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Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorm today and tonight. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s. See page 2.

Allen and Putnam County Help Me Grow Early Childhood Specialists will be available to screen county infants, toddlers and preschoolers free of charge.

Developmental screen-ings that are available include: hearing, vision, physical development (crawling, walking, etc.), speech and language, behavioral and play.

The next screenings will take place on May 6. Allen County parents can bring their children from 4-7 p.m., with registration ending at 6:30 p.m., to Market Street Presbyterian Church at 1100 W. Market St., Lima.

Putnam screenings are from 1-4 p.m. by appointment only. Call 419-523-6059 or toll-free at 1-877-738-1866.

The free screenings are offered monthly.

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BY STEPHANIE GROVESStaff Writer

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On Tuesday, voters will decide whether to approve Issue 1, a renewal of the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) State Capital Improvements Program (SCIP) which has helped local communities throughout Ohio complete 11,500 road, bridge, sewer and other infrastructure projects over the past 27 years.

In Allen County, cities, villages, townships and county government have received more $36.7 million in financial assistance from the SCIP program since its inception, which funded or helped fund 140 projects totaling over $71 million in overall project costs.

The State of Ohio pays for SCIP projects with the sale of bonds, which are paid back out of the state’s budget. No new taxes will be created if Issue 1 is approved by voters.

Allen County Engineer and Chairman of the OPWC District 13 Committee Timothy Piper said there are a diverse number of road, bridge and water system improvements slated for this year’s construction season and each will improve the job cli-mate in the state. He said the number of jobs created with each construction improvement cannot be calculated.

Issue 1 creates jobs; no new taxes

FCCLA headed to nationalsThe Jefferson Middle School FFCLA Chapter Service Portfolio team con-sisting of Samantha Kehres, left, Jason Ditto and Jennifer Ditto received a gold rating at FCCLA State Leadership Conference Thursday. As the top score, they have qualified to compete at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference July 4-11 in San Antonio, Texas. Their project focused on activi-ties during FCCLA Week in February to raise $396 for Meals Til Monday. Meals Til Monday is a non-profit that supplied meals on weekends for students at Franklin and other Allen County schools who may otherwise go hungry. (Submitted photo)

St. John’s fourth-graders visit Canal Commission MuseumSt. John’s Elementary School fourth-graders visited the Delphos Canal Commission Museum on Tuesday. The students found the medical display fascinating. (Submitted photo)

Woman exiting vehicle struck, killed by car

Herald Staff Reports

A 50-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle after exiting her daughter’s van during an argument at 6:07 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of State Route 309 and Defiance Trial east of Delphos.

Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish said the initial investiga-tion indicated Paula Robinson, 27, of Dog Leg Road was north-bound on Defiance Trail in a van with her mother, Carrie Adkins, in the back seat. The pair had been arguing when Adkins opened the back door of the van and said she was getting out.

As Robinson turned left onto State Route 309 from Defiance Trail, Adkins either jumped or fell out of the van and landed in the eastbound lane of SR 309, where she was struck by a vehicle driven by Valerie Ditto, 45, of Delphos, eastbound on the highway.

It was dark at the time of the crash and it was raining, Crish said.

The accident remains under investigation. Crish said no one will be cited.

Ministerial Assoc. to lead prayer services

BY NANCY SPENCERHerald Editor

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DELPHOS — Numerous prayer ser-vices will involve the Delphos Ministerial Association in and around Delphos on Thursday in observance of National Day of Prayer.

This year’s theme is “One Voice United in Prayer.”

The day will begin with “Prayer Around the Flag” with students and faculty at all Delphos City Schools at 7:30 a.m. The prayers will be led by the Rev. David Howell and Pastors Ron Lumm, Angela Khabeb, Jane Brown and D.J. Fuerstenau.

Ministerial Association President Pastor Harry Tolhurst will lead the prayer service at noon at the Delphos Municipal Building. City officials and the public are invited.

National Day of Prayer will then be taken to Sarah Jane Living Center, Vancrest Healthcare Center and Vancrest Assisted Living by Pastor Linda Wannemacher in the afternoon.

The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress, when people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” Each year since its inception, the president has signed a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. The modern law formalizing

its annual observance was enacted in 1952; however, days of prayer have been called for since 1775, when the Continental Congress designated a time for prayer in forming a new nation.

The National Day of Prayer is celebrated by Americans of many religions, includ-ing Christians of many denominations, Protestants and Catholics, as well as Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and Jews, reflecting the demographics of the United States. On the National Day of Prayer, many Americans assemble in prayer in front of courthouses, as well as in houses of worship, such as churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. Luncheons, picnics, and music performances revolving around praying for the nation are also popular observances. Traditionally, the President of the United States issues an offi-cial National Day of Prayer proclamation each year as well.

Lawyer: ex-governor’s record wasn’t expunged

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio watchdog’s office plans to discuss today whether to reissue its report on a 2005 rare-coin investment scandal after information surfaced that the document presumed falsely that then-Gov. Bob Taft’s criminal record had been expunged.

Inspector General Randall Meyer’s top lawyer said Tuesday that Taft’s no-contest plea on ethics violations was omitted from mention in the long-awaited report on Coingate, issued Friday, because staff believed the Republican ex-governor’s record was among those shielded from public view.

“There has been bunches of miscommunication on this,” chief legal counsel Jim Manken said. “We didn’t mention the conviction in the report because we had Taft on a list of people whose cases had been expunged. That case was not expunged. Those turn out to be false research results.”

Manken said there’s a “strong possibility” the Coingate report, already nine years from the start of the scandal, will require a rewrite.

The document included no new findings of wrongdo-ing but detailed the status of 75 reforms at the workers’ compensation bureau that were recommended through reviews at the time by the governor’s office, state audi-tor and legislature. Meyer concluded the bureau is “a much more professional and accountable organization” today.

The convictions of Taft and four others caught up in the scandal were not mentioned. Another 14 of the 19 total Coingate convictions were included in the report.

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See ISSUE 1, page 11Women’s club sets community garage sales

The Fort Jennings Community Garage Sales will be held from 5-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Maps are avail-able at the sale sites.

The event is orga-nized by the Fort Jennings Community Women’s Club.

TODAYBaseball (5 p.m.):

Jefferson at Fort Jennings; Ottoville at Wayne Trace; USV at Lincolnview.

Softball (5 p.m.): USV at Lincolnview.

Boys Tennis: LCC at Elida, 4:30 p.m.

THURSDAYBaseball (5 p.m.):

Jefferson at Columbus Grove (NWC); Continental at Ottoville (PCL); Lincolnview at AE (NWC); Paulding at Spencerville (NWC); Kenton at Elida (WBL); C-R at Kalida.

Softball (5 p.m.): Jefferson at Columbus Grove (NWC); Ottoville at Van Wert; Lincolnview at AE (NWC); Paulding at Spencerville (NWC); Lima Senior at Elida; Kalida at Leipsic (PCL).

Track and Field: Jefferson at USV Ram Invite, 4 p.m.; Fort Jennings/NK/Minster at Parkway, 4:30 p.m.

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OBITUARY

FUNERALS

BIRTHS

LOTTERY

LOCAL PRICES

WEATHER

FROM THE ARCHIVES

The Delphos Herald wants to correct published errors in its news, sports and feature articles. To inform the news-room of a mistake in published information, call the editorial department at 419-695-0015. Corrections will be published on this page.

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The DelphosHeraldVol. 144 No. 227

Nancy Spencer, editorRay Geary, general manager

Delphos Herald Inc. Lori Goodwin Silette, circulation manager

The Delphos Herald (USPS 1525 8000) is published daily except Sundays, Tuesdays and Holidays. The Delphos Herald is deliv-ered by carrier in Delphos for $1.48 per week. Same day delivery outside of Delphos is done through the post office for Allen, Van Wert or Putnam Counties. Delivery outside of these counties is $110 per year. Entered in the post office in Delphos, Ohio 45833 as Periodicals, postage paid at Delphos, Ohio. 405 North Main St.

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WEATHER FORECASTTri-county

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TODAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of a thunder-storm. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of measurable precipitation 50 percent.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 20 per-cent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Windy. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a 20

percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

FRIDAY: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs around 60.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 60.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

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ALLEN COUNTY — Since April 14, the Allen County Sheriff ’s Office has investigated 10 report-ed residential burglaries in Allen County.

These reports have come from all areas of the county with most appear-ing to occur during day-time hours. The Sheriff ’s Office asks residents to pay attention to any suspi-cious vehicles and persons that might be involved in these burglaries.

Any suspicious activ-ity should be called into the Sheriff ’s Office or other local law enforce-ment agency. Residents are asked to obtain as much of a description as possible such as make, type, color, license plate numbers, direction of travel and a detailed description of any suspicious persons.

Contact Sheriff Crish with any questions.

Allen County Sheriff asks residents to watch for suspicious activity

Wheat $6.87Corn $4.92Soybeans $15.50

A baby boy, Robert David, was born on April 10 to Doug and Jennifer Drerup of Orient. He weighed 8 pounds 15.5 ounces. Grandparents are Karen Kraft, Bob Kraft and Jeannie Shaw, Dave and Martha Drerup; and great-grandmother, Bernice Drerup.

Oct. 5, 1927April 27, 2014

Roman A. Utrup, 86, of Delphos, died at 10:54 p.m. Sunday at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

He was born Oct. 5, 1927, in Ottoville to August and Caroline (Pohl) Utrup, who preceded him in death.

He married Ankara Miller in 1985 and she survives in Delphos.

Other survivors include two sons, Ray Utrup of Shawnee; a stepson, Mark R. (Nichole Sahr) of Orlando, Florida; two daughter, Pamela Riffle of Elida and Gayle (Mike) Beach of Bluffton; two stepdaugh-ters, Jane Ann (Mark) Nizza of Vermillion and Melissa (Doug) Knippen of Marietta; four sisters, Lauretta Hollar of Delphos, Wilma Spring of Wapak, Ruth (William) Martin of Lima and Irene Utrup of Delphos; a brother, Edwin Utrup of Delphos; a sister-in-law, Berdina Utrup; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by a still-born son; a brother, Art Utrup; broth-ers-in-law, Merle Hollar, Nile McDonel and Harold Springer; a sister-in-law, Ruth Utrup; and a son-in-law, Paul Riffle.

Mr. Utrup was an accoun-tant and then he retired from Country Mark as a grain ele-vator manager after 25 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, when he was stationed in Korea. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, a past member of the Delphos Lions Club and the Masons and he was the past president of Ohio Grain Feed Organization. He was a Middle Point High School graduate and enjoyed golf.

Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. David Howell officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, with military grave-side rites conducted by the Delphos Veterans Council at the cemetery.

Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

To leave condolences, visit harterandschier.com.

One Year AgoFifty St. John’s High School seniors left Sunday night for

their class trip to New York City. The students will stay in New Jersey and travel into the city for three days of sightseeing. The itinerary includes seeing a Broadway play, visiting and touring the Today Show studio, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, 911 Memorial, Central Park and China Town.

25 Years Ago – 1989Former Delphos native Dr. Joseph Scherger presently a private

physician in Dixon, Calif., and also a professor of family practice at the University of California, Davis has been named “California Family Physician of the Year.” The announcement was made by the San Francisco-based California Academy of Family Physicians. Scherger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Scherger of Delphos.

Dean Kuhlman, a junior at Ottoville High School, has earned a chance to compete for the Pilot Pen Journalism Scholarship. The four-year scholarship covers tuition, books, room and board at the university of the winner’s choice. It is sponsored by Pilot Pen Corp. of America.

Nicholas Clark, 26, recently passed his bar exam and will begin practicing law at the law office of his father, Shenk and Clark, West Second Street. Nicholas studied law for three years at Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law where he received his juris doctorate.

50 Years Ago – 1964Delphos photographers rated highly at the recent state

convention of Professional Photographers of Ohio, Inc., at Columbus Plaza. Each photographer was permitted to enter six prints. Oliver Lundgren of Kaufman Studio had five of his prints hung. Roger Hoverman had four of his hung and Mrs. Hoverman had three of hers hung.

Members of the Delphos Country Club’s May committee have planned a hillbilly party for this coming Saturday evening at the clubhouse. A buffet supper will be preceded by a social hour starting at 6 p.m. Members of the club will be contacted by the committee for reservations or members may call their reservations in to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fettig or Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Calvelage, co-chairmen.

75 Years Ago – 1939A fine example of the product of a local industry is on dis-

play at the J-W Paint and Appliance Store. Many people are viewing it at that store, a large kitchen cabinet which is the product of the Fritz Machine Works, located between Canal and Jefferson streets, north of Second Street. Fritz is manufac-turing cabinets which are built to order. The cabinet on display is built to extend along one entire side of a kitchen.

One of the finest theatrical productions ever staged in the school, “The Trysting Place,” was presented at the Jefferson auditorium by members of the senior class. The production staff included Lois Long, Arlo Woodworth, Ruby Kloeppel, Louis Druckemiller, Jeanette Kill, Helen Fettig, Marjorie Buettner, Rosemary Grothouse, Carolyn Dukes, Betty Rinehart, Donald Foster and William Hageman.

The members of the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church convened at the church Friday afternoon for their monthly meeting. Mrs. Arnold dis-cussed “A Few Koreans.” “Night Club-Korean Style” was the subject of the paper given by Mrs. Ivan Meads. In colorful cos-tume, Mrs. E. W. Bell gave a paper on “The American Indian.”

Roman A. Utrup

OSTING, J a r ed Benjamin, 21, of Lafayette, Indiana, funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at Charity Baptist Church, 1718 N 15th St., Lafayette. Burial will be at Meadow View Cemetery, 3733 Poland Hill Rd., Lafayette.

WA N N E M A C H E R , Virginia E., 71, of Ottoville, A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, with Fr. Jerome Schetter officiating. In lieu of flow-ers, please donate to Van Wert Inpatient Hospice or the charity of your choice. Condolences may be expressed to www.lovefu-neralhome.com.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man and woman who have come forward to claim their half of a Mega Millions jack-pot of $414 million say the money will allow them to do all sorts of things including investing, traveling and going to as many Notre Dame foot-ball games as they can.

Raymond Moyer and Robyn Collier, both 35, have claimed their $207 million prize, the Florida Lottery announced Tuesday. A one-time, lump-sum payment of nearly $115.5 million was made to the Cobie and Seamus Trust, dated April 21, 2014. Moyer and Collier are members of the trust. The jackpot was the third largest in the game’s history.

The winning Quick Pick ticket for the March 18 drawing was purchased at a Publix grocery store on Merritt Island, Lottery officials said. The retailer received a $100,000 bonus commission.

Collier said in a lottery news release that she and Moyer didn’t know they had won until the morning after the drawing when the num-bers were on the news.

“I paused the TV and ran to get the ticket to double-check the numbers,” Collier said. “And when I realized they all matched, I jumped off the couch in excitement and told Raymond we had won.”

Moyer said he didn’t believe Collier until he saw the store where they pur-chased the ticket on the news.

“It was definitely a shock, but it is an incredible bless-ing that will allow us to do many things we would not have had the opportunity to do before,” Moyer said.

A second winning ticket was purchased in Maryland. That prize has not been claimed.

Florida Mega Millions winners claim $207M prize

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A botched execution using a disputed new drug combination left an Oklahoma inmate writhing and clench-ing his teeth on the gurney on Tuesday, leading prison officials to halt the proceedings before the inmate’s eventual death from a heart attack.

Clayton Lockett, 38, was declared uncon-scious 10 minutes after the first of the state’s new three-drug combination was administered. Three minutes later, though, he began breathing heavily, writhing on the gurney, clenching his teeth and straining to lift his head off the pillow.

The blinds were eventually lowered to pre-vent those in the viewing gallery from watching what was happening in the death chamber, and the state’s top prison official eventually called a halt to the proceedings, although it didn’t save Lockett.

“It was a horrible thing to witness. This was totally botched,” said Lockett’s attorney, David Autry.

“They should have anticipated possible problems with an untried execution protocol. Obviously the whole thing was gummed up and botched from beginning to end. Halting the execution obviously did Lockett no good,” Autry

said.Republican Gov. Mary Fallin ordered a

14-day stay of execution for another inmate who was scheduled to die two hours after Lockett, Charles Warner. She also ordered the Department of Corrections to conduct a “full review of Oklahoma’s execution procedures to determine what happened and why during this evening’s execution.”

Lockett’s botched execution is sure to fuel the debate over the death penalty in the U.S., where several states have had to scramble to find new sources of execution drugs because drugmakers that oppose capital punishment — many based in Europe — stopped selling to prisons and correc-tions departments.

Several states have gone to court to shield the identities of the new sources of their execution drugs. Missouri and Texas, like Oklahoma, have both refused to reveal their sources, but both of those states have already successfully carried out executions with their new supplies.

States have been scrambling for drugs after drugmakers — many based in Europe with long-time opposition to the death penalty — stopped selling to prisons and corrections departments.

Oklahoma inmate dies after execution is botched

CLEVELAND (AP) — These Ohio lotteries were drawn Tuesday:

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The Delphos Herald wants to correct published errors in its news, sports and feature articles. To inform the news-room of a mistake in published information, call the editorial department at 419-695-0015. Corrections will be published on this page.

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The DelphosHeraldVol. 144 No. 227

Nancy Spencer, editorRay Geary, general manager

Delphos Herald Inc. Lori Goodwin Silette, circulation manager

The Delphos Herald (USPS 1525 8000) is published daily except Sundays, Tuesdays and Holidays. The Delphos Herald is deliv-ered by carrier in Delphos for $1.48 per week. Same day delivery outside of Delphos is done through the post office for Allen, Van Wert or Putnam Counties. Delivery outside of these counties is $110 per year. Entered in the post office in Delphos, Ohio 45833 as Periodicals, postage paid at Delphos, Ohio. 405 North Main St.

TELEPHONE 695-0015Office Hours

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.POSTMASTER:

Send address changesto THE DELPHOS HERALD,

405 N. Main St.Delphos, Ohio 45833

WEATHER FORECASTTri-county

Associated Press

TODAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of a thunder-storm. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of measurable precipitation 50 percent.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 20 per-cent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Windy. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a 20

percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

FRIDAY: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs around 60.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 60.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.


ALLEN COUNTY — Since April 14, the Allen County Sheriff ’s Office has investigated 10 report-ed residential burglaries in Allen County.

These reports have come from all areas of the county with most appear-ing to occur during day-time hours. The Sheriff ’s Office asks residents to pay attention to any suspi-cious vehicles and persons that might be involved in these burglaries.

Any suspicious activ-ity should be called into the Sheriff ’s Office or other local law enforce-ment agency. Residents are asked to obtain as much of a description as possible such as make, type, color, license plate numbers, direction of travel and a detailed description of any suspicious persons.

Contact Sheriff Crish with any questions.

Allen County Sheriff asks residents to watch for suspicious activity

Wheat $6.87Corn $4.92Soybeans $15.50

A baby boy, Robert David, was born on April 10 to Doug and Jennifer Drerup of Orient. He weighed 8 pounds 15.5 ounces. Grandparents are Karen Kraft, Bob Kraft and Jeannie Shaw, Dave and Martha Drerup; and great-grandmother, Bernice Drerup.

Oct. 5, 1927April 27, 2014

Roman A. Utrup, 86, of Delphos, died at 10:54 p.m. Sunday at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

He was born Oct. 5, 1927, in Ottoville to August and Caroline (Pohl) Utrup, who preceded him in death.

He married Ankara Miller in 1985 and she survives in Delphos.

Other survivors include two sons, Ray Utrup of Shawnee; a stepson, Mark R. (Nichole Sahr) of Orlando, Florida; two daughter, Pamela Riffle of Elida and Gayle (Mike) Beach of Bluffton; two stepdaugh-ters, Jane Ann (Mark) Nizza of Vermillion and Melissa (Doug) Knippen of Marietta; four sisters, Lauretta Hollar of Delphos, Wilma Spring of Wapak, Ruth (William) Martin of Lima and Irene Utrup of Delphos; a brother, Edwin Utrup of Delphos; a sister-in-law, Berdina Utrup; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by a still-born son; a brother, Art Utrup; broth-ers-in-law, Merle Hollar, Nile McDonel and Harold Springer; a sister-in-law, Ruth Utrup; and a son-in-law, Paul Riffle.

Mr. Utrup was an accoun-tant and then he retired from Country Mark as a grain ele-vator manager after 25 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, when he was stationed in Korea. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, a past member of the Delphos Lions Club and the Masons and he was the past president of Ohio Grain Feed Organization. He was a Middle Point High School graduate and enjoyed golf.

Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. David Howell officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, with military grave-side rites conducted by the Delphos Veterans Council at the cemetery.

Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

To leave condolences, visit harterandschier.com.

One Year AgoFifty St. John’s High School seniors left Sunday night for

their class trip to New York City. The students will stay in New Jersey and travel into the city for three days of sightseeing. The itinerary includes seeing a Broadway play, visiting and touring the Today Show studio, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, 911 Memorial, Central Park and China Town.

25 Years Ago – 1989Former Delphos native Dr. Joseph Scherger presently a private

physician in Dixon, Calif., and also a professor of family practice at the University of California, Davis has been named “California Family Physician of the Year.” The announcement was made by the San Francisco-based California Academy of Family Physicians. Scherger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Scherger of Delphos.

Dean Kuhlman, a junior at Ottoville High School, has earned a chance to compete for the Pilot Pen Journalism Scholarship. The four-year scholarship covers tuition, books, room and board at the university of the winner’s choice. It is sponsored by Pilot Pen Corp. of America.

Nicholas Clark, 26, recently passed his bar exam and will begin practicing law at the law office of his father, Shenk and Clark, West Second Street. Nicholas studied law for three years at Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law where he received his juris doctorate.

50 Years Ago – 1964Delphos photographers rated highly at the recent state

convention of Professional Photographers of Ohio, Inc., at Columbus Plaza. Each photographer was permitted to enter six prints. Oliver Lundgren of Kaufman Studio had five of his prints hung. Roger Hoverman had four of his hung and Mrs. Hoverman had three of hers hung.

Members of the Delphos Country Club’s May committee have planned a hillbilly party for this coming Saturday evening at the clubhouse. A buffet supper will be preceded by a social hour starting at 6 p.m. Members of the club will be contacted by the committee for reservations or members may call their reservations in to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fettig or Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Calvelage, co-chairmen.

75 Years Ago – 1939A fine example of the product of a local industry is on dis-

play at the J-W Paint and Appliance Store. Many people are viewing it at that store, a large kitchen cabinet which is the product of the Fritz Machine Works, located between Canal and Jefferson streets, north of Second Street. Fritz is manufac-turing cabinets which are built to order. The cabinet on display is built to extend along one entire side of a kitchen.

One of the finest theatrical productions ever staged in the school, “The Trysting Place,” was presented at the Jefferson auditorium by members of the senior class. The production staff included Lois Long, Arlo Woodworth, Ruby Kloeppel, Louis Druckemiller, Jeanette Kill, Helen Fettig, Marjorie Buettner, Rosemary Grothouse, Carolyn Dukes, Betty Rinehart, Donald Foster and William Hageman.

The members of the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church convened at the church Friday afternoon for their monthly meeting. Mrs. Arnold dis-cussed “A Few Koreans.” “Night Club-Korean Style” was the subject of the paper given by Mrs. Ivan Meads. In colorful cos-tume, Mrs. E. W. Bell gave a paper on “The American Indian.”

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OSTING, J a r ed Benjamin, 21, of Lafayette, Indiana, funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at Charity Baptist Church, 1718 N 15th St., Lafayette. Burial will be at Meadow View Cemetery, 3733 Poland Hill Rd., Lafayette.

WA N N E M A C H E R , Virginia E., 71, of Ottoville, A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, with Fr. Jerome Schetter officiating. In lieu of flow-ers, please donate to Van Wert Inpatient Hospice or the charity of your choice. Condolences may be expressed to www.lovefu-neralhome.com.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man and woman who have come forward to claim their half of a Mega Millions jack-pot of $414 million say the money will allow them to do all sorts of things including investing, traveling and going to as many Notre Dame foot-ball games as they can.

Raymond Moyer and Robyn Collier, both 35, have claimed their $207 million prize, the Florida Lottery announced Tuesday. A one-time, lump-sum payment of nearly $115.5 million was made to the Cobie and Seamus Trust, dated April 21, 2014. Moyer and Collier are members of the trust. The jackpot was the third largest in the game’s history.

The winning Quick Pick ticket for the March 18 drawing was purchased at a Publix grocery store on Merritt Island, Lottery officials said. The retailer received a $100,000 bonus commission.

Collier said in a lottery news release that she and Moyer didn’t know they had won until the morning after the drawing when the num-bers were on the news.

“I paused the TV and ran to get the ticket to double-check the numbers,” Collier said. “And when I realized they all matched, I jumped off the couch in excitement and told Raymond we had won.”

Moyer said he didn’t believe Collier until he saw the store where they pur-chased the ticket on the news.

“It was definitely a shock, but it is an incredible bless-ing that will allow us to do many things we would not have had the opportunity to do before,” Moyer said.

A second winning ticket was purchased in Maryland. That prize has not been claimed.

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McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A botched execution using a disputed new drug combination left an Oklahoma inmate writhing and clench-ing his teeth on the gurney on Tuesday, leading prison officials to halt the proceedings before the inmate’s eventual death from a heart attack.

Clayton Lockett, 38, was declared uncon-scious 10 minutes after the first of the state’s new three-drug combination was administered. Three minutes later, though, he began breathing heavily, writhing on the gurney, clenching his teeth and straining to lift his head off the pillow.

The blinds were eventually lowered to pre-vent those in the viewing gallery from watching what was happening in the death chamber, and the state’s top prison official eventually called a halt to the proceedings, although it didn’t save Lockett.

“It was a horrible thing to witness. This was totally botched,” said Lockett’s attorney, David Autry.

“They should have anticipated possible problems with an untried execution protocol. Obviously the whole thing was gummed up and botched from beginning to end. Halting the execution obviously did Lockett no good,” Autry

said.Republican Gov. Mary Fallin ordered a

14-day stay of execution for another inmate who was scheduled to die two hours after Lockett, Charles Warner. She also ordered the Department of Corrections to conduct a “full review of Oklahoma’s execution procedures to determine what happened and why during this evening’s execution.”

Lockett’s botched execution is sure to fuel the debate over the death penalty in the U.S., where several states have had to scramble to find new sources of execution drugs because drugmakers that oppose capital punishment — many based in Europe — stopped selling to prisons and correc-tions departments.

Several states have gone to court to shield the identities of the new sources of their execution drugs. Missouri and Texas, like Oklahoma, have both refused to reveal their sources, but both of those states have already successfully carried out executions with their new supplies.

States have been scrambling for drugs after drugmakers — many based in Europe with long-time opposition to the death penalty — stopped selling to prisons and corrections departments.

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• Mercy Unlimited, Wapakoneta, $1,500 to buy a commercial freezer for the food pantry.

• Spencerville Local Schools, $1,500 to purchase trauma kits and AED units for a triage program.

• American Township Fire Department, $1,500 to buy CPR mannequins and defi-brillator trainers.

• Coldwater Fire Department, $1,000 to help purchase SCUBA equipment.

• 4-H Camp Palmer, $1,000 towards a new swim-ming pool.

• Inter-Faith Thrift Shop, Delphos, $1,000 towards a new furnace.

• Van Wert County Council on Aging, $750 to buy lawn equipment for the Chore Services program.

• Fort Recovery Public Preschool, $700 to help purchase the Creative Curriculum materials.

• Western Ohio Educational Foundation, $500 towards the Academic Excellence scholarship program at Wright State University - Lake Campus.

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• Auglaize County Fair Gospel Tent, $400 to support gospel singing groups at the county fair.

• Riverside Art Center, Wapakoneta, $300 to upgrade the sound system.

• Delphos Canal Commission, $200 to help buy a computer.

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BRIEFS Apollo’s GED classes to move for renovation


A graduation ceremony for Apollo Career Center’s GED program will be held today when more than 100 adult students don their cap and gown and receive their General Education Development or GED diploma at 7 p.m. in the high school Commons.

This week’s graduation will be among the last in the cur-rent Apollo Commons as con-struction is set to begin on the campus in June. In anticipa-tion of the renovation project, Apollo has relocated its free daytime ABLE/GED programs. Upcoming orientations will be held on the following dates and locations:

• Monday at Ohio Means Jobs Allen County from 9 a.m.–noon.

• Monday at Delphos Public Library from 1–4 p.m. and 5–8 p.m.

• Tuesday at Forest Park United Methodist Church from 9 a.m.–noon.; and

• Tuesday at Apollo Career Center from 6 – 9 p.m.

Compassionate Friends set planning meeting


LIMA — The West Central Ohio Chapter of the Compassionate Friends will meet at 7 p.m. May 20 at the First Assembly of God, 1660 Findlay Road, Lima.

This month is the planning meeting for the Compassionate Friends Annual Picnic and Walk scheduled for June 28 at the Ottawa Metro Park.

Refreshments and sharing will follow the meeting.

Midwest members donate $13,700 to charities

John Dippold, Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund trustee, presents a donation check to Marilyn Wagner and Dorothy Hoffman with the Delphos Canal Commission. (Submitted photos) Dippold presents a donation check to Becky Strayer

with the Delphos Inter-Faith Thrift Shop.

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MOUNT VERNON (AP) — Ohio health officials say a measles outbreak that began among Amish who had traveled to the Philippines has grown to 26 cases confirmed over five counties.

The state Department of Health reports the number of cases in Knox County in north-central Ohio stands at 19. Ashland County has four and Richland, Coshocton and Wayne counties each have one confirmed case of the highly contagious respiratory illness.

Officials say the outbreak began with unvaccinated travel-ers who visited the Philippines, which has had a measles epi-demic.

Officials are urging vaccina-tion to limit the Ohio outbreak.

Measles is caused by a virus. Symptoms include fevers, coughs, rashes and pink eye.

Ohio has 26 confirmed measles cases in 5 counties

WORTHINGTON (AP) — Parents, schools and educators all play an important role in fighting the state’s heroin abuse epidemic, Ohio’s gov-ernor and attorney general said at a forum Tuesday.

The remarks followed a report by the state Health Department that found a record 680 people died of heroin-related overdoses in 2012, the most recent year for which data was available, a 60 percent increase over 2011.

Heroin is “in every neighborhood, and every community,” Gov. John

Kasich told educators from about 40 mainly suburban schools districts as he promoted the state’s “Start Talking” anti-drug addiction program during a visit to Worthington-Kilbourne High School outside Columbus.

“Do not think you are immune from this. We are not immune from this,” the governor said. “This drug problem in our culture is a poison that threatens the essence of who we are.”

The program emphasizes the importance of parents, teachers and others talking to children about stay-ing off drugs as a way of lessening the

chances they will become addicted.Attorney General Mike DeWine

said action addressing heroin must start at the local level, and has to involve law enforcement, education, prevention and treatment.

“We’re not going to arrest our way out of this problem,” DeWine said.

Ed FitzGerald, Kasich’s Democratic opponent in the fall governor’s race, and David Pepper, DeWine’s Democratic challenger for attorney general, criticized the state’s efforts against heroin as delayed and anemic.

Officials: Schools play a role in heroin fight

COLUMBUS (AP) — A man convicted of killing a Cleveland produce vendor three decades ago should be spared the death penalty and made eligible for parole immediately, the Ohio Parole Board ruled Tuesday in a decision that honors the requests of the prisoner’s lawyers and prosecutors, who all pushed for clemency.

The board cited several statements by the co-defendant of death row inmate Arthur Tyler taking responsibility for the 1983 shooting, as well as the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s position that the killing would not be prosecuted as a death penalty case today.

The board rejected the prosecutor’s request to change the sentence to life without parole. A minority of the board said his sentence should be commuted to 33 years, making him eligible for parole in two years.

“Given the doubt that surrounds the evidence, commutation to life without the possibility of parole would not serve the interests of justice in this case,” the board said.

Gov. John Kasich declined through a spokesman to com-ment. Tyler, 54, is scheduled to die May 28 for the killing of Sander Leach during a robbery. Leach’s relatives oppose clem-ency for Tyler.

Tyler’s lawyers welcomed the news, and said they “remain sincere in our belief that Mr. Tyler has served in excess of 30 years for a homicide he did not commit.”

On Monday, the state announced it would increase the dos-age of its two-drug lethal injection combination, while standing by the 26-minute execution of Dennis McGuire on Jan. 16, dur-ing which McGuire made repeated snorting-like gasps.

Attorneys for Tyler told the board April 24 that their client is innocent and should be freed. Cleveland prosecutors argued that Tyler’s sentence should be changed to life without parole because of questions about the conviction, though they maintain Tyler was the man who fatally shot the produce vendor in 1983.

The case doesn’t meet the office’s current standards for a capital punishment prosecution, Allan Regas, a Cuyahoga County assistant prosecutor, told the board. He said the office wouldn’t seek the death sentence in such a case today based on the evidence, which includes what appears to be a lack of intent to shoot the victim.

Prosecutor Tim McGinty said Tuesday he respected the board’s decision.

Tyler’s first death sentence was overturned by a state appeals court in 1984 on the basis of poor legal assistance. He was con-victed at a second trial and again sentenced to death.

The co-defendant, Leroy Head, pleaded guilty for his role in the slaying and was sentenced to life in prison with parole after 20 years for aggravated murder and seven to 25 years for aggra-vated robbery, according to court and parole board records. He was released from prison in 2008.

Head twice made statements to police that the gun went off while he was struggling with Leach and that it was he, not Tyler, who was responsible for the shooting, according to Tyler’s clemency request.

Head recanted those statements and testified against Tyler at the first trial, saying Tyler had threatened his family if he explained what happened that day. Head also testified at Tyler’s second trial.

In later years, however, Head denied Tyler had ever threat-ened him and said he testified at the second trial because a pros-ecutor threatened to negate his plea deal, according to Tyler’s parole board filing.

Head also made several statements to defense attorneys, fel-low prisoners and others that Tyler was not the shooter, accord-ing to the clemency request.

Messages left at a Cleveland phone listing for Head were not returned, nor was one left with his attorney from his original trial.

Board recommends mercy for condemned killer


VAN WERT — The Vantage Career Center FFA chap-ter held its annual Awards and Recognition Banquet on April 16 in the Vantage Commons. Guest speaker for the evening was Vantage Superintendent Staci Kaufman.

The chapter honored Kaufman, Mrs. Ashley Cline and Mrs. Angie Shellabarger with FFA Honorary Degrees for their involvement with the Vantage FFA Chapter.

Awards were presented to FFA members throughout the evening. Senior Bailey Poling (Wayne Trace) and junior Arik Mitchener (Lincolnview) were presented with Quiet Leader Awards for setting an example to others by their actions. The 110% Award was given to juniors Karlee Trammell (Crestview) and Zach Puckett (Wayne Trace). The Most Improved Award went to junior Kenny Mansfield (Wayne Trace).

Receiving the Attendance Awards were seniors Quintin Mengerink (Van Wert) and Andrew Horstman (Ottoville). Brendon Foy (Continental) was recognized for his outstanding weld board and Brian Richey (Lincolnview) and Ian LeValley (Delphos Jefferson) were recog-nized for their tractor trouble-shooting skills. Seniors Richey, LeValley and Jacob Schlegel (Paulding) were also applauded for their ag mechanic skills. Shlegel, Poling and Henry Merriman (Wayne Trace) were acknowledged for their skills in

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DELPHOS – Kylie Fritz from Delphos has received a $3,500 scholarship sponsored by K&M Tire and Firestone Farm Tire to further her college education toward an agricultural career.

Kylie, daughter of Eric and Regina Fritz, will apply the scholarship to her studies at the University of Northwestern Ohio.

K&M Tire is a Certified Firestone Farm Tire Dealer in Delphos and sponsored the scholarship in support of the FFA Organization and the next generation in agriculture.

“We are pleased to provide this opportunity for an FFA member in our community who has chosen to pursue a career in agriculture,” said Bonnie Marlow of K&M Tire. “We wish Kylie success in her studies and future contributions

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Karlee Trammell (Crestview) and Zach Puckett (Wayne Trace) are winners of the Vantage FFA 110% Award.

Fish Optimist Student of MonthSt. John’s High School freshman Jace Fish, right, was recently hon-ored by the Delphos Optimist club as the Student of the Month. He is the son of Brenda and Bill Fish. Fish is the first freshman from St. Johns to be selected for the student of the month award. St. John’s High School Principal Adam Lee assisted in the pre-sentation. (Submitted photo)

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Mohr Smiles, Inc., had a coloring contest for National Children’s Dental Health Month. The winners were selected from the local schools Dr. Jacob Mohr visited along with his

friend Mr. Al E. Gator. He taught the children how to take care of their teeth and to visit the dentist twice a year.

Each school had a $20 gift card winner selected and there were three grand prizes.

See MOHR, page 8

Katelynn Braun, Spencerville

Avery Altenberger (left) and Logan Britton $25 grand prize, Landecck Alison Uphaus $100 grand

prize, Fort JenningsSavannah Schneider,

Fort Jennings

Sydnee Bayman, Kreative Learning

BY LOVINA EICHER

We are still in the process of getting everything cleaned for our upcoming church ser-vices that we will host on May 4, Lord willing. Council meeting was set for that day, so lunch will be served dur-ing the service. We usually have two tables set and peo-ple turn turns coming to eat over the noon hour.

We made 30 pounds of noodles from our own eggs. Chicken noodle soup will be on the menu that day. Our plans also include to have the youth singing in the eve-ning and serve supper to them all, plus some of the families from our church. It will be a long day but I am happy to take our turn.

On Monday afternoon, sister Emma’s daughters Elizabeth, 17, and Emma, 16, assisted us with some clean-ing. Yesterday sisters Verena and Susan came to help. All their help is appreciated with both my oldest daughters working at the factory and our five youngest in school. A lot of the work rests with daughter Verena and I. We have a big house to clean so it all takes time. It is such a relief though to be getting all those corners cleaned. A lot of people are planting early

garden things and I am hop-ing to find time to do that yet.

We are enjoying dandelion greens fixed with a home-made sour cream and hard- boiled eggs. It is always a treat to Joe and I but not many of our children came for them.

Sunday afternoon we were surprised to get a visit from Uncle Menno Coblentz from Arizona and Uncle Andrew Yoder from Geneva ,Indiana. It was so nice to see them

again. It brought back memories of the Coblentz reunion we had every year and all the fun we had together. Now it’s been quite a few years, I’m think-ing 10 years, that we couldn’t attend the reunion. It will be held in July

again this year and I am hop-ing we will all get to attend. My Dad and his three sisters: Aunt Frances, Aunt Catherine and Aunt Betty; have all passed on and also Uncle Melvin’s wife, Aunt Esther, Uncle Joe (Frances) and Uncle Emanauel (Catherine). It will make a big difference to not have all of them there but they would want us to carry on.

Recently Mose (Susan’s friend) brought his brother Freeman, 15, and his little 3-year-old nephew, Loren, to spend a day here. Benjamin

and Freeman enjoy their time together fishing, play-ing ball, etc. They always enjoy spending time together. Loren wanted so bad to come to Susan’s house. She spoils him and has lots of fun taking care of him.

Son Kevin, 8, was excited to have someone younger than himself in the house. Lovina, Kevin, and Loren colored eggs for Easter and also had fun hiding some and taking turns finding them. They took Loren on pony rides and he seemed to really enjoy his time here.

Today, Verena and I are going to do a huge laundry. I’m hoping for a nice day as we have lots of bedding, win-ter coats, etc., to wash.

God’s blessings to all.

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margarineMash bananas, add sugar

and slightly beaten egg. Add melted butter and stir. Add dry ingredients, mix well, and pour into greased muffin tins. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

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Obesity is the medical term for people whose body mass index (BMI) exceeds 9.9 percent. BMI is a measure of weight in relation to height that is used to determine weight status and is the most widely accepted method used to screen for overweight and obesity in both children and adults.

While BMI is an accepted screening tool for the initial assessment of body fatness, it is not a diagnostic measure because BMI does not directly measure body fat. The average American adult is four pounds heavier today than in 1960, with 34 percent of the population being obese – that’s 73 million people.

All of this excess heaviness has struck children and teens, as well, with about 17 percent of young people age two to 19 being obese. That’s 1.5 million people: the equivalent of almost all of the folks in the state of Pennsylvania.

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Calendar ofEvents

Gomer United Church

Getting ready to host church

TODAY9 a.m. - noon — Putnam

County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St. Kalida.

11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St.

Noon — Rotary Club meets at The Grind.

7 p.m. — Bingo at St. John’s Little Theatre.

THURSDAY9-11 a.m. — The Delphos

Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open.


1-3 p.m. — The Delphos Museum of Postal History, 339 N. Main St., is open

5-7 p.m. — The Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shop-ping.

6:30 p.m. — Delphos Ladies Club, Trinity United Methodist Church.

7 p.m. — Delphos Emergency Medical Service meeting, EMS building, Second Street.

7:30 p.m. — Delphos Chapter 23, Order of Eastern Star, meets at the Masonic Temple, North Main Street.

FRIDAY7:30 a.m. — Delphos

Optimist Club meets at the A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth St.


1-4 p.m. — Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shop-ping.

SATURDAY9 a.m.-noon — Interfaith

Thrift Store is open for shop-ping.

St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. John’s High School park-ing lot, is open.

Wassenberg sets call-for-entryThe Wassenberg Art Center will conduct a call-for-entry from 1-5 p.m. May 17–18 for its 58th Annual June Art Exhibit. All original media with the exception of photog-raphy and digital artwork will be accepted from artists over 18 years of age. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 214 South Washington Street in the former Van Wert Armory. The juried exhibit will open with a public opening reception on June 14 at 6 p.m. featuring gourmet food and live music and will be on view through July 6. A prospectus can be downloaded at wassenber-gartcenter.org/announcements/58th-annual-june-call-for-entries, by email: [email protected] or by calling the center at 419-238-6837. (Submitted photo)

Green Thumbs attend spring meetMembers of the Green Thumb Garden Club of Delphos attended the OAGC Region 2 spring meeting held at Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert last week. Above: Judy Pohlman, left, and Joan Geise are shown at the Region 2 spring meeting. Officers from the state organi-zation along with Curtis Young, extension agent for Van Wert County, spoke to garden clubs from the surround-ing area. Green Thumb members had also toured Indian Trail Nursery in Columbus Grove earlier in the week. Bob Ebbeskotte of Delphos led the tour and showed members many new plants that are available this year. (Submitted photo)


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By JENNA FRYERAssociated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quick quiz:

Who won the 1979 Daytona 500?The answer, of course, is Richard

Petty.But very few people — if any —

equate that race with “The King” grab-bing the sixth of his seven Daytona 500 victories. That race is instead infamous for the last-lap crash between Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough as they raced for the lead. The crash sparked a 3-man fight after Allison’s brother, Bobby, pulled up to the accident scene.

The brawl in the closing moments of the first race to be broadcast live in its entirety was a monumental moment for NASCAR and the lasting image as the traditionally Southern sport officially announced its arrival on the national scene.

Fast forward 35 years later to Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, where tempers flared after the race. It seemed much ado about nothing when Brad Keselowski stomped down pit road to angrily wag his finger at Matt Kenseth in a scene that was just enough to keep viewers from changing the chan-nel but not enough to generate any real excitement.

Then things got really interesting.An overhead camera happened to

catch Casey Mears confronting Marcos Ambrose in the garage. About? Who knows. The two were racing each other for 18th place and Fox hardly had its cameras tuned to that battle.

But something happened between the two to get Mears upset and his anger only grew as Ambrose seemed to dis-miss him and turn away. So Mears grabbed the Australian, shoved him a bit and Ambrose responded with a right hook to Mears’ eye. It was hard enough to draw blood and knock Mears’ hat from atop his head.

NASCAR is reviewing the incident and considering whether to discipline either of the drivers in its Tuesday penalty notices.

If the sanctioning body is smart, it will close the file and move on to Talladega without taking any action against either driver.

Forget for a minute that it was a fight that put NASCAR on the national map and that hard-scrabble, passionate driv-ers who aren’t afraid of confrontation are the bedrock of the sport. To this day, it’s those incidents that generate the most conversation. Joey Logano’s late pass of Kenseth, Keselowski and Jeff Gordon to win the race didn’t garner many national headlines on Sunday but Ambrose’s shot to Mears’ face most certainly did.

The decision to leave Ambrose and Mears alone isn’t about the attention that a fight draws to the sport.

It’s about short-track racing on a Saturday night and the emotions that come from driving hard on tight tracks and in close quarters. Fans watch Bristol and Martinsville and Richmond fully expecting to be treated to bumping and banging and the post-race confrontations that come from explosive tempers.

The incidents are celebrated and find their way into promotional materials for the tracks and NASCAR itself.

Taking that into account, Mears can’t be punished for confronting Ambrose after the race. Something happened on the track that infuriated him enough to seek out Ambrose.

That conversation happened to take place in the garage, NASCAR’s version of the office place and it happened in a flurry of frenetic, post-race activity. Drivers return their cars to the haulers after the race and at Richmond, the haul-ers are lined up in tight quarters. Crews are working furiously to pack up the car and the equipment, fans are milling

about trying to chase down their favor-ite driver, reporters are rushing to seek

out interviews before the parties slip away in the darkness.

In that setting, Ambrose was grabbed and then shoved by a fellow driver. He reacted violently with a punch that might have startled Floyd Mayweather Jr., let alone Mears.

Should Ambrose be punished for defending himself? For reacting in a heated moment? Absolutely not. It wasn’t a sucker punch, it didn’t put any crew members or fans in danger and Mears himself seemed to take it in stride.

The morning after he was punched, Mears ran in Jimmie Johnson’s charity race and acknowledged Ambrose “got me pretty good with that shot” in an interview with NASCAR.com.

“Out of all the NASCAR fights or punches or when you see people swing-ing, usually it’s a lot of fly-swatting. He actually connected so that was pretty good,” Mears said. “Everybody gets mad after those races when everybody is trying so hard. It’s a passionate sport, obviously. It’s tough when you first get out of the car, when you don’t have a good chance to cool off, it escalates pretty quick.”

Indeed, the culture of short-track rac-ing is an expectation of post-race fire-works.

Unless NASCAR wants to remove that element and expectation, it should leave Ambrose and Mears alone.

NASCAR penalizes Ambrose and Mears for RIR fight: NASCAR punished Ambrose and Mears on Tuesday for their post-race altercation in the garage at Richmond International Raceway that led to Ambrose punching Mears in the face.

Ambrose was fined $25,000 and placed on probation through May 28. Mears was fined $15,000 and received the same probation.

Column: No NASCAR penalty needed for Va. scrap

By LARRY HEIINGDHI Correspondent

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NEW KNOXVILLE — St. John’s head baseball coach Ryan Warnecke knew going into the 2014 campaign that he would have his work cut out for him with a young squad and many unknowns.

The four Blue Jay seniors: Ben Wrasman, Kyle Pohlman, T.J. Hoersten and Andy May; provided his team experience at four positions but left question marks at the other five spots.

Freshmen players have stepped up and filled in at one of the most important spots, pitcher, nicely for Coach Warnecke. Josh Warnecke has gained impor-tant experience on the mound and has excelled at shortstop. Eric Vogt earned one of the two victories by the Blue Jays earlier this season with a complete-game shutout at Fort Jennings.

Fellow freshman pitcher Jacob Youngpeter combined with Warnecke to hold the Van Wert Cougars to only one run in a loss on Saturday.

Coach Warnecke may have found another starting pitcher in junior lefthander Austin Heiing. Heiing made his first appearance of the year in a mop-up role against Minster last week in a 21-4 blowout and made his first varsity start on Tuesday at Midwest Athletic Conference foe New Knoxville, limiting the Rangers to only five hits but the Jays fell short 3-1 in a rain-shortened game.

The Jays stranded one base-runner in the first inning after Heiing reached on a single to center and went to second on a wild pitch. Rangers’ starting pitcher Adam Howe retired the next two batters on fly outs to escape the Jays’ early threat.

When a pitcher walks the lead-off batter, that usually spells trouble; that’s exactly what happened when Heiing walked K.V. Mooney starting the home first. Mooney beat catcher Buddy Jackson’s strong throw to second base for the steal. Later, Mooney advanced to third on a wild pitch by Heiing. Howe ripped a hit over second base to plate the runner and the Rangers led 1-0. Heiing settled down to retire the next three

batters with a strikeout, a pop out and groundout to J.R.Keirns at third base for the final out.

Jesse Ditto singled in the top of the next inning with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jorden Boone hustled down the line to beat the throw for an infield hit as the visitors had two on with only one out. Howe struck out the next two Jays to strand the pair with no damage done.

After Heiing retired the Rangers in order in the home sec-ond, Wrasman reached on an infield rocket to short to open the St. John’s third. Howe remained solid as he retired the next

three batters in order to preserve the shutout.Ben Menke led off the New Knoxville third inning

with a hit and moved to second on a wild pitch. Howe walked and the Rangers loaded the bases with two outs as Shane Topp singled past third base. Wes Meyer went to the gap with a double to left-center field to drive in a pair to give the home team a 3-0 lead. Hunter McMurray popped out to Ditto at first base to end the inning.

The fourth inning was quiet on the field as both sides went down in order.

Off of the New Knoxville Ranger diamond, black storm clouds could be seen approaching with a few distant bolts of lightning.

With the threat of a early end of the game, the Blue Jays mounted a threat of their own in the top of the fifth inning. Youngpeter reached with a walk and May’s blooper fell in at left field and the Jays were making some noise with no outs. Wrasman moved Youngpeter to third base with a fielder’s choice for the out of May at second. Wrasman took off on an outside pitch to Heiing for a stolen base to move into scoring position. Heiing’s grounder went under the second baseman’s glove into center field to score Youngpeter. Pitcher Howe got this fourth and fifth strikeouts of the game to calm the St. John’s rally.

Then came the lightning and the umpires called a delay, hoping that the bad weather would blow over. As the teams waited in the dugouts, the skies opened up and heavy rains ended any chance of a Blue Jay comeback.

Rangers edge Jays in 5-inning tussleJefferson baseball game postponed after 3 1/2 innings

By JIM METCALFEStaff Writer

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DELPHOS — Weather became the story midway through the Jefferson/Bluffton Northwest Conference base-ball contest at Wildcat Field.

Bluffton led 5-1 after the top of the fourth inning before lightning was spied and caused a stoppage in play; eventually, after a thunderstorm went through, it was called and will be picked up at a date to be determined.

The Wildcats — minus starters Tyler Rice and Nick Fitch (sickness) — went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first against Pirate starter Trent Phillips (3 innings; 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 base-on-balls, 4 strikeouts). With one down, Hunter Binkley walked. With Ross Thompson up to bat, Binkley took off for second and the senior lashed a double to deep left to get the fresh-man home.

Bluffton left one base-run-ner on with two down in the second against Thompson (4 IPs, 3 hits, 5 runs, 3 earned, 2 BBs, 5 Ks).

Jordan Herron led off the Delphos second by get-ting on via a throwing error and pinch-runner Damien Dudgeon stole second. Ryan Bullinger’s sinking liner to right center was caught by diving centerfielder Drake Luginbuhl to save a run and the next two batters were retired.

The Pirates scored five times in the visiting third on two free passes (both 4-pitch at-bats), a sacrifice (James Harrod), a big error that helped prolong the inning and three hits: a 2-run double to left by Tyler Belcher (scoring Phillips and Chris McClain), a run-producing double to right center by Austin Bricker (Brandon Skilliter) and a run-scoring chopper to left by Phillips (Bricker). Kuhlman bounced out to plate pinch-runner Dustin Falk for the fifth run.

Thompson lined a knock into right center with two down in the Jefferson third and stole second.

After the visitors were retired in order in the top of the fourth, lightning was spotted.

Jefferson visits Fort Jennings today.

———-2014 Van Wert County

Championship MeetAt Crestview Athletic

ComplexGirls Team Rankings: Van

Wert 101, Lincolnview 38, Crestview 35.

Boys Team Rankings: 1. Van Wert 75, Lincolnview 59.5, Crestview 40.5.

Points 5-3-2-1 (only 2 allowed to score per event) except relays 5-3 (only ‘A’ team allowed to score per relay)

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Lincolnview ‘A’ (Ashton Bowersock, Abbie Enyart, Hannah McCleery, Anna Gorman) 10:53; 2. Van Wert ‘A’ (Schealissa Williams, Megan Barnhart, Natalie Riethman, Andrea Foster) 10:57.

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert ‘A’ (Connor Shaffer, Ryan Rice, Dylan Lautzenheiser, Connor Holliday) 8:47; 2. Lincolnview ‘A’ (Ben Bilimek, Travis Lippi, Alex Rodriguez, Bayley Tow) 8:49.

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Landrie Koontz (V) 16.95; 2. Peyton Fleming (V) 17.5; … 3. Brooke Thatcher (L) 18.81; 4. Danielle Ray (C) 19.44.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Hunter Blankemeyer (L) 15.12; 2. Tymon Moore (V) 16.12; 3. Copsey Bogle (C) 16.94; 4. Doug Hicks (L) 18.0.

Girls 100 Meter Dash: 1. Amanda Clay (V) 12.53; 2. Grace Callow (C) 13.18; 3. Alicia Danylchuk (V) 13.2; … 4. Grace Gorman (L) 14.41.

Boys 100 Meter Dash: 1. Nicholas Krugh (V) 11.1; 2. Isaiah Kline (C) 11.3; 3. Kristofer Hart (V) 11.51; 4. Logan Jewel (L) 11.66.

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert ‘A’ (Domonique Grothause, Emma Kohn, Landrie Koontz, Alexis Dowdy) 1:55.59; … 3. Lincolnview ‘A’ (Michaela Campbell, Brooke Thatcher, Savannah Bigham, Christine Stemen) 2:13.03.

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: 1. Crestview ‘A’ (Sage Schaffner, Michael Hansard, Zack Jellison, Isaiah Kline) 1:36.02; … 3. Van Wert ‘A’ (Terrence Branson, Kristofer Hart, Nicholas Krugh, Quincey Salcido) 1:43.02.

Girls 1,600 Meter Run: 1. Andrea Foster (V) 5:53.46; 2. Anna Gorman (L) 5:57.99; 3. Schealissa Williams (V) 6:05; 4. Abbie Enyart (L) 6:06.

Boys 1,600 Meter Run: 1. Bayley Tow (L) 4:37.94; 2. Connor Holliday (V) 4:50.9; 3. Ben Bilimek (L) 4:58.25; 4.

Connor Shaffer (V) 4:59.Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Van

Wert ‘A’ (Domonique Grothause, Whitney Meyers, Emma Kohn, Alicia Danylchuk) 53.05; … 2. Crestview ‘A’ (Katie Hughes, Whitney Smart, Tommi Andersen, Deanna Wells) 58.72.

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert ‘A’ (Tymon Moore, Kristofer Hart, Terrence Branson, Nicholas Krugh) 45.78; 2. Lincolnview ‘A’ (Logan Jewel, Damon Norton, Dalton Kayser, Michael Garay) 46.46.

Girls 400 Meter Dash: 1. Amanda Clay (V) 1:00.79; 2. Grace Callow (C) 1:05.19; 3. Courtney Smith (V) 1:11.5; 4. Jamie Moore (C) 1:11.97.

Boys 400 Meter Dash: 1. Quincey Salcido (V) 51.09; 2. Zack Jellison (C) 54.47; 3. Michael Hansard (C) 55.12; 4. Hunter Perl (V) 56.72.

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Whitney Meyers (V) 49.22; 2. Peyton Fleming (V) 53.05; 3. Hannah McCleery (L) 54.39; 4. Brooke Thatcher (L) 1:00.48.

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Hunter Blankemeyer (L) 43.67; 2. Tymon Moore (V) 44.57; 3. Brandan Hernandez (V) 47.13; 4. Doug Hicks (L) 49.27.

Girls 800 Meter Run: 1. Ashton Bowersock (L) 2:41.42; 2. Abbie Enyart (L) 2:46.03; 3. Megan Barnhart (V) 2:48.31; 4. Marissa Sperry (V) 2:51.85.

Boys 800 Meter Run: 1. Bayley Tow (L) 2:07.56; 2. Cade Fleming (V) 2:12.51; 3. Dylan Lautzenheiser (V) 2:14.16; 4. Ben Bilimek (L) 2:16.31.

Girls 200 Meter Run: 1. Amanda Clay (V) 26.78; 2. Grace Callow (C) 28.59; 3. Deanna Wells (C) 28.99; 4. Landrie Koontz (V) 29.49.

Boys 200 Meter Run: 1. Nicholas Krugh (V) 22.84; 2. Quincey Salcido (V) 23.45; 3. Zack Jellison (C) 23.91; 4. Logan Jewel (L) 24.38.

Girls 3,200 Meter Run: 1. Schealissa Williams (V) 12:17.74; 2. Anna Gorman (L) 13:08.07; 3. Hali Finfrock (C) 13:41.24; 4. Chloee Gamble (V) 15:48.46.

Boys 3,200 Meter Run: 1. Mycah Grandstaff (C) 9:52.71; 2. Jordon Butler (V) 10:41.56; 3. Connor Shaffer (V) 10:54.21; … 4. Alex Rodriguez (L) 11:32.81.

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert ‘A’ (Whitney Meyers, Alexis Dowdy, Emma Kohn, Alicia Danylchuk) 4:32.69; 2. Lincolnview ‘A’ (Hannah McCleery, Grace Gorman, Christine Stemen, Ashton Bowersock) 4:56.79.

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert ‘A’ (Tymon Moore, Hunter Perl, Kristofer Hart, Quincey Salcido) 3:45.12; 2. Lincolnview ‘A’ (Bayley Tow, Tyler Brant, Hunter Blankemeyer, Travis Lippi) 3:55.22.

Girls Discus: 1. Alexis Dowdy (V) 108-0; 2. Alea Hill (V) 97-6; 3. Courtney Trigg (C) 92-9; 4. Bekka Tracey (C) 90-9.

Boys Discus: 1. Dalton West (L) 122-8.5; 2. Scott Miller (C) 120-6; 3. Zen Burdette (C) 113-4.5; 4. Anthony Duckwoorth (V) 107-8.

Girls High Jump: 1. Hannah McCleery (L) 5-1; 2. LeAndryce Miller (V) 4-6; 3. Katie Hughes (C) 4-4.

Boys High Jump: 1. Hunter Blankemeyer (L) 5-8; 2. (tie) Austin Sealscott (L) and Jarrett Krick (C) 5-4; … 4. Zion Zawko (V) 5-0.

Girls Long Jump: 1. Amanda Clay (V) 16-6.5; 2. Alicia Danylchuk (V) 14-6; 3. Whitney Smart (C) 14-3.; … 4. Grace Callow (C) 13-2.

Boys Long Jump: 1. Hunter Perl (V) 18-0.5; 2. Michael Easley (V) 17-5.5; 3. Dalton Kayser (L) 16-5.75; 4. Damon Norton (L) 16-1.5.

Girls Shot Put: 1. Alexis Dowdy (V) 39-3; 2. Bekka Tracey (C) 29-9; 3. Courtney Byrd (V) 28-4; 4. Courtney Trigg (C) 27-9.

Boys Shot Put: 1. Scott Miller (C) 42-5; 2. Marcel Salcido (V) 40-1; 3. Zen Burdette (C) 39-9.5; 4. Dalton West (L) 39-3.

Girls Pole Vault: 1. Jamie Moore (C) 7-6; 2. (tie) Courtney Smith (V) and Kaitlyn Hall (V) 7-0; 4. Abbie Enyart (L) 6-6.

Boys Pole Vault: 1. (tie) Alex Rodriguez (L) and Copsey Bogle (C) 10-0; 3. Michael Garay (L) 8-0; 4. Dylan Tumbleson (V) 7-6.

———-Information SubmittedLady ’Dawgs down

Indians in WBL softballELIDA — Elida downed

Shawnee 4-1 in Western Buckeye League fast-pitch softball action Tuesday at Dorothy Edwards Field.

The Lady Bulldogs will host Lima Senior Thursday.

———Defiance takes storm-

shortened Elida tri-meetELIDA — Defiance took

both sides of the storm-short-ened (13 events for girls, 12 for boys) Elida tri-meet Tuesday afternoon at Elida.

Girls Team Rankings: Defiance 78.5, Elida 30.5, Kenton 25.

Boys Team Rankings: Defiance 62.5, Kenton 36, Elida 24.5.

Points 5-3-2-1 except relays 5-3

Girls Shot Put: 1. Rohlf (D) 35-0; 2. Morris (D) 31-3; 3. Cannode (K) 30-8.5; 4. Bailee Kuhn (E) 30-7.

Boys Shot Put: 1. Abrams (K) 47-5; 2. Troupe (D) 43-5.5; 3. Morris (D) 42-0; 4. Rohdy (D) 39-9.

Girls Discus: 1. Burkhart (D) 101-6; 2. Rickabaugh (D) 84-3; 3. Johnson (K) 83-0.5; 4. Thomas (K) 81-9.5.

Girls High Jump: 1. Aubrey Williams (E)

4-10; 2. Burkhart (D) 4-8; 3. R. Williams (D) 4-4; 4. Moore (K) 4-4.

Girls Pole Vault; 1. Tori Bowen (E) 9-9; 2. Howard (D) 9-6; 3. (tie) Aerianna Littler (E) and Zipfel (D) 7-0.

Boys Pole Vault: 1. Botek (D) 11-0; 2. (tie) Jarred Wehinger (E) and Cereghin (D) 9-6; 4. Ehlinger (D) 9-0.

Girls Long Jump: 1. Allen (D) 15-8; 2. Schilt (D) 14-10.25; 3. R. Williams (D) 13-5.25; 4. Moore (K) 12-9.

Boys Long Jump: 1. Furbush (K) 19-2.25; 2. Zipfel (D) 18-9.75; 3. Stollar (K) 18-8.75 2 4 Blackford (K) 18-7.75.

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Browns’ Hoyer impressive in practice after injuryAssociated Press

BEREA — Brian Hoyer spent a long, merciless winter in Cleveland rehabbing his right knee so he’d be ready for the day he could run on the field again.

He’s never worked harder at anything in his life.The Browns are his team, and have been since he was a little kid.

And now that he’s back — not 100 percent but getting there — the homegrown quarterback, whose promising 2013 season was cut short after only two starts by a serious injury, isn’t about to let go of his dream of leading an NFL team without a fight.

Cleveland can draft a franchise quarterback next week. Hoyer believes the Browns already have one.

“I know how I feel about myself,” he said. “I know how my teammates feel. I’m trying to go out and prove it to these new coaches and all I can really ask for is a chance and I think I’ll get that. I’m going out there every day and until someone tells me otherwise, I think I’m the starter for this team.”

Six months after surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Hoyer participated in Cleveland’s first voluntary minicamp practice Tuesday to rave reviews. It was a significant step for the 28-year-old, who showed poise and potential in winning his first two starts before he was injured while sliding at the end of scramble against Buffalo.

Hoyer was sharp during the portion of practice open to media members. He didn’t show any limitations while making cuts and displayed nice footwork while firing pinpoint passes. If not for the brace on his right knee, there would have been no evidence Hoyer had been hurt.

Following the indoor workout, Hoyer was upbeat and somewhat relieved.

“It was awesome,” he added. “I felt really good, which was no surprise to me. I felt like I was prepared for this for a while. It’s just

good to play football again.”Hoyer has been cleared to do individual work but not take

part in team drills. The Browns don’t want to take any unneces-sary risks with Hoyer but that didn’t stop him from pleading with new Browns coach Mike Pettine to let him jump behind center during 11-on-11 drills.

“He begged me to be able to jump in there for the team stuff and I had to play head coach for a minute and tell him no,” Pettine said. “But again, that’s the way he is. That’s the way he’s made up, ultimate competitor, so I think he firmly believes

that it’s his job.”Hoyer spent three seasons sitting behind Tom Brady,

then made one start during a year in Arizona before get-ting his shot last year with the Browns.

He’s aware Cleveland could use the No. 4 overall pick next week on a quarterback. There’s a chance in a few weeks Hoyer could find himself competing with someone

like Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel.How would he react?“Just be myself,” he replied. “I have to do what I do on a

daily basis and work hard. That’s all I know how to do.”Hoyer isn’t the only quarterback trying to make an impres-

sion this week.Vince Young, who hasn’t played in an NFL regular-season

game since 2011, has three days to convince the Browns he can help them. The 30-year-old said he’s motivated to resume a career after being sidetracked the past few seasons.

“The fire is lit always,” Young told reporters. “One thing a lot of people don’t know, I love this game so much.”

Young has been given no guarantees other than he’ll get a chance. He was with Green Bay late last summer but got released. Young was reluctant to discuss why his pro career has stalled.


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NEW YORK — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver delivered the swiftest, stron-gest penalty he could, then called on NBA owners to force Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling to sell the team for making racist comments that hurt the league.

Almost unanimously, owners sup-ported the commissioner Tuesday, as he handed down one of the harshest penalties in the history of U.S. sports.

“We stand together in condemning Mr. Sterling’s views. They simply have no place in the NBA,” Silver said at a news conference.

Sterling, 80, is banned for life from any association with the league or the Clippers and fined $2.5 million — the maximum allowable under the NBA constitution. If 3/4 of the other 29 owners agree to Silver’s recommendation, Sterling will be forced to sell the team he has owned since 1981.

A message left seeking comment at Sterling’s business office hadn’t been returned Tuesday afternoon. Team spokes-man Seth Burton wrote in an e-mail that the Clippers had no plans to issue a state-ment from Sterling on Tuesday.

Players and others cheered Silver’s quick action, with union officials saying that if the league’s punishment hadn’t included a mandate for Sterling to sell the team, players were considering boycot-ting playoff games, including Tuesday’s Golden State Warriors-Clippers matchup, the team’s first home game since the scan-dal erupted.

“We wanted to be a part of this deci-sion and we wanted Adam Silver to know where we stood. And we were very clear that anything other than Sterling selling his team was not going to be enough for us,” said Roger Mason Jr., the first vice president of the players’ union.

Sterling’s comments — which were recorded by his girlfriend and released by TMZ on Saturday — harmed the league, Silver said. Sponsors were threatening to abandon the NBA,and criticism was com-ing from fans on social media and even the White House.

Sterling criticized V. Stiviano — pur-portedly the female voice on the tapes — for posting pictures of her with black athletes Magic Johnson and Matt Kemp.

“It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. Do you have to?” Sterling asks the woman on the tape.

“Sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of inclusion and respect that form the foundation of our diverse, multi-cultural and multiethnic league,” Silver said.

The NBA’s longest-tenured owner keeps his team for now — and Silver added he didn’t know if Sterling would fight to do so permanently.

But he can’t attend games or practices, can’t be involved in any personnel deci-sions or participate in board of governors’ meetings.

Just three days after the scandal broke — and hours before the Clippers hosted their biggest game of the sea-son — Silver apologized to some of the league’s black pioneers while meting out a punishment he believed would satisfy outraged play-ers and fans.

Silver said the ban applied only to Sterling and there had been no discussions about whether he could sell to a family member.

Many owners supported Silver; none of them publicly defended Sterling.

“We applaud the firm punishment handed out today by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and appreciate the swiftness with which the NBA conducted its inves-tigation,” Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob wrote in a statement.

The fine will be donated to organiza-tions dedicated to anti-discrimination and tolerance efforts, Silver said.

Sterling, with an estimated net worth of about $2 billion, did not comment, though Silver said he did not apologize for his remarks, adding Sterling confirmed that he was the person on the audiotapes.

Silver hasn’t even been on the job three months and already had to face a crisis that threatened the league not only financially — with several companies ending or sus-pending their sponsorships of the Clippers — but more importantly, socially.

The NBA survived the Indiana Pacers’ brawl with Detroit Pistons fans and referee Tim Donaghy betting on games he offici-ated. But this brought a different level of outrage, particularly because the league could have done something sooner about Sterling, who has faced federal charges of civil rights violations and racial discrimi-nation in his business dealings.

“This has all happened in three days and so I am hopeful there will be no long-term damage to the league and to the Clippers organization,” Silver explained. “But as I said earlier, I’m outraged so I certainly understand other people’s out-rage.”

After the announcement, the Clippers’ website had a simple message: “We are one.”

“We wholeheartedly support and embrace the decision by the NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver today. Now the healing process begins,” the Clippers added in a statement.

Sterling’s Clippers have been one of the most incompetent franchises in pro sports and would have been home by now in most of their seasons. But this team

is a title contender led by Doc Rivers, a black coach whom Sterling brought from Boston and paid $7 million a year.

Rivers canceled practice Monday and declined a meeting request from Sterling. He wouldn’t address whether he would return next season if Sterling were still in control.

That might not be an issue if the owners vote to oust the owner.

Sterling is estranged from his wife and had been dating Stiviano, 31. In court docu-ments, Stiviano describes him as a man “with a big toothy grin brandishing his sexual prowess in the faces of the Paparazzi

and caring less what anyone else thought, the least of which, his own wife.”

Silver told reporters when he first heard the audio, he hoped it had been altered or was fake, but thought it was Sterling, noting it doesn’t matter if Sterling didn’t realize he was being recorded.

“Whether or not these remarks were initially shared in private, they’re now public and they represent his views,” Silver added.

Mayweather says he would like to buy Clippers

LAS VEGAS — Throw Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s wallet into the ring as a prospective owner of the Clippers.

Mayweather said Tuesday he’s inter-ested in putting together a group — with himself as a majority owner — to buy the Clippers if the team is put up for sale.

“Do we want to buy the Clippers? Yes we do,” Mayweather said. “I’m very, very interested in buying the Clippers.”

Mayweather may not have enough money to buy the Clippers by himself but he’s certainly got enough for a good down payment. The boxer will make another $40 million or so Saturday night when he takes on Marcos Maidana in the third fight of a 6-fight deal with Showtime that is reportedly worth $250 million.

And he’s plenty familiar with the team. Mayweather has a condo next to Staples Center and is a courtside fixture at both Lakers and Clippers games.

“We want to buy the Clippers and we can afford to buy the Clippers,” Mayweather said.

Mayweather added he had nothing bad to say about Donald Sterling, who often invites him to sit next to him and his wife at the games and has always treated him with respect.

Mayweather could have a few issues if he decides to pursue a purchase. He served a jail term in 2012 after pleading guilty to domestic violence and harass-ment charges in a case involving the mother of his children and he’s a big sports bettor, often wagering 6-figure amounts on NBA games.

Sterling

Associated PressNational LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 17 8 .680 —New York 14 11 .560 3Washington 14 12 .538 3½Philadelphia 13 12 .520 4Miami 12 14 .462 5½Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 19 7 .731 —St. Louis 14 13 .519 5½Cincinnati 11 14 .440 7½Pittsburgh 10 16 .385 9Chicago 8 16 .333 10West Division W L Pct GBSan Fran 15 11 .577 —Colorado 15 12 .556 ½L Angeles 14 12 .538 1San Diego 13 14 .481 2½Arizona 8 21 .276 8½___Monday’s ResultsChicago Cubs at Cincinnati, ppd., rainMilwaukee 5, St. Louis 3, 12 inningsColorado 8, Arizona 5San Diego 6, San Francisco 4Tuesday’s ResultsN.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rainMiami 9, Atlanta 0Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m., rain interruptionL.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rainWashington at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.Today’s GamesMilwaukee (Garza 1-2) at St. Louis (S.Miller 2-2), 1:45 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-3) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-2), 7:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 7:05 p.m.Atlanta (Harang 3-1) at Miami (Eovaldi 1-1), 7:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 1-2) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-2), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-1), 8:10 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 1-1) at Houston (Oberholtzer 0-4), 8:10 p.m.Colorado (Lyles 3-0) at Arizona (Collmenter 1-2), 9:40 p.m.San Diego (Erlin 1-3) at San Francisco (Hudson 3-1), 10:15 p.m.Thursday’s GamesL.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m., 1st gamePittsburgh at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m., 2nd gameMilwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

——-American LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBNew York 15 11 .577 —Baltimore 12 12 .500 2Toronto 12 13 .480 2½Boston 12 14 .462 3Tampa Bay 11 15 .423 4Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 12 9 .571 —Minnesota 12 11 .522 1Chicago 14 13 .519 1Kansas City 12 12 .500 1½Cleveland 11 15 .423 3½West Division W L Pct GBOakland 16 10 .615 —Texas 15 11 .577 1L Angeles 12 13 .480 3½Seattle 11 14 .440 4½Houston 9 17 .346 7___Monday’s ResultsOakland 4, Texas 0Chicago White Sox 7, Tampa Bay 3L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 3Tuesday’s ResultsSeattle 6, N.Y. Yankees 3Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rainTampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rainToronto at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.Washington at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.Today’s GamesDetroit (Scherzer 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-1), 2:10 p.m.Cleveland (McAllister 3-1) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 3-2), 7:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (Elias 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Archer 2-1) at Boston (Doubront 1-3), 7:10 p.m.Oakland (J.Chavez 1-0) at Texas (Ross Jr. 1-1), 8:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-1), 8:10 p.m.Toronto (Hutchison 1-1) at Kansas City (Ventura 2-1), 8:10 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 1-1) at Houston (Oberholtzer 0-4), 8:10 p.m.Thursday’s GamesL.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m., 1st gamePittsburgh at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m., 2nd gameTampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Toronto at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

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FIRST ROUND(Best-of-7)Monday’s ResultsMiami 109, Charlotte 98, Miami wins series 4-0Tuesday’s ResultsWashington 75, Chicago 69, Washington wins series 4-1Memphis at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m., series tied 2-2Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30

p.m., series tied 2-2Today’s GamesDallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m., series tied 2-2Brooklyn at Toronto, 8 p.m., series tied 2-2Portland at Houston, 9:30 p.m., Portland leads series 3-1Thursday’s GamesIndiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m., Atlanta leads series 3-2Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NBA Daily Playoff Glance

MLB Glance

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Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Defiance ‘A’ 10:54.02; 2. Kenton ‘A’ 11:45.05.

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Defiance ‘A’ 8:54.81; 2. Kenton ‘A’ 10:00.88.

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Gillfillan (K) 18.28; 2. Hannah Malone (E) 18.40; 3. Garcia-Wellman (D) 18.5; 4. Zipfel (D) 18.51.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Batt (D) 17.14; 2. Buroker (K) 17.25; 3. B. Williams (D) 17.36; 4. Beverly (K) 17.63.

Girls 100 Meter Dash: 1. Allen (D) 13.49; 2. Aubrey Williams (E) 13.75; 3. Paige Lofton (E) 14.07; 4. Boone (K) 14.34.

Boys 100 Meter Dash: 1. Clark Etzler (E) 11.69; 2. Buroker (K) 11.79; 3. Avery Sumpter (E) 11.91; 4. Corbin Stratton (E) 12.07.

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: 1. Kenton ‘A’ 1:57.7; 2. Defiance ‘A’ 1:58.55.

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: 1. Defiance ‘A’ 1:35.57; 2. Elida ‘A’ (Gaerid Littler, Desmend White, Corbin Stratton, Avery Sumpter) 1:37.02.

Girls 1,600 Meter Run: 1. Jones (D) 6:02.81; 2. McCoy (D) 6:05.93; 3. Wiles (D) 6:16.14; 4. Morris (K) 6:22.15.

Boys 1,600 Meter Run: 1. Crowell (D) 4:52.65; 2. Bame (K) 4:53.7; 3. Stover (D) 5:10.46; 4. Schlatter (D) 5:11.02.

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Elida ‘A’ (Hannah Malone, Bailee Kuhn, Mallory Etzler, Keely Kipp) 54.10; 2. Defiance ‘A’ 54.49.

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Kenton ‘A’ 46.11; 2. Elida ‘B’ (Malik Morris, Sam Quaintance, Tyler Carter, Canyon Hurt) 46.18.

Girls 400 Meter Dash: 1. Schilt (D) 1:05.01; 2. Tori Bowen (E) 1:05.06; 3. Jalisha Henry (E) 1:07.22; 4. Detmer (D) 1:07.54.

Boys 400 Meter Dash: 1. Clark Etzler (E) 52.64; 2. Gaerid Littler (E) 53.16; 3. Zipfel (D) 55.54; 4. Meyer (D) 56.47.

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Gillfillan (K) 52.48; 2. Garcia-Wellman (D) 53.32; 3. Naton (D) 53.43; 4. Billings (D) 54.71.

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: 1. B. Williams (D) 42.88; 2. Buroker (K) 43.97;

3. Thoma (D) 46.06; 4. Beverly (K) 47.62.

Girls 800 Meter Run: 1. McCoy (D) 2:43.06; 2. Jones (D) 2:48.97; 3. Roehrig (D) 2:49.75; 4. Lauren Bull (E) 2:52.78.

Boys 800 Meter Run: 1. (tie) Wichman (D), Wiles (D) and Sheffel (D) 2:11.94; 4. Bame (K) 2:21.11.

——Swift, Lambert pitch

Kalida by Vikings in PCL baseball

KALIDA — Southpaw Austin Swift and freshman Noah Lambert threw a com-bined 3-hit abbreviated shut-out against Leipsic Monday night and got just enough sup-port for a 2-0 Putnam County League baseball tri-umph in a 6-inning affair at Kalida’s historic Holy Name Ballpark.

The game was interrupted in the bottom of the sixth by the weather and after a wait, was called with the Wildcats the victors.

Swift threw three innings and fanned seven. Lambert (2 Ks) got the save with three frames of relief.

Neil Haselman took the loss in five innings of work.

Swift, Randy Zeller and Trent Gerding (1 run batted in) had the hits for the vic-tors. Brent Hovest had the other RBI.

Haselman had two free passes for the Vikings.

Kalida hosts Cory-Rawson Thursday.

Score by Innings:Leipsic 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0Kalida 1 1 0 0 0 x - 2 3 1———-

Grove baseballers bounce Liberty-Benton

COLUMBUS GROVE — Columbus Grove rode the combined 5-hit pitch-ing of Ryan Verhoff (2-1), Tanner Neu and Elisha Jones to a 6-1 6-inning non-league baseball triumph Tuesday at Grove.

Verhoff started and went three frames (3 hits, 0 runs, 3 strikeouts), followed by Neu (2 IPs, 3 bases-on-balls) and Jones (1 IP, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 BB).

Josh Verhoff (2-for-3, 1 run scored), Marcos Olivo (2-for-3, 2 runs, 1 run batted in) and Logan Diller (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) led the Bulldog (9-9) offense.

Webb went 2-for-3 (1 run) for the Eagles.

Lease took the loss in four frames (4 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned, 7 BBs, 5 Ks).

Grove hosts Jefferson Thursday.

LIBERTY-BENTONab-r-h-rbiWebb 3-1-2-0, Lease p/2b 3-0-1-0,

Neiling ss 1-0-0-0, Russell 3b 2-0-1-0, Harter 1b 2-0-0-0, Ostrander lf 3-0-1-0, Young c 1-0-0-0, Dager 2b/p 1-0-0-0, George rf 2-0-0-0. Totals 18-1-5-1.

COLUMBUS GROVEab-r-h-rbiRiley Brubaker c 4-0-0-0, Reid

Stechschulte lf 3-0-0-0, Josh Verhoff ss 3-1-2-0, Mason Smith dh 3-1-0-0, Tanner cf 2-2-1-0, Marcos Olivo 2b 3-2-2-1, Logan Diller 1b 3-0-2-2, Ryan Verhoff p 1-0-0-0, Jake Utendorf 2b 2-0-1-1, Elisha Jones 3b 0-0-0-0. Totals 24-6-8-4.

Score by Innings:Liber.-Benton 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1Columbus Grove 0 2 2 0 2 0 - 6E: Neiling; DP: Columbus Grove 2,

Liberty-Benton 1; LOB: Liberty-Benton 5, Columbus Grove ; 2B: Olivo 2, Webb,

J. Verhoff; CS: Webb (by Brubaker), J. Verhoff (by Young); Sac: Young, Jones; SF: Neiling.

IP H R ER BB SOLIBERTY-BENTONLease (L) 4.0 5 4 7 5Dager 2.0 4 1 1 0 0COLUMBUS GROVER. Verhoff (W, 2-1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3

Neu 2.0 0 0 0 3 0Jones 1.0 2 1 1 1 0WP: Lease, Dager; BB: Jones

2, Neu 2, Neiling, Russell, Harter, Dager, Stechschulte, J. Verhoff; K:

Dager, George, Webb, Brubaker, Smith, Olivo, Diller, R. Verhoff.

———Grove girls capture PCL

softball winLEIPSIC — Columbus

Grove put up seven runs in the top of the first and went on to a 10-3 Putnam County League softball triumph over host Leipsic in five innings Tuesday.

Hope Schroeder (7-2) got the pitching win in her com-plete game (3 hits, 3 earned runs, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts), besting Gerten (2-2) and her complete game (15 hits, 9 earned runs, 4 BBs, 3 K).

Kyrah Yinger led the 15-hit Lady Bulldog (7-4, 2-0) attack with a 4-for-5 performance, while Monica Delgado and Brooke Hoffman were 3-for-5.

Ellerbrock was 2-for-3 and Cupp 1-for-2 for the Lady Vikings (4-11, 2-2).

Grove hosts Jefferson Thursday.

Score by Innings:Col. Grove 7 0 0 0 3 - 10 15 1Leipsic 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 3 4WP: Hope Schroeder (7-2); LP:

Gerten (2-2). 2B: Micah Stechschulte (C), Kyrah Yinger (C), Ellerbrock.

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St. John’s out-hit New Knoxville 6-5 but left six runners on base and the Rangers stranded four.

Meyer lead New Knoxville with two runs batted in on what turned out to be his game-winning double. Howe walked only one runner in his five innings of pitching to earn the victory.

With the loss, St. John’s falls to 2-11 on the season and 0-3 in the MAC. The next game for the Jays with be another M.A.C. game on Friday night at home against the senior-laden St. Henry Redskins.

St. John’s (1)ab-r-h-rbiBen Wrasman cf 3-0-1-0, Austin Heiing p 3-0-2-1, Gage

Seffernick ss 2-0-0-0, J.R.Keirns 2-0-0-0, Buddy Jackson c 2-0-0-0, Jesse Ditto 1b 2-0-1-0, Jorden Boone 2b 2-0-1-0, Jacob Youngpeter 1f 1-1-0-0, Andy May 2-0-1-0. Totals: 19-1-6-1.

New Knoxville (3)ab-r-h-rbiK.V.Mooney cf 2-1-0-0, Adam Howe p 2-1-1-1, Nick Topp

3b 3-0-1-0, Shane Topps s 3-0-1-0, Wes Meyer 1b 2-0-1-2, Hunter McMurray c 2-0-0-0, Cody Shaw 1f 2-0-0-0, Logan Leffel 2b 2-0-0-0, Ben Menke 2-1-1-0. Totals: 20-3-5-3.

Score by Innings:St. John’s 0-0-0-0-1 — 1New Knoxville 1-0-2-0-0 — 3LOB: St. John’s 6, New Knoxville 4. 2B: Meyer. SB:

Heiing, Wrasman, Mooney, Topp.IP H R ER BB SOSt. John’sHeiing (L, 0-1) 5 5 3 3 2 3New KnoxvilleHowe (W) 5 6 1 1 1 5BB: Youngpeter, Mooney, Howe. WP: Heiing, Howe.

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CHICAGO — John Wall finished with 24 points, Nene scored 20 and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 75-69 on Tuesday night to clinch their first-round series in five games.

Bradley Beal scored 17 points and the fifth-seeded Wizards advanced in the postseason for just the third time since the 1970s. They will meet Indiana or Atlanta in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

It’s a huge step for a franchise that hadn’t been to the post-season since 2008 but with Wall and Beal leading the way, they won 44 games during the regular season.

The Wizards turned a halftime tie into a 9-point lead head-ing into the fourth quarter and hung on down the stretch.

Chicago’s comeback chances took a big hit early in the final quarter when Taj Gibson crumbled to the court clutching his left ankle after he tried to block a layup by Wall with the Wizards up by six points. He had to be helped off the court and did not return.

The Bulls cut it to 70-67 on a jumper by Carlos Boozer with 3:32 left. Wall then poked the ball away from Boozer and nailed a jumper at the shot-clock buzzer. Chicago hit two free throws with 2:18 remaining to cut it back down to three but the Wizards grabbed three offensive rebounds while whittling more than a

minute off the clock before Beal threw the ball away with a minute left in the game.

Boozer missed on a drive but the Bulls had another chance after a shot-clock violation by Washington with 22.4 seconds left. Chicago’s Jimmy Butler missed on a layup off the inbounds, and the Wizards caught a break after Andre Miller missed two free throws.

Beal tracked down the loose ball and hit the first free throw to make it 73-69 with 14.6 seconds left before missing the second. But again, the Wizards got the

rebound. This time it was Nene and that led to two free throws by Wall with 7.8 seconds remaining.

Wall and Nene, back from a 1-game suspension for grabbing Butler’s head, both had seven rebounds. Marcin Gortat scored just two points but grabbed 13 boards.

Wizards eliminate Bulls with 75-69 victory

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BUSINESS8 — The Herald Wednesday, April 30, 2014 www.delphosherald.com

DEAR BRUCE: I’m 63 years old and planning on working until age 66. I have an eight-month emergency fund. I also have half my money in a 401(k), IRA and Roth IRA, and half in CDs.

I would like to put my extra money toward paying off my mortgage. It’s the only debt I have. I am still hearing from family members that I shouldn’t do that. I plan on staying in the house. I have about $127,000 left on the mortgage at 4.25 percent. -- Dee, via email

DEAR DEE: The ques-tion of whether you should pay off the mortgage or con-tinue to invest depends on your investment choices. Simply, if you are earning in excess of 4.25 percent and the additional amount it costs to pay the taxes, then you should continue the way you are going.

On the other hand, if you are earning substantially less than 4.25 percent, you would be better off paying off the mortgage. That is effectively earning you 4.25 percent. It doesn’t take much thought on this one; the way to settle it is to do the arithmetic.

DEAR BRUCE: I grew up listening to your radio show with my parents and read your books before I decided to open my own dance studio. I have been in business now for eight years as a sole proprietorship, but am considering changing to incorporating. Do you have any recommendations? -- Ashley, via email

DEAR ASHLEY: First, I would have to know a great deal about your sole propri-etorship and what the tax implications would be.

If your business is grow-ing, it’s likely that chang-ing to either an LLC or a Subchapter S corporation may have positive effects. This is something that can be answered only by some-one who is knowledgeable in these tax areas and, most important, has access to all of the facts concerning your business: How much you are earning? What sort of taxes you are paying? How much is insurance costing, and all the other variables.

If after eight years you are doing well, I suspect that going the corporate route will be to your advantage, but I must repeat that I only sus-pect that. The only way you are going to make a sound determination is to consult with an expert on this subject who has all the information on your business.

DEAR BRUCE: Through the years, I have accumulated around $22,000 in gold coins. In today’s economy, do you have any suggestions on what I should do with them? They are just sitting around collecting dust. Should I sell and invest the money? I could always use some extra money. -- Reader, via email

DEAR READER: When you say you accumulated $22,000 in gold, what does that mean? Does that mean face value? Today’s value is very much reduced. I would suggest that now is not a good time to sell.

You didn’t say why you accumulated these coins. What was your purpose? If it was to make money, the like-lihood is you are still ahead. In today’s world, gold is trad-

ing around $1,200 an ounce. Since you say you can

always use “some extra mon-ey,” it sounds like you don’t really need it. If that’s the case, I would be hanging in. If you are concerned that gold will fall even farther in price, which is a possibility, then get out and put the money in some other investment.

DEAR BRUCE: I receive alimony from my remar-ried ex-husband. If he dies, will I still get the alimony? His new wife will challenge me on this, no doubt. Can she legally prevent me from receiving alimony? I live in Pennsylvania; they live in New Jersey. -- Beth, via email

DEAR BETH: You pose an interesting question. If your ex-husband dies, in many states, that would ter-minate the alimony. But it’s possible that the estate would have to set up a fund to pay the alimony or a lump sum. All of these things, unfor-tunately, require informa-tion from the various states involved.

My understanding is that in the majority of states the alimony would termi-nate upon his death, but that depends upon the court that established the alimony. Your question about whether his new wife can challenge you is an altogether separate issue. I know that you hate to hear this, but I would cer-tainly consult an attorney in both states.

DEAR BRUCE: After speaking to a lot of people and weighing the pros and cons, I have decided to put my home up for rent. I will be living in my other home and using the rent to pay for that mortgage.

I am not sure what kind of insurance I should have on the house in case one of the tenants sues me for an injury to them or any children in the home. -- Reader, via email

DEAR READER: This is not a difficult question. You will obviously need liability insurance that will cover not only the renter and his fam-ily and guests, but even a casual person who is walking down the street. Oftentimes the renter is required to carry a liability policy naming the landlord as a co-insured.

You may wish to purchase extra insurance on top of this amount or it could be you will just purchase the insur-ance outright and include the cost of that in the rental. You can also insist that the renter carry tenant’s insurance on his own property.

You will also have to carry fire and theft insurance that will cover you in the event of a loss.

(Send questions to [email protected]. Questions of general interest will be answered in future columns. Owing to the vol-ume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.)

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H.G. Violet again names Woods ‘Top 100’H.G. Violet Equipment in Delphos has received recognition, once again, for being a Woods “Top 100” dealer for 2013. The award goes out to those dealers who have shown exceptional sales performance. The Violet family association with Oregon, Illinois based Woods Equip Company goes back three generations in the same location to C.O. Violet Sales, later Violet Implement Sales, and currently H.G. Violet Equipment. More than a rotary mower company, Woods Equipment Company exists as the tractor attach-ment expert and largest independent supplier of top quality equipment and genuine replacement parts. With over 1,400 dealers in North America, H.G. Violet continues to set the standard for Woods Equipment in the midwest region. Pictured are David Doepker, Woods territory sales manager, left, and Howard Violet, owner of H.G. Violet Equipment. (Submitted photo)

Apollo Career Center receives Auditor of State award


LIMA — A recent finan-cial audit of Apollo Career Center by the Auditor of State’s office has returned a clean audit report. Apollo Career Center’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award.

Greg Bukowski, Apollo Career Center Treasurer stat-ed, “We are proud to receive the award again and very appreciative of our profes-sional and dedicated staff.”

The Auditor of State Award is presented to local governments and school dis-tricts upon the completion of a financial audit. Entities that receive the award meet the following criteria of a “clean” audit report:

— The entity must file timely financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office in accordance with GAAP (General Accepted Accounting Principles);

— The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, sig-nificant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs;

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• Ethics referrals;• Questioned costs less

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Hunt to retire from Alexander & Bebout, Inc. Information submitted

VAN WERT — After 22 years working devotedly as an administrative assistant for Alexander & Bebout, Inc., Barb Hunt, a resident of Van Wert, is set to retire on May 2.

Hunt joined Alexander & Bebout, Inc., on April 20, 1992, as a very vital part of Alexander & Bebout and has contributed greatly to the success of the com-

pany.“I am excited to be

starting a new phase in my life and I look forward to being able to see my daughter and son-in-law more,” Hunt said.

A farewell open house will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday at Alexander & Bebout, 10098 Lincoln Hwy. All friends, coworkers and well-wishers are welcome to attend.Barb Hunt

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BUSINESS8 — The Herald Wednesday, April 30, 2014 www.delphosherald.com

DEAR BRUCE: I’m 63 years old and planning on working until age 66. I have an eight-month emergency fund. I also have half my money in a 401(k), IRA and Roth IRA, and half in CDs.

I would like to put my extra money toward paying off my mortgage. It’s the only debt I have. I am still hearing from family members that I shouldn’t do that. I plan on staying in the house. I have about $127,000 left on the mortgage at 4.25 percent. -- Dee, via email

DEAR DEE: The ques-tion of whether you should pay off the mortgage or con-tinue to invest depends on your investment choices. Simply, if you are earning in excess of 4.25 percent and the additional amount it costs to pay the taxes, then you should continue the way you are going.

On the other hand, if you are earning substantially less than 4.25 percent, you would be better off paying off the mortgage. That is effectively earning you 4.25 percent. It doesn’t take much thought on this one; the way to settle it is to do the arithmetic.

DEAR BRUCE: I grew up listening to your radio show with my parents and read your books before I decided to open my own dance studio. I have been in business now for eight years as a sole proprietorship, but am considering changing to incorporating. Do you have any recommendations? -- Ashley, via email

DEAR ASHLEY: First, I would have to know a great deal about your sole propri-etorship and what the tax implications would be.

If your business is grow-ing, it’s likely that chang-ing to either an LLC or a Subchapter S corporation may have positive effects. This is something that can be answered only by some-one who is knowledgeable in these tax areas and, most important, has access to all of the facts concerning your business: How much you are earning? What sort of taxes you are paying? How much is insurance costing, and all the other variables.

If after eight years you are doing well, I suspect that going the corporate route will be to your advantage, but I must repeat that I only sus-pect that. The only way you are going to make a sound determination is to consult with an expert on this subject who has all the information on your business.

DEAR BRUCE: Through the years, I have accumulated around $22,000 in gold coins. In today’s economy, do you have any suggestions on what I should do with them? They are just sitting around collecting dust. Should I sell and invest the money? I could always use some extra money. -- Reader, via email

DEAR READER: When you say you accumulated $22,000 in gold, what does that mean? Does that mean face value? Today’s value is very much reduced. I would suggest that now is not a good time to sell.

You didn’t say why you accumulated these coins. What was your purpose? If it was to make money, the like-lihood is you are still ahead. In today’s world, gold is trad-

ing around $1,200 an ounce. Since you say you can

always use “some extra mon-ey,” it sounds like you don’t really need it. If that’s the case, I would be hanging in. If you are concerned that gold will fall even farther in price, which is a possibility, then get out and put the money in some other investment.

DEAR BRUCE: I receive alimony from my remar-ried ex-husband. If he dies, will I still get the alimony? His new wife will challenge me on this, no doubt. Can she legally prevent me from receiving alimony? I live in Pennsylvania; they live in New Jersey. -- Beth, via email

DEAR BETH: You pose an interesting question. If your ex-husband dies, in many states, that would ter-minate the alimony. But it’s possible that the estate would have to set up a fund to pay the alimony or a lump sum. All of these things, unfor-tunately, require informa-tion from the various states involved.

My understanding is that in the majority of states the alimony would termi-nate upon his death, but that depends upon the court that established the alimony. Your question about whether his new wife can challenge you is an altogether separate issue. I know that you hate to hear this, but I would cer-tainly consult an attorney in both states.

DEAR BRUCE: After speaking to a lot of people and weighing the pros and cons, I have decided to put my home up for rent. I will be living in my other home and using the rent to pay for that mortgage.

I am not sure what kind of insurance I should have on the house in case one of the tenants sues me for an injury to them or any children in the home. -- Reader, via email

DEAR READER: This is not a difficult question. You will obviously need liability insurance that will cover not only the renter and his fam-ily and guests, but even a casual person who is walking down the street. Oftentimes the renter is required to carry a liability policy naming the landlord as a co-insured.

You may wish to purchase extra insurance on top of this amount or it could be you will just purchase the insur-ance outright and include the cost of that in the rental. You can also insist that the renter carry tenant’s insurance on his own property.

You will also have to carry fire and theft insurance that will cover you in the event of a loss.

(Send questions to [email protected]. Questions of general interest will be answered in future columns. Owing to the vol-ume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.)


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EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTSClose of business April 29, 2014

H.G. Violet again names Woods ‘Top 100’H.G. Violet Equipment in Delphos has received recognition, once again, for being a Woods “Top 100” dealer for 2013. The award goes out to those dealers who have shown exceptional sales performance. The Violet family association with Oregon, Illinois based Woods Equip Company goes back three generations in the same location to C.O. Violet Sales, later Violet Implement Sales, and currently H.G. Violet Equipment. More than a rotary mower company, Woods Equipment Company exists as the tractor attach-ment expert and largest independent supplier of top quality equipment and genuine replacement parts. With over 1,400 dealers in North America, H.G. Violet continues to set the standard for Woods Equipment in the midwest region. Pictured are David Doepker, Woods territory sales manager, left, and Howard Violet, owner of H.G. Violet Equipment. (Submitted photo)

Apollo Career Center receives Auditor of State award


LIMA — A recent finan-cial audit of Apollo Career Center by the Auditor of State’s office has returned a clean audit report. Apollo Career Center’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award.

Greg Bukowski, Apollo Career Center Treasurer stat-ed, “We are proud to receive the award again and very appreciative of our profes-sional and dedicated staff.”

The Auditor of State Award is presented to local governments and school dis-tricts upon the completion of a financial audit. Entities that receive the award meet the following criteria of a “clean” audit report:

— The entity must file timely financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office in accordance with GAAP (General Accepted Accounting Principles);

— The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, sig-nificant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs;

— The entity’s manage-ment letter contains no com-ments related to:

• Ethics referrals;• Questioned costs less

than $10,000;• Lack of timely report

submission;• Reconciliation;• Failure to obtain a time-

ly Single Audit;• Findings for recovery

less than $100; or• Public meetings or pub-

lic records.

Hunt to retire from Alexander & Bebout, Inc. Information submitted

VAN WERT — After 22 years working devotedly as an administrative assistant for Alexander & Bebout, Inc., Barb Hunt, a resident of Van Wert, is set to retire on May 2.

Hunt joined Alexander & Bebout, Inc., on April 20, 1992, as a very vital part of Alexander & Bebout and has contributed greatly to the success of the com-

pany.“I am excited to be

starting a new phase in my life and I look forward to being able to see my daughter and son-in-law more,” Hunt said.

A farewell open house will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday at Alexander & Bebout, 10098 Lincoln Hwy. All friends, coworkers and well-wishers are welcome to attend.Barb Hunt

Mohr

Natalie Burden, TendertimesMaggie Clemons, $50

grand prize, TendertimesCady Donaldson,St John’s Elementary

Eliza Stemen, Franklin Elementary

Eleanor Becker, St. John’s Annex Preschool

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Avoid unregulated supplements for treating hypothyroidism

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have hypothyroidism. According to the Internet, there are several supplements that could help my symptoms. Should I be taking a supplement along with my thyroid medicine?

DEAR READER: Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland (located in the front of the neck) doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormones. Every cell in the body needs thyroid hormone for normal function. When there is not enough hormone circulating in the blood, symptoms develop.

The most common symptoms of hypothyroidism are fatigue, constipation, weight gain and slowed heart rate. These symptoms can be very subtle, or they can be dramatic. For example, I have a super-energetic, upbeat friend who, about 20 years ago, started to get up later and come home from work earlier. She became grouchy and irritable. I figured she had developed depression, but what she had developed was hypothyroidism. Her symptoms disappeared within a week of starting treatment.

In contrast, as a medical student I was called to see a man who had been admitted to the hospital for a slow heart rate. And it was slow, indeed. The normal rate is 60 to 80 beats per minute, and his was 35. In fact, everything about him was slow. He spoke a

sentence very slowly, two seconds between every word: “Where ... is ... the ... bathroom?” He even laughed slowly. He had severe hypothyroidism.

The standard treatment is to take replacement doses of thyroid hormone -- pills manufactured by drug companies. But, as several of my patients have pointed out, if you type the word “thyroid” into an Internet search engine, you’ll find a lot more: a sea of articles and advertisements promoting a range of supplements. Some supposedly improve thyroid health. Others even claim to cure hypothyroidism.

But these supplements have an unproven track record. In contrast to drugs produced by drug companies, the production of supplements is not closely regulated by the FDA.

It gets worse. Many of these supplements contain potentially dangerous levels of thyroid hormone: an uncontrolled amount of the real hormone has been added to the supplement. Anyone taking a high-dose supplement along with

thyroid medication could end up suffering the harmful effects of having too much thyroid hormone in their system. The harmful effects include thinning of the bones (osteoporosis) and dangerous abnormal heart rhythms.

The most widely used supplements for thyroid health include those containing iodine, such as kelp. But more iodine does not cure hypothyroidism. In fact, a nutritional task force found that nearly all claims of supplements that supposedly enhance thyroid function are unproven.

Selenium may be an exception. Early studies show that it may prevent thyroid conditions from flaring after pregnancy. But even these findings must be confirmed by additional research before doctors can recommend using selenium for the treatment or prevention of thyroid disease.

If you have hypothyroidism, take thyroid pills, not supplements. They are safer and more effective.

(Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.)


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Tomorrow’s HoroscopeBy Bernice Bede Osol

Husband controlling money could be abuse

Dear Annie: I’m a 59-year-old non-working female who has been mar-ried for 20 years. I thought my husband was a wonder-ful man, but 10 years ago, he removed my name from our joint bank accounts. I worked for 30 years. I now find myself with no money and no job. I have to depend on my husband for everything. He doesn’t give me money unless I beg for it.

Is there any-thing I can do le-gally to persuade him to give me an allowance? He says he pays all of our bills, so I don’t need any money. Our three children agree with him. For health reasons, I cannot re-turn to work. What can I do? -- Confused

Dear Confused: Because your husband and your chil-dren all believe you should not handle money, we have to ask whether there is a rea-son. Do you gamble? Do you overspend? Even so, you still should be allotted a small amount of money for per-sonal use.

The other possibility is financial abuse. Many people think abuse is predominantly about physical harm, but it comes in many guises, one of which is controlling all the money in a relationship, mak-ing one partner completely dependent on the other. If this is what is happening in your marriage, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) at 1-800-799-SAFE.

Dear Annie: Our daugh-ter and her husband are ex-tremely poor housekeepers. They are successful in edu-cation and at their jobs, but utterly fail when it comes to cleaning.

They never invite people to their house. The mess embarrasses our two young grandchildren, who make un-solicited comments about the condition of their home when they stay with us. We once mentioned the state of their house years ago and were told to butt out.

When my son-in-law was

hospitalized, the family per-formed a cleaning interven-tion. Unfortunately, it didn’t last, and things are back to the usual. We don’t know how to encourage cleanliness

without creating a conflict. Any sug-gestions? -- Con-cerned Grandpar-ents

Dear Con-cerned: How messy? If it is clut-ter (not hoarding), leave it alone. A messy house is no reason to create ill will with your daughter. Not ev-eryone’s standards of cleanliness will

be up to yours, and while they may not want company, it is not dangerous. However, if there is old food getting moldy on the carpet, bugs crawling all over the floor and rats in the closets, it is a health hazard to the children and should be reported.

We suggest you tell them that you understand how ter-ribly busy they are and ask whether you can gift them with a professional clean-ing service as your birthday, anniversary and Christmas presents. (Feel free to add Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Labor Day if you can af-ford it.) Don’t make negative remarks about their lack of housekeeping skills. If they refuse your kind offer, invite the kids over more often and leave the rest alone.

Dear Annie: You’ve printed a few letters about parents who are estranged from their kids. I have not spoken to my mother in years. She is a meddler and a self-centered person who is more interested in her image than in what’s right.

Years ago, I went through a nasty divorce, and Mom sided with my ex-wife in court. When the truth came out, I was given full custody of my son. My mother never showed remorse for her ac-tions or even said so much as “I’m sorry.” My son is now 18, and she has never tried to contact him. I have learned not to let her hurt or control me. I am OK with my life the way it is. -- Better Off With-out

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Step into the limelight. Share your plans with others. You will gain unexpected rewards from your involvement in a worthwhile cause. Show off your leadership ability.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Keep your anger at bay today. Think before you speak. If you are too hasty to judge, you may end up alienating a loved one. Physical exertion will help ease stress.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Love is in the stars. Your intuition will guide you to a romantic encounter today. Don’t hesitate to share your hopes and dreams with the one you love.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Household duties you have been neglecting will have to be dealt with swiftly. An older relative is in need of your assistance. Do everything you can to help,x and you will be rewarded.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your self-confidence will enhance your appeal. You’ll do well if you get out and mingle. A new acquaintance is likely to play an important role in your future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You will meet with opposition if you reveal your plans too early. Your success will depend on following through with your plans without waiting for someone else to make the first move.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You are overdue for some lighthearted entertainment. Get out and attend a social function. Your charisma and charm will help you meet new friends. An investment will pay off.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Refrain from making a hasty decision. Get your facts straight before you act. You will be able to make an informed choice once you have considered all the relevant details.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Romantic connections can be made if you spend time with stimulating, creative people. Your lighthearted mood and sense of humor will lead to a very compatible companion.


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Those were based on Meyer’s statements that he was legally prohibited from mentioning certain figures’ involvement in the scandal because their records had been sealed, combined with the absence of any reference to the conviction of Taft -- perhaps high-

est profile event of the scandal -- in the final document.“Mr. Taft has never sought, nor is he interested in seeking, an

expungement of his misdemeanor record,” Meeks said. “So to the extent that there’s a news article out there to the contrary, it’s incorrect and entirely erroneous.”

Taft’s historic conviction appears on the website of the Franklin County Municipal Court, where Taft became the first Ohio governor convicted of a crime. He is the great-grandson of former U.S. President William Howard Taft.

Taft declined to discuss the matter in detail when reached Tuesday, referring a reporter to Meeks.

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“For example, there are numer-ous bridge construction projects which may or may not include landscaping,” he explained. “It depends on the num-ber of subcontractors and workers involved in the project.”

Issue 1 extends the program 10 more years, authorizing $1.875 bil-lion in infrastructure aid for local governments and approves $175 mil-lion a year for five years, then $200 million a year for five more years. Grants are up to 90 percent for repair/replacement projects and 50 percent for new projects. The projects are approved annually by a local District 13 Integrating Committee made up of local government officials from an 8-county region.

Jerry Gilden, Marion Township trust-ee and member of the OPWC District 13 Committee, spoke about the importance of Issue 1 to the townships in Allen County. He said all infrastructures share in the benefits of the program and with-

out its approval, chip and seal roadwork will not happen. Gilden said since 1992, the costs for roadway resurfacing proj-ects have escalated exponentially and the funding has decreased by close to 50 percent.

“For example, back in 1992, we were allotted three years of paving covering four miles of roadway,” he explained. “Now, we cover two miles of roadway every four years.”

Since 1991, the City of Delphos has benefited tremendously from the SCIP and received close to $2.4 million in grants and loans for water line and storm sewer work, street reconstruc-tion and resurfacing and the Seventh Street Pump Station.

In 2012, Delphos received $164,174 for the Elida Avenue widening and resurfacing project, which cost close to $205,218 to complete.

Spencerville Village Administrator Sean Chapman explained the village relies on these funds for many proj-ects, including the Fourth Street cul-vert, which is the next one in a long

line of projects that are considered to be eligible for the funds. This project is estimated to cost close to $1 million and the village will apply for matching funds through the OWPC program.

“We have also been granted $78,000 towards a street resurfacing project — estimated at $112,000 — to be spent this construction year,” Chapman said.

Future OPWC projects include street resurfacing, bridge/culvert replacements, storm sewer improve-ments and water distribution improve-ments.

“Although we still have aging infrastructure components, I cannot imagine what it would be like if we were not able to utilize the OPWC Issue I funds,” he said.

Per the Ohio Public Works Commission’s SCIP Assistance Report, Putnam County has received $24,419,622 and Van Wert County has received $21,543,599 in grants since the beginning of the program.

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Answers to Monday’s questions:

Ivy League college Columbia was the last to admit women (in 1983).

The sea otter has the densest fur. On some parts of its body — notably its forearms, legs and rump — it has a million more hairs per square inch.

Today’s questions:What was the denomination of the first U.S. coin put

into circulation with the motto In God We Trust?On Mad Men, TVs 1960s-era ad agency drama, what

was Don Draper’s name before he stole his dead lieuten-ant’s identity during the Korean War?

Answers in Thursday’s Herald.Today’s joke:Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human

Resources Officer asked a young engineer fresh out of MIT, “And what starting salary were you looking for?”

The engineer replies, “In the region of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.”

The interviewer inquires, “Well, what would you say to a package of 5-weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50 percent of salary and a company car leased every 2 years, say a red Corvette?”

The Engineer sits up straight and says, “Wow! Are you kidding?”

And the interviewer replies, “Yeah, but you started it.”

Employee opens fire at FedEx sorting center

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A FedEx employee wearing ammunition draped across his chest “like Rambo” opened fire Tuesday at a package-sorting center outside Atlanta, wound-ing six people before apparent-ly committing suicide, police and witnesses said.

In addition to a shotgun, the gunman also had an undis-closed number of molotov cocktails, but he did not use them in the attack, police said.

Three of the wounded were hospitalized in critical condi-tion, including two who were in surgery with life-threatening injuries.

The gunman, who was found dead inside, worked as a package handler at the same sprawling facility he attacked, Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce said.

Cobb County Police spokesman Dana Pierce said the shooter first shot a security guard at a shack outside the building before heading inside.

David Titus, a FedEx truck driver, said he was just coming

to work around 6 a.m. when he saw someone shoot a security guard in the abdomen. He said he heard more gunshots later from inside the building.

“It was chaos,” Titus said. “Everyone was running, duck-ing and hiding, trying to get out of there.”

Authorities did not offer any details about the gunman’s identity beyond saying he was a white male.

Investigators have an idea of what the shooter’s motive may have been, but they were not prepared to disclose it yet, Pierce said.

FedEx clerk Liza Aiken said she was working when she heard something drop, looked to her left and saw the gunman.

“He had bullets strapped across his chest like Rambo” and held a knife, Aiken said while gathered in a nearby parking lot with other employ-ees. Before she could contin-ue, a woman wearing a FedEx jacket told Aiken to stop talk-ing and led her away.

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NEW YORK (AP) — “Star Wars: Episode VII” finally has its stars. May the Force be with them.

After months of carefully guarded secrecy and endless Internet speculation, the cast of the latest incarnation of the space epic was unveiled Tuesday on the official “Star Wars” website by Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Co.

Starring in J.J. Abrams’ new “Star Wars” are: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson.

The companies declined to name the characters each will play, though Driver, the breakout star of HBO’s “Girls,” is widely expected to be playing the film’s feature villain.

They join returning “Star Wars” veterans Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Peter Mayhew is also back as Chewbacca and Kenny Baker will reprise RD-D2.

“It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again,” director and co-writer Abrams said in a statement. “We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.”

Disney will release “Star Wars: Episode VII,” which will be set 30 years after 1983’s “Return of the Jedi,” in December 2015. Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, and immediately put a new “Star Wars” trilogy into development.

‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ cast unveiled NEW YORK (AP) — It was a brutal

Tuesday morning for some A-list stars on Broadway.

Snubbed for Tony Award nominations were Denzel Washington, James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Michelle Williams, Orlando Bloom, Ethan Hawke, Zach Braff, Billy Crudup, Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig. Daniel Radcliffe struck out for his third consecutive Broadway show.

Neil Patrick Harris, who won a nomi-nation for his brilliant performance in the punk-rock show “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” said he was surprised by the final list. But he’s been a Tony host and knows from experience the process is often rough.

“Having been the host in previous years, it’s always interesting and surprising,” he said. “It’s a small group of people that nominate and you’re never quite sure what they’re responding to. That being said, it does get to showcase the talents of people who often don’t get their moment in the spotlight.”

One of the winners on Tuesday was unconventional musicals: “A Gentleman’s

Guide to Love and Murder,” a romp with a leading man killed eight times, led the field with 10 nods. It was followed by “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” a rock concert by a transgender German, with eight, and “After Midnight,” a candy sampler of stunning dance and singing acts, with seven.

When the dust settled, the musicals up for the Tony’s biggest prize are: “After Midnight,” ”A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” ”Aladdin,” and “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” Not one of the shows has a big movie star.

“It’s going to be a really exciting Tony race to watch,” said Scott Sanders, who produced “After Midnight,” which cele-brates Duke Ellington’s years at the Cotton Club nightclub. (The nomination happened to come on Ellington’s birthday.) “The four shows could not be more different in many ways.”

Another big winner was the old mas-ter himself — Shakespeare. The Mark Rylance-led productions of “Richard III” and “Twelfth Night” from London together scooped up eight nominations.

Rylance, who played “Richard III,” will compete in the best leading actor in a play category with Samuel Barnett, also in “Twelfth Night,” Bryan Cranston in “All The Way,” Chris O’Dowd in “Of Mice and Men” and Tony Shalhoub in “Act One.” Rylance also snagged a supporting nomina-tion playing a woman in “Twelfth Night.”

He said he didn’t care which role actu-ally won. “My preference is being nomi-nated,” he said, laughing. “I find in my experience winning is rather an isolating, lonely experience.”

The Shakespeare productions — per-formed by an all-male cast and seeking to replicate how the plays were produced in the Bard’s day — also extended the trend on Broadway toward embracing drag.

Last year, “Kinky Boots” and “Matilda the Musical” featured leading men dressed as women. This year has “Casa Valentina,” Harvey Fierstein’s play about straight cross-dressers, and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” starring Neil Patrick Harris in a skirt. Even “Gentleman’s Guide” features Jefferson Mays playing both genders.

Hollywood stars get little love at Tony noms

april 30, 2014

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