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BY STACY TAFF [email protected] ELIDA Two public participation cards were turned in at the Elida Local Schools Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night, both detailing concerns over valued student programs being sacrificed to cuts. Accounting 2 and Success are on the chopping block. Superintendent Don Diglia came prepared to the meeting with a Smartboard presentation he titled, The Cost of Doing Business, which illustrated the efficiency of the Elida School District in comparison to others. We are trying to live within our means and still offer as many programs as we can by maintaining creative partnerships, he said. With Apollo Career Center and our post-secondary options, were able to offer programs like accounting and marketing classes and other programs that not many schools in the area have. Diglia included Ohio Department of Education figures showing how much Elida spends per student compared to other districts in the area. Spending $8,255.10 total per student, including everything from instructional to administrative costs, placed Elida in the middle of the scale, with $11,413.14 per student being the highest and just over $7,000 being the lowest. When it came to administrative costs, Elida was at the lower end spending $882.07, with Lima City topping the list at $1,423.99. Were right where we want to be on those lists, he said. Were very efficient. These figures will show you that the board works very hard to run an efficient machine. Were doing more for our kids with the money we have than any other district I know of. Cuts arent fun but we have to be more efficient. You have to be more efficient. Were all there. The Success program is service-learning based with students attending class on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and performing community service on Tuesday and Thursday. Teacher Dave Desenberg says the 17-year program garnered Elida national recognition as a National Service Learning Leader School in 2002 and school representatives were invited to Washington, D.C. Since 1999, the Ohio Department of Education has touted the program as a regional model for service learning. Success students must have a minimum of 120 hours of volunteering and have assisted 200 different organizations and sites in Allen County with more than 60,000 manpower hours. Students in the program have also spearheaded the annual Salute to Veterans in November. Completion of the class is worth an English and Social Studies credit. In other news, the students of the month for February were: Elida Elementary Katelyn Makin, Eden Troyer, Ryan Vetter; Elida Middle School Alex Fields, Meredith Little, Jordyn Stewart; and Elida High School Keaton Greeley, Adrienne Harmon, Riley Overholt and Taylor Thompson. The week of Feb. 18-25 was recognized as National FFA Week. The board accepted the fol-

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Delphos, Ohio lowing resignations: Marsha Jackson, certified, Elida High School teacher, effective March 1 for retirement purposes; Bruce Sommers, certified, Elida Elementary Principal, effective at the end of the 2011-12 school year; Jodi Callahan, non-certified, bus driver, effective Jan. 23; Keisha Larimore, supplemental, head football cheerleading coach. The board approved the following supplemental personnel for employment: Tyson May, boys tennis head coach; Randy Prince, assistant baseball coach; Dan Larimore, junior varsity baseball coach; Matt Smith, 8th-grade baseball coach; Jeff Thomas, 7th-grade baseball coach; Mike Eilerman, head varsity softball coach; Samantha Azzarello, assistant See ELIDA, page 2

The Ottoville Music Boosters will hold their annual Steak Dinner in the school cafeteria on March 4. The meal includes baked steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, noodles, vegetable, applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage. Tickets are $7.50 and can be purchased at the door or in advance from an Ottoville junior high or high school band member.

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church will hold a 10-week class called Catholicism Journey Of A Lifetime in the annex on South Jefferson Street beginning on March 3. Classes will be held at 7 p.m. Participants will watch a DVD and have discussion with the Rev. Jacob Gordon on the weekly topic and learn more about the Catholic faith. The class is open to members and non-members. Call 419-695-4050 to register. There will be free babysitting and food.

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Delphos to purchase new dump truck

BY NANCY SPENCER [email protected] DELPHOS The city will own a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 cab and dump truck after Delphos City Council passed, on emergency reading, an ordinance to pay Knippen Chrysler Dodge $39,866.76 for the vehicle. It will be equipped with a dump bed, V-plow and light package. The money will come from the Maintenance Fund in three equal annual payments of $13,288.92 to Republic First National, a financial institution. Safety Service Director Greg Berquist said an older model currently used by the city will be disposed of at an auction at a later date. Council heard, on second reading, an ordinance authorizing the mayor and/or safety service director to enter into contracts for the purchase of materials and commodities necessary for the operation of the citys various departments for one year, including stone, water meters, chemicals, etc. Also heard on second reading was an ordinance amending section two of Ordinance 2010-14 regarding the pool director salary. The ordinance will be amended to read: The pay range of the Pool Director shall be separated into two categories: pre-seasonal and seasonal. The pre-seasonal rate shall be an hourly rate of $10 per hour not to exceed $300. The seasonal pay range is from $509.06 - $636.32 weekly not to exceed 16 weeks. The work schedule will be set by the Superintendent of Park Maintenance, keeping in mind the nature of the weather and the needs of the equipment at the pool. The ordinance originally called for the pool director salary to be $509.06-$636.21 per week, not to exceed 20 weeks. The pool manager position is a seasonal one and is reposted seeking qualified applicants each year. Van Wert Mayor Don Farmer and his wife, Nancy, spoke to council advocating increased communication between the cities to set the stage to attract business to the area. Farmer said Delphos and Van Wert should work together to streamline the work load of making the area marketable to replace the 1,400 jobs lost in Van Wert County over the last four years. We can no longer operate as stand-alone cities, Farmer said. Our challenges and situations are the same. Farmer provided city council with the names and contact numbers for Van Wert City Council and administration. In other business, clerk Marsha Mueller read correspondence concerning the application for a liquor license by Kelly Saine for the Hangers Saloon at 307 N. Main St., Delphos.

Wildcats, Jays selling sectional tickets Both Jefferson and St. Johns announced their ticket sales for Saturdays girls sectional finals at Van Wert. The Wildcats, who will play No. 2 seed Crestview at 6:15 p.m., will sell tickets at the Administration Building until 1 p.m. Friday. Fans can also purchase tickets for the boys sectional game Tuesday (6:15 p.m.) at Wapak vs. Bluffton until 1 p.m. Tuesday. Pre-sale prices for each game are $4 for students and $6 for adults. All tickets at the gate are $6. The Jays will sell their tickets for Saturdays girls (approximately 8 p.m.) contest versus Spencerville in the high school office until 1 p.m. Friday during normal school hours. Adults prices are $6 and students $4; all tickets at the gate are $6. Tickets are good for both games. TODAY Boys Basketball (Regular Season): Fort Jennings at Perry, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Sectionals DIVISION II At Spencerville: St. Marys vs. Celina, 6:15 p.m. (winner vs. No. 2 seed Shawnee 6:15 p.m. Saturday); Elida vs. Wapakoneta, 8 p.m. (winner vs. No. 1 seed Bath 8 p.m. Saturday) At Hicksville: Van Wert vs. Defiance, 7 p.m. (winner vs. No. 1 seed Bryan 6:15 p.m. Saturday) Cloudy Thursday with a 50 percent chance of rain. High in mid 40s. See page 2.

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Ash Wednesday begins Lent

Staff reports DELPHOS Delphos community churches will hold Lenten services Thursdays throughout Lent to remember the important Christian season. Beginning Thursday, this years series will be held at noon at St. Peter Lutheran Church, with lunch served at 12:30 p.m. This years theme is The Trials of Jesus and each service will focus on different voices around Jesus arrest and trial. Leading off the series will be the Rev. Angela Khabeb and St. Peter; March 1 will be the Rev. Dave Howell and Trinity United Methodist Church; March 8

Allison Youngpeter marks the forehead of Nick Kayser with the sign of the cross in ashes during one of the Ash Wednesday Masses at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church today. Ash Wednesday notes the start of the Lent.

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Jennings working out logistics for bicentennial

By Nancy Spencer [email protected] FORT JENNINGS Village officials are ironing out logistics for the upcoming Fort Jennings Bicentennial Celebration slated for Aug. 17-19. Mayor Jim Smith told council at Tuesdays regular meeting Water and Fourth streets will be closed from the evening of Aug. 16 to the evening of Aug. 19. Police Chief Ethel Vaughn will notify the Ohio Department of Transportation so detour signs can be placed outside the village limits to reroute all but local traffic. Notices will be sent to all residents several months prior to the event and then a reminder notice will be given. Several village streets will also need attention, including weeding and curb painting along Water Street. The celebration will coincide with the annual Motor Madness Weekend, including

will be Pastor Gary Fish and the Christian Union Church; March 15 will the Rev. Ron Lumm and the JUMP Churches; March 22 will be Pastor Harry Tolhurst and First Presbyterian; and March 29 will be the Rev. Mel Verhoff and St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

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the duck races and burnout contest on Friday and the lawnmower poker run and races on Saturday. Bicentennial events include War of 1812 enactments and an encampment at Fort Jennings Park, Soldiers of History demonstration, Huey helicopter rides, a military vehicle display, historical demonstrations and museum exhibits, Vietnam War Memorial display, kids rides and games, carnival foods, BBQ chicken dinners and more. Proceeds from the weekend benefit the park. Vaughn also reported her H.U.G.S. program is underway with 31 third-graders participating. The effort is similar to the D.A.R.E. program. The Bicentennial Committee meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month and at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday in the Fort Jennings Branch Library. The next council meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. March 20 in the library.

Business After Hours draws good crowd

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More than 50 Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce members fill the Rustic Cafe Tuesday evening for the February Business After Hours offering. The event was hosted by the Rustic, First Federal Bank and Delphos Hearing Aid Center. Above: employees of First Financial Bank enjoy snacks and networking. There will be no Business After Hours in March due to the annual Chamber Dinner slated for March 31 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The evenings theme is Puttin on the Ritz. Entertainment will be provided by Comedian Jay Hendron. Tickets are $50 per person. RSVPs are due by March 16. Call the chamber at 419-695-1771 for tickets.

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For The Record Delphos teen faces felony drug charges

A Delphos teen faces felony drug charges in court at 2 p.m. today after a Delphos Police arrest in Waterworks Park Friday afternoon. A city patrol officer observed a suspicious vehicle parked along the east/west entrance to the park and when the officer McRedmond approached the vehicle on foot, he observed the passenger, John McRedmond, 18, attempting to inject contents of a hypodermic needle into his arm. The officer ordered him to stop and held him at Taser point. McRedmond was ordered out of the car and taken into custody at the scene. A small amount of marihuana was also found on McRedmond. The driver of the auto, Christopher Lindeman, 24, was also detained at the scene. The investigation revealed several burnt spoons, syringe and drug abuse paraphernalia lying inside the car which are consistent with Felony drug abuse involving heroin. Both men were taken into custody. There were several items of drug abuse evidence recovered by police at the scene. A small portion of the brown liquid substance found in the syringe was field tested by an agent with the WCOCTF. The results was positive for the presence of heroin. The suspected substance will be forwarded to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification for positive analysis by the Crime Lab. Lindeman was transported to the Van Wert County Jail on a probation violation that

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At 8:01 p.m. on Friday, city police officers arrested Steven F. Stant, 37, at 202 Holland Avenue, Lot #49 in Stant Delphos on an active Allen County warrant. Officers made contact with Stant and took him into custody who was later turned over to the Allen County Sheriffs Department. The warrant was a failure to appear/contempt of court issued out of Allen County. Stant is being held in the Allen County Jail.

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At 8:34 p.m. on Friday, Andrew J. Dinkins of 704 E. Suthoff St. in Delphos was arrested by City Police on a bond revocation warrant for Dinkins failure to comply/contempt of court at his residence. The court had recently released Dinkins on bond, pending his court hearing later this month on felony theft charges. Dinkins was originally indicted by the November 2011 Allen County Grand Jury in connection with two separate felony theft offenses investigated by Delphos Police. Dinkins was later turned over to the Allen County Sheriffs Department on the active warrant and is being held in the Allen County Jail.

Man arrested on Resident reports bond revocation cars egged At 5:32 a.m. Monday, warrant

was ordered by his Probation officer. Lindeman is currently out of jail on bond with the Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on a unrelated felony theft charge. McRedmond was transported to the Allen County Jail on one count of felony possession of heroin. His case will ultimately be reviewed by the Lindeman Allen County Grand Jury at a later time. Both men could face additional charges of possession of drug abuse instruments in Lima Municipal Court but those charges will be discussed with prosecutors before the formal filing of any misdemeanor charges.

Troopers seize 100 pounds of hydroponic marijuana from semi truck

Delphos Police were called to the 800 block of East Third Street Upon officers arrival, the home-owner reported they had discovered that sometime overnight, someone had egged both vehicles parked at his residence. No damage was observed to either vehicle as of report time.

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Deborah Best, 74, of Bremerton, Wash., formerly of Delphos, died Sunday at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. Arrangements are incomMAUMEE A truck plete at Harter and Schier driver and his passenger are facing felony drug charges Funeral Home. after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 100 pounds of hydroponic marijuana, worth an estimated Delphos weather $500,000, following a traffic The high temperature stop on the Ohio Turnpike. Tuesday in Delphos was 46 Troopers stopped a 2001 and the low was 33 with .14 Freightliner Commercial inch of rain. A year ago today, Semi Tractor, pulling a the high was 25 and the low Wabash Box Trailer, both was 18. The record high for with California registration, today is 67, set in 1922 and for a marked lanes violation the record low of -9 was set on the Ohio Turnpike, near milepost 57, in Lucas County WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county at approximately 10:58 a.m. Associated Press on Monday. Criminal indiTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy cators were observed and a consent search revealed with a 40 percent chance of nine large boxes of hydro- rain and snow. Lows in the ponic marijuana located in mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 the middle of the trailer, co- to 10 mph. THURSDAY: Cloudy mingled with the legitimate with a 50 percent chance of load. The driver, Ming Song rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Sun, 38, of Oakland, Calif., Southwest winds 5 to 10 and the passenger, Jimmy mph. THURSDAY NIGHT: Yat Man Lau, 38, of Alameda, Calif., were both Rain likely through midnight charged with possession of then rain likely and chance marijuana and trafficking of snow after midnight. Lows in marijuana, both second- in the mid 30s. South winds around 5 mph becoming west degree felonies. The suspects were incar- 5 to 15 mph after midnight. cerated in the Lucas County Chance of rain 60 percent. FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy Jail. If convicted, they could each face up to 16 years in with a 40 percent chance of prison and up to a $30,000 snow. Highs around 40. West winds 10 to 20 mph. fine.

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At 9:38 p.m. on Sunday, Delphos Police were called to the 300 block of South Clay Street regarding an unruly juvenile who left the residence without permission. The juvenile, 13, was located by police in the 200 block of Cherry Street a short time later and returned to the parents home. A report will be forwarded to the Van Wert County Juvenile Court for review of an unruly child charge.

tant varsity softball coach; Jen Olson, junior varsity softball coach; Brady Overholt, 8thgrade softball coach; Elise Jenkins, 7th-grade softball coach; Michelle Cahill and Matt Pauff, head girls track coach; Kevin Bowers, head boys track coach; Al Clum, assistant track coach; Gary Evans, assistant track coach; Trisha Smith, middle school girls track coach; Bruce Marshall, middle school boys track coach; Lori Swick, 201213 basketball cheer advisor; and Anne Carrol, 2012-13 football cheer advisor. The following non-certified personnel were approved for employment: Emily Lehman, bus driver, effective Feb. 27; and Teresa Bechdolt and

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The American Association of University Women will be presenting its 9th annual Sister to Sister Summit for girls in grades 6-8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 10 at the YWCA in Van Wert. The summit is open to all Van Wert County Schools, as well as to Parkway and Delphos. This years theme is Life is a Balancing Act. The focus will be providing the girls with the tools needed to provide harmony in their lives while trying to balance all that is expected of them. Problem solving, goal setting and personal health and wellness are some of the tools that will be explored. Speakers for the event are: Kim Keeling, leadership training consultant for the Van Wert County Chamber of Commerce Leadership for Yourself and Your Community. Dawn Cooper, business owner/artisan of Rehab Fab Engage your Creative Side Holly Vaughn, certified Zumba instructor Balance Physical Activity Within Your Daily Routine Lindsay Hotmire, former educator, currently website developer Neighbors Helping Neighbors Make It Happen! Cindy Wood, director of the Van Wert County Council On Aging Careers Your Future Will Change Be Ready to Accept the Challenge! Megan Ramey, Katie Etgen, membership/education specialists with Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Cyberbullying Be Aware of the Dangers in the Media Nancy Bowen, former Van Wert County economic development direc-

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The YWCA of Van Wert County is now accepting registration for their next session swim lessons. The eight-week classes March 6 through April 26. The YWCA offers two basic youth swim programs: Red Cross Preschool Swim and Red Cross Learn-to-Swim. The Red Cross Preschool Swim Program works with children 3-5 years old teaching them the basic water propulsive skills, creating awareness of their aquatic environment and working on gaining their greater aquatic independence. The YWCA also offers a parent/child class for younger children 6 months old to 2 years old. These classes are 30 minutes long. Class fees for this eight week program are $28 for members. Class fees for nonmembers are $36. The Red Cross Learnto-Swim Program begins at Level 1, helping participants feel comfortable in the water and works up through Level 6, which refines strokes and teaches participants to swim with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over great distances. These classes are 45 minutes long. Class fees for this 8 week program are $36 for members. Class fees for non-members are The nonprofit National $45. Classes are held Tuesday Private Duty Association and Thursday evenings. (NPDA), along with the Ohio Chapter, has announced it will host a consumer education web conference entitled Depression and Older Adults What Every The 7th annual Scrabble Caregiver Should Know at 8 FUNdraiser for Adult Literacy p.m. on March 13. The live and interactive will be held from noon to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the St. Ritas program will provide advice Auxiliary Conference Center, on how family caregivers can work with professionals to iden718 W. Market St. The Scrabble event is a tify this condition and develop team event, where business an effective plan of care for or community teams compete a loved one with depression. in timed play. Unlike regular Caregivers will learn how to Scrabble, all of the letters are identify key issues and probplaced face-up at the begin- lems, locate needed experts ning of play and teams then try and resources, and outline a to score the maximum points. plan to provide the best care The competition consists of for a parent. The event is free four rounds, with a raffle draw- of charge to participants. The web conference topics ing between each round. Teams can register at any include diagnosis of deprestime, including the day of the sion, association between tournament. Sponsors for the depression, anxiety and memory loss, understanding which event are also needed. For more information, con- medications are safe and effectact Ken Blanchard at kenlc@ tive, along with resources and wcoil.com; Diana Siniff at tools for monitoring treatment [email protected]; Mary and improvement. One out of three older adults Sweigart, [email protected]; or by calling the office at 419- suffers from major depression, said Sheila McMackin, 223-0252.

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tor Setting Goals and Balancing Time Within Our Lives Carol Trice, OSU Extension-education specialist How to Put Balance in Your Daily Diet The hands on event with lunch, breakfast bars, goodie bags, door prizes and all materials are free to the participants. Packets for registration will be available at the school offices on Thursday. The registration deadline is March 7. Parents may also ask questions or request that packets be sent by contacting event organizers, Deb Kleinhenz 419-2389519 or Sandy Unterbrink Young at 419-495-2824. If requesting a packet, please leave name, phone number and complete address. For further information on AAUW programs and membership, contact Deb Kleinhenz, Van Wert Chapter President.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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Overdraft fees probed by Consumer-finance watchdog

By DANIEL WAGNER AP Business Writer WASHINGTON The governments new consumerwatchdog agency is launching a probe into costly overdraft fees charged by big banks. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said today that it will ask banks for information about how overdraft fees affect consumers, how overdraft protection is marketed and what information consumers receive. The probe could result in new rules or even lawsuits if banks are accused of violating consumer laws. Overdraft practices have the capacity to inflict serious economic harm on the people who can least afford it, CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a statement. We want to learn how consumers are affected, and how well they are able to anticipate and avoid paying penalty fees. Banks impose overdraft fees when people spend more money than they have in their accounts. The fees didnt exist 15 years ago; by 2009, they were generating tens of billions of dollars for banks. The fees function like extremely high-cost, shortterm loans. The cost of pushBy JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press ing your checking account into the red averages $30 to $35 per transaction, the CFPB said. Banks were barred from automatically enrolling customers in overdraft programs for debit card or ATM transactions in 2010, under a rule issued by the Federal Reserve. The rule did not apply to checks and online bill payments or recurring debits. It also did not limit how much banks can charge for the service. Banks have responded by marketing overdraft protection aggressively. They told consumers that opting out of overdraft protection may prevent you from completing everyday transactions including . . . medical or health emergencies, according to research published last year by the Center for Responsible Lending, a consumer group that opposes overdraft fees. Some banks increased their fee income through a practice known as re-ordering. The banks would collect all the transactions in a given day then apply them in order, from largest to smallest. The effect is to maximize the number of transactions that trigger a fee. Reordering has been challenged in class-action lawsuits around the country. Bank

One Year Ago St. Johns High School senior Tyler Koester is headed to Washington, D.C., this spring after being declared a state winner of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Americanism & Government Program. Koester, the son of Mark and Sherri Koester, scored a 98 out of a possible 100 points on the test administered by the local Legion post. 25 Years Ago 1987 Students from the Delphos grade schools participated in spelling bees to establish school winners. Lori Brinkman of Franklin School, Anita Core of Jefferson Middle School and Tim Wurst of Landeck School were the top winners. They will compete March 16 in the Van Wert County contest at Marsh Foundation. The Catholic Ladies of Columbia recently sponsored a dessert smorgasbord card party at the Knights of Columbus hall. Winners in cards were Luella Grothause, Martha Pohlman and Mary Grothouse. Fifth-fifty winners were Mary Topp, Lutgardis Helmkamp and Dorothy Osting. Grocery certificate winners were Valerie Altman and Regina Rode. Martha Ardner and Mary German won brownies and Edna Baldauf won a cherry pie. St. Johns was able to hit its foul shots down the stretch and St. Henry wasnt and that proved the difference as the Blue Jays came from behind for a 66-62 win Friday night. Craig Allemeier added 18 for St. Johns and Dave Wieging 11. 50 Years Ago 1962 A number of awards were presented at the annual Ladies Night banquet of the Delphos Lions Club at the Country Club Tuesday night. Presidential appreciation awards were given to John Helton, John Pitsenbarger and Owen Grubenhoff. Ladies pins were given to Mrs. C. M. McKinney, Mrs. Herman Meyer, Mrs. Fred McBee and Mrs. Otho Moore. A former local youth has been recommended by Rep. William M. McCulloch as a candidate from the Fourth Congressional District to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and as a candidate to the United States Naval Academy. Gardner A. David of Lima, formerly of Delphos, received the notification of his recommendation from McCulloch. The Senior Chapter of the Child Conservation League held its mother-daughter banquet Tuesday evening at NuMaudes Restaurant. Prior to the dinner the tributes to mothers and daughters were given by Mrs. Burnell Bowersock and her daughter, Rhonda Ann. Dorothy Gerrill gave the devotions and Mrs. Gene Kaskel introduced Mrs. Donald Kruse, the speaker of the evening. 75 Years Ago 1937 Extensive plans are being made for the annual Mother and Son banquet to be held at the Methodist Church on Thursday. The mens Brotherhood organization is sponsoring the affair. Chas. Cordermann has been placed in charge of the kitchen and Ferman Clinger will be in charge of the dining room. Frank Render, president of the Brotherhood, and his committees are working hard to make the banquet one of the best ever held at the Methodist Church. The Defiance High Bulldogs, coached by Gilbert Smith, former Delphos Jefferson coach, is in possession of their fourth consecutive Northwest Ohio Athletic League championship as the result of their win over Bryan on Friday night by a score of 37 to 19. Defiance still has one league game to play next Friday night with Napoleon providing the opposition. The Delphos Eagles cage team went down to defeat on Sunday afternoon at St. Johns auditorium by a score of 36 to 23. The Fort Wayne Berghoff provided the opposition. Phil Hall, Eagles forward, sustained a sprained ankle during the game which may force him to remain on the bench for the remainder of the week.

IT WAS NEWS THEN

COLUMBUS (AP) Two experienced judges from farflung corners of the state are facing off in the Democratic primary for a chance at unseating Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert Cupp this fall. William M. ONeill, of Chagrin Falls, served on the states 11th District Court of Appeals for a decade ending in 2007. He resigned from the court that year to run for Congress, losing to incumbent Republican Steve LaTourette in 2008 and again in 2010. He also tried twice before to get on the high court, in 2004 and 2006. Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Fanon A. Rucker, the son of an Indiana Supreme Court justice, is making his first attempt at the seat. ThenGov. Ted Strickland appointed him to the bench in 2007 and he was subsequently elected. Republican Cupp, a former state senator, is seeking his second 6-year term. A native of Gary, Ind., Rucker, 40, has landed the coveted primary endorsement of the Ohio Democratic Party as well as nods from several county parties in ONeills backyard: Cuyahoga, Mahoning and Stark. The Ohio College Democrats are also behind his candidacy. If he wins, Rucker would be one of two black Democrats on the general election ballot alongside Ohios first-ever black female justice, Yvette McGee Brown. Brown was Stricklands running mate in 2010. ONeill sees himself as a fighter, dubbing his effort this year a peoples campaign. He says his underdog campaign is a statement against the big money thats in play in Supreme Court races, with contributions going to justices who must later decide the donors cases in court. WASHINGTON -- Youve likely heard by now that the presidential election may pivot on the unlikely controversy of birth control. This is the latest trope to evolve from a campaign that is already two years too long. A conspiracy-minded person might imagine that this faux battle over reproductive rights was designed to distract from other more pressing concerns and to demonize or would that be angelize? Republicans who, were also told, want to turn back the clock to the 1950s. But such a theory would require that Democrats be shrewder than is humanly possible, no? The Obama administration might have wished to provide insurance coverage for contraception -- a wish broadly embraced by most Americans -- but the president couldnt have predicted how the Catholic bishops would react, or that entire swaths of religious Americans would band together to oppose him. He was just lucky. What manna to have the nation riveted on birth control in these economically challenging times. What lucre to have women on his side against those time-warped white guys who want to keep their women pregnant and confined to quarters. What a cherry on top that the two Republican front-runners look like they just stepped out of a large

2 Democratic judges seek seat on Ohio court

Obama wants to lower corporate tax rate

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent and wants an even lower effective rate for manufacturers, a senior administration official says, as the White House lays down an electionyear marker in the debate over tax policy. In turn, corporations would have to give up dozens of loopholes and subsidies that they now enjoy. Corporations with overseas operations would also face a minimum tax on their foreign earnings. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today was to detail aspects of Obamas proposed overhaul of the corporate tax system, a plan the president outlined in general terms in his State of the Union speech last month. Chances of accomplishing such change in the tax system are slim in a year dominated mostly with presidential and congressional elections. But for Obama, the proposal is part of a larger tax plan that is central to his re-election strategy. The corporate tax plan dovetails with Obamas call for raising taxes on millionaires and maintaining current rates on individuals making $200,000 or less. The 35 percent nominal corporate tax rate is the highest in the world after Japan. But deductions, credits and exemptions allow many corporations to pay taxes at a much lower rate. Under the framework proposed by the administration, the rate cuts, closed loopholes and the minimum tax on overseas earning would result in no increase to the deficit. That means that many businesses that slip through loopholes or enjoy subsidies and pay an effective tax rate that is substantially less than the 35 percent corporate tax could end up paying more under Obamas plan. Others, however, would pay less while some would simply benefit from a more simplified system. The official said the Obama plan aims to help U.S. businesses, especially manufacturers who face strong international competition. Obamas plan would lower the effective rate for manufacturers to 25 percent while emphasizing development of clean energy systems. The administration official spoke on condition of anonymity to describe what the administration will do. The New York Times first reported details of the plan in its online edition early today.

of America settled one case for $410 million last July. JPMorgan Chase agreed this month to pay $110 million to settle similar claims. The CFPB outlined four areas of interest in its inquiry: The reordering of transactions in ways that increase costs to consumers. Missing or confusing information. The agency wants to make sure people understand how they can avoid overdraft fees. It will look at how the fees are disclosed and what other options are presented. Misleading marketing. The number of people who choose overdraft protection varies widely from bank to bank, the CFPB noted. It wants to know how marketing affects peoples decisions. The Center for Responsible Lending report noted several examples of misleading or threatening language in banks marketing materials. Disproportionate impact on low-income and young consumers. According to a 2008 study by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., 9 percent of checking accounts incur 84 percent of overdraft fees. The study found that nearly half of younger cardholders paid the fees. Many members of both parties have said they favor overhauling the nations individual and corporate tax systems, which they complain have rates that are too high and are riddled with too many deductions. The corporate tax debate has made its way into the presidential contest. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has called for a 25 percent rate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., would cut the corporate tax rate to 12.5 percent, and former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., would exempt domestic manufacturers from the corporate tax and halve the top rate for other businesses. While Obama has been promoting various aspects of his economic agenda in personal appearances and speeches, the decision to leave the corporate tax plan to the Treasury Department to unveil signaled its lower priority. Whats more, the administrations framework leaves much for Congress to decide a deliberate move by the administration to encourage negotiations but which also doesnt subject the plan to detailed scrutiny. Obamas plan is not as ambitious as a House Republican proposal that would lower the corporate rate to 25 percent. without consequences would lead to men reducing women to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of (their) own desires, as well as abuse of power by public authorities and a false sense of autonomy. Within that framework, everything Santorum says and does makes sense, even if one doesnt agree. When he says that he doesnt think the government should fund prenatal testing because it leads to abortion, this is emotional Santorum, father of a disabled child and another who died hours after a premature birth. In both instances, many doctors would have recommended abortion, but Santorum believes that those lives, no matter how challenging, have intrinsic value. Though Santorums views are certainly controversial, his biggest problem isnt that he is out of step with mainstream America. His biggest problem is that he lacks prudence in picking his battles and his words. The American people are loath to elect a preacher or a prophet to lead them out of the desert of unemployment. And they are justified in worrying how such imprudence might translate in areas of far graver concern than whether Santorum doesnt personally practice birth control.
Kathleen Parkers email address is [email protected] .

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The trials of Saint Santorum

Point of View
TV cabinet, circa 1957 slicked-back hair and sweater vest provided by central casting. The problem, as with so many convenient narratives, is that it aint quite so. The leading role in this narrative is Rick Santorum, the surger in chief, who is now being characterized as a Neanderthal throwback for his personal belief that man should not interfere in the natural cycle of life, no matter how inconvenient the results. This includes not only opposition to abortion and embryonic stem-cell research, but also to artificial birth control. Mitt Romney, though he falls into the pro-life camp on the first two issues, has expressed views on contraception that any 21st-century Epicurus could embrace: Its (contraceptions) working just fine. Just leave it alone. It is easy to pound Santorum, and no one makes it easier than Santorum himself. Never mind that he invokes Satan, claiming that the Father of Lies has his sights on the U.S., as Santorum did in 2008

Moderately confused

at Ave Maria University in Florida. He has never met a question he wouldnt answer or a combatant he wouldnt engage. Thus, when a reporter asks whether he thinks states should be able to ban birth control, Santorum says yes, but .... Headline: Santorum says states should be able to ban birth control!!! Except thats not what he meant, nor is it what he intends. Santorum was expressing a legal opinion, and his answer was within the context of whether states have any regulatory jurisdiction over the question. Otherwise, he has said repeatedly that he does not support banning contraceptives and that he would oppose any such efforts. Moreover, as a U.S. senator, Santorum voted to fund contraception through two international health programs that he aggressively pushed the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Contraception was incorporated as part of prevention. This should come as no surprise if one understands Santorums worldview. Everything stems from his allegiance to the Catholic Churchs teachings that every human life has equal value and dignity. The churchs objection to birth control is based on concerns that sex

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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Daughter Susan fills in for busy mom

BY SUSAN EICHER I hope all you readers are doing great. This is Susan, Lovinas second oldest daughter and I am 16 years old. Last week I decided that I wanted to write the column since my brothers and sisters will be home on Friday and Monday, which is their midwinter break. Mom usually writes her column on Monday mornings but I thought that with all of the children being home it might be extra noisy and busy. So I thought Id give her some help by writing the column! I am not much of a writer, but I will try my best. I just came inside after working with Minnie. Minnie is a miniature pony I am training for a family in our church. The family has three little boys. I want to tame Minnie so that they will be able to drive her. Minnie is a very small pony but she is strong. She pulls our little pony wagon without a problem. I really enjoy working with her so it will be hard to see her go back to her owners after she is fully trained. Minnie is the second pony that I have trained. Our miniature pony, Tiger, was the first. Tiger is a bigger kind of a miniature pony. He is a stallion and was a lot harder to train than Minnie. He is also a lot more stubborn and not as gentle as Minnie. I would not trust Tiger around children like I do Minnie. Every pony or horse has a different attitude. I learned that real fast after I was kicked in the leg by our big mare Ginger one time. It scared me very much and taught me to always be careful because a horse can hurt you. I really enjoy working with ponies and horses. It is my most favorite hobby. My dream is to have a big horse ranch someday. It might never happen but it does not hurt to dream. God has a plan for everyone and it might not be what we want. I want to accept whatever His plan is for me. I will try to write about something else but talking about horses is always a favorite topic for me. Sometimes I help my younger brothers Benjamin and Joseph throw hay down from the hay loft. One time after I hadnt been up to the loft in awhile Joseph told me we dont need a flashlight. I told him yes, we do because there are small holes in the

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Look how tiny Minnie is. Susan is enjoying working with her. floor in some parts of the loft. I told him if we dont have a light we could fall and hurt ourselves. Our hay loft doesnt have windows so it is sort of dark even in the daylight. Joseph said it is easy to see the holes because you can see the daylight shining up through the floor. I was a little doubtful but followed Joseph up the ladder without a flashlight to the hay loft. It was pretty dark up there but Joseph acted like he knew his way around pretty good so I stayed close behind him. Benjamin wasnt up there yet. Meanwhile, Joseph took off and I lost track of where he was. I stopped in my tracks not sure where all the holes were. Then I heard something behind me so I called for Joseph. I screamed as someone grabbed me from behind, it was Benjamin. Turns out that Benjamin had snuck up there in the dark to scare me. They sure had a good laugh about it. When I work with my little brothers I never know what they are going to come up with. Older Sister Elizabeth is at her babysitting job today. Mom is sewing and I am getting ready to bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies. It is Monday now already and Mom is enjoying the break from writing the column but she will be back next week. She let us all sleep in since the children are home from school today. She had breakfast burritos ready for us when we woke up. The recipe Ill share is what I usually fix when I have to make breakfast for my family. I usually triple it for our size family. FRENCH TOAST 2 eggs 1 /2 cup milk 1 teaspoon sugar 1 /4419-692-2388 419-692-2388 teaspoon vanilla 1 /21875 419-692-2388 E. Fifth St. teaspoon cinnamon 1875 419-692-2388 E. Fifth St. 1875 E. Fifth St. 419-692-2388 2 tablespoons butter Delphos 1875 E. Fifth419-692-2388 St. Delphos 1875 E. 1875 E. Fifth St. Fifth St. Delphos 6 pieces of bread Delphos Delphos Combine first 5 ingreDelphos dients and stir with whisk. Coat skillet with butter. Dip bread into the egg mixture just enough to coat. Fry in a skillet until goldencertied Curves Complete locations. See club for details. Some restrictions apply. Free trial offer is good for one week. Not redeemable for cash. 2012 Curves International, Inc. on both Valid only at sides.
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VAN WERT Winning 400 games in a high school varsity basketball coaching career involves two things: the ability to coach a long time and having the players in the system to fit the bill. T h a t is what Jefferson girls mentor Dave Hoffman credited for his 400th coaching win at the Hoffman helm of the Lady Wildcats, courtesy of Tuesday nights 52-38 victory over Lincolnview in the opening contest of the Division IV sectional at Van Wert High Schools Cougars Den. Ive headed the program for 30 years; it just means Ive been fortunate to have the longevity to coach that many years at one school, he acknowledged. I have also been very fortunate to have had a lot of talented players over the years, especially the last 5 or 6 years that has won a lot of games for me. Its been an enjoyable ride. Two of those talented players led the way in Tuesdays triumph: seniors Kennedy Boggs (20 points, 4 steals, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks) and Courtney Lewis (12 markers, 5 caroms, 4 dimes, 3 thefts). That duo helped lead the Lady Cats (15-6) to 18-of35 shooting, including 2-of7 beyond the arc, for 51.4 percent. Those were the only two we had back with substantial varsity time last year; they have led this team this year. Its what you expect from your senior leaders, Hoffman continued. Both of them, Kennedy in particular, are so good defensively. They do a lot for us there and that has been the key to our season. We havent always shot the ball well but weve been pretty steady defensively all season. Boggs was huge in setting the tone for the Red and White, dropping in eight points in the first period. After three trades of the lead with Lincolnview senior Carley Springer laying one in at 3:40 to give the Lady Lancers (6-15) their final lead at 8-7 a Lewis 3-ball at 3:20 gave the Wildcats a lead

With Jefferson senior Megan Gilden setting the screen, classmate Courtney Lewis turns the corner for a layup to end the third period as Lincolnview senior Morgan Peel gets pinned. The Lady Wildcats grabbed a 14-point win over the Lancers in Division IV sectional girls hardwood action at Van Wert to give long-time coach Dave Hoffman his 400th victory. they never gave up. They Dye (1:58) picked up their held leads of 12-8 and 14-11 third fouls in the period. before a jumper from the left No question, fouls were wing by freshman Hannah an issue for us. We have not McCleery at 1:05 made the had much depth, especially score 14-13, Jefferson. when (junior) Kaitlyn (Brant) With a lesser bench due went out with an injury earlier to injury and youth, foul this year, and fouls really hurt trouble began to take a toll us, Williamson said. We on the Lancers in the sec- also didnt shoot the ball very ond period against the deeper, well the first half. Obviously, more senior-laden Wildcats. their defense had something Jeffersons pressure defense to do with that, especially also had something to do with with them being more physiit, forcing two early miscues cally mature. (19 total) in building a 20-13 Lincolnview went the first edge and forcing Lincolnview 3:50 of the third stanza scorecoach Dan Williamson to call less four turnovers and time. That stoppage only two missed shots but the worked briefly, with a 4-0 Wildcats could only add four mini-run baskets by junior more to their lead on a putKatie Dye (8 markers) and back by senior Megan Gilden freshman Julia Thatcher (15 (9 markers, 7 caroms) and a counters, 4 boards) getting jumper by sophomore Gabby them within 20-17. The Red Pimpas thanks to five turnand White cobbled together overs (17 total) of their own a 6-0 spurt to lead 26-17 on in the first 3-plus minutes. the first-of-2 tosses by senior Lincolnview replied with Elizabeth Schosker at 1:06 a 7-1 span capped by a before a baseline jumper by triple by Claire Dye at 28 junior Claire Dye (7 points) ticks to close within 31-27 at 43 ticks made the half- before Lewis (with 3 fouls) time scoreboard read 26-19, turned the corner on a screen Wildcats. by Gilden for a layin with Springer (2:59) and Katie 1.1 ticks showing for a 33-27

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advantage. Lewis dropped two singles at 7:41 to start the fourth by Thatcher (triple) and junior Kaylee Thatcher (deuce) retaliated to bring Lincolnview within 35-32 at the 7-minute mark. However, with fouls worsening the Lancers plight starters Kaylee Thatcher (4:45) and Katie Dye (3:39) fouled out as they were forced to foul the senior-dominated Wildcats (5) took command. They used the freethrow line to enough advantage (8-of-11 in the period, 14-of-25 overall for 56%) to coast to the victory as both benches emptied. I felt we wore them down. Our bench is deeper and that finally took its toll, Hoffman added. We got the tempo the way we wanted with our defense and that wore on them. We hit our free throws in the final period but we struggled the first three. We got production off our bench that we needed and allowed us to continue to pressure them. Lincolnview ended up shooting 15-of-38 for the contest, 3-of-7 treys, for 39.5 percent and 5-of-6 freebies (83.3%). They assumed 21 boards (4 offensive) as Springer added four and were whistled for 20 fouls. We have nothing to hang our heads about. We played extremely hard against a very good basketball team and we return a lot of experience for next year, Williamson added. Of course, we also lose our two seniors: Carley and Morgan (Peel); and you feel bad for them because they wont be part of next year as players. Were excited, though. Jefferson amassed 28 rebounds (9 offensive) and 11 fouls. They will tangle with Crestview 6:15 p.m. Saturday.

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Spencerville hangs on for tourney win over Parkway 61-55

Spencervilles Alyssa Mulholland gets a piece of a shot by Parkways Becca Harshman in the second clash Tuesday at Van Wert. The Lady Bearcats advanced with a 6-point triumph.

LINCOLNVIEW (38) Hannah McCleery 1-0-2, Kaylee Thatcher 2-0-4, Courtney Gorman 0-0-0, Claire Dye 3-0-7, Katie Dye 3-2-8, Julia Thatcher 5-3-15, Devann Springer 0-0-0, Baylee Neate 0-0-0, Christine Stemen 0-0-0, Morgan Peel 0-0-0, Ashley Teman 0-0-0, Carley Springer 1-0-2. Totals 12-3-5/6-38. JEFFERSON (52) Samantha Thitoff 0-0-0, Courtney Lewis 3-4-12, Brooke Culp 1-13, Kennedy Boggs 7-6-20, Katie Goergens 0-1-1, Rileigh Stockwell 0-00, Gabby Pimpas 1-0-2, Megan Gilden 4-1-9, Makayla Binkley 0-0-0, Elizabeth Schosker 2-1-5, Brooke Hesseling 0-00, Jasmine McDougall 0-0-0. Totals 16-2-14/25-52. Score by Quarters: Lincolnview 13 6 8 11 - 38 Jefferson 14 12 7 19 - 52 Three-point goals: Lincolnview, J. Thatcher 2, C. Dye; Jefferson, Lewis 2.

The Associated Press MIAMI Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and added 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBAleading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. LeBron James scored 18 points, Norris Cole had 12 and Udonis Haslem added 10 for Miami (26-7), which has won each of its games during this streak by at least 12 points. Wade shot 11-for-16, the 11th straight game hes shot at least 50

percent, matching his career best in that department. He also had a run of 11 such games in his rookie season. Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 24 points in the third quarter for Sacramento, which dropped its sixth straight. Marcus Thornton scored 23 and Tyreke Evans finished with 21 points and 10 assists.
PACERS 117, HORNETS 108, OT INDIANAPOLIS Roy Hibbert had a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead Indiana past New Orleans in overtime. Paul George scored 20 points and Darren Collison had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers, winners of three straight.

NBA CAPSULES

The Associated Press Girls Basketball OVC 59, Parkersburg Christian, W.Va. 38 TOURNAMENT Division I Cin. NW 70, Cin. Princeton 12 Clayton North. 56, New Carlisle Tecumseh 43 Dublin Coffman 63, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 16 Gahanna Lincoln 40, Powell Olentangy Liberty 28 Hilliard Bradley 54, Lancaster 31 Lewis Cen. Olentangy 70, Delaware Hayes 38 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 77, Cols. Walnut Ridge 19 Medina Highland 63, Strongsville 59, 3OT Newark 49, Grove City Cent. Crossing 40 Springboro 67, Springfield 22 W. Chester Lakota W. 61, Cin. Western Hills 21 Wadsworth 61, Copley 31 Division II Cin. Indian Hill 70, Cin. Aiken 26 Cin. Mt. Healthy 42, Goshen 23 Day. Carroll 57, Bellefontaine 32 Tipp City Tippecanoe 74, St. Paris Graham 34 Division III Brookville 45, Day. Northridge 38 Casstown Miami E. 75, Milton-Union 35 Day. Christian 57, Carlisle 41 Middletown Madison 58, Reading 25 Division IV Ada 65, Ridgeway Ridgemont 26 Antwerp 43, Pioneer N. Central 34 Arlington 56, Vanlue 17 Attica Seneca E. 58, Monroeville 49 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 32, Carey 29 Columbus Grove 44, Ft. Jennings 38 Continental 52, Lima Perry 43 Delphos Jefferson 52, Lincolnview 38 Fairport Harbor Hard. 56, Vienna Mathews 43

Ft. Loramie 91, Troy Christian 18 Ft. Recovery 49, St. Henry 48 Greenwich S. Cent. 70, Crestline 50 Hicksville 37, Montpelier 34 Leipsic 54, Hamler Patrick Henry 49 Lucas 65, Mansfield Christian 34 Mechanicsburg 61, Botkins 41 Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 36, N. Baltimore 32 New Knoxville 51, New Bremen 32 New Washington Buckeye Cent. 56, Plymouth 29 Old Fort 53, Fremont St. Joseph 47, OT Pandora-Gilboa 52, Defiance Ayersville 34 S. Charleston SE 43, Newton Local 29 Sandusky St. Mary 46, Lakeside Danbury 36 Spencerville 61, Rockford Parkway 55 Spring. Cath. Cent. 45, Union City Mississinawa Valley 29 Thompson Ledgemont 55, McDonald 47 Tiffin Calvert 53, Fostoria St. Wendelin 46 Tol. Ottawa Hills 58, Tol. Maumee Valley 15 W. Unity Hilltop 65, Gorham Fayette 48 Boys Basketball Akr. Buchtel 66, Richfield Revere 57 Akr. Firestone 90, Green 73 Akr. Hoban 62, Akr. Springfield 49 Arcadia 50, Sycamore Mohawk 47 Atwater Waterloo 57, Mogadore Field 50 Austintown Fitch 67, Youngs. Boardman 37 Avon Lake 53, Strongsville 28 Bay Village Bay 63, Amherst Steele 60 Bedford 53, Cle. JFK 50 Brookfield 58, E. Palestine 49 Can. Cent. Cath. 41, Akr. Manchester 39 Can. McKinley 69, Cle. Hts. 48 Canal Fulton Northwest 73, Navarre Fairless 61 Chagrin Falls 51, Garfield Hts. Trinity 46 Chagrin Falls Kenston 62, Macedonia Nordonia 45 Chardon NDCL 67, Aurora 54 Cle. St. Ignatius 72, Cle. John Adams 46 Columbia Station Columbia 59, Brooklyn 53 Cory-Rawson 64, Ridgeway Ridgemont 53

OHIO PREP SCORES

Trevor Ariza scored 21 points to lead the Hornets, who have lost 10 of their last 13. New Orleans concludes a stretch of three games in three days all on the road today at Cleveland. The Pacers went on a 10-0 run in overtime. Hibbert and Collison combined for eight points and West scored to take a 113-102 lead. The Hornets scored back-toback baskets and only scored once more. CAVALIERS 101, PISTONS 100 CLEVELAND Antawn Jamison scored 32 points and rookie Kyrie Irving led Clevelands comeback from a 17-point deficit with 17 points in the fourth quarter. Alonzo Gee, who scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, put the Cavaliers ahead for good, 97-95, by rebounding his own miss with a dunk with 25.4 seconds left. Irving, who scored 25 points, and Gee combined for 30 of Clevelands 35 points in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland, which trailed 72-55 late in the third quarter, ended Detroits 3-game winning streak. Brandon Knight led the Pistons with 24 points while Greg Monroe scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds. GRIZZLIES 89, 76ERS 76 MEMPHIS, Tenn. Marc Gasol had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Rudy Gay scored 14 points and Memphis moved a season hightying four games above .500. O.J. Mayo added 13 points and Marreese Speights had 12 for the Grizzlies. Gasol, whos headed to this weekends All-Star Game in Orlando, finished three assists shy of a triple-double. Jrue Holiday scored 22 points none in the fourth for the Atlantic Division-leading Sixers, who shot just 37 percent while losing their fourth straight and sixth in their last eight. Rookie Lavoy Allen had 14 points for Philadelphia and Andre Iguodala added 11 on 5-of14 shooting.

Creston Norwayne 74, Ashland Mapleton 35 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 73, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 29 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 64, Twinsburg 53 Dalton 41, Loudonville 39 Doylestown Chippewa 65, Kidron Cent. Christian 48 E. Cle. Shaw 72, Chardon 58 Elyria Open Door 75, Cuyahoga Hts. 27 Fairview 60, Lorain Clearview 47 Girard 45, Kinsman Badger 40 Grafton Midview 67, Lakewood 66 Hudson 69, Kent Roosevelt 68, OT Kirtland 57, Chesterland W. Geauga 40 Leetonia 62, Warren Lordstown 54 Louisville Aquinas 55, Apple Creek Waynedale 46 Madison 66, Perry 57 Massillon Jackson 88, Akr. Garfield 57 Massillon Tuslaw 63, E. Can. 35 Medina Buckeye 71, Sullivan Black River 55 Medina Highland 50, Smithville 47 Mentor Lake Cath. 70, Beachwood 68 Miami Valley Christian Academy 55, Pace, Fla. 45 N. Can. Hoover 65, Akr. SVSM 60 N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 65, Kingsway Christian 42 N. Royalton 65, Berea 58 Napoleon 71, Archbold 42 New London 49, Mansfield Christian 41 New Middletown Spring. 48, McDonald 44 Newton Falls 57, Youngs. Christian 42 Niles McKinley 70, Lisbon Beaver 68 Oberlin 63, Rocky River Lutheran W. 57 Oregon Stritch 66, Swanton 62 Orrville 64, W. Salem NW 47 Parkersburg Christian, W.Va. 69, OVC 61 Parma 57, Cle. Lincoln W. 26 Parma Hts. Valley Forge 51, N. Olmsted 38 Poland Seminary 52, Beloit W. Branch 42 Richmond Hts. 64, Painesville Harvey 43 Sebring McKinley 52, Lisbon David Anderson

36 Shaker Hts. 56, Lakewood St. Edward 51 Sheffield Brookside 64, Oberlin Firelands 57 Stow-Munroe Falls 65, Tallmadge 55 Struthers 76, Youngs. Liberty 62 Sylvania Northview 62, Tol. St. Francis 51 Tol. Christian 56, Pemberville Eastwood 42 Tontogany Otsego 49, Liberty Center 31 Uniontown Lake 46, Louisville 39 Vincent Warren 56, Beverly Ft. Frye 45 Warren Howland 76, Warren Champion 45 Westlake 83, Parma Padua 54 Division II Cols. Beechcroft 54, Cols. Independence 53 Cols. Eastmoor 55, Cols. Linden McKinley 31 Greenfield McClain 53, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 38 Hebron Lakewood 49, Whitehall-Yearling 42 Jackson 41, Washington C.H. 39 Millersburg W. Holmes 54, Philo 24 Minerva 78, Steubenville 70 New Lexington 50, Gallipolis Gallia 41 Rayland Buckeye 61, Richmond Edison 56, 3OT Uhrichsville Claymont 47, Cambridge 38 Division III Bidwell River Valley 54, Crooksville 46 Lynchburg-Clay 60, W. Union 37 Martins Ferry 59, Zanesville W. Muskingum 52 Oak Hill 58, Portsmouth W. 32 Pomeroy Meigs 61, Albany Alexander 45 Wheelersburg 61, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 39 Williamsport Westfall 62, Frankfort Adena 43 Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 63, Magnolia Sandy Valley 49 Division IV Barnesville 64, New Matamoras Frontier 41 Franklin Furnace Green 57, Portsmouth Clay 40 Glouster Trimble 45, Corning Miller 44 Mowrystown Whiteoak 70, Latham Western 41

VAN WERT - Parkway and Spencerville gave the fans all they wanted to see on Tuesday night in their girls basketball sectional opener at Van Wert. Despite the Panthers battling back to take the lead late in the game after being down as many as 13 points in the second half, it was the Bearcats who used two consecutive steals to score twice in 12 seconds and go on to win 61-55. Those two steals by Schylar (Miller) were huge, said Spencerville coach Katie Krieg. That really won us the game at the end; causing them, and especially scoring off of them, that was huge. She did a great job. Parkway coach Jeff Kallas agreed that without a couple of trips here and there, his team was right there with Spencerville. I told the girls to be successful, youve got to play four good quarters and shoot the basketball, he said. Spencerville played four, I thought, pretty good quarters of basketball. We played two and a half. We came out slow and sluggish but then we fought back and we were in it; were in it, were fighting, were fighting - and then we have the turnovers. After being down 40-27 in the third quarter, Parkway began making their move. Haley Burtch hit a 3 from the top of the key and Fisher followed her on the next trip with a bomb from the same spot. Then a Panther steal off their full-court pressure led to a Becca Harshman lay up and suddenly Spencervilles lead was only six, 41-35, going into the final quarter. Although it was consecutive turnovers that would help them win the game later, it was their own miscues for most of the game that slowed down the hot-shooting Bearcats. For Coach Krieg, that was an issue her team had battled all year. That is normally our life story - turnovers - which weve been struggling with the whole year, she said. Then Abby (Freewalt) getting in foul trouble really hurt us, too, because she is our best player on defense. As Freewalt sat on the bench with foul problems in the fourth quarter and then eventually fouling out, it was Parkways Harshman who nearly carried the Panthers to the finish. She scored 15 points in the final eight minutes of the game, including 9-of-10 freethrow attempts. Parkway still trailed 44-38 with 5:50 left to play but came out of a timeout with Megan Fisher nailing a trey from the corner. Then Harshman finished off a score off a steal to make the Bearcat lead only

44-43. Cami Hellwarth then grabbed a rebound and put it back in the bucket at 4:06 for the first Parkway lead since early in the first quarter. Freewalts last score came off a hoop-and-harm in the lane for an old-fashioned 3-point play to take the lead back for Spencerville. But Harshman knocked down two free throws, was fouled after a steal off the press and then hit two more charity tosses. After a Spencerville miss, Harshman was fouled in the lane again and made two more free throws for a 51-47 Panther lead. Spencervilles Jennifer Post, who had a monster game on the boards, grabbed an offensive rebound, put it back in the bucket and finished the 3-point play. Harshman followed with her own rebound and score but that was the last of the excitement for Parkway. The two straight turnovers followed. Spencerville took back the lead and made their free throws down the stretch to hang on for the win. The other story of the game was the unbelievable outside shooting - by Spencerville as a team and Fisher for Parkway. In the first half alone, the Bearcats were 6-of-12 from beyond the arc, finishing with eight 3-pointers as a team. Fisher did her best to counter that, hitting at least one trey in each quarter and ending with five in the game. Harshman led all scorers in the contest with 24 points while Fisher added 17 and Burtch 10 for Parkway. The Panthers were 19-of-55 from the field, a 35-percent clip, including 6-of-16 (37.5%) from beyond the arc. They were 11-of-16 from the free-throw line for 69 percent. Cortney Miller had 22 points for Spencerville and Emilee Meyer had 10. The Bearcats were 20-of-51 from the field (39.2%) with 8-of-18 falling from 3-point land, a 44-percent mark. They were 13-of-19 from the charity stripe for 68 percent shooting. As well as shooting the ball extremely well, the Bearcats dominated the boards on the night. Spencerville outrebounded Parkway 39-24 with Post taking down 13 caroms. Harshman led the Panthers with seven. Parkway won the battle of the turnovers with its full-court pressure, forcing 21 Bearcat miscues while giving up only 12. Spencerville will now take on St. Johns at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening.

Parkway (55) Fisher 6-0-17, Hellwarth 2-04, Burtch 4-1-10, Samaniego 0-0-0, Harshman 7-10-24, Roehm 0-0-0, Fent 0-0-0. Totals 19-11-55. Spencerville (61) C. Miller 7-3-22, Post 3-1-7, A. Mulholland 1-4-7, Freewalt 4-1-9, S. Miller 1-4-6, Meyer 4-0-10. Totals 20-13-61. Score by Quarters: Parkway 12 13 10 20 - 55 Spencerville 15 14 12 20 - 61 Three-pointers: Parkway 6 (Fisher 5, Burtch), Spencerville 8 (C. Miller 5, Meyer 2, Mulholland).

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By CHRIS JENKINS The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, hed certainly hit 10 and probably keep going. Safety measures since Dale Earnhardts death in 2001 have gone a long way toward preventing head injuries and NASCAR officials have taken steps to improve the way they identify and treat concussions. But Waltrip knows that wont undo all those hits he took in the 1980s and 90s. I whacked my head a lot, Waltrip said. If you think about this, I showed up in 85, when it was relatively safe. We thought we had it figured out. I raced all the way through 2001 when people were getting killed. And all through that time, I was hitting my head and knocking myself out and getting concussions and going to the hospital. And I dont know what that means to me in 10 years. But I know its a concern. The 48-year-old Waltrip gets uneasy when he hears stories about NFL players and other athletes who are having serious neurological problems after they retire, issues that a growing amount of research indicates may have been caused by repetitive brain injuries they sustained during playing days. Could that happen to him, too? I would be the perfect case study to see whats going to happen, Waltrip replied. Because I can go back and look at the races and count up times I was knocked unconscious that I cant count on both hands. Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson says he has had two concussions racing stock cars and probably many more racing dirt bikes when he was younger. Were not immune to concussions, Johnson said. And certainly after severe concussions or being concussed several times, the numbers change. We know that. The dynamic is there. I think weve reduced the opportunity for it to happen, but ultimately, it can happen. I think the odds are a lot better today than theyve ever been. Earnhardts death in the 2001 Daytona 500 which came after drivers Kenny Irwin, Adam Petty and Tony Roper all were killed from similar head injuries forced NASCAR to get serious about safety. Today, drivers must wear a head and neck restraint, while impact-absorbing SAFER barriers have been installed on racetrack walls and NASCAR completely redesigned race cars to reduce the risk of injury. Racing seats used to look like passenger car seats; now they look more like something out of a spaceship, with foam-padded supports on each side of the helmet that barely allows a drivers head to move during a crash. Its working. Going into Sundays Daytona 500, there hasnt been a death in NASCARs top three national series since Earnhardts. If Im Kasey Kahne or Kyle Busch, I dont have those concerns any more, Waltrip said. Weve got the cars and the tracks, weve got it all fixed. You can still get hurt. Youre running 200 miles an hour. But the chances of getting hurt are slimmer. The chances of hitting your head and hurting it are really slim. NASCAR officials say theyve identified 29 concussions in their top three series since 2004 and only 11 of those happened in the past five seasons. explained. You could just fake people out back then. Yeah, Im fine, Im fine. They didnt care. OK, youre fine. Today, any driver involved in a significant accident must visit the infield medical center, where checking for signs of a concussion is standard procedure. If theres reason to suspect a concussion, the driver will be sent to a local hospital. From there, the driver needs to be cleared by a neurosurgeon with at least five years experience in sports-related head injuries before he or she can race again. They always ask, Burton said. The key to that, though, is honesty. Unless its obvious. Sometimes you can tell. But a lot of times, in football and in every sport, people say, Im fine. Its hard if you dont tell them the truth to help you. Burton acknowledged that drivers, along with athletes in other sports, have an incentive to hide symptoms. Theres fear in not being able to do what you want to do, Burton added. NASCARs always been really good saying, Look, we dont want to keep you from racing unless its in your best interests. Theyve been pretty good about that. People are always nervous, I think, in any sport to stand up and say Im having these issues because they want to race or they want to play. But if NASCAR doesnt want you to race, then you probably shouldnt be racing.

And while there have been some drivers who experienced long-term effects from traumatic head injuries over the years including Bobby Allison, Ernie Irvan, Jerry Nadeau and Steve Park ODonnell says NASCAR doesnt see any evidence of widespread health issues related to multiple head injuries, as the NFL and other sports are. Theres always concerns for any driver thats been in the sport, ODonnell said. But in terms of drivers formally approaching us and saying, Hey, I want to talk about this or look at it, we havent seen that occur, in terms of what youre seeing in other sports right now. Wed certainly be open to working with anyone, if we see that, in helping to stop any trend that we saw. In response to reports of football players, hockey players and other athletes having serious neurological issues in retirement, researchers at the Boston-based Sports Legacy Institute have studied brain tissue of deceased former athletes. Theyve found evidence of degenerative brain disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy that has been linked to repetitive brain injuries. ODonnell said NASCAR officials have noticed. Absolutely, ODonnell explained. Its something we pay attention to on any aspect of other sports, what theyre doing. Can we learn from it? Can we implement some of these things? Were open to working with any other sport as well. For now, veteran driver Jeff Burton is trying to gather as much information as he can about the long-term effects of concussions. Burtons fatherin-law is a physician and has attended sports medicine conferences on his behalf. I think anybody that has any sense has to understand that it doesnt matter if youre playing football or hockey or racing a car, head injuries can have bad ramifications later in life, Burton said. It appears to be the case. I think we are exposed to less of it. But at the same time, when we do have them, they can be big hits. The 44-year-old Burton started racing in NASCARs top division in 1993, well before the post-Earnhardt safety advances. I can tell you that in retrospect, theres been many times that Ive had concussions, Burton said. And the definition of concussion is a very widely-used term and how you actually define a concussion has changed over the years. But theres no question that with hitting concrete, not having (todays safety equipment), theres no question people had concussions. No question. Waltrip recalled he blacked out after an accident in practice at Las Vegas in 1998 but kept it to himself. Hit the wall, got in the backup car, made a couple laps, went to the hotel, woke up the next morning, didnt even know how I got there, Waltrip

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Ex-NASCAR driver Mayfield says he is innocent CATAWBA, N.C. Former race car driver Jeremy Mayfield says the new criminal charges against him are baseless and suggests hes the target of a conspiracy involving NASCAR and law enforcement officials. Indictments by a North Carolina grand jury released Monday charged Mayfield with three counts of possessing property stolen from businesses and a fourth charge of obtaining property by false pretense. The charges follow a November raid on Mayfields Catawba home after which the former NASCAR star was charged with possessing 1.5 grams of methamphetamine. Mayfield, 42, has issued a statement through his attorneys saying he is innocent. For some reason, the district attorneys office simply ignored our offers to explain the sources of the items seized from my property and chose, instead, to indict, Mayfield said, according to the statement. We do not know if there is any connection between the NASCAR lawsuit and this investigation but, based upon the evidence disclosed to us already by the district attorneys office, it appears that the Catawba County authorities have been coordinating with NASCAR officials. Mayfield was suspended from NASCAR after failing a random drug test at Richmond International Raceway in May 2009. He was in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond last month to argue his lawsuit seeking reinstatement as a NASCAR driver should be heard by the courts. A lower court judge dismissed Mayfields suit in 2010 because he had twice as a driver and an owner signed documents in order to race that waived his right to sue. Mayfield reacted to his suspension by suing NASCAR, its owner, Brian Zachary France, and the drug testing company for defamation, unfair and deceptive trade practices, breach of contract and negligence. Mayfield argued that a combination of over-the-counter allergy medication Claritin-D and the prescription medication Adderall for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder led to positive test and NASCARs testing system was flawed. The latest criminal indictment accuses Mayfield of possessing goods stolen from three companies, including a sofa, love seat and other furniture from DEA Ventures Inc. and more than $1,000 worth of personal property belonging to Red Bull Racing Inc. Since his suspension, Mayfield has faced judgments in excess of $2 million for failing to pay bills and owes another $109,000 in property taxes. Mayfield also faces foreclosure on his 388-acre property. In his statement, Mayfield said the criminal investigation was initiated based on the statements of a man with a lengthy criminal record. Before this investigation, I have never been charged with any crime more serious than speeding tickets, Mayfield added. I have offered to cooperate fully with prosecutors and the sheriffs department, yet the witness who brought these allegations against me has refused to be interviewed by my attorneys. We are left with no choice now but to fight this out in court.

games and she did a great job playing under control and converting when we were BLUFFTON In a tight able to get it to her. basketball game, a play, or In a game like this you plays, can make all the differ- knew it could be one run ence in the outcome. that was enough for separaAs Fort Jennings and tion, Fort Jennings coach Columbus Grove kept trading Matt Myerholtz said. You the lead during their Division just hoped it was your team IV sectional semifinal at that got that 6-, 8-point run Bluffton Tuesday night, it was to put the pressure on the finally the Bulldogs other team. They got that were able to put the run that put the together that run. pressure on Although no lead us and was safe, that run to you could close the third quartell how it ter gave the Bulldogs affected us the lead for good as offensively they defeated the in the fourth Musketeers 44-38 quarter. in the opening game Fort Jennings Mo. Schroeder ended the Bulldogs Tuesday night. The win sends the run right away in Bulldogs (10-11) to the sec- the fourth quarter as Kelsey tional finals Saturday night, Von Lehmden converted a where they will face second- 3-point play. Back came the seeded Kalida (11-9) at 6:15 Bulldogs behind their two p.m. Fort Jennings saw its leading scorers in Ricker and season end at 7-14. Stechschulte. Ricker matched In the second game Von Lehmdens points with Tuesday night, Continental a 3 from the left wing before also used a strong third quar- a lob pass found its way into ter to defeat Perry 52-43. The the hands of Stechschulte for win puts the Pirates (10-11) a basket and a 33-26 Grove against top-seeded Ottoville lead. (20-0) in the second game at Fort Jennings was able 8:15 p.m. to stay close as baskets by In the opener, the Lady German and Ashley Gable, Bulldogs and Fort Jennings around one by Groves traded the lead five times as Katelyn Scott, had the the Musketeers took a slim Musketeers within five 17-16 lead into halftime. points at 35-30 with 3:26 left. The third quarter saw Fort Groves lead grew to 36-30 Jennings score first as Macy as Sydney McCluer convertSchroeder hit a short jumper ed 1-of-2 free throws. to put her team up 19-16. After a Musketeer miss, Columbus Grove erased that the Bulldogs looked to suffer lead on an inside basket by a big loss as Ricker hurt her Nikki Stechschulte and a ankle after a collision with 3-pointer by Brooke Brubaker a Fort Jennings player and that had the Bulldogs lead- laid on the floor being attending 21-19. The Bulldogs ed to by the trainer. After a lead lasted about a minute few minutes, she got up and as baskets by Gabbi German went to the locker room to and Morgan Schroeder had have the ankle worked on. the Musketeers back on top Without Ricker in the lineup, 23-21. After a timeout by the the Bulldogs maintained their Bulldogs, they found their 6-point lead as Stechschulte rhythm offensively as they hit two free throws and closed the quarter on a 7-0 Brubaker one to match the run to take a 28-23 lead to the three points scored by Von fourth quarter. Lehmden. Anna Ricker scored four of With just over a minute the points, while Stechschulte left in the game, the Bulldogs chipped in the other three. suffered another blow when We really tried to focus at Stechschulte was whistled for halftime on getting the ball to her fifth foul. The Musketeers Nikki down low, Columbus were unable to take advanGrove coach Chad Ricker tage as they could only hit said. We have been strug- 3-of-6 free-throw attempts to gling offensively the last few pull within 39-36 with 37 weeks, so with a presence seconds left. Ricker returned like her in the middle, we felt to the floor for the Bulldogs we had to get her involved and missed a free throw as more. She was in some early Jennings was forced to foul. foul trouble but she is used to Brubaker stepped up and playing with four fouls most save the Bulldogs as she went

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3-of-4 at the line and when Ricker converted two charity tosses with 10.6 seconds left, the Bulldogs were up 44-36. A late basket by Morgan Schroeder accounted for the final score. This was a team win, Ricker added. I told them in the locker room Nikki Stechschulte has been our number two player all year and she is out with five fouls and Anna is out getting her ankle taped; Lord knows if she is coming back and we get our other players to step up and make plays without our two studs in there. Brooke Brubakers free-throw percentage has not been great but she hit some huge free throws down the stretch and hit a big 3 that helped us extend our lead. We hit 70 percent at the line down the stretch and that was key. Ricker also felt the teams ability to control the boards was key as the Bulldogs, unofficially, had a 35-15 edge in rebounds. Ricker and Stechschulte both had 15 points for the Bulldogs and Brubaker added seven. Stechschulte also ripped down eight rebounds. Macy Schroeder had 10 points for the Musketeers, while Von Lehmden and Morgan Schroeder both had eight points. The first half, we were proud of the way we came out and played defense. You knew it was going to be a tough one when you are playing the defense you want and you are only up one, Myerholtz added. The second quarter, they made some nice adjustments getting the ball inside to Stechschulte and we were good on the help at times and at times we werent. The first half, we were able to hold them to one rebound and the second half we didnt. Overall, for 32 minutes, I felt we played a good defensive game but offensively we struggled and thats a credit to Groves defense as they made us force some things.

Fort Jennings 14- 9- 38: VonLehmden 1-6-8; Ma. Schroeder 4-1-10; Mo. Schroeder 4-0-8; Lindeman 1-0-2; K. Stechschulte 0-11; German 3-1-7; Gable 1-0-2. Columbus Grove 12- 18- 44: Ricker 3-8-15; Halker 1-0-2; Karhoff 1-0-2; N. Stechschulte 5-5-15; Brubaker 1-4-7; Scott 1-0-2; McCluer 0-1-1. Score by Quarters: Fort Jennings 10 7 6 15 - 38 Columbus Grove 6 10 12 16 - 44 Three-point goals: Fort Jennings 1 (Ma. Schroeder); Columbus Grove 2 (Ricker, Brubaker).

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VAN WERT Jefferson and Van Wert went at it toeto-toe for nearly 12 minutes of Monday nights boys basketball encounter at the Cougars Den. However, the host Cougars went to a half-court trap that turned the tide, leading to a 16-4 spurt to close the half and eventually to a 68-43 nonleague conquest. Even though senior Jacob Myers led all scorers with 25 for the hosts, including five triples, junior Joey Hurless set the table with 13 assists and tacked on seven points and seven boards. Junior A.J. Smith popped off the pine for 12 markers as the hosts shot a torrid 28-of-49 from the floor, including 8-of-21 downtown, for 57.1 percent. The Wildcats (2-17) had a pair in double digits, including sophomore Ross Thompsons 14 and senior Shayn Klinger with 11. Senior Nick Dunlap

started out on fire with eight in the first period but none after as the visitors canned 17-of-42 fielders, 3-of-9 long range, for 40.5 percent. The Red and White stayed right with the Cougars in the opening period with two trades of the lead and four ties with Dunlap registering eight points and Klinger six. Both teams found the offensive flow, combining for 13-of-23 shooting. Myers scored 10 of the Cougars 16 in the canto but it was Smith that connected on a jumper from the right elbow at 35 ticks for a 16-14 edge. The first part of the second period remained tight, with the Wildcats staying within 22-21 on a deuce from Klinger at the 4:40 mark. The decisive run then began at 4:20 of the second period, starting with senior Reggie Phillips connecting for a deuce at 4:20. The Cougars went to a trap in the half-court, forcing five turnovers (8 in the period and 20 overall) as Hurless went

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10-2 spurt made up the final margin. Jefferson finished with 6-of7 at the line (85.7%); 23 caroms (9 offensive) as Thompson had seven and Ricker four; and 10 fouls. They visit Columbus Grove Friday to end the regular season. Van Wert added 4-of-6 singles (66.7%); 25 rebounds (7 offensive) as Chadd Phillips added four; nine miscues; and 13 fouls. They visit OttawaGlandorf Friday. Van Werts junior varsity swamped the Wildcats 61-23. Sophomores Chris Miller and Joey Moreland led the way with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Freshman Ryan Bullinger was high scorer for the Wildcats (3-16) with eight.

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By RUSTY MILLER The Associated Press COLUMBUS This time, Ohio State hit shots. As a result, Illinois had no chance. Deshaun Thomas scored 19 points and No. 8 Ohio State regained its shooting touch by hitting 65 percent from the field, rolling over Illinois 83-67 on Tuesday night to remain in the thick of the Big Ten race. You could just see they were in a zone shooting the ball, embattled Illini coach Bruce Weber said. Every shot that went up, it seemed like it was going to be all net. William Buford, maligned for his recent poor shooting, had 17 points on 7-of-9 from the field and Aaron Craft added 11 points to go with five assists. Jared Sullinger, third in the conference at 17.5 points a game, managed just nine before fouling out. It was obviously good to see the ball go in early, Ohio State coach Thad Matta said of the Buckeyes hitting 11 of their first 12 shots and 16 of the first 19. We had good shots, we got the ball moving and we were able to get out and get some easy buckets because of our defense. That was delightful to see, trust me. Ohio State was coming off a 58-48 loss at Value City Arena to Michigan State on Feb. 11 that ended a 39-game home winning streak. The Buckeyes made only 14-of53 shots (2-of-15 3-pointers) against the Spartans, an arenarecord low of 26.4 percent for the home team. In their most recent game, a 56-51 loss to No. 17 Michigan on Saturday, they shot 38.8 percent. The Buckeyes (23-5, 11-4) stayed on the heels of Big Ten leader Michigan State with three games remaining. The Spartans are 11-3 in league play heading into a game at Minnesota tonight. Ohio State will visit Michigan State in the regular-season finale on March 4. In losing two of their last three, many of the Buckeyes have caught a lot of flak, none more than Buford, who hit 2-of-12 from the field in the loss to Michigan State and 3-of-12 at Michigan. But he had a hot hand all night against Illinois. Meyers Leonard had 21 for Illinois (16-12, 5-10), which has lost six in a row and 9-of10. The game was a dramatic turnaround for Brandon Paul, who had 43 points in Illinois 79-74 stunner over then-No. 5 Ohio State on Jan. 10. But on this night, he managed just nine points on 2-of-9 shooting. The Illini never got closer than 16 points over the last 25 minutes. The loss will add to speculation that ninth-year coach Webers job is in jeopardy.
NO. 1 KENTUCKY 73, MISSISSIPPI ST, 64 STARKVILLE, Miss. Compared to the rest of Kentuckys roster, Darius Miller is a dinosaur. But the 6-8 senior guard does bring the Wildcats some experience and toughness and he scored all of his 12 points in the final eight minutes to help No. 1 Kentucky (27-1, 13-0 Southeastern Conference) climb out of a halftime hole to beat Mississippi State 73-64 on Tuesday night. As usual, Miller got plenty help from the Wildcats phenomenal freshmen. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 18 points and Anthony Davis added 13 points and 11 rebounds. Dee Bost led Mississippi State (199, 6-7) with 21 points while Arnett Moultrie added 13 points and 11 rebounds for his SEC-leading 16th double-double of the season. It was a bitter loss for the Bulldogs, who have lost four straight games that has put its standing for an NCAA tournament at-large bid on shaky ground.

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VARSITY JEFFERSON (43) Austin Jettinghoff 0-0-0, Zach Ricker 0-2-2, Shayn Klinger 5-0-11, Nick Dunlap 3-0-8, Ross Thompson 5-4-14, Seth Wollenhaupt 0-0-0, Nick Fitch 3-06, Dakota Stroh 1-0-2, Tyler Mox 0-0-0. Totals 14-3-6/7-43. VAN WERT (68) Chadd Phillips 1-0-2, Tyler Coll 0-00, AJ Smith 5-0-12, Kyle Keber 1-02, Joey Hurless 3-1-7, Jacob Myers 9-2-25, Reggie Phillips 5-0-10, Matt Bidlack 0-0-0, Caleb Markward 1-0-3, Nik Wolford 0-0-0, Joe Moonshower 3-1-7. Totals 20-8-4/6-68. Score by Quarters: Jefferson 14 11 8 10 - 43 Van Wert 16 22 17 13 - 68 Three-point goals: Jefferson, Dunlap 2, Klinger; Van Wert, Myers 5, Smith 2, Markward. ---JUNIOR VARSITY JEFFERSON (23) Kurt Wollenhaupt 0-0-0, Tyler Roby 1-1-3, Ryan Bullinger 3-0-8, Tyler Rice 0-0-0, Kurt Hoersten 0-0-0, Tyler Mox 2-0-4, Justin Stewart 0-0-0, Tyler Talboom 3-0-6, Jordan Barclay 1-0-2, Carter Mox 0-0-0, Shane Wilson 0-0-0. Totals 8-2-1/4-23. VAN WERT (61) Michael Smelser 1-0-3, Kyle Keber 3-0-9, Chris Miller 7-0-14, Nathan Stoller 3-0-8, Matt Bidlack 2-4-8, Joey Moreland 4-2-10, Cody Keirns 1-0-3, Elijah Wortman 3-0-6. Totals 17-7-6/661. Score by Quarters: Jefferson 6 3 6 8 - 23 Van Wert 19 13 21 8 - 61 Three-point goals: Jefferson, Bullinger 2; Van Wert, Keber 3, Stoller 2, Smelser, Keirns.

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KANSAS STATE 78, NO. 3 MISSOURI 68 COLUMBIA, Mo. Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68 Tuesday night, the Wildcats second win this season over the Tigers. Kansas State (19-8, 8-7 Big 12) led 40-30 at halftime and by 16 points in the second half before a late run by Missouri (25-3, 12-3) got the Tigers within 63-60. Missouri trailed by 4 after two free throws by Michael Dixon with 2:21 left but Jordan Henriquez answered with an alley-oop dunk. The Wildcats extended the lead on two free throws by Henriquez and built a cushion from the foul line in the final minute. Thomas Gipson added 13 points for Kansas State. Dixon scored 21 and Marcus Denmon added 19 for Missouri, which fell short of the best start in school history. No. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 86, N.C. STATE 74 RALEIGH, N.C. Kendall Marshall had a career-high 22 points and 13 assists. Harrison Barnes added 20 points for the Tar Heels (24-4, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who extended their domination of their nearby rivals. North Carolina has won 12 straight meetings and hasnt lost to the Wolfpack (18-10, 7-6) in five years. The Tar Heels shot 51 percent, including 10-for-19 from 3-point range. And Marshall was a big reason for that success, whether he was knocking down outside shots against sagging defenders or finding teammates for baskets. C.J. Leslie had a career-high 24 points to go with 12 rebounds for N.C. State, while Lorenzo Brown had 18 points. But the Wolfpack just couldnt keep up with the Tar Heels. SETON HALL 73, No. 9 GEORGETOWN 55 NEWARK, N.J. Jordan Theodore scored a career-high 29 points to lead Seton Hall to the signature win it needed for its NCAA tournament resume. The Pirates (19-9, 8-8 Big East) put on quite a shooting performance against one of the conferences best defensive teams. They shot 61.0 percent (25-for-41), the best against the Hoyas this season and only the third time any team shot 50 percent or better. Georgetown (20-6, 10-5) came in allowing 38.4 percent shooting this season. Theodore made all five of his 3-point attempts to lead Seton Hall, which finished 8-of-13 (61.5 percent), and that came against a team that was allowing 27.6 percent from beyond the arc this season. The previous best effort from 3-point range against Georgetown was 44.4 percent by Marquette, the only time any team shot better than 40 percent. No. 11 MICHIGAN 67, NORTHWESTERN 55 OT EVANSTON, Ill. Trey Burke, Zack Novak and Stu Douglass hit 3-pointers to start overtime Tuesday night and No. 11 Michigan won its fourth straight. Burke scored 19 to lead the Wolverines (21-7, 11-4 Big Ten), who made 14 3-pointers and kept their Big Ten title hopes alive with a well-earned road victory. Northwestern (16-11, 6-9), whose chances of getting to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history were dealt another blow, got 14 points from John Shurna, six below his Big Ten-leading average. Shurna became the schools career scoring leader on Saturday but managed only four points after halftime Tuesday night. No. 12 FLORIDA 63, AUBURN 47 GAINESVILLE, Fla. Kenny Boynton scored 20 points and No. 12 Florida used a hot-shooting night and a huge run in the second-half to overcome 18 turnovers and beat Auburn 63-47 Tuesday night. But the victory may have been costly for the Gators (22-6, 10-3 SEC). Yeguete, one of the teams best rebounders and the heart and soul of coach Billy Donovans full-court press, broke his left foot midway through the second half against Auburn (14-13, 4-9). X-rays confirmed the severity of the injury after the game. No. 25 VIRGINIA 61, VIRGINIA TECH 59 BLACKSBURG, Va. Mike Scott scored 20 points and Sammy Zeglinski had 13, all in the second half. For the second game in a row, the Cavaliers (21-6, 8-5 ACC) held an opponent scoreless for more than eight minutes in the second half to rally. They did it to Maryland for 8:18 on Saturday and to the Hokies for 8:25 starting at the 13-minute mark. Virginia Tech (15-13, 4-9), which came in having played three consecutive games decided by a point, led 49-44 after Erick Greens floater with 13 minutes to play. When Robert Brown finally broke the drought with two free throws with 4:35 left, the Cavaliers had built a 56-51 lead. Green led the Hokies with 19 points, all but two in the second half. COLORADO STATE 71, No. 18 NEW MEXICO 63 FORT COLLINS, Colo. Pierce Hornung scored 13 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and shut down Drew Gordon in leading Colorado State to a 71-63 upset of No. 18 New Mexico on Tuesday night. Hornung also had four steals as the Rams (17-9, 6-5 Mountain West) extended their winning streak to 12 straight at Moby Arena. The Lobos (22-5, 8-3) lost for the first time since Jan. 21, ending a spectacular stretch in which they won seven straight games by an average of 19.3 points. Gordon scored 13 points and had six boards but really played nothing like he did last weekend, when he had a career-best 27 points and 20 boards in a 65-45 demolition of then-No. 11 UNLV on national TV that vaulted the Lobos back into rankings at No. 18.

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Elwer Lawn Care joins Chamber

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Elwer Lawn Care, LLC a full Service Lawn and Landscape Provider located at 7560 Lehman Road, Delphos has joined the Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce. Services include snow removal, salting, mowing and landscaping. Participating in the membership welcome is Chamber Executive Director Jennifer Moenter and Travis Elwer, owner of Elwer Lawn Care, LLC.

Denny Staude was was most recently Vice recently named plant man- President of Operations ager of Wannemacher Total at International Dairy Logistics Van Ingredients in Wert liquid food Wapakoneta. filling facilities. The Van Staude will Wert plant was be responsible acquired by for the daily Wannemacher operation and Total Logistics production at the late in 2011. Van Wert facilWannemacher ity. During his Total Logistics 30 year career, was founded he has worked in 1991 and in various posiincludes freight Staude tions in the food logistics, distriand dairy industry with bution services, warehoussuch companies as Borden ing, transportation and conand General Foods. He tract packaging.

SAFY names Howard VP of operations

Information submitted DELPHOS Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) is pleased to announce it has named Peter Howard its vice president of operations. In this position, Howard is responsible for the implementation and coordination of operational policies and programs enabling the organization to provide multi-site continuum of care services in the child welfare youth services industry. He will ensure a continued focus on improving operations, quality improvement, and business development throughout the organization. Peter will be charged with oversight for Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Howard has served as the CEO at three child welfare agencies, overseeing organizational growth and transformation. He most recently served as the president and CEO at The Florida Center for Child and Family Development, where he managed an annual budget of $13 million and administered regional and statewide prevention and early intervention programs for young children and families at risk for academic, social and economic failure. While there, he expanded the agencys role as a statewide expert on children and family services. He also served as the president and CEO of the Family Counseling Centers, Inc. in Florida, where he developed outpatient counseling services, in-home counseling programs, family education and preven-

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Information submitted Sidney Electric Company, a regional leader in electrical contracting for the industrial and commercial markets, today announced the relocation of its Buckeye Road facility. The business has acquired a new facility, located at 2250 Central Point Parkway in the Central Point Business Park, Lima. This new facility will better accommodate the companys current staff and enable further expansion for the companys future growth in Allen and the surrounding counties. We are excited about the decision to relocate to the new location, reports Mike Ellett, company vice president. The building has over 3 times the office and storage space of our current location. We will have plenty of room

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for equipment storage and the new facility allows us to bring our staff together in one building, and enable further expansion for the companys long-term growth. Founded in 1953, Sidney Electric Company has been a regional leader in electrical contracting services for the Automotive, Commercial, Industrial and Healthcare markets, serving West Central Ohio and East Central Indiana regions. The company provides complete electrical design, construction and offers comprehensive system maintenance solutions. The company has offices located in Sidney and Muncie, Indiana. The ITSGroup (Integrated Technology Services Group), a subsidiary of Sidney Electric Company will also be making the move to the new location.

tion services and juvenile justice programs for teens and their families. He established a Fund Development department which encompassed planned giving, special events and a capital campaign focus, rebuilding agency revenues from $350,000 to more than $3 million in a five year period. As president and CEO of the Child Development Center in Florida, Howard expanded agency budgeted services from $2 million to $8 million, developed infrastructure to meet the changing managed care market and raised a fund raising program to expand the agencys philanthropic arenas. Peter is a leader in the child welfare and community-based care industry, says Richard Nedelkoff, SAFY president and CEO. SAFY welcomes his administrative and clinical expertise, and we look forward to working with him as we continue to demonstrate our leadership throughout the child welfare, behavioral health and juvenile justice communities. SAFY is a leading national nonprofit organization providing a full continuum of services for youth in the child welfare, behavioral health and juvenile justice systems. Founded in 1984, the organization provides nationallyrecognized family and children services in 28 divisions across eight states including, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas and Nevada. To learn more about SAFY and its services, visit www. safy.org.

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THE FAMILY of Dick Feathers wants to thank our family and friends for the love and support shown to us during this very difficult time. The prayers, cards, hugs, food and visits have made this time more bearable. Thanks for the kind words about Dick in the paper, it made us very proud of his accomplishments. Thanks to Father Charles for your support at the hospital. To Father Mel for all you did, and to all who helped make the funeral mass so peaceful and prayerful. To Eric Schier and staff for their kind ness, to the KofC men for the wonderful lunch. To the EMS and St. Ritas ER staff for all your help. Dick was a hard worker and was always helping us do whatever he could do. This scripture helps, I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. John 17:4. May God Bless Each Of You, Joyce Feathers, Don, Jill Feathers, Amie, Jason Buettner, Greg, Julie Feathers, Kacie, Ryan Kill and grandchildren

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 There are strong indications that a bit more drama than usual is likely to come into your life in the year ahead. This could include some exciting, romantic episodes, impressive new friendships and a dynamic social calendar. Make the most of them. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -When you take on a leadership role it becomes you -- timidity doesnt. Dont be afraid or hesitant to assert yourself if and when conditions require you to do so. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Although youre normally a very gregarious and outgoing person, you do have your withdrawn moments. Its likely to be one of those days. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -As long as your hopes and expectations arent based on a selfish premise, things will have a way of working out quite well for you. Sometimes it pays to yield to your own inclinations. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If youre unobtrusive when going after a personal objective, things will work much better for you. Do what needs doing without using others to accomplish your aims. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- By not taking yourself or life too seriously, it could turn out to be a productive day for you. As you go about your duties, treat life philosophically and roll with the punches. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Its an excellent time to get to the bottom of a matter of profound personal importance. Your abilities to probe, dig and detect are likely to be much sharper than usual. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -When you find yourself able to bounce ideas off people whose intelligence you respect, it could be especially rewarding and enlightening. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Because the dull and the ordinary tend to turn you off, try to focus on creative or imaginative projects as much as you can. Youll be proud of the productive results you get. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your concern for the well being of others will be very apparent to everyone with whom youre involved. This facet of yours is what makes you so popular with your friends. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Nothing will give you more gratification than finishing what you start. It will be especially meaningful if its something that youve wanted to get to for a long time. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Try to do what Kipling suggested many years ago: dream, but dont make dreams your master; think, but dont make thoughts your aim. Use your mind for practical, productive purposes. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Interesting financial conditions surround you. Theres a chance you might sell something you dont possess, but have in inventory and can easily get your hands on.
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Dear Annie: My husband is already compromised by and I were both widowed other medical conditions. My siblings and I have before meeting. We are now 70 and have been happily asked her many times to try married for six years. We to get help for her addiction, and to smoke outside both have grown children. Everything is good in our or on the office balcony. Do blended family except for my we have to let her do as she sons wife. Stacy has been pleases, even though it hurts a thorn in my side from the to see Dad breathing in her day they married 20 years fumes? -- Montreal Fan Dear Montreal: We have ago. My former husband and I always managed to keep to wonder whether this secher quick temper under con- retary harbors some hostiltrol. But since he died and ity toward Dad. Nonetheless, your father is the I remarried, shes one who needs to gone completely speak up, and apparoverboard. She ently, he is unwillhas stopped my ing. So put in some son from having fans, smokeless any contact with ashtrays and other our family, includhelpful devices that ing his brothers will minimize the and me. damage. Stacy has been Dear Annie: I unable to hold was bothered by the down a job because letter from New she cant get along with others. Shes Annies Mailbox Yorker, who volunteers at a nonjudgmental, critical and short-tempered. She profit that provides homeis often jealous and has many work help to neighborhood unresolved issues from her school kids. Her assumption that many childhood. She is keeping us away from her family, newer families are stable and and none of us has seen my affluent could be wrong. We grandsons in three years. She have friends and family who says we arent trustworthy, are struggling, yet they try to but that isnt true. We are not maintain a proud face. This deceitful in any way, and our after-school program might be the saving grace for a word is good. The rest of the family con- woman working two jobs. New Yorker should find tinues to get together without my son and daughter-in-law, another way of volunteering but we miss them very much. in the community if she finds Our blended family is kind some children unworthy of and loving toward one anoth- her charitable works. -- M Dear M: You make a good er. But those two grandsons dont know us, and it looks point. These after-school prolike that wont change any- grams can be a true blessing time soon. My son is over- to families and an educational whelmed with Stacys control boon to children regardless of issues, so he just goes along income levels. Annies Mailbox is written with whatever she wants. Cards, letters, phone calls by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy and emails go unanswered. Sugar, longtime editors of the Do you have any sugges- Ann Landers column. Please tions? -- Grandma with a email your questions to [email protected], Broken Heart Dear Grandma: We are or write to: Annies Mailbox, so sorry that your son and his c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 wife have chosen to exclude 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, themselves from a loving CA 90254. family. Without your sons insistence, it is unlikely Stacy will come around. We understand that he is reluctant to rock the boat and possibly damage his marriage, but he shouldnt be isolated from his family in order to placate his wife. It is a form of emotional abuse. Please continue to send cards, letters and emails without expecting replies. You never know what gets through. Depending on your state, you also could sue for visitation privileges if you so choose. A lawyer with expertise in grandparents rights can help you. Dear Annie: My fathers secretary of many years smokes a pack of cigarettes every day in her office. The ceilings are low, and the ventilation is poor. The secondhand smoke is detrimental to my fathers health, which

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four-month supply. Two other companies, Mylan Inc. and Sandoz Inc., also are ramping up their production of preservative-free methotrexate. Still, hundreds of other drugs remain in short supply, including at least six for cancer. I dont think we can ever close the book on drug shortages, Hamburg told The AP. I think we will always have to be vigilant. Drug shortages have increased dramatically in the U.S. over the past six years, particularly for generic injected drugs. They are the workhorses of hospitals but are difficult to make and produce little profit for drugmakers. At least 15 deaths since 2010 have been blamed on the shortages. Doctors have had to resort to second-choice drugs that dont work nearly as well, have moreserious side effects or cost much more than one unavailable. For some drugs, there simply isnt a good alternative. So far this year, 27 new shortages have been reported, and about 215 that began in 2010 or 2011 remain unresolved, according to Erin R. Fox, manager of the University of Utah Drug Information Service, which tracks shortages. At this time last year, we were on a pace of about one new shortage per day. Thanks to FDAs hard work, that pace is cut in half for this first part of 2012, Fox said. The shortages are caused primarily by problems with sterility and other serious issues that have led to shutdowns of production lines and occasionally entire factories.

DAYTON, Texas The eight children confined in a small, dark bedroom with a piece of plywood over the window included two 2-year-olds tied to a bed and a 5-year-old girl in a restraint on a filthy mattress, the child welfare worker who discovered them said in a court document. The 5-year-old was legally blind and appeared to be in a daze, the worker said. The girl was among 11 children removed from the 1,700-square-foot home where authorities said more than 20 people lived in Dayton, about 40 miles northeast of Houston. The 10 adults in the home may have included a sex offender who listed it as his address on the state registry. The children ranged in age from 5 months to 11 years. Two of the youngest had what authorities feared was pneumonia and were taken to a hospital, the court document said. Another child had a black eye and a missing tooth. The children in the bedroom had been bound around the chest and tied to the bed, leaving them only 1 to 2 feet for movement, the document said. Adults in the home told investigators they tie the children up for safety at night and during daytime naps, but one of the children said he typically was kept in the room for up to three days, it said. Child Protective Services spokeswoman Gwen Carter said Tuesday that three children who were 5 or older had not been enrolled in school. A month after the raid on the house, authorities are still trying to determine how the children are related and why they were there. Our primary concern was to make sure that the children were stable and safe, Carter said. All have been placed in foster care. No one has been charged in the case, but a criminal investigation is in progress, police said. Liberty County District Attorney Mike Little said his office

Costumes, beads consume NOLA

By MARY FOSTER and STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS As the sun began to set and the traditional family-atmosphere of Mardi Gras along St. Charles Avenue ended, streams of revelers poured into New Orleans French Quarter to continue the party well into the night. Earlier, bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. A seemingly endless stream of costumed marching groups and ornately-decorated float parades led by make-believe royalty poured out of the Garden District, while the French Quarter filled up with thrill seekers expecting to see debauchery. And they did. Some in the Quarter had a sleepless night after Mondays Lundi Gras prequel party. The drinking was in full swing again shortly after dawn, and with it came outrageous costumes and flesh-flashing that would continue until police make their annual attempt to break up the merrymaking at midnight, when Lent begins. New Orleans police said late Tuesday evening they were investigating a stabbing on Esplanade Avenue but had few details. In a second incident, a victim was shot in the leg and a suspect was taken in custody, police said. Tom White, 46, clad in a pink tutu, bicycled with his wife, Allison, to the French Quarter. Im the pink fairy this year, he said. Costuming is the real fun of Mardi Gras. Im not too creative but when you weigh 200 pounds and put on a By LISA LEFF Associated Press

would present a case to a grand jury next month, but he declined to discuss possible suspects or charges. A man and three women who left the house Tuesday refused to talk to media outside. Relatives reached by The Associated Press declined to comment or didnt respond to phone messages. Mark E. Marsh III, who was convicted in Michigan 15 years ago of criminal sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl, listed the home as his residence on Texas online sex offender registry. Marsh served three years in Texas prison for failing to register as a sex offender, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman said. Released in May, he moved to Dayton, where there was no restriction on his living with children, police Sgt. Doug OQuinn said. Marsh did not have a working phone number listed. Records list his mother, Tanda Marsh-Smith, as an owner of the home. She was investigated in 2009, when authorities received a report that she punched one of the children in the stomach because he would not eat and threatened to hit him more, the court document said. Marsh-Smith could not be reached for comment. The home had No Trespassing and Private Property signs in the front windows and a skateboard hanging from a front window sill Tuesday. A few cars and pickup trucks were parked out front. Behind the garage, three other buildings were in the backyard two small cabins with curtain-covered windows and the third resembling an A-frame shed. The yard smelled of animal feces. Other properties in the subdivision were mostly well-kept. Dayton has about 7,200 residents, and the house sat in a largely rural area with farm and ranch land where horses and goats graze across the street. Along with the children, two teenage runaways with a stolen car were at the home, authorities said. The boys, both 16, admitted fleeing from foster homes, smoking marijuana and driving a car they knew was stolen, authorities said.

Prop. 8 backers seek review of gay marriage case

SAN FRANCISCO The backers of Californias samesex marriage ban petitioned a federal appeals court Tuesday to review a split decision by three of its judges that struck down Proposition 8, deciding for now to avoid taking their chances before the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawyers for the religious and legal groups behind the ban beat a midnight deadline to ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the 2-1 decision that declared Proposition 8 to be a violation of the civil rights of gay and lesbian Californians,. If they had not sought reconsideration, the three judges could have ordered the ruling to take effect in another seven days, clearing the way for same-sex marriages to resume in the state. Instead, same-sex marriages will remain on hold at least until the 9th Circuit decides to accept or reject the rehearing petition. The court does not face a deadline for doing so. After careful consideration, we determined that asking for reconsideration by the full Ninth Circuit is in the best interests of defending Prop. 8, said Andy Pugno, general counsel for the Protect Marriage coalition. This gives the entire 9th Circuit a chance to correct this anomalous decision by just two judges overturning the vote of seven million Californians. Legal experts said supporters of the ban could be exhausting all their options before trying to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Its another procedural

tutu people still take your picture. His wife was not in costume. Hes disgraced the family enough, she said. Brittany Davies struggled with her friends through the morning, feeling the effects of heavy drinking from the night before. Theyre torturing me, the Denver woman joked. But Ill be OK after a bloody mary. Indeed, the theme of the day was party hard and often. Wearing a bright orange wig, a purple mask and green shoes, New Orleans resident Charlotte Hamrick walked along Canal Street to meet friends. Ill be in the French Quarter all day, Hamrick said. I dont even go to the parades. I love to take pictures of all the costumes and just be with my friends. Its so fun. Across the globe, people dressed up in elaborate costumes and partied the day away. In Rio de Janeiro, an estimated 850,000 tourists joined the citys massive five-day blowout. Meanwhile, the Portuguese, who have suffered deeply in Europes debt crisis, defied a government appeal to keep working. In New Orleans, the streets filled with hundreds of thousands of people. The predominantly African-American Zulu krewe was the first major parade to hit the streets, shortly after 8 a.m. Most krewe members were in the traditional black-face makeup and the Afro wigs Zulu riders have sported for decades. They handed out the organizations coveted decorated coconuts and other soughtafter trinkets. In the oak-lined Garden District, clarinetist Pete Fountain led his Half-Fast Walking Club on its annual march to the French Quarter. opportunity they have, so why give up another bite at the apple? Stanford University law professor Jane Schacter said about the decision to appeal to the 9th Circuit. If a majority of the 9th Circuits 25 actively serving judges agree to reconsider the case, it would be assigned to a panel that includes the chief judge and 10 randomly selected judges. Schacter, however, said the 9th Circuit does not often reverse the decisions of member judges. Schacter suggested Prop. 8 backers might believe a ruling by a bigger appeals court panel could yield a decision more likely to pique the interest of the Supreme Court. The two judges who rejected Prop. 8 two weeks ago focused their decision exclusively on Californias ban, even though the court has jurisdiction in nine western states.

NYPD monitoring Muslim students

By DAVID B. CARUSO and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN Associated Press NEW YORK The mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Tuesday over an effort by the citys police department to monitor Muslim student groups for any signs that their members harbored terrorist sympathies. The Associated Press revealed over the weekend that in recent years the New York Police Department has kept close watch on Muslim student associations across the Northeast. The effort included daily tracking of student websites and blogs, monitoring who was speaking to the groups and sending an undercover officer on a whitewater rafting trip with students from the City College of New York. Yale President Richard Levin was among a number of academics who condemned the effort in a statement Monday, while Rutgers University and leaders of student Muslim groups elsewhere called for investigations into the monitoring. I am writing to state, in the strongest possible terms, that police surveillance based on religion, nationality, or peacefully expressed political opinions is antithetical to the values of Yale, the academic community, and the United States, Levin wrote. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, dismissed those criticisms as baseless. I dont know why keeping the country safe is antithetical to the values of Yale, he said. He said it was ridiculous to argue that there was anything wrong with officers keeping an eye on websites that are available to the general public. Of course were going to look at anything thats publicly available in the public domain, he said. We have an obligation to do so, and it is to protect the very things that let Yale survive. Asked by a reporter if he thought it was a step too far to send undercover investigators to accompany students on rafting vacations, Bloomberg said: No. We have to keep this country safe.

INDIANAPOLIS Attorneys for country duo Sugarland said concertgoers were at least partly to blame for injuries suffered in a stage collapse, drawing a sharp reaction from fans Tuesday and prompting the bands manager to issue a statement criticizing the finger-pointing. Members of the band expressed shock and sadness after last summers stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair killed seven people and injured dozens more. But in their response to a civil lawsuit, the bands attorneys said injured fans failed to exercise due care for their own safety and contended some or all of their injuries resulted from their own fault. The comments outraged Haley Waggoner of Cincinnati, who was in the front row with her twin sister when the collapse happened and suffered a concussion that caused headaches and other problems for weeks. It disgusts me, said Waggoner, who has attended eight or nine Sugarland shows. Through this whole process, I dont feel like the band cares that much about fans. The bands attorneys also called the high winds that toppled the stage rigging an act of God and denied the band had any responsibility for the stage construction or to warn fans. Waggoner said while the band couldnt control the weather and didnt build the stage, she believes Sugarland could have done more to warn concertgoers of the impending danger. She said shell never see them live again. If they dont believe in us for something that isnt our fault, then I dont want to support them, she said. Indianapolis attorney Carl Brizzi, who is representing the widow of Glenn Goodrich, a security guard killed in the collapse, said he was outraged that the band tried to distance itself from the tragedy. Sugarland has engaged in a public relations campaign to put the best light on its role in the avoidable tragedy, Brizzi said in a statement. And this spin-doctoring of Sugarlands role in the case is both offensive and outlandish. Sugarland attorney James H. Milstone would not elaborate Tuesday on the response to the civil lawsuit. But the bands manager issued a statement in which the due tried to distance themselves from the claims in court documents. Sadly when a tragedy occurs, people want to point fingers and try to sensationalize the disaster, Sugarland said in a statement Gail Gellman issued to The Associated Press. The single most important thing to Sugarland are their fans. Their support and love over the past nine years has been unmatched. For anyone to think otherwise is completely devastating to them. Another court document, however, casts doubt on the bands claim that its fans come first. In a Jan. 16 deposition on a lawsuit against the company that built the stage rigging, Indiana State Fair Commission Executive Director Cindy Hoye testified that Sugarland resisted delaying the start of the concert despite threatening weather. Hoye said the band expressed concerns about how a delay would affect the time lead singer Jennifer Nettles needed to warm up and complicate the bands travel to its next show. Sugarland tour manager Hellen Rollens told IOSHA investigators that there was no discussion of delaying the show.

Answers to Mondays questions: Vincent van Goghs 1889 painting Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear shows Van Gogh with his right ear bandaged but it was his left earlobe that he cut. Experts believe the self-portrait is a mirror image. Irving Berlin wrote the song I Paid My Income Tax Today. The patriotic song, written during World War II at the behest of Treasury Secretary Henry Morganthau, included the lines, See those bombers in the sky?/ Rockefeller helped build em, so did I. Todays questions: Which is the only state flag with different designs on its front and back? What 1980-82 sitcom used Billy Joels 1979 hit My Life as its theme song during the opening credits? Answers in Thursdays Herald Todays words: Kriegspiel: a war game Wamus: a cardigan or buttoned jacket Todays joke: A man takes his hamster to the vet, and after a short look at the creature the vet pronounces it dead. Not happy with the vets diagnosis the man asks for a second opinion. The vet gives a whistle and in strolls a Labrador dog. The dog nudges the hamster around with its nose and sniffs it a couple of times before shaking his head. There, said the vet, Your hamster is dead. Still not happy the man asks for a third opinion. The vet opens the back door and in bounds a cat. The cat jumps onto the table and looks the hamster up and down for a few minutes before looking up and shaking its head. Its definitely dead, sir, said the vet. Convinced, the man inquires how much he owes. That will be $1,000, please. A $1,000 just to tell me my hamster is dead? fumed the man. Well, says the vet, Theres my diagnosis, the lab report and the cat scan.