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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
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Jennings wins PCL girls soccer
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Obituaries 2
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Community 5
Sports 6-7
Farm 8-9
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Friday with
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90s. See
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Meyer takes
over Ottawa
mayor duties
OTTAWA During a
special meeting Wednesday
called by the Ottawa Village
Council, J. Dean Meyer has
transitioned to the position of
acting mayor
of Ottawa. The
current mayor,
Kenneth Maag,
has taken
a leave of
absence from
his position
after being
arrested on
alleged solicita-
tion of a prosti-
tute charges. Maag submitted
a written not-guilty plea
to Allen County Common
Pleas Court on Wednesday.
Council also voted
unanimously the leave of
absence be unpaid and
the village law director
will also be looking into
whether Maags employee
benefits can be suspended.
Meyer spoke to the vil-
lage during the meeting
saying, It is important that
residents know that this is a
black eye for the village of
Ottawa. We have been doing
a lot of good things and will
continue to function and
remain open for business as
usual. We are going to be
fine. We realize there are a
lot of unanswered questions.
Councilwoman Deb
Bauer said she feels Maag
should resign and remove
his name from the upcom-
ing ballot. Councilman Dave
Beckett thanked Maag for
his many years of service
and the good things he
has done for the village.
Meyer
New school year; new lunch menu
BY MIKE FORD
mford@delphosherald.com
According to research
findings uncovered by the
medical journal The Lancet,
cultural trends contributing
to the obesity epidemic fore-
cast 65 million more obese
adults in the United States
by 2030. This will dramati-
cally increase the number of
patients struggling with dia-
betes, heart disease, stroke
and even cancer. The journal
reports the combined medi-
cal costs of these preventable
diseases to increase by an
estimated $48-66 billion per
year in the US alone.
To help curb the issue in
the long term, schools are
adjusting to new state and
federal nutrition guidelines.
Food service directors and
their vendors have expected
the changes for a few years.
Jennings Local Schools
Food Service Director Cheryl
Schnipke said the new stan-
dards are designed to limit
fat, white refined sugar, car-
bohydrates and sodium while
pressing schools to serve
more fruits, vegetables and
whole-grain bread.
Weve been slowly
adjusting to this because we
knew it was coming we
need to use whole grains and
our milk fat percentage had
to change, so we went to the
fat-free and 1 percent milk.
We had to limit the a la carte
items because they have to
have some nutritional value.
This isnt a real big change
for our kids, though, because
weve been gradually work-
ing at this over the last few
years. The only thing we
removed from our a la carte
selections this year was the
Little Debbie cakes. As far
as breads, we started serving
whole wheat years ago, so
this isnt as big an adjustment
for our kids as it probably is
for some, she said.
Fort Jennings still offers
chocolate and strawberry fla-
vored milk, as well as chips
but they are now Sun Chips
with some fiber content and
baked chips that also meet
the guidelines. Though high
in trans fats, peanut butter
items also meet the guide-
lines for protein.
Its not the best choice
but it meets the guidelines,
which are looking at trans
fats but we dont have to
eliminate all of it; we can still
serve some and by being on
the a la carte, it isnt served
to everybody every day, she
said.
We also have to restrict
starches to once a week
potatoes, corn and peas. That
guideline will be implement-
ed next year but were doing
it now. We have to serve at
least one orange vegetable a
week and I cant really say
kids like carrots and squash.
They dont mind giving up
peas but corn is their favor-
ite, so they arent real happy
about that.
The school also continues
to offer juice but switched
last year from sugary fruit-
flavored drinks to 100 per-
cent fruit juice. Fresh fruit is
served two or three times per
week and the high school has
a salad bar.
Schnipke said vendors are
offering more items that meet
the guidelines this year than
they did last year.
Delphos City Schools
Food Service Director
Brenda McKee said getting
the appropriate products from
suppliers and getting kids
to eat certain foods are the
greatest challenges.
One of the biggest chal-
I get a lot of
darts thrown at
me but were
being hit with
a tidal wave of
childhood obesity,
juvenile diabetes
and related health
issues that never
used to impact
children but have
become common.
We are going to
do our part but
we cant do it
all. We can put
all the healthy
food in the world
in front of them
but if they dont
eat it, it wont do
them any good.
Brenda McKee,
Delphos City Schools
food service director
Stacy Taff photo
Students may no longer see their favorite foods on their lunch trays or as a la carte
items.
See LUNCH, page 2
See FAIR, page 2
Todays slate
Boys Soccer: Lincolnview
at Spencerville, 5 p.m.;
Ottoville at Lima Senior, 6
p.m.; Fort Jennings at Kalida
(PCL), 7 p.m.; Elida at
Wapakoneta (WBL), 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Lima
Senior at Ottoville, 6 p.m.
Boys Golf: Lincolnview
and Allen East at Columbus
Grove (NWC), 4 p.m.; St.
Johns at Fort Recovery
(MAC), 4:30 p.m.; Van Wert
at Elida (WBL), 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball: Coldwater
at St. Johns (MAC), 5:30
p.m.; Wapakoneta at Elida
(WBL), 5:30 p.m.; Wayne
Trace at Spencerville, 6 p.m.
Van Wert County Fair
opens with band show
BY ED GEBERT
Staff writer
VAN WERT The Van
Wert County Fair opened
Wednesday for the 155th
time, keeping alive many of
the familiar traditions and
beginning a few new ones.
This fair features a newer,
shorter schedule.
Weve shortened the fair
by two days, taking the last
two days off of it, explained
Fair Board President Dave
Evans. So we had to move
some things around that have
traditionally been on certain
days. For example, we started
out with the band show that
typically was Tuesday of the
fair. So a lot of things got
moved around and were try-
ing some new things.
A few of the changes, like
the band show date, are more
obvious. The event that used
to close the fair, the demoli-
tion derby, is now the Sunday
night attraction and the grand-
stand concert will bring the
fair to a close Monday night
featuring area rock bands.
The biggest physical change
is the addition of the Gospel
Pavilion just north of the
Administration Building.
We had a lot of people
step up and donate money
toward that and get that up.
Its something weve wanted
to do for the last few years
and finally were able to get
that done, Evans stated.
The pavilion was built
and paid for by private dona-
tions and without using
funding from the Van Wert
Agricultural Society. Music
from Southern Gospel to
Christian rock will be fea-
tured in the pavilions first
year.
A great deal of the fair
will be traditional in nature
with many concessionaires
and rides back. So will the
animals for both senior and
junior fair shows. Thursday
night and Friday night will
again feature harness racing
with pari-mutuel wagering
at the track. The Michindoh
Truck and Tractor Pull is
the featured grandstand
event on Saturday night. The
Cheerleading Invitational is
in its traditional Saturday
morning slot.
Some 4-H shows have
moved to different times or
days but the basic formats
will remain the same.
One unofficial tradition
is that the fair has its share
of extreme weather. The
National Weather Service is
calling for high temperatures
of 90 or above Thursday,
Friday and Saturday and the
chance of storms Saturday
and Sunday.
We always have a little
bit of everything, especially
the heat, Evans laughed.
The last couple of years we
have been fortunate not to
have a lot of rain. A few years
back we had quite a bit but we
always seem to get a couple
Tina Eley photos
The high school bands of Jefferson, above, and St. Johns, below, participate in the Van
Wert County Fair Band Show Wednesday evening.
Students can pick up their
awards in their school offices.
St. Johns Scholar of the
Day is Alex
Odenweller.
Congratulations
Alex!
Jeffersons Scholar of the
Day is Rileigh
Stockwell.
Congratulations
Rileigh!
Scholars of the Day
2 The Herald Thursday, September 1, 2011
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49th Annual
Ottoville Park Carnival
Always Labor Day Weekend
Saturday, Sept. 3
rd
and Sunday, Sept. 4
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Live Entertainment
Events
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Sunday, September 4th
9:00 p.m. to midnight
No carry-in beverages permitted
Sponsored by:
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The Ottoville Bank Co. Ottoville VFW Post 3740
Saturday, September 3
rd
Lip Sync Contest
OSU Tailgate Party
Corn Hole Tournament
Lawn Mower Racing
Texas Hold Em
Kids Rides & Bicycle Raffle
Wing Cook-Off
Adult Wiffle Ball Tournament
Sunday, September 4
th
Parade
BBQ Chicken Dinners
Golf Challenge
Bingo
The Reaganomics
Big Ticket Drawing
Raffle Booth Drawings
Cub Scout Tractor Pull
Adult Wiffle Ball Tournament
Come enjoy rides, games
and family fun the whole weekend!
For a full list of events visit www.ottovillepark.com
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At 2:25 a.m. on Thursday,
Delphos police were called to
the 900 block of East Second
Street in reference to an
attempted breaking and enter-
ing complaint.
Upon officers arrival,
they observed someone had
attempted to gain entry into
an unattached building at the
residence.
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Wednesday:
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Estimated jackpot: $43.6
million
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $29
million
Pick 3 Evening: 6-3-9
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Estimated jackpot: $75
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WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TONIGHT: Mostly clear.
Lows around 70. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy. Lows around 70.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of
showers and storms. Highs
near 90.
SATURDAY NIGHT:
Partly cloudy with a 50 per-
cent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy.
A 30 percent chance of show-
ers in the morning. Highs in
the upper 70s.
Resident reports
attempted B&E
At 10:56 p.m. on Tuesday
while on routine patrol,
Delphos police came into
contact with James Schwartz,
21, of Lima, at which time, it
was found Schwartz was oper-
ating a motor vehicle while
having his driving privileges
suspended for a child support
issue.
Schwartz was cited into
Lima Municipal Court.
Man cited for
driving under
suspension
At 9:45 p.m. on Monday,
Delphos police stopped a
vehicle being driven by Kail
Guyan, 27, of Delphos, at
which time officers discovered
merchandise that appeared to
have been stolen from local
stores.
A check at two local stores
found food products and a
DVD were missing.
Guyan was arrested on two
counts of theft and was cited
into Lima Municipal Court on
the charges. He was transport-
ed to the Allen County Jail.
Man arrested
on two counts
of theft
At 6:58 p.m. on Monday,
Delphos police were called
to the 700 block of East
Second Street in reference to
a theft complaint.
Upon officers arrival,
the victim stated someone
had come to the residence
and removed the power box
that was attached to the resi-
dence. A check with AEP
confirmed that they had no
knowledge of the removal.
The case was forwarded
to the Detective Bureau for
further investigation.
Power box
removed from
home
The following individuals
appeared Wednesday before
Judge Charles Steele in Van
Wert County Common Pleas
Court:
Elmico Crisp, 35, Van
Wert, changed his plea to
guilty to a charge of one count
of drug abuse, a felony of the
fifth degree.
Crisp was arrested as the
result of an accident inves-
tigation that took place in
February. At that time, he
was allegedly found to have
heroin.
Judge Steele took his guilty
plea to the charge in the indict-
ment and immediately sen-
tenced Crisp to a basic prison
term of six months and gave
him credit for time served
since he had been in jail since
being indicted.
Crisp was ordered to pay
$250 as partial reimbursement
for his court-appointed attor-
ney, affidavit of indigency fee
of $25 and court costs.
Robert D. Yuill, 40, pres-
ently incarcerated in prison,
entered a plea of guilty to
charges of forgery and iden-
tity fraud.
Yuill, originally of
Columbus, was creating
checks of a local business and
forging name of employees in
November of last year.
Judge Steele accepted
his guilty plea to two counts
of forgery and one count of
identity fraud and immedi-
ately sentenced him to serve a
six-month prison sentence on
each count, with the sentence
to run concurrently with one
another and also concurrent to
a prison sentence he presently
serving for similar offenses
out of Auglaize County.
Ronny Black, 52, Delphos,
was sentenced to one year
of community control and
ordered to spend 60 days in
the Van Wert County Jail on
a charge of domestic violence,
a misdemeanor of the first
degree.
Black was arrested by
Delphos for an incident that
took place between Black and
his wife.
Black was ordered to pay
court costs and perform 200
hours of community service
work which can be reduced
to 100 hours if he remains
gainfully employed. He must
undergo an anger-management
assessment and complete any
rehabilitation program recom-
mend.
Judge Steele also gave
Black a 180-day jail sentence
and a fine of $1,000 fine but
deferred the imposition of the
sentence pending the success-
ful completion of the commu-
nity control.
ST. RITAS
A boy, Miles Dean, was
born Aug. 27 at St. Ritas
Medical Center to Craig and
Andrea Niese of Glandorf.
He was welcomed home
by a brother, James.
Grandparents are Dean
and Diane Wittler of Fort
Jennings and Jerry and Terri
Niese of Glandorf.
Gr e a t - g r a n d p a r e n t s
include Jean Grothause
and Rosie Wittler of Fort
Jennings and Opal Niese and
Jim and Wilma Hohenbrink
of Ottawa.
A girl was born Aug. 30
to Charlene Hale and Brian
Armstead of Spencerville.
A boy, Paul Walter, was
born Aug. 27 to Ken and
Laura Baird of Columbus.
He weighed 9 pounds, 3
ounces and was 22 inches
long.
Grandparents are Irene
Calvelage of Delphos and
the late P. Charles Calvelage;
and Rick and Peg Baird of
Marion.
Great-grandparents are
Thelma Hoersten and the
late Art Hoersten and Eileen
Calvelage and the late Dan
Calvelage.
A girl, Kennedy Marie,
was born Aug. 22 to
Michael and Kim Hewit of
Wadsworth.
Grandparents are George
and Joyce Kleman of Delphos
and Rick and Kathy Hewit of
Seville.
(Continued from page 1)
of days of extreme heat.
Thursday is Senior
Citizens Day with free admis-
sion for persons 60 years of
age and older. Activities
for seniors will be featured
at the Entertainment Tent
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
On Friday, veterans will be
honored with an 11:30 a.m.
parade on Balyeat Avenue
and a program at noon at the
Entertainment Tent. Veterans
are admitted to the fair for
free that day.
Some more recent tradi-
tions are back this year again.
Returning are the Ultimate
Air Dogs and Bear Hollow
Wood Carver Show. The
Entertainment Tent is booked
each evening and the midway
will be active once again with
the thrill of rides and the
smell of fair food favorites.
Evans said that he is really
looking forward to this years
edition of the Van Wert
County Fair.
Im looking forward to
a great crowd and hopefully
some good weather to get
people out here and enjoy
the fair, he added. The Van
Wert County Fair, I think, is
one of the best fairs around.
It continues to be, and hope-
fully well keep heading in
the right direction.
Fair
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lenges is switching to whole
grains over the next few
years. Some of the guide-
lines will be implemented
more slowly because vendors
have to get on board, too,
she said. There are bever-
age standards and right now,
were only serving milk and
water. Weve taken every-
thing else out and will bring
in some products that meet
the guidelines. The milk must
all be fat-free or 1 percent and
were using chocolate, straw-
berry and white milk.
She said many kids want
chocolate milk and will not
drink vanilla. Likewise, many
children have been con-
ditioned to eat only white
bread, which is made with
white flour that is bleached
and offers little nutritional
value. McKee said introduc-
ing them to whole wheat can
be a challenge; it often gets
thrown away and costs more
than white bread.
However, because obe-
sity is a widespread problem
across the country, change is
needed in every school.
I get a lot of darts thrown
at me but were being hit with
a tidal wave of childhood
obesity, juvenile diabetes
and related health issues that
never used to impact children
but have become common.
We are going to do our part
but we cant do it all. We can
put all the healthy food in the
world in front of them but if
they dont eat it, it wont do
them any good, she said.
Her colleague at Ottoville
Local Schools, Margie Byrne,
indicated she is also in the
hot seat.
Some people are upset
about it. They say its a slap
in the face. she said. They
say in the United States of
America, we should be able
to choose what we want to
eat; Im hearing it all. The
kids are upset because the
cookies are going to be gone
but were trying to show them
the right way the good
way to eat.
Corn: $7.66
Wheat: $7.57
Beans: $14.49
Lunch
Nov. 10, 1931-Aug. 31, 2011
Louis C. Weber, 79, of
Delphos died at 2:23 a.m.
Wednesday at Lima Memorial
Health System.
He was born Nov. 10,
1931, in Ottoville to Ludwig
Louis and Mame (Bedink)
Weber.
On July 19, 1952, he mar-
ried Ruth Buschor, who sur-
vives in Delphos.
Survivors also include
sons Dale (Cindy) Weber of
Dublin, William (partner Elise
Lark) Weber of Olivebridge,
N.Y., and Charles Chuck
Weber of Delphos; daughter
Debra (Ron) Kill of Delphos;
sister Marie (George) Lubeley
of Ottoville; brothers Stanley
(Grace) Weber of Wyandott,
Mich., and Jim (Arleen)
Weber of Arizona; sisters-in-
law Patsy Weber and Marilyn
Weber; brother-in-law Virgil
Hohlbein; and six grandchil-
dren and four great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death
by two brothers, John and
Tom Weber; and a sister,
JoAnn Hohlbein.
Mr. Weber retired as a
journeyman electrician from
Teledyne Ohio Steel and
was a self-taught electronic
designer. He helped install
one of the first microwave
communication systems on
top of the Chrysler Building
in Detroit. He was a mem-
ber of St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church, Delphos. He
was a graduate of Ottoville
High School, Ottoville, and the
National Radio Institute. He
was a man of humble integri-
ty, wisdom and humor, whose
family always came first. He
was a fan of the St. Johns
Blue Jays and The Ohio State
University Buckeyes. He was
a skilled sailor and gardener.
Mass of Christian Burial
will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday
at St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church, the Rev.
Melvin Verhoff officiating.
Burial will be in Resurrection
Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. Friday at Harter and
Schier Funeral Home, where
a parish wake service will be
held at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. John
Parish Foundation.
Louis C. Weber
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER
The Associated Press
LONDON Uncensored
copies of WikiLeaks massive
tome of U.S. State Department
cables were circulating freely
across the Internet today, a
dramatic development which
leaves a new batch of U.S.
sources vulnerable to embar-
rassment and potential retri-
bution.
WikiLeaks has blamed
Britains Guardian news-
paper for the breach, saying
that an investigative journal-
ist had revealed the password
needed to unlock the files in
a book published earlier this
year. Guardian journalists said
that sloppy security at Julian
Assanges anti-secrecy web
site helped expose the cables
to the world.
In a 1,600-word-long edi-
torial posted to the Internet,
WikiLeaks accused the
Guardians investigative
reporter David Leigh of
betrayal, saying that his disclo-
sure had jeopardized months
of careful work WikiLeaks
had undertaken to redact and
publish the cables.
Revolutions and reforms
are in danger of being lost as
the unpublished cables spread
to intelligence contractors
and governments before the
public, WikiLeaks said in its
statement.
Leigh and the Guardian
both denied wrongdoing, and
the exact sequence of events
WikiLeaks was referring to
remained clouded in confu-
sion and recriminations.
It has long been known that
WikiLeaks lost control of the
raw cables even before they
were published. One copy of
the secret documents leaked
to The New York Times in the
fall of 2010, and other media
organizations, including The
Associated Press, have since
received copies independently
of WikiLeaks.
But never before has the
entire catalog of unredacted
cables made its way to the
Web.
Until recently, WikiLeaks
released relatively small
batches of files to its partner
organizations composed of
dozens of international media
and human rights groups
so that they could remove
information which could put
innocent people in jeopardy.
Only then were the files post-
ed online.
But with the unredacted
cables now being sloshed
around in the public domain,
all that work has effectively
been thrown out the window.
In its statement, WikiLeaks
laid the blame on the Guardian
and an unnamed German
individual.
Leigh, however, told the
AP that WikiLeaks assertion
was time-wasting nonsense.
He acknowledged that
Assange had supplied him
with a password needed to
access the U.S. embassy cables
from a server back in July of
2010 but said that Assange
told him the site would expire
within a matter of hours.
What we published much
later in our book was obsolete
and harmless, Leigh said in
an email. We did not disclose
the URL (web address) where
the file was located, and in
any event, Assange had told
us it would no longer exist.
Leigh added that I dont
see how a member of the pub-
lic could access such a file
anyway, unless a WikiLeaks
or ex-WikiLeaks person tells
them where it is located and
what the file was called.
Another Guardian jour-
nalist who once worked
for WikiLeaks said that
Assange was to blame, alleg-
ing that the 40-year-old
Australian had recycled an old
password when he republished
the encrypted data later.
Personal banking sites tell
you not to reuse passwords.
WikiLeaks doing the same for
a file of such sensitivity is
gross negligence, James Ball
said in a message posted to
Twitter early today.
Repeated attempts to reach
WikiLeaks staffers for further
clarification were unsuccess-
ful, although on its Twitter
feed the group contested state-
ments by Leigh and others,
warning of continuous lies
to come.
To add to the intrigue,
WikiLeaks asked its 1 million
or so followers to download a
large coded file which it said it
would decrypt at a later point.
Then it threatened to directly
publish the entire unredacted
archive of State Department
documents.
Exposed: Uncensored
WikiLeaks cables
posted to Web
Revolutions
and reforms
are in danger
of being lost as
the unpublished
cables spread to
intelligence con-
tractors and gov-
ernments before
the public,
WikiLeaks
statement
High temperature Wed-
nesday in Delphos was 84
degrees, low was 60. Rainfall
was recorded at .12 inch. High
a year ago today was 91, low
was 69. Record high for today
is 103, set in 1953. Record
low is 40, set in 1967.
Delphos weather
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Dear EarthTalk: What
is nonpoint source pol-
lution? How much of a
problem is it and how can
it be controlled?
Devon Corey, New
York, NY

Unlike pollution that
comes from specific indus-
trial factories, sewage treat-
ment plants and other eas-
ily discernible points, non-
point source pollution comes
from many diffuse sources,
but in the aggregate creates
a formidable challenge for
municipal, state and federal
environmental and water
control authorities.
According to the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), nonpoint
source pollution is caused
by rainfall or snowmelt mov-
ing over and through the
ground [where it...] picks
up and carries away natural
and human-made pollutants,
finally depositing them into
lakes, rivers, wetlands, coast-
al waters and ground waters.
Some of the most common
pollutants in nonpoint source
pollution include excess fer-
tilizers, herbicides and pesti-
cides from agricultural lands
and residential areas and
oil, grease and toxic chemi-
cals from urban runoff and
energy production. Sediment
from construction, mining
and agricultural sites as well
as salts, acids, bacteria and
atmospheric deposition from
myriad sources also play a
role.
While its effects vary
region to region, nonpoint
source pollution is likely the
largest threat to our water
quality. The U.S. has made
tremendous advances in the
past 25 years to clean up
the aquatic environment by
controlling pollution from
industries and sewage treat-
ment plants, says the EPA.
Unfortunately, we did not
do enough to control pollu-
tion from diffuse, or non-
point, sources. The EPA
also calls nonpoint source
pollution the U.S.s larg-
est source of water quality
problems and the main rea-
son 40 percent of our rivers,
lakes, and estuaries are not
clean enough to meet basic
uses such as fishing or swim-
ming.
Because it comes from
so many sources, regulating
nonpoint source pollution
is almost impossible, so it
really comes down to indi-
viduals taking steps to mini-
mize the pollution generated
by their actions. The EPA
reports that we can all do our
part by: keeping litter, pet
waste, leaves and debris out
of street gutters and storm
drains, which usually drain
right into nearby water bod-
ies; applying lawn and gar-
den chemicals sparingly; dis-
posing of used oil, antifreeze,
paints and other household
chemicals properly, that is,
at your nearest hazardous
household waste drop-off,
not in storm drains; clean-
ing up spilled brake fluid,
oil, grease and antifreeze, not
hosing them into the street
where they will eventually
reach local waterways; and
controlling soil erosion on
your property by planting
ground cover and stabilizing
erosion-prone areas.
Beyond what we can do
individually, local, regional
and state governments can
also help reduce nonpoint
source pollution by enact-
ing and enforcing building
codes and other rules that can
reduce outflows. The volun-
tary reduction in phosphates
in dishwashing detergents in
the U.S. last year, for exam-
ple, was a big step in reduc-
ing the nutrient load into
our streams and lakes. Some
municipalities have gone so
far as to mandate erosion and
sediment control ordinances
requiring the construction of
natural buffers in building
and landscaping projects to
filter out pollutants before
they reach local watersheds.
If your community doesnt
have similar rules in place,
encourage your local offi-
cials to enact them.
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and edited by Roddy Scheer
and Doug Moss and is a reg-
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Environmental Magazine (
www.emagazine.com). Send
questions to: earthtalk@
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Nonpoint source pollution comes from many diffuse
sources, but in the aggregate creates a formidable chal-
lenge for municipal, state and federal environmental and
water control authorities and is likely the largest threat
to our water quality. Pictured: Runoff of fertilizer-laced
soil from a farm.
USDA photo
BY KIRK DOUGAL
Staff writer
PERRYSBURG Mark
Kvamme, the Interim Chief
Investment Officer of the
JobsOhio program, got right
to the point on Wednesday.
What Gov. Rhodes did
in the 60s by establishing the
Department of Development
was really innovative for its
time, he told a group of
businesspeople, economic
development directors and
community leaders. But as
with all ships that are at
sea, many barnacles have
gathered around the ship
and turned a very fast, very
nimble boat into something
that was laden and needed
some change.
With that vision of a lum-
bering ship placed into the
audiences minds, Kvamme
and other members of the
JobsOhio team launched
into an explanation of why
Ohio has been losing jobs
to other states and nations,
what the program intends
to do about it and what the
Northwest Ohio JobsOhio
group can do to help retain,
expand, and attract jobs to
the area.
Kvamme was very blunt
about where Ohio stood
less than a year ago when
it came to being a business
friendly state. He said that
in order to find the base
line when he began work-
ing for Ohio in January, his
group asked site consultants
from around the country
about how easy the state was
to work with compared to
the other competing states.
Many of the competitors
received 8s or 9s. Ohio
was given a 4 by every
consultant.
Part of the answer was
a lack of customer service.
Kvamme pointed out that
complaint did not just mean
answering the telephone in
Columbus or returning calls.
It also meant a regulatory
process that was so com-
plicated that even everyone
within the states depart-
ments knew who to go to
for answers. It meant long,
drawn out negotiations with
no consistency between one
company and the next. It
also meant slow responses
and a tendency to wait for
the company to call rather
that being proactive and ask-
ing the company if there
was anything that could be
done.
One other item that was
mentioned as a deterrent for
working with Ohio was the
fact the Ohio Department
of Development has sun-
shine laws that regulate its
actions. Large publicly trad-
ed companies would rather
move to other states than
negotiate in an open forum.
By contrast, JobsOhio is a
private non-profit corpo-
ration which means it can
sign non-disclosure agree-
ments. Kvamme said one
large company was ready to
go to Atlanta but the ability
to sign an NDA brought the
company to the negotiating
table and now they will be
staying in-state. He did say,
however, that once a deal
is done, JobsOhio is mak-
ing public all points of the
agreement.
The changes are already
helping, according to
Kvamme. Immediately after
Gov. Kasichs inauguration,
they traveled to Michigan
to talk with officials from
the Big 3 car companies. In
January, much like the site
consultants, the company
officials gave them a whole
list of reasons why it was so
tough to work in Ohio that
they were leaving. On their
most recent visit, the same
officials told Kvamme that
Ohio still had some work to
do but the atmosphere was
much better.
Other reforms included
forming six regional service
territories across Ohio. The
northwest group is made up
of 19 counties, including
Mercer, Van Wert, Hardin,
Allen, Putnam, and going
north to the state line. This
allows the groups to focus
on retention and expansion
programs as well as com-
bining resources to find new
employers. These groups
will be the onsite people
who are selling the region to
new companies and keeping
their current employers.
JobsOhio will focus on
state issues. The program
will be in charge of finding
and securing business loans
and business grants. As other
nearby states, like Indiana,
have proved, having a ready
account of funds to close
a deal is vital in attract-
ing new business to Ohio.
JobsOhio is funded through
the states wholesale liquor
business. Previously, those
funds were used to fund the
general state governance
and now those dollars will
be directly devoted to find-
ing and creating jobs.
JobsOhio will also be in
charge of the Tourism Ohio
group, the states public-
ity arm in trying to increase
tourism to the state. That
portion should be up and
running in 2012.
The changes mean that
moving forward, the Ohio
Department of Development
will do what it does best,
namely, channeling federal
funding for specific pro-
grams like CDBG, tax cred-
its, etc., into the state.
Dean Monske, the presi-
dent and CEO of the Regional
Growth Partnership, said the
counties in northwest Ohio
have been working diligent-
ly in the past few months
to form the regional group.
He also reported that on
Tuesday, the plan the group
was hearing about had been
approved and RGP would
be receiving approximately
$2.1 million to utilize in eco-
nomic development. Also,
two RGP employees would
be tasked with representing
JobsOhio with their entire
job description devoted to
projects.
We are not going to dic-
tate to you how to do eco-
nomic development in your
region, Monske said, speak-
ing directly to the economic
development directors in the
room. We are going to give
you resources, both human
capital and financial capital,
and you need to find out
where your holes are, where
you need to improve. Then
we can take that money to
produce results.
Two of the economic
development directors in the
room with direct ties to this
portion of the state were
pleased with the way the
program has fleshed out.
Weve been work-
ing directly with JobsOhio
to find out what we need
to be doing on a regional
level, Nancy Bowen, Van
Wert County Economic
Development Director said.
As Dean Monske was say-
ing, there has been a lot
of coordination between the
two regions within the region
to get a working relation-
ship. It is our understanding
that we will have a JobsOhio
person in our region that we
will have direct access to in
order to get projects done
more expeditiously. I think
the model that they have set
out is a good one.
Marcel Wagner, presi-
dent/CEO of the Allen
Economic Development
Group, agreed.
The bottom line is we
are going to get $2 million
in this region we never had
before and if you look at a
population distribution, the
RGP counties are 64 per-
cent, we are 36 percent. That
roughly equates to $600,000
coming to our counties to
do programs but also to use
to partner with the strengths
that they have in northern
Ohio. I think there is room
for us to retain our identity
as a region but yet become
a part of a larger marketing
partnership that ultimately
will end up with job cre-
ation in our region.
But as much as being a
part of the larger group will
help, Wagner believes the
changes made to the entire
process through JobsOhio
will make Ohio much more
competitive.
I think the biggest
change is in the top-down.
We have been working
since last fall on a very
large manufacturing project
and the involvement from
the governors office on
down is a big change. The
governors office has been
involved from Day 1 with
us and when you are sitting
at the table with a company
and a guy from the gov-
ernors office says, I can
make this happen, and does,
that sends a strong message
to the companies.
JobsOhio, eco dev
relationship explained
The Marion Township
Trustees met Monday with
the following members
present: Howard Violet,
Jerry Gilden and Joseph
Youngpeter.
The purpose of the meet-
ing was to pay bills and
conduct ongoing business.
The minutes of the previ-
ous meeting were read and
approved as read. The trust-
ees then reviewed the bills
and gave approval for 16
checks totaling $8,682.90.
Road Foreman Elwer
stated that the Road and
Sign Inventory were done
for August.
He also reported that the
clean up at 13910 Landeck
Road has been completed.
Fiscal Officer Kimmet
advised the trustees that he
had been contacted by the
Bank of America and has
a phone number to contact
if anything further needs to
be done.
Fiscal Officer Kimmet
reported that an audited
was done by the Bureau of
Workers Compensation and
everything was in order.
There being no further
business a motion to adjourn
by Trustee Youngpeter was
seconded by Trustee Gilden
which passed unanimously.
Marion Township Trustees
COLUMBUS (AP) A
condemned man scheduled to
die this month for stabbing
a Cleveland woman to death
in 1986 is awaiting the Ohio
Parole Boards decision on his
plea for mercy.
Attorneys for Billy Slagle
have told the board clemen-
cy is justified because Billy
Slagle was only 18 when he
committed the crime and was
a chronic alcoholic with a cha-
otic upbringing.
Slagles attorneys also
argue that Slagle, an American
Indian of Chippewa heritage,
Ohio death row
inmate awaits
parole ruling
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
King Louis XIV (1638-1715)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
One Year Ago
A historical marker was placed Sunday at Landecks
western edge. It marks the location of the former Schaffer/
Meyer sawmill, destroyed by fire 83 years ago. The business
had operated in that location for more than 50 years. Historian
Sam Bonifas researched the information contained on the
marker.
25 Years Ago 1986
Three Delphos women are contestants in the Canal
Days queen contest sponsored by the Jaycees. They are Sally
Spring, Lesley Ann Klaus and Connie Ream. Contestants will
sell tickets at $1 each for a drawing to be held Sept. 10. First
prize is a $50 savings bond and second prize is a $25 savings
bond. Anyone who purchases a ticket will have a chance for
a $25 savings bond.
The newly-developed 207-acre Kendrick Woods between
Delphos and Spencerville, on Defiance Trail, one-half mile
north of State Route 81, will officially open next spring for
public use, according to Kevin Haver, executive director of
the Metropolitan Park District.
The Wayne Trace defense could get Jefferson in situa-
tions it wanted but couldnt hold the Wildcats. Twice in the
first half Jefferson came up with touchdowns on both posses-
sions. The Wildcats added a third score in the final quarter
to beat the Raiders 18-0 at Haviland in the season opener for
both teams.
50 Years Ago 1961
Glen Whitaker of Delphos, a sophomore halfback pros-
pect at Ohio University in Athens, will be a candidate for the
Ohio U grid team when football drills open Friday. Whitaker
played his football here for Delphos Jefferson High School
under the tutelage of Coach Rudy Lucas.
Three rural Delphos youths were among the winners
in livestock judging of the Ohio State Fair in Columbus
Tuesday. Richard R. Thompson showed the reserve champion
Hampshire board in open class and also placed fourth in mar-
ket pig showmanship. Vincent Ebbeskotte showed the cham-
pion Hampshire breeding gilt. Norbert Ebbeskotte placed
second in market pig showmanship.
The final 1961 planned program for the Delphos
Country Clubs Ladies Days was held last Tuesday at
the club featuring a Tombstone Tournament. Mrs. Alfred
Odenweller was the winner in the tournament and also
received the pin for her score in pin play. Mrs. Elvin Patton
was runner-up in the tournament and received the second
prize.
75 Years Ago 1936
The local branch of the Catholic Knights of America
and the ladies branch were extended an invitation to accept
the next state convention of the order to be held in 1939. The
invitation was extended at the state convention conducted
Saturday and Sunday at Coldwater.
The first game of the Delphos Recreation softball league
playoff will be played on Tuesday evening at Waterworks
Park diamond. Delphos softball fans are expected to be
on hand in large numbers to see the Eagles and Millers
Opticians battle for the championship of the second round
play.
A number of members of Delphos Eagles lodge went to
Ottawa Sunday to assist in the institution of a new aerie at that
place. The initiation of the class was in charge of a ritualistic
team composed of H. E. Connor of Toronto; A. J. Shenk of
Delphos; D. G. Gengler of Delphos; Z. Z. Miller, Van Wert
and J. Carl Stopher, Delphos.
WASHINGTON (AP)
President Barack Obama will
deliver a rare address to a joint
session of Congress next week
to introduce a long-awaited
plan for jobs and economic
growth, but not before being
forced to yield in a test of
wills with House Speaker
John Boehner over not what
he would say, but when he
would say it.
Obama agreed to schedule
his address on Sept. 8 after
Boehner balked at the presi-
dents request for a Sept. 7
speech.
Obamas address still gives
him a grand stage to unveil
his economic agenda, though
it falls on the same evening
as the opening game of the
National Football League sea-
son. White House officials
were working on the precise
timing of the speech in hopes
of avoiding a conflict.
The change will allow a
planned Sept. 7 Republican
presidential debate in Simi
Valley, Calif., to proceed with-
out Obama upstaging it.
Still, by seeking a rare
joint session of Congress as
his audience, Obama will get
a nationally televised address
that puts him face to face
with Republican lawmakers
who have bitterly opposed his
agenda and who have vowed
to vote down any new spend-
ing he might propose.
It is our responsibility to
find bipartisan solutions to
help grow our economy, and if
we are willing to put country
before party, I am confident we
can do just that, Obama wrote
today in a letter to Boehner,
R-Ohio, and Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
The White House budget
office on Thursday is expected
to provide revised budget fore-
casts and the Labor Department
on Friday will release new
August unemployment num-
bers. The two sets of data
will highlight Obamas chal-
lenge: addressing short-term
demands to increase jobs and
shore up the economy while
minding long-term budget
deficits.
In seeking a joint session of
Congress to deliver his plan,
the president is turning the
effort into a public relations
campaign.
Emphasizing that strat-
egy and illustrating the fine
line between governing and
political campaigning, Obama
issued a plea through his presi-
dential campaign late today
calling for public support in
holding Congress account-
able.
In an email, Obama said
he would deliver details of
his jobs plan to Congress next
week. Whether they will do
the job they were elected to
do is ultimately up to them,
he wrote. But both you and
I can pressure them to do the
right thing.
The email asked support-
ers to provide their name and
email addresses, a mobiliz-
ing tactic useful both to push
for legislative action and to
build a foundation for his re-
election.
White House officials say
not all details of the presidents
address have been decided,
though he is expected to lay
out proposals to increase hir-
ing with a blend of tax incen-
tives for business and gov-
ernment spending for public
works projects. At the same
time, White House officials
say, he will offer long-term
deficit reductions to make up
for any upfront spending.
By KIMBERLY DOZIER
AP Intelligence Writer
WASHINGTON On a
steady slide. On the ropes.
Taking shots to the body and
head.
Thats how White House
counterterrorism chief John
Brennan described al-Qaida
today as he offered the first
on-record confirmation that
al-Qaidas latest second-
in-command was killed last
week in Pakistan rough-
ly four months after Navy
SEALs killed Osama bin
Laden there.
In an Associated Press
interview, Brennan said the
death of Atiyah Abd al-Rah-
man in Pakistans tribal areas
last week was a huge blow
to the group, damaging the
network and keeping al-Qai-
das leadership too busy try-
ing to hide to plot new attacks.
Al-Rahman reportedly was hit
by a CIA drone strike.
In a wide-ranging inter-
view, Brennan credited
aggressive U.S. action against
militants across the region as
the main reason U.S. intel-
ligence has detected no
active terror plots before the
10th anniversary of the 9/11
attacks.
The former CIA officer
described that as proof that
the White House has found
the right formula to fight al-
Qaida, by pairing U.S. intel-
ligence and counterterrorist
forces with host nations from
Pakistan to Iraq to Yemen,
fighting beside them or some-
times through them. The goal
is to keep al-Qaida off bal-
ance, unable to replace the
seasoned terrorists the U.S.
campaign is taking out.
If theyre worrying about
their security ... theyre going
to have less time to plot and
plan, Brennan said of the
militants. Theyre going to
be constantly looking over
their shoulder or up in the air
or wherever, and it really has
disrupted their operational
cadence and ability to carry
out attacks.
He pointed to the killing of
al-Rahman as an example of
how U.S. pressure is degrad-
ing the network.
Theres no longer a man-
agement grooming program
there. They dont stay in place
long enough, Brennan said.
Al-Rahman had barely
assumed a leadership posi-
tion since bin Ladens death
pushed his deputy, Ayman
al-Zawahri, into the top spot.
Brennan described al-Rah-
man as a workaholic and
an operational mastermind
who kept al-Qaidas nodes
from Yemen to Europe con-
nected.
Taking him out of com-
mission is huge, Brennan
said. Theres not another bin
Laden out there. I dont know
if theres another Atiyah Abd
al-Rahman out there.
Brennan said the key to
keeping another al-Rahman
from rising is to keep con-
stant pressure on all locations
where al-Qaida operates,
working through host coun-
tries to target operatives who
are flowing sometimes back
and forth among Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen,
Somalia and other parts of
Africa.
Brennan brushed off some
of the major crises in those
relationships of late, from
Pakistans strident objections
to drone strikes as a continued
affront to its sovereignty in the
wake of the bin Laden raid, to
the revolts across the Mideast
that swept from power U.S.
counterterror allies in places
like Egypt.
He said the relationship
with Pakistan is improving.
And he described the Arab
revolts as a speed bump
that only temporarily disrupt-
ed cooperation. He said U.S.
contacts in Egypt have been
able to recover quickly fol-
lowing longtime leader Hosni
Mubaraks ouster earlier this
year. The counterterrorism
relationship with Tunisia,
where the so-called Arab
Spring movement began, also
remains strong, he said.
By JOELLE TESSLER
and PETE YOST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
Justice Department took the
unusual step today to try to
block AT&Ts $39 billion
purchase of T-Mobile USA,
arguing that the proposed
merger would lead to higher
wireless prices, less innova-
tion and fewer choices for
consumers.
Now AT&T, the nations
No. 2 wireless carrier, and
No. 4 T-Mobile are plotting
a legal response to challenge
federal regulators.
In its civil antitrust law-
suit, the Justice Department
said the merger would stifle
competition in the wireless
industry. The deal, which
is still under review at the
Federal Communications
Commission, would catapult
AT&T past Verizon Wireless
to become the nations larg-
est wireless carrier, leaving
Sprint Nextel as a distant
third-place player and certain
to struggle.
AT&T quickly signaled
that it wont abandon the
transaction, leading to expec-
tations of a fierce court bat-
tle.
AT&T has several incen-
tives to take up a legal fight
with regulators. In court,
the burden is on the Justice
Department not AT&T
to show that the combination
would harm competition. If
the deal doesnt go through,
the company will be forced
to pay T-Mobile a $3 billion
break-up fee and give it some
wireless spectrum rights.
AT&T said it will ask for
an expedited court hearing
so the enormous benefits
of this merger can be fully
reviewed.
In a statement, T-Mobiles
owner, the German company
Deutsche Telekom, said it is
disappointed by the Justice
Departments action and will
join AT&T in defending the
contemplated merger.
The companies could wage
a strong defense in court.
Morgan Reed, executive
director of the trade group,
Association for Competitive
Technology, said AT&T has
at least one key fact on its
side: Deutsche Telekom has
said it does not plan to contin-
ue to invest in upgrading the
T-Mobile network to deliver
faster wireless. That means,
T-Mobile is not a competitor
anymore, Reed said.
T-Mobile has already
stepped away from the table,
Reed noted. Were at three
nationwide wireless carriers
no matter what.
The association, which
represents more than 3,000
small and independent appli-
cation developers, believes
the merger would benefit the
wireless broadband industry.
In addition, the Justice
Department lawsuit portrays
T-Mobile as having been a
strong competitor in the past,
but merger analysis is forward
looking, said Washington
attorney Robert Bell, who has
represented clients in mergers
for over 25 years.
To the extent AT&T can
show theres good reason to
believe that T-Mobile is going
to be a very different kind of
competitor in the future for
example, weaker financially,
less innovative then the
lawsuit becomes quite a bit
different, Bell said.
University of Notre
Dame law professor Joseph
Bauer said he was pleas-
antly surprised by the Justice
Departments challenge of the
deal because it has become so
rare for the antitrust regula-
tors to block major mergers
during the past decade.
During a news conference,
Deputy Attorney General
James Cole said the merger
would result in tens of mil-
lions of consumers all across
the United States facing high-
er prices, fewer choices and
lower quality products for
mobile wireless services.
T-Mobile has been an
important source of competi-
tion, including through innova-
tion and quality enhancements
such as the roll-out of the first
nationwide high-speed data
network, according to Sharis
Pozen, acting chief of Justices
antitrust division.
By JIM ABRAMS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON A
national infrastructure bank
that would entice private
investors into road and rail
projects could be a major
part of the jobs package that
President Barack Obama
hopes will finally bring relief
to the unemployed.
The White House hasnt
divulged the contents of
the package that Obama is
to unveil in an address to
a joint session of Congress
next week. But the president
has pushed the idea of an
infrastructure bank in recent
speeches and has praised
Senate and House bills that
create such a government-
sponsored lending institution.
Whether the bank, which
would need time to organize,
could have any real impact on
the jobs situation in the com-
ing year and particularly
before the November 2012
elections is in dispute.
Obama seems to think it
would.
Weve got the potential to
create an infrastructure bank
that could put construction
workers to work right now,
rebuilding our roads and our
bridges and our vital infra-
structure all across the coun-
try, he said at a news confer-
ence in July.
But Janet Kavinoky,
director of infrastructure
issues at the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce, cautioned that
even in the next two years
I dont believe the bank is
going to be that kind of job
creator.
The best way to spur job
growth in the short term is
for Congress to pass long-
stalled bills to fund aviation
and highway programs, she
said.
The Chamber of Commerce
strongly supports the infra-
structure bank. Kavinoky said
the United States is one of
the few large countries that
lack a central source of low-
cost financing for construc-
tion projects. But she said
its going to take time to get
it running and come up with
a pipeline of projects where
funds can be invested.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.,
whos sponsoring an infra-
structure bank bill, argued that
we have projects all across
America that are ready to go
tomorrow. He said the bank
could have money flowing
in the next year easily.
Michael Likosky, senior
fellow at the NYU Institute for
Public Knowledge and author
of Obamas Bank: Financing
a Durable New Deal, says he
is working with transportation
agencies in California and
New York that are waiting
for the federal government to
say they are going to support
these projects.
A commitment to a
national infrastructure bank
could also provide a positive
spark to financial markets
and encourage investment, he
said.
The bank would supple-
ment federal spending on
infrastructure by promoting
private-sector investment in
projects of national or region-
al significance. The private
sector currently provides only
about 6 percent of infrastruc-
ture spending.
Supporters, which
range from the Chamber of
Commerce to the AFL-CIO,
say pension funds, private
equity funds and sovereign
wealth funds have hundreds
of billions of dollars ready to
be invested in low-risk infra-
structure projects.
Its better than having
pension fund money go to
Treasury bonds, Likosky
said. Its really about chang-
ing our approach; were in
tough economic times and we
will be for a while. We have
to make sure the money we
have goes further.
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10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos
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Delphos Parks and
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recreation building at Stadium
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Washington Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville
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mayors office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
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1600 Fifth St.
8 p.m. The Veterans
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E. Main St., Kalida.
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THURSDAY: Sue Vasquez, Renee Schroeder, Mary
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Carlene Gerdeman.
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Taco Bread
1 loaf baguette
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeo, seeded and
chopped
1 15-ounce can black
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1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons chili
powder
Salt and pepper
1 cup chipotle salsa
1 cup pepper jack
cheese, shredded
1 cup smoked cheddar
cheese, shredded
Lettuce
1/4 red onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, seeded and
chopped
Preheat oven to 350
degrees. Split the bread
lengthwise. Hollow out the
loaf, leaving only the crust.
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medium high heat, mix the
olive oil, garlic and jalape-
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other half in the can with a
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to the skillet. Add the sea-
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taste). Remove from heat.
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the hollowed-out bread.
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melted and bubbles. Top
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tomatoes.
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1/3 cup packed brown
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1/3 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
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8 teaspoons margarine
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American Association of
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held September 6-10 at 2720
Elida Road west of Lima Mall,
next to Shoe Carnival.
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Saturday.
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Ohio by Terry D.
Schwaner at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday in a meeting room
of OSU Limas Visitor and
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3900 Campus Drive.
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The field trip will be on
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A carpool will depart
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S.R. 309, Lima. Dress for
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held by the Mercer County
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from Sept. 29-October 4 at
the Senior Citizen Center in
Celina.
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on weekdays, 9:30 a.m.-4
p.m. on weekends. Evening
hours are scheduled for Sept.
29 with the sale remaining
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SPORTS
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
FORT JENNINGS
Whenever two Putnam County
League teams get together
name the sport it is sure to
have a lot of intensity.
Just like Fort
Jennings and Miller
Citys girls soccer clash
Wednesday night at
the new Fort Jennings
Outdoor Athletic
Complex.
The host Lady
Musketeers in the
mind of head coach Rod
Wagner did just enough
to get by with a 1-0 victory.
The standard by which
these two highly-successful
programs are measured is such
that neither coach was satis-
fied with his teams perfor-
mance.
It was just enough to get
a win but not in the way I like
the girls to play. We did some
good things, like we went to
the ball well, Wagner assert-
ed. However, our passing was
not there as it needs to be and
our shot selection wasnt the
greatest. PCL teams tend to
pack it in defensively, which
Miller City did, and you need
better shot selection to deal
with that.
Wildcat head man Nick
Putman was not pleased at all.
We had no energy at all
from the start. Quite frankly,
Jennings should have
won 5-0 or even 6-0,
Putman added. They
kept us down. All I can
hope is that it was just
one of those days that
wont happen again.
The visitors (4-1,
0-1 PCL) did win the
shots on-goal 12-11, with
senior keeper Kelsey Von
Lehmden saving nine and
Wildcat senior netminder
Jessica Leis having 10.
The Musketeers did have
a few more overall attempts
than their PCL counterparts
23-16 but the accuracy
was the problem. As well,
they won the corner kicks
7-3.
Still, with two teams so
tightly-matched in terms of
speed, skills and everything
else, as well as being very
familiar with each other, great
looks at the goal were hard to
come by.
The Musketeers had three
prime sequences in front of
the net the first half just
a minute into the match, at
14:57 and at 5:25 but Leis
finally got control of the orb
to snuff those out.
At 7:45, Musketeers
junior Kaitlin Stechschulte
fired from the left wing but
Leis was up to the chal-
lenge.
On the other end, Von
Lehmden was there to sti-
fle the likes of Miller Citys
Jessica Nienberg, Marissa
Schroeder and their friends,
shutting off every attempt.
That trend continued into
the second half as well, with
the Musketeers seeming to
have better opportunities,
though the visitors had the
first great chance at 30:42.
Schroeder got loose from the
defense and her 12-yarder
was knocked away by Von
Lehmden.
At 25:45, Jennings junior
Kristen Maag was just wide
left on a 12-yarder; and at
23:25, her 18-yard blast was
deflected away by a defender.
Finally, the Orange and
Black broke through. The
Schroeder sisters: Morgan and
Macy; connected at 10:19. The
senior Morgan on the right
wing fed an inside pass to
her junior sister Macy and her
19-yard left-footer went over
the top of the keeper and into
the net for a 1-0 lead.
The Wildcats then had a
greater sense of urgency but
Von Lehmden and her defend-
ers did the job.
The best chance came at
4:56 when Dana Kohls got a
free kick from 25 yards but
the orb was knocked away by
the keeper.
It was a hard-fought PCL
game. I thought we con-
trolled most of the game but
Miller City kept challenging
our defense; both defenses
kept each team in the game,
Wagner added. It was a pretty
good matchup as far as speed
and such. We are a slow-
starting team into the season
and we tend to fall behind in
the PCL race, so this was a big
win for us.
Miller City hosts
Defiance Saturday, while the
Musketeers visit Continental
5 p.m. Wednesday.
By MALLORY KEMPER
The Delphos Herald
mkemper2011@
hotmail.com

KALIDA Two young
girls soccer teams, the Kalida
Wildcats and Lima Central
Catholic Thunderbirds, played
a strong defensive match
Wednesday night at Kalida
Soccer Stadium.
So much so that the score
ended in a 2-2 tie.
Kalida stands at 1-0-1 and
the Thunderbirds are 1-1-1 on
the season.
Shots on-goal were at a
premium as LCC had five and
Kalida six.
The first half was evenly
controlled by both teams but a
quick Kalida first goal came at
the 38:07 mark when captain
Summer Holtkamp dribbled
her way to freshman Jackie
Gardner, who shot right out-
side the goal box
past LCC keeper
Ashley Hunt (4
saves) for a Kalida
score.
Later in the half,
the Thunderbirds
Morgan Greeley
went down the field
and passed to her
teammate, freshman
Sydney Santaguida,
as she shot on the
top side from about
10 yards past keeper
Erika Brinkman (3 saves).
With 13 minutes to play
in the half, Lima Central
Catholics Meagan France got
the ball to Kelly Ahman as she
scored close to the goal, put-
ting the Thunderbirds up 2-1.
A great save by Brinkman
kept Ahman from scoring
another goal with 10 minutes
to play in the first half.
With eight minutes
to play, Holtkamp
battled her way to
get Kalida a corner
kick. Gardner kicked
the ball just over the
defense as she scored
to make it a tie match
at the 8:14 mark.
Another great save
by Brinkman with less
than two minutes to
play in the opening
half ended with a half
at 2-2.
The home team controlled
the second half for the first
25 minutes as Holtkamp had
a great look at the goal early
in the half.
A penalty kick by
Santaguida shot right at the
Wildcat goalie just six minutes
into the second half.
At the 7:47 mark, Holtkamp
had a great look at the goal
that just barely missed hitting
the top of the post.
The second half was
a strong defensive battle
between the two teams as they
ended with a 2-2 tie.
The second half, we
played better, Kalida coach
David Kehres said. At least
we didnt lose. We can learn
from our mistakes tonight
with another tough game this
Saturday with Wauseon.
LCC head man Tim Brown
hopes for the same.
I think both teams will
improve throughout the year
and we are both very young,
Brown added. Maybe down
the road, we will see each
other in tournament and figure
out which one of us is better at
that time.
Kalida visits Wauseon 1
p.m. Saturday.
Lady Musketeers edge
Wildcats in PCL soccer
LadyCats, T-Birds end in a 2-2 tie
Holtkamp
Thunderbirds seize
NWC golf quad
DELPHOS Lima
Central Catholics Josh Klaus
and Austin Goodridge shot 36s
to pace the Thunderbirds to a
152-172-189-189 Northwest
Co n f e r e n c e
boys golf
quad over
Spencervi l l e,
Allen East and
host Jefferson
Wednesday afternoon at the
Delphos Country Club.
The Mustangs (8-3, 7-1
NWC) beat the Wildcats (6-6,
4-5 NWC) in a
scorecard play-
off.
Evan Crites
was low golfer
for the Bearcats
(8-6, 5-3) with a 39.
Nick Gallmeier shot a 42
for the hosts.
Team Scores:
Lima Central Catholic 152:
Josh Klaus 36, Austin Goodridge
36, John Kidd 39, Evan Wilker
41, Timmy Levers 42, James
Riepenhoff 48.
Spencerville 172: Evan Crites
39, Dylan Layman 41, Dan
Gelivera 45, Rick Brunswick 47,
James Schaad 47, Kasey Lee
51.
Allen East 189: Lucas
Herrman 44, Tyler Stevens 47,
Clay Plaugher 49, Cole Meyer
49, Zak Thomas 49, Tanner
Richardson 50.
Jefferson 189: Nick Gallmeier
42, Tyler Wrasman 48, Jacob
Violet 48, Carter Mox 51, Tyler
Miller 53, Ryan Bullinger 53.
----
Versailles edges Blue
Jays in boys golf
DELPHOS The
Versailles boys golfers edged
host St. Johns 161-163 in
Midwest Athletic Conference
action Wednesday at the
Delphos Country Club.
Nick Kayser led the Blue
Jays with a
39, followed
by Cody
Kundert 41,
Sean Flanagan
41, Cole
Fischbach 42,
Eric Bergfield
42 and Isaac Klausing 44.
For the Tigers, Aaron
Niekamp and Trevor Philipot
had 39s, Brandon Groff 41,
Josh Barlage 42, Tyler Drees
43 and Jake Ahrens 45.
We played solid and it
was great to see that all six
shot well. We are shooting
an average of 10-15 strokes
lower than last year per
match, St. Johns coach John
Klausing noted.
St. Johns is at Fort
Recovery 4:30 p.m. tonight.
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Late Tuesday
Wayne Trace Cross
Country Invitational
VARSITY (5K)
Girls
Team Scores: Van Wert 23,
Tinora 71, Fairview 93, Stryker
118, Lincolnview 133, Antwerp
135, Edgerton 175, Paulding 223,
Bath 233.
No team scores: Ayersville,
Hicksville, North Central,
Ottoville, St. Johns, Wayne
Trace, Crestview, Liberty-
Benton.
Top 20 individuals: 1.
McKibben (AY) 20:12; 2. Andi
Foster (VW) 20:47; 3. Schelissa
Williams (VW) 20:53; 4. Megan
Joseph (SJ) 20:53; 5. Bowden
(TI) 21:28; 6.
Sydney Riethman
(VW) 21:36; 7.
Jacey Eikenbary
(VW) 21:34; 8.
Kerri Grothaus
(LV) 21:40; 9.
Karissa Burns (LV) 21:52; 10.
Graber (ST) 21:53; 11. Wetli (AN)
21:56; 12. Poling (WT) 21:56; 13.
Dietrich (TI) 22:04; 14. Kelsey
Wagner (VW) 22:08; 15. Becky
Anderson (VW) 22:15; 16. Pringle
(EG) 22:18; 17. Matthews (WT)
22:21; 18. Erin Dingle (VW)
22:32; 19. Hablawetz (HI) 22:40;
20. Cereghin (TI) 22:41.
Other Local Finishers (77
runners): 35. Sabrina Barnhart
(LV) 24:14; ... 44. Taylor Miller
(LV) 24:49; ... 58. Elizabeth
Luersman (OV) 26:46; ... 60.
Amy Looser (OV) 26:59; ... 70.
Kara Hoersten (OV) 31:18; ... 75.
Madelyn Jones (LV) 33:18.
Boys
Team Scores:
Van Wert 33,
Ayersville 104,
Lincolnview 126,
Fairview 146,
Stryker 148, Tinora
161, Wayne Trace
197, Ottoville 210,
Hicksville 211,
Edgerton 213, Antwerp 246,
Paulding 377.
No Team Scores: North
Central, St. Johns, Crestview,
Liberty-Benton.
Top 20 individuals: 1. Jared
Fleming (VW) 16:11; 2. Conner
Holiday (VW) 16:36; 3. Thomas
(FV) 16:39; 4. Kase Schalois (VW)
16:48; 5. Lehman (TI) 17:15; 6.
Mansfield (AY) 17:29; 7. Frey
(ST) 17:30; 8. Graber (ST) 17:32;
9. Jason Turnwald (OV) 17:35;
10. Stoller (WT) 17:37; 11. Nathan
Stevens (VW) 17:38; 12. Cook
(WT) 17:39; 13. Bayley Tow (LV)
17:40; 14. Krick (AN) 17:44; 15.
Nick Keber (VW) 17:48; 16. Reed
Baxter (VW) 17:55; 17. Sweet
(HI) 18:03; 18. Frost (AY) 18:05;
19. Jeff Jacomet (LV) 18:06; 20.
Graham (FV) 18:10.
Runners): 24. Jordan Butler (VW)
18:21; ... 26. Ben Bilimek (LV)
18:25; ... 33. Brandon Jacomet
(LV) 18:47; ... 35. Austin Treesh
(LV) 19:00; 36. Seth Bendele (OV)
19:06; ... 38. Doug Hicks (LV)
19:21; 39. Aaron Hellman (SJ)
19:22; ... 45. Angelo Katalenas
(LV) 19:31; ... 48. Matt Niemeyer
(OV) 19:35; ... 50. Jacob Turnwald
(OV) 19:38; ... 74. Jonathon Tiller
(OV) 21:43; ... 79. Anthony Hale
(SJ) 21:53; 80. Ryan Kimmet
(OV) 21:54; ... 87. Todd Rode
(SJ) 22:49; ... 89. John Landwehr
(OV) 23:36.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Girls
Tinora 40.
No Team Scores: St.
Johns, Ottoville, Lincolnview,
Crestview, Antwerp, Ayersville,
Fairview, Stryker, Bath, Edgerton,
Hicksville, Liberty-Benton, North
Central, Paulding.
Top 21 individuals: 1. Rachel
Scheidt (VW) 22:27; 2. Whitney
Meyers (VW) 22:28; 3. Leah
Brubaker (VW) 23:06; 4. Karlyn
Koontz (VW) 23:30; 5. Courtney
Smith (VW) 23:35; 6. Hildebrandt
(ST) 24:11; 7. Ankney (FV)
24:41; 8. Paxton (ST) 25:23; 9.
Garrigus (FV) 26:12; 10. Hornish
(TI) 26:17; 11. Short (ST) 26:53;
12. Tori Abdul (LV) 27:05; 13.
Caldwell (TI) 27:16; 14. Jackson
(AN) 27:21; 15. Cline (TI) 27:44;
16. Schroeder (AY) 29:12; 17.
Weber (AY) 29:19; 18. Bowers
(FV) 29:22; 19. Mulford (TI) 29:58;
20. Fraley (FV) 31:10; 21. Maggie
Reinhart (AN) 35:58.
Boys
Lincolnview 56, Fairview 78,
Tinora 85.
No Team Scores: St. Johns,
Ottoville, Crestview, Antwerp,
Ayersville, Fairview, Stryker, Bath,
Edgerton, Hicksville, Liberty-
Benton, North Central, Paulding,
Wayne Trace.
Luke Brubaker (VW) 18:17; 2.
Conner Shaffer (VW) 18:43; 3.
Daniel Perry (VW) 19:04; 4. Alex
Rodriguez (LV) 19:05; 5. Ryan
Rice (VW) 19:15; 6. Spencer
Prichard (VW) 19:17; 7. Brandt
Henry (VW) 19:40; 8. Czartoski
(FV) 19:45; 9. Richards (AY)
20:01; 10. Tyler Brant (LV) 20:03;
11. Grandey (FV) 20:06; 12. Nick
Germann (LV) 20:10; 13. Aguilar
(ST) 20:17; 14. Levi Brake (LV)
20:23; 15. Quinton Rutkowski
(VW) 20:25; 16. Elkins (TI)
20:26; 17. ODonnel (TI) 20:32;
18. Sanderson (FV) 20:35; 19.
Stone (HI) 20:36; 20. Clausen
(TI) 20:36.
Runners): 24. Travis Lippi (LV)
21:23; ... 26. Troy Thompson (LV)
22:13; ... 28. Mark Waldick (OV)
22:31; 29. Austin Taylor (VW)
22:32; ... 31. James Tiller (OV)
23:32; 32. Austin Sealscott (LV)
23:33; ... 36. Andy Horstman (OV)
24:14; ... 45. Zach Keith (LV)
26:08; ... 47. Brandon Kimmet
(OV) 29:29; ... 50. Micah Germann
(LV) 31:44.
JUNIOR HIGH (2 miles)
Girls
Team Scores: Liberty-
Benton 32, Tinora 75, Edgerton
84, Van Wert 96, Fairview 107,
Lincolnview 145, Hicksville 167.
Ottoville, Crestview, Antwerp,
Ayersville, Stryker, Bath,
Edgerton, North
Central, Paulding,
Wayne Trace.
Top 20 indi-
viduals: 1. Bartel
(LB) 13:09; 2.
Thomas (LB)
13:25; 3. Anna Gorman (LV)
13:49; 4. Anna Mueller (SJ) 13:51;
5. Wagner (TI) 14:03; 6. Butler
(LB) 14:11; 7. Brooke Ripley (CR)
14:13; 8. Martin (AY) 14:14; 9.
Helmke (TI) 14:18; 10. Sell (HI)
14:30; 11. Stein (EG) 14:32; 12.
Landel (EG) 14:35; 13. Garver
(LB) 14:43; 14. Megan Barnhart
(VW) 14:45; 15. Martin (AY)
14:53; 16. Graber (ST) 14:58;
17. Lymanstall (TI) 15:05; 18.
Retcher (FV) 15:08; 19. Yockey
(LB) 15:10; 20. Maria Giambruno-
Fuge (SJ) 15:11.
Runners): 27. Natalie Riethman
(VW) 15:24; 28. LeAndryce
Miller (VW) 15:28; ... 31. Ashlynn
Friesner (VW) 15:54; ... 35. Anna
H e n k a l i n e
(VW) 16:02;
... 40. Larissa
Laudick (VW)
16:18; ...
45. Brooke
Thatcher (LV)
16:53; ... 50.
Aimee Nicolai (VW) 17:28; 51.
Claira Rhoades (LV) 17:29; 52.
Ryanne Ducheney (LV) 17:33; 53.
Shianne Baldwin (VW) 17:37; ...
61. Morgan Bracken (VW) 18:31;
62. Caylee Boroff (VW) 18:32; ...
65. Maggie Cripe (VW) 18:40; ...
69. Olivia Profit (VW) 19:39; 70.
Tori Smith (VW) 19:45; 71. Kayla
Gramling (LV) 20:03; 72. Abbie
Enyart (LV) 21:00; ... 74. Valerie
Barnhart (VW) 21:22; 75. Karlie
Thatcher (VW) 21:34.
Boys
Team Scores: Ayersville 60,
Van Wert 83, Crestview 84,
Lincolnview 92, Hicksville 142,
Edgerton 150, Liberty-Benton
186, Antwerp 200, Wayne Trace
220, Ottoville 274, Stryker 290,
North Central 293.
Fairview, Paulding, Bath, Tinora.
Top 20 individuals: 1. Frost
(HI) 11:13; 2. Williamson (AN)
11:15; 3. Curtis Pohlman (SJ)
11:50; 4. Rue (AY) 12:08; 5.
Jones (EG) 12:08; 6. Cade
LOCAL ROUNDUP
See ROUNDUP, page 7
By JOE KAY
CINCINNATI Cliff
Lee wanted one more out.
Instead, the dominating left-
hander had to settle for the
biggest share of another
shutout, one that swept the
Philadelphia Phillies to new
heights.
Lee got his sixth straight
win on Wednesday night,
coming up one out short of
another complete game, and
Hunter Pence homered for
the second straight game, set-
ting up a 3-0 victory over the
Cincinnati Reds that gave the
NL East leaders another big
number.
They are 40 games over
.500 for the first time this
season, holding the majors
best record at 86-46. And
theres no wonder why. The
Phillies lead the majors with
19 shutouts.
I didnt know we have 19
shutouts, Lee said. I know
weve got good pitching and
any day were capable of
going out and shutting down
another offense.
They have blanked the
Reds the last two games
and allowed a total of two
runs and 16 hits while taking
the first three games of the
series. Its even more impres-
sive considering the Phillies
had two unexpected days off
over the weekend because
of Hurricane Irene, throwing
the pitchers routines out of
whack.
Closer Ryan Madson got
the final out.
Cincinnati entered the
series on a hot streak, win-
ning four straight. The Reds
ran into an old problem
they cant do anything against
the Phillies pitching.
The Phillies swept them in
the playoffs last season, with
Roy Halladay throwing a no-
hitter. Philadelphia is 20-6
against Cincinnati lately,
including 6-1 this season.
Lee (15-7) gave up only
five hits through the first
eight innings, then retired the
first two batters in the ninth.
He gave up Joey Vottos
double, walked Jay Bruce
and hit Miguel Cairo with
his 117th pitch, prompting
manager Charlie Manuel to
let Madson finish it off. He
retired pinch-hitter Yonder
Alonso on a foul pop for his
25th save in 27 chances.
Lee, who celebrated his
33rd birthday on Tuesday,
hasnt lost since July 25. The
left-hander has given up only
six earned runs in his last six
starts. Hes been especially
tough on the road, where he
hasnt allowed a run in his
last 30 2/3 innings since July
19.
He went 5-0 in June and
did an encore by going 5-0
in August.
Philadelphia scored in the
first inning when the Reds
failed to turn a double play
with two runners aboard.
Pence led off the sixth with
his 18th homer off left-hand-
er Dontrelle Willis (0-4),
extending his hitting streak
to seven games. Philadelphia
scored another run on a for-
ceout in the seventh.
No matter how well he
pitches or hits, Willis cant
get a win. He gets the low-
est run support among Reds
starters and the bullpen has
blown save chances in three
of his starts.
Guys on the other side
of the diamond are pitching
well, Willis said. So Im
not frustrated. I like being
in those type of games any-
way.
Earlier Wednesday,
the Phillies made a move
to strengthen their bench,
acquiring outfielder John
Bowker from Pittsburgh.
Bowker spent most of the
season in the minors, batting
.306 with 15 homers.
Braves 3, Nationals 1
ATLANTA Two milestone
home runs Chipper Jones
450th and Derek Lowes first
gave Atlanta the early lead and
Lowe combined with three reliev-
ers on a 3-hitter in a 3-1 victory
over Washington on Wednesday
night.
Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth
for his 41st save, setting a major-
league rookie record.
Ian Desmonds singles in the
first and third innings were the only
hits allowed by Lowe (9-12) until
Michael Morse led off the seventh
with a homer.
John Lannan (8-11) gave up
seven hits and three runs, two
earned, in seven innings as his
streak of five straight wins over the
Braves ended.
Jones hit his 14th homer of
the season in the second inning.
Lowe, 38, lined a 3-2 pitch over the
wall in left field in the third inning
for his first homer in his 405th
career at-bat.
Eric OFlaherty and Jonny
Venters both pitched one score-
less inning before Kimbrel took
over in the ninth. Kimbrel broke
a tie with Neftali Feliz of Texas,
who had 40 saves as a rookie last
season.
Cardinals 8, Brewers 3
MILWAUKEE Starting pitch-
er Jake Westbrook hit a grand slam
for his first major-league home run
to lead St. Louis.
Rafael Furcal and Albert
Pujols added solo homers for
the Cardinals. Furcal led off the
game with a homer and Pujols
followed two batters later with his
NL-leading 32nd. Westbrook (11-
7) tossed five innings and his slam
in the fourth gave St. Louis a 6-2
lead.
Corey Hart homered to start
the game for Milwaukee but Ryan
Braun fell halfway down the third-
base line on what would have
been an inside-the-park homer in
the third.
Brewers starter Randy Wolf
(11-9) gave up seven hits and six
runs in five innings.
Giants 4, Cubs 0
SAN FRANCISCO Madison
Bumgarner matched his career
high with 11 strikeouts, Jeff
Keppinger and Pablo Sandoval hit
back-to-back homers in the fourth
inning and San Francisco snapped
a 3-game skid and avoided a
sweep.
Bumgarner (9-12) allowed
two hits and walked two in eight
innings. Sergio Romo finished the
Giants 11th shutout with a 1-2-3
ninth that included a strikeout.
Keppinger drove in a run with a
bloop single in the fifth off Rodrigo
Lopez (4-6).
The Giants shook up the ros-
ter before the game, designat-
ing infielder Miguel Tejada and
outfielder Aaron Rowand the
teams second-highest paid player
for assignment.
Dodgers 4, Padres 2
LOS ANGELES Matt Kemp
got his career-high 102nd RBI and
Rod Barajas hit a 2-run homer as
Los Angeles completed a 3-game
sweep.
Los Angeles starter Ted Lilly
(9-13) allowed two runs and six
hits in 5 2/3 innings. He had a
season-high four walks in his ninth
career win over the Padres his
most against an opponent. Javy
Guerra pitched the ninth to earn
his 13th save in 14 chances.
Wade LeBlanc (2-4) gave up
four runs and six hits in six innings
for San Diego.
The Dodgers took the lead for
good when Barajas homered off
the left-field foul pole in the sec-
ond. It was Barajas 15th homer.
Mets 3, Marlins 2
NEW YORK Lucas Duda hit
a tie-breaking single in the seventh
inning as New York rallied.
Jason Bay had three hits,
including the tying single, and
David Wright hit two long dou-
bles high off the wall in left field
for the Mets. The third baseman
also made a diving stop on Omar
Infantes hot grounder for the sec-
ond out of the ninth before Bobby
Parnell got his third save in five
chances.
Manny Acosta (2-1) pitched a
scoreless inning of relief.
Marlins starter Chris Volstad
(5-12) is 0-4 in six starts since
beating the Astros on July 10.
Astros 2, Pirates 0
HOUSTON J.A. Happ
allowed three hits and struck
out six over seven innings and
Houston completed a sweep of the
3-game series.
Happ (5-15) had his second
strong outing since returning from
Triple-A Oklahoma City. He didnt
allow a runner past first base and
walked one. It was Happs first
major-league victory since July 19.
Mark Melancon pitched the ninth
for his 16th save.
James McDonald (8-7) pitched
six innings, allowed seven hits, two
walks and struck out six.
Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2
PHOENIX Miguel Montero
hit a 3-run homer for the second
straight game and Arizona won its
ninth straight.
Josh Collmenter (9-8) limited
Colorado to two runs in six innings
as the Diamondbacks set a fran-
chise record with 12 consecutive
home wins. The 9-game overall
streak is Arizonas longest since
a franchise-best 12 straight from
June 18-30, 2003.
Sean Burroughs had a pinch-hit
RBI single for the Diamondbacks.
Dexter Fowler, without a home
run all season before this series,
hit a solo shot for the second
straight night for Colorado.
Collmenter allowed five hits,
struck out three, walked none and
hit a batter. Four relievers blanked
Colorado for the last three innings,
capped by J.J. Putz in the ninth for
his 35th save.
Esmil Rogers (6-4) gave up
four runs and seven hits in six
innings for the Rockies.
Lee, Phillies beat Reds 3-0 for season high 19th shutout
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National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 86 46 .652
Atlanta 80 55 .593 7 1/2
New York 65 69 .485 22
Washington 63 71 .470 24
Florida 60 75 .444 27 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 81 56 .591
St. Louis 72 64 .529 8 1/2
Cincinnati 67 69 .493 13 1/2
Pittsburgh 62 74 .456 18 1/2
Chicago 59 78 .431 22
Houston 47 90 .343 34
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 78 59 .569
San Francisco 72 65 .526 6
Los Angeles 65 70 .481 12
Colorado 64 73 .467 14
San Diego 60 77 .438 18
Wednesdays Results
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2
San Francisco 4, Chicago Cubs 0
N.Y. Mets 3, Florida 2
Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 0
Atlanta 3, Washington 1
Houston 2, Pittsburgh 0
St. Louis 8, Milwaukee 3
Arizona 4, Colorado 2
Todays Games
Philadelphia (Worley 9-1) at Cincinnati (Leake
11-8), 12:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Eveland 0-0) at Pittsburgh
(Lincoln 1-0), 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Dickson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo
15-8), 4:10 p.m.
Florida (Hensley 2-5) at N.Y. Mets (Batista
3-2), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Wang 2-2) at Atlanta (T.Hudson
13-8), 7:10 p.m.
Fridays Games
Pittsburgh (Undecided) at Chicago Cubs
(Dempster 10-10), 2:20 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 6-11) at Washington
(Detwiler 2-4), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Oswalt 6-8) at Florida
(Undecided), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 10-10) at Atlanta
(Beachy 7-2), 7:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Greinke 13-5) at Houston (Harrell
0-0), 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 9-5) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter
8-9), 8:15 p.m.
Colorado (Millwood 1-1) at San Diego (Harang
12-4), 10:05 p.m.
Arizona (J.Saunders 9-11) at San Francisco
(Cain 10-9), 10:15 p.m.
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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 83 52 .615
New York 81 53 .604 1 1/2
Tampa Bay 74 61 .548 9
Toronto 68 68 .500 15 1/2
Baltimore 54 80 .403 28 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 75 61 .551
Cleveland 68 65 .511 5 1/2
Chicago 68 66 .507 6
Minnesota 57 79 .419 18
Kansas City 56 81 .409 19 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 77 60 .562
Los Angeles 73 63 .537 3 1/2
Oakland 60 76 .441 16 1/2
Seattle 58 77 .430 18
Wednesdays Results
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Cleveland 4, Oakland 3, 16 innings
Toronto 13, Baltimore 0
Boston 9, N.Y. Yankees 5
Tampa Bay 4, Texas 1
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1
Todays Games
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 11-11) at Cleveland
(Carmona 6-12), 12:05 p.m.
Toronto (L.Perez 3-2) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter
3-2), 12:35 p.m.
Kansas City (Duffy 3-8) at Detroit (Ja.Turner
0-1), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 9-11) at Boston
(Lester 14-6), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Niemann 9-5) at Texas (C.Wilson
13-6), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 10-9) at Seattle
(Furbush 3-6), 10:10 p.m.
Fridays Games
Chicago White Sox (Danks 6-9) at Detroit
(Verlander 20-5), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Morrow 9-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova
14-4), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Britton 8-9) at Tampa Bay (Price
12-11), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 12-5) at Boston (A.Miller
6-1), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 10-8) at Kansas City
(Chen 10-5), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 6-11) at L.A. Angels
(Weaver 15-7), 10:05 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 7-12) at Oakland (Moscoso
6-8), 10:05 p.m.
MLB GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Indiana 19 10 .655
x-Connecticut 18 12 .600 1 1/2
New York 17 13 .567 2 1/2
Atlanta 16 13 .552 3
Chicago 14 16 .467 5 1/2
Washington 5 24 .172 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
z-Minnesota 24 6 .800
Phoenix 17 12 .586 6 1/2
Seattle 17 13 .567 7
San Antonio 14 15 .483 9 1/2
Los Angeles 13 17 .433 11
Tulsa 3 26 .103 20 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
z-clinched conference
Wednesdays Results
No games scheduled
Todays Games
Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
WNBA GLANCE
Roundup
By JIM METCALFE
jmetcalfe@delpho-
sherald.com
The St. Johns football
team goes from the frying
pan into the fire.
They come off
a tough 21-14 loss
to archrival Lima
Central Catholic
Saturday night.
Friday night, the
Blue Jays open the
home portion of
their slate by fac-
ing Division I power
Detroit Central
Catholic.
The number one concern
is their size up front; they
are big on both sides. Their
offensive tackles are both 6-6,
270, and their other linemen
are 250 or bigger, St. Johns
coach Todd Schulte began.
Basically, their offense is
two tight ends and three run-
ning backs and they just want
to pound the ball at you. They
throw only when they have
to; their game plan is to con-
trol the line of scrimmage and
wear you down.
Defensively, they sit in
a 4-3 and dont change, no
matter what formation you
use. They believe in their
scheme and their kids so well.
They just attack; they get a
lot of guys around the foot-
ball because they run so well.
They dont do a lot of fancy
stuff on either side of the ball.
They are pretty basic
but they do it very
well.
They have five
or six guys going
both ways, especial-
ly their skill players
and one of the tack-
les.
Schulte knows
what his team has to
do to have a chance;
focus on itself. They will have
to get the running game going
held to 88 yards on 27 tries
Saturday night and stop
the run, depending a lot on
linebackers Tyler Jettinghoff
(sophomore; 9 solos, 5 assists),
Kyle Neumeier (senior; 5 and
8) and junior Brett Schwinnen
(7 and 4).
We have to learn from
our mistakes in the LCC
game. My biggest concern
was that we had a lot of indi-
viduals doing their own thing
rather than focusing on their
assignments and being team-
oriented; we usually dont
have to worry about that, he
added. Secondly, we have to
get a sense of urgency about
our approach in practice; we
were up and down last week
in practice and we played that
way. I felt we didnt make any
progress from our
Celina scrimmage;
that is a concern.
Perhaps that
is partly a result
of having so many
new faces in the
lineup. You look at
the roster and see
a lot of seniors and
juniors but many of
them were watching
seniors last year start.
For the Shamrocks, head
coach Tom Mach of the
11-time state champions
focuses on his old-school
approach.
Perhaps we didnt get
the message about how the
game is played today with all
the spread offenses and stuff;
were pretty traditional with
the way we run things, espe-
cially offensively. Weve had
a lot of solid football play-
ers over the years that work
hard and play for 48 minutes;
that is our key, Mach noted.
Weve had a few players go
to Division I colleges but only
one in 2008 that com-
mitted as a junior. Weve had
a lot more go to the Division
II and III colleges. The teams
we play also have a lot of
good football players
Were pretty
basic with our Tight-T
formation. Where we
hang our hats is on
defense; that is the
cornerstone of our
team. We teach a lot
of techniques; we
dont blitz a lot and
our kids understand
what were trying to
get done and do it
well.
Mach, whose Shamrocks
crushed Dearborn Fordson
42-0 Friday night to begin
their 8-game slate, figures
that his crew is very similar
to the Blue Jays.
They have been focused
on running the ball for a long
time. They try to do things the
same way we do: by doing
the simple things, being well-
coached and disciplined in
what they do, Mach added.
We have a bunch of hard-
nosed kids that love to play
football and so do they.
Kickoff is 7:30 p.m.
Blue Jays face
Michigan state power
Kyle Neumeier Dylan Krendl
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13:19; 24. Lucas Schumm (CR)
13:20; 25. Nathan Murphy (VW)
13:31; ... 27. Sam Easley (VW)
13:32; ... 29. Jared Shaffer (VW)
13:36; ... 32. Corbin Schumm
(CR) 13:57; ... 35. Nick Guiterrez
(VW) 13:59; 36. Noah Daugherty
(CR) 13:59; 37. Ryan Keber (VW)
14:00; ... 41. Nick Etter (VW)
14:02; ... 45. Jacob Painter (CR)
14:05; 46. Cade Chile (VW) 14:11;
... 48. Brayden Farmer (LV) 14:14;
,... 50. Tracy West (LV) 14:16; ...
52. Eric Von Sossan (OV) 14:21;
53. Nick White (VW) 14:29; ... 55.
Noah Girod (LV) 14:36; 56. Cody
Kemper (OV) 14:40; ... 59. Ben
Scheidt (VW) 14:47; 60. Ryan
Jacomet (LV) 14:49; 61. Braden
VanCleave (VW) 14:49; ... 63.
Austin Elick (LV) 14:50; ... 66.
Trevor Fisher (OV) 14:55; ... 68.
Nick Pohlman (SJ) 14:58; 69.
Carter Gorman (LV) 15:06; ...
75. Tyler Nygren (VW) 15:29;
76. Bailey Neuenschwander (VW)
15:40; 77. Griffen Waltmire (CR)
15:46; ... 83. Andrew Perry (VW)
16:06; 84. Eric West (LV) 16:09;
85. Noah McMaster (LV) 16:18; ...
88. Thomas Waldick (OV) 16:28;
89. Landen Goin (CR) 16:28; ...
93. Caleb Moore (LV) 16:52; 94.
Carter Eikenbary (VW) 16:56; ...
102. Tanner Crowle (CR) 18:14;
... 105. Jacob Covey (VW) 18:52;
106. Austin Agala-Montano (OV)
18:53; 107. Jacob Bradford (LV)
19:01; ... 109. Nick Motycka (VW)
19:41.
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St. Johns Invitational
Junior High Results
(From Saturday)
Boys Team Scores:
Crestview 80, Van Wert 92,
Lincolnview 99, Spencerville
103, Anna 131, St. Michael 178,
New Bremen 179, Liberty-Benton
208, Columbus Grove 227, Lima
Central Cath. 231, Allen East 250,
Wayne Trace 261, Waynesfield-
Goshen 347.
Speckman (NB) 11:41.52; 2.
Curtis Pohlman (St. Johns)
11:48.58; 3. Zircher (NB) 11:51.75;
4. McKee (AN) 12:12.99; 5.
Cade Fleming (VW) 12:14.00; 6.
Trevor Neate (LV) 12:26.27; 7.
Dominic Brown (SV) 12:28.93; 8.
David Wisher (SV) 12:33.23; 9.
Assani (AN) 12:34.01; 10. Connor
Lautzenheiser (CV) 12:35.36.
Runners): 12. Caleb Bagley
(CV) 12:37.27; 13. Colin Burns
(LV) 12:38.32; 14. Sam Easley
(VW) 12:41.65; ... 16. Dylan
Lautzenheiser (VW) 12:46.34; ...
18. Austin Leeth (LV) 12:48.19;
19. Alex von der Embse (Kalida)
12:54.56; 20. Austin Saylor (CV)
12:58.03; 21. Lucas Schumm (CV)
12:59.34; 22. Skyler Whitaker (LV)
12:59.86; 23. Thad Ringwald (SV)
13:00.68; ... 25. Cody Mefferd
(CV) 13:05.19; ... 29. Caiden
Grothaus (CG) 13:19.66; 30.
Boone Brubaker (CG) 13:21.41;
31. Nathan Murphy (VW)
13:22.51; ... 33. Jared Shaffer
(VW) 13:23.52; ... 35. Bailey Croft
(SV) 13:31.45; ... 38. Jacob Cook
(SV) 13:35.55; 39. Jacob Painter
(CV) 13:36.88; ... 41. Noah
Ebling (CG) 13:41.62; 42. Noah
Daugherty (CV) 13:41.97; 43.
Corbin Schumm (CV) 13:44.77;
... 46. Ryan Keber (VW) 13:50.33;
47. Nick White (VW) 13:51.22; 48.
Tracy West (LV) 13:52.45; ... 54.
Nick Gutierrez (VW) 14:01.73; 55.
Nick Etter (VW) 14:03.09; 56. Ben
Scheidt (VW) 14:03.57; 57. Cody
Kemper (Ottoville) 14:03.87; ...
59. Cade Chiles (VW) 14:05.10;
60. Eric Von Sossan (Ottoville)
14:08.01; 61. Trent Gerding
(Kalida) 14:10.00; ... 63. Devin
Giesige (Kalida) 14:15.19; ... 65.
Chandler Kahle (SV) 14:20.94;
... 68. Braden VanCleave (VW)
14:35.85; 69. Garrett Langhals
(CG St. Anthony) 14:36.36; ...
71. Bailey Neuenschwander (VW)
14:37.47; ... 73. Tyler Nygren
(VW) 14:46.83; ... 76. Brayden
Farmer (LV) 14:53.25; 77. Trevor
Fischer (Ottoville) 14:54.23; 78.
Keith Nielsen (SV) 14:55.85; 79.
Carter Gorman (LV) 14:57.18;
80. Baily Clement (CG) 14:58.10;
... 82. Austin Nartker (Kalida)
15:01.38; 83. Nick Pohlman (St.
Johns) 15:01.68; ... 87. Landin
Goins (CV) 15:13.87; 88. Preston
Brubaker (CG) 15:16.09; 89.
Ryan Tabler (CG St. Anthony)
15:16.86; 90. Eric West (LV)
15:23.87; 91. Ryan Jacomet (LV)
15:25.88; 92. Griffen Waltmire
(CV) 15:26.35; 93. Andrew Perry
(VW) 15:27.25; ... 96. Phillip
Vance (CG) 15:41.32; 97. Austin
Elick (LV) 15:44.92; ... 101. Carter
Eikenbary (VW) 16:06.36; ... 104.
Tanner Crowle (CV) 16:47.55; ...
110. Caleb Moore (LV) 17:11.31;
... 113. Patrick Stevenson (St.
Johns) 17:33.61; ... 121. Noah
McMaster (LV) 18:34.70; 122.
Jacob Bradford (LV) 18:36.96;
123. Jacob Covey (VW) 18:39.91;
124. Nick Motycka (VW) 19:14.20;
125. Austin Agala-montana
(Ottoville) 19:58.39; 127. AJ
Brown (CG) 21:57.28.
Girls Team Scores: Liberty-
Benton 28, Van Wert 75,
Kalida 83, New Bremen 107,
Lincolnview 133, Columbus
Grove 139, Allen East 140.
Bartel (LB) 12:47.31; 2. Anna
Mueller (St. Johns) 13:25.09; 3.
Thomas (LB) 13:30.88; 4. Katelyn
Siebeneck (KA) 13:36.82; 5. Anna
Gorman (LV) 13:43.02; 6. Butler
(LB) 13:52.91; 7. Kelly Doepker
(KA) 13:54.10; 8. Brooke Ripley
(CV) 13:54.79; 9. Kennedy Sharp
(SV) 13:55.81; 10. Garver (LB)
14:11.7.
Runners): 11. Megan Barnhart
(VW) 14:19.94; 12. Kristen
Fortman (KA) 14:41.81; ... 14.
Natalie Riethman (VW) 14:48.43;
... 17. LeAndryce Miller (VW)
15:03.50; ... 23. Keara Williams
(CG) 15:24.30; ... 27. Anna
Henkaline (VW) 15:34.59; ... 29.
Morgan Messer (CG) 15:36.54;
... 31. Larissa Laudick (VW)
15:43.79; 32. Maria Giambruno-
Fuge (St. Johns) 15:56.71; 33.
Ashlynn Friesner (VW) 16:00.25;
... 38. Brooke Thatcher (LV)
16:25.95; ... 43. Morgan Bracken
(VW) 16:41.87; ... 45. Ryanne
Ducheney (LV) 16:54.87; 46.
Maggie Cripe (VW) 16:55.82; 47.
Lindsey Malsam (CG) 16:59.67;
48. Mackenzie Wurst (CG St.
Anthony) 17:08.94; 49. Bailey
Eickholt (KA) 17:09.21; ... 52.
Shianne Baldwin (VW) 17:22.17;
53. Leah Myerholtz (CG)
17:23.08; 54. Erica Honigfort
(KA) 17:24.77; ... 56. Claira
Rhoades (LV) 17:30.79; ... 63.
Caylee Boroff (VW) 18:53.78; 64.
Tori Smith (VW) 18:56.16; 65.
Olivia Profit (VW) 19:06.19; ...
68. Karli Thatcher (VW) 19:29.56;
69. Gracyn Stechshulte (CG)
19:35.84; ... 72. Abbie Enyart (LV)
19:48.69; 73. Kayla Gramling (LV)
19:51.11; ... 75. Julia Bogart (CG)
20:13.75; ... 77. Valerie Barnhart
(VW) 20:16.46; 78. Emma Saylor
(CV) 22:07.13.
By HOWARD FENDRICH
NEW YORK Her 2011
U.S. Open done and tennis
future in doubt because of
an immune system disease,
Venus Williams rode away
from Arthur Ashe Stadium in
the back seat of a car a little
before 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Inside, one young American,
Christina McHale, was prepar-
ing to speak at a news confer-
ence about reaching the third
round with a surprise victory
over a past Grand Slam final-
ist. Another, Irina Falconi, was
on court, starting a match that
would end with her waving a
giant U.S. flag to celebrate her
own upset.
As those events unfolded
the most stunning, of course,
being 7-time major champion
Williams withdrawal shortly
before her second-round match
because of an illness she hadnt
previously disclosed it was
possible to see a symbolic shift
for U.S. womens tennis.
Williams revealed she
recently was diagnosed with
Sjogrens syndrome, which
doctors say is usually not life-
threatening. The most com-
mon complaints are dry eyes
and dry mouth; in rare cases, it
can cause joint pain.
I am thankful I finally
have a diagnosis and am now
focused on getting better and
returning to the court soon,
said Williams, who has played
only 11 matches in the last 11
months.
Added Andy Roddick, the
2003 U.S. Open champion
who has known Williams for
about two decades: I do know
one thing: Im very concerned.
Because if Venus isnt playing
at the U.S. Open, its got to be
something. She didnt with-
draw because shes sneezing
too much.
Lately, as the 31-year-old
Williams and 29-year-old sister
Serena have dealt with health
problems and played less fre-
quently, people have wondered
when and perhaps whether
another American woman would
make an impact in the sport. For
one day, at least, McHale and
Falconi did just that.
Ive heard so much about
media talking about American
tennis and I really wanted to
portray that theres a huge
wave of American players,
Falconi explained when asked
why she pulled out the flag she
keeps in her bag. I strongly
believe in all that is USA and
I wanted to represent it and
show the world that its com-
ing. Its coming. No need to
wait any longer.
McHale, a 19-year-old from
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., deliv-
ered a 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory over
eighth-seeded Marion Bartoli
of France, the runner-up to
Venus Williams at Wimbledon
in 2007. Falconi, a 21-year-old
who went to Georgia Tech, fol-
lowed that up by beating 14th-
seeded Dominika Cibulkova
of Slovakia 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
On Wednesday night, Roddick
held on to beat 96th-ranked Michael
Russell 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in all-Amer-
ican first-round match. Enduring a
rough season filled with injuries, No.
21 Roddick dropped out of the top
20 in the rankings for the first time in
10 years.
After his victory, 2006 U.S. Open
champion Maria Sharapova went
out and beat 84th-ranked Anastasia
Yakimova of Belarus 6-1, 6-1 in a
match that ended a little past mid-
night.
In the third round, the third-seeded
Sharapova will face No. 26 Flavia
Pennetta of Italy.
McHale next meets No. 25 Maria
Kirilenko of Russia, while Falconi will
play No. 22 Sabine Lisicki of Belgium.
Lisicki, a Wimbledon semifinalist, was
supposed to play Venus Williams but
got a pass into the third round.
McHale and Falconi both advanced
to the third round at a Grand Slam
tournament for the first time.
Falconi ended her match in style
and unbridled exuberance run-
ning way wide of the court and nearly
stumbling into a changeover chair to
get to a ball that she whipped back for
a cross-court forehand winner. She
hopped in the air and pumped her left
fist, then bounded onto the court yell-
ing, Come on! Come on!
Yet another and even younger
U.S. player almost joined them.
But 16-year-old Madison Keys of
Boca Raton, Fla., couldnt quite pull
it off, wasting a big lead and losing to
27th-seeded Lucie Safarova of Czech
Republic 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Among Wednesdays other win-
ners were U.S. men John Isner,
Jack Sock, Robbie Ginepri and Alex
Bogomolov Jr., along with 2009 U.S.
Open champion Juan Martin del Potro
of Argentina, who didnt try to defend
his title last year because of a wrist
injury. Two-time French Open semi-
finalist Robin Soderling of Sweden,
meanwhile, pulled out shortly before
his first-round match Wednesday, cit-
ing stomach pain and a headache.
Venus Williams pulls out of Open; 2 new faces win
By TOM WITHERS
CLEVELAND (AP) The
Cleveland Indians are perform-
ing drama like no other team
and is one believing its
destined for something more.
Jack Hannahans single
with one out in the 16th inning
scored sliding pinch-runner
Cord Phelps from second base
and gave Cleveland a 4-3 win
over Oakland on Wednesday,
moving the bend-but-dont
break Indians back into second
place in the AL Central.
A season of comebacks,
injuries and late-inning heroics
has a new chapter.
These guys arent giving
up, Indians manager Manny
Acta said. Thats good.
Jim Thome singled with one
out in the 16th off Josh Outman
(3-4), the As eighth pitcher,
and was replaced by Phelps.
Carlos Santana lined a single to
center before Hannahan, who
hit two solo homers, singled to
right. Phelps never slowed as
he was waved around by third-
base coach Steve Smith and
was able to slip headfirst under
the tag of catcher Kurt Suzuki,
who had to jump to catch right-
fielder David DeJesus throw.
The play was close but plate
umpire Bruce Dreckman ruled
Phelps was safe and the As
didnt argue.
Hannahan was mobbed by
the Indians, who won for the
17th time in their last at-bat at
home, jumped Chicago in the
division and stayed 5 1/2 games
behind first-place Detroit. It was
Clevelands 11th walk-off win
at home, and 13th 1-run game in
August and 46th this season.
It was also the longest game
in Cleveland since May 7, 1995
when the Indians went to
the World Series for the first
time since 1954.
Reliever Frank Herrmann
(4-0), the sixth Indians pitcher,
worked four perfect innings.
The marathon featured a
Progressive Field record 34
strikeouts 19 by Oakland
pitchers, who also combined
for eight perfect innings from
the seventh to 15th.
The As threatened in
the 10th, 11th and 12th but
couldnt push the go-ahead run
across. They stranded six run-
ners in the three innings, leav-
ing the bases loaded in the 12th
against Chad Durbin, who got
out of the 1-out jam by striking
out Ryan Sweeney and retiring
DeJesus on a pop to short.
Suzuki homered for
Oakland, which dropped its
fifth straight.
The Indians didnt gain any
ground on the Tigers but for a
change they did get a positive
medical report.
Designated hitter Travis
Hafner received some encour-
aging news about his strained
foot tendon from doctors and
Acta expects the slugger to
return this season. Hafner has
been out since Aug. 21, when
he was injured trying to stretch a
single during a game in Detroit.
Also, Indians outfielder
Grady Sizemore began a rehab
stint at Double-A Akron and
could rejoin the club soon.
Hannahans second homer
off starter Rich Harden, a tow-
ering shot off the foul pole in
right, tied it 3-3 in the sixth.
It was the 3,000th homer at
Progressive Field, which was
also hosting its 1,400th game
since opening in 1994.
Clevelands Ubaldo Jimenez
allowed three runs and six hits
in six innings.
Harden, who was frequent-
ly mentioned in trade rumors
involving the Indians before
the July 31 deadline, posted an
almost identical line to Jimenez
three runs and six hits in six
innings with two walks and six
strikeouts.
Suzuki connected for his
13th homer in the fourth, giv-
ing Oakland a 3-2 lead. The
As had tied it 2-2 in the third
on Brandon Allens two-out
RBI single.
Red Sox 9, Yankees 5
BOSTON Jacoby Ellsbury hit a
tie-breaking 2-run homer in the sixth
inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied
to beat the New York Yankees 9-5 on
Wednesday night.
The Red Sox extended their AL
East lead over the Yankees to 1 1/2
games and improved to 11-3 this sea-
son against their division rivals.
David Ortiz and Jason Varitek
also hit 2-run homers for Boston. Josh
Beckett (12-5) allowed five runs, four
earned, and six hits in seven innings but
improved to 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA in five
starts against the Yankees this season.
The Yankees scored four runs in
the sixth and went ahead 5-4. But in
the bottom of the inning, Phil Hughes
(4-5) allowed three runs, capped by
Ellsburys 24th homer.
Rays 4, Rangers 1
ARLINGTON, Texas James
Shields pitched eight shutout innings
and Johnny Damon homered for
Tampa Bay.
Shields (13-10) allowed four hits,
walked one and struck out seven, giving
him 1,001 for his career. David Murphy
hit a 2-out RBI single for Texas in the
ninth but Kyle Farnsworth struck out
Yorvit Torrealba to end the game.
Texas starter Alexi Ogando (12-7)
lost for the fourth time in his last six
decisions lasting only 2 2/3 innings,
allowing three runs and five hits.
Tigers 5, Royals 4
DETROIT Wilson Betemit
capped Detroits 3-run eighth inning
with a tie-breaking RBI double against
his former team.
Austin Jackson went 4-for-4 and
scored three times for the AL Central-
leading Tigers. Miguel Cabrera added
two hits. Daniel Schlereth (2-1) pitched
an inning to get the victory and Jose
Valverde worked the ninth for his 40th
save in 40 chances.
Eric Hosmer had a pair of solo hom-
ers for Kansas City.
Twins 7, White Sox 6
CHICAGO Jason Kubel and Luke
Hughes homered during Minnesotas
6-run first inning and the Twins snapped
Chicagos 5-game winning streak.
Kubel and Hughes each hit a 2-run
shot off Jake Peavy (6-7), who allowed
four consecutive extra-base hits during
his rocky opening inning. Trevor Plouffe,
Joe Mauer and Michael Cuddyer hit
three straight doubles to plate the first
two runs.
Scott Diamond (1-2) allowed three
runs and three hits in six innings and
Joe Nathan finished for his 12th save.
Brent Lillibridge homered for the
White Sox. Konerko finished with two
hits and three RBIs.
Mariners 2, Angels 1
SEATTLE Felix Hernandez
pitched a 5-hitter and Mike Carp hit a
2-run double with two outs in the eighth
inning to lead Seattle.
Hernandez (13-11), who dueled
with Angels starter Dan Haren all night,
gave up five hits, walked one and struck
out nine in his fifth complete game of
the season.
At one point, Haren (13-8) retired
15 batters in a row. After a double to
Kyle Seager, he didnt allow another
baserunner until Franklin Gutierrezs
1-out single in the seventh.
Haren allowed two earned runs,
walked one and struck out seven in 7
2/3 innings.
Blue Jays 13, Orioles 0
BALTIMORE Henderson Alvarez
allowed three hits in eight innings to
become the youngest Toronto starter to
win a game since 1979.
Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Jose
Molina and Edwin Encarnacion hom-
ered for the Blue Jays, who matched a
season high with 20 hits. Bautista now
has 39 homers on the year.
Alvarez (1-2) faced the minimum
21 batters through seven innings. At 21
years and 135 days, he is the youngest
Toronto pitcher to earn a victory since
Kelvim Escobar in 1997 and the young-
est starter to win since Phil Huffman did
it 32 years ago.
Indians edge Athletics 4-3 in 16 innings
Six members exhibited a pen of two meat chickens they included, Carla Horstman,
Megan Gilden, Gabby Pimpas, Jammie Farler, Jordan Barclay, and not pictured Kylie
Fritz. Gabby, Megan, Jordan and Kylie all placed high in their respective classes. Jordan
also placed 4th in Senior Showmanship.
Delphos FFA members celebrated their numerous achievements over the 2010-11 year
with a booth theme of Stars over Delphos. Pictured with the fair booth are those that
helped construct it, Megan Gilden, left, fair committee chair, Jessica Hammons, Colin
Barclay and Jordan Barclay.
Eleven Delphos FFA members exhibited market hogs at the Allen County Fair this year. They are, front from left,
Rileigh Stockwell, Nadine Clarkson, Marissa Lehmkule, and Julie Noonan; and back, Kylie Fritz, Jordan Barclay,
Carla Horstman, Colin Barclay, Jessicca Hammons, Austin Reindel, absent from photo Austin Lee. Some of the results
include: Austin Reindel exhibited the 3rd overall Farrow to Finish Market Hog, Carla placed fourth overall in the
Yorkshire division.
DELPHOS FFA AT THE ALLEN COUNTY FAIR
Delphos FFA members
hard work throughout the
past year was rewarded
as many of them were
successful at the Allen
County Fair. The chapter
was represented very well
as 21 members exhibited
livestock projects and the
chapter exhibited more
than 250 crop and shop
projects. Delphos FFA
was well represented with
members placing at the
top in their respective live-
stock classes. Also, sev-
eral members were placed
at the top in showman-
ship with their respective
species. Also, the chap-
ter was awarded several
top places in the crop and
shop area as well. The
projects that FFA mem-
bers exhibit at the fair are
the result of numerous
hours of hard work and
dedication. While prepar-
ing for the fair, members
practice and improve the
life skills such as respon-
sibility, time management,
decision making, coopera-
tion, team work, and oth-
ers. This is just another
example of how the FFA
and Agricultural Education
help prepare students for a
successful future.
Kylie Fritz pen of two meat chickens placed 3rd overall
in the senior division. She also placed third overall in the
Senior Showmanship division.
Samantha Vermule exhibited fancy chickens and also
garnered Champion Showman in the Senior Division.
Jammie Farler, Serena Lorencovic and Lindsay Deuel all showed breeding rabbits at
the 2011 iAllen County Fair.
Lindsay Deuel exhibited the Reserve Champion New
Zealand White breeding rabbit.
Kylie Fritz was named reserve division six crossbred.
Kylie also placed third overall in the junior showmanship
division. She also exhibited 4 barrows at the Ohio State
Fair and won her class with a Yorkshire barrow.
Serena Lorencovic exhibited goats and placed 5th over-
all in her respective division.
Samantha Vermule also exhibited goats and grabbed
champion honors in the All Other Breeds category.
Caitlin Landwehr placed 4th and 5th overall with her
two dairy breeding boer goats.
Brian Lisk exhibited two market lambs. Megan Gilden also exhibited two market sheep and
placed 4th overall in Senior Sheep Showmanship.
Tanner Vermule showed two market sheep as well and
won his class with his white face lamb which was a new
class at the fair this year.
Julie Noonan garnered top honors in showmanship.
In the junior show she was named Reserve Champion
Senior Showman, and in open womens showmanship she
was award Champion Showman and also competed in
Champion of Champions and won that contest as well.
Colin Barclay also competed in the mens open class
showmanship division and was named Reserve Champion
Men Showman.
Brock Bonifas was awarded outstanding overall skills
panels for his precision in completing 5 skill boards with a
total of 20 skills learned in the shop. Andrew Grothouse
received the award for outstanding metal work for his mas-
tery of arc and mig welding in the shop.
Caitlin Landwehr showed two boer breeding goats. This
was her first year showing and she was named Champion
Senior Showman.
BY GLEN ARNOLD
Ag educator
OSU Extension,
Putnam County
In the past 10 days local farmers
have begun to find aphids in their
soybean fields. While aphid numbers
are generally well below threshold
numbers, their numbers are expected
to increase. A few local soybean fields
have been treated for aphids.
The early arriving soybean aphids
in a field will normally be found on
the upper leaves of the plant making
the counting of aphids easier. The
aphids can also be found on the upper
stem and the newest developing seed
pods.
Scouting for soybean aphid is done
by walking into the field at least 100
feet from the fields edge. Individual
soybean plants are pulled from the
soil and soybean aphids counted or
estimated. It is rec ommended that 5
individual plants from at least 20 loca-
tions in the field be pulled from the
ground and the aphids counted. The
average number of aphids on plants
should then be calculated. If the aver-
age number of soybean aphids is over
the established economic or action
threshold of 250 aphids per plant, an
insecti cide treatment is warranted.
Because the aphids are following
the wind currents from states like
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
we can have small portions of local
soybean fields with high aphid num-
bers and have very low aphid num-
bers in other areas of the field. Also,
additional aphids are likely to arrive
each week so treating fields too soon
could result in fields needing to be
retreated.
Aphids are interesting creatures in
that all of them we find locally are
females. They give live birth to new
female aphids until soybean maturity.
Aphids can have up to 12 genera tions
per year, with most generations being
wingless. When populations become
large, a winged generation of female
aphids occurs. Male aphids are only
produced very late in the summer.
Aphids are considered a serious
soybean pest until the plants reach the
R-6 stage meaning at least one seed
pod is completely filled out on the
uppermost node of the plant. We are
several weeks away from this stage of
development in local soybean fields.
With the rainfall we have received
in August, many local fields seem to
have strong yield potential.
For more information on soybean
aphid speed scouting, see the follow-
ing two web sites out of Iowa State
University for a speed scouting bro-
chure and video, respectively: http://
www.iasoybeans.com/productionre-
search/publications/aphidcard/aphid-
card.pdf and http://www.plantmanage-
mentnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/
AphidSpeedScouting/
See Ohio State University Extension
Bulletin 545, Control of Insect Pests
of Field Crops, for those insecti cides
labeled for soybean aphid, or for all
insecticides labeled on soybeans.
Bulletin 545 can be accessed at http://
entomology.osu.edu/ag/
By JOSH FUNK
OMAHA, Neb. A scorching
drought in the southern Plains has
caused hay prices to soar, benefit-
ing farmers to the north but forcing
many ranchers to make a difficult
choice between paying high prices
or selling their cattle.
Ranchers in much of Texas,
Oklahoma and even Kansas are
having to pay inflated prices for
hay and then shell out even more to
have it trucked hundreds of miles
from Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska or
South Dakota. Their only other
options are to reduce the size of
their herds or move cattle to rented
pastures in another state.
Its pretty ugly, said Don
Davis, who raises grass-fed beef
on his ranch about 75 miles north-
west of San Antonio.
Davis said he used to think
last years dry weather couldnt
get worse, but this years record-
setting drought has put even more
pressure on ranchers.
Parts of Texas havent received
any rain since last fall, and fore-
casters predict the drought will
linger at least through September.
The situation isnt much better
in western Oklahoma, southern
New Mexico and parts of southern
Kansas.
Officials say only a handful
of Texas 254 counties received
enough rain to grow hay this year,
so significantly less is available at
the same time demand has skyrock-
eted because pastures are parched.
Thats why the average price of
hay climbed to $170 per ton this
summer from $112 per ton last
July, according to U.S. Department
of Agriculture statistics. But many
ranchers are paying much more
because the price doesnt include
shipping costs.
Hay has gone up tremendously
in price, and its hard to get, said
Jay OBrien, who runs a ranch
near Amarillo, Texas.
Some farmers have turned to
social networking to find hay. The
Hay Connection, a Facebook site
started by two Oklahoma brothers,
matches buyers and sellers and
had more than 7,500 fans by mid-
day Sunday.
Farmers in Iowa and Wisconsin
banded together last week to
donate several truckloads of hay to
ranchers in Texas and Oklahoma,
but those donations are likely to
offer only a temporary reprieve.
Nebraska hay farmer Cory
Banzhaf said hes shipped about
80 percent of his crop roughly
2,000 tons south to Kansas and
Oklahoma this year because of the
drought.
Banzhaf said trucking the hay
grown near Pleasanton, Neb., adds
$50 to $70 to the cost of each
ton, leaving ranchers with bills of
between $225 and $270 a ton.
Its great if youre selling it,
but horrible if youre buying it,
said Banzhaf, who can sympathize
because he also raises about 1,000
cattle.
Continuing to buy hay at those
prices could be a recipe for bank-
ruptcy, so ranchers have been
selling off calves and cows of
calf-bearing age even though they
know it will be costly to rebuild
their herds later.
Davis said he had to truck in
hay from Nebraska this year at a
total cost of about $240 a ton to
supplement the emergency supply
he had in his barn. Normally, he
relies almost entirely on pastures
to feed his cattle.
The cost led to his decision to
sell off more of his cattle this year,
even though he estimates his herd
is about 40 head smaller today
than it was in 2008.
I dont know that anyone could
significantly plan for a drought
like weve had, Davis said.
Texas AgriLife Extension
Service drought specialist Travis
Miller said many livestock auc-
tions in the state are so busy right
now that theyve been turning
cattle away. Ranchers have been
selling off cattle at double or triple
the normal rate.
Weve been culling and cull-
ing heavily, Miller said.
Scott Dewald, executive
vice president of the Oklahoma
Cattlemen, said the southwest and
northwest corners his state are
in especially bad shape, forcing
ranchers to bring in hay from as
far away as South Dakota.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a
71-year-old female. I have been
nauseated for about 10 weeks. It
started with just nausea, went to
being unable to eat, then to where
I cannot stand the smell of foods
cooking, especially greasy foods.
I have been eating apples, cheese
strips and Wendys Frosties for
about a month and am now able to
eat sliced tomato and mayonnaise
sandwiches. I still cant stand the
smell of or eat anything fried.
About two weeks ago I went
to my primary care physician.
He ran some tests, including an
upper GI, X-ray and ultrasound of
my abdomen and esophagus. The
results seem to show gallstones.
He is sending me the diagnosis
and a recommendation for a visit
to a general surgeon.
I am not convinced that this is
my problem because I havent
had any pain related to the nausea.
The only time I had abdominal
pain was when he examined me a
couple of weeks ago and hit a very
tender spot in my stomach.
I am overweight but have lost
about 12 pounds since this whole
thing started. I havent had a fever,
vomiting or a cold, but I have had
a few chills on occasion during
the night.
I need to get to the bottom of
this and hope to do so without
gallbladder surgery. I have elderly
parents that need my constant
attention. I read your column every
day and trust your judgment.
DEAR READER: Gallbladder
inflammation, also known as
cholecystitis, can cause chills, loss
of appetite, nausea, tenderness
over the abdomen when touched,
vomiting, fever and abdominal
bloating. Symptoms are most
often seen following a meal,
especially a large or fatty one.
Gallstones dont typically cause
symptoms until or unless they
block a duct. When this occurs, it
usually results in pain in the upper
right or center (just below the
breastbone) of the abdomen, right
shoulder pain or back pain just
between the shoulder blades.
You have already undergone
testing that indicates gallstones,
and you are exhibiting some signs
and symptoms of gallbladder
inflammation. You are likely
dealing with a gallbladder
problem. The only way to be sure
is to undergo further testing.
There are other possibilities.
Some medications can cause
nausea and loss of appetite.
Certain stomach conditions such
as gastroparesis may be to blame.
Another possibility is stress.
Given that you are taking care
of your parents on a full-time
basis, this is a strong possibility
or perhaps a contributing factor.
Keep in mind, however, that
you may truly have gallbladder
disease and surgery may be your
best option.
Ask your primary care physician
to refer you to a gastroenterologist
rather than a general surgeon.
Schedule an initial appointment,
which should include an
examination and review of your
previous testing. While waiting
for that to happen, try adding a
nutritional supplement shake such
as Boost or Ensure and continue to
try to add more foods to your diet.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains
and lean protein, either in the form
of meat or meat-free options such
as beans, peanut butter, eggs, tofu
and other soy products, are good
choices. Avoid fried, greasy and
fatty foods.
You should also consider
bringing in some outside help for
your parents -- perhaps a visiting
nurse who stays for a few hours
a couple of days each week.
This will allow you some time
to yourself, to run errands or just
relax, while ensuring your parents
are well-taken care of.
COPYRIGHT 2011 UNITED
FEATURE SYNDICATE INC.
Gallstone symptoms
require further investigation
On
Health
DR. PETER J. GOTT
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opportunites available at our sow-unit, near
Van Wert, OH called Noble Pork.
Candidates with previous experience in man-
ufacturing, production or agriculture desired.
Livestock experience preferred, but not nec-
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no criminal background. Pre-employment
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per week. Desired candidate will possess a
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Card Of Thanks
For Prayers
Answered
A Prayer to St. Jude
Most holy apostle, St. Jude,
faithful servant and friend of
Jesus, the Church honors and
invokes you universally, as the
patron of hopeless cases, of
things almost despaired of.
Pray for me, I am so helpless
and alone. Make use I implore
you, of that particular privilege
given to you, to bring visible
and speedy help where help is
almost despaired of.
Come to my assistance in this
great need that I may receive
the consolation and help of
heaven in all my necessities,
tribulations and sufferings,
particularly (here make your
request) and That I may praise
God with you and all the elect
forever.
I promise, O blessed St. Jude,
to be every mindful of this
great favor, to always honor
you as my special and pow-
erful patron, and to gratefully
encourage devotion of you.
Amen.
THANK YOU to all the
people who reached out
during our most, most sor-
rowful time. Your love and
support has meant so
much to us.
The family of Travis Tippie
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Card Of Thanks
WE WOULD like to thank
family and friends & mem-
bers of Mary Trenkamps
faith, employer & cowork-
ers, all doctors and hospi-
tals involved in her care,
VFW Post 3035 & espe-
cially VanWert Inpatient
Hospice Center for provid-
ing her with comfort in her
final days. Also, Harter &
Schier for their excellent
services. Thanks for all
donations.
Thanks again, everyone,
Trenkamp/Cross families
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Come to our store.
Hohenbrink TV.
419-695-1229
080

Help Wanted
Are you looking for a child
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area? Let us help. Call
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(419)225-5465
Christian non-
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opening for a SHOP
COORDINATOR.
Position requires retail
experience, high school
diploma/GED, experi-
ence and knowledge
to appropriately price
goods at market value,
be able to communicate
well and be compat-
ible with the public and
co-workers, able to
multi-task, and be able
to maintain a positive,
calm demeanor in a
high volume environ-
ment. Approximately
35 hrs. per week; some
benefits available, some
lifting required. Send
resume to:
Human Resources,
102 N. Main St.,
Delphos, OH 45833.
INDEPENDENT NEWS-
PAPER contractor looking
for help delivering papers
1- 2 days a week. Must
have valid drivers license.
Phone 419-203-5987
KARATE INSTRUCTOR
needed for
growing classes.
Call (419)203-1755
NOW HIRING: Experi-
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and waitresses. Apply in
person, Brentilys, 209
Main St., Delphos.
080

Help Wanted
OTR SEMI DRIVER
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IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
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1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities, or
work at home opportuni-
ties. The BBB will assist
in the investigation of
these businesses. (This
notice provided as a cus-
tomer service by The Del-
phos Herald.)
290

Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
300

Household Goods
20 CU. ft. freezer $100.00,
Dark pine hutch $125.00,
Fridge for garage $35.00
good condition. Phone
(419)692-2126
BED: NEW QUEEN
pillow-top mattress set,
can deliver $125. Call
(260)749-6100.
340

Garage Sales
1321 KRIEFT St., Del-
phos. Entertainment cen-
ter, lamps, pictures in
frames, bedding, maga-
zi ne racks, gl asses,
purses, odds & ends.
Thurs. & Fri. 8-6pm
1511 S. Bredeick St.
Wursts
Thurs. Sept. 1, 9am-7pm
Fri. Sept. 2, 9am-5pm
Lots of Misc.
340

Garage Sales
3 DAY Garage Sale in
Delphos. 303 W. Cleve-
land Street. Pick your day
or come all three. Starting
9:30 a.m. Thurs., Sept. 1,
ending Sat. 9/3.
Day 1...tables, chairs,
desk lamps, 3 TV, ar -
moire, closet, tools, elec-
tronics, DVD player, fax
machine copier, printer
combo, fireplace mantel
with electric insert. Chil-
drens antique wicker par-
lor set with desk, abso -
lutely adorable.
Day 2...household staples,
dishes, tableware, micro-
wave, grill, pots, pans,
home decor and collecti-
bles.
Day 3...name brand cloth-
ing, ladies size 14 and up,
mens lg. artwork, linens,
bedding.
609 JACKSON
Fri-Sat. 10am-6pm
Display cases, bookcases,
hundreds of books west-
ern, science fiction, mys-
tery, romance, gothic, fan-
tasy. Clothes, household,
misc.
615 CAROLYN Dr.
FRIDAY ONLY
8:30am-4:30pm
Down-sizing, Make offer,
dolls, music boxes, an -
gels, pictures, lamps, twin
headboard.
725 N. Water St., Ft. Jen-
nings. Sept. 1 & 2,
10am-6pm. Womens and
mens clothing, 32 TV,
clown items, sporting
items, toys, plus have dis-
cont i nued i t ems of
thirty-one totes & purses
for 30% to 50% off. Lots of
misc.
MULTI-FAMILY
GARAGE/ESTATE Sale
3613 St. Marys Rd
(South 66)
Fri. 9m-6pm
Sat. 9am-3pm
Antiques, clothes, Little
Tikes, School uniforms,
household items.
590

House For Rent
1 BR house, gas heat, de-
tached garage. Large yard
$400/mo. and deposit.
Avai l abl e i mmedi atel y
4 1 9 - 2 3 3 - 3 6 3 6 o r
419-286-2695
HOUSE FOR Rent
3BR, 2BA, 2 Car
attached garage.
Call 419-692-5143
600

Apts. for Rent
1 NICE upstairs apt.
w/1 BR. 387 W 3rd St. in
Ottoville. $375/mo. Call
419-453-3956
800

House For Sale
2 BDRM house, close to
park. 2 car garage. 234
W. 7th Asking $53,900.
419-695-3594
810

Auto Repairs/
Parts/Acc.
Midwest Ohio
Auto Parts
Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors,
Hoods, Radiators
4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima
1-800-589-6830
840

Mobile Homes
RENT OR Rent to Own. 2
bedroom, 1 bath mobile
home. 419-692-3951.
920

Free & Low Price
Merchandise
FREE: APPROX. 50, 8 ft.
florescent bulbs. Contact
Delphos Interfaith Thrift
Shop at (419)692-2942.
SOFA WITH slip cover.
68 long. $50 great condi-
tion. Nice for college stu-
dent s, et c. Phone
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a
71-year-old female. I have been
nauseated for about 10 weeks. It
started with just nausea, went to
being unable to eat, then to where
I cannot stand the smell of foods
cooking, especially greasy foods.
I have been eating apples, cheese
strips and Wendys Frosties for
about a month and am now able to
eat sliced tomato and mayonnaise
sandwiches. I still cant stand the
smell of or eat anything fried.
About two weeks ago I went
to my primary care physician.
He ran some tests, including an
upper GI, X-ray and ultrasound of
my abdomen and esophagus. The
results seem to show gallstones.
He is sending me the diagnosis
and a recommendation for a visit
to a general surgeon.
I am not convinced that this is
my problem because I havent
had any pain related to the nausea.
The only time I had abdominal
pain was when he examined me a
couple of weeks ago and hit a very
tender spot in my stomach.
I am overweight but have lost
about 12 pounds since this whole
thing started. I havent had a fever,
vomiting or a cold, but I have had
a few chills on occasion during
the night.
I need to get to the bottom of
this and hope to do so without
gallbladder surgery. I have elderly
parents that need my constant
attention. I read your column every
day and trust your judgment.
DEAR READER: Gallbladder
inflammation, also known as
cholecystitis, can cause chills, loss
of appetite, nausea, tenderness
over the abdomen when touched,
vomiting, fever and abdominal
bloating. Symptoms are most
often seen following a meal,
especially a large or fatty one.
Gallstones dont typically cause
symptoms until or unless they
block a duct. When this occurs, it
usually results in pain in the upper
right or center (just below the
breastbone) of the abdomen, right
shoulder pain or back pain just
between the shoulder blades.
You have already undergone
testing that indicates gallstones,
and you are exhibiting some signs
and symptoms of gallbladder
inflammation. You are likely
dealing with a gallbladder
problem. The only way to be sure
is to undergo further testing.
There are other possibilities.
Some medications can cause
nausea and loss of appetite.
Certain stomach conditions such
as gastroparesis may be to blame.
Another possibility is stress.
Given that you are taking care
of your parents on a full-time
basis, this is a strong possibility
or perhaps a contributing factor.
Keep in mind, however, that
you may truly have gallbladder
disease and surgery may be your
best option.
Ask your primary care physician
to refer you to a gastroenterologist
rather than a general surgeon.
Schedule an initial appointment,
which should include an
examination and review of your
previous testing. While waiting
for that to happen, try adding a
nutritional supplement shake such
as Boost or Ensure and continue to
try to add more foods to your diet.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains
and lean protein, either in the form
of meat or meat-free options such
as beans, peanut butter, eggs, tofu
and other soy products, are good
choices. Avoid fried, greasy and
fatty foods.
You should also consider
bringing in some outside help for
your parents -- perhaps a visiting
nurse who stays for a few hours
a couple of days each week.
This will allow you some time
to yourself, to run errands or just
relax, while ensuring your parents
are well-taken care of.
COPYRIGHT 2011 UNITED
FEATURE SYNDICATE INC.
Gallstone symptoms
require further investigation
On
Health
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Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Annie says hubby
isnt capable
of pitching in
Dear Annie: Bill and I
have been married for seven
years, but since our first child
was born, Ive felt like a hor-
rible nag. I have to remind
him frequently to pick up
after himself and finish what
he started. He leaves all
the cabinet doors open and
throws his clothes and other
belongings all over the living
room.
I know these complaints
seem like little
things, but its
been a struggle
for me to take care
of the new baby
and the house, and
he compounds
my problems.
He doesnt seem
to be putting any
effort into keeping
up our home -- or
marriage.
Ive told Bill
how important
these little things are to me,
but he cant see what the big
deal is. I have tried many
approaches to helping him
get organized. Ive reminded
him with humor, with gen-
tleness, with repetition and
finally nagging until it gets
done. He offers excuses and
apologizes, but makes no
effort to change.
I fear what will happen
when I go back to work soon.
It is putting a strain on our
relationship, and arguing is
exhausting. What can I do
so that I am not living in a
constant state of annoyance?
-- Frustrated Wife
Dear Wife: New mothers
often become exhausted and
depressed. Try to separate
yourself from the mess. If
Bill tosses clothes or other
things on the floor, kick them
into an out-of-the-way corner
and say nothing. He knows
hes a slob, and hes rebel-
ling. When you go back to
work, see if you can set aside
some money to pay for occa-
sional cleaning assistance. If
Bill doesnt like the expense,
tell him sweetly that it is
obviously his choice, since
he isnt capable of pitching
in.
Dear Annie: My mother
died recently. Over the years,
she had managed to alien-
ate everyone, including her
children. Nonetheless, I tried
to be there for her in the
end. She said she loved me,
yet despite my efforts to rec-
oncile, she never apologized
for some of the truly terrible
things she said and did that
created the rift.
Im a grown woman feel-
ing like a lost and unloved
child. But some hurts go deep
and need to be addressed,
not ignored. Why didnt my
mother try to fix things?
Wasnt I worth it? Did she
really love me? As children
grow into adults, we learn to
accept our parents shortcom-
ings.
I am writing to beg your
readers to show their love to
their children, through words
as well as actions, and to
heal relationships before its
too late. Apologize for any
wrongdoing. Dont expect
your child to be someone
he or she isnt. Make every
effort to love your childs
partner, and never force your
child to choose between you.
Please dont leave your chil-
dren with the painful leg-
acy of doubting they were
truly loved. You may think it
doesnt matter, but in the end,
love is all that truly
matters.
I am planning
to get counseling,
but I hope this let-
ter can help some-
one else avoid my
pain. -- Grieving in
Georgia
Dear Georgia:
Thank you. We
are certain it will.
Please know that
this is not about
your worthiness to
be loved. It is about your
mothers inability to show it.
Dear Annie: A lot of
seniors write to you com-
plaining that their children
are not attentive enough. My
father was fond of saying
that two parents could take
care of 10 children, but 10
children could not take care
of two parents.
Now that I am 87 years
old, I have the same com-
plaint. I make a point not to
get upset. I understand that
my daughters and their chil-
dren are busy with their own
lives and childrearing, and
they contact me when they
find the time.
Id love to hear from them
more often, but know that
what goes around comes
around. Someday, they will
experience the same longing
and will have to learn to live
with it. -- Glendora, Calif.
Annies Mailbox is written by
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar,
longtime editors of the Ann Landers
column. Please e-mail your ques-
tions to anniesmailbox@comcast.
net, or write to: Annies Mailbox,
c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W.
Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles,
CA 90045.
Annies Mailbox
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growth, and dont think small.
Anything you can do to generate
personal gains is likely to work out
quite handsomely, indeed.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19) -- Dont get upset if a significant
matter starts off in a sluggish and
uncertain manner. Lady Luck herself
will be accelerating the pace for you
in a most surprising way.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Although changes and shifts in
conditions over which youll have no
control may start your day off poorly,
there is no need to get upset. Youll
like the way matters end up.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
Your judgment is quite keen, so act
in accordance with your assessments
and evaluations. Dont let negative
thinkers cause you any discomforting
thoughts.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
Be consistently alert at all times if you
want to capitalize on any mistakes
your competition might make. No one
is perfect, so it is probable that at one
point it will happen right in front of
you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
When you think of life as a game, not
only will it be fun, but youll want to
win. Youll realize that if you let life
have the first serve, youll know its
game plan and will be able to make
better returns.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) --
Put yourself in the other guys shoes,
and mutual benefits can be derived
through knowing better where they
want to go and how you can help them
get there faster.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- Deal with your assignments in
toto as opposed to doing things in a
piecemeal fashion, and youll take
care of business with aplomb. Its the
big picture that counts.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Youll
be luckiest staying within traditional
methods and procedures instead of
toying with speculative situations.
Sticking with what you know the best
will bring you the greatest returns.
By ANGELA K. BROWN
Associated Press
POSSUM KINGDOM
LAKE, Texas A wind-
whipped wildfire that
destroyed more than three
dozen cliff-top homes in
North Texas was expected to
burn through most of the tin-
der-dry trees and shrubs in its
path by daybreak Thursday,
helping firefighters contain
the late-summer blaze during
the states severe and seem-
ingly endless fire season.
The blaze was threatening
as many as 160 homes in the
Possum Kingdom Lake area
and had scorched about 6,200
acres, fueled by high winds,
parched vegetation and unre-
lenting heat gripping the
drought-stricken state. But
after the fire moved to flatter
ground today, it was expect-
ed to scorch the remaining
trees and be easier to contain,
Texas Forest Service spokes-
man John Nichols said.
Early today he said he
hoped that cooler weather
expected by the weekend
would have a positive effect
on firefighting efforts.
The fire, which has
caused no major injuries
since it began Tuesday, has
destroyed at least 39 homes
and possibly more, he said.
Although it hasnt reached
the destructive heights of an
April blaze that destroyed
160 homes here, the fire sug-
gests that Texas is heading
toward its third year-long
wildfire season since the
2005-2006 season.
After losing her home
during the April fire at
Possum Kingdom Lake,
Kathy Lanpher was stunned
when she heard Tuesday that
another wildfire threatened
the nearby subdivision where
she had relocated in the lake-
side community, about 75
miles west of Fort Worth.
The real estate agent raced
to her condo, grabbed a few
belongings and hearing
that flames had cut off the
road to safety headed to
the marina, where she and
dozens of frightened neigh-
bors eventually made it to
safety by boat. Although the
fire missed her condo, the
danger had not passed as the
blaze spread today.
Honestly, I was think-
ing, I dont think I can go
through this again, she
said, her eyes welling with
tears. I have my moments
and then I move forward, but
I just cant dwell on it yet.
Texas is enduring its most
severe drought since the
1950s, with bone-dry condi-
tions made worse by weeks
of triple-digit temperatures
in many cities. Blazes have
destroyed more than 5,470
square miles since mid-
November, the typical start
of the wildfire season.
Firefighters havent had
much of a break this sum-
mer, even after various crews
battled what turned out to
be seven of the 10 largest
wildfires in state history this
spring.
Usually the wildfire sea-
son wanes in the spring
because of rain, greener veg-
etation and higher humid-
ity, weather experts said. But
the states normally wettest
months April through
June were anything but
this year because of the
lingering La Nina weather
condition that causes below-
normal rainfall.
The conditions have
become so severe that nor-
mal rain events will have
little positive impact on the
drought and consequently the
fire danger, Texas Forest
Service specialist Tom
Spencer said.
Spencer said the three
year-long wildfire seasons
are the only ones the Forest
Service has recorded, but
there are no records from
the droughts of 1918 and the
1950s.
The subdivision that
burned this week was the only
one in the Possum Kingdom
Lake area left unscathed by
the April fire, which last-
ed two weeks. The latest
fire left some streets virtu-
ally untouched, with homes
fronted by lawns that could
double as putting greens, but
others were reduced to rows
of scorched stone fireplaces
and twisted metal frames.
Wildres path helping reghters
By MICHAEL HILL and
SAMANTHA HENRY
Associated Press
WALLINGTON, N.J. As the flood
waters receded, weary residents across the
Northeast began pulling soggy furniture and
ruined possessions onto their front lawns
as they surveyed the damage wrought by
Hurricane Irene.
The mess of destroyed furniture on Paul
Postmas front lawn looked like a yard sale
gone wrong. Over the weekend, Postma had
watched as more than two feet of rain filled
the bottom level of his home in Lincoln Park,
N.J. Today, he was using bleach to wipe
down the houses mud-soaked walls.
None of this has value, he said. At least
not anymore.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama will
visit Paterson, N.J., where currents of the
Passaic River swept through the city of
150,000, flooding part of downtown and forc-
ing the emergency evacuations of hundreds of
people who likely underestimated the storms
ferocity.
National Guard helicopters continued to
ferry supplies on today to mountain commu-
nities in Vermont that had no electricity, no
telephone service and limited transportation
in or out. Elsewhere, the massive cleanup
effort was already well underway at homes,
farms and businesses across the flood-scarred
landscape.
Repair estimates indicated that the storm
would almost certainly rank among the
nations costliest natural disasters, despite
packing a lighter punch than initially feared.
Even as rivers finally stopped rising in
Vermont, New Jersey, and Connecticut,
many communities and farm areas remained
flooded, and officials said complete damage
estimates were nowhere in sight.
An estimate released immediately after
Irene by the Kinetic Analysis Corp., a
Maryland-based consulting firm that uses
computer models to estimate storm losses, put
the damage at $7.2 billion in eight states and
Washington, D.C.
Large sections of Wallington, N.J.
remained underwater after a cruel one-two
punch: The Passaic River flooded the heart-
shaped hamlet Sunday and then receded,
only to rise again late Tuesday, forcing a new
round of evacuations.
The town is accustomed to moderate
flooding because it sits atop a network of
underground streams that form a water table
already saturated by record August rainfall.
In Vermont, at Killington Elementary
School, residents came for a free hot dog and
corn-on-the-cob. Jason and Angela Heaslip
picked up a bag filled with peanut butter,
cereal and toilet paper for their three children
and three others who are visiting from Long
Island.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo estimated
the damage to his state alone at $1 billion
during a visit to Prattsville, a Catskills com-
munity where 600 homes were damaged by
heavy rains and floods that also shredded
roads and washed out bridges.
Upstate New York paid a terrible, terrible
price for this storm, Cuomo said.
In North Carolina, where Irene blew
ashore along the Outer Banks on Saturday
before heading for New York and New
England, Gov. Beverly Perdue said the hur-
ricane destroyed more than 1,100 homes and
caused at least $70 million in damage.
Downstream from Vermonts devastat-
ing floods, the Connecticut River hit levels
not seen in 24 years, but Middletown Mayor
Sebastian Giuliano said the situation was not
much worse than annual spring floods caused
by snowmelt.
In Simsbury, Conn., several farm fields
were flooded along the Farmington River.
Pumpkins and other produce could be seen
floating away.
Farmers lost a good amount of crops,
said First Selectwoman Mary Glassman.
After floods in 1955, New England states
installed flood-control dams and basins
that helped prevent a catastrophe along
the lower Connecticut River, said Denise
Ruzicka, director of inland water resources
for Connecticuts Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection.
Power outages persisted across the region,
with some of the largest in Connecticut, where
more than 284,000 homes and businesses
were still in the dark today, and Virginia,
where 232,500 customers had no lights.
In the ski resort town of Killington, Vt.,
residents were volunteering to use their lawn
tractors to help remove mud and debris.
People with electricity were letting neighbors
without water use their showers. One ques-
tion was whether the camaraderie would wear
thin before things returned to normal.
Karen Dalury, who did not have power at
her home, said she had been eating vegetables
from her garden and storing some in a neigh-
bors freezer.
For now its fine, she said, but who
knows how long this is going to continue.
With Irene gone, scientists turned their
attention to the open Atlantic Ocean, where
Tropical Storm Katia was gaining strength
and forecast to become a hurricane by early
next week. Meteorologists said it was too
soon to determine where it might go.
As water recedes, cleanup begins across Northeast
LOS ANGELES (AP)
Mel Gibson will pay $750,000
to his ex-girlfriend and con-
tinue to provide housing and
financial support for their
young daughter to resolve a
bitter legal fight that followed
sexist, racist rants attributed
to the actor.
The settlement is intended
to end the bickering and accu-
sations that have permeated
the case handled in mostly
secret proceedings for more
than a year, Superior Court
Judge Peter Lichtman said.
Gibsons payments to
Russian musician Oksana
Grigorieva are dependent on
a lasting truce.
As part of the agreement,
their daughter will receive
support equal to what the
actor-director provides for his
other seven children. The for-
mer couple will split custody
of the girl, who turns 2 in late
October.
In addition, Gibson will
keep paying for a multimil-
lion house he purchased for
Grigorieva and their daugh-
ter. The house will be sold
when the girl turns 18 and she
will receive the proceeds.
As a result of the settle-
ment, Grigorieva cannot pur-
sue a civil case against the
Oscar winner, and both sides
were ordered not to speak or
write about their relationship
or allegations of domestic
abuse.
Lichtman specifically said
neither side could release any
audio recordings, an apparent
reference to the series of rants
that were leaked to the celeb-
rity website RadarOnline.
com.
You look like a (exple-
tive) bitch in heat, and if
you get raped by a pack of
(N-word), it will be your
fault, the voice is heard tell-
ing Grigorieva in one tape.
You provoked it. You are
provocatively dressed.
In another snippet released
by the website, Grigorieva is
heard describing how Gibson
hit her in the face, and she
questions his manhood. The
response: You know what,
you ... (expletive) deserved
it!
Gibson has never publicly
discussed the recordings and
his attorneys did not refute
they were the actor during a
May court hearing in which
Grigorieva agreed not to
introduce them as evidence in
the custody case.
Grigorievas payments
were divided into thirds, with
the final payment occurring
in 2016 if the agreement is
not breached.
Her attorney, Daniel
Horowitz, disputed reports
that the settlement was a bad
deal for his client. He told
The Associated Press that he
estimated the actual value of
the deal to be worth about
$5 million when rights to
Grigorievas music and her
ability to live in her current
home rent-free are factored
in.
Celebrity website TMZ
and the Los Angeles Times
reported that the musician
walked away from a deal
worth at least $15 million
last year. Horowitz said that
agreement would have been
subject to taxes, a longer pay-
out period and other offsets
that would have reduced its
value.
Gibson to pay his ex $750,000
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) The mother of a 7-year-old
who authorities said was thrown overboard by his father dur-
ing a sightseeing cruise around Californias Newport Harbor
has thanked eyewitnesses who called 911, saying she was
extremely grateful.
Christin Briles wasnt on the boat Sunday when the incident
occurred, attorney Eric Dubin said. But she said in a statement
today that eyewitness reports absolutely confirm what her two
boys have told her happened on the boat.
Earlier today, the man in the incident denied that he angrily
threw the child overboard because he wouldnt stop crying.
Honestly, what it was was just boys roughhousing and then
screwing around and then jumping off the edge of the boat,
Sloane Briles told the syndicated show Inside Edition.
We were just screwing around, just showing off, just being
guys, he said. Its not like I threw him off. We went together.
It was just like a hand-in-hand thing.
In 911 tapes released Tuesday, passengers expressed shock
and disgust after seeing Briles toss the boy into the water.
Im on a boat tour called the Queen and theres a man who
just threw his son overboard, a woman told an Orange County
sheriffs dispatcher.
This man has been bad on our whole trip and hes swim-
ming back to our boat now, she said.
Another 911 caller said she thought Briles was drunk and
violent.
The 35-year-old Briles was arrested just after 2 p.m. Sunday
on suspicion of child endangerment and resisting arrest, sher-
iffs spokesman Jim Amormino said. He posted bail after his
arrest and hasnt been charged.
Mom grateful to cruise witnesses
TRIPOLI, Libya Rebels hunting the top officials in
Moammars Gadhafis ousted regime have captured his for-
eign minister and are closing in on Gadhafi himself, rebel
officials said today.
The announcement, made on the 42nd anniversary of the
coup that brought Gadhafi to power, also came as rebels forces
pressed toward three major bastions of the crumbling regime,
including Gadhafis hometown.
The regime is dying, rebel council spokesman Abdel-
Hafiz Ghoga said late today, after two of Gadhafis sons made
conflicting statements on Arab television stations with one
vowing to fight until death and the other offering to negotiate a
truce. Gadhafis family is trying to find an exit, Ghoga said.
They only have to surrender completely to the rebels and we
will offer them a fair trial. We wont hold negotiations with
them over anything.
Algeria offered safe haven to Gadhafis wife and three
of his children Monday, angering the Libyan rebels. The
Algerian newspaper El Watan reported that Gadhafi himself
also sought refuge, but the Algerian president refused to take
his phone calls.
With Gadhafis whereabouts unknown, Algerias foreign
minister insisted today that hes not in Algeria. Asked on
Europe-1 radio if Gadhafi could be given asylum, Mourad
Medelci said, I dont believe so.
today marks the coup against the monarchy of King Idris by
27-year-old Gadhafi and a group of military officers. Gadhafi
took undisputed power and became a symbol of anti-Western
defiance in a Third World recently liberated from its European
colonial rulers. A brutal dictator, his regime was unchallenged
until the uprising that began in February.
Ahmed Said, an adviser to the interior minister in the reb-
els interim government, did not identify the captured foreign
minister by name, but can confirm that he is in custody.
A week ago, Foreign Minister Abdul Ati al-Obeidi told
British broadcaster Channel 4 that Gadhafis rule was over.
After six months of civil war, rebels have seized control of
most of Libya, including the capital Tripoli, effectively ending
Gadhafis rule. The longtime leader and his family have not
been captured, but rebels say they are hot on Gadhafis trail.
Rebels say they are carefully pulling together clues about
Gadhafis whereabouts from captured regime fighters and
others, and learned earlier this week that Gadhafi and two of
his sons longtime heir-apparent Seif al-Islam and former
special forces commander al-Saadi were in the loyalist-
controlled town of Bani Walid, said Ghoga. But, he added, its
not clear where they are now.
Late today, men claiming to be Seif al-Islam and al-Saadi
made their appeals from hiding.
Seif al-Islam urged his fathers supporters to fight the rebels
day and night. He told the Syrian-based Al-Rai TV station
that residents of Bani Walid agreed that we are going to die
on our land. Seif al-Islam was once considered the moderate
face of the Gadhafi regime and the leaders heir apparent.
He said NATO had carried out several deadly airstrikes in
Bani Walid.
Attack the rats, he said, referring to the rebels, adding
that he was calling from a suburb of Tripoli and that his father
is fine.
In a separate phone call to Al-Arabiya television, a man
identifying himself as al-Saadi said he was ready to negoti-
ate with the rebels to stop the bloodshed. Rebel leaders have
repeatedly said they wont negotiate.
But Al-Saadi said he spoke for his father and regime mili-
tary commanders in calling for talks, saying the rebels could
lead Libya.
Rebels catch Gadhafi foreign minister
By ADAM GOLDMAN
and KATHY GANNON
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD In the
aftermath of the secret U.S.
raid to kill Osama bin Laden,
Pakistani officials want a
detailed agreement spelling
out U.S. rules of engagement
inside Pakistan, officials
in both countries say, but
Washingtons refusal to sign
a binding document threat-
ens to create another point of
friction in the long-troubled
relationship.
Pakistan military officials
want the U.S. to sign what
is called a memorandum of
understanding, an agree-
ment they want to include
such details as the number of
CIA operatives working in
Pakistan, notification before
U.S. drone strikes, intelli-
gence gathered and a writ-
ten promise about Pakistans
role if al-Qaidas new leader,
Ayman al-Zawahri, is found
in Pakistan.
There can be no more
gray areas, said a senior
Pakistani military official
who, like others, spoke on
the condition of anonymity
because they are not permit-
ted to speak publicly about
diplomatic negotiations.
The surge in trouble this
year between Pakistan and the
U.S. began with the February
killing of two Pakistanis by
Raymond Davis, a CIA-
contracted American spy
working without Pakistans
knowledge. Davis pleaded
self-defense but it took weeks
of wrangling before he was
released in exchange for so-
called blood money paid to
the dead mens relatives.
The bin Laden raid fur-
ther infuriated the Pakistani
military, which saw it as a
violation of Pakistani sover-
eignty, and it now feels it
needs the agreement to ensure
it would be involved in or
be able to stop any simi-
lar U.S. attacks in the future.
The agreement would also
allay fears in Islamabad that
the CIA is operating behind
Pakistans back, and shore
up the militarys reputa-
tion, which was badly bat-
tered when the U.S. helicop-
ters slipped into Pakistan air
space undetected for the bin
Laden attack.
But former and current
American officials say the
U.S. will not commit any
specifics to paper because it
could limit the flexibility of
its operations. Instead, the
U.S. is preparing a broad
statement of principles that
could be completed in the
coming weeks.
There will not be a
(memorandum of understand-
ing) covering all aspects of
the relationship with annexes
spelling out permitted behav-
iors, said a senior U.S. offi-
cial. There is, however, the
possibility of a brief bilateral
statement of principles that
would identify common inter-
ests and goals.
Another senior U.S. offi-
cial said that while Pakistan
would not get all the infor-
mation it wants about U.S.
intelligence operations, it gets
much more than Washington
gives most other countries.
Similar negotiations are
taking place between the
U.S. and Afghanistan, with
Afghan officials seeking
detailed guarantees on the
future of U.S. troops and aid,
but Americans insisting on a
vague agreement.
In Pakistan, the U.S. is
negotiating with the civilian
government, its not clear
whether the countrys pow-
erful military establishment
would veto a broad statement
of principles.
Relations between
Pakistans spy agency, the
ISI, which falls under the mil-
itary command, and the CIA
hit rock bottom after the bin
Laden raid. Pakistanis were
particularly angered by then-
CIA Director Leon Panettas
stinging comments the ISI
was either incompetent or
complicit in not finding bin
Laden, who was hiding not
far from Islamabad. Two
senior Pakistani officials,
including a former security
officer, said Panetta sought to
assuage Pakistan Army Chief
Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
with an apology following
those statements.
Pakistan, US struggle to
dene their relationship
Answers to Wednesdays questions:
Basketball superstar Michael Jordan tried out for his
high school team twice. He was cut the first time in his
sophomore year.
The only state with a single school district is Hawaii.
Todays questions:
What U.S. state has the most billboards?
If you are an average American, how many M&Ms of
a 1-pound bag will you eat in a single sitting? How about
a 5-pound bag?
Answers in Fridays Herald.
Todays words:
Osmophobia: fear of smells
Uxoricide: wife-murder

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