September 10, 2014

Cloudy.
Chance of
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Locally heavy rainfall pos-
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Highs around 80. Lows in
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Vol. 145 No. 62
DELPHOS
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New business owner
seeks recourse from city
BY GREG SCHERGER
DHI Media Correspondent
news@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Mondays Delphos City
Council opened with a review of a letter from
Nathan Lee indicating his intent to open a busi-
ness on Grone Road outside of but near the
Delphos city limits.
Apparently, Lee had taken steps last year
to secure design and seek permits to install a
well and septic system on the property with the
understanding that the property was out of reach
of Delphos city service hookup. At a later date,
Lee was advised by the EPA that city service
existed within reach of his property and he
would need to pursue the city service.
Lee contends that the delay and misinforma-
tion was costly to him and seeks some means
of recourse.
Council passed a motion to prepare an ordi-
nance for reading at the next meeting to address
some level of tax abatement for Lee poten-
tially for a period of possibly three years in
conjunction with annexation of his property to
the city. The full language will be spelled out in
the future ordinance.
In the area of comments from the administra-
tion, Safety Service Director Shane Coleman
requested city residents with property adjacent
to alleyways take the initiative to trim back any
vegetation that is impeding the alley right of
way, the request made to provide clear access
for snow removal in the coming winter months.
Relative to winter, Coleman stated that in
2013-14 the citys cost for salt used on roadways
was $39 per ton from the county and $59 per
ton from the Morton Salt Company. Road salt
is reported to be in short supply for this coming
winter. At this time, the city has a reserve of
50-75 tons of salt and is anticipating but does
not have any current bids from the county or
Morton Salt at this time. Cost figures in the area
of $100 per ton have been reported due to the
salt product shortfall.
Coleman also indicated four volunteers are
assisting the city in the current quarter meter
reading project. Additional volunteers are wel-
come and interested parties should contact the
city offices on North Canal Street. In addition,
Coleman stated that the city has items currently
listed on Govdeals.com and can be found at the
website, searching under Delphos.
The Ohio Public Entity Consortium will con-
duct a further meeting today, Coleman indicated
he would provide details to council members of
the information provided in the meeting which
may include options for insurance for the City of
Delphos in the future.
Coleman also suggested that the city pursue
a temporary budget for 2015 in order to get the
budget process started while awaiting final fig-
ures in several areas at the end of the year.
Regarding re-configuration of the waste
water treatment plant, Coleman stated that infor-
mation for final options is due within the next
several days and he will have a presentation for
the next council meeting. This information has
been anticipated and expected from Coleman
over the last 4-6 weeks but delayed until all
possible input could be collected for a single
presentation.
Delphos City School Board of Education President Joe Rode, right, stepped
down from his leadership role Monday. Vice President Andy North was voted
president and Erica Pimpas as vice president. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Joe Rode
stepped down as Delphos
City Schools Board of
Education president Monday
evening. Rode cited personal
reasons and will remain on
the school board.
Members quickly voted in
standing Vice President Andy
North as president and Erica
Pimpas as vice president.
The board approved the
Non-Public Auxiliary Services
(NPAS) program for St. Johns
Schools including teachers
Amie Buettner, Ann Byrne and
Pam Hummel; clerk Vickie
Pohlman; Guidance Counselor
Al Unterbrink; tutors Todd
Schulte, Aaron Elwer and
Lynette Haehn; and adminis-
trative, speech and nurse ser-
vices and textbooks and sup-
plies. St. Johns received state
funding for these positions and
Delphos City Schools is the
fiscal officer.
Rode steps down as BOE president
Delphos City Schools
See BOE, page 10
Delphos Platoon Chiefs retire
The Delphos Fire Association recently held a celebration for two of its retiring members. Active and
retired members of the association gathered to honored Platoon Chief Dale Bunny Carder, left, for
serving 32 years of service and Platoon Chief Don Moreo for 29 years. (Submitted photo)
Fall storm season starts
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
VAN WERT Its that time of year when the severe weather
season starts ramping up again in Northwest Ohio. According
to Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick
McCoy, each year storms start hitting shortly after Labor Day
and continue through the Thanksgiving season. Its considered
the secondary tornado season for Ohio and Van Wert County
has seen its share of severe weather during this time of the year.
Seven fall tornadoes have hit in Van Wert County on the
following dates: Sept. 14, 1990, east of Middle Point; Oct. 24,
2001, just north of Delphos; Sept. 20, 2002, just north of the City
of Van Wert; Nov. 10, 2002, the historic F-4 tornado which rav-
aged Van Wert County; Oct. 26, 2010, two tornadoes with one
hitting west of Convoy and the second hitting west of Scott; and
Nov. 17, 2013, north of Wetzel, McCoy said.
The National Weather Service is advising today is a day that
needs to be watched for severe weather activity across the Great
Lakes and the Ohio Valley. A vigorous weather system with
strong wind fields is forecast to come through the area with the
potential for severe storms and damaging winds.
This photo, taken by Denny Schumm on Emerson Road
on Nov. 17, 2013, shows what appears to be a fun-
nel wrapped in rain which radar at the time indicated
rotation. The scene is looking north towards the west
edge of Van Wert. This cell later produced a tornado in
Jackson Township and another tornado in Cridersville
in Putnam County. (Photo submitted)
See STORMS, page 10
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
LIMA - The Schoonover Observatory, located at
Schoonover Park at 670 N. Jefferson St. in Lima, will
mark its 50th anniversary at 7:30 p.m. on site this
Friday with a presentation given by original found-
ing member of the Lima Astronomical Society Herb
Doughty from Berkeley, California, who will talk
about various astronomical subjects.
Club member Michael Ritchie said the Schoonover
Observatory was a project taken on in 1964 by the City
of Lima and the Lima Astronomical Society after Thomas
Schoonover president of City Loan and Savings Bank
donated $38,000 to parks and recreation.
Founding member Doughty formed the club
while in high school, Ritchie said. He asked the
librarian to note all the students who took out books
on astronomy and then he contacted them and formed
the society.
The observatory is owned by the City of Lima and
run by the 25 club members.
Several members are very active and open the
observatory during the summer to provide educa-
tional opportunities to the community, Ritchie said.
We do a lot of programs with the Johnny Appleseed
District at Kendrick Woods.
Ritchie said he is a self-taught astronomer. His pas-
sion for astronomy began when he was 9 years old and
as a child and adult, he visited Leslie Peltiers home in
Delphos to view the famous astronomers observatory.
I have seen about all I can through the many tele-
scopes Ive looked through, he said. When visitors
come to the Schooner Observatory for viewing, we
get a lot of wows when they see the rings around
the planet Saturn.
All are welcome to join in the celebration as
Schoonover Observatory will hold a re-dedication
ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Also, Lima
Mayor David Berger will speak and read a city proc-
lamation citing the 50 years of dedication.
At 3:30 p.m., attendees will move to the Elks
Lodge 54 on North Street for presentations given
by speakers, including Earl Lhamon, Don Hurless,
Joanne Konst, and Ritchie from 4-6 p.m. Dinner will
follow at 6:30 p.m., with keynote speaker Isaac Cruz
of the Columbus Astronomical Society slated to speak
on the Art and Science of Astrophotography at 7:30
p.m. The cost of the dinner will be $24 at the door.
For more information visit limaastro.com or Lima
Astronomical Society on Facebook.
Observatory to mark 50th anniversary
Lima Astronomical Society member Michael
Ritchie observes objects through the
Celestron telescope at the observatory.
(Photos courtesy of Michael Ritchie)
See CITY, page 10
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WEATHER FORECAST
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TODAY: Cloudy. Chance
of showers and thunderstorms
through mid afternoon. Then
showers and thunderstorms
likely late in the afternoon.
Locally heavy rainfall pos-
sible late in the afternoon.
Highs around 80. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of pre-
cipitation 70 percent.
TONIGHT: Showers and
thunderstorms through early
morning. Then chance of
showers and thunderstorms
toward daybreak. Lows in the
lower 60s. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of precipita-
tion 90 percent.
THURSDAY: Mostly
cloudy in the morning then
becoming partly cloudy.
Cooler. Highs in the upper
60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
Wheat $5.02
Corn $3.24
Soybeans $13.06
ST. RITAS
A girl was born Sept. 8
to Benjamin and Amanda
Worsowicz of Delphos.
Loretta M. Parsons
May 16, 1938-Sept. 9, 2014
SPENCERVILLE
Loretta M. Parsons, 76, passed
away Tuesday at her residence
in Spencerville.
She was born May 16,
1938, in Shumway County in
Effingham, Illinois, to Truman
Eli and Edith Hollie (Tarrant)
Rentfro. Both preceded her in
death.
On June 11, 1955, she was
united in marriage to Melvin
J. Parsons, who survives in
Spencerville.
She is also survived by one
daughter, Brenda S. Shinn of
Delphos; two sons, Allen R.
Parsons and Melvin L. (Debra)
Parsons, both of Spencerville;
three sisters, Deloris Koester
of Illinois, Barbara Elliott
of Utah and Linda Mast of
Indiana; a sister-in-law, Janet
Rentfro of Indiana; three
brothers, Lenord (Bonnie)
Rentfro of Utah, Jim (Bonnie)
Rentfro of Texas and Larry
(Angie) Rentfro of Illinois; 10
grandchildren; and 34 great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, infant son
Mark Wayne Parsons, daugh-
ter Barbara Kent, brother
Don Rentfro, brother-in-law
Clifford, two sons-in-law
Joseph U. Kent and Randy
Shinn.
Loretta was a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints of Lima.
She was a homemaker. She
was very talented with her
sewing. She enjoyed geneal-
ogy. Her true passions in life
were her church, her chil-
dren, grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Friday at Harter
& Schier Funeral Home,
President Michael Bissegger
officiating. Burial will be in
Ridge Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-7
p.m. on Thursday and one
hour prior to the service at
Harter and Schier Funeral
Home.
To view funeral services
online, visit harterandschier.
com at the time of the service
(Password: webcast9).
Memorial contributions
may be made to the familys
choice.
Lenore C. Klausing
SPENCERVILLE
Lenore C. Klausing, 91, of
Spencerville died Monday
evening with her children at
her side.
Arrangements are incom-
plete at Thomas E. Bayliff
Funeral Home in Spencerville,
where friends may call from
2-8 p.m. Friday with servic-
es beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. John the
Baptist Church in Landeck.
Norma J Nukker
Pohlman
Aug. 19, 1934-Sept. 8, 2014
DELPHOS Norma J
Nukker Pohlman, 80, of
Delphos passed away at 5 a.m.
Monday with her son Dale by her
side at his residence in Delphos.
She was born in Lima on
Aug. 19, 1934, to Marcus and
Lauretta (Beining) Miller,
who preceded her in death.
On May 5, 1956, she was
united in marriage to Gordon
Gordie Pohlman, who
passed away on Aug. 13, 1995.
Her survivors include sons
Rick (Darlene) Pohlman,
Dan (Roberta) Pohlman,
David Spock Pohlman
and Dale Pohlman, all of
Delphos, and Brian (Melissa)
Pohlman of Van Wert; daugh-
ters Vickey (Ed) Fischer and
Shirley (Perry) Wiltsie, both
of Delphos; grandchildren
Leslie (Jeff) Klaus, Matthew
(Kristina) Pohlman, Ryan
Fischer, Kristie (Ryan) Jones,
Perry Wiltsie Jr., Andrew
Wiltsie, Kaitlin Pohlman and
Alyssa Boberg; stepgrandchil-
dren Jason (Nicole) Fischer
and Jessica (Chad) Vorst; 10
great-grandchildren; three
stepgreat-grandchildren; sis-
ters Carol (Hubert) Byrne
and Pam Schnipke; and sis-
ter-in-law Jeanette (Henry)
Schweller.
Nukker is also preceded
in death by brothers-in-law
Richard Pohlman and Virgil
Schnipke; and sister-in-law
Sara Pohlman.
She was a member of St.
John the Evangelist Catholic
Church, she was a 1952 grad-
uate of Ottoville High School,
she enjoyed jumbo puzzles
and crocheting. She was very
supportive to her family and
truly enjoyed bringing lunch
to her boys on the farm. Mrs.
Pohlman was a homemaker
and in her earlier years worked
at Vancrest as a housekeeper.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 11 a.m. on
Thursday at St. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church
in Delphos, with Fathers
Reinhart and Johnson offici-
ating. Burial will follow at
Resurrection Cemetery.
Friends may pay their
respects from 2-8 p.m. today
at Harter and Schier Funeral
Home, where a parish wake
will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions can
be made to Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation or
American Lung Association.
One Year Ago
After yet another lengthy joint investiga-
tion, the Delphos Police Department and West
Central Crime Task Force conducted another
large drug-related roundup Friday, executing
felony indictments that were handed down by
the September session of the Van Wert County
Grand Jury.
25 Years Ago 1989
Legacy of the Big Ditch will be the first
public showing of artifacts and finds recov-
ered by the Columbian Squires as part of the
1987 effort to raise the hull of the canal pas-
senger packet Marguerite. As a result of the
dig, numerous pieces, both common and rare,
combine to give a unique sociological look
into the past.
Plans for an upcoming card party were
discussed at a recent meeting of Catholic
Ladies of Columbia. Date for the card party
will be Sept. 19 with Dorothy Osting and
Amy Pittner as chairladies. The meeting was
presided by President Mary Topp. Dorothy
Deffenbaugh gave the treasurers report. A
report was given by Agnes Sadler on cards
sent during the summer.
A Columbus Grove area woman will be
spending 4 1/2 months in a kibbutz in Israel
studying Judaism and the Hebrew language.
Kimberly Shinabery, daughter of Ray and
Barbara Shinabery of Columbus Grove, is
working on her masters degree in religious
studies at the University of Denver.
50 Years Ago 1964
During a regular business meeting at
Crescent Temple No. 50, Pythian Sisters,
held Tuesday evening in the K of P Lodge
rooms, Mildred Rozelle was elected Grand
Representative to fill the vacant office. Plans
were made for Friendship Night which will
be held at the next meeting of the Delphos
Temple. Margaret Peltier will be the chairman
for the evening.
A panel consisting of members of the
executive board of the Altar-Rosary Society
at St. Josephs parish in Fort Jennings held
a discussion at their September meeting held
last week in the grade school auditorium. Mrs.
Kenneth Von Sossan, vice president, submit-
ted the questions to the panel and served as
moderator.
Mrs. Thomas Beerman, the former Marilyn
Ayers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Ayers of Delphos, received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Elementary Education
from Bluffton College and was inducted
into Pi Delta Honorary Society. Marilyn has
accepted a position in the Gahanna School
System near Columbus and will teach sec-
ond grade.
75 Years Ago 1939
For the first time, a Mass will be said
in the newly-built chapel located in the
sisters convent on East Second Street at 6
a.m. Tuesday morning. Work on the chapel
will be completed Saturday afternoon. The
pews have been installed and the chapel has
been simply and most effectively furnished.
The parish of St. Johns Church, under the
direction of the pastor, Dr. L. Sassen, raised
funds in order to build the chapel which will
be used exclusively by the Sisters of Notre
Dame.
Hubert Powell, manager and third baseman
of the Lion Clothing team, was selected as
right fielder on the Paulding All-Tournament
team. The Paulding Democrat said: Powell,
of Delphos, because of his versatility, was
selected as right fielder. This lad played out-
field, third base, second base and caught for
Delphos.
Mrs. G. C. Marston, North Clay Street,
received the members of the Past Matrons
Club into her home Friday afternoon. She was
assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Robert Reul. In
a contest, Mrs. R. E. Hinderleider received the
honors. The next meeting of the club will be
Oct. 10 at the home of Mrs. George N. Copus,
east of Delphos.
Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, September 10, the 253rd day of 2014.
There are 112 days left in the year.
Todays Highlight in History:
On September 10, 1939, Canada declared war on Germany.
On this date:
In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown
colony council in Virginia.
In 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver
H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during
the War of 1812. (Afterward, Perry sent out the message, We
have met the enemy and they are ours.)
In 1914, movie director Robert Wise (West Side Story;
The Sound of Music) was born in Winchester, Indiana.
In 1919, New York City welcomed home Gen. John J.
Pershing and 25,000 soldiers whod served in the U.S. First
Division during World War I.
In 1935, Sen. Huey P. Long died in Baton Rouge two days
after being shot in the Louisiana state Capitol, allegedly by
Dr. Carl Weiss.
In 1945, Vidkun Quisling was sentenced to death in
Norway for collaborating with the Nazis (he was executed by
firing squad in October 1945).
In 1955, the long-running TV Western series Gunsmoke,
starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, premiered on
CBS television.
In 1963, 20 black students entered Alabama public schools
following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov.
George C. Wallace.
In 1974, the West African country of Guinea-Bissau
became fully independent of Portugal.
In 1979, four Puerto Rican nationalists imprisoned for a
1954 attack on the U.S. House of Representatives and a 1950
attempt on the life of President Harry S. Truman were freed
from prison after being granted clemency by President Jimmy
Carter.
In 1984, a revival of the TV game show Jeopardy! hosted
by Alex Trebek premiered in syndication.
In 1994, the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption,
starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, premiered at the
Toronto International Film Festival.
Ten years ago: CBS News vigorously defended its report
about President George W. Bushs Air National Guard service,
with anchor Dan Rather saying broadcast memos questioned
by forensic experts came from what we consider to be solid
sources. Former transportation secretary Brock Adams died
in Stevensville, Maryland, at age 77.
KOHLS, Eda A., 93, of Fort
Jennings, Mass of Christian
burial will begin 10 a.m.
today at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Fort Jennings. Burial
will follow in the church cem-
etery. Visitation will be one
hour prior. In lieu of flow-
ers, please make memorial
contributions to St Josephs
Catholic Church, Sisters of
Notre Dame Retirement Fund
or Putnam County Homecare
and Hospice. Condolences
may be expressed to www.
lovefuneralhome.com.
LOTTERY
BIRTHS
Trivia
Ans we r s t o
Mondays questions:
The original meaning
of nest egg was an egg
either real or artificial
that a farmer placed in
a hens nest to encourage
her to lay more eggs.
Thoroughbred race-
horse Excellers claim to
fame, thanks to his first-
place win in the 1978
Jockey Club Gold Cup
race, was that hes the
only horse to beat two
Triple Crown winners
and he did it in the same
race. Triple Crown win-
ners Seattle Slew (1977)
and Affirmed (1978)
started out battling one
another for the lead in
the mile-and-a-half Gold
Cup race at Belmont Park
but Affirmed fell back
after his saddle slipped
and Seattle Slew lost by
a nose to a fast-gaining
Exceller, who had been
back 22 lengths.
Todays questions:
Where on the lunar
surface did the astro-
nauts and their space
capsule land in the 1902
movie A Trip to the
Moon, the first sci-fi film
ever made?
What law enforcement
tool was used for the first
time in Indianapolis on
New Years Eve 1938?
Ans we r s i n
Thursdays Herald.
Todays joke:
A man went to the
Police Station wishing
to speak with the burglar
who had broken into his
house the night before.
Youll get your
chance in court, said
the Desk Sergeant.
No, no, no! said
the man. I want to
know how he got into the
house without waking
my wife. Ive been trying
to do that for years!
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with the University being highly
rated by other publications like
Washington Monthly and The
Princeton Review, affirms the
quality and distinctive mix of
academic opportunities offered
at ONU.
Best Colleges 2015 ranks
colleges within four regions:
North, South, Midwest and West. The Midwest
region is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota
and Wisconsin.
University of Findlay named
a Best in the Midwest
FINDLAY The University of Findlay (UF) has
earned top rankings in U.S. News & World Reports
annual survey of Americas Best Colleges. This is the
ninth consecutive year that UF has been listed in the top
tier of regional universities in the
Midwest. The survey also ranked UF
19th in the Midwest among regional
universities in the Best Colleges for
Veterans category and 164th in the
nation for Best Online Bachelors
Programs.
Honors like these highlight the tremendous team
effort our faculty and staff put forth each day, said Dr.
Katherine Fell, president of The University of Findlay.
In the end, its the opinions of our current and former
students, parents and our community that are of highest
importance to us.
The annual rankings, in which U.S. News groups
schools based on categories created by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, provide
a resource for parents and students researching colleges
and universities. The rankings give an overview of each
school, including tuition, financial aid and programs
available.
Schools are ranked based on key measures of quality
including peer assessment, graduation and retention rates,
graduation rate performance, faculty resources, student
selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.
Auditor Yost announces Auditor
of State Award recipients
COLUMBUS Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to
announce that the following entities have received the Auditor
of State Award for clean audit reports:
City of Delphos 2012, 2013 (Allen County)
City of Euclid (Cuyahoga County)
City of Independence (Cuyahoga County)
City of Mason (Warren County)
City of North Olmsted (Cuyahoga County)
City of Shelby (Richland County)
Greene County Educational Service Center (Greene
County)
Muskingum County
Newton Falls Exempted Village School District
(Trumbull County)
Stepstone Academy (Cuyahoga County)
Wood County
The Auditor of State Award is presented to local govern-
ments and school districts upon the completion of a financial
audit. Entities that receive the award meet the following crite-
ria of a clean audit report:
The entity must file timely financial reports with the
Auditor of States office in accordance with GAAP (Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles);
The audit report does not contain any findings for recov-
ery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant defi-
ciencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs;
The entitys management letter contains no comments
related to:
o Ethics referrals
o Questioned costs less than $10,000
o Lack of timely report submission
o Reconciliation
o Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit
o Findings for recovery less than $100
o Public meetings or public records
Kasich and Taylor issue
Patriot Day resolution
COLUMBUS Governor John R. Kasich ordered that all flags be flown at half-staff
from sunrise until sunset on Patriot Day, Thursday, in honor of the lives lost in the terrorist
attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. In addition, he asked that all Ohioans observe
a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m.
Excerpts from the Patriot Day resolution issued by Kasich and Lt. Governor Mary
Taylor:
Thirteen years ago this month, our nation was struck by terrorist attacks that claimed
the lives of approximately 3,000 innocent men, women and children. We urge all Ohioans
to observe Patriot Day and the National Day of Service and Remembrance with appropri-
ate ceremonies, activities and remembrance services to honor the victims of the attacks on
September 11th as well as pay tribute to the brave men and women of our armed forces
and first responders who stand ready to pay the ultimate sacrifice to preserve the freedoms
we cherish most.
Kasich announces
appointment to Lima
Municipal Court
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
COLUMBUS Governor
John R. Kasich announced
the appointment of Tammie
K. Hursh of Bluffton (Allen
Co.) to serve as a judge on
the Lima Municipal Court.
Hursh will assume office
on Sept. 22 and must run in
November 2015 to retain the
seat for a full term commenc-
ing January 1, 2016. Hursh is
replacing Judge William G.
Lauber, who retired.
Hursh received a bach-
elors degree from Bowling
Green State University, a
masters degree from Indiana
University and a juris doc-
torate from the University of
Toledo College of Law.
She has held multiple posi-
tions with the City of Lima,
including assistant director of
law and chief prosecutor, and
currently serves as deputy law
director. Hursh is a member of
the Ohio State Bar Association,
Allen County Bar Association
and Taft Inn of Court Ohio
Northern University. She is
an advisory committee mem-
ber for the Lima YWCA and
CASA of Allen and Putnam
Counties and is a board mem-
ber for the Partnership of
Violence Free Families.
Corn stalk trimming advised
VAN WERT Van Wert County
Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach is seek-
ing assistance from area farmers and
landowners to enhance motorists public
safety. This is the time of year when
cornfields reach their full height and can
also hamper visibility at intersections.
When the view of approaching traffic is
blocked, the results can be serious acci-
dents.
Anything which removes sight
obstructions, such as trimming the tops
of corn stalks down to the level of the
ears, helps insure motorist safety. Sheriff
Riggenbach asks everyone who farms
throughout Van Wert County to inspect
intersections where they have corn and
remove sight obstructions. This allows
all motorists to travel Van Wert County
roads with a higher degree of safety.
Trustees review
residents letters
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
MARION TOWNSHIP
The Marion Township Trustees
held their regularly scheduled
meeting on Monday with Jerry
Gilden, Joseph Youngpeter and
Howard Violet present.
The purpose of the meeting
was to pay bills and conduct
ongoing business. The minutes
of the previous meeting were
read and approved as read.
The trustees then reviewed the
bills and gave approval for 12
checks totaling $10,677.73.
Road Foreman Elwer report-
ed the county was doing the pav-
ing that was approved for the
2014 road program. He started
the third round of mowing and
the grass trimmer needs replaced.
Fiscal Officer Kimmet gave
the trustees the Fund Status
and Bank Reconciliation
reports to review and sign.
He asked for a resolution
to Accept the Amounts and
Rates as determined by the
Budget Commission which
was made and accepted.
He gave the trustees a pur-
chase order for the increase in
insurance which needed signed.
He advised the trustees of a
letter sent to the Governmental
Accounting Standards Boards
which was requested by the Ohio
Public Employees Retirement
System regarding changing lia-
bility to the pension fund.
Police Chief Vermillion gave
the trustees the report from the
Allen County Sheriff Department
for the township for August.
He also stated the contrac-
tor in charge of the I-75 proj-
ect was looking for additional
law protection and the trustees
left it to his discretion as long
as it did not interfere with the
township protection.
Youngpeter was contacted
by a resident on Lehman Road
between State and Elida roads
regarding semi traffic. This is
a county road and they will
have to contact the county.
The trustees also received
a letter regarding tree issues
in the area of 6887 West State
Road. This is also a county
road but Elwer will check on it.
There being no further busi-
ness, Youngpeter made a motion
to adjourn which was seconded by
Gilden and passed unanimously.
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The Next Generation
Delphos FFA members continue
success at Van Wert County Fair
Karen Cline garnered Reserve Champion Senior
Sheep Showman and also exhibited two mar-
ket lambs receiving As on both of her projects.
(Submitted photos)
Jason Wittler showed in Senior Swine Showmanship
and placed third overall in the Senior Division. He
also placed third respectively with his two market
hogs in their classes.
Sophia Wilson served as the 2014 Van Wert County
Fair Queen. She is currently the FFA Chapter vice
president. She is the daughter of Mike and Wendy
Wilson.
Sophia Wilson showed the Reserve Champion
Market Lamb out of all sheep shown. She also exhib-
ited the Reserve Champion Light and Middle Weight
Market Lamb. She was also named the Reserve
Champion of Champion Showman, which enabled her
to participate in the Champion of Champion Show. In
this show, she had to show 10 different breeds of
livestock trying to earn the award of Showman of all
Showman of all species. She ended up fifth overall
in the Champion of Champion show.
Teens needed to help at Canal Days
DELPHOS The September teen meeting at the library
will take teens out into the community this month.
The Delphos Public Library and the Delphos Area Art Guild
will work together again to bring Off the Wall art projects in
the kids creativity tent. Teens are needed to help children with
fluorescent paint stamping, splatter paint, graffiti art and more.
Teens interested in helping with the library and art guild
Canal Days tent on Sept. 20 are encouraged to call the library
to sign up or e-mail hirnre@oplin.org.
Health Department encourages
viewing vaccine documentary
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The Van
Wert County Health Department
encourages everyone, espe-
cially parents with children, to
view the documentary airing
at 9 p.m. tonight on PBS called
Vaccines-Calling the Shots.
The film will air on PBS
award-winning science series,
NOVA and will cover how and
why vaccines work; the biggest
concerns and misperceptions
about vaccines; and the risks
to the child and society when
people decide to forego immu-
nizations.
For more information on
the documentary, please visit
the Van Wert County Health
Departments Facebook page,
or go to www.pbs.org/wgbh/
nova/body/vaccines-calling-
shots.html.
Voya Financial honors
Delphos teachers with
$2,000 Unsung Heroes Grant
INFORMATION
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DELPHOS Voya
Financial, Inc., which has
rebranded from ING U.S. and is
a leading provider of retirement
plans for educators, announced
that Beth Gerow, Jean Mueller,
Melissa Myers, Sue Dew and
Sue May, teachers at St. Johns
Elementary School, have
received a $2,000 grant as part
of the companys 2014 Unsung
Heroes awards competition.
Through the Voya Unsung
Heroes program, Voya
Financial awards grants to
K-12 educators nationwide to
honor their innovative teach-
ing methods, creative educa-
tional projects and the abil-
ity to positively influence the
children they teach.
Selected from a group of
more than 1,000 applicants,
the team is one of only 100
winners across the country
who will receive a $2,000
award to help fund and bring
to life their creative idea,
Exploration Garden. In addi-
tion, they will now compete
with other winners for one
of the top three prizes an
additional $5,000, $10,000 or
$25,000 from Voya Financial.
Gerow and her col-
leagues innovative teaching
idea, Exploration Garden, is
designed to create a garden
that can be explored in a rare-
ly used courtyard that exists
between two wings of the
school building. The garden
will become a central part of
the learning experience. It will
become an outdoor labora-
tory where students will plan,
design, test, record, plant,
grow and learn. In the garden,
there will be many opportu-
nities for learning in a vari-
ety of subjects. Students will
put their math skills to work
by measuring the areas that
will become the garden, test
their research skills to identify
appropriate plants to attract
butterflies local to the area and
hone their presentation skills
by persuading their peers
to choose their choices and
layout. Additional skills and
explorations will take place
once the garden is established.
Voya Financial is honored
to salute these outstanding
teachers who have the vision
to pioneer new methods and
techniques in the classroom
that inspire learning, said
Bernie Heffernon, senior
vice president of Tax-Exempt
Markets for Retirement
Solutions at Voya Financial.
Each day, we help individu-
als prepare for a secure finan-
cial future and we are proud
to recognize these men and
women who prepare students
for their future. We under-
stand that teaching is one of
the most important profes-
sions in the world and are
pleased to help Beth and her
colleagues continue making a
life-long, positive impact on
the children they teach.
To learn more about this
years winning projects, as
well as those from previ-
ous years, visit the Unsung
Heroes website (unsungh-
eroes.com). Applications
for the 2015 Voya Unsung
Heroes awards are currently
being accepted through the
website until April 30, 2015.
Gerow
ONUs College of
Engineering ranked in top 50
INFORMATION
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ADA Ohio Northern
Universitys T.J. Smull
College of Engineering has
been recognized as one of the
nations top 50 undergraduate
engineering programs in Best
Colleges 2015, published by
U.S. News & World Report.
The college ranks 41st
among engineering schools
whose highest degree is a
bachelors or masters, mark-
ing the seventh time in eight
years that U.S. News & World
Report has listed ONU in its
top-50 rankings. U.S. News
ranks undergraduate engi-
neering programs accredited
by ABET (formerly known
as Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology).
The faculty, staff and
students in the T.J. Smull
College of Engineering are
again pleased to be recog-
nized for excellence in under-
graduate engineering and
computer science education,
said Eric T. Baumgartner,
dean of the T.J. Smull
College of Engineering. We
fully embrace our mission to
engage students through per-
sonal relationships and high-
impact educational experienc-
es in order to maximize their
success. We are very proud of
the accomplishments of our
students, faculty and alumni
which help to bring national
recognition to the college.
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TODAY
9 a.m. - noon Putnam
County Museum is open, 202
E. Main St. Kalida.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
Delphos Museum of Postal
History, 339 N. Main St., is
open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff St.
Noon Rotary Club
meets at The Grind.
4 p.m. Delphos Public
Library board members meet
at the library conference
room.
6 p.m. Shepherds of
Christ Associates meet in the
St. Johns Chapel.
7 p.m. Bingo at St.
Johns Little Theatre.
THURSDAY
9-11 a.m. The Delphos
Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
3-7 p.m. The Interfaith
Thrift Store is open for shop-
ping.
8 p.m. American Legion
Post 268, 415 N. State St.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Delphos
Optimist Club, A&W Drive-
In, 924 E. Fifth St.
open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite
BY LOVINA EICHER
Today is our youngest child Kevins ninth
birthday. Has it really been that long? It was
also the first day of school, so he was a tired
little boy tonight. Daughter Verena baked a
horseshoe-shaped cake for him today since
I wasnt home all day. He requested a horse-
shoe cake and wanted chocolate cake.
Foremost on our minds is the sad news
that Uncle Andy Coblentz, 81, passed away
last night. He was the brother right after my
dad in age. Dad would be 83 if he were still
here. We are glad we were able to see Uncle
Andy and Aunt Caroline at the reunion in
July. Our sympathy goes to Aunt Caroline and
cousins Andrea, Lori, and David, and also to
all the grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Our plans are to attend the funeral on Friday,
which is over three hours from here. Im sure
Andy will be missed by many. May God be
with them as they mourn for such a great
man. Only God can bring us comfort in times
like this.
On Labor Day we had a very busy day. A
few of the girls washed the laundry while the
rest of us butchered 51 chickens. In four hours
we had the chickens all cut up. We soaked the
meat in ice water to cool off before bagging it
for the freezer. These chickens were broilers,
which one can eat fresh or freeze. They were
six weeks old and weighed around three and a
half to five pounds. We had over 180 pounds
of meat total. What a blessing to be able to put
it all in the freezer for later use. We appreci-
ated the help of Timothy and Mose, which
made everything go faster. We had an assem-
bly line, with one guy chopping off the heads
of the chickens and a few people plucking the
feathers after they were dipped in scalding
water. Then they were gutted, cleaned and cut
up into pieces. The gizzards and hearts were
also saved to clean. The wings were bagged
separately to be grilled for hot wings. After
butchering chickens, none of us are ready for
a meal of chicken for a while!
Sunday evening we had supper with sisters
Verena and Susan, as brother Albert, Sarah
Irene, and family were there. Alberts married
sons, Joe and Albert Jr., and their families
were also there. Jacob and Emmas children
were also there, but Jacob and Emma couldnt
attend as Jacob wasnt feeling good. We were
served a good supper of barbecued chicken
and all the trimmings.
My husband, Joe, doesnt have work this
week. Today Joe and I and sisters Verena and
Susan traveled to Berne, Indiana. We spent
most of the day at sister Lizs house, helping
her clean for the upcoming wedding of their
oldest daughter, Elizabeth. Sister Leah was
also there. Sister Emma has church services at
her house on Sunday, so she wasnt able to go.
It was enjoyable to work together again, but
we missed Emma. Tomorrow I will go help
Emma with preparations for church services.
And like I dont have enough to do, the
peaches I ordered came today. Life gets too
busy at times! Let us always take time for
God. How easy it is to neglect God when we
get busy.
Joseph, who had two surgeries recently,
seems to keep gaining strength every day. We
are so happy for that.
It is already 10:30 p.m. Everyone has
gone to bed. I need to join them, but I knew I
needed to write this column. Try this chicken
biscuit stew sometime.
Wishing you all Gods richest blessings!
Chicken Biscuit Stew
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
3/4 cup milk
1 cup potatoes
1 cup carrots
1 cup peas
1 1/3 cup chicken broth
2 cups cooked chicken
1/3 cup onions
biscuits
Melt butter and add flour, salt and pepper.
Add milk to form a white sauce, stirring until
thick. In a separate pan, boil potatoes, carrots
and peas; drain. Add to white sauce and then
add broth, chicken and onions. Put into 9x13
pan and top with unbaked biscuits. (You can
use store bought biscuits in a tube or your
own favorite biscuit recipe.) Bake at 375 for
2025 minutes.
Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amish writ-
er, cook, wife and mother of eight. Formerly
writing as The Amish Cook, Eicher inher-
ited that column from her mother, Elizabeth
Coblentz, who wrote from 1991 to 2002.
Readers can contact Eicher at PO Box 1689,
South Holland, IL 60473 (please include a
self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply)
or at LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.
org.
Busy butchering day
proves a blessing
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THRIFT SHOP WORKERS
Sept. 11-13
THURSDAY: Sue Vasquez, Gwen Rorhbacher, Eloise
Shumaker, Ruth Calvelage and Kathy Vorst; Annex Sharon
Schrader and Beth Metzger.
FRIDAY: Mary Lou Schulte, Sharon Wannemacher, Sue
Vasquez and Dorothy Hedrick; Annex Diane Mueller and
Carolyn Paul.
SATURDAY: Renee Schrader, Fran Schuck, Julie Fuerst
and Rita Nesbitt; Annex Doris Lindeman and Anita Dunlap.
THRIFT SHOP HOURS: 3-7 p.m. Thursday; 1-4 p.m.
Friday; and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.
To volunteer, contact Volunteer Coordinator Barb
Haggard at the Thrift Shop at 419-692-2942 between 8 a.m.
and 4 p.m.
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MISS YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!!
Due to technical issues, we will be
rebuilding our birthday list
and need your help!
If you have a birthday you would
like to be included on our list, email,
call or mail the birthday
information to:
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Alexandra M. Hambleton,
an Army Reserve Officers
Training Corps (ROTC)
cadet at Ohio University,
Athens, Ohio, has graduated
from the three-week airborne
training course, also known
as jump school, at the U.S.
Army Airborne School, Fort
Benning, Columbus, Ga.
The airborne school allows
the cadets attending host col-
leges and universities to earn
their jump wings. After com-
pleting the course as qualified
paratroopers, cadets return
to their college or university
ROTC program to pursue a
commission as second lieu-
tenants in the Army.
During the first or ground
week of training, students
undergo a rigorous, progres-
sive physical training pro-
gram and receive instruction
in the theory of parachute
jumping, safe landing falls,
mock door exiting, and wear-
ing a parachute harness and
lateral drift apparatus.
The second or tower
week of training includes
jumping from a 34-foot tower,
practical use of the swing
landing trainer, suspended
harness apparatus, mock door
mass exiting procedures, and
the 250-foot free tower jump.
In the final or jump week,
students complete five static-
line parachute jumps which
includes one day and one
night jump off of a C-130 and
C-141 transport aircraft.
Hambleton is the daughter
of Barbara K. and Carl W.
Hambleton of Elida and a
2012 graduate of Elida High
School.
Hambleton graduates
airborne training school
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By JIM METCALFE
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DELPHOS Both St. Johns and
Crestview were looking for their first
girls soccer win of 2014 when they met
up Tuesday afternoon at the St. Johns
Annex.
Blue Jay coach Katrina Smith prom-
ised a re-evaluation of her squad after
Thursdays loss to Jefferson and whatev-
er they did worked as the Blue and Gold
swamped the young and less-experienced
Lady Knights 10-0.
We talked about getting back to the
fundamentals and basics. We also got
input from the girls as to what we needed
to do and put a game plan together,
Smith explained. I thought we did better
at those basics today. We had so many
girls contribute, especially on assists,
today and they were where they needed
to be. Its good to have a more diverse
offense where everybody is contribut-
ing.
For first-year Crestview head coach
Joy Short, it was a familiar scene.
Today was the story of our season.
We play a good first half and then get
trounced the second, she added. We
are not very deep anyway and we have
seven girls that have never played soccer
before. That makes it difficult to figure
out where they fit in. Then when you
start to fall farther and farther behind, our
spirits start to sag; thats natural and its
hard to dig out. We are improving, even
though our scores dont show it.
The Jays (1-3-2) dominated the orb
owning the possession in their offensive
end of the pitch the vast majority of the
match and outshooting the guests
(0-5-0) 39-1.
The Knights were down four girls out
of 19 due either to injury or absence.
All that offensive pressure applied
by the Jays especially seniors Emilee
Grothouse and Liz Winhover and sopho-
mores Carleigh Ankerman and Maria
Giambruno-Fuge broke through at
the 24:13 mark. Inside the 18, Ankerman
crossed from the right side to Winhover
on the left post and her 10-yarder found
the inside of that post past Lady Knight
sophomore keeper Abby Clouser (23
saves).
The Jays also had several shots
two by Ankerman hit the post or the
crossbar.
At 9:43, Ankerman had her second
assist, finding Grothouse on a right-to-
left cross for a 10-yarder from the left
post that hit the right post and ricocheted
in for a 2-0 edge.
The hosts with 18 players began
the process of wearing down their foe
in the second half and continued their
assault on the nets.
They made it 3-0 just 44 ticks into
the half. Giambruno-Fuge launched a
35-yard floated from the left wing that
handcuffed Clouser and found the right
side.
At 32:01, that lead grew to 4-0. Inside
the 18, sophomore Courtney Wrasmans
14-yarder was deflected by the keeper but
Grothouse was right there for the point-
blank putback.
At 31:32, Ankerman again crossed
from the right side to Winhover on the
left post, from where she knocked it by
the keeper from eight yards and a 5-0
edge.
At 26:41, a clearly tiring Crestview
team fell behind 6-0. Giambruno-Fuge
launched a 16-yarder from the right side
that slipped through Clousers fingers
and into the cords.
The Blue and Gold tacked on four
more goals: at 22:18, when Rachel
Pohlman followed her 15-yarder from
the right wing that hit off the bar with
a putback from close range; at 16:50,
when freshman Lucy Bonifass 25-yarder
deflected off a defender and to the wait-
ing feet of freshman Marie Mueller; at
3:36, when Bonifas made a nice individ-
ual move to get a 12-yard look from the
left wing; and at 2:08, when Ankermans
fourth assist resulted in an in-close tally
by sophomore Kristina Koester.
Cerestview had two chances the sec-
ond half: at 25:40, when freshman Alyssa
Gent got behind the defense for an open-
ing but senior netminder Sam Wehri gob-
bled it up before a shot was taken; and at
9:04, when Gent had a 12-yard look off
a corner kick that was stymied by Wehri.
The Jays visit Anna for a WOSL battle
5 p.m. Thursday; Crestview visits Fort
Jennings at the same time.
SPORTS
Lady Jays erupt on the pitch
St. Johns Carleigh Ankerman works against Crestviews Kara Strabbing
during her 4-assist performance Tuesday at the Annex. (DHI Media/
Kenny Poling)
Archers outlast Lady Jeffcats
in non-league volleyball
By JIM METCALFE
DELPHOS Antwerp won the first
two sets of its non-league volleyball
match at Jefferson High School Monday
night 25-23 (coming from way behind),
25-23 (holding off the hosts).
The hosts then rallied to win sets 3
and 4 by the same scores.
The Archers grabbed the fifth set
15-13 to secure a 2-hour marathon.
Leading the way for the Lady Jeffcats
(3-3) were senior Desteni Lear (28/30 serv-
ing, 6 aces; 6 kills), sophomore Danielle
Harman (13 kills; 3 stuffs), senior Brooke
Culp (8 kills), senior Andrea Geise (6 kills)
and freshman Macy Wallace (5 stuffs).
Tops for the Lady Archers (6-2) was
Kiana Recker (10 kills; 17 digs),
along with Emily Hamman (20 kills;
2 blocks), Peyton Short (23 assists; 15
digs; 4 aces), Rachel Williamson (13
kills) and Audrie Longardner (12 digs).
After the Lady Jeffcats forced a fifth set,
the momentum seemed to be in their favor;
Harman got the first kill and the battle was
joined. The Archers had the better of the
proceedings, getting to a 7-4 edge on a hit-
ting error. However, the hosts rallied, even-
tually taking an 11-9 edge on a hitting error
and forcing Antwerp coach Amy Hammer
to call a halt. That did the trick as the visitors
came back to take a 12-11 lead on a hit off
the Jefferson block by Sydney Sheedy. An
Antwerp mis-hit tied it at 12 but a spike off
the defense by Hamman gave the guests
the lead for good. Sheedy put down a kill
off the net, forcing acting Jefferson head
coach Josh Early to call time. Jefferson won
a great point on a hitting error to stay alive
but when Hamman put down a bomb, the
match was over.
The first two sets featured incredible
rallies. In the first set, Jefferson built a big
lead and seemed on the verge of taking
the opener before the Archers battled all
the way back to claim the first set.
In the second set, both teams made
their share of errors all around and the
Archers seemed ready to go up 2-0,
leading 23-11. However, Harman got
untracked (6 kills in the set) and Antwerp
started missing, with the Red and White
twice running off spurts of 6-0 (serving
by Lear and freshman Devin Carder).
A hitting error got the Wildcats within
24-23 but their own mis-hit gave the visi-
tors a 2-0 set lead.
The play picked up in the third set
as both teams seemed to get the miscues
out of their system. A serving error down
3-2 gave the hosts the serve and seven
straight miscues, two Geise strikes and a
Lear ace put them up 13-3. The Archers
had another rally in them behind good
serving (5 aces, 3 by Emily Derck) and a
suddenly hot attack 10 kills that got
them a 21-19 edge on a slam by Hamman.
The Wildcats had none of that. A serving
error gave Lear the ball and she registered
three aces to get the hosts on track. A kill
by junior Claire Thompson gave the hosts
new life heading into the fourth.
The fourth set was nip-and-tuck all the
way, with three points in a row the most
either team scored. The usual suspects:
Jeffersons Harman, Culp, Thompson and
Lear; and Antwerps Recker, Hamman
and Williamson; went at it tooth and nail.
Tied at 22, the hosts had the finishing
touch, getting a Lear smack off the back-
row defense to knot the match at 2.
Jefferson visits Crestview 5:30 p.m.
Thursday.
Jefferson soccer remains unbeaten
By JIM METCALFE
RURAL MIDDLE POINT
Jeffersons girls soccer unit took advan-
tage of its better depth and more experi-
ence against Northwest Conference foe
Lincolnview, downing the Lady Lancers
5-2 on a brilliant Monday afternoon/
early evening at Lincolnview High
School.
The Lady Wildcats (5-0-1, 1-0-0
NWC) dominated the shots on-goal
29-11 against the Lady Lancers (3-4-1,
2-1-0 NWC).
The visitors kept up the attack
throughout the first half, peppering shots
at senior keeper Julia Thatcher, but the
senior was a stone wall (17 saves vs. 22
shots on-goal), making several stops of
the leaping or diving variety.
However, that offensive pressure
finally broke through at22:38. On a
quick give-and-go in the box between
senior Kylee Haehn and sophomore
Arianna Knebel, the senior slipped an
8-yarder from the left post underneath a
defender and Thatcher and into the right
side for a 1-0 edge.
The attack continued and broke
through again at 2:01. Knebel near
the right sideline cross to freshman
Kendall Marquiss in the middle, who
knocked the bouncing orb high side to
the left from 12 yards for a 2-0 edge.
The hosts had a few openings in the
half, with the best being at 8:40. Senior
Hannah McCleery fired a 15-yarder
from the right wing and she hit the left
post; the follow shot was kicked out of
bounds by a defender.
The Lancers halved their deficit to
2-1 at 37:31 of the second half. Off a
lead pass from freshman Haley Pollock
down the left side, freshman Maddie
Gorman beat Jefferson junior keeper
Jessica Pimpas (7 saves) to the ball and
barely trickled a 16-yarder into the right
side of the cords.
Back came the Wildcats to get that
back and more. They made it 3-1 at
25:27 when junior Logan Hamilton fed
Haehn for a 15-yarder from the left wing
to the high side.
The Red and White made it 4-1 at
14:37. Hamilton got a wide-open shot
from eight yards and beat new keeper
Gorman (4 saves vs. 7 shots).
Lincolnview halved their deficit
again to 4-2 at 11:25 when Pollock
found the back of the net.
With 3:27 to go, the visitors tacked
on their fifth goal. Inside the 18, Haehn
passed from the middle to the left wing,
from where freshman Kaelin Anders
knocked home a 12-yarder that slipped
through the keepers hands and into
the net.
McCleery was carried off the pitch at
7:20 after colliding with Hamilton, who
walked off on her own power.
Both units return to action 5 p.m.
Thursday: Jefferson at Kalida and
Lincolnview at Continental.
Grove sweeps Lady
Cats in NWC volleyball
By LARRY HEIING
DELPHOS Columbus
Groves head volleyball coach
Susan Jones wanted to change
things up after her team stumbled
out to a 2-3 record to start the
2014 campaign.
We worked on changing
around our rotation this week in
practice to get better ball move-
ment from our setters to the front-
line, she explained.
Mission accomplished.
The Bulldogs traveled to
Delphos Tuesday evening and
made quick work of the Jefferson
Lady Cats winning the match in
3 sets: 25-10, 25-10, 25-16.
In the first set, Jefferson start-
ed out strong with kills by Desteni
Lear and Danielle Harman to lead
3-0. Columbus Grove came right
back with back-to-back kills by
senior Kristin Wynn with assists
by Sydney McCluer and Briana
Glass. In fact, with McCluers
perfect serves, the Bulldogs rat-
tled off 11 straight points to lead
11-3; during the streak, Wynn had
a return kill and a block for points
and McCluer notched an ace.
The Bulldog run ended as their
return fell into the net. The teams
exchanged aces by Mikayla
Roman (Columbus Grove) and
Lear. The Lady Cats cut the lead
to 14-8 on a block by Harman
that dropped in for a point but
thats as close as they would get
as the Bulldogs Jade Clement
dished out consecutive assists
to Madison Vorhees and Becca
Endicott for slams. Columbus
Grove finished out the first set
with flair on a Vorhess kill and a
pair of slams by McCluer off sets
by Hope Schroeder.
Set two started slowly as
both teams gave up points on
unforced errors. Grove began to
get back on track with a block by
Wynn and kills by Schroeder and
Vorhess to lead 7-4. After an ace
by McCluer, Brooke Culp set up
a slam by Lear for Jefferson. The
Bulldogs began to pull away after
that, outscoring the Cats 13-1 to
win the second set by the same
score as the first.
Columbus Grove scored first
and often to start set three with a
back-set from Glass to Wynn for
the kill. Wynn scored again with
a block and another slam from a
Glass assist. After the Bulldogs
next serve went long, Harman
scored with a block at the net to
pull Jefferson within 3-2. Wynn
and McCluer combined for kills
as the offense continued to click
for the Bulldogs. The Lady Cats
continued to play hard as Culp
landed a return tap in the center
of Grove defense and Lears kill
sliced the Bulldog lead to 13-11.
Columbus Grove regrouped as
Schroeders slam and a pair of
kills by Wynn forced Jefferson
coach Josh Early to call time
out. After the stoppage, Harman
remained strong at the net for
Jefferson with a kill but was
matched by a slam by Glass to
maintain the lead for the Dogs
16-12. Columbus Grove began
to pull away highlighted by a
McCluer kill and Rachel Kohls
ace. Jefferson freshman Macy
Wallace got in the score book
with a kill to slow the Bulldog
attack. McCluers kill off an assist
by Clement set up match point
for the visitors. Wynn capped off
the scoring as expected with a kill
with an assist from Glass.
We simply lost to a better
team tonight, Early said after
the match. Thats why they are
among the elite squads of the
Northwest Conference. I was
proud of the effort our girls dis-
played on the court, especially
in the third game when we were
down. We will continue to work
hard and get better.
Jefferson (3-4, 0-1 NWC)
will travel to Crestview on
Thursday for their next action
and Columbus Grove (3-3) will
take on Miller City in PCL action.
In JV action, Columbus
Grove won both games 25-10
and 25-10.
Columbus Groves Becca Endicott goes up for the
slam against the block of Thompson of Jefferson
while Andrea Geise (Jefferson) and Jade Clement
(Grove) await the return. (DHI Media/Larry Heiing)
Kalida, Miller City tie in PCL boys soccer
By Dave Boninsegna
zsportslive@yahoo.com
MILLER CITY - The Miller City boys soccer team welcomed their Putnam County
League and Wildcat counterparts in the Kalida Wildcats for a Putnam County show-
down at Miller City High School Tuesday.
The teams battled to a 1-1 tie after 40 minutes and accomplished the same in the
second half, ending the contest in a 2-2 tie.
Austin Swift and Michael Schroeder scored goals for
Kalida, while Jared Snyder and Jackson Lammers delivered
one goal each for the home team in the deadlock.
The first 40 minutes was a near even battle for field posi-
tion and the 50-50 balls. Kalida had several opportunities to
drive home a goal but Miller City keeper Hunter Berner swatted
away each attempt.
Miller City got on the board first with 9:01 to go before the break on a direct kick
by Snyder; the senior sent the ball to the left side of the Kalida minder, Brent Hovest,
giving the home team a 1-0 advantage.
Kalida would get the equalizer nearly three minutes later. Swift slipped a shot by
Berner to the low side, knotting the match at 1-1 with 6:22 to go in the half.
Two teams just giving their all tonight; the match could have gone either way. It
is what it is; you cant fault the kids for the effort. We just didnt get the job done. You
have to give your opponent a lot of credit, too, Kalida coach Mark Czubik stated.
The scoring in the second half didnt take quite as long.
Schroeder would catch a ricochet off the left post and sent it right back where it
came from past a diving Berner to make it a 2-1 Kalida advantage at 28:22.
The goals dont have to be pretty; they just have to go into the back of the net,
Czubik noted.
However, the hometown Cats would answer back with 22:41 to go when
Lammers delivered a drive over the left shoulder of Hovest to make it a 2-2 contest.
The teams would revert back to the 50/50 and field position battle with no resolu-
tion.
Our first goal, Ausitn was able to get on the ball quick on the misplay. I thought we
had a number of opportunities and part of that is us and part of that is the opponent;
they did a really good job today, Czubik remarked.
Kalida held a slim 6-4 edge in shots on-goal as Hovest had just two saves for
Kalida and Berner had four saves for Miller City.
The decision gives Kalida a 4-0-2 record, while Miller City is 2-2-4.
Kalida won the junior varsity contest 6-2.
ELIDA CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
Boys Team Scores: Lincolnview 22, Ottawa-Glandorf 71, Bath
97, Kenton 98, St. Johns 122, Ottoville 152, Elida 174.
Local Individuals (73 Runners): 1. Bayley Tow (L) 16:30.04; 2.
Alex Rodriguez (L) 17:00.77; 5. Tyler Brant (L) 17:42.99; 6. Trevor
Neate (L) 17:55.11; 7. Curtis Pohlman (S) 17:58.55; 8. Tracey West (L) 18:09.67;
9. Colton Snyder (L) 18:10.81; 13. Troy Thompson (L) 19:06.72; 14. Nick Pohlman
(S) 19:09; 16. Brayden Farmer (L) 19:11.93; 17. Eric VonSossan (OV) 19:12.29; 20.
Andrew Flickert (L) 19:19.73; 23. Trevor Fischer (OV) 19:33.; 25. Austin Elick (L)
19:36.93; 27. Anthony Hale (S) 19:44.31; 28. Eric Anthony (E) 19:50.54; 34. Ryan
Kimmet (OV) 20:39.72; 38. Dalton Buetner (E) 21:03.9; 45. Patrick Stevenson (S)
21:30.88; 46. Matt Hesseling (E) 21:34; 47. Caleb Newland (E) 21:37.4; 48. Micah
Germann (L) 21:49.34; 49. Jacob Gibson (L) 21:52.75; 52. Dalton Hines (L) 22:18.49;
54. Noah Daeger (L) 22:28.96; 57. Keegan Cowan (L) 22:42.9; 62.
Evyn Pohlman (S) 23:27.14; 63. Gavin Peare (E) 23:32.93; 65.
Brendon Stoner (OV) 23:54.2; 68. Brandon Kimmet (OV) 27:12.13; 69.
Jacob Bradford (L) 27:25.18.
Girls Team Scores: Lincolnview 34, Kenton 55, Elida 74, Ottawa-
Glandorf 77, Bath 111. No Team Scores: St. Johns, Ottoville.
Local Individuals (52 Runners): 1. Anna Gorman (L) 21:24.1;
2. Alyssa Turrentine (E) 21:31.61; 3. Breece Rohr (S) 21:42.47; 4.
Abbie Enyart (L) 21:51.39; 5. Alena Looser (L) 22:30.45; 8. Tori Bowen
(E) 22:57.02; 10. Lauren Bull (E) 23:02.52; 13. Elizabeth Luersman
(OV) 23:19.66; 14. McKenna Byrne (OV) 23:22.30; 15. Trinity Welch
(L) 23:28.74; 17. Olivia Gorman (L) 23:45.86;
20. Baylee Lindeman (S) 24:28.9; 25. Kersten
Roberts (L) 25:54.03; 28. Lexi Pohlman (S) 26:05.85; 30.
Miah Katalenas (L) 26:28.63; 31. Madison Sill (L) 27:01.58;
34. Ryanne Ducheney (L) 27:27.54; 35. Hannah Malone (E)
27:51.11; 38. Mikinzie Dull (L) 28:35.44; 39. Sam Stemenson
(S) 28:56.99; 41. Theresa Kurtz (L) 30:08.49; 45. Katie Goodman (E) 31:01.12; 46.
Brittany Schleeter (OV) 32:14.35.
TUESDAY ROUNDUP
St. Johns volleyball on a roll
By LARRY HEIING
DELPHOS The St. Johns volleyball team is on a roll in winning
three out of their four matches to even the season record at 5-5.
That included Monday nights 25-18, 25-7, 25-15 sweep of Miller City
at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium.
In set one of the match, St. Johns started out on a run to lead 15-8.
The lead was never more than eight points as the both teams play
became sloppy committing unforced errors. With the Wildcats facing set
point, a tip by Haley Lammers kept Miller City alive 24-18. St. Johns
Madison Ellis made sure that the Jays won with a statement kill off of a
set by Maya Gerker.
Miller City briefly took the lead 2-1 on a kill by Lammers from a Kylee
Ricker set in set two. Olivia Kahny had back-to-back kills on perfect sets
by Hayley Jettinghoff and Ellie Csukker. Then junior Maddie Pohlman
converted 10 straight serves, including three aces, to extend the Jays
lead. During the run, Kahny slammed another kill and Maddie Buettner
had a kill off a short set by Csukker. A tapper by Buettner fell in and sud-
denly the home team led 17-2. Taylor Roths kill from a Ricker set finally
broke the string. Roth fired consecutive aces as the Wildcats scored four
straight points. But errors by Miller City gave St. Johns a pair of points
and a return kill over the top of the net by Buettner pushed the advantage
to 20-6. Miller City had a tough time getting returns over the net and an
ace by freshman Kennedy Clarkson gave the Jays a 25-7 victory.
Miller City scored the first point of set three as Chloe Rucks return
fell in for a point. The Wildcats nearly had another point but a great
return by Buettner with her back to the net saved the volley for the Jays.
Jessica Geise landed one of her five aces on the night (5 kills, 2 blocks,
11 digs) just in the back corner of the court for a 3-1 lead. The Wildcats
battled back on a set by Ricker to Makenna Ricker for the slam. A pair of
aces by Clarkson, a tap return by Ally Gerberick and return kill by Geise
extended the Jays lead to 11-6. Abby Schroeder followed with a kill for
the Cats but Geise answered with a Michael Jordan-like floating tap over
the net and a return kill. A serve by Geise hit the top of the net and fell in
for the ace, forcing Miller City coach Cheryl Kreinbrink to call time. After
the break, a soft tapper by Kylee Ricker fell to the center of the Blue Jay
defense. A kill by sophomore Gerberick gave the Jays a double-digit lead
of 10 as the Jays offensive outburst continued. Buettner and Geise each
had a kill and Csukkers (7 assists) fell in on match point, giving the Jays
a 25-15 victory.
MONDAY ROUNDUP
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the primary breadwinner.
For your wife, who has less
income, perhaps $125,000 in
term insurance. Arguments
can be made for a few dollars
in one direction or another,
but $400,000 on you and
$125,000 on your wife, I
think, would be adequate.
Whether you want to go
20 or 30 years is another
question. I would consider
the 30 years because that
will take you into your 80s
and you will clearly be more
prone to natural death at that
point.
DEAR BRUCE: If
a spouse passes away and
the will states the surviving
spouse inherits the proper-
ties, monies, etc., will the will
need to be probated? When
the surviving spouse passes
away, even with a beneficiary
named, wouldnt the benefi-
ciary be required to probate
the will? Is there not a cost to
probate a will? Arent there
estate taxes with a will? --
C.J., via email
DEAR C.J.: You have
a bunch of little questions.
First, unless there is a very
substantial estate, in the mil-
lions of dollars, there will
be no federal taxes and, in
most cases, little or no state
inheritance taxes. A will has
nothing to do with whether
there will or will not be estate
taxes. That is a matter of
statute.
DEAR BRUCE: I am
61 years old with modest
retirement income. I have an
investment in a machine with
a new technology. I expect
to receive anywhere from
$10,000 to $500,000 this year.
Next year I expect to receive
from $1 million to $6 million.
This income will maintain or
increase each year for at least
15 years.
What can I do with the
money so I do not have to pay
12.3 percent income taxes to
California and 39.6 percent to
the IRS (51.9 percent total)?
-- Mark
DEAR MARK: I am sus-
picious of a letter such as
yours when you say a
modest income, but I will
take your question as a
legitimate one. Simply put,
you can escape paying taxes
in California by getting
out of California. The IRS
follows you no matter where
you go.
If this is the kind of
income you will be making,
I suggest you move to a state
such as Arizona, Florida or
Texas that doesnt have a
state income tax. You will
note that many athletes have
permanent addresses in these
states for just that reason.
(Send questions to
bruce@brucewilliams.com.
Questions of general interest
will be answered in future
columns. Owing to the vol-
ume of mail, personal replies
cannot be provided.)
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St. Ritas earns heart care quality award
LIMA St. Ritas has earned the
American College of Cardiologys
Platinum Performance Award for 2014.
The award is from The National
Cardiovascular Data Registry, (NCDR),
ACTION Registry, which is based on
the American College of Cardiology/
American Heart Association clinical
guideline recommendations.
In order to earn the designation, a
hospital must achieve at least 90 percent
in each guideline for heart attack care,
such as: getting aspirin on arrival; get-
ting to the cath lab, if needed, within
90 minutes of arrival in the emergency
department; and offering smoking ces-
sation and cardiac rehabilitation. The
Platinum Achievement Award means St.
Ritas has been able to maintain above
90 percent in all areas each quarter for
the past two years.
The American College of Cardiology
and the American Heart Association
commend St. Ritas for
its success in imple-
menting standards of
care and protocols. The
full implementation of
acute and secondary
prevention guideline-
recommended therapy is a critical step
in saving the lives and improving out-
comes of heart attack patients, said
James Jollis, MD, FACC, ACTION
Registry-GWTG Chair and Professor
of Medicine and Radiology at Duke
University Hospital.
Henry and Beverly Hawk Heart and
Vascular Center Administrator Mary
Marker said the award is gratifying.
It shows that the processes and pro-
tocols we have put in place are working,
and it validates all the hard work weve
put in to assure that cardiac patients
who come here get the best care in the
most efficient
manner, said
Marker.
T h i s
award is
a proud
achievement
for St. Ritas. It reflects the hard
work and dedication of the staff who
care for some of our most seriously
ill patients and their families, St.
Ritas Vice President of Operations
Dale Gisi said. The implementation
of these guidelines requires success-
ful coordination of the cardiovascular
team and emergency personnel and is
a critical step in saving the lives and
improving outcomes of heart attack
patients.
St. Ritas honored
for organ donation
education efforts
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
LIMA St. Ritas has
earned two awards for organ
donation education and
awareness. Representatives
from Lifeline of Ohio pre-
sented the Ohio Hospital
Associations Gold Medal
and the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Gold Recognition Certificate
to St. Ritas Donation
Council on Aug. 25.
Congratulations to all
members of the Donation
Council for winning the
Ohio Hospital Associations
Gold Medal Award for the
work put into educating your
community on organ and tis-
sue donation. It is truly an
honor and a privilege to get
to work with such dedicated
individuals, said Lifeline
of Ohio Coordinator Jackie
Hines.
The gold medal means St.
Ritas is a Gold Partner in the
OHA Hospital Champions
Program.
We are so proud of
our hospital champions for
committing to promote this
important initiative to our
communities, said Mike
Abrams, OHA President and
CEO. We saw tremendous
engagement from all our
hospital partners who went
above and beyond to support
this cause.
Participation opportuni-
ties are broken into three
categories: Community
Engagement and Education,
Donor Regi st rat i on
Opportunities, and Marketing
and Communications
Support.
Organ and tissue dona-
tion can save lives, St. Ritas
Chief Nursing Executive
Jodi Pahl said. Were proud
of the efforts by our donation
council to educate our com-
munity on this.
There are more than 3,400
Ohioans waiting for a life-
saving organ transplant and
every 48 hours an Ohioan
dies waiting. St. Ritas is
working to address this issue
and save lives by participat-
ing in the 2013-14 Hospital
Champions program, aimed
at increasing organ, eye and
tissue donor registration.
Apple unveils smartwatch,
bets on wearable devices
BY ANICK JESDANUN
Associated Press
CUPERTINO, Calif. Apple unveiled
its long-anticipated smartwatch Tuesday,
introducing a device that transplants the
features of an iPhone onto a smaller screen
thats never more than an arms length
away.
Dubbed the Apple Watch, the gadget
marks the technology trend-setters attempt
to usher in an era of wearable computing
and lift its sales with another revolutionary
product.
The watchs debut also heralds a turn-
ing point in Tim Cooks three-year reign
as Apple CEO. Although the company has
thrived under Cooks leadership, it had
only released upgrades to the iPhone, iPad
and other products hatched before his pre-
decessor, Steve Jobs, died in October 2011.
The lack of totally new devices raised
questions about whether Apple had run out
of ideas without the visionary Jobs.
Now Apple is betting on a gadget that
seems like something James Bond might
wear. The Apple Watchs top-of-the-line
edition comes in a casing made of 18-karat
gold, with an array of elegant bands avail-
able for most models. The watch can
serve as a walkie-talkie, a drawing pad,
pulse monitor, calorie counter and activity
tracker.
It is amazing what you can do from
your wrist, Cook said.
Apple is a late arrival to the still-nascent
market for wearable technology. Several
other companies already sell smartwatches
that have been greeted with widespread
indifference.
But Apple has a reputation for igniting
dormant markets. Other music players,
smartphones and tablet computers were
first to market, but the devices did not
enthrall consumers until Apple imbued
them with its magic touch.
The smartwatch might not only be a
game changer for Apple, but for the entire
industry, says FBR Capital Markets) ana-
lyst Daniel Ives. A lot of major technol-
ogy players around the globe are taking
notes on what Apple is trying to do here.
Investors appeared lukewarm about the
unveiling. Apples stock dipped 37 cents
to close at $97.99, but the shares had been
surging for months ahead of Tuesdays
show. The stock has gained 22 percent so
far this year and hit an all-time high earlier
this month.
It will take months to gauge the popu-
larity of the Apple Watch. The $349 device
wont go on sale until early next year.
Cook hailed it as the most personal
device we have ever created.
The watch is the first product we
have seen with Tims fingerprints all over
it, said Creative Strategies analyst Tim
Bajarin, who has been following Apple
through most of its 38-year history.
The watch will tie into a new payment
system designed to enable people to store
all their credit card information in a digital
locker so merchandise can be bought with
a tap on a sensor at a checkout stand or a
press of the button.
The watch must be used with one of
the iPhone models released in the past two
years the 5, 5S, 5C or the latest versions
scheduled to go on sale Sept. 19 in the U.S.
and nine other countries.
Heres a closer look at what Apple has
in store:
LARGER iPHONES
The iPhone 6 will feature a 4.7-inch
screen, up from the 4-inch screen on the
models released in each of the previous
two years. The iPhone 6 Plus will have a
5.5-inch screen and other improvements,
including longer battery life, that will cost
an additional $100.
App developers will have new tools to
rearrange their content to take advantage of
that larger screen.
The iPhone 6 will also have a barometer
to estimate how much users climb stairs,
not just how far they walk or run.
MOBILE PAYMENTS
Apple is calling its new payment system
Apple Pay.
Consumers will be able to use their
phone cameras to capture a photo of their
cards. Apple will verify it behind the
scenes and add it to the phones Passbook
account so people can make payments at
a retailer. Apple announced several mer-
chants that will accept this system, includ-
ing Macys, Whole Foods, Walgreens and
Disney stores. American Express, Visa and
MasterCard all are cooperating with Apple,
too, as well as most major banks.
For security, the card number is stored
only on the device. Each time you pay, a
one-time card number is created to make
the transaction.
SMARTWATCH
Cook says Apple had to invent a new
interface for the watch because simply
shrinking a phone would not work. Much
of the interaction will be through the dial
on the watch, which Apple calls the digital
crown. Its used to zoom in and out of a
map, for instance.
Apple worked with app developers to
create new functionality. Users will be able
to unlock room doors at some Starwood
hotels or remind themselves where they
parked with a BMW app.
The new watch will come in a variety of
styles, with a choice of two sizes.
NEW SOFTWARE
Though much of the attention has been
on new gadgets, the software powering
those gadgets is getting its annual refresh.
Apple considers iOS 8 to be its biggest
update since the introduction of the app
store in 2008.
Existing iPhone and iPad users will be
eligible for the free upgrade, too.
Honda introduces self-driving car
DETROIT (AP) Honda shared its vision of the hands-
free highway commute Tuesday, a car that can safely drive
itself on the freeway while the drivers hands are off the wheel.
While the car is just a prototype, Honda says the technology
could start appearing on Honda cars in 2020 and beyond.
The prototype an Acura RLX sedan has cameras
that monitor lane marking and multiple radar sensors on the
front and sides. On top is a beacon that uses laser beams to
continually scan the cars surroundings, similar to self-driving
prototypes already introduced by Google, Ford and Toyota.
GPS also helps the car stay on a previously mapped course and
follow the speed limit.
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THE CITY of Delphos,
Ohio is accepting re-
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Maintenance Superin-
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shall be appointed by the
Board of Control. Candi-
dates must live in Allen,
Van Wert County or a
county contiguous to Al-
len or Van Wert County.
This is an administrative
position responsible to
ensure work in the con-
struction, maintenance
and repair of utilities and
public work facilities is
performed. This position
is also responsible for
planning, scheduling and
assigning work for the
maintenance personnel,
during the construction,
maintenance and repair
of city streets, alleys,
curbs, gutters, signs and
signals, sewer collection
system, water distribu-
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drants, sidewalks, public
lands and buildings, city-
owned equipment and
major projects in the
City. The Superinten-
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with the Safety/Service
Director, the Mayor and
other department heads
in determining work pro-
ject methods and priori-
ties. The Maintenance
Superintendent is re-
sponsible for insuring full
utilization of all mainte-
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equipment in the best in-
terest of the City; while
at the same time make
certain that all safety
procedures are strictly
maintained.
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Dear Abby
Mixed-race baby would be
a surprise but not an outcast
DEAR ABBY: I am five
months pregnant with my
second child and engaged to
a wonderful man, Tony. We
get along well with my ex-
husband with whom I share
custody of my first child. But
problems may arise when the
baby is born.
I had a night of sex with
a friend who is of a different
race. Tony knows about it
and the possibility that the
baby will be mixed. He feels
strongly that he will help me
raise the child as his own.
My family knows nothing
about this, nor does my
ex. How should I handle
the possible backlash and
confusion if this child is,
indeed, the product of my
one-night stand? -- SCARED
IN THE SOUTH
DEAR SCARED: Say
nothing prematurely. If your
baby turns out to be mixed
race, deal with it matter-of-
factly. While there may be
confusion, all you have to do
is say that you and Tony plan
to raise this child together in a
loving family. If they wish to
participate, they are welcome.
If not, make it clear that you
will do it without their help.
Your baby will not be alone.
According to the Census
Bureau, the population of
mixed-race Americans grew
32 percent from 2000 to
2010.
DEAR ABBY: My
girlfriend, Donna, and I have
been together for eight years.
We have a great relationship,
respect each other and never
argue. She has a low-paying
job, and I dont ask much of
her in regard to rent or other
bills, but she does buy a few
groceries now and then.
I have always told Donna
that if she ever needs money,
all she has to do is ask me
and Ill help with what I
can. My dilemma is that she
borrowed about $50 in
change I had been saving in a
coffee can and didnt tell me.
When I asked her about it, she
said shed put it back. That
was more than a month ago.
Am I being petty? Id hate
for this to become an issue
between us. Should I say
something again, or just wait
to see what Donna does? --
SHORTCHANGED GUY
DEAR SHORT-
CHANGED: That Donna
would take the money, not
tell you, and not pay it back
or start feeding the kitty
is disappointing. Because it
bothers you to the point of
writing to me, tell her whats
on your mind. If you dont,
it will fester until there is an
eruption. Better to air this
now, before it grows out of
proportion.
DEAR ABBY: Upon
going into a public womens
restroom where the doors
of the stalls are closed, what
is the polite way to check
if someone is in a stall?
Should I try to open the door
or look under to see if there
are feet? -- GOTTA GO IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR GOTTA: The time-
honored, foolproof method is
to check if there are feet. Its
less disruptive than pushing
on the door, which might
startle an occupant.
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Ask Mr. Know-it-All
Andy Griffith whistled his way through North Carolina
Q: The
Andy Griffith
S h o w
was set in
Mayberry --
but in which
state? What
was the name
of the diner
he frequently
visited? --
W.N., Carroll, Iowa
A: Along with
Floyds Barbershop
and Foleys Market,
Griffith visited the
B l u e b i r d
Diner, which
was located
in Mayberry,
N.C.
Q: A
commercial for
littering ran on
TV for several
years. The spot
ended with a
close-up of a Native
American man with
a tear running down
his cheek. Who was
he? What tribe is
he associated with?
-- O.U., Colorado
Springs, Colo.
A: Iron Eyes Cody
became famous for
that commercial,
which aired for
the first time in
1971. He appeared
in more than 200
films and television
shows. However, as
his celebrity status
increased, a nagging
discovery was made
-- Cody was the son
of Italian immigrants,
not a Native
American.
Espera De Corti
was born
April 3, 1904,
in Kaplan,
La. Around
1925, De
Corti moved
to California
with his two
b r o t h e r s .
All three
changed their
surname to Cody.
Iron Eyes told
stories of how his Cree
mother and Cherokee
father raised him
in Oklahoma. He
married a Native
American woman,
Bertha Parker,
and adopted two
Native American
sons. He gave his
time and money to
Native American
causes. When it was
discovered he was
Italian, the Native
American community
accepted him and
honored him. After a
series of strokes, he
died at age 94 on Jan.
4, 1999.
Q: Is there any
relationship in the
posture of a statue of
a horse and the way
its rider died? -- K.W.,
P o r t l a n d ,
Maine
A: Lots of
people would
like to think
so. According
to some
references, if
the horse has
both front
legs in the
air (rearing), the rider
died in battle. If the
horse has one front
leg in the air, this
indicates the person
was wounded in battle
or died as the result of
battle wounds. If all
four feet of the horse
are on the ground, the
rider died of natural
causes.
(Send your
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Iron Eyes Cody
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Simplicity will be the
key to your success this year.
Dont try to divide your time
between too many projects
or challenges. Maintain your
discipline, and focus on what
you can do, not what stands
in your way. Getting upset at
inconveniences will be a waste
of time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- This is not the day to try
to outwit the opposition. You
will get further if you spend
some downtime doing things
you fnd relaxing. Save your
battles for another day.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
23) -- Dont allow anyone to
undermine your integrity. Stay
in control and in command. Be
frm regarding your intentions,
and refuse to let anyone steal
your ideas or take credit for
your work.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- Put your ideas into
practice. Stop procrastinating,
and fnish what you start. If
you keep jumping from project
to project, you cant expect to
get ahead.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-
Dec. 21) -- Your day will bring
you more benefts than you
anticipate. Outstanding results
will occur if you make personal
changes. Everything is pointing
to success and satisfaction.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19) -- Plan your next
move carefully. If you rush
ahead without considering
the consequences, you will be
disappointed with the results. A
slow approach will be in your
best interest.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-
Feb. 19) -- You are a prime
candidate for a leadership
position. Invest in yourself and
let your dynamic personality
propel you forward. A proposal
you make will gain you
unexpected allies.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- Dont act irrationally.
Think twice before you
decide to eliminate people or
possessions from your life.
You will not get the chance
to recover something you
foolishly abandon.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- Watch out for damaging
gossip about you that is
currently circulating. The
best way to combat negative
attention is to maintain a
trustworthy reputation, work
hard and play fair. Its in your
best interest to compromise.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- Add comfort and value to
your home with renovations or
upgrades. A small mistake will
escalate into big trouble if you
dont deal with it immediately.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) -- An upsetting turn of
events will work out to your
advantage. More cash will
come your way if you check out
new opportunities and options.
Call in an old debt or favor.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- Dont get hung up on
whats happening around you.
Keep your emotions out of the
equation. If you can remain
focused, you will knock a lot of
items off of your to-do list.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- Romance is looking good
for you. This will be a great
day to seek recognition for
your work on a current project.
New friends and moneymaking
opportunities are heading your
way.
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Beetle Bailey
Pickles
Marmaduke
Garfeld
Born Loser
Hagar the Horrible
The Family Circus
By Bil Keane
Comics & Puzzles
Barney Google & Snuffy Smith
Hi and Lois
Todays
Horoscope
By Eugenia Last
Answer to Sudoku
Crossword Puzzle
1 Game of
Thrones network
2 Email pro-
vider
3 VCR button
4 Fall birth-
stone
5 Ride the
waves
6 Watering
hole
7 Brown song-
bird
8 Bolting
9 NATO turf
10 Mao -- -tung
11 Perm follow-
up
13 Lethargic
19 Voluntarily
20 Surface
22 Ad come-on
24 Strike out
25 Ejected lava
26 High point
27 Major nui-
sance
28 Promises to
pay
29 Squirrel
ACROSS
1 Knife
handles
6 Young rap-
tors
12 Withdraw (2
wds.)
14 Galvanize
15 Seasoned
veteran (2 wds.)
16 Confdential
17 Chads
cont.
18 Cuttlefsh
defense
19 Tasseled
hat
21 Qt. parts
23 Badges
26 Tattoo site
27 Dessert
cart item
28 Bungling
30 So-so
grade
31 Tooth-
pullers org.
32 Leering sort
33 Danke, in
Dijon
35 Not worth a
--
37 Sheepish
one?
38 Hoops star
-- Baylor
39 Journal
VIPs
40 Pigskin
prop
41 Even so
42 Thurs. fol-
lower
43 Motel
furnishing
44 Boring tool
46 Unlatch, to
a bard
48 Rock band
crew member
51 Distant
planet
55 Oregon city
56 Deli staple
57 Spectrum
color
58 Zinc or cop-
per
DOWN
Mondays answers
abode
34 Fortress
36 Detest-
able
42 Swift
43 Blues
street
45 Port or
sherry
47 Wheels
for baby
48 Clergy
mem.
49 Ja, to
Jacques
50 Way
back when
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Lisa crooner
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Thurman
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Special Education
Supplemental contracts were
approved for Melissa McClurg
and Kathy Buettner for the 2014-
15 school year. McClurg and
Buettner received extended days
to work on Individual Education
Plans for students, transitional
programming and special edu-
cation services to St. Johns.
The district had been using the
Allen County Education Service
Center for these tasks and found
they could employ two teach-
ers already in the special educa-
tion program at the schools and
receive more hours in return.
Superintendent Kevin Wolfe
reported the first day of school,
Aug. 25, went smoothly and
reminded everyone the districts
first 2-hour built in staff in-service
day is Sept. 22. Classes will be on
a 2-hour delay that day.
Wolfe also gave an update on
the Straight A Grant.
The GAB Committee has
met three times since the acqui-
sition of the Straight A Grant to
discuss professional develop-
ment, the business partnerships,
the OSU App development,
MAP Assessment, the collection
of surveys and Google educator
exams, Wolfe said. Everything
is on schedule, the kids have the
Chromebooks in their hands.
Along with the Straight A
Grant, the district hired college
student and alumnus Brandon
Hittle to assist with the imple-
mentation of the new technol-
ogy. Hittle will work 105 hours
at minimum wage. His position is
built into the grant funding.
Jeff Rostorfer was approved
as a 5-hour custodian at Jefferson
High School. Rostorfer was cho-
sen from a field of seven who
took the Civil Service test for the
position and one of two brought
back for a second interview.
The next board meeting will
be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13.
BOE
According to McCoy, the tim-
ing of the storms late in the day
and the amount of low-level wind
shear will dictate how severe it
may become and whether thun-
derstorms will rotate which
increases the chance of tornadoes.
McCoy advised he will
update his Facebook page and
issue weather statements on the
local EMA frequency 155.805 if
severe weather threatens. People
should also follow local state-
ments from area media outlets
and National Weather Service
statements on NOAA all Hazard
Weather radios.
The local Emergency
Management office is reminding
residents the best safety precau-
tion to take during the fall severe
weather season is first to moni-
tor weather conditions if severe
weather is forecast. Second, have
a plan how to react to safely
protect yourself and your family
if severe conditions threaten. And
third, understand how warning
sirens are sounded in the event of
a tornado warning.
There are currently outdoor
warning sirens in all of the vil-
lages located in Van Wert County.
In the City of Van Wert, there
are five sirens. McCoy indicated
when a spotter observes a tornado
or the National Weather Service
radar indicates a tornado forming
and the warning is issued, the
sirens will be activated for the
area of the county the tornado is
expected to travel. As long as the
sirens continue to be sounded in
a particular area, the threat still
exists.
Warnings can come very
quickly. There are times that res-
idents are fortunate enough to
have up to a 15-20-minute lead
time before the storm hits. The
outdoor warning sirens are meant
to alert people that are outdoors,
reminded McCoy. Individuals in
their homes or place of work need
to rely on NOAA All Hazard/
Weather radios, media, scanners
and cell phones to receive alerts.
Storms
Mayor Gallmeier indicted Trick or Treat in
Delphos will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30.
Gallmeier said he is announcing this at an early
date due to numerous inquires he has received.
Regarding pending legislation, council read but
took no definitive action on second reading to a
provision to assist Delphos residents and business
owners with water leaks and the cost ramifica-
tions of such leaks, an adjustment in water rates for
consumers utilizing city water for filling pools or
watering to establish grass and shrubbery in large
areas or similar projects and acceptance of the mill-
age rates for taxation as determined by the Budget
Commission and certification of the same to the
County Auditor. All of this legislation will be up for
final consideration at the next September meeting.
Council passed legislation establishing the
parameters for any individual or business with
employees engaged in soliciting or peddling
(selling) of products or services within the city.
A Solicitors Permit for such action must be
secured from the office of the Safety Service
Director five days before the commencement of
solicitation activity at a cost of $10. One permit
can encompass several employees.
Exemptions from the permit include the sale
of newspapers, wholesale sales, all charitable fund
raising ( i.e. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Little League
and similar specific end non-profit organizations),
and solicitations for campaign contributions and
promotion. All approved solicitors offering door
-to-door product sales will be provided with a
city-authorized identification card provided by
the Safety Service Directors office, good for the
period of operation not to exceed six months.
City Law Director Clayton Osting urged
members of council to review the latest state
auditors report, indicating members need to
have an understanding of their responsibilities
and authority as councilmen.
Osting also questioned the administration as to
why such a delay had been experienced regard-
ing bringing forth information to the potential
re-configuration of the waste water plant, what
level of cost may be involved and why he has not
been requested to attend numerous meetings by
the administration with vendors promoting their
ideas for the plant re-configuration.
Osting put forth a public records request
retroactive to March 1, 2014, for information on
attendees at such meetings with Coleman and
Gallmeier, as well as names and phone numbers
of the vendors or representatives.
Gallmeier indicated that to date, the meetings
held were basically on the level of presenta-
tion. Coleman echoed this stating that the meet-
ings have been on a technical level without
any decisions made; basically fact finding.
Gallmeier offered invitation to Osting for
future meetings as they may occur.
The next regular council meeting is slated
for Sept. 22.
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Wilson, Germann to reign over Van Wert County Fair
BY ED GEBERT
DHI Media Editor
VAN WERT The midway was
not as crowded as usual for the Jr. Fair
King and Queen Coronation Sunday
night since the opening of the Van Wert
County Fair was still 62 hours away.
Nonetheless, an appreciative crowd
watched Sunday night as this years
royalty was crowned at the conclusion
of the ceremony featuring four queen
candidates and two king candidates.
Four others competed to be princesses of
the species of animal they show in 4-H.
After all the judging and promenad-
ing, crowns were placed on the heads
of Sophie Wilson and Jon Germann.
This pair will preside over a long list of
events at the Van Wert County Fair and
also represent the county when visiting
other county fairs and the Ohio State
Fair.
Wilson is the daughter of Michael
and Wendy Wilson. She is an upcoming
junior at Jefferson High School. Her
school involvements include being a
member of the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, varsity football cheerleading,
varsity softball and a wrestling statisti-
cian. She has been an FFA member since
2012 and currently holds the position of
vice president. Her FFA project involves
taking two market lambs and one per-
formance lamb to the fair. She has been
a 4-H member since 2006 and currently
holds the position of president for her
club. Her 4-H project is taking beef
feeders to the Van Wert County Fair.
Wilson is also a 4-H camp counselor,
a member of the Jr. Fair Board and the
Trinity United Methodist Church.
Foust 2013 Delphos Top Cop
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
DELPHOS The 2013 Delphos
Police Officer of the Year spent 22
years in another field before earning
his badge. Sgt. Greg Foust, 47, worked
at a body shop repairing vehicles but
always dreamed of becoming a police
officer. After his children became a little
older, he went after that dream and in
2006, was a special deputy for the Van
Wert and Allen County sheriffs depart-
ments and found full-time work with the
Delphos department in February 2007.
Certain officers have been selected
in the past for this designation due to a
specific event or series of acts such as
large drug sweeps or similar activity,
Police Chief Kyle Fittro said. I am
nominating Sgt. Foust for consistently
engaging in above the bar perfor-
mance, professionalism and hard work.
Foust has spent the bulk of his time on
second shift and was assigned as second
shift acting sergeant in January 2014 and
officially promoted to sergeant on Feb. 3.
Foust had done an outstanding job
as the second-shift supervisor with that
shift consistently being the most produc-
tive and energetic, the chief said.
Fittro uses Foust as an example for
his other officers.
Sgt. Greg Foust
The 2014 Jr. Fair King and Queen and court were crowned Sunday night at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds.
Fair Queen Sophie Wilson (fourth from left) and Fair King Jon Germann (fifth from left) will preside over
the 158th annual Van Wert County Fair. Runners-ups named were Taylor Hughes (third from left) and Cody
Keirns (third from right). (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)
See FOUST, page 10
See ROYALTY, page 10
Berelsmans can count
on champion sheep
Kyle Berelsman of Allen County Does &
Kids earned Reserve Champion of Senior
Sheep Showmanship and sister Kelsey
Berelsman, also from Allen County
Does & Kids, earned Champion of Junior
Sheep Showmanship at the Allen County
Fair. They also received first and second
place in their classes, respectively. Kyle
has been in 4-H for four years and will
start classes at Rhodes State College
this fall. Kelsey is an incoming junior at
Jefferson High School. Their parents are
Denny and Sandy Berelsman. (Submitted
photo)
Joseph finishes 4-H
career as Reserve Champ
Allen County Does and Kids 4-H Club member
Megan Joseph completed her Junior Fair compe-
titions at the Allen County Fair with a Reserve
Grand Champion Born and Raised Goat and
Reserve Champion Junior Breeding Doe. She
also received five first-place class winners and
will be competing in the carcass show with her
two market animals. Joseph leaves her 9-year
4-H career behind with nothing but good memo-
ries. She will continue on as an advisor with the
Allen County Does and Kids. She looks forward
to helping other 4-H members have the good
experiences and success with their projects that
she enjoyed. She is attending Ohio Northern
University working on a bachelors in athletic
training with the ultimate goal of a doctorate in
physical therapy. She is the daughter of Norm
and Kim Elwer. (Submitted photo)
Sunday evening,
the Parrots of the
Caribbean played the
final concert of the
season in the Delphos
Rotary Clubs Music
in the Park Series at
Hanser Pavilion at
Stadium Park. A couple
enjoyed dancing to the
song Margaritaville.
(DHI Media/Stephanie
Groves)
Parrots
close out
music series
Strong California quake
shakes famed wine country
NAPA, Calif. (AP)
The San Francisco Bay
Areas strongest earthquake
in 25 years struck the heart
of Californias wine country
early Sunday, igniting gas-
fed fires, damaging some of
the regions famed wineries
and historic buildings, and
sending dozens of people to
hospitals.
The magnitude-6.0 quake,
centered near the city of
Napa, an oasis of Victorian-
era buildings nestled in the
vineyard-studded hills of
northern California, rup-
tured water mains and gas
lines, hampering firefight-
ers efforts to extinguish the
blazes that broke out after the
temblor struck at 3:20 a.m.
Dazed residents who had
run out of their homes in
the dark and were too fearful
of aftershocks to go back to
bed wandered through Napas
historic downtown, where
boulder-sized chunks of rub-
ble and broken glass littered
the streets. Dozens of homes
and buildings across the
Napa Valley were left unsafe
to occupy, including an old
county courthouse, where a
10-foot wide hole opened a
view of the offices inside.
College student Eduardo
Rivera said the home he
shares with six relatives
shook so violently that he
kept getting knocked back
into his bed as he tried to
flee.
When I woke up, my
mom was screaming, and the
sound from the earthquake
was greater than my moms
screams, the 20-year-old
Rivera said.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared
a state of emergency for
southern Napa County, direct-
ing state agencies to respond
with equipment and person-
nel. President Barack Obama
was briefed on the earth-
quake, the White House said,
and federal officials were in
touch with state and local
emergency responders.
The temblor struck about
six miles south of Napa and
lasted 10 to 20 seconds,
according to the United States
Geological Survey. It was
the largest to shake the San
Francisco Bay Area since the
magnitude-6.9 Loma Prieta
quake struck in 1989, col-
lapsing part of the Bay Bridge
roadway and killing more
than 60 people, most when an
Oakland freeway collapsed.
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1
Aug. 27
thru Sept. 1
Full schedule & list of events available online:
vanwertcountyfair.com
Aug. 27
thru Sept. 1
Mostly sunny
this morning.
Then partly
cloudy with
a chance of
showers and
thunderstorms this after-
noon and tonight. Highs in
the mid 80s. Lows in the
lower 60s. See page 2.
Monday, August 4, 2014 Vol. 145 No. 36
DELPHOS HERALD
The
75 daily
Delphos, Ohio
Marvels Guardians rockets to
top of box office, p4

Dancer wins Run for the Rabbit,
p7
Upfront
Sports
Forecast
Obituaries 2
State/Local 3
Entertainment 4
Community 5
Sports 6-7
Classifieds 8
World News 10
Index
Residents coping with water woes
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
and Associated Press
TOLEDO Residents in Toledo,
the rest of Lucas County and nearby
Michigan will start their third day
with no municipal water today.
Roommates Lily Briggs, a Delphos
native, and Lavern Brown, formerly
of Van Wert, live in Toledos Old
West End. The pair was alerted to the
problem by a neighbors visit asking
if they needed any water.
I was awakened by my neighbor
checking on us, Briggs said. Thats
how it is in this neighborhood; we
take care of each other. Then I got on
Facebook to make sure all my friends
up here knew about it, too.
Brown, even though sleeping on
the next floor, was one of Briggs
Facebook alerts.
Im not excited about it, Brown
said. We had a pitcher of Brita water
and a neighbor gave us a pitcher of
ice to melt for water. We have plenty
of milk so were good.
Worried residents told not to drink,
brush their teeth or wash dishes with
the water descended on truckloads of
bottled water delivered from across
the state as the governor declared
a state of emergency. The Ohio
National Guard was using water puri-
fication systems to produce drinkable
water.
The affected areas are getting help
from their neighbors in Swanton who
have wells and Briggs knows one
gentleman who drove into Michigan,
filled his pickup truck with bottled
water and distributed it to those with
children.
Everyone is helping each other,
she said. Even a big box store is
bringing in water to give away to the
homeless and shelters. I think what
might upset people the most is the
armed guards at the grocery stores.
Thats not something you see every
day. The toxins that contaminated the
drinking water supply didnt just sud-
denly appear.
Water plant operators along west-
ern Lake Erie have long been worried
about this very scenario as a growing
number of algae blooms have turned
the water into a pea soup color in
recent summers, leaving behind tox-
ins that can sicken people and kill
pets. In fact, the problems on the
shallowest of the five Great Lakes
brought on by farm runoff and sludge
from sewage treatment plants have
been building for more than a decade.
On Sunday, discussion began to
center around how to stop the pol-
lutants fouling the lake that supplies
drinking water for 11 million people.
People are finally waking up to
the fact that this is not acceptable,
Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins
said. City and state officials monitoring
the water were waiting for a new set
of samples to be analyzed Sunday
before determining whether the water
was safe.
This is not over yet, said Collins,
who said some samples have showed
decreased levels of toxins in the
water.
Elmer Dickman, 85, of Delphos traveled to Dayton on July 19 to participate in a ceremony to honor Korean War veterans. While
there, Dickman received the Ambassador for Peace Medal, left on table in front of Dickman, an expression of appreciation from
the Korean government to U.S. service men and women who served in the Korean conflict. He also received his Korean War Service
Medal. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
Dickman receives Ambassador of Peace medal
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Medai Editor
DELPHOS In July, Elmer Dickman and his
son, Dave, traveled to Dayton for the 64th anniver-
sary of the beginning of the Korean War.
During the ceremony, the Deputy Consul
General of the Korean Consulate of Chicago dis-
tributed the Ambassador for Peace Medal to 270
veterans. The medal is an expression of apprecia-
tion from the Korean government to U.S. service
men and women who served in the Korean conflict.
Dickman was one of those recipients. He said
he didnt agree with the politics of the war but he
did his duty.
We had a job to do, he said. I feel sorry for
the guys that have to go. I know what they are going
through. I hope what we did made a difference.
Chief, Family Video collect for school supplies
Jim Fortener gets his Chief Smokehouse brat from Tasha during the Chiefs
Smokehouse fundraiser for school supplies Saturday in the parking lot
of Family Video. The video store was also taking cash donations to be
presented to the Delphos City Schools to purchase supplies. (DHI Media/
Nancy Spencer)
The location for the
Delphos City Schools
Town Hall set at 7 p.m.
Tuesday is now the Jefferson
Middle School library.
Parents and commu-
nity members are invited to
discuss the Ohio Straight
A Fund grant and new
Chromebook policies.
Any other concerns
can be brought to the
meeting as well.
All-Comers Meet
set for Aug. 14
The 39th annual
Spencerville All-Comers
Cross Country Meet is sched-
uled for Aug. 14. Registration
starts at the Spencerville HS
practice fields at 5 p.m.
Entry fee is $2 total for
up to three races; 6 p.m. - 13
& under boys 1-Mile Race;
6:15 p.m. - 13 & under Girls
1-Mile; 6:30 p.m. - 14 &
Up Male & Female 1-Mile;
6:40 p.m. - Joggers 1-Mile
Predicted Time Run; 6:55
p.m. - Female Open 5,000-
Meter Run; and 7:30 p.m.
- Male Open 5,000-Meter
Run. Ribbons to places 1-6
in all 1-mile races, 1st-place
trophy and ribbons to places
2-40 in the Female 5k and
to places 2-60 in the Male
5k. Ribbons to members of
the top six male and female
teams (5 or more runners
on a team); 270 runners
ran in the meet in 2013.
Entry forms can be
downloaded from http://
ohioroadraces.net. Contact
Meet Director Brian
McMichael for more infor-
mation at 419-647-6433 or
bcmspen@hotmail.com
City schools
move Town Hall Lake Erie problems
began a decade ago
See WATER, page 10
City council,
utilities panel
meets today
Delphos City Council
will meet at 7 p.m. today
at the municipal building.
A Utilities Committee
meeting will begin
at 6:30 p.m.
DHI Media and First
Federal Bank will host an
Economic Development
Forum from 6-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the Delphos Eagles
hall. The event will feature
guest speakers from the City
of Delphos, the CIC and
Allen and Van Wert Economic
Development agencies.
Residents and/or business
owners are urged to attend.
Eco. Dev. Forum
set Tuesday
See DICKMAN, page 10
Getting to know ...
... an airport manager
BY JIM LANGHAM
info@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT Van Wert County Regional Airport Manager
Tom Dunno will never forget the call he received from his
mother on Sept. 11, 2001.
My mother called me and told me to turn on the television.
What I saw made my hair stand up on the back of my head,
said Dunno. I saw the United Airlines planes that had crashed
into the World Trade Center.
See DUNNO, page 10
Dunno
Mostly sunny today and mostly clear tonight. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. See page 2.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Vol. 145 No. 57
DELPHOS HERALD
The
75 daily
Delphos, Ohio
Van Wert County Fair results, p4
and 7

Pirates down Lady Musketeers in
soccer, p6
Forecast
Obituaries 2 State/Local 3 The Next Generation 4 Community 5 Sports 6-7 Classifieds 8 Comics and Puzzles 9 World News 10
Index
Judge Steele to step down
BY ED GEBERT DHI Media Editor news@delphosherald.com
VAN WERT Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas will have a new judge effective at the beginning of 2015. Judge Charles D. Steele, who has served on the bench since 1999, announced his retirement on Tuesday. Steele was appointed to the bench by Ohio Gov. Robert Taft 15 years ago and was elected by county voters in 2006 and again in 2012. The new judge will be appointed by Gov. John Kasich from a list of qualified attorneys submitted to the governor by the Van Wert County Republican Central
Committee. Steele has the longest tenure of any current Van Wert County judge. Van Wert Municipal Court Judge Jill Leatherman was appointed by Gov. Ted Strickland to replace Phil W. Campbell in 2010 and Common Pleas Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Taylor was appointed by Kasich to succeed Rex Fortney in 2012. Judge Steeles replacement will be appointed by Kasich from a list of qualified attorneys submitted to the governor by the Van Wert County Republican Central Committee.
2014 Relay for Life closes $97 from goal
BY NANCY SPENCER DHI Media Editor nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS The deadline to turn in money for the 2014 Relay For Life of Delphos came and went Sunday and when the dust settled, the local Relay was just $97 shy of its $79,000 goal. My personal goal in my head was $70,000 so what we did was wonderful, Sandy Suever, longtime committee member said. I consider it a success just because of the survivor participation we have. Thats why we do this. While the ink has yet to dry on the
2014 books, the community is invited to a public forum at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at VFW Post 3035 to discuss some exciting possible changes for the 2015 event. We have some possibilities that I think Delphos will want to hear about, American Cancer Society Income Specialist Jamie Orozco said. The community really needs to come out that night and give us their input. We have listened to feedback from the committee, survivors and team captains and ACS has answered with more flexibility and options. Committee member Sue Apple hopes to have a good crowd for the forum. The entire community supports Relay
in one way or another, Apple said. It takes everyone to make a successful event and we want as many people giving their input as possible. Delphos started Relaying in 2002 and the events have raised more than $1 million toward research to find a cure. In 2014, 23 teams raised money and 21 pounded the pavement during the Relay. K&M Tire led with the highest team total of $21,9312. K&M does a corporate match. The date for the 2015 Relay has not been set and ACS has not released the goal.
Above: Pathfinder Colleen Schulte won the County Construction Award and the Best Senior Clothing Project at the 2014 Van Wert County Fair. Schulte also won Senior Showmanship. Left: Grand Champion Roaster Pen went to Pathfinder Marie Mueller. See fair results and more photos on pages 4 and 7. (Submitted photo)
Pathfinders cover spectrum at fair
Judge Steele
BY NANCY SPENCER DHI Media Editor nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS St. Peter Lutheran Church will join approximately 10,000 Lutheran congregations across the country Sunday in celebrating Our Work, Our Hands! Sunday in performing a community service. The church will open its doors and serve a free breakfast from 8-9 a.m. for anyone who would care to join them in food and fellowship. We were thinking of what we could do and we decided to stick with something weve been doing and doing well and expand it for the day, In-reach-
Outreach Coordinator Susan McGue said. Weve been serving breakfast with the Kids Breakfast outreach ministry for five years and now well offer it to the community. Scrambled eggs, pancakes and sausage links will be served with orange juice, coffee, milk and water. The Kids Breakfast just finished for the year on Aug. 22 and is made possible with grants through the Northwestern Ohio Senate and Community Unity, a Delphos organization. There have also been mon- etary and food donations made by members of the church and the general public.
BY ED GEBERT DHI Media Editor egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT The 2014 Van Wert County Junior Fair Livestock Auction began with the sale of a $2,500 gal- lon of milk. That sale occurred when around 30 bidders joined in to buy the milk which benefits the six 4-Hers who raised dairy cattle for judging this year. Each of the six netted $436.67 for the sale. Once the milk was gone, the bidders settled in to buy the animals and give gifts to the 4-H participants. The grand total of premiums and meat price totaled almost $240,000. The premium total itself was the second-highest since the turn of the century, $145,320. That total bested the 2013 premiums of $140,138. The record for premiums was set in the 2012 auction at $146,210.
St. Peters offers community breakfast
St. Peter Lutheran Church will expand its free childrens breakfast to the community on Sunday for its Our Work. Our Hands! Sunday. (DHI Media file photo)
BY STEPHANIE GROVES DHI Media Staff Writer sgroves@delphosherald.com
SPENCERVILLE Spencerville Police Chief Darin Cook reported to council members Tuesday night that just in the last five days, residents had been experiencing scam artists calling and posing as IRS agents and public utilities account managers requesting payment on back income tax payments and overdue accounts. The first scam involved an individual posing as an Ohio Power representative requesting the business customers information, money on a refillable Money Pak Card and to call a specific phone number with the card information to access and withdraw the money off the card. The caller does not have the company name (utility service provider) and cannot provide the customer with an accurate account number, Cook said. Two businesses in the area have been affected by this
scam. Cook said the second scam involved an individual posing as an IRS agent who wanted to verify an individuals information. That individual knew he had not received any correspondence from the IRS and realized if it were the IRS, they would already have all the information they needed.Some people (the targets of the scam) are having a rough time financially, they get scared thinking their utilities will be shut off and they make the arrangements to pay the scammer, Cook said. None of the public utilities work in that manner. Cook advises anyone experiencing phone calls of this nature to first call the utility company using the number on their billing. They should also call the Better Business Bureau and their local police department. Cook said the calls are untraceable and the thieves use computers to run the scam.
See STEELE, page 10
See BREAKFAST, page 10
Chief warns residents of phone scams
See SCAMS, page 10
4-H members cash in
at Livestock Auction
See AUCTION, page 10
Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely this morning. Then mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Mostly clear tonight. Highs around 80. Lows in the upper 50s. See page 2.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Vol. 145 No. 56
DELPHOS
HERALD
The
75 daily
Delphos, Ohio
Guardians tops weekend box office, p4
Blue Jay volleyballers net 2nd win of season, p6
Upfront
Sports
Forecast
Obituaries 2 State/Local 3 Announcements 4 Community 5 Sports 6-7 Classifieds 8 Comics and Puzzles 9
Index
The Delphos Jefferson High School Choir members are selling mums. The flowers come in a 10-inch pot with 15-16-inch foliage and are $10 each. Colors available are yellow, red, purple, white and bronze. Orders and money due by Sept. 8. Pick up is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26 at the high school garage. To order, contact a choir student or call the high school at 419-695-1786 and ask for Director Tammy Wirth. This is a fundraiser for the students so that they can participate in extra-curricular musical experiences throughout the year.
First Financial Bank will host the 29th annual Delphos Canal Days Arts and Craft Show Sept. 19 and 20 during the Delphos Canal Days Festival. Anyone interested in exhib- iting should contact any of the associates at First Financial Bank at 419-695-8110. Judy Tolhurst from Lady Bug Creations will hold demonstration on Saturday. All items and exhibi- tors are welcome.
BY ED GEBERT DHI Media Editor news@delphosherald.com VAN WERT As county officials continue to work through details related to changes with the dog warden position, a caution has already been extended to Van Wert County residents If you have a dog, make sure you have dog tags. Tag enforcement, tag checks, something were going to work toward is making sure people have those tags, warned Van Wert County Sheriff Tom Riggenbach. Its a contract with the public that were going to start enforcing, stated Commissioner Todd Wolfrum. He also noted that those who have been buying dog tags as required will get the next years tag for one dollar off this time around. Part of the stressed enforcement effort is for those people who have complied year after year, buying dog tags and supporting the enforcement of animal laws through having a dog warden in the county. Upcoming changes in the dog warden position are not yet finalized but the new arrangement will certainly add additional expense for the county. Official are hoping to recoup some of those funds by getting full cooperation from dog owners and from fines levied against violators.
County officials warn:
Dont forget dog tags
Choir selling
10-inch mums
Bank to host
annual art show
Dash for Derek set for Sept. 27 The Dash for Derek 5-K Walk/Run is set for 9 a.m. Sept. 27 at Lincolnview Elementary School, 15945 Middle Point Road. Derek Sellers is a sweet and quiet 9-year-young little boy currently living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood (approximately 1 in every 3,500 live male births), resulting in progressive loss of strength caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes Dystrophin; because it is absent, muscle cells are eas- ily damaged and this weak- ness leads to serious medical issues, particularly heart and lungs. DMD can be passed from parent to child but around 35 percent of cases are due to random spontane- ous mutation. Treatments may help slow its progress but there is currently no cure. There are five race categories (ages 3-years-young on up); register online at www.parentprojectmd.org/ Derek or pick up a form at the VW YMCA, Cooper Farms or Middle Point Firehouse Pizza. All proceeds go to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy; for more info about DMD or to find opportunities to contribute to PPMD, go to EndDuchenne.org
Elida
Summit
shows
need
for levy
BY CYNTHIA YAHNA DHI Media Correspondent news@delphosherald.com
ELIDA Elida School Treasuer Joel Parker outlined the school funding system at the annual financial summit Friday and the importance of passing the 5.90-mill levy that will be on the ballot Nov. 4. The Elida schools are receiving $1.6 million less than they should. For fiscal year 2014, we should be getting $1.6 million, based on student enrollment and on our tax base according to the state formula. Elida has a higher tax base and so the states formula assumes that we should be able to raise money easier, Parker said. Elida Local Schools has had three recent failed levy attempts. Yeah, weve got a great tax base but it doesnt do any good if you cant get a levy passed, Parker said. Elida continues to trim opera- tional costs, saving over $1,508,940 over the last four years. The cost to educate young people is significant and those costs continue to rise, Parker said. Most of the revenues available are fixed and inflex- ible but the cost continually rises. Many of the rising costs are out of the control for the local school boards.
Ottoville Park
Carnival
highlights
3-day weekend
Above: The rings were flying in the Childrens Tent during the Ottoville Park Carnival Saturday in hopes of winning a 2-liter of soda. Right: An Ottoville firefighter passes out candy during the parade on Sunday. Look for a photo gallery of the parade at delphosherald. com. (DHI Media/Steven Coburn- Griffis)
Lincolnview won the Varsity Division of the Van Wert County Fairs Cheerleading Show held Saturday. Holgate High School took
second; Wayne Trace third; Van Wert fourth; and Crestview fifth. Participants also included St. Johns. In the Junior High Division,
Spencerville was first, Lincolnview second, Patrick Henry third, Crestview fourth and Van Wert was fifth. Little Leaders Division
saw Lancer Spirits - Gold in first, Riverdale Midgets in second and Lancer Spirits - Blue in third. Van Wert All Stars won the Mini
All Star Division and Junior All Star Division with Flip Tuck Flyers in second in both divisions. In the Senior All Star Division, Flip
Tuck Flyers took first and Van Wert All Stars were second. (DHI Media/Dena Martz)
See ELIDA, page 3
Lincolnview wins Varsity Division at Van Wert County Fair
See TAGS, page 3
Bonifas collecting fair awards
Jennelle Bonifas won English S h o wma n s h i p and placed second in Western Showmanshi p. She also took third place in horse Black inc. and first place in poultry. Also in poultry, she won Champion Bantam Breeding Pen. Look for more Van Wert County Fair results in We d n e s d a y s n e w s p a p e r . ( S u b m i t t e d photo)
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