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Good Gal
Economy a hot button
in commish debate
Absentee voting
set for Primary
Anyone desiring to vote
an absent voter ballot may
do so by stopping by their BY MIKE FORD dance that there are some essary and only then, with a
county election board office. The Delphos Herald services commissioners are vote of the people,” he said.
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. [email protected] mandated to fund. Until the He added that he also oppos-
to 4:30 p.m. Monday through recession, the Extension and es it, in hindsight.
Friday in Allen and Putnam LIMA — While the Allen other non-mandated agen- “If I would have known
counties and 8:30 a.m. to County budget remains stable, cies also received local fund- then what I know now, I prob-
4 p.m. Monday through much pain was experienced ing but fiscal responsibility ably wouldn’t have been in
Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to in 2009 due to severe cuts required changes Sneary said support of the tax increase,”
noon on Friday in Van Wert commissioners implemented. will eventually improve when he said.
County. The only Saturday Those measures were recalled the economy strengthens. The He went on to question
boards of elections offices Tuesday night when two sales tax increase may have the figures offered at the time
will be open for voting will Republican can- helped and what options
be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. didates for county Extension were available. He
May 1 in Van Wert; 8:30 Sara Berelsman photo commissioner but would also questions the
a.m. to noon in Allen; and debated each other not have commissioners’
8 a.m. to noon in Putnam. Kelli Raines volunteers her time at the Allen County at Lima Senior fixed the planning leading
To vote an absent voter Human Society. High School. county’s up to the cuts that

Raines friend to animals

ballot a person MUST be a Incumbent Greg problems. preceded the pro-
registered voter and provide Sneary is the only “I’ve posal voters put a
either the last four digits of commissioner up b e e n red pen to at the
their social security number BY SARA BERELSMAN “This cat was so shy when for re-election. He very, very ballot box.
or drivers license number The Delphos Herald he got here,” Raines divulges is being challenged responsi- “I think they
(XX123456). If neither of of a striped feline who nuz- by Fair Board ble. I have could have planned
these items is available, a The old cliché that a dog is zles her hand. “Now he’s just President Jay Begg. v o t e d better. Their lack
copy of a current and valid man’s best friend is familiar hanging out.” Unless an indepen- against of planning is why
photo ID (state ID card, Sneary Begg
government ID, etc.) may
to most. Well in the case of She mentions that they got dent files for the millions we’re in the situ-
be used. The photo ID must Kelli Raines, a dog is wom- several dachshunds from a general election in the next and millions of dollars worth ation we’re in. I would like
show the name and address an’s best friend. puppy mill about a year ago month, the winner of this of spending. If things had the commissioners to have
of the voter, or a copy of Raines has been volunteer- and were able to give them race will run unopposed in gone the way they should given a year’s notice to the
a current utility bill, bank ing at the Human Society of homes. As for the animals November. have, we wouldn’t be in near organizations whose funding
statement, paycheck, gov- Allen County for three years that have been abused or The two agreed more than the situation we’re in. Even was cut. We can’t fix the
ernment check or other now. abandoned, Raines confesses, they disagreed when answer- though times are tough, it economy but we could have
government document that “I’ve always liked animals, “What we see is not always ing questions posed by the has been made worse. The put ourselves in a much better
shows the voter’s name and but my kids had graduated, and pleasant or pretty.” public on issues ranging from no vote on the sales tax alone situation where we weren’t
current address. The person I was looking for something… While many people identi- helping neighborhood asso- saved the people $2.5 million in a ‘slash and burn’ type of
should also designate which somewhere to give. So I stopped fy themselves as being either ciations to race relations. dollars. It was clearly not budget cut just to stay alive.”
party ballot they desire. in one day,” she said. a “cat person” or “dog per- Both candidates touted their needed. My opponent wants Begg said he does not
Ballots may be sent to a What Raines likes the best son,” Raines said she’s both. “conservative credentials” to treat the non-mandated, think county government
voter by mailing a signed about volunteering is how “I’m fifty-fifty,” she said. and agreed on the staples of non-essential services the should directly fund the 4-H
request to the office along rewarding and fulfilling it is. As far as stereotypes go, low taxes and limited govern- same as mandated ones and program but said we need to
with the date of birth, drivers “The animals are so appre- she says that even though pit ment. even if we do that, it’s only find a way to minimally fund
license number or last 4 num- ciative, so happy to see you. If bulls are often characterized However, they disagreed a little over $3 million over the Extension.
bers of the individual’s Social I’m not here I miss it,” Raines as ferocious killers, she feels over the county’s current 3 years. This is a $15 million “I think we can find inno-
Security number, an address said. they are the “sweetest ones” financial state. dollar tax — we clearly don’t vative ways to keep our foot
where the ballot may be sent As a volunteer, Raines of all. Sneary regards the local need it, as the budget has in the door,” he said.
along with the designation does the basics by walking “It’s all about how you economy “as solid as a rock” shown with no more cutbacks If Begg should become a
of the party ballot desired. dogs and cleaning cages, raise them. People raise them but Begg believes department whatsoever. We’re working commissioner, he wants to
Any questions regard- but she also points out the to be killers, so they’re killers. managers and those they have harder and we’re making it. “bring a positive attitude for
ing absentee voting may extensive knowledge she has Really, they’re the sweetest furloughed and laid off would All my opponent does is talk much needed change” to the
be addressed by contacting gained from volunteering. dogs,” she added. disagree. The matter may boil about funding things and the table “with a leadership style
the Allen County Board of “I’ve learned so much – The Humane Society has
Elections at 419-223-8530; down to commissioners’ past way he thinks he can do that that is forward-thinking and
Putnam County Board of the training of the dogs, a several outings throughout the performance in 2008 and is by implementing a tax. I plans for the future.”
Elections at 419-523-3343; or lot about the different breeds. year to promote their cause 2009. am very against raising taxes “I’m going to ask depart-
the Van Wert County Board I’ve helped in surgery, obedi- and draw awareness. A proposed 3-year half- because it’s anti-business. ments to give more of their
of Elections at 419-238-4192. ence training,” “We go to the Square percent sales tax increase was Anti-business means anti- budgets. I’m going to be
She said she goes to the Fair, the mall. The shelter passed by the other two com- jobs. People are hurting and aggressive in going after
Ambassador Club Humane Society as often as
she can to help take care of
also holds a garage sale once
a year. Volunteers also help
missioners last year; Sneary in times like this, I don’t state and federal grants. We
casting the only “no vote.” It want to add to the burden our have good communication
meets Saturday the cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea
pigs and hamsters they might
with the area bingo. It’s
just really, really neat to be
was struck down by voters in citizens are already experi- among the departments and
November. encing. We didn’t need the that needs to continue but
The Delphos Ambassador have at any given time. involved here. If you have the Meanwhile, the Ohio tax — it would have been it should include the com-
Club of the Economic Raines counts seeing ani- least interest in animals, this State University Extension over-taxation by nearly $12 missioner’s office. Right now,
Development Committee mals being adopted into lov- is the place to be. It is very and its 4-H program were in million dollars. That’s gross that doesn’t seem to be hap-
will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday ing homes as one of her favor- rewarding. We’re always in peril. The Extension office over-taxation — absolutely pening. We need to coordinate
in council chambers. ite parts of this experience. need of volunteers,” Raines officially closed but private obscene,” Sneary said. to make sure we’re working
Members are She also enjoys socializing said. donations have kept 4-H Begg stressed that he does together for the same cause
urged to attend. the animals, as many have And the animals can afloat. Sneary explained to not support any tax increase — to save money wherever
been abused or abandoned. always use more best friends. the approximate 100 in atten- unless it is “absolutely nec- possible,” he said.

Rescuers bang pipe in W.Va. coal mine; no response

Forecast
Mostly cloudy
Thursday;
50 percent
chance of MONTCOAL, W.Va. contesting safety violations, the explosion, and two min- metal bolts that help keep it pull the atmosphere back to
showers. High (AP) — Rescuers drilled into including recent problems ers were hospitalized. in place and that trapped min- where it is not explosive and
in low 50s. a coal mine where 25 people with the ventilation system Gov. Joe Manchin said the ers can bang on to signal their get back in there,” Adkins
See page 2. died in an explosion but got that clears away combustible first hole reached the Upper presence. said.
no answer today when they methane gas. Big Branch Mine after bor- Officials said they might The quality and quantity
Index banged on a pipe, trying to Methane was blamed for ing through about 1,090 feet need to drill as many as four of coal produced at Upper
communicate with possible the explosion that rocked the of earth and rock. Rescuers holes to vent the mine, but Big Branch make the mine
Obituaries 2 survivors. mine Monday, and a danger- banged on the drill pipe for Chris Adkins, chief operating one of gems of Massey’s
State/Local 3 Crews needed to bore at ous buildup of that gas along 15 minutes in hopes of being officer for Massey, said today operation. The mine pro-
Politics 4 least one more hole to release with carbon monoxide pre- heard below ground, but got that two might be enough. duced more than 1.2 million
Community 5 poison gases before search- vented anyone from getting no response. Once rescuers can enter the tons of coal last year and uses
Sports 6-7 ers could enter the Upper Big inside to pull out the bodies Officials said they also mine it will take four or five the lowest-cost underground
Business 8 Branch mine to look for four of 18 dead miners or to look plan to set off three small hours to get far enough inside mining method, making it
Classifieds 10 people still missing in the for the four still unaccounted explosions on the surface to to check for survivors, who more profitable. The mine
TV 11 worst U.S. mining accident in for. send a seismic signal to the would be about 1,000 feet produces metallurgical coal
World News 12 more than two decades. Rescuers hoped they mine. below the surface. that is used to make steel and
The company that owns might somehow have reached Miners are trained to bang “We hope, we pray that sells for up to $200 a ton —
the mine, Massey Energy a chamber where they could back on the drill’s casing, the first two holes that go more than double the price
Co., frequently sidesteps survive for four days. Seven Manchin said. Sections of down will give us enough
hefty fines by aggressively bodies were pulled out after mine roof contain numerous information to where we can See MINE, page 2

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For The Record

AG says Haim obtained FUNERALS WEATHER The Daily
550 pills before death Herald
ARNETT, Thomas F. Delphos weather
“Tom,” 61, of Wapakoneta,
Mass of Christian Burial will High temperature Tuesday
begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Delphos was 82 degrees, Vol. 140 No. 249
at St. Joseph Catholic Church, low was 61. High a year ago Nancy Spencer, editor
By ANTHONY name before then. stolen identities of doctors to Wapakoneta, the Rev. Matt today was 39, low was 30. Ray Geary, business manager
McCARTNEY He called Haim — the star fill them out. Lee officiating. Burial will Record high for today is 85, Don Hemple,
The Associated Press of 1980s films such as “The The pills Brown said Haim follow in St. Joseph Catholic set in 2001. Record low is 15, advertising manager
Cemetery, Wapakoneta. set in 1972. Tiffany Brantley,
Lost Boys” and “License to obtained in the two months circulation manager
LOS ANGELES — Actor Drive” — a “poster child” before his death included Friends may call from 2-8 WEATHER FORECAST William Kohl, general manager/
Corey Haim employed “doc- for prescription drug abuse. 149 tablets of the painkiller p.m. today and 9:30-10 a.m. Tri-county Eagle Print
tor shopping” to obtain 553 He said that it wasn’t just Vicodin and 194 tablets of Thursday at the Bayliff & The Associated Press The Daily Herald (USPS 1525
prescription pills in the two celebrities who were obtain- the muscle relaxant Soma. Eley Funeral Home, St. Rt. TONIGHT: Showers and 8000) is published daily except
months before his death, ing massive quantities of He also received 15 tablets 501, Wapakoneta. Memorials thunderstorms. Lows in the Sundays and Holidays.
California Attorney General prescription drugs through of Xanax and 195 tablets of may be directed to the St. lower 50s. Southwest winds By carrier in Delphos and
Jerry Brown said Tuesday. doctor-shopping. Valium, both of which are Rita’s Hospice. Condolences 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 area towns, or by rural motor
Haim obtained the meds, “We think it illustrates a depressants, Brown said. may be expressed at www. mph in the evening. Chance of route where available $2.09 per
which included Valium, problem that is more wide- Haim, 38, died March 10 bayliffandeleyfh.com. rain 80 percent. week. By mail in Allen, Van
Vicodin, Xanax and Soma, spread,” Brown said. His after collapsing in his moth- ALTENBURGER, Jerome THURSDAY: Mostly Wert, or Putnam County, $105
through seven different doc- office has pursued more than er’s apartment. Haim strug- “Whitey,” 88, of Ottoville, cloudy with a 50 percent per year. Outside these counties
tors and seven pharmacies, 200 cases statewide involving gled with drugs throughout Mass of Christian Burial chance of showers. Breezy. $119 per year.
Brown said, and he used an prescription abuse by both his life. He was also suffer- begins at 10:30 a.m. Thursday Near steady temperatures in Entered in the post office
alias on at least one occa- doctors and patients. ing from flulike symptoms at Immaculate Conception the lower 50s. West winds 15 in Delphos, Ohio 45833 as
sion. Haim’s activities described before his death and his offi- Catholic Church, the Rev. to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 Periodicals, postage paid at
Brown said it did not by Brown Tuesday are sepa- cial cause of death has not John Stites officiating. Burial Delphos, Ohio.
mph.
appear the doctors knew rate from a fraudulently- been released. will follow in St. Mary’s No mail subscriptions will be
THURSDAY NIGHT: accepted in towns or villages
Haim was obtaining pre- obtained prescription Haim Coroner’s officials have Cemetery with military rites Partly cloudy. Lows in the
by the Ottoville VFW and where The Daily Herald paper
scriptions through multiple may have obtained. That said they found four pre- mid 30s. West winds 15 to 20 carriers or motor routes provide
sources. He said investigators prescription for the painkiller scriptions in Haim’s name Fort Jennings American mph with gusts up to 30 mph
Legion. Friends may call daily home delivery for $2.09
verified Haim filled the pre- Oxycontin was found during in the apartment where he diminishing to 5 to 10 mph per week.
scriptions this year, but have an investigation into a ring collapsed, and all were pre- from 2-8 p.m. today at Love- after midnight. 405 North Main St.
also found that thousands of that illegally obtained pre- scribed by a doctor treating Heitmeyer Funeral Home’s
EXTENDED FORECAST TELEPHONE 695-0015
pills were obtained in Haim’s scription pads and used the the actor. Jackson Township location Office Hours
FRIDAY: Partly sunny.
Jon Gosselin: Kate ignores kids to be on ‘Dancing’
where scripture service starts 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
at 2 p.m. and an AmericanHighs in the lower 50s. West POSTMASTER: Send address
Legion service at 7 p.m. winds 5 to 10 mph increas- changes
By MICHAEL taken her away from the chil- and sextuplets — at their ing to around 15 mph with
Memorials are to donor’s to THE DAILY HERALD,
RUBINKAM dren, and that she has delegated home in eastern Pennsylvania.
choice. gusts up to 25 mph in the 405 N. Main St.
The Associated Press most child-rearing responsibili- The show ended its run in afternoon. Delphos, Ohio 45833

ALLENTOWN, Pa. —
ties to three nannies.
“Without a doubt, she’s an
November, and their divorce
became final in December. BIRTHFRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy in the evening becom-
Jon Gosselin plans to sue ex- absentee parent,” he said. The no-fault divorce set- ST. RITA’S ing mostly clear. Lows in the Scholars of the Day
wife Kate for primary custody Kate Gosselin’s attor- tlement gave Kate Gosselin A boy was born April mid 30s.
of their eight children because ney, Mark Momjian, called 6 to Matthew and Lindsay
primary custody of the chil- S A T U R D A Y ,
her appearances on “Dancing the allegation reckless and dren and the family home Hummer of Delphos. SATURDAY NIGHT:
With the Stars” have turned “patently false.” in Wernersville, Pa., about Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
her into an absentee mom, a “It’s deplorable to make a 50 miles northwest of L
OCAL RICES P
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
lawyer for the former reality comment like that,” he said. Philadelphia. SUNDAY-TUESDAY :
show dad told The Associated “I know Kate Gosselin is all Corn:
List said Kate Gosselin has $3.19 Partly cloudy. Highs in the
Press on Tuesday. about her children, and she’s Wheat:
been pursuing her career at the $4.14 lower 70s. Lows in the upper
Jon Gosselin’s new lawyer, always been about her chil- expense of the children. Beans: $9.26 40s.

Mine
Anthony List, said he plans to dren. Let him file what he says “If she’s truly committed
file papers in Berks County he’s going to file and we’ll and dedicated to these chil-
Court in Pennsylvania this respond accordingly.” dren, as I believe she is, then St. John’s Scholar of the
week to reopen their divorce The two formerly starred on she should open her eyes and (Continued from page 1) up safe. Day is Scott
settlement. the hit TLC reality show “Jon see what’s happening to these “The coal community is Recker.
List said that Kate Gosselin’s & Kate Plus 8,” which chroni- children,” List said. “Their for the type of coal used by coming together and praying Congratulations
participation in the smash ABC cled the lives of the Gosselins life is topsy-turvy. Jon can power plants. for miners and their families,” Scott!
dance competition show has and their large brood — twins give them stability.” Federal regulators probing he said. “It’s just so important

Police collar
the explosion plan to review to show the community this
Warm spell shatters more Ohio records Massey’s safety violations, kind of support.”
Jefferson’s Scholar of the
Day is Sean
COLUMBUS (AP) — records in other cities, includ- many of which involved vent- Manchin said the first drill
runaway pigs
Wagner.
An early taste of summer in ing Toledo, Dayton and ing methane gas. If the odor- hole entered the section of the Congratulations
Ohio has given Cleveland and Youngstown. less, colorless gas is not kept mine about a football field’s
Columbus new daily record The weather service cautions Sean!
at safe levels, a small spark length away from a rescue
highs for the fourth time since that the hot, dry weather is keep- MONROE (AP) — The can ignite it. chamber where officials hope Students can pick up their
April started. ing conditions perfect for grass suspects squealed, and one Massey is still contesting the miners sought refuge. awards in their school offices.
The temperature hit 85 fires. A large brush fire in south- of them bit, but southwest more than a third of all its Searchers would have
degrees in Cleveland and 84 east Ohio was declared under Ohio police have rounded violations at the Montcoal, to navigate in the darkness
in Columbus on Tuesday, control by 11 p.m. Tuesday up two fugitive pigs. W.Va., mine since 2007. In around debris from structures
POLICE REPORT
breaking the cities’ old highs after shutting down part of U.S.
for the date on the books Route 33 for a time.
Patrolman Eric Walton the past year, federal inspec- shattered by the explosion
of the small city of Monroe tors have proposed more than and around sections of track Items taken
since 1929. Forecasters say rainstorms calls it the most memorable $1 million in fines for viola- that were “wrapped like a
The National Weather expected tonight will reduce chase of his 18-year career. from unlocked
Service says Tuesday’s the fire threat and bring down Police responded Tuesday tions at the mine. Only 16 pretzel,” said Kevin Stricklin,
warmth also tied or broke temperatures. morning to a call of loose
percent have been paid. an administrator from the fed-
Bombarding federal reg- eral Mine Safety and Health
vehicle
Father charged with murder in sons’ deaths pigs in a residential area. ulators with appeals is an Administration. Delphos Police were called
to the 700 block of West First
Walton spotted the two increasingly common indus- “There’s so much dirt and
GREENFIELD (AP) — A The fire was in Greenfield, black potbellied pigs eat- try tactic since the 2006 Sago dust and everything is so dark Street at 11:39 a.m. Tuesday in
southern Ohio man now faces Herald_1.83inx3in
about 50 miles southwest of ing grass in a front yard, reference to a theft complaint.
murder charges in the deaths of Columbus.
Delphos mine disaster that killed 12 Pagethat
1 ofit’s
1 very easy, as hard as
Upon officers’ arrival, the
his two young sons in a house Police said at the time that and he and other officers led to stiffer fines and new it may seem to any of us out- victim stated that someone
fire authorities believe he set. Coonrod appeared to be intoxi- cornered them. One bit enforcement to punish the side in this room, to walk by had gained entry into their
Highland County authorities cated. He was arrested on child Walton’s shoe then raised worst offenders, according to a body,” Stricklin said. unlocked vehicle and taken
say a grand jury has indicted endangerment charges and held up and grabbed his knee in an Associated Press review of Manchin said he continues
money and personal items.
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42-year-old Wesley Coonrod on $1 million bond.Now Curves Works with its mouth before a neigh- records from the Mine Safety to meet with the families, but

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about 50 mourners who for West Virginia, but it’s so
Midday 4
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5-10 p.m. packed the creaky pews of the important to ask for God’s
modest St. Joseph Catholic help,” said Bishop Michael J.
Pick 3
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Ohio inmate death
ruled a homicide
TOLEDO (AP) — The He could have faced the death
attorney for family members penalty if convicted. His fam-
of a man who died while in ily believes he was innocent of
an Ohio jail says a new rul- the crimes.
ing that the 2004 death was a “We don’t think the evi-
homicide could lead them to dence was good against him
seek harsher criminal charges for the homicide,” Levin said.
against sheriff’s employees “There is nothing by history or
now facing civil rights charges motive or any other reason to
in the death. think him guilty.”
“That is something that is County Prosecutor Julia
under discussion right now,” Bates said she’ll likely wait for
Cleveland lawyer Joel Levin the outcome of the federal case
said Tuesday. “It may well be against the sheriff and others
that we will be asking for that. before considering whether to
It may well be, but that’s not bring state charges in Benton’s
final.” death.
Levin said the family is “Originally, the death was
waiting to see how federal not ruled a homicide,” she said.
prosecutors — who have said “If there is a change in the
Carlton Benton was beaten ruling and the cause of death,
in jail and the sheriff tried to we’d have an obligation to do
cover it up — respond to the further investigation here.”
new coroner’s ruling. Attorney Rick Kerger said
Initially, the Lucas County Telb will prove his innocence
Coroner’s office in Toledo at trial and intends to keep his
had ruled the death to be from job.
natural causes. Coroner James A federal wrongful death
Photos submitted
Patrick said Monday that his lawsuit filed by Benton’s fam-

Students Celebrate
office revised the manner of ily against the county and the
death from natural causes to four men charged in the federal
Music in Education homicide last month based on
newly provided FBI witness
case is pending the outcome of
the criminal case. Levin said
statements indicating Benton the change in the coroner’s rul-
Above: St. John Grade School has was asphyxiated by a “sleeper ing helps strengthen the fam-
been celebrating Music in Education hold,” which cuts off the flow ily’s suit.
Month (March). Students from of blood to the brain and causes Jail records show Benton
Ohio Northern’s music program a person to lose consciousness. had been taken to a Toledo
performed for the students. A cho- The new ruling came about hospital on May 28, 2004,
ral group sang and the steel drum six weeks before Sheriff James after having convulsions. He
ensemble played. Music teacher Mr. Telb and three others are sched- returned two days later to a
Parr joins in with students in the uled to face a federal crimi- medical cell, where corrections
Conga line. Students are, from left, nal trial for alleged civil rights officers said a sheriff’s ser-
fifth-graders Allison Gerberick and violations related to Benton’s geant “had a chokehold on him
Morgan Curran, Parr, second-grad- death. and kept it on him longer than
er Lincoln Mueller and first-grader Benton, 25, was being held he needed,” the reports show.
Chase Martin. in the Lucas County jail on A corrections officer later
$1 million bond on aggravated noticed Benton was not breath-
Left: First-graders Kambryn murder charges in the February ing. He was brought back to
Rohr, Jada Schafer and Kaylie Kill 2004 deaths of his paralyzed the hospital and died two days
enjoy the music. cousin and the cousin’s wife. later.

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POLITICS “Lying is done with words and also with silence.”

— Adrienne Rich, American poet

Obama: Nuke terrorism

the top threat to US
By ROBERT BURNS ambitions. Treaty.
and ANNE FLAHERTY “For the first time, pre- Congressional Democrats
The Associated Press venting nuclear prolifera- hailed Tuesday’s announce-
tion and nuclear terrorism is ment, but some Republicans
WASHINGTON — now at the top of America’s said it could weaken the
Rewriting America’s nuclear nuclear agenda,” Obama said, nation’s defense.
strategy, the White House on distancing his administration Rep. Buck McKeon of
Tuesday announced a fun- from the decades-long U.S. California, the top Republican
damental shift that calls the focus on arms competition on the House Armed Services
spread of atomic weapons to with Russia and on the threat Committee, said the policy
rogue states or terrorists a posed by nuclear missiles on change could carry “clear
worse threat than the nuclear hair-trigger alert. consequences” for security
Armageddon feared during “The greatest threat to and he was troubled by “some
the Cold War. U.S. and global security is of the language and perceived
The Obama administra- no longer a nuclear exchange signals imbedded” in the pol-
tion is suddenly moving on between nations, but nuclear icy.
multiple fronts with a goal of terrorism by violent extrem- Two leading Senate voices
limiting the threat of a cata- ists and nuclear proliferation on nuclear strategy, Arizona
strophic international conflict, to an increasing number of Republicans John McCain
although it’s not yet clear how states,” he said, spelling out and Jon Kyl, criticized the
far and how fast the rest of the the core theme of the new Obama policy’s restrictions
world is ready to follow. strategy. on using nuclear arms to

IT WAS NEWS THEN FCC loses key In releasing the results Obama’s announcement retaliate against a chemical or
of an in-depth nuclear strat- set the stage for his trip to biological attack.
ruling on Web egy review, President Barack Prague Thursday to sign a “The Obama
One Year Ago Obama said his administra- new arms reduction agreement Administration must clarify
• The Delphos Public Library will celebrate “National ‘neutrality’ tion would narrow the cir- with Russia. And it precedes a that we will take no option
Library Week” April 13-18 with several events for the WASHINGTON (AP) cumstances in which the U.S. gathering in Washington next off the table to deter attacks
community. Special guest Sarah from Panera Bread will — A federal court threw might launch a nuclear strike, Monday of government lead- against the American people
present a program for children in grades K-5. “Magic by the future of Internet regu- that it would forgo the devel- ers from more than 40 coun- and our allies,” the senators
Jordan Rode” is a family program for children and adults. lations into doubt Tuesday opment of new nuclear war- tries to discuss improving said in a joint statement.
Judy Tolhurst will present “Oil Painting with the Bob with a far-reaching decision heads and would seek even safeguards against terrorists From the start of his term
Ross Technique”. Finally, the library will accept “Food for that went against the Federal deeper reductions in American acquiring nuclear bombs. in office, Obama has put halt-
Fines” during the week. Communications Commission and Russian arsenals. In May, the White House ing the spread of atomic arms
and could even hamper the His defense secretary, will once again help lead the near the top of his defense
25 Years Ago — 1985 government’s plans to expand Robert Gates, said the focus call for disarmament at the priorities. But during his first
• Hedrick School was once located at the corner of State broadband access in the United would now be on terror United Nations in New York year he failed to achieve a sig-
States. groups such as al-Qaida as during an international con- nificant breakthrough on argu-
Routes 224 and 190 in Fort Jennings. The site is now a well as North Korea’s nuclear
The U.S. Court of Appeals ference on strengthening the ably the two biggest threats:
roadside park. The Putnam County school’s class of 1913 buildup and Iran’s nuclear Nuclear Non-Proliferation Iran and North Korea.
included Agnes Schulte, Hildegard Schimmoeller, Ben for the District of Columbia

African-American tea party

ruled that the FCC lacks
Schulte, Philomena Kohls, Clara Martin, Eugene Kohls, authority to require broad-
Leon Kohls, Claude Wheeler, Earl Rower, Flora Martina, band providers to give equal
Emma Shroufe, Frank Schulte, Harold Rower, Arnold

supporters taking heat

treatment to all Internet traffic
Martin and Tilman Schingler. flowing over their networks.
• Jefferson baseball team topped New Knoxville 6-3. That was a big victory for
Winning pitcher was Robb Poling. Toby Kimmett took Comcast Corp., the nation’s
over in the fifth inning and was credited with a save. largest cable company, which By VALERIE BAUMAN conservatives say they were reason to support it.
Leading hitters for the Wildcats were Eric Carder, 2-for- had challenged the FCC’s The Associated Press drawn to the tea party move- Angela McGlowan, a black
3, and Poling, 3-for-4 with a home run. Kimmett, Don authority to impose such “net- ment because of what they congressional candidate from
Anspach, Scott Sakemiller and Brian Pothast also had hits work neutrality” obligations ALBANY, N.Y. — consider its commonsense Mississippi, said her tea party
for Jefferson. on broadband providers. They’ve been called Oreos, fiscal values of controlled involvement is “not about a
• Fort Jennings Ambitious J’s 4-H Club met in the grade Supporters of network traitors and Uncle Toms, and spending, less taxes and black or white issue.”
neutrality, including the FCC are used to having to defend smaller government. The fact “It’s not even about
school gym. The Teens Entertain Group prepared an Easter their values. Now black con- that they’re black — or that Republican or Democrat,
party for 4-H members, guests and special guest Virginia chairman, have argued that the
policy is necessary to prevent servatives are really taking most tea partyers are white from my standpoint,” she told
Zirkle, Putnam County extension agent. Demonstrations heat for their involvement in — should have nothing to do The Associated Press. “All of
were given and Cheryl Von Lehmden gave a presentation broadband providers from
favoring or discriminating the mostly white tea party with it, they say. us are taxed too much.”
about her trips to Washington D.C. and Chicago. movement — and for having “You have to be honest Still, she’s in the minor-
against certain Web sites and
online services, such as Internet the audacity to oppose the and true to yourself. What ity. As a nascent grassroots
50 Years Ago — 1960 phone programs or software policies of the nation’s first am I supposed to do, vote movement with no registra-
• Delphos representatives of the Green Thumb Garden that runs in a Web browser. black president. Democratic just to be popu- tion or formal structure, there
Club walked away with a host of prizes at the third Advocates contend there is “I’ve been told I hate lar? Just to fit in?” asked are no racial demographics
annual Garden and Outdoor Living Show being held at the precedent: Nondiscrimination myself. I’ve been called an Clifton Bazar, a 45-year-old available for the tea party
National Guard Armory in Lima. Mrs. Richard Shirack, rules have traditionally applied Uncle Tom. I’ve been told New Jersey freelance pho- movement; it’s believed to
president of the local club, won the Tri-color award and to so-called “common carrier” I’m a spook at the door,” said tographer and conservative include only a small number
received a gold cup in recognition for her exhibit in the networks that serve the public, Timothy F. Johnson, chair- blogger. of blacks and Hispanics.
April Shower classification. Shirack had four arrange- from roads and highways to man of the Frederick Douglass Opponents have branded Some black conserva-
ments entered in the show and received three blue rib- electrical grids and telephone Foundation, a group of black the tea party as a group of rac- tives credit President Barack
bons and one red ribbon. Mrs. E.L. Staup, member of the lines. conservatives who support ists hiding behind economic Obama’s election — and
local group and also a member of the Region Two OAGC But broadband providers free market principles and concerns — and reports that their distaste for his policies
Judges Guild received first, second and third prizes for such as Comcast, AT&T Inc. limited government. some tea partyers were lob- — with inspiring them and
her exhibits and Mrs. Benno Miller, also a member of the and Verizon Communications “Black Republicans find bing racist slurs at black con- motivating dozens of black
Delphos club and Judges Guild, was awarded honorable Inc. argue that after spend- themselves always hav- gressmen during last month’s Republicans to plan political
mention for her entry. ing billions of dollars on their ing to prove who they are. heated health care vote give runs in November.
networks, they should be able Because the assumption is them ammunition. For black candidates like
to sell premium services and the Republican Party is for But these black conserva- McGlowan, tea party events
75 Years Ago — 1935 whites and the Democratic tives don’t consider racism are a way to reach out to
manage their systems to pre-
• Mrs. Lloyd Williams and Anna Humphreys were host- vent certain applications from Party is for blacks,” he said. representative of the move- voters of all races with her
esses to the Ladies Loyal League of Leatherwood at the hogging capacity. Johnson and other black ment as a whole — or race a conservative message.
Williams home on West Third Street. Present in addition
to the members of the group were Martha Thomas, Mrs.
Homer Roberts, Mrs. Brundage, Alice Jones, Avonalle
Jones and Evelyn Truesdale.
Michael Steele: pride or prejudice?
• Wm. B. Gladen, chairman of the local Better Housing WASHINGTON — yes,” said Steele. “It just is. Howard-Hill, a University is telegraphing the same mes-
drive, reports that good progress is being made in the When you’re Michael Steele, Barack Obama has a slimmer of Tennessee-Chattanooga sage with his book “Silence
survey which is now being made in Delphos and that the there’s no waking up and margin. We all -- a political science Makes the Loudest Sound.”
results are very encouraging. The canvassers are finding thinking: Ahhhh, at least the lot of folks do. It’s a professor, lawyer Basically, conservative
people in general here much interested and are meeting worst is over. different role for me and Republican blacks want their party back.
with a good response. Several local people have already Whatever the week, to play and others to activist. And, some But many political candi-
Monday is the start of anoth- play, and that’s just the might say ... a trou- dates are being hampered in
indicated their intention to erect new homes.
er very bad one. No excep- reality of it.” blemaker? part by a lack of access to the
• An interesting program in keeping with the season tion to the trend, this week Except that African- “I wear the label RNC coffers, says Howard-
of gardening and also with Arbor Day was presented at began dramatically. American Republicans very proudly,” she Hill. She blames Steele, and
the regular meeting of Riverside Grange. Enos Fosnaught First, Steele’s chief of aren’t buying it. For says. amends his different-stan-
presented 40 specimens of native Ohio trees. The largest staff, Ken McKay, resigned starters, Steele was Howard-Hill is dards defense accordingly.
number of the specimens were named correctly by Stanley in another RNC stab (cue elected by the pre- a familiar name “I would say we’re
Parker
Peltier. soundtrack from “Psycho”) dominantly white in party poli- (blacks) treated differently
at damage control in the wake party. After months tics, especially within the party. But in terms
Moderately Confused of profligate spending and of unforced errors, he in Tennessee, where she is of integrity, the standard is
that whole bondage-stripper can’t now turn around and running for Congress after the same. Michael needs to
thing. charge his party with rac- decades of recruiting blacks own up because it’s not race.
Next, Steele’s longtime ism. Actually, racism would to the GOP. A Georgia- From day one, he has messed
political consulting firm, On mean expecting less from an born scholar whose child- up. ... If he wants to play the
Message, severed ties with African-American than from hood memories include a race card, play it with us.”
the RNC head. His relentless a white counterpart. cross burning in her front To be fair to Steele, he
off-messaging apparently If you can’t play the race yard, she seems an unlikely didn’t introduce the race
was hurting the company’s card with your own race, you Republican. issue and was responding
brand. Nothing personal, of might be in a heap of denial. “You have to be a lit- to a question. Nevertheless,
course. High regard and all As Juliette Ochieng wrote in tle crazy to be an African- his answer and the African-
that. a blog item that was picked American Republican. I American Republican
“We wish him well,” said up by BookerRising.net, the admit that.” response have shed light
consultant Curt Anderson, as black, moderate-conservative But Howard-Hill sees the on Steele’s central flaw. As
he lowered himself into the news site: “Mr. Steele’s mar- Republican Party as her natu- always, it isn’t the mistake
Titanic’s last lifeboat. gin for error is smaller than ral home and, importantly, that brings you down; it’s the
And that was the good part it was when he first became the best route for economic cover-up.
of the week. Still to come RNC chair due entirely to empowerment. In Steele’s case, the cover-
was reaction to the latest on the fact that he has made so “Some of us are tired of up is pride — an unwilling-
the list of “Things Michael many errors and due to the being poor.” ness to take personal respon-
Steele Shouldn’t Have Said”: fact that he seems incapable When she goes into sibility. Whether it’s the poor
It’s about race. of learning from them.” black churches to preach staffer who approved $1,900
Appearing recently on It’s not clear who the GOP Gospel, Howard- for a strip club or the chief
ABC’s “Good Morning Steele thinks his audience Hill reminds congregants of staff who got the boot, it’s
America,” Steele told is when he deals the race that blacks were first elected always someone else’s fault.
George Stephanopoulos that card. Meanwhile, black to Congress as Republicans Steele needs to face the
being African-American Republicans have their own during Reconstruction and truth and set himself — and
has magnified his travails. complaints about Steele, prin- that their birthright was sto- his party — free.
Stephanopoulos had asked cipally that the RNC leader len by the Dixiecrats.
Steele whether his race gave has failed to support African- In South Carolina, ris-
him a “slimmer margin for American candidates. ing Republican star Marvin Kathleen Parker’s e-mail
error.” One of the more outspo- Rogers, a candidate for the address is kathleenparker@
“The honest answer is ken among these is Jean South Carolina Legislature, washpost.com.
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Eichers enjoy spring
break, Joe and boys
Stadium Park
plant red potatoes
Delphos BY LOVINA EICHER ple breakfast of scrambled noon we had a surprise
eggs and toast. Later on we visit from sister Liz, Levi,
It is spring break week had an Easter egg hunt in and their four children who
CALENDAR OF for the school children. The
week has started with a
our yard for our children.
They were excited to find
were visiting from Indiana.
They had spent Thursday
EVENTS sunny and beautiful Monday
morning with tempera-
the candy-filled eggs.
We then took the buggy
evening and Friday fore-
noon at sister Verena and
TODAY tures in the low to a local Susan’s. Levi assisted them
6 p.m. — Shepherds of 60s. Daughters park where in tearing out a wall in their
Christ Associates meet in the Elizabeth, 15, the children house. Verena and Susan
St. John’s Chapel. and Verena, 12, enjoyed the asked brother Albert and
6:30 p.m. — Delphos are doing the slides, swings sons to put in a supporting
Kiwanis Club meets at the laundry. It looks and merry-go- beam where the wall once
Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth like a good day rounds. was to make more room for Nancy Spencer photo

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The children
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Saturday. I imagine he was Mayor touts ‘Free Food on Us’
Alzheimer’s Support Group side. Susan, 14, 10 dozen eggs glad that Levi gave him a Delphos Mayor Michael Gallmeier addressed Delphos
meets at the Sarah Jane Living is sweeping the last week. It is head-start on tearing out the Optimists at a recent meeting to inform them of the
Center, 328 W. Second St. floors. Benjamin, always a big wall. Uncle Joe and Aunt upcoming Community Unity “Free Food on Us” mobile
7 p.m. — Bingo at St. 10; Joseph, 7; mess but it was Betty also stopped in for food pantry. Through donations, Community Unity
John’s Little Theatre. Lovina, 5, and worth hearing a short visit on Thursday hopes to distribute 200 food boxes to those in need
7:30 p.m. — Hope Lodge Kevin, 4, are out- the children evening. We were ready to from 4-6 p.m. April 19 at the Delphos Eagles Lodge.
214 Free and Accepted side. talk about what Easter is leave for a doctor appoint- Volunteers will assemble the boxes with items purchased
Masons, Masonic Temple, The two older boys are all about. It was touching ment so we did not get to from the West Ohio Food Bank and surplus items from
North Main Street. sweeping off our paved when Kevin came up to me visit with them long. I&K Distributing. Households will have to sign off that
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Lions Club meets at the Loretta, 9, is on the because Jesus died on the The children enjoy home- Unity’s goal is to hold four quarterly mobile food pan-
Outpost Restaurant. couch with a sore ankle cross for our sins.” He had made egg salad as a sand- tries in 2010. The funds needed to achieve the goal is
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Miller City blasts

Jefferson 13-9
Moore lifts Connecticut
By JIM METCALFE
The Delphos Herald
jmetcalfe@delpho-
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singles by Teeters and Moore
put runners on the corners but
they were left there.
Miller City responded with
out of funk, into history
By JAIME ARON they kept playing champion- the streak. Connecticut’s six- Biden showed impartiality in
a 3-run round-tripper by Brent AP Sports Writer ship defense. So instead of let- point win was the first time his cheering, Rice was root-
MILLER CITY — A Niese (2 runs) in the home SAN ANTONIO (AP) — ting Stanford turn that slump during the run that the margin ing for Stanford — the school
heavy wind was blowing out half of the inning, chasing His team whipped like never into the foundation for an wasn’t double-digits. at which she served as pro-
to left field Tuesday night at Miller for Cook. A fielder’s- before, Connecticut coach upset, Connecticut managed “You can feel sometimes vost for six years.
Miller City. choice by Brent Hermiller Geno Auriemma walked off to remain within a few bas- so close and at the same time She visited with the team
the court at halftime so slowly kets. That’s why Auriemma feel so far away,” VanDerveer at a morning shootaround,
With a short fence and accounted for a 13-6 edge. that there was no one else didn’t have to say much at said. “They’re beating these offering words of encourage-
a difficult night to pitch The visitors had a chance around him. halftime. people by 30 or 40 points. We ment. Rice had hoped to see
because pitchers were throw- to get closer in the fifth. His left hand was on his “We knew what we had had a chance and I feel like we the Cardinal win their third
ing against the wind, the host Jettinghoff tripled to the fence hip, his eyes were straight to do,” said Moore, the tour- wasted some opportunities. ... championship and first since
Wildcats used the long ball in center. Carder walked. One down. His mind was churning nament’s most outstanding We can’t talk about (closing 1992; they’d already come
and the base-on-balls to down out later, Carder took off for with thoughts of how to snap player. “We knew we weren’t the gap). We’ve got to beat into the game with the most
Jefferson second on his club out of its funk. going to finish the game the them to close the gap.” wins in school history and
13-9 in non- a double- Leave it to Maya Moore to way we started.” With Charles and Kalana riding the longest winning
conference steal and take care of that. They wound up finishing Greene departing, maybe streak, 27 in a row.
action. Jettinghoff Moore scored 11 points this season the way they did there’s a chance for turnover Stanford allowed the
“When got caught during a 17-2 run to start the last season: 39-0. National on top. game’s first five points, then
you leave in a run- second half of the national champions. Headed to the Then again, maybe not. ripped off the next 12. The
the ball up d o w n championship game, a burst White House, as AP player of The Huskies will still have Cardinal lead peaked at 18-9.
with the and was that put the Huskies back in the year Tina Charles remind- Moore. Moore put UConn back
wind blow- tagged out. control and on their way to a ed everyone; during the tro- “Maya Moore was the dif- ahead 23-22 with a 3-point-
ing out, A tough- 53-47 victory over Stanford phy ceremony, she asked to ference,” VanDerveer said. er from the top of the key,
plus with a hop single Tuesday night. send a message to President “If she’s on our team, we then added a jumper. Charles
Carder Jettinghoff The win, their record- Obama, then hollered, “We’re win. She really stepped up blocked Ogwumike, starting
small park, by Vorst
you’re going to give up a (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) off short- stretching 78th straight, baaaack!” and made big plays for them. a fast break that ended with a
lot of home runs and runs,” stop Lammers allowed a capped the greatest two-year UConn’s streak is mov- Really, she’s a great player layup by Moore.
run in women’s college bas- ing into hallowed ground. and she made big plays.” JJ Hones’ 3-pointer with
Jefferson coach Kyle Harmon hustling Carder to score the ketball history and earned With an 11-0 start in the Moore finished with 23 11:46 left cut Stanford’s defi-
noted. “We committed four team’s eighth run. However, Auriemma a much better way fall, the Huskies would top points and 11 rebounds. cit to 29-25, but then Charles
errors and nine walks. We Vorst got caught stealing by off the court — on the shoul- the 88-game streak by John Charles added nine points, 11 made her presence felt, scor-
didn’t come ready to play. Hermiller. ders of his players. Wooden’s UCLA men in the rebounds, and 6 blocks. ing seven of the Huskies’ next
For me, that’s the story of In the sixth, Miller walked “I’ve never been prouder early 1970s. Stanford center Jayne nine points to make it 38-27
the game. We can’t afford the to lead off. A single to right of a group of young peo- They need to win the next Appel closed her career with with 7:42 left.
mental mistakes and physical center by Rode put runners ple,” Auriemma said. “How five titles to match Wooden’s a game to forget, going 0 Stanford would only get
mistakes.” on the corners and a grounder they fought back today. It streak of seven straight cham- for 12 and failing to score. as close as five the rest of the
The host Wildcats (6-1) by Teeters scored Miller for a was easy for them to pack it pionships. Auriemma can That put more of a burden way.
scored an unearned run (Rusty 13-8 deficit. in. People wondered, ‘What appreciate how hard that is on Pac-10 player of the year “Twelve points in the first
Lammers (2 runs, 4 runs bat- With one out in the top of are you going to do the first considering this was the sev- Nnemkadi Ogwumike, and it half was extremely helpful
ted in) in the bottom of the the seventh, Carder launched time we’re in a close game?’ enth of his 25-year career. was too much for the sopho- for us, but we weren’t able
first against Jefferson starter his third homer, a solo blast We reacted how champions He is one behind Tennessee’s more to handle. to capitalize,” Pedersen said.
Nik Moore (2 2/3 IPs; 6 hits, to virtually the same spot as react.” Pat Summitt for most titles After scoring 38 points in “We kept fighting, kept fight-
9 runs, 5 earned, 5 walks, 3 his previous two. With two UConn trailed 20-12 at among women’s coaches. the semifinals, she was held ing and things weren’t falling
Ks) to take a lead they would down, Vorst got aboard on an halftime. Stanford (36-2) was the to 11, much of her energy for us. We needed to make
not relinquish. error but Vennekotter struck Yes, 20-12. last team to beat UConn, perhaps burned while trying our own run and we didn’t
Jefferson (1-1) senior out the last batter. The Huskies missed 18 exactly two years before, at to chase Moore on defense. really do that.”
Craig Carder (4 runs, 5 RBIs) “We have decent pitching; straight shots, from layups to the 2008 Final Four. In the “Nneka is a young player,” This was the sixth time
took advantage of the circum- we have there capable start- 3-pointers; a pair of missed last 15 months, Stanford has VanDerveer said. “She will the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in
free throws clanged away, beaten everyone its faced learn from this and watch it the final AP Top 25 poll met
stances to dial long distance ers and another that is injured too. Connecticut went 10 except Connecticut, this being and say, ‘Hey, this is what I for the title. The last came
in the top of the second on right now,” Miller City coach minutes, 37 seconds between the third straight loss. need to be doing.”’ in 2002 when UConn beat
a no-doubter to left for a 1-1 Dusty Pester said. “Our points, a drought so long that When they met Dec. 23 in Kayla Pedersen led the Oklahoma in San Antonio.
tie. offense was solid today but Auriemma looked at his assis- Storrs, Stanford led at half- Cardinal with 15 points and It also was the lowest-
Miller City used the it was a tough day to pitch. tant coaches, shook his head time, but lost by 12. It was 17 rebounds. scoring NCAA women’s
long ball twice in the sec- What we need to get better and thought, “We may never the closest anyone had been The game was played in final, just like Auriemma had
ond frame: a 3-run blast by at is the defense. I feel we score again.” Of all the teams to beating the Huskies all sea- front of a crowd of 22,936 jokingly predicted after see-
Lammers (with both runners need to shore up the outfield in all the halves of all the son. that included Vice President ing his team and Stanford
on via the free pass) and a defense as we move on.” women’s Final Four games, This time, victory “was Joe Biden, who hugged struggle to shoot 3s in the
2-run shot from Derek Griggs Miller City hosts Ottoville no team had ever scored this there for the taking,” Cardinal the UConn players after semifinals.
(2-for-3, 3 runs); to take a 6-1 5 p.m. today. few points. coach Tara VanDerveer said. the game, as well as for- “I said the first team to 50
advantage. “We had some solid indi- Yet no matter how badly UConn trailed by nine mer U.S. Secretary of State (points) wins, right?” he said.
The Jeffcats bounced back vidual performances today,” the Huskies were shooting, points, its most throughout Condoleezza Rice. While “Who knew?”

The Dukies win again .... booooo hiss boooo!!!

with a 4-spot in the third ver- Harmon added. “He hit the
sus Cody Vennekotter (2-0; three home runs. We actually
7 innings, 10 hits, 9 runs, outhit them, so we have the
5 earned, 2 free passes, 4 talent in place. We just have
Ks) to get within 6-5. Justin to put it all together.” I watched the NCAA men’s championship game with some
Rode got on via an error but Jefferson entertains LCC

Metcalfe’s
friends of mine at The Rustic.
was erased on a grounder by at 5 p.m. Thursday. I don’t think anyone there was rooting for the Dukies.
Austin Teeters. An error on a JEFFERSON (9) I won’t write about my thoughts on the officiating regard-

Musings
pop-up got Moore on board. ab-r-h-rbi
Nik Moore p/ss 4-0-1-0, Nick Cook 2b/p ing the Duke/Butler game Monday night (nor, for that matter,
A Nick Cook grounder erased 4-1-0-0, Jordan Jettinghoff ss/3b/2b 4-1-2-1, the games I have watched regarding UConn’s women), about
Moore but Jordan Jettinghoff Craig Carder 3b/1b 3-4-3-5, Austin Clarkson lf
3-0-0-0, Jordan Vorst cf 4-1-2-2, Colin Barclay how they seemingly (yes, this is my utterly biased opinion but
(2-for-4) bounced a hit into since my opinions are true and correspond to reality ...) get
right to get Teeters home
1b 1-0-0-0, Curtis Miller p/3b 1-1-0-0, Tony
George ph 1-0-0-0, Justin Rode c 3-0-1-0, by Jim Metcalfe
Austin Teeters rf 3-1-1-1. Totals 31-9-10-9. every call all the time. [email protected]
and put runners on the cor- MILLER CITY (13) I won’t write about how I thought the officials should get
ners. After Jettinghoff stole ab-r-h-rbi
Kyle Niese cf 2-3-1-2. Brent Hermiller their Duke jerseys off because it was clear they were only
second, Carder went yard to c 2-1-0-1, Rusty Lammers ss 3-2-1-4, Cody going to call what they HAD to against the Dukies — if there were a step ahead all night.
nearly the same spot as his Vennekotter p 2-0-1-0, Cody Dukes 2b 4-0-0-0,
Lee Drummelsmith rf 3-2-1-0, Jared Kern dh was an autopsy! Both teams left everything on that floor and I venture a
first blast to get the Jeffcats 3-0-0-0, Garrett Kaufman 1b/ph 1-0-0-0, Derek Or about the horrendous intentional foul not called against guess there won’t be any regrets. You can always think back
within one. Griggs 3b 3-3-2-2, Brent Niese lf 4-2-1-3. Totals
27-13-7-12. Scheyer (or Singler?) that — guaranteed — would have been and wonder “what if I had done this in that situation” or some
The Wildcats replied with Score by Innings: called against Butler. other thought but those guys played as hard as they possibly
three in the home half. A run- Jefferson 014 111 1-9
Miller City 1 5 3 4 0 0 x - 13 Or against the flat-out flopping of Brian Zoubek: he of the could and that is all any coach can really ask.
scoring knock by Kyle Niese E: Carder 2, Jettinghoff, Lammers, Griggs, 7-1, 260-pound frame that acted as if he was shot out of a Just think how close that last-second shot came to going
(3 runs, 2 RBIs) and a bases- Kaufman; LOB: Jefferson 4, Miller City 5; 2B:
Drummelsmith; 3B: Jettinghoff; HR: Carder 3, cannon every time someone — usually a 180-pound sopping in.
loaded free pass by Lammers Vorst, Lammers, Griggs, B. Niese; SB: K. wet with lead in his pockets guard — “charged” into him. Just an aside: I beat President Obama’s bracket for the
accounted for two of the tal- Niese 2, Jettinghoff, Lammers; CS: Jettinghoff,
Clarkson (by Hermiller), Vorst (Hermiller). Or using his opponents as stepladders for every rebound and second year in a row. Think I’ll get an interview with Clark
lies and chased Moore from then complaining about the officials having the audacity to Kellogg and Jim Nantz?
the mound, bringing in Curtis JEFFERSON
IP H R ER BB SO
call a foul on him when he was holding part of an opponent’s Darn!!
Miller. A wild pitch plated Moore (L, 0-1) 2.2 6 9 5 5 3 scalp. Opening Day has come and gone.
Niese for a 9-5 advantage. Miller
Cook
1 1 4 3 4 2
2.1 0 0 0 0 2 Editor’s Note: These are the opinions of a thoroughly unbi- Do you know what bothers me: how “tradition” has gone
Jordan Vorst led off the MILLER CITY ased observer of the game!!! by the wayside with this.
Jefferson fourth with an oppo- Vennekotter (W, 2-0) 7 10 9 5 2 4
WP: Miller 3, Moore, Cook; HBP: Clarkson (by I am sure every champion has been accused of this — of The Cincinnati Redlegs used to be the major-league opener
site-field blast. Back-to-back Vennekotter). getting all the breaks and calls — including teams I like, so — period — but that is no more.
take these few paragraphs as a tongue-in-cheek commentary Is nothing sacred anymore?

SPORTS BRIEFS (some of it!!! Which ones??? lol) about the game.
When you think about it, I have nothing to write about that
game! hee hee.
We already have the hideous designated hitter — which
supposedly the majors are reconsidering, which I wholeheart-
edly; with my whole heart and soul; with a hearty ‘Amen!’,
By The Associated Press ruled in the union’s favor, man-
GOLF agement agreed to a $280 million I know I will get criticism from some quarters about these brother; can I say even 100 percent? support.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN settlement. comments: I take the game too seriously; I shouldn’t whine Pitchers make a gazillion dollars and go out there every
host Mike Tirico says “no one’s
bigger than the Masters” as the
ATHLETICS
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — and complain; etc.; but isn’t it fun to sometimes pull some- fifth day — or fourth if they are the ace — and they can’t learn
network prepares to cover Tiger Caster Semenya said she will return one’s chain in a playful way? how to bat? What do they do on their days off?
Woods’ comeback. to competitive running on June 24 at The thing was, I had picked Duke to be in the finals, just Unbelievable!
ESPN airs the first two days of a meet in Zaragoza, Spain.
the tournament, though its broad- The 800-meter world champion not to win. They are a good team but they are the team every- I remember some knothead on a Fox sports call-in show
cast window will include only part said in a statement Tuesday that body loves to hate because of their past arrogance that they arguing that the DH was great because pitchers were hideous
of Woods’ round Thursday and
none Friday. The network will show
she had agreed to the request by
Athletics South Africa to wait for the didn’t seem to have this season. hitters and other Beelzebub but that begs the question: do they
highlights and live cut-ins during results of her gender verification I will observe this about that game: I don’t think I have seen work at it? Why shouldn’t they?
“SportsCenter” earlier in the day. tests, expected in June. such a ultra-high-intensity game as that one; both teams were What, do they need to be paid more moolah to actually
ESPN executive vice president Semenya said she decided
John Wildhack said on a confer- to wait for the IAAF “to complete flying around and it looked like bees around honey. You had work at — gasp!! — the game of baseball??
ence call Tuesday that the Masters its process.” Semenya was pre- two teams that were pretty good offensively but the defenses Whatever happened to being an “athlete”?
is “THE story line, and we’re here vented from running at a meet in

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to cover the Masters tournament.” Stellenbosch by ASA and threat-
He says Woods is the biggest story ened legal action.
line among players, but not the She said she would seek confir-
only one. mation from the IAAF that it would
BASEBALL complete the process by the begin-
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball ning of June and still believed the Spencerville boys/girls FJ, 14.80. Spencerville 58.20. FJ, 30.60; Corinne Metzger, DJ, 30.90;
Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: Delphos Girls 400 Meter Dash: Ley, SP, Piasecki, FJ, 32.00; Jenna Moreo, DJ,
players are threatening to file a col-
lusion grievance charging owners
decision to stop her competing was
“unlawful and wrongful.”
win own track invite Jefferson 1:51.40 (Kennedy Boggs, 1:01.60; Schroeder, FJ, 1:02.20; Barnes, 32.10; Mesker, FJ, 32.20; Clay, FJ,
with conspiring against free agents HORSE RACING Girls Emily Fought, Morgan Fischbach, SP, 1:11.40; Adrian Kimmett, DJ, 32.60; Heitmeyer, FJ, 32.60.
last winter. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Team Rankings Bridget Culp); Fort Jennings 1:58.90; 1:11.60; Clay, FJ, 1:17.20; Katie Ring, Girls 3200 Meter Run: Ashley Gilroy,
New players’ association head Zenyatta arrived at Oaklawn Park Spencerville 76.50; Delphos Spencerville 1:59.80; Delphos Jefferson DJ, 1:18.70. SP, 12:36.80; Brown, SP, 13:53.70;
Michael Weiner told The Associated after getting a hero’s welcome at the Jefferson 64; Fort Jennings 29.50. (Corinne Metzger, Breanna Strayer, Girls 300 Meter Hurdles: Kayla Wisher, SP, 14:42.60; Hardesty, SP,
Press that the union has concerns. airport and a two-car police escort Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: Spencerville Jenna Moreo, Chelsey Bishop). Mullenhour, DJ, 50.30; Wisher, SP, 16:40.70.
Owners deny any wrongdoing. to the track where she’ll try to run 11:12.20; Delphos Jefferson 12:03.60 Girls 1600 Meter Run: Brown, SP, 54.60; Norbeck, FJ, 55.40; Bowsher, Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: Spencerville
The Major League Baseball her record to 16-0. (Korey Boggs, Katie Ring, Stephanie 5:40.60; Gilroy, SP, 5:43.60; Adrian SP, 56.20; Maag, FJ, 56.20; Brown, SP, 4:22.10; Delphos Jefferson 4:25.70
Players Association still hasn’t The mare who created a sen- Koenig, Adrian Kimmett); Fort Jennings Kimmett, DJ, 6:31.90; Stephanie 56.80; Kill, SP, 58.60. (Morgan Fischbach, Emily Fought,
decided whether to go ahead with sation by beating the boys in last Koenig, DJ, 6:53.10; Inkrott, FJ, 7:12.10; Girls 800 Meter Run: McConnell, SP, Kayla Mullenhour, Kennedy Boggs; Fort
a grievance against owners alleg- year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic arrived 14:08.30.
ing misconduct after the 2008 sea- Tuesday in Hot Springs by chartered Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: Kayla Hardesty, SP, 7:27.90; Dulle, FJ, 2:42.30; Brown, SP, 2:43.20; Gilroy, SP, Jennings 4:39.40.
son. The sides reached a standstill plane from Southern California. Mullenhour, DJ, 17.70; Bowsher, SP, 8:57.20. 2:47.80; Adrian Kimmett, DJ, 2:54.10; Girls Shot Put: Keysor, SP, 36-02.00;
agreement last year giving the union Zenyatta is set to run against 19.20; Maag, FJ, 20.30; Kill, SP, 20.40. Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: Delphos Stephanie Koenig, DJ, 3:06.70; Brown, Mallory Wilson, DJ, 33-10.00: Young, FJ,
additional time to decide whether to a small field Friday in the Apple Girls 100 Meter Dash: Bridget Culp, Jefferson 51.90 (Kennedy Boggs, Emily FJ, 3:30.80; Kaverman, FJ, 3:32.70; 30-01.00; Shelbi Brown, DJ, 29-10.00;
proceed. Blossom. Her rival, Horse of the DJ, 13.40; Ley, SP, 13.50; Emily Fought, Fought, Morgan Fischbach, Bridget Weems, FJ, 3:46.90. Amanda Hamilton, DJ, 26-01.00; Barnes,
The union filed collusion griev- Year Rachel Alexandra, declined DJ, 14.10; Morgan Fischbach, DJ, 14.30; Culp); Delphos Jefferson 57.10 (Corinne Girls 200 Meter Dash: Bridget Culp, SP, 24-01.00; Bethany Jettinghoff, DJ,
ances following the 1985, 1986 an invitation after losing her season Kayla Mullenhour, DJ, 14.30; Miller, SP, Metzger, Breanna Strayer, Jenna Moreo, DJ, 27.50; Ley, SP, 27.70; Schroeder,
and 1987 seasons. After arbitrators debut last month. 14.50; Barnes, SP, 14.60; Bruskotter, Chelsey Bishop); Fort Jennings 57.40; FJ, 28.00; Miller, SP, 29.40; Chandler, See ROUNDUP, page 7
 www.delphosherald.com Wednesday, April 7, 2010 The Herald — 7

Upward basketball
Photography by Mac

The Rockets Upward Basketball team for 2009-10 has, front from left, Mason Meyers, The Storm team has, front from left, Nolan Patel, Seth Schwartz, Kale Lee and Joseph
Grayson Ford, Drake Daily and Austin Lewis; and row two, coach Bryan Daily, Tanner Bonito; and back, coach Kraig Lee, Lucas Metcalfe, Trevor German, Garrett Hall, Logan
Mathewson, Spencer Youngpeter, Keaton Jackson, Maverick Mohr, Jordan Brown and Core and coach Chuck Metcalfe.
coach Jim Lewis.

Roundup Grove blanks Big Green MLB

(Conttinued from page 6) 16-11.50; Smith, FJ, 16-11.50; Kohli, FJ, BY FRANK GERMAN their best shot with only one American League National League
23-02.00; Cooper, FJ, 20-08.00. 14-04.50; Schnipke, FJ, 13-08.50. The Delphos Herald out when Jesse Maag reached At A Glance At A Glance
Boys High Jump: Binkley, SP,
Girls Discus Throw: Keysor, SP, 105-
10; Mallory Wilson, DJ, 102-07; Barnes, 6-01.00; Kody Richardson, DJ, 5-08.00; on an error and then was All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
SP, 88-04; Young, FJ, 85-11; Amanda Geocke, SP, 5-08.00; Meyer, SP, COLUMBUS GROVE — pushed to second. Jacob Miller East Division East Division
Hamilton, DJ, 80-07; Shelbi Brown, DJ, 5-06.00; Joey Lindeman, DJ, 5-04.00. Ottoville traveled to Columbus got a hit but was thrown out at W L Pct GB
Atlanta
W
1
L Pct
0 1.000
GB
—
76-05; Bethany Jettinghoff,DJ, 68-09; Boys Pole Vault: Shumate, SP, Grove Tuesday night for boys first. The hit was a slow roller Tampa Bay
Boston
1
1
0 1.000
1 .500
—
1/2 New York 1 0 1.000 —
10-00.00; Tyler Miller, DJ, 9-00.00;
Cooper, FJ, 61-08.
Girls Long Jump: Norbeck, FJ, Roberts, SP, 9-00.00. baseball action. They were to the pitcher who only had New York 1 1 .500 1/2 Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 —

12-09.00; Vodickova, FJ, 12-04.00. ----- shut out by the Bulldogs 3-0 the option of first base. Baltimore 0 1 .000 1 Florida
Washington
0
0
1 .000
1 .000
1
1
Girls High Jump: Kennedy Boggs, Elida girls win tri-meet in 6 1/2 innings of play. The The next batter was also Toronto
Central Division
0 1 .000 1
Central Division
DJ, 5-02.00; Chandler, FJ, 4-08.00; Kill, wind played havoc for both thrown out hitting to the W L Pct GB
Pittsburgh
W
1
L Pct
0 1.000
GB
—
SP, 4-04.00.
Girls Pole Vault: Korey Boggs,
Elida 55.5, Indian Lake 56.5, team but hurt Ottoville the short stop which prevented Chicago
Detroit
1
1
0 1.000
0 1.000
—
—
St. Louis 1 0 1.000 —
DJ, 7-06.00; Stacey Blockberger, DJ,
Coldwater 63 most in the end helping to Maag from advancing. Kyle Minnesota 1 1 .500 1/2
Milwaukee
Chicago
1
0
1 .500 1/2
1 .000 1
6-00.00; Bowsher, SP, 6-00.00.
Shot put: 1st Schmitz, CO, 31’11”,
2nd Shepard, IL, 3rd Ramsey-El 29’1’, cause two errors for the team. Stechschulte then reached on Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 Cincinnati 0 1 .000 1
4th Blust, IL, 29’.50”. The two teams had a pitch- a walk, putting runners at first Kansas City
West Division
0 1 .000 1 Houston 0 2 .000 1 1/2
Boys
Team Rankings:
Discus: 1st Schmitz, CO, 91’, 2nd ing duel going on in the game and second. The next batter W L Pct GB
West Division
W L Pct GB
Spencerville 108.50, Delphos
Foust, El, 88’2”, 3rd Shepard, IL, 84’ ½”, except for the third inning. hit to the short stop for the Texas 1 0 1.000 — San Francisco 2 0 1.000 —
Jefferson 34, Fort Jennings 30.50.
4th Oyer, IL, 74’11”.
High jump: 1st Oyer, IL, 4’10”, 2nd Columbus Grove exploded for easy throw to second base. Los Angeles
Oakland
1
1
1 .500
1 .500
1/2
1/2
Arizona
Colorado
1
1
1 .500
1 .500
1
1
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: Spencerville MuhlenKamp, CO, 4’8”, 2nd Bruns, CO, three runs, getting three hits, The final outs of the game Seattle 1 1 .500 1/2 San Diego 1 1 .500 1
9:49.10; Fort Jennings 11:20.80.
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: Pangle,
4’8”, 4th Collin, IL, 4’6”. two of them doubles, and one came in the top of the seventh ———
Los Angeles 0 1 .000 1 1/2

SP, 17.90; Meyer, SP, 18.10; Wurst, FJ,

Long jump: 1st Kunk, CO, 2nd, batter reaching on an error. inning with Ottoville going Tuesday’s Games ———
21.00; Smith, FJ, 21.50.
Collins, IL, 14’9”, 3rd McFadden, El,
14’2”, 4th, Alexander,El, 13’10”. The Bulldogs started off down 1, 2 and 3 to end the Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3 Tuesday’s Games
Boys 100 Meter Dash: Smith, SP, Pole vault: 1st Fernande, El, 8’6”, the inning with the ninth bat- game, with all three being N.Y. Yankees 6, Boston 4
Minnesota 5, L.A. Angels 3
San Francisco 3, Houston 0
Milwaukee 7, Colorado 5
12.10; Kody Richardson, DJ, 12.30;
Mahan, SP, 12.30; Nick Gallmeier, DJ,
Schwieiterman, IL, 7’, 3rd, Helenius, El, ter Zach Burrientes in the thrown out at first base. Oakland 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings San Diego 6, Arizona 3
12.40; Grigsby, SP, 12.40; Nick Dunlap,
6’6, 3rd Oda, IL, 6’6”. line-up leading off and get- “The game was a pitching Wednesday’s Games Wednesday’s Games
Colorado at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.
DJ, 12.50; Hefner, SP, 12.60; Cody
4x800 relay: Coldwater-10:53.50.
100m hurdles: Galyk, IL 17, Wheeler, ting a double. The next batter duel which came down to a Baltimore (Guthrie 0-0) at Tampa Bay
(Garza 0-0), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Biglow, DJ, 12.60; Andrew Wiltsie, DJ, El, 17.2, Lump, IL, 17.92. got on base by an error from couple of missed catches that N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 0-0) at Boston L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
12.60.
Boys 4x200 Meter Relay:
100m dash: Anderson, El, 13.39, the right fielder with the wind were difficult in the outfield (Lackey 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
Spencerville 1:41.20; Fort Jennings
Owens, El, 13.44, Headley, IL, 13.83, moving the ball. The third bat- for Ottoville. We had a couple Toronto (Tallet 0-0) at Texas (Harden
0-0), 8:05 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
1:46.30; Spencerville 1:46.80.
Schmit, CO, 14.17.
4x200 relay: Elida - Wheeler, ter for Grove went down on of tough catches that we made Cleveland (Carmona 0-0) at Chicago
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Boys 1600 Meter Run: Lenhart, SP, Anderson, McFadden, Manley- 1:51.24. strikes leaving runners on first and that was the difference in White Sox (Peavy 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at Kansas City
Thursday’s Games
5:02.60; Stewart, FJ, 5:09.10; Rex, SP,
5:15.30; Wisher, SP, 5:45.50; Jordan
1600m run: Watt, L, 5:55.13, and second. Brandon Hovest the game,” Columbus Grove’s (Hochevar 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 0-0) at
Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-0), 12:35 p.m.
Barclay, DJ, 6:02.10; Schimmoeller, FJ,
Beltz, IL, 6:16.35, Kaiser, CO, 6:26.85, stepped up and hit a double Coach Cory King said. Minnesota (Pavano 0-0) at L.A. Angels St. Louis (Penny 0-0) at Cincinnati
6:07.60; Kleman, FJ, 7:26.30; Kleman,
Brunswick, CO, 6:27.76.
4x100 relay: Elida 54.22 - Owens, over the left fielder scoring Ottoville falls to 2-3 overall (Santana 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-0) at Oakland
(Arroyo 0-0), 12:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Kendrick 0-0) at
FJ, 7:30.50. Wheeler, Fernandez, Anderson. two runs. Kyle Stechschulte and 1-1 in the PCL. The next (Duchscherer 0-0), 10:05 p.m. Washington (Stammen 0-0), 4:35 p.m.
Boys 4x100 Meter Relay: Delphos
Jefferson 47.40 (Andrew Wiltsie, Nick
400m dash: Manley, El, 1:01.30, then stepped up hitting a game is Thursday at Miller Thursday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Wells 0-0) at Atlanta
Dunlap, Kody Richardson, Nick Gallmeier;
Brown, CO, 1:04.09, Bruns, CO, 1:07.28, double to score Hovest who City, a non-league game. Toronto (Romero 0-0) at Texas
(C.Wilson 0-0), 2:05 p.m.
(Hanson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Florida (Robertson 0-0) at N.Y. Mets
Fort Jennings 50.40; Spencerville 50.60.
Collins, IL, 1:08.45.
300m hurdles: Muhlenkamp, CO, was then left on base when Columbus Grove improves Detroit (Willis 0-0) at Kansas City (Niese 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Boys 400 Meter Dash: Lenhart, 51.90, Wheeler, El, 53.98, Lump, IL, the next to batters both went to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the (Bannister 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Seattle (Fister 0-0) at Oakland
Friday’s Games
San Diego at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.
SP, 55.70; Nick Gallmeier, DJ, 56.50;
Grigsby, SP, 57.70; Pangle, SP, 58.00;
54.71, Gengler, CO, 56.28. down. One was thrown out PCL. The Bulldogs play (Anderson 0-0), 3:35 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:35 p.m.
Nick Dunlap, DJ, 59.80; Jacob Leach,
800m run: Kohn, CO, 2:39.12, Watt, at first with the other going Continental Thursday at Baltimore (Matusz 0-0) at Tampa Bay Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
DJ, 1:00.20; Wurst, FJ, 1:06.90; Fetzer,
IL, 2:43.52, Albrigt, Indian Lake, 2:45.91,
Kaiser, CO, 2:55.46. down at the plate. home. (Niemann 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 0-0) at Chicago
L.A. Dodgers at Florida, 7:10 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
SP, 1:07.00. 200m dash: McFadden, El, 26.79, “I think Jordan White Sox (Floyd 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: Hefner, SP, Ottoville (0)
44.40; Jordan Barclay , DJ, 53.60; Wurst,
Anderson, El, 28.13, Niekamp, CO, Schimmoeller pitched a good ab-r-h-rbi
Minnesota (Slowey 0-0) at L.A. Angels
(Pineiro 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
FJ, 54.70.
29.77,Pfifer, CO, 30.38. game. He is the only senior Matt Honigford ss 3-0-1-0,
3200m run: Kanny, CO, 12:44.90,
Boys 800 Meter Run: Kraner, FJ, Beltz, IL, 12:46.82, Brunswick, CO, on the team. Columbus Grove Cody Delong 3b/p 3-0-0-0, Jordan
is picked to win the league
BOWLING
2:17.20; Goecke, SP, 2:17.60; Davisson, 14:04.78, Hirn, El 14:16.90. Schimmoeller p/1b 3-0-0-0, Arron Wheri
SP, 2:17.70; Kleman, FJ, 3:23.70; c 3-0-0-0, Kyle Kroeger rf 3-0-0-0, Austin
Kleman, FJ, 3:34.10.
4x400 relay: Coldwater-4:26.22. and we played right with Markward lf 3-0-1-0, Tyler Turnwald 2b
them. The game came down
Boys 200 Meter Dash: Mahan,
SP, 24.60; Kody Richardson, DJ,
Grove boys/girls win meet to catching the ball on one
3-0-0-0, Travis Maag cf 3-0-0-0, Justin
Fischer 1b 0-0-0-0, Kyle Karhoff dh 2-0-
Monday Rec. Lisa VanMetre 658.
25.30; Andrew Wiltsie, DJ, 25.40; Nick (Boys) play and we could not do 1-0. Totals: 26-0-3-0.
3-29-10
Gallmeier, DJ, 25.70; Pangle, SP, 25.80; Columbus Grove (3)
Cody Biglow, DJ, 26.00; Huntsman, FJ,
Columbus Grove 112, Ada 25
3200 Relay: Columbus Grove 9:39.
that,” Ottoville’s Coach Tony ab-r-h-rbi
Fumduckers 40-24 Tuesday Early Birds
26.30; Joey Lindeman, DJ, 26.60. 110 Hurdles: Collins (A) 18.3. Castronova said. Jesse Maag cf 4-1-1-0, Jacob Miller
Honda of Ottawa
Jenning Mowers & Moped
38-26
37-27
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Rustic
79
67
Boys 3200 Meter Run: Rex, SP, 100 Dash: Gray (A) 12.9 Ottoville’s best chance for 2b 3-0-0-0, Brandon Hovest p 3-1-1-2, Duke’s Sharpening 29-35 Pin Pals 62
11:30.80; Wisher, SP, 12:28.80; Wurst, 1600 Run: Graham (CG) 5:12.7. a run came in the third inning Kyle Stechschulte lf 3-0-1-1, Matt Jennell S.S.R.
The Pittsters
24-40
24-40
DRC
The Grind
59
47
FJ, 13:34.00; Kleman, FJ, 15:29.00.
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay: Spencerville
400 Relay: Columbus Grove 49.4.
400 Dash: Luginbill (CG) 1:01.4.
but they fell short after hav- 1b 3-0-0-0, Eli Ricker 3b 0-0-0-0, Brad
Miller dh 3-0-0-0, Gavon Windau rf 3-0- Men over 170 Bellmann’s Party Shop 46
A 3:44.60; Spencerville B 3:47.80; 300 Hurdles: Risser (CG) 45.8. ing two on with only one 0-0, Matt Jay c 3-0-0-0, Zach Benrientes
Jerry Kraft 185-177, Bruce Kraft Ladies over 160
213-175, Dave Hillery 175-220, Jeff Sue Karhoff 161, Shirley Hoehn
Spencerville C 3:51.10; Fort Jennings 800 Run: Collins (A) 2:17.7. out. Kyle Karhoff got a single ss 3-1-2-0. Totals: 28-3-5-3. Rostorfer 170-202-171, Shawn 164, Tammy Ellerbrock 182, Joy Early
4:12.80. 200 Dash: Verhoff (CG) 26.9. batting in the ninth spot. Matt Score by Innings Allemeier 227, Steve Landwehr 207. 169-247, Missy Boecker 180-178-
Boys Shot Put: Obringer, SP,
50-06.00; Cory Osting, DJ, 42-10.00;
3200 Run: Graham (CG) 11:40.
1600 Relay: Columbus Grove 4:01.7.
Honigford singled, hitting the Ottoville 000 000-0 Men over 550
Bruce Kraft 550, Dave Hillery
199, Holly Schrader 169, Mary White
164, Val Maag 187-199-164, Janice
Columbus Grove 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3
Justin Bame, DJ, 39-00.00; Krietemeyer, Long Jump: Risser (CG) 19’1”. first pitch, putting a runner B. Hovest (W), J. Schimmoeller (L), 562. Kaverman 178-179, Lauri Brown 178,
FJ, 35-05.00; Kill, SP, 35-03.00; A.J. High Jump: Kohls (CG) 5’10”. in scoring position at second Cody Delong (DP), LOB: Columbus Monday Hi Rollers
Anita Stewart 235, Nikki Rice 191-
190=192, Kelly Kline 163-188, Lisa
Cross, DJ, 34-01.00; Gay, SP, 32-10.00; Discus: Vogt 162’2”. base and himself at first. This Grove 6, Ottoville 4, 2B: Hovest, 3-29-10 VanMetre 205-225-225.
Stidham, SP, 30-11.00.
Boys Discus Throw: Obringer, SP, (Girls)
was all the offense the Big Stechschulte, Benrientes, SB: J. Maag Agri-Tech 87-33 Ladies over 500
SAC: Miller, Jay. Picture This 84-36 Joy Early 575, Missy Boecker 557,
152-09; Shumate, SP, 124-01; Gay, Columbus Grove 96, Ada 26 Green could muster as the Adams Automotive 83-37 Val Maag 550, Janice Kaverman 501,
SP, 113-01; Cory Osting, DJ, 105-00; 3200 Relay: Ricker, Wynn, Langhals, next two batters went down. IP H R ER BB SO Dick’s Chicks 68-52 Anita Stewart 533, Nikki Rice 573.
Krietemeyer, FJ, 101-10; Kill, SP, 92-09; Herron (CG) 12;39. Columbus Grove had two Ottoville Lucky Strikes
Hair Klinique
60-60
60-60
Ladies over 600
Lisa VanMetre 655.
Krouskop, SP, 81-04; Kirk Klaus, DJ,
77-11.
110 Hurdles: Rouch (A) 18.1
100 Dash: Stephens (CG) 15.2
other innings in which they Schimmoeller (L) 5 5 3 2 4 5 C.M.S. 54-66
Delong 1 0 0 0 0 2
Boys Long Jump: Binkley, SP, 1600 Run: Ricker (CG) 6:42.5. had a runner in scoring posi- Columbus Grove
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19-09.00; Smith, SP, 17-07.50; Andrew 400 Relay: Brubaker, Heffner, tion, but could not get them Hovest (W) 7 3 0 0 3 6 Ladies over 160 Lion Clothing 30-18
Wiltsie, DJ, 17-06.50; Cody Biglow, DJ, Stephens, Baldazo (CG) 54.8. to home. The fifth inning was HBP: Jay (by Schimmoeller) Jenny German 160-164, Darlene Strayer’s Auto Part 28-20
Schulte 175, Millie Minnig 162, Alma Topp Chalet 26-22

TRANSACTIONS
Good 164, Kelly Hubert 201-171, Professional Touch Tattoo 24-24
Sherry Fair 170, Pam Miller 162-193, Westrich’s 22-26
Heather Moenter 173, Lex Martin 180, Gutter Ballers 20-28
Robin Allen 191-171, Babs Anderson Men over 170
163, Jacquie Edwards 172, Denise Andy Vondrembse 190, Matt
Courtney 193, Marianne Mahlie 167, Watkins 211-172-198, Dave Knepper
Tuesday’s Sports SEATTLE SEAHAWKS— LAKE ERIE MONSTERS— TORONTO FC—Signed G Cathy Hughes 185, Judy Landwehr 203, Travis Sherrick 199, Kevin Kill
Transactions Waived RB Xavier Omon. Returned F Randy Rowe and Milos Kocic. 175, Chris Mahlie 203-175, Doris 180-208, Jason Johns 174, Derek Kill
By The Associated Press Terminated the contract of TE F Mike Bartlett to Charlotte Honigford 162, Mel Schimmoller 179- 209-221, Dave Breaston 208-209, Jeff
191, Brittany VanMetre 205, Cheryl Milligan 257-185, Neil Mahlie 234-257,
BASEBALL John Owens. (ECHL) and D Travis Gawryletz COLLEGE Gossard 222, Nikki Rice 193-197, Lisa Mike Swick 188, Chad Rode 223-230-
MAJOR LEAGUE HOCKEY to Elmira (ECHL). BOSTON COLLEGE— VanMetre 234-202-222. 191, Tony Wehri 182, Mike Nagy 171.
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BUSINESS

Vanamatic receives Teacher gets lesson in investing

By Bruce Williams if I can’t help. Just what can balance, keep the home in

Supplier Excellence
the finance company do if I your names. You mentioned
DEAR BRUCE: In June, stop making payments and use that you have a will, and I
I will retire after 33 years the money for my son? Do you assume that one of your kids
of teaching. Our state had a have any suggestions? -- A.G., is the executor of that will and
plan that I signed on for five via e-mail knows what you are trying to

Award from Eaton

years ago that allowed me to DEAR A.G.: There is little accomplish. The will should
retire and have my retirement I can do but sympathize. How spell this out in detail. You say
income placed in an escrow in the world can someone that they will probably sell
account while I continued to making under $700 a month the house, but then the will
work and draw my regular income help support someone should order that the house
CLEVELAND — for Aerospace and 1-day tament to the hard work and salary. In June, I will have to else’s family? It’s just an be sold and the proceeds,
Diversified industrial manu- lead times for Hydraulics. dedication of our employees,” take the $160,000 from this impossible task. You ask what after your obligations have
facturer Eaton Corporation Through new capital equip- Perry Wiltsie CEO/president account and roll it over into can the finance company do been met, be equally divided.
recently recognized premier ment investment, Vanamatic of quality at Vanamatic said. some sort of investment. I if you stop making payments. I can see no benefit to you or
suppliers for the fifth year achieved improved efficien- “This award is a big deal, it cannot touch this money until The answer is not much. Social to them in adding their names
as part of its supplier awards cies and an expanded capa- acknowledges all the many I am 59-1/2 years old. I am Security cannot be attached. to the deed. There also might
going to be 56 years old in That’s your only income and be a gift tax where the house
recognition program. bility resulting in shared cost efforts by our employees and June, so I will have apparently your only passes through your will. The
This year, the company rec- savings for both Aerospace also distinguishes us from our at least 3-1/2 years asset. Having said overwhelming likelihood is
ognized 40 of its best suppli- and Hydraulics. Vanamatic competitors. 2009 was a very before I can touch that, it seems to me there will be no federal taxes.
ers, from which four received also supported Aerospace difficult year for many com- this without a that you’re trying to DEAR BRUCE: My
top honors as the company’s strategic sourcing initiatives panies, this award reflects our penalty. I plan not bail out a boat that father’s will states that 40
Supplier Excellence Award by providing value added level of commitment to our to even need these is leaking too badly. acres of property will go to
winners. Among the Supplier complete parts and excellent customers.” funds at that time, While I sympathize each of his daughters. He
Excellence Award winners service. The 2009 Awards cere- but I would like to with people such as did not specify which section
was Vanamatic Company of “These suppliers are the mony was held March 9 at at least have some your son, unless he goes to whom between the
Delphos, which received rec- best of the best. They con- Eaton’s corporate headquar- interest from this can find some income two of us. After my father
ognition from Eaton for dem- sistently demonstrate their ters in Cleveland. fund. What type of on his own, there passes, what steps will I
onstrating stellar quality and commitment to customer Accepting the 2009 investment strategy Williams should be something need to take to divide the
delivery performance, and satisfaction, innovation, and Premier Supplier & Supplier do you recommend? he can do. Even if it’s property between us? I do
differentiating themselves support,“ said Craig Reed, Excellence Awards for -- P.S., via e-mail minimum wage and 60 hours not care what part I receive,
from other screw machine senior vice president – sup- Vanamatic was CEO/ DEAR P.S.: You indicate a week, that would be a whole and I am willing to let her
suppliers through price sta- ply chain management. “We President of Sales Jim Wiltsie, in your note that you want lot better than nothing. That choose her half. I just think
bility, superior customer ser- thank them for their work Jr. and CEO/President of some type of “interest” from having been observed, you still that it would be easier for tax
vice and quality for both the in 2009 and look forward to Quality Perry Wiltsie. this fund. If interest is what have an obligation to yourself purposes. I am also trying to
Aerospace and Hydraulics working with them in 2010. The 2009 Awards were pre- you’re seeking, unhappily, it to meet your own needs. If you avoid having to deal with her
Groups. Congratulations to Vanamatic sented by Eaton Corporation will be very, very low. That elect not to pay the credit card cruel husband. What can I do
having been observed, if you company, they are going to if she refuses to split up the
Other companies receiving and the many people behind Chairman and CEO Sandy are looking for interest-only, be stuck, and whether losing property? Who would the tax
the 2009 Supplier Excellence the scenes who worked dili- Cutler and Craig Reed, senior the likelihood is you’re going that credit will be a problem bill be sent to if she refused
Awards were - Alco gently every day to earn this vice president, supply chain to have to be looking at CD for you is another matter. That to split up the property? My
Manufacturing Corporation recognition.“ management. rates, which are criminally would not be of major concern father had a stroke and is
LLC, Tri-Penn Tool “This is a very signifi- “The Right People, low. I would much prefer to see to me. I do sympathize, and unable to comprehend any of
Company Inc., and Villares cant award for Vanamatic Making the Right Decision, you go into some conservative I wish there was something this. -- via e-mail
Metals S.A.Vanamatic Company. To be recognized At the Right Time” “UNITY, equities (stocks). A good more that I could add, but it DEAR READER:
ensured continuity of sup- among the ‘Best of the Best’ EMPOWERMENT, broker can choose a moderate would appear that your son Unfortunately, the damage is
ply through a vendor man- of Eaton Corporation’s 35,000 T E A M W O R K ” to conservative portfolio for will be one of those who loses already done; the will should
aged inventory program world-wide suppliers is a tes- VANAMATIC you, which should give you the home through foreclosure. be redrawn, which can’t be
a return several times that of The various programs that done by your father in his
Cedar Fair: takeover not happening Vasquez among the current CD rates. If you’re are supposedly available are
absolutely risk-adverse, you’ll not only very involved, but
current state. The likelihood
is that this will is going to be
Fair LP, one of the nation’s committed to acting in the best 25 Top Information
SANDUSKY (AP) — Cedar capital situation and remains be condemned to almost no require that you have more taken to a court, unless you
return. You should talk to a available cash than your son and your sister can sit down
largest operators of amusement interests of its shareholders, tax adviser. It may be that appears to have currently or in privately and agree how this
parks, said Tuesday that its plan Kinzel said. Managers you would be eligible for a the foreseeable future. will be done. This is a very
to go private in a $635 mil- With their deal now termi- David Vasquez, associ- portion of this money to go DEAR BRUCE: My good example of why wills
lion takeover by asset manager nated, Cedar Fair said it would ate VP application owner, into a Roth IRA, which has husband and I own our home. should be properly drawn and
Apollo Global Management reimburse Apollo $6.5 million Nationwide Insurance, is some advantages, and, of We have two grown children be reviewed by a competent
has been scrapped because of for expenses related to the pro- course, some disadvantages, who live great distances from attorney in conformance with
among the 25 Top Information which should be explained to us in other states. We are both the laws of the state. This was
a poor response from share- posed transaction. Managers: 2010.
holders. Cedar Fair shares rose 17 you relative to your overall elderly, and I want to know not done in your case, and for
Following Nationwide’s tax environment. The interest if it would be wise to put our that you have my sympathy.
“It is apparent that the merg- cents, or 1.4 percent, to close acquisition of Allied Insurance,
er transaction does not have Tuesday at $12.37. They have rates available to folks like children’s names on the deed. DEAR BRUCE: I am 47
Vasquez you who have worked hard In the event that both of us years old and may be getting a
the required level of investor traded in a range of $6.03 to took a and saved diligently are should die at the same time, divorce. I want to know if my
support,” Cedar Fair chairman, $13.56 in the last year. major role absolutely criminal. I don’t would that be easier on them? husband can touch my 401(k)
president and CEO Dick Kinzel Spokeswoman Stacy Frole in integrat- see any end to it. We have a will naming them if this happens. He says that
said in a statement. said Cedar Fair “would not antic- ing the DEAR BRUCE: I got as beneficiaries. They both he is entitled to half. -- B.M.,
“We are honored and excit- ipate any impact on our summer compa- myself into a predicament that own homes, so they would via e-mail
ed by the opportunity to con- season” as a result of the termi- nies’ auto I do not know how to handle. probably sell ours. I know DEAR B.M.: Whether
tinue to manage and operate nation of the buyout deal. policy data I am a 75-year-old lady living they should never turn us or not your husband has an
Cedar Fair as a public com- In his statement, Kinzel in a hybrid on Social Security of less than out of our home, so there’s interest in your 401(k) will be
pany,” he said. noted that the company has m o d e l $700 a month, plus a few no worry there. I just want to a matter of the law in the state
Cedar Fair had accepted already introduced major new that could dollars in food stamps. My make things easier on them that you reside in. It’s very
Apollo’s $11.50 per share offer roller coasters at its Kings r e p o r t son has lost his job and is in in the event of our deaths. -- likely that he is entitled to
Vasquez bad need of financial help. I Kay, via e-mail some portion of it. Either you
in December. The deal fol- Dominion park in Virginia at across some
lowed a tough year of declin- Carowinds in North Carolina. 800 attributes and 100 met- have been trying to help him DEAR KAY: I seldom live in an equal-distribution
ing attendance and spending at “We hope to continue this rics of product performance. keep from losing his home encourage people to put their state, meaning each side
Cedar Fair’s amusement parks, momentum across the rest of Pricing and product depart- to foreclosure. He has two children’s names on real gets 50 percent, or in an
which include Cedar Point in our properties and throughout young children. They didn’t estate. There are a lot of good equitable-distribution state,
ments use the reporting to have children until late in life reasons not to do this. For which means it’s a matter
northern Ohio, Dorney Park the operating season,” he said. track retention, minimize cus-
in Pennsylvania and Knott’s Once a regional chain, until they felt secure, but that example, I assume that your for the court to decide which
tomer churn from rate increas- is all out the window now. I children are married. What percentage each spouse gets.
Berry Farm and Great America Cedar Fair became an indus- es and cross-sell across rate
in California. try giant with its $1.24 billion have been putting money on happens if they pass away? If your 401(k) is substantial,
decreases. my credit card to try and help Their spouse and possibly I would see an attorney now.
Apollo also agreed to acquisition of Paramount Parks “We are seeing about a 0.1 them. I was doing OK until the their children would be partial Now is the time to start getting
assume $1.7 billion in Cedar Inc. The June 2006 deal added percent increase in our reten- company raised my interest owners of your home, which your ducks in a row.
Fair debt if holders of two- five amusement parks to its tion in the places we’ve rolled rate for no apparent reason. could complicate your life and
thirds of the company’s shares lineup, including Kings Island this out to, an estimated $14 Now I will never be able to get that of the remaining children Send your questions to:
approved the transaction. near Cincinnati, but also sad- million savings across various anything paid on the principle. considerably. Beyond that, Smart Money, P.O. Box 2095,
Cedar Fair will be evaluat- dled Cedar Fair with a heavy projects and states,” Vasquez I live in subsidized elder in the event that they get Elfers, FL 34680. E-mail to:
ing next steps to address its debt load. said. complex, so I can’t have them into some type of financial [email protected].
live with me. My daughter-in- trouble, perhaps a horrific Questions of general interest
law is working six hours a day accident, your house would be will be answered in future
www.delphosherald. a week at minimum wage -- at risk because it would still columns. Owing to the volume
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Israel PM says no progress

in east Jerusalem talks
By MATTI FRIEDMAN on. We are making an effort,” a plan to restart peace talks. hard-line Likud Party, took
The Associated Press Netanyahu said of the talks with Netanyahu accused the media office in March 2009 on pledg-
the U.S. He spoke at a news of blowing the disagreement out es he would take a different
JERUSALEM — Israel’s conference called to trumpet of proportion. approach to peacemaking than
prime minister said today he the accomplishments of his first “What is being published his more dovish predecessor,
has not yet worked out his dif- year in office. doesn’t fit what we are talk- Ehud Olmert.
ferences with Washington over The U.S. has been pressuring ing about,” he said. “Apparently The peace talks broke down
Israeli construction in disputed Israel to halt construction in east the discussion between us is in the waning days of Olmert’s
east Jerusalem, signaling a con- Jerusalem, the section of the holy more serious and more to the term, after Israel launched a mil-
tinued deadlock in the U.S. push city claimed by the Palestinians. point than what is generally itary offensive to halt rocket fire
to restart Mideast peace talks. Israel considers all of Jerusalem believed.” coming from the Gaza Strip.
Benjamin Netanyahu said to be its eternal capital. Despite months of U.S. Palestinians remain wary of
the sides are still trying to find The dispute erupted into a diplomacy, the Palestinians have Netanyahu, who got dozens of
a solution but defended his gov- crisis last month when Israel refused to restart negotiations military checkpoints and road-
ernment’s contentious construc- announced plans to build 1,600 until Israel halts all construc- blocks in the West Bank removed
tion that has been at the heart new homes for Jews in east tion in the West Bank and east to help revive the Palestinian
of the spat, saying it’s a long- Jerusalem during a visit by Jerusalem — areas captured by economy. He also endorsed the
standing Israeli policy. Vice President Joe Biden. The Israel in the 1967 Mideast war concept of Palestinian indepen-
“There are things we agree announcement infuriated the that Palestinians want for their dence last year, albeit with con-
on, things we don’t agree on, Americans, who demanded the future state. ditions that the Palestinians say
things we are closing the gap project be canceled, and derailed Netanyahu, who leads the are unacceptable.

NKorea sentences US man to 8 years of hard labor

By HYUNG-JIN KIM to be detained in com- dollar. him in custody is also a immediately comment. mission to draw attention
The Associated Press munist North Korea on “An examination was burden for North Korea” Thaleia Schlesinger, to North Korea’s human
charges of illegal entry in made of the hostile act as it will only galvanize spokeswoman for Gomes’ rights record and to call
SEOUL, South Korea — little over a year. committed against the criticism of its human relatives, said they are for leader Kim Jong Il
North Korea said today Gomes, a graduate Korean nation and the rights record, Yoo said. “disturbed” by the verdict to step down. He was
it has convicted and sen- of Bowdoin College in trespassing on the border The North is under and will pray for his early released in February after
tenced an American man Maine, had been teach- of (North Korea) against international pressure to return. more than 40 days in cus-
to eight years in a labor ing English in South which an indictment was return to stalled nuclear “The family has no tody.
prison and a fine equiva- Korea and no details brought in and his guilt disarmament talks it quit comment beyond that Two American jour-
lent to $700,000 for enter- have emerged about why was confirmed” accord- last year. they are praying for him nalists, Laura Ling and
ing the country illegally he went to the North. ing to the country’s crimi- Representatives of the and hoping for his return Euna Lee, were arrested
and unspecified hostile However, a Seoul-based nal code, it said. Swedish Embassy in North home as soon as pos- in March last year near
acts. activist — Jo Sung- Analysts say verdicts Korea, which looks after sible,” Schlesinger said. the Chinese border and
Aijalon Mahli Gomes rae — said Gomes may issued by the Central U.S. interests in the coun- “Needless to say, they sentenced to 12 years
acknowledged his wrong- have been inspired by Court — North Korea’s try, witnessed the trial, are disturbed (by the sen- of hard labor for illegal
doing during a trial at the his acquaintance with highest — are final and the KCNA report said. tence) but they are hopeful entry and engaging in
Central Court Tuesday, an American missionary cannot be appealed. A person who answered that he would be returned hostile acts. They were
the North’s official who made a similar trip But Yoo Ho-yeol, a the telephone of the first home to them and they are freed in August after for-
Korean Central News to the North in December North Korea expert at secretary at the Swedish praying for that.” mer U.S. President Bill
Agency said in a brief to protest the country’s Seoul’s Korea University, Embassy in Pyongyang Three other American Clinton made a high-pro-
dispatch. human rights record. said Gomes would even- referred queries to the citizens have been arrest- file humanitarian visit to
The North said last The KCNA report tually be released as the U.S. State Department. ed after crossing into Pyongyang to negotiate
month that it arrested said the court sentenced North appears to want to In Washington, State North Korea over the past their release.
Gomes, 30, of Boston on Gomes to eight years of use his case as a bargain- Department spokeswom- 13 months. U.S. officials have said
Jan. 25 for trespassing “hard labor” and a fine ing chip in negotiations an Joanne Moore said Missionary Robert Park they want to make sure
after he crossed into the of 70 million won. North with the U.S. on its nucle- the government has seen strode into North Korea that Gomes is returned to
country from China. He Korea’s official exchange ar program. reports about the matter, from China on Christmas the United States as soon
was the fourth American rate is 100 won to the “Continuing to hold but that she could not Day in a self-proclaimed as possible.

7.7 quake strikes

off Sumatra island Your light add a light to
By CHRIS BLAKE
The Associated Press
seismologist with the mete-
orology agency, said along
with the quake’s relative
will honor fund the fight
JAKARTA, Indonesia —
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake
shook Indonesia’s northwest
depth, the epicenter was too
far away from the major pop-
ulation centers of Medan and
cancer Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s 18-hour walking event
that raises funds to fight cancer. During the event, a special luminaria ser-
island of Sumatra early today, Banda Aceh to cause major vice is held to recognize cancer survivors, and to honor those we have lost
prompting a brief tsunami
warning and sending pan-
icked residents rushing for
damage.
He said areas closer to the
epicenter were more sparsely
survivors to the disease. Each luminaria displays the individual’s name. As night falls,
the luminarias are placed around the track and lit, while the names are read

or remember
higher ground. populated and many of the
There were scattered buildings in that area were during an emotional ceremony. Luminarias continue to flicker until dawn,
reports of injuries, but made of wood, which fares lighting the path for walkers and reminding us of our worthy cause.
only minor damage in most better in earthquakes than
areas.
The quake struck at 5:15
a.m. (2215 GMT) and was
brick and cement.
At least five strong after-
shocks measuring up to 5.2
loved ones A minimum of $10 donation is requested for each Luminaria sold. To place
your order, please complete the form below and return with your contribu-
centered 125 miles (205 were recorded, the meteorol- tion to:
kilometers) northwest of
the coastal town of Sibolga
in Sumatra at a depth of 19
ogy agency said.
People in several cit-
ies along the southeastern
who lost their RFL of Delphos Luminaria Committee,
miles (31 kilometers), the coast of Sumatra as well as
U.S. Geological Survey said.
It had earlier said the quake
measured 7.8.
Sinabang on Simeulue island
and Gunung Sitoli on nearby
Nias island poured into the
battle. Att.: Jeff and Dianne Will,
509 East Ninth Street, Delphos, Ohio 45833.
Indonesia’s Meteorology streets and rushed to higher
and Geophysics Agency and ground after the quake. If you have any questions concerning the ceremony or Relay For
the Pacific Tsunami Warning “Rumors about a tsunami
Center in Honolulu issued panicked villagers living near
Life, please call your Luminaria Chairs, Jeff and Diane Will, 419-
tsunami warnings following the beach,” said Eddy Effendi, 692-0334.
the quake, but lifted them two a resident on Nias island.
hours later. “They ran away on motor-
A hospital on Simeulue bikes and cars or by climbing Your Name Phone Number
island off the coast of Sumatra the hills. There was panic and
admitted 17 people for treat- chaos everywhere, but I don’t Address Email address
ment of injuries sustained in see serious damage or injuries
the quake, including four in in my village.” City State Zip
critical condition, said Capt. Residents in Sibolga said
Ajas Siagian, a deputy police the shaking lasted more than In Honor of (Cancer survivor or patient):
chief for the area. a minute and utility poles
Abdul Karim, a govern- in the area were knocked In Honor of (Cancer survivor or patient):
ment spokesman in Simeulue, down.
said dozens of houses col- The quake was felt as
lapsed or were damaged in far away as the outskirts of In Memory of (deceased):
Teupah Selatan village. He Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur,
said no larger buildings were about 320 miles (515 kilo- In Memory of (deceased):
reported damaged, but elec- meters) away. There were no
tricity had been knocked out reports of damage there. Team Name Team member
on the island. A 2004 tsunami triggered
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reports of damages and inju- quake in the same part of
ries ... but the situation has Indonesia killed 230,000 peo- p Please send me more information on Relay for Life!
returned to normal and people ple in a dozen countries on
are going back home,” he the Indian Ocean basin.
said. Please include your check or cash and return to: RFL of Delphos Luminaria Committee, Attn: Jeff and Diane Will, 509 East Ninth
Local network Metro TV Answer to Puzzle Street, Delphos, Ohio 45833. If you need space for more names, please enclose a separate sheet of paper with all the information.
reported that a dormitory for Please enclose picture if you would like.
nurses partially collapsed in
Aceh province’s Singkil dis-
trict and one woman suffered
minor injuries in the rush to Relay For Life of Delphos Luminaria Service will begin at dusk on
get out of the building. It said
fires sparked by the quake Friday, June 18, 2010 at the Community Track.
had burned at least 14 hous-
es in Medan, the capital city Luminaria may also be purchased at the event. Everyone is welcome to come to RELAY FOR LIFE as a spectator
of North Sumatra province. and/or to participate. Please call to find a Relay For Life in your community or visit www.cancer.org.
Electricity was cut in Medan,
Banda Aceh, the provincial
capital of Aceh, and other Relay For Life of Delphos is proudly co-sponsored by WDOH and The Delphos Herald
areas.
Paulus Prihandojo, another
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Call 419-695-0015, ext
most. 419-642-3622 books, home decor, misc. YOUR VEHICLE
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adult son suffers from
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Reading
POHLMAN-HEMKER HERRON
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or alternative treatments
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recommendations.
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MICHELLE BIGELOW
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Can help you with all ROOFING • SIDING to lessen his symptoms? brochure of alternative
problems in life.
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existing homes
ELECTRICIAN
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and vocalizations known others may cause more
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•FERTILIZATION•
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HERRON 419-979-2681 J. Wiechart, inlot 683, blinking, head or shoulder anecdotal information to
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portion of inlot 688, jerks, facial grimacing determine whether this
please leave a message •SIDEWALK & BED
CONSTRUCTION PREPARATION White ash $1.70; Walnut
(and other claims) is a
CONSTRUCTION
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POHLMAN-HEMKER
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Friedrich to Janelle throat clearing and other investigation.
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550 Pets & Supplies
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Ann Friedrich,
belief, vocal tics are people with Tourette’s
IMPROVEMENT
• Framing Siding • Roofing
FLANAGAN’S ROOM ADDITIONS uncommon, occurring in also suffer from learning
James E. Friedrich,
• Siding Daniel Swartz
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SpearsSt.
CAR CARE Attention Farmers GARAGES • SIDING • ROOFING
•INSULATION •SIDING Lindell
less than 15 percent of and behavior disorders
portion of section
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419-979-2681
BACKHOE &&DUMP
•KITCHENS TRUCK
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419-695-8516
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sufferers. Complex motor such as obsessive
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FIFTH ST. DELPHOS
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• Painting • New Barns AND DOORS
FREE ESTIMATES
More than 25 years tics involve a greater complusive disorder
• please
Repair leave
Work a message clawed. To a good home.
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experience!
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•ELECTRICAL SERVICE Call (419)692-2559. number of muscles and and attention deficient
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419-339-9084
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COMPOST 1 BEDROOM apt. All utili- Bank to Secretary inflicting bodily harm percent have learning
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Development,
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lot
Verbal tics may include
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behavior or conduct
disorders. OCD generally
subdivision.
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Over 20 years
• ROOFING
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and the repetition of presents as obsession
and/or compulsions
SERVICE 311 1/2 N. Main.
words or phrases. Some
DAILY (260) 726-5062
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message Delivery Available No Pets.
Mark • Agricultural Needs
Windows, Doors, Transmission compulsion to repeat counting or many other
JRFor
Construction Van Wert.
• All Concrete Work Call (419)695-2761
419-339-9084 Transmission words or phrases a manifestations.
a low, Mark Pohlman
Siding, Roofing,
Thomas J. Pseekos, specific number of times I suggest you and
Geise
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cell 419-233-9460
ances, electric heat, laun-
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low
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POHLMAN
Interior
view
Remodeling,
Pole Buildings Geise Inc.
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$400/month, plus deposit, Gabriel Schabbing,
Katherine Motycka,
Tics can vary in type
and severity; stress or
learning more contact
the TSA. Their Web site
Togarages,
advertise call
pole barns, SPECIALIZING IN Transmission, Inc.
• automatic transmission water included. 320 N.
periods of excitement can be found at www.
foundations, POURED INSURANCE CLAIMS • standard transmission Jefferson. 419-852-0833. outlot 1, Delphos.
419-695-0015
Experienced Amish Carpentry
OBITUARIES • automatic transmission
• differentials West Park can exacerbate them. tsa-usa.org. There is an
replacement windows CONCRETE WALLS
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The disorder typically e-mail form available
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presents from early on the site, or you call
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& tuneofup
Ottoville
No pets. (419)302-7724.
years, but before the age There are local and
Visit
567-644-6030
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of 18. The condition can
Sports
Mark Pohlman
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cell 419-233-9460 or 419-230-8128 Saedi, inlot 4349, Van can last a lifetime, yet provide information
GOLF CLUB Tree Service Wert. most people experience specific to your area,
Zee Construction
ATTRACTIVE, WELL
their worst symptoms such as specialists in the
REPAIR maintained 2 BR, 1-1/2 BA
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Improvement can In the meantime, tell
213 Westbrook Ave. Very Radiation Medical,
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OUR TREE quiet neighborhood.
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CR Golf Experienced Amish Carpentry • Trimming • Topping • Thinning A diagnosis of TS is or additives that may
Siding & Faucet, BY OWNER, 4BR, 1BA, 3
made following worsen his symptoms.
Answer to Puzzle
Roofing, • Deadwooding
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Simple avoidance may
331 N. Main St.
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Licensed & Insured
Stump, Shrub & Tree Removal
715 W. 2nd St. verification that
both motor and lessen his tics and allow
Since 1973
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Annie: ‘Wake Tomorrow’s

Horoscope
HI AND LOIS

up, honey’
By Bernice Bede Osol
Thursday, April 8, 2010

Much progress can be made in the

year ahead by keeping abreast of both
new and current knowledge in your
Dear Annie: I am at a cross- or the relationship? You are chosen field of endeavor. Advance-
roads and need your advice. not going to get both. We’ll ment can be yours if you’re brighter
For the past two years, I have assume your ex-brother-in- and better informed than your associ-
ates.
been dating an older married law is still grieving the loss of ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
man who works at my office. his wife and was not thinking Carry your own matches today, and
I started seeing him after my clearly. Since you never spec- light a fuse that will ignite plenty of
husband and I split up. ified a price, he apparently initiative within you. In order to suc- BLONDIE
ceed it will be imperative that you
Our time together is lim- thought you had done those make things happen for yourself.
ited. He comes over to my repairs out of the kindness of TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
house once or twice during the your heart. We hope he will -- Logically assess what’s going on
about you, but don’t underestimate
workweek and spends some eventually agree to give you the value of your perceptions, either.
time with me every other something for your hard work, Your intuition could be that edge you
weekend when my kids are but the only way to maintain need to beat out the competition.
with their father. the friendship is to GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Listen well and make note of what
We are in contact chalk this one up to others have to say, because one of
by cell phone, and I experience. your best faculties today is taking
text him throughout Dear Annie: the ideas and thoughts of others and
improving or building upon them for
the day and eve- Your advice to “Out- your own purposes.
ning. We are never of-Space Mom,” CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
together in public whose grown The incentive you’re likely to need
unless it is out of daughter lives in in order to become an achiever to-
town. another country
day might have to come from being BEETLE BAILEY
strongly motivated materially. If you
My problem is, but left her stuff are, you’ll pull out all the stops.
he has told me he at Mom’s house, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- When
teamed with another, it is going to be
will leave his wife, was on target, but up to you to determine the pace and
but he hasn’t yet. it needs one more course of action today. If you wait
When I don’t see Annie’s Mailbox step. Mom should upon others to do so, too much valu-
him on a night he tell her daughter that able time is likely to be lost.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
is supposed to come over, I get she will pay for six months Just because something is complex or
angry. He later apologizes, and of storage, and that at the irresolvable to a friend doesn’t mean
I forgive him. This has gotten end of that time, she will call it will be so for you. Utilize your abil-
ities to help a friend untie some of the
to be our regular routine. Goodwill to come pick it up. knots in his/her life.
I feel like I have wasted Simply discontinuing the pay- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
these past two years, but for ments will result in nothing You’ll be happiest getting involved
some reason I keep coming but hassle for Mom, in whose today in some kind of diversionary
back for more. Should I give name the stuff will be stored
activity that is both physically and
mentally stimulating. Just be sure, SNUFFY SMITH
up? -- P.H. and who will have to keep however, that it isn’t too strenuous or
Dear P.H.: Wake up, paying or suffer through col- too structured.
honey. He’s not planning to lection efforts by the storage SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Engaging in things you know are
leave his wife for you. He has a unit owner. constructive is one of the best ways
sweet deal on the side, and you Personally, I’d make this to effectively utilize your time today.
put up with it. Yes, you have a one-step process for Mom Additionally, services you can render
to others will be greatly appreciated.
wasted two years. Please don’t by packing up the stuff and SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
waste any more. He will make telling the daughter that on 21) -- Putting emphasis on your mate-
all kinds of promises when moving day it is going out the rial interests will only produce some
you tell him you are leav- door, unless the daughter has hollow returns today. Conversely, be-
ing of service to others can generate a
ing, but gather your strength made arrangements, in HER great deal of self-approval.
and don’t believe a word. We name, to store it or ship it. -- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
don’t want you writing us in N.C. Lawyer -- Do what you can not to leave any
loose ends dangling when it comes to
another five years, asking the Dear Lawyer: Your solu-
same question. tion is much more definitive.
matters that are financially significant
to you. Conclude things in ways that
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
Dean Annie: I respect and Thank you for cleaning up please everyone involved, if you can.
love my ex-brother-in-law, after us. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --
Because you know how to be strong
“Joe,” like my own kin. Annie’s Mailbox is written and assertive without being brash or
I am a carpenter’s appren- by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy overbearing, you’ll be able to protect
tice with excellent skills. Joe, Sugar, longtime editors of the your rights today without stepping on
anybody else’s tender toes.
along with several family Ann Landers column. Please PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
members, called and asked for e-mail your questions to By utilizing your imagination to fore-
my help with some repairs [email protected], see positive results, you’ll be able to
on his home so that he could or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, work out troubling situations as you
envision them. This will be especially
receive family and friends c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 true involving commercial or finan-
after his second wife died last W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, cial matters.
year. Los Angeles, CA 90045. Copyright 2010, United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

I agreed, for a fee, but

didn’t specify the price. I told BORN LOSER
him I’d leave that up to him.
The repairs were extensive. I
fixed two roofs and the inte-
rior ceiling, replaced shingles,
patched many holes through-
out the house, put up window
coverings and painted most of
the interior.
Knowing that this is my
livelihood and I am currently
out of work, I expected to hear
from Joe when I finished. I
gave him a two-month grace
period before I mentioned the FRANK & ERNEST
money. He responded as if
I were being disrespectful of
the dead. He yelled at me and
hung up the phone.
Now I’m stuck between a
rock and a hard place. Do I
sue him for the repairs or let
it go? -- Sick and Tired in
Connecticut
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In down economy, older moms’ births still up

By MIKE STOBBE It’s based on a review of more than 99 percent of The teen birth rate dropped 2 percent — and explain the drop in teen births. It also doesn’t
The Associated Press birth certificates for the year 2008 — the first full the rate for Hispanic teenagers was the lowest explain why the birth rate for older women rose
year of the recession. Overall, about 4.2 million reported in two decades. The teen birth rate had so sharply.
ATLANTA — U.S. births fell in 2008, prob- babies were born that year, a 2 percent drop from been declining from 1991 through 2005, but rose Some speculated that more sophisticated
ably because of the recession, updated govern- 2007. It’s the first annual decline in births since from 2005 to 2007. The new data indicate the assisted reproduction services may be paying
ment figures confirm. The one exception to the the start of the decade. spike has ended. off for older couples, or perhaps some divorced
trend was the birth rate among women in their Experts say the most likely explanations are Even so, women in their 40s still have babies women are choosing to have additional children
40s, who perhaps felt they didn’t have the luxury the recession and a decline in immigration to far less often than younger women. The rate was with a new partner later in life.
of waiting for better economic times. the United States, which has been blamed on the about 10 births per 1,000 women in their early The new CDC report also showed that the
The birth rate for women in their early 40s weak job market. 40s, and less then 1 per 1,000 for women in their percentage of babies born prematurely fell a bit,
rose a surprising 4 percent over the previous year, Some early birth information for the first six late 40s. from 12.7 percent to 12.3 percent, an improve-
reaching its highest mark since 1967. The rate for months of 2009 indicates a continuing decline The rate for women in their late 20s was 115 ment celebrated by some health advocates.
women in their late 40s also rose, slightly. of about 3 percent in total births, CDC officials per 1,000. The birth rate for teens was about 41 From 1990 to 2006, the nation saw a 20 per-
But birth rates fell for teen mothers, as well as said. per 1,000. cent rise in the rate of premature births — a wor-
women in their 20s and 30s. Last summer, the agency gave a first glimpse Meanwhile, the Pew Research Center also risome trend because preemies are more fragile.
“Women are postponing births to those later of the 2008 numbers. The new report confirms issued a report Tuesday that found that several Experts believe premature births are the main
ages, above 40,” said James Trussell, director the birth rate decline, and also gives a breakdown states with the biggest declines in birth rates — reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than
of Princeton University’s Office of Population of births by age group. like Arizona, Florida and California — were in most European countries.
Research. The new report found that birth rates fell by among those that fared the worst by various The 2008 decline may be a sign of new efforts
Experts don’t know for certain why so many 3 percent for women in their early 20s, 2 percent economic measures. by doctors and mothers to bring births to full
are delaying having babies, though some suspect for women in their late 20s, and 1 percent for The organization also pointed to a 2009 sur- term and, when possible, to have one baby at a
the economy is a big factor. However, “you get women in their 30s. vey that found 14 percent of people in their prime time rather than twins, triplets or other multiples.
to the point where the biological clock starts tick- The trend in those numbers indicates that child-bearing years said they had put off having a Multiple births generally have to be delivered
ing and people realize they have to do it,” said the older women got, the less willing they were child because of the recession. preterm.
Trussell, who was not involved in the research. to postpone a birth, said the new report’s lead Experts say the postponement theory may “Things are starting to move in the right
The new report on births was issued Tuesday author, Brady Hamilton of the CDC’s National explain why younger women had lower birth direction,” said Jennifer Howse, president of the
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Center for Health Statistics. rates in the CDC findings, but probably doesn’t March of Dimes.

Agriculture officials want better Europeans warned the world of Toyota pedals well before US
school nutrition for obesity fight latorsWASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Toyota told U.S. regu- the phenomenon experienced in the United States was essentially
about sticking accelerator pedals, the Japanese automaker the same as the phenomenon experienced in Europe,” the docu-
By KRISTEN WYATT warned its distributors throughout Europe about similar prob- ment said.
The Associated Press lems, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. In mid-January, Toyota held internal meetings “to discuss
Concerns about sticking gas pedals and complaints from status of production changes and to prepare for meetings with
THORNTON, Colo. — A school food crackdown looming Toyota owners in the U.S. were rising at the end of 2009. The NHTSA” on Jan. 19, according to the timeline. Two days later,
in Congress that aims to reduce childhood obesity went over documents show that weeks earlier, on Sept. 29, its European Toyota announced it would recall 2.3 million vehicles to address
like a wet potato chip at a suburban Denver elementary school division issued technical information “identifying a production the sticking pedals.
where federal agriculture officials pitched the plan Tuesday. improvement and repair procedure to address complaints by cus- The documents obtained by the AP were among 70,000 pages
“I like healthy food. But I also like snacks,” said Dominic tomers in those countries of sticking accelerator pedals, sudden of papers turned over to government investigators. They show
Sotheo, 7, who picked at a bean-and-cheese burrito with corn rpm increase and/or sudden vehicle acceleration.” that on Sept. 29, the same day Toyota issued the repair procedures
and low-fat milk served for the visit. Sotheo favors PayDay Distributors throughout Europe and in Russia, Georgia, in Europe, the company told NHTSA of its decision to recall
candy bars and chocolate chip cookies — treats his school Kazakhstan, Turkey and Israel received the technical informa- several Toyota and Lexus vehicle models “to address the risk of
doesn’t sell. tion. accelerator pedal entrapment by all-weather floor mats.”
Under a bill pending in the Senate, more schools could In assessing a record $16.4 million fine on Toyota for failing to Toyota has said the problems involved separate issues, and
be taking treats away from pupils, or at least making them alert the U.S. government to the safety problems quickly enough, in the case of the sticking gas pedals, the problem was related
healthier under tighter national nutrition standards. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cited the warnings to the to the buildup of condensation on sliding surfaces in the accel-
The bill would add $4.5 billion over the next decade for other countries. LaHood said Tuesday that Toyota made a “huge erator system that helps drivers push down or release the gas
school meals for poor students. The measure also gives schools mistake” by not disclosing the safety problems sooner. pedal.
grants to help them buy local produce. The timeline in the documents shows that Toyota said in The timelines, titled “preliminary chronology of principal
However, it is the bill’s nutritional guidelines that most October it had received three reports of sticking pedals in Corollas events,” were provided to the government on March 24.
concern the diners at Coronado Hills Elementary School in sold in the United States. It notified the National Highway Traffic LaHood told reporters in Chicago on Tuesday that he wouldn’t
Thornton. Safety Administration about the cases in November. be surprised if a review of documents from Toyota Motor Corp.
Under the change, the Agriculture Department could cre- In November and December, Toyota engineers examined ped- uncovered additional safety lapses by the Japanese automaker.
ate new standards for all foods in schools, including vending als from the Corollas and were able to replicate the sticking pedal “This is the first thing that we have found,” LaHood said. “It
machine items. For example, federal authorities could deem problem in two of the three cases. The engineers “concluded that may not be the last thing.”
US allies applaud new nuke stance Here’s a legal way to print
that school pizzas be made with whole-wheat crusts, or ban
sugary snacks and sodas. The bill would ban canned fruit in
heavy syrup and tuna packed in oil. Also off-limits — sweet-
money: change the font
By ERIC TALMADGE
ened apple sauce. The Associated Press
“They don’t want your teeth to rot,” explained Hayden
Boller, 7, who munched on a ham sandwich and string cheese TOKYO — U.S. allies in Asia on today welcomed President By DINESH RAMDE
from home. Boller confessed that he frequently splurges on Barack Obama’s new policy aimed at reducing the likelihood of The Associated Press
a 75-cent snack sold at his school cafeteria, usually baked nuclear conflict, while powerhouse China was silent over his call
Doritos or Cheetos. But the boy was sanguine about the pos- for Beijing to better explain its nuclear intentions. MILWAUKEE — Here’s a way you might save $20 this
sibility those treats may not be for sale one day. In a much-awaited announcement, Obama vowed Tuesday to year: Change the font in the documents you print.
“I like getting my fruits and vegetables, too,” Boller said. reduce America’s nuclear arsenal, refrain from nuclear tests and not Because different fonts require different amounts of ink to
Federal officials who oversee school nutrition are taking use nuclear weapons against countries that do not have them. North print, you could be buying new printer cartridges less often if
their healthy-lunch pitch straight to their toughest critics — Korea and Iran were not included in that pledge because they do not you wrote in, say, Century Gothic rather than Arial. Schools
school diners. cooperate with other countries on nonproliferation standards. and businesses could save thousands of dollars with font
Kevin Concannon, the USDA’s undersecretary for food, Some U.S. allies, which benefit from being under the U.S. changes.
nutrition and consumer services, has had lunch at about a nuclear defense umbrella, were concerned they would be left vul- Data on the subject from Printer.com, a Dutch company
half-dozen school cafeterias this spring and plans to visit more nerable by a change in Washington’s policy. But Obama’s state- that evaluates printer attributes, persuaded the University of
before the school year ends. ment appeared to defuse many such concerns. Wisconsin-Green Bay to make a switch. Diane Blohowiak,
“Getting kids started eating healthier is one of the most “This is a first step toward a nuclear-free world,” said Japanese coordinator of information-technology user support, has asked
important long-term goals we have as a country,” Concannon Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. “Deterrence is important, but so faculty and staff to use Century Gothic for all printed docu-
told reporters after lunch. Asked about the snacks and ice is reducing nuclear arsenals. We highly regard his stance.” ments. The school also plans to change its e-mail system so it
creams sold alongside the fruits and veggies at the Colorado Katsuya Okada, Japan’s foreign minister, noted that Japan, uses Century Gothic.
school, Concannon said snacks wouldn’t immediately be which is located near North Korea, China and Russia but has “The feedback we’ve gotten so far has been positive,” she
banned — but schools could be required to offer healthier decided not to develop nuclear weapons of its own, was concerned said. “Century Gothic is very readable.”
things. about how the policy will affect its security. The school of 6,500 students spends about $100,000 per
“We’re not going to ban vending machines. But we’re “The United States had assured its allies that this position will year on ink and toner cartridges. Although students and staff
going to make sure the foods that are in the vending machines not endanger them,” he said. “This is important.” can change the default font to something more ink-intensive,
have some nutritional value,” he said. In South Korea, the foreign and defense ministries issued Blohowiak said the university expects to save $5,000 to
Concannon said he hopes the bill clears Congress and is a joint statement saying the new U.S. stance would strengthen $10,000 per year with the font switch.
signed into law this summer, in time for the standards to take Washington’s commitment to its allies and pressure North Korea to When Printer.com tested popular fonts for their ink-friendly
effect next school year. The Senate version would spend $4.5 give up its nuclear weapons development. ways, Century Gothic and Times New Roman topped the list.
billion. Concannon said the department is pushing for $10 bil- “The government welcomes and supports” Obama’s announce- Calibri, Verdana, Arial and Sans Serif were next, followed by
lion over the next decade to improve school nutrition. ment, they said. There was no immediate reaction to Obama’s plan Trebuchet, Tahoma and Franklin Gothic Medium. Century
He was careful to point out that the new nutritional standards from North Korean state media. Gothic uses about 30 percent less ink than Arial.
wouldn’t ban school favorites such as pizza or hamburgers. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key also welcomed the The amount of ink a font drains is mainly driven by the
But more nutritional oversight is coming, Concannon said. announcement. thickness of its lines. A font with “narrow” or “light” in its
Man charged with threatening
“President Obama made good on his pledge a year ago to reduce name is usually better than its “bold” or “black” counterpart,
the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security policies and set the said Thom Brown, an ink researcher at Hewlett-Packard Co.,
world on a path to a nuclear-weapons-free world,” he said in a state-
to kill senator over reform bill
the world’s top maker of printers.
ment. “The review clearly states the long-term objective of U.S. Also, serif fonts — those with short horizontal lines at the
policy is the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, and imple- top and bottom of characters — tend to use thinner lines and
By GENE JOHNSON ments the first of the actions that will be needed to get there.”
The Associated Press thus less ink than a “sans serif” counterpart.
Iran ridicules US nuclear strategy
But while using less ink at home can help you buy roughly
SEATTLE — A Washington state man has been charged one fewer printer cartridge each year, it’s not necessarily better
with threatening to kill Democratic Sen. Patty Murray over her By ALI AKBAR DAREINI for the environment.
support for health care reform, leaving voicemail messages at The Associated Press That’s because some fonts that use less ink, including
her office saying she had a target on her back and “it only takes Century Gothic, are also wider. A document that’s one page
one piece of lead.” TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s hard-line president on today ridi- in Arial could extend to a second page if printed in Century
Federal agents arrested Charles Alan Wilson, 63, without culed President Barack Obama’s new nuclear strategy, which Gothic. Blohowiak said her research suggests that ink com-
incident in Yakima, Wash., on Tuesday. turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and prises the main cost of a printout, but the environmental costs
Murray’s office in Seattle reported the threats amid a rash instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue of paper are probably higher.
of ugliness aimed at lawmakers who supported the sweeping states or terrorists.
federal health care legislation. Some lawmakers have been spit
on and several have reported receiving threatening calls.
Obama on Tuesday announced the new strategy, including
a vow not to use nuclear weapons against countries that do Trivia
FBI spokesman Bill Carter said Wilson is believed to be the not have them. Iran, however, was a notable exception to that Answers to Tuesday’s questions:
first person in the country arrested for such threats. pledge, along with North Korea, because Washington accuses Mars has the largest known mountain in the solar system.
The messages to Murray were left on voicemail from a them of not cooperating with the international community on Call Olympus Mons, its volcano it’s a volcano more than three
blocked telephone number, FBI Special Agent Carolyn W. nonproliferation standards. times the height of Mount Everest.
Woodbury wrote in a probable cause statement. Agents said Concerns over Iran’s nuclear program figure prominently The axilla on the human body is the armpit.
they traced the calls to Wilson’s home in Selah, near Yakima. in the new U.S. strategy. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates Today’s questions:
said the focus would now be on terror groups such as al-Qaida The name of what flower means “fleshlike?”
Wilson has a .38-caliber revolver registered to him and has What is a diadromous fish?
a concealed weapons permit, Woodbury wrote. as well as North Korea’s nuclear buildup and Iran’s nuclear
ambitions. Answers in Thursday’s Herald.
To confirm Wilson was the caller, one agent telephoned Today’s words:
him and posed as a member of a group working to repeal the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided Obama Illutation: a mud bath
health care legislation, the statement said. over the plan in a speech today to a crowd of thousands in the Ultramundane: lying beyond this world
According to an excerpt of the conversation, Wilson con- country’s northwest. Today’s joke:
firmed he repeatedly called Murray as well as Washington’s “American materialist politicians, whenever they are beaten A man calls home to his wife and says, “Honey I have been
other Democratic senator, Maria Cantwell. He then stated: “I by logic, immediately put their finger on the trigger like cow- asked to go fishing at a big lake up in Canada with my boss and
do pack, and I will not blink when I’m confronted. ... It’s not a boys,” he said. several of his friends. We’ll be gone for a week. This is a good
threat, it’s a guarantee.” “Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until opportunity for me to get that promotion I’ve been wanting, so
Murray’s office told the FBI it had been receiving harass- your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to would you please pack me enough clothes for a week and set out
ing messages from the caller for months, but they became read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement my rod and tackle box. We’re leaving from the office and I will
more threatening as Congress was voting on the health care recommended,” Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on swing by the house to pick my things up. Oh! And please pack
legislation. state TV. “(American officials) bigger than you, more bullying my new blue silk pajamas.”
“There’s a target on your back now,” said one message on than you, couldn’t do a damn thing, let alone you.” The wife thinks this sounds a little fishy but being a good wife
March 22. “It only takes one piece of lead. Kill the (expletive) The United States and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking to she does exactly what her husband asked. The following week-
senator! ... Now that you’ve passed your health-care bill, let develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by Iran, which says end he comes home a little tired but otherwise looking good.
the violence begin.” its nuclear program is intended only to generate electricity. The wife welcomes him home and asks if he caught many
In other rambling messages over the next several days, the Washington is heading a push for the United Nations to fish.
caller said, “I hope somebody puts a (expletive) bullet between impose new sanction on Iran over its refusal to suspect ura- He says, “Yes! Lots of Walleye, some Blue gill, and a few
nium enrichment, a process that can produce either fuel for a Pike. But why didn’t you pack my new blue silk pajamas like I
your (expletive) eyes,” and “I do believe that every one of you asked you to do?”
(expletive) socialist democratic progressive (expletive) need reactor or the material for a warhead. Iran says it has a right to
enrichment under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The wife replies; “I did, they were in your tackle box.”
to be taken out.”