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USPS: rural post offices to stay open

By HOPE YEN The Associated Press WASHINGTON Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday backed off a plan to close thousands of rural post offices after May 15 and proposed keeping them open, but with shorter operating hours. The move to halt the shuttering of 3,700 low-revenue post offices followed months of dissent from rural states and their lawmakers, who said the cost-cutting would hurt their communities the most. In recent weeks, rising opposition had led Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to visit some rural areas in a bid to ease fears about cuts that could slow delivery of prescription drugs, newspapers and other services. In an election year, the angst over postal closings also extended to nearly half the senators, who in letters last week urged Donahoe to postpone closing any mail facility until Congress approves final postal overhaul legislation. The Senate last month passed a bill that would halt many of the closings; the House remains stalled over a separate bill allowing for aggressive cuts.

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Balloon pilots to give RC balloon demonstation

The air is warming up in Van Wert as the Hot Air Festival prepares to make its scheduled return Sept. 7-9. Several of the balloon pilots who will appear in the Hot Air Festival this year are making a test air flight in Van Wert Saturday at the Van Wert County Airport. They will be doing this with radio-controlled, smaller versions of hot air balloons. Balloon Meister Wes Dickerson and pilot Brian Counts will fly these balloons and have invited all interested in viewing or taking part in this event to come out to the airport. The first launch will be shortly after 11 a.m. They will provide demonstrations, instructions and hands-on experiences to all young and old balloon enthusiasts.

Elida slates physicals The Elida Athletic Department has scheduled EMS/EHS sport physicals (for Elida sports teams only) for athletes entering grades 7-12 (2012-13 academic year) Monday in the Elida Fieldhouse. Cost is $5. The schedule is as follows: Middle School, 6:00-7:15 p.m.; High School, 7:15-8:30 p.m. For more info, contact the department at 419-331-2580. TODAY BASEBALL: DIVISION IV: At CG - Mil. City vs. Kalida, 5 p.m. (winner to Elida); DIVISION III: At Shawnee - Jefferson vs. Coldwater, 5 p.m. (winner to UNOH) Baseball (5 p.m.): St. Johns at Parkway (MAC - makeup from May 1); Spencerville at NB; LCC at Elida. Softball: Spencerville at St. Marys, 5 p.m. Track and Field (4:30 p.m.): NWC at Crestview; Fort Jennings at Continental.

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I could live with this plan, and I think the majority of people could, said June Nygren, who runs the Jersey Lilly Saloon & Eatery in the tiny Montana town of Ingomar. Donahoe visited the rural town of about 80 people last month, which welcomed him with a spread of homemade baked goods and a packed school gymnasium as people pleaded for their post office to stay open. I felt he really paid attention, and apparently he did, Nygren said. At a news briefing, Donahoe said he hoped the latest plan will help allay much of rural Americas concern about postal cutbacks. He prodded Congress to act quickly on legislation that will allow the agency to move ahead with its broader multibillion dollar cost-cutting effort and return to profitability by 2015. Weve listened to our customers in rural America, and weve heard them loud and clear they want to keep their post office open, he said. We believe todays announcement will serve our customers needs and allow us to achieve real savings to help the Postal Service return to long-term financial stabilSee USPS, page 2

St. Johns Preschool hosted a tea for their moms, grandmothers and aunts on Wednesday. Students made finger sandwiches and fruit kebobs. Above: Alexis Trentman enjoys a kebob. Below: Students and their guests enjoy tea and snacks.

Preschool students host tea

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Delphos Public Library Board of Trustees President Leila Osting, seated, listens to a proposal by Junior Girl Scouts Rylee Heiing, left, and Skye Stevenson and their leader Beth Gerow, right, for a butterfly garden in front of The First Edition. The garden will be the Scouts Bronze Award project.

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2 3 4 BY STACY TAFF 5 staff@delphosherald.com 6-7 DELPHOS 8-9 10 Representatives of the local 11 Girl Scout troop spoke during 12 Wednesdays Delphos Public Library Trustees meeting to ask permission to plant a butterfly garden in front of The First Edition building. The

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garden was proposed as the Junior Girl Scouts Bronze Award project. We will take care of the garden; well come and weed and water it, Junior Girl Scout Skye Stevenson said. The only thing wed need the library to do would be to provide the water. The garden the Girl Scouts

Stadium Club works on park sidewalk

Members of the Delphos Stadium Club and volunteers work on a new sidewalk on the east side of the parking area opposite of the football field Wednesday morning. The club feels the new walkway removes barriers in the park, promotes handicap accessibility to more areas of the park and also promotes safety. The club anticipates finishing the concrete loop east between the ball diamonds over to the walkway on the canal road north of the Little League diamonds by the Fourth of July. In the future, the club would like to put another loop, curb and walkway back around Diamond 5 east to the locks and back up the canal road, finish the removal of the wood posts and cables and provide walking loops of varying distances. These loops would be measured off and an information board put up so people could set up a walking program and track their mileage.

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have plotted will be approximately 10-by-20 feet and will be composed of perennial plants picked for their ability to attract butterflies. We thought it would be good for the summer reading program, too, like if they have a story about butterflies See LIBRARY, page 2

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Walgreens or Office Depot. At the end of the day, we will not close rural post offices until we receive community input, said Megan Brennan, the Postal Services chief operating officer. The latest move comes as the Postal Service is pushing Congress to pass costsaving postal legislation that includes an end to Saturday mail delivery. The Senate-passed bill would give the Postal Service an $11 billion cash infusion but also impose a one-year freeze on shuttering rural post offices. It would reduce by half the planned closings of mail processing centers, give affected communities new avenues to appeal closing decisions and bar cuts to Saturday delivery for at least two years. At the time it was passed, the Postal Service denounced the Senate bill as totally inappropriate because it would keep unneeded facilities open. In the House, hesitancy among rural lawmakers is helping to stall a separate bill that would allow for far more aggressive cuts, including a more immediate end to Saturday delivery.

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they can come and look at them, Stevenson said. The board approved the proposal and the troop should start work on the garden at the end of May, with donated plants. The mulch will be purchased with funds raised during the upcoming Girl Scouts bake sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Chief Supermarket. In other news, Director Nancy Mericle announced the librarys centennial celebration cost $901.63 and will come from the $1,000 set aside for the event. During her report, Mericle also brought up an issue with floor damage in the meeting room of the main library building. There is some damage in the one corner and some mold moving up the wall, which could be dangerous to have in that room, she said. Weve just been trying to stay out of that corner and not put anything there. We thought it would be a good idea to have someone come in and see what the problem is and get some estimates for how much it would cost to fix it. The board gave Mericle permission to look into the problem. The following individuals appeared before Judge Charles Steele on Wednesday in Van Wert County Court Of Common Pleas: Arraignments Samuel Whisman, 20, Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to two counts of trafficking drugs, felonies of the fifth degree. He was released on a surety bond and will appear for a pretrial May 23. Allen McMillen, 28, Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft, a felony 4. His bond was set at $25,000 cash and his pretrial was set for May 23. Emily Leasure, 23, Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving stolen property, a felony of the fifth degree. She was released on a surety bond. Her pretrial is May 23. Michael Speakman, 20, Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft, a felony five. He was released on a surety bond with an order to have no contact with the victim in the case. His pretrial will be May 23. Shane Chestnut, 35, Defiance, was arraigned on a charge of violation of a civil protection order, a felony of the fifth degree. He pleaded not guilty. His bond was set at $10,000 cash with a no contact order. Pretrial is May 23. Anthony Pavlides, 30, Van Wert, two counts of trafficking drugs. He pled not guilty and was released on a surety bond. Pretrial is May 23, 2012 at 8 am Nathaniel Diltz, 28, Delphos, was arraigned on one count of trafficking drugs, a felony fifth degree; and one count of trafficking counterfeit substances, also a felony five. He

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was released on a surety bond and has a pretrial May 21. Pleas Nicole Wells, 34, of Convoy, changed her plea to a charge of importuning, a felony of the fifth degree. The second count of the indictment, unlawful sexual contact with a minor, a felony three, was dismissed for her plea. The court ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set the case for sentencing on June 27. Her previous bond was continued until sentencing. Mindy Kremer, 28, Van Wert, was in court for a probation violation for testing positive for heroin. She admitted the violation and was sentenced to serve her original sentence of two years prison. She received credit for 550 days already served. Michael Clossen, 62, Delphos, pleaded guilty to a charge of gross sexual imposition, a felony of the third degree. A second count for the same charge was dismissed for his plea. Clossens bond was continued until sentencing which was set for June 27. The court ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Nicholas Spencer, 20, of Hicksville, pleaded guilty to attempted trespass in a habitation, a felony five. He then petitioned for treatment in lieu of convictim, which was granted by the court. The case was then stayed until treatment completed. Kasey Schisler, 23, Van Wert, denied allegations that he had violated his bond. The case was set for hearing today. He was ordered held in jail until the hearing with work release, if he qualifies Joshua Lane, 25, Van Wert, was in court for sentencing on a

ity. While no post office would be closed, more than 13,000 rural mail facilities could see reduced operations of between two hours and six hours a day, but only after a review process that is expected to take several months. An additional 4,000 rural post offices would keep their full-time hours. The agency also will announce new changes next week involving its proposal to close up to 252 mail processing centers. After the Postal Service gets regulatory approval and hears public input sometime this fall, the new strategy would go into place over two years and be completed in September 2014, saving $500 million a year by reducing full-time staff. Under the plan, communities would get the option of keeping their area post offices open, but with reduced hours. Another option would be to close a post office in one area while keeping a nearby one open full time. Communities could opt to create a Village Post Office, one set up in a library, government office or store such as Walmart,

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felony five trafficking in drugs charge. The case was continued until a future date, to be announced, for more investigation. Kyle Barnes, 24, Van Wert, was sentenced on two counts of trafficking marijuana, both felonies of the fifth degree. He was sentenced to three years of community control, 60 days jail, an additional 30 days jail at later date, 200 hours community service, substance abuse assessment and treatment, two years intensive probation, drivers license suspended 6 months, pay attorney fees and court costs and received 9 months in prison on each count, concurrent, deferred. Jessica Thompson, 26, Van Wert, was sentenced for her part in a theft and falsification, both felonies of the fifth degree. She received 3 years community control on each charge, concurrent, 30 days jail, 60 days on electronic house arrest, 200 hours community service, substance abuse assessment and treatment, 2 years intensive probation. Restitution, joint and several with co-defendant, of $1978.99, attorney fees and court costs; nine months prison on each charge, concurrent were deferred. Dennis McGinnis, 28, Lima, denied violating his probation. A hearing will be set. Phillip Cross, 23, Delphos, pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in drugs felony five. A second count of the same charge was dismissed for his plea. The court ordered a presentence investigation and set sentencing for June 27. Steven Diltz, 27, Delphos, pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in drugs, a felony of the fifth degree. His sentencing was set for June 13. He is held in jail but may be released on electronically monitored house arrest if he qualifies and makes payments. Rita Jones, 42, Lima, was charged with violating her probation by not paying child support. She admitted to the violation and was re-sentenced to 3 years community control with 60 days in jail starting today. Christopher Blue, 33, Van Wert, was brought before the court for a bond violation for not reporting to his probation officer. He admitted the violation. He was again released on bond with an explanation that he must strictly comply with all probation rules.

Aug. 13, 1926 - May 8, 2012 Arabell Judy Fry, 85, of Continental died at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born Aug. 13, 1926, in Melrose to the Rev. Jacob and Agnes (Stahl) Edds, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 22, 1941, she married Edward A. Fry Sr., who died June 2, 2011. Survivors include three children, the Rev. Carol (Jerry) Retcher of Defiance, the Rev. Robert (Terry) Fry of Toledo and the Rev. James (Lisa) Fry of Continental; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Ford of Defiance and Ethel Winters of Temperance, Mich.; and a daughter-in-law, Jayne Mussery of Angola, Ind. She was also preceded in death by a son, Eddie Fry Jr.; three brothers, Carl, Floyd and Paul Edds; and a sister, Doris Albright. Mrs. Fry was a homemaker. She was a member of Free Christian Church of God in Continental and a Sunday School teacher for 30 years. She was a member of the Singing Fry Family. Funeral services will be begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Free Christian Church, Continental, with her children, Revs. Carol Retcher, Robert Fry and James Fry officiating. Burial will follow in Monroe Cemetery, Continental. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. on Friday and one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donors choice. Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental is handling the arrangements. Condolences can be expressed at: www.heitmeyerfuneralhome.com.

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Dec. 26, 1931 May 8, 2012 Earl W. Himmeger, 80, of Belle Center, passed away on Tuesday at his residence. He was born on Dec. 26, 1931, in Delphos to Clarence and Charlotte (Whethers) Himmeger, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 1, 1954, he married Martina Mittermaier in McZena. She survives in Belle Center. Other survivors include two sons, Mark (Tami) Himmeger of Bellefontaine and Matthew (Larissa) Himmeger of Jackson Center; a daughter, Martina Himmeger of Belle Center; two sisters, Evelyn Wiedeman and Helen (Bill) Mullenhour of Delphos; sister-in-law, Billie Jo Himmeger of Powell; five grandchildren, Michael, Darbi, Malari, Madilyn and Meredith; and several nieces and nephews. Also preceding him in death are two brothers, Ivan and Lee Himmeger. Mr. Himmeger was an office manager for Northwood Stone and Asphalt and after 35 years of service he retired in 1995. He was a 1950 graduate of Jefferson High School and received his bachelors of art from Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, in 1958. He was an Army veteran serving in the Korean War. A member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Delphos, he also attended the First Lutheran Church in Bellefontaine. A family man, he was a former clerk for Richland Township, a basketball official for 43 years, and was a member of the Sunset League bowling team. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Bellefontaine, Pastor Jonathan D. Bull officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Belle Center with a Military Service by the Logan County Veterans Honor Guard. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Belle Center. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Peter Lutheran Church, 422 N. Pierce St., Delphos OH 45833; or to the First Lutheran Church, 208 W. Sandusky Ave., Bellefontaine OH 43311. Condolences to the family may be expressed at: www. eichholtzfuneralhome.com

Scholars of the Day

St. Johns Scholar of the Day is Margaret Wehri. Congratulations Margaret! Jeffersons Scholar of the Day is Dominic Munoz. Congratulations Dominic!

Students can pick up their awards in their school offices.

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ST. RITAS A boy was born May 7 to Frank and Amy Bailey of Fort Jennings. A boy was born May 9 to Anthony and Lesley Crites of Elida. A girl was born May 9 to Jeremy and Krissy Thompson of Gomer.

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High temperature Wednesday in Delphos was 67 degrees, low was 52. High a year ago today was 82, low was 55. Record high for today is 90, set in 1993. Record low is 27, set in 1966. WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county Associated Press

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Police probe backing crash

Delphos police investigated a two-vehicle accident reported at 5:08 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot at Eastown Plaza. Reports indicate Christina Gaugler of Delphos was traveling through the parking lot when a vehicle drive by Patti Stechschulte of Fort Jennings backed from a parking space and struck the her vehicle. Both vehicles sustained minor damage. No citations were issued due to the accident occurring on private property.

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CD of A poetry and essay contest winners

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Stages of Faith Jarade Hesseling, grade 5 First Place Div. I Baptism is the ground where the seeds are planted. Bible stories are the fertilizer. Family is the water that makes it sprout. Church is the sunshine that keeps it alive. Teachers and Priests are the caretakers. The Gospel is the rain that keeps it growing. I am the flowers that bloom. Jesus is the seeds that get planted in others. Planting Seeds of Faith Jordan Mohler, grade 8 First Place Div. II You start your faith out small and it begins to grow, just like your faith in God. We learn from others by setting a good example through forgiveness and understanding. Our faith will be strengthened Through Gods holy word.

The Delphos Catholic Daughters of the Americas recently honored its poetry and essay contest winners. Poetry winners are, from left, Evan Mohler, second place, Div. II; Margaret Fischer, first place, Div. IV; Sydney Eley, second place, Div. I; Jordan Mohler, first place, Div. II; Jarad Hesseling, first place, Div. I; and Kellen Schomaeker, first place, Div. III. Madison Kreeger is not shown. She took second place, Div. III. At the state level, Hesseling placed second, Jordan Mohler placed second, Schomaeker placed first and Fischer placed first. his sweet life blood Then he loves us like each one of us should He lets us fly now, all on our own To get us ready, to finally come home. Follow Me Madison Kreeger, grade 10 Second place, Div. III Living a life where I do what I say, makes me believe that Somehow I can inspire others to grow this day. Striving to live a good, healthy, Christian life Can only benefit our society that is filled with strife. Teaching, mentoring, and striving to lead While believing in Gods strength and love in our times of need. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery so some have said. I pray that my lifes actions will inspire others in my stead. Inspiring Others to Grow Margaret Fischer First place, Div. IV Gods two Great Commandments show the way To inspire others with what we do and say We can greet a stranger with a friendly smile, Or call our lonely neighbor and chat for awhile. We can give comfort and love to someone grieving, Offer prayers and support to the military leaving. We should use gifts Gods given since the day we were born, And generously praise Him with prayer and with song. Choosing the right path Jarad Hesseling, fifth grade First place, Div. I Just as God gave us the earth, the sun, and the rain to change seeds into plants, he also gave us special people in our lives to plant the seeds to help our faith grow. Through Baptism my parents planted the seeds of my faith in God. Baptism made me a member of Gods Church. When I was little they told me Bible stories and read books about Jesus to me. We go to church every Sunday and they taught me prayers and the songs we sing. As a family we talk about Jesus and how he wants us to live our lives. Thats how I make good decisions. As I grew, my relatives helped my seeds of faith grow by sharing holidays with me. They talk to me about their faith. They give me religious items for gifts so I remember the real meaning of holidays. My family is kind and generous and has a strong faith in God. They help guide me and they will always be there to help me. Church helped me grow spiritually as I got older and understood it better. Father spreads his seeds of faith through his homily. Jesus and the disciples show us how to share our seeds of faith through the Gospel and readings. Singing songs in church helps plant the seeds in others so they sing along too. Praying in church plants Gods love, words, and actions in us. Through readings, prayers, and songs our parish helps the seeds grow. Delphos Saint Johns, my school, is all about sharing seeds of faith. Religion class teaches us about Jesus, God, and good role models. It also teaches my friends and me right from wrong. It helps us make good decisions. At school we start our day with prayer and end it with prayer and sometimes we pray the rosary during the day. I am very lucky that I go to Delphos Saint Johns School. My seeds of faith were planted at Baptism. Many people in my life have helped my faith grow. I hope that as I get older and my faith continues to grow that I can plant the seeds in others and help their faith grow like mine has. Planting Seeds of Faith Matthew Miller, grade 6 Second place, Div. II Planting Seeds of Faith to me means doing good things for others so that you make a positive impact in their lives. By helping someone you are planting a seed that in turn will hopefully grow as the person you helped helps someone else, or others see the good you do and decide to follow in your footsteps. Either way, planting a seed out of love and faith can only lead to a blessed reward. My family and I have had the chance to plant a seed out of love and faith all because of a little boy from Africa.

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Winners in the essay contest are, from left, Matthew Miller, second place, Div. II; Marie Mueller, first place, Div. II; Teresa Pohlman, first place, Div. III; Jared Hesseling, first place, Div. I; and Erin Pohlman, second place, Div. I. Not shown is Tara Vorst, second place, Div. III. At the state level, Hessleing place first, Mueller placed second and Pohlman placed first. I cant believe how much has changed in our home since Christ Elie has come to live with us! We were so busy with our every day lives that we never took the time to really help someone in need. We saw how wonderful this experience was for another family. By watching them do something so good is now the seed was planted in our family, and quickly we watched our seed of faith and love grow into something very special. Alvin Christ Elie NGuessan, a three-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast of Africa came to us out of Childrens Medical Mission West. This organization helps place children from third world countries that need medical treatment with families in the United States. We as a family accepted him into our home but more than that, into our hearts. Over the past three months as we have taken care of Christ Elie, we have watched him grow, learn, love, and become a member of our family. His medical needs were more than what we had thought they would be, but that didnt scare us. We worked hard to find the extra doctors, therapists, and specialists to help us give him the care he needed to get all better. It seems that each day we watch in amazement as he gives us a little more of himself. When he laughs the whole family laughs with him! There is never a dull moment in our home, because Christ Elie has put the spark back in it. Many people see the love this little boy has brought to our family and ask many questions about our experience. It is fun to tell them our story and see the thought cross their mind, I wonder if I could do that? This is the same question we asked ourselves once, and we are so happy we went for it and said, Yes we can! We hope that someone will have the courage to do the same thing and plant another seed by giving another child a chance at a better life. What happens when Christ Elie is all better and it is time for him to go back to his Mother in Africa? That is when we are thankful and blessed to know that the Seed of Faith we planted is in full bloom back home and hugging his mommy! Planting Seeds of Life Marie Mueller, grade 6 First place, Div. II When you plant a garden you cant just put a seed in the ground and expect it to grow. You have to tend and care for your garden. The same goes with your life. When your plants are growing in your garden you cant have any weeds growing. The weeds will over take your garden. The weeds in life are whatever keeps you from being who you want to be and reaching your full potential. You need to tend to yourself and limit the weeds in your life. There are 3 main things in life. I call them the 3 Fs: family, friends, and faith. These are the seeds that need to be planted and nurtured. Just like you need to spend time in your garden and keep it clean of weeds, you need to spend time with your family and friends. When you talk to your friends and family you let them know you care about them. Without them where would you be? Your family and friends are like the water and sunlight to your seed. You need them to survive and grow. You also need to take some time to practice your faith by going to Church and receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus. When you do these things your life will flourish. When you take some time to go to Church and pray and receive Holy Communion you are enriching yourself. It is like fertilizing the soil; enriching it with good stuff. When you put all of those things together and ignore and forget about the distractions in your life, you will be able to achieve your dreams and be what God always intended. Just like if you take care of your garden and water those plants every day and eliminate the weeds; if you take care of your family, friends, and faith, you will blossom into something beautiful. Planting Seeds of Faith Erin Pohlman, grade 5 Second place, Div. I Planting seeds of faith in another person is a beautiful gift that is given from one person to the other. Often people may not realize how they have planted a special seed inside another persons heart. The person I am now has a lot to do with the seeds that have been planted by my family, friends and religious leaders. The people who mostly planted seeds of faith in me are my parents. My Mom planted the seed of being myself, and to be caring towards all people. It means sharing my creativity with others and showing compassion to other people. My Dad planted the great seed of respect and being fair. This seed helps me to show others that I care about them and to treat them the way they want to be treated. The other people that have spread and planted seeds in my life are my friends. My friend Makayla planted the seed of being calm and cool, not to worry too much, and to trust that God will help me. My friend Abbey planted courage and joy. These seeds help me to stand up for myself and to feel good about it. Kylee planted the seeds of responsibility and patience. She shows me how to be responsible, take my time, and be patient. Last but not least are Father Mel, Father Jacob, and the sisters in the school. Father Jacob planted the seed of honesty and faith because that is a very important seed that I want to nurture and grow. Father Mel planted the seed of inspiration See CDA, page 9

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

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Obama fundraising as gay marriage supporter

By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON Fresh from declaring his support of same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama is diving into the embrace of Hollywoods wealthy elite at the gala event of the political season a sold-out, record-setting fundraiser at the Los Angeles home of movie star George Clooney. The timing of the event is creating a blockbuster confluence of high celebrity, big money and committed activism. Hollywood is home to some of the most high-profile backers of gay marriage and the 150 donors who are paying $40,000 to attend Clooneys dinner tonight will no doubt feel newly invigorated by Obamas watershed announcement the day before. Obamas support of gay marriage, announced in an ABC interview Wednesday, will be dominant, culminating in yet another fundraiser Monday in New York sponsored by gay and Latino Obama supporters. I have hesitated on gay marriage in part because I thought that civil unions would be sufficient, Obama said in the interview. But he added that now, it is important for me personally to go ahead and affirm that samesex couples should be able to get married. Even though Obama doesnt have the power to make same-sex marriage legal, his announcement was the first by a sitting president. Gay rights advocates, who had long urged Obama to state his support, immediately cheered his declaration. By days end Wednesday, the Obama campaign had emailed a clip of the interview and a personal statement from the president to its vast list of supporters, drawing attention to his stance. As much as his announcement may energize his core backers, however, gay marriage remains enough of a divisive issue that there could be political risks. If opposition to gay marriage drives even a sliver of the voting population, it could make a difference in close swing states. Moreover, it could boost fundraising for social conservative groups that are mounting their own campaigns against Obama and galvanize conservatives still uncertain about Romneys commitment to their causes. In announcing a position that he said had been evolving for some time, Obama emphasized that it was his

One Year Ago Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held their Youth Recognition Breakfast on May 3, in conjunction with the Elks National Youth Week. The Student of the Month winners were recognized and the lodge named the Student of the Year including Matthew D. Allmandinger, Lincolnview High School, and Kevin Yeung, Van Wert High School. 25 Years Ago 1987 A Crime Stoppers program planned for Van Wert County is well under way and progressing well said Patrolman Michael C. Stanley, police program coordinator. Crime Stoppers is a community program geared toward public involvement in the fight against crime. The Delphos Rotary recently made a $200 donation to the program. The Presbyterian Womens Association held their mother and daughter banquet May 7 in the church social rooms. Penny Wurst, with her daughter Sarah, gave devotions. Floral gifts were won by Gwen Lloyd as the oldest grandma with a daughter attending and LeAnn Huffer of Lima, youngest mother with daughter attending. The final meeting of the Hi Rollers Bowling League was held following the awards banquet recently at the Delphos County Club. Trophies were presented to the City Paint and Supply Team, league winners. The team members consisted of Jan Miehls, Dianne Miehls, Patti Stechschulte, Michelle Cardone, Doris Miehls and Elaine McBeth. 50 Years Ago 1962 The Rev. Gerald Stein was honored this week at a farewell event held in the grade school auditorium at Fort Jennings. Father Stein has been made pastor of St. Marys Church at Antwerp. John Rellinger served as master of ceremonies for the program that included skits by grade school students, and musical selections by the high school chorus and band. Mrs. Dean Mollenkopf was elected president of Psi Chapter, Alpha Delta Omega Sorority at a meeting held Tuesday evening in the home of Mrs. Keith Kiggins. Elected to serve with Mollenkopf during the coming year were: Mrs. Darrell Wieging, vice president; Dianna Hammons, recording secretary; Janice Wanamaker, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Kiggins, treasurer. Coach Bob Kurucz Blue Jays chalked up a satisfying victory Wednesday as they posted a 7-6 win over the Van Wert Cougar baseball team at the local Recreation Field. One of the Jays four losses this season was to Van Wert. Coach Kurucz used three Blue Jays pitchers. Dan Cramer was the starter, relieved in the 4th by Tom Gedding and he in turn was relieved by Jim Lang, who was credited with the win. 75 Years Ago 1937 There was a large attendance at the annual Mothers Day program held Sunday afternoon at St. Johns auditorium. The program is sponsored each year by the Delphos Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles. After a selection by the Eagles Band, a basket of roses was presented to Catherine Dolt, the oldest mother of an Eagle present. Mrs. Dolt is 86 years of age. Delphos was chosen as the locale for the meeting of three sisters for the first time in a period of 26 years. The sisters, all daughters of Mary Kriscamp, North Main Street, are: Mrs. William Turner, Cleveland; Mrs. Elmer Doty, Jackson, Mich., and Mrs. Arthur Hadding, Lima. St. Johns scored a victory over Lima St. Johns in a game of baseball which was played at Waterworks Park Sunday afternoon. The final score was 2 to 0. The game was a pitchers battle with Ditto of this city, shading Scirinka, who was on mound duty for Lima.

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2,600 drugstores suspected of milking Medicare

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WASHINGTON (AP) Medicare paid $5.6 billion to 2,600 pharmacies with questionable billings, including a Kansas drugstore that submitted more than 1,000 prescriptions each for two patients in just one year, government investigators have found. The new report by the inspector general of the Health and Human Services department finds the corner drugstore is vulnerable to fraud, partly because Medicare does not require the private insurers that deliver prescription benefits to seniors to report suspicious billing patterns. While some pharmacies may be billing extremely high amounts for legitimate reasons, all warrant further scrutiny, said the report being issued today. The analysis broke new ground by scrutinizing every claim submitted by the nations 59,000 retail pharmacies during 2009 more than 1 billion prescriptions. Using statistical analysis, investigators were able to reveal contrasts between normal business practices and potential criminal behavior. The findings call for a strong response to improve (program) oversight, the report said. In written comments, Medicare administrator Marilyn Tavenner said the agency mostly agrees with the inspector generals call to action. But she suggested that requiring private insurers to monitor and report suspicious activity could place a burden on companies and may flood government officials with leads that turn out to be useless. Medicare also said it has anti-fraud contractors that are already keeping close tabs on the program. We believe it is important to note that (the inspector generals) report identified what appeared to be questionable billing based on its own data analysis but did not determine actual fraud committed by the pharmacies, Tavenner wrote. The inspector generals office says its findings arent just smoke. What we are seeing in the data is extremely concerning, said Jodi Nudelman, a regional inspector general in New York who directed the research. Her team will turn over the names of the 2,637 pharmacies it identified for followup. They are extreme billers, when you look at their peers and compare them, added Nudelman. Overall, only a small fraction of retail pharmacies 4.4 percent were found to have telltale patterns of questionable billings. But in some parts of the country, the share was much higher, reaching nearly 20 percent of pharmacies in Miami, an area known as an incubator for Medicare fraud. In Los Angeles, where 12 percent of pharmacies had questionable billings, one drugstore in a suburban strip mall billed Medicare more than $8.4 million, nine times the national average. That worked out to an average of 116 prescriptions per beneficiary. At pharmacies in Baltimore, Detroit and Tampa, the problem was different: powerful painkillers classified as controlled substances accounted for an abnormally high share of total prescriptions billed. No pharmacies were named in the report.

Saudis are US ally against terrorists

By KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON A decade after hijackers mostly from Saudi Arabia attacked the United States with passenger jets, the Saudis have emerged as the principal ally of the U.S. against al-Qaidas spinoff group in Yemen and at least twice have disrupted plots to explode sophisticated bombs aboard airlines. Details emerging about the latest unraveled plot revealed that a Saudi double agent fooled the terror group, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, passing himself off as an eager would-be suicide bomber. Instead, he secretly turned over the groups most up-to-date underwear bomb to Saudi Arabia, which gave it to the CIA. Before he was whisked to safety, the spy provided intelligence that helped the CIA kill al-Qaidas senior operations leader, Fahd al-Quso, who died in a drone strike last weekend. The role of Saudi Arabia disrupting the plot follows warnings in 2010 from the oil-rich kingdom about a plot By Sen. Sherrod Brown and Joe Halicker to blow up cargo planes inside the U.S., either on runways or over American cities. That plot involved a frantic chase across five countries of two packages containing bombs powerful enough to down an airplane. Twice, a bomb was aboard a passenger plane. Once, authorities were just minutes too late to stop a cargo jet with a bomb from departing for its next destination. Ultimately, no one died and the packages never exploded. It hasnt always been this way. Saudi Arabia, the one-time home of Osama bin Laden, failed to spot and stop the 15 Saudi-born hijackers of the 19 who carried out the September 2001 terror attacks. Questions remain whether two Saudi citizens who had at least indirect links with two of the hijackers were reporting to Saudi government officials. U.S. law enforcement officials accused the Saudi government of failing to help adequately in investigations of the al-Qaida attack on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000 and Hezbollahs bombing of the Khobar Towers housing

personal view. Aides said he continues to believe that marriage is an issue best decided by states. His decision came just a day after voters in North Carolina, a state the Obama camp hopes to be in play in November, approved an amendment to the state constitution affirming that marriage may only be a union of a man and a woman. It also came just days after Vice President Joe Biden unexpectedly ignited a discussion of the issue by declaring he was comfortable with samesex marriage. In some ways, Obama is a lagging voice among Democrats on gay marriage. Besides Biden, former President Bill Clinton has expressed support and Obamas education secretary, Arne Duncan, said Monday that he backed gay marriage as well. In addition, former Vice President Dick Cheney and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have taken stands in support. It was probably untenable to keep in a position of evolving and not stating where he is, given the course of events, said Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster who has conducted a number of surveys on gay marriage.

es they need to meet their needs. Thats why I recently sent a letter to VA Secretary Joe Halicker, a WWII Eric Shinseki to make sure Veteran from veterans can get the Northwest Ohio, help they need when recently participated in they need it. an Honor Flight visit Many veterans who to the WWII Memorial rely on the hotline live in the nations capiin areas especially tal. After liberating rural, Appalachian Lorient, France from communities withNazi occupation, Mr. out immediate access Halicker returned to a VA center. home to a grateful Thats why Ive intronation with the resourc- Sen. Brown duced legislation, the es needed to provide Veterans Outreach for his three children. Enhancement Act, which Today, young veterans would create a partnership often return to their commu- between the Appalachian nities and struggle to access Regional Commission and the benefits theyve earned. the Department of Veterans Whether its mental health Affairs. This effort can services, assistance with improve access to VA and obtaining disability benefits, other government services vocational rehabilitation, or such as: technical support for employment support, too many veterans applying for Small veterans encounter excessive Business Administration delays in getting a response resources and other federal from the U.S. Department of loans. This is about improvVeterans Affairs. ing the lives of veterans in After hearing of wait times Appalachia and throughout in excess of more than an hour, Ohio. I tasked my staff with calling Our efforts shouldnt wait the Veterans Support Hotline until veterans are in their twiat 1-800-827-1000. The wait light years. times my staff experienced Young veterans seeking to ranged from a minimum of use their GI Bill benefits to 28 minutes to nearly an hour. study fuel cell manufacturOhio veterans should not be ing at Hocking College, engiput on hold when calling the neering at Cleveland State, Veterans service hotline. mathematics at The Ohio These men and women put State University, or nursing at their lives on hold to protect Cincinnati State should be our country; and they should able to do so with confidence have been stuck on hold when that they will get the support they try to access the resourc- they need.

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complex, which killed 19 U.S. servicemen in 1996. But a series of devastating al-Qaida strikes against Saudi targets in 2003 and more recently, fears al-Qaida could try to trigger Arab Springstyle revolts in the kingdom, has energized the Saudi government in its war against al-Qaidas spinoff in Yemen, which is composed mostly of ex-Saudi militants. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. with help from Yemens government have joined forces to penetrate the terror group at the highest levels. Drone strikes have killed U.S.-born Anwar al-Awlaki last summer and al-Quso, his successor, more recently. Al-Quso personally briefed the Saudi double agent, giving him open-ended instructions to pick a U.S.-bound plane on a day of his choosing. Al-Quso was hit in part due to information gleaned from the double-agent, according to two former officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to preserve their ability to discuss details of current intelligence matters with current officials.

However, when veterans seek to use their GI Bill education benefits, they are too often subjected to overly aggressive and misleading marketing tactics from some fly-by-night educational institutions. Some institutions are more concerned with their own bottom lines than with helping veterans who served on the front lines. Thats why I am a proud sponsor of legislation to restrict misleading marketing practices targeted at Ohio veterans. The GI Consumer Bill Awareness Act would complement veterans educational assistance programs by requiring the VA to provide beneficiaries with easy-tounderstand, jargon-free information about schools that are approved for GI Bill use. Servicemembers already armed with the discipline and skills needed to strengthen the 21st century economy should not have to struggle to find a job when their military service ends. Yet more than 20 percent of our nations veterans between the ages of 20 and 24 years old are unemployed. We all have a responsibility to help Americas veterans find the resources needed to resume their civilian lives. The VOW to Hire Heroes Act a new law that provides tax credits for employers who hire unemployed veterans and helps connect veterans with job opportunities moves us closer to fulfilling that obligation.

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Putnam libraries host events

The Putnam County District Library in Ottawa has announced upcoming events at its location and at its branches. Painting Class at the library The Putnam County District Library in Ottawa will have a Basic Watercolor Class from 6-8 p.m. on May 17. Susan Bohner will help participants create a color wheel with 3 primary colors and then with these colors, a spring inspired painting will be made. The goal is to have a painting completed and ready for framing by the end of the class. Register at the library with space being limited. There is a $6 fee to be paid at time of registration. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Putnam County District Library. Any questions call the Ottawa library at 419-5233747. Clowning Around in Columbus Grove Skeeter the Clown will be at the Putnam County District Library Columbus Grove Location at 10 a.m. on May 15. Skeeter will be at the Columbus Grove Schools from 8 a.m. to noon with an appearance the Columbus Grove Library. All are welcome to stop by the library and visit with Skeeter. Any questions call the Columbus Grove library at 419-659-2355. Family Fun Movie Night The Putnam County District Library in Ottawa will offer a movie at 6 p.m. on May 22. Due to licensing we can not post the movie title outside the library. (HINT: Adventures of a very little girl based on the award win-

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TODAY 5-7 p.m. The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shopping. 8 p.m. American Legion Post 268, 415 N. State St. FRIDAY 7:30 a.m. Delphos Optimist Club, A&W DriveIn, 924 E. Fifth St. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 8:30-11:30 a.m. St. Johns High School recycle, 600 block of East Second Street. 9 a.m. - noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open. Cloverdale recycle at village park. 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open. 12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue 1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. SUNDAY 1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 1-4 p.m. Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St. Kalida. MONDAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 6 p.m. Middle Point Village Council meets 7-9 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Annex Museum, 241 N. Main St., will be open. 7 p.m. Marion Township trustees at township house. Middle Point council meets at town hall. 7:30 p.m. Delphos American Legion Auxiliary

ning book The Borrowers.) All are welcome to see this free movie sponsored by The Friends of the Putnam County District Library. For any questions call the Ottawa Library at 419-5233747. Perennial Plant Exchange The Putnam County District Library in Ottawa will have a Perennial Plant Exchange with Master Gardeners from 6-8 p.m. on May 23. All gardening enthusiasts bring your plants, seeds or gardening books to exchange. To drop them off early, contact 419-523-4492. For any questions call the Ottawa Library at 419-5233747.

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The Kalida Fish & Game Club will hold an all you can eat Smelt & Fish Fry from 5:30-9 p.m. on Friday, 16415 St. Rt. 694, Ottawa. Includes Smelt, Alaskan Pollock, applesauce, cole slaw, baked beans, dinner roll, chips and pretzels. Cost is $8 per person, $15 per couple and $5 for children 12 and under.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

LadyCats romps past PCL rival Lady Green

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By JIM METCALFE

OTTOVILLE Every baseball or fast-pitch softball coach dreads THE Inning. That is the one where everything goes against his or her team. That inning for the Ottoville softball crew was the Kalida fifth Wednesday afternoon, where the visiting LadyCats put up a 9 spot on their way to a 15-2 Putnam County League victory over the homestanding Lady Big Green. With the wind blowing in from center field and steadily getting gustier, not many balls were hit deep to the outfield. Nonetheless, the LadyCats used what they have to be effective. Kalida (10-7, 4-2 PCL) broke a 2-2 tie with that fifth frame, sending 15 to the plate. With one down, Andrea Bellman lined a hit up the middle and an out hence, Kayla Siefker was plunked by Ottoville freshman Courtney Von Sossan (7 innings pitched, 16 hits, 15 runs, 7 earned, 8 bases-on-balls, 2 strikeouts). Julia Vandemark singled the bases loaded. Summer Holtkamp walked to force home Bellman. A wild pitch plated Siefker. Amy Smith walked to reload the bases. Kaylyn Verhoff lined a hit just off the glove of leaping shortstop Angelina Keeran, plating Vandemark. Skylar Basinger walked to get Holtkamp in for a 6-2 edge. Erika Brinkman singled to deep short to score Smith. A throwing error on a grounder hit by Bellman allowed Verhoff and pinchrunner Katelyn Kortokrax to score and make it 9-2 and put runners at second and third, from whence they scored as Mariah Doepker singled to right for an 11-2 edge. Thats typical of our season overall; we have the one bad inning. They havent been as bad the last several games, though; weve gotten steadily better, Ottoville coach Joe Modica noted. With the defense we played today, with five infielders and no rightfielder, we needed to get the inside pitch and we werent getting it. That led to a lot of walks, more than normal. We did a few errors but weve gotten better with that. We were right there for four innings. Pinch-hitter Makenna Vorst led off the LadyCat sixth with a tough-hop infield single, ending up on third on a stolen base and a 1-out wild pitch. However, she was left there. Kalida finished it off in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Whitney Smith singled to commence the frame and advanced on a groundout by Doepker. A throwing error allowed pinchhitter Melissa Jorrey to get safely aboard. Vandemark singled down the left-field line and Holtkamp walked to load the bases. Amy Smith looped a hit to left center and an error on the play allowed Vandemark to score and move runners up a base. Verhoff got aboard on a fielders choice and load the bases. Emily Schnipke launched a fly deep enough to left to score Holtkamp and make it 15-2. Lindsey Eickholt led off the Ottoville (0-20, 0-5 PCL) seventh against relief pitcher Whitney Smith with a walk but she was called out for leaving early. An out hence, Nikki Burgei walked but a comebacker to Keeran ended the game.

For the first few innings, you could tell we were feeling a bit down from the night before (a 2-1 loss in 8 innings to Miller City in the tournament). It was hard to come back from that, Kalida coach Kelly Coble explained. We have thrived on using the bunt and running the bases. Emily is around 140 strikeouts for the season. We throw her six and then bring in Whitney for the seventh to give our opponent a different look. Von Sossan got out of a third (Holtkamp) and first (Verhoff) situation with two outs in the first. Kalida went up 1-0 in the second on a leadoff hit by Brinkman, an error on a pickoff try and another error on a 1-out grounder by Doepker that plated Brinkman. An error on a pickoff try and a 2-out wild pitch put Doepker at third. Vandemark walked and stole second before Von Sossan got out of the inning only down 1-0. Eickholt singled with two down in the second against Schnipke (6 IPs, 1 hit, 2 unearned runs, 2 BBS, 8 Ks). Kalida again had two runners on in the third: a 1-out liner by Verhoff and a walk to Basinger. However, they remained there and became two of the 15 left on base. The Lady Green went up 2-1 in the home half. Burgei led off by getting aboard on a throwing error and stole second. Keeran walked. Haley Landwehr looped a hit to center and a throwing miscue on the play allowed Burgei to score and move runners up a base. Robyn Turnwald bounced out to first to get Keeran across the dish and put Landwehr at third. An error allowed Paige Lucas to get safely aboard and a wild pitch advanced her. However, the Lady Green left both on base. Schnipke gave up only one other base-runner in the next three innings a walk to Landwehr with one down in the fifth but she was called out for leaving early. The Maroon and White tied it at 2 in the top of the fourth. Doepker singled to start it and advanced on an error on a strikeout of Siefker. An out later, consecutive walks to Holtkamp, Amy Smith and Verhoff scored Doepker. However, the sacks were left juiced. Kalida visits Elida tonight in a game postponed from Monday, while Ottoville closes its season on Senior Day Saturday afternoon versus Continental.

Knights big 4th inning sinks Lady Wildcats 10-0

By JIM COX
MIDDLE POINT Crestview broke open a pitchers duel with an 8-run fourth inning and eventually run-ruled Jefferson 10-0 in Wednesdays Division IV softball sectional at Lincolnview High School. The Lady Knights (22-4) will play Miller City 5 p.m. next Tuesday in the Elida district. The Lady Wildcats are now 3-16 with three regular-season games remaining. Crestview sophomore Kirstin Hicks was masterful in the circle, allowing only one hit -- a first-inning line-drive single by junior centerfielder Fallon Van Dyke -- while striking out eight and walking nobody in a 5-inning complete game. She was remarkably efficient, throwing only 50 pitches, of which 42 were strikes. The ideal is to get ahead in the count on every batter, Crestview assistant coach Carl Etzler said. That way, we can mix it up more and she was mixing it up. The umpire was giving both pitchers the outside pitch, so we kind of stayed outside. The umpire was very fair both ways but that was the reason for some of the hitting problems. Jefferson junior Taylor Branham was also impressive for the first three innings before the roof caved in on her during the Knight fourth. With Crestview leading 1-0, the first three batters all singled -- second baseman Madison Etzler on a grounder through the first/second hole, third baseman Danica Hicks on a slow roller to third and catcher Mackenzie Richard on a bunt. First baseman Taylor Springer plated Etzler and Danica Hicks on an opposite-field double down the left-field line. Springer advanced to third, then came in when centerfielder McKenzie Nofer beat out another bunt. Shortstop

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Junior hurler Taylor Branham uncorks a pitch for Jefferson as the Wildcats faced top-seeded Crestview Wednesday in Division IV tourney action at Lincolnview. The Lady Knights shut out the Red and White 10-0.
Holly Genth reached when her pop-up was dropped and leftfielder Taylor Hamrick walked. Kirstin Hicks bounced a single up the middle, plating Nofer and Genth. She went to second on a wild pitch and to third on an infield single to short by sister Danica. Kirstin then scored on another wild pitch to up the lead to 9-0. The game ended via the mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth. Springer ripped a line single to right and went to second on a wild pitch. She was picked off of second on Nofers bouncer to third, then Nofer went to second on a groundout by Genth. Nofer scored the clincher when Hamricks fly ball was dropped. The big inning started with back-to-back infield hits, Jefferson coach David Wollenhaupt said. He (Crestview coach Owen Pugh) recognizes that we dont field bunts very well. When that gives you base-runners and as well as they run the bases and the kind of contact team they are, theyre going to manufacture runs. Its kind of like sharks in a feeding frenzy. They recognize weaknesses in other teams. Theyre patient. They took advantage of mistakes that we made, they ran the bases well and they hit the ball well. The Knights first-inning run came on Nofers walk, Genths bunt single and Kirstin Hicks ground single up the middle. Crestviews offense was led by Nofer (2-for-3, 3 runs, 1 RBI), Kirstin Hicks (2-for-3,

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3 RBI)s, Danica Hicks (2-for3, both infield singles, 1 run, 1 RBI) and Springer (2-for-3, including a double, 1 run, 2 RBIs). Despite those 11 hits, the Crestview coaches werent all that excited about the Knights hitting. I thought we struggled early, Etzler added. We were kind of chasing some pitches that were over our hands that were not supposed to be doing -- we were popping it up -- and that was a pitchers dream with the wind blowing in the way it was tonight. Our approach just seemed to be a little off tonight. Branhams pitching line included 10 runs -- seven earned -- on 11 hits, while striking out four and walking two. She threw 102 pitches (41 in the fourth inning alone), of which 64 were strikes. For the first three innings, she threw as well as shes thrown all year, Wollenhaupt added. She seemed really, really confident, had one inning where she struck out all three batters. You could just see a spring in her step when she came back into the dugout. Shes made some nice improvement from her sophomore year to her junior year. If she continues to work on that during our off-season and the summertime, Im confident shell come back and throw well next year. Jefferson hosts Fort Recovery 5 p.m. Friday.
Jefferson (ab-r-h-rbi) Thitoff ss 2-0-0-0, Metzer 2b 2-00-0, Van Dyke cf 2-0-1-0, Bevington c 2-0-0-0, Branham p 2-0-0-0, Rice 3b 2-0-0-0, Hohlbein dp 2-0-0-0, Kimber Kill lf 2-0-0-0, Miller rf 1-0-0-0, Kayla Kill 1b 0-0-0-0. Totals 17-0-1-0. Crestview (ab-r-h-rbi) Nofer cf 3-3-2-1, Genth ss 3-1-10, Hamrick lf 3-1-0-0, Kirstin Hicks p 3-0-2-3, McClure pr 0-1-0-0, Crowle dp 3-0-0-0, Etzler 2b 3-1-1-0, Riggenbach 2b 0-0-0-0, Danica Hicks 3b 3-1-2-1, Richard c 3-1-1-0, Springer 1b 3-1-2-2, Helt rf 0-0-0-0. Totals 27-10-11-7. Score by innings: Jefferson 0 0 0 00- 0 1 2 Crestview 1 0 0 8 1 - 10 11 2 WP - Kirstin Hicks; LP - Branham. LOB - Jefferson 2, Crestview 6. 2B Springer (CV).

Crestview escapes versus Lincolnview in sectional baseball

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By Brian Bassett

KALIDA (15) Julia Vandemark ss 5-2-3-0, Summer Holtkamp lf 3-2-1-2, Amy Smith 2b 3-1-1-1, Makenna Vorst ph 1-0-1-0, Kaylyn Verhoff c 5-0-21, Nicole Recker ph 1-1-1-1, Skylar Basinger dp 2-1-0-2, Katelyn Kortokrax pr 0-1-0-0, Emily Schnipke p/ph/1b 1-00-1, Erika Brinkman rf 5-2-2-1, Casey Wehri ph 1-0-0-0, Andrea Bellman 1b 4-2-1-0, Whitney Smith ph/p 1-1-10, Mariah Doepker 3b 5-1-2-2, Kayla Siefker cf 3-1-1-0, Melissa Jorrey ph 1-1-0-0. Totals 41-15-16-11. OTTOVILLE (3) Haley Landwehr lf 2-0-0-0, Robyn Turnwald dp 3-0-0-1, Courtney Von Sossan p 0-0-0-0, Paige Lucas rf 3-0-00, Eden Schlagbaum rf 0-0-0-0, Kelsey Hoersten c 3-0-0-0, Marissa Nienberg cf 3-0-0-0, Lindsey Eickholt 2b 2-0-10, Krista Schimmoeller 3b/1b 2-0-0-0, Megan Risner ph 1-0-0-0, Nikki Burgei 1b 2-1-0-0, Stephanie Horstman 3b 0-0-0-0, Angelina Keeran ss 2-1-0-0. Totals 23-2-1-1. Score by Innings: Kalida 010 190 3 - 15 Ottoville 002 000 0- 2 E: Keeran 3, Hoersten 3, Doepker, Siefker, Schnipke; LOB: Kalida 15, Ottoville 4; SB: Vandemark, Vorst, Burgei; POB: Landwehr (left early), Eickholt (left early); SF: Schnipke. IP H R ER BB SO KALIDA Schnipke (W, 10-6) 6.0 1 2 0 2 8 W. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 OTTOVILLE Von Sossan (L) 7.0 16 15 7 8 2 WP: Von Sossan 3, Schnipke; HBP: Siefker (by Von Sossan).

CONVOY The Lincolnview Lancer and Crestview Knight baseball teams renewed their county rivalry Wednesday evening at the Crestview Athletic Complex in the Division IV sectional final. The game was a rematch of a regular-season meeting which the Knights won 12-2 but Wednesdays meeting was much more intriguing, with the Knights getting a pair of late runs to escape with a 5-3 win. With the game tied at three in the bottom of the fifth, Crestview first baseman Jake Harmon ripped a 2-run double into right field. The shot proved to be the difference in a sloppy game, in which only two of the eight combined runs were earned and the teams combined for six errors. (It was a) very good high school baseball game. I take my hat off to Lincolnview for the effort they brought to the table. (Lincolnview pitcher Kyle) Williams threw a phenomenal game. We were lucky to come out on the winning end, said Crestview coach Jim Wharton. Lincolnview coach Brad Mendanhall pointed to four Lancer errors as the difference in the game: Unfortunately for us, we had some unearned runs that beat us. I think we played well enough to win and our guys know that. One of the four Lincolnview

2012 WBL Track & Field Championships At Wapakoneta Wednesdays Scoring Results (Points: 10-8-6-4-2-1) Girls Team Rankings (3 Events Scored): Celina 34, Ottawa-Glandorf 16, Defiance 13, Wapakoneta 11, Memorial 10, Shawnee 6, Van Wert 3. Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Celina 9:46.95; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 9:50.57; 3. Shawnee 9:52.02; 4. Memorial 10:20.84; 5. Defiance 10:28.36; 6. Van Wert (Cheyenne Handy, Jacey Eikenberry, Erin Dingle, Andi Foster 10:30.14; ... 9. Elida (Kaiti Hinegardner, Kaitlin Gay, Courtney Honcell, Jena Wensole) 12:35.63. High Jump: 1. Hayzlett (W) 5-4; 2. Carr (C) 5-4; 3. Wenning (C) 5-2; 4. Kinkley (SM) 5-0; 5. Falk (SM) 4-10; 6. Burkhart (D) 4-10; ... 9. Aubrey Williams (Elida) and Clair Butler (V) 4-6. Discus: 1. Burkhart (D) 107-1; 2. Bellman (O) 106-5; 3. Sutter (C) 10310; 4. Dorsten (C) 101-11; 5. Haley Sinning (V) 100-4; 6. Watt (W) 92-6; ... 7. Rachel Foust (Elida) 92-5; ... 9.

Haley Ramey (V) 80-11; 10. Adrienne Harmon (E) 80-10. Boys Team Rankings (4 Events Scored): Ottawa-Glandorf 28, Elida 20, Kenton 18, Defiance 12, Van Wert and Bath 10, Celina 8, Shawnee and Wapakoneta 7, Memorial 4. 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Connor Holliday, Kase Schalois, Nathan Wilhelm, Jared Fleming) 8:12.00; 2. Defiance 8:21.98; 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 8:25.97; 4. Memorial 8:32.54; 5. Shawnee 8:32.95; 6. Wapakoneta 8:40.02; ... 8. Elida (Sam Kerber 12, Clark Etzler, Jon Reese, Deshea Hughes) 9:14.23. Pole Vault: 1. Mitchell Knotts (E) 13-3; 2. Klausing (O) 13-0; 3. Phares (C) 13-0; 4. Laubenthal (O) 12-6; 5. Rolland (SH) 12-6; 6. Byer (C) 12-0; ... 7. Nick Pauff (E) 11-0. Long Jump: 1. Blake VanVorce (B) 20-10.25; 2. Mauk (K) 20-4; 3. Kraft (W) 20-1.50; 4. Austin Etzler (E) 19-7.25; 5. McNeal (SH) 19-6; 6. Nance (SH) 18-7.25; ... 9. Chris Biederman (E) 18-3.75; ... 18. Deshaum Eddins (V) 15-7.25.

Shot Put: 1. Hicks (K) 52-7.50; 2. Wells (O) 48-9.50; 3. Quentin Poling (E) 47-8.50; 4. Rath (D) 45-0; 5. Rieman (O) 44-11.7; 6. Martinez (C) 44-10.50; ... 13. Bradon Conn (E) 39-06.50; 14. Mitch Vargus (V) 36-01.50; ... 18. James Hardman (V) 33-9.50. -----

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errors came in the first atbat of the bottom of the first. Crestview centerfielder Matt Holden reached on an errant throw to the first baseman to lead things off for the Knights. Designated hitter Damian Helm then singled. Venice Roberts attempted to sacrifice his teammates over but reached on another Lancer error to load bases. Rightfielder Jacob Wortman put the Knights on the board with a 2-run single to plate Holden and Helm. After a flyout, however, Wortman was thrown out trying to steal second and a groundout ended the Crestview rally. They led 2-0 after one inning. The Lancers threatened in the top of the second when leftfielder Brady Niese reached on an error and DH Derek Friesner and first baseman Mike Klausing walked to load the bases with two outs. Crestview starting pitcher Jared Hallfeldt held strong and got a clutch strikeout to end the threat unscathed. Hallfeldt wasnt as lucky in the top of the fourth when the Lancers scratched out a couple of runs. After a strikeout to open the frame, Hallfeldt fanned another Lancer batter but a dropped ball by the catcher let third baseman Conner McCleery reach base. Niese then singled before Klausing came up with a 2-run double to tie the game. The Klausing hit marked the exit of Hallfeldt on the mound, despite not surrendering an earned run. Helm entered on the mound and forced a flyout to end the inning

on his first pitch but the damage was done as Lincolnview tied the game at two. Crestview bats responded in the home half of the fourth. Second baseman Alec Heffner doubled down the left-field line to open the frame and scored when catcher Nathan Owens reached on a dropped fly ball - the third Lancer error of the game. Williams made sure no other Knights reached home, inducing a groundout to end the threat, but not before Crestview regained the lead 3-2. Lincolnview showed its resiliency in the top of the fifth and tied the game again. Shortstop Nick Leeth reached on a 1-out single and second baseman Tyler Lovett singled him home to tie the game at three. Williams retired the first two Knight batters in the bottom of the fifth and after a soft ground ball off the bat of Hallfeldt, it looked as if the inning would be over. Another Lancer error, however, allowed Hallfeldt to reach - he was then lifted for pinch-runner Cam Etzler. Heffner was hit by a pitch and Harmon came through with his double to right, scoring Etzler and Heffner. Williams eventually induced a flyout but a pair of unearned runs gave Crestview a 5-3 lead. Helm recorded two perfect innings on the mound to allow Crestview to hold off their archrival. Im proud of our kids. Im proud of our resolve. A lot of times when youre favored, its a little bit difficult, especially in a tight game. As well

as Lincolnview put the pressure on us, I thought our kids showed tremendous resolve, Wharton added. Helm picked up the win for the Knights. He went 3 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on two hits. He walked none and struck out one. You cant say enough about Helm coming in and getting outs for us. Hes done it all year, Wharton added. Williams was pinned with the loss for Lincolnview. He went six innings, allowing five runs - one earned - on four hits. He walked three, hit two batters and struck out two. Hes a sophomore and I think the future is pretty bright for Kyle. His last couple of outings are something that he can really build on and he can be one of the premiere pitchers in this area, Mendenhall ended. Harmon led the Knights at the plate. He was 1-2 with a double and two RBIs. Wortman was 1-3 with a single and a pair of RBIs. Klausing was 1-2 for Lincolnview with two RBIs, with Lovett also adding an RBI. The loss drops the Lancers to 8-15 on the season and ends their tournament run. The Knights improve to 16-9 and advance to the district tournament at Coldwater next Wednesday. They await the winner of Ottoville/Spencerville - to be played Friday.
Lincolnview 000 210 0 - 3 5 4 Crestview 200 120 x - 5 4 2 WP - Helm; LP - Williams. 2B (LV) Klausing, (CV) Harmon, Heffner.

Lady Bulldogs sneak by Eagles in sectional softball MILLER CITY - Katelyn Scott was hitless in her first three trips to the plate Wednesday as Columbus Grove battled Patrick Henry for a Division IV sectional softball title. But when her team needed her the most, Scott came up big for the Bulldogs. Scott hit a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning

that helped the Bulldogs to a 9-8 win over Patrick Henry in the sectional finals at Miller City. The Bulldogs advance to the Division IV district tournament at Elida Wednesday against Parkway at 5 p.m. The Patriots had an 8-6 lead going to the top of the seventh after scoring three times in the fifth inning to take their first lead of the game. Kayla Fintel had the big hit in the inning with a 2-run home run. The seventh inning started innocently for the Bulldogs with a groundout. Katie Roose opened the Bulldog rally with a sharp single to left and Hope

Schroeder reached on a throwing error. Scott, who was 0-for3 on the day before the seventh, gave the Bulldogs the shot they needed when she lifted a deep fly ball down the left-field line. The ball just cleared the leftfield fence and stayed inside the foul pole. In the bottom of the seventh, Patrick Henry got a 1-out base-runner but the Bulldogs turned a double play to end the game. Bobbi Heckel picked up the win for Grove as she allowed eight runs, six earned, on 10 hits with two strikeouts. Schroeder had a 3-run home run for the Bulldogs in

the third inning and Ashley Langhals had a 2-run home run in the second inning. Deanne Kleman had a single and double for the Bulldogs in the win. Katie Kurtz took the loss for the Patriots as she allowed nine runs, eight earned, on 11 hits with two strikeouts. Fintel had a single and home run for Patrick Henry and Lindsay Meyer had a triple and two runs batted in. Rachel Nye had three singles and Alexander Crouse had a pair of doubles with an RBI.
Col. Grove 123 000 3 - 9 11 5 Patrick Henry 021 230 0 - 8 10 2 WP-Heckel. LP-Kurtz.

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The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Wednesdays Results Miami 106, New York 94, Miami wins series 4-1 Memphis 92, L.A. Clippers 80, L.A. Clippers leads series 3-2 Todays Games Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., Philadelphia leads series 3-2 Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m., Boston leads series 3-2 L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m., L.A. Lakers lead series 3-2 Fridays Game Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Saturdays Games y-L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 1 p.m. z-Indiana at Miami, 3:30 p.m. y-if Game 7 is not necessary for Memphis-L.A. Clippers series z-if Game 7 is not necessary for Miami-New York series Sundays Games y-L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 1 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 3:30 p.m. y-if Game 7 is not necessary for Memphis-L.A. Clippers series

Heat advance to PLAYOFFS face Indiana, topping NY 106-94

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By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI LeBron James was still on the court, enjoying the moment after ousting the New York Knicks, when the first questions came about whats next for the Miami Heat. For one day, Indiana can wait. Having today off from practice is Miamis first playoff prize and although a 5-game win over the Knicks might have seemed easy, the reigning Eastern Conference champions insisted afterward that it was more grinding than it appeared. James had 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade both scored 19 points and the Heat beat the short-handed Knicks 106-94 in Game 5 of an East first-round series Wednesday night. Miami will host the Pacers in Game 1 of the East semifinals on Sunday afternoon. Even though it was a 5-game series, Wade said, it was a very tough series. For the Heat, it was only the first step. They have one goal getting back to the finals and winning it all and that was likely why even beating the long-time rival Knicks prompted, at most, a subdued celebration. We do not take this for granted, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. This was a tough series. We feel very good about moving on and itll only get tougher from here. Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points for the Knicks, including a spinning jumper over James at the end of the third quarter that pulled New York within 81-67. It was far from being enough to stave off an all-too-familiar playoff result for Anthony, part of that 2003 draft class that also yielded James, Bosh and Wade. Anthony has played 54 postseason games, being part of wins only 17 times. A misleading stat for certain its hardly all on him and no shortage of people in the Heat organization interrupted their celebrating of a series-clincher to tip their caps Anthonys way afterward. Head-to-head, Anthony and James both scored 139 points in the series. James shot 48 percent from the field, Anthony 42 percent. James averaged 6.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists, Anthony averaged 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. Amare Stoudemire scored 14 points, Landry Fields and J.R. Smith both added 12, Mike Bibby had 10 and Tyson Chandler grabbed 11 rebounds for New York, which is 1-8 in playoff games since Anthony and Stoudemire became teammates. Stoudemire fouled out with 4:48 left and the Knicks put together one more run with hopes of extending the season. New York cut the margin to 11 points four times in a 2-minute span but Miami answered every time, the last of those a 3-pointer by Shane Battier

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The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Wednesdays Result Washington 2, NY Rangers 1, series tied 3-3 Saturdays Game Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

NHL

The Associated Press National League East Division W L Washington 18 12 Atlanta 19 13 New York 18 13 Miami 16 15 Philadelphia 14 18 Central Division W L St. Louis 20 11 Cincinnati 16 14 Pittsburgh 14 16 Houston 14 17 Chicago 13 18 Milwaukee 13 18 West Division W L Los Angeles 20 11 San Francisco 15 16 Arizona 14 18 Colorado 13 17 San Diego 11 21

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Pct GB .600 .594 .581 1/2 .516 2 1/2 .438 5 Pct GB .645 .533 3 1/2 .467 5 1/2 .452 6 .419 7 .419 7 Pct GB .645 .484 5 .438 6 1/2 .433 6 1/2 .344 9 1/2

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Wednesdays Results Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1 Chicago Cubs 1, Atlanta 0 Colorado 6, San Diego 2 N.Y. Mets 10, Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2 Miami 5, Houston 3, 12 innings St. Louis 7, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2

Todays Game Washington (Strasburg 2-0) at Pittsburgh (Correia 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Fridays Games Houston (Norris 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-1), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Richard 1-4) at Philadelphia (Worley 2-2), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 1-2) at Miami (Buehrle 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-1) at Cincinnati (Leake 0-4), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-1) at Milwaukee (Wolf 2-3), 8:10 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 2-2) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 2-2), 8:15 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-1) at Arizona (Corbin 1-1), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Moyer 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 4-0), 10:10 p.m. ---American League East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 20 11 .645 Baltimore 19 11 .633 1/2 Toronto 17 14 .548 3 New York 16 14 .533 3 1/2 Boston 12 18 .400 7 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 17 13 .567 Detroit 15 15 .500 2 Chicago 15 17 .469 3 Kansas City 11 19 .367 6 Minnesota 8 22 .267 9 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 20 10 .667 Oakland 16 15 .516 4 1/2 Seattle 15 18 .455 6 1/2 Los Angeles 14 18 .438 7 Wednesdays Results Toronto 5, Oakland 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Texas at Baltimore, ppd., rain Kansas City 4, Boston 3 L.A. Angels 6, Minnesota 2 Seattle 2, Detroit 1 Todays Games Texas (Lewis 3-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 2-0), 4:05 p.m., 1st game Tampa Bay (Price 5-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-0), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (D.Lowe 4-1) at Boston (Beckett 2-3), 7:10 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 2-2) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 2-1), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Toronto (H.Alvarez 2-2) at Minnesota (Marquis 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 1-3) at Oakland (Colon 3-2), 10:05 p.m. Fridays Games Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-4), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 3-0) at Baltimore (Eveland 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Jimenez 3-2) at Boston (Buchholz 3-1), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 4-2) at Texas (Darvish 4-1), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (F.Paulino 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 2-3), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (Drabek 2-3) at Minnesota (Blackburn 0-4), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 3-2) at Oakland (Milone 4-2), 10:05 p.m.

The 1928 Philadelphia As had seven Hall of Famers on their roster: Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Eddie Collins, Al Simmons and Lefty Grove.

It is truly amazing the number of major injuries suffered by National Basketball Association players this season and especially during the postseason. You could possibly see older teams, like the Celtics and Lakers, having some issues with this because of their advanced age and the marathon that was the shortened NBA season. But the young pups, like Derek Rose, Yoakim Noah, Jeremy Lin, Iman Shumpert, et al, that have been lost due to devastating knee and other injuries Baron Davis had a particularly nasty one the other day is alarming. Heck, even the Blake Griffins are hobbling; we forget he had micro-fracture surgery just two years ago. Is it just simply the normal wear and tear of a season and the stresses that basketball places on the body, particularly at the highest level that is the NBA? Is it simply a string of bad luck? Or is it something more about this lockout-shortened season that put way too much added stress on these very mortal bodies? I am sure that Bill James and the sabermetricians, as well as other groups that have a lot of time and money on their hands to study these things, is already on it. There is no such wonder about the New York Knickerbockers Amare Stoudamires self-inflicted hand injury. Just a note: dont punch a fire extinguisher case in anger. I guess I might be mad, too, if The Bermuda Triangle also known as Carmelo Anthony had three times the number of shots I did, as it was in that game 2 versus the Miami Heat preceding Stoudamires short-lived MMA career.

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CUBS 1, BRAVES 0 CHICAGO Paul Maholm outpitched Tim Hudson to win his fourth straight start and Bryan LaHair hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning for the Cubs. Maholm (4-2) allowed three hits in seven innings and combined with James Russell and Rafael Dolis on a 4-hitter. Maholm walked three and struck out three as Chicago took 2-of-3 from Atlanta. After Maholm came out to warm up for the eighth, Russell GRIZZLIES 92, CLIPPERS 80 replaced him and gave up a 2-out MEMPHIS, Tenn. Marc Gasol double to Martin Prado and a scored 23 points and Zach Randolph added 19 as Memphis avoided elimi- walk to Freddie Freeman, then nation and forced a Game 6 in the retired Dan Uggla on a flyout. Western Conference first-round series. Dolis worked the ninth for his third Game 6 is Friday night in Los save in four chances. Angeles. Hudson (1-1) allowed one run Rudy Gay added 14 for Memphis. and five hits in seven innings in Mo Williams had 20 points for the Clippers while Chris Paul scored 19 his third start this season. METS 10, PHILLIES 6 and Blake Griffin had 15 points and 11 PHILADELPHIA Ike Davis rebounds. Paul and Griffin both missed time in the fourth quarter with injuries. hit a 3-run homer, Andres Torres Paul strained his right hip flexor also connected and New York and appeared to jam a finger while completed its first 3-game sweep Griffin hyperextended his left knee. Memphis, which blew a 27-point in Philadelphia in six years. The 5-time defending NL East lead in Game 1, was up 24 with 3 minutes left in the third quarter. Randy champions are a season-worst Foye pulled the Clippers within 85-79 four games under .500 at 14-18. on a layup with 55.7 seconds left but The Mets (18-13) are five games that was as close as they would get. above .500 for the first time since The Grizzlies outscored Los July 19, 2010. Angeles 48-26 in the paint and had a Making his first start since 42-35 edge in rebounds. straining his left oblique in the

with 54 seconds left. That sent the white seat covers flying in all corners of the arena, the fans knowing it was finally over. James had 13 points on only six field-goal attempts by halftime, Wade shook off a scoreless first quarter with 12 in the second and Miami went into the break leading 55-44. The margin was less than 10 points for only 90 seconds of the third quarter. Stoudemire went to the bench with his fifth foul with 6:41 left in the third and Miami went on an 11-2 spurt not long after to all but seal the outcome. It was 67-58 when Fields made two free throws with 4:49 left in the quarter and then the Heats Big Three needed just 3 minutes to blow the game open. Bosh and Wade combined for six points in that flurry, James the other five, including a 21-footer with 1:29 left to put Miami up 78-60. For the Knicks, it was not a fantastic finish. New Yorks season started with great expectations. Not long after the lockout ended, the Knicks acquired Chandler from Dallas, a move made possible by using the amnesty clause on Chauncey Billups. Those moves were expected. Just about everything else that happened was not. From the firing of coach Mike DAntoni to the emergence of Jeremy Lin before he was sidelined by a knee injury, the Knicks had a roller-coaster ride that continued with a debilitating series of injuries against Miami. Rookie guard Iman Shumpert was lost in the third quarter of Game 1 to a torn knee ligament, Stoudemire sliced his left hand after taking out his frustrations on a metal-and-glass fire extinguisher case after Game 2 loss and Baron Davis shredded his knee so badly in Game 4 that he is expected to be out a year at least. I thought we played well in spurts, Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson said. Our guys got a short taste of what playoff basketballs about. Its something this summer weve got to sit and think about and hopefully get ready for next season. He didnt put any extra emphasis on the word hopefully but he could have. One of New Yorks first orders of business this offseason will likely be deciding if Woodson will be back on the sideline, as many expect.

SJ seniors recognized

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The St Johns senior baseball players were honored prior to Friday nights last home game versus Ft. Recovery. Seniors are, front from left, Austin Reindel and Jordan Bergfeld; middle, Brice Schulte, Austin Jostpille, Ryan Densel and Kyle Neumeier; and back, Dylan Krendl, Cody Kundert, Josh Rode, Issac Klausing, Alex Wehri and Tanner Calvelage.

The Associated Press National League MILWAUKEE Joey Vottos RBI double broke a scoreless tie in the ninth and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Wednesday. Drew Stubbs singled off Brewers closer John Axford (0-2) with two outs and Votto lined a ball over the glove of second baseman Rickie Weeks to score Stubbs from first. Brandon Phillips then hit a bloop single, driving in Votto. Aroldis Chapman (3-0) pitched the eighth and Sean Marshall gave up Ryan Brauns 10th homer of the season, a solo shot in the ninth. Marshal allowed a pair of 2-out singles to Jonathan Lucroy and Norichika Aoki and was replaced by Logan Ondrusek, who walked George Kottaras to load the bases. Ondrusek got Travis Ishikawa to pop out, earning his first save. It was the 1,500th majorleague victory for Reds manager Dusty Baker.

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10th inning of a gem against San Francisco on April 18, Cliff Lee allowed two runs and five hits, striking out six. Lee left with a 4-2 lead but Kyle Kendrick (0-3) quickly gave that up. Tim Byrdak (2-0) retired the only batter he faced to end the sixth and earn the win. ROCKIES 6, PADRES 2 SAN DIEGO Left-hander Christian Friedrich pitched six solid innings to win his majorleague debut and Jason Giambi and Wilin Rosario hit RBI doubles off the top of the fences to help Colorado rally for the win and snap a 5-game losing streak. The Rockies denied the Padres their first series sweep of the season. It was just the second time in 12 road games that the Rockies scored more than four runs. The Rockies had 13 hits, including at least one by every regular. Friedrich (1-0) held San Diego to two runs, one earned, on six hits while striking out seven and walking one. The Rockies scored four unearned runs in the sixth against Anthony Bass (1-4) after shortstop Andy Parrino committed a fielding error with one out. PIRATES 4, NATIONALS 2 PITTSBURGH Andrew McCutchen had four hits, including his second home run in two nights, to lead Pittsburgh. Brad Lincoln (2-0) earned the win in relief of starter Erik Bedard, who was lifted three pitches into the second inning due to back spasms. Joel Hanrahan survived a shaky ninth to pick up his sixth save as the Pirates won consecutive games for the first time since April 17-18. Ross Detwiler (3-2) allowed three runs and seven hits with four strikeouts in six innings for Washington. Xavier Nady and Chad Tracy knocked in runs for the Nationals, who dropped their third straight. MARLINS 5, ASTROS 3, 12 INNINGS HOUSTON Omar Infantes bases-loaded, 2-run single in the 12th inning lifted Miami past Houston. Logan Morrison singled in the 12th before a walk by Giancarlo Stanton. Greg Dobbs grounded into a force out at second and left runners on the corners. Reliever David Carpenter (0-2) walked John Buck with two outs to load the bases and set up Infantes game-winner that improved the Marlins to 8-1 on their 9-game road trip. Ryan Webb (2-1) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. The Marlins had runners at first and second with no outs in the 10th after a single by Hanley Ramirez and Jed Lowries second error of the game, which allowed Morrison to reach. But closer Brett Myers retired the next three to escape the jam. CARDINALS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 2 PHOENIX Pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter lined a go-ahead double in the sixth inning, Allen Craig homered to cap a 4-run burst in the ninth and St. Louis completed a 3-game sweep. David Freese had three hits for St. Louis. Kyle Lohse (5-1) allowed one run and seven hits in five innings. The Diamondbacks started the ninth with three straight singles to load the bases against Mitchell Boggs. Jason Motte came on to retire the side on a strikeout and a double play for his sixth save. Arizona has lost five straight at home and seven out of eight overall. Wade Miley (3-1) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on 10 hits with two walks. He lost for the first time since Sept. 16 at San Diego, a span of five starts and eight appearances. DODGERS 6, GIANTS 2 LOS ANGELES Pinch-hitter Tony Gwynn Jr. hit a go-ahead 3-run triple for the Dodgers off Tim Lincecum, one inning after San Franciscos Nate Schierholtz ran into a critical out that helped kill a Giants rally. Jamey Wright (2-2) pitched two perfect innings and struck out two for the victory. Lincecum (2-3) gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings. He struck out eight, including NL home run leader Matt Kemp three times, and walked two in losing for the first time since April 16 against Philadelphia. American League NEW YORK Matt Joyce hit a 3-run homer off fill-in closer David Robertson in the ninth inning, falling down on a twisted ankle as he finished his swing, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the New York Yankees 4-1.

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Of course, in basketball, you can do some things to get more shots for yourself, like offensive rebounds and steals. I am sure by now most people are familiar with the lady Savannah McMillan Christmas that interrupted Sundays Game 4 between the Lakers and Nuggets by simply walking onto the floor from her courtside seat at the Pepsi Center (whatever happened to McNichols Arena?). What interests me is how many posters of the picture on YouTube describe her in various ways. Here are a few, beyond the expected woman or female: drunk woman, crazy woman, stalker(?), crazy lady. It makes you wonder with all the precautions and perhaps going overboard in some ways! that are being taken to keep people safe that this could easily happen. I am not advocating that police or security personnel ring the courts as if guarding prized museum pieces after all, these are grown men that can somewhat handle themselves and put the players in a bubble but perhaps this will be a wake-up call for league officials. Its actually amazing that this doesnt happen more, especially in a closed and packed-in environment such as an NBA arena.

With the Yankees clinging to a 1-0 lead, Sean Rodriguez singled through the left side on the first pitch by Robertsons taking over for injured star Mariano Rivera and went to third when pinch-hitter Brandon Allen singled to right on the next delivery. Ben Zobrist walked and, one out later, B.J. Upton hit a sacrifice fly to tie the score. Joyce then put the Rays ahead. Fernando Rodney (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. ANGELS 6, TWINS 2 MINNEAPOLIS Ervin Santana pitched 7 1/3 innings and got some run support from the Angels offense for the first time in his past six starts. Santana (1-6) gave up two runs and six hits and Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBIs for Los Angeles. Mike Trout had two doubles, two RBIs and scored twice and Howie Kendrick added three hits. Carl Pavano (2-3) was knocked out of the game before there was an out in the fifth inning for the Twins, who are an MLB-worst 8-22. He gave up five runs four earned and 10 hits in his shortest outing of the season. WHITE SOX 8, INDIANS 1 CLEVELAND Jake Peavy coasted for six innings before giving up a run in the seventh and Adam Dunn homered, leading Chicago to an easy win over AL Central-leading Cleveland and a split of the teams 4-game series. Peavy (4-1) allowed seven hits, struck out five and had little difficulty with the Indians, who didnt get a runner past second until the seventh. The right-hander has been overpowering in his last five starts, posting a 1.36 ERA. Dunn connected for his 10th homer, a 2-run shot, in the first inning off Jeanmar Gomez (2-2) and the White Sox added six runs in the fourth. Alexei Ramirez had three hits and Alejandro De Aza drove in two runs for the White Sox. BLUE JAYS 5, ATHLETICS 2 OAKLAND, Calif Adam Lind hit a 2-run homer after being demoted from the cleanup spot before the game and J.P. Arencibia and Edwin Encarnacion each hit solo drives to lead Toronto. Brandon Morrow (4-1) struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and won his fourth straight start, outpitching Tyson Ross (1-3) in a matchup of former college stars from nearby California who were 2006 teammates. Morrow went 23 2/3 innings without allowing a run before Jonny Gomes hit an RBI single in the fifth. Arencibia homered leading off the seventh and Encarnacion started the eighth with his 10th homer, ending an 0-for-21 funk and helping Toronto snap a 3-game skid on the heels of a 4-game winning streak. Colby Rasmus had an RBI single in the sixth. MARINERS 2, TIGERS 1 SEATTLE John Jaso lined a single over Detroits drawn-in infield in the eighth inning to drive in Michael Saunders with the tiebreaking run and Jason Vargas pitched eight strong innings for the Mariners. Jasos single off reliever Duane Below was hit so hard shortstop Jhonny Peralta barely had time to react before it was landing in the outfield grass and Saunders was jogging home with the goahead run. Saunders had led off the eighth inning with a pinch-hit double down the left-field line. Vargas (4-2) threw a seasonhigh eight innings, striking out six and giving up just five hits. Brandon League walked the first batter in the ninth but got the last three outs for his eighth save. Luke Putkonen (0-1) took the loss in his second major-league appearance. ROYALS 4, RED SOX 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and Kansas City held off Boston. Chen (1-4) gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings while striking out five and walking none. The Royals were winless in his first six starts this season. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eight opportunities. The Royals finished 4-3 on their homestand against Boston and the New York Yankees. The Red Sox have lost 7-of-8. The Royals beat Jon Lester (1-3) for the first time since Aug. 8, 2006. The left-hander came into the game with a 5-1 record and 1.30 ERA in seven career starts against Kansas City, including a no-hitter in 2008.

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Delphos FFA attends State FFA Convention

Sixteen Delphos FFA members recently attended the 84th annual State FFA Convention in Columbus, Ohio. During the two-day trip, members participated in Career Development Events, listened to outstanding motivational speakers, toured a deer farm, and received recognition for their accomplishments. The chapter was named a gold medal chapter for its Program of Activities. The Farm Business Management Team placed 21st out of 56 teams. The team consisted of Tim Pohlman, Wes Roby, Jordan Barclay, Caitlin Landwehr, and Veronica Vulgamott. Students take a test that involves detailed questions about farming operations and production agriculture as well as solve a series of agricultural related math problems.

Receiving State FFA degrees

Six students received their State FFA Degree. The state Degree is the highest degree that a member can earn on the state level. The Degree was awarded to the top 2 percent of the Ohio FFAs 24,000 members. In order to earn this degree students are evaluated on the scope and size of the Supervised Agricultural Experience Program (SAE), FFA involvement, community service, and academic record. All components have minimum standards and all must be met in order to earn the degree. Students that attended convention to earn their degrees were honored among the top in the state. Members attending the State FFA Convention include, front from left, David Leathers, Justin Siefker, Kylie Fritz, Veronica Vulgamott, Samantha Vermule, Jessica Hammons, Caitlin Landwehr and Lindzi Hoersten; and back, Cory Osting, Austin Schulte, Gaige Slaven, Jason Michel, Scott Pohlman, Wes Roby and Jordan Barclay. Not shown is Beth Reindel.

Proficiency Awards

Proficiency awards are awards that recognize students have outstanding SAE programs. Students complete a twenty page application that explains, in detail, the program that they have started, the money that has been earned and invested, and skills that they have learned from having the program. This year, Delphos had three students that placed in the top four in the state in their respective proficiency areas. These students were recognized at the State FFA Convention this past weekend.

Wes Roby, son of Jim and Deanna Roby, has worked at World of Outdoors accumulating 962 hours doing various landscape jobs and also mowing yards.

Brock Bonifas, son of John and Kathy Bonifas, has raised four market hogs which hes exhibited at the Van Wert county fair. He also worked 461 hours at C&J Agriservice.

Luke Wrasman, son of Joe and Jaquie Wrasman, raised six feeder calves and two market steers. Hes also worked 326 hours at Bonifas Farms.

Jessica Hammons, daughter of Mark and Laura Hammons, has had a market hog animal enterprise where she has raised and sold six market hogs and exhibited them at the Allen County fair.

Jason Michel placed third in the area of Agricultural Sales. His SAE consists of converting used cooking grease into biofuel. Michel completes all steps of the conversion process including heating the oil, adding lye and methanol, and storing the finished product. He has produced over 1,200 gallons to date.

Beth Reindel, daughter of Bob and Vicki Reindel, has raised over 1,100 pumpkins, gourds and ornamental corn. She marketed and sold her products at a roadside stand and also some community events.

Jordan Barclay, son of Randy and Sue Barclay, raised six markets hogs for his SAE. He also exhibits them at the Allen County Fair.

Beth Reindel placed second in the area of Vegetable Crop Production Entrepreneurship for her one-acre plot of pumpkins, gourds and ornamental corn that she sells at a roadside stand as well as around town at community events. She has raised nearly 1,100 pumpkins over the course of the last few years.

At convention, Colin Barclay was announced as Ohios candidate for a National FFA Officer in the fall of 2012 for a member of the 2012-2013 National Officer Team. The National Cory Osting was a Officer Team only consists national winner in the area of six FFA members from of Agricultural Services Placement. He is employed at Moore & True Vine Tree Service and Whetstone custom Sawmilling, where he has worked over 2,000 hours. Osting identifies trees, operates a chainsaw, chips brush, grinds stumps and maintains various pieces of equipment. He, along with Dulton Moore, (not pictured) were recognized for being national winners at the State Convention. Moore was the national winner in Home/Community Development Placement. He completed over 1,000 of Home Improvement and Community Service activities. They were two of the five national winners from Ohio in their respective proficiency areas. Sami Vermule was a state winner in the area of Agricultural Services for her work at Kessen Veterinary Clinic. She has worked 2,200 hours. She jogs horses, cleans kennels and stalls, administers insulin, and assists with various services and procedures.

across the country and Barclay will go through a series of intense interviews, leadership training and testing during the upcoming summer months as well as the entire week at the 2012 National FFA Convention in October in Indianapolis competing against 50 other candidates from the United States for one of the six spots. If elected, Barclay will serve 500,000 FFA members across the nation during next school year. He served as the Ohio State FFA sentinel during the 201011 school year. The first state officer Delphos has had since John Wellman in 1957 and Dick Thompson in 1958 and 1959. The Delphos chapter has never had a national officer candidate.

Vermont tops in locally grown food

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) A committed locavore, Robin McDermott once struggled to stock her kitchen with food grown within 100 miles of her Vermont home. She once drove 70 miles to buy beans and ordered a bulk shipment of oats from the neighboring Canadian province of Quebec. Six years later, she doesnt travel far: She can buy chickens at the farmers market, local farms grow a wider range of produce, and her grocery store stocks meat, cheese and even flour produced in the area. A bakery in a nearby town sells bread made from Vermont grains, and shes

FFA Advisor Scott Elwer received the State FFA Honorary FFA degree during the second session of the 84th Ohio FFA Convention. He along with 23 other honored recipients across the state of Ohio received this degree. The degree is based upon the contributions one has given on behalf of themselves to the FFA organization and Agricultural Education.

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Elida FFA receives awards at Ohio convention

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Sixteen members of the Elida FFA attended the recent 84rd annual Ohio FFA Convention in Columbus. The Elida FFA Agricultural Engineering Team placed fifth in the State FFA contest. Team members were, from left, Keaton Brenneman, Reggie McAdams, Austin Etzler and Zac Siefker. Siefker placed first individual in the Agricultural Engineering Career Development Event (CDE) while teammate Etzler placed sixth. The state finals consisted of operating a skid loader, welding, electricity, sprayer calibration and conservation practices. The Elida FFA Greenhand Quiz Team was recognized for placing 5th in the state contest out of 128 schools. Team members included Trey Archer, Jared Blymyer, Travis Watkins and Makenzie Poling.

of Jesus and God. He shows it in Church and it is another wonderful seed that was bestowed on me and I want it to grow and blossom. The person who planted the seed of helping is Sister Georgina, because shes nice and sweet to everyone, and Im glad she planted that seed in me. Thats how many people planted seeds of faith in me, and I am very grateful to each and every one of them. I hope that I can spread my seeds to others and continue to grow and blossom and inspire others. I have been blessed to have so many people in my life that love Jesus and want to do what God wants us to do. I hope to plant a very special seed in someone elses heart that they will cherish and take care of and feel it grow stronger. I am very grateful and happy and I look forward to blossoming into the most beautiful flower garden that God has planted in me through others. Planting Seeds of Faith Teresa Pohlman, grade 11 First place, Div. III A gardener plants a seed in his or her garden. Soon after the seed is watered, roots sprout and the plant begins its new life. After a week or two, the gardener begins to see tiny green shoots coming up out of the nutrient-rich soil. As the weeks go by, the flower grows larger. If the flower receives the proper nourishment, the flower will begin to bloom and burst with brilliant colors. The process of a gardener planting a seed and the seed actually growing into a beautiful flower is similar to that of planting seeds of faith. When a person plants a seed of faith, it can transform into something beautiful. The seed can become hope in the future, faith in God, or a bundle of joy. The seed can also inspire a true love for all of humanity and creation. Planting just one seed of faith can change many peoples lives. Planting seeds of faith can include a variety of acts. Planting seeds of faith can be as easy as smiling at someone when you walk down the street or holding a door open for someone. Taking the time to listen to someone who is

upset or making a person feel included can also spread the faith. Another way that seeds of faith can be planted is by taking some time to help out at the soup kitchen or at the homeless shelter. Visiting shut-ins and the elderly, or even making cards for them, will lift his or her spirits and let them know that someone they dont know is thinking of and praying for them. These are only a few of thousands of ways to spread the faith. Seeds can grow into plants that are strong if nourished properly. If a plant does not receive the proper nutrients, the plant can get sick and die. The roots of the flower nourish the plant like our faith and values nurture our spirit. The stem is our support system of family and friends. The leaves represent the different characteristics that make everyone unique and Individual. The blossoms, however, symbolize the faith and hope that results from the nourishment given by the plant. The vibrant color of the flower, whether it is red, yellow, orange, pink, or white, is the result from the nourishment, just like our faith is the result from the encouraging acts from our family, friends, and even people we dont know. Planting a seed of faith can inspire many positive results. With even the little deeds, a person can make anothers day only that much brighter. The world will be a much better place to live in if we plant little seeds of faith each day. As Abraham Lincoln said, Die when I may, I want it said of my by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. Planting Seeds of Faith Tara Vorst, grade 9 Second place, Div. III Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully, found in Corinthians 9:6. A simple seed is the start of a plant that has the potential to be larger than life. It is astounding that such a little seed is capable to grow and produce itself into a massive plant. Usually, when we think of the word seed, a plant comes to mind. There are also other types of seeds, such as seeds of faith. Our faith with God should

The Elida Outdoor Power Team was recognized for placing 8th at the State Outdoor Power contest. Team members are, from left, Dustin Bolenbaugh, Alex Shaw-Roberts and Zac Siefker. Siefker placed seventh individual in the state finals at the Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI). The Elida Agricultural Mechanics Team placed 15th in the state finals also held at ATI. Team members were Josh Dawson, Alex Shaw-Roberts and Zac Siefker.The Elida FFA Cooperative Education team competed in the State FFA contest and placed 8th in the state. Team members were Trenton Long, Halle Strayer, Mitchel Kamine and Jessica Troyer. The Cooperative Education Test is an online exam with the emphasis on cooperative principles, history and evaluating financial data. The top four individuals in the State FFA Proficiency Awards included Zac Siefker, shown receiving his 1st place Award in Home & Community Development from Ohio FFA President Jessica Shanahan. Siefker completed numerous community service and home improvement projects and has worked over 520 hours on those projects. He also placed second in the Turf Landscape Management by working 427 hours at the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District. Austin Etzler placed third in Home and Community Development. He performed over 300 hours of community service projects along with 130 hours of home improvement projects. Reggie McAdams placed fourth in the Agricultural Mechanical and Fabrication. Reggie works for McAdams Metal Products which specializes in metal fabrication where he has worked 238 hours.

grow incessantly. The soil may be too hard, other roots may take up the water supply, and the weather conditions may not be favorable, but our seed must continue to grow. All of the troubles in our life are hampering our seeds from growing. Distractions may interfere with the growth and development for our seeds of faith. Seeds of faith are not to be planted in the deep rich soil; they should be planted deep down in our hearts. These seeds are not required to produce a living plant; they are intended to produce a good relationship with God. These seeds do not need water or sunlight to live, instead they need prayer and faith. After a year, these plants will not due because our seeds of faith that we planted are everlasting. Gods word is a seed that grows throughout our lives. The word of God lives forever and is planted in our hearts, and we are called to let it grow. A seed is strong and will push up rocks, break through roots, and drive through dirt. The stronger and more mature our seed becomes, it will be able to overcome obstacles in our life. Our seed also takes time to produce and will never completely mature. Faith enables us to grow larger and larger with God, just like a seed grows into a fruitful plant. How can we plant a seed of faith? Simply by speaking the word of God, a seed will start to grow in our hearts. We just plant a seed of faith, nourish it, and let it grow. A seed needs to be planted in deep, rich soil. When planting our seed, we should bury it deep in our hearts. Water and sunlight are essential for a plant to grow. For our plant to grow, we must nourish it with prayer and faith. Lack of nourishment for a plant will cause it to wither. Our relationship with God will soon wither and fade if we lose our faith in God. In a parable, Jesus was a sower, planting seeds, and He recalled the seeds as the word of God. Jesus did more than preach the word of God; He lived it. We must act out our faith and live by our beliefs as well. By putting our faith into action, we can implant the seeds of faith in others. We must allow Jesus to help us grow our garden of faith.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012 Either for business or pleasure, youll get multiple opportunities to travel as much as you like in the year ahead. Most jaunts will be of short duration, but in certain cases several may involve trips of considerable distance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- What develops could help you achieve an ambitious objective that youve been anxious to get a handle on, but once you recognize the right moment youll have to act quickly. Its likely to be fleeting. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- The best chance youll get for advancing a personal interest is likely to come about through a new contact. Be alert for just such an opportunity. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -By being a bit more resourceful than usual, you could generate some kind of exciting concept. Dont discount it just because it doesnt stem from your normal way of thinking. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Truly listen to what others have to say, because a casual comment could furnish you with a valuable point of view that you wouldnt have otherwise thought of or considered. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Dont be hesitant about applying some new and untried procedures to an old assignment. It could turn out to be a time-saver thatll enhance your productivity well into the future. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You have two valuable assets currently: One is your talent for organization, and the other is your ability to effectively delegate who should do what. Dont let these gifts go unused. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -One of your faults can be letting things go until the last minute, and you could succumb to this today. Fortunately, however, youre likely to get things done just under the wire. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Dont even think about throwing in the towel if things arent going too well. Youre likely to surprise everybody, including yourself, by being a remarkably strong finisher. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your material prospects look exceptionally hopeful, and you could reap gains in several areas in ways youd least expect. Once opened, these avenues will keep producing. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -Even if things dont go exactly as you had planned, the results will turn out to be comparable to those you wanted. Be as flexible as possible and ready to flow with events. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Your shopping instincts will be quite acute, enabling you to spot something of value that everybody else is overlooking. Youll recognize a great buy when you see one. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Chance could bring you closer together with a nodding acquaintance. By spending some time with one another, youll find a basis for a strong friendship.
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By ADRIAN SAINZ and SHEILA BURKE The Associated Press GUNTOWN, Miss. The Mississippi man on the run from a double-slaying thought he might be the father of the two girls hes now accused of kidnapping, his motherin-law said. Authorities said they think the missing girls, Alexandria Bain, 12, and Kyliyah Bain, 8, are still with Adam Mayes, nearly two weeks after he fled with them. In a Wednesday interview with The Associated Press, Mayes mother-in-law, Josie Tate, said he thought the missing sisters might actually have been his daughters and that it caused problems in his marriage to her daughter, Teresa Mayes, who is jailed in the case. She was tired of him doting on those two little girls that he claimed were his, Tate said. Authorities have put Mayes on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted List and urged him to surrender. Turn the girls in, and then peaceably and safely turn yourself in to law enforcement, FBI Special Agent Aaron Ford said at a Wednesday news conference. We believe Mayes could be anywhere in the United States, and we are extremely concerned for the safety of the girls. Mayes and his wife, Teresa, were charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jo Ann Bain, 31, and her daughter, Adrienne, 14. Their bodies were found buried outside the Mayes home near Guntown, Miss., a week after they were reported missing by Jo Ann Bains husband, Gary. The reward for information leading to Mayes arrest is now at more than $100,000. Mayes wife told investigators he killed Jo Ann and Adrienne Bain at their Whiteville, Tenn., home on April 27 so he could abduct the two young sisters who remain missing, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Authorities refused to comment on the motive for the April 27 slayings and abductions at the news conference. Teresa Mayes told investigators that after she saw her husband kill the two in the garage at the Bain home near Whiteville, Tenn., she drove him, the younger girls and the bodies to Mississippi, according to affidavits filed in court. Since the manhunt began for Mayes, people who knew him and the Bains have described him as unusually close to the family and the girls. He was described as a friend of Gary Bain, and the children considered him an uncle. In an earlier interview, Tates daughter, Bobbi Booth, said Teresa Mayes suspected her husband was having an affair with Jo Ann Bain. Mayes was often at the Bain home. Authorities said he was spending the night there before the mother and daughters were reported missing so he could help the family to pack for a planned move to Tucson, Ariz., and then drive their belongings west. A Facebook page Adam Mayes was using under an alias that was confirmed by law enforcement showed several photos of him and the Bain girls. One picture depicts Mayes and two of the girls smiling, all leaning next to one another cheek to cheek. The page has since been taken down. Authorities said Alexandria has brown hair and hazel eyes and is 5 feet tall and 105 pounds. Kyliyah has blonde hair and brown eyes and is 4 feet tall and 57 pounds. Mayes mother-in-law, who lives in Chatsworth, Ga., said shes known him for 25 years but didnt approve of him because his family never seemed to stay in one place and he couldnt hold down a job. SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) Two Southern California police officers were ordered Wednesday to stand trial in the death of a mentally ill homeless man following a violent arrest last summer. Orange County Superior Court Judge Walter Schwarm made the ruling after a hearing that included surveillance video of the confrontation between the officers and 37-year-old Kelly Thomas in the city of Fullerton. Officer Manuel Ramos is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Cpl. Jay Cicinelli is charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault or battery by a public officer. Both have pleaded not guilty. The officers confronted Thomas while responding to reports that a homeless man was looking into parked cars at a transit center. This is another victory, on another battle, said Thomas father, Ron. Were going to start a new one with the trial. John Barnett, Ramos attorney, said he would seek another courts review of Schwarms ruling and did not expect his client would end up facing a jury trial. Were disappointed that they were held to answer but we will seek review in an appropriate manner, he told reporters after the ruling. He believes, and he is innocent.

A message was left for Michael Schwartz, Cicinellis attorney, seeking comment on the ruling. Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said during the hearing that Ramos actions snapping on latex gloves, making a fist and threatening to take on Thomas would have led anyone to fear they were about to get beaten by police. Any person, any creature on this earth would have fear at that point, Rackauckas told the court. Youre going to fight or flee because this is an imminent threat of a serious beating by a police officer who is there with a baton and a gun and other police officers.... This is going to be a very bad deal, the prosecutor said. Defense attorneys countered that police who are authorized and trained to use force when necessary viewed the incident as an encounter with a man who refused to give his name and continued to resist arrest even as multiple officers rushed to assist. The three-day hearing was marked by repeated showing of clips from surveillance video and audio recordings of the confrontation. The footage includes scenes of officers pummeling and pinning down Thomas as he screams that he cant breathe and moans for his father until he goes silent and is taken away by medics, leaving behind a pool of blood.

Ground breaking for the new Delphos Funeral Home

Groundbreaking was held for a new funeral home that will be located in Delphos. From left: Mayor Mike Gallmeier; Jennifer Moenter, Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director; Greg Berquist, City of Delphos Safety Service Director; Mike Birkmeier, owner; Brad Beining, general contractor, M & W Construction; Dan Best, representative of The Union Bank Company.
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