A dHI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area CommunitiesA Joint Product of the Times Bulletin and Delphos Herald Newspapers 1.00 Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 $ HIGH SCHOOL BOyS BaSKEtBaLL SCOrEBOard Kenton 40 @ Van Wert 41 LCC 64 @ Crestview 58 Minster 37 @ St. John’s 63 Columbus Grove 52 @ Lincolnview 48 ada 57 @ Delphos Jefferson 55 /2OT ft. recovery 55 @ Parkway 49 OPInIOn Readers speak their minds about local topics on the Opinion page. Turn to pages 6-7 to read letters to the editor, thumbs up/down, and columns from our staff. Kalida 55 @ Ft. Jennings 39 Ottoville 44 @ uSV 60 Allen East 47 @ Spencerville 82 6-7 Land valuation rise means more money to schools By Ed GEBErt DHI Media Editor
[email protected] VAN WERT — Van Wert County land values for taxes took a huge jump this year, especially on farm ground. That means someone must be raking in additional tax dollars as a result. Residents around the county — especially farmers or people who own agricultural ground — have found themselves asking why the taxes jumped and who is getting the additional tax revenue. The jump in values, according to Van Wert County Auditor Nancy Dixon, is because the county is in a triennial update year, which is three years after reappraisal. So the county had to change to the new state-man- dated current use valuations for the tax year of 2014. “We have no say on those values,” Dixon stressed. “That will generate more money.” Normally, that increase would be made up with the 10 mills of levy mandated by the Ohio Constitution, but collections of property taxes for all three school districts completely within the county have hit what is known as the 20 mill floor. “You can’t reduce them any lower than that,” Dixon explained. “So not only is the 10 mills picking up more money, anything that could have been reduced by the school is already as low as it can go.” Dixon said she calculated that in this county, about 71 percent of the tax increase this tax year will end up going to the school districts because they were not collecting fully with the previous land values. “Crestview hit their 20 mill floor last year, and Van Wert, Parkway, and Lincolnview all hit it this year. They cannot collect anymore by the Constitution, and they have to collect at least 20 mills in their general fund.” There will be additional money collected by the townships and the county, but 71 percent will end up with the schools because they had hit the low point of the amount required to be collected. “In every case, Crestview, Van Wert, and Lincolnview have lowered their millage and their bond retirements to just get what they needed,” noted Dixon. Land/A15 This October 2013 file photo shows tracts of farm ground near the intersection of Richey Road and Elm Sugar Grove Church Road in Van Wert County. This land sold for a record price in 2013. Land values for taxes in Van Wert County have taken a huge jump this year. (DHI Media File Photo) Grothous sworn in to council seat Free GED classes offered at library A student studies grammar at the Delphos Public Library. The library has teamed up with Apollo Career Center to offer free GED classes. (DHI Media/Stephanie Groves) By StEPHanIE GrOVES DHI Media Staff Writer
[email protected] DELPHOS — The Apollo Career Center and Delphos Public Library have teamed up to bring local residents the basic skills they need to acquire a GED through Apollo’s Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) program. ABLE and Transition Instructor Jessica Hoehn has been teaching classes for seven years and said the ABLE program encompasses the GED, transition classes and computer basics. Tom Grothous (center) with wife, Jackie, by his side, was sworn in Friday by Mayor Mike Gallmeier to fill the unexpired term of Delphos councilman at-large seat vacated by Kevin Osting. (Photo submitted) GEd/A15 6 crimes targeting seniors on the rise By StEPHanIE GrOVES DHI Media Staff Writer
[email protected] In the US, seniors are under attack from criminals both domestic and foreign who devise new scams every day in an attempt to steal their money, identity or property. Rising incidents of scams targeting older adults present a huge threat to their security, both financially and emotionally. According to the National Asso- ciation of Triads (NAT), the top six scams involving seniors include: • Email scams where fraudsters send out an email on bank letterhead and say there is a problem with the account and the senior needs to update information, password and account number. • Fake charity scams where a senior gets a call and are asked for a donation to support a reputable organization but, the “scammer” is not authorized to fundraise for that orga- nization. While as little as three percent will go to that organization, 97 percent may stay in the scammer’s pocket. • Sweepstake scams which includes receiving an official-looking check in the mail that has a correct routing number but a fraudulent account number. The scammer tells a senior to cash the check and keep all but $5,000, which is requested returned to process the sweepstakes winnings. Later, the check - which is initially read at the bank as a valid check - bounces and the senior is liable for that $5,000. Some check type scams come looking like an official IRS refund with the message: “Here’s your check, but you need to pay the late fees.” • Health care fraud — a growing “industry” — includes the misuse of medical cards by scammers who fabricate the need for treatment and get paid for it. For instance, scammers can find out a senior is diabetic, Lincolnview FFA group has mock interviews InfOrMatIOn SuBMIttEd Lincolnview ag business students met with local businesses for mock interviews as part of the Rural By Choice initiative. (Photo submitted) On Thursday, Lincolnview FFA Ag Business students took advantage of the Van Wert County Economic Development initiative Rural by Choice. Last month, the RBC team visited Lincolnview and Crestview Jr. High Students to introduce the question “Why not here?” The team set out to engage local students with concepts of staying in Van Wert after high school or returning to Van Wert County after college. The RBC team also broached the idea of the resume building, interviewing, and other ways the local community could get involved in the discussion with youth about making Van Wert a competitive consideration in their future plans. ffa/A15 call him/her up and say, “Give us your Medicare card number and we can send your supplies through the mail.” Or the scammer steals the older adult’s identity and obtains free treatment. Additionally, many seniors take multiple prescription medications and the crimes of theft and fraud are being committed by those who break into a senior’s home for the purpose of stealing those medications. SEnIOrS/A15 Index Classifieds......... 12-13 Comics.&.Puzzles.....9 Real.Estate...............14 Local/State............3-4 Obituaries..................2 History.......................5 Bulletin Board The Times Bulletin and the Delphos Herald will print a Monday, January 19 edition that will be carrier-delivered and placed in single-copy racks on Monday. However, due to the holiday, mail routes will not be delivered until Tuesday. Sports................ 10-11 Today’s.World............8 Weather.....................2. Vol. 145, No. 152 O n Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the Van Wert Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) will hold its annual meeting. The meeting will be held at 8 a.m. in the Van Wert City Council Chamber Conference Room located at 515 E. Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio. 2 Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 OBITUARIES LOCAL WEATHER Norma Jean West Ferne A. Wollet Feb. 16, 1919 - Jan. 16, 2015 VAN WERT, Ohio — Ferne A. Wallet, 95, of Van Wert, died at 1:02 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at her residence. She was born Feb. 16, 1919, in Wellington, Ohio, to the late Della (Bridges) Auble and Thurmon Auble. Her husband, Waldo “Peg” Wallet, is deceased. Ferne A. Wollet Survivors include children: James (Marge) Wollet of Convoy, Ohio, Thomas Wollet of Portland, Indiana, and Timothy (Janet) Wollet of Van Wert; brothers: Robert (Sally) McDonald of California, and Lyle (Helen) Auble of California; sister: Isabelle (Tom) Beal of Avon Lake, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 31 greatgrandchildren, and many great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one child: Jay Wollet; two brothers: Harold and Warren Auble; two sisters: Pauline Pitts and Jeannette Branson; a grandchild, and a greatgrandchild. She served as Van Wert county recorder for 20 years. She ran the Van Wert License Bureau for 12 years and then served as a caretaker for many elderly in the Van Wert community. She was a member of the Ohio State Recorder’s Association and was a proud life-long Democrat. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert. Private family graveside services will be held at Ridge Cemetery at a later date. Preferred memorial is Arthritis Foundation or American Cancer Society. Condolences may be expressed at: www.alspachgearhart. com. VISITATION & SERVICES Feb. 3, 1924 - Jan. 14, 2015 LAYTON, Utah — Norma Jean West, 90, died in Layton, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. Born Feb. 3, 1924, in Jackson, Michigan, to Leora and Glen Iveson, she graduated from St. Vincent School of Nursing in Toledo, Ohio. Jean served in the Navy Nurse Corps during the Korean War at Great Lakes, Illinois, attaining the rank of ensign. She worked as a registered nurse at W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital in Jackson, Michigan. On Oct. 21, 1956, she married Robert (Bob) West. Bob and Jean moved to Van Wert, Ohio, in 1961 where Bob served as administrator and Jean as a registered nurse at the newly-opened Van Wert County Hospital. Jean later worked at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, as a registered nurse and head of infection control. They spent many happy years in Van Wert, raising their family, until retiring to Ocala, Florida, in 1989. She was preceded in death by husband: Robert West, and brothers: Max and Robert Iveson. Survivors include daughter, Judy Lindsey and husband Norma Jean West Kevron of Layton, Utah, and son, Richard West and wife Vicki of Raleigh, North Carolina, also, granddaughters, Kristin and Kaitlin Lindsey of Salt Lake City, Utah. A private service will be held at the Florida National Cemetery where she will be buried next to her husband, Robert. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com. Bob Dray of Delphos passed away on Friday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Harter and Schier Funeral Convoy I.O.O.F. Cemetery Home in Delphos. William Bruns Graveside services for fam- near Van Wert. ily and friends will be held on Jane Shindollar Saturday at 1 p.m. at Swamp Services will be Saturday College Cemetery, Celina. at 11 a.m. at Ketcham-Ripley There will be no calling hours. Funeral Home in Rockford, Ohio. Family and friends Janice Emans Services will be held at may call on the family from VAN WERT, Ohio — Marjorie L. Linser, 73, of Van Wert, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 9 until 11 a.m. on Saturday at died at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at her residence. at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral the funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Norma West Home, Van Wert. Home & Crematory, Van Wert. A private service will be Clair Grew Services will be held at held at the Florida National 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 Cemetery where she will be at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral buried next to her husband, Home in Van Wert. Calling Robert. Ferne Wollet hours are from 1 to 5 p.m. VAN WERT, Ohio — Tony A. Swander, 55, of Van Wert, Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18 at the funeral died Friday morning, Jan. 16, 2015, at St. Rita’s Medical Cenhome in Van Wert with rosary Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at ter. Alspach-Gearhart Funeral to start at 5 p.m. Arrangements are pending at Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Home & Crematory, Van James “Jim” Hoblet Van Wert. Wert. Private family graveBurial will occur Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, and side services will be held at friends are welcome to meet Ridge Cemetery at a later at the graveside at noon in date. Marjorie L. Linser Tony A. 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The 18-year-old and his 13-year-old girlfriend — who had apparently convinced the boy and his family that she was 19 — have so far eluded capture and are now believed to be cruising around in a stolen truck with two guns. “There’s going to come a time when we’re not going to see him as an 18-year-old kid,” said Norman Chaffins, sheriff in Grayson County, Kentucky, where the pair disappeared nearly two weeks ago. Today “We’re going to see him as someone who’s stolen three vehicles with two handguns in them, and the outcome is not going to be good for either one of them if they don’t turn themselves in.” Dalton Hayes and Cheyenne Phillips vanished Jan. 3 from their small hometown in western Kentucky, the sheriff said. Since then, authorities believe the two have traveled to South Carolina and Georgia. Hayes’ mother urged the young couple to surrender and “face the consequences.” “I pretty much cry myself to sleep every night worrying about where they are and if a police officer or any random individual tries to pull them over and isn’t so nice and hurts them,” Tammy Martin said. Stock Up on Warm and Cozy. Van Wert Sheriff’s Office 1-8 9:39 a.m. The dog warden received a report of a cruelty to animals in the 4900 block of Richey Road. He did not find any signs of cruelty. 1-8 3:43 p.m. The dog warden received a complaint of cruelty to animals and failure to confine in the 11000 block of Emerson Road. Upon investigation, he found no such issues. 1-8 6:54 p.m. The dog warden received a complaint of cruelty to animals in the Bell Avenue Trailer Park. He could not locate the dog. 1-8 9:25 p.m. Robert Adkins, 60, of Payne, was arrested for driving under the influence after a resident in the 8400 block of John Brown Road called to report Adkins had hit his home. 1-9 9:44 a.m. Northwest Ohio Trophy in the 1100 block of South Washington Street reported receiving a bad check. A deputy contacted the person who wrote the check and she advised she would work it out with the business. 1-9 5:16 p.m. A man in the 9800 block of Tumbleson Road, Van Wert, reported someone had trespassed on his property as he could see the footprints in the snow around his house. 1-10 5:01 p.m. A Delphos woman reported an incident of telecommunications harassment. No charges were filed. 1-10 5:31 p.m. A woman called to report a front door standing open on an abandoned house in the 14100 block of Lincoln Highway. Deputies investigated, found no forced entry and no one inside. 1-10 5:49 p.m. Kristin Girod-Helmick, 33, of Canton, was arrested in the 6400 block of Hoaglin Center Road, Van Wert, on a warrant from Stark County Common Pleas Court in Stark County, Ohio. 1-11 2:25 a.m. Joshua Ross, 33, of Convoy, was arrested for obstructing official business. 1-11 11:35 a.m. A deputy was called to assist a man, who had a no contact order, in getting his property from a residence in the 2100 block of State Route 224. 1-11 11:50 a.m. An employee at Barb’s Party Shop in Convoy reported a driver driving away with the fuel handle and hose still in the vehicle causing it to rip off of the gas pump. The person was contacted and said she had realized what had happened and planned to return the hose. 1-11 12:47 p.m. A Convoy man in the 100 block of High Street reported a incident of trespassing after he found footprints in his yard. 1-11 10:45 p.m. Deputies assisted the Delphos Police Department with arresting a man in the 200 block of West Clime Street, Delphos. 1-12 11:43 p.m. An officer spotted two subjects who matched a description of subjects from an earlier call. As an officer spoke to the male, he noticed a pistol handle sticking out from the subject’s clothes by his waist. The man was ordered to the ground and handcuffed. The man had an air soft pistol and a straight edge knife. Both subjects were released. 1-14 6:45 p.m. Tommie Pruitt, 37, of Dayton, was arrested on a warrant for aggravated arson, a felony of the first degree; arson, a felony of the fourth degree; and theft, a felony of the fifth degree. 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Main St., is open. 7 p.m. — Bingo at St. John’s Little Theatre. 7:30-10:30 p.m. — Van Wert Dance Club will hold its January dance at the Goedde Building, 205 W. Crawford St. The cost is $5 per person. For more information contact Diane at (419) 238-6571. 8 p.m. — Van Wert Amateur Radio Club will meet at the Emergency Management Agency Complex, 1220 E. Lincoln Highway. 8 p.m. — AA open discussion at First Presbyterian Church. SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 8-11:30 a.m. — Knights of Columbus benefit for St. John’s School at the hall, Elida Ave. 1-3 p.m. — The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 2 p.m. — AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr. MONDAY, JANUARY 19 11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St. 3 p.m. — Alzheimer’s Association will meet at the PSA 3 Area Agency on Aging, 892-A S. Cable Road, Lima. 5 p.m. — Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship Hall on the second floor at Trinity United Methodist Church, South Walnut St., Van Wert. 6:30 p.m. — Shelter from the Storm support group meets in the Delphos Public Library basement. 7 p.m. — Washington Township Trustees meet at the township house. 7 p.m. — Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Municipal Building, 608 N. Canal St. 7 p.m. — National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Affiliate of Paulding, Mercer and Van Wert Counties will meet at the Drop-In Center at 407 N. Franklin, Van Wert which is couple blocks south of Vantage Career Center. Meetings are open to public. Call 1-800-541-6264 or (419) 238-2413. 7 p.m. — American Legion Post 178 will have a meeting. 7:30 p.m. — Jefferson Athletic Boosters meet at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. 7:30 p.m. — Spencerville village council meets at the mayor’s office. 7:30 p.m. — Delphos Eagles Auxiliary meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. 8 p.m. — AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian Church. VFW holds annual awards banquet On Jan. 10, Van Wert VFW Post 5803 held its annual awards banquet, where the Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen’s awards were presented. Congratulations to the students. Pictured are (back row, from the left) Raellen Hoblet, president Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 5803; Patriots Pen Winner second place awardee Brad Korte from Lincolnview; Voice of Democracy first place winner, Joseph Linser from Van Wert, and Andrew Rickard, VFW Post 5803 chairman VOD/PP. Front row consists of Voice of Democracy third place winner, Hanna Stemen from Van Wert; Patriots Pen third place winner Alexis Miller from Lincolnview; Patriots Pen first place winner Olivia Skelton from Crestview, and Colleen Wiley, commander, VFW Post 5803. Not pictured is Andrew Myers, second place Voice of Democracy from Van Wert. (Photo submitted) Deadline nears on purchasing dog licenses INFORMATION SUBMITTED VAN WERT — Van Wert County Auditor Nancy Dixon announced that Jan. 31, 2015, is the last day to purchase dog licenses without a penalty. After Jan. 31, 2015, there will be a $15 penalty. The licenses can be purchased in the auditor’s office, room 205 at the courthouse or at various locations in the county. These locations are: Hall Lumber Company, 122 S. Main St., Convoy, Ohio The Ramblers Roost Truck Stop on Lincoln Highway, Middle Point Animal Clinic - Dr. Wilkins on Lincoln Highway, Van Wert V.W. Veterinary Clinic - Dr. Trapp on Van Wert Decatur Road, Van Wert Ohio City Express, 511 W. Carmean St., Ohio City Delphos Ace Hardware, 242 N. Main St., Delphos Emme Lu’s Pet Wellness Center, LLC, 706 W. Ervin Road, Suite C, Van Wert Dog House Grooming & Supplies, 117 J N. Washington St., Van Wert J & A Merchandising, 200 Walcott St., Willshire A self-addressed, stamped envelope along with the proper fee must accompany the return of the application by mail. If purchasing a tag at one of the above locations please take the application with you if you received one. Order dog tags online from now until Jan. 31 only. Go to www.co.vanwert. oh.us/dogs.php and follow the Form/ Publications link. ! ! ! d e v i r r A t s u All New 2015 Chevy Colorado Available.in.Crew.Cab.or.Ext..Cab,.short.or.long. bed..4.Cyl..or.V6,.4.Cyl..27.MPG.EPA.estimate.. Up.to.7,000.lbs..towing.capacity. $ Starting at 21,000 * 2015 Chevy Trax Fun to Drive Utility Vehicle Jefferson students chosen to perform in OMEA Honor Choir Jefferson High School tenor junior Conner Townsend, left, senior Soprano Emma Wurst and junior Soprano Halee Heising were selected into the District 3 OMEA Honors Choir. These three along with many students from local schools attended multiple rehearsals and an excellent concert Jan. 11 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Students are under direction of Mrs. Tamara Wirth of the Delphos Jefferson Choir. (Photo submitted) YWCA youth swim registration open INFORMATION SUBMITTED VAN WERT — The YWCA of Van Wert County is now accepting registration for their swim lesson session. The eight-week session begins Jan. 26 and runs through March 17. Classes are held once per week, in the evenings Tuesday or Thursday. Call for specific class times and availability. The YWCA offers two basic youth swim programs: Preschool Swim Program and Learn-to-Swim Program. The Preschool Swim Program works with children three to five years of age teaching them the basic water propulsive skills, creating awareness of their aquatic environment and working on gaining their greater aquatic independence. All preschool level classes have a maximum of six participants to ensure safe, quality one-on-one instruction. The YWCA also offers a Parent Child class for children six months old to two years of age which requires an adult participant to work with the enrolled child in the pool under an instructor’s supervision and leadership. These classes are 30 minutes long. Class fees are $42 for the eight-week session The Learn-to-Swim Program begins at Level 1, helping participants feel comfortable in the water and works up through Level 6, which refines strokes and teaches participants to swim with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over great distances. All upper level classes have a maximum of eight children enrolled to ensure safe, quality one-onone instruction. These classes are 45 minutes long. Class fees are $56 for the eight-week session The YWCA is a United Way and Van Wert County Foundation funded agency. 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Sales Department Mon. & Wed. 8:30 to 8:00; Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 to 5:30; Sat. 8:30 to 1:00 IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015 TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015 4 Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 LocaL/state times Bulletin/Delphos Herald Nominate an outstanding older Ohioan for the 2015 Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame INFORMATION SUBMITTED COLUMBUS - The Ohio Department of Aging is accepting nominations for outstanding individuals to be inducted into the 2015 Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Individuals and organizations interested in nominating a neighbor, colleague, family member or friend may visit www.aging.ohio.gov/news/ halloffame/ for more information and to submit a nomination or download the nomination form. “Our elders can and do play a vital role in their communities, across our great state and nationwide,” said Bonnie K. Burman, Sc.D., director of the department. “By choosing to live a life defined not by their age, but by the good work they have done and continue to do, nominees for the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame serve as role models inspire all of us to continue to grow, thrive and contribute.” Nominees for the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame must be age 60 or older and be native-born Ohioans or residents of the state for at least 10 years. Posthumous nominations will be accepted. The nominee (or a representative of the nominee if he or she is unable) must consent to the nomination. Nominees will be evaluated on one or both Ohio Northern University deans’ list for fall semester INFORMATION SUBMITTED ADA — Ohio Northern University has released its deans’ list for the fall semester 201415. Area students named to the list include: Ohio City — Alyssa Bowen, daughter of Brandon and Jennifer Bowen, Ohio City, has been named to the Ohio Northern University deans’ list for the fall semester 2014-15. She is a freshman majoring in nursing. Van Wert — Renee Chen, daughter of Jerry and Barbara Chen, Van Wert, has been named to the Ohio Northern University deans’ list for the fall semester 201415. She is a senior majoring in biology. Van Wert — Nathan Knodel, son of William and Pam Knodel, Van Wert, has been named to the Ohio Northern University deans’ list for the fall semester 201415. He is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering. The deans’ list includes students who attain a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 grading system. Ohio Northern University’s quality, student-centered education distinctively combines the liberal arts with professional programs for more than 3,600 students in its five colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law. of these criteria: The impact that their contributions and accomplishments have had in keeping Ohio on the leading edge of innovation and responsiveness to the growing and changing aging population, and/or The degree to which they are respected and vital members of society who continue to thrive, grow and contribute. Induction is held each May, observed nationally as Older Americans Month. Those selected will join 421 other older Ohioans inducted into the hall since its inception in 1977. To learn more and view past inductees, visit www.aging.ohio.gov/news/ halloffame/. About ODA - The Ohio Department of Aging works to ensure that our elders are respected as vital members of society who continue to grow, thrive and contribute. We collaborate with state agencies and community partners, including area agencies on aging, to help integrate aging needs into local plans and ensure that aging Ohioans have access to a wide array of high-quality services and supports that are person-centered in policy and practice. Our programs include the PASSPORT Medicaid waiver, caregiver support, the long-term care ombudsman program, the Golden Buckeye Card and more. Visit www. aging.ohio.gov. Lego team takes 2nd in Inspiration INFORMATION SUBMITTED Delphos St. John’s sixthgrade Lego team, Wild Legos, competed in the Ohio Youth Robotics Wayne Warrior First Lego League (FLL) District Qualifier on Jan. 10 and 11. The team was judged on their robot design and programming, their project research and presentation, and FLL core values. The team brought home a trophy for second place Inspiration. This award celebrates a team that is empowered by their FLL experience and displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit. The robotics group receiving their trophy from an FLL representative. Team members include Brenden Etgen, Zach Herron, Michaela Shawhan, Jayna Friemoth, Elizabeth Gerow and Courtney Ebbeskotte. (Photo submitted) Parkway Middle School announces honor roll INFORMATION SUBMITTED VWES announces Students of the Week Congratulations to the Van Wert Elementary Students of the Week! These children pictured with Mr. Krogman and Mr. Gehres represent the Word of the Week, Self-Control. Thank you to the local McDonalds for donating a free Mighty Kids Meal to each student and to WERT Radio for donating certificates to these winners. (Photo submitted) Charles Halliwill The family of Charles Halliwill wishes to thank everyone for their concern and prayers during his illness and passing. Thank you to all who attended his care, visited, sent food, cards, and gifts. Your thoughtfulness is very appreciated. Patsy Halliwill & the family of Charles Halliwill “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter Bring in this coupon and get 0 0 1 $ ou r y f f o n dow ent paym ea Here D y a P , ere t Bu y H le r s h i p Wert n a V • t Main s e W 906 w.com e a’s New e r A e Th s ditv e r c o t syau .5255 a e 8 . 3 2 w . ww 419 Big Brother Big Sisters needs Bowl for Kids’ Sake support INFORMATION SUBMITTED OTTAWA — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Putnam County will kick off Bowl for Kids’ Sake with a “Party Bowl” at Ottawa Highland Lanes Jan. 31 with DJ Joe Burgei, followed by a “Glow in the Dark Bowl” at Pandora Sports Center Lanes Feb. 7. Shifts at Ottawa will begin at noon, 1:15 and 2:30 p.m. Pandora bowlers begin at 1 and 2:15 p.m. This year’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake is new and different. Big Brothers Big Sisters has created incentives for bowlers to collect donations. In past years, bowlers were asked to raise a specific monetary amount. Now, bowlers who raise more will receive more. A team of four that raises $120, for example, will bowl for free, receive a T-shirt, and be eligible to win door prizes. A team that raises $240 will receive all of that plus a large pizza and pitcher of drinks. More information and registration forms are available on the Big Brothers Big Sisters website at www.bbbswco.com or Facebook page. Or you can contact Casey Simon by phone at 419-523-4016 or email at
[email protected]. Big Brothers Big Sisters matches children throughout Putnam County in one-to-one mentoring relationships and has school-based programs at Ottawa Elementary, Ottoville and Pandora-Gilboa. Kids in the mentoring program do better in school and avoid risky behavior including delinquency. “All money raised from Bowl For Kids Sake stays in Putnam County helping Putnam County kids,” said BBBS’s Progam Specialist Melissa Weaver. “Bowl for Kids’ Sake brings the whole community together in support of a positive future for our kids.” Big Brothers Big Sisters of Putnam County is an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation’s leader in providing one-to-one youth mentoring. Funds raised will allow Big Brothers Big Sisters to expand its programs in Putnam County— match more children and provide ongoing assistance to mentors, children and families. ROCKFORD — Parkway Middle School Honor Roll End of second quarter 2014-2015 Sixth grade Highest Honor 4.0 Kelsey Nichols, Elijah Rich High Honors 3.5-3.99 Avery Boroff, Kaden Boroff, Abigail Browning, Brody Dorsten, Brendan Etzcorn, Justan Felver, Hunter Gibson, Zoie Huffman, Lydia Miller, Samantha Noll, Haydn Ridenour, Claire Rutledge, Seth Stukey, Tyler Tinkham, Sydney Waters Honors 3.0-3.49 Bo Bates, Breanna Beeks, Samantha Boolman, Treya Conn, Zachary Dicke, Grace Etgen, Graham Farmer, Thaddeus Feipel, Liam Ferroggiaro, Remi Fokine, Audrey Ford, Dakota Hays, Anthony Heck, Madalyn Heindel, Carly Hicks, Dylan Hughes, Kayla Kuhn, Claire Langenkamp, Gage Larsen, Preston Lies, Bryce Mihm, Andrea Miller, Chaz Neuenschwander, Heaven Olguin, Makenna Schumm, McKayla Sites, Mackenzie Springer, Adam Stephenson, Olivia Sutter Seventh grade Highest Honor 4.0 Rachel Barrett, Alexis Cairns, Claire Eichler, Macy Henkle, McKenna Johnson, Kristine Kirby, Brooke May, Sophia Miller, Olivia Rutledge, Hailey Stephenson, Shaelyn Thomas, Alexander Tisdale, Ashlyn White High Honors 3.5-3.99 Cory Agler, Carley Boeckman, Aaron Bruns, Breyden Bruns, Ansley Burtch, Layne Claudy, Jamison Clouse, Ash- lyn Cornett, Sidney Doner, Kevin Fonner, Wesley Ford, Emma Gause, Courtney Harding, Leah Harshman, Clarissa Krogman, Phoenix Langenkamp, Bryce Lowery, Jason Luth, Hailey Roberts, Kiersten Roehm, Grace Rogers, Kyle Roth, Gavin Stober, McKenna Temple Honors 3.0-3.49 Tori Albright, Taylor Augsburger, Kaylee Bixler, Rachel Breese, Chandler Brown, Preston Browning, Autumn Ellis, Tom Etzler, Sydney Feipel, Ryann Fox, Hunter Germann, Katie Hauter, Jacob Haver, Nicholas Hawk, Ryan Hesse, Christina Keen, Mason Landers, Chance Mosier, Isaiah Ralston, Monica Steen, Violet Taylor, Corey Walls, Alexander Welker, Olivia Zimmerman Eighth grade Highest Honor 4.0 Molly Baltzell, Shay Bolton, Allie Ford, Matthew Gaerke, Colton Kraner, Madison Kroeger, Seth Longstreth, Alyssa Miller, Faith Rollins, Olivia Scott, Bailey Strickler, Tessa Thatcher, Jack Wehe High Honors 3.5-3.99 Evan Boroff, Hannah Eichenauer, Melissa Hauter, Mecaylah Hesse, Rachel Perry, Rachael Ransbottom, Nicholas Riley, Noah Riley, Stephanie Schaaf, Faith Shellabarger, Preston Stober, Isabella Strunk, Haylee Stukey, Loren Stukey, Grace Swander Honors 3.0-3.49 Laurissa Anderson, Mason Baxter, Harley Burden, Gage Etgen, Johnathon Felver, Cody Gaham, Ryan Hare, Kara Heck, Lauren Henderson, Coby Jones, Conner Lyons, Andrew Metz, Duncan Morton, Noah Stemen, Sarah Stetler Vantage names honor roll students INFORMATION SUBMITTED VAN WERT — Listed below are the names of Vantage students who achieved A B Honor Roll status the second nine weeks of the 2014-2015 grading period. The * asterisk denotes a four-point grade point average. Crestview juniors - Kyle Ballard, Landon Goins, Jonnathan Krouse, Megan McKee, Meghan Sherman, Jayla Spieth Crestview seniors – *Jeremiah Dealey, Hunter Farris, William Steele Lincolnview juniors – *Christian Lintermoot, Cory Miller, Kershin Pavel, Keli Ralston, *Marcy Shoppell Lincolnview seniors – Sadie Mozingo, Alexa Sikraji Van Wert juniors – Lexi Ayers, Brooke Brown, Dakota French, Catlin Kuhlman, Chelsea Lautzenheiser, Allie Mihm, Paige Miller, William Placke, *Makayla Ryan, Madison Smith, Caitlin Wilder Van Wert seniors – Brandi Calvelage, Devin Gerth, Hannah Karhoff, Seth Luginbill, Mitchell Mengerink, Ricky Raudabaugh, Derick Shawley A DHI Media publication Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 5 The Wizard of Westwood sees 88-game winning streak broken BY KIRK DOUGAL DHI Media Group Publisher
[email protected] Who would have thought it would be much of a game? Sure, the Digger Phelps-coached Notre Dame Fighting Irish team was 9-0 and pretty good, but just a year earlier they had also been good when UCLA had set the new NCAA men’s basketball record for consecutive wins at 61 after a 19-point drubbing of the squad from South Bend. But the Bruins’ streak had started after their last loss, against the same Irish, in January of 1971 at Notre Dame. Now the record streak had extended to 88 games and fans had begun to talk about win number 100 which would come right before the start of the NCAA tournament. About the only person not excited about the streak was UCLA head coach John Wooden who would tell anyone within earshot the winning string was meaningless except for the notoriety it brought to the sport. But deep down, the Wizard of Westwood must have been a little worried. UCLA center and twotime defending college basketball player of the year, Bill Walton, had not played for two weeks while resting an ailing back. Walton, who was wearing a brace beneath his uniform, warmed up briefly but then sat down to await the call for starting lineups. Wooden, who once said the “most unfair thing to do is to treat ev- From the Archives By Kirk Dougal e can be beaten. “W It will take some fine perimeter shooting, a minimum of mistakes, good defensive play and the ability to stay with us on the backboards.” - John Wooden, UCLA coach, when asked if his team was unbeatable eryone the same since everyone is a different person,” allowed Walton to make the decision about whether or not he could play. Four Bruins were announced before Walton stood in his warm-ups and slowly walked out to meet the rest of the team. Most UCLA fans cheered, but a few booed, worried his lack of playing time the previous two weeks would hurt his play. UCLA forged out to an early lead Irish End UCLA Win String Notre Dame Coach Digger Phelps called the victory a “healthy win for college basketball,” but UCLA’s Johnny Wooden had to disagree. “I’m sure a lot of people around the country were rooting for Notre Dame. It’s only human nature to want to see the Bruins beaten,” said Phelps, whose Irish team broke UCLA’s 88-game winning streak with a 71-70 victory Saturday. and held it for most of the game playing good defense and working the ball for open shots. With only 3:28 left to go in the game, the Bruins led 70-59 and it appeared the streak would live on despite a very solid effort from Notre Dame. But the Irish hit a jumper and then a tip-in before a UCLA traveling call against Tommy Curtis. Notre Dame scored twice more and suddenly the air was stifling for the visitors from the west coast. UCLA forward Keith Wilkes was called for a charging foul and the referee waived off his made shot. That set up a basket for the ages by Dwight Clay, a player whose teammates nicknamed “The Iceman” for his cool composure under The Bruin coach, while playing down the importance of the streak, disputed Phelp’s interpretation of the victory. “If losing the streak was good for college basketball, I think you’d have to say having the streak was bad,” said Wooden. “I think it’s been one of the greatest things college basketball ever had.” Notre Dame, 10-0 on the season, scored 12 straight points in the pressure. He had made the winning shot that had broken Marquette’s 81-game home winning streak, won a game at Pittsburgh with a buzzer beater, and sent a game against Ohio State to overtime. So it was no surprise that when the designed play for John Shumate to score against the injured Walton was not open, it was Clay who calmly faded away in the left corner and sent his shot into the net for the lead. Most fans remember that basket as the game-winner but few recall it did not come at the buzzer. Twenty-one seconds still remained for UCLA’s Curtis to shoot and Dave Meyers to miss the tip-in. The rebound went out of bounds off an Irish player, leaving a last flurried gasp for UCLA when Do you remember when? final 3:30 to overcome a 70-59 deficit, the last two points coming on an 18-foot jumper by Dwight Clay with 28 seconds left. UCLA will have a chance to get even when the Irish travel to the Bruins’ Pauley Pavilion Saturday night where the defending national champions have not lost since a March 6, 1970 defeat by Southern California. Walton, Pete Trgovich and Meyers again all failed to put the ball in the bucket. All that was left then was for the Irish home crowd to flood the floor in celebration. The party did not last long, however. Seven days later when Notre Dame was ranked number one in the nation, they traveled to UCLA’s home court and were drubbed by the Bruins, 94-75, in a game where Walton scored 32 points and Wooden started the first freshman in his storied coaching career, Marques Johnson. Here now is a reprint of the January 21, 1974, Van Wert TimesBulletin article detailing the end of UCLA’s 88-game winning streak two days earlier. THOSE WERE THE DAYS 25, 50, and 75 Years Ago BY DHI MEDIA STAFF
[email protected] 25 Years Ago This week in 1990, states around the country were lining up to tax television evangelists after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision. The original case had surrounded Louisiana-based Jimmy Swaggart and sales taxes levied against him by California - a total of nearly $200,000 in back taxes. The issue stemmed from mail-order sales of Swaggart’s products to California residents. Swaggart had argued the taxes violated his religious freedom. The Van Wert County Extension Service held a needs assessment seminar that drew in a large number of local political leaders and business people. At an earlier meeting, members of the community had relayed the types of services they wanted. Those had been reviewed and the Extension personnel brought everyone back together to decide how they could network with other local agencies to see to the needs of the community without duplicating efforts. Bonnie Turnwald hosted the January meeting of Ottoville Growing Together chapter of Ohio Child Conservation League. A program on Indian artifacts was presented by Dan Kill and his son. Kay Langhals, president, held a brief meeting. Raffle was held by Carol Wenzlick and won by Rosie Heitmeyer. This file photo shows the intersection of Ervin Road and Shannon Street in Van Wert during January 1978. (DHI Media File Photo) Recalls old ‘woodyard’ of Pennsylvania Delphos — The older residents of Delphos frequently recall the early days when locomotives used wood for fuel. They recall the old woodyard which the Pennsylvania railroad maintained near St. John’s cemetery at the east edge of Delphos. In this connection, the following item which appeared in the Pennsylvania News, a publication of the Western Region of the Pennsylvania railroad, will be of special interest: “We’d better put on more wood at the next station,” said Kirby Jackson, about sixty years ago, as he looked at the pile of wood in the tender of his engine. Mr. Jackson, now 97 years old, is a retired engineman of the Fort Wayne Division. At the next stop, one-half cord of wood was placed on board the tender, and a tank of water taken from pumps operated by hand. “Now we’re ready for the next station,” says Kirby. The finding of the brass check at Middle Point, Ohio, brought back a flood of memories of pioneers in railroading on the Fort Wayne Division before and at the time of the Civil War. Mr. Jackson said in the early days, a spread of chicken with all the trimmings could be had for the magnificent sum of twelve and one-half cents. While still reminiscing, Mr. Jackson says that things are different with powerful modern equipment, and an engine is piloted now nearly as far in two hours as the old wood burners moved in a whole day. The wood checks are no longer necessary, but the memory still lingers on. Delphos Herald, Feb. 7, 1929 ————— Dead Man at Throttle of Freight Train With a dead man at the throttle, a freight train on the Cincinnati Northern raced south between Bryan and Ney early today, until the fireman, attracted by the failure of the engineer to sound the whistle at crossings, found the pilot’s lifeless form swaying in his seat. The dead engineer was Harry Freyermuth, 50, of Van Wert. From Ney, his body was taken by ambulance to a Bryan undertaking parlor, and later was moved to his home in Van Wert. Delphos Herald, Feb. 1, 1929 ————— Sixteen Pennsy GasElectric Cars Seen Here (Hybrids not so new. R.H.) A special train passed through Delphos Wednesday morning carrying electric cars designed for use on Pennsylvania lines in the East. These cars are combination gas and electric; gasoline motors on them being used to drive the cars. There were sixteen of them and they will be used on the branch lines of the Pennsylvania. Delphos Herald, Feb. 4, 1929 ————— Partial List of Public Auction Items For WinDOW TO THE PAST By Bob Holdgreve Arnold Nagle Located 2 1/2 miles east of Delphos on the Lincoln Highway, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1929. 4 head of horses - 3 head of cattle - 3 fine Osford sheep - 7 head of hogs. Farming implements - consisting of 1 McCormick wheat binder, 7 ft. cut, good as new; 1 McCormick mower, 5 ft. cut, good as new; 1 Moline rake; 1 hay loader; 1 steel land roller; 1 John Deere single row cultivator; 1 Monarch single row cultivator; 1 McCormick 2 row cultivator; 1 McCormick tandem disc harrow; 1 8-hoe Empire grain drill; 1 C.B. & O. corn planter; 1 Durham cultipacker; 1 Gale breaking plow; 1 Oliver breaking plow; 1 3 1/2-in. Webber farm wagon, with box; 1 3 1/2-in. tire Turnbull farm wagon; 2 good sets brass mounted heavy work harness and numerous other articles. Delphos Herald, Feb. 7, 1929 WInDOW/A15 50 Years Ago This week in 1965, Sir Winston Churchill suffered a blood clot on the brain and the concern was that he would not be able to survive the medical emergency. The 90-year-old Churchill was stricken after battling a cold over the holidays. Always feisty and a fighter to the last, Churchill had only retired from public life the previous July when he finally stepped down from the House of Commons. Winners of the Soils and Crops Improvement growing contests were announced at a meeting at the Van Wert YWCA. Tom Missler (top soybean yield-senior division), Barry Thatcher (top corn yield-junior division), Wayne Evans (top oats yield - senior division), and Lloyd Etzler (top wheat yield-senior division) all took home trophies. Delphos St. John’s Blue Jays posted their fifth consecutive win defeating the Lincolnview Lancers, 69-59, at the local gym. Dave Hoehn, with 28 points led the way for the Blue Jays. Chuck Osting scored in the double figures with 19 and Frank Minnig had 10. The Jays out-rebounded the Lancers 57-36 and hit 24 of 64 field goal attempts for a 39 percent average. 75 Years Ago This week in 1940, government officials were rushing to the DuPont Company plant in Gibbstown, New Jersey after an explosion rocked the factory. More than 6,000 pounds of nitroglycerin had exploded and shattered windows fifty miles away. More than two weeks earlier, additional guards had been posted at the plant when company became suspicious of “possible sabotage.” Two workers were killed in the blast and two others badly injured. A second fire in a month caused a total loss at the Carl Wright Gasoline & Service Station on West Lincoln Highway outside of Van Wert. The blaze destroyed the bunk house, barber shop, and showers. Officials estimated the loss at approximately $1,200. The Delphos Red Cross sent a box of dresses, sweaters and blankets to national headquarters for Finnish and Polish relief. The following made dresses: Mrs. Frank Kaverman, Irene Holmes, Josephine Miller, Bertha Schmelzer, Mrs. Kenneth Clinger, Mrs. Clarence Heisterman and Mrs. F. H. Parrott. The following knitted sweaters: Mrs. Joseph Foltz, Mrs. Paul Stallkamp, Mrs. S. Roberts, Mrs. Earl Scott, Mrs. John Horine, and Mrs. George Horine. Read the classifieds 6 Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 Times Bulletin/ Delphos Herald My mother the bean counter Times Bulletin & Delphos Herald WEEKEND EDITION KIRK DOUGAL Group Publisher Nancy Spencer Ed Gebert Delphos Editor Van Wert Editor A DHI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities I don’t wanna! Even the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries marriage lasted 72 days before it fell apart in the courts. In what might be the shortest honeymoon to ever make the front pages of newspapers around the country, on Thursday President Obama told Senate Democrats he planned on playing offense against the Republican-led Congress. That playbook included using vetoes and executive orders to nullify legislation he does not agree with. This shot across the bow came only 12 days into the 114th Congress and a week after a photo-op at the White House where he said the two sides could find a way to get along. We imagine the Kardashians are probably jealous about the speed with which the President works. Now, to be perfectly clear, we fully stand behind the executive branch’s right and responsibility to use the veto to strike down legislation. The power is clearly set out in the U.S. Constitution and is one of the checks and balances used to keep any one branch of the federal government from gaining too much power. At the same time, we have editorialized multiple times in this space that we believe the President has overstepped his authority in many cases with his use of executive orders, essentially creating legislation or deciding which laws his administration chooses to enforce. But this latest move does not feel like the previous battles between President Obama and Congress. This time, it is quickly degrading into a 3-year-old’s tantrum, missing only the screaming and flopping on the floor. The change in the tenor revolves mainly around the point it is not only Republican-led legislation the President has promised to kill in one fashion or another. His new threats also include bipartisan legislation (something that should be lauded in these polarized political times) and laws written by Democrats. In addition to a long-threatened veto of Keystone XL pipeline bill that has received support from both sides of the political aisle, he recently promised to stop a bill written by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that would put in place additional sanctions against Iran in the event the nuclear weapons negotiations fall apart. Earlier this week, Republicans also passed legislation that would reverse the President’s order to allow millions of illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. and be issued work permits. There is little doubt the President will veto the bill, reversing the reversal of the order… Yes, it is all very confusing. There is apparently a whole list of bills the President is more than willing to kill, some of which have not even been written yet but that he has already decided he is against. The problem is the American landscape has changed around the President and he is refusing to acknowledge the movement. The overwhelming Republican victory during the recent election is backed up by what then-candidates - both Republican and Democrat - were being told by their constituents while on the campaign trail: American voters do not like the direction the country is headed in and they demanded change. President Bill Clinton was also faced with a similar situation when he was in office when a Republican landslide changed the make up of Congress. But unlike President Obama, he listened to the public. He softened his stances on some issues. He worked with the congressional Republicans to push through vital legislation. Together, the two sides set up the U.S. for a balanced budget and years of economic growth. But we are not seeing those kinds of adult decisions and actions today. Instead, we are listening to the 3-year-old in the corner. And we don’t think a timeout is going to fix this problem for the country. THUMBS UP / DOWN Thumbs up to the wonderful residents who provided the turkey and ham for our holiday meals. Thanks to the generosity of some residents at the Westwood Senior Apartments, all residents had the opportunity to share great food and fellowship. Thanks also to the Secret Santas who made days brighter for all residents with small gifts and cards. May the New Year be kind to one and all. The Westwood Senior Residents group Thumbs up to the Truly Divine Bread Company (former Butler Bakery) for sharing wonderful baked goods with residents of Westwood Senior Apartments. If not for the generosity of such great people, some residents in our community could not enjoy such great treats. Thank you, Truly Divine, and welcome to our community. The Westwood Senior Residents group They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Or if you’re an acquaintance of mine, who struggles with that saying for some reason, “The apple doesn’t ‘farfall’.” The statement couldn’t be more false when it comes to my mother and I. Ten years ago while going through drawers with my mother, who changed residences in May 2005, we came across a ledger she had kept the household budget in for years. I pulled that ledger out again this week as I was looking for something else and I couldn’t resist another peek. The first entry dates back to 1956. She meticulously recorded every household expense from groceries, to doctor visits, to repairs. Some are amusing to read. My brother got stitches removed for $2 and some odd cents in one particular week’s entry. Another notes that my mother bought material to By Nancy Spencer there. But it did add up and when I started eating at home more and bringing along my own snacks to work I saw some improvement in my financial situation. We should all aspire to such a level of financial control that my mother has, including our local, state and federal governments. If those bean counters would mark every single expense from each day in a ledger like my mother’s, I’m sure at some point they would realize overspending habits and possibly find ways to curb them. Being fiscally responsible doesn’t have to be frightening. It just requires a little effort. With Washington, a LOT of effort. Letters to the editor must be signed and contain the address and phone number of the writer. The phone number will not appear in the newspaper unless the contributor requests it to be printed. Letters should be typed and addressed to: Letter to the Editor, The Times Bulletin, PO Box 271, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Letters may also be emailed to egebert@timesbulletin. com or nspencer@delphosherald. The publisher and editor reserve the right to edit or reject any letter deemed libelous or patently incorrect. Writers may submit one letter per month for publication. Letters containing more than 300 words generally will not be published. The power of snow Snow is powerful stuff. It has power over the minds of drivers and can impede their abilities behind the wheel. Why, last week grown adults were practically weeping in the grocery store aisles, terrified at the prospect of frozen water falling from the sky in the middle of January in Ohio. That white stuff so worried a few that terror ran rampant through the streets, fearing that this small snowfall was the beginning of The White Death of 2015. The snow — even a relatively small amount of it was Michael Myers, Freddy Kruger, and Leatherface all combined. I got behind one person who refused to exceed 25 mph on a clear, dry road with no other traffic. That was alright, though. I’d much rather deal with a slow car in bad situations than someone too frightened to speed at the incredible rate of 35 mph and lose control of the car. On the other side of the coin, I was passed (as I usually am) by a string of semis on US 127 Van Wert Parks Department director says thank you for stepping up. The Master Gardeners continued to spend hours and days at the Children’s Garden, weeding, pruning and beautifying the gardens. A big thank you also goes out to the groups and individuals that helped them in the gardens such as Central Insurance employees and students from Van Wert High School. Thank you to the Van Wert County Garden Club as members continue to volunteer in planting and taking care of various gardens on city property and in the parks. Can’t forget the Evergreen Garden Club, for that need to made that could, in the long run, save us money. I used to cringe at the thought and avoided the conversation like the plague. Talking about money is not one of my favorite things. I never seem to have enough and when my mother and I had previously talked about constructing a budget, I would laugh and say, “You don’t have to make out a budget when you have nothing left after paying bills.” Her response was, “You always spend money you don’t account for or forget. If you write it down, you know where it went and can figure out if you really needed to spend it. You may have more money than you think you do.” Well, let me tell you, that prospect changed my way of thinking about a budget. Could I possibly have more money than I thought? Turns out I was spending some, not a whole lot, that I would forget about: lunch here, snacks LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY GUEST COLUMN It’s a New Year! However, before we get too far into 2015, the Van Wert Parks Department would like to publicly thank the community and special people that made 2014 a great year in the parks. To the many coaches that volunteered their knowledge and spent countless hours with the youth of our community, thank you. To the individuals that lent a helping hand in our concessions this summer when employees were overwhelmed or were just shorthanded, so thank you to Anna Temple, Donna Lytle and Becky German make my sister two pairs of pajamas for $1.26. Can you imagine paying $1.26 for one pair of pajamas today, let alone two? Another entry shows my father was lodged in a motel while on a job in another city and spent $26 for the entire week’s stay. You can’t even open the little refrigerator in a room now for that. The point I’m getting at, is that on any given day, she could tell exactly what was spent on household expenses down to the penny. When I picked up the ledger 10 years ago I said, “My goodness, you’ve always been this way!” She replied that while other little girls were playing with dolls, she was playing secretary. “That’s all I ever wanted to be,” she said. Over the last several months, I have been going over budgets. We need to find some room for improvements On the Other hand Fountain Park would not be as beautiful or colorful without its help, making sure that visitors enjoy concerts and festivities in such an inviting setting. Every year the parks department receives support from organizations, businesses and even individuals that offer opportunities to the community which would not have been available without their generosity and assistance. Be it financial for an event or improvement project in the parks to volunteering their services. PARKS/7 around midnight. The trucks apparently were oblivious to the unplowed slushy, snowy piles on the pavement and stood on the accelerator. I think they saw a change in the weather as a challenge to their manhood (or womanhood - I couldn’t take my eyes off the road to try to spy the driver’s face). I’m one of those people who enjoy the snow. I wouldn’t want it 12 months a year, but winter is fine by me. I learned to drive during the famed Blizzard of ‘78 by driving and fishtailing around my grandparents’ circle driveway. Sure, I’ve been stuck in the snow any number of times. Occasionally I’ve even had vehicles that liked the snow, too, and refused to get stuck. More often, I’ve had twowheel drive cars with bags of rock salt in the trunk to weight them down. And I’ve learned to counter-attack the power of snow. I’ve kept the vehicle in decent shape, mostly-full of gas, and actual tread on the tires. And I drive carefully — even more carefully than usual. My only weakness is that sometimes, like most of the men in my family growing up, I am occasionally negligent about clearing off the snow from my entire windshield. I’ll admit it’s a challenge to try to drive peeping through the cleared off areas of the windshield, but it does save some time heading out. I blame the power of the snow. This week the side streets were not plowed out completely right after the snow stopped falling. I was driving my little car up an incline on a street with more than a few inches of snow piled up. Sure enough, my tires did not appreciate all the snow and refused to continue in forward motion. I backed down the hill and tried it again. It was slow going and the tires couldn’t quite catch enough traction to make it up the hill. Suddenly the ultra-slow progress I had been making improved. I looked in the rear view and caught sight of two hands on my back window, pushing the car along. We weren’t exactly cruising through the drift, but we My Two CenTs By Ed Gebert made slow progress. I had no idea who was pushing (and still don’t). All I can tell you is, he was black, he was not wearing any kind of jacket, and he looked to be in his teens. And also, he felt like pushing a Pontiac up a snowy hill to help a guy out. And soon, I chugged to the top of the hill and turned onto the side street at the top of the hill. That street was a little icy, but navigable with special help. I rolled down my window and acknowledged my coatless source of locomotion and drove off. It reminded me of literally dozens of times I have helped strangers by pushing them out of white drifts, on and off the roadway. CENTS/7 YOUR OPINIONS and a people, Judaeo, Christian heritage. Simple answer to the Ken Armstrong Spencerville problem of racism To the editor, Racism has once again raised its ugly head. I remember when I was a youngster. In church I was taught there was only one God and we were made in his likeness and his image. I wondered about that, if we have only one God, and we are made, created, in his likeness, and his image, why do we have all of these races. So I prayed to the Holy Spirit, asking him. We are created by one God in his likeness and his image, why all these different races? His answer was, are you going to keep your eyes on each other or on the God who created you? What a simple answer to a supposedly complex question. Not confusing at all, after all God is not the author of confusion! A man once said I have a dream. I believe it’s time that we make Martin Luther King’s dream become a reality - that all God’s children, i.e., creation, come together and walk hand in hand together returning to our first love as a nation, Gently-used Christmas tree needed at museum To the editor, I really enjoyed all the Christmas decorations in Delphos this year. The spirit of Christmas in Delphos was enhanced each evening of Christmas in downtown Delphos, the sounds of Christmas downtown, and the Delphos Canal Commission Museum’s trees. The decorated Christmas trees were a joy to see and even became more interesting when some of the themes were explained. When I was at the museum. I overheard that their white trees have seen their better days. I know the one white tree honors our veterans. I was thinking that someone might have a gently used tree to donate. Their phone number is in the book. Catherine Heitz Delphos OpInIOns A DHI Media publication Wow! It’s no longer science fiction The future is here now. Visionary minds tell us the “Internet of Things” revolution is making science fiction a daily part of our lives. Hundreds of futuristic products with thousands of product applications were on display the week of Jan. 5 at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This new technology “is poised to touch every facet of consumers’ lives, reducing their time, cost and resources on most daily tasks. It has the potential to transform our economy, our society and how we live,” said BK Yoon, CEO of $211 billion global giant Samsung Electronics. Leaders of the Internet of Things movement say incredible technology is being built into nearly every consumer and industrial product. It’s in your car, your home, your appliances and your recreational equipment. This new technology is not only smarter, it is thinner, lighter and smaller. Super-smart censors and gizmos (that’s a technical term) will gather, analyze and store data. It will download this data to your smartphone, computer or to a variety of wearable devices that consumers will have. Industry giants Apple, Microsoft and Google were not at the CES exposition. They prefer to host their own showcases. What about all of us common people who do not want to be connected every second of the day? What if we don’t want, or need these science fiction gizmos intruding on every facet of our lives…affecting how we live. What if we like good old face-to-face and personal interaction with humans? The Internet of Things wants us to forget most of what we know, and how we did it, just 10 years ago. As we race ahead, we may forget, or ignore the unintended consequences of this science fiction revolution. The “must have” technology of today will be obsolete and discarded tomorrow, replaced by an even newer product. Visionaries say the unlimited possibilities of this revolution far outweigh the negatives. While new industries are created, tell the tens of millions of people who are displaced along the way how it is a good thing as they scramble to adapt in a timely manner. As if we didn’t already have enough divides challenging us, this Internet of Things revolution will divide us into three cultures. There will be those of us living with pre-2005 technology and values, those with the culture of living in the present and those with the culture of living in the future. ******* Check please. Think it’s easy to feed a hungry college football team? How about two hungry teams? Before Wisconsin played Auburn in the Jan. 1 Outback Steakhouse Bowl in Tampa. Outback treated the two teams to dinner and the two teams left no crumbs on their plates. Outback says the two parties devoured 750 pounds of sirloin steak, 750 pounds of chicken, 900 pounds of ribs, 700 pounds of salad, 400 pounds of potatoes, 1,600 coconut shrimp, 160 bloomin’ onions, 1,600 dinner rolls and 1,200 pounds of cheesecake. I doubt that either team skipped breakfast or lunch that day. How many diet sodas they consumed wasn’t reported. I wouldn’t want to own an All-U-Can-Eat PeoPle make the differenCe By Byron McNutt Buffet anywhere near those teams’ motels. ****** In a university commencement address about 16 years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments. “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air. “You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball, he said. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls — family, health, friends and spirit — are made of glass. “If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life,” Dyson concluded. ******** Mark Twain once said: “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like and do what you would druther not do.” Twain also said: “Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.” He also said: “It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.” And one more: “Good breeding consists in consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.” Girl keeps parents in the dark about new roommate’s identity DEAR ABBY: I am moving out of my parents’ place soon to be with one of my best guy friends, but I haven’t told my parents who I’m moving in with. In the past, they have caught on to my lies when I was going through my “phase,” but I have been trying hard to be honest with them, so I don’t want to lie. When I briefly alluded to it with Mom as a “what if” situation, she didn’t handle it well. She freaked out. They don’t understand that I can have a guy best friend without having a sexual relationship with him. Now I am torn. Should I be honest so they don’t call me a liar down the road? Please help! — MISS INDEPENDENT IN COLORADO DEAR MISS INDEPENDENT: Do not lie to your parents. If you do, you are only forestalling the inevitable. If you are mature enough to be moving in with someone, you should be able to tell them where they can find you and who your roommate will be. You AND this young man should explain that while you are good friends, you are not a romantic couple. Having a platonic male roommate can have its advantages — as long as the parameters of the arrangement are clearly understood before either of you signs a lease, and your financial responsibilities (and his) are clearly stated, preferably in writing. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: I’m a 15-year-old girl, and I have been feeling very sad and down in the dumps lately. I recently lost my younger sister to sickle-cell. I also didn’t make my school’s soccer team. I have been crying often — sometimes for no reason, and other times because I’m mad at myself for crying all the time. I have tried talking to my parents, friends and my family’s therapist (we got her because of my sister), but nothing seems to change my mood. It’s as if they just don’t get how I’m feeling. It also doesn’t help that it seems like everyone else’s life is so much better compared to mine. If you could offer any advice to help me with my feelings, I would really appreciate it. — DOWN IN THE DUMPS IN CON- NECTICUT DEAR DOWN IN THE DUMPS: Losing a younger sibling is difficult at any age, but when you are a young teenager, it can be even harder. Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your sister. I’m glad dear your family sought guidance abby from a therapist to help you all through this difficult time. The feelings you are experiencing are normal under the with circumstances. But because Jeanne they are not lessening, it’s imPhillips portant you let the therapist know they are causing you additional stress so that, if necessary, you can be evaluated by a psychiatrist. Feelings like the ones you describe can be worked through if they are dealt with in a timely manner and not allowed to fester. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: What is the correct etiquette for eating shrimp? My husband says it’s OK to eat it with your fingers — even shrimp scampi. — PAT IN TEXAS DEAR PAT: According to Emily Post, shrimp can be eaten with the fingers “when served in a bowl or platter with a dip, or tailon in shrimp cocktail.” A fork should be used when it is served “tail-less in a shrimp cocktail or as a main course.” ** ** ** Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. ** ** ** What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.) COPYRIGHT 2015 UNIVERSAL UCLICK 1130 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64106; 816581-7500 CENTS PARKS (From page 6) Why did that teen bother to give me a push? Probably the same reason I have exited the warmth to go help out another guy who is having issues driving down a slick road. It’s the power of snow. Sometimes the power is used for good. Be careful out there. And don’t be too selfish to help someone else if you can. You’re the one who may need a push on the next street. (From page 6) The Van Wert Lions Club continued to support improvements at Jubilee Park as the Van Wert Rotary Club continued to assistance in make overs and improvements at Fountain Park. The Van Wert County Foundation with the Summer Music Series at Fountain, as they have from year to year, along with monetary support for various other projects and events that the parks department were involved in 2014. The Children’s Garden was trans- Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 The playoffs that Urban Meyer will hate C W itizen It could be argued that this year’s college football playoffs were the most popular two-week sporting event in the state of Ohio since the Big Red Machine won the 1976 World Series. Every football fan loved it and every Buckeye especially loved it. Every Buckeye, that is, except the one that it made immortal. The day after the championship, most pundits were already calling for what the fans have been demanding for years: expanded playoffs. Urban Meyer was the first to come out adamantly against anything of the kind. Let’s pause for a second and recognize. Even though OSU was the best team, the Bucks may not have deserved to be in the playoffs. Had Ohio State been third and TCU fifth instead of the other way around, would the Horned Frogs have leapfrogged (pun) the Buckeyes into the playoffs in the final week in an otherwise identical scenario. It’s all politics, man, and we are THE Ohio State University. The current playoffs did right by us and then some. I’ll preface what comes next by saying that if Urban Meyer is in a restaurant that I am in, he won’t be paying for his meal. That’s probably true most everywhere in Ohio right now. But just because he’s a coaching genius, that doesn’t mean you can’t contend with his propositions. Urban argues that expanded playoffs would be bad because: a) 15 games are already too many; b) there is too much travel expense for families; c) there are too few scholarship players; and d) these playoff games are “heavyweight” contests, i.e. too stressful, to have any more of them. First, some overriding bad news for Meyer. The TV ratings for the college playoff games were higher than the NFL playoff games. That means it’s only a matter of time before we have more of them. And a playoff involving all of the 128 FCS teams is possible with no more than 16 games for the likely champion - I’ll explain how in a minute. Do you know who already plays 16 games? The champion in the next level down in college football, which has been North Dakota State for the last four years. And how much travelling do you suppose you have to do if you start in North Dakota? They seem to survive. An Ohio high school team plays 15 games to win a title. An NFL team plays 18 or 19, depending if it has to play in the wild card round. Sixteen seems like an overwhelmingly appropriate number. The new money coming from an expanded playoff could address the scholarship issue. But 85 scholarships really isn’t enough? Four deep at every position on both sides of the ball? And what of “heavyweight” contests? In what sport anywhere does becoming a champion not mean beating a succession of strong teams. In every level of every sport but college football, that’s the only thing being a champion means. I know the big games are stressful for coaches, but that’s why they get those heavy bags of money. Here’s the Wolfrum model for an all-inclusive playoff that everyone will soon be talking about: It begins two weeks before Thanksgiving after a 10-game regular season. Everyone plays an 11th game, which is their first playoff game. Every Power 5 conference team in this system plays its first playoff game at home, so they’re happy. Indiana will play its first meaningful home game in 7 olfrum November since the invention of the forward By Todd D. pass. Wolfrum There were 128 teams in the top level of college football this year. This number screams to be put into brackets – it’s twice the field of 64 in March Madness: A first round begins with 32 games and 32 teams eliminated. I’m looking at mostly mid-majors here. Who fooled these guys into a system where they could never play for a championship in the first place? Sprinkle in the last-place Power 5 Conference teams here as well to get them their home game. The next weekend, a second round with 32 new teams playing the winners from the week before, the newbies being lower and mid-level Power 5 schools and the top mid-majors playing at home - 32 new games and 32 more teams eliminated. This gets us down to 64 and a Thanksgiving football weekend for the ages. All the big boys come in – the top 32 teams from the Power 5 conferences playing at home against the previous week’s winners, all elimination games. High, high drama. They’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge. The month of December would have its bowls, but they would be played earlier as part of the tournament with the 32 teams who survive Thanksgiving. Bowls are traditionally more after than before Christmas, but they need to rethink that. If you were a bowl city, wouldn’t you rather have fans come to your town before Christmas to shop than after Christmas to party and vomit all over the curbs? And all the games would be between top teams or darling upstarts. In the nearly four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, two more rounds would fill the days and whittle the teams to eight, and what law says we can’t call those games bowls? New Year’s Day would have four games – the final eight of the tournament. Rose, Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls. About 10 days later the semi-final games and about 10 days after that the championship. This would add about one week to the season. Figuring the ten-game regular season, it would amount to 16 games to win the title for one of the top 32 teams. If someone outside the top 32 wins, it would be more games, but no one would complain. Villanova, the greatest Cinderella in NCAA basketball history, was an eight seed in its region in 1985, meaning one of the top 32 teams. To play more than 16 games in this season, you would have to tell a better story than Villanova, and that would mean Urban-style immortality. We’re far from this, but John Lennon said we have to be able to imagine it before it can happen. Is there any reason that this is not where it’s all headed? The fascination with just a four-team playoff this year broke some molds. Someone who is connected, please forward this plan to the NCAA. I don’t need to be given credit, I just want to watch. Judging by the ratings, so do you. A new dog rules the house Dear Readers: It’s my turn in Pet Pal to show off our newest four-pawed friend. Champagne was adopted from the San Antonio Humane Society in October 2014. We went looking for a small miniature Schnauzer (we have had three) and came home with a lovebug silky wheaten terrier! Go to my website, www. Heloise.com, to see a few fun photos of her! She has proven her genetic traits of a terrier by bringing us a few rats she found! So I’d say she has already “paid for her supper,” and then some. Oh, and she is following in the paw prints of our previous schnauzers by bringing in the newspaper! I’m still working with her, but she has carried it all the way around from the front of the house to the doggie door in the back. A few times, I have even found the paper (in the plastic sleeve) on the kitchen floor! That’s pretty darn smart, I’d say. — “Woof, woof,” Heloise and Chammy SHOT TALK Dear Heloise: My cat never goes outside or is exposed to any other animals. Sabeth is a sweet rescue cat that just wants to sit in a lap or curl up at our feet! She has been to the vet for a checkup, and I hesitated to have them give her a rabies shot. What do you think? — Paul from Virginia A big Heloise hug to you (and Sabeth) for adopting a formed into the Christmas Garden for the third consecutive year in 2014. Many business and individuals made this possible with their contributions that were publicly thanked in the gardens and even through the news media. However, we would like to offer a thank you to Lloyd Prichard for contributing the numerous cut-out figures that were displayed in the Christmas Garden this past season. To the young ladies and their leaders of the Girls Scout troops that furnished cookies and hot chocolate opening night, hints from heloise rescue cat. Many times you don’t really know the background, so it’s rather like betting on the lottery. You may win big with a sweet, lovable cat, or you could be in for an interesting relationship with your new feline friend. Yes, your cat is an indoor cat, but she could sneak out an open door, being curious, as cats are. Also, rabies vaccines are required by law in some states. Know, too, that your veterinarian is the best source for information about this. My way of thinking? Why take a chance with a beloved household member’s life? — Heloise PROTECTING PETS Dear Heloise: Indoor holiday plants can be poisonous. Be aware that a bulb plant (or kit) can be harmful to some animals. Many plant bulbs, especially those in the lily family, are toxic to cats. My dear friends lost their cat recently. He was found really sick after eating some plant bulbs. They left “CatCat” alone for a few days, as they had done before. thank you. Of course, thank you to Jim Clay and family for the many hours organizing and decorating to make the Christmas Garden such a success. The Christmas Garden Committee is planning already for 2015. Several new and huge things are being planned and with the continued support of the Van Wert community they will again be able to transform a garden into a winter wonderland like no other. Now, someone will more than likely think of something that took place It was traumatic, so please tell your readers. — Rhonda in Pittsburgh You did! The pain of losing a pet is palpable — I know. I’m sending a gentle hug to your friends. — Heloise FRESH FLOWERS Dear Heloise: I save the plastic sleeve I get when buying fresh flowers. When I cut flowers from my garden, I use the sleeve to take them to friends. — Florence C., Rosebud, Texas (c)2015 by King Features Syndicate Inc. It’s Heloise’s turn to show off her newest four-pawed friend. Champagne was adopted from the San Antonio Humane Society in October 2014. She is a lovebug silky wheaten terrier! (Photo submitted) in 2014 or someone or group wasn’t specifically thanked, I assure it is was not done on purpose or intentionally! The City of Van Wert Parks Department is appreciative to ALL that have been a part, large or small, in the accomplishments that have taken place in 2014, Thank you, we couldn’t have done it without you! A new year is among us! Great things will be taking place in the parks department. Sue Heppeard City of Van Wert/Parks Department director 8 Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 Ohio man accused in terror plot held without bond CINCINNATI (AP) — A 20-year-old Ohio man charged with plotting an attack at the U.S. Capitol was ordered held without bond Friday after a federal magistrate concluded he was a danger to the community. Christopher Lee Cornell appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie Bowman in a brief detention hearing Friday afternoon. He was brought to the federal courthouse in downtown Cincinnati under tight security from the jail some 30 miles away where he’s been held since after his arrest Wednesday outside a gun shop. Cornell planned to “wage jihad” by attacking the Capitol with pipe bombs and shooting government officials and employees, the FBI said in court documents. “I feel that the danger to the community is such that I cannot order bond today,” Bowman said, noting that messages attributed by federal authorities to Cornell had him discussing extreme violence. She agreed with the recommendation by Tim Mangan, an assistant U.S. attorney, who called Cornell a flight risk and a danger to the community for allegedly creating the kind of terrorist plot that “is the most pressing threat to our public safety.” Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald France attacks reinvigorate privacy versus security debate ❖STORY OF THE DAY❖ High court sets stage for historic ruling on gay marriage By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry everywhere in America under the Constitution. The justices will take up gay-rights cases that ask them to overturn bans in four states and declare for the entire nation that people can marry the partners of their choice, regardless of gender. The cases will be argued in April, and a decision is expected by late June. Proponents of same-sex marriage said they expect the court to settle the matter once and for all with a decision that invalidates state provisions that define marriage as between a man and a woman. “We are now that much closer to being fully recognized as a family, and we are thrilled,” said April DeBoer, a hospital nurse from Hazel Park, Michigan, after the justices said they would hear an appeal from DeBoer and partner Jayne Rowse. “This opportunity for our case to be heard by the Supreme Court gives us and families like ours so much reason to be hopeful.” Attorney General Eric Holder said the Obama administration would urge the court “to make marriage equality a reality for all Americans.” On the other side, advocates for traditional marriage want the court to let the political process play out, rather than have judges order states to allow same-sex couples to marry. “The people of every state should remain free to affirm marriage as the union of a man and a woman in their laws,” said Austin R. Nimocks, senior counsel for the anti-gay marriage group Alliance Defending Freedom. In this June 26, 2013, file photo, gay rights advocate Vin Testa waves a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The justices might have to decide to jump in at their closeddoor conference on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, if they want to resolve the legal debate over gay marriage in the next few months. The justices would hear the case in April, the last month for oral arguments before the next term begins in October. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Same-sex couples can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. That number is nearly double what it was just three months ago, when the justices initially declined to hear gay marriage appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans on same-sex marriage. The effect of the court’s action in October was to make final several pro-gay rights rulings in the lower courts. Now there are just 14 states in which same-sex couples cannot wed. The court’s decision to get involved is another marker of the rapid change that has redefined societal norms in the space of a generation. The court will be weighing in on major gay rights issues for the fourth time in 27 years. $tocks of Regional Interest Name In this July 31, 2014, file photo, boys open the door to a McDonald’s restaurant in Beijing. Long a symbol of American economic might, the rising dollar is denting the earnings of U.S. companies that operate overseas. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) Buck up, profits down: High dollar dents US company earnings WASHINGTON (AP) — The victims vary: Fast-food colossus McDonald’s. Technology giant Oracle. Medical device maker Cooper Cos. The culprit’s the same: A surging U.S. dollar A symbol of American economic might, the rising dollar is denting the earnings of U.S. companies that operate overseas. The damage started showing up in results for the July-September period, and the picture will likely get uglier as companies report earnings for the final three months of 2014. “It’s clearly a drag on corporate profits,” says David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds. A few months ago, Kelly notes, analysts had expected a double-digit annual rise in corporate profits in the fourth quarter. Now, in part because the dollar is carving into earnings, they’re forecasting just 4.6 percent overall earnings growth for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. A prolonged drop in profits risks rattling inves- tors and pressuring stocks. Among major industries, technology companies and producers of energy and raw materials generally derive the highest percentage of revenue from abroad, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Since June 30, the dollar has jumped 16 percent against the Japanese yen. Against the euro, it’s up 18 percent. Against the Brazilian real, nearly 20 percent. Investors are buying dollars and driving it higher largely because the American economy is humming while other economies are sputtering. In Europe and Japan, growth has flat-lined. In China, it’s slowed. Investors are also seizing on higher interest rates in the United States: The super-safe 10-year U.S. Treasury note yields 1.74 percent — miserly by historical standards but richer than the 0.46 yield on 10-year German government bonds or the 1.59 percent on 10-year Spanish bonds. 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DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL UCLICK FOR UFS Answer to Sudoku Hi and Lois 9 The Family Circus® By Bil Keane 44 Novice 47 Phony 48 Juno, in Athens 49 Fabric meas. 51 Game official 52 Take to court 54 Ms. Thurman of film A DHI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities 10 SATURDAY, JAn. 17 & SUnDAY, JAn. 18, 2015 Blue Jays bounce back with rout of Minster BY LARRY HEIInG DHI Media Correspondent
[email protected] St. John’s Austin Heiing avoids Minster’s Matthew Trushaw to go to the rim in boys MAC action Friday night inside Arnzen Gymnasium. The Jays wound up with a convincing 63-37 win. (DHI Media/Kenny Poling) DELPHOS — Limping into the contest on a 2-game losing streak, the St. John’s Blue Jays hit the court again with hopes of getting back on track against Midwest Athletic Conference foe Minster. The highlight of the night for Minster was the standing ovation given to the Wildcats — by the Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium faithful — for winning the Division VI State title in football. However, the Jays bounced the Wildcats 63-37 on the basketball court. The game began with both squads exchanging 3-point bombs as Josh Nixon connected for Minster and Andy Grothouse hit for the Jays. After the Wildcats went on a 5-0 run, Jays’ coach Aaron Elwer inserted three new players in the lineup, including senior Alex Odenweller, who missed the last pair of games due to illness. Sophomore Robbie Saine made a sudden impact with a triple to trim the Wildcat lead to 10-6. Evan Hays hit a pair of free throws for St. John’s and Minster’s Nixon answered with a drive to the hole to maintain the 4-point lead. A welcome sight for Blue Jay fans occurred on their next possession as Oden- weller drained a trey to cut the lead to one. The home team took the lead for the first time when Grothouse made a pair from the stripe and the Jays never looked back, jumping ahead 17-13 after the first quarter. The St. John’s (8-3, 2-1 MAC) offense was patient to open the second eight minutes of play with passes around the defense until Odenweller struck again from downtown. With the Jays connecting from outside, the paint began to open up for the offense as Tyler Conley got his first bucket of the contest. After a Wildcat miss, Grothouse grabbed the rebound and went the length of the floor as the Jays’ lead grew to double digits at 25-13. The offensive explosion continued for St. John’s as Grothouse hit another triple and Odenweller connected off an assist by Austin Heiing, making a diving save out of bounds. After a Minster timeout, Grothouse found Heiing under the bucket for the reverse layup and Grothouse scored on a drive to give St. John’s a 35-18 advantage at the half. All five Blue Jay seniors were on the floor together for the first time in nearly two weeks to open the fourth quarter. Senior Grothouse found a new way to score with a left-handed hook and Hays muscled his way to the bucket. The scoring for St. John’s was wrapped up as Saine drained his third triple of the night and Ryan Hellman added a pair of free throws as the Jays rolled to the 26-point victory. “Our young players are understanding their roles on the court and doing a good job of executing our game plan,” explained Coach Elwer. “It’s good to get Alex back on the floor, but we got into some foul trouble with our starters and our bench did a good job on the floor tonight.” The Blue Jays were consistent on the floor for the game, shooting 52 percent from the field in the first half and 56 percent in the second, connecting on 9-of16 attempts from beyond the arc for 56 percent. Grothouse lead all scorers with 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting. Odenweller and Saine each had nine points — all from 3-point range. On the other hand, Minster (3-5) only shot 28 percent against the Jays’ tough man-to-man defense, with Nixon leading the attack with 12 points. The Blue Jays also owned the glass with 30 rebounds (6 offensive and 24 defensive) compared to 23 (15 defensive and 8 offensive) rebounds for Minster. JAYS/13 Cougars overcome dismal first half to top Kenton Big third quarter lifts T-birds past Crestview BY JOHn PAREnT DHI Media Sports Editor
[email protected] VAN WERT — When your team is 2-6 and seeking its first conference victory of the season, you’ll take any win you can get. Van Wert head coach Mark Bagley sweated out his team’s 4140 come-from-behind win over visiting Kenton on Friday night, with the Wildcats having multiple chances to take a late lead that would not fall. “A win is a win is a win,” a relieved Coach Bagley stated after the game. “These were two struggling teams that were desperately trying to scratch and claw to get a win. Sometimes, it doesn’t go as scripted and it’s not perfect, but the basketball gods knocked those last few shots off the rim and we won by one.” After trailing for most of the game, and struggling to hit many shots, the Cougars finally found some offense in the final period. Connor Holliday, Van Wert’s 6-foot senior co-captain, played bigger than his frame, especially on the glass in the fourth quarter, collecting three offensive rebounds in the period. Those three extra possessions were each converted into baskets. With the score tied at 33-33, Nick Keber found himself open in transition and freshman Jacoby Kelly fed him for the open 3-point try. For the first time in the second half, the Cougars connected on a trey and led by tree. On the next possession, it was Holliday who knocked down a trey to open up a 39-35 advantage. “They’re our senior captain. Nick Keber and Connor Holliday have been with our program the whole time. They’ve seen the highs with really good teams and now they’re trying to take a BY JIM COx DHI Media Correspondent
[email protected] LIMA - It isn’t often that you get a matchup of two defending state champions. That’s what happened Friday night with Division IV Crestview at Division III Lima Central Catholic. The game lived up to its billing with the Thunderbirds winning it 64-58. Top-ranked LCC is now 10-0. The Knights are 6-4. After a superb first half by both teams, after which the visitors led 36-34, Crestview went cold in the third quarter, won by LCC 16-6, and the Knights couldn’t quite recover. The game started with a 7-0 LCC run, but Connor Lautzenheiser caught fire with 10 first-quarter points to get Crestview within 20-16 at the break. With 1:27 left in the second period, Lautzenheiser sliced through the LCC defense to give the Knights their first lead at 31-30. After 16 minutes, Lautzenheiser had 14 points, and Cody Mefferd had 13. The Knights had cashed in 15 of their 21 field goal tries (71 percent) and had only three turnovers. The T-Birds were nearly as good, landing 14 of 22 field goals (64 percent) and likewise committing only three turnovers. The third period, however, was a different story for the Knights. Halfway through it, LCC was up 40-39, but then went on a 10-3 run to lead 50-42 after 24 minutes. Crestview hit only two of nine field goals in that quarter, while LCC stayed hot at 8 of 13. The T-Birds also began to dominate the boards with a 9-3 margin in the period. “We were able to find them and push them farther from the basket, and I think we wore them down with our defense halfway through the third quarter,” said LCC coach Frank Kill. “You have two guys (Lautzenheiser and Mefferd) putting up 27 points out of their 36, that’s a lot of points. Sometimes we don’t give up 36 points in a game, let alone in a half.” LCC stretched the lead to 56-44 early in the final quarter, but it wasn’t over. Mefferd and Lautzenheiser led a 9-2 run to get within 58-53 at 2:06, but Mefferd fouled out on the next play, and LCC then put it away with six straight points. CRESTvIEw/13 64 Van Wert senior Nick Keber (15) is watched by Kenton’s Blake Bushong (10) as he passes the ball during the first half of Friday night’s WBL contest in Van Wert. Keber drilled a key 3-pointer in the fourth quarter as the Cougars gained a 41-40 victory. (DHI Media/Angela Stith) team that’s young, without much varsity experience, and get them over the hump,” Bagley added. “You need your senior captains to make shots like that. That was huge for us because offensively, tonight, for us was a struggle.” Kenton would not go away, however. A pair of free throws by Austin Phillips brought the Wildcats back within two with 1:17 to play, but Kelly stepped to the line and hit both ends of a one-andone to put Van Wert up by four. After a Colyn Blackford 3-point play brought Kenton to within one, the Cougars had a chance to put the game away, but a missed layup gave the ball back to Ken- ton with mere seconds remaining. As he had done throughout the second half, Phillips, Kenton’s 6-5 post, commanded the ball and worked on the dribble against a Cougar big man. This time it was Gavin Cross who drew the late-game assignment. Cross held firm as Phillips spun through the lane, refusing to bail out the Wildcat, who tried a difficult leaner from eight feet. That ball fell off the rim, but a Wildcat rebound was put back up only to also miss the mark. Holliday grabbed the board as time expired. COUGARS/13 58 Ada survives for double overtime win over Jefferson BY JIM METCALFE DHI Media Sports Editor
[email protected] DELPHOS — Both Jefferson and Ada boys basketball teams were looking for their first Northwest Conference wins of 2014-15 when they took to the court of Jefferson’s Stage Friday night. So much so, the contest went two overtimes before the visiting Bulldogs survived 57-55. The Bulldogs shot 20-of-36 from the floor, 4-of-11 from 3-point range, for 55.6 percent versus 21-of-46 for the hosts, 5-of-16 long range, for 45.7 percent. Tied at 48-48 to start the second overtime, the Wildcats (6-6, 0-3) drew first blood on a power move to the basket by junior Trey Smith. Ada (4-6, 1-2) answered with a drive by Brayden Sautter. After the Wildcats missed a shot, Blake Willeke was fouled and nailed both free throws for a lead Ada never surrendered. After the Jeffcats again missed, Willeke got behind a pressing defense for a layup with just one minute left. Sophomore Jace Stockwell nailed his fourth trey 18 seconds later to get the Wildcats within 54-53. With Jefferson forced to foul, Sautter went to the line with 18.7 seconds on the clock and sank both, only to see Stockwell do the same at 11.1 to keep it a 1-point game. Sautter was again fouled with 9.5 seconds left but only sank the second. After Delphos called a timeout, the Wildcats worked the ball to Smith on the left wing, who faked, took one dribble to his left and fired a 3-pointer that bounced high off the rim as time expired. Both coaches spoke about learning how to win close games. “We had multiple chances to win the game. It’s not just one area that we come up short at any given time: for example, we didn’t come up with a big rebound here and there, or didn’t get a key stop,” Jefferson head coach Marc Smith explained. “It’s not just a single person making mistakes. For me, it’s not just at the end, either. The first period is just as important and we gave up scores on 6-of-8 possessions. We got what we expected from them with a gimmick defense (against Trey Smith) and we will continue to see it all the time until we figure out how to beat it. Right now, we’re finding ways to lose instead of to win.” Ada coach Chris Sautter could commiserate. “We have struggled with coming through in the clutch. We lost to Arlington by six, USV by seven, Perry by three; we led in every game but failed down the stretch,” he said. Jefferson’s Dalton Hicks finds his way to the basket blocked by Ada’s Levi Bass during NWC boys action Friday night inside The Stage. The visiting Bulldogs needed two extra sessions to escape with a 2-point win. (DHI Media/Kenny Poling) “At least for tonight, we found a way to win, and hopefully we learned a big lesson. For our first nine games, we’ve pretty much put the ball in our players’ hands and hardly ever called a set. Without Owen (Conley), we had to put in a lot of those plays to give us a chance to score. For only two days of practice, I felt we executed well.” Ada, with Conley out after an injury versus Arlington Tuesday, ran a deliberate set offense and used a box-and-1 on Smith, with either Jordan Bailey or Coleton Lee assigned to cover him 1-on-1. Both strategies worked well: they held the Wildcats to 2-of-7 shooting and went 6-of6 from the floor. The Bulldog lead reached 13-6 on an inside basket by Willeke at the 2:11 mark. The Bulldogs were less efficient the second quarter — 5-of-10 — but the Wildcats were more efficient in netting 8-of-10. Drew Reiss led the effort with seven and Smith got rolling for six. In fact, his two foul shots at 2.2 seconds remaining gave Jefferson a 26-24 halftime edge. The third period was nip-and-tuck, with one tie and two lead changes. When Sautter hit a 10-foot baseline jumper with 5.1 seconds to go, that reduced the Delphos lead to 39-38. Grant McBride led Ada with nine in the period. Both teams ran more deliberate offenses in the fourth quarter. After Willeke tied the game at 40, Grant Wallace hit an old-fashioned 3-point play and Smith a leaner. The Wildcats then went on a 4:10 drought, during which time Ada scored six straight to take a 1-point lead. Smith broke the Wildcat drought with 1-of-2 free throws at 15.4 second left and Ada’s McBride had a chance to give his team the lead when he was fouled with just three seconds showing in regulation. However, he missed the front-end of the bonus and the Wildcats couldn’t get more than a heave off as the game went overtime. JEFFERSOn/13 A DHI Media publication SportS Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 11 Mohr scores 28 in Lady Raider win By kevin Wannemacher DHI Media Group Business Manager kwannemacher@ timesbulletin.com Lincolnview’s Austin Leeth (3) drives to the hoop as Columbus Grove’s Logan Diller (32) defends during Friday night’s NWC game outside MIddle Point. Though Lincolnview led early, it was Grove that came away with a 52-48 conference win. (DHI Media/Tina Eley) Bulldogs hand Lancers another close loss By nick Johnson DHI Media Correspondent
[email protected] MIDDLE POINT —The 2014-15 season has already seen the Lancers suffers a slew of close defeats. Friday’s night’s Northwest Conference matchup against Columbus Grove ended up no differently, with the visiting Bulldogs holding off a late Lincolnview rally to claim a 52-48 victory. The Lancers jumped out to a 9-3 lead thanks to Hayden Ludwig, who drained a corner 3-pointer, and four points from Justis Dowdy. The Bulldogs then went on an 11-0 run, however, with Jace Darbyshire scoring nine points, including a late triple, to bring the first quarter score to 14-9, Grove. “We talked to the guy we know what we had to do to win the game. We need to take care on the basketball and we turned it over a lot in the first quarter. We had eight turnovers in the first quarter and we can’t do that and expect to win. We had some kids get into some foul trouble but we battled. Against good teams like that we can’t have two guys on the bench with foul trouble,” said Lincolnview coach Brett Hammons. Lincolnview (6-5, 1-2 NWC) used a tip in from Ludwig and a bucket from Chandler Adams to cut the Grove lead 16-13. The Bulldogs got two treys, one from Gabe Stechschulte and one from Darbyshire, to bring the Grove lead back up to 22-15. The Lancers ended the first half on a 9-2 run, including a Dowdy triple and an Austin Leeth layup, to make the score all even at the half with the score 24-24. Lincolnview managed a 28-27 lead with buckets from Dowdy and Ludwig, but later in the third quarter, a Darbyshire triple and Logan Diller layup gave Grove a 36-32 lead. The Lancers cut the lead to 36-35 with a tip in basket from Ludwig and a free throw from Dowdy. Grove closed the third period with a made foul shot from David Bogart to head to the final period up 37-35. The Bulldogs (7-2, 2-1 NWC) opened the fourth period with a basket from Diller and a made foul shot from Bogart to bring the score to 40-35. Four straight points from Joey Warnecke push the Grove lead to 44-37 with 3:38 left in the game and it looked like the Bulldogs may pull away. The Lancers stormed back with five straight from Dowdy, including a 3-point play, to help cut the Bulldog lead to 44-42. After a Bulldog timeout with 1:17 left in the game, Diller stepped up to the foul line and drained two key foul shots. The Bulldogs then fouled Josh Leiter on a 3-point shot with the Lancers down 48-44. Leiter connected on two of three free throws. After Diller made one foul shot with 13 second left the Lancers were down by three. Dowdy came off a pick and roll and pulled up from 3-point land but Diller was able to block the shot attempt and would connect on one of two foul shots at the other end to give the Bulldogs a 52-48 win. “Our depth was huge tonight we had bench guys play huge minutes and that’s a key to our success. They step right in and did a good job. Guys at the end were making plays, and they were all veterans, so we got guys that have played a lot of minutes,” said Columbus Grove coach Ryan Stechschulte The Lancers had a balanced scoring night as Dowdy had a team-high 15 points, Ludwig had 11 points and Youtsey chipped in with 11 on the night. Grove was paced by 19 points from Darbyshire, who led all scorers, nine points from Warnecke and eight from Diller. Rams topple Ottoville information suBmitted MCGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley used a second quarter scoring advantage on their way to a 60-44 nonleague win over Ottoville. Ottoville had a 9-8 lead after the opening quarter before the Rams used a 1910 scoring run in the second quarter for a 27-19 halftime lead. USV increased its lead in the third quarter with a slim 14-13 scoring edge before closing out the game with a 17-12 scoring advantage. Cameron Parker led the Rams (10-1) with 18 points and six rebounds, while Lane Hurley added 13 points along with 10 assists and seven steals. Braden Rostorfer added 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Tyler Roby led the Big Green (5-7) with 14 points and Kyle Bendele added 11 points. Ottoville leading scor- er Brandt Landin played just the first quarter as he left the game with an injury. *** ottoville 16- 10-12 44: R. Wenzlick 0-0-0; C. Bendele 1-0-2; E. Von Sossan 1-0-3; T. Roby 3-7-14; A. Honigford 1-13; B. Landin 1-0-2; N. Moorman 1-0-2; K. Bendele 5-1-11; D. Trenkamp 2-0-4; B. Siefker 1-0-2. Upper Scioto Valley 18-36 2232 60: C. Parker 6-6-18; L. Hurley 5-3-13; B. Rostorfer 4-3-12; Z. Risner 0-6-6; B. Stephens 1-2-4; D. Cornell 1-0-3; C. Rose 1-0-2; G. Collins 0-2-2; G. Bauer 0-0-0. Ottoville 9 10 13 12 - 44 Upper Scioto Valley 8 19 14 19 - 60 Junior Varsity: USV 38-35. Three-point goals: Ottoville 2 (Von Sossan 1, Roby 1); Upper Scioto Valley 2-8 (Rostorfer 1, Cornell 1). Rebounds: USV 26 (Rostorfer 7, Parker 6). HAVILAND – Erin Mohr scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Wayne Trace Lady Raiders to a 60-42 win over Fairview in Green Meadows Conference play at the Palace on Friday night. With the victory, Wayne Trace remains unbeaten in league play at 2-0 while raising its overall record to 8-3. Fairview falls to 4-8 in all games and 0-2 in the conference. Mohr and the rest of the Raiders started slowly. Wayne Trace got a free throw from Danae Myers and a Mohr bucket to go on top 3-0 but wouldn’t score again until late in the opening period. Baskets by Fairview’s Christina Gebers, Ali Hug and Erin Marshall helped the Apaches go on top 9-3 at the 3:45 mark before Wayne Trace responded. The Raiders closed the quarter on a 10-3 run, capped by a late bucket from Mohr, as Wayne Trace took a 13-12 lead after eight minutes of action. “We got off to a slow start,” Wayne Trace senior Leah Sinn (33) tries a baseline jumper during Friday night’s GMC win over Fairview. Sinn ended the night with three points and five assists in the Raider victory. (DHI Media/Tina Eley) noted Raider head coach Bethany Hughes. “We didn’t do a good job of attacking their zone.” Leading 15-13 early in the second quarter, the rest of the period belonged to the Raiders. Buckets by Hollie Wannemacher and Mohr along with a 3-pointer from Leah Sinn quickly pushed the advantage to 23-13. Wayne Trace went on to take a 25-15 halftime lead. “I thought we got into a better offensive flow in the second quarter,” Hughes added. “We were able to hit some shots which opened things up for us.” The Raiders pushed the margin to 33-20 early in the third quarter but Fairview responded each time Wayne Trace tried to get the advantage into double digits. Baskets by Gudakunst and Courtney Mead kept the Raiders on top 40-29 before Hug was fouled just before the end of the quarter on a shot from 3-point land. Hug connected on all three foul shots to get Fairview within 40-32 entering the final quarter. “We have things to improve on,” continued Hughes. “We do some good things but we have eliminate the mistakes after that.” The Apaches closed within 41-34 on a Marshall basket but Fairview would get no closer. Wayne Trace finished the game on a 19-8 run to set the final margin at 60-42. “It’s always to get a league win,” concluded Hughes. “Now we have to get back to work next week and get ready for Holgate.” Gudakunst and Temple each chipped in 11 points for Wayne Trace with Temple also grabbing a dozen rebounds. Gudakunst dished out five assists and added three steals while Temple contributed four assists and four steals. raider/13 Despite second-half surge, Panthers fall 55-49 By Brian Bassett DHI Media Correspondent
[email protected] ROCKFORD — The Parkway Panther basketball team hosted the Indians of Fort Recovery Friday evening in Midwest Athletic Conference action and, despite finishing the game strong, couldn’t overcome a early deficit and fell, 55-49. The Panthers (3-8, 0-3) only converted on four field goals in the first half to allow Fort Recovery (4-8, 1-2) to take a 24-12 lead into halftime. “You’ve got to shoot better. We didn’t shoot the ball well,” said Parkway coach Rick Hickman. “We just didn’t shoot the ball well.” Despite the teams fighting to a 4-4 tie through the first six minutes of play, missed shots from the Panthers and efficient play from the Indians allowed the visitors to go on a 7-0 run to close out the first quarter. To make matters worse for the Panthers, senior point guard Tanner Bates missed most of the second quarter due to foul trouble. “With Tanner getting in foul trouble (we were forced to go deep into our bench). When Tanner went out, that’s when they made their run,” Hickman explained. “They took advantage of our lack of depth and that was pretty much the story of the game.” Only seven Panthers saw action in the game, and only three scored more than two points. The second half was a different animal for Parkway, however, thanks in large part to the return of Bates. The senior hit a jump shot to open the third quarter and quickly added a 3-pointer. An old-school 3-point-play by senior guard Brandon Gibson and another Bates 3-pointer later cut the Fort Recovery lead to five, 32-27, with 1:10 to play in the third. “I think everybody came out (in the second half) fired up and ready to play,” Parkway senior Tanner Bates takes a jumper during Friday’s MAC game in Rockford. After missing much of the first half with foul trouble, Bates carried the offense for Parkway and finished with 24 points in the game. (DHI Media/Pat Agler) continued Hickman. Parkway converted on seven field goals in the third quarter alone, and saw the deficit shrink to only six, 35-29 by the start of the fourth. Bates, who had a game-high 24 points, hit another jump shot to bring the Panthers within four, 35-31 to open the fourth but, like they did all night, Fort Recovery answered with a layup from sophomore forward Micaiah Cox. “We made some defensive mistakes that let them get back (in rhythm),” explained Hickman. Another Bates jump shot again cut the Indian lead to four, but by the 3:10 mark of the fourth Fort Recovery, ran the score to 46-37. A 10-of-13 mark from the free-throw line helped the Indians close out the game. “We played hard,” said Hickman. “I told the kids in the locker room, we’re playing hard. We’re just not playing smart at times.” The Panthers entered the game without the services of junior forward Sage Du- gan, who went down with injury earlier this season, and Hickman admitted the team has been trying to overcome the loss. “We had Sage Dugan go out in the Versailles game. We gave Versailles, I thought, a really good three quarters. We played a couple good quarters the game after without him, but we really missed him the last half of the last game against Paulding,” he said. “Our depth right now, obviously, is an issue. We’re hoping some of the younger players step up and give us some depth,” Hickman added. On the other end of the spectrum, Fort Recovery thrived off its depth. The Indians got 19 points off the bench to Parkway’s two. The Indians placed three players in double figures: Sophomore forward Caleb Martin had 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Cox and junior guard Darien Sheffer added 14 points each. After Bates’ 24, Gibson was the only other Panther in double figures. He added 12 points for the home team. pigskin picks I and John Parent had the best weeks for the Divisional Third regular Erin Cox was 1-4 (0-1/1-3) to fall to 120-82Playoffs and the National Title game, going 4-1, both 1-0 in 1 (57-36/63-46-1). college and 3-1 in the playoffs. We must bid adieu to the college game for 7 1/2 months That makes me (feel better about myself) 123-79-1 (51- (sigh, sob!). 42/72-37-1) and John 82-47 (36-19/46-28). CONFERENCE TITLE GAMES: Guest Picker Larry Heiing was 3-2 (0-1/3-1) and that perIndianapolis at New England; Green Bay at Seattle. sonage is now 135-85 — 63-38/72-47. JIM MEtCALFE NEW ENGLAND: I know Indy and Andrew Luck are a “sexy” pick but their win over Denver was shrouded by Peyton’s injury; we know why he played so poorly over the last two months. That cannot be spoken of Tom Brady, Gronk, etc. The Ravens almost had their number again last week but Colts don’t. With this game in Foxborough and what should be frosty weather, I like Brady’s experience — the Patriots can run and pass equally well. In fact, this is a perfect time for LeGarrette Blount — or perhaps Jonas Gray? — to have a big game. SEATTLE: A hobbled Aaron Rodgers against THAT defense? In front of that rabid asylum known as CenturyLink Field? Yipes. He is clearly not 100 percent physically and Seahawks secondary can latch onto his receivers 1-on-1. Too bad Packers’ secondary can’t. They have relied too much on Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews but they will be focused on Beastman Lynch. ErIN CoX I must first apologize to Cowboy Nation as I broke my promise and watched the game Sunday. I couldn’t help myself! I figured since it was the playoffs my luck may have changed; guess not. COLTS: I will willingly lose this pigskin picks battle and keep my dislike of Belicheat at the forefront. I can already hear the silence and yes/no answers from his press conference now. Let’s hope this is more than just in my dreams. SEATTLE: Dallas beat Seattle in the regular season so I can basically say they made it to the Super Bowl with a Seahawk win here, right? In reality, the Seahawk defense is too on point for a injured Rodgers. JoHN pArENt Colts- I was going to pick the Patriots, but since I have no real money on this anyway, I figured I’d pick this one with my heart. Not that I have any real love for the Colts, but there is a complete absence of love for New Engla nd. Plus, Reggie Wayne is nearing the end and I’d like to see him win again. Seattle- If Aaron Rodgers were completely healthy, I would pick the Packers here. Seattle hasn’t played a good quarterback since early in the year, so I do think that defense is getting a LITTLE more credit than is due this season. That said, Rodgers isn’t healthy, and Seattle’s defense IS good enough to dominate against anything less than an elite offense. Without a healthy Rodgers, Green Bay is not elite. 12 Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 Classifieds Times Bulletin/delphos Herald To place an ad: Delphos Herald 419.695.0015 x122 Times Bulletin
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[email protected] CELINA ALUMINUM PRECISION TECHNOLOGY INC. (CAPT) Attn: Human Resources 7059 Staeger Road Celina, OH 45822 CAPT is an Equal Opportunity Employer Cleaners Needed In Van Wert Area. Must Travel To: Delphos Weekly, Venedocia & Rockford Monthly. $9.25/Hour. 8 Hours Per Week. Mileage Paid .40 cents per Mile. Call 1-800-349-0468 DRIVERS: LOCAL Route. Home Daily! Off 2 days a week! 45CPM. PAID VACATION. Part-time also avail. 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Nice 2 bedroom Home ing conditions. emergency/ambulance QualifiedPrevious candidates may apply via the web at stritas.org orexperience, in Middle Point PALS/PEPP,send/fax/email resumeand to: ICS certifications are preferred. PHTLS/ITLS, LACP offers a competitive benefit package including vacation pay, St. Rita’s Medical Center holiday pay, medical, dental, life insurance, 403B matching plan, Attn: Employment Manager LACP offers a competitive benefit package including vacation pay, contribution holiday pay, medical, dental, li 730 W. Market St.,tuition Lima, OH program, 45801paid tuition reimbursement, comprehensive fieldreimbursement, training continuing field training insurance, 403B matching contribution plan, comprehensive Fax: 419.226.9870 education, uniforms and safety equipment provided. program, paid continuing education, uniforms and safety equipment provided. Email:
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[email protected] or visit our website at www.mvg.com to apply 235 Help Wanted Dominion is looking for a Helper Ph: 419.695.0015 elphos eralD Fax: 419.692.7116 405 N. Main St., Delphos, OH 45833 | www.delphosherald.com l l 235 Help Wanted The Joint Apprenticeship Training committee of the United Association, Local Union #776, Plumbers and Pipefitters, in keeping with Apprenticeship Standards, wishes to advise you that applications will be accepted (both male and female) at 1300 Bowman Rd. Lima, Oh; Monday thru Friday from 8 am till 4:30 pm. The last day to submit a completed application with all paperwork and fees is Friday, Feb. 20,2015 Qualifications necessary for an applicant to be considered for probationary Pipe Trades Apprentice are as follows: 1. Must be at least 18 years of age. 2. Copy of Birth Certificate or some other documents for proof of age. 3. Copy of High School Diploma or High School Equivalence (GED). Must graduate by the end of June 2015. 4. Copy of High School Transcripts. 5. Copy of Military Transfer or Discharge form DD-214, if applicable. 6. One time $30.00 non-refundable Administrative Fee, Payable to: Plumbers and Pipefitters JATC. 7. Take a Mechanical Aptitude and Eye/Hand Coordination Test. 8. You will be notified of the Aptitude test date. Note: Applicants will not be processed for testing without all copies of the documents required and the Administrative Fee is paid. Van Wert For details call l 240 Healthcare 419.238.4646 ClAss/sPORTs A DHI Media publication Jays Jefferson (From page 10) In junior varsity action, Delphos secured a 57-47 win. The Wildcats (8-4, 2-1) were paced by Cole Arroyo with 10. Ada was led by 14 from Seth Evans and 10 by Seth Conley. Both teams return to the court on Saturday: Jefferson hosting Wayne Trace and Ada bringing in Waynesfield-Goshen. VARSITY Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 13 ADA (57) Levi Bass 3-1-8, Brayden Sautter 4-3-11, Coleton Lee 1-0-2, Blake Willeke 6-4-17, Jordan Bailey 1-0-2, Grant McBride 5-5-17. Totals 16-4-13-57. JEFFERSON (55) Jace Stockwell 4-3-15, Drew Reiss 4-0-9, Josh Teman 2-1-5, Brenen Auer 0-0-0, Trey Smith 7-3-17, Ryan Goergens 0-0-0, Dalton Hicks 0-0-0, Grant Wallace 4-1-9. Totals 165-8-55. Score by Quarters: Ada 13 11 14 8 (2) (9) - 57 Jefferson 6 20 13 7 (2) (7) - 55 Three-point goals: Ada, McBride 2, Bass, Willeke; Jefferson, Stockwell 4, Reiss. ————- Cougars (From page 10) “He’s got great hands,” Bagley said of Cross’ defensive effort. “That last possession, he stayed straight up and made (Phillips) take a tough shot. That’s when the ball went bouncing several times and, somehow, the buzzer went off.” For a long time, it didn’t look like either team would get to 30 points, let alone 40. To say Van Wert came out cold would be an understatement. The Cougars missed each of their first six shots before Colin Smith connected on a 3-pointer from the corner. It was the only trey Van Wert (3-6, 1-2 WBL) would hit in the first half. The Cougars managed just two made field goals in the opening period and only one in the second quarter on their way to a 3-for-20 (15 percent) half. Fortunately, the Cougar defense held Kenton to just 35 percent from the floor and forced eight turnovers. Despite the absence of offense, Van Wert trailed only by five at the break, 17-12. Holliday scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the second half. He also paced the Cougars with six rebounds. Keber added 11 in the victory. Kenton was led by Phillips’ 13 points. The Wildcats outrebounded Van Wert 38-25. The Cougars ended up at 13-for-42 (31 percent) from the floor while Kenton shot 17-for42 (40 percent). “I’m proud of our kids for staying with it,” Bagley added. “We’ve had several games with double-digit lead, and tonight it wasn’t that way. It’s a tribute to our guys to fight back and win that game.” Van Wert’s junior varsity also claimed a win on Friday, beating Kenton 50-31. The Cougars travel to Marion Local on Saturday. Score by quarters Kenton 8 9 10 13- 40 Van Wert 5 7 15 14- 41 Kenton (40) Blake Bushong 2, Colyn Blackford 9, Luke Nichols 8, Austin Phillips 13, Thomas Phillips 6, Seth Kuhlman 2, Chris Deardorf 0, Brady Donnelly 0, Austin Buroker 0 Van Wert (41) Jacoby Kelly 2, Colin Smith 5, Nick Keber 11, Connor Holliday 20, Drew Myers 1, Gavin Cross 0, Josh Braun 2, Brant Henry 0 (From page 10) Varsity Minster (37) Bryce Schmiesing 1-1-3, Josh Nixon 4-2-12, Jacob Stechschulte 2-0-4, Peter Falk 0-0-0, Gabe Goodwin 2-0-6, Conner Tumbusch 1-0-2, Drew Ripploh 2-0-4, Matthew Trushaw 1-4-6. Totals: 9-4-7/10-37. St. John’s (63) Andy Grothouse 10-6-29, Evan Hays 2-2-6, Aaron Reindel 0-0-0, Ryan Hellman 0-2-2, Austin Heiing 1-0-2, Jesse Ditto 0-0-0, Tyler Ledyard 0-0-0, Tyler Conley 2-0-4, Alex Odenweller 3-0-9 , Jaret Jack- son 0-0-0, Robby Saine 3-0-9, Tim Kreeger 1-0-2, Owen Baldauf 0-0-0. Totals: 13-9-10/12-63. Score By Quarters Minster 13- 5-13- 6- (37) St. Johns 17-18-15-13-(63) Three-point goals: Minster, Nixon 2, Goodwin 2; St. John’s, Grothouse 3, Odenweller 3, Saine 3. ———————Junior Varsity Minster (61) Bryce Schmiessing 0-2-2, Brett Hoelscher 3-0-6, Ben Stubbs 1-0-2, Adam Knapke 1-0-2, Jared Huelsman 1-0-3, Aaron Ernst 5-0-12, Andrew Broering 2-0-5, Nathan Schwieterman 0-4-4, Isaac Dorsten 8-2-18. Totals; 19-5-8/12-61. St. John’s (35) Ryan Hellman 1-3-5, Jesse Ditto 4-0-8, Derek Klausing 5-0-15, Josh Warnecke 0-0-0, Owen Rode 0-0-0, Seth Linder 0-1-1, Owen Baldauf 0-11, Tyler Ledyard 1-2-4, Jacob Hellman 0-1-1. Totals: 6-5-8/15-35. Score By Quarters Minster 12-20-16-11-(61) St. Johns 11- 7- 9 – 8-(35) Three-point goals: Minster, Ernst 2, Huelsman, Broering, Eiting; St. John’s, Klausing 5. raider (From page 11) Leah Sinn dished out five assists as well for Wayne Trace. Ali Hug paced the Apaches with 15 points and four steals while Erin Marshall added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Fairview won the battle of the boards on the night, 4540, but Wayne Trace had fewer turnovers, 19-21. From the field, the Raiders were 23 of 56 (41 percent) compared to Fairview’s 12 of 58 (21 percent). Wayne Trace returns to action on Monday as the Raiders visit Lima Central Catholic. The Lady Apaches visit Hilltop on Tuesday in non-league action. Crestview (From page 10) After its red-hot first half, Crestview hit only 6 of 23 from the field in the second to end at 21 for 44 (48 percent). LCC was hot throughout, finishing with 26 of 43 (60 percent). The T-Birds won the boards 26-17. Neither team was impressive from the free throw line, LCC at 59 percent (10 of 17), Crestview 57 percent (8 of 14). The Knights had only eight turnovers, the T-Birds 12, with seven of those 12 coming in the final quarter. “I thought the difference was that we had a lot of opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of, but that’s basketball,” said Crestview coach Jeremy Best. “I thought our kids played hard, but we’re not happy. This isn’t a moral victory. We played well enough to win, but we didn’t do some things we need to do to be a really good team like they are instead of a team like we are that’s still trying to get there.” Juniors Dantez Walton and Josh Dixon led LCC’s scoring with 22 and 16. In fact, 59 of the Thunderbirds’ 64 points came from juniors. Juniors Lautzenheiser and Mefferd led Crestview with 25 and 18. Score by quarters Crestview 16 20 6 16- 58 Lima CC 20 14 16 14- 64 Crestview (58) Zaleski 9, Luatzenheiser 25, Mefferd 18, Rickard 4, Owens 0, Lippi 2, Stout 0, Rolsten 0 LCC (64) Cobbs 8, Taflinger 9, Dixon 16, Ethan O’Connor 4, Walton 22, Aidan O’Connor 1, Williams 4, White 0, Thomas 0 l 515 Auctions ESTATE AUCTION 88 ACRES WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP VAN WERT COUNTY 88 ACRES TH 6:30 PM FEBRUARY 5 6:30PM l FARM LocAtion: approximately 5 miles east of Van Wert or 5 miles west of Delphos on St. Rt. 697 to Dog Creek Road, then south ¾ mile on East side (or) South of Middle Point on Dog Creek Road 3 ½ miles. l 235 Help Wanted 515 Auctions SALE LocAtion: 300 West Sycamore Street, Middle Point, Ohio, located southwest of ballpark. HIRING Section 31, WaShington toWnShip, Van Wert county totAL AcRES: 88 tiLLABLE AcRES: 85 SoiL tYPE: Predominantly Blount Silt Loam & Pewamo Silt Clay RoAd FRontAgE: Dog Creek Road dRAinAgE: Borders Creek on East Side - good outlet MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS Call for Sale PaCkage or view online at auCtionziP.Com This farm has been in the Reed Family for many years, only selling due to death in family producing a change in farming operation. Automotive Parts Manufacturing Facility is seeking individuals who are looking for a challenging and stable career. We offer a global variety of today’s latest automation and technology, along with a competitive benefits package and opportunity for advancement. tHiS maY be a onCe in a lifetime oPPortunitY! tERMS: $25,000 down upon successful bid with balance due on or before 5 March 2015. Farm is to be sold to the nearest 1/100th acre. Farm to be surveyed. Seller to furnish Fiduciary deed. 2014 taxes paid by seller. 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Gerdeman and Steven R. and Vickie Lause to Joyce A. Mohler, 720 E. Harmon St., Delphos, $33,400. Canterbury looks like a castle but feels like home By Associated Designs Queen Anne-style Victorian homes were popular throughout the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Canterbury, with its gingerbread trim, classical columns and conical tower, is an eye-catching update of this style. On the ground floor, the octagonal tower houses the foyer. Windows fill three sides, making this welcoming space as bright as it is charming. Another side leads into the kitchen’s sunny eating nook, while two sides are open to the living room. The living room’s fireplace nestles into a corner between banks of windows in the front and side walls. A wide doorway with arched transom leads into the dining room. elbows. Its central work island with built-in prep sink is a big plus in this regard. Glass sparkles across the front side of the Canterbury’s nook, and an arched Pocket doors allow total separation opening there feeds into a huge between the two spaces, when de- family room, expanded by a richly sired. windowed octagonal bay. A long hutch and counter line the A charming octagonal sitting back of the dining room. Stationary area fills the tower’s upper level. book shelves are on one side, but the Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, stack on the opposite side is mobile. and a large utility room are also on It rolls out of the way to access this floor. Owners’ suite luxuries stairs leading to the second story. include: a fireplace, huge walk-in Everyday family living areas closet, oversized shower, deep are on the opposite side of the soaking tub, dual vanity, and direct house. The kitchen is easily spa- deck access. cious enough for three or four Associated Designs is the origicooks to combine culinary efforts nal source of the Canterbury 30-516. without bumping For more information or to view other designs, visit AssociatedDesigns.com © 2015 or call 800-634-0123. Associated Designs, Inc. Garage 58' x 24' Vaulted Ceiling Patio Up Mud Hall Utility Dn Bedroom 13' x 11' Dn Owners’ Suite 15'10" x 16' Deck 19'2" x 8'6" Bedroom 13'2" x 11' Sitting 11'1" x11'1" Canterbury Dining 13' x 15'2" Up PLAN 30-516 First Floor 2027 sq.ft. Second Floor 1431 sq.ft. Living Area 3458 sq.ft. Garage 1500 sq.ft. Dimensions 99'7"x72'6" 3000 SERIES www.AssociatedDesigns.com Kitchen Nook 15'6" x 14'6" Living 19'6" x 17'6" Foyer Covered Porch 14' Ceiling Family 25' x 19' Patio Putnam County Dawn M. Laytart, 1.002 acre, Pleasant Township, to David M. Laytart Jr. John C. Stillings and Kristine A. Stillings, .32 acre and parcels 1, 2 and 8, Maidlow Sub., Blanchard Township, to Kristine A. Stillings. Ronald H. McKibben, dec., 20.0 acres, 3.061 acres, 36.25 acres, .385 acre, .55 acre, 5.0140 acres, 1.0 acre, 40.0 acres, 24.701 acres, 18.99 acres, 40.0 acres, 30.0 acres and 50.0 acres, Palmer Township, to Steven L. McKibben. John G. Imm, Jr. and Dana E. Imm, parcel 7 Schmenk Sub., Ottawa Township, to Erica D. Imm. Cecelia Bibler, 5.006 acres, Blanchard Township, to Eileen M. Hermon. Eileen M. Hermon, 5.006 acres, Blanchard Township, to Cecelia Bibler. Philip M. Kahle and Brooke M. Kahle, Lot 127, Ottoville, to Robert W. Wehri and Elaine H. Wehri. Angela Marie Verhoff, Pamela Gay Harrington, Gregory Alan Verhoff and John Harrington, Lot 342, Columbus Grove, to C6 Holdings LLC. Roger P. Gerschutz and Denise A. Gerschutz, 79.140 acres, 15.72 acres, 19.29 acres and 40.0 acres, Palmer Township, to Roger P. Gerschutz TR and Denise A. Gerschutz TR. Rosalinda De La Rosa and John De La Rosa, Lot 1120, Leipsic, to Village of Leipsic. Thomas L. Dunlap and Janet E. Dunlap, 2.014 acres, Jennings Township, to Christina L. Dunlap. Ricardo Rodriguez and Brenda J. Rodriguez, Lots 131 and 132, Leipsic, to Alexander J. Hernandez and Erika L. Hernandez. Robert Kreinbrink, Petrula M. Kreinbrink, Stephen Kreinbrink, Pamela Kay Kreinbrink, Alan Kre- inbrink and Martha J. Kreinbrink, parcel Liberty Township and Lots 159, 160, 163 and 165, West Leipsic, to Gerald R. Haselman and Roseann Haselman. Diane S. Gillespie, Lots 938 and 939, Leipsic, to Troy A. Gillespie TR. Norman I. Liebrecht TR and Ann E. Liebrecht TR, 28.60 acres, 1.971 acres, 19.742 acres, 1.908 acres, 19.742 acres, .792 acre, 4.658 acres and 78.10 acres, Greensburg Township, to Normann LLC. Ann E. Liebrecht TR and Norman I. Liebrecht TR, 33.83 acres, Greensburg Township, 2.44 acres, 37.791 acres and 20.211 acres, Liberty Township, 58.851 acres and 56.732 acres, Monroe Township, and 40.0 acres, Palmer Township, to Normann LLC. Jordan D. Pingle and Jennifer A. Pingle, Lot 1052, Columbus Grove, to Larry G. Tabler. Van Wert County Bonnie L. Burger, Bonnie Lou Burger to Bonnie L. Burger Irrevocable Trust, portion of section 7, Harrison Township. Pamela Jo Black, Jim Black, Mark Steven Eberle, Dawn Eberle, Dawn M. Eberle to Robin Eugene Eberle, Pamela Sue Eberle, inlot 3100, Van Wert. Devin Blake Okuly, Amber M. Okuly to David E. Myers, Rosewitha Myers, inlot 129, Van Wert. Steven R. Miller, Paula S. Miller to Kelly M. Williman, portion of inlot 258, Convoy. Steven S. Sherrick to Julie A. Kiggins, inlot 348, Delphos. Estate of Dorothy L. King to Linda L. Snyder, inlot 538, Ohio City. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to FFF Properties LLC, inlot 220, portion of inlot 218, Convoy. Ray M. Sutton to Gregory W. Caldwell, Martina A. Caldwell, inlot 579, Van Wert. Joyce A. Brant to Joyce A. Brant TR, portion of section 10, Ridge Township. Neal C. Orsbon, Lori A. Orsbon to Kent McClure, Heather McClure, inlot 448, Convoy. Daniel S. Buchan, Luanne S. Buchan, Ned A. Buchan to Joshua H. Dealey, portion of section 18, Harrison Township. Estate of Arthur J. Williams to Aaron Schuerman, Michelle Demitro, lot 73-2, Delphos subdivision. JuMP A DHI Media publication Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18, 2015 15 NBC firmly shuts door on Bill Cosby Ohio woman accused By Lynn eLBer AP Television Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The door is firmly shut to Bill Cosby’s return to NBC, the network’s top entertainment executive said Friday. “That’s safe to say,” NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt said Friday when asked if the network would ever again do a project with Cosby, who 30 years ago was the sitcom king with the network’s “The Cosby Show.” NBC’s decision to sever ties with the 77-year-old comedian comes in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual assault against him, two lawsuits and a complaint to Los Angeles police earlier this week from a woman who says the comedian sexually abused her in 2008. The network said late last year it was dropping plans to develop a “classic” family sitcom with him. The series was announced in mid-2014, before a rising tide of accusations against Cosby by women who say he drugged and assaulted them. During a question and answer session with the Television Critics Association, Greenblatt was asked to explain what tipped the network against working with Cosby, who was publicly fending off allegations from two women a decade ago. Cosby has not been charged in any of the alleged assaults and has denied them. In 2005, he settled a civil suit filed by one woman that included claims of battery and assault. “Fifteen women came out and accused him of what they accused him of,” Greenblatt said. Although Cosby hasn’t been proven guilty of anything, “when that many people come out and have such similar complaints, it became a tainted situation” and the network didn’t want to proceed with the sitcom. He’s glad NBC “is out from under that,” Greenblatt said. Pressed to say precisely what number of accusers is seen as critical mass, Greenblatt replied: “Fifteen, yes, two no.” Cosby has faced more career fallout, including Netflix’s decision to indefinitely postpone a comedy special and the cancellation of concerts in his ongoing tour. Meanwhile, Donald Trump said Friday that no consideration was given to editing the opening episode of the current season of “Celebrity Apprentice” in light of the Cosby controversy. In that episode, filmed before the recent spate of allegations against Cosby became public, his former TV “daughter” Keshia Knight Pulliam was eliminated from the competition by Trump because she refused to call Cosby for help with her charity. The timing of the episode, which aired in January, became awkward. “We didn’t want to make any changes,” said Trump, the show’s star. “We’re very happy with it. It became a very, very big topic of conversation.” WinDoW (From page 5) Beckman Land Transferred to Heirs Title to 330 acres of land in Washington Township, left 15 years ago under the terms of the will of John Beckman to his widow and their children, was transferred Friday by order of Judde Lowhead to the children, Katherine Beckman, Aloysius Beckman, Joseph Beckman, August Beckman and Lauretta Kroeger. Delphos Herald, Jan. 18, 1929 ————— Alleges That Prohibition Inspector Took Away Empty Bottles Worth $25 An application has been filed in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, asking for a court order directing the state prohibition operatives to return empty bottles, valued at $25, to Grant Wilder, of north of Van Wert. He alleges that a man, named Blain, a prohibition inspector, carried away the empty bottles from his home on Jan. 8, when he visited it without a search warrant. Wilder is to stand trial Thursday on a charge of possession intoxicating liquor. Delphos Herald, Jan. 31, 1929 ————— Motion Pictures and Lecture at Local Methodist Church A large attendance marked the meeting which was held at the local Methodist church Thursday night when the motion picture, “The Transgressor,” was shown. The picture includes the story of a drunkard who was a patron of the village saloon and who later reforms and of the downfall of a wealthy man of the village who becomes a patron of the bootlegger. Following the picture, a lecture was delivered by Major Frank Ebbert, of Los Angeles, Calif. He spoke on the subject, “The Unfinished Battle.” He made an earnest appeal for law observance. His lecture was replete with humor and was greatly enjoyed. Delphos Herald, Feb. 1, 1929 ————— Many Reserved Seats Sold for Operetta A heavy sale of reserved seats has been recorded at the Jefferson school for the operetta, “Aunt Drusilla’s Garden,” which will be presented by the pupils of the sixth grades of the public schools at the Jefferson auditorium this evening. A capacity house is anticipated. The operetta has been carefully prepared under the direction of H.G. Radthe, music supervisor, and the teachers of the sixth grades and is expected to be an outstanding musical attraction of the school year. Delphos Herald, Feb. 1, 1929 ————— B.A. Gramm, On Prospects For the Future B.A. Gramm, president and treasurer of Gramm Motors Inc., in an address which he delivered at the weekly meeting of the Delphos Kiwanis Club at the Beckman Hotel. He took as his subject, “Prosperity, What Is It?” Mr. Gramm contended that we are having prosperity at the present time and predicated that the year 1929 is to be “another” prosperous year. Our opinions as to what constitutes prosperity are changing and are now widely different from those of prewar days. The plans of living is now much higher than it was only a few years ago. The American laboring man is living much better than are those of European countries. In answer to people who ask “What is the matter with business,” Mr. Gramm says that business is “just around the corner.” (It looks like he really missed this one, as the great depression started around 6 months later. R.H.) Delphos Herald, Feb. 6, 1929 ————— GeD (From page 1) “We want to help people remove the life barriers keeping them stagnated in their lives and break the vicious cycle,” Hoehn said. “We help students get the basic skills they need to acquire a GED and then guide them through the transition process; whether they choose post secondary education or job placement.” She said student’s beginning work on a GED, take a basic skills assessment to render an equivalency score so students can work on their needs from the ground up. “People who already have a GED can enroll in class to beef up their academic skills — Math, English, Science and Social Studies — before they take the program’s placement test so they know where they stand before taking a college’s placement test,” Hoehn added. “Math is the most popular course students ‘brush up’ on.” Apollo’s ABLE/GED/ ESOL/Reading Lab Coordinator Joyce Tracy said the GED test has recently changed — revamped prior to the beginning of 2014 — which has frustrated many due to the cost ($120) and the more difXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO ficult skill level required on the test. Gale F. Burley “They raised the bar,” Jan. 17, 1922-Nov. 29, 2008 Hoehn said. “We need to get Happy 93rd Birthday students into class, so we can help them believe they can In God’s hands get their GED and we do a lot We Love and miss you more than just getting a GED.” so much. Hoehn said on average, Someday we will hold there are five students each your hand again. day in class and all of last Your wife, Ruth year’s students succeeded and and your family went into job placement. She XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO of trashing boss’s cubicle with glitter AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman accused of vandalizing her former supervisor’s cubicle with glitter, Silly String and baby powder pleaded not guilty Friday to felony charges. Samantha Armstrong, 25, of Akron, was arrested at her home Thursday morning by a U.S. Marshals Service task force and was freed on bond later in the day. Armstrong is charged with vandalism and breaking and entering. Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said Armstrong and two men were seen in a surveillance video entering the Summit County Fiscal Office in Akron around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday carrying a bag and a carton of toilet paper. Armstrong had notified her supervisors that she intended to quit her job as a clerk at the fiscal office, but called off sick on Tuesday, Edwards said. LAnD (From page 1) Real estate tax bills have been mailed and are due Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Those can be paid in the courthouse at the Treasurer’s Office or they may be paid at the First Bank of Berne. Mailed payments must be postmarked on or before February 11, 2015, to avoid any penalty. If a property owner has not received a tax bill they should call the Treasurer’s Office immediately at 419-238-5177. FFA (From page 1) Krista Seibert, Lincolnview agricultural education instructor & FFA advisor contacted Economic Development Director, Sarah Smith, with an idea to put her 11 FFA, ag business students through mock interviews. The group had just completed a three-week block on the interviewing process and executing sound interviews. Seibert explained that she wanted to give the kids a more realistic experience from someone they weren’t familiar with and someone who had experience with the process and in the field. Rural by Choice team members C.W. Harting III of Harting Farms, Convoy and Gary Moser of Roanna Farms, Convoy were both called in for the cause and the Lincolnview students rose to the occa- sion. Economic developer and author, Mark Lautman was in Van Wert for the 2015 County ED Kickoff, and stopped at the school to see the process. “He had the poise of a college kid,” Lautman commented on one of the Lincolnview juniors on his completion of the process, “I am really impressed with the Van Wert youth.” Harting and Moser both echoed Lautman’s observation that it sends a positive message to our employers that the workforce is coming. “Seeing kids excited about the process, having local business owners involved in their development, and having educators like Seibert show that Van Wert County is making moves in the right direction to connect the necessary players to give our county a competitive edge toward growth,” added Smith. SeniorS added most employers do not hire anyone who does not have a GED. “We also offer Distance Learning specifically for the GED,” Hoehn said. “People can work on their GED from home or anywhere there is an Internet connection.” The transition program includes a career profile linking an individual’s interests with a career and information on job outlooks. “We also work with students on financial aid, resumes and job applications, as well as help them with life skills including balancing budgets and maintaining a checkbook,” Hoehn detailed. Although class enrollment at the library has been low, Hoehn says it mirrors what is going on with adult education across the state. For more information on the ABLE Program call the library at 419-695-4015 and/ or visit gedtestingservice.com for information on GED testing. Times Bulletin Media is offering you a new & improved way to renew your subscription to the Times Bulletin newspaper without having to mail in a check or stop by the office! • Call the Times Bulletin Media Office to set up a recurring payment using your credit: 419.238.2285 x204 • Sign up online! Go to WWW.TIMESBULLETIN.COM and click on the “Auto-Pay” link, submit your info via the form. We’ll call you to finalize the set-up! Pay for 1 month or 3 months at a time using your credit card. There is no fee for this service. (From page 1) A 2011 MetLife study, “The MetLife Study of Elder Financial Abuse” revealed the annual financial loss by victims of elder financial abuse in the US is estimated to be at least $2.9 billion, a 12 percent increase since 2008. • In general, identity theft is huge. Seniors get a phone call and a scammer tells them “We need to verify your account number; give us the last four digits of your Social Security number.” They can match the Social Security number with other personal information phone number, last place of employment and home address - and once they put all the information together, the scammers can take a loan out on the home, open credit cards, go to bigbox stores and open an account or get a $5,000 line of credit. • Financial exploitation, including online investment and securities fraud is becoming more commonplace, too. Scammers sell seniors long-term securities or stock and they have no problems selling an older adult in their 80s a certificate that doesn’t mature for 20 or 25 years. They’re relying on the older adult’s inability to understand the fine print. If the older adult needs the money, they must break the bond and pay the penalties. Another highly successful exploitation scam perpetrated on older adults is the grandparent scam where the fraudster calls the senior claiming to be a grandchild in need of money. Some even use voice alteration equipment to make them sound more convincing. The grandparent is instructed to wire money ASAP. The National Association of Triads, a partnership of law enforcement, older adults and community groups that promotes senior safety, describes these top five common characteristics that make seniors vulnerable include: • Availability: Seniors are seen as a target because they are retired and less mobile, and at home for the calls. Scam artists can troll for victims because they can call or drop by; • Isolation: Seniors are often alone because families move away and sometimes have little or no interaction with loved ones. Some seniors don’t have others to help review large decisions; • Loneliness: Because of their isolation, seniors’ friendships often can be limited and this can make them vulnerable to that friendly cold caller who drops by the house. Some scams are even perpetrated by seemingly trusted people who work to build new friendships with older adults and then prey on their vulnerabilities; • Sickness: Chronic health issues mean that many older adults have difficulty maintaining their property and scam artists know that. A senior may rely on outside sources for help which could result in unscrupulous workers cheating seniors out of thousands of dollars for a job that should only cost hundreds of dollars. Dementia can also exacerbate the problem; and • Prosperity: Money is one of the most notable reasons for senior vulnerability. Scammers see them as a supply of wealth that includes homes, property, life savings and other assets. The World Privacy Forum revealed that a half-million Americans have been victims of identity theft and health care fraud. The National White Collar Crimes Center puts the loss due to health care fraud at $100 billion or 10 percent of America’s total health care expenditures. It’s important to check credit accounts often. By law, everyone gets one free credit check a year through the federal website annualcreditreport.com. Individuals who stagger their requests between the three credit companies – Experian, Equifax and TransUnion – can check their credit accounts every few months. A financial abuser’s strategies aren’t always acts of blatant theft. They can be subtle, like the retailer who overcharges an uninformed older adult or an individual who bills for a service he or she did not provide. The 2011 MetLife Study identified three elder financial abuse strategies as crimes of occasion, crimes of desperation and crimes of predation. • Crimes of occasion or opportunity, are incidents of financial abuse or exploitation that occur because the victim is merely in the way of what the perpetrator wants. The elder has money and assets and an occasion presents itself for a perpetrator to take advantage of the resource. • Crimes of desperation are typically those where family members or friends become so desperate for money that they will do whatever it takes to get it. Many of these family members are dependent on the senior for resources. The exploiting family member or friend believes that in return for care (actual or perceived), he or she is due compensation in the form of money, possessions, etc. • Crimes of predation (occupation) occur when trust is engendered specifically for the intention of financial abuse later. A relationship is built, either through a bond of trust created by developing a relationship or as a trusted professional advisor. The taking of assets is by stealth and cunning. These people may also work in teams, with one knocking on the front door of an independent living community to distract a senior while another goes in the back door to rob them of their valuables. Sometimes they pose as family in nursing homes in an effort to glean personal information to strip older adults of their identities so they can profit from their assets. Older adults have a high likelihood of becoming the target of a scammer sooner or later, experts say. 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