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critical, Carrie said. We were then all taken to another, larger waiting area where we could all be together. The surgeon came out shortly and said he had finished and hed had to remove a large portion of Scotts skull to let the brain swell. He said Scott had slipped into a coma after surgery and that he was a very, very sick boy and if there are any other family members, you should call them in. The doctor explained the next 72 hours would determine if Scott would live. We celebrated and thanked God for each hour that he lived to get to that 72-hour timeline, Carrie said. His friends never left him. We told them Scott would want them to go to the race but they wouldnt hear of it. They all stayed at the hospital with our families. The RV became a fixture in the hospital parking lot and the guys visited with the families of their friend, played corn hole and provided meals for the couples support system, cooking the food they had planned to eat over the weekend. Scott made some improvements. Even after all the next few surgeries, including a second brain surgery for another bleed on the brain, Scott was well enough to be transported by ambulance back to Lima. No one knows when it happened or why it happened but somehow his feeding tube had dislodged from inside his stomach and everything that was being run through this tube, his feeding materials as well as meds, were now being deposited into his tissues in his belly cavity. Less than 24 hours after getting to Lima, Scott was once again fighting for his life. The mess in his belly had become septic and Scott was within hours of death again, Carrie said. Emergency surgery that opened Scott up and pulled his insides out to wash

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DELPHOS They say it only takes seconds to change someones life forever. The St. Johns 100th annual families of Scott and Carrie Fall Festival dinner tick(Rostorfer) German would ets are now available. probably agree. Chicken or Beef Dinners Scott, better known as are $8 for adults and $6 for Worm to his friends, was children and are available excited about a weekend guys for dine-in or carry-out. trip to Michigan International Dine-in is available from Speedway on Aug. 16. What 4:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 20 and happened as the group pulled into their camping site would from 4-6:30 p.m. on Oct. set the course of the young 21. Carry-out is available couples and their familys from 4-7 p.m. Saturday lives for months to come. and 3:30-7 p.m. Sunday. German lost his footing For tickets, contact while riding in the groups RV any St. Johns student and fell to the ground, hitting or call 419-692-5371. his head. He was rushed to the hospital with a severe brain injury and his wife of four years said it was the worst day of her life. I got the call that my husband was being life-flighted A representative from to a hospital because he fell Faith 4 Freedom will speak and hit his head. At that point, to the Catholic Daughters thats literally all I knew, of America at 7 p.m. on Carrie German said. They Tuesday in the Knights thought he was going to a of Columbus hall. hospital in Jackson, Mich., so The meeting is open to we started up State Route 127. the public for anyone to hear Then we got a call from an officer on the scene of Scotts the speaker and to ask any fall that he was being flown questions they might have. to The University of Toledo Hospital, which meant we were going the wrong way. After correcting our route and arriving at the hospital, we TODAY found out he had actually been Football flown to The Toledo Hospital, NWC (7:30 p.m.): another 15 minutes away. Columbus Grove at Jefferson; With Scotts friends in Bluffton at Spencerville; tow, the worried wife again Crestview at Ada; Allen changed her route. East at Paulding; Bishop Scotts friends had left the Ready at LCC (Saturday). speedway and were in the RV MAC (7:30 p.m.): St. following me, she said. Johns at Fort Recovery; When they arrived at the St. Henry at Marion correct hospital, the news was Local; Coldwater at Anna; not good. Minster at Parkway; New A few of us were first ushBremen at Versailles. ered into a private consultaWBL (7:30 p.m.): Elida at tion room where we were told O-G; Defiance at Van Wert; that Scott was in the operating Shawnee at Celina; Kenton room and that he was very at Bath; Wapak at St. Marys. BVC (7 p.m.): Leipsic at Arcadia; Van Buren at P-G; L-B at Hardin Northern; Vanlue at Cory-Rawson. NWCC (7 p.m.): Riverside at Perry; WaynesfieldGoshen at Ridgemont. TRAC: TCC at By GEOFF MULVIHILL Lima Senior, 7 p.m. The Associated Press Boys Soccer: Ottoville at Kalida (PCL), 7 p.m. CAMDEN, N.J. SATURDAY (partial) Six months ago, a student Boys Soccer: Bryan came to Triton High School at Lincolnview, 11 a.m.; Spencerville at LCC, 1 p.m.; Principal Catherine DePaul with a disturbing story: She Elida at Napoleon, 1 p.m.; believed another student was Ada at Ottoville, 5 p.m. involved in a sexual relaGirls Soccer: Lima tionship with a teacher at Senior at Jefferson, 11 a.m.; the school, and shed seen Ottoville at Bath, 11 a.m.; explicit text messages the two Botkins at Lincolnview, had exchanged. 1 p.m.; Kalida at Liberty At that moment, prosecuCenter, 1:30 p.m. tors say, a cover-up was put Volleyball (10 a.m.): in motion that ultimately Crestview at St. Johns; unraveled Thursday when Leipsic at Jefferson DePaul, an assistant princi(Middle School); Ottoville pal and three teachers were at Coldwater tri; P-G at charged with offenses rangColumbus Grove (PCL). ing from child endangerment Co-ed Cross Country: to sexual assault and official Ottoville at Antwerp, 8:30 misconduct. a.m.; Spencerville/Kalida/Col. Each of the five adults Grove at Anna Inv., 10 a.m. has been suspended from the school in the Philadelphia Forecast suburb of Runnemede, and each could face at least five Mostly sunny years in prison if convicted. Saturday The teachers all men morning in their late 20s or early 30s then becom are accused of striking up ing partly relationships with female stucloudy. Highs dents during the 2011-2012 in the lower 50s. Lows in school year. the upper 30s. See page 2. Sexual relationships between teachers and students Index are not unheard of. Camden Obituaries 2 County prosecutor Warren Faulk noted that the media State/Local 3 seems particularly fixated on Politics 4 the female teacher-male stuCommunity 5 dent cases that are reported Sports 6-7 around the country each year. But what distinguished the Classifieds 8 allegations at Triton High was Television 9 the inaction by administraWorld briefs 10 tors who ignored policies and safeguards that were in place and instead allowed a culture where teachers thought they could get away with improper

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relationships with their students, according to Faulk. These charges constitute individual personal, moral, legal and ethical failure, Faulk said at a news conference Thursday. Faulk said rape charges could not be filed because the sex acts were consensual and the girls were 17 or 18 at the time old enough to consent under state law. According to court documents, math teacher Dan Michielli, 27, of Blackwood, had intercourse with a student multiple times during the school year. He is charged with official misconduct, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual conduct. Gym teacher and boys soccer coach Nick Martinelli, 28, of Cherry Hill, is charged with official misconduct involving an 18-year-old. Prosecutors say he touched and kissed the girl when she was a student and had intercourse with her after she graduated in June. Math teacher and girls track coach Jeff Logandro, 32, of Blackwood, is charged with official misconduct, criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child. A court filing says he inappropriately touched a female student. Authorities say a student, not one of the alleged victims, told a substitute teacher in April that teachers were hooking up with students. Authorities say the substitute teacher then told DePaul. Prosecutors say the principal met with the student, who told her shed been to one of the teachers homes with a

Carrie German sits by her husbands side in Dodd Hall at the Ohio State University Medical Center as he recuperates from severe head trauma sustained in a fall on Aug. 16. His expected release date is Oct. 18 or Thursday if progress keeps up at his current strides. them off was performed and and all of our co-workers has will begin at 1 p.m. for $30. Scott was then placed in a been just overwhelming and I Registration will be held on coma. I felt the progress Scott couldnt begin to thank each that day. Prizes will be awardhad made was all for nothing. and every one individually for ed to first and second place. We were right back where we fear Id miss someone, Carrie Bingo is $15 a ticket at 20 started from that first night. said. I just want everyone to games per ticket and starts at Scott did not get better; know how much I appreciate 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purfive days later, a second sur- everything. chased beforehand at the DRC gery to wash his insides off Scott is the youngest son or by calling Jodi Moenter at was done. Then, he developed of Chuck and Donna German 419-296-9561. blood clots in his arms and of Delphos. Scott has been A carry-out or eat-in steak legs. Because of his recent a volunteer firefighter for 8 dinner will be served from 4-7 brain surgeries, they couldnt years, and is a member of p.m. for $10. Tickets may be give the normal doses of blood its Water Rescue Team and purchased at the VFW, Delphos thinner and had to come up Life Flight Team. He is an Fire Station or DRC. with a way to treat them. Army veteran, having served Tickets for a large opporIt just seemed like wed his country in Iraq. He is tunity raffle may be purchased take a step or two forward a licensed journeyman pipe- at the VFW, Delphos Fire and three backward, his wife fitter employed through the Station or DRC for $20. Only said. But even in his induced Lima Plumbers and Pipefitters 400 tickets will be sold with coma, Scott fought. When he Union. Carrie is the oldest a single cash prize of $3,000. came out of this one, he was daughter of Dan and Margie The winner will be picked at moving his arms and legs even Rostorfer. She is employed midnight. better than before. at D & D Ingredients of Other events on Saturday Before long, he was moved Landeck. include bowling, live and to the step-down unit and a bed The community can support silent auctions, multiple bands came open at the Dodd Rehab Scott and Carrie by attending and a 50/50 drawing. Center in Columbus and now Scottoberfest: Diggin Deep A golf outing will be held hes progressing every day. for Worm Saturday at the on Oct. 13. To participate, The support from the com- Delphos Recreation Center. register with Shauna Smith at munity and friends and family A corn hole tournament 419-309-7843.

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girl who was involved with him and had seen the explicit text messages. Authorities say DePaul asked her to write an account of what she had heard and that Assistant Principal Jernee Kollock stayed with the student to help her write the statement, even helping her with her grammar but also making it seem less serious. Around the same time, Faulk said, DePaul learned one of the teachers had driven an alleged victim and another student to Ocean City in violation of district policy. But, he said, the teacher was merely reprimanded. Faulk said neither administrator contacted authorities. Both were charged with official misconduct. Faulk said DePaul later said she wished she had been more concerned for the students than the teachers. The defendants either could not be reached or did not return messages left Thursday by The Associated Press. All five are due in court Oct. 11. The teachers were suspended by the Black Horse Regional School District last month; the administrators were suspended Thursday. Superintendent John Golden said in a statement that the district was cooperating with authorities, notifying families of students of the allegations and offering counseling. In addition, we have initiated a comprehensive review of our existing policies, protocols and training and education materials to prevent this from happening again at this or any district school, the statement said.

SMIR, Morocco Moroccan police Thursday escorted from its waters a small yacht carrying womens rights activists claiming to be able to perform abortions on board, after anti-abortion protesters jeered them on land. The Dutch group Women on Waves sailed the boat around the northern Moroccan harbor with banners advertising an information hotline about abortion, which is illegal in most cases in this North African country. A day earlier, the group had said that a ship that can provide safe, legal, medical abortions up until 6.5 weeks of pregnancy was on its way from the Netherlands. Medical professionals have traveled before to European nations to raise awareness; the groups founder said that abortions had been performed aboard ship in international waters off of Poland. The trip in the harbor of the Mediterranean coastal town of Smir was the abortion rights groups first event in a Muslim country. Abortion in Morocco is illegal, except in rare cases where the mothers life is threatened and it is also illegal to give out information about it. Moroccan officials had said the boat would not be allowed in to the harbor and police sealed the port for what they called military maneuvers, denying journalists access. But in the afternoon, activists from Women on Waves said they already had stationed a sailboat in the harbor several days ago, fearing the port would be shut down. That boat took off around the harbor, about an hour after the groups founder approached crowds of protesters on the ground, trying to hand out

fliers on abortion in Arabic and French to crowds of protesters. Police later boarded the Dutch-flagged yacht and escorted it out of the marina. No one was charged. We launched a hotline that gives information to women here in Morocco, because the ship can never solve the problem here for everyone, said Rebecca Gomperts, the organizations founder. The hotline contains a recorded message explaining which easily available medication in Morocco can be used to perform an abortion. Some 200 protesters in Smir targeted the activists outside the sealed gates of the marina. The protesters, some in conservative Muslim robes and headscarves, carried pictures of bloody embryos and shouted Terrorist! and Assassin! at Gomperts. We are here because we cannot accept these values, the values of massacre, said protester Abdessamad Zilali, 23. It is not part of our tradition to kill the unborn. Police pushed back shouting protesters who tried to get closer to Gomperts, and said she was escorted away for her own protection. The Women on Waves boat was invited to Morocco by a local womens rights organization seeking the legalization of abortion in this North African kingdom. Founded in 1999, Women on Waves aims to spread information about safe medical abortions induced by medication and has previously angered authorities in conservative Catholic countries. The group traveled to Ireland in 2001, Poland in 2003 and Spain, and was banned from entering Portugals waters in 2004.

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By MAttHeW Perrone the Associated Press WASHINGTON More Americans than ever are taking generic drugs, as blockbuster medicines like Plavix and Lipitor become available in low-cost versions. But the governments revelation this week that it mistakenly approved a defective generic antidepressant could stoke longtime concerns about the quality of knockoff drugs. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday asked Teva Pharmaceuticals to withdraw its drug Budeprion XL 300 after testing showed the drug did not properly release its key ingredient. The drug is supposed to be equivalent to GlaxoSmithKlines popular antidepressant Wellbutrin XL, which is prescribed to treat depression, anxiety and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. The announcement marked an about-face for regulators, who said in 2008 that the two drugs were essentially the same, despite hundreds of complaints from patients who said they experienced side effects such as headaches, anxiety and insomnia after switching to the generic drug. The FDA has withdrawn generic drugs before, but this appears to be the first case driven by consumer complaints, which continued to pile up after the FDA said the drug was working correctly. The lesson is that everyone from pharmacists to physicians to the FDA needs to take these reports seriously, said Dr. Tod Cooperman of ConsumerLab, a privatelyheld company that independently tests drugs and nutrition products. Cooperman added that the vast majority generic drugs work appropriately but that, consumers will be the first to know

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When these reports come in we dont know exactly what is going on with the patient.
David Read, regulatory counsel for the FDAs office of generic drugs when there is a problem. ConsumerLab first drew attention to the issue with Budeprion XL in 2007. The company published an analysis of the two drugs, indicating Budeprion XL released its active ingredient at a much faster rate than Wellbutrin. The FDA completed its own study in August that confirmed those findings. But FDA officials said Thursday it would have been irresponsible to make scientific decisions based on patient reports, which can be influenced by a host of individual factors, including their disease. When these reports come in we dont know exactly what is going on with the patient, said David Read, regulatory counsel for the FDAs office of generic drugs. Is it a failure of the drug or is it a coincidence they are experiencing some sort of problem? Its something to discuss between them and their physician. Read pointed out that in the last five years the FDA has only had to correct itself on the equivalence of three drugs. Two cases involved drugs from Dr. Reddys Laboratories: an antidepressant and an antifungal medication. The third case involved an antiseizure drug from UpshurSmith Laboratories. The FDA approved the first generic versions of Wellbutrin XL in 2006, including Budeprion.

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By sAM KiM the Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea A film based on the memoir of a democracy activist who was tortured in the 1980s by South Koreas military rulers is provoking discussion about the countrys not-so-distant authoritarian past and the influence it will have on this years presidential election. National Security, which premieres Saturday at

The generic drug is made by U.S.-based Impax Laboratories Inc. and sold by Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Teva said Wednesday that it halted shipments of the drug last Thursday after being contacted by the FDA. The company pointed out that there is no safety issue with the pill. The Generic P h a r m a c e u t i c a l Association, a trade group for generic drugmakers, moved quickly to defend the track record of both the FDA and its companies. There are approximately 10,000 FDA-approved interchangeable generics in the U.S., said Ralph Neas, the groups CEO and president. The recall by a single manufacturer of one strength of a generic drug should in no way cast doubt on the impeccable reputation of the generic industry or the FDA. The generic pharmaceutical industry has never been more successful. With prices 50 to 70 percent below the original product, generic drugs are favored by government and private insurers, pharmacies and patients. Last year, generic drugs made up 80 percent of the 4 billion prescriptions written in the U.S., an all-time high driven by a wave of patent expirations. In the last year some of the best-selling drugs ever made have gone generic, including the high cholesterol pill Lipitor and the blood thinner Plavix. And complaints about generic drugs are rare, although they have cropped up before. The FDAs stance has been that generic drugs are chemically and medically equivalent to the original products. The agency has hammered home that message in pamphlets and posters with slogans like Generic Drugs Make the Grade, and Generic Drugs Measure Up.

CHILLICOTHE (AP) Police say a juvenile riding on the trunk of a vehicle fell and injured his head in the southern Ohio city where another teen died last month after falling off the hood of a vehicle while car-surfing. Police in Chillicothe say the boy injured Thursday afternoon fell from a moving vehicle in a residential neighborhood and struck his head on the ground. They said

CLEVELAND (AP) Doctors are issuing warnings after toxic wild mushrooms were blamed for hospitalizing a dozen people in northeastern Ohio. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reports that doctors were advising against picking any wild mushrooms because of the risk of eating a type called amanita, a common variety that can cause severe liver damage or even death.

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he was flown to a Columbus hospital, and the extent of his injury wasnt known. Police say the vehicle was driven by an apparently unrelated woman. No charges had been filed by Thursday night. The incident comes less than two weeks after a 16-year-old boy fell from a car hood in a Chillicothe parking lot. He died as a result of a severe head injury.

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MOUNT BLANCHARD (AP) Wildlife officials are tamping down rumors that a mountain lion is prowling in a small northern Ohio town. They say its a cat, all right but just a large house cat. The (Findlay) Courier reports that the rumors started recently when the cat was photographed by a motionactivated trail camera strapped to a tree in Mount Blanchard.

Dr. Pierre Gholam is a liver-disease specialist treating some of the patients at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland. He said the mushrooms poison is not deactivated by cooking, freezing or boiling. Some of the people were hospitalized after eating chicken cacciatore made with mushrooms picked by a friend. Three were still in intensive care.

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People started talking, and some of them started calling state wildlife officials. But state wildlife official Bob Flickinger told the newspaper that further study of the photos showed the animal is just a big domestic cat. Mountain lions dont live in Ohio, but residents thought a wild cat kept as a pet by someone might have escaped.

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BAGHDAD An Iraqi court has sentenced an American citizen to life in prison on charges of assisting al-Qaida and financing terrorist activities in Iraq, according to a government statement released Thursday. The Interior Ministry said Omar Rashad Khalil, 53, was recruited by al-Qaida in Iraq in 2005. Khalil, an architectural engineer, is of Palestinian descent and entered the country in 2001, the ministry statement said. The ministry released excerpts from a confession it said Khalil made in which he allegedly admitted to receiving money from a Syrian man in the United Arab Emirates to pay for terror attacks. Khalil, who the ministry said was also known as Abu Mohammed, was sentenced by Baghdads central criminal court on Wednesday. Iraqi government officials could not immediately be reached for more details. U.S. embassy spokesman Frank Finver issued a statement saying that the embassy officials were aware of the reports. The statement did not give further details, citing privacy act considerations, and referred questions to local authorities and Khalils attorney. Neither the embassy nor Iraqi officials identified Khalils lawyer.

High temperature Thursday in Delphos was 77 degrees, low was 54. High a year ago today was 77, low was 49. Record high for today is 88, set in 2007. Record low is 28, set in 1965. WeAtHer ForeCAst tri-county the Associated Press toniGHt: Cloudy with rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers overnight. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. sAtUrDAY: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. sAtUrDAY niGHt: Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.West winds 5 to 10 mph. eXtenDeD ForeCAst sUnDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs around 50. West winds around 10 mph. sUnDAY niGHt AnD MonDAY: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. .MonDAY niGHt AnD tUesDAY: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. tUesDAY niGHt: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. WeDnesDAY: Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s.

DeFFenBAUGH, Thomas E., 82, of Delphos, Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. Chris Bohnsack officiating. Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery, where military graveside rites will be conducted by the Delphos Veterans Council. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where a parish wake will begin at 7:30 p.m. Preferred memorials are to St. Johns Parish Foundation.

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TOLEDO (AP) Muslims in the Toledo area are planning a show of solidarity after an arson fire damaged a landmark mosque. The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo said area Muslims plan to come together for prayer on the grounds of the damaged building this afternoon. An Indiana man is suspected of starting the fire at the mosque Sunday. The Ohio fire marshals office has said investigators believe 52-year-old Randy Linn is the person recorded by a surveillance camera outside the center. The fire caused smoke and water damage in a prayer room at the mosque, which sits along a major highway and has a golden dome thats visible for miles.

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Vantage Student Ambassadors include, front from left, Eric Durre (Wayne Trace), Austin Meyer (Ottoville) and Cora Finfrock (Crestview); and back, Madison Braun (Van Wert), Dylan Lawson (Paulding), Bethanee Grote (Ottoville) and Samantha Stose (St. Johns) unload a truckload of food delivered to the Salvation Army Food Drive. The 14th annual Van Wert County United Way Day of Caring was held on Sept. 22. Vantage Career Center is proud to have been part of such a successful day. More than 75 students participated to help make a difference. The senior Medical Office Management students and their teacher, Paula Getz, purchased groceries for the Vantage food drive from money collected from the high school programs. In all, more than $1,000 was donated. Students and staff were able to contribute over 3,000 non-perishable food items to the Salvation Army this year. Providing some much-needed muscle to load and unload the donated food on and off the collection trucks were students from the Vantage Building and Grounds program and their teacher aide, Brenda Wurst. The Vantage Student Ambassadors, along with teacher aide Nancy Keith and American Studies teacher Tony Unverferth, worked at the Salvation Army Food Drive, helping to unload, sort, count, box and store donated food items from around the county. Reesa Rohrs and her senior Health Careers students volunteered their expertise at the bloodmobile held at Trinity Friends Church Family Life Center. Using what theyve learned from class and their practical experiences, they performed duties on the

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bloodmobile floor and in the kitchen and canteen to assist the American Red Cross and insure that things went as smoothly as possible. Although Robin Burns and the Culinary Arts class stayed at school, they participated in the days activities by preparing delicious chicken noodle soup (with homemade noodles) and potato soup for the Red Cross workers and the volunteers at the bloodmobile. Community service projects provide a real opportunity for students to learn how to work well with others. Being able to give help without expecting anything back in return, is an important lesson in life.

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POLITICS

Friday, October 5, 2012

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Romney on 47 percent: I was completely wrong

By KASIE HUNT The Associated Press FISHERSVILLE, Va. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who dont pay federal income taxes as not elegantly stated. Now hes calling them just completely wrong. The original remarks, secretly recorded during a fundraiser in May and posted online in September by the magazine Mother Jones, sparked intense criticism of Romney and provided fodder to those who portray him as an out-of-touch millionaire oblivious to the lives of average Americans. The remarks became a staple of Obama campaign criticism. Initially, Romney defended his view, telling reporters at a news conference shortly after the video was posted that his remarks were not elegantly stated and that they were spoken off the cuff. He didnt disavow them, however, and later adopted as a response when the remarks were raised that his campaign supports the 100 percent in America. In an interview Thursday night with Fox News, By JULIE PACE The Associated Press Romney was asked what he would have said had the 47 percent comments come up during his debate in Denver on Wednesday night with President Barack Obama. Well, clearly in a campaign, with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and question-and-answer sessions, now and then youre going to say something that doesnt come out right, Romney said. In this case, I said something thats just completely wrong. He added: And I absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown that I care about 100 percent and thats been demonstrated throughout my life. And this whole campaign is about the 100 percent. Critics of Romneys 47 percent remarks noted that many of those who dont pay federal incomes taxes pay other forms of taxes. More than 16 million elderly Americans avoid federal income taxes solely because of tax breaks that apply only to seniors, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center reports. Millions of others dont pay federal income taxes because they dont earn enough after deductions and exemptions. Acknowledging error is rare for Romney. Asked

One Year Ago The Fort Jennings High School senior class will present M*A*S*H Friday and Saturday in the auditeria. The cast members include Petey Van Loo, Brian Wurst, Ethan Schimmoeller, Gina Clay, Jennifer Koester, Megan Kehres, Jason Berelsman, and Jeremy Schimmoeller. 25 Years Ago 1987 Fort Jennings whipped the Wayne Trace Raiders 15-7 and 15-2 in girls volleyball at Wayne Trace. Service leaders for Fort Jennings were Shirley VonSossan 8 for 8 with seven points and Kelly Lindeman was 7 for 8 with six points. In receptions Laura Broecker was 5 of 5 and Karen Lindeman 5 of 5 and the team 21 of 24. Van Wert Municipal Court held an open house Sunday afternoon at its new location, 124 S. Market St. The court moved into the former Van Wert Post Office Sept. 9 to provide additional space for the common pleas court at Van Wert County courthouse. Conducting tours through the newly-renovated facility was Municipal Court Judge Phil W. Campbell. St. Johns junior high Blue Jays traveled to Parkway and defeated the Panthers 38-0. Led on offense by Chad Ulm and Brent Reidenbach, St. Johns tallied five touchdowns and converted on four extra point attempts. The Jays stingy defense, yet to give up a touchdown, was led by Chad Haunhorst and Brian Schoffner. 50 Years Ago 1962 Mrs. Walter Clark and Arthur Davey were elected worthy matron and worthy patron of Delphos Chapter No. 26, Order of the Eastern Star during a regular chapter meeting held Thursday night in the Masonic Temple. The election meeting was presided ver by Mrs. Don May, present worthy matron, and Robert McDonald, worthy patron. They showed a timeworn television horse opera from Candlestick Park Thursday, with Whitey Ford the old familiar bad guy and Clete Boyer his new benchman. To the Yankee fans, Whitey and Clete were as heroic as Matt Dillon. Ford, though, may not have been as menacing as in past years as the Yankees beat the Giants, 6-2, Thursday in the Series opener. Ronnie Baumgarte was the winner of the tractor rodeo held Sunday at the Cletus Baumgarte woods. Jim Gerdeman was second and Mike Schimmoller was third. Judges were Everett Buettner, Lloyd B. Smith and Robert McBridge. Other contestants included Larry Schwinnen, Bob Baldauf, Frank Sanders, Gary Moenter, Ronald Fischer, Donald Fischer, Tom Noonan, Neil Youngpeter and Stanley Mueller. 75 Years Ago 1937 Mrs. Ralph Lindemann, South Main Street, served as a hostess at the School of Politics held Tuesday at the Barr Hotel in Lima. The school was conducted under the sponsorship of the Democratic national and state committees. Democratic women of the Fourth, Fifth and Eighth Congressional districts were in attendance. A meeting of the Delphos Band Mothers Association was held Monday night in the music room at the Jefferson School. The principal item of business was the changing of the name of the organization. It was voted to change the name of the organization to The Band Parents Association. The action to change the name was taken because it was felt that the men should also be members. Acts Two and Three of Anthony and Cleopatra were read Monday evening at the regular meeting of the Ella Huber Delphian chapter. The meeting was held at the home of Jane Fortener, West Second Street. On Monday evening of next week, the chapter will convene with Mrs. George Helmkamp, North Pierce Street.

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US jobless rate falls to 7.8 pct., 44-month low

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER The Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. The rate declined because more people found work, a trend that could have an impact on undecided voters in the final month before the presidential election. The Labor Department said today that employers added 114,000 jobs in September. The economy also created 86,000 more jobs in July and August than first estimated. Wages rose in September and more people started looking for work. The revisions show employers added 146,000 jobs per month from July through September, up from 67,000 in the previous three months. The unemployment rate fell from 8.1 percent in August, matching its level in January 2009 when President Barack Obama took office. The decline could help Obama, who is coming off a disappointing debate performance against GOP challenger Mitt Romney. The report may be the last to sway voters. The October jobs report will be released four days before Election Day. An overall better-thanexpected jobs report, consistent with most recent data that suggest the economy is gaining some momentum, said Sal Guatieri, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, in a note to clients. The sizeable drop in the unemployment rate could lift the Presidents reelection chances following a post-debate dip. Stock futures rose modestly after the report. Dow Jones industrial average futures, up 30 points just before the report came out, were up 45 points after it was released. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed to 1.73 percent from 1.68 percent just before the report, a sign that investors were more willing to embrace risk and moving money from bonds into stocks. The job market has been improving, sluggishly but steadily. Jobs have been added for 24 straight months. There are now 325,000 more than when Obama took office. In September, the number of people who said they found work soared 873,000 and the size of the work force also increased. That brought the number of unemployed down to 12.1 million, the fewest since January 2009. Those figures come from a survey of 60,000 households that determines the unemployment rate. The government also does a second survey of roughly 140,000 businesses to determine the number of jobs created or lost. The September job gains were led by the health care industry, which added 44,000 jobs the most since February. Transportation and warehousing also showed large gains. The revisions showed that governments actually added 63,000 jobs in July and August, compared with earlier estimates that showed losses. Still, many of the jobs added last month were part time. The number of people with parttime jobs who wanted fulltime work rose 7.5 percent to 8.6 million.

After debate, Obama campaign signals adjustments

campaigns contention that Romney, while sharp and commanding on the debate stage, delivered a series of statements that dont stand up to factual scrutiny. They singled out Romneys positions on tax cuts, education and outsourcing as misleading to the middle class. David Plouffe, the Obama White House adviser who ran his 2008 campaign, called Romneys performance probably unprecedented in its dishonesty. Obamas campaign quickly released an ad raising questions about Romneys honesty, arguing that he didnt level with middle-class families on how his tax plan would affect them. If we cant trust him here, how could we ever trust him here? the ad says. It was airing in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio and Virginia. Separately, a campaign official said Obamas team had its strongest fundraising month of the 2012 election cycle in September, exceeding Augusts haul of $114 million. The official would not say how much the campaign raised and requested anonymity because he or she was not authorized to discuss the fundraising publicly.

recently whether his TV ads had strayed from the facts, he said they had been absolutely spot-on. Fact-checking operations have argued otherwise. Some conservatives rallied around Romney after the video surfaced, urging him to stand behind the remarks as accurate despite the criticism. There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what, Romney said in the video. There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax, Romney said, and that his role is not to worry about those people. Ill never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. Romney later told reporters at a news conference called to address the remarks: Its not elegantly stated, let me put it that way. I was speaking off the cuff in response to a question. And Im sure I could state it more clearly in a more effective way than I did in a setting like that.

MADISON, Wis. His performance panned, President Barack Obama is changing his debate strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, aides conceding the president must find a crisper way to sell his agenda and counter his opponent without getting lost in the weeds. The heart of Obamas new message with less than five weeks to go: Romney is a liar. Expect that theme expressed in softer terms from the president than from his aides to drive Obamas advertising and messaging for days. Wednesday nights debate showed Obama was rusty, rambling and cautious, but his aides insist he emerged with a real opening to target Romneys assertions. Gov. Romney may dance around his positions, but if you want to be president, you owe the American people the truth, Obama declared in his first post-debate appearance, a Thursday rally in Denver. He displayed an energy that was conspicuously absent in the debate. The new line of argument is based on the Obama

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At the same time, the Obama camp was forced into its own difficult appraisal of the presidents performance, with no shortage of critical outside opinions, either. Those close to Obama said he was so intent on answering questions and not letting Romney rile him that he came across as wonky and lacking punch. Obviously, moving forward, were going to take a hard look at this, and were going to have to make some judgments as to where to draw the line in these debates and how to use our time, said David Axelrod, the Obama campaigns senior adviser. Im sure that we will make adjustments. Plouffe put it this way when asked about those adjustments: We just need to account for Romneys dishonesty. But Obama had other problems, driven in part by a debate format that does not play to his strengths. He did draw distinctions with Romney on a host of issues central to the campaign, but often did so by seeming to talk to moderator Jim Lehrer more than the audience or the man trying to take his job.

Scalia: abortion, gay rights are easy cases

Constitution as he applies them to a changing world. This imaginary justice goes home for dinner and tells his wife what a wonderful day he had, Scalia said. This imaginary justice, Scalia continued, announces that it turns out the Constitution means exactly what I think it ought to mean. No kidding. As he has said many times before, the justice said the people should turn to their elected lawmakers, not judges, to advocate for abortion rights or an end to the death penalty. Or they should try to change the Constitution, although Scalia said the Constitution makes changing it too hard by requiring 38 states to ratify an amendment for it to take effect. It is very difficult to adopt a constitutional amendment, Scalia said. He once calculated that less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, residing in the 13 least populous states, could stop an amendment, he said. In a lengthy questionand-answer session, Scalia once again emphatically denied theres a rift among the courts conservative justices following Chief Justice John Roberts vote to uphold President Barack Obamas health care law. Scalia dis-

Moderately confused

WASHINGTON Justice Antonin Scalia says his method of interpreting the Constitution makes some of the most hotly disputed issues that come before the Supreme Court among the easiest to resolve. Scalia calls himself a textualist and, as he related to a few hundred people who came to buy his new book and hear him speak in Washington the other day, that means he applies the words in the Constitution as they were understood by the people who wrote and adopted them. So Scalia parts company with former colleagues who have come to believe capital punishment is unconstitutional. The framers of the Constitution didnt think so and neither does he. The death penalty? Give me a break. Its easy. Abortion? Absolutely easy. Nobody ever thought the Constitution prevented restrictions on abortion. Homosexual sodomy? Come on. For 200 years, it was criminal in every state, Scalia said at the American Enterprise Institute. He contrasted his style of interpretation with that of a colleague who tries to be true to the values of the

sented from Roberts opinion. Look it, do not believe anything you read about the internal workings of the Supreme Court, he said. It is either a lie because the press knows we wont respond they can say whatever they like and we wont respond or else its based on information from someone who has violated his oath of confidentiality, that is to say, a non-reliable source. So one way or another it is not worthy of belief. We can disagree with one another on the law without taking it personally, he said. The issue of gay rights, or more specifically same-sex marriage, is expected to be a big one in the term that began this week. While the justices initially were scheduled to discuss the topic at their private conference in late September, it now appears likely that they will not make a decision about whether to take up a gay marriage case until after the presidential election, which would mean arguments would not take place until the spring. The justices have a variety of pending appeals they could choose to hear that deal in one way or another with gay marriage.

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LANDMARK

In the Waiting Room ...

COMMUNITY

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EVENTS

TODAY 1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open. 12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue 1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. SUNDAY 1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. MONDAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 6 p.m. Middle Point Village Council meets

I think my son is possessed. My house is now filled with grunts, slamming doors, and strange odors. Do you remember the scene in The Exorcist when the girls head spins and she growls Get out!!!? I used to think that was scary. Now I realize that she was just acting like a teenager. Anyone who has ever had a teenager in the house recognizes that this happens every morning when you wake them up. I have come to realize that the sweet kid who used to snuggle up with me to watch TV will now not only no longer do that but now often smells like a barnyard animal, so I really would prefer not to snuggle up with him either. Its a different world now. I used to spend time trying to find new projects and activities to entertain him and make him happy. It isnt like that anymore. Now he has his own friends and his own activities. Most of my input now revolves around reeling him in and telling him when he cant go out because he has homework, or chores or some other obligation that prevents him from doing what he wants to do. This is difficult for me

because instead of being the one who delivers the fun, I am now the killjoy who takes the fun away. This isnt nearly as rewarding and definitely does not fill you with the warm fuzzy glow that makes you realize that being a parent is all worthwhile. In fact, it is often filled with those moments where after listening to a whiny melodramatic rant on how much worse I am than his friends parents, he punctuates it by storming off and slamming his bedroom door. No warm glow here. Actually, at that moment, I am thinking if I jumped in my car and drove as fast as I could how far could I get before they caught me and dragged me back. Of course, it isnt all doom and gloom. Otherwise our freeways would be full and many parents would be busily calculating if they have enough equity in their houses to make it worth it to stay. Amidst all the growing pains there are also a lot of bright spots, too. Teenagers are a unique group. At various times we get to see both glimpses of the child we used to know and the adult

they are going to become. When you hear the story of your son stepping in to stop a bully from teasing another child, you feel the pride of knowing that he doesnt need me standing behind him to make sure he does the right thing. As he begins to navigate new relationships, I hope that he carries with him an understanding that his actions have consequences and that the way he treats others will determine the kinds of friends he has. Its a rocky road to adulthood and as he races towards maturity, I will have to content myself to be the speed bump that prevents him from getting there too fast.

Mark McElroy Jr. served with the BCO 1-501st Airborne infantry, US Army in Southern Afghanistan on the Pakistan border. McElroy was on a combat outpost called Chergowtaw, which they defended daily from the enemy. He said is was exhausting; a 24-7 operation with very little sleep. McElroy had more than 300 combat patrols day and night. In March, during a dismount patrol, McElroy was hit by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). He said he felt like a horse had kicked him in the chest. He was severely injured and airlifted out. He said he was thankful to God he was alive and made full recovery and continues to fight with his unit. McElory is now Dr. Celeste Lopez gradu- stateside. ated cum laude from The University of Utah College of Medicine. She completHappy Birthday ed her Pediatric residency training at the Childrens OCT. 6 Hospital of Michigan. She is Bob German certified with The American Elmer Deitering Board of Pediatrics since 1992. In 2003, she moved Jesse Hodgson her practice, Wishing Well Nicholas Feathers Pediatrics, to Delphos and Kali Lindeman is located at 154 W. Third Kevin Stocklin Street. She is the proud mother of a 12-year-old son.

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Friday, October 5, 2012

Lady Lancers battle by Bearcats in 5

By JIM METCALFE jmetcalfe@delphosaherald.com SPENCERVILLE With the tournament draw right around the corner Sunday volleyball teams are looking to finish off the regular season hitting on all cylinders. Lincolnview and Spencerville were the two Northwest Conference combatants looking to do so Thursday night at Spencerville as the Lady Bearcats held Senior Parents Night. However, the visiting Lady Lancers were rude guests, outlasting the hosts 25-18, 18-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-11 in a marathon. Abby Freewalt (10 kills, 17 digs), Shelby Mulholland (3 aces, 7 kills, 7 stuff-blocks), Alli Gilroy (12 digs) and Abbie Lee played their final home matches for the Lady Bearcats. The girls are pretty emotional right now, especially the seniors; losing in their final home match playing as well as they did is pretty tough, Spencerville coach Kari Wicker said. We played well in every phase from start to finish; there really werent any times that we didnt. We just didnt finish enough. One area we did do very well was 17 stuff-blocks; that was a strong effort at the net. Lady Lancer coach Heather Crow also had plenty to be pleased about. The area we have always focused on is defense; defense wins matches over the long haul, she explained. Our defense sets up our ability to hit so well. Weve got some strong hitters that put the ball down and find the holes in the defense. The Lancers (7-12, 2-7 NWC) won the fourth set to force the fifth and got off quickly a 4-0 edge on kills from junior Kelsey Mohr (8 kills), senior Jodie Doner (18 kills) and senior Mandie Tennant (9 kills), plus a hitting error. The Lady Bearcats (5-14, 1-7 NWC) could not quite overcome that early deficit, though they did get within 6-5 on a hitting miscue. The Lancers built a 12-7 edge on a kill by Tennant, forcing the second timeout of the set by Wicker. An in-the-net call on match point finished it. The teams battled it out from the start, determined to do what was necessary to secure a win. The first set came down to a stretch that saw Lincolnview take a 22-15 lead on an ace from Ashley McClure (8 kills). The hosts could not recover as they could not return a Whitney Miller (31 digs) serve in three hits to go up 1-0. The Lady Bearcats looked

Vikings retain PCL volleyball championship

By DAVE BONINSEGNA The Delphos Herald zsportslive@delphosherald.com LEIPSIC The Putnam County League volleyball championship came down to two teams; Leipsic and Kalida. The Lady Wildcats traveled to Leipsic on Thursday night to try to unseat the reigning champs and after the first set, it looked as if the Vikings were going to have an easy time of it as they came away with a 25-8 victory. However, the match would go four games and the following three would be a grueling test for both squads. In the end, Leipsic retained its crown with scores of 25-27, 25-21, 25-20. In the first set, the hosts took control from the start, taking a 5-0 lead and never trailing throughout. Back-to-back kills by Gerdeman stretched the lead to 9-3. Leipsic had gone on a 14-2 streak and an ace by Gerdeman late in the set gave the Vikings a 23-8 advantage. The victory came on a Kalida hitting error. The second began much like the first; the home team took five of the first six points but the Lady Cats came clawing back. Bailey Dangler got the rally started for Kalida with consecutive kills and on a Vikes hitting error, the set was tied a 7-7. Elizabeth Turnwald had a pair of aces, one tying the set at 9-9. Neither team could get any momentum and gain a stronghold on their foe with the teams trading hitting errors and very few sequential kills. Kalida did manage backto-back points on a Amy Smith kill and a Dangler ace to give them a 19-17 advantage but the teams again traded hitting errors later in the set; after Hailey Gerten delivered a shot to the Kalida side of the court, the game was knotted again at 21-21. The squads locked up at 22, 24 and 25 before the Wildcats rallied for two in a row as Leipsic had a net serve and a hit into the net, giving the guests a 27-25 win and tying the sets at one each. Set number three just highlighted the intensity the two squads brought to the court; Leipsic scored the first two points before the Wildcats came back to tie. In fact, neither team had more than a 2-point advantage until later in the set. The teams deadlocked 13 times in the set: Kayla Siefker led Kalida with four kills in the set, Dangler accounted for three. Dangler and Siefker had successive scores early on for the Cats leading to a 9-9 tie; the teams traded hitting errors to knot the game. This pattern of back and forth would continue to a 15-15 stalemate. At that point, the Vikings took control; the Wildcats hit the ball into the net on a return attempt and on the subsequent serve by the home team was called for being in the net, giving the Vikings a 17-15 advantage. Kalida took the next point on a Turnwald kill then the hosts got some momentum going their way. After a Wildcat serve into the net, Leipsic led 21-17 and were within striking distance of a win. Another net serve by Kalida made it 24-20 but a Siefker kill gave the Wildcats life at 24-21. On the next serve, the ball went to the net, giving the Vikings a 2-1 advantage in sets. The final set mirrored the third: Leipsic takes early lead, Wildcats come back, a plethora of ties. After the hosts

to respond in the second set and did so, taking the lead at 3-1 on a hitting error early on. The hosts never trailed from that moment on until the end of the set. Good serving (5 aces: 3 by sophomore Schylar Miller - 7 aces, 16 digs, 28 assists, 2 stuff-blocks), hitting (Mulholland leading with 3 kills and 2 stuffs and Freewalt with 4 kills) and the solid digging of Miller paced the effort. Spencerville steadily built up the lead by as much as 22-12 on a hit off the block by Alysa Smith. The closest the visitors could get was 24-18 on a hit off the block by Doner before a hitting error tied the match at 1. The Lady Bearcats had the momentum going into the third set and kept it, scoring the first five points and never falling behind. The usual suspects did the job, helping the Black Attack lead by as much as 11-4 on an ace from Smith. The Lady Lancers steadily battled back and got within 22-21 on a hitting error before a hit out of bounds broke the spurt. A kill by Mulholland was countered by a hitting error for a 24-22 Spencerville edge. A kill by sophomore Katie Merriman (11 kills, 3 stuff-blocks) put the hosts up 2-1. The fourth set was giveand-take the entire way. Neither team held more than a 4-point spread and there were several ties and trades of the lead. A final trade on a Spencerville hitting error put the visitors up 22-21. Kills by Doner and Tennant and an ace by Mohr tied the match at 2-2. We had 14 team aces to eight service errors. That is not that bad considering the number of serves we had, Wicker added. This was a great team effort; we win and lose as a team. The only thing that I wish hadnt happened was we got a little tentative at times hitting; we were playing it safe and werent going for the hits as we did most of the time. Crow felt her team wore out their foe. We have a great variety of hitters at the net and we move the ball around. Our setters were doing a great job of moving their defense around, Crow added. That is harder on a defense when they cant focus on one girls or one area to defend and I felt it tired them out. Sophomore Devann Springer totaled 16 digs and 24 assists for the visitors, to go with eight kills. Spencerville won the junior varsity match 25-16, 25-19. Lincolnview hosts New Knoxville 6 p.m. Monday, while Spencerville visits Paulding Tuesday.

Kayser, Recker heading to State boys golf

BOWLING GREEN After nearly seven hours of golf Thursday afternoon at the Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green, it was amazing how tight the battle was for a spot in next weeks state tournament. And when all the scores were posted and a playoff completed, two local individuals found themselves advancing to next weeks Division III state golf tournament in Sunbury at the North Star Golf Resort. St. Johns senior Nick Kayser and Kalida senior Neil Recker were the only two players completing Thursday that were fortunate to advance to state. It was a bittersweet day for Recker, though, as his Wildcat teammates found themselves finishing in fifth place one shot short of advancing to state as a team. Kayser qualified for state after shooting a 78, then finishing second in a 1-hole playoff to grab one of two individual spots up for grabs. Recker shot a 74 to qualify for state. Kalida finished fifth in the 18-team tournament shooting a 333, tied them for fifth place with Parkway, and one shot behind fourth-place Van Buren at 332. Lima Central Catholic won the Division III golf tournament shooting a 308 while Ottawa Hills was second at 318 and Ashland Crestview was third with a 320. Ottoville was 14th shooting a 361. Kayser had a long day in Bowling Green as he was playing as an individual and finished his round around 2 p.m. With a score of 78, Kayser had to sit around and wait for all the teams to finish which was around 5 p.m. Once all the scores were posted, Kayser still had more waiting to do as three players were tied with a 78 and there were only two spots left to qualify for state, meaning there would be A playoff for the two spots. Kayser, Fremont St. Joes Connor Dudley and Seneca Easts Nathan Phillips headed out to the 18th tee for the playoff. All three golfers put their tee shot in the fairway, with Kayser having the longest drive. Kayser sent his second shot over the green and chipped on to within 15 feet of the cup, while Dudleys second shot was off the green to the right and Phillips put his

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Kalidas Neil Recker folKayser putt: St. Johns senior Nick Kayser putts lows through on this shot out during his round of 78 during Thursdays round at Thursdays Stone Ridge of 74. He advanced to the District Golf Tournament in state meet next Friday and Bowling Green. He advanced Saturday at Ohio State University. to state as an individual. I give him a lot of credit second shot in the water; that led him to shoot a seven on for what happened on the front the hole. Dudleys chip shot nine, then pulling it together ran long past the cup, stopping on the back nine, St. Johns on the fringe before he sank a coach John Klausing said. He 10-footer for par. With Phillips has been playing really well struggling, Kayser used two all year; its nice to see him go putts for bogey to secure the to state. He played the playoff smart. Once he saw the one final qualifying spot to state. It was kind of agonizing; kid hit a shot in the water, a lot of nail-biting waiting he played a safe shot to the for all the scores to come in, green, then chipped it back on Kayser said. Im really happy to within 15 feet of the cup. He played smart and qualified to be going to state. Kayser got off a rough start to state. Recker also had a solid back being 3-over after the first three holes that led to him nine to help him earn his trip to shooting a 41 on the front state. Recker finished with a nine. He played much bet- 42 on the front nine, then shot ter from then on, shooting a a 4-under par round of 32 on 1-over par 37 on the back nine the back side to finish with the low score of the day. Recker to finish with a 78. I started out 3-over after and Ashland Crestviews Josh the first four holes and I had Brooks tied for the low round to pick my head up, Kayser of day with 74 as they shared said. I ended up with a 41 medalist honors. Recker felt on the front nine and really his turnaround was putting turned it around on the back. I himself in a position to make had some good birdies on the birdies or eagle. I was hitting a lot of greens back nine and finished with a score that was on the bubble throughout the day but on the to make it to state. Im glad to front nine, I struggled putting, be going. After the ninth hole, Recker said. On the back, it I missed a short putt and was seemed every approach shot mad at myself but I felt I could was within five feet. It was go on the back nine and shoot just awesome. I had one birdie mid-30s; nothing was going to on the front, two on the back and an eagle. It was a great stop me. Kayser had an attempt at feeling knowing that I get to eagle on the par 5 14th hole advance. Recker eagled the 14th as but left his eagle putt a couple he hit his approach shot of inches short of the cup.

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At Cavalier Stadium Boys Team Scores: Van Wert 62, Minster 72, Coldwater 91, St. Henry 121, Versailles 150, Crestview 170, Lincolnview 178, Shawnee 208, St. Marys Memorial 296, New Bremen 306, Jackson Center 338, Parkway 354, New Knoxville 380, Ft. Loramie 389, Lehman Cath. 413,

Marion Local 435, Ft. Recovery 439, Celina 470, Bradford 561, Elida 618. No Team Score: St. Johns. Top 10 Individuals: 1. Prakel (VE) 15:34.05; 2. Jared Fleming (VW) 16:07.99; 3. Jon Kase Schalois (VW) 16:19.14; 4. Slonkosky (MI) 16:19.34; 5. Hemmelgarn (STH) 16:20.71; 6. Conner Holliday (VW) 16:35.17; 7. Wenning (CO) 16:40.37; 8. Kuntz (NK) 16:41.99; 9.

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Team Scores 1. Lima Central Catholic 308; 2. Ottawa Hills 318; 3. Ashland Crestview 320; 4. Van Buren 332; 5. Kalida-Parkway 333; 7. Woodmore 340; 8. Fremont St. Joe 342; 9. North Central 344; 10. Minster 347; 11. Allen East 351; 12. Wayne Trace 354; 13. New Riegel 358; 14. Ottoville 361; 15. Norwalk St. Paul-Wynford 362; 17. Patrick Henry 382; 18. Stryker 383.

from 230 yards to within two and a half feet of the cup. Although Recker was going to state, he found it hard to enjoy as his teammates would not be joining him. Its kind of bittersweet, Recker reflected. We are really close. We were looking to going down there and having some fun down. The last three years we have been so close but have just missed out on advancing. I think its a total of 10 strokes the three years that have separated us from going to state. Cody Mathew shot an 82 to back up Recker, while Zach Erhart had an 84 and Austin Horstman a 93. Brady Mathew finished with a 95. You can go back and make up that one or two strokes any place, Kalida coach Ken Schnipke said. Neil just played lights out on the back nine. He turned it around and really played well. His uncle said he has never seen anyone play tee to green like he did on the second nine. As far as the team ,you can go back to any shot and say if I hit it just a little better that would have helped. But thats golf. Ottoville struggled with the Stone Ridge Course all afternoon as their golfers were unable to get close to their average. Zach Weber led the way with an 85 and Craig Odenweller had an 88. Derek Schimmoeller and Wesley Markward both had a 94, while Logan Kortokrax had a 104. Conditions seemed to get pretty tough for my kids and had some things not go our way. I knew it was going to be tough when my number one man started double, triple, triple and couldnt put it back together, Ottoville coach Jim Brown said. It was a tough course on a windy day. As well as we played last week, that is how well we didnt play today. Still, I was proud of the kids. They had a great season. Fort Jennings Kurt Warnecke finished with a 93 and Columbus Groves Kody Griffith had a 98 playing as individuals. ***

led for much of the first part of the set, the Cats came back and on a Siefker kill tied the game at 11-11. The two would swap points for the next several serves before Kalida took a 17-15 advantage on a Smith spike over the net. However, a series of hitting errors by both squads soon found the game tied up again, from 17-17 to 18-18, before Leipsic took the lead for good on a pair of miscues by the guests. Haley Gerten celebrated Senior Night (she is the lone senior for Leipsic) by delivering a scoring spike crosscourt to give the Vikings a 21-18 advantage. However, the Wildcats werent ready to throw in the towel just yet. Smith served up another ace for Kalida to make it a 21-20 game in favor of Leipsic. The hosts scored the final four points to take the match and the PCL crown. Kalida goes to 14-5 overall and 3-1 in the league, while the Vikings move to 18-2 in all games and 5-0 in the Putnam County League. In the JV contest, the Vikings came back from a 25-20 loss in the first set to take the next two 25-20, 25-11.

Dahlinghaus (MI) 16:42.59; 10. Joel Genter (CV) 16:44.14. Other Local Finishers (258 Runners): 15. Mycah Grandstaff (CV) 16:57.21; ... 20. Bayley Tow (LV) 17:27.27; 21. Alex Rodriguez (LV) 17:27.87; ... 24. Shelby Ripley (CV) 17:36.04; 25. Eric Easley (VW) 17:36.37; 26. Connor Schaffer (VW) 17:37.86; ... 31. Ben Bilimek (LV) 17:41.40; ... 34. Cade Fleming (VW) 17:43.96; ... 36. Jeff Jacomet (LV) 17:48.34; ... 38. Spencer Prichard (VW) 17:49.65; 39. Nick Keber (VW) 17:50.01; ... 41. Jordan Butler (VW) 17:51.71; ... 62. Branden Clayton (CV) 18:23.14; ... 64. Tanner Skelton (CV) 18:25.08; ... 66. Copsey Bogle (CV) 18:30.27; ... 75. Skyler Whitaker (LV) 18:41.21; ... 77. Ryan Rice (VW) 18:42.11; ... 81. Trevor Neate (LV) 18:47.93; 82. Travis Lippi (LV) 18:49.02; 83. Eli Jones (CV) 18:50.37; ... 87. Curtis Pohlman (SJ) 18:52.64; ... 93. Angelo Katalenas (LV) 18:57.93; ... 101. Bryce Richardson (CV) 19:04.05; ... 111. Reed Baxter (VW) 19:16.30; ... 113. Bryce Beckner (VW) 19:17.14; ... 120. Doug Hicks (LV) 19:22.96; ... 125. Adam Saylor (CV) 19:30.62; ... 127. Aaron Hellman (SJ) 19:33.93; ... 134. Tyler Brant (LV) 19:51.74; ... 138. Andy Burnett (CV) 19:55.42; ... 140. Isaac Simerman (CV) 19:56.14; ... 157. Josh Bull (EL) 20:26.08; ... 167. Corbin Schumm (CV) 20:46.43; ... 172. Glenn McVey (EL) 20:55.74; ... 179. Andrew Boley (CV) 21:08.83; ... 181. Dalton Hines (LV) 21:10.92; ... 186. Anthony Hale (SJ) 21:20.17; 187. Austin Sealscott (LV) 21:21.80; ... 191. Jared Long (CV) 21:24.08; ... 196. Austin Cunningham (EL) 21:34.02; ... 200. Noah Daugherty (CV) 21:44.21; 201. Jordan Coulter (EL) 21:46.18; ... 205. Asa Swihart (EL) 21:52.74; ... 211. Brett Ripley (CV) 22:17.21; ... 216. Eric Anthony (EL) 22:36.55; ... 221. Logan Malone (EL) 22:47.20; 222. Jacob Germann (CV) 22:54.08; ... 227. Jacob Gibson (LV) 23:03.37; ... 232. Cody Klinker (CV) 23:23.64; 233. Austin Taylor (VW) 23:28.02; ... 235. Carter Gorman (LV) 23:46.90; ... 245. Zack Holycross (EL) 24:36.30; ... 248. Alex Dukehart (EL) 24:45.78; ... 251. Zach Keith (LV) 25:34.06; ... 253. Micah Germann (LV) 25:40.49; ... 257. Korbin Schalois (VW) 27:44.43. Girls Team Scores: Coldwater 43, Minster 44, Ft. Loramie 112, Van Wert and Versailles 150, Ft. Recovery 168, Shawnee 216, St. Henry 258, Marion Local 271, New Knoxville 290, St. Marys Memorial 300, Elida and Crestview 362, Celina 366, New Bremen 428, Parkway 438, Bradford 452,

St. Johns Aaron Hellman turns the corner ahead of an Elida runner at the Coldwater Lions Cross County Meet. He finished the 5K course with a time of 19:33 for a seasons best. Curtis Pohlman (18:52) and Anthony Hale (21:20) also ran in the boys race. Megan Joseph led the girls with a seasons-best time of 21:21. Anna Mueller (22:49) and Teresa Pohlman (25:04 new PR) also competed.
Lincolnview 493, Jackson Center 558. No Team Score: St. Johns. Top 10 Individuals: 1. S. Kanney (CO) 18:09.37; 2. C. Seas (CO) 19:00.11; 3. J. Kanney (CO) 19:17.71; 4. Westerheide (FL) 19:20.61; 5. Boyle (NK) 20:01.45; 6. Slonkosky (MI) 20:04.27; 7. Butler (MI) 20:10.96; 8. L. Seas (CO) 20:12.78; 9. Niekamp (MI) 20:16.43; 10. Barlage (MI) 20:18.92. Local Finishers (257 Runners):

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Wildcats, Pirates battle to girls soccer draw

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FORT JENNINGS Bluffton built an early 2-goal advantage in its girls soccer matchup Thursday evening at Keith Hamel Memorial Field in Fort Jennings. The host Jefferson Lady Wildcats spent the rest of the match playing catchup and got the equalizer with 12:20 remaining in the contest to notch a 2-2 Northwest Conference draw. The Lady Pirates (4-9-1, 2-2-1 NWC) drew first blood on a goal at 35:59 when Megan Dulle got control of the orb on a pass from Jill Steinmetz just a step away from the top of the 18-yard box and fired a 19-yarder from just outside the left post past senior keeper Paige Miller (6 saves versus 10 shots on-goal); perhaps bothered by the sun shining right in her face, she couldnt prevent the shot from finding the net for a 1-0 edge. It became 2-0 at 30:03. Steinmetz got a lead pass from the left by Lugibihl for a run right down the middle; Miller came out some to try and cut off the angle but the 14-yarder found the right side of the net. We got off to a slow start but we did a lot of good things weve been working on. They had a couple of breaks go their way early and we had to fight from behind, Jefferson coach Josiah Stober noted. I liked how we came back and controlled the ball. Weve been working on passing, ball possession, shooting, those things. The results are starting to show more and more. Bluffton coach Joel Steinmetz was happy about

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Bluffton junior keeper, with sophomore Kylee Haehn on the doorstep of the right post for the putback. The Wildcats continued to attack the goal, as did Bluffton, but the keepers were up to the task as the halftime hit with a 2-1 Bluffton edge. The Red and White allbut-dominated the second half, especially in the early going, but couldnt get the tying tally until late. They had a great opportunity at 36:30 off a corner kick. The ball volleyed back and forth dangerously in front of the Pirates net and Haehn tried a header from the right post from eight yards out; Bluffton defender Anna Crisp headed it away and the orb was eventually cleared out. The hosts finally got that equalizer at the 12:20 mark. On a pass inside from sophomore Elisabeth Miller, Haehn got control just outside the right post at the top of the 18 Tom Morris photo and went high and hard inside Jefferson senior Rachel Miller and Blufftons Karli the near post for a 2-2 tie. The Lady Cats had a Leugers fight for control in a physical match Thursday at chance to get the match-winHamel Field in Fort Jennings. The teams battled to a 2-all ner at 4:00 when Haehn found NWC girls soccer draw. freshman Logan Hamilton on his teams fast start. 2-2-1 NWC) began to take a pass inside from the left side We focused on that; control of the match with but her 14-yarder was denied weve struggled getting out of their ball possession but they by a diving save by Heslep. We are definitely getting the gate, so that was good to couldnt get the ball past see. We got a key player back Bluffton junior keeper Abbey better each practice and each from injury, Jill, and she had a Heslep (9 saves versus 16 match, Stober added. We focus on the little things each goal and assist but you could shots). tell she wasnt 100 percent, The best chance had time out. We are not only he added. They really came been at 33:50 when senior focused on the fundamentals out and controlled the second Rachel Miller had a 15-yarder of the game but also some half; we couldnt get the ball deflected away by a defender strategy; the girls are buying into it more and more because out of our defensive zone. We for a corner kick. put in another defender to try They finally struck back they see the results and are and help and it did some but at 22:01. Off a corner kick understanding the game betwe struggled getting shots. from the right side, sopho- ter. Jefferson hosts Lima Both teams had chances the more Bailey Miller got conrest of the half but the Pirates trol of the orb on the left Senior at 11 a.m. Saturday. couldnt break through. post and fired from in close; Bluffton hosts Crestview The Lady Wildcats (4-8-1, the ball was deflected by under the lights Monday.

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16. Chloee Gamble (VW) 20:39.18; ... 18. Andrea Foster (VW) 20:43.84; ... 28. Schelissa Williams (VW) 21:17.42; ... 31. Megan Joseph (SJ) 21:21.01; ... 37. Courtney Perrott (CV) 21:30.86; ... 45. Meghan Barnhart (VW) 21:44.62; ... 48. Aly Turrentine (EL) 21:58.84; ... 59. Kelsey Wagner (VW) 22:13.71; ... 61. Tori Bowen (EL) 22:17.30; ... 68. Sarah Suever (EL) 22:29.02; ... 77. Anna Mueller (SJ) 22:49.74; ... 79. Anna Gorman (LI) 22:52.36; ... 95. Elizabeth Saylor (CV) 23:14.21; ... 101. Hali Finfrock (CV) 23:19.93; ... 110. Marissa Sperry (VW) 23:30.31; ... 115. Taylor Miller (LV) 23:34.58; ... 136. Eden Allison (CV) 24:19.87; ... 160. Janelle May (CV) 25:00.06; 161. Teresa Pohlman (SJ) 25:00.49; ... 166. Karlyn Koontz (VW) 25:11.68; ... 181. Kaiti Hinegardner (EL) 26:06.09; ... 205. Cora Finfrock (CV) 26:50.11; ... 208. Leah Brubaker (VW) 27:06.93; ... 218. Meghan Sherman (CV) 27:58.65; 219. Hannah Malone (EL) 27:59.68; 220. Mikinzie Dull (LV) 28:01.28; ... 223. Torrye Brinkman (EL) 28:19.11; ... 229. Precious Shields (CV) 28:39.11; ... 234. Maddie Enyart (LV) 29:25.49; ... 245. Ashley Ulrich (EL) 30:51.68; 246. Madison Penix (CV) 30:58.87; 247. Mychaela Johnson (EL) 31:42.58; ... 255. Fern Vangvichien (LV) 34:06.68.

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Lady Pirates tame Jeffcats at the net BLUFFTON Jeffersons volleyballers played at Bluffton Thursday night in Northwest Conference action and left on the short end of a 25-9, 22-25, 25-13, 25-8 loss. Jefferson (7-11, 2-6 in the NWC) was led by junior Katie Goergens (5 kills), senior Fallon VanDyke (4 kills) and sophomore Brooke Culp (11 assists). We came out flat, with low intensity and lost the first set pretty badly. I was very happy to see how we responded to that in the second set, Jefferson coach Joy Early noted. We had great communication and intensity and it showed in the end of the set score. Unfortunately, we werent able to carry that into the third set. Bluffton has some great hitters and our back row struggled digging their hits. We play at home on Saturday against Leipsic. That match is at Jefferson Middle School at 10 a.m.

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In junior varsity action, Bluffton won 24-26, 25-16, 25-14. ----Lady Musketeers whitewash Black Knights VAN BUREN The Fort Jennings girls soccer unit paid a visit to Van Buren Thursday night and earned a 2-0 shutout of the Black Knights. Senior Macy Schroeder scored goals in each half to account for the Lady Musketeer (10-1-3) tallies as they tied the hosts (10-4-0) 4-4 in shots ongoal. Gabbie German had three saves), Van Burens Rachel Wymer had two. We played good the first half and Macy got about a 25to 30-yard shot that went into the upper 90 at 36:26. After that score, Van Buren picked up the pressure and we started playing longer passes that they intercepted and would bring back at us, Musketeer coach Rodney Wagner noted. Both teams battled back and forth the rest of the first half. The second half, it was much of the same with Van Buren getting more good looks than us early on in the half but no real good shots on-frame. Finally, with 5:39 on the clock, Macy took another long shot from 20-25 yards out and put it in the goal for the second score. We did not play well tonight and Van Buren was a team that just kept on attacking. Our defense made some very uncommon mistakes that they havent done all season. Hopefully, this is just one of those games and we turn things around on Monday against St. Marys Memorial. ----Musketeer boys edge out Pioneers FORT JENNINGS The Fort Jennings boys subdued Lima Temple Christian 2-1 Thursday night at home. Playing with the wind in the first 10 minutes of the half made a difference. With the wind, Lima Temple came out

hard with two attempts early but at the sixth minute, Evan Sutton and Taylor Zwiebel combined on a driven cross just from the left by-line to the right post net giving the Pioneers the initial lead. Two minutes later, against the wind, Ft. Jennings came roaring back when Dylan Eldridge intercepted an LTC midfielders misplay at the right side of the centerline and sent a through ball to Chad Recker. Recker dribble-beat an outside back, entered the 18 box and slapped a low driven shot 16 yards out to beat the keeper inside the near post, tying the match at ones. Thirty-three minutes later, the first half ended with the same score. The wind was steady throughout the game, favoring the north end of the field. The Musketeers quickly took advantage of the conditions as the Pioneers had done the first half. Drew Grone tackled the ball four minutes into the second half from a left-sided LTC defender, dribbled toward the near post and drove a shot to the far post that caromed off the keepers hands to the feet of Alex Berelsman, who shot a low point-blank effort but was blocked by a scrambling defender. The ball rolled out eightyards center where Recker drove it low, splitting all Temple Christian defenders for his second goal and the final goal of the game. The last 36 minutes saw most play in the Ft. Jennings

middle third and attacking third of the field due to the wind and their tough defense. Even with this field advantage, the Musketeers did not put a finishing touch to the chances they created allowing the two second-half Pioneer chances to be worrisome. The Musketeers are 7-7-1 and Pioneers 3-10-2. ---Wildkittens sweep Lady Dawgs BATH TOWNSHIP Elida played at Bath Thursday night in Western Buckeye League volleyball action and lost 25-20, 25-21, 25-22. Tops for the Lady Bulldogs (9-11, 3-4 WBL) were Torie McAdams (14 kills, 3 blocks, 16 digs, 2 aces) and Katie Hawk (24 assists). Elida won the junior varsity match 2-0.

The Associated Press WILD CARD Todays Games National League: St. Louis (Lohse 16-3) at Atlanta (Medlen 10-1), 5:07 p.m. (TBS) American League: Baltimore (Saunders 9-13) at Texas (Darvish 16-9), 8:37 p.m. (TBS) DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Series A Oakland vs. Detroit Saturdays Game: Oakland at Detroit (Verlander 17-8), 6:07 p.m. (TBS) Sundays Game: Oakland at Detroit (TBS or MLB) Tuesdays Game: Detroit at Oakland (TBS) X-Wednesdays Game: Detroit at Oakland (TBS or MLB) X-Thursdays Game: Detroit at Oakland (TBS) Series B New York vs. Baltimore-Texas winner Sundays Game: New York at Baltimore-Texas winner (TBS or MLB) Mondays Game: New York at Baltimore-Texas winner (TBS) Wednesdays Game: BaltimoreTexas winner at New York (TBS or MLB) X-Thursdays Game: BaltimoreTexas winner at New York (TBS) x-Friday, Oct. 12: BaltimoreTexas winner at New York (TBS) National League Series A Cincinnati vs. San Francisco Saturdays Game: Cincinnati (Cueto 19-9) at San Francisco (Cain 16-5), 9:37 p.m. (TBS) Sundays Game: Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-10) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-11) (TBS or MLB) Tuesdays Game: San Francisco at Cincinnati (Latos 14-4) (TBS) X-Wednesdays Game: San Francisco at Cincinnati (Bailey 13-10) (TBS or MLB) X-Thursdays Game: San Francisco at Cincinnati (TBS) Series B Washington vs. Atlanta-St. Louis winner Sundays Game: Washington (Gonzalez 21-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS or MLB) Mondays Game: Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at St. LouisAtlanta winner (TBS) Wednesdays Game: St. LouisAtlanta winner at Washington (TBS or MLB) X-Thursdays Game: St. LouisAtlanta winner at Washington (TBS) x-Friday, Oct. 12: St. LouisAtlanta winner at Washington (TBS) LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League

POSTSEASON GLANCE

Sundays Games 1:30 p.m.: Raiders at Vikings 1:30 p.m.: Black at Broncos 1:30 p.m.: Red at Browns 1:30 p.m.: Reds at Seminoles 3 p.m.: Bulldogs at Mohawks 3 p.m.: Rams at Stallions Colts - BYE

All games televised by TBS Saturday, Oct. 13: OaklandDetroit winner at New York OR Baltimore-Texas winner at OaklandDetroit winner Sunday, Oct. 14: OaklandDetroit winner at New York OR Baltimore-Texas winner at OaklandDetroit winner Tuesday, Oct. 16: New York at Oakland-Detroit winner OR Oakland-Detroit winner at BaltimoreTexas winner Wednesday, Oct. 17: New York at Oakland-Detroit winner OR Oakland-Detroit winner at BaltimoreTexas winner x-Thursday, Oct. 18: New York at Oakland-Detroit winner OR Oakland-Detroit winner at BaltimoreTexas winner x-Saturday, Oct. 20: OaklandDetroit winner at New York OR Baltimore-Texas winner at OaklandDetroit winner x-Sunday, Oct. 21: OaklandDetroit winner at New York OR Baltimore-Texas winner at OaklandDetroit winner National League All games televised by Fox Sunday, Oct. 14: Cincinnati-San Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner Monday, Oct. 15: Cincinnati-San Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner Wednesday, Oct. 17: Washington at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner OR Cincinnati at St. Louis-Atlanta winner Thursday, Oct. 18: Washington at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner OR Cincinnati at St. Louis-Atlanta winner x-Friday, Oct. 19: Washington at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner OR Cincinnati at St. Louis-Atlanta winner x-Sunday, Oct. 21: CincinnatiSan Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner x-Monday, Oct. 22: CincinnatiSan Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Wednesday, Oct. 24: at National League, (n) Thursday, Oct. 25: at National League, (n) Saturday, Oct. 27: at American League, (n) Sunday, Oct. 28: at American League, (n) x-Monday, Oct. 29: at American League, (n) x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: at National League, (n) x-Thursday, Nov. 1: at National League, (n)

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LadyCats destroy Golden Bears KALIDA Kalidas girls soccer team completely dominated Bryan 11-0 Thursday night at home. Kalida (12-0-1) dominated the shots on-goal 20-1. Skylar Basinger had three scores, Justine Verhoff two and one each for Summer Holtkamp, Kaylyn Verhoff, Emily Schnipke, Emily Melroy, Jackie Gardner and Makenna Vorst. Holtkamp had three assists, Gardner and Melroy one each. Sarah Verhoff had a save. Courtney Retcher and Sarah Scantlen each had four stops.

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The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 New England 2 2 0 .500 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 Miami 1 3 0 .250 South W L T Pct Houston 4 0 0 1.000 Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 North W L T Pct Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 West W L T Pct San Diego 3 1 0 .750 Denver 2 2 0 .500 Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 Dallas 2 2 0 .500 Washington 2 2 0 .500 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 South W L T Pct Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000

NFL GLANCE
PF PA 81 109 134 92 115 131 86 90 PF PA 126 56 61 83 62 97 81 151 PF PA 121 83 112 112 77 75 73 98 PF PA 100 71 114 83 88 136 67 125 Tampa Bay Carolina New Orleans North Minnesota Chicago Green Bay Detroit West W 3 3 2 1 L 1 1 2 3 T 0 0 0 0

1 3 0 .250 82 91 1 3 0 .250 80 109 0 4 0 .000 110 130 Pct PF PA .750 90 72 .750 108 68 .500 85 81 .250 100 114

PF PA 66 83 65 88 123 123 111 84 PF 124 PA 76

W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 4 1 0 .800 94 78 San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 104 65 St. Louis 3 2 0 .600 96 94 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 70 58 Thursdays Result St. Louis 17, Arizona 3 Sundays Games Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Miami at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Seattle at Carolina, 4:05 p.m. Chicago at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. Buffalo at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Tennessee at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m. Denver at New England, 4:25 p.m. San Diego at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. Open: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay Mondays Game Houston at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

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010 Announcements
ADVERTISERS: YOU can place a 25 word classified ad in more than 100 newspapers with over one and a half million total circulation across Ohio for $295. It's easy...you place one order and pay with one check through Ohio Scan-Ohio Statewide Classified Advertising Network. The Delphos Herald advertising dept. can set this up for you. No other classified ad buy is simpler or more cost effective. Call 419-695-0015, ext 138. IF YOU would like a sign in your yard that says Protect and defend the Constitution please contact me at the following number 419-587-3749

080 Help Wanted

HIRING DRIVERS with 5+ years OTR experience! Our drivers average 42cents per mile & higher! Home every weekend! $55,000-$60,000 annually. Benefits available. 99% no touch freight! We will treat you with respect! PLEASE CALL 419-222-1630 INSIDE SALES Rep needed to handle incoming/outgoing customer service calls. Sales rep will: handle customer requests/concerns; learn/communicate extensive tire knowledge; maintain positive attitude; work independently. Computer experience required. Spanish Bilingual applicants a plus. FT position: 10am-7pm Mon-Fri w/ occasional Sat. Visit: www.kmtire.com for employment app. K&M Tire 965 Spencerville Rd., PO Box 279, Delphos, OH 45833. Email: HR@kmtire.com FAX: 419-879-4372

080 Help Wanted

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080 Help Wanted

RURAL ROUTE DRIVER NEEDED 10-15 hours/week Monday-Saturday Valid drivers license and reliable transportation with insurance required. Applications available at The Delphos Herald office 405 N. Main St., Delphos. TIRE WAREHOUSE needs Night Shift Supervisor to work with & oversee loading of route trucks. Hours: Sunday-Thursday 3pm-2am or when work is finished. Requirements include: 2+ years supervisor experience; able to endure heavy lifting up to 100lbs. daily; able to plan, organize & ensure accuracy. Visit www.kmtire.com to access employment application. Send work experience to: K&M Tire 965 Spencerville Rd, PO Box 279, Delphos, OH 45833. HR@kmtire.com FAX 419-879-4372

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300 Household Goods

LARGE 4 drawer armoire $25, Loveseat $20, Computer desk $15. Phone 419-692-2637

340 Garage Sales

MIDDLE POINT Community-Wide Garage Sales. Fri. October 5th 9am-6pm, Sat. October 6th 9am-4pm

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501 Misc. for Sale

ACROSS 1 Sci-fi landers 5 Leather item 9 HBO rival 12 Ice-fishing need 13 Jai -14 She played Rosemary 15 W. Coast campus 16 Sunday entree (2 wds.) 18 Greeted 20 Social mores 21 Chive kin 22 Volcanic emission 23 Began a poker hand 26 Still-life subject 30 Hound 33 Swordfight 34 Rajahs consort 35 Opera tune 37 Clock front 39 Onyx, e.g. 40 Owned 41 Promulgate 43 Poetic adverb 45 48 51 53 56 57 58 59 60 bos 61 fly 62 Break Door openers Cliffside nests Bugs a phone Gung-ho about It has long arms Stage award They often clash Equal, in comImmature butterSlots site 17 Last box to check 19 Scraped by 22 Globe substitute 24 Review 25 Aloha tokens 27 Tongues do it 28 WSW opposite 29 Canyon edge 30 Telegraph syllable 31 Suffix for forfeit 32 None at all 36 Mud brick 38 Tempt 42 Spookier 44 35mm setting (hyph.) 46 Slight burn 47 Wyoming range 48 The Bridge on the River -- 49 Pinches off 50 Hydrox rival 51 Yachting 52 M e d i o c r e (hyph.) 54 -- Dhabi 55 Orange seed

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080 Help Wanted

Are you looking for a child care provider in your area? Let us help. Call YWCA Child Care Re source and Referral at: 1-800-992-2916 or (419)225-5465 DRIVERS WANTED: Local limousine company seeking Part-time drivers both with and without CDL-ClassB. Call 419-692-2854

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REGIONAL CARRIER LOOKING FOR LOCAL CLASS A CDL DRIVERS. 2 yrs. experience required with tractor/trailer combination. Bulk hopper/pneumatic work -company will train. Must have good MVR. F/T -no weekends, home holidays, with opportunity to be home during the week. P/T work also available. Assigned trucks. Last year our drivers averaged 47 cents per all odometer miles including safety bonuses. Employment Benefits: Health, Dental & Life Insurance. Short/Long term disability. Paid holidays & vacation. 401K with company contributions. Come drive for us and be part of our team. Apply in person: D & D Trucking & Services, Inc. 5025 North Kill Road Delphos, OH 45833 419-692-0062 or 855-338-7267

FREE PHONE, No Activation Fee, No Credit Checks, No Hassle, No Contract Phone, $45 Best value unlimited talk and text includes unlimited mobile Web. Van Wert Wireless the Alltel Store, 1198 Westwood Drive Suite B, Van Wert, Ohio Would you like to be an 419-238-3101 in-home child care pro POND SKIMMER / Watervider? Let us help. Call fall, 180 gallon rubberized YWCA Child Care Re stock tank, 66 wicker lisource and Referral at: brary table, oak 30 by 40 1-800-992-2916 or table. 419-692-3851 (419)225-5465.

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550 Pets & Supplies

A CUTE, small, smart Chihuahua male. Adorable Shihtese and Shih Tzus. See them at garwicksthepetpeople.com 419-795-5711

DOWN 1 Slangy refusal (hyph.) 2 Kind of point 3 Dragon puppet 4 Closed 5 Shakespeare nickname 6 Yale athlete 7 Chocolate-colored dog 8 Bicycle parts 9 Asian nanny 10 Japanese soup 11 Vet patients

580 For Rent or Lease

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Do you need to know what is going on before anyone else? Do you have a burning need to know more about the people and news in the community?
The Delphos Herald, a ve-day, award winning DHI media company with newspapers, website, and niche product in Delphos, Ohio, is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, resourceful reporter to join its staff. The right candidate will possess strong grammar and writing skills, be able to meet deadlines, have a working knowledge of still photography. A sense of urgency and accuracy are requirements. Assignments can range from hard economic news to feature stories. Send resumes to: The Delphos Herald Attn. Nancy Spencer 405 N. Main St., Delphos, Ohio 45833 or email to: nspencer@delphosherald.com

620 Duplex For Rent

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810 Parts/Acc.

Auto Repairs/

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840 Mobile Homes

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890 Autos for Sale

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Van Wert County Clair B. Saam to Dennis J. Saam, portion of section 30, Ridge Township. Bruce Sommers, V. Elaine Sommers to Timothy K. Miller, Kathleen A. Miller, portion of section 22, Washington Township. Stanley E. Riggenbach, Nancy M. Riggenbach, Mark R. Riggenbach to Wesley J. Delong, inlot 271, 272, portion of inlot 273, Van Wert, lot 196-15, Van Wert subdivision. Douglas W. Fries, Kristine K. Fries to Dustin R. Swallow, Allicia A. Swallow, portion of section 31, Ridge Township. Patricia J. Keipper, David Keipper, David R. Keipper to Kyle L. Hammons, inlot 359, Convoy. Barbara M. Wrasman to Michael G. Wrasman, Daniel J. Wrasman, Barbar A. Stant, Elaine M. Krieling, inlot 1095, Delphos. Jeffrey A l l e n K e n n e d y, Deborah Kay K e n n e d y, Deborah K. K e n n e d y, Jeffery Alln Kennedy to Wells Fargo Bank, inlot 1474, Van Wert. Estate of Daniel William Kline to Pamela L. Kline, lot 102-2, portion of lot 102-3, Van Wert. Tracy L. Bishop, Tracy L. Hoghe, Mark E. Bishop to Citi-finanial, inlot 223, 222, Middle Point. Terry L. Dahms, Terry T. Dahms to MERS, American Mortgage Network, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Country Home Loans, Federal Home Loan Mortgage, Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services, portion of lot 10-10, Van Wert subdivision. Estate of Walter G. Schuman to Olive M. Schuman portion of lot 322, Van Wert subdivision. Scott Hutchinson Property, Sheriff Stan D. Owens to Amy L. Johns, Ricky L. Johns Jr., inlot 26, Middle Point. Jeffrey A. Webster, Jeff A. Webster, Laura D. Webster, Sheriff Stan D. Owens to Federal National Mortgage, portion of section 8, Hoaglin Township. Thaddeus L. Jenkins, Sabrina A. Jenkins, Sheriff Stan D. Owens to JPMorgan Chase Bank, inlots 31, 32, Venedocia, Jay A. Clem, Jay Allen Clem, Sheriff Stand D. Owens to Federal National Mortgage, portion of section 34, Ridge Township. Kyle J. Goedde, Megan Goedde to Timothy E. Klaus, Kathleen A. Klaus, portion of section 36, Washington Township. Jerry B. Kiehl to Diana L. Kiehl, portion of section 25, Harrison Township.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 Hopes and expectations that are based upon sound premises can be achieved in the year ahead. It will be important, however, that you keep in touch with the what if so that youll have no concern about the what can be. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -The possibilities for fulfilling your financial hopes look particularly good. If you choose to do so, you could generate earnings right now from more than one source. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Theres a lot to be said for past experiences, even those that were of a painful nature. Given similar circumstances, it isnt likely youll make the same mistake you did once before. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Things have a way of eventually leveling out. You could profit from a past arrangement that ended up badly and cost you emotionally, thanks to the knowledge youve gained since. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your strong desires for fairness and equality with friends will be extremely obvious to all concerned. In fact, you will leave a lasting impression that your chums will want to emulate. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Devote maximum effort and attention to your most meaningful present objective. Youll happily set your playthings aside when there is something important to accomplish. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- If you choose it, business and pleasure can be effectively blended together. Arrange a pleasant luncheon or dinner party for a special person, if there is something you want to discuss. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -If you have been trying to work out something that you believe could be profitable, dont let it sit unfinished. Its to your advantage to wrap things up as soon as possible. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Because youll say what you mean and mean what you say, your attitude will enable you to work far more productively with others than usual. Each will know where the other stands. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Although financial prospects are trending favorably, youll still have to earn whatever you hope to get. You wont find any free rides on the railroad youre traveling. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -By personally assuming control over matters that affect your self-interest, everything should work quite well for you. Should you have to delegate authority, keep a watchful eye. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your nobler instants will be prevalent and will be noticed by those who count. Theres a chance you will make a sacrifice on behalf of another, with no possibility of gain for yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -There is no better time than now to start tightening the ties that could bind you to someone you like. Take the initiative to strengthen this relationship instead of waiting on the other party to do so.

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By Bernice Bede Osol

Dear Annie: My son mar- her up. My brother and I ried a young widow with two could never fill the hole in small boys. They have been her heart or put a smile on married 15 years and are cur- her face. I am now 25 and cant rently expecting their first child together. Throughout stand her self-pity and rude this marriage, my daughter- comments about my father in-law would never let my and brother. She complains son have any kind of fatherly about being single, having relationship with her older no friends and coming home boy, although he was the to an empty house. I try to spend time with sole father of the her, but we always younger child. end up arguing. I Now the older boy think she thrives on is 20 and wont the conflict. leave his mothers My husband and side. I plan to start a famHe has had only ily soon. I want my one girlfriend, mother in my life, and she was the but I dont want my daughter of a close kids to be around friend of Moms. so much negativity. He has to sleep in There is no loving the bedroom next to hers. He paces Annies Mailbox way to describe her negative attitude. the floor until she gets home from work and How would I explain it to then follows her around the them? Worried Daughter Dear Daughter: Kids house. He sits outside the bathroom door while she are amazingly adaptable and bathes. He calls and texts accepting. If your mother her constantly, and she does loves them, they will respond the same. When he gradu- and understand that this is ated high school, he attended just the way Grandma is. You a local community college may need to set boundarbecause he didnt want to ies on how much rudeness leave the city. But it became she spouts in front of them too difficult to drive back and and limit her time when she forth between school and the is particularly negative. But house, so he quit and got a otherwise, handle each challenge as it appears. minimum-wage job. Dear Annie: As a public This young man doesnt have a good relationship health official, I disagree with with his younger brother or your response to Concerned my son. Its as though he Sister, whose sister has resents their presence in the dogs, cats, turtles and a lizhome and wants his mother ard. The home environment all to himself. She takes him as described suggests some everywhere she goes. I find significant health issues, from it very strange and cant help salmonella that is carried by wondering whether they are reptiles to canine feces left involved in an incestuous on the floors for periods of relationship. What do you time. These health hazards are sources of pathogens that think? Just Wondering Dear Wondering: We cause infectious diseases. If dont believe it is necessarily there isnt a mental health incestuous, but it is decidedly diagnosis, the symptoms are unhealthy. The mother has definitely in place for one. created a dependency. She D.S., Health Director treated her son as a husband substitute when she was widowed, and he has clung to that job (with her encouragement) ever since. This is unfair to the boy, as well as to his brother. And there is the possibility that the mother will transfer her affections to the new baby, creating a more serious problem. Please talk to your son and urge him to help this young man become independent of his mother a developmental step that he has missed. It sounds as if the entire family could use some counseling. Dear Annie: I love my mother, but our relationship has never been easy. Most of my childhood memories are unpleasant due to my parents nasty divorce. When my younger brother chose to live with Dad, it just about killed Mom. The bitterness and depression swallowed

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Turkey-Syria clash showcases dangers of spillover

By KARIN LAUB The Associated Press BEIRUT Retaliatory Turkish artillery strikes deep into Syria have showed the speed with which the bloody civil war can entangle its neighbors and destabilize an already volatile region. Beyond the cross-border flare-up, the 18-month battle to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad has already deepened sectarian rifts in Lebanon and Iraq, raised tensions along the long quiet frontier with Israel and emboldened Kurdish separatists in Turkey. There is not a single country bordering Syria that we can honestly say they are not facing a realistic threat to internal stability and national security, said Aram Nerguizian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. From the start, Syrias conflict burst over its borders. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians sought refuge across the countrys borders with Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. Stray bullets and mortar rounds, sometimes with deadly result, have struck Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. But in a dramatic escalation on Thursday, Turkey fired back for the first time after an errant Syrian mortar shell killed five people in a Turkish border town Wednesday. Turkey shelled Syrian military targets, and Turkeys parliament approved future retaliation under such circumstances. Turkey said it did not amount to a declaration of war, and Syria offered a rare apology a sign that both want to defuse tensions. Assads foes, including Turkey, have been unwilling to intervene directly in Syria, and the Damascus regime has tried to make sure it stays that way, avoiding major provocations that could inadvertently trigger foreign intervention. With Thursdays parliament decision, Turkish leaders expanded their options for dealing with Syria but avoided a full-scale military confrontation, said Ayham Kamel, a Middle East analyst at the Eurasia Group in London. Some of Syrias other neighbors, particularly Lebanon, have also shown restraint, in part to try to avoid inflaming sectarian divisions within their own countries that mirror the divides in the Syrian civil war. Many of those rising up against Assad are Sunni Muslims, while Syrias ruling elite is dominated by Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Syrias Christian and Kurdish minorities have largely been trying to stay out of the line of fire. Both Iraq and Lebanon have an ethnic and religious mix similar to Syrias, and in Lebanon, sectarian tensions have been rising. Since May, repeated street clashes between pro- and antiAssad groups in Lebanons majority Sunni port city of Tripoli have killed more than two dozen people. In a further complication, the pro-Assad Hezbollah militia, which is believed to be sending fighters to help the embattled Syrian regime, is a major political and military force in Lebanon. However, Lebanons major players have largely resisted the temptation to exploit the Syrian conflict for political gains at home, several analysts said. Lebanons 15-year civil war, which ended in 1990, is still deeply etched in the collective memory, and there seems to be little appetite for another round.

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France to upend school year traditions

By LORI HINNANT The Associated Press PARIS French children go to school four days a week. They have about two hours each day for lunch. And they have more vacation than their counterparts almost anywhere in the West. It may sound a bit like the famously leisurely work pace enjoyed by their parents, most of whom work 35 hours per week as dictated by law. But the nations new government says elementary school kids risk classroom burnout, and is moving to help them cope. The issue: French school days may be relatively few, but they are at least as long as a day of work for adults. Even 6-year-olds are in class until late into the afternoon, when skies are dark, attention flags and stomachs rumble. As a candidate, President Francois Hollande promised to change things by adding a fifth day of classes on Wednesday while shortening the school day. For France, its something of a revolutionary idea that would overturn more than a century of school tradition. The thinking is that the days are too full for young children under the current system and that Wednesday free time could be put to more productive use. France has the shortest school year and the longest day, Hollande said at the time, promising change. His education minister, Vincent Peillon, will decide this month how to carry out the reform. He has said he may also compensate for a shorter school day by trimming Frances sacred summer vacation. A panel of experts will present their conclusions today, and the president is expected to address the issue on Tuesday. No proposal affects tradition and potentially family and municipal budgets as much as what the French call changes to the scholastic rhythms. Theres been a midweek break in French primary schools dating back to the 19th century, a government concession to the Roman Catholic Church, which wanted children to study the cat-

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echism on their weekday off. In todays secular France, Wednesdays currently are a blur of sports, music, tutoring for families of means, or a scramble for working parents struggling to get by who must either find a sitter or send their kids to a full day at a state-run leisure center. Things arent exactly easy for French kids. Despite long summer breaks and the four-day school week, French elementary school students actually spend more hours per year in school than average 847, compared with 774 among countries in OECD, a club of wealthy nations. But the time is compressed into fewer days each year. The French school day begins around 8:30 and ends at 4:30 p.m., even for the youngest, despite studies showing the ability of young children to learn deteriorates as the day goes on. But many parents are afraid that the changes will force them to figure out extra childcare five days a week, especially at schools where the afterschool program amounts to sitting silently at a desk for two hours or near-chaos in the play areas. Under the education proposal, school would end at lunchtime on Wednesday. Its completely unrealistic, Valerie Marty, president of the national parents organization, said of the proposed timetable. They have to figure out who will take care of the children after school, who will finance it. In France, the answer is usually the government. The state is expected to provide for just about everything education-related: Classes come under the national budget, and lunches and leisure are the domain of municipalities. So if school lets out most days at 3:30 p.m., under the plan most recently floated, more working parents than ever would need afterschool care and towns would have to figure out what to do with restless children. That would almost certainly involve something more constructive than sitting quietly at desks, kicking around a ball, or playing cards until the evening when parents get out of work.

Fungal meningitis outbreak spotlights risks from custom-mixed drugs

The Associated Press Two people blinded in Washington, D.C., in 2005. Three dead in Virginia in 2006 and three more in Oregon the following year. Twenty-one dead polo horses in Florida in 2009. Earlier this year, 33 people in seven states with fungal eye infections. And now, at least five people dead and 35 sickened with fungal meningitis that has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. All these disasters involved medicines that had been custom-mixed at what are called compounding pharmacies laboratories that supply hospitals, clinics and doctors to a much wider degree in the U.S. than many people realize. These pharmacies mix solutions, creams and other medicines used to treat everything from menopause symptoms and back pain to vision loss and cancer. Unlike manufactured drugs, these products are not subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration. And some have turned out to be dangerously contaminated. Compounding pharmacies often obtain drugs from manufacturers and then split them into smaller doses, or mix ingredients sold in bulk. Any of those steps can easily lead to contamination if sterile conditions arent maintained. For example, the fungus suspected in the current meningitis outbreak can spread in the air. The risks from these products have long been known but are being amplified now by a national shortage of many drugs that has forced doctors to seek custom-made alternatives to the usual first-choice treatments. Because of the incredible number of drugs that are out of stock or back-ordered, compounding pharmacies are working with local hospitals, clinics and physicians to fill that gap, said David Miller, executive vice president of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, a trade organization. These products have had remarkable growth. More than 7,500 compounding pharmacies operate in the U.S., up from 5,000 in 2009, Miller said. They account for a $3 billion segment of the drug market and 3 percent of all prescriptions filled. Some say this industry needs more regulation. Theres not a lot of oversight of compounding pharmacies compared with drug

I dont think anyone in Lebanon, among the major political leaders, the major political factions, wants to support a sectarian war (at home), said Michael Young, the opinion editor for Lebanons Daily Star newspaper. But Lebanons fragile coalition government may not be able to withstand a protracted conflict next door, and any miscalculation could ignite violence. What the crisis is doing is eroding the resilience of the state, said Emile Hokayam of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based think tank. Small security incidents may escalate just because of bad management. For Iraqs Shiite-led government, the Syrian civil war has made the job of balancing the demands of Baghdads main patrons, the U.S. and Iran, even more difficult. Last month, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki came under pressure from Washington to ban Iranian planes suspected of carrying weapons to Syria from using Iraqi airspace. Sticking to official neutrality on Syria, al-Maliki said hed try, but that Iraq could at best perform spot checks.

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manufacturers, said Allen Vaida, executive vice president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a suburban Philadelphia advocacy group that tracks medication errors. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious-disease specialist at Vanderbilt University, agreed. They fall into this gray area and no one supervises in a rigorous fashion their manufacturing processes. The state pharmacy boards dont have the resources or the knowledge or experience, and the FDA does not get involved unless a problem occurs, he said. The FDA has said the steroid in the current meningitis outbreak came from the New England Compounding Center, based in Framingham, Mass. The company recalled three lots of the drug last week and has said it has voluntarily suspended operations and is working with regulators to identify the source of the infection. Investigators also are looking into the antiseptic and anesthetic used during the injections. On Thursday, investigators urged doctors nationwide to avoid all products from the New England company. At least 23 states have received vials from the three recalled lots.

Rush, Deep Purple, Public Enemy and N.W.A. are among the group of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They join returnees Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Randy Newman, Donna Summer and Kraftwerk among the 15 artists vying for entry. Even in the iPod age, the list of nominees up for induction in 2013 is as eclectic as they come. Nominees differ wildly in sound, origin and influence, ranging from the enduring prog rock of Canadian trio Rush and Procol Harum to German proto-electronica act Kraftwerk, the disco of Chic and Summer to the New Orleans funk of The Meters and the blues of Albert King and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Motown also is represented by first-ballot entries The Marvelettes. Joel Peresman, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, acknowledged the extreme variety of this years nominee class in a Thursday news release. The definition of rock and roll means different things to different people, but as broad as the classifications may be, they all share a common love of the music, Peresman said. This year we again proudly put forth a fantastic array of groups and artists that span the entire genre that is rock and roll.

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MINNEAPOLIS Some Minnesota lawmakers are looking to force the release of Lou Gehrigs medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that now bears his name or from repetitive head trauma. Their effort comes despite opposition from Mayo Clinic, which holds the records, and skepticism from experts that the records would prove anything. Rep. Phyllis Kahn, a self-described baseball fanatic, concedes the records probably wont show anything but says theyre worth a look. The Minneapolis Democrat became intrigued after reading about a study in 2010 that suggested a potential link between repetitive brain trauma in athletes and ALS. She and other lawmakers want to change state law to allow release of health records of patients who have been dead more than 50 years.

Mexico holds 2 for border shooting

The Associated Press PHOENIX Federal police have arrested two men who may be connected with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent just north of the Mexico-Arizona border, a Mexican law enforcement official said Thursday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information, said it was unclear if there was strong evidence linking the men to the shooting of Agent Nicholas Ivie. Ivie and two other agents were fired upon Tuesday in a rugged hilly area about five miles (eight kilometers) north of the border near Bisbee, Ariz., as they responded to an alarm that was triggered on one of the sensors that the government has installed along the border. The wounded agent was shot in the ankle and buttocks and released from the hospital after undergoing surgery. The third agent wasnt injured. Brenda Nath, an FBI spokeswoman in Arizona, and Border Patrol officials in Arizona declined to comment on the detention of the two men in Mexico. The Cochise County sheriffs office, which is also investigating the shooting, didnt immediately respond to requests for comment. Lydia Antonio, a spokeswoman for the Mexican Embassy in Washington, confirmed the two detentions, but declined to say what prompted them and what made authorities suspect the two might be involved in the shooting. At a news conference Thursday in Washington, Attorney General Eric Holder said he is getting updates on the investigations progress and has spoken with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the probe. Napolitano is traveling to Arizona on Friday to express her condolences to Ivies family and to meet with law enforcement authorities in southern Arizona about the investigation. Authorities have declined to provide key details about Tuesdays shooting, including what they believe prompted the shooting, whether the agents were ambushed and whether any guns from the shooting were recovered. Still, they suspect that more than one person fired on the agents. The head of the Border Patrol agents union has said he believes those who carried out the shooting probably had time to escape in the early morning darkness before authorities could seal off the area and that he doubted that whoever shot the agents would still be hiding in the area.

Call from burglar actually from dog

BOSTON Career criminal Marcus Pixley got a break when his bail was reduced after allegations that a state police lab chemist put thousands of drug cases like his in jeopardy by mishandling samples. Now Pixley appears to have seized on that opportunity: After posting the lower $1,000 bail, he failed to show up for a scheduled court hearing on Wednesday. Pixley has become a fugitive in the latest fallout from the lab scandal. Today, judges in Boston Municipal Court were scheduled to hear about 19 other cases from defendants whose cases may be impacted by the state drug investigation. The defendants are currently in custody in the House of Correction. Pixley, 52, was awaiting trial in a 2011 arrest on charges of possession and distribution of crack cocaine and resisting arrest. His lawyer successfully argued this month that his bail should be lowered because the drugs in his case were tested by Annie Dookhan, a chemist charged with obstruction of justice and accused of faking test results, skipping protocols and mixing drug samples at a nowclosed state lab. After he failed to show up for his court hearing, a Suffolk Superior Court judge issued a warrant for his arrest. Prosecutors opposed Pixleys bail reduction, arguing that he was being prosecuted as a habitual offender. He has a criminal record dating to 1977 including rape, armed robbery, assault and battery, larceny and drug convictions. Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley said prosecutors in his office have agreed to reduce bail and put sentences on hold for more than a dozen defendants since the lab was shut down a month ago. But he said they will continue to argue against bail reductions for career criminals or violent offenders, as they did in Pixleys case.

NEW YORK Is this Idol threat an idle threat? Mariah Carey told Barbara Walters her fellow American Idol judge Nicki Minaj threatened to shoot her, Walters reported on ABCs The View Thursday morning. Consulting her notes, Walters recounted a phone conversation with Carey just before the ABC talk show went on the air, with new details of Tuesdays blowup between Carey and Minaj that was partly captured on video made public on the TMZ website. Walters said Carey told her that when Nicki walked off the set, multiple people heard Nicki say, If I had a gun I would shoot the (adjective unspoken by Walters) bitch. After a meeting on Wednesday attended by the pair, Minaj said to Carey, I love you, but we might fight again, according to Walters. Mariah responded, No, we will not. Walters said Carey told her that the singer had hired extra security. Mariah said she doesnt feel comfortable emotionally, Walters reported. But she will continue with the show because she loves the show. And she loves mentoring the contestants. Walters issued an invitation to Minaj, a past guest of The View, asking her to return to the show to give her side of the story. But Minaj wasted no time responding with a string of Twitter postings. One read: Hey yAll. Lets just say nicki said smthn about a gun. Ppl will believe it cuz shes a black rapper. Lmao. Ill then hit up Barbara n milk it She continued: Ironically no camera or mic heard the gun comment tho. Lol (at) the struggle. Not even the producers believed u. Say no to violence barbz. A bit later, she tweeted: I dont call tmz n Barbara Walters cuz I stand on my own two feet. Never needed an army. God is good. Insecurity is as cruel as the grave. Rumors of drama between Minaj and Carey began to swirl as soon as the new panel was officially announced on Sept. 16. Then the blurry web video released Tuesday by TMZ.com displayed what appeared to be an argument between Minaj and Carey during the tryout taping in Charlotte, N.C. On the video, Minaj announces that she is no longer putting up with her ... Highness, in an expletive-enhanced reference to Carey.

OREM, Utah Police in Orem, Utah, say a man who thought he was getting a call from a burglar had actually gotten a call from his dog. Authorities in the community south of Salt Lake City say the man alerted police Wednesday after he received a phone call from his home phone on his cellphone. Officials say the man heard banging and scratching noises on the line and figured it was an intruder. Police went to the mans home but didnt find anything missing or broken. The man later called officers and told them he figured out the mystery. He said his dog had grabbed the home phones receiver and apparently hit the redial button while burying it in the backyard.

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