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Seahawks beat Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl

By BARRY WILNER Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The Seattle Seahawks mantra all season was to make each day a championship day. They made Super Bowl Sunday the best day of all with one of the greatest performances in an NFL title game sparked by a defense that ranks among the best ever. The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl crown in overpowering fashion, punishing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8. That masterful defense, the NFLs stingiest, never let the 5-time MVP get going, disarming the highest-scoring offense in league history. Seattle (16-3) was too quick, pionship day every day. At the end of the day, you want to play your best football and that is what we did today. Punctuating Seattles dominance were a 69-yard interception return touchdown by linebacker Malcolm Smith to make it 22-0, and Percy Harvins sensational 87-yard kickoff runback to open the second half. Smith was the games MVP, the first defender in 11 years to win the award. When the Seahawks, up by 29 points, forced a Denver punt early in the third quarter, the 12th Man and there were legions of them in MetLife Stadium began chanting L-O-B, L-O-B. See BOWL, page 6

too physical and just too good for Denver and that was true in all areas. What was hyped as a classic matchup between an unstoppable offense and a miserly defense turned into a rout. We been relentless all season, quarterback Russell Wilson said. Having that mentality of having a cham-

Ulm first runner-up in Allen County Bee

BY NANCY SPENCER Herald Editor nspencer@delphosherald.com LIMA The competition was swift and fierce at Saturdays Allen County Spelling Bee hosted and sponsored by OSU-Lima. After just nine rounds, Alotus Wei, a sixth-grader at Shawnee Middle School, emerged as the champion speller. Wei won last years Lima News Regional Spelling Bee and went to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Bee. Weis winning word was recalcitrant. She received a $100 gift card, trophy, certificate and pin. Karlie Ulm, a fifth-grader from Landeck Elementary, gave Wei a run for her money, falling on the word calypso in round eight. As first runner-up, Ulm received a $75 gift card, trophy, certificate and pin. Third runner-up was Laura Strahan, an eighth-grader at Bluffton Middle School. She spelled the word guillotine correctly

Top winners in the Allen County Spelling Bee were, front from left, first runner-up Karlie Ulm of Landeck Elementary, winner Alotus Wei of Shawnee Middle School and second runner-up Laura Strahan of Bluffton Middle school. (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)

Parade of storms set to continue

BY ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor news@delphosherald.com VAN WERT Its getting to be old hat. For some its just getting old. After a surprise snowstorm hit the Tri-county early Sunday morning, another one is lined up behind it to give the area another wallop. What was expected to be a mild storm of one to two inches of snow Sunday morning shocked experts by dropping six inches of snow in Van Wert County and four or more in Allen County. The front set up right over us and the snow growth just kept coming, said Van Wert County EMA Director Rick McCoy. It caught everybody off guard. After digging out on Sunday, eyes are now focused on Tuesday, when the next round is due in the area.

Local weather forecasts for the weekend were for a chance of snow accumulating less than one inch. Delphos residents awoke to a winter wonderland Sunday morning with more than four inches of wet snow creating beautiful scenery. Parts of Van Wert County received up to six inches. Forecasts for Tuesday include possible accumulations of up to six inches. See page 2 for a full weather forecast. (Delphos Herald/Larry Heiing)

in round seven but retracted her beginning at spelling it incorrectly and was disqualified according to Scripps Howard Official Spelling Bee Rules. Her award included a $50 gift certificate, trophy, certificate and pin. Other local participants included Franklin Elementary fifth-grader Emily Dienstberger and St. Johns Elementary seventh-grader Abbey Meyer, who both fell in the third round; and Spencerville Middle School eighth-grader Rebecca Stetler, who fell in the first round. OSU Assistant Dean and history professor Dr. Roger Nimps organized the bee and morning news radio personality from 1140 WIMA News Talk Radio, Mike Miller, was the pronouncer. All of Saturdays spellers will also participate in the Lima News Regional Spelling Bee March 22 at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima. The winner of that bee will move on to the National Bee in Washington, D.C., where more than $40,000 in prizes are up for grabs to the winner.

Itll be a significant snow event for the whole state, McCoy stated. Everything points to accumulating snow, then some more arctic air coming in right behind it. Snowfall predictions are greatly varied but McCoy predicted anywhere from six to 10 inches of snow to fall beginning sometime Tuesday, probably in the afternoon hours. To the south, some freezing rain could be mixed in, and the southern half of the state could end up with an inch or two of rain. There are some discrepancies with some of the models wavering back and forth with where the storm will track, McCoy explained. People need to keep watching the forecast. It will go through a lot of fine-tuning over the next couple of days. See PARADE, page 12

Abbey Meyer of St. Johns Elementary spells her jitter round word at the Allen County Spelling Bee Saturday as Emily Dienstberger of Franklin Elementary, left, and Karlie Ulm of Landeck Elementary look on.

Mostly sunny today and partly cloudy tonight. Highs in the lower 20s and lows around 10. See page 2.

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Elida BOE requests state move testing back

BY CYNTHIA YAHNA Herald Correspondent news@delphosherald.com The Ohio Department of Education has scheduled OAA tests as follows: Spring administration April 21 thorough May 9; Grade 3- Reading and mathematics; Grade 4- Reading and mathematics (writing is suspended for this year); Grade 5- Reading, mathematics and science (social studies is suspended for this year); Grade 6- Reading and mathematics; Grade 7- Reading and mathematics (writing is suspended for this year); and Grade 8- Reading, mathematics and science (social studies is suspended for this year).

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ELIDA The Elida School Board convened on Friday morning in a special meeting for the purpose of approving the delay of dates for the OAA scheduled testing set forth by the Ohio Department of Education. The board will officially request Governor John Kasich work with the Ohio Department of Education to push these testing dates back two weeks. Elida students (along with many other students in Ohio) have been out of school more than they have been in school after a two-week Christmas break due to inclement weather. These upcoming high-stakes

tests have an incredible impact on our school report card. Students and teachers need more time to appropriately and sufficiently prepare for these tests in order for students to perform to the best of their ability, the school board stressed.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment

TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of slackers, charlatans and other characters so vivid that he was regarded as one of the worlds finest actors, was found dead in his apartment Sunday with what officials said was a needle in his arm. He was 46. The actor apparently died of a drug overdose, said two law enforcement officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case. Envelopes containing what was believed to be heroin were found with him, they said. Hoffman with his doughy, everyman physique, his often-disheveled look and his limp, receding blond hair was a character actor of such range and lack of vanity that he could seemingly handle roles of any size, on the stage and in movies that played in art houses or multiplexes. He could play comic or dramatic, loathsome or sympathetic, trembling or diabolical, dissipated or tightly controlled, slovenly or fastidious. The stage-trained actors rumpled naturalism brought him four Academy Award nominations for Capote, The Master, Doubt and Charlie Wilsons War and three Tony nominations for his work on Broadway, including his portrayal of the beaten and weary Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman. See HOFFMAN, page 12

For The Record

Dorothy V. Foust
July 30, 1922-Jan. 31, 2014 Dorothy V. Foust, 91, of Elida died at 5:45 p.m. Friday at Richland Manor. She was born July 30, 1922, in Lima to Orphy and Evelyn (Loomis) Allen, who preceded him in death. For 72 years, Dorothy shared her life with her husband, Howard Foust, whom she married on May 2, 1941. Survivors include two sons, Howard L. (Reida) Foust Jr. of Lima and Michael A. (Pat) Foust of Port St. Lucy, Fla.; a daughter, Patricia A. Foust of Lima; a sister, Nettie Millrans of Mesa, Ariz.; sisters-in-law, Sue Allen of Defiance and Margie Allen of California; a brother-in-law, Clay Derb Knoch of Uniappolis; five grandchildren, Reed (Kelly) Foust, Allen (Tina) Foust, Laura Pelscher, Melissa (Ryan) Moore and Michael Scott Foust and (Cherrie); 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She worked at Beckmans in Delphos in sales. Dorothy loved her grandchildren and her dog, Buddy. She also loved walking and quilting. Funeral services will be at 8 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. David Howell. Burial will be at a later date at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society. Online condolence may be left at www.harterandschier. com.

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Lucille G. Van Oss
Sept. 21, 1921- Feb. 1, 2014 Lucille G. Van Oss, 92, passed from this life at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. Lucille was born on Sept. 21, 1921, to Nathaniel L. Staup and Pansie C. (Peterson) Staup, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 2, 1940, she married Roland J. Van Oss, who passed away Dec. 24, 1991. Lucille is survived by two daughters, Patricia (Tom) Van Oss-Davis of Centerville and Jeanie (Dave) Alt of Delphos; three granddaughters, Suzanne (David) Laudadio, Jennifer (Jeremy) Strapp and Julie (Shawn) Grime; two step-granddaughters, Ali (Jordan) Ross and Jennifer Davis; three grandsons, Eric (Jodi) Wegesin, Matt Wegesin and Jon (Anna) Dieringer; three step-grandsons, Andy (Jamie) Alt, Aaron (Christine) Alt and James Davis; six greatgrandchildren, Amanda and Ryan Strapp, Logan and Ella Grime and Sarah and Thomas Dieringer; seven stepgreatgrandchildren, Sam, Josh and Luke Alt, Alexa Alt, Jackson Ross, Kristin Davis and Kate Davis; along with nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Annette Wegesin; a grandson, Steve Nomina; a great-granddaughter, Hannah Strapp; two brothers, Ralph and Ernie Staup; a sister, Luella McMichael; two sons-inlaw, Bob Wegesin and Greg Dieringer; and her special feline companion, Miss Kitty. Raised during the years of the Great Depression, Lucilles life was one of unconditional love, acceptance, service to others, honesty and gratitude. She always placed the needs of others above her own. She had a beautiful, resilient spirit and strong faith. By example, her philosophy of life was passed on to her family. She was a true gift to all who were fortunate to have her in their lives. Her family came first to her always.

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RAHRIG, Juanita M., 82, of Spencerville, funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville, Pastor Joseph Heeter officiating. Burial will follow in the Spencerville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the donors choice. Condolences may be expressed at tbayliff@woh.rr.com.

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Lucille gave of her time generously. As a member of St. Ritas Auxiliary, she volunteered in their gift shop for nearly 20 years. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and in her earlier years, she supported the church and school by volunteering at the annual church festival, in the Moms Room, and as a Juniorette leader. She gave to her community by her work at the Delphos Thrift Shop. A special thanks to Dr. James Bowlus, who showed such honesty and compassion to Lucille and to her family as her days on earth became short, to the staff of Vancrest Assisted Living and Rehab for making the last six months of Lucilles life the best that they could be and to the nurses of St. Ritas Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos at 11 a.m. Friday, the Rev. Dave Reinhart will officiate. The Rev. James Van Oss will co-officiate. Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery. Friends may call at Strayer Funeral Home in Delphos from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday. A parish wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ritas Auxiliary or to the Medical Mission Sisters, 8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111-9986. Online condolences may be shared at www.strayerfuneralhome.com.

Margaret Elizabeth Powell

April 7, 1921-Feb. 1, 2014 Margaret Elizabeth Powell, 92, of Delphos died at 8:02 a.m. Saturday at Vancrest of Delphos. She was born April 7, 1921, in Ottoville to Henry and Magdelena (Hohlbein) Pohl, who preceded him in death. She married Norman Si Powell on Feb. 5, 1946. He died on March 27, 1989. Survivors include three sons, Thomas (Marilyn) Powell of Powell, Michael Powell of Grove City and Jeff Powell of Delphos; six daughters, Marge (Bill) Robinson of Exeter, Calif., Patricia Rittger of Kernah, Texas, Theresa Menke of Middle Point, Deb (Tim) Maag of Ottoville, Cheri (Mike) Placke of Van Wert and Lisa (Bruce) Bendele of Ottoville; 22 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Stocklin; brothers, John, Ed and Elmer Pohl; and sisters, Clara Vondran, Lucille Clark and Dorothy Barnes. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Johns the Evangelist Catholic Church. Margarets passion was her family. She was also a seamstress and made several wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses. Crossword puzzles were a favorite pasttime. She was also a nature enthusiast. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Delphos St. John the Evangelist Church. Burial will follow in Ressurection Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home with a Parish Wake Service at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to that of the donors choice. Online condolences may be left for the family at www. harterandschier.com.

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One Year Ago Jefferson Middle School seventh-grader Jason Ditto recently won his schools spelling bee. He will represent the middle school at the Allen County Spelling Bee Saturday at OSU-Lima. He will be joined by Trysten Smith of Landeck Elementary, Megan Weitzel of Franklin Elementary and Abbey Meyer of St. Johns Elementary. 25 Years Ago 1989 Walterick-Hemme Auxiliary to Post 3035 Veterans of Foreign Wars donated a flag to Sarah Jane Chambers Geriatric Center. Accepting the flag was Don Foster, World War I veteran, and Therase Walter, activities director. Presenting the flag were Auxiliary President Denelda Brokamp and Americanism chairman Ruth Bigelow. Flags were also donated to Cloverdale Town Council in memory of Alfreda Schreiber, Fort Jennings Branch Library, Delphos Memorial Home in memory of Leean Sever, Reliable Plumbing and Heating, Shenk and Clark law offices, two to Ken Grothaus for Stadium Park shelterhouse and Waterworks Park and Deb Schurger for Delphos Optimist Club. Fort Jennings Catholic Ladies of Columbia Council 88 met recently with 20 members present. During the meeting, Irma Ricker and Eda Kohls assisted with the installation of officers. Annette Kahle, Viola Krietemeyer, Sharon Calvelage and Helen Calvelage received theater tickets for perfect attendance. See ARCHIVES, page 12

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WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county Associated Press TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chills zero to 10 above zero in the morning. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chills zero to 10 above zero. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Snow in the afternoon. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chills zero to 10 above zero in the morning. TUESDAY NIGHT: Snow. Heavy snow accumulations possible. Lows around 20. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.

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Buckeye Chuck: spring coming soon
MARION (AP) Ohios weather forecasting groundhog Buckeye Chuck says spring will be here soon. Amid a steady snowfall Sunday morning, Buckeye Chuck predicted the end of winter after he did not see his shadow. According to The Marion Star, Paul James with WMRN radio says Buckeye Chuck is right about 70 percent of the time. Pennsylvanias betterknown Punxsutawney Phil disagreed with Chucks forecast. He saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter. More than 150 attended the Marion Groundhog Day ceremony in north-central Ohio. Legend has it that if the furry rodent sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last another month-and-a-half. If he doesnt see it, spring will come early.

Wind turbine project stopped near Lake Erie

TOLEDO (AP) A group of birding enthusiasts hopes a decision to halt plans for a wind turbine at an Ohio National Guard base will send a message to developers proposing other wind power projects along Lake Erie. Federal officials sent notice this past week that they are pulling back from building the proposed wind turbine just weeks after two organizations threatened to take legal action. The American Bird Conservancy and the Black Swamp Bird Observatory argued that the wind turbine would endanger migrating birds and bald eagles while also violating several federal laws designed to protect those birds. The wind turbine slated to go up in just a few months at the guards Camp Perry site east of Toledo is one of about two dozen wind energy projects in the planning stages along Lake Erie in Ohio, according to the American Bird Conservancy. What upset the birding enthusiasts is that the Camp Perry site is in the middle of a hotspot for migrating birds. Bird watchers blanket the area in early May to see several hundred species that stop at the marshes and rocky shoreline to rest and refuel while flying from Central and South America all the way to northern Canada. Its probably one of the top five migration corridors in the U.S., said Robert Johns, a spokesman for the American Bird Conservancy. Ohio Air National Guard officials maintained that an assessment found the turbine wont cause significant impact. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had suggested shutting off the turbine and dimming the lights around it during the spring and fall migration. A letter sent this week by Air Force Col. Peter Sartori, director of installations and mission support in the National Guard Bureau, said the project wouldnt go forward as of now because of the concerns raised by the two groups. A message seeking comment about what will happen next was left with Ohio National Guard spokesman James Sims. The signal we hope this sends is that groups like ours are going to look hard at this and will take action if warranted, Johns said. Were not opposed to wind energy. All were saying is Dont put it up where it shouldnt be. A business park near the Camp Perry site already has put up a wind turbine, but it isnt operating yet. Kim Kauffman, director of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, said they will be monitoring it. If we were to learn it killed migrating birds or eagles, we would pursue legal action, she said. There are about 60 bald eagle nests within 10 miles of the wind turbine, she said. President Barack Obamas administration, which wants to increase the development of green energy, announced in December it would allow some companies to kill or injure bald and golden eagles for up to 30 years without penalty. Companies would need a permit and would have to make efforts to avoid killing the birds and submit reports of how many eagles they kill. The permits would be reviewed every five years.

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Ohio center finalist for potential missile defense

Program helps with energy costs

COLUMBUS (AP) State officials remind eligible Ohioans that they can get help managing energy costs this winter through a payment assistance program. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says the Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus allows eligible Ohioans to pay utility bills based on a percentage of household income. Customers must receive their primary or secondary heat source from a company regulated by the utilities commission and have a total household income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level to qualify. Eligible Ohioans who heat with gas pay 6 percent of their monthly household income to their gas company and 6 percent to their electric company. Those heating with electricity pay 10 percent of their monthly household income to their electric company. Program information is available at www.energyhelp. ohio.gov. Shown is a photo from the 2013 Sister to Sister Summit science experiment. (Photo submitted)

AAUW presents Sister To Sister Summit

Information submitted VAN WERT The American Association of University Women will present its 11th annual Sister to Sister Summit for girls in grades 6-8 from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 1 at the YWCA in Van Wert. The summit is open to all Van Wert County Schools, as well as to Parkway and Delphos. This years theme is Supersize your Confidence Level - Recognizing Role Models to be a Part of your Super Hero Team. The focus will be to provide the girls with the tools needed to provide harmony in their lives while trying to balance all that is expected of them. Tools for problem solving, goal setting and personal health and wellness are some of the issues that will be explored. The speakers will also talk about how they became interested in their career choices since education is an important element of the S2S summits. Speakers for the event are Heather Gottke, 4-H program coordinator with the OSU Extension Office, Supersize Your Future Through Enriching Experiences; Kendra Thompson, business office administrator at Edward Jones, Understanding Money to Help You Reach Your Goals; Teresa Schalois, L.M.T./owner, Teresa Schalois Massage Therapy, Downsize Your Stress With Yoga; Vickie Schulte, owner/ designer, Once I Was Giving New Purpose To What You Already Have; Dr. Kristen Pollock, D.O., Van Wert Family Physicians, Health and Nutrition Advice For Your Well-Being and Success; Debby Compton, D.P.T. Director of Rehabilitation, Therapy Solutions How To Cope When Life Becomes Overwhelming. The Hands On event with breakfast bars, lunch, goodie bags, door prizes and

all materials are free to the participants. Packets for registration will be available at the school offices on Feb. 14. The registration deadline is Feb. 26. Parents may also ask questions or request that packets be sent by contacting event organizers, Deb Kleinhenz at 419-238-9519 or Sandy Unterbrink Young at 419-495-2824. If requesting a packet, please leave name, phone number and complete address. For further information on AAUW programs and membership, contact Kleinhenz, Van Wert AAUW chapter president.

COLUMBUS (AP) A training center in northeastern Ohio is one of four military installations in the country being considered for a potential missile defense site. The Department of Defense says it will prepare an environmental impact study of Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center near Newton Falls and three other military sites. The departments Missile Defense Agency has evaluated the four installations. But officials say no decision has been made yet on whether to construct a new missile defense site. The other installations under consideration are Fort Custer, Mich., Fort Drum, N.Y., and the Portsmouth Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Training Area near Rangeley, Maine. The environmental impact studies will take about two years to complete. They will assess potential impacts on land use, water resources and air quality among other areas. It is encouraging that Camp Ravenna is currently being considered for future Department of Defense missions, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said in a statement. Designating Camp Ravenna as a missile defense site would create local jobs and strengthen the regional economy. Last fall, Camp Ravenna and four other sites were named as areas that would house an undetermined number of U.S. missiles designed to intercept incoming enemy missiles. Camp Ethan Allan Training Site in Vermont was dropped from consideration, pleasing U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. The ground-based interceptors being contemplated for an East Coast missile defense site cost huge sums of money, without delivering reliable capability, he said in a statement. I welcome the news that Vermonts Camp Ethan Allen will not be considered as a site, and I continue to pursue redirecting those funds toward projects that have more proven and cost-effective success in keeping Americans safe. The Pentagon said there has been no decision to proceed with the construction of a new missile defense site, but to clear the first hurdle was good news for Ohio officials. We are pleased and proud to be among the finalists for the potential opportunity to serve the citizens of Ohio and the nation, said Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general. Since Camp Ravenna was announced as a candidate several months ago, we have all realized the potential economic benefits to the states northeast corridor.

Lima Mall gives model, actor hopefuls a chance at stardom

Information submitted LIMA The Sunburst Beauty Pageant and International Star Search will make a stop at the Lima Mall at 6 p.m. Feb. 14 to scout the best talent from the Ohio area and beyond. The Sunburst International Star Search welcomes children and adults of various ages to apply and be interviewed for potential talent opportunities. Girls from birth to 27 years of age as well as boys from birth to 3 years of age are eligible to apply and be seen by Sunburst representatives. If youve ever dreamt of being in the entertainment industry, Sunburst representatives are the type of scouts that have the contacts and ability to land a variety of opportunities, said Theresa Morocco, mall manager of the Lima Mall. Sunburst Star Search has a long-standing history discovering beautiful new faces. In the pageant world, several Miss America state titleholders and two Miss Americas grew up in Sunburst Pageants. In the entertainment spectrum, Sunburst has landed roles in the Halloween movies, The Young and the Restless and in commercials for Toys R Us, Disney, Burger King and Nickelodeon to name a few. The Sunburst Star Search will take place near the Macys inside the Lima Mall. For more information, contact the Lima Mall at 419-331-1311 or visit facebook.com/limamall.

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Ride Along No. 1 for third week

LOS ANGELES (AP) With Super Bowl XLVII weekend in full swing, Ride Along remained strong, steering Universal Pictures into the No. 1 slot in a surprising three-week takeover at the box office. Topping multiplex sales since setting a January debut record when opening over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend with $48.6 million, the buddy cop comedy, starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, made $12.3 million, as it nears a $100 million domestic total, according to studio estimates Sunday. I dont think anyone would have seen that coming, Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak, said of Ride Along. Despite the looming viewpoint that films with a primarily African-American cast dont do well overseas, the domestic success of Ride Along could fuel its popularity internationally. (It is currently only showing domestically.) Kevin Hart and Ice Cube are great stars and they are international stars at this point. The movie doing so well here is going to give it that extra push. If the worldwide audience is hearing that Ride Along is the No. 1 movie for the third week, they are going to want to see what the fuss is about. Disneys Frozen, now the fourth highest-grossing domestic animated release ever, is in second place with $9.3 million. The studio rereleased a singalong version of the film, as the movies soundtrack remains No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The films signature track Let It Go, sung by Idina Menzel, is among the top 30 on Billboards Hot 100. Frozen singalong shows, featured in 2,057 theaters out of 2,754, added $2.2 million, as the film crossed the $360 million mark domestically. Frozen is a movie that will not quit, says Dergarabedian. Its been out for 11 weeks and its still relevant. By adding this sing-along component, they basically assured themselves a No. 2 spot this weekend. Another family film, Open Road Films squirrel comedy The Nut Job, took the fourth-place slot with $7.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $50 million over a three-week span. Focus Features chick flick from a male point of view, That Awkward Moment, starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller, has taken third place in its opening weekend with $9 million. The critics were not kind to this movie and its sort of a pre-Valentines Day film thats an antidote to the Super Bowl, Dergarabedian said. But over what is traditionally not a huge grossing weekend, it did in line with what people expected. Universals Lone Survivor stands strong in the fifth slot with $7.2 million, as it notably crosses the $100 million mark, making this Mark Wahlbergs 7th film to cross that milestone. Others have included Planet of the Apes, Ted, The Departed, The Other Guys and The Italian Job. Paramounts resurgence of the film adaptations of Tom Clancys Jack Ryan series, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, this time starring Chris Pine as the resourceful CIA analyst, came in at No. 6 with $5.4 million in its third week. Overseas it made $9.1 million. The Kate Winslet and Josh Brolinstarring drama Labor Day, also distributed by Paramount, opened in 7th place with $5.3 million. Riding the Oscar nominations wave were the No. 8 and 9 films: American Hustle, leading the Oscar pack with 10 bids, and The Wolf of Wall Street, which has five nods. David O. Russells con-artist comedy earned $4.3 million, while Martin Scorseses movie gained $3.6 million. Rounding out the top 10, and dropping from last weeks position six, was Lionsgates big-budget I, Frankenstein, with $3.5 million in its second weekend. With an estimated $65 million cost, I Frankenstein, in 3-D and starring Aaron Eckhart, has a $14.5 million domestic total. But the film could gain a spike in sales overseas over the coming weeks, as it earned $13 million internationally when it hit theaters. Overall, the estimated box office total for the weekend is $88.5 million, down slightly from this same Super Bowl weekend last year, which saw an $88.6 million total. This is a weekend where all eyes are on football, so the fact that industry held its own again on this weekend is pretty impressive, Dergarabedian said. Next weekends release of Warner Bros. 3-D animation The Lego Movie, a family comedy, will most likely knock Ride Along from No. 1. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today. 1.Ride Along, $12.3 million. 2.Frozen, $9.3 million ($24 million international). 3.That Awkward Moment, $9 million. 4.The Nut Job, $7.6 million ($1.8 million international). 5.Lone Survivor, $7.2 million ($1.3 million international). 6.Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, $5.4 million ($9.1 million international). 7.Labor Day, $5.3 million. 8.American Hustle, $4.3 million ($6 million international). 9.The Wolf of Wall Street, $3.6 million ($26 million international). 10.I, Frankenstein, $3.5 million ($7.5 million international). Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak: 1. The Monkey King, $46 million. 2. Dad, Where are we Going? $34 million. 3. The Wolf of Wall Street, $26 million. 4. Frozen, $24 million. 5. Viy, $17.7 million. 6. Miss Granny, $15.3 million. 7. The Man from Macau, $12.5 million. 8. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, $9.1 million. 9. 12 Years a Slave, $9.7 million. 10. I, Frankenstein, $7.5 million.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hoffman of Elida celebrated 50 years of marriage on Feb. 1. Hoffman and the former Kathy Swint were married on Feb. 1, 1964, in Ottoville. They are the parents of three children, Col. Steve (Karen) Hoffman of Beale AFB, Sacramento, Calif.; John (Lucinda) Hoffman of Greenwood, S.C.; and Cindy (Mike) Hiett of Venedocia. They also have seven grandchildren. Hoffman is a retired meat cutter from Foodtown Grocers in Findlay. His wife is retired from HHWP Community Action Commission in Findlay and works part-time at Lock 16 Catering.

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From Ohio to Sochi: Athletes set for Olympics

CINCINNATI (AP) Kelly Gunther wasnt sure she would ever skate again after a serious ankle injury four years ago. Now she is one of three Ohioans competing in the upcoming Olympics in Russia. Gunther, a native of northeast Ohios Lorain, fractured her ankle in competition in 2010. The injury came not long after Gunther barely missed a spot on the long track team for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. 2010 was definitely not one of my better years on the ice, Gunther recently told The Morning Journal in Lorain. But it was the year that helped shape who I am and made me realize what I can accomplish when I keep positive and focus on what I want. Gunther, 26, will compete in the 1,000-meter event in the Sochi Olympics that begin Friday. Two hockey players, also from northeast Ohio, are trying again for Olympic gold. Brooklyn Heights Kelli Stack and Brianne McLaughlin-Bittle, from Sheffield Village, won silver medals in 2010. The United States and Canada are favored to meet again in this years gold-medal game. Stack, a 26-year-old forward who had surgery last spring for a knee injury, says she thinks she is back to her pre-injury level. I think my speed and strength are catching up, she told The Plain Dealer of Cleveland. McLaughlin-Bittle told The Chronicle Telegram of Elyria that she felt a sense of relief after learning she had made the 2014 team. The last time around, I didnt realize what I was getting myself into, said the 26-year-old goaltender. I was just happy to be there. This year, I knew how fun it could be to compete in the Olympics for your country. Members of the Columbus Blue Jackets also will compete but for other countries. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, center Artem Anisimov and defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Nikita Nikitin were named to the Russian roster. Right wing Marian Gaborik will represent Slovakia. Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards is an assistant coach for Team USA. A University of Cincinnati professor wont be competing, but some U.S. skeleton team members will be relying on a sled he designed. Skeleton sleds support the upper body of lone riders who race head-first at speeds of 70 to 90 mph while steering with shoulder and knee pressure. Grant Schaffner, an assistant professor in aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics and president of ProtoStar Engineering Inc., led the team that designed the ProtoStar V5. He will be in Sochi to watch it used by Katie Uhlaender, of McDonald, Kan., Matt Antoine, of Prairie du Chien, Wis., and John Daly, of Smithtown, N.Y. The V5 was designed to strike a balance between the flexibility needed to guide the sled and the strength and stiffness needed to support a lot of weight, said Schaffner, noting that a riders weight can be four to five times greater rounding curves. U.S. skeleton coach Tuffy Latour told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Sochi that the athletes are very excited about the latest ProtoStar, which he says is faster and stronger than the version used in 2010. There has been constant communication between the coaches, the athletes and Grant to be sure we got what we were looking for, and its a great fit, Latour said. The athletes believe they are riding on the best equipment built.

Mass mobs fill pews, lift prayers at NY churches

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Youve heard of flash mobs? Behold the Mass mob. Playing off the idea of using social media to summon crowds for parties or mischief, mobs of Buffaloarea Roman Catholics have been filling pews and lifting spirits at some of the citys original, now often sparsely attended, churches. It works this way: On a given Sunday, participants attend Mass en masse at a church theyve picked in an online vote and promoted through Facebook and Twitter. Visitors experience the architecture, heritage and spirit of the aging houses of worship and the churches once again see the numbers they were built for, along with a helpful bump in donations when the collection baskets are passed. I call these churches faith enhancers. You cant help but walk in and feel closer to a higher power, said Christopher Byrd, who hatched the idea in Buffalo last fall and has organized two Mass mobs so far, both of which drew hundreds. Hes heard from other cities about starting their own. The aim, he said, is to reignite interest, support and perhaps even membership in older churches that kind of fall off the radar screen of people. One such church is Our Lady of Perpetual Help in a neighborhood settled by Irish immigrants along the Buffalo River. The church once brimmed with 800 families when it was dedicated in 1900. Today, fewer than 50 worshippers typically amble into the Gothic-style sanctuary for Sunday Mass. Its a familiar story among city churches that were built for waves of Polish, German, Irish and Italian immigrants but whose congregations have dwindled with the citys population decline and suburban sprawl. Buffalos population is less than half what it was in 1950, when it peaked at 580,000. Were still here, said the Rev. Donald Lutz, who welcomed a crowd of more than 300 on a recent Sunday after Our Lady of Perpetual Help, known to locals as Pets, was selected for the Mass mob. Organizers sought nominations from the public for churches on the Mass mob website and put the top three up for a vote. Online voting begins this week for the next mob, planned for March 23. Its wonderful, said Lutz, who learned his church had been chosen two weeks before. It just shows that we are not just one parish, that its the Put wholeThem family of You In the diocese. We take care of each other. And, he added, if it helps us pay a few more bills With every pew occupied, later-arriving worshippers stood against the back wall, reminding 88-year-old parishioner Elizabeth Barrett of the way it used to be in the church she has attended since birth, a block from her lifelong home. You had to get here very early when I was young, it was so crowded, she said. And now there are just a handful. Its hard to accept, but you have to. During the sign of peace, Lutz spent several minutes breezing up and down aisles, smiling and shaking hands. He invited all to a nearby community center for a pastry and coffee after the service. Several visitors arrived at the church with cameras, aiming them at brilliant stainedglass windows imported from Austria, the churchs pride and joy, and the ornate marble altar, the likes of which are seldom seen in the more modern suburban churches built today. Its wonderful to see the old churches. Theyre beautiful, said Barbara Mocarski, who came from nearby www.edwardjones.com Lackawanna to be part of the mob. While the sanctuary is largely well-preserved, a Safe Place. areas of cracking plaster and water stains show a need for costly maintenance.

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Fort Jennings Elementary School first-grade students in Sharon Sealts class include, front from left, Megan Ricker, Morgan Siefker, Sheldyn Peters, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Alexis Geise, Katelyn Knippen and Chandler Core; and back, Ian Howbert, Braden Knippen, Andrew Kahle, Kylie Will, Maggie Pothast, Brandt Menke and Ian Stechschulte. (Delphos Herald/Stephanie Groves)

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Veterans board hires outreach officer

By Nancy Kline DHI Correspondent news@delphosherald.com PUTNAM COUNTY A 12-year U.S. Air Force veteran has been hired as the new outreach coordinator in the Veterans Service Office. Kristi Powell, Ottawa, began her position on Jan. 21 and will join Joe Moenter, Putnam County veterans service officer, in the Ottawa office in the Putnam County Court House. Powell, who is also a veterans service officer in training, will have numerous duties as an outreach officer. My vision is to get out into the community and find veterans and widows of veterans that we dont know about, Powell said. I want to make them aware of the benefits that are available to them, Powell said she also hopes to make all veterans more aware of the numerous services and benefits available to them. I plan to visit all the nursing homes, she said. Also I not only want to talk to the elderly and middle-age veterans but I want to reach out to younger veterans. Moenter estimated there are 2,000 veterans in Putnam County. This has been a one-person office since it was started in the 1940s, Moenter said. Since Im busy working in this office, it has been hard for me to do any outreach. He said the Veterans Service Board of Officers made the decision to add the outreach officer position. Her salary is funded by local taxes. Powell plans to implement giving special cards to all veterans in the county. Her first project has been sending out more than 100 letters to area businesses. She is hoping they will

offer 10 percent discounts to veterans who present their veterans card. In return I will promote their businesses on our flyers and publicity for veterans, she said. Powell said any business who is interested in participating should contact the Veterans Service Office at 419-5234478. Powell has a bachelors degree in substance abuse and counseling from Ohio Christian University in Circleville and a masters degree in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati. She served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraq. She is a member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Am-Vets. She also serves on the honor guard for the American Legion. Powell, has two children and is a graduate of Pandora-Gilboa.

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Koester 3 lifts Jays past game Lancers

By JIM METCALFE Staff Writer jmetcalfe@delphosherald DELPHOS St. Johns senior Ryan Koester drained a deep 3-pointer from the right wing with 1.1 ticks remaining Saturday night and junior Andy Grothouse picked off a desperation length-of-the-floor pass as time expired as the Blue Jays held off Lincolnview 37-34 in non-league boys hardwood action at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium. Koester led the Blue Jays (10-4) with 15 markers (3 treys) and Grothouse added 10. On behalf of the Lancers (7-8), junior Justis Dowdy netted 11 and sophomore Chandler Adams sprung for 10. Both coaches St. Johns head man Aaron Elwer and Lincolnview counterpart Brett Hammons had concerns coming into the game: Elwer wondering how his Blue Jays would come back after a big win over Marion Local the night before and Hammons how his Lancers would accept the challenge after a blowout loss to LCC. Sometimes, you just cant bounce back that quickly. We expended so much energy and emotion last night, plus all the film preparation, Elwer explained. The crowd was so intense and the kids played off of that. What it comes down to is surviving Saturday night and coming away with a win. We got that accomplished and we capped off a successful weekend. We found a way to win when we didnt have the best shooting night; both teams guarded extremely well and we came up with the last play. steals) hit a free throw at 5:21 to tie it at 32. Grothouse dropped a 15-foot baseliner at 4:13 to put the Jays back up but Adams hit a tough shot inside at 1:59 to retie it at 34. The Jays ran down the rest of the clock using two timeouts in the process as the Lancers fouled as part of their defensive strategy, having fouls to give before the bonus. After calling their final timeout and taking the ball underneath their basket, the Jays worked the ball to Grothouse at the top of the key. He found Koester on the right wing and his rainbow slipped through the net with 1.2 ticks to go, with the Lancers getting a timeout at .5 seconds. They used two timeouts to try and set up a successful play but the long pass was picked off by Grothouse to end the game. They did a good job guarding us on the last play; we were looking for screens and slips and they took those away, Elwer added. It ended up we got the ball to Andy for a good look at the top of the key. He made the unselfish pass to Ryan on the wing for an even better shot. The Lancers answered the challenge Hammons gave them and came out energized. They hit their first four shots and built an 11-5 edge on a basket by senior Kyle Williams. Koesters putback was answered by two Adams free throws. The Jays then closed the period on a 4-0 mini-run an off-balance jumper by Koester (7 points in the period) at 1:51 and a foul-line jumper by junior Evan Hays (3 dimes) at 1:20 to account for a 13-11 scoreboard. See JAYS, page 7

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St. Johns senior Ryan Koester rises up for a jumper against the defense of Lincolnview junior Justis Dowdy Saturday night at Arnzen Gymnasium. (Delphos Herald/ Randy Shellenbarger) We talked before the game about how wed bounce back from a rout. Im extremely proud of how we did, Hammons began. We gave up 74 points the night before and then held St. Johns to 37 tonight. I am so proud of every guy we had in that locker room tonight because they answered the challenge we as a coaching staff gave them. Im not sure how far out that last shot was but it came down to that. Therefore, it was no surprise that the game would literally go down to the very end. In a game that saw no bigger lead than eight the entire night, the Jays eked out a 32-31 lead entering the fourth period. With the pace slowed down, both teams struggled to add to their total until Dowdy (3 assists, 3

Blue Jays dominate at MAC championships

By LARRY HEIING DHI Correspondent news@delphosherald.com VERSAILLES The St. Johns wrestling team traveled to Versailles Saturday for the Midwest Athletic Conference championships. The MAC has a strong reputation in the state of Ohio for football, basketball and other sports but only has three teams compete in wrestling: St. Johns, Coldwater and Versailles. Parkway is trying to build up a wrestling program but it is still in the infant stages. Fort Recovery even had one wrestler but he has to practice with Coldwater since the Indians do not have a wrestling program. The Blue Jay team took on the Coldwater Cavaliers for the second time in four days; some wrestlers even took on a Coldwater opponent for the third time in a week. St. Johns wrestled their familiar league foe much better than their performance at the OHSAA Team Duals at Bath Wednesday. Last weekend at the LCC Thunderbird Invitational, Brett Vonderwell was defeated by Reese Kaiser. At the duals, Vonderwell upset Kaiser 8-4 for the Blue Jays only decision of the match. Vonderwell was out to prove this was

The St. Johns Blue Jays had four at the MAC Wrestling championships held at Versailles Saturday. Austin Martin had a dominating performance with a pair of tech falls. (Photo Submitted) no fluke as he met Kaiser for the rubber match. The match was a nail-bitter as it took three overtimes as Vonderwell pulled out a 20-17 victory. Austin Schulte had two pins in his two matches. Austin Martin was dominating with two tech falls, along with Wes Buettners two big wins. Nate Schroeder recorded a pin and won by forfeit. These were the only undefeated MAC champions for St. Johns. The next action for the Blue Jay wrestlers will be Tuesday evening at home for Senior Night in a tri-match involving Parkway and Spencerville.

As in Legion of Boom, the Seahawks hard-hitting secondary, part of young team with an average age of 26 years, 138 days. This is an amazing team. Took us four years to get to this point but they never have taken a step sideways, coach Pete Carroll said. These guys would not take anything but winning this ballgame. The loss by the Broncos again raised questions about Mannings ability to win the biggest games. He is 11-12 in the postseason, 1-2 in Super Bowls. After the game, he brushed off questions about his legacy. Certainly to finish this way is very disappointing, he replied. He never looked comfortable against a defense some will begin comparing to the 1985 Bears and 2000 Ravens other NFL champions who had runaway Super Bowl victories. Seattle forced four turnovers; Denver had 26 all season. The Seahawks looked comfortable and at ease, and not just their defense, which lost All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman to a high ankle sprain in the fourth quarter. He celebrated on crutches. I hope we etched out names in the history books, Sherman said. Wilson, who has an NFL-record 28 wins in his first two pro seasons, including playoffs, had a 23-yard TD pass to Jermaine Kearse late in the third quarter to make it 36-0. Wilson also hit Doug Baldwin for a 10-yard score in the final period in what had become one of the most lopsided Super Bowls. For the fifth time in six meetings between the NFLs No. 1 offense and defense, the D dominated. Its all about making history, All-Pro safety Earl Thomas said. This was a dominant performance from top to bottom. Denver fell to 2-5 in Super Bowls and by the end, many of Mannings passes resembled the ducks Sherman said the All-Pro quarterback sometimes threw. The victory was particularly sweet for Carroll, who was fired in 1994 by the Jets, led the Patriots for three seasons and again was canned. After a short stint out of coaching, he took over at Southern California and won two national titles. But he always felt there was unfinished business in the NFL. Carroll finished that business by lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy, four years after taking charge in Seattle and eight years after the Seahawks lost in their only previous Super Bowl to Pittsburgh. No Super Bowl had been played outdoors in a coldweather city before not that the Big Apple was anything close to frozen Sunday, with a 49-degree temperature at kickoff. Things went sour for Manning and the Broncos from the very first scrimmage play and by halftime they were down 22-0 their biggest deficit of the season and the only time they didnt score in a half. On that first play for the Broncos, Manning stepped up toward the line just as center Manny Ramirez snapped the ball. It flew past his incredulous quarterback into the end zone, where Knowshon Moreno dived on it for a safety. A mere 12 seconds in, Seattle led 2-0 with the quickest score in Super Bowl history, beating Chicagos Devin Hesters kickoff return to open the 2007 game against Mannings Colts. That one ended much better for Manning as Indianapolis won the championship. This one was a fiasco throughout. Steven Hauschka, who missed only 2-of-40 field goals entering the game, made a 31-yarder for 5-0 and a 33-yarder for 8-0 after Doug Baldwin toasted 15-year veteran cornerback Champ Bailey, in his first Super Bowl, for 37 yards on third down. Then the Seahawks began scoring touchdowns. Mannings third-down pass to Julius Thomas sailed way too high and directly to safety Kam Chancellor, giving the Seahawks the ball at Denvers 37. Harvin, finally healthy after a virtually wasted first season in Seattle, sparked the short drive with a 15-yard burst, and a third-down pass interference call on Tony Carter gave Seattle the ball at the 1. Marshawn Lynch scored to make it 15-0. Then Smith, with a play emblematic of the best defense the NFL has seen in years, made his second huge play in two weeks. Cliff Avril got to Mannings arm as he was throwing, the ball fluttered directly to Smith, who took off down the left sideline for a 69-yard interception TD. Manning trudged to the sideline, a look of disgust on his face. That look didnt improve when, after a drive to the Seattle 19, his fourth-down pass was tipped by Chris Clemons and fell harmlessly to the Meadowlands turf. So did Denvers reputation as an unstoppable force.

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Information Submitted Musketeer boys lasso Mustangs FORT JENNINGS Fort Jennings built a 12-point lead at the end of one quarter Saturday night and went on to down Allen East 62-54 in non-league boys cage action inside The Fort of Fort Jennings High School. Nick Von Sossan led a trio of Musketeers in double digits with 18, along with 12 from Connor Wallenhorst and 10 by Alex Berelsman. Miller downed 17 for the Mustangs, while Sherrick and Perkins each had 10. Fort Jennings had 12 steals in the effort, led by four from Berelsman. They counted 13-of-24 shots from 2-point range, 6-of-17 from 3-land and 18-of-27 at the line. They grabbed 23 boards (5 offensive) as Drew Grone had five. They added 18 fouls and five turnovers. Allen East canned 12-of-26 shots from 2-point land, 4-of-12 3-pointers and 18-of-23 free throws. They secured 28 boards (7 offensive) as Shuey had eight, adding 17 fouls and six miscues. The Musketeers host PCL foe and archrival Ottoville Tuesday. ALLEN EAST (54) 2-pt. 3-pt. FTs Pts. Miller 4-0-9-17, Sherrick 0-3-1-10, Perkins 3-1-1-10, Shuey 3-0-1-7, Ryan 0-0-4-4, Friesner 1-0-1-3, Rex 1-0-0-2, Stippith 0-0-1-1, Wireman 0-0-0-0. Totals 12-4-18-54.

FORT JENNINGS (62) 2-pt. 3-pt. FTs Pts. Connor Wallenhorst 3-1-3-12, Nick Von Sossan 2-2-8-18, Mark Metzger 1-11-6, Josh Wittler 0-1-2-5, Drew Grone 3-0-1-7, Logan Sickels 0-0-0-0, Austin Kehres 2-0-0-4, Alex Berelsman 2-1-310. Totals 13-6-18-62. Score by Quarters: Allen East 5 14 11 24 - 54 Ft. Jennings 17 12 17 16 - 62 Information Submitted Rockets get by LadyCats KALIDA Pandora-Gilboa edged out Kalida 41-35 in Putnam County League girls basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Wildcat Den of Kalida High School. Leading the Rockets (9-8, 3-2 PCL) were M. Maag with 15 and H. Hermiller with 10. For the LadyCats (7-11, 2-3 PCL), Brittany Kahle was the lone double-digit scorer with 19. Kalida finished at 14-of-27 shooting on 2s, 0-of-4 on 3s and 7-of-13 singles. They added 33 boards (7 offensive) as Allison Recker and Kylie Osterhage grabbed seven each, 25 errors and 19 fouls. P-G downed 11-of-35 2-pointers, 2-of15 3-pointers and 13-of-25 free tosses. They totaled 21 caroms (10 offensive) as Maag had six, 10 turnovers and 15 fouls. Kalida won the junior varsity game 35-24.

Kalida visits Holgate Tuesday. PANDORA-GILBOA (41) 2-pt. 3-pt. FTs Pts. M. Maag 5-0-5-15, H. Hermiller 2-13-10, Shea Watkins 1-1-1-6, Brittany Hovest 2-0-0-4, V. McCullough 1-0-1-3, A. Abelovska 0-0-2-2, O. Maag 0-0-11, Mackenzie Swary 0-0-0-0, Lindsay Macke 0-0-0-0, B. Hovest 0-0-0-0. Totals 11-2-13-41. KALIDA (35) 2-pt. 3-pt. FTs Pts. Nicole Recker 0-0-0-0, Makenna Vorst 0-0-0-0, Brittany Kahle 6-0-7-19, Nicole Reindel 0-0-0-0, Kennedy Hoffman 2-0-0-4, Joni Kaufman 0-0-0-0, Kylie Osterhage 2-0-0-4, Elizabeth Turnwald 1-0-0-2, Allison Recker 3-0-0-6. Totals 14-0-7-35. Score by Quarters: Pan.-Gil. 4 12 11 14 - 41 Kalida 4 6 19 6 - 35 Hanover knocks off BU women By Blade Tackett Sports information assistant HANOVER, Ind. - An 18-point first-half deficit was too much to overcome as the Bluffton University women had their 2-game winning streak snapped at Hanover College on Saturday, 79-66. The Panthers improved to 11-8 overall and 9-3 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, while Bluffton dropped to 11-8 and 7-5 in the HCAC. Eight turnovers by the Beavers in the

first five minutes allowed Hanover go up 13-2 before the visitors knew what hit them. Bluffton answered back with eight straight points to pull within three (13-10) midway through the opening stanza. A 23-8 spurt by the Panthers pushed Hanovers lead to 36-18 at the 3:39 mark before Bluffton started to chip away again. Six straight points from sophomore Taylor Whitaker followed by an Anna Hairston deep ball helped the Beavers make the score 41-27 at the break. A Brooke Ruffer trifecta and Taylor Knights hoop-and-harm kept Bluffton within striking distance (50-38) at the 14:30 mark but that was as close as the Beavers would get. Hanover again pushed out to an 18-point advantage with 6:13 to play before the visitors made one final stand. Knight and Ruffer powered a 10-4 run but the Panthers avenged an 81-71 loss in the Sommer Center three short weeks ago with a 79-66 victory over the Beavers. Ruffer was spectacular in posting her 11th career double-double. The sophomore sensation hit 11-of-17 from the field for a career-high 26 points and she also ripped down a gamehigh 14 boards. Knight added a career-high 17 points for the visitors. Whitaker was also in double figures with 11 counters. Freshman Rachel Beining (Ottoville) and Belicia Cooper pulled down nine and six rebounds, respectively. See ROUNDUP, page 8

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By JIM METCALFE Staff Writer jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com RURAL MIDDLE POINT Once the Lincolnview girls cagers grabbed the lead with 2:14 left in the first period, they held on to it for dear life and knocked off St. Johns 46-41 in non-league action Saturday afternoon at The Lancerdome. The game was postponed from Tuesday due to weather. Leading the way for the host Lady Lancers (7-11) were sophomore Ashton Bowersock with 12 and nine each from senior Christine Stemen, junior Julia Thatcher and junior Hannah McCleery. The Lady Blue Jays (5-13) received a varsity career-high 20 markers and 10 boards (her first varsity doubledouble) from freshman Jessica Geise and five from sophomore Sydney Fischbach. The Jays simply couldnt find the shooting range enough this afternoon, shooting 12-of-39 from the floor (0-of12 long range) for 30.8 percent and added 17-of-27 from the line (63.0%). I believe were getting good shots; right now, we cant get them to fall. I dont know if its a lack of confidence when we shoot but we continue to struggle there, Jays mentor Dan J. Grothouse noted. Jessica had a great game and they gave plenty of attention to Sydney. Right now, we need someone to consistently sink perimeter shots to open it up inside and its not happening. We didnt take advantage of our free throws enough, especially when we were coming from behind. Lincolnview head man Dan Williamson felt his teams quickness would get the job done. We had scouted them and from films, we saw they were primarily a man defense. We felt we could beat them off the dribble and get to the basket or to the line, Williamson affirmed. We were in the bonus early in the second period and we hit the free throws early to help us build a lead. We had a couple of moments where their pressure defense caused us problems which they are known for but that didnt happen too much. Were excited to beat a team like St. Johns, especially with the draw Sunday; well see where that helps us in the seeding. The Lancers were better from the field 12-of-31 shots (1-of-3 3-balls) for 38.7 percent, adding 21-of-34 free throws (61.8%). There were four lead changes in the first period as the pace was slow, partly due to the Lancer offense attacking the rim and getting to the line. They hit 6-of-8 from there in the opener as the Jays struggled to contain the likes of Stemen and Thatcher. The Jays last lead was 7-5 as sophomore Lexie Hays hit the second-of-2 free throws at 4:30. Thatcher, who was 7-of-9 at the line overall, hit two freebies at 4:10 to tie the game and Bowersock six points in the period gave the hosts the lead for good at 9-7 off a lob from Stemen at 2:14. McCleery hit a 3-point play at 1:24, followed by a reverse layin off a putback by Blue Jay sophomore Rachel Pohlman at 30 seconds. Bowersock hit a short jumper at 4.1 ticks to make the Lancer lead 14-9. The Lancers were in the 1-on-1 just 29 ticks into the second period and the double-bonus at 5:48. Despite McCleery (5 boards) missing the final 7:53 with her second foul, the hosts took advantage of the Jays foul woes by hitting 8-of-12 at the line in the canto. Their biggest lead was 23-11 on a Thatcher drive at 4:15 before the Jays cobbled a rally together an 8-2 spurt in a 2:27 span, capped by a putback by Geise (5 points in the period) at 35 seconds to close within 25-19. Stemen hit the second-of-2 tosses at 3.5 ticks to make it 26-19 at the half. The Blue Jays kept on coming in the third period, starting to contain the Lancer dribble penetration and feeding the ball inside with more success. They were within one point twice at 28-27 (at 2:57 on a Fischbach single) and 30-29 (1:51 on two Fischbach freebies) before the Lancers regained the momentum in the last 1:04: Stemen hit the only trey of the night (from the left corner) at 1:04 and McCleery a duck-under at 2.1 ticks for a 35-29 advantage after three quarters. With the Jays suffering through another drought that has befuddled

St. Johns freshman Jessica Geise looks for options against Lincolnview junior Julia Thatcher, with Lady Lancer junior Claire Clay moving in to help her teammate. (Delphos Herald/Tina Eley) them all season a total of 4:45 before Geise hit two from charity with 5:06 left to play the Lancers took advantage by building a 10-point lead of 39-29 on two Bowersock (5 rebounds) free throws at 6:29. The Lancers then hit their own drought 4:40; that allowed the Jays behind Geise dropping seven straight points to rally within 39-37 on a Fischbach turnaround from the block at 2:20. Despite Katlyn Wendel (5 boards) and McCleery (4:04 and 41.8, respectively) fouling out for the Lancers, the hosts held on. Thatcher hit two singles but senior Emilie Fischbach got the Jays within 41-38 on a free throw at 1:39. However, the Lancers notched 4-of-6 free tosses in the final 41.8 ticks with junior Claire Clay adding a transition layup off a lob at 1:30 and the Jays could only manage an Emilie Fischbach toss and baseline jumper by senior Brooke Zuber at 13 seconds. We did not contain their dribble penetration the first half. Their quickness bothered us and we did too much reaching and grabbing and put them on the line, Grothouse added. We did better the second half and we got the ball inside more. The frustrating thing is I cannot fault the effort these girls continue to give each game; the effort is tremendous. We just cant reward ourselves by making shots; wed have a turnover or we had them boxed out and they just took the ball from us. We also arent getting any bounces. Williamson gave credit to his smaller team for matching the Jays. I felt the biggest key was for us to match their physicality, especially on the boards. We were giving away a lot of size but we did a great job rebounding and not giving them second and third shots, he added. In particular, Julia did a great job on (Sydney) Fischbach, despite giving away five inches. Ashton had perhaps her best game today and Christine hit a big three late in the third to steady us. This was a great team win for us. The Jays finished with 27 boards, 10 offensive, as Sydney Fischbach added five; nine miscues; and 27 fouls. Lincolnview ended up with 29 caroms (8 offensive); 14 turnovers; and 22 fouls. The Jays won the 2-quarter junior varsity matchup 15-10. Emilee Grothouse scored seven, Colleen Schulte six and Samantha Wehri two for the Jays counters. Wendel and Grace Gorman netted three each for the Lancers and Stephanie Longwell and Kerstin Roberts two eac. Both teams return to the court today: St. Johns at Paulding and Lincolnview at Fort Jennings. VARSITY ST. JOHNS (41) Tara Vorst 0-0-0, Rebekah Fischer 1-0-2, Emilie Fischbach 0-2-2, Brooke Zuber 1-1-3, Madilynn Schulte 0-0-0, Rachel Pohlman 1-2-4, Erica Saine 1-0-2, Amanda Boberg 0-0-0, Halie Benavidez 0-0-0, Jessica Geise 6-8-20, Lexie Hays 1-1-3, Sydney Fischbach 1-3-5. Totals 12-0-17/27-41. LINCOLNVIEW (46) Ashton Bowersock 4-4-12, Claire Clay 2-0-4, Katlyn Wendel 0-0-0, Julia Thatcher 1-7-9, Hannah McCleery 4-1-9, Christine Stemen 1-6-9, Grace Gorman 0-3-3. Totals 11-1-21/34-46. Score by Quarters: St. Johns 9 10 10 12 - 41 Lincolnview 14 12 9 11 - 46 Three-point goals: St. Johns, none, Lincolnview, Stemen. JUNIOR VARSITY ST. JOHNS (15) Brooke Richardson 0-0-0, Emilie Grothouse 3-0-7, Maddy Jettinghoff 0-0-0, Maddie Pohlman 0-0-0, Lauren Ladd 0-0-0, Sam Kramer 0-00, Samantha Wehri 1-0-2, Colleen Schulte 2-1-6. Totals 4-2-1-15. LINCOLNVIEW (10) Stephanie Longwell 1-0-2, Katlyn Wendel 1-1-3, Kerstin Roberts 1-0-2, Grace Gorman 1-1-3, McKenzie Davis 0-0-0. Totals 4-0-2-10. Score by Quarters: St. Johns 6 9 - 15 Lincolnview 6 4 - 10 Three-point goals: St. Johns, Grothouse, Schulte; Lincolnview, none.

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For Week of Feb. 3-8 TODAY Girls Basketball St. Johns at Paulding, 6 p.m. Lincolnview at Fort Jennings, 6 p.m. Ada at Ottoville, 6 p.m. (ppd. from Dec. 14), 6 p.m. TUESDAY Boys Basketball St. Johns at Lima Central Catholic (ppd. from Jan. 5), 6 p.m. Ottoville at Fort Jennings (PCL), 6 p.m. Lima Temple Christian at Lincolnview, 6 p.m. Parkway at Elida, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball New Bremen at Spencerville, 6 p.m. Kalida at Holgate, 6 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Columbus Grove (PCL), 6 p.m. Crestview at Celina, 6 p.m. Wrestling Spencerville and Parkway at St. Johns tri, 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY Girls Basketball Jefferson at Miller City (ppd. from Jan. 7), 6 p.m. THURSDAY Girls Basketball Jefferson at Spencerville (NWC), 6 p.m. St. Johns at Versailles (MAC), 6 p.m. Lincolnview at Ada (NWC), 6 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida (WBL), 6 p.m. Columbus Grove at Bluffton (NWC), 6 p.m. Van Wert at Defiance (WBL), 6 p.m. Crestview at Allen East (NWC), 6 p.m. FRIDAY Boys Basketball Spencerville at Jefferson (NWC), 6 p.m. Ottoville at Continental (PCL), 6 p.m. Ada at Lincolnview (NWC), 6 p.m. Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf (WBL), 6 p.m. Kalida at Miller City (PCL), 6 p.m. Bluffton at Columbus Grove (NWC), 6 p.m. Defiance at Van Wert (WBL), 6 p.m. Allen East at Crestview (NWC), 6 p.m. Versailles at St. Johns (MAC), 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY Boys Basketball Ottoville at Paulding (ppd. from Jan. 25), 2 p.m. Jefferson at Fort Jennings, 6 p.m. Marion Local at Spencerville, 6 p.m. LCC at Elida, 6 p.m. Ayersville at Kalida, 6 p.m. Bath at Columbus Grove, 6 p.m. St. Henry at Van Wert, 6 p.m. Wayne Trace at Crestview, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Spencerville at Perry, 1 p.m. Leipsic at Kalida (PCL), 1 p.m. Columbus Grove at Arlington, 1 p.m. Fort Jennings at Elida (ppd. from Jan. 6), 2 p.m. Tinora at Crestview, 2 p.m. St. Johns at Ottoville, 6 p.m. Wrestling Columbus Grove at Carey Classic, 10 a.m. Co-Ed Swimming and Diving Sectionals at Ayersville, 11 a.m.

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(Continued from page 6) The game tightened up even more in the second period and the pace stayed at a slower tempo, with the biggest lead being three and featuring four lead changes and three ties. When Hays downed a 3-ball from the right corner at 38 seconds, the game was tied at 21. The number 3 Grothouse and Lincolnview sophomore Austin Leeth traded threes to open the third. Once Koester hit a triple at 5:20, the Jays either led or were tied the rest of the night. They held their biggest lead of four twice, the second time at 32-28 on a Tyler Conley foul-line jumper at 2:55. When Dowdy swished a triple from the left wing at 54 ticks, the Lancers were within 32-31. Kyle struggled shooting the ball tonight but Chandler rally took it upon himself to be physical and active inside, Hammons added. He has really improved over the course of this season and thats what we need to help out Kyle and Justis. Again, I like how we didnt allow what happened the night before to affect us tonight. Hopefully, this is a good sign for us the rest of the season. Lincolnview finished 14-of-29 shooting (2-of-8 3-pointers) for 48.3 percent and 4-of-7 singles (57.1%). They nabbed 16 boards (4 offensive) as Williams had four and Adams three. They added nine fouls and 10 errors. St. Johns downed 15-of-34 fielders (7-of-19 long range) for 44.1 percent and did not attempt a free throw. They secured 19 off the glass (6 offensive) as Koester and Grothouse had five each.

Senior Eric Clark dished four assists. They added 12 turnovers and 10 fouls. In junior varsity activity, the Lancers grabbed a 44-37 victory. Troy Thompson led the Lancers (13-2) with 11 and Derek Youtsey 10. For the Jays (1-11), Timothy Kreeger notched 17 and Robby Saine 11. Both units are back in action Tuesday: the Jays visit long-time archrival Lima Central Catholic (postponed from Jan. 5) and Lincolnview hosts Lima Temple Christian.

VARSITY LINCOLNVIEW (34) Austin Leeth 3-0-7, Kyle Williams 2-0-4, Justis Dowdy 4-2-11, Chandler Adams 4-2-10, Conner McCleery 0-00, Eli Farmer 0-0-0, Hayden Ludwig 1-0-2. Totals 12-2-4/7-34. ST. JOHNS (37) Andy Grothouse 4-0-10, Evan Hays 2-0-5, Eric Clark 0-0-0, Ben Wrasman 0-0-0, Aaron Hellman 1-03, Ryan Koester 6-0-15, Tyler Conley 2-0-4, Jake Csukker 0-0-0. Totals 8-70/0-37. Score by Quarters: Lincolnview 13 8 10 3 - 34 St. Johns 11 10 11 5 - 37 Three-point goals: Lincolnview, Leeth, Dowdy; St. Johns, Koester 3, Grothouse 2, Hays, Hellman. JUNIOR VARSITY LINCOLNVIEW (44) Tyler Brant 3-2-8, Tyler Wannemacher 0-0-0, James Smith 1-0-2, Troy Thompson 5-1-11, Josh Leiter 2-0-5, Derek Youtsey 4-1-10, Colton Snyder 0-1-1, Trevor Neate 1-5-7. Totals 15-1-11/17-44. ST. JOHNS (37) Gage Seffernick 2-0-5, Aaron Reindel 0-0-0, Ryan Hellman 0-0-0, Josh Warnecke 0-0-0, Wyatt Nagel 0-0-0, Robby Saine 4-1-11, Tyler Ledyard 0-0-0, Jaret Jackson 0-00, Timothy Kreeger 5-7-17, Owen Baldauf 0-0-0, Jesse Ditto 0-0-0, Austin Heiing 2-0-4. Totals 10-38/11-37. Score by Quarters: Lincolnview 17 10 6 11 - 44 St. Johns 12 6 10 9 - 37 Three-point goals: Lincolnview, Youtsey; St. Johns, Saine 2, Seffernick.

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2014 Northwest Conference Wrestling Tournament Saturdays Results Team Scores: Paulding 302, Jefferson 279, Spencerville 265, Columbus Grove 248, Ada 217, Allen East 157, Lincolnview 98, Bluffton 92. Placers - Listed by Pool Format then Weight Class 138 Pounds - Two Pools 1. Brandon Soule (AE) 9-3 2. Cole Bellows (S) 3. Matt Higgins (AD) 9-2 4. Dylan Hicks (J) 5. Lee Clay (L), 2:15 6. Nick Ogle (C) 7. Shawn Justus (B), bye 145 Pounds - Two Pools 1. Tanner Vermule (J) md 13-2 2. Derrick Smith (S) 3. Zack Wesley (P), disq. 4. Christian Stechschulte (C) 5. Josh McKenzie (L) md 12-2 6. Austin Tafe (AE) 7. Cole Wilson (B), bye 160 Pounds - Two Pools 1. Austin Windle (AD) md 11-2 2. Josh Bracy (B) 3. Andrew Burgei (C) md 13-4 4. Cody Jarrell (P) 5. Logan Emerick (AE) md 15-5 6. Aaron Parkins (J) 7. Trenton Schwartz (S), bye. 170 Pounds - Two Pools 1. Alec Gladwell (C) 10-3 2. Doug Hicks (L) 3. Adam Deatrick (P) 4-2 4. Dylan Hannah (AD) 5. Race King (AE), 2:15 6. Dylan Alt (B) 7. Lane Bennett (J), 1:25 8. Zach Brown (S). 106 Pounds - Round Robin 1. David Grant (J) 2. Sidney Salinas (P) 3. Preston Brubaker (C) 4. Autumn Proctor (L) 5. Josh Haugh(B). 113 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Schuyler Caprella (AE) 2. Alexander Rodriguez (L) 3. Kage Seals (P) 4. Brandon Patterson (S) 5. Justin Calvelage (C) 6. Jacob Boop (J) 120 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Lee Dues (AE) 2. Branson Minck (P) 3. Anthony Badial-luna (B) 4. Peyton Ford (S) 5. Daniel Lehmkuhl (J) 126 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Cody Dickson (S) 2. Wyatt Place (J) 3. Brett Sampson (C) 4. Dylan Gamble (P) 5. Nick Luke (B) 6. Gage Dunn (AD) 132 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Taylor Deatrick (P) 2. Trevor Bockey (S) 3. Eli Schroeder (C) 4. Tyler Rockhill (AD) 5. Jacob Harvey (J) 152 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Aaron Mock (P) 2. Hunter Binkley (J) 3. Tyler Schroeder (C) 4. Dakota Sutherland (S) 5. Clay Wilson (B) 182 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Will Selhorst (C) 2. Noah Beach (AD) 3. Tyler Foust (J) 4. Caleb Sutherland (S) 5. Dylan Pletcher (B) 6. Cotey Nicols (P) 195 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Dakota Valdez (P) 2. Jarod Woodland (AD) 3. Alex Burgie (C) 4. Jesse Erevia (AE) 5. Reid Corzine (J) 6. Chase VanSchoyck (S) 220 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Dustin McConnahea (J) 2. Brady Pitney (AD) 3. Wyatt Krouskop (S) 4. Andrew Nichols (C) 5. Clystal Ramirez (P) 6. Courtney Taylor (L) 285 Pounds - Round Robin 1. Logan Vandemark (S) 2. Adam Crabtree (J) 3. Tommy Dotson (AD) LOCAL WRESTLERS Round 3 - Two Pools 138: Cole Bellows (S) pin Higgins (AD), 3:57; Lee Clay (L) over Justus (B), forfeit; Soules (AE) dec. Dylan Hicks (J) 11-6; Nick Ogle (C), bye. 145: Tanner Vermule (J) pin Josh McKenzie (L), 2:56; Derrick Smith (S) dec. Christian Stechschulte (C) 6-2. 160: Bracy (B) maj. dec. Andrew Burgei (C) 10-2; Aaron Parkins (J) dec. Trenton Schwartz (S) 11-5. 170: Alec Gladwell (C) dec. Hannah (AD) 5-3; King (AE) pin Zach Brown (S), 0:39; Doug Hicks (L) dec. Deatrick (P) 5-4; Alt (B) pin Lane Bennett (J), 3:58. Round 2 - Two Pools: 138: Cole Bellows (S) over Justus (B), forfeit; Higgins (AD) pin Lee Clay (L), 2:28; Dylan Hicks (J) dec. Nick Ogle (C) 9-4. 145: Tanner Vermule (J), bye; Wesley (P) pin Josh McKenzie (L), 1:08; Derrick Smith (S) maj. dec. Tafe (AE) 14-1; Christian Stechschulte (C) pin Wilson (B), 0:57. 160: Bracy (B) pin Aaron Parkins (J), 2:55; Andrew Burgei (C) pin Trenton Schwartz (S), 0:54. 170: Alec Gladwell (C) pin Zach Brown (S), 1:37; Doug Hicks (L) dec. Alt (B) 6-1; Deatrick (P) pin Lane Bennett (J), 1:55. Round 1 - Two Pools: 138: Cole Bellows (S) pin Lee Clay (L), 3:12; Soules (AE) maj. dec. Nick Ogle (C) 12-3; Dylan Hicks (J), bye. 145: Tanner Vermule (J) maj. dec. Wesley (P) 11-3; Josh McKenzie (L), bye; Derrick Smith (S) pin Wilson (B), 1:54; Christian Stechschulte (C) pin Tafe (AE), 2:53. 160: Bracy (B) dec. Trenton Schwartz (S) 6-2; Andrew Burgei (C) pin Aaron Parkins (J), 1:46. 170: Alec Gladwell (C) pin King (AE), 1:09; Hannah (AD) pin Zach Brown (S), 1:28; Doug Hicks (L) pin Lane Bennett (J), 2:21. Round 5 - Round Robin: 106: David Grant (J) dec. Salinas (P) 9-6; Preston Brubaker (C) pin Haugh (B), 0:32; Autumn Proctor (L), bye. 113: Brandon Patterson (S) tech. fall Justin Calvelage (C) 17-1; Alexander Rodriguez (L) pin Jacob Boop (J), 3:28. 120: Peyton Ford (S) pin Daniel Lehmkuhl (J), 1:08. 126: Cody Dickson (S) maj. dec. Brett Sampson (C) 16-8; Wyatt Place (J) dec. Gamble (P) 10-5. 132: Deatrick (P) pin Trevor Bockey (S), 3:19; Eli Schroeder (C) pin Mortimer (B), 0:23; Rockhill (AD) pin Jacob Harvey (J), 3:25. 152: Mock (P) maj. dec. Hunter Binkley (J) 15-4; Dakota Sutherland (S) pin Wilson (B), 5:17; Tyler Schroeder (C), bye. 182: Beach (AD) pin Tyler Foust (J), 1:04; Will Selhorst (C) pin Nicols (P), 1:12; Caleb Sutherland (S) pin Pletcher (B), 4:46. 195: Alex Burgie (C) pin Erevia (AE), 1:51; Reid Corzine (J) pin Chase VanSchoyck (S), 2:14. 220: Pitney (AD) pin Wyatt Krouskop (S), 4:28; Andrew Nichols (C) pin Courtney Taylor (L), 0:12; Dustin McConnahea (J) pin Ramirez (P), 0:50. 285: Logan Vandemark (S) pin Adam Crabtree (J), 1:04. Round 4 - Round Robin: 106: David Grant (J) pin Preston Brubaker (C), 1:39; Autumn Proctor (L) pin Haugh (B), 0:34. 113: Alexander Rodriguez (L) dec. Seals (P) 7-5; Caprella (AE) over Justin Calvelage (C), forfeit; Brandon Patterson (S) pin Jacob Boop (J), 2:58. 120: Minck (P) pin Peyton Ford (S), 4:01; Badial-luna (B) maj. dec. Daniel Lehmkuhl (J) 17-3. 126: Wyatt Place (J) dec. Brett Sampson (C) 8-6SV; Cody Dickson (S) pin Dunn (AD), 2:56. 132: Deatrick (P) pin Jacob Harvey (J), 0:33; Trevor Bockey (S) pin Mortimer (B), 3:03; Eli Schroeder (C) pin Rockhill (AD), 1:30. 152: Hunter Binkley (J) dec. Dakota Sutherland (S) 7-3; Tyler Schroeder (C) dec. Wilson (B) 9-4. 182: Tyler Foust (J) pin Pletcher (B), 3:53; Will Selhorst (C) pin Caleb Sutherland (S), 1:06. 195: Valdez (P) pin Reid Corzine (J), 0:46; Alex Burgie (C) pin Chase VanSchoyck (S), 1:26. 220: Dustin McConnahea (J) pin Wyatt Krouskop (S), 2:31; Pitney (AD) pin Andrew Nichols (C), 2:44; Ramirez (P) pin Courtney Taylor (L), 0:43. 285: Logan Vandemark (S), bye; Adam Crabtree (J) pin Dotson (AD), 1:02. Round 3 - Round Robin: 106: Salinas (P) tech. fall Preston Brubaker (C) 19-1; David Grant (J) tech. fall Autumn Proctor (L) 20-5. 113: Seals (P) over Justin Calvelage (C), default; Caprella (AE) pin Jacob Boop (J), 2:35; Alexander Rodriguez (L) pin Brandon Patterson (S), 1:37. 120: Dues (AE) pin Peyton Ford (S), 1:53; Daniel Lehmkuhl (J), bye. 126: Brett Sampson (C) pin Dunn (AD), 3:25; Cody Dickson (S) pin Gamble (P), 3:06; Wyatt Place (J) pin Luke (B), 5:06. 132: Trevor Bockey (S) dec. Rockhill (AD) 7-2; Eli Schroeder (C) pin Jacob Harvey (J), 1:19. 152: Mock (P) pin Dakota Sutherland (S), 5:11; Hunter Binkley (J) pin Tyler Schroeder (C), 3:11. 182: Tyler Foust (J) pin Nicols (P), 1:22; Beach (AD) pin Caleb Sutherland (S), 0:32; Will Selhorst (C) pin Pletcher (B), 3:01. 195: Woodland (AD) pin Chase VanSchoyck (S), 0:19; Alex Burgie (C) pin Reid Corzine (J), 2:49. 220: Wyatt Krouskop (S) pin Andrew Nichols (C), 3:12; Dustin McConnahea (J) pin Courtney Taylor (L), 0:26. 285: Logan Vandemark (S) pin Dotson (AD), 0:40; Adam Crabtree (J), bye. Round 2 - Round Robin: 106: David Grant (J), bye; Preston Brubaker (C) pin Autumn Proctor (L), 3:24. 113: Seals (P) pin Brandon Patterson (S), 3:48; Caprella (AE) dec. Alexander Rodriguez (L) 6-4; Justin Calvelage (C) dec. Jacob Boop (J) 9-8. 120: Dues (AE) pin Daniel Lehmkuhl (J), 0:25; Badialluna (B) dec. Peyton Ford (S) 12-7. 126: Brett Sampson (C) maj. dec. Luke (B) 16-3; Cody Dickson (S) dec. Wyatt Place (J) 18-13. 132: Deatrick (P) pin Eli Schroeder (C), 0:54; Trevor Bockey (S) pin Jacob Harvey (J), 0:52. 152: Hunter Binkley (J), bye; Tyler Schroeder (C) pin Dakota Sutherland (S), 5:10. 182: Will Selhorst (C) maj. dec. Tyler Foust (J) 16-8; Caleb Sutherland (S) pin Nicols (P), 3:22. 195: Valdez (P) dec. Alex Burgie (C) 7-0; Woodland (AD) pin Reid Corzine (J), 1:27; Erevia (AE) pin Chase VanSchoyck (S), 0:34. 220: Wyatt Krouskop (S) pin Courtney Taylor (L), 0:19; Dustin McConnahea (J) pin Pitney (AD), 2:44; Andrew Nichols (C) pin Ramirez (P), 0:51. 285: Logan Vandemark (S), bye; Adam Crabtree (J), bye. Round 1 - Round Robin: 106: Salinas (P) pin Autumn Proctor (L), 1:18; David Grant (J) pin Haugh (B), 0:54; Preston Brubaker (C), bye. 113: Seals (P) pin Jacob Boop (J), 3:11; Caprella (AE) pin Brandon Patterson (S), 1:00; Alexander Rodriguez (L) pin Justin Calvelage (CG), 0:28. 120: Minck (P) pin Daniel Lehmkuhl (J), 1:52; Peyton Ford (S), bye. 126: Brett Sampson (C) dec. Gamble (P) 12-5; Cody Dickson (S) pin Luke (B), 5:33; Wyatt Place (J) pin Dunn (AD), 1:20. 132: Trevor Bockey (S) dec. Eli Schroeder (C) 8-4; Jacob Harvey (J) maj. dec. Mortimer (B) 16-8. 152: Mock (P) dec. Tyler Schroeder (C) 8-4; Hunter Binkley (J) dec. Wilson (B) 9-4; Dakota Sutherland (S), bye. 182: Tyler Foust (J) pin Caleb Sutherland (S), 0:59; Will Selhorst (C) pin Beach (AD), 3:32. 195: Valdez (P) pin Chase VanSchoyck (S), 0:30; Woodland (AD) pin Alex Burgie (C), 3:20; Erevia (AE) pin Reid Corzine (J), 2:29. 220: Wyatt Krouskop (S) pin Ramirez (P), 1:15; Pitney (AD) pin Courtney Taylor (L), 0:44; Dustin McConnahea (J) pin Andrew Nichols (C), 3:03. 285: Logan Vandemark (S), bye; Adam Crabtree (J), bye.

Paulding stands atop NWC mat wars

By LARRY HEIING DHI Correspondent news@delphosherald.com HARROD The Northwest Conference wrestling championships were held Saturday at Allen East High School, with Paulding finishing on top with 302 points. Jefferson was runner-up with 279 points, followed by Spencerville and Columbus Grove. Lincolnview finished in seventh place with 98 points. Jefferson head wrestling coach Mike Wilson said all of our wrestlers had to win at least of couple of times for us to finish as high as we did in the team standings. We have a relatively young squad this year and Im very happy how we finished. Finishing as conference champions for Coach Wilson were David Grant, Tanner Vermule and Dustin McConnahea. Grant captured the title at 106 pounds, defeating Pauldings Sidney Salinas 9-6. Davids match with Salinas for the first two periods was close, explained Wilson. Sidney is a tough wrestler and David turned it on in the final two minutes to pull out the victory. Preston Brubaker of Columbus Grove finished in third and Lincolnviews Autumn Proctor placed fourth in the 106-pound bracket. Vermule wrapped up his stellar senior regular season in defeating Spencervilles Derrick Smith with a 13-2 major decision to win the 145-pound championship. I had confidence that Tanner would come out on top going into the tournament, Wilson said. Tanner has been wrestling well all year and I expected him to continue. Also at 145 pounds, Christian Stechschulte took fourth place and Lincolnviews Josh McKenzie scored a major decision over Allen Easts Austin Tate to take fifth. The final champion for Jefferson was McConnahea at 220 pounds. Dustin came out unseeded and pinned the first and second seeds and had five total, remarked Wilson. He was my wild card going in and won some matches we were not sure of to pick up key team points to help us finish second. Spencervilles Wyatt Krouskop finished third in the 220-pound standings.

Jefferson senior wrestler Dustin McConnahea battles Spencervilles Wyatt Krouskop during the Northwest Conference championships held Saturday at Allen East High School. McConnahea recorded 5 pins during the meet to capture the NWC championship at 220 pounds. (Delphos Herald/Larry Heiing)

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Jefferson also had three runner-ups on Saturday: Wyatt Place (126 pounds), Hunter Binkley (152) and Adam Crabtree (285). Spencerville had two wrestlers crowned NWC champions and three runner-ups to finish third in the final team standings. I was proud of our team effort this weekend, said head Bearcat Coach Zac Clum. I wasnt sure how we stood in the team standings all day because the roundrobin results arent added in until the end but I was pleased at the end. Spencervilles Cody Dickson captured the 126-pound championship. Cody lost to Brett Sampson of Columbus Grove earlier in the year and wrestled strong with a major decision 16-8, Clum added. Jeffersons Adam Crabtree gave our Logan Vandemark a tough match earlier in the year, so for Logan to pin Crabtree in 1:04 to win at 285 pounds is a big win. These wins give Cody and Logan big confidence boosts heading into sectionals. Spencervilles three runner-ups included Cole Bellows at 138 pounds, Derrick Smith in the 145-pound bracke and senior Trevor Bockey recorded his 100th career victory, going 4-1 en route to his second-place finish at 132. Lincolnviews top finishers were a pair of runner-ups: Alex Rodriquez (113) and Doug Hicks (170). The Columbus Grove Bulldogs had two wrestlers come home as NWC champions: Alec Gladwell (170) and Will Selhorst (182). Regular season wrestling is wrapping up for most area squads. Coach Wilson added the only thing we have between now and sectionals is our pizza fundraiser at the Eagles Tuesday night. We plan to rest up and heal, plus hit the weight room again to get ready for the post-season. An NWC junior high tournament was also held along with the high-schoolers. Allen East took first with 296 team points. Columbus Grove placed fifth, followed by Lincolnview and Spencerville. Jeffersons junior high squad matched the high school, also taking home the runner-up trophy. Bobby Stevenson was individual champion for the Wildcats. Jefferson additionally had fiveups: Conner Anspach, Matt Wiechart, Brock Klaus, Jordan Bonifas and Dylan Nagel.

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Bluffton finished the game 25-of-67 (37.3 percent) from the field which was slightly better than Hanover (22of-62 for 35.5 percent). The Panthers drained five more triples (7-2) and pulled down four more rebounds (44-40). The Beavers coughed it up four more times (19-15) leading to a 17-9 advantage in points off turnovers for the home team. The Beavers jump back into action on Wednesday when Manchester University comes to town. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. in the Sommer Center. Taflingers outburst lifts Bluffton men By Blade Tackett Sports information assistant HANOVER, Ind. - A career-high 32 points by sophomore Billy Taflinger (Lima/ Central Catholic) powered Bluffton to its first win of 2014 over a talented Hanover College squad on Saturday, grabbing a 76-66 victory. The Beavers snapped an 8-game skid while improving to 7-12 overall and 3-9 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Hanover (127, 8-4 HCAC) fell to fourth place in the conference thanks to Taflingers outburst which was the first 30-point game for a Beaver since Josh Fisher accomplished it twice in 2011. Senior Will Pope scored

four quick points to put Bluffton up 4-0 less than 40 seconds into the game. The home team retaliated with 10 straight to take a sixpoint lead at the 17:04 mark. Taflinger hit back-to-back deuces following a Thayne Recker hoop, knotting the game at 10. Two Tim Bass free throws helped Hanover stretch the lead to seven with 3:37 left in the half before Bluffton reclaimed the momentum with an 8-3 run which cut the lead to 29-27 as Dustin Kinn drained four free throws. The battle continued into the second half as the teams went back and forth in the first 10 minutes. The Beavers tightened down their defense while Taflinger, Pope and Recker went to work on the offensive end, scoring Blufftons only points in the first nine minutes before Blake Green hit a clutch 3-pointer with 11:10 left to make it a 1-point game. A layup by Pope the following offensive possession put Bluffton ahead with the fifth lead change in the first 10 minutes of the second stanza. The final 10 minutes was all Bluffton as Hanover was unable to match Blufftons intensity. The Beaver defense was too much as they went on a 21-9 run late in the contest. Bluffton sealed the game with free throws, drilling 13-of-15 from the line in the last 1:20 for a satisfying 76-66 victory. Taflinger

exploded in the second half with a 25-point performance while Tim Bass did his best to keep Hanover in the game with 15 points himself in the second frame. Taflinger dropped in runner after runner while going 9-of-14 from the field. He also cashed in with 14-of-17 at the line for his career-high 32 points. Taflinger equaled his career best with seven rebounds and also handed out three assists. Recker bulldozed his way to a fifth career double-double. He tallied 14 points and ripped down 13 boards which knotted his career best. Pope checked in with nine points and freshman Austin Rohde added a career-high eight markers. Bluffton was extremely efficient from the field, going 22-of-42 (52.4 percent), while Hanover struggled to a 20-of-55 (36.4 percent) afternoon. Both teams took advantage at the charity stripe with Bluffton knocking down 30-of-38 (78.9 percent) and Hanover converting 22-of28 (78.6 percent). Bluffton turned it over six more times (14-8) but the Beavers dominated on the glass to the tune of a 36-24 advantage. The visitors hit 2-of-6 (33.3 percent) from distance. The Beavers will take to the road again on Wednesday when they travel to North Manchester, Ind. Bluffton faces an improving Manchester University squad at 7:30 p.m.

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Bill urges proof of inspection for private buses

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Owners of privately owned buses would have to submit proof of an inspection to state officials in order to register the vehicle under a bill filed at the Statehouse in response to a deadly church bus crash last summer. Sen. Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne, told The Indianapolis Star the bill stemmed from a July crash of a bus carrying youths and chaperones from Colonial Hills Baptist Church back from a Michigan camp. The churchs youth pastor, his pregnant wife and a chaperone died in the crash. Investigators found no mechanical issues with the church bus. But Wyss said the public should know if a bus has been inspected. His bill, which would affect buses holding at least 16 passengers, would require Indiana State Police to establish criteria for inspecting private buses. Inspections likely would be carried out by governmentapproved mechanics and would include checks of the brakes, steering, tires and other parts. Wyss said the inspection results would be accessible through public records requests. Its back to public safety, Wyss said. If we as a state are going to legitimize you with a license plate, I think the general public believes its legitimately a safe vehicle. Former National Transportation Safety Board chairman James Hall said the bill is a good step toward increasing accountability and transparency for owners of private buses. He urged lawmakers to consider additional safeguards to hold private buses to the same standards as commercial ones by ensuring that those inspecting the buses are properly trained. He also suggested including a decal on the bus indicating when it was last inspected. This is an opportunity for Indiana to really lay down a standard that other states can follow, Hall said. Wysss bill would tie inspections to bus registration with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. When a private bus owner obtains or renews a registration, the bus would have to submit to the annual inspection program through the State Police.

Handlers: Punxsutawney Phil predicts longer winter

MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. Emerging from his lair on Super Bowl Sunday, groundhog Punxsutawney Phil couldnt predict the winner of the big game but his handlers said he was sure of his weather forecast: There will be six more weeks of winter. Pennsylvanias famed groundhog was roused from slumber at 7:28 a.m. Sunday and, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, directed handler Bill Deeley to a scroll that contained the prediction along with a Super Bowl reference. As usual, thousands of fans turned out on Groundhog Day to see the furry rodent, the most famous of a small group of groundhogs said to forecast the weather. Legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last another month-and-a-half. If he doesnt see it, spring will come early. In reality, Phils prediction is decided ahead of time by a group called the Inner Circle, whose members don top hats and tuxedos for the annual ceremony on Gobblers Knob, the tiny hill in the town for which hes named about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The prediction fell on Super Bowl Sunday for the first time. The closest the game previously came to coinciding with Groundhog Day was in 2009, when the just-down-theroad Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 the night before Phils forecast. This years NFL championship pitting the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will be the Super Bowls 48th installment, while Phil has been predicting the weather since 1886. In a nod to the game, Phils forecast came in the form of a Super Bowl-themed poem: A Super Bowl winner I will not predict, But my weather forecast, you cannot contradict, Thats not a football lying beside me Its my shadow you see So, six more weeks of winter it shall be! This years Groundhog Day celebration marks a winter that has brought extreme cold to vast stretches of the country, including areas of the South wholly unaccustomed to severe winter weather. A snow and ice storm paralyzed Atlanta and other Southern cities last week. Phil has now seen his shadow 101 times while failing to see it 17 times, according to the Inner Circle. There are no records for the remaining years. The National Climatic Data Center has put Phils forecasts to the test and found them sorely lacking, declaring the groundhog has no predictive skill. It really isnt a bright idea to take a measure such as a groundhogs shadow and use it as a predictive meteorological tool for the entire United States, the data center says on its website, helpfully if somewhat obviously. Other prognosticating groundhogs include Staten Island Chuck in New York and General Beauregard Lee in Atlanta.

Siblings need to tread lightly concerning parents trust

Dear Annie: Both of my themselves by not including parents recently died, and my us in family gatherings or younger brother was named vacations. Maybe they think trustee of their trust. My well put a damper on their parents home represents the fun by remaining sober, or majority of the trust, although perhaps our presence makes it was not them feel guilty on the list of for continuing to assets. Instead, imbibe. my brother and My husband his wife are and I enjoy the claiming the company of our home as comloved ones when pensation for they are sober. It time they spent is only uncomwith the folks fortable when in their last various family years. members become This was inebriated and the first time start getting my siblings loud, profane and I were and insulting. We notified of this have tried hard Annies Mailbox abuse of his to communicate position. My brother refuses that we love them and have to provide any information no problem with reasonable to the beneficiaries. He com- social drinking, only when it municates in generalities and gets out of control. Excluding platitudes, refusing to answer us sends the clear message our concerns or return phone that they love the bottle more calls and emails. than us. What can we do? If we Annie, if only people realcontest the trust, we are out ized that the only thing that of it. Do we hire an attor- really ends up mattering in ney to go after him? Do we life is people, family and lien the house? How do we the relationships you build. handle this blatant abuse of The world would be a better, his position for his own gain? stronger place. Is there any Sad in Kansas thing we can do? Sober Dear Kansas: The details but Sad of the trust may make it Dear Sober: We agree impossible for you to get the that alcohol can be very results you want, but we have destructive. However, by no way of counseling you broadcasting your sobriety as from here. Please talk to a well as your disapproval, you lawyer who can investigate come across as scolds, and what action you could take. the drinking members of your And then decide whether family choose not to be critiyou want a relationship with cized, even tacitly. People are your brother, because taking sensitive about their failings him to court will likely cre- and respond poorly to conate a permanent estrange- demnation. If you want more ment. Money isnt every- inclusive family gatherings, thing. If he truly did spend you will have to say nothing more time caring for your about liquor consumption, parents than the rest of you, yours or anyone elses. Start he may deserve more than by inviting them to a gatheryou think. ing in your home. You dont Dear Annie: My spouse need to serve alcohol, but you and I choose to abstain from also dont have to make an alcohol. We dont do this issue of it. because we think we are betDear Annie: I read the ter than others. It is a per- letter from Uncomfortable, sonal decision based on how who didnt want to call her alcohol has inflicted hurt mother-in-law Mom. on people we love. We have It reminded me a bit of seen families abuse each one of my granddaughters. other when drinking and She called her other grandhave had friends and fam- father Oxygen Grandpa ily killed in drunken driving because he needed the aid accidents. of an oxygen tank. Since But it pains us to see how I liked my late-day martini, some family members react so I was called the Olive to our convictions. Over the Grandpa. Homosassa, years, they have distanced Fla.

California farmers brace for drought, unemployment

MENDOTA, Calif. (AP) Amid Californias driest year on record, the nations leading agricultural region is locked in drought and bracing for unemployment to soar, sending farm workers to food lines in a place famous for its abundance. One-third of the Central Valleys jobs are related to farming. Strains on water supplies are expected to force farmers to leave fields unplanted, creating a ripple effect on food processing plant workers, truck drivers and those who sell fertilizer, irrigation equipment and tractors. No place may be harder hit than Mendota, a small farm town where unemployment rose above 40 percent at the height of the economic recession in 2009, also a dry year. Mayor Robert Silva said he fears this year could be even worse. Were supposed to be the cantaloupe capital of the world, Silva said. But were the food line capital of the world. Residents of Mendota late last year began seeing tough times on the horizon when little rain fell in the valley and snow didnt blanket the High Sierra. This marks the third consecutive dry year for California, and Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency. This past week, the snow packs water content was measured at 12 percent of normal. State officials announced that they would not be sending water to Californias agricultural customers. U.S. officials are expected in late February to announce they will allot only a fraction of the federally controlled water that farmers want, if any. If that scenario plays out, Silva estimates the lines they saw outside a Mendota food bank five years ago could run three times as long this year. His towns unemployment today is at 34 percent the highest in Fresno County and interim City Manager Don Pauley figures it will top 50 percent. Officials at Mendotas City Hall arent the only uneasy ones. Steve Malanca, general manager at Thomason Tractor in Firebaugh, said farmers have already told him that digging deeper wells and buying irrigation water are higher priorities in 2014 than investing in new farm equipment from him. With reduced work in the fields, Malanca said its clear he will have to lay off some of his 49 employees. The ripple effect of drought extends to the trucking companies that haul crops, tire companies that outfit the big rigs and fuel suppliers who provide diesel, he said. Employees at John Deere world headquarters in Moline, Ill., will feel repercussions from drought in California, the biggest agricultural producer, he said. So will the businesses that make cardboard boxes to hold cantaloupes and the wooden pallets for stacking the boxes, Malanca said. The list goes on. When you make a hay bale, youve got to tie that bale with string, he said. The supplier who made that string, hes going to be out of work, too. A 2012 study by the Agricultural Issues Center at the University of California, Davis, found that farming and food processing industries created nearly 38 percent of all Central Valley jobs. Every 100 farm and processing jobs create work for another 92 people, said the report, which measured agricultures impact on the states economy. Fresno County led the nation in farming in 2012, generating nearly $6.6 billion in economic activity, said Ryan Jacobsen, executive director of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. With no surface water for farmers, he anticipates that up to 25 percent of irrigated field and orchards in the county will lay unplanted. This time of year, farmers start to plant tomatoes for use as paste and spaghetti sauce. Next come onions, garlic and cotton, which are among some 400 variety of crops grown in Fresno County. Farmers may have no choice but to rip out permanent crops, such as almond orchards and vineyards that take years to mature, or let them dry up with no irrigation. Jacobsen said the three months left in the rainy season are not likely to rescue the year from drought. Were right on the front edge of it, he said. Its going to worsen, worsen, worsen. In a good year, Chuck Herrin, owner of Sunrise Farm Labor, based in Huron, puts between 1,000 to 3,500 people to work. He said he will be lucky to hire 600 at the seasons peak, installing drip irrigation systems, planting and harvesting crops. Workers he cant put on the payroll will be forced to stand in food lines to feed themselves and their families, Herrin said. By August, September, October, this will be a very tragic looking place, he said. His worry is echoed at the Los Banos Salvation Army, where residents gather each weekday for a spiritual devotion before waiting to hear their names called to collect a bag of donated food. Felicia Grant, a lieutenant at the Salvation Army, fears that the drought will be so severe that middle class families will need free food along with the farm workers. She hopes that theyre not afraid to ask for help when the time comes.

Echoes of Zimmerman might he heard in Fla. trial

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) A man with a gun. A black teen, shot dead. Was it murder or self-defense? Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Florida in the trial of 47-year-old Michael Dunn, a software developer charged with firstdegree murder and attempted murder in the November 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Jordan Davis outside a Jacksonville convenience store. Authorities say an argument over loud music led to the shooting. Davis was parked in a vehicle with three friends outside the store. Dunn and his fiance had just left a wedding reception and were heading back home when they stopped at the store and pulled up next to the sport utility vehicle that Davis was sitting in. An argument began after Dunn told them to turn the music down, police said. One of Davis friends turned the music down, but Davis then told him to turn it back up. According to authorities, Dunn became enraged and he and Davis began arguing. One person walking out of the convenience store said he heard Dunn say, You are not going to talk to me like that. Dunn, who had a concealed weapons permit, pulled a 9 mm handgun from the glove compartment, according to an affidavit, and fired multiple shots into the SUV, striking Davis in the back and groin.

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DEAR DOCTOR K: I just heard on the radio that some study says that intensive diet and exercise dont decrease heart disease risk in diabetics. Is this true? If so, Ive made a lot of hard changes in my life for nothing. DEAR READER: I assume youre referring to results from the recently publicized Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial. The results of this study were reported in June of this year. Several of my patients have already asked me about it, and what Ive told them is: Take these results with several grains of salt. Heres what we know: Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of stroke and heart disease, and stroke and heart disease are the leading causes of death and disability among people with diabetes.

Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.

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We also have strong evidence from many studies that people who achieve a healthy weight and exercise regularly have a lower risk of stroke and heart disease. So youd think that overweight people with Type 2 diabetes also would benefit from a program of intensive diet and exercise. The Look AHEAD trial explored how changes in diet and exercise affected heart disease risk in this population. The results werent what most people -- myself includ-

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ed -- expected. The study was a large, randomized trial -- the strongest type of study. Researchers recruited more than 5,000 overweight men and women with Type 2 diabetes. Half were assigned at random to lose weight and maintain their weight loss through intensive diet and exercise. The other group -- called a control group -- met three times a year for group counseling sessions to discuss lifestyle changes to control diabetes. After almost 10 years, the rates of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths were essentially the same in both groups. For many of us, that result was a real downer. That is, until you read the study in detail. For example, the people in the intensive-change group

lost only slightly more weight than the control group: 4 percent versus 2.5 percent. So though the research team called it intensive diet and exercise, it did not do a lot to achieve the goal of weight loss. A second important difference between the intensive-change group and the control group is that the latter group was taking more heart-healthy medicines. So any real benefits from the slightly better weight loss in the intensive-change group might have been canceled out by this difference in medicines. Lifestyle changes did have some health benefits in this study. People in the intensive-change group improved their blood sugar with fewer drugs, and they lowered their risk for other

diabetes complications such as chronic kidney disease and vision problems. Some patients with Type 2 diabetes who achieve a healthy weight and exercise regularly can control their blood sugar without needing medicines any longer. So Ive told my patients that I dont think this study means that any of us should stop seeking a healthy weight and exercising regularly! (Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK. com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.) DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL UCLICK FOR UFS

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you should be perfecting your own approach. Focus on getting things done to gain respect and the support needed to reach your goals. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You need to use caution when choosing whom you want to work with. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 You can get the most accomplished Do something creative during if you are organized and keep your the months ahead. Monotony is the personal and professional situation enemy. Strike back by engaging in simple and functional. hobbies and picking up skills that interest you. Strive to be competitive WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 in whatever you pursue. Innovation will put you in the lead. This will be a Push a little harder and prepare to year for change. excel in the coming year. Interacting AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- with others will help open windows Make a point of visiting people who of opportunity, allowing you to get you miss or dont get to see often. the results you seek. To ensure Spending time with good friends your success, pick up new skills or can lead to better days ahead. information that will keep you ahead Participation in something will prove of the pack. beneficial. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) 19) -- You should involve yourself -- Dont take a financial risk. Joint in physical activities that will help ventures arent likely to turn out as you get into shape. You will also planned. Generosity can lead to debt. find time to catch up on overdue Be careful what you wish for and how correspondence. you spend your money. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Improve your surroundings. Invest Dont meddle or take on something in items that will add to your comfort. you cannot handle. Problems with Use your skills to gain respect and friends or relatives will hinder your recognition. Invest in yourself in order relationship with someone special. to excel. Put your priorities in order. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can outtalk and outsmart anyone Infatuation and romantic encounters who challenges you. Present your based on chemistry will turn out to be ideas and concerns before you agree unfulfilling. Evaluate any personal or to take on a job or responsibility. Get business partnership in the offing for whatever agreement you make in its long-term potential. writing. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Consider your domestic situation Your best efforts will be appreciated and make adjustments to counter and lead to greater opportunity. any trouble you foresee. You can Follow the direction that is best suited make financial gains if you invest in to your talents and skills. Keep your your skills or something that will offer private affairs to yourself. greater stability. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Rise to the occasion. Put your energy Travel or spend time with someone to good use. 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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Dont question others when will help you finish what you start. Your versatility and quick action will attract an interesting someone. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Confusion or uncertainty must not be what stands between you and a decision that can alter your future. Evaluate your position and make a move. Avoid excessive individuals. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Get ready for action and take on responsibility. Your leadership ability may be challenged, but in the end you will come out on top. Show enthusiasm to attract attention. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Deal with personal business that has the potential to influence your financial future. An older friend or relative is likely to challenge one of your decisions. Patience will be required. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Travel for business or pleasure will lead to information and the ability to make a good decision. Dont share the information that you discover until you feel you are in a strong position. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Do whatever it takes to secure money matters and pending legal affairs. Lending or borrowing will lead to trust issues. Listen carefully to whats being offered and respond accordingly. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Mix business with pleasure, network, share ideas and -- most of all -- build good relationships. An adventure or business trip will grab your attention and offer new possibilities. Jump into action. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Get down to business and smooth out any wrinkles in a presentation you want to make. Attention to detail will make the difference between success and failure. Avoid joint ventures.
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Monday, February 3, 2014

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Report: US abortion rate at lowest since 1973

NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. abortion rate declined to its lowest level since 1973, and the number of abortions fell by 13 percent between 2008 and 2011, according the latest national survey of abortion providers conducted by a prominent research institute. The Guttmacher Institute, which supports legal access to abortion, said in a report being issued today that there were about 1.06 million abortions in 2011 down from about 1.2 million in 2008. Guttmachers figures are of interest on both sides of the abortion debate because they are more up-to-date and in some ways more comprehensive than abortion statistics compiled by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the report, the abortion rate dropped to 16.9 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44 in 2011, well below the peak of 29.3 in 1981 and the lowest since a rate of 16.3 in 1973. Guttmacher and other groups supporting abortion rights have been apprehensive about the recent wave of laws restricting abortion access that have been passed in Republicancontrolled legislatures. However, the reports authors said the period that they studied 2008 to 2011 predates the major surge of such laws starting with the 2011 legislative session. The lead author, Rachel Jones, also said there appeared to be no link to a decline in the number of abortion providers. According to the report, the total number of providers dropped by 4 percent, to 1,720, between 2008 and 2011, and the number of abortion clinics declined by just 1 percent to 839. According to Jones, the drop in abortions was likely linked to a steep national decline in overall pregnancy and birth rates. Contraceptive use improved during this period, as more women and couples were using highly-effective long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, she said. Moreover, the recent recession led many women and couples to want to avoid or delay pregnancy and childbearing. While the overall abortion rate declined, the proportion of abortions entailing early medication procedures continued to increase. According to Guttmacher, about 239,400 abortions of this type were performed in 2011, representing 23 percent of all non-hospital abortions, an increase from 17 percent in 2008.

Despite safety emphasis, school shootings continue

WASHINGTON (AP) Theres been no real reduction in the number of U.S. school shootings despite increased security put in place after the rampage at Connecticuts Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. In Pennsylvania and New Mexico, Colorado and Tennessee, and elsewhere, gunfire has echoed through school hallways, and killed students or their teachers in some cases. Lockdown is now part of the school vocabulary. An Associated Press analysis finds that there have been at least 11 school shootings this academic year alone, in addition to other cases of gun violence, in school parking lots and elsewhere on campus, when classes were not in session. Last August, for example, a gun discharged in a 5-year-olds backpack while students were waiting for the opening bell in the cafeteria at Westside Elementary School in Memphis. No one was hurt. Experts say the rate of school shootings is statistically unchanged since the mid- to late-1990s, yet still remains troubling. Ronald Stephens, executive director of the National School Safety Center, said there have been about 500 school-associated violent deaths in the past 20 years. The numbers dont include a string of recent shootings at colleges and universities. Just last week, a man was shot and critically wounded at the Palm Bay Campus of Eastern Florida State College, according to police. Finding factors to blame, rightfully or not, is almost the easy part: bad parenting, easy access to guns, less value for the sanctity of life, violent video games, a broken mental health system. Stopping the violence isnt. I think thats one of the major problems. There are not easy answers, Stephens said. A line I often use is do everything you can, knowing you cant do everything. Bill Bond, who was principal at Heath High School in West Paducah in 1997 when a 14-year-old freshman fired on a prayer group, killing three female students and wounding five, sees few differences in how shootings are carried out today. The one consistency, he said, is that the shooters are males confronting hopelessness. You see troubled young men who are desperate and they strike out and they dont see that they have any hope, Bond said. Schools generally are much safer than they were five, 10 or 15 years ago, Stephens said. While a single death is one too many, Stephens noted that perspective is important. In Chicago there were 500 homicides in 2012, about the same number in the nations 132,000-plus K-12 schools over two decades. I believe schools are much safer than they used to be but clearly they still have a good ways to go, Stephens said.

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Light humor, emotional ads rule Super Bowl Parade

NEW YORK (AP) Advertisers played it safe in Super Bowl ads this year. There were no crude jokes. Sexual innuendo was kept to a minimum. And uncomfortable story lines were all but missing. And in their place, much more sedate ads. From the light humor of RadioShack poking fun at its image with 80s icons like Teen Wolf and the California raisins to a Coca-Cola ad showcasing diversity by singing America the Beautiful in different languages, it was a softer night of advertising. With a 30-second spot costing around $4 million and more than 108 million viewers expected to tune in to the championship game, its was crucial for advertisers to make their investment count. The shocking ads in years past have not always been well received (Think: GoDaddy.coms ad that features a long, up-close kiss came in at the bottom of the most popular ads.) So this year, advertisers out of their way to be more family friendly themes: socially conscious statements, patriotic messages and light humor. Advertisers are getting attention but theyre not trying to go over the top, said David Berkowitz, chief marketing officer for digital ad agency MRY. A lot of brands were going with the safety from the start. The safer ads had a mixed reaction among viewers. Keith Harris, who was watching the Super Bowl with friends and family in Raleigh, N.C., said he appreciated the safer ads. The ads are less funny, but its easier to watch the Super Bowl with your family, he said. But Paul Capelli, who lives in West Chester, Pa., found most ads to be dull: The best spots were like a Payton Manning-to-Wes Welker pass play they were there, but too few and those that connected left you wanting something a bit more spectacular. (Continued from page 1) The area received nearly three-quarters of an inch of snow before precipitation turned to rain on Saturday. One inch of rain fell, which would have equaled one foot of snow had the temperature dropped. With the Saturday snow and the six inches of snow on Sunday, Van Wert has now received 41 inches of snowfall this season. The area typically gets around 31 inches of snow in a winter. The 41 inches is half the amount from the record January of 1978. Although groundhog prognosticator Buckeye Chuck predicted an early spring for Ohio, McCoy is siding with Punxsutawney Phils call for six more weeks of winter. Well, a couple more weeks for sure. Storms will be reloading this week with another system. The question is whether or not it will stay south of us, McCoy noted. Mostly the next couple of weeks will be colder than normal temperatures and a parade of storms.

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Fifth Street Ervin, the Delphos groundhog, did not see his shadow this morning. After Irvin Grone pounded at the burrow several times in an effort to arouse Ervin, a backup groundhog was brought in. The backup groundhog (stuffed) poked his nose out but he only got a wet nose from the rain and did not see his shadow. The groundhog watch took place at Grones barn on East Fifth Street.

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50 Years Ago 1964 St. Johns Blue Jays racked up their sixth consecutive win Saturday night, their 11th of the season, by routing the Big Green of Ottoville 90-61 in the Ottoville gym. Co-captains Jim and Jerry Carder took the games scoring honors with 25 and 22 points, respectively. Mark Sever contributed 16 markers and John Rupert 12. A drive was launched Monday to raise $75,500 for a Delphos Memorial Home for the aged, general chairman J. Frank Shumaker announced. The Memorial Home project grew out of an offer from a former Delphos resident, Mr. Dienstberger, of more than $76,500. His contribution is a memorial to his late wife, Emma, who died last year. The Delphos Jefferson Wildcats Saturday night withstood a fourth-period rally by the Fort Jennings Musketeers to hold on for an 88-82 victory in a game played in Fort Jennings. High point man in the game was Jeffersons Jack DeWitt with 27, and he was joined by Gordie Vogt with 20, Kenny Jackson with 19 and Monte Druckemiller with 16. 75 Years Ago 1939 Members of the local post of the American Legion and Auxiliary were present at a social affair given at Cairo Wednesday evening complimenting the Auxiliary members of that place. Present from this city were: Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Ferman Clinger, Mr. and Mrs. Dell Cochensparger and Mrs. F. M. Krendl. Members of Myers Cleaners gathered at the home of Esther Kimmet for a potluck supper. Games followed the supper and honors were awarded to Martha Dienstberger, Caroline Boberg and Eileen Harpster. Two annual banquets will be served in Delphos Thursday evening. The Past Commander and Past President Banquet of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held at Jefferson School. The Old Time Coon Hunters will hold their banquet of roast coon, chicken and rabbit at Fangers Mayflower.

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Hoffman spoke candidly over the years about his struggles with drug addiction. After 23 years sober, he admitted in interviews last year to falling off the wagon and developing a heroin problem that led to a stint in rehab. No words for this. He was too great and were too shattered, said Mike Nichols, who directed Hoffman in Charlie Wilsons War and Death of a Salesman. The law enforcement officials said Hoffmans body was discovered in a bathroom in his Greenwich Village apartment by his assistant and a friend who made the 911 call. For much of the day, a police crime-scene van was parked out front, and technicians carrying brown paper bags went in and out. Police kept a growing crowd of onlookers back. A single red daisy had been placed in front of the lobby door. On Sunday night, a black body bag was carried out on a stretcher, loaded into the back of a medical examiners van and driven away. Hoffmans family called the news tragic and sudden. Hoffman is survived by his partner of 15 years, Mimi ODonnell, and their three children. We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone, the family said in a statement. Tributes poured in from Hollywood figures. Damn, We Lost Another Great Artist, Spike Lee, who directed him in 25th Hour, said on Twitter. Kevin Costner said in an AP interview: Philip was a very important actor and really takes his place among the real great actors. Its a shame. Who knows what he would have been able to do? But were left with the legacy of the work hes done and it all speaks for itself. Hoffman was as productive as he was acclaimed, often appearing in at least two or three films a year while managing a busy life in the theater. He was a spoiled prep school student in one of his earliest movies, Scent of a Woman, in 1992. One of his breakthrough roles came as a gay member of a porno film crew in Boogie Nights, one of several movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that he would eventually appear in. He played comic, slightly off-kilter characters in movies like Along Came Polly, The Big Lebowski and Almost Famous. And in Moneyball, he was Art Howe, the grumpy manager of the Oakland As who resisted new thinking about baseball talent. He was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in The Master as the charismatic, controlling leader of a religious movement. The film, inspired in part by the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, reunited the actor with Anderson. He also received a 2008 bestsupporting nomination as a CIA officer in Charlie Wilsons War, and another such nomination in 2009 for Doubt, in which he played a priest who comes under suspicion because of his relationship with a boy. Many younger moviegoers know him as Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and at the time of his death he was reprising that role in the two-part sequel, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, for which his work was mostly completed. Lionsgate, which distributes the adaptations of Suzanne Collins multimillion-selling novels, called his death a tragedy and praised him as a singular talent. The last two Hunger Games movies are scheduled for release in November 2014 and November 2015. Just weeks ago, Showtime announced Hoffman would star in Happyish, a new comedy series about a middle-aged mans pursuit of happiness. Born in 1967 in Fairport, N.Y., Hoffman was an athletic boy, but a neck injury suffered while wrestling ended any hopes of a career in sports. He soon became interested in acting, mesmerized at 12 by a local production of Arthur Millers All My Sons. He studied theater as a teenager with the New York State Summer School of the Arts and the Circle in the Square Theatre. He then majored in drama at New York University. In his Oscar acceptance speech in 2006 for Capote, he thanked his mother for raising him and his three siblings alone, and for taking him to his first play. Hoffmans parents divorced when he was 9.