February 26, 2015

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Chamber dinner
has Irish flair
The Delphos Area
Chamber of Commerce
will hold its annual dinner
from 5-11 p.m. on March
14 at the Delphos Eagles.
Come for a wee bit
ofun and an evening to
celebrate you and your
business. There will be
casino-style games, a
silent auction, door prizes,
50/50 drawing and more.
This years event is open
to the public. Tickets are
$55 per person or $420 for
a table of eight. The cost
includes dinner, two drink
tickets and gaming chips.
Grand prize drawing
tickets are also on sale for
$10 each and available at
the chamber. Enter for a
chance to win $1,500 cash.
The winner will be drawn
the night of the event and
need not be present.
The chamber is currently
accepting cash donations,
door prizes, silent auction items and sponsorships. Be a Blarney Stone
Table Sponsor for $80.
To RSVP, contact the
chamber at 419-695-1771.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Boatmans
Breakaway
March 15
The Delphos Canal
Commission Boatmans
Breakaway Dinner is
set for March 15 at the
Knights of Columbus hall.
Doors open at 5:30
p.m. with a buffet-style
dinner at 6 p.m. A cash
bar will be available.
Entertainment will
be by Jennings Creek.
Tickets are $25,
presale only.
For tickets, contact Marilyn Wagner at
419-692-4496 or any
museum trustee.
Forecast
Cloudy today
with snow
likely. Snow
accumulation
around 1
inch. Highs
around 15.
Mostly cloudy tonight. Lows
around 5 below. See page 2.
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Delphos, Ohio
Elderly at higher risk for CO poisoning

BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS As winter continues
its cold, firm grip on the country, the
risk for many types of injuries and ailments linger into the final weeks of the
season, including one very dangerous
risk inside the home - accidental carbon
monoxide (CO) poisoning. The gas has
no color, no odor, no taste and it kills.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
every year CO poisoning sends at least
15,000 Americans to the emergency
room and kills 439 people yearly.
CDC statistics indicates that men
and adults aged 65 years and older were
more likely to die from CO poisoning
than other persons. The higher rate in
men has been attributed to high-risk
behaviors among men, such as working
with fuel-burning tools or appliances.
The higher rate among older persons
has been attributed to the likelihood of
older adults mistaking symptoms of CO
A carbon monoxide detector can

alert homeowners if dangerous CO
gas is present in their home. (Wire
photo)
poisoning for other conditions common
among persons in this age group - influenza-like illnesses or fatigue.
CO deaths are highest during colder
months, likely because of an increased
use of gas-powered furnaces and use
of alternative heating and power sources used during power outages, such
as portable generators, charcoal bri-
quettes, and propane stoves or grills.

Delphos Fire Departments Platoon
Chief Roy Hoehn said he has been on
several calls where carbon monoxide
backed up into a house from a chimney
or an older furnaces heat exchange
cracked sending fumes throughout the
house.
Residents realized the issue and
got out of the house before anyone
suffered poisoning, Hoehn said. We
perform CO checks free of charge for
residents who believe they may have
a CO leak.
CDC statistics from 1999-2004 indicate a total of 139 Ohio residents died
from unintentional, non-fire-related
carbon monoxide poisonings.
On a national level, during that same
time frame, 2,631 people died from
unintentional, non-fire-related carbon
monoxide poisonings and of that number, 628 were age 65 or older.
Prolonged headaches and red
splotchy skin are the two most common
symptoms of CO poisoning, Hoehn
explained. There was a resident that
Legion sponsors
bus trip to
South Dakota
The Fort Jennings

American Legion Post
715 will sponsor 9-day,
8-night bus trip to
Mount Rushmore, the
Badlands and Black Hills
of South Dakota Sept.
26 through Oct. 4.
The cost is $775 per person with $75 due at signing.
For reservations or
additional information,
contact Doyle Wittler
at 419-286-2892.
Vol. 145 No. 180
would be at home and have a headache, leave the house and the headache
would disappear and then hes go back
home and have a headache again.
According to the United States
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) the health effects of CO
depend on the concentration and
length of exposure, as well as each
individuals health condition. Most
people will not experience any symptoms from prolonged exposure to CO
levels of approximately 1 to 70 ppm
(parts per million) but some heart
patients might experience an increase
in chest pain.
As CO levels increase and remain
above 70 ppm, symptoms become
more noticeable and can include headache, fatigue and nausea. At sustained
CO concentrations above 150 to 200
ppm, disorientation, unconsciousness
and death are possible.
To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, the CDC recommends:
See CO, page 12
Home Expo
to showcase
local resources
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
the surrounding homes and cars, improve

their baseball diamond, and upgrade their
track facilities so the track and field team
can practice at school.
Our school district is very small, said
Treasurer Mark Grone. So a donation like
this means so much to the entire community.
DELPHOS Realtor and Broker Krista Schrader

remembers the WDOH/FFA Home Shows as fun rides
on a shuttle and tables and tables of fliers, brochures and
goodies.
Everyone used to go to the Home Show, she said.
Youd get together with friends and have fun. The whole
community would be in one place and youd get to see
what all the businesses had to offer. My office has felt that
there was something missing between the buyer and seller
and professionals in Delphos.
The last local home show was in 2005 and now
Schrader would like to bring that back to Delphos with
the Schrader Realty Home Expo Sunday at the Delphos
Eagles.
I wanted to put together an expo where all the Delphos
businesses that would be in involved in purchasing, selling, renting and just living in a home would be in one
place, Schrader said. We have a lot of tools and resources here. When someone comes here to buy or rent a home,
we have the businesses here that can take care of most if
not all their needs. We have people who can give advice on
mortgages and perform inspections. We have local banks
and insurance companies. Delphos has a lot to offer.
Participants in the expo include banking institutions,
home improvement companies, accountants, home services companies, retailers and more.
I want people to know that when they buy a home here
in Delphos we have everything they need, Schrader said.
A lot of people go to the Internet for services we offer
right here backed by someone who lives here, too. I want
people to get to know the faces behind our businesses. I
want to keep everything as local as possible.
See FUNDS, page 12
See EXPO, page 12
Participating in the $2,500 Americas Farmers Grow Communities donation presentation to Fort
Jennings Musketeer Athletic Boosters is, from left, Scott Buckland (Monsanto), Ken Kloeppel,
Booster Treasurer Mark Grone, Booster President Amy Beining, winning farmer Ron Kloeppel,
Sue Kloeppel and Mr. and Mrs. Kloeppel. (Submitted photo)
Putnam farmer directs funds

to Musketeer Athletic Boosters
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
FORT JENNINGS Musketeer Athletic
Boosters has received a $2,500 donation
from Putnam County farmer Ron Kloeppel
and Americas Farmers Grow Communities,
sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The donation will help the organization improve the
athletic facilities at Fort Jennings High
School. They will repair the nets that protect
Ohio Has Talent! set Saturday at Niswonger

VAN WERT Ohio Has Talent! returns to the Niswonger

Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday with the eighth
annual installment of the benefit show for Community Health
Professionals Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.
Acts will come from all around the region, with the top audience vote-getters taking home $1,000 for first place, $500 for
second place and $250 for third place.
Sponsored in part by Citizens National Bank, the show features 16 performers.
Doug Adams, singer/guitar player from Celina
Eric Adams, singer/songwriter from Celina
Awakened Commotion, a cappella group of select eighth to
12th-grade students from Hardin Northern High School
Gabe Bailey, musician from Berne, Indiana, will sing and
play piano
May Coppler, multi-talent performer from Fostoria
Yan Coppler, classical music singer from Fostoria
Sam Duquette, vocalist from Van Wert, accompanied by
Aaron Cooper of Van Wert
Alexis Heath, singer/songwriter/guitar player from St. Henry
Kuroi Taka Taiko, Japanese drumming groups from
Mississinawa Valley Middle and High School in Union City
Mack Newman, pop, country and blues harmonica
Tyler Nygren, award-winning illusionist from Van Wert
Diana Rose, vocalist from Coldwater who has placed in several area talent shows
Victoria Ruble, Miss Northeasts Outstanding Teen 2015 for St. Johns saxophone quintet will perform a fun arrangement of What Does the Fox
the Indiana circuit
Say on four alto saxophones and a baritone saxophone. The quintet features St. Johns
band members Madison Fulk (junior), Samantha Stevenson (junior), Alexis Deffenbaugh
See TALENT, page 12
(sophomore), Haley Rode (freshman) and Sara Closson (eighth grade). (Submitted photo)
2 The Herald
Trooper Project
targeted speed,
safety belt, OVI
on I-75
inForMAtion
sUBMitteD
COLUMBUS During the
latest 6-State Trooper Project,
the Ohio State Highway Patrol
and other members of the partnership targeted speed, safety
belt and OVI violations along
Interstate 75.
OSHP issued 322 speed
citations, 18 safety belt citations and eight OVI arrests as
part of the enforcement from
Friday through Sunday.
The Kentucky State Police
and Michigan State Police
also participated in the effort.
It is crucial to the safety
of our motorists that we take
speeding, impaired driving
and safety belt use seriously,
said Colonel Paul Pride, Patrol
superintendent. Far too many
people lose their lives traveling on our roadways.
The 6-State Trooper Project
is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at
providing combined and coordinated law enforcement and
security services in the areas
of highway safety, criminal
patrol and intelligence sharing. It includes the Ohio State
Highway Patrol, Kentucky
State Police, Indiana State
Police, Pennsylvania State
Police, West Virginia State
Police and the Michigan State
Police.
WEATHER
WeAtHer ForeCAst
tri-County
Associated Press
toDAY: Cloudy. Snow
likely in the morning. Then
chance of snow showers in
the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs
around 15. Northeast winds 5
to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70
percent. Wind chills 5 below
to 5 above zero.
toniGHt: Cold. Mostly
cloudy through midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. Lows
around 5 below. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Wind chills 10
below to zero.
FriDAY: Mostly sunny.
Highs around 15. West winds
5 to 10 mph. Wind chills 10
below to zero in the morning.
FriDAY niGHt: Cold.
Clear. Lows around 5 below.
Southwest winds around 5
mph through midnight becoming light and variable.
sAtUrDAY:
Mostly
sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
sAtUrDAY
niGHt:
Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent
chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 10.
sUnDAY: Snow likely.
Moderate snow accumulations
possible. Highs in the lower
30s. Chance of snow 70 percent.
sUnDAY
niGHt:
Cloudy. Snow likely through
midnight. Then chance of
snow after midnight. Light
snow accumulations possible.
Lows around 20. Chance of
snow 60 percent.
MonDAY: Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 20s.
MonDAY
niGHt:
Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after
midnight. Lows in the lower
20s.
tUesDAY
AnD
tUesDAY niGHt: Cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of
rain or snow. Highs in the mid
30s. Lows in the mid 20s.
WeDnesDAY: Mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
For The Record
VAN WERT COURT NEWS

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VAN WERT The following individuals appeared before Judge Kevin
Taylor Wednesday in Van Wert County
Common Pleas Court:
Bill of information
Dion Kantner, 41, Lima, entered
a guilty plea to a Prosecutors Bill of
Information charging him with two
counts of possession of cocaine, each a
felony of the fifth degree.
The court ordered a presentence
investigation and set sentencing for
April 8.
Bond violation
tiffany riley, 25, Van Wert, admitted to violating her bond by failing to
report to probation and by failing to
provide a proper address to probation.
She was ordered held without bond until
further hearing.
Probation violations
Michael Coombs Jr., 31, Van Wert,
admitted to violating his probation by
moving without permission, positive
drug screen marijuana and failure to
attend Westwood counseling. He was

sentenced to 12 months in prison with
credit for 192 days served.
taylor Agler, 22, Van Wert, admitted
to violating her probation by failing a
drug test. She was sentenced to nine
months in prison with credit for 184
days served.
Joshua sargent, 33, Van Wert,
admitted to violating his probation by
being arrested for theft and for buying
beer, as well as failing to report to probation. He was sentenced to three years
community control with the same conditions and an additional 60 days jail. If
he completes all programs, an 18-month
prison term will be deferred.
Ashley Burk, 26, Van Wert, admitted violating her probation by having a
positive drug test and by not completing
counseling at Westwood. She was sentenced to nine months in prison with
credit 218 days served.
sentencings
Donald thacker Jr., 41, Thurman,
was sentenced on a charge of vandalism,
a felony of the fifth degree. His sentence
was: two years community control, 60

days jail at later date, 200 community
service, psychological assessment and
follow up, one year intensive probation
and was ordered to pay restitution to
Bolt Express, partial appointed attorney
fees and costs. A six-month prison term
was deferred.
tawnie Johnson, 25, Van Wert, was
sentenced on a charge of possession
of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
Her sentence: three years community
control, WORTH Center, 200 hours of
community service, two years intensive
probation and was ordered to pay partial appointed attorney fees and court
costs. A 12-month prison term was
deferred.
Darren stutz, 26, Van Wert, was
sentenced on a charge of possession
of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
His sentence: three years community
control, WORTH Center, 200 hours of
community service, two years intensive
probation and he was ordered to pay partial appointed attorney fees and costs. A
nine-month prison was deferred.
FROM THE ARCHIVES

one Year Ago
Jefferson wrestling seniors Adam Crabtree, Dustin
McConnahea and Tanner Vermule showed the non-perishable
food items collected at a recent fundraiser for the program.
More than 300 items were collected and donated to the
Delphos Thrift Stores Food Pantry.
25 Years Ago 1990
Local winners in the Eagles God, Flag and Country oratorical contest were Harmony Brenneman, Eric Schmelzer and
Amanda Smith. Brenneman, a student at Jefferson, won in the
age 12-13 category. Schmelzer, also a Jefferson student, won
in the age 14-15 category. Smith, a Franklin School student,
won in the age 10-11 group. They will compete March 24 at
Ottawa Eagles lodge in district competition.
Northwest Ohio Special Education Regional Resource
Center, Bowling Green, recently presented Kids on the
Block, a puppet program, to Lisa Loosers third grade class
at Fort Jennings Elementary School. The programs goal is to
increase understanding of handicapping conditions and promote empathy toward the disabled, Looser said.
Delphos Herald Production Manager Ruth Ann Wittler
explained to Elida Middle School sixth grade students Nick
Hart, Scott Buchanan, Sonja Key and Shannon OConnell, the
process of putting together a newspaper during the schools
Career Day. The event was funded by a career education grant
from Apollo Career Center and Elida Middle School Parents
Association, including career leaders who donated their time.
50 Years Ago 1965
Delphos Rotary Clubs meeting at NuMaudes Restaurant
Wednesday was in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of
Rotary International, the original service club. Murray Cohen,
publisher of The Delphos Herald, was program chairman and
presented a message from Charles W. Pettengill, president of
Rotary International.
Mrs. Calvin Fox was hostess to Tau Chapter of Alpha

Delta Omega Sorority in her home on North Jefferson Street
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Don May served as co-hostess. The
lesson was given by Mrs. Ray Brandyberry. It was announced
that the next meeting will be Inspection Night and will be held
March 12 at Yours and Mine Restaurant in Van Wert.
St. Johns Rosary-Altar Society met Tuesday in the Little
Theater of the school. Mrs. Steve Dickman, president of the
society, opened the meeting. The program was presented
by St. Johns Special Class under the direction of teacher
Margaret Ellis and mothers of the children. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Melvin Martz and Mrs. Joseph Liebrecht
and their committee.
75 Years Ago 1940
A patriotic operetta in two acts entitled Under the
Stars and Stripes will be presented at the Jefferson High
School auditorium March 1, under the sponsorship of the
Methodist Church. The production was to have been held on
Washingtons birthday but was postponed because of other
activities of the church. The choir, under the direction of Mrs.
Frank Linder, has been working hard for the past several
weeks on the production.
Arthur Koester of St. Louis, nephew of Mrs. John A.
Metzner of Delphos, has captured the all-around championship of the third annual individual tournament of the St. Louis
Metropolitan Rifle League on the indoor range at Washington
University. Koester finished with an aggregate of 575 to beat
a field of 86 riflemen.
Defying the jinx which usually accompanies a team wearing new uniforms, the Blue and Gold of St. Johns closed their
1939-1940 basketball season Sunday afternoon with their
19th win, defeating Fremont St. Josephs by a score of 39 to
31. A brief program was presented during intermission. The
Rev. Edward C. Herr, team faculty manager, acted as master
of ceremonies.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Feb. 26, the
57th day of 2015. There are 308 days
left in the year.
Todays Highlight in History:
On Feb. 26, 1815, Napoleon
Bonaparte escaped from exile on the
Island of Elba and headed back to
France in a bid to regain power.
On this date:
In 1904, the United States and
Panama proclaimed a treaty under
which the U.S. agreed to undertake
efforts to build a ship canal across the
Panama isthmus.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson
signed a congressional act establishing Grand Canyon National Park in
Arizona.
In 1929, President Calvin Coolidge
signed a measure establishing Grand
Teton National Park in Wyoming.
In 1940, the United States Air
Defense Command was created.
In 1945, authorities ordered a midnight curfew at nightclubs, bars and
other places of entertainment across
the nation.
In 1952, Prime Minister Winston
Churchill announced that Britain had
developed its own atomic bomb.
In 1962, after becoming the first
American to orbit the Earth, astronaut
John Glenn told a joint meeting of
Congress, Exploration and the pursuit
of knowledge have always paid dividends in the long run.
In 1970, National Public Radio was
incorporated.
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In 1987, the Tower Commission,

which had probed the Iran-Contra
affair, issued its report, which rebuked
President Ronald Reagan for failing to
control his national security staff.
In 1993, a truck bomb built by terrorists exploded in the parking garage
of New Yorks World Trade Center,
killing six people and injuring more
than 1,000 others.
In 1995, Barings PLC, Britains
oldest investment banking firm, collapsed after Nick Leeson, a 28-yearold securities dealer, lost over $1.4
billion by gambling on Tokyo stock
prices.
In 2012, Trayvon Martin, 17, was
shot to death in Sanford, Florida,
during an altercation with neighborhood watch volunteer George
Zimmerman, who said hed acted in
self-defense. (Zimmerman was subsequently acquitted of second-degree
murder.)
Ten years ago: Fifteen months after
Japans last liftoff ended in a spectacular fireball, an orange and white H-2A
rocket blasted off from a remote southern island, carrying a weather and navigation satellite into orbit. Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak ordered
his countrys constitution changed to
allow presidential challengers in an
upcoming fall election. A fragment of
granite bearing the name John all
that remained of a memorial to the
six people killed in the 1993 terror
attack on the World Trade Center
was installed as the central piece of a
new post-9/11 memorial. Former Time
magazine editor and U.S. ambassador
to Austria, Henry A. Grunwald, died in
New York at age 82.
Five years ago: New York Gov.
David Paterson announced he
wouldnt seek re-election amid a crim-
inal investigation over his handling of

a domestic violence complaint against
a top aide. (Investigators found no
evidence of witness tampering.) At the
Vancouver Olympics, the Americans
reached 34 medals with a silver and
a bronze in short-track speedskating.
One year ago: President Barack
Obama, speaking in St. Paul,
Minnesota, said he would ask
Congress for $300 billion to update
aging roads and railways. Republican
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill
pushed by social conservatives that
would have allowed people with sincerely held religious beliefs to refuse
to serve gays.
Todays Birthdays: Game show
host Tom Kennedy is 88. Singer Fats
Domino is 87. Country-rock musician Paul Cotton (Poco) is 72. Actordirector Bill Duke is 72. Singer Mitch
Ryder is 70. Actress Marta Kristen
(TV: Lost in Space) is 70. Rock
musician Jonathan Cain (Journey) is 65.
Singer Michael Bolton is 62. The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
is 61. Actor Greg Germann is 57. Sen.
Tim Kaine, D-Va., is 57. Bandleader
John McDaniel is 54. Actress
Jennifer Grant is 49. Rock musician Tim Commerford (Audioslave)
is 47. Singer Erykah Badu is 44.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Rico Wade
(Society of Soul) is 43. Olympic gold
medal swimmer Jenny Thompson is
42. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kyle
Norman (Jagged Edge) is 40. Actor
Greg Rikaart is 38. Rock musician
Chris Culos (O.A.R.) is 36. Rhythmand-blues singer Corinne Bailey Rae
is 36. Country singer Rodney Hayden
is 35. Pop singer Nate Ruess (roos)
(fun.) is 33. Tennis player Li Na is 33.
Actor Alex Heartman is 25. Actress
Taylor Dooley is 22.
Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services Presents:
An Evening with Pam Tebow

March 18 at 7:30 pm
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& STATE E-FILING
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1101 KRIEFT ST., DELPHOS
cpolaw@woh.rr.com
Weekdays 9-5;
Sat. by Appt.;
Closed Thurs.
at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center

in Van Wert
Tickets available through the Niswonger
Performing Arts Centers web site
http://www.npacvw.org or by
calling the box office 419-238-6722
All proceeds benefit Hands of Hope
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FUNERALS
sHeeter,
Andrew
S., 33, of Delphos, funeral
services will begin at noon
Friday at Strayer Funeral
Home in Delphos with
Father Ron Schock officiating. Burial will be held at a
later date. Visitation will be
from 2-8 p.m. today and 10
a.m.-noon Friday at Strayer
Funeral Home, 1840 E. Fifth
St., Delphos. Memorial contributions may be made to
the family. Online condolences may be shared at
www.strayerfuneralhome.
com.
sMitH,
Lloyd
B.,
of Delphos, 96, Mass of
Christian burial will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John
the Evangelist Catholic
Church, the Rev. Dennis
Walsh officiating. Burial will
follow in St. Johns Catholic
Cemetery with full military
rites by North Atlantic Burial
Services. Family and friends
may call from 2-5 p.m. and
6-8 p.m. today at the Harter
and Schier Funeral Home,
where a Knights of Columbus
Rosary Service at 7 p.m. and
a Wake Service at 7:30 p.m.
with Deacon Fred Lisk. In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St.
Vincent de Paul Society, St.
Johns Parish Foundation and
Honor Flight. To leave condolences, please go to www.
harterandschier.com.
LOTTERY
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Wednesday:
Classic Lotto
01-09-11-21-32-44,
Kicker: 4-4-4-9-8-6
Estimated jackpot: $3.5
million
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $127
million
Pick 3 Evening
8-0-8
Pick 3 Midday
2-3-9
Pick 4 Evening
3-1-7-5
Pick 4 Midday
8-2-5-1
Pick 5 Evening
9-3-6-1-9
Pick 5 Midday
3-9-4-7-5
Powerball
17-19-21-32-39,
Powerball: 8, Power Play: 3
Rolling Cash 5
02-09-11-19-25
Estimated
jackpot:
$100,000
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STATE/LOCAL
Blue Creek Wind Farm pays another $2.7M

to Van Wert, Paulding counties and schools
Sports card,
memorabilia
show set
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
HILLIARD Ohios
oldest and largest sports card
and memorabilia show with
100 tables and dealers from
over eight states will be at the
Makoy Center in Hilliard on
March 14-15. The show will
be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dealers will be buying, selling
and trading both sport and
non-sport cards and collectibles. Featured will be vintage
and new singles, memorabilia, hobby boxes and supplies.
Attendance is free and the
public is invited to attend.
Please feel free to bring your
items in for free appraisals.
The Makoy Center is located at 5462 North Center St.
For more information,
please contact either JD or
Stacy Heckathorn at 574223-4320 or email columbussportscards@gmail.com.
Bill would expand

access to drug
overdose antidote
COLUMBUS (AP)
Doctors could authorize individuals to hand out a drug overdose
antidote to addicts, their friends
and family members without
requiring a prescription under an
Ohio bill aimed at expanding the
drugs availability.
The bill approved Wednesday
by the House Health and Aging
Committee also would allow
pharmacies to distribute the drug
naloxone without a prescription
as long as a doctors rules are
followed. And it relaxes how
quickly someone administering
the drug would have to call 911,
saying it should be done as soon
as practical instead of requiring
it immediately before or after.
The bill will increase
access to the medication and
allow more funding to go
towards buying naloxone,
the bills Republican sponsors, Rep. Robert Sprague of
Findlay and Rep. Jeff Rezabek
from Clayton, a Dayton suburb, testified earlier this month.
The bill, a priority for House
Republicans, expands availability to the antidote authorized last
year by a law that allows friends
or family members of addicts to
administer the drug without fear
of prosecution. That bill also made
it easier for police and emergency
responders to administer the drug.
County officials meet at Lincolnview Monday to accept the annual PILOT program check for Blue Creek Wind Farm. The over $1
million check will fund various expenses around the county including townships, Council on Aging, Thomas Edison, Tri-County Mental
Health, Brumback Library and OSU Extension. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)
benefits around.
The opportunities provided by Blue
Creek to Lincolnview Local Schools have
been overwhelmingly positive and exceeded
our expectations, said Lincolnview superintendent Jeff Snyder. This year alone, the
wind farm funds and the Straight A Grant
have enabled our school district to grow from
one with two computer labs in the whole district to one that can provide all 915 students
with an individual computer. That upgrade
has created such a synergy and excitement
with our students, teachers, and parents, as we
are using new instructional techniques every
day in the classroom. In the coming years,
well expand on this growth and collaborate
with local businesses to provide opportunities

for our students and grow the economy here
in Van Wert County.
The approximately $600 million wind
farm was the largest single private investment
in Ohio in 2011 and achieved commercial
operation in June, 2012. Even before the plant
became operational, building Blue Creek created more than 500 construction jobs, $25
million in local spending and put more than 30
Ohio companies to work. Blue Creek [video,
photos, fact sheet] is the largest wind farm in
Ohio and Iberdrola Renewables largest in the
U.S. The total output is 304 megawatts (MW)
and it generates enough electricity to power
76,000 average Ohio homes each year.
NAWIC observes Women in

Construction Week, March 1-7
LIMA The National Association of
Women in Construction (NAWIC) will
celebrate Women in Construction (WIC)
Week March 1-7.
NAWICs mission is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry.
The National Association of Women in
Construction is committed to enhancing the
success of all women in construction - not just
those who are NAWIC members, said Sandy
Field, the National President of NAWIC. We
accomplish this through educational opportunities, networking and community/industry
service projects. If you are a woman employed
in any area of the construction industry, we
welcome you to join us!
The focus of WIC Week is to highlight
women as a visible component of the construction industry. It is also a time for local
chapters to give back to their communities. WIC Week provides an occasion for
NAWICs thousands of members across the
country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing
role of women in the industry.
While there are more than one million women employed in the construction
industry, women only comprise approximately 10 percent of the construction
workforce. These women, whether they
are administrative specialists, general contractors, subcontractors, trades people, or
professionals, are vital elements to the

construction process, Field said. Women
in Construction Week is simply a time set
aside to thank those women for all their
efforts toward successful construction projects. WIC Week will also bring attention to
the industry and encourage others to realize
that construction is a viable, profitable
career field.
On March 5, the Lima Ohio Area NAWIC
Chapter #374 will host a safety awareness
workshop on the Bowling Green State
University campus. Members will be donating blood at their local American Red Cross
sometime during the week. To further promote WIC Week, members will be placing
WIC Week signs in front of their businesses
as well as wearing WIC Week buttons.
The Lima Ohio Area NAWIC Chapter
#374 was founded in 2005 and has members representing local construction related
companies such as Charles Construction
Services, Inc., Frost Roofing, Garmann/
Miller Architects, Liberty Developing,
Gilmore Jasion Mahler LTD as well as a
student from Rhodes State College. The
chapter membership spans from Findlay
to Minster and Fort Wayne, Indiana, to
Kenton.
For more information about the Lima
Chapter, Contact Anne Pfleger, North
Central Region Director, at 419-424-9733
or akpnawic@charlesinc.com. Or visit
LimaNAWIC.com.
The Blue Creek Wind Farm also makes

approximately $2 million in annual lease payments to local landowners. Of 28,000 leased
acres of corn, soybean and wheat fields, Blue
Creek occupies less than 200 acres.
Iberdrola Renewables, LLC is the U.S.
renewable energy division of parent company IBERDROLA, S.A., an energy pioneer
with the largest renewable asset base of any
company in the world. Iberdrola Renewables,
LLC is headquartered in Portland, Oregon,
and has more than $10 billion of operating
assets totaling more than 5,800 MW of wind
and solar generation. www.iberdrolarenewables.us.
Niswonger announces election of

Montgomery to Board of Directors
VAN WERT Paul Hoverman,

executive director of the Niswonger
Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, is
pleased to announce the election of
Celina resident Bill Montgomery to
the Van Wert Area Performing Arts
Foundation Board of Directors.
The areas premier performing arts
venue, the Niswonger, offers nationally
acclaimed entertainment to over 35,000
people each year from as many as 25
states and Canada. Located at 10700 SR
118 South in Van Wert, the board and
Montgomery
staff work together to uphold the mission:
To provide a premier venue for a wide variety of performing
arts, concerts, lectures, meetings and special events which
will inspire, educate and entertain residents of and visitors
to Van Wert County and to provide an economic catalyst by
increasing cultural tourism, creating new jobs and generating
business for the region.
As we seek to expand our marketing efforts and our footprint, having a prominent Mercer County citizen like Bill on our
Board is further evidence of our efforts to do so, said Hoverman.
Montgomery is CEO and President of the Celina Insurance
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VAN WERT Iberdrola Renewables, the

owner and operator of the Blue Creek Wind
Farm, along with State Senator Cliff Hite
presented checks at multiple ceremonies
Monday to local officials in both Van Wert
and Paulding counties to commemorate the
second annual PILOT payments the Blue
Creek Wind Farm will make to the community.
Van Wert County, with 115 turbines, will
receive more than $2,070,000, an amount that
will make the wind farm the largest single
taxpayer in the county. Paulding County will
receive $666,000, based on the 37 turbines
located in the county that each pay $18,000 per
year. Since the payments will be made in two
equal installments this year, the checks presented Monday were for half those amounts.
Todays payments highlight the importance of wind energy to northwestern Ohio.
Harnessing the natural resources available
in our area has attracted good jobs, produced
local economic benefits, and given us energy
security. This wind farm is further proof that
Ohioans benefit when we work to attract new
investment in our rural communities, said
State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay).
The wind farm is spread across two
counties, six townships Tully, Union and
Hoaglin in Van Wert County and Benton,
Blue Creek and Latty in Paulding County
and four school districts. The PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) funds presentations took
place Monday at three locations: the Paulding
County Courthouse and two Van Wert County
schools Lincolnview and Crestview which
have enhanced their educational capabilities
thanks to the wind farm funding.
Todays presentation demonstrates that
new energy investment in northwest Ohio
continues to benefit local farmers and families
and will do so for years to come, said State
Representative Tony Burkley (R-Payne).
This wind farm has already made a positive
and long-lasting impact on these communities by creating jobs that cant be exported,
investing in local education and spreading the
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AGRIBUSINESS
OFBF hires political

engagement director
Key facts to know about

phosphorus runoff
COLUMBUS Whittney Bowers of Amanda has joined the
staff of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) as Director
of Grassroots and Political Outreach.
Bowers will help members get involved in local, state and
federal legislative and political activities. Shell interact with
county Farm Bureaus and individual members, as well as with
candidates, elected officials and other organizations who share
the goals of Ohios farm and food community. She will develop and administer educational and informational tools, organize activities and manage communications including traditional and social media. Bowers also will oversee management
aspects of Farm Bureaus Agriculture for Good Government
Political Action Committee.
Prior to joining OFBF, Bowers worked in executive communications for the American Jersey Cattle Association
and held communications internships with Select Sires and
Monsanto. She obtained a bachelors degree in agricultural
communications from Ohio State University and a masters
degree focused on public relations and communications from
Kent State University
Bowers has been active in the Fairfield County Farm Bureau
serving as vice president, secretary and communications action
team leader. She served on OFBFs membership model study
group and served as a delegate to the state annual meeting.
OFBF names
2015 grant
recipients
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Farm Bureau Foundation continues to develop programs
to help smaller, community-based groups. To that end,
Ohio legislators are considering a numthe foundation has awarded a
ber of rules and regulations regarding
series of Agricultural Action
phosphorus (P) fertilizer and manure.
and Awareness Grants for the
The following article outlines some
2015 program year.
facts about P runoff.
The grants help groups that
Weather is one of the biggest culprits
often find the larger-scale,
in P runoff. Over the last several decades,
public and private grant solicprecipitation has changed with more
itation process daunting. The
numerous precipitation events occurring
competitively awarded grants
with higher amounts, longer duration and
support programs and projects
increased intensity. Due to weather, the
focusing on agricultural edukey facts are that 90 percent of P runoff
cation and ecological and/or
comes from one to two major runoff
economic development.
events each year and 80 percent of P runThis years $3,000 grant
off comes from 20 percent of the soil (Dr.
recipients and projects include
Andrew Sharpley).
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Location and transport are key factors.
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Fields close to a creek, stream or river
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at Ohio State University surface runoff.
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A $1,180 grant went to Ohio
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Bureau, Hoewischer was a
State University Extensions
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Stanton Elementary Farm-toFor example, no-till and cover crops
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grant was awarded to Parma
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Ohio Farm Bureau Federation received a bachelor of sciBringing the Farm to the City
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(OFBF). He fills a newly cre- ence degree from Ohio State
program.
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of programs and projects it
term no-till with <7 inches.
aims to protect Ohios water from the University of Illinois
was able to award funding
A major focus should be on reducing
resources and preserve farm- at Urbana-Champaign.
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water runoff volume and reducing the
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Putnam County Extension Ag Educator
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Farm Bureau expands

water quality staff
Now, Where Was That?
the amount of nutrients lost from a field.

Cover crops and no-till protect soil from
erosion, increase water infiltration and
reduce the speed and flow of water so that
less nutrients are lost in the surface runoff.
How is soil P stored? Organic P (humus,
active organic matter) tie up 50-80 percent
of soil P in a stable form that can be
made plant available. Aluminum (Al3+),
iron (Fe3+, Fe2+), calcium (Ca2+) and
dissolved reactive P (DRP) are inorganic
forms of P associated with the soil mineralogy. There are two forms of P that are
plant and algae available, exchangeable P
(ExP) from active organic matter and DRP
which is an inorganic form. The ExP has a
longer carbon chain and is less likely to be
lost from the soil profile. Active organic
matter in the ExP comes from live root
exudates and mucilage, microbial wastes
and other carbon sources (ExP > DRP in
soil storage).
Soil organic matter (humus) ties up a
majority of soil P in a stable form compared to the inorganic sources (SOM>Al3+
> Fe3+ > Fe2+ > Ca2+) however SOM
levels have decreased 50-60 percent in the
last 50-100 years due to excessive tillage.
The aluminum, iron and calcium P is not
considered plant available; however, they
can become plant available slowly over
time unless the soil becomes saturated.
Iron is a major element in our soils
and is a major problem in northwest Ohio
soils because it releases the P to surface
water. Under saturated soil conditions,
Fe3+ release DRP quickly and converts to
Fe2+ and when the soil dries out, the Fe2+
converts back to Fe3+ tying up DRP.
How often do you see saturated soils
after a rain in northwest Ohio? When
water is standing on your field, iron is
the bad boy releasing DRP to our creeks,
ditches and streams. Saturated soils are a
common problem due to poor soil structure and soil compaction caused by excess
tillage.
In my next article, looking at possible
solutions, I discuss how no-till and cover
crops improve soil structure, reduce soil
compaction, increase water infiltration,
improve water storage and result in less
water and P runoff. Increased active carbon from live roots improves soil structure
and results in long-term SOM. All these
soil health benefits can save the farmer
money through reduced fertilizer inputs
and increase crop yields over time resulting in improved long-term profits.
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COMMUNITY
LANDMARK
Mission
Society
visits
Vancrest
Students from St.
Johns
Mission
Society visited residents of Vancrest,
the Rehab Unit and
Assisted Living this
past
Valentines
Day to help make
everyones day a
little brighter. This
is a tradition the
Mission
Society
does every year to
celebrate with these
residents of the community in a loving
and unique way.
(Submitted photo)
Presbyterian Church
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
Delphos Museum of Postal
History, 339 N. Main St., is
open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite at
Delphos Senior Citizen Center,
301 Suthoff St.
3-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shopping.
7:30 p.m. American
Legion Post 268, 415 N. State
St.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club, A&W DriveIn, 924 E. Fifth St.
open.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Interfaith Thrift Store is open
for shopping.
301 Suthoff St.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shopping.
St. Vincent dePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School parking
lot, is open.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delphos
Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos Fire
and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
MONDAY
301 Suthoff St.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from
the Storm support group meets
in the Delphos Public Library
basement.
7 p.m. Delphos City
Council meets at the Delphos
Municipal Building, 608 N.
Canal St.
Delphos
Parks
and
Recreation board meets at the
recreation building at Stadium
Park.
Washington
Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville
village council meets at the
mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 Fifth St.
8 p.m. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars meet at the hall.
TUESDAY
open.
301 Suthoff Street.
7 p.m. Delphos Coon
and Sportsmans Club meets.
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics
Anonymous, First Presbyterian
Church, 310 W. Second St.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St., Kalida.
open.
301 Suthoff St.
Noon Rotary Club meets
at The Grind.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Kiwanis Club meets at the
Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth
St.
Happy
Birthday
FEB. 27
Larry Miller
Drew Ulm
Beth Kemper
Quincy Brinkman
Gina Rekart
Gerald Bowling
Ashley Brown
Jennifer Gause
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Winter Crisis
Program ongoing
Kitchen
Press
Information submitted
Strawberries represent
Delawares state fruit but the
official state dessert is peach
pie. Milk is the official state
drink. Also popular is vinegar
French fries and chicken.
Kitchen
Press
Peach Pie
Filling:
5 cups sliced, fresh yellow cling peaches (4 large
peaches
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup canned or packaged pure almond paste*
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup nondairy powdered creamer
Topping:
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1/2 cup coarsely chopped or crushed almonds
3 tablespoons sugar
Pie crust for a double crust pie
Heat oven to 375 degrees. For filling, combine
peaches, sugar and lemon juice in large bowl. Combine
almond paste, flour and creamer in small bowl. Mix
with fork until crumbly. Add to peaches. Mix well.
Refrigerate while preparing crust.
Add filling to unbaked pie shell. Cover with top
crust.
For topping, brush top with egg white. Sprinkle with
almonds and sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for one hour.
Cool until barely warm or to room temperature before
serving. Makes one 9-inch pie.
*Use 1/2 cup very finely crushed or ground almonds
mixed with 1/2 teaspoon almond extract if almond
paste is not available.
Kitchen
Press
Super Easy Smoothies

1 (16 ounce) package frozen strawberries, mangoes,
and peaches
1 (11.3 ounce) can guava nectar
Garnish: fresh strawberries
In the container of a blender, combine frozen fruit
and guava nectar; process until smooth. Garnish each
serving with a fresh strawberry, if desired. Serve immediately.
If you enjoyed these recipes, made changes or have
one to share, email kitchenpress@yahoo.com.
The Ohio Development

Services Agency and the Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio
(PUCO) want to remind Ohioans
that assistance is available if you
have been disconnected or are
threatened with disconnection
from your utility service.
The Winter Crisis Program, a
component of the Home Energy
Assistance Program, provides
assistance to eligible households
that are threatened with disconnection, have been disconnected or if their tank contains 25
percent or less of its capacity of
bulk fuel.
The gross income of eligible
households must be at or below
175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of
four, the annual income must be
at or below $41,212.50.
Individuals interested in
receiving Winter Crisis assistance must have a face-to-face
interview at their Winter Crisis
Program provider. Ohioans also
can call the toll-free hotline at
800-282-0880 Monday through
Friday (hearing-impaired customers may dial 800-686-1557
for assistance) or visit energyhelp.ohio.gov for more information.
The
Public
Utilities
Commission of Ohios Winter
Reconnect Order allows residential customers the opportunity to
pay a designated amount to have
their service restored or maintained. Residential customers are
required to pay no more than
$175 to maintain service under
the reconnection order.
If the customers service has
already been disconnected, the
customer must pay the $175 and
possibly a reconnection fee of no
more than $36 to restore service.
There is no income-eligibility
requirement or sign-up required
to use the Winter Reconnect
Order.
SENIOR LUNCHEON CAFE

MARCH. 2-6
MONDAY: Ham, sweet potatoes, cabbage, bread,
margarine, fruit, coffee and 2 percent milk.
TUESDAY: Chicken and dumplings, broccoli, slaw,
roll, margarine, pumpkin pie, coffee and 2 percent
milk.
WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese, bread, margarine, fruit, coffee and 2
percent milk.
THURSDAY: Beef pot pie, green beans, roll, margarine, fruited gelatin, coffee and 2 percent milk.
FRIDAY: Spaghetti, peas, bread, margarine, dessert, coffee and 2 percent milk.
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CenturyLink, Inc.
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CVS Health Corporation
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Dominion Resources, Inc.
72.71
Eaton Corporation plc
71.55
Ford Motor Co.
16.51
First Defiance Financial Corp.
31.90
First Financial Bancorp.
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General Dynamics Corporation
140.14
General Motors Company
37.86
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 27.17
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
10.98
Health Care REIT, Inc.
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The Home Depot, Inc.
116.31
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
33.33
Johnson & Johnson
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Kohls Corp.
70.90
Lowes Companies Inc.
74.43
McDonalds Corp.
98.66
Microsoft Corporation
43.99
Pepsico, Inc.
99.50
The Procter & Gamble Company
85.46
Rite Aid Corporation
8.15
Sprint Corporation
4.96
Time Warner Inc.
82.49
United Bancshares Inc.
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U.S. Bancorp
44.84
Verizon Communications Inc.
49.20
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Watch & Fine Jewelry Sales
Jewelry & Watch Repair
JEWELRY APPRAISALS
8133 Redd Road,
Ft. Jennings, OH 45844
Kurt Brandehoff
419-692-0085
Owner
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RAABE
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Where you come in a customer
and leave our friend.
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419-692-0055
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CRAIG POHLMAN
DeALer
Venedocia, Ohio 419-230-2682
Twenty four Delphos FFA members recently attend the 86th annual State FFA Convention in Columbus, Ohio. During the twoday trip, members participated in Career Development Events,
listened to outstanding motivational speakers, toured Anthony
Thomas Chocolate Factory , and the Horseshoe on the campus
of The Ohio State University and received recognition for their
accomplishments. The chapter was named a gold medal chapter
for its Program of Activities placing 11th out of over 300 chapter in the state of Ohio. Members in attendance included: (Front
Row L-R) Paige Oswald, Sophia Wilson, Addison Schimmoeller,
Beth Williams, Danielle Dancer, Sophia Thompson, Kyle White.
(Middle Row L-R) Cheyanna Scirocco, Tatiana Olmeda, Desiree
Wessel, Kiersten Teman, Andy May, Katie Caputo, Sarah Fitch,
Alesha Harshman. (Back Row, L-R) Eli Siefker, Justin Siefker,
Caleb Haunhorst, Devin Rabe, Austin Schulte, Robbie Rister,
Brent Buettner, Austin Lucas, and Riley Claypool.
Lehmanns
The 2014-2015 Delphos FFA Officer Team started their year of

service with an officer training at Camp Wilson and Birch Bark
Canoe Livery in Bellefontaine, Ohio for a day of officer training.
The group spent the day doing a team challenge course including low & high rope initiatives to develop teamwork. The second
day the chapter officers spent the day working on planning the
upcoming year. The reviewed policies and by-laws and drafted
a new format to run committees for the upcoming year. During
the training, the Delphos Officers spent time learning more about
each other, participated in a series of problem solving and team
building activities. They also set goals and planned a calendar of
activities for the upcoming year.
2014 Parliamentary
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130 N. Main St.
Delphos, Ohio 45833
419-692-0861
www.lehmannsfurniture.com
Comfort Studio
Delphos
FFA
To The
Beginning team members: (Front Row, L-R) Kylie White, Danielle

Dancer, Beth Williams (Back Row, L-R). Addison Schimmoeller,
Kalyin Hartsock, Cheyanna Scirroco, Tristan Moore, and Alexa
Plescher. They placed first at subdistricts with a gold rating.
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419-695-0015
234 S. Jefferson St. Delphos, Ohio

Ph. 419-692-6010
KREATIVE LEARNING
PRESCHOOL
340 W. Fifth St.
Delphos, Ohio 45833
419-695-5934
Limited openings for children 3, 4 & 5 years of age.

Where kindergarten readiness is an everyday occurance
Licensed by ODJFS ~ ELCS Curriculum
National Convention 2014 - Each year a highlight of the FFA

calendar is a four day trip to the National FFA Convention which
is held in Louisville, Ken. Students traveled with three other
chapters. On the way to the convention, several tours and sites
were visited including: Fair Oaks Dairy and Swine Farms in Fair
Oaks In.. The Dairy farm is one of the largest in the country and
the facility they toured housed over 5,000 cows. The swine facility was brand new in 2014 and houses 3,000 sows/gilts generating
over 100,000 pigs per year. They also toured the Corvette Factory
& Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Louisville Slugger factory and museum in Louisville, Kentucky. The Delphos FFA was
also recognized as a 3 star National Chapter-the highest ranking
a chapter can earn at the national Level. The trip also included
listening to several motivational speakers, attending business sessions, and touring the career show. Also, several Delphos FFA
members were recognized for earning their America FFA Degrees
which included, Caitlin Landwehr, Brock Bonifas, Wes Roby, and
Jordan Barclay. Members who attended included (Front Row: LR) Evan Krites, Devin Ricker, Troy Elwer, Allie Buettner, Meghan
Ream, Caleb Haunhorst. (Back Row: L-R) Jason Ditto, Cody
Wright, Riley Claypool, Joey Shier, Brent Buettner, Justin Siefker.
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14468 LANDECK RD.
JIM SCHULTE
DELPHOS, OH 45833
DUANE SCHULTE
(419) 695-1846
Lion Clothing
Delphos
206 NORTH
MAIN ST.
EMBROIDERY
& SILK SCREENING
PHONE
419-692-9981
Hickey-Morris
insurance Agency, inc.
452 E. Second St. P.O. Box 69

Phone (419) 692-5876 1-800-686-4091
Fax (419) 695-0897
DENNIS R. HICKEY
DANIEL L. MORRIS
Home (419) 692-8344
Home (419) 692-2968
LIFE HEALTH AUTO HOME
Serving The Feed Industry Since 1976
5025 N. Kill Rd.

Jim Wallick
Bulk Purchasing/Sales
email: jim@d-dfeed.com
1-800-543-7962 ext. 1008

419-692-3205
Fax 419-695-9447
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1454 N. Main St. Delphos, OH 45833
ANDY WURST
President
1-800-508-4574
419-692-5776
Fax: 419-692-5806
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GrOuP
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10305 Liberty-Union Road
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
419-238-1299
Visit us online at www.kennfeldgroup.com
WELLMAN SEEDS INC.

5028 N. Kill Road, Delphos, OH 45833
1-800-562-0768
ROGER MILLER
Office 419-692-5881
JOE MILLER
Fax 419-692-7621
21651 MASTERS RD., SPENCERVILLE, OHIO 45887

(419) 667-4917
Gilden Insurance Agency

Nationwide Insurance
JIM WELLMAN
President
rODOC LeASinG SALeS & SerViCe
Savidge Ag. Equip.

Service
Jerry Gilden, CPCU
403 N. Main Street

P.O. Box 167
Delphos, OH 45833
tel: 419-695-4656
Tel: 800-234-9899
Fax: 419-695-0426
gildenj@nationwide.com
Senior Team members (Front Row, L-R) Danielle Dancer, Sophia Wilson, Karen Cline, Beth Williams. (Back Row L-R) Kylie
White, Tatiana Olmeda, Desiree Wessel and Alexa Plescher. They
placed first at the subdistrict contest and received a gold rating
and placed 5th at districts.
23778 Delphos Jennings Road

Delphos, OH 45833
Phone (800) 717-7333
Phone (419) 695-9010
Fax
(419) 695-9020
e-mail: jim@wellmanseeds.com
Neighbors Insuring Neighbors Since 1863

112 E. Third St. P.O. Box 37 Delphos, OH 45833-0037
Phone & Fax 419-692-3413
Joe Wittler
Wittler Seeds
CNC Machining General Machining

Fabrication Welding
H&M Machine & Welding, Inc.

Roger Joe Horstman Ext. 1 or 2
Todd Horstman Ext. 3
Jim Knebel, Purchaser Ext. 5
P.O. Box 207

290 St. Rt. 189
Ottoville, OH 45876
Phone: 419-453-3414
Fax: 419-453-3896
K&K Builders
Keith Rahrig, Owner
Phone (419) 695-2193
Cell: (567) 204-1306
6730 Defiance Trail
Delphos, Ohio 45833
Delphos
Recreation Center
939 East Fifth St.

Delphos, Ohio 45833
Bruce Van Metre, Mgr.
419-692-2695
Snow Removal Lawn Care

Skidsteer & Dump Truck Services
Stump Grinding
LG Seeds Dealer
419-233-1432 mobile
K.M.A.T. Services L.L.C.
23121 Lincoln Hwy

Delphos, OH 45833
Kevin Moore
Cell 419-235-8051
jljfarms@embarqmail.com
Our Seed. Your Soil. Total Success.
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John Bonifas
419-236-8841
John Bockey
419-296-5123
Joe Wittler
419-233-1432
13491 Converse-Roselm Rd., Venedocia, OH 45894

419-692-4332
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234 N. Canal St.
(419) 692-1010
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(419) 523-5698
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ltural Education
Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5:30 pm
Sat. 8 am-3 pm
Mon.-Fri. 8 am-6 pm
Sat. 8 am-1 pm
Tony Burgei
President
Reliable Plbg & Htg Inc.

205 W. Second St.
Delphos, Ohio 45833
Oh: Lic # 24196
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Phone 419-695-2921
reliablt@wcoil.com
Fax 419-692-1046
Emergency 419-302-0869
Pop-up Fertilizer Kits

Tanks Fittings Spray Tips
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Where SERVICE is our last name
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13395 Converse-Roselm Rd.
Venedocia, OH 45894
E-mail: cjagriservice@yahoo.com
Phone 419-692-4332
866-262-1291
Fa 419-692-3109
www.cjagriserviceparts.com
Thompson
Seed
Farm
4920 DEFIANCE TRAIL
PH. 419-692-1946
DELPHOS, OHIO 45833
REID THOMPSON - DICK THOMPSON
Omers
Alignment Shop
FRONT END WORK

Lou Pothast
Many members of the Delphos FFA compete at the Van Wert

County Fair as well. They show a variety of projects and livestock. Sophia Wilson showed the Reserve Champion market lamb
out of all sheep shown. She also exhibited the Champion light
and Reserve middle weight market lamb. She was also named
the reserve champion of champion showman which enabled her
to participate in the champion of champion show. In this show
she had to show 10 different breeds of livestock trying to earn the
award of Showman of all Showman of all species, she ended up 5th
overall in the Champion of Champion show.
Community Christmas Project - - Each year along with the Delphos Young Farmers and wives the FFA participates in the Delphos Community Christmas Project. They collect monies and
non-perishable food items to be distributed throughout our community. Addison Schimmoeller, Tori Schleeter, Karen Edelbrock
representative from the project and Cheyanna Scirocco present
with monies and non perishable goods from the FFA and YF YFW
organizations.
AUTO REPAIR
508 N. CANAL ST.

DELPHOS, OHIO
Phone 419-695-1941
Richard Pothast
Steve Pothast
Y&K
Custom Straw
& Hay Baling
Landeck, Ohio
Kyle Youngpeter
Adam Kroeger
419-296-6282
419-605-5615
y Procedure Teams
Congratulations to the
Delphos FFA
Taking printing to the next level
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Greenhand Team 1 members: (Front Row, L-R) Sarah Cline,

Kaelin Anders, Abby German, and Jason Ditto, (Back Row, L-R)
Meghan Ream, Holly Dellinger, Andrew Siefker, and Maddy
Spring. They placed second at the subdistrict contest received a
gold rating.
2014 Food For America - Each Year FFA members educate third
grade students from St. Johns, Landeck and Franklin about
where food comes from through the Food for America Program.
Tatiana Olmeda helps local third graders feed milk to the newborn
calves at Hempfling Dairy Farm. Other stops include: Friedrich
Swine Farm, Chief Supermarket, Miller Beef Farm, Mox Nursery,
a wildlife presentation at the park and gun safety by Gary Dilworth at the park, and Harry Heidlebaugh Sheep Farm.
Delphos Office
CN-OH-0526
901 Elida Avenue
Delphos, OH 45833
DONNA LANDIN
419.692.1171
Manager
419.692.8627 fax
Delphos Branch
800.872.2657
donna.landin1@usbank.com 24-hr. service
KniPPen
Chrysler Dodge Jeep
800 West Fifth St. Delphos, Ohio 45833

(419) 695-4976
1-800-464-8434
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www.knippenchrysler.com
Leading and running a business meeting are life skills that Delphos FFA members gain by studying Parliamentary Procedure.
Several members of the chapter participated in the Parliamentary Procedure Contest where they were able to apply the lessions
learned in the classroom to a lifelike situation. Greenhand Team
2 members: (Front Row, L-R) Cody Wright, Marie Mueller, Collin Will and Mykenah Jackson, (Back Row L-R) Cole Reindel,
Allie Buettner, Troy Elwer and Matthew Miller. They placed first
at the subdistrict contest and received a gold rating 1st at district
competition and 6th overall at the state contest.
Supporting Our
Future!
CHEVROLET BUICK
1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com
IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015
TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015
502 N. Main St.

419-695-1060
Congratulations
to the
Delphos FFA
from Delphos Young Farmers
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Delphos, OH 45833
County Line
Auto Wrecking
24957 Pohlman Road
Delphos, Ohio 45833
Phone 419-692-5854
133 e. Fifth St.
14851 W. Union Rd.

Spencerville
45887
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Over eighty members of the Delphos FFA competed and exhibited

various shop and livestock projects at the 2014 Allen County Fair.
Several members were recognized for their outstanding projects.
A highlight of this years fair was Justin Siefker received champion Senior Beef Showman, Champion of champion beef showman
and was named champion of all livestock breeds after showing ten
different livestock breeds. He also placed 6th and 8th overall with
his two market steers. He also won the Allen County Fair Carcass
show with one of his steers.
ron Landwehr, Owner

419-231-1361
419-231-1165
419-296-1566 or 419-234-8170
237 North Main Street, Delphos, OH 45833
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190, Delphos
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Siefker Sawmill
KILN DRY LUMBER
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8705 W. STATE RD., ELIDA, OHIO 45807

BUSINESS PHONE 419-339-1956
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and dedication!
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Salon
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419-692-9517
Howard G. Violet, Owner
2103 N. Main St.
P.O. Box 334

Office:
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Way to go, Seahawks!

JIM METCALFE
Metcalfes
Musings
SPORTS
Jays, LadyCats win sectional

openers in different ways
By JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
This, to me, is a good thing.
I refer to the item I came across the other day
regarding the Seattle Seahawks plan to add 1,000 seats
to CenturyLink Field, affectionately known as The
Asylum (what I call it!), due to the increased demand for
tickets from its partisans.
Whats so special about this fact, you may ask.
You may ask it. And I will answer it.
My answer is that the team is not fleecing local taxpayers for the upgrade but is privately funding it out of their
own (very, very, VERY deep) pockets.
Wow!
You mean that people who will never be able to afford
to go to a game there but are great fans nonetheless and
would if they could wont have to foot the bill for those
who can and do?
Or pay for a billionaire to make even more money in
this day and age of the NFL, it is awful hard NOT to make
a huge profit and increase the value of a franchise 100fold, even if you tried! without costing him a dime?
What is the world coming to when taxpayers arent
going to be fleeced? Sheesh!
I dont know if having a professional team even in
the NFL in your city brings in the kinds of revenues to
your citys coffers to justify taxpayers again, many of
whom will never be able to afford to go to a game there or
at any stadium (see a common theme here?) having to
fund stadiums and their upkeep.
Especially when you consider how much revenue each
team receives from TV deals, etc.
From what I have read, its a mixed bag of blessings
and not-so-much blessings at best and at worse, its a
fleecing of those that can least afford it not that anyone
can afford fleecing.
Good for the Seahawks to think about the Little Guy
- or at least the not-so Little Guy - for a change.
A lot of people probably dont remember Jerome
Kersey.
Understood.
He toiled for 11 years for the Portland Trailblazers, certainly not a major media hub in the NBA like Los Angeles,
New York or Chicago, and 17 years all told for various
teams in The League.
See MUSINGS, page 9
OTTAWA When tournament basketball rolls around, all that matters is

survival to play another day.
The St. Johns and Kalida girls basketballers did just that Wednesday night
at the Division IV Ottawa-Glandorf
Sectional, though in different ways.
The Lady Blue Jays needed to go
overtime against McComb and dominated the extra four minutes 14-1 to seize a
52-39 victory in game 1.
The LadyCats didnt have much
drama, swamping Van Buren 54-24 in
the nightcap.
Those two advance to take on each other
Saturday night at approximately 8 p.m.
In the opener, the Jays (9-14) overcame a 31-18 third-period deficit to
force overtime tied at 38. That extra four
minutes was all Blue and Gold. Lexie
Hays (16 markers, 4 boards) hit a 3-ball
from the right wing just 20 ticks into it
and off they went, fueling the attack by
forcing four miscues. She followed with
a drive and Sydney Fischbach (5 boards)
put in a basket to extend the lead. Rachel
Pohlman hit a pair of free throws, Hays
a deuce and Jessica Geise (11 counters)
a toss to make it 50-38 with less than
1:30 left. Jenna Herr (5 boards, 5 blocks)
scored a freebie at 1:16 for the Panthers
only points of the the OT and Fischbach
closed it with a pair of singles.
The Jays trailed 22-15 to end the
first half and with Nora Hemminger
(22 counters, 5 boards, 5 steals) being
a 1-girl gang attacking the basket, her
basket midway through the third put the
Panthers up 31-18. Back came the Jays
as their defense forced four turnovers in
the last minutes of the period (25 total)
and when Geise hit a pair from the line
at 18 ticks, they were within 30-24.
The Jays defense continued to lead the
way as they continued their rally in earnest
in the fourth period. They forced seven
more errors and allowed only Hemminger
to score (8 markers). On the other end,
they battled back and took their first lead
of the night at 4:00 on a Geise bomb.
From there, there was two lead changes.
Hemminger tied the score at 38 on two
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St. Johns Rachel Pohlman splits McComb defenders Camryn Sudlow and
Jenna Herr in the Division IV girls sectional opener Wednesday night at Ottawa-Glandorf High School. (DHI Media/Kenny Poling)
turnovers down the stretch followed and
Fischbachs last-second layup try was a
tick too late before the horn to force OT.
We just turned it on when we got
down. We were stagnant and on our heels
for 2 1/2 quarters and we were down,
Jays mentor Dan J. Grothouse noted. We
just started making plays: someone would
hit a basket, wed get a defensive stop
and now all of a sudden, were back into
the game. That was the key; simply making more plays and being the aggressors
instead of letting them be aggressive.
With the tourney trail starting, both
teams were expected to have their firstgame jitters and they did. The Panthers
settled down earlier as they took the lead
from the start on a triple by Kara Reigle
and their 1-3-1 defense stymied the Jays
and forced five turnovers (21 for the
game) and 4-of-11 shooting. Jenna Herr
(5 blocks, 7 boards) caused the Jays grief
inside on defense. A Herr single at 1:13
gave them a 14-6 edge before a trifecta

by Emilee Grothouse from the right corner at 10 ticks got the Jays within 14-9.
Both teams struggled offensively
or the defenses ruled, whatever ones
perspective the second period, combining for a 6-of-17 span and totaling
nine miscues. The Jays were within 14-11
early on a Hays basket and again at 18-15
on a 3-point play by Rebekah Fischer at
1:17. Hemminger laid one in at 33 ticks
and drove for a deuce at 4.1 ticks to get
her team a 22-15 halftime spread.
Hemminger was a tough matchup
for us; she penetrated at will. Cutting
her off more the second half by being
more active with help was crucial for us
coming back, Coach Grothouse added.
Tournament time is about winning and
moving on. It doesnt have to look good;
it just has to be effective.
See JAYS, page 9
Two Lady Jays named

second-team all-MAC
BY JOHN PARENT
sports@timesbulletin.com
DELPHOS Delphos St. Johns,

which finished 2-7 in conference play,
had two players, Sydney Fischbach
and Lexie Hays, on the all-conference
second team while Madilynn Schulte
earned an honorable mention.
Parkway senior Terra Walls was
named to the all-Midwest Athletic
Conference second team when the conference
announced the honorees on Wednesday.
Walls, a strong rebounder and scorer in the
low post, is joined by classmate Kayle Heckler,

who was named an honrable mention, as was
sophomore Sarah Gehron. Parkway finished
the conference slate at 1-8 in head coach Chris
Weirricks first season at the helm.
Conference champion Marion Local
wrapped up the crown with a win in
Rockford last week, as Allie Thobe surpassed the 1,000-point plateau during
the game. Thobe was named the MAC
Player of the Year and the Lady Flyers
head coach, Treva Fortkamp, was named
conference Coach of the Year.
See MAC, page 9
Rickard, Wyss headline

All-NWC honorees
BY KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
DHI Media Business Mgr
kwannemacher@
timesbulletin.com
BLUFFTON Crestview
girls basketball coach Greg
Rickard and Ada senior Tori
Wyss were named Coach and
Player of the Year, respectively, in voting by the Northwest
Conference coaches, as
announced by the league on
Wednesday.
Rickard led the Knights to
an undefeated 22-0 regular
season while finishing 8-0 in
NWC play, the schools 17th
Associated Press
conference championship.
Wyss averaged 15.6
points, five rebounds and two
assists in leading the Bulldogs
to a runner-up finish in the
league standings. In
conference action
exclusively, Wyss
averaged 18.1 points
per game.
Joining Wyss on
the NWC first team were
Crestview teammates Lindsey
Motycka and Emily Bauer,
Lincolnviews Julia Thatcher
and Columbus Groves Jade
Clement.
Second team all-NWC
awards went to Crestviews
Mackenzie
Riggenbach,
Blufftons Abbie Parkins,
Adas Alexis Amburgey and
the Allen East duo of Aubri
Woods and Carly Clum.
Garnering honorable
mention honors were
Spencervilles Emilee
Meyer and Jacey Grigsby,
Delphos
Jeffersons
Brooke Culp, Blufftons
Andie Schmutz, Lincolnviews
Hannah McCleery and Ashton
Bowersock,
Columbus
Groves
Lynea
Diller,
Pauldings Faith Vogel,
Crestviews Kennis Mercer
and Terra Crowle and Allen
Easts Kylie Wyss.
Golf Glance
PGA TOUR
HONDA CLASSIC
Site: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Schedule: Today-Sunday.
Course: PGA National Resort and Spa, The Champion
(7,140 yards, par 70).
Purse: $6.1 million. Winners share: $1,098,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 2-6 p.m., 9 p.m.-1
a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m., 7 p.m.-midnight) and NBC
(Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year: Russell Henley won with a birdie on the first hole
of a playoff with Rory McIlroy, Ryan Palmer and Russell Knox.
Last week: James Hahn won the Northern Trust Open at
Riviera for his first PGA Tour title. He holed a 25-foot birdie putt
on the third hole of a playoff with Dustin Johnson. Paul Casey
was eliminated on the second extra hole.
Notes: Top-ranked McIlroy, the 2012 winner, is making his
first PGA Tour start of the year. Hes coming off a victory Feb. 1
in the European Tours Dubai Desert Classic. Phil Mickelson
is in the field. He took two the last two weeks off to spend time
with his children after missing the cuts at TPC Scottsdale and
Torrey Pines. Hes winless since the 2013 British Open. The
Champion course was the site of the 1983 Ryder Cup and
1987 PGA Championship. The World Golf ChampionshipsCadillac Championship is next week at Doral. The Puerto Rico
Open also is next week.
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LPGA TOUR
HONDA LPGA THAILAND
Site: Chonburi, Thailand.
Course: Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course (6,548
yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.5 million. Winners share: $225,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 1-5 a.m., 11 a.m.-1
p.m., 7-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 a.m.).
Last year: Swedens Anna Nordqvist won to end a 5-year
victory drought, holding off South Koreas Inbee Park by two
strokes. Nordqvist also won the Kia Classic last year.
See GOLF, page 9
The Herald 9
Lady Green bounces Fort Jennings

BY NICK JOHNSON
DHI Media Correspondent
VAN WERT The road
to Columbus started on
Wednesday for both the Fort
Jennings Lady Musketeers
and the Ottoville Lady Green
at the Cougars Den in Van
Wert High School for the
Division IV girls basketball
sectional. The Lady Green
picked up the 51-29 victory
to advance to Saturdays sectional final.
The Lady Green jumped out
to a 7-0 lead thanks to five
points from Alicia Honigford
including a 3-point play. Fort
Jennings got on the board with
a layup from Gabby Clippinger.
Ottoville struck back
with a corner 3-pointer from
Brooke Mangas followed by
a layup from Mangas to bring
the score to 14-2. The Lady
Musketeers got a triple from
Alyssa Louth to cut the Lady
Green lead to 16-8.
Ottoville got a basket
from Lexie Wannemacher to
end the first quarter and one
from Bridget Landin to start
the second period to bring the
score to 20-8, Lady Green.
Two baskets from Fort
Jennings, including a Kylie
Jettinghoff layup to force
an Ottoville timeout with
6:34, made the score 20-12,
Ottoville. Out of the timeout
the Lady Green got two basket from Landin sandwiched
in-between a trey from Haley
Wittler of Fort Jennings to
bring the score to 24-15.
Ottoville ended the first
half with a 5-0 run, getting two points each from
Honigford and Landin to
Golf
Ottovilles Bridget Landin looks for a teammate past a

Fort Jennings defender during Wednesday nights game.
(DHI Media/Tina Eley)
bring the score to 31-18.
Fort Jennings opened the
second half with a 3-pointer
from Louth, and, a couple
of minutes later, Jettinghoff
went coast to coast to bring
Jennings back to within eight
at 33-25.
The Lady Green (15-7)
ended the third period with
(Continued from page 8)
Last week: New Zealands Lydia Ko won the Womens Australian Open in her
second start at No. 1 in the world, beating South Koreas Amy Yang by two strokes.
The 17-year-old Ko has six LPGA Tour titles.
Notes: Ko is skipping the tournament to play in the New Zealand Womens Open.
The second-ranked Park is in the 72-player field along with No. 3 Stacy Lewis, No.
4 Shanshan Feng, No. 5 Michelle Wie, No. 6 Suzann Pettersen, No. 7 So Yeon Ryu,
No. 8 Hyo-Joo Kim, No. 9 Karrie Webb and No. 10 Lexi Thompson. Park won the
2013 tournament when Thai player Ariya Jutanugarn closed with a triple bogey to
blow a 2-stroke lead. The HSBC Womens Champions is next week in Singapore.
Online: http://www.lpga.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR/SUNSHINE TOUR:
JOBURG OPEN
Site: Johannesburg.
Courses: Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, East Course (7,677
yards, par 72) and West Course (7,228 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.45 million. Winners share: $229,700.
Musings
I do remember him because I used to

be a huge fan of the NBA I still am
but not like I was. I just refuse to see a
great game be ruined by a lack of fundamental basketball which is the lament
of many a pundit that cover this game a
lot more than I do.
To show my age, I can remember when
the NBA Finals were on CBS and they
were tape-delayed until 11:30 p.m. For an
example, I was watching when the Magic
Johnson-led LA Lakers beat Philadelphia
in Game 6 in the 1980 Finals!
baskets from Landin and

Annie Lindeman to make the
score 37-25 after three.
Erin Osting opened
the fourth period with an
easy layup for the Lady
Musketeers, but the Lady
Green went on a 14-0 run
to effectively put the game
away. Ottoville got five
Ottoville
Landin 15, Kramer 1, Mangas 14,
Honigford 8, Landwehr 2, Lindeman 7,
Wannemacher 4, 51
Fort Jennings
EEickholt 3, Clay 5, Osting 2,
Clippinger 2, Wittler 7, Louth 6,
Jettinghoff 4, 29
Score by Quarters
Ottoville 18 13 6 14- 51
Ft Jennings 8 7 10 4- 29
Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 5-9 a.m.; Saturday, 5:30-9:30 a.m.;

Sunday, 5-9:30 a.m.).
Last year: South Africas George Coetzee won by three strokes for his first
European Tour title.
Last week: Indias Anirban Lahiri won the Indian Open for his second European
Tour title in 15 days, beating countryman Shiv Chowrasia with a birdie on the first hole
of a playoff. Lahiri won the Malaysian Open on Feb. 8.
Notes: The top three players who arent already exempt for the British Open will
earn spots in the July tournament at St. Andrews. They need to be in the top 10 to
qualify. Ties will be broken by positions in the world ranking. The final two rounds
will be played on the East Course. The 210-player field is the European Tours
largest. The tours will team again next week for the Africa Open at East London.
Online: http://www.europeantour.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
Next event: Tucson Conquistadores Classic, March 20-22, Omni Tucson National,
Tucson, Arizona.
Last event: Lee Janzen won the ACE Group Classic on Feb. 15 in Naples, Florida,
for his first Champions Tour title. He beat Bart Bryant with a par on the first hole of
a playoff.
I digress.
He played alongside Clyde The
Glide Drexler, Kevin Duckworth and
Buck Williams.
The Blazers held a 25-second moment
of silence Sunday to mourn the passing
of the beloved former 1980s/90s player.
He was not a superstar at all in those
days but it was players like him solid,
workingman, lunch-pail guys that every
champion needs that helped the NBA
slowly become the League it is now.
Just a quick comment on the letter
that two Congressmen wrote to NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding

clarifying if a team can lose draft picks,
for example, for not taking domestic
violence seriously.
I have no problem with them as individuals expressing concern a right we
all have as citizens and its a problem we
all should be worried about but leave
it at that.
I try to not be political in this column as much as possible but guys
and ladies take care of your OWN
homes. You arent doing what youre
SUPPOSED to do, so take care of that
first before you try to fix someone else.
Jays
Overall, McComb finished 13-of-38 from the

field (1-of-6 long range) for
34.2 percent and 12-of-18
at the stripe (75%); stashed
25 boards (7 offensive); and
added 13 fouls.
St. Johns ended up 19-of40 from the field (5-of-11
from deep) for 47.5 percent
and 9-of-14 singles (64.3%);
secured 32 off the glass (10
offensive); and 14 fouls.
In the second game,
Kalidas defense dominated the Lady Black Knights
(6-17), limiting them to
25-percent shooting (8-of-32,
including 2-of-12 beyond the
arc) in pulling away late.
It started from the word
go as the Knights turned it
over on their first five possessions (22 total). The
LadyCats (18-5) didnt exactly light the scoreboard up,
shooting 4-of-14. However, it
was effective enough. When
Kylie Osterhage (12 counters)
drilled a 3-ball from the top of
the key at 1:21, they led 11-5.
The LadyCat full-court
pressure in various forms
and half-court man-toman continued to make life
miserable for the Knights
in the second period, forcing 2-of-9 shooting. On the
other end, the Maroon and
White had their own struggles as they couldnt quite
put away the Knights. When
Joni Kaufman dropped a triple from the left corner at
25 ticks, their lead reached
20-11.
Neither team could find
points from Mangas during

the run, including a deep
3-pointer, along with four
points from Landin.
It wasnt pretty. Our effort
was pretty good but we didnt
execute very well defensively
with what I was trying to do,
but weve got a couple of
days to fix it, Ottoville coach
Dave Klemen said. We were
not finishing at the basket
when we got turnovers and
chance to finish at the basket.
This is the third time we have
played them and they were
out there fighting us.
The season comes to
a close for Fort Jennings,
which ends at 2-21.
We came out hard and
ready to play, but right out
of the gate we got down
10 points, Jennings coach
Rhonda Liebrecht noted.
We stayed in it, and we
missed some easy bunnies
that could brought it down
to an easy range. Im really
proud of my seniors. They
keep playing hard and Im
proud of them. Its been a
struggle with who is going to
be the go-to girl for scoring.
The Lady Green had two
players in double figures
as Landin scored a gamehigh 15 points and Mangas
chipped in with 14 points.
Fort Jennings got seven
points from Wittler and six
points from Louth.
first half but we shored that

up. Our full-court defense
was OK as well. When you
hold a team to 24 points,
thats pretty good.
Van Buren closed at 6-of17 foul shots (35.3%); and
nabbed 25 boards (12 offensive) as Kylie Sturgill had
six.
Kalidas Brittany Kahle lays one in before a Van Buren defender can get there in Wednesdays nightcap at O-G. (DHI
Media/Kenny Poling)
the mark early in the third
canto, with Kalidas leaddown to 20-12 when Lauren
Wise hit a free toss at the
6-minute mark. Slowly,
Kalida began to pull away
as their defense fueled the
surge. When Osterhage hit a
10-footer in the paint at 16
ticks, they led 33-19.
To start the fourth, Van
Buren had no choice but to
come out of its 2-3 matchup
zone and go straight man, as
well as extend into a trapping full-court scheme. That
suited the LadyCats just fine
even as the game was
marred by fouls as they
turned the game into a rout
with a 21-point stanza and
the benches emptied for both
units.
It was a combination of
both everybody having first-
game jitters and Van Burens

defense getting into our faces
and making it difficult for us.
We havent been handling
that lately, Kalida coach
Adam Huber explained. I
liked how my veteran team
responded as the game wore
on.
Kalida ended up the game
shooting 18-of-50 shooting,
6-of-16 from beyond the
arc, for 36 percent; 12-of-25
at the line (48%); secured
37 boards (14 offensive) as
Allison Recker finished off
a double-double with 10
markers and 12 boards; and
amassed 15 miscues.
Our defense was mostly
solid. We mixed it up quite
a bit with our pressure and it
got better as we went, Huber
added. I thought we broke
down a little bit too much the
ST. JOHNS/MCCOMB
MCCOMB (39)
Nora Hemminger 7-8-22, Elizabeth
Donaldson 0-0-0, Haley Buck 0-00, Kendall Newcomer 3-0-6, Camryn
Sudlow 1-1-3, Jenna Herr 1-2-4, Kara
Reigle 1-1-4. Totals 12-1-12-39.
ST. JOHNS (52)
Tara Vorst 1-0-2, Rebekah Fischer
2-1-5, Madilynn Schulte 0-0-0, Emilee
Grothouse 2-0-6, Rachel Pohlman 2-38, Sam Kramer 0-0-0, Halie Benavidez
0-0-0, Jessica Geise 4-3-11, Lexie Hays
7-0-16, Sydney Fischbach 1-2-4. Totals
14-5-9-52.
Score by Quarters:
McComb 14 8 8 8 (1) - 39
St. Johns 9 6 9 14 (14)- 52
Three-point goals: McComb,
Reigle; St. Johns, Grothouse 2, Hays
2, Pohlman.
KALIDA/VAN BUREN
KALIDA (54)
Taylor Lucke 1-0-3, Katelyn
Siebeneck 1-0-3, Jacquelyn Gardner
2-1-5, Nicole Recker 2-1-5, Nicole
Kaufman 2-0-6, Brittany Kahle 1-6-8,
Sarah Klausing 0-0-0, Brooke Kimball
0-1-1, Allison Recker 4-2-10, Kara
Siefker 0-1-1, Kylie Osterhage 5-0-12,
Cathy Basinger 0-0-0. Totals 12-6-12-54.
VAN BUREN (24)
Taylor Gilliland 3-0-7, Lauren Wise
0-1-1, Bri Lasley 0-0-0, Nichole Miller
1-0-2, Desirae Cooper 0-0-0, Rachel
Wymer 1-3-5, Gabbi McCracken 0-0-0,
Kylie Sturgill 2-0-4, Carlee Schmeitzer
0-0-0, Brylie Rampe 0-2-2, Lexi Hassan
1-0-3, Lisa Simmons 0-0-0, Mackenzie
Edler 0-0-0, Elizabeth Conner 0-0-0,
Elena Beitzel 0-0-0. Totals 6-2-6-24.
Score by Quarters:
Kalida 11 9 13 21 - 54
Van Buren 5-6-8 5 - 24
Three-point goals: Kalida, Kaufman
2, Osterhage 2, Lucke, Siebeneck; Van
Buren, Gilliland, Hassan.
Lincolnview Ashton Bowersock (3) drives through the Patrick Henry defense for a layup during Wednesdays sectional semifinal at Van Wert. The Lady Lancers moved on
with a 41-30 win. (DHI Media/Tina Eley)
Thatcher, McCleery lift

Lancers to sectional final
BY BRIAN BASSETT
DHI Media Correspondent
VAN WERT Its tough to explain how the Lincolnview
girls basketball teams sectional-opener win over Hamler
Patrick Henry unfolded Wednesday evening at Van Wert High
School.
The Lady Lancers took an early lead and controlled a
majority of the first half and a large part of the third quarter.
Then, almost instantly, Lincolnview (14-9) found itself trailing
by six with a minute to play in the third, before eventually
coasting to a 41-30 win.
One constant throughout was the play of senior guard Julia
Thatcher, who scored 20 points for the Lady Lancers, and
added five rebounds.
Julia, we kind of take her for granted, admitted Lincolnview
coach Dan Williamson. She puts up 20 and its almost like we
expect if out of her. She played a whale of a game.
Thatcher opened the game with a pair of jump shots to give
Lincolnview an early 4-0 lead. The scoring slowed down significantly after that, however, as both teams struggled to find
a rhythm, offensively.
Patrick Henry (6-17) shot only 29 percent (4-of-14) in the
first half, and Lincolnview was not much better, with a 33-percent clip (5-of-15).
We couldnt really get into a flow on either end of the
floor, offensively or defensively, in the first half. (Patrick
Henry) hit some shots, which kept them in the game, continued Williamson.
In fact, it was long-range shots that kept the Lady Patriots in
the game. Patrick Henry failed to convert a 2-point field goal in
the opening half, going 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
Thatcher hit a pair of threes herself in the second quarter alone. She opened the period with one to give the Lady
Lancers a 11-4 lead before senior guard Heather Gibson countered for the Lady Patriots.
Minutes later, Thatcher traded threes with sophomore guard
Katie Wagner to make the score 14-10.
Another Gibson trey and a single free throw from each
team sent a suddenly highly-contested game into halftime with
Lincolnview leading 15-14.
We knew they could shoot the ball very well from the outside, Williamson said of the Lady Patriots.
However, after junior forward Ashton Bowersock opened
the second half with a jump shot for Lincolnview, it was
Patrick Henrys inside game that stemmed the tide.
Sophomore center Courtney Rosebrook answered with
a basket at the 6:08 mark of the third quarter, and recorded
another on the ensuing possession.
Two more unanswered Lady Patriot baskets, both in the
paint, gave Patrick Henry a 22-17 lead with 3:47 to play in the
third and forced a Lady Lancer timeout.
The Lady Patriot lead grew to as many a six points, 26-20,
with just over two minutes to play in the third thanks to another
Rosebrook basket.
A huge Thatcher 3-pointer sandwiched between two equally huge layups from senior point guard Hannah McCleery
returned the lead, 27-26, to Lincolnview just as quickly as it
had been erased to end the third quarter.
While the offensive surge by the senior backcourt was nice,
Williamson had another reason for Lincolnviews ability to
reclaim the lead.
Defense, he said. We got one stops, defensively. Then
we were able to push the tempo, push the transition a little bit.
Were a much better team when we get out in run a little bit.
The tempo favored Lincolnview into the fourth as well. The
Lady Lancers got an old-fashioned 3-point play from Thatcher
to open the fourth and really never looked back, converting
five-of-six free-throw attempts down the stretch.
Bowersock scored a quiet 11 points to compliment
Thatchers 20 on the night.
McCleery accounted for eight points after missing a large
part of the first half due to foul trouble. Williamson explained
that the senior point guards presence on the floor is invaluable
to his team.
I think the key to the first half was having Hannah
McCleery out with the fouls, he said. In the second half
she was an animal out there. She set the tone offensively and
defensively. She got some steals, forced (Patrick Henry) to
play a little bit faster than they wanted to. She was the difference tonight.
With the win the Lady Lancers advance to take on the
Ottoville Lady Green on Saturday evening at Van Wert High
School.
MAC
Full list of honorees below:

First Team- Brooke Welsch
(Coldwater), Tori Lennartz
(FR),
Cadence
Jabobs
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Allie Thobe (ML), Rosie
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Paul (NB), Meg Reineke
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Ellie Stammen (SH), Lauren
Bruns (Versailles), Christa
Puthoff (Versailles)
Second Team- Sarah
Kanney
(Coldwater),
Jocelyn Kaiser (FR), Kendra
Siefring (FR), Logan Arnold
(Minster), Alexis Wuebker
(MInster), Alyse Clune (NB),

Paige Jones (NB), Terra Walls
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Sydeney Fischbach (DSJ),
Lexie Hays (DSJ), Taylor
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Honorable
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Maura Hoying (Coldwater),
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Prueter
(ML),
Lauren
Roetgerman (Minster), Kalyn
Schroer (NK), Sarah Gehron
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(Parkway), Alyssa Mescher
(SH), Madilynn Schulte
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35 Dawns, in
poetry
37 Pale blond
38 Daffodil
starter
40 Utters
41 Londoners
brew
42 Duo
43 Neaten the
lawn
46 List of
names
48 Distant
planet
50 Primitive,
often
54 Did dock
work
55 Sharp, as
hearing
56 Ruling
class
57 Destroy a
document
need
3 Lions quarry
4 Sheer joy
5 Big Foot
cousin
6 Wynonna or
Naomi
7 Resistance
unit
8 -- Pet
9 Northern
Iraqi
10 Lean-to
14 A word to
kitty
15 Insurance
giant
17 Finger parts
19 Mantra
chanters
20 Pizazz
22 Stormy
Weather singer
24 PIN prompter
25 Malt-shop
freebie
26 Panasonic
rival
27 Loch -monster

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financial status. An interesting
proposal will be the opportunity you have been waiting
for.
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scenery to refresh and revitalize you. Get together with an
old friend or visit local areas
of interest. Resist the temptation to sit at home.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- Give yourself a boost
and put new events on your
social calendar. Attending a
variety of functions will help
you meet new people. A casual conversation will lead to a
professional opportunity.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- If you are frustrated or
uninspired with your current
career, ask for advice. Dont
let anxiety or self-doubt prevent you from taking an important step forward. You
have a lot to offer.
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22) -- There will be discord
amongst your peers. Dont
do or say anything that could
be used to discredit you, your
superiors or your co-workers.
Do your job and keep your
opinions to yourself.
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-- You can satisfy your yearning for change by becoming
involved in a fundraising
event. You will feel satisfied
working toward a good cause
with people who share your
concerns.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- Take a closer look at
your professional future.
Some changes will need to be
made in order to adjust or improve your current financial
status. Look into long-term
investments.
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you open the door to an im- Marmaduke
portant discussion that could
allow you to gain some vital
information.
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22) -- Family members will
be hard to deal with. You can
never be too careful when it
comes to money. Gambling or
going out on a limb for someone will lead to trouble.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- A partnership will
go through growing pains.
Keep your expectations realistic. Diplomacy is necessary,
along with give-and-take, if
you are going to make your
relationship work.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Share your ideas.
Peers or clients will be impressed if you use your positive attributes to prove that
you are able to successfully
tackle any task.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Plan an entertaining event. Spirited mental or The Family Circus
physical challenges will help
everyone loosen up and have
fun. People who play together
stay together. Include the one
you love.
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Ohios Strickland to focus US

Senate bid on opportunity
COLUMBUS (AP) Democrat Ted
Strickland says his run for the U.S.
Senate seat held by Republican Rob
Portman will focus on expanding job
and educational opportunities for average people that have been denied by
GOP policies in Washington and Ohio.
Strickland formally announced his
bid Wednesday, instantly escalating
attacks on his record as Ohios governor
and at a liberal Washington think tank.
His entry adds a formidable statewide
name to what is expected to be one of
the most watched and expensive of next
years Senate races.
The 73-year-old Strickland said his
campaign will focus on going back to
basics, such as creating living-wage
jobs, investing in job-creating local
infrastructure projects and making college accessible and affordable.
The average family in Ohio understands that Washington and Wall Street
are really doing very well while they are
just struggling to keep their noses above
water, he said in an Associated Press
interview. I want to go to the Senate
and be a strong, outspoken, aggressive
advocate for working people. I dont see
Sen. Portman doing that. In fact, I think
Computer program
bests humans at
Space Invaders
WASHINGTON
(AP)
Computers already have
bested human champions in
Jeopardy! and chess, but
artificial intelligence now has
gone to master an entirely new
level: Space Invaders.
Google scientists have cooked
up software that can do better
than humans on dozens of Atari
video games from the 1980s,
like video pinball, boxing, and
Breakout. But computers dont
seem to have a ghost of a chance
at Ms. Pac-Man.
The aim is not to make
video games a spectator sport,
turning couch potatoes who
play games into couch potatoes
who watch computers play
games. The real accomplishment: computers that can teach
themselves to succeed at tasks,
learning from scratch, trial and
error, just like humans.
The computer program,
called Deep Q-network,
wasnt given much in the
way of instructions to start,
but in time it did better than
humans in 29 out of 49 games
and in some cases, like video
pinball, it did 26 times better, according to a new study
released Wednesday by the
journal Nature. Its a first time
an artificial intelligence program bridged different type of
learning systems, said study
author Demis Hassabis of
Google DeepMind in London.
Deep Q can learn and
adapt to unexpected things,
Hassabis said in a news conference. These types of systems are more human-like in
the way they learn.
In the submarine game
Seaquest, Deep Q came up
with a strategy that the scientists had never considered.
Its definitely fun to see
computers discover things that
you didnt figure out yourself,
said study co-author Volodymyr
Mnih, also of Google.
Sebastian Thrun, director
of the Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory at Stanford
University, who wasnt part of
the research, said in an email:
This is very impressive. Most
people dont understand how
far (artificial intelligence) has
come. And this is just the
beginning.
hes been rather passive.

Portman fired back that voting for
Strickland in 2016 would represent a
step backward for the state, which had
heavy job losses during Stricklands
time as governor, which ended with his
defeat to Republican John Kasich in
2010.
The coming months will give
Ohioans an opportunity to contrast my
vision for a better future for Ohio workers with his past tenure as governor
when hundreds of thousands of jobs disappeared from our state, Portman said
in a statement. Ill continue fighting
every day to expand opportunities for
all Ohioans, working with both parties
to reduce barriers to job growth and to
create better paying jobs.
Portman, 59, was elected to Congress
seven times and is a former White
House budget chief and U.S. trade representative. He won the 2010 election
with 57 percent of the vote and, as
of December, reported $5.8 million on
hand. Hes already lined up endorsements from some 250 Republicans
across the state, including Kasich and
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner.
Some conservatives want to see
Portman draw a primary opponent after

he announced in 2013 that he now supports same-sex marriage.
Portmans campaign on Wednesday
launched a website called Retread Ted,
which focuses on the negative economic
news from Stricklands governorship.
The Ohio Republican Party was also
prepared for the announcement, activating a site called Ted Failed Ohio.
Strickland, an ordained Methodist minister who spent a decade in Congress,
defended his record as governor. He said
the Ohio job losses came amid a deep
recession that rocked not only Ohio but also
the entire country, and the states economy
was in an upturn when he left office.
That Great Recession was caused,
in large part, by Wall Street, by greed,
and by the powerful looking out for
themselves at the expense of average
people, he said, and so I am more than
willing to defend what I did as governor
to stabilize this state.
Stricklands recent work for the
Center for American Progress led to
criticism by Ohio groups representing
coal interests and gun-rights advocates.
Both opposed the centers stands on
national issues.
Lawsuit filed against Purina

claims food sickens, kills dogs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
A dog owner has filed
a lawsuit against a pet food
company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating a
brand of dry dog food.
Pet owner Frank Lucido
filed the suit on Feb. 5 in U.S.
District Court in the Northern
District of California against
Nestle
Purina
PetCare
Company, saying he fed his
three dogs Beneful kibble
style dog food, and within a
short period of time, two were
sick and one was dead.
The suit alleges the food
contains propylene glycol,
which it says is an animal
toxin used in automobile antifreeze, and mycotoxins, a
group of toxins produced by
fungus that occurs in grains.
Purina says Beneful is
perfectly safe. The Food and
Drug Administration has not
issued any warnings about the
product.
But Lucido alleges that
in the past four years, there
have been more than 3,000
complaints online about dogs
becoming ill or dying after
eating Beneful, with the com-
Strong reliability scores should

Funds
help Buick brands rebirth
DETROIT (AP) Buick, the brand
that once was the pace car for the drive to
the senior center, has made a comeback
by appealing to buyers not yet ready for
retirement.
U.S. sales rose 11 percent in 2014.
In China, Buicks biggest market, sales
gained almost 14 percent.
This week, strong showings in two
influential quality surveys are bringing
good publicity to a nameplate that was
inches from the grave when its parent company, General Motors was in bankruptcy
six years ago.
On Wednesday, Buick finished second
to perennial winner Lexus in the annual
dependability rankings by J.D. Power and
Associates. A day earlier, it was the first
U.S. brand to crack the top 10 in Consumer
Reports magazines annual rankings, finishing seventh. The Buick Regal midsize
car even bested the BMW 328i for top
sports sedan honors from the magazine.
It is all part of a turnaround at Buick led
by some creative television ads, updated
cars and the almost perfectly timed debut
of the Buick Encore, a new small SUV
that hit showrooms two years ago just as
consumers were abandoning cars in favor
of higher-sitting vehicles.
Buick has been on J.D. Powers top 10
brand list for long-term reliability every
year for the past decade, even winning
top honors in 2007 and 2009. This year,

the firm surveyed original owners of 2012
models. That helped Buick because all
but one of its 2012 models had been in
production for at least a year, and older
models tend to have fewer problems than
new ones, said Dave Sargent, J.D. Powers
global automotive vice president.
Also, Buick has older customers than
other brands, and they tend to take better care of cars and complain less than
younger buyers, Sargent said. All General
Motors brands, which share many components, have seen reliability improvements
for seven straight years, he said.
Despite the gains, Buick has not
returned to its heyday. U.S. sales of
229,000 last year were less than one-third
of the 942,000 vehicles sold in 1984. And
while the average age of a Buick buyer has
fallen to 59, its still eight years older than
the average for a U.S. car buyer, according
to Kelley Blue Book.
In the J.D. Power survey, Lexus owners reported only 89 problems per 100 vehicles. Buick owners reported 110, followed by
Toyota at 111 and Cadillac at 114, while Honda
and Porsche tied for fifth pace with 116.
The industry average was 147 problems. Fiat was the worst performing brand,
with 273 problems per 100 vehicles. Land
Rover, Jeep, Mini and Dodge rounded out
the bottom five performers.
Spacewalking astronaut safe

after water leaks into helmet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) A spacewalking astronaut ended up with unwanted water in his helmet Wednesday after breezing through a cable and lube job outside the
International Space Station.
The leak was scarily reminiscent of a near-drowning outside the orbiting complex nearly
two years ago.
This time, the amount of water was relatively small essentially a big blob of water floating inside Terry Virts helmet. In the summer of 2013, another spacewalking astronauts helmet
actually flooded. He barely made it back inside.
Virts was never in any danger, Mission Control stressed, and he never reported any water
during his 6 hours outside.
This was the second spacewalk in five days for NASA astronauts Virts and Butch Wilmore,
who encountered no trouble while routing cables for future American crew capsules, due to
arrive in a couple years.
Three spacewalks had been planned, with the next one Sunday, but its status was uncertain
given Wednesdays mishap. Managers will meet Friday, as planned, to discuss the situation.
Wednesdays spacewalk had just ended and the two astronauts were inside the air lock, with
the hatches closed, when the incident occurred. The air lock was being repressurized when Virts
first noticed the water. He said he reported it about a minute later.
The absorbent pad inside the back of Virts helmet was damp, but not saturated, said Italian
astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, one of the stations six crew members. The pad became standard procedure after the 2013 emergency.
Cristoforetti removed Virts helmet and wiped his face with a towel once he was out of the
air lock and reunited with his colleagues. She noted that his neck was wet and cold.
The water cold to the touch with a chemical taste most likely came from the suits
cooling system, the source of the leak in 2013. Mission Control described the amount of water
as minor, at least compared with 2013.
CO
Every year, have a qualified technician check heating systems, water heaters, and other gas-, oil-, or coal-burning
appliances;
Install battery-operated carbon monoxide detectors in homes and change the
batteries when you change the clocks for
daylight-saving time;
Seek medical attention if you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning is the
cause of your dizziness or nausea;
Never use generators, camp stoves,
charcoal grills, or any other gas- or
oil-burning device inside the home or
outside the home near a window;
Never run a motor vehicle inside the
garage, even if the garage door is open;
Never burn anything in a fireplace
or stove that is not vented to the outside;
and
Never heat a house with a gas oven.
The CPSC reports about 170 people
in the United States die every year from
CO produced by non-automotive consumer products. These products include
malfunctioning fuel-burning appliances

such as furnaces, ranges, water heaters and room heaters; engine-powered
equipment such as portable generators;
fireplaces; and charcoal that is burned in
homes and other enclosed areas.
The CPSC recommends that one CO
alarm be installed into a plug-in receptacle or high on the wall in the hallway
outside the bedrooms in each separate
sleeping area of the home. Hard wired or
plug-in CO alarms should have battery
backup. People should avoid locations
that are near heating vents or that can
be covered by furniture or draperies.
Installing CO alarms in a kitchen or
above fuel-burning appliances is not
recommended.
If a CO alarm signal sounds do not
try to find the source, immediately move
outside to fresh air and call emergency
services, the fire department or 911.
Perform a head count to check that all
persons are accounted for. Do not reenter the premises until the emergency
services responders permit re-entry. If
the source of the CO is determined to
be a malfunctioning appliance, do not

operate that appliance until it has been
properly serviced by trained personnel.
Most of our calls are from residents whos carbon monoxide detectors
have sounded an alarm, Hoehn said.
Ninety-nine percent of them have data
stacked in them - the detector collects
readings over an extended time frame
and when it peaks at the point where
it would go off, it does - and sends a
warning alarm.
Hoehn said many people dont know
they should reset/clear their CO detectors once a year by pulling out the battery pack and setting the alarm outside
for 72 hours.
If a CO detector or smoke detector is 10 years old, its time to throw
it away and buy a replacement, Hoehn
added. We still have free smoke detectors here at the station for Delphos residents if they need one.
For a free CO check, call 419-6952911.
plaints showing consistent

symptoms, including stomach and related internal bleeding, liver malfunction or failure, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, seizures
and kidney failure.
In a statement, Purina said
there are no quality issues
with Beneful, and dog owners could continue feeding it
to their pets without any concern.
Like other pet foods,
Beneful is occasionally the
subject of social media-driven misinformation, the company said in its statement.
On-line postings often contain false, unsupported and
misleading allegations that
cause undue concern and confusion for our Beneful customers.
The FDA has approved the
use of propylene glycol as
an additive in human food
and animal feed, and Purina
screens its grain to prevent
mycotoxins from getting into
its products, company spokesman Keith Schopp said.
In a statement, the FDA
said it does not comment on
pending litigation.
For five years, Americas Farmers Grow Communities

has collaborated with farmers to donate over $16.5 million
to over 7,300 community organizations across rural America.
This year winning farmers will direct another $3.3 million to
nonprofits to help fight rural hunger, purchase life-saving fire
and EMS equipment, support ag youth leadership programs,
buy much needed classroom resources and so much more.
Americas Farmers Grow Communities is part of the
Americas Farmers initiative. Since 2010, the Americas
Farmers campaign and programs have advocated on behalf
of farmers and their efforts to meet societys needs through
agriculture. Today, consumers are more interested than ever
in agriculture and how food is grown. Consider joining the
conversation and helping to raise awareness about agriculture.
Learn more at FoodDialogues.com.
A sister program in the Americas Farmers effort, Grow
Rural Education, is currently in its farmer nomination phase.
Farmers interested in supporting math and science education in
their communities should visit www.GrowRuralEducation.com
from now through April 1 to learn how.
Talent
Saxophone Quintet from

Delphos St. Johns Schools
Alex Schlegel, dancer
from Defiance will perform
the Evolution of Dance
Sarah Vanbrocklin, vocalist from Botkins
The dance duo of Kaden
Hohman and Sayler Wise of
Van Wert will perform during
the vote counting. The dance

duo claimed first place in last
years Ohio Has Talent!
Tickets start at just $10
through the NPAC ticket
office, 419-238-6722 and
online at npacvw.ticketforce.
com. Select tickets are also
available through Community
Health Professionals, 1159
Westwood Dr., Van Wert,
419-238-9223.
Expo
I also want to make sure residents are educated on what we
have to offer and they dont get into the wrong hands and be taken
advantage of.
Schrader said she hopes this years freshman effort becomes a
tradition.
I hope we bring this back next year and grow every year, she
added.
UNOH
Each
team
member
of the winning teams will
receive the following scholarships to the University of
Northwestern Ohio:
First Place - $10,000
Second Place - $6,000
Third Place - $5,000

Fourth Place - $5,000
Fifth Place - $4,000
Sixth Place - $3,000
Seventh Place - $2,000
Eighth Place - $1,000
Ninth Place - $1,000
10th Place - $1,000
Trivia
Answers to Wednesdays questions:
Swimmers are required to use the four
strokes that make up individual medley races
at the Olympics in this order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle/front crawl.
Medley relay, in which each of a teams four
members swim one leg: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle/front crawl.
Mocha, the town for which high-quality
Arabian coffee is named, is in Yemen on the
Red Sea.
Todays questions:
Who was Mike Zoss, the man for whom the
filmmaking Coen brother named their production company?
How deep is the deepest hole ever drilled in
the earths crust?
Answers in Fridays Herald.

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