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Sunny, hot
and humid
Saturday
with high
in low 90s,
heat index
93-98 and 30
percent chance of afternoon
showers, storms. See page 2.
Board calls
special meeting
There will be a special
Delphos City Schools Board
of Education meeting at 8
p.m. Tuesday at the adminis-
tration building to interview
potential candidates for the
superintendents position.
The board expects to
convene and go directly into
executive session for person-
nel issues and adjourn with
no formal action being taken.
Firefighters
open water ball
contest to public
The Delphos Fire
Association is sponsoring
a Water Ball Contest dur-
ing this years Canal Days.
Any water enthusiasts are
encouraged to form a team
of five and sign up for this
new open-to-the-public
event. Business, families or
friends may participate for
the title of Kings or Queens
of the Water Ball. Prize
money will be awarded if
there are more than four
teams entered for this event.
Entry fee is $50 per
team and must be paid
with registration.
For more information,
contact Jamey Wisher
at 419-235-5710.
Proceeds will help
the Fire Association pur-
chase new fire nozzles.
Todays slate
Football
Northwest Conference
(7:30 p.m.); Jefferson at
Paulding; Spencerville at
Ada; Columbus Grove
at Allen East; LCC at
Crestview; Bluffton at
Carey (non-conference).
MAC/non-league (7:30
p.m.): Detroit Catholic
Central at St. Johns;
Coldwater at Hicksville;
Minster at Sidney Lehman;
New Bremen at Fort Loramie;
Parkway at Tinora; Versailles
at Graham Local; St. Henry
at Eaton; Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel (Ontario, Canada).
Western Buckeye
League (7:30 p.m.): Elida
at Wapakoneta; Van
Wert at Shawnee; Bath at
Defiance; Ottawa-Glandorf
at Celina; St. Marys
Memorial at Kenton.
Blanchard Valley
Conference (7 p.m.): Hardin
Northern at Cory-Rawson;
Leipsic at Pandora-Gilboa;
Northwest Central
Conference/non-league (7
p.m.): Fort Recovery at
Waynesfield-Goshen; Perry
at Wayne Trace; Crestline
at Ridgemont; Riverdale
at Upper Scioto Valley;
Other: Marion Harding
at Lima Senior, 7 p.m.
Volleyball
Kalida at Ottoville (PCL),
5 p.m.
Schools dismiss
early due to heat
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS With the
heat index expected to reach
more than 100 degrees today,
Delphos Public and Parochial
schools dismissed students at
1 p.m. today.
Delphos City Schools
Superintendent Jeff Price said
his buildings with two or more
floors can heat up quickly.
When you have
temperatures close to 100
outside and 25-30 students
inside in a classroom, the
humidity can rise pretty
fast, he said. Those are the
conditions we have to watch
for the safety of our students.
St. Johns Schools
Superintendent the Rev.
Melvin Verhoff said the
policy is a good one.
Our main concern is
the children, Rev. Verhoff
said. Their safety comes
first. Once is gets that warm,
theyre not learning.
When faced with these
conditions, both schools
make sure students get extra
breaks for trips to the drinking
fountain and water bottles are
allowed in the classrooms.
This is the second time
classes have been cut short
due to the heat since the
policy was put in place.
Ed Gebert photo
The Van Wert County Farm Bureau welcomed State Representative Lynn Wachtmann,
left, and U.S. Congressman Bob Latta to the Van Wert County Fair on Thursday. The
pair spoke with local residents about a variety of issues.
Farm bureau hosts Latta, Wachtmann
for Van Wert County Fair visit
BY ED GEBERT
Staff writer
VAN WERT More than
just food and milkshakes were
served at the Van Wert County
Farm Bureau tent at the Van
Wert County Fair Thursday
afternoon. Residents also got
a side order of politics. The
group hosted a gathering of
public officials, including
Congressman Bob Latta and
State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann,
for informal speaking and a
question-and-answer session
with fair attendees.
Although the information
was initially aimed at farm-
ers, the open format allowed
many topics to be discussed.
So, Latta, Wachtmann and
County Commissioners
Clair Dudgeon and Thad
Lichtensteiger covered a lot
of ground during the after-
noon session.
Latta touched on the aban-
doned proposal from the fed-
eral government to force farm-
ers to get commercial drivers
licenses, calling it crazy, as
well as the upcoming speech
by President Barack Obama,
but he declared that he is
working specifically on one
issue.
The number one thing
that is on my mind is what
Ive been hearing for the
last month. Its been a work
period in August. Ive been
across my 16 counties. Every
day Im in factories, busi-
nesses, hospitals, you name
it, talking to people, and the
number one issue is jobs,
declared Latta.
With county unemploy-
ment higher than 10 percent,
his message rang true. He
went on to list four issues that
he claims will get the econ-
omy moving and get people
back to work.
Latta stated: We have to
work to get federal regula-
tions under control, to end
Obamacare, to get the cor-
porate and small business
tax structure lowered to get
more jobs out there, and to
have an energy policy in this
country that isnt going to be
regulated out of existence by
the EPA. He asserted that
while Ohio gets 80 percent
of its energy from coal, the
administrations policies will
make coal too expensive for
businesses to operate.
What Obama and his
people want to do is drive the
price of coal up so high that
we wont have a factory left
in Ohio, he stated.
On Wachtmanns plate was
the divisive Issue 2, which
will go to voters in the Nov.
8 general election. The issue
is essentially a referendum on
changes made to collective
bargaining laws applying to
public employees. According
to Wachtmann, the new law
allows our school districts
and local communities to bet-
ter manage our people and be
more productive.
Many labor unions have
said the changes unfairly
impact public sector work-
ers but Wachtmann countered
by saying the public sector
should make the same kinds
of sacrifices the private sec-
tor employees have had to
make.
I think its typical for
people who have benefits,
days off and health insurance
that very few taxpayers in the
private sector have to want to
keep that. What Im saying
is that the public workplace,
public employees need to do
just like the private sector
has had to, Wachtmann said.
We need to become more
productive, run government
at all levels with fewer people
and take less money from the
taxpayers. The crux of Issue
2 for voters is: Do you want
Brittany Fullenkamp photo
The 2011 Van Wert County Fair Queen is Lauren
Buchanan, left, King is Nathan Profit and Queen runner-
up is Bethany Army.
Fair crowns 2011 royalty
BY BRITTANY
FULLENKAMP
Staff writer
VAN WERT Junior Fair
King and Queen candidates
remained cool despite the
hot temperatures at the Van
Wert County Fairgrounds on
Thursday. Nathan Profit and
Lauren Buchanan were this
years winners.
Buchanan attends Parkway
High School and is in her
10th year of 4-H. She credits
the program for many valu-
able skills she has acquired.
Ive taken a lot of leader-
ship projects and rabbits and
chickens. Ive also taken a lot
of really random projects just
to try new things. For exam-
ple, one time I took clowning
and Ive taken cake decorat-
ing before as well as camp
counseling and public-speak-
ing projects, she said. 4-H
is such a premier leadership
organization. I just feel like
everybody should just have
knowledge of it and I love
how everybody in 4-H seems
to find their niche. Excelling
in leadership has been mine
and its been an overall great
experience.
Buchann decided to run
to put all of those skills to
the test.
I wanted to run for fair
queen, basically, just to show
others that your great experi-
ences and hard work do pay
off, she said.
Profit attends Van Wert
High School and has been a
member of Ridge Buckeyes
and Jr. Leaders 4-H clubs.
An advisor persuaded him to
run.
My 4-H advisor kind
of pushed me to do it. She
said since this is my last year
before I go into the military
next year, I should probably
try, he said.
Profit plans to enlist in the
US Navy. He shared he was
inspired to join by his grand-
father who served in the army
Earthquake risk to nuclear reactors greater than thought
By DINA CAPPIELLO
and JEFF DONN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
risk that an earthquake would
cause a severe accident at a
U.S. nuclear plant is greater
than previously thought, 24
times as high in one case,
according to an AP analysis
of preliminary government
data. The nations nuclear
regulator believes a quarter
of Americas reactors may
need modifications to make
them safer.
The threat came into sharp
focus last week, when shaking
from the largest earthquake
to hit Virginia in 117 years
appeared to exceed what the
North Anna nuclear power
plant northwest of Richmond
was built to sustain.
The two North Anna reac-
tors are among 27 in the east-
ern and central U.S. that a pre-
liminary Nuclear Regulatory
Commission review has said
may need upgrades. Thats
because those plants are more
likely to get hit with an earth-
quake larger than the one
their design was based on.
Just how many nuclear power
plants are more vulnerable
wont be determined until
all operators recalculate their
own seismic risk based on
new assessments by geolo-
gists, something the agency
plans to request later this
year. The NRC on Thursday
issued a draft of that request
for public comment.
The review, launched well
before the East Coast quake
and the Japan nuclear disas-
ter in March, marks the first
complete update to seismic
risk in years for the nations
104 existing reactors, despite
research showing greater
hazards.
The NRC and the indus-
try say reactors are safe as
they are, for now. But emails
obtained in a more than
11,000-page records request
by The Associated Press
show that NRC experts were
worried privately this year
that plants needed stronger
safeguards to account for the
higher risk assessments.
The nuclear industry says
last weeks quake proved
reactors are robust. When
the rumbling knocked out
off-site power to the North
Anna plant in Mineral, Va.,
the reactors shut down and
cooled successfully, and the
plants four locomotive-sized
diesel generators turned on.
The quake also shifted about
two dozen spent fuel contain-
ers, but Dominion Virginia
Power said Thursday that all
were intact.
Still, based on the AP anal-
ysis of NRC data, the plant is
38 percent more likely to suf-
fer core damage from a rare,
massive earthquake than it
appeared in an analysis 20
years ago.
That increased risk is
based on an even bigger earth-
quake than the one last week.
Richard Zuercher, a spokes-
man for Dominion, the plant
operator, says the earlier esti-
mate remains sound because
additional safety margin was
built into the design when the
station was built.
The safety cushion would
shrink, though, if the plants
risk is found to be greater.
Federal scientists update
seismic assessments every
five to six years to revise
building codes for some
structures. But no similar
system is in place for all but
two of the nations 104 reac-
tors even though improv-
ing earthquake science has
revealed greater risks than
previously realized.
The exception is Diablo
Canyon in earthquake-prone
California, which has been
required to review the risk of
an earthquake routinely since
1985. The NRC does not
require plants to re-examine
their seismic risks to renew
operating licenses for 20
years.
After the March earth-
quake in Japan that caused
the biggest nuclear crisis
since Chernobyl, NRC staff-
ers fretted in emails that the
agencys understanding of
earthquake risk for existing
reactors was out of date.
We need to
become more
productive, run
government at all
levels with fewer
people and take
less money from
the taxpayers.
The crux of Issue
2 for voters is:
Do you want to
keep more of your
future tax dollars
in your pocket,
or pay it need-
lessly for ineffi-
cient, unmanage-
able government
which is what
collective bargain-
ing in Ohio has
had since it was
passed in 1984?
Rep. Lynn Wachtmann
See FAIR, page 2
See ROYALTY, page 2
2
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Vol. 142 No. 69
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At 9:42 a.m. on Wednesday,
Delphos police were contact-
ed by a business located in
the 200 block of North Main
Street in reference to a theft.
Upon speaking with the
business owner, it was found
two subjects came into the
business and as one subject
spoke with the owner, another
subject removed items and left
the business without paying
for the items.
The case has been forward-
ed to the Detective Bureau for
further investigation.
Business owner
reports theft
At 7:15 p.m. on Thursday,
Delphos police were called to
a business in the 1100 block
of Elida Avenue in reference
to a theft.
Upon officers arrival,
employees supplied a descrip-
tion of the vehicle that was
involved in the theft. A short
time later, officers located the
vehicle. Upon speaking with
the driver who was identi-
fied as Thaddeus Lang, 21,
of Grover Hill, officers found
Lang to be in possession of
marijuana and drug parapher-
nalia.
Lang was issued a sum-
mons to appear in Lima
Municipal Court on the drug
and drug-related charges.
Grover Hill man
faces drug charges
At 10:20 a.m. on Thursday,
Delphos police were called
to the 600 block of North
Moening street in reference
to a theft.
Upon officers arrival, the
victim stated in the over night
hours, someone had taken an
Allen County Refuse contain-
er that was sitting in front of
the residence.
Refuse container
stolen
At 7:16 p.m. on Thursday,
Delphos police were called to
the 600 block of West Third
Street in reference to a theft.
Upon officers arrival, the
victim stated that someone
had taken a 20-foot aluminum
ladder that was sitting outside
the residence.
Ladder stolen
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
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Heat advisory in
effect until 8 p.m.
TONIGHT: Mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10
mph.
SATURDAY: Hot and
humid. Mostly sunny in the
morning. Then partly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. West winds 5 to
15 mph. Heat Index readings
93 to 98.
SATURDAY NIGHT:
Partly cloudy with a 50 per-
cent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. West winds around
10 mph.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Not as warm. Highs
around 80. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
High temperature Thursday
in Delphos was 92 degrees,
low was 73. High a year ago
today was 89, low was 65.
Record high for today is 100,
set in 1953. Record low is 40,
set in 1946.
WEBER, Louis C., 79, of
Delphos, Mass of Christian
Burial will begin at 11 a.m.
Saturday at St. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church,
the Rev. Melvin Verhoff
officiating. Burial will be
in Resurrection Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. today at Harter and
Schier Funeral Home, where
a parish wake service will be
held at 7:30 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to
St. John Parish Foundation.
Delphos weather
Corn: $7.37
Wheat: $7.26
Beans: $14.21
ST. RITAS
A boy was born Aug.
31 to Brent and Amanda
Hanneman of Fort Jennings.
A boy was born Aug. 30
to Dennis and Amanda Hile
of Delphos.
to Chris and Renee Horstman
of Cloverdale.
A boy was born Aug.
31 to Mark and Elizabeth
Wilson of Delphos.
to Jeff and Leslie Klaus of
Delphos.
SANDUSKY (AP) The
final rides on a long-running
Cedar Point attraction are
being sold to the highest bid-
ders.
The northern Ohio
amusement park will run its
Paddlewheel Excursion boats
for the last times on Labor
Day. The riverboats that have
given more than 47 million
rides since the early 1960s
will be replaced for next
season by a $1 million ani-
matronic dinosaur attraction
called Dinosaurs Alive!
An auction under way until
Friday morning will determine
the riders for Paddlewheel
Excursions last two runs on
Monday. Proceeds will ben-
efit the local chapter of the
American Red Cross.
Red Cross officials say the
riverboat on the very last ride
will be piloted by Dick Kinzel,
CEO of Cedar Points par-
ent company, Sandusky-based
Cedar Fair Entertainment Co.
Final Cedar Point
riverboat rides up
for auction
Delphos Fire Assoc. 300
Club
This weeks winner is Mark
Brandehoff.
FINDLAY Troopers
from the Findlay Post of the
Ohio State Highway Patrol
seized 4,542 illegal prescrip-
tion pills during two separate
traffic stops in the city of
Findlay in 24 hours. Each
suspect was from Michigan
and each is facing felony drug
charges.
On Sept. 1, troopers
stopped a rented vehicle, with
New Jersey registration, for
a speed violation on US 224,
near County Road 300, in
the city of Findlay. Criminal
indicators were observed and
a Patrol drug-sniffing canine
alerted to the vehicle. A prob-
able cause search revealed
2,193 Oxycodone pills, 1,399
Xanax pills and 200 Lortab
pills, valued at more than
$95,000.
The driver, Rashad Burse,
31, of Ferndale, Mich., was
incarcerated in the Hancock
County Jail and was charged
with two-counts of posses-
sion of a controlled substance;
one a second-degree felony
and the other a third-degree
felony.
A little less than 24 hours
later at 11:40 p.m. troopers
stopped another rental car,
this time with Michigan reg-
istration, for a marked lanes
violation, on Interstate 75
southbound, near milepost
158, in the city of Findlay.
Troopers detected a strong
odor of marijuana and a prob-
able cause search revealed
750 oxycodone pills and 5.5
grams of marijuana, worth
more than $22,000.
The driver, Nakia Pruett,
36, of Detroit, Mich., was
incarcerated in the Hancock
County Jail and is currently
being held on a charge of
possession of a controlled
substance.
Findlay Post troopers seize more
than 4,500 Rx pills in trafc stops
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP)
The U.N. humanitarian coor-
dinator for Libya has warned
the country faces critical
shortages of drinking water,
food, fuel and medicine, fol-
lowing the six-month civil
war between rebels and
Moammar Gadhafis forces
that disrupted supply lines
and damaged infrastructure.
The fighting has sub-
sided in many area, includ-
ing the capital Tripoli, since
the rebels stormed in over a
week ago, effectively ending
Gadhafis rule.
Since then, more than half
a dozen U.N. agencies have
returned to Tripoli to help
with the countrys humanitar-
ian needs, the U.N. humani-
tarian coordinator for Libya,
Panos Moumtzis, said late
Thursday.
Panos said the U.N. has
brought in 11 million bottles
of water and will bring in 600
metric tons of food and 100
million euros worth of medi-
cine. He warned, however,
that he sees the U.N. aid as
temporary.
This country has a lot of
resources and we view the
humanitarian needs as short-
term, he said. I dont fore-
see the humanitarian program
going beyond the end of the
year maximum.
While rebel forces have
seized most of the coun-
try, they have yet to cap-
ture Gadhafi or members of
his family. Meanwhile, their
forces have been advancing
on the few remaining loyalist
bastions.
In a fiery broadcast from
hiding, Gadhafi warned late
Thursday that loyal tribes in
his main strongholds were
armed and preparing for bat-
tle a show of defiance
hours after rebels extended a
deadline for the surrender of
the fugitive leaders home-
town of Sirte.
Rebel commanders have
been negotiating with tribal
leaders in Gadhafis home-
town of Sirte, hoping to avoid
further bloodshed. They
announced Thursday that
they had extended the nego-
tiations deadline for anoth-
er week, from this coming
Saturday.
We want to save our
fighters and not lose a single
one in battles with Gadhafis
forces, said Mohammed al-
Rajali, a spokesman for the
rebel leadership in the eastern
city of Benghazi.
UN warns Libya
is short of water,
fuel, medicine
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to keep more of your future
tax dollars in your pocket, or
pay it needlessly for ineffi-
cient, unmanageable govern-
ment which is what collective
bargaining in Ohio has had
since it was passed in 1984.
To me its a big pocketbook
issue. Its the special interest
of the public union bosses
in Columbus and throughout
Ohio who want more of your
money versus guys like me
and hopefully most taxpayers
who think that government
should have to become more
productive and efficient just
like those in the private sector
have had to.
Wachtmann had words
of praise for the farmers in
attendance.
He observed, The agri-
cultural community is one
of the strongest parts of our
economy in America right
now. Most of the factories
in Ohio manufacturing agri-
cultural products are busy,
like Unverferth in Kalida and
Delphos. So we can be really
very happy that the agricul-
tural community is a very
strong sector.
Latta and Wachtmann
were scheduled to be joined
by State Sen. Cliff Hite, but
Hite was unable to attend
due to his hospitalization at
Blanchard Valley Hospital
for gallstones.
After about two hours of
politics, Latta and Wachtmann
got some time to enjoy the
fair. Latta took a turn mak-
ing milkshakes in the Farm
Bureau food tent. Wachtmann
left the tent, but still had food
on his mind.
Its great to be back at the
Van Wert County Fair, he
said. Ive always enjoyed the
youth 4-H projects, see the
vendors, and I almost never
leave the fair without having
some great barbecue chicken
from our veterans at their
building.
Fair
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during Vietnam.
Profit is looking forward
to reigning as fair king and
being a role model to younger
members.
The fair is a lot of fun. As
king, you get to learn a lot of
new things about shows, and
theres a lot of people that
look up to you. You never
know what kind of influence
you will have over those that
look up to you, he added.
Buchanan agrees.
I just to want to be a really
good role model for those
exhibiting and visiting the fair
and Im just happy to represent
Van Wert County, she said.
Lincolnview High School
senior Bethany Army won
2011 Van Wert County Fair
Queen runner-up.
Crown bearers for the eve-
ning were Kaylee Mollenkopf,
daughter of J.R. and Becky
Mollenkopf ;and Jamison
Polig, son of Sheena and Doug
Eickholt and Bryce Poling.
Also competing in the
competition were Meagan
Hempfling, Morgan Pugh,
Abby Richey and Kim
Schnipke.
The first order of business
for Queen Buchanan, King
Profit and Runner-up Army
was to hand out awards at
the Junior Fair 4-H Awards
Ceremony.
Royalty
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STATE/LOCAL
BRIEFS
From the Vantage Point
A view from north to south of concrete block walls being laid and other work on the
new addition to Vantage.
Concrete block walls are up, drywall is being hung and additional work continues in
one of the new high school Health Technology labs at Vantage.
Vantage renovation, construction project on target
If you havent had chance
to drive past Vantage lately,
you havent seen all the con-
struction activity! Let me tell
you whats been going on
these past few months.
Just after school ended
in May, workers began the
interior demolition of the
existing north portion of
the building, which housed
the Vantage Business pro-
grams, Health Technology
lab and superintendent
office. In this space, two
new high school Health
Technology labs are being
built as well as an adult edu-
cation Health Technology
lab, a teacher workroom and
a special education class-
room. Business classes and
junior Health Technology
classes are currently being
held in the swing space.
Health Technology students
are scheduled to return to
this space when its com-
pleted in January 2012.
At the same time, three
labs on the east side of the
building Auto Tech, Ag
Diesel, and Auto Body
were also being renovated
and a new cross hallway was
built. The majority of the
work in these labs was com-
pleted to start school on time,
but there is still some finish
work ongoing.
The front of the building
has a new look as the semi-
circle drive was replaced
with a new design, allowing
for parking on both sides of
the drive that leads to the new
staff parking lot on the north
end of the building.
Some of the footers for
the new additions to the north
and south have been poured
and others are being formed.
Concrete block walls are
going up in the new north
addition where Welding,
Precision Machining,
Carpentry, Electricity,
Industrial Mechanics and
Building and Grounds will
be located. Approximately
29,714 concrete blocks have
been laid so far on the project
by Complete Masonry. More
than 600 yards of concrete
has been poured by Gloyd
Concrete. This addition is
scheduled for completion in
April 2012.
An underground storm
water detention area is also
being dug out on the north
end. This area being dug by
RD Jones is 100 feet wide,
250 feet long and approxi-
mately 16 feet deep. Thats
where all that dirt piled high
on Mount Vantage has
come from. This collection
area will help control water
runoff.
Grass has been re-
seeded in completed areas
and workers are re-roof-
ing the existing building.
There has been approxi-
mately 15,000 linear feet
of conduit laid thus far by
Woolace Electric, with a
projected 85,000 to be laid
for the entire project.
Chad Stevers, project man-
ager for Gilbane Construction
Company, reports that work-
ers on the Vantage project
have put in about 31,306
hours (through the month of
July) with 160 consecutive
safe work days with no lost
time accidents.
There is a lot of activity
going on at Vantage, not only
on the construction project,
but in the labs and class-
rooms, too.
Ohio 1st to sell prison to private company
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
COLUMBUS A lockup
along the shores of Lake Erie
has become the first state pris-
on in the nation to be sold to a
private company.
Lake Erie Correctional
Institution in northeastern
Ohios Ashtabula County is
the only one of five state pris-
ons up for sale that will be sold,
state officials said Thursday.
Corrections Corporation of
America will buy it for $72.7
million, more than the $50 mil-
lion needed from the privatiza-
tion effort to balance the states
prison budget.
The four other prisons for
sale didnt generate offers
advantageous to taxpayers,
state officials said.
CCA, the nations largest
prison operator, takes control
of the Lake Erie facility in
Conneaut on Dec. 31, pending
the outcome of a lawsuit chal-
lenging the constitutionality of
the move.
Offering the prisons for
sale was an idea spearhead-
ed by Republican Gov. John
Kasich as he grappled with
an $8 billion budget hole ear-
lier this year. He wasnt the
only governor to propose it:
Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal
of Louisiana introduced a simi-
lar plan that was shot down by
state lawmakers in June.
Management Training
Corp. of Centerville, Utah,
successfully landed rights
to operate North Central
Correctional Institution and
the vacant Marion Juvenile
Correctional Facility as a sin-
gle prison camp, saving 6 per-
cent on state costs, the prisons
department said.
North Coast Correctional
Treatment Facility in Lorain
County, currently operated
along with Lake Erie by MTC,
will be returned to state con-
trol and merged with Grafton
Correctional Institution.
I was taken aback, said
Ohio Civil Service Employees
Association president Chris
Mabe about the news. His
union, representing prison
guards and other corrections
employees, had staged pro-
tests in Ashtabula, Marion and
Lorain counties, where prisons
were up for sale, over fears
of lost jobs and jeopardized
safety.
As it stands right now
today, it gives us hope, he said,
noting OCSEA has worked
with state prisons officials for
a decade to see a merger of
the two Grafton buildings that
would save state jobs. The state
said it doesnt anticipate job
losses on the newly configured
Marion campus, and state jobs
may be added at the Grafton
complex.
The American Civil
Liberties Union of Ohio said
the prison sale doesnt fix
the main problem that too
many people are being incar-
cerated.
These changes are noth-
ing more than a Band-Aid
for the deep-seated problems
that continue to plague our
state, Policy Director Shakyra
Diaz said in a statement.
Privatization does nothing
to address it, and may actu-
ally make it worse by allowing
companies to make a profit off
imprisoning people.
The prisons department is
requiring private facilities to
meet all state safety mandates,
and its stepping up its over-
sight function, said Annette
Chambers-Smith, deputy
director of administration at
the prisons department.
Parole board
rejects mercy for
condemned man
COLUMBUS (AP) The
Ohio Parole Board on Thursday
recommended against mercy for
a condemned man scheduled to
die this month for stabbing a
Cleveland woman to death in
1986.
The board ruled unanimously
that the horrific nature of Billy
Slagles crime outweighed the
effects of his chaotic childhood
and young age at the time.
Slagle, 42, was sentenced to
death for killing neighbor Mari
Anne Pope in Cleveland after
breaking into her house to com-
mit burglary, then stabbing her
17 times. Two children she was
watching for neighbors were
home at the time.
Ms. Pope was a totally inno-
cent victim, the board said in
its ruling. She was not engaged
in any type of risk behavior that
would have made her susceptible
to crime.
Slagles legal team was disap-
pointed with the ruling and will
now try to show Gov. John Kasich
that Slagle deserves mercy, fed-
eral public defender Joe Wilhelm
said in an emailed comment.
Kasich has the final say on
clemency for Slagle, who is
scheduled to die Sept. 20.
At Slagles clemency hearing
last week, Wilhelm argued that
clemency was justified because
Slagle was only 18 when he com-
mitted the crime the minimum
age for the death penalty in Ohio
and was a chronic alcoholic
with a troubled upbringing.
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (1901-1978)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
One Year Ago
Home from a year of going gypsy, the Hirn family has
started to reflect on their experiences while settling back into a
stationary life. Dan, Becky, Abby and Carter spent a year trav-
eling the country in a motor home, towing a separate camper
behind it.
25 Years Ago 1986
Girl Scouts of Troop 83 worked as hostesses at the orga-
nizations booth at the Ohio State Fair. The girls received a
participating ribbon for serving as hostesses. The Girl Scouts,
D. D. Warnecke, Crystal Birkemeier, Missy Utrup, Lauren
Wittler, Melissa Maenle, Katy Schroeder and Lisa Swick, were
accompanied by their troop leaders Doris Wittler and Alice
Swick.
What St. Johns gave up in size they made up in heart
against two-time Division III playoff participant Lima Bath
Friday night at Stadium Park. After losing a fumble on
their second play of the season and seeing Bath score on its
first three offensive possessions for a 20-0 lead, St. Johns
regrouped in the second half and held the Wildcats scoreless
before bowing 20-6.
The junior fair crop judging and interviews took place
Friday afternoon at the 130th Van Wert County Fair. Scott
Oberlitner, 16, earned an A-Blue Ribbon for his wheat sample
from judge Charles Pohlman of Delphos. Oberlitner, the son
of Clarence and Joan Oberlitner of Ohio City, is a junior at
Lincolnview and has participated in the FFA program for three
years.
50 Years Ago 1961
Mrs. Richard Grewe entertained the members of the
Beginning at Eight Club Wednesday evening in her home on
South Cass Street. Cards were enjoyed with first prize going
to Mrs. Thomas Stallkamp,. Second to Mrs. Norbert Grewe
and low to Mrs. Edwin Urbine. Mrs. Elvin Patton received the
traveling prize.
Democratic candidates for Washington Township trustees
were among the candidates introduced at a picnic at Jubilee
Park in Van Wert that was jointly sponsored by the Van Wert
County Mens Democratic Club and the Van Wert County
Womens Democratic Club. John Wellmann of Delphos is the
president of the mens organization.
The Jennings Twirlers Western Square Dance Club will
hold an open dance Sept. 3 in Memorial Hall in Fort Jennings.
Members of the committee for the dance are Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Siefker, and Mr. and Mrs.
Minor Truesdale.
75 Years Ago 1936
Twenty-five years at the same location is the record which
has been completed by J. C. Myers, local grocer. He started
in business at Suthoff and Franklin streets Sept. 1, 1911 and
continues at that location. He takes pride in the fact that his
was the first grocery in Delphos which carried a full line of
fresh meats.
A novel contest which was conducted by the Coombs
Shoe Company during the latter part of fair week attracted
considerable attention. A work shoe frozen into a large cake
of ice was placed in the window of the store and estimates of
the time it would take for the ice to melt and release the shoe
were placed by many people. The time required was 41 hours
and 14 minutes.
Plans are being made by Sister M. Bernice for the re-
organization of the St. Johns High School Glee Club. This
large organization includes boys and girls of all four classes
of the high school and voice tests are to be held preliminary to
admission of new members and also for reassignment of some
already members.
WASHINGTON (AP)
The Obama administra-
tion has explained its effort
to block AT&Ts purchase of
T-Mobile USA by saying it
will fight mergers that would
reduce competition and hurt
consumers.
Yet few think the law-
suit the administration filed
Wednesday signals a more
aggressive stance toward
acquisitions in other indus-
tries. Rather, experts say, the
administrations challenge of
AT&Ts purchase comes down
to this: Telecom is dominated
by just a few big companies.
Reducing the number of major
players could all but kill com-
petition and drive prices up.
By contrast, few other
major industries are controlled
by just a handful of giants.
And none relies on access to
a limited number of public
airwaves.
With previous big mergers,
the administration has taken
a middle-ground approach to
antitrust: Its green-lighted
deals such as cable compa-
ny Comcasts acquisition of
media giant NBC Universal
and Ticketmasters merger
with concert promoter Live
Nation. But it also imposed
conditions in those deals that
are intended to preserve com-
petition.
Theyre looking even at
very big mergers on their mer-
its, and if the merging parties
cant satisfy their concerns, the
Justice Department will say,
We cant let this go through,
said Melissa Maxman, an anti-
trust attorney with the law firm
Cozen OConnor.
President Barack Obama,
on the campaign trail, had
pledged tougher antitrust pol-
icy. And early in his adminis-
tration, the Justice Department
repealed Bush-era guidelines
that had discouraged govern-
ment action against companies
with near monopolies.
As a result, many had
expected bold action from the
department crackdowns
on industry-dominating com-
panies and roadblocks to many
big mergers.
That didnt happen. The
lawsuit against AT&T might
satisfy some critics who hoped
for a much tougher antitrust
policy. But it probably doesnt
suggest a policy shift.
The AT&T proposal was
unique, said Benjamin Brown,
a former Justice Department
antitrust lawyer, now a part-
ner with the law firm Cohen
Milstein.
I could very easily have
seen this same decision being
made under the Bush adminis-
tration, Brown said.
He said there was little evi-
dence for AT&Ts claim that
regional cellphone carriers can
compete with the four national
companies: AT&T, Verizon,
T-Mobile and Sprint.
If AT&T bought T-Mobile,
just three national players
would be left. And Sprint
could have trouble competing
with two bigger behemoths.
So it might be acquired, too,
further shrinking competition.
Any time you take four
major parties and turn it into
three, the Justice Department
is going to take a close look,
Maxman said.
Telecom mergers attract
more scrutiny in part because
its next to impossible for
new competitors to emerge.
Companies need permission
to transmit data on public air-
waves. The licenses are costly
and scarce. And the cost of
building a new system of cell
towers and satellites is enor-
mous.
By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
tiff over the timing of President
Barack Obamas jobs speech
to Congress offers little hope
that Republicans and the
White House will now find
common ground on how to
reduce the nations painfully
high unemployment. In fact,
some Democrats say its time
Obama stopped trying so hard
to negotiate.
On matters large and
small, Obama has yielded to
House Speaker John Boehner
in a string of concessions that
have unnerved Democrats and
emboldened Republicans. A
chorus of Democratic voices
is now demanding that the
president abandon his attempts
at being a compromiser and
instead lay out an ideologi-
cal vision that distinguishes
him from Republicans and
becomes a template for his
re-election.
Obama had asked Congress
to convene a joint session
next Wednesday so he could
announce his jobs agenda.
Boehner objected, telling the
president it would be better
if he came the next night.
Republicans were irritated that
Obama wanted to speak at the
same time Republican presi-
dential candidates would be
debating in California and
sharing TV time with him.
In the end, Obama accept-
ed Boehners invitation to
speak at 7 p.m. EDT next
Thursday, early enough to
avoid yet another conflict
with the opening game of
the National Football League
season.
Obama must create a
clear contrast between
what he wants and what the
Republicans want, Simon
Rosenberg, president of the
liberal-leaning think tank
NDN, wrote this week. If
the president is to win the
election next year, he will
have to first win the economic
debate with the Republicans,
something, to date, he has not
done.
Democratic strategist
James Carville was even
sharper, decrying the spec-
tacle of the president being
forced to change the day of
his address to a joint session
of Congress after Boehner
took issue with Obamas ini-
tial request.
The last thing that the
White House needed was
to appear to cave in to the
speaker, and thats what hap-
pened, he said Thursday on
ABC.
The pointed advice comes
as Democrats are becoming
increasingly anxious that job-
lessness and a weak economy
are defining Obamas presi-
dency and imperiling his re-
election. His attempts to com-
promise with Republicans,
they argue, have resulted in
policies that have hurt him
and the economy.
The critique goes to the
heart of what Obama advis-
ers say is the presidents
inclination to propose poli-
cies that have a chance of
being accomplished. It also
challenges the White House
strategy of portraying the
president as a sensible and
pragmatic leader who is as
frustrated with the ways of
Washington as the public.
White House spokesman
Jay Carney reiterated on
Thursday that the president
intends to offer proposals that
are reasonable and ... should
receive bipartisan support.
That strategy, these
Democrats say, has not helped
the president set a course for
the economy.
Last December, Obama
won a temporary payroll tax
cut for workers, but he had to
give up, at least until the end
of 2012, on his insistence that
Bush-era tax cuts should no
longer apply to the wealthy.
Earlier this year he avoid-
ed a government shutdown
by agreeing to Republican
demands for budget cuts.
And this summer he won an
increase in the nations debt
ceiling but had to accede to
more than a $1 trillion in
spending reductions, with
more to come.
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
White House told Congress
on Thursday theres a need
for more than $5 billion in
additional disaster relief
money, not even counting the
billions that probably will be
called for to help East Coast
states hit by Hurricane Irene.
The administration also
says that under the terms of
last months budget deal,
Congress can provide more
than $11 billion in disas-
ter aid next year without
finding offsetting budget
cuts as demanded by some
Republicans. The budget pact
contains a little-noticed pro-
vision providing the flexibil-
ity in disaster spending.
Many lawmakers were
unaware of the disaster aid
provision when voting for
the budget pact last month.
House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor has said additional
disaster funding should be
paid for by cutting spending
elsewhere in the budget
Before Thursday, the
Obama had requested just
$1.8 billion for the govern-
ments main disaster relief
accounting, generating com-
plaints from lawmakers that
billions more is needed to
help states rebuild from past
disasters like hurricanes
Katrina, Rita and Gustav and
the massive Tennessee floods
of last spring, as well as for
Joplin, Mo., and the Alabama
towns devastated by torna-
does last spring.
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency has
less than $800 million in its
disaster relief fund to pay for
the immediate help needed to
help victims of the flooding
and wind damage from Irene
through the end of September.
The aid account is so low
that new rebuilding projects
have been put on hold to help
victims of Irene and future
disasters.
That means that longer-
term rebuilding projects like
schools and sewer systems
have been frozen out to make
sure theres money to provide
disaster victims with immedi-
ate help with food, water and
shelter.
The White House says its
monitoring the situation to
determine if money will be
needed before the new fiscal
year begins Oct. 1, but its not
requesting any at this time.
There is no question, how-
ever, that additional funds will
be required to assist the thou-
sands of Americans affected
by Hurricane Irene, on top
of the $5.2 billion identified
under current law to properly
fund known disaster needs
for fiscal year 2012, White
House budget director Jacob
Lew said in a letter sent to
top lawmakers Thursday eve-
ning.
There seems to be little
hope, however, that the
FEMA funding bill and
the money to replenish disas-
ter accounts will be enact-
ed by the Oct. 1 deadline. A
battle over whether to require
offsetting spending cuts,
despite the $11.5 billion in
new funding permitted under
the budget pact, may take a
while to resolve.
The shortfalls in FEMAs
disaster aid account have
been obvious to lawmakers
on Capitol Hill for months
and privately acknowledged
to them by FEMA but
the White House has opted
against asking for more
money, riling many lawmak-
ers. Much of their frustra-
tion has been directed at the
White House budget office,
which alone has the author-
ity to make official budget
requests to Congress.
Over the past decade,
Congress has appropriated
$131 billion in disaster relief,
with $37 billion provided for
2005 in the immediate after-
math of Hurricane Katrina.
The cost of disasters has been
growing in recent years.
The additional disaster
relief sought by the White
House could bring 2012
spending on agency budget
accounts above current year
spending. The fact that last
months budget deal imposed
caps on spending, which
would cut $7 billion from
current levels, was a main
factor in selling the measure
to conservatives.
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas Texas
Gov. Rick Perrys on a mad
dash for cash. Hes reaching
beyond his traditional in-state
base as he tries to build a
national fundraising machine
large enough to compete with
Mitt Romneys very deep
pockets.
Perry is a prolific fund-
raiser in his home state, but
Texas money and his estab-
lished contacts around the
country wont be enough to
bankroll a presidential cam-
paign. His fundraising record
while running the Republican
Governors Association, how-
ever, is strong nearly
double what his Democratic
counterpart brought in during
the first half of this year.
The test will be whether
Perry can transform his lead in
some opinion polls into cash
and whether his fundrais-
ing skills can compete with
Romney, who raised $10 mil-
lion in one day earlier in the
year, or ultimately President
Barack Obama, who raised
the nearly $750 million he
spent in the 2008 primary and
general election campaigns
from private donations.
Hes still basically a
regional guy, said Bill
Miller, a longtime Austin-
based lobbyist, whose HillCo.
PAC has contributed more
than $250,000 to past Perry
campaigns.
While trying to hang on to
Texas donors, Perry is also
courting would-be contribu-
tors in neighboring states and
beyond. On Monday, he held
two events in Oklahoma.
He dined with a host of big
donors at a posh Dallas hotel
on Tuesday night, held a
breakfast fundraiser in Austin
early Wednesday, then head-
ed to New Orleans for lunch
and was in Houston for din-
ner. He had fundraisers in
Midland and San Antonio on
Thursday and has plans fund-
raising trips to California next
week and Washington, D.C.,
later in September.
You cant be a rocket for-
ever. At some point they will
stabilize, Henry Barbour,
nephew of Mississippi Gov.
Haley Barbour, the for-
mer Republican National
Committee chairman, said of
Perrys polling numbers. But
now is the time to be out there
meeting everyone.
Raising money around the
country is tougher than Perrys
camp is used to. While Texas
places no limits on individu-
al donations, theres a cap of
$2,500 per donor for presiden-
tial candidates. Perry will have
to rely on bundlers sup-
porters who tap their network
of contributors and lump the
donations together to raise large
sums of money. Barbour, for
example, has pledged to raise
$50,000 on behalf of Perry. Dirk
Van Dongen, a Washington-
based fundraiser who took in
money for George W. Bush, is
in the Perry camp with a pledge
to raise $500,000.
Like Bush, another Texas
governor who had presiden-
tial ambitions, Perry brought
fundraising veterans to
Austin before entering the
race, laying the groundwork
for what could be an impres-
sive money operation. One
Washington insider, a top
Bush fundraiser and former
ambassador to Luxembourg,
Peter Terpeluk, had promised
to work for Perry but died of
a heart attack last week. His
death notice told mourners,
in lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to Perry for
President 2012.
Dems want Obamas job
speech to contrast GOP
White House requests $5.2B in new disaster funds
Perry hopes polling surge spurs donors nationally
Blocking AT&T
deal reects
telecom industry
The Putnam County
District Library in Ottawa
has announced the follow-
ing upcoming events:
Bulb & Seed Exchange
The Putnam County
Di s t r i ct Li br ar y
Continental Location
will have a Bulb & Seed
Exchange at 2 p.m. on
Sept 15.
All flower enthusiasts
can bring in their biggest
and best blooms to show
off and share. Also if you
have starts of mums, tulip
bulbs, or any plants to
share, please bring them
and spread the beauty.
For any questions call
the Continental library at
419-596-3727.
ACT Program
The Putnam County
District Library in Ottawa
will have an ACT Strategy
Session at 6 p.m. on Sept.
26.
This program is present-
ed by the Sylvan Learning
Center and is free for all
to attend.
For any questions call
the Ottawa library at 419-
523-3747.
Hilty Home Program
The Putnam County
District Library will have
a Hilty Home Program at
two library locations.
St ephani e Thei s
from the Hilty Home in
Pandora will be present-
ing the program Thinking
Ahead, Preparing for a
Comfortable Life. All
are welcome to attend this
free program. The pro-
gram will be at 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 at the Pandora
Library and at 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 24 at the Columbus
Grove Library.
CollegeAdvantage
Program
Make it easier to save
for your childs future
with CollegeAdvantage.
Join Ken Judy for a
presentation on this tax-
advantage way to save for
college at the following
library locations:
6:30 p.m. Sept. 29
Ottawa;
6:30 p.m. Oct. 3
Pandora;
6 p.m. Oct. 20 Fort
Jennings
All are welcome to
attend this free and infor-
mative program.
Visit mypcdl.org for
more programs.
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift
Store is open for shopping.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
St. Vincent DePaul Society,
located at the east edge of the
St. Johns High School park-
ing lot, is open.
10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos
Postal Museum is open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of
warning sirens by Delphos
Fire and Rescue
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal
Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
SUNDAY
1-3 p.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
MONDAY
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
7 p.m. Delphos City
Council meets at the Delphos
Municipal Building, 608 N.
Canal St.
Delphos Parks and
Recreation board meets at the
recreation building at Stadium
Park.
Washington Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville
village council meets at the
mayors office.
Please notify the Delphos
Herald at 419-695-0015 if
there are any corrections
or additions to the Coming
Events column.
At the movies . . .
Van Wert Cinemas
10709 Lincoln Hwy. Van Wert
Apollo 18 (PG-13) Fri.: 4:30/6:30/8:30; Sat.:
2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00; Sun.: 2:00/4:00/6:00;
Mon-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00
Shark Night (PG-13) Fri.: 4:30/6:30/8:30; Sat.:
2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00; Sun.: 2:00/4:00/6:00;
Mon-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00
Smurfs (PG) Fri.: 4:30/6:30; Sat.: 2:00/4:00/
6:00; Sun.: 2:00/4:00; Mon-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00
Final Destination (R) Fri.: 8:30; Sat.: 8:00;
Sun.: 6:00
Dont Be Afraid of the Dark (R) Fri.:
4:30/6:30/8:30; Sat.: 2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00;
Sun.: 2:00/4:00/6:00; Mon-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (PG)
Fri.: 4:30/6:30; Sat.-Sun.: 2:00/4:00; Mon-
Thurs.: 4:30
Fright Night (R) Fri.: 8:30; Sat.: 8:00; Sun.:
6:00; Mon.-Thurs.: 7:00
Van-Del Drive-in
19986 Lincoln Hwy. Middle Point
Sunday night will be Dusk to Dawn
with three movies on each screen.
Friday - Sunday
Screen 1
Cars 2 (G)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13)
Sunday - Fright Night (R)
Screen 2
Spy Kids (PG)
Apollo 18 (PG-13)
Sunday - 30 Minutes or Less (R)
Screen 3
Fright Night (R)
Planet of the Apes (PG-13)
Sunday - Winnie the Pooh (G)
Gates open 8 p.m. Showtime at dark.
American Mall Stadium 12
2830 W. Elm St., Lima
Saturday and Sunday
Apollo 18 (PG-13) 2:25/5:00/7:20/9:45
Shark Night (PG-13) 2:15
Shark Night 3D (PG-13) 4:50/7:30/9:55
The Debt (R) 1:55/4:30/7:05/9:40
Colombiana (PG-13) 1:45/4:25/7:00/9:30
Dont Be Afraid of the Dark (R)
2:10/4:45/7:25/10:05
Our Idiot Brother (R) 2:20/4:55/7:35/10:10
Fright Night 3D (R) 7:15/10:00
One Day (PG-13) 1:50/4:20/7:10/9:50
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (PG)
2:00/4:15
Final Destination 5 3D (R) 6:55/9:35
The Help (PG-13) 1:30/4:35/7:45
The Change-Up (R) 9:20
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13)
1:35/4:10/6:45/9:25
The Smurfs (PG) 1:35/4:05/6:50
Cars 2 (G) 2:05/4:40
Eastgate Dollar Movies
2100 Harding Hwy. Lima
Saturday-Monday
Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13)
1:00/3:10/7:00/9:15 (Sat. and Sun.)
Zookeeper (PG) 1:00/3:10/5:15/7:15/9:15
(Sat. and Sun.)
Mr. Poppers Penguins (PG) 1:10/3:05/5:10/
7:20/9:20 (Sat. and Sun.)
Super 8 (PG-13) 1:00/3:10/5:20/7:30/9:35
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Shannon Theatre
119 S. Main St. Bluffton
Winnie the Pooh (G) show times are
every evening at 7 p.m. as well as 1:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees.
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SPORTS
The St. Johns back line were tested often by Coldwaters
power and finesse Thursday night at Arnzen Gymnasium.
Junior Katrina Etzkorn dives for a dig here but the visiting
Lady Cavaliers grabbed the MAC volleyball opener 3-1.
Spencervilles Gabe Yahl tries to cut off Lincolnviews
Jacob Pollock during their boys soccer clash at Spencerville.
The visitors grabbed a 4-2 victory.
Tom Morris photo
Jim Metcalfe photo
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS St. Johns
was looking to open Midwest
Athletic Conference volleyball
action Thursday by hosting
Coldwater.
The Lady Cavaliers were
rude guests as they handed the
Lady Blue Jays a 25-15, 25-13,
20-25, 25-16 loss at Robert A.
Arnzen Gymnasium.
The Jays battled to a 7-5
lead in set one on a net vio-
lation by the Cavaliers (3-2,
1-0 MAC). However, a kill
by Kelsey Rammel started the
hosts on their way. They used
two runs of 4-0 to take control
in building a 18-10 advantage
on a kill by Brooke Welcsch (9
kills). The Jays simply had no
answer to the Cavaliers vari-
ety at the net and a hit off the
blockers by Courtney Wellman
gave them a set lead.
The visitors continued that
momentum into the second
set and not only used their
power-hitting but also a lot
of finesse to bedevil the Blue
Jay defense. When the Jays
blockers were there, Cavaliers
such as Emily Kahlig (16 kills;
4 blocks) used the tip to great
advantage, getting the ball
over the block but in front of
the back row. As well, the Jays
struggled to get their attack
going on a consistent basis. A
hitting error on set point gave
the orange and black a 2-set
edge.
We know that when we
get into MAC play, the teams
will have a lot of powerful hit-
ters. However, what really hurt
us tonight was their tips, St.
Johns coach Kellie Sterling
noted. I thought we handled
their power hitting we have
a pretty good defense; it was
the slow adjustment to their
finesse that cost us. Were
used to that; we just have to
read things a little quicker,
like their arm swings.
It is that type of adjustment
that Coldwater coach Mike
Etzler wants to see out of his
girls.
My idea is to go with what
works and make the opponent
adjust. When the tips were
there, our girls took advan-
tage, he said. We kind of
lost our focus in the third set
and give Delphos credit; they
grabbed the chance. Were a
young and talented team that
just needs to use that talent
more regularly.
The Blue and Gold minus
the injured Maggie Wehri
(senior) and Emily Horstman
(junior) began to turn things
around in that third set. After it
seemed the Cavaliers might fin-
ish them off in a sweep, taking
a 10-6 lead on a tip by Kahlig
and an 11-7 edge on a serving
error (7 for the night), back came
the Jays. Junior libero Katrina
Etzkorn (23 digs, 2 aces) got the
serve and her two aces, plus three
bombs by senior Shelby Reindel
(16 kills; 5 blocks), pushed the
hosts to a 15-11 edge. That got
them on their way as they main-
tained their lead and an ace by
junior Heather Vogt (2 aces; 4
blocks) trimmed the deficit to
2-1 in sets.
We only had a day to real-
ly put something in to make
up for those injuries. I thought
the girls adjusted to it really
well, Sterling added. Were
getting close. Right now, we
just have to become more con-
sistent in everything. We have
to maintain the kind of effort
we showed in the third set.
Unfortunately, the hosts
could not sustain that momen-
tum into the fourth set. With
Cavalier setter Whitney
Schaefer (4 aces; 21 assists)
able to use her variety of hit-
ters at the net, they slowly
erected an advantage, leading
17-8 at one point on a tip by
Kahlig. It was a matter of
time then and a bomb down
the middle by Kahlig gave the
visitors the match.
Jamie Bills led the Cavalier
defense with 10 digs, while
junior setter Christie Carder
had 18 assists for the Jays.
In the junior varsity match,
Coldwater (2-0, 1-0 MAC)
won 22-25, 25-17, 25-16 as
the Jays fall to 1-2.
St. Johns at Kenton 10 a.m.
(JV start) Saturday. Coldwater
hosts Wapakoneta Tuesday.
Lady Jays fall in MAC opener
By JIM METCALFE
SPENCERVILLE
Sometimes, for better or worse,
halftime is the last thing a
coach wants to see.
Take Thursday nights boys
soccer battle between host
Spencerville and Lincolnview.
The Lancers (2-2) dominat-
ed the first 40 minutes and the
Bearcats (0-5) battled back the
second 40.
In the end, too much depth
led the Lancers to a 5-2 victory
on a hot and humid summer
afternoon at Moeller Memorial
Stadium in Spencerville.
There are times we play
the game right and there are
times we do not. This is our
first year of varsity and though
I have a lot of guys that played
for the club team two years ago
and the JV last year, they are
still learning how to play at the
varsity level for 80 minutes,
Lancer coach Mark McCleery
noted. At the same time, since
we only have five JV matches
this year, I am looking for
chances to get the younger
guys into matches. Part of what
happened the second half was
that. Overall, I liked our effort;
we just have to get better from
here.
Spencerville head man
Dean Brown saw some posi-
tives as well.
When you are used to fall-
ing behind, it gets easy to hang
your head. It becomes more
a mental thing than physi-
cal, Brown added. When we
scored that first goal, all of a
sudden, we got more energy.
We just didnt play that way
the first half. We havent quite
stepped up the way I thought
we would at the start of the
season.
The Lancers controlled the
action the first half, launching
20 shots, 15 on-goal, against
Bearcat keeper Byron Gay (15
saves against 25 shots).
Lancer netminder Mark
Evans (5 saves versus 7 shots
on-goal) got the first stop of
a 35-yarder by Zach Gay at
38:04.
The first score came at
34:22 when the Lancers got a
bit of luck. Conner McCleery
launched a shot from the left
wing that hit the crossbar and
stayed in the field of play.
Evan Williams got the rico-
chet and kept it alive for Mike
Klausing to ram it home from
in-close for a 1-0 edge.
The Lancers almost went up
2-0 on an own-goal on a corner
kick by Williams but the ball
hit the bar.
They did make it 2-0 as
29:47. On a corner kick from
the right side, Joseph Shoppell
launched the ball toward Nick
Leeth, whose header from in-
close hit the back of the net.
At 29:10, Leeths 12-yarder
from the left wing hit the bar
and went out of bounds.
At 27:09, Shoppell took a
12-yarder from a tough angle
on the left side and the ball hit
off a defender and into the net
for a 3-nil edge.
At 23:30, Williams almost
added a goal but his 18-yarder
hit the bar.
At the 12:54 mark, a defen-
sive mistake allowed Kade
Carey to get possession on the
right side and he passed to
McCleery; with the goalie out
of the way, he netted an easy
goal for a 4-0 edge.
Just 16 ticks later, Carey got
an open look from 18 yards but
hit the right post.
Byron Gay also stopped
two efforts down the stretch: at
9:53, when he deflected a shot
by Jacob Pollock; and at 8:52,
when he did the same on a try
by Pollock.
The Bearcats missed on a
30-yarder just over the top by
Austin Swartz at 26:13 and
Evans stymied a 15-yarder by
Austin Oehlhof at 20:33.
The Bearcats seemed to
have a renewed energy in the
second half.
They got the first good look
at 38:28 when Oehlhof got a
shot that was deflected by the
keeper; Travis Patterson put
the rebound into the back of
the twine for a 4-1 deficit.
The Bearcats got within
4-2 at 25:47, courtesy of a
16-yarder from the right wing
by Swartz that found the left
side of the net.
They nearly got within a
goal at 9:53 when Swartz tried
a 33-yardrr from the right wing
but new keeper McCleery
deflected the orb over the bar.
Finally, the Lancers put it
away at 2:15 when Clayton
Longstreth got a run down the
middle and his 17-yarder found
the left side of the net for a 5-2
edge.
Lancers double up
Bearcats in boys soccer
By DAVE BONINSEGNA
The Delphos Herald
zsportslive@yahoo.com
KALIDA Kalida boys
soccer coach Mark Czubik is
coming off win number 300
against the Shawnee Indians
on Monday and his Wildcats
were looking to give their
coach number 301 and con-
tinue their dominance on the
pitch Thursday night at Kalida
Soccer Stadium.
Kalida came into their
Putnam County League
contest against the Fort
Jennings Musketeers
with a 3-0 record and
with goalkeeper Drew
Stechschulte yet to be
scored upon.
It didnt take long for
the Wildcats to take control
of the match; on the opening
kick, Cody Schnipke took the
ball and led the hosts to their
first goal of the contest as he
placed a shot to the left of
the Musketeers netminder and
boosting the Wildcats to a 5-1
victory.
Chad Recker became the
first player this season to score
on Stechschulte as the junior
lofted a kick from 22 yards out
that hit off of the outstretched
fingertips of the Kalida goalie
and dropped behind him, going
across the goal line; the score
came midway in the second
half and made it a 3-1 score at
the time.
Despite getting on the score-
board, the Musketeers had a
difficult time controlling the
speedy Kalida passing and ball
control. The Cats dominated
the ball possession and 50/50s
for the majority of the match.
The guests had just two shots
on-goal in the match to nine for
the Wildcats as Fort Jennings
netminder Nick Verhoff kept
busy on goal kicks and staying
alert to the Kalida attacks.
Schnipke nearly
put his second shot
of the match in the
back of the net but
the attempt sailed
high.
However, Ryan
Korte was spot on as he deliv-
ered goal number two for the
hosts with 24:12 to go in the
first half, putting a 2-0 score on
the board.
The first 40 minutes was
a very cleanly-fought match,
with not a high amount of pen-
alties and a lot of ball control
by the Wildcats. Kalida kept
the ball in their offensive end
in the half; the deepest that
the Musketeers were able to
get was on a free kick from
midfield that went across the
touch line.
Kalida made it a 3-0 match
with just over 10 minutes
left before the break; Kevan
Unverferth took a cross pass
from Nathan Kortokrax right
in front of the net, then deliv-
ered a perfect shot right past
Verhoff as the Wildcats domi-
nance continued.
Nonetheless, Kortokrax and
the Wildcats werent finished
with their push for another
goal before the break. The
Kalida senior dropped a header
towards the Musketeer net but
it bounced just to the left of the
post and rolled across the goal
line for one of many goal kicks
for Verhoff.
Verhoff has able to
deliver kick after kick to
midfield and a bit beyond
but unfortunately for the
Musketeers, more times
than not the hosts were
waiting right there to knock the
ball down and deliver it right
back from whence it came.
The second half began much
like the match kicked off as the
Wildcats drove down the pitch
and nearly placed another goal
in the net less than a min-
ute into the half. Kortokrax
took a pass and nearly headed
the ball into the Musketeers
net but the placement was just
over the crossbar, giving the
Fort Jennings faithful a sigh
of relief.
The Musketeers finally did
what none of the other previ-
ous three teams (Shawnee,
Van Buren or Wapak) could
do and that was score upon the
Wildcats, giving some momen-
tary momentum to the visitors.
Nonetheless, the Wildcats would
strike right back just three min-
utes after the Recker goal.
Adam Langhals took advan-
tage of a Musketeer passing
error in front of their own net
and rushed to the ball, placing it
to the right of the goalie to give
the home team a 4-1 lead with
21:44 left to go.
The match would continue
to be controlled by the home
team as the Wildcats kept the
ball in their offensive end and
kept knocking back nearly
every Verhoff goal kick.
Four different players
had scored goals for Kalida
but when things in a game go
wrong for you, they have a way
of continuing to compound.
The final goal of the match for
Kalida came on a corner kick
and went off of a Fort Jennings
player and into their own net,
making it a 5-1 game with
11:18 to go.
In the JV contest, Kalida
showed just why you play
until the final whistle sounds;
with just eight ticks left on the
clock, Rosselit placed a shot up
and over the head of the Fort
Jennings goalkeeper to snatch
victory out of the jaws of a tie,
giving the home team a 2-1 win
and raising its record to 4-0 on
the season.
By MALLORY KEMPER
The Delphos Herald
mkemper2011@hotmail.com

OTTOVILLE The Lady
Green girls soccer team was
unstoppable as they beat Lima
Seniors soccer team 12-0
Thursday night at Ottovilles
Bob Kaple Memorial
Stadium.
The Lady Green are unde-
feated with a 4-0 record.
Lima Senior came out
strong and the girls on that
team played really hard,
Ottoville coach Tim Kimmet
said. I have to give them
credit for continuing to play
hard, regardless of the score.
The first half was dominat-
ed by Ottoville as they scored
nine goals.
The first goal came early
at the 33:43 mark by Rachel
Turnwald.
Four minutes later, junior
Rachel Beining, dribbled all
the way down the field to
senior Lauren Koch, who shot
five yards out on the left just
past the goalie, who didnt see
her coming.
Koch made a crossover
move to her teammate, Haley
Landwehr, who shot and
scored on the Spartans goalie
who had to leap to try to save
the ball.
Less than three minutes
later, sophomore Monica
Sarka dribbled around the
goal and shot from three yards
out and scored for the Lady
Green.
Two minutes later,
Turnwald scored her second
goal of the half with a shot
four yards from the goal on the
left side; the goalie dove but it
wasnt enough as Ottoville
went up 5-0 with 18 minutes
to play in the opening half.
A corner kick by Sarka
let Danielle Trenkamp score
halfway inside the box from
about nine yards out just over
the Spartan defenders at the
17:59 mark.
The Lady Green werent
done as a Kendra Krouskop
goal at the 11:43 mark of
the first half gave Ottoville a
commanding 7-0 lead.
Fr eshman Lexi
Wannemacher dribbled past
the Lima Senior defenders to
Beining as she scored two
yards from the goal on the
left side for another Ottoville
score.
Beining scored again to
close the first half as the Lady
Green were up 9-0 by half-
time.
The Lady Green scored
two more goals the second
half as they went on to win
12-0.
Koch led the way for the
Lady Green with three goals.
Beining had two, Landwehr
had two goals and Turnwald
had two goals for Ottoville.
We wanted to work on
some things tonight and I feel
we did a good job of that,
Kimmet added. I have to
give our girls credit for con-
tinuing to play hard, as they
will all season.
The Lady Green travel to
Cory Rawson Wednesday for
a 5 p.m. match time. Lima
Senior hosts St. Johns 12:30
p.m. Saturday.
Kalida boys down Musketeers in PCL soccer
Lady Green come out strong, destroy Lima Senior 12-0
Jays grab MAC golf dual
Cody Kunderts 38 led the
way as the St. Johns boys golf-
ers outdueled Fort Recovery
164-181 in a Midwest Athletic
Conference match Thursday
on the road.
E r i c
Bergfield shot
a 40, Nick
Kayser 42,
Sean Flanagan
44, Isaac
Klausing 44
and Aaron
Miller 55 for the Blue Jays
(5-1, 4-1 MAC).
Fort Recovery was topped
by Gage Retz 43, Jared
Kahlig 45, Shawn Roessner
45, Derek Rammel 48, Chad
Schroer 49 and Elijah Kahlig
50.
The Jays host New
Knoxville 4 p.m. Thursday.
----
Ottoville boys pum-
mel Lima Senior
LIMA The Ottoville
boys soccer crew punished
Lima Senior 8-0 Thursday
night at Lima Stadium.
Getting goals for Ottoville
(6-0) were Adam Beining
(2), Sam Beining (2) and one
each by Lucus Manns, Kenny
Jackson, Anthony Eickholt
and Austin Markward.
Ottoville out-
shot Lima Senior
(1-3) 14-0.
The Big
Green hosts
Pandora-Gilboa
at noon Sept. 10.
-----
Grove grabs NWC
tri-match
KALIDA With Jacob
Roebke shooting a 39 and
Clay Diller 40, the Columbus
Grove boys golf team downed
Allen East and Lincolnview
172-176-210 in a Northwest
Conference
t r i - ma t c h
T h u r s d a y
at Country
Acres Golf
Club.
The Bulldogs improve to
8-8, 5-5 in the NWC.
Clay Plaugher led Allen
East (9-4, 7-2) with a 38.
Logan Miller
shot a 49 for the
Lancers (0-18,
0-9).
Team Scores:
Co l u mb u s
Grove 172: Jacob Roebke 39,
Clay Diller 40, Kody Griffith
46, Matt Silver 47, Taylor
Giesige 48, Jeff Birkemeier
49.
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Kelsey Smith, center, signs a national letter-of-intent
Thursday to play volleyball at Goshen College. With her
are her parents, Cyndi and Barry Smith, seated; and
standing, Elida head coach Kevin King and Goshen coach
J.R. Gouthier.
Jim Metcalfe photo
By JIM METCALFE
ELiDA Its many a
dream for a high school ath-
lete to continue their careers
at the collegiate level, be it
Division I, II or III, while
earning their degree.
Elida senior volleyball
player Kelsey Smith will get
to do just that after she inked
a national letter-of-intent
Thursday to play that sport at
Goshen College in Indiana.
When I visited there, it
just seemed to fit so well. I
liked the girls and the coach,
J.R. Gouthier, right off the
bat; I fell in love with the
whole atmosphere, Smith
began. Its a small campus,
which I wanted. Plus, they
offer a high-quality nursing
program, which is what I want
to go into. I wanted a smaller
school.
Once I narrowed down
my choices, the only other
option was Malone. It just
didnt feel as right as Goshen.
Im just so glad to get this
decision out of the way. It
takes a lot of pressure off my
mind so I can just focus on my
senior year here at Elida.
The Maple Leafs are
a National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics
school in the Mid-Central
College Conference.
Smith hopes to have
a chance to earn time right
away. She currently has 966
assists in her third year of set-
ting for the Bulldogs, earning
honorable-mention status last
year in the Western Buckeye
League.
I am a setter here and I
will be there. They have a set-
ter now who is two years older
than me, so they are anticipat-
ing that I will have time to
learn and step in for her in two
years, Smith noted. I might
have to be more of a defensive
specialist to start with but they
have an up-and-coming vol-
leyball program. I am looking
forward to it. I played summer
ball with them, so I feel ready
to go.
There was a connection
with the school and Elida
head coach Kevin King that
got the ball rolling.
I went to college there.
I mentioned Kelsey to coach
Gouthier and that got it all
started; they invited her to
their summer camp, King
said. Coach Gouthier was a
long-time high school coach
that had a lot of success and in
his two years at Goshen, he is
having a lot of success.
King has no doubts Smith
can make the adjustment to
the next level.
That biggest change is
understanding the game at
the next level. With her work
ethic and knowledge of the
game now, I have no ques-
tion but she will do well right
away, King added.
As does Gouthier, who
coached for 22 years at
Concord High School
(Elkhart, Ind.) and amassed a
472-192 mark before retiring
and coming to Goshen, where
he has a 35-31 record.
What we saw of her dur-
ing the summer and scouting
here convinced us she will get
acclimated right away. She
really impressed my setter
coach (Jen Gigley), who her-
self was an all-American set-
ter in college, he said. We
have a junior varsity team and
she will get plenty of time at
that level, plus dress varsity
and get some time there.
We were impressed with
her overall attitude toward the
game, how much she knows
already and wants to learn.
Smith signs with Goshen College
By JIM METCALFE
Both Jefferson and
Paulding are coming off sea-
son-opening losses.
One the
Wildcats came on
a last-second field
goal to Northwood
(37-35) and the other
was a 47-19 rout by
rival Wayne Trace.
With Northwest
Conference play
starting tonight at
Paulding, there is no
time to dwell on the
past.
Jefferson head coach Bub
Lindeman doesnt see any let-
down after a tough loss.
We talked to the kids
Monday about that, about how
we have to put that behind us.
We played a great second
half last week and the kids
have taken that momentum
into this week at practice;
they have had a great atti-
tude and a positive mindset,
Lindeman noted. We have a
lot of young kids in the lineup
that had to learn on the fly
but our seniors have really
stepped forward to lead this
team. I think we took a major
step forward with the second
half last week. As a coach,
you want your kids
to believe in them-
selves, that they can
get the job done. I
think they did that.
I am looking for-
ward to that continu-
ing the rest of the
season, especially
tonight.
With Paulding
running the pistol
offense, the Wildcats
will need to take another step
this week, especially with a
defense led by Justin Rode
(13 solos, 3 assists), Ross
Thompson (8 and 2) and
Darren Edinger (7 and 3) that
gave up those 37 points to
the Ranger flex-bone a week
ago.
One area that concerns
me is their size up front on
both sides of the ball. Then,
with Anthony Arellano in the
backfield, he is the tailback
in the pistol and he goes 6-3,
225; they like to get him run-
ning downhill right away,
Lindeman noted. Then,
when they run play-action off
of that, Lance Foor at 6-3 is
the guy they like to
throw to.
De f e n s i v e l y ,
they run the 4-4 most
of the time but they
have shown some 4-3
look. They dont blitz
a lot; they just try to
play good fundamen-
tals and keep things
in front.
For us, our focus
is on what we are
doing. We talked all week
about the name on the front
of the jersey and not worrying
about who our opponent is.
We have to get better.
The Panthers know one
thing: after giving up 459
yards rushing to the Raiders
last week, stopping the run
will be a big priority tonight.
One, we didnt tackle well
at all. Two, we had five turn-
overs offensively, Panther
coach Chris Etzler said. You
cannot do those two things
and expect to win a foot-
ball game. We had moments
where we moved the ball well
but then we bogged down.
I know its coach-speak but
that score didnt indi-
cate how close the
game actually was.
We just had too much
go against us. Twice,
we reached deep into
their territory and
didnt come out with
any points.
Etzler has the
same mindset as his
Jefferson counterpart
as to what his team
has to do this week to start the
NWC on the right foot.
Simply, we have to play
better. We cant focus on
what they are doing as much
as on what we are trying the
get done, he added. Its still
about blocking, tackling and
execution. If we dont tackle
better and hold onto the foot-
ball more, it will be a long
night.
Kickoff this evening is at
7:30 p.m.
Wildcats, Panthers seek to
start NWC slate on right foot
Rode Edinger
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 87 46 .654
Atlanta 81 55 .596 7 1/2
New York 66 69 .489 22
Washington 63 72 .467 25
Florida 60 76 .441 28 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 81 57 .587
St. Louis 73 64 .533 7 1/2
Cincinnati 67 70 .489 13 1/2
Pittsburgh 62 75 .453 18 1/2
Chicago 59 78 .431 21 1/2
Houston 47 90 .343 33 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 78 59 .569
San Francisco 72 65 .526 6
Los Angeles 66 70 .485 11 1/2
Colorado 64 73 .467 14
San Diego 60 77 .438 18
Thursdays Results
Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 4
L.A. Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 4
St. Louis 8, Milwaukee 4
N.Y. Mets 7, Florida 5
Atlanta 5, Washington 2
Todays Games
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Florida, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-1) at Chicago Cubs
(C.Coleman 2-7), 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 7-6) at St. Louis
(J.Garcia 10-7), 4:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 9-6) at Houston
(Norris 6-8), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 12-5) at Washington
(Milone 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Eovaldi 1-2) at Atlanta (Minor
4-2), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 13-7) at Florida
(Nolasco 9-10), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (White 0-1) at San Diego (Luebke
5-7), 8:35 p.m.
Arizona (I.Kennedy 17-4) at San Francisco
(Lincecum 12-11), 9:05 p.m.
Sundays Games
Philadelphia at Florida, 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Washington, 1:35 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
----
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 83 53 .610
New York 82 53 .607 1/2
Tampa Bay 74 62 .544 9
Toronto 69 68 .504 14 1/2
Baltimore 54 81 .400 28 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 75 62 .547
Chicago 68 66 .507 5 1/2
Cleveland 68 66 .507 5 1/2
Minnesota 57 79 .419 17 1/2
Kansas City 57 81 .413 18 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 78 60 .565
Los Angeles 74 63 .540 3 1/2
Oakland 61 76 .445 16 1/2
Seattle 58 78 .426 19
Thursdays Results
Oakland 7, Cleveland 0
Toronto 8, Baltimore 6
Kansas City 11, Detroit 8
N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 2
Texas 7, Tampa Bay 2
L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 3
Todays Games
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Texas at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Toronto (R.Romero 13-9) at N.Y. Yankees
(Colon 8-9), 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (Pineda 9-8) at Oakland (McCarthy
7-7), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 12-10) at Detroit
(Penny 9-10), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (C.Lewis 11-9) at Boston (Bedard
4-9), 4:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Simon 4-7) at Tampa Bay
(W.Davis 8-8), 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland (D.Huff 2-2) at Kansas City
(Hochevar 9-10), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 9-13) at L.A. Angels
(Weaver 15-7), 9:05 p.m.
Sundays Games
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Texas at Boston, 1:35 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 8:05 p.m.
MLB GLANCE
By EDDIE PELLS
NEW YORK The crowd
was standing and the tension
built as the rally got longer
and longer.
Could Carlos Berlocq really
do it? No, not take down top-
seeded Novak Djokovic. Just
get a game off him.
As it turned out, yes. In
fact, he got two.
The kind of night Berlocq
would certainly like to for-
get but he wasnt alone on
a strangely uncompetitive
Thursday at the U.S. Open. His
6-0, 6-0, 6-2 loss to Djokovic
was very similar to the fate
suffered by every underdog
who stepped into Arthur Ashe
Stadium.
Djokovic, Caroline
Wozniacki, Roger Federer,
Serena Williams and Francesca
Schiavone were the five head-
liners on the U.S. Open show
court.
In five matches, they played
12 sets and lost a grand total of
14 games. All five matches
combined took 5 hours, 32
minutes only 44 minutes
more than it took Juan Carlos
Ferrero to win his scintillat-
ing 5-setter over No. 7 Gael
Monfils, next door in Louis
Armstrong Stadium.
One of the guys, on the
way out, said, Listen, I paid
100 bucks and youre only
staying for an hour and a half
on the court. Give me some-
thing else. Give me a racket
or something, Djokovic
recalled.
As these blowouts went,
Djokovics steamrolling of
the 74th-ranked Berlocq in the
nightcap was the most enter-
taining.
To get to match point,
Djokovic ran down a lob and
hit a between-the-legs shot low
over the net. Berlocq couldnt
handle it and Djokovic cupped
his hand to his ear to bask in
the applause.
Through it all, Berlocq
tried to enjoy it. But when
the bagels are adding up, it
does bring another element to
the match. He lost the first
14 games but did enough to
avoid becoming the first per-
son to get beat love, love and
love at the U.S. Open since
1987, when Ivan Lendl did it
to Barry Moir.
All I can do is give my
best, Berlocq said. This guy
is a player from another planet.
So all I can do is try my hard-
est.
The other mismatches
on Ashe included Williams
6-0, 6-1 win over Michaella
Krajicek of the Netherlands on
the day after her sister, Venus,
withdrew from the tournament
with an autoimmune disease.
It made for some drama in
the Williams household but
Serena, the 28th seed, was able
to set it aside.
It really wasnt that diffi-
cult, to be honest, she said. I
mean, she wants me to do the
best; she wouldnt want me to
suffer. So now, if anything, it
should motivate me more.
Wozniacki, the top-seeded
woman, overcame a lost serve
in the first game to win 13 of
the next 14 for a 6-2, 6-0 vic-
tory over Arantxa Rus.
Seventh-seeded Schiavone
beat Mirjana Lucic of Croatia
6-1, 6-1. In the other mens
match, No. 3 Federer dis-
patched Israels Dudi Sela 6-3,
6-2, 6-2 in one hour, 17 min-
utes.
Not much trouble on my
serve and from the baseline I
also thought I had the upper
hand, Federer said. When
its like that, obviously its
tough for the opponent, but
I just think I was superior
today.
The real drama on Day
4 belonged to Ferrero and
Monfils a 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-7
(5), 6-4, 6-4 victory for the
Spaniard over the seventh-
seeded Frenchman. They start-
ed in the noonday sun and
ended in the shadows, trading
long rallies and playing to near
exhaustion.
Monfils could barely keep
his feet moving as he went
through the fifth set, trying to
win back a break he gave up in
the first game.
When Ferrero came out to
serve at 5-4 in the fifth, the
crowd gave he and his oppo-
nent a prolonged standing ova-
tion.
I felt very special on the
court, Ferrero said. I mean,
when you saw this crowd
enjoying all the time during
the match. They love this kind
of match, so its great to be in
there.
The win was a rare high-
light in a season full of disap-
pointments and injuries. This
is the first Grand Slam tour-
nament of the season for the
105th-ranked Spaniard, who
was ranked No. 1 in 2003, the
year he won the French Open
champion and was U.S. Open
runner-up.
This match means a lot
for me because it was a long
time that I didnt enjoy myself
inside the court, Ferrero said.
Today, another Spaniard,
defending champion Rafael
Nadal, returns for his sec-
ond-round match against
Nicolas Mahut, the Frenchman
of 70-68 fifth-set Wimbledon
fame.
Third-seeded Maria
Sharapova plays in the after-
noon, and the night session has
a distinctly American flair.
First, 19-year-old Christina
McHale plays 25th-seeded
Russian Maria Kirlienko. The
nightcap is between two gen-
erations of U.S. players
29-year-old Andy Roddick vs.
18-year-old Jack Sock.
Any drama they provide in
Ashe Stadium will certainly be
more than what the fans saw
Thursday.
Not that the winners were
apologizing.
I felt fantastic on the
court, added Djokovic, who
improved to 59-2 on the year.
And there is not much I can
say when everything seems
fun and enjoyable when youre
playing such good tennis.
Djokovic the entertainer on lopsided day at Open
(Continued from Page 6)
Allen East 176: Clay
Plaugher 38, Lucas Herrmann
46, Tyler Stevens 46, Cole
Meyer 46, Tanner Richardson
50, Zak Thomas 57.
Lincolnview 210: Logan
Miller 49, Justin Dowdy 52,
Brooks Ludwig 53, Wes
Collins 56, Damon Norton
60, Troy Patterson 61.
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Raiders sweep Bearcats
SPENCERVILLE
Wayne Trace proved to be
rude guests Thursday night,
invading Spencerville High
School and
leaving with
a 25-15,
2 6 - 2 4 ,
25-14 sweep
in volleyball
action.
Leading the Bearcats (0-2)
were seniors Jackie Bowser
(12 assists), Devan Hanjora
(9 digs), Taylor Elchert (8
kills) and Shanna German
(10 digs).
The Lady Bearcats are in
the St. Marys Invitational 10
a.m. Saturday.
----
Cougars edge Bulldogs
in WBL golf
The Van Wert boys golf-
ers downed Elida 155-173 in
a Western Buckeye League
matchup Thursday.
Tyler Turnwald led the
Cougars (6-0, 4-0 WBL)
with a 36, along with 37
from Jacob
B r a k e ,
41 from
Br a n d o n
Hernandez
and Vince Moreland 41.
Nate Cellar led the Bulldogs
(2-4, 1-3 WBL) with a 41 and
Mike Lawler 42.
----
Redskins seize sweep
of Elida volleyballers
ELIDA Wapakoneta
grabbed a 27-25, 25-22, 26-24
sweep of host Elida Thursday
in Western Buckeye League
action at the new Elida High
School.
Topping the host Lady
Bulldogs (1-2, 0-1 WBL)
were Kelsey Smtih (18 digs,
20 assists,
3 blocks)
and Katrina
Meeks (15
kills; 4 ace ).
The visi-
tors won the
junior varsity match 2-1.
Roundup
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a
72-year-old female and have been
diagnosed with rotoscoliosis. The
doctor explained how my back was
rotating.
My doctor sent to me physical
therapy. After six weeks they told me
they were through. It didnt help me.
I have been going to a chiropractor
on a regular basis, as well.
When I asked my doctor about
rotoscoliosis, he said, You better hope you are brain dead or in a rest
home when it worsens. Needless to say, I didnt want to hear that.
What can you tell me about this? Can anything be done? I have good
bones and go in annually for checkups.
DEAR READER: Rotoscoliosis is a term most often used to describe
a severe form of scoliosis in which the spine not only curves to the side
(as is normal with scoliosis), but the curvature is also associated with a
strong degree of rotation.
Treatment involves proactive pain therapy and possible spinal fusion
to prevent further curvature and rotation.
I suggest you ask your physician to refer you to a spinal orthopedist
or neurosurgeon for examination, testing and treatment.
As an aside, I believe your physician was unnecessarily harsh and
uncaring in his response to you. Rotoscoliosis is a painful condition, but
there are more compassionate, helpful ways to deliver that news. You
are not without hope, and getting help early may be your best chance at
preventing future problems and pain.
DEAR DR. GOTT: I desperately need information on how to get a
mentally ill relative to seek treatment. He and his family immigrated to
the United States in October 2009. I believe he had issues before they
came here, but the new environment and pressure of living here finally
caused him to buckle. Two months ago he started intensely interrogating
his wife about her hundreds of alleged affairs and other non-existent
events. Since then it has become a daily ritual of verbal and sometimes
physical abuse against his wife.
I live 300 miles away and have tried to talk to him over the phone. He
exploded when I mentioned he should see a doctor.
I am helplessly watching him destroy his family and himself. I
suspect he is schizophrenic, and I have found a couple of clinics in his
hometown that accept sliding-scale payments according to household
income, but he refuses to admit hes mentally ill. I dont know how to
get him to go.
Could you offer some advice? Are there other resources available to
them to deal with his problem?
DEAR READER: Unless the person can be proved to be a direct
danger to himself or others, forced commitment isnt possible. The
patient has to be ready and will seek out help only when he or she is
willing to admit there is a problem.
Unless your relatives wife is willing to press charges, Im afraid there
is little that can be done. She isnt doing herself any favors by staying,
especially given your statement that she is enduring daily emotional
and sometimes physical abuse. If there are children involved, it is
paramount to their well-being, physically, mentally and emotionally,
that they not be exposed to this. The families of alcoholics have support
groups; I am sure there are similar groups for those with mentally ill or
abused parents/spouses.
My advice? Stay in contact. Remain a calm, stable force for
both your relative and his wife. Offer your love and support.
The clinics you found in his hometown may be able to offer his
wife some local sources of support and advice. Suggest that she
contact them.
Dr. Peter H. Gott is a retired physician and the author of
several books, including Live Longer, Live Better, Dr. Gotts
No Flour, No Sugar Diet and Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar
Cookbook, which are available at most bookstores or online.
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Corner of Dutch Hollow & Nesbitt
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POHLMAN
POURED
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419-339-9084
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Hohlbeins
Ph. 419-339-4938
or 419-230-8128
30%
TAX REBATE
ON WINDOWS
Windows, Doors,
Siding, Roofing,
Sunrooms,
Kitchens & Bathroom
Remodeling,
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POHLMAN
BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
GARAGES SIDING ROOFING
BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
950 Lawn Care
TOP SOIL
COMPOST
419-339-6800
On S.R. 309 in Elida
Delivery Available
SPEARS
LAWN CARE
Total Lawncare &
Snow Removal
21 Years Experience Insured
Commercial & Residential
Lindell Spears
419-695-8516
LAWN MOWING
FERTILIZATION
WEED CONTROL
PROGRAMS
LAWN AERATION
FALL CLEANUP
MULCHING & MULCH
DELIVERY
SHRUB INSTALLATION,
TRIMMING & REMOVAL
950 Tree Service
TEMANS
OUR TREE
SERVICE
Bill Teman 419-302-2981
Ernie Teman 419-230-4890
Since 1973
419-692-7261
Trimming Topping Thinning
Deadwooding
Stump, Shrub & Tree Removal
in print & online
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419-695-0015
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SWINE PRODUCTION
TEAM MEMBERS
Kalmbach Swine Management, a leading
producer of pork in Ohio, has employment
opportunites available at our sow-unit, near
Van Wert, OH called Noble Pork.
Candidates with previous experience in man-
ufacturing, production or agriculture desired.
Livestock experience preferred, but not nec-
essary. Must have a valid drivers license and
no criminal background. Pre-employment
drug screen required.
Part-Time Driver: an immediate opening to
transport swine to grower facilities (3) days
per week. Desired candidate will possess a
GED/HS diploma, clean driving record and
stable work history. Prefer candidates with
Class B CDL and farm background.
For consideration please call:
Phone: 419-968-2238
Monday-Friday 9AM to 4PM
EOE M/F/D/V
001

Card Of Thanks
OUR SINCERE gratitude
to Fr. Mel Verhoff, the
mens choir, our family
and friends, who made our
50th anni versary so
memorable.
Joann & Tom Hempfling
THANK YOU for all the
thoughts, cards, prayers,
during my recent surgery.
A special thank you to my
children Mike, Vicki, Mar-
lene & Chris for being with
me during this time.
Joan Minning
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Help Wanted
Are you looking for a child
care provider in your
area? Let us help. Call
1-800-992-2916 or
(419)225-5465
Current Openings:
Roberts Manufacturing
Co., Inc. of Oakwood, OH
is seeking experienced
CNC Machining Opera-
tors, Experience Preferred
Established area manu-
facturer with an outstand-
ing reputation for quality
and delivery is currently
seeking individuals to fill
first and second shift
full-time positions in the
areas of CNC Turning
Center, CNC Machining
Center and Precision
Gri ndi ng. Candi dat es
should at minimum pos-
sess a high school di -
ploma or equivalent with
heavy emphasi s on
mathematics, reading, and
communi cati on ski l l s.
Starting wage commensu-
rate with experience.
Roberts Mfg. Co., Inc.
24338 Paulding County
Road 148
Oakwood, Ohio 45873
Telephone
(419)-594-2712,
Fax (419)-594-2900
www.robertsmanufacturing.net
Attn: Chuck Behrens
chuckbehrens@rmci1.net
Christian non-
profit organization has
opening for a SHOP
COORDINATOR.
Position requires retail
experience, high school
diploma/GED, experi-
ence and knowledge
to appropriately price
goods at market value,
be able to communicate
well and be compat-
ible with the public and
co-workers, able to
multi-task, and be able
to maintain a positive,
calm demeanor in a
high volume environ-
ment. Approximately
35 hrs. per week; some
benefits available, some
lifting required. Send
resume to:
Human Resources,
102 N. Main St.,
Delphos, OH 45833.
INDEPENDENT NEWS-
PAPER contractor looking
for help delivering papers
1- 2 days a week. Must
have valid drivers license.
Phone 419-203-5987
KARATE INSTRUCTOR
needed for
growing classes.
Call (419)203-1755
OTR SEMI DRIVER
NEEDED
Benefits: Vacation,
Holiday pay, 401k. Home
weekends & most nights.
Call Ulm!s Inc.
419-692-3951
Would you like to be an
in-home child care pro -
vider? Let us help. Call
1-800-992-2916 or
(419)225-5465.
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Financial
IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
phos Herald urges our
readers to contact The
Better Business Bureau,
( 419) 223- 7010 or
1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities, or
work at home opportuni-
ties. The BBB will assist
in the investigation of
these businesses. (This
notice provided as a cus-
tomer service by The Del-
phos Herald.)
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Wanted to
Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
300

Household Goods
20 CU. ft. freezer $100.00,
Dark pine hutch $125.00,
Fridge for garage $35.00
good condition. Phone
(419)692-2126
BED: NEW QUEEN
pillow-top mattress set,
can deliver $125. Call
(260)749-6100.
340

Garage Sales
1511 S. Bredeick St.
Wursts
Thurs. Sept. 1, 9am-7pm
Fri. Sept. 2, 9am-5pm
Lots of Misc.
3 DAY Garage Sale in
Delphos. 303 W. Cleve-
land Street. Pick your day
or come all three. Starting
9:30 a.m. Thurs., Sept. 1,
ending Sat. 9/3.
Day 1...tables, chairs,
desk lamps, 3 TV, ar -
moire, closet, tools, elec-
tronics, DVD player, fax
machine copier, printer
combo, fireplace mantel
with electric insert. Chil-
drens antique wicker par-
lor set with desk, abso -
lutely adorable.
Day 2...household staples,
dishes, tableware, micro-
wave, grill, pots, pans,
home decor and collecti-
bles.
Day 3...name brand cloth-
ing, ladies size 14 and up,
mens lg. artwork, linens,
bedding.
609 JACKSON
Fri-Sat. 10am-6pm
Display cases, bookcases,
hundreds of books west-
ern, science fiction, mys-
tery, romance, gothic, fan-
tasy. Clothes, household,
misc.
725 N. Water St., Ft. Jen-
nings. Sept. 1 & 2,
10am-6pm. Womens and
mens clothing, 32 TV,
clown items, sporting
items, toys, plus have dis-
cont i nued i t ems of
thirty-one totes & purses
for 30% to 50% off. Lots of
misc.
340

Garage Sales
MULTI-FAMILY
GARAGE/ESTATE Sale
3613 St. Marys Rd
(South 66)
Fri. 9m-6pm
Sat. 9am-3pm
Antiques, clothes, Little
Tikes, School uniforms,
household items.
590

House For Rent
1 BR house, gas heat, de-
tached garage. Large yard
$400/mo. and deposit.
Avai l abl e i mmedi atel y
4 1 9 - 2 3 3 - 3 6 3 6 o r
419-286-2695
HOUSE FOR Rent
3BR, 2BA, 2 Car
attached garage.
Call 419-692-5143
600

Apts. for Rent
1 NICE upstairs apt.
w/1 BR. 387 W 3rd St. in
Ottoville. $375/mo. Call
419-453-3956
800

House For Sale
2 BDRM house, close to
park. 2 car garage. 234
W. 7th Asking $53,900.
419-695-3594
810

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

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

Autos for Sale
COMPLETE
BRAKE
SERVICE
Motorcraft Brake Pads or
Shoes, machining rotors or
drums. Labor included. Per
axle price on most cars and
light trucks. Front or rear axle.
Taxes extra. See Service
Advisor for vehicle exclusions
and details.
$
179
95
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FREE: APPROX. 50, 8 ft.
florescent bulbs. Contact
Delphos Interfaith Thrift
Shop at (419)692-2942.
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68 long. $50 great condi-
tion. Nice for college stu-
dent s, et c. Phone
419-695-1441
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Answer to Puzzle
Place a Help
Wanted Ad
In the Classifieds
Call
The Daily Herald
419 695-0015
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a
72-year-old female and have been
diagnosed with rotoscoliosis. The
doctor explained how my back was
rotating.
My doctor sent to me physical
therapy. After six weeks they told me
they were through. It didnt help me.
I have been going to a chiropractor
on a regular basis, as well.
When I asked my doctor about
rotoscoliosis, he said, You better hope you are brain dead or in a rest
home when it worsens. Needless to say, I didnt want to hear that.
What can you tell me about this? Can anything be done? I have good
bones and go in annually for checkups.
DEAR READER: Rotoscoliosis is a term most often used to describe
a severe form of scoliosis in which the spine not only curves to the side
(as is normal with scoliosis), but the curvature is also associated with a
strong degree of rotation.
Treatment involves proactive pain therapy and possible spinal fusion
to prevent further curvature and rotation.
I suggest you ask your physician to refer you to a spinal orthopedist
or neurosurgeon for examination, testing and treatment.
As an aside, I believe your physician was unnecessarily harsh and
uncaring in his response to you. Rotoscoliosis is a painful condition, but
there are more compassionate, helpful ways to deliver that news. You
are not without hope, and getting help early may be your best chance at
preventing future problems and pain.
DEAR DR. GOTT: I desperately need information on how to get a
mentally ill relative to seek treatment. He and his family immigrated to
the United States in October 2009. I believe he had issues before they
came here, but the new environment and pressure of living here finally
caused him to buckle. Two months ago he started intensely interrogating
his wife about her hundreds of alleged affairs and other non-existent
events. Since then it has become a daily ritual of verbal and sometimes
physical abuse against his wife.
I live 300 miles away and have tried to talk to him over the phone. He
exploded when I mentioned he should see a doctor.
I am helplessly watching him destroy his family and himself. I
suspect he is schizophrenic, and I have found a couple of clinics in his
hometown that accept sliding-scale payments according to household
income, but he refuses to admit hes mentally ill. I dont know how to
get him to go.
Could you offer some advice? Are there other resources available to
them to deal with his problem?
DEAR READER: Unless the person can be proved to be a direct
danger to himself or others, forced commitment isnt possible. The
patient has to be ready and will seek out help only when he or she is
willing to admit there is a problem.
Unless your relatives wife is willing to press charges, Im afraid there
is little that can be done. She isnt doing herself any favors by staying,
especially given your statement that she is enduring daily emotional
and sometimes physical abuse. If there are children involved, it is
paramount to their well-being, physically, mentally and emotionally,
that they not be exposed to this. The families of alcoholics have support
groups; I am sure there are similar groups for those with mentally ill or
abused parents/spouses.
My advice? Stay in contact. Remain a calm, stable force for
both your relative and his wife. Offer your love and support.
The clinics you found in his hometown may be able to offer his
wife some local sources of support and advice. Suggest that she
contact them.
Dr. Peter H. Gott is a retired physician and the author of
several books, including Live Longer, Live Better, Dr. Gotts
No Flour, No Sugar Diet and Dr. Gotts No Flour, No Sugar
Cookbook, which are available at most bookstores or online.
His website is www.AskDrGottMD.com.
EDITORS: If readers want to contact Dr. Gott, they may write
to him at his website, or send their mail directly to Dr. Gott,
c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64106.
However, if readers want to request a newsletter, they should
write to the Connecticut address listed above.
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Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Husband overtly
attracted to other
women, teenagers
Dear Annie: My husband
and I have been married for
21 years and we have ve
wonderful children. Tom is
50 and I am 39.
In the past few years, Tom
has developed an annoying
habit. He openly ogles attrac-
tive women and young teen-
age girls. I can understand one
glance, but he stares. After we
walk past, hell look over his
shoulder to get the
rear view.
Later in the
day, he will some-
times remark that
I should wear this
or that revealing
outt, tone my
muscles more,
dye my hair a spe-
cic color or lose
weight. Mind you,
I am a size 4. Tom
says he nds skin-
ny women with
large breasts and
tattoos a turn-on. I dont look
like that.
I have told Tom that his
newfound habit is hurtful and
disrespectful to me. It makes
me feel that Im not pretty
enough and gives the impres-
sion that these women could
easily steal him away. It em-
barrasses me so much that I
dont want to go anywhere
with him. We no longer take
evening walks and forget
about restaurants.
When I tell this to Tom,
he becomes angry and often
yells at me. He insists hes
doing nothing wrong and
has no intention of stopping.
He says Im the one with the
problem and that Im jealous
and spoiled.
Is he right? Do I need to
change? Is this the prover-
bial male midlife crisis? Why
doesnt he care how much it
upsets me? He could at least
not do it when Im with him,
but he wont. -- Unhappily
Married to an Ogler
Dear Unhappy: Many
men have these thoughts, but
Tom seems to have lost the
ability (or willingness) to cen-
sor his actions in public. Ask
him to get a complete physi-
cal to make sure his new
habit isnt being exacerbat-
ed by a medical condition. If
he is simply behaving like a
toddler in a candy store, you
must decide whether you can
ignore his boorishness. Most
women nd this behavior pa-
thetic and obnoxious, rather
than seductive.
Dear Annie: Another fam-
ily gathering is coming up,
and my husband and I nd
ourselves becoming tense, as
usual.
My husband has two sis-
ters who think its great fun to
catch mistakes people make
and then ridicule them. They
do it under the guise of good-
natured teasing, but it comes
across as mean-spirited. His
other siblings are kind and
considerate, but the fam-
ily sticks together and would
never tell these two to knock
it off.
My husband is getting old-
er and has become a little for-
getful. He is a target of their
ridicule, and he hates it. He
pretends to be a good sport,
but he has conded in me that
this treatment bothers him a
great deal.
Should I say something in
order to make family gath-
erings less stress-
ful? I hope these
sisters will recog-
nize themselves
here and try to be
kinder, although I
know few people
see themselves in
the column. -- The
Outlaw
Dear Outlaw:
Take one of these
sisters aside pri-
vately and say,
I know you care
about your brother,
but hes sensitive to the fact
that hes getting older. When
you make fun of him, it hurts
him terribly because you are
his family and he loves you.
I know you dont mean to
cause him pain, so I hope you
will keep this in mind. Rest
assured, some day the shoe
will be on the other foot.
Dear Annie: I had to re-
spond to Modest in Iowa.
Being an OR nurse and some-
one who has recently had sur-
gery, your response was right
on.
More and more men are
going into nursing, and I as-
sure you, they have only a
professional interest in their
female patients. The male
nurses I work with and those
who have cared for me are
wonderfully compassionate
and quite sensitive to privacy
concerns. -- An OR Nurse
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Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar,
longtime editors of the Ann Landers
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2011
If you have prepared yourself
well to do an admirable job in your
field of endeavor, the approaching
solar cycle could easily be a banner
one. Advancement is in the picture
for those who are ready to climb the
ladder.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
There is a strong chance that while
rummaging through the attic or a
back drawer, you could stumble upon
something that will be more valuable
to you now than it was when you first
got it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If
you can, you should try to find some
time to spend with an old friend whom
you havent seen for quite a while. It
will not only make that person happy,
but revive something good in you as
well.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- In helping another fulfill his or
her ambitions, you are likely to
automatically enhance your own
reputation in the process. Later, when
you need a boost, several people will
volunteer.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Someone from the past whom
you havent seen in a long time might
renew your friendship. The two of
you could run into each other while
involved in a group project.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Success is indicated regarding a
joint endeavor. Neither you nor your
counterpart would have any success
on your own, but with the help of each
other, you will score big time.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- A friend who is having a lot of
problems accomplishing his or her
aims might come to you for advice. If
you really want to help, tell it like it is
instead of sugarcoating your words.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Dont let associates who are not
performing up to their usual high
standards affect you. Take pride in
whatever kind of job you take on,
and do it right even if it is a mundane
assignment.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- If you can, you should treat life as
if it were a game and not take things
too seriously. Youll quickly find that
you can produce far more winning
situations than losing ones.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
In order to be successful, you should
draw upon your natural tenacity,
courage and will to win, not upon
luck. Call upon these talents and
theyll work.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
There are few better than you when
you apply yourself to communication.
It doesnt matter if you express
yourself verbally or put your words in
writing, youll do well.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- You have the natural ability to do
something that most people cannot,
and that is to find ways to make
marginal commercial or financial
situations into profitable ones. Use
this talent well.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- There
are many occasions when it is wise to
allow our hearts to rule our heads, and
it may be one of those times. If called
for, let your emotions take precedence
over your logic.
2
Answers to Thursdays questions:
Florida has the most billboards?
The average American will consume 112 M&Ms out of
a 1-pound bag in a single sitting. Without even thinking,
the average American will consume 156 out of a 5-pound
bag. Candy experts say the bigger bag provides an over-
whelming sense of abundance, allowing you to eat more
without worrying about running out or having someone
else exclaim that you ate the whole bag.
Todays questions:
What is the most common noncontagious disease?
In 1995, 60 percent of all purchases were made in cash
What was the percentage 10 years later?
Answers in Saturdays Herald.
Todays words:
Paronymous: derived from a common source
Vancourier: an advance man
The Outstanding National Debt as of 9:45 a.m. today
was $14,629,456,957,875. The estimated population of
the United States is 311,226,640, so each citizens share
of this debt is $47,006.
The National Debt has continued to increase an aver-
age of $3.92 billion per day since Sept. 28, 2007.
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS A slow-moving trop-
ical system packing walloping rains is slog-
ging its way to the Gulf coast, which could
be drenched with up to 20 inches, leading
Louisianas governor to declare a state of
emergency Thursday because of the threat of
flash flooding.
Tropical storm warnings are out from
Mississippi to Texas. The National Hurricane
Center said the system that is now a depres-
sion in the Gulf of Mexico will dump 10
to 15 inches of rain over southern areas of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama through
Sunday and as much as 20 inches in some
spots. By today, it could become Tropical
Storm Lee, the 12th named storm of the
season.
Early forecasts were for landfall early
Saturday afternoon in south-central Louisiana,
though National Weather Service meteorolo-
gist Frank Revitte said it was too early for a
firm time or location.
Wow. This could be a very heavy, prolific
rain-maker, Revitte said.
According to a hurricane center chart, max-
imum sustained winds could reach 60 mph by
Saturday, lower than hurricane strength of 74
mph.
As hurricane season is hitting its peak in
the Atlantic, storm watchers were monitoring
three disturbances. Besides the Gulf depres-
sion, Tropical Storm Katia is spinning in open
waters. It weakened from a hurricane earlier
in the day though forecasters say it will again
grow stronger.
It was about 930 miles (1,497 kilometers)
east of the Leeward Islands and moving west
near 18 mph (30 kph) with maximum sus-
tained winds Thursday evening near 70 mph
(113 kph). It could become a major hurricane
this weekend but forecasters said its too early
to tell if it will hit the U.S. It is expected to
pass north of the Caribbean.
In yet another system, a slow-moving low
pressure system about 360 miles (579 kilo-
meters) north of Bermuda stood a 50 percent
chance in the next two days of becoming a
tropical cyclone, the first step toward a tropi-
cal storm.
They all come on the heels of Hurricane
Irene that brought destruction from North
Carolina to New England last week.
In Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal said he
was concerned about the serious threat of
flash flooding in his state, leading to his emer-
gency action. After devastating Hurricane
Katrina in 2005, nothing is taken for granted.
Craig Taffaro, president of coastal St.
Bernard Parish, said some flood gates were
being closed along bayous and residents were
being warned to brace for heavy rain. Still, in
a parish that was nearly wiped out six years
ago by Katrina, Taffaro wasnt expecting a
major event.
Wed like the public to use this as a drill.
Hopefully thats all it will be, he said early
Thursday afternoon.
The Army Corps of Engineers, which
operates major flood control structures at
New Orleans, was monitoring developments
but didnt plan on closing any flood control
structures yet, spokesman Ricky Boyett said
in an email.
The heaviest rainfall was still in the Gulf
of Mexico Thursday evening, with radar
indicating 3 to 4 inches in some areas off the
mouth of the Mississippi River, said NWS
meteorologist Fred Zeigler.
Already, the storm has forced two major
petroleum producers to remove crews from a
handful of production platforms. Royal Dutch
Shell and ExxonMobil said they would also
cud in a statement.
On Grand Isle, the states only inhabited
barrier island, people were keeping an eye on
the storm that has already brought rain there.
Tropical warnings for Gulf, heavy rain expected
By DAVID KLEPPER and
MICHAEL HILL
Associated Press
WARWICK, R.I. With Hurricane
Irenes floodwaters receding across
much of the East Coast, homeowners
are mucking out their basements and
dragging soggy furniture to the curb.
But frustrations are rising as the wait
for power drags on, with an estimat-
ed 895,000 homes and businesses still
without electricity.
Cold showers. The stench of spoiled
food. No Internet. No TV. Too few dis-
tractions. Patience is wearing thin among
the hundreds of thousands of people
down from a peak of 9.6 million still
waiting for the electricity to come back
on after last weekends storm.
Its like Little House on the Prairie
times, said Debbie McWeeney, who
went to a Red Cross shelter in Warwick
to pick up food and water after every-
thing in her refrigerator went bad.
Except Im not enjoying it at all.
And criticism of the utility compa-
nies is mounting.
In Rhode Island, a state senator
is calling for an investigation, and a
Massachusetts lawmaker plans to file
legislation next week that would require
utilities to rebate customers two days
of service for every one day they are
without power.
The industry has defended its efforts,
noting it warned the public that a storm
like Irene was bound to cause prolonged
outages and pointing out that flooding
and toppled trees caused severe damage
to utility poles, substations and other
equipment.
Tim Horan, National Grid president
for Rhode Island, said crews from as
far as Kansas and Idaho are working
16-hour shifts, and were committed
to getting this resolved as soon as pos-
sible.
In the meantime, people are taking
cold showers or washing up at shel-
ters, using camp stoves and grills to
cook, competing for ice at the grocery
store and relying on generators and
hand-cranked radios. The late-summer
weather, at least, has been mercifully
cool across much of the East Coast.
Many homes that depend on wells
have no water because they have no
electricity to pump it. Relief agen-
cies have been handing out drinking
water. And on New Yorks Long Island,
Nassau County officials were offering
free showers and a movie to residents
still without power.
In some places, people on oxygen or
other medical devices that require elec-
tricity have been taken to shelters that
have power.
Irene has been blamed for at least
46 deaths in 13 states. With the streets
drying out in hard-hit New Jersey, some
towns faced new problems, namely
trash bins overflowing with waterlogged
debris. In Vermont, with roads slowly
reopening, the National Guards airlift
of food, water and other supplies to once
cutoff towns was winding down.
The White House declared a major
disaster in Vermont, clearing the way
for federal aid for repairs. The declara-
tion, signed by President Barack Obama,
makes individual assistance available
for homeowners in Chittenden, Rutland,
Washington and Windsor counties and
public assistance available for infra-
structure in 13 of the states 14 counties,
excluding Grand Isle.
Without power, the Tirado familys
septic pump stopped working at their
home in Lake Ariel, Pa., in the Pocono
Mountains, sending sewage through
their shower drain and into their fin-
ished basement, where the filth was an
inch deep. Carpeting, drywall, furniture,
a computer, two video game systems,
new school clothes for the children
all destroyed.
You should never, ever smell what
we smelled, Shari Tirado said.
Julie Marlowe of Towson, Md., was
among those fed up with her utility
company, Baltimore Gas & Electric.
She says she has heard enough empty
promises since the lights went out on
Saturday night.
Dont tell me that it will be restored
by a certain time and then let that time
go by. Tell me a later date and get it
back on earlier and Ill be impressed,
she said.
In Richmond, Va., a huge tangle of
downed cables lay in the street outside
the Hilscher home. Beth Hilscher said
she had repeatedly called the power
company about the electricity, and
every time, its like a new report, like
theyve never heard of it before.
As she spoke, five utility trucks rum-
bled up to a pole that had snapped after
an ancient, 50-foot oak fell. For a brief
moment, she became excited by the
prospect of hot showers and refrigerated
food. But after dropping off a new pole,
the crew drove off to another assign-
ment.
Frustrations rise for those still without power
By JUAN A. LOZANO
Associated Press
HOUSTON The group
known as Anonymous claims
to have hacked into the email
accounts of more than two
dozen Texas law enforcement
agencies or officials in retali-
ation for arrests of its sup-
porters and what it sees as
harassment of immigrants by
authorities in the state.
The group appeared to
briefly take over the website
of the Texas Police Chiefs
Association on Thursday,
replacing its home page with
one that listed police depart-
ments and officials whose
email accounts Anonymous
said had been hacked. The
group posted a statement
on the police website say-
ing it was attacking Texas
law enforcement because
of arrests of its supporters
and what the group sees as
harassment of immigrants by
authorities in the state.
A telephone message left
with the executive director
of the Texas Police Chiefs
Association was not returned
Thursday night.
Dozens of arrests linked
to the loose-knit international
hacking collective have been
made in recent weeks, includ-
ing a cross-country FBI sting
earlier this summer in which
14 alleged cybercriminals
were arrested. The claims
about the hacking in Texas
came as police in Britain
arrested two men as part of
a trans-Atlantic investiga-
tion into attacks carried about
by Anonymous and Lulz
Security, which is a spin-off
of Anonymous.
Anonymous said the data
it posted Thursday came from
the work and personal email
accounts of law enforcement
authorities, including police
chiefs. Most of the Texas
law enforcement agencies
that Anonymous claimed it
had hacked into were police
departments in small Texas
cities or school district police
agencies.
About 10 of the email
accounts the group said it
breached were personal
accounts for law enforcement
officials. Some of the indi-
viduals personal informa-
tion, such as Social Security
numbers and passwords for
various accounts, were posted
online as well.
Some of the email accounts
belonged to individuals
who were retired from law
enforcement.
The group said the infor-
mation it posted online
included classified police
documents as well as lewd
and racial jokes. A quick
review of the large volume of
data that Anonymous released
Thursday revealed some of
these things.
Group says it hacked police emails
By STEVE SZKOTAK
Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Va.
Officials in the rural Virginia
city where Robert E. Lee
and Thomas Stonewall
Jackson are buried voted late
Thursday to prohibit the fly-
ing of the Confederate flag on
city-owned poles.
After a lively 2 1/2-hour
public hearing, the Lexington
City Council voted 4-1 to
allow only U.S., Virginia and
city flags to be flown. Personal
displays of the Confederate
flag are not affected. The
Sons of Confederate Veterans,
whose members showed up in
force after leading a rally that
turned a downtown park into
a sea of Confederate flags,
vowed to challenge the ordi-
nance in court.
Some speakers during the
meeting said the ordinance
was an affront to the men
who fought in the Civil War
in defense of the South. One
speaker stayed silent during
his allotted three minutes,
in memory of the Civil War
dead.
But many speakers com-
plained that the flag was an
offensive, divisive symbol of
the Souths history of slavery
and shouldnt be endorsed by
the city of 7,000 people.
The Confederate flag is
not something we want to
see flying from our public
property, said city resident
Marquita Dunn, who is black.
The flag is offensive to us.
Most residents who
spoke, both blacks and
whites, opposed the ordi-
nance. But H.K. Edgerton,
the former president of the
NAACP chapter in Asheville,
N.C., said he supported fly-
ing the Confederate flag
because he wanted to honor
black Confederate soldiers.
Edgerton, who is black, wore
a T-shirt emblazoned with
images of those black sol-
diers.
What youre going to do
in banning the Southern cross
is wrong. May God bless
Dixie, he said, amid some
gasps from the audience.
Before the rally, ordinance
opponents rallied in the city
park, then marched to the
hearing under a parade of
Confederate flags.
I am a firm believer in the
freedom to express our indi-
vidual rights, which include
flying the flag that we decide
to fly, said Philip Way, a
Civil War re-enactor dressed
in a Confederate wool uni-
form despite the summer tem-
peratures. Thats freedom to
me.
Mimi Knight, watching
from a wrought iron fence
as the flags passed, said she
thought the city ordinance
seemed too restrictive, not-
ing that it also extended to
flags from Virginia Military
Institute and Washington and
Lee University. Both colleges
are in the city.
The Sons of Confederate
Veterans organized the Save
our Flags gathering, which
offered free hot dogs and
blue grass music. Speakers
addressed the crowd amid
supportive shouts of Amen.
A promotional flyer depicted
Lee with a tear rolling down
his cheek.
City Manager T. Jon
Ellestad noted that the ordi-
nance only affected city prop-
erty and wasnt specifically
aimed at the Confederate
flag. They can carry their
flags anywhere they want,
he said.
City limits Confederate ag-ying
By THOMAS WATKINS
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES A judge on Thursday
declared a mistrial in the case of California
teen who shot a gay classmate in the back
of the head during a computer lab class as
stunned classmates looked on.
Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous
decision on the degree of Brandon McInerneys
guilt for killing 15-year-old Larry King. The
nine-woman, three-man panel said they took
a series of votes the last one with seven
in favor of voluntary manslaughter and five
jurors supporting either first-degree or sec-
ond-degree murder.
Prosecutors now have to decide whether
to re-file murder and hate crime charges
against McInerney, now 17, who was tried as
an adult. They had offered a plea deal of 25
years to life if he pleaded guilty, but his law-
yers passed. A first-degree murder conviction
carried a maximum sentenced of more than 50
years in prison.
Kings family rushed out of the courtroom
after the judge declared a mistrial. They
looked horrified and confused and declined
comment as sheriffs deputies escorted them
to an elevator.
McInerneys friends said prosecutors tried
to sensationalize the case by calling it a hate
crime by a budding white supremacist.
This should have never gone to trial,
family friend Craig Adams said outside of
court. The fact they pushed him to try him as
an adult was the real crime.
One juror, who identified himself only
as juror no. 10, told The Associated Press
that several members of the panel thought
McInerney should never have been tried as
an adult.
I dont think so, the juror said, when
asked if the district attorney should have pur-
sued an adult prosecution. He was 14. Just
trying to get in the head of a 14 year old (is
hard.)
Ventura County prosecutor Maeve Fox
contended McInerney, then 14, embraced a
white supremacist philosophy that sees homo-
sexuality as an abomination. Police found
Nazi-inspired drawings and artifacts at his
house, and a white supremacist expert testi-
fied the hate-filled ideology was the reason
for the killing.
Fox also argued the attack was premeditat-
ed, noting at least six people heard McInerney
make threats against King in the days leading
to the shooting.
Mistrial declared in California teen killing
By FELICIA FONSECA
Associated Press
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. An Indiana
man forced his three young grandsons
to hike 18 miles in triple-digit heat at
the Grand Canyon and denied them food
and water, authorities said.
Christopher Carlson, of Indianapolis,
remained jailed Thursday on six counts
of child abuse. The boys, ages 12, 9
and 8, told investigators that they had
been hit, pushed, choked, pinched and
squeezed during trips on a popular trail
at the canyons South Rim last month.
On the latest hike over the weekend
down the Bright Angel Trail, tempera-
tures reached 108 degrees at Phantom
Ranch along the Colorado River. A
ranger spotted the group with binoculars
on the trail and saw Carlson shoving
the oldest boy and whipping him with a
rolled-up T-shirt, authorities said.
National Park Service Special Agent
Chris Smith testified that Carlson told
authorities that the boys had been over-
weight and that he thought the hike
would get them into shape.
He told me that he loved his grand-
children very much, but at the same time
there were tough people in the world and
his grandchildren needed to be tough as
well, Smith said.
Authorities said Carlson tortured
and beat the boys, and instructed them
to lie to park rangers about any inju-
ries. Rangers and passers-by noted the
alleged abuse by Carlson, according to
court documents.
The boys said Carlson also forced
their fingers down their throats, making
them vomit.
Rangers fed and hydrated the boys
inside an ambulance and they were
placed in the care of child protective
services. One boy had symptoms of heat
stroke, while the other two exhibited
signs of heat exhaustion and dehydra-
tion.
The Bright Angel Trail can be deceiv-
ing. It starts at the top of the canyon at
around 7,000 feet in elevation and drops
to 2,400 feet by the river, and the tem-
perature varies widely. The Park Service
advises hikers not to make the trip to the
river and back in one day. Warning signs
are posted at the trailhead and along the
trail.
Carlson took the children on the lat-
est hike on Aug. 28. A man died the
same day on another trail at the Grand
Canyon due to heat exposure.
Defense attorney Luke Mulligan
questioned the childrens statements,
saying it seemed improbable that they
could have completed the hike without
food and water. He also said the rang-
ers could have removed the children
from the canyon had they believed the
children were at risk of serious injury
or death.
If the rangers didnt perceive it, are
we going to put an extra burden on my
client to perceive it? Mulligan said.
But prosecutors said a ranger was
successful in preventing Carlson from
reaching the river on an earlier hike on
Aug. 15, cooling down the children and
giving a heads-up to other authorities in
the park. Camille Bibles said Carlson
was intent on avoiding rangers during
the second trip.
Were looking at the defendants
actions here, not putting the rangers on
trial, she said.
A federal magistrate found probable
cause for allegations of child abuse and
determined that Carlson, 45, was a flight
risk and a danger to children.
The boys mother, Tara Danaher, of
Indianapolis, sobbed at a court hear-
ing Thursday. She said her children
went on trips with their grandfather this
summer, including to Central America
and Jamaica, where they have family
friends. The highlight of the latest trip
that included the Grand Canyon was
supposed to be Disneyland, she said.
Danaher, 28, said she talked with her
children throughout the summer and that
they never expressed any concerns.
I dont want to say I cant believe
it because anything is possible in this
world, she said during breaks in the
hearing. I want to know what the hell
happened.
August is the busiest month for search
and rescue operations, with heat being
the leading contributing factor, accord-
ing to the Park Service. Of the 286
rescue operations last year, 75 percent
of them occurred on the Bright Angel
Trail.
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