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High radiation levels found at Ohio nuclear plant

By MEGHAN BARR
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — High radiation
levels recorded at a nuclear reactor
in northeast Ohio have prompted
a special inspection by the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Workers at the Perry Nuclear
Power Plant immediately evacuated
it on April 22 when radiation levels
rose while it was shutting down for
a refueling outage, the commission
said Tuesday. Plant officials don’t
believe workers were exposed to
radiation levels “in excess of NRC
limits,” the commission said.
“The plant is in a safe condition
and there has been no impact to
workers at the plant or members of
the public from this issue,” the com-
mission said in a statement.
Radiation levels rose while work-
ers were removing a monitor that
measures nuclear reactions during
start-up, low-power operations and
shutdown, the commission said.
The highest radiation exposure
to any of the workers was 98 milli-
rems, which is equivalent to two or
three chest X-rays, a spokesman for
the plant’s owner said. The NRC’s
limit for radiation exposure in a
year is 5,000 millirems, he said.
The commission, which began
inspecting the plant on Monday, did
not say how high the radiation lev-
els were or how often such inspec-
tions occur.
The nuclear plant, owned by
Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp.,
is about 35 miles northeast of
Cleveland and began operating in
1987. FirstEnergy spokesman Todd
Schneider said the four workers
involved were contractors hired to
assist with the plant refueling. He
said the contractors were working in
a containment building underneath
the reactor at the time.
“The contractors did not use the
proper method to remove this piece
of equipment from underneath the
reactor,” Schneider said.
The plant refueling has contin-
ued on schedule, Schneider said.
“It shouldn’t have happened,
but the bottom line was it did not
impact the safety or health of the
contractors or the public,” he said.
In March 2010, a small fire broke
out in a water pump’s lubrication
system at the plant. The fire burned
for several hours, and two members
of the plant’s fire brigade were
taken to a hospital for heat stress.
The plant experienced numer-
ous safety problems several years
ago, causing the NRC to monitor
its safety operations every three
months in 2005, when the plant was
forced to shut down briefly because
of problems with pumps that circu-
late coolant through the reactor’s
core.

Upfront Relay moves; $30,500 raised so far Latta talks

Survivors need
to register for
lap/reception
Whether just diagnosed,
a survivor for numerous
years or still battling the
disease, survivors are invited
to join in our Survivor
Reception at the Relay.
The survivors will “kick
off” the18-hour event by tak-
ing the first lap during the 6
p.m. Opening Ceremony at
the June 17 Relay for Life.
Wheelchairs will be at the
event for those who don’t feel
they can walk an entire lap.
To register for the
Survivor Lap/Reception and
receive a T-shirt, return the
form that was sent by May 5.
Sports
Delphos Parks/Rec.
Dept. taking teams
The Delphos Parks and
Recreation Department is
taking teams for its Tuesday
night and Friday night men’s
slow-pitch softball leagues, as nspencer@delphosherald.com may even be better in some
well as hoping to restart the
Wednesday night women’s/
co-ed league. If there is
enough interest, games could still be held at Jefferson the sound will be better and
be played on Mondays.
Ten team spots are avail-
able in all three leagues.
Friday night is a “fun”
league, with no umpires
but mats used for balls and
strikes. The cost is $100
per team. All games begin
at 6 p.m. starting May 27.
The Tuesday men’s
league costs $250 per, with
games starting May 24.
The women’s/co-ed
league costs $200 per, with
play beginning June 1.
Deadline is May 14.
Contact the Rec Dept.
(419 695-5712 or e-mail
at delphosparks@yahoo.
com) or Chris Kemper
(419 234-6614).
Forecast
Cloudy with
a 50 per-
cent chance
of showers
Thursday.
Breezy and cooler with highs
in the lower 50s and lows in
the lower 40s. See page 2.
Index
Obituaries 2 Bakken Formation which
State/Local 3 extends as far south as the
Politics 4 Dakotas in the U.S. and
Community 5 reaches north into Canada.
Sports 6-7
Business 8 to be even larger than Saudi
Classifieds 10
TV 11
World News 12
prices, jobs
will be location-wide broad-
cast on an FM station like at
a drive-in.
The new location will
also afford some shade and
is closer to restrooms in the
school building.
As always, children under
18 must be on a team if
attending overnight and city
curfews will be observed.
With 51 days until the start
of the Delphos Relay, bankers
have tallied $30,502.65 raised
toward this year’s event. The
goal is $85,000.
“With the economy the
way it is, I am pleasantly sur-
prised,” Apple said. “We just
have to work a little harder
and get more creative with
our fundraising.”
Some upcoming fund-
raisers include Lake Gillead
Gang “Bowling for a Cure”
Nancy Spencer photo
Relay for Life Co-chair Sue Apple shows the new location
of the 2011 Relay for Life event June 17-18. The Relay will be
held on the east side of Jefferson High School instead of the
Community Track area, which will be under renovation.
BY NANCY SPENCER “We think this location
ways,” Co-chair Sue Apple
DELPHOS — This year’s said after Wednesday’s team
Delphos Relay for Life will captains meeting. “We think
High School, just not at the we will be more visible from
Community Track. 66 so when people drive by,
With renovations of the they may stop instead of
infield planned, school offi- thinking it’s just a school
cials asked the committee to event.”
move the event to the east The south entrance to the
side of the school along State parking lot will be closed. Relay banker Elaine Evans, right, accepts money from
Route 66 where the girls soft- Relayers are asked to Margaret Merschman and Nathan Burgei of the Jim’s dream but all the uncertainty
ball diamond is located. bring FM radios as the event Restaurant team.
St. John’s High School musical ‘Oklahoma!’ starts tonight
St. John’s High School will present “Oklahoma!” at 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday and at 2:20 p.m.
Saturday in the Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium. In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the 20th century, two young the shores of the country, yet
cowboys vie with an evil ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love. Tickets are avail- new exploration has basically
able by calling 419-692-5371. Above: the cast of “Oklahoma!”
and deficit
at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening
at the Delphos Recreation
Center. There is still room
for one more team of six. BY KIRK DOUGAL
Sea of Hope is hosting a Staff writer
garage sale Thursday through
Saturday at 115 Miller Drive
DELPHOS — Gas prices,
in Ottoville. the federal deficit, the future
The VFW team is hold-
of Ohio and jobs — all were
ing its annual chicken BBQ key points in a discussion with
with a poker run on May 14.
Rep. Bob Latta (OH-5) as he
Dinners will be served aftersat down with representatives
2 p.m. with poker run regis-
from the Delphos Herald and
tration at noon and the first
the Times Bulletin on Tuesday
bike out at 1 p.m. Dinners
morning.
are $7 and the poker run is According to Latta, the one
$10 per person and includes
item he runs into time and
a dinner. A 50/50 drawing again is uncertainty.
and door prizes will also be
Latta said that employers
offered. have told him they have con-
Team captains need to
tinued to hold off on rehiring
attend the 6:30 p.m. May 24 or expansion because they are
meeting at the high school to
unsure how the health care
pick campsites and learn of reform will affect their busi-
the inclement weather plan. nesses. They say the overreg-
ulation of the federal govern-
ment and agencies threatens
to kill the entrepreneur and
worry over threats of rises in
business taxes or in inheri-
tance tax, sometimes referred
to as the “death tax.” And
now they are wondering if
their pursuit of the American
Dream is worth it. He said
he often asks groups when he
speaks to them if they believe
their kids will be better off
than them. The last time he
asked, only two people in
the entire group raised their
hands.
“They’ve given up on the
American Dream,” he said.
Not only it is killing the
is causing people to hesitate
and hang on tight.
“I see it when I talk to all
these businesses out there,”
said Latta. “Everybody says,
‘You know what? We are
going to make do with what
we’ve got — somehow we are
making it right now — but we
are not going to add anybody.
We are going to keep what
we’ve got and hold.’ We have
all this money right now, sit-
ting on the sidelines.”
Latta said the number one
topic of discussion at his
morning visit to St. Marys
was the cost of fuel. He said
the answer is simple but how
to get to the answer will take
more work.
“We have to be more self-
reliant in this country. We are
never going to be totally self-
reliant but we have to become
a lot more,” he asserted.
He pointed toward the
Ashby photo
That oil reserve is estimated
Arabia, yet no one is allowed
to drill on the site. The U.S.
has vast reserves lying just off
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1 dead as storms pound
South for 2nd straight day
By ANDREW DeMILLO
and NOMAAN
MERCHANT
The Associated Press
VILONIA, Ark. — Violent
weather ripped through the
South for a second straight
night, killing at least one person
in Arkansas, damaging more
than 100 homes in a rural East
Texas community and over-
turning a trailer at an oil drilling
site in Louisiana.
The latest round of severe
weather Tuesday night and
early today came a day after a
series of powerful storms killed
10 people in Arkansas and one
in Mississippi.
The National Weather
Service issued a high-risk
warning for severe weather in
a stretch extending from north-
east of Memphis to just north-
east of Dallas and covering a
large swath of Arkansas. It last
issued such a warning on April
16, when dozens of tornadoes
hit North Carolina and killed
21 people.
The Arkansas Department
of Emergency Management
confirmed early today that one
person died in a storm in Sharp
County. Officials said the person
was in a home near Arkansas
Highway 230 but didn’t know
exactly how the person died or
whether a tornado had touched
down in the area.
Dozens of tornado warnings
had been issued in Arkansas
throughout the night. Strong
winds peeled part of the roof
off of a medical building next
to a hospital in West Memphis,
near the Tennessee border, but
Ohio woman pleads guilty in Indiana casino sting
CINCINNATI (AP) — A
woman pleaded guilty Tuesday
in Ohio to robbing Indiana
casino patrons and others and
has agreed to testify against
her co-defendants, including
the father of her child born in
jail.
Amy Hoover, 25, of
Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to
five counts of aggravated rob-
bery in a deal with Hamilton
County prosecutors, Assistant
Prosecutor Mark Piepmeier
said.
Four other charges were
dismissed in exchange for
Hoover’s testimony against her
boyfriend, Kenyatta Erkins,
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One person was injured
when a storm slammed through
an area 75 miles east of Dallas
near the tiny East Texas town
of Edom, said Fire Chief Eddie
Wood. Witnesses described
seeing a tornado, and the
woman who was injured was in
a mobile home that was rolled
by the possible twister.
“We have major destruc-
tion,” said Chuck Allen, Van
Zandt County emergency man-
agement spokesman. “We have
multiple houses damaged or
destroyed ... easily 100-plus.”
A video shot by the Tyler
Morning Telegraph showed
emergency responders covering
the injured woman to shield her
from rain and hail. Her mobile
home was reduced to a pile of
debris in the road.
There were also minor inju-
ries reported in northwestern
Louisiana when a trailer at an
oil drilling site turned over in
high winds in Bossier Parish. In
nearby Webster Parish, Sheriff’s
Deputy Chuck Warford said
there were reports of downed
trees and power lines and some
damage to roofs.
The latest round of storms
moved through as communities
in much of the region struggled
with flooding and damage from
earlier twisters. In Arkansas,
a tornado smashed Vilonia,
just north of Little Rock, on
Monday night, ripping the roof
off the grocery store, flatten-
ing homes and tossing vehicles
into the air. Four people were
killed in Vilonia, and six died
in flooding elsewhere in the
state. In Mississippi, a 3-year-
36, and Ugbe Ojile, 34, also of
Cincinnati, Piepmeier said. All
three were arrested in October
in an undercover operation
and are accused of following
patrons back from riverboat
casinos in neighboring Indiana
and robbing them.
Hoover’s attorney did
not immediately return calls
Tuesday.
Hoover, who could have
received 50 years on the charg-
es, is to be sentenced June 1.
No sentencing recommen-
dation has been made yet,
pending court proceedings
against Erkins and Ojile, pros-
ecutor’s spokeswoman Julie
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Herald
Delphos weather
High temperature Tuesday Vol. 141 No. 268
in Delphos was 70 degrees, Nancy Spencer, editor
low was 50. Rainfall was Ray Geary, general manager
old girl was killed when a storm Delphos Herald Inc.
toppled a tree onto her home. recorded at .48 inch. High a
Don Hemple, advertising manager
An early warning may have year ago today was 52, low
Tiffany Brantley,
saved Lisa Watson’s life. She was 38. Record high for today circulation manager
packed up her three children and is 87, set in 1990. Record low
was speeding away from the is 28, set in 1976. The Daily Herald (USPS 1525
8000) is published daily except
Black Oak Ranch subdivision in WEATHER FORECAST Sundays and Holidays.
Vilonia when she looked to her Tri-county By carrier in Delphos and
left and saw the twister approach. The Associated Press area towns, or by rural motor
Two of her neighbors died in route where available $2.09 per
their mobile homes, and a visit- TONIGHT: Showers and week. By mail in Allen, Van
ing couple who took shelter in a
chance of thunderstorms in the Wert, or Putnam County, $105
metal shipping container where evening, then rain likely after per year. Outside these counties
the husband stored tools died midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Betty J. Metcalfe $119 per year.
when the container was blown atWest winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts Entered in the post office
Dec. 2, 1924 - April 25, 2011 in Delphos, Ohio 45833 as
least 150 feet into a creek. up to 25 mph after midnight. Betty J. Metcalfe, 86, Periodicals, postage paid at
Jimmy Talley said his broth-
Chance of rain 80 percent. of Delphos, died at 9:13 Delphos, Ohio.
er, David, told his mother that THURSDAY: Cloudy p.m. Monday at Vancrest No mail subscriptions will be
he and his wife, Katherine, were
with a 50 percent chance of Healthcare Center. accepted in towns or villages
leaving the mobile home they’d showers. Breezy and cooler She was born Dec. 2, 1924, where The Daily Herald paper
been staying in because they with highs in the lower 50s. in Glandorf to Louis and Clara carriers or motor routes provide
thought the container would be Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph (Kolhoff) Wortkoetter. daily home delivery for $2.09
safe. becoming 20 to 30 mph in the per week.
She married Marion 405 North Main St.
“He said ‘I love you, Mom,’afternoon. “Mike” Metcalfe, who died
and that’s the last that anybody THURSDAY NIGHT: TELEPHONE 695-0015
on Dec. 9, 1967. Office Hours
heard from him,” Jimmy Talley Cloudy with a 30 percent chance Survivors include three 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
said. of showers in the evening then sons, John (Kyong) Metcalfe POSTMASTER:
The tornado also reduced mostly cloudy after midnight. of Tacoma, Wash., Daniel Send address changes
the mobile home the couple Lows in the lower 40s. West (Kathleen) Metcalfe of to THE DAILY HERALD,
had been staying in to a pile winds 15 to 20 mph. Ottoville and William (Brenda) 405 N. Main St.
of boards and belongings. The EXTENDED FORECAST Metcalfe of Elida; three daugh- Delphos, Ohio 45833
other victims were Charles FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy ters, Judith (David) Kriegel of
Mitchell, 55, and a 63-year-oldin the morning then becom- Evans, Ga., Ann (Mark) Pittel Scholars of the Day
man whose name has not yet ing partly cloudy. Highs in of Macomb, Mich., and Mary
been released. the lower 60s. West winds 10 Jo (Scott) Foust of Delphos;
Faulkner County Judge to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 a sister, Cecelia Walling of
Preston Scroggin said the tor- mph. Dayton; a brother, Bernard
nado tore through an area 3 FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly (Annabelle) Wortkoetter of
miles wide and 15 miles long, clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Simpsonville, S.C.; and 11
and he thought more people SATURDAY: Partly grandchildren and 14 great-
might have died if the residents
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. grandchildren.
hadn’t been receiving warnings SATURDAY NIGHT She was also preceded in
about a possible outbreak of AND SUNDAY: Mostly death by a daughter, Sharon
tornadoes since the weekend cloudy with a 40 percent Lucas; two brothers, Herman
and the local weather office chance of showers and thun- and William Wortkoetter; three St. John’s Scholar of the
hadn’t issued a warning almost derstorms. Lows around 50. sisters, Mary Wortkoetter, Day is Kayla
45 minutes before the twister Highs in the mid 60s. Leona Cook and Ida Mae Schimmoeller.
hit Vilonia. SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly Costello; and three grandsons Congratulations
cloudy with a chance of show-
and two great-grandsons. Kayla!
ers and a slight chance of a Mrs. Metcalfe worked at
thunderstorm. Lows in the mid Sarah Jane Nursing Home as Jefferson’s Scholar of the
Wilson said. They are sched- 40s. Chance of measurable rain a STNA for 22 years. She Day is Victoria
uled for trial May 16. 40 percent. was a member of St. John the Black.
“She’s definitely going
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to prison,” Piepmeier said of and enjoyed crocheting, read-
Hoover. Victoria!
Hoover, who cried through- REPORT ing and loved spending time
with her grandchildren. Students can pick up their
out her pleas, said her child
was born while she was in jail No citations in Mass of Christian Burial
will begin at 11 a.m. Friday
awards in their school offices.
and now lives with Hoover’s
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Flood-weary
Findlay could
be hit again
FINDLAY (AP) — An
Ohio community with a trou-
blesome river is bracing for
another major flood, less than
two months after the last one.
The National Weather
service says the potential
for an inch of rain or more
by Thursday could push the
Blanchard River more than 2
feet above its flood level in
Findlay in northwest Ohio.
Sandbags are available
again for residents and busi-
nesses, as was the case at the
end of February. The Courier
newspaper of Findlay reports
the flood that began at that
time was the sixth worst on
record for the city 45 miles
south of Toledo.
Flood watches and warn-
ings covered most Ohio coun-
ties today amid forecasts for
heavy rain.
In Cincinnati, the flood-
ed but receding Ohio River
is expected to rise again on
Thursday.
Latta
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incident.
Of course the other side of
the coin is that the U.S. has
not built a new oil refinery
for almost 40 years, mainly
because of government reg-
ulation. The only way that
domestic production has
increased is through techno-
logical advances and by add-
ing on to existing facilities.
“We do need to have those
new plants built because with-
out refineries, you could bring
up everything you could get
and you still couldn’t use it.”
The U.S is still the coun-
try with the largest energy
reserves in the world but
Latta said it is hard to see
that if someone is just driving
down the street. He pointed
out that before Secretary of
Energy Dr. Steven Chu was
confirmed, Chu was quoted
as saying he was perfectly
fine with U.S. citizens paying
what European residents were
paying for gasoline. At that
time, Europeans were pay-
ing around $8.70 for gas and
$11.50 per gallon in diesel.
Prices that high would cause
severe economic problems for
a vast number of American
families, not only directly on
their pocketbook when they
visited the pump, but also
indirectly through inflation on
all goods that needed to be
moved as freight.
Latta said it is that seeming
lack of disconnect to what the
federal government’s actions,
or lack of actions, are doing
to the country that is the most
frustrating part for the every-
day citizen to understand. He
even used a recent example to
drive home the point.
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Ohio to pay $2.6M to man Dr. Barry to present
wrongly imprisoned 29 years forgiveness conference
COLUMBUS (AP) — A
Cleveland man imprisoned
almost 30 years for a rape he
did not commit will receive
nearly $2.6 million in a settle-
ment from the state.
The settlement amount
appears to be the largest ever
paid from Ohio funds in a
wrongful imprisonment case,
Dave Pagnard, spokesman for
the Ohio Office of Budget and
Management, said Tuesday.
Ray Towler, 53, was con-
victed of sexually assaulting
an 11-year-old girl during the
abduction of two children at a
Cleveland area park in 1981.
He left an Ohio prison last
May after being cleared by a
DNA test.
The Ohio Controlling
Board approved Towler’s set-
tlement on Monday, and he is
expected to get the money in
about a week.
“You can’t make up for
30 years with any amount,
but I plan to keep moving
forward,” Towler told The
Columbus Dispatch.
meeting, a government pro-
ponent testified that govern-
ment regulation creates jobs.
In disbelief, Latta said he
turned to the other witness,
a private businessperson, and
asked him if regulation cre-
ated jobs. The businessperson
answered “Yes, if you are in
the government. But it is not
going to help anybody out in
the private sector.”
All of those economic fac-
tors play into jobs in the U.S.
and, consequently, tax rev-
enues and the federal govern-
ment’s deficit. Latta said the
International Monetary Fund’s
announcement earlier this
week that China would over-
take the U.S. as the world’s
largest economy in 2016
caught many in Washington
off-guard because only last
year the estimate had been the
year 2025. The Chinese are
already the largest lender to
America but he pointed out
that is not the only factor.
“Last year (China) not only
become the world’s second
largest economy, they also
became - depending upon
which report you read - the
number one or number two
largest consumer of energy
in the world. And that means
they are manufacturing.”
Even more frightening for
the long-term debt problems
of the U.S. is Japan. Japan is
still a close second to China as
a lender to America but with
their recent disaster, they have
already stated they will need
to begin a heavy reinvestment
into their own economy. If
they stop buying U.S. obli-
gations, who will take their
place?
“There is a large group of
people (in Washington D.C.)
who don’t think there is a
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“I don’t want this
money to change
who I am or what
I become. I was
lucky to find a
job when I got
out, and I’m not
going to just run
out on them.”
— Ray Towler
Towler was one of 30
inmates profiled in a 2008
series by the Dispatch about
holdups in applications for
new DNA testing.
Towler told the newspa-
per that he plans to continue
working in a corporate mail-
room in Cleveland, at least
through the summer.
“I don’t want this money
to change who I am or what I
become,“ Towler said. ”I was
problem. When the vice-pres-
ident says we are going to
spend our way out of this - if
I went down the street here in
town and said we are going to
spend our way out of this, do
you know what they would do
to me? They would probably
put a recall on me if I said
something like that. There is
such a disconnect. Their opin-
ion is we are just going to
have to raise taxes and spend
our way out of this.”
He also went on to explain
what many in Washington
consider to be a “cut.” For
instance, if one department
had a $100 million budget
in 2010 and was slated to
receive $150 million in 2011
in the proposed budget yet
were only given $125 million,
they count that as being a 16.7
percent “cut” ($25 million
from $150 million). In the real
world, receiving $125 million
would constitute a 25 percent
increase ($100 million plus
$25 million). That is why when
lucky to find a job when I got
out, and I’m not going to just
run out on them.”
Towler was not able to
attend the board’s hearing
Monday because of his job,
but state Rep. Clayton Luckie,
D-Dayton, offered Towler an
apology and encouraged Ohio
to conduct more DNA testing.
“Too many individuals are
found guilty by association
or are in the wrong place at
the wrong time,” Luckie said
after the hearing. “We should
apologize when we make a
mistake and lock up an inno-
cent person.“
Towler, who said he
believes things happen for a
reason, said he has “no hate
for anyone.”
He was serving 12 years
to life for rape, felonious
assault and kidnapping for
a May 24, 1981, abduction.
The 11-year-old girl and a
12-year-old boy said a man
lured them into the woods at
the Rocky River Reservation
in Cuyahoga County.
the Republicans were holding
out for real cuts from the pre-
vious budget, stalemates have
occurred in the budget pro-
cess. Latta said what makes
this kind of Washington math
even more frustrating is that
federal government spending
has increased by 24 percent
over the last two years.
“The federal government,
without our vote, actually
increased the budgets for these
departments and agencies
by 24 percent. If you throw
in stimulus (funds), some of
these departments received up
to an 83 percent increase over
2008. You can’t comprehend
this stuff.”
Latta regularly trav-
els around the district when
he is back in the state from
Washington, D.C., and yester-
day that was his agenda, start-
ing in St. Marys in the early
morning, hitting Delphos and
Van Wert later and then on to
Kalida and Leipsic in Putnam
County in the afternoon.
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4 — The Herald Wednesday, April 27, 2011
POLITICS “The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination.”
— Louis Kronenberger, American author (1904-1980)
Daniels’ time-
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
DEAR EDITOR:
line for White
And we wonder why
House cam-
A local supplier with the ability to supply the Canal Days
paign ticking
with portable restrooms was not considered by the Canal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Days Committee or the City of Delphos or the Chamber of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels,
Commerce but an out-of-town supplier was.
nearing an announcement on
I am a taxpayer to the City of Delphos and therefore I have
the right to explain to the public how their tax dollars are being whether to run for president,
spent. is spending the final week of
The City of Delphos pays for this service along with the his state’s legislative session
cleanup after the venue is over. pushing for the final pieces of
The local supplier is also a member of the Chamber of a record that would be ready-
Commerce and should have had a chance to at least quote the made for a Republican cam-
service. There may have been a considerable savings in the paign: a balanced budget, tax
refunds and a school voucher
cost of the local supplier given a chance to quote the service.
The local supplier was going to and would have made a program.
considerable donation to the local cancer drive by being able This week’s unexpected
to supply the service to the community. decision by Mississippi Gov.
This issue was addressed by the city council without much Haley Barbour, a Daniels
debate and voted on along with several other issues packed in friend, to forgo a presidential
to one issue and rammed through to not show up as an indi- candidacy seemingly makes it
vidual vote concerning the portable restroom contract for the more likely the Midwestern
out-of-town supplier. governor will seek the GOP
This is what different out-of-town businesses looking to nomination. Party insid-
relocate look for in a community — the ability to work togeth- ers close to the two men say
er and support the local businesses. Barbour and Daniels, whose
And maybe this is one reason why so many people spend early careers intersected as
their money in Lima and Van Wert.
A city tax payer, aides to President Ronald
Reagan, had indicated private-
Edward A. Klaus
ly they would not both seek
the 2012 nomination.
IT WAS NEWS THEN
But Daniels, 62, is not rush-
ing to join the field.
The governor, who typi-
One Year Ago cally keeps his own counsel, is
• The Fort Jennings Elementary Quiz Bowl Team recently staying mum about his plans.
Even his closest advisers here
participated in the county elementary quiz bowl and won every
say they still aren’t sure what
match. Quiz Bowl team members are Cody Von Lehmden,
Kyle Maag, Ryan Hoersten, Trevor Neidert, Erin Eickholt, he will do.
He’s kept open the pos-
Griffin Morman, Quinton Neidert, Isaac Fischbach, Drew
Grone, Jessie Young, Kyle Hellman and Jeremy Smith. sibility of a run for months,
if only to make sure his top
25 Years Ago — 1986 issue — enormous deficits and
• Delphos Helms Swingers Western Square Dance Club the national debt — was a seri-
held its April dance at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church hall. Johnny ous part of the debate. And he
Tucker of Marion called to 20 couples and Carol Zender of is keeping his pledge to tend
Celina cued the rounds. Door prizes were won by Ray Raymon to business in Indiana before
of Lima Sues and Ques and Ralph Theis of Delphos Helms making an announcement or
Swingers. taking even the most prelimi-
• Kevin Martz, a 1986 graduating senior of Ottoville High nary steps toward a national
School, has been notified that his name will be published in the run.
1985-86 edition of Who’s Who Among High School Students “He has said he’s focused on
and in the United States National Band Awards publication. the legislative session and he
As a result of these honors, he will be eligible for scholarships would make a decision when
offered by both organizations. that’s over,“ Jane Jankowski,
• St. John’s recorded its second straight shutout Friday the governor’s spokeswoman,
afternoon downing Antwerp 9-0 at Stadium Park. Dave Etgen said Tuesday. The Legislature
picked up the win as he allowed three hits and one walk and is slated to adjourn by the end
struck out four. Leading hitters for St. John’s were Matt Eley, of this week.
2-for-3 with a double for two RBIs and two runs scored. Etgen, Daniels is the first to
2-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI and Todd Axe, acknowledge he’s done little
2-for-3 with two RBIs. to lay the groundwork for
50 Years Ago — 1961
a campaign, and his lack of
planning has been striking to
• Joe Ruen, of Fort Jennings, had the honor of being some who would support him
Ottoville’s first State Farmer. He has had an outstanding farm- if he ran.
ing program for the four years in vocational agriculture. He “I don’t know if he’s got
will receive his degree Saturday in Columbus. the fire in the belly, drive and
• Cub Scout Pack 42 met Sunday evening in the Little desire to run for president of the
Theater of St. John’s School with awards being presented. United States. I haven’t seen
Fiftieth anniversary achievement awards were presented to the it,” Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad
following leaders of Pack 42: Richard Grone, Dolores Sheeter, told The Associated Press. “At
Betty Friemoth, Margaret Geise, Carolyn Osting, Vera Wurst, this point, I don’t think it’s
Howard Ditto, Leander Calvelage, Rufus Bnifas, Charles likely that he’ll run.“
Ardner, John McRedmond, Arthur Hoehn, Norman Trentman, Branstad, Republican gov-
Donald Geise, Robert Reinemeyer and Richard Schwinnen. ernor of the first state to hold
• “The athletes from Delphos and Putnam County have a leadoff nominating contest,
established this area as a center of athletics for the state,” said got that impression last week
Gene Perine, speaking at the Sports Appreciation Night ban- when Daniels called to discuss
quet at the Knights of Columbus hall April 25. One Blue Jay education policy but made no
fan, who has not missed a game for 31 years, was called upon mention of a presidential cam-
to take a “bow” and Art Jauman was given a large hand from paign.
the audience. No “absolute fire in the
belly” was the reason Barbour
75 Years Ago — 1936 gave for bowing out of the
• Three Delphos fishermen went to the Grand Reservoir race.
Sunday to try their luck at luring the members of the finny tribe Barbour’s announcement
from the waters of the big lake. But they found their luck none surprised many Republicans
too good. The three would-be fishermen were Doit Swihart, who had expected the for-
Bill Diller and Paul Eiche. Swihart and Diller were quite elated mer Republican National
over their success as fishermen and rather looked down upon Committee chairman to mount
their companion who was unable to land a single fish. Swihart a serious campaign based on
and Diller each caught one small crappie. fiscal issues and the economy.
• Word was received at The Herald office from Rev. Jos. C. His decision could open the
Richards, pastor of the Methodist Church, he and Mrs. Richards door for Daniels, a hero to the
and Rev. William Richards of Cincinnati, were having a most anti-deficit wing of the party, a
enjoyable vacation in Mexico. The letter stated that the party former pharmaceutical execu-
is making the Hotel Ritz in Mexico City their headquarters and tive, and a George W. Bush
are taking side trips to various points of interest. budget director. He can check
• After having been suspended for a number of months, many of the same boxes that
work resumed on a Works Program Administration project many Republicans are seek-
for the improvement of the interior of the city building. Funds ing: private sector background,
previously provided for the project were exhausted and the executive experience running
local workmen were then sent to Elida to paint and refinish the a state or federal department,
interior of the school building at that place. balanced state budget.
Crocker top pick
for Afghan post
By ANNE GEARAN
and BRADLEY KLAPPER
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan this summer, will
Seasoned diplomat Ryan
Crocker has emerged as the
top candidate to become the
next U.S. ambassador to
Afghanistan, part of a far-
reaching revamping of the
nation’s top leadership in the
conflict there, now in its 10th
year.
Crocker is the only person
being considered currently
to replace Ambassador Karl
Eikenberry, a former Army
general whose two-year ten-
ure has been marred by cool
relationships with major play-
ers in the Afghanistan war,
including the White House,
U.S. military leaders and
Afghan President Hamid
Karzai, administration and
other sources said. The sourc-
es emphasized that the White
House has not made a final
decision.
Sending Crocker to
Afghanistan would reunite
him with Gen. David Petraeus,
re-creating the diplomatic and
military “dream team” credit-
ed with rescuing the flagging
American mission in Iraq.
Bernanke to meet the press, watchful of his words
By PAUL WISEMAN
and JEANNINE AVERSA
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — When
Ben Bernanke makes histo-
ry today as the first Federal
Reserve chief to begin a series
of regular news conferences,
his tasks will be simple. That
doesn’t mean they’ll be easy:
Make no unintended news.
Defuse critics of Fed poli-
cymaking. Say nothing that
might spook investors.
“If he succeeds, he will
not make any impact whatso-
ever” on bonds, stocks or the
dollar, says Timothy Duy, an
economist at the University of
Oregon who writes a blog on
the Fed.
The historic news confer-
ence, the first of three this
year, is part of a long-standing
Bernanke campaign to make
the central bank more trans-
parent and publicly acces-
sible. His efforts have includ-
ed town-hall meetings and
appearances on “60 Minutes.”
The chairman’s public appear-
ances have followed criticism
that the Fed, an independent
government agency, was for
too long secretive and unac-
countable.
After giving an opening
statement, Bernanke is sched-
uled to take reporters’ ques-
tions for 45 minutes. He’ll do
so less than two hours after the
Fed issues a statement outlin-
ing its latest policies on inter-
est rates and the economy.
Bargain prices help reduce glut of foreclosures
By DEREK KRAVITZ
and JANNA HERRON
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A
wave of foreclosures is forc-
ing down home prices in most
major U.S. cities. But econo-
mists and real estate agents
are noticing what they call a
key first step for any housing
recovery: a drop in the glut of
homes for sale in markets hit
hardest by foreclosures.
Low prices are leading
investors to snap up fore-
closed homes in Detroit, Las
Vegas, Miami, Phoenix and
Tampa. Those cut-rate sales
are reducing prices in the
short run. Yet they’re also
thinning the supply of homes
— clearing the way for higher
prices in the long run.
For some buyers, the deals
are now too good to pass up.
A studio apartment on the Las
Vegas strip that cost $500,000
at the height of the hous-
ing boom is now selling for
roughly one-third that price.
Half the homes listed in the
Tampa Bay area are selling
for less than $100,000, not far
from some of Florida’s top
Gulf Coast beaches.
Such sales have helped
shrink the combined supply
of unsold homes in those five
cities by 13 percent over the
past year, according to local
In the coming months,
President Barack Obama, who
is preparing to begin bring-
ing U.S. forces home from
have to name replacements
for Defense Secretary Robert
Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman Mike Mullen, other
senior military leaders and
probably Petraeus himself.
All sources spoke on con-
dition of anonymity because
the nomination is not final
and Eikenberry is still in his
job. His departure has not
been announced, and he may
remain in Kabul for weeks
or months while Crocker or
another replacement gets the
necessary Senate confirma-
tion, sources said.
Officials said Tuesday
the White House is weigh-
ing several factors, including
Crocker’s role in the larger
cast change in Afghanistan
policy this summer and fall.
Those personnel changes are
unrelated to the progress of
the prolonged war but come
just as Obama needs to dem-
onstrate enough success
to follow through with his
pledge to begin withdrawing
U.S. forces in July.
The administration has yet
The Fed is expected to say
that its benchmark rate will
remain near zero and that its
$600 billion Treasury bond-
buying program will end in
June as planned.
By helping to keep down-
ward pressure on interest
rates, the bond-buying pro-
gram was intended to encour-
age spending and boost
growth. But critics say all
that spending has raised the
risk of high inflation.
Under Bernanke, the Fed’s
policies have run into criti-
cism from some of the Fed’s
own regional bank presidents.
They say the central bank
should stop trying to stimu-
late growth and start fighting
inflation by raising interest
rates from super-low levels
before the year ends. They
point to the run-up in gaso-
line and food prices. Higher
interest rates could slow
spending and make inflation
less likely.
Bernanke and a major-
ity of Fed officials counter
that those higher prices are
temporary and, apart from
energy and food, won’t lead
to substantially higher pric-
es overall. The news con-
ference “gives Bernanke a
nice opportunity to present
the Fed’s case frankly in his
own words without a lot of
spin,” says Alan Blinder, a
Princeton University econo-
mist and a former Fed vice
chairman.
At the same time, Bernanke
listing data analyzed by The
Associated Press. Home pric-
es in each of those markets
are at or below 2002 levels,
according to the latest read-
ing of the Standard & Poor’s/
Case Shiller 20-city home
price index.
Economists caution that
a second wave of foreclo-
sures, those that have been
delayed by banks and back-
logged courts, could throw
the housing market back into
turmoil. And few see home
prices rebounding before the
end of this year.
Home prices fell from
January to February in 19 of
the 20 metro markets tracked
by the Case-Shiller index. At
least 10 major metro areas
are at their lowest point since
the housing bubble burst.
The index, released Tuesday,
is slightly above the level
reached in April 2009, the
lowest point since the down-
turn began.
Getting rid of foreclosures
and other risky properties is
necessary for the market to
turn around. When foreclo-
sures and distressed properties
are sold, home prices fall.
But as the supply of cheap
homes shrinks, prices stabi-
lize. Homeowners who had
put off moving because they
didn’t want to sell during the
downturn grow confident that
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to inform legislators of its
choice, a sign that the nomi-
nation might not be imminent,
according to a congressional
aide.
U.S. military and civilian
defense leaders call 2011 the
make-or-break year for turn-
ing around the war and laying
the path for a gradual U.S.
exit by 2015. The main obsta-
cles are the uncertain leader-
ship and weak government of
Karzai, the open question of
whether the Taliban can be
integrated into Afghan politi-
cal life and the continued safe
harbor Pakistan provides for
militants attacking U.S. and
NATO forces over the border
in Afghanistan.
The diplomatic heft
Crocker may be able to bring
to the post and his experi-
ence running the civilian side
of a war alongside Petraeus
could help Obama cement
recent military gains ahead
of the planned withdrawal.
But bringing back the duo
that helped salvage former
President George W. Bush’s
political fortunes in Iraq also
risks making Obama look des-
perate or lacking new ideas
for the war he said was more
important than Iraq.
must take care not to let
unguarded comment unnerve
financial markets.
“The press conference is
not supposed to add volatil-
ity or uncertainty,” says Marc
Chandler, head of global
currency strategy at Brown
Brothers Harriman.
On the other hand,
Bernanke will likely try to
steer clear of the jargon and
bland generalities with which
his predecessors once shroud-
ed Fed policy.
“He would not like it if the
post-mortems said all he did
was blow smoke and speak
gobbledygook,” Blinder says.
Bernanke has shown he
can field questions deftly
in public settings. A former
longtime economics profes-
sor at Princeton, he is fond
of deconstructing complex
subjects. He also has plen-
ty of experience handling
hostile queries from crit-
ics in Congress and on “60
Minutes.”
To prepare for his news
conference, Bernanke has
watched tapes of how his
counterparts in Europe —
Jean-Claude Trichet, president
of the European Central Bank
and Mervyn King, head of the
Bank of England — have per-
formed at news conferences.
Two months ago at a meeting
of finance officials in Paris,
Bernanke pulled aside Trichet
and King to quiz them on how
they manage their encounters
with reporters.
they can fetch a decent price.
That prompts more buying
and selling. Prices rise more.
Most of the current fore-
closure sales involve inves-
tors: Private equity firms;
foreign and out-of-state buy-
ers seeking vacation houses;
individual investors hoping to
rent out or quickly sell prop-
erties for a profit.
Foreclosures have flooded
the market in Miami. Three
out of five homes sold there
are foreclosures or short sales.
(Short sales occur when lend-
ers allow homes to be sold
for less than what’s owed on
the mortgage.) Such sales
have helped lower the median
home price by 19 percent in
the past year, to $159,800 in
March.
At the same time, the sup-
ply of Miami-area homes for
sale has dropped nearly 24
percent. It would take just
seven months to clear those
homes at the current sales
pace. That’s down from
a 17-month supply just six
months ago.
In Tampa, it would take
just six months to clear the
supply of unsold homes off
the market. That’s down from
about eight months a year
ago and 25 months in January
2008. Detroit’s inventory of
homes for sale has fallen 17
percent in the last year.
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COMMUNITY
LANDMARK Spring brings new life, passing Auxiliary
preparing for
BY LOVINA EICHER We took all eight children
along to the funeral and also
Martha and husband Merlin
stopped in from Berne for
Bake at 400 degrees for 30
minutes or until done. officer election
Easter Sunday turned Elizabeth’s friend Timothy. a visit on Friday afternoon The Delphos Eagles
out to be nice and sunny The funeral was held in a to see where we live. Aunt EDITOR’S NOTE: We Auxiliary 471 meeting was
here, which made for a more shed and also in a base- Emma is my mother’s sister. are seeking 100 new read- held with 30 members in
Presbyterian Church enjoyable day. We attended ment. It was a cold day for They all had dinner at my ers to join The Amish Cook attendance.
church services at our neigh- the funeral. We saw sister sister’s Susan and Verena. Friend Club at any level Usual business was trans-
bors, which we were able to Liz and Levi and family at Joe was starting the grill to between now and May 6. As
CALENDAR OF
acted.
just walk to. the funeral. And, of course, make hot-wings and fresh of April 25, we have 10 new Nomination of officers
Now this morning we are sister Emma and Jacob and ham when they drove in. We members. To move the Amish was held during the meeting.
EVENTS having rain again. It sure family were there as this
will give my garden a boost. would also be Jacob’s grand-
made them sample the wings
before they left for home.
Cook forward, we need to
strengthen our connection
Election will be held from 5-7
p.m. on May 2 at the Eagles
TODAY The peas, radishes, and let- mother. It was nice to get to visit with loyal friends and fol- for the offices of president,
6 p.m. — Shepherds of tuce are growing very nicely. In the afternoon, we with them again. We always lowers and make new friends secretary and trustees. All
Christ Associates meet in the They survived the late-sea- stopped in at sister Leah and enjoy home-grilled chicken along the way. Our first step auxiliary members wishing to
St. John’s Chapel. son cold spell and Paul’s house. I wings. is to re-open the AMISH vote must present their mem-
7 p.m. — Bingo at St. the snow we had. wanted to wish Do any of our readers COOK FRIEND CLUB to bership card.
John’s Little Theatre. A week ago it was them a happy have good homemade mari- new members. Membership The $12 and $12 door
snowing and the 30th anniver- nade recipes they’d like to includes: prizes remain unclaimed.
THURSDAY ground was cov- sary which was share? SUPPORTER: A person- Kathy Siefker won the $1.50
9-11 a.m. — The Delphos ered with a layer on the 16th also. alized snail-mail thank you door prize. Hot Seat win-
Canal Commission Annex of white stuff but Leah popped My rhubarb is ready to use note and a discount code for ners were Marge Koester,
Museum, 241 N. Main St., is it did not stay popcorn for us so that will be another spring future soft cover cookbook Margaret Mowery and Sue
open. long. It was chilly and Jacob’s, who goodie I can start using. This purchases. $25.00 Radabaugh. Special awards
11:30 a.m. — Mealsite enough in the had also stopped is a really neat recipe to use FRIEND: A personalized went to Margaret Mowery
at Delphos Senior Citizen house last week in. We saw up your rhubarb. Try this thank you note, discount and Carolyn Fisher (twice).
Center, 301 Suthoff Street. that we started our where Paul and recipe: code, and a photo of Lovina’s Patricia Hoersten won the
5-7 p.m. — The Interfaith coal stove again. Leah’s daughter kitchen at mealtime. $50.00 Dues Card.
Thrift Shop is open for shop- Our children Elizabeth lives RHUBARB PINWHEELS AMBASSADOR: All of The next meeting will begin
ping. colored 10 dozen eggs on in a shed on her parents’ Dough: the above plus the Limited at 7:30 p.m. on May 2.
7:30 p.m. — American Legion Thursday evening. It is just farm. The shed was fixed 2 cups flour Edition cookbook, “AMISH
Post 268, 415 N. State St. something fun for them to up into nice living quarters.
do but we never let them lose Elizabeth and her husband
1 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoons baking pow-
COOKBOOK USA” (a col-
lection recipes from Amish Carey shrine
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Spencerville Track and
Field Tri-Meet with
St. John’s and Perry
Tuesday’s Results
Girls Team Rankings:
Spencerville 94, St. John’s
68.50, Perry 9.50.
Boys Team Rankings:
Spencerville 85, St. John’s
71.50, Perry 17.50.
Points 5-3-2-1 (except for
relays: 5-3)
Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1.
Spencerville (Jenna Kahle, Tori
Hardesty, Caitlin Wurst, Karri
Purdy) 11:02.60; 2. St. John’s
(Emma Boggs, Brooke Zuber,
Ally Mohler, Courtney Grothouse)
11:04.10.
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 1.
Perry 9:35.50; 2. St. John’s (Mark
Boggs, Jake Hays, Scott Klausing,
Dylan Dancer) 9:39.20.
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 1.
Jackie Bowsher (SV) 18.90; 2.
(tie) Alicia Ankerman (SJ) and
Ashley Keiber (SV) 19.40; 4. (tie)
Morgan Jostpille (SJ) and Jessica
Hammons (SJ) 19.80.
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: 1.
Brandon Meyer (SV) 18.10; 2.
Briggs (P) 18.80; 3. Anthony
Schuh (SV) 19.10.
Girls 100 Meter Dash: 1.
Cortney Miller (SV) 14.10; 2.
Madison Burgei (SV) 14.20; 3.
Foster (P) 14.30; 4. (tie) Emilie
Fischbach (SJ) and Macy Pier
(SJ) 14.60.
Boys 100 Meter Dash: 1. Luke
McLennan (SJ) 12.30; 2. (tie)
David Lindeman (SJ) and Scott
(P) 12.40; 4. Niko Molina-Sullivan
(SV) 12.40.
Girls 4x200 Meter Relay:
1. Spencerville (Cortney Miller,
Claire McConnell, Shanna
German, Jennifer Post) 1:58.10;
2. St. John’s (Madison Burgei,
Bailey Calvelage, Alyssa Faurot,
Samantha Bonifas) 2:03.10.
Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: 1.
Spencerville (John Smith, Aaron
Hefner, Niko Molina-Sullivan, Nick
Davisson) 1:37.80; 2. St. John’s
(Chris Will, Tyler Jettinghoff, AJ
Klausing, Joe Haggard) 1:42.10.
Girls 1,600 Meter Run: 1.
Alexa Brown (SV) 5:57.20; 2. Tori
Hardesty (SV) 6:05.80; 3. Megan
Joseph (SJ) 6:22.00; 4. Caitlin
Wurst (SV) 6:43.80.
Boys 1,600 Meter Run: 1.
Joe Wisher (SV) 5:17.20; 2. Cole
Fischbach (SJ) 5:18.90; 3. Mark
Boggs (SJ) 5:33.60; 4. Jason
Michel (SJ) 5:44.00.
Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: 1.
Spencerville (Mackenzie Miller,
Morgan Pugh, Shanna German,
Jennifer Post) 54.80; 2. St.
John’s (Emilie Fischbach, Bailey
Calvelage, Madison Burgei,
Samantha Bonifas) 55.60.
Boys 4x100 Meter Relay:
1. St. John’s (Chris Will, Tyler
Jettinghoff, Joe Haggard, Evan
Burgei) 44.80; 2. Spencerville
(Aaron Hefner, Daniel Binkley,
Austin Lotz, Anthony Schuh)
46.90.
Girls 400 Meter Dash: 1.
Kelli Ley (SV) 59.80; 2. Claire
McConnell (SV) 1:07.10; 3.
Courtney Grothouse (SJ) 1:11.30;
4. Macy Pier (SJ) 1:12.30.
Boys 400 Meter Dash: 1. Nick
Davisson (SV) 53.80; 2. Derek
Goecke (SV) 55.90; 3. Cody
Looser (SJ) 58.20; 4. David
(SJ) 4-10; 3. (tie) Jennifer Post
(SV) and Davis (P) 4-8.
Boys High Jump: 1. Daniel
Binkley (SV) 6-2; 2. Brandon
Meyer (SV) 5-8; 3. Callahan (P)
5-4; 4. Anthony Schuh (SV) 5-2.
Girls Pole Vault: 1. Alicia
Ankerman (SJ) 8-0; 2. Bailey
Calvelage (SJ) 7-6; 3. Jackie
Bowsher (SV) 7-0; 4. Patricia
Riley (SV) 6-6.
Boys Pole Vault: 1. Tyler
Shumate (SV) 11-0; 2. Cole
Roberts (SV) 10-6; 3. Isaac
Altenburger (SJ) 10-0; 4. Will
Buettner (SJ) 9-0.
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Lady Wildcats
pummel Big Green
OTTOVILLE — The Flyers (7-5), who
Jefferson’s fast-pitch softball
team erupted to win their third
straight game Tuesday night,
pummeling Ottoville 20-5 in
five innings at Ottoville.
Junior Cassidy Bevington
went 3-for-3 (double, triple)
for the Wildcats while sopho-
more pitcher Taylor Branham
(3-7; 3 hits, 4 strikeouts, 3
walks) was 3-for-5, including
a home run and a double.
They were also the ben-
eficiary of 11 walks by Lady
Green pitchers.
Jefferson is at Bluffton
tonight, while Ottoville
entertains Van Wert 5 p.m.
Thursday.
Jefferson 2 3 3 5 7 - 20 10 0
Ottoville 2 0 0 3 0 - 5 3 0
WP: Taylor Branham (3-7);
LP: Mackenzie Martin. 2B:
Cassidy Bevington (D), Samantha
Thitoff (D), Taylor Branham (D),
Kelsey Hoersten (O). 3B: Cassidy
Bevington (D). HR: Taylor
Branham (D).
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Musketeers double
up on Bearcats
FORT JENNINGS — Fort
Jennings rallied from a 4-1
deficit after three innings
with seven runs in the fourth
through sixth innings to down
Spencerville 8-4 Tuesday in
non-league baseball action at
Fort Jennings Village Park.
Cody Warnecke got the
win for the Musketeers, who
received long balls from
Jared Calvelage and Nolan
Neidert.
Fort Jennings game sched-
uled for today at Jefferson has
been postponed, so its next
game is slated to be at home
Monday (5 p.m.) Versus
Ayersville. Spencerville is
slated to be in action Thursday
at Paulding.
Spencerville 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 2
Ft. Jennings 1 0 0 1 2 4 x - 8 10 0
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Jays unload on Flyers in baseball
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delpho-
sherald.com
DELPHOS — St. John’s
spotted Marion Local four
runs in the top of the second
inning on a windy Tuesday
afternoon at Stadium Park.
The Blue Jays then
answered with a vengeance
to hand the visiting Flyers
a 16-6 6-inning Midwest
Athletic Conference baseball
loss.
couldn’t score against sopho-
more starter Curtis Geise (3-0;
4 innings, 3 hits, 7 walks,
5 strikeouts, 4 earned runs)
after receiving three walks in
the first, scored four in the top
of the second frame: a single
(Danny Liette), two 1-out
walks (Reggie Wendel and
Dylan Thobe) and a grand
slam bomb hit to right field
(with a sturdy wind blowing
that way) by John Elking for
a 4-0 lead.
The Jays got those back
and more in the home half
against Wendel (4 IPs, 8 hits,
11 runs, 2 earned, 4 walks, 2
Ks), sending 11 to the dish.
With one down, Tyler Ditto
got aboard via an error and
Troy Warnecke went yard
to left-center field for a 4-2
deficit. An out later, it started
all over again. Austin Reindel
walked and Geise was
plunked. Tanner Calvelage
(2-for-5, 3 runs scored, 4 rib-
bies) got them both home via
a double to deep right. Tyler
Bergfeld was hit by a pitch;
both advanced on a wild pitch
and — after Jordan Leininger
was walked — both scored
courtesy of a sharp single to
center by Austin Vogt (2-for-
3, 3 RBIs) for a 6-4 lead.
“That was nice to see how
we responded after falling
behind. Troy’s home run got
us going; hitting is conta-
gious and once he got us
started, we started rolling,”
Jays coach Dan Metzger
noted. “We are starting to hit
with more confidence every
game. Earlier in the season,
we were just making contact
but now we are starting to hit
with more authority. We’re
not swinging at bad pitches,
either; we’re looking for the
first-pitch fastball and even
if we fall behind, we’re still
The Jays finished it off
against Niekamp in the sixth.
With one down, pinch-hitter
Derek Klaus got on via an
error but was forced at sec-
ond by pinch-hitter Andrew
Metzger. He got to second as
Calvelage got on thanks to
another error. After Bergfeld
worked a free pass to load
the sacks, Leininger unloaded
them with a grand slam to
right center (his second of the
year) for a 15-6 edge. Vogt
was walked and advanced to
second on an infield hit by
pinch-hitter Brad Gerberick
off reliever Cory Schimmel;
an error on the play put Vogt
at third, from where he scored
on a wild pitch to end the
game.
Tom Morris photo “Our defense played well;
St. John’s senior shortstop Tyler Bergfeld is waiting we made the plays,” Metzger
with the ball to tag out Marion Local’s John Elking, who added. “The tournament draw
was picked off base by starting pitcher Curtis Geise and is next Sunday and the tour-
thrown out at second by Austin Vogt in the first inning nament starts in two weeks,
Tuesday afternoon at Stadium Park. Senior second base- so we need to start turning
man Ryan Edelbrock provides backup on the play. The the corner. We’ve also lost at
host Blue Jays went on to whomp the Flyers 16-6 in six least 10 games to the weath-
innings in MAC baseball action. er.”
confident.” a 3/4-quarter sidearm deliv- The Jays (6-2, 3-0 MAC)
The Jays sent 10 more ery was going to have trouble host another MAC team,
to the plate in the third. keeping the ball down. Our New Knoxville, at 4:15 p.m.
Warnecke walked but was pitching has been carrying us tonight.
picked off base. An out hence, so far but got much-needed
Reindel and Geise singled help today.” MARION LOCAL (6)
and advanced on a passed St. John’s got a leadoff
ab-r-h-rbi
John Elking 2b 3-1-1-4, Tucker
ball, scoring on a 2-run liner walk to Ryan Edelbrock in Smith 3b 4-0-0-0, Ryan Mescher rf
to left by Calvelage. He the bottom half but he was
3-1-1-0, Lee Pierron c 1-1-1-1, Greg
Mescher 1b/p 4-0-0-0, Cory Schimmel
stole second. Bergfeld got forced at second by Reindel. p 0-0-0-0, Danny Liette dh 2-1-1-
0, Greg Wolters lf 3-0-1-1, Reggie
aboard via an infield error He went to third on a wild Wendel p 2-1-1-0, Kyle Mescher 1b
and both came home thanks pitch and a balk but was left 0-0-0-0, Dylan Thobe cf 1-1-0-0. Totals
to Leininger’s deep shot to there.
23-6-6-6.
ST. JOHN’S (16)
left field for a double. He The Flyers got one back ab-r-h-rbi
advanced on a wild pitch and in the fifth against reliever
Tanner Calvelage cf 5-3-2-4, Tyler
Bergfeld ss 3-3-0-0, Jordan Leininger
scored on Vogt’s rip to left Ryan Buescher (2 IPs, 3 hits, dh 3-2-2-6, Austin Vogt 1b 3-1-2-3,
for an 11-4 spread. 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 2
Tyler Ditto rf 3-1-0-0, Brad Gerberick
ph 1-0-1-0, Troy Warnecke 3b/2b 3-1-
“We started out the way Ks) on a leadoff walk (Lee 1-2, Ryan Edelbrock 2b 2-0-0-0, Ryan
we wanted and I thought we Pierron), two wild pitches,
Buescher p 1-0-0-0, Austin Reindel c
2-1-1-0, Derek Klaus ph 1-0-0-0, Curtis
were good enough offensive- a walk (Liette) and a run- Geise p/3b 2-2-1-0, Andrew Metzger
ly all game,” Marion coach scoring knock to left by Greg
ph 1-1-0-0. Totals 30-16-9-15.
Score by Innings:
Brian Gray noted. “What Wolters. However, they left Marion Local 0 4 0 011- 6
did us in was our pitching runners at second and third.
St. John’s 0 6 5 0 0 5 - 16
Two outs in 6th when game-
and defense; we never gave The Jays had two batters ending run scored
our bats a chance. We hit hit by reliever Craig Niekamp
E: Smith 3, Elking, Jordan Riethman
(ML); LOB: Marion Local 8, St. John’s
five batters and walked six, (Leininger and Vogt) with 8; 2B: Calvelage, Leininger; HR: Elking
as well as committed five one down in the fifth but
(GS), Leininger (GS), Warnecke; SB:
R. Mescher, Calvelage, Leininger;
errors.” couldn’t add a run. POB: Elking (by Geise), Warnecke (by
Marion tried to rally in the They made it 11-6 in the
Pierron).
IP H R ER BB SO
fourth but left two runners on sixth on a 2-out infield hit by MARION LOCAL
(8 for the game, the same for Ryan Mescher, a wild toss, a
Wendel
Niekamp
4 8 11 2 4
1.2 1 5 0 2
2
0
the Jays). stolen base and a run-scoring Schimmel 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
“Curtis didn’t have his shot to left by Pierron.
ST. JOHN’S
Geise (W, 3-0) 4.0 3 4 4 7 5
best stuff but it was good “We have been working Buescher 2.0 3 2 2 2 2
to see him work through on focus and refocusing,”
Schimmel pitched to 2 batters in
6th
it; he needs the work and Gray added. “When things WP: Wendel 6, Buescher 4,
Schimmel, Geise; PB: Pierron; HBP:
the innings,” Metzger said. go wrong, we need to refocus Geise (by Wendel), Ditto (by Wendel),
“With the way the wind was and forget it. We didn’t do Bergfeld (by Wendel), Leininger (by
Niekamp), Vogt (by Niekamp); Balk:
blowing today, a pitcher with that in their big innings.”

NFL Draft may have to last us for a while

Lindeman (SJ) 58.60.
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles:
1. Jenna Kahle (SV) 52.90; 2.
Jessica Hammons (SJ) 55.60;
3. Ashley King (SV) 56.40; 4.
Morgan Jostpille (SJ) 57.10.
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: 1.
AJ Klausing (SJ) 43.30; 2. Aaron
Hefner (SV) 44.00; 3. Brandon
Meyer (SV) 44.60; 4. Will Buettner
(SJ) 48.60.
Girls 800 Meter Run: 1. Emma
Boggs (SJ) 2:39.70; 2. Alexa
Brown (SV) 2:48.20; 3. Karri
Purdy (SV) 2:49.80; 4. Megan
Joseph (SJ) 2:49.90.
Boys 800 Meter Run: 1.
Baumgarte (P) 2:13.40; 2. Keith
Lenhart (SV) 2:15.20; 3. Tyler
Shumate (SV) 2:17.80; 4. Jared
Knebel (SJ) 2:19.50.
Girls 200 Meter Dash: 1. Kelli
Ley (SV) 27.80; 2. Cortney Miller
(SV) 28.70; 3. Samantha Bonifas
(SJ) 29.30; 4. Foster (P) 30.10.
Boys 200 Meter Dash: 1.
Tyler Jettinghoff (SJ) 24.90; 2.
Niko Molina-Sullivan (SV) 25.20;
3. Derek Goecke (SV) 25.40; 4.
Robbie Rudda (SJ) 25.40 2.
Girls 3,200 Meter Run: 1.
Brooke Zuber (SJ) 13:25.90; 2.
Tori Hardesty (SV) 13:29.10.
Boys 3,200 Meter Run: 1.
Joe Wisher (SV) 11:51.40; 2.
Jason Michel (SJ) 11:53.90; 3.
Aaron Hellman (SJ) 12:58.70; 4.
Matthew Hurles (SV) 13:25.10.
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay:
1. Spencerville ‘A’ (Cortney
Miller, Claire McConnell, Jenna
Kahle, Kelli Ley) 4:30.10; 2. St.
John’s (Morgan Jostpille, Ally
Mohler, Madison Burgei, Kaylie
Youngpeter) 4:51.10.
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay: 1.
St. John’s ‘A’ (Mark Boggs, Jake
Hays, AJ Klausing, Dylan Dancer)
3:47.30; 2. Spencerville ‘B’ (Niko
Molina-Sullivan, Derek Goecke,
Wendel.
Wayne Trace 5-way Track
and Field Meet with Fort
Jennings, Bluffton, Ada
and Liberty-Benton
Tuesday’s Results The “National Holiday” is here! ball shenanigans, there is the heart-
Girls Team results: Bluffton
Let’s hope that there are no “black- JIM METCALFE felt story involving paralyzed Rutgers
99.83, Wayne Trace 84, Liberty-
Benton 86.41, Fort Jennings 43,
Ada 39.75.
outs” of college players as some in the
now-defunct NFL Players Union sug- Metcalfe’s football player Eric LeGrand.
He was injured Oct. 16 — perhaps
100-meter hurdles: Mackenzie
gested weeks ago. prompting the NFL to take harsher
Fell (A) 17.5.
100-meter dash: Hannah
Chappell-Dick (B) 13.9.
That would be a black eye that nei-
ther side — the players nor the owners
Musings action toward leading with the head on
tackles — but hasn’t dwelt on it. He has
1,600-meter run: Hannah
Chappell-Dick (B) 5:42.
— needs at this time. jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com developed a positive mindset — this
400-meter relay: Wayne It could be very interesting who actu- happened for a reason known only to
Trace (Zartman, Grant, Nickols, ally goes first and how many deals will “retreat”! — is it any wonder that we God — toward this, harboring no ill
Hockenberry) 55.1. actually be done. Not having the ability have what we have going on? will but instead has focused on walking
400-meter
Guagenti (B) 1:02.1.
dash: Lydia
to trade current players will likely mean Money will never be taken out of the again.
300-meter hurdles: Shauna less movement up and down the draft equation, no matter what you do. Good for him; we can use good news
Lee (L) 53.2. board, though teams can always swap As I wrote several weeks ago when like this right about now.
800-meter
Kaverman (F) 2:36.9.
run: Cassie
other picks. It just means there are less the Tressel thing hit the fan, there was This item really interested me: play-
200-meter dash: Macy options at their disposal. only one legitimate reason for him not ing a college basketball game on an
Schroeder (F) 27.7. Get used to it; it may be the only to say anything and that is if he was told aircraft carrier?
3,200-meter run: Lindsay
Matthews (W) 13:50.9. professional football we get to see for not to by the feds in order to complete That will happen on Veterans’ Day
800-meter relay: Wayne a while — not counting the Canadian the investigation of that tattoo parlor and as Michigan State and North Carolina
Trace (Hockenberry, Wenninger, Football League or what most other other unsavories. will do battle on a to-be-determined
Zartman, Grant) 1:54.
nations of the world call futbol; soccer. Since that appears to not be the case carrier.
1,600-meter relay: Bluffton
(Buettner, Althaus, Guagenti, How will the Jim Tressel saga — at least he has not implied that or It will include honorary captains
Steinmetz) 4:19.6. end? flat-out stated it — that he simply didn’t Michael “His Airness” Jordan (Tar
3,200-meter relay: Bluffton No one really knows or if this speak up to save his own hide is a prob- Heels) and Earvin “Magic” Johnson for
(Althaus, Garmatter, Steinmetz,
Chappell-Dick) 10:45.5. will ultimately end up with The Vest lem for me. the Spartans and around 4,000 of their
Long jump: Katelynn Simon being forced to abdicate the throne in Whether he should be fired is another “friends” — military personnel chosen
(A) 14-6. Columbus. question at this point but if they find any to watch the game live.
5-2.
High jump: Lydia Guagenti (B)
However, when you read that nine more improprieties, including what the Scalpers will not be welcome because
Discus: Liz Streaker (L) 101- out of the 11 members of an NCAA NCAA terms potential or real major vio- the tickets are for free — good for them!
8. panel charged with deciding the fate lations, then he probably should be. — and ticket holder’s names will be
Shot put: Kaitlyn Hanrahan (L)
31-8.50. of the Fiesta Bowl attended a bowl- However, that likely won’t be deter- printed on the front and must match the
Pole vault: Alex Johnson (L) sponsored “retreat” — in my book, golf mined for a spell, at least not this sea- ID.
8-6. outings, resort rooms and free meals son. What a great way to honor our mili-
Boys Team Results: Bluffton
usually aren’t considered parts of a In the midst of these college foot- tary men and women.

O-G rallies to nip Elida 3-2 in baseball

Daniel Binkley, Aaron Hefner)
3:49.20.
Girls Shot Put: 1. Tiffany
Recker (SJ) 32-11.50; 2.
Mackenzie Miller (SV) 30-8; 3.
Abby Freewalt (SV) 29-9; 4. Paige
Lucas (SJ) 28-2.
Boys Shot Put: 1. Spencer
Ginter (SJ) 41-8; 2. Jamie Kill
(SV) 38-8; 3. Zach Gay (SV) 38-2;
4. Lucas Shumate (SV) 34-7.50.
Girls Discus: 1. Devan Hanjora
(SV) 108-7; 2. Mackenzie Miller
(SV) 106-8; 3. Tiffany Recker
(SJ) 106-5; 4. Elizabeth Griffin
(SV) 93-0.
Boys Discus: 1. Lucas
Shumate (SV) 144-3; 2. Spencer
Ginter (SJ) 110-7; 3. Zach Gay
(SV) 107-6; 4. Jamie Kill (SV)
105-3.
Girls Long Jump: 1. Beavers
(P) 14-11; 2. Emilie Fischbach
(SJ) 14-2; 3. Morgan Pugh (SV)
14-1; 4. Shanna German (SV)
13-6.50.
Boys Long Jump: 1. Ben
Youngpeter (SJ) 17-3; 2. Isaac
Altenburger (SJ) 17-0; 3. David
Lindeman (SJ) 16-11.25; 4.
Anthony Schuh (SV) 16-4.5.
Girls High Jump: 1. Tiffany
Geise (SJ) 5-2; 2. Alyssa Faurot
172, Ada 62, Fort Jennings 42,
Liberty-Benton 40, Wayne Trace
35.
110-meter hurdles: Drew
Luginbuhl (B) 15.8.
100-meter dash: Russell Gray
(A) 12.4.
1,600-meter run: Ryan Kraner
(F) 4:47.
400-meter relay: Bluffton
(Stratton, Koch, Little, Hughes)
47.0.
400-meter dash: Noah Stratton
(B) 54.5.
300-meter hurdles: Drew
Luginbuhl (B) 41.7.
800-meter run: Ryan Kraner
(F) 2:09.
200-meter dash: Kyle Bassitt
(B) 24.1.
3,200-meter run: Jonathon
Roby (A) 11:54.2.
800-meter relay: Bluffton
(Luginbuhl, Yoder, Koch, Hughes)
1:35.
1,600-meter relay: Bluffton
(Luginbuhl, Herron, Yoder, Moser)
3:40.4.
3,200-meter relay: Bluffton
(Yoder, Moser, Harnish, Herron)
8:52.1.
See ROUNDUP, page 7
By Charlie Warnimont
Delphos Herald Correspondent
ELIDA — Ottawa-
Glandorf’s baseball team has
made a habit of scoring runs
in the seventh inning this
spring.
Going into Tuesday after-
noon’s Western Buckeye
League encounter with Elida,
O-G has had three seventh-
inning rallies for wins. Now
you can add Tuesday’s game
to that list.
Ottawa-Glandorf scored
a run in the bottom of the
seventh to defeat Elida 3-2
in WBL action at Ed Sandy
Field. The game was played
at Elida because of wet field
conditions at the Titans base-
ball field.
Tuesday’s game was a
pitchers’ duel between the
Titans’ Drew Ellerbrock and
Elida’s Adam Von Sossan,
allowing very little as the
game was tied 2-2 going to
the seventh. After Ellerbrock
retired the Bulldogs in the
top of the seventh, the Titan
hitters went to work against
Elida relief pitcher Jake Porter
in the bottom of the inning.
Cory Imm opened the O-G
(2-3, 6-5) seventh with a sin-
gle to right field. Alex Selhorst
was going to sacrifice Imm to
second with a bunt but was hit
by the first pitch from Porter.
A wild pitch advanced the
runners a base before Elida
decided to load the bases
with an intentional walk to
Casey Schroeder. That sent
Ellerbrock to the plate where
he already was 3-for-3 on the
day.
With the infield — and
outfield — playing in, the
Bulldogs got what they
wanted when Ellerbrock hit
a ground ball to third. Imm
didn’t immediately break
towards home but scored the
winning run when the throw
home was in the dirt and
bounced away from the Elida
catcher giving O-G the win.
“Today was a matter
of who, like the other day
(Thursday), was going to be
up at the plate last,” Titan
coach Nick Miller said. “And
that seventh we had a hit, a
hit batter when we were going
to give them an out with a
sacrifice. That miscue was
the difference in the game.
Our guy made a mistake as
he was going back to third
when he should have been
going him. The third baseman
had plenty of time; he just
made an errant throw there.
Give these (O-G) guys credit;
they battled the whole time
and they always are in there
until the end. This is our third
come-from-behind win.”
Besides banging out three
hits and driving in all three
runs, Ellerbrock (2-2) picked
up the win as he allowed two
runs on seven hits with five
strikeouts and four walks.
See O-G RALLIES, page 7
 www.delphosherald.com Wednesday, April 27, 2011 The Herald — 7

NBA Kobe’s dunks lead Lakers,

The Associated Press
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Tuesday’s Results
Orlando 101, Atlanta 76,
Atlanta leads series 3-2
Chicago 116, Indiana 89,
Chicago wins series 4-1
L.A. Lakers 106, New
Orleans 90, L.A. Lakers leads
series 3-2
Today’s Games
Philadelphia at Miami, 7
p.m., Miami leads series 3-1
Memphis at San Antonio,
8:30 p.m., Memphis leads
series 3-1
Denver at Oklahoma City,
9:30 p.m., Oklahoma City
leads series 3-1
Thursday’s Games
Orlando at Atlanta, 7:30
p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New
Orleans, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10:30
p.m., Dallas leads series 3-2
push Hornets to brink
By GREG BEACHAM
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A
sprained ankle is a minor
impediment to Kobe Bryant at
this point in his playoff career.
Emeka Okafor is a much larg-
er obstacle.
Bryant overcame them both
got home. Postseason injuries
are nothing new for the 2-time
NBA finals MVP, who has
persevered through a slew of
them during 67 playoff games
in the previous three years.
“That’s what he does,” said
Monty Williams, the Hornets’
frustrated coach. “All this talk
about his ankle. Did it look
19 turnovers by the Hornets,
who were outscored 22-2 in
second-chance points after
dominating that effort-based
statistic in Game 4.
While Bryant took the
emotional lead, the Lakers
got another outstanding low-
post game from Bynum, who
moved exceptionally well on
defense forced him simply to
drop the ball on the ground,
unable to shoot or to pass
without traveling after he
jumped.
Bulls 116, Pacers 89
CHICAGO — Derrick Rose
scored 25 points, Luol Deng added
24 and the Chicago Bulls finally
played like a top seed, knocking off
the Indiana Pacers 116-89 in Game

NHL
on a dunk that propelled like his ankle was hurt- his own sore knee. Gasol also 5 to wrap up their first-round playoff
the Los Angeles Lakers ing? OK then.” returned to nearly normal after series Tuesday night.
an awful start to the series,
The top-seeded Bulls can breathe
to a wave of momen- Trevor Ariza scored a little easier after getting a dominant
tum toward the second 22 points, Marco while Derek Fisher and Lamar performance by their MVP candidate
The Associated Press Vancouver 2, Chicago 1, round. Belinelli added 21 and Odom added 13 points apiece. and an emphatic win that came on
the heels of four dramatic games.
FIRST ROUND OT, Vancouver wins series Bryant scored 19 Chris Paul had 20 points The Hornets made 61 per- They can also turn their attention
(Best-of-7) 4-3 points on a sprained left and 12 assists for the cent of their shots in the first to the Eastern Conference semifi-
Tuesday’s Results ankle, throwing down seventh-seeded Hornets, half but couldn’t maintain nals, where they’ll meet Atlanta or
Orlando.
Montreal 2, Boston 1, Today’s Games two impressive jams that who have lost 3-of-4 that pace when the Lakers got Rose seemed just fine after
series tied 3-3 Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. led the Lakers past the since their series-open- down to business. Last spring, spraining his left ankle in Game 4,
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, New Orleans Hornets ing victory. Ariza hit the Lakers also faced an even hitting 8-of-17 shots. He dominated
in the early going and came up big in
Philadelphia wins series 4-3 8 p.m., series tied 3-3 106-90 in Game 5 on five 3-pointers but man- first-round series heading into the third after the Pacers pulled within
Tuesday night and to a aged just six points in the Game 5 against Oklahoma

MLB
3-2 series lead.
Bryant’s second-quarter
dunk on Okafor could turn
second half as the Lakers
took control of the game and
perhaps the series.
City and responded with eight
consecutive wins.
Ariza breezed past Bryant
four. He scored 10 points over the
final six minutes and Chicago ended
the quarter on a 23-8 run to blow the
game open.
Joakim Noah added 14 points

The Associated Press National League out to be the Lakers’ signa- Game 6 is Thursday in for a layup on the Hornets’ and eight rebounds and the Bulls won
a playoff series for the first time since
American League East Division ture moment of a taxing first- New Orleans. opening possession as they they swept Miami in the first round
East Division W L Pct GB round series that began with a Andrew Bynum had 18 came out with no fear of the in 2007 even though Carlos Boozer
W L Pct GB Florida 15 7 .682 — stunning Game 1 loss. That’s points and 10 rebounds and big Hollywood stage, mak- scored just two.
Danny Granger scored 20 for
New York
Tampa Bay
12 8
11 11
.600
.500
—
2
Philadelphia
Atlanta
15
12
8
13
.652
.480
1/2
4 1/2 exactly what Bryant was try- Pau Gasol added 16 points ing 13 of their 16 shots in the the Pacers. Tyler Hansbrough added
Toronto 11 12 .478 2 1/2 Washington 10 12 .455 5 ing to achieve when he picked as the 2-time defending NBA first quarter and jumping to 14 points and 11 rebounds but the
a 9-point lead. Paul racked
Pacers trailed the entire way and
Boston 10 12 .455 3 New York 10 13 .435 5 1/2 up his dribble with two hands champions roared back from a committed 21 turnovers.
Baltimore 9 12 .429 3 1/2 Central Division and threw down a right-handed slow start in a pivotal game for up eight assists in the period, Magic 101, Hawks 76
Central Division W L Pct GB
W L Pct GB Milwaukee 12 11 .522 — slam right in Okafor’s mug. their three-peat hopes. picking up right where he left ORLANDO, Fla. — Jason
Richardson scored 17 points and J.J.
Cleveland 14 8 .636 — St. Louis 12 11 .522 — “I just had a lane to the bas- And though he got off to a off in New Orleans. Redick added 14 to help the Magic
Detroit 12 11 .522 2 1/2 Cincinnati 12 12 .500 1/2 ket,” Bryant said. “It looked slow start and played less than But Bryant added three stay alive in the playoffs with a victory
Kansas City 12 11 .522 2 1/2 Chicago 10 13 .435 2 like he was going to challenge 29 minutes, Bryant erased any more baskets after his dramatic over the Hawks.
The win kept alive the Magic’s
Minnesota
Chicago
9 12
10 14
.429
.417
4 1/2
5
Pittsburgh
Houston
10
9
13
14
.435
.391
2
3 me at the rim and I decided to worries about his fitness with dunk, staking Los Angeles to a hopes of becoming the ninth team
West Division West Division accept the challenge. ... It’s a that poster-ready dunk over 54-51 halftime advantage. Paul in NBA history to win a playoff series
W L Pct GB W L Pct GB message for us that this was Okafor. kept the Hornets right in it, after trailing 3-1. If they can win
Game 6 Thursday in Atlanta, they
Texas 14 9 .609 — Colorado 16 7 .696 — important. It’s time to raise Bryant added another scoring seven points in the final would host the decisive Game 7 on
Los Angeles
Oakland
14 10
11 13
.583
.458
1/2
3 1/2
San Francisco 11 11 .500 4 1/2
Los Angeles 12 13 .480 5 up and do what we’ve got to crowd-riling slam with his left 2 minutes of the first half. Saturday.
Seattle 9 15 .375 5 1/2 Arizona 10 12 .455 5 1/2 do. They’re not saved dunks. hand in the third quarter while Paul’s triple-double Magic center Dwight Howard bat-
tled foul trouble throughout the night
San Diego 9 15 .375 7 1/2 I don’t have much of those Los Angeles jumped to an allowed New Orleans to even and had just one field goal, finishing
——— ——— left.” 11-point lead and headed back the series in Game 4 but he with 8 points and 8 rebounds. Orlando
Tuesday’s Results
Baltimore 4, Boston 1
Tuesday’s Results Bryant left New Orleans on to the locker room early to struggled to make big plays didn’t need his offense, though, as it
broke out of a series-long shooting
Chicago White Sox 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 4 crutches two days earlier after get more treatment when he after his big first quarter in slump with 11 3-pointers.
San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 2, 10 innings
Cleveland 9, Kansas City 4 Florida 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 getting hurt late in Game 4 but came out for good in the final Game 5. His frustrating night Josh Smith scored 22 points to
Seattle 7, Detroit 3 Colorado 4, Chicago Cubs 3 he refused an MRI exam or minutes. was epitomized in the final lead Atlanta, which shot below 40
percent for just the second time this
Toronto 10, Texas 3 Houston 6, St. Louis 5 extensive treatment when he Los Angeles also forced minutes when Ron Artest’s series.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, ppd., rain
O-G RALLIES
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2
L.A. Angels 8, Oakland 3 Arizona 7, Philadelphia 5
Today’s Games Atlanta 8, San Diego 2
Boston (Beckett 2-1) at Baltimore (Guthrie Today’s Games
1-3), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 2-1) at Florida (Continued from Page 6) Zuber reached on a fielder’s Elida regained the lead played pretty well until the last
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 1-2) at N.Y. (Ani.Sanchez 1-1), 12:10 p.m. choice as Martz overran third in the third inning as Zuber half inning. There were a lot
Yankees (Colon 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Francis 0-2) at Cleveland
Cincinnati (LeCure 0-1) at Milwaukee “This was one of the better base on a sacrfice bunt. Zuber reached on a fielders choice of good things that went on;
(Tomlin 3-0), 7:05 p.m.
(Gallardo 2-1), 1:10 p.m. games he has pitched,” Miller bunted the ball back towards and took second on a ground- we just came up short. It was a
Colorado (Chacin 3-1) at Chicago Cubs
Oakland (T.Ross 1-2) at L.A. Angels (C.Coleman 1-1), 2:20 p.m. said. “He came off a little bit Ellerbrock on the mound but out. He scored on a single by good game. I thought their kid
(Haren 4-1), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 2-3) at San Diego (Latos of a short rest, having thrown his throw to third was in the Nickoli Sackinger. (Ellerbrock) got better as the
Seattle (Bedard 0-4) at Detroit (Verlander 0-3), 3:35 p.m. Thursday. He said he wanted dirt and bounced past the field- O-G tied the game in the game went on. We had some
2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 0-2) at Texas (Holland
Philadelphia (Hamels 2-1) at Arizona the ball and he was strong for er before Martz was caught fourth as Selhorst walked with chances early and we didn’t
3-1), 8:05 p.m.
(J.Saunders 0-2), 3:40 p.m. us. He seemed to get better off third base. Mackenzie an out and stole second base. take advantage of them. He did
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 1-3) at Washington
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 2-2) at Minnesota (Gorzelanny 0-2), 7:05 p.m. as the game went on, espe- Hampshire followed with a With two outs in the inning, a nice of competing.”
(Liriano 1-3), 8:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-3) at cially with his breaking ball. ground ball to short that forced Ellerbrock lined a single to Martz and Clevenger both
Thursday’s Games
Seattle at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 0-2), 7:05 p.m. He seemed to be locating that Zuber at second. However, the left as Selhorst scored without had two hits for Elida. Drew
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m., 1st
St. Louis (Lohse 3-1) at Houston (Happ pitch. When he can throw that relay throw to first was off a throw. Ellerbrock had three hits for
1-3), 8:05 p.m.
game Thursday’s Games and his fastball for strikes he and Clevenger scored on the In his six innings of work, O-G and Jake Hashbarger had
Toronto at Texas, 2:05 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-0) at is hard to hit. He just battled throwing error. Von Sossan allowed two runs two hits.
Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Karstens 2-0), 12:35 p.m. today.” O-G tied the game in on six hits with eight strikeouts Elida hosts Bath 5 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees,
7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Capuano 2-1) at Washington Elida (2-3, 5-9) took a the bottom of the inning as with three walks. Friday.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
(L.Hernandez 2-2), 7:05 p.m. 1-0 lead in the first as Dalton Schroeder walked with two “It’s a tough one to lose,”
St. Louis (McClellan 3-0) at Houston Elida 101 000 0-272
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m., 2nd (Figueroa 0-3), 8:05 p.m. Martz opened the game with outs and stole second base. He Elida coach Mark Thompson Ottawa-Glan. 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 1
game Chicago Cubs (Dempster 1-2) at Arizona a double to left. After Andrew scored on Ellerbrock’s first hit said. “I thought our pitcher WP-Drew Ellerbrock. LP-Jake
----- (Enright 0-2), 9:40 p.m. Clevenger walked, Austin of the game. threw really well and we Porter. 2B: Dalton Martz (E).

Roundup
(Continued from Page 6) Columbus Grove at Ottawa- (CG) 18.41; 3. Jessi Smith (CG) Smith, Jorgi Schramm, Kayla Wayne Erford (OG) 2;11.43. Adam Hershberger, Wayne
Long jump: Christian Koch Glandorf Track dual 18.52.
300 LH - 1. Casey Bockrath
Parlette) 11:55.04.
HJ - 1. Whitney Warnecke
1600 - 1. Connor Walthour
(OG) 4:54.92; 2. Colt Haselman
Efford, Connor Walthour)
3:46.32; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf
(B) 19-9. Girls Team Scores: Ottawa- (OG) 52.79; 2. Kialee Koch (OG) (OG) 5-0; 2. Riley Eversole (CG) (OG) 5:00.33; 3. Dane B (Brandon Heckman, Brent
High jump: Kyle Bassitt (B) 53.11;3. Nicole Langhals (CG) 4-10; 3. Michelle Maag (OG) Stechschulte (CG) 5:06.20. Verhoff, Mark VonderEmbse,
5-10. Glandorf 107, Columbus Grove
29. 55.16. 4-8. 3200 - 1. Colt Haselman Jared Tousley) 3:52.0.
Discus: Ryan Allen (A) 131- 400 Relay - 1. Ottawa- PV - 1. Torie Allgire (OG) 8-6; (OG) 11:00.82; 2. Jake Graham 3200 Relay - 1. Ottawa-
3.50. 100 - 1. Michelle Maag (OG)
13.35; 2. Emily Tabler (CG) Glandorf (Alexis Osting, Whitney 2. Casey Bockrath (OG) 7-6. (CG) 11:05.78; 3. Alex Shafer Glandorf (Colt Haselman,
Shot put: Kyle Risner (B)
45-9. 13.72; 3. Amanda Schuller (OG) Warnecke, Torie Allgire, Michelle Shot - 1. Aubrey Fruchey (CG) 11:27.23. Brandon Heckman, Wayne
Pole vault: Dylan Cornwell (L) 13.97. Maag) 53.71; 2. Columbus (CG) 29-9; 2. Rebecca Schriner 110 HH - 1. Derek Rieman Erford, Connor Walthour)
12-0. 200 - 1. Hannah Kaufman Grove (Emily Tabler, Julia (OG) 29-2; 3. Corinne Cramer (CG) 15.99; 2. Collin Grothaus 8:44.05; 2. Columbus Grove
Wynn, Nicole Langhals, Brooke (OG) 28-6. (CG) 16.43; 3. Nate Toumazes (Jake Graham, Nick Schmiesing,
----- (OG) 28.14; 2. Alexis Osting
(OG) 28.81; 3. Torie Allgire (OG) Brubaker) 54.51. Discus - 1. Cora Diller (CG) (OG) 116.73. Alex Shafer, Dane Stechschulte)
Wildcats bash Lady 28.89. 800 Relay - 1. Ottawa- 108-8; 2. Megan Verhoff (CG) 300 IH - 1. Collin Grothaus 9:16.98.
Bearcats 400 - 1. Dana Lanwehr (OG) Glandorf (Alexis Osting, Michelle 104-10; 3. Christine Kleman (CG) 43.75; 2. Derek Rieman HJ - 1. Landon Pothast (OG)
MINSTER — Minster 1:04.41; 2. Hannah Kaufman Maag, Amanda Schuller, Hannah (OG) 90-10. (CG) 44.37; 3. Nate Toumazes 6-0; 2. Tristan Parker (OG) 5-6;
Kaufman) 1:56.95; 2. Columbus Boys Team Standings: (OG) 45.81. 3. Luke Kohls (CG) 5-6.
took advantage of a little bit (OG) 1:04.43; 3. Kaylee Borer
(OG) 1:05.70. Grove (Brooke Brubaker, Cassie Ottawa-Glandorf 69, Columbus 400 Relay - 1. Columbus PV - 1. Tyler Wolfe (CG)
of everything Tuesday night, 800 - 1. Dana Lanwehr (OG) Stechschulte, Emily Tabler, Julia Grove 68 Grove (Tyler Wolfe, Dakota 13-0; 2. Collin Grothaus (CG)
crunching Spencerville 15-1 2:29.09; 2. Kelsey Hoehn (OG) Wynn) 1:56.95. 100 - 1. Wade Heffner (CG) Fischer, Devin Verhoff, Trent 12-0; 3. Derek Rieman 9CG)
in a 5-inning non-conference 2:40.64; 3. Brooke Zynda (OG) 1600 Relay - 1. Ottawa- 11.66; 2. Grant Recker (OG) Kerns) 46.99; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 11-0.
Glandorf (Dana Lanwehr, Brooke 11.88; 3. Eric Beckman (OG) (Russ Ellerbrock, Logan Diemer, LJ - 1. Landon Pothast (OG)
softball contest at Minster. 2:44.66.
1600 - 1. Kelsey Hoehn (OG) Zynda, Kaylee Borer, Hannah 11.90. Eric Beckman, Landon Pothast) 10-11 1/2; 2. Adam Hershberger
The host Wildcats totaled 6:12.06; 2. Jenny Meyer (OG) Kaufman) 4:28.03; 2. Columbus 200 - 1. Wade Heffner (CG) 47.29. (OG) 18-11; 3. Eric Beckman
eight hits and nine stolen 6:21.15; 3. Kaitlyn Hempfling Grove (Amber Herron, Sydni 23.94; 2. Tyler Wolfe (CG) 25.21; 800 Relay - 1. Ottawa- (OG) 18-8 3/4.
bases and received seven (OG) 6:26.15. Smith, Jorgi Schramm, Kayla 3. Russ Ellerbrock (OG) 25.2. Glandorf (Tristan Parker, Adam Shot - 1. Parker Schroeder
Parlette) 5;11.69. 400 - 1. Wade Heffner (CG) Hershberger, Eric Beckman, (CG) 51-3 3/4; 2. Craig Rieman
Lady Bearcat errors. 3200 - 1. Nikki Ricker (CG)
13:30.38; 2. Kaitlyn Hempfling 3200 Relay - 1. Ottawa- 53.67; 2. Adam Hershberger Logan Diemer) 1:41.83; 2. (OG) 44-1; 3. Jacob Wells (OG)
K. Richard struck out (OG) 13;46.65; 3. Kelsey Hoehn Glandorf (Brooke Zynda, Kialee (OG) 54.66; 3. Grant Recker Columbus Grove (Dakota 43-0.
four and walked four for the (OG) 14:33.30. Koch, Kelsey Hoehn, Dana (OG) 55.59. Fischer, Caleb Grothaus, Alex Discus - 1. Parker Schroeder
Wildcats, while Tori Johnston 100 IH - 1. Casey Bockrath Lanwehr) 10:34.84; 2. Columbus 800 - 1. Brandon Heckman Gladwell, Trent Kerns) 1:42.71. (CG) 145-10; 2. Josh Utrup (CG)
Grove (Amber Herron, Sydni (OG) 2:07.10; 2. Connor 1600 Relay - 1. Ottawa- 138-7; 3. Dakota Vogt (CG) 133-
took the loss for the Lady (OG) 18.11; 2. Nicole Langhals
Walthour (OG) 2:09.01; 3. Glandorf A (Russ Ellerbrock, 11.
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Should I pay off my home mortgage?
DEAR BRUCE: I am a 73-year-old
woman in good health. I own a home in a small
town in Oklahoma. I share this home with a
man who helps pay part of the utilities, food
and other expenses. I plan to stay in this home
for the foreseeable future. I am paying 5.375
percent on a 15-year mortgage. The monthly
payment is $875, including taxes and home
insurance. The balance is now $42,000. I have
six more years to go on the mortgage. I have
a secure government pension and more than
enough money in a low-interest money market
fund that I could easily pay off the mortgage.
I have a few conservative, mostly dividend
paying stocks and a few bonds. I paid $2,400
in mortgage interest last year, which is tax-
deductible. I gave about $2,000 in charitable
donations in 2010 and would increase this
amount this year if I paid off the mortgage.
I’ve always been a conservative investor,
especially now that I am in my 70s. Is paying
off the mortgage the best financial decision for
me at this time? -- R.K., via e-mail
Photo submitted DEAR R.K.: Putting aside the mortgage,
the important thing here is you’re paying 5.375
TreeTop Studios joins Delphos Chamber percent interest on $42,000 and you have money
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Safety Service Director Greg Berquist; Chamber Executive Director Jennifer Moenter are receiving now. Other things being equal,
and Chamber board member Janet Metzger, TreeTop Studios is located at 150 N. that’s a smart move if you have enough money
Jefferson St. in Delphos. The boutique specialized in children’s clothing/accessories and set aside for other things. You have effectively
baby gifts. The business will officially open this weekend from 6-9 p.m. Friday and noon increased your annual return on your $42,000
to 6 p.m. Saturday. by 4 to 5 percent, not a bad deal. You of course
BRUCE WILLIAMS
Smart
Money
would tell them to stop this practice; they are
sticking their necks way, way out.
DEAR BRUCE: My ex and I have always
told our kids (21 and 23) that we would not
be able to pay for their college, but we would
help with books, etc., where we could. One
child is claimed on my taxes, and the other
child is claimed on my ex-husband’s taxes.
Each year, the kids complete the FAFSA, but
don’t seem to qualify for aid. Is this because
they are both still claimed on our taxes? If so,
and we wind up taking them off our taxes,
would they probably qualify for aid off the
FAFSA? I have always heard and thought that
we shouldn’t spend our retirement for the kids’
college tuitions. Yet my kids, their friends and
even some counselors have told them that yes,
the parents should pay for the college (“the
student’s job is to study and get good grades,
the parent’s job is to pay for the education”).
This has added to their resentment toward our
not paying for their education. What is the
smartest financial plan at this point? Keep
them on our taxes and they apply for student

AP survey: Only oil shock

will have to continue to pay the taxes and loans, or take them off our taxes and they
home insurance directly, which is currently would hopefully qualify for something off the
being done through an escrow account. I only FAFSA? -- Frustrated Parent, via e-mail

can stop economy now

WASHINGTON (AP) —
The American economy is now
strong enough to withstand
Middle East turmoil and the
Japanese nuclear crisis. Only a
big rise in the price of oil could
stop it now.
Those are the findings of
an Associated Press survey
of leading economists, who
are increasingly confident in
a recovery that is nearly two
years old. They expect the
economy to grow faster every
quarter this year.
In part, that’s because the
economists think Americans
will spend more freely in the
coming months. Higher stock
prices have made people
wealthier. And a cut in the
Social Security payroll tax is
giving most households an extra
$1,000 to $2,000 this year.
American exports and cor-
porate spending, which have
helped drive the recovery, are
also expected to remain strong,
according to the quarterly AP
Economy Survey.
The one factor that could
make a second recession a pos-
sibility would be a jump in oil
prices to $150 a barrel, econo-
mists say. Oil trades at about
$112 a barrel now. The record
high, set in the summer of 2008,
is about $147 a barrel.
“The economy is regaining
some of its lost muscle and now
seems to have a much thicker
skin than it did six months or a
year ago, and that’s helping it
handle various negative forces,”
said Lynn Reaser, a board mem-
ber of the National Association
for Business Economics.
While oil has risen almost
$40 a barrel since Labor Day,
analysts think it would take
something extraordinary to
drive the price all the way to
a new record — either supply
disruptions because of a new
front in the Mideast unrest or
action by the Federal Reserve
that brings down the value of
the dollar.
Economists think gas prices,
now averaging $3.87 a gallon
and rising every day, will sta-
bilize by summer and drop to
about $3.50 by fall. Rising gas
prices are taking up much of
what Americans are pocketing
from the Social Security tax
cut.
Still, Americans are spend-
ing more on furniture, cars
and electronics. Apple Inc.’s
earnings, for example, near-
ly doubled in its most recent
quarter, helped by record sales
of iPhones and the popular
iPad.
And businesses are buy-
ing more computers and
other equipment. Last week,
Intel Corp., the world’s big-
gest semiconductor company,
said its quarterly profit rose 29
percent. Corporate demand for
PCs and the backroom hard-
ware that powers computer data
centers fueled orders for Intel
chips. And Honeywell said its
quarterly profit jumped 40 per-
cent because of more demand
for its industrial products.
The AP survey collected the
views of 42 private, corporate
and academic economists on a
range of indicators.
mentioned that because most of the time people
forget that these things are being done by the
mortgage company and get themselves into hot
water for unpaid taxes and worse, a lapse of
appropriate insurance coverage.
DEAR BRUCE: I was in a car accident
in 2004 during work hours. The doctors said
I can no longer work a physical job, only
desk jobs. When applying for a job, my ex-
employer gave me a bad report when the
Human Resource Department called to verify
past employment. They told him that I had bad
attendance, etc. I worked as a supervisor for
this company for 15 years. They destroyed my
credit score due to the fact that I couldn’t pay
my bills on time. Do I have a legal case? --
Ray, via e-mail
DEAR RAY: I am very surprised even
if you had a record of that kind that your
employer would share it with others. Even
though those things could be true, if you can
demonstrate that they have done this you may
very possibly have a strong case against them.
I know that with businesses I am connected
with, we would only confirm their references
such as, time at the job and whether they
would be eligible for rehire. I would think that
most businesses would do the same thing. You
may very well have a legal claim against your
former employer. I think if you go to your
local bar association, you’ll find that there are
attorneys in your area that would review your
circumstance without charge. If they feel that
there is merit, take it on a contingency basis.
If I were advising your former employers, I
DEAR FRUSTRATED PARENT: I
don’t know where the kids, friends and these
“counselors” that made this absurd statement
about the student’s jobs and the parent’s
job. Whether you would be obliged to pay
something for your children’s education
in order for them to qualify for aid is quite
another matter -- that’s entirely possible. I
don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t claim
them on your taxes because the reality is that,
in regards to aid, even if you don’t claim them
you will be obliged to divulge your incomes,
which you haven’t shared with me. Yes, their
job is to study and hopefully get good grades,
but millions of others before them have
received loans and have worked a great deal
during their undergraduate studies and after to
pay for their education. While a parent may
have the resources I would never suggest that
they use their retirement funds to relieve that
obligation from the kids paying and getting
loans. Incidentally, I have been consistent on
this matter for more than 25 years. There are
all sorts of aid programs out there. There is
nothing wrong with student loans, they are the
beneficiaries of the education. To have them
imply at their age that you ought to be paying,
speaks very poorly of them.
Send your questions to: Smart Money, P.O.
Box 2095, Elfers, FL 34680. E-mail to: bruce@
brucewilliams.com. Questions of general
interest will be answered in future columns.
Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies
cannot be provided.

IRS begins enforcement of new return preparer rules
WASHINGTON — The
Internal Revenue Service is
taking steps to stop tax prepar-
ers with criminal tax convic-
tions or permanent injunctions
from preparing tax returns.
This is just one of several
recent moves to improve the
quality and oversight of the
tax preparation industry.
More than 700,000 tax pre-
parers nationwide have regis-
tered with the IRS and obtained
Preparer Tax Identification
Numbers (PTINs). This nine-
digit number must be used
by paid tax return preparers
on all returns or claims for
refund. Paid preparers must
renew their PTINs annually to
legally prepare tax returns.
“We owe it to all taxpay-
ers and the many honest tax
return preparers to remove
the IRS was able to identify
19 tax preparers who applied
for PTINs and either failed to
disclose a criminal tax convic-
tion or have been permanently
enjoined from preparing tax
returns. A permanent injunc-
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the Department of Justice to
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edly prepares erroneous or
fraudulent federal tax returns.
The IRS has sent letters to
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Preparers facing revocation
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ten response and provide sup-
porting documentation as to
why their PTIN should not be
revoked.
With the end of the tax fil-
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“Hundreds of thousands of
tax return preparers, the vast
majority, play by the rules
every filing season. The IRS
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have a level playing field,”
Shulman said. “Compliance
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The IRS is still register-
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Starting this fall, certain paid
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tion annually.
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tants, attorneys and enrolled
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Father criticized for mother killing kids Shrinking funds

pull plug on alien
By JIM FITZGERALD died with the children April “Obviously, mentally illness he told her his mother had search devices
The Associated Press 12, a human impulse to blame
someone has focused on the
“He’s in shock was involved,” Mallon said.
“That person just clearly is
had a “big, big argument
about my stepdad’s cheating
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
In the mountains of Northern
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. father. that his chil- not thinking rationally if on her.” California, a field of radio dish-
— Jean Pierre didn’t kill
his kids. It was their moth-
“It’s really good to have
someone to blame,” said
dren died. He’s ‘Let me just kill everybody’
sounds like a good decision
Another lawyer for Pierre,
Michael O’Connor, wouldn’t
es that look like giant dinner
plates waited for years for the
er, not their father, who Dr. Philip R. Muskin, pro- not looking to to her. But those decisions call it cheating. first call from intelligent life
took the three little children fessor of clinical psychia- accuse anybody don’t come out of nowhere. “They were not married,” among the stars.
But they’re not listening
with her in a suicide plunge
into the Hudson River this
try at Columbia University.
“Appropriately or not, hav- of anything ... You could certainly make
the case for the fact that
he said. “They had a long-
term relationship that was on anymore.
month. ing someone to blame gives but everybody the father didn’t drive the and off. That’s the lifestyle Cash-strapped governments,
But Pierre, 26, has come
under constant criticism.
us an answer, and we like
answers.”
wants to put the car into the Hudson but the
father was probably deep-
they chose.”
If Armstrong was unhappy
it seems, can no longer pay the
interstellar phone bill.
He’s been vilified for cheat- Pierre’s lawyer points out blame on him.” ly involved in the reason about the lifestyle, that could Astronomers at the SETI
ing on Lashanda Armstrong, that he had nothing to do with she drove the car into the have been a contributing fac- Institute said a steep drop in
labeled a deadbeat on child his children’s deaths. — Stephen J. Powers, Hudson.” tor, Palmiter said. state and federal funds has
lawyer forced the shutdown of the
support and charged with “He’s in shock that his Police said Armstrong “In general, if a person is Allen Telescope Array, a pow-
being a danger to children, all children died,“ said the law- was involved in a domes- in a relationship that is pain- erful tool in the search for extra-
of which his lawyers dispute. yer, Stephen J. Powers. ”He’s were killed.” tic incident at her apartment ful to them, that is a top stress terrestrial intelligence, an effort
Armstrong’s fam- not looking to accuse any- However, the experts just before she drove down in a person’s life. Being in a scientists refer to as SETI.
ily decried Pierre’s decision body of anything but every- do not find Pierre blame- a Newburgh boat ramp and marriage that’s painful tends “There’s plenty of cosmic real
to hold a separate funeral body wants to put the blame less. If his relationship with into the Hudson with her four to be one of the big ones.” estate that looks promising,” Seth
and burial for the children, on him.” Armstrong had been healthy, children. Killed were Landen Muskin warned that the Shostak, senior astronomer at the
rather than the joint service A tendency to blame they said, she probably would Pierre, 5; Lance Pierre, 2; and tragedy shouldn’t be blamed institute, said Tuesday. “We’ve
they’d planned. One relative the victim is not unheard have had one less stress fac- Lainaina Pierre, who would entirely on a straying boy- lost the instrument that’s best
accused him of rigging the of, said psychologist David tor. In addition, said Gerald have turned 1 last week friend. for zeroing in on these better
guest list at the funeral and Palmiter, public education Mallon, a professor at Hunter The only survivor was “Maybe he missed the targets.”
even took exception to the coordinator for the American College’s School of Social 10-year-old La’Shaun signs; maybe they didn’t
way he mourned his children Psychological Association Work, “a good partner might Armstrong, who was not have a great relationship,” he
during the service. “In this case, one of the have picked out the signs of Pierre’s son. He escaped, said. “But did he predict that
Experts say that because victims is the living spouse,” mental illness.” swam out and was taken to she would kill herself and the HAVING MORE
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friendly. West State Road Apply in store 7 days/wk
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year salary. Must be self
Specialist 38 Deep water 29 11th-grade exam
340 Garage Sales 39 Tooth anchor 31 Occurred
motivated, professional,
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Vancrest of Delphos
sales experience is a plus,
don’t miss your opportu-
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840 Mobile Homes
with customers, have
work. The Delphos Herald
Monday through Friday
good organizational and Sat. 9am-2pm 56 “The — We Were”
1425 East Fifth St.,
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work from heights. Perma-
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Thursday. 1pm-8pm
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ward resume to PO Box phos Herald urges our Saturday 8am-1pm
434 Van Wert, Ohio 37 38 39
readers to contact The
080 Help Wanted
45891. Better Business Bureau, OTTOVILLE 40 41 42 43
(419) 223-7010 or COMMUNITY
1-800-462-0468, before Garage Sales.

179
44 45 46 47
FULL-TIME PERSON for
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entering into any agree-
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ald, 405 N. Main St., Del-
c/o Delphos Herald, 405
N. Main St., Delphos, OH
these businesses. (This
notice provided as a cus-
501
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Writer not Tomorrow’s HI AND LOIS

Horoscope

fitting in
By Bernice Bede Osol
Thursday, April 28, 2011

with group
You’re likely to get some excellent
chances to advance your ambitious
expectations in the next solar cycle.
However, don’t think you can stop
pushing once you get what you want.
You’ll have to work to keep things
going.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Someone in a group to which you
Dear Annie: I have known No big deal. Rather than say belong might try to palm off some
“Cathy” since grade school. he couldn’t get to it, he ram- heavy duties that no one wants to do.
Don’t fall for that old bromide about
BLONDIE
We are now in our 50s. In the bled on about how our son the honor of serving.
past several years, we have usually does it, the sun was GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- A
become close again. Last too bright, etc. Our children project that looks easy at first glance
is likely to require far more fortitude
summer, I set up a luncheon are now beginning to notice. than you’re willing to give. If you
with “Lois,” a mutual friend My husband insists this is have no way of finding out how much
of ours. Cathy also brought how normal people act. Our effort it will require, be prepared to
two of her own friends. The teenage daughter commented dump it.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
women seemed nice, and we that “normal people” don’t When it comes to a group endeavor,
got together a few times for make excuses, and they everything will have to run smoothly
dinner and we also took a few take responsibility for their in order to accomplish your aims.
Discord could quickly put a halt to
trips as a group, but actions. How can I what you’re trying to do.
I always felt like a get him to see the LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- In order not
third wheel. poor example he is to suffer too big of a loss, be prepared
to extricate yourself should a business
I haven’t heard setting for our kids? deal in which you’re involved not live BEETLE BAILEY
from Cathy much -- Fran in Fresno up to expectations. You won’t be sorry
lately, so I finally Dear Fran: if you play it safe.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
asked her if some- Your husband Someone whom you thought would
thing was wrong. seems to be indulg- back you up, should you need it, is
Evidently, her ing in a little self- likely to do just the opposite. Don’t
jump to conclusions and respond
friends aren’t crazy aggrandizement in anger -- he or she could have a
about me. Lois meant to make plausible reason.
informed me that himself look good LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Your
I had done some at the expense of body has its limitations, so try not
to overdo things. If you don’t know
things that made Annie’s Mailbox others. We don’t when to quit, you’ll be nursing a
them angry. One know who he is foggy head or an aching back before
was that I left the beach early trying to impress, but it obvi- you know it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Think
so I could get ready for din- ously isn’t working. Perhaps before you speak and be mindful of
ner, and the other was that I if you call it to his attention, what comes out of your mouth. A jury
didn’t participate in a discus- he will see that he would gain of your peers is listening and taking
sion. As I get older, I like to far more respect if he held
what you say as gossip. You won’t SNUFFY SMITH
want to be judged a prevaricator.
listen more and talk less. I himself accountable. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) --
never thought it would offend Dear Annie: I read the A wasteful morning could carry some
severe penalties. You might discover
anyone. I barely remember letter from “Sober in San too late that neglected tasks need to be
these things, but I apologized Diego,” whose husband rants done before you can partake in your
to both ladies for not being and says hurtful things when plans.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
more in tune with their feel- drunk and then denies it when -- Although a plan of attack worked
ings. he’s sober. I’m surprised you reasonably well once before, your
My husband and other didn’t suggest that she get a adversaries won’t let you use it again.
friends were astonished that voice-activated recorder and Don’t get caught off-guard -- have
something new planned.
grown women would be so play his words back when he AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
angry over something so triv- is sober. A friend of mine did -- If you ignore life’s fiscal needs,
ial. I have a lot of friends and this years ago, and it worked. your extravagant impulses will most
assuredly get you in trouble, big time.
have never had this problem If her husband drinks, at If you spend wildly and overindulge,
before. least he shuts up. -- Always you’ll regret it later.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
I haven’t been on a trip Sober
ustration you experience might stem
with these girls in months Dear Always: Readers from being stymied in your goals.
and am not sure I want to. have suggested such record- Finding peace could take more
Meanwhile, Lois and Cathy ings in the past, and we think patience than you’re willing to put
out, but it’ll be worth it.
have become very close. I they are a great idea. Several ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
still talk to Cathy, but she also recommended video for Before taking on a new endeavor,
seems distant. I am sick over a little extra punch. size it up in advance so you can have
everything ready that you’ll need to
this. Can you help? -- Sick in Annie’s Mailbox is written get ‘er done. The entire project could
Scranton by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy go down the drain if you don’t.
Dear Scranton: Please try Sugar, longtime editors of the
to understand that this is not Ann Landers column. Copyright 2011, United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

a reflection on your ability

to be a friend. It is simply
that you do not fit into this BORN LOSER
particular group of women. It
could be that Cathy’s friends
are jealous of your longer
relationship and are trying to
marginalize you. Or it simply
could be that you have dif-
ferent tastes and emotional
needs. The best way to retain
your friendship with Cathy is
to remove yourself from this
group. See her on your own.
You’ll enjoy it more.
Dear Annie: Over the past
few years, my husband has FRANK & ERNEST
developed an odd habit. If
asked a simple question, such
as, “Would you like another
cup of coffee?” he will reply,
“If you are so inclined.” I
find this rather peculiar, not
to mention condescending.
The real problem is his
need to blame others for his
behavior. Last Saturday, he
wasn’t able to mow the lawn.
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12 – The Herald Wednesday, April 27, 2011 www.delphosherald.com

In a first, women surpass men in advanced degrees

By HOPE YEN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — For the first time,
American women have passed men in gaining
advanced college degrees as well as bachelor’s
degrees, part of a trend that is helping redefine
who goes off to work and who stays home with
the kids.
Census figures released Tuesday highlight
the latest education milestone for women, who
began to exceed men in college enrollment in
the early 1980s. The findings come amid record
shares of women in the workplace and a steady
decline in stay-at-home mothers.
The educational gains for women are giving
them greater access to a wider range of jobs,
contributing to a shift of traditional gender roles
at home and work. Based on one demographer’s
estimate, the number of stay-at-home dads who
are the primary caregivers for their children
reached nearly 2 million last year, or one in 15
fathers. The official census tally was 154,000,
based on a narrower definition that excludes
those working part-time or looking for jobs.
“The gaps we’re seeing in bachelor’s and
advanced degrees mean that women will be
better protected against the next recession,”
said Mark Perry, an economics professor at the
University of Michigan-Flint who is a visiting
scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a
conservative think tank.
“Men now might be the ones more likely
to be staying home, doing the more traditional
child rearing,” he said.
Among adults 25 and older, 10.6 million
U.S. women have master’s degrees or higher,
compared with 10.5 million men. Measured
by shares, about 10.2 percent of women have
advanced degrees compared with 10.9 percent
of men — a gap steadily narrowing in recent
years. Women still trail men in professional
subcategories such as business, science and
engineering.
When it comes to finishing college, roughly
20.1 million women have bachelor’s degrees,
compared with nearly 18.7 million men — a
gap of more than 1.4 million that has remained
steady in recent years. Women first passed men
in bachelor’s degrees in 1996.
Some researchers, including Perry, have
dubbed the current economic slump a “man-
cession” because of the huge job losses in the
male-dominated construction and manufactur-
ing industries, which require less schooling.
Measured by pay, women with full-time jobs
now make 78.2 percent of what men earn, up
from about 64 percent in 2000.
Unemployment for men currently stands
at 9.3 percent compared with 8.3 percent for
women, who now make up half of the U.S.
work force. The number of stay-at-home moms,
meanwhile, dropped last year for a fourth year
in a row to 5 million, or roughly one in four
married-couple households. That’s down from
nearly half of such households in 1969.
By the census’ admittedly outmoded mea-
sure, the number of stay-at-home dads has
remained largely flat in recent years, making
up less than 1 percent of married-couple house-
holds.
Whatever the exact numbers, Census Bureau
researchers have detailed a connection between
women’s educational attainment and declines in
traditional stay-at-home parenting. For instance,
they found that stay-at-home mothers today are
more likely to be young, foreign-born Hispanics
who lack college degrees than professional
women who set aside careers for full-time fam-
ily life after giving birth.
“We’re not saying the census definition of a
‘stay-at-home’ parent is what reflects families
today,“ said Rose Kreider, a family demog-
rapher at the Census Bureau. ”We’re simply
tracking how many families fit that situation
over time.” She said in an interview that the
bureau’s definition of a stay-at-home parent is
based on a 1950s stereotype of a breadwinner-
homemaker family that wasn’t necessarily pre-
dominant then and isn’t now.
Beth Latshaw, an assistant professor of soci-
ology at Appalachian State University in Boone,
N.C., notes the figures are based on a narrow
definition in which the wife must be in the labor
force for the entire year and the husband outside
the official labor force for the specifically cited
reason of “taking care of home and family.”
Her own survey found that many fathers
who had primary child-care responsibility at
home while working part time or pursuing a
degree viewed themselves as stay-at-home
fathers. When those factors are included as
well as unmarried and single dads, the share
of fathers who stay at home to raise children
jumps from less than 1 percent to more than
6 percent.
Put another way, roughly one of every five
stay-at-home parents is a father.

Answers to Tuesday’s questions:

The only word beginning with the letter “X in Noah
Webster’s first dictionary, published in 1806 was xebec,
which was defined as “a small three-masted vessel in the
Mediterranean.” Webster’s pioneering effort was titled A
Serving clients since 1953 Compendous Dictionary of the English Language.
In Greek mythology, the river Styx circles Hades nine
times.
Today’s questions:
Where was the last military position evacuated by the
We have the experience to handle all your advanced British at the end of the Revolutionary War?
Who was the first actress to win an Oscar for portraying
manufacturing and power distribution needs. a real-life Oscar winner?
Answers in Thursday’s Herald.
Today’s words:
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Quercine: pertaining to the oak
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