February 1, 2014

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Obituaries 2
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Opinion 4
Community 5
Sports 6-8
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 50 daily Delphos, Ohio
Forecast
DELPHOS HERALD
The
Telling The Tri-Countys Story Since 1869
Wildcats lose heartbreaker, Jays
crush Marion Local, p6
Whats new at the library, p3
www.delphosherald.com
Rain possibly
mixed with
freezing rain
today with
accumulation
of snow and
sleet pos-
sible this morning. Snow
tonight with accumulation
of 1-2 inches. Highs in the
upper 30s and lows in the
lower 20s. See page 2.
Information submitted
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Bob Latta on Friday
led a letter from the Ohio Congressional House delegation to U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx,
requesting the agency extend the hours of service emergency
exemption, which is set to expire Feb. 11. The exemption pro-
vides regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicles delivering
propane and home heating fuels to affected areas and consumers
in Ohio and throughout the Midwest.
We have experienced extremely cold temperatures this win-
ter, which are not expected to subside any time soon, said
Congressman Latta. Ohioans are already experiencing the effects
of these harsh winter storms, and we must do everything we can
to help them protect their lives and livelihoods by getting them the
supplies they need to heat their homes and farming operations. An
extension of the emergency exemption will enable the delivery of
propane to those most in need as quickly as possible.
In the letter, Congressman Latta also requested that the agency
continue to work with other federal agencies, state officials and
impacted stakeholders to find a swift and responsible solution that
will provide relief to impacted Ohioans.
Latta requests exemption
extension to address
propane shortages
Todays smile
Seth Bendele
Developmental screen-
ings for children birth to
age 5 will be offered to
residents of the follow-
ing school districts in Van
Wert County: Crestview,
Delphos, Lincolnview,
Parkway, Spencerville and
Wayne Trace. The screen-
ings will be held at the
Thomas Edison Early
Childhood Center on Friday.
Screening hours are 8:30
a.m. to noon. Appointments
can be made by calling
Edison Early Childhood
Center at 419-238-1514,
ext. 221, between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Children will be assessed
in the area of height, weight,
vision, hearing, language,
cognition, gross and fine
motor, self-help and social-
emotional skills. After the
screening, the results will
be shared with the parent
or caregiver. This assess-
ment provides families
with an opportunity to see
how their child is progress-
ing in relationship to chil-
dren of the same age.
For more information,
please feel free to con-
tact the Thomas Edison
Early Childhood Center at
419-238-1514, ext. 221.
Early childhood
screening offered
CYO Spring Volleyball
Registration
Any girls 3rd 6th grade wish-
ing to participate in the Spring
League volleyball please join
us as the St. Johns Annex at 6
p.m. Sunday. Registration will
last about an hour. Please bring
a parent and registration fee of
$45. Shirt fee is $10. Checks
can be made out to CYO.
TODAY
Girls Basketball
St. Johns at Lincolnview, noon
(from Tuesday)
Fort Jennings at Ayersville,
noon (from Tuesday)
Pandora-Gilboa at Kalida
(PCL), 1 p.m.
Ottoville at Leipsic (PCL), 6
p.m.
Boys Basketball
Lincolnview at St. Johns, 6
p.m.
Allen East at Fort Jennings, 6
p.m.
Continental at Columbus Grove
(PCL), 6 p.m.
Lima Senior at Van Wert, 6 p.m.
Crestview at Hicksville, 6 p.m.
Kalida at Wayne Trace, 6:30
p.m.
Wrestling
NWC meet at Allen East, 10
a.m.
St. Johns at Versailles MAC
tri, 10 a.m.
WBL at Kenton, 10 a.m.
Swimming and Diving
Elida at Gipe Relays (Port
Clinton), 8 a.m.
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Artisan Laura Conrad
is a graduate of St. Johns High School,
attended University of Toledo, holds
the rank of 2nd-Degree Black Belt and
is an instructor at Lears Martial Arts
Academy. Currently, she is an adminis-
trative assistant for a local small manu-
facturer by day and a jewelry artist in
her spare time.
My art is a hobby turned business,
Conrad explained. I hope someday my
hobbies will pay the bills. Until then, I
must juggle.
Conrad said her hobby began about
12 years ago by playing around with
beads. She gives credit to her mother-in-
law for the inspiration.
One day while at her house, we
were creating with polymer clay and I
made some really cool beads and strung
them into a necklace, Conrad said. I
received so many compliments on the
necklace and people couldnt believe
that I made the beads.
Conrad explained that her art is hand-
made jewelry consisting of gemstones,
crystals, wire, chain, etc.
Recently, I have been studying
the energetic properties of gemstones
and find it interesting that they have
been used in alternative healing for
hundreds of years, Conrad mar-
veled.
She said the information is fas-
cinating and her customers are
intrigued as well. Conrad said people
are continually looking for something
to improve their lives in any way and
if they can get some small pleasure
out of wearing gemstones, then it is
very gratifying.
I have a friend who has cancer and
when she asks me to make jewelry for
her, I carefully research the stones to
make sure they had some healing prop-
erties that would benefit her, Conrad
detailed.
Conrad said her friends family and
friends started asking for jewelry with
the gemstones that would be beneficial
to their needs. All of her gemstone
pieces include a short synopsis of its
properties.
It takes a little more work, but my
customers are intrigued by the informa-
tion and come back for more, Conrad
said.
Students get their hearts pumping, jumping for fundraiser
As part of Catholic Schools Week, St. Johns students in grades K-12 jumped rope with Aaron Elwer and Laura Hammons. Students were given
a Jean Day in exchange for a donation to the American Heart Association. St. Johns was able to raise $700 for the cause. Father Dave Reinhart
initiated a push-up challenge for the slowest jumpers. Above left: Father Dave and high school students do push-ups. Above right: Freshman Breece
Rohr jumps rope for the American Heart Association. (Submitted photos)
Catholic Schools Week
Getting to know ...
... A jewelry artist
See ARTIST, page 9
Conrad
Fire Assoc. honors McNeal
The Delphos Fire Association recently held a celebra-
tion for Chief Dave McNeal, who recently retired from
the department. Captain Lee Ulm, right, presented
McNeal with a commemorative painting to honor his
retirement. (Submitted photo)
10 Super
Bowl ads
to watch
out for
NEW YORK (AP)
Actress Scarlett Johansson gives
SodaStream some sex appeal in
a controversial spot, Kia revives
actor Laurence Fishburnes
Matrix character Morpheus in
its commercial. And cute pup-
pies and kids abound in ads for
Cheerios to Anheuser-Busch.
Advertisers are planning to
pull out the tools in their arsenal
during Super Bowl time this
Sunday, including celebrities,
A-list rock bands and cinematic
story lines.
Of course, there will still be
ad surprises on Sunday with
major brands like Chrysler and
Coca-Cola staying mum on at
least one of their ads. But the
ones that are already out use a
variety of tactics to draw view-
ers attention.
Overall, marketers are doing
a better job getting their brand-
ing message across while
still entertaining than previ-
ous years when a cheap joke
or gag ruled supreme, says
Kelly OKeefe, professor of
brand strategy at the Virginia
Commonwealth University
Brand Center.
This year theres much more
focus on brand personality: the
spot has to be both interesting
and funny and link back to the
core assets of the brand, he
said. Im predicting a stronger
Super Bowl than last year.
See ADS, page 9
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For The Record
OBITUARY
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WEATHER
TODAY IN HISTORY
FROM THE ARCHIVES
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to correct published errors in
its news, sports and feature
articles. To inform the news-
room of a mistake in published
information, call the editorial
department at 419-695-0015.
Corrections will be published
on this page.
CORRECTIONS
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Herald
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Juanita M. Rahrig
March 7, 1931-Jan. 31, 2014
Juanita M. Rahrig, 82, of
Spencerville died at 3:55 a.m.
Friday in the Roselawn Manor
Nursing Home in Spencerville,
where she had been a resident
since September 2013, with her
family at her side.
She was born March 7,
1931, in Amanda Township,
Allen County, to Cloyd and
Iona Hager Sakemiller, who
preceded her in death. Her step-
father, Russell Spike Trippy,
also preceded her in death.
On Feb. 28, 1950, she mar-
ried Robert N. Wimp Rahrig,
who survives, along with
six children, Roger (Mary)
Rahrig, Pam (Ron) Shook
and Mike (Sam) Rahrig, all of
Spencerville and Jeff (Cathy)
Rahrig of Lima, Rodney
(Norma) Rahrig of Spencerville
and Bob Rahrig of Wapakoneta;
15 grandchildren; 24 great-
grandchildren; a sister, Louise
Neuman of Wapakoneta; and
two step-sisters, Carol Miller
and Sandy (Jim) DeCamp, both
of Spencerville.
Funeral services will be at
2 p.m. Monday at the Thomas
E. Bayliff Funeral Home in
Spencerville, Pastor Joseph
Heeter officiating. Burial will
follow in the Spencerville
Cemetery.
The family will receive
friends from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to
the donors choice.
Condolences may be
expressed at tbayliff@woh.
rr.com.
St. Johns
Week of Feb. 3-7
Monday: Lasagna roll ups/garlic toast, green beans, Romaine
salad, applesauce, fresh fruit, milk.
Tuesday: Chicken strips/roll, broccoli, Romaine salad, pears,
fresh fruit, milk.
Wednesday: Meatloaf sandwich, carrots/dip, Romaine salad,
peaches, fresh fruit, milk.
Thursday: French toast and sausage, hash browns, Romaine
salad, orange juice, fresh fruit, milk.
Friday: Tacos/soft/hard/lettuce/tomato/cheese/onion, black
beans, Romaine salad, mixed fruit, fresh fruit, milk.
Delphos City Schools

Week of Feb. 3-7
Monday: Salisbury steak, dinner roll, mashed potatoes with
gravy, fruit, milk.
Tuesday: Tossed salad, popcorn chicken, bread and butter,
broccoli with cheese, fruit, milk.
Wednesday: Assorted pizza, vegetables with dip, fruit, milk.
Thursday: Soft taco, lettuce and cheese, refried beans, carrots,
mandarin oranges, milk.
Friday: Toasted cheese sandwich or deli sandwich, tomato
soup with crackers, baby carrots, fruit, milk.
Ottoville
Week of Feb. 3-7
Monday: Chicken patty, baked beans, cookie, pineapple, milk.
Tuesday: Hamburger with tomato slice and lettuce, carrots,
jello, peaches, milk.
Wednesday: Taco pizza, lettuce, applesauce, milk.
Thursday: Hot dog, lettuce, applesauce, milk.
Friday: Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, butter bread, pears,
milk.
Fort Jennings
Week of Feb. 3-7
Chocolate, white or strawberry milk served with all meals.
High School - additional fruit and vegetable daily. High school
- a la carte pretzel and cheese every Friday and salad bar every
Wednesday.
Monday: Stromboli, green beans, cookie, fruit.
Tuesday: Meatloaf slice, mashed potatoes, sherbet, fruit.
Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, sweet potato souffle, dinner
roll, fruit.
Thursday: Pepperoni pizza, broccoli, dinner roll, fruit.
Friday: BBQ rib sandwich, cheese slice, baked beans, cookie,
fruit.
Spencerville
Week of Feb. 3-7
Monday: Super nachos, salsa and sour cream, Mexican beans
with cheese, applesauce, milk.
Tuesday: Breaded chicken patty sandwich, broccoli with
cheese, carrots and dip, peaches, milk.
Wednesday: Breakfast pizza, 100 percent juice, carrots and dip,
warm cinnamon apples, milk.
Thursday: Grades K-4: Macaroni and cheese, green beans, car-
rots and dip, soft pretzel rod, pineapple, milk. Grades 5-12: Chili
cheese fries, cheesy breadstick, pineapple, milk.
Friday: Popcorn chicken, cheesy mashed potatoes, fresh veg-
gies and dip and/or corn, biscuit or sweet dinner roll, pears, milk.
One Year Ago
St. Johns High School sophomore Elizabeth Winhover and
senior Tricia Warnecke were awarded an all-expense-paid trip
to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg, Pa., as two of the 18 top
winners of the American Legion Americanism Test.
25 Years Ago 1989
The second annual band fantasia will be held Feb. 5 at the
American Legion hall, Fort Jennings, to benefit the Chad L.
Staib Memorial Scholarship Fund. Host band will be the Buck
Tanner Band. Mistress of ceremonies will be Jeanie Haning.
Jackie Urton said a Super Bowl commemorative raffle will be
held again this year. A jail and bail will also be held.
Members of Tau Chapter of Alpha Delta Omega Sorority
met in the home of Char Hotz. President Doris Dienstberger
conducted the meeting. A raffle, conducted by Pat Wiltsie, was
won by Janice Sherrick. Lunch was served by the hostess and
Marge Morris.
The Jefferson Lady Wildcats, led by four starters in double
digits, rolled out to a commanding 25-point first half lead and
then held off a fine shooting effort by Lima Central Catholic
in the second half to take a 63-51 win over the visiting
Thunderbirds Tuesday evening. A 16-point effort from Laura
Schmelzer, 12 points from Cheryl Kortokrax, 11 points from
Stephanie McClure and 10 points from Kim Carmean led a
balanced Wildcat scoring attack.
50 Years Ago 1964
The Delphos Jefferson Wildcats, playing a tight defensive
game, stopped the Harrod Wildcats, 68-56, in a Northwest
Conference game here Friday night. Jeffersons Cats had
a well-balanced attack with four men in the double fig-
ures. Gordie Vogt had 16 points, Kenny Jackson 15, Monte
Druckemiller 15 and Jack DeWitt 14. Randy Bowersock just
missed the double digits with four fielders for eight points.
Ottovilles Altar-Rosary Society will hold a card party for
both men and women Feb. 8 in the parish hall. A lunch will
be served by the following committee members: Mrs. Edward
Odenweller, Mrs. John Brickner, Mrs. Rudolph Ricker, Mrs.
Otto Schnipke, Mrs. Lavern Looser, Mrs. Oscar Hohlbein,
Mrs. Joseph Klima, Laura Haselman, Mrs. Jerry Grubenhoff,
Mrs. Phillip Schimmoeller, Mrs. Norbert Heitmeyer and Mrs.
Mark Miller.
The Lincolnview Lancers rolled ahead of Fairview in the
second half Friday night to win with a final score of 86-68.
Fairview had a large number of turnovers, which Lincolnview
capitalized on, picking up a quick 10 points right after the half.
The Lancers Chuck Ashton demonstrated some better-than-
usual rebounding, which gave him a respectable 12 points.
High scorer for the Lancers was Dave Overholt with 24 points.
75 Years Ago 1939
Fire Chief Louis Leonard announces that metal automobile
tags will be distributed to members of the Delphos Volunteer
Fire Department. The tags will be similar to regular automo-
bile licenses in size but will be a bright red with bronze letters
D.F.D. One tag will be placed at the front and on the back of
every automobile owned by a volunteer fireman.
The German Band of Delphos will be heard in a broadcast
Feb. 5 over radio station WBLY, Lima. Members of the band
are Donald E. Weideman, Irma L. Dienstberger, Joane Rohr,
Harold A. Rupert and Merl J. Dienstberger. The group has
been practicing for over a year and has been heard on a num-
ber of programs in this city.
A number of Delphos boxing fans plan to go to Lima
Wednesday night to see the preliminaries of the Allen County
Golden Glove boxing tournament, which will start at 8 p.m.
at Memorial Hall. Two Delphos fighters are to appear on the
card. Gazo Szabo and Harvey Hemminger, both of this city,
will compete in the welterweight class.
Associated Press
Today is Saturday, Feb. 1, the 32nd
day of 2014. There are 333 days left in
the year.
Todays Highlight in History:
On Feb. 1, 1960, four black col-
lege students began a sit-in protest at a
Woolworths lunch counter in Greensboro,
N.C., where theyd been refused service.
On this date:
In 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court con-
vened for the first time in New York.
(However, since only three of the six jus-
tices were present, the court recessed until
the next day.)
In 1861, Texas voted to leave the Union
at a Secession Convention in Austin.
In 1893, the opera Manon Lescaut, by
Giacomo Puccini, premiered in Turin, Italy.
In 1896, Puccinis opera La Boheme
premiered in Turin.
In 1922, in one of Hollywoods most
enduring mysteries, movie director
William Desmond Taylor was shot to
death in his Los Angeles home; the killing
has never been solved.
In 1942, the Voice of America broad-
cast its first program to Europe, relaying
it through the facilities of the British
Broadcasting Corp. in London.
In 1943, one of Americas most high-
ly decorated military units, the 442nd
Regimental Combat Team, made up almost
exclusively of Japanese-Americans, was
authorized.
In 1946, Norwegian statesman Trygve
Lie was chosen to be the first secretary-
general of the United Nations.
In 1968, during the Vietnam War, South
Vietnams police chief (Nguyen Ngoc
Loan) executed a Viet Cong officer with a
pistol shot to the head. Richard M. Nixon
announced his bid for the Republican
presidential nomination.
In 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
received a tumultuous welcome in Tehran
as he ended nearly 15 years of exile.
In 1994, Jeff Gillooly, Tonya Hardings
ex-husband, pleaded guilty in Portland,
Ore., to racketeering for his part in the
attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
in exchange for a 24-month sentence (he
ended up serving six) and a $100,000 fine.
In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia
broke up during re-entry, killing all seven
of its crew members.
Ten years ago: A stampede during the
annual Muslim pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi
Arabia, killed at least 251 worshippers.
Twin suicide bombers killed 109 people at
two Kurdish party offices in Irbil, Iraq. The
New England Patriots won their second
Super Bowl in three seasons with a 32-29
victory over the Carolina Panthers; during
the halftime show, Janet Jacksons breast
became exposed because of a wardrobe
malfunction that prompted a $550,000
FCC fine against CBS. (The fine was later
thrown out by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals twice.) Roger Federer beat
Marat Safin 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2 to win the
Australian Open.
Five years ago: The Pittsburgh Steelers
defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 to
win Super Bowl XLIII. Rafael Nadal held
off Roger Federer to win the Australian
Open, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2. Olympic
great Michael Phelps acknowledged bad
judgment after a photo in a British news-
paper showed him inhaling from a mari-
juana pipe. Australian firefighter Dave
Tree was photographed giving water to an
injured koala found in burned brushland
in Victoria state; the rescued female koala,
dubbed Sam, became an Internet sensa-
tion, but ended up being euthanized in
Aug. 2009.
One year ago: A suicide bomber struck
the American Embassy in Ankara, killing
a Turkish security guard. Hillary Rodham
Clinton formally resigned as Americas
67th secretary of state, capping a four-
year tenure that saw her shatter records
for the number of countries visited. The
Dow Jones industrial average closed at
14,009.79, above the 14,000 mark for the
first time in more than five years. Former
New York City Mayor Ed Koch died at
age 88.
Todays Birthdays: Actor Stuart
Whitman is 86. Singer Don Everly is
77. Actor Garrett Morris is 77. Singer
Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook and the Medicine
Show) is 77. Bluegrass singer Del
McCoury is 75. Jazz musician Joe Sample
is 75. TV personality-singer Joy Philbin
is 73. Comedian Terry Jones is 72. Sen.
Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is 70. Opera singer
Carol Neblett is 68. Rock musician Mike
Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
is 64. Blues singer-musician Sonny
Landreth is 63. Actor-writer-producer Bill
Mumy is 60. Rock singer Exene Cervenka
is 58. Actor Linus Roache is 50. Princess
Stephanie of Monaco is 49. Country musi-
cian Dwayne Dupuy (Ricochet) is 49.
Actress Sherilyn Fenn is 49. Lisa Marie
Presley is 46. Comedian-actor Pauly
Shore is 46. Actor Brian Krause is 45.
Jazz musician Joshua Redman is 45. Rock
musician Patrick Wilson (Weezer) is 45.
Actor Michael C. Hall is 43. Rock musi-
cian Ron Welty is 43. Rapper Big Boi
(Outkast) is 39. Roots rocker Jason Isbell
is 35. Country singer Julie Roberts is
35. Actor Jarrett Lennon is 32. Rock
singer-musician Andrew VanWyngarden
is 31. TV personality Lauren Conrad is
28. Actress-singer Heather Morris (TV:
Glee) is 27. Rock singer Harry Styles
(One Direction) is 20.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TODAY: Rain possibly
mixed with freezing rain. Snow
and sleet in the morning. Then
rain in the afternoon. Some
snow and sleet accumulation
possible. Light ice accumulation
possible. Highs in the upper 30s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
TONIGHT: Snow through
midnight. Then chance of snow
after midnight. Snow accumula-
tion of 1 to 2 inches. Lows in the
lower 20s. West winds 10 to 15
mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy.
Colder. Highs in the mid 20s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Cold.
Partly cloudy through midnight
then becoming mostly clear.
Lows 5 to 10 above. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chills
5 below to 5 above zero.
Building owner charged in
Toledo firefighter deaths
TOLEDO (AP) The owner of an
apartment building where two Toledo
firefighters died in a fast-moving blaze
was charged in their deaths Friday.
Investigators charged Ray Abou-Arab
with two counts each of aggravated mur-
der and arson, according to court docu-
ments filed in Toledo Municipal Court.
Abou-Arab, 61, was arrested Friday
afternoon and was being held at the
Lucas County jail. A message left at his
home in the Toledo suburb of Oregon was
not immediately returned.
Authorities said Abou-Arab used a
flammable liquid to start the fire that
killed firefighters Stephen Machcinski
and James Dickman on Sunday after-
noon.
Radio calls from the scene of the fire
indicated that the pair faced rapidly dete-
riorating conditions once inside the six-
unit apartment building near downtown.
Firefighters found them inside, carried
them out and tried unsuccessfully to save
them.
Autopsies showed that Machcinski
and Dickman died from burns and carbon
monoxide. No one else was seriously
injured in the blaze.
According to court documents, one
apartment resident told investigators that
the fire broke out soon after Abou-Arab
came out of a garage. Abou-Arab used an
ignitable liquid inside the garage to start
the fire, an investigator said in a com-
plaint filed in court.
About 5,000 people, including fire-
fighters from Ohio and around the nation,
attended a memorial service inside
Toledos downtown convention center.
At the memorial service, U.S. Sen.
Sherrod Brown hailed Machcinski , 42,
and Dickman, 31, as men of integrity
who loved their families and took pride
in their work.
Machcinski, who was single, had been
a firefighter for 16 years. Dickman had
been on the job for six months and was
previously with the Perkins Township
fire department near Sandusky. He was
married with a 3-year-old daughter and a
1-month-old son.
Friends said Dickman joined the Toledo
department because it was his dream to
work with a big city department.
Dickmans funeral took place Friday
in Sandusky. The funeral for Machcinski
will be Saturday morning in Toledo.
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STATE/LOCAL
The library has something for everyone
The year 2013 was one of
change for our library, with
the biggest change being the
joining of the SEO (Serving
Every Ohioan) consortium
which allows our patrons
easy access to over 8 million
items. The library had a cir-
culation of 223,855 items (an
increase of 28,043 from the
previous year) and provided
30,094 items to other librar-
ies. The library has some-
thing for everyone; if you
have not been to the library
in a while, we invite you to
come in see what services we
have to offer.
T h e
month of
Febr uar y
b r i n g s
m a n y
o p p o r t u -
nities at
the library
to become
involved in
a variety of
activities. The
Page Turners
book club will
meet at 10
a.m. on Feb.
8 to discuss A
Train in Winter
by Caroline
Moorehead. The club is
always looking for new mem-
bers and invites community
members to come join the
discussion. Teens will meet
at 10 a.m. on Feb. 15 for a
monthly teen council activity.
Be sure to visit our website
and Facebook page for more
information.
The library will host a col-
lege preparation and schol-
arship workshop for teens
and parents from 6-8 p.m. on
Feb. 20 presented by Dave
Berelsman and Steve Moore.
We are also excited
to have GED classes on
Mondays and Wednesdays at
the library. For more infor-
mation, contact the library or
Apollo Career Center.
DVDs added to collec-
tion this month:
Angels Sing
Elysium
The Four Feathers
Joyful Noise
The Lone Ranger
The Mortal Instruments:
City of Bones
Percy Jackson: Sea of
Monsters
Red 2
The Smurfs 2
Veggie tales: Funtastic
Four
Veggie tales: MacLarry &
the Stinky Cheese Battle
Were the Millers
Zero Dark Thirty
Music CDs
Jason Cassidy- Keep It
Country
Court Yard Hounds-
Amelita
Sheryl Crow-Feels Like
Home
Twilight New Moon
Books on CD
The Time Keeper by
Mitch Albom
Dust by Patricia Cornwell
Silencing Eve by Iris
Johansen
A Friend or Two by
Debbie Macomber
Cross My Heart by James
Patterson
An Amish Miracle by
Beth Wiseman
Fiction
Saints of the Shadow
Bible by Ian Rankin
Rebus is back on the force,
albeit with a demotion and a
chip on his shoulder. He is
investigating a car accident
when news arrives that a case
from 30 years ago is being
reopened. Rebuss team from
those days is suspected of
helping a murderer escape
justice to further their own
ends.
Malcolm Fox, in what will
be his last case as an internal
affairs cop, is tasked with
finding out the truth. Past and
present are about to collide
in shocking and murderous
fashion. What does Rebus
have to hide?
And whose side
is he really on?
His colleagues
back then
called them-
selves The
Saints, and
swore a bond
on some-
thing called
the Shadow
Bible. But
times have
c h a n g e d
and the
c r i m e s
of the
past may
not stay hidden
much longer and may also
play a role in the present, as
Scotland gears up for a refer-
endum on independence.
Worthy Browns
Daughter by Phillip
Margolin
Worthy Browns Daughter
is a compelling historical
drama, set in 19th-century
Oregon, which combines a
heartbreaking story of slav-
ery and murder. One of a
handful of lawyers in the new
state of Oregon, recently wid-
owed Matthew Penny agrees
to help Worthy Brown, a
newly-freed slave, rescue
his 15-year-old daughter,
Roxanne, from their former
master, a powerful Portland
lawyer. Worthys lawsuit
sets in motion events that
lead to Worthys arrest for
murder and create an ago-
nizing moral dilemma that
could send either Worthy or
Matthew to the hangman.
At the same time, hanging
Judge Jed Tyler, a power-
ful politician with a bar-
ren personal life, becomes
infatuated with a beautiful
gold-digger who is schem-
ing to murder Benjamin
Gillette, Oregons wealthiest
businessman. When Gillette
appears to die from natural
causes, Sharon Hill produces
a forged contract of marriage
and Tyler must decide if he
will sacrifice his reputation
to defend that of the woman
who inspired his irrational
obsession.
Invention of Wings by
Sue Monk Kidd
Hetty Handful Grimke,
an urban slave in early 19th-
century Charleston, yearns
for life beyond the suffocating
walls that enclose her within
the wealthy Grimke house-
hold. The Grimkes daughter,
Sarah, has known from an
early age she is meant to do
something large in the world
but she is hemmed in by the
limits imposed on women.
The novel is set in motion on
Sarahs 11th birthday, when
she is given ownership of
10-year-old Handful, who is
to be her handmaid. We fol-
low their remarkable jour-
neys over the next 35 years,
as both strive for a life of
their own, dramatically shap-
ing each others destinies and
forming a complex relation-
ship marked by guilt, defi-
ance, estrangement and the
uneasy ways of love.
Nonfiction
Duty by Robert Gates
B e f o r e
Robert M. Gates
received a call
from the White
House in 2006,
he thought
hed left
Was hi ngt on
p o l i t i c s
behind: after
working for
six presi-
dents in both
the CIA and
the National
S e c u r i t y
Council, he
was happy
in his role
as president of Texas A&M
University. But when he was
asked to help a nation mired
in two wars and to aid the
troops doing the fighting, he
answered what he felt was
the call of duty. Now, in this
unsparing memoir, meticu-
lously fair in its assessments,
he takes us behind the scenes
of his nearly five years as a
secretary at war: the battles
with Congress, the two presi-
dents he served, the military
itself and the vast Pentagon
bureaucracy; his efforts to
help Bush turn the tide in
Iraq; his role as a guiding
and often dissenting voice
for Obama; the ardent devo-
tion to and love for American
soldiershis heroeshe
developed on the job. Duty
tells a powerful and deeply
personal story that allows us
an unprecedented look at two
administrations and the wars
that have defined them.
Ruth and Billy Graham:
The Legacy of a Couple by
Hanspeter Nesch
No one has preached the
gospel to more people than
evangelist Billy Graham. But
behind this exceptional man
is an equally exceptional
woman who made his global
ministry possible. Through
her love, support, prayers,
and personal ministry, Ruth
helped shape the 10 core val-
ues that have been founda-
tional to the Grahams min-
istry:
partnership, authen-
ticity, humility, intimacy,
focus, integrity, faith, global
responsibility, empowerment
and grace.
In light of these core val-
ues, personal friend of the
Grahams and director for
Campus Crusade for Christ
International in Switzerland
Hanspeter Nesch describes
both the life and ministry of
Billy and Ruth. This deeply
personal book illuminates the
legacy the Grahams leave to
couples doing ministry today
and into the future, sharing
stories and anecdotes from
their life and times. The book
includes a
foreword
from Gigi
G r a h a m
and more
than one
h u n d r e d
p h o t o -
graphs that
capture the
life of one
of the most
i nf l uent i al
figures of the
last century.
T h e
Di nnert i me
S u r v i v a l
Co o k b o o k :
Delicious, Inspiring Meals
for Busy Families by Debra
Ponzek
Have a fridge full of
staples, a family of finicky
mouths to feed, and only a
few minutes to get something
on the table? If this sounds
all too familiar, chances are
youll find dinner and more
in this can-do approach to
mealtime. The Busy Familys
Survival Cookbook is
designed with the modern-
day family in mindtoo
busy, with not nearly enough
time to eat togetherand
makes delicious meals come
together in a snap. With a
focus on
accessible
r e c i p e s
with only
a few sim-
ple ingre-
dients, this
guide takes
the hum-
ble pantry
staple and
t r ans f or ms
it in minutes
into delicious
r e s t a ur a nt -
quality dishes.
F R O M
T H E
CHILDRENS CORNER:
A group of cloth books
were thoughtfully donated
to the childrens department
recently and are now ready
for check out. Youll find
them in one of the board
book tubs. These are a lovely
way to introduce books to
babies.
I am Abraham Lincoln
I am Amelia Earheart
both by Brad Meltzer
These two lively picture
book biographies are part of
the Ordinary People Change
the World series about aver-
age people who became
well-known heroes. They are
compact in size but brim-
ming with parts of Lincolns
and Earhearts young lives
that children may not have
read about. In the Earheart
story, she builds a wooden
crate, goes up to the roof of
their shed, and flies the crate
down two greased wooden
planks. That was her first
flying experience. Introduce
your readers to these fasci-
nating role models.
Miss Moore Thought
Otherwise by Jane
Pinborough
Anne Carroll Moore was
one the first librarians to
advocate for children to have
their own areas in libraries,
to be able to check out books,
and to have story hours for
children. This bright picture
book tells of how she brought
changes to the libraries of
New York City, with child
size chairs and tables, color-
ful murals and best of all,
books of all kinds. Even Dr.
Seuss visited her Childrens
Room along
with other
f a m o u s
authors. This
will remind
t o d a y s
readers that
l i b r a r i e s
have not
a l w a y s
been as
free and
wel com-
ing for
c h i l -
dren as
they are
today.
Binny for Shortby Hilary
McKay
Binny, short for Belinda,
has been through a lot in
her short 11 years. When
her father dies, the family
is forced to cram into small
apartments where there is
no room for their dog Max.
Max is given away by hor-
rible Aunt Violet, but Binny
never stops looks for him.
Then Aunt Violet dies, too,
leaving the family her sea-
side cottage. However, it
seems to Binny that Aunt
Violet may not have com-
pletely left for she seems
to be haunting the cottage.
Humor, a tender story and a
fierce heroine make for an
engrossing read.
Preschooler-approved
Exercises and Active Games
Kid-approved Exercises
and Active Games both by
Kimberly Wechsler
These are new to the
EDUC shelf, short for
Educational and locat-
ed in the non-fiction area.
All games and activities
described and diagrammed
have been kid-tested and kid-
approved. They are divid-
ed into chapters on muscle
strength, balance, following
instructions and fine-motor
skills to name just a few.
There are also icons to help
understand the nature of the
game at a glance. Icons are
included for games with
music, physical contact,
those that will need a large
space or where props or mats
are needed. This is a great
resource for scout troops,
preschools, latch key and
anywhere kids play.
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Amie Buettner
Aaron Elwer
Chris Elwer
Audra Miller
Jason Bockey
Gina Bonifas
Ann Byrne
Sr. Robert Clare
Sharon Closson
Chris Pohlman
Sue Dew
Denise Honigford
Patty Dickman
Deb Moenter
Diana Wrasman
Chrissy Elwer
Heather Gengler
Kristi Gillespie
Lynette Haehn
Laura Hammons
Jan Hare
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Julie Neidert
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WASHINGTON
President Obamas imaginary
son is back in town and this
time he cant play football.
Dad says so. And Mom
probably would, too.
On this point, we three could
smoke a peace pipe.
The presidents remarks
come from the continuing gift
of his interview with New Yorker Editor
David Remnick. Obama said that if he had
a son, he wouldnt let him play pro football.
This is probably a slight overstatement since
fathers dont usually direct the professions of
grown sons, especially when their earnings
are greater than the combined incomes of
most extended families.
But grown sons cant turn pro if parents
dont let them play when theyre boys, so per-
haps Obama was skipping the obvious.
This marks the second time Obama has
weighed in on the football-injury question.
Last year in an interview with The New
Republic, he said hed have to think long
and hard before letting his son play. So this
years remarks represent a tougher line, and
come at a time when nearly four in 10 par-
ents say theyd rather their boys play a sport
other than the head-butting game, according
to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News
poll.
The skirmish has gained further traction
with a lawsuit filed by 4,000 former players
against the NFL, claiming that the league was
aware of head-trauma dangers long before it
moved to protect players ade-
quately or to help them post-
injury. Although a settlement
has been reached, a judge in
the case is not satisfied that
the numbers add up and a
final judgment is pending.
Anyone who has had a
concussion knows its serious
business. Successive concus-
sions can have long-lasting effects leading
to various mental disorders. Worse accidents
are not unknown. My own cousin has been
a quadriplegic since a head injury in high
school that resulted from a defective helmet.
Youll never hear him complain and his mind
is perfectly sublime his wit is unscathed
but that was a high price to pay for the
fleeting pleasure of a sport.
I say these things as a mother rather than,
worst confession ever, a cheerleader. In my
day, in my little Florida town, cheerleading
was all that was available to athletic girls.
Well just leave it at that. As a mother, I
would have bought my son a yearlong pass
to Jurassic Park. No, let me rethink that. I
would have given him anything under the
moon to discourage him nay, to prevent
his playing.
Fortunately, I didnt have to. It never
came up. I wont betray my promise never to
write about him again a commitment he
extracted at age 9. Suffice to say his interests
were elsewhere.
This is a letter to Phil and Chuck.
Not the bearded scamp on Duck Dynasty
and the martial arts and fitness guru but rather
Punxsutawney Phil and Buckeye Chuck.
While Phil and Chuck are surely cute
beyond measure and hold us captivated each
Feb. 2 while their chubby bodies are hauled
from their warm beds and thrust into the
blinding TV camera lights as the eastern por-
tion of the United States awaits breathlessly to
find out if spring is just around the corner or
theres more winter to come, I am hoping for
a certain outcome here.
For the town of Punxsutawney, where
famed weather prognosticator Phil resides,
Sunday will mean an epic flood of people, as
crowds of thousands converge on Gobblers
Knob for the weather reveal.
A native of Ohio, Chuck began predicting
the arrival of spring in the 1970s. In addition,
the Ohio General Assembly declared Buckeye
Chuck the official State Groundhog in 1979.
Phil and Chuck Im hoping youll see
things my way on Sunday. I have shoveled
and scraped and salted and chipped and
swept away snow and ice all I care to this
winter. Ive watched as money pours down
the drain to keep my pipes from freezing in
subzero temperatures, donned boots and hats
and scarves to prevent frostbite and gotten
stuck at least once in my own drive-
way. I have spent countless moments putting
Ringos boots and coat on and reversing the
process only to repeat it several hours later.
Our schoolchildren have only been in class for
a full day three times since before Christmas.
It should probably be noted that Phil and
Chuck are wrong more often than not. Seems
to be the norm for weather forecasters. You
know, these are the only people we allow to
fib to us on a regular basis and still tune in
every day to see what they have to say.
The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted
in a Celtic tradition that says if a hibernating
animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Pagan
holiday of Imbolc, winter will last another six
weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend says
spring would come early.
The ties in Pennsylvania may actually come
from Germans, when clear skies on Candlemas
Day (Feb. 2) were said to herald cold weather
ahead. In Germany, the tradition morphed into
a myth that if the sun came out on Candlemas,
a hedgehog would cast its shadow, predicting
snow all the way into May. When German
immigrants settled in Pennsylvania, they trans-
ferred the tradition onto local fauna, replacing
hedgehogs with groundhogs.
Anywho, come on, guys; we need some
relief. No shadows on Sunday!
Perhaps a better way to fix this problem
would be to send Phil and Chuck to the Super
Bowl. That way theyll be too busy celebrat-
ing and preparing for the game to notice if
they cast a shadow or not.
As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then
again, boy theres something about winning a Super Bowl. Terry Bradshaw

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Moderately confused
KATHLEEN PARKER
Point
of View
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NANCY SPENCER
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Other hand
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than 400 words. The newspa-
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
A letter to Phil and Chuck
DEAR EDITOR:
On Jan. 17, the Herald ran an article entitled Business Owner sees Downtown Ghost
Town. I was interviewed for that article and do need to clarify some points made in it.
First of all, I would like to thank the Herald for interviewing me in regards to my concerns;
however, this was not my first choice as I wanted them to print a specific letter from me.
However, they stated that letter was too large and they suggested an interview. I knew I would
lose editorial control of the final product but I accepted that offer.
Overall, the article did a good job of highlighting my concerns and positive suggestions.
(The full text of my letter can be found at www.mybigcommerce.com or at my store - Coins,
Currency and Collectables at 238 North Main St. I suggest you look at it to see all of my ideas).
HOWEVER, the article attributed the comments and concerns to myself and several local
businesses. This was not the case at all.
I have talked with a variety of businesses and individuals; however, all the viewpoints
expressed in the article were strictly mine and no one elses. I stand by them but do not wish
that anyone infer that any of the listed businesses made or endorsed any of these comments as
they did not.
I did discuss with the interviewer the need to call a meeting and out of that, we would
hopefully form committees to address the issues that would come from such, both positive and
negative.
I did state something to the effect that I would hope a number of local businesses, such as
the ones listed, may join this effort. I sincerely hope they do; however, at this point, none of
them were involved in any group or writing this article.
Moving past that now and as mentioned in the article, I would like to call a meeting of any
concerned citizen or business owner to start the process of looking at downtown Delphos. The
meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday above Coins, Currency and Collectables at 238 N.
Main St.
Please bring all concerns with resolutions and positives to the meeting. There are no bad
ideas.
I hope by working together we can form a positive vision and mission for our great city.
(The tentative agenda for this meeting is also on our website.)
Bruce Maag
DEAR EDITOR:
Dear Delphos Citizens:
As a former Delphos dispatcher, I have to, in good conscious, please ask you to contact you
councilmen-at-large, (Josh Gillespie, Kevin Osting and Joe Martz) and your own ward council-
man and ask them NOT to approve a contract between the Allen County Sheriff and the Allen
County Commissioners to remove the Delphos Police Department dispatching center.
In todays Lima News (Jan. 28), the Allen County Dispatch Center did not receive 13 9-1-1
calls from a family whose young son had stopped breathing. The father finally was able to
resuscitate the child while the wife and her friend tried in vain to reach the PSAP center at the
Allen County Sheriffs Office. The family then rushed the child to Lima Memorial Hospital,
which was the closest hospital to them, just blocks away from their Leonard Avenue home.
Had this happened in Delphos, the closest hospital to our community, if the Ambulatory
Care Center was not open, would have taken the family a good 20 minutes to reach but WAIT,
a call to the Police Department or the Fire Department on their BUSINESS line, which should
be on everyones speed dial or cell phone, if the 9-1-1 didnt work would have brought a first
responder immediately followed by a dispatched ambulance.
This is the very reason I cant support having Delphos commit to a centralized dispatch
through Allen County. This is in no way a reflection on the Allen County Sheriffs office and
Allen County dispatchers because it was the SYSTEM that failed but my concern is that our
dispatchers and police and fire officers would and could be sent out immediately if an incident
like this occurred as soon as you call the local business number. Calling the Allen County
Sheriffs office would delay the message when you can call up here to the Police Department
to get an instant response. In the event our phone system is down, if you can drive up to the
Police Department, the dispatcher will have a first responder down from the fire department
immediately.
No one can predict what can happen, but in my experience, depending on a system needed
to cover a large area with multiple communities as is the situation in Allen County, allows for a
greater margin of error. Seriously consider this please, as your life, one of your family members
or your home may depend on this. Your council persons need to know how you feel or going to
council meetings is even better. Someone out there in the community may have an idea which
will help council find solutions to a lot of the problems we are facing.
Sincerely,
Mary Lou Wrocklage
Delphos
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THOUGHT
by Sara Berelsman
Thank a
teacher
I consider myself a life-
long student. I love to learn.
I know it sounds geekybut
Im okay with being a life-
long geek, too.
I have had so many won-
derful teachers over the years
that its hard to pick a favor-
ite. So Ill go with who comes
to mind first when I think of
the impact they had on me.
Mr. Ginter was my fifth-
grade teacher. I wasnt very
old then but he honestly awak-
ened my soul in a way thats
still hard to put into words.
He taught me so much about
life, etiquette and poise. We
had a Top Banana award;
we had to know what was
going on in the news to win.
We also had the Neat Cleat
award he hung a cleat on
the chalkboard (yes, we had
those in my day) and each
week whoever had the best
handwriting won. He is hilar-
ious. On Obsolete Filmstrip
Day, he would show us old,
cheesy filmstrips and we took
turns reading each slide. It
is embedded in my memory
as one of the most hysteri-
cally fun activities Ive ever
experienced. He taught me
that laughter is important, as
I have always been such a
serious student. As my cross-
country coach from 7-12th
grade, he taught me so much
that it would take volumes of
books to describe.
My biggest high school
influence was Mr. Grindrod.
He was known for being a
tough English teacher and kids
prayed they didnt get him.
He lived up to his reputation
as being demanding. He also
prepared me for college in a
big way that Id like to thank
him for every day if I could.
We had to have the legendary
10-pocket folder in his class,
which we jammed full of infor-
mational handouts. I still have
mine. We wrote. And wrote.
And wrote. And wrote. And
wrote some more. I learned so
much from him that I used in
taking my college courses and
subsequently teaching college
courses. The keyhole essay
format he taught us is one I still
use. He laid the foundation for
my writing.
Laura George was my
favorite college professor,
and I had her for several lit-
erature classes. Once I had
her the first time, I signed up
for every class of hers I could
take. She is, in a word, bril-
liant. She has a way of being
able to speak eloquently and
brightly without being patron-
izing or condescending. Shes
on your level. Besides all the
literary knowledge I gleaned
from her courses, she taught
me that its okay to be who
you are. She really broadened
my horizons because she is
not judgmental or prejudiced
in any way. She is caring,
accepting and open.
Just reflecting upon these
few great people who Ive
had the chance to meet and
learn from has me thinking
of other teachers who Id like
to thankfor one, my mom.
She taught for many years,
and even though she was
never my teacher, I learned
a lot from watching her. So
thank you, Mom.
Believe it or not, teachers
dont hear compliments too
often. Even if its out of the
blue, look up a past teacher or
two or 10 and tell them how
great they were. I remember
every compliment I got as
an instructor, because like I
said, it doesnt happen on
a daily basis. Our educators
go through so much; unless
you do their job, you have no
idea. Hearing a compliment
could make their day in a big
way. I probably sound like
a geek again. I dont care.
To every educator out there:
thank you. You need to hear
it constantly.
Thank a teacher today.
Hard knocks of pro football
See FOOTBALL, page 9
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Tina Mills
Lester Dancer
Jenna Dancer
FEB. 3
Amy Bennett
Sophia Druckemiller
Adam Martz
TODAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
St. Vincent dePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing lot, is open.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Delphos
Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal
Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
MONDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff St.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from
the Storm support group
meets in the Delphos Public
Library basement.
7 p.m. Delphos City
Council meets at the Delphos
Municipal Building, 608 N.
Canal St.
Delphos Parks and
Recreation board meets at the
recreation building at Stadium
Park.
Washington Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville
village council meets at the
mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 Fifth St.
8 p.m. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars meet at the hall.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
7 p.m. Delphos Coon
and Sportsmans Club meets.
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics
Anonymous, Fi rst
Presbyterian Church, 310 W.
Second St.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St., Kalida.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
Noon Rotary Club
meets at The Grind.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Kiwanis Club meets at the
Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth
St.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
Delphos Civil Service
Commission meets at
Municipal Building.
7:30 p.m. Hope Lodge
214 Free and Accepted
Masons, Masonic Temple,
North Main Street.
9 p.m. Fort Jennings
Lions Club meets at the
Outpost Restaurant.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
Museum of Postal History,
5-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
6:30 p.m. Delphos
Ladies Club, Trinity United
Methodist Church.
7 p.m. Delphos
Emergency Medical Service
meeting, EMS building,
Second Street.
7:30 p.m. Delphos
Chapter 23, Order of Eastern
Star, meets at the Masonic
Temple, North Main Street.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club meets at the
A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth
St.
The night before last, my wife and I attend-
ed the annual dinner of the Van Wert Area
Chamber of Commerce. It was a lovely affair
with plenty of good food, fun and fellowship.
This is our second year of being a member
of that chamber and we had the pleasure of
sitting with Tara Krendl, the Delphos Area
Chamber Exec (DACC) and Janet Metzger a
DACC board member.
The discussion turned to our upcoming
annual dinner for the Museum of Postal
History. Two years ago this month, we had
our first Gala Dinner with 200 people in
attendance. We certainly were proud of all the
renovations and new exhibits that we put on
display. A great time was had by all.
On Sunday evening, we will celebrate our
Third Annual Dinner with drinks and hors
doeuvres starting at 5 p.m. followed by a
buffet dinner at 6
p.m. This event is
open to the general
public and serves
as one of our major
fundraisers. The
evening will fea-
ture Jubilee Winery
as well as Desserts
by Ruth Ann. The
cost is just $25 per
person and reserva-
tions can be made
by contacting me,
Gary Levitt at 419-
303-5482. Once
your reservation is
made, payment can be mailed to MPH, PO
Box 174, Delphos OH 45833-0174 and you
can get your tickets at the door. We have some
fun activities planned with door prizes and of
course, a 50/50 drawing. Our final deadline is
Thursday.
We cant wait to show off some of the
changes we have made to the upstairs ball-
room. Mood lighting has been installed and
we were able to resurrect the two bathrooms
that once occupied this space. Now we are in
a perfect position to have other groups use our
facility. The mood is perfect with the exposed
brick walls and new lighting to showcase our
theme for this year: Celebration of Love. So
get a head start on Valentines Day and bring
your sweetheart to the hottest spot in town.
Holidays and special family events are
often celebrated with greeting cards and let-
ters. One of the ways you can make those
cards stand out is to have them postmarked
in a city whose name has a connection to
the occasion. For example, every year the
post office in Loveland, Ohio, receives thou-
sands of Valentines cards all bundled up in
packages addressed to the postmaster. Postal
employees are instructed to place the local
cancellation on the cards and put them into the
regular mail stream. People want their cards to
bear the postmark of the land of love. But
there are so many other cities that help com-
memorate love, marriage, and blissful unions.
Everyone loves Joy (KY or Lovejoy, IL) or
maybe you would prefer to profess your love
to a young Maiden (NC or VA) in Loves Park,
IL. Searching for that special someone would
do your Heartwell, (VT) or maybe youll
find your Hearts Desire (Newfoundland)? Or
have you found your Hearts Content (also in
Newfoundland)?
Maybe you are not quite ready to settle
down with that one special lady (Lovelady,
TX) so you would rather have a fling in
Flingsville, KY. I
am sure you can
find Romance in
both West Virginia
and Arkansas. You
just never know
what effect Cupids
(Newfoundl and)
arrow will have
on your Valentine
(NE, TS, VA, AZ
or IN). Even just
a Peck (LA, MI or
KS) on her Cheek
(TX) might light
that Angels Fire
(found in New
Mexico). Its possible you could take things a
little further in Kissee Mills, Missouri.
Just think, if things get really serious con-
sider Matrimony, NC. Of course you can take
care of that in Church Point (LA) after you
find yourself a Priest (Priest Lake, UT) or a
Justice (WV). Just pick up your Tuxedo in
NC, NY, TX, MD, or GA. Buy your bride a
Flower (WV), a Vail (choose from CO, AZ,
IA, or WA) and begin the Celebration (FL) to
express your Devotion (NC) to her. You will
both light a Unity (IL, ME, WI, OR, NH or
MD) candle which will burn as a symbol of
your Union (NJ, MO, SC). Take your Sweet
(ID) wife and move to Paradise Valley (AZ)
where you will find a Sweet Home (OR,
AR). Once you carry her across the threshold,
salute her with a Toast (NC) by filling a Glass
(VA) with Champaign (IL). Now it is time for
you both to begin your lives together as you
have reached the Promised Land (NY, SC).
Remember Reserve (LA, MT, IN) your
Seat Pleasant (MD) at our upcoming Banquete
(TX).
PET CORNER
The following pets are available for adoption through
The Van Wert Animal Protective League:
Cats
M, 1 1/2 years, golden yellow tiger, good mouser, name
Jack
Kittens
M. 10 months, neutered, gray tabby
Calico, F, 7 months
Angora, F, 8 months, black, long haired, spayed, named
Blackie
F, 3 months, light gray tiger, medium length hair
M, F, 6 weeks, light beige, dark gray
Dogs
German Shepherd, F, 7 years, spade, name Chum
Australian Shepherd, F, 1 1/2 years, spayed, purebred,
brown white and black, name Roxy
For more information on these pets or if you are in need
of finding a home for your pet, contact The Animal Protective
League from 9-5 weekdays at (419) 749-2976. If you are look-
ing for a pet not listed, call to be put on a waiting list in case
something becomes available. Donations or correspondence
can be sent to PO Box 321, Van Wert OH 45891.
Daisy is a 1-year-old
female Lab mix. This beau-
tiful girl is FULL of energy
and needs lots of room to
run! She went through the
Prisons training program,
and does well with hand ges-
tures, and basic commands.
She is quite the site to see.
Martini is a 5-month-old
female tiger calico kitten.
She was left with her mother
and 4 siblings and was very
scared and malnourished.
She has had a lot of one-on-
one attention and has come
around. She is very loving
now and LOVES to be held.
She gets along great with
other cats and kittens.
The Humane Society of Allen County has many pets
waiting for adoption. Each comes with a spay or neuter,
first shots and a heartworm test. Call 419-991-1775.
By LARRY HEIING
DHI Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS The Vatican was rock-
ing Friday night as the St. Johns Blue
Jays welcomed the 9th-ranked team in
Division IV, Marion Local, to Robert A.
Arnzen Gymnasium and were unwel-
coming hosts in beating the Flyers
60-41.
Before the game, the Marion Local
football team received a standing ova-
tion from Blue Jay Nation for winning
the 2013 Division VII state title.
That was the last hurrah heard by the
Flyers for the evening.
That was the loudest Ive heard the
gym in a while, said St. John s head
coach Aaron Elwer after the game. It
was a great environment to play a state-
ranked team in and the kids responded
to the crowd.
The Blue Jays came out like bomb-
ers against the Flyers starting lineup of
college-sized players at 6-10, 6-7, 6-6,
6-4 and 6-3. Andy Grothouse opened
the scoring at the 6:10 mark with a
3-point bomb from the corner. The next
time down the court for the Jays, Ryan
Koester launched another missile from
the same spot for another triple.
Marion Locals next possession was
cut short with a steal by Tyler Conley and
ahead to Grothouse for the bucket for a
8-0 run to open the game.
The Flyers finally got on the board
when 6-10 Luke Knapke who the
Blue Jay defense held to just four buck-
ets hit a baseline turnaround. Marion
cut the lead to 10-7 before junior Alex
Odenweller drained the third trey of the
opening quarter from the same corner.
After Knapke grabbed an offensive
rebound and put it back for two, Koester
stopped the Flyers the next time they got
the ball with a steal. Driving coast-to-
coast for the layin ended the first eight
minutes with the Jays ahead 15-9.
Eric Clark opened the second quarter
with a 4-footer in front of the bucket after
driving between the Flyer trees for the
pull-up jumper. The 5-10 Clark contin-
ued to cause the taller Flyers fits with a
steal and pass ahead to Grothouse for a
10-point lead.
Evan Hays grabbed a rebound of a
Flyer miss and got it ahead to Odenweller
for the layinin giving the Jays a 21-9
lead. Flyer Coach Kurt Goettmoeller
called timeout as the Vatican crowd
exploded.
NANCY SPENCER
I am going to
pick the Denver
Broncos to win
the Superbowl
this year.
I think Peyton
Mannings matu-
rity and experi-
ence on the
football field will
elevate Denver
over Seattle and
their fairly green leader.
The Seahawks may be able to intimidate
and discombobulate opponents at Century
Link Field with their deafening noise level but
the playing field will be even at MetLife Field.
And besides, Peyton needs a ring for his
other hand.
JIM METCALFE
SEATTLE: Ive
gone back and forth
on this one. Its a
great offense
Peyton Manning and
Company versus
a great defense
Richard Sherman
and his cohorts. I
think it comes down
to the Seattle offense
getting game-breaker Percy Harvin
back versus a banged-up Broncos
D Seahawks get the edge 27-21.
-
DAVE BONINSEGNA
D E N V E R :
The consensus in
our poll has been
Denver; Peyton
Manning has been
there before and
although I dont
have a vested
interest in either
team, I am going
to go with the
Broncos and for
Peyton to tie his brother in Super Bowl
rings.
-
BOB WEBER
S E AT T L E :
NEW YORK!
NEW YORK!!
I love that the
Super Bowl is
being played in
a cold-weather
state and hope
that other cities
(i.e. Philadelphia,
Chicago, Denver)
get it in future
years. So much pressure has been
put on sure HOF Peyton Manning and
his fellow Broncos. Can his receivers
Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Eric
Decker and TE Julius Thomas get open
for him? Can Knowshon Moreno provide
enough of a rushing attack to help the
offense? Broncos defense has some
key injuries to overcome in this game
also. As for the Seahawks, I love their
QB Russell Wilson and RB Marshawn
Lynch. If Lynch rushes for a big day, it
could spell doomsday for Peyton hav-
ing enough time to score his points.
Seattles defense comes in with all the
hype in the world (If you havent heard
about them just see Richard Sherman
hell give you a 3-minute rant on why
hes the best and Peyton belongs on
Duck Dynasty). There have been so
many games this year that my heart
goes one way but my brain and wallet
go another. That being the case, Ill
be rooting big-time for Peyton to win;
however, defense wins championships
and the Seahawks have the better of
the two teams playing Sunday. Thank
You NFL for taking the gamble of having
the game in New York. SEATTLE 25,
DENVER 20.
-
ERIN COX
D E N V E R :
This test between
the number one
offense and
defense will end
with Peyton and
his O-line on top.
As a Dallas fan,
I know that no
matter how bad
your defense is,
you can still win
games as long as your offense can
score enough. I dont think Peyton will
have a problem overcoming a little
defense by whats the guys name who
thinks hes the number one cornerback?
(Editors Note: Ouch!!!)
-
MIKE WULFHORST
This game
has the top
defense (Seattle
Seahawks) in the
National Football
League matched
up with the top
offense (Denver
Broncos) in the
history of the NFL.
I still firmly believe
that the best team
in the NFL, the Cincinnati Bengals (EN:
They couldnt beat San Diego!!!) are
being left out of this monumental Super
Bowl matchup. I have looked over sev-
eral stats and tendencies and ran all the
matchups in my simulation software all
week and came up with the Broncos
winning this game by a score of 31-28.
I was pretty confident, until I read that
Eli the Ape (he has been right on the
last 6 Super Bowls) from Utah predicted
that the Seahawks would win this game.
After analyzing Elis predictions I have
decided to go against my simulation
program and go with the Seahawks in
this one by a score of 31-24. I hope Eli
doesnt let me down (EN: Great minds
think alike!).
-
CHARLIE WARNIMONT
Seattle - Been
back and forth
on this all week
with who I might
favor in the Super
Bowl and I keep
going back to the
Seahawks. Not
sure if its because
everyone seems to
be favoring Denver
or what. Wouldnt
mind seeing Peyton Manning win another
Super Bowl but Seattles defense has
seemed to make the big plays when
they need to and should Russell Wilson,
Marshawn Lynch and the Seattle receiv-
ers make a few plays, that will help them
to a close win.
-
JAKE BOWERS
SEATTLE: I flipped a coin and it
came up Seattle 31-24 (EN: He does
drone on and on, doesnt he?).
-
LARRY HEIING
Super Bowl
48 is a battle of
the number one
offense (Denver
Broncos) against
the number one
defense (Seattle)
in the league this
year. In the past,
great defenses
like Baltimore and
Pittsburgh win
champi onshi ps.
Then again, they didnt have to face a
quarterback that had the most productive
season in history. Peyton Manning is
the second-oldest quarterback to start a
Super Bowl; the oldest is his boss, John
Elway, who led the Broncos to victory in
his last game. The problem for Peyton
could be Mother Nature with the game
being played outdoors. Most old people
retire to warm places like Florida but the
elder Manning is at the top of his game
with a chance to win the big game for the
second time. The key for Seattle is keep-
ing Manning on the sidelines. Russell
Wilson needs to convert third-down plays
and keep drives going ,which will prevent
the Broncos from scoring. When the last
commercial airs with cute animals talking
(EN: Yes! Yes! Yes!), Peyton will have
used Omaha to perfection to defeat
Seattles stingy defense.
JOHN PARENT
Denver: This game has been ana-
lyzed and examined from every possible
angle. The weather sounds like it shouldnt
be a major factor and, while Seattle has
the better defense and running game (on
paper), the clear and biggest determining
factor in my mind is this: the Broncos have
Peyton Manning and Seattle doesnt. It
really is that simple. Yes, I know all about
Mannings playoff history but we are talk-
ing about the man widely regarded as
statistically, the best quarterback to ever
play football. Ill take 16 seasons worth of
data over the significantly smaller sample
of his post-season career. Sooner or later,
Mannings playoff numbers will more accu-
rately reflect what hes been throughout
his career: the best there ever was (EN:
I thought that was Bret The Hit Man
Hart?). He already started to show some
of that just a couple of weeks ago when
he carved up his long-time nemesis, the
Patriots, to the tune of 400 passing yards
in the AFC title game. It wont all be about
Peyton, of course, but it should also be
recognized that this Broncos team repre-
sents the best defensive team Manning
has ever taken to the Super Bowl and it
also boasts the deepest receiving corps in
the league. The Seahawks have an out-
standing defense, yes, but they dont bring
a ton of pressure. If you give Manning
time, it doesnt matter if you have a sec-
ondary full of Hall-of-Famers, hell carve
you up. I like the Broncos by a comfortable
38-23 margin.
SPORTS
PIGSKIN PICKS
See JAYS, page 7
Everyone got at least one pick right in the
conference championship games two weeks ago
thats good!
Unfortunately, the bad is this is the last,
the very last THE LAST! (sob!!) edition of
Pigskin Picks for 2013-14.
Regulars Dave Boninsegna and Bob Weber,
along with Guest Pickers Charlie Warnimont and
Jake Bowers, went 2-0.
Dave is now 115-84-1 overall 57-50-1 in
the pros (56-41 college) and Bob 140-76-1 over-
all 65-32 in college and 75-44-1 in the pros .
Everyone else: yours truly and GPs Erin Cox,
Mike Wulfhorst and Larry Heiing; went 1-1.
I am now 121-95-1 (56-41 college, 65-54-1
pros). The GPs are a combined 213-191-2 (90-
87, 123-108-2).
Everyone will return for the very, very
VERY! last time of the last season (shedding a
tear!!!); Times Bulletin Sports Editor John Parent
is also lending his 5 cents!
Here is The Game:
Super Bowl: Seattle vs. Denver.
Cats drop hard-fought
conference tilt at Paulding
By JIM LANGHAM
Paulding Progress
news@delphosherald.com
PAULDING Jefferson head boys basketball coach
Marc Smith had nothing but praise to give to his Wildcats
on Friday night in spite of their hard-fought 43-40 loss
at Paulding.
Even though it was snowing on the way home, Mother
Nature finally cooperated for a regularly-scheduled
Friday night game.
With the loss, Jeffersons record dropped to 9-7 over-
all while their Northwest Conference mark now stands
at 1-4.
Paulding improved its record to 11-4 overall 3-2 in the
Northwest Conference.
Im very proud of our kids, said Smith. Paulding is
probably the most physical and mentally tough team that
we play all year. I felt coming into the game that we had
to match and exceed that. I thought that we did.
Sophomore Trey Smith powered in 18 points, many
from inside the paint to lead all scorers for the game.
Senior Ross Thompson also finished the game in double
figures with 11 points.
Paulding was led by senior scoring leader Kyle Kauser
with 13 points and junior Treston Gonzales who finished
the game with 11 points.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 4-0 lead on baskets by
Smith and Thompson. But Paulding roared back with
the next nine points, including a quarter-ending trey by
Kauser to grab a 9-4 lead at the end of the first stanza.
Local Roundup
Blue Jays bomb Flyers
Information Submitted
Bulldogs rally in fourth to down
Wildcats
KENTON Elida trailed by two
entering the fourth period Friday night
at Kenton before outscoring their foe
20-11 to escape with a 60-53 Western
Buckeye League boys victory.
Dakota Mathias who overcame
first-half foul trouble led the way
for the Buldogs (13-3, 5-1 WBL) with
25 markers (3 bombs) and Louis Gray
added 12.
The hosts (4-8, 0-5) were topped
by the 22 mark-
ers of Grant
Sherman and 15
by A. Phillips.
Elida vis-
its Ottawa-
Glandorf Friday.
ELIDA (60)
2-pt. 3-pt. FTs Pts.
Clark Etzler 2-0-0-4, Max
Stambaugh 2-1-0-7, Marquavious
Wilson 3-0-2-8, Austin Allemeier
2-0-0-4, Louis Gray 2-1-5-12, Dakota
Mathias 6-3-4-25. Totals 17-5-11/12-
60.
KENTON (53)
Grant Sherman 10-0-2-22, Trevor
Downing 1-1-0-5, Travis Downing
2-0-0-4, J. Sawmiller 2-0-0-4, C.
Blackford 1-0-1-3, A. Phillips 5-1-2-
15. Totals 21-2-5/7-53.
Score by Quarters:
Elida 12 13 15 20 - 60
Kenton 9 12 21 11 - 53
JV score: 74-45 (Elida).
Second-period outburst propels

T-Birds
RURAL MIDDLE POINT
Lima Central Catholic erupted for a
26-2 second period en route to blow-
ing 0ut host Lincolnview 74-32 in
non-league boys action Friday at the
Lancerdome.
Leading the way for the
Thunderbirds was Kimbrough with
16, Cobb 15, Simpson 13 and 10 from
Walton.
For the host Lancers, Kyle
Williams and Justis Dowdy netted
seven each.
Lincolnview visits St. Johns
tonight.
LCC (74)
Simpson 5-1-0-13, Thomas 0-1-0-
3, Floyd 1-0-0-2, Tafflinger 0-1-0-3,
Kimbrough 3-3-1-16, Schroeder 1-0-
0-2, Cobb 3-3-0-15, OConnor 0-0-
0-0, Stechschulte 0-0-
0-0, Walton 4-0-2-10,
Roger 0-0-0-0, Dixon
0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-
0-0, White 3-0-0-6,
Stewart 2-0-0-4. Totals
22/34-9/18-3/8-74.
LINCOLNVIEW (32)
Austin Leeth 1-0-0-2, Kyle
Williams 2-1-0-7, Logan Miller 2-0-1-
5, Tyler Brandt 0-0-0-0, Justis Dowdy
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Eli Farmer 1-0-1-3, Hayden Ludwig
1-0-0-2, Ethan Fraker 0-0-0-0. Totals
10/25-2/15-6/13-32.
Score by Quarters:
Lima CC 13 26 22 13 - 74
Lincolnview 9 2 10 11- 32
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
OTTOVILLE Ottoville and Kalida have
been going at it a long time in the Putnam
County League boys basketball wars and they
renew their archrivalry before an electric crowd
at L.W. Heckman Gymnasium at Ottoville High
School.
The Big Green broke open a see-saw game in
the fourth period, outscoring the Wildcats 18-8
to seal a 54-43 triumph.
We had 30 hours of game
film on Kalida that we looked
at in practice. We knew every-
thing we needed to know about
what they were going to do,
Ottoville coach Todd Turnwald
explained. However, in the
eight years Ive been a head
varsity coach, I dont think
Ive had a group of kids exe-
cute the game plan like these
guys did tonight. Outside of
maybe one stretch where we
got out of rhythm in the third
period, from start to finish, we did what we were
supposed to do.
Kalida mentor Dick Kortokrax gave credit
where credit is due.
Ottoville has a losing record, so its obvi-
ous they wanted to do something about that.
They made the plays they had to, especially
down the stretch, he explained. Im one to
give my opponent their due when they beat us;
they played better than we did and I congratulate
them. You move on and try to come back better.
The Big Green (6-10, 3-1 PCL) led 36-35 to
start the fourth but Kalida (9-6, 2-1 PCL) junior
Devin Kortokrax (10 markers, 5 boards) gave
the Wildcats the lead at 7:42 on a 15-footer.
Ottoville junior Tyler Roby (15 markers - 3
bombs) hit a pair of tosses at 7:25 but Kalida
senior Joe Gerdeman (9 counters, 6 rebounds)
scored in transition after being shaken up the
play before to give the visitors their last lead
of 39-38. Junior Colin Bendele (4 caroms) hit
a second-chance basket at the 6:45 mark for a
40-39 edge and Ottoville would not trail again.
Kalida went scoreless until the 1:09 mark when
Kortokrax hit the 1st-of-2 free throws, miss-
ing nine shots and turning it over twice (7 for
the game) in the span. Meantime, senior Luke
Schimmoeller (13 points, 5 rebounds) hit four
free throws and junior Brandt Landin (18 mark-
ers, 3 boards) dropped in a deuce as the Big
Green led 46-39 with 1:43 to go. The Wildcats
tried to get back in the game and forced four
turnovers (11 for the night) but couldnt heat up;
they shot a chilly 3-of-16 in the finale, including
1-of-9 long range (17-of-54 for the night, 5-of-20
3-pointers, for 31.5%). Ottoville sealed the deal
by hitting 12-of-14 free throws (Schimmoeller
5-of-6) in the fourth (17-of-20 overall for 85%).
Both teams seemed to have the nerves in the
early going before a juiced-up crowd, struggling
to find their shooting range. They combined for
8-of-25 in the stanza, with Schimmoeller leading
all scorers with four. Senior Adam Langhals bur-
ied a 3-ball for Kalida to give them an 11-8 edge
before Schimmoeller notched two singles at 52.8
ticks for an 11-10 first-period score on behalf of
the Maroon and White.
There were three lead chang-
es and two ties in the opener,
setting a trend for the game:
neither team held more than a
5-point lead until late.
The teams seemed to settle
down in the nerves department
in the second period but the
shooting didnt, combining for
8-of-27. Roby erupted with
eight points, including a pair
of rainbows, while senior Randy
Zeller (9 points, 8 rebounds)
countered with five for the guests. Kalida held
its biggest spread of the first half four
twice: at 14-10 (Zeller bomb) and 16-12 (Cole
Miller putback); early on before the Big Green
got rolling behind Roby and took a 21-18 edge
on a Landin basket. With Kortokrax and Luke
Langhals on the bench with two fouls, Kalida
junior Logan Roebke hit a basket with three
minutes left to end first-half scoring at 21-20,
Ottoville.
The Green and Gold seemed to have
momentum early in the third canto, moving
out to leads of 25-20 (Austin Honigford deuce)
and 27-22 (Landin second chance) but Kalida
outscored their hosts 11-2 behind Gerdemans
seven points to take a 33-29 edge on his two
singles at 2:13. Ottoville netted the next seven
deuces by Schimmoeller and Landin and a
triple by Roby before a tip-in at the horn
from Zeller accounted for a 36-35 Ottoville
lead.
We guarded them very well all night long.
That might have been the most effective defense
I have seen in a long time; Im not sure we could
have played any better, Turnwald added. We
came up big down the stretch at the line: were
excellent foul shooters and weve gotten through
a stretch where we had to get used to playing at a
higher tempo. The kids are used to it now.
Kalida finished with 4-of-5 shooting at the
line (80%); with 25 caroms (6 offensive); and
15 fouls.
Where we are hurting right now in losses
to Jefferson, Van Wert and now tonight is the
offensive end. We are just not confident enough
there to follow through on our possessions; we
seem to want to get them over too quickly with
3-pointers, Coach Kortokrax added. When
we struggle there because we cant outscore
teams were not skilled enough defensively
to shut teams down. I like the chemistry on this
team and how these guys get along; we just have
to go back to the drawing board and figure out
how to get things turned around.
Ottoville seized 39 rebounds (10 offensive) as
Kyle Bendele led with six; and totaled nine fouls.
In junior varsity action, Kalida downed the
undermanned Big Green
44-26.
Drew Hovest topped
the victors with 10, while
Ottoville was paced by 13
from Dustin Trenkamp.
Kalida visits Wayne Trace
tonight, while the Big Green
visits Fort Jennings Tuesday.
VARSITY
KALIDA (43)
Adam Langhals 2-0-6,
Austin Swift 0-0-0, Luke
Langhals 2-0-5, Devin Kortokrax 4-1-10, Randy
Zeller 4-0-9, Logan Roebke 1-0-2, Cole Miller
1-0-2, Joe Gerdeman 3-3-9. Totals 12-5-4/5-43.
OTTOVILLE (54)
Colin Bendele 2-0-4, Tyler Roby 4-4-15,
Austin Honigford 2-0-4, Brandt Landin 6-6-18,
Luke Schimmoeller 3-7-13, Kyle Bendele 0-0-0.
Totals 14-3-17/20-54.
Score by Quarters:
Kalida 11 9 15 8 - 43
Ottoville 10 11 15 18 - 54
Three-point goals: Kalida, A. Langhals 2, L.
Langhals, Kortokrax, Zeller; Ottoville, Roby 3.
-
JUNIOR VARSITY
KALIDA (44)
Grant Unverferth 3-0-8, Jordan Kortokrax
0-0-0, Drew Hovest 4-2-10, Trevor Maag 1-2-5,
Nathan Vorst 1-0-2, Brady Laudick 1-0-2, Austin
Klausing 0-1-1, Trent Gerding 4-0-8, Brandon
Verhoff 2-0-4, Austin Swift 1-2-4. Totals 14-3-
7/10-44.
OTTOVILLE (26)
Jordon Gudakunst 0-0-0, Brendon Schnipke
3-0-8, Dustin Trenkamp 5-3-13, Rudy Wenzlick
1-0-2, Emitt German 1-0-3, Eric Von Sossan 0-0-
0. Totals 7-3-3/5-26.
Score by Quarters:
Kalida 11 13 3 17 - 44
Ottoville 7 5 5 9 - 26
Three-point goals: Kalida, Unverferth 2,
Maag; Ottoville, Schnipke 2, German.
54 43
(Continued from page 6)
More bombs from the outside frustrated the Flyer defense,
namely from Koester hitting from the corners. He hit treys
from each side of the floor and hit another right before the
buzzer (4 for the game en route to 18 points) to give the hosts
a 31-13 lead.
Conley scored on a break against Marion Locals full-court
press to open the second half. He grabbed a rebound on the
defensive end and pushed it ahead to Grothouse who was
fouled on the made bucket.
The Blue Jays continued to play up-tempo when Hays
grabbed a loose ball, passed ahead to Clark, who hit a streaking
Grothouse for the layin and foul. After making the free throw,
Grothouse stayed at the line because of a technical foul against
Marion with 5:50 left in the third and the Jays lead was 40-15.
Marion Locals Troy Homan tried to rally his team, scoring
the next five points, but St. Johns continued to outplay the
Flyers for a 49-28 lead at the end of three periods.
The fourth quarter began like the third with Conley scor-
ing on an offensive rebound and was fouled by Ryan Bruns.
The Jays got in the double-bonus when Clark was fouled and
connected both shots for a 54-31 lead.
St. Johns spread the court for most of the final stanza and
made their free throws to seal the win.
Coach Elwer was proud of his team, saying that we stuck
to our game plan and executed it perfectly.
Elwer was also proud of his bench play, explaining Jake
Csukker had the best game of his career guarding Knapke
when Tyler went to the bench with his second foul. All of our
players, one thru 11, contributed tonight for a big win.
The next game for the Blue Jays (9-4, 4-2 MAC) will be
tonight at home against Lincolnview.
Marion Local (10-3, 3-1 MAC) takes on Fort Loramie.
In JV action, the junior Jays played inspired for the first
three quarters against a much-taller Flyer squad.
Turnovers took their toll as the Jays fell 52-40.
Robby Saine lead the Jays with 13 points.
VARSITY
MARION LOCAL (41)
Troy Homan 3-1-8, Dustin Rethman 2-3-8, Nate Nagel
1-0-3, Ryan Bruns 2-1-5, Luke Knapke 4-4-12, Adam Bertke
0-2-2. Totals 13-12/14-41.
ST. JOHNS (60)
Andy Grothouse 6-4-17, Evan Hays 1-0-2, Eric Clark
1-3-5, Ryan Hellman 1-0-2, Ryan Koester 6-2-18, Alex
Odenweller 4-0-9, Ben Wrasman 0-0-0, Tyler Conley 2-1-5,
Austin Heiing 0-0-0, Jake Csukker 1-0-2, Nick Bockey 0-0-0.
Totals 22-10/16-60.
Score By Quarters:
Marion Local 9-13-28-13 - 41
St. Johns 15-16-18-11 - 60
Three-point goals: Marion Local, T. Homan, Rethman,
Nagel; St. Johns, Koester 4, Grothouse, Odenweller.
JUNIOR VARSITY
MARION LOCAL (52)
Justin Bohman 2-0-2, Duane Leugers 1-1-3, Kyle Homan
4-3-12, Kyle Koening 1-5-7, John Schweiterman 1-1-3, Cole
Unrast 3-3-9, Collin Mescher 3-0-8, Jack Homan 3-2-8. Totals
17-15/25-52.
ST. JOHNS (40)
Gage Sefferneck 3-2-9, Aaron Reindel 1-1-3, Robby Saine
3-5-13, Jaret Jackson 0-2-2, Timothy Kreeger 0-3-3, Jesse
Ditto 2-0-4, Austin Heiing 2-2-6. Totals 11-15/23-40.
Score by Quarters:
Marion Local 7-19-10-16 - 52
St. Johns 7-13-8-12 - 40
Three-point goals: Marion Local, Mescher 2, K. Homan;
St.Johns, Saine 2, Seffernick.
In the second stanza, Smith
tallied 12 points, including a
trey as the Wildcats fought
back to within four points,
25-21, at the halfway mark.
Jefferson shaved four points
off the deficit to nail the
Panthers for a 36-36 tie going
into the final stanza.
The teams were still
tied, 40-40, with 53 seconds
remaining in the contest when
Pauldings Guy Harder mus-
cled in a 2-pointer from under-
neath in what turned out to be
the game-winning basket. A
final free throw by Gonzales
with seconds left assured the
Paulding victory.
In spite of the win, Paulding
head coach Shawn Brewer
was less than satisfied with his
teams play.
One problem that the
Wildcats ran into at the end
was that they hadnt fouled
Paulding enough in the second
half to utilize fouls to get pos-
session of the ball in the final
seconds of the game.
I was a little disappointed
in our effort, said Brewer.
We just didnt play with the
intensity we had been playing
with lately. It wasnt a very
good effort. We did what we
had to do to win the ballgame.
We hit enough free throws
down the line to win.
We were in a zone a lot of
the time because we were con-
cerned about their paint pres-
sure, added Smith. We knew
that (Quentin) Vance, Harder
(Gerod and Guy) and Gonzales
were capable of making shots.
We were going to guard Kauser
on the outside.
Paulding outrebounded
Delphos 23-20. The Panthers
were charged with 15 miscues
while the Wildcats turned the
ball over 19 times.
Jefferson fired the ball
at a 45-percent clip (14-31)
from the field while Paulding
dropped in 18-43 shots for 42
percent shooting.
Paulding pulled out the
junior varsity game 50-44 in
overtime.
Jefferson hosts Spencerville
on Senior Night Friday at
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Switzerland (3h)
Super-G Gold Medal, Short Track
Gold Medal, Ski Jumping (M)
Individual K-125 Large Hill Gold
Medal (3h30)
12:00 a.m. NBC Curling (W) U.S.
vs. Sweden (1h)
Super-G Gold Medal, Short Track
Gold Medal, Ski Jumping (M)
Individual K-125 Large Hill Gold
Medal (R) (3h30)
United States vs. Canada (2h)
Skiing (M) 4x10km Relay Gold
Medal (2h15)
MSNBC Curling (W) United
States vs. Canada (3h)
Sunday,Feb16
Slovenia vs. United States (2h45)
Ice Dancing Short Program (4h)
2:00 p.m. NBCSN Biathlon (M)
15km Mass Start Gold Medal (1h)
(R) (2h)
NBC Speed Skating (W) 1500m
Gold Medal, Biathlon (M) 15km
Mass Start Gold Medal, Bobsleigh
(3h)
4:00 p.m. CNBC Curling (M) USA
vs. Sweden (3h)
Ice Dancing Short Dance, Alpine
Skiing (M) Super-G Gold Medal,
Snowboarding (W) Snowboard
Cross Gold Medal, Cross Country
Skiing (M) (4h)
11:30 p.m. NBC Figure Skating Ice
Dance Short Dance Post-game
(R) (1h)
Ice Dancing Short Dance, Alpine
Skiing (M) Super-G Gold Medal,
Snowboarding (W) Snowboard
Cross Gold Medal, Cross Country
Skiing (M) (R) (4h)
3:00 a.m. NBCSN Curling (W)
United States vs. South Korea,
Russia vs. Great Britain (4h)
Monday,Feb17
Semifnal (3h)
Ice Dancing Gold Medal (3h30)
(W) Semifnal (2h30)
1:30 p.m. NBCSN Ski Jumping
(M) Team K-125 Large Hill Gold
Medal, Biathlon (W) 12.5km
Mass Start Gold Medal (1h30)
(R) (2h)
NBC Biathlon (W) 12.5km Mass
Start Gold Medal, Bobsleigh Gold
Medal (2h)
CNBC Curling (W) Denmark vs.
Great Britain (3h)
Ice Dancing Gold Medal,
Snowboarding (M) Snowboard
Cross Gold Medal, Freestyle
Skiing (M) Aerials Gold Medal,
Ski Jumping (M) Team K-125
Large Hill Gold Medal (3h30)
1:05 a.m. NBC Figure Skating Ice
Dancing Gold Medal Post-game
(1h)
Ice Dancing Gold Medal,
Snowboarding (M) Snowboard
Cross Gold Medal, Freestyle
Skiing (M) Aerials Gold Medal,
Ski Jumping (M) Team K-125
Large Hill Gold Medal (R) (2h25)
Elimination Round (2h30)
Combined (M) Individual K-125
Large Hill, Ski Jumping (1h30)
Tuesday,Feb18
Elimination Round (3h)
10:00 a.m. NBCSN Speed Skating
(M) 10,000m Gold Medal, Nordic
Combined (M) Individual K-125
Large Hill, Cross Country Skiing
(2h)
12:00 p.m. NBCSN MSNBC Ice
Hockey (M) Elimination Round
(2h30)
(R) (2h)
NBC Speed Skating (M) 10,000m
Gold Medal, Nordic Combined
(M) Individual K-125 Large Hill
Gold Medal (2h)
CNBC Curling Tiebreaker (3h)
(W) Giant Slalom Gold Medal,
Freestyle Skiing (M) Halfpipe
Gold Medal, Bobsleigh (W), Short
Relay Gold Medal (3h30)
1:05 a.m. NBC Short Track Speed
Skating (W) 1000m (1h)
2:05 a.m. NBC Alpine Skiing
(W) Giant Slalom Gold Medal,
Freestyle Skiing (M) Halfpipe
Gold Medal, Bobsleigh (W), Short
Relay Gold Medal (R) (2h25)
Quarter-fnal (2h30)
5:30 a.m. NBCSN Snowboarding
(M, W) Parallel Giant Slalom,
Cross Country Skiing (W) Team
Sprint (2h)
Wednesday,Feb19
Quarter-fnal (2h30)
9:00 a.m. MSNBC Curling (W)
Semifnal (3h)
(W) Short Program (1h45)
(W) Short Program (3h15)
(M) Quarter-fnal (2h30)
2:30 p.m. MSNBC Curling (M)
Semifnal (2h30)
(R) (2h)
NBC Speed Skating (W) 5000m
Gold Medal, Cross Country
Skiing (M) Team Sprint Gold
Medal, Cross Country Skiing (W)
Team Sprint Gold Medal (2h)
CNBC Curling (M) Semifnal (3h)
(W) Short Program, Alpine Skiing
(M) Giant Slalom Gold Medal,
Bobsleigh (W) Gold Medal,
Snowboarding (M) Parallel Giant
Slalom Gold Medal (3h30)
1:05 a.m. NBC Biathlon Mixed
Relay Gold Medal (1h)
(W) Short Program, Alpine Skiing
(M) Giant Slalom Gold Medal,
Bobsleigh (W) Gold Medal,
Snowboarding (M) Parallel Giant
Slalom Gold Medal (R) (2h25)
Combined (M) Team K-125 Large
Hill Gold Medal, Curling (W)
Bronze Medal (4h)
Thursday,Feb20
Bronze Medal (2h30)
(W) Gold Medal Preview (30m)
(W) Gold Medal (4h)
12:00 p.m. NBC Ice Ice Hockey
(W) Gold Medal (3h)
(W) Gold Medal (1h)
(R) (2h)
CNBC Curling (W) Gold Medal
Final (3h)
(W) Gold Medal, Freestyle
Skiing (W) Halfpipe Gold Medal,
Freestyle Skiing (M) Ski Cross
Gold Medal (3h30)
1:05 a.m. NBC Nordic Combined
(M) Team K-125 Large Hill Gold
Medal (1h)
2:05 a.m. NBC Figure Skating (W)
Gold Medal, Freestyle Skiing (W)
Halfpipe Gold Medal, Freestyle
Skiing (M) Ski Cross Gold Medal
(R) (2h25)
Bronze Medal (3h30)
Friday,Feb21
Semifnal (3h)
9:30 a.m. NBCSN Biathlon (W)
4X6km Relay Gold Medal (2h)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN Ice Hockey
(M) Semifnal (3h30)
(R) (2h)
NBC Freestyle Skiing (M) Ski
Cross Gold Medal, Biathlon (W)
4x6km Relay Gold Medal (2h)
CNBC Curling (M) Gold Medal
Final (3h)
Slalom Gold Medal, Short Track
(M) 5000m Relay Gold Medal,
Short Track Speed Skating (W)
1000m Gold Medal (2h30)
1:05 a.m. NBC Speed Skating (M
& W) Team Pursuit (1h)
Slalom Gold Medal, Short Track
(M) 5000m Relay Gold Medal,
Short Track Speed Skating (W)
1000m Gold Medal (R) (2h55)
3:00 a.m. NBCSN Snowboarding
(M, W) Parallel Slalom (1h30)
Skiing (W) 30km Freestyle Gold
Medal, Snowboarding (M & W)
Parallel Slalom Gold Medal (3h)
Saturday,Feb22
10:00 a.m. NBCSN Ice Hockey
(M) Bronze Medal (2h30)
Gala (2h)
2:30 p.m. NBC Snowboarding
(W) Parallel Slalom Gold Medal,
Cross Country Skiing (W) 30km
Freestyle Gold Medal, Biathlon
(M) 4x7.5km Relay Gold Medal
(3h30)
(2h)
(M) Slalom Gold Medal,
Bobsleigh (M), Figure Skating
Gala, Snowboarding (M) Parallel
Slalom Gold Medal, Speed
Skating (M, W) Team Pursuit
Gold Medal (3h30)
Gala (1h)
1:00 a.m. NBC Alpine Skiing (M)
Slalom Gold Medal, Bobsleigh
(M), Figure Skating Gala,
Snowboarding (M) Parallel
Slalom Gold Medal, Speed
Skating (M, W) Team Pursuit
Gold Medal (R) (3h30)
4:00 a.m. NBCSN Bobsleigh (M)
Four-Man Gold Medal (3h)
Sunday,Feb23
6:30 a.m. NBC Ice Hockey (M)
Gold Medal (3h30)
2:00 p.m. NBC Cross Country
Skiing (M) 50km Gold Medal,
Bobsleigh (M) Four-Man Gold
Medal (4h)
8:00 p.m. NBC Closing Ceremony
Coverage of the offcial Closing
in Sochi. (2h30)
11:30 p.m. NBC Closing Ceremony
Coverage of the offcial Closing
in Sochi. (R) (4h)
By Cassie Dresch
TV Media
Venues
The 40,000-seat Fisht
Olympic Stadium, named
after nearby Mount Fisht,
will feature waterproof plastic
chairs of varying shades of
blue. The seats highest in the
stadium will be a dark blue,
and they will get lighter and
lighter as you get closer to
the floor.
The Sochi Olympics will
mark the first time in the
history of the Games that all
of the ice arenas will be with-
in walking distance of one
another. As the venues are
connected by the Olympic
Park, more than 70,000 peo-
ple will be able to move
between each of the venues
and the Olympic Village at
any given time.
Sochi 2014 is going to be
one of the coziest Olympics
of all time. The coastal clus-
ter and the mountain cluster
are located about 30 minutes
apart, and travel time from
the Olympic Villages to each
cluster will range from five
minutes to 15 minutes.
The Shayba Arena, hous-
ing ice hockey facilities, is
located in the coastal cluster
and couldnt have a more per-
fect name. In Russian, shayba
means puck and closely
resembles the emphatic hock-
ey cheer Shaybu!, which
encourages the players to
Get the puck!
The Fisht Olympic
Stadium cost roughly $63.5
million to build, and it will
most notably host the Opening
and Closing Ceremonies. It
was designed to look like the
top of a snow-covered moun-
tain.
Most of the venues in the
coastal cluster were built as
moveable venues, mean-
ing that, when all is said and
done, they can be taken down
and rebuilt in a different city.
The only two that are perma-
nent structures are the Fisht
Olympic Stadium, which will
be used when Russia hosts
the 2018 FIFA World Cup,
and the Bolshoy Ice Dome,
a future sports and entertain-
ment site.
The Laura Sports Complex
located in the mountain cluster
gets its name from a Russian
legend. A young woman
named Laura jumped into a
river near Sochi to avoid her
marriage to a prince she didnt
love.
Alpine skiers who were at
the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
shouldnt have too much trou-
ble when they compete at the
Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre.
The ski runs in Sochi are very
similar to the ones used in
Whistler for the last Winter
Olympics.
For some athletes, there is
nothing greater than the need
for speed. Luge, bobsled and
skeleton athletes will get to
whiz down a 1.1-mile track
at the Sanki Sliding Centre,
where their speeds can top out
at over 80 miles per hour.

Torch Relay
The Olympic torch got
to do something truly out of
this world! On Nov. 7, 2013,
Russian cosmonauts Oleg
Kotov, Sergei Ryazansky
and captain Mikhail Tyurin
took the torch up to the
International Space Station
and out for a space walk.
The Sochi 2014 Olympic
torch headed to space in style.
The manned Soyuz TMA-
11M spacecraft was looking
spiffy in Sochi colors and the
patchwork quilt design also
used in the medals when it
shot up to the ISS.
Medals
The medals handed out in
Sochi will feature a plethora of
Russian culture. Highlighted
by a patchwork quilt mosaic,
the medal design also illus-
trates Sochis landscape with
mountains and beaches.
Roughly 1,300 medals
were made for the 2014 Sochi
Olympics out of a metal and
polycarbonate mix. They
weigh between 16.2 ounces
and 18.7 ounces, and mea-
sure 0.4 inches thick and 4.0
inches in diameter.
The medals are truly a
360-degree creation. The front
features the Olympic rings,
the back has the competitions
name in English along with
the Sochi Olympic Games
logo and the outer rim has the
official name of the Games
engraved in Russian, French
and English.
To commemorate the
one-year anniversary of the
meteor that exploded over
Chelyabinsk, Russia, seven
sets of gold medals will have
a tiny piece of the space rock
fixed into the hardware. Gold
medal winners of the seven
events held on Feb.. 15, 2014
exactly one year to the day
of the devastating explosion
will take home a little piece
of history, as well as their
victory.
The gold medal winners in
the womens super giant sla-
lom, womens cross-country
skiing relay, womens 1,000m
short track, mens 1,500m
short track, mens 1,500m
speed skating, mens skeleton
events and mens K-125 ski
jump will receive the spe-
cial medals embedded with
a piece of the Chelyabinsk
meteor.
Didyouknow?FactsandfiguresofSochi2014
Annies Mailbox
Dear Annie: I am 53 and
am in love with a 33-year-old
man. Weve been together for
three years, but the problem is
that he says he just wants to be
friends. I care about him a lot.
I think there may be someone
else, but Im not sure.
I dont want to lose him
from my life.
What should I do?
Should I tell him
how I feel? Should
I ask him whether
hes seeing anoth-
er woman? I need
answers. Dee
Dear Dee:
When a man tells
you he just wants
to be friends,
please believe
him. He is no
longer interested
in you romanti-
cally. Whether or not he has
someone else is irrelevant. If
you want him in your life, it
will have to be on his terms
as a friend and nothing more.
If that is not possible for you,
please say goodbye alto-
gether, no matter how diffi-
cult. Theres no point moping
around when its over. Youll
only make yourself more mis-
erable. We recommend hot co-
coa with your favorite movie,
followed by a luxurious bath
and commiserating with good
friends.
Dear Annie: You have
helped perpetuate an errone-
ous but widely held belief by
printing a letter that referred
to an ostrich burying its head
in the sand.
The misconception exists
because an ostrich sleeps with
its head resting on the ground.
Viewed from a distance, the
head may appear to be buried,
but it most definitely is not. If
an ostrich really did bury its
head, it would suffocate.
La Crescenta, Calif.
Dear La Crescenta:
Thanks for providing an op-
portunity to get into an ob-
scure but charming subject.
According to the American
Ostrich Association, a male
ostrich will dig a hole for the
nest that can be up to 8 feet
wide and 3 feet deep, so that
predators cannot see the eggs
from a distance. Male and fe-
male ostriches take turns sit-
ting on the eggs in that low-
ered position and blend into
the horizon. When the birds
periodically turn the eggs over
with their beaks, it can appear
as if their heads are buried in
the sand. Now we know.
Dear Annie: This is in re-
sponse to Joining the Letting
Go Club. My father was Mr.
Charming. What wasnt seen
was the physical,
verbal and emo-
tional abuse. He
expected to con-
tinue the control
even after we were
grown and then
with our children.
He worked hard
to pit the siblings
against each other.
It was horrible. I
have nothing to do
with him.
My in-laws are
blatantly biased to-
ward my husbands sister. She
was involved with drugs, has
a criminal record and treats
her parents terribly. Yet they
think the sun rises and sets
on her. They have totally en-
abled her and given her tons
of money. My husband never
caused them trouble, paid his
own way for college and vis-
its them regularly. They cant
seem to bother with him. My
husband has gotten to the
point where he is done with
them.
And finally, there is this
perspective. We are in our mid-
40s with three kids. We have a
difficult time understanding
todays parenting style, unless
it is to copy the way they were
raised: the idea that their kids
can do no wrong and never
need be held accountable,
and that kids should only do
whatever makes them happy. I
actually heard a friend tell her
daughters not to worry about
anyone elses feelings, and
they should care only about
their own happiness and doing
whatever they want.
Its no wonder this makes
for selfish, self-centered peo-
ple. These kids have trouble
maintaining relationships.
Once things dont go their
way, they walk. I heard a
person say about his family,
They dont bring anything
to the table for me, so why
bother?
Parents have created these
selfish kids. They should not
be surprised by the outcome.
Another Perspective
Hes just not
that into you
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But most parents of boys
(and, yes, the occasional girl)
have to consider the ques-
tion of whether to let them
play football. Its amusing to
hear parents of infants and
toddlers say never, when
experienced parents know
that these things change with
time and testosterone. There
comes a time when the tini-
est, most adorable little boy
looms over your head, leaves
his too-large shoes for you to
trip over, his laundry lists of
assaults on ones own sens-
es too odoriferous for these
musings.
For many, the day comes
when Mom looks at her for-
mer tyke and thinks to her-
self: Why dont you go out-
side and play football and
maybe think about joining
a team? Away games are so
much fun!
Ultimately, parents know
best, though theyll make bet-
ter decisions if they study the
helmet issue and insist on
the best for their sons team.
Considerable resources have
been dedicated to minimiz-
ing injury through improved
helmet design.
As for the pros, mean-
while, Obama aptly sum-
marized the only reasonable
adult position: These guys
[pro players], they know
what theyre doing. They
know what theyre buying
into. It is no longer a secret.
Its sort of the feeling I have
about smokers, you know?
We know.
We also know what else
we know: Football aint going
anywhere. It is a relentlessly
beloved American pastime for
masses of people who cram
stadiums season after season.
Like most things American, it
has become extreme. Bigger,
faster, meaner and richer. The
beauty of a perfect pass, the
at-times balletic moves down
the field, the bearing witness
to the touchdown and later
the jubilation of victory jux-
taposed with the despair of
defeat. If I keep writing
like this, Im going to go get
my pompoms and dust off my
bugle. If you see me attempt
an eagle spread, by all means,
please have me arrested.
Kathleen Parkers email
address is kathleenparker@
washpost.com.
Football
Labrador retrievers
set popularity-
ranking record
NEW YORK (AP) Its
puppy love for the record books:
The Labrador retriever was the
nations most popular dog breed
last year for a 23rd year in a
row, the American Kennel Club
announced Friday.
Thats the longest any breed
has been top dog since the orga-
nizations 1884 founding.
German shepherds, golden
retrievers, beagles and bulldogs
are holding steady in the top-
five pack, with Yorkshire terri-
ers, boxers, poodles, Rottweilers
and dachshunds continuing to
round out the leading 10, which
mirrors last year. But the comi-
cal French bulldog is newly on
their heels after a decade-long
popularity spurt.
Surpassing the poodles
22-year reign some decades
ago, the Lab has proliferated
as a congenial, highly trainable
dog that was developed to fetch
game but has readily taken on
other roles: search-and-rescue
aid, therapy dog, competitor in
canine sports and all-around
family pet.
Theyre a very versatile
dog. Theyll adapt to just about
anything, says Michael Wiest
of Warren, N.J., who has bred
them for 45 years.
The rankings reflect newly
registered dogs, mostly puppies.
The AKC doesnt release exact
numbers but estimates its reg-
istry has included more than 40
million purebred dogs over its
history.
Advertisers are in the game to win. The Super
Bowl is advertisings biggest showcase, with
more than 108 million people expected to tune
into the game. And companies are paying an
estimated $4 million to have their ads be a part
of the action.
Here are 10 ads to watch for on Sunday.
1. Anheuser-Busch: The biggest Super Bowl
advertisers ad in the fourth quarter shows an
adorable Golden Labrador becoming enamored
with one of the beermakers iconic Clydesdales to
the tune of Let Her Go by Passenger.
2. General Mills Cheerios: The cereal maker
brings back an interracial family that starred in
a prior spot. This one shows a father telling his
daughter that theyre going to have an addition
to the family, a baby boy. Then, the little girl
strongly suggests they also get a puppy. The ad
airs during the first unscheduled time-out of the
game.
3. Bank of America: The bank will promote
its partnership with AIDS nonprofit (RED) by
having music group U2 sing their new single
Invisible. between the first and second quarter.
The song will be a free download on iTunes
during the game and for the following 24 hours.
Bank of America will donate $1 each time it is
downloaded to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
4. SodaStream: The Israeli at-home soda
maker company has stirred up controversy on two
fronts. Their ad features Her actress Scarlett
Johansson touting the health and environmental
benefits of the soda maker and will run in the
fourth quarter. The ad first made waves when the
company said it would delete its last line, Sorry,
Coke and Pepsi, at a request by Fox. Then on
Thursday, Johansson resigned her Oxfam ambas-
sadorship. The nonprofit was unhappy she was
linked with SodaStream, which operates in Israeli
settlements in the West Bank of Palestine. Oxfam
is opposed to that.
5. H&M: The clothing makers ad in the
second quarter features nifty technology that will
allow people with some Samsung Smart TVs to
order soccer star David Beckhams Bodywear
products with their remote control in real time.
6. Nestles Butterfinger: A suggestive teaser
ad showed a couple, Chocolate and Peanut
Butter, in 70s-style couples therapy talking
about the need for change and excitement.
The actual ad in the third quarter will have a
related theme and Butterfinger is expected to
introduce its Peanut Butter Cups with some
tongue-in-cheek double entendres.
7. Beats Music: Ellen DeGeneres reimagines
the Goldilocks and The Three Bears fairytale in
this ad running in the third quarter that introduces
Beats Music, a streaming music service.
8. Wonderful Pistachios: The snack producer
showcases comedian Stephen Colbert running
amok in two 15-second ads in the second quarter.
9. Kia: In the carmakers third-quarter ad
to introduce its K900 luxury sedan, Laurence
Fishburne reprises his Matrix role as Morpheus
and displays some surprising operatic skills.
10. Chrysler: The automaker is bound to sur-
prise. Always mum ahead of the game, Chrysler
has produced some of the best loved and most
remembered spots during the big game, from
Eminems Imported from Detroit ad in 2011
to last years Farmer ad featuring scenes of
American farmland and a voiceover by conser-
vative radio broadcaster Paul Harvey. Look for
another surprising spot or two this year.
Ads
She said she was fortunate
to have acquired some rough
chunks of stone, including
Tiger Eye, Peruvian Blue
Opal and Malachite. She said
each are exquisite on its own
but in order to share them
with others, she had to take
the hammer to them.
It took a lot of courage to
make that first strike but it had
to be done in order to make
smaller pieces that can be
transformed into a wearable
piece of art, Conrad stated.
Rough pieces are tumbled,
polished and drilled, I add a
bail, some accent stones and
it becomes a wearable piece
of art with a story.
Conrad said art is stress
relief, art is inspiring and art
is creating. She said working
with exquisite gemstones and
sparkling crystals is addict-
ing.
She finds her inspira-
tion in many places: nature,
people, magazines, books
and of course, the Internet.
She said the natural beauty
of stones opened her eyes
to color combinations that
she wouldnt necessarily put
together on her own.
People who strive to bet-
ter themselves inspire me to
try new things, think out-
side the box and open my
mind to new ideas, Conrad
explained.
Her art has evolved by
learning new techniques and
more about gemstones. She
said her style has always
been somewhat simple and
will remain that way but new
techniques add a bit of pizazz
to a boring design.
For example, a plain tear-
drop earring is transformed
into elegance by a little wire
wrapping, she said with
enthusiasm. So, I continued
to play with a variety of
beads.
She said she continued
with her hobby making
things for herself and gifts
for her friends and family
and eventually had so much
inventory, she decided to try
and sell some of it.
Finding the avenues to
express art is difficult and in
order to continue making art,
you need to put yourself and
your art out there, Conrad
explained.
She said support from
friends and family is the ini-
tial key and the next step is
branching out and create a
following.
I started out participating
in a few local craft shows and
built up a clientele, Conrad
explained. From there, I
expanded to home parties and
workshops.
She said when someone
tells her about the compli-
ments they receive when
wearing one of her pieces, it
puts a smile on her face.
Receiving an order
from someone because
they saw my jewelry on
someone else, is the best
compliment! Conrad said
ecstatically. The pride I
see in people during one of
my workshops when they
are showing off a creation
they made and the compli-
ments they receive, is truly
rewarding.
With regard to her artistry,
Conrad said the best piece
of advice she has been given
was to trust her intuition.
Being a member of the
art community has opened
a new door of opportunity
for Conrad. She said she is
able to reach more people
and teach them how to cre-
ate their very own pieces of
jewelry that they are proud
to wear.
As a community mem-
ber, the Delphos Area Art
Guild has inspired a whole
new world of creativity for
me, Conrad stated. I am
motivated by all the other art-
ists that I am surrounded by.
Artist
Detroits debt restructuring
plan complicated
DETROIT (AP) A proposed plan to restruc-
ture Detroits debt calls for retirees and pensioners
to receive $4.3 billion in payments and bondholders
about $1.1 billion over the next 40 years, leaving the
bankrupt city with a surplus of nearly $336 million.
The figures were obtained Friday by The
Associated Press, along with state-appointed emer-
gency manager Kevyn Orrs 99-page plan of adjust-
ment to Detroit creditors.
The plan, given earlier this week to city unions,
retirees, two pension systems, banks, bondholders
and other creditors, has been touted as the blueprint
for Detroits future and key in the citys sojourn
through the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S.
history.
Orr wants Detroits creditors to give their bless-
ing. But it isnt clear on how creditors shake out
in terms of the percentage of what theyre actually
owed. And bankruptcy experts interviewed by the
AP on Friday said even they could not decipher who
stands to get the best deal.
Its complicated, bankruptcy attorney Michael
Sweet, with Fox-Rothschilds San Francisco office,
said of Orrs plan. There are clearly a lot of mov-
ing parts and theres a lot of thought that has gone
into this.
The plan includes the possible spinoff of the
citys Water and Sewerage Department to a regional
authority. The city would receive $47 million annu-
ally under a lease deal.
Also included in the plan is millions of dollars
promised by foundations, the state and the Detroit
Institute of Arts to prevent any possible sale of
city-owned pieces in the museum to bolster at-risk
pensions.
The city also would establish a voluntary
employees beneficiary association that would pro-
vide health care benefits to retirees.
Orrs office would not comment Friday on the
plan, but earlier said the emergency manager wants
the creditors to sign off on it before submitting it to
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes in about two
weeks. Rhodes has set a March 1 deadline for the
plan of adjustment.
Orr has said the citys debt is at least $18 billion.
About $6 billion is Detroit Water and Sewerage
Department debt, which is secured by water bill
payments. An additional $12 billion is unsecured,
meaning its not covered by a revenue stream. That
includes about $2 billion in general obligation bond
debt, $5.7 billion in unfunded retire health care
obligations and $3.5 billion in unfunded pension
liabilities.
Pension officials have disputed that figure.
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930 Legals
ORDINANCE #2014-1
An ordinance establish-
ing the salary of the
Clerk of Council of the
City of Delphos and de-
claring it an emergency.
ORDINANCE #2014-3
An ordinance to amend
ordinance 2013-4, The
Annual Appropriation Or-
dinance, and declaring it
an emergency.
ORDINANCE #2014-4
An ordinance establish-
ing the compensation for
the City of Delphos Civil
Servi ce Commi ssi on
members and the Secre-
tary of the Civil Service
Commission and declar-
ing it an emergency.
ORDINANCE #2014-5
An ordinance amending
section fourteen of ordi-
nance 2010-33 regard-
ing compensation for
volunteer firefighters and
volunteer rescue and de-
claring it an emergency.
Passed and approved
this 9th day of January
2014.
Kimberly Riddell,
Council Pres.
ATTEST:
Marsha Mueller,
Council Clerk
Michael H. Gallmeier,
Mayor
ORDINANCE #2014-8
An ordinance authorizing
the Mayor and the
Safety Service Director
to enter into a contract
establishing Fire Protec-
tion and Rescue Serv-
i ces to Washi ngton
Township, Van Wert
County, State of Ohio
and declaring it an emer-
gency.
RESOLUTION #2013-12
A resolution authorizing
the Allen and Van Wert
Counties Board of Elec-
tions to conduct an elec-
tion on May 6, 2014 for
the purpose of an in-
crease in the income tax
from one and one-half
percent (1.5%) to one
and three-quarters per-
cent (1.75%) for the pur-
pose of providing funds
for the Parks and Rec-
reation, said levy com-
mencing on July 1, 2014
and continuing for three
(3) years in accordance
with Law and declaring it
an emergency.
Passed and approved
this 20th day of January
2014.
Kimberly Riddell,
Council Pres.
ATTEST:
Marsha Mueller,
Council Clerk
Michael H. Gallmeier,
Mayor
A complete text of this
legislation is on record at
the Municipal Building
and can be viewed dur-
ing regular office hours.
Marsha Mueller,
Council Clerk
2/1/14, 2/8/14
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CLASSIFIEDS
REAL
ESTATE
TRANSFERS
Van Wert County
Matt Moyer, Elaine
R. Kemper-Moyer
to Matthew P. Prine,
portion of section 32,
Jennings Township.
Roger Hoehn to
Deanna E. Hoehn, inlot
722, Delphos.
Popular ABS Inc.
Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates Series 2005-
5 to Eric Braun, inlot
124, Ohio City.
Richard C. Stevens,
Barbara Stevens,
Virginia L. Stevens to
Jacob Perl, lot 262, Van
Wert subdivision.
Clear View Properties
LLC to Cheryl J.
Cooper, portion of inlot
1084, Van Wert.
George William
Oackes, George W.
Oackes to Oackes
Irrevocable Heritage
Trust, portion of sections
5, 4, Jennings Township.
John F. Miller,
Carolyn A. Miller to
Miller Irrevocable
Heritage Trust, portion
of section 36, Union
Township.
Van Wert County to
Jerome M. Kohnen, inlot
101, portion of inlot 62,
inlot 342, Middle Point,
outlot 1-3, Middle Point.
Scott A.
Schimmoeller, Amy
J. Schimmoeller to
David R. Shinn, Diane
M. Shinn, portion of
section 28, Washington
Township.
Chad Wallace,
Melissa A. Wallace to
Jerry Wallace, portion
of section 32, Hoaglin
Township.
Jerry Wallace, Cindy
Wallace to Chad M.
Wallace, Melissa A.
Wallace, portion of
section 31, Hoaglin
Township.
310 George Trust to
Camille M. Gonzalez,
inlot 197, Convoy, outlot
23-1, Convoy.
Beverly A. Barker,
Beverly Ann Wheeler,
Beverly Wheeler, Roger
L. Barker to BA Barker
LLC, portion of section
1, Jackson Township.
Pajul Svabik, Laurel
R. Svabik to Michlaur
LLC, inlot 1806, Van
Wert.
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Lisa Kelly leaves
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by Gary Clothier
Q: My husband
and I watch Ice
Road Truckers on
the History
Channel. The
new season
started in June,
and we are
wondering what
happened to
Lisa, the lady
trucker? --
C.R., Gadsden,
Ala.
A: Lisa Kelly will
not be returning to
Ice Road Truckers
this season. She is not
disclosing a reason
for leaving the show,
but she insists her
relationship with the
History Channel is
excellent. Kelly is still
trucking for Carlisle
Transportation, an
Alaskan company.
Q: In passing, I heard
a radio station offering
a cash prize to the
first caller who knew
which administration
Adlai Stevenson
served as vice
president. Stevenson
ran for president
against Dwight D.
Eisenhower; he
never served in the
second spot. Is there
something I forgot
about history? -- B.B.,
Peoria, Ill.
A: Adlai Stevenson
I (1835-1914) served
as vice president
during the second
Grover Cleveland
a d mi n i s t r a t i o n .
Before that, he was
a congressman for
Illinois.
Adlai Stevenson II
(1900-1965) was the
governor of Illinois, a
presidential candidate,
a U.N. ambassador and
the grandson
of Adlai
Stevenson I.
A d l a i
Stevenson III
(born 1930)
is a former
U.S. senator,
Illinois state
representative,
c a n d i d a t e
for Illinois governor
and the son of Adlai
Stevenson II.
And finally, Adlai
Stevenson IV (born
1956) is a journalist
and the son of Adlai
Stevenson III.
Q: What became
of the son of Gen.
and Mrs. Douglas
MacArthur? -- F.J.S.,
Springfield, Ill.
A: Unlike his
extremely famous
father and grandfather,
who were both
generals, Arthur
MacArthur IV (born
1938) did not follow a
military path. Instead,
he opted to study at
Columbia University.
After his fathers death
in 1964, it is believed
he moved to the other
side of Manhattan,
N.Y., and changed his
name, assuring his
anonymity.
(Send your questions
to Mr. Know-It-All at
AskMrKIA@gmail.
com or c/o Universal
Uclick, 1130 Walnut
St., Kansas City, MO
64106.)
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Tomorrows Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2014
Your sensitive approach will gain
you admiration, but will also cause
some people to feel that they can
take advantage of you. You must not
leave yourself vulnerable to abuse.
Choose your friends carefully and
set boundaries when it comes to
doing favors for anyone. Remember
that its your family and loved ones
who will need your support the most
this year.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) -- You stand to make some
extra money if you can focus on
work today. Business trips will be
successful and will allow you to
network with someone who may be
able to help you with something at a
later date.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Try not to employ emotional
blackmail to get your way with
your partner. Chances are good
that it will backfire, leaving you
exasperated and with only yourself
to blame. Instead, be passionate
and considerate.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
You may fall for the hyperbole of
unreliable individuals. Dont make
any promises, and dont expect
others to keep theirs. A group or
organization may be costly for you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
You must make good use of your
energy today. If you expect help, you
will end up feeling angry. Plan your
day carefully so that you can pursue
your goals independently.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Headaches or problems with skin,
bones or teeth may occur. Do not
overdo it today. Allow yourself to
rest. Dont impulsively overspend.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- Notoriety may not turn out to
benefit you today. Be cautious
about sharing your grievances. A
colleagues agenda may set you
back.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Make
sure you have all the facts before
weighing in, or you may say things
you will later regret. Minor accidents
will irritate. Be careful to avoid any
such problem.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Its
a good day to use your hands and
get crafty. You will enjoy seeing
some tangible results. Children may
seek out your counsel today. Make a
plan to get active.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
Complete domestic tasks first thing.
Plan to include your family in todays
activities. Unexpected guests may
turn up.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- If youve been avoiding solving
domestic problems, you will meet
with difficulties. Your partner is
unlikely to want to help you now.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- If youve been negligent with
your domestic responsibilities,
tension will mount. You may want to
consider making a residential move.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Friends or relatives may want to
meddle in your personal affairs, but
if you care about your partner, you
must keep them at bay.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014
You will interact well with others in
the coming months. Pitch in and help
organizations in which you believe.
You have plenty to offer and will be
admired for your contributions. The
more you experience this year, the
better. Take advantage of whatever
comes your way.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --
If you trust friends with your secrets,
you can expect them to blow the
whistle. It is best not to depend
on others. You can make the most
headway if you work alone.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Your energy should be directed
into moneymaking ventures.
Dont hesitate to look into career
opportunities that allow you to learn
on the job. You should use your
creativity.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
Superiors will appreciate your skills,
knowledge and expertise. Network
with contacts who will introduce you
to people in influential positions.
Share your ideas.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Volunteer your services to raise your
profile. Contribute what you can,
and dont be shy regarding input, but
be discreet about personal matters.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Dont expect to get a bargain. Avoid
buying anything that you dont really
need. Decisions made in haste will
lead to regret. Be cautious while
traveling and dont make promises
you cannot keep.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
You will gain support and assistance
if you ask for help. A healthy debate
will show your loyalty and dedication
and make inroads with people you
want to get to know better.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Travel
for business or pleasure in order
to make interesting connections.
A lasting relationship or business
partnership will develop. Make sure
you are precise regarding what you
have to offer.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
Love and romance are on the rise,
and an interesting development will
take place with someone you know
through work or extracurricular
activities. Nurture minor ailments.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23):
Social events will lead to unusual
opportunities. Your openness and
sophisticated way of dealing with
situations will attract someone who
has plenty to offer in return.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Look for someone unusual who
will inspire you to pursue a lifelong
dream. Working with others will
encourage you to broaden your
horizons and take on challenges.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
-- Travel will lead to adventures, but
dont be surprised if you end up in
debt due to unexpected expenses. A
friendship may be tested if someone
withholds information.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Domestic problems will surface if
you cant get along with the people
you live or deal with daily. Listen to
any complaints being made, and be
mindful of others needs.
COPYRIGHT 2014 United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.
12 The Herald Saturday, February 1, 2014 www.delphosherald.com
Trivia
Answers to Fridays questions:
The catchphrase Hasta la vista, baby, one
of Arnold Schwarzeneggers signature lines in
Terminator 2: Judgement Day in 1991, had been
popularized earlier by singer Jody Watley in a
No. 1 hit single Looking for a new Love.
Virginia and Kentucky both of which also
call themselves commonwealths once were a
single state. Kentucky, which was once a sprawl-
ing county of Virginia, was granted permission
to apply for statehood by Virginias General
Assembly in 1789 and became the 15th state of
the Union in 1792.
Todays questions:
What language is the source of the word admi-
ral?
For what films did Hollywood best bud-
dies George Clooney and Matt Damon gain 30
pounds?
Answers in Mondays Herald.
Citizenship for immigrants?
Obama eases insistence
WASHINGTON (AP) President
Barack Obamas new declaration that hes
open to legalizing many immigrants short of
citizenship sounds a lot like House Speaker
John Boehner and other GOP leaders, an
election-year compromise that numerous
Republicans as well as Democrats crave.
But the drive for the first overhaul in
three decades still faces major resistance
from many Republicans who are wary
that the divisive issue could derail what
they see as a smooth glide path to winning
Novembers congressional elections. And
they deeply distrust the Democratic presi-
dent to enforce the law.
Just hours after Boehner pitched immi-
gration to the GOP at a Maryland retreat,
Obama suddenly indicated he would be
open to legal status for many of the 11
million living here illegally, dropping his
once-ironclad insistence on a special path
to citizenship.
Democrats, including Obama, and other
immigration proponents have warned
repeatedly about the creation of a two-tier
class system.
If the speaker proposes something
that says right away, folks arent being
deported, families arent being separated,
were able to attract top young students to
provide the skills or start businesses here,
and then theres a regular process of citi-
zenship, Im not sure how wide the divide
ends up being, Obama said in a CNN
interview that was recorded Thursday and
aired Friday.
Obamas flexibility is a clear indica-
tion of the presidents desire to secure
an elusive legislative achievement before
voters decide whether to hand him even
more opposition in Congress. Republicans
are expected to maintain their grip on the
House and have a reasonable shot at grab-
bing the majority in the Senate.
Im going to do everything I can in the
coming months to see if we can get this
over the finish line, Obama said Friday of
an immigration overhaul in a Google Plus
Hangout talk.
In an earlier compromise, Obama sig-
naled late last year that he could accept the
Houses piecemeal, bill-by-bill approach
to immigration changes after months of
backing a comprehensive, bipartisan Senate
bill. Notably, he calibrated his comments
on immigration in his State of the Union
address this week.
I think he realizes that this is a very
delicate issue, its very controversial and
I think his recent statements have been
very, very positive in allowing us to move
forward, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.,
a proponent of immigration overhaul, told
reporters Friday.
Boehner, for his part, tried to sell his
reluctant broader caucus on tackling immi-
gration this year by casting it as critical to
job creation, economic growth and national
security. The speaker, along with Reps. Paul
Ryan, R-Wis., and Jeff Denham, R-Calif.,
argued for action in a closed-door session
with other House Republicans Thursday at
their annual retreat in Cambridge, Md.
Boehner rejected the idea of a special
path to citizenship.
If Democrats insist on that, then we
are not going to get anywhere this year,
he said.
Pope will make mark on US church through Chicago
Associated Press
When he turned 75, Cardinal Francis
George did what the Roman Catholic
Church expects of its bishops. He sub-
mitted his resignation so the pope could
decide how much longer the cardinal
would serve.
George said he hoped Pope Benedict
XVI would keep him on as Chicago
archbishop for two or three more years.
But, its up to him, finally, George told
WLS-TV in Chicago.
Two years and one surprise papal
retirement later, the decision now
belongs to Pope Francis. The pontiffs
choice will be closely watched as his
first major appointment in the U.S.,
and the clearest indication yet of the
direction he will steer American church
leaders.
Many signals for this relationship
between the pontificate and the U.S.
church will come from Chicago, said
Massimo Faggioli, a professor at the
University of St. Thomas in Minnesota
who studies the Vatican and the papacy.
I think this is going to be the most
important decision by Pope Francis for
the U.S. church.
The Archdiocese of Chicago serves
2.2 million parishioners and is the
third-largest diocese in the country.
The Chicago church has long been
considered a flagship of American
Catholicism, sparking lay movements of
national influence and producing arch-
bishops who shape national debate. The
late Cardinal Joseph Bernadin remains
a hero to Catholics who place equal
importance on issues such as abortion
and poverty. George, who succeeded
Bernadin in 1997, is especially admired
in the churchs conservative wing as an
intellectual who helped lead the bishops
fight against the Obama administrations
health care overhaul.
Whoever Francis appoints as arch-
bishop is expected to become a cardinal
and therefore eligible to vote for the
next pope.
George celebrated 50 years as a priest
last December with a Mass at Chicagos
Holy Name Cathedral that drew bishops
from across the country. In January, he
turned 77, having recently been treated
for a second bout with cancer. But the
process of choosing his successor is con-
fidential, so its not known how much
longer hell serve. Georges spokes-
woman, Colleen Dolan, said in an email
it could be six months to a year before
a change is announced.
Last week, church records released
in a settlement with victims raised new
questions about how George responded
to some abuse cases even after U.S.
bishops pledged to keep all guilty clergy
out of ministry. The revelations will
intensify public scrutiny of the child
protection record of Georges successor.
But its unclear whether the disclosures
would have any impact on the Vatican
timeline to replace the archbishop.
With a few exceptions, American
bishops who failed to quickly remove
accused clergy have remained in office
well after details became public. The
only U.S. bishop ever convicted for mis-
handling a case, Bishop Robert Finn of
the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph,
Mo., remains on the job.
It will increase the number of people
who will ask that it be sooner rather than
later, Dennis Doyle, a University of
Dayton theologian, said of the Chicago
documents and Georges retirement.
Maybe this will hurry it along a little
bit, but I dont think by much.
While Francis has been famously
breaking protocol since the night he
was elected, there are some limits to
how unconventional he can be with the
Chicago assignment. Hell be choosing
among bishops elevated by Popes John
Paul II and Benedict XVI as lieutenants
in their campaign to restore orthodoxy.
Since his election last March, Francis
has argued that the church has been driv-
ing away the faithful by emphasizing
divisive social issues over compassion
and mercy.
Reports show an election
year awash in money
WASHINGTON (AP) An early but incomplete snapshot
of 2013s political fundraising came into focus Friday, sug-
gesting this election year will be flooded with money.
The political parties federal campaign committees spent
$300 million in a year when just two states had special
Senate elections and six House districts had unplanned races.
The parties raised $371 million for federal races and another
$78.3 million for governors.
All told, the major committees collected about $450 million
in 2013.
That sum leaves out individual candidates hauls and
doesnt count many of the outside advocacy groups, which
didnt share Fridays deadline to report to the Federal Election
Commission.
Fridays top-line numbers put Democrats slightly ahead of
Republicans, but not by such a margin that would decide the
fate of candidates in 2014. Taken with the Democratic National
Committees almost $16 million debt and the Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committees $3.75 million in red ink,
they are roughly even.
The DNC started 2013 with $20 million in debt. The DSCC
started its year with $15.7 million in debt.
Heading into this year, the reports suggest heavy spending
will be the norm. The Republican National Committee alone
spent $76 million last year, largely on rebuilding its campaign
technology and hiring operatives to work alongside state par-
ties.
The reason we did pretty well raising money in 2013 is that
we were selling a plan to the people that were going to invest
in the RNC, party chairman Reince Priebus said earlier this
month. The plan was putting boots on the ground early, get-
ting into Hispanic, African-American and Asian communities,
solving a primary and debate problem that weve all talked
about a lot, and fixing a pretty big digital and data problem.
The Republican National Committee said it raised almost
$81 million last year and has $9 million in hand to keep work-
ing on a technology gap that, in part, cost it the last two presi-
dential races. The RNC said its debt-free.
The RNC outraised the Democratic National Committee,
which took in and spent about $65 million. The DNC
ended the year carrying $15.6 million in debt.
The Democrats committee to elect members to the House
raised almost $76 million last year to fund its effort to
retake the majority. The Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee reported it has $29.3 million in the bank.
The National Republican Congressional Committee trailed,
raising almost $61 million and banking $21 million for this
years elections.
The GOP enjoys a 32-seat advantage in the House, 232
Republicans to 200 Democrats. There are three open seats.
Atlanta area slowly
rebounding from winter storm
ATLANTA (AP)
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
on Friday outlined steps
he said he plans to take to
improve the citys emergency
preparedness after a winter
storm brought the metro area
to a halt.
Reed said he has ordered a
comprehensive review of the
citys response to Tuesdays
snowfall to see what worked
and what didnt. He also will
convene a working group to
come up with best practices
for emergency preparedness,
including a protocol for dis-
missals during severe weather.
His remarks came as tem-
peratures in Atlanta climbed
above 50 degrees, melting
much of the remaining snow
and ice. Traffic was mov-
ing normally on the regions
interstates and local roads,
though a state of emergency
remained in effect through
Sunday night. While many
school districts were still
closed, state and many pri-
vate employees returned to
work. Police were encourag-
ing motorists to reclaim cars
abandoned at the height of
the storm.
Reed also plans to recruit
and hire an emergency man-
agement executive for the
city to implement the work-
ing groups recommendations
and to be responsible for the
citys readiness in any kind
of emergency situation. That
person will help coordinate
with other regional lead-
ers, he said. Reed will also
request that the city council
appropriate funds to expand
Atlantas pretreating and de-
icing capabilities, he said.
The mayor has also reached
out to the Weather Channel,
which is headquartered in
neighboring Cobb County,
to participate in his work-
ing group and help Atlanta
become a model for how to
create a weather-ready city,
he said. And he plans to col-
laborate more closely with
officials at the airport who are
constantly gathering detailed
weather information.
Reed made the comments
at a long-planned speech at
the Atlanta Press Club.
Lawyer: Evidence contradicts Christie on closures
GEOFF MULVIHILL
Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. Gov. Chris
Christie made inaccurate statements dur-
ing a news conference about the lane
closures near the George Washington
Bridge, according to a letter released
Friday by a lawyer for a former Christie
loyalist who ordered the closures and
resigned amid the ensuing scandal that
has engulfed the New Jersey governors
administration.
In the letter, David Wildsteins law-
yer said his client contests the accuracy
of various statements that the governor
made about him and he can prove the
inaccuracy of some.
Attorney Alan Zegas letter also said
evidence exists suggesting the governor
knew about the closures as they hap-
pened in September. The letter does not
say what the evidence is and Zegas did
not return calls to The Associated Press.
The Republican governors office
said the letters key allegation that
Christie knew about the closures as they
happened does not contradict the
governors statements.
He had absolutely no prior knowledge
of the lane closures before they happened
and whatever Mr. Wildsteins motivations
were for closing them to begin with,
Christies office said in a statement. As
he said in his Jan. 9 press conference, had
no indication that this was anything other
than a traffic study until he read otherwise
the morning of Jan. 8.
At the nearly two-hour news confer-
ence on Jan. 9, Christie gave responses
open to interpretation about when he
first learned about the closings while
saying flatly he knew nothing about an
apparently political motive until months
later.
When asked if he understood why
people would have a hard time believ-
ing you didnt know about this thing,
he responded:
I dont know what else to say except
to tell them that I had no knowledge of
this of the planning, the execution
or anything about it and that I first
found out about it after it was over.
And even then, what I was told was
that it was a traffic study, he said.
In another instance, asked if he had
authorized the retribution, Christie said:
Oh, absolutely not. No. And I knew
nothing about this. And until it started
to be reported in the papers about the
closure, but even then I was told this was
a traffic study.
Christies account that he learned of
the matter from newspapers mirrored his
statement at a news conference almost a
month earlier.
On Friday night, Christie appeared
at a birthday party for radio personality
Howard Stern, but did not take questions
after introducing a performance by Jon
Bon Jovi.
Keystone XL oil pipeline
clears significant hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP)
The long-delayed Keystone
XL oil pipeline cleared a
major hurdle toward approv-
al Friday, a serious blow to
environmentalists hopes that
President Barack Obama will
block the controversial proj-
ect running more than 1,000
miles from Canada through
the heart of the U.S.
The State Department
reported no major environ-
mental objections to the pro-
posed $7 billion pipeline,
which has become a symbol
of the political debate over
climate change. Republicans
and some oil- and gas-pro-
ducing states in the U.S. as
well as Canadas minister of
natural resources cheered
the report, but it further
rankled environmentalists
already at odds with Obama
and his energy policy.
The report stops short of
recommending approval of
the pipeline, but the review
gives Obama new support
if he chooses to endorse it
in spite of opposition from
many Democrats and envi-
ronmental groups. Foes say
the pipeline would carry
dirty oil that contributes
to global warming, and they
also express concern about
possible spills.
Republicans and business
and labor groups have urged
Obama to approve the pipe-
line to create thousands of
jobs and move further toward
North American energy inde-
pendence. The pipeline is
also strongly supported by
Democrats in oil and gas-pro-
ducing states, including Sens.
Mary Landrieu of Louisiana,
Mark Begich of Alaska and
Mark Pryor of Arkansas. All
face re-election this year and
could be politically damaged
by rejection of the pipeline.
Republican Mitt Romney car-
ried all three states in the
2012 presidential election.
The 1,179-mile pipeline
would travel through the heart
of the United States, carrying
oil derived from tar sands in
western Canada to a hub in
Nebraska, where it would con-
nect with existing pipelines to
carry more than 800,000 bar-
rels of crude oil a day to refin-
eries on the Texas Gulf Coast.
It would cross Montana and
South Dakota before reach-
ing Nebraska. An existing
spur runs through Kansas and
Oklahoma to Texas.
Canadian tar sands are
likely to be developed regard-
less of U.S. action on the
pipeline, the report said,
The report says oil derived
from tar sands in Alberta gen-
erates about 17 percent more
greenhouse gas emissions that
contribute to global warming
than traditional crude. But the
report makes clear that other
methods of transporting the
oil including rail, trucks
and barges would release
more greenhouse gases than
the pipeline.
U.S. and Canadian acci-
dent investigators warned last
week about the dangers of oil
trains that transport crude oil
from North Dakota and other
states to refineries in the U.S.
and Canada. The officials
urged new safety rules, cau-
tioning that a major loss of
life could result from an acci-
dent involving the increasing
use of trains to transport large
amounts of crude oil.
An alternative that relies
on shipping the oil by rail
through the central U.S. to
Gulf Coast refineries would
generate 28 percent more
greenhouse gases than a pipe-
line, the report said.
State Department approval
is needed because the pipeline
crosses a U.S. border. Other
agencies will have 90 days to
comment before Secretary of
State John Kerry makes a rec-
ommendation to Obama on
whether the project is in the
national interest. A final deci-
sion is not expected before
summer.
Gunmans doctor before
rampage: No problem there
WASHINGTON (AP)
The gunman who killed 12
people in last years rampage
at Washingtons Navy Yard
convinced Veterans Affairs
doctors before the shoot-
ings that he had no mental
health issues despite disturb-
ing problems and encounters
with police during the same
period, according to a review
by The Associated Press
of his confidential medical
files.
Just weeks before the
shootings, a doctor searching
for the source of the gun-
mans insomnia noted that
the patient worked for the
Defense Department but
wrote hauntingly no prob-
lem there.
The AP obtained more
than 100 pages of treat-
ment and disability claims
evaluation records for Aaron
Alexis, spanning more than
two years. They show Alexis
complaining of minor physi-
cal ailments, including foot
and knee injuries, slight
hearing loss and later insom-
nia, but resolutely denying
any mental health issues.
He directly denied suffer-
ing from stress or depres-
sion or having suicidal or
homicidal thoughts when
the VAs medical team asked
him about it just three weeks
before the shootings, even
though he privately wrote
during the same period that
he was being afflicted by
ultra-low frequency radio
waves for months.

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