno. Card winners were Mary Shondal, Doyle Leatherman, Lester Davis, Joe Hageman, Bob Wilson, Maurice Ball and Blondie Cook. Lincolnview girls defeated Wayne Trace 69-48 Monday night at Wayne Trace. Diana Renner led the Lancers with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Jenny Evans added 20 points for Lincolnview. Lincolnview was 29 of 69 from the field and 10 of 16 at the foul line. 50 Years Ago 1963 Five deer were seen one mile east of Fort Jennings Wednesday. The deer, four full-grown deer and one fawn, were traveling south and crossed Highway 189 through the farms of Edmund Rekart and Alonzo Rice. They were within a few rods of the farm buildings and were moving along at a easy pace. Mark Humpert retired as foreman of the Delphos Printing and Publishing Company job printing in 1960 after serving the company for 50 years. Among the things he remembers from his boyhood were the hitching posts that used to line Main Street. As a school child about 1900, he frequently had to wait at the canal to permit the boats to go by and the bridge to be lowered again. The Senior High Westminster Youth Fellowship of the First United Presbyterian Church of Delphos will conduct a bake sale on Saturday. Homemade baked goods and candy will be on sale in the vacant store room formerly occupied by Wegers Drygoods Store. 75 Years Ago 1938 The Delphos Rifle team defeated the Kenton team Tuesday night in a match held at the Gramm range here. The contest was a Northwestern Ohio Rifle League match. The score was 1351 to 1261. L. K. Shaffer of the local team, was high man of the evening with a score of 279. F. Steiner of Kenton, was high for his team with a 262 score. The members of the Farmers Mutual Aid Association held their annual election at a meeting conducted in the G. H. Otte hall in Ottoville. Gerhard Utrup and Joseph Schlagbaum were re-elected as directors. The following were named as collectors: Leo Eickholt, Ottoville district; Rudolph Raabe, Fort Jennings district; Leo A. Miller, Cloverdale district. Frank Eickholt is the hold-over president and John A. Wannemacher, secretary. Arrangements for a bake sale were made Tuesday evening at the monthly meeting of the local council of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia held in the council rooms. The bake sale will be held in the West Ohio Gas office on Feb. 26. Following the business session, cards were played. Mrs. John Schulte received high honors in pinochle and Amelia Klaus, second. Mrs. Joseph Auer was high in five-hundred and Mrs. Richard Fair, second.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Bruised and battered, Chuck Hagel emerged from his grueling confirmation hearing with solid Democratic support for his nomination to be President Barack Obamas next defense secretary and relentless opposition from Republicans who repeatedly challenged their former GOP colleague. Mathematically, Hagel has the edge as he looks to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as the nations 24th Pentagon chief. Democrats hold a 14-12 advantage on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., said the panel could vote as early as next Thursday, contingent on Hagels prompt response on some lingering questions. Levin expressed optimism about Hagels prospects and praised his performance in nearly eight hours of testimony Thursday. I think his answers were honest and forthright and he did very well, Levin told reporters. I hope that there will be some, who maybe were skeptical but who are undecided before this hearing, will maybe now look at him in a more favorable light. But I think there are a whole lot of folks who basically decided before the hearing that they were going to vote against him. Unclear is whether Republicans will try to block the nomination of a Cabinet choice, especially when they have argued when a Republican occupied the White House that presidents should have their nominees. Hagel struggled at times as GOP senators challenged him on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons, repeatedly pressing him on past statements, votes and even letters he declined to sign. Refusing to show any frustration or anger, Hagel defended his record. The former two-term Republican senator from Nebraska described his views as mainstream and closely aligned with those of Obama, the Democrat who nominated him. But several GOP members of the committee sought to portray him as radical and unsteady. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., called his ideas extreme and far to the left of Obama. Hagel said he believes America must engage not retreat in the world and insisted that his record is consistent on that point. He pointed to Iran and its nuclear ambitions as an example of an urgent national security threat that should be addressed first by attempting to establish dialogue with Iranian rulers, although he said he would not rule out using military force. I think were always on higher ground in every way international law, domestic law, people of the world, people of the region to be with us on this if we have gone through every possibility to resolve this in a responsible, peaceful way, rather than going to war, he said. He pushed back on the notion first raised by one of his harshest Republican critics, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma that he favors a policy of appeasement. I think engagement is clearly in our interest, Hagel told Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., who denounced the idea of negotiating with a terrorist state. Thats not negotiation, Hagel said. Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.

Hagel emerges with solid Dem support for Pentagon

By BRADLEY KLAPPER The Associated Press WASHINGTON Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a parting warning Thursday about Syrias civil war, accusing Iran of playing an increasingly prominent role in directing the violence, which she said heightened the danger of a larger regional conflict that draws in Israel or other neighbors. Ive done what was possible to do, Clinton told reporters on the eve of her last day as secretary of state. But she painted a harrowing picture of a war that could still get worse. The worst kind of predictions about what could happen internally and spilling over the borders of Syria are certainly within the realm of the possible now, she said. The conflict is distressing on all fronts, Clinton told a roundtable of journalists Thursday, a day before John Kerry is sworn in as her successor. She pointed the finger primarily at Iran, accusing it of dispatching more personnel and better military materiel to President Bashar Assads regime to help him defeat rebel forces. Its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, is also playing a bigger role in the conflict. The Iranians are all in for Assad, and there is very little room for any kind of dialogue with them, Clinton said. She spoke after Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike, and its ally Iran warned ominously that the Jewish state would regret the attack. In a letter to the U.N. secretary-general, Assads regime stressed its right to defend itself, its territory and sovereignty and hold-

Clinton sounds warning over Syria

of Staff wrote congressional leaders in a letter dated Jan. 14. Obama and Democrats say they are prepared for further deficit reduction compromise, although they stress they want increased tax revenue as part of any deal. Republicans want spending cuts only, after reluctantly swallowing $600 billion in higher taxes as part of a fiscal cliff compromise late last year. To further their goals, House Republicans intend to produce a budget that balances in a decade, and are expected to vote as early as next week to demand Obama do the same. Obamas budget is due to be made public later this month, although there is no expectation it will eliminate red ink in the next 10 years. Nor are majority Democrats in the Senate expected to do so either. In the meantime, though, they are likely to propose legislation in the next few weeks to replace the looming across-the-board cuts with a series of targeted reductions and higher taxes. In all, 50 Democrats, 12 Republicans and two independents voted in favor of the debt limit bill, while 33 Republicans and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia opposed it. In the run-up to the final vote, a proposal by Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio to require dollar-for-dollar spending cuts on any future debt limit increases was cast aside, 54-44.

US gains 157K jobs; jobless rate rises to 7.9 pct.

BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER The Associated Press WASHINGTON U.S. employers added 157,000 jobs in January, and hiring was much stronger at the end of 2012 than previously thought, providing reassurance that the job market held steady even as economic growth stalled. The Labor Department report today showed a jump in hiring in the final two months of last year, just when the economy was sputtering and facing the threat of deep spending cuts and tax increases from the fiscal cliff. The department revised up the estimated job gains for November from 161,000 to 247,000 and for December from 155,000 to 196,000. The mostly encouraging jobs report included one negative sign: The unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in December. The rate is calculated from a survey of households, and more people in that survey said they were unemployed. The monthly job gains are derived from a separate survey of employers. The hiring picture over the past two years also looked stronger after the departments annual revisions. The revisions showed that employers added an average of roughly 180,000 jobs a month in 2012 and 2011. That was up from previous estimates of about 150,000. The significantly stronger payroll gains tell us the economy has a lot more momentum than what we had thought, Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, said in a research note. Stock futures rose sharply after the report was released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The report revealed a notable shift in the job market: More hiring by construction companies. They added 28,000 jobs in January and nearly 100,000 over the past four months. Those job gains are consistent with a rebound in home construction and a broader recovery in housing. Retailers added 33,000 positions. Health care gained 23,000 jobs. Manufacturers reported a small increase of 4,000. Restaurants and hotels added 17,000. Average hourly wages rose 4 cents to $23.78 and have

ing Israel and its supporters accountable. And Ali Abdul-Karim Ali, Assads ambassador in Lebanon, said his government maintained the option and the capacity to surprise in retaliation. Clinton declined to talk specifically about Israels strike, which U.S. officials described as targeting trucks containing sophisticated Russian-made SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles. The trucks were next to a military research facility, and the strike hit both the trucks and the facility, U.S. officials said. If the SA-17s were to have reached Hezbollah, they would have greatly inhibited the Israeli air forces ability to operate in Lebanon, where Israel has flown frequent sorties in recent years. The attack has inflamed regional tensions already running high over Syrias 22-month-old civil war, and which has already led to deaths in neighboring Turkey and Lebanon. In her strikingly candid assessment, Clinton spread the criticism to Russia, which has stymied U.S.-led efforts to set global sanctions against the Syrian regime at the U.N. Security Council. Washington and Moscow have remained in a three-way dialogue with the U.N. special envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, since late last year, but Clinton said the Russians were simultaneously providing financial assistance and military equipment to Assad. The Russians are not passive bystanders in their support for Assad. They have been much more active, she told reporters. But maybe they will change. And maybe they will be more open to an international solution because they cant look at whats happening and not believe it could be incredibly dangerous to everyones interests, including theirs.

risen an encouraging 2.1 percent in the past 12 months. Thats slightly above the inflation rate, which was 1.7 percent. Last months hiring should cushion the impact of the higher Social Security taxes that most consumers are paying this year. And it would help the economy resume growing after it shrank at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the October-December quarter. Higher Social Security taxes are reducing take-home pay for most Americans. A person earning $50,000 a year will have about $1,000 less to spend in 2013. A household with two high-paid workers will have up to $4,500 less. Taxes rose after a 2 percent cut, in place for two years, expired Jan. 1. Analysts expect the Social Security tax increase to shave about a half-point off economic growth in 2013, since consumers drive about 70 percent of economic activity. The hit to consumers is coming at a precarious moment for the economy. It contracted in the fourth quarter for the first time in 3 1/2 years.

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In the Waiting Room... By Dr. Celeste Lopez

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There comes a time in every parents life when you look at that beautiful child, the child that you would do anything for, the child whose life you treasure above your own, and you realize, there is definitely something wrong with that kid. You know the moment. For me, it was when my son decided it would be a good idea to ride the laundry basket down the stairs. To top it off, my staircase isnt even straight. Apparently, he thought he could ride it around the curve like a bobsled. Sadly for my son, he lives in the real world and not a cartoon. I heard the bang when he hit the railing and then the thumping of a big goofball rolling down the stairs. I found him at the bottom of the stairs looking surprised but unhurt, as he seemed amazed that his brilliant plan hadnt worked. He immediately told me, dont worry, Im alright, to which I can only shake my head and think there is definitely something wrong with you. I know I am not the only one who had to think back to all the times your child bumped his head to see if you could figure out the moment when everything started to go off track. Sadly, that is not the only moment I had that realization. There was the moment he thought he

There is something wrong with you

could jump out of a tree using a dog leash as a bungee cord (for the record, I saved him before he got the worlds worst wedgee). This is also the kid who didnt want to learn how to use the brakes on his bike because he preferred to crash into the curb and hurl himself over the handlebars like a stuntman. There was also the moment when my then 4-year-old son couldnt get his shoes on and proceeded to have a temper tantrum because he didnt want to have toes anymore seriously. It is a surreal moment when you watch your preschooler demanding that you remove all his toes. Of course, he is now 13 years old (still has all his body parts), and I use that story whenever he is complaining that I never let him do anything. I, of course, have the trump card: If I let you do whatever you wanted to do, you wouldnt have any toes! I think this should settle any argument, but sadly he doesnt remember this story so he just thinks Im crazy. It is comforting to know that I am not the only one with stories to tell, I have a friend who has a 3-year-old who wont let her throw away bubble gum wrappers. She collects them because they are her best friends. She also names and becomes friends with every stick she

finds outside, which leaves my friends house filled with wrappers, sticks, and various other best friends that her daughter has found. Of course, her stories are about a cute little girl who is in love with everything, while my stories are about a boy who is in search of the worlds largest rubber band so he can launch himself from a giant slingshot (I am not kidding). I dont know if this is a boy/girl thing, I hope so, either way I think ultimately you just have to see the humor in their actions. If not, in the moment, then in retrospect. Yes, there is something wrong with your kids and mine and thats okay. Thats part of what we love about them. They make your life funny, enjoyable and always, always interesting. Dr. Celeste Lopez graduated cum laude from The University of Utah College of Medicine. She completed her Pediatric residency training at the Childrens Hospital of Michigan. She is certified with The American Board of Pediatrics since 1992. In 2003 she moved her practice, Wishing Well Pediatrics, to Delphos and is located at 154 W. Third Street. She is the proud mother of a 13-year-old son.

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By NICK JOHNSON DHI Correspondent sports@timesbulletin.com DELPHOS - The Jefferson Lady Wildcats welcomed the Spencerville Lady Bearcats to Jefferson High School on Thursday night for girls Northwest Conference basketball action. The Lady Wildcats used a big first quarter to beat the Lady Bearcats 73-52. Jefferson went on a 16-0 run to start the game, lasting most of the first quarter, getting five points from Gabby Pimpas, another five from Hannah Sensibaugh and a 3-point play from Rileigh Stockwell. The Lady Bearcats got a foul shot from Caitlyn Propst to end the first quarter and make the score 16-1, Jefferson. The second quarter was a back-and-forth battle between both teams. Halfway through, Spencervilles Karri Purdy and Schylar Miller knocked down 3-pointers in between a Jefferson 3-pointer (Katie Goergens) to make the score 25-12. To end the period, Spencerville got a layup from Purdy and Jefferson got two foul shots from Brooke Culp, making the score going 37-21 at the break. In the third quarter, Spencervilles Jacey Grigsby knocked down a jumper to make the score 46-30, Jefferson. After that jumper, the Wildcats went on another 16-0 run, which included seven points from Sensibaugh, to make it 62-30. Spencerville got a 3-pointer from Alyssa Mulholland to make the final third-quarter score 62-33. The Bearcats outscored the Wildcats 19-11 in the final quarter. Spencerville got eight points from Mulholland, four points from Abby Freewalt and another four from Miller. Freewalt got the final basket of the game, which made the

Lady Jeffcats roll over Bearcats Lancers sneak by

final score 73-52. The Lady Wildcats had five girls in double digits: Pimpas had 18 points, Stockwell and Goergens added in 14 points, Sensibaugh 11 points and Culp 10. The Lady Bearcats had two girls in double figures, with Miller and Mulholland each scoring 14 points on the night. We played very well tonight. We had good ball movement tonight, much better then we have had all year, Jefferson head coach Dave Hoffman said. We started to shoot with confidence. I thought we played very hard on defense and we got contributions from a whole lot of players tonight. Scoring-wise, that is what we need. We arent going to have the one person to score a lot of points. The win improves Jefferson to 7-12 and 3-4 in the NWC. They visit Allen East Thursday. I thought we came out slow, sluggish, and I thought Jefferson came out with a great game plan. Jefferson got some buckets and got some confidence, Spencerville coach Warren Pughsley said. They were on fire. I tried to tell the girls in the beginning, its their gym; they shoot here every day, so you cant just assume since somebody is not shooting well that they will continue to not shoot well. They started making shots and got a big lead and in the second half at some point I must have upset somebody because there was a shift in the communication I would expect from them. The Jefferson girls played hard and my girls played hard. The loss drops Spencerville to 2-16 and 1-7 on the year. They visit New Bremen Tuesday. Spencerville (FG, FT, 3PT) By BRIAN BASSETT DHI Correspondent sports@timesbulletin.com MIDDLE POINT - The Linolnview Lady Lancer basketball team has done a good job all season of following a loss with a win and not letting one loss turn into multiples. That continued Thursday at Lincolnview High School when the Lady Lancers (145, 5-2 Northwest Conference) bounced back from a loss to St. Johns on Tuesday with a 61-57 NWC win over Ada (11-8, 5-2). After all the adversity that weve gone through as a team in the last week, it was great to see (the girls) come back and play as well as they did tonight, explained Linclnview coach Dan Williamson.Everything we didnt do Tuesday we did tonight. We made a ton of free throws and finished layups, so it was good to see (the girls) bounce back. Lincolnview held a 49-33 lead with less than six minutes left to play in the game but the Lady Bulldogs wouldnt go away without a fight. Ada scored 10 straight points spurred by a pair of baskets by sophomore forward Tori Wyss. The Lady Bulldogs put the press on Lincolnview during the run but the Lady Lancers regained their composure, held onto the ball and knocked down most of their free throws to hold onto the narrow win. We handled their pressure pretty well for the most part. When you have (sophomore guard) Hannah (McCleery), who is a point guard basically, and obviously (senior guard) Katie (Dye), thats tough to guard defensively. We did a nice job of handling the pressure and knocking down free throws when we had to, Williamson said. The Lady Lancers shot 23-of-32 from the charity stripe, including 14-of-19 down the stretch. Lincolnview also took better care of the ball, turning it over only 11 times to Adas 20. Theyve got a nice group of seniors who know how to play basketball. They play hard, described Ada coach Neal Dumbaugh. Ada senior guard Taylor Willeke led all scorers with 23 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter. Wyss added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Wilke and Wyss came to play on both ends of the floor, added Dumbaugh. Lincolnview countered with the 1-2 punch of Dye and senior post Kaitlyn Brant.

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Dye had 21 points and Brant added 19. The key for Lincolnview was keeping Brant out of foul trouble. When she recorded her third foul in the opening seconds of the third quarter, things didnt look good but Brant didnt get her fourth until the fourth quarter. That was huge. When shes not in the game, were a completely different team; we struggle to rebound and offensively, things tend to bog down a little bit. Shes extremely important to be on the floor for us, Williamson said. Dye is also important to keep on the floor for the Lady Lancers. Shes playing really well right now, Williamson explained of the senior guard. Thats what we need from our seniors. Its that time of year where we want to start playing well for the tournament. (The seniors) are playing as well as they have all year. Thats what weve got to have. Lincolnview jumped out to an 11-6 lead to open the game, with four first-quarter points from McCleery. By halftime, the Lady Lancer lead had grown to seven, 28-21. Lincolnview extended its lead to 10 after three quarters as Ada hit only two field goals in the third. Willeke scored eight of the 10 Lady Bulldog points in the frame; six of those came via free throw. Willeke and Wyss combined for 24 points in the final frame to Lincolnviews team total of 20. Unfortunately for Ada, it was too-little, too-late as Lincolnview held on. Each team made 18 field goals but the Lady Lancers made theirs in only 38 shots (47%) to Adas 50 (36%). Williamson was happy to see how well his team played down the final stretch of the season, especially with starting senior guard Kaylee Thatcher out of the lineup due to a suspension. We want to have as much confidence as we can heading into tournament. Whether we win by 10 or one, I dont care; just as long as we play well, he added. And I thought, for the most part, we played well. Adas a very good team. They only had one conference loss coming in. Our goal is to win out and get second place in the conference. Thats what were playing for right now. Lincolnview hosts Fort Jennings Monday.

Jefferson junior Hannah Sensibaugh prepares for the impact from Spencervilles Jacey Grigsby Thursday night at Jefferson High School, which sends her to the charity stripe for 2 foul shots. The host Lady Wildcats opened up a big lead early and rolled up a 21-point NWC triumph. (Delphos Herald/Tom Morris) Shania Johnson 0-2 0-0 0-0 0, Schylar Miller 4-6 3-4 1-3 14, Alyssa Mulholland 2-4 1-2 3-11 14, Tori Hardesty 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Karri Purdy 1-5 0-2 1-4 5, Emillee Meyer 0-0 0-2 0-2 0, Katie Merriman 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Jacey Grigsby 4-8 0-0 0-0 8, Megan Miller 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Abby Freewalt 2-8 4-8 0-0 8, Caitlyn Propst 1-2 1-4 3. Totals: 14-38, 9-22, 5-20, 52. Jefferson (FG, FT, 3PT) Heather Pohlman 0-1 2-4 0-0 2, Brooke Culp 2-4 6-8 0-0 10, Lindsay Deuel 0-2 0-4 0-0 0, Katie Goergens 5-7 1-2 1-3 14, Rileigh Stockwell 6-11 2-5 0-0 14, Hannah Sensibaugh 3-6 2-4 1-3 11, Gabby Pimpas 2-3 11-12 1-1 18, Shelby Koenig 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Makayla Binkley 0-2 0-0 0-3 0, Brooke Hesseling 1-8 0-0 0-0 2, Jasmine McDougall 1-4 0-0 0-0 0, Totals: 20-49, 24-39, 3-10, 73. Score by Quarters: Spencerville 1 20 12 19 52 Jefferson 16 21 25 11 73 JV score (1 half): 24-20 (Spencerville).

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By Charlie Warnimont DHI Correspondent sports@putnamsentinel.com OTTAWA Elida knew they would have to be sound with the basketball against Ottawa-Glandorfs pressure defense Thursday night. And while the Bulldogs worked on handling the Titans pressure in practice, the results were less than desirable once the game started. The Titans full-court pressure took its toll on the young Bulldogs as O-G forced Elida into mistakes that helped O-G walk away with a 52-35 Western Buckeye League win at the Robert J. Hermiller Gymnasium. While Elida worked on handling the Titans full-court pressure in practice, they still had troubling handling it when it counted as they turned the ball over 21 times, compared to just nine for the Titans. The extra chances with the ball allowed O-G to build on their lead throughout the contest. We had 21 turnovers in the game and they had nine, Elida co-coach Elise Jenkins said. We told the girls it was going to be man-to-man, in-your-face defense; we worked on it in practice but our girls are not quite basketball smart yet. Its frustrating because they do not take it from practice to the game. Elida scored the first points of the game when margin, offensive Carly Stetler hit rebounding was a short jumper. key for O-G as they O-G responded held a 32-21 edge with a 7-point run in rebounds for the that gave them game. During the the lead for good Titans third-quarter as Kristen Miller run, they had three hit a 3-pointer, offensive boards Jill Rosselit went that helped lead to strong to the baspoints. ket for two points Our posts need and Miller finOWENS to get stronger and ished off a break slow down the with a layup. After Torie McAdams ended the offensive rebounding success O-G run with a basket, the teams are having against us, Titans went on a 6-0 run as Jenkins said. Its just frusMiller buried another three, trating because these girls are while Elissa Ellerbrock hit good. They lost confidence two free throws and Miller the past month and you can one for a 13-4 lead. Elida see it on the court. We have went on a 6-3 run to end the one or two girls going as hard first quarter and trail 16-10 as they can but if you dont have the whole team, youre going to the second quarter. O-G maintained that not going to go anywhere. I thought our game plan 6-point lead as they were up 20-14 before using a 6-0 was pretty solid, O-G coach run to take a 12-point lead. Troy Yant said. Our girls Rosselit started the run with executed what we wanted a putback that was followed them to execute. It wasnt a by an Elissa Ellerbrock bas- real good matchup for us as ket. Miller made it a 12-point we ended up playing four game when she came up with guards and a post at the end a steal and layup. Baskets but we had the luxury of byElidas Osha Owens and being up. I thought our girls Miller ended the first-half responded well and played scoring leaving O-G up 12 hard. Miller led the Titans points. Elida cut the Titan lead (4-3, 13-6) with 21 points to nine points in the third and four steals, while Elissa quarter at 31-22 before O-G Ellerbrock had 16 points and ended the quarter with a 9-2 five rebounds. Stephanie had eight run that had them up 40-24 Hempfling going to the final eight min- rebounds, five assists and three steals. utes. Owens had 11 points to Besides the turnover

lead the Bulldogs (3-4, 7-10), while Stetler had seven points and five rebounds. Ottawa-Glandorf won the junior varsity game 50-26. The Lady Bulldogs are back in action Saturday at Parkway, while O-G is off until next Thursday when they visit St. Marys in WBL action. Elida 13-32 8-11 35: Kylie Downton 3-0-6; Ashley Lowry 0-0-0; Lindsay Hall 0-0-0; Cassidy Slusher 0-0-0; Osha Owens 4-3-11; Sabrina Kline 1-0-2; Torie McAdams Carly Stetler 2-2-7; Ericka Smith 2-0-4. Ottawa-Glandorf 18-55 13-17 52: Michelle Maag 1-0-3; Dani Ellerbrock 1-24; Elissa Ellerbrock 3-1016; Kristen Miller 8-3-21; Danielle Schroeder 0-0-0; Stephanie Hempfling 0-00; Molly Closson 3-0-6; Jill Rosselit 2-0-4; Kialee Koch 0-0-0. Score by Quarters: Elida 10 6 8 11 35 O-G 16 12 12 12 52 Three-point goals: Elida 1-8 (Cassidy Stetler); OttawaGlandorf 3-13 (Michelle Maag 1, Kristen Miller 2). Rebounds: Elida 21 (Cassidy Stetler 5), OttawaGlandorf 32 (Stephanie Hempfling 8, Elissa Ellerbrock 5). Turnovers: Elida 21, Ottawa-Glandorf 9. Junior Varsity: OttawaGlandorf 50-26.

Bulldogs knock off Lady Pirates COLUMBUS GROVE Columbus Grove outscored Bluffton 24-12 in the second half to dispatch the Lady Pirates 44-28 in Northwest Conference girls basketball action Thursday at Columbus Grove. Sydney McCluer led the Lady Bulldogs (5-13, 3-4 NWC) with 16 markers and four assists and Rachel Schumacker added nine points. The hosts canned 12-of-32 shots (4-of-10 3s) for 38 percent and 16-of-18 at the line (89%). They attracted 30 boards (Renee Karhoff 9) and turned it over 18 times. Grove visits Ada Thursday. Bluffton (9-8, 4-3 NWC) was led by Amstutz with 11 and Crisp with nine. They counted 10-of-37 shots (1-of-6 beyond the arc) for 27 percent and 7-of-13 free tosses (54%). They grabbed 24 off the glass

(Pritchard 7) and added 23 errors. BLUFFTON (28) Schriner 0-0-1-1, Hunt 1-0-02, Crisp 1-1-4-9, Lugibihl 1-0-1-3, Amstutz 5-0-1-11, Pritchard 1-0-0-2. Totals 9-1-7-28. COLUMBUS GROVE (44) Breanna Halker 0-1-0-3, Sydney McCluer 3-1-7-16, Kyrah Yinger 0-0-0-0, Megan Verhoff 1-0-2-4, Brooke Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Annie Schramm 0-0-0-0, Hope Schroeder 0-0-4-4, Sammi Stechschulte 0-11-4, Rachel Schumacher 3-1-0-9, Renee Karhoff 0-0-2-2, Aubrey Fruchey 1-0-0-2, Julia Wynn 0-0-00. Totals 8-4-16-44. Score by Quarters: Bluffton 10 6 3 9 - 28 Col. Grove 12 8 11 13 - 44 JV score: 33-20 (Columbus Grove).

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Lady Cougs dominate Defiance By JIM COX DHI Correspondent sports@timesbulletin.com VAN WERT - The won/lost records being what they were, Van Wert was expected to handle Defiance without much of a problem Thursday night. They did. The Cougars dominated at both ends of the court to get a 51-25 win and run their record to 9-9 overall and 2-5 in the Western Buckeye League. Defiance is 1-15 and 0-7. The game was tied at 3-3 and 5-5 and the Lady Bulldogs got within 10-9 with 1:17 left in the first period. The Cougs, however, ripped off the last six points of the period Alexis Dowdy putback, Hannah Hulbert layup (assist Livia Butler), Alexa Dunlap 15-foot baseliner to lead

16-9 after one. There wasnt much suspense after that. Defiances stellar point guard, Emily Spencer, started the second period with a layup but from there, Van Wert finished out the quarter with a 10-0 run on a Dowdy layup via inbounds pass from Dunlap, Erin Morrow putback of a missed free throw, Emilie Moonshower triple from the left wing, Claire Butler free throw and a putback by 5-0 point guard Kaitlynn Hall. Thus, it was 26-11 at the half. The early part of the third period saw a Cougar lull but missed Bulldog free throws allowed them to get no closer than 30-17 before another Cougar run removed any doubt whatsoever. Sharpshooter Moonshower swished her third trey of the game. Dowdy scored on a

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The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS An oddity for this Super Bowl has both teams former owners as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The late Art Modell, who owned the Cleveland Browns and then moved them to Baltimore to become the Ravens, and Ed DeBartolo Jr. of the San Francisco 49ers could enter the hall on Saturday. They are among 15 modern-day finalists, of which as many as five can be elected. Modell bought the Browns in 1961 and took them to Baltimore in 1996. He was president of the NFL under then-Commissioner Pete Rozelle from 1967-69 and played an instrumental role in negotiating television contracts for the league. Modell contributed to the creation of Monday night football, too. That is always one of those situations that you really try to stay out of because you dont know how they vote, Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis said. You can only tell them about the man who I knew myself: a true legend in his own way, a real visionary who changed thousands and thousands of lives. For the impact hes had on this business and what hes done for so many in this business, for me I am a little biased I would say, Why wouldnt he be in the Hall of Fame? DeBartolo purchased the 49ers in 1977. Soon, they were winning championships: five

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Super Bowls in as many tries. During DeBartolos tenure, the team made 16 playoff appearances, won 13 division titles and played in 10 conference championship games. But he also was suspended the 1999 season by the NFL after being found guilty of failing to report a bribe by a government official, a felony. He divested ownership of the 49ers to family members. Im hoping Eddie gets into the hall because any time you can accomplish winning five Super Bowls and what he brought to the game of football, he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, said former 49ers great Jerry Rice, the most accomplished receiver in NFL history and a Canton enshrinee. I think this societys supposed to be about forgiveness and stuff like that. Its time for Eddie DeBartolo to get into the hall. BATCH HONORED BY UNION: Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch was presented with a $100,000 donation for his charity on Thursday as the winner of the NFL Players Associations Byron Whizzer White Award. The annual honor recognizes exemplary community service. Batchs foundation helps children in the Pittsburgh area through sports and education. Past recipients of the unions award include Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Franco Harris and Gale Sayers.

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By JIM METCALFE jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com DELPHOS Marion Local took control of its girls basketball game versus St. Johns Thursday from the start and never let up as the Lady Flyers routed the Lady Blue Jays 64-37 at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium. The Lady Blue Jays (7-10, 1-6 MAC), minus leading scorer Jessica Recker, also lost senior classmate Casey Schnipke to injury late in the first half. The Flyers (12-6, 4-3 MAC) took the lead from the start on a pair of throws by Allie Thobe just four ticks into the matchup. It was uphill from there. Thobe scored all seven of her points in the period, including a pair of hoop-and-harms, and Cadence Jacobs erupted for 10 of her game-high 15 in the same time span. The visitors used their size and strength inside, as well as their pressure defense, to force seven miscues (25 total) and shoot 9-of-15 from the floor (21of-41 for the game, 0-of-7 beyond the arc, for 51.2%). When Megan Kuether hit a breakaway layup with 15 seconds showing, the Flyers lead grew to 25-9. We didnt do a good job in the opening period of containing their dribble penetration. We also didnt deal with their inside game very well, nor their transition game, Jays mentor Dan J. Grothouse acknowledged. They are so strong and physical inside and have some good guards. We did better the last three quarters but the bad quarter we tend to have was the first and we couldnt recover. Marion canned 7-of-8 singles in the period (22-of-27 for the game for 81.5%). The Jays had two starters: junior Brooke Zuber and classmate Emilie Fischbach; with two fouls and they, as well as others, would battle that the rest of the night. Its important for us to get off quickly; thats what you want to do on the road. I always tell the girls that the first and third quarters set the tone, Marion coach Treva Fortkamp noted. Weve gone to more pressure defense ever since the Versailles game and it has worked for us; we want our defense to set the tone. It gets us good looks and the pace of the game that we like; it also gets us in attack mode and we go to the basket well and draw fouls. Offensively, it really helps that we have a lot of balance; you cant focus on just one player. The Jays did a better job of getting back on defense to take away the Flyer transition in the second stanza, as well as turned the ball over less times (4) than in the first. That led to fewer easy looks and few free throws for the guests. However, the Jays struggled offensively against the quick Flyer manto-man scheme varying between full- and half-court looks. When Kuether (12 points) drove the baseline to the glass with 30 ticks on the board, the Flyer margin was 37-20. Schnipke was hurt on an offensive foul called on classmate Katie Vorst (6 points, 4 boards) with 3.6 ticks showing, getting caught up in girls tumbling to the floor. She had to be helped from the floor and did not return. The scoring pace and tempo continued to follow the second-quarter trend: the defenses were solid and slowed down the others offense. The Jays simply could get nothing consistent going offensively, partly due to nine more errors. Marions lead twice reach 26 the second time at 52-26 on two singles by Brooke Winner (10 markers, 4 boards) at 2:28. The Jays even had their first free throws of the game at 2:15 but ended up 0-of-5 in that department overall. When Jays freshman Sydney Fischbach (8 counters) dropped in a jumper from the right elbow at 1:04, it made Marions lead 52-28. With nothing but the final score to be determined in the fourth, both coaches emptied their benches as Marions lead grew to 28 on two occasions. We struggled handling the ball offensively. They are so athletic, it makes it tough for you to get a lot going; you dont see many big runs against Marion Local, Grothouse added. The fact that they had 27 free throws and we had five indicates to me we werent attacking them and they were attacking us. I thought we continued to play hard to the very end; they were just too strong for us tonight. In sum, Marion Local secured 27 caroms, 12 offensive, Chelsea Winner had five; and amasses 13 turnovers and 12 fouls. They play Bath Tuesday. St. Johns netted 16-of-37 shots, 5-of-10 triples, for 43.4 percent; nabbed 19 boards (8 offensive); and added 20 fouls. They host Paulding Monday. In junior varsity action, the Flyers improved to 6-11 (1-5 MAC) with a 35-25 triumph. Emily Mescher dropped in 17 for the victors, while sophomore Emilee Grothouse had nine (3 treys) for the Lady

Travis Hohlbein Travis Hohlbein, son of Tim and Sharon Hohlbein of Ottoville, is currently working with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as Second Assistant Groundskeeper. The graduate of Ottoville High School and 2012 graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, with a major in Turf Science and Management, began his work as an intern for the grounds crew of the Columbus Crew soccer team in the summer of 2011 and then interned with the Columbus Clippers baseball team in the summer of 2012 in the same position. He is a founding member of the new chapter of Phi Kaeta Pau fraternity at OSU. He is also the grandson of the late JoAnn Hohlbein and the late Dan Baldauf, as well as Virgil and Nancy Hohlbein of Ottoville and Ann Baldauf of Delphos. (Photo submitted).

NBA at a glance
The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 28 15 .651 Brooklyn 27 19 .587 2 1/2 Boston 22 23 .489 7 Philadelphia 19 26 .422 10 Toronto 16 30 .348 13 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 29 13 .690 Atlanta 26 19 .578 4 1/2 Orlando 14 31 .311 16 1/2 Washington 11 33 .250 19 Charlotte 11 34 .244 19 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 28 17 .622 Indiana 27 19 .587 1 1/2 Milwaukee 24 20 .545 3 1/2 Detroit 17 29 .370 11 1/2 Cleveland 13 33 .283 15 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 37 11 .771 Memphis 29 16 .644 6 1/2 Houston 25 23 .521 12 Dallas 19 27 .413 17 New Orleans 15 31 .326 21 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 35 11 .761 Denver 29 18 .617 6 1/2 Utah 25 21 .543 10 Portland 23 22 .511 11 1/2 Minnesota 17 25 .405 16 Pacific Division W L.A. Clippers 34 Golden State 29 L.A. Lakers 20 Sacramento 17 Phoenix 16 L 13 17 26 30 30 Pct GB .723 .630 4 1/2 .435 13 1/2 .362 17 .348 17 1/2

St. Johns junior Emilie Fischbach shoots over Marion Locals Megan Kuether and drains a triple for her 7th point Thursday night at Arnzen Gymnasium. However, the visiting Lady Flyers ran off a 27-point MAC victory. (Delphos Herald/Tom Morris) Jays (6-10, 2-4).
VARSITY MARION LOCAL (64) Kristi Moorman 0-0-0, Cadence Jacobs 4-7-15, Allie Thobe 2-3-7, Kelsey Smith 1-02, Megan Kuether 5-2-12, Lexi Wilker 1-6-8, Brooke Winner 4-2-10, Chelsey Winner 3-2-8, Emily Mescher 0-0-0, Rachel Rohr 1-0-2, Meredith Moeller 0-0-0, Rose Berning 0-0-0. Totals 21-0-22/27-64. ST. JOHNS (37) Tara Vorst 0-0-0, Emilie Fischbach 3-0-7, Brooke Zuber 0-0-0, Rebekah Fischer 3-086, Katie Vorst 3-0-6, Erica Saine 1-0-3, Amanda Boberg 0-0-0, Casey Schnipke 1-03, Sydney Fischbach 4-0-8, Rachel Pohlman 0-0-0, Halie Benavidez 0-0-0, Samantha Wehri 1-0-2. Totals 11-5-0/537. Score by Quarters: Mar. Local 25 12 15 12 - 64 St. Johns 9 11 8 9 - 37 Three-point goals: Marion Local, none; St. Johns, Fischer 2, E. Fischbach, Saine, Schnipke. JUNIOR VARSITY MARION LOCAL (35) Rose Berning 1-0-2, Rachel Rohr 1-3-6, Kristin Bachman 0-0-0, Allie Prueter 1-1-3, Emily Bomholt 0-11, Meredith Moeller 1-4-6, Michaela Tangeman 0-0-0, Tegan Fortkamp 0-0-0, Emily Mescher 8-1-17. Totals 11-110/18-35. ST. JOHNS (25) Rachel Pohlman 1-0-2, Emilie Grothouse 3-0-9, Olivia Kahny 0-0-0, Maddie Pohlman 0-0-0, Ashlyn Troyer 0-0-0, Halie Benavidez 2-1-5, Sam Kramer 0-0-0, Samantha Wehri 1-0-3, Colleen Schulte 3-0-6. Totals 6-4-1/4-25. Score by Quarters: Mar. Local 13 10 6 6 - 35 St. Johns 6 6 7 6 - 25 Three-point goals: Marion Local, Rohr; St. Johns, Grothouse 3, Wehri.

Thursdays Results Oklahoma City 106, Memphis 89 Golden State 100, Dallas 97 Todays Games L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 7 p.m. Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Memphis, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. Saturdays Games Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Sacramento at New York, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Houston, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Washington at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Utah at Portland, 10 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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(Continued from page 6) REMEMBERING WALSH: Jim Harbaugh remembers it well, that initial phone message from late HallofFame coach Bill Walsh asking if he would leave San Diego and come coach at Stanford to turn around a spiraling program. He did call me and left a message on my phone to see if Id be interested in the Stanford coaching job, Harbaugh recalled. I was intending to leave that message on my phone for the rest of my life but I lost that phone or I dropped it in the toilet or something. I cant remember which it was lost it or dropped it in the can. I dont have that message anymore but it truly was one of the most memorable things.

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breakaway assist from Morrow, then added three more points on a putback-and-1. Livia Butler swished two free throws to make that a 10-0 skein 40-17 after three quarters. The indomitable Spencer started the fourth period with a slashing layup and a corner trey but the Cougs countered with a Morrow 12-foot baseliner, a Moonshower 17-foot angle shot and two Claire Butler free throws. That pushed the lead to 46-22 at 3:49 and the deep benches played it out from there. Holding a comfortable lead early in a game was an unfamiliar spot for Van Wert coach Lance Moonshower but he thought his team handled it well: We told them early in the game that we have to come out and execute our stuff and play our game and not worry about what the score is the score will take care of itself. We came in at halftime and we just told them its like 0-0. Lets go back out, win the third quarter, win the fourth quarter. Thats what we always talk about. The Cougars had some lulls but those lulls didnt last long. Our movement wasnt very good against their zone, said Moonshower. We actually changed up our offense. We ran some of our man sets against

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Now Harbaugh is following in Walshs steps coaching the San Francisco 49ers and in the Super Bowl to boot. ADRIANS AID: Adrian Peterson believes his quick recovery from major knee surgery is an inspiration not only to his teammates and other football players but to all athletes. And, especially, to all kids. Peterson always has prided himself on being in top shape and credits his conditioning with enabling him to coming back less than nine months after the surgery, then nearly setting the NFL rushing record, gaining 2,097 yards in Minnesotas wild-card playoff season. He wants to make sure the youth of America are in tune with staying fit.

Me being an athlete, I know how important it is to be active and keep your body in shape and it is hard to get a kid outside to do that, said Peterson, who was in New Orleans to promote Kinect for Xbox 360s affiliation with NFL Play 60 to help kids have fun while achieving healthy, active lifestyles. The program also is designed to fight childhood obesity. Get off the couch and get active. Thats exactly what Peterson did during his rehab. He chose the Xbox golf game. I played the golf game and that got my body burning, he explained. They have the more active games like the track and the NFL but the golf, its different. Its cool and I think kids will like it.

their zone to try to get more movement. They packed that zone in and that makes it even harder. We try to look in a lot. When theyre all packed in, our guards have to be ready to catch-and-shoot or catchand-drive. We wanted to see how we did when we occasionally went to a 1-2-2 zone. The one Spencer girl is a heckuva shooter and we had to find her all the time. We were losing track of her in our man, so we switched to the zone and tried to pack it in a little bit except for her, finding her, and it seemed to work out pretty well. Our offense kind of dictates our defense and our defense kind of dictates our offense. Van Wert was much better statistically. The field goal shooting was 43 percent (19-of-44) for Van Wert, 23 percent (10-of44) for Defiance. The visitors had a disastrous night from the line 17 percent (2-of-12), while the Cougars were at 56 percent (9-of-16). Van Wert won the boards 30-22 and had fewer turnovers, 11-16. Ten Cougars scored, led by Moonshower, Dowdy and Morrow with 11, 11 and 10. Spencer had 14 for Defiance. Defiance (5-11) won the jayvee game 35-30. Chelsea Laycock and Maddie Clawson led the Bulldog scoring with 13 and nine. Emily Bair and Phoebe Eutsler had 13 and 8 for Van Wert (3-15). Defiance (25) Emily Spencer 6 0-0 14, Miranda Spencer 1 0-0 2, Schrag 1 0-4 2, Jackson 0 2-6 2, Garza 0 0-0 0, Miller 2 0-2 5, Burns 0 0-0 0, McCoy 0 0-0 0, Laycock 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-12 25. Van Wert (51) Hulbert 2 0-2 4, Dunlap 1 1-2 3, Claire Butler 1 3-4 5, Morrow 4 1-2 10, Dowdy 5 1-2 11, Hall 1 0-0 2, Livia Butler 0 2-2 2, Moonshower 4 0-0 11, Handy 1 0-0 2, Bair 0 1-2 1, Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 9-16 51. Score by Quarters: Defiance 9 2 6 8 - 25 Van Wert 16 10 14 11 - 51 Three-point field goals: Defiance 3 (Emily Spencer 2, Miller), Van Wert 4 (Moonshower 3, Morrow). Lady Knights 4th quarter spurs W By SEAN LAFONTAINE DHI Correspondent sports@timesbulletin.com CONVOY - The Crestview

Lady Knights hosted the Allen East Lady Mustangs Thursday night in Northwest Conference action. After a physical, close game through three quarters, the Lady Knights used a big fourth quarter to come away with a 59-43 and a share of their first league title since 2009. The teams played an even first half. The Lady Knights looked like they were going to go into the locker room with a 21-19 lead but Lindsi Woods found Morgan Truex on a back-door cut just before the buzzer hit zero to tie the game at 21-21. The Lady Knights started the second half on a 6-0 run thanks to three Mackenzie Riggenbach baskets. The run put Crestview up 27-21 but the Lady Mustangs fought right back. With the score 30-25 in favor of Crestview, the Lady Mustangs got a basket by Kaycee Rowe to pull within three. A few possessions later, Carly Clum hit a three to tie the game again, this time at 30. Clum later gave Allen East the lead by hitting one out of two free throws, making the score 31-30. With just under 30 second left in the third quarter, Riggenbach hit one of her three threes on the night, giving Crestview a 33-31 lead, which is where the third quarter ended. The Lady Knights built up a 5-point lead on a three by Terra Crowle but the Lady Mustangs once again fought back. Two Clum free throws narrowed the Crestview lead to three. After a Lindsey Motycka free throw, Clum made one free throw followed by a London Richardson three on the next possession, which tied the game at 41-41. After the Richardson three, Crestview closed the game out on an 18-2 run. Kennis Mercer led the charge for the Lady Knights with six points during the run. Riggenbach added four points, while Crowle added another 3-pointer. The Lady Knights hit 5-of-9 free throws down the stretch to close out the Lady Mustangs. Riggenbach led all scorers in the game with 23 points, going 7-of11 from the floor, including three 3-point baskets. Emily Bauer fought some foul trouble in the second half but still came away with 10 points, while Crowle added nine points off of three 3-pointers. We knew it was going to be a battle and a grind-it-out game, said

Crestview coach Greg Rickard. We got in foul trouble but we had some people come in off the bench and do a good job. We knew we needed to keep it close and give ourselves a chance to win it at the end; I was very pleased with how we finished. Allen East has been playing well and has some nice athletes, so we knew it was going to be tough. The win moves the Lady Knights to 17-2 on the season and 7-0 in the NWC. An Ada loss at Lincolnview assured the Lady Knights at least a share of the conference title. One win in the final two conference games for Crestview will give the Lady Knights the title outright. I told the girls, its hard to win a conference title in basketball, added Rickard. There are so many good teams and we havent done it since 2009. We have finished runner-up in the years since but its nice to get that top spot. Now we want to be greedy and take it outright and we have to games to do that. Clum led the way for the Lady Mustangs with 15 points, while Rowe added 12. Even though Allen East came up short, coach Jarrod Wehri was very pleased with the effort his team gave him: I thought our effort was tremendous. We just missed a few shots here and there. If we get those to fall, it stays close at the end and we dont have to foul as much. Its hard to be your best offensively while on the road but we went on a few spurts to keep us in it. You have to give all the credit to Crestview, though. They are a nice team, very well-coached and very disciplined. The loss drops Allen East to 9-8 on the season and 4-3 in the NWC. Allen East (43) Rowe 3-5 0-2 6-6 12, Clum 2-6 1-3 8-10 15, Truex 1-2 0-5 0-2 2, Woods 1-3 0-3 0-0 2, Salyers 1-6 1-4 0-0 5, Richardson 0-1 1-4 0-0 3, Conkle 2-8 0-0 0-0 4. Crestview (59) Crowle 0-0 3-4 0-0 9, Mercer 2-3 0-0 2-3 6, Riggenbach 4-5 3-6 6-9 23, Henry 2-2 0-0 0-0 4, Bauer 3-6 0-0 4-4 10, Motycka 2-6 0-1 3-6 7. Score by Quarters Allen East 10 11 10 12 43 Crestview 12 9 12 26 59 Three-point baskets: Allen East 3 (Clum, Salyers, Richardson); Crestview 6 (Crowle 3, Riggenbach 3).

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Family not obligated to attend wedding out of country

Dear Annie: Im a He shouldnt wait until she mother in my mid-20s and moves north. She deserves a very concerned sister. My to know now that he is a brother, Dennis, is four passive-aggressive loser. Who would presume to years younger and the first to graduate high school. He tell a grown woman that went to college and had her accent is offensive? I everything going for him. could understand if it were Now he is throwing it all a grammar issue or if her language were laced with away. Dennis turned to drugs profanities, but her speech and has missed important pattern is who she is. And moments in our lives, such she will not lose it if she moves north. as weddings and It may soften holidays. He only slightly, but it will shows up at my never go away mothers or grandcompletely. mothers house to Clearly, this take a shower, and guy has other then he goes out issues. If he truly again. My family cared for her, this and I are trying so accent would not hard to point him bother him. In back in the right fact, most folks direction. find a Southern Two months ago, I had to have Annies Mailbox accent delightful. It is soothing, Dennis arrested for assaulting me. We are relaxing and way sexy. I surely hope this lady all worried that something terrible is going to happen. discovers who this jerk realThere are times when he ly is before she changes her is completely out of it and life for him. A Yankee in doesnt know whats going North Carolina Dear Yankee: We on. What do we do? agree that if he cannot tolWorried Family in Illinois Dear Worried: It is a erate her accent, he should nightmare when a fam- not stay in the relationily member is on drugs, ship. But it is not uncombecause there is little you mon for people to find can do. Your brother must one particular trait annoywant to stop and be will- ing, no matter how much ing to get appropriate treat- they otherwise care for a ment. Hes not there yet. It person. And its a highly is important that your fam- individual degree of prefily members protect them- erence and tolerance. You selves while being open to love your boyfriend, but any genuine efforts your think the way he gestures brother makes to get clean. with his hands is appallIf he is in college, notify the ing. You adore your girlcounselors there, and con- friend, but she speaks too tact Nar-Anon (nar-anon. softly for your taste. These are neither negative nor org) for support. Dear Annie: My neph- positive traits to others. ew is getting married soon. This particular guy finds The wedding will take place this particular drawl to be in Canada. My husband and grating. He needs to figure I do not own passports, nor out how important it is to would we ever buy them, him in the grand scheme of because they are expensive his relationship. and we would never use them again. We have traveled to other family weddings within the United States, but we dont feel we should be pressured to attend a wedding out of the country. We cant afford it. Do you think we are required to be there? Soon To Be Family Outcast Dear Soon: No. You are not obligated to attend any wedding, and certainly not one that is beyond your financial means. While we believe family members should make an effort to attend one anothers special events, it should not require overextending yourselves. Send your regrets and a nice gift to make up for your absence. Dear Annie: I read the letter from Need Your Input, the idiot who was critical of his girlfriends Southern drawl.

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Week after week, year after year, ministers rise to preach knowing their flocks expect them to deliver messages that are truly inspired by God or, at the very least, somewhat uplifting. After years facing United Methodist congregations in the Bible Belt, the Rev. Harold Bales had an epiphany about this duty -- although some might consider his candid vision a kind of ecclesiastical nightmare. Imagine what would happen if a pastor stepped into the pulpit and said something like the following: Dear friends, in the past week I have prayed and prayed, said Bales, describing this scenario. I have read my Bible, talked to other colleagues and read stacks of inspirational journals -- seeking a word from the Lord. Well, what I need to tell you is that I have heard nothing from the Lord this week. I was kind of wondering: Have any of you heard from Him? Its hard for clergy to imagine doing such a thing, said Bales, because most are afraid to be this transparent. Some fear that members of their flock will freak out and call their ecclesiastical superiors to register a complaint or, worse, to express concern that the pastor may be cracking up. In addition to his years in what South-

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erners call tall steeple churches in cities like Charlotte and Asheville, N.C., Bales has also been on the administrative side of this kind of drama. He served as superintendent of Salisbury District in Western North Carolina and, for many years, was on the staff of his denominations General Boards of Evangelism and Discipleship. In other words, Bales has fielded his share of appeals from ticked-off church members, as well as having inspired a few such calls himself. A native of Knoxville, Tenn., he is now semi-retired and living in Kannapolis, N.C., where he writes columns and bites of social media for his website, TheSouthernFriedPreacher.com. The bottom line for many pastors, said Bales, is that they are afraid to level with their people -- person to person. Lets face it. Your people can run you crazy. But thats really not where ministers

get into deep trouble, he said. Through the years, I have been especially interested in all the ways that ministers struggle with their own humanity. You see, they expect so much out of themselves, which can be hard since their people keep trying to hold them to standards higher than the saints and the angels. Try to imagine, he said, a pastor speaking these words to the faithful: Dear friends, I am undone. My marriage is in shambles and things arent going great with my kids, either. My emotions are wracked. Im stressed out. ... You see, Im prepared to minister to you, but who is going to minister to me? Or here is another one Bales tried to deliver a time or two: Dear friends, I need more nerve. I need help, because there are hard truths I need to tell you. That frightens me because I yearn to be loved by everyone. I also crave success. So you see, Im afraid of you. Im afraid to tell you the truth. All of this stress adds up. Bales said he has seen research indicating that every year another 18,000 pastors surrender and quit the ministry. Yes, its important for the faithful to pray for their ministers, he stressed. Its also important for them to know that clergy can feel isolated from the people around them

and, thus, struggle to develop real, honest friendships. Like many lay people, pastors also get suckered into believing that humor and delight, joy and pleasure are somehow unspiritual, he explained. When in doubt, it never hurts to tell your pastor a joke or to suggest that its time to clock out and go get some barbecue. Its also important to respect how emotionally vulnerable a pastor can be. ... Those who give the appearance of great strength are very human and unless they are deluded about themselves, are subject to inner struggles and self-doubt, noted Bales. It helps to grasp the truth that unless your minister is experiencing an occasional failure, he or she is probably not risking enough for Gods sake. Every now and then, he said, a pastor simply must have the freedom to say things like, I dont know or even, Ouch! I was wrong.
(Terry Mattingly is the director of the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and leads the GetReligion.org project to study religion and the news.) (EDITORS: For editorial questions, please contact Kendra Phipps at kphipps@amuniversal.com.) COPYRIGHT 2013 United Feature Syndicate DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL UCLICK FOR UFS 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-5817500

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GRACE FAMILY CHURCH 634 N. Washington St., Van Wert Pastor: Rev. Ron Prewitt Sunday - 9:15 a.m. Morning worship with Pulpit Supply. KINGSLEY UNITED METHODIST 15482 Mendon Rd., Van Wert Phone: 419-965-2771 Pastor Chuck Glover Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:25 a.m. Wednesday - Youth Prayer and Bible Study - 6:30 p.m. Adult Prayer meeting - 7:00 p.m. Choir practice - 8:00 p.m. TRINITY FRIENDS CHURCH 605 N. Franklin St., Van Wert 45891 Ph: (419) 238-2788 Sr. Pastor Stephen Savage Outreach Pastor Neil Hammons Sunday - Worship services at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday-Ministries at 7:00 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 13887 Jennings Rd., Van Wert Ph. 419-238-0333 Childrens Storyline: 419-238-2201 Email: fbaptvw@bright.net Pastor Steven A. Robinson Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:30 a.m. Family Worship Hour; 6:30 p.m. Evening Bible Hour. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Word of Life Student Ministries; 6:45 p.m. AWANA; 7:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study. MANDALE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHRISTIAN UNION Rev. Don Rogers, Pastor Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School all ages. 10:30 a.m. Worship Services; 7:00 p.m Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. Prayer meeting. PENTECOSTAL WAY CHURCH Pastors: Bill Watson Rev. Ronald Defore 1213 Leeson Ave., Van Wert 45891 Phone (419) 238-5813 Head Usher: Ted Kelly 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School 11:10 a.m. - Worship 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. - Wednesday Morning Bible Class 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. - Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Wed. Night Bible Study. Thursday - Choir Rehearsal Anchored in Jesus Prayer Line - (419) 238-4427 or (419) 232-4379. Emergency - (419) 993-5855

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