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Information submitted at the restaurants. Lewis offers this exciting educational initiative to assist area kindergarten through eighth-grade teachers with their important job of educating young students. Recognizing that lessons often become more meaningful when demonstrated with hands-on experiences. This supplements regular classroom curriculum by supporting activities that the schools budget may not allow. The MAC (Make Activities Count) grants of up to $400 can be used for a wide variety of programs; and since the ideas are being solicited from the teachers, the project ideas are limitless. This years grants include learning about motion, how to run a business, making electrical circuits, observing and caring for animals and habitats,

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LIMA Local McDonalds Restaurant owner Jerry Lewis preMayor Mike Gallmeier sented more than $9,700 has announced trick or treat to 29 local teachers from in the City of Delphos. 19 different school districts The event will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. effecting more than 1,300 area students in just one school year. Since the MAC Grant program began in 2004, The Putnam County Jerry Lewis McDonalds Health Department has a flu Restaurants have given clinic scheduled for 9-11:30 more than $134,000 to a.m. and 1-4 p.m. Monday more than 360 local teachat the health department. ers: With many educators The health department in my family, I understand will also offer flu vaccines from 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 that there are a lot of things p.m. on Oct. 27 at the Ottawa that teachers want to do for their students. The MAC Senior Citizen Center; and Grant Program allows 6-10 a.m. on Oct. 29 at teachers to put on activithe Kiwanis Health Fair. ties and purchase items that The vaccine is availmight not otherwise be posable for all ages. FluMist sible. and shots are available. The funding for the The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for kids. Most major MAC Grant program comes directly from food sales insurances are billed.

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Jen Vastano left and Jerry Lewis right award 29 local teachers with $9,747 in MAC Grants. Each of the 29 teachers will receive a portion (up to $400) of the McDonalds MAC Grant. Among the 19 schools receiving grants are Elida, Jefferson and St. Johns schools. wind energy, making his- a 2012 MAC Grant include: New Cleveland, Mohawk, tory come to life through Allen East, Arlington, Bath, Ottawa-Glandorf, Perry, reenactment and hands-on Carey, Continental, Delphos Shawnee, Upper Sandusky activities and physical fit- City, Delphos St. Johns, Exempted Village, Van ness equipment. Elida, Leipsic, Lima City, Wert City and WaynesfieldSchool districts receiving Lincolnview, Miller City- Goshen.

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Putnam County Help Me Grow Early Childhood Specialists will be available to screen Putnam County infants, toddlers and preschoolers free of charge from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday. Developmental screenings that are available include: hearing, vision, physical development (crawling, walking, etc.), speech and language, behavioral and playskills. Screenings are by appointment only, please callMarcie or Ann at 419-523-6059 or toll free at 1-877-738-1866.

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide

By KELVIN CHAN The Associated Press HONG KONG In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops from Sydney to Paris to pick up the tech juggernauts latest iPhone. Eager buyers formed long lines today at Apple Inc. stores in Asia, Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the latest version of the smartphone. In London, some shoppers had camped out for a week in a queue that snaked around the block. In Hong Kong, the first customers were greeted by staff cheering, clapping, chanting iPhone 5! iPhone 5! and high-fiving them as they were escorted one-byone through the front door. The smartphone will be on sale in the U.S. and Canada hours after its launch in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Britain, France and Germany. It will launch in 22 more countries a week later. The iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter, has a taller screen, faster processor, updated software and can work on faster fourth generation mobile networks. The handset has become a hot seller despite initial lukewarm reviews and new map software that is glitch prone. Apple received 2 million orders in the first 24 hours of announcing its release date, more than twice the number for the iPhone 4S in the same period when that phone

TODAY Football (7:30 p.m.) NWC: Jefferson at LCC; Col. Grove at Spencerville; Cview at Allen East; Ada at Bluffton. MAC: Anna at St. Johns; Mar. Loc. at Vers.; Cwater at Minster; New Bremen at St. Henry; Pway at Ft. Rec. WBL: Shawnee at Elida; Van Wert at Bath; Celina at St. Marys; Defiance at Wapak; Kenton at O-G. BSoccer: Continental at Kalida (PCL), 7 p.m. GSoccer: Fort Jennings at Ottoville (PCL), 6 p.m. SATURDAY (partial) BSoccer: NK at Fort Jennings, 10 a.m.; Flawn at Spencerville, 10 a.m.; Lib. Ctr. at Lincolnview, 11 a.m.; Ottoville at St. Marys, noon GSoccer: Continental at Jefferson, 10 a.m.; VB at Elida, 2 p.m. BGolf: MAC at Arrowhead, 8:30 a.m.; Kalida at Bryan Inv., 9 a.m. VB (9 a.m.): Kalida at St. Johns (9th 1st); Elida at Toledo Rogers Inv.; Jefferson at Cory-Rawson Inv., 10 a.m.; Bton/McComb at Ottoville, 10 a.m.; Lview at Minster Inv., 5 p.m. Partly cloudy Saturday with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the lower 40s. See page 2.

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Unverferth honored at Van Wert Economic Development Dinner

BY ED GEBERT DHI correspondent VAN WERT - In a spirit of celebration and anticipation, the Van Wert County Economic Development Group held its annual awards dinner Thursday night at Willow Bend Country Club. More than 150 people jammed the room to honor three award winners and to hear from the director of the Ohio Department of Development, Christiane Schmenk. The first award winner of the evening was Charles Koch, a local attorney who was given special recognition for his volunteer work putting together land contracts for the more-than 1,500-acre Van Wert Super Site just northeast of Van Wert. I grew up in the area and my wife and I have made the commitment to leave this community better than when we first came here. Anything we can do to make that happen, Im just happy to do it, Koch told the crowd. The two regularly-scheduled awards were next on the agenda. The first, the Enterprise Award, is given to a company who makes a substantial commitment in the county and provides new jobs. The winner was Unverferth

Larry Unverferth, left, accepts the Enterprise of the Year Award for Unverferth Manufacturing from outgoing Van Wert County Economic Development President Greg Berquist.

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Manufacturing located just outside of Delphos. The company is now a world leader in the manufacturing and marketing of tillage equipment, agricultural vehicles, pole sprayers, and hay and manure handling equipment. Larry Unverferth accepted the award. I just want to thank the County of Van Wert and the City of Delphos. We are happy to receive this award because we have an excellent, excellent workforce, and without them this would not be possible, he stated. In 2011, Unverferth doubled See ECO, page 2

launched a year ago. In a sign of the intense demand, police in Osaka, Japan, were investigating the theft of nearly 200 iPhones 5s, including 116 from one shop alone, Kyodo News reported. In London, police sought help finding a man wanted in connection with the theft of 252 iPhone 5s from a shop in Wimbledon early this morning. Analysts have estimated Apple will ship as many as 10 million of the new iPhones by the end of September. Some fans went to extremes to be among the first buyers by arriving at Apples flagship stores day ahead of the release. In downtown Sydney, Todd Foot, 24, showed up three days early to nab the coveted first spot. He spent about 18 hours a day in a folding chair, catching a few hours sleep each night in a tent on the sidewalk. Foots dedication was largely a marketing stunt, however. He writes product reviews for a technology website that will give away the phone after Foot reviews it. I just want to get the phone so I can feel it, compare it and put it on our website, he said while slumped in his chair. In Paris, the phone launch was accompanied by a workers protest a couple dozen former and current Apple See IPHONE, page 2

Red Cross begins volunteer recruitment drive; Disaster College set Sept. 28-30 in Lima
Information submitted LIMA With hurricane season fully underway and tornadoes, flooding and home fires an ever-present threat, the American Red Cross is asking the public to consider learning more about becoming a disaster volunteer this year. Having a trained, prepared and ready-to-help team of volunteers is one of the most valuable resources a community can rely on when disaster strikes, said Brenda Mead, Emergency Services Manager for the American Red Cross in Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties. Often, it takes a disaster, such as Hurricane Isaac, to remind people that volunteers are needed. In an effort to build upon the strong team of volunteers called upon to respond to larger relief efforts across the country each year, the Red Cross will hold Disaster College 100 Sept. 28-30 at the Allen County Chapter of the American Red Cross. The sessions are free to participants but pre-registration is required. The training sessions include: 6-9 p.m. Sept. 28 Disaster Services Overview; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 29 - Client Casework (includes lunch); and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 30 - Shelter Operations. All classes will be taught at the Allen County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 610 S. Collett St., Lima. To register, contact Mead at 419227-5121, ext. 6; or e-mail Brenda.Mead@redcross.org.

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The Ottoville Lions Club and The Ottoville Lady Otts recently presented checks totaling $6,000 ($3,000 from each organization) to the Ottoville Playground Equipment Fund. The total amount of money raised so far stands at $28,733.51. The Ottoville Mothers Club has also been selected to receive a matching gifts Back to School grant from the playground manufacturer, Game Time, in the amount of $19,294.50. Including the money that will be provided by the grant, this brings the total amount raised to $48,028.01. Pictured from left to right are: Joe Moreno, president of the Ottoville Lions Club; Ron Miller, mayor of Ottoville; and representing the Ottoville Lady Otts is Lori Beining, Laurie Knippen and Linda Knippen. To make a donation to this fund, send a check payable to Ottoville Playground Equipment Fund to P.O. Box 100, Ottoville OH 45876. Donations can also be deposited directly at the Ottoville Bank (account 8187).

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Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio hair attacks

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN The Associated Press conveniences of modern life, including electrical appliances and automobiles, and embrace their centuries-old roots. Federal officials said the verdicts would send a message about religious intolerance. The victims in this case are members of a peaceful and traditional religion who simply wanted to be left to practice their religion in peace, U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said. Unfortunately, the defendants denied them this basic right and they did so in the most violent way. Members of the Amish community who sat through the trial hurried into a hired van without commenting, some covering their faces. Defense attorneys said the defendants were bewildered by the verdicts and said likely appeals would be based on a challenge to the hate crimes law. They really dont understand the court system the way the rest of us have, being educated and reading newspapers, said Joseph Dubyak, whose client, Linda Schrock, has 10 children with her husband, who was also convicted. Attorney Rhonda Kotnik said the verdicts would destroy Mullets community of about 25 families. The defendants, including six couples, have a total of about 50 children, she said. The community is going to be ripped apart. I dont know whats going to happen to all their children, she said. The suspects had argued that the Amish are bound by different rules guided by their religion and that the government

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George Berres, 89, of Delphos, died Thursday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Harter and Schier Funeral Home.

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had no place getting involved in what amounted to a family or church dispute. Mullet wasnt accused of CLEVELAND Sixteen cutting anyones hair. But prosAmish men and women were ecutors said he planned and convicted Thursday of hate encouraged his sons and the crimes for a series of hair- and others, mocked the victims in beard- cutting attacks on fellow jailhouse phone calls and was sect members in a religious given a paper bag stuffed with dispute that offered a rare and the hair of one victim. sometimes lurid glimpse into One bishop told jurors the closed and usually self-reghis chest-length beard was ulating community of believchopped to within 1 1/2 inches ers. of his chin when four or five A federal jury found men dragged him out of his 66-year-old Samuel Mullet Sr., farmhouse in a late-night home the leader of the breakaway invasion. group, guilty of orchestratProsecutors told jurors that ing the cuttings last fall in an Mullet thought he was above attempt to shame mainstream the law and free to discipline members who he believed were those who went against him straying from their beliefs. His based on his religious beliefs. followers were found guilty of Before his arrest last November, carrying out the attacks, which he defended what he believes is terrorized the normally peaceful his right to punish people who religious settlement that aims to break church laws. live simply and piously. You have your laws on Prosecutors and witnesses the road and the town if described how sons pulled their somebody doesnt obey them, father out of bed and chopped you punish them. But Im not off his beard in the moonlight allowed to punish the church and how women surrounded people? Mullet told The their mother-in-law and cut off Associated Press last October. two feet of her hair, taking The hair cuttings, he said, it down to the scalp in some were a response to continuous places. criticism hed received from Prosecutors say they targetother Amish religious leaded hair because it carries spiriers about him being too strict, tual significance in their faith. including shunning people in The defendants face prison his own group. terms of 10 years or more at their Defense attorneys acknowlJan. 24 sentencing. Prosecutors edged that the hair cuttings plan to file a request today took place and that crimes were to revoke bond for defendants committed but contend that who had remained free pendprosecutors were overreaching ing trial. by calling them hate crimes. All the defendants are memWitnesses testified that bers of Mullets settlement that Mullet had complete control he founded in eastern Ohio over the settlement that he near the West Virginia panhanfounded two decades ago and dle. The Amish eschew many described how his religious teachings and methods of punishments deviated from Amish Semi-Annual traditions. One woman testified that Mullet coerced women at his settlement into having sex with him, and others said he encouraged men to sleep in chicken coops as punishment. Mullets attorney, Ed Bryan, maintained that the government 9 am - 4 pm had not shown that Mullet was at the center of the attacks. The defendants who cut the hair and beards acted on their own and were inspired by one another, 215 West Main Street not their bishop, Bryan said. Van Wert, Ohio 45891 419-238-2168 In one of the attacks, an www.brumbacklib.com Amish woman testified that her own sons and a daughter who lived in Mullets community Few things are as stressful as worrying about work. Because and her husbands cut her hair its easy to feel like things are out of control, its beard in ato essential surprise assault.

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Richard Oliver Brown, 82, of Cloverdale, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Bayliff and Son Mary M. Schram Funeral Home, Cridersville. Nov. 10, 1953-Sept. 20, 2012 Mary M. Schram, 58, of Stanley E. Dickson Delphos, died Thursday at St. Dec. 22, 1953-Sept. 20, 2012 Stanley E. Dickson, 58, of Ritas Medical Center. She was born Nov. 10, Spencerville, died at 5:55 a.m. 1953, to Richard Red and Thursday at St. Ritas Medical R. Jeanette Peg (Kill) Center. He was born Dec. 22, 1953, Osting. Her mother survives in Tampa, Fla., to Homer and in Delphos. Her father preMary (Adams) Dickson. His ceded her in death in 1975. She is survived by her mother survives in Lima. life partner of 27 years Funeral services will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at Thomas Richard Floyd Schlereth of E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Delphos. Survivors also include Spencerville, the Rev. David Howell officiating. Cremation a daughter, Sue (Mike) Truesdale of Delphos; a son, will follow the service. Friends may call from 1-7 Keith A. (Laura) Schram of p.m. Monday at the funeral Fort Jennings; two sisters, Linda (Jaye) Wannemacher home. and Scarlett (Del) Kemper of Delphos; three brothers, Richard Osting, Dan (Barb) Osting and Ben (Kim) Osting Mary Lou (Knebel) of Delphos; and seven grandAllemeier had surgery and is children, Michael Truesdale now recuperating at a nursing Jr., Christopher Truesdale, home. Ashley Truesdale, Amanda Cheer cards and well wish- Truesdale, Blake Schram, es would be appreciated. Send Alexis Schram and Kaelyn to: Schram. Hempfield Manor She was also preceded in C/O Mary Lou Allemeier death by an infant sister. Room 34 Ms. Schram was the can1118 Woodward Dr. teen manager at the WalterickGreensburg, PA 15601 Hemme Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3035 for seven years. She took great enjoyment in spending time with her grandchildren and going to their events. Delphos weather Funeral service will begin High temperature Thursday at 11 a.m. Monday at Harter in Delphos was 73 degrees, and Schier Funeral Home, low was 50. High a year ago the Revs. David Howell and today was 75, low was 62. Chris Bohnsack officiating. Record high for today is 92, Burial will be in Resurrection set in 2010. Record low is 33, Cemetery. set in 1962. Friends may call from 2-8 WEATHER FORECAST p.m. Sunday at the funeral Tri-county home, where a parish wake The Associated Press will begin at 7:30 p.m. Preferred memorials are to TONIGHT: Cloudy with Relay for Life. showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers overnight. Lows around 50. Southwest REED, Jeanne R., 57, winds around 5 mph. Chance Cloverdale, funeral services of precipitation 80 percent. SATURDAY: Partly will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday cloudy with a 50 percent at Roselms Christian Church, Township, chance of showers. Highs in Washington the lower 60s. West winds 5 Paulding County, the Rev. to 15 mph becoming 15 to 20 Harold L. Clark officiating. mph in the afternoon. Gusts Burial will follow in Middle Creek Cemetery, Grover Hill. up to 30 mph. SATURDAY NIGHT: Visitation will be from 2-8 Partly cloudy with a 20 per- p.m. today at Den Herder cent chance of showers. Lows Funeral Home, Paulding, and in the lower 40s. West winds one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. 5 to 10 mph. EXTENDED FORECAST Donations may be made to a SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. charity of the donors choice. Highs in the upper 50s. West Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com winds 5 to 15 mph.

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At 6:25 a.m. on Thursday, Delphos Police were called to the 400 block of South Canal Street in reference to a theft at a residence in that area. Upon officers arrival, the victim stated sometime in the overnight hours, someone gained entry into the victims motor vehicle that was parked at the residence and had taken items from inside the vehicle. Detectives were contacted and collected evidence from the scene.

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Apology from condemned Ohio killer before death

By AMANDA LEE MYERS The Associated Press LUCASVILLE Family members of two men killed along a rural Ohio road 23 years ago say that an apology from the killer the day of his execution was too little, too late. The family members spoke to reporters Thursday following the execution of Donald Palmer, 47, at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio for killing two men he didnt know in 1989. In his last words, Palmer looked at the widows and daughters of the two men he killed and repeatedly apologized, saying that he hopes they can let their pain die with him. I want you to know Ive carried you in my heart for years and years, he said. Im so sorry for what I took from you. ... I pray that you have good lives now. The women wept and consoled each other as Palmer spoke before state officials sent a fatal dose of pentobarbital coursing through his veins, causing his chest to heave as he breathed heavily and his eyes fluttered. Later his head twitched up and down, and nine minutes after that, the prison warden declared his time of death at 10:35 a.m. Palmer was convicted of aggravated murder in the May 8, 1989, shooting deaths of Charles Sponhaltz and Steven Vargo along a Belmont County road in eastern Ohio. Both of the married fathers were strangers to Palmer, and both were shot twice in the head. Palmer and a friend had been staking out the home of a man who once dated his ex-wife when Sponhaltz rear-ended his truck and was shot, according to court records. Vargo was a passing driver who happened upon Sponhaltzs killing and also was shot. When you murder somebody, what good is an apology? said Tiffany Nameth, Sponhaltzs widow. You dont go out and murder two people and expect to get sympathy. In my eyes, he didnt deserve any sympathy. Sponhaltzs daughter, Tiffany Sponhaltz-Pugh, said

Columbus school superintendent to retire

COLUMBUS (AP) The superintendent of Columbus City Schools is retiring at the end of the current school year amid an investigation into irregular enrollment and attendance practices. Superintendent Gene Harris said she wants to spend more time with her family, including her husband and two grandchildren, and denied the attendance issue drove her decision. But she added that getting to the bottom of alleged attendance problems at the states largest district would be her top priority for the rest of her tenure. I asked the Auditor of State to investigate the attendance reporting concern, and I plan to see it through and to get this challenge behind us before I leave, Harris said in a statement. State Auditor Dave Yost is investigating attendance records in Columbus and dozens of other school districts. Allegations include that students with multiple absences were withdrawn, then re-enrolled to improve attendance records. Yosts investigation into whether schools manipulated their enrollment and attendance numbers in order boost their performance is focusing on 100 schools for now. Removing poor students from the books can boost performance measures that determine government aid and employee bonuses and improve school performance rankings. Ohio has delayed its release of annual school report cards because of the investigation until the state can be sure the underlying data is accurate. Falsely reporting attendance data is a violation of state and federal law, according to the auditors office. Harris has said she didnt direct or know about any efforts to alter student records that could affect state report cards.

that she was happy justice was served. We finally have closure to this situation after 23 years, she said, adding: Theres nothing that can bring back my father. Just before the execution, Sponhaltzs other daughter, Charlene Farkas, said that the small, brick execution chamber with a metal bed was too elaborate for Palmer. There should be no sheet on that damn bed, she said. It should be in the ground in the dirt. Palmers lawyer, David Stebbins who also witnessed the execution said the state followed its execution procedure to the letter as far as he could tell and reiterated that Palmer truly felt remorse for the pain he had caused and thought it was time that his execution move forward. Stebbins, who hadnt witnessed an execution before, called the process so sterile and orchestrated. I guess I havent sorted out all of my feelings, he said. Its very strange to watch someone be put to death intentionally.

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Obamas record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks

By ROBERT BURNS and BEN FELLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON Images of angry mobs in Arab cities burning American flags and attacking U.S. diplomatic posts suggest the Muslim world is no less enraged at the United States than when President George W. Bush had to duck shoes hurled at him in Baghdad. But more than three years after President Barack Obama declared in Cairo that he would seek a new beginning in U.S.-Muslim relations, a closer look reveals strides as well as setbacks. One U.S.-led war is over and another is receding, although there are questions about whether America has made lasting gains in Afghanistan. The Arab Spring revolution, a spontaneous combustion that happened independent of Western influence, has given people new power and hope as well as democratic elections the U.S. supports. But peace between Israel and the Palestinians is nowhere in sight, Iran is seen as a menace and broad mistrust with America is still deep and explosive across much of the Muslim world. As nations across North Africa and the Middle East move chaotically toward democracy, they and Washington have settled into a wary, redefined relationship. Obama is not ready to call Mohammad Morsi, the popularly elected Egyptian president, an ally, and the democratically elected Iraqi president, Nouri al-Maliki, has dismissed U.S. demands that he stop Iran from using Iraqi airspace to fly weapons to Syria for use against antigovernment rebels. Such is the complicated progress report that Obama carries toward the United Nations General Assembly next week, his final moment on a world stage before the U.S. election on Nov. 6. For that election, Pew Research Center polling shows Obama has a clear edge over Republican Mitt Romney in handling foreign policy in general and problems in the Middle East specifically. Across the world his standing remains markedly lower in predominantly Muslim nations. However, Leila Hilal, a Mideast expert at the New America Foundation, said Obama may have made more progress toward improving relations than critics say. Obama inherited a very damaged U.S. credibility in the region, she said, and so it would be unrealistic to think that his new beginning would take hold fast. Theres only so much one president can do, given the history of perceived insults by the U.S., she said. Those range all the way from the American invasion of Iraq to, more recently, the privately made anti-Islam video that ridicules the prophet Muhammad and triggered major protests across the Muslim world. The question of the Obama administrations relationship with that Muslim world came under new election-year scrutiny when four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed in a Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Obama found himself eulogizing the dead, pledging that the work of U.S. diplomacy would go on undaunted and prodding his Muslim partners to accept responsibilities. As they emerge into new forms of government, part of what theyre going to have to do is to recognize that democracy is not just casting a ballot, Obama said this week. Its respecting freedom of speech and tolerating people with different points of view. Obamas critics say he misunderstands the nature of the threat to moderation in the Mideast. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said the White House is demonstrating this by overstating the role of the anti-Islam video in igniting the violence that killed Stevens in Benghazi. It has nothing to do with videos. It has everything to do with Islamists trying to hijack these revolutions in places like Libya, McCain, Obamas 2008 challenger, said Wednesday. And it shows the abysmal ignorance of this administration of whats really going on in the Middle East. Abdeslam Maghraoui, the director of undergraduate studies in Duke Universitys political science department, says the protests that have erupted in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and in other Arab countries had more to do with local conditions than with U.S. policies. The current anti-American backlash in the region is the byproduct of genuine misunderstanding, real ignorance and political jockeying among Islamic groups, he said.

IT WAS NEWS THEN

One Year Ago St. Johns High School has announced its 2011 Homecoming Queen and her court. They include Queen Kaitlin Wrasman and her escorts Tanner Calvelage and Jordan Bergfeld. Her court includes Emilee Grothouse, WASHINGTON (AP) Alyssa Martin, Evan Hays, Jessica Koverman, Tyler Jettinghoff, Will Buettner, Emily Horstman, Josh Rode, House Republicans eagerly Shelby Reindel, Meagan Hempfling, Ryan Densel, Ashley joined the Justice Departments inspector general in taking the Kroeger, and Jared Knebel. 25 Years Ago 1987 Darrell Bowers of Delphos came back after losing his first two games to win the Class A division of the Canal Days Horseshoe Tournament Sunday at Rufus Bonifas Courts. Fred Brown of Defiance, Vic Hitchcock of Middle Point and Bowers were tied at 3-2 after five games to force the playoff. St. Johns defense registered its second straight shutout Saturday night allowing Marion Catholic just 52 total yards in a 13-0 win. Brent Reidenbach connected on a 27-yard field goal in the first half. The Jays also added points on a 46-yard Greg Klausing to Doug Rode pass and a 32-yard Reidenbach field goal. The Commercial Banks float took first place in the Canal Days parades commercial division. Taking second place was Neumeier Brothers and third place went to TriCounty Lumber. A cocker spaniel named Tootsie, handled by Chad Calvelage, 9, son of Jim and Phyllis Calvelage, won best of show award in the Canal Days pet parade. 50 Years Ago 1962 Mrs. Albert Grothouse entertained the members of the Del-IOtto Club and one guest, Mrs. Albert Weber, Wednesday in her home on West Third Street. Cards were played with high honors going to Mary Backus, second to Mrs. Weber and low to Mrs. Elmer Beckman. Mrs. Arthur Grothouse received the traveling prize. Awards for winning costumes in connection with Old Fashioned Days in Delphos went to the following: Customers Division Roselyn Morris and Jennifer Shirack; and second, Debbie Carder and Elaine Bayman; and Merchants Division Mary Burger, first; and Mrs. Don Schramm, second. Delphos Chapter No. 26, Order of the Eastern Star, met in regular session Thursday night at the Masonic Temple with the worthy matron, Mrs. Don May, and the worthy patron, Robert McDonald, presiding. Martha Night was observed and past Marthas in attendance were welcomed. The history of Martha was given in an interesting manner by Mrs. Howard Sadler. 75 Years Ago 1937 Mrs. Alfred Allemeier was elected president of the Delphos Band Mothers Association for the 1937-38 term at the annual reorganization meeting held Monday night at Jefferson School. Other officers named were: Mrs. Herman Kloeppel, vice president; Mrs. Howard Irick, secretary; and Mrs. Clark Van Meter, treasurer. Herbert Schaffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Schaffer, West Second Street, leaves Saturday for Springfield, Mass., where he will attend the Westinghouse School. He is being sent to the school by Westinghouse. Schaffer, a graduate of St. Johns High School, also graduated from Toledo University. He has been at Mansfield for some time past. Many here will recall the splendid excursion to Cincinnati on June 20. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has received hundreds of requests for another such excursion to see the Queen City. E. J. Gleason, general passenger agent, in cooperation with J. E. Eisele, division passenger agent, has decided to run an excursion at popular rates to Cincinnati on Sunday, Sept. 26.

Republicans, IG take Justice Dept. to task

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agency to task Thursday for its bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that allowed hundreds of weapons to reach Mexican drug rings. At a committee hearing, Democrats fought an uphill battle as the committees Republicans, led by its chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa of California, wrapped themselves in the findings of Inspector General Michael Horowitz about Operation Fast and Furious. Horowitz faulted the Justice Department for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures in a gun-tracking operation that he said disregarded public safety. There needs to be supervision; there needs to be oversight, and law enforcement operations like Operation Fast and Furious need to be referred from the start to the highest levels of the department, Horowitz testified. His report faulted midlevel and senior officials for not briefing Attorney General Eric Holder much earlier. Issa declared that Horowitzs 471-page report, released Wednesday, is a huge step forward toward restoring the public faith in the Department of Justice. The report proves to both sides of the aisle that you could do the job of looking into the facts of Operation Fast and Furious, and I want to personally thank you, Issa told Horowitz. The inspector general was walking a fine political line between vociferous Republican criticisms of the operation begun during the Obama administration and Democratic defenses of Holder. We found no evidence that the attorney general was aware of Operation Fast and Furious or the much-disputed gun-walking tactic associated with it, Horowitz told Democratic Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia. Fast and Furious began in October 2009 and Horowitz said subordinates should have told Holder about it well before 2011. President Barack Obama, in an appearance Thursday on Univision, a Spanish-language television network, also said the gun-trafficking probe in Arizona was completely wrongheaded but said he retains confidence in Holder. He has shown himself to be accountable by taking action against those who directed the operation, Obama said. Obama said ultimately he himself was responsible, but he noted that Horowitz found that people (in the Justice Department) should have known in some cases even if they didnt actually know about the operation. Another point on which Horowitz vindicated Democrats was that risky gun-walking experiments originated in the administration of Republican President George W. Bush when the departments Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Tucson, Ariz., launched Operation Wide Receiver. That operation in 2006-2007 resulted in the ATF losing track of 400 guns.

Romney tries to seize mantle of change

By JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press WASHINGTON Now its Mitt Romney who wants to be the candidate of change. Romney is seizing on President Barack Obamas comment that you cant change Washington from the inside. Grasping for a way to right his campaign and appeal to independents, the Republican nominee says he has what it takes to end the nasty partisanship in the nations capital. I can change Washington, Romney said Thursday. I will change Washington. Well get the job done from the inside. Republicans and Democrats will come together. Romney was expected to press the issue again today during a campaign rally in Nevada, a state hard hit by the nations housing and unemployment woes. Obama, traveling today to Virginia and addressing an AARP convention by satellite, planned to keep hammering Romney for comments he made in a private fundraiser about 47 percent of the counBy KIMBERLY DOZIER and BRADLEY KLAPPER The Associated Press

Pakistan to talk counterterrorism with US, Afghans

WASHINGTON Pakistans foreign minister revealed Thursday that her country would soon hold confidential talks with the United States and Afghanistan to improve a three-way counterterrorism relationship beset by misunderstandings, including one over the Pakistanbased Haqqani network that Washington considers the greatest threat to Afghan stability. But she refused to say whether her government was ready to take any action against the militants. In an interview with The Associated Press, Hina Rabbani Khar said senior officials from the three countries have been instructed to come up with a strategy for repairing cooperation that has suffered since U.S.-Pakistani relations collapsed a year and half ago. That chill in relations was brought on by a CIA contractors killing of two Pakistanis, the unilateral U.S. raid on Osama bin Ladens compound inside Pakistan and the accidental killing of 24 Pakistani troops in November by NATO forces. A key element of the talks will be to determine which militant groups can be persuaded to lay down their arms as part of an Afghan peace treaty a crucial if so far lagging part of the U.S. strategy to stabilize the country as it withdraws forces over the next two years. This has to be a joint effort to determine who is a threat ... to determine how do we deal with those who are a threat, and how do we bring in those which are not, said Khar, who was in Washington on her first official visit since being appointed Pakistans top diplomat last year. We are willing to work with anyone against any forces which are a threat to peace and stability. Khar also addressed other contentious points in the U.S.-Pakistani relationship, heaping scorn on the doctor who allegedly helped the U.S. track down bin Laden in

try believing they are victims and entitled to a government handouts. Obama, who ran for president in 2008 on a pledge to fix Washingtons combative tone, said in an interview that he had come to the conclusion you cant change Washington from the inside. You can only change it from the outside. Adding that he wanted people to speak out on issues, he went on to say: So something that Id really like to concentrate on in my second term is being in a much more constant conversation with the American people so that they can put pressure on Congress to help move some of these issues forward. After Romney focused on the cant change Washington from the inside segment of Obamas remarks, the presidents campaign countered quickly by noting that Romney said just that in 2007 when he was running for the 2008 Republican nomination: I dont think you change Washington from the inside. I think you change it from the outside. Obamas campaign also released a web video this morning targeting older voters, many of whom would fall

into the group of Americans Romney referenced when he said that nearly half of Americans dont pay income tax but get benefits. Senior citizens receiving Medicare make up about 15 percent of those getting federal benefits; about 22 percent of those not paying income tax are seniors who get tax breaks that offset their income. The Obama video features voters commenting on Romneys assertions, including one man who says It offends me. Polling shows Obama with a slight lead nationally, as well as in many of the eight or so battleground states that will decide the election. That includes Virginia, where Democrats with access to internal polling say Obama is up 3 or 4 percentage points over Romney in Virginia, a slimmer margin than in some recent public polling. Obama has also pulled ahead of Romney in cash on hand, a key measure of a campaigns financial strength. The Democrat has more than $88 million to spend in the campaigns final weeks while Romney has just over $50 million at his disposal.

Pakistan last year and defending her governments decision to declare a national holiday today so people can demonstrate against an Americanmade Internet video that ridicules Islam. Lawmakers have been demanding tough Pakistani action on the Haqqani network, which the Obama administration formally designated as a terrorist body on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told The Associated Press in August that he believed a Pakistani attack on the network would occur soon. A subsidiary of the Taliban and based in the remote North Waziristan region of Pakistan, the Haqqani network is responsible for several attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, including last Septembers rocketpropelled grenade assault on the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters. American officials estimate it has 2,000 to 4,000 fighters and that it maintains close relationships with al-Qaida.

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Friday, September 21, 2012

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Van Wert Cinemas 10709 Lincoln Hwy. in Van Wert Resident Evil: Retribution (R) Fri.: 5:00/7:00/9:00; Sat.-Sun.: 2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00; Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00/7:00 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Fri.: 5:00/7:30; Sat.-Sun.: 2:00/4:30/7:00; Mon.Thurs.: 5:00/7:15 House at the End of the Street (PG13) Fri.: 5:00/7:00/9:00; Sat.-Sun.: 2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00; Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00/7:00 Trouble with the Curve (PG-13) Fri.: 5:00/7:30; Sat.-Sun.: 2:00/4:30/7:00; Mon.Thurs.: 5:00/7:15 The Words (PG-13) Fri.: 5:00/7:00/9:00; Sat.-Sun.: 2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00; Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00/7:00
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TODAY 1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store, North Main Street. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open. 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open. 12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue 1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 5 p.m. Delphos Coon and Sportsmans Club hosts a chicken fry. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. SUNDAY 1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 1-4 p.m. Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St. Kalida. 1:30 p.m. Amvets Post 698 Auxiliary meets at the Amvets post in Middle Point. 4 p.m. Amvets Post 698 regular meeting at the Amvets post in Middle Point. 7:30 p.m. Sons of Amvets Post 698 meet at Amvets Post in Middle Point. MONDAY 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ottoville Branch Library is open. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 7 p.m. Ottoville village council meets at the municipal building. Marion Township Trustees meet at the township house. 7:30 p.m. Delphos Eagles Aerie 471 meets at the Eagles Lodge. TUESDAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 7 p.m. Delphos Area Simply Quilters meets at the Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce, 306 N. Main St. Al-Anon Meeting for Friends and Families of Alcoholics at St. Ritas Medical Center, 730 West Market Street, Behavioral Services Conference Room 5-G, 5th Floor 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second St. 8:30 p.m. Elida village council meets at the town hall. WEDNESDAY 9 a.m. - noon Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St. Kalida. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. Noon Rotary Club meets at The Grind. 6 p.m. Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. Johns Chapel. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.

Resident Evil: Retribution (R) 4:30/9:55 Resident Evil: Retribution 3D (R) 1:20/7:20 The Possession (PG-13) 1:40/4:10/6:50/9:20 Lawless (2012) (R) 1:15/3:50/7:15/9:50 The Expendables 2 (R) 4:35/9:35 The Campaign (R) 1:55/4:40/7:45/10:05 Hope Springs (PG-13) 1:45/7:05 2016 Obamas America (PG) 2:00/4:45/7:40/10:15 Eastgate Dollar Movies 2100 Harding Hwy. Lima Saturday and Sunday The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) 1:00/4:00/7:00/9:35 Total Recall (PG-13) 1:10/4:00/7:00/ (Sat. only 9:15) Tyler Perrys Madeas Witness Protection (PG-13) 1:10/4:10/7:00/ (Sat. only) 9:15 Marvels the Avengers (PG-13) 1:00/4:00/6:50/ (Sat. only) 9:30 Shannon Theatre 119 S. Main St., Bluffton Finding Nemo 3D (PG) Showtimes are every evening at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. with 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees. 2D showtimes are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Michael Betz, co-owner /operator of My TownDelphos and a new member of the Delphos Optimist Club, was the guest speaker at a recent club meeting. Betz shared his past business experiences and what brought him back to Delphos. He has many exciting plans for getting people involved in the community. In-coming Delphos Optimist Club President Roger Gossman presents him with a mug and thanks him for his presentation.

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Church to hold annual chicken BBQ

Gomer United Church of Christ Shalom Circle will hold their annual chicken barbecue from 5-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 6. The dinner includes a half barbecued chicken, green beans, applesauce, roll and cookies. The dinner is carry-out only and a drive-thru carry-out is available. The price of tickets is $7. Call the church office at 419-642-2681 before Oct. 2 for tickets.

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Friday, September 21, 2012

Crites cops POY honors; T-Birds win final NWC meet

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LIMA Spencerville senior Evan Crites copped Northwest Conference Player of the Year honors as Lima Central Catholic won the league tournament in its final season in the league on a windy Thursday morning/afternoon at Hawthorne Hills Golf Club. Crites garnered 215.5 points out of a possible 216. However, he lost in a 3-hole playoff to Josh Klaus of LCC both birdied No. 10, parred No. 11 but Crites bogeyed No. 12 and Klaus parred it. I missed out on the Player of the Year last year by 10 points because I missed three tournaments because I was in the hospital; I came so close to being a repeat winner. It does help ease some of the disappointment from today, Crites acknowledged. If it lost today, I dont mind losing to Josh. We are best of friends and we have a friendly rivalry; I want to beat him and he wants to beat me. Hes put in a lot of time in the off-season, playing constantly, and so have I. We competed against each other a lot in the summer. His coach at LCC, Tom Bader, has also helped me a lot with my swing; he really wants to see golf keep getting bigger and better in our area. Crites and Klaus shot 75s before going to their playoff to decide medalist honors, while LCC teammates Evan Wilker defeated his younger brother Aaron Wilker in a 5-hole playoff after they tied at 77 for the second runnerup. That Thunderbird trio led the team to capturing the title with a 307 to best Allen East with their 334. Clay Plaugher carded a 79 and Parker Frey an 82. The day started with a chilly morning but a 20-mileper-hour wind held throughout the 18 holes. We both adjusted well to the conditions, to the wind and the colder temperatures this morning, Crites added. Spencerville shot a 340 to finish third in front of Blufftons 365. Dan Gelivera registered an 86 and

Spencervilles Evan Crites receives his Northwest Conference Player of the Year Award from his coach, Mike Harmon, after the completion of Thursdays NWC golf match at Hawthorne Hills Golf Club. The Bearcats were third as a team behind LCC and Allen East. Chance Campbell 88 for the Bearcats. Evan played very well today; hes been building all year for this. He and Josh have become best of friends and they push each other; they had a duel today and they went against each other all summer, Spencerville coach Mike Harmon noted. Dan shot well; he recovered from a 49 on his first nine to shoot a 37 on the second, the best nine holes he has ever golfed. Chance also did well. It was tough conditions today with those winds and its a tough course to begin with. Im pleased overall with how the team did. Jefferson finished sixth with a 377: senior Nick Gallmeier and sophomore Carter Mox carded 91s. This was the first time we had with these kinds of conditions. Nick struggled today; he allowed a bad shot here or there to get him off his game but he has a week to respond, Wildcat head man Chad Brinkman noted. Overall, though, I was happy. We didnt have anyone over 100 and when you have two people who have never played this course before, thats a pretty good statement. We have a week until sectionals; well play a practice round at Auglaize just to let them get a feel for the course. I feel Nick, Carter and Tyler (Wrasman, who shot a 96) have a good chance to get out of sectionals if they play well. You never know what youll face there. Columbus Grove was seventh with a 390. Clay Diller shot a 94 and Tony Koch 98. This was a pretty good day overall. We shot 390 as a team, our usual for an invitational; that has been our average in the four invitationals we had this year, head coach Travis Gallmeier said. However, those were in great weather; this was a different day and to shoot this well is a good thing. I expected a lot of high scores today; playing in the wind takes a major adjustment. I take that as a positive development for us. We moved up from seventh in the regular season to sixth today; you wonder how well we might have golfed in regular weather. We have the Putnam County League meet Monday at Delphos and that has some very good teams, like Ottoville and Kalida. Miller City and Leipsic are playing well too but you never know what will happen. Well see what we get. Lincolnview came in ninth with a 406. Brooks Ludwig out in a 96 and Troy Patterson 99.

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We are a team of freshmen and sophomores; we have one senior and one junior who have given us good leadership today and throughout the season. We have gotten better each time out, which is all I can ask for a young team, Lancer coach Daryl Dowdy explained. My number one, Brooks, shot 97 today and my No. 5, Troy, shot 99. Dereck Youtsey who I figure will be my No. 1 or 2 next fall did struggle but were used to playing in 75-80 degree weather with five mile-per-hour winds; today it was 20 and chillier, especially in the morning. This was a learning year Tom Morris photo and a learning day. We will St. Johns Alicia Buettner strike goes off the hands be better next year for it. of Minsters Sara Hosey and Megan Kaiser during Crestview brought up Thursdays MAC volleyball match at Arnzen Gymnasium. the rear with a 427. Conner The visiting Lady Wildcats won by a sweep. Lautzenheiser shot a 99 and Jon Germann a 102. Mike Badertscher, the retiring coach of Ada after 30 years, was named NWC Coach of the Year. By JIM METCALFE neither coach called a Sectional action is next jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com timeout, it was that close. A Thursday at Auglaize tip over the block by Hosey (Jefferson, Lincolnview, DELPHOS St. Johns put the Wildcats up 11-6 Grove and Crestview) and Sycamore Springs battled Minster in Midwest but the Jays answered with Athletic Conference vol- a 5-0 spurt to tie the score (Spencerville).

Minster sweeps St. Johns in MAC net play

from junior Kamie Pulford and junior Lindsay Deuel. The Lancers quickly rallied, however, with a kill by MIDDLE POINT - The senior Mandie Tennant and Lincolnview Lancers took on an ace from Mohr before a the Jefferson Lady Wildcats in Jefferson timeout with the lead volleyball on Thursday night at at 17-16. Afterward, Jefferson Lincolnview High School. got an ace from Pulford before The Lancers were looking Lancer senior Lauren Calverts for their first win in the kill brought the set to Northwest Conference 20-19, Wildcats. and Jefferson was lookEventually, ing to get back to .500 Stockwell and in the NWC. McClure traded kills The Lady Lancers to bring the set to swept the Lady Cats a 22-22 tie. After in three straight sets, this, three straight 25-18, 25-22, 25-16. Lincolnview points, The first part of the the final one being a first set was a battle McClure kill, sealed back and forth between the set and a 2-0 lead Van Dyke the two teams but the in the match. Lancers were eventuThe third and final ally able to pull away. The set was a battle to start with Wildcats keep it close due to the two teams reaching a tie good play from junior middle at eight with good plays from hitter Katelyn Goergens. Lincolnviews Calvert and With the set 6-5 in the Jeffersons Van Dyke. The Lancers favor, Lincolnview Lancers broke the tie with started on a nice run with an good service from McClure, ace from junior Kelsey Mohr which allowed them to jump (15 assists) and a kill from out to a lead they wouldnt sophomore Devann Springer relinquish for the rest of the (3 aces). This forced Jefferson set. The Lancers finished off to use a timeout to kill the Jefferson with a Calvert ace momentum. and a Mohr kill to culminate The Lancers continued their the sweep. Im very happy with the hot play with kills from senior Jodie Doner and junior Ashley win tonight. The girls were McClure (9 kills, 3 blocks). able to hold their composure The Lady Cats fought back through the three games, said into the set with kills from Lancer coach Heather Crow. senior Fallon Van Dyke and Jefferson is a very scrappy junior Rileigh Stockwell to team and we talked about how bring the set to a 13-10 Lancer to deal with a scrappy team lead. like (this). They caught us off Lincolnview used a big guard a couple of times but the 12-8 push to finish off the first girls were able to refocus and set and give them a 1-0 lead in attack the ball. the match. It was a 1-word for Jefferson The second set was a hard- coach Joy Early. fought battle by both teams, Frustrating, Early in which neither team wanted observed. The back row strugto give in. Delphos got out to gled passing the ball, moving a nice lead, 17-12, with kills their feet and talking to each

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By Nick Johnson DHI Correspondent sports@timesbulletin.com other. We saw great intensity the second set and we have been working on trying to keep that up. It just didnt happen in that second set. The Lancers tried out a new rotation. We didnt really change our lineup; we just rotated our lineup because we keep getting stuck in one rotation and it was causing us to get down five or six points. The change in the rotation definitely help us tonight, added Crow. The second set was a big set in the match, much to Earlys chagrin. We always tend to come

Lima Central Catholic 307: Josh Klaus 41-34-75, Evan Wilker 39-38-77, Aaron Wilker 37-40-77, Austin Goodridge 42-36-78, James Riepenhoff 41-39-80, Timmy Levers 39-41-80. Allen East 334: Clay Plaugher 41-38-79, Parker Frey 44-38-82, Lucas Herrmann 43-40-83, Tanner Richardson 44-46-90, Kayne Richardson 48-44-92, Zak Thomas 49-48-97. Spencerville 340: Evan Crites 38-37-75, Dan Gelivera 49-37-86, Chance Campbell 45-43-88, Mitchell Youngpeter 47-44-91, James Schaad 47-53-100, Keaton Gillispie 50-61-111. Bluffton 365: Rick Streicher 38-4280, James Harrod 45-44-89, Eli Runk 53-44-97, Tyler Carroll 53-46-99, Tyler Treen 48-51-99, Joel Ritter 56-64-120. Jefferson 377: Nick Gallmeier 46-45-91, Carter Mox 44-47-91, Tyler Wrasman 45-51-96, Jacob Violet 47-52-99, Tyler Rice 47-52-99, Zack Wannemacher 48-52-100. Columbus Grove 390: Clay Diller 50-44-94, Tony Koch 47-51-98, Kody Griffith 51-48-99, Brandon Hoffman 48-51-99, Logan Diller 55-48-103, Jacob Roebke 51-52-103. Ada 394: Slade Downing 41-41-82, Conner English 48-49-97, Alex Nichelson 53-53-106, Austin Dysert 53-56-109, Zach Park 66-51-117, Allen Jenkins 57-62-119. Paulding 405: Ben Heilshorn 48-4795, Aaron Mock 46-53-99, Brad Crawford 50-51-101, Justin Adams 52-58-110, Alex Arellano 51-61-112, Luke Jackson 56-59115. Lincolnview 406: Brooks Ludwig 47-49-96, Troy Patterson 50-4999, Justis Dowdy 53-51-104, Dereck Youtsey 52-55-107, Damon Norton 53-59-112, Braden Thatcher 58-59-117. Crestview 427: Conner Lautzenheiser 46-53-99, Jon Germann 50-52-102, Ronnie Schumm 56-57113, Nick Thomas 55-58-113, Jacob Mengerink 56-58-114, Cyler Miller 63-60-126.

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out flat after a tough loss like that one in the second set. It just happens that way when every time we lose a close set the next one is just that much harder for us to keep our intensity up, added Early. The win improves Lincolnview to 3-5 on the season, 1-3 in conference play. The Lady Wildcats fall to 3-6 and 1-3. Whitney Miller added 23 digs for the hosts. Jefferson is in the CoryRawson Invitational 10 a.m. Saturday, while Lincolnview heads to Minsters Invitational 5 p.m. that afternoon.

leyball action Thursday night at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium but could not overcome its mistakes in falling 25-15, 25-16, 25-21. The Lady Blue Jays (4-9, 0-5 MAC) committed 25 hitting errors, including being called for a number of double-hits and carries, (7 aces, 4 service errors) to only 14 for the Wildcats (9 aces, 7 missed serves). When that happens, we need to stay focused. We stress that to the girls; to not lose focus, Sterling said. An early run by the Wildcats in set one put them in the lead at 9-3 on an ace by Megan Kaiser, causing Sterling to call timeout. The Jays could never recover from that early deficit, with the Orange and Black able to pull ahead by a 16-6 margin on a hitting miscue. The Jays did fight back to within 18-14 on a Minster hitting error. However, a push over the block by setter Regan Hahn (27 assists) put the momentum back on the Minster side of the court. A stuff by Kaiser on an overpass on set point put the visitors up 1-0. The second set started much like the first, though the Jays generally kept it closer. The visitors built a 17-10 lead on an ace by Sara Hosey (11 kills) but the Jays fought back within 18-14 on a rotation violation by the visitors. Once again, a kill this time by Claire McGowan (11 kill, 3 aces, 2 stuffs) stopped the Blue and Gold momentum and put it in the Minster side. A hitting error on set point made it a 2-0 lead in sets for the Wildcats. The third set was much closer from start to finish

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Bulldogs take down Lady Bearcats in 4 SPENCERVILLE Columbus Groves volleyballers paid a visit to Spencerville High School Thursday night for Northwest Conference action. They left on the heels of a 25-11, 25-20, 22-25, 25-6 victory. Leading the Lady Bearcats were senior Abby Freewalt (7 kills, 21 digs), senior Shelby Mulholland (7 kills, 2 aces), sophomore Schylar Miller (18 assists, 2 stuff-blocks), senior Alli Gilroy (14 digs, 2 aces) and sophomore Katie Merriman (11 digs, 2 stuffblocks> We played well and improved some areas of our game. Were excited to meet the Perry Commodores on the court Monday at home, Spencerville coach Kari Wicker noted. That matchup begins at 6 p.m. (JV start time). Pacing the Lady Bulldogs

at 11 on a hitting error. From then on, the teams traded points until 19-all on a Jays hitting error. An ace by McGowan and a stuff by Madeleine Eiting put the visitors up 21-19. That was enough to spur the guests on to a sweep, finished by a hit off the block by Allison Jutte (6 kills, 3 aces) on match point. We did a lot right tonight. I have confidence in the ability and capability of this team, Sterling continued. We set high goals from the beginning; even in the summer, we had the girls write down their goals and they were high, as both individuals and the team. We just need to believe in ourselves as a whole; we need to pick each other up there. Senior Katrina Etzkorn led the Jays with 24 digs, while classmate Christie Carder had 10 assists and four aces, classmate Heather Vogt had 13 blocks (2 stuffs) and four kills. Senior Emily Horstman added six kills and eight digs. We went with a different lineup in the third set and it seemed to work very well, she added. Ive always tried to keep things constant and believe that helps but that set may mean we need to make a change there. Were halfway through the season and perhaps we need to do something different to get ready for the tournament. We need a spark right now. Minster won the junior varsity match in two sets, dropping the Jays to 6-3 (0-5 MAC). St. Johns hosts Kalida 9 a.m. Saturday (freshmen match first).

Musketeer boys tie 1 match, lose another The Fort Jennings boys soccer team went 0-1-1 in its two matches this week. Thursday night, the Musketeers failed to defend their home field (the Fort Jennings Outdoor Sports Complex) against formidable Liberty-Benton, falling 1-0. The Eagles and Musketeers battled for 67 minutes to a standstill. Peyton Schroeder dribbled across the top of the 18-yard box from left to right and just at the corner of the big D fired a low shot back across the face of the goal to score the lone tally of the night for either team. The Musketeers (5-5-1) host New Knoxville 10 a.m. (JV 1st) Saturday. Liberty-Benton is 10-1-0. Tuesday evening, Jennings traveled to Van Buren and went home with no decision. Both teams played excellent defense, limiting both

teams to less than 10 shots on-goal combined. Van Buren is 2-6-1. ---Big Green smothers Miller City at the net OTTOVILLE The Ottoville volleyball team made short work of the undermanned Miller City Wildcats, sweeping their Putnam County League foe 25-8, 25-12, 25-8 Thursday night at L.W. Heckman Gymnasium. Tonya Kaufman led the Lady Green (4-5, 1-2 PCL) with 25-of-26 serving (4 aces) and 30-of-30 setting (13 assists), along with Abby Siefker (16-of-16 hitting, 10 kills) and Taylor Mangas (4 digs). There was no junior varsity match. Miller City falls to 0-9 (0-3). Ottoville hosts Bluffton and McComb 10 a.m. Saturday for a tri-match. -----

were Julia Wynn (21 kills, 6 blocks), Kelli Vorst (19 digs), Rachel Schumacher (41 assists) and Hope Schroeder (2 aces). Grove hosts Allen East 6 p.m. Tuesday. ---Lady T-Birds take Willow Bend Invite VAN WERT - Willow Bend Country Club hosted the Willow Bend Girls Golf Invitational Thursday evening, with seven teams vying for the championship. The Lady T-Birds of Lima Central Catholic just nipped the Lady Bulldogs of Defiance by one shot on the par-35 layout. The T-Birds fired a fine team score of 185 to the Dogs 186. Another Bulldog team, this one from Celina, posted a team score of 198 to claim the third team position. Wayne Trace climbed by the Lady Lancers of Lincolnview, posting a team score of 208 with the Lancers tallying a 215. (See ROUNDUP page 7)

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The Associated Press National League East Division W L Pct GB z-Washington 91 58 .611 Atlanta 86 64 .573 5 1/2 Philadelphia 76 74 .507 15 1/2 New York 66 83 .443 25 Miami 66 84 .440 25 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB z-Cincinnati 91 59 .607 St. Louis 80 70 .533 11 Milwaukee 77 72 .517 13 1/2 Pittsburgh 74 75 .497 16 1/2 Chicago 58 92 .387 33 Houston 48 102 .320 43 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 87 63 .580 Los Angeles 77 73 .513 10 Arizona 74 75 .497 12 1/2 San Diego 72 78 .480 15 Colorado 58 91 .389 28 1/2 z-clinched playoff berth Thursdays Results St. Louis 5, Houston 4 Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 6, Arizona 5 San Francisco 9, Colorado 2 Milwaukee 9, Pittsburgh 7 Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Philadelphia 16, N.Y. Mets 1 Todays Games St. Louis (C.Carpenter 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Volstad 3-10), 2:20 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 12-8) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-11), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 5-4) at Washington (E.Jackson 9-10), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Blanton 9-13) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-8), 7:10 p.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 11-9), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1) at Houston (E.Gonzalez 2-1), 8:05 p.m. Arizona (Miley 15-10) at Colorado (D.Pomeranz 1-9), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (C.Kelly 2-1) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 12-9), 10:15 p.m. Saturdays Games Milwaukee (W.Peralta 2-0) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 19-8), 1:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 13-13) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-12), 1:05 p.m. Miami (Buehrle 13-12) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 18-6), 1:10 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 9-10) at Philadelphia (Halladay 10-7), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Fife 0-1) at Cincinnati (Latos 12-4), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Correia 11-9) at Houston (Keuchel 2-7), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 6-7) at Colorado (Chacin 2-5), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Werner 2-1) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 15-10), 9:05 p.m. Sundays Games Miami (Nolasco 12-12) at N.Y. Mets (C.Young 4-8), 1:10 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 15-6) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 6-7), 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 16-8) at Washington (Wang 2-3), 1:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 15-8) at Houston (Lyles 4-11), 2:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lohse 15-3) at Chicago Cubs (Germano 2-8), 2:20 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 14-11) at Colorado (Francis 5-6), 3:10 p.m.

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San Diego (Stults 6-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 10-14), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Undecided) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 12-9), 8:05 p.m. ---American League East Division W L Pct GB New York 86 63 .577 Baltimore 85 64 .570 1 Tampa Bay 80 70 .533 6 1/2 Boston 68 83 .450 19 Toronto 66 82 .446 19 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 81 68 .544 Detroit 79 70 .530 2 Kansas City 68 81 .456 13 Cleveland 62 88 .413 19 1/2 Minnesota 62 88 .413 19 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 89 60 .597 Oakland 85 64 .570 4 Los Angeles 81 69 .540 8 1/2 Seattle 70 80 .467 19 1/2 Thursdays Results Cleveland 4, Minnesota 3, 10 innings Oakland 12, Detroit 4 N.Y. Yankees 10, Toronto 7 Tampa Bay 7, Boston 4 Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Texas 3, L.A. Angels 1 Todays Games Minnesota (Deduno 6-4) at Detroit (Porcello 9-12), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (J.Parker 11-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-6), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 6-4) at Boston (Lester 9-12), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Villanueva 7-5) at Tampa Bay (Shields 14-9), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 11-14) at Kansas City (Mendoza 7-9), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 11-11) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 8-12), 10:05 p.m. Texas (M.Perez 1-1) at Seattle (Iwakuma 6-5), 10:10 p.m. Saturdays Games Oakland (Blackley 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 12-7), 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 8-2) at Boston (A.Cook 4-10), 1:10 p.m. Minnesota (Diamond 11-8) at Detroit (Fister 9-9), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-16) at Kansas City (W.Smith 5-8), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Morrow 8-6) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 10-11), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 6-4) at L.A. Angels (Haren 11-11), 9:05 p.m. Texas (M.Harrison 17-9) at Seattle (Beavan 9-10), 9:10 p.m. Sundays Games Minnesota (Walters 2-4) at Detroit (Smyly 4-3), 1:05 p.m. Oakland (Griffin 6-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 14-10), 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 12-9) at Boston (Doubront 11-9), 1:35 p.m. Toronto (Jenkins 0-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-9), 1:40 p.m. Cleveland (D.Huff 1-0) at Kansas City (Odorizzi 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 10-10) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 18-4), 3:35 p.m. Texas (Dempster 6-2) at Seattle (Vargas 14-10), 4:10 p.m.

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linebackers behind a big line: they have a 6-7, 250-pounder; a 6-4, 275-pounder; and St. Johns needs to bounce a 280-pounder up front on back quickly from its 41-6 both sides. The line reads loss at Coldwater Friday and reacts and those linebackers are all downhill; they night. They have to do so as Anna attack the line of scrimmage comes to Stadium Park for a right now. That is our second 7:30 p.m. kickoff tonight in Achilles heel; getting to the Midwest Athletic Conference linebackers. That is our focus this week. gridiron action. The offense averaging However, this is not the Rocket team that Blue Jays 22.8 points and 244.8 yards (2-2, 1-1 MAC; 6th in Region per game tries to get back on track behind Tyler 22) head coach Todd Jettinghoff (67 rushes, Schulte and his staff 482 yards, 7 TDs; 8 have gotten used to. catches, 80 yards), They have been a Luke MacLennan (22 Wing-T-type of team totes, 157 yards, 1), for the past number of Mark Boggs (16-ofyears but this year, they 44 passing, 194 yards, are more of a power 2 TDs, 5 picks) and I-formation team. Andrew Metzger (4 They still feature the jet sweep and still have catches, 53 yards, 1). Stump good speed but this is The defense (19.0 more of a power and sweep points and 312 yards) also team with Christian Williams needs to respond behind at tailback behind a pretty Cody Looser (20 solos, 15 good-sized line, Schulte assists), Ben Youngpeter (21 noted. He goes 5-9, 210 and 12), Brett Schwinnen pounds; though he isnt the (19 and 12), Troy Warnecke fastest guy, he is a bowling (12 and 16), Nate Schroeder ball. He is tough to tackle; (14 and 11), Kody White (9 weve seen him break many and 14, 3 fumble recoveries), tackles. That is something Clay Courtney (13 and 9) and that has been an Achilles heel Metzger (12 and 9). Starting offensive tackle for us this year, so we must focus on getting our hips Dylan Stump and wideout behind our pads and drive Ben Wrasman are out with him back. They will throw injuries. Schulte was philosophical to mix it up occasionally but this is a team that likes to about last weeks loss. You dont realize how runs downhill. Defensively, their important speed is until you strength is the two inside dont have it like you used to
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The Associated Press NL CHICAGO The Cincinnati Reds became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this season, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-3 while manager Dusty Baker remained in a hospital after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat. Ace Johnny Cueto (18-9) and the NL Central leaders ensured themselves of at least a wild-card spot. Cincinnati cut its magic number to two for winning the division for the second time in three years. Baker is hoping to return to Cincinnati today. Bench coach Chris Speier ran the team for a second straight game. Alfredo Simon got four outs for his first save. The Reds broke a scoreless tie by getting five straight singles off Manuel Corpas (0-2) in the seventh during a 5-run rally capped by Henry Rodriguezs 2-run double. NATIONALS 4, DODGERS 1 WASHINGTON The Washington Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the nations capital for the first time since 1933, earning a playoff spot with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nats Clinch flashed on the scoreboard as Washington ensured at least an NL wild-card spot behind Ross Detwilers six strong innings and Ryan Zimmermans RBI double. Detwiler (10-6) allowed just Mark Ellis fourth-inning home run and two singles and Drew Storen struck out Hanley Ramirez to end it. Washington was last in the postseason 79 years ago, when playermanager Joe Cronin and the Senators lost to the New York Giants in five games in the World Series. Chris Capuano (11-11) got the loss. PHILLIES 16, METS 1 NEW YORK Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley sparked an 8-run first inning, Ryan Howard added a late grand slam and the Phillies routed the inept Mets before a few hundred fans at quiet Citi Field. Rookie right-hander Tyler Cloyd (2-1) pitched eight innings of 3-hit ball FOR the Phillies. Juan Pierre matched a career high with five hits, Utley added four and Philadelphia set season highs for runs and hits (21) including 19 singles. New York rookie starter Jeremy Hefner (2-7) did not record an out. CARDINALS 5, ASTROS 4 ST. LOUIS Pinch-hitter Carlos Beltran snapped a sixthinning tie with a 2-run double and Allen Craig hit a 3-run homer, powering the Cardinals to a season sweep (6-0) at home against the Astros. Beltrans double put St. Louis up 5-3, rewarding Jaime Garcia (5-7) for keeping it close. Jason Motte finished for his 38th save. Bud Norris (5-13) allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings for Houston. BREWERS 9, PIRATES 7 PITTSBURGH Rickie Weeks hit a tying 2-run triple and scored the go-ahead run on Aramis Ramirezs single, helping Milwaukee rally for the victory. The Brewers who built an early 4-0 lead trailed 7-4 before it rallied for four runs in the eighth inning. Ramirez had three hits and three RBIs for the Brewers. Manny Parra (2-3) picked up the win and John Axford worked the ninth for his 31st save. Pittsburgh star Andrew McCutchen hit a 3-run drive for his 30th homer. Chris Resop (1-4) got the loss. GIANTS 9, ROCKIES 2 SAN FRANCISCO Pablo Sandoval homered from both sides of the plate and the NL West-leading Giants reduced their magic number to clinch the division to four. Buster Posey also connected to back another strong start by Barry Zito (13-8) as San Francisco completed a 4-game sweep. Jorge De La Rosa (0-1) was tagged for five earned runs, six in

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all, and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. PADRES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 5 PHOENIX Jesus Guzman homered to help San Diego get the victory. Clayton Richard (14-12) allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings. Anthony Bass struck out Aaron Hill on a checked swing for his first career save. Adam Eaton hit his first career home run and Hill also went deep for the Diamondbacks. Justin Upton had three hits and scored twice. Diamondbacks starter Tyler Skaggs (1-3) pitched in and out of trouble while allowing four runs and seven hits over five innings. AL DETROIT Seth Smith homered, doubled and drove in four runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 12-4. Josh Donaldson hit a go-ahead single in a 4-run sixth inning that made it 6-3, then had an RBI double to cap a 6-run ninth that included Smiths 3-run double. Pat Neshek (2-1) retired the only batter he faced and got the win. Anibal Sanchez (3-6) gave up six runs on six hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. RANGERS 3, ANGELS 1 ANAHEIM, Calif. Adrian Beltre hit a tie-breaking 2-run homer off Angels closer Ernesto Frieri in the ninth inning as the Rangers dealt yet another blow to Los Angeles fading playoff hopes. Yu Darvish (16-9) held the Angels to four hits and struck out nine in a scintillating 8-inning duel with Zack Greinke, who gave up five hits and struck out eight. Beltre then rewarded Darvish with his 34th homer to left field off Frieri (3-2). Joe Nathan earned his 34th save. ROYALS 4, WHITE SOX 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Alex Rios was thrown out at the plate, Alexei Ramirez was picked off third base and the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox lost 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals. Eric Hosmer singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning. Jesse Crain (2-3) took the loss. Greg Holland (7-4) worked a scoreless ninth for the victory. YANKEES 10, BLUE JAYS 7 NEW YORK Streaking Ichiro Suzuki hit a go-ahead, 2-run double in a 4-run fourth inning capped by Nick Swishers grand slam and the New York Yankees beat Toronto. Backed by an 8-2 lead, Phil Hughes (16-12) lasted just five innings. David Robertson got three outs for his second save this season and first since May 8. Suzuki homered in the third, then doubled in the fourth. His ninth hit in 10 at-bats chased Aaron Laffey (3-6). RAYS 7, RED SOX 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. B.J. Upton hit a game-ending, 3-run homer off Vicente Padilla, capping Tampa Bays 6-run ninth inning and lifting the Rays over Boston. Andrew Bailey (1-1) gave up four hits and a walk before Padilla came in to face Upton, who drove a 2-1 pitch over the wall in center for his 24th homer. Burke Badenhop (2-2) recorded one out to get the win. INDIANS 4, TWINS 3 CLEVELAND Casey Kotchman hit an RBI single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as Cleveland topped Minnesota. Pinch hitter Shin-Soo Choo doubled off the wall in left-center to start the inning against reliever Anthony Swarzak (3-5). Choo took third on Jason Kipnis groundout before Carlos Santana and Michael Brantley were intentionally walked to load the bases. Kotchman fouled off the first pitch before bouncing a ground ball up the middle against the drawn-in infield for his third hit of the game. Esmil Rogers (3-1) pitched a perfect inning for the win.

Rounding out the team scores for the tournament had a pair of Panthers competing against each other with the Paulding squad defeating the Parkway quintet. Match medalist honors went to Lima Central Catholic standout Shelby Warner, posting a fine score of 41. Runnerup medalist honors went to Lincolnview senior Amanda Kocab, who was only one shot behind with a 42. The All-Tournament Team consisted of: Warner and Kocab; a Defiance trio of Nakea Jackson (43), seventh-place Marissa Behringer (47) and eighth-place Lindsay Froelich (47); Wayne Traces Karla Mosier in fourth with a 44; Celinas Kelly Stahl in fifth with a 45; and LCCs Sarah Schweiller in sixth with a 45. The Lancers are in the Wayne Trace Invitational Thursday (4:30 p.m.) at Pleasant Valley Golf Club. Lincolnview: Kocab 42, Brant 48, Ashbaugh 59, Klinger 66. ---Lancers repel LTC LIMA - The Lincolnview Lancer boys soccer team held off the Lima Temple Christian Pioneers for a 5-4 win Thursday evening. The first goal of the match came from Pioneer Taylor Zwiebel at the 38:20 mark. The Lancers answered within 30 seconds with their own score from outside the 18-yard line by midfielder Conner McCleery, who drove one in off the Pioneer goalie. Scoring continued in the first half with the Pioneers Evan Sutton putting one in the back corner five minutes later. Temple Christian pushed its lead to 3-1 with 26 minutes left to go in the half with a shot from Zwiebel. The Lancers finally hit goal number two off an assist coming from forward Kade Carey to forward Nick Leeth. With the momentum behind them, the Lancers went on to score the final goal of the half by McCleery off an assist from midfielder Evan Williams. In the second half, the Lancers were fired up and ready to attack, striking the ball first and scoring again from an assist from Carey to Leeth. There was no stopping the Lancers offense as McCleery booted one up to Leeth, who completed his hat trick, giving the Lancers a 5-3 lead. The Pioneers continued to push for the score but could only come up with one more goal from Zwiebel. The Lancer defense proved to be just too much for the Pioneers to get that final goal to tie. The Lancers move to 5-3 overall. Next action for the Lancers will be this Saturday at their home field against Liberty Center (11 a.m.). ----Bulldogs 2nd to Cougars at WBL golf

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and you play a team loaded even more so. Christian has with it, like Coldwater. There stepped in at running back is only so much you can do and done a great job being a to off-set it over the course downhill runner. Defensively, up until last of a game, he added. Its hard to simulate in practice, week, weve played pretty so its hard to be ready for it well. We didnt respond to a right off the bat. They are a turnover in the fourth quarter better team, no doubt, but Im last week. We are getting not sure 41-6; we didnt help back one of our experienced ourselves by not playing our players in Chandon Williams (broken foot), so that will best game. We challenged the kids help. Christian Williams leads this week in practice; how do they respond. We went the offense with 757 yards rushing on 126 totes more of our first offense (7 scores), while new versus first defense to quarterback Josh try to force them to get Robinson (31-of-53 better; we worked them passing, 438 yards, 3 hard, like we did durscores, 1 pick) had ing our two-a-days. We didnt give them any 220 yards passing breaks. Were midway last week. Stewart through the season and Watkins is a key cog we really have to start at guard and linebackCourtney er, while Chandler getting better. The Rockets (3-1, Cotterman is a 2-way 1-1 MAC; 8th in Region 20) starter up front. of 15th-year head man Bryan St. Johns was a little Rioch (101-33) are on their more experienced than we way to rebuilding from the were coming in, especially loss of 18 senior starters from at tailback and quarterback. a 6-4 team a year ago, despite They have a few more playa loss to Versailles a week ers that got varsity experiago. ence last year, Rioch added. The first part of our sched- We expect nothing less than ule is the easiest part. We the typical Delphos St. Johns were so inexperienced with team: run the football and only four starters back total play good defense. I know its a cliche but from both sides of the ball, Rioch noted. We are young we have to tackle well defenbut we are pretty big and sively, we must take care of physical up front despite that the football and play good inexperience. Unfortunately, special teams. Its often said this is the thinnest team weve that 100 yards of special ever had when it comes to teams field position is worth depth, so injuries are crucial seven points.
son and a second-place finish today would have given us the championship and we tried not to focus on that because we felt we could come in here and win the tournament. And it worked out that they did. It is very gratifying. These six guys and a bunch of other guys in Van Wert have worked really hard and put in a lot of hours to get to this position. We thought we could score a little better but the wind came up and the course played a little bit harder than what we thought it would. I would never have envisioned two of our guys at 75 and two more at 88 to get it done. We were hoping to have three in the 70s, maybe somewhere between 73 and 79. Since Brake and Turnwald tied with the low score, they went to a playoff to decide which one would be the outright medalist. They started the playoff on the par 4 eighth hole and were still tied after the first hole. They went to the par 3 ninth hole, which they both bogeyed, although Turnwald was ready to congratulate Brake after he chunked an approach shot after his tee shot landed short of the green and he 2-putted. Brakes tee shot landed on the green but he 3-putted for a bogey. They returned to the eighth hole and Turnwald ended the playoff with a par, while Brake struggled hitting his tee shot into trees on the left side of the course. He played a safe shot down the right side of the course but his third shot went just a few yards after it hit a tree limb. Turnwald hit his tee shot into a bunker on the right side of the course before his second shot wound up short of the green and he knocked his

By Charlie Warnimont DHI Correspondent St. MARYS Elida knew to win the Western Buckeye League golf title they had to win the tournament and get some help. The Bulldogs gave it everything they had but came up a few strokes short of accomplishing their goal. Elida finished second at the WBL tournament Thursday at St. Marys Northmoor Course, shooting a 328 to finish two shots behind Van Wert at 326. Wapakoneta finished third at 339. Based on their tournament finish and the regular season, the Bulldogs finished second overall with 17.5 points. Van Wert was the outright champion with 20 points. Going into the season, we were hoping to do what we did today and that was a chance of winning the championship, Elida coach Denny Thompson said of his final WBL meet as he is retiring after the season. We needed some help because even if we beat Van Wert, someone would have had to finish between us to win the league. We played well today. Ian Haidle paced the Elida effort with a 77, which tied for second-best score of the day. Mike Lawler was next with an 80, Trent Cutlip had an 81 and Aric Thompson had a 90. Nate Cellar finished with a 91 and Jimmie Ebling had a 99. We had three solid scores today; we have to get that fourth score in there, Thompson said. Im really pleased with our guys. To finish second means we have come a long way in the last four years. Going into the tournament, Van Wert coach Jeff Hood felt his team could win the tournament as they could potentially have three players shoot somewhere in the 70s that would be a big plus. However, the course and a wind coming off Grand Lake challenged the golfers. The front side of the course played a lot more difficult than backside, meaning any golfer that posted a low score really had to work for it. Van Wert seniors Jacob Brake and Tyler Turnwald battled the conditions to finish with 75s. Brake shot a 36 on the front side of the course and a 39 on the back, while Turnwald had a 38 on the front and a 37 on the back. Since the two golfers are among the top three in the Cougars lineup, they started their rounds on the back nine and finished on the front nine. Sophomore Brandon Hernandez and junior Lucas Etzler both shot an 88 to round out the Cougars, scoring. Junior Adam Jurczyk finished with a 92 and junior Justin Price finished his day with a 94. True to form, it didnt work out like we planned, but they competed well enough to win. It was really important for them to get the clean sweep, Hood said. They finished 9-0 in the regular sea-

third to within a few inches of the cup for his par. ***
Tournament Standings 1, Van Wert 322. 2, Elida 328. 3, Wapakoneta 339. 4, Celina 344. 5, Defiance 353. 6, St. Marys 353. 7, Lima Bath 354. 8, Lima Shawnee 357. 9, Ottawa-Glandorf 363. 10, Kenton 367. Final League Standings 1, Van Wert 20. 2, Elida 171/2. 3, Wapakoneta 161/2. 4, Celina & Lima Bath 11. 6, Defiance 10. 7, St. Marys Memorial 8. 8, Lima Shawnee 4. 9, Kenton 3.

---Lady Dawgs knock off Indians in 4 SHAWNEE The Elida volleyball unit paid a visit to Lappin Gym for Western Buckeye League action Thursday and came away with a 25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 25-22 triumph. Tops for the Lady Bulldogs (6-4, 2-2 WBL) were Torie McAdams (9 kills, 4 blocks), Katie Hawk (21 assists), Erika Kiel (21 digs) and Kali Cahill and Bethany Koch (4 aces each). Shawnee won the junior varsity match 2-0. Elida is in the Toledo Rogers Rebel Spike Invitational starting 9 a.m. Saturday. ----Overholt paces Bulldog boys by Kenton KENTON Riley Overholt dominated the scoring for the Elida boys soccer crew Thursday night, scoring all four goals in the Bulldogs 4-0 shutout of host Kenton in Western Buckeye League action. Elida outshot the Wildcats 14-4. Drew Laing garnered two saves for the visitors, while Collin Roll had 10. Elida visits OttawaGlandorf 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 In coming months, youre likely to establish several different objectives that you never would have dared try previously. A great deal of growth in your character and material circumstances will come from this. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be cognizant and attentive to the interests and aims of your associates. However, dont let any of them restrict your mobility. Accommodate them as well as yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Actions taken after sober evaluation should produce desirable results. In instances where you are impulsive or indifferent, however, the consequences arent apt to be as gratifying. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Instead of getting more deeply involved with someone who is hugely indebted to you, it is best to keep him or her at arms length until the account is totally settled. It could make matters worse. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- If you begin to believe that youve been pursuing an elusive and unattainable goal, you need to reassess and start focusing on a realistic target. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- All rumors should be taken as gossip, especially if they come from questionable sources. Before you pass anything on, be sure the information is accurate. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -Your ability to judge others effectively might not be up to your usual excellent standard. Be careful, because theres a possibility of you linking up with the wrong person. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Avoid competitive involvements if you can, especially where your work or career is concerned. Theres a chance you could get drawn into something where youll be overmatched. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- The harder you work, the luckier you are likely to become. If you start to slow down, however, fickle Lady Luck will quickly shift her favors toward someone else. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- It behooves you to keep your guard up, because theres a good chance youll have to deal with someone who is both manipulative and crafty. Dont let yourself be used as a pawn. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Both you and your special someone must take care not to put your own interests above the desires of the other. If each insists on having his or her way, an impasse will result. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -When talking with friends, it would be best not to say anything that could be construed as negative about an absent pal. If your words are taken the wrong way, much unhappiness will result. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Although some changes might be in store where your material interests are concerned, the effects could be both adverse and advantageous. Recognize the differences.
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By Bernice Bede Osol

Dear Annie: My wife, my because we live in the same granddaughter and I recently town and I see them at horse took a six-hour flight home. sales and truck pulls. I have I thought wed have the mid- deleted and blocked them dle section to ourselves, but from Facebook, but every when we boarded, I noticed time I log on, I see a notificathere were four seats. As I put tion saying they have acceptour carry-on luggage into the ed my friend request when I overhead bin, I saw my wife never sent one. These guys plop herself next to a male scare me. I have known these guys passenger. for four years, and Whenever I fly it was never like with my wife, she this until recently. always says she I have started being needs to sleep and rude to them and doesnt want to ignoring them if talk. But on this they talk to me. Im flight, she started normally a friendly a conversation person, and I dont with this man and like behaving this never once looked way, but I cant in my direction. take it anymore. -When snacks were Stressed in N.C. served, my wife Dear Stressed: handed one to Annies Mailbox These young men the guy, but paid no attention to our grand- are harassing and bullying daughter or me. Then, when you. If you are scared, its I pulled out the breakfast time to take action. Inform sandwiches I had purchased your parents and the school earlier, she gave hers to the of the harassment. Then consider taking out a restraining male passenger. I was furious. She chatted order. They need to know with this guy for the entire you mean business. Dear Annie: Exiled flight. The only time she spoke to me was when she said she lives out of state, but needed me to move in order when she visits her folks, they always have other plans. to use the restroom. My sister may have felt the When we got home, I questioned her about this. same way. We would plan to She didnt like my attitude do things with our parents, and said that next time shed and she would call or just sit next to a stranger on the show up saying she wanted plane instead of me. She even to come, too. Of course, we admitted that she knew I was would try to accommodate angry during the flight. But her, but she also expected us she never answered my origi- to pay. Id suggest that Exiled nal question, which is why she was so eager to converse make the effort to arrange an with this fellow when she occasional family outing. She always tells me she prefers to should also make sure she is dressed appropriately. Family sleep on long flights. I think she was enjoying members get tired of making flirting. What should I do? excuses for someone who is I need some peace of mind. dressed sloppily and, at the end of the night, doesnt have -- Mahalo in Hawaii Dear Hawaii: Even if the money to pay her share. your wife was flirting with -- Harrods Creek, Ky. this guy, please dont turn it into such a big deal. Its not like they exchanged phone numbers. She may have been equally talkative with a female passenger. And for all you know, the guy found her annoying and hoped shed be quiet so he could get some rest. It was rude for her to ignore you and focus her attention elsewhere, especially knowing that it upset you. But your reaction is only fueling the fire. Unless she makes a habit of flirting with other men, let it go. Dear Annie: I am a 16-year-old girl. There are some guys Id like to disassociate from. These guys say sexual comments that make me uncomfortable. They have even run by and grabbed me. They dont do this when my boyfriend is around. Hes had a few choice words with them, but they refuse to back off. I cannot avoid them,

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By MEGHAN BARR The Associated Press NEW YORK It was like a death in the family for Brooklyn baseball fans when their beloved Dodgers left the borough behind in 1957 for the California coast. Times were grim for Brooklyn back then. Residents were leaving en masse for the suburbs. Crime was on the rise. And there was little hope that the boroughs plight would improve. When the Dodgers left, it was another punch in the face to the fact that Brooklyns best days may not be ahead, but may have been behind us, said Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, who was 12 years old at the time. It was depressing. After decades without a professional sports team, New York Citys ascendant borough is hitting the major leagues again today when the Brooklyn Nets new arena opens to the public. The state-of-the-art, 18,000-seat arena will be officially christened Saturday night with a rap concert by Nets co-owner and native Brooklynite Jay-Z. Just as the Dodgers departure was a harbinger of difficult times ahead, the opening of the Barclays Center is a symbol of Brooklyns astonishing rise in recent years as a sought-after destination for people from all over the globe. Basketball is now the sport du jour here, not baseball. And in a stroke of irony, the new stadium was built directly across the street from the spot where Dodgers President Walter OMalley wanted to erect a new ballpark to replace Ebbets Field, the teams home that was later demolished. When they left, thats when I washed my hands of baseball, said 72-year-old Fred Wilken, who was so distraught by the loss of his hometown team that he stopped watching sports altogether. For years we supported them, we came down here. And then all of a sudden they decide to leave. The Dodgers were the golden thread that tied Brooklyn together in those days. The fabric of the team was woven into the neighborhood. About two miles from the new Nets Arena, the hallowed ground where Ebbets Field once stood is now a massive brick apartment building in a neighborhood of Caribbean immigrants. We still havent gotten over it, admitted Ron Schweiger, Brooklyns official borough historian, whose basement is stuffed with Dodgers memorabilia. I tend to think they never moved. Theyre on an extended road trip. Why OMalley moved the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles after the 1957 season was, at its core, a question of dollars and cents. OMalley wanted the city to help subsidize the new stadium, and the city refused. Fast-forward to the present: the $1 billion Barclays Center has received millions

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the size of its manufacturing plant by adding 205,000-square-foot. The company employs more than 100 workers and also has a plant in Kalida as well as one in Shell Rock, Iowa. The final award of the event was a bit of a surprise, especially to the recipient. The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Darlene Myers who has worked in the Economic Development Office since May of 2001. Community Improvement Corporation President Jon Rhoades described the award presentation as being a little bit different than usual. Our volunteer is someone who has taken on responsibilities that we really werent expecting, he explained. We have basically a person doing two jobs. We would like to honor that person who is doing that second job, which is basically running our [Economic Development] office. Myers was rewarded with a standing ovation. She has been the only person in the Van Wert County Economic Development office for much of the year. Former director Nancy Bowen left in February to take another position with Ohio State University Extension, and Sarah Smith served as director for only a short period, leaving Myers as the only person to take care of many details. It has definitely been a challenging year, and there have been several people who have come to my rescue, Myers related. The main challenges have been to manage my time so I could get to all those things that need to

NEW YORK (AP) A provocative ad that equates Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up in the citys subway system as violent protests over an anti-Islamic film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad sweep over much of the Muslim world. A conservative blogger who once headed a campaign against an Islamic center near the Sept. 11 terror attack site won a court order to post the ad in 10 subway stations next Monday. The ad reads, In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad. The ad was plastered on San Francisco city buses in recent weeks, prompting some artists to deface the ads and remove some of the words, including Jihad, or holy war. The blogger, Pamela Geller, LOS ANGELES (AP) films distributor, Warner said she filed suit Thursday Three weeks ago, Clint Bros., politely requested press in the nations capital to post Eastwood shared the spotlight not ask about Eastwoods RNC with a single chair. appearance, noting it had gotten On Wednesday night, he enough attention and may be shared it with more than a overshadowing the film itself. dozen. I dont know, replied The 82-year-old Oscar win- Curve director Robert Lorenz. ner walked the press gauntlet at Some people may come and ATLANTA (AP) Chickthe Westwood premiere of his some people may not because latest film Trouble With the of it. But, in the end, its not fil-A is once again in the public Curve with 16 empty chairs a political movie. Myself, the relations fryer. The controversy flared up this right behind him. other cast (members), we all When it was pointed out to have different political ideas. week when a Chicago politician him, the Oscar winner chuckled We all came together and put said the company was no lonas he quickly and clearly got the those aside. So, I hope people ger giving to groups that oppose same-sex marriage, angering reference. treat it as such. Oh my God, yes, he said, Eastwood has addressed the Christian conservatives who supwith a laugh. RNC appearance with numer- ported Chick-fil-A this summer On Aug. 30, Eastwood stood ous journalists, but that hasnt when its president reaffirmed his on stage at the Republican kept it out of mainstream con- opposition to gay marriage. Civil National Convention berating sciousness perhaps coming rights groups hailed the turnan empty chair, representing to a head last weekend, when about, yet the company never President Barack Obama. comic-actor Bill Hader recreat- confirmed it and instead released The chairs were simply set ed Eastwoods empty-chair rou- two public statements, neither of dressing: bleacher seats lined tine, for laughs, on Saturday which made Chick-fil-As position any clearer. up along the green carpet at the Night Live. The events suggest the premiere for Trouble With the Eastwood said he saw the Curve, a family drama about SNL skit and enjoyed it, and Southern franchise may be trya fading baseball-scout father praised Hader. Eastwood also ing to steer clear of hot-button played by Eastwood and his said hed continue to stump for social issues while it expands in estranged daughter, played by Republican presidential candi- other, less conservative regions of the country. In its statement Amy Adams. They provide date Mitt Romney. the films real action, while the Sure I would, Eastwood Thursday, the Georgia-based game is simply a backdrop. noted. I just think we need a company said its corporate giving had for many months been Representatives from the change, thats all. Detroits former mayor faces corruption trial mischaracterized. Part of our corporate commitDETROIT (AP) After a last-ditch effort to move the case ment is to be responsible stewards of out of Detroit failed, former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is returning all that God has entrusted to us, the to court for the start of a corruption trial that will last months and statement said. Chick-fil-As giving heritage is focused on programs could land him in prison for more than 10 years. Kilpatrick, who was forced out of office in a different scandal that educate youth, strengthen famiin 2008, is accused of collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars lies and enrich marriages, and supin bribes, kickbacks and other favors. His father, Bernard, is a port communities. We will continue co-defendant in yet another sordid turn for what once was one of to focus our giving in those areas. Our intent is not to support political Detroits most powerful political families. The 100-page indictment describes Kwame Kilpatrick muscling or social agendas. The three-page statement did contractors, rewarding pals and repeatedly reaping illegal benefits cash, travel, golf, even yoga while running an ailing city that not say whether that included gay marriages. struggled more than most during the economic downturn. The companys response, its Opening statements are set today after U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds rejected a request by defense lawyers to move second in as many days, was posted on its website after Chicago the trial to another city. What is extraordinary here is just the volume of evidence, the Alderman Joe Moreno announced breadth of the indictment, said David Steingold, a defense attor- the alleged policy change. Moreno ney not involved in the case. I cant speak to it, but it looks as said the change followed extended though theyre just trying to overwhelm Mr. Kilpatrick. Theyre negotiations, and as a result, he would no longer try to block a trying to throw so much mud at him. The charges against him are racketeering conspiracy, extor- Chick-fil-A restaurant from opening in his district. tion, bribery, fraud, false tax returns and tax evasion.

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be done. Also, I lack some knowledge as far as what an economic development director does, so it has been wonderful to have the mayor, the county commissioners, and so many other individuals to step in, Jon Rhoades with the CIC to help me with those kinds of things so we dont let anything fall through the cracks. But yet its tough for me to take it all on by myself. Schmenk, the guest speaker for the evening shared with the audience the new direction being taken by the state in the field of economic development. The department itself is changing its name next month to the Development Services Agency to more accurately reflect its new role. Schmenk stated that instead of the state dictating how things should be done, the new emphasis is on local ideas and local expertise with the agency becoming a helping force rather than a driving force. She also complimented the countys efforts at economic development, saying You all have your act together. I think you have for a while. We at the state, I think, are now getting our act together, and together were going to go great places. Also speaking Thursday night were Van Wert County Commissioner Thad Lichtensteiger and Van Wert Mayor Don Farmer who each highlighted several major improvements in the county and a few that could become reality in the near future. Capping off the evening was the passing of the gavel from the president of the Economic Development Group for the past 18 months, Greg Berquist, to new president Denise Frey.

Shuttle to sightsee around Calif with low flyovers

LOS ANGELES (AP) Space shuttle Endeavour will spend its last flying day today not rocketing into space, but doing what most tourists do when visiting California: Taking in the state Capitol, Golden Gate Bridge and the Hollywood Sign. In what promises to be a crowd-rousing air show, Endeavour, strapped atop a 747 jumbo jet, will take off after sunrise from Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert and dip low over various landmarks in a 4 1/2-hour sightseeing flight before landing at the Los Angeles International Airport. Its Endeavours last aerial hurrah before it spends its retirement years as a museum piece. Were so excited to be welcoming Endeavour home in grand style with these flyovers, said Jeffrey Rudolph, president of the California Science Center, where the shuttle will go on permanent display. Since Endeavour will buzz by some of the Golden States most iconic sights, law enforcement and transportation authorities warned motorists not to gawk and drive. We want people to take in this majestic show, Los Angeles police Cmdr. Scott Kroeber said earlier this week. But if youre driving, please drive and dont try to take in the show simultaneously. Extra officers will be on duty along the freeways near LAX to make sure traffic flows smoothly as the shuttle zooms overhead. Endeavour returned to its birthplace Thursday after an emotional cross-country ferry flight that made a special flyover of

in public money. With its deliberately rusted steel exterior, the new arena looks like a spaceship that cruised in for a landing in Brooklyns busiest transportation and shopping hub. There are chain stores galore. A Modells sporting apparel store across the street is stocked with racks full of team apparel in the Nets new black-and-white color scheme and the logo designed by Jay-Z himself. Rivalry-stirring T-shirts proclaim: New York Divided. The city is banking on Brooklynites deeprooted sense of borough pride to win over new fans. And the championship-hungry Nets are hoping their new Brooklyn home will turn the tide for a franchise that has been largely overshadowed by the New York Knicks. But gone are the days when sports allegiances were dictated by zip code. Brooklyn is a tight-knit borough no more: It is a deeply diverse community of many nationalities and income brackets.

Anti-jihad savage ads going up in NYC subway

the ad in Washingtons transit system after officials declined to put up the ad in light of the uproar in the Middle East over the anti-Islam film. Abdul Yasar, a New York subway rider who considers himself an observant Muslim, said Gellers ad was insensitive in an unsettling climate for Muslims. If you dont want to see what happened in Libya and Egypt after the video maybe not so strong here in America you shouldnt put this up, Yasar said. But if this is a free country, they have the right to do this, he said. And then Muslims have the right to put up their own ad. Geller, executive director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative and publisher of a blog called Atlas Shrugs, called an order by a federal judge in New York allowing the ads a victory for the First Amendment and said she wasnt concerned that her ad could spark protests like the ones against the depiction of Muslims in the video Innocence of Muslims. Violence linked to the movie has left at least 30 people in seven countries dead, including the American ambassador to Libya. New York police arent anticipating adding any security to subways when the ads go up and have received no threats or reports of violence relating to them, chief spokesman Paul Browne said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York initially refused to run Gellers ad, saying it was demeaning. But U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled last month that it is protected speech under the First Amendment. Our hands are tied, MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan

Tucson, Ariz., to honor its last commander, Mark Kelly and his wife, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords, who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, was hooting and hollering as Endeavour looped around her hometown, according to her former aide C.J. Karamargin. NASAs shuttle fleet, which retired last year after three decades of flight, was assembled in Palmdale near Edwards Air Force Base. The military outpost 100 miles north of Los Angeles served as the original shuttle landing strip and remained a backup site in case of stormy weather at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The youngest shuttle, Endeavour replaced Challenger, which blew up during liftoff in 1986. NASA lost another shuttle, Columbia, in 2003 when it disintegrated during re-entry. Fourteen astronauts were killed. During 25 missions, Endeavour spent 299 days in space and orbited Earth nearly 4,700 times, racking up 123 million miles. On its maiden flight in 1992, a trio of spacewalking astronauts grabbed a stranded communications satellite in for repair. It also flew the first repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope to fix a faulty mirror. But most of its flights ferried cargo and equipment to the International Space Station, which is near completion. Under White House orders to explore beyond low-Earth orbit, NASA is hitching rides on Russian rockets to the orbiting laboratory until private companies can provide regular service. Endeavour is the second of three remaining shuttles to head to its retirement home.

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said. Under our existing ad standards as modified by the injunction, the MTA is required to run the ad. Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, backed publication of the patently offensive ads. More offensive would be their censorship because that would violate the guarantee of free expression of all ideas regardless of how distasteful they are, she said. Geller said the subway ads cost about $6,000. Donovan said they will be up for a month. Opponents say the ads imply that Muslims are savages. We recognize the freedom of speech issues and her right to be a bigot and a racist, said Muneer Awad, the executive director of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

work benefits. Some decried what they called Apples transformation from an offbeat company into a multinational powerhouse. But the protesters urged by a small labor union to demonstrate at Apple stores around France were far outnumbered by lines of would-be buyers on the sidewalk outside the store near the citys gilded opera house. Not everyone lining up at the various Apple stores was an enthusiast, though. In Hong Kong, university student Kevin Wong, waiting to buy a black 16 gigabyte model for 5,588 Hong Kong dollars ($720), said he was getting one for the cash. He planned to immediately resell it to one of the numerous grey market retailers catering to mainland Chinese buyers. China is one of Apples fastest growing markets but a release date for the iPhone 5 there has not yet been set. Wong was required to give his local identity card number when he signed up for his iPhone on Apples website. The requirement prevents purchases by tourists including mainland Chinese, who have a reputation for scooping up highend goods on trips to Hong Kong because theres no sales tax and because of the strength of Chinas currency. Even so, the mainlanders will probably buy it from the resellers at a

higher price a way higher price, said Wong, who hoped to make a profit of HK$1,000 ($129). A similar money-making strategy was being pursued in London, where many in the crowds largely from the citys extensive Asian community planned to either send the phones to family and friends back home as gifts or sell them in countries where they are much more expensive. It makes a really nice gift to family back home, said Muhammad Alum, 30, a minicab driver from Bangladesh. It will be two or three weeks before there is a SIM card there that can work it, but its coming soon.

Others who had waited overnight said the iPhones cost roughly twice as much in India as in Britain, making them very welcome as gifts. Tokyos glitzy downtown Ginza district not only had a long line in front of the Apple store, but another across the main intersection at Softbank, the first carrier in Japan to offer iPhones. Hidetoshi Nakamura, a 25-year-old auto engineer, said hes an Apple fan because its an innovator. I love Apple, he said, standing near the end of a two-block-long line, reading a book and listening to music on his iPod. Its only the iPhone for me.

Answers to Thursdays questions: Former New York Mets player Tom Suever is nicknamed Mr. Clean. The first vice president to die in office was George Clinton. Todays questions: Who is underdogs girlfriend? Who bought the Dodgers in 1957 and moved them from Brooklyn to Los Angeles? Answers in Saturdays Herald. Todays words: Imaret: a Turkish inn or hostel Withernam: taking one thing as reprisal for something else taken previously The Outstanding National Debt as of 6 a.m. today was $16,027,142,265,587. The estimated population of the United States is 313,538,651, so each citizens share of this debt is $51,117. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $3.86 billion per day since Sept. 28, 2007.