August 30, 2014

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I
n order to attain
the impossible,
one must attempt
the absurd.
-Miguel de Cervantes
D
ue to the Labor
Day holiday on
Monday, Del-
phos City Council has
changed its September
meetings to 7 p.m. Sept.
8 and 22.
Meetings are held in
council chambers in the
Municipal Building on
Canal Street.
Bulletin Board
Index
A Joint Product of the Times Bulletin and Delphos Herald Newspapers
Vol. 145, No. 56
DAAG sets homeschooling art and music schedule
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS More than 52,000
children were home schooled in
Ohio during the 2012-13 school
year. While the curriculum can be
similar as those attending tradi-
tional classes, the time left over for
parents and children to enjoy social
and enrichment activities can be
limited.
To compensate for the lack of
enrichment opportunities for home
schooled students, the Delphos
Area Art Guild (DAAG) has set its
homeschooling curriculum for the
2014-15 school year with offerings
of Art, Music Ensemble, French and
Art History classes.
These are once-a-week supple-
mental classes for home schooled
children, Director Shauna Turner-
Smith explained. This classwork
gives them the opportunity for so-
cial experience.
Typically, parents implement
more than one social experience
per week and visit zoos, museums
or re departments, for example.
They set up homeschool visitations
throughout the year along with de-
velopment of the whole years cur-
riculum.
Turner-Smith announced that
Mixed Media Artist Anna Fisher
Fine Arts Master with eight years of
homeschooling experience will
instruct students in Art. Lima Sym-
phony Orchestra member Jim Lea-
man will lead music classes where
students will perform in a band with
brass, woodwind and string instru-
ments.
Karen Schaffner, a part-time
teacher at St. Johns, will teach
French and Art History, she said.
In addition, Renee Keller will
instruct piano, wind, string and per-
cussion classes and Tim Zerkel will
instruct guitar lessons.
Turner-Smith said home school
children typically begin their
schooling in early-to-mid August.
To give students time to get used to
a change in regimen and not over-
whelm them, DAAG classes will
start on Sept. 24.
Students of a certain age group
will take art while another group of
students are involved in music.
Art classes will be held on the
rst and fourth Wednesdays of each
month, Turner-Smith said. Twelve
students are signed up at this time,
just from the Delphos area.
Turner-Smith said this is an
exciting time for DAAG with co-
ops becoming more interested in
classes. Home Educate Co-op from
Lima Community Church a co-
op that is open to everyone is
coming to the art guild this year
and a faith and family co-op from
Van Wert with 30 families has
shown a lot of interest in winter
and spring classes.
The director of the Lima co-op
contacted us for Art, Music, French
and Art History, which will be held
on Fridays starting the end of Sep-
tember, she said. We have stu-
dents signed up in each of the four
classes.
DAAGs mission, Turner-Smith
said, is to always reach out to Del-
phos and the surrounding areas.
The winter is rough here and
whether we are traveling to the stu-
dents or they are attending classes
here in Delphos, we want to be ef-
cient and conveniently located,
she said.
Most of the classes will take
place at the Delphos Public Library
in the First Edition Building.
Registration is going on now.
Visit www.delphosareaartguild or
call (419) 741-4118 for more infor-
mation.
Currently, the Delphos Area Art Guild (DAAG) is registering
homeschooled students for the 2014/15 school year which are
slated to begin September 24. DAAGs class offerings include
Art, Music Ensemble, French, Art History, piano, wind, string
and percussion classes and guitar lessons. Pictured above,
Shauna Turner-Smith leads a class during the three-day Craft-a-
Palooza Summer Camp earlier this year. (DHI Media File Photo)
Fairs Farm Bureau Building to be all
new in 2015
BY ED GEBERT
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT Some facilities
at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds
have been in the same location for so
long, nobody is really sure how long
they have been in that spot. The old
Rabbit Barn had been in place for
an estimated 125 years before be-
ing torn down this summer. The age
was estimated because no one could
determine exactly when it was built.
The Farm Bureau Food Tent build-
ing is closer to 50 years old, and this
year will be its last.
The Farm Bureau Food Tent
Building will be moving to a new lo-
cation. Actually, the Farm Bureau is
moving to a new building. It will be
built on the current site of Babyland,
across from the Dairy Barn.
The Farm Bureaus Chris Young
explained, The main premise be-
hind the project is, that metal build-
ing (currently Babyland) is getting to
the point where a lot of the hardware
that holds it together is in ill repair.
The Fairgrounds would have to dump
a lot of money into it. They wanted
to build new bathrooms on this end
of the fairgrounds for the fair kids.
Farm Bureau thought it would be a
good opportunity to help the Junior
Fair and the Fairgrounds by building
the bathrooms and showers. It is a
complicated project because it needs
to be tornado-shelter-safe. And we
wanted to do something at our own
building, so we thought wed com-
bine the two projects and move us
over to that site.
The basic outcome will be that
the Farm Bureau Food Tent will be a
building on the site where the Baby-
land building currently sets, and
Babyland will move to the site that
currently houses the Farm Bureau.
Both buildings will be taken down.
However, the Farm Bureau will be
in a new building that is much the
size of the space it currently uses to
the east of the Goat and Sheep Barn.
Babyland will be relocated to the
current Farm Bureau site.
Current plans call for the new
Farm Bureau Building, complete
with new bathrooms, to be ready for
the 2015 Fair and the new Babyland
site on target for 2016.
Young stated the new Farm Bu-
reau Building will look much like
the Dairy Barn from the outside.
Young also mentioned that having
kitchen facilities at the fairgrounds
will make the building more useful
outside of fair week.
We think it will be a good in-
vestment in the Junior Fair and in
the fairgrounds and put some new
life to this end of the fairgrounds,
Young said.
The decision to change locations
was inuenced by the fact the cur-
rent Farm Bureau Building was at
the point where money would need
to invested. That building was built
for the Farm Bureau. The food stand
there began as simply a food tent at
that site. If a building for Babyland
at that site is built, some grading
work must be done to correct the
slope that is currently a part of the
dining area.
Pictured are the current sites of the Farm Bureau Food Tent
(above) and Barnyard Babyland (below). The Farm Bureau will
be moving to a new building on the current site of Babyland in
2015. Babyland will be relocated to the current Farm Bureau
site in 2016. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)
Partial County Fair results
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
The following is a partial
list of winners from various
events thus far during the 2014
Van Wert County Fair, provid-
ed by Van Wert County 4-H.
County Food and Nutri-
tion Awards:
Best 1st Year Foods
Kyra WelchBunny Hop-
pers
Cookbook- Clever Clovers
Best County Foods Junior
(9-11)
Carson KreischerOhio
Challengers
TrophyDelphos Young
Farm Wives
Best County Foods Inter-
mediate (12-15)
Rachel SpathClever Clo-
vers
TrophyP & R Medical
Connection
Best County Foods Senior
( 16-18)
Daniel JosephInterstate
Exchange
TrophyWarren & Mari-
lyn Reed
Best County Leadership
Award Maggie CripeRidge
Buckeyes
TrophyIn Memory of
Roger ShortTim Short
FAIR RESULTS/A10
FARM BUREAU/A10
U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan was one of the guest
speakers at the annual Right to Life of Allen County
banquet. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
Jordan, Huffman speak
at pro-life banquet
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS - The annual Right to Life of Allen County ban-
quet drew some important guests from state and federal levels.
Lima native State Representative Matt Huffman and Troy na-
tive U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan were two of the guest speak-
ers at the Proudly Pro-Life dinner.
Jordan said the pro-life initiative is an example of a funda-
mental right in this country and they must be protected.
Our country is so great that it allows you to speak out
against your leaders about things that really matter, he said.
Thats why you are so engaged in your mission. You are ght-
ing for the fundamental right to exist. And you are making
strides. The greatest thing about living in this country is that
ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
Of all the people who approach us and want to talk about
something they are passionate about, those who want to talk
about pro-life are of the few who dont have anything nancial
to gain. You believe life is sacred and should be protected. Few
things are as simple as that.
Huffman opened with a little levity. This is very important
work we are doing here, he said. More important than foot-
ball. I only say that because LCC plays tomorrow night. But
he soon got down to business.
Huffman said he and his colleagues are still working to
move the Heartbeat Bill through the senate. The proposed anti-
abortion legislation is based on the idea that a fetus is a person
as soon as it has a heartbeat. Fetal heartbeats can be detected at
about six to seven weeks into the pregnancy, but may be as late
as twelve weeks when detected with a Doppler eld monitor.
PRO-LIFE/A10
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK ONE SCOREBOARD
Parkway 0, Crestview 35
Jefferson 55, Wayneseld-Goshen 15
Leipsic 0, Spencerville 51
Elida 34, St. Johns 40
Bryan 18, Van Wert 14
Paulding 13, Wayne Trace 53
Pandora-Gilboa 28, Columbus Grove 30
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Monday
Sept. 1
LABOR DAY
View race schedule & rules online at:
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8 RACES: 4 Quarterhorse
& 4 Thoroughbred
Start time 12 noon!
A2 Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31, 2014 Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
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High: 85
Low: 70
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Howard Dunifon
Services will begin at 11
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014
at Chiles-Laman Funeral &
Cremation Services, Shawnee
Chapel. Friends may call one
hour prior to the funeral on
Saturday.
Edith Knippen
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at
Immaculate Conception Cath-
olic Church. Visitation will be
Sunday from 2-8 p.m. at Love-
Heitmeyer Funeral Home,
Jackson Township, where a
scripture service will be held
at 1:45 p.m.
Stacy McClellan
There will be a celebration
of life service at Alspach-
Gearhart Funeral Home and
Crematory, Van Wert, on Sat-
urday, Aug. 30 from 12-2 p.m.
Martha Neidert
Mass of Christian Burial
will be 2 p.m. Monday at St.
Joseph Catholic Church, Fort
Jennings. Visitation will be
from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Love-
Jackson Township and one
hour prior to the service Mon-
day at the church. There will
be a Rosary service 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home.
Eugene Salway
Memorial services are
planned for Sunday at 3
p.m. Aug. 31, 2014, at Zion
Lutheran Church, Schumm,
Ohio. Visitation is one hour
ahead of service time from
2-3 p.m. at the church.
Myrtle Seffernick
Mass of Christian Buri-
al will be held at 11 a.m.
on Monday at St. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church.
Visitation will be from 2-8
p.m. on Sunday at Harter
and Schier Funeral Home,
where a parish wake will be
held at 7:30 p.m.
OBITUARIES
POLICE REPORTS
VISITATION & SERVICES
LOCAL WEATHER
OTTOVILLE Edith
Knippen, 64, of Ottoville died
1:45 p.m. Thursday at her resi-
dence.
She was born Jan. 15, 1950,
in Lima to Arnold and Agnes
(Kahle) Niemeyer, who pre-
ceded her in death.
On Sept. 25, 1971, she
married Robert Knippen, who
survives.
She is also survived by her
children, Amy Reusch of New
Albany, Dawn (Jeff) Roth of
Mishawaka, Ind., and Jason
Knippen of Bellbrook; four
grandchildren, Austin Reusch
and Joshua, Dylan and Natalie
Roth; three sisters, Judy Nie-
meyer of Topsail, NC, Carol
(Jim) Gerdeman of Toledo and
Barb (Bob) Hamel of Fort Jen-
nings; and two brothers: Gary
(Janet) Niemeyer of Kalida
and Kevin (Julie) Niemeyer of
Hamler.
Edith loved to sew and
retired as a seamstress from
Drapery Stitch, Delphos. She
was a member of Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church,
Ottoville its Altar Rosary So-
ciety. She was also a member
of the Fort Jennings American
Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She
loved to travel and spend time
with her grandchildren and en-
joyed sewing things for them.
She liked watching the Cin-
cinnati Reds but everything
surrounding the holidays was
her favorite. She began shop-
ping for her family early in the
year and by Thanksgiving she
was wrapping the many gifts
she lovingly found for them
and cooking and baking the
days away.
A Mass of Christian Buri-
al will be 10:30 a.m. Monday
at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Father
Jerome Schetter ofciat-
ing. Burial will follow in St.
Marys Cemetery, Ottoville.
Visitation will be Sun-
day from 2-8 p.m. at Love-
Jackson Township, where a
scripture service will be held
at 1:45 p.m.
Contributions may be
made to St. Ritas Hospice or
to the American Cancer So-
ciety. Condolences may be
expressed at www.lovefuner-
alhome.com.
Edith
Knippen
FORT JENNINGS Mar-
tha Neidert, 100, of Ft. Jen-
nings died 9:40 p.m. Thursday
at The Meadows of Kalida.
She was born Feb. 17, 1914, in
Glandorf to Frank and Cath-
erine (Westbeld) Maag, who
preceded her in death.
On Nov. 18, 1936, she mar-
ried Julius Neidert, who died
May 16, 1994.
She is survived by three
sons, Orville (Betty) Neidert,
Art (Doris) Neidert and De-
nis (Janice) Neidert, all of
Fort Jennings; 10 grandchil-
dren, Duane (Valerie) Neidert
of Amherst, Dave (Barb) Neidert of Kalida, and Dale (Jen)
Neidert, Jackie (Terry) Vorst, Beth (Keith) Norbeck, Mike
(Stefanie) Neidert, Jay (Jen) Neidert, Craig (Julie) Neidert,
Mark (Sarah) Neidert and Cheryl (Brent) VonLehmden, all of
Fort Jennings; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-
grandchildren.
Martha is preceded in death by six sisters: Agatha Unver-
ferth, Emma Schroeder, Frances Schroeder, Rose Gerdeman,
Caroline Gerdeman, and an infant, Luella; and four brothers:
Albert, Ben, Leo, and Sam Maag.
Martha was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort
Jennings.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday at St.
Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Jennings. Father Charles
Obinwa will ofciate. Burial will follow in the church cem-
etery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Love-
Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Jackson Township and one hour
prior to the service Monday at the church. There will be a
Rosary Service 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ritas Hospice
or a charity of the donors choice.
Martha Neidert
DELPHOS Myrtle Es-
ther Seffernick, 91, of Delphos,
passed away Thursday, August
28, 2014, at Vancrest Health-
care Center in Delphos.
She was born Jan. 30, 1923,
in Delphos to Elvin and Lena
(Carder) Allemeier who are
both deceased.
On May 25, 1940, she was
united in marriage to Alfred B.
Seffernick, who preceded her
in death in 1988.
She is survived by three
daughters, Susan (Wade)
Grifs of Jennison, Mich.,
Beckie (Steven) Vaniman of
Kalkaska, Mich., and Mary Ann (Anthony) Romaker of Bowl-
ing Green; six sons, Lewis (Sue) Seffernick of Decatur, Ind.,
Joseph Seffernick of Geneva, Ind., Michael (Kathleen) Seffer-
nick of Bucyrus, Stephen Seffernick of Delphos, Dennis (Jan-
ice) Seffernick of Swanton and Thomas (Sharon) Seffernick
of Rocky River; one sister, Elizabeth Seffernick of Jackson,
Mich. Myrtle also leaves behind 24 grandchildren, 34 great-
grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and parents, a
son, Alfred Seffernick; two sisters, Audrey Belcher and Mary
Lou Lehmkuhle; two brothers, Ralph Allemeier and Elvin Al-
lemeier; two daughters-in-law, Betty Seffernick, and Linda
Seffernick; two grandchildren, Betsy and Tracey Seffernick;
and one great-grandson, Robbie Seffernick.
Myrtle retired from the Bending Company after 17 years.
She was a housewife, mother of 10, and she volunteered at
the Thrift Shop. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Mon-
day at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Father
Dave Reinhart ofciating. Burial will be in Resurrection
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. on Sunday at
Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where a parish wake will
be held at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Alfred and
Myrtle Seffernick Scholarship Fund or Vancrest Activity Fund.
To leave condolences you may visit harterandschier.com
Myrtle Esther Seffernick
Jan. 15, 1950 - Aug. 28, 2014
Edith Knippen
Martha Neidert
Feb. 17, 1914 - Aug. 28, 2014
Jan. 30, 1923 - Aug. 28, 2014
Myrtle Esther Seffernick
DELPHOS, Ohio Patricia L. (Jackson) Hood, 86, of
Lima, Ohio, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Sarah
Jane Chambers in Delphos. Arrangements are pending at Al-
spach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert, Ohio.
Patricia (Jackson) Hood
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)
Police are seeking further details
about photos that appear to show
a Utah woman at a nightclub with
a beer sometime before her new-
born baby was dumped in a trash
can.
Authorities said the pictures
provided by KSL-TV could give
ofcers more background on the
case, though the images dont ap-
pear directly related to the allega-
tion and it was unclear when the
pictures were taken, said Unied
Police Lt. Justin Hoyal.
Alicia Marie Englert, 23, was
arrested Tuesday on suspicion of
attempted murder after the new-
born was found in a neighbors
trash can.
The girl was born at home
late Sunday or early Monday,
Hoyal said. Englert told police
she put the baby in a trash can
an hour before it was found
without providing any medical
care or food.
Photos under investigation
in abandoned baby case
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah doctor convicted in
November of killing his wife wont get a new trial, a judge
ruled Friday.
Martin MacNeill argued that his cellmates lied when they
testied that he confessed to the crime.
Judge Derek Pullan denied the motion for a new trial even
though he agreed with many of the defenses arguments. Pullan
ruled that a devastating cross-examination from the defense
had already convinced the jury that the cellmate with the most
damaging testimony wasnt believable.
Authorities said MacNeill gave his wife, Michele MacNeill,
drugs prescribed after cosmetic surgery and left her to drown
in the bathtub of their home in 2007 so he could begin a new
life with his mistress.
The case shocked the Mormon community of Pleasant
Grove, 35 miles south of Salt Lake City, and captured national
attention because the defendant was a wealthy doctor and law-
yer, a father of eight in a picture-perfect family, and former
bishop in his local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
Martin MacNeill maintained his innocence, and his attor-
neys tried to prove Michelle MacNeill could have died of natu-
ral causes.
The judge agreed Friday that the case was based largely
on circumstantial evidence and the cellmates testimony was
central to the case. Pullan also agreed that prosecutors didnt
tell the whole truth when they said the inmates werent offered
anything in exchange for their testimony.
No new trial for doctor
convicted of killing wife
Van Wert County Sheriffs
Ofce
08-06 11:27 a.m.
A Van Wert man in the
8900 block of Liberty Union
Road reported a theft.
08-15 5:22 p.m.
A Scott man in the 1000
block of Washington Street re-
ported a theft.
08-16 10:40 p.m.
An Ohio City man in the
200 block of East Hoffman
Street reported two dogs run-
ning loose on his property. No
charges were led.
08-21 7:58 a.m.
A Middle Point man in the
10100 block of Middle Point
Wetzel Road reported a theft.
08-21 1 p.m.
A citizen reported a pos-
sible cruelty to animals inci-
dent in the 300 block of North
Franklin Street. An ofcer in-
vestigated but no signs of cru-
elty were found.
08-21 5:20 p.m.
Michael Speakman, 22, of
Willshire, was arrested for a
probation violation.
08-22 9:14 a.m.
An Ohio City woman in
the 400 block of West Car-
mean Street reported telecom-
munications harassment.
08-22 9:41 a.m.
The department received a
call about a loose dog. It was
caught and returned to the
owner.
08-24 9:17 a.m.
An Ohio City man in the
1200 block of Harrison Center
Road reported criminal tres-
passing on his property.
08-24 6:13 p.m.
A Middle Point woman
in the 19900 block of Wetzel
Road reported 14 of her chick-
ens killed and another one the
next night. After investigating,
dog tracks were found around
the scene.
08-25 1:13 a.m.
The department responded
to a house re in the 300 block
of East Jackson Street, Wren,
to investigate the scene.
08-25 8:23 a.m.
The department received a
call about a loose dog without
tags in the 9000 block of State
Route 66, Delphos. No charg-
es were led.
08-26 10:16 p.m.
A Middle Point man in the
7700 block of Middle Point
Wetzel Road reported crimi-
nal trespassing.
BY KRISTI EATON
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)
An Oklahoma City police
ofcer was charged Friday
with 16 counts including rst-
degree rape and sexual battery
after being accused of assault-
ing at least eight women while
on patrol.
Daniel Holtzclaw, 27, also
faces charges of forcible oral
sodomy and indecent expo-
sure.
Holtzclaw, a former stand-
out football player in high
school and college, was ar-
rested Aug. 21. He remained
in custody on a $5 million
cash bond Friday, according
to jail records.
He is accused of stopping
women, who were all black
and between the ages of 34
and 58, while on duty in Okla-
homa City. Prosecutors allege
that he raped two women and
either fondled others or forced
them to expose themselves,
and police said there may be
more victims.
Holtzclaws defense attor-
ney, R. Scott Adams, said Fri-
day that his client denies he
ever did anything inappropri-
ate with anyone. He declined
further comment.
The investigation began
when police said a woman
complained that Holtzclaw
had sexually assaulted her
during a trafc stop on a bou-
levard about two miles north
of the state Capitol.
According to the charging
documents, Holtzclaw told
the women that if they didnt
comply with his wishes, they
would be arrested or physi-
cally harmed.
In one instance, Holtzclaw
went to a womans residence
and made her sit in her car
and expose her breasts to him,
according to a probable cause
afdavit.
Holtzclaw then touched
her breasts barehanded. (The
woman) had warrants for her
arrest but he advised to work
with him and he could take
care of her, the probable
cause afdavit said.
Later, Holtzclaw returned
to the womans residence
and entered without permis-
sion and found the womans
boyfriend, according to the
document. Holtzclaw told
the man that the home was
a lone womans residence,
and was insistent that the man
shouldnt be there, according
to the afdavit.
The police department
placed Holtzclaw on leave
shortly after the allegations
emerged in June, Chief Bill
Citty said when announcing
the arrests.
We started the investiga-
tion, and we started looking
at trafc stops he had made
throughout the previous
months to try to identify and
initiate contact with females
that we knew he had stopped
during that period of time
to see if they had been sexu-
ally assaulted, Citty said.
Holtzclaw had joined the
force after graduating with a
criminal justice degree from
Eastern Michigan University.
Prosecutors charge
ofcer with rape
rec
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SCREEN 2: Malecent PG
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community calendar items include the name of the event or
group and date, time and place of the event. Please include a
daytime phone number when submitting calendar items.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.
9 a.m. St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east
edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Van Wert Farmers Market, 500 Fox Road,
will be open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire
and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241
N. Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.
8 p.m. AA open discussion at First Presbyterian Church.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241
N. Main St., is open.
1-4 p.m. Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main
St. Kalida.
2 p.m. AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr.
2-4:30 p.m. Van Wert County Historical Museum is open
to the public.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
8 a.m. Chrysler Retirees breakfast will be held at the
Orchard Tree Restaurant.
5 p.m. Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting
will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship Hall
on the second oor at Trinity United Methodist Church, South
Walnut St., Van Wert.
6 p.m. Willshire Village Council will meet in the village
hall.
7 p.m. American Legion Post 178 will have a meeting.
8 p.m. Jennings Township, Van Wert County, trustees
will meet at the township house.
8 p.m. AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian
Church.
8:30 p.m. Young & Heart Group will meet at St. Marks
Lutheran Church.
Delphos FFA ofcers
attend training camp
Seven members of the newly-elected Delphos FFA Ofcer Team recently
traveled to Camp Wilson and Birch Bark Canoe Livery in Bellefontaine for
ofcer training. The group spent the day doing a team challenge course
including low and high rope initiatives to develop teamwork. The second
day, the chapter ofcers spent the day working on plans for the upcoming
year. They reviewed policies and by-laws and drafted anew format to run
committees for the upcoming year. During the training, the Delphos ofcers
spent time learning more about each other and participated in a series
of problem-solving and team-building activities. They also set goals and
planned a calendar of activities for the upcoming year. Pictured above are
the members of the 2014-15 ofcer team and include, from left, Daniele
Dancer, student advisor; Kiersten Teman, reporter; Sophia Wilson, vice
president; Sarah Fitch, treasurer; Tatiana Olmeda-Sentinel; Karen Cline,
president; and Asy Hamilton, secretary. (Submitted photo)
Taylor urges Ohioans to prepare
for Medicare open enrollment
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
COLUMBUS A free
Ohio Department of Insur-
ance educational program that
helped Ohioans with Medi-
care save a record $16.4 mil-
lion last year will be holding
events across Ohio to help
consumers better understand
their options.
The Departments Ohio
Senior Health Insurance In-
formation Program (OSHIIP)
is holding Medicare Check-
up Day events
in every county
through the Oct.
15 to Dec. 7 an-
nual open en-
rollment period,
Lieutenant Gov-
ernor and Depart-
ment of Insurance
Director Mary
Taylor said. The
events are intend-
ed to help people
understand the
different Medicare
coverage options. People can
also call OSHIIP at 800-686-
1578 for assistance.
Our aggressive statewide
efforts have begun and we are
excited to help Ohioans as they
make decisions about Medi-
care coverage, Taylor said.
We are doing Check-up Day
events in every county to make
it easier for Ohioans to access
the information they need.
OSHIIP is Medicares des-
ignated free and impartial ed-
ucational and enrollment as-
sistance program in the state
for those utilizing Medicare,
family members and health
care professionals.
Taylor encourages Ohio-
ans satised with their cur-
rent Medicare plan to still
comparison shop coverage
for 2015 because plan costs
and benets can change. She
said people comparing Medi-
care coverage should ensure a
plans covered drugs include
their needed prescriptions and
to consider the convenience
of having pharmacies in net-
work near where they live. Its
also important to consider all
out-of-pocket expenses before
making a decision.
At the Check-up Day
events, attendees can learn
about recent Medicare chang-
es, such as the new deduct-
ibles, co-pay, and coinsurance
amounts, the Medi-
care Advantage and
Part D plan options
(beginning in Oc-
tober), and about
nancial assistance
programs, includ-
ing extra help with
prescription costs
and for Part B pre-
mium savings.
Ohioans should
watch for high pres-
sure, and predatory
sales practices, such
as individuals claiming to
be Medicare representatives,
Taylor said. If you suspect
wrongdoing or have been vic-
timized, call the Departments
fraud and enforcement hotline
at 800-686-1527.
Ohioans can visit www.
medicare.gov to enroll into
Medicare coverage. A Check-
up Days schedule and other
Medicare information is
available at www.insurance.
ohio.gov. Call the OSHIIP
hotline at 800-686-1578 and
800-MEDICARE (800-633-
4227) for assistance. Ohioans
can also nd OSHIIP on Face-
book.
Department of
Insurance educational
outreach underway
ODOT releases
weekly road report
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
The following is the week-
ly report concerning construc-
tion and maintenance work
on state highways within the
Ohio Department of Trans-
portation District 1 which in-
cludes the counties of Allen,
Deance, Hancock, Hardin,
Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert
and Wyandot.
For the latest in statewide
construction visit www.ohgo.
com. Please contact us at 419-
999-6803 with any informa-
tion needs.
Construction and
Maintenance Projects
Week of Sept. 2, 2014
Allen County
Interstate 75 Reconstruc-
tion Project For the most re-
cent information concerning
the Interstate 75 reconstruc-
tion project through Lima
and Allen County, please visit
www.odotlima75.org.
U.S. 30 from Lincoln
Highway to east of Ohio
115 will be restricted to one
lane through the work zone
on Tuesday for approximate-
ly three days for bridge deck
sealing. There will be closures
in the eastbound and west-
bound lanes. Work is being
performed by the Ohio De-
partment of Transportation
District 1 Bridge Department.
Mercer Health board room to be
named after long-time board member
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
COLDWATER An etched plaque in-
dicating The Bertha Sanderell Room was
unveiled at Mercer Healths Board of Gover-
nors meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The
board room at Mercer Health was recently
renovated to provide state-of-the-art space
for meeting and educational purposes.
Bertha Sanderell was a lifelong resi-
dent of Recovery Township working for
the Fort Recovery Banking Company,
now The Second National Bank of Green-
ville, for many years. Sanderell served as
a member of the Board of Governors of
the Mercer County Joint Township Com-
munity Hospital for a number of years in
the late 1970s and early 1980s. In addi-
tion, Sanderell was a charter member of
the Friends of the MED Foundation, until
she passed away in November 2010.
Tom Sanderell, Berthas brother, recent-
ly came forward and made a donation in his
sisters name. Lisa Klenke, CEO of Mercer
Health states, Naming the board room
The Bertha Sanderell Room will allow
her dedication and commitment to Mercer
County Joint Township Community Hos-
pital and Mercer Health to be remembered
for generations to come. We are pleased to
accept this donation from Tom and appre-
ciate his kindness and generosity.
If you have a desire to consider a
similar donation, contact John Hoying,
MED Foundation development director,
at (419) 678-5679.
Standing in front of the newly dedicated Bertha Sanderell Room is
(left to right) Lisa Klenke, CEO; Tom Sanderell; Connie Guggenbiller,
Board of Governor and friend of the Sanderell Family; and John Hoying,
MED Foundation development director. (Photo submitted)
Leland Smith Insurance Services welcomes new agent
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
VAN WERT Leland
Smith Insurance
Services is pleased
to announce the
addition of Eddie
Dreyer, a licensed
property and ca-
sualty agent, to its
staff. Eddie adds
over six years of
experience in the
insurance industry
as a commercial
underwriter and is
able to market all
personal insurance as well as
commercial business.
Born and raised in Cincin-
nati, Ohio, Eddie is a graduate
of Archbishop McNicholas
High School. He received his
Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Math-
ematics from the
College of Mount
St. Joseph and
Masters of Arts
in Education from
Deance College.
Eddie married
his wife, Meta,
in 2008 and they
have two children,
Kyrie (two years
old) and Myma
(eight months). He and his
family reside in Van Wert and
attend St. Barbaras Catholic
Church in Cloverdale.
Please stop by to welcome
Eddie and see if he can help
you with any of your insur-
ance needs. He is happy to
serve for both Leland Smith
Insurance Services in Van
Wert and Shisler Insurance
Agency in Paulding, Ohio.
Leland Smith Insurance
Services, celebrating 30 years
in business, is located in Van
Wert and Antwerp with the
Shisler Insurance Agency in
Paulding and The Kulwicki-
Hilton Agency in Convoy and
Ottoville.
Eddie Dreyer
Taylor
ODOT/A4
Ohioans should evaluate
life insurance needs
COLUMBUS Life insurance might not be the most
pleasant topic to address but it is undoubtedly an important one
that should not be ignored. Governor John R. Kasich and Lt.
Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor
are bringing the topic to the forefront, having declared Sep-
tember as Life Insurance Awareness Month in Ohio through
a resolution.
A recent national study found that one in four Americans
say they need more life insurance, but only 10 percent are very
likely to purchase a policy within the next year. The troubling
part is that many believe they would feel the nancial impact
from the loss of a primary wage earner within six months.
Kasich and Taylor are stressing to Ohioans the importance
of taking steps to nancially protect their loved ones if an un-
fortunate life event were to occur.
Kasich and Taylor designate September
Life Insurance Awareness Month
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A4 Saturday, August 23 & Sunday, August 24, 2014 LOCAL/STATE Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
PET CORNER
The Humane Society of Allen County has many pets
waiting for adoption. Each comes with a spay or neuter,
rst shots and a heartworm test. Call 419-991-1775.
They used to call me big
Poppy, but not anymore!
I have been working out,
watching what I eat, and
staying lean and trim. I
also have a medical condi-
tion and do have some pills
that my wonderful care-
takers give me twice daily.
If you are looking for a
walking partner, Im your
lady.
Buck has a saunter that
is sure to catch your eye.
He has one white whisker,
swag for days and quirky
charm. He loves to play
and have scratches! Buck
also has a hidden tal-
enthe is the best photo
bomber ever! He has wit-
ness countless adoptions
through his colony window
and usually sneaks his way
into every adoption photo.
The following pets are available for adoption
through The Van Wert Animal Protective League:
Cats
M, 1 year, dew clawed, neutered, black and gray
striped, name Zazo
M, F, 4 years, xed, tiger, tortoise, name Oliver and
Chelsey
Kittens
M, F, 6 weeks, gold tiger, gold and white, black and white
M, F, 7 weeks, orange, gray and white
Dogs
Lab, F, black, shots, name Sally
Puppies
Australian Blue Healer, F, 6 months, gray and white
and black, name Babe
Lab Boxer, M, F, 8 weeks, black and white
For more information on these pets or if you are in need
of nding a home for your pet, contact The Animal Protec-
tive League from 9-5 weekdays at 419-749-2976. If you are
looking for a pet not listed, call to be put on a waiting list
in case something becomes available. Donations or corre-
spondence can be sent to PO Box 321, Van Wert OH 45891.
Van Wert Federal
donates to schools
In celebration of Van Wert Federal Savings Bank
125th anniversary, the bank made a contribution
of $5,000 to each of the county schools: (top
to bottom) Crestview High School, Lincolnview
High School, and Van Wert High School. The
contributions can be used by the schools in
any way that will benet the children of each
school. Van Wert Federal Savings has always
been a strong supporter of not only education,
but also has been a leader in supporting the
local arts and non-prot organizations in Van
Wert County. Van Wert Federal has been in
operation since 1889, making it the longest
locally owned and operated bank in Van Wert
County. It is recognized as the strongest
nancial institution in Van Wert County and
also one of the strongest nancial institutions
in the United States. (Submitted photos)
Marsh Foundation Garden Crew
celebrates season with harvest meal
VAN WERT The Marsh Foundation
Marsh Grown garden program celebrated
the end of the summer growing season
with a Harvest Meal for staff,
peers and Trustees. The meal
was held recently at the First
Presbyterian Church in Van
Wert and featured many
items grown in The Marsh
Foundation garden as well as
other local products. It was
entirely prepared by the gar-
den crew.
According to Marsh Foundation activi-
ties coordinator, Sherry Grone, this years
program has been very successful in her
eyes. Our crew has had the chance to
grow in maturity, responsibility and respect
through our garden program, she said. I
also hope they have grown in respect for
themselves as they develop new condence
through their job skills. One of
the programs goals is to guide
them to a hope for their future;
to help them connect to the larger
community and nd their place
and maybe even their passion in
the process.
The Marsh Grown youth gar-
den program is dedicated to help-
ing young people develop a sense of land
stewardship and learn the importance of
healthy food. Participants are taught valu-
able gardening skills throughout the season.
In addition, the program serves as a catalyst
for youth to develop important job skills for
future employment.
Throughout the summer, the garden crew
grows vegetables and sells them at the farm-
ers market for income. The group will con-
tinue to be at the Van Wert Farmers Market
on Fox Road on Saturdays from 10 a.m. 1
p.m. through October.
Participants in the Marsh Grown garden
crew are youth who are a part of The Marsh
Foundations Independent Living Group.
They are all 15 years of age or older and
are working on skills that will help them
be successful adults. The garden program
is an opportunity for them to interact with
peers and adults, develop quality job skills
and learn how to grow healthy food.
UNOH announces Presidents, Deans lists
The University of North-
western Ohio is proud to ac-
knowledge its Presidents lists
and Deans lists for Winter
Quarter 2014. Presidents List
for students in the College of
Business. The following part-
time students received a grade
point average of 4.0:
Venedocia
Christina Young
Presidents List for Winter
Quarter 2014 for students in the
College of Business. The follow-
ing full-time students received a
grade point average of 4.0:
Delphos
Adam Taggi,
Tricia Wrasman
Presidents List for Winter
Quarter 2014 for students in
the College of Occupational
Professions. The following
full-time students received a
grade point average of 4.0:
Elida
Jessica Boden
Fort Jennings
Macy Schroeder
Deans List for Winter
the College of Business. The
following part-time students
received a grade point average
of 3.5 or better:
Delphos
Ann Kohorst
Paulding
Lucinda Meraz
Spencerville
Janet Ricker
Van Wert
Tiffany Rider
the College of Business. The
following full-time students
received a grade point average
of 3.5 or better:
Delphos
Katrina Etzkorn
Amy Grothouse
Zach Kimmett
Corey Martin
Rachel Minnig
Kevin Siefker
Elida
Jessica Guerrero
Vernon Hines III
Fort Jennings
Danielle Becker
the College of Health Profes-
sions. The following part-time
students received a grade
point average of 3.5 or better:
Fort Jennings
Sarah Mesker
Van Wert
Karen Lautzenheiser
Samantha Miller
Mikayla Stetler
the College of Health Profes-
sions. The following full-time
students received a grade
point average of 3.5 or better:
Delphos
Garth Lucius
Van Wert
Jed Gerold
Stephanie McCarter
Stacy Miller
Kelly Oakley
Deans List for Winter Quar-
ter 2014 for students in the Col-
lege of Occupational Profes-
sions. The following part-time
students received a grade point
average of 3.5 or better:
Delphos
Kevin White
Elida
Chad Rummel
Fort Jennings
David Saum
Spencerville
Stacey Wetz
Deans List for Winter Quar-
ter 2014 for students in the Col-
lege of Occupational Profes-
sions. The following full-time
students received a grade point
average of 3.5 or better:
Delphos
Victoria Bryant
Jason Horstman
Elida
Drake Faris
Van Wert
Brock Bonifas
Garrett Freeman
Amanda Lobsiger
Dustin Taylor
From page A3
U.S. 30 will be restricted
through the work zone for
sealing of pavement cracks.
Work is being performed
by the Allen County ODOT
maintenance garage.
Ohio 81 from Stewart
Road to the Hardin County
line is restricted to one lane
through the
work zone for
pavement re-
pairs prior to
a pavement re-
surfacing. The
work on the
project will re-
sume following
the Labor Day
holiday. Work
is being performed by Shelly
Co., Findlay.
U.S. 30/Ohio 309 near
Delphos may be restricted to
one lane at times through the
work zone for culvert work.
Work is expected to be com-
pleted in the fall. Work is be-
ing performed by Platinum
Painting, Boardman.
Paulding County
U.S. 127 from the north
corporation limit of the vil-
lage of Paulding to the De-
ance County line is restricted
to one lane through the work
zone for pavement resurfac-
ing. The project will continue
through October. Work is be-
ing performed by Gerken Pav-
ing, Napoleon.
Ohio 111 from the west
corporation limit of the vil-
lage of Paulding (Ohio 500)
to U.S. 127 is restricted to one
lane through the work zone
for pavement resurfacing. The
project will continue through
October. Work is being per-
formed by Gerken
Paving, Napoleon.
Putnam
County
Ohio 115 from
the Allen County
line to the north
edge of Kalida
will be restricted
through the work
zone for pavement
repairs. Trafc will be main-
tained by aggers. The project
will continue through Octo-
ber. Work is being performed
by Bluffton Paving, Bluffton.
Ohio 109 will close Sept. 9
to upgrade a culvert between
County Road B and County
Road X for approximately ve
days. Trafc will be detoured
from Ohio 109 on to Ohio 613,
Ohio 108, Ohio 18 and then
back to Ohio 109. Work is be-
ing performed by the Putnam
County ODOT maintenance
garage.
Ohio 65 will be restricted
through the work zone for the
cleaning of drainage struc-
tures. Work is being per-
formed by the Putnam County
ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 696 will be restrict-
ed through the work zone
for the cleaning of drainage
structures. Work is being
performed by the Putnam
garage.
Ohio 12 will be restricted
through the work zone for the
cleaning of drainage struc-
tures. Work is being per-
formed by the Putnam County
ODOT maintenance garage.
Van Wert County
U.S. 127 south of Van
Wert will be restricted
through the work zone for
shoulder work. Work is being
performed by the Van Wert
garage.
ODOT
From page A3
Life insurance should be a central
piece of a familys nancial planning,
Taylor said. A good starting point is to
determine how much life insurance is
needed, for how long and what you can
afford to pay.
In the event of a tragedy, life insur-
ance proceeds can replace a deceased
persons income, pay the mortgage and
other loans, and help pay college tuition.
Life insurance serves as a monetary sup-
port system typically for those desig-
nated as beneciaries. Many employers
provide life insurance and it can also be
purchased through an insurance agent.
The Ohio Department of Insurance
offers these important life-insurance life-
stage considerations:
Young Singles: While buying a pol-
icy early in your life will provide lower
costs and potentially guarantee your in-
surability, some believe the need for life
insurance at a young age typically with-
out dependents may not be necessary.
You should consider your options and
make a choice based on your nances,
health and other circumstances.
Young Families: Having children is
often the catalyst for buying life insur-
ance. When securing coverage, consider
covering both spouses even if one stays
at home and is not employed. In the event
of the stay-at-home parents death, the
surviving spouse will need to shoulder
all the responsibilities of the household.
Established Families: Remember to
periodically review and update your cov-
erage to reect changes in your nancial
situation and family composition. One
strategy to keep costs down for a growing
family may be to take a look at term life
insurance, which offers nancial protec-
tion for a specied time period.
Seniors and Baby Boomers: Now
is a good time to re-evaluate your life
insurance to
d e t e r m i n e
whether you
still need as
much coverage
when you had
a younger fam-
ily and larger
mortgage principle. If you are covered
through your job and are planning to re-
tire soon, inquire about converting it to
an individual policy.
Single Parents: If you and your ex-
spouse have life insurance policies, ad-
just the beneciaries to reect the chang-
es you both want after the divorce is nal.
Review your policy, will and retirement
accounts to make sure they all indicate
the correct beneciaries. If your spouse
will be paying for child support, consider
requiring that he/she purchase a policy
covering the term of the payment and be
named as the policy owner and bene-
ciary.
Military: Check your policy renewal
date and payment terms with your agent
to ensure your coverage will remain in ef-
fect during deployment. If necessary, you
may be able to renew a policy early or
have your premiums paid by automated
bank draft. Some insurance companies
might also allow you to suspend certain
coverage while you are deployed.
Raising Grandchildren: Leaving a
life insurance
benet directly
to a minor child
is generally not
a good idea.
Make sure the
policy names
a contingent
beneciary or a trustee who will act as
a beneciary on behalf of the child. Oth-
erwise the life insurance benet may not
be accessible to the child until the issue is
processed through court. You may want
to set up a family trust with your selected
trustee in charge.
Ohioans with insurance questions can
call the Departments consumer hotline at
800-686-1526. A life insurance consumer
guide and a listing of licensed agents are
available at www.insurance.ohio.gov. You
can follow the Department on Facebook
and Twitter (@OHInsurance).
INSURANCE
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Annual Welsh Festival of Song
GYMANFA
GANU
Sunday, August 31
Salem Presbyterian Church
Venedocia, OH
Trefor Williams, Director
Joe Consiglio, Soloist
Light supper from 4-6 pm
Festival of Song begins at 7 pm
For more information, call
Kathy McCollow at
(419) 667-3570
Handicap Accessible
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
A DHI Media publication Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31, 2014 A5
BY KIRK DOUGAL
DHI Media Group Publisher
kdougal@timesbulletin.com
Blitzkrieg.
The world was dramatically in-
troduced to the term on September 1,
1939, when Adolph Hitler unleashed
the German armed forces against
Poland and began World War II. A
blitzkrieg, which means lightning or
sudden strike, is a military maneu-
ver where heavy bombardment and
shelling is the opening move of an
offensive followed by mechanized
units rolling through defensive lines
in a rush. Though the strategy does
have a some similarities with the
modern Shock and Awe, a bltz-
kriegs main goal is not to stun the
opposition into inaction. Instead, it is
simply a way to move infantry quick-
ly with support.
War had been brewing in Europe
for years. Ever since the end of World
War I, the extremely harsh punish-
ments handed out by the Treaty of
Versailles had festered within the
population of Germany. In the early
1930s, Adolph Hitler tapped into the
dissatisifaction and rode a wave of
jingoistic fever to power, speaking
often of the birthright of the people.
Germany, against provisions in
the treaty, had rearmed itself over the
preceding years. While every Euro-
pean nation was worried about where
Hitler was leading his people, they
all tried various methods of appease-
ment to satisfy his lust for power. Po-
land signed a 10-year non-aggression
pact with Germany in 1934. France
allowed German ally Italy to expand
into Ethiopia and other countries.
Meanwhile, British Prime Min-
ister Neville Chamberlain con-
tinued preaching a course of di-
plomacy and negotiation, at times
seemingly uninterested in what Hitler
was doing, considering his moves
inconsequential. At the same time,
Russia signed a secret pact with Ger-
many, effecively dividing the Eastern
European countries between them.
This left the German Chancellor vir-
tually unimpeded in his rush to build
an army that could control Europe.
On September 1, only ve years
into the ten-year non-aggression
pact, Germany invaded Poland and
began World War II. They swept
through thinly stretched Polish de-
fensive positions beaten up by the
bombing and artillery barrage and
rolled into the country with breath-
taking speed. The Poles fell back in
a preplanned move toward the Ro-
manian bridgehead area where they
hoped to defend against the mecha-
nized attacks.
This plan fell into disarray when
Russia attacked Poland as well on
September 17 as part of the Molotov-
Ribbentrop Pact. Faced with attacks
on two fronts, the Polish armed forces
ed along with members of their gov-
ernment. They regrouped in Roma-
nia before nally nishing out the
war based out of France or Syria. By
October 1, only 30 days into the war,
Germany had overrun Poland and
grabbed complete control of its lands.
In the next few months, Ger-
many rolled through Finland and
Norway while securing their supply
lines with Sweden. Although the Al-
lied Nations at the time, France and
Britain primarily, declared war on
Germany after the invasion, they did
little to help any of the other nations.
They moved slowly and indecisively
with their forces during this time and
the public grew very angry with their
political leaders, giving Germany a
chance to solidify defenses. After
the fall of Norway in less than two
months of ghting, even with Great
Britain sending troops to help, the
British people had seen enough.
The public outrage and anger re-
sulted in the replacement of Prime
Minister Chamberlain with Winston
Churchill, just as the bombing of
England was about to begin.
Here now on the 75th anniversary
of the start of World War II is a re-
print of the September 1, 1939, Van
Wert Times-Bulletin article detail-
ing Germanys invasion of Poland.
Blitzkrieg of Poland signals start of WWII 75 years ago
Warsaw, Sept. 1 (UPI) Ger-
man airplanes bombed the Polish
capital at 9 a.m. (3 a.m. EST) today,
it was announced ofcially, within
an hour after German bombard-
ments had been reported in ve
other cities in Poland.
The foreign ofce immediately
charged Germany with aggression,
announcing:
Shortly after 7 a.m., Germans
started military action at differ-
ent points on the frontier. This un-
doubtedly is German aggression
against Poland. Military action
now is developing.
The foreign ofce did not name
the places of action.
It was reported that the German
bombing squadrons had not been
large. The government announced
that they had bombed among other
places, the railway station at Czew,
the town of Rypnic and the town of
Putzk, near Czew.
Private sources here said heavy
ghting was under way at Chojnice,
on the northwestern border.
The bombardment at Warsaw
began with heavy detonations out-
side the city. Apparently most of
them were anti-aircraft barrages
but some possibly were bombs.
The explosions were almost
continuous. Then the drone of big
planes was heard.
In another moment there was a
terric explosion near the central
station. Anti-aircraft guns were
blasting the sky and clouds were
visibly breaking up.
The anti-aircraft gunners obvi-
ously could not see the planes when
they began the constant re.
People stood immobile in door-
ways looking at the sky. The rst
discernible movement was a ight
of pigeons from the roofs. They
quickly settled back, then uttered
away again.
Military circles said that appar-
ently general ghting has begun at
most parts of the frontier.
The Polish island, Westerplatte,
in Danzig harbor, which has a mu-
nitions dump, was reported sending
signals indicating it was being at-
tacked, but the report was not con-
rmed.
Every able-bodied man in Po-
land between the ages of 18 and
40 was under arms. Poland had an
army of 4,000,000 and, although it
had less armaments than Germany,
it had more men in the eld and
there were plenty of ries and bul-
lets for all.
Moreover, Polish morale had
never been so high and there were
millions more men beyond 40, ca-
pable and willing to ght.
The army was almost fully mo-
bilized and spread out along the
full length of the German and Slo-
vak borders; cities were streaked
with newly-dug air raid trench
shelters; Gdynina harbor at the
mouth of the Gulf of Danzig was
mined, and, to the limit of its abil-
ity, the country was ready to with-
stand any onlsaught of the German
war machine.
Nazis Bomb Warsaw; Other Cities
in Poland
JUST BETWEEN US, it comes to pass that
R.W. Goings of 828 S. Shannon St. was in to
see us this morning.
No tomatoes for you today, says he as he
plopped a shock of soybean plants on our desk.
Mr. Goings plucked the plants from off the
farm operated by his son-in-law, John Hoghe,
in Mercer County.
The bean stocks were better than waist high
and came up to his chest. At the rate the soy-
beans are growing this year, somebody may be
able to play Jack and the Beanstock.
Mr. Goings had hardly left the ofce when
Marion Rigdon of Venedocia came in toting
what at rst looked like an overgrown esh-
covered watermelon.
It is a banana squash, Marion announced.
The Miss America measurements on the huge
girl came up to 39 pounds, 30 inches long and
32 inches around her middle.
Marion said he has a number of the mon-
strous squashes growing in his garden plot.
Itll make the best pie you ever had, Mar-
ion said as he marched out of the ofce leav-
ing us with the whopping whopper. He said we
could also x it with hamburger.
Looks like we wont have to spend our food
stamps this week or next.
So far the day has been going dandy. Then
comes a phone call from Keith Hirn. I gotta
lost pigeon, he reported.
(We immediately had visions of breast of
bird with our squash pie.)
Keith lives on U.S. 224 about ve miles
west of town.
He converstated that the pigeon arrived last
night, landing on the roof of the house. The
bird is white with a band around its leg.
Keith says the balmy bird keeps looking
around like it is trying to gure out which way
to go.
We had a notion to suggest that Keith climb
up on the roof and capture the pigeon and see
if there is a secret message in the band.
On the other hand the bird may be tired
from ying and is just a pooped pigeon.
If anyone is looking for a lost bird, call
Keith. We will be busy becoming a pie-face
with our squash.
Aside to an interested Van Werter -
Dear In:
We carried that story about three months
ago, in detail. Sorry you missed it, Dear Heart.
I.V.W.
Hope youve had a good day.
A bountiful
garden
harvest
Editors Note: Following is a
column from the Times Bulletin from
August 27, 1970.
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25 Years Ago
This week in 1989, TV
Guide caused a furor with one
of the most powerful people in
media. The cover of the weekly
product had the head of Oprah
Winfrey superimposed over the
body of actress Ann Margaret
lying on top of a pile of money
in a sheer dress, a publicity
shot from the lm, Rockette.
The story that went along with
the photo detailed Winfreys
rise to being named the richest
woman in television. The prob-
lem was the photo did not state
it had been altered and did not
give credit to Margaret for her
portion.
St. Johns placed third in
the Wayne Trace Invitational
Tuesday to open its cross
country season. St. Johns run-
ners whose nishes counted
toward the score were Travis
Pittner, Bev Beckmann, Doug
Hohman, Jeff Sever, and Greg
Knippen. Also running for the
varsity were Matt Etzkorn and
John Nomina.
Van Wert City Council
continued discussions over the
best long-term course of ac-
tion for the city for an emer-
gency water supply: To tap
into the Teays River system or
to build a third above-ground
reservoir. City ofcials were
pushing for the third reservoir
as the most reliable alterna-
tive. Council asked for a con-
struction cost estimate be cre-
ated for presentation.
50 Years Ago
This week in 1964, anti-
Castro commandos destroyed
a Soviet-controlled radar sta-
tion in Cuba despite being
out-manned, 150-9. The reb-
els used torpedo boats to rush
into the area and then escape
safely. The radar installation
had been located on the west-
ern tip of the Oriente Province
at Cabo Cruz.
Elmer Dugan, an A. C. &
Y. Railroad conductor, won the
Grand American Trap Shoot
at Vandalia Friday. Shooting
from 20 yards, Dugan tied four
other gunners, shattering 99 of
100 birds. He outlasted the four
in a 25-target shoot-off. Dugan
has won many trophies in this
area but had never won a tro-
phy at the Grand American. He
was a member and president of
the Delphos Sportsmens Club
and member of the B & H Gun
Club at Lima.
A scale model of the pro-
posed Van Wert City Building
was debuted at a meeting of
citizens committees. Held in
the study hall at Van Wert High
School, the meeting included
architect Thomas Bowman
who gave details of the new
structure. The committees were
actively promoting the proposal
in an effort to defend the city in-
come tax and building bond is-
sue to pay for the construction.
75 Years Ago
This week in 1939, U.S. of-
cials were optimistic war in
Europe was going to be avoided
following new developments.
After German forces blitzed
into Poland, German Chancel-
lor Adolph Hitlers comments
to British ofcials were seen as
offering a way to negotiate out
of the situation. Despite the new
hopes, American ofcials were
preparing the country for hostili-
ties by searching foreign vessels
entering U.S. waters, strengthen-
ing anti-aircraft garrisons, and
placing federal agents on high
alert for sabotage.
25, 50, and 75
Years Ago
By
Kirk Dougal
FROM THE
ARCHIVES
Invasion May Prove First Stride
Toward Peril of World War
By
I. Van Wert
BETWEEN US
DAYS/A10
Do you remember when?
A trapeze artist performs at a Van Wert County
Fair in the early 1900s.
(Photo submitted)
yest
Alright, I just returned to
the ofce directly from a trip
to the Van Wert County Fair.
My ofce is less than a mile
from the Fairgrounds, so the
smells of the fair are still em-
bedded deep in my olfactory
receptors. For the next hour
or so, I will be smelling the
glorious aromas of what we
know as fair food. Even those
people who claim they go to
the fair for other, more noble
reasons, it comes down to the
food also.
Foods we maybe shouldnt
eat, but more likely, we
wouldnt miss. Everyone has
favorites. For some, an el-
ephant ear is required each
year. Others look forward to
pork sandwiches or beef sand-
wiches. Some counties have
associations of pork producers
who sell at a booth. Those are
never bad offerings.
Ive visited maybe ve
county fairs this year. The
food that sticks in my mind as
delicious is that which I can
still smell. On the list is the
elephant ear or sometimes a
funnel cake. Fried dough is
almost always great, but keep
the fruit toppings off of it.
Fair food is not meant to have
good-for-you-fruit on it, even
if the fruit is coated in ooz-
ing, sugary goop that almost
makes it truly fair food.
Speaking of fruit, I will
generally have a lemon shake-
up at some point. I think you
may be required to buy one
at the fair, check the back of
your ticket to be sure. And I
know what youre thinking,
Its fruit. Good-for-me fruit.
Yeah, but isnt that something
like a ve-pound bag of sugar
at the bottom of each cup? Its
really a very sweet lemonade
that someone had to wrestle
to make taste good. A lemon
stir-up wouldnt taste quite
the same.
We want some effort put
into the preparation of our
fair treats! At most every fair,
there are places where you can
buy deep-fried stuff. Candy
bars, snack cakes, and cook-
ies can be dipped in batter and
fried and we snack-happy fair-
goers will gobble them up un-
til the wallet runs dry. Theyll
deep fry most anything. Ive
read about fried Kool-Aid and
fried beer. Im not really that
brave even at the fair.
I have had the chocolate-
covered bacon. That was deli-
cious. Havent seen it offered
in a while. Probably there are
other foods I havent had in a
while, but of course fair foods
are rare treats, delicacies, On
my most recent round of the
fair midway, I was reminded
of some favorites of myself
and others.
Fried cheese is very good,
but I can only eat a certain
amount of it, and I usually eat
several bites more than the
amount I should eat. It hap-
pens. I must have a milkshake
whenever I pass the Farm Bu-
reau booth at the Van Wert
Fair. They actually used to be
$1, but have since jumped to
$2 for a bigger version. Thats
convenient for me. Saves me
having to buy two milkshakes
and pretend I bought the sec-
ond one for someone else.
The fair food that makes
many people lose their minds
has no real affect on me. I
know several who long daily
for the vinegar fries that the
folks from Fiske sell by the
truckload at area fairs, but Ive
never been a big fan of french
fries. I do like the occasional
handful of fries, but vinegar
is not on my list of approved
foods.
CENTS/A7
Although the calender may
not reect it, summer is almost
over. How do I know this?
Well, for one, I was attacked
by a cicada the other night on
my porch. That is denitely
not a summer activity.
Im sure for anyone who
caught the performance, it
was a show-stopper. I yelled
and ran around in circles with
my arms up in the air. Prob-
ably not the most graceful
thing but it worked. That aw-
ful thing got off me and when
I got in the house and shut the
door, it beat on the storm door
four or ve times before giv-
ing up and ying off.
According to my esteemed
colleague, the earlier you hear
them, the earlier the frost is.
Fall may be sooner than we
think; Ive been hearing them
buzz for weeks.
It seems like after we cel-
ebrate the Fourth of July, the
rest of the summer seems to
evaporate. I couldnt believe it
when I got the rst school reg-
istration and was even more
surprised when the rst day
arrived.
Many of my owers are
starting to show the wear and
tear of blooming like crazy
for months. The fuchsia has
already made its way into the
garbage and the begonias are
looking pretty sad.
Unfortunately, our latest
attempt at growing tomatoes
failed miserably and those
have been gone for a month or
more. We seem to be tomato-
challenged. We have tried to
grow two tomato plants in that
Topsy Turvy thing and failed
miserably both times.
The rst time we got one
from a friend and pushed our
little tomato plant through the
bottom and lled it with dirt
and then my husband watered it
diligently every day. We found
out you really arent supposed
to ll it up with dirt or water that
much and it quickly drowned
and looked like a weed that had
been set on re.
The second time around,
we got one already well es-
tablished. It was ginormous. It
already had three tomatoes on
it. We thought we had it made.
We were going to show that
Topsy Turvy a thing or two. It
only took us four weeks to kill
that one. We did get a couple
tomatoes off of it before its
demise. Im not sure what
happened to it. I know at one
point my husband thought I
was watering it and I thought
he was. Hmmm.
Then we decided we would
just stick with the cherries and
plant them in pots. They soon
got that funky stuff on their
leaves and soon all that was
left were stalks and puny, sad
little green tomatoes.
Another sure sign of the
end of the summer is the Van
Wert County Fair. Its in full
swing and theres still time to
get that elephant ear or Vened-
ocia Lions sausage sandwich!
So put on those walking shoes
and make your way through
the fairgrounds and see all
the 4-H and FFA projects,
cute animals (you could visit
the sheep barn for me and
take pics of all the sheep af-
ter theyre shorn and in their
pajamas!) and adults even get
in the action with displays or
ginormous veggies, baked
goods and other projects.
Football season is about to
start and I cant wait to walk
out the back door and hear the
announcer and the cheer of
the crowd. I think Im going to
make it a point of taking in a
few games this year.
HAND/A7
Many, many
thanks to the
staff at Van-
crest Van Wert
and State of
the Heart Hospice for all the
excellent care they gave our
mother, Blanche Hagenno,
during her stay and to us since
her death.
Thanks also to Alexander
& Bebout for the loan of tables
and all our friends and family
for their cards, gifts of food,
messages and expressions of
sympathy. A special thanks to
Linda Morris for all her help.
There are no words to ad-
equately express our apprecia-
tion.
Nancy Agler
Barb Hunt
Van Wert
Pa r t i ci pat -
ing residents of
Westwood Se-
nior Apartments
wish to thank
the community for making our
recent garage and bake sale a
huge success. Thank you also
goes out to management for
the use of their grounds.
Thanks to all
Westwood Senior Apart-
ment residents
Van Wert
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To the editor,
Do you have or had a missing or injured cat and live within
four blocks of Dull Lumber buildings? Your pet could have en-
tered the Dull Lumber buildings death camp, the run-down
property north of the VFW with four to ve foot high weeds,
torn off roofs, crumbling foundations, etc. that is exempt
from any type of code enforcement. The people who own the
buildings hired someone to snare groundhogs. The recom-
mended way to catch groundhogs is with live traps.
We lost a spayed female cat and then our neutered male cat
was missing for two days and then came home with a head
injury which required surgery and two vet visits. Upon further
examination with pushing his hair back we found a thin white
burn, 5/16 inches wide encircling his torso just behind his front
legs. It was determined it was caused by a cable burn from the
snare cable which permanently scarred him as proof he was
caught in a snare type trap. The head injury was from being
brutally beaten while snared.
We gave a copy of the vet bills to our councilman who for-
warded them on to Bill Lawson, code enforcement.
We will be doing weekly walks on this property looking
for snares and any other inhumane devices to prevent future
injuries or deaths to pets in the area.
We are not nished with this issue and are pursuing other
avenues to get this matter dealt with.
Richard and Rita Brown
Van Wert
LETTERS/A7
Missing, injured cats in Van Wert
Stop Wearing Blinders
Four years ago this week, President Obama stepped to a
microphone and declared an end to American combat mis-
sions in Iraq.
Since that time, Al Qaeda in Iraq - now known as the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS - has splintered away
from the main terrorist group, mainly because of their use
of ultra-violent methods of gaining control. These have in-
cluded the mass murders of women and children, the perse-
cution of people of other religious faiths, and the beheading
of an American journalist.
On Thursday this week, once again President Obama
stepped to a microphone to update the American people
on the situation in Iraq, reassure our allies, and put forth
a vision of how the rapidly growing Mideast crisis will be
handled. His quote about what the U.S. is willing to do to
ght ISIS:
We dont have a strategy yet.
We are stunned. After more than two years of increas-
ing violence in Iraq and several weeks of outright combat
ghting, the Obama administration has nothing to offer to
the solution. The statement - or more accurately the lack of
a statement - has put the U.S. and the world on notice of just
how far out of his depth President Obama is when it comes
to hostile foreign relations.
This week is also the 75th anniversary of the start of
World War II when German planes and artillery bombarded
Poland and tanks raced over the border in a blitzkrieg at-
tack. President Obamas complete misreading or willing ig-
norance of the situation in Iraq reminds us British Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain in the years leading up to the
war.
As Adolph Hitler rose to power in Germany and the Nazi
Party began to stretch to nd the limits of what other coun-
tries would allow them to do, Chamberlain advocated for a
policy of appeasement with the Chancellor. His complete
lack of understanding of what Hitler was capable of doing
and of the danger involved with allowing Germany to bully
their way back to power is seen today as one of the worst
leadership blunders in history. Note the difference in the
appraisal of the exact same meetings between Chamberlain
and Hitler:
- This is the second time in our history that there has
come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with
honour. I believe it is peace in our time. - Chamberlain
- If ever that silly old man comes interfering here again
with his umbrella, Ill kick him downstairs and jump on his
stomach in front of the photographers. - Hitler
Both quotes followed the signing of the Munich Agree-
ment where parts of Czechoslovakia were ceded to Germany
in order to appease any military action to take them. What
history revealed was Chamberlains inaction and appease-
ment was seen as signs of weakness, negating any need for
respect by Hitler.
Before anyone believes the analogy between the danger
of Germany at the start of WWII and ISIS today is an out-
landish comparison, look at the pair of reports released on
Friday.
In a raid earlier this year on an ISIS base, a captured lap-
top revealed attempts to produce biological weapons for use
against ISIS opponents. The report went on to state the pro-
duction of the weapons was well within the reach of the ter-
rorists and that they only lacked a viable delivery method.
Also on Friday, it was revealed agents of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Department of Justice, and the Department of De-
fense were all placed on high alert. In a three-page bulletin,
security personnel were warned ISIS members were plan-
ning on inltrating the U.S. through the border with Mexico.
This type of move would allow the terrorists to either use
conventional weapons, such as car bombs, or the chemical
weapons mentioned above.
Mr. President, the time for pulling your head out of the
sand is now before the American people need to suffer
through an attack on U.S. soil.
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(From page A6)
I like sausage sandwiches, but thats not ex-
actly fair food. I can get those several days a
year. There are places to get hamburgers and
pie; food that normally wouldnt be fair food,
but if a local Band Booster organization is sell-
ing it, OK, it can be fair food. Pizza, Mexican
food, and food from local restaurants are good,
but they arent fair foods. Ill eat some of that
next week.
Then there is the breaded pork tenderloin
sandwich, one of my favorites. Even if a simi-
lar sandwich is available elsewhere during the
rest of the year, there is a strong case to be
made for its status as fair food. I know some-
one who needed food delivered to the house
locally by a family member. Fair food. His
choice for yesterdays lunch? A breaded pork
tenderloin sandwich. I think thats enough for
it to qualify.
So if you are close enough to stroll the mid-
way of a county fair in the next couple of days,
have a bite of fair food: some cotton candy or
a caramel apple, an Italian sausage sandwich,
a corn dog, or some vinegar fries. Then wash
it down with a milkshake. Then plan some sort
of exercise program for next week to walk it all
off. Youll be glad you did.
CENTS
HAND
(From page A6)
I have some bad news
about what comes after sum-
mer. The Farmers Almanac
arrived in the newsroom this
week and you had better soak
up this sunshine and heat
while you have the chance.
Were in for a winter simi-
lar to the one we just barely
made it through. Well, maybe
that was just me but I got tired
of subzero temps and snow as
far the eye could see for weeks
pretty quickly.
We can pooh-pooh it all
we want, at the end of the day,
it has an 80-percent spot-on
forecast record and its been
around a little while.
So this weekend Im gonna
kick back, relax and enjoy
what has been dubbed the last
weekend of summer. Im go-
ing to enjoy the sunshine and
the last few free days. Im still
holding out for Indian Sum-
mer that has failed to show its
face in past years.
(From page A6)
To the editor,
It was with great surprise and sadness that I
received a letter from our pastor, Angela Kha-
beb. They are leaving Sunday. What was more
of a shock was the reason: There are bad cir-
cumstances in Delphos concerning the safety
of this family. Im told they looked for help
with the situation but didnt nd it.
This certainly doesnt say much about Del-
phos. I hope somebody can tell me why they
didnt get help.
We are feeling a great loss as well as sad-
ness. I hope they can nd another parish in an-
other town where this will not happen because
it would not be permitted.
Ella Theis
Delphos
To the editor,
Attention Van Wert area residents. You
all may throw away your calendars! Want to
know when payday is? Check the price at the
pump! Want to know when a holiday is com-
ing? Check the price at the pump! For quite
some time now this has been the trend in Van
Wert, a station just went up 42 cents since the
weekend and its only Monday. There is a con-
certed effort by people in Van Wert to promote
supporting local businesses and thats a good
thing but the ups and downs at the pump serve
to have the community shopping elsewhere!
The people that run the gas stations say they
dont make anything on the gas, so here is a
suggestion, dont buy anything else from them.
No lottery tickets, no candy bars, no beverag-
es, no coffee, no sandwiches, nothing, I think
you get the idea. See how they like this. They
think you cant do anything about the prices,
well try this, you have nothing to lose.
The only good thing I see about higher gas
prices, and I am not sure its good, is all the
extra time I have now. It used to take forever
to put $20 in the gas tank, now I do it in no
time at all. What should I do with all that extra
time? Write to the Times Bulletin I guess.
Ed Conn
Ohio City
To the editor,
This letter is to urge people to please stop
dumping cats and kittens at the fairgrounds in
Van Wert, Ohio. It is not a safe haven.
About four years ago while at the fair-
grounds, my wife and I observed many cats
and kittens around several buildings. That day,
we saw around 40. We decided to feed and
water them at the locations where they were.
This last winter we only missed one day be-
cause drives were not plowed. Recently, I was
ordered to feed cats at only one location by
the Saddle Horse Barn. Nowhere else. Aug.
22, there were only ve cats at that location
to feed. Im sure many more were around the
grounds.
The day I am ordered to not feed or water
the cats anywhere on the fairgrounds is the day
I wont attend the Van Wert County Fair, wed-
ding receptions, anniversaries, voting, auc-
tions, State Highway Patrol inspections, or any
other event held there.
Whether I live one year or 20, I hope many
others will follow suit.
Also, the cats are treated badly at the fair-
grounds and I believe they are destined to die
from starvation, traps, and possibly poison.
You might be interested to know that the
Van Wert County Fairgrounds is privately
owned by the Van Wert County Agricultural
Society made up of the members you elect to
be on the fair board.
The fairgrounds is not owned by the county
or city.
Tom Wise
Van Wert
Feeling loss and sadness
Area resident speaks
out on gasoline prices
LETTERS
Dont dump cats or
kittens at fairgrounds
If you want to be a success,
always remember, people soon
forget most of what they hear
you say, but they will always
remember how you made them
feel. They also like getting
something morethe value
added principle that this story
illustrates.
Mrs. Smith, the manager of
a huge candy counter, employed
two clerks, Betty and Mary to
serve customers. This is a story
told by Brad and Alan Antin in
their book titled Secrets From
The Lost Art of Common Sense
Marketing.
One day as the normal crowd
of after school kids ooded her
shop, Mrs. Smith noticed that
there were twice as many kids
in the line waiting for Betty as
there were waiting for Mary. So
she went to the end of Bettys
line and asked little Johnny
why he was waiting in such a
long line when Marys line was
so much shorter.
Johnny looked up and said,
Thats easy. Betty gives us
more candy for our quarter.
The next day, Mrs. Smith
watched Betty sell her candy.
Each time a child would put his
or her quarter on the counter,
Betty would sell them exactly
half a pound of candy.
She glanced over at Marys
counter and saw that each time
a child put a quarter on the
counter, Mary would also care-
fully measure a half pound of
candy.
She decided to ask little
Johnny why he thought that
Betty was giving the kids more
candy for the same quarter.
They both start with a big
scoop of candy, but Betty keeps
adding more, and Mary takes
some away, Johnny said.
That evening, Mrs. Smith
asked Betty and Mary about
the way they sold candy. Mary
shrugged her shoulders and said
that she just measured out the
amount of candy that the cus-
tomer wants and sells it to them
with a smile.
Betty said, I gure that
people just want to get their
moneys worth and nobody
likes to see you take anything
away from them. So, I simply
make sure that I always start
with less than what the custom-
er orders, and then keep adding
more until the scale reads the
correct amount.
That way, people feel like
theyre getting something more.
They seem to like that, Betty
added.
*********
For many years now police
patrol cars have been outtted
with dash cameras. One result
of the disturbing events in Fer-
guson, Mo. on Aug. 9, is the
recommendation that ofcers
be made to wear on-body cam-
eras that would feed video into
their cell-phones to protect of-
cers and suspects.
That got me thinking. Just
how much more can patrol of-
cers be expected to wear and
carry on their duty belts?
First, nearly all patrolmen
must wear a body armor vest for
protection. With the additional
tools on their belt, the added
weight could exceed 10 pounds.
That duty belt serves as
a holster for their re arm,
handcuffs, taser/stun gun, ra-
dio, magazine pouch for extra
ammo clips, a baton/night stick,
phone, as many as two ash-
lights and pepper spray-mace
canister. Am I missing any-
thing?
So much for being nimble.
********
In the aftermath of the Aug.
9 police shooting in Ferguson,
Mo. there were violent pro-
tests and looting of stores that
awakened racial tensions across
America. People were quick
to criticize the various law
enforcement agencies for roll-
ing out an arsenal of military-
grade gear, including armored
vehicles, assault ries and riot-
control equipment.
There were many valid
points made, but lets not de-
monize all police departments
and ofcers. Lets not tarnish
the work of all police ofcers
for the actions of a few.
In many U.S. cities, there are
areas that resemble war zones
with gang activity, nightly law-
lessness and deadly confron-
tations. We cant expect cops,
remen and emergency person-
nel to do their jobs in those con-
ditions without adequate equip-
ment for protection.
It seems reasonable and
standard procedure to have
SWAT-type units on standby
to carry out dangerous assign-
ments. The best and safest way
to protect all involved is to act
with a show of force.
And when that happens,
sometimes bad things happen.
Id guess if cops, remen and
EMTs go into tense situations
undermanned and ill-equipped,
even worse things can happen.
Proper training is mandatory.
Unt public servants must be
weeded out.
Some critics say the partner-
ship program administered by
the Defense Dept. to distribute
surplus military equipment has
been overdone. In some cases,
using this superior re-power
has escalated the powder keg
situationwhich is debatable.
Sadly, the world has be-
come more dangerous. Maybe
there was a day many decades
ago when the mere presence of
law enforcement was enough
to deter most criminal activity.
Wed like to believe horrendous
crimes never happen in our
backyard.
Top U.S. national security
ofcials are warning us: The
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) present the greatest ter-
rorist threat to Americans since
9/11. That organization is sav-
age and their stated goal is to
harm all Americans and to raise
their ag over the White House.
We need to understand, ac-
cording to intelligence sources,
Jihadist (lone wolf) sleeper
cells are already here.
If followers of the Islamic
State do bring their violent
brand of terrorism to an Ameri-
can city near us, it might not be
a bad idea to have our police-
men, remen and EMTs prop-
erly equipped to protect us, and
themselves
People love getting
something more
By
Byron
McNutt
PEOPLE
MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE
Labor Day is bittersweet for too many Ohio-
ans. On a holiday meant to celebrate the end of
summer with a day off from work, too many of
our friends and neighbors will spend it looking
through the Want Ads for a job. Full-time jobs
are hard to come by, while more and more peo-
ple are forced into part-time work. More and
more Ohioans are having to take two or even
three jobs just to make ends meet. Washington
can and should do more to help.
We should start by reforming our broken
tax code. Burger King is just the latest compa-
ny to move its headquarters to another country
to avoid our overcomplicated and burdensome
code. Our tax rate is the highest in the world
at 35 percent. Canada, where Burger King is
moving, has a 15 percent rate. The math isnt
complicated.
We need to bring our code in line with the
rest of the world. We havent reformed our tax
code since 1986, and a lot has changed since
then. We should eliminate the special inter-
est tax loopholes, carve-outs, and preferences
that allow some companies to pay little or no
taxes and use the savings to pay for a rate cut to
make America more competitive with the rest
of the world. This reform isnt about helping
corporate boardrooms. The experts tell us that
more than 70 percent of the benet of tax re-
form would go to workers in the form of higher
wages and benets. Comprehensive tax reform
is one of the best things we could do for Amer-
icans who are struggling to nd a job today.
We also need a true all-of-the-above energy
policy that takes advantage of our abundant
energy resources. Many Ohioans will hit the
road this weekend, and theyll nd the cost to
buy a gallon of gas is painfully high. At the
same time, the price of electricity is rising as
utility companies struggle under more and
more burdensome regulations from Washing-
ton. These costs have ripple effects throughout
the economy, limiting growth, causing the cost
of goods to rise, and making it harder for com-
panies to expand and hire new workers.
We can do better. First, we should continue
to move towards North American energy inde-
pendence. Oil production on private lands has
soared. We need to open more public lands to
energy production to continue that expansion.
We should also do more to encourage energy
efciency measures that can cut costs for con-
sumers and businesses by passing my Energy
Efciency and Industrial Competitiveness Act.
And we should pass regulatory reform that
strengthens cost-benet analysis so we can en-
sure that new regulations dont do more harm
than good while destroying jobs and making
it harder for American companies to compete.
Finally, we know that too many Americans
cant nd good jobs because they dont have
the skills they need to compete in the modern
economy. Earlier this year, we took steps to re-
form our worker training programs when pro-
visions of my CAREER Act were signed into
law by the President. These provisions will
ensure that we encourage training programs
that actually work and provide the kind of
skills and credentials that are in demand in the
area. But there is so much more that needs to
be done to provide better education and worker
training to close the skills gap. A 21st century
economy requires a 21st century workforce.
The recession hit people hard, especially
the Middle Class. Many families are still
struggling to get back on their feet and are
anxious and uncertain about the future. Wash-
ington needs to stop the bickering and get to
work to help them. By passing these reforms,
we can start to get our economy back on track
and help ensure that this time next year, Labor
Day is a holiday millions more Americans can
truly enjoy.
Getting America back to work
this Labor Day
By
U.S. Sen.
Rob Portman
GUEST
COLUMN
BY DAN PERRY
Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP)
The third Gaza War in
six years appears to have
ended in another sort of tie,
with both Israel and Hamas
claiming the upper hand.
Their questionable achieve-
ments have come at a big
price, especially to long-suf-
fering Palestinians in Gaza.
In a sense, Israel got what
it wanted: Hamas stopped
ring rockets in exchange
for mostly vague promises
and future talks. But the cost
to Israel was huge: Beyond
the 70 people killed all
but six of them soldiers
the economy has been set
back, the tourism season de-
stroyed, its people rattled for
50 days and its global stand-
ing pummeled by images of
devastation in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu faces bristling
from people who sense that
Hamas controlled events
and could not have its grip
loosened on the Gaza Strip,
which it seized by force from
the Palestinian Authority in
2007. Around the corner lie
international investigations
into war crimes allegations.
Hamas is celebrating its
success after surviving Is-
raels far superior repower.
The Islamic militant groups
rocket re emptied a string
of Israeli border communi-
ties and disrupted Tel Avivs
international airport. Weak
a few months ago, it may
emerge as more of a player
in Palestinian politics, and
the plight of Gazans is again
atop the worlds concerns.
It also paid dearly: 2,143
Palestinians were killed, in-
cluding nearly 500 children
and hundreds of militants.
The U.N. estimates the war
destroyed or severely dam-
aged 17,200 homes and
left 100,000 Palestinians
homeless, with considerable
swaths of Gaza in rubble.
Hamas rocket arsenal is
much depleted and many
if not all of its attack tun-
nels against Israel have been
destroyed.
For the moment, Israel
has promised to open bor-
der crossings with Gaza to
a degree, something it does
intermittently anyway, and
to increase access for Gaza
shermen. Hamas other
demands are to be later dis-
cussed: an airport and sea-
port, prisoner releases, sala-
ries for its thousands of civil
servants and the opening of
the Rafah crossing to Egypt.
Israel will ask for demilita-
rizing Gaza. Little is likely
to be resolved anytime soon.
The region is unpredict-
able. But as it seems this
cease-re may stick, here are
some preliminary lessons:
FORCE MAY HAVE
WORKED
For 50 days, Hamas stuck
to its rockets. Israel started
with carefully targeted de-
struction of sites, but steadily
escalated its strikes. It razed
neighborhoods and killed top
militants. This week, Israel
destroyed whole apartment
towers. Hamas ght was at
rst genuinely supported by
Gazans desperate for an end
to the embargo of the strip by
Israel and Egypt a policy
largely meant to squeeze out
Hamas.
GAZA/A10
A grim stalemate at wars end in Gaza
AP ANALYSIS
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$tocks of Regional Interest
Name Change Open Close
Dow Jones Industrial Average +18.88 17,083.42 17,098.45
NASDAQ Composite +22.58 4,571.76 4,580.27
NYSE COMPOSITE (DJ) +36.65 11,023.80 11,046.35
S&P 500 +6.63 1,998.45 2,003.37
American Electric Power Co., Inc. +0.38 53.39 53.70
AT&T, Inc. +0.22 34.73 34.96
AutoZone, Inc. +0.07 540.41 538.84
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. -0.36 44.04 43.42
Bunge Limited +0.37 84.34 84.65
BP plc -0.08 47.98 47.84
Citigroup Inc. +0.26 51.53 51.65
CSX Corp. +0.14 30.78 30.91
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. +0.46 30.43 30.83
CenturyLink, Inc. +0.13 40.80 40.99
CVS Caremark Corporation +0.02 79.50 79.45
Dominion Resources, Inc. +0.37 69.73 70.22
Deere & Company +0.12 84.08 84.09
The Walt Disney Company -0.35 90.32 89.88
eBay Inc. +0.07 55.74 55.50
Eaton Corporation plc +0.24 69.98 69.81
Ford Motor Co. -0.01 17.47 17.41
First Defance Financial Corp. +0.08 27.98 27.90
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp. +0.29 16.81 17.07
First Financial Bancorp. +0.13 16.47 16.61
General Dynamics Corp. -0.14 123.05 123.25
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. +0.81 21.31 22.10
General Electric Company -0.03 26.03 25.98
Greif, Inc. -1.22 49.10 47.89
General Motors Company +0.12 34.74 34.80
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. +0.20 25.90 25.97
Huntington Bancshares Inc. +0.03 9.83 9.84
Health Care REIT, Inc. +0.51 67.15 67.58
The Home Depot, Inc. +0.99 92.74 93.50
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. -0.02 33.98 34.05
International Business Machines +0.30 192.26 192.30
Johnson & Johnson +0.78 103.10 103.73
JPMorgan Chase & Co. +0.29 59.34 59.45
The Kroger Co. -0.02 51.11 50.98
Kohls Corp. -0.61 59.36 58.79
Lowes Companies Inc. -0.03 52.50 52.51
McDonalds Corp. -0.42 94.20 93.72
Microsoft Corporation +0.55 45.07 45.43
MOTORS LIQUIDATION 0.0000 0.00 0.0422
Navistar International Corp. -0.12 37.86 37.71
Nucor Corporation +0.36 54.15 54.32
Pepsico, Inc. -0.09 92.73 92.49
The Procter & Gamble Co. +0.08 83.09 83.11
Rite Aid Corporation -0.1000 6.31 6.2200
RadioShack Corp. +0.17 1.47 1.60
Sprint Corporation -0.05 5.68 5.61
Telefex Incorporated +0.64 109.29 109.48
Time Warner Inc. +0.08 77.00 77.03
Textron Inc. -0.01 38.06 38.00
United Security Bancshares Inc. +0.07 8.56 8.68
United Parcel Service, Inc. -0.11 97.76 97.33
U.S. Bancorp +0.22 42.23 42.28
Verizon Communications Inc. +0.41 49.43 49.82
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. -0.40 75.75 75.50
Wells Fargo & Company +0.29 51.26 51.44
The Wendys Company +0.01 8.14 8.15
A8 Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31, 2014 Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
STORY OF THE DAY
As stocks rise, so
does anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obamas possible
delay in taking action on immigration has thrown advocates and
lawmakers from both parties a curveball, barely two months be-
fore the midterm elections.
Democrats who were bracing for the impact that Obamas long-
awaited announcement would have on their campaigns are now
rethinking aspects of their strategy for the fall. Republicans who
were considering legislative attempts to block Obama must recon-
sider whether thats the best use of the few remaining work weeks
before Election Day.
And immigration advocates, already frustrated by how long its
taken Obama to act, must decide whether to pressure the president
publicly to stop stalling or remain hopeful hell give them a favor-
able outcome in the end.
Obama in June said that by the end of the summer, hed an-
nounce what steps he had decided to take to x the nations im-
migration system in the absence of a legislative x from Capitol
Hill. But Obama backed away from that deadline on Thursday,
and the White House on Friday acknowledged it was possible the
decision would slip past the end of summer. It was unclear whether
any delay would be a mere matter of weeks or could push the an-
nouncement past the November elections.
The president is determined to take the kinds of steps that are
available to him, said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. But
he added he had no details about when that would happen.
Reluctant to be seen as putting on the brakes for political rea-
sons, White House ofcials suggested that if the decision slips past
summer, it would be because of the situation on the border, not the
election.
Obama immigration delay
a pre-election curveball
WASHINGTON (AP)
The federal agency that had
trouble launching a health in-
surance website last fall has
a massive new project. Any
glitches on this one could delay
tax refunds for many Ameri-
cans. Because of complicated
connections between the new
health care law and income
taxes, the Department of Health
and Human Services must send
out millions of new tax forms
next year. Theyre like W-2s
for people getting health insur-
ance tax credits under President
Barack Obamas law.
The forms are called 1095-
As, and list who in each house-
hold has health coverage, and
how much the government paid
each month to subsidize those
insurance premiums. Nearly 5
million people have gotten sub-
sidies through HealthCare.gov.
If the forms are delayed past
their Jan. 31 deadline, some
people may have to wait to le
tax returns and collect their
refunds.
A delay of a week or two
may not sound like much, but
many people depend on their
tax refunds to plug holes in
family nances.
The uncertainty is unnerv-
ing to some tax preparation
companies, which try to run
their ling season operations
like a military drill. The Obama
administration says its on task,
but wont provide much detail.
States operating their own
health insurance marketplaces
will also have to send out the
new forms, even if they had
website problems. But the big-
gest job belongs to the federal
exchange serving 36 states.
HHS will have to manage that
while in the midst of running
the 2015 health insurance sign-
up season, when millions more
are expected to try to get cover-
age.
Its very unrealistic to ex-
pect that they would be able
to implement a process that
distributed these forms in the
middle of open enrollment, and
on time, said George Brandes,
vice president for health care
programs at Jackson Hewitt
Tax Service.
New challenge for HealthCare.gov: Tax forms
WASHINGTON (AP) The case
of Mehdi Nemmouche haunts U.S. intel-
ligence ofcials.
Nemmouche is a Frenchman who
authorities say spent 11 months ghting
with the Islamic State group in Syria be-
fore returning to Europe to act out his
rage. On May 24, prosecutors say, he me-
thodically shot four people at the Jewish
Museum in central Brussels. Three died
instantly, one afterward. Nemmouche
was arrested later, apparently by chance.
For U.S. and European counterter-
rorism ofcials, that 90-second spasm
of violence is the kind of attack they fear
from thousands of Europeans and up to
100 Americans who have gone to ght
for extremist armies in Syria and now
Iraq.
The Obama administration has of-
fered a wide range of assessments of the
threat to U.S. national security posed by
the extremists who say theyve estab-
lished a caliphate, or Islamic state, in
an area straddling eastern Syrian and
northern and western Iraq, and whose
actions include last weeks beheading of
American journalist James Foley. Some
ofcials say the group is more danger-
ous than al-Qaida. Yet intelligence as-
sessments say it currently couldnt pull
off a complex, 9-11-style attack on the
U.S. or Europe.
However, there is broad agreement
across intelligence and law enforcement
agencies of the immediate threat from
radicalized Europeans and Americans
who could come home to conduct lone-
wolf operations. Such plots are difcult
to detect because they dont require large
conspiracies of people whose emails or
phone calls can be intercepted.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bomb-
ings were like that, carried out by radi-
calized American brothers Dzhokhar
and Tamerlan Tsarnaev acting on their
own. So was the 2010 attempt to bomb
New Yorks Times Square by Faisal
Shahzad, who received training and di-
rection in Pakistan but operated alone in
the United States.
On Friday, Britain raised its ter-
ror threat from substantial to se-
vere, its second highest level, citing
a foreign ghter danger that made a
terrorist attack highly likely. The
U.S. didnt elevate its national terror-
ist threat level, though White House
press secretary Josh Earnest said the
administration was closely monitor-
ing the situation. Homeland Security
Secretary Jeh Johnson said Friday that
U.S. authorities arent aware of any
specic, credible threats to the U.S.
homeland from the group.
So far, Nemmouche is the only
foreign ghter afliated with the Is-
lamic State group who authorities say
returned from the battleeld to carry
out violence, and some scholars argue
the danger is overstated. But nearly ev-
ery senior national security ofcial in
the U.S. government including the
attorney general, FBI director, home-
land security secretary and leaders of
key intelligence and military agencies
has called foreign ghters in Syria
and Iraq their top terrorism worry.
While we have worked hard over
the last year and a half to detect West-
erners who have gone to Syria, no one
knows for sure whether there are those
who have gone there undetected, said
John Cohen, a Rutgers University pro-
fessor who stepped down in July as
the Homeland Security Departments
counterterrorism coordinator.
And thats why those of us who
look at this every day are so con-
cerned that somebody is going to slip
through the cracks, Rep. Mike Rog-
ers, R-Mich., the House Intelligence
Committee chairman, said Thursday
on CNN. Theyre either going to get
into Europe or theyre going to get into
the United States.
Unlike al-Qaida militants in Paki-
stan and Yemen, American and Eu-
ropean passport holders who have se-
cretly gone to ght in Syria can travel
freely if they have not been identied
as terrorists. U.S. authorities are sift-
ing through travel records and trying
to identify the foreign ghters, but
they wont see all of them.
An American from San Diego,
Douglas McAuthur McCain, was
killed this week in Syria, where, of-
cials say, he was ghting with the Is-
lamic State. The U.S. is investigating
whether a second American also was
killed.
At heart of Syria fears, extremists returning home
SAN RAMON, Mexico
(AP) The lumbering freight
train known as The Beast,
a key part of the route for mi-
grants heading north to the
United States, rolled to an
abrupt, unscheduled stop in the
black of midnight.
Mexican federal police and
immigration agents had waited
silently in the brush alongside
for at least hour, visible only by
the glint of their powerful ash-
lights. As the train stopped, the
area was suddenly ooded with
spotlights as agents pounced
from both sides of the track,
scaling ladders to the tops of the
freight cars and shouting: Fed-
eral police! Give up! Youre
surrounded! Come down care-
fully!
About a dozen men, some
literally spitting with anger and
desperation, were rmly led off
the track, an agents hand on the
back of their necks, and taken
to waiting vans for processing
and deportation. Agents helped
a lone female migrant clamber-
ing over a coupling between
cars to reach their van, telling
her Walk carefully, dont fall.
Dont touch me, she
snarled.
The scene early Friday
would have been unheard of in
Mexico during the decades in
which Central American mi-
grants were allowed to freely
hop freight trains to reach the
U.S. border. But the raid is part
of a crackdown that has sharply
reduced the number of women
and children trying to make
their way to the United States,
where they turn themselves into
the U.S. Border Patrol an
exodus that caused what U.S.
leaders call a crisis at the bor-
der.
Fewer than 15 migrants
were detained Friday on a train
that once carried 600 to 1,000
migrants at a time. It seemed
at least temporarily like the
end of an era for the train the
migrants dubbed La Bestia
because of all the travelers who
had been maimed or killed try-
ing to hitch a ride.
But the migrants, eeing
unemployment, violence and
poverty in their home countries,
have been only temporarily de-
terred by past strategies. Some
already have devised ways to
avoid capture under the crack-
down. One lone migrant es-
caped Fridays raid by lying at
on the roof of the last freight car
and managing to stay aboard as
the train pulled out.
Mexican
authorities
stage midnight
migrant raid
BAGHDAD (AP) As
Islamic militants rampage
across northern Iraq, seizing
vast swaths of territory and
driving hundreds of thousands
of people from their homes,
the Shiite Turkmens living
in the hardscrabble town of
Amirli have decided to stay
and ght.
The wheat and barley farm-
ers have taken up arms, dug
trenches and posted gunmen
on the rooftops and, against
all odds, they have kept the Is-
lamic State extremist group out
of their town of 15,000 people.
But residents say they are
running low on food and wa-
ter despite Iraqi army airlifts,
and after more than six weeks
under siege they dont know
how much longer they can
hold out.
We are using all of our ef-
forts, all of our strength to pro-
tect our city and protect our
homes, Nihad al-Bayati, an
oil engineer now ghting on
the outskirts of the town, told
The Associated Press by phone.
There is no other solution. If
we have to die, so be it.
Every three days he makes
his way into the town to see
his family. He travels on back
roads, hoping to avoid shelling
and snipers, and keeps an eye
out for checkpoints manned
by Islamic State militants who
would surely kill him.
Iraqi town
holds out
BY BERNARD CONDON
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) Is it time to cash out of stocks?
The market has nearly tripled in a little over ve years,
and the Standard & Poors 500 index closed above 2,000 for
the rst time on Tuesday. With each record, the temptation
grows to take your winnings and ee.
Plenty of experts think stocks are about to drop. But many
others offer compelling arguments for the rally to continue
for years. The bulls point to a strengthening U.S. economy.
They also like that companies have plenty of money to keep
buying back their own stock.
The bears argue that stocks already reect years of future
prot gains. They also note that many economies around the
world are stumbling and that U.S. interest rates could rise
soon.
BULL CASE
A STRONGER ECONOMY
Four of the past ve bull markets have ended with inves-
tors selling in a recession, or bailing out because they an-
ticipated one. The odds of a downturn anytime soon? Not
very high, at least based on the latest economic reports and
forecasts.
LOW INTEREST RATES
Interest rates are low, and thats been great for stocks.
They help lower borrowing costs for consumers and busi-
nesses. They also hold down interest payments on bonds,
making stocks look more attractive by comparison.
BUYBACK BOOM
One of the biggest forces in the stock rally so far is com-
panies buying back their own shares. Companies in the S&P
500 have spent $1.9 trillion on buybacks since the bull mar-
ket began in March 2009, according to Howard Silverblatt, a
senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
BEAR CASE
STOCKS NOT CHEAP
Its ne to forecast big prot gains well into the future, but
what if prices fully reect expected gains?
Thats what many bears think. They cite the price-earn-
ings ratio, or the price of a stock divided by its earnings per
share. If a share costs $100 and the company is expected to
earn $5 per share in the coming year, the P/E ratio is 20.
Many experts believe a better P/E is a cyclically adjust-
ed ratio, which averages earnings over 10 years. It is cur-
rently 26. Thats far below the peak of 44 it reached in the
late 1990s, but its still very high. Since the end of World War
II, the average is 18.3.
THOSE COMING RATE HIKES
The Fed may be able to raise rates slowly without damag-
ing the economy and stock markets. But its record isnt en-
tirely reassuring. Three of the past ve bull markets ended
after the Fed increased rates.
STRUGGLING ECONOMIES ABROAD
U.S. companies rely more than ever on foreign economies
remaining healthy. Unfortunately, many of those economies
are stumbling.
In this Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, le photo, trader
Edward McCarthy, left, works on the oor of the
New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard
Drew, File)
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A DHI Media publication REAL ESTATE Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31, 2014 A9
Allen County
City of Delphos
Jay A. Brown executor of Rose M. Brown estate to William R.
III and Patricia Garrison, 502 S. Washington St., Delphos, $2,000.
Craig M. and Christine M. Ebbeskotte to Brenda K. Schroeder,
427 N. Franklin St., Delphos, $115,000.
Trent Patrick Gossett and Amy Marie Hershberger to Joshua C.
Berkhoudt, 827 S. Washington St., Delphos, $60,000.
Kim D. Rupert to Richard J. Jacomet and Amanda L. Burnett,
610 E. Suthoff St., Delphos, $58,000.
Village of Elida
Dean A. and Jennifer Daugherty to Ruth E. Fletcher, 4971
Marciel Dr., Elida, $155,000.
Marion Township
Steven and Beth Lucius to Jordan L. Good, 6570 Piquad Road,
Lima, $155,000.
Putnam County
Cynthia S. Frost, Lot 1466, Ottawa, to Eric E. Frost.
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, .464 acre, .927 acre, .756
acre, 1.510 acres, .497 acre, .897, abandoned RR right of way,
Jackson Township, to Donald A. Turnwald.
Vincent T. Schroeder TR and Mary G. Schroeder TR, 1.00
acre, Liberty Township, to Blessed Acres 5 LLC.
Joseph Young and Amy L. Young fka Amy L. Jesko, Lot 5,
Columbus Grove, to Brett M. Reed and Paige E. Reed.
Jeffrey Carl Schulte and Ashley Marie Schulte, Lot 435 Kalida,
to Erin M. Bockrath.
Dorothy A. Hovest, 27.060 acres Ottawa Township, to James F.
Meyerhoffer and Julie A. Meyerhoffer.
Bonnie Sue Bennett, 2.398 acres Monroe Township to Michael
T. Huizenga and Janice Huizenga.
Anne Y. Koester and Sue M. Koester, Lot 306 Ottoville, to
Anne Y. Koester and Sue M. Koester.
Gregory A. Verhoff, Theodore J. Verhoff TR, Eloise A. Ver-
hoff TR and Gregory A. Verhoff TR, Lot 581 Columbus Grove to
Daniel L. Maag and Frances M. Maag.
Ruth A. Lucke, 2.730 acres Jennings Township, to Lucke
Farms LLC.
Susan M. Sager, 2.0 acres Union Township to Jeff D. Sager.
T & A Properties LLC, .194 acre Ottawa Township to Benja-
min A. Kuhlman.
Earl F. Ehrhardt, Lot 533 Columbus Grove, to Mary Ehrhardt.
Michael W. Smith and Susan T. Smith, 1.15 acres Greensburg
Township, to Ryan T. Wehri.
Erma E. Grant, 32.47 acres Monroe Township to A & K Weller
Farms LLC.
Robert Kuhlman, Carolyn K. Kuhlman, William Kuhlman,
Ruth Kuhlman, Kathleen Brown, John R. Brown, Alan Kuhlman
and Theresa Kuhlman, 20.818 acres Ottawa Township to Michael
B. Recker and Jennifer L. Recker.
Robert Kuhlman, Carolyn K Kuhlman, William Kuhlman,
Ruth Kuhlman, Kathleen Brown, John R. Brown, Alan Kuhlman
and Theresa Kuhlman, 17.709 acres Ottawa Township, to Gerald
L. Schmenk and Linda M. Schmenk.
Randy A. Steele and Kimberly Trehan, Lots 325 and 326
Leipsic, to US Bank National Association.
Darwin D. Nevergall and Debra S. Nevergall, Lot 454 Colum-
bus Grove, to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
Four Saum Properties LLC, Lot 4 Jennings Township, to Scott
Aldrich and Anita Aldrich.
Lois Eickholt, 1.0 acre Sugar Creek Township to Billy Joe
Young Jr.
Raymond J. Steele and Jean M. Steele, 2.00 acres Monterey
Township, to Mark J. Steele.
Virginia C. Holtkamp, Lot 65 Kalida, to Ann M. Holtkamp
and Robert J. Holtkamp.
Thomas J. Clementz and Mary Ann Clementz, 1.0 acre Perry
Township, to Jason R. Schnipke and Katie M. Schnipke.
Van Wert County
Virginia F. Sealscott Revocable Living Trust to Lois M. Steyer,
inlot 3399, Van Wert.
Allen L. Gribler, Bonnie Gribler, Karl G. Gribler, Nancy
Gribler, Mary E. Schnepp, William Schnepp, Connie S. Stevens,
Gary P. Stevens, Nancy L. Gribler to Connie S. Stevens, Gary P.
Stevens, portion of section 22, Liberty Township.
Ronald Michael Knippen, Ronald W. Knippen, Sheree Ann
Knippen, Ronald M. Knippen to Ronald Michael Knippen Re-
vocable Trust, portion of sections 13, 12, Washington Township.
Van Wert Federal Savings Bank to Ronnie Lee Smith, portion
of section 31, Union Township.
Alan L. Schott, Dianne M. Schott to Noah N. J. Schwartz,
Emma L. Schwartz, portion of section 15, Willshire Township.
Jeffrey D. Stachler, Kathy J. Stachler to David R. Kreischer,
Teresa A. Kreischer, lot 223-13, Van Wert subdivision.
Dawn E. Stocklin, Dawn E. Scheer, Tod Scheer to Timothy P.
Geier, inlot 560, portion of inlot 561, Delphos.
Estate of Robert E. Hartman, estate of Robert Hartman to
Scott A. Figert, portion of section 1, Union Township.
Tammy Heppeard to Mark A. Heppeard, inlots 236, 237, Ohio
City.
Kimberly A. Miller to Keith D. Langdon, Lorraine Langdon,
portion of section 20, Ridge Township (Overholt subdivision lot
9).
Felt Development LLC to Roberta J. Myers, inlot 4424, Van
Wert.
Barbara L. Brown Revocable Trust to Samuel L. Brown, por-
tion of section 11, Pleasant Township.
Robert L. Mosier, Sharon L. Mosier to Laura Michelle Pohl-
man, Julie Suzanne Kubek, inlot 1279, Delphos.
Michael J. Mesker, Barbara J. Mesker to Michael J. Mesker,
Barbara J. Mesker, inlots 494, 495, Delphos.
Estate of Alice L. Williams to Arthur J. Williams, lot 73-2,
Delphos subdivision.
Dolores A. Hurley to William J. Hurley, inlot 454, Delphos.
Roger D. Schumm, Gloria J. Schumm to Roger D. Schumm
Living Trust, Gloria J. Schumm Living Trust, portion of sections
35, 36, Tully Township.
Stanley H. Kindell, Doris M. Kindell to Camillia C. Kline,
portion of inlots 9, 10, Convoy.
John A. Bertling, Cindy A. Bertling to Cory Bertling, portion
of inlot 304, Delphos.
Estate of Clyde Edward Smith to Kathleen Kay Smith, portion
of inlot 1242, Delphos (Unit 1200).
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WASHINGTON (AP) The average 30-year U.S. mort-
gage rate remained at a 52-week low of 4.10 this week.
Mortgage company Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) also said
Thursday that the average for a 15-year mortgage, a popular
choice for people who are renancing, rose to 3.25 percent
from 3.23 percent.
At its 52-week low of 4.10 percent, the rate on a 30-year
mortgage is down from 4.53 percent at the start of the year.
Rates have fallen even though the Federal Reserve has been
trimming its monthly bond purchases, which are intended to
keep long-term borrowing rates low. The purchases are set to
end in October.
The low rates appear to have boosted U.S. home sales. Data
released Thursday showed that more Americans signed con-
tracts to buy homes in July. The National Association of Real-
tors said its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose
3.3 percent to 105.9 last month. Still, the index remains 2.1
percent below its level a year ago.
To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys
lenders across the country between Monday and Wednesday
each week. The average doesnt include extra fees, known as
points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates.
One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount.
The average fee for a 30-year mortgage was 0.5 point, un-
changed from last week. The fee for a 15-year mortgage re-
mained at 0.6 point.
The average rate on a ve-year adjustable-rate mortgage
rose to 2.97 percent from 2.95 percent. The fee stayed at 0.5
point.
For a one-year ARM, the average rate edged up to 2.39 per-
cent from 2.38 percent. The fee was stable at 0.5 point.
Average 30-year mortgage
rate in US at 4.1 percent
WASHINGTON (AP)
More Americans signed con-
tracts to buy homes in July, a
sign that buying has improved
as mortgage rates have slipped,
the number of listings has risen
and the rate of price increases
has slowed.
The National Association
of Realtors said Thursday that
its seasonally adjusted pending
home sales index rose 3.3 per-
cent to 105.9 last month. Still,
the index remains 2.1 percent
below its level a year ago.
Ian Shepherdson, chief
economist at Pantheon Macro-
economics, called the increase
positive but stressed that
home buying was unlikely to
strengthen signicantly
Sales cannot rise much
more before they hit the funda-
mental problem that the pool of
would-be buyers is just not big
enough, Shepherdson said.
The pressures that caused
home sales to stall last year
have started to ease. The aver-
age 30-year xed mortgage rate
has dropped to 4.1 percent, a
52-week low. Prices are no lon-
ger rising at double-digit annual
rates, thereby helping to im-
prove affordability.
Pending sales are a barom-
eter of future purchases. A one-
to two-month lag usually exists
between a contract and a com-
pleted sale.
The number of signed con-
tracts in the Northeast climbed
6.2 percent and is ahead of its
pace last year. Pending sales
also rose in the South and West,
though the index for both re-
gions remains below its levels
in July 2013. Contracts in the
Midwest fell 0.4 percent last
month and also lag behind the
pace of a year ago.
Modest wage growth, which
has barely run ahead of in-
ation, has hampered home
sales. The Realtors forecast
that roughly 5 million existing
homes will be sold this year,
down from 5.1 million in 2013.
But price growth, which had
hurt affordability at the end of
last year, has moderated in re-
cent months.
The Standard & Poors/
Case-Shiller 20-city home
price index rose 8.1 percent in
June from 12 months earlier,
according to a report this week.
Year-over-year price gains at
the start of 2014 had averaged
more than 13 percent, accord-
ing to the Case-Shiller index.
And while more homeown-
ers have started to list their
properties for sale, the ability of
the real estate market to grow is
limited.
Thats largely due to the con-
sequences of the housing bust
that triggered the Great Reces-
sion at the end of 2007. Nearly
35 percent of homeowners are
still effectively underwater
on their mortgages: They either
have less than 20 percent equity
in their homes or they couldnt
sell their properties and have
enough money left for a down
payment on another home, the
online real estate rm Zillow
said this week.
Contracts to buy homes
rise in hopeful sign
This July 10, 2014 photo shows a house with sale
pending sign in Quincy, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael
Dwyer)
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A10 Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31, 2014 JUMP Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
DAYS
(From page A5)
The Lion Clothing kittenball team defeated Millers Opti-
cians at Waterwork Park Tuesday evening by a score of 3 to 2.
Wrocklage was on the mound for the Lion team. He held the
Opticians to two hits. The Lions collected a total of six hits
off Briggs. In the other league game of the evening Sheeters
defeated Raabes by a 5 to 4 score at city eld.
Embarrassment was the word in use at the Van Wert City
Council meeting. Chamber member Paul W. Purmort request-
ed Council appropriate $500 to help fund the new hangar at the
Van Wert Airport. However, several council members immedi-
ately refused and the city auditor also raised concerns about the
outlay of funds. Purmort then produced a $500 check from the
Chamber of Commerce to the city and reminded council their
rules required them to appropriate the money from the general
fund since the Chamber could not donate the money directly to
the airport fund. A chagrined council voted to appropriate the
funds and Purmort presented them with the check.
(From page A7)
But in the end, probably sensing the
population couldnt take more, Hamas
accepted a deal that does not differ much
from the rst Egyptian cease-re propos-
al offered in mid-July and accepted then
by Israel. The moral side of Israels use
of devastating force will be debated and
its legality may end up being examined
at The Hague, but the outcome suggests
it achieved its aims. Netanyahu said as
much Wednesday, telling a news confer-
ence that Hamas was surprised by the in-
tensity of Israels attacks in the last week
of the war. Especially interesting was the
minimal protest in the Arab world, where
Hamas suffers from association with the
Islamist groups increasingly marginal-
ized and feared around much of the re-
gion.
THE PALESTINIANS SHOWED
MORE RESILIENCE
Gazans are hardly free to oppose
Hamas rule, but it was still striking
how much more pressure there was on
Netanyahu to nd a way to end the war.
Also striking was the differing view of
combatant deaths: At Hamas funerals
in Gaza, the mood bordered on cel-
ebratory; in Israel, the soldiers deaths
brought national bereavement. This
limited Netanyahus options: Remov-
ing Hamas meant invading the heart of
Gaza City and potentially losing many
hundreds of troops in urban warfare.
There was little stomach for this in
Israel, however great the outrage over
Hamas and its rockets. It would have
been even worse for Netanyahu had
the Iron Dome missile defense system
not successfully protected Israelis from
most of the missiles.
THE PALESTINIAN UNITY
GOVERNMENT IS BACK
Israelis say that since Hamas em-
beds itself in civilian areas, there was
no choice but to target those areas while
making efforts to diminish civilian ca-
sualties by issuing warnings. Yet there
were alternatives. Israel could have
accepted some of Hamas demands
despite reservations about doing so un-
der re. In May, Israel could have cau-
tiously accepted the establishment of a
technocratic Palestinian unity govern-
ment that was backed by both Hamas
and the moderate Fatah group, which
runs the Palestinian Authority and its
autonomous enclaves in the West Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
said that government backed continued
peace efforts even though Hamas itself
may not, yet Netanyahu launched a dip-
lomatic campaign against Abbas for
aligning himself with terrorists. What
followed was the killing by Hamas ac-
tivists of three Jewish teens in the West
Bank, an Israeli crackdown on Hamas
in the territory, and the start of the
violence. Now Israel seems less upset
about the unity government. It would
probably be grateful to have the Pales-
tinian Authority back in Gaza, running
at least the borders, handling the recon-
struction aid projects and in general,
keeping Hamas in check.
PROSPECTS FOR REAL PEACE
REMAIN BLEAK
Whatever lies ahead, the bigger
Israeli-Palestinian story remains the
same: A majority on both sides wants
peace and accepts partition of the Holy
Land into two states but when the
other sides terms are considered, they
cannot do a deal. Israel has always
feared a total West Bank pullout that
would leave it about 10 miles (15 kilo-
meters) wide at its narrowest point. Ji-
hadi advances in the face of Arab gov-
ernments haplessness now compound
that fear. There is talk in the territories
of asking the world to force Israel to
accept the Palestinians terms a fol-
low-up to the U.N. General Assemblys
recognition in 2012 of a state of Pales-
tine in all of Gaza, the West Bank and
east Jerusalem. The Palestinians tend
to describe such efforts, as well as the
recent U.S.-led negotiating effort that
zzled, as last chances to save the
two-state solution. When thats off
the table, their vision does not lean to-
ward accepting a future as an occupied
people. More likely is another upris-
ing, or a push by the Palestinians for a
single state over all the territory of the
Holy Land, in which Arabs and Jews
would be equal citizens. Israel fears the
rst and ferociously opposes the sec-
ond, because it would bury the Zionist
dream of a national home for the Jews.
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GAZA
FAIR RESULTS
(From page A1)
Runner Up Leadership
Award
Sarah KlingerOhio
Challengers
TrophyIn Memory of
Ethan Enyart
Best County Family &
Consumer Science Project Ju-
nior: Trinity WelchJackson
Lively
Trophy Homemakers
Community Education
Senior: Chris Kraner
Ohio City Blue Ribbon Work-
er CashHomemakers Com-
munity Education
Best County Garden &
Plant Science
Junior: Haley Sheets
Ohio Challengers
TrophyIn Memory of
Roger Short
Best County Self Deter-
mined
Junior: Madison Pugh
Venedocia Lads and Lassies
TrophyVenedocia Lads
& Lassies
Senior: Dylan Hicks
Ohio Challengers
TrophyDoug & Marcia
German & Family Best Coun-
ty Cake Decorating
Junior: Kennedy Sites
Barnyard Buddies
TrophyHemping Dairy
Senior: Elizabeth Mitchen-
erBarnyard Buddies
TrophyNancy Johnson
Best County Scrapbooking
Junior: Kassidy Ring-
waldLeaders of the Future
Scrapbook Kit Heather
Gottke
Senior: Tiffany Ricketts
Ohio City Blue Ribbon Work-
ers
Scrapbook KitHeather
Gottke
Best County Small Animal
Vet Science
Junior: Kayla Krites
Clever Clovers
TrophyGreif Brothers
Senior: Hatti Boullon
Ohio Challengers
TrophyF & S Floor Cov-
ering
Best County Environment
and Natural Resource Awards
Junior: Madelyn Lamb
Bunny Hoppers
Trophy John Auld Family
Senior: Chris KranerOhio
City Blue Ribbon Workers
Trophy Seth and Anna
Baker
Best County Creative &
Leisure Arts Award
Junior: Jennifer Haggis
Clever Clovers/Bunny Hop-
pers
TrophyDelphos Young
Farm Wives
Senior: Alicia Buettner
Pathnders of Delphos
CashHomemakers Com-
munity Education
Best County STEM Award
Junior: Madison Pugh
Venedocia Lads and Lassies
TrophyLinda Baker
Senior: Dalton Sidle
Ohio Challengers
TrophyWee Care Learn-
ing Center
Best County Shooting
Sports
Junior: Evan Mongold
Leaders of the Future
TrophyKeister & Baker
LLC
Senior: Ethan Kemler -
Hoaglin Farmers
Trophy Keister & Baker
LLC
Canine:
Showmanship Junior A
Trophy Won by: Lana Carey
Sponsored by: Youth For
Christ
Showmanship Intermedi-
ate A Trophy Won by: Bren-
dan Browning
Christ
Obedience Beginner Nov-
ice A Trophy Won by: Libby
Price
Christ
Sheep:
Senior Sheep Show-
man Trophy Won by: Ethan
Greulach
Sponsored by: In Memory
of Terry Hiller - Hiller Family
Intermediate Sheep Show-
man Trophy Won by: Emily
Greulach
Sponsored by: Brad Owens
Family
Junior Sheep Showman
Trophy Won by: Brendon
Doner
Sponsored by: CW Farms
Champion Sheep Show-
man Cash Won by: Austin
Sorgen
Sponsored by: E.O. Nick
Stemen
Champion Sheep Show-
man Chair Won by: Austin
Sorgen
Sponsored by: E.O. Nick
Stemen
Grand Champion Ram Tro-
phy Won by: Austin Sorgen
Sponsored by: Dick Jel-
lison- Paul Ross Memorial
Award
Reserve Champion Ram
Award Won by: Hunter Ham-
rick
Sponsored by: R Lane
Acres
Reserve Champion Ewe
Trophy Won by: Brendon
Doner
Sponsored by: Delphos
Animal Hospital
Best Rate of Gain Feed
Scoop Won by: Ethan Kemler
Sponsored by: VW County
Old Fashioned Farmers Days
Best Rate of Gain 2nd
Award Won by: Ryan Rager
Sponsored by: R Lane
Acres
1st Light Weight Market
Class Trophy Won by: Austin
Sorgen
Sponsored by: Double T
Farm
2nd Light Weight Market
Class Trophy Won by: Sophie
Wilson
Sponsored by: Rager Home
Improvement, Inc.
1st Heavy Weight Market
Class Trophy Won by: Ethan
Greulach
of David Allen Hiller - Hiller
Family
Grand Champion Market
Lamb Trophy Won by: Emily
Greulach
Sponsored by: Wayne Ke-
mler and Family
Grand Champion Market
Lamb Banner Won by: Emily
Greulach
Sponsored by: Gary Richey
Auctioneer
Reserve Champion Market
Lamb Trophy Won by: Sophie
Wilson
Sponsored by: In memory
of Andy Kemler By Knapke
Suffolks
Reserve Champion Market
Lamb Banner Won by: Sophie
Wilson
Sponsored by: Tri-County
Driving School, Tom Ost-
ing Grand Champion Perfor-
mance Lamb Banner Won by:
Whitney Welker
Of Imogene Wortman
Grand Champion Perfor-
mance Lamb Trophy Won by:
Whitney Welker
Sponsored by: Ron & Carla
Young & Family
Reserve Champion Perfor-
mance Lamb Banner Won by:
Whitney Welker
Sponsored by: Gary Richey
Auctioneer
Reserve Champion Perfor-
mance Lamb Trophy Won by:
Whitney Welker
Sponsored by: Rager Home
Improvement, Inc.
1st Medium Weight Market
Class Trophy Won by: Emily
Greulach
Sponsored by: Sorgen
Farms
2nd Medium Weight Mar-
ket Class Trophy Won by: So-
phie Wilson
Sponsored by: C & K Fam-
ily Farms
Pictured above, a sheep is displayed Thursday evening at the Van Wert County
Fair. Sheep results were among those released Friday. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)
FARM BUREAU
(From page A1)
The location swap will
continue to improve the qual-
ity of the buildings on the
fairgrounds south side and,
combined changes with the
Rabbit Barn and the Gospel
Pavilion, will provide a par-
tial facelift for the historic
fairgrounds.
Chelsea Clinton quits as
NBC News reporter
BY DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) Chelsea Clinton said Friday she is
quitting her job as a reporter at NBC News, citing increased
work at the Clinton Foundation and the imminent birth of her
rst child.
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clintons daughter had been work-
ing at the network since 2011, sporadically doing feature stories
on people or organizations doing public-spirited work. Politico
magazine reported earlier this year that NBC was paying her
$600,000 a year.
I loved watching the Making a Difference stories about
remarkable people and organizations making a profound dif-
ference in our country and our world, Clinton said in a state-
ment posted on her Facebook page. I am grateful NBC gave
me the opportunity to continue this important legacy.
She was initially hired to do stories for Brian Williams
Rock Center newsmagazine, but that program was canceled.
Her work occasionally appeared on NBCs Nightly News.
Two Clinton stories that aired in January were on education
programs targeting the underprivileged. Shes done stories on
a school program for jailed teenagers named after Maya An-
gelou, an Arkansas tutoring program and a restaurant chain
that donates leftover food to the needy. Her story on actor Jeff
Bridges work on childhood hunger aired Aug. 1, and another
story about a school lunch program for poor children in New
Mexico is scheduled to air this Sunday.
Chelseas storytelling inspired people across the country
and showcased the real power we have as individuals to make a
difference in our communities, said Alex Wallace, senior vice
president at NBC News.
Her exit removes some potential awkwardness for the net-
work if her mother runs for president in 2016. NBC made cer-
tain to keep Clinton off the air around the time her mother was
making media appearances to promote a book, to avoid any ap-
pearance of conict. NBC also received some criticism when
stories about her salary appeared; the network didnt comment
on the reports.
Both Wallace and Clinton left open the possibility that Clin-
ton could someday return to NBC. While my role with NBC
News may be coming to an end, I look forward to working with
the NBC family well into the future, Clinton said on Face-
book.
Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, announced this
spring that she is pregnant with her rst child.
In this Tuesday, May 28, 2013, le photo, Chelsea
Clinton, from the Clinton Foundation, speaks during
an interview at the Women Deliver conference
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Clinton is quitting her
job as a reporter at NBC News. Clinton has been
working at the network since 2011, sporadically
doing feature stories on people or organizations
doing public-spirited work. The network announced
her exit on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. She was initially
hired to do stories for Brian Williams Rock Center
newsmagazine, but that program was canceled.
Her work occasionally appeared on NBCs Nightly
News. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
PRO-LIFE
(From page A1)
Huffman gave the history of attempts to make slavery
against the law when George Washington was president to re-
mind those in attendance their goal might take some time.
Washington didnt get it done and neither did Jefferson or
Madison. They kept pushing it down the road because they
were afraid of the backlash, he said. It wasnt until Lincoln
that we managed to right something that we knew was wrong.
We tend to think about our battles and if we are winning
when we elect a pro-life ofcial but the small ones matter, too.
We win when a woman decides to have her baby.
More than 90 people attended the banquet emceed by Right
to Life member Denny Elwer of Delphos.
CLEVELAND (AP)
The attorney for a woman
serving time in connection
with beard- and hair-cutting
attacks targeting Amish is
asking a federal judge to re-
lease her.
Court documents show
that Linda Schrock has been
imprisoned since March
2013 on a two-year sen-
tence. Her attorneys motion
Friday says she should be
released following Wednes-
days ruling by an appeals
court panel that overturned
hate-crime convictions of 16
men and women. They were
convicted after ve attacks
in 2011 that were in apparent
retaliation against Amish
who deed or denounced the
authoritarian style of Sam
Mullet Sr. He led the Berg-
holz community in eastern
Ohio.
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St. Johns senior quarterback Nick Martz winds up to unleash a pass during the
Blue Jays 2-OT victory over Elida Friday night at Stadium Park. (DHI Media/
Kenny Poling)
Jays survive 2-OT battle vs Elida
BY LARRY HEIING
DHI Media Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Whatever It Takes.
Thats the motto the St. Johns football se-
niors chose for the 2014 campaign. The motto
is a perfect way to describe the opening game
as the Blue Jays hosted the Elida Bulldogs Fri-
day night at Stadium Park.
The contest turned into an emotional roller
coaster as the game went into double overtime
as the Jays pulled out the 40-34 victory.
Another motto the Jays could have picked
was Dont Look Back as Coach Todd Schul-
te and his players were growing weary of the
talk about last year. The Blue Jays were red
up at the opening kickoff to prove all the crit-
ics wrong. Elida drove down the eld on its
opening drive as quarterback Logan Alexan-
der completed a pass to Clark Etzler on 3rd-
and-3. Two plays later, Alexander connected
with Brian Upshaw for the 31-yard touchdown
and the point-after by Garrett Brinkman gave
the Bulldogs the early lead, 7-0.
Both teams exchanged punts as the Blue
Jays got the ball back for their second series at
their own 15. Quarterback Nick Martz faked a
handoff on the rst play and took off for paydirt
on an 85-yard touchdown run. The point-after
by Brian Pohlman tied the game at 7-7.
After a Bulldog punt, Martz connected
with Eric Vogt for a completion down at the
12. Evan Hays carried down to the three and
Martz ran in with the keeper at the 6:22 mark.
The next Elida possession was halted as
Hays picked off an Alexander pass at the Elida
40. With the short eld, the Jays went to work,
as Martz found Hays for a 12-yard gain. Martz
scrambled to escape a sack and ran down to
the 17, then found sophomore Aaron Reindel
at the 10.
Mohler pushed the ball closer to goal line
and senior James Harrison scored for his rst
touchdown of the young season., extending the
Jays lead to 21- 7 with 2:29 left in the half.
The Blue Jay defense held the Bulldogs to
minus-3 yards rushing for the rst half.
Elida came out of the locker room passing
as they scored 21 unanswered points. Alexan-
der found Etzler for touchdown passes of 68,
19 and 49 yards to take a 28-21 lead with 9:24
remaining in regulation.
On an Elida kickoff, Hays gave the Jays
great eld position on their own 45. Martz
found fellow senior Tyler Conley for the rst
down at the 39. Martz again responded, this
time on 4th-and-9 with a completion to Vogt
down to the 18. Martz found the 6-foot-6 Con-
ley in the corner of the end zone, as he jumped
over a pair of Elida defenders for the game-
tying touchdown with 5:23 remaining.
Elida appeared to be driving for the game-
winning score as they reached mideld with
just over three minutes remaining. Reindel
made sure the Bulldogs would go no further
with an interception as the game headed for
overtime.
Crestview routs rival
Panthers, 35-0
BY NICK JOHNSON
sports@timesbulletin.com
CONVOY The 2014
football season began much
the same way the 2013 cam-
paign did for the Crestview
Knights: a shutout of area
rival Parkway on opening
night.
After a 21-0 win last
year at Panther Stadium, the
Knights went on to a North-
west Conference champion-
ship and a playoff victory. If
Friday nights 35-0 win over
the visiting Panthers is any
indication, the Knights are on
the right track to see similar
success this year.
Parkway had an opportu-
nity to score rst, thanks to
excellent starting eld posi-
tion when the Knights tried
an onside kick to start the
game.
Parkways rst snap was a
Justin Barna run. Barna broke
into the open eld and dashed
for 34 yard into Knights terri-
tory. Four plays later on 4th-
and-8, Barna faked the option
and ran for 20 yards to put
Parkway in the red zone.
Parkway was set up on
Crestview four yard line, but
a false start penalty on sec-
ond down forced the Panthers
to try a short eld goal, which
was missed.
Crestview hit the ground
running as Preston Zaleski
put up nine yards on a third
down bootleg followed by a
14-yard jet sweep by Malcolm
Oliver. The Knights nished
off the drive with a 19-yard
swing pass from Zaleski to
Oliver for a touchdown with
3:48 left in the rst quarter.
Jake Tatum added the extra
point to give the Knights an
early 7-0 lead.
The following Knights
drive saw Zaleski hook up
with Dylan Grandstaff on a
2nd-and-5 for 22 yards. An
11-yard Jake Lippi run put
Crestview in the red zone,
where Oliver ended the drive
with a 19-yard touchdown run
with 11:11 left in the second
period. Tatum connected on
the point after and Crestview
had a 14-0 lead.
Parkway got some mo-
mentum going when Cody
Coffman ran for 19 yards on
an option play, and Barna
picked up 14 yards by himself
on a quarterback keeper, but a
bad snap on the next play de-
railed the Panther drive and
Parkway was forced to punt.
After the punt, Crestview
went to the air as Zaleski
found Nate Owens downeld,
and Owens took the ball to
the house for a 78-yard touch-
down pass with 8:04 left in
the rst half. After a Tatum
extra point Crestview was up
21-0. The Knights scored on
their next drive when Grand-
staff took a 40 yard sweep to
pay dirt to give Crestview a
28-0 lead after Tatum added
the point after with 4:15 left
in the second period.
The Panthers second drive
of the third quarter featured
a 31-yard pass from Barna
to Kevin Flowers, but three
plays later Parkway coughed
up the ball on a bad snap and
fumble.
Crestview capped off the
scoring with a 66-yard touch-
down run by Zaleski in the
fourth quarter with just 8:51
left in the game. Zaleski
took the ball up the middle,
ran towards the home team
sidelines, and then cut back
towards the opposite side of
the eld before nally mak-
ing it into pay dirt. Tatum
added the point after to give
the Knights a 35-0 win.
I thought in the rst half,
we were focused and execut-
ing very well offensively and
defensively, remarked Crest-
view coach Jared Owens. In
the second half I felt we put it
on cruise control a little bit.
We didnt really try to extend
the lead like I would like us
to try. It just gives us some-
thing to work on. In the end,
we come out healthy and got a
win in a big rivalry game, and
its huge to start the year.
Im really disappointed in
the way things went, Park-
ways Dan Cairns said. This
may stupid, but I felt like it
was a closer game then the
score showed. When you get
inside the ve a couple times
and you come up empty,
thats denitely deating. We
had another good drive, but
we had a holding and just re-
ally shot ourselves in the foot.
We had guys at the point of
attack, we just didnt make
plays when we needed to.
Crestviews Isaiah Kline (4) attempts to break a
tackle against Parkways Sage Dugan (34) on Friday
night. The Knights beat the visiting Panthers 35-0.
(DHI Media/Tina Eley)
Cougars lose heartbreaker to Golden Bears
Cats open season with
destruction of Tigers
BY JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
WAYNESFIELD Chris Sommers wanted to send a state-
ment in his rst game as head football coach at Jefferson.
Message sent.
The Wildcats thoroughly dominated the rst half versus
Wayneseld-Goshen Friday night, leading to a 55-15 bashing
of the Tigers in Wayneseld.
Thats how we wanted to come out: playing physical and
playing well. You worry about rst-game jitters but we didnt
show any, Sommers noted. We wanted to establish the run
which we did and be effective in the passing game. De-
fensively, we dominated the line of scrimmage and even got a
score, which is always nice for those guys. Its a blessing to be
with these guys and this coaching staff for my rst win.
The Wildcats unveiled their hurry-up Wing-T attack but had
excellent balance, rushing for 190 yards and passing for 175
the rst half.
The defense held the hosts to minus-19 yards offense the
rst half.
With most the half played in Wayneseld space, the red-
and-white had nine possessions the rst half and scored seven
times, with Kurt Wollenhaupt delivering all but one extra point.
The only negative for the guests was 12 penalties for 134
yards.
BY JOHN PARENT
DHI Media Sports Editor
VAN WERT A year ago, if you
told the Van Wert football team that they
would lose to Bryan by four points, they
likely would have celebrated. As the
clock ran out on the Golden Bears 18-14
win over the Cougars at Eggerss Stadium
on Friday night, there was only disap-
pointment, anger and frustration.
When youre a program that has won
only twice in three seasons, it might be
easy to expect to lose. Van Wert came out
to start the 2014 season expecting to win.
And the Cougars came within 17 seconds
of doing just that.
This is a Bryan team thats picked to
win their league, was three points away
from a state semi-nal, and theyre cel-
ebrating like they just won the biggest
game of their life, Van Wert coach Keith
Recker said proudly after the game.
That tells us that they knew we were
for real, and that they respected what we
had. I couldnt ask for them to battle any
more than they did.
After a Cougar punt, Bryan took pos-
session with 1:52 to play and one timeout
left. They got the ball at their own 39; the
worst eld position the Bears suffered
in the games second half.Throughout
the games nal 24 minutes, the Cougar
defense had stiffened when it needed
to. Bryan spent nearly the whole half in
Cougar territory, threatening to take the
lead.
Finally, the war of attrition became
too great for the Cougars. Bryan quarter-
back Brandon Dean hit Nate Rau with an
18-yard pass play to get the drive rolling,
then kept one himself and got the ball
down the the Van Wert 40 with 1:37 to
play. A 6-yard run and a pair of incom-
plete passes left Bryan staring at a 4th-
and-4 with 1:05 to go.
Dean found Rau again, picking up
enough yards to move the chains. Back-
to-back running plays got the Bears
down to the Van Wert three, and Dean
kept the ball and dashed over left tackle
for the go-ahead score.
We played on our half of the eld the
whole second half and it was just stop af-
ter stop after stop, Recker said of his de-
fenses effort on Friday night. We were
just 20 seconds away from it.
It was an ominous start to the season,
as the Cougars fumbled away posses-
sion on the rst snap of the year. That led
to Bryans rst touchdown of the day, a
Dean pass to a wide-open Rau from 20
yards out. Bryans 2-point conversion try
failed and the Bears sported an early 6-0
lead.
Van Wert came right back, with Colin
Smith directing a 75-yard drive that start-
ed with a holding call. Smith found Ryan
Stoller on a rollout for a gain of 15, then
hit Stoller again on a quick out for anoth-
er nine yards. After a Bryan offsides call
kept the drive alive on a 4th-and-1, Smith
sent up top and found a streaking Nick
Krugh down the seam. Krugh made the
grab at the 10 and scampered in for the
38-yard touchdown. Gavin Gardner add-
ed the point-after and the Cougars held a
7-6 margin at the end of one.
With 9:04 to play in the rst half,
Stoller got the Cougars on the board
again. Smith went to the air and Stoller
reached over the Bryan defender to make
a remarkable highlight-reel catch in the
end zone. Gardners kick was good again
and Van Wert was up 14-6.
The Golden Bears, regional nalists
last season, showed they have the ability
to awe the crowd as well. With 3:53 be-
fore the half, Dean threw over the middle
to Derek Knisley, who laid out in the
middle of the end zone to bring the Bears
to within 14-12 at the break.
Bryan took the opening kick of the
second half and faced a 4th-and-9 on
their own 42. With the Cougar special
teams setting up a punt return, Bryans
Corbin Garza pulled the fake and took
off up the eld, gaining the rst down
and a Cougar penalty moved the ball in-
side the Van Wert 25.
Cougars Gavin Cross (56), Evan Williams (17), Dillon Baer (57) and
Gavin Ferkel (34) combine to bring down Bryan quarterback Brandon
Dean during play on Friday night. The Van Wert defense stood tall
versus a relentless Bryan attack, but lost an 18-14 decision. (DHI
Media/Jerry Mason)
COUGARS/B3
Jefferson junior Adam Rode nds open space near
the goal line versus Wayneseld-Goshen Friday
night in season-opening football action. (DHI
Media/Jim Metcalfe)
WILDCATS/B3
JAYS/B3
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B2 Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31, 2014 SPORTS Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
BALTIMORE (AP) Navy
head coach Ken Niumatalolo
found the routine of watching lm
of fth-ranked Ohio State to be
cause for consternation as Satur-
days season opener drew closer.
It seems like every time I turn
on the tape that team gets better,
Niumatalolo said. Ohio State has
always gotten great players, but
Coach (Urban) Meyer has taken
their recruiting to another level
since he got there. There are phe-
nomenal athletes at every position
on the eld.
Navy, in contrast, has only has
a handful of players that were of-
fered scholarships by other Foot-
ball Bowl Subdvision schools.
That explains in part why the
Midshipmen are two-touchdown
underdogs.
The Buckeyes have won 24
straight regular-season games
and have national championship
aspirations despite losing starting
quarterback Braxton Miller to a
season-ending shoulder injury.
___
Here are some things to know
about the Navy-Ohio State match-
up:
UPSET SPECIAL: Niumat-
alolo has said several times that
this is the most talented team
hes seen during his 17 years at
Navy. The Midshipmen had the
Buckeyes on the ropes when the
schools met in the opener of this
two-game series in 2009. A two-
point conversion pass that would
have tied the game with 2:23 re-
maining was intercepted and re-
turned to the opposite end zone
to give the Buckeyes a 31-27 vic-
tory. But Navy, despite closing
the 2013 season with a ve-game
winning streak, has not beaten a
team ranked in the top ve since
upsetting No. 2 South Carolina in
November 1984.
QUARTERBACK MATCH-
UP: Navys best hope for an upset
may rest with the vast difference
in experience between the quar-
terbacks. Junior Keenan Reynolds
is beginning his third season as a
starter and owns a 15-6 record as
the trigger man of the Midship-
mens patented triple-option of-
fense. Ohio State redshirt fresh-
man J.T. Barrett has not played
in a game since sustaining a
season-ending leg injury early in
his senior season at Rider High in
Wichita Falls, Texas. Reynolds,
on the other hand, set an NCAA
record for rushing touchdowns by
a quarterback with 31 in 2013.
BLOCKING WILL BE KEY:
Opponents with strong defensive
lines have given Navy trouble in
the past and Ohio State has one
of the nations best. Senior defen-
sive tackle Michael Bennett, who
has 17 1/2 career tackles for loss,
anchors the unit. Junior Noah
Spence was named rst team All-
Big Ten last season and Joey Bosa
returns after a solid freshman sea-
son. Everything starts up front
for us and were going against one
of the best defensive lines, if not
the best, in the country. We better
come ready to play or it could get
ugly, Niumatalolo said.
CONTAINING THE TRI-
PLE: This will be the rst time
any member of Ohio States de-
fense has gone against a true tri-
ple-option opponent, and it will
no doubt take time to adjust to the
speed at which Navy executes. A
year ago, the Midshipmen ranked
second nationally in rushing aver-
age with 325.4 yards per game.
No. 5 Ohio State launches season against Navy
BY RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
Texas A&Ms outburst,
Boise States op and Tem-
ples late-night surprise were
just an appetizer.
The nonstop college foot-
ball opening weekend in-
cludes Friday night fare, a full
slate of Saturday of games,
plus a sprinkling on Sunday
and a big Monday nighter.
Some things you should
know before taking in the rest
of Week 1:
RETURN TO THE BIG
HOUSE. The last and
only time Appalachian
State played at Michigan was
memorable, to say the least.
The big bad Wolverines were
ranked No. 5 to start the 2007
season, with Mike Hart, Chad
Henne and Jake Long leading
a powerful offense. Appala-
chian State was a two-time
defending national champion,
but that was in FCS, what was
once known as Division I-AA.
The Mountaineers became the
rst FCS (or I-AA) team to
beat a ranked major college
team in a thrilling and stun-
ning 34-32 victory. App State
returns to the Big House on
Saturday and it might be an
even bigger upset this time
around. The Mountaineers are
in their rst season as an FBS
team, playing in the Sun Belt
Conference, and coming off
a 4-8 season. Michigan is un-
ranked and looking to bounce
back from a 7-6 season, but
another loss to Appalachian
State would not go over well.
FABULOUS FROSH.
When a coach compares an
athlete to make Michael Jor-
dan, even if only with a pass-
ing reference, the bar has been
set awfully high for that ath-
lete. Thats how LSU fresh-
man running back Leonard
Fournette will start his career.
The most notable name in the
2014 freshman class leads the
No. 13 Tigers against No. 14
Wisconsin on Saturday night
in Houston. Some other fresh-
man running backs who have
a chance to make an immedi-
ate impact: Elijah Hood for
No. 23 North Carolina against
Liberty; Tennessees Jalen
Hurd against Utah State; and
Royce Freeman for No. 3 Or-
egon against South Dakota.
THE HEISMAN CANDI-
ATE AND THE REPLACE-
MENT. No. 5 Ohio State
plays Navy in Baltimore and
the star quarterback and Heis-
man Trophy contender will be
found on the Midshipmens
side. Keenan Reynolds ran for
31 touchdowns last season and
is a dark horse candidate to
win the Heisman. His candi-
dacy would become far more
serious with an upset of the
Buckeyes. Ohio State gured
to have its own Heisman con-
tender in Braxton Miller, but
a shoulder injury has nished
his season before it started.
Redshirt freshman J.T.Barrett
steps in for the Buckeyes to
make his college debut.
TORTOISE AND HARE.
The pace of play debate plays
out on the eld when Arkansas
visits No. 6 Auburn. You might
recall Razorbacks coach Bret
Bielema was a vocal supporter
of trying to implement rules
to tap the brakes on up-tempo
offenses, such as the one Gus
Malzahns Tigers run.
Appalachian St among
Week 1 storylines
In this Aug. 9, 2014, le photo, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett
throws a pass during NCAA college football practice in Columbus,
Ohio. His teammates and coaches say Barrett has taken over as No. 5
Ohio States starting quarterback as if that were the plan all along. It
wasnt, of course. Barrett, a freshman, got the job when two-time Big
Ten player of the year Braxton Miller reinjured his throwing shoulder
10 days ago and was lost for the season. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
In this Sept. 1, 2007 le photo, Appalachian State
quarterback Armanti Edwards dives over Michigan
linebacker John Thompson (49) and cornerback
Brandon Harrison. Michigan is opening its 2014
season with Appalachian State this week, rekindling
ashbacks to the day the Wolverines were on the
wrong end of one of the biggest upsets in college
football history. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Showalter, Raiders roll past Paulding
BY KEVIN WANNEMACHER
HAVILAND Tyler Showalter and
the Wayne Trace offense picked up
right where it left off a year ago in the
Paulding County rivalry matchup be-
tween the Raiders and Paulding Friday
night at Raider Field.
Showalter ran for six touchdowns
and threw for two more to lead the
Raiders to a 53-13 win over the Pan-
thers in the high school football season
opener for both schools.
Showalter nished the night 16-for-
24 through the air for 206 yards and
two touchdowns, the rst two scores of
the night for Wayne Trace. The senior
also added 217 yards on the ground on
15 carries, including touchdown runs
of 11, 3, 26, 2, 25 and 63.
He had an outstanding game to-
night, noted Raider head coach Bill
Speller. He hasnt practiced there
(at quarterback) and he just kind of
stepped in and made plays for us. That
has been the attitude of this whole
team, to take the adversity and just roll
through it and play on.
The Raiders took control of the
game early on and never let go.
On the games rst possession,
Wayne Trace needed only four plays
before Showalter found David Sinn for
a 30-yard touchdown pass to make it
6-0 at the 10:34 mark.
Wayne Trace widened the margin to
14-0 two possessions later.
Set up by a 23-yard punt return by
Jake Dingus, Showalter and Sinn again
hooked up for the touchdown pass two
plays later from ten yards out. Show-
alter then added the two-point conver-
sion run to put the Raiders on top 14-0
at the 4:54 mark.
The Wayne Trace senior then made
a big play on the defensive side of the
ball.
Showalter intercepted a pass by
Pauldings Zach Buchman, returning
it to the Panther 11 to set up another
Raider score.
On the rst play of the ensuing pos-
session, the senior scooted 11-yards
into the end zone to push the Wayne
Trace advantage to 20-0 at the 2:18
mark of the rst quarter.
We got off to the start we wanted,
Speller noted. We were able to get in
front quick and it gave our kids some
condence and I think we just kept
building off of that.
Pauldings biggest play came on
the ensuing kickoff. Panther sopho-
more Preston Ingol returned the kick
83-yards for the rst maroon-and-white
touchdown of the season to excite the
visiting crowd. Corbin Edwards split
the uprights on the extra point, getting
Paulding within 20-7.
The second quarter, though, was all
Raiders and all Tyler Showalter.
Showalter scored on a three-yard
run to push the margin to 26-7 before
adding a 26-yard score at the 7:50
mark to make it 32-7.
After Ingol was tackled in the end
zone for a Raider safety to push the
margin to 34-7 with 5:58 left in the
half, Wayne Trace added touchdown
runs of two yards and 25 yards by
Showalter to make it 46-7 at the inter-
mission.
We have had to face some adver-
sity and we didnt even know for sure
who we were going to start at quar-
terback tonight, commented Spell-
er. But these kids have just played
through that and kind of taken that
challenge and built on it.
The Raiders got their nal points
early in the third quarter on a 63-yard
run by Showalter.
Paulding then picked up the nal
points of the night late in the fourth
quarter. Sophomore quarterback
James Mourey found senior wide re-
ceiver Aaron Mock for an 11-yard
touchdown pass with 2:39 left in the
contest.
Its always good to win a rivalry
game, concluded Speller. Now we
have to get ready for Otsego and start
preparing for them.
Senior wide receiver David Sinn
also had a big night for the Raiders,
posting nine receptions totaling 173
yards with two touchdowns.
Ingol led the Panther offense with
52 rushing yards on nine carries.
The Raiders JP Pierce (56) leads quarterback Tyler Showalter
(20) into the hole during their game on Friday night. Wayne Trace
defeated Paulding, 53-13, in the annual battle of Paulding County
schools. (DHI Media/Tine Eley)
Grove comes from behind to best Rockets
BY CHARLIE
WARNIMONT
COLUMBUS GROVE
Columbus Grove can call
their win over rival Pandora-
Gilboa a total team effort.
The Bulldogs offense, de-
fense and special teams all
pitched in to get Columbus
Grove a season opening 30-
28 win over the Rockets Fri-
day night at Clymer Stadium.
In a game that was back
and forth all night, the Bull-
dogs scored twice in the nal
2:30 of the game for the win.
With the contest tied 22-
22, the Rockets took a 28-22
lead as Jacob Basinger scored
on a 10 yard run with 3:33 left
to play. A two-point conver-
sion pass fell incomplete giv-
ing the Rockets a 28-22 lead.
Columbus Grove started
their next possession on their
own 25 yard line and needed
just three plays to reach the
endzone, with the aid of a
persona foul penalty on the
Rockets.
Sophomore quarterback
Reid Stechschulte completed
three straight passes for the
Bulldogs with the nal one
being a 39 yard scoring strike
to junior wide receiver Aidan
Fortman on the left sideline.
On the touchdown pass, Fort-
man outjumped a Rocket de-
fensive back for the ball, then
back peddled into the endzone
to tie the game at 28-28 with
2:30 left as the extra point at-
tempt sailed wide right.
The Bulldogs defense
came up big as they forced a
three and out by the P-G. On
the ensuing punt, the snap
from center sailed over the
head of the Rocket punter and
into the endzone where he
was tackled for a safety and
a 30-28 Grove lead with 1:09
left.
P-G elected to kick the
ball away to Grove as they
had all three of their time-
outs remaining. The Rocket
defense forced a punt after
three three plays as they got
the ball back at their own 38
with 39 seconds left. On the
rst play from scrimmage se-
nior cornerback David Bog-
art intercepted a pass and the
Bulldogs had to kneel down
once to run out the clock.
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Scoring Summary
CGJOEY WARNECKE
11 RUN (KICK FAILED)
11:40 2ND
PGJACOB BASINGER
71 RUN (JACOB BASING-
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CGDAVID BOG-
ART 11 PASS FROM REID
STECHSCHULTE (PASS
FAILED) 7:16 2ND
PGSAFETY BALL
CARRIER TACKLED IN
END ZONE 3:03 2ND
PGJACOB MILLER
50 PASS FROM BASINGER
(KICK FAILED) :51 2ND
CGDAVID BOGART
46 PASS FROM STECH-
SCHULTE (WARNECKE
KICK) 2:10 3RD
PGBASINGER 84
KICKOFF RETURN (BAS-
INGER KICK) 1:57 3RD
CGJOEY WARNECKE
34 YARD FIELD GOAL :12
3RD
PGBASINGER 10 RUN
(PASS FAILED) 3:33 4TH
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BY PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) Unshaven and
with a quivering voice, NASCAR superstar
Tony Stewart said the death of Kevin Ward
Jr. will affect my life forever as he returned
to the track Friday for the rst time since his
car struck and killed the fellow driver during a
sprint race in New York three weeks ago.
Stewart read from a statement that, his team
said, he wrote himself. He spoke just under 2
1/2 minutes, pausing several times to compose
himself. He took no questions about the inci-
dent that it still being investigated by law en-
forcement ofcials.
This has been one of the toughest tragedies
Ive ever had to deal with, both profession-
ally and personally, Stewart said in a packed
media room on the ineld at Atlanta Motor
Speedway. This is a sadness and a pain I hope
no one has to experience in their life. That be-
ing said, I know that the pain and mourning
that Kevin Wards family and friends are ex-
periencing is something that I cant possibly
imagine.
He mentioned Wards parents and three sis-
ters by name, saying he wanted them to know
that every day Im thinking about them and
praying for them.
The brief news conference presented a
much different side to the brash driver known
as Smoke, whose explosive temper has led
to clashes with the media and fellow drivers.
Wearing a black polo shirt and blue jeans,
Stewart delivered his 285-word statement in a
quivering tone, his eyes moist.
He skipped three races after Wards death,
going into seclusion at his rural Indiana home.
Stewarts team said he needed time to grieve,
and some questioned if he felt guilt over the
crash.
During an Aug. 9 sprint-car event in upstate
New York, Stewart and Wards cars appeared to
bump while racing into a turn, sending Wards
car spinning. The 20-year-old Ward climbed
from his wrecked machine and wandered onto
a darkened track in a black racing suit, appar-
ently wanting to make his displeasure known
to the three-time NASCAR champion. One car
appeared to swerve to avoid Ward, but he was
struck by the back right tire of Stewarts car.
Ive taken the last couple of weeks off out
of respect for Kevin and his family and also to
cope with the accident in my own way, Stew-
art said. Its given me the time to think about
life and how easy it is to take it for granted. I
miss my team, my teammates and I miss being
back in the race car, and I think being back in
the car this week with my racing family will
help me get through this difcult time.
The 43-year-old Stewart pulled out of the
race at nearby Watkins Glen the morning after
Ward was killed, and then skipped events at
Michigan and Bristol.
But with two weeks left until the Chase for
the Sprint Cup championship, Stewart is pre-
paring to go racing again. He rolled onto the
track for a 90-minute practice session Friday
afternoon, cheered by fans as his No. 14 Chev-
rolet exited the garage. It didnt take long to get
back up to speed. Early on, he had the 17th-
fastest time among the 44 drivers attempting
to qualify, turning a lap of more than 187 mph.
Stewart will be back for qualifying Friday
evening, with the race set for Sunday night on
the 1.54-mile trioval.
Not long after Stewart spoke to the media,
NASCAR announced he would be eligible for
the playoff if he wins either the Atlanta race or
next week at Richmond, the nal event before
the 16-driver championship eld is set.
Mike Helton, president of the governing
body, said Stewart received a special waiver
that normally applies to a driver who misses a
race for medical reasons.
Helton said NASCAR made the decision
after consulting with third-party experts who
were relevant under these circumstances. He
would not elaborate.
We want to join everybody in racing in
welcoming Tony back, Helton said. Hes a
great asset to NASCAR. Hes a great cham-
pion, a great participant in our sport. Its great
to have him back.
Shortly before practice, Stewart chatted in
the garage with fellow driver Kurt Busch. An-
other top driver, Denny Hamlin, said returning
to the track should be good therapy for Stew-
art.
Stewart says Wards death
will affect him forever
NASCAR auto racing driver Tony Stewart reads a statement during a news
conference at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Friday, Aug. 29, 2014.
Stewart says the death of Kevin Ward Jr. will affect my life forever as he
returned to the track for the rst time since his car struck and killed the fellow
driver during a sprint-car race in New York. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
From page B1
They opened with a 4-play,
72-yard drive, culminated on
a 58-yard burst off left guard
by sophomore Hunter Bin-
kley (5 carries, 74 yards) at
the 11-minute mark. After
a procedure penalty on the
point-after, the second try was
blocked.
Set up by a 15-yard punt
return by junior Josh Teman,
the Wildcats needed ve plays
to score: a 25-yard sweep of
right end by untouched ju-
nior Adam Rode (5 rushes, 60
yards) at 8:21.
The next scoring sequence
traveled 43 yards in four plays,
keyed by a 26-yard one-hand-
ed catch by junior Mike Cline
(3 grabs, 93 yards; 9 rushes,
32 yards) from sophomore
Jace Stockwell (5-of-7 pass-
ing, 175 yards). Rode nished
it off with a 20-yard burst off
right guard at 5:51.
The defense got into the
scoring act on the Tigers next
drive: a Binkley 20-yard inter-
ception return to the house on
an aerial from Lake Turner at
the 3:39 mark.
With the red-and-white de-
fense continuing to dominate
the W-G offense, the offenses
next drive started at the host
44 and went the distance in
seven plays: a 1-yard bust off
right guard by junior Dalton
Hicks at the 9.1-second mark.
With Wollenhaupts conver-
sion, the Wildcats nished off
a 34-point rst stanza.
The onslaught continued
unabated. The Wildcats next
series keyed by a 78-yard
connection from Stockwell to
senior Tyler Talboom they
needed ve plays to go 72
yards. Stockwell snuck up the
gut from the 1 at 10:07.
Starting again at the
Wayneseld 43, the Wildcats
found paydirt in four plays,
keyed by a 50-yard pass from
Stockwell to Cline (on a jug-
gling catch-and-run) that saw
Binkley tote the pigskin in
from six yards out at the 6:52
mark.
The Wildcats tacked their
last markers on the score-
board off a turnover: Temans
recovery of a Tiger bobble on
Talbooms punt, setting them
at the host 7. Hicks bolted
off of right guard to the end
zone with 2:25 left and Wol-
lenhaupt put through the nal
point.
With the lead at 55 points
and the new OHSAA mercy
rule invoked starting the third
period with a 30-point bulge,
the second half was a running
clock and the red-and-white
starters were done.
With only 24 players on
their roster, the Tigers didnt
have much chance to go as
deep.
The visitors did stop the
rst W-G drive in the end
zone on an interception by
sophomore Ryan Wittler.
However, forced to punt,
the snap went went over the
head of freshman Troy Dud-
geon and he was tackled in the
end zone for a safety at 4:51 of
the third for a 55-2 edge.
The hosts scored on a 33-
yard run by Lake Turner and
an 11-yard rush by Cheyne
Tate.
The penalties are things
we can correct. We want them
to be aggressive and enthusi-
astic, especially on defense;
we just need to be smart,
Sommers added. We got a
lot of playing time for our re-
serves and freshmen; thats a
plus for them.
Jefferson hosts Paulding
Friday, while Wayneseld
hosts Hardin Northern.
JEFFERSON 55, WAYNESFIELD-
GOSHEN 15
Score by Quarters:
Jeferson 34 21 0 0 - 55
Waynesfeld 0 0 8 7 - 15
FIRST QUARTER
DJ - Hunter Binkley 58 run (kick blocked),
11:00
DJ - Adam Rode 25 run (Kurt Wollenhaupt
kick), 8:21
DJ - Rode 20 run (Wollenhaupt kick), 5:51
DJ - Binkley 20 interception return
(Wollenhaupt kick), 3:39
DJ - Dalton Hicks 1 run (Wollenhaupt
kick), :09.1
SECOND QUARTER
DJ - Jace Stockwell 1 run (Wollenhaupt
kick), 10:07
DJ - Binkley 6 run (Wollenhaupt kick), 6:52
DJ - Hicks 7 run (Wollenhaupt kick), 2:25
THIRD QUARTER
WG - Safety (Trey Dudgeon tackled in
end zone), 4:51
WG - Lake Turner 33 run (kick wide), 2:45
FOURTH QUARTER
WG - Cheyne Tate (Turner kick), 5:56
TEAM STATS
Jeferson Waynesfeld-Goshen
First Downs 14 6
Total Yards 386 84
Rushes/Yards 46-211 28-73
Passing Yards 175 11
Comps./Atts. 5/7 2/12
Intercepted By 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 12/134 7/60
Punts/Aver. 2/27 6/31.8
INDIVIDUAL STATS
JEFFERSON
RUSHING: Hunter Binkley 5-74, Adam
Rode 5-60, Brenen Auer 5-43, Mike Cline
9-32, Dalton Hicks 9-24, Tyler Gorman
5-4, Trey Gossman 1-1, Cole Arroyo 1-1,
Jace Stockwell 2-(-)3, Drew Reiss (1-(-)7,
Team 3-(-)22.
PASSING: Stockwell 5-7-175-0-0.
RECEIVING: Cline 3-93, Tyler Talboom
1-78, Rode 1-4.
WAYNESFIELD-GOSHEN
RUSHING: Lake Turner 7-35, Cheyne Tate
5-18, Luke Hall 2-14, Josh Searson 2-4,
Brandon Turner 5-4, James Elliott 1-0,
Trey Crumrine 6-(-)2.
PASSING: L. Turner 2-12-11-3-0.
RECEIVING: B. Turner 2-11.
WILDCATS
From page B1
Three plays later, the Cougars came up with one
of many second-half stops when Chandler Adams
recovered a Bryan fumble on the Cougar 19.
After a Cougar turnover gave the Bears another
opportunity deep inside Van Wert territory, the de-
fense stepped up once again. Bryan had penetrated
to the 17n when Ethan Williams came free and
sacked Dean for a 6-yard loss. That play forced the
Golden Bears to try a eld goal, but Van Werts
Andy Hammond got his hands up and blocked the
kick, preserving the skinny Cougar lead through
three quarters.
Bryan drove to the Cougar 35 to open the fourth
before turning it over on downs, but two plays lat-
er, recovered a Cougar fumble to get another shot.
The teams exchanged punts and Bryan had it in-
side the 30 with under eight minutes to play when
Keagan Hardmon went to the turf to intercept an
overthrown Dean pass, again, turning the Golden
Bears away.
Van Werts defense made one more stand, forc-
ing a turnover on downs with 2:55 to play, but the
Cougar offense couldnt run out the clock, leaving
enough time for the Bears nal drive.
Smith nished 15-for-24 passing for 171 yards
and two touchdowns. Krugh led the Cougars with
80 yards receiving and Stoller added six catches
for 69 yards. Van Werts defense allowed 169 yards
on the ground, but it took Bryan nearly 40 rush-
ing attempts to get there. Bryan won the turnover
battle, 3-2.
COUGARS Bearcats dominate Vikings in opening game, 51-0
BY DHI MEDIA STAFF
SPENCERVILLE - The Spencerville
Bearcats football team started the 2014 sea-
son off on the right foot by dominating the
visiting Leipsic Vikings, 51-0, in non-con-
ference action on Friday night.
The Bearcats scored in every quarter
on the way to the win. Running back Zach
Goecke started the scoring onslaught in the
rst quarter with a 20-yard catch and run
for a touchdown from quarterback Mason
Nourse and then followed that scoring drive
with another a few minutes later, ending it
with a 15-yard scamper into the end zone.
In all, Goecke would score
six times - four times on the
ground and twice through the
air. The other Spencerville
touchdown came via an 18-yard
Trevor McMichael run. The -
nal score came on a safety by
Zach Brown in the fourth quar-
ter.
Goecke rushed for 168 yards on 14 at-
tempts and added 72 yards on three catches
on his monster offensive night. Andrew Em-
brey chipped in with 13 rushes
for 126 yards.
Spencerville totaled 437
yards of offense while Leipsic
was only able to muster 100
yards in the contest.
Leipsic 0 0 0 0 - 0
Spencerville 14 21 14 2 - 51
JAYS
From page B1
St. Johns got the ball in the extra session at the Elida 20. A Martz
run of four yards and a 7-yard completion to Hays drove the ball to
the 9. Martz ran to the 2; Hays appeared to cross the goal line on a
run but fumbled and Harrison recovered for the touchdown. Pohl-
man never got a chance for the point-after as the snap was short to
holder Martz and the Jays led 34-28.
In high school overtime, both teams get a chance to score and
it took Elida only two plays as Alexander ran for 14 and six yards
for the touchdown. As Elida lined up for the kick, Coach Schulte
called timeout to make sure his defense was in position. The strategy
worked to perfection as 6- 7 Tim Kreeger jumped up and blocked it
as the score remained knotted at 34.
This time, Elida got the ball rst and drove to the one in four
plays. On 2nd-and-goal, Trent Closson broke through the offensive
line and Alexander fumbled on the scramble as the Jays avoided
disaster with the recovery.
St. Johns took its turn. Harrison ran for ve and a pass comple-
tion to Reindel drove the ball to the 7. Martz scored the game-win-
ning touchdown, going untouched into the end zone.
Martz nshed the game with 160 yards rushing with three touch-
downs while passing for 112 yards on 12-of-20 attempts.
The Blue Jay defense held Elida to 38 yards rushing on 28 at-
tempts and Christian Moran had 99 yards receiving.
St. Johns visits LCC Friday and Elida visits Deance.
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A successful and growing co-op is seeking an agronomy/
seed salesperson. This person will work directly with lo-
cal farmer growers to assist them with their crop input and
service needs. The majority of their time will be in the feld
working directly with both established grower customers
and building a new customer base, to provide sound rec-
ommendations and follow up to ensure yield goals are met
through good agronomics. Successful candidate will serve
as the communication between the growers and the seasonal
chemical/nutrient applicators.
Company truck provided.
Competitive salary up to $50,000, depending on experi-
ence.
Excellent beneft package.
Annual bonus package.
Custom Applicator
Previous Ag Chemical spraying experience preferred
Dry Fertilizer spreading experience benefcial
Class A CDL
Ability to work independently
Experience working with repair and maintenance of
equipment
Good customer relations skills
Ability to work long hours during busy season
A successful and growing co-op is seeking a custom ap-
plicator. Main duties to include mixing, delivering and ap-
plying plant nutrients and crop protectants. Individual must
have a positive work attitude and good customer service
skills. Must be able to work well within a team but also be
self directed. Must be able to work long hours during busy
application season.
Employer will reward excellent work with benefcial pay
increases.
Competitive wage up to $17/hour, depending on experi-
ence.
Grain Elevator Operator
2 years grain handling experience preferred
Knowledge of operation of pits, legs, conveyers, dryers and
other grain handling equipment.
Must be mechanically minded
Good communication skills
Excellent attention to detail
Enjoy working in a team environment
A successful and growing co-op is seeking a grain elevator
operator. This is a hands-on job, with emphasis on customer
service, grain quality, personal safety and preventive mainte-
nance. This individual will be responsible for all of the outside
activities. At least two years of grain operations experience
is preferred. Compensation will refect experience. We are
seeking a go-getter that wants to be a part of a stable, grow-
ing company, where the morale is good and the team works
together.
Employer will reward excellent work with benefcial pay
increases.
Competitive wage up to $15/hour, depending on experience.
Agronomy Sales
Grain Elevator Operator
Custom Applicator
Send us a resume either to
Resume
United Equity, Inc.
PO Box 398, Delphos, OH 45833
or email to jackie@unitedequityinc.com.
Help Wanted
235
Do you need to know what is
going on before anyone else?
Do you have a burning need to
know more about the people
and news in the community?
The Delphos Herald, a fve-day, award
winning DHI media company with
newspapers, website, and niche
product in Delphos, Ohio, is looking for
an energetic, self-motivated, resourceful
reporter/photographer to join its staff.
The right candidate will possess strong
grammar and writing skills, be able to
meet deadlines, have a working
knowledge of still photography. A sense
of urgency and accuracy are require-
ments. Assignments can range from
hard economic news to feature stories.
Send resumes to:
The Delphos Herald
Attn. Nancy Spencer
405 N. Main St., Delphos, Ohio 45833
or email to: nspencer@delphosherald.com
Help Wanted
235
Agricultural Account Ofcer
Full-time career opportunity in Paulding and
Van Wert Counties with an established
agricultural lender.
Minimum Requirements: Education and/or
experience equivalent to a Bachelors Degree in
Agriculture, Business Administration, Finance or
related eld. Bachelors Degree is preferred.
To apply, or for more information, visit our
website at www.agcredit.net. Candidates
selected for an interview will be contacted by
email. Excellent benets. Salary and grade are
dependent upon skills and experience.
Resumes will be accepted through Sept. 7, 2014.
EOE M/F D/V
Help Wanted
235
We need you...
VANCREST
Health Care Centers
NOW HIRING!!
RNs & LPNs
F/T and P/T
All shifts available
STNAs
F/T & P/T.
All shifts available
APT. PCA
P/T - 2nd shift
DIETARY
P/T - Days
STNA classes
available soon.
Please apply in
person at
VANCREST OF DELPHOS
1425 E 5th St.,
Delphos, OHIO
EOE

Houses For Sale
425
OPEN FRI-SUN
9am-7pm
126 E. Third, Van Wert
Charming 3 BR, 1
bath, 1 car garage. Old
woodwork throughout,
new windows, newer roof,
updates to the kitchen,
bath, carpet, paint and
more. Well updated and
clean. Will offer owner
nanced options.
$74,000 approx
$397.25 per month.
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220
Houses For Sale
425
OPEN FRI-SUN
9am-7pm
922 Hughes, Van Wert
3-4 bedroom, 1.5 bath.
Updated kitchen and
baths, new carpet, gas
furnace and central
cooling, newer roof.
Well updated and
clean. Will offer owner
nancing.
$72,500. approx
$389.20 per month.
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220
Houses For Sale
425
The newest edition of Homeplace
will be in the TIMES BULLETIN on
WED. SEPT. 3
Van Wert County
and Surrounding Areas
timesbulletin.com
Houses For Sale
425
Phone: 419-695-1006 Phone: 419-879-1006
103 N. Main St. Delphos, OH
Dont make a
move without us!
View all our listings at
dickclarkrealestate.com
1:00-2:30 p.m.
524 E. Jackson St. Delphos Dick Clark $75,000
www.DickClarkRealEstate.com
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Announcements
105
CLEARANCE SALE
on All New Furniture.
Barnharts Furniture
200 E Main St.
419-238-5079
NEW ADULT Zumba
starting September 10th at
The Dancer By Gina
Wednesdays 6:30pm!
Grab a friend and save $
together! 10 week ses -
sions and walk-ins. Call
419-692-6809 or Face -
book.
Business
Opportunities
205
TUITION FREE Tax
School. IRS Approved.
Qualifies for CE credits.
Earn extra income after
taking course. Flexible
schedules. Convenient
locations. Small book
fee. Regi ster Now!
Courses start September
15th. Call 419-229-1040
Liberty Tax Service
Child Care
210
LOOKING FOR
Nanny to care for
children, delivering
to/from school, meals,
light cleaning,
419-203-6936
Help Wanted
235
BANK TELLER
Part-time
Applicant must
be willing
to work Saturdays
Send Resume to :
P.O. Box 575
Van Wert, Oh 45891
CLASS A CDL Truck
Drivers wanted for local
work. One full-time, one
part-time position avail-
able. Home daily, round
trip runs. Ottoville and
Columbus Grove loca-
tions preferred. Excellent
pay. Call 419-707-0537.
DRIVERS: CDL-A. Aver-
age $52,000 per yr. plus.
Excellent Home Time +
Weekends. Monthly Bo-
nuses up to $650. 5,000w
APU's for YOUR Comfort
+ E-Logs. Excellent Bene-
fits. 100% no touch.
877-704-3773
GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES!
JOB FAIR:
Van Wert Office
Sept. 3 1pm-3pm
Accepting Applications
for Goldshield in
Decatur,
CALL 260-724-4810
for information
Also hiring
WAREHOUSE,
SANITATION, SALES,
IT, Millwright/
Construction positions,
R&R Employment
419-232-2008
or apply online
www.rremployment.com
R&R Medical Staffing
taking CNA Class
Applications call
260-724-4417
for dates & pricing.
LOCAL DUMP Truck
Firm is Looking For a
Dump Truck Driver
Home Every Night!
Paying $25/Hour
419-203-0488 or
419-238-6588
LOOKING FOR a depend-
able Class A CDL driver.
Driving experience pre-
ferred and home daily.
Send resume to: L & S
Express P O Box 726
Saint Marys, OH 45885 or
E - m a i l t o :
lsexpress@bright.net or
call 419-394-7077
NEEDED! NEW Drivers
can earn $850/wk +
Benefits! Carrier c
overs cost! Home Every
Weekend! Now
OfferingDriver Trainees
$2,000 Sign-On Bonus!
1-800-882-7364
Help Wanted
235
OTR, CLASS A CDL
SEMI-DRIVER. Home
most evenings, includes
benefits. Send resume to
AWC Trucki ng, 835
Skinner St., Delphos,
OH 45833 or to
ulmsinc@bizwoh.rr.com,
419-692-3951
PART TIME
SALESPERSON
wanted for telemarketing
and other sales related
duties. Position will be
approximately 20-25
hours per week in Van
Wert area office. May
include one night or a
weekend if needed. For
more information, please
send resume, salary
requirements and
references to
Department 117
Times Bulletin Media,
P.O. Box 271,
Van Wert, OH, 45891.

REGIONAL CARRIER
LOOKING FOR LOCAL
CLASS A CDL
DRIVERS 2 YRS.
EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED WITH
TRACTOR/TRAILER
COMBINATION BULK
HOPPER /PNEUMATIC
WORK COMPANY
WILL TRAIN ON
EQUIPMENT MUST
HAVE GOOD MVR F/T
NO WEEKENDS,
HOME HOLIDAYS,
WITH OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HOME DURING
THE WEEK P/T WORK
ALSO AVAILABLE
ASSIGNED TRUCKS
LAST YR OUR
HOPPER/PNEUMATIC
DRIVERS AVERAGED
49 CENTS PER ALL
ODOMETER MILES
DRIVEN INCLUDING
SAFETY BONUSES.
ADDITIONAL F/T
EMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS:
HEALTH, DENTAL,
VISION & LIFE
INSURANCE
PAID SHORT/LONG
TERM DISABILITY
INSURANCE
PAID HOLIDAYS &
VACATION
401K WITH COMPANY
CONTRIBUTIONS
COME DRIVE FOR US
AND BE PART OF OUR
TEAM. APPLY IN
PERSON AT:
D & D TRUCKING &
SERVICES, INC.
5191 NORTH KILL RD
DELPHOS, OHIO 45833
419-692-0062 or
855-338-7267
SEEKI NG HOUSE-
KEEPERS. Team-ori-
ented, part-time, must be
available weekends. Ap-
ply in person. Microtel,
480 Moxie Lane.
Ofce/Clerical
250
ACCOUNTING CLERK
JTDMH currently has a
full time day shift
Accounting Clerk
position available in our
Accounting department.
36 hours per week.
Bachelors degree in
Accounting or related
experience required.
Must have strong
computer skills with
working knowledge of
Word, Excel and Access.
Job duties include
assisting with financial
reporting, monthly
closing, account
reconciliations, audits
and capital budgeting.
Please apply online at
www.grandlakehealth.org
Work Wanted
275
HOMETOWN HANDY-
MAN A-Z SERVICES
doors & wi ndows
decks plumbing dry-
wall roofing concrete
Compl et e r emodel .
567-356-7471
Apartment/Duplex
For Rent
305
1 & 2 BEDROOM
West Main Street. NO
Dogs. 419-238-9508.
2 BEDROOM apartment
$400.00 rent plus
deposit, water furnished,
419-232-4990
2 BEDROOM
upstairs,
$400.00 monthly,
$400.00 deposit,
Call 419-667-5590.
2 BEDROOM,
stove and refrigerator
furnished, water and
sewer paid. Very decent.
419-438-7004.
Commercial/
Industrial For Rent
310
COMMERCIAL
BUILDING
2500 sq. ft.
830 W. Main
Van Wert.
Free standing, paved lot
419-438-7004.
House For Rent
320
825 SOUTH Race
Beautiful 2 bedroom
home with attached
garage, references
required, NO pets,
$650.00 monthly plus 1
month deposit
419-771-0969
EXTREMELY NICE 2
bedroom home in Sunre-
ise Court, 419-203-1221.
HOUSE FOR rent in Van
Wert. Modern 3 bedroom
house, 419-438-7004.
SEVERAL MOBI LE
Homes/House for rent.
View homes online at
www.ulmshomes.com or
inquire at 419-692-3951
Mobile Homes For
Rent
325
BELL AVENUE Park
2 bedroom mobile home,
Rent to own, $400.00
monthly plus 1 month
deposit. 419-771-0969
Appliance
510
WHITE APPLIANCES
in excellent condition.
Refrigerator has bottom
freezer and ice maker.
Range is five burner
electric. Microwave
above the range.
Built in dishwasher.
Asking $600.00for all or
will sell separate.
Serious inquiries only.
Call 419-203-6514.
Feed/Grain
540
RYE FEED for sale,
$14.00 a bushel,
419-203-1221.
Garage Sales/Yard
Sales
555
331 E. 3rd St. Fri-Sun
8/ 29- 8/ 31 8am- 3pm.
Pre-Moving Sale! Lots of
items. Low prices!
CABINET SHOP, 188 N.
West Canal St., Ottoville.
Doors (finished & unfin-
ished), Trim Work, For -
mica, Wood, Misc. Tools,
Handles, Hardware &
Mor e. Fr i day 9/ 5
Noon-6pm, Saturday 9/6
8am-3pm.
UPHOLSTERY
TECHNICIAN
Smith Borthers
of Berne
is hiring Upholstery
Technicians.
Candidates should be
familiar with power tools
and enjoy working in a
fast paced environment.
We offer competitive pay
and benefits. A HS
Diploma or GED
is required.
Apply at Work One office
in Bluffton, Decatur
or Portland.
VAN WERT
10893 Van Wert
Decatur Road
Name brand clothes;
Girls: Newborn-2T,
Boys: Newborn-4T, Crib
Mattress, Stroller, Car
Seat, and Bases. Baby
Jumpers, TV, DVD
Player, Standing Mirror,
Miscellaneous Home
Items, Dont Miss The
Good Buys! August
28-30th, 8am-4pm,
September 1st 8-12pm
VAN WERT
12362 Greenville Road
August 28,29,30
9:00-5:00.
Garage Sales/Yard
Sales
555
VAN WERT
556 South Race
Thursday 9-4
Friday 1-4
Saturday 9-12
Infant/Adult Clothing,
Puzzles, Baby Items,
Barbies,Pet Carrier, Old
Wagon
VAN WERT
621 North Walnut
Thursday--
Saturday
9AM-4PM
Yard/Indoor Sale
4 Family
Doors, Windows, Siding
Antiques,Collectables,
Dolls ,Furniture,
Household Items, Books
,Bedding ,Clothes, Baby
things
VAN WERT
South End Walnut Street
Saturday thru
September 6,
8:30-6:00
Clothes, Books, Tools,
Golf Balls,
Lots Miscellaneous
Home Furnishings
560
42 FLAT Screen LCD
HD Television. Full oak
entertainment center.
Call after 5pm (419)
692-8736
BROWN ROCKER Re-
cl i ner $100. Cal l
419-231-8100.
CUSTOM BUI LT
6-drawer dresser/curio
cabinet combo 7 long,
74 tall with lights in
glass shelved cabinets.
$300 OBO. Call to see
419-230-5806
Miscellaneous
577
BRAND NEW in plastic!
QUEEN
PILLOWTOP
MATTRESS SET
Can deliver, $150.
(260) 493-0805
FOR SALE dryer, stove
and refrigerator. Call 419
234-3622 after 3 pm.
LAMP REPAIR, table or
floor. Come to our store.
Ho h e n b r i n k TV.
419-695-1229
RAINBOW SWEEPER
26 Inch Bikes,
4x4 Oak Mirrow With
StorageAntique Car
Electrolux Sweeper
New Condition
Call 419-203-7521
Pets and Supplies
583
FUN DOG
Obedience Classes in
Van Wert, Ohio
starting September 8th
419-393-2926
Tool and Machinery
590
PROTEK 10 Table Saw
w/stand. Looks & runs
good. Attachments and
owner s manual i n-
cluded. $40 takes it.
567-204-5536 Call M-F
after 5pm, weekends
anytime.
Auto
805
INDIANA AUTO
AUCTION, INC.--Huge
Repo Sale, Sept. 4th.
Over 100 repossessed
units for sale. Cash only.
$500 deposit per person
required. Register
8am-9:30am. All
vehicles sold AS IS!
4425 W. Washington
Center Road. FTW. (A)
Wanted to Buy
899
WANTED: A Good Used
Refrigerator and Stove
In Van Wert
Call: 419-438-7004.
PRACTICE DEMOCRACY.
READ YOUR LEGAL NOTICES.
The reason publication of legal notices is required in newspapers is YOU, the citi-
zen. In a democracy, the government is required to inform you of the public business,
because you and your neighbors are the basis of government.
These notices provide essential information about all local government entities
including schools, cities, villages and counties.
A democracy is a system of checks and balances. Your right to be informed is a
check on government. Public notices shed light on the actions of all governmental
bodiesbut its up to you, the citizen, to read them and obtain more information
on the actions that have an impact on you.
THEYRE CRUCIAL TO DEMOCRACY.
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Wanted to Buy
592
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
Storage
875
Secure SELF-STORAGE
12x20 Now
Available
Van Wert
Carts
& More
883 N. Washington
419.238.2732
Legals
930
LEGAL NOTICE
The regularly scheduled meeting of
the Pleasant Township Trustees has
been changed from Sept. 10, 2014
at 8:00 pm. They will be meeting on
WED. SEPT. 3, 2014 at 8:00 pm at
the township house located at 10507
Old Tile Factory Rd.
8/30/14 00101076
Legals
930
LEGAL NOTICE
In the Court of Common Pleas, Van Wert County, ohIo
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE fOR ThE
REGISTEREd hOLdERS Of AEGIS ASSET BACKEd SECURITIES
TRUST 2005-1, mORTGAGE BACKEd NOTES, PLAINTIff, -vS-
TImOThy RIGdON, AKA TIm RIGdON, AKA TImOThy J. RIGdON
(dECEASEd), ET AL., Defendant.
Case no. Cv14-07-112
unkown heirs, devisees, legatees, benefciaries of timothy rigdon, aKa
tim rigdon, aKa timothy J. rigdon and their unknown spouses and
creditors; the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representa-
tive of the estate of timothy rigdon, aKa tim rigdon, aKa timothy J.
rigdon; and the unknown spouse of timothy rigdon, aKa tim rigdon,
aKa timothy J. rigdon, whose last known address is unknown, will take
notice that on July 30, 2014, us Bank national association, as trustee
for the registered holders of aegis asset Backed securities trust 2005-
1, mortgage Backed notes fled its Complaint in the Court of Common
Pleas, Van Wert County, ohio, Case no. CV14-07-112.
the object of, and demand for relief in, the Complaint is to foreclose the
lien of plaintiffs mortgage recorded upon the real estate described below
and in which plaintiff alleges that the foregoing defendant has or claims
to have an interest:
Parcel number(s): 28-022226.0000.
Property address: 19897 state route 116, spencerville, oh 45887.
the defendant named above is required to answer the Complaint within
twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this legal notice. this
legal notice will be published once a week for three successive weeks.
august 23 & 30, september 6, 2014 00100397
Automotive
610
Geise
Transmission, Inc.
419-453-3620
2 miles north of Ottoville
automatic transmission
standard transmission
differentials
transfer case
brakes & tune up
Automotive
610
BUYING OR HAULING
Used, Wrecked or Junk Vehicles.
Scrap Metal of all kinds.
Roll-off container
services available
Certied Scale on Site
(419) 363-CARS (2277)
Construction
625
POHLMAN
BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
GARAGES SIDING ROOFING
BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
POHLMAN
POURED
CONCRETE WALLS
Residential
& Commercial
Agricultural Needs
All Concrete Work
Construction
625
Joe Miller
Construction
Experienced Amish Carpentry
Roofing, remodeling,
concrete, pole barns, garages
or any construction needs.
Cell 567-644-6030
Construction
625
D
&
D
Construction
Roofng Siding Decks
Windows Doors
House Remodel
419.203.5665
3946 Middle Point Wetzel Rd.
Middle Point, Ohio
Construction
625
Garver Excavating
419.203.0796
rgarv42@yahoo.com
Locally Owned and Operated | Registered Van Wert Contractor
Registered and Bonded Household Sewage Treatment System Installer
Fully Insured
Call
Today!
Digging Grading Leveling Hauling Fill Dirt
Topsoil Tile and Sewer Repair Stone Driveways
Concrete Sidewalks Demolition
Ditch Bank Cleaning Snow Removal Excavator
Backhoe Skid Loader Dump Truck
Health/Beauty
650
Laura Morgan
Products available in Van
Wert at Tracys Flea Market
and Red Neck Pickers, and in
Willshire at Nowaks.
419.965.2515
Health/Beauty
650
MASSAGE THERAPY
by Vince Morgan
2 locations
Willshire & Van Wert
$30/hr. full body appts.
419.771.0292
Home Repair and
Remodel
655
Quality Home
Improvements
Roofing &
siding
Seamless
gutters
Decks
Windows &
doors
Electrical
Complete
remodeling
No job too small!
419.302.0882
A local business
Home Repair and
Remodel
655
Home Repair and Remodel
655
All Types of Roofng
Garages Room Additions New Homes Concrete Work
Call 419.605.7326 or 419.232.2600
Over 28 years experience
Automotive
610
1 & ONLY PLACE TO
CALL--to get rid of that
junk car, truck or van!!
Cash on the spot! Free
towing. Call
260-745-8888. (A)
Lawn, Garden,
Landscaping
665
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
Lawn, Garden,
Landscaping
665
419-203-8202
bjpmueller@gmail.com
Fully insured
Mueller Tree
Service
Tree Trimming,
Topping & Removal,
Brush Removal
Home Repair and
Remodel
655
Hohlbeins
Ph. 419-339-4938
or 419-230-8128
Home
Improvement
Lifetime Warranty
WINDOWS
$
299
installed
(up to 101 united inches
Also call us for
Doors - Siding
Roofing - Awnings
Home Repair and
Remodel
655
FREE ESTIMATES
260-706-1665
GIRODS METAL
ROOFING
Residential
Commercial
Agricultural
40yr Lifetime
Warranty
40 years combined
experience
Call For Appointment
Home Services
660
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Appliance
Washers Dryers Refrigerators
Freezers Stoves Dishwashers
Air Conditioners
Best price & service anywhere!
419.238.3480
419.203.6126
Repair & Parts
Home Services
660
Smiths Home
Improvement
& Repair
Metal Roong
Siding
Doors
Garage
Doors
567.204.2780
Find us on Facebook
Lawn, Garden,
Landscaping
665
DAYS PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE
LLC
Brent Day
567-204-8488
Mowing
Landscaping
Lawn Seeding
www.dayspropertymaintenance.com
Lawn, Garden,
Landscaping
665
L.L.C.
Trimming & Removal
Stump Grinding
24 Hour Service Fully Insured
KEVIN M. MOORE
(419) 235-8051
Lawn, Garden,
Landscaping
665
A&S Tree Service
419.586.5518
trimming, removal
FREE ESTIMATES
fully insured
Lawn, Garden, Landscaping
665
Miscellaneous
670
GESSNERS
PRODUCE
NOW TAKING BUSHEL
ORDERS FOR ROMA &
FIELD TOMATOES
& PEACHES
ORDER HOMEGROWN
FREEZER CORN!
9:00 AM-6:00 PM DAILY
9557 St. Rt. 66, Delphos, OH 45833
419-692-5749 419-234-6566
CANNING SEASON
STARTS NOW!
Located 714 E. Main St., Van Wert
939 E. 5th St., Delphos
Miscellaneous
670
419-339-0110
Fabrication & Welding Inc.
TRUCKS, TRAILERS
FARM MACHINERY
RAILINGS & METAL GATES
CARBON STEEL
STAINLESS STEEL
ALUMINUM
Larry McClure
5745 Redd Rd., Delphos
Fabrication & Welding Inc.
Quality
GENERAL REPAIR
SPECIAL BUILT PRODUCTS
Miscellaneous
670
C
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C
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Specializing in Stock and
Custom Golf Carts
Tim Carder
567-204-3055
Delphos, Ohio
Miscellaneous
670
Specializing in
5 gal. water Softener salt
Residential & Commercial
419.786.0053
Delivered to
your door
Miscellaneous
670
COMMUNITY
SELF-STORAGE
GREAT RATES
NEWER FACILITY
419-692-0032
Across from Arbys
Miscellaneous
670
SAFE &
SOUND
Security Fence
DELPHOS
SELF-STORAGE
Pass Code Lighted Lot
Affordable 2 Locations
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Date: Sat. 9/6
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 407 West
Jefferson Street, Ohio City
Items: Ranch style
home, household goods,
woodworking machines,
lawn equipment & more
Seller(s): Thelma M Allen
Auctioneer(s):
Straley Realty &
Auctioneers, Inc.
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Date: Wed. 9/3
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 613 Ft. Recovery
Rd., Willshire, OH
Items: 1.5 story home, 3
BR, 1.5 bath, LR w/FP, utility
room enclosed front porch,
2 car detached, + more
Seller(s): Edward Leighner
Auctioneer(s):
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Date: Thu. 9/18
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 201 W. Jackson
St., Wren
Items: 2-story home w/
2-car attached garage, 4
bdrm/1 bath, vinyl siding,
shingled roof, private well,
approx. 1,536 sq. ft. living
space
Seller(s): Diann McBride
Estate; Donald J. Johnson,
Executor
Auctioneer(s):
Straley Realty &
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Date: Sat. 9/13
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 1115 East Syca-
more St., Van Wert
Items: Large assortment
of hand and electric tools,
lawn furniture and orna-
ments, garden tools, hunting
gear and sporting goods,
misc. shop supplies
Seller(s): Uncle Bill Tools/
Bill and Louise Proftt
Auctioneer(s):
Straley Realty &
Auctioneers, Inc.
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515
Date: Thur. 9/11
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 203 N. Cherry
St., Convoy, OH 45832
Items: Home w/garage,
2007 Chrysler C and small
amount of personal property
Seller(s): The Sonny Boy Raines
Estate (by) Mr. Daniel A. Raines, Jr,
Executor; Mrs. Collette Carcione,
Attorney for the Estate, Carcione
Law Ofce, Van Wert, OH
Auctioneer(s): Straley Realty
& Auctioneers, Inc.
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Date: Thurs. 9/4
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 1644 Deance
Trail, Van Wert, Ohio
Items: Quiet country home
on 1.4 acres, good specu-
lation material, garage
Seller(s): Mrs. L. Darlene
Young, et al.
Auctioneer(s):
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Date: FRI. 9/12
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 12727 State Line
Road, Ohio City
Items: 31.12 acres -
Section 31, Harrison Twp,
Van Wert County, Ohio
Seller(s): GL & CA Snyder
Revocable Living Trust
Auctioneer(s):
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Date: Thu. 9/11
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: VW Co. Fair-
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Items: Furniture, tools,
household, lawn & garden
plus much more!
Seller(s):
Lawrence Stripe
Auctioneer(s):
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Dear Heloise: Do you have
any hints for drying owers?
My daughters wedding is
coming up, and I would love
to save her bouquet for her.
A Reader in Texas
How wonderful to think
about this now, rather than lat-
er! I do the same, and usually
pick out a few owers from
the centerpieces, dry them,
then give them to the bride.
The easy Heloise way is to
hang them upside down some-
where that has air circulation,
but is not hot or in sunlight.
I string dental oss around
the stems and have a few cup
hooks in the ceiling to hang
them up on. Depending on the
owers, it may take a week or
two, or longer. If its a big bou-
quet, you should either take it
apart or stuff some paper tow-
els in between the owers to
help air circulation.
Ive also had luck with
just putting the bouquet or a
dozen roses in a big vase, set-
ting them on a table and let-
ting them dry. They keep the
color, and as long as they stay
upright, they come out ne!
Heloise
P.S.: For only a few owers
(roses are perfect), press them
between paper towels or news-
paper, using a heavy book.
PET PAL
Dear Readers: Diane Golo-
vaty of Vero Beach, Fla., sent
in a photo of her two gray-and-
white tomcats, Ajax and Felix,
lying next to each other on the
oor. To see Ajax and Felixs
picture, go to my website,
www.Heloise.com, and click
on Pets. Heloise
LETTER OF THOUGHT
Dear Heloise: I am a se-
nior who recently has given up
driving. I use a quad cane and
would set it on the empty pas-
senger seat when I drove. As a
passenger, the cane remained
in the front seat with me. Af-
ter a sudden stop, the cane
hit me. Danger realized. The
cane now resides in the rear
seat when I am a passenger.
It is more trouble to retrieve,
but is no longer a lethal ying
weapon! Gladys in New
Hampshire
NO LITTER!
Dear Heloise: I have two
adopted tomcats. They use the
same litter box. When they
do, they get litter all over the
oor, making one big mess. I
corrected the problem by get-
ting a 19-gallon storage box. I
cut a hole big enough for them
to get in. Now when they use it
and kick litter out, all of it will
be in the box, which I dump
back into the litter box.
Russell F., Temple, Pa.
TANGLED CORD
Dear Heloise: I use a hair
dryer daily, and had trouble
with the cord getting tangled
while using it. I placed a small
ring hook on the wall about
a foot from the outlet. I plug
the hair dryer in and then run
the cord through the hook. It
keeps it from getting tangled.
One little morning frustration
gone. Fran in Kentucky
(c)2014 by King Features
Syndicate Inc.
Can you save the bouquet?
DEAR ABBY: Im a
22-year-old college student. My
boyfriend of seven years and I
are engaged. Because we were
high school sweethearts, we
have watched each other grow
into the people we are today.
For the most part, Im very
proud of the person he has be-
come. When I quit my full-time
job to continue my education,
he stepped up to support me. I
never asked for it, nor did I ex-
pect it from him.
Liam is very frugal.
(Cheap might be a better
word.) I never understood it be-
cause he makes enough money
to support us both and put
plenty into savings. However,
I recently learned that every
payday, his mother calls, and he
goes to her house and gives her
money. It wouldnt bother me if
she was ill, unemployed, etc.,
but shes well-off and earns a
good living.
Abby, what concerns me is
that while Liam is 24 years old,
he has a shared bank account
with his mother. She seems to
call him only on payday, EV-
ERY payday, without fail. She
also seems to have more control
of his spending than he does. He
wont pay his bills without rst
consulting her. She was very
clear when she told him he had
spent too much on my engage-
ment ring. I dont want to come
between Liam and his mother,
but Im not sure I can marry
them both. Its not that I want
his money, but after were mar-
ried, I feel the husband and wife
should share bank accounts
and bills, not my husband and
his mother. Do I have a right to
be concerned with this matter?
FRUGAL FIANCEE IN
FLORIDA
DEAR FIANCEE: You and
Liam need to have a frank talk
about money. There may be a
reasonable explanation why he
gives his mother money every
payday. (She may invest it for
him.) But youll never know if
you dont ask. While Mama
may not have been overjoyed
at the amount her son spent on
your engagement ring, it ap-
pears she did approve his chip-
ping in for your education, so
shes not what Id call a miser.
That said, I cannot stress
enough how important it is for
you and Liam to be on the same
page when it comes to nances
and how decisions will be made
after your marriage. Premarital
counseling covers subjects like
this because marriages have
been known to fail when cou-
ples disagree about money.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: I am a con-
tractor. My job requires me
to stay at a job site from three
days to six months. I am hap-
pily married with one child
who is grown, gone and has a
child of his own. My son and I
are estranged, and have had no
contact in 10 years. When mak-
ing small talk on the job site,
inevitably the question comes
up, Do you have children? I
dont want to get into that part
of my life, but I also dont want
to alienate people who are try-
ing to be friendly. If I say no, I
am lying. If I say yes, it opens
up a can of worms, like Where
does he live? Do you see
him often? etc. If I reveal that
I am a grandparent, it can get
especially uncomfortable. Do
you have any advice on how to
handle this situation gracefully?
NO EASY ANSWERS IN
THE MIDWEST
DEAR NO EASY AN-
SWERS: Yes, I do. Be honest
and say, I have a son and we
are estranged. You dont have
to give more details than that,
and you may be surprised when
the person youre talking to says,
Me, too! The situation is not as
uncommon as you may think
as I discovered not long ago when
I attended a luncheon and real-
ized the common denominator
among the guests was they were
all estranged from their children
or stepchildren.
** ** **
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at
www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
Shared nances are the ties that bind man and his mom
with
Jeanne
Phillips
DEAR
ABBY
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