March 28, 2015

A dhI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities
A Joint Product of the Times Bulletin and Delphos Herald Newspapers
Volume 145 | Edition 202 | $1.00
Saturday, March 28 & SuNday, March 29, 2015

CAVS END 4-GAME WIN
STREAK WITH 106-98 LOSS
DELPHOS FFA TEAM

COMPETES AT DISTRICTS
The Nets defeated the Cavs Friday evening to snap Clevelands

four-game win streak. Turn to
page 9 for more.
OPINION
Readers speak their minds about

local topics on the Opinion page.
Turn to pages 6-7 to read letters
to the editor, thumbs up/down,
and columns from our staff.
The Delphos FFA Ag-Mechanics

team recently traveled to Liberty
Benton High School to compete
at districts. For this and more
local news turn to pages 3-4.
6-7
3-4
YWCA puts on heels for Friday meal

BY ED GEBERT
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT For the fourth
year, the YWCA of Van Wert County celebrated with Meals and Heels,
Friday at noon.
Meals and Heels is our celebration of Womens History Month,
said Tammy Branham-Cripps, executive director of the YWCA of Van
Wert County. This year we are presenting three awards to three local
women, the Unsung Hero Award,
the Entrepreneur of the Year Award,
and the Emerging Leader Award.

The fourth annual event used the
theme Reflection as the program
reviewed highlights of the past from
the history of the YWCA.
We are set to start our 100-Year
celebration in 2016, so this is kind
of a ramp-up for that as well, Branham-Cripps explained.
The awards were handed out to
women who had been nominated
by others. The Entrepreneur of Year
Award went to Shannon Maxey of
Flour Loves Sugar in Van Wert.
Amanda Miller was chosen as the
Emerging Leader Award for her
work in the community, and Nancy Friemoth was presented with the
Unsung Hero Award for her work
behind the scenes with many organizations.
The audience was treated to
lunch and a program based on the
theme of Reflections.
They are friends and families of our award winners, Branham-Cripps pointed out.
All proceeds from the event went
to the YWCA Transitional Living
Program, Domestic Violence Services, and Rape Crisis Services.
YWCA of Van Wert County executive director Tammy BranhamCripps presents the Unsung Hero Award to Nancy Friemoth during
Fridays Meals & Heels event at the YWCA. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)
Enjoying Springs Arrival
Marketing Group
eyes 50% increase
in tourists
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
Swinging in the park

Thirteen-year-olds Sidney Claypool, left, and Rylee Heiing enjoy the swings at Stadium Park in
Delphos Friday afternoon. While the temperature was chilly and the wind noticeable, the girls said
they needed some fresh air. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
DELPHOS Destination Delphos Marketing Group

(DDMG) members vision is to build tourism related economic development for Delphos by positively strengthening the awareness of its existing attributes and increasing
revenues and growth.
Postal History Museum Director Gary Levitt and Canal Commission Trustee Bob Ebbeskotte saw the potential for Delphos to be a destination for anyone; particularly people who want to take
a one tank trip.
The Van Wert Convention and Visitors Bureau
(CVB) was very supportive,
highlighting events going
on in Delphos. It was time
for us to find our own home
base, Levitt said. Bob and
I were talking about highlighting Delphos and getting
some ideas together. Bob
was the brainchild behind the marketing group.
Committee members include Bob Ulm, Director of
the Van Wert CVB Larry Lee, Executive Director of Allen County CVB Christine Pleva, Delphos Chamber of
Commerce Director Tara Krendl, Marg Ashby, Ruthann
Wittler, Levitt and Ebbeskotte.
Levitt said the goal is to increase the number of tourists by 50 percent and increase Delphos businesses operating hours by promoting and assisting at community
events.
DDMGs first project was re-vamping the Van Wert
visitors guides section on Destination Delphos; the
things to see and do in our city such as dining out, cultural events and other major events in town, Levitt explained. We also put a directory of chamber members
in the guide.
TOuRISm/14
50 shades of blue: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

BY STEPHANIE
GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.
com
No matter the shade
baby, navy or ultra marine
Ohioans are reaching into
their clothes closets to dress
in their best blues on April
8 to observe Ohio Wears
Blue to demonstrate their
commitment to keeping children safe and helping prevent
child abuse and neglect.
Allen County Children
Services (ACCS) Executive

Director Cynthia Scanland
said April is Child Abuse
Prevention Month and the
perfect time to join the fight
to prevent child abuse and
provide for the physical,
emotional and developmental
needs of children.
Each day across the
country, five children die as a
result of child abuse, Scanland said. Many more survive as victims of abuse and
neglect.
Scanland said abuse and
neglect are trending up-
ward in Allen County and

the causal relationships with
higher unemployment and a
decline in the economy leads
to more stress in households
and increases the potential

for abuse and neglect.
In 2008 there were 571
investigated reports of maltreatment, she said. In 2014,
investigations doubled with
958 reports of maltreatment
and the organization served
2,203 children through assessments.
Partnership for Violence
Free Families (PFVFF) Executive Director Donna Dickman said the more calls made
about one specific child, the
bigger the picture professionals can piece together to eval-
uate what is going on.

Call Childrens Services
and give them all the details
you can; location, what you
think is going on and what
you hear, Dickman said. If
its a situation where you can
see a child being physically abused, for example, in a
public parking lot, call security and/or 911.
Communitys have great
influence over a childs life,
Scanland reasoned. Its better to report a situation to the
trained professionals charged
with responding to a poten-
Bulletin Board
he City of Van Wert is instituting a new brush

pick-up program. The new pick-up dates are as
follows: Monday, May 4; Monday, July 6; and
Tuesday, September 1.
Brush will be picked up throughout the city on those
dates. Brush should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m.
Please note that the city is changing from monthly
brush pick-ups to the three dates listed above.
The city will not pick up limbs larger than four inches
in diameter or more than ten feet long.
The city will not pick up brush that has been left behind by professional tree trimmers or private contractors.
If a homeowner uses a trimming service, they are responsible for disposing of the tree.
Brush placed in bags or boxes will not be picked up.
tial safety threat.

Scanland said abuse is not
always a physical.
Its chronic physical neglect. Situations that take
place over time, are not apparent to people in the childs
life and removes a conducive
environment promoting a
childs primary developmental years, Scanland added.
It creates a fractured foundation. Scanland said abuse
and neglect can become cyclic.
CHIlD ABuSE/14
Index
Classifieds ........ 10-11
Comics & Puzzles ....8
Real Estate ..............12
Local/State ...........3-4
Obituaries .................2
History ......................5
Bulletin Board
he Van Wert Civil Service Commission will

meet on Monday, April
13 at 11:30 a.m. to discuss
testing requirements for entry level firemend and residency requirements for both
police and fire departments.
The meeting will be held in
the City of Van Wert Council
Chambers, 515 E. Main Street
in Van Wert.
Sports .......................9
Todays World .........13
Weather ....................2
Vol. 145, No. 202
hen love and

W
skill work
together, expect a
masterpiece.
-John Ruskin
Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2015
John Paulding Days

William J Hoverman parade forms available
OBITUARIES
VAN WERT, Ohio William J Lump Hoverman, 65,

died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at his residence.
Calling hours will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April
4, 2015, with services at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4 at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home, Van Wert.
A full obituary will appear in Wednesdays edition.
VISITATION & SERVICES

Jeane Galehouse
The Rev. Jonathan Rumburg will conduct a memorial
service Saturday, March 28
at 2 p.m. at First Christian
Church of Stow, 3493 Darrow
Road, Stow 44224.
William
Hoverman
Lump
Calling hours will be

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
April 4, 2015, with services
at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4
at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral
Home, Van Wert.
Donald Johnson
A memorial service will

be held at Schellhaas Funeral
Home, 1600 Stone Mansion
Dr., Sewickley, PA 15143, on
Saturday, April 18, 2015, at
12 p.m.
Stan Lyle
There will be a open house

for family and friends from
1-3 p.m. April 4 at the VFW,
where there will be military
grave rites by the Delphos
Veterans Council Post 3035
at 3 p.m.
Dr. Sherry Meadows
Friends may call from 2-4

p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at
Eichholtz Daring & Sanford
Funeral Home, 321 N. Main
St., Bellefontaine. A memorial service will be held at 11
a.m. Monday at the Urbana

Methodist Church, 238 N.
Main St., Urbana. Interment
will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
in the family plot at Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta.
Janet ONeill
Services will be held at

10:30 a.m. Saturday, March
28, 2015, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home.
Dennis Bear Pohlman
Mass of Christian Burial

will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday
at St. Rose Catholic Church.
Burial of cremated remains
will be at a later date. A parish wake service will be held
at 8 p.m.
James Robey
Services will be held at

2 p.m. Saturday, March 28,
2015, at St. Marks Lutheran
Church, Van Wert. Visitation
will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the
church.
Marysue Wilson
Funeral services will be

held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at
Harter and Schier Memorial
Chapel in Delphos. To view
funeral service online, please
visit www.harterandschier.
com at the time of the service.
(Password: webcast9).
LOTTERY
Ohio Lottery
Mega Millions
Midday 3
Midday 4
Midday 5
Pick 3
Pick 4
Pick 5
Rolling Cash 5
17-21-36-58-70 MB: 3
8-0-4
0-8-9-9
7-4-1-1-2
5-4-6
7-3-3-2
9-2-1-0-6
08-13-14-16-25
Indiana Lottery
Daily Three-Midday
1-7-1
Daily Three-Evening
9-0-1
Daily Four-Midday
4-4-6-5
Daily Four-Evening
0-9-6-2
Quick Draw-Midday
04-12-13-16-26-28-30-31-35-4144-45-46-50-56-60-63-65-66-80
Quick Draw-Evening
04-06-07-08-27-33-34-35-45-4753-54-56-59-62-64-66-73-74-76
Cash Five
10-12-30-31-34
For movie information, call
419.238.2100
or visit
vanwertcinemas.com
Van-Del drive-in
closed for the season
Today
Tomorrow
Monday
sunny
north winds
5 to 10 mph
shifting to the
west
High: 35
Low: 22
mostly cloudy
with chance of
showers
winds 10 to 30
mph
High: 43
Low: 32
mostly sunny,
turning partly
cloudy with
slight chance of
showers late
High: 50
Low: 35
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
PAULDING The Paulding Chamber of Commerce has

forms available for the John Paulding Days Parade. The parade
will be held on Thursday, June 4 in downtown Paulding. Entry into the parade is $30, but this fee is waived for Chamber
of Commerce members. Forms can be downloaded at www.
pauldingchamber.com.
I am so excited for my first John Paulding Days Parade,
said Executive Director Peggy Emerson. This is a longstanding tradition in our community. So many people come out to
support the event and we want it to be bigger and better than
ever.
The parade theme for 2015 is A Strong Foundation for a
Strong Future. Emerson says that she was reflecting on all the
rich history and traditions in Paulding County when the idea
struck her. We have such a great story to tell from our founding to our present day. I wanted to celebrate that!
And plan to stick around after the parade. Local recording
artist, Bekah Bradley will perform with her band immediately following the parade on the main stage on the Courthouse
Square.
One change for John Paulding Days this year is the return
of Saturday activities. I am so excited about our Kids Day
on Saturday this year. We will have programming provided by
area churches and organizations with lots of give-aways and
cool things for kids to do. We will have a candy drop and then
we will allow anyone under the age of 18 to perform on the
main stage in a kids variety show! Registration for the variety show is free for any individual or group who would like to
perform, but sign up at www.pauldingchamber.com in order to
participate.
In addition, the Chamber is taking nominations for the
grand marshall for this years parade. Anyone with a suggestion should email pauldingchamber@gmail.com.
Buschurs Refrigeration
receives Earthlinked
Presidents Award
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
SAINT HENRY EarthLinked Technologies recognizes Buschurs Refrigeration
with the 2015 Presidents
Award for business growth.
The award is presented annually to the heating and cooling
company in EarthLinkeds
Elite Dealer Network that best
demonstrates the ability to expand their economic impact
in the geothermal industry by
reducing their environmental
one. It is a prestigious honor
in the geothermal industry
and continually recognizes
top EarthLinked dealers for
their dedication to promoting
renewable energy.
After receiving the Presidents Award, owner Jerry
Buschur commented about
the strong relationship between their two companies.
When youve been in the
heating and cooling business
as long as our family, you
learn that nothing creates a
better opportunity for business growth than partnering
with an innovative renew-
able energy system provider. By selling EarthLinked

Renewable Energy Systems,
we are able to help the earth
and grow our business with
integrity, as well as generate
revenue for both companies.
Thats synergy working at its
finest.
EarthLinked Technologies
is very selective when determining which dealership is
eligible for the award. When
it comes to naming a recipient
for the Presidents Award, a
lot of factors go into the decision. The dealership must
be promoting the benefits of
EarthLinked Renewable Energy Systems beyond saving
on home heating and cooling
costs, said Jeffery Miller,
president. Buschurs Refrigeration received this years
award because they focus on
promoting environmentally
friendly technology that provides their customers with
the best technology available,
above making a sale.
Buschurs Refrigeration
will continue to work with
EarthLinked Technologies in
the future.
Police officer wounded,

suspect killed in shootout
BOSTON (AP) A suspect in a motor vehicle stop opened
fire on police on Friday evening and seriously wounded an officer before being killed by other officers at the scene, authorities
said. An apparent bystander also was shot.
The wounded officer was shot just below his right eye and
was in critical condition in an induced coma fighting for his life
at a hospital, police Commissioner William Evans said.
Other officers returned fire and killed the suspect at the
scene, Evans said. A woman at the scene suffered a flesh
wound to her right arm and was in good spirits, and three other
officers were taken to a hospital with stress-related problems,
he said.
The names of the officers, the suspect and the wounded
woman werent immediately released.
The officer who was shot is on the police Youth Violence
Task Force and is a highly decorated military veteran, Evans
said.
Evans said the police officers were watching the vehicle before pulling it over. He did not say why the officers stopped the
vehicle. One of three people in the car got out, opened fire on
the officers and was killed, he said.
Police were interviewing the other two people in the car,
and it was too early to say whether criminal charges would be
filed against them, he said.
PUT YOUR TAX REFUND TO GOOD USE

WITH CHOICE CUTS FROM....
Winners Meats
St. Rt. 705 Osgood, Ohio 419-582-4321
R
N AN HOU
LESS THA LPHOS!
DE
SOUTH OF
LOCAL WEATHER
Beef & Pork Halves, cut to order

Specialty Meats
Homemade
Award-Winning Products
www.winnersmeats.com
Pink chicken
mystery solved
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)
The mystery of Portlands
pink chickens is solved.
Multnomah County Animal Services says the birds
owner told the agency he used
food coloring, beet juice and
Kool-Aid to dye the two birds,
then released them to make
people smile.
Owner Bruce Whitman of
Portland says the prank succeeded beyond his wildest
hopes. In his words, I didnt
expect to get this many people
to smile.
POLICE REPORTS
Delphos City Police
On March 17, Delphos Police officers met with a male at the
police department who reported a theft from his residence. The
male told officers that another male had stayed at his residence
the night before and the item was missing after the male left.
The incident is under investigation.
On March 19, a complainant came to the police department
to report items missing from his residence. The complainant
believed that the items were taken by an acquaintance. The incident remains under investigation.
On March 21, officers spoke with a male who reported that
someone stole his bicycle from his property.
On March 21, officers were dispatched to a business in the
100 block of North Adams. Upon arrival, officers spoke with
the business owner and found that unknown person or persons
attempted to break into the business, but were unsuccessful.
On March 21, officers were dispatched to the 100 block of
W. Cleveland St. in regards to a male lying in the roadway.
Officers arrived and located the male, who was incoherent. Officers transported the male to the police department where he
was evaluated by a Delphos Fire Department first responder. It
was decided that the male would be transported to the hospital
for evaluation.
On Sunday, officers met with a female who had discovered
unauthorized charges on her bank debit card. The case was forwarded to the Detective Bureau for further investigation.
On Monday, officers took a report from a female who reported that her vehicle had been broken into and her purse stolen. The purse had been found and turned in, but items were
missing from inside.
On Monday, officers took a second report of a vehicle that
had been entered and items removed. This vehicle had been
parked in the 600 block of West Sixth Street when it was broken into.
UNOH presidents and

deans list announced
LIMA The University of Northwestern Ohio has
announced its presidents list for winter quarter 2015 for
students in the College of Business. The following full-time
student received a grade point average of 4.0:
Ohio City Becca Lynn Harshman
The University of Northwestern Ohio has announced its
presidents list for winter quarter 2015 for students in the
College of Business. The following part-time student received
a grade point average of 4.0:
Delphos Ann M. Kohorst
College of Occupational Professions. The following full-time
students received a grade point average of 4.0:
Ohio City Travis Eugene Swander
Van Wert Garrett Matthew Freeman
College of Health Professions. The following full-time student
received a grade point average of 4.0:
Convoy Danica Kay Hicks
College of Health Professions. The following part-time student
received a grade point average of 4.0:
Delphos Garth M. Lucius
deans list for winter quarter 2015 for students in the College
of Business. The following part-time students received a grade
point average of 3.5 or better:
Delphos Christopher M. Mercer
Van Wert Madison M. Enyart
Venedocia Madison Emma Jones
of Business. The following full-time students received a grade
point average of 3.5 or better:
Convoy Nathaniel Clair Mladenovic
Delphos Emily Laura Fernandez, Diana Louise
Hitchcock, Katherine A. McNeal, Courtney Amber Roeder
Rockford Jessica Jaye Archibald
deans list for winter quarter 2015 for students in the College of
Health Professions. The following part-time student received a
grade point average of 3.5 or better:
Delphos Pamela Bland
deans list for winter quarter 2015 for students in the College of
Health Professions. The following full-time students received a
grade point average of 3.5 or better:
Delphos Rachel Joanne Mahlie
Spencerville Shawna Renae Harrod, Ashly Lynn Saffle
Van Wert Victoria Lynn Thompson
of Occupational Professions. The following full-time students
received a grade point average of 3.5 or better:
Delphos Kylie Marie Fritz, Whitney Nicole Miller, Luke
J. Wrasman
Paulding Cameron M. Mohley
Payne Brenda R. Feasby
Scott Marloes Van Den Hengel
Spencerville Karen Sue Dille
Van Wert Amanda Erin Lobsiger
Venedocia Brock Joseph Bonifas
Read the classifieds
A dhi MEDIA publication
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community calendar items include the name of the event
or group and date, time and place of the event. Please include
a daytime phone number when submitting calendar items.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.
9 a.m.- noon St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the
east edge of the St. Johns High School parking 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. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241
N. Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.
7:30 p.m. The Rockford Lions Club annual variety
show, Rockfords Got Talent, will be held in the Parkway
High School auditorium, Rockford. The doors open at 6:30
p.m. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
8 p.m. AA open discussion at First Presbyterian Church.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241
N. Main St., is open.
2 p.m. AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr.
2-4:30 p.m. Van Wert County Historical Museum is
open to the public.
MONDAY, MARCH 30
9 a.m.-7 p.m. Ottoville Branch Library is open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center,
301 Suthoff St.
5 p.m. Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship
Hall on the second floor at Trinity United Methodist Church,
South Walnut St., Van Wert.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from the Storm support group meets in
the Delphos Public Library basement.
8 p.m. AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian
Church.
BRIEFS
Civil Service
Commission to meet
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The Civil Service Commission will
meet on Monday, April 13, at
11:30 a.m.
The group will discuss
testing requirements for en-
try level firemen and residency requirements for both

police and fire departments.
The meeting will be held
in the City of Van Wert
Council Chambers, 515 East
Main Street, Van Wert OH
45891.
Union Bank Trivia Challenge

scheduled for Friday
The Delphos Union Bank Relay for Life team will host the annual Trivia Challenge at 8 p.m. Friday at
the Delphos Eagles Lodge. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. Teams consist of 8-10 members who put their
heads together to answer, on paper, 10 rounds of questions in a variety of possible categories
such as sports, movies, commercials, TV shows, and various others. A $10 donation per person
is collected. To register or for more information, contact Margie Rostorfer at (419) 692-5106,
Doris Neumeier at (419) 692-3382 or call the bank at (419) 692-2010, ext. 6105. Walk-in teams
are also welcome at this annual event. Pictured above with the first-place traveling trophy is
last years winning team, Delphos Herald Hot Off The Press, who donated their cash winnings
back to the Delphos Relay for Life campaign, as did the second- and third-place teams, Charlies
Angels & Devils, and The Stemen Family. Members of last years winning team are, front from left,
Nancy Spencer, Jay Spencer and Marilyn Hoffman; and back, Margie Ricker, Peter Ricker, Roger
Gossman, Dena Martz, Elaine Suever, Jerry Suever, and Ron Hoffman. The 2015 Relay for Life will
be held 6 p.m. to midnight June 12 at the Scott Memorial Track at Delphos Jefferson High School.
(DHI Meda file photo)
Non-profit organizations
AAUW announces winners of camp scholarships
sought by Foundation
VAN WERT The Van Wert County Foundation is accepting names of non-profit organizations interested in serving food for its Fountain Park Summer
Music Series concerts. Any non-profit organization located in Van Wert
County seeking funds, which did not
serve one of the concerts last year, is
eligible. Organizations can enter the
lottery for consideration by calling
The Foundation office at (419) 2381743 or by emailing Coordinator of
Performing Arts Paul Hoverman at
paul@vanwertcountyfoundation.org. Names must be received
before April 1 to be included in the lottery.
Concerts this year include Ambrosia - June 5 (Peony Festival), Blue Moon Swamp (CCR Tribute Band) - June 20, The
Hoo Doo Loungers - June 26, Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra - July 3, Shot Gun Wedding - July 17, CSN Songs - A
Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - July 24, and Your
Generation in Concert featuring Fifty Amp Fuse - Aug. 7.
The Van Wert County Foundation is pleased to offer these
opportunities for organizations to make funds while serving
patrons in the park. Most concerts attract well over a thousand
people from all over the region. All concerts are free to the
public and are sponsored by The Foundation in cooperation
with the Van Wert City Parks & Recreation.
UNOH college prepares for

scholarship testing, open house
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
LIMA The University
of Northwestern Ohios College of Applied Technologies
will hold an Open House at
1441 N. Cable Road, Lima,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April
10 and 11.
The Open
House will
feature Bob
Hall Scholarship Testing.
Scholarship testing will be
offered to more than 800 juniors and seniors from 15 different states. UNOH will be
testing in auto, diesel, agricultural mechanics, and HVAC
with the winners in each area
receiving a $3,000 tuition
scholarship, second place will
receive a $2,000 scholarship,
and third place will receive a
$1,500 scholarship.
Testing will be held in the
UNOH Event Center at 11
a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.

Tours will be given of the
200-plus acre University of
Northwestern Ohio campus.
There will be opportunities
to discuss financial aid, housing, scheduling, employment,
and detailed curriculum information with department
representatives. Classrooms
and
training
equipment
will be on
display with opportunities to
speak with instructors about
courses. It is an excellent opportunity for prospective students to become acquainted
with the University and the
opportunities it offers.
The Open House is open
to the public.
For further information,
contact the Admissions Department at (419) 998-3120
or in person at 1441 N. Cable
Road in Lima.
VAN WERT The Van Wert

Branch of the American Association of
University Women (AAUW) announces
the recipients of the summer 2015 educational camp scholarships given by
the branch, in partnership with the Van
Wert County Foundation.
Emma Jean Crosby, daughter of
Chad and Angela Crosby and a sixth
grade student at Wayne Trace Elementary School, along with Elizabeth Rutkowski, daughter of Mike and Karissa
Rutkowski and a sixth grade student at
Van Wert Middle School, will be attending BeWise Camp in June at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
Attending Camp GEMS at Ohio
Northern University in Ada in July will
be Jamie Burenga, daughter of Tom and
Julie Burenga, along with Isabella Carr,
daughter of Alan and Jennifer Carr.

Both young ladies are sixth grade students at Van Wert Middle School.
These summer educational camp opportunities are just one of the many local projects which are sponsored by the
Van Wert AAUW Branch.
For more information regarding the
local AAUW Branch, contact Branch
President Deb Kleinhenz at (419) 2389519.
LOCAL STATE
USDA implements Farm Bill provision

to limit payments to non-farmers
Department proposes
changes to actively
engaged rule
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday a proposed rule to
limit farm payments to non-farmers,
consistent with requirements Congress
mandated in the 2014 Farm Bill. The
proposed rule limits farm payments to
individuals who may be designated as
farm managers but are not actively engaged in farm management. In the Farm
Bill, Congress gave USDA the authority
to address this loophole for joint ventures and general partnerships, while
exempting family farm operations from
being impacted by the new rule USDA
ultimately implements.
We want to make sure that farm
program payments are going to the
farmers and farm families that they
are intended to help. So weve taken
the steps to do that, to the extent that
the Farm Bill allows, said Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack. The Farm Bill
gave USDA the authority to limit farm
program payments to individuals who
are not actively engaged in the management of the farming operation on
non-family farms. This helps close a
loophole that has been taken advantage
of by some larger joint ventures and
general partnerships.
The current definition of actively engaged for managers, established
in 1987, is broad, allowing individuals

with little to no contributions to critical
farm management decisions to receive
safety-net payments if they are classified as farm managers, and for some
operations there were an unlimited
number of managers that could receive
payments.
The proposed rule seeks to close this
loophole to the extent possible within the guidelines required by the 2014
Farm Bill. Under the proposed rule,
non-family joint ventures and general partnerships must document
that their managers are
making significant contributions to the farming
operation, defined as
500 hours of substantial
management work per
year, or 25 percent of
the critical management time necessary
for the success of the farming operation. Many operations will be limited
to only one manager who can receive a
safety-net payment. Operators that can
demonstrate they are large and complex
could be allowed payments for up to
three managers only if they can show
all three are actively and substantially
engaged in farm operations. The changes specified in the rule would apply to
payment eligibility for 2016 and subsequent crop years for Agriculture Risk
Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Programs, loan deficiency payments and marketing loan gains
realized via the Marketing Assistance
Loan program.
As mandated by Congress, family
farms will not be impacted. There will

also be no change to existing rules for
contributions to land, capital, equipment, or labor. Only non-family farm
general partnerships or joint ventures
comprised of more than one member
will be impacted by this proposed rule.
Stakeholders interested in commenting on the proposed definition and
changes are encouraged to provide written comments at www.regulations.gov
by May 26, 2015. The proposed rule is
available at http://go.usa.gov/3C6Kk.
Tuesdays proposal
was made possible by
the 2014 Farm Bill,
which builds on historic economic gains
in rural America over
the past six years,
while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars
in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, USDA has made significant
progress to implement each provision
of this critical legislation, including
providing disaster relief to farmers
and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to
rural credit; funding critical research;
establishing innovative public-private
conservation partnerships; developing
new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure,
housing and community facilities to
help improve quality of life in rural
America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. To learn
more about Farm Service Agency,
visit www.fsa.usda.gov.
Paulding County
Extension sets
programs
PET CORNER
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 419-9911775.
Sox is a very lovable

baby who loves to snuggle.
He knows his commands,
and is very sweet. He has
some separation anxiety,
which you could fix. He
gets along very with other dogs, and would love to
sleep with you at night.
Sophia here. I love to

meow and play, especially
when someone holds me. I
actually like the company
of another cat, but if two
cats arent for you, I understand.
The following pets are available for adoption through

The Van Wert Animal Protective League:
Cats
M, 8 years, neutered, white, black on tail, name
Patches
M, 8 years, gold eyes, neutered, name Black Jack
Kittens
M, F, 8 weeks, yellow, gray tiger
M, F, 6 weeks, black and white, beige and orange
M, F, 8 months, white, black, tiger
Dog
Fox Terrier Papillon, F, 7 years, shots, black and
brown and white, name Munchkin
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
looking 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.
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
PAULDING The OSU
Extension Office in Paulding County will sponsor several ag events over the next
two weeks.
The first, set for Tuesday,
March 31, concerns online
ag resources. Join Paulding
County Auditor Claudia
Fickel as she walks landowners through the county
auditors website. The second session will then focus
on the USDA Online Web
Soil Survey to help producers create free soil maps for
each one of their farms. Finally, the last session will focus on all the different free
online resources available
to producers, landowners
and agribusinesses to help
in managing the farm. This
program will be held from
9-11:30 a.m. in the large hall
at the Extension Office. An
RSVP for this free program
is needed by Monday.
The lady landlord program, set for April 1, has
been cancelled due to low
pre-registration
numbers.
OSU Extension will try this
program again next year.
A backyard poultry
workshop is planned for
Thursday, April 2 from 9:30
a.m. 1:30 p.m. This class
is for the new or small scale
chicken farmer. Registration
for this hand-on workshop is
required by Tuesday, April
1. The cost is $35. A light
lunch will be provided.
Fertilizer
certification
is set for 9 a.m. noon on
April 7 in the OSU Extension large hall. There is no
cost to attend. Certification
is required by Sept. 30, 2017,
for anyone who applies fertilizer to more than 50 acres
of agricultural production
grown primarily for sale.
(This includes side-dress nitrogen.)
A pesticide test is
planned for April 7 at 1 p.m.
in the OSU Extension large
hall. This test is for either
commercial or private pesticide applicators wanting to
obtain a license. Pre-registration is required by going
to the Ohio Department of
Agriculture website: www.
agri.ohio.gov/apps/odaprs/
pestfert-prs-index.aspx.
Delphos FFA Ag-Mechanics

Team competes at districts
The Delphos FFA Ag-Mechanics team recently went to Liberty Benton
High School where they placed eighth out of 15 teams. The Delphos
FFA team consisted of Caleb Haunhorst, Justin Siefker, and Austin
Schulte. The team had to use various skills like area welding, acetylene
welding, and drill bit sharpening. They also had to identify a variety of
tools, fasteners, seals and bearings, wire electrical circuits, and cut
and solder tubing. They also identified parts of a diesel engine, fuels
and lubricants, and a variety of other agricultural mechanic type skills.
(Photo submitted)
Parkway Middle School

announces honor roll
St. Johns Liturgy
team donates to
Heartbeat of Lima
Parkway Middle School Honor Roll
End of third quarter 2014-2015
Seventh grade
Highest Honor 4.0
Aaron Bruns, Ansley Burtch, Alexis
Cairns, Jamison Clouse, Macy Henkle,
McKenna Johnson, Kristine Kirby, Brooke
May, Sophia Miller, Olivia Rutledge, Hailey Stephenson, Shaelyn Thomas
High Honors
3.5-3.99
Cory Agler, Rachel Barrett, Christopher Bechtold, Carley Boeckman, Breyden
Bruns, Layne Claudy, Ashlyn Cornett, Sidney Doner, Claire Eichler, Kevin Fonner,
Emma Gause, Courtney Harding, Leah
Harshman, Katie Hauter, Nicholas Hawk,
Clarissa Krogman, Phoenix Langenkamp,
Jason Luth, Hailey Roberts, Kiersten
Roehm, Grace Rogers, Kyle Roth, Gavin
Stober, Violet Taylor, McKenna Temple,
Alexander Tisdale, Ashlyn White
Honors 3.0-3.49
Tori Albright, Taylor Augsburger, Ra-
chel Breese, Autumn Ellis, Tom Etzler, Ryann Fox, Jacob Haver, Ryan Hesse, Caleb
Kinney, Kaitlin LaBrun, Bryce Lowery,
Chance Mosier, Trey Ransbottom, Corey
Walls, Sydney Yoder, Olivia Zimmerman
Eighth grade
Highest Honor 4.0
Seth Longstreth, Faith Rollins, Olivia
Scott, Tessa Thatcher, Jack Wehe
High Honors 3.5-3.99
Molly Baltzell, Shay Bolton, Hannah
Eichenauer, Allie Ford, Matthew Gaerke,
Melissa Hauter, Mecaylah Hesse, Colton
Kraner, Madison Kroeger, Alyssa Miller,
Rachel Perry, Nicholas Riley, Stephanie
Schaaf, Faith Shellabarger, Sarah Stetler,
Preston Stober, Bailey Strickler, Isabella Strunk, Haylee Stukey, Loren Stukey,
Grace Swander
Honors 3.0-3.49
Mason Baxter, Evan Boroff, Gage Etgen, Cody Gaham, Ryan Hare, Kara Heck,
Lauren Henderson, Andrew Metz, Duncan
Morton, Noah Riley, Noah Stemen
Students from Delphos St. Johns Schools recently

participated in their Lenten Penance Service. The
high school Liturgy Teams theme for the year is Pay
It Forward. One of the pillars of Lent is almsgiving.
Sydney Fischbach, president of the Liturgy Team
stated, We are to give of our time, talent and
treasures. Lent is a time to help the less fortunate.
The faculty and staff have been blessed with the
treasures of new life. Staff members have become
new parents or grandparents to 14 new babies this
year alone. Many have already been born and some
we are anxiously awaiting their arrival. In honor of
all the new lives, a donation of $434.63 was made
to Heartbeat of Lima. Above: Fischbach gives Patti
Kennedy, executive director of Heartbeat Lima, the
donation. (Submitted photo)
Lets talk about getting you more from Medicare.

Dan Jones
201 N. Main St.

Delphos
Talk with your local licensed Humana sales agent today.

419-692-2352 419-464-8567 (TTY: 711)
Humana is a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in a Humana plan depends on contract renewal. Reach Humana sales and cudstomer service at 1-800-336-6801 (TTY: 711). Y0040_GHHHXDEEN Accepted
Saturday. March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2015
Salks vaccine saves children from ravages of polio

BY KIRK DOUGAL
DHI Media Group Publisher
kdougal@timesbulletin.com
He wanted to be a lawyer because he wanted to help people.
His mother worked constantly to
persuade him to go into medicine
because she thought he would be a
terrible attorney.
In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the one word every parent was afraid to hear from
their doctor. Although adults could
contract the disease as well, it was
children who seemed to be most
susceptible to the most debilitating
types. In 1916 alone, 6,000 children
died and another 27,000 were paralyzed in the United States.
Doctors raced around the clock
to find an effective vaccine for the
disease. In 1936, two different doctors claimed to have produced medicines that would prevent the disease from occurring. The first, Dr.
Maurice Brodie, tried his on 3,000
children. None developed immunity
to the disease and most developed
allergic reactions. Dr. John Kollmer
also performed a trial and his vaccine did not work as well. In fact,
his actually caused polio in some
children which led to their deaths.
Meanwhile, Dr. Jonas Salk, who
had wanted to be a lawyer, was
working under a mentor researcher
on finding a vaccine for influenza for
the U.S. Army. He attended a seminar at the NYU School of Medicine
and heard two lectures that sent him
down the road to his eventual fame.
At the first, the speaker talked about
how immunizing against diphtheria
and tetanus required the use of dead
viruses. The next lecture involved
a report on the results of research
revealing immunization against
viral disease needed to involve the
experience of infection to produce
antibodies.
The failed polio vaccines from
the past had used live strains of
the disease to achieve immunization. Salk, in a moment of clarity,
New Polio Vaccine Appears

Good, But Supply Limited
From the
Archives
By
Kirk Dougal
wondered if dead virus cells could

produce the antibodies safely. But it
was not until a few years later when
he became the head of the Virus
Research Lab at the University of
Pittsburgh that he could test his radical theory.
He worked diligently on the
project. The first vaccine he tested
proved effective in monkeys. Then
he tried the medicine on patients at a
home for crippled children. Finally,
in the ultimate show of confidence,
he injected himself, his staff, and
his own family with the medicine.
On March 26, 1953, Salk announced to the medical world he
had created a vaccine from all three
polio viruses, killed in a formaldehyde solution, that worked and did
not lead to complications. But the
world remembered the claims from
17 years earlier and caution held
firm.
What began next was the largest
medical experiment in U.S. history,
involving 1.8 million children in 44
states in what was to become the
first double-blind test ever used in
medicinal research. Although now
the standard for testing new drugs,
using a control group, an affected
group, and a placebo group with
none of the front line doctors aware
of who received the medicine - the
procedure was unheard of in science.
The tests of the possible vaccine were happening just in time.
The rate of polio cases was rising in America, to 58,000 in 1952
and 35,000 in 1953. The National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
NEW YORK (AP) The new polio vaccine looks

good and is being developed rapidly, but you wont
get it this summer.
The creamy white vaccine has worked well in 90
persons mostly children but it has a long way to
go, Dr. Jonas E. Salk of the University of Pittsburgh
said last night.
The vaccine is made up of all three types of virus
which can cause human polio. The viruses are killed
and emulsified or homogenized in mineral oil to step
up their ability to create antibodies against polio,
without causing infection.
This vaccine, disclosed last January, gave all 90
persons protective antibodies against all three types
of virus, Salk reported in the American Medical Association. Not one got sick.
By every expectation, it would actually make
them throw off any epidemic or invasion by live polio virus. The vaccine protects monkeys that way.
Humans, of course, are not intentionally given a dose
of virus.
The next step is to try it on more and more persons
to make sure it is as good as it looks, Salk explained
last night at a science-press dinner of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
But Salk, 38, said, We have not yet had a chance to
decide on what the next steps will be We still have
started in part by President Franklin Roosevelt after he contracted

polio at the age of 39, and which later became known as the March of
Dimes, jumped at the chance to help
with Salks testing.
Dr. Salks vaccine was the start
of the eradication of polio. Two
years after 58,000 cases had been
recorded in the U.S., the number
dropped to 5,500. A live vaccine
developed a few years later became
the drug of choice to be used and
slowed the use of Salks invention.
But the world may still be paying
the price for the early live-virus tri-
Cigarette bill in Delphos

How many cigarettes were
smoked in Delphos during 1928?
Estimates indicate that the number
of cigarettes smoked in this city ran
into the millions, laid end to end
would extend many miles.
In the United States during the
last year 105,915,165,014 were estimated to have been smoked.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 1, 1929
Delphos police
warn auto owners
The police are warning motorists
to be careful to lock their cars when
they leave them. They call attention
to the activity of automobile stealing
or borrowing fraternity and to the
fact that machines are often taken in
broad daylight and when the owners
are away for only a few minutes.
They urge that all possible care
be exercised by the car owners to
prevent thefts.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 6, 1929
St. Johns
New Church Organ
Selection of an organ to be installed in St. Johns Catholic Church
was made at a congregational meeting Sunday evening.
The committee which had been
named to investigate the various
organs consisted of Rev. Father
Kaufmann, Henry Gemke, Mrs.
R.H. Jettinghoff, Mrs. Laura Shenk
and Miss Helen Stallkamp.
They voted in favor of the purchase of a Moller organ made in Chicago. This instrument cost $15,500.
Henry Holdgreve, who has served
for many years past as organist at St.
Johns recommended that pipes in
the present organ be retained. It was
explained that the wood pipes are
mellowed with age and of better tone
than new pipes.
The new organ will be electrically operated and will include all the
modern improvements. In addition
to the main organ, in the organ and
choir loft, an echo or auxiliary organ
will be located behind the main altar
of the church.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 4, 1929
Babe Ruth Hits

First Homer of Season
The Babe hit his first home run
of the season in his first days practice. After bunting off the first two
pitches by Floyd Van Pelt yesterday,

Ruth drove his first circuit smash
into Crescent Lake. Later Ruth drove
several other balls close to the lake.
It usually takes me several days
to get my eye on the ball, Ruth said,
but I got the gauge on Van Pelts delivery right from the start. Last year
I couldnt hit a ball for three days,
and in 1927 it took me a week to start
hitting.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 5, 1929
A Real
Lighting Problem
Second Street lighting, poor
enough when all lights are in service, has been in a bad state for several nights past, due to the fact that
several of the lamps have been out of
service and that the traction line has
failed to give them attention.
Second Street lighting is the
poorest in the city. This street was
at one time the best lighted with the
exception of Main Street. When the
traction line was built through the
city, the company agreed to light the
street.
It has done this - but how?
The lamps used have always
been of low power and never were
adequate to properly illuminate the
street. When some of the leaves are
on the trees they shut off a large part
of the little light that is provided.
Second Street people are subjected to the annoyance of having
passenger and freight trains passing
frequently upon their street. Their
radios pick up a great amount of interference, ascribed in the main to
the traction line.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 6, 1929
Speedy Ft. Wayne

Team to Play Here
Another strong cage attraction
will be offered the basketball fans of
Delphos Friday night when the Fort
Wayne Hoosiers, of the American
Basketball League, will come to this
city to do battle with the Delphos
City team at St. Johns auditorium.
The Hoosiers are now fighting for
first place in the American League
with Rochester, leading them by a
narrow margin. In the first half of the
cage season, the Hoosiers finished in
a tie with the Cleveland Rosenblums
for first place in the league.
Ralph Miller, league baseball star
who played with Delphos in a game
work to do before we can go out on a broad scale.

Twenty years ago a vaccine was used widely with
tragic results. Some children died, some were paralyzed. In those days little was known about the mysterious polio virus, and it was not known that there
were three dangerous types.
Tests of the new vaccine will not be rushed too
rapidly, nor delayed unduly, said Basil OConnor,
foundation president.
Enthusiasm about this vaccine is plain. But it isnt
known just how long the vaccine can protect. It is
apparently good at least six to eight weeks, probably
months, maybe years.
(Gamma Globulin, the antibodies from blood
donations, protects only about five weeks. It is the
immediate bet for a polio preventive this summer.)
Scientists would like to test any vaccine first on
2,000 to 3,000 or more children to be certain its
good.
They know theres no perfect drug, no perfect
vaccine, because humans have too many individual
differences. Many react strangely to a drug that is
perfectly safe for everyone else like people who get
reactions from penicillin or from eggs or chocolate.
Ninety persons is just too small a number. Polio
experts figure that only one child out of every 150
will develop paralytic polio during their lifetimes.
als. After Salks vaccine proved so

effective in America, trials needed
to be completed overseas if they
were to be tested on humans. Many
of these took place in Africa in the
late 50s and early 60s. Some researchers now believe the failed
vaccines produced conditions for
the eventual development of the
HIV virus and AIDS.
What was thought to be the last
documented case of polio in the
U.S. took place in 1991 leading to
the designation that America was
completely polio-free as of 1994.
In recent years, some communi-
tites such as the Amish (Minnesota - 2005) and families who have
chosen not to vaccinate (California
- 2014) have seen a handful of cases
reappear. Other European countries
and China have also been deemed
disease-free but polio appears to be
making a slight comeback in Africa
where rural tribes are refusing the
vaccines base upon the testing decades ago.
Here now is a reprint of an April
3, 1953, Van Wert Times-Bulletin
article detailing the recently released work of Dr. Salk and his polio vaccine.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS

WinDOW
TO THE
PAST
By
Bob Holdgreve
at Lima some years back, is playing

guard for the Fort Wayne outfit.
They have a speedy collection of
cage artists and the fans are promised a real game.
Due to the illness of Mel Miller,
the Delphos team will take on some
additional speedy cage timber for
this contest. One of these will play
at center, taking Glen Van Demarks
place, it is stated.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 6, 1929
AD
Auction - Sat. March , 1929
at Delphos Auto Top
and Awning Co.
Dienstberger Bros.,
212 W. Third St.
Automobiles and Livestock
Household Goods, consisting of
Pianos, Living Room Suites, Victrolas, Antique Furniture and many
other articles.
For Information Call
E.T. McCabe
S.G. Metzger, Auctioneer
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 5, 1929
Tulip Time
Operetta at Jefferson
Delphos school officials are hoping for a large attendance at the
presentation of the operetta, Tulip
Time which is scheduled for the
evening of Thursday, March 21, at
the Jefferson auditorium. The proceeds will be used for the purchase
of additional band instruments for
the band, being organized in the
schools.
The rehearsals for the operetta
are going forward nicely under the
direction of Miss Margaret John,
supervisor of music in the local
schools. A number of evening practice sessions are being held to help
get the production in readiness. Indications are that the production will
be a big success.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 7, 1929
WInDOW/14
25, 50, and 75 Years Ago

BY DHI MEDIA STAFF
info@timesbulletin.com
25 Years Ago
This week in 1990, a man returned to a New York social
club with matches and a jug of gasoline after an argument with
an ex-girlfriend and started a fire that killed 87 people. Most
of the victims died from smoke inhalation while others were
trampled in a mad rush to escape the flames. Some of the patrons attempted to leave by breaking through a wall into the
next building. Only three people managed to escape alive from
the two-story Happy Land Social Club.
Students in all Delphos elementary schools participated in
the National Agriculture Week math test contest sponsored by
Delphos Young Farmwives. Winners at Franklin were Ashleigh Kimmet, Ryan Trentman, Steve Holdgreve, Jeremy Culp,
Eric Kern, Angie Cumming, Jennifer Stone, Amanda Barnes,
Tammy Reed, Jeff Stocklin, Kane Osting, Nicole Weaver, Andrea Stirn, Dan Edelbrock, Craig Myers, Tracey Martin, Krista Stevens, Joel Basinger, Crissy Shumaker, Kendra Sherrick,
Tony Pavel, Shawn LaRue, Chris Showalter, Elaine Suever,
Josie Basinger, Birdelle Stephens, Mindy Suever, Jamie Wisher, Chad Wiechart and Andy Maas.
Rosie Rokus-Boehlke and Jon Parrish took the center of
the stage as the Van Wert Civic Theatre presented the play,
Strange Snow. A dramatic comedy, the play told the story of
Vietnam War veteran David who blamed himself for the death
of a war buddy and the encouragement of his sister and friends
to move past the events of the fighting.
50 Years Ago
This week in 1965, President Johnson announced four Ku
Klux Klan members had been arrested in Alabama for conspiracy in the murder of a mother of five after a civil rights march
in Montgomery. Mrs. Liuxzo was killed when a shot was fired
into her car after the end of the demonstration.
Tryouts were held and a cast selected for the Jefferson 1965
Senior class play, The Great Bough. Cast members included
Elaine Wisher, Linda Neiford, Norma Jones, Sally OBryant,
Carter Prine, Jon Wilcox, Betty Durn, Judy King, Randy Bowersock, Carolyn Dunlap, Gerald Rozelle and Linda Bair.
The Van Wert Spotlight on Youth Talent Show was ready to
go after the winners of the local school contests were announced.
Representatives from Anthony Wayne (Steve Schaberg, Philip Hoverman, Peggy Ann Rager, Bonnie Lou Kreischer, Ann
Kreischer, and Brad Pontius), Washington (Cindy Uncapher,
Randy Carter, Barbara and Chris Miller), and Franklin (Lisa
Derry and Douglas J. Wolf) schools in Van Wert had been chosen and were to compete at the overall competition.
75 Years Ago
This week in 1940, the Allied powers made the case again
that Soviet Russia must be linked with Germany as a common
enemy. French and British officials hinted the road to Germany
may lead through Russia with Britain leading a new European
crusade against the Bolsheviks.
William Corns, North Main Street, owner of the building now
occupied by the Altenburger Grocery, stated that a new place of
business will be located in the building after the Altenburger Store
was moved to their new building which will be constructed at the
corner of Main and Eleventh Streets. Corns stated that gasoline
will also be sold when the new business goes into his building.
Nearly 50 people gathered at the YWCA and voted unanimously to create the Van Wert Garden Club. Mrs. Otto Gilpin
was elected president of the group.
Times Bulletin/
Delphos Herald
Times Bulletin & Delphos Herald

WEEKEND EDITION
KIRK DOUGAL
Group Publisher
Nancy Spencer
Ed Gebert
Delphos Editor
Van Wert Editor
A dhi MEDIA Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities
A lot of noise
You may have noticed a brouhaha has been brewing nationwide over our neighbor to the west, Indiana.
This week Gov. Mike Pence signed a religious freedom
law that has caught the attention of nearly everyone and has
resulted in a lot of shouting and finger pointing, with plenty of
name calling thrown in for good measure.
In effect, this is what has happened. In 1993, President Clinton signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
which passed Congress on a nearly unanimous vote. The bill
was intended to prevent laws from burdening a persons right to
freely exercise their religion. It was introduced by Rep. Chuck
Schumer (D-NY) and sailed through the House of Representatives with a 100 percent yes vote and through the Senate on a
97-3 vote. We can only imagine today what that kind of bi-partisan action looks like. The law made it possible for churches
to be able to run soup kitchens for the hungry and forced equal
access for religious worship in places like prisons.
However, in 1997, the Supreme Court decided the law could
only be applied constitutionally on a federal level, meaning the
law did not apply to the states. Since that time, 19 other states
before Indiana had passed some version of RFRA and another
13 had case decisions that upheld its tenants. It has been reported 12 more states also have pending legislation dealing with
religious freedom laws.
Frankly, we have been surprised by the massive explosion of
noise over the signing - both from supporters and critics.
According to some over-the-top supporters, the law will be
some sort of panacea that will enable business owners to walk
away from doing business with people that some how interfere
with their ability to practice their religion.
According to critics, the law is the legalization of discrimination against minority groups - especially the LGBT community. We saw social media outcries yesterday that compared the
passage of the law to the equivalent of legalizing the murder
of blacks by the KKK during the civil rights marches and one
person asked if it was now legal to drag a gay person through a
store and shoot them in the back alley.
As we said, there was a lot of yelling.
We dont believe either side is correct. There are only three
differences between the Indiana law and the original RFRA:
1) Persons are also described as business entities, meaning business also falls under the law. This is actually a moot
point since the Supreme Court also decided the same in the
Hobby Lobby case against the Affordable Care Act.
2) The RFRA states the law can only be used as a defense
when a government is involved. The Indiana law states its use
can apply as a defense for private citizens as well.
3) The Indiana law adds the word likely to a plaintiffs
proof of being burdened substantially.
Thats it. Nowhere does it give the supporters the ability to
deny service and products with no basis in proof of the burden.
Nowhere do they receive absolute immunity from lawsuits or
prosecution from discrimination laws.
And here is another point that has been lost in all the shouting. Indiana University law professor Daniel O. Conkle pointed
out this week that even in the other states that have already
passed RFRA-type legislation, no cases have ever been won
by someone claiming to deny service for religious reasons to
events such as same-sex weddings, etc.
Zero cases won.
But Conkle went on to say that it was important for Indiana
to pass legislation like this bill because without coverage by the
federal act, state courts were left on their own with no general
guidance on cases, effectively leaving them to legislate from
the bench.
In the meantime, Indiana is paying for the law with the loss
of conventions such as GenCon (55,000 hotel rooms for a week
every year) who have said they will leave the state. Also, major
employers, including a $4 billion per year world-wide software
producer, have said they will leave Indiana or have canceled
expansion plans.
Is there a chance some people will try to twist this law to
their advantage? Yes. Every law, no matter how well-intentioned, runs that risk. In the 1990s, regulations were put into
place that encouraged CEO and executive pay at publicly-traded companies be tied to company performance. The unintended result was the Enron scandal where unscrupulous people
earned hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses through accounting fraud, leading tens of thousands of people to lose their
life savings and retirement benefits. We demand to see the full
extent of the law come down on anyone who tries to discriminate against any race, religion, or lifestyle.
But in the meantime, it is really noisy to the west.
Life advice for 2015

P
graduates
M
Some battles are not worth
fighting; some not worth winning; and others are worth everything youve got. Learn to
distinguish among them.
It may seem to be a little
early to be dispensing advice
to this years crop of high
school and college graduates,
but we will soon be in April
and a few colleges will hold
graduation ceremonies just a
month from now. While tuition rates continue to go up,
the school year seems to get
shorter. Shoot, wasnt Spring
Break just last week?
This list of words to the
wise was compiled by Lorna
Sorenson and appeared in the
Milwaukee Sentinel. Sorenson was a columnist and correspondent for the Sentinel in
the late 1980s. While these
tips are meant for young people, they apply to all ages.
*You can eat, drink and be
merry, but be forewarned that
tomorrow youll only wish
you could die.
*Being different doesnt
Happy April Fools Day

No one enjoys April Fools
Day quite as much as the media. The prankster comes out
in many a reporter. It is easy
to slip a little joke in between
the sometimes more-bizarrethan-fiction truth.
Some may consider this
an abuse of power and it may
be true. However, some of the
following items are just too
far out there to be true but
caused quite a stir when put
to print or aired on newscasts.
Check out this list of April
Fools hoaxes ranked as the
best ever by The Museum
of Hoaxes: A History of Outrageous Pranks and Deceptions, by Alex Boese.
The Swiss Spaghetti
Harvest
In 1957, the BBC news
show Panorama announced
that the dreaded spaghetti
weevil had been virtually
eliminated by the very mild
winter weather. That meant
Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop.

Cue the film footage: Swiss
peasants were shown pulling strands of spaghetti from
trees. Many viewers fell for it,
calling the BBC asking how
they could grow their own
spaghetti trees. The answer:
Place a sprig of spaghetti in a
tin of tomato sauce and hope
for the best.
Instant Color TV
In the black-and-white
television days of 1962, the
only TV network in Sweden announced that thanks
to new technology, viewers
could convert their existing
black-and-white sets to color
reception by pulling a nylon
stocking over the screen. It
was even demonstrated on
air. Hundreds of thousands of
people reportedly fell for it.
The Taco Liberty Bell
Taco Bell Corp. announced
in 1996 that it had bought the
make you wrong but it

doesnt make the other guy
wrong, either. If the other guy
is a parent, it only makes him
annoying.
*If you insist on burning your bridges, make sure
youre a strong swimmer.
*Sticks and stones may
break bones, but name-calling hurts like hell, too.
*You can only spend so
much time agonizing over the
acne on your psyche before
youre forced to accept yourself for what you are. Take
heart; you might discover a
friend.
*When you feel out of step
with everyone around you,
chances are youre marching
in the wrong band.
By Nancy
Spencer
Tricky Dick, kept the hoax

up until the second half of his
show.
The Left-Handed Whopper
Burger King published
a full-page advertisement
in USA Today in 1998 announcing the introduction of
the Left-Handed Whopper,
especially designed for the 32
million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper
included the same ingredients
as the original Whopper but
all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit
of its left-handed customers.
LetteRS tO the
edItOR POLIcY
Letters to the editor must
be signed and contain the
address and phone number
of the writer. The phone
number will not appear in
the newspaper unless the
contributor requests it to
be printed.
Letters should be typed
and addressed to: Letter
to the Editor, The Times
Bulletin, PO Box 271, Van
Wert, Ohio 45891. Letters
may also be emailed to
egebert@timesbulletin.
com or nspencer@delphosherald.
The publisher and editor
reserve the right to edit or
reject any letter deemed
libelous or patently incorrect. Writers may submit
one letter per month for
publication. Letters containing more than 300
words generally will not
be published.
Being gullible the sequel

This past week, someone
asked me if its hard to come
up with topics for this column. I was honest and told
her, yes, sometimes, it is.
Maybe nothing has happened
that made me nostalgic or
passionate about things I hear
of what is happening. Other
weeks, its very easy to find
something that pushes my
buttons. This week doesnt
fit either category. There is
something that happened this
week that really pushed my
buttons, however I realized
that I just wrote about it
LAST WEEK!
Last week we talked
about birds eating rice, and
how so many people say rice
shouldnt be thrown at weddings because birds will eat
the rice, it will expand the little birdie bellies, and kill our
fine feathered friends. Weve
all heard that and some have
rearranged wedding plans
and used bird seed to save the
birdies and their guts. But the
thing is, that whole story is
false! Its an old wives tale.
Uncooked rice wont kill

birds, but that hasnt stopped
folks like Dear Abby from
repeating the falsehood. I repeated the old saw that just
because you read something
on the Internet doesnt make
it true. We should investigate
all claims made with unbiased informed sources before
we believe anything. That
step becomes even more essential if the supposed fact
is a controversial topic.
Then on Wednesday, I
turned on the Internet and
realized that no one bothered to consider what I had
written about days earlier.
The topic of the day was the
actions of the state government one state to our west.
Indiana passed, and its governor signed, what is called
the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The
law re-establishes a law that
the Supreme Court ruled
needed to be state law. In the
meantime, around 30 of the
50 United States have either
passed their own RFRA or
eOPle
ake the
difference
By Byron
McNutt
Liberty Bell from Uncle Sam

and would be renaming it
Taco Liberty Bell. Citizens
called in outrage! Hours later, Taco Bell revealed it was
all a joke. When then-White
House press secretary Mike
McCurry was asked about
the sale, he quipped that the
Lincoln Memorial had also
been sold and would now be
known as the Ford Lincoln
Mercury Memorial.
Nixon for President
In 1992, National Public
Radios Talk of the Nation
program announced that
Richard Nixon, in a surprise
move, was running for president again. His new campaign slogan was, I didnt do
anything wrong and I wont
do it again. Audio clips were
aired of Nixons speech announcing his candidacy. Host
John Hockenberry, thanks to
the voice of comedian Rich
Little who impersonated
On the
Other
hand
the state courts have upheld

the existence of the contents
of an RFRA as law. But when
Indiana passed it, people lost
their minds.
Hoosiers were vilified as
being stupid and discriminatory. People who dont like
any religion conjured up a
story that the law was only
passed so that Christians
could be hateful toward others usually homosexuals.
Not living in Indiana, I knew
I hadnt heard the whole story
yet, so I did what Ive always
told people to do I checked
it out.
I found an explanation
written by a law professor
which told how the federal
version had been signed into
law by Bill Clinton and how
the standard adopted in Indiana was already the standard
in 30 other states. That the
law would allow bakers to
object to baking a wedding
cake for a gay wedding, but
that argument wasnt upheld
in any of those other 30 states
with RFRAs.
My
Two
CenTs
By
ed Gebert
That, in fact, the law

would keep churches from
being prevented from feeding the hungry (as was done
in Pennsylvania), as well as
keeping folks from preventing a Muslim from wearing a
rather benign short beard. It
is not something to encourage
discrimination in fact, its
just the opposite.
However, the people who
dont want to bother to investigate didnt want to hear
it. They shouted that something they didnt bother to
truly investigate was horrible discrimination. Someone
hacked the states website in
retaliation. Plenty of people
ridiculed those who voted for
it and used it as ammunition
to bash anyone who admitted a belief in religion of any
kind.
CENTS/7
YOUR OPINIONS
Resident comments
on recent meet the
candidates meetings
To the editor,
At the recent Meet the Candidates By
Heart Land Patriots meeting, the candidates for the city elections expressed
their views of issues facing Van Wert. I
may not agree with all their plans, but at
least they were thinking for themselves.
Many people asked questions because
the candidates gave enough food for
intelligent thought. The current mayor,
now running for Council at Large, arrived at the end of the meeting; just before he was due to speak.
The second meeting, hosted by the
Van Wert County Rep Central Committee, was entirely different. This time the
mayor was present from the beginning.
He even managed to manipulate a photo
opportunity.
This meeting was deeply disturbing.
DIFFERENCE/7 It was clear that a group of candidates
had decided to say nothing controversial; thus preventing any real dialogue.
This group spewed forth the same orchestrated message. The message being
nothing is wrong, everything should
stay the same. What were they so afraid
of at this meeting that they lost their
ability to freely express themselves? The
audience was told by the current mayor
that to discuss issues or air our dirty
laundry is bad.
Anyone with intelligence knows this
is dysfunctional behavior. It is good to
discuss tough issues, it is necessary. The
truth helps us identify problems and focus on solutions.
Our current council president told
the audience that someone who asked
a tough question just didnt know how
things work. He presented the audience
with a government manual to enlighten
us. How condescending!
The current mayor also likes to say
the glass is half full. But the question
begs to be asked; Mr. Mayor whats in
the glass and is it good for Van Wert?
JoAnne Simmerman
Van Wert
Decatur man
questions the
current system
To the editor,
President Obama has said that the
tens of millions of illegal aliens in this
country are good for our economy. If
that is true, then if theyd stayed in their
home country, wouldnt they then be
helping their home countrys economy?
We have over nine million Americans not working at the present time, the
intentionally misleading 5.2 percent unemployment rate notwithstanding. But
why work anyhow? Lets say youre a
20-something or 30-something mother
with two or three kids, and no husband;
an all-too-common situation these days.
LETTERS/7
OpInIOns
Teens troubled friend is on

the path to self-destruction
DEAR ABBY: I am a
14-year-old girl, and my
friend Leah is out of control. She has been going down
the wrong path since sixth
grade. She is what people call
emo.
She has attempted to end
her life more than once. She
has sex with lots of boys older
than her and has issues with
drugs and cutting. She was
abused until she was 5 and
then adopted. She doesnt
seem to have any morals.
She says she wants to become a serial killer and a
prostitute when she grows
up. She also wants to have a
baby in the near future. Leah
has borderline personality
disorder and probably some
others. I have tried talking to
her about what shes doing to
herself, but she sees nothing
wrong with her destructive
behavior.
I want Leah to get help
before she winds up raped,
in prison, or on death row, or
becomes a teen mother on the
streets. I dont want her to become another number, another statistic. What should I do?
Who do I call the police,
social services, a hotline?
SCARED FOR LEAH
DEAR SCARED: Your
friend appears to be a very
troubled and angry girl. If
she thinks that by becoming
a prostitute or a killer she will
be able to assert control in her
life where she has none, shes
sadly mistaken.
You say she has borderline personality disorder. If
thats true, it must have been
diagnosed by a licensed psychotherapist. Frankly, I dont
think this is anything you
Dear
abby
with
Jeanne
Phillips
can or should handle on
your own.
If your mother doesnt
know whats going on, please
tell her so she can alert Leahs
mother and Leah can return
to her therapist. However,
if thats not possible, tell a
counselor at school what you
have told me so Leah can receive more treatment before
she hurts herself or someone
else.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for three years and have
planned our first vacation
together. We decided to split
the expenses 50/50.
Last week, he announced
that he has invited his sister
and her boyfriend to go along
and stay with us in the apartment we rented. Not only was
I shocked that he would invite
them without checking with
me first, I became upset when
he said he wasnt asking them
to pitch in any money. Normally Im not stingy when it
comes to sharing, but Im angry and I wonder if Im overreacting.
His mother died last year,
and his sister is the only family he has left, which he tends
to remind me of to make me
feel guilty. How should I react to this? AMBER IN
TEXAS
DEAR AMBER: Tell your
boyfriend that out of consideration for you, he should
have cleared it with you before inviting anyone to come
along. When he tries to make
you feel guilty by reminding
you that his sister is all the
family he has left, patiently
explain that you understand
that, but this was supposed to
be your first trip together
just the two of you and this
has taken the romance out of
it.
Then make it clear that
you do not intend to foot the
bill for Sissy and her boyfriend because that isnt fair
to you. And if he doesnt
agree, cancel the trip because
you wouldnt enjoy it anyway.
** ** **
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also
known as Jeanne Phillips,
and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact
Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.
** ** **
For everything you need
to know about wedding planning, order How to Have a
Lovely Wedding. Send your
name and mailing address,
plus check or money order
for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear
Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O.
Box 447, Mount Morris, IL
61054-0447. (Shipping and
handling are included in the
price.)
COPYRIGHT 2015 UNIVERSAL UCLICK
1130 Walnut, Kansas City,
MO 64106; 816-581-7500
Eleanor Wenger of Ventura, Calif., sent this picture of her long-haired tuxedo
cat, Tinkerbell, lying on the piano, eyeing some sheet music. (Photo submitted)
Time to talk tires

Dear Readers: Hopefully by now, everyone
is thawed out and dug out from this seasons
heavy snow in many parts of the country. But
what condition is your CAR in? Lets get it in
good shape for spring and summer! A good
thing to focus on is the tires. Did you use snow
tires in the heavy snow? Check with your carcare specialist to change them to other tires
more suitable for the dry, hot pavement of
summertime. Snow tires typically are less adept at stopping on hot, dry (and rainy) roads.
Potholes, which can develop from the
roads freezing and thawing, can wreak havoc
on your cars suspension. You may need your
wheels aligned and rotated. This will help
with tire wear.
Stay on top of your tire pressure. Learn to
check the pressure, and have a pro help you.
Underinflated tires can be very dangerous in
the heat. Heloise
PET PAL
Dear Readers: Eleanor Wenger of Ventura,
Calif., sent a picture of her long-haired tuxedo cat, Tinkerbell, lying on the piano, eyeing
some sheet music. Tinkerbell is thinking of
taking up the piano! Eleanor says Tinkerbell
is her little companion; she loves all of Tinkerbells little ways! To see Tinkerbell and our
other Pet Pals, visit www. Heloise.com, and
click on Pets. Heloise
VIDEO VOLUNTEER
Dear Heloise: I am on one of the popular
social-media sites, and I also am a huge animal lover and animal-adoption advocate. Lots
of volunteers go into the shelters and photograph the dogs and cats (and other animals,
like rabbits) that are available for adoption,
and post the pictures so that they have a better
chance of being adopted.
What if the volunteers made videos instead
of still pictures? Youd be able to see the an-
imals mannerisms, size,

Hints
activity level,
from
temperament,
H
eloise
etc. Take the
animal outside,
away
from the cold
bars and the
noise of the shelter, and shoot a short video
(about a minute is enough) and post it on social media. Lets empty out the shelters and
put these loving animals in great homes!
Elizabeth in San Antonio
HINTS FROM HIM
Dear Heloise: I have a number of hints that
Ive never seen in my local paper, The Times
in Munster, Ind.:
* When a clothing item is worn out, I cut off
the buttons and give them to sewing groups.
* I buy platters at resale shops and use
them to bring desserts to home events and tell
the host to keep the plate.
* When driving, if I see an animal crossing
the street, I briefly honk my horn. This makes
the animal run and get across. Tom Wilborn, Highland, Ind.
RUG REDUX
Dear Heloise: Dont throw away the rugs
from those bathroom sets. When the rubber
on the back of it peels and can no longer be
of use, use it for a cover on top of your washer and dryer. It will protect them from getting
scratched or marked up.
When it gets dirty, just toss it in the washer and dryer. I have one each on my washer
and dryer, and have been using them for quite
some time, because they are thick and last for
a long time. Edith Barber, Clearfield, Pa.
(c)2015 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
difference
In this March 13, 2015 photo, a worker prepares a chassis to receive an engine
on a 2015 aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 truck at the companys Kansas City
Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
US economic growth may be

mild, but its also really durable
WASHINGTON (AP)
The U.S. economys tepid
performance last quarter
a 2.2 percent annual growth
rate was typical of the economic rebound that began in
the summer of 2009. Yet the
sluggish pace of the recovery has a silver lining: This
growth spurt has proved to be
one of the most durable since
World War II.
Will it last? Itll depend
on a number of factors in the
months ahead, including a
potential rate hike by the Fed,
the strong dollar, oil prices
and consumer spending.
The economys performance in the October-December period matched the
average growth of the past
five years a lackluster pace
that has been far lower than
the growth gains normally
seen coming out of such a
deep recession.
But like the turtle versus
the hare, slow and steady may
win the day. The current expansion will mark its sixth
anniversary in June, meaning
it will have already lasted 14
months longer than the average expansion since the end
of World War II. Before the

war, periods of expansion
tended to be shorter and the
economy more volatile.
This recovery has been
disappointing in terms of
growth so far but if you are
looking for a silver lining, it
is that the slow rate of growth
has allowed the economy to
avoid the kinds of excesses
that can lead to over-building,
over-lending or other problems, said Mark Zandi, chief
economist at Moodys Analytics. We are a long way
from that.
The longest recovery
on record was the 10-year
growth period that lasted
from March 1991 to March
2001. But many economists
believe this expansion could
surpass that. Zandi said it
may only be at the half-way
point, meaning it could last
another six years.
The biggest threats this
year are international. While
the United States is powering
ahead, its major trading partners like Europe and Japan
are lagging. Even China, the
worlds second biggest economy, is grappling with slower
growth. Weaker momentum

overseas hurts sales of U.S.
exports.
Adding to the pressure is
the dollar, which is strengthening as investors flock to
dollar-denominated
assets
seeking better returns. The
U.S. currencys rise will act
as a drag on exports, making
American goods more expensive in foreign markets.
U.S. growth could also be
hurt by cutbacks in investment spending by businesses.
The U.S. economy has
weathered a number of
storms over the past six years
from a European debt crisis to last years polar vortex
and frigid winter storms. Yet
it managed to keep moving
ahead.
While the bad weather
depressed first quarter activity, many economists predict
a solid bounce back in the
second quarter, similar to the
March-June period of 2014
when growth jumped to 4.6
percent. This time around,
the rebound is unlikely to
be as dramatic since the first
quarter contraction was not
as deep.
instead of honest investigation.

Do you believe everything
you read on the Internet? Everything you read on your
Facebook page? Or are you
intelligent enough to know
that much of what we read
online is wrong?
The biggest drawback to
our society these days is that
so many people are willing to
believe any nut who can type
online. They are the ones
sweeping the rice off sidewalks to save birdie bellies.
cents
(From page 6)
And these people were
doing the equivalent of the
ignorant who preach that you
shouldnt use rice at a wedding. Most of these people
either took the easy way out
name-calling and hatred
(From page 6)
*Believe in at least one thing passionately
it hones your fighting skills for when you
get married.
*True love never runs smooth, but by comparison, true hate makes it look like a buttered
banister.
*A chip on the shoulder often points to a
blockhead.
*Dont go around looking for offense; if
something is offensive enough, itll slap you
on the back of the head and get your attention.
*Live your life like a rich gambler: The
odds against drinking, driving and living a
long, healthy life are higher than trying to
draw to an inside straight.
*Its easy to be kind to small pets and little
children; it is much harder to be kind to someone who shares your bathroom.
*Try to be of consistent good cheer itll
drive your enemies berserk.
*Nine times out of 10, when your gas gauge
points to empty, it is.
*There are going to be people who dont
like you. Accept it. This is their loss, not yours.
*Be kind. No other investment draws such
a high rate of return.
******
The Delphos (Ohio) Herald says that, according to a survey, the sweetest phrases in
the English language are: I love you, Dinner is served, All is forgiven, Sleep till
noon, Keep the change, Youre due a refund, Heres that five I owe you, and Daddy, Im engaged to a millionaire.
********
With Easter being celebrated next weekend, many parents will invite their kids to help
them with cooking chores, like coloring hardboiled eggs. Following is a Parents Glossary
of Kids Kitchen Terms I found 25 years ago
in a church directory. It might come in handy
for you.
Appetizing: Anything advertised on TV.
Boil: The point a parent reaches upon hearing the automatic yuk before a food is even
tasted.
Casserole: Combination of favorite foods
that go uneaten because they are mixed together.
Chair: Spot left vacant by mid-meal bathroom visit.
Cookie (Last One): Item that must be eaten
in front of a sibling.
Crust: Part of a sandwich saved for the

starving children of: China, India, Africa or
Europe.
Desserts: The reason for eating a meal.
Evaporate: Magic trick preformed by children when it comes time to clear the table or
wash dishes.
Fat: Microscopic substance detected visually by children on pieces of expensive cuts of
meat they do not wish to eat.
Floor: Place for all food not found on lap
or chair.
Fork: Eating utensil made obsolete by the
discovery of fingers.
Fried Foods: Gourmet cooking.
Frozen: Condition of childrens jaws when
spinach is served.
Fruit: A natural sweet not to be confused
with dessert.
Germs: The only thing kids will share freely.
Kitchen: The only room not used when eating crumbly snacks.
Leftovers: Commonly described as gross.
Liver: A food that affects genes, creating a
hereditary dislike.
Lollipop: A snack provided by people who
dont have to pay dental bills.
Macaroni: Material for a collage.
Measuring Cup: A kitchen utensil that is
stored in the sandbox.
Metric: A system of measurement that will
be accepted only after forty years of wondering in the desert.
Napkin: Any worn cloth object, such as
shirt or pants.
Natural Food: Food eaten with unwashed
hands.
Nutrition: Secret war waged by parents
using direct commands, camouflage, and constant guard duty.
Plate: Breakable Frisbee.
Refrigerator: A very expensive and inefficient room air conditioner.
Soda Pop: ShakeN Spray.
Table: A place for hiding and storing gum.
Table Leg: Percussion instrument.
Thirsty: How your child feels after youve
said your final good night.
Vegetable: A basic food known to satisfy
kids hunger but only by sight.
Water: Popular beverage in underdeveloped countries.
letters
(From page 6)
Chances are, with local,
state, and federal housing assistance, food stamps, energy
assistance, Obama phones,
and who knows what else,
that family is probably
making $500, or the equivalent, or more a week setting

at home, with all their needs
met. And the more kids, the
more money. Why should
she, or anyone else in that
situation, get a job for at best,
$10 an hour?
Does anyone see a problem with this or a connection
here?
Ken Selking
Decatur, IN
ComiCs
Comics & Puzzles

Zits
Blondie
For Better or Worse
Beetle Bailey
Pickles
Garfield
Born Loser
Hagar the Horrible
Barney Google & Snuffy Smith
Todays
Horoscope
By Eugenia Last
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Drive and focus will bring
you the results you are striving for. Make a commitment
to finish what you start, and
let others know of the progress
you are making. Be willing
to learn from the mistakes of
others. A lucrative partnership
can be established, with the
proper guidelines.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- Dont get caught up
in petty disagreements. The
problem that arises will work
out in your favor if you are
adaptable. If you share your
ideas, your value will be recognized.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- Keep moving. Get out
with friends or relatives and
have some fun. The busier
you are, the happier you will
be. Be a participant and a contributor.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) -- Reevaluate your position. Determine what you
want to accomplish and formulate a plan that will help
you achieve your goal. Dont
depend on others to show you
the way.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- Your sensitivity will
likely lead to an unintentional slight that hurts someones
feelings. Choose your words
carefully and dont take offense if someone is critical.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- Dont get involved with
behind-the-scenes intrigue or
shady behavior. You will be
judged by your actions, making it important not to get involved in acts that might tarnish your reputation.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- You have a lot to offer.
Get involved in an organization that helps underprivileged people. With your compassionate and caring attitude,
you will make a meaningful
contribution.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Dont allow petty grievances to destroy your life. Let
others have their say. Honesty and compromise will be
your best bets. Remember that
there are two sides to every
story.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- Get in on the action. A
new challenge is waiting for
you, so jump in and take part.
If something sparks your interest, pursue it with vigor and
charm.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- Excess should be
avoided today. Some time at a
spa, a shopping excursion or a
new outfit will make you feel
good, as long as you stick to
your budget.
CAPRICORN
(Dec.
22-Jan. 19) -- Tension will
be running high. Consider
backing down if someone
approaches you with a conflicting idea. You can avoid
turmoil if you keep your ideas
to yourself and go about your
business.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Regardless of your
age, you need to get serious
about your health. There is
lots of information available,
so find a routine that works for
you. Youll feel better and accomplish more as a result.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- Dont wait for an opportunity to come to you. Get out
and network. Your community
offers plenty of options that
will get you out of the house
and rubbing elbows with the
movers and shakers.
COPYRIGHT 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL UCLICK FOR UFS
Answer to Sudoku
Hi and Lois
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 -- a ride
4 Part of
RSVP
7 Left the
plane
11 Author
Umberto
12 Spin like
-- -13 Have
status
14 Cheers up
16 Forest unit
17 Jungian
term
18 Redwaxed cheese
19 Kipling
novel
20 Catos
hello
21 Dark
yellow
24 Reinforced
27 Blue or
green
28 Grand in
scope
30 Watermelon shape
32 Docile
34 Waikikis
island
36 Bleater
37 Pants
39 Food from
heaven
41 Moonbeam
42 007, e.g.
43 Sharif or
Bradley
45 Knife
handles
48 Bogus
butter
49 Intimidates
52 Criticism
53 Broad
54 Rollover
subj.
55 Legend
56 Refrain
syllables
57 Toothpaste type
2 NCAA Bruins
3 Lament
4 Geyser
output
5 Charged
particle
6 Music collectibles
7 1920s style
(2 wds.)
8 Zhivagos
beloved
9 Bit of gossip
10 Tie-dyed
garment
12 Compliment
15 Levee
18 -- Marie
Saint
20 Foot part
21 Resistance
unit
22 Pool sticks
23 Dressy
shoe
24 One-sidedness
25 Neck and
neck
26 Sunrise
29 Dawdling
31 Open
meadow
Yesterdays answers
33 Bar
sing-along
35 Game
official
38 Airport
rental
40 Jean
Auel heroine
42 Drops
leaves
43 Earthen
pot
44 Ground
corn
DOWN
1 Canine
command
Marmaduke
The Family Circus By Bil Keane
46 Small
branch
47 Dried-up
48 Over
and over
49 Night
flier
50 By way
of
51 Mr.
Mineo
A dhi MEDIA Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities
SATURDAY, MARCh 28 & SUnDAY, MARCh 29, 2015
Nets snap Cavs 4-game win streak

BY BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez each scored
20 points, and the Brooklyn Nets
snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers
four-game winning streak with a
106-98 victory on Friday night.
Bojan Bogdanovic added 18
points for the Nets, who held LeBron
James to two baskets in the second
half and won for the sixth time in
eight games as they chase a playoff
berth. They came in tied for ninth in
the East, a half-game behind Boston
for the final spot.
James finished with 24 points
and nine assists for Cleveland, while
Kyrie Irving led the Cavaliers with
26 points, and Kevin Love had 18
points and seven rebounds.
The Cavaliers had won the first
three meetings this season, outscoring the Nets by about 17 points per
game. But Brooklyn turned up its
defense in the second half to cool
off what had been the NBAs hottest
team for more than two months.
And they did it at home, where
they have struggled all season.
Brooklyn improved to just 13-20
at Barclays Center while playing
without starting forward Thaddeus Young because of a strained left
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives the ball to the knee that could keep him sidelined
basket between Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) and guard Markel through the weekend.
Brown (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, March
The Cavaliers lost for just the
27, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
second time in 10 games and sev-
enth in 35 games since Jan. 15. They

appeared frustrated with each other
at times and with the referees all the
time, complaining about almost every call down the stretch as the Nets
broke away at the free-throw line.
It was 79-all after three before the
Nets finally opened a bit of a cushion at 98-91 after four straight free
throws by Lopez. Irving made two
for Cleveland, but Johnson nailed
a 3-pointer and Jarrett Jack hit two
more from the line to make it 103-93
with 2:25 left, the first double-digit
lead for either team.
Brooklyn led 57-56 after a wellplayed first half in which each team
shot better than 50 percent. James
had 16 points in 16-plus on 6-of-8
shooting at the break.
TIP-INS
Cavaliers: Cleveland finished just
8 of 30 (27 percent) from 3-point
range. The Cavs had made 10 or
more 3-pointers in nine straight
road games. The Cavs had won
four straight meetings dating to last
season.
Nets: Veteran forward Earl Clark,
signed to a 10-day contract earlier Friday, made his Nets debut in
the third quarter and scored seven
points in 12 minutes. Asked before
the game what Clark needed to do
to get minutes, coach Lionel Hollins
responded: I need to put him in the
game. Earl, go in the game. Thats
how he gets minutes. Its not rocket
science out there. Official scorer
Gonzaga Elite for

1st time since 1999
Column: Is Kentucky
the greatest college
team ever? Might be
BY KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) Przemek Karnowski had 18 points

and nine rebounds and second-seeded Gonzaga used a big
run early in the second half to pull away for a 74-62 win
over No. 11 UCLA on Friday night in the Houston Regional
semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
The victory puts Gonzaga (35-2) in the Elite Eight for the
second time, its first regional final since 1999. The Bulldogs
will play the winner of the Utah-Duke game on Sunday.
UCLA (22-14) opened the second half with a 6-0 run to
get within 35-34. Gonzaga got going after that, scoring the
next 12 points, thanks to the powerful inside game of 7-foot1, 288-pound Karnowski to make it 47-34.
The Bruins, who lost in the Sweet 16 for the second
straight year, were done in by a tough shooting night that
included long stretches without scoring. They were led by
Norman Powells 16 points.
They quieted doubters who questioned whether they
should be in the tournament by winning their first two
games, but couldnt stay with the Bulldogs on a night when
their shots werent falling. Powell made just 8 of 19 shots
and Bryce Alford was 3 of 11.
Its Gonzagas second win over UCLA this season after
also beating the Bruins in December. Gonzagas only loss to
UCLA in the four-game history of the series came in a 73-71
defeat in the regional semifinal in 2006.
It will be the first trip to the round of eight for Gonzaga
coach Mark Few, who took over the season after they last
made it.
The Bruins couldnt find any offense as Gonzaga built its
lead early in the second half. A jump shot by Kevon Looney
came after their big run to end a five-minute scoring drought
and cut it to 47-36 with 13 minutes left.
Domantas Sabonis drew oohs and ahhs from the crowd
when the 6-10 Lithuanian grabbed a bounce pass from Karnowski and sailed over Isaac Hamilton for a one-handed
dunk that made it 51-37 with 11 minutes remaining.
Karnowski found Sabonis again a few minutes later,
when he passed it behind his back and Sabonis finished with
a layup to push the lead to 57-43.
Gonzaga was up 13-10 with about 14 1/2 minutes left in
the first half when the offenses of both teams went cold,
combining to miss the next 19 shots. The Bulldogs missed
11 times and UCLA missed the rest.
There were missed layups, shots from the outside that
BY PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
UCLAs Tony Parker (23) shoots over Gonzagas Domantas

Sabonis (11) and Kevin Pangos (4) during the second half of
a college basketball regional semifinal game in the NCAA
Tournament Friday, March 27, 2015, in Houston. (AP
Photo/Charlie Riedel)
clanged off the rim and even a couple of air balls. For an almost 6 1/2-minute stretch no matter what either team tried,
they simply could not make a basket.
Gonzaga extended the lead a bit by making three free
throws in that span.
It was Powell who finally ended the field goal drought
when he drove into the lane and his layup mercifully fell
through the net to cut the lead to 16-12 about eight minutes
before halftime.
The Bulldogs got off the schneid a few seconds later on a
jump shot by Przemek Karnowski.
Kluber pitches well, but D-backs top Tribe

BY JOSE M. ROMERO
Associated Press
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Cleveland ace Corey Kluber tuned up for the
regular season, striking out nine over six
effective innings Friday in the Indians
3-2 loss to Josh Collmenter and the splitsquad Arizona Diamondbacks.
In a matchup between pitchers set
to start on opening day, Kluber gave up
one run and six hits. The AL Cy Young
Award winner walked two.
I feel like Im getting stronger each
time out, and I was able to get the pitch
count up to where I wanted it today,
Kluber said after throwing 107 pitches.
Im getting sharper and as long as that
continues, were in a good place.
Collmenter threw three-hit ball in
seven shutout innings. He struck out
three and walked two.
I was able to make pitches when I
needed to, and that was key, Collmenter said, adding that he enjoyed going
against one of the games best pitchers.
Its fun having those matchups because you can see everybody at their
best, he said. It might make you play
to a little higher level.
Herb Turetzky worked his 1,300th

consecutive game, a streak that began in the second round of the 1984
playoffs. It includes 1,240 games
in the regular season and 60 in the
postseason.
CLEVELAND (98)
James 8-15 6-8 24, Love 6-11
4-4 18, Mozgov 1-3 0-0 2, Irving
10-22 5-5 26, Smith 3-10 0-0 8, Perkins 0-0 0-0 0, Shumpert 4-9 1-1 9,
Thompson 4-6 0-2 8, Dellavedova
0-1 0-0 0, Jones 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 3781 16-20 98.
BROOKLYN (106)
Johnson 7-14 3-3 20, Plumlee 1-3
0-0 2, Lopez 7-16 6-6 20, Williams
2-6 0-0 5, Brown 2-5 0-0 5, Bogdanovic 7-12 2-2 18, Anderson 5-11
2-2 13, Jefferson 0-1 0-0 0, Jack 6-13
4-6 16, Clark 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 40-86
17-19 106.
Cleveland 27 29 23 19 98
Brooklyn 29 28 22 27106
3-Point Goals_Cleveland 8-30
(Love 2-4, James 2-5, Smith 2-9,
Jones 1-3, Irving 1-5, Dellavedova
0-1, Shumpert 0-3), Brooklyn 9-23
(Johnson 3-7, Bogdanovic 2-5, Williams 1-2, Brown 1-2, Clark 1-3, Anderson 1-4). Fouled Out_Love. Rebounds_Cleveland 44 (Thompson
9), Brooklyn 52 (Lopez 9). Assists_
Cleveland 17 (James 9), Brooklyn 21
(Johnson 9). Total Fouls_Cleveland
19, Brooklyn 18. Technicals_Cleveland Coach Blatt. A_17,732 (17,732).
Arizona scored off Kluber in the first

inning on doubles by Chris Owings and
David Peralta.
Owings also tripled. Jake Lamb hit
two doubles for the Diamondbacks.
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale
hopes to have his major league roster
figured out by next Friday, three days before they open the season.
Well make a cut on Sunday, Hale
said.
Hale said hes leaning toward going
with two long relievers, and limiting
Daniel Hudsons inning if hes in the
starting rotation. Hudson came back
from Tommy John surgery late last season.
Anybody that doesnt start could be
in that mix, Hale said of the candidates
for those spots. If Hudson is a starter,
only one more rotation spot remains and
there are several pitchers being considered, including Randall Delgado, Vidal
Nuno, Andrew Chaffin, Robbie Ray, Allen Webster and A.J. Schugel.
Trevor Cahill pitched 5 2-3 innings
in a minor league game Thursday and
might be the front-runner for the last rotation spot.
Hale also had to decide if he wants to

carry two or three catchers. Jordan Pacheco could be the third catcher and can
also play positions in the field.
HUSTLE PLAYS
Peralta made two plays in left field
that took away potential hits from Jerry
Sands. Peralta had a sliding catch in the
second inning and an even more impressive grab of a sinking line drive on the
run in the seventh. Replays might have
shown the ball bounce just in front of
Peralta on the latter play, but there was
no review.
Hale said Peralta will get a day off
Saturday after playing nine innings Friday, as did Lamb.
Plays great defense out there, whether its right or left, Hale said. Hes been
very impressive to me.
STARTING TIME
Collmenter and Hale both feel theres
nothing left to work on in spring training
for the pitcher, who will get one more
start before the season opens. Well, maybe one thing.
Just pitching a night game, I guess,
Collmenter said. Ill wait until opening
day for that.
With every dominating

win were up to 37-0 it
becomes more and more apparent that Kentucky really
isnt competing against the remaining teams in the NCAA
Tournament.
History is the opponent
now.
Are these Wildcats better
than the 1956 San Francisco
Dons featuring Bill Russell
and K.C. Jones? How about
all those great UCLA teams
of the 1960s and 70s with the
likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton? And is
this edition of Big Blue even
better than the last champion
to go through a season unblemished, the 1976 Indiana
Hoosiers?
Nothing against those giants of the game, but well
take Kentucky with a caveat.
These Wildcats still must
win three more games, starting with Saturdays Midwest
Regional final against Notre
Dame.
But if they complete their
run to 40-0 perfection
and it would take a Villanova-beating-Georgetown-sized
upset to stop it they deserve to be at the top of the
list.
Quinn Buckner, one of the
stars of that undefeated Indiana team, was asked what it
would take to beat Kentucky
Youve got to shoot it
exceptionally well, you cant
turn it over, and youve got
to rebound against them, he
said. And then you still have
to play defense, too.
Oh, and one other thing.
Theyre going to have to
have a bad day, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins
moaned after the Wildcats
blew out his team by 39 points
in the round of 16.
Given their size, depth,
commitment to defense, and
willingness to share the spotlight, a bad day deems beyond
comprehension.
Just ask the Mountaineers,
who never stood a chance.
I thought going in that
the 2010 team may be more
talented, Huggins said, referring to the Kentucky squad
that featured NBA standouts
John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe. But I
dont think that team guarded the way this team guards.
Thats the difference. This
team is absolutely fantastic
defensively.
With a bigger front line
than most NBA teams and
essentially two starting units
to keep the pressure on opponents for the full 40 minutes,

Kentucky will stand as the
greatest NCAA champion
ever if it can win out with
all due respect to those epic
teams through the years.
The Wildcats have really been on a roll since what
constitutes their only slump
of the season consecutive
overtime victories over Ole
Miss and Texas A&M back
in early January, at the start
of Southeastern Conference
play.
After that blip, the next
22 wins came by an average
of 19.1 points, with all but
four games decided by double-digit margins. Kentucky
has turned it up another notch
in the postseason, romping
through three SEC tournament games and three NCAA
games by an average margin of 21.5 points, including
Thursdays 78-39 destruction
of West Virginia. During that
span, the Wildcats have limited opponents to 34 percent
shooting from the field and 23
percent from 3-point range.
Theyre just so big and so
long, Huggins said, sounding
like he was talking about a
team from another planet.
He might as well be, given the other-worldly starting front line of 7-footer
Willie Cauley-Stein, 6-11
Karl-Anthony Towns and
6-10 Trey Lyles. True, the
Wildcats dont have a player
who stands out like Russell,
Abdul-Jabbar, Walton or Indianas Scott May, but thats
only because this might be
the deepest squad ever. Nine
strong, all capable of starting
for just about any team in the
country. By some projections,
there are as many as six firstround NBA picks on the roster.
Also, Kentucky is playing
in a deeper era, with more
good teams, than the NCAAs
seven perfect champions, even
taking into account that the
top players only hang around
for a year or two before heading to the NBA. Making the
Wildcats path even tougher,
they must win six tournament
games over three weeks to
cut down the nets, a big reason there hasnt been an undefeated team since the field
expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
Compare that with San
Francisco, North Carolina in
1957, and UCLAs four unbeaten teams under coach
John Wooden, all of which
needed only four NCAA wins
to complete their championship seasons. Or Indiana,
which had to win five NCAA
games to finish 32-0.
To place an ad:
Delphos Herald 419.695.0015 x122

Times Bulletin classifieds@timesbulletin.com
Display Ads: All Copy Due Prior to Thursday 3pm

Liner copy and correction deadlines due by Friday noon
100 ANNOUNCEMENTS
105 Announcements
110 Card Of Thanks
115 Entertainment
120 In Memoriam
125 Lost And Found
130 Prayers
135 School/Instructions
140 Happy Ads
145 Ride Share
200 EMPLOYMENT
205 Business Opportunities

210 Childcare
215 Domestic
220 Elderly Home Care
225 Employment Services
230 Farm And Agriculture
235 General
105
l
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEASE REMOVE
artificial items touching
the ground and winter
decorations from
Woodland Union
Cemetery by April 4th.
By order of Cemetery
Board of Trustees.
300 REAL ESTATE/RENTAL

305 Apartment
310 Commercial/Industrial
315 Condos
320 House
325 Mobile Homes
330 Office Space
335 Room
340 Warehouse/Storage
345 Vacations
HELP WANTED
LOOKING FOR a parttime/seasonal truck

driver with a Class A
CDL for a contracting
company. Must have an
updated medical card
and safe driving record.
Email resume to
apc21288@gmail.com
or call 419-695-4165.
ELDERLY HOME
220 CARE
PART-TIME
CARETAKER NEEDED
JANITORIAL
for elderly gentleman in position available in the
Delphos. Mon-Fri, 8:30evenings in Van Wert.
2:00pm. Must have exMust be bondable and
perience and references.
have reliable
Call 419-236-1144 for in- transportation. We offer
terview.
competitive pay,
bonuses, paid
vacation and more. Visit
235 HELP WANTED
www.cleanall.com to
AG MECHANIC with
complete an application
experience,computer
or contact Sarah at
skills and owns tools full
1-800-354-4146
time position call Ben at
for more details.
419-263-2317 or fax
PROFESSIONALLY
resume to 419-263-3067
REWARDING part-time
position for a Registered
Nurse
in
Lima
BLUE STREAM
Specialists Office. Must
DAIRY, INC.
be detail oriented and
Utility/Maintenance
able to work part-time
through the week, plus
FULL TIME
alternate Saturday morn18+ years old,
ings. Competitive comExperience preferred
pensation package with
Please apply in person
401K. Please send refrom 8 am -5pm at:
sume to Box 134, c/o
3242 Mentzer
Delphos Herald, 405 N.
Church Road
Main St., Delphos, OH
Convoy, OH 45832
45833.
QUICK CHANGE Oil
DRIVERS: CDL-A 1yr
seeking an Oil Tech,
exp. Earn $1200+ per
part-time or full-time,
week. Guaranteed Home
apply in person at
time. Excellent Benefits
1111Westwood Drive
& Bonuses. 100% NoTouch, 70% D&H 855842-8498
l
l
525 Computer/Electric/Office
530 Events
535 Farm Supplies And Equipment
Feed/Grain
400 REAL ESTATE/ FOR SALE 540
545 Firewood/Fuel
405 Acreage And Lots
550 Flea Markets/Bazaars
410 Commercial
555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales
415 Condos
560 Home Furnishings
420 Farms
565 Horses, Tack And Equipment
425 Houses
570 Lawn And Garden
430 Mobile Homes/
575 Livestock
Manufactured Homes
577 Miscellaneous
435 Vacation Property
580 Musical Instruments
440 Want To Buy
582 Pet In Memoriam
583 Pets And Supplies
500 MERCHANDISE
585 Produce
505 Antiques And Collectibles
586 Sports And Recreation
510 Appliance
588 Tickets
515 Auctions
590 Tool And Machinery
520 Building Materials
350 Wanted To Rent

355 Farmhouses For Rent
360 Roommates Wanted
240 Healthcare
245 Manufacturing/Trade
250 Office/Clerical
255 Professional
260 Restaurant
265 Retail
270 Sales And Marketing
275 Situation Wanted
280 Transportation
235
l
235
l
HELP WANTED
SPENCERVILLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
is currently accepting
applications for Part-time
Police Officers. Part-time
Officers will be hired to
work 20 to 30 hours per
week on 1st, 2nd, and
3rd shifts and cover
weekends and holidays.
There will be a full-time
position open in July
2015. This position will
be filled by one of our
part-time staff. Apply at:
Spencerville Police Dept
116 S. Broadway
Spencerville, OH 45887
THE TIMES BULLETIN
is looking for a
Carrier for the
Van Wert area.
If interested
please stop at
The Times Bulletin
Office
Monday-Thursday
8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-1:00pm
to fill out an
application.
NO PHONE CALLS
PLEASE!
THE TIMES
BULLETIN
is looking for a
Carrier for the
Van Wert area.
If interested
please stop at
The Times
Bulletin
Office
MondayHIRING PART-Time kitchen help to assist with
Thursday
our senior meal pro8:00am-5:00pm
gram. Approximately 20
hours per week. Hours:
Friday
6am-1pm. Apply in per- classifieds@timesbulletin.com
8:00am-1:00
son at Lock 16 Catering
419.695.0015
in Ottoville.
to fill out an
application.
235 HELP WANTED
NO PHONE
CALLS
Delpha Chevrolet Buick
PLEASE!
has an opening for

an experienced
We offer competitive wage

401k, medical and vacation.
See Bob Grothouse or
Mark Grothouse
CHEVROLET BUICK
1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015 TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015
VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com
l
235
l
235
HELP WANTED
235
l
275
l
HELP WANTED
Mon.-Fri., no weekends.
info@marshfoundation.org
255
l
PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNITY
EMPLOYMENT
COORDINATOR
Coordinate and manage

employment services for
Van Wert County Board
of Developmental
Disabilities. Promote
community employment
for individuals with
developmental
disabilities. Possess
Bachelor's Degree in
rehabilitation counseling,
counseling, social work,
psychology, special
education or
related field.
Send resume to:
P.O. Box 604
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
275
l
WORK WANTED
AMISH COUNTRY
Roofing specializing in
metal and shingle roofing. Call Henry or Duane
at 330-473-8989.
240
l
2&3 bedroom
apartments, water and
trash paid, appliances
included,
APPLE GLEN
APARTMENTS
1116 Kear Road
419-238-2260
"This Institution Is An
Equal Opportunity
Employer"
OHIO CITY
large 2 bedroom
apartment, laundry
hook-up, NO pets,
$350.00 monthly,
419-953-7987.
RIVERTRACE APTS.
1 bedroom $430.00 per
month, sleeping room
$330.00 per month, all
utilities and cable TV
included, free laundry
room, 419-771-0969.
l
320
HOUSE FOR RENT
SEVERAL MOBILE
Homes/House for rent.
View homes online at
www.ulmshomes.com or
inquire at 419-692-3951
Linda Boggs, VP of Human Resources

Community Health Professionals
1159 Westwood Dr.
Van Wert, OH 45891
www.ComHealthPro.org
Electrician
Electrician
240
l
320
l
675 Pet Care

680 Snow Removal
685 Travel
690 Computer/Electric/Office
695 Electrical
700 Painting
705 Plumbing
710 Roofing/Gutters/Siding
715 Blacktop/Cement
720 Handyman
725 Elder care
800 TRANSPORTATION
805 Auto
810 Auto Parts And Accessories
815 Automobile Loans
820 Automobile Shows/Events
825 Aviations
830 Boats/Motors/Equipment
835 Campers/Motor Homes
HOUSE FOR RENT
126 E Third St,

Van Wert
Owner seeking rent to
own and lease option
candidates for this
charming, updated 3
bedroom, 1 bath, 1 car
garage home. Old
woodwork, new
windows, newer roof,
updates to the kitchen,
bath, carpet, paint and
more. $575per month.
419-586-8220.
560
l
840 Classic Cars

845 Commercial
850 Motorcycles/Mopeds
855 Off-Road Vehicles
860 Recreational Vehicles
865 Rental And Leasing
870 Snowmobiles
875 Storage
880 SUVs
885 Trailers
890 Trucks
895 Vans/Minivans
899 Want To Buy
925 LEGAL NOTICES

950 SEASONAL
953 FREE & LOw PRICED
HOME
FURNISHINGS
3 YEAR old oak & glass

curio cabinet, 5 shelves,
sliding door. 78"H X
28"W X 17"D. $150
Firm. Ph. 419-692-7397.
577
l
MISCELLANEOUS
LAMP REPAIR, table or

floor. Come to our store.
Hohenbrink
TV.
419-695-1229
805
l
AUTO
INDIANA AUTO
231 N Burt st, Van Wert
AUCTION, INC. Huge
Updated 3 bedroom, 1
Repo Sale April 2nd.
car garage, newer roof,
Over 100 repossessed
bath and kitchen
remodel, wood floors. units for sale. Cash only.
$500 deposit per person
Owner financing,
required. Register
seeking lease option and
8am-9:30am to bid.
rent to own candidates.
No public entry after
$575
per
mo.
9:30am.
chbsinc.com for pics,
video tour and details or All vehicles sold AS IS!
4425 W. Washington
419-586-8220.
Center Road, Fort
Wayne. (A)
325
l
MOBILE HOMES
FOR RENT
Rent-To-Own
2 Bedroom
Mobile Home
419-692-3951
425
l
555
l
GARAGE SALES/
YARD SALES
ESTATE SALE
Furniture, Dishes,
Lighters, Lamps, Mirrors,
Snow Babies, 14668 US
127 South, 5 Miles From
Hospital,
Wednesday-Saturday
8:00-6:00
VAN WERT
ESTATE/GARAGE
SALE
Saturday, March 28th
9:00-1:00
11968 Liberty Union
Furniture, Crystal,
Sterling Silverware,
Antiques, Glassware,
Everything Must Go!
HEALTHCARE
Hospice Nurses
FT/PT RN - 2nd shift
PRN - RNs & LPNs
Two yrs. acute care
nursing; Hospice
experience a plus,
training provided.
Submit application to:
HEALTHCARE
425
l
HOUSES FOR SALE
Full Time and Part Time Positions Available
Vancrest offers:
These positions
for the
and repair
complex
These
positionsare
areresponsible
responsible
for maintenance
the maintenance
andofrepair
of
production
machinery
and and
equipment.
This
diagnosis,
complex
production
machinery
equipment.
Thisincludes
includes diagnosis,
troubleshooting, breakdown,
predictive
measures.
The
troubleshooting,
breakdown,preventative
preventativeandand
predictive
measures.
The
successful
candidate
should good
possess
good
oralcommunication
and written
successful
candidate
should possess
oral and
written
communication
be able
read and understand
and
skills, be able skills,
to read
and tounderstand
ladder logicladder
and logic
electrical
electrical
schematics,
use various
electrical
measurement
equipment.
schematics,
and useand
various
electrical
measurement
equipment.
The
successful candidate should have at least 5+ years of experience trouble
The
successful candidate
should
have at least 5+ years of experience
shooting/debugging
PLC and
drive systems.
troubleshooting/debugging PLC and drive systems.
Qualified candidates should send their resume to:
Competitive Wages
Health and Dental Insurance
401(K) Retirement Plan
Paid time Off Benefits
Applications available online or apply in person:
00065191
231 N Burt St,

Van Wert
car garage, newer roof,
bath and kitchen remodel,
wood floors. Owner
financing
available.
Dont let others tell you
no, contact us about this
affordable home today!
$76,000 Approx mo
pmt $407.98
425
l
HOUSES FOR SALE
Sun., Mar. 29
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
2 story home
for sale by owner
Great location, double
lot, 2 bedroom,
1 bath, full basement
$74,000 approx
$397.25 per month.
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220
425
l
419-203-0783
HOUSES FOR SALE

www.DickClarkRealEstate.com
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MAR. 29

1:00-2:30 p.m.
419 East 4th Street
Delphos $109,900
Dick Clark
419-230-5553
View all our listings at

dickclarkrealestate.com
Dont make a
move without us!
103 N. Main St. Delphos, OH
Phone: 419-695-1006 Phone: 419-879-1006
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION
Date: April 11, 2015
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 453 E. Cleveland
Street, Delphos, Ohio
Items: Personal property household items, furniture,
tools, various collectibles,
kitchen wares, patio furniture, and much more
LAWN AND
GARDEN
Friedrich
Lawn Service
Specializing in
Weed Control & Fertilization

Lawn Fertilization &
Weed Control
New Lawn Installation
Lawn Over-seeding
Lawn Mowing
Phone:
419-695-0328 or
419-235-3903
515
l
AUCTIONS
Public AucTiON
Date: Wed. 4/29

Time: 10:00 am
Location: 220 S. Market
St., 217 E. Crawford St.,
141 E. Crawford St., Van
Wert, OH
Items: 3 Downtown Commercial Buildings
Seller(s): Van Wert
County Commissioners
Auctioneer(s):
Bee Gee Realty &

Auction Co., LTD.
577
l
MISCELLANEOUS
TAG SALE!
Van Werts
largest tag sale!
eXmark Mowers
Fork Lift
Trailer
Tools
Antiques
Photos on
estatesales.net
April 3rd & 4th
9am - 5pm
www.vancrest.com
For details call 419-749-2194
Open House
924 Pearson
510 Tully Street, Convoy, Ohio 45832
Qualified candidates
should send their resume to:
norm.kent@stld.com
gil.stueber@stld.com
HOUSES FOR SALE
126 e. Third, Van Wert
Charming 3 bedroom,
1 bath, 1 car garage. Old
woodwork throughout,
new windows, newer roof,
updates to the kitchen,
bath, carpet, paint and
more. Well updated and
clean. Will offer owner
financed options.
570
l
These
positions
with a
fourposition
day on with
four day
off,day
9:00
You
willare
be rotating
workingshift
toward
a rotating
shift
a four
onam
four
9:00off,
pm;9:00
9:00am
pm9:00
9:00pm;
am work
day
9:00 schedule.
pm 9:00 am work schedule.
425
l
OPEN HOUSE
Manager: Warren Straley

419-979-9308
Auctioneer(s):
STNA
1979 CORVETTE, 36K

actual miles, runs good,
needs battery,
$6000.00 o.b.o.
419-303-2658
Open Fri-sun
9am-7pm
Straley Realty &

Auctioneers, Inc.
Steel Dynamics,
Dynamics, Inc.,
Division
hashas
immediate
openings
for
Steel
Inc.,Iron
IronDynamics
Dynamics
Division
immediate
openings
Shift
Electricians.Electricians.
The compensation
package includes
base
pay, base
for
maintenance
The compensation
package
includes
weekly
production
bonus,
plus plus
a monthly
conversion
bonus.bonus.
It is It is
pay,
weekly
production
bonus,
a monthly
conversion
expected that
that this
thiscompensation
compensation package
package may
may exceed
exceed $75,000
$75,000 per
per year.
expected
In addition
to the compensation
package,
all employees
may
Inyear.
addition
to the compensation
package,
all employees
may participate
in profitansharing,
an aggressive
401k matching
and
inparticipate
profit sharing,
aggressive
401K matching
programprogram
and restricted
stock units.
options.
stock
AUTO
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220
timesbulletin.com delphosherald.com
515
l
Tonya Schumm, RN
Van Wert Area Inpatient
Hospice Center
1155 Westwood Dr.
Van Wert, OH 45891
www.ComHealthPro.org
805
l
00110689
HOUSES FOR SALE
14077 MCCLEERY
Road Van Wert
1122 sqft on .82 acres
$86,000
bath, newer roof,
bathroom, windows,
doors, flooring, lighting
and paint. For
private showing call
419-203-0669.
240
l
HEALTHCARE
Full-time (35-40 hrs/wk) with benefits. Must have a

background or bachelors degree in HR; demonstrate
methods of solving conflicts and knowledge of laws and
regulations. Will enter employee data, as well as tracking of hours, monitor employee benefits and renewal
process, assist with workers compensation and unemployment claims and tracking, assist with safety training and assist with orientation of new hires. Nonprofit
organization with 500 employees and 12 locations,
serving 15 counties. Submit resume to:
HELP WANTED
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
WORK WANTED
Human Resources Assistant
Send replies to Box 137,

C/O Delphos Herald, 405
N, Main St., Delphos, OH
45833.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
605 Auction
610 Automotive
615 Business Services
620 Childcare
625 Construction
630 Entertainment
635 Farm Services
640 Financial
645 Hauling
650 Health/Beauty
655 Home Repair/ Remodeling
660 Home Services
665 Lawn, Garden, Landscaping
670 Miscellaneous
Applicants will need to be

detail oriented and willing to
learn. Applicant will perform
various office tasks along
with industry specific duties.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and general PC
functions.
Positions will include some
benefits, including vacation.
Iron
IronDynamics
Dynamics
Shift Electricians
Maintenance
Electricians
600 SERVICES
VW COA
AMISH CONSTRUCLooking for seasonal
TION Crew. New Home
20 hr. per week Chore
Construction, Home ReService Worker. Primary modeling, Pole Barns,
duties include: outdoor
Garages, Concrete
mowing and yard work. Floors, Roofing, Reside
Apply in person at:
& Storm Damage, Win220 Fox Road.
dow/Door Replacement,
EEO
much more! No job too
WOULD YOU like to small! Free estimates,
make a difference in the call David in Willshire,
Ohio 1-260-706-3494.
lives of children? The
Marsh Foundation is
OPENINGS FOR child
looking for individuals
care in my home
who are committed to
beginning May 4th
working with a
CPR/First Aid certified
vulnerable population of
Lincolnview family
youths in a
Located between
campus-based
Van Wert & Delphos
program. Patience and
Smoke free home
flexibility are a must.
Reasonable rates
Average earnings for
419-438-8895
the first year are $30,000
to $32,000, depending
on education and
305 APARTMENT/
DUPLEX FOR RENT
experience. 4 day work
week with excellent
1 BEDROOM & Studios
benefits. Send
$300 deposit water and
your resume
trash paid
to: Director of
NO PETS
Residential Services,
Thistlewood/Ivy Court
P.O. Box 150,
Apartments
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
419-238-4454
LOCAL BUSINESS
seeking
PART-TIME
and
FULL TIME
OFFICE HELP
592 Wanted To Buy

593 Good Things To Eat
595 Hay
597 Storage Buildings
Ph: 419.695.0015
Fax: 419.692.7116
405 N. Main St., Delphos, OH 45833 | www.delphosherald.com
Delphos heralD
Dick CLARK Real Estate
Detail
Technician
Ph: 419.238.2285
Fax: 419.238.0447
700 Fox Rd., Van Wert, OH 45891 | www.timesbulletin.com
We accept
Dick CLARK Real Estate
DEADLINES/CORRECTIONS:
Cash or Check with ID
David Ortiz defends his

reputation in column
The AssociATed Press
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is certain on this point: I never
knowingly took any steroids. And
this, too: I deserve to be in the Hall
of Fame.
The remarks by the 39-year-old
designated hitter came in a column
Thursday for The Players Tribune, a
website founded by Derek Jeter that
gives professional athletes a platform.
Ortiz also voiced his displeasure
that he will always be considered
a cheater to his detractors. He contends that nobody in baseball has
been tested more often for performance-enhancing drugs more than
80 times since 2004.
I have never failed a single one
of those tests and I never will, Ortiz
wrote.
In 2009, the New York Times
reported Ortiz was on a list of 104
players who allegedly tested positive during Major League Baseballs
2003 survey of steroid use results
that were supposed to be anonymous.
Ortiz later said he wound up on the
list because he used nutritional supplements and was careless about their
contents.
Most guys were taking over-thecounter supplements then. Most guys
are still taking over-the-counter sup-
592
l
ClAss/sPORTs
plements. If its legal, ballplayers take

it, Ortiz wrote. Why? Because if
you make it to the World Series, you
play 180 games. Really think about
that for a second. 180 games. Your
kids could be sick, your wife could
be yelling at you, your dad could be
dying nobody cares.
Nobody cares if you have a bone
bruise in your wrist or if you have a
pulled groin. Youre an entertainer. The people want to see you hit a
95-mile-an-hour fastball over a damn
37-foot wall.
Ortiz said he had two drug testers arrive early at his house in the
Dominican Republic one day over
the offseason. His kids are so used
to them showing up, he said, they
were laughing and taking pictures as
the testers drew Ortizs blood in the
kitchen. Ortiz said to them: Let me
tell you something. The only thing
youre going to find in my blood is
rice and beans.
Added Ortiz: In some peoples
minds, I will always be considered a
cheater, emphasizing his point with
an expletive.
Ortiz is a .285 hitter with 466 career homers and 1,533 RBIs. He believes his numbers are Hall of Fame
worthy.
Ive won three World Series since
MLB introduced comprehensive drug
WANTED TO BUY
Defiance
to D-II
state title
game
FILE - In this March 24, 2014, file photo, Boston Red Sox designated hitter
David Ortiz speaks during a news conference in Sarasota, Fla. Ortiz says he
never knowingly took any steroids and hes definitely a Hall of Famer. The
remarks by the 39-year-old designated hitter come in a column Thursday,
March 26, 2015, for The Players Tribune, a website founded by Derek Jeter
that gives professional athletes a platform. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
testing. Ive performed year after year
after year. But if a bunch of writers
who have never swung a bat want to
tell me its all for nothing, OK. Why
do they write my legacy? Ortiz
wrote. In 75 years, when Im dead
and gone, I wont care if Im in the
Hall of Fame. I wont care if a bunch
of baseball writers know the truth
about who I am in my soul and what I
have done in this game. I care that my
children know the truth.
Big Papi said his mental prepara-
tion was one of his biggest attributes.

Theyre only going to remember
my power, Ortiz wrote. Theyre
not going to remember the hours and
hours and hours of work in the film
room. Theyre not going to remember
the BP. Theyre not going to remember me for my intelligence.
Despite all Ive done in this game,
Im just the big DH from the Dominican. They turn you into a character,
man.
Find us on
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Times Bulletin Media

The Delphos Herald
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,

Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.

Lima
(419) 229-2899
579
l
PICTURE IT SOLD
1939 TOOL LaThe
579
l
PICTURE IT SOLD
419-238-7260
To advertise, please e-mail classifieds@timesbulletin.com or call 419.695.0015 (Delphos Herald)
AUTOMOTIVE
Facks Detailing
Top-quality work inside and out.

I do cars like theyre my own!
You cant beat a professionals
shine or price! No-body
Lifetime experience
Call 419-238-2730
or 419-605-5210
610
l
AUTOMOTIVE
Buying or Hauling
Used, Wrecked or Junk Vehicles.
Scrap Metal of all kinds.
Roll-off container
services available
Certified Scale on Site
(419) 363-CARS (2277)
l
655
HOME REPAIR AND

REMODEL
Over 28 years of experience
Menno Schwartz
L&M
CONSTRUCTION
We do
ROOFING & SIDING co all your
nstructio
n
needs
All Types of Roofing
Garages Room Additions New Homes
Free Estimates
Call 419-605-7326 or
419-232-2600
655
l
HOME REPAIR AND

REMODEL
Modern Home
Exteriors, LLC
Interior - Exterior
Home Repair
Insured Free Estimates
Combined 60 years
experience
Quality is
remembered
long after price
is forgotten.
419.203.7681
mhe2008sh@gmail.com
660
l
CONSTRUCTION
Amish
Crew
Wanted: Remodeling,
Roofing, Siding,
New Construction,
Pole Barns.
419-852-6537
l
640
FINANCIAL
Dealey
accounting
Firm, llC
Electronic Filing
All Federal
1040 Forms
& All State
Electronic filing
refund to bank!
Convoy
(419) 749-2765
655
l
HOME REPAIR AND

REMODEL
POHLMAN
BUILDERS
Specializing in
ROOM ADDITIONS
GARAGES SIDING ROOFING
BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED
POHLMAN
POURED
CONCRETE WALLS
Residential
& Commercial
Agricultural Needs
All Concrete Work
l
655
HOME REPAIR AND

REMODEL
GIRODS
METAL
ROOFING
Free Estimates
Residential
Commercial
Agricultural
Specializing
in Metal Roofs
We do all types of
construction!
260-706-1665
Call for appointment
Ask us about our

40 Yr. OR
Lifetime Warranty
HOME REPAIR AND

REMODEL
Quality Home
Improvements
Roofing &
siding
Seamless
gutters
Decks
Windows &
doors
Electrical
Complete
remodeling
No job too small!
419.302.0882
A local business
&G
A
Appliance
Washers Dryers Refrigerators

Freezers Stoves Dishwashers
Air Conditioners
Best price & service anywhere!
419.238.3480
419.203.6126
l
660
HOME SERVICES
refrigeration
air conditioning
heating
plumbing
electrical
419-203-1222
665
l
Trimming Topping Thinning

Deadwooding
Stump, Shrub & Tree Removal
Since 1973
419-692-7261
Bill Teman 419-302-2981

Ernie Teman 419-230-4890
665
l
LAWN, GARDEN,
LANDSCAPING
$2,000
419-771-2879
HELP WANTED
We're Looking For A
SUPERSTAR!
OUR TREE
SERVICE
Are you a self-motivated, entrepreneurial,

results-oriented sales superstar?
If so, we have the ultimate position for you!
You will be challenged to be the best, encouraged to
excel and trained to succeed in a fast-paced,
multi-media sales environment.
DHI Media seeks several professional
outside advertising sales representatives to
join our award-winning team.
l
665
LAWN, GARDEN,
LANDSCAPING
A&S Tree Service

trimming, removal
Free estimates
fully insured
419.586.5518
665
l
LAWN, GARDEN,
LANDSCAPING
Mueller Tree
Service
Tree Trimming,
Topping & Removal,
Brush Removal
bjpmueller@gmail.com
Fully insured
LAWN, GARDEN, LANDSCAPING
Your expertise will be required to help local

businesses leverage the substantial audience
available through DHI Medias group of daily/weeklies
that cover Allen, Van Wert and Putnam Counties.
Imagine the potential!
This is a stellar career opportunity for the right individual.
If you believe you are up to the challenge, possess a
successful sales track record and/or have an advertising/
marketing background we need to talk TODAY!
Responsibilities:
Sell a variety of print and online advertising solutions to
local businesses in the Van Wert, Allen County
and Putnam County market
Meet with clients daily to define marketing challenges
and solutions to help them grow their businesses
Develop long-term relationships with customers
Prospect for new business
Work independently and as member of an integrated
multi-media sales team
Attain sales goals and benchmarks
Minimum Qualifications:
This position suits only the career minded individual
casual job seekers need not apply
Two-year Associates Degree or
equivalent work experience
Contagious desire to learn, excel and succeed
Excellent listening skills
A commitment to sustained high performance and
world-class customer service
Outside sales experience a must
Must possess a reliable vehicle and be insurable
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and
excellent earning potential.
J eremy
Tree Service
DHI Media is an integrated group of newspapers and

multi-media solutions serving the public interest through the
medium of newspaper publishing, interactive media,
commercial printing and automated mailing services.
Trimming, Chopping, Removal & Stump Grinding
Were excited to speak with you

about this opportunity.
Free Stump Removal with Tree Removal
Insurance Workers Compensation
Free estimate and diagnosis

100' bucket truck
Call
567.825.7826 or 567.712.1241
WHERE
BUYERS
&
SELLERS
Place an ad today!
235
l
TEMANS
419-203-8202
Call
Fred
Fisher
MEET
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
LAWN, GARDEN,
LANDSCAPING
110,000 Miles
3800 Engine
HOME SERVICES
Repair & Parts
655
l
665
l
Cal
Follow us on
625
HOME REPAIR AND

REMODEL
655
tweet
tweet!
twitter.com/ivanwert
twitter.com/delphosherald
2000 GRAND PRIX
1939 Monarch
Machine Tool Lathe
Built in Sidney, OH
Runs great
$3,000 OBO
610
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)

Second-team Associated
Press All-Ohioan Katwan
Singleton hit two free throws
with 14.3 seconds left and
then blocked a shot to lead No.
5 Defiance to a 46-45 victory
over five-time champion Dayton Dunbar in a Division II
state semifinal on Friday.
The Bulldogs (26-2), playing in their first state tournament since 1940, advance to
meet Cleveland Central Catholic (24-4) in Saturdays title
game.
After Singleton, who had
17 points, hit the go-ahead
free throws, he blocked a shot
inside by Terrance Landers,
who had made a foul shot with
1:08 left to put the Wolverines
(22-6) ahead.
A.J. Harris, a first-team allstater headed for Ohio State,
had 19 points for Dunbar but
missed on a 50-foot shot at the
buzzer.
Shay Smiddy led Defiance
with 18 points.
classifieds@timesbulletin.com (VW)
419.695.0015 (Delphos)
670
l
MISCELLANEOUS
SAFE &
SOUND
DELPHOS
SELF-STORAGE
Security Fence
Pass Code Lighted Lot
Affordable 2 Locations
Send resume and references to:

David Thornberry
Group Advertising Director
The Delphos Herald, Inc. 405 North Main Street
Delphos, OH 45833
dthornberry@delphosherald.com
Find what youre looking for

in
the
CLASSIFIEDS
Why settle for less?
419-692-6336
www.timesbulletin.com
dhi
MEDIA
12
Real estate
times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls

WASHINGTON (AP) Average longterm U.S. mortgage rates fell this week
for a second straight week, edging closer
to historically low levels at the start of the
spring home-buying season.
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) said Thursday the national average
for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined
to 3.69 percent from 3.78 percent last week.
The average rate for a 15-year mortgage,
popular with homeowners who refinance,
eased to 2.97 percent from 3.06 percent last
week.
A year ago, the average 30-year mortgage stood at 4.40 percent and the 15-year
mortgage at 3.42 percent. Mortgage rates
have remained low even though the Federal Reserve in October ended its monthly bond purchases, designed to hold down
long-term rates.
The Fed signaled last week that its still
not ready to start raising short-term rates,
after keeping them near zero for over six
years. Bond investors took the Feds statement after its policy meeting as a buying
signal, and U.S. government bond prices
jumped.
That pushed the yield on the 10-year

Treasury note below 2 percent. Bond yields
fall as prices rise.
Mortgage rates often follow the yield
on the 10-year note. It traded at 1.93 percent Wednesday, close to the 1.92 percent
it reached after the Fed statement a week
earlier. The 10-year note traded at 1.96 percent Thursday morning.
To calculate average mortgage rates,
Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the
country at the beginning of each week. The
average doesnt include extra fees, known
as points, which most borrowers must pay
to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1
percent of the loan amount.
The average fee for a 30-year mortgage
was 0.6 point, unchanged from last week.
The fee for a 15-year mortgage also remained at 0.6 point.
The average rate on a five-year adjustable-rate mortgage fell to 2.92 percent from
2.97 percent. The fee fell to 0.4 point from
0.5 point.
For a one-year ARM, the average rate
was unchanged at 2.46 percent. The fee remained at 0.4 point.
In this Jan. 8, 2015 photo, a sign with a sold sticker is posted in front of a
row of new townhomes in Richmond, Va. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac on
Thursday, March 26, 2015 said the national average for a 30-year fixedrate mortgage declined to 3.69 percent from 3.78 percent a week earlier.
(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

allen County
City of Delphos
Charles F. Niedecken to Holly N. Urbanick, 436 E. Fifth St.,
Delphos, $92,000.
Thomas J. Schmelzer, Clare Schmelzer, Joseph M. Schmelzer, Anne E. Bryne, Ann E. Bryne and Timothy Bryne to Patricia L. Shively, 322 Eastwood Ave., Delphos, $95,000.
Paul and Kelsey Siefker to Habitat for Humanity-Lima
Area, Inc., 1209 N. Washington St., Delphos, $3,000.
Karen L. Weber to Matthew J. Lehmkuhle, 509 E. Eighth
St., Delphos, $65,500.
Village of elida
David W. Good, Richard M. Good, Anna M. Good, Richard
M. Good and Leona Good to George R and Audrey M. Wagner, Laurel Oaks, Elida, $19,500.
Michael J. and Nancy Sue Greeley to Village of Elida,
Kiracofe Ave., Lima, $160,000.
Jennifer G. Painter Successor Trustee and W C Burkholder
Declaration of Trust to Pamela S.Wright, 306 Sunnydale St.,
Lima, $87,000.
spencerville
Anthony W. Clayton to Tammy L. Smith, 9845 Kraft Rd.,
Spencerville, $8,500.
Bryan and Pat Radcliffe to ONeill Construction Service,
Inc., 613 N. Canal Ave., Spencerville, $20,000.
lins.
Mary Lou Schaublin, parcel 1, Gilboa, to Kristin M. Thain
and Kyle J. Thain.
Fannie Mae aka Federal National Mortgage Association,
Lots 548 and 549, Columbus Grove, to Adam Donaldson.
Beneficial Financial Inc., Lot 92, Pandora, to US Bank
Trust.
US Bank Trust, Lot 29, Pandora, to Dan Luginbill and Gary
Luginbill.
Dan Luginbill, Gary Luginbill, Candice Luginbill and Laura Luginbill, Lot 29, Pandora, to GLL Holdings LLC.
Patrick A. Miller and Amy J. Miller, Lots 482A, 539, 540,
Ottoville, to Amy J. Miller TR and Patrick A. Miller TR.
Raymond C. Diemer and Lisa D. Diemer, Lots 25 and 26,
Ottawa, to Village of Ottawa.
Randall M. Teal and Natalie D. Teal, 162.85 acres, Monroe
Township, to Teal Family Farm LLC.
Teal Family Farm LLC, 162.85 acres, Monroe Township, to
Michael A. Bidlack and Marie H. Bidlack.
Darrin L. German and Kari M. German, parcels, Jennings
Township to Darrin L. German and Kari M. German.
Gary Lee Lloyd and Monica Sue Lloyd, 4.183 acres, Monroe Township, to Steven Talmage Lloyd.
Darrell R. Meeks and Carol A. Meeks, 2.543 acres, Palmer
Township, to Darrell R. Meeks.
Carol A. Meeks and Darrell R. Meeks LE, 2.543 acres,
Putnam County
Palmer Township, to Carol A. Meeks.
Marion L. Brickner LE and Mary B. Brickner LE, Lot 38,
Darrell R. Meeks and Carol A. Meeks LE, 2.543 acres,
Kalida, to Lindsay Winkle and Brandon Brickner.
Palmer Township, to Meeksy LLC.
Albert J. Wakeman TR and Thelma N. Wakeman TR, .48
Jane M. Turnwald, Lot 274, Ottoville, to Alyssa A. Steffan
acre,
Riley Township,
to Esther Wakeman and Robert S. Col- and Brian E. Steffan.
Columbus;Reliable
Plumbing & Heating;A00238;3.42x7(15Sp-early)
Jared M. Goins and Brittany N. Cooper, .38 acre, Jennings
Township, to Jeremy L. Kohli.
Keith A. Maenle and Erica Maenle, Lot 14, Fort Jennings, to
Bradley Eickholt and Kelsey Hoersten.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Lot 454, Columbus Grove, to Caleb Arthur and Jessica Arthur.
Theodore H. Diller and Beth L. Diller, 1.45 acres, Riley
Township, to Theodore J. Diller and Ashley N. Diller.
The Ultimate Comfort System is
R. Joan Foster LE, 41.591 acres, Riley Township, to Marcia
a groundbreaking home heating
J.
Stahl.
and cooling system that makes
R. Joan Foster LE, 20.0 acres and 19.971 acres, Riley Townperfection possible.
ship, to Matthew J. Foster.
Brian E. Steffan and Alyssa A. Steffan fka Alyssa A. Turnwald, Lot 581, Ottoville, to Luke M. Turnwald and Samantha
J. Turnwald.
Daniel V. Nussbaum and Anna M. Nussbaum, .550 acre,
Monterey Township, to Kyle J. Luersman and Kayla J. Luersman.
Daniel V. Nussbaum and Anna M. Nussbaum, 35.717 acres,
Monterey Township, to Jerome E. Luersman and Irene C. Luersman.
RECEIVE
John T. Nussbaum and Delores M. Nussbaum, 2.563 acres,
UP TO
IN REBATES*
Monterey Township, to Kyle J. Luersman.
Charles M. Miller and Robin A. Miller, Lots 31 and 32, Cowith the purchase of a qualifying Lennox home comfort system.
LIFE MAY NOT BE PERFECT,

BUT YOUR COMFORT CAN BE.
1,700
CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE

A MAINTENANCE CHECK
Give That Next Cold Snap

the Cold Shoulder.
$65.00 SPRING A/C TUNE-UP**
COOL CASH
REBATES UP TO
$1,450
ONAQUALIFIED
HOMECOMFORTSYSTEM
BYCARRIER
419-695-2921
www.reliablePandH.com
205 West Second St.
Delphos, OH 45833
Our name says it all
OH Lic #24196
Offer expires 6/12/2015.
*System rebate offers range from $300 to $1,700. Some restrictions apply. See your local Lennox dealer for details.
**Does not include filters, parts, materials
2015 Lennox Industries Inc. Lennox Dealers include independently owned and operated businesses. One offer
available per qualifying purchase.
Ayers Mechanical Group

222 N. Market Street
Van Wert, OH 45891
419-238-5480
OH License #20401
Years of comfort. Years of savings. The years best offer.
Theres never been a better time to upgrade to Carrier quality and efficiency. For a limited time, you can
claim up to $1,450 in Cool Cash rebates on a new system or receive up to 60 months of 0% financing.*
Dont wait. Cool Cash is only available for a limited time.

*Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash.
CARRIER CORPORATION 7/2014. A unit of United Technologies Corporation. Stock symbol UTX.
lumbus Grove, to Bryan Troyer and Mindy Troyer.

Van Wert County
Rebecca L. Rager, Rebecca L. Robinson, David Robinson to
Bruce Rager, portion of sections 7, 18, Ridge Township.
Estate of Dorothy R. Ness, estate of Dorothy Holthusen
Ness to Dale Sharon Jettinghoff, Wayne Jerome Ness, inlot
853, Delphos.
Dale Sharon Jettinghoff, Larry A. Jettinghoff, Wayne Jerome Ness, Mary Eileen Ness to Dale Sharon Jettinghoff, Larry A. Jettinghoff, inlot 853, Delphos.
Christopher P. Stant, Tracy S. Stant, Tracy Stant to FFF
Properties LLC, inlot 29, Glenmore.
Estate of Madeline G. Schoeff to Cotey D. Schoeff, inlot
266, Middle Point.
MJW Farms LLC to Daniel G. Klausing, Irene M. Klausing, portion of section 36, York Township, outlot 7, Elgin.
Van Wert Federal Savings Bank to James A. Wilcox, Nancy
S. Wilcox, inlots 3951, 4012, Van Wert.
Estate of Harvey Ireton, estate of Harvey L. Ireton to Laura
M. Ireton, portion of sections 8, 17, Ridge Township.
Estate of Rosy E. Neal to Tina M. Neal, Nila E. Dull, portion of section 15, York Township.
Fannie Mae to Steve Hullinger, portion of inlot 704, Delphos.
Estate of Albert L. Hammond to Treva Hammond, portion
of inlot 489, Convoy.
Rodney L. Cooper, Kelly A. Cooper to Mazing Farms LLC,
portion of section 20, Jackson Township, portion of section 36,
Pleasant Township.
Rita K. Hurless, Loren J. Hurless to Michael A. McClure,
Susan J. McClure, inlot 347, Convoy.
Leo J. Beining, Sue E. Beining to Sue and Leo Farms LLC,
portion of section 16, York Township.
Charles Robert Elder, Charles R. Elder, Marilyn Lou Elder,
Marilyn L. Elder, Marilyn Elder to Charles R. Elder Joint Irrevocable Trust, Marilyn Elder Joint Irrevocable Trust, portion of
section 27, Tully Township.
Barbara A. Boothby, Barbara A. Richardson to Barbara A.
Boothby, Barbara A. Richardson, Thomas Andrew Richardson, inlot 703, Delphos.
Estate of Gary D. Keysor to Kenn J. Keysor, Michael W.
Keysor, portion of sections 28, 32, 27, 8, Hoaglin Township.
Kathy Jo Keysor, Kathy J. Keysor to Kenn J. Keysor, Michael W. Keysor, portion of section 32, Hoaglin Township.
Estate of Gary D. Keysor to Kathy Jo Keysor, portion of
section 4, Hoaglin Township.
Kristi L. Hasty, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, inlot 2184, Van Wert.
Estate of Marvin Ray Smith to Kenneth L. Smith III, Pamela S. Smith, inlot 2196, Van Wert.
Danny D. Henkle, Dan D. Henkle, Jean Ann Henkle, Jean
Henkle to Danny D. Henkle, Jean Ann Henkle, portion of
sections 13, 18, Jackson Township, portion of section 6, York
Township.
Patrick F. Frank, Pat Frank, Mary H. Frank, Mary Frank to
Kevin P. Caldwell, inlot 3300, portion of inlot 3301, Van Wert.
Lutheran Homes Society Inc. to Scott R. Eickholt, lot 461,
461-1, 464-1, Van Wert subdivision.
George W. Lowther, George Lowther to Michael E.
Kreischer, inlot 507, Convoy.
Carl L. Gessner, Lupita S. Gessner, Carl Gessner to Gessner
Irrevocable Trust, portion of section 13, Washington Township.
Fannie Mae to Dustin Burley, Jennifer A. Burley, portion of
section 30, Ridge Township.
Noggle Family Revocable Family Trust to Cynthia K. Dickson, inlot 2613, Van Wert.
Justin Diltz to Van Wert County, portion of inlot 1491, Van
Wert.
JPMorgan Chase Bank to Sean V. Fulton, inlot 143, portion
of inlot 140, Willshire.
Estate of Francis Joseph Wellmann, estate of Francis J.
Wellmann, estate of Frank J. Wellmann to John F. Wellman,
Joan R. Weger, James A. Wellman, Patricia A. Klaus, Mark S.
Wellman, portion of sections 10, 24, 13, 16, Washington Township.
Estate of Stephen B. Dailey to Leilani L. Dailey, portion of
inlot 3295, Van Wert.
Estate of Gaylor Taylor to Jennifer R. Profit, portion of section 14, Pleasant Township.
13
Airstrikes
STORY OF THE DAY
widen in
Outages reveal
Yemen
gaps in broadband
infrastructure
SANAA, Yemen (AP)

As airstrikes in Yemen intensified on their second day
Friday, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were considering an intervention on the ground, aimed
at giving the president a secure foothold to return to the
country, while backing Sunni
tribesmen to fight against Shiite rebels and their allies, military officials said.
A likely entry point for
troops from the Saudi-led
Arab coalition was the southern port of Aden, the Yemeni and Egyptian military
officials told The Associated Press. But that could be
a tough prospect: The city is
already a battleground, and on
Friday forces loyal to the rebels top ally, former President
Ali Abdullah Saleh, were advancing toward it.
The officials comments to
the AP draw broad outlines
for the likely strategy for the
ambitious campaign launched
Thursday, led by Saudi Arabia with a major role by its
ally Egypt. The aim, they
said, was to carve out enough
room for President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who was
forced to flee the country from
Aden, to return. Longer-term,
the campaign aims to wear
down the Shiite rebels, known
as Houthis, and Salehs forces,
enough to reach a power-sharing accord. The officials spoke
on condition of anonymity to
discuss the plans.
The credibility and legitimacy of President Hadi erode
with every day he spends outside the country, said one
Yemeni military official. Hadi
fled by boat from Aden on
Wednesday, making his way
to Saudi Arabia, and on Friday arrived in the Egyptian
resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for
an Arab summit due to start
the following day.
The forces of Saleh appear to be a key concern.
Saleh ruled Yemen with an
autocratic hand for nearly 40
years until he was forced out
and replaced by Hadi in 2012
following an Arab Spring
uprising. But he remained in
Yemen and kept the loyalty
of many military commanders. One Yemeni official Friday estimated that 70 percent
of the army is loyal to Saleh,
including many of the best
armed and trained units based
around the country.
Knox
conviction
overturned
ROME (AP) Amanda

Knox, who maintained that
she and her former Italian
boyfriend were innocent in
her British roommates murder through multiple trials and
nearly four years in jail, was
vindicated Friday when Italys
highest court threw out their
convictions once and for all.
Finished! Knoxs lawyer
Carlo Dalla Vedova exulted
after the decision was read out
late Friday. It couldnt be better than this.
The surprise decision definitively ends the 7-year
legal battle waged by Knox,
27, and co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito, 31, to clear their
names in the gruesome 2007
murder and sexual assault of
British student Meredith Kercher.
The supreme Court of Cassation panel deliberated for 10
hours before declaring that the
two did not commit the crime,
a stronger exoneration than
merely finding insufficient
evidence to convict. Instead,
had the court-of-resort upheld
the pairs convictions, Knox
would have faced 28 years
in an Italian prison, assuming
she would have been extradited, while Sollecito had faced
25 years.
The case attracted strong
media attention due to the
brutality of the murder and
the quick allegations that
the young American student
and her new Italian lover had
joined a third man in stabbing
to death 21-year-old Kercher
in a sex game gone awry.
Reid retiring
Wants Schumer as
Senate Dem leader
By FELICIA FONSECA ANd dAVId A. LIEB

Associated Press
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) When vandals sliced a fiber-optic cable in the Arizona desert last month, they did
more than time-warp thousands of people back to an era before computers, credit cards or even phones. They exposed a
glaring vulnerability in the nations Internet infrastructure:
no backup systems in many places.
Because Internet service is largely unregulated by the
federal government and the states, decisions about network
reliability are left to the service providers. Industry analysts say these companies generally do not build alternative
routes, or redundancies, unless they believe it is worthwhile
financially.
The result: While most major metropolitan areas in the
U.S. have backup systems, some smaller cities and many rural areas do not.
The more rural the location, the more likely that theres
only one road in and out of that location, said Sean Donelan, a former infrastructure security manager in the U.S.
Homeland Security Department who now works for a cybersecurity firm. If someone manages to cut that fiber, youll
generally see a one- or two- or three-day outage.
Despite its own warnings about such vulnerabilities two
decades ago, the federal government has taken no steps to
require Internet companies to have backup systems, even
as it has provided billions of dollars in subsidies to expand
broadband Internet into unserved areas.
Our first responsibility is to make sure that people actually have service, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack,
Mike Loucks sits in his home space exploration

engineering office Thursday, March 26, 2015, in
Friday Harbor, Wash., in the San Juan Islands.
Loucks lost Internet and phone service during a
10-day outage on the island in 2013. (AP Photo/
Elaine Thompson)
co-chairman of President Barack Obamas newly created
Broadband Opportunity Council.
In northern Arizona last month, tens of thousands of residents were without Internet service some for up to 15
hours after vandals cut through an underground bundle
of fiber-optic cables owned by CenturyLink. ATMs went
down, stores couldnt process credit cards, college students
in Flagstaff had to put their research on hold, and even 911
emergency service was lost.
Earlier this month, several thousand people lost Internet
and phone service for half a day when an electric company crew accidentally cut a fiber-optic line in northern New
Mexico.
When an underwater fiber-optic cable became wrapped
around a big rock and broke in 2013, some residents of
Washington states San Juan Islands were without Internet
and telephone service for 10 days.
WASHINGTON (AP)
Senate Minority Leader Harry
Reid, a pugnacious and glamour-averse tactician who united Democrats to help deliver
tough victories for President
Barack Obama, said Friday
hes retiring next year. He
immediately endorsed brash
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to succeed him as leader of
a party desperate to regain the
Senate majority.
Reid, 75, rose from hardscrabble beginnings in Nevada, and brought his amateur
boxers tenacity to the pinnacle of congressional politics.
Friends said his doggedness and indifference to popularity helped rebuff Republicans who fiercely oppose
Obama on health care, spending, immigration and other issues. But critics say Reid added to Washingtons poisonous
partisanship, particularly by
changing Senate filibuster
rules in 2013 to enable Obama
to appoint more judges.
On Friday, Schumer seized
the inside track to succeed
Reid as the Democratic Senate leader after next years
elections.
Potential rival Dick Durbin
of Illinois said he would back
Schumer. Durbin is currently
Reids No. 2; Schumer is No.
3.
NY mayor says someone may have tapped gas line

NEW YORK (AP) Someone
may have improperly tapped a gas
line before an explosion that leveled
three apartment buildings and injured
nearly two dozen people, Mayor Bill
de Blasio said Friday as firefighters
soaked the still-smoldering buildings
and police searched for at least two
missing people.
There is a possibility here that
the gas line was inappropriately accessed internally by people in one of
the destroyed buildings, but officials
need to get access to its basement to
explore it further, de Blasio said.
The number of people injured in
Thursdays blast rose from 19 to 22,
with four critically injured. Police
were searching for at least two people: Nicholas Figueroa, a bowling alley worker who had been on a date at a
sushi restaurant in the building where
the destruction was centered, and
Moises Lucon, a worker there. Authorities also were exploring whether
a third person was unaccounted for,
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce
said.
Preliminary evidence suggests
an explosion amid plumbing and

gas work inside the building was to
blame.
Inspectors with utility Consolidated Edison had been to the East Village
building to check on ongoing work to
upgrade gas service. The utility said
the work didnt pass inspection, so the
new gas line was locked to ensure it
wouldnt be used, and inspectors gave
instructions and left. Con Ed said inspectors didnt smell gas.
But 15 minutes later, the sushi
restaurant owner smelled gas and
called the landlord, who called a general contractor, Boyce said. No one
called 911 or Con Ed, however, de
Blasio said.
The contractor, Dilber Kukic, and
the owners son went into the basement and opened a door, and then the
explosion happened, burning their
faces, Boyce said.
The building had an existing
gas line intended to serve the sushi
restaurant; the work underway was to
put in a bigger line to serve the entire building, Con Ed President Craig
Ivey said. As for whether the largely
$tocks of Regional Interest

Name
Change
Open
Dow Jones Industrial Average

NASDAQ Composite
NYSE COMPOSITE (DJ)
S&P 500
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
AT&T, Inc.
AutoZone, Inc.
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Bunge Limited
BP p.l.c.
Citigroup Inc.
CSX Corp.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CenturyLink, Inc.
CVS Health Corporation
Dominion Resources, Inc.
Deere & Company
The Walt Disney Company
eBay Inc.
Eaton Corporation plc
Ford Motor Co.
First Defiance Financial Corp.
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.
First Financial Bancorp.
General Dynamics Corporation
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.
General Electric Company
Greif, Inc.
General Motors Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Huntington Bancshares Inc.
Health Care REIT, Inc.
The Home Depot, Inc.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
International Business Machines
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Kroger Co.
Kohls Corp.
Lowes Companies Inc.
McDonalds Corp.
Microsoft Corporation
MOTORS LIQUIDATION
Navistar International Corporation
Nucor Corporation
Pepsico, Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Company
Rite Aid Corporation
RadioShack Corp.
Sprint Corporation
Teleflex Incorporated
Time Warner Inc.
Textron Inc.
United Security Bancshares Inc.
United Parcel Service, Inc.
U.S. Bancorp
Verizon Communications Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Wells Fargo & Company
The Wendys Company
+34.43
+27.86
+9.99
+4.87
+0.57
-0.07
+19.30
+0.10
+1.57
-0.20
-0.19
-0.07
+0.10
-0.46
+0.51
+0.03
+0.05
+0.24
+0.12
+0.03
-0.03
-0.25
+0.01
-0.12
+0.51
-0.22
+0.06
+0.07
-0.04
+0.14
-0.05
+0.38
+1.49
-0.09
-0.19
+0.20
+0.01
+0.24
+0.32
+0.81
-0.68
-0.24
0.0000
+0.06
-0.24
+0.32
+0.16
+0.37
-0.0369
-0.07
+0.74
+0.38
+0.19
+0.07
-0.05
-0.15
+0.14
-0.54
-0.38
+0.18
17,673.63
4,863.74
10,860.65
2,055.78
55.40
32.95
664.15
45.76
79.33
39.64
51.49
33.16
41.09
34.59
101.97
70.44
87.30
105.20
57.35
66.95
16.06
32.58
12.88
17.48
134.35
3.44
24.92
38.93
37.34
26.01
10.85
77.59
112.08
33.32
160.79
100.28
59.49
76.04
75.29
72.76
97.36
41.10
0.00
28.72
46.35
95.28
82.07
8.23
0.00
4.77
119.15
84.70
43.88
8.26
96.74
43.06
48.48
81.85
54.54
10.74
Close
17,712.66
4,891.22
10,875.14
2,061.02
55.90
32.75
681.34
45.69
80.07
39.61
51.00
33.20
41.26
34.10
102.50
70.39
87.46
105.48
57.63
66.70
15.98
32.45
12.89
17.42
135.04
3.28
24.86
38.85
37.31
26.29
10.83
77.78
113.86
33.46
160.40
100.34
59.55
76.33
75.31
73.67
96.96
40.97
0.0422
28.90
46.50
95.95
82.31
8.57
0.2402
4.72
119.89
85.11
44.19
8.2001
96.59
42.86
48.56
81.35
54.12
10.88
vacant apartments were getting gas

from the existing line, Thats a great
question, he said.
De Blasio wouldnt say more about
why officials believe the existing gas
line might have been tapped. But
the building had a history: Con Ed
found an unauthorized gas pipe there
in August after getting a report of a
gas smell, according to a city official
briefed on the information.
The official wasnt authorized to
discuss the ongoing investigation
publicly and spoke on the condition
of anonymity.
The pipe was gone when Con Ed
checked again 10 days later, the official said. Some of the people involved
with the building are not cooperating
with investigators, the official said.
The buildings managing agent
didnt immediately respond to messages seeking comment Friday.
Firefighters used high-powered
water towers to douse the wreckage,
a giant wave of crumbled brick, twisted metal, splintered wood and bits
of residents belongings. Rubble was
still strewn across parked cars, and a
menu from the sushi restaurant and

other debris were scattered across the
surrounding streets.
Figueroa graduated from Buffalo
State College in December. He has
been working at Bowlmor Chelsea
Piers as a front desk attendant and laser tag attendant.
On Thursday night, Tyler Figueroa
said his brother and his date were
paying for their meal when the blast
occurred. The date, who is in the
hospital, remembers only stumbling
outside before losing consciousness,
Tyler Figueroa said.
I just pray my brother shows up,
he said.
Efforts to reach Lucons family
were unsuccessful.
The blast echoed through the citys
arts community, destroying Sopranos actress Drea de Matteos apartment she posted photos on Instagram of a hole where my NYC home
of the last 22 years once stood
and spurring the cancellation of five
performances of the propulsive show
Stomp, which is at a theater near the
site.
Senate OKs balanced-budget plan

WASHINGTON (AP)
Republicans muscled a balanced-budget plan through
the Senate early Friday, positioning Congress for months
of battling President Barack
Obama over the GOPs goals
of slicing spending and dismantling his health care law.
Working into Fridays
pre-dawn hours, senators approved the blueprint by a near
party-line 52-46 vote, endorsing a measure that closely
follows one the House passed
00111123
Wednesday.
Both budgets embody a
conservative vision of shrinking projected federal deficits
by more than $5 trillion over
the coming decade, mostly by
cutting health care and other
benefit programs and without
raising taxes.
The Senate was beginning a spring recess after
approving the measure, leaving Congress two GOP-run
chambers to negotiate a compromise budget in mid-April.
The legislation is a non-binding blueprint that does not

require Obamas signature
but lays the groundwork for
future bills that seem destined for veto fights with the
president.
Republicans have shown
that the Senate is under new
management and delivering
on the change and responsible government the American
people expect, said Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
14
Jump
Ken Burns unravels the mysteries of cancer in PBS film

by dAVid bAuder
AP Television Writer
PASADENA, Calif. (AP)
Theres a mystery to cancer, in large
part because of fear, that PBS tries
to unravel in next weeks six-hour
documentary Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.
Were not really honest with
each other, filmmaker Ken Burns
said. We know about heart disease.
We know about diabetes. We know
about other things, but theres a kind
of resistance because cancer is so
scary.
Burns, who was 11 when his
mother died of breast cancer, is
executive producer of the film, directed by Barak Goodman. Its one
of the few times Burns has been
involved in a project that he didnt
instigate.
The film airs over three consecutive nights beginning on March 30
and is inspired by Dr. Siddhartha
Mukherjees Pulitzer Prize-winning
book of the same title. Starting at its
most elemental how cancer got its
name the documentary tells the
story of advances and setbacks in

years of research on how the disease
develops and is treated, through developments since Mukherjees book
was published in 2010.
Mukherjee sees it as a State of
the Union address on cancer, a topic with a reach and complexity that
can make the entirety of the federal
government seem simple in comparison.
The film softens the science with
individual stories of people fighting
for their survival.
Cancer proves an elusive and
resilient enemy. Much of the
promising research has been done
since the 1970s, establishing that
the cell mutations that characterize the disease can be triggered by
genetics, the environment or a virus. Treatments that once seemed
promising proved disappointing.
Some had limited success. Immunotherapy, the use of a persons
own immune system to fight cancer cells, is so new that it barely
received a mention in Mukheerjees book but gets a thorough telling in the film.
In this Tuesday, March 24, 2015, file photo, executive producer

Ken Burns attends a preview screening of Cancer: The
Emperor of All Maladies, at the Time Warner Center, in New
York. The three-part series will premiere on PBS, on Monday,
March 30. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
The film follows the story of the
very first child ever to receive a new
treatment to attack cancer cells.
The history of cancer has been
littered with false dawns with, as
our film discusses, moments of
great optimism followed by immediately crashing disillusionment,
Gun owned by agent who toppled

Capone headed to Vegas museum
by dAVid PorTer
Associated Press
MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. (AP) The gun
is a triumph of American craftsmanship from
the early 20th century, its sleek barrel familiar
to anyone raised on the movies of Bogart and
Cagney, Scarface and Little Caesar.
Except this Smith & Wesson .38 special
has real-life stories to tell, stories of Americas
most legendary mobster and the undercover
agent who was instrumental in toppling him
when so many others had failed.
Stored for decades in attics, closets and
a bank safe-deposit box in New Jersey, the
gun belonging to former IRS agent Michael
Malone and possibly used by members of
Al Capones gang is headed to Las Vegas,
where it will be part of an the exhibit at The
Mob Museum beginning in mid-April.
More than a lifeless artifact, the gun also
represents a young mans quest to learn more
about a mysterious relative, and an effort by
an often-forgotten arm of the government to
shed more light on the men behind the arrest
and prosecution of Capone.
Michael Malone was, I believe, the greatest undercover agent in the history of law enforcement, said Paul Camacho, a former head
of IRS criminal investigations in Las Vegas
and an unofficial agency historian. This was
the riskiest assignment you could ever think
of. People were dying left and right, witnesses
were dying left and right. Nobody wanted to
be with these guys.
Malone infiltrated Capones gang and
worked undercover for nearly three years,
Camacho said, passing himself off as a wise-
guy from Philadelphia who had migrated to

Chicago. He gained the mobsters trust to the
point that he was invited to a going away party
when it appeared Capone was going to plead
guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence.
Capone eventually was convicted on tax
charges and sentenced to prison, a fact wellknown to mob historians and the general public. IRS investigators, known then as T-Men
for their affiliation with the U.S. Treasury Department, feel their contributions have been
given short shrift over the years.
Part of that may be due to the 1987 movie
The Untouchables, which credited Prohibition
agent Eliot Ness with orchestrating Capones
downfall. Sean Connerys character, Jimmy
Malone, was loosely based on Michael Malone
but was a Chicago police officer in the film.
The real story of Mike Malone hasnt
been told, said Jonathan Larsen, head of IRS
criminal investigations in New Jersey, whose
office is overseeing the examination of the
gun and its transport to Nevada.
Growing up in northern New Jersey in the
1950s, Marty Dolan often wondered about the
great-uncle who would always come to visit
dressed in a fedora and overcoat and who never shared much about his past or present. After
Malones death in Minnesota in 1960, Dolan,
now a doctor in California, slowly began to fill
in the gaps.
The gun found under Malones pillow
after he died, according to Dolans mother
was among Malones effects stored in various
family residences in New Jersey before. They
ended up on a shelf in a closet at Dolans sisters house on Long Beach Island.
6
1
k
e
t
l
c
e
i
e
a
u
w
S
B S
New 2014 Buick
Encore
New 2015 Chevy
Silverado
Double Cab
MSRP $43,490
MSRP $29,065
Less 16% off -4,650
Now
24,415* Now $36,751*
New 2014 Chevy
* Plus tax, title and doc fees.
Impala 2LT
New 2014 Chevy
Sonic LT 5 Dr
Sale Ends
March 31, 2015
Now
MSRP $33,670
28,980* Now $16,336*

MSRP $19,685
New 2015 Chevy
Silverado
2500 Crew Cab
LT Convenience
Package
Now
2015
New Chevy
Cruze
MSRP $48,125
MSRP $24,610
43,100* Now $22,063*

Test Drive a New Chevy Colorado or Chevy Trax Today!

419-692-3015
CHEVROLET BUICK
1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com
Tourism
(From page 1)
Levitt explained the visitors guides will be located
around the state in hotels, rest
areas and available during
events in our area. He said
the group would like to have
the guide highlighted on travel-related web sites.
The funds for the publications came in the form
of a grant from the Arnold
C. Dienstberger Foundation,
Inc. and the Allen County
CVB, Levitt explained. We
are in the process of meeting
with an organization to develop our website and looking at
other publications.
DDMG has set these goals:
Increase tourism enough
to need another hotel;
Increase the number of
volunteers;
Fill empty storefronts
through some purpose or use
vacant property;
Implement directional
signage pinpointing attractions, travel and tourism office, etc.;
Develop an interactive
website highlighting a community calendar;
Link to each stakeholders website.
DDMG has identified Delphos communitys strengths
which includes its rich history; geographical location
Canal and Lincoln Highway;
history as a philanthropic
community; parks and recreation Delphos has the

only public pool in Van Wert
County; historic churches;
Postal and Canal Commission Museums; active civic
organizations; availability of
and easy access to local media; local hotel accommodations; hometown restaurants;
and unique festivals.
Wed like to create a
Travel and Tourism center,
Levitt said. Weve talked
about having it in the Postal
Museum or in the chamber
office. I have an assistant who
has time to work on the project.
He said Delphos has many
unique events and attractions
people would be interested in.
For example, there has been a
lot of interest in the museums
and other attractions here in
town.
Last year we had the
Buick Experience group,
Model A and Model T clubs,
he said. This year we have
Freedom Tours, the Greater Ohio Bicycle Association
(GOBA), Anthony Wayne
Stamp Club, Single Cylinder
Club and the list goes on.
Levitt said people think to
themselves where can I go
on one tank of gas? He said
that one tank of gas gives people a 250-mile circumference
including Detroit, Chicago,
or Lexington, Kentucky, and
even when times (economy)

are bad, people still want to
travel.
A family of four traveling
spends an average of $100
per person per day, he said.
They purchase gas, a quart
of oil, or souvenirs and that
$400 generates almost three
times the amount in downstream operations.
Levitt said its challenging to find volunteers and the
committee is currently exploring introducing a greater
sense of volunteerism to the
community.
It seems as if schools,
churches, the Inter-Faith
Thrift Shop and museums
have some kind of magnetism
to get people to volunteer for
their programs, Levitt said.
Another drawback is the
community doesnt have any
idea what other groups are in
town and what they are doing.
Although there are some
challenges, DDMG sees opportunity. The group is planning a summit which will
get local groups together,
campaigns raising the awareness of local officials, community leaders and citizens,
publicizing opportunities for
attractions and events and
addressing the current political climate (resistance to
change).
For more information call
Levitt at 419-303-5482.
Child Abuse
(From page 1)
Who does the child learn from first? Their
parents, she said. Children learn what they
live and in turn, live what they learned.
Dickman said raising awareness and educating people plays a huge role in prevention.
Parents are teaching their children power
and control and that its OK for them to hit
someone else, Dickman said. We have to
talk about preventing the challenging behaviors. Parenting the way we have been parented
doesnt always work.
She said the physical punishment really
doesnt work and now, there is so much research about how kids learn, specifically children 3 to 5 years of age.
You have to understand childhood development, Dickman explained. Toddlers do
not understand empathy the ability to experience the feelings of another person and
their lives are about exploring their world.
For example, when a parent leaves something within the reach of the child that they do
not want the the child to touch or put in their
mouths, and the toddler does exactly that, the
child has no capability of understanding of
why they shouldnt touch or put the item in
their mouths.
Dickman said there are risk factors associated with abuse and neglect that affect kids
due to how parents deal with challenging sit-
uations.
Health disparities, poverty, mental and
physical illness, substance use and employment issues all affect children tremendously,
Dickman stated. Sometimes there are no
outside helpers available just to give parents
a break and they are afraid to use family support services. There are referral services to get
the family what they need to help sustain them
and prevent potential abusive situation.
Dickman said people miss out on the importance of positive protective factors.
Kids need to feel loved and be physically,
mentally and emotionally supported, Dickman added. We need more positive reinforcement; praise the kids for the good things
they do.
Throughout the month, there will be many
activities for families to participate in, starting
with a flag raising ceremony on April 1 at the
Allen County Courthouse at noon. For more
information about the month of activities, visit
allencsb.com.
Anyone suspecting child abuse and/or
neglect may make a report to Allen County
Children Services by calling their (419) 2278590 24 hours a day. Ohio has an automated
telephone directory to link callers directly
to a child-welfare or law-enforcement office
in their counties. The number is 855-O-HCHILD (855-642-4453).
6.0 V8
Goodman said. So we did have

to be very careful about those we
chose to follow.
Often, the doctors and scientists
are pushed by patients themselves.
The story of radical mastectomy
for breast cancer is particularly illuminating, how it went from the
universally accepted treatment with

naysayers ridiculed until other, less
invasive approaches were proven effective.
The film discusses the groundbreaking surgeon generals report in
the 1960s strongly linking cigarette
smoking to cancer and the slow
but steady reduction, at least in the
United States, of probably the bestknown carcinogen.
You could say, Does that matter? Mukherjee said. Trust me, in
the next 10 years we will find yet another new carcinogen being somewhere that we dont know about and
a company thats eager to obfuscate
on its origins, and the lessons from
what we learned about cigarettes
will apply all over again.
Sharon
Rockefeller,
president and CEO of PBS influential
Washington affiliate WETA, read
Mukherjees book while she was being treated for colon cancer, caught
just weeks before becoming incurable. With Laura Ziskin, the late cofounder of Stand Up to Cancer, they
resolved to see the book turned into
a film.
Service - Body Shop - Parts

Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 7:30 to 5:00; Wed.
7:30 to 7:00; Closed on Sat.
Sales Department
Mon. & Wed. 8:30 to 8:00; Tues., Thurs. & Fri.
8:30 to 5:30; Sat. 8:30 to 1:00
TOLL FREE
1-888-692-3015
WindoW
(From page 5)
West Side Cemetery
An unsatisfactory condition which exists with regard
to the West Side cemetery is
referred to in a report which
was made by state examiners
who recently made an examination of the city records.
Copies of this report have
been received by local officials.
Referring to the cemetery,
the report says:
The West Side cemetery
is maintained from popular
subscription, sale of lots and
other service charges, no tax
law being made for cemetery
purposes.
No platting of the cemetery has ever been made and

the lot records and interments
are mostly from the memory
of the superintendent.
This is a very unsatisfactory condition, but probably
very difficult to remedy.
Delphos Herald,
Mar. 7, 1929
High School Teams

play Freak Game
Because of a recent basketball game which resulted
in the freaky score of 3 to 2,
Alliance and Massillon high
schools are athletic enemies
today. The game was won by
Alliance.
The winners, on orders

from Coach George Wilcox,
kept their offense virtually at
a standstill in an attempt to
disperse a five-man defense
used by Massillon. Coach
Hal Smith retaliated by instructing his team to stand
put also. There followed an
actionless game, accounting
for the score.
Massillon later cancelled
its contract with Alliance.
The latter countered by returning its contract. The actions were sanctioned by the
principals of both schools.
Delphos Herald,
Feb. 27, 1929

March 28, 2015

Diunggah oleh

Informasi Dokumen

Hak Cipta

Format Tersedia

Bagikan dokumen Ini

Bagikan atau Tanam Dokumen

Opsi Berbagi

Apakah menurut Anda dokumen ini bermanfaat?

Apakah konten ini tidak pantas?

Hak Cipta:

Format Tersedia

March 28, 2015

Diunggah oleh

Hak Cipta:

Format Tersedia

A dhI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities

A Joint Product of the Times Bulletin and Delphos Herald Newspapers

Volume 145 | Edition 202 | $1.00

Saturday, March 28 & SuNday, March 29, 2015

DELPHOS FFA TEAM

The Nets defeated the Cavs Friday evening to snap Clevelands

Readers speak their minds about

The Delphos FFA Ag-Mechanics

YWCA puts on heels for Friday meal

and the Emerging Leader Award.

Enjoying Springs Arrival

Swinging in the park

DELPHOS Destination Delphos Marketing Group

50 shades of blue: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Services (ACCS) Executive

ward in Allen County and

and increases the potential

uate what is going on.

he City of Van Wert is instituting a new brush

tial safety threat.

he Van Wert Civil Service Commission will

Vol. 145, No. 202

hen love and

Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2015

John Paulding Days

VAN WERT, Ohio William J Lump Hoverman, 65,

VISITATION & SERVICES

Calling hours will be

A memorial service will

There will be a open house

Dr. Sherry Meadows

Friends may call from 2-4

a.m. Monday at the Urbana

Services will be held at

Dennis Bear Pohlman

Mass of Christian Burial

Services will be held at

Funeral services will be

For movie information, call

PAULDING The Paulding Chamber of Commerce has

able energy system provider. By selling EarthLinked

Police officer wounded,

PUT YOUR TAX REFUND TO GOOD USE

Beef & Pork Halves, cut to order

UNOH presidents and

Read the classifieds

A dhi MEDIA publication

Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2015

try level firemen and residency requirements for both

Union Bank Trivia Challenge

UNOH college prepares for

a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.

VAN WERT The Van Wert

daughter of Alan and Jennifer Carr.

Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2015

USDA implements Farm Bill provision

in 1987, is broad, allowing individuals

farms will not be impacted. There will

Sox is a very lovable

Sophia here. I love to

The following pets are available for adoption through

Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

Delphos FFA Ag-Mechanics