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US formally ends Iraq
war with little fanfare
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
and REBECCA SANTANA
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD Nearly
nine years after American
troops stormed across the
Iraq border in a blaze of
shock and awe, U.S. officials
quietly ended the bloody and
bitterly divisive conflict here
Thursday, but the debate over
whether it was worth the cost
in money and lives is yet
unanswered.
While many of the speech-
es painted a picture of victory
for both the troops and the
Iraqi people now set on a path
for democracy the gnaw-
ing questions remain: Will
Iraqis be able to forge their
new government amid the
still stubborn sectarian clash-
es? And will Iraq be able to
defend itself and remain inde-
pendent in a region fraught
with turmoil and still steeped
in insurgent threats?
Stark reminders of the frag-
ile and often violent nature of
the situation in Iraq engulfed
the 45-minute ceremony. It
was tucked into fortified cor-
ner of the airport, ringed with
concrete blast walls. And on
the chairs nearly empty of
Iraqis were tags that listed
not only the name of the VIP
assigned to the seat, but the
bunker they should move to
in case of an attack.
The speeches touched on
the success of the mission
as well as its losses: Nearly
4,500 Americans and 100,000
Iraqis killed. Another 32,000
American and tens of thou-
sands Iraqis wounded. And
$800 billion from the U.S.
Treasury.
On the other side of the
ledger, an Iraq free from the
tyranny of Saddam Hussein,
inching forward toward
democracy and vowing to
be a good neighbor in the
region.
To be sure the cost was
high in blood and treasure
of the United States and also
the Iraqi people, Defense
Secretary Leon Panetta told
the roughly 200 troops and
others in attendance. Those
lives have not been lost in
vain they gave birth to an
independent, free and sover-
eign Iraq.
Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top
U.S. commander in Iraq, said
the Iraqi people now have
an unprecedented opportu-
nity to live in a relatively
peaceful environment, but he
also acknowledged it will be
a challenging time. And he
urged Iraqi leaders to make
good choices based on what
Ed Gebert photo
With tears in his eyes, Chad Phillips finishes reading a
statement at his sentencing hearing Thursday in Van Wert
County Court of Common Pleas. Phillips was sentenced to
life in prison without possibility of parole for 30 years for
the shooting death of Christopher McMillen.
Teary Phillips
sentenced to life
By ED GEBERT
Times Bulletin Editor
VAN WERT Chad
Phillips can be released from
prison on parole but not
before 2041.
On Thursday, he was
sentenced in the murder of
24-year-old Christopher
McMillen in Van Wert County
Court of Common Pleas. The
May 12 shooting death sent
shock waves through the
community. The after-effects
were evident in the courtroom
as friends and supporters of
each family were separated
by law enforcement before,
during and after the sentenc-
ing hearing.
With his formerly shoul-
der-length hair cut very
short, Phillips read a state-
ment, choking back tears as
he addressed the McMillen
family: Words cant
express the remorse I feel
for what I did. Im sorry. I
cant give your son back. I
hope one day you will find
it possible to forgive me.
Regardless, I will have to
live knowing that I took
someone elses son for the
rest of my life.
He continued, apologizing
to his family for not thinking
of them and for the impact
the shooting has had on them.
Phillips also asked for mercy
so he could be there for his
kids.
Even if Phillips is released
on his first attempt at parole,
he will be 62 years old.
I will live [with] and
regret that day the rest of my
life, he concluded.
Phillips attorney said he
has a severe alcohol problem
and was under the influence
of alcohol when he commit-
ted the crime.
McMillen family mem-
bers mentioned in statements
that Phillips had kicked in his
former girlfriends apartment
door, holding a beer in one
hand and a gun in the other.
He was also reported to have
yelled, If I cant have her, no
one will, before beginning to
fire his weapon.
The victims brother,
Casey McMillen, described
what happened shortly after
he hung up the phone with
his brother.
No sooner than I had
pulled in my driveway, my
mom comes running out,
barely able to speak. But I
made out what she said. The
worst feeling to ever happen
to an individual knowing the
To be sure the
cost was high
in blood and trea-
sure of the United
States and also
the Iraqi people.
Those lives have
not been lost in
vain they gave
birth to an inde-
pendent, free and
sovereign Iraq.
Defense Secretary
Leon Panetta
See IRAQ, page 2
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Saturday
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in mid 30s.
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Browns Backer President Stan Wiechart, right, presents a $200 check to Optimist
Santa Visitation coordinator Jay Kundert.
The Season of Giving
Nancy Spencer photos
Volunteers with the Delphos Community Christmas Project are busy filling the
needs of local children for Christmas. Local businesses and organizations are lending
a hand. Above: Brad Hohenbrink of Hohenbrink TV presents a check for $1,300 to
project volunteer Deb Rostorfer. Hohenbrink, his brother, Kent Hohenbrink, and Bill
Hurley also refurbished six Christmas trees to be distributed.
Browns
Backers President
Stan Wiechart
presents Rostorfer
with a check for
the Christmas
project.
Project Recycle
taking worn flags
Delphos Project Recycle
will be held from 9-11:30
a.m. Saturday at Delphos
Truck and Fuel Wash.
Entry is gained by
traveling north from East
Fifth Street east of Double
AA Trailer Sales.
Newspaper, phone books,
plastic bags, cardboard,
magazines and aluminum
cans need to be in separate
containers. Recycle is now
accepting worn U.S. flags.
All other items: tin cans,
plastic and glass containers
need to be rinsed clean; there
is no need to remove labels
and they can be co-mingled.
Delphos Recycle does
not accept window or
plate glass, light bulbs or
ornamental glass or Pyrex
or cookware glass.
Computers, etc.,
are accepted. No
TVs or monitors.
Todays Slate
Boys Basketball (6 p.m.):
Crestview at Jefferson
(NWC); Fort Jennings at
Ottoville; Ada at Spencerville
(NWC); Lincolnview at
Bluffton (NWC); Wapak
at Elida (WBL); Columbus
Grove at Lima Central
Catholic (NWC); Shawnee at
Van Wert (WBL); St. Johns
at Minster (MAC), 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays Slate
Boys Basketball (6
p.m.): Kalida at Jefferson;
Spencerville at Ottoville;
Wayne Trace at Lincolnview;
Arlington at Columbus
Grove; Parkway at Crestview.
Girls Basketball:
Spencerville at Ottoville,
noon; Van Wert at
Coldwater, noon; Jefferson
at New Bremen, 1
p.m.; Fort Jennings at
Kalida (PCL), 1 p.m.
Wrestling: Jefferson,
Spencerville and Elida at
Allen County Invitational
(at St. Johns), 10 a.m.
Swimming and Diving:
Elida at Bath Quad, 9/10 a.m.
Bowling: Van Wert
at St. Henry, 10 a.m.
(girls) 1 p.m. (boys)
Library workers
get 18 cent raise
During executive ses-
sion at the end Wednesdays
Delphos Public Library
Board of Trustees meet-
ing, it was agreed upon
to grant employees of the
library an 18-cent per-
hour raise for 2012.
Fort Jennings
books are in
The Fort Jennings
bicentennial books have
arrived.
Those who purchased
one can pick them up from
2-6 p.m. Saturday and from
8:30-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m.
Sunday at Fort Haven in Fort
Jennings.
Unemployment claims
at lowest in 3 1/2 years
By CHRISTOPHER
S. RUGABER
WASHINGTON (AP)
The job market is healthier
than at any time since the end
of the Great Recession.
The number of people fil-
ing for unemployment ben-
efits fell last week to the low-
est since May 2008, a sign
that the waves of corporate
layoffs that have defined the
past few years are all but
over.
This is unexpect-
edly great news, said Ian
Shepherdson, an economist at
High Frequency Economics.
It will take an additional
step robust hiring, not just
the end of layoffs to bring
the 8.6 percent unemploy-
ment rate down significantly.
Experts say that wont hap-
pen until businesses are more
confident about customer
demand. And the European
debt crisis could still cause
damage here.
But the report on unem-
ployment claims Thursday
was the latest to suggest that
the economy, two and a half
slow years after the official
end of the recession, may
finally be picking up momen-
tum.
The nation added 100,000
or more jobs every month
from July through November,
the first five-month streak
since 2006. And the econo-
my, which was barely grow-
ing when the year started, has
picked up speed each quarter.
More small businesses
plan to hire than at any time
in three years, a trade group
said this week. And another
private-sector survey found
more companies are planning
to add workers than at any
time since 2008.
The number of people
applying for unemployment
benefits came in at 366,000,
down from 385,000 the week
before. That moves the fig-
ure closer to its pre-recession
range of roughly 280,000 to
350,000.
The last time claims were
so low, the nation was six
months into the recession
but didnt know it yet. The
unemployment rate was 5.4
percent a level almost
hard to imagine these days.
Unemployment has been
above 8 percent for almost
three years.
That spring of 2008, Bear
Stearns, an investment house
that predated the Depression,
had been hobbled by its
investment in subprime mort-
gages and was sold near col-
lapse to JPMorgan Chase for
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Phillips
(Continued from page 1)
person you cared about more
than anything had been shot
seven times. When that was
said, I cant even explain what
I felt. Still to this day, I think
to myself that it had all been a
mistake.
Another brother, Josh
McMillen, accused Phillips of
faking his tears at the hearing
since he had openly smiled
at family members when first
being brought into the court-
room.
Thats not a sign of genu-
ineness right there. Coming out
(into the courtroom) smiling.
Thats sad to see. Selfish, fool-
ish, jealous, angry, cowardly
those are just some adjec-
tives that come to mind.
The strongest words of
condemnation for Phillips
came from McMillens father,
Danny.
I would like you to be
hanged to death by the highest
tree in Van Wert, declared the
bereaved father.
Tears were flowing on
both sides of the aisle as the
McMillen family shared their
remembrances of Christopher.
He loved swimming,
enjoyed fishing with his best
friend in the whole world, his
brother Casey. He just loved
the outdoors and had an extra
sparkle in his eyes and a big-
ger bounce in his step when he
walked. I think it was because
he was in love, Danny
McMillen said.
He went on to declare the
events of that night told from
Christophers point of view.
I jumped up with what
strength I had left, while he
reloaded the gun. I couldnt
believe this was happening to
me. This guy was insane, stu-
pid, an idiot, heartless, merci-
less. Hes going to kill me.
Somebody stop him or Ill
die!
The death penalty was
never an option in this case
but Danny McMillen remained
outspoken about wanting
Phillips to pay for the murder
with his life. Judge Charles D.
Steele had four possible sen-
tences to choose from. Each
involved a life sentence and
the judge could have allowed
Phillips a chance at parole after
20 years, 25 years, 30 years, or
not at all. Steele opted to not
allow the possibility of parole
until Phillips serves 30 full
years in prison.
Phillips pleaded guilty to
aggravated murder, an unspec-
ified felony, on Nov. 10. The
plea was made in exchange
for dropping felony counts of
aggravated burglary, attempted
murder and felonious assault,
as well as specifications for
having a firearm and for the
use of a vehicle in commission
of the crime.
Phillips was charged with
murder for the incident inside
an apartment at the Fox Road
Apartment Complex on Van
Werts south side. Responding
to a 911 call, Van Wert Police
officers found the injured
McMillen at the scene. He was
taken to Van Wert Hospital,
then flown by helicopter to
Lutheran Hospital in Fort
Wayne where he died of his
injuries.
Phillips was not found at
the scene by police but was
located later at a home near
Middle Point. He was taken
into custody without incident.
is best for their people.
Violence and prosperity
cannot co-exist, said Austin,
who eight years, eight months
and 26 days ago gave the order
for U.S. troops to storm across
the border into Iraq. And on
Thursday he gave the order to
retire the flag of U.S. Forces-
Iraq.
The flag was then rolled up,
covered by a camouflage col-
ored sheath and will be brought
back to the U.S.
Speaking to the troops in the
audience, Panetta lauded their
service and their bravery, add-
ing, You will leave with great
pride lasting pride secure
in knowing that your sacrifice
has helped the Iraqi people to
begin a new chapter in his-
tory.
Many Iraqis, however, are
uncertain of how that chap-
ter will unfold. Their relief at
the end of Saddam, who was
hanged on the last day of 2006,
was tempered by a long and
vicious war that was launched
to find non-existent weapons
of mass destruction and nearly
plunged the nation into full-
scale sectarian civil war.
With this withdrawal,
the Americans are leaving
behind a destroyed country,
said Mariam Khazim, a Shiite
whose father was killed when a
mortar shell struck his home in
Sadr City. The Americans did
not leave modern schools or big
factories behind them. Instead,
they left thousands of widows
and orphans. The Americans
did not leave a free people and
country behind them, in fact
they left a ruined country and a
divided nation.
Some Iraqis celebrated
the exit of what they called
American occupiers, neither
invited nor welcome in a proud
country.
The American ceremony
represents the failure of the
U.S. occupation of Iraq due
to the great resistance of the
Iraqi people, said lawmaker
Amir al-Kinani, a member of
the political coalition loyal to
anti-American cleric Muqtada
al-Sadr.
Others said that while
grateful for U.S. help ousting
Saddam, the war went on too
long. A majority of Americans
would agree, according to opin-
ion polls.
The low-key nature of the
ceremony stood in sharp con-
trast to the high octane start of
the war, which began before
dawn on March 20, 2003, with
an airstrike in southern Baghdad
where Saddam was believed
to be hiding. U.S. and allied
ground forces then stormed
across the featureless Kuwaiti
desert, accompanied by report-
ers, photographers and televi-
sion crews embedded with the
troops.
The final few thousand U.S.
troops will leave Iraq in orderly
caravans and tightly scheduled
flights.
Austin led the massive logis-
tical challenge of shuttering
hundreds of bases and com-
bat outposts, and methodically
moving more than 50,000 U.S.
troops and their equipment out
of Iraq over the last year
while still conducting training,
security assistance and counter-
terrorism battles.
The war tested our mili-
tarys strength and our ability to
adapt and evolve, he said, not-
ing the development of the new
counterinsurgency doctrine.
As of Thursday, there were
two U.S. bases and less than
4,000 U.S. troops in Iraq a
dramatic drop from the roughly
500 military installations and as
many as 170,000 troops during
the surge ordered by President
George W. Bush in 2007, when
violence and raging sectarian-
ism gripped the country. All
U.S. troops are slated to be out
of Iraq by the end of the year,
but officials are likely to meet
that goal a bit before then.
The total U.S. departure is a
bit earlier than initially planned,
and military leaders worry that
it is a bit premature for the still
maturing Iraqi security forces,
who face continuing struggles
to develop the logistics, air
operations, surveillance and
intelligence-sharing capabilities
they will need in what has long
been a difficult region.
Despite President Barack
Obamas earlier contention that
all American troops would be
home for Christmas, at least
4,000 forces will remain in
Kuwait for some months. The
troops will be able to help final-
ize the move out of Iraq, but
could also be used as a quick
reaction force if needed.
Obama stopped short of
calling the U.S. effort in Iraq
a victory in an interview taped
Thursday with ABC News
Barbara Walters.
I would describe our troops
as having succeeded in the mis-
sion of giving to the Iraqis their
country in a way that gives
them a chance for a successful
future, Obama said.
Despite the wars toll and
unpopularity, Panetta insisted
that it has not been in vain.
Iraqi citizens offered a more
pessimistic assessment. The
Americans are leaving behind
them a destroyed country, said
Mariam Khazim of Sadr City.
The Americans did not leave
modern schools or big facto-
ries behind them. Instead, they
left thousands of widows and
orphans.
The Iraq Body Count web-
site says more than 100,000
Iraqis have been killed since the
U.S. invasion. The vast major-
ity were civilians.
Panetta echoed Obamas
promise that the U.S. plans to
keep a robust diplomatic pres-
ence in Iraq, foster a deep and
lasting relationship with the
nation and maintain a strong
military force in the region.
U.S. officials were unable
to reach an agreement with
the Iraqis on legal issues and
troop immunity that would
have allowed a small training
and counterterrorism force to
remain. U.S. defense officials
said they expect there will be
no movement on that issue until
sometime next year.
Obama met in Washington
with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki earlier this week, vow-
ing to remain committed to Iraq
as the two countries struggle to
define their new relationship.
Ending the war was an early
goal of the Obama administra-
tion, and Thursdays ceremony
will allow the president to fulfill
a crucial campaign promise dur-
ing a politically opportune time.
ROHRBACHER, Charles
A., 77, of Delphos, Mass of
Christian Burial will begin
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St.
John the Evangelist Catholic
Church, the Rev. Melvin
Verhoff officiating. Burial will
be in Resurrection Cemetery,
with military rites by the
Delphos Veterans Council.
Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. today at Harter and Schier
Funeral Home, where a parish
wake service will be held at
7:30 p.m. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the St.
Johns Teacher Endowment
Fund or the American Cancer
Society.
SITTON, Edna M., 93, of
Baton Rouge, La., and for-
merly of Paulding, funeral ser-
vices will be conducted at 11
a.m. Saturday at Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding, the
Rev. Kim Semran officiating.
Burial will be in Rochester
Cemetery, Cecil. Friends may
call from 2-8 p.m. today and
one hour prior to services on
Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations be made
to a charity of the donors
choice. Online condolences
may be sent to www.denherd-
erfh.com
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a paltry $10 a share.
The worst was yet to
come. Lehman Brothers
collapsed that September.
Credit froze, investors pan-
icked and the stock mar-
ket plunged. Businesses
began slashing millions of
jobs. Unemployment claims
peaked at 659,000 in March
2009.
Unemployment claims are
a measure of the pace of lay-
offs, and they have declined
steadily for three months.
But thats just part of the
picture. Business arent hiring
with gusto. Unemployment
fell 0.4 percentage points
last month, but about half the
decline was because people
gave up looking for work and
were no longer counted as
unemployed.
One of the features of
this recovery is that hiring
is exceptionally weak, said
Jeremy Lawson, senior U.S.
economist at BNP Paribas.
And weaker-than-usual
hiring doesnt necessarily
show up in unemployment
claims. Many employers cut
staffs to the bone during the
recession. If they worry that
business will grow weakly
next year, they may hold off
on layoffs but not hire,
either.
The hiring numbers will
continue to look good but
not great, said Nariman
Behravesh, chief economist
at IHS Global Insight.
Besides waiting for demand
to come back, companies have
other things to worry about. A
recession in Europe would hurt
U.S. exports, and a collapse in
European banks because of
the debt crisis there would
probably cause a worldwide
panic.
Another concern: The
economy has been here
before.
In February, unemploy-
ment claims fell to 375,000.
Companies added about
200,000 jobs a month for
three months. But then oil
prices spiked and Europes
debt problem got worse.
Employers added just 53,000
jobs in May.
The decline in unem-
ployment claims comes as
Congress wrangles over
whether to extend long-term
unemployment benefits,
which are set to expire at the
end of this year.
Claims
The St. Ritas Delphos
Ambulatory Care Center
Relay for Life team would
like to thank the Delphos
Fraternal Order of Eagles for
their generosity and support.
On Oct. 1, the Eagles allowed
our team to use their facility
for our Scrapbook Event. The
staff went above and beyond
to make sure we had every-
thing we needed. We want
to applaud Cammy and the
staff for working so hard to
make our fund-raiser a huge
success.
We would also like to
thank everyone who attended
our Scrapbook Event. Thank
you for your generous dona-
tions and support. We look
forward to hosting this event
in 2012.
Again, thank you all for
supporting the American
Cancer Society through the
Delphos Relay for Life.
The staff of St. Ritas
Delphos Ambulatory
Care Center
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Dec. 16,
the 350th day of 2011. There
are 15 days left in the year.
Todays Highlight in
History:
On Dec. 16, 1811, the first
of the powerful New Madrid
earthquakes, with an estimated
magnitude of 7.7, struck the
central Mississippi Valley.
(There were, according to the
U.S. Geological Survey, three
main shocks in all; the second
struck in Jan. 1812 and the
third was in Feb. 1812.)
On this date:
In 1653, Oliver Cromwell
became lord protector of
England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 1773, the Boston Tea
Party took place as American
colonists boarded a British
ship and dumped more than
300 chests of tea into Boston
Harbor to protest tea taxes.
In 1809, the French Senate
granted a divorce decree to
Emperor Napoleon I and
Empress Josephine (the dis-
solution was made final the
following month).
In 1907, 16 U.S. Navy battle-
ships, which came to be known
as the Great White Fleet, set
sail on a 14-month round-the-
world voyage to demonstrate
American sea power.
In 1944, the World War
II Battle of the Bulge began
as German forces launched a
surprise attack against Allied
forces in Belgium (the Allies
were eventually able to beat the
Germans back).
In 1951, a Miami Airlines
Curtiss C-46 Commando
crashed just after takeoff from
Newark Airport in New Jersey,
killing all 56 people on board.
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STATE/LOCAL
From the Vantage Point
Si mpl e. Decent .
Affordable.
Those are the words
used to describe a Habitat
for Humanity house and the
Vantage junior and senior
Carpentry classes are making
the dream of home own-
ership a reality for a local
resident.
Habitat houses are mod-
estly-sized. They are large
enough for the homeowner
familys needs, but small
enough to keep construc-
tion and maintenance costs
to a minimum. Habitat for
Humanity uses quality, local-
ly-available building mate-
rials. Habitat house designs
reflect the local climate and
culture. The labor of volun-
teers, efficient building meth-
ods, modest house sizes and
no-profit loans make it more
affordable for families to pur-
chase Habitat houses (www.
habitat.org).
This years Habitat house is
a handicap accessible, 2 bed-
room, 2 bath, 1,200-square-
foot ranch home with a one
car garage in the city of Van
Wert.
We have really enjoyed
working with Vantage Career
Center on this project. The
students and instructors have
been great to work with and it
has been a rewarding experi-
ence for both Vantage and
Habitat for Humanity, said
Brent Jones, President of
Van Wert County Habitat for
Humanity.
Carpentry students are cur-
rently measuring, cutting and
hanging drywall (the house
has already been insulated).
Vantage senior Electricity
students are responsible for
wiring the house and have
all the rough-in work com-
pleted.
Vantage Carpentry instructor Jerry Robinson works with senior students as they mea-
sure in preparation for installing drywall on the ceiling in the Habitat house.
The 2012 Van Wert Habitat for Humanity house being built by Vantage Carpentry
students.
Vantage builds
Habitat House
Ohio gets $23M from Obama for road projects
By DAN SEWELL
Associated Press
CINCINNATI The
Obama administration showed
some love and more
importantly, some money
Thursday for Cincinnatis
streetcar project with a $10.9
million grant that will help
extend its planned route to
the citys riverside sports sta-
diums and growing entertain-
ment area.
Ohio was awarded more
than $23 million of the $511
million in grants announced
by the Department of
Transportation. A $12.5
million grant is headed to
Cleveland for construction
of a new transit station. The
Mayfield Road station will
replace another station in dis-
repair there and provide bet-
ter connections to hospitals
and research centers, shop-
ping and residential develop-
ments, the grant announce-
ment said.
U.S. Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood sin-
gled out Cincinnatis street-
car project, coming to the city
to make the announcement at
the mayors office. LaHood
said its a good use of taxpay-
er money for an innovative
system residents have sup-
ported at the ballot box.
We love the streetcars.
We love this streetcar proj-
ect, LaHood said. We also
like the fact that the people
here like this project.
Cincinnati Mayor Mark
Mallory and other supporters
say the streetcar system will
spur downtown development,
bringing new businesses, visi-
tors and residents. Mallory,
a Democrat, has pushed the
project past opponents who
consider it wasteful and
unlikely to do much for devel-
opment. Republican Gov.
John Kasich said earlier this
year that he couldnt economi-
cally justify some $50 million
in state funding that Cincinnati
was seeking. But city voters
rejected a November ballot
issue that would have blocked
construction.
The city says the project
now has enough funding
some $110 million for
construction from Findlay
Market in the Over-the-Rhine
neighborhood, through down-
town and to the riverfront,
where new restaurants, apart-
ments and other entertain-
ment venues are in the works
near the Reds and Bengals
stadiums and the National
Underground Railroad
Freedom Center museum.
LaHood said the streetcar
has had continued support
locally, even when the gov-
ernor cut off the money.
Kasich was in the
Cincinnati area at the same
time as LaHood on Thursday
for an announcement of a
freight brokerage company
expansion that will add 570
jobs, helped by extension of
a state tax credit.
Photos submitted
Its discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by
deceit.
Sir Noel Coward, English actor, playwright, composer (born this date, 1899; died in 1973)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
One Year Ago
The 2011 Fort Jennings High School Homecoming Court
will be presented between the junior varsity and varsity games
Friday when the Musketeers will play host to Ottoville. The
court includes Taylor Wallenhorst, Queen Lauren Verhoff,
King Jared Calvelage, Andrew Louth, Seth Ricker, Ashley
Gable, Aaron Schnipke, Morgan Schroeder, Sara Miller, and
Drew Stechschulte.
25 Years Ago 1986
Charles Kaverman presented a check for $175 to Joe
Luben, canteen service officer at the Veterans Hospital, Fort
Wayne. The check was used to purchase and distribute coupon
books to veterans hospitalized during the holidays. Kaverman,
commander of Delphos Post 268, American Legion was
accompanied to Fort Wayne by other Post 268 members Don
Reams and Henry Clinger.
O Little Town of Bethlehem was the theme for the
Catholic Daughters of the Americas annual Christmas party
attended by a large group of members and 14 guests. Members
Eileen Holdgreve and Helen Liebrecht have prepared a
Christmas dinner for Court 707 members for the past 18 years.
They prepared turkey with all the trimmings.
St. Johns Blue Jay girls defeated the St. Marys Memorial
girl Roughriders at St. Marys 55-47 Monday evening. For the
Jays, Traci Gorman had her best night offensively with 25
markers. Sheila Gossard also had her best shooting night as
she canned eight from the field and one from the charity stripe
for 17 points.
50 Years Ago 1961
Delphos Lodge No. 139 of the Knights of Pythias elected
officers for the coming year at a regular meeting in Castle
Hall Wednesday night. Named to head the group as chancellor
commander was Don Snyder. Officers for 1962 include Dan
Dienstberger, vice chancellor; Edwin Gabel, prelate; Robert
Miller, master of work; W. J. Koch, secretary; Winfred Teman,
financial secretary; Roger Linson, treasurer; Roger Wreede,
master at arms; Keith Kiggins, inner guard, and Lewis Redd,
outer guard.
Members of the Soriosis Study Club held their annual
Christmas meeting Thursday afternoon in the home of Mrs.
Alva Ditto on South Franklin Street. Mrs. George Horine and
Mrs. Robert Berry were in charge of the program. Mrs. Horine
read several Christmas poems and Mrs. Berry reviewed the
Christmas story Let Nothing You Dismay.
The kindergarten pupils of the Guardian Angel
Kindergarten, conducted by Mrs. Robert Bendele, presented a
Christmas program during the regular classes Friday, for their
parents and close friends. Mrs. Bendele was assisted by Mrs.
Kenneth Fisher and Mrs. Robert Shenk.
75 Years Ago 1936
James Kohn of Delphos, has received a letter and newspa-
per clipping from his brother, Langdon, of Gladwin, Michigan,
containing an account of a hunting store. The item states that
Langdon Kohn, 84, bagged a buck while hunting with his son
and two other hunters. Kohn is proudly exhibiting the clipping
of his aged brothers hunting success.
Walterick-Hemme Post 3035, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet in regular session Wednesday night at their head-
quarters in the Mox building on North Main Street. The memo-
rial hall committee will meet to view sketches of the proposed
building. According to their plans, the hall would be built
under a WPA project.
The annual election of officers of St. Rose Sodality
of Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville was held
Sunday at the regular monthly meeting of the group. Bertha
Beining was elected president; Wilma Kromer, vice president;
Margie Studer, secretary; Rita Friemoth, treasurer; and Marie
Lehmkuhle, sacristan.
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Congress appears on track
to avert a government shut-
down this weekend, even as
President Barack Obamas
push to extend a payroll tax
cut and jobless benefits for
another year is encountering
snags.
Those hiccups in find-
ing spending cuts to pay for
extending a 2 percentage point
cut in Social Security pay-
roll taxes and jobless benefits
for millions have prompted
Democratic leaders to suggest
just a two-month, $40 bil-
lion extension of expiring tax
breaks and jobless benefits
might be needed.
But the first act in clear-
ing away a pile of unfinished
business for an unpopular
Congress is for the GOP-
controlled House to pass a
massive, bipartisan, $1 tril-
lion-plus spending measure
funding 10 Cabinet depart-
ments and U.S. operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
That vote is on track for
this afternoon, but a stopgap
bill could be needed to fund
the government into next
week.
Without congressional
action, the payroll taxes would
rise and extra benefits for the
long-term unemployed would
expire on Jan. 1. Doctors
Medicare payments would be
automatically reduced that day
by 27 percent, a reduction that
could prompt some to stop
seeing Medicare patients.
Right now, Congress
needs to make sure that 160
million working Americans
dont see their taxes go up on
Jan. 1, said Obama, referring
to the tax cut extension at
the core of the jobs program
he outlined in a nationally
televised speech three months
ago.
At Obamas insistence,
Congress cut the 6.2 percent
Social Security payroll tax to
4.2 percent this year in an
effort to stimulate the econ-
omy with more consumer
spending. The president has
proposed deepening the cut
to 3.1 percent next year, but
Republicans have only shown
a willingness to renew it at
this years level.
Obama also wants to leave
in place a system that provides
aid for up to 99 weeks for
the long-term unemployed.
The House-passed measure
reduces the total by 20 weeks,
a step that the administra-
tion says would cut off 3.3
million individuals and that
Democrats are hoping to soft-
en if not reverse.
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid, D-Nev., told
reporters Thursday night
that he was still optimistic
that bipartisan talks on year-
long extensions of the Social
Security payroll tax cut and
unemployment coverage
would succeed. But as a Plan
B, he said, they were work-
ing on a two-month exten-
sion as well, which would
also prevent cuts in Medicare
reimbursements for doctors
during that period.
Reids remarks put a slight
damper on a day on which
for the first time, Democratic
and Republican leaders
expressed optimism at pros-
pects for swift compromise
on their payroll tax standoff
and a spending battle that had
threatened to shutter federal
agencies beginning at mid-
night.
A deal on the $1 tril-
lion-plus spending bill was
reached after Republicans
agreed to drop language that
would have blocked President
Barack Obamas liberalized
rules on people who visit and
send money to relatives in
Cuba. But a GOP provision
will stay in the bill thwart-
ing an Obama administration
rule on energy efficiency
standards that critics argued
would make it hard for peo-
ple to purchase inexpensive
incandescent light bulbs.
A senior White House
official said the administra-
tion supported the two-month
plan.
Bargainers were consid-
ering the two-month exten-
sion of this years payroll
tax cut and unemployment
benefits bill because so far,
they havent agreed how a
yearlong extension would be
paid for, said a Democratic
aide who spoke on condition
of anonymity to discuss the
private talks.
By THOMAS
BEAUMONT
Associated Press
SIOUX CITY, Iowa
Republican presidential front-
runner Newt Gingrich clashed
sharply with one rival, took
pains to compliment anoth-
er and said it was laughable
for any of them to challenge
his conservative credentials
Thursday night in the last
campaign debate before the
Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses kick off
the 2012 primary season.
In a forceful attack,
Minnesota Rep. Michele
Bachmann said Gingrich had
his hand out and received $1.6
million to influence senior
Republicans and keep the scam
going in Washington, D.C.,
for Freddie Mac, a government-
backed housing entity.
Just not true, Gingrich
shot back. I never lobbied
under any circumstances, he
added, denying an allegation
she had not made.
The clash underscored
the state of the race, with
Gingrich, the former House
speaker, atop the polls in
Iowa and nationally, while
Texas Rep. Ron Paul, for-
mer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney and his other pursu-
ers work in television ads and
elsewhere to overtake him in
the final days before the cau-
cuses.
Former Sen. Rick
Santorum of Pennsylvania,
who has staked his campaign
on Iowa, was quick to chal-
lenge Gingrich as a conserva-
tive leader. He recalled that
Gingrich had to contend with
a conservative revolution
from the ranks of Republican
lawmakers when he was
House speaker in the 1990s.
Romney, who runs second
in the polls in Iowa, large-
ly refrained from criticizing
Gingrich, despite increas-
ingly barbed attacks in day-
to-day campaigning. Instead,
he firmly rejected sugges-
tions that he had once favored
gay marriage only to switch
his position. I have been a
champion of protecting tradi-
tional marriage, he said.
Given the stakes, Gingrich,
Bachmann and Santorum
werent the only contenders
eager to impress Iowa voters
and a nationwide television
audience with their conserva-
tive grit.
I hope I am the Tim
Tebow of the Iowa caucus-
es, said Texas Gov. Rick
Perry, referring to the Denver
Broncos quarterback whose
passing ability draws ridicule
but who has led his team to
a remarkable seven wins in
eight weeks.
Were getting screwed as
Americans, said former Utah
Gov. Jon Huntsman, insisting
that he, in fact, was a steadier
conservative than any of the
others on stage.
Anybody up here could
beat Obama, said Rep. Ron
Paul of Texas, whose views
verge on libertarianism and
who has struggled to expand
his appeal.
And Bachmann, who was
quicker than any other candi-
date to criticize a rival, bristled
when challenged repeatedly
on the accuracy of her facts.
I am a serious candidate for
president of the United States,
and my facts are accurate,
she said.
Indeed, the big question in
the opening moments of a fast-
paced two-hour debate went
to the heart of a dilemma that
could eventually settle the race
do conservative Republican
caucus and primary voters pick
a candidate with their hearts, or
do they look elsewhere if they
judge their favored candidate
might not be able to defeat the
president.
Those voters begin making
that choice on Jan. 3, and if
experience is any guide, one
or more of the presidential
hopefuls on the debate stage
will not make it out of the
state to compete in the New
Hampshire primary a week
later.
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
MADISON, Wis.
Organizers of an effort to
kick Wisconsin Gov. Scott
Walker out of office said
Thursday theyve collected
nearly enough signatures to
force a recall election, though
their financial backing is far
behind the Republican gover-
nors fundraising.
The state Democratic
Party, unions and disgrun-
tled citizens started organiz-
ing amid growing anger over
Walkers polarizing mea-
sure approved in March that
effectively ended collective
bargaining rights for public
workers. Now, the United
Wisconsin coalition reports
that it collected 507,533 in 28
days; the group must submit
540,208 signatures by Jan. 17
to force the recall.
The people of Wisconsin
have said enough is enough,
Democratic Party chairman
Mike Tate said.
But the coalition and
Democrats have raised
roughly $1.4 million since
July, compared to the $5.1
million that Walker raised
over the same period, accord-
ing to reports from both sides
Thursday.
Republican Party spokes-
man Ben Sparks dismissed
the signature count, saying
voters who elected Walker
have no desire to return the
state to Democratic control.
We have no doubt the
Democrats are rallying their
left-wing base around their
blatant power grab for the
governors mansion, Sparks
said in a statement.
Republicans also pushed
back with a lawsuit Thursday
challenging the state board
that oversees elections in
Wisconsin, saying it doesnt
do enough to make sure the
names on recall petitions are
valid.
The Government
Accountability Board will
review the petitions to ensure
there are enough signatures
to trigger recall contests, but
it will only verify that the
names are accompanied by a
Wisconsin address and dated
within the recall period. Its
up to the targeted office hold-
er or other challengers to con-
test the validity of signatures
and ferret out any duplicates.
The lawsuit, filed by
Walkers campaign and the
head of the state Republican
Party, argues that the review
process is unconstitutional
and asks a judge to order the
board to throw out duplicate
and fake names, and signa-
tures with illegible addresses.
Board director Kevin
Kennedy said the board is
following the same state law
and procedure that have been
in place since the late 1980s.
Since then, these rules have
been used in every state and
local recall petition effort
against incumbents of both
parties, he said.
Circulators are also
attempting to recall Lt. Gov.
Rebecca Kleefisch, which
requires the same number of
signatures. The group did not
give an update on how many
signatures had been col-
lected against Kleefisch, but
Democratic Party spokesman
Graeme Zielinski said they
mirrored Walkers total.
United Wisconsin said its
goal is to collect more than
720,000 signatures by the
deadline.
The accountability board
said it plans to ask a court
to get an extension for its
review from 31 days to 60
days. Challengers have just
10 days under the law to con-
test signatures, but Walker
is also planning to seek a
delay.
Its unclear when actual
recall elections may take
place, but given the likely
court challenges, few think
they will happen before May.
WASHINGTON (AP)
Nine states will share $500
million in grant money won
in a high-profile competi-
tion intended to jump-start
improvements in often-over-
looked early childhood pro-
grams, The Associated Press
has learned.
The winners to be announced
today at the White House
are California, Delaware,
Maryland, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, North Carolina,
Ohio, Rhode Island and
Washington, according to an
administration official who
spoke on condition of anonym-
ity because the winners had
not been officially announced.
The money to aid the
nations youngest learners is
part of the Obama administra-
tions cornerstone education
initiative the Race to the
Top grant competition
which has states competing for
federal dollars to create pro-
grams that make schools more
effective. Last year, it handed
out $4 billion in similar grants
focused on K-12 education.
The goal of this competi-
tion is to get more children
from birth to age 5 ready
for kindergarten. Thirty-five
states along with the District
of Columbia and Puerto Rico
applied for the chance to win
between about $50 million to
$100 million apiece in prize
money. The winnings are to
help build statewide systems
that affect all early learning
programs, including child
care, Head Start centers and
public or private preschools.
Billions are spent annually
in America on early education
programs, but the quality and
availability of those programs
varies greatly. Roughly half
of all 3-year-olds and about
a quarter of 4-year-olds do
not attend preschool, said
Steve Barnett, director of the
National Institute for Early
Education Research at Rutgers
University.
Kids who attend quality
early education programs have
been shown to do better in
school, be less likely to spend
time in prison later and to
make more money as adults.
But children from low-income
families who start kindergar-
ten without any schooling are
estimated to start school 18
months behind their peers, a
gap that is extremely difficult
to overcome.
To win, states were asked
to demonstrate a commitment
to making such programs
more accessible, coordinated
and more effective. Providing
professional development for
teachers and creating ways
to assess the education level
of kids entering kindergarten
were among the areas states
were asked to focus on in their
application.
Education Secretary Arne
Duncan and Health and
Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius were to
announce the winners at the
White House. The two agen-
cies jointly administered the
competition. HHS oversees
the federal Head Start pro-
gram, which provides early
education to nearly 1 million
low-income children.
Last month, Obama
announced new rules that
require lower-performing Head
Start programs to compete
for funding. The Education
Department also has pro-
posed creating a new office
to oversee the grants and bet-
ter coordinate early learning
programs.
Nine states
to win early
learning grant
Wis. group nears mark for forcing recall election
Govt shutdown likely
averted, tax talks go on
Gingrich assailed by debate rivals, fights back
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift
Store is open for shopping.
SATURDAY
9-11:30 a.m. Delphos
Project Recycle at Delphos
Fuel and Wash.
9 a.m. to noon Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
St. Vincent DePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing 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. Delphos Canal
Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
8-11:30 a.m. Knights
of Columbus benefit for St.
Johns School at the hall,
Elida Ave.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
MONDAY
11:30 a.m. The Green
Thumb Garden Club will meet
at the Delphos Public Library
for luncheon and program.
Mealsite at Delphos Senior
Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff
Street.
7 p.m. Washington
Township Trustees meet at
the township house.
Delphos City Council meets
at the Delphos Municipal
Building, 608 N. Canal St.
7:30 p.m. Jefferson
Athletic Boosters meet at the
Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth
St.
Spencerville village council
meets at the mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Area
Visiting Nurses offer free
blood pressure checks at
Delphos Discount Drugs.
6 p.m. Weight Watchers
meets at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 211 E.
Third St.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Lions Club, Eagles Lodge,
1600 E. Fifth St.
7 p.m. Delphos Area
Art Guild (DAAG) will meet
at their new location in the
second floor gallery of the
Delphos Postal Museum of
History at 339 N. Main St.
7:30 p.m. Elida School
Board meets at the high school
office.
Alcoholics Anonymous,
First Presbyterian Church,
310 W. Second St.
Fort Jennings Village
Council meets at Fort Jennings
Library.
DEC. 17
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At the movies . . .
Van Wert Cinemas
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Alvin and Chipmunks:
Chipwrecked (G) Fri.-Sat.:
4:30/6:00/8:30; Sun.-Thurs.:
4:30/7:00
New Years Eve (PG-13)
Fri.-Sat.: 4:30/6:45/9:00;
Sun.-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00
Arthur Christmas (PG)
Fri.-Sat: 4:30/6:30; Sun.-
Tues.: 4:30
The Muppets (PG) Fri.-
Sat.: 4:30/6:45; Sun.-Tues.:
4:30
Jack and Jill (PG) Fri,-
Sat.: 8:45; Sun.-Mon.: 7:00
Sherlock Holmes: A Game
of Shadows (PG-13) Fri.-
Sat.: 4:30/8:00; Sun.-Thurs.:
4:30/7:00
The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 1
(PG-13) Fri.-Sat.: 9:00; Sun.-
Tues.: 7:00
Mission Impossible: Ghost
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Wed.-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00
Adventures of TinTin (PG)
Wed.-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00
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2830 W. Elm St., Lima
Saturday and Sunday
Alvin and the Chipmunks:
Chipwrecked (G) 1:00/1:40
/3:10/4:20/5:20/6:40/7:30/9:1
0/9:40
Sherlock Holmes: A Game
of Shadows (PG-13) 12:50/1:
20/1:50/3:40/4:10/4:40/6:40/
7:10/7:40/9:30/10:00
New Years Eve (PG-13)
1:10/4:00/7:00/9:45
The Sitter (R)
1:05/3:15/5:25/7:45/9:55
Arthur Christmas (PG)
1:30/6:55
Arthur Christmas 3D (PG)
4:15/9:20
Hugo (PG) 1:15/4:05
Hugo 3D (PG)
1:45/4:35/7:20/10:05
The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (PG-
13) 1:55/4:45/7:25/10:10
Immortals 3D (R) 10:20
Jack and Jill (PG)
7:05/9:25
Eastgate Dollar Movies
2100 Harding Hwy. Lima
Saturday and Sunday
Tower Heist (PG-13)
1:00/3:00/5:00/7:10/(Sat.
only 9:15)
Paranormal Activity 3 (R)
7:15/(Sat. only 9:15)
Footloose (PG-13)
1:00/3:30/7:00/(Sat. only
9:20)
Dolphin Tale (PG)
1:10/3:45/7:00/(Sat. only
9:15)
The Help (PG-13)
1:00/4:00
Shannon Theater
119 S. Main St., Bluffton
Alvin and the Chipmunks:
Chipwrecked (G) Shows
every evening at 7 p.m. and
9:30 p.m. as well as 1:30
p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday matinees.
After graduating from
veterinary school and start-
ing my career, it has not
taken me long to realize that
my clients are not usually
going to ask me about the
things that made me pull
my hair out before exams,
such as the physiology of
cellular energy production,
or the math formulas used to
det er mi ne
cardiac out-
put. Of all
the queries
that clients
have, the
most popu-
lar ones
have to do
with the
q u a l i t i e s
that make
our pets dif-
ferent from
us we all want to under-
stand why our pets do the
things they do, because that
strengthens our human-ani-
mal bonds. With that said,
here are some of my most
frequently asked questions
regarding canine patients:
Q: My dog has episodes
of loud snorting, almost
like a cough. It sounds ter-
rible what could it be?
A: You are likely
describing reverse sneezing,
a result of throat irritation
in dogs. It can be caused by
excitement, eating, drink-
ing, allergies, inhaled mate-
rial, and an excessively long
soft palate in certain breeds
such as English Bulldogs
and Pugs. Reverse sneez-
ing itself is not a serious
problem, but the cause of
the problem should be deter-
mined by a veterinarian to
avoid progression to more
serious airway disease.
Q: How can I stop
my dog from shedding so
much?
A: Most of the time, shed-
ding that people perceive as
excessive is actually nor-
mal. Dogs that shed, espe-
cially those with long coats
such as collies and shelties,
shed in the spring to make
room for their shorter, sum-
mer coat. They also shed
in the fall to make room
for their longer, winter coat.
This seems like an endless
cycle for those who have
to sweep and vacuum daily
to battle this hair; the best
way to keep it off the floor
and couch is to brush, brush,
brush. Your veterinarian
can recommend the groom-
ing tool that would work
best for your dogs particu-
lar fur type. If your dog is
truly shedding excessively,
and has itching, red skin,
or patches of hair loss, your
veterinarian should deter-
mine if parasites or allergies
are present.
Q: Why does my dog
pant so much?
A: Panting is used to help
regulate a dogs body tem-
perature by means of evap-
oration from the tongue,
since they do not sweat
nearly as much as we do.
Reasons for panting include
anxiety (from fear, excite-
ment, or pain, for example),
increased activity, warm
weather, and medical con-
ditions that affect metabo-
lism such as Cushings dis-
ease. Excessive weight and
upper airway diseases make
regulating body temperature
more difficult for dogs. If
your veterinarian cannot find
a medical reason for your
poochs panting,
it is likely normal
and you can help
him by offering
plenty of cool
water and a cool
place to rest.
Q: Why does
my dog eat
grass?
A: The truth is,
we do not know!
However, we do
know that Sparky
is not a true carnivore (like
his feline counterparts), so
he does need some plant
material in his diet. While
commercial dog foods satisfy
the nutritional needs of dogs,
their omnivorous genes give
them the urge for some fresh
greens every now and then.
Do dogs eat grass because
they feel ill, or does eat-
ing grass make them vomit?
These theories are reported
but do not happen with all
dogs who eat grass. If only
they could tell us!
Q: My dog seems to
have trouble getting up,
and is more stiff as he is
getting older. Thats just
age, right?
A: I have seen some 13
year old dogs who were just
as active as a two year old.
My point is, age is not a
disease, and there is likely
a medical reason for the
decline in activity. Diseases
that affect the joints and
spine, such as arthritis, tend
to worsen with age, and
should be managed with joint
supplements and appropriate
pain medication as needed.
Dogs in pain usually just
build a tolerance to the pain,
and dont necessarily wince
with every painful step. Talk
to your veterinarian if you
think your aging canine pal
might be experiencing these
symptoms.
Q: My dog has this ter-
rible problem. He eats
his own feces! (or other
animal feces).
A: Clients are usually
embarrassed when they
mention this to me, but I tell
them this is a very common
problem. Eating feces is
actually a natural behavior
in certain situations (such as
a mother cleaning her pup-
pies), but some dogs resort
to it when they feel hungry
or bored. Cleaning stools
right away, and training your
dog to come to you imme-
diately after defecating are
good steps to take; and food
additives are available from
your veterinarian that give
the feces a bad taste - as if it
wasnt bad enough!
Dr. Sara is an associ-
ate veterinarian at Delphos
Animal Hospital.
Paws to Consider
Frequently-
asked canine
questions
Dr. Sara Smith, DVM
SPORTS
VARSITY
JEFFERSON (30)
Samantha Thitoff 1-0-2, Courtney
Lewis 3-4-11, Brooke Culp 0-0-
0, Kennedy Boggs 5-1-11, Rileigh
Stockwell 2-2-6, Hannah Sensibaugh
0-0-0, Megan Gilden 0-0-0, Elizabeth
Schosker 0-0-0, Makayla Binkley 0-0-0.
Totals 11-7-30.
CRESTVIEW (32)
Mackenzie Riggenbach 3-3-12,
Kennis Mercer 0-0-0, Catelyn Mefferd
1-0-3, MacKenzie Richard 1-0-3, Mariah
Henry 1-0-2, Lindsey Motycka 4-3-11,
Danica Hicks 1-0-2, Kirstin Hicks 1-0-2.
Totals 11-6-32.
Score By Quarters:
Jefferson 7 6 8 7 (2) 30
Crestview 8 6 3 11 (4) 32
Three-point goals: Jefferson, Lewis;
Crestview, Riggenbach 3, Mefferd.
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JUNIOR VARSITY
JEFFERSON (37)
Sarah Thitoff 0-0-0, Heather
Pohlman 1-1-3, Lindsay Deuel 1-0-
3, Shelby Koenig 2-0-4, Samantha
Branham 0-0-0, Brooke Hesseling 1-1-
3, Bethany Kaverman 0-0-0, Jasmine
McDougall 0-0-0, Hannah Sensibaugh
5-0-10, Gabrielle Pimpas 2-4-8. Totals
14-8/11-37.
CRESTVIEW (17)
Courtney Grote 0-0-0, Aly
Williamson 1-4-6, Jamie Moore 0-0-0,
Monica Winhover 0-0-0, Courtney Trigg
1-2-4, Megan Hartman 0-0-0, Kennis
Mercer 3-0-7. Totals 5-6/8-17.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 11 13 10 2 - 36
Crestview 1 2 3 11 - 17
Three-point goals: Jefferson, Deuel;
Crestview, Mercer.
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
CONVOY Jefferson
needed to go overtime versus
Columbus Grove last Thursday
to begin defense of their 2-year
girls hardwood Northwest
Conference unbeaten streak.
The Lady Wildcats needed
an extra session Thursday night
at Convoy in an effort to con-
tinue that skein.
However, this time, home-
standing Crestview got it done,
edging the Red and White
32-30.
Tied at 28-all to start the
extra four minutes, Crestview
drew first blood on 1-of-2 free
throws by freshman Lindsey
Motycka (11 markers, 9 boards)
at 3:00. The Wildcats (4-1,
1-1 NWC) could not respond,
missing their first seven shots
in overtime (11-of-42 for the
night, 1-of-11 long range, for
26.2%). At 1:32, freshman
Mackenzie Riggenbach (12
counters) hit a pair from the
line for a 31-28 Crestview edge.
The Wildcats got their first
and only points of over-
time on a basket by sophomore
Rileigh Stockwell (6 counters,
5 boards) with 16 ticks to go.
However, she missed a chance
to knot it on a free throw. With
4.6 ticks to go, Stockwell was
sent to the line for a 1-and-1 but
couldnt hit; on the rebound,
Riggenbach was fouled with
.6 left. She hit the second-of-2
tosses. On the inbounds, senior
Courtney Lewis (11 points) got
a 3/4-court last-gasp heave that
fell short as time expired.
We didnt play very
well, especially offensively.
We struggled to get anything
consistent going; we kind
of fell into their half-court
pace, Jefferson mentor Dave
Hoffman noted. Our pressure
defense didnt force many turn-
overs and didnt give us many
easy baskets and we struggled
shooting the ball. We didnt get
a lot of things going our way
and we needed some with the
way we were playing.
It was the turnover story that
was key for Crestview mentor
Greg Rickard.
That was big; for us to
have a chance, we had to take
great care of the basketball,
especially down three girls.
For the most part, we did,
Rickard said. I also felt we did
a nice job overall on (Kennedy)
Boggs and (Courtney) Lewis,
theyre two best scorers. They
can both shoot deep and pene-
trate. The first half, we let them
get to the basket; the second
half, we gave better help and
forced others to beat us.
Jefferson led 21-17 to
commence the fourth period
but back-to-back triples by
Riggenbach (7:27 and 5:17) put
the hosts up 23-21. Jefferson
senior Kennedy Boggs (11
counters, 4 caroms, 4 assists)
tied it at 4:10. Crestview went
back up by two on a basket by
sophomore Kirsten Hicks (8
boards) at 3:55, only to have
Lewis tie it at 25 on a drive at
the 3:07 mark. A 3-point play
the old way by Motycka at 2:51
put the hosts back up three. At
the 2:03 mark, Lewis drilled a
deep trey from the left wing to
make the score 28. Crestview
had a couple of chances to get
the lead but missed and the
Wildcats, trying to go for the
last shot, instead turned it over
with six ticks left. The Knights
turned it over shortly after but
the Wildcats couldnt get a shot
off, forcing overtime.
The Wildcats also lost
freshman Brooke Culp to a leg
injury. She was carried off the
court.
Its too early to tell the
extent of her injury, Hoffman
explained.
The Knights already
undermanned with the loss
of senior guard Madison
Etzler (ACL surgery) and the
ill Mekale Clifton and Terra
Crowle knew that if they
were to have a chance this
night, they had to take care
of the basketball and not give
the Wildcats run-outs. To do
that, they had to withstand the
Wildcats pressure defense,
both full and half-court, which
they generally did (20 turn-
overs versus 13). Thus, when
Riggenbach dropped a trifecta
from the left wing at the 28-sec-
ond mark, Crestview led 8-7.
Boggs had all seven of
Jeffersons points.
The pace was not much dif-
ferent in the second period, which
was much to Crestviews benefit.
Wildcats simply could not get
the up-tempo pace they so much
prefer. Thus, the largest lead by
anyone was 10-7, Crestview, and
when Motycka put in a layup at
29 ticks, the Lady Knights led
14-13 at the half.
Starting the third period, the
Lady Cats seemed ready to get
the faster pace they crave, forc-
ing six Crestview turnovers in
establishing the biggest edge
of the night, 20-14, on a single
by Lewis at the 3:30 mark.
However, with Stockwell pick-
ing up her third and fourth
fouls and senior Megan Gilden
(10 caroms) her third, the hosts
got within 21-17 on a layin by
junior Mariah Henry with 4.5
ticks showing.
Jefferson drilled 7-of-17
singles (41.2%); secured 31
boards (13 offensive); and
added 14 fouls. They visit New
Bremen Saturday afternoon (1
p.m. junior varsity tip).
Crestview netted 11-of-34
shots (4-of-11 triples) for 32.4
percent and 6-of-11 from the
line (54.5%). They also attract-
ed 31 caroms (8 offensive); and
added 14 fouls. They host Fort
Jennings Monday.
Jeffersons JVs moved to
3-2 (1-1 NWC) with a 37-17
victory.
Sophomore Hannah
Sensibaugh led the way with
10. Freshman Kennis Mercer
was high scorer for the Knights
(2-3, 1-1) with seven.
Jefferson senior Kennedy Boggs heads to the basket
over Crestview senior Danica Hicks Thursday night at The
Castle. Boggs netted 11 but the host Lady Knights gar-
nered the 2-point overtime win.
Photo courtesy of Times Bulletin
Knights end Lady Cats
NWC string with OT win
By MALLORY KEMPER
The Delphos Herald
mkemper2011@
hotmail.com

DELPHOS Junior Katie
Vorst hit a jumper with nine sec-
onds left to lift host St. Johns
to a 37-36 Midwest Athletic
Conference
girls basket-
ball triumph
over Minster
T h u r s d a y
night at
Robert A.
A r n z e n
Gymnasium.
The Lady
Blue Jays
improved to
4-2 overall
and 1-1 in the MAC, while the
Wildcats fell to 2-2 and 0-2 in
the league.
With 11 seconds on the
clock, the Wildcats were
up 36-35 on a jumper from
Bridget Geiger and had the
ball. The Blue Jay defense
forced a 5-second call on
the inbounds play from the
Wildcats. Senior Courtney
Grothouse quickly got the ball
down to Vorst, who hit an
outside jumper with those nine
seconds remaining and the St.
Johns defense made it stand
up to garner the MAC win.
Minster took a quick 10-4
lead with a jumper from senior
Kayla Albers at the 2:55 mark
of the opening quarter. A
3-pointer by Grothouse put St.
Johns within three at the end
of the first, 12-9.
St. Johns took a 17-16 lead
in the second period with a
steal and layin from Grothouse.
Another steal and layup from
senior Shelby Reindel gave
the Blue Jays a 22-20 lead at
the break.
St. Johns started off the
third quarter on a 9-2 run,
keyed with a triple from junior
Jessica Recker and two buck-
ets from Reindel and Vorst.
Minster rallied back, scor-
ing seven unanswered points,
including a trey from Albers,
to bring them within two,
31-29.
Minster took a 34-31 lead
with a jumper from Geiger at
the 2:30 mark of the fourth
quarter. Two free throws from
Reindel put the Blue Jays back
on top, 35-34, with a 1:30
left. After Geiger gave the
visitors the lead back on her
jumper, the Grothouse dish
to Vorst and the defensive
pressure from St. Johns gave
them their fourth victory of
the season.
It was a typical hard
defensive game in our league
and I thought we did a good
job in the first half changing
our defenses and throwing off
their offense
the best we
c o u l d ,
St. Johns
coach Dan
Grot house
said. I
thought we
did a great
job in the
third quar-
ter taking
a 9-point
lead but then we were chasing
instead of contesting the ball
and let them stay in the game.
We held in there and held our
composure and found Vorst,
who made a nice shot for us to
get the win.
Reindel led the Blue Jays
offense with 14 points and
three steals. She was 6-of-6 at
the charity stripe. Vorst had
10 points and eight rebounds.
Grothouse added five points
and six assists.
They had too many hands
on the ball tonight and we forced
a lot of turnovers that shouldnt
have happened, Minster coach
Nann Stechschulte said. When
St. Johns went up by nine in
the third quarter, we could have
quit then but I was proud of the
girls for fighting back and mak-
ing this a very good game.
Geiger had a team-high
13 points and seven rebounds
for Minster. Albers added
eight points, while Heather
Schmiesing chipped in with
four points.
St. Johns won the junior
varsity matchup 23-17.
The Lady Jays host Shawnee
6 p.m. (JV tip) Monday.
MINSTER (36)
Kayla Albers 3-0-8, Samantha
Hoelscher 1-0-2, Heather Schmiesing
2-0-4, Natalie Fausey 1-0-2, Bridget
Geiger 6-1-13, Kayla Richard 1-0-2,
Claire Fischer 0-2-2, Kayla Wuebker
1-1-3. Totals 15-4-36.
ST. JOHNS (37)
Courtney Grothouse 2-0-5, Emilie
Fischbach 1-0-3, Shelby Reindel 4-6-
14, Katie Vorst 4-2-10, Erica Saine
1-0-2, Jessica Recker 1-0-3. Totals
13-8-37.
Score by Quarters:
Minster 12 8 9 7 - 36
St. Johns 9 13 9 6 - 37
Three-point goals: Minster, Albers
2; St. Johns, Grothouse, Fischbach,
Recker.
JV score: 23-17 (St. Johns).
Vorst jumper gives St. Johns MAC win
Reindel Vorst
By AUSTIN CLARKSON
The Delphos Herald
austinclarkson_24@
Hotmail.com
MILLER CITY The
Ottoville Lady Big Green hoop-
sters traveled to Miller City to
take on the
Wildcats in
a Putnam
C o u n t y
L e a g u e
s howdown
that proved
to be a
great battle
between the
two confer-
ence foes.
Ottoville
was a little slow from the get-
go but battled right back and
grabbed the lead going into
halftime.
They never looked back as
the Big Green escaped with the
53-50 victory, staying perfect
(7-0, 2-0 PCL) on the season.
The Wildcats (5-2, 0-2 PCL)
came out strong in the first
quarter of action and did not
let the hype of the Big Green
get to them, keeping their com-
posure. The Wildcats got out
to a 12-6 lead early in the
quarter, helped in part by great
perimeter shooting and feeding
Brittany Drummelsmith in the
post. Drummelsmith (13 coun-
ters) started out hot and looked
to be a force to be reckoned
with as she matched up with
Ottoville junior Abby Siefker
(9 markers) very well in the
first half of play. However, the
visitors are not unbeaten by
accident and quickly changed
up defenses to better defend
the post. The Wildcats took
an 18-15 lead going into the
second quarter; however, that
would be the last quarter they
would control the lead in the
contest.
The visitors came out in
the second quarter determined
to grab the lead going into
the locker room. A big part
of their comeback came from
senior guard Megan Bendele,
who tallied up nine points in
the first half (13 overall) and
gave the Big Green some much
needed momentum as the
game went on. Along with her
efforts, teammate Nicole Vorst
also added nine points, five of
those coming from the char-
ity stripe, and helped Ottoville
grab a 29-26 lead at half.
Ottoville struggled much of
the contest handling the ball
when the Wildcats went to their
full-court press and forced the
Big Green to 15 turnovers for
the game. The Big Green hit
some big free throws through-
out the game to keep their lead
and kept the Wildcats in check
with their press, making sure
that they were not committing
fouls and sending the visitors
to the line for easy points.
Miller City shot the ball very
well from behind the arc for the
majority of
the first half
and didnt
let up in the
second as
Jessica Leis,
M a r i s s a
Schr oeder
and Jessica
Nienberg hit
some clutch
3 - p o i n t -
ers late in
the second half to keep the
Wildcats in the contest. Miller
City racked up a total of seven
3-pointers to just one 3 from
Ottoville.
Ottoville took a 41-38 lead
going into the fourth and final
quarter of the contest. This is
where their numerous seniors
and juniors varsity experience
came in handy as they did not
crumble when the game was on
the line. Siefker stood tall to the
task as she had seven points in
the second half and really made
her presence known in the post.
With less than one minute left
in the contest, Ottoville held
a 5-point lead and looked to
seal the deal at the foul line.
However, after some missed
free throws and Miller City
hitting some clutch jumpers, it
was suddenly a contest late in
the game.
Ottoville led by three points
with 8 seconds left to go on
the clock and Wildcats point
guard Schroeder brought the
ball up the court. A pick was
set and Schroeder sent one fly-
ing towards the basket; how-
ever, her shot was off with
time expiring and the Ottoville
Big Green found themselves
with another W in the win
column.
The Lady Green grabbed the
junior varsity contest 42-34.
Lady Green host Spencer-
ville for a noon (JV) tip.
Ottoville (53)
Rachel Turnwald 2-0-4, Megan
Bendele 6-1-13, Lauren Koch 1-1-3,
Taylor Mangas 0-0-0, Nicole Vorst
2-7-11, Tonya Kaufman 0-0-0, Rachel
Beining 2-0-4, Lauren Kramer 3-2-9,
Abby Siefker 3-3-9. Totals 19-14-53.
Miller City (50)
Marissa Schroeder 2-0-6, Jessica
Leis 5-4-16, Brittany Drummelsmith
6-1-13, Jessica Nienberg 2-2-8,
Brandi Gerschulz 0-0-0, Melissa
Michel 3-0-7, Haley Lammers 0-0-0.
Totals 18-7-50.
Score By Quarters:
Ottoville 15 14 12 12 53
Miller City 18 8 12 12 50
Three-point goals: Ottoville,
Kramer; Miller City, Schroeder 2, Leis
2, Nienberg 2, Michel.
JV score: 42-34 (Ottoville).
Ottoville girls escape Miller City, stay perfect
Bendele Lauren Kramer
By JIM COX
Times Bulletin
Correspondent
BLUFFTON Bluffton
senior Lydia Guagentis per-
fectly arced 3 from straight
out was in the air as the buzzer
sounded. It rattled in, put-
ting an end to a wild game,
46-43, Pirates -- and break-
ing some Lincolnview Lancer
hearts in the process. Bluffton
is now 3-3 overall and 2-0
in the Northwest Conference.
Lincolnview is 3-2 and 1-1.
The fourth period was an
enigma. Lincolnview led 35-31
at the start of it but Bluffton
reeled off five field goals in a
row (Sierra Amstutz layup on
Guagenti assist, Amstutz layup
on a fast-break runout, Paige
Buroker layup on another
runout, Bailey Prichard 10-foot
banker from in front, Prichard
layup on a Guagenti assist).
That put the Pirates seemingly
in command -- 41-35 with 3:46
left in the game -- but not.
Lincolnview answered with
an 8-0 run (Carley Springers
1-of-2 freebies, Kaylee
Thatcher jumper from the left
elbow, Katie Dye layup off of
a Thatcher assist and a big 3
from the right corner by Dye)
-- 43-41, Lancers, at 1:08.
One of a slew of Lancer
deflections caused the ball to
ricochet off of several play-
ers before finding itself in the
hands of Amstutz for a game-
tying layup with 36 ticks left on
the clock. The Lancers tried to
hold for one shot but a travel-
ing violation gave the ball back
to Bluffton. The Pirates called
a timeout with five seconds
left -- and another one with
1.7 seconds remaining. After
seeing the Pirate alignment,
Lancer coach Dan Williamson
called a timeout. Despite hav-
ing a defender in her face,
the taller Guagenti nailed the
game-winner. It was Blufftons
only trey of the game.
We basically had it pretty
well figured out what they were
gonna do, said Williamson.
We had it defended about
as well as we could. She just
made the shot. You just have
to tip your hat to her -- and to
Bluffton. They just played bet-
ter than we did tonight.
The first quarter was the
reverse of the fourth, with
Lincolnview having the first
run and Bluffton countering.
Claire Dye started the scoring
with a swisher from the left
corner, then hit one from the
right corner to make it 6-0,
Lancers. Kaitlyn Brant laid
one in on a feed from Katie
Dye and Christine Stemen
nailed a 3 from the right wing.
Claire Dye then pilfered the
ball at mid-court and went
the distance to make it 13-0,
Lincolnview, at the 5:24 mark.
At that point, the home team
had gotten off only one shot,
while erring five times.
Then trouble arrived for the
visitors. Brant, the Lancers
tallest player at 5-10 and a
ferocious defender, deflected a
pass and crashed into the front
row trying to retrieve it. She
stayed down for some time in
obvious knee pain. She tried
to return four minutes later
(and promptly hit a layup) but
only lasted 40 seconds before
ending her night. The extent
of her injury is unknown but
her absence clearly had a big
effect, especially at the defen-
sive end.
With the Lancers up 13-0
-- and no Brant -- back came
Bluffton with a 10-0 run on
buckets by Prichard, Amstutz
(2), Guagenti and Prichard.
Brants aforementioned layup
made it 15-10 after one.
Claire Dye started the second
period by rattling in a 17-foot-
er from the right wing, her
ninth and 10th points, but she
wouldnt score again. Amstutz
powered her way inside for all
10 Pirate points (four layups
and two free throws) in that
period, keeping Bluffton within
four at the half, 24-20.
Two more Amstutz layups
(assists by Katie Palte and
Prichard), the second followed
by an and-1, got Bluffton its
first lead of the night at 25-24.
Prichard hit 1-of-2 from the
stripe for 26-24 but Springer
scored twice on the block via
Katie Dye feeds to get the lead
back. Amstutz tied it on an
inbounds layup and Lancer
freshman Julia Thatcher hit
1-of-2 free throws -- 29-28,
Bluffton, at 2:55. Amstutzs
point-blanker stretched the lead
to three but Katie Dye drove
the baseline to score, then hit
a short jumper. Springer laid
one in on an inbounds pass
from Claire Dye and Guagenti
hit a free throw to make it
35-31, Lincolnview, going into
the fourth.
Cold shooting -- 3-of-
15 from the field -- doomed
Lincolnview in the last period.
Bluffton, on the contrary, was
red-hot, making 7-of-9 in the
last eight minutes. For the game,
the Pirates also had a big edge
there -- 54 percent (20-of-37) to
36 percent (18-of-50). Although
each team shot only eight free
throws, the Pirates were decent
at 63 percent (hitting 5), while
the Lancers struggled at 38 per-
cent (hitting 3). The rebounds
were close -- 24-21, Bluffton.
The Pirates turned it over a lot
more -- 25-16.
We just couldnt hit any-
thing (in the fourth quarter) and
those are shots we would nor-
mally hit, said Williamson. It
wasnt that they were bad shots.
They were in rhythm and we
were ready to shoot the ball.
We just couldnt hit. There are
gonna be nights where we dont
shoot well and our defense just
wasnt there -- for whatever
reason I dont know. Part of that
was what Bluffton was doing.
They did a good job of mak-
ing adjustments to our traps.
They handled it pretty well. We
just didnt have an answer for
Amstutz.
Amstutz, a junior, netted 29
points, including 13 field goals,
all in the paint. Katie Dye,
Claire Dye and Springer had
13, 10 and 10 for Lincolnview.
The Lancers undefeated
jayvee team won 32-24, getting
eight points apiece from Ashley
Teman and Baylee Neate.
Bluffton was led by Kearstin
Barry, Danyelle Hughes and
Lauren Parkins with 6, 6 and 5.
The Lancers visit Wayne
Trace 6 p.m. (JV start)
Monday.
Lincolnview (43)
Kaylee Thatcher 1 0-0 2, Claire
Dye 4 0-0 10, Katie Dye 6 0-0 13,
Kaitlyn Brant 2 0-0 4, Carley Springer
4 2-6 10, Julia Thatcher 0 1-2 1,
Christine Stemen 1 0-0 3, Morgan Peel
0 0-0 0. Totals 18 3-8 43.
Bluffton (46)
Lydia Guagenti 2 1-2 6, Paige
Buroker 1 0-0 2, Sierra Amstutz 13
3-4 29, Bailey Prichard 4 1-2 9, Katie
Palte 0 0-0 0, Hunt 0 0-0 0, Danyelle
Hughes 0 0-0 0, Flinn 0 0-0 0. Totals
20 5-8 46.
Score by Quarters:
Lincolnview 15 9 11 8 - 43
Bluffton 10 10 11 15 - 46
Three-point field goals: Lincolnview
4 (C. Dye 2, K. Dye, Stemen); Bluffton
1 (Guagenti).
JV score: 32-24 (Lincolnview).
By DAVE BONINSEGNA
The Delphos Herald
zsportslive@yahoo.com

COLUMBUS GROVE
The Columbus Grove Lady
Bulldogs got off to a quick-
er start than Lima Central
Catholic in their Northwest
Conference girls basketball
encounter at Columbus Grove
High School Thursday night.
However, the combination
on zero turnovers and runs
of 5-0 and 6-0 in the sec-
ond canto helped the Lady
Thunderbirds overcome 2-of-
13 shooting in the first period
and paced LCC to a 50-43
victory.
The T-Birds were paced
Stacia Allens 16 points. Lexi
Kingsberry added 15 points in
the victory.
It was disappointing; we
talked a lot leading up to the
game about Allen. I thought
we did a pretty good job on
her. What killed us was the
Kingsberry girl getting into
Blufftons buzzer-beating trey sinks Lancers 46-43
LCC recovers from slow start, rallies past Lady Bulldogs
See LCC, page 7
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 3 0 .769 396 274
N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270
Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 341
Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 246
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208
Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 251
Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 207 293
Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 382
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 202
Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 270
Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 5 0 .615 269 302
Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 354
San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299
Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349
Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281
Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292
Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 290
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286
Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 341 281
Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 355
Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278
Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 305
Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255
Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182
Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259
Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288
St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 153 326
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursdays Result
Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14
Saturdays Game
Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Sundays Games
New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.
Mondays Game
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.
NFL GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 30 20 7 3 43 110 85
N.Y. Rangers 29 17 8 4 38 84 65
Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79
New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86
N.Y. Islanders 29 9 14 6 24 67 96
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 30 20 9 1 41 102 61
Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95
Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82
Montreal 32 13 12 7 33 82 84
Ottawa 32 14 14 4 32 96 112
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80
Washington 30 16 13 1 33 90 94
Winnipeg 31 14 13 4 32 84 94
Tampa Bay 31 13 16 2 28 84 105
Carolina 33 10 18 5 25 84 113
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 31 19 8 4 42 103 95
Detroit 30 19 10 1 39 96 67
St. Louis 30 18 9 3 39 75 63
Nashville 31 16 11 4 36 83 83
Columbus 31 9 18 4 22 74 102
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 32 20 8 4 44 83 70
Vancouver 31 18 11 2 38 101 77
Calgary 31 14 14 3 31 78 87
Edmonton 31 14 14 3 31 85 84
Colorado 32 14 17 1 29 86 99
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 30 18 11 1 37 77 80
San Jose 29 16 10 3 35 83 72
Phoenix 31 16 12 3 35 82 82
Los Angeles 31 14 13 4 32 67 71
Anaheim 30 9 16 5 23 71 96
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
Thursdays Results
Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Carolina 4, Vancouver 3
Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3
Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OT
St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Nashville 4, Detroit 3
Washington 1, Winnipeg 0
Phoenix 4, Edmonton 2
San Jose 5, Colorado 4
Todays Games
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m.
NHL GLANCE
By PAUL NEWBERRY
ATLANTA Ho hum,
another winning season for
the Atlanta Falcons.
Thats not such a big deal
anymore.
This team has
much higher goals.
Putting together
their most complete
effort of the season,
the Falcons clinched
a fourth straight win-
ning record with a
41-14 rout of the Jacksonville
Jaguars on Thursday night.
Matt Ryan had another big
game, throwing three touch-
down passes in less than three
quarters of work, and John
Abraham terrorized rookie
quarterback Blaine Gabbert
with 3 1/2 sacks.
Atlanta (9-5) strengthened
its hold on an NFC wild card,
shrugging off the immediate
accomplishment of another
above-.500 finish.
Our expectations are
much higher than winning
seasons, coach Mike Smith
said. Im glad weve been
able to accomplish that as an
organization and a football
team. But believe me, its
not one of those expectations
we really want to talk about.
If were where we think we
are as an organization and a
football team, thats expected
each and every year.
It wasnt so long ago that
nine wins was a big deal. The
Falcons went through the first
42 years of their existence
without so much as back-to-
back winning seasons. All
that changed when Smith
and general manager Thomas
Dimitroff took over in 2008.
Since then, Atlanta has
been to the playoff two times
and is closing in on a third
appearance.
This one was over by
halftime. Atlanta led 27-0
when the teams trotted to the
locker room, Gabbert and the
shellshocked Jaguars
(4-10) saddled with
a net passing total of
minus-1 yard.
Atlanta stretched
out its lead to 41-0
before Jacksonville
scored on a blocked
punt. Going back to the previ-
ous week, when the Falcons
overcame a 16-point half-
time deficit at Carolina, they
ripped off 65 points in a row
over five quarters.
Now thats more like it
from a team that was project-
ed as a Super Bowl contender
but had not quite lived up to
expectations.
Roddy White had 10
catches for 135 yards for the
Falcons and became just the
eighth receiver in NFL his-
tory with 80 receptions and
1,000 yards in five straight
seasons.
Gabbert had one of his
worst games in a miser-
able rookie season, cough-
ing up the ball twice on hits
by Abraham. Both fumbles
led to Atlanta scores, with
defensive tackle Corey Peters
scooping up the second one
and trotting to the end zone
early in the third quarter for
a touchdown that ended any
thought of the Jaguars getting
back in the game.
Abraham came into the
game with only five sacks on
the season.
Ryan was 19-of-26 for 224
yards and three touchdowns,
with a season-high rating of
137.3. White caught two of
the scoring passes, Julio Jones
the other.
Gabbert was 12-of-22 for
141 yards, also throwing an
interception during a truly
awful night full of bad deci-
sions when he wasnt running
for his life. He was sacked
five times and got most of his
yards on a meaningless final
drive, which resulted in the
only offensive touchdown of
the night: a 16-yard pass to
Chastin West with 59 seconds
remaining.
It wasnt our best night,
Gabbert said. Weve just got
to learn from it, take the posi-
tives out of it and just get bet-
ter.
The injury-riddled Jaguars,
playing out the season with
an interim coach and a new
owner, were coming off their
best performance, having
scored 41 straight points in
a 41-14 victory over Tampa
Bay. But, playing for the third
time in 11 days, they couldnt
build any momentum for a
strong finish.
Shahid Khan must have
been wondering why he paid
an estimated $760 million
to buy the team from origi-
nal Jaguars owner Wayne
Weaver, a deal that was unan-
imously approved by NFL
owners a day earlier.
On the first snap of the
game, Michael Turner burst
off left guard for 15 yards and
the Falcons were off and run-
ning. Ryan capped the open-
ing drive by stepping up to
avoid the pressure, flipping
a short pass to Jones, then
watching the rookie turn on
an impressive burst of speed
for a 29-yard touchdown.
Gabbert got an idea of
what hed be up against on his
first snap: Abraham shrugged
off a blocker and threw the
quarterback for a 10-yard
loss. The rookie finally com-
pleted a pass on the final play
of the opening quarter but
Sean Weatherspoon sniffed
out the screen and slammed
Marcedes Lewis for a 4-yard
loss.
Matt Bryant kicked a
33-yard field goal that made
it 10-0, then another brutal
mistake by the Jaguars early
in the second quarter helped
turn this one into a rout.
Jarrett Dillard let a punt slip
right through his hands and
Weatherspoon fell on it at
the Jacksonville 5. The next
play, Turner rumbled into the
end zone standing to make it
17-0.
The Falcons werent done,
not by a long shot. Ryan fin-
ished off a 9-play, 72-yard
by hooking up with White in
the back on the end zone on a
6-yard touchdown, a pass that
Tony Gonzalez was nearly in
position to catch as well.
Now down 24-0, the
Jaguars couldnt even get off
the field without turning it
over again. Abraham popped
the ball loose from Gabbert
and after a wild scramble,
Curtis Lofton finally fell on
it at the Jacksonville 19. That
set up Bryants second field
goal, a 31-yarder on the final
play of the half.
NOTES: Jacksonville had negative
net yards passing most of the game
and finished with just 91, actually low-
ering what was already the NFLs
worst passing average. ... Jones fin-
ished with five catches for 85 yards.
... Jacksonvilles Maurice Jones-Drew,
the NFLs leading rusher, had 112
yards on 17 carries.
Ryan, Abraham lead Falcons
to 41-14 rout of Jacksonville
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our zone; she just tore it up,
Grove coach Chad Ricker
stated.
Grove (2-3, 0-2) had a very
strong inside performance by
Nikki Stechschulte; the senior
had four baskets off of offen-
sive rebounds in the first half
and finished with 15 points to
go with 15 rebounds. Anna
Ricker contributed 14 mark-
ers, while Brooke Brubaker
added 12 points, hitting four
shots from beyond the arc.
LCC (4-2, 1-1 NWC)
overcame their shooting
woes in the second quarter
as Kingsberry scored eight of
her 15 points to help pace the
Lady T-Birds to a 6-0 run to
start the second eight min-
utes of play. Despite Brubaker
catching fire for the Bulldogs
by nailing three long-range
shots, the hosts trailed 24-21
at the break as the guests went
into the locker room with no
turnovers in the first half.
The Thunderbirds wasted
no time gaining control in
the second half; the visitors
quickly stretched their lead
to seven at 38-31, holding
the Dogs to just three bas-
kets from the field despite a
4-for-4 performance from the
line by Ricker. Grove trailed
40-33 heading into the final
stanza.
LCC augmented its lead to
49-38 in the fourth when Allen
stepped up after Kingsberry
was forced to sit after com-
mitting her fourth foul mid-
way into the period. Allen hit
a stretch of seven consecutive
points for the Lady Birds,
hitting a triple with 1:53 to
go, giving the guests a 49-38
advantage.
I really hate to play zone;
I didnt want them (LCC) to
just drive up the middle on
us. You just have to do what
you have to do, Ricker com-
mented.
LCC shot 21-of-49 from
the field (43 percent), includ-
ing 6-of-17 3-pointers, and
2-of-11 at the line (18%).
They gave the ball up just five
times versus 19 for the hosts.
The Bulldogs went 14-of-
40 (35 percent), 6-of-15
downtown, but connected on
9-of-10 (90%) from the char-
ity stripe. They grabbed 27
boards.
LCC won the junior varsity
contest 32-29.
Grove hosts Kalida 6 p.m.
Tuesday.
LCC (50)
Kelly Ahman 1-0-3, Madison
George 1-0-2, Lexi Kingsberry 7-1-15,
Tylyn Taylor 1-0-3, Stacia Allen 6-1-
16, Molly Clements 3-0-6, Meredith
Shepherd 2-0-5. Totals 21-2/11-50.
Columbus Grove (43)
Anne Ricker 2-8-14, Brooke
Brubaker 4-0-12, Cece Utendorf 0-0-0,
Stechschulte 7-1-15, Renee Karhoff
0-0-0, Sydney McCluer 0-0-0, Katelyn
Scott 1-0-2. Totals 14-9/10-43.
Score by Quarters:
Lima CC 6 18 16 10 - 50
Col. Grove 9 12 12 10 - 43
Three-point goals: Lima Central
Catholic, Allen 3, Shepherd, Ahman,
Taylor; Columbus Grove,
JV score: 32-29 (LCC).
LCC
By Sean lafontaine
Times Bulletin
Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com
SHAWNEE After a
physical, hard-fought game,
the Van Wert Lady Cougars
were handed their first loss in
the Western Buckeye League,
52-40, Thursday night in
Lappin Gymnasium.
The Lady Cougars got
off to a fast start. Alex
Morrow hit a jump shot
at the top of they key to
give Van Wert an early 2-0
lead. A few possessions later,
Alex Morrow stole the ball
and scored again to put the
Lady Cougars up by four.
After Shawnee scored to make
the score 4-2, Livia Butler put
in a close shot and drew the
foul, causing Shawnee to take
a timeout and talk things over.
Butler put in the free throw
to put the Cougars up 7-2.
Shawnee answered with a run
of its own, scoring nine unan-
swered points to take an 11-7
lead. Van Wert fought right
back, though. Molly Gamble
put an end to the run with a
jump shot from the corner,
then Kaitlyn Hall followed suit
on the following possession to
tie the score at 11, which is
how the first quarter ended.
The defensive pressure
really picked up in the second
quarter. Van Wert continued
to use its zone defense to try
and slow down the shooters
from Shawnee, while Shawnee
used full-court pressure to try
and speed up the game and
force turnovers. Erin Morrow
put Van Wert back on top by
hitting a pair of free throws.
After a Shantay Glenn layup,
Alex Morrow hit a
layup to once again
give the Lady Cougars
the lead. Britt Lauck
scored a bucket and
the foul a few minutes later
for Shawnee, hitting the free
throw to put Shawnee back
on top by one. With 2:03
to go in the second quarter,
Gamble hit another jump shot
to give the Lady Cougars the
1-point lead. However, with
under 30 seconds left in the
half, Lauck hit a shot to give
the Lady Indians the lead at
18-17, which they took into
halftime.
In the third quarter, the
momentum seemingly shifted
to the Shawnee side. Coming
out of the half, Liz Aller hit
a 3 for the Lady Indians. A
few minutes later, the Lady
Cougars tied the game at
22 after a basket by Butler.
Shortly after, Lauck hit a 3 to
give Shawnee a 25-22 lead;
this time the Lady Indians
would not give up the lead.
They went on a 12-0 run in
the middle of the third quarter
to open up a lead that proved
to be too big for the Lady
Cougars to come back from.
With about a minute left in the
third quarter, Alexis Dowdy
put in a free throw to end the
drought for Van Wert.
The Lady Cougars, howev-
er, did not give up in the fourth
quarter. Both teams kept up
the defensive pressure and
played an almost even stanza.
The Lady Indians opened up
a 16-point lead during the
fourth quarter but Van Wert
fought back. Erin Morrow hit
a 3 with two minutes to go to
cut into the lead. After a free
throw by Shawnee, Dowdy
put in a bucket and drew a
foul; her free throw cut the
deficit to 11. Dowdy followed
up with another basket to cut
the lead to single digits but
that was as close as Van Wert
got. Shawnee was able to hit
their free throws down the
stretch to put the game away.
Alex Morrow led the way
for the Lady Cougars with 12
points and Dowdy followed
with 10 points.
We had one bad quarter.
We got outscored in the third
quarter and that really set the
tone. We fought hard in the
fourth quarter but you cant
get down by that much to a
team like Shawnee and expect
to come back, Van Wert
coach Lance Moonshower
said.
Even after the loss,
Moonshower was still pleased
with his teams effort, espe-
cially on the defensive end:
We felt great about out
defense tonight. We have only
worked on our zone defense
for about a week and the girls
ran it about as well as they
could.
Coach Moonshower is also
pleased with his teams effort
and where the team is headed:
Every game we see improve-
ment. We have a lot of ups
and downs and unfortunately
tonight our downs outnum-
bered our ups but we see good
things. Our girls have given
100 percent effort all year
long and that is all we ask of
them.
Van Wert moves to 2-3 on
the and 1-1 in WBL play. Van
Wert will play their next game
Saturday at Coldwater; tipoff
is at noon.
Van Wert - Cheyenne Handy 2,
Kaitlynn Hall 2, Livia Butler 5, Alex
Morrow 12, Erin Morrow 5, Alexis
Dowdy 10, Molly Gamble 4.
Shawnee - Chrystena Smith 11,
Britt Lauck 15, Liz Aller 10, Abbey
Waddle 6, Shantay Glenn 8, Stacey
Sherrick 2.
Score by Quarters:
Van Wert 11 6 8 15 - 40
Shawnee 11 7 20 14 - 52
Lady Indians hand Cougars WBL cage loss
Middle two quarters
sink Lady Bearcats
ADA Ada used a 37-17
edge in the middle two quar-
ters Thursday night to pace a
64-51 Northwest Conference
girls hardwood victory at The
Kennel in Ada.
Tabby Jolliff led the Lady
Bulldogs with 15, while
Kenzie Fell and Taylor
Willeke added 14.
Mackenzie Miller led the
Lady Bearcats with 16, while
Abbie Freewalt added 12 and
Jennifer Post 10. Spencerville
canned 20-of-43 shots, 4-of-7
from deep, and 6-of-24 free
throws. They controlled 32
caroms (10 offensive) as Post
had nine and Freewalt and
Katie Merriman six each. They
collected 12 assists (Cortney
Miller 4), seven steals (M.
Miller and Post 2 each), 17
turnovers and 17 fouls.
Spencerville visits Ottoville
high noon (junior varsity tip)
Saturday.
SPENCERVILLE (51)
Cortney Miller 3-0-6, Alyssa
Mullholland 0-0-0, Abbie Freewalt 5-2-
12, Mackenzie Miller 4-5-16, Jennifer
Post 5-0-10, Schylar Miller 3-0-7, Tori
Hardesty 0-0-0, Karri Purdy 0-0-0,
Katie Merriman 0-0-0, Emilee Meyer
0-0-0, Amber Crider 0-0-0, Kacie
Mullholland 0-0-0. Totals 20-7-51.
ADA (64)
Kenzie Fell 14, Simmons 5, Rouch
3, Amburgey 7, Tabby Jolliff 15, Taylor
Willeke 14, Wyss 6.
Score by Quarters:
Spencerville 19 6 11 11 - 51
Ada 13 16 21 14 - 64
Three-point goals: Spencerville, M.
Miller 3, S. Miller; Ada,
JV score: 39-31 (Spencerville).
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Redskins take down
Lady Dawgs
WAPAKONETA
Wapakonetas girls hardwood
unit nearly doubled-up Elidas
Thursday night, registering
a 59-30 Western Buckeye
League triumph at Wapak
High School.
Tasha Helmstetter topped
the Lady Redskins with 21,
while Sara Warner added 10.
Sabrina Kline and Cassidy
Slusher paced the Lady
Dawgs with six each.
Elida hosts Coldwater 6
p.m. Tuesday.
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Jefferson junior
high boys at 3-0
Both the Jefferson seventh-
grade and eighth-grade boys
cage teams moved to 3-0
with wins over Fort Jennings
Thursday.
The seventh-graders
won 34-21. Scoring for the
Wildcats were: Jace Stockwell
(13), Drew Reise (12), Cole
Arroyo (4), Eli Eddie (2), Ben
Curth (2) and Brandon Herron
(1).
The eighth-graders
won 53-36. Scoring for the
Wildcats were: Trey Smith
(20), Drew Wannamacher
(13), Dalton Hicks (12), Josh
Teman (4), Ryan Goergens (2)
and Christian Stemen (2).
LOCAL ROUNDUP
NHL CAPSULES
MONTREAL Andrei
Meszaros scored 8:08 into the
third, Mathieu Carle had three
assists and the Philadelphia
Flyers extended their winning
streak to seven with a 4-3 victory
over the Montreal Canadiens on
Thursday night.
Maxime Talbot, Harry
Zolnierczyk and Wayne
Simmonds also scored for the
Flyers in the victory tempered by
news that captain Chris Pronger
will miss the rest of the
regular season and play-
offs because of severe
post-concussion syn-
drome. The Flyers also
were without star forward
Claude Giroux, the NHL
scoring leader with 39
points. He missed his
second game in a row and is
out indefinitely with a concussion
after taking an inadvertent knee
to the head from Simmonds on
Saturday.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped
28 shots for Philadelphia, which
blew 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 leads in the
second period.
The Flyers have won 9-of-10.
Erik Cole scored the
Canadiens third tying goal of the
second with 15.5 seconds left in
the period.
Louis Leblanc got his first
NHL goal and David Desharnais
also scored earlier in the middle
period for Montreal.
CAPITALS 1, JETS 0
WINNIPEG, Manitoba Alex
Ovechkin scored with 1:14 left
and Michal Neuvirth made 26
saves for his first shutout of the
season in Washingtons victory
over Winnipeg.
Ovechkin took a drop pass
from Marcus Johansson at the
Winnipeg blue line and fired a
shot through Ondrej Pavelecs
pads for his 10th of the season.
Washington improved to 4-4
since Dale Hunter took over as
coach.
Pavelec made 27 saves for
Winnipeg, who had won five
straight at home.
BLUES 4, RANGERS 1
ST. LOUIS Brian Elliott
made 25 saves for his ninth vic-
tory in the last 10 games and
Alex Steen had a goal and an
assist for St. Louis.
Elliott lowered his NHL-leading
goals-against average to
1.43 and increased his
league-best save percent-
age to .950. The Blues
(7-0-1) have 15 of a pos-
sible 16 points against
Eastern Conference foes
this season.
Patrik Berglund, David
Perron and Jami Langenbrunner
also scored for the Blues.
Michael Del Zotto scored for
New York and Henrik Lundqvist
made 32 saves.
PREDATORS 4, RED WINGS
3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Shea
Weber scored two goals late in
the third period to lift Nashville.
Detroit native David Legwand
and Jordin Tootoo also scored
for Nashville in its fourth straight
victory.
Tomas Holmstrom, Henrik
Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom
scored for the Red Wings.
Nashville got its only power
play of the game with 4:46 remain-
ing in the third when goalie Jimmy
Howard was called for hooking
Tootoo. Only 22 seconds after
the penalty was called, Webers
blast from above the left faceoff
circle beat a screened Howard on
the glove side. Webers wrist shot
from the right point just under 3
minutes later bounced in front of
the net and slipped by Howard.
KINGS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1
COLUMBUS Dustin
Brown scored on a redirect
midway through the third peri-
od and Jonathan Quick had 24
saves to help Los Angeles beat
Columbus, giving interim coach
John Stevens his first victory.
Brown added an assist on
Davis Drewiskes goal for the
Kings, who fired Terry Murray on
Monday. After a 5-1-1 start, the
Kings have gone 9-12-3.
Jeff Carter scored for
Columbus.
COYOTES 4, OILERS 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. Shane
Doan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
scored in the third period and
Phoenix ended a 3-game los-
ing streak with a victory over
Edmonton.
Phoenix played the night
before and Edmonton had five
days off but it was the Coyotes
who had the extra jump, out-
shooting the Oilers 42-20.
Lauri Korpikoski scored in
the first period, Radim Vrbata
in the second, then Doan and
Ekman-Larsson put it away with
goals 3 minutes apart in
the third. Ray Whitney had three
assists.
Taylor Hall scored twice for
Edmonton after missing the pre-
vious seven games with a left
shoulder injury.
HURRICANES 4, CANUCKS
3
RALEIGH, N.C. Drayson
Bowman scored two goals and
Carolina rallied to beat Vancouver
to give Kirk Muller his first coach-
ing win on home ice.
Tuomo Ruutu added a
deflected goal and an assist and
Jaroslav Spacek scored his first
goal since being acquired by
the last-place Hurricanes. They
scored four straight goals to rally
from a 2-0 deficit.
Alex Burrows and Mason
Raymond each had a goal and
an assist. Kevin Bieksa also
scored and Henrik Sedin had two
assists to reach 700 career points
for the Canucks.
Cam Ward made 33 saves for
the Hurricanes.
SHARKS 5, AVALANCHE 4
SAN JOSE, Calif. Brent
Burns, Joe Pavelski and Logan
Couture scored in a 4:29 span
of the third period and San Jose
overcame a 2-goal deficit to beat
Colorado.
Ryane Clowe and Michal
Handzus also scored for the
Sharks.
Paul Stastny scored twice and
Ryan OReilly and Daniel Winnick
added goals for Colorado, up 4-2
after two periods.
STARS 3, ISLANDERS 2
UNIONDALE, N.Y. Jamie
Benn scored the go-ahead goal
4:33 into the third period and also
had an assist in Dallas victory
over New York.
Loui Eriksson and Brendan
Morrow also scored and Richard
Bachman made 25 saves to
improve to 3-0 in the NHL.
Michael Grabner and Kyle
Okposo scored for New York.
New Yorks Brian Rolston left
the game because of a concus-
sion in the first period.
LIGHTNING 5, FLAMES 4,
OT
TAMPA, Fla. Steven
Stamkos scored his 19th goal
of the season 30 seconds into
overtime to lift Tampa Bay past
Calgary. Stamkos got the winner
from in close off a nifty pass from
Eric Brewer.
Teddy Purcell, Tom Pyatt,
Ryan Malone and Nate Thompson
also scored Tampa Bay.
Matt Stajan, Jarome Iginla,
Rene Bourque and Olli Jokinen
scored for the Flames.
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NEW TESTAMENT FELLOWSHIP
Rev. Linda Wannemacher-Pastor
Jaye Wannemacher-Worship Leader
Contact: 419-695-3566
Sunday - 7:00 p.m. Bible Study with
worship @ ACTS Chapel-8277 German
Rd., Delphos
Thursday - 7:00 p.m. For Such A
Time As This All & Non Denominational
Tri-County Community Intercessory
Prayer Meeting @ Presbyterian Church
(Basement), 310 W. 2nd St. Delphos -
Everyone Welcome.
DELPHOS BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Terry McKissack
302 N Main, Delphos
Contact: 419-692-0061 or 419-302-6423
Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
(All Ages) , 11:00 a.m. Sunday Service,
6:00 p.m Sunday Evening Service
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Bible Study,
Youth Study
Nursery available for all services.
FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
310 W. Second St.
419-692-5737
Pastor Harry Tolhurst
Sunday: 11:00 Worship Service -
Everyone Welcome
Communion first Sunday of every
month.
Communion at Van Crest Health
Care Center - First Sunday of each
month at 2:30 p.m., Nursing Home and
assisted living.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH
422 North Pierce St., Delphos
Phone 419-695-2616
Rev. Angela Khabeb
Saturday-8:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast
Sunday-8:45 a.m. Sunday School;
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. Hall in use
by Delphos Community Project; 10:00
a.m. January Newsletter deadline
Wednesday - 9:00 A.M. Hall in use
be Delphos Community Project; 7:00
Longest Night Service
Saturday-8:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast;
4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship
Service; 10:00 p.m. Christmas Eve
Worship Service
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Where Jesus is Healing
Hurting Hearts!
808 Metbliss Ave., Delphos
One block south of Stadium Park.
419-692-6741
Senior Pastor - Dan Eaton
Love and Power Services
Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Sunday wor-
ship Celebration @10:30am with Kids
Chruch & Nursery provided; 6:00 p.m.
Harvest Party for all ages.
Monday - Prayer- 7:00 p.m.
Other ministries take place at vari-
ous times. Check out www.delphos-
firstassemblyofgod.com.
DELPHOS CHRISTIAN UNION
Pastor: Rev. Gary Fish
470 S. Franklin St., (419) 692-9940
9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Sunday morning service.
Youth ministry every Wednesday
from 6-8 p.m.
Childrens ministry every third
Saturday from 11 to 1:30.
ST. PAULS UNITED METHODIST
335 S. Main St. Delphos
Pastor - Rev. David Howell
Sunday - 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

DELPHOS WESLEYAN CHURCH
11720 Delphos Southworth Rd.
Delphos - Phone 419-695-1723
Pastor Wayne Prater
Sunday - 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:15
a.m. Sunday School for all ages.
Wednesday - 7 p.m. Service and
prayer meeting.
TRINITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
211 E. Third St., Delphos
Rev. David Howell, Pastor
Week of Dec. 18, 2011
Sunday - Fourth Sunday of Advent;
8:15 a.m. Worship Service; 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School Class for all ages; 9:30
HARTFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
(Independent Fundamental)
Rt. 81 and Defiance Trial
Rt. 2, Box 11550
Spencerville 45887
Rev. Robert King, Pastor
Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 7:00 p.m.
Evening worship and Teens Alive
(grades 7-12).
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Bible ser-
vice.
Tuesday & Thursday 7- 9 p.m.
Have you ever wanted to preach the
Word of God? This is your time to
do it. Come share your love of Christ
with us.
IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
699 Sunnydale, Elida, Ohio 454807
Pastor Kimberly R. Pope-Seiberlin
Sunday - 8:30 a.m. traditional; 10:45
a.m. contemporary
NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER
2240 Baty Road, Elida Ph. 339-5673
Rev. James F. Menke, Pastor
Sunday 10 a.m. Worship.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Evening ser-
vice.
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
2701 Dutch Hollow Rd. Elida
Phone: 339-3339
Rev. Frank Hartman
Sunday - 10 a.m. Sunday School (all
ages); 11 a.m. Morning Service; 6 p.m.
Evening Service.
Wednesday - 7 p.m. Prayer
Meeting.
Office Hours: Monday-Friday,
8-noon, 1-4- p.m.
ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Corner of Zion Church & Conant Rd.,
Elida
Pastors: Mark and D.J. Fuerstenau
Sunday - Service - 9:00 a.m.
PIKE MENNONITE CHURCH
3995 McBride Rd., Elida
Phone 419-339-3961
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF GOD
Elida - Ph. 222-8054
Rev. Larry Ayers, Pastor
Service schedule: Sunday 10 a.m.
School; 11 a.m. Morning Worship; 6
p.m. Sunday evening.
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
4750 East Road, Elida
Pastor - Brian McManus
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship, nursery avail-
able.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Youth
Prayer, Bible Study; 7:00 p.m. Adult
Prayer and Bible Study; 8:00 p.m. -
Choir.
GOMER UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
7350 Gomer Road, Gomer, Ohio
419-642-2681
gomererucc@bright.net
Rev. Brian Knoderer
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship
BREAKTHROUGH
101 N. Adams St., Middle Point
Pastor Scott & Karen Fleming
Sunday Church Service - 10 a.m,
6 p.m.
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.
CALVARY EVANGELICAL CHURCH
10686 Van Wert-Decatur Rd.
Van Wert, Ohio
419-238-9426
Rev. Clark Williman. Pastor
Sunday- 8:45 a.m. Friends and
Family; 9:00 a.m. Sunday School
LIVE, 5 til 10 meet you at the Altar;
10:00 a.m. Worship LIVE
Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. MUMS
Friday - Calvary Preschool Christmas
break begins
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.-7 p.m. Christmas
Communion Service
SALEM UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
15240 Main St. Venedocia
Rev. Wendy S. Pratt, Pastor
Church Phone: 419-667-4142
Sunday - 8:30 a.m. - Adult Bell
Choir; 8:45 a.m. Jr. Choir; 9:30
a.m. - Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday
school; 6:30 p.m. - Capital Funds
Committee.
Monday - 6 p.m. Senior Choir.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH
601 Jennings Rd., Van Wert
Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.;
Monday 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m.;
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.; Thursday 8:30
a.m. - Communion Service; Friday
8:30 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.
VAN WERT VICTORY
CHURCH OF GOD
10698 US 127S., Van Wert
(Next to Tracys Auction Service)
Tommy Sandefer, lead pastor
Ron Prewitt, sr. adult pastor
Sunday worship & childrens minis-
try - 10:00 a.m.
www.vwvcoh.com
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TRINITY LUTHERAN
303 S. Adams, Middle Point
Rev. Tom Cover
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship service.
GRACE FAMILY CHURCH
634 N. Washington St., Van Wert
Pastor: Rev. Ron Prewitt
Sunday - 9:15 a.m. Morning wor-
ship with Pulpit Supply.
KINGSLEY UNITED METHODIST
15482 Mendon Rd., Van Wert
Phone: 419-965-2771
Pastor Chuck Glover
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship
- 10:25 a.m.
Wednesday - Youth Prayer and
Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
Adult Prayer meeting - 7:00 p.m.
Choir practice - 8:00 p.m.
TRINITY FRIENDS CHURCH
605 N. Franklin St., Van Wert 45891
Ph: (419) 238-2788
Sr. Pastor Stephen Savage
Outreach Pastor Neil Hammons
Sunday - 8:15 a.m. - Prayer time;
9:00 a.m. Worship, Sunday School,
SWAT, Nursery; Single; 10:30 a.m.
Worship, Nursery, Childrens Church,
Discipleship class; Noon - Lunch
Break; 2:00 p.m. Service for men
at Van Wert Correctional Fac.; 3:00
p.m. Service for women at Van Wert
Correctional Fac., Service at Paulding
jail
Tuesday - 1:00 p.m. - Share, Care,
Prayer Group in Fireside Room;
10-noon - Banquet Table Food
Pantry; 6:30 p.m. Quilting Friends
in Fellowship Hall; 7 p.m. B.R.E.A.L.
Womens group in Room 108.
Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Small
groups, Discipleship Series in sanc-
tuary, Christian Life Club, Nursery,
Preschool; 7 p.m. R.O.C.K. Youth; 8
p.m. Worship Team rehearsal.
Thursday - 4-5:30 p.m. Banquet
Table Food Pantry.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Ph. 419-238-0333
Childrens Storyline: 419-238-2201
Email: fbaptvw@bright.net
Pastor Steven A. Robinson
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School
for all ages; 10:30 a.m. Family Worship
Hour; 6:30 p.m. Evening Bible Hour.
Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Word of Life
Student Ministries; 6:45 p.m. AWANA;
7:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study.
MANDALE CHURCH OF CHRIST
IN CHRISTIAN UNION
Rev. Don Rogers, Pastor
all ages. 10:30 a.m. Worship
Services; 7:00 p.m Worship.
Wednesday - 7 p.m. Prayer meet-
ing.
PENTECOSTAL WAY CHURCH
Pastors: Bill Watson
Rev. Ronald Defore
1213 Leeson Ave., Van Wert 45891
Phone (419) 238-5813
Head Usher: Ted Kelly
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School 11:10
a.m. - Worship 10:00 a.m. until 11:30
a.m. - Wednesday Morning Bible Class
6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. - Wednesday
Evening Prayer Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Wed. Night Bible
Study.
Thursday - Choir Rehearsal
Anchored in Jesus Prayer Line -
(419) 238-4427 or (419) 232-4379.
Emergency - (419) 993-5855
FAITH MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Road U, Rushmore
Pastor Robert Morrison
Sunday 10 am Church School;
11:00 Church Service; 6:00 p.m.
Evening Service
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Evening
Service
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
CATHOLIC CHURCH
512 W. Sycamore, Col. Grove
Office 419-659-2263
Fax: 419-659-5202
Father Tom Extejt
Masses: Tuesday-Friday - 8:00 a.m.;
First Friday of the month - 7 p.m.;
Saturday - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday - 8:30
a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Confessions - Saturday 3:30 p.m.,
anytime by appointment.
CHURCH OF GOD
18906 Rd. 18R, Rimer
419-642-5264 Fax: 419-642-3061
Rev. Mark Walls
Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service.
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Robert DeSloover, Pastor
7359 St. Rt. 109 New Cleveland
Saturday Mass - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass - 8:30 a.m.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Ottoville
Rev. John Stites
Mass schedule: Saturday - 4 p.m.;
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.

ST. BARBARA CHURCH
160 Main St., Cloverdale 45827
419-488-2391
Fr. John Stites
Mass schedule: Saturday 5:30 p.m.,
Sunday 8:00 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
135 N. Water St., Ft. Jennings
Rev. Joe Przybysz
Phone: 419-286-2132
Mass schedule: Saturday 5 p.m.;
Sunday 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
ST. MICHAEL CHURCH
Kalida
Fr. Mark Hoying
Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass.
Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
Masses.
Weekdays: Masses on Mon., Tues.,
Wed. and Friday at 8:00 am; Thurs.
7:30 p.m.
a.m. Juergen Waldicks Class; 10:30 a.m.
Worship Service/Cantata; 11:30 a.m.
Radio Worship on WDOH,
Monday - January Newsletter Deadline
Wednesday- 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir
Thursday - 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Suppers
On Us
Friday - 6:30 p.m. Tender Times Tear
Down
Saturday - 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service (Broadcast live
on WDOH; 11:00 pm Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service

MARION BAPTIST CHURCH
2998 Defiance Trail, Delphos
Pastor Jay Lobach 419-339-6319
Services: Sunday - 11:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m.; Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.
ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
331 E. Second St., Delphos
419-695-4050
Rev. Mel Verhoff, Pastor
Rev. Jacob Gordon, Asst. Pastor
Fred Lisk and Dave Ricker, Deacons
Mary Beth Will, Liturgical
Coordinator; Mrs. Trina Shultz, Pastoral
Associate. Mel Rode, Parish Council
President
Celebration of the Sacraments
Eucharist Lords Day Observance;
Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30, 9:15,
11:30 a.m.; Weekdays as announced on
Sunday bulletin.
Baptism Celebrated first Sunday
of month at 1:30 p.m. Call rectory to
schedule Pre-Baptismal instructions.
Reconciliation Tuesday and
Friday 7:30-7:50 a.m.; Saturday 3:30-
4:00 p.m. Anytime by request.
Matrimony Arrangements must be
made through the rectory six months
in advance.
Anointing of the Sick Communal
celebration in May and October.
Administered upon request.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Landeck - Phone: 419-692-0636
Administrative aide: Rita Suever
Masses: 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday.
Newcomers register at parish.
Marriages: Please call the parish
house six months in advance.
Baptism: Please call the parish.
ST. PATRICKS CHURCH
500 S. Canal, Spencerville
419-647-6202
Saturday - 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation;
5 p.m. Mass, May 1 - Oct. 30. Sunday -
10:30 a.m. Mass.
SPENCERVILLE FULL GOSPEL
107 Broadway St., Spencerville
Pastor Charles Muter
Home Ph. 419-657-6019
Sunday: Morning Services - 10:00
a.m. Evening Services - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Worship ser-
vice.
SPENCERVILLE CHURCH
OF THE NAZARENE
317 West North St. - 419-296-2561
Pastor Tom Shobe
9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30
a.m. Morning Worship; 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
Corner of Fourth & Main, Spencerville
Phone 419-647-5321
Rev. Jan Johnson, Pastor
Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship service.
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Spencerville
Rev. Ron Shifley, Pastor
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Church School;
10:30 a.m. Worship Service.
AGAPE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
9250 Armstrong Road, Spencerville
Pastors Phil & Deb Lee
Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Worship ser-
vice.
Wed. - 7:00 p.m. Bible Study
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Friday, December 16, 2011
At rst, there didnt seem to be much an
80-something grandmother could do to help
her churchs college freshmen wrestle with
the trials and temptations of their rst weeks
away at college.
After all, she knew very little about Fa-
cebook, YouTube, online homework, smart-
phones or texting, let alone sexting.
She did, however, know how to write let-
ters. So that is what she did, writing person-
al letters to each student to let them know
that she was praying for them, wishing
them the best as they searched for a college
church and looking forward to seeing them
at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
According to church members, the stu-
dents sought her out and rushed to give her
hugs and to say, Thank you, whenever
they came home, said Kara E. Powell,
who teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary
in Pasadena, Calif., and directs the Fuller
Youth Institute.
However, another church member later
stressed that the researcher had not heard the
whole story. Instead of writing one letter
and that was that, she had actually written
a letter to each of the students every week,
said Powell.
This was one of the most striking stories
that the seminary professor heard while do-
ing follow-up work for the Youth Institutes
six-year College Transition Project, which
followed 500 Christian young people as
they jumped from high school to college.
The goal was to nd strategies for par-
ents and religious leaders who wanted to
help teens develop a personal faith that
would stick when tested. The research
was released earlier this year in a book en-
titled Sticky Faith: Everyday ideas to build
lasting faith in your kids, written by Powell
and another Fuller colleague, Chap Clark.
The letter-writing grandmother, said
Powell, was an example of one major les-
son discovered during this process. After
years of segregating teens off into their
own niche, age-specic worship services
and programs, there is evidence that young
believers also prot from intergenerational
contacts, conversations and mentoring proj-
ects with senior adults. Young people are
also more likely to retain their faith if they
helped teach the faith to the very young.
Right up front, the researchers admitted
that the young people in this study had high-
er than average grade-point averages, were
more likely to have been raised in unbroken
homes and had grown up in churches large
enough to employ youth ministers. That was
the point.
Nevertheless, some of the results were
sobering:
-- When studies are combined, it appears
that 40 to 50 percent of churched young
people will abandon their faith -- at least
during the college years.
-- Only one in seven young people in the
Fuller study felt they were ready for the per-
sonal, moral challenges of college.
-- Events in the rst two weeks establish
patterns for many college careers, especially
those linked to alcohol, sex and involvement
in religious activities.
The nding that will inspire, or trouble,
many parents, according to Powell and
Clark, is that the faith practiced by most
young people is rooted in the beliefs, values
and choices that they see practiced in their
own homes. If young people see their par-
ents praying, its more likely that they will
pray. If they hear their parents weaving faith
into the joys and trials of daily life, its more
likely that this behavior will stick.
Its one thing to talk to children, said
Powell. Its something else to nd ways to
truly communicate -- two-way communica-
tion -- with the young about faith, doubt,
temptation and forgiveness. Breakthroughs
can take place while discussing everything
from homework to movies, from a parents
confessions about mistakes in the past to a
childs hints about his or her hopes for the
future.
We are not saying that it will help if you
lecture to your children about faith, she
said. Instead, the goal is for every parent to
be a student of what their children love and,
whether its sports or movies or who knows
what, to be able to engage their children on
that topic. You have to ask, What is my
child passionate about? You also have to
be honest and let your children know what
youre passionate about.
Then you have to ask how you can bring
faith into those conversations so that you can
share your faith journeys. There is no way to
force this. If it isnt happening naturally, the
kids are going to know it.

(Terry Mattingly is the director of the Washington
Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Col-
leges and Universities and leads the GetReligion.org
project to study religion and the news.)
TERRY MATTINGLY
On
Religion
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NEW TESTAMENT FELLOWSHIP
Rev. Linda Wannemacher-Pastor
Jaye Wannemacher-Worship Leader
Contact: 419-695-3566
Sunday - 7:00 p.m. Bible Study with
worship @ ACTS Chapel-8277 German
Rd., Delphos
Thursday - 7:00 p.m. For Such A
Time As This All & Non Denominational
Tri-County Community Intercessory
Prayer Meeting @ Presbyterian Church
(Basement), 310 W. 2nd St. Delphos -
Everyone Welcome.
DELPHOS BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Terry McKissack
302 N Main, Delphos
Contact: 419-692-0061 or 419-302-6423
Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
(All Ages) , 11:00 a.m. Sunday Service,
6:00 p.m Sunday Evening Service
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Bible Study,
Youth Study
Nursery available for all services.
FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
310 W. Second St.
419-692-5737
Pastor Harry Tolhurst
Sunday: 11:00 Worship Service -
Everyone Welcome
Communion first Sunday of every
month.
Communion at Van Crest Health
Care Center - First Sunday of each
month at 2:30 p.m., Nursing Home and
assisted living.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH
422 North Pierce St., Delphos
Phone 419-695-2616
Rev. Angela Khabeb
Saturday-8:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast
Sunday-8:45 a.m. Sunday School;
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. Hall in use
by Delphos Community Project; 10:00
a.m. January Newsletter deadline
Wednesday - 9:00 A.M. Hall in use
be Delphos Community Project; 7:00
Longest Night Service
Saturday-8:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast;
4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship
Service; 10:00 p.m. Christmas Eve
Worship Service
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Where Jesus is Healing
Hurting Hearts!
808 Metbliss Ave., Delphos
One block south of Stadium Park.
419-692-6741
Senior Pastor - Dan Eaton
Love and Power Services
Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Sunday wor-
ship Celebration @10:30am with Kids
Chruch & Nursery provided; 6:00 p.m.
Harvest Party for all ages.
Monday - Prayer- 7:00 p.m.
Other ministries take place at vari-
ous times. Check out www.delphos-
firstassemblyofgod.com.
DELPHOS CHRISTIAN UNION
Pastor: Rev. Gary Fish
470 S. Franklin St., (419) 692-9940
9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Sunday morning service.
Youth ministry every Wednesday
from 6-8 p.m.
Childrens ministry every third
Saturday from 11 to 1:30.
ST. PAULS UNITED METHODIST
335 S. Main St. Delphos
Pastor - Rev. David Howell
Sunday - 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

DELPHOS WESLEYAN CHURCH
11720 Delphos Southworth Rd.
Delphos - Phone 419-695-1723
Pastor Wayne Prater
Sunday - 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:15
a.m. Sunday School for all ages.
Wednesday - 7 p.m. Service and
prayer meeting.
TRINITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
211 E. Third St., Delphos
Rev. David Howell, Pastor
Week of Dec. 18, 2011
Sunday - Fourth Sunday of Advent;
8:15 a.m. Worship Service; 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School Class for all ages; 9:30
HARTFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
(Independent Fundamental)
Rt. 81 and Defiance Trial
Rt. 2, Box 11550
Spencerville 45887
Rev. Robert King, Pastor
Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 7:00 p.m.
Evening worship and Teens Alive
(grades 7-12).
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Bible ser-
vice.
Tuesday & Thursday 7- 9 p.m.
Have you ever wanted to preach the
Word of God? This is your time to
do it. Come share your love of Christ
with us.
IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
699 Sunnydale, Elida, Ohio 454807
Pastor Kimberly R. Pope-Seiberlin
Sunday - 8:30 a.m. traditional; 10:45
a.m. contemporary
NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER
2240 Baty Road, Elida Ph. 339-5673
Rev. James F. Menke, Pastor
Sunday 10 a.m. Worship.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Evening ser-
vice.
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
2701 Dutch Hollow Rd. Elida
Phone: 339-3339
Rev. Frank Hartman
Sunday - 10 a.m. Sunday School (all
ages); 11 a.m. Morning Service; 6 p.m.
Evening Service.
Wednesday - 7 p.m. Prayer
Meeting.
Office Hours: Monday-Friday,
8-noon, 1-4- p.m.
ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Corner of Zion Church & Conant Rd.,
Elida
Pastors: Mark and D.J. Fuerstenau
Sunday - Service - 9:00 a.m.
PIKE MENNONITE CHURCH
3995 McBride Rd., Elida
Phone 419-339-3961
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF GOD
Elida - Ph. 222-8054
Rev. Larry Ayers, Pastor
Service schedule: Sunday 10 a.m.
School; 11 a.m. Morning Worship; 6
p.m. Sunday evening.
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
4750 East Road, Elida
Pastor - Brian McManus
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship, nursery avail-
able.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Youth
Prayer, Bible Study; 7:00 p.m. Adult
Prayer and Bible Study; 8:00 p.m. -
Choir.
GOMER UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
7350 Gomer Road, Gomer, Ohio
419-642-2681
gomererucc@bright.net
Rev. Brian Knoderer
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship
BREAKTHROUGH
101 N. Adams St., Middle Point
Pastor Scott & Karen Fleming
Sunday Church Service - 10 a.m,
6 p.m.
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.
CALVARY EVANGELICAL CHURCH
10686 Van Wert-Decatur Rd.
Van Wert, Ohio
419-238-9426
Rev. Clark Williman. Pastor
Sunday- 8:45 a.m. Friends and
Family; 9:00 a.m. Sunday School
LIVE, 5 til 10 meet you at the Altar;
10:00 a.m. Worship LIVE
Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. MUMS
Friday - Calvary Preschool Christmas
break begins
Saturday - 6:00 p.m.-7 p.m. Christmas
Communion Service
SALEM UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
15240 Main St. Venedocia
Rev. Wendy S. Pratt, Pastor
Church Phone: 419-667-4142
Sunday - 8:30 a.m. - Adult Bell
Choir; 8:45 a.m. Jr. Choir; 9:30
a.m. - Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday
school; 6:30 p.m. - Capital Funds
Committee.
Monday - 6 p.m. Senior Choir.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.;
Monday 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m.;
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.; Thursday 8:30
a.m. - Communion Service; Friday
8:30 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.
VAN WERT VICTORY
CHURCH OF GOD
10698 US 127S., Van Wert
(Next to Tracys Auction Service)
Tommy Sandefer, lead pastor
Ron Prewitt, sr. adult pastor
Sunday worship & childrens minis-
try - 10:00 a.m.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN
303 S. Adams, Middle Point
Rev. Tom Cover
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship service.
GRACE FAMILY CHURCH
634 N. Washington St., Van Wert
Pastor: Rev. Ron Prewitt
Sunday - 9:15 a.m. Morning wor-
ship with Pulpit Supply.
KINGSLEY UNITED METHODIST
15482 Mendon Rd., Van Wert
Phone: 419-965-2771
Pastor Chuck Glover
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship
- 10:25 a.m.
Wednesday - Youth Prayer and
Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
Adult Prayer meeting - 7:00 p.m.
Choir practice - 8:00 p.m.
TRINITY FRIENDS CHURCH
605 N. Franklin St., Van Wert 45891
Ph: (419) 238-2788
Sr. Pastor Stephen Savage
Outreach Pastor Neil Hammons
Sunday - 8:15 a.m. - Prayer time;
9:00 a.m. Worship, Sunday School,
SWAT, Nursery; Single; 10:30 a.m.
Worship, Nursery, Childrens Church,
Discipleship class; Noon - Lunch
Break; 2:00 p.m. Service for men
at Van Wert Correctional Fac.; 3:00
p.m. Service for women at Van Wert
Correctional Fac., Service at Paulding
jail
Tuesday - 1:00 p.m. - Share, Care,
Prayer Group in Fireside Room;
10-noon - Banquet Table Food
Pantry; 6:30 p.m. Quilting Friends
in Fellowship Hall; 7 p.m. B.R.E.A.L.
Womens group in Room 108.
Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Small
groups, Discipleship Series in sanc-
tuary, Christian Life Club, Nursery,
Preschool; 7 p.m. R.O.C.K. Youth; 8
p.m. Worship Team rehearsal.
Thursday - 4-5:30 p.m. Banquet
Table Food Pantry.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Ph. 419-238-0333
Childrens Storyline: 419-238-2201
Email: fbaptvw@bright.net
Pastor Steven A. Robinson
for all ages; 10:30 a.m. Family Worship
Hour; 6:30 p.m. Evening Bible Hour.
Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Word of Life
Student Ministries; 6:45 p.m. AWANA;
7:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study.
MANDALE CHURCH OF CHRIST
IN CHRISTIAN UNION
Rev. Don Rogers, Pastor
all ages. 10:30 a.m. Worship
Services; 7:00 p.m Worship.
Wednesday - 7 p.m. Prayer meet-
ing.
PENTECOSTAL WAY CHURCH
Pastors: Bill Watson
Rev. Ronald Defore
1213 Leeson Ave., Van Wert 45891
Phone (419) 238-5813
Head Usher: Ted Kelly
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School 11:10
a.m. - Worship 10:00 a.m. until 11:30
a.m. - Wednesday Morning Bible Class
6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. - Wednesday
Evening Prayer Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Wed. Night Bible
Study.
Thursday - Choir Rehearsal
Anchored in Jesus Prayer Line -
(419) 238-4427 or (419) 232-4379.
Emergency - (419) 993-5855
FAITH MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Road U, Rushmore
Pastor Robert Morrison
Sunday 10 am Church School;
11:00 Church Service; 6:00 p.m.
Evening Service
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Evening
Service
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
CATHOLIC CHURCH
512 W. Sycamore, Col. Grove
Office 419-659-2263
Fax: 419-659-5202
Father Tom Extejt
Masses: Tuesday-Friday - 8:00 a.m.;
First Friday of the month - 7 p.m.;
Saturday - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday - 8:30
a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Confessions - Saturday 3:30 p.m.,
anytime by appointment.
CHURCH OF GOD
18906 Rd. 18R, Rimer
419-642-5264 Fax: 419-642-3061
Rev. Mark Walls
Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service.
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Robert DeSloover, Pastor
7359 St. Rt. 109 New Cleveland
Saturday Mass - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass - 8:30 a.m.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Ottoville
Rev. John Stites
Mass schedule: Saturday - 4 p.m.;
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.

ST. BARBARA CHURCH
160 Main St., Cloverdale 45827
419-488-2391
Fr. John Stites
Mass schedule: Saturday 5:30 p.m.,
Sunday 8:00 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
135 N. Water St., Ft. Jennings
Rev. Joe Przybysz
Phone: 419-286-2132
Mass schedule: Saturday 5 p.m.;
Sunday 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
ST. MICHAEL CHURCH
Kalida
Fr. Mark Hoying
Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass.
Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
Masses.
Weekdays: Masses on Mon., Tues.,
Wed. and Friday at 8:00 am; Thurs.
7:30 p.m.
a.m. Juergen Waldicks Class; 10:30 a.m.
Worship Service/Cantata; 11:30 a.m.
Radio Worship on WDOH,
Monday - January Newsletter Deadline
Wednesday- 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir
Thursday - 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Suppers
On Us
Friday - 6:30 p.m. Tender Times Tear
Down
Saturday - 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service (Broadcast live
on WDOH; 11:00 pm Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service

MARION BAPTIST CHURCH
2998 Defiance Trail, Delphos
Pastor Jay Lobach 419-339-6319
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At rst, there didnt seem to be much an
80-something grandmother could do to help
her churchs college freshmen wrestle with
the trials and temptations of their rst weeks
away at college.
After all, she knew very little about Fa-
cebook, YouTube, online homework, smart-
phones or texting, let alone sexting.
She did, however, know how to write let-
ters. So that is what she did, writing person-
al letters to each student to let them know
that she was praying for them, wishing
them the best as they searched for a college
church and looking forward to seeing them
at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
According to church members, the stu-
dents sought her out and rushed to give her
hugs and to say, Thank you, whenever
they came home, said Kara E. Powell,
who teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary
in Pasadena, Calif., and directs the Fuller
Youth Institute.
However, another church member later
stressed that the researcher had not heard the
whole story. Instead of writing one letter
and that was that, she had actually written
a letter to each of the students every week,
said Powell.
This was one of the most striking stories
that the seminary professor heard while do-
ing follow-up work for the Youth Institutes
six-year College Transition Project, which
followed 500 Christian young people as
they jumped from high school to college.
The goal was to nd strategies for par-
ents and religious leaders who wanted to
help teens develop a personal faith that
would stick when tested. The research
was released earlier this year in a book en-
titled Sticky Faith: Everyday ideas to build
lasting faith in your kids, written by Powell
and another Fuller colleague, Chap Clark.
The letter-writing grandmother, said
Powell, was an example of one major les-
son discovered during this process. After
years of segregating teens off into their
own niche, age-specic worship services
and programs, there is evidence that young
believers also prot from intergenerational
contacts, conversations and mentoring proj-
ects with senior adults. Young people are
also more likely to retain their faith if they
helped teach the faith to the very young.
Right up front, the researchers admitted
that the young people in this study had high-
er than average grade-point averages, were
more likely to have been raised in unbroken
homes and had grown up in churches large
enough to employ youth ministers. That was
the point.
Nevertheless, some of the results were
sobering:
-- When studies are combined, it appears
that 40 to 50 percent of churched young
people will abandon their faith -- at least
during the college years.
-- Only one in seven young people in the
Fuller study felt they were ready for the per-
sonal, moral challenges of college.
-- Events in the rst two weeks establish
patterns for many college careers, especially
those linked to alcohol, sex and involvement
in religious activities.
The nding that will inspire, or trouble,
many parents, according to Powell and
Clark, is that the faith practiced by most
young people is rooted in the beliefs, values
and choices that they see practiced in their
own homes. If young people see their par-
ents praying, its more likely that they will
pray. If they hear their parents weaving faith
into the joys and trials of daily life, its more
likely that this behavior will stick.
Its one thing to talk to children, said
Powell. Its something else to nd ways to
truly communicate -- two-way communica-
tion -- with the young about faith, doubt,
temptation and forgiveness. Breakthroughs
can take place while discussing everything
from homework to movies, from a parents
confessions about mistakes in the past to a
childs hints about his or her hopes for the
future.
We are not saying that it will help if you
lecture to your children about faith, she
said. Instead, the goal is for every parent to
be a student of what their children love and,
whether its sports or movies or who knows
what, to be able to engage their children on
that topic. You have to ask, What is my
child passionate about? You also have to
be honest and let your children know what
youre passionate about.
Then you have to ask how you can bring
faith into those conversations so that you can
share your faith journeys. There is no way to
force this. If it isnt happening naturally, the
kids are going to know it.

(Terry Mattingly is the director of the Washington
Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Col-
leges and Universities and leads the GetReligion.org
project to study religion and the news.)
TERRY MATTINGLY
On
Religion
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Q: My husband and I just
returned from a trip to England.
While up north, we stopped at
a small grocery store. In the
refrigerated case, we found
a tray of oval-shaped items
marked Manchester eggs.
I asked what they were, but I
could not understand the man
because of his strong accent. I
think he said savoy eggs. As
we left the shop, my husband
asked what I found out.
Nothing, I said. But Im
going to ask Mr. Know-It-All
as soon as we get home. Can
you explain the food item? --
M.I.D., Roseburg, Ore.
A: They are not savoy
eggs but savory eggs, also
known as picnic eggs and
snack eggs, all nicknames
for Scotch eggs. Scotch eggs
are shelled hard-boiled eggs,
wrapped in a sausage meat
mixture that is coated with
breadcrumbs and deep-fried.
Originally, they were served
hot usually with gravy. Today,
they are served cold and are
a popular lunchbox or picnic
food. The London department
store Fortnum & Mason
claims to have invented
Scotch eggs in 1738. The
Manchester eggs are one of
many local variations. These
eggs are pickled, and the pork
meat is also mixed with black
pudding. It is said to be a
tangier flavor. There is also a
Worcester egg made with an
egg pickled in Worcestershire
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Q: Has singer Neil Diamond
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Petaluma, Calif.
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Singer
(1980).
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Lucille Ball) also starred. His
performance won him the
first-ever Worst Actor Razzie
Award for 1980.
POP QUIZ: This actress
was the highest-paid star in
the 1930s. She was especially
known for one-liners such
as I was Snow White, but I
drifted. Her autobiography
is titled Goodness Had
Nothing to Do with It. Who
is she? Answer: Mae West,
born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on
Aug. 17, 1893. She died in
1980 of complications from
a stroke.
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Ask Mr. Know-It-All
Neil Diamond
TV companies have a year
to pipe down loud ads
By RYAN NAKASHIMA
LOS ANGELES Shush,
already. Thats the message
the Federal Communications
Commission is sending with
new rules that force broadcast,
cable and satellite companies
to turn down the volume on
blaring TV commercials.
On Tuesday, the FCC
passed a set of regulations
that will prevent commer-
cials from being louder than
the shows around them. Its
all part of the Commercial
Advertisement Loudness
Mitigation (or CALM) Act,
which President Obama
signed into law last December.
The rules go into effect a
year from now. Companies
that dont comply will face
unspecified FCC action.
Thunderous television ads
have annoyed viewers for
years. The FCC says peo-
ple have grumbled about the
issue for at least a half centu-
ry. But since 2002 thanks
in part to all those clangorous
car commercials, earsplitting
electronics ads and booming
beer pitches loud adver-
tisements have been one of
the top complaints the FCC
receives.
Complaints grew in
recent years, as ads became
even louder. In the days
of analog TV, louder ads
took up more space on the
airwaves. So broadcasters
toned them down to avoid
interfering with other chan-
nels. Since the conversion
to digital TV broadcasts
two years ago, loud ads no
longer take up more air-
wave space than quiet ones.
The change transformed the
commercial break into a
noisy arms race.
Nobody wanted to be
the quiet guy in the set of
commercials, says David
Unsworth, senior vice presi-
dent of satellite and technical
operations at DG, a company
that distributes ads to broad-
casters.
In a recent analysis, DG
found that some ads were 10
times as loud as the programs
they interrupted.
Everybodys been trying
to push the envelope using
(digital) compression to make
their spots as loud as they
can, Unsworth says.
A few years ago, an annoy-
ing ad got to the ears of Rep.
Anna Eshoo, the Democratic
congresswoman whose dis-
trict in Californias Silicon
Valley is home to Facebook
and Hewlett-Packard Co.
While watching a sporting
event with family members,
Eshoo was jarred by a hor-
ribly loud commercial. Her
brother-in-law suggested she
do something about it. She
did with what started as a
simple, one-page legislative
proposal.
The measure became one
of the most popular bills shes
ever sponsored.
What I never dreamed
of was what kind of chord
it would strike with people,
Eshoo says.
The FCC rules require
TV distributors to set up
equipment to monitor the
average sound level of
ads as they come in. If
theyre too loud, distribu-
tors must adjust the sound
levels before they can be
aired. It recommends prac-
tices set out in 2009 by
the Advanced Television
Systems Committee, a stan-
dards-setting body.
If compliance with the
rules places a financial bur-
den on a company, the FCC
will give it extra time
up to December 2014 to
comply.
Those concessions have
helped to reduce opposition.
We think that the FCC
struck the right balance,
says National Association
of Broadcasters spokesman
Dennis Wharton.
In the months leading up
to the FCCs release of the
new rules, advertisers were
already turning down the
noise because many broad-
casters are now rejecting
loud ads. Since DG began
monitoring sound levels this
summer, the number of ads
that were too loud has fallen
from about 70 percent of all
ads to roughly 30 percent,
Unsworth says.
Already, hundreds of TV
stations, cable and satellite
companies have updated
equipment to comply, says
Tim Carroll, founder and
president of Linear Acoustic
Inc., a leading maker of the
equipment.
For its part, ABC says it
has installed equipment at
its eight television stations.
CBS has been operating under
the guidelines for some time.
NBC has sent specifications
to its commercial suppliers
and has installed equipment
to reduce the volume of loud
ads. Fox declined to comment,
although Unsworth says the
network has been rejecting
ads that are too loud and get-
ting advertisers to fix them.
Leading cable TV compa-
nies Comcast Corp. and Time
Warner Cable Inc. declined
to comment.
Everybodys
been trying to
push the enve-
lope using (digi-
tal) compression
to make their
spots as loud
as they can.
David Unsworth, DG
Clooney vs. Gosling: Who should win?
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.
George Clooney vs. Ryan
Gosling ... it really is a matter
of personal preference, isnt it?
And maybe its a generational
thing, too.
Both actors are sexy and
gorgeous, of course, but both
also have chosen difficult film
roles that intentionally play
down their looks. Both ooze
movie-star charisma but both
have displayed versatility, as
well.
And both will be compet-
ing in the category of best
actor in a drama at the Golden
Globe Awards on Jan. 15;
nominations were announced
Thursday morning. Clooney is
up for The Descendants, in
which he plays a father strug-
gling to raise his two daughters
while his wife is in a coma;
Gosling is up for The Ides
of March, in which he plays
a cunning campaign strategist
for a democratic presidential
hopeful ... played by Clooney.
(Gosling also received a nomi-
nation for best actor in a com-
edy for playing a ladies man in
Crazy, Stupid, Love.)
Perhaps a little tale of the
tape can help us determine an
early winner:
AGE: Clooney just turned
50 this year; Gosling is 31.
HEIGHT: Clooney is
5-foot-10; Gosling is 6-foot-1.
HOMETOWN: Clooney
was born in Lexington, Ky.;
Gosling grew up in Cornwall,
Ontario, Canada.
MOST IMPRESSIVE
PERFORMANCE: For
Clooney, its so hard to choose,
simply because hes been
around longer and made more
movies. Maybe Syriana
(see below) because it was so
demanding both physically and
emotionally. But man, is he
great in Michael Clayton. As
for Gosling, he had to dig deep
for The Believer (2001), in
which he played a Jewish man
who becomes an anti-Semit-
ic skinhead. It was an early
indication of his vast talent.
But man, is he great in Blue
Valentine.
MOST OUT-THERE
PERFORMANCE: Clooney
showed his goofy side as a
smooth-talking escaped con-
vict in the Coen brothers 2000
comedy O Brother, Where
Art Thou? Gosling fell in love
with a life-sized doll named
Bianca in 2007s Lars and the
Real Girl.
BRUSHES WITH OSCAR:
Clooney packed on the pounds,
grew a shaggy beard and
became virtually unrecogniz-
able to play a CIA operative
in 2005s Syriana, which
earned him the Academy
Award for best supporting
actor. That same year, he also
was nominated for directing
and co-writing the TV news
drama Good Night, and Good
Luck. Since then, hes earned
two other best-actor nomina-
tions: for Michael Clayton
(2007) and Up in the Air
(2009). Gosling was a surprise
nominee for 2006s Half
Nelson not because he was
undeserving, far from it, but
because it was such a small,
little-known film. He played a
middle-school teacher with a
drug problem.
E MB A R R A S S I N G
BEGINNINGS: Clooney
rocked the mullet in the mid-
80s on the sitcom The Facts
of Life, where he played a
handyman named George.
Gosling was a member of The
Mickey Mouse Club in the
early 1990s, around the same
time as Justin Timberlake,
Britney Spears and Christina
Aguilera.
SEXIEST MAN ALIVE
STATUS: Clooney has the
rare distinction of winning
the annual honor from People
magazine twice: in 1997 and
2006. Gosling hasnt won
yet but this years winner,
Bradley Cooper, has conceded
that Gosling deserved the title
more than he did.
O N - S C R E E N
ROMANCES: Clooney:
Michelle Pfeiffer (One Fine
Day); Jennifer Lopez (Out
of Sight); Julia Roberts
(Oceans Eleven and
Oceans Twelve); Catherine
Zeta-Jones (Intolerable
Cruelty); Vera Farmiga (Up
in the Air). Gosling: Rachel
McAdams (The Notebook);
Michelle Williams (Blue
Valentine) Emma Stone
(Crazy, Stupid, Love),
Carey Mulligan (Drive); an
anatomically correct sex doll
(Lars and the Real Girl).
O F F - S C R E E N
ROMANCES: Clooney is
divorced from actress Talia
Balsam and has dated model
Lisa Snowdon, former reality
show contestant and cocktail
waitress Sarah Larson and
actress Elisabetta Canalis. He
is now dating former WWE
star Stacy Keibler. Gosling pre-
viously dated his Notebook
co-star McAdams and has
been linked most recently to
Eva Mendes.
THE WINNER: A tie.
While Clooney will probably
win on Golden Globe night,
Gosling is so hot these days he
seems unstoppable.

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purchasing, and maintenance functions to ensure product quality,
efficient use of resources, machine utilization, etc.
The successful candidate must have at least five years of supervisory ex-
perience--preferably in a multi-shift manufacturing function. Exposure to
programming and operation of high-volume CNC cutting operations, and
robotic parts handling is strongly preferred. Related four-year degree is also
preferred.
In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive starting salary, profit-
sharing, and excellent fringe benefits, including medical, dental, life, vi-
sion, and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with Company
matching, paid vacation, paid holidays, and more. If youre looking for a
career opportunity with a growing company, please forward your qualifica-
tions and salary history to:
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
Attention: Human Resources-DK
PROJECT ENGINEER
our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfaction has helped us
continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23 years of steady em-
ployment. We now have a unique opportunity for a Project Engineer to perform
the following duties:
Creates detailed specifications and cost justifications for machinery and
equipment purchases and capital improvement projects
Prepares project budgets, schedules, and documentation and assists in sourc-
ing and negotiating contracts with suppliers
Ensures project compliance with relevant building codes, safety rules/regula-
tions, and Company policies/procedures
Monitors project from inception through production release; oversees testing,
run-off, installation, and advance planning for equipment operation, mainte-
nance, and repair
The successful candidate must have excellent organizational skills and at least
two years of relevant project engineering experience--preferable in a high-vol-
ume manufacturing operation. Proven experience in the use of project manage-
ment software, CAD tools, blueprints, and schematics is also required. Bachelor
degree in a related engineering field, or equivalent, is strongly preferred.
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
BUYER
AAP St. Marys Corp. . is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast alumi-
employment. We now have an opportunity for an individual to perform the fol-
lowing duties:
Selects vendors and negotiates specifications, price, and delivery for wide
variety of purchased commodities
Maintains supplier performance rating system, working with vendors to
achieve quality, price and delivery objectives
Compiles various reports, files, and records for expenditures, stock item in-
ventories, and for regulatory compliance
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
001

Card Of Thanks
I WOULD like to thank
ever yone f or t hei r
thoughts, prayers, cards,
gifts and visits. Also,
thanks to the doctors and
nurses at Dr. Gerads of-
fice, St. Ritas Medical
Cancer Center. I espe -
cially want to thank Nub
and my family for all the
help and caring they do for
me.
Thanks Again,
Pat Lindeman
LOST: BLACK Lab mix,
silver collar. Answers to
Rascal. Last seen Dec. 10
in the S. Cass area. Call
419-679-0274.
ADVERTISERS: YOU can
place a 25 word classified
ad in more than 100 news-
papers with over one and
a half million total circula-
tion across Ohio for $295.
It's easy...you place one
order and pay with one
check t hrough Ohi o
Scan-Ohi o St at ewi de
Classified Advertising Net-
work. The Delphos Herald
advertising dept. can set
this up for you. No other
classified ad buy is sim-
pler or more cost effective.
Call 419-695-0015, ext
138.
0
Delphos
Hardware
242 N. Main St.
Ph. 419-692-0921
Mon.-Fri. 8-7:30 Sat. 8-5
SAT., Dec. 17 ...
12-4 p.m.
SANTA
Will be at
See you Saturday!
VISUAL IMAGE
PHOTOGRAPHY
will be here
taking pictures
040

Services
ALTERATI ONS BY
Donna. Over 40 years ex-
perience. 737 Jennings
Street. PH. 419-605-8136.
LAMP REPAIR
Table or floor.
Come to our store.
Hohenbrink TV.
419-695-1229
OTR SEMI DRIVER
NEEDED
Benefits: Vacation,
Holiday pay, 401k. Home
weekends & most nights.
Call Ulm!s Inc.
419-692-3951
120

Financial
IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
phos Herald urges our
readers to contact The
Better Business Bureau,
( 419) 223- 7010 or
1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities, or
work at home opportuni-
ties. The BBB will assist
in the investigation of
these businesses. (This
notice provided as a cus-
tomer service by The Del-
phos Herald.)
290

Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
300

Household Goods
55 MITSUBISHI TV, 6
yrs. old, rear projection.
Works great! Asking $400
OBO. Call 419-692-2166.
BED: NEW QUEEN
pillow-top mattress set,
can deliver $125. Call
(260)267-9079.
FOR SALE: Solid oak
China Cabinet. 74 T, 59
W, 17 Deep. Great condi-
ti on! Must see! Ph.
419-453-2934.
501

Misc. for Sale
CHILDS ANTIQUE Metal
& Padded walnut rockers,
$40.00 each. Riding coop
$30.00, Wooden Train set,
$25. Ameri can Gi rl
clothes. 419-692-2714.
501

Misc. for Sale
GOOD USED DEWALT
12 volt drill. Cost $150
new. Includes metal carry-
ing case, charger & bat-
t er y. Aski ng $25.
419-695-2887.
GUN CABINET. 10-Gun,
solid oak, locking double
glass doors, two locking
storage compartments,
$400. 419-692-1491.
550

Pets & Supplies
GOING FAST!! But we
have more. Mal tese,
Dachshunds, Morki es,
Malti-Pon before they are
gone. Garwicks the Pet
People. 419-795-5711.
590

House For Rent
2 OR 3 BR House
with attached garage.
Available immediately!
Call 419-692-3951.
3 BDRM, 1-1/2 bath, elec-
tric heat. $525/month in-
cludes stove, refrigerator.
426 W. Clime, Delphos.
419-235-3572.
600

Apts. for Rent
1BR APT for rent, appli-
ances, electric heat, laun-
dry room, No pets.
$400/month, plus deposit,
water included. 320 N.
Jefferson. 419-852-0833.
ONE BDRM Apt., 537 W.
Thi rd St . , Del phos.
$ 3 2 5 / m o . C a l l
4 1 9 - 6 9 2 - 2 1 8 4 o r
419-204-5924
620

Duplex For Rent
104 E. 7th. 2 BR, stove &
refrigerator included, w/d
hook-up. No pets. Call
419-236-2722.
3 BDRM, 1-1/2 bath,
washer/dryer hook-up, ga-
rage. $450/mo. + $450 se-
curity deposit. Available
Jan. 1. Ph.419-233-0083.
810

Auto Repairs/
Parts/Acc.
Midwest Ohio
Auto Parts
Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors,
Hoods, Radiators
4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima
1-800-589-6830
840

Mobile Homes
RENT OR Rent to Own. 2
bedroom, 1 bath mobile
home. 419-692-3951.
890

Autos for Sale
WELL BEAT YOUR
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEED!
On all name-brand tires we sell
including Goodyear, Continental,
Michelin and more.
THE RIGHT TIRE
AT THE RIGHT PRICE!
Requires presentation of competitors
current price ad on exact tire sold by
Dealership within 30 days of purchase.
See participating Dealership for details.
Over 85
years
serving
you!
www.raabeford.com
RAABE
FORD-LINCOLN
11260 Elida Rd., Delphos
M 7:30-8 ; T.-F. 7:30-6:00; Sat. 9-2
419-692-0055
2009 MERCURY Mariner
Premier, 32,000 miles.
Light Blue, 4-cyl., FWD,
26 mpg. avg. Asking
$17,500. (419)303-6347
Delphos.
920

Free & Low Price
Merchandise
TODDLER BED with mat-
tress, like new, $25. Call
419-203-6810.
005

Lost & Found
010

Announcements 080

Help Wanted
Classifieds Sell
Advertise
Your Business
DAILY
For a low,
low price!
Visit www.delphosher-
ald.com
Todays Crossword
Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Did the buttery
5 Toy on a string
9 Bears foot
12 Duplicate
13 Artifact
14 Miscellany
15 Elec. units
16 Injurious
18 Soda fountain
treat
20 Nanny
21 Diamond or Si-
mon
22 Boombox plat-
ters
23 Autumn beverage
26 So
30 Not delay
33 Overhang
34 Epic
35 Hairdo
37 Turner and Kop-
pel
39 Question starter
40 St. --s re
41 Wed on the run
43 Lipstick color
45 Bus. letter acro-
nym
48 Antitoxin
51 Bakery goody
53 Made a list
56 Yucky
57 Spiral molecule
58 Went really fast
59 One-time Mets
stadium
60 Flair for music
61 Increase sharply
62 Oprys st.
DOWN
1 Crooked scheme
2 John Lennon hit
3 Orchard product
4 Su or St. Francis
5 Notorious pirate
6 Spud st.
7 Cat or turkey
8 Large antelope
9 Card combo
10 Miller and Blyth
11 Workers compen-
sation
17 Blows hard
19 Newsman -- Abel
22 Tenet
24 Went steady
25 Mr. Knievel
27 Left, to a mule
28 Gross!
29 -- Paulo
30 King beater
31 Blimp title
32 Bob Cratchits
son
36 Discussion panel
38 Blueprint, briey
42 Join up
44 Throws off heat
46 Secret store
47 Compare
48 Half a beef
49 Long-active vol-
cano
50 Cabooses place
51 German river
52 Meg or Nolan
54 Busy place, slang-
ily
55 Victorian, e.g.
Answer to Puzzle
Frugal families
use their freezers
to stock-up on
food. While some
foods dont
freeze well, such
as mayonnaise,
lettuce or
c u c u mb e r s ,
there are quite
a few foods that
you might not
think would
freeze well that actually freeze wonderfully. One
example is cookie dough. Visit frugalvillage.
com/2009/10/04/be-thoughtful-with-secondhand-
gifts/ to learn to make cookie dough logs. What
foods have you frozen?
Here are a few more foods to freeze, helping you
save money and avoid waste:
Milk: If you come across a sale, buy a few gallons
to freeze. To avoid breaking the container, remove
some milk (1/2 cup is enough) and to create some
space inside before freezing. Thaw it in the fridge
and simply shake before using.
Eggs: While eggs have a long shelf life, you
might have a situation where you have far too
many. You can freeze them whole, or freeze just
the yolks or the whites. One reader, Dee from New
York, shares: I was sick of throwing out eggs all
the time and decided to freeze some. I added one
teaspoon salt to five whole eggs and mixed them
together with a whisk. I did a total of 20 large eggs.
When I filled my ice-cube trays, I came up with 40
cubes exactly, so two cubes equals one large egg.
They wouldnt pop out, so next time Ill spray the
ice-cube tray with cooking spray first. For more
information on freezing eggs, visit nchfp.uga.edu/
how/freeze/eggs.html
Bananas: You can mash and freeze them or
freeze them with peels on. Once thawed, simply cut
off an end and squeeze the banana out of the peel.
The peel will look terrible, but the banana inside is
fine. Another reader, Joseph from North Carolina,
shares: Make mock banana ice cream. Peel a
frozen banana, chop it into chunks and blend it
with a splash of milk in your food processor until
creamy. Next time I am adding chocolate syrup and
nuts to make a sundae. I may never bother with the
fat and calories of regular ice cream again.
Herbs: Freeze herbs such as parsley, basil, mint
and tarragon. Chop the herbs and place in an ice
cube tray. Top each ice cube tray cubbie with water.
Use roughly 1/4 cup water for every cup of parsley.
You can process it in a food processor, too. Once
frozen, transfer the herb cubes to storage bags.
Apples: Freeze whole or chopped apples
and make applesauce or apple jelly later. For an
apple jelly recipe visit frugalvillage.com/forums/
apples/121826-using-whole-apple.html.
You can freeze applesauce and apple pie filling.
For a recipe for freezing apple pie filling, visit
homesteepedhope.com/2006/09/14/freezing-apple-
pie-filling/. Another reader, Stacey from Pennsylvania,
adds: I grate frozen apple peels in my blender to use
in oatmeal along with raisins, nuts and cinnamon. I
add grated peels to oatmeal cookies. They turn out
moist with a slight apple flavor.
Marshmallows: Freeze them in an airtight
container or a freezer storage bag. They thaw
quickly and wont stick together or go stale. If they
are already stuck together, add a little powdered
sugar to the bag and shake until they fall apart.
(Sara Noel is owner of Frugal Village (www.
frugalvillage.com), a website that offers practical,
money-saving strategies for everyday living.
To send tips, comments or questions, write to
Sara Noel, c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut
Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106, or email sara@
frugalvillage.com.)
Freeze foods to
avoid waste
Sara Noel
Frugal
Living
HERALD DELPHOS
THE
Classifieds
Deadlines:
11:30 a.m. for the next days issue.
Saturdays paper is 11:00 a.m. Friday
Mondays paper is 1:00 p.m. Friday
Herald Extra is 11 a.m. Thursday
Minimum Charge: 15 words,
2 times - $9.00
Each word is $.30 2-5 days
$.25 6-9 days
$.20 10+ days
Each word is $.10 for 3 months
or more prepaid
THANKS TO ST. JUDE: Runs 1 day at the
price of $3.00.
GARAGE SALES: Each day is $.20 per
word. $8.00 minimum charge.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEBTS: Ad must be placed in person by
the person whose name will appear in the ad.
Must show ID & pay when placing ad. Regu-
lar rates apply
FREE ADS: 5 days free if item is free
or less than $50. Only 1 item per ad, 1
ad per month.
BOX REPLIES: $8.00 if you come
and pick them up. $14.00 if we have to
send them to you.
CARD OF THANKS: $2.00 base
charge + $.10 for each word.
To place an ad phone 419-695-0015 ext. 122
We accept
950 Miscellaneous
COMMUNITY
SELF-STORAGE
GREAT RATES
NEWER FACILITY
419-692-0032
Across from Arbys
950 Car Care
Geise
Transmission, Inc.
419-453-3620
2 miles north of Ottoville
automatic transmission
standard transmission
differentials
transfer case
brakes & tune up
FLANAGANS
CAR CARE
816 E. FIFTH ST. DELPHOS
Ph. 419-692-5801
Mon.-Fri. 8-6, Sat. 8-2
OIL - LUBE FILTER
Only
$
22.95*
*up to 5 quarts oil
950 Construction
POHLMAN
POURED
CONCRETE WALLS
Residential
& Commercial
Agricultural Needs
All Concrete Work
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
POHLMAN
BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
GARAGES SIDING ROOFING
BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
950 Tree Service
TEMANS
OUR TREE SERVICE
Bill Teman 419-302-2981
Ernie Teman 419-230-4890
Since 1973
419-692-7261
SNOW REMOVAL
FIREWOOD
FOR SALE
AT YOUR
S
ervice
CNC MACHINING POSITIONS
employment. We now have unique opportunities for individuals in the following
positions:
MACHINING ENGINEER
Specifies and develops CNC machining processes, equipment and tooling,
work flow/layout, operating procedures, and work methods
Analyzes results and develops strategies to achieve continuous improvement
of quality, utilization, cycle time, and productivity
Conducts trials, testing, and time studies, and utilizes FMEA and problem-
solving tools to support effective launch of new products
Qualifications: Bachelor degree, or equivalent, and five plus years of related
process/manufacturing engineering experience with CNC lathes, mills, ro-
botic equipment is required.
MACHINING TECHNICIAN
Develops, implements, and adjusts CNC programs for high-volume produc-
tion as well as production trials
Monitors equipment/tooling, processes, and procedures and assists in imple-
menting actions to support safety, quality and productivity
May train others in set-up, operation, and maintenance of equipment
Qualifications: One year of related CNC machining experience-- including
programming, SPC, and blueprint reading-- is required; Formal CNC training
strongly preferred.
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
MACHINING SUPERVISOR
AAP St. Marys Corp. is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast
aluminum wheels for OEM automakers. As a subsidiary of Hitachi Met-
als America, our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfac-
tion has helped us continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23
years of steady employment. We now have an opportunity for a Production
Supervisor to oversee the operation of a multi-shift production department.
Responsibilities of this position include:
Plan and direct the work of other supervisory, technical, and production
associates
Develop process and equipment specifications, operating procedures,
and safe and efficient work methods
Use standard production measurement and problem-solving tools to
analyze production results, prepare reports, and implement preventive
and corrective actions as needed
Collaborate with other production groups, and quality assurance,
purchasing, and maintenance functions to ensure product quality,
efficient use of resources, machine utilization, etc.
The successful candidate must have at least five years of supervisory ex-
perience--preferably in a multi-shift manufacturing function. Exposure to
programming and operation of high-volume CNC cutting operations, and
robotic parts handling is strongly preferred. Related four-year degree is also
preferred.
In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive starting salary, profit-
sharing, and excellent fringe benefits, including medical, dental, life, vi-
sion, and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with Company
matching, paid vacation, paid holidays, and more. If youre looking for a
career opportunity with a growing company, please forward your qualifica-
tions and salary history to:
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
Attention: Human Resources-DK
PROJECT ENGINEER
our reputation for high quality products and customer satisfaction has helped us
continue to grow and provide our associates with over 23 years of steady em-
ployment. We now have a unique opportunity for a Project Engineer to perform
the following duties:
Creates detailed specifications and cost justifications for machinery and
equipment purchases and capital improvement projects
Prepares project budgets, schedules, and documentation and assists in sourc-
ing and negotiating contracts with suppliers
Ensures project compliance with relevant building codes, safety rules/regula-
tions, and Company policies/procedures
Monitors project from inception through production release; oversees testing,
run-off, installation, and advance planning for equipment operation, mainte-
nance, and repair
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
BUYER
AAP St. Marys Corp. . is a leader in the design and manufacture of cast alumi-
employment. We now have an opportunity for an individual to perform the fol-
lowing duties:
Selects vendors and negotiates specifications, price, and delivery for wide
variety of purchased commodities
Maintains supplier performance rating system, working with vendors to
achieve quality, price and delivery objectives
Compiles various reports, files, and records for expenditures, stock item in-
ventories, and for regulatory compliance
AAP ST. MARYS CORP.
1100 McKinley Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
001

Card Of Thanks
I WOULD like to thank
ever yone f or t hei r
thoughts, prayers, cards,
gifts and visits. Also,
thanks to the doctors and
nurses at Dr. Gerads of-
fice, St. Ritas Medical
Cancer Center. I espe -
cially want to thank Nub
and my family for all the
help and caring they do for
me.
Thanks Again,
Pat Lindeman
LOST: BLACK Lab mix,
silver collar. Answers to
Rascal. Last seen Dec. 10
in the S. Cass area. Call
419-679-0274.
ADVERTISERS: YOU can
place a 25 word classified
ad in more than 100 news-
papers with over one and
a half million total circula-
tion across Ohio for $295.
It's easy...you place one
order and pay with one
check t hrough Ohi o
Scan-Ohi o St at ewi de
Classified Advertising Net-
work. The Delphos Herald
advertising dept. can set
this up for you. No other
classified ad buy is sim-
pler or more cost effective.
Call 419-695-0015, ext
138.
0
Delphos
Hardware
242 N. Main St.
Ph. 419-692-0921
Mon.-Fri. 8-7:30 Sat. 8-5
SAT., Dec. 17 ...
12-4 p.m.
SANTA
Will be at
See you Saturday!
VISUAL IMAGE
PHOTOGRAPHY
will be here
taking pictures
040

Services
ALTERATI ONS BY
Donna. Over 40 years ex-
perience. 737 Jennings
Street. PH. 419-605-8136.
LAMP REPAIR
Table or floor.
Come to our store.
Hohenbrink TV.
419-695-1229
OTR SEMI DRIVER
NEEDED
Benefits: Vacation,
Holiday pay, 401k. Home
weekends & most nights.
Call Ulm!s Inc.
419-692-3951
120

Financial
IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
phos Herald urges our
readers to contact The
Better Business Bureau,
( 419) 223- 7010 or
1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities, or
work at home opportuni-
ties. The BBB will assist
in the investigation of
these businesses. (This
notice provided as a cus-
tomer service by The Del-
phos Herald.)
290

Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
300

Household Goods
55 MITSUBISHI TV, 6
yrs. old, rear projection.
Works great! Asking $400
OBO. Call 419-692-2166.
BED: NEW QUEEN
pillow-top mattress set,
can deliver $125. Call
(260)267-9079.
FOR SALE: Solid oak
China Cabinet. 74 T, 59
W, 17 Deep. Great condi-
ti on! Must see! Ph.
419-453-2934.
501

Misc. for Sale
CHILDS ANTIQUE Metal
& Padded walnut rockers,
$40.00 each. Riding coop
$30.00, Wooden Train set,
$25. Ameri can Gi rl
clothes. 419-692-2714.
501

Misc. for Sale
GOOD USED DEWALT
12 volt drill. Cost $150
new. Includes metal carry-
ing case, charger & bat-
t er y. Aski ng $25.
419-695-2887.
GUN CABINET. 10-Gun,
solid oak, locking double
glass doors, two locking
storage compartments,
$400. 419-692-1491.
550

Pets & Supplies
GOING FAST!! But we
have more. Mal tese,
Dachshunds, Morki es,
Malti-Pon before they are
gone. Garwicks the Pet
People. 419-795-5711.
590

House For Rent
2 OR 3 BR House
with attached garage.
Available immediately!
Call 419-692-3951.
3 BDRM, 1-1/2 bath, elec-
tric heat. $525/month in-
cludes stove, refrigerator.
426 W. Clime, Delphos.
419-235-3572.
600

Apts. for Rent
1BR APT for rent, appli-
ances, electric heat, laun-
dry room, No pets.
$400/month, plus deposit,
water included. 320 N.
Jefferson. 419-852-0833.
ONE BDRM Apt., 537 W.
Thi rd St . , Del phos.
$ 3 2 5 / m o . C a l l
4 1 9 - 6 9 2 - 2 1 8 4 o r
419-204-5924
620

Duplex For Rent
104 E. 7th. 2 BR, stove &
refrigerator included, w/d
hook-up. No pets. Call
419-236-2722.
3 BDRM, 1-1/2 bath,
washer/dryer hook-up, ga-
rage. $450/mo. + $450 se-
curity deposit. Available
Jan. 1. Ph.419-233-0083.
810

Auto Repairs/
Parts/Acc.
Midwest Ohio
Auto Parts
Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors,
Hoods, Radiators
4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima
1-800-589-6830
840

Mobile Homes
RENT OR Rent to Own. 2
bedroom, 1 bath mobile
home. 419-692-3951.
890

Autos for Sale
WELL BEAT YOUR
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEED!
On all name-brand tires we sell
including Goodyear, Continental,
Michelin and more.
THE RIGHT TIRE
AT THE RIGHT PRICE!
Requires presentation of competitors
current price ad on exact tire sold by
Dealership within 30 days of purchase.
See participating Dealership for details.
Over 85
years
serving
you!
www.raabeford.com
RAABE
FORD-LINCOLN
11260 Elida Rd., Delphos
M 7:30-8 ; T.-F. 7:30-6:00; Sat. 9-2
419-692-0055
2009 MERCURY Mariner
Premier, 32,000 miles.
Light Blue, 4-cyl., FWD,
26 mpg. avg. Asking
$17,500. (419)303-6347
Delphos.
920

Free & Low Price
Merchandise
TODDLER BED with mat-
tress, like new, $25. Call
419-203-6810.
005

Lost & Found
010

Announcements 080

Help Wanted
Classifieds Sell
Advertise
Your Business
DAILY
For a low,
low price!
Visit www.delphosher-
ald.com
Todays Crossword
Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Did the buttery
5 Toy on a string
9 Bears foot
12 Duplicate
13 Artifact
14 Miscellany
15 Elec. units
16 Injurious
18 Soda fountain
treat
20 Nanny
21 Diamond or Si-
mon
22 Boombox plat-
ters
23 Autumn beverage
26 So
30 Not delay
33 Overhang
34 Epic
35 Hairdo
37 Turner and Kop-
pel
39 Question starter
40 St. --s re
41 Wed on the run
43 Lipstick color
45 Bus. letter acro-
nym
48 Antitoxin
51 Bakery goody
53 Made a list
56 Yucky
57 Spiral molecule
58 Went really fast
59 One-time Mets
stadium
60 Flair for music
61 Increase sharply
62 Oprys st.
DOWN
1 Crooked scheme
2 John Lennon hit
3 Orchard product
4 Su or St. Francis
5 Notorious pirate
6 Spud st.
7 Cat or turkey
8 Large antelope
9 Card combo
10 Miller and Blyth
11 Workers compen-
sation
17 Blows hard
19 Newsman -- Abel
22 Tenet
24 Went steady
25 Mr. Knievel
27 Left, to a mule
28 Gross!
29 -- Paulo
30 King beater
31 Blimp title
32 Bob Cratchits
son
36 Discussion panel
38 Blueprint, briey
42 Join up
44 Throws off heat
46 Secret store
47 Compare
48 Half a beef
49 Long-active vol-
cano
50 Cabooses place
51 German river
52 Meg or Nolan
54 Busy place, slang-
ily
55 Victorian, e.g.
Answer to Puzzle
Frugal families
use their freezers
to stock-up on
food. While some
foods dont
freeze well, such
as mayonnaise,
lettuce or
c u c u mb e r s ,
there are quite
a few foods that
you might not
think would
freeze well that actually freeze wonderfully. One
example is cookie dough. Visit frugalvillage.
com/2009/10/04/be-thoughtful-with-secondhand-
gifts/ to learn to make cookie dough logs. What
foods have you frozen?
Here are a few more foods to freeze, helping you
save money and avoid waste:
Milk: If you come across a sale, buy a few gallons
to freeze. To avoid breaking the container, remove
some milk (1/2 cup is enough) and to create some
space inside before freezing. Thaw it in the fridge
and simply shake before using.
Eggs: While eggs have a long shelf life, you
might have a situation where you have far too
many. You can freeze them whole, or freeze just
the yolks or the whites. One reader, Dee from New
York, shares: I was sick of throwing out eggs all
the time and decided to freeze some. I added one
teaspoon salt to five whole eggs and mixed them
together with a whisk. I did a total of 20 large eggs.
When I filled my ice-cube trays, I came up with 40
cubes exactly, so two cubes equals one large egg.
They wouldnt pop out, so next time Ill spray the
ice-cube tray with cooking spray first. For more
information on freezing eggs, visit nchfp.uga.edu/
how/freeze/eggs.html
Bananas: You can mash and freeze them or
freeze them with peels on. Once thawed, simply cut
off an end and squeeze the banana out of the peel.
The peel will look terrible, but the banana inside is
fine. Another reader, Joseph from North Carolina,
shares: Make mock banana ice cream. Peel a
frozen banana, chop it into chunks and blend it
with a splash of milk in your food processor until
creamy. Next time I am adding chocolate syrup and
nuts to make a sundae. I may never bother with the
fat and calories of regular ice cream again.
Herbs: Freeze herbs such as parsley, basil, mint
and tarragon. Chop the herbs and place in an ice
cube tray. Top each ice cube tray cubbie with water.
Use roughly 1/4 cup water for every cup of parsley.
You can process it in a food processor, too. Once
frozen, transfer the herb cubes to storage bags.
Apples: Freeze whole or chopped apples
and make applesauce or apple jelly later. For an
apple jelly recipe visit frugalvillage.com/forums/
apples/121826-using-whole-apple.html.
You can freeze applesauce and apple pie filling.
For a recipe for freezing apple pie filling, visit
homesteepedhope.com/2006/09/14/freezing-apple-
pie-filling/. Another reader, Stacey from Pennsylvania,
adds: I grate frozen apple peels in my blender to use
in oatmeal along with raisins, nuts and cinnamon. I
add grated peels to oatmeal cookies. They turn out
moist with a slight apple flavor.
Marshmallows: Freeze them in an airtight
container or a freezer storage bag. They thaw
quickly and wont stick together or go stale. If they
are already stuck together, add a little powdered
sugar to the bag and shake until they fall apart.
(Sara Noel is owner of Frugal Village (www.
frugalvillage.com), a website that offers practical,
money-saving strategies for everyday living.
To send tips, comments or questions, write to
Sara Noel, c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut
Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106, or email sara@
frugalvillage.com.)
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avoid waste
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Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Materialism rears
ugly head for
holiday spoiling
Dear Annie: Ive written
you before, but this time I hit
the send button.
I have three grandchildren.
One is biologically related,
and the other two are my
daughters stepchildren from
two previous relationships.
The older child currently
lives with his father, who
has an enormous family. The
middle child had no contact
with his father until
age 4, and then the
dad re-entered his
life and tripled his
extended family.
They have lots of
money and want to
make up for lost
time, so they show-
er this child with
gifts, toys, clothes
and special trips.
We are dread-
ing Christmas. The
older boy will get
lots of stuff from his paternal
family, and the middle boy
will get a huge windfall. But
the youngest child will get
only the small amount we can
afford. I will spend the same
amount of money on all the
children because I treat my
grandchildren the same.
The problem is, the two
older boys look down on the
presents from us because
they arent as good as what
their paternal grandparents
purchase. And the youngest
boy feels slighted because he
doesnt get as much as his
brothers do. The older boys
arent told to share or stop
being selfish. How do we
make sure all three boys feel
equal? -- Trying To Be Fair
Dear Fair: There is no
way you can compete with
the other grandparents, so
please stop berating yourself
or the boys for the inequity.
Children enjoy presents, but
they rarely appreciate them
beyond the first few days.
Instead of focusing on the
material, consider giving the
grandchildren the gift of your
time. There are plenty of free
or inexpensive things you can
do with each individual boy
that will make him feel special
and loved. Present them with
a gift certificate for, say,
a Saturday at the zoo or the
park, a camping trip, a spe-
cial dinner or volunteering.
Gear your gifts toward that
particular childs interests,
and it will not only become
something they look forward
to, but a way to create lasting
memories.
Dear Annie: I am a
72-year-old man living in a
senior citizen apartment com-
plex. Im fit, active and in
good health, and I still love
the ladies. (They outnumber
us about 10 to one.)
I always behave like a
gentleman when I go out with
a lady, and I get along fine
with them until the subject of
sex comes up. I am sensitive
and dont bring it up until
weve been out a few times
and have gotten to know each
other pretty well.
My question is: Why are
older women absolutely ter-
rified of sex? To me, its
the natural thing to do after
a relationship has progressed
to a certain point. I dont get
it. What are they afraid of?
-- Loveless in Spokane
Dear Spokane: They may
be afraid that you will be
disappointed with
their aging bod-
ies, that they will
feel inadequate and
unattractive, that
they may contract
an STD, or that you
will lose interest
once you have slept
with them. But we
suspect you may be
misinterpreting their
response. They may
not be terrified, but
rather repelled by
the idea of sex. They enjoy
the courting and cuddling, but
thats it. However, not all
older women feel this way, so
by all means, keep looking.
Dear Annie: Like
Baffled, we also had an
issue with our neighbor when
we installed the first fence.
The neighbor came out with a
ruler and was flipping it end
over end to prove our survey
was incorrect.
We can laugh about this
now, but at the time, it was
ugly. Tell Baffled that once
the fence is established, the
neighbor will get used to it
and perhaps, like our neigh-
bor, will actually compliment
them on how nice the yard
looks. They will soon learn
the old saying, Good fences
make good neighbors. --
B.T.D.T.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011
You love teaming up with others,
which makes you
a perfect candidate
for partnership
situations. Some of
the arrangements you
make in the coming
months may be the best youll ever
experience. Make the most of it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Because you will likely be
dealing with some extravagant urges,
its best not to go shopping. If you do
anyway, restrict your purchases to
small cash sales.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Being your own person and doing
everything independently has its
merits, but not if it makes you aloof
and unfriendly. Accept interruptions
graciously.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) -- If you think youre a loser, it
generally has a way of becoming a
self-fulfilling prophecy. You should
guard against a tendency to anticipate
negative outcomes.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A
crafty acquaintance whos an expert at
manipulating the generosity of others
might single you out. Be on guard
and dont fall prey to any sob story or
duplicitous shenanigans.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If
you hope to achieve your objectives,
its important to plan all your moves
in advance, even those you think of as
small beer. When all is said and done,
youll come out ahead.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Having self-doubts and being
cautious are not one and the same, so
dont make the mistake of confusing
the two. Tread warily, but also harbor
high hopes in your heart.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Usually you operate exceptionally
well in all partnership situations, but
this might not be the case for you
currently. Try going it alone; you may
not need to team up with anybody.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- Take care about how you react to
pressure, because coming unglued can
easily impair your good judgment. A
cool head is needed in order to make
sensible moves or decisions.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Be
mindful of the fact that whatever
chores you neglect will eventually
have to be done. Chances are the tasks
will only become harder and more
distasteful with time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
Its never a good time to take a big
financial gamble without knowing the
odds. If you act on something with
scant information, youll likely come
a cropper.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If
you and your mate cant resolve a
disagreement, sleep on it instead of
turning to others for their advice. The
more people involved, the worse the
matter could become.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Even if you think you have some
constructive suggestions to offer, this
is one of the worst days to be openly
critical about others. Keep your
thoughts to yourself.
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Inc.
Answers to Thursdays questions:
James Caan, as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather
(1972) popularized the expression bada-bing by utter-
ing it, unscripted, in the movie. Caan told an interviewer,
It just came out of my mouth I dont know from
where.
Blood is 7-8 percent of the weight of an average
human adult.
Todays questions:
What 1984 hit song by the Irish rock band U2 was a
tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.?
Which president signed the bill that made Martin
Luther King Day a federal holiday?
Answers in Saturdays Herald.
Todays words:
Kemp: a champion soldier or athlete
Penelopize: to undo and redo to gain time
The Outstanding National Debt as of 6 a.m. today
was $15,066,913,347,353.
The estimated population of the United States is
311,857,109, so each citizens share of this debt is
$48,313.
The National Debt has continued to increase an aver-
age of $3.94 billion per day since Sept. 28, 2007.
Cell phone driving ban could be tough to enforce
By MATT SEDENSKY
Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH,
Fla. A driver in the next
lane is moving his lips. Is he
on a hands-free cellphone?
Talking to someone in the car?
To himself? Singing along to
the radio?
If lawmakers follow the
advice of a federal board, police
officers will have to start figur-
ing that out somehow.
The National Transportation
Safety Board said this week
that drivers should not only be
barred from using hand-held
cellphones, as they are in several
states, but also from using hands-
free devices. No more Sorry,
Im stuck in traffic calls, or vir-
tually any other cellphone chat-
ter behind the wheel.
Though no state has yet
implemented such restrictive
rules, the NTSBs recommen-
dations carry weight that could
place such language into future
laws, or motivate the federal
government to cut funding to
states that dont follow suit.
Many of the men and
women patrolling the nations
streets and highways wonder
how they would sort the crimi-
nally chatty from the legally
chatty.
It would be almost impos-
sible to determine if someone
was talking on a phone or exer-
cising their vocal cords, said
Capt. Donald Melanson of the
West Hartford, Conn., police
department, which took part in
a national pilot program aimed
at cracking down on drivers
cellphone use. That would be
much more difficult to enforce,
almost to the point where it
would be impossible.
Officer Tom Nichols of the
Port St. Lucie, Fla., police said
a law written like the NTSB
suggests would be difficult to
enforce because so many vari-
ables would be at play.
If you identify some-
one who has a hands-free set
hooked up to their ear that
doesnt mean they are talking
on the phone, he said. They
could be talking to a passen-
ger. They could be talking to
a child in the back. They could
be singing.
Police could end up turning
to technology for help. They
might even end up with the
cellphone equivalent of a radar
speed gun.
Fred Mannering, a Purdue
University civil engineering
professor who is associate
director of the Center for Road
Safety, said that since all cell-
phones emit signals, a simple
Bluetooth detection device
could spot them.
Computers are already
common in patrol cars, and
Mannering said a relatively
cheap add-on could fit them to
track cellphone signals.
It would be really easy for
police to have a computer on
board and pick up those sig-
nals, Mannering said, but it
is sort of Big Brother.
The NTSBs proposal,
announced Tuesday as a unan-
imous recommendation of its
five-member board, urges all
states to impose total bans
except for emergencies. It cited
deadly crashes caused by dis-
tracted drivers across the coun-
try, and noted that many stud-
ies have shown that hands-free
cellphones are often as unsafe
as hand-held devices.
The recommendation poses
an astounding number of ques-
tions. What about chauffeurs
and traveling salesmen who
spend their entire day on the
road? And roadside Amber
Alert and Silver Alert notifica-
tions that implore drivers to
call in if they spot a specific
vehicle? What comes of phone
lines dedicated to those Hows
My Driving? signs on trucks?
How will you let someone
know youre stuck in traffic?
Joe Schwieterman, a DePaul
University professor who stud-
ies peoples use of technology
while traveling, said he cant
envision a law so restrictive
ever hitting the books because
phone use has become com-
monplace for drivers. He
called such an approach dra-
conian and said that if such
a law were passed, the public
would despise it as imperial
overreach, then ignore it.
Italian court cleared Knox because evidence didnt hold up Anonymous donors pay for
strangers toys on layaway
By COLLEEN BARRY
Associated Press
MILAN, Italy No mur-
der weapon. Faulty DNA.
No motive. Even the time of
death was wrong by nearly
an hour. The Italian appeals
court that cleared Amanda
Knox in the killing of her
roommate explained its rul-
ing on Thursday: The evi-
dence just didnt hold up.
In a 143-page document
that criticized nearly every
stage of the investigation that
led to the conviction of Knox
and her Italian boyfriend,
Raffaele Sollecito, the appeals
court said the lower court
didnt even prove they were
in the house when Knoxs
British roommate, Meredith
Kercher, was killed.
Kercher was found slain in
a pool of blood in the house
she shared with Knox in the
Italian city of Perugia.
Knox and Sollecito, who
had just begun dating, were
arrested several days later,
then convicted in what pros-
ecutors portrayed as a drug-
fueled sexual assault. They
were sentenced to 26 years
and 25 years, respectively, in
proceedings that made head-
lines around the world.
The Perugia appellate
court, which acquitted the
two in October after review-
ing the lower courts evi-
dence and conducting new
hearings of its own, criticized
the building blocks of the
conviction and the failure to
identify a motive.
The guilty verdict was
not corroborated by any
objective element of evidence
and in itself was not, in fact,
probable: the sudden choice
of two young people, good
and open to other people, to
do evil for evils sake, just
like that, without another rea-
son, wrote presiding Judge
Claudio Pratillo Hellmann.
Still, the three-judge panel
stopped short of saying what
actually might have happened
the night of Nov. 1, 2007.
It is not up to this court to
speculate about what actually
took place, Hellmann wrote,
or whether one or more peo-
ple carried out the crime.
A third defendant, Ivory
Coast-born drifter Rudy
Guede, was convicted in
a separate trial of sexu-
ally assaulting and stabbing
Kercher. His 16-year prison
sentence reduced on appeal
from an initial 30 years
was upheld by Italys highest
court in 2010.
The appeals court said
there was no evidence that
Knox and Sollecito helped
Guede assault and kill
Kercher, and expressed incre-
dulity that they would have
committed such a crime with
a man they had little contact
with. There is no evidence
of phone calls or text mes-
sages between the three, he
wrote.
Hellmann also ridiculed
the prosecutions efforts to
demonize the 24-year-old
Knox because she bought
thong underwear days after
the murder instead of more
modest apparel, calling it a
garment in style and widely
worn by young and not-so-
young women.
Such a purchase, he wrote,
cannot be considered a show
of an insensitive spirit or
obscene inclinations.
He also defended Knoxs
behavior at a police station,
where she did cartwheels and
cuddled and kissed Sollecito
while awaiting questioning.
Such displays could not be
construed as evidence of guilt,
he wrote, adding: There are
numerous ways ... to react
to tragedy. An exchange of
tenderness and even an exhi-
bition of gymnastics can be
explained by the need to find
through gestures and behav-
ior a bit of normality in a
tragic situation.
The only elements of the
prosecution case that were
proven, the judge said, were
a charge of slander against
Knox, who was convicted of
falsely accusing a bar owner
of killing Kercher, and the
fact that Knox and Sollecitos
alibis did not match.
By MARGERY A. BECK
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. After a Good Samaritan helped her pay off
the layaway bill shed accumulated to buy Christmas gifts for her
grandchildren, Lori Stearnes planned to collect her paycheck today
and head to Kmart anyway.
Her new plan: Pay the strangers kindness forward by using the
money shed budgeted to instead support somebody else.
It just gives you a warm feeling, said Stearnes, 53, of Omaha.
... With all the things going on the world, just to have someone do
that is so, I dont know, its hard to put into words.
At Kmart stores across the country, Santa seems to be getting
some help: Anonymous donors are paying off strangers layaway
accounts, buying the Christmas gifts other families couldnt afford,
especially toys and childrens clothes set aside by impoverished
parents.
Stearnes said at first she thought it was a joke when someone
from the Omaha store called to say someone had paid off most of
her layaway bill for toys and outfits she bought for the youngest
four of her seven grandchildren.
The total bill was about $250, but after the stranger helped,
she only had a $58 balance, she said. Stearns, who cleans medical
instruments at a hospital, said she and her husband, Lloyd, live
paycheck to paycheck and that layaway often helps spread out the
costs of Christmas.
A similar random act of kindness happened at a Kmart in
Indianapolis, where a young father wearing dirty clothes and worn-
out boots, stood in line at a layaway counter alongside three small
children.
He asked to pay something on his bill because he knew he
wouldnt be able to afford it all before Christmas. Then a mysteri-
ous woman stepped up to the counter.
She told him, No, Im paying for it, recalled Edna Deppe,
assistant manager at the store in Indianapolis. He just stood there
and looked at her and then looked at me and asked if it was a joke.
I told him it wasnt, and that she was going to pay for him. And he
just busted out in tears.
Before she left the store Tuesday evening, the Indianapolis
woman in her mid-40s had paid the layaway orders for as many as
50 people. On the way out, she handed out $50 bills and paid for
two carts of toys for a woman in line at the cash register.
She was doing it in the memory of her husband who had
just died, and she said she wasnt going to be able to spend it and
wanted to make people happy with it, Deppe said. The woman did
not identify herself and only asked people to remember Ben, an
apparent reference to her husband.
Deppe, who said she has worked in retail for 40 years, had never
seen anything like it.
It was like an angel fell out of the sky and appeared in our
store, she said.
Most of the donors have done their giving secretly.
Dona Bremser, an Omaha nurse, was at work when a Kmart
employee called to tell her that someone had paid off the $70 bal-
ance of her layaway account, which held nearly $200 in toys for
her 4-year-old son.
I was speechless, Bremser said. It made me believe in
Christmas again.
Dozens of other customers have received similar calls in
Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana and Montana.
The benefactors generally ask to help families who are squirrel-
ing away items for young children. They often pay a portion of the
balance, usually all but a few dollars or cents so the layaway order
stays in the stores system.
The phenomenon seems to have begun in Michigan before
spreading, Kmart executives said.
It is honestly being driven by people wanting to do a good deed
at this time of the year, said Salima Yala, Kmarts division vice
president for layaway.
The good Samaritans seem to be visiting mainly Kmart stores,
though a Wal-Mart spokesman said a few of his stores in Joplin,
Mo., and Chicago have also seen some layaway accounts paid off.
Penn State higher-ups face perjury hearing
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and
MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. Two Penn State
officials plan to fight perjury charges and allega-
tions they did not respond properly after being
told a young boy had been sodomized in the
football teams showers as a judge decides if
their cases should go to trial.
Gary Schultz and Tim Curley arrived at a
Pennsylvania courthouse for their preliminary hear-
ing this morning. They were charged with perjury
and failure to report child abuse in early November,
on the same day former assistant coach Jerry
Sandusky was accused of child sex abuse.
Schultz was a vice president at the university
and had overseen the campus police. Curley was
the universitys long-serving athletic director.
Since they were arrested six weeks ago, Schultz
has retired and Curley has been on administra-
tive leave. Both maintain their innocence.
The hearing in Dauphin County court in
Harrisburg requires the attorney generals office
to prove there is a minimum of evidence to
support the charges, a relatively low bar and
a proceeding that defendants have the right to
waive. Sandusky, the schools retired assistant
football coach, is charged with 52 criminal
counts accusing him of molesting 10 boys. He
says he is innocent.
The Penn State assistant coach at the heart
of the perjury case arrived at the court shortly
after Schultz and Curley today. Mike McQueary
declined to speak to reporters as he entered the
courthouse.
McQueary told the grand jury he saw
Sandusky attacking a boy in the shower.
Curley and Schultz gave different accounts,
and are charged with not properly alerting law
enforcement when McQueary contacted them.
To support the perjury charges, prosecutors
must show probable cause the two men lied
and that the lies were intentional and material
to the case.
Sandusky on Tuesday waived his prelimi-
nary hearing at the last minute. His lawyer said
he was concerned the proceeding would be too
one-sided and that prosecutors had agreed not to
seek a bail increase.
The attorneys for Curley and Schultz have
not indicated they intend to waive, and even
issued a statement earlier this week saying the
defendants were looking forward to the prelimi-
nary hearing and to start the process of clearing
their good names and demonstrating that they
testified truthfully to the grand jury.
McQuearys testimony is central to the case,
and Sanduskys lawyer and others think he will
have to testify today. His appearance would
mark the first time he has testified in public
about what he saw and heard inside the Lasch
Football Building.
McQueary told the grand jury he saw
Sandusky raping the boy one today night before
spring break. He said he called his father, then
left distraught. He and his father met with coach
Joe Paterno the next day.
Paterno, in turn, told his boss, Curley.
Paterno, according to the grand jury report,
told Curley that his graduate assistant had seen
Sandusky fondling or doing something of a
sexual nature.
Schultz, who oversaw campus security, and
Curley met with McQueary 10 days later.
McQueary told them that he thought Sandusky
had sodomized a young boy, according to his
grand jury testimony, which the panel found
extremely credible.
Curley, though, denied that McQueary
reported a rape or anything of a sexual nature
whatsoever, the report said. The athletic direc-
tor described the conduct as horsing around,
the panel said.
Schultz was unsure of what he had been
told, but denied the reported conduct included
sodomy. He told the grand jury that he was left
with the impression that Sandusky might have
inappropriately grabbed the young boys geni-
tals while wrestling.
The accounts continued to morph, accord-
ing to the grand jurys outline, when the two
university officials spoke to school President
Graham Spanier. Spanier testified that he was
told Sandusky and a boy were horsing around
in the shower.
Curley, 57, and Schultz, 62, face up to seven
years in prison if convicted of perjury. The other
charge is a summary offense, less serious than
a misdemeanor.
The hearing raises the prospect that Paterno,
the 84-year-old campus icon now being treated
for lung cancer and a re-fractured pelvis, may be
called to the stand. The attorney generals office
declined to say who is on its witness list, and
its unclear whether prosecutors could have his
grand jury testimony read into the record.
McQueary told the grand jury that he hap-
pened upon rhythmic, slapping sounds in
the locker room showers and added that both
Sandusky and the boy saw him there, according
to a grand jury presentment. Authorities did not
know the boys identity when the report was
issued.
McQueary has become a lightning rod in the
case, taking heat for not going to the boys aid
or immediately calling police. In a recent email
to friends, he went on the defensive, saying
he made sure the abuse stopped and went to
authorities.
Defense lawyers would no doubt challenge
McQueary about his more recent statements.
Local and campus police have said they received
no such complaint.
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Associated Press
PHOENIX A scathing U.S. Justice Department report
released Thursday found that Sheriff Joe Arpaios office carried out
a blatant pattern of discrimination against Latinos and held a sys-
tematic disregard for the Constitution amid a series of immigration
crackdowns that have turned the lawman into a prominent national
political figure.
Arpaio struck a defiant tone in response to the report, calling it a
politically motivated attack by the Obama administration that will
make Arizona unsafe by keeping illegal immigrants on the street.
Dont come here and use me as the whipping boy for a national
and international problem, he said at a news conference.
The government found that Arpaios office committed a wide
range of civil rights violations against Latinos, including unjust
immigration patrols and jail policies that deprive prisoners of basic
Constitutional rights.
The Justice Departments expert on measuring racial profiling
found the sheriffs office to be the most egregious case of profiling
in the nation that he has seen or reviewed in professional literature,
said Thomas Perez, who heads the Justice Departments civil rights
division.
We found discriminatory policing that was deeply rooted in the
culture of the department, a culture that breeds a systematic disre-
gard for basic constitutional protections, Perez said.
The report will be used by the Justice Department to seek major
changes at Arpaios office, such as new policies against discrimina-
tion and improvements of staff and officers. Arpaio faces a Jan. 4
deadline for saying whether he wants to work out an agreement to
make the changes. If not, the federal government will sue him, pos-
sibly putting in jeopardy millions of dollars in federal funding for
Maricopa County.
The fallout from the report was swift. The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security announced it is severing its ties with Arpaio,
stripping his jail officers of their federal power to check whether
inmates in county jails are in the county illegally, a move that was
meant to speed up deportation.
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. The federal government on Thursday
temporarily shut down a mile-deep silver mine in Idaho that has
been the site of three serious accidents this year, including one this
week that left seven miners injured.
Two miners died in separate accidents earlier this year at the
Lucky Friday Mine. On Wednesday night, seven miners were
injured during a rock burst while working 5,900 feet below the
surface; all were safely rescued.
The incident prompted the U.S. Mine Safety and Health
Administration to shut down the Lucky Friday while it investi-
gates the cause.
Weve issued a closure order so the entire mine is shut down,
said Amy Louviere, spokeswoman for the agency in Washington,
D.C. We will conduct a thorough investigation and we will not
allow it to reopen until we are sure it is safe.
She could not say how long the mine would be closed.
The agency issued a scathing report after the April death of a miner
at the Lucky Friday. A second miner died in a November accident.
Certainly two fatalities and a serious accident are great cause
for concern, Louviere said. Thats why we are going to take a
real hard look at what happened.
Until this year, the mine had operated without a fatality for 25
years.
In the Wednesday night accident, none of the seven miners
suffered life-threatening injuries. All were brought to the surface
within an hour of the rock burst, said Melanie Hennessey, spokes-
woman for owner Hecla Mining Co.
There was a broken arm and some stitches, but overall they
were quickly removed from the area and brought to local hospitals
to be treated, Hennessey said.
The area where the miners were injured had suffered a rock
burst defined as a spontaneous fracturing of rock about a
month ago. At the time of Wednesday nights rock burst, miners
were erecting a system of mesh material that is designed to con-
tain such bursts, Hennessey said.
Arizona sheriff found to be a
racist who disregards Constitution
Mine closed after 7 miners injured

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