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Saturday, NOv. 15 & SuNday, NOv. 16, 2014

COLLEGE BaSKEtBaLL
SEaSON OPENS

OSu aLuMNI dINNEr

OPINION

An OSU alumni dinner was held

at the Wassenberg Art Center
Friday evening. Turn to pages
3-4 for more about this and other
local events.

Ohio State University opened its

mens basketball season Friday
with a win. Turn to pages 9-10
for more sports news.

Readers speak their minds about

local topics on the Opinion page.
Turn to pages 6-7 to read letters
to the editor, thumbs up/down,
and columns from our staff.

3-4

9-10

6-7

Local small businesses honored at luncheon

By Ed GEBErt
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com

VAN WERT The economic

strength of a community is often revealed by its small businesses. On
Friday, Van Wert Countys small businesses showed their strength at the
2014 Salute to Small Business Awards
Luncheon. Outstanding local businesses in seven categories were honored and ten businesses in their first
year of business were presented with
Rookie Awards.
A total of 55 nominees were pared
down to 32 businesses in the seven
designated categories. The first-place
winners were named at the luncheon
at Willow Bend Country Club. The
Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award for
2014 was Shine Premium Auto Detailing. That award was given to the business who best typified an innovative
established business that demonstrated
initiative, perseverance, profitability,
and commitment to support community-oriented project through the use of
time and other resources.

The Agricultural Enterprise Award,

went to the established agricultural
business demonstrating sound business
practices and excellence and a commitment to support community-oriented
projects through the use of time and
other resources. The first-place winner
for 2014 was Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) on Bonnewitz Dr. in Van
Wert. That business has announced an
expansion for the plant and the construction locally of a new world headquarters sometime next year.
The Charitable Non-Profit Award
was given to the charitable non-profit
501(c)(3) organization with a volunteer board of trustees or governing
body demonstrating sound business
practices, innovation, and leadership
in offering human services within
the community. The recipient was
the Van Wert Rotary Club. The clubs
Board president Lois Gehres shared
the award with the club membership
at large, inviting other members at
the luncheon to stand up and be recognized, noting, Its a club award. Its
not just me.
SMaLL BuSINESS/14

Local businesses were recognized at the 2014 Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon Friday.
Pictured above are the first place winners for each of seven categories. Winning businesses
included Shine Premium Auto Detailing (Spirit of Entrepreneurship), Advanced Biological
Marketing (Agricultural Enterprise), Van Wert Rotary Club (Charitable Non-Profit Enterprise),
Home Health Care Solutions (Service Industry Showcase), Once I Was (Retail Champion),
Sycamore Ice Cream (Palate Pleaser), and Braun Industries (Manufacturing Excellence). (DHI
Media/Ed Gebert)

Delphos ready for Old Man Winter

By NaNCy SPENCEr
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.
com

Principal reads his heart out Friday

St. Johns Elementary School Principal Nathan Stant read books to the
students all day Friday for the Read your Heart Out BookIt! Principals
Challenge. The theme at St. Johns was Gods Kingdom & Treasures. Last
year 1,200 principals from across the nation participated. This years goal
was 3,000 in all 50 states. (Submitted photo)

DELPHOS New Delphos City Streets Maintenance Supervisor Eric Furry

has crossed the last item off
his list in preparing for wintry
weather.
Furry said getting ready
for winter is a matter of prioritizing needs with available
funds.
The Maintenance Department has four heavy-duty and
three light-duty trucks. The
last of the trucks used to remove snow was returned this
week after an inspection.
We take our trucks in
for inspection every year and
we had some minor repairs
needed. Those are taken care
of and the last truck is back
and ready for service, Furry
noted. We had to replace an
oil pan on one and brake lines
on another. They were all serviced.
The Parks and Sewer de-

Delphos
newly-hired
Streets
Maintenance
Supervisor Eric Furry stands by the brine mixing
tank in the city building. Furry says his department
is ready for winter with all trucks passing inspection
and eight loads of salt on hand. (DHI Media/Nancy
Spencer)
partments also each have a
snow removal vehicle.
The snow blades are inspected in-house and cutting
edges, the part of the plow
that meets with the road, and
shoes that hold the plow off
the pavement were replaced as
needed on several plows.

All the trucks and plows

are usable if we have a snow
event, Furry said.
Maintenance
employees
have nearly completed brine
making, which is for pre-treatment only.
WINtEr/14

Heroin Awareness Walk offers support

ACA sign-ups begin today

People who apply at one
By StEPHaNIE GrOvES
exchange and do not get the
DHI Media Staff Writer
tax credit can apply through an
sgroves@delphosherald.
off-exchange for a lower rate,
com
Fortman said. We are certiThe open enrollment pe- fied to enroll people in a fariod for healthcare coverage cilitated marketplace and help
through the Affordable Care people navigate through the
Act begins today where more plans to find the best possible
than nine million consumers plan for their families needs.
are anticipated to visit and
He said once an individual
sign-up through the Health signs up for a plan, they must
Insurance Marketplace from use that plan for a whole year
now until February 1, 2015.
unless some life event occurs,
Fortman Insurance Agen- such as getting married, movcies Health Insurance Agent ing to another state or having
Jonathan Fortman said plan a child.
pricing is influenced by an
If an individuals place of
individuals estimated 2015 employment offers coverage
modified adjusted gross in- and the cost is greater than 9.5
come and taking the number percent of their income, they
of people you have in your should go to the marketplace
household into account.
and sign up, he said. There
There are different vari- may be some paperwork to fill
ables that affect where an in- out and a marketplace repredividual falls within the pov- sentative may call the employerty guidelines, he explained. er to verify information.
Someone making over 400
People who did not sign up
percent of the poverty guide- for insurance in 2014 will pay
lines get no tax credits; be- a penalty of $95 or one pertween 138-400 percent, they cent whichever is greater
qualify for tax credits; and and those who do not sign
under 138 percent, they may up in 2015 will pay the greater
qualify for Medicaid.
of $325 or two percent of their
He said age, zip code and income.
whether an individual smokes
aCa/14
or not are also factors.

The
Heroes
and
Heroines group held
a Heroin Awareness
Walk Friday evening
in Van Wert. The
group walked through
downtown Van Wert
to raise awareness of
the problem of heroin
addiction
in
the
community. The group
also offered support
to those who are
currently
struggling
with heroin addiction,
as well as those who
have lost a loved
one to the drug. (DHI
Media/Angela Stith)

Index
Classifieds......... 12-13
Comics.&.Puzzles...11
Local/State............3-4

Obituaries..................2
Opinion.................. 6-7
History.......................5

Bulletin Board

Delphos Public and Parochial schools guidance offices

will offer a financial aid meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in
the Jefferson High School cafeteria.
Bluffton University Director
of Finance Lawrence Matthews
will explain the college financial aid process and how to fill
out the various forms.
The program will be especially helpful for parents of
seniors who will be attending
college next year.

Sports.................. 9-10
Todays.World............8
Weather.....................2.

Vol. 145, No. 111

ry as you will,
T
you cannot
annihilate that

eternal relic of the

human heart, love.
-Victor Hugo

Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014

OBITUARIES

Lena
Miller

Mildred Marie Davis

June 29, 1925 - Nov. 13, 2014

LANDECK Lena Miller,
89, of Landeck, passed away
Thursday, at Van Wert Area
Inpatient Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family.
Her Family. She was born
June 29, 1925, to Emile and Julia (Deruytter) Louagie, who
preceded her in death.
On May 30, 1953, she marLena Miller
ried Joseph L. Miller, who preceded her in death on Aug. 18,
2010.
She is survived by six sons, Michael (Pam) Miller of League
City, Texas, Donald Miller and Anthony Miller of Columbus,
Charles Miller of Delphos, Bernard Ben (Kim) Miller of
Lancaster, California, and Joseph (Donna) Miller of Ottoville;
a daughter, Janet Quatman of Elkhart, Indiana; 11 grandchildren, Dominic (Grace) Quatman, Chelsea (Neil) Zehr, Phillip
J. PJ Quatman, Tristan Miller, Kelvin Miller, Nathan (fianc
Andrea) Miller, Elisabeth Miller, Joey Miller, Brad Turnwald,
Nathan Turnwald and Rachel Turnwald; one great-grandson,
Nolan Zehr; a sister, Mary Alice Louagie of Van Wert; and
three sisters-in-law, Mary Maag, Calista Miller and Beatrice
Miller Smith.
She was also preceded in death by siblings, Pauline Garman, Paul Louagie, Joseph Louagie, Maurice Louagie, Laura
Louagie and Marie Stripe; and in-laws, Lillian Ellerbrock,
Clarence Miller, Leo Miller, Alfred Miller, Lucille Oberg,
Rose Pohlman, Arnold Miller and Herman Miller.
Her Legacy. Lena worked before she was married as a
bank teller in Van Wert. She was a member of St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church of Landeck and its CL of C Council
84. She sang in the church choir and was also a member of
the choraliers, singing in local nursing homes. She was famous
for her homemade noodles. She was the perfect companion for
her husband and loving mother of seven children. Lena was
very faithful and known to be humble, patient and caring to all
around her. In later years, she enjoyed in-state travel and trying
out new restaurants, especially with her son, Chuck, who was
her caregiver for four years.
Her Farewell Services. Mass of Christian Burial will
begin at 11 a.m. on Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church, the Rev. Keith Stripe officiating. Burial will follow
in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. on Sunday at Strayer
Funeral Home, Delphos, where a parish wake service will
be held at 2 p.m., followed by a CL of C service at 2:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Van Wert
Area Inpatient Hospice Center or St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church, Landeck.
Online condolences may be shared at www.strayerfuneralhome.com.

VISITATION & SERVICES

Nedra Altier
Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, Nov. 15,
2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Blackstone Funeral Home in Girard.
Family will receive relatives
and friends on Saturday from
10 a.m. till time of service.

Sharon Boroff

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014,

there will be a gathering of
friends from 2-4 p.m. and a
memorial service at 4 p.m.
at Friends Trinity Church located at 605 N. Franklin St.
Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Those
attending please enter through
the east doors of the church.

Mildred Davis

Funeral services will be

conducted at 11 a.m. Monday,
Nov. 17 at Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill.
Visitation will be 2 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 16 at Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding, and
one hour prior to services at
the church on Monday.

William Holtz

A Mass of Christian Burial

will be held on Nov. 15, 2014,
at 9 a.m. with one hour visitation before mass at St. John
the Baptist Catholic Church
in Landeck. A light luncheon
open house will be held in the
church basement immediately
following the Mass until 3
p.m.

LOCAL WEATHER

day at St. John the Baptist

Catholic Church. Visitation
will be from 2-8 p.m. on Sunday at Strayer Funeral Home,
Delphos, where a parish wake
service will be held at 2 p.m.,
followed by a CL of C service
at 2:30 p.m.

Danny Shumaker

Services will be held at

3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15,
2014, at Alspach-Gearhart
Funeral Home & Crematory,
Van Wert. Military services
will be held by the Van Wert
American Legion and VFW
Posts. Visitation is 2-3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at the
funeral home.

Martin Welly

Friends may visit with the

family from 1-8 p.m. Sunday
at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack
Funeral Home & Crematory,
236 S. Washington St., Tiffin.
The New Riegel American
Legion will do a walk through
at 7:45 p.m. A Christian wake
service will begin at 8 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will
begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
All Saints Parish, New Riegel.
The rosary will be prayed 20
minutes prior to mass.

Joseph Zigovits Jr.

Aug. 21, 1938 - Nov. 14, 2014 enjoyed spending time with her
family and supporting them
GROVER HILL, Ohio in everything that they were
Mildred Marie (McClure) Da- involved in. She logged many
vis, 74, of Grover Hill, passed hours in the stands at her chilaway peacefully at her home on dren, grandchildren, and greatNov. 14, 2014.
grandchildrens sporting events.
Marie was born on Aug. 21,
Marie is survived by her
1938, in Continental, Ohio, the husband, children, grandchildaughter of Everett and Violet dren, great-grandchildren, and
(Fruchey) McClure. She was her siblings: Dana (Sue) Mcone of seven children. She grad- Clure, Barb Dotson McClure,
uated from Grover Hill High Larry McClure, Cleona (Garry)
School in 1956.
Miller, Earl (Allison) McClure,
On Dec. 22, 1956, she mar- and Vinal (Leslie) McClure.
ried Roland Rex Davis at the
She was preceded in death
United Methodist Church in by her parents, a brother, Russ
Grover Hill, Ohio. They were Rex McClure, and a sister-inmarried nearly 58 years.
law, Deb McClure.
She was blessed with three
Funeral services will be
sons: Kelvin (Sandra Carter), conducted at 11 a.m. MonGreg Gus (Lori Dealey), and day, Nov. 17 at Zion United
Robbie (Jessica Welch). She Methodist Church, Grover
was the proud grandmother Hill, with the Rev. Paul Miller
of 11 grandchildren: Joshua, officiating. Burial will follow
Jacob (Stacy Hatfield), Justin, in Middle Creek Cemetery,
Janelle, Natalie (Ben Winans), Grover Hill.
Nathan, Ryan, Caleb, Corey,
Visitation will be 2 8 p.m.
Christopher, and Cara. Marie Sunday, Nov. 16 at Den Herdwas also blessed with six great- er Funeral Home, Paulding,
grandchildren: Madisyn, Rhi- and one hour prior to services
anna, Brayson, Cale, Caroline, at the church on Monday.
and Careen.
In lieu of flowers, the famMarie retired in January of ily requests donations made to
1996 from the Wayne Trace Lo- Grover Hill Zion United Methcal Schools where she served as odist Church or Grover Hill
treasurer for 20 years. She also EMS.
served as the Latty Township
Online condolences may be
clerk for many years. Marie sent to www.denherderfh.com.

Joseph J. Zigovits Jr.

Aug. 16, 1920 - Nov. 11, 2014
PAULDING, Ohio Joseph
J. Zigovits Jr., 94, died Tuesday,
Nov. 11, 2014, at his daughters
home in Oxford, Ohio.
He was born in North Hampton, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 16,
1920, the son of the late Joseph
and Theresa (Zamper) Zigovits
Sr. On May 22, 1948, he married Ruth Ann Losher, who preceded
him in death on April 14, 2011. He was a US Navy veteran serving
during WWII.
Survivors include:
Daughters Teresa Zigovits of Toledo, Lucinda Zigovits of
Oxford, and Katherine (Michael) Dangler of Snellville, Georgia
Sons J. Michael (Mini) Zigovits of Farmington Hills, Michigan, G. Christopher (Amy) Zigovits of Indianapolis, Indiana
Sister Theresa Mondschien of Coplay, Pennsylvania
He is also preceded in death by a brother, John Zigovits, and
sisters, Mary Kish and Stella Kemmerer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Paulding, with the
Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer officiating. Burial will follow in St.
Paul Cemetery with military rites accorded by VFW Post 587.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until noon Tuesday at Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding, and from 1 p.m. until time of services at the church.
Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

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A funeral service will be 11

a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at
Faith Lutheran Church, 1700
East Pettit Ave., with calling
one hour prior.

Lena Miller

Mass of Christian Burial

will begin at 11 a.m. on Mon-

Tomorrow

Monday

partly cloudy
chance of snow
in the evening
accumulation
around 1 inch
High: 32
Low: 25

cloudy
chance of snow
showers
southwest
winds 5 to 15
High: 35
Low: 25

partly cloudy

POLICE REPORTS
Van Wert Police Department
10-23 10:32 a.m.
Two juveniles were reported as disorderly in the area of
Woodstock Drive and Westchester Court.
10-27 11:55 a.m.
A bicycle theft was reported in the 1000 block of East Main
Street.
10-27 6:35 p.m.
A Van Wert woman in the 600 block of South Market Street
reported an incident of disorderly conduct.
10-27 7:41 p.m.
Frederick Blessing, 19, of Van Wert was arrested for obstructing official business after police were called about a suspicious person.
10-27 10:14 p.m.
A Van Wert man reported a theft from his vehicle in the 400
block of Race Street.
10-28 9:38 a.m.
An unknown person made entry into Redneck Pickers, in
the 200 block of East Crawford Street. Damage was done to
the cash register.
10-28 5:17 p.m.
An abandoned bicycle was located in the 300 block of North
Cherry Street.
10-29 12:44 a.m.
A Van Wert man in the 1100 block of Bell Avenue reported
a violation of a protection order.
10-29 1:27 a.m.
Emily Bollenbacher, 23, of Van Wert was arrested on a probation violation warrant issued out of Van Wert County Adult
Probation.
10-29 7:55 a.m.
A Van Wert woman in the 1000 block of East Westchester
Court reported an unruly juvenile.
10-29 11:30 a.m.
A Van Wert woman in the 200 block of Burt Street reported
identity fraud.
10-29 12:45 p.m.
Police were called to a residence in the 300 block of North
Race Street in reference to a man allegedly making threatening
comments directed at a family member. The man was contacted and voluntarily went to Westwood Behavioral for further
evaluation.
10-29 11:47 p.m.
A Van Wert man in the 200 block of Middle Street reported
the theft of a knife from his residence.
10-29 11:47 p.m.
A Van Wert man in the 200 block of Middle Street reported
a domestic violence incident. After investigation, police officers found no evidence of domestic violence but rather a property dispute.
10-29 4:33 p.m.
A theft of gasoline was reported at Pak-A-Sak located in the
1000 block of South Shannon Street.
10-30 3:03 p.m.
A Van Wert woman reported her juvenile son was assaulted
by another juvenile while at Fountain Park.
10-30 3:14 p.m.
A Van Wert man reported an incident of domestic violence
in the 900 block of Kear Road.
10-30 6:02 p.m.
A Van Wert woman reported the theft of a bicycle from the
700 block of East Sycamore Street.
10-31 9:27 a.m.
Police did a welfare check in the 700 block of Airport Avenue.
10-31 3:25 p.m.
Christopher McClellan, 35, of Van Wert was arrested for
operating a vehicle impaired after a traffic violation.
11-1 9:38 a.m.
Zachery Burns, 23, of Van Wert was arrested for violating a
protection order in the 800 block of West Main Street.
11-1 10:50 a.m.
A report of a person being held against their will was
made in the 1200 block of South Washington Street. After
investigation, officers determined no evidence to support
the claim.
11-1 2:43 p.m.
A Van Wert man in the 700 block of South Shannon Street
reported a theft from his home.
11-1 6:47 p.m.
A Van Wert woman reported items missing from a home
located in the 600 block of South Wayne Street.

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A Mass of Christian Burial

will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Divine Mercy
Catholic Parish, Paulding.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m.
John Jack Krendl
until noon Tuesday at Den
A Mass of Christian burial Herder Funeral Home, Pauldwill be at 11 a.m. on Satur- ing, and from 1 p.m. until time
day the 15th at St. John the of services at the church.
Evangelist Church in Delphos.
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Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16,, 2014

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community calendar items include the name of the event
or group and date, time and place of the event. Please include a daytime phone number when submitting calendar
items.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
9-11:30 a.m. Delphos Project Recycle at Delphos Fuel
and Wash.
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.
9 a.m. St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east
edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open.
10 a.m. The 60+ Group will meet at Wesley UM
Church, corner of Blaine and Center.
12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire
and Rescue.
1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.
8 p.m. Van Wert Amateur Radio Club will meet at the
Emergency Management Agency Complex, 1220 E. Lincoln
Highway.
7:30 - 10:30 p.m. The Van Wert Dance Club will hold
its November ballroom dance at the Goedde Building, 205
W. Crawford St., Van Wert. The cost for the dance is $5/person. For more information, contact Diane at (419) 238-6571.
8 p.m. AA open discussion at First Presbyterian
Church.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
8-11:30 a.m. Knights of Columbus benefit for St.
Johns School at the hall, Elida Ave.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum,
241 N. Main St., is open.
2 p.m. AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr.
2-4:30 p.m. Van Wert County Historical Museum is
open to the public.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center,
301 Suthoff St.
3 p.m. Alzheimers Association will meet at the PSA 3
Area Agency on Aging, 892-A S. Cable Road, Lima.
5 p.m. Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship Hall on the second floor at Trinity United Methodist
Church, South Walnut St., Van Wert.
6:30 p.m. The Van Wert Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet in the Van Wert
Middle School. Enter through the main entrance doors
(marked M49) off the Van Wert Middle School parking
area. The program topic will be STEM Opportunities for
Middle School. Van Wert Middle School Assistant Principal
Darla Dunlap and the AAUW branch-sponsored Summer
STEM camp attendees will present the program. For more
information, contact (419) 238-9519.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from the Storm support group meets
in the Delphos Public Library basement.
7 p.m. Washington Township Trustees meet at the
township house.
Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Municipal
Building, 608 N. Canal St.
7 p.m. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Affiliate of Paulding, Mercer and Van Wert Counties will
meet at the Drop-In Center at 407 N. Franklin, Van Wert
which is couple blocks south of Vantage Career Center.
Meetings are open to public. Call 1-800-541-6264 or (419)
238-2413.
7 p.m. American Legion Post 178 will have a meeting.
7:30 p.m. Jefferson Athletic Boosters meet at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.
7:30 p.m. Spencerville village council meets at the
mayors office.
7:30 p.m. Delphos Eagles Auxiliary meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.
8 p.m. AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian
Church.

OSU alumni club celebrates fall bash

The Ohio State Alumni Club of Van Wert and Paulding counties had their fall bash Friday evening at
the Wassenberg Art Center. A live auction of Ohio State items was held. Former Buckeye quarterback,
Cornelius Green, was expected to attend and speak at the event, but due to travel complications was
unable to be present. (DHI Media/Angela Stith)

Crestview FFA attends National FFA Convention

InformatIon SubmItted
LOUISVILLE Members of the
Crestview FFA Chapter in Ohio were
one of 42 teams participating in the National FFA Farm Business Management
Career Development Event (CDE). The
event was held in conjunction with the
87th National FFA Convention & Expo
in Louisville, Kentucky. The team, led
by advisor Paul Pohlman, was awarded
a Gold emblem. Members also competed for individual awards with 158 other
participants. Layken Klinger received a
Gold emblem, Hannah Leary received
a Gold emblem, Olivia Leary received
a Gold emblem, and Lauren Schmid received a Silver emblem.
The top 10 individuals and the national winning team received cash awards to
recognize their success in the event. The
coaches of the top two teams were named
Farm Business Fellows. The cash awards
and the farm business management event
are sponsored by John Deere as a special
project of the National FFA Foundation.
Feeding some nine billion people
by mid-century brings with it unprecedented challenges for todays farmers.
Farm business management skills will
help producers prepare to meet this critical need, said Amy Allen, Manager of
National Corporate Contributions.
The National FFA Farm Business
Management CDE is designed to test
the ability of students to apply economic principles and concepts in analyzing
farm and ranch business management
decisions. Participants respond to questions concerning economic principles in
farm business management as well as a

Members of the Crestview FFA Chapter attended a national event

in Louisville, Kentucky, recently. The team received a Gold emblem.
(Submitted photo)
problem-solving analysis section. Each
team in the event has competed with other chapters in their state for the privilege
of participating in the national event.
The event, held at the The Brown
Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, is one
of many educational activities at the
National FFA Convention & Expo in
which FFA members practice the lessons
learned in agricultural education classes.
About National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is a
national youth organization of 610,240
student members as part of 7,665 local
FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mis-

sion is to make a positive difference in

the lives of students by developing their
potential for premier leadership, personal
growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA
Organization operates under a federal
charter granted by the 81st United States
Congress and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S.
Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a
service to state and local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at www.
ffa.org, on Facebook, Twitter and the official National FFA Organization blog.

ODOT releases weekly road report

InformatIon SubmItted

LifeLinks students
help Vancrest
residents decorate
High school students from LifeLinks Community
School took their annual trip to VanCrest Health
Care Center to help bring all their Christmas
decorations out of the basement. The youth
made short work of the project to give a helping
hand to the activity directors who now have the
enormous task of decorating the facility in time
for the Thanksgiving holiday. Many families
come to visit their loved ones on Thanksgiving
but cant make it back for Christmas so the
decorations make everything look festive for
the holiday season. The students enjoyed a
pizza lunch as a reward for all their hard work.
Special thanks to VanCrest for allowing the
students the opportunity to serve. (Photo
submitted)

The following is the weekly report concerning construction

and maintenance work on state highways within the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1.
Construction and Maintenance Projects
Week of Nov. 17
Allen County
Interstate 75 Reconstruction Project For the most recent
information concerning the Interstate 75 reconstruction project
through Lima and Allen County please visit www.odotlima75.org
U.S. 30/Ohio 309 near Delphos may be restricted to one
lane at times through the work zone for culvert work. Work is
expected to be completed in the fall. Work is being performed
by Platinum Painting, Boardman.
Paulding County
Ohio 114 west of U.S. 127 will be restricted to one lane
through the work zone for the sealing of pavement cracks.
Traffic will maintained with flaggers. Work is being performed
by the Paulding County ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 613 west of U.S. 127 will be restricted to one lane
through the work zone for the sealing of pavement cracks.
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on Monday for three days for a culvert replacement has been
delayed for weather until further notice. Depending on temperatures, the project could possibly be delayed until Spring
2015. Work is being performed by the Putnam County ODOT
maintenance garage.
Van Wert County
U.S. 30 from the Paulding County Line to Middle Point-Wetzel Road in the eastbound driving lane will be restricted through the
work zone for sealing of pavement cracks. Work is being performed
by the Van Wert County ODOT maintenance garage.

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Snowflakes for
Seniors to kick off
INFORMATION SUBMITTED

Grover Hill students thank veterans

Mrs. Bauers Kindergarten Class from Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary made soldiers from
each branch of the military in honor of Veterans Day. Representing the Navy: Roger Taylor and
Bella Cutright, Air Force: Don Stahl and Aubrie Longstreth, Army: John Wilkin and Miley Jacobs and
Marines: John Ladd and Leah Bland. We want to thank veterans for their service and defending our
freedoms. (Photo submitted)

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and impressions. Following

their presentations, Van Wert
Middle School Assistant
Principal Darla Dunlap will
present information on how
STEM opportunities exist
within the school curriculum,
and her thoughts on why students choose/do not choose
such curricular and future
career paths. The AAUW
branch business meeting
will follow the presentations.
Light refreshments will be
served to conclude the program.
For more information
on this program or the Van
Wert AAUW Branch activities, you may contact Branch
President Deb Kleinhenz at
(419) 238-9519.

New England trip

Girl Scout Troops learn about first aid informational meeting set
Middle Point EMT department taught Girl Scout troops 20181 and 20186
about first aid and their career field. They answered questions and even let
the girl scouts in the ambulance. (Photo submitted)

Charitable giving pays off for everyone

Americans are pretty generous in fact, 83
percent of us donated money to charitable organizations last year, according to a Gallup survey. And
now that were entering the holiday season, charitable giving well may be on your mind. Your key
motivation for making charitable gifts, of course,
is to help those organizations whose work is meaningful to you. However, by supporting these groups,
you can also make life less taxing for yourself.
Specifically, by making charitable contributions, you may be able to receive some valuable
tax breaks. To claim a deduction, though, you
need to itemize your taxes, and you need to make
sure that the organization youre supporting is
qualified, from a tax-deductibility standpoint. If
youre unsure whether a group is qualified, just
ask to see its letter from the IRS. (Many organizations now post these letters on their websites.)
Heres how the charitable tax deduction
works: If you give $200 to a qualified charity, and youre in the 25 percent tax bracket,
you can deduct $200, with a tax benefit of $50,
when you file your 2014 taxes. Consequently,
the net cost of your donation is just $150
($200 minus the $50 tax savings).
Of course, you are not confined to making
cash gifts. In fact, if you donate certain types
of noncash assets, you may be able to increase
your tax benefits. Suppose you give $1,000
worth of stock in ABC Company to a charitable
group. If youre in the 25 percent bracket, youll
be able to deduct $250 when you file your taxes.
And by donating the ABC stock, you can avoid
paying the capital gains taxes that would be due
if you had eventually sold the stock yourself.
Keep in mind that if you want to deduct
your contributions for the 2014 tax year, youll
need to make your gifts by Dec. 31. One more
reminder: Retain your paperwork. If you made

gifts totaling over $250 to any single charity or noncash contributions of any items
worth over $500 the IRS requires written
acknowledgments for your contributions.
If you want to take a longer-term approach
to charitable giving, while incorporating your
gifts in planning for your estate, you might want
to consider establishing a charitable remainder
trust. Under this arrangement, youd place some
assets, such as stocks or real estate, into a trust,
which could then use these assets to pay you a
lifetime income stream. When you establish the
trust, you may be able to receive an immediate
tax deduction based on the charitable groups
remainder interest the amount the charity is
likely to ultimately receive. (This figure is determined by an IRS formula.) Upon your death, the
trust would relinquish the remaining assets to the
charitable organization youve named. This type
of trust can be complex, so to create one, youll
need to work with your tax and legal advisors.
While the tax benefits associated with charitable
giving are significant, they should not, ultimately,
drive your gifting decisions. You should also consider the effect your gift will have on the other areas
of your estate considerations so make sure you
communicate your plans to your family members.
In any case, though, be as generous as you
can this holiday season and in the years to
come. Your generosity will be a rewarding experience for everyone.

This article was written by Edward Jones

for use by your local Edward Jones Financial
Advisor. Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and
cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should
consult your attorney or qualified tax advisor
regarding your situation.

Doggie goodies
This is Avery Amweg. For
her 10th birthday, she
asked for goodies for
dogs instead of presents
for her. She brought these
goodies to the shelter
with her mom, Chris, and
brother, Jaxson. (Photo
submitted)

AAUW to meet
VAN WERT The Van
Wert Branch of the American Association of University
Women (AAUW) will meet
on Monday, Nov. 17 at 6:30
p.m. in the Van Wert Middle
School. Please enter through
the main middle school entrance doors (marked M49)
off the middle school side
parking area. The program
topic will be STEM Opportunities for Middle School.
Summer STEM camp attendees sponsored by the Van
Wert AAUW branch, in partnership with the Van Wert
County Foundation, will
share their camp experiences

Human trafficking
program focus of
Twig II meeting

VAN WERT Twig II

members met on Nov. 10, in
the Van Wert Hospital conference room. Members were
greeted by hostess Judy Jackson. Lunch was served following the invocation given by
June Turner.
Joy McCleery introduced
her guest, Jewell Kurtz, and
Bev Mercer introduced her
guest, Judy Linton. Both Jewell and Judy were accepted as
new members.
Sharon Witten introduced
the guest speaker Shelley Adam who spoke about
Hands of Love - Hearts of
Hope. Bringing awareness of
human trafficking in Ohio to
help in the rescue and restoration of precious lives.
Chairman Barb Adams
called the meeting to order.
Roll call was answered with
Where are you spending
Thanksgiving? Minutes of
the last meeting were read by
Ella Jackson and Arlene Keysor gave the treasurers report.
The Christmas Party will
be Dec. 8, at the Elks lodge
and roll call will be answered
with Favorite Christmas Ornament. Vicki Schulte will
give the program on Once I
Was.
Members in attendance
were: Barb Adams, Robbin
Benner, Sharon Bolenbaugh,
Jane Broman, Judy Comer,
Diana Crow, Del Free, Carolyn Garwood, Betty George,
Linda Heath, Eileen Hurless,
Wanda Hurless, Judy Jackson, Ella Jackson, Arlene
Keysor, Shirley Lichty, Joy
McCleery, Bev Mercer, Janet
Merkle, Joyce Oechsle, Doris Price, Sue Price, Beverlee
Profit, Sandy Ropp, Evelyn
Schwartz, Katy Sill, Shirley
Soldner, Beth Stemen, Barb
Sunderland, June Turner, Sharon Witten, Nancy Wolverton,
and Deb Yackee.

VAN WERT Tracys Country Flea Market has announced the kick off its annual Snowflakes for Seniors program on Nov. 22, at 11 a.m. at Tracys Country Flea Market,
10692 South Washington Street, Van Wert.
There will be food available that will be prepared by Bone
Down BBQ, vendors with items for sale, and other opportunities to help raise funds to support the program. Donations of
items will also be accepted. In partnership with the Van Wert
County Council on Aging the Snowflakes for Seniors program
provides Christmas gifts for area seniors that include essential
daily living items such as shampoo, conditioner, soaps, household cleaning items, and other items to help keep warm in the
winter months.
Last year, the Snowflakes for Seniors program, in its second year, was able to provide gifts for over 103 seniors in and
around the Van Wert Community. Make the difference in the
life of a senior by contacting Julie at (419) 203-5376 or by stopping by Tracys Country Flea market on Nov. 22.

Scouts enjoy annual hike at Hocking Hills

Troop 35 Scouts and Weblo 2 Cubs Scouts did the annual Bushwack hike at
Hocking Hills State Park. They are seen in front of Cedar Falls. The troop is
chartered by the First Presbyterian Church. (Photo submitted)

INFORMATION SUBMITTED
DELPHOS On Tuesday evening, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. at
the Event Center of the Postal Museum in Delphos, there
will be an informational meeting for those interested in a
nine-day excursion to New England.
The trip will encompass upstate New York, Vermont,
New Hampshire, and Maine during prime fall colors in
2015. More than 75 individuals have made a commitment
to go on this journey and there is space for twenty people to
join them.
Two trips are scheduled. The first trip will leave on Sept.
27, 2015, and the second trip will leave on Oct. 10, 2015.
Both trips will be identical but the first 56 people on the list
will have the first choice of which trip they want to go on.
Do not wait to make a decision; the first 56 people registered in just 46 hours after the trip was announced. Come
to the meeting and ask questions. Anyone who might want
to go is encouraged to bring their checkbook and make a
deposit.

Pet coRNeR
the Humane society of allen county has many pets
waiting for adoption. each comes with a spay or neuter,
first shots and a heartworm test. call 419-991-1775.
the allen county Dog Warden has dogs waiting
for adoption. each has been vaccinated. they are open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.
to noon on saturday. call 419-223-8528.

suzy with her long hair

just likes to lay around
on the window. she first
comes across shy, once
you start combing that
long beautiful coat of hers,
she will just love you. she
is just extremely relaxed
Gorilla is a Jack Russell
and just wants to lay and terrier. He is 1 1/2 years
watch what youre doing. old.
the following pets are available for adoption
through the Van Wert animal Protective League:
cats
M, F, 4 years, fixed, tiger, tortoise, name Oliver and
Chelsey
Kittens
M, F, 7 weeks, black
M, 3 months, tiger
M, 5 weeks, orange
Dogs
Lab, F, black, shots, name Sally
For more information on these pets or if you are in
need of finding a home for your pet, contact the animal Protective League from 9-5 weekdays at 419-7492976. If you are looking for a pet not listed, call to be
put on a waiting list in case something becomes available. Donations or correspondence can be sent to Po
Box 321, Van Wert oH 45891.

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Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16,, 2014

Serial killers disturbing life difficult to believe

BY KIRK DOUGAL
DHI Media Group Publisher
kdougal@timesbulletin.com
The sheriff entered through the
back door of the old farmhouse and
walked into the kitchen. The stench
of rotting meat filled the air and the
table and counters were overflowing
with filth. He stumbled across the
trash-strewn floor toward the interior
of the house before jumping sideways at a brush against his jacket. A
nervous laugh rose to his lips when
he saw the deer, gutted and decapitated, hanging from a hook in the
ceiling.
But then the swinging carcass
passed through the little sunlight
fighting through the grime on the
window. The carcass was not a deer.
The sheriff had found the missing
mother of one of his deputies.
Ed Gein was born to an alcoholic
father and a mother who carried her
religious belief to a fanatical level.
Augusta Gein made Ed and his older
brother, Henry, sit and listen to her
read the Bible every afternoon while
she lectured about sin and retribution. She also taught them that all
women, excluding herself, were the
epitome of immorality.
The boys had to work on the
family farm outside Plainfield, Wisconsin, every day while they were
growing up and were isolated from
the rest of the community except for
school. Ed was often beaten up by
bullies because of his quiet demeanor and effeminate mannerisms. As a
child, he took to playing by himself
and often carrying on his own conversations, sometimes bursting out
in laughter as if he had just told himself a joke.
The boys were still living at home
in their 30s when their father died.
That was when Eds world fell apart.
His brother Henry began to openly
criticize their mother and often berated her for her view of the world
as an inherently evil place. The criticism of the most holy and righteous
person he knew drove Ed to the edge.
One afternoon in 1944, a brush
fire began on one of the Gein properties. Ed and Henry battled the blaze
into the early evening when it became dark. Once the fire was put out,
only Ed was left standing. He ran to
get the police and told them he and

From the
Archives
By
Kirk Dougal

ook for severe

childhood
disturbances associated
with violence. Our Billy
wasnt born a criminal,
Clarice. He was made
one through years of
systematic abuse. Billy
hates his own identity,
you see, and he thinks
that makes him a
transsexual. But his
pathology is a thousand
times more savage and
more terrifying.
- Hannibal Lecter in The Silence
of the Lambs
Henry had been separated while battling the blaze and now his brother
was missing. A search party was
quickly formed but when they all
arrived at the farm, Ed led the men
straight to his brothers body. Despite
the fact he seemed to have known
all along where his brother was and
his brothers head had been severely
traumatized on one side, no one ever
suspected the hard-working, quiet
Ed of foul play.
Now it was only he and the person he adored most in the world, his
mother, left together. Tragically, Augusta died at the end of 1945 after
suffering through a series of strokes.
Ed was now alone.
In 1947, an eight-year-old girl disappeared while walking home from
school near Plainfield.
During the 1952 deer season, two
men stopped in a Plainfield pub for a
couple of beers before leaving to go

Cannibalism Seen Behind 10 Deaths

In Wisconsin
Plainfield, Wis. (AP) The
Waushara County district attorney
said today that five more human
heads have been found on an isolated farm near Plainfield, raising
to 10 the number of cadavers discovered so far in the house where
a mild-mannered handy man lived
alone.
Prosecutor Earl Kileen said that
Edward Gein, 50, had broken a
stubborn 30-hour silence and admitted that he knew something
about the macabre collection.
Kileen said that Gein told him
he might of killed the victims,
and admitted the ghastly butchering of a 58-year-old Plainfield businesswoman Saturday.
Gein was asked whether, in connection with the disemboweling of
Mrs. Bernice Worden, he had intended to eat his victim.
On that point he still has a
lapse of memory, the district attorney said, adding that it appears
to be cannibalism.
And this community was full
of rumor that Geins bedroom was
decorated with furniture upholstered in human skin.

hunt. They were never seen again.

The next year, a 15-year-old girl
disappeared while babysitting. The
only clues the police ever found were
a shoe and a bloody handprint on the
outside of the house.
In the winter of 1945, Plainfield
tavern owner Mary Hogan vanished.
Only a bloody trail leading from the
bar to the parking lot and an empty
bullet cartridge ever spoke about
what might have happened.
And then there was Bernice Worden and the sheriffs grisly discovery.
But that was not all the police
found once they started to search the
Gein homestead. Human skulls were
mounted on the corner posts of Eds
bed. Human skin had been stretched
and scraped to serve as a lampshade

$500,722.16, it has been

compromised by congress
for $65,044. Behind it all,
it has been carried by ten
Presidents, the Court of
Claims, the Supreme Court
of the United States, to say
nothing of having been a
regular and consistent visitor at congress for 44 years.
In every instance, everybody has given approval, but
red tape has interfered with
final settlement. Not until
the last session of congress
has anything been done,
however, to bring an end
to a son and three daughters, all past eighty years of
age, and have been living
on cornbread and molasses
while they pressed their action through all the phases
and years mentioned.

and chair upholstery. Some human

skullcaps had been fashioned into
soup bowls. A heart was found on his
stove while Mary Hogans head was
located in a bag.
Sheriff Schley, already traumatized, was appalled to find a ceiling lamp pull chain made from lips,
socks consisting of flesh and a belt
fashioned from nipples. Faces had
been pulled off corpses to be worn as
masks and were neatly stacked along
Geins bedroom wall. Perhaps the
most atrocious souvenir of all was
the woman suit: a vest made from the
torso skin of a large woman.
Although the remains of at least
ten women were found in the house,
the police were never able to connect
Ed to any of the other disappearances. He told the authorities the pieces

As Sergt. Prentice Nutt,

the elderly brother, put it
to the last congress: This
will be my last effort. All
my life, for 65 years, from
a young man to old age, has
been wasted in my duty to
myself and my sisters, but
I still hope justice will be
done.
Haller Nutt was a wealthy
father plantation owner not
far from Vicksburg. The
exigencies of war brought
General Grants army upon
the Nutt plantation to its
complete ruination and destruction. A cotton gin, the
old homestead, and 700
bales of cotton were destroyed.
Nutt, always a loyal
Northerner, although living in the South, made the

WinDOW
TO THE
PAST
By
Bob
Holdgreve
best of it, but after the war
took it up with Grant. The
latter approved an original
claim of $20,000 for the
cotton gin and $111,328 for
the cotton bales. President
Andrew Johnson and the
reconstruction war board
also gave approval, but red
tape started to wind up, and
numerous technicalities developed that made payment
impossible.
WInDOW/14

Chris West and its Christmas every day

I would like to announce there will
be an informational meeting about the
second New England excursion at 7 p.m.
on Tuesday in the Event Center of the
Museum of Postal History. The first trip
sold out in 46 hours, and we currently
have 24 who have signed up for this trip
set for Oct. 10-18 of 2015. Call me for
more information.
Last Sunday at the museum, we were
entertained and enlightened by Chris
West, a British author of the recently released book, A History of America in
Thirty-six Postage Stamps.
At first glance, you might say, Do
we really need another perspective of
American History? Alternatively, how
could that subject be of interest?
I must admit, those in attendance
were surprised at not only the subject
matter but the presenter as well. Mr.
West would be considered a right proper gentleman by his peers but to his
friends I imagine they get to see the dry
sense of humor bust out into something
much more expressive. He and a local
friend of his, Mr. Earl Toops, joined several of us for dinner that evening. After three hours of enjoying each others
company, we had to bid him farewell.
For those of you that have an interest in
his book, you can obtain a copy from
Books a Million in Lima.
During his presentation, one of the

erates a service station across the

street from the large Worden hardware and implement store, saw
Mrs. Worden in her store about 8
a.m. Saturday. However, at 9:30
a.m. he noticed that the store was
locked. Since this was the opening of the deer season, a time when
many small businesses close while
the proprietors go hunting, the
locked store excited no comment
until evening.
Mrs. Wordens son, Frank, arrived at the station, and Muschinski
had asked him whether his mother
had gone hunting. Worden said she
had not and became concerned. He
went home for his key to the store.
When the store was opened,
blood was found splashed on the
floor and the cash register.
Frank recalled that Gein had
been in the store several times during the last week and had declared
Friday night he would return Saturday morning to buy a gallon of
antifreeze. A sales slip for one gallon of antifreeze was the last item
Mrs. Worden wrote before she disappeared.
CAnnIBALISM/14
of anatomy that did not belong to
Worden and Hogan were all from
women he had dug up in the graveyard.
Ed Gein was found insane and
spent the rest of his life in mental
hospitals before dying in 1984. His
legacy in our pop culture continues
to live on today, however.
Author Robert Bloch used Ed as
his inspiration to write a story about
a psychopathic killer with an abnormal fixation on his mother. The story was Psycho and the killer was
Norman Bates.
Leatherface from Tobe Hoopers
Texas Chainsaw Massacre was
fashioned after Eds habit of wearing
the face masks of his victims.
GEIn/14

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

Civil War news

A ball of government
red tape that has slowly but
steadily bound itself for
65 years about a Civil War
claim growing out of the
days before Vicksburg with
Grant, is now up to President
Coolidge for final severance
as a result of a faint effort in
the last minute of the recent
congress to do justice to a
proud and one-time wealthy
but at present impoverished
Southern family.
The President has said
he would give the measure
his approval when it reaches
him in jam of legislation left
for executive scrutiny.
On the books of the government, the claim stands
as the estate of Haller
Nutt vs. the United States.
Starting as an action for

Kileen said Gein would be arraigned on a charge of robbery.

Kileen, who earlier had said
first-degree murder warrants would
be issued, explained that theft of a
cash register and its contents from
the hardware store which Mrs. Bernice Worden, 58, a widow, had operated.
The cash register was found in
Geins rambling old farm house on
an obscure town road seven miles
southwest of here.
Mrs. Wordens disappearance
Saturday touched off the search
that led to the grisly trove.
Her decapitated body was found
hung by its heels in the summer
kitchen of Geins home.
Officers said state crime laboratory officials had found four other
skulls and other segments of female bodies in the house, mostly in
the first-floor bedroom and kitchen
which Gein occupied.
The rest of the house still is
neatly furnished in a period of 50
years ago.
The search for Mrs. Worden began like this:
Bernard Muschinski, who op-

CURATORS
CORnER
By
Gary Levitt

stamps used to illustrate a milestone in

American history was the image of the
soldiers who raised the flag on Iwo Jima.
The photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal
on Feb. 23, 1945, earned him the distinction of a Pulitzer Prize and the mark of
a truly heroic and brave individual. The
image shows the five Marines and one
Navy corpsman raising an American
flag attached to an old water pipe that
was found on the mountain. It was the
first time an American flag was flown
on Japanese territory. Mr. West included
in his presentation the names of those in
the photo and that all but one of those
brave souls survived and prospered after the war. Several were killed in battle
shortly after this incident.
The photograph image was later used
as the basis for the sculpture that serves
as the Marine Corps Memorial located
at Arlington Cemetery across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. If

you ever have the opportunity to look at

the memorial up close, you can see the
anguish and the fortitude in their eyes.
Just a personal note: On Veterans Day
this year we had to say goodbye to another of those heroes of World War II
Mr. Walter Bugenstein. Walter had
been one of those who had liberated the
concentration camps in Germany, had
told, and retold that story of his life. We
thank you, Walter, for your service. As
we thank all of our men and women who
have and continue to serve in the armed
forces.
Keeping it personal for a moment, I
remember the stories my father had told
me of being in the Army Air Corps in
Great Britain during the war. The little
bit of memorabilia that I have of him
has great value to me. Of course, as
Mr. West was speaking I thought back
on those items with a sense of pride for
what my father had done. I know at least
that the subject moved one other person
in attendance. Because she too, had several pieces of memorabilia she received
from her father and was very proud of.
The person that I am talking about is
Una Nulty Horstman. Una has been a
driving force and extremely generous
with her time for the betterment of the
museum.

25, 50, and 75

Years Ago

BY DHI MEDIA STAFF

info@timesbulletin.com

25 Years Ago
This week in 1989, an outside
council was announced to investigate five U.S. senators who were
accused of improperly intervening on the behalf of Charles
Keating, Jr., the chairman of the
failed Lincoln Savings and Loan
of Irvine, California. As part of a
bailout plan, Lincoln cost taxpayers more than $3 billion after it
closed its doors. The five accused
senators were Alan Cranston (DCA), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ),
John Glenn (D-OH), Donald
Weigle (D-MI), and John McCain (R-AZ).
Ohio Power Co. presented a
feasibility study it had prepared
in regards to the possible purchase by the Van Wert Industrial
Development Corporation of
200 acres of ground on the north
side of town. The IDC planned
to use the ground for a new industrial park in Van Wert.
The National Honor Society
chapter at Jefferson Senior High
School inducted its new members. They were Lisa McKee,
Shirley Gilbert, Melisa Rahrig,
Chris Brinkman, Becky Fish,
Jenny Vogt, Stephanie Kraft,
Laura Lyons, Nikki Siefker,
Brien Corzine, Anita Cano,
Shelly Warnecke, Garrett
Thompson, Glen Renner, Scott
Jackson, Ted Brenneman, Steve
Calvelage and James Cooley.

50 Years Ago
This week in 1964, Buddhist
students nearly overwhelmed
riot police in Saigon, Viet Nam,
and demanded an end to the new
civilian government. Troops
were able to turn back the protesters before they stormed the
Diem Hong palace where the 10day old government was in session. In addition to the students
who were demanding a political
voice, the new government also
was faced by the destruction of
10 provinces due to flooding and
continued attacks from Communist guerrillas.
A fire raced through the
CURATOR/14

Meadow Gold Ice Cream plant

on South Race Street in Van
Wert and caused heavy damage. The fire gutted one end of
the building before spreading to
the roof and front. The extent of
the damage and how long the
facility was to be closed was
still under investigation.
A meeting of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Auxiliary was
held in the post club rooms at
Ottoville. Mrs. William Horstman, Jr., president, conducted
the meeting. The annual Christmas party was slated to be held
Dec. 8. The committee to serve
for the Nov. 24 meeting included Henrietta King, Norma
Wannemacher, Ethel Perrin,
Rose Martin, Betty Wieman,
Anna Becker and Hilda Pittner.
75 Years Ago
This week in 1939, 11 more
ships were sunk by German naval
forces, including a British warship,
the sixth since the start of the war.
The cruiser struck a mine, killing
one and leaving six missing. Another 70 crewmen were rescued.
All the rest of the destroyed ships
were commercial vessels.
The Van Wert City Council toured the city building in
order to assess the stability of
the structure. Council had been
aware of the deterioration of
the south wall but new damage
had been discovered along the
west wall that made using the
city building a safety issue. The
south wall had bulged nearly two
inches in the middle of the structure which opened a corresponding two-inch gap with the north
wall. The west wall had recently
cracked, as well, revealing a oneinch opening that ran along the
upper section. The state building
inspector suggested metal rods
be inserted into the walls but the
fix would only be temporary.
Newell W. Banks of Detroit,
worlds greatest checker exhibitionist, demonstrated his uncanny skill to a number of persons
at Vogt and Vogts. For his first
exhibition he played eight men
simultaneously, including Walter Ralston, Ed Wulfhorst and
Marion Cramer of Delphos and
Perry Gray of Fort Jennings.
He then gave an exhibition of
blindfold playing.

Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16,, 2014

Times Bulletin/
Delphos Herald

Times Bulletin & Delphos Herald

WEEKEND EDITION

KIRK DOUGAL
Group Publisher
Nancy Spencer
Ed Gebert
Delphos Editor
Van Wert Editor
A DHI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities

Small is Big
There is nothing small about small businesses.
The Small Business Administration defines a small business as an entity with fewer than 500 employees, accounting
for approximately 28 million companies across the United
States. That sounds like a large number of workers but of
those companies, four out of five (22.5 million) are sole
proprietorships with no other employees besides the owner
(non-employer businesses). This accounts for more than 50
percent of the U.S. workforce.
As you can surmise, small businesses are starting to look
a little bit bigger.
But that is not the whole tale for the power of these companies. Small businesses have created more than 65 percent
of the new jobs in America since 1995 and 75 percent of all
U.S. companies are non-employer businesses. Total revenue
for U.S. small businesses totaled $989.6 billion in 2011, the
last year with statistical data. The average non-employer reports revenues of $44,000 per year.
One of the reasons many people do not realize the widespread strength of small businesses might be because more
than half are run out of the family home.
But we must understand the leap of faith these small businesses took when they accepted the challenge of beginning
their companies. Thirty percent of all new businesses fail
and close their doors in the first two years. More than half
never see their fifth anniversary and less than a third celebrate 10 years of being in business. Despite those daunting
odds, millions of mom-and-pop entrepreneurs step up every
year - to the tune of more than 500,000 per month - and take
the risk of starting a business.
That is why it so important to have a celebration of small
businesses like we held yesterday in Van Wert. The Van
Wert Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Small
Business Luncheon in order to provide at least some of the
recognition these people deserve. Fifty-five nominees were
whittled down to 32 finalists in eight categories ranging
from Manufacturing Excellence, to Spirit of Entrepreneurship, Retail Champion, Service Industry Showcase, Palate
Pleaser, Agricultural Enterprise, and Charitable Non-Profit. Also included was a category which recognized all the
Rookies, those new businesses fighting their way through
the first year of the business.
Although only one winner was named in each of the first
seven categories, we believe every one of the finalists and
nominees should consider themselves winners. It is their vision and survival instincts that have been the driving force
for employment in the Van Wert area over the past few years
and will continue to be so into the foreseeable future.
We would also encourage all of you to help celebrate
these businesses as well. Two weeks from today, November
29, is Small Business Saturday. This marks the fifth year of
the event which promotes shopping at small businesses all
around the country on this day. We can think of no better
way for area residents to thank our local small businesses
for everything they do in our community than to show our
support by purchasing their goods and services. Even a few
extra dollars spent locally can mean a lot.
Because as we know, small is big.
(*All statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau)

THUMBS UP / DOWN
We
would
like to thank
Middle
Point
EMT
department for taking
time out of their busy day to
come and teach our Girl Scout
troops (20181 and 20186)

about first aid and their career field. They did a great
job answering all their questions and even let them in the
ambulance. All the kids were
excited. Thank you!
From Girl Scout Troops
20181 and 20186

House Bill 10 ensures

local government
accountability
There is one thing you
Guest COlumn
can be certain of, and that
is that this state depends on
its local government system.
As a state representative, I
By Rep.
believe that one of my duties
Tony
is ensuring that the concerns
Burkley
of our county and municipal
sectors are included in the
decisions we make here in
Columbus. These areas are
the backbone of our neighborhoods and the foundation of our progress.
I have had the fortunate opportunity to serve many years
in county government, which includes four terms as Paulding County Commissioner. I have seen firsthand the passion
and hard work that goes into these localized decisions, and
its my hope that I can take my unique experience in these
roles to offer my viewpoint on legislation that affects those
in these capacities.
The Ohio House passed legislation earlier this year that
addresses a variety of procedures and requirements pertaining to the fiscal officers of townships and municipal corporations in our local communities. Measures in the bill
include creating a uniform removal procedure for fiscal officers based on precedence, ensuring that county auditors and
treasurers perform their duties every 30 days, and establishing education programs to encourage ongoing training in
these areas.
Accountability is important at the local, state and federal
levels. This country was based on the idea of checks and
balances and taxpayers deserve to know that their money
is being responsibly utilized. This bill helps to address that
issue by making certain that those on the local level are following the proper guidelines and that their money is being
properly watched over.
BILL/7

Looking for a full house for Thanksgiving

Im watching the days go
by as Thanksgiving comes
ever closer. If everyone invited
shows up, I will have 14 people ready to eat that afternoon.
Shees! Im nervous already.
What Im most looking
forward to is seeing everyone. Lotus and Jays sister
and her husband are expected
Thanksgiving Day afternoon.
I havent seen Lotus in three
years. Im sure shes changed
and I cant wait for some girl
talk with her. She turned 15 on
Nov. 11 and Im guessing we
can now talk about boys and
clothes and all that other fun
stuff.
The men will be relegated
to the living room on TV trays.
I have a feeling they wont
mind too much. After all, its
a big football day. The women
will stay in the kitchen cozily
arranged around the table.
The turkey has been nes-

On the
Other
hand
By Nancy
Spencer

tled in the freezer for several

weeks now. I hope its not so
big the wings touch the sides
of the oven. Been there, done
that. It didnt turn out so well
and at least one smoke detector had to be unplugged until
the oven was turned off for the
day.
Pies line another shelf in
the freezer. We have quite a
variety so if they dont find
something to satisfy their
sweet tooth after the meal, I
got nothin.

My main goal, as always, is

getting everything done at the
same time. I dont know about
anyone else but I find this
challenging. Its not too hard
when its just Jay and I but add
another dozen or so people
and some of my methods go
out the window.
Theres the rotating dishes
for the oven once the turkey
comes out to rest and then the
potatoes have to be mashed at
just the right time so they stay
warm and people bringing
dishes that still need finished
in the oven will have to take
a number. Somehow it will all
work out.
Dont even get me started
on the other preparations. As
many of you may have gleaned
from other columns, Im not a
huge fan of cleaning so there
are a few spots in my home
that really need some attention. The usual sweeping and

dusting will only get me so far

and a few bigger projects are
at the top of my list.
I recently purchased an As
Seen on TV product to rejuvenate my kitchen cupboards
and Im really excited to see
if it lives up to expectations.
They havent seen a cleaning
cloth, or any thing else for that
matter, in quite a while. Well
see.
Cleaning the carpets is
pretty high on the list, too.
Im always very pleased with
the way they turn out. Its just
a matter of getting it done.
There are few things more satisfying than clean carpets in
my book.
I wish my friend Linda
had left her roundtoit here
at work. I could slip it in my
pocket and get this stuff accomplished.
HAND/7

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Does the Internet need to be broken?

Its amazing how the world
seems to think. The world
tells us we have to keep pushing our limits. We need to be
bolder, more daring. We will
get more (usually more attention) if we are willing to take
things to the next level.
Dont believe me? Find pictures of ladies in bathing suits
of the time from the 1890s to
the 1960s to the 2000s. What
has that trend been proven to
be? The 100-plus-year-old
suits would pass for a fulldressed outfit today. As each
suit becomes commonplace,
the limits are pushed.
Bare skin, which once was
only hinted at in a bathing
suit, is now the main feature.
Show more. When a social
norm gets to be old news, the
world wants someone to break
it and a shocking new norm is
established.
When I go home at the
end of a long workday, I have
five dogs there to welcome
me back. They do that by demanding my attention. They
will do anything to be the favored pooch wag tails, sit
and look cute, push the other
dogs out of the way and rub
up against me, lick my hands,

My
Two
CenTs
By
Ed Gebert

and if they still need more attention, Ill start to hear one
whining like shes in some sort
of pain that can only be cured
if I pet her head. That craving
for attention will cause them
to do most anything to be petted and made over instead of
the other dogs.
This week, a beautiful but
talentless celebrity was encouraged to push things to
the next limit to grab some
attention. Since shed like it if
I published her name, Ill just
mention that her name rhymes
with Smardashian. This lovely
lady has been getting attention
for a few years now for one
reason only the size and
shape of her hind end. Thats
it.
No one would care if Ms.
Smardashians rear was normalsized. But she hadnt been get-

ting enough attention lately, so,

like my dogs, she took it to the
next level to get attention. So on
the cover of a magazine I had
never heard of, she posed naked
displaying that super-sized seat.
Under the picture was written
Lets break the Internet, Slim
Smardashian (or words to that
effect.)
And now she has her wish.
The picture of her naked body
from front and behind (literally) is mighty hard to miss. She
has her attention. But at what
cost? Is there a next step after
naked? If there is, I dont want
to know about it.
The old rule for strippers
used to be to keep a little
mystery. In other words, leave
them wanting something they
havent seen. Thats pretty
much out for Ms. Smardashian. She can do the same feat
again, but the mystery is gone.
It will be simply a rerun.
Unfortunately, this also
provides an example for
young women and girls. Want
to get a lot of attention? The
world says, Take it off! The
world says, Break the Internet! The world says, Heres
how to be a famous celebrity!
Young impressionable fe-

males will notice the reaction

about the Smardashian pictures this week and have that
lesson emblazoned on their
heads. Men will also teach
that same lesson by giving
into the temptation and giving
the fake celebrity lots of attention. Praising her for a desperate act of saying, Please look
at me. Love me. Anything,
pay attention to me. And repairmen are called for the Internet.
The bottom line (if youll
pardon the expression) is the
lesson we inevitably learn is
that pushing the limit earns
more attention. Just the lesson we didnt want preached
to our teenage girls and young
women, or for that matter, the
males in the crowd. We learn
to celebrate those who will do
anything for attention.
When my dog starts whining for attention at home, it
gets old very quickly. But the
Internet, magazines, and the
entire celebrity culture encourages us to give attention
to the noisiest and the ones
who will push the envelope,
even if there is no farther to
push it. Maybe it is time we
break the Internet.

YOUR OPINIONS
EPAs proposed
regulations costly,
with no real benefit
To the editor,
As a member-owned electric cooperative, Midwest Electric, Inc. exists to
provide much-needed electricity in an
affordable, reliable and environmentally
responsible manner. And that has been
the mission of electric cooperatives since
they began lighting up the countryside
more than 75 years ago.
Whenever challenges to our core mission crop up, weve taken action to support the best interests of our members.
We are facing a new challenge in the
form of proposed regulations from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) that will raise the cost of electricity for our members and all consumers,
regardless of who their electric provider
is.
The EPA is seeking to reduce the

amount of carbon dioxide coming from

U.S. power plants in the name of combating climate change. These proposed
rules add layers of regulatory bureaucracy even though U.S. carbon dioxide
emissions have been declining and will
continue to do so without the EPAs proposal. This proposal, no doubt, will have
unintended consequences
The EPAs own data shows the rule
would have almost no impact less than
1 percent on global carbon dioxide
emissions and reduce anticipated global
temperature change less than two onehundredths of a degree.
Our wholesale power supplier, Buckeye Power, Inc., is estimating the regulations could add $40 to $50 per month to
the bill of a typical electric cooperative
member in Ohio. Thats another $500 to
$600 per year for almost no benefit.
Ohios electric cooperatives already
have spent more than $1 billion in the
past decade adding environmental control systems to their Cardinal Plants
coal-fired generating units. This has added about $20 a month to the average co-

op members bill, but has enabled these

units to achieve top-tier environmental
performance.
Ohio electric cooperative members
already are paying for clean, safe, reliable electricity produced using regional
coal supplies. It is time to put common
sense ahead of the EPAs unrealistic plan.
That is why we have been working with
our state and national associations, along
with many other groups, to highlight the
concerns of our members and urge the
EPA to use common sense when crafting
the final version of these rules.
The EPA is accepting public input until December 1, 2014. I encourage anyone
interested in finding out more about the
issue to visit TellEPA.com. Not only does
the website contain valuable information,
visitors also have the opportunity to send
a comment to the EPA asking for common sense regulations that would protect
affordable electricity for all Americans.
Regards,
Rick D. Gerdeman
Manager/CEO
Midwest Electric, Inc.

OpInIOns

A DHI Media publication

Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16,, 2014

Bringing it all back home

Youre out there. You left
Van Wert County to pursue an
education, maybe get a taste of
the big city. You experienced
frat life and the clubs and being young and reckless. You
got a job and eventually met
someone, got married and had
a couple of kids. And youve
figured out that, once the party is over, every place is pretty
much the same except that
some places have traffic and
youre reminded of that every
day.
Now you pay outrageous
fees for daycare and have to
hire a babysitter to do anything in the evening. Youre
not too sure about the school
your kids are going to. Your
house is nice but costs twice
as much as it would have
where you grew up. You shop
at chain stores, ones that have
similar outlets within thirty
minutes of your old hometown. You dont know your
neighbors. You know why
you left but wonder what it
would take to get back.

Your parents would like

nothing more than for you
to move those grandkids
back. The Van Wert County
Economic Development Office would like nothing more
than that as well.
Heres the demographics: In Ohio, 29.3 percent
of the general population is
between the ages of 25 and
44. In Van Wert County, the
same age group accounts for
23.6 percent. The small difference in those numbers
leads to large consequences
- this is the age group that
raises children.
Its what makes Van Wert
High School Division III in
basketball instead of the solid Division II it had always
been. It also means there
will be fewer kids that call
this county home 20 years
from now. This problem,
perhaps more than any other,
needs attention and were
giving it plenty.
First, were making it easy
for employers and employ-

ees to find each other. Not

just the potential workforce
that is already here, but the
ones that are sitting in their
cars on the congested streets
of Columbus or Cleveland
thinking about the wide open
spaces of Van Wert County.
www.vanwertworks.com is a
website we created where local companies post available
positions and how to apply.
Its a relatively new thing
and not all of our companies
are hooked in yet but they
will be. Ridgeview Behavioral
Hospital, which went through
400 hires to find 150 employees when it first opened, has
told us that, for their current
expansion, the website has
already provided them a surprising number of qualified
candidates both from here and
from a few surrounding counties. Part of Mercer Countys
success over the past decade
has been a website similar to
this. (Ok, we ripped the idea
off from them, but they dont
mind and we aint too proud to

So, this is affordable health care?

This week, lets talk about
affordable health care, and
how its working for us.
Were now in the health insurance Open Enrollment period (Nov. 15 through Feb. 15,
2015) and many of you have
received the Important Notice
letter from your provider telling you they appreciate your
business and are willing to
renew your current plan (with
just a few changes) for 2015.
In my case, my provider
(Wisconsin Physicians Service) wants a 35 percent increase in premiums. My premium for January 2015 will
increase from $628 a month
to $853. Thats $225 a month,
or $2,702 for the year. The
total goes from $7,536 a year
to $10,236. How affordable is
that?
The year prior to that, my
monthly premium with a comparable, government-approved
plan through Security Health,
was $457. Jumping to 2015
and the $853 monthly rate,
thats an increase of $396, or
86.7 percent. More details on
this a little later.
By the way, Social Security has announced a benefit
adjustment of 1.7 percent for
2015. In my case, thats about
$32 a month. You do the math.
I currently have a WPS
Bronze PPO: $5,000 deductible, 80 percent coinsurance,
$6,600 Out of Pocket Maximum plan in case you want
to play along. Yes, I know, insurance premiums and health
care cost increases are to be
expected. As a nation, were

staring into a black hole when

it comes to future costs.
Heres how my health insurance has changed since
January 2012 to 2015. My age
would range from 61 to 64. I
take a low-dose prescription
for cholesterol and blood pressure. Also a pill to prevent
kidney stones. I have not been
hospitalized or had any surgeries during that time.
The first half of 2012 I was
covered by Cobra for $631 a
month. Yes, that was a mistake. From July 2012 to May
2013, I had a policy from
Security Health for $397 a
month. Security raised that
premium to $457 a month
June 2013 to December 2013.
Security then had to comply with ACA mandates. It
raised my monthly premium
to about $625 in January
2014. At that time, I chose to
switch my coverage to a similar policy from WPS for $628
a month. Many policies today
are designed to cover catastrophic health issues only.
Now, WPS says the rate
leaps to $853 a month January 2015. Thats a 35 percent
increase, and 86.7 percent for
the period June 2013 to 2015.
I paid about $7,500 in premiums to WPS in 2014 and
WPS paid about $300 in medical bills. I had one 20-minute
office visit, a tetanus shot at
Ministry Medical Group, and
a flu shot at Trigs Pharmacy.
My prescriptions cost me
about $90 a month. WPS pays
nothing, but the costs go towards the $5,000 deductible.

I am always surprised when

people say they are happy with
their health insurance. Really?
Maybe their employer is paying 70 percent to 100 percent
of the premiums? I always
wonder what their deductible
is, and their co-pays. It helps
to be young, and healthy.
There is no doubt the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also
known as Obamacare, which
was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March
23, 2010, promising comprehensive health insurance reform, has helped many people, but we are also constantly
hearing about the millions of
people who have been harmed
by the program.
Obama said the ACA would
help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their
health insurance premiums. If
you qualify, it provides taxpayer-subsidized private health insurance to those who dont have
access to coverage on the job. If
you dont qualify, chances are
you still cant afford coverage
even if it comes with a high deductible.
More than seven million
people are currently enrolled
and most are getting help,
which is tied to household income. Those tax subsidies are
being challenged. The U.S.
Supreme Court has agreed to
hear the case in early March,
with a decision expected by
late June.
The ACA was sold as an
affordable plan to reduce
health care costs, increase
quality and to offer coverage

(From page 6)
Im still waiting to hear if well
have overnight guests or not and
once I do it will either be game on
for the spare bedroom or a big sigh
because I can just sweep and dust
and be done with it. That bedroom
saw a top-to-bottom cleaning in September, right before Canal Days so
its not too bad.
Once the meal is over well get
down to what I feel is the important
stuff. We had so much fun playing
UNO Attack! this past New Years
we bought one of our own. Theres

Citizen Wolfrum
copy what has worked somewhere else.)
Last year, one of our local companies needed five to
eight engineers. Were talking jobs that pay over $60k
to start. They couldnt find
them. I would bet there are
five to eight Van Wert County natives abroad who would
like to come home to a job
like that. We hope their parents will lead them to vanwertworks.com.
In the future, the indigenous population will already
know about this website because of a program called
Rural by Choice. Our ED
office, with the help of some
prominent local businesspeople, will be going into
schools over the next few
months to start planting the
idea in the minds of junior
high students that whatever
you want to do in life, you
can do it in Van Wert County.
Theyll be reminded through
their high school years.
As part of that program,

PeoPle
make the
differenCe

By
Byron
McNutt
to up to 42 million uninsured
or underinsured people. As
weve learned, Obama wasnt
very truthful with the American public when he campaigned for ACA passage.
Here, again, are just a few
of the lies.
1. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000
a year will see any form of tax
increase, not one penny. (The
Supreme Court ruled this
claim false).
2. Obamacare will not add
a dime to the deficit ... now or
in the future.
3. Families on average
will save $2,500 annually.
4. If you like your doctor,
you will be able to keep your
doctor. Period. If you like your
health care plan, you will be
able to keep your health care
plan. Period. No one will take
it away, no matter what.
The ACA was to be phased
in from 2011 to 2020 with
most provisions coming in
January 2014. Obama has broken many promises. He has
used his executive actions/
orders to make changes and
grant exemptions to powerful
allies and special interests.
The most expensive costs are
slated to hit families in coming years.
Whats the alternative?
Good question.

BILL

HAND
also cards, dice and a few other
games Ive kept tucked away for just
such an occasion.
Thats what Thanksgiving is all
about to me. Sure, the foods good
and who doesnt like a slice of pumpkin pie after the meal, but getting to
sit down and play games and talk and
laugh is what Im looking forward to.
You can learn a lot about someone
when you slap a card on them that
makes them hit that button on the
card launcher three or four times
and they fill their hand out. Fingers
crossed no one has a Reverse card!

(From page 6)
House Bill 10 is currently in the Senate and I
hope to see its progress. The majority of our local,
state and federal workers are good people who are
here to serve. I fondly look back on my days at
the local level and I will continue to bring their
concerns back to the Statehouse. Together we can
continue to push for accountability and transparency in our government, as it benefits our economy, businesses and my fellow Ohioans.

Rep. Burkley may be reached by calling (614)

644-5091, e-mailing Rep82@ohiohouse.gov or
writing to State Representative Tony Burkley, 77
South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

were looking to keep track

of the top ten percent or so of
every graduating class in the
county. I first heard this idea
talking with Chris Roberts after taping a radio show. It may
be nothing more than keeping
a way to contact them on file
and updating where they are
and what theyre doing every
year. It could be as simple as
Facebook.
But when an anesthesiologist is needed at the hospital,
well then know where to
find someone that might be
interested in more than just
the job. A consistent problem with CEOs and doctors
brought here from out of
town is that their families
dont want to live here they
want to live in Fort Wayne
where theres more to do.
People who are originally
from here have a different
vantage point. They know
that literally everything is
just a few hours away on the
weekends and in the meantime your kids go to good

By Todd D.
Wolfrum

schools, its safe, and its

quiet. You dont need to sell
them on Van Wert County
and they have a natural inclination to invest themselves,
and their resources, in it.
The hometown always has
the advantage and its time
we use that. When youre
young, maybe you cant escape the lure of the bright
lights. But once you start
thinking about a family, you
think of home, where you
know people.
When LeBron James went
to Miami, he wasnt married.
Is it any wonder he came
back to Akron with a wife
and three kids? I know, he
never really left - he always
had a home there. But so do
your kids, right?

Sweeping language on
execution drugs flaunts
courts, open records law
By DeNNIs HetzeL
The State of Ohio botched its last execution. The convicted
killer struggled for nearly 25 minutes before finally succumbing. Officials attributed it to the difficulty in obtaining the drug
cocktail needed drugs that apparently few companies want
to make and sell for the purpose of executions, responding in
some cases to public pressure or pressure from their own governments overseas.
The answer to the problem, according to some Ohio legislators and Attorney General Mike DeWine, is more secrecy.
At the Ohio Newspaper Association, we knew that this bill
(HB 663) was coming, but we were shocked by the sweeping
language and the overall tone of this bill.
How sweeping is the language? Blanket immunity goes to
all the key players. The courts are restricted from obtaining
information through subpoena or discovery. Businesses are restricted from the kinds of contracts they can enter into with
other businesses. The bill inserts government into the relationship between physicians and their professional organizations.
One rationale is that companies that might provide these
drugs face significant harassment and even threats, and thus
must be protected. However, we have not seen documentation
of threats in Ohio that rise above normal types of protests that
citizens are entitled to mount against businesses that do controversial things and thus should accept some heat in their corporate kitchens. Nor have we seen documentation as to why the
laws we already have against threats and intimidation arent
good enough when there are legitimate threats.
How sweeping is the language? A new public records exception says this: Information and records that relate in any
manner to the execution of a sentence of death are made confidential. Note the phrase any manner. (And, by the way, this
would be letter cc in the long list of exceptions legislators
keep larding onto what was once a model open records law in
Ohio. We have run out of single letters.)
We agree with Rep. Mike Curtin, D-Columbus, who said
this bill is not about whether one is for or against capital punishment. That is the law in Ohio. It is about upholding the long
tradition of the process being as transparent as possible.
To that end, we have some suggestions. If it really is shown
to be essential to protect the identities of drug companies and
pharmacies, black-out (redact) the names for some period of
time with the records eventually becoming public. Maintain
confidentiality for the physicians and public employees who
directly carry out the executions. In those cases, the privacy
interest seems direct and strong. And leave it at that.
Under the current language, it will be impossible for journalists, citizens, families and anyone else outside a handful of
government officials and bureaucrats to scrutinize the process.
The new, open-ended exception will invite the courts to block
access to more and more information.
We have an open records law that supposedly contains a
strong presumption that records are open with rare exceptions
drawn as narrowly as possible. The most fundamental right of
all is the right to life. There must be reasonable outside scrutiny and accountability when the government itself is putting
people to death.

Dennis Hetzel is the executive director of the Ohio Newspaper Association and president of The Ohio Coalition for Open
Government.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Allen County
City of Delphos
Brian J. and Whitney M. Clark to
Timothy R. Martin, 1116 Rozelle Avenue, Delphos, $135,500.
Matthew T. Fischer to Lisa J..
Hefner, 528 Lima Avenue, Delphos,
$78,000.
Arnold J. Miller, Cynthia A. Miller, Joyce C. Schimmoller, Richard
L. Schimmoller, John S. Miller and
Lynn M. Miller to D & D Ingredient
Distributors, Inc., 4955 North Kill
Road, Delphos, $30,000.
Jerry and Alice L. Krouse to Kelly N. Holder, 535 East Fourth Street,
Delphos, $84,500.
Judith G. and Donald E. Kundert
to Key Flower 6, LLC, 640 East
Fifth Street, Delphos, $155,000.
Sandra Louise and Craig Louis
Suever to Vana 4, LLC, 666 East
Seventh Street, Delphos, $130,000.
Michael R. Wilson, et al. and
Sheriff Samuel A. Crish to Citimortgage, Inc., 462 Dewey Street, Delphos, $20,000.
Village of Elida
Rosemary A. Begg and Valerie K.
Kiene to Doris J. Creed, 2087 Edgewood Drive, Lima, $55,000.
Patsy L. Coon and Judith Ann
Goodman to Harold Wayne and
Janice J. Bohyer, 2620 Kenny Lee

Drive, Lima, $190,000.

Bank of New York, CWABS,
Inc. and Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC. to Dennis D. Phalen, 705
Westbrook Drive, Lima, $30,500.
Jennifer A. and Shawn D. Vastano to Christopher J. Iliff and Olivia Hollot, 1364 Chancellor Drive,
Lima, $179,000.
Marion Township
David F. and Lily A. Bear to Eldon David and Delia Ann Bear, part
of 4655 North Kemp Road, Lima,
$138,500.
Andrew J. and Kristin R. Hoehn
and Kristin R. Adams to Brandon
W. Willis, 3123 McBride Road, Delphos, $91,000.
Kathy and Edward Ulrich, Nelldene Babcock and Margaret Tuttle
to Eric A. and Stacy D. Ricer, 10520
Bliss Road, Delphos, $10,000.
spencerville
Skutch Arlow Group, LLC, Top
Hat Market, Inc. and Thomas M.
Goodwin to Mark W. and April
N. Evans, 120 South Canal Street,
Spencerville, $53,500.
Joshua A. and Joy D. Develvis
to Brian L. Kramer, 2222 North St.
Marys Road, Delphos, $177,000.
putnam County
Chad C. Bird and Leslee L. Bird,
8.150 acres, Perry Township, to

Codi J. Bird.
Ruby L. Mabry, Lot 135, Pandora, to Blanchard Group Inc.
Phyllis M. Hunt and Timothy R.
Hunt, 1.0 acre, 1.0 acre, 1.506 acres,
24.0 acres, Jennings Township, and
68.542 acres Sugar Creek Township, to T & P Hunt Farms LLC.
Phyllis M. Hunt and Timothy R.
Hunt, 1.0 acre, Jennings Township,
to Hunt Income Access TR, Todd
W. Hunt TR and Tamara M. Profit
TR.
Joann M. Ruen LE, Lot 34, Columbus Grove, to JR Crew LLC.
June M. Pope and Robert M.
Pope Jr., Parcel 8A and 8, Riley
Township, to June M. Pope.
Carolyn M. Kruse LE and Eugene E. Kruse LE, Lot 1441, Ottawa, to Kruse and Sons Real Estate
LLC.
Carol Kruse aka Carolyn M.
Kruse and Eugene E. Kruse, 40.0
acres Blanchard Township and 60.0
acres, Ottawa Township, to Eugene
E. Kruse.
Carolyn M. Kruse and Eugene
E. Kruse LE, 40.0 acres, Blanchard
Township and 60.0 acres Ottawa
Township, to Carolyn M. Kruse.
Carolyn M. Kruse LE and Eugene E. Kruse, 40.0 acres Blanchard
Township and 60.0 acres Ottawa

Township, to Kruse and Sons Real

Estate LLC.
Carl B. Brown and Marjorie A.
Brown, .09 acre, 1.0 acre, 29.322
acres, 6.307 acres, Palmer Township, to Carl B. Brown TR and Marjorie A. Brown TR.
Ericka Kies and Ryan Kies, 2.0
acres, Jennings Township, to Braden
L. Kriegel and Stephanie Y. Kriegel.
Ronald J. Klausing and Nancy K.
Klausing fka Nancy K. Bowersock,
Lot 12, Greensburg Township, to
Huey Investments LLC.
Eugene L. Steffen LE, 1.0 acre,
36.25 acres and 40.0 acres, Liberty
Township, to Gram & Pa Steffen
Farms LLC.
Kenneth L. Beining, Rita Beining, Jane M. Kahle, Robert Kahle,
Rosanne M. Heitmeyer, William
Heitmeyer, William H. Beining,
Bonnie L. Beining, Carl J. Beining,
Virginia Beining, Steven E. Beining, Lori Beining and Bean Bag
Wars LLC, 29.0 acres, 28.62 acres,
7.46 acres, 1.60 acres, 3.0 acres and
40.0 acres, Monterey Township, to
Campout Crowd LLC.
Michael Slussser and Sierra
Slusser, Lot 21, Ottoville, to Jacqueline B. Kohls and Nathan R. Kohls.
Angela V. Maag LE, 1.00 acre,
Union Township, to Kimberly A.

Redman.
Constance M. Rump and Donald
Rump, 2.579 acres, Ottawa Township, to Amanda M. Straley.
Chad A. Ellerbrock and Jaylene
M. Ellerbrock, Lot 402, Glandorf,
to Chad A. Ellerbrock and Jaylene
M. Ellerbrock.
Gordon A. Verhoff TR and Sharon L. Verhoff TR, 52.632 acres,
Palmer Township, to Renee L.
Bockrath, Jill M. Kaufman, Stacy
L. Miller, Darcy C. Schroeder and
Kimberly A. Schroeder.
Gordon A. Verhoff TR and Sharon L. Verhoff TR, 35.60 acres,
49.18 aces, 10.0 acres, Union Township, to Renee L. Bockrath, Jill M.
Kaufman, Stacy L. Miller, Darcy C.
Schroeder and Kimberly A. Schroeder.
Gordon A. Verhoff TR and
Sharon L. Verhoff TR, 27.0 acres,
61.575 acres, 40.0 acres and 10.0
acres, Greensburg Township, to
Scott J. Verhoff.
Bonnie L. Loehrke, Lot 960, Ottawa, to Kathryn L. Doud.
Gerald O. Ruhe and Kathleen
Ruhe, 1.250 acres, Pleasant Township, to Kurt J. Ruhe and Nicole M.
Ruhe.
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Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16,, 2014

IG: Improper
disability
claims cost
taxpayers $2B
WASHINGTON (AP) A
small group of Social Security
judges have improperly approved disability claims for
nearly 25,000 people who
didnt qualify, costing taxpayers $2 billion over the past
seven years, government investigators conclude in a report being released Monday.
The price tag will grow by
nearly $300 million next year
because many of these people
are still getting benefits, the
report said.
Social Securitys office of
inspector general is scheduled
to release a report on the judges Monday. The Associated
Press obtained a copy Friday.
Investigators
examined
cases decided by 44 judges
who had been approving disability claims at unusually
high rates. The judges were labeled outliers because they
had approved 85 percent of
the claims they had heard in at
least two of the previous seven
years. During these years, the
judges decided at least 700
cases a year.
The judges represent about
4 percent of the administrative
law judges, or ALJs, who decide disability claims for Social Security, the report said.
The Social Security Administrations failure to conduct timely medical eligibility reviews has resulted in
rubber-stamped decisions that
have and will continue to cost
taxpayers billions in improper
awards, Rep. Darrell Issa,
R-Calif., said in a statement.
In failing to take meaningful
disciplinary action at the Social Security Administration,
even after the most egregious
cases of mismanagement, taxpayers are left to wonder, who
is looking after their tax dollars?

AT&T stops
adding Web
tracking codes
on cellphones
WASHINGTON (AP)
AT&T Mobility, the nations
second-largest cellular provider, said Friday its no longer attaching hidden Internet
tracking codes to data transmitted from its users smartphones. The practice made it
nearly impossible to shield its
subscribers identities online.
The change by AT&T essentially removes a hidden
string of letters and numbers
that are passed along to websites that a consumer visits. It
can be used to track subscribers across the Internet, a lucrative data-mining opportunity
for advertisers that could still
reveal users identities based
on their browsing habits.
Verizon Wireless, the
countrys largest mobile
firm, said Friday it still uses
this type of tracking, known
as super cookies. Verizon
spokeswoman Debra Lewis
said business and government
customers dont have the code
inserted. There has been no
evidence that Sprint and TMobile have used such codes.
As with any program,
were constantly evaluating,
and this is no different, Lewis said, adding that consumers
can ask that their codes not be
used for advertising tracking.
But that still passes along the
codes to websites, even if subscribers say they dont want
their data being used for marketing purposes.
The tracking codes are part
of the latest plan by the cellular
industry to keep tabs on users
and their devices. While the
codes dont explicitly contain
personal information, theyre
unique and nonetheless sent
to websites alongside personal
details that a user may submit
voluntarily like a name or a
phone number.
That means enough data
can transform a large chunk
of random digits into a digital fingerprint thats as identifying as a Social Security
number. AT&T said Friday its
tracker was part of a testing
project thats been phased off
of its network.

Iraqs forces
drive militants
from key town

STORY OF THE DAY

Republicans mull
response to Obama
on immigration
By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans debated Friday how to respond to President Barack Obamas expected
executive action on immigration, with GOP leaders anxious
to craft a solution that satisfies the demands of their most
conservative members without courting a government shutdown.
Options under consideration include suing the president
to overturn his action, or passing a stand-alone bill to try to
stop him. Some are pushing for House Republicans to write
their own immigration bill something theyve been unable
to do in the past two years to show they are serious about
acting and pre-empt Obama.
Another option would be to pass a temporary spending
bill into next year when the GOP will control the Senate,
to try to see if Republicans can use their grip on the purse
strings to gain leverage over the president.
But its not clear that any of these options will be enough
to deflate efforts brewing among conservatives to try to use
upcoming must-pass spending bills to block Obama from
acting. Pragmatists in the caucus are warning loudly that
such an approach could result in a government shutdown because Obama would likely veto the bill. But at least some on
the right appear unconcerned.
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said he refused to take a position were not going to use the power of the purse to restrain
a president who has threatened to violate the Constitution in
the most obscene manner possible.
As for shutdown fears, King pointed to the GOPs success
in last weeks midterms as evidence that the party wasnt

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Huntington Bancshares Inc.
+0.01
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Johnson & Johnson
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Microsoft Corporation
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RadioShack Corp.
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Sprint Corporation
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Teleflex Incorporated
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Time Warner Inc.
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Textron Inc.
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United Parcel Service, Inc.
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Wells Fargo & Company
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The activist group Puente, accompanied by family

and friends facing deportation, holds a rally for
deferred action for undocumented immigrants
outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement office in Phoenix on Friday, Nov. 13,
2014. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Nick Oza)
hurt by the last government shutdown it provoked. That was
a year ago, in an unsuccessful effort to defund Obamas
health care law.
We picked up beaucoup seats in the House and won the
vast majority in the Senate. Wheres the political penalty for
doing the right and just and responsible thing? King said.
Many Republicans, though, are determined to avoid a
shutdown, convinced they would pay a political price, and
disturbed that they already find themselves in the position of
debating one barely a week after the midterms awarded them
control of the Senate and a bigger majority in the House.
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell, who will take over as majority leader
come January, both are intent upon avoiding a shutdown.
Shutting the government down would only serve the
presidents interests and we shouldnt take the bait, said
Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa.

BAGHDAD (AP) Iraqi

forces drove Islamic State militants out of a strategic oil refinery town north of Baghdad on
Friday, scoring their biggest
battlefield victory since they
melted away in the face of the
terror groups stunning summer
offensive that captured much of
northern and western Iraq.
The recapture of Beiji is the
latest in a series of setbacks
for the jihadi group, which has
lost hundreds of fighters to airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition in
a stalled advance on the Syrian
town of Kobani. On Friday, activists there reported significant
progress by Kurdish fighters defending the town.
Iraqi security officials said
government forces backed by
allied militiamen took control of Beiji and also lifted a
monthslong Islamic State siege
on its refinery Iraqs largest.
However, two military officials
reached by telephone in Beiji
late Friday said there was still
some fighting going on at the
refinery, but reinforcements had
been sent in and Iraqi forces
were poised to retake it.
The security officials said
the army used loudspeakers
to warn the small number of
residents still holed up inside
the town to stay indoors while
bomb squads cleared boobytrapped houses and detonated
roadside bombs.

Keeping your health law plan

may mean premium hike
WASHINGTON (AP) Many of the 7
million consumers who got insurance under
President Barack Obamas health care law will
see their premiums rise next year unless they
switch to another plan, independent analysts
said as the government released details Friday.
The Health and Human Services department released a massive computer file of 2015
premiums one day ahead of the start of open
enrollment. Those numbers will take time to
fully analyze.
Late Friday, the administration said some
HealthCare.gov functions were to be turned
off overnight in the transition to sign-up season. Spokeswoman Lori Lodes said consumers
will be able to start enrolling for 2015 coverage sometime early Saturday morning.
Premiums are the first thing most consumers look at.
Overall, the premiums for a type of lowprice plan that the government uses to set
subsidies for consumers will cost roughly the
same as this year, about $330 a month on average. Many people will pay much less after subsidies, about 25 percent of the cost, which will
be good news for first-time customers.
But there is a catch if you are already a customer: Your plan may no longer be the lostcost benchmark in your community. In that
case, youll pay more unless you switch.
Just because you enrolled in a low-cost
plan this year is no guarantee that your plan
will also be low-cost next year, said Larry
Levitt of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. He analyzed a 48-city sample of 2015
premiums from data available earlier this
week.
Last years low cost plans will experience
premium increases, meaning the majority of
consumers will experience cost increases if
they re-enroll in the same plan, said Caroline
Pearson of Avalere Health, a private market
analysis firm.
An early look by Avalare at premiums for
a hypothetical 50-year-old nonsmoker in the
benchmark plan found wide differences among
states, from a 28 percent increase in Alaska to

a 19 percent reduction in Mississippi. Most

states saw single-digit changes.
Consumers should be wary of national
and even state averages, and instead focus
on whats happening with their own plan, the
analysis said.
The shifts are due to the ups and downs of
the market, and to cost-saving provisions written into the law.
The Affordable Care Act offers subsidized
private health insurance to people who dont
have access to coverage on the job. HealthCare.gov and state insurance markets are
launching their second annual sign-up season,
which runs through Feb. 15. This year, 85 percent of their customers received tax credits to
subsidize their premiums. Those existing customers will be renewing coverage for the first
time. Some could face sticker shock.
The following example uses actual premiums from HealthCare.gov, and was provided
by the Kaiser Foundation:
Take a hypothetical 40-year-old retail salesperson in Miami making $20,000 a year. This
year, she signed up for the benchmark low-cost
plan in her area, the Coventry $10 Copay.
The full premium was $270 a month. Her government tax credit covered $184 of that, so her
share was $86 a month.
For 2015, Coventry is no longer the benchmark plan. Instead, its the Molina Silver
HMO, with a monthly premium of $274. If
the consumer switches to Molina for 2015, the
government will pay $191 and her share will
be $83.
But if she wants to stay with Coventry,
shell see a 40 percent increase.
Thats because Coventry increased its premium to $311 for 2015. And also, the federal
share will be capped at $191 what the government would pay for the benchmark Molina
plan.
The consumer would be on the hook for
$120 a month.
Part of the reason for such shifts is that the
health care law was designed like a voucher
system.

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Thompson, Buckeyes roll over UMass-Lowell, 92-55

BY RUSTY MILLER
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Sam
Thompson showed the way for Ohio
States promising bunch of newcomers.
Thompson scored 14 points including seven in a 14-0 first-half run
and No. 20 Ohio States rookies
had a big game in leading the Buckeyes to a 92-55 victory against overmatched UMass-Lowell on Friday
night.
To be honest, they were better
than I expected, said UMass-Lowell
coach Pat Duquette. I thought with
graduating some of the guys they lost
last year it would take them a little
while to bring it together. But this is
a good team.
Freshman DAngelo Russell had
16 points, four rebounds and six assists, Marc Loving scored 14, graduate transfer Anthony Lee had 13 and
redshirt freshman Kam Williams
12 for the Buckeyes (1-0), who shot
62 percent from the field. Shannon
Scott, often eclipsed by the hoopla
around graduated point guard Aaron
Craft, had a career-best 11 assists to
go with nine points.
The newcomers did a great job,
said Thompson, a senior. We wanted to play fast, we wanted to have our
defense translate into some offense,
we wanted to get some easy buckets
and we did a good job of doing
that.
Russell is an acclaimed recruit
out of Louisville, Kentucky, who led

Montverde (Fla.) Academy to a 55-2

record and two national championships the last two seasons. He played
well alongside Scott, and then slid
over and ran the offense to give Scott
a breather.
Weve got a good group of guys
that can fill it up any night, the
6-foot-5 guard said. With the newcomers, I dont think anybody was
nervous. Were past that stage. So its
just stepping up and getting the job
done.
The bigger, stronger, quicker
Buckeyes pulled away early. After
Kerry Weldon, who had 11 points,
dunked to put the River Hawks up
5-4, Thompson hit a 3 from in front
of the visiting bench and then made a
floater in the lane. Scott then made a
3, Loving a perimeter jumper and, in
transition, the Buckeyes got back-toback baskets on a dunk from Thompson and Russells layup to make it
18-5.
The outcome was never in doubt
again.
Sam has been playing very, very
well. Hes got a little bit of a different
demeanor about him, which I love
very, very businesslike, coach Thad
Matta said. Hes done a nice job of
taking care of the younger guys, getting them to understand what their
role is and what they need to do. The
young guys did a pretty good job tonight.
Jahad Thomas, redshirted as a
freshman due to an injury, had 18
points in his debut for the River

Hawks (0-1), who are integrating

nine newcomers into the lineup.
TIP INS:
UMass-Lowell has four starters returning from last years 10-18
season, its first under Duquette, in
which it went 8-8 in its America East
Conference debut.
The Buckeyes return three starters from last years team that went
25-10 overall and finished fifth in the
Big Ten (10-8), but are missing their
top three scorers.
HEIGHT DISADVANTAGE:
The River Hawks top seven players did not include a player taller
than 6-5 the height of Ohio States
first-string shooting guard.
LOUDEST CHEER:
It didnt take long. An announced
crowd of 13,256 went wild when
their favorite dunk artist, Thompson,
threw down a one-handed jam off an
alley-oop pass from Russell at the
14:58 mark of the first half. Showing a little bit more versatility as a
senior, Thompson also hit a variety
of mid-range jumpers along with two
3s.
QUOTE OF THE GAME:
DAngelo Russell is as good a
freshman as Ive seen, said Duquette, who spent 13 years coaching
in the ACC and Big East.
UP NEXT:
UMass-Lowell plays at Rhode Island on Sunday, part of a five-game
road trip to start the season.
Ohio State hosts Marquette on
Tuesday.

Ohio States Kam Williams finishes a dunk against UMassLowell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball
game Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State beat
UMass-Lowell 92-55. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Tinora blanks
Bearcats, advances
to regional finals

Jackets top Flyers

BY AARON BRACY
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) James Wisniewski and
Nick Foligno both scored two goals, and the Columbus
Blue Jackets snapped a nine-game losing streak with
a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday
night.
Ryan Johansen had four assists for the Blue Jackets,
who tallied three goals on the power play and avoided
a team record for consecutive losses.
Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux and Michael Del
Zotto scored for Philadelphia, which had won three
straight but hadnt played in nearly a week.
Foligno broke a 2-2 tie with 10:13 left in the second
period when he waited out goalie Steve Mason, while
moving laterally in front, and deposited a wrist shot
into a wide-open net.
Wisniewski put Columbus up 4-2 just under four
minutes later when he scored during a 5-on-3 advantage, beating Mason on the stick side after a rebound
in front.
Del Zotto brought Philadelphia within 4-3 just over
a minute into the final period when he ripped a slap
shot from the left circle that zoomed past Curtis McElhinneys glove side, clanked off the post and went in.
McElhinney stopped 24 shots. Mason made 34
saves.
The game marked the return of Columbus forward
Scott Hartnell, who had 326 points in seven seasons
as a popular member of the Flyers before being traded
during the offseason for R.J. Umberger and a draft pick.
Columbus scored two of the three goals in the first
period, all of which came on the power play.
Wisniewskis slap shot from the point got through
traffic and past Mason to give the Blue Jackets a 1-0
lead with 11:37 remaining.
Girouxs one-timer from the top of the left circle
went off Columbus defenseman Dalton Prout and
through McElhinneys legs to tie it with 7:02 left.
Foligno scored the go-ahead goal with 2:50 remaining when Tim Erixons pass found him wide open at the
right post for an easy tap-in.

BY JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.
com

Spencerville junior Zach Goecke turns the corner

accompanied by lineman Cole Bellows during a Region
20 semifinal versus Tinora Friday night at Spartan
Stadium. Tinora advanced with a 37-0 win. (DHI Media/
Kajon Graphics)

LIMA Spencerville had

been very good in regards
to not turning the ball over
during the 2014 football season outside of a couple of
games.
Unfortunately for the
Bearcats, one of those games
was Friday night versus topseeded Tinora in a Region 20
semifinal. They turned it over
five times and the Rams took
advantage for a 37-0 victory
on the turf field of Spartan
Stadium.
It was very much like
the Jefferson game where we
had four turnovers. You cannot turn the ball over against
great teams, Spencerville
coach John Zerbe said. Every
time wed get momentum, we
turned it over. We moved the
ball but the mistakes killed us.
Thats the bottom line.
The turnovers started on
the very first possession of the
game on play four from the
Bearcat 47 a dropped snap
that was recovered by Justin
Flory at that spot. It didnt
take long for the Rams (12-0)

to cash in: six plays. At the 3,

Brevin Renollet took a keeper
off the right side, cut up off
tackle and found the end zone.
Josh Camp converted for a 7-0
edge with 8:31 showing in the
first period.
After a pair of empty possessions, Spencerville (9-3)
took possession deep in their
own end. On the second play
from the 21, a pressured Mason Nourse was picked off by
Renollet at the 25 and it was
off to the house with 1:32 left
in the first. Camps point-after
was wide left for a 13-0 edge.
The Bearcats again started
a promising drive from the 26
but it ended on the 46 as Renollet recovered another Spencerville fumble to give the
ball back to the Rams. Three
plays later at the 19, Riley Nagel took a toss off the left end,
jumped over a pile, made one
cut inside and powered to the
end zone. Camp extended the
margin to 20-0 with 10:27 in
the half.
Spencerville, after a Keaton Lotz 18-yard kickoff return to the 30, got a 10-yard
run by Zach Goecke and a
15-yard facemask penalty to
move to the Tinora 45.
BEARCATS /10

LeBron James scores 41,

Cavaliers edge Celtics 122-121
BY HOWARD ULMAN
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) LeBron James scored a
season-high 41 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the
Boston Celtics 122-121 on Friday night.
James made one of two free throws with
36 seconds left to give Cleveland that onepoint lead. The Celtics then lost the ball out of
bounds, but Kyrie Irving missed a layup and
Avery Bradley rebounded for Boston, which
called timeout with 7 seconds to go.
But the Celtics couldnt get a shot off as Rajon Rondo, who finished with 16 assists, lost
control of his dribble near the top of the key
just before the final buzzer sounded.
Irving had 27 points and Kevin Love added
12 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers,
who earned their third straight win.
Kelly Olynyk led Boston with a season-high
21 points, and Jared Sullinger and Jeff Green
had 19 apiece.
Boston grabbed a 103-84 lead on Tyler
Zellers layup early in the fourth quarter.
Then Irving took charge, scoring 13 of
Clevelands next 15 points and cutting the margin to 107-99 with 8:40 left.
James led the Cavaliers in the last six minutes
of the quarter with 10 points. His threeCleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against
point
play put them ahead 120-118 with 1:11
the Boston Celtics during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in
remaining
before Love added a free throw.
Boston, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston then tied the game at 121 on one

free throw by Sullinger and two by Green.
Coming into the day, Cleveland had allowed the sixth-highest average points in the
NBA, while Boston gave up the fourth most.
The first half ended with the score tied at
59. Neither team led by more than three points
in the last eight minutes.
The Celtics made 16 of 22 shots in the third.
They went on a 12-point run, with James on
the bench for the last 10 of them, to take a 9680 lead with 57 seconds left.
TIP-INS
Cavaliers: James had his first shot blocked
by Olynyk but finished the first half with 22
points. James passed former Celtic Robert
Parish for 24th place in career scoring with
23,360 points. Parish scored 23,334. G
Dion Waiters came off the bench after missing
Monday nights win over New Orleans with a
bruised lower back.
Celtics: Seven Celtics scored in double figures. G Marcus Thornton returned after
missing Wednesday nights loss to Oklahoma
City with a sprained right ankle.
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Return to Cleveland to face Atlanta on Saturday night, beginning a stretch of
eight games at home in their next nine.
Celtics: Finish a three-game homestand
Monday night against Phoenix.

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Texans giving Mallett first start

against Browns
By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer

Minnesota defensive lineman Cameron Botticelli

(46) celebrates a sack of Iowa quarterback Jake
Rudock (15) during the third quarter of an NCAA
college football game on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014,
in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 51-14. (AP Photo/
Hannah Foslien)

OSU must avoid

trap at Minnesota
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)
With a decisive win over rival
Iowa, Minnesota regained a
treasured traveling trophy and
forged a three-way tie for first
place in the Big Ten West Division with three games to go.
Coach Jerry Kill could be
forgiven, though, for his reluctance to revel the rest of the
weekend.
We come off a good win,
and then you go home, and
youre going to kick back and
relax and get you a bowl of ice
cream and then you put on the
TV and then you watch Ohio
State, Kill said. So then
you dont sleep the rest of the
night, you dont get a chance
to enjoy the win, and now all
you do is worry about what
youre going to do.
The Gophers knew how
grueling November was going
to be, but about eight hours
after that 51-14 humiliation of
the Hawkeyes the challenge
came sharply into focus. The
Buckeyes dismantled Michigan States daunting defense
with a 49-37 victory that
smoothed their path to the Big
Ten championship and boosted their pursuit of a place in
the inaugural College Football
Playoff.
Ohio State (8-1, 5-0),
eighth in both the Associated
Press poll and the latest CFP
rankings that will determine
the final four, has won 12
straight games in an opponents stadium. Thats the longest active streak in the FBS.
The Buckeyes, though beaten
by the Spartans in the conference title game last year, have
won 21 regular season Big Ten

games in a row. Theyre 9-0 in

November under coach Urban
Meyer. They havent lost at
Minnesota since 1981.
Thats all part of why this
matchup with the Gophers (72, 4-1, No. 25 CFP) could be
dangerous.
This is kind of like one of
those trap games. Its going to
be cold, Ohio State defensive
tackle Adolphus Washington
said. We just have to go out
and play because Minnesota is
what, 7-2? Theyre not a bad
team.
THE WEATHER
TCF Bank Stadium now
has heating coils underneath
the artificial turf, thanks to the
upgrades paid for by the temporary tenant Vikings to make
the venue NFL-suitable, but
the forecast is for a high of 26
degrees and a chance of snow.
The 11 a.m. kickoff time will
help keep the air warmer, but
conditions will hardly be ideal
for the speed-based spread
option offense the Buckeyes
have humming behind quarterback J.T. Barrett.
By any means, at all costs,
as the coach says. The weathers not going to be a factor.
They put on their pants just
like we do, safety Vonn Bell
said.
Theyve
played
three
straight night games, so this
will be an adjustment in several ways. But dont count on
the Buckeyes being caught off
guard by these hurdles.
You just have to go out
there and play. Theres always
going to be some different reason why youre not going to
play your best game, but you
have to push through that,
defensive tackle Michael Bennett said.

CLEVELAND (AP) From his one season in New England with Ryan Mallett, Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer provided a partial scouting report to his teammates on Houstons
quarterback.
Its the strongest arm Ive ever seen by far, Hoyer said.
On Sunday, Mallett finally gets to show it off in an NFL
regular-season game.
With Ryan Fitzpatrick struggling and unable to get Houstons offense moving, first-year Texans coach Bill OBrien decided during the teams bye week to switch to Mallett, a former
third-round draft pick acquired in an August trade from the
Patriots. OBrien knows Mallett well, having worked with him
in New England.
Quarterback and coach have been reunited, and OBriens
eager to see what Mallett can do in his first career start. Mallett has been patiently waiting for his chance, and now that it
has arrived, OBrien believes the four-year veteran, who has
only attempted four career passes, will make the most of the
opportunity.
He loves football, OBrien said. Even when he was on the
sideline, he was somewhat of a coach kind of trying to tell us
what he would see and what things were standing out to him.
He just loves being around the team and hes shown that now
as the starter. Hes out there; hes doing a good job of operating
the offense.
Were all excited to see what hes going to do on Sunday.
Malletts matchup with Hoyer is a reunion of two QBs who
cut their teeth as backups under Patriots quarterback Tom
Brady. The meeting has been aptly dubbed The Brady Backup
Bowl.
Hoyer has the Browns (6-3), who have won five of six, alone
in first place in the AFC North. He always believed Mallett
would one day have an opportunity at starting. It probably
wasnt going to happen in New England as long as Brady was
around, but now Mallett has a chance to get the Texans (4-5)
back in the playoff picture.
Its good to see him finally get his shot and get a chance
to go out and play, Hoyer said. Im excited for him, too, just
being a friend and a former teammate. I know, being a quarterback, you always want to get that shot to play. Im sure hes
excited, and well see how it goes.
Texans defensive star J.J. Watt can attest to Malletts rocket
arm.
I know when I bat one of his balls I sure feel it, he said.
Im obviously looking forward to seeing what he can do out
there.
Along with the Hoyer-Mallett reunion, here are some other
things to watch:
TATES FATE: Browns running back Ben Tate left Houston
to step out of Arian Fosters shadow. Now hes sharing carries
with rookies Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell and hes not
happy about it.
Tate, who signed as a free agent with Cleveland in March,
had just 10 carries the fewest of the three backs in last
weeks win over Cincinnati. Hes trying to make the most of a
situation he didnt expect.
I couldnt really tell you why things are happening or
whats going on, he said. The only thing I can do is when its
time to go to work, go to work.
WHOLESOME DEFENSE: Houstons defense could be as
healthy as its been since the opener. Linebacker Brian Cushing
is expected back after missing two games with leg issues, and
top overall pick Jadeveon Clowney may play for just the third

In this Sept. 7, 2014, file photo, Houston Texans Ryan

Mallett walks on the field before an NFL football
game against the Washington Redskins in Houston.
Mallett will be the quarterback for the Texans when
they play the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 16. Coach
Bill OBrien made the announcement Wednesday,
Nov. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider, File)
time this season because of surgery and knee issues.
WORST TO FIRST: This will be the Browns first game
since their Nov. 6 win over the Bengals and moving atop the
AFC North. Coach Mike Pettine has been pleased with how his
players have handled success so far.
Its been business as usual, he said. I thought they came
back from the time off in shape. Its not like guys just went and
partied for a long weekend. I thought the way the guys carried
themselves around the building. Theyre alert. Theyre attentive.
RUN, RUN, RUN: The Browns and Texans are more committed to their running games than any NFL teams. Cleveland
runs the ball a league-leading 50.9 percent of the time, and
Houston is second at 50.5 percent. Conversely, the teams are
ranked 28th and 21st, respectively, at stopping the run.
LET IT SNOW: Winters early arrival Sundays forecast
is for temperatures in the mid-30s and a chance for snow
would seem to give the Browns an edge over the Texans, who
play in a dome. After practicing in light snow on Thursday,
Browns safety Donte Whitner said Cleveland needs to use the
elements as a weapon.
If we go out there and embrace the Cleveland weather, the
Cleveland culture and understand that the weather is on our
side, especially playing at home, then, its easy to go out there
and play, he said. We have to use the weather to our advantage.

BEARCATS
(From page 9)
Once again, however, Spencervilles
possession ended with a fumble, as Tyler
Risner recovered for Tinora at the 41.
Keyed by a 31-yard connection from
Renollet to Chris Sweinhagen, the Rams
scored again, finishing a 5-play drive
with a 1-yard T.J. Gares carry off left
guard. Camp made it 27-0 at 8:03 of the
second quarter.
I felt our defense gave a good effort
but they were on the field way too much,
Zerbe added. We never hung our heads,
even as we were falling farther behind.
We fought to the end and that is due to
the outstanding leadership of the senior
class. They have set a new standard for

this program. This loss cannot take away

what this team did, making it this far for
the first time ever.
Tinora advances to play Bucyrus
Wynford at 7:30 p.m. Friday at a site to
be determined.
TINORA 21, SPENCERVILLE 0
OFFICIAL STATS
Score by Quarters:
Spencerville 0 0 0 0 - 0
Tinora 13 17 7 0 - 37
FIRST QUARTER
TI Brevin Renollet 4 run (Josh Camp kick), 8:31
TI Renollet 25 interception return (kick failed), 1:32
SECOND QUARTER
TI Riley Nagel 19 run (Camp kick), 10:27
TI T.J. Gares 1 run (Camp kick), 8:03
TI Camp 23 field goal, :00
THIRD QUARTER
TI Nagel 37 run (Camp kick), 8:37
FOURTH QUARTER
No Scoring
TEAM STATS

Spencerville Tinora
First Downs 14 19
Total Yards 196 352
Rushes/Yards 45/196 39/228
Passing Yards 0 124
Comps./Atts. 0/4 7/11
Intercepted By 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/4 2/30
Punts/Aver. 1/31 1/53
SPENCERVILLE
RUSHING: Zach Goecke 16-83, Logan Vandemark 8-40,
Andrew Emery 11-40, Keaton Lotz 5-22.
PASSING: Mason Nourse 0-4-0-1-0.
RECEIVING: None.
TINORA
RUSHING: Riley Nagel 11-104, T.J. Gares 16-91, Ian Santos
5-20, Brevin Renollet 2-8.
PASSING: Renollet 7-11-124-0-0.
RECEIVING: Hunter Vogel 3-61, Chris Sweinhagen 2-40,
Nagel 1-18, Acie Hall 1-8.

Pigskin Picks
The universe returned so some semblance of normalcy mark of 25-10 (12-5/13-5).
last week!
Erin Cox had a tough week (hey, all of us pickers can
I went 9-3 (5-1 college, 4-2 pros) to lead the trio of pick- commiserate; weve been there, done that, too!) at 3-9 (1-5,
ers.
2-4) to now stand at 61-46-1 (31-23/30-23-1).
My record is now 70-37-1 (32-22/38-15-1).
This weeks Games:
John Parent was next at 8-4 (4-2, 4-2) to currently have a
COLLEGE: Mississippi State at Alabama; Auburn at
JIM METCALFE
COLLEGE
ALABAMA: Winning at Tiger
Stadium on a Saturday night is
pretty impressive (even though they
should have lost and I should have
been 6-0). Maybe if this game were
in Starkville, I would give the nod
to MSU. In Tuscaloosa cant do it.
Tide moves up in playoff rankings.
GEORGIA: Todd Gurleys return will
give a huge boost to Dawgs and be a
sigh of relief. Expect a high-scoring
affair but UGa to down the Tigers in
The Souths oldest rivalry.
WISCONSIN: The Buckeyes almost need the Huskers to win out
and be their foe in the Big Ten title game. Cant see it happening;
Melvin Gordon and Company will see that it doesnt.
GEORGIA TECH: The type of regular-season game that the
Tigers can make a statement that they have arrived. The type of
game that in the past, they fall flat on their faces. Georgia Tech
gets big win in ACC.
STANFORD: Cardinal have fallen off the radar. That may make
them even more dangerous. They still have a lot of pride in their
defense in Palo Alto.
WASHINGTON: This pick is only because the game is being
played in Seattle. Husky Stadium is going to be even tougher
for a warm-weather team in the cold Pacific Northwest.
PROS
CHICAGO: Da Bears defense is offensive and the whole team
should be embarrassed after meltdown at Lambeau Field.
Time for the offense to step up and help them out; pick here
sez they will.
SEATTLE: New Arrowhead Stadium will be rocking and
probably setting new decibel records. Hope the game matches
up I think it will. Seahawks and Beast Man Marshawn Lynch
in barn-burner.
NEW ORLEANS: Bengals defense is really missing Vontaze
Burfict and team will be minus several key parts. Not a good
idea heading into Superdome and an angry Drew Brees.
CLEVELAND: Browns getting Josh Gordon back next week,
which should give them a pick-me-up this week. Houston
cant seem to settle on a quarterback or find one and
the availability of Arian Foster is questionable. The second
NFL Beast, JJ Watt, and Texans defense will keep it close until
offense falls apart.
ARIZONA: Whod have thunk the Cardinals would have the NFLs
best record? This should be a knock-down, drag-out tussle but
desert atmosphere (outdoors) and a struggling Lions offense
give the nod to Cardinals.
NEW ENGLAND: I know Mr. Bill has the personality of a rock
but boy, can Mr. Brady play quarterback. Plus, with this fastimproving defense and the play of The Other NFL Beast Man,
Gronk, cant go against the Patriots.
ERIN COX
COLLEGE
ALABAMA: Its about time for Mississippi State to lose a game
and at Alabama sounds like a perfect time.

GEORGIA: Georgia stomped Kentucky

last week and I have to give them a
little respect for that.
NEBRASKA: It has already snowed in
Wisconsin, so I dont like it.
CLEMSON: I already picked one team
with Georgia in it; thats enough for
one day.
UTAH: I keep picking Utah and Im not
really sure how well those picks have
been but lets not break tradition.
ARIZONA: Sticking with the red, white
and blue.
PRO
CHICAGO: Not a fan of Minnesota this
year.
SEATTLE: Seattle has been quite disappointing this first half of the
season, but seemed to have turned it around.
CINCINNATI: I cant pick a Cincy game right to save my life (Editors
Note: That seems to be the trend in the entire NFL AND college!).
CLEVELAND: Johnny Football. That is all.
DETROIT: I didnt really like Arizona before, but now that they
beat Dallas, I really dont.
INDIANAPOLIS: Oh what to say, what to say about Mr. Belicheat
and Tom Bro.
JOHN PARENT
COLLEGE:
MISSISSIPPI STATE: Tough one right out of the chute. Its tough
to pick against the Tide here; theyve been there before and the
Bulldogs havent. BUT, this Tide team has flaws and Mississippi
State has done everything it has needed to so far. Ill go with
State, but wouldnt be shocked if Bama wins by 20.
AUBURN: I like Georgia, a lot, but Auburn is coming off a game
they let get away versus A&M and the Tigers are going to be
extra motivated to get back into the playoff picture. The Dawgs
are the same team with or without Todd Gurley, so I dont see
a boost there at all.
WISCONSIN: Just because the game is at Camp Randle Stadium.
Otherwise, Id take the Huskers.
TECH: Another game that Im taking the home team only
because theyre at home.
UTAH: Even on the road, Im staying on the Utes bandwagon.
They are proving to be among the top tier of PAC-12 programs.
ARIZONA: Rich Rodriguez has the Wildcats as a program on the
rise. Cats in a high-scoring affair.
PROS:
MINNESOTA: I guess. Only because of
how bad the Bears looked last week.
I think the Packers just scored again
SEATTLE: I just cant get behind the
Chiefs as a serious contender. Seahawks
win in an old AFC West rivalry game (for
those that dont remeber, the Seahawks
and Chiefs used to be in the same
division).
NEW ORLEANS: I dont think Andy Dalton
is quite as bad as he looked against
Cleveland, but I still like the Saints to win

Georgia; Nebraska at Wisconsin; Clemson at Georgia Tech;

Utah at Stanford; Arizona at Washington.
PROS: Minnesota at Chicago; Seattle at Kansas City;
Cincinnati at New Orleans; Houston at Cleveland; Detroit
at Arizona; New England at Indianapolis (I know who Erin
will pick but I think this will be a terrific game!).

here. The dome is a tough place to go into and win.

HOUSTON: The Texans get Jadaveon Clowney and Brian Cushing
back to give JJ Watt some extra support. The Browns struggle to
run anyway, and Houstons reinforcements will only make things
more difficult. I like the Browns defense, but Ryan Mallett is no
rookie, even though he hasnt been a starter before. The Texans
can finish the year strong, and it starts at Cleveland.

DETROIT: Seems like every week, the Lions fall behind and
look bad. And every week they come from behind to win. The
Cardinals are good, even without Carson Palmer, but the Lions
feel like maybe a team of destiny.
INDIANAPOLIS: Andrew Luck is really good, even if he has one
of the worst beards in pro sports. Tom Brady said he wants to be
like Luck, and I can see why. Colts in a close one.

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CoMICs

Comics & Puzzles

Zits

Todays
Horoscope
By Eugenia Last

SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2014

Blondie

Be wise in your choices this

year. If you pick the right path,
you can make your dreams come
true. Plans and preparation
are your strong points. Your
strength of character will lead
you in the direction you want to
go.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- Stay out of the limelight.
Someone may be trying to
make you look bad. You need
to regroup and consider who
your friends are. Ferret out the
information you need.

For Better or Worse

Beetle Bailey

Pickles

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- Dont worry too

much about a friend or relative
who insists on meddling in your
affairs. Just tell this person to
mind his or her own business.
You must respect yourself
and your goals, and not allow
anyone to interfere.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Your need to make

changes may appear to be out
of character to your loved ones.
Follow your heart. If you make
your actions and motivations
transparent, those around you
will be able to understand you
much better.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) -- A child or lover may
demand special attention. Dont
give in too readily if you have
made a prior commitment. You
must respect your needs as
well. Postpone the purchase of
luxury items at this time.

Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 11

Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS
1 Packing
crate
5 Monks title
8 Ugh!
12 Matured
13 Cash sub.
14 Plan of action
15 Respiratory
organ
16 Pitchers
warm-up areas
18 Big parties
20 Maple
syrup base
21 Ultimate
degree
22 Smiths
chore
25 Rx monitor
28 Used-car
worry
29 Small salamander
33 Supple
35 Darth of
Star Wars
36 Circumvent
37 Plains tribe
38 The Galloping Gourmet
39 Stein fillers
41 Tarzans
nanny
42 Watered
down
45 Atlas page
48 FedEx units
49 In a lather
53 Total
56 Kind of collar
57 Too
58 Cartoon
voice -- Blanc
59 Long hairpiece
60 Ancient
story
61 Hindu Mr.
62 Position

5 White lie
6 Awakens
7 Cafe -- -8 Puppy plaint
9 Idyllic spot
10 Penny
11 Leftovers
dish
17 RN helper
19 Destroy a
document
23 Not just mine
24 Munch
25 Strong opposition
26 Use a
springboard
27 Crosby tune
30 Ms. Ferber
31 Ooze
32 Hat or
umbrella - 34 The flamingo
is one
35 Flower holders
37 Hamster,
e.g.
39 Scrapbooks
40 Pearls

Yesterdays answers
sheen
43 Under
par
44 Removes, as a
hat
45 Polite
address
46 Capably
47 Hey, you!

DOWN
1 Knee
neighbor
2 Malaria
symptom
3 Dispatched
4 Perimeters

PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) -- Be careful with some of
your health problems. Make an
appointment with your doctor
to check things out. Rest and
relaxation will be in your
best interest. If you have the
wherewithal to take a vacation,
do so.

ARIES (March 21-April

19) -- This is a good time
for you to talk to potential
partners, whether they be for
business, romance or pleasure.
Be careful not to overspend on
entertainment.

Garfield

Born Loser

Hagar the Horrible

Barney Google & Snuffy Smith

TAURUS (April 20-May

20) -- Difficulties with the
finances of your family or those
you live with will be unnerving.
Figure out a way to deal with
fiscal uncertainty. Your energy
will be low, so get plenty of rest.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) -- Your conscious and
subconscious minds may be
at odds with one another. Do
some soul searching in order
to discover which path you
should follow. Solitude will be
beneficial.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- Avoid financial ventures
of any kind today. A friend or
youngster in your life may take
drastic measures to get your
attention. Try to understand
whats behind it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- Disruptions beyond your
control may ruin your regular
routine. Be prepared to accept
things as they unfold. Physical
fitness programs will ease your
tension.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

-- You may not be able to handle
the innuendos that a friend or
relative is making. Ignore what
he or she is saying and focus
your attention elsewhere. You
can accomplish great things.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

-- Empty promises are evident.
Dont quit your present job
unless you have another one in
the bag. Contracts will not be as
lucrative as they appear. Read
the fine print.

COPYRIGHT 2014 United

Feature Syndicate, Inc.
DISTRIBUTED
BY
UNIVERSAL UCLICK FOR
UFS

Answer to Sudoku
Hi and Lois

Marmaduke

The Family Circus By Bil Keane

50 Jai -51 Rain

hard
52 Ivy
League member
54 Wow!
55 Inventor
-- Whitney

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Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014

Times Bulletin/delphos Herald

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100 ANNOUNCEMENTS
105 Announcements
110 Card Of Thanks
115 Entertainment
120 In Memoriam
125 Lost And Found
130 Prayers
135 School/Instructions
140 Happy Ads
145 Ride Share

205 Business Opportunities

210 Childcare
215 Domestic
220 Elderly Home Care
225 Employment Services
230 Farm And Agriculture
235 General

235 Help Wanted

COA HOLIDAY
GARAGE SALE
Lots of Christmas Items
Nov 15 9am-1pm
220 Fox Rd.
To DONATE items for
the sale
Call 419-238-5011

235 Help Wanted

"CAN YOU DIG IT

Heavy Equipment
Operator Training!
3 Week Program.
Bulldozers, Backhoes,
Excavators. Lifetime Job
Placement Assistance
with National
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Benefits Eligible! (866)
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899 Wanted to Buy

WANTED: A Good Used

Refrigerator and Stove
In Van Wert
Call: 419-438-7004.

425

305 Apartment
310 Commercial/Industrial
315 Condos
320 House
325 Mobile Homes
330 Office Space
335 Room
340 Warehouse/Storage
345 Vacations

105 Announcements

525 Computer/Electric/Office
530 Events
535 Farm Supplies And Equipment
Feed/Grain
400 REAL ESTATE/ FOR SALE 540
545 Firewood/Fuel
405 Acreage And Lots
550 Flea Markets/Bazaars
410 Commercial
555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales
415 Condos
560 Home Furnishings
420 Farms
565 Horses, Tack And Equipment
425 Houses
570 Lawn And Garden
430 Mobile Homes/
575 Livestock
Manufactured Homes
577 Miscellaneous
435 Vacation Property
580 Musical Instruments
440 Want To Buy
582 Pet In Memoriam
583 Pets And Supplies
500 MERCHANDISE
585 Produce
505 Antiques And Collectibles
586 Sports And Recreation
510 Appliance
588 Tickets
515 Auctions
590 Tool And Machinery
520 Building Materials

350 Wanted To Rent

355 Farmhouses For Rent
360 Roommates Wanted

240 Healthcare
245 Manufacturing/Trade
250 Office/Clerical
255 Professional
260 Restaurant
265 Retail
270 Sales And Marketing
275 Situation Wanted
280 Transportation

300 REAL ESTATE/RENTAL

200 EMPLOYMENT

Houses For Sale

CLINICAL
THERAPIST II
A currently competent
individual who assumes
clinical responsibility for
ongoing treatment of
adults and their families.
License to practice
independently as a
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required. For more
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visit our website
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Put your dreams in our hands

228 N. Main Street, Delphos

Delphos, OH 45833

Office: 419-692-2249
Fax: 419-692-2205

Schrader Realty is
pleased to announce

Jen Nichols

as the newest realtor

to our staff.
Call Jen today for all your
real estate needs at
419-296-4579.
WWW.SCHRADERREALTY.NET

425 Houses For Sale

Pick up this months edition of

Homeplace Magazine at the
following locations:
Ag Credit, Van Wert
Citizens National Bank
Bee Gee Realty, Van Wert
Straley Realty & Auctioneers, Inc., Van Wert
Sharron Realty Associates, Van Wert
1st Federal Bank, Van Wert
Van Wert Federal Savings Bank, Van Wert
First Bank of Berne, Van Wert

235 Help Wanted

7124 Lincoln Hwy.,

Convoy, Ohio

Your new country home

awaits! 4 BR, 2 BA, country
ranch home. 2 family rooms,
attached 2 car garage, wood,
carpet, tile and vinyl floors.
New high efficiency furnace,
new central cooling, some
new windows, new water
heater, plumbing and bath
updates, fresh paint, newer
flooring, updated kitchen
and more.

$115,000. approx
$617.34 per month.
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220

425 Houses For Sale

Open Fri-Sun
9am-7pm

423 Sibley,
Van Wert

Updated 3 bedroom,
oversized 1 car garage,
fenced yard. Updates
throughout. Dont let
others tell you no,
contact us about this
affordable home today!
$75,500 Approx.
$405.30 per month
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220

425 Houses For Sale

Open Fri-sun
9am-7pm

235 Help Wanted

Delpha Chevrolet Buick

has an opening
for an experienced

Detail
Technician

We offer competitive wage,

401k, medical and vacation.
See
Bob Grothouse or Mark Grothouse

CHEVROLET BUICK

1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015 TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015
VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com

425 Houses For Sale

Open Fri-sun
9am-7pm

605 Auction
610 Automotive
615 Business Services
620 Childcare
625 Construction
630 Entertainment
635 Farm Services
640 Financial
645 Hauling
650 Health/Beauty
655 Home Repair/ Remodeling
660 Home Services
665 Lawn, Garden, Landscaping
670 Miscellaneous

320 House For Rent

SEVERAL MOBILE
Homes/House for rent.
View homes online at
www.ulmshomes.com or
inquire at 419-692-3951

235 Help Wanted

www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220

305 Apartment/Duplex
For Rent

1 BEDROOM & Studios

$300 deposit water and
trash paid
NO PETS
Thistlewood/Ivy Court
Apartments
419-238-4454

310 Commercial/
Industrial For Rent

805 Auto

COMMERCIAL
BUILDING
2500 sq. ft.
830 W. Main
Van Wert.
Free standing, paved lot
419-438-7004.

Suburban
40,900
Traverse
27,900

1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com

2007 GMC
2002 Chevy

2013 Chevy

MALIBU 2LT
$
16,900
2014 Chevy

Trailblazer Express 3/4 Ton

LT $
$
4,995
21,900
Work
Van

CHEVROLET BUICK

1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com

IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015
TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015

805 Auto
2012 Buick

Enclave CXL
$
AWD
32,500
2011 Chevy

Silverado LTZ
$
Crew, 4x4 30,900
CHEVROLET BUICK

$74,000 approx
$397.25 per month.

925 LEGAL NOTICES

950 SEASONAL
953 FREE & LOw PRICED

1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com

Charming 3 bedroom,
1 bath, 1 car garage. Old
woodwork throughout,
new windows, newer roof,
updates to the kitchen,
bath, carpet, paint and
more. Well updated and
clean. Will offer owner
financed options.

805 Auto
810 Auto Parts And Accessories
815 Automobile Loans
820 Automobile Shows/Events
825 Aviations
830 Boats/Motors/Equipment
835 Campers/Motor Homes

CHEVROLET BUICK

1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com

IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015
TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015

Lacrosse CXL
$
17,500
2002
Buick LaSabre Custom
$
4,795

2011
Buick

2000
Buick

Gold

Century

1,995

IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015
TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015

592 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

Items: 38 acres of prime

farm land.
Seller(s): Terry and Bonnie
Height
Auctioneer(s):

Bob Gamble, CAI,

CES, Broker, Dale
Butler; Ron Medaugh;
DD Strickler; Gary
Richey, and Andy
Schweiterman.

515 Auctions

IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015
TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015

2014 Chevy

Impala
$
22,500

19k mi.

2014 Chevy

Impala LTZ
$
27,500

Sunroof

CHEVROLET BUICK

1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com

IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015
TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015

Rent-To-Own
2 Bedroom
Mobile Home
419-692-3951

425 Houses For Sale

2 STORY home for sale

by owner, 924 Pearson,
great location, double
lot, 2 bedroom, 1 bath,
full basement,
419-203-0783

Sales/Yard
555 Garage
Sales

CHRISTMAS ARTISAN
Show hosted by Tangles
Salon, 610 N. Franklin
St. Noon-6pm Sunday,
November 16th. Featuring Aunt Brumhildas
hand-made soaps, & additional artists/vendors.
Door prizes and hot cocoa!
PAYNE - 5816 SR 500 Just east of Payne in
Horney's Addition - Luggage, television, water
cooler, blankets, pillows,
books, puzzles, stuffed
animals, cassette tapes,
photo frames, cookbooks, shoes, LOTS of
clothes (kids-2XL), many
miscellaneous items.
Monday, November 17
through Wednesday, November 19 - 9 a.m. until
6 p.m. daily.

560 Home Furnishings

BRAND NEW in Plastic QUEEN PILLOWTOP

MATTRESS SET
Can Deliver..$150. (260)
493-0805

577 Miscellaneous

LAMP REPAIR, table or

floor. Come to our store.
Hohenbrink
TV.
419-695-1229

585 Produce

POTATOES FOR sale.

Schutzs Produce. 1 mile
east of Pandora on St.
Rt. 12.
Ph. 419-384-3398.

Delphos $210,000
Janet Kroeger
419-236-7894

View all our listings at

dickclarkrealestate.com

Dont make a
move without us!

103 N. Main St. Delphos, OH

Phone: 419-695-1006 Phone: 419-879-1006

579 Picture It Sold

2003 CHEVY MALIBU

Silver
New Tires
Well maintained

$2,500

Straley Realty &

Auctioneers, Inc.

OLYMPIC PARK
2 bedroom mobile
homes, rent to own,
$400.00 per month plus
deposit, water, garbage
included, 419-771-0969

1:00-3:00 p.m.
24277 Lincoln Hwy.

515 Auctions

PUBLIC AUCTION

Homes For
325 Mobile
Rent

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, NOV. 16

Bee Gee Realty &

Auction Co., LTD.

Date: Tues. 12/09

Time: 10:00 am
Location: Rockford Communitiy Bldg., 420 Holy Lane,
Rockford, OH 45882
Land: 116 +/- acres,
St. Rt. 117 at St. Rt. 127
Seller(s):
Wayne & Betty
Johnson Farms
Sale Manager(s):
Joe Bagley
419-513-5048
Auctioneer(s):

www.DickClarkRealEstate.com

PUBLIC AUCTION

Date: Tues. 12/02

Time: 3:00 pm
Location: 5392 Convoy
Rd., Convoy, OH
Items: 1430 sq ft.
2 bedroom hardwood
floors., 2 car garage,on a
full acre of land. Furniture,
washer/dryer window A/C
waterbed, etc.
Seller(s): Sharon Fackler
Auctioneer(s):

INDIANA AUTO
AUCTION, INC.Huge
Repo Sale Nov. 20th.
Over 100 repossessed
units for sale. Cash only.
$500 deposit per person
required. Register
8am-9:30am. All
vehicles sold AS IS!
4425 W. Washington
Center Road. FTW. (A)

425 Houses For Sale

CHEVROLET BUICK

1725 East Fifth Street, Delphos

VISIT US ON THE WEB @ www.delphachevy.com

126 e. Third, Van Wert

800 TRANSPORTATION

840 Classic Cars

845 Commercial
850 Motorcycles/Mopeds
855 Off-Road Vehicles
860 Recreational Vehicles
865 Rental And Leasing
870 Snowmobiles
875 Storage
880 SUVs
885 Trailers
890 Trucks
895 Vans/Minivans
899 Want To Buy

10,900

600 SERVICES

675 Pet Care

680 Snow Removal
685 Travel
690 Computer/Electric/Office
695 Electrical
700 Painting
705 Plumbing
710 Roofing/Gutters/Siding
715 Blacktop/Cement
720 Handyman
725 Elder care

OTTOVILLE, OH to Chi- 1 BEDROOM apartment FOR LEASE Building

Space Commercial or
cago, IL route. Company for rent, no pets, washer
Drivers and Owner Opand dryer hook-up, call other. 300 to 5,500 sq. ft.
Multiple uses. Bluffton,
erators wanted. Local
419-232-4990
Indiana. Phone:
run, HOME NIGHTLY!
260-760-4404
Ideal candidate will live
50 miles along route. 1 BEDROOM, new floorCall PAM 877-698-4760 ing, water & trash paid,
320 House For Rent
NO dogs, $315.00
or pamjobs.com.
126 E Third St,
West Main Street
Van Wert
R&R EMPLOYMENT
419-238-9508
Owner seeking rent to
(419) 232-2008
own and lease option
www.rremployment.com
NICE 2 bedroom
candidates for this
Job Fair
apartment for rent,
charming, updated 3
Nov 18th 1PM-3PM
419-238-1120
bedroom, 1 bath, 1 car
Dept of Job & Family
garage home. Old
Services
woodwork, new
1501 South Dixie
NICE CLEAN one bedwindows, newer roof,
Highway Lima, OH
room apartment. Stove & updates to the kitchen,
refrigerator, electric heat,
bath, carpet, paint and
large backyard and more. $575per month.
R&R MEDICAL
off-street parking. $400
STAFFING
419-586-8220.
a month plus utilities. Ph.
Accepting Applications

419 296-5123
for RN positions
(260) 724-4417
13434 BENTBROOK
DR, Van Wert
UPSTAIRSONE
Owner seeking rent to
bedroom apt.
own and lease option
Appliances, A/C, Water,
candidates for this 3
$350.00, deposit
bedroom, 2 bath, country
$350.00.
ranch home. attached 2
Interested applicants
419-238-0604
car garage with opener,
should submit a letter of
WE ARE GROWING!
vaulted ceilings,
interest, a Vantage
CRSI is seeking
enclosed back patio
Career Center
part-time Support
with large deck and
Employment
515 Auctions
Specialists for Auglaize,
pergola. $825per
application, resume and
Mercer and Van Wert
month. chbsinc.com or
three references to:
AbSoLuTe
AuCTIoN
Counties. We are
419-586-8220.
looking for caring and
Date: Sat. 11/19
Staci Kaufman,
compassionate people
Time: 4:00 pm
3 BEDROOM duplex in
Superintendent
Location: 320 N. Harrison
who would enjoy
Van Wert, water, washer
818 N. Franklin St.
St.,
Van
Wert,
OH
helping adults with
& dryer furnished, nice
Van Wert, OH 45891
Items: Vacant Lot - 2 Pardevelopmental
neighborhood,
cels for One Money. Sized
disabilities. Must be at
at 55x157 - 0.19 acres. A
419-438-7004
No later than 4:00 p.m.
least 18 years of age,
few trees on property and a
Friday, Nov. 21, 2014
sidewalk on the south side.
have a high school
3 BEDROOM Venedocia
Vantage Career
Seller(s): Van Wert
diploma/GED, a valid
home with detached
County Vocational Board of
Center is an Equal
drivers license with
garage. $500.00 deposit,
Education
Opportunity Employer
fewer than 6 points and
Auctioneer(s):
$500.00 monthly,
auto insurance. CRSI
Straley Realty &
419-236-1195
The Vantage Career
offers flexible schedules
Auctioneers, Inc.
Center Administration
and paid training.
423 SIBLEY, Van Wert
reserves the right to not
Applications are
Updated 3 bedroom,
fill this position.
available on-line at
oversized 1 car garage,
Auctions
515
www.crsi-oh.com or at
fenced yard. Updates
13101 Infirmary Road,
throughout. Owner
PUBLIC
AUCTION
Wapakoneta. Call
financing, seeking lease
LOCAL COMPANY is
Melissa at
option and rent to own
Date: Sat. 11/22
looking for someone with 419-230-9203 to set up
candidates. $550 per
Time:
9:00
am
spray painting and sandLocation: 445 E 100 N
mo. chbsinc.com for
an interview. EOE
blasting experience. ApDecatur, IN 46733
pics, video tour and
ply in person at 4310
Items: Furniture, Kenmore
details or 419-586-8220.
washer/dryer; Bedroom sets, A
805 Auto
East Road, Lima, Ohio
lot of Yard and Garage Tools;
45807.
small trailor A Lot of Guns;
7124 LINCOLN Hwy,
including 12GA Choke Special.
2011 Chevy
Convoy
12GA Stevens and much more.
NATIONAL DOOR
Car: 2004 Dodge Intrepid SXT
Owner seeking rent to
AND TRIM
40k mi.
own and lease option
looking to hire full time
Owner(s): Majorie I. Baker
Trust, Carolyn Christener and
$
candidates for this
first shift delivery driver.
LTZ
others
remodeled, 4 bedroom,
Box truck, no CDL
Auctioneer(s):
Ron King, Heartland Auction
2 bath country ranch
required, unload own
2014 Chevy
Realty, INC.
home. Updates
truck. Competitive pay,
everywhere. $800 per
401K, dental, life
month.chbsinc.com or
insurance and P.T.O.
$
515 Auctions
419-586-8220.
Apply in person or send
resumes to
PUBLIC AUCTION IN CONVOY, 3 bedtoom
1189 Grill Road
CHEVROLET BUICK
house, 2 baths, attached
Date: Sat. 11/25
Van Wert, OH
garage, nice
Time: 6:00 pm
IN DELPHOS 419-692-3015
neighborhood, call
TOLL FREE 1-888-692-3015
Location: St Rt 118, Ohio
805 Auto
City
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Skipping out on an education may be costly in the future

DEAR ABBY: I am a junior in high school and will
graduate in the first semester
of my senior year. Someday
I would like to be a stay-athome mom. I have no interest
in going to college. I feel it
would be a waste of money for
me to go when I dont intend
to use my degree.
To say my parents are disappointed in me over this is
putting it mildly. They have
a life planned for me that includes college. I would also
like to move away to somewhere where its warm yearround, and they dont like that
idea either.
How do I make them understand that this is MY life
and everything will be OK?
UNINTERESTED IN
IDAHO
DEAR
UNINTERESTED: Ill paraphrase an old

Dear
abby
with
Jeanne
Phillips
proverb: When man makes
plans, God laughs. What it
means in your case is that a
smart cookie stays flexible.
Lets say, for instance, that
you get the life you fantasize
about: You marry a man who
adores you, doesnt mind that
you have only a high school
degree and is wealthy enough
to support you. You have two
or three beautiful children
together and things are going
great. But what if, heaven forbid, he becomes seriously ill

and cant work or worse,

drops dead, leaving you the
sole support of those kids? It
has been known to happen.
(And then, of course, theres
also the possibility of divorce,
which has been known to happen, too.)
Be smart. Listen to your
parents, and arm yourself with
the best education you can
possibly attain because the reality is, one day you may need
to use it.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: The school
year has started and many
high school girls like me are
faced with a similar problem:
how to politely decline when
a boy asks you to a dance.
Whether it be homecoming,
winter formal or prom, some
boys go all out and ask girls in
elaborate and creative ways. I
dont know what to do in these

situations if I dont want to

go with the boy who is asking me. I feel bad saying no
because of all the work they
put into it, and also sometimes
there is an audience watching.
Should I just go anyway?
SARATOGA TEEN
DEAR
SARATOGA
TEEN: If many girls share
your problem, its news to
me. Most of the ones I hear
from worry that they wont be
asked. If the young man has
made a production out of inviting you, say thank you and
that youre flattered, but youll
have to think about it and will
get back to him later. When
you refuse the invitation, it
should be done privately so
you wont embarrass the boy.
P.S. That said, keep this
in mind sometimes, a girl
ends up having a good time
with the person she least ex-

Heloises Hot Cocoa

Dear Heloise: I cant find
your recipe for Heloises Hot
Cocoa Mix. Cold weather
is here where I live, and Im
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K.C. in North Dakota
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Mix the ingredients and
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of malted milk powder or 1/2
cup of powdered nondairy
creamer. Heloise
MOVING DISHES
Dear Heloise: I am moving for the first time (going
by truck) and know you have
some hints about packing my
china dishes. A. Anderson
in Dallas
Heres the low-cost Heloise hint: Use paper or plastic
foam plates to place between
each dish. Wrap a small stack
(no more than five plates) with
plain white paper. Dont use
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sheets or materials that you

pected to.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: I frequently
receive requests via Facebook
and other social media sites
asking for prayers for people
who are ill or suffering a loss.
Im not a religious person,
but I would like to acknowledge their pain and extend my
sympathy. Any suggestions?
CHALLENGED IN TUCSON
DEAR CHALLENGED:
That you are not a religious
person doesnt mean that
youre not a caring and sensitive one. When you receive
news that someone you know
is going through a rough
patch, respond by saying you
are sorry for his or her pain,
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are moving. Heloise

PET PAL
Dear Readers: Karen and
Steven Shagrin of Walnut
Creek, Calif., sent a photo of
their silver-and-dapple miniature dachshund, Truffle,
sitting up with his paws on a
chair, looking straight at the
camera. Heloise
BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET
Dear Heloise: You gave
hints for drying flowers to
preserve a wedding bouquet.
Have you ever seen a bouquet
preserved by freeze-drying?
The result is a preserved bouquet that looks as new and
fresh as the day of the wedding. Ruth in Hebron, Ind.
Ruth, I cant say that I have.
But they can freeze-dry pretty
much anything, so why not?
Do check out several places
and prices, and be sure to

Hints
from
Heloise

ask to speak to some previous

customers. You wouldnt want
to trust your wedding bouquet
to just anyone! Heloise
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Dear Heloise: I kept forgetting to put the trash cans out
in the morning on garbage
day. To alleviate this problem,
I started putting them out the
night before. Jim G., Athens, Ga.
Good hint, as long as there
are no varmints, stray dogs or
wild animals that may want a
midnight snack! Heloise
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HOUSEHOLD SIZE
ANNUAL
MONTHLY
TWICE PER MONTH
EVERY 2 WEEKS
WEEKLY

1
15,171
1,265
633
584
292

FRee - 130%
2
3
4
20,449 25,727 31,005
1,705 2,144 2,584
853
1,072 1,292
787
990
1,193
394
495
597

5
36,283
3,024
1,512
1,396
698

6
41,561
3,464
1,732
1,599
800

7
46,839
3,904
1,952
1,802
901

8
52,117
4,344
2,172
2,005
1,003

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
ANNUAL
MONTHLY
TWICE PER MONTH
EVERY 2 WEEKS
WEEKLY

1
21,590
1,800
900
831
416

ReDUCeD 185%
2
3
4
29,101 36,612 44,123
2,426 3,051 3,677
1,213 1,526 1,839
1,120 1,409 1,698
560
705
849

5
51,634
4,303
2,152
1,986
993

6
59,145
4,929
2,465
2,275
1,138

7
66,656
5,555
2,778
2,564
1,282

8
74,167
6,181
3,091
2,853
1,427

For each additional family member, add 5,278 440 220 203 102 7,511 626 313 289

Wee Care meal program release

INFORMATION SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The Wee Care Learning
Center announces sponsorship of the USDA
funded Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Meals are available to all enrolled participants without regard to race, color, national
origin, sex, age or disability and will be
served at no separate charge 226.23(d). The
U.S Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the
bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal,
and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual
orientation, or all or part of an individuals
income is derived from any public assistance
program, or protected genetic information
in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department.
(Not all prohibited bases will apply to all

programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program
complaint of discrimination, complete the
USDA Program Discrimination Complaint
Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.
gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any
USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter
containing all of the information requested
in the form. Send your completed complaint
form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202)
690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.
gov. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact
USDA through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider
and employer.

Eaton/Aeroquip retirees meet at Orchard Tree

INFORMATION
SUBMITTED

Karen and Steven Shagrin of Walnut Creek, Calif.,

sent this photo of their silver-and-dapple miniature
dachshund, Truffle, sitting up with his paws on
a chair, looking straight at the camera. (Photo
submitted)

VAN WERT Eaton/

Aeroquip retirees met for
breakfast Nov. 10 at 8 a.m.
The breakfast was held at Orchard Tree restaurant. Those
in attendance were as follows:
Vernon Pontsler, Lee Pontsler,

Mike Schimmoeller, Jan Dunlap, Dean Osburn, Dick Beach,

Gene Price, Bill Sanderson,
Dale Long, Howard Fisher,
James Wiseman, Ralph Lauser,
David Herminghuysen, Toby
Thomas, Ron Miller, Larry Luersman, Rodger Wreede, John
Lloyd, Carl Stewart, Rod Bowen and Wilfred Davis.

Thanks to all who attended

and enjoyed goof food and fellowship together. All Eaton/
Aeroquip employees, past and
present, are welcome to attend.
So please plan to attend.
The next breakfast and
meeting will be held Dec. 8,
wishing everyone a happy
Thanksgiving.

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Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald

transFers
(From page 7)
Cheryl S. Hohenbrink, Lots 952 and 953,
Leipsic, to Chasity N. Tietje.
Linda K. Ellerbrock, Mary L. Ellerbrock,
Robert P. Ellerbrock and Steven P. Ellerbrock, 1.0
acres, Liberty Township, to Andrew T. Niese and
Katelyn J. Niese.
Todd J. Darby, Lot 1053, Columbus Grove, to
Constance J. Niese TR and Kevin J. Niese TR.
Laura J. Mansfield and Ronald P. Mansfield,
2.568 acres, Ottawa Township, to Kevin J. Ball.
Col Bert LLC, 1.00 acre, Jennings Township,
to Richard J. Knippen and Sarah A. Knippen.
John R. Weis, Evelyn I. Weis, Sharon Ann
Butler, James D. Butler, Alan F. Kreidler, Mary
Jo Kreidler, Ronald Weis, Margie K. Weis, Terry
J. Kreidler, Darlene Schriner, Sandra M. Weis,
Judith G. Weis, Suzanne M. Frey and Janet Weis
Bhatti, 30.40 acres, Ottawa Township, to Adam C.
Kuhlman and Christine M. Kuhlman.
Daniel J. Kleman and Linda Kleman, parcel
Eastowne Sub., Ottawa, to Janet Leopold.
Michelle G. Burwell nka Michelle G. Pavel
and Eric E. Pavel, Lots 6T and 7T, Ottawa, to
BPE2 LLC.
Judith Blankemeyer, .90 acre and 1.71 acres,
Union Township, to Cory J. Unverferth and Megan M. Unverferth.
Bernadette L. Myers nka Bernadette L. Doty
and Theodore E. Doty, Lot 679, Columbus Grove,
to Bernadette L. Doty and Theodore E. Doty.
Barbara J. Hoersten, 2.453 acres, Monterey
Township, to Barbara Jean Hoersten TR.
Karen A. Meyer TR and Richard A. Meyer
TR, 2.00 acres Liberty Township, to Karen Pawlaczyk and Barry Ward.
Phyllis Eileen Otto, 20.0 acres, 1.0 acre, 19.95
acres and 42.38 acres, Sugar Creek Township, to
Donald J. Schmidt and Mary A. Schmidt.
Karen Sue Schnipke, Lot 145, Pandora, to
Chelsea Kibele.
Mark Remlinger, Bruce Remlinger, Debra
Remlinger, Keith Remlinger, Linda Remlinger,
Debra Miller, Jeffrey Remlinger, Margaret Remlinger, Diane Utrup, Kurt Utrup, Dan Remlinger
and Samantha Remlinger, Lots 89, 2 and part lot
3, Kalida, to Jasmine N. Remlinger and Timothy
J. Remlinger.
Delbert E. Westrick, Marilyn D. Westrick,
Randall D. Westrick, Lisa K. Westrick, Michelle
A. Stechschulte, Jeffrey C. Stechschulte, Craig E.
Westrick and Karyn J. Westrick, Lot 356, Ottawa,
to Village of Ottawa.
Janis E. Alberts and John E. Alberts, .48 acre,
Greensburg Township, to Edward L. Ladd.
Dolores Schulte fka Dolores Rieman and
Anthony B. Schulte, Lot 22, Kalida, to Ryan M.
Hoffman.
Rebecca M. Hilvers TR, Lots 201 and 202,
Leipsic, to Larry D. Hilvers and Rebecca M. Hil-

vers.
Margretta King dec., Lots 95 and 96, Miller
City, to Dale Eugene King, Paul King, Robert G.
King, Mary Schmidt, Vivian Smith, Norma Neibert and Pauline Leu.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
Lot 14, Ottawa, to Gregory A. Recker.
Leslee L. Bird, 21.74 acres, 59.0 acres, and
72.95 acres, Perry Township, to Chad C. Bird.
Ellen Bird, 21.74 acres, 59.0 acres and 72.95
acres, Perry Township, to Chad C. Bird.
Anita S. Skinner and Gregory L. Skinner, 21.74
acres, 59.0 acres and 59.0 acres, Perry Township,
to Chad C. Bird.
Marguerite M. Honigford dec., Lot 252, Ottoville, to Allan Honigford, Duane Honigford and
Mark Honigford.
Gina M. Jerwers and Jeremy L. Jerwers, Lot
96, Kalida, to Shelbarr Properties LLC.
Van Wert County
David L. Adams to Creative Home Buying
Solutions Inc., inlot 7, Venedocia.
JPMorgan Chase Bank to Creative Home
Buying Solutions Inc., portion of lot 129, lot 130,
Van Wert subdivision.
Joy I Conley to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc., inlot 2189, Van Wert.
Estate of Raymond H. Germann to Opal F.
Germann, portion of inlot 1470, Van Wert.
Trena L. Bartz Proffitt, Bobby D. Proffitt,
Rebecca S. Proffitt to Margaret Louise Proffitt,
Billy D. Proffitt, inlots 754, 755, 756, 757, 758,
Van Wert.
John T. Silance, Sharon L. Silance to Kurt E.
Mason, lot 222-4, portion of inlot 695, Van Wert.
Estate of Richard W. Greulach to Carol A.
Greulach, Matthew D. Greulach, Debra K. Masterson, portion of section 27, Union Township.
Estate of Floyd A. Lehman to Gary A. Lehman, Dana B. Lehman, portion of section 28, Hoaglin Township.
John Michael Pavel, Sheriff Thomas M.
Riggenbach to Seir Rental LLC, lot 302, Van
Wert subdivision.
Brian M. Foster, Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach to Brian C. Small, portion of inlots 123,
124, Convoy.
Carl A. Hauke to Beverly A. Smith, inlot
3336, Van Wert.
Aaron Adkins, Aaron L. Adkins to Lana
Reichert, portion of section 22, Harrison Township.
James D. Bryan, Patricia Bryan, Patricia A.
Bryan to James D. Bryan, inlot 909, Delphos.
James D. Bryan, Patricia A. Bryan, Patricia
Bryan to Patricia A. Bryan, inlot 909, Delphos.
Patricia A. Bryan, James D. Bryan to Clean
the Attic LLC, inlot 909, Delphos.
John R. Wagener to Gary L. Slattman, Judith
C. Slattman, portion of inlot 1176, Van Wert.

poliCe
(From page 2)
11-1 8:21 p.m.
The police department
responded to the 600 block
of South Walnut Street after
receiving a 911 call alleging
four juveniles were suffering
the ill effects of an alleged
drug overdose. The four juveniles were transported to the
Van Wert County Hospital
and later to Parkview Hospital
in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with
two being taken by helicopter.
No further information was
provided in the report. The
incident remains under investigation.
11-2 12:28 a.m.
Police responded to a welfare check in the 1000 block
of Linden Drive.
11-2 1:12 p.m.
A Convoy man reported
finding a debit card in the

900 block of South Shannon

Street.
11-3 12:38 a.m.
Officers responded to a call
in the 400 block of Dickinson
Avenue for a person who had
possibly ingested an overdose
of pills.
11-3 1:47 a.m.
Mark Vanriette, 58, of
Montague, Michigan, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
11-3 7:34 a.m.
A Van Wert man reported
the theft of tires and rims in
the 200 block of North Wayne
Street.
11-3 5:07 p.m.
A Van Wert male juvenile
was charged for domestic
violence following an incident in the 700 block of High
Street.

11-3 7:39 p.m.

Police officers responded
to a welfare check in the 400
block of South Walnut Street.
11-4 9:05 a.m.
A Van Wert male juvenile
was charged as an unruly juvenile in the 300 block of Taylor Street.
11-4 10:19 p.m.
Dallas Fortner, 20, of Mendon, was arrested for possesssion of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia and was cited
for driving under suspension
following a traffic stop in the
1200 block of South Shannon
Street.
11-5 4:47 p.m.
A Van Wert man reported
the theft of money from his
vehicle while it was parked in
the 100 block of North Shannon Street.

Ten first-year businesses were recognized at Friday afternoons Salute to

Small Businesses Luncheon. The businesses honored with Rookie Awards were
Van Wert Lumber, MOD Boutique, The Bachwell, Brewed Expressions, Van Wert
Taxi, Signs in Time, State Farm - Tisha Fast Insurance Agency, Inc., and Epic
Vapes. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)

small business
(From page 1)
The Service Industry Showcase was awarded to Home Health Care Solutions. That award
was reserved for an established business in the
service industry demonstrating sound business
practices, excellence, and a commitment to support community-oriented projects through the
use of time and other resources.
The award as Retail Champion went to Once I
Was, 121 S. Washington St. The shop was chosen
as an established retail business demonstrating
sound business practices, excellence, and a commitment to support community-oriented projects
through the use of time and other resources.
A new category, the Palate Pleaser, for an established food service or restaurant demonstrating sound business practices, excellence, and a
commitment to support community-oriented
projects through the use of time and other resources. The 2014 award was presented to Sycamore Ice Cream.
The Manufacturing Excellence Award went

WindoW
(From page 1)
In the meantime, old Haller
Nutt died and his son and the
latters sisters were left with
nothing. The four members of
the family devoted themselves
to the pressing of the claims,
the sisters taking rooms in a
small home not far from the
plantation and the brother
moving to Washington to be
on the firing line. He has lived
in the capital ever since, seeing his sisters but four times
in all the years of absence, but
letters of hope each week.
Action was brought in the
Court of Claims. General
Grant testified in support of
the Nutts and the Court held
the claim justified, but that the
Civil War insurrection barred
the legality of actions for damages occurring in the revolting
states.
For four years, Nutt, who
studied law at night while in
Washington and became a
member of the capital bar, carried this contention through
the Supreme Court.
Yet Nutt, growing older
and older, could find no way
of forcing payment. He at last
tackled congress and for 45
years had been trying to get a
hearing. The doors of the war
claims committee were closed
to him year after year until the
67th congress. Then his claim
was passed by the senate, but
died in the house.
This year, when the aged
and infirm lawyer-son appeared and was allowed another hearing, the senate was
impressed and approved his

claim for $131,328. The house,

however, cut it in half and President Coolidge approved it.
We are not getting a penny
of interest, said Mr. Nutt, but
our age is such that this will
be sufficient. Yet, 60 years is
a long time to wait for redress.
(Does this sound like todays government? R.H.)
Delphos Herald,
Oct. 1, 1928

jennings Creek Camp

A camp which has been
established on the banks of
Jennings creek, south of Delphos was broken up Wednesday night when Chief of Police Edwards, accompanied
by A.L. Fleck, sheriff of Van
Wert County, visited it.
Ike R., who is said to have
been staying at the camp, was
arrested on a drunk and disorderly charge. He had been
released from the Ohio State
penitentiary on parole and has
been returned to that institution.
Delphos Herald,
Oct. 4, 1928

paving East Fifth Street

Rapid progress is being
made in the paving of East
Fifth street from the Flat Fork
creek bridge to the end of the
present concrete pavement on
the Lincoln Highway.
The excavating has been
completed and the steam
shovel was loaded Wednesday
for shipment to Defiance. The
laying of the storm sewer was
expected to be completed by
Wednesday evening.

The concrete curb and gutter are being poured and going ahead nicely. They expect
to be able to start pouring the
concrete base about next Tuesday. It is believed that the entire work can be completed by
the end of next week.
After the work is completed, a period of 21 days will be
necessary for the seasoning of
the concrete.
Delphos Herald,
Oct. 3, 1928

Delphos Ex-servicemen
may Secure
military Decorations
Delphos
ex-servicemen
who served in the American
Expeditionary forces may secure French military decorations by making application
for them.
The officers of the Delphos
post of the American Legion
have received word concerning the granting of such
decorations and are ready to
receive applications for them.
They state that the men must
have their discharge papers in
order to receive the decorations.
Applications are being
received at the Legion headquarters here each Thursday
night.
The decorations are being
awarded to members of the
A.E. F. for the service which
they rendered overseas for the
winning of the World War.
They are being conferred by
the French government.
Delphos Herald,
Oct. 3, 1928

Curator

aCa
(From page 1)
One thing people should
be aware of is the estimated
income they report to the
government when filing,
Fortman explained. If individuals estimated income is
more than what they actually
earn, they will have to pay a
portion of the tax credit back.
If they overestimate make

to an established manufacturing business that

demonstrated sound business practices and leadership within the manufacturing industry based
on economic impact, excellence, and commitment to support community-oriented projects
through the use of time and other resources. The
first-place winner for 2014 was Braun Industries.
The ambulance-maker has recently opened a
second building for service orders in the former
home of Lifestar Ambulance in the Vision Industrial Park, across the street from Brauns manufacturing building.
The 10 first-year businesses honored with
Rookie Awards are all in their first year of business. Designated were: Van Wert Lumber, MOD
Boutique, The Bachwell, Brewed Expreessions,
Van Wert Taxi, Signs in Time, State Farm - Tisha
Fast Insurance Agency, Inc., and Epic Vapes.
The awards were co-sponsored by the Van
Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, Times Bulletin Media, and Citizens National Bank.

less money they will get a

larger tax return.
One big thing for people
to keep in mind is the US Supreme Court ruling on the law
governing the tax credits.
Thirty-six states, including Ohio, chose to not create
their own state exchanges and
have consumers sign up on the
federal sites, Fortman said.

The law says only state-run

healthcare exchanges can create tax credits. The end result
may be people losing their tax
credits in Ohio and those other 35 states.
Effective Jan. 1, 2015, plan
provisions will pay physicians
based on value, not volume,
and tie physician payments
to the quality of care they

provide. Physicians will see

their payments modified so
that those who provide higher
value care will receive higher
payments than those who provide lower-quality care.
For more information, visit
kff.com and check out the
Health Insurance Marketplace
Calculator.

Winter
(From page 1)
We like to apply the brine when its
sunny right before a weather event, Furry explained. It sticks better and is more
effective. It gives us about a two-hour
lead time during a snow event.
Furry is going by the citys current
rule of thumb that streets will not be
plowed unless three or more inches of the
white stuff is called for.
We may brine to get the melting process going but we dont plan on getting
the plows out unless we are going to get
three or more inches, Furry said.
With salt prices a major concern this
year due to last winters extraordinary
amount of snow and cold temperatures,
Furry is comfortable with the amount of
salt the city has on hand and what is on
standby.
We have about eight loads right now;
thats enough to fill eight trucks, Furry
said. I will call today (Friday) to have
three more loads on standby. Were good
for now but if we have a serious weather
event, well need to order more.
The city used 300 tons last year with
an average use of 200-250 tons. Last

years price was approximately $38 per

ton compared to more than $100 per ton
this year.
Furry is also working on refining the procedures and techniques for snow removal.
The main drags will be done with
four trucks at a time, Furry said. The
trucks will line up staggered and clear
the entire roadway from curb to curb at
one time. The secondary roads off the
main ones will be done next with at least
two plows.
Since the city has nowhere to store
snow, during large snow events it will be
plowed to the center and then removed as
in years past.
It seems necessary because we have
no place to put it during big events,
Furry said. The center is the only real
option.
In the more residential areas, citizens
should know that if plows have only come
through and made one or two swipes,
they will be back so they may want to
wait to clear driveways.
Our goal is to clear snow from curb
to curb but we only have four employees, including myself, so we may have

to come back later and finish, he said.

Also, if residents know snow is coming,
wed appreciate it if all vehicles possible
are removed from the road. It makes our
job a lot harder and its also more dangerous for our guys to have to keep going out
and around vehicles.
Residents are also reminded to give
snow plows plenty of room to operate by
not following too closely behind or passing one without making the driver aware
of their intentions.
Furry and his crew are also preparing
for another of winters maladies - frozen
water lines.
We have been training on the equipment so we dont have to figure it out in
the wind and the snow or in the middle of
the night, he said.
Overall, Furry is settling in to his new
position and is appreciative of his departments attitude.
These guys have a lot of pride in
what they do and they are very professional about how they go about it, he
said. They have made my transition
here very easy and we are working well
together.

(From page 5)
She did amaze me when she arrived in my office just a few
days after Mr. Wests presentation with a framed copy of that
picture. It was hand signed and dated by Joe Rosenthal and on
the border of the photo is the Iwo Jima stamp and a first day
cancellation of the Peace on Earth Christmas stamp issued just
40 years ago today Nov. 15, 1974.
I have had the framed piece of art sitting on my desk and I
cannot seem to get my eyes off it. In addition to this piece, Una
presented us with a photo of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
with his signature and also Admiral Chester Nimitzs picture
with his signature as well.
Our plan for our next exhibit to be built is the philatelic
aspects of the Holocaust and World War II. It will contain all
those items that were in the former museum and several more
from our collection.
I believe the words from Simon and Garfunkels song sum
up my feelings on this entire article. Time it was, and what a
time it was, it was. A time of innocence, a time of confidences.
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph. Preserve your memories; theyre all thats left you.

Gein
(From page 5)
Thomas Harris had so
many of Ed Geins mannerisms he wanted to use, he
needed to split them between
two different characters in
Silence of the Lambs. Hannibal Lecter was instilled with
Geins fascination with can-

nibalism while Buffalo Bill

inherited his penchant for
wearing the skin of his female
victims.
Here now is a reprint of the
November 18, 1957, Van Wert
Times-Bulletin article detailing the arrest of Ed Gein after
Bernice Wordens murder.

Cannibalism
(From page 5)
Her son told Sheriff Art Schley of the incident, and Schley
went to the Gein farmhouse, where he found the body.
Gein was taken into custody at a nearby county store where
he had gone to eat supper.