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TOKYO (AP) Japansgovernment ordered the oper-ator of a tsunami-damagednuclear plant today to pay$12,000 to each householdforced to evacuate because ofleaking radiation, but someof the displaced slammed thehandout as too little.

Tens of thousands of resi-

dents unable to return to theirhomes near the nuclear plantare bereft of their livelihoodsand possessions, unsure ofwhen, if ever, they will be ableto return home. Some havetraveled hundreds of kilome-ters (miles) to Tokyo ElectricPower Co.s headquarters inTokyo to press their demandsfor compensation.

TEPCO will start payingcompensation April 28, withfamilies forced to evacuategetting 1 million yen (about$12,000) and individuals getting750,000 yen (about $9,000),Trade Ministry spokesmanHiroaki Wada said.

There are around 150evacuation centers alone. It willtake some time until everyonegets money. But we want thecompany to quickly do this tosupport peoples lives, TradeMinister Banri Kaieda said at anews conference.

The arrangement is a pro-visional one, with more com-pensation expected, Wadasaid. Roughly 48,000 house-holds living within about 19miles (30 kilometers) of thecrippled Fukushima Dai-ichinuclear plant would be eli-gible for the payments.

Im not satisfied, saidKazuko Suzuki, a 49-year-old

single mother of two teenag-ers from the town of Futuba,adjacent to the plant. She haslived at a shelter at a highschool north of Tokyo for thelast month.

Her family has had to buyclothes, food, shampoo andother basics because they fledthe area on government orderswithout taking time to pack.She has lost her job as a wel-fare worker, and a job pros-pect for her 18-year-old fellthrough because of the effectsof the disaster.

Weve had to spend moneyon so many extra things andwe dont know how long this

could go on, she said.Akemi Osumi, a 48-year-old mother of three also fromFutuba, said the money was asmall step but that it didntfairly compensate larger fami-lies. Her family is living at thesame shelter but also must rentan apartment for her eldest sonto go to a vocational school.

One million yen doesntgo very far, she said. Im notconvinced at just 1 million yenper family. If it was dependenton the size of the family Idunderstand, but its not.

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Littleton pleads guilty to 3 murders, gets lifeBELLEFONTAINE (AP)

An Ohio man pleadedguilty Thursday and wassentenced to life in prisonwithout parole in the slay-ings of his girlfriends adultdaughter and an elderly

couple, whose bodies werefound in three states.Samuel K. Littleton II

pleaded guilty in westernOhios Logan County tothree counts of aggravatedmurder and three counts ofgross abuse of a corpse inthe February slayings ofTiffany Brown and Richardand Gladis Russell.

Littleton, 37, pleadedguilty in a deal with pros-ecutors to avoid the deathpenalty.

Prosecutors have saidrelatives of the victimsagreed to the deal to get

closure and healing and toavoid the lengthy court pro-ceedings associ-ated with deathpenalty cases.Chief AssistantP r o s e c u t o r

Eric Stewartsaid Littletontold detectivesrepeatedly thathe didnt knowwhy he killedBrown and theRussells.

Littleton kepthis head downmuch of the time, respond-ing in a soft, clear voiceto a series of yes or noquestions from the judge.His hands were shaking attimes. He declined to makeany statement, although oneof his attorneys apologized

in court to the victims fam-ilies, many of whom wept

throughout mostof the hearing.Shouts of cow-ard! came fromthe crowd as he

was led away.Some ofthe victimsfamily mem-bers addressedLittleton incourt, talkingof the pain andgrief Littletoncaused.

Our lives have beenforever changed by SamLittletons senseless act ofviolence, said Brownsfather, Larry Brown. Weask ourselves every daywhy, but we will never havean answer.

Richard Russells neph-ew, Jim Hall, told Littletonthat he hopes every timethe door slams behind youin that prison, you arereminded of the three livesyou took.

Littleton was convictedin the Feb. 11 stabbing deathof Brown, 26. Her bodywas found in the basementof the Bellefontaine homethat Littleton bought fromRichard and Gladis Russellin western Ohio. She hadbeen stabbed several times,authorities said.

Littleton also was con-victed in the deaths ofthe Russells on Feb. 16 attheir rural Lewiston home.Richard Russell, 84, hadbeen beaten in the head andstabbed once in the chest,and his wife died of a head

injury, authorities said.Stewart said that Littleton

told authorities that hestrangled the Russells andstabbed Richard Russell.

Authorities said Littletonstowed the bodies in the

trunk of the Russells carand drove south, dumpingRichard Russells body inTennessee. The body ofRussells 85-year-old wifewas found in Georgia. Theircar was found in Princeton,W.Va., where Littleton hasrelatives.

Littleton was arrestedafter authorities found himhiding in the woods behinda discount store with thekey to the Russells car inhis pocket. He was returnedto Ohio from West Virginiaon Wednesday after waiv-ing extradition.

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Ottoville to present Mirror Image this weekendOttoville High School will present the musical comedy Mirror Image in the auditeria at 8 p.m. today and Saturday.

A dress rehearsal was held for the musical Thursday night. Above: The Woodsman, left, played by Sam Beining,complains about his lack of a real name while Rosamond or Sleeping Beauty played by Marissa Nienberg sleeps onthe floor. Mirror Image explores the fine line between reality and fantasy as the wicked stepsisters from Cinderella,tired of being despised, discover a way to reality through the Magic Mirror. The sisters meanness serves them well in

reality but creates major problems back in the fairy tale world. The missing wicked stepsisters mean Cinderella wonthave a fairy godmother and the prince is less than impressed with her. The woodsman from Little Red Riding Hood andseveral other stories wants to be a hero rather than an incidental character, so he sets out to make a name for himselfby bringing the stepsisters back. With no woodsman to save her, Little Red gets mauled by the wolf and Sleeping Beautyhas to chop her own wood with disastrous results. Meanwhile in reality, the stepsisters are wreaking havoc and thewoodsman finds out that being a hero is a lot harder than he imagined. Mirror Image features a cast of 38 studentsoffering a fun show the whole family can enjoy. Admission is $5 per person.

Locals to behonored at LMHVolunteer Banquet

Delphos residents will behonored at the annual LimaMemorial Hospital VolunteerBanquet on Thursday at theUniversity of NorthwesternOhio Event Center in Lima.

Honored for hours ofservice in 2010 will be:

Merlene Metzger 2,000 hours

Sally Kiggins 750 hours

Keith Kiggins 750 hours

Overall, more than 150awards will be presented,with special awards givento the Rookie of the Year,those who volunteered 1,000hours or more last year, aswell as those who reached

10,000 lifetime service hours.In 2010, 340 active

adult volunteers contrib-uted 93,000 hours to LimaMemorial Health System.

Thrift Shop setsholiday hours

The Delphos InterfaithThrift Shop will be closed onThursday and April 22 forHoly Week observances.

The shop will reopen forregular hours on April 23.

Japan orderscompensationfor nuke plantevacuees

Worlds oldest man dies in Montana at 114By MATT VOLZ

The Associated Press

GREAT FALLS, Mont. Walter Breunings earliest mem-ories stretched back 111 years,before home entertainment camewith a twist of the radio dial. They

were of his grandfathers tales ofkilling Southerners in the CivilWar.

Breuning was 3 and horrified:I thought that was a hell of athing to say.

But the stories stuck, becomingthe first building blocks into whatwould develop into a deceptivelysimple philosophy that Breuning,the worlds oldest man at 114before he died Thursday, creditedto his longevity.

Heres the worlds oldestmans secret to a long life:

Embrace change, evenwhen the change slaps you in theface. (Every change is good.)

Eat two meals a day (Thatsall you need.)

Work as long as you can(That moneys going to come inhandy.)

Help others (The moreyou do for others, the better shapeyoure in.)

Then theres the hardest part.Its a lesson Breuning said helearned from his grandfather:Accept death.

Were going to die. Somepeople are scared of dying. Neverbe afraid to die. Because youreborn to die, he said.

Breuning died of natural causesin a Great Falls hospital where he

had been a patient for much ofApril with an undisclosed illness,said Stacia Kirby, spokeswomanfor the Rainbow Senior Livingretirement home where Breuninglived.

He was the oldest man in theworld and the second-oldest per-

son, according to the Los Angeles-based Gerontology ResearchGroup. Besse Cooper of Monroe,Ga. born 26 days earlier isthe worlds oldest person.

In an interview with TheAssociated Press at his homein the Rainbow RetirementCommunity in Great Falls lastOctober, Breuning recounted thepast century and what its rev-elations and advances meant tohim with the wit and plain-spokenness that defined him. Hislife story is, in a way, a slice ofthe story of the country itself overmore than a century.

At the beginning of the new

century thats the 20th century

Breuning moved with his fam-ily from Melrose, Minn., to DeSmet, S.D., where his father hadtaken a job as an engineer.

That first decade of the 1900swas literally a dark age for hisfamily. They had no electricity orrunning water. A bath for youngWalter would require his motherto fetch water from the well out-side and heat it on the coal-burn-ing stove. When they wanted toget around, they had three options:train, horse and foot.

His parents split up andBreuning moved back to

Minnesota in 1912. The followingyear, as Henry Ford was creat-ing his first assembly line, theteenager got a low-level job withthe Great Northern Railway inMelrose.

Im 16 years old, had to go towork on account of breakup of the

family, he said.That was the beginning of a

50-year career on the railroad. Hewas a clerk for most of that time,working seven days a week.

In 1918, his boss was pro-moted to a position in Great Fallsand he asked Breuning to comealong.

There wasnt a lot keepingBreuning in Minnesota. His moth-er had died the year before at age46 and his father died in 1915 atage 50. The Montana job camewith a nice raise $90 a monthfor working seven days a week,a lot of money at that time, hesaid.

Breuning, young and alone,was overwhelmed at first. Great

Falls was a bustling town of25,000 with hundreds of peoplecoming and going every day ontrains that arrived at all hours.

You go down to the depot andthered be 500 people out there allclimbing into four trains going infour directions, he said.

World War I was still ragingin Europe, and Breuning, who had

just turned 20, signed up for mili-tary service but wasnt called up.He wanted to join an Army unitformed by Ralph Budd, who wasthe railroads vice president at thetime and who later would become

its president.He sent Budd an application,

and the reply was disappointing.Budd said Breuning couldnt jointhe unit because he wanted theyoung man to get a college edu-cation. The war ended later thatyear.

So I never got into the war.The war ended too quick for me,Breuning said.

The 19th Amendment gave

women the right to vote in 1919and the nation was riding a post-war wave into the Roaring 20s.

Walter Breuning bought hisfirst car that year.

It was a secondhand Ford andcost just $150. Breuning remem-bered driving around town andspooking the horses that stillcrowded the dirt streets.

We had more damn runawaysback in those days, Breuning said.Horses are just scared of cars.

The year may have startedwell, but it went downhill fast.

Drought struck. The price of hayskyrocketed and farmers had tosell their cattle. It was the firstwave of agricultural depressionsthat would hit Montana over thenext two decades.

The railroad started layingoff people. Breuning had someseniority, so rather than losing his

job, he was transferred to Butte. Itwas there he met his future wife,Agnes.

Agnes Twokey worked for therailroad as a telegrapher. She and

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railroad as a telegrapher. Sheand Breuning worked thesame shift in the office, andthey got along well. Theirfriendship turned into a two-year courtship, and then theygot married and returned to

Great Falls.Despite the hard timesof the decade, he said whathe considered the nationsgreatest achievement camein 1935, when PresidentFranklin Roosevelt signedSocial Security into law aspart of his New Deal.

I think when Rooseveltcreated Social Security, heprobably did the best thing forpeople, Breuning said. Youhear so much about throw-ing Social Security out. Dontlook for it. Hang on to yourhat. Itll never go away.

The 1950s brought rock-

and-roll, put the U.S. in the

middle of the Korean War andkicked off the space race withthe USSRs launch of Sputnik.The world was introduced toElvis Presley, Fidel Castroand Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

For Walter Breuning, the1950s was marked by thedeath of his wife. Agnes diedin 1957 after 35 years of mar-riage. The couple didnt have

any children.More than 50 years later,

Breuning kept his feelings onhis marriage and Agnes deathguarded.

We got along very good,was about all hed say. Shewouldnt like to spend money,Ill tell you that.

Breuning never remarried.Thought about it. Thatsabout it.

He did what he always did.He kept working.

Work was a constant inBreunings life, what he didto get through the hard timesand what he used to keep hismind active. One of the worstthings a person can do is retireyoung, Breuning said.

Dont retire until youredarn sure that you cant workanymore. Keep on workingas long as you can work andyoull find that its good foryou, he added.

The same year the Beatlesreleased their first album,

Breuning decided it was timefor him to retire from the rail-road at age 67. It was 1963and he had put in 50 years asa railroad worker.

But he stuck by his phi-losophy and kept working.He became the manager andsecretary for the local chapterof the Shriners, a position heheld until he was 99.

But he remained a fiercelyloyal railroad man, so loyalthat he only took an airplaneonce in his life, and that wasto attend the funeral of a rela-tive in Minneapolis.

His fellow clerks began tofeel the effects of technology.In the 1970s, computers start-

ed changing industries and theneed for manpower. At therailroad, men and women werelaid off at depots and freightoffices. Superintendents andclerks like Breuning were

given their walking papers.But even with so many of

his former co-workers out of jobs, Breuning was adamantthat the rise of the comput-er was good for the railroadindustry and the world.

I think every change thatweve ever made, ever since

I was a child 100 years every change has been goodfor the people, Breuning said.My God, we used to have towrite with pen and ink, youknow, (for) everything. Whenthe machines came, it justmade life so much easier.

Breuning had lived in a

sparse studio apartment in theRainbow Senior Living retire-ment center since 1980.

When he was recognizedas the worlds oldest man andbrought the retirement homesome notoriety, he was offereda larger room. Breuning saidno, Rainbow executive direc-tor Tina Bundtrock said in

October.Breuning would spent hisdays in an armchair outsidethe Bundtrocks office in adark suit and tie, sitting neara framed Guinness certificateproclaiming him the worldsoldest man.

He would eat breakfast andlunch and then retire to hisroom in the early afternoon.Hed visit the doctor justtwice a year for checkups andthe only medication he wouldtake was aspirin, Bundtrocksaid.

He had no family left buta niece and a nephew. Theyvisited a couple of times atthe retirement home, but they

were strangers to him, hesaid.Breunings real family, his

support group, was there inthe Rainbow.

Yeah, were all one big

family, I tell you that. We alltalk to each other all the time.Thats what keeps life going.You talk, he said.

Breuning talked currentaffairs with the other resi-dents. One of his main causeswas to end the wars in Iraqand Afghanistan.

War never cured any-thing. Look at the North andSouth right today. Theyrestill fighting over the damnwar. Theyll never get overthat, he said.

Along with debating othersabout the fate of the nation,Breuning also spent time alot of time reflecting. Sittingin his armchair, he wouldreach back across the centuryand lose himself in a floodof memories that began withhis grandfathers Civil Warstories.

He also thought about whatmight have been. After 97years in Montana, Breuningsaid he thought back to his

transfer to Great Falls backin 1913.

What course would hehave gone on, how differentwould that century have beenfor him if he had stayed inMinnesota?

Sometimes I wonder whatwould have happened had I notmoved to Great Falls. I thinkabout that once in a while.What would have happened?Breuning said. I had a good job back (in Minnesota). Butlife is good here too.

But he didnt regret any-thing, and he implored othersto follow his philosophy.

Everybody says yourmind is the most importantthing about your body. Yourmind and your body. Youkeep both busy, and by Godyoull be here a long time,he said.

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Census: Hispanics surpassblacks in most US metros

By HOPE YENThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON Hispanics now outnumberAfrican-Americans for thefirst time in most U.S. met-ropolitan areas, shifting thepolitical and racial dynamicsin cities once dominated bywhites and blacks.

Census figures releasedThursday highlight the grow-ing diversity of the nations366 metro areas, which werehome to a record 83.7 percentshare of the U.S. population.The numbers from the 2010count are already having abig effect on redistricting inmany states, where districtboundary lines are beingredrawn based on populationsize and racial makeup.

Hispanics became thelargest minority group in191 metropolitan areas lastyear, their population liftedhigher as blacks left manyeconomically hard-hit citiesin the North for the South

and new Latino immigrantsspread to different parts ofthe country. Thats up from159 metro areas when theprevious Census was taken in2000, when Hispanics weremost commonly found inSouthwest border states.

The new metro areasinclude Chicago; GrandRapids, Mich. and AtlanticCity, N.J., whose states willlose U.S. House seats in the2012 elections. Other placesseeing rapid Hispanic gainscompared to blacks wereLakeland, Fla.; Madison,Wis.; Oklahoma City andOmaha, Neb., due to the mid-decade housing boom thatattracted many new immi-grants seeking work in theconstruction and serviceindustries.

The Census Bureau report-ed last month that overallHispanic population jumped42 percent in the last decadeto 50.5 million, or 1 in 6Americans. Blacks increaseda modest 11 percent to 37.7

million, with declines par-ticularly evident in big citiessuch as New York, Detroit,Cleveland, and St. Louis,Mo.

The political effects havebeen immediate. Analystsand black groups includ-ing some members of theCongressional Black Caucusthemselves are acknowl-edging the possibility offewer black-majority Housedistricts, even as they fightto preserve, if not expand,their gains. Thats becauseof slowing African-Americangrowth in big cities andbroader black movement overthe last decade into once pre-dominantly white suburbs.

Currently there are 43members in the CongressionalBlack Caucus, which is most-ly Democrat. Last November,blacks had a net gain of twoseats in the House, includ-ing Republicans Allen Westof Florida, who is a caucusmember, and Tim Scott ofSouth Carolina, who is not.

ST. RITASA boy was born April 13 to

Lauren Brinkman of Delphos.A boy was born April 14 to

Alvin and Shelly Horstman ofCloverdale.

France is the most popularnation in the world amongtourists; 74.2 million travelersvisited in 2009.

At 3:08 p.m. on Tuesday, acollision occurred when a teenriding a bicycle failed to yieldthe right of way to oncomingtraffic and struck a vehicle.

Andrew Keeling, 14, ofDelphos, was riding his bicy-cle eastbound on West FourthStreet and failed to stop at theposted stop sign at the inter-section of North Clay Street.Keeling struck the vehicleof Douglas Sanders, 46, ofDelphos, who was travelingnorthbound on North Claythrough the intersection.

Keeling was ejected fromhis bicycle and landed on thewindshield of Sanders car.Keeling got up and walkedapproximately 20 feet beforelaying down on the roadway.Sanders also moved his carfrom the area of impact.

Keeling sustained non-incapacitating injury and wastaken to St. Ritas by DelphosEMS. There was moderatedamage to both Keelingsbicycle and Sanders vehicle.

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cious item that caused a bombscare at Ohios largest indoorwater park was a childs aban-doned science project.

A bomb squad was calledThursday afternoon to theparking lot at Kalahari Resort,midway between Clevelandand Toledo. Squad membersused a robot resembling theanimated movie characterWALL-E to carry the objectaway from parked cars andopen it up.

Sgt. Randal Koubeck withthe Lorain County Bomb Squadtells the Sandusky Register itwas 2-liter soft drink bottlethat had been cut in half andwas then sealed up with blacktape with an egg inside. Foamsurrounded the egg, apparentlyto keep it from breaking if thebottle was dropped.

ENGLEWOOD (AP) Police in Ohio say the pre-schoolers on board were nothurt when a parked school busstarted moving and hit a firehydrant, then crashed into anapartment.

Police in the Dayton suburbof Englewood say the acci-dent occurred around noon onThursday as the driver wasfinishing fastening seat beltson the 10 children on the bus.

The Dayton Daily Newsreports the driver said amechanical problem causedthe bus to slip out of park.Police are investigating.

The bus crashed into thefirst-floor apartment bedroomof a 17-year-old boy who diedin a car crash last June. His5-year-old brother had justboarded the bus and the par-ents were waving good-byewhen the bus started moving.

L.E.A.P. Fund applicationprocess now open

Ohio Auditor of State DaveYost has announced the appli-cation process is now open for

the newly created Leveragefor Efficiency, Accountabilityand Performance Fund (LEAPFund). Interested local gov-ernments can apply onlinebeginning today.

The LEAP Fund is nowopen for business, AuditorYost said. Ohio citizens andour tough economic timesdemand leaner, more efficientgovernment. Performanceaudits financed through theLEAP Fund will help strug-gling governments get there.

The LEAP Fund is a $1.5million fund to advance costsof a performance audit to stateagencies and local govern-

ments that might otherwisenot be able to afford to haveone conducted. The fundwas created by Senate Bill 4,which was signed into law byGovernor Kasich last week.

Auditor Yost outlined theapplication process for those

wishing to take advantage ofthe fund. Participating enti-ties will be required to submit

an application to the Auditorof States office. The appli-cations are available online(www.auditor.state.oh.us/LEAP) and are due no laterthan May 31. Loans will beawarded beginning July 1, thestart of the new biennium.

Selection of participantswill be based on a numberof factors, including financialneed, previous actions taken toreduce costs and improve effi-ciency and effectiveness, anda commitment to implementthe recommendations made inthe performance audit.

Experience shows that thelocal governments that could

most benefit from a perfor-mance audit are often thevery ones that can least affordone, said Auditor Yost. Iam excited to be able to helpthem overcome this barrierand provide smarter, stream-lined government.

YMCAs Healthy KidsDay aims to get familiesmoving through play

On Saturday, the Lima Yis encouraging all kids andparents in Lima to come tothe Y for a play date and com-mit to being active every day.Its all part of the YMCAsHealthy Kids Day thenations largest health day forfamilies.

The free event will takeplace at 345 S. Elizabeth St.from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. andfeature activities such as ropeclimb, inflatable games fromUltra Sound, healthy snackmaking, obstacle course, funrun and much more!

As a leading nonprofitstrengthening communitythrough healthy living, the

Y holds Healthy Kids Day toteach healthy habits to kidsand inspire a lifetime love ofphysical activity. At a timewhen one in three childrenin the United States are over-weight or obese (accordingto the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention),developing healthier habitsthat include increased physi-

cal activity is more importantthan ever.At the Lima Y, we know

that parents struggle to findthe time to incorporate moreactive play and healthier hab-its into their kids daily rou-tine, Health and WellnessDirector Josh Unterbrinksaid. Doing so doesnt haveto require extra money orresources. Its as simple asmaking a play date with yourkids, with two key require-ments be active and havefun!

As part of Healthy KidsDay, the Y encouragesfamilies to make play dateseveryday as a simple way

to become healthier, moreactive and connected. TheLima YMCA recommendsfive simple activities familiescan do to play together:

1. Schedule a Game Night:Play games with the kids thatincorporate physical activity,such as Charades.

2. Dance, Dance: Turnon your favorite party music

and dance! Make this activ-ity more fun with a dancecontest.

3. Go Riding: Find a newbike path or park for a funafternoon outdoors; grab yourhelmets and go rollerbladingor bike riding.

4. Channel Your InnerYouth: Remember playinghopscotch, jump rope, SimonSays or freeze tag as a kid?Teach your favorite child-hood game to your kid(s) andplay them together.

5. Play Outside: Visityour neighborhood park orcamp out in your backyardfor some outdoor fun. Geteveryone moving with fun

sports like soccer, basketballor baseball.

Healthy Kids Day will becelebrated at nearly 1,600 Ysacross the country, with morethan 700,000 families expect-ed to attend this year.

For more information,contact The Lima FamilyYMCA at 419-223-6045 orvisit www.limaymca.net.

CIAO dinner set SundayThe CIAO Italian Dinner

is scheduled from noonto 6 p.m. Sunday at theVeterans Memorial Civicand Convention Center

The dinner includes pasta,meatballs, Italian sausage,salad, garlic bread and coffee

or tea. Cannoli dessert andsoft drinks are also availableat an additional cost.

Live Italian and Americanmusic will be provided by theCarolyn and Jim Burns Bandfeaturing Eddie Paolucci.

A special presentation totwo outstanding membersof the community will takeplace at 1:30 p.m. There will

also be a bake sale of home-made treats available in thelobby.

Tickets are available at thedoor or from any CIAO mem-ber or at Happy Daz, BeerBarrel, Rigalis Pizza, MilanoCaf, Joeys Italian Deli-Subs

and Casa Lu Al. Advanceadult tickets are $8 or $8.50 atthe door. Tickets for childrenunder 12 are $5.50 in advanceor $6 at the door. Carry-outand drive-through dinners arealso available.

Proceeds are used for col-lege scholarships and numer-ous community groups andactivities.

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COLUMBUS (AP) Student government officialsare opposing an Ohio StateUniversity decision that letsstudent religious groups pickleaders based on what aredescribed as their sincerelyheld religious beliefs.

Undergraduate StudentGovernment President MicahKamrass complains it permitsdiscrimination by groups thatreceive money from studentactivity fees.

OSU lets student

faith groups bepicky in leaders

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that is the fact.

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

IT WAS NEWS THEN

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One Year Ago Two Delphos girls will be among the 900 participating

in the 64th annual session of Buckeye Girls State at AshlandUniversity. Local delegates sponsored by Delphos AmericanLegion Commemorative Unit 268 Auxiliary are Taylor VanGrootheest of Jefferson High School and Alicia Ankermanfrom St. Johns High School.

25 Years Ago 1986 A new agribusiness, SRM Seeds, Inc. opened in Columbus

Grove. Attending the ceremony were Ohio Director ofAgriculture Steven D. Maurer, owners Tim Merschman, JohnSchroeder and Don Reed; Chris Burnham, executive direc-tor of the Midwestern Ohio Joint Planning Council; ownerA. J. Schroeder and Ohio Development Director Clarence D.Pawlicki.

Andi Baker, daughter of Don and Bev Baker, was the stateoptional uneven bars champion in the Class III state meet. Shealso placed second in the floor exercises, fourth in the vaultand received a silver medal in the all-around with a score of29.15. Andi attends the Delphos Gymnastics Academy.

First Aid for Little People was presented as a new pro -gram at Franklin Elementary School by first aid instructor ofAllen County Chapter, American Red Cross, Jerry Kemper,Delphos patrolman. Kemper presented the two-hour session tothe third grade class of Patricia Weger.

50 Years Ago 1961 The annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner of the Delphos

Parent-Teachers Association was held last night in the cafeteriaof the new Franklin School. Mrs. Rollin Weaver, president ofthe organization, gave the welcome. Weaver introduced DavidZoll, instrumental music teacher in Delphos City Schools, whointroduced the musical portion of the program. Mrs. Walter

Wolery, program chairman this year, then introduced the prin-cipal speaker of the evening, Ruth Buchholtz of Delphos, whois public relations representative for National Farmers Equity.

A rural Delphos man has received a photograph ofPresident John F. Kennedy in appreciation of his efforts onthe presidents behalf prior to the election last fall. Urban C.Fuerst received the photograph because of a sign he erected topromote the presidents campaign.

The 1961 annual banquet and meeting of the PutnamCounty Association of Township Trustees and Clerks washeld recently in the school building in Miller City. Attendingfrom Ottoville were Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Heitmeyer, Mr. andMrs. Laurence Eickholt, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Heitmeyer, Mr.and Mrs. Al Plescher, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Eickholt, Mrs.Leo Deitering, Leo Kortokrax, Richard Kortokrax and WilliamTurnwald.

75 Years Ago 1936 Excellent music entertainment was afforded at a weekly

meeting of the Delphos Kiwanis Club, held Tuesday night atthe Beckman Hotel. The entertainer on this occasion was DickHanley, local Kiwanis Amateur Night prize winner. He playeda number of selections on his piano accordion and these weregreatly enjoyed.

A meeting of the committee in charge of arrangementsfor the May Festival will be held this evening at the WalterRosselit Drug Store. The plans for the festival will be outlinedat this time. The committee consists of Harold Fosnaught,Jos. Odenweller, A. C. Weger, Merlin Zuber, Paul Staup, andWalter Rosselit.

Kittenball is to be a favorite sport in Delphos duringthe coming season. Fifteen teams have been promised bythese business sponsors: Palace Sweet Shop, Loetz Brothers,Coombs Shoe Store, Pitsenbarger and Zuber, Bob McDonaldRestaurant, Equity Store, Dr. G. K. Miller, Grants Store,Star Caf, Wm. Gladen Coal Company, Hotz and HotzRestaurant, Wrights Market, Morris Supply Service, HenryPanger Restaurant and King and Stallkamp Drug Store.

CHICAGO (AP) President Barack Obamarestarted his formidable fund-raising operation Thursdaywith a challenge to support-ers that the 2012 presidentialcampaign will be about howto fix the countrys moneyproblems without doing harmto the America we believein.

We are going to be ableto present a very clear optionto the American people, the

president told Chicago home-town supporters in his firstfundraisers since formallyannouncing his re-electionlast week. We can get ourfiscal house in order, but wecan do it in a way that is con-sistent with our values andwho we are as a people. Orwe can decide to shrink ourvision of what America is.And I dont believe in shrink-ing America.

Bracing for a fight againstre-energized Republicansdetermined to deny him a sec-ond term, the president soughtThursday to reanimate sup-porters who swept him into

the White House in 2008 onpromises of change includ-ing liberals disappointed at hiscompromises with the GOP.

He did so by offering astinging critique of GOP bud-get proposals that would cutdeeply into social programs,education and elsewhere,accusing Republicans of aslash-and-burn approach thatsays we cant afford to becompassionate.

Under their vision we cantinvest in roads and bridges... we would be a nation ofpotholes, the president tolda high-dollar group at MKrestaurant, the second of three

fundraisers he held Thursdaynight in the city that launchedhis political career and wherehes headquartering his re-election.

The president made hisremarks a day after deliv-ering a speech on defi-cit reduction in Washingtonin which he made similarcharges about Republicans asthe author of the GOP bud-get plan, Rep. Paul Ryan ofWisconsin, watched from thefront row.

Ryan and other Republicanslater accused Obama of lob-bing overly partisan politicalbroadsides without delivering

many specifics about his ownplans. The presidents attacksmarked a change in tone fromthe more subdued approachhed taken since Democratswere routed in the Novembermidterm elections.

Obama defended himselfThursday.

The speech I gave yester-day was not a partisan shotat the other side. It was anattempt to clarify the choicethat we have as a country rightnow, he told donors at Ninerestaurant.

Obama said he agreed withthe need to rein in spend-ing and trim crushing deficits,but argued that Republicanswould do so while slashingareas like education, energyand transportation that hesaid must be preserved toensure American competitive-ness.

Republicans pounced onObama for pivoting from defi-cit reduction to raising moneyeven as a critical spendingdebates loom. Campaigner-in-chief kicks of fundrais-ing circuit, read a releasefrom the Republican NationalCommittee.

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press

WASHINGTON Abold but politically risky planto cut billions of dollars fromthe federal budget is comingto a House vote, with insur-gent Republicans rallyingbehind the idea of fundamen-tally reshaping the govern-ments role in health care forthe elderly and the poor.

The GOP plan, expectedto be voted today, promisesmore than $6 billion in spend-ing cuts from the budget thatPresident Barack Obamaoffered in February, rely-ing on stiff cuts to domesticagency accounts, food stampsand the Medicaid health careprogram for the poor and dis-abled.

But while leaving SocialSecurity alone, the mea-sure calls for transformingMedicare from a program inwhich the government direct-ly pays medical bills into avoucher-like system that sub-sidizes purchases of privateinsurance plans. People 55and over would remain in thecurrent system, but youngerworkers would receive subsi-dies that would steadily losevalue over time.

Virtually every budgetexpert in Washington agreesthat projected Medicare costincreases are unsustainable,but the GOP initiative attacked by Democrats as

ending Medicares guaranteeas we know it has launcheda major-league Washingtonimbroglio.

The primary author of theGOP plan is unfazed by theDemocratic attacks.

The biggest threat toMedicare is the status quoand the people defending it,House Budget CommitteeChairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,told The Associated Press onThursday.

Democrats countered withofficial estimates showingthe GOP plan would providevouchers whose value wouldsteadily erode.

They end the Medicareguarantee, said top BudgetCommittee Democrat ChrisVan Hollen of Maryland.They force seniors to leavethe Medicare program andgo into the private insurancemarket where costs continueto rise day in and day out.

The House began debateon the measure Thursday witha vote on it and several com-peting alternatives mostimportantly a Democraticsubstitute raising taxes onthe wealthy and a plan byGOP conservatives to cut farmore harshly scheduledfor today.

The GOP plan isnt actuallegislation. Instead, under thearcane and decidedly imper-fect congressional budgetprocess, the measure sketchesout a nonbinding blueprint

each year for running thegovernment. The resolutiondoesnt require the presi-dents signature, but it doesset the framework for chang-es to spending or tax policy infollow-up legislation.

The Democratic-controlled Senate has yet toproduce its alternative planas the Budget Committeechairman, Sen. Kent Conrad,D-N.D., and other membersof Obamas independentfiscal commission pursue abipartisan grand bargainblending big spending curbswith new revenues flowingfrom a simplified tax code.

The budget deficit is pro- jected at an enormous $1.6trillion this year, but moreominously, current projec-tions show an even worsemismatch as the baby boomgeneration retires andMedicare costs consume anever-growing share of thebudget. But theres a standoffbetween House Republicansand Obama over the presi-dents plan to raise taxes onupper-income people.

Todays voting comes onthe heels of final congressio-nal action on a long-overdueplan to wrap up the 2011budget year. That measure

claims $38 billion in sav-ings but just $20 billion to$25 billion in lower deficitsbecause illusory spendingcuts comprise a big portionof the measure.

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press

BOSTON Its a trickytime of courtship.

As the tea party turns2, the still-gelling field ofRepublican presidential con-tenders is the first class ofWhite House hopefuls to tryto figure out how to tap themovements energy withoutalienating voters elsewhereon the political spectrum.

Look no further than thisweekends events marking thetea partys second anniversaryto see how the candidates areemploying different strate-gies. Some will be out frontas the tea party stages taxday rallies across the country.Others, not so much.

Former Minnesota Gov.Tim Pawlenty, an establish-ment Republican making aplay for tea party supportand clamoring to be heardover bigger names, is amongthose jumping in with both

feet. Mississippi Gov. HaleyBarbour is being more coy.Pawlenty, for his part,

planned to hold court at agathering on Boston Common in the city where colonistsstaged the 1773 Tea Partyrevolt against the British gov-ernment and in neighbor-ing New Hampshire. And hesheaded for Iowa a day later

for similar appearances thatare likely to include DontTread on Me banners andtirades against Washingtonspending.

Former Alaska Gov. SarahPalin, perhaps the Republicanmost closely identified withthe tea party, is slated toattend a weekend tea partyrally at the Wisconsin Capitol,the site of recent protests overlegislation that would stripunion rights for most publicworkers.

Tea party darling MinnesotaRep. Michele Bachman, allbut drafted into the race bytea partyers, plans to share thesteps of the South CarolinaStatehouse with another of themovements favorite daugh-ters, Gov. Nikki Haley.

And little-known busi-nessman Herman Cain, whois hoping tea party backingcan make him more than alongshot, plans to hit ralliesin New Hampshire, Iowa,Michigan and Texas.

Real estate magnet DonaldTrump, who claims hes seri-ous about running, picked atea party rally in Boca Raton,Fla., to make his stand.

Other contenders are pro-ceeding with more caution.

Barbour plans weekendstops at county GOP conven-tions in Charleston, Columbiaand Lexington, S.C. But he

had no big tax day rallies onhis schedule in a state wheretea party activists have gainedinfluence. As he weighs apresidential bid, Barbour hasbeen more subtle than othersin courting the movement. Hetalks about issues the tea partycares about, first and foremostthe economy.

Its the same approach that

former Massachusetts Gov.Mitt Romney has been taking.He talks about lower taxesand reduced government andwas set to appear at a cen-tral Florida anti-tax event. Hedecries the Internal RevenueService, a top target of teapartyers. And in his defenseof the Massachusetts healthcare overhaul that he pushedthrough, he invokes the 10thAmendment that guaranteesstates rights.

In an opinion piece pub-lished today in the OrlandoSentinel, Romney praisedthe tea party-style activists:The growth of government

is not some inexorable force.In a democracy, we the peo-ple decide. Thanks to the teaparty, theres real hope thatwe can rein in our profligatefederal government.

But he spends the bulk ofthe column decrying PresidentBarack Obama on policy,not invoking the FoundingFathers.

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press

WASHINGTON Thebest solution to the problemof sleepy air traffic controllersis more sleeping on the job,scientists say.

But that would be a radi-cal change for the FederalAviation Administration.Current regulations forbidsleeping at work, even dur-ing breaks. Controllers whoare caught can be suspendedor fired.

Experts say that kind ofthinking is outdated.

There should be sanc-tioned on-shift napping.Thats the way to handle nightshift work, said GregoryBelenky, a sleep expert atWashington State Universityin Spokane. There are plenty

of other scientists in the U.S.and around the world whoagree with him. Sleep studiesshow that nighttime workerswho are allowed recuperativebreaks are more alert whenthey return to their tasks.

A working group on con-troller fatigue made up ofofficials from the FAA andthe union that represents airtraffic controllers recentlyembraced that position aswell.

The issue has taken on anew urgency in the wake of

four recent episodes in whichthe FAA says controllers fellasleep while on duty. Themost recent case occurredthis week when the pilot of aplane transporting a criticallyill passenger was unable toraise the sole controller work-ing at 2 a.m. in the tower ofthe Reno-Tahoe InternationalAirport in Nevada.

The FAA said the control-ler was out of communicationfor 16 minutes. Controllersat a regional radar facility inCalifornia assisted the plane,which landed safely.

The episodes have sentadministration officialsscrambling to assure thepublic and angry membersof Congress that air travel isindeed safe. Even PresidentBarack Obama weighed in,telling ABC News in an inter-

view, Weve got it undercontrol.

What we also have to lookat is air traffic control sys-tems, Obama acknowledged.Do we have enough backup,do we have enough people,are they getting enough resttime?

In fact, the FAA and thecontrollers union withassistance from NASA andthe Mitre Corp., among oth-ers has come up with 12recommendations for tacklingsleep-inducing fatigue among

controllers. Among thoserecommendations is that theFAA change its policies togive controllers on midnightshifts as much as two hoursto sleep plus a half-hour towake up.

That would mark a pro-found change from currentregulations that can makesleeping controllers subject tosuspension or dismissal.

Yet, at most air trafficfacilities, its common for twocontrollers working togetherat night to engage in unsanc-tioned sleeping swaps where-by one controller works twojobs while the other controllernaps and then they switch off,present and former controllerstold The Associated Press.The controllers requested notto be named because theydidnt want jeopardize their

jobs or co-workers jobs.More than two decades

ago, NASA scientists con-cluded that airline pilots weremore alert and performedbetter during landings whenthey were allowed to taketurns napping during thecruise phase of flights. TheFAA chose to ignore recom-mendations that U.S. pilotsbe allowed controlled nap-ping. But other countries,using NASAs research, haveadopted such policies for theirpilots.

House preps to vote on$6B spending cut plan

Likely GOP contenders plot their tea party strategies

Scientists say controllers need naps on the job

Obama restartsmoney chase

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CALENDAR OFEVENTS

TODAY1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift

Store is open for shopping.

SATURDAY9-11:30 a.m. Delphos

Project Recycle at DelphosFuel and Wash.

9 a.m. to noon InterfaithThrift Store is open for shop-ping.

St. Vincent DePaul Society,located at the east edge of theSt. Johns High School park-ing lot, is open.

10 a.m to 2 p.m. DelphosPostal Museum is open.

12:15 p.m. Testing ofwarning sirens by DelphosFire and Rescue

1-3 p.m. Delphos CanalCommission Museum, 241 N.Main St., is open.

7 p.m. Bingo at St.Johns Little Theatre.

SUNDAY8-11:30 a.m. Knights

of Columbus benefit for St.Johns School at the hall,Elida Ave.

1-3 p.m. The DelphosCanal Commission Museum,241 N. Main St., is open.

MONDAY11:30 a.m. The Green

Thumb Garden Club will meetat the Delphos Public Libraryfor luncheon and program.

Mealsite at Delphos SeniorCitizen Center, 301 SuthoffStreet.

7 p.m. WashingtonTownship Trustees meet atthe township house.

7:30 p.m. JeffersonAthletic Boosters meet at thehigh school library.

Spencerville village council

meets at the mayors office.Delphos Eagles Auxiliary

meets at the Eagles Lodge,1600 Fifth St.

TUESDAY11:30 a.m. Mealsite

at Delphos Senior CitizenCenter, 301 Suthoff Street.

1-3 p.m. Delphos AreaVisiting Nurses offer freeblood pressure checks atDelphos Discount Drugs.

6 p.m. Weight Watchersmeets at Trinity UnitedMethodist Church, 211 E.Third St.

6:30 p.m. DelphosLions Club, Eagles Lodge,

1600 E. Fifth St.7 p.m. Delphos AreaArt Guild (DAAG) will meetat their new location in thesecond floor gallery of theDelphos Postal Museum ofHistory at 339 N. Main St.

7:30 p.m. Elida SchoolBoard meets at the high schooloffice.

Alcoholics Anonymous,First Presbyterian Church,310 W. Second St.

Please notify the DelphosHerald at 419-695-0015 ifthere are any correctionsor additions to the ComingEvents column.

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At the movies . . .

Van Wert Cinemas10709 Lincoln Hwy. Van Wert

Scream 4 (R) Fri.: 4:30/6:45/9:00; Sat.:2:00/4:15/6:30/8:45; Sun.: 2:00/4:30/7:00;Mon.-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00

Rio (G) Fri.: 4:30/6:30/8:30; Sat.:2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00; Sun.: 2:00/4:30/7:00;Mon.-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00

Arthur (PG-13) Fri.: 4:30/6:45/9:00; Sat.:2:00/4:15/6:30/8:45; Sun.: 2:00/4:30/7:00;Mon.-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00

Diary of a Whimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules(PG) Fri.: 4:30; Sat.: 2:00/4:00; Sun.: 2:00;Mon.-Thurs.: 4:30

Hop (PG) Fri.: 4:30/6:30/8:30; Sat.:2:00/4:00/6:00/8:00; Sun.: 2:00/4:30/7:00;Mon.-Thurs.: 4:30/7:00

Source Code (PG-13) Fri.-Sat.: 6:30/8:30;Sun.-Thurs.: 7:00

American Mall Stadium 122830 W. Elm St., Lima

Saturday and SundayRio (G) 2:00/4:30/7:10/9:30Rio (G) 3D 1:30/2:30/4:00/5:00/6:40/7:40

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Scream 4 (R) 1:40/4:10/7:00/9:40 (DPShowtimes: 2:15/4:45/7:30/10:10)

Arthur (PG-13) 1:30/4:05/6:55/9:25Hanna (PG-13) 1:35/4:25/7:25/9:55Soul Surfer (PG) 2:10/4:40/7:45/10:15Your Highness (R) 1:45/4:15/7:35/10:05Hop (G) 1:50/4:20/7:20/9:50Insidious (PG-13) 1:55/4:35/7:05/9:35Source Code (PG-13) 2:20/4:50/7:15/9:45

Eastgate Dollar Movies2100 Harding Hwy. Lima

Saturday and SundayDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

(PG) 5:00/7:00/9:00The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)

5:00/7:20/9:20Gnomeo and Juliet (G) 5:00/7:15/9:00Just Go With It (PG-13) 5:00/7:10/9:20

Shannon Theatre119 S. Main St., Bluffton

HOP (PG) is playing every evening at 7p.m. and 9:30 p.m., with 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday matinees

AC Museum to dedicateof Roll of Valor exhibit

The community is invitedto attend the opening and ded-ication of the Allen CountyHistorical Societys newestexhibit, Roll of Valor, dedi-cated in memory of AllenCountys two Medal of Honorrecipients: Leonard F. Mason

and William E. Metzger, Jr. at1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

These two heroes servedtheir country during WorldWar II and were posthumous-ly awarded this countryshighest decoration for valor...above and beyond the callof duty.

2011 marks the 150thanniversary of the Medalof Honor. More than 3,000Medals of Honor have beenawarded since its inceptionduring the Civil War.

The Allen CountyMuseums newest exhib-it will include a Roll ofValor wall listing all Medal

of Honor recipients by con-

flict and chronological periodof award. The exhibit willalso feature the Medals ofHonor awarded to the fami-lies of Leonard F. Mason andWilliam E. Metzger, Jr., aswell as additional memorabil-ia provided by the families.

Those in attendance willhave the opportunity to meetthe family members of thesetwo heroes including LarryMason, son of Leonard F.Mason; and Frances MetzgerFredericks, sister of WilliamE. Metzger, Jr. They willalso have the privilege ofhearing from one of the 85living Medal of Honor recipi-ents, Mr. Hershel WoodrowWoody Williams, WestVirginia. Mr. Williams is aretired United States Marineand the Medal of Honorrecipient from the World WarII Pacific theater, Iwo Jima.This program is free and open

to the public.

Leonard F. Mason William E. Metzger Jr.

IN THE SERVICE

Schneider passes Navy basic trainingNavy Seaman Recruit Ryan

T. Schneider, son of PatriciaL. and Robert H. Schneiderof Spencerville, recentlycompleted U.S. Navy basictraining at Recruit TrainingCommand, Great Lakes, Ill.

During the eight-weekprogram, Schneider complet-ed a variety of training whichincluded classroom study andpractical instruction on naval

customs, first aid, firefighting,water safety and survival, andshipboard and aircraft safety.An emphasis was also placedon physical fitness.

The capstone event of bootcamp is Battle Stations.

This exercise gives recruitsthe skills and confidence theyneed to succeed in the fleet.Battle Stations is designedto galvanize the basic war-rior attributes of sacrifice,dedication, teamwork andendurance in each recruitthrough the practical appli-cation of basic Navy skillsand the core values of Honor,Courage and Commitment.

Its distinctly Navy flavorwas designed to take intoaccount what it means to bea Sailor.

Schneider is a 1998 gradu-ate of Spencerville HighSchool of Spencerville.

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ST. JOHNS (3)ab-r-h-rbiTanner Calvelage cf 4-0-1-0, Tyler

Bergfeld ss 3-3-1-0, Jordan Leiningerp 4-0-1-0, Austin Vogt 1b 3-0-2-1,Andrew Metzger pr 0-0-0-0, Tyler Dittorf 3-0-0-2, Troy Warnecke 2b 4-0-1-0,Austin Reindel c 3-0-0-0, Ryan Densellf 2-0-0-0, Curtis Geise 3b 3-0-0-0.Totals 29-3-6-3.

OTTOVILLE (0)ab-r-h-rbiMatt Honigford cf 3-0-0-0, Derek

Schimmoeller p 2-0-0-0, Cody DeLong3b 3-0-0-0, Aaron Wehri c 2-0-0-0,Travis Maag dh/rf 3-0-0-0, AustinMarkward lf 1-0-0-0, Ty Turnwald ss2-0-0-0, Craig Odenweller 2b 2-0-0-

0, Bryan Holhbein 1b 2-0-0-0. Totals20-0-0-0.Score by Innings:St. Johns 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3Ottoville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

E: Turnwald 3, Bergfeld, Reindel;LOB: St. Johns 9, Ottoville 5; 2B:Bergfeld, Vogt, Warnecke; SF: Ditto;SB: Bergfeld 2, Leininger, Densel; CS:Turnwald (by Reindel); POB: Markward(by Leininger. IP H R ER BB SOST. JOHNSLeininger (W, 1-0) 7 0 0 0 4 4OTTOVILLESchimmoeller (L) 7 6 3 1 3 1

WP: Leininger; HBP: Markward (byLeininger), T. Turnwald (by Leininger);Balk: Leininger.

Trailing 6-2 to Paulding with one out in the fifth,Jefferson junior Tony George rounds third and heads for

home on a Curtis Miller 2-run hit to right field. However,the host Wildcats fell 7-5 in NWC baseball action.

Tom Morris photo

Leininger

By JIM METCALFEjmetcalfe@delpho-

sherald.com

OTTOVILLE With astiff and constant wind blow-ing in from right field, offensewas going to be at a pre-mium when St. Johns vis-ited Ottoville Thursday nightin non-conference baseballaction.

Senior Jordan Leiningerspitching debut in 2011wasnt always pretty but itwas affective, throwing ano-hitter and receiving justenough offense to outduel BigGreen sophomore lefty DerekSchimmoeller in a 3-0 vic-tory.

It wasnt going to be agood day to get a lot of hits.However, our bats were bet-ter today overall, St. Johnscoach Dan Metzger explained.We got runners on and thendid what we had to to movethem around and get them in.We were much better defen-sively, with only two errors.That will be important for usto field better as we moveon.

Ottoville coach TonyCastronova figured it was abit of tough luck, too.

With the wind, you

werent going to get a lot ofpower to right or center. Wedid hit some balls hard; theywere just right at people, heacknowledged. We made just enough mistakes to costus but that is baseball. We putthe ball in play and they madealmost every play and thatwas the difference.

The Blue Jays (4-1) got allthe runs they inevitably need-ed in the top of the first against

Schimmoeller (7 innings, 6hits, 3 runs, 1 earned, 3 walks 1 intentional 1 strike-out; 94 pitches, 59 for strikes).Tanner Calvelage led off witha single but was erased ats e c o n dby TylerBergfe ld(3 runss c o r e d ) .He stolesecond. Anout later,he scoredvia AustinV o g t sdouble tothe fencein left for a 1-0 lead.

The Big Green (4-4) triedto rally right away againstLeininger (7 IP, 4 walks, 4Ks, 2 hit batters; 110 pitches,58 strikes). With one down,Schimmoeller walked but wasforced out at second by CodyDeLong. Aaron Wehri walked.However, Leininger got out ofthat threat unscathed by fan-ning the next batter.

The Jays wasted a lead-off double to left by TroyWarnecke in the second,stranding him at third.

The Big Green had achance in the second frameas Austin Markward was hit

by a pitch. However, he waspicked off base by Leininger.Tyler Turnwald was thenalso plunked. An error ona pickoff try pushed him tosecond. Craig Odenwellerwalked. On a pitch in the dirt,Turnwald tried to advance butwas gunned down by AustinReindel at third. Leiningerretired the next batter with aK to end that threat.

Leininger then settled

down, retiring the next 13.The Jays got runners at

second (Leininger, infield hit)and first (Vogt, error) withtwo down in the third butSchimmoeller got the finalout.

The Jays stranded RyanDensel at second (2-out walk,stolen base) in the fourth.

They got a 2-0 lead in thefifth. With one out, Bergfeldwalked, had a delayed stealof second, moved to third asLeiningers low infield linerwas dropped for an error (stay-ing put as Vogt beat out aninfield hit off Schimmoellersfoot) and scored as Tyler Dittolofted a sacrifice fly to center.

The Jays got a huge insur-ance run in the seventh. Withone gone, Bergfeld doubleddown the left-field line andadvanced on a grounder byLeininger, who was safe onan error. Leininger swipedsecond. Vogt was intention-ally walked. Leininger wasforced at third by Ditto butBergfeld scored the third run.Pinch-runner Andrew Metzgerwas forced at third by TroyWarnecke to end the threat.

With one down in theGreen and Gold seventh,Travis Maag got aboard onan error and was balked to

second. Markward walkedand both advanced on a wildpitch. However, Leininger,clearly laboring, retired thefinal two batters, includingshortstop Bergfeld making agreat play behind second toretire Odenweller, to finishthe no-hitter.

I thought about taking himout and I was constantly talk-ing to him to see if he couldkeep going; he was close. Still,

as a coach, I wanted to givehim that opportunity to finisha once-in-a-lifetime chance,Metzger added. He gutted itout the whole time. He got anice play from Tyler at theend; thats the maturity of ourteam since he came right backfrom making an error.

For Castronova, it was ajust a good game.

Derek was great; hepitched well enough to win.Not bad for a sophomore whogoes a buck 25, he added.We had four tough games thisweek: Continental, Jefferson,Bluffton and St. Johns. These

games are what will make usbetter down the road, espe-cially in the tournament.

Ottoville hosts Crestviewat noon Saturday, while St.Johns visits St. Henry 5 p.m.Tuesday.

Leininger no-nos Big Green, beats

Schimmoeller in pitchers duel

Panthers edge Wildcatsin NWC baseball

DELPHOS It was sunnybut very windy Thursday nightat Wildcat Field as Jeffersonentertained Paulding inNorthwest Conference base-ball action.

The Panthers built a 6-0lead before holding on for a7-5 triumph.

Paulding got a run in thetop half of the first on an errorand a run-scoring hit by Mott,scoring Pease.

Jefferson got two aboardwith two down in the homehalf Tony George andCurtis Miller via Panthererrors but George was cutdown at the plate trying toscore.

The visitors scored fiveruns in the second on a pair ofhits, including a bases-loaded2-run single by Pease and arun-scoring hit by Mott, threewalks, a wild pitch and a bigerror that allowed two runnersto come home, to go up 6-0.

Justin Rode got aboard onan error with one down inthe Delphos second but was

caught stealing.The Red and White gottwo in the bottom of the third.Jordan Vorst got aboard viaan error. Nik Moore walked.Another error on a Georgegrounder scored Vorst and putMoore at third, from wherehe scored as Miller singledhim in.

Vorst got on courtesy ofa Paulding miscue with twodown in the fourth but wasleft stranded.

The Panthers left the basesloaded in the top of the fifthand the sixth.

The hosts got within 6-5 inthe home half. Moore walkedbut was eliminated by Evan

Neubert. George singled andboth runners scored as Millertripled to right. Kyle Anspachwalked and moved to second.Jeff Schleeter singled to rightto score Miller and put run-ners on the corners but theywere left there.

Nick Cook was walked tolead off the bottom of thesixth but was picked off base.Neubert got on via a 2-outsingle and error but was leftat second.

Paulding (3-4, 2-1 NWC)got a huge run in the top of theseventh courtesy of two hits.

Jefferson (3-7, 0-2 NWC)visits Leipsic for an 11 a,m,doubleheader Saturday.

PAULDING (7)ab-r-h-rbiKoenn 2b 4-1-1-0, Pease p/ss 2-2-

1-12 Gawronski 1b 4-1-0-2, Mott c 3-0-3-2, Stoller ss/p 2-0-0-0, Manz lf 2-1-0-0, Egler 3b 1-1-0-0, Phlipot pr 0-1-0-0,Zeller cf 3-0-0-0, Vance ph 1-0-1-0,Fitch rf 4-0-0-0. Totals 26-7-6-6.

JEFFERSON (5)ab-r-h-rbiNik Moore ss 2-1-0-0, Mike Joseph

cf 2-0-0-0, Evan Neubert cf 2-1-1-0,Tony George dh 4-1-1-1, Curtis Miller1b/p 4-1-2-3, Kyle Anspach lf 2-0-0-0,Justin Rode c 3-0-0-0, Jeff Schleeter3b 3-0-1-1, Jordan Vorst rf 3-1-0-0,Nick Cook 2b 2-0-0-0. Totals 27-5-5-5.Paulding 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 6 7Jefferson 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 - 5 5 2

E: Stoller 3, Pease, Gawronski,Fitch, Egler, Vorst, Joseph; LOB:Paulding 8, Jefferson 7; 2B: Mott; 3B:Miller; SB: Pease 2, Mott; CS: Rode(by Mott); POB: Cook (by Stoller)

IP H R ER BB SOPAULDINGPease (W) 6.0 5 5 3 4 3

Stoller (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0JEFFERSONDrew Kortokrax (L, 0-2)

3.0 3 6 2 4 5Miller 3.0 1 0 0 6 2Ross Thompson 1.0 2 1 1 2 19.00

WP: Pease, Kortokrax, Miller.

-----Panthers goose-eggLady Wildcats

DELPHOS Beck threw a2-hitter at Jefferson Thursdaynight to lead Paulding to a 9-0Northwest Conference soft-ball shutout at Lady WildcatField.

The Panthers registeredeight hits against Wildcat

sophomore Taylor Branham.Jefferson visits Spencerville

5 p.m. Monday.

Paulding 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 - 9 8 0Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2

WP: Beck; LP: Taylor Branham.2B: M. Tease (P), M. Pracht (P).

-----Knights hold offBearcats in baseball

CONVOY Crestviewtook a 5-1 lead in the bot-tom of the second inning andnever relinquished the lead

in grabbing a 9-6 NorthwestConference baseball vic-tory Thursday at CrestviewAthletic Complex.

Both teams struggled withfielding as the host Knightshad six errors and the Bearcatsfour.Spencerville hosts Botkins

tonight.

Spencerville 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 6 6 4Crestview 0 5 2 1 0 1 x - 9 6 6

WP: Joey Overmyer; LP: MattYoungpeter. 2B: Levi Krouskop (SV),Brice Ringwald (SV), Joey Overmyer(CV). HR: Matt Holden (CV).

-----

Knights pound out shutoutwin over Lady Bearcats

CONVOY Crestviewhas built up quite a rep as

a fast-pitch softball power-house.Spencerville saw it up

close and personal Thursdaynight at the Crestview AthleticComplex as the Lady Knightspounded out 14 hits en routeto a 12-0 NWC victory.

Crestviews bats wereworking tonight. We wouldhave them to full countsand then they would crushit, Spencerville coach TomWegesin noted. Our youngpitching core is getting better;we just have to find a way topull the strings on that third-strike pitch. We put the ballin play tonight, just not con-sistent enough yet. We had

bases loaded a couple of timesand just didnt get the hit tomake things happen. We hadsome huge efforts on defense,which is very encouraging.Alyssa Mulhollands divingcatch at the fence in deep leftto end an inning was spec-tacular.

Kirstin Hicks tossed a2-hitter at the visitors andadded a home run.

The Lady Bearcats hostContinental for a noon twin-bill Saturday.

Spencerville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 3Crestview 5 0 4 3 x - 12 14 0

WP: Kirstin Hicks; LP: HannaKeller. 2B: Diana Hicks (CV), JessicaBurger (CV). 3B: Diana Hicks (CV).HR: Kirstin Hicks.

-----Elida vs. Lima Seniorand St. Marys tri-meet

At Elida Track ComplexResultsGirls Team Rankings: St.

Marys Memorial 97, Lima Senior46, Elida 28.

Boys Team Rankings: St.Marys Memorial 82, Lima Senior58, Elida 34.

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. St.Marys Memorial 10:48.53.

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Elida(Sam Kerber, Ben Kerber, AaronRay, Kane Brookman) 9:23.3.

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 1.Regan Aller (SM) 18.45.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: 1.Devon Fitzgerald (SM) 15.17.

Girls 100 Meter Dash: 1. JaylenWalker (LS) 13.37.

Boys 100 Meter Dash: 1.Anthnoy Chustz (LS) 11.01.

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: 1. LimaSenior 1:52.96.

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: 1.Lima Senior 1:36.97.Girls 1600 Meter Run: 1. Marie

Bertke (SM) 6:14.52.Boys 1600 Meter Run: 1. Alex

Mielk (SM) 5:22.11.Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Elida

B 55.05.Boys 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. St.

Marys Memorial 46.98.Girls 400 Meter Dash: 1. Indiya

Benjamin (LS) 1:02.88.Boys 400 Meter Dash: 1. Alonzo

Williams (LS) 55.44.Girls 300 Meter Hurdles: 1.

Regan Aller (SM) 57.47.Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: 1.

Anthony Chustz (LS) 40.98.Girls 800 Meter Run: 1. Kristen

Dammeyer (SM) 2:43.62.

LOCAL ROUNDUP

MLB CAPSULES

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By Charlie WarnimontDelphos HeraldCorrespondent

FORT JENNINGS FortJennings had been strugglingin recent games coming withclutch hits.

In a Thursday game withPutnam County League rivalKalida, the Musketeers batsdelivered in the fourth inningas they rallied for a 6-4 win.

Fort Jennings had just two hits going tothe fourth inning. In thisinning, the Musketeersbanged out four hits andtook advantage of twoKalida errors to scorefive times.

The inning started asCody Warnecke reached onan error on his ground ball toshortstop. Cleanup hitter JaredCalvelage made the Wildcatspay with a his second homerun of the game, a shot overthe right-centerfield fence thatpulled them within 4-3.

After an out, TroyHellman reached secondbase on a throwing error byKalidas third baseman. RyanSchuerman reached on a slowroller between first and sec-ond as the Wildcat defensehad a moment of indecisionon whether to cut down therunner going to third base orget Schuerman at first.

A ground ball to first baseby Austin Norbeck was thesecond out of the inning that

left runners at second andthird base. Brad Trentmanfollowed with a 2-run doubleto right-center that was justout of the reach of LoganRecker and he scored as KurtWarnecke lined a single toright. Tyler Good followedwith a single that had runnersat first and second before the

inning ended with a ground-out to second base.

Hitting is contagious,Fort Jennings coach Jeff Swicksaid. We had been strugglingwith getting those clutch hitsin recent games. We were put-ting the ball in play but hittingit right at someone. Tonightwe were able to come throughwith those hits. Once Jared hitthat home run it gave us a lift,got our dugout going, got us

some confidence andthe rest of the lineupfed off that. Jaredhas been swinging agood bat but was notgetting them to drop.His two run home runkind of set the tablefor that big inning.

Kalida coach Jim McBridewas disappointed in his teamsdefensive play that inning asthe errors left the door openfor Ft. Jennings big inning.

The errors hurt us,McBride said. If we dontmake an error to start theinning, thats a 1-run homerun instead of a 2-run homerun. We have three errors andall three runs scored; thats just not winning baseball. Itsmy concern we have the onebad inning where we playmentally poor baseball andyou put your pitcher in a situ-ation where he has to throwperfect baseball.

While Ft. Jennings wasable to come through withkey hits in that one inning,

Kalida was unable to takeadvantage of early opportuni-ties against Musketeer starterCody Warnecke.

Warnecke struggled in hisfour innings of work but wasable to control the damageallowing Kalida just four runsin his four innings of work.The Wildcats stranded six

runners in his four innings ofwork.

Cody was not on tonight.I told him that happens some-times, Swick said. Hispitch count was in the 90sand you look up see he onlygave up four runs, I will takethat, especially with guysfollowing him up. But Nick(Verhoff) came in and didwhat we wanted him to do.His role was set early in theyear and he has really graspedthat. He did exactly what wewanted him to do.

The Wildcatsopened the scoringin the first inningas Logan Reckersingled with oneout but was forced at sec-ond base on a ground ballby Nick Guisinger. Singlesby Kristopher Osterhage andJordan Ellerbrock plated a runbefore a ground ball back tothe pitcher ended the inning.

Kalida scored twice intheir half of the second as NeilRecker and Jordan Laudickopened the innings with walks.After a wild pitch pitched therunners, Warnecke struckout the number nine hitter. ATyler Heitmeyer single to leftscored one run but Laudickwas cut down at the plate ona fine throw by Hellman fromleft field. Heitmeyer movedto second on the throw homeand he scored on a single byRecker. Guisinger followedwith a single to right before

Warnecke struck out the nextbatter to end the innings.

The Musketeers got on theboard in the bottom of thesecond as Calvelage hit thefirst of his two home runs,a towering shot to right thatwas helped over the fence bya wind blowing that way.

Kalida came back with a

run in their half of third asEllerbrock reached on an errorand took second on a groundball back to the pitcher. Hescored on a 2-out single byLaudick.

After Warnecke workeda scoreless fourth inning,Verhoff came on to pitch threescoreless innings in relief.Verhoff allowed a runner ineach inning but worked out oftrouble each time.

Warnecke picked up thewin as he went four innings

allowing four runs on10 hits. He struck outthree and walked two.Verhoff worked threescoreless innings allow-ing two hits and a walk

with three strikeouts.Trentman, Kurt Warnecke

and Calvelage all had twohits.

Laudick took the loss forKalida as he went five inningsallowing six runs on nine hits.Jared Zeller worked a score-less sixth inning.

Ellerbrock had three hitsfor Kalida, while Recker,Guisinger and Osterhage allhad two hits.

Every game we haveplayed we have had at leastdouble figures in hits,McBride said. We are hittingthe ball but we stranded a lotof runners (nine for the game).Its Kalida-Fort Jenningsbaseball. Thats why I playthem twice. We play themearly to get a gauge on how

we are doing, then we playthem before the tournament.This is where Im not pleasedwith the one inning and theprogress this team is making.We just took a step back and Iam very concerned.

Kalida 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 3Ft. Jennings 0 1 0 5 0 0 x - 6 9 2

WP-C. Warnecke. LP-Laudick.

Jennings rallies for PCL baseball win over rival Kalida

The Associated PressNLWASHINGTON Back at his

best after an unusually brief outing,Cliff Lee struck out 12 in a 3-hitshutout Thursday night, allowing thePhiladelphia Phillies to overcometheir own problems at the plate in

a 4-0 victory over the WashingtonNationals.Lee (2-1) walked one and faced

30 batters, three over the minimum.Quite a turnaround from his previousgame at Atlanta last Friday, when heallowed six runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3innings his shortest start sinceSept. 4, 2009.

This was the second nightin a row that Philadelphia got acomplete game: Roy Halladay didit Wednesday in a 3-2 victory atNationals Park. The Phillies hadntgotten consecutive complete gamessince May 11-12, 1999, at St. Louis,when Paul Byrd and Curt Schillingdid it.

Jordan Zimmermann (1-2) retiredthe first 15 Phiilies he faced but the16th, Carlos Ruiz, drove an 0-1pitch barely over the wall in left for

a leadoff homer in the sixth. ShaneVictorino doubled later in the inningand scored on a wild pitch.

Rockies 6, Mets 5, first game;Rockies 9, Mets 4, second game

NEW YORK Troy Tulowitzkibelted his major league-leading sev-enth homer during the second game

of a doubleheader to help Coloradowrap up a 4-game series sweep.Tulowitzki also homered in the

opener before the Rockies bullpenheld on in a wild ninth inning. TheRockies (10-2), off to the best startin franchise history, have won fivestraight and 10 of 11 overall, the lonedefeat coming against Pittsburgh inextra innings.

The Mets (4-9) are headed theother way, losing five straight andeight of nine.

Greg Reynolds (1-0) won Game1 despite a couple shaky inningsand Jorge De La Rosa (2-0) heldon long enough in the second gamefor the Rockies offense to deliverhis win.

R.A. Dickey (1-2) and ChrisCapuano (1-1) took the losses forthe Mets.

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 5LOS ANGELES Albert Pujols

homered for the second time thisseason and Matt Holliday drove inthree runs and scored twice for St.Louis.

Jaime Garcia (2-0) allowed threeruns two earned and five

hits in five innings, struck out twoand walked two. Hiroki Kuroda (2-1)gave up 10 hits and six runs fiveearned in five innings, struck outthree and threw a career-high threewild pitches in the Dodgers thirdstraight loss.

Pujols sent a 3-2 pitch fromKuroda into the lower left-field seatswith one out in the fifth, extendingthe Cardinals lead to 5-3.

Matt Kemp had two RBIs andthree hits, including a homer in theninth, and Jamey Carroll had threehits for the Dodgers.

Brewers 4, Pirates 1PITTSBURGH Randy Wolf

had 10 strikeouts and allowed onlythree hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings tolead Milwaukee to its fourth straightwin and seventh in eight games.

Wolf (1-2) allowed only two sin-

gles, a double and two walks anddidnt allow a Pittsburgh runner toadvance past second base. JohnAxford allowed a run on two walks,a single and a wild pitch in the ninthto prevent Milwaukees second con-secutive shutout.

Pittsburgh managed four hits to

fall to 1-5 on its opening homestand.The Pirates snapped a streak of22 scoreless innings when AndrewMcCutchen scored in the ninth. PaulMaholm (0-2) retired 20 of his final23 batters. He was charged with tworuns on four hits and three walkswith six strikeouts in seven innings.

Price Fielder had a run-scoringsingle in the first his NL-leading15th RBI and Yuniesky Betancourtadded a sacrifice fly. The Brewersadded two in the ninth off JoelHanrahan.

Marlins 6, Braves 5ATLANTA John Buck drove

in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single to help Florida win itssecond straight road series.

Buck was 0-for-9 in the seriesbefore driving in Gaby Sanchez from

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