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DELPHOSThe 50¢ daily www.delphosherald.com Prices go ‘thigh-high’, p8 Telling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869 Police seek man who used stolen “You don’t ever give up. You keep credit card — Charlene Redmond DELPHOS — The Van Wert Police Department is looking for an unidentified Caucasian male in his 50s or 60s, above, who used a stolen credit card at local gas stations. Detective Joseph Motycka says the suspect committed a purse-snatching during the morning hours of April 25. “The credit card was stolen from the reservoir; the victim was out jogging and he got under her car, then came out and stole her purse,” he said. The man toured local gas stations and more, even stopping for some fast food. “Between 10:18 a.m. and 11:23 a.m., he used the card at both Speedway gas stations, Neidecken’s Carryout, Taco Bell, The Point Marathon and Chief Supermarket in Delphos,” he said. If anyone has information regarding the identity of this suspect or the vehicle he may have used, call the Van Wert Police Department at 419238-2462 or Crime Stopper 419-238- STOP (7867). Upfront Redmond turns 100 going whether you feel bad or not.” BY NANCY SPENCER [email protected] Thursday, May 3, 2012 HERALD Delphos, Ohio Future NFL Hall of Famer Seau dead at 43, p7 DELPHOS — Few in the population will obtain Charlene Redmond’s status. She turned 100 years old Wednesday. The Vancrest Assisted Living resident attributes her longevity to good living. “I’m not sure why I’m still here,” she said Wednesday during her birthday celebration with friends and family at Vancrest. “I guess it’s good living and the fact the good Lord doesn’t want me yet. That’s another key; you have to have a good partnership with God.” Redmond is also not one to complain. “You don’t ever give up. You keep going whether you feel bad or not,” she said. Th e cen ten ar ian declined a motorcycle ride Wednesday. “I was going to do it and then when I got out there, I didn’t think I could get my leg up high enough to get on,” Redmond said with a smile. Throughout a century of living, Redmond says the COLUMBUS (AP) — greatest moments in her life Ohio lawmakers are poised were when her children were to vote on a bill that aims to keep cellphones, iPads or other born. She has three daughters: Dolores “Pete” Emans, Mary electronic devices out of the Alice Hayer and Deborah hands of teen drivers when McDougall. She also has they are behind the wheel. numerous grandchildren and The Senate is scheduled great-grandchildren. to vote on the measure today, after a Senate transportation Another highlight for committee made a series of changes that include loosening a proposed statewide texting ban on adult drivers. Minors could have hands-free, GPS navigation devices. But they couldn’t use other devices unless there’s an emergency. The bill would make texting with hand-held devices a secondary offense for adults. That means drivers could be ticketed for typing emails or instant messages only if they were pulled over for another offense, such as running a red light. Holdgreve wins ‘Golden Apple’ BY NANCY SPENCER [email protected] DELPHOS — St. John’s Elementary School second-grade teacher Kathy Holdgreve knew she wanted to be a teacher since she attended Fort Jennings Elementary. “When I was in the fourth grade, I had a teacher who really inspired me,” she said. “After that, I always said I wanted to be a teacher.” The 36-year veteran teacher says her rewards are measured in her students’ smiles. On Tuesday, Holdgreve was rewarded for her dedication by the Catholic Diocese of Toledo with one of seven annual Golden Apple awards. “This came as a total surprise to me,” Holdgreve said. “There are so many others who deserve it. We have a wonderful staff here and the students are great. That’s what makes the award special.” Another aspect of the award that makes Holdgreve proud is the nomination came from a parent of two of her students. “Beth Gerow, one of my moms, is the one who nominated me,” Holdgreve said. “It’s not just a matter of submitting a name. She had to write an essay on why I should be a Golden Apple recipient.” St. John’s Elementary School second-grade teacher Kathy Holdgreve helps Austin Giesege with an assignment. Holdgreve is a Toledo Catholic Dioceses Golden Apple Award recipient. Nancy Spencer photo Texting ban bill heads to Senate Delphos resident Charlene Redmond celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday. “I want to see the rest of Redmond was a trip to Israel my grandchildren graduate in the spring of 1985. Redmond has seen many high school,” she said. “I also cultural and technological hope I keep feeling as good changes throughout her life- as I do now.” She smiled as the DJ introtime. So far, she is unimduced one of Redmond’s pressed. “Things move too fast. favorites: “South of the Too much is changing,” she Border” by Gene Autry. Following the festivities said. “I think living was better in my days with the things at Vancrest, Redmond was we were doing. We didn’t treated to dinner at Cabo’s have all this technology and by her family. Facebook posts show Redmond wearwe were fine.” There are still a few things ing a sombrero and smiling. Redmond would like to do. Nancy Spencer photos CWU World Friendship Day 15M of world’s babies are born prematurely By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press WASHINGTON — About 15 million premature babies are born every year — more than 1 in 10 of the world’s births and a bigger problem than previously believed, according to the first countryby-country estimates of this obstetric epidemic. The startling toll: 1.1 million of these fragile newborns die as a result, and even those who survive can suffer lifelong disabilities. Most of the world’s preemies are born in Africa and Asia, says the report released Wednesday. A portion of Gerow’s submission reads: “Mrs. Holdgreve has a manner that lets the children know that she cares about them. However, they also know that they need to listen and respect her. She is an excellent role model for our children She shows our children how to be good Christians, good students and overall good human beings.” Holdgreve said she enjoys teaching at St. John’s. “I love teaching in a Catholic setting. There are so many special things we can do. It’s important to me and neat to be able to bring my faith in to the classroom ever day,” she said. Holdgreve is reaching the point where many might consider retiring. However, she has no plans to do so. “I love working with the kids and I truly enjoy teaching. I love seeing children get excited about learning,” she said. “I don’t know that there’s anything else I really want to do.” The Golden Apple Award was established by the Jack and Rhodora Donahue Family Foundation of Pittsburgh in 1992 to honor Catholic educators. It was expanded to include the Dioceses of Youngstown and Toledo. Each honoree receives a Golden Apple keepsake and pin. Church Women United will meet at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Peter Lutheran Church to observe World Friendship Day. Tea and cookies will follow. Index Obituaries State/Local Politics Community Sports Farm Classifieds TV World News 2 3 4 5 6-7 8 10 11 12 St. John’s High School will present “Snoopy!!! The Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Robert A. Arnzen gymnasium. Tickets are available from any cast member or through the high school office at 419-692-5371. The musical is a tribute to Peanuts’ most celebrated Beagle. The story centers around snippets of various members of the Peanuts gang and how Snoopy has impacted their lives. St. John’s to present ‘Snoopy!!! The Musical’ Ashby photo It’s a problem for the U.S., too, where half a million babies are born too soon. That’s about 1 in 8 U.S. births, a higher rate than in Europe, Canada, Australia or Japan — and even worse than rates in a number of less developed countries, too, the report found. But the starkest difference between rich and poorer countries: Survival. “Being born too soon is an unrecognized killer,” said Dr. Joy Lawn of Save the Children, who co-authored the report with the March of Dimes, World Health Organization and a coalition See BABIES, page 2 SUEVER’S TOWN HOUSE 3 15”ITEM PIZZA W/DIPPING 6 BREADSTICKS SAUCE $ 2 LITER OF POP 944 E. Fifth St. YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK Cloudy with a 40-50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows around 60. FRIDAY SUEVER TRIO 419-692-2202 18 Mon.-Tues.-Wed. SPECIAL 15” up to 5 items $ Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the mid 50s. SATURDAY Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the lower 50s. SUNDAY 12 EXTENDED FORECAST Cloudy Monday with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s. 2 – The Herald Thursday, May 2, 2012 www.delphosherald.com Girl with deformed face learns to navigate world By MARTHA IRVINE The Associated Press WINNETKA, Ill. — What if you knew, even before your child was born, that she wouldn’t look like everyone else? Clara Beatty’s parents knew. They were living in Belgium at the time, a decade ago. Prenatal screening was extensive, probably more than would have been done in the United States. Those tests determined that baby Clara, their third child, was likely to be a perfectly normal kid inside. But even in the womb, doctors could see severe facial deformities — droopy eyes, underdeveloped cheekbones and a tiny jaw. It meant she’d need a tube in her neck to help her breathe after birth. The lack of an outer ear and restricted ear canals also would mean she’d have hearing aids by the time she was 6 months old. In Belgium, it was unusual for babies to be born with Treacher Collins syndrome, caused by a genetic mutation. Parents almost always opted to abort, doctors said. But the Beattys wouldn’t hear of it. It wasn’t any big moral statement, they say. “There was just no question,” Janet Beatty says. No wavering, despite the looks of disapproval from the medical staff before she was born and even after, in the intensive care unit. “It was kind of strange sometimes, with the doctors, some of whom I think really, really questioned why we had this baby,” says Eric Beatty, Clara’s dad. The next few years would be so challenging that the family moved back to the United States, both for family support and to seek medical care at Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital and other institutions. There were breathing and feeding issues. The family had 24-hour nursing care for the first three years of Clara’s life because she vomited so frequently. They were lucky, they realized, to have that kind of help. Still, it took a toll on Clara’s parents, especially her mom. Janet Beatty just wanted her daughter to be OK physically, to not be constantly worried that she might stop breathing, or choke. She wanted her daughter to have the happy childhood that her other two children had had — free from the physical challenges and, yes, free from the constant stares of strangers when they were out in public. “Make her normal,” her mother, Janet Beatty, thought privately. “I want that normal kid. I didn’t want people to stare, and I didn’t want people running away from her.” Cosmetic surgery was an For The Record Delphos weather WEATHER US: blind activist wants to leave China BEIJING (AP) — The Obama administration’s diplomatic predicament deepened Thursday when a blind Chinese legal activist who took refuge in the American Embassy told the U.S. he now wants to go abroad, rejecting a deal that was supposed to keep him safely in China. Only hours after Chen Guangcheng left the embassy for a hospital checkup and reunion with his family, he began telling friends and foreign media they feel threatened and want to go abroad. At first taken aback at the reversal, the State Department said officials spoke twice by phone with Chen and met with his wife, with both affirming their desire to leave. “They as a family have had a change of heart about whether they want to stay in China,” department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. Nuland stopped short of saying whether Washington would try to reopen negotiations to get Chen abroad should Beijing agree. “We need to consult with them further to get a better sense of what they want to do and consider their options,” Nuland said. Chen’s still unresolved fate threatens to option. But on a child so young, it would have to be redone, over and over. It was better, doctors said, to wait until her teen years. And as her parents discovered, Clara was quite able to cope, sometimes better than they. Even today, Janet Beatty is astounded at how well her youngest daughter navigates the world. “Even when she was little, you could look at her and people would say there’s an old soul in there,” she says. “She just had these big eyes and you could see her taking everything in.” Certainly, there are times when Clara gets frustrated. Now 9 years old and finishing the fourth grade, she looks forward to the day a few years from now when her skull will have grown enough for cosmetic surgery. It won’t “fix” things, but likely will help her blend more — and possibly help her get rid of the breathing tube. “I want to try to make myself as much like the other kids, so that I can stop having everyone asking me questions,” Clara says, “because it gets so annoying.” She says it matter-offactly — not like she’s hurt or damaged by the questions and comments. When people stare, she says, she just “smiles and says ‘hi,”’ because that’s what her parents have taught her to do. High temperature Wednesday in Delphos was 84 degrees, low was 61. High a year ago today was 53, low was 42. Record high for today is 87, set in 2001. Record low is 27, set in 2005. WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county Associated Press The following individuals appeared before Judge Charles Steele Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court: Eric Hernandez, 31, Van Wert, was charged with felony domestic violence, but changed his plea to guilty to domestic violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Sentencing was set for May 16 after a pre-sentence investigation is completed. Jennifer Burk, 21, Van Wert, was sentenced for trespassing in a habitation, a felony of the fourth degree. She received 3 years of community control, up to 6 months in the WORTH Center, an additional 30 days in jail, 200 hours community service, must get a substance abuse assessment and complete treatment, serve 2 years of intensive probation and pay attorney fees and court costs. She had a prison sentence of 9 months deferred pend- COURT NEWS ing completion of this community control. Justine Jerome, 26, Van Wert, changed her plea to guilty on thr charge of domestic violence, a felony of the fourth degree. Her case was continued for sentencing on May 23. She was released on electronic house arrest until her sentencing. Antrae Pinn, 27, Lima, changed his plea to an amended charge of attempted possession of a weapon under disability, a felony of the fourth degree. He was originally charged with two counts of weapons under disability, both felonies of the third degree. The state reduced the first charge and dismissed the second count in a plea agreement. Case was set for sentencing on June 13. He was released on a surety bond, but is being held on a holder from Allen County for pending charges there. erode already shaky trust between Washington and Beijing at a time both governments are trying to contain their ever sharper jostling for influence around the world. His case hovered over today’s opening of two-day talks on global political and economic hotspots led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and their Chinese counterparts. Chen remained in the hospital, its grounds ringed by a noticeable police presence, making it unclear how his exit could be arranged, and receiving medical tests. A self-taught lawyer, Chen, 40, spent most of the last seven years in prison or under house arrest in what was seen as retribution by local authorities for his advocacy against forced abortions and other official misdeeds. His wife, daughter and mother were confined at home with him, enduring beatings, searches and other mistreatment. His escape from house arrest to the fortress-like U.S. Embassy last week inserted Washington in the center of a human rights case, always a testy issue for Beijing, and at the same time potentially embarrassed Chinese leaders that the country is unable to protect its own citizens. Chen’s goal, he told U.S. officials, was to secure the safety of his family and remain in China. Under painstaking arrangements negotiated over days, he was to be reunited with his family and relocated outside his home province to a university town where he could formally study law. But later, in the hospital, Chen felt abandoned by the U.S., finding no embassy staff had stayed behind to assure his protection. TONIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening. Then partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. FRIDAY: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest overnight. S A T U R D A Y , SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the mid 50s. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and storms. Highs in the mid 70s. SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. MONDAY: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. BECKMAN, Herman H., 87, of Delphos, Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. Melvin Verhoff officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where a parish wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. 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Main St. Delphos, Ohio 45833 Vol. 142 No. 242 Philippines puts up wall to block view of slums LOCAL PRICES Babies Corn: Wheat: Beans: $6.26 $6.05 $14.65 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty. A makeshift, temporary wall has been erected across a bridge on a road from the airport to downtown Manila that hides a sprawling slum along a garbage-strewn creek. Presidential spokesman Ricky Carandang defended the wall’s installation, saying today “any country will do a little fixing up before a guest comes.” He expressed hope that this week’s annual meeting of Asian Development Bank Board of Governors, which includes finance ministers and senior officials from 67 member states, will show the Philippines is open for business. The lending institition, which is headquartered in its own walled compound in Manila, aims to cut poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. “We need to show our visitors that Metro Manila is orderly. We owe it to ourselves,” said metropolital Manila chief Francis Tolentino. “I see nothing wrong with beautifying our surroundings. We are not trying to keep the poor out of the picture,” he said. There was no immediate comment from ADB. Scholars of the Day St. John’s Scholar of the Day is Garrett Nagel. Congratulations Garrett! Jefferson’s Scholar of the Day is Sidney Claypool. Congratulations Sidney! Students can pick up their awards in their school offices. (Continued from page 1) of international health experts. “And it’s unrecognized in the countries where you could have a massive effect in reducing these deaths.” Sophisticated and expensive intensive care saves the majority of preterm babies in the U.S. and other developed nations, even the tiniest, most premature ones. The risk of death from prematurity is at least 12 times higher for an African newborn than for a European baby, the report found. Globally, prematurity is not only the leading killer of newborns but the second-leading cause of death in children under 5. “These facts should be a call to action,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrote in an introduction to the report. Three-quarters of the deaths could be prevented by spreading some simple, inexpensive treatments to the neediest countries, the report concludes. For example, providing $1 steroid shots during preterm labor hastens development of immature fetal lungs. They’re standard in developed countries; wider use in low-income countries could save nearly 400,000 babies a year. Even more lives could be saved by teaching “kangaroo care,” in which moms carry their tiny babies nestled skinto-skin on their bare chests for warmth when there are no incubators. “To see babies who are 900 grams (about 2 pounds) survive without any technology, it’s fantastic,” says Lawn, who has watched kangaroo care save lives in countries like Malawi, with the highest preterm birth rate — 18.1 percent. Also needed: Antibiotics to fight the infections that often kill newborns, and antiseptic cream to prevent umbilical cord infection. Survival isn’t the only hurdle. No one knows how many preemies suffer disabilities including cerebral palsy, blindness or learning disorders. That’s why preventing preterm births in the first place is the ultimate goal, one reason for comparing countries — to learn why some do better and some worse. Previously, the groups had estimated that 13 million babies were born prematurely each year, based on regional data. About 12 percent of U.S. births are preterm, about the same as Wednesday’s report estimates in Thailand, Turkey and Somalia. In contrast, just 5.9 percent of births in Japan and Sweden are premature. Experts can’t fully explain why the U.S. preemie rate is so much worse than similar highincome countries. But part of the reason must be poorer access to prenatal care for uninsured U.S. women, especially minority mothers-to-be, said March of Dimes epidemiologist Christopher Howson. African-American women are nearly twice as likely as white women to receive late or no prenatal care, and they have higher rates of preterm birth as well, he said. By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 3, the 124th day of 2012. There are 242 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, “Gone With the Wind.” On this date: In 1791, Poland adopted a national constitution. In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city. In 1911, Wisconsin Gov. Francis E. McGovern signed the first U.S. workers’ compensation law to withstand constitutional review. In 1933, Nellie T. Ross became the first female director of the U.S. Mint. CLEVELAND (AP) — These Ohio lotteries were drawn Wednesday: Classic Lotto 04-11-15-18-43-48 Estimated jackpot: $8.69 M Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $118 M Pick 3 Evening 1-6-0 Pick 4 Evening 9-7-0-4 Powerball 07-08-33-38-50, Powerball: 29 Estimated jackpot: $50 M Rolling Cash 5 05-20-30-33-36 Estimated jackpot: $497,000 Ten OH Evening 01-09-21-22-24-26-33-3436-44-55-58-60-61-62-68-7072-73-74 TODAY IN HISTORY LOTTERY Jill Miller, DDS Steven M. Jones, DDS Welcome the association of General Dentistry NEW PATIENTS WELCOME Located on S.R. 309 in Elida Joe Patton, DDS myddsoffice.com 419-331-0031 daytime, evening and weekend hours available. It is hard to find the words that express how thankful our family is for those who came to our daughter’s benefit, donated items, and/or helped at the benefit. In no way could we have imagined how generous everyone would give of their time and money. Your kindness and generosity has not only been a blessing to our family, but to other families who have a child affected by Batten disease. We are able to give the BDSRA a nice donation for research. More than the final dollar amount, we are humbled by the fact that people care about our daughter and our family. Over the last 2 years our family has had many ups and downs. We try to stay focused on the positive things that have come from our daughters disease and this fundraiser is one example of the positive things that have happened to us – not just the money but the love and support. Many of you sent well wishes and prayers and we are so thankful for each kind word and every prayer. As we prepare for Kate’s future needs we feel more comfortable and confident that we will be able to provide for her because of your gift/generosity. We sincerely and whole heartedly say THANK YOU. A special thank you to Crystal and Mike Dunlap, Kaye Heilman, Kyle Benroth, Dale Otto, and Jackie Meyer. Thank You! Visit us on the web: www.picknsavefoods.com Open 6 a.m.-midnight 719 Fox Rd., Van Wert, Ohio 419-238-5304 Thank you, the Benroth family www.delphosherald.com Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Herald –3 Report: Fired deputy ordered inmates to dance BRIEFS Cleveland won’t renew Occupy group’s permit By THOMAS J. SHEERAN and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press CLEVELAND — Occupy protesters must ask serious questions about their open-arms policy in light of charges brought against five members accused of trying to blow up an Ohio bridge, a top Cleveland official said Wednesday. The city declined to renew the group’s downtown encampment permit on Wednesday, a denial planned before the bridge plot arrests were announced Monday, said Ken Silliman, chief of staff to Mayor Frank Jackson. The group, which remained by its encampment tent Wednesday night despite a 5 p.m. deadline to leave, can still gather at a spot across the street day or night. Police are monitoring, but no arrests have been made. The decision was made with the allegations as a backdrop, Silliman added. “I think a fair question to ask of Occupy Cleveland, is, if you have portrayed your organization up till now as welcome to all-comers — the tent will accommodate anyone and everyone — how does that change when something like the events of yesterday happen?” Silliman said. “How does that change when some of the people you’ve welcomed into your decision-making are now accused of such serious felonies?” That question must be asked even if the city accepts the organization’s statements that it is nonviolent and was distancing itself from those charged in the plot, Silliman said. Occupy members, who received an encampment permit in October, planned to sit in protest of the tent’s dismantling by police, but don’t plan to be arrested, Occupy Cleveland spokesman Joseph Zitt said. The group has said the men didn’t represent Occupy Cleveland and were not acting on its behalf. Silliman’s statements are something the group must discuss, he said. STATE/LOCAL According to the analysis, some of the major players (Google, Facebook and Yahoo) have gone to great lengths to ensure that significant amounts of the power they need come from clean, green sources like wind and solar. But Greenpeace chastises others (Apple, Amazon and Microsoft) for relying on so-called “dirtier” sources of power, such as coal and nuclear, to run their huge data centers. “When people around the world share their music or photos on the cloud, they want to know that the cloud is powered by clean, safe energy,” says Gary Cook, a Senior Policy Analyst with Greenpeace. “Yet highly innovative and profitable companies like Apple, Amazon and Microsoft are building data centers powered by coal and acting like their customers won’t know or won’t care. They’re wrong.” Greenpeace’s report evaluates 14 major tech firms and the electricity supply chains in use across more than 80 different data centers that power cloud-based services. Some of the largest data centers are in buildings so big they are visible from space and use as much power as 250,000 European homes. If the cloud were its own country, says Greenpeace, it would rank 5th in the world in electricity consumption. “Companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are beginning to lead the sector down a clean energy pathway through innovations in energy efficiency, prioritizing renewable energy access when siting their data centers, and demanding better energy options from utilities and government decision-makers,” reports Greenpeace. But unfortunately the majority of the industry is not marching in step. As such, Greenpeace is calling on all tech companies with cloud services to develop siting policies based on access to clean energy sources, invest in or directly purchase renewable energy, be transparent about their energy usage, share innovative solutions so the sector as a whole can improve, and demand that governments and utilities increase the percentage of clean, green power available on the grid. EarthTalk® is written and edited by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss and is a registered trademark of E - The Environmental Magazine ( www.emagazine.com). Send questions to: [email protected]. Subscribe: www. emagazine.com/subscribe. AKRON (AP) — A northeast Ohio sheriff’s deputy has been fired for ordering five jail inmates to dance to a song by Usher in exchange for privileges such as using a phone or microwave. Media outlets citing an internal report say the Summit County sheriff fired the 35-year-old deputy this week for mistreating inmates, acting inappropriately and having a cellphone in the jail, apparently used to play the music. The report says the deputy invited colleagues to watch April 11 as inmates danced. The Akron Beacon Journal reports one inmate did the worm, while another said he mimicked a robot so he could use the phone to contact relatives after a family member’s death. Investigators say the deputy admitted his mistake but said he was only trying to ease tension in the jail. Ohio ag leader: Regulation may cost $600K COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s agriculture director says the current fee structure wouldn’t cover the cost of a proposal to regulate dangerous exotic wildlife in the state. Animal owners had complained that some proposed fees would be cost-prohibitive. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Troy Balderson of Zanesville, agreed to cut some of those fees in response before the measure was approved by the Senate. The Columbus Dispatch reports Agriculture Director David Daniels spoke Wednesday to House lawmakers considering the program. He estimated it would cost his agency $600,000 a year. He says there would be a “huge gap” between the cost and the revenue produced. Efforts to regulate exotic animals took on new urgency in October, when a suicidal owner released dozens of tigers, bears and other creatures. They were killed by authorities. State announces harmful algae bloom advisory levels for 2012 Ohio has announced this season’s strategy for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in recreational waters. The most notable change to the 2012 strategy is the addition of permanent signage that will be displayed at certain state park lakes along with information about HABs. The use of permanent signage is another tool to help increase public awareness while providing educational color photos illustrating what to look for in the water. In addition to the permanent signage, two new colorcoded signs will be posted at beaches where toxin levels exceed the limits in the 2012 HAB Response Strategy for Recreational Waters. • An orange Recreational Public Health Advisory sign will be posted at beaches when toxin levels exceed the recommended threshold, warning individuals who are elderly or very young and people with compromised immune systems that swimming or wading is not recommended. • A red No Contact Advisory sign will be posted when toxin levels exceed the recommended threshold and there are one or more probable cases of human illness or pet deaths attributable to HABs. This sign will warn people that unsafe toxins are present in the water and to avoid any contact. Once an advisory is posted, the state will sample until toxins reach safe levels or until the end of the beach season in Ohio. For the most up-to-date information on HABs, access ohioalgaeinfo.com as a onestop source for algae information in Ohio. The website “When things like this happen, we discover there might be factors that we had not necessarily thought of before,” Zitt said. “Questions arise, they get discussed in assembly, we come to consensus on it. We’re learning.” The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio questioned the timing of the permit revocation, saying it was concerned Jackson’s announcement was an attempt to connect the entire Occupy movement to the bomb plot. “Individuals are responsible for their own actions, not the groups they affiliate with,” ACLU of Ohio Legal Director James Hardiman said in a statement. “City officials should not be in the business of condemning an entire group of people based on the actions of others.” Bill Dobbs, a spokesman for Occupy in New York, also said the arrests have nothing to do with the Occupy movement that began last fall. “This incident has nothing to do with Occupy Wall Street, which explicitly stands for non-violence,” he said. “Before there’s a rush to judgment, facts need to come out. Those charged are entitled to a fair trial and due process.” The five were charged Tuesday with plotting to bomb a bridge linking two wealthy Cleveland suburbs by placing what they thought were real explosives at the site and repeatedly trying to detonate them using text messages from cellphones, according to the FBI affidavit. On Wednesday, an attorney representing one of the defendants questioned the role of an undercover informant, saying the ex-con hired by the FBI appeared to have played an active role in the plot. Cleveland defense lawyer John Pyle said his client, Brandon Baxter, will plead not guilty in the case, which is set for a preliminary hearing next week. An attorney for a second defendant, Douglas Wright, said his client also will plead not guilty. The attorney for a third defendant, Anthony Hayne, said his only information came from the 22-page affidavit. E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why is Greenpeace upset with some leading tech companies for so-called “dirty cloud computing?” Can you explain? — Jeremy Wilkins, Waco, TX Leading tech companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft are now offering unprecedented amounts of data storage and access to “apps” on huge Internet-connected servers, saving consumers and businesses the hassle of installing and running programs and storing information on their own local computers. This emerging trend, dubbed “cloud computing,” means that these providers have had to scale up their power consumption considerably, as they are increasingly responsible for providing more and more of the computing horsepower required by the world’s two billion Internet users. No doubt, sharing such resources on centralized servers is more efficient than every individual and business running their own versions separately. In fact, the research firm Verdantix estimates that companies off-loading data and services to cloud servers could save $12 billion off their energy bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85 million metric tons within the next decade. But for the greenhouse gas savings to be realized, the companies offering cloud computing services need to make the right energy choices. Greenpeace has been tracking sustainability among tech companies for over a decade, and recently released a report, “How Green is Your Cloud?” assessing the green footprint of the move to cloud computing. Greenpeace wants companies like Apple, Amazon and Microsoft to make smarter, cleaner energy choices now that “cloud computing” services have ratcheted up provides a list of all current power consumption considadvisories and sampling data, erably. a form and contact information to report potential algal The Glass Bowl is the blooms, and common sense name of Toledo’s stadium. tips and facts about algae. 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Independent groups favoring Mitt Romney already are launching TV advertisements in competitive states for the November general election, providing political cover against President Barack Obama’s well-financed campaign while the Republican candidate works to rebound from a bruising and expensive nomination fight. Some conservative organizations also are planning big get-outthe-vote efforts, and Romney backers are courting wealthy patrons of his former GOP rivals. Taken together, the developments underscore how dramatically the political landscape has changed since a trio of federal court cases — most notably the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling — paved the way for a flood of campaign cash from corporations and tycoons looking to help their favored candidates. “Citizens United has made an already aggressive anti-Obama movement even more empowered,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. “There’s now a regular Republican line of attack on Obama, even when the Romney campaign is taking a breather, raising money and preparing for the general election.” The general election spending — and advertising — has only just begun. Voters in roughly a dozen hard-fought states will be inundated with TV ads, direct mail, automated phone calls and other forms of outreach by campaign staff members and volunteers pleading for their votes. While Obama and Romney both will spend huge amounts of money in the coming months, an untold additional amount will come from outside organizations called super PACs that can collect unlimited contributions from corporations, unions and individuals. Already, Obama’s campaign has spent $3.6 million on commercials in key battlegrounds in the weeks since Romney became the presumptive Republican nominee. Its latest ad depicts Romney, a wealthy former private equity executive, as a corporate raider who once maintained a Swiss bank account. The president had $104 million on hand at the One Year Ago • Fort Jennings’ 2012 bicentennial will mark 200 years since the fort named for Colonel Jennings was founded during the War of 1812. In honor of the event, a committee was formed to put together a bicentennial book filled with the history of Fort Jennings. The committee hopes to have the book finished by Christmas at the earliest. 25 Years Ago — 1987 • The Leatherwood Garden Club met at the Dew Drop Inn, Ottoville for a dinner. Hostesses were Coelestine Brockman and Alice Wannemacher. President Mildred Ricker greeted the guests. Esther Jostpille gave the poem for the month, “Spring Rains and also “Prizes”. • Five secretarial students were honored recently during National Secretaries Week, at Northwestern Business College. Those students honored included Theresa Prenger of Coldwater, Ann Laudick of Ottawa, Linda Hernandez of Leipsic, and Carla Wannemacher and Shelly Blakemeyer, both of Delphos. • Two Delphos residents recently participated in the Cincinnati Reds-Pepsi Homerun Road Race between games of a Reds-Padres doubleheader. Mike Schlereth and Brian Warnecke competed with several thousand Reds fans in the annual 2 1/2-mile race. Schlereth received a medal for his efforts. 50 Years Ago — 1962 • Sharon Koester, a sophomore at Ottoville High School, was chosen queen of the Future Farmers of America chapter recently with the crowning ceremonies slated for the ParentSon banquet to be held at the school. Koester will be crowned by last year’s queen, Karen Miller. Her attendants for the ceremony will be Eileen Hilvers, Ruth Niemeyer and Ann Wenzlick. • Two hundred athletes, their parents and fans attended the All Sports banquet held Wednesday night at the Knights of Columbus club rooms on Elida Avenue. The award presenting banquet is an annual event sponsored by the local Knights for sports participants of Ottoville, Fort Jennings and St. John’s high schools. • Members of the Women’s Fellowship of the Ottawa River Church were guests of the women of the Congregational Christian Church in Columbus Grove Tuesday evening. Mrs. Norman Fish, who recently returned from a tour of Egypt, Lebanon, Jordon, Israel, Turkey and Greece, showed slides of the Holy Land. 75 Years Ago — 1937 • A number of Jefferson High School students will go to Oberlin Saturday to participate in the State Solo and Ensemble contest. Students from all over the state of Ohio will compete for state honors. Esther Leilich of the music department of the local schools has charge of all vocal contestants. K. W. Findley, music instructor, has charge of all the instrumental participants. • J. F. Stouder has purchased the Gamble Store agency in this city and took charge of this place of business, located at 311 N. Main St., on May 1. The new owner will continue to handle merchandise of the Gamble Company exclusively. Bob Robinson, who has been in charge of the store here since its opening, will be placed in charge of a Gamble store in some other city. • St. John’s High baseball team defeated Lima St. Rose at Waterworks Park Saturday afternoon by a score of 7 to 2. In spite of the fact that he was suffering from a sore arm, Jim Lang, who pitched for St. John’s, had the visitors at his mercy most of the time. He allowed only five hits, struck out 12 and walked two. IT WAS NEWS THEN Moderately confused WASHINGTON (AP) — The 10-year security compact that President Barack Obama signed with Afghan President Hamid Karzai contains promises the United States and Afghanistan cannot guarantee they will keep, and loopholes for both nations. The deal signed Tuesday also allows either nation to walk away on a year’s notice. That could allow the next U.S. president, or the next Afghan leader, to scuttle a deal negotiated by his or her predecessor. For Obama, the agreement represents a compromise with Karzai after messy negotiations over U.S. military detention of Afghan suspects and raids on Afghan homes that offend Afghans. U.S. concessions were relatively small, however, and the deal Obama signed in Kabul is probably the best one he could get on a tight deadline. He wants to showcase a long-term commitment to Afghan stability when he hosts NATO leaders for a summit in Chicago later this month. U.S. officials said the deal is legally binding, but it does not carry the force of a treaty as Afghanistan originally wanted. Obama called the agreement historic, and said it “defines a new kind of relationship between our countries — a future in which Afghans are responsible for the security of their nation, and we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states.” The deal pledges Afghanistan to fight corruption, improve efficiency and protect human rights, including women’s rights. All are areas where the United States already finds fault with Afghan performance, and Afghanistan has promised improvement on corruption many times before. The nine-page agreement spells out no consequences if those or other goals are not met. The agreement uses even looser language to address the production and trafficking of illegal drugs in Afghanistan, a major opium producer. Both nations affirm that illicit drugs undermine security and legitimate economic growth but promise only to cooperate to confront the threat. The United States promises to seek annual funding to train and equip the Afghan armed forces but gives no dollar figure. That money must be approved by Congress, which has so far supported the Obama administration’s plan to build up the Afghan forces. There is growing concern in Congress, however, about the quality of those forces, and the billions of dollars they would need over 10 years is not assured. The agreement promises ongoing U.S. investment in a variety of development, health, education and support projects aimed at helping the poor nation one day support itself, and it commits the United States to seek annual funding from Congress “commensurate with the strategic importance of the U.S.-Afghan partnership.” U.S. officials said they cannot make a more specific pledge because Congress controls the purse strings. Afghanistan, US security deal has holes Medicare disruptions seen if health care insurance reform is struck down By RICARDO ALONSOZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tossing out President Barack Obama’s health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare’s payment systems, unseen but vital plumbing that handles 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other service providers, the administration has quietly informed the courts. Although the law made significant cuts to providers and improved prescription and preventive benefits for seniors, Medicare has been overlooked in a Supreme Court debate focused on the law’s controversial requirement that individuals carry health insurance. Yet havoc in Medicare could have repercussions in an election year when both parties are avidly courting seniors. In papers filed with the Supreme Court, administration lawyers have warned of “extraordinary disruption” if Medicare is forced to unwind countless transactions that are based on payment changes required by more than 20 separate sections of the Affordable Care Act. Opponents argue that the whole law should go. The administration counters that even if it strikes down the insurance mandate, the court should preserve most of the rest of the legislation. That would leave in place its changes to Medicare, as well as a major expansion of Medicaid coverage. Last year, in a lower court filing on the case, Justice Department lawyers said reversing the Medicare payment changes “would impose staggering administrative burdens” on the government and “could cause major delays and errors” in claims payment. Medicare payment policies are set through a time-consuming process that begins with legislation passed by Congress. Even if Obama’s overhaul were completely overturned, the government still would have authority under previous law to pay hospitals, doctors, insurance plans, nursing homes and other providers. “There is an independent legal basis to pay providers if the Supreme Court strikes down the entire law,” said Thomas Barker, a former Health and Human Services general counsel in the George W. Bush administration. But reversing the new end of March, giving his campaign a 10-1 advantage over Romney who had just $10 million his campaign bank at the same time. But Obama is unlikely to receive anywhere near the kind of financial backup Romney is already getting from outside groups. The proObama super PAC Priorities USA Action has raised just $10 million since its inception, and few other Democraticleaning groups have signaled they plan to compete with the pro-Romney efforts. The latest of these comes from Restore Our Future, a super PAC run by former Romney advisers. The group announced Wednesday it will go up with $4.3 million in ads this week in nine states that will be key to winning the White House. The ad, “Saved,” describes Romney’s efforts that helped lead to the rescue of the teenage daughter of a colleague after she disappeared in New York for three days. ROF was by far the biggest advertiser during the Republican nominating contest, spending $36 million on ads attacking Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. The group has raised more than $51 million since its inception. Preventing college costs from rising ate with about $27,000 in student loan debt. A recent report shows that student loan Wright State University debt nationwide has reached about $870 billion, student Justin which exceeds debt Kuemerle relies on credit cards and on federal student auto loans. loans to help pay for Allowing school. He recently Stafford Loan intertold me that withest rates to increase out Stafford Loans, will hinder Ohio he would have to students’ ability forgo college. to afford college – Justin is one of and hurt America’s more than 382,000 Brown economic competistudents in Ohio tiveness. – for the number That’s why I recentof affected students in your county, click here – who are ly introduced the Stop the able to attend college with Student Loan Interest Rate the help of Stafford Loans. Hike Act, which would preStafford Loans are low-inter- vent college from becoming est loans for low-to moderate- even more expensive. This income students, provided legislation would help Ohio by the U.S. Department of students by maintaining the Education. They assist under- current interest rates for subgraduate and graduate stu- sidized Stafford student loans dents who could not other- at 3.4 percent. It is in all of our best interwise afford college. Unless Congress acts soon, ests to ensure that higher on July 1st the interest rates on education is affordable and these vital student loans will accessible to qualified studouble for Justin and nearly dents. Educational attainment 8 million U.S. undergraduate has long been a great equalizer – helping families enter students nationwide. That could mean an the middle class. It’s clear increase of about $1,000 in that we need to do more to interest payments for borrow- educate young people for the ers simply because Congress jobs of the 21st century and refuses to take action and stop connect them with businesses that are searching for skilled the Stafford Loan rate hike. Ohio college students workers. The last thing we should can already expect to graduBY SENATOR SHERROD BROWN law’s payment changes from one day to the next would be a huge legal and logistical challenge, raising many questions. How would the government treat payments made over the last two years, when the overhaul has been the law of the land? Would providers have a right to refunds of cuts that had been made under the legislation? Former program administrators disagree on the potential for major disruptions, while some private industry executives predict an avalanche of litigation unless Congress intervenes. “Medicare cannot turn on a dime,” said former administrator Don Berwick, whose confirmation was blocked by Senate Republicans opposed to Obama’s law. “I would not be surprised if there are delays and problems with payment flow. Medicare has dealt with sudden changes in payment before, but it is not easy.” It’s not just reimbursement levels that would get scrambled, Berwick said. The law’s new philosophy of paying hospitals and doctors for quality results instead of for sheer volume of tests and procedures has been incorporated in some payment policies. be doing is adding to Ohio students’ already-heavy debt load. As more and more students continue to enroll in higher education, debt balances are expected to continue climbing. Students burdened by excessive debt are less likely to start a business, buy a home, or continue on to graduate school. My legislation would help ensure that more middle-class Ohioans can achieve their dream of going to college. Ohio students – many of them already working while attending class – should not be required to mortgage their future or delay their opportunities for a better life because of student loan debt. The ability to pay for higher education is essential, as many middle-class jobs in Ohio and throughout the country require training past high school. And higher education leads to higher earnings over a lifetime. Whether it’s a career center or private liberal arts school, two-year college or flagship university, students should not be forced to forego college because Congress refused to do its work. That’s why I will continue to fight until Congress acts. The future of Ohio students – and our nation – depends on it. www.delphosherald.com Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Herald – 5 COMMUNITY LANDMARK Kitchen Press A taste of the southwest in celebration of Cinco de Mayo or for any meal. Cinnamon-Honey “Fried” Ice Cream 3 cups vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 cups finely crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal 4 tablespoons honey Scoop 6 (1/2-cup) balls of ice cream onto cookie sheet. Freeze 15 minutes. Meanwhile, place cereal in shallow pan. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the honey evenly over cereal; mix well with fork until crumbly. Quickly roll 1 ball of ice cream at a time in cereal mixture to coat; return to cookie sheet. Freeze ice cream balls until firm, about 20 minutes. (If desired, cover and freeze until serving time.) In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 2 tablespoons honey uncovered on High until warm. To serve, place ice cream balls in individual dessert dishes; drizzle each with 1 teaspoon of the warm honey. Mexican Margaritas 1 1/3 cups orange-flavored liqueur 1 cup lime juice 2 to 3 tablespoons powDouble Cheese and Bean Nachos 4 cups small round corn tortilla chips 1 cup refried beans (from 16-oz. can) ½ cup of your favorite salsa 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño slices, drained, chopped (from 12-oz. jar) ½ cup chopped green onions (8 medium) 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (8 oz.) Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line 12-inch pizza pan or 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; spray with nonstick cooking spray. Spread half of the chips evenly on pan. In small bowl, mix refried beans and salsa. Drop about half of mixture by small spoonfuls over chips. Top with half each of jalapeño slices, onions and cheese. Repeat layers ending with cheese. Bake 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve immediately. *Layer the nachos on a microwavable plate; microwave on Medium for 2-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Fresh chopped jalapeño chilies can be used if you like. Landeck School CALENDAR OF TODAY 5-7 p.m. — The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shopping. 6:30 p.m. — Delphos Ladies Club, Trinity United Methodist Church. 7 p.m. — Delphos Emergency Medical Service meeting, EMS building, Second Street. 7:30 p.m. — Delphos Chapter 23, Order of Eastern Star, meets at the Masonic Temple, North Main Street. FRIDAY 7:30 a.m. — Delphos Optimist Club meets at the A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth St. 11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 1-4 p.m. — Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 9 a.m.-noon — Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. John’s High School parking lot, is open. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Delphos Postal Museum is open. 12:15 p.m. — Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue 1-3 p.m. — Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 7 p.m. — Bingo at St. John’s Little Theatre. SUNDAY 1-3 p.m. — The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. MONDAY 11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 7 p.m. — Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Municipal Building, 608 N. Canal St. Delphos Parks and Recreation board meets at the recreation building at Stadium Park. Washington Township trustees meet at the township house. 7:30 p.m. — Spencerville village council meets at the mayor’s office. Delphos Eagles Auxiliary meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 Fifth St. 8 p.m. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars meet at the hall. TUESDAY 11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 6:30 p.m. — Delphos Lions Club, Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. EVENTS Kitchen Press Smith ‘Most Improved Student’ Photo submitted Jacob Smith, a sixth-grader at St. John’s Elementary School was honored as the “Most Improved Student” by the Delphos Optimist Club. Smith was presented with a certificate for a $50 savings bond by Delphos city schools superintendent, Frank Sukup. He is the son of Wayne and Lisa Smith. MAY 3-5 THURSDAY: Mary Rigdon, Sandy Rigdon, Sue Wiseman, Sarah Miller, Carlene Gerdeman, Sue Vasquez and Karen Nomina. FRIDAY: Becky Binkley, Millie Spitnale, Mary Jane Watkins and Kay Meyer. SATURDAY: Vera Chiles, Carol Musto, Valeta Ditto and Catherine Hammons. REGULAR THRIFT SHOP HOURS: 5-7 p.m. Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.- noon Saturday. To volunteer, contact Catharine Gerdemann, 419-695-8440; Alice Heidenescher, 419-692-5362; Linda Bockey 419-6927145; or Lorene Jettinghoff, 419-692-7331. If help is needed, contact the Thrift Shop at 419-692-2942 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and leave a message. THRIFT SHOP WORKERS dered sugar 8 cups ice cubes, crushed 2 limes, cut into wedges, if desired 1.2 cup coarse salt, if desired 2/3 cup tequila In blender or food processor, place orange liqueur, lime juice, powdered sugar and ice. Cover; blend until smooth. Spoon into nonmetal freezer container. Cover; freeze until almost firm, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. To serve, if mixture freezes completely, let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes. Rub rims of glasses with lime wedges; dip in salt to coat. Into blender or food processor, spoon orange liqueur mixture; blend until slushy. Place 1/2 cup slush in each salt-rimmed glass; add 1 to 2 tablespoons tequila. Stir well. Garnish with lime wedges. Serves 12. *For non-alcoholic drink, use orange juice in place of orange-flavored liqueur and omit the tequila. If you enjoyed these recipes, made changes or have one to share, email [email protected] WEEK OF MAY 7-11 MONDAY: Tomato soup, grilled cheese, pea salad, fruit, coffee and 2% milk. TUESDAY: Baked ham, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, bread, margarine, lemon dessert, coffee and 2% milk. WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, Californiablend veggies, bread, margarine, peaches, coffee and 2% milk. THURSDSAY: Sweet and sour meatballs, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, dinner roll, margarine, dutch apple bake, coffee and 2% milk. FRIDAY: Taco salad, fruit, coffee and 2% milk. SENIOR LUNCHEON CAFE Entries needed for ArtRageous ‘Chalk the Walk’ Entries are now open for “Chalk the Walk,” a chalk drawing competition to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 2 during ArtRageous on Main in Fountain Park, Van Wert. The chalk drawing area will be on the bridge near the park. Contestants must preregister by calling 419-238-6911 as space is limited. There will be two categories: ElementaryMiddle School, with prizes given for best work in this category; and High School-Adult, with a $75 cash award for first place and $25 cash award for runner-up. Judging will be held from 4-5 p.m. Check us out online: www.delphosherald.com FROM BABY TO GRADUATE It seemed like just a few short years... 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[email protected] As we get more and more into this investigation, I think the NFL will get even more serious about its concussion policy. After all, this guy was known for his ferocious hitting and played for almost two decades in an increasingly fast, explosive and violent sport. The fact — one that I never knew or realized before this — that he becomes the eighth member of the Chargers’ lone Super Bowl team (1994) to have died is unbelievable, especially since they were all under the age of 45. Is it just “coincidence” or is there a pattern? I don’t know why it’s apparently just this team that has had this happen. Even though he was a ferocious player, friends and foes alike seem to have genuinely liked him, saying he had a smile on his face. He had the ability to “turn it off” once the whistle blew; former foes like Steve Young were telling stories of Seau pounding him into the ground and then genuinely asking how he was after the whistle. Which makes this all the more unbelievable; a guy with a seemingly upbeat personality would all of a sudden decide to take “the permanent solution to a temporary problem” route is difficult to comprehend. More than a future NFL Hall-of-Famer, he was the father of four, a friend, a son. In the end, we probably will never really “know” what brought this on. The concussions — his ex-wife told reporters he had his share but kept on playing because that is who he was — will definitely be talked about and I imagine there will be a very detailed autopsy; perhaps he even donated his body to science. Ultimately, though, this is a mystery; what put him over the edge will be a question we may never truly be able to answer. We’ll scratch our heads and pray for the best for his family; they have to go on and will need all their friends and family. Could it be something I and many others have written and talked about for eons: they have so identified with being “Pro Football/Basketball/Baseball (insert whatever) player”, when that is taken away — Junior only retired officially last fall — they have “nothing else to do.” Fame and fortune are very, very alluring. Look at the professional wrestlers — Ric Flair comes to mind — and other athletes that seem unable to walk away until they have to be carried off. Depression may have always been there throughout their careers for various reasons but it seems to hit like a ton of bricks when the reality sets in that they are done, physically and mentally. He had it “all” and now he has “nothing.” It takes something else — faith, solid planning, having something other than athletics — to help these guys and gals to not become so identified with WHAT they do more so than WHO they are. I am sure fear of the unknown — especially considering the heights he attained — also comes into play but, again, that can be helped by realizing there is a life after professional athletics. They have to realize that they are like the rest of us “mere mortals” and are, well, mortal. As the old prayer comes to mind: may his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. By JIM METCALFE FORT JENNINGS — Seniors Troy Hellman and Nolan Neidert took care of the pitching and the offense finally got untracked as Fort Jennings railroaded Ada 10-0 in a 6-inning nonleague baseball affair Wednesday at Fort Jennings Village Park. Hellman (3-3; 5 innings, 1 hit, 1 baseon-balls, 3 Ks; 51 pitches, 32 strikes) and Neidert (1 IP, 2 hits, 1 BB, 1 K) did their jobs. In fact, Hellman retired the first 12 Bulldog batters. “That’s what Troy does; he throws strikes. He had about a 4-to-1 strikeout-towalk ratio,” Fort Jennings coach Jeff Swick said, gaining his 100th win. “When we play good defense behind him, like tonight, he wins; when we don’t play good defense behind him, he loses. I wanted to pinch-count him — around 50 — and leave him with enough left for Saturday in case we need him.” The Musketeers (7-13) got a leadoff single by junior Kurt Warnecke (3-for-4, 2 runs) and a 2-out knock to center by senior Cody Warnecke (2-for-4), 2 runs batted in) against Ada starter Crabtree (3 2/3 IPs, 6 hits, 6 runs, 1 earned, 3 BBs, 1 K) but both Lady ’Dogs secure PCL title tie vs Kalida By BOB WEBER The Delphos Herald [email protected] KALIDA — Wednesday night in Kalida, the fans really got their money’s worth. The Columbus Grove Lady Bulldogs traveled to Kalida to take on the Lady Wildcats in their annual Putnam County League fastpitch softball showdown. The Lady ’Dogs used a 6-run third inning to come away with a 7-5 win; however, the game was filled with hitting, great defensive plays and both teams’ players and fans giving it their all until the final out. The first inning started out strong for head coach Brian Schroeder’s Lady ’Dogs. Sophomore Deanna Kleman led off with a slap-hit single to third base and took second on the wild throw to first. Senior CeCe Utendorf then followed with a single to plate Kleman for the first run of the game. In the bottom of the first, the LadyCats started strong with two quick singles by juniors Julia Vandemark and Summer Holtkamp. On Holtkamp’s single, Vandemark tried to score all the way from second and was thrown out at the plate. Bulldog starter Bobbi Heckel got the other two outs of the inning. All the Bulldogs’ remaining and decisive game-winning runs came in the third inning when they sent 11 batters to the plate. Kleman and Utendorf, as in the first inning, started the rally with two singles. Sophomore Katie Roose walked, loading the bases. Kleman scored on a wild pitch and freshman Hope Schroeder walked to load the bases again. After a strikeout of junior Katelyn Scott, senior Ashley Langhals ripped a solid base hit, scoring Utendorf and Roose. The Bulldogs weren’t done for the inning as junior Haley Grigsby hit a deep fly ball to right field that cleared the fence for a 3-run home run, extending the Bulldogs’ lead to 7-0. The Wildcats, not giving up, battled right back as they plated two runs in their half of the inning. After two quick outs, Holtkamp singled, stole second and came home on a single by junior Amy Smith to left field; a throwing error on the play allowed Smith to take second. Junior Kaylyn Verhoff singled, scoring Smith, and the Wildcats were right back in it 7-2 after three innings of play. For the next four innings, the Bulldogs had scoring threats in each inning; however, the Wildcats used some excellent defensive plays to hold the visitors without scoring another run. The fifth inning saw the Wildcats close the gap to 7-4. Vandemark singled, Holtkamp reached safely on a error and Smith walked to load the bases. Verhoff, on the first pitch, laced a single to center field, scoring Vandemark and Holtkamp, and the Wildcat faithful sensed a big comeback win from their home team. After a scoreless sixth inning for the Wildcats, the home team plated one more run. Holtkamp started the seventh with a 1-out single and stole second base. After a groundout by Smith and a walk to Verhoff, the tying run came to the plate in junior Emily Schnipke. Schnipke singled, scoring Holtkamp, but the Bulldogs ended the threat with a force-out at third off of Erika Brinkman’s bat, ending the game and securing a PCL title tie. Coach Schroeder pointed out the depth and experience of his team helps in games like this one: “We have 10 returning letterwinners from last year’s squad (14-10), so I am hoping that experience will carry over this year and into the tournament with big wins like tonight over a good team like Kalida.” were left stranded. The Musketeers got on the board in the home third. With one down, K. Warnecke lined one that ticked off the glove of leaping second baseman M. Gray for a hit, stole second with two outs and scored as Hellman (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) helped his cause with a base hit to left for a 1-0 lead; he took second on the throw home but was left there. The Orange and Black made it 6-0 in the fourth by sending 10 to the dish. Senior Nick Verhoff (2-for-3, 3 runs) led with a single, followed by a sacrifice bunt by senior Zach Schuerman. An error on Alex Vetter’s grounder put runners at the corners. Back-to-back walks (Dylan Van Loo and Mark Metzger) plated Verhoff. An out later, Neidert (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) launched a 2-run liner to left that scored Vetter and Van Loo; with Metzger taking third and Neidert second on the throw home. Hellman walked to reload the bases and end Crabtree’s night on the mound for Neville. He gave up a single to center by C. Warnecke that scored Metzger; an error on the play allowed Neidert to score the sixth run. However, Hellman was gunned down at third trying to steal. Ada got its first walk (Neville) and hit (Cobb) to commence the fifth. However, English forced Neville at third and a pop-up by Bailey turned into an inning-ending twin-killing. The hosts made it 7-0 in the home half. Verhoff and Schuerman walked. Vetter sacrificed. Van Loo singled behind second base to score Verhoff and put runners on the corners. After Van Loo stole second, Schuerman was out at home trying to score on a pitch in the dirt that didn’t get far enough away from catcher Downing. Ada mounted a threat against Neidert in the sixth: a walk (pinch-hitter Archer) and a single to left by R. Kellum but Crabtree (re-entered for Archer) was out trying to get to third on a pitch in the dirt. An out later, Downing singled, with Kellum now at third. However, Downing was picked off base by Neidert to end the threat. The Musketeers put it away in the home half against reliever Bailey. K. Warnecke led it off with a double to the right-field corner, a single by Neidert and a run-scoring knock to right center by Hellman, plating K. Warnecke and putting Neidert at third. C. Warnecke hit a doubleplay ball to shortstop but scored Neidert for a 9-0 edge. Verhoff singled up the gut and scored when Schuerman’s fly ball near the right-field line was misplayed, ending the game. “We’ve been trying to dial it up a notch at the plate this week in practice, giving them harder pitches to get used to. It took us a while to make the adjustment to how their guys weren’t pitching ad hard as we’ve been practicing against,” Swick added. “We started to time him up when we got into the second time of the order. We had our Senior Night tonight and I wanted to give Nolan an inning because he wanted one; thankfully, I didn’t have to go get him. I was hoping to get Nick an inning, too.” Ada hosts Jefferson 5 p.m. tonight, while Fort Jennings visits Continental 5 p.m. Friday. Metcalfe’s Musings ADA (0) ab-r-h-rbi Sutton cf 3-0-0-0, Downing c 3-01-0, M. Gray 2b 2-0-0-0, Rieman dh 1-0-0-0, S. Gray lf 0-0-0-0, Neville p/3b 0-0-0-0, Cobb ss 2-0-1-0, English 1b 2-0-0-0, Bailey 3b/p 2-0-0-0, Crabtree p/lf 1-0-0-0, Archer ph 0-0-0-0, R. Kellum rf 2-0-1-0. Totals 18-0-3-0. FORT JENNINGS (10) ab-r-h-rbi Kurt Warnecke ss 4-2-3-0, Nolan Neidert 1b/p 4-2-2-2, Troy Hellman p/ cf 3-0-2-2, Cody Warnecke cf/1b 4-02-2, Nick Verhoff 3b 3-3-2-0, Zach Schuerman c 2-0-0-0, Alex Vetter dh 2-1-0-0, Jared Hoersten lf 0-0-00, Dylan Van Loo rf 2-1-1-1, Mark Metzger 2b 2-1-0-1. Totals 26-10-12-8. Score by Innings: Ada 000 000- 0 Ft. Jennings 0 0 1 5 1 3 - 10 Two outs in sixth when game ended E: Sutton, Crabtree, Kellum; DP: Ada 1, Fort Jennings 1; LOB: Ada 2, Fort Jennings 6; 2B: K. Warnecke; SB: K. Warnecke, Van Loo; Sac: Schuerman, Vetter; CS: Hellman (by Downing); POB: Downing (by Neidert). ADA Crabtree (L) 3.2 Neville 1.1 Bailey 0.2 FORT JENNINGS Hellman (W, 3-3) 5.0 Neidert 1.0 IP H R ER BB SO 6 6 1 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 The Lady Bulldogs (1310, 5-1 PCL) were led in hitting by four of those returning lettermen. Kleman and Utendorf had three hits apiece. Langhals had two hits and knocked in two runs. Grisby, with the game-winning 3-run homer, had two hits. Heckel was the winning pitcher. The Lady Wildcats (7-6, 2-2 PCL) were led by Holtkamp with three hits and three runs scored. Vandemark added two hits and Verhoff reached safely twice with base hits and knocked in three runners. Schnipke took the loss for the Wildcats. The Lady Bulldogs will finish their regular season with a home NWC game tonight against Lincolnview starting at 5 p.m. The LadyCats’ next game will be Friday at Miller City for a 5 p.m. PCL start. By TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press NBA PLAYOFF ROUNDUP style in evening the series with Game 3 in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Clippers feel like they missed a big opportunity. Rudy Gay also scored 21 points and Memphis showed off its depth with six players reaching double figures. Mike Conley had 19, Zach Randolph 15, Marreese Speights 11 and Tony Allen 10. Chris Paul led the Clippers with 29 points. Blake Griffin had 22 and Mo Williams and Nick Young 11 apiece. Grizzlies had the lead going into the fourth quarter for a second straight game. This time, the Clippers got no closer than four. Memphis led 75-69 at the start of this fourth quarter and Paul’s 4-point play with 8:06 left got the Clippers to 83-79. The Grizzlies answered with Conley scoring on a driving layup, followed by another 3 from Mayo. Bobby Simmons, starting with Caron Butler out with a broken left hand, scored seven of his nine points in the fourth. It wasn’t enough as Gay and Randolph combined to score six straight points with Gay’s basket giving Memphis its biggest lead of the night at 97-84 with 3:52 remaining. The Grizzlies sealed the victory by hitting six of 10 free throws in the final 47.6 seconds. Both the Clippers and Grizzlies started this game as if they simply picked up Sunday night when Los Angeles finished the game on a 28-3 run. Playing aggressively, the Clippers jumped out to a 6-1 lead as the Grizzlies missed their first four shots. Memphis didn’t hit its first shot until Conley’s driving layup with 8:19 left in the first quarter and Gay missed his first three shots before hitting a 15-foot jumper. The Clippers shot 64.7 percent (11-of-17) in the first quarter but they just couldn’t match the Grizzlies in the paint. Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said the Grizzlies fed off offensive rebounds and 21 turnovers and his team helped them too much. Los Angeles center DeAndre Jordan agreed. The emotions are starting to boil in this series and the Grizzlies brought out wrestler Jerry “The King” Lawler to deliver a pile driver to someone dressed up as a Clippers’ fan. SPURS 114, JAZZ 83 SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker scored 18 points and San Antonio handed Utah its secondworst playoff loss, routing the Jazz to take a 2-0 series lead. NBA Coach of the Year Gregg Popovich practically put the Spurs on autopilot after a 20-0 run in the second quarter that stunned the Jazz, who had vowed to play better after the Spurs easily won Game 1. But this loss was even more humiliating. The Jazz never quite greeted Parker with the hard fouls the All- COLUMBUS GROVE (7) Deanna Kleman 4-2-3-0, CeCe Utendorf 5-1-3-1, Katie Roose 3-1-00, Hope Schroeder 3-1-0-0, Kaitlyn Scott 3-0-0-0, Ashley Langhals 3-12-2, Haley Grisby 4-1-2-3, Micah Stechschulte 3-0-1-0, Bobbi Heckel 4-0-0-0. Totals 32-7-11-6. KALIDA (5) Julia Vandemark 4-1-2-0, Summer Holtkamp 4-3-3-0, Amy Smith 2-11-1, Kaylyn Verhoff 3-0-2-3, Emily Schnipke 4-0-1-1, Ericka Brinkman 4-0-1-0, Andrea Bellman 3-0-0-0, Mariah Doepker 3-0-0-0, Kayla Siefker 3-0-0-0. Totals 30-5-10-5. Score by Innings: Col. Grove 1-0-6 0-0-0 0=7 Kalida 0-0-2 0-2-0 1=5 WP - Bobbi Heckel; LP - Emily Schnipke. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — O.J. Mayo felt so responsible for how Memphis blew a 27-point lead in the series opener with the Clippers that he had barely slept since that loss. He made sure all the Grizzlies can sleep well now. Mayo scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Memphis bounced back to beat Los Angeles 105-98 on Wednesday night in Game 2. The Grizzlies collapsed Sunday night, letting the Clippers grab home-court advantage in the best-ofseven, first-round Western Conference series. Down 21 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Clippers tied the NBA playoff record for largest final-period comeback. The schedule meant the Grizzlies had two days between games to simmer over what went wrong. The Grizzlies made sure to return to their physical Star was supposed to have coming and the Utah frontcourt of Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap wasn’t any more imposing on offense. Jefferson scored 10 points and Millsap had nine. The only bigger embarrassment for the Jazz in the playoffs was a 42-point loss to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA Finals. It was the most lopsided postseason win for the Spurs since beating Denver by 28 in 2005. San Antonio’s playoff record is a 40-point victory over Denver in 1983. Tim Duncan finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs. Game 3 is Saturday night in Salt Lake City. PACERS 97, MAGIC 74 ORLANDO, Fla. — Danny Granger had 26 points and nine rebounds, Roy Hibbert added 18 points and 10 rebounds and Indiana beat Orlando Magic to a take a 2-1 series lead. The Pacers regained homecourt advantage with the victory, riding good shooting early and building a 29-point lead in the fourth quarter. They also dominated scoring underneath thanks to a 46-33 rebounding edge and have outscored the Magic 81-43 in the third quarter in the series. Glen Davis led the Magic with 22 points and J.J. Redick added 13. The Magic never led, struggled to get any scoring in the paint and made a series-low five 3-pointers. Game 4 is Saturday in Orlando. T-Birds slug Lady Green LIMA — Lima Central Catholic pounded out 16 hits en route to a 16-9 victory over Ottoville in softball action Wednesday at LCC. Six of those hits were for extra bases, including a home run and triple by Tatum Wise. Freshman Courtney Von Sossan took the loss for the Lady Green, who also committed four errors (as did the Lady Thunderbirds) and collected five hits. Frankie Bowersock got the win for the home team (5-13). Ottoville led 3-1 after its half of the second inning but a 3-run home half sent LCC on its way. The Lady Green visits Pandora-Gilboa tonight and is slated to open tourney play at Lincolnview 1 p.m. Saturday versus Jefferson. Ottoville 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 - 9 5 4 Lima CC 1 3 1 4 4 3 x - 16 16 4 WP: Frankie Bowersock; LP: Courtney Von Sossan. 2B: Meredith Niese (L), Sydney Santaguida (L), Jayna Clemens (L). 3B: Kayla Verhoff (L), Tatum Wise (L). HR: Tatum Wise (L). LOCAL ROUNDUP Bath 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 - 9 14 2 Elida 200 001 0-3 94 WP: Kimmy Reynolds; LP: Caitlin Shroyer (3-9). 2B: Reynolds (B), Hammer (B). ---- Elida (5-12) hosts Lima Senior tonight and is scheduled to open Division II sectional play versus Shawnee 11 a.m. Saturday at Bath. Eagles outslug Bulldogs COLUMBUS GROVE — Both homestanding Columbus Grove and Liberty-Benton had the baseball bats booming Wednesday but in the end, the visiting Eagles won a 12-8 slugfest. Brady Shafer (3-for-5) and Trey Roney (2-for-2, 2 runs batted in) led the Bulldogs’ (16-8) 11-hit offense. Ingleston (3-for-4, 2 runs), Neiling (3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 runs batted in) and Kotey (3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) led the 15-hit attack of the Eagles (15-5). Grove hosts Lincolnview tonight and opens Division sectional action at home Saturday (11 a.m.) against Cory-Rawson. LIBERTY-BENTON (12) Harpest 2b 4-1-2-3, Moses cf 2-10-0, Phi 2-0-0-0, Neiling ss 5-2-3-2, Ingleston 2b 4-2-3-0, Kotey 1b 5-2-3-2, Young c 4-2-2-2, Russel 3b 4-1-1-1, Samuels rf 3-0-1-1, Webb lf 3-1-0-0. Totals 36-12-15-11. COLUMBUS GROVE (8) Blake Hoffman cf 4-3-1-0, Brandon Benroth 3b 4-1-1-2, Matt Jay c 3-01-1, Trey Roney 1b 2-1-2-2, Zach Barrientes ss 5-0-1-1, Brady Shafer p 5-1-3-1, Kody Griffith dh 4-1-1-1, Connor Schroeder lf 1-0-0-0, Riley Brubaker p 1-0-0-0, Trent Vorst 2b 1-00-0, Aaron Vorst rf 2-0-1-0, Clay Diller rf 0-1-0-0. Totals 32-8-11-8. Score by Innings: Liberty-Benton 0 1 7 3 1 0 0 - 12 Columbus Grove 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 - 8 E: Russel, T. Vorst, Barrientes, Jay; LOB: Liberty-Benton 8, Columbus Grove 13; 2B: Kotey, Samuels, Neiling, Harpest, Young, Russel, T. Vorst, Hoffman, Shafer, Griffith; HR: Roney. IP H R ER BB SO LIBERTY-BENTON Harter (W) 5.2 8 4 2 4 6 Kotey 0.2 2 4 4 3 1 Harpest 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 COLUMBUS GROVE Shafer (L) 2.0 5 5 5 3 0 Brubaker 2.0 6 6 3 2 1 Jay 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 WP: Brubaker 2, Kotey, Jay; HBP: Benroth (by Harpest); PB: Jay. ---Wildkittens slug past Bulldogs ELIDA — Bath’s softball unit forged at least a share of the Western Buckeye League title with a 9-3 victory over Elida Wednesday at Dorothy Edwards Field. The Wild-kittens did it with a 14-hit attack against Caitlin Shroyer (3-9). Kimmy Reynolds got the win, giving up nine hits, and helped herself with a 3-hit day (2 RBIs). Hammer also had three hits, while Mosley, Manley and Price added two each. The Lady Bulldogs (5-13, 1-8 WBL) also committed four miscues. Sabrina Kline (2 runs batted in) and Jenna Halpern had two hits each. Police: Junior Seau found dead at California home By BERNIE WILSON and GILLIAN FLACCUS The Associated Press OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Junior Seau’s apparent suicide stunned an entire city and saddened former teammates who recalled the former NFL star’s ferocious tackles and habit of calling everybody around him “Buddy.” It also left everyone wondering what led to Seau’s death Wednesday morning in what police announced appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. “I’m sorry to say, Superman is dead,” said Shawn Mitchell, a chaplain for the San Diego Chargers. “All of us can appear to be super but all of us need to reach out and find support when we’re hurting.” Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau’s girlfriend reported finding him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest and life-saving efforts were unsuccessful. A gun was found near him, McCoy added, that no suicide note was found and they didn’t immediately know who the gun was registered to. Neither Mitchell nor Seau’s ex-wife knew what might have led to the former fist-pumping, emotional leader of his hometown San Diego Chargers to kill himself. “We have no clues whatsoever,” Gina Seau said. “We’re as stunned and shocked as anyone else. We’re horribly saddened. We miss him and we’ll always love him.” Seau’s death in Oceanside, in northern San Diego County, stunned the region he represented with almost reckless abandon. The same intensity that got the star linebacker ejected for fighting in his first exhibition game helped carry the Chargers to their only Super Bowl, following the 1994 season. A ferocious tackler, he’d leap up, pump a fist and kick out a leg after dropping a ball carrier or quarterback. “It’s a sad thing. It’s hard to understand,” said Bobby Beathard, who as Chargers’ general manager took Seau out of Southern California with the fifth pick overall in the 1990 draft. “He was really just a great guy. If you drew up a player you’d love ties that Seau assaulted her during an argument. There was no evidence of drugs or alcohol involved in the crash and Seau told authorities he fell asleep while driving. He sustained minor injuries. Seau’s ex-wife told the Union-Tribune San Diego that he texted her and each of their three children separate messages: “I love you.” Seau, who played in the NFL for parts of 20 seasons, is the eighth member of San Diego’s lone Super Bowl team who has died, all before the age of 45. Lew Bush, Shawn Lee, David Griggs, Rodney Culver, Doug Miller, Curtis Whitley and Chris Mims are the others. Causes of death ranged from heart attacks to a plane crash to a lightning strike. Seau’s death also is among a few recent, unexpected deaths of NFL veterans. Duerson’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against the NFL, claiming the league didn’t do enough to prevent or treat concussions that severely damaged Duerson’s brain before he killed himself in February 2011. Former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who had joined in a concussionrelated lawsuit against the league — one of dozens filed in the last year — died last month at age 62. His wife has said he suffered from depression and dementia after taking years of hits. Seau is not known to have been a plaintiff in the concussion litigation. However, his ex-wife told The Associated Press that Seau sustained concussions during his career. “Of course he had. He always bounced back and kept on playing,” she said. “He’s a warrior. That didn’t stop him. I don’t know what football player hasn’t. It’s not ballet. It’s part of the game.” Gina Seau added she didn’t know if the effects of concussions contributed to Seau’s death. Seau also helped younger players. “So sad to hear about Jr Seau,” tweeted New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who was with San Diego from www.delphosherald.com Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Herald — 7 NBA PLAYOFF The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Wednesday’s Results San Antonio 114, Utah 83, San Antonio leads series 2-0 Indiana 97, Orlando 74, Indiana leads series 2-1 Memphis 105, L.A. Clippers 98, series tied 1-1 Today’s Games Miami at New York, 7 p.m., GLANCE Junior Seau to have the opportunity to draft and have on the team and as a teammate, Junior and Rodney (Harrison), they’d be the kind of guys you’d like to have. I just can’t imagine this, because I’ve never seen Junior in a down frame of mind. He was always so upbeat and he would keep people up. He practiced the way he played. He made practice fun. He was a coach’s dream. He was an amazing guy as well as a player and a person. This is hard to believe.” Quarterback Stan Humphries recalled that Seau did everything at the same speed, whether it was practicing, lifting weights or harassing John Elway. “The intensity, the smile, the infectious attitude, it carried over to all the other guys,” said Humphries, who was shocked that Seau is now the eighth player from the ’94 Super Bowl team to die. Seau’s mother appeared before reporters outside the former player’s house, weeping uncontrollably. “I don’t understand ... I’m shocked,” Luisa Seau cried out. Her son gave no indication of a problem when she spoke to him by phone earlier this week, she said. “He’s joking to me, he called me a ‘homegirl’,” she added. Seau’s death follows the suicide last year of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson, who also shot himself in the chest. In October 2010, Seau survived a 100-foot plunge down a seaside cliff in his SUV, hours after he was arrested for investigation of domestic violence at the Oceanside home he shared with his girlfriend. The woman had told authori- Players vowing to fight bounty suspensions By BRETT MARTEL The Associated Press Browns, will miss the first three games of 2012. They were all suspended without pay, costing each hundreds of thousands of dollars. “The accusations made against me are completely and 100 percent false and I plan to appeal,” Smith wrote in a statement issued by his publicist. The league ruled its investigation showed “a significant number of players participated” in a bounty program — either by paying into a pool or collecting from it — that ran from 2009-11 under former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who was suspended indefinitely. Goodell stressed, however, that “the players disciplined participated at a different and more significant level.” The losses of Vilma and Smith, combined with the previously-announced suspensions of Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis (8 games) and assistant head coach Joe Vitt (6), amount to a significant punishment for the Saints ahead of a season that will end with New Orleans hosting the Super Bowl. Yet, if Goodell is hoping to move on from the bounty case, the NFL Players Association might not let him. The suspended players have three days to appeal and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith announced the union would fight the ruling. Fujita, a member of the NFLPA’s executive committee, has spoken out in the past about the need for the league to do a better job of protecting players. Through his agent, Vilma issued a statement saying he is “shocked and extremely disappointed” by the punishment and denied he was a bounty ringleader. “I never set out to intentionally hurt any player and never enticed any teammate to intentionally hurt another player,” Vilma said. “I also never put any money into a bounty pool or helped to create a bounty pool intended to pay out money for injuring other players.” Will Smith stated that he has “never in my career, nor as a captain, asked others to intentionally target and hurt specific opposing players. Through this entire process, the NFL never notified me of what I was being accused of, nor presented me with any evidence or reasoning for this decision. I am interested in discovering who is making these specific and false accusations ... as well as why a decision was made without speaking with me and giving me the opportunity to review the facts.” DeMaurice Smith said the union “has still not received any detailed or specific evidence from the league of these specific players’ involvement in an alleged pay-to-injure program. We have made it clear that punishment without evidence is not fair. We have spoken with our players and their representatives and we will vigorously protect and pursue all options on their behalf.” The league said no player agreed to be interviewed in person and the NFLPA did not share information from its own investigation. As attention to concussions has increased in recent seasons, Goodell has emphasized player safety through rules enforcement and the threat of fines and suspensions. The NFL is facing dozens of lawsuits brought by more than 1,000 former players who say the league didn’t do enough to warn them about — or shield them from — the dangers of head injuries. According to the NFL, its investigation determined the Saints ran a bounty system with thousands of dollars offered for big hits that sidelined opponents. The NFL announced targeted players included quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Brett Favre and Kurt Warner. “Knockouts” were worth $1,500 and “cart-offs” $1,000, with payments doubled or tripled for the playoffs. “In assessing player discipline, I focused on players who were in leadership positions at the Saints; contributed a particularly large sum of money toward the program; specifically contributed to a bounty on an opposing player; demonstrated a clear intent to participate in a program that potentially injured opposing players; sought rewards for doing so; and/or obstructed the 2010 investigation,” Goodell wrote in a statement. According to the league, Vilma offered $10,000 to any player who knocked then-Cardinals QB Warner out of a playoff game at the end of the 2009 season and the same amount for knocking then-Vikings QB Favre out of that season’s NFC championship game. The Saints were flagged for roughing Favre twice and the league later said the Saints should have received another penalty for a high-low hit from two players that hurt Favre’s ankle. Favre was able to finish the game but the Saints won in overtime en route to the NFL title. Fujita, the NFL said, “pledged a significant amount of money to the prohibited payfor-performance/bounty pool” during that season’s playoffs. Smith, according to the NFL, “pledged significant sums to the program pool.” The league said Hargrove “actively obstructed the league’s 2010 investigation into the program by being untruthful to investigators.” He also “actively participated in the program while a member of the Saints,” the league ruled, adding that he eventually “submitted a signed declaration to the league that established not only the existence” of the Saints’ program but that he knew about 2001-05. “Junebug. Buddy. The greatest teammate a young guy could ask for. This is a sad day. He will be missed greatly.” Seau called many of those around him “Buddy.” He often referred to teammates as “my players.” Seau was voted to a Chargers’-record 12 straight Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro six times. Seau’s greatest game may have been in the 17-13 victory at Pittsburgh in the AFC championship game in January 1995 that sent the Chargers to the Super Bowl. Playing through the pain of a pinched nerve in his neck, he spread out his 16 tackles from the first play to the second-to-last. San Diego was routed 49-26 in the Super Bowl by San Francisco. Seau left the Chargers after the 2002 season when the team unceremoniously told him he was free to pursue a trade. He held a farewell news conference at the restaurant he owned in Mission Valley and later was traded to Miami. Seau retired a few times, the first in August 2006, when he said, “I’m not retiring. I am graduating.” Four days later, he signed with the New England Patriots. He was with the Patriots when they lost to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl following the 2007 season, which ended New England’s quest for a perfect season. Last fall, finally retired for good, Seau was inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame. His last season was 2009. More than 100 people gathered outside of Seau’s home, only hours after he was found dead. Families showed up with flowers and fans wearing Chargers jerseys waited to get news. Several hours after Seau was found, his body was loaded into a medical examiner’s van and taken away as fans snapped pictures and raised their hands in the air as if in prayer. Family friend Priscilla Sanga said about 50 friends and family members gathered in the garage where Seau’s body lay on a gurney and they had the opportunity to say goodbye. NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE Miami leads series 2-0 Oklahoma City at Dallas, 9:30 p.m., Oklahoma City leads series 2-0 Friday’s Games Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m., series tied 1-1 Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m., series tied 1-1 L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m., L.A. Lakers lead series 2-0 The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Wednesday’s Results NY Rangers 2, Washington 1, 3OT, NY Rangers leads series 2-1 Nashville 2, Phoenix 0, Phoenix leads series 2-1 Today’s Games Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m., series tied 1-1 St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m., Los Angeles leads series 2-0 Friday’s Game Phoenix at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. The Associated Press National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 15 9 .625 — Atlanta 15 10 .600 1/2 New York 13 12 .520 2 1/2 Philadelphia 12 13 .480 3 1/2 Miami 10 14 .417 5 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 16 8 .667 — Cincinnati 11 12 .478 4 1/2 Houston 11 14 .440 5 1/2 Milwaukee 11 14 .440 5 1/2 Pittsburgh 10 14 .417 6 Chicago 9 15 .375 7 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 17 8 .680 — Arizona 13 12 .520 4 Colorado 12 12 .500 4 1/2 San Francisco 12 12 .500 4 1/2 San Diego 9 17 .346 8 1/2 ——— Wednesday’s Results Houston 8, N.Y. Mets 1 Colorado 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 San Diego 5, Milwaukee 0 Washington 5, Arizona 4 Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 15, Philadelphia 13, 11 innings St. Louis 12, Pittsburgh 3 Miami 3, San Francisco 2, 10 innings Today’s Games Philadelphia (Blanton 2-3) at Atlanta (Delgado 2-2), 12:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-1) at Cincinnati (Bailey 1-2), 12:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Bedard 1-4) at St. Louis (Westbrook 3-1), 1:45 p.m. Miami (A.Sanchez 1-0) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-1), 3:45 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-0) at Washington (Detwiler 2-1), 7:05 p.m. Friday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Maholm 2-2), 2:20 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 0-3) at Pittsburgh (Correia 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-2) at Washington (Strasburg 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Miley 3-0) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 2-2), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Lohse 4-0) at Houston (Harrell 1-2), 8:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 1-0) at Colorado MLB GLANCE (Moscoso 0-1), 8:40 p.m. Miami (Jo.Johnson 0-3) at San Diego (Bass 1-3), 10:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Greinke 3-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-2), 10:15 p.m. ----American League East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 17 8 .680 — Baltimore 16 9 .640 1 Toronto 14 11 .560 3 New York 13 11 .542 3 1/2 Boston 11 13 .458 5 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 12 10 .545 — Chicago 12 12 .500 1 Detroit 12 12 .500 1 Kansas City 7 16 .304 5 1/2 Minnesota 6 18 .250 7 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 17 8 .680 — Oakland 13 13 .500 4 1/2 Seattle 11 15 .423 6 1/2 Los Angeles 10 15 .400 7 ——— Wednesday’s Results Toronto 11, Texas 5 Kansas City 3, Detroit 2 Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 0 Oakland 4, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 4 Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 3 L.A. Angels 9, Minnesota 0 Today’s Games Seattle (Millwood 0-2) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 1-3), 1:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-3), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0) at Kansas City (Duffy 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (Morrow 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Haren 1-1), 10:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Peavy 3-1) at Detroit (Smyly 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Texas (Lewis 3-0) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 2-0) at Boston (Lester 1-2), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (T.Ross 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Price 4-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-0) at Kansas City (B.Chen 0-3), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (H.Alvarez 1-2) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-5), 10:05 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 1-2) at Seattle (Vargas 3-2), 10:10 p.m. NEW ORLEANS — All but four of the 27 current or former Saints that the NFL linked to New Orleans’ cash-for-hits bounty system can now look forward to next season free of worry that they’ll be forced to miss games or game checks. As for those who’ve been suspended, they were sanctioned as severely as the coaches and general manager punished before them and now must determine what measures they’re willing to take to show NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that he got it wrong. “I intend to fight this injustice, to defend my reputation, to stand up for my team and my profession and to send a clear signal to the commissioner that the process has failed,” said Saints linebacker and defensive captain Jonathan Vilma, who received the harshest punishment of any player. Like Saints head coach Sean Payton, Vilma has been suspended for the entire 2012 season. Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, was suspended for the first half of the 16-game season; Saints defensive end Will Smith was barred for the opening four games; and linebacker Scott Fujita, now with the Cleveland By DAVID GINSBURG The Associated Press WASHINGTON — As one overtime led to another and then another, the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals waged an epic duel that was part hockey game and part survival contest. The Rangers and Capitals played a game so long, one day turned in another. Until, finally, Marian Gaborik scored at 14:41 of the third overtime early today to give New York a 2-1 win and 2-1 lead in this fiercely contested Eastern Conference semifinal series. Henrik Lundqvist, who stopped 45 shots for the Rangers, spent the better part of 4 1/2 hours repelling pucks and shooing skaters from the crease. The victory enabled New York, the conference regular-season champions, to retake home-ice advantage from the seventh-seeded Capitals. Brad Richards sent a pass from the backboards toward Gaborik, who ended the marathon by sliding the puck between the pads of rookie goaltender Braden Holtby. It was Gaborik’s first goal since New York’s first playoff NHL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP game against Ottawa, snapping an 8-game drought. Holtby stopped 47 shots for the Capitals but the last one got away. Early in the third overtime, Washington killed a New York power play to keep the suspense going. Game 4 is Saturday in Washington. John Carlson got a secondperiod goal for the Capitals, 2-3 in overtime this postseason. Ryan Callahan scored in the second period to make it 1-0 for New York, which improved to 1-2 in overtime during these playoffs. Early in the first extra period, Brouwer got a pass in front of the net and inexplicably shot the puck wide. At the 15-minute mark, Ovechkin gathered in a turnover by Anton Stralman, moved in with a bouncing puck and drilled a shot off the right post. The goal horn sounded and many in the sellout crowd stood and cheered. But a replay showed the puck never entered the net. Washington successfully killed a New York power play in the final minutes of the first extra session. Fatigue became a factor in the second overtime, as the teams combined for 13 shots. The Rangers had a chance to take the lead late in regula- and participated in it. Vilma will miss out on $1.6 million in base salary in 2012, while Fujita stands to lose more than $640,000, Hargrove more than $385,000 and Smith more than $190,000. Some of their contracts were restructured this offseason, perhaps in anticipation of the punishments. The Saints, Browns and Packers already have made personnel moves that could help fill the gaps. The Saints signed three linebackers in free agency. The Packers, who also will be without defensive end Mike Neal for four games because he violated the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, drafted two defensive linemen last week. The Browns drafted two linebackers. Any payout for specific performances in a game, including interceptions or causing fumbles, is against NFL rules. Goodell added he’s found anecdotal evidence of a number of teams running such performance pools but not on the same level as the Saints. Goodell’s decision was heavily criticized by many players but not all. In a memo sent Wednesday to the NFL’s 32 teams, Goodell reminded them that “any program of non-contract bonuses, however it is characterized, is a violation of league rules.” Also, all players will be told how they can confidentially report rules violations. tion when Mike Knuble was called for goaltender interference at 14:25 of the third period, even though he received a nudge from both Brian Boyle and Ryan McDonagh as he crashed into Lundqvist. New York failed to get off a shot, and with 13 seconds left on the man advantage, Richards was called for tripping. Washington didn’t get off a shot on its power play, either. PREDATORS 2, COYOTES 0 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pekka Rinne made 32 saves as he returned to his dominating form, Mike Fisher scored his first goal of these playoffs and Nashville found its rhythm with a shutout win over Phoenix on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series. After giving up nine goals on the road as the Predators fell behind 2-0 in the best-of-7 matchup, Rinne — a Vezina Trophy finalist — was rarely challenged by the lackluster Coyotes. He helped the Predators overcome the suspensions of forwards Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn, who were punished for violating unspecified team rules. Phoenix still leads 2-1 in the series that will continue with Game 4 in Music City on Friday. David Legwand and Fisher capitalized on mistakes and scored 66 seconds apart midway through the first period. Phoenix had its team-record streak of three consecutive road playoff wins and a run of three straight wins in Nashville overall snapped. The Coyotes had given up just four goals on the road in the playoffs before Wednesday. 8 — The Herald Thursday, May 3, 2012 www.delphosherald.com Prices go thigh-high Jobs and rural development should be Farm Bill priority as consumers seek dark meat By John Crabtree Center for Rural Affairs By STEVE KARNOWSKI The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Pat LaFrieda Jr. can’t get enough chicken thighs. If his family business featured on the new Food Network series “Meat Men” orders 100 cases of boneless, skinless thighs, his supplier might deliver only 60. That’s because consumers have discovered something chefs have long known about dark meat: “It was always the least expensive protein that you could buy, but it had the most amount of flavor,” LaFrieda said. Thighs and drumsticks are climbing the pecking order as Americans join consumers abroad in seeking flavor that isn’t found in ubiquitous, boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The poultry industry used to have trouble finding a market for dark meat, but changing domestic tastes and growing exports to countries that prefer leg quarters are pushing up prices and helping pull the poultry industry out of a deep slump. Poultry industry experts agree TV food shows are helping to spur demand as chefs talk up dark meat and give home cooks new ideas. Dark meat is more forgiving than white and doesn’t dry out as easily, La Frieda said, so thighs are great on the grill, while ground dark meat works well shaped into burgers, stuffed into ravioli or stirred into a Bolognese sauce and served over pasta, he said. “If you’re looking for what the next trend is ... always ask AGRIBUSINESS “It was always the least expensive protein that you could buy, but it had the most amount of flavor.” — Pat LaFrieda Jr. the butcher what he takes home,” said LaFrieda, whose company, Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors of North Bergen, N.J., supplies restaurants in the New York City area and along the East Coast. Matt Monk, 29, of Birmingham, Ala., a customer service representative for Medicare, said he grew up eating chicken breasts because that’s all his mother would cook. He wasn’t introduced to dark meat until he moved in with his father in his teens. “I like it because of the flavor,” Monk said. “It does not dry out like white meat. White meat, to me, it’s flavorless. Any flavor that comes from the meat, it has to come from me seasoning it.” The convenience and greater availability of boneless, skinless thighs is another major factor in the dark meat craze. New, automated equipment makes it more economical to debone leg quarters, where the work once had to be done by hand. Dark meat historically has been cheaper than white, but according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics, Tips to get your kids gardening this Spring SP — Spring is here and it’s time to think about your garden again. This year, as you cultivate your thriving plot, think about ways to get your whole family involved in gardening — which makes for a great fresh air activity. Not only is gardening a terrific way to spend time with your kids, but it also regularly gets them outside and away from their TVs and computers. Here are some tips to get your little couch potatoes growing potatoes instead: Teach Kids are never too young to learn how plants grow and where their food comes from. In fact, growing a garden is an ideal hands-on lesson in life science, ecology and nutrition, and is a lot more fun than simply hitting the books. However, some of the concepts of gardening may be difficult for younger kids to grasp. Fun age-appropriate learning activities and ideas can be found online. recipes they will love, incorporating the foods grown by you. From vegetable pizza to salad to fruit smoothies, the nutritious meals you plan and make together will be extra satisfying when you know the ingredients came from your own backyard. Enjoy You’ve worked hard pruning, weeding and watering your plants, and now, you have a blooming garden to show for it. Don’t forget wholesale boneless, skinless thighs now cost as much as breasts, and sometimes more. Both averaged $1.33 a pound in March, but thigh prices were up 15 percent from a year earlier, while breasts were up only 1 percent. Bonein leg quarters averaged 53 cents per pound in March, up 26 percent from a year ago. Melissa Dexter, 27, a student at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, said she noticed recently when buying both boneless breasts and thighs at Wal-Mart that the package of dark meat actually cost about 50 cents more. She said thighs are generally cheaper, though, and help stretch her budget. “Growing up, whenever we had chicken, whether it was KFC or homemade, the breast meat was always dry,” Dexter said. “I always enjoyed the flavor, not just the juiciness, but the flavor coming out of the dark meat.” For decades, producers made their money on the front half of the bird but lost money on the back half, said Bill Roenigk, senior vice president and economist with the National Chicken Council. That began changing in the 1990s as the industry found new markets in Russia, Asia and Latin America. While producers still lose money on dark meat, he said, the difference isn’t as great as it once was. Domestically, chicken companies are becoming more innovative with new products such as chicken sausages, which are mostly dark meat, Roenigk said. Farm union looks to aid NC tobacco workers Recently, the Senate Agriculture Committee began considering amendments to their draft Farm Bill proposal. When they do, they should make investment in creating genuine opportunities for rural Americans and their communities a priority. Unfortunately, their initial proposal does the opposite. This proposal increases farm program and crop insurance subsidies for the nation’s largest farms and wealthiest landowners, but slashes investment in rural small business development and value-added agriculture. In fact, it makes no investment in rural development whatsoever. We can, we must do better than this. In today’s economy, it is more important than ever that Congress make wise choices. Under-investing in our future while over-subsidizing the rich and powerful is not a priority that reflects the common good. Under current and proposed federal farm policy, if one corporation farmed my entire home state of Iowa, the federal government would pay 60 percent of its crop insurance premiums on every acre, every year, even in times of record profits. The higher crop prices rise, the higher subsidies for crop insurance premiums rise. They have ballooned to one and one half times their cost just two years ago – higher than all other farm programs. And with no effective cap on how much one large operation can reap, these premiums simply become subsidies that megafarms use to drive smaller family farms out of business. We face a simple choice, either lavish subsidies on mega-farms, or, invest in rural America’s future. The best choice is obvious. CALL The Delphos Herald For delivery service-related inquiries. TOLEDO (AP) — A farm workers union based in Ohio says it will help lead a discussion about the conditions and rights of workers who cut and harvest tobacco in North Carolina. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee says it will sit down with tobacco growers and several large tobacco manufacturers to talk about wages and working conditions for the field workers. The Toledo, Ohio-based group has been campaigning since 2007 to force the groups to address concerns that include child labor and illnesses facing the workers. The union’s leader tells The Blade newspaper in Toledo that it’s an important step. Baldemar Velasquez says the union wants the tobacco companies to come to an agreement with the union over the right to bargain collectively for farm workers in their supply chain. Subscriber Services 419-695-0015 HOURS: Weekdays: 8AM - 5PM Saturdays: 8:30AM - 11AM The Delphos Herald 405 N. 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LANG The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The judges on “American Idol” definitely love somebody, and his name is Joshua Ledet. While the panel lauded each of the five finalists remaining in the Fox singing competition, the judges once again reserved the most praise during Wednesday’s installment for the powerful 20-year-old gospel singer from Westlake, La. Ledet wowed the panel during the 1960s-themed first round with The Temptations’ “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” and then nearly brought judge Jennifer Lopez to tears with his restrained rendition of the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody” during the second round of British pop tunes. Randy Jackson, the “Idol” veteran, called Ledet “one of the best singers ever on this show.” Lopez took the compliment further, telling Ledet, “I think you’re one of the best singers I’ve seen in 50 years.” Hollie Cavanagh, the 18-year-old balladeer from By ANTHONY McCARTNEY The Associated Press Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Herald — 9 Attorneys try to settle Zsa Zsa care dispute LOS ANGELES — Zsa Zsa Gabor’s daughter and husband are attempting to settle a dispute over the 95-year-old actress’ care and finances outside of court, attorneys told a probate judge Wednesday. The two sides will meet with a retired probate judge in late June to try to mediate their issues without the need for a lengthy court fight. Gabor’s daughter Constance Francesca Hilton has asked that a conservatorship be created to oversee the actress’ medical care and ensure that her assets are being properly protected. The petition is opposed by Frederic von Anhalt, Gabor’s husband of 25 years and her caretaker. Hilton appeared for a brief scheduling hearing Wednesday but did not speak. Attorneys said they would report the results of the mediation at a hearing on July 11. Hilton and von Anhalt have sparred for years and each has accused the other of financial mismanagement related to Gabor’s finances. Hilton asked to be named her mother’s conservator in March and expressed concern that Gabor isn’t being properly treated. Von Anhalt has said he is providing the best possible care for his wife, but that expenses are outpacing her income and that he needs to sell her mansion. A doctor who has evaluated her wrote in a court filing that Gabor’s well-being is closely tied to her remaining in a familiar environment. “Continued access to familiar persons and environment are crucial to her comfort and McKinney, Texas, opened the show with a sensational version of Ike and Tina Turner’s “River Deep Mountain High,” and later dialed it down with the Leona Lewis hit “Bleeding Love.” Steven Tyler admitted he wasn’t familiar with the chart-topper but insisted that Cavanagh “nailed it.” “You’ve been the dark horse all season,” Jackson said. “For me, you’re twofor-two tonight.” Phillip Phillips attempted a divergent musical strategy, first ditching the melody on The Box Tops’ “The Letter,” then later crooning it on The Zombies’ “Time of the Season.” The judges deemed the bluesy 21-year-old pawn shop worker successful on both fronts. “You’re so compelling to watch,” said Lopez. “I wanna get up on my feet when you’re done.” Skylar Laine, the 18-yearold country rocker from Brandon, Miss., imbued Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” with her twangy sensibilities before packing an emotional punch with Dusty Springfield’s “Say You Love Me,” despite an odd set piece that featured a couple sitting on a fake park bench on stage. “I’m transfixed on everything you’re doing,” Jackson told Laine. The judges were also taken with Jessica “Bebe Chez” Sanchez, the wannabe 16-year-old diva from San Diego, and her candlelit version of Joe Cocker’s “You Are So Beautiful.” Not everyone on the panel was as floored with her prior decision to take on Ike and Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary.” “It didn’t really quite sit with me,” lamented Jackson. Between the individual performances, the finalists were divided for a duet and a trio: Phillips and Ledet, which Tyler called “a match made in heaven,” paired up for the Rightous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin”’ while Sanchez, Cavanagh and Laine got together for a rendition of Jackie Wilson’s “Higher and Higher” that Lopez deemed “so cute.” One of the five singers will be eliminated from the competition tonight. Ashton Kutcher ad is called racist, yanked offline LOS ANGELES (AP) — An online ad featuring Ashton Kutcher as an Indian man has been pulled offline after viewers called it racist. The images and video for Popchips feature the 34-yearold “Two and a Half Men” star in brown makeup portraying a Bollywood producer named Raj who is “looking for love.” They were removed from YouTube and Facebook after being criticized online. Other videos featuring Kutcher as a stoner, tattooed Southerner and pasty fashionista remain online. A spokeswoman for Popchips says the dating parody featuring the four maintenance of her continued health,” Dr. Debra Judelson wrote in a report submitted last month. “She is aware of her own bedroom and is calm and well cared for by husband with assistance of two aides,” Judelson wrote. Hilton’s attorney Kenneth Kossoff noted the difficulty of the case, but said he is hopeful it can be resolved before a long court fight. “Miracles happen in mediation,” Kossoff said. “Francesca’s concern is her mother’s health,” he said, adding that she also wants to have consistent visits with her mother. Gabor, a Hungarian-born sexpot of the 1950s and 1960s, has been in declining health and didn’t make an appearance at a February birthday party hosted at her mansion. I just got my third bill in the mail for an out-oftown wedding this summer. (Many people like to call them “invitations.”) While the brides’ fathers are paying for the receptions, the dresses, the ministers and the honeymoons, I will be paying for plane tickets, rental cars, airport parking, hotel rooms and expensive presents for brides I barely know and the complete strangers they’ll be marrying. Why do phone companies and electric companies still send out old-fashioned “bills” when they could mail fancy invitations on expensive card stock each month that read, “Humongous Utility invites you to celebrate the wedding of Your Money and Our Monopoly on the fifth of the month. Please save the date. RSVP with a gift check in the amount of $115.76. Enclosed is a map with directions to our office if you’d like to drop off your gift in person.” “If it bothers you so much, why don’t you just send a big present and save yourself the grief of attending?” you might ask. Because we’re not going for the bride and groom; we’re going for their parents -- the same parents who forgot to mention the money-saving benefits of elopement to their progeny. Have a big wedding, or buy your first house? Have a big wedding, or retire at 40? Or maybe the parents tried it and it didn’t work. Weddings have become a competitive sport. The point of a wedding now is not to celebrate a loving commitment to your life partner, but to make all your friends jealous. I know one father of the bride who offered his daughter $50,000 to elope. She wanted a big, fat wedding instead. One could probably make a good case that anyone who wants a big wedding probably isn’t mature enough to get married. As friends of the parents, we can’t play favorites. Once we make the mistake of attending one out-of-town wedding, we have to go to all of them or we’ll hear, “So you like Daphne’s daughter better than mine?” for the Jim Mullen Village Idiot rest of our lives. Maybe in the afterlife, too. Some people can really hold a grudge. Better to shell out the cash than listen to that for the rest of your years. Even if the wedding is not in some exotic, faraway land -- “Join us on our wedding cruise to New Zealand,” “Share our love of vertical ice climbing and of each other in Banff,” “Help Chad and Merlot forage all the food for their wedding feast in the Copper Canyon” -- it can still run up a tab. You have to buy new clothes; you have to buy a present. Buying a present is pretty easy for us, because we give cash. Our feeling is, let the kids do something smart with it -- pay off some of their college loan, save up for their first home, start a 401(k), start a college fund for their children. There are hundreds of ways to invest that money in their future. Or they could spend it on breast enhancements and expensive hubcaps for the groom’s car, as Chad and Merlot did. We are still waiting for the thank-you notes from last summer’s weddings, even though we don’t expect them anymore. Both marriages ended in acrimonious, expensive divorces. Chad wanted to split up the breast enhancements; she wanted her half of the hubcaps. I hear from her parents that Merlot is busy planning her next wedding. That’s one way to get over the heartbreak, I guess. I hope she doesn’t wait too long to send out her next batch of wedding bills, because we can’t attend two weddings at once. (Jim Mullen’s newest book, “How to Lose Money in Your Spare Time -- At Home,” is available at amazon.com. You can reach him at jimmullenbooks.com.) Copyright 2012 United Feature Syndicate Distributed by Universal UClick for UFS characters was “created to provoke a few laughs and was never intended to stereotype or offend anyone.” She added that the company hopes “people can enjoy this in the spirit it was intended.” A spokeswoman for Kutcher hasn’t return messages seeking comment. ADD A LIGHT TO FUND THE FIGHT Your light will honor cancer survivors or remember loved ones who lost their battle. Name Address City In Honor of: In Honor of: In Memory of: In Memory of: Team Name TOTAL LUMINARIA X $10 EACH = $ Team member State Answer to Puzzle 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 service is held to recognize cancer survivors, and to honor those we have lost to the disease. Each luminaria displays the individual’s name. 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Don is only 58, married over his belt is NOT a turnwith two children. When he on. It is disturbing to see the was initially diagnosed and one you love neither care having a terrible time, his what he looks like nor see wife told people he was act- what he is doing to our maring like a big baby. He drove riage. How can I get him to himself to treatments or had realize the severity of this? a neighbor or brother-in-law -- Concerned D e a r take him. Concerned: Your When the treathusband knows he ments didn’t help, is overweight, but he had to give up the idea of diet and his job. His wife exercise is probably told the rest of us more effort than he that her husband is currently willing didn’t want to see to put forth. Your us, although her criticisms are not family was allowed going to create an to stop by. She and incentive, so please her son (by a prefind another tack. vious marriage) told Don that they Annie’s Mailbox He should see his doctor about his were taking him for a drive, and she dumped weight and perhaps get a him at the hospice about 40 referral to a nutritionist. If miles away from home, even you are in charge of the though there is a perfectly meals at home, make sure they are healthful. Invite him good one much closer. Four days later, she called to join you for a walk after my sister and said they had dinner or any other activity to do this because Don’s that is pleasurable. Above condition was so bad. The all, he needs to know you next day, my sister went to love him regardless, and that visit. She said Don was alert, your concern is because you but very depressed. His wife want him around longer, not had had the phone removed because you want him to be from his room. Don had no more attractive in bed. We idea that his family and co- know that is not a trifling workers had been trying to matter, but please start from reach him. The co-workers a less pressured place. Dear Annie: “Michigan” had even taken up donations to help. He thought no one said the boss took a portion of the tips from the waitcared. Now his wife has told staff. I have been a server the staff that he cannot have for 25 years. The hourly rate any guests unless she brings is often less than $4. I have them. The workers at hospice been required to share my are only following the wife’s tips with the busboy, the barwishes and have threatened tender and even other servto call security on family ers. Never have I known of a members who try to visit. business owner taking a porWhat can be done about a tion. This is highly unethiperson so evil that she would cal. -- Hard Worked and allow him to die alone like Broke this? -- Indianapolis Dear Indianapolis: This sounds like a nightmare. Hospice follows the instructions of the person with power of attorney. Try contacting the social worker at hospice and ask whether someone will check on Don to see whether he can receive phone calls. If your brother is of sound mind, he can ask for the phone to be put back in his room. And if you can temporarily set aside your differences with Don’s wife, call her and ask whether there is anything you can do to help, and whether you can accompany her to see Don. We hope the entire family will support one another through this. Dear Annie: My husband is extremely overweight. He has back problems, and his knees ache. I have discussed the dangers of heart prob- www.delphosherald.com Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Herald – 11 Tomorrow’s Horoscope By Bernice Bede Osol FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 Goals you were unable to achieve in the past months are likely to be easily attained in the year ahead. This won’t be by chance, it will be because you’ve learned a lot from failure and won’t repeat any of your mistakes. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You might not show any signs of getting a move on, but once you get involved in something you like, you’ll be dedicated to the cause until the job is finished. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Try not to take yourself or any unimportant developments too seriously. Instead, if you make a game out of things, you’ll enjoy the day far more. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- One of the best ways to resolve a family issue is to give everyone enough time to sleep on it before trying to find a solution. It could help keep everyone’s ego in check. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Think first in order to phrase your remarks or comments in a non-combative manner. If you get careless, there’s a chance you might say something offensive without thinking. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Of course it’s important to look out for your own interests, but not at the expense of being indifferent to everybody else’s. By being shortsighted, you may gain now but lose later. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you want to be successful, don’t ease up on your work if you can’t cut the mustard on your first try. It looks like it might require a second or even third attempt to get something complicated done. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Someone might deliberately give you some confidential information as a test to see if you would reveal it to others. I hope you pass with flying colors. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Any hope or expectation based on a realistic premise has an excellent possibility of being realized today, mostly because you’ve taken off your rose-colored glasses. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Although competition might be a bit tougher than usual, you’ll be up to the challenge. It isn’t likely that you’ll do any whining at the fist sign of a struggle. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- What keeps you mentally relaxed is having faith in the fact that there’s always a solution to every problem. As long as you keep a cool head, you’ll find the answers easily. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Outside factors may cause a great deal of change, but even though the turmoil might upset others, your versatility will handle it well. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -There’s always a chance that those with whom you’re involved might lack your vision when it comes to making an important judgment call. Get involved in the decision-making process. COPYRIGHT 2012 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. 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Without food, water or access to a toilet, Daniel Chong began hallucinating on the third day. He told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that he saw little Japanese-style cartoon characters that told him to dig into the walls to find water. Chong tore apart the plastic lining on the walls. “I ripped the walls and waited for the room to flood for some reason,” said the 23-year-old University of California, San Diego, student, three days after he left the hospital where he was treated for dehydration and kidney failure. “I can’t explain my hallucinations too well because none of them make sense.” Later he added, “I felt like I was completely losing my mind.” Four days later, agents opened the door on a fluke and found him covered in his own feces, Chong said. Chong’s attorneys filed a $20 million claim Wednesday against the Drug Enforcement Administration, saying his treatment constitutes torture under U.S. and international law. “He nearly died,” said Chong’s lawyer, Eugene Iredale. “If he had been there another 12 to 24 hours, he probably would have died.” The five-page notice, a required precursor to a lawsuit, was sent to the DEA’s chief counsel in Washington and cites damages for pain and sufBy JEANNIE NUSS Associated Press fering, future medical and psychiatric treatment, and loss of future earnings. The $20 million figure refers to the maximum Chong and his lawyers would seek. The top DEA agent in San Diego apologized Wednesday for Chong’s treatment and promised an investigation into how his agents could have forgotten about him. The incident stands out as one of the worst cases of its kind, said Thomas Beauclair, deputy director of the National Corrections Institute, a federal agency that provides training and technical assistance to corrections agencies. “That is pretty much unheard of,” he said, noting that, in his 40-year career, he has heard of instances where people were forgotten overnight but not for days. A federal law enforcement official familiar with DEA operations said the agency’s protocols require that cells be checked each night. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter, said the cell where Chong was held is not intended for overnight stays because it does not have a toilet. U-T San Diego was the first to report Chong’s ordeal. Chong told the AP that he went to his friend’s house April 20 to get high. Every April 20, pot smokers light up in a counterculture ritual held around the country at 4:20 p.m. Chong slept there that night and, around 10:50 a.m. the next day, agents stormed into the house as Chong said he was rolling a joint at the kitchen table. The raid netted 18,000 ecstasy pills, other drugs and weapons. Nine people, including Chong, were taken into custody, according to the DEA. Chong was moved from cell to cell for several hours and then questioned. He said agents then told him that he was not a suspect and would be released shortly. He signed some paperwork, was put in handcuffs and sent back to the holding cell, a 5-by-10-foot windowless room. The room is one of five cells at the facility. The only view in was through a tiny peephole in the door. He said he could hear the muffled voices of agents and a toilet flushing. As the hours dragged into days, he said he kicked and screamed as loud as he could. At one point, he ripped a piece of his jacket off with his teeth and shoved it under the door, hoping someone would spot it and free him. Chong said he ingested a white powder that he found in the cell. Agents later identified it as methamphetamine. Chong said he ingested it to survive. The next day, Chong said his hallucinations started. Dr. Wally Ghurabi at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica said dehydration could have brought on the altered state of mind along with the methamphetamine. The methamphetamine also could have made that dehydration worse. People can die from dehydration in as little as three to seven days, depending on body mass and the temperature of the environment. Ghurabi said Chong was wise to drink his own urine to stay hydrated. Chong said he urinated on the cell’s only furniture — a metal bench — to be able to drink the fluid. He stacked a blanket, his pants and shoes on top of the bench to try to climb up and trigger a fire sprinkler on the ceiling, but his repeated attempts failed. After the days dragged on, Chong said he accepted the fact that he would die. He considered taking his own life rather than withering 12 – The Herald Thursday, May 3, 2012 www.delphosherald.com 2 women claim trashed lotto ticket Elizabeth Edwards stood up to cheating husband By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press away by dehydration. He bit into his eyeglasses to break them and then tried to use a shard to scratch “Sorry Mom” into his arm. He stopped after the “S,” too weak to continue. He said he wanted to leave his mother some message and that was the shortest one he could think of to write. Then the lights went out. Chong sat and scooted along the floor, bound in darkness for the final two days. He said his hallucinations deepened: The blanket transformed into a person, then two people. He could no longer urinate. He said he screamed for agents to have mercy on him and just give him a quick death. “My breath was getting shorter and shorter,” he said. “I felt paralyzed. It was really hard to stand. I started screaming something ridiculous like, ‘Remedy! Revive me!’ And then that’s when the lights turned on and the agents opened the door with very confused looks on their faces. They said, ‘Who are you? Where’d you come from?”’ Paramedics took Chong to a hospital, where doctors also treated him for cramps, and a perforated esophagus from swallowing a glass shard. Chong, who weighed 166 pounds before the bust, said he lost 15 pounds during the ordeal. Chong spent five days at the hospital, including three in intensive care, before leaving Sunday. His roommates told him they had filed a missing persons report. He missed a midterm exam. “The DEA’s answer to this is: ‘Oh, we forgot about him. I’m sorry,”’ said his lawyer, Iredale. Chong was not going to be charged with a crime and should have been released, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the DEA case and spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak about the ongoing investigation. BEEBE, Ark. — When she plucked a winning lottery ticket out of the trash, Sharon Jones’ luck changed instantly. The $1 million prize let her pay off debts, give thousands of dollars to her children and buy a gleaming new pickup truck. But now her jackpot is in jeopardy. A judge ruled this week that the money belongs to another woman, who says she threw the ticket away after a lottery machine incorrectly told her it was a loser. The Arkansas Lottery Commission insists there are no problems with its equipment. “Why does she have the right to come back after she’s already thrown it away and say, ‘Oh no. Now that it is a winner, I want the money?”’ said Jones’ husband, William, who was laid off last year after working in construction. Sharon Jones claimed the $1 million prize last July, turning in a scratch-off “Diamond Dazzler” ticket that the other woman, Sharon Duncan, said she purchased earlier at the Super 1 Stop convenience store in Beebe, about 35 miles northeast of Little Rock. Duncan told a judge she discarded the ticket after an electronic scanner told her it was “not a winner.” “And then the next thing you know, 10 months later, you’re fighting for something that was trash,” William Jones said. Years ago, Sharon Jones quit her job washing dishes at a cafe in nearby Searcy to tend to her father-in-law as he was dying from a lung disease. She often collected discarded lottery tickets because they can qualify for secondary prizes. What used to be her father-inlaw’s bedroom now contains three large plastic bins full of thousands of old tickets — and a copy of the winning ticket. Jones discovered the ticket was a winner when the state’s database wouldn’t let her enter the ticket number. The state Lottery Commission said it is confident its machines work properly. “We’ve never had a report of a mis-scanned ticket,” spokeswoman Julie Baldridge said. William Jones said the couple was living paycheck-to-paycheck before hitting the jackpot. After the two claimed their prize money, they looked to buy a house to replace the ranch-style home they live in now. “That was one of the first things on our agenda,” he said, explaining that their plans all “got shattered” when ownership of the ticket was disputed. A judge issued a restraining order — but only after the Joneses spent some of the money. The two now have about $490,000 remaining from the $680,000 they received after taxes. They say they gave tens of thousands of dollars to their children and about $4,500 to a relative who has a child with Down syndrome. One of Duncan’s attorneys said his client isn’t ready to talk about the lottery ticket yet. Another lawyer, James “Red” Morgan, argued in court that she simply made a mistake by throwing away a $1 million ticket and that the only right she willingly parted with was to enter the ticket for the possibility of a secondary prize. White County Judge Thomas Hughes concluded that Duncan bought the winning ticket, even though lottery records and store security video didn’t synch up to the precise timing of the purchase. He ruled that Duncan never abandoned her right to claim the winnings. “The $1 million was never found money,” the judge said Tuesday. Lottery officials investigated Jones’ account of finding the ticket and were satisfied with it, Lottery Security Chief Lance Huey testified. Attorneys for the Joneses plan to appeal the judge’s decision. In the meantime, the remaining money is in limbo. Asked what the pair would do if they had to turn over a full $1 million, Jones laughed. “I hope I don’t have to answer that question,” he said before confiding that there’s no way they could pay back the money. Meanwhile, at the convenience store, signs tout the store’s fried chicken and remind passers-by: “Winning Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold Here.” GREENSBORO, N.C. — A former adviser to John Edwards recounted Wednesday how the former presidential candidate’s now-deceased wife indignantly confronted her husband, baring her chest in front of staff members the day after a tabloid reported that he was cheating on her. During a session at Edwards’ corruption trial that saw his 30-year-old daughter flee the courtroom in tears, Christina Reynolds described how a very upset Elizabeth Edwards stormed away from her husband in October 2007, then collapsed in a ball on the pavement outside a private airplane hangar. Reynolds and another woman guided the anguished wife into a nearby ladies room to compose herself, but she soon returned to the private hangar to again confront her husband. In front of several staff members, the woman who had endured grueling treatments for breast cancer took off her shirt and bra, exposing her chest. “’You don’t see me anymore,”’ Reynolds quoted Elizabeth Edwards as screaming. “He didn’t have much of a reaction.” As staffers scrambled to cover up Edwards’ wife and huddle her into a car, Reynolds heard the Democratic candidate use a cell phone to call his wife’s doctor to ask for help. Edwards then boarded a waiting jet and took off for his scheduled appearance in South Carolina, Reynolds said. She testified that Elizabeth Edwards had known about her husband’s affair with Rielle Hunter before The National Enquirer made it public. Hers was the most stirring testimony of the day at Edwards’ trial on corruption charges, as prosecutors worked to on train ‘The Scream’ Death B. CARUSO platform leads to $180k mystery DAVID very suspicious. colorful past. Associated Press In February, federal prosIn 1988, he was sent to goes for ecutors in New York asked a prison for a string of six bank NEW YORK — The mys- judge for permission to keep robberies in Florida. At the $119.9M tery began with a heart attack, the cash as the suspected pro- time, he told FBI agents he had By DEEPTI HAJELA and ULA ILNYTZKY Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s a scream that’s still reverberating around the world. One of the most iconic images in art history — Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” — has become the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. During an intense 12 minutes, the 1895 artwork — a modern symbol of human anxiety — was sold at Sotheby’s in New York City on Wednesday for a record $119,922,500. Neither the buyer’s name nor any details about the buyer was released. The previous record for an artwork sold at auction was $106.5 million for Picasso’s “Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust,” sold by Christie’s in 2010. Munch’s image of a man holding his head and screaming under a streaked, blood-red sky is one of four versions by the Norwegian expressionist painter. The auctioned piece at Sotheby’s is the only one left in private hands. The image has become part of pop culture, “used by everyone from Warhol to Hollywood to cartoons to teacups and T-shirts,” said Michael Frahm of the Londonbased art advisory service firm Frahm Ltd. “Together with the Mona Lisa, it’s the most famous and recognized image in art history.” A buzz swept through the room when the artwork was presented for auction as two guards stood watch on either side. Bidding started at $40 million with seven buyers jumping into the competition early. The battle eventually boiled down to two phone bidders as the historic hammer price was finally achieved after more than 12 minutes. The record price includes the auction house’s fee. a man with a past, and a bag of money that federal authorities now want to keep. Last August, a retired Teamster from Boston stepped off an Amtrak train in New York City and collapsed on the platform at Pennsylvania Station. As medics tried to revive him, police searched his backpack for identification. Inside, they found the stuff that “Law & Order” episodes are made of: $179,980 in cash, bundled with rubber bands and tucked inside two plastic bags. That raised some eyebrows. So did the dead man’s background. William P. Coyman, 75, a lifelong resident of Boston’s Charlestown section, had a criminal history dating to 1955. His record included prison time in New Hampshire after he was caught with a pile of cocaine and $20,000 that had just been stolen from a department store. Coyman’s old union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25, was notorious for its organized crime ties in the 1990s. Years ago, Coyman’s name was mentioned in news articles about allegations that union officials were shaking down Hollywood film crews and forcing producers to give cushy film set jobs to gangland hoodlums. He’d worked as a driver on some of the films in question. Police brought in a drugsniffing dog, which indicated traces of narcotics in both Coyman’s backpack and briefcase, according to a court filing. Investigators contacted one of Coyman’s relatives, who said he had been working as a courier for a company called 180 Entertainment and was supposed to have been delivering cash from Boston to Philadelphia when he died. Agents looked into the company and found that its registered headquarters was a small house in a blue-collar section of Philadelphia, with personal watercraft and two luxury cars parked in the driveway. All this made the Drug Enforcement Administration ceeds of drug dealing. Reached by the AP in California, Coyman’s son, also named William, declined to speak about the situation, other than to say that the money didn’t belong to the family. “The people connected to that money are probably not good people,” he said. “My dad was a great man. But clearly he had a colorful history. ... As a kid growing up, my father was in the newspaper and it was embarrassing. It has been embarrassing my whole life.” Friends and relatives who posted remembrances of Coyman on websites after his death recalled the brighter side of his life, including a fondness for Irish song, loyalty to family and an affinity for the local horse track. A lawyer from Providence, R.I., has filed court papers claiming the cash on behalf of 180 Entertainment. In the filings, the attorney, Steven D. DiLibero, identified his client as a man named Joseph Burke but didn’t explain the company’s business or say where the money was headed. Court records obtained by The Associated Press show that Burke is another longtime Charlestown resident with a been involved in as many as 18 heists of banks and armored cars, in several states, before being captured in Minnesota. Prison didn’t rob him of his criminal impulses. While still incarcerated, in 1994, Burke was caught in an FBI sting conspiring to distribute 5 kilograms of cocaine in Charlestown with the help of some associates. He had more time tacked on to his sentence and was finally released on a combination of probation and parole in October 2010. Contacted by The AP, DiLibero said he wouldn’t talk about Burke or give any information about the mysterious $180,000. On April 20, Burke was arrested on an alleged probation violation. Since his release from prison, he had failed a drug test and also had been accused of leaving the country without permission, according to remarks made by lawyers and a judge at an initial hearing on the matter. Prosecutors involved in Burke’s cases in New York and Boston didn’t return phone calls. A spokeswoman for the DEA also didn’t respond to requests for information. build a timeline of the affair and efforts to cover it up. Shortly before Reynolds began her account of what happened that day at the Raleigh airport, Edwards turned to his daughter Cate, a lawyer who has been seated in the front row for much of her father’s trial. “I don’t know what’s coming,” Edwards was heard saying. “Do you want to leave?” She responded to him in a whisper, grabbed her purse and walked out, wiping away tears. Edwards was heard saying, “Cate, Cate” as she left. She returned to court about a half hour later, after a brief recess. Shortly before her testimony about the airport argument, Reynolds recounted that Elizabeth Edwards asked her over to the couple’s gated estate near Chapel Hill in the summer of 2007 to tell her that her husband had confessed to an affair the prior year. “I was very surprised by what she told me and I didn’t want it to ever become public so the kids wouldn’t have to know about it,” the former aide said. Reynolds, now 37, had worked on John Edwards’ successful U.S. senate campaign in 1998 and had quickly bonded with his wife. Both women grew up in military families and had moved around a lot as children. Reynolds worked as the research director and a senior communications adviser to the 2008 presidential campaign and recently joined the board of the educational foundation named for Elizabeth Edwards, who died in December of 2010. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign-finance violations. He faces up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines if convicted on all counts. Police: 5 dead in Phoenix shooting By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press GILBERT, Ariz. — Five people died in a shooting Wednesday at a Phoenix-area home, where the investigation was slowed by concerns there could be hazardous materials in 55-gallon drums in the backyard. The shooter was among the dead, police said, although they weren’t yet certain whether he killed himself. Police haven’t identified him or the victims. Four of the bodies were still inside and outside of the home late Wednesday in the city of Gilbert, southeast of Phoenix. At a briefing for reporters, Gilbert police Sgt. Bill Balafas said all the evidence points to the shooting being related to domestic violence. He didn’t elaborate. Officers have recovered two handguns and a shotgun. He said two men were dead outside the home and two women were dead inside. A girl between 1 and 2 years old was found inside the home showing signs of life when police initially responded to the scene, but she later died at a local hospital. Balafas said authorities have not gone into the home since then as they awaited a search warrant and later for a federal agency to remove unknown chemicals and munitions from inside and outside of the home for officer safety. He said positive identifications of the bodies can’t be made until detectives can safely enter the home. About three hours after the shooting, a man walked up to the police tape, pointed to the crime scene and said, “I have a daughter who lives in that house.” Police pulled him behind the tape and out of view. Several seconds later, a loud, anguished cry could be heard. Minutes after, the same man was weeping and left the scene with police. Answers to Monday’s questions: Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh had a replica of the presidential suite in Paris’s posh George V Hotel built for his house guests at his palatial beachfront home in Palm Beach, Fla. French artist Dadaist Jean Arp scattered and then pasted torn pieces of paper onto a large sheet of paper to create “Collage with Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance.” The work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Today’s questions: What woman’s name did actor Cary Grant rattle of three times a row in a movie? What is the ecclesiastic rank of a Roman Catholic clergy wearing a violet zucchetto, or skullcap? Answers in Friday’s Herald Today’s words: Cuirass: protective bony covering on animals Kantele: an ancient five-stringed Finnish harp