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BY ED GEBERTTimes Bulletin Editor

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VAN WERT The next generation of transpor-tation fuel could soon be sold in Van Wert County. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a clean-burning, less-expensive alternative to burning gasoline or diesel fuel. It is used in vehicles with engines that have been modified to use CNG.

Van Wert County Economic Development Director Sarah Smith said Tuesday that Trillium CNG is looking at putting in a $1.2 million fueling station near Van Wert.

Trillium will be meeting next week with Cooper Farms, Custom Assembly and Store N Haul to negotiate the amount of CNG they would use annually. Other potential CNG users are wel-come also. The goal is to get to 400,000 gallons per year, then a station would be built, tailored to the needs of potential users. We could see it con-

structed by early 2015.Trillium CNG Managing Director and Business

Developer David L. George told the Times Bulletin, We are a developer of stations for companies mak-ing the decision to move to natural gas. In that

process, we are more than willing to invest the $1.5-2.5 million to build one of these stations to accommodate heavy-duty trucking. Were more than happy to make that investment at no cost to the

end user other than the fueling commitment, which is the number of gallons used by a sole person or by a community that allows us to get a return on committed capital on that investment.

He stated that Trillium CNG is unique in the market since it is one of the only companies in the country that can design, build, own, operate and maintain CNG filling stations. Our position is that we want to develop stations and we want to market fuel to the stations, and we want to operate and maintain the consistent quality of the fueling experience, he shared.

The company is the largest developer of com-pressed natural gas stations with 108 stations built across the U.S., with 40 more to open by the end of March 2015 and another 40 to open in 2016.

Trillium CNG is hoping to get more users to con-vert their fleet of trucks, or even a portion of the fleet, to utilize the advantages offered by CNG.

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TODAYBaseball (Sectionals)DIVISION II: Elida at St.

Marys Memorial, 5 p.m.Baseball (Regular season)Ottoville at P-G

(PCL), 5 p.m.Softball (Sectionals)

DIVISION IVJefferson at Minster, 5

p.m. - Winner vs. todays Ottoville/SH (5 p.m.) win-ner 5 p.m. May 20

Spencerville at Marion Local, 5 p.m. - Winner vs. todays Crestview/NB (5 p.m.) winner 5 p.m. May 21

Baseball (Regular season)New Knoxville at

Jefferson, 5 p.m.Track and Field

(4:30 p.m.): NWC at Spencerville; WBL at Celina (ppd from Wed.); Fort Jennings at Continental.

Rain and a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Rain continues this afternoon then partly cloudy tonight. Highs around 60 and lows in the upper 30s. See page 2.

BY STEPHANIE GROVESStaff Writer

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LIMA The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center held a press conference Wednesday morning at the Lima Civic Center to bring the community up to speed with its plans to lease an existing commercial build-ing for its new Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).

The current facility, located at 1303 Bellefontaine Avenue, has been open since 2000. After an expansion in 2008 from 6,830 square feet to 8,341 square feet, the facility is now landlocked with no opportunity to grow.

The clinic served more than 29,000 veterans and had a total of 22,590 patient visits in 2013.

Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Director and CEO Glenn Costie said its a strategy for a great business opportunity for the Lima community and a significant asset for the veterans the VA serves.

We would like to relocate into a newly-renovated existing structure near medical partners or collabora-tors, Costie explained. The addi-tional space will allow for expansion in the form of a primary care team and increase our hiring.

The state-of-the-art healthcare clinic will provide personalized, proactive, patient-driven health-care and improve patient access by adopting eHealth technologies and aligning specialty-care services sup-porting Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs).

The clinic will maintain dedi-cated Telehealth rooms which will allow veterans to receive health care closer to home at a community- based outpatient clinic, main hospi-tal or in their home. VA Telehealth Services use health informatics, dis-ease management and Telehealth technologies to target care and case management, improving access to care.

VA looks to lease space for new Lima clinic

The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center held a press conference Wednesday morning at the Lima Civic Center to bring the community up to speed with its plans to lease an existing commercial building for a new Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Lima. Contracting Specialist Timothy Hunt, above, explains the details of the leasing require-ments and pre-solicitation process for the new state-of-the-art healthcare clinic. See CLINIC, page 3

See CNG, page 3

FFA gives Food for America tours to studentsDelphos FFA Chapter Treasurer Kylie Fritz, right, asked students where an avocado comes from during the Food for America tours Wednesday. Delphos FFA members offered the annual tours to third-graders from St. Johns and Delphos City Schools elementaries through Chief Supermarket, Mox Nursery, Hempfling Dairy Farm, Millers Cattle Farm, Friedrich Hog Farm and Heidelbaugh Sheep Farm. A stop at Stadium Park was filled with farm and gun safety tips. The weather cut the outing short this year. (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)

Herald Staff Reports

Two University of Northwestern Ohio stu-dents took first place in the respective fields at the Business Professionals of Americas National Contest held April 29 through May 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Niki Holcomb of Gomer topped Fundamental Word Processing and David Hites of Elida took first in Legal Office Procedures.

Seven UNOH students and their advisor attended this years event with more than 5,000 students from across the nation. Overall, UNOH had finalists in 13 of 17 competitive events.

All seven members won or placed in state-level events which qualified them to participate at the National Leadership Conference.

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TriviaAnswers to Wednesdays questions:There are approximately 180 peanut M&Ms in a pound;

there are 500 plain M&Ms in a pound.The lawman brother of Al Capone served as a presiden-

tial bodyguard. His oldest brother, James, was a bodyguard for President Calvin Coolidge at the 1927 Summer White House in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where James had been working as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Todays questions:Who owned the yellow 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible

decorated with orange flames that was pictured in Time and Newsweek magazines in October 1975?

What popular childrens toy, to the dismay of anti-smoking activists, originally came packaged with a min-iature tobacco pipe?

Answers in Fridays Herald.

WEATHER FORECASTTri-county

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TODAY: Rain and chance of thunderstorms in the morn-ing. Then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy through midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 60.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Highs around 70. Lows around 50.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.

Corn $4.66Wheat $6.60Soybeans $15.40

Information submittedSentencingsLyle Diltz, 48, Delphos, was sentenced for trafficking

heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.He was sentenced to nine months prison with credit for

three days already served.Dirk Russell, 34, Van Wert, was sentenced on a charge of

attempting to corrupt another with drugs, a felony of the third degree.

He was sentenced to 36 months prison with credit for 128 days served.

Changes of pleasKyle Goodwin, 25, Van Wert, changed his pleas to guilty in

three separate cases. In the first case, he pleaded guilty to theft, a felony five, and a second felony five theft was dismissed for his plea. In the second case, he pleaded guilty to possession of drugs, a felony four. In the third case, he pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs, a felony five; and complicity to trafficking

counterfeit controlled substances, felony five. Three other counts in this case were dismissed for his plea: two counts of trafficking counterfeit controlled substances, each a felony five; and trafficking drugs, felony four.

The court ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set sen-tencing for June 25. His bond was continued.

Allyson Brown, 21, Van Wert, changed her pleas to guilty in two separate cases. In the first case, she pleaded to breaking and entering, a felony five; and in the second case to posses-sion of drugs, felony five, with a specification that she used a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer in the commission of the crime.

She then requested and was granted treatment in lieu of conviction and her case was stayed pending completion of the treatment program.

Daniel Burke, 39, Reynoldsburg, entered a plea of guilty to burglary, a felony of the second degree.

The court ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set sen-tencing for June 11. Helen M. Holdgreve

June 16, 1919-May 12, 2014DELPHOS Helen M.

Holdgreve, 94, of Delphos died at 11 a.m. Monday at Van Wert Manor.

She was born June 16, 1919, in Fort Jennings to Victor and Emma (Rode) Calvelage, who preceded her in death.

On July 3, 1940, she mar-ried Raymond J. Holdgreve, who died July 15, 1996.

Survivors include three sons, Edwin (Marilyn) Holdgreve and Jim (Kathy) Holdgreve of Delphos and Donald (Lynnette) Holdgreve of Van Wert; two daughters, Mary Jane (Tom) Osting of Delphos and Eileen (Howard) Klaus of Venedocia; a broth-er, Robert Mike Calvelage of Scottsdale, Arizona; two sisters-in-law, Elda Calvelage and Henrietta Calvelage; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Wilfred, Tom and Leonard Calvelage; two sisters, Viola Pohlman and Lucille Bowden; and a granddaughter-in-law, Peggy Osting.

Mrs. Holdgreve was a housewife and member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and its CLC.

Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. David Reinhart officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where a Parish Wake will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Preferred memorials are to St. Johns Parish Foundation or St. Johns Teachers Endowment.

To leave condolences, visit harterandschier.com.

A boy, Ethan Jaxon was born May 13 at St. Ritas Medical Center to Nick and Julia Etzkorn of Lima.

He weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was 21 inches long.

He will be welcomed home by his big sister, Isabella, and big brother, Mason.

Grandparents are Bob and Joyce Wittler and Ed and Connie Etzkorn of Delphos. Great-grandmother is Marie Etzkorn of Delphos.

One Year AgoSamantha Knepper and Kylee

Reynolds recently competed in the God, Flag and Country State Competition in Fairborn. Samantha is the daughter of David and Melissa Knepper and is a fifth-grader at Jefferson; Kylee is a daughter of Frank and Kristin Reynolds and is a home-schooled eighth-grader from Spencerville.

25 Years Ago 1989Ground-breaking ceremonies for the

new St. Barbara parish hall were held Sunday in Cloverdale. Participating were Roger Wannemacher; Kenny Janka; Ron Burgei; Jerry Wannemacher; Bob Horstman, committeemen; the Rev. Herman Fortman, pastor; Alan Miller of Alan Miller Contracting, builder; Oscar Wannemacher; Ray Knippen; and Joe Janka.

Bruce Odenweller of St. Johns was named to the All-Midwest Athletic Conference team and Alan Carr of Parkway was selected player of the year. Odenweller will also play on Team 1 in the 14th annual MAC All-Star Game May 29 at Coldwater. Coach Bob Wolfrum of St. Johns will coach Team 1 along with Mike Schumm of Parkway.

Two hundred fifty Elida Middle School students participated in the Just Say No Clubs walk. Some of those walking were Doug Fuerst, Josh Miller

and Erin Flippin. Procter and Gamble provided prizes including a mountain bike for Just Say No activities. Elida Middle Schools drug awareness pro-gram received state and national aware-ness this year.

50 Years Ago 1964Four Delphos and area girls placed in

the national Baton Twirling contest held Sunday in Lima. Beth Ann Odenweller placed second in 9-15 age division. Cindy Turner placed third in the 7-8 age division. Sandy Stallkamp placed fourth in the 11-12 age division and Ronda Rhodes of Middle Point placed fourth in the six-year and under division.

The Jefferson concert band will pres-ent its annual spring concert Friday in the school auditorium. Doug Harter will play Carnival of Venice as a cornet solo and will be accompanied by Alida Raabe. Earl Alspach will be soloist for the Jerome Kern medley. Neil Yocum will also play a tuba solo accompanied by Christine Raabe.

Unmarried members of the Landeck Catholic Ladies of Columbia served as hostesses to the organization Tuesday evening during a meeting held in the church basement. Members were reminded of the bake sale to be conduct-ed Sunday before and after the Masses. During a social hour that followed the meeting, prizes were awarded to Loretta

Wrasman, Rosella Kill, Bertha Reindel, Agnes Heitz, Catherine Kimmet and Anna Miller.

75 Years Ago 1939Marked in particular by its solemni-

ty and beauty was the first solemn High Mass celebrated at St. Johns Church at 10 a.m. Sunday by the Rev. Joseph C. Zimerle, C. P. S., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zimerle of Delphos. The Rev. John L. Sassen, Ph. D., rector of St. Johns Church, was the archpriest.

A large attendance marked the annual Mothers Day program sponsored by the Delphos Aerie of Eagles, which was held at St. Johns auditorium Sunday afternoon. A parade was held preceding the program. J. Carl Stopher, chairman of the program committee, presented a basket of flowers to Mrs. Schulte, 81, oldest mother of an Eagle present, and to Mrs. Groves, 79, oldest mother of a non-Eagle present.

Complimenting their mothers, the members of the Delta Omicron Sorority entertained with a tea at the home of Arlene Leist, Scotts Crossing, Sunday afternoon. Sorority members present were Mrs. Leslie Peltier, June and Lois Long, Audrey Heidlebaugh, Arlene Leist, Mrs. Roscoe Thompson, Frances Baxter, Ruth Baxter, Edith Ditto, Dorothy Baxter, Rosalie Ditto and Norma Jean Ditto.

ELLIOTT, Susan L., 67, of Delphos, memorial service will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. Harry Tolhurst officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flow-ers, contributions can be made to Sarah Jane Living Center, First United Presbyterian Church or donors choice. To leave condolences for the fam-ily, visit harterandschier.com.

TEMAN, Eugenia M. (Nichols), 73, of Delphos, funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. David Howell officiat-

ing. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Preferred memorials are to Sarah Jane Living Center Activities. To leave condolences for the fam-ily, visit harterandschier.com.

RICHARDS, Elizabeth Bette J., 92, of Delphos, funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. today at St. John the Evangelist Church in Delphos, Father Dave Reinhart offi-ciating. Burial will be at York Township Cemetery in Venedocia. Memorial contri-butions may be made to Salem Presbyterian Church: Music Fund or donors choice. To leave condolences online for the family, visit www.hart-erandschier.com.

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Today is Thursday, May 15, the 135th day of 2014. There are 230 days left in the year.

Todays Highlight in History:On May 15, 1972, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was

shot and left paralyzed by Arthur H. Bremer while campaign-ing in Laurel, Maryland, for the Democratic presidential nomination. (Bremer served 35 years of a 53-year sentence for attempted murder.)

On this date:In 1602, English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold and his

ship, the Concord, arrived at present-day Cape Cod, which hes credited with naming.

In 1776, Virginia endorsed American independence from Britain.

In 1863, Edouard Manets painting Le dejeuner sur lherbe (The Lunch on the Grass) went on display in Paris, scandalizing viewers with its depiction of a nude woman seated on the ground with two fully dressed men at a picnic in a wooded area.

In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil Co. was a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and ordered its breakup.

In 1930, registered nurse Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, went on duty aboard an Oakland-to-Chicago flight operated by Boeing Air Transport (a forerunner of United Airlines).

COLUMBUS Richard L. Hageman Sr., 67, of Columbus passed away Wednesday at his residence in Columbus.

Arrangements are incom-plete with Harter and Schier Funeral Home.

Richard L. Hageman Sr.

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CLEVELAND (AP) These Ohio lotteries were drawn Wednesday:

Classic Lotto0 5 - 0 8 - 3 2 - 3 8 - 4 1 - 4 3 ,

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millionMega MillionsEstimated jackpot: $136

millionPick 3 Evening2-2-0Pick 3 Midday6-0-6Pick 4 Evening0-1-5-8Pick 4 Midday5-6-4-2Pick 5 Evening8-7-0-0-4Pick 5 Midday0-9-5-3-9Powerball0 7 - 3 3 - 3 9 - 5 2 - 5 5 ,

Powerball: 33, Power Play: 3Rolling Cash 511-29-30-31-38Estimated jackpot:

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HONORING OUR ACTIVE MILITARYTo honor and remember

On Memorial Day our nation pays tribute and remem-bers all those from our country who paid the ultimate

sacrifice in defense of freedom for our nation ... and locally we want to honor those who are

actively serving in our military.

Send us the names of ACTIVE militarypersonnel as well as where they are serving, spouse

and/or parents name to the Herald by May 19. Send info by email to: [email protected]

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MARION TOWNSHIP The Marion Township Trustees held their regular schedule meeting on Monday with the fol-lowing members present: Jerry Gilden and Howard Violet.

The purpose of the meeting was to pay bills and conduct ongoing business. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. The trustees then reviewed the bills and gave approval for 17 checks totaling $12,571.99.

Road Foreman Elwer reported that the project on the corner of Old Delphos and Good roads has been completed. Also, the mobile home on Grubb Road has a stop work order until a permit is issued by the Ohio Mfg. Home Commission.

The trustees reviewed and signed the Bank Reconciliation and Fund Status reports for April 30.

The next meeting would normally be on May 26 but due to that being Memorial Day, the meeting has been moved to 7 p.m. May 27 at the Township Office.

After some discussion about drainage issues at State Road and OH309, it was decided to contact the Allen County Engineers Office.

There being no further business, Trustee Gilden made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Trustee Violet and passed unanimously.

Van Wert among Ohio EPA grant winners for recycling and litter prevention


VAN WERT Ohio EPA is awarding nearly $1.5 mil-lion in grant funding to help 25 communities strengthen local recycling and litter pre-vention efforts.

Van Wert Solid Waste District will receive $14,098.

Investing in community recycling programs pro-tects our environment, saves valuable landfill space and strengthens our economy, said Ohio EPA Director Craig Butler.

The grants will develop five curbside programs, address logistical issues with two commercial recy-

cling programs, provide more efficient equipment to four material recovery facilities (MRFs), and offer financial resources to numer-ous litter education and special venue projects.

By creating or expanding a curb-side recycling pro-gram, the primary focus is to protect Ohios environment by reusing material, saving the energy that would have been used to make new material, pre-serving landfill space, and supporting important jobs in the recycling, processing and hauling business.

The Community Recycling and Litter Prevention Grant provides financial assistance to communities based on

need, the demon-stration of positive economic and envi-ronment impacts regionally or state-wide and the poten-tial for permanent service that does not

need assistance from outside funding. Grant communities must commit 50 percent local matching funds.

For additional informa-tion about the grant program, contact Ohio EPA at (614) 644-2873 or www.recycleo-hio.gov.

Ohioans asked to report barn owl sightingsInformation submitted

The summer of 2013 was success-ful for barn owl sightings in Ohio. The ODNR Division of Wildlife counted 82 nests in 190 next boxes, the third-highest number since Ohios barn owl nest box program began in 1988. The public reported 22 more confirmed barn owl observations in 15 counties, the highest number of reports received.

The ODNR Division of Wildlife continues to track barn owl nests. Please call the ODNR Division of Wildlife at 1-800-WILDLIFE (945-3543) or email [email protected] to report a barn owl nesting or living near you.

Barn owls typically begin laying eggs in late April or early May, and the young will hatch about a month later. The summer months are the best time to find barn owls because they frequently return to their nest to feed

their young, and will often spend the day on or near the nest.

Barn owls are easily identified by their white, heart-shaped face, large black eyes and golden brown and gray back. Adult barn owls com-municate with shrieks and hissing-like calls, while the calls of young barn owls begging their parents for food are often heard on late summer nights. Finding pellets is another indica-tion that barn owls may be living nearby. Pellets are regurgitated bones and fur of the owls food.

Small rodents that live in hay-fields and pastures are a barn owls main food source. A pair of barn owls and their young can eat more than 1,000 rodents in one year. As their name suggests, barn owls find shelter in barns or other dark buildings they can enter, like silos. These buildings

provide a safe place for them to rest in the day and to raise their young.

The ODNR Division of Wildlife has provided shelter for barn owls since 1988 by placing nest boxes on

more than 400 barns. Nest boxes provide an opportunity for barn owls to nest in barns that they couldnt otherwise enter, and this program has been successful at increas-ing barn owl populations in Ohio. The number of nests has increased from 19 at the

beginning of the program to more than 100 in 2012.

ODNR Division of Wildlife biolo-gists have observed barn owl nests in areas other than in these boxes. Reporting barn owls will help biolo-gists know how many more live in Ohio.

Learn more about barn owls at wil-dohio.gov.

Township moves next meeting to May 27

Ohio issues 16,000 new concealed carry licenses

COLUMBUS (AP) Ohios attorney general reports that more than 16,000 new concealed-carry licenses were issued in the first quarter of 2014.

The numbers released Tuesday showed 16,205 new licenses issued, and 15,832 licenses renewed in the first three months of the year, for a total of more than 32,000. Another 262 applications were denied, and 350 were suspended.

That compares with more than 31,400 new permits issued in the first quarter of 2013, along with more than 6,300 renewals.

More than 145,000 con-cealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2013 for the largest number issued since licensing began in the state in 2004. The state issued 97,000 new licenses and more than 48,000 renewals last year.

In Cleveland, Biden urges infrastructure spending

CLEVELAND (AP) President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are traveling the country saying the nation needs to invest billions of fed-eral dollars in highways and bridges, but some Ohio city officials are left to wonder: Wheres the money to fix our streets?

Making the pitch Wednesday at a rail car repair shop in Cleveland, Biden said such investment is necessary for the United States to remain a pre-eminent economic force.

Those in Congress who lack vision say we cant afford to make these investments, he said. How can we not afford to make these investments?

He said one study shows the U.S. needs $3.6 trillion in infrastructure investment by 2020 but spends only 1 percent of its gross domestic product on infrastructure and ranks 18th in the world for the quality of its roads.

Biden was in Cleveland to highlight federal investment in a $17.5 million new light rail station that will open in 2015. The president was in New York City, where the federal government has provided a $1.6 bil-lion loan to rebuild the Tappan Zee Bridge. Their message is that more money needs to be spent on infrastructure.

In response, Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Short

issued a statement Wednesday that said the Obama administration should stop what he called its obstruction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has bipartisan support and would create good-paying Ohio jobs.

City officials in Ohio wish that a small share of those billions would trickle down to them for maintenance. Some Ohio cities are operating on the thinnest of margins as costs rise, tax receipts fall and state funding is reduced. Federal and state governments pay the lions share of big road and interstate projects, but routine maintenance of surface streets is typically left to cities to pay.

Police and firefighters must continue to be paid, so budget items like street resurfac-ing are the first to be trimmed, said Paul Barnett, public works manager for the city of Akron.

Akron will spend about $2 million on street resurfacing this year but needs to spend at least $8 million to keep pace, Barnett said. The city will resurface only 11 of its 2,400 lane miles this year.

Its OK if you plan on resurfacing your streets once every 30 years, he said.

The booming city of Columbus will spend $33.5 million on street resurfacing this year. Cleveland will spend $4.4 million. Toledo has upped its resurfacing budget to $1 million compared with $600,000 in 2013.

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The services include Clinical Video Telehealth where a provider and patient speak in a real-time interac-tion taking place through vid-eo-conferencing equipment. Additionally, there are periph-eral devices attached to com-puters or the video-conferenc-ing equipment which enable interactive examinations such as diabetic eye screenings.

Contracting Specialist Timothy Hunt said the VA is looking to rent a ground floor commercial building with

close to 8,300 square feet of space. He said after the solici-tations go out there will be a market survey with site visits in mid-June to determine if the property meets the survey criteria.

It will be a full-service lease up to 20 years and the VA will pay for all modifications, Hunt said. Its efficient and works best for all involved.

Hunt said the government is limited by law to pay no more than the appraised fair rental value for the space.

There are variables to take into consideration, Costie said.

Other benefits will include easy and quick access from major local roads and high-ways US 30, State Route 501, Hume Road and Thayer Road and improved parking with an additional 100 spaces.

The tentative solicitation release date will be in late May or early June and lessors will be given 3-4 weeks to prepare their proposals. The target award date is slated for Aug. 30.

For more information, interested individuals owning commercial property in the downtown Lima area can call Hunt at 937-267-7695.

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Free public tour series features Ohios organic and sustainable farms


The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) has announced the farm tours and workshops that will be included in the 2014 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series, featuring free public tours of some of Ohios finest sustainable and organic farms.

OEFFA has offered these tours for more than 30 years, providing unique opportunities for growers, educators and conscientious eat-ers to learn about sustainable food and farm products in a real world setting from farmers with years of practical experience.

Consumer demand for fresh, locally pro-duced food and farm products continues to grow, along with the desire to understand how food gets from the field to the dinner table. Farmers know all the dirt and this summer, theyre sharing that knowledge about how sustainably produced food is grown, said Lauren Ketcham, OEFFAs Communications Coordinator. The tours are also designed to help farmers and gardeners learn from each other so they can improve their production and marketing techniques and grow their operations.

Fifteen tours, six workshops and a farm to table dinner are being sponsored by OEFFA and will be held between June 7 and Nov. 14. The 2014 farm tour and workshop series is promoted in cooperation with the Ohio State University Sustainable Agriculture Team, who is sponsoring additional tours. In total, the series features 21 farms, four university research center tours, six educational work-shops, a film screening and a benefit dinner.

OEFFAs tours and workshops are: June 7: Pastured dairy farm and milk-

ing parlor open houseSnowville Creamery, Meigs Co.

June 14: Organic fruit and vegetable CSA farm tourFulton Farms, Miami Co.

June 15: Pasture raised livestock and value-added processing farm tourTea Hills

Farm, Ashland Co. June 16-20: Five-day solar electric

workshop Ohio Lumbermens Building, Franklin Co.

June 22: Sustainable urban homestead tour Harmonious Homestead, Franklin Co.

June 26: Dairy herd health workshop Pleasantview Farm, Pickaway Co.

June 29: Sustainable flower farm open house Sunny Meadows Flower Farm, Franklin Co.

July 13: Specialty livestock farm tour Smaht Fahm, Medina Co.

July 21: Diversified specialty crop farm tour and commercial organic tomato produc-tion workshop Edible Earth Farm, East Hickory, PA

Aug. 1: Organic no-till grain farm tour Twin Parks Organic Farm, Wayne Co.

Aug. 10: Multi-species grazing farm tour Fox Hollow Farm, Knox Co.

Aug. 16: Diversified produce, livestock, and farm market tour Sirnas Farm and Market, Geauga Co.

Aug. 22: Rooftop gardening tour and OEFFA fundraiser The Crest Gastropub, Franklin Co.

Sept. 7: The Farmers Table: A gather-ing in celebration of Ohio farms and flavors Jorgensen Farms, Franklin Co.

Sept. 14: Diversified century farm open house Carriage House Farm, Hamilton Co.

Sept. 20: Worker-owned coopera-tive farm tour Our Harvest Cooperative, Hamilton Co.

Sept. 21: Steel in the field workshop Mile Creek Farm, Montgomery Co.

Sept. 28: Farming with horses work-shop Mud Run Farm, Stark Co.

Oct. 4: Organic dairy farm tour DeBruin Family Dairy, Fayette, Co.

Oct. 12: Restoration agriculture farm tour Creekview Ridge Farm, Carroll Co.

- Nov. 10-14: Five-day solar electric work-shop Local Roots Market and Caf, Wayne Co.

Cool, wet soil delays planting this spring

JAMES HOORMANPutnam County Extension

Ag Educator

Mark Badertscher, Hardin County Extension Educator, summarized and wrote about some of the following planting issues in Northwest Ohio this spring.

Putnam County farmers have made a lot of progress this past week in getting both corn and soybeans planted. Cool, wet soils have delayed the start of planting season this spring because farmers generally pre-fer to plant corn in late April to early May. However, the calen-dar doesnt always determine the best time to put the crop in the ground. Other factors that come into play are temperature and soil moisture levels.

The soil temperature must be warm enough for corn to germinate and corn needs a soil temperature of at least 50 degrees to germinate. This tem-perature should be measured at a depth of 1.5 to 3 inches in the soil. Although the soil may be dry enough to plant, if the soil temperature is not warm enough, the seed will not ger-minate. Current soil tempera-tures are around 48-53 degrees Fahrenheit but should be warm-ing up as night temperatures start to rise.

Seed germination is depen-dent on enough moisture in the soil to cause the seed to swell, but if too much moisture is present, the seed and shoot can rot. According to OSU Plant Pathologist Anne Dorrance, seeds that are exposed to cool, wet soils become subject to pathogens, which can infect seeds and hurt seedling growth. One of the most common patho-gens for corn and soybeans is Pythium. There are 25 different

species of Pythium (Dorrance, CORN 2014-10), which can cause damage to seeds and growing roots. Farmers should plant into well drained soils and use seed treatments to help pre-vent plant diseases caused by Pythium.

Another factor that can affect the growth and develop-ment of corn and soybeans is soil compaction. If soils are too wet when planting occurs, com-paction restricts air and water movement through the soil. Many farmers now plant crops using conservation tillage or no-tillage which limit soil compac-tion and reduce soil erosion.

Soybean germination begins when soil temperatures reach 50 degrees and moisture is present at the planting depth of 1-1.5 inches. Do not plant early if the soil is excessively cold or wet. Slower germination and compaction can negate the ben-efits of the earlier planting date. Soybean yield tends to decrease when planting after May 10; however, any benefits of earlier planting may not be realized if soil conditions are too wet or too cold.

Soybeans are an incredibly flexible crop. In 2011, only 4 percent of the Ohio soybean acres were planted by May 22. Last year, 45 percent of the soybean acres were planted by May 19. However, the state average soybean yield in 2011 was only one bushel/acre less compared to 2013. Clearly, the weather in the remainder of the growing season is also impor-tant. (Dorrance and Lindsey, CORN 2014-12)

Although the soil tempera-ture and moisture are impor-tant factors when planting corn and soybeans, there does come a time when crop yields are affected by planting date.

Usually this date is between mid-May or even later for corn, depending on weather condi-tions. After May 20, farmers may consider changing seed varieties for corn to an earlier maturing hybrid to reduce pos-sible yield losses. (Thomison and Culman, CORN 2014-10)

According to Andy Michael, OSU Entomologist (CORN 2014-12), there are two insect pests (black cutworm and seed corn maggot) that need to be scouted. Penn State and Purdue are reporting significant flights of black cutworm moths, which are migrating and lays eggs in corn.

Stand loss of corn is gen-erally associated with below-ground feeding injury, which occurs below the growing point. Fields with significant ground cover and weed pres-ence tend to be more infested. This is not a widespread pest in Ohio and most infestations are light if we have them. For more information on black cut-worms and seed corn maggot, go to http://corn.osu.edu/news-letters/2014/2014-12/potential-for-spring-insect-pests.

During this planting season it is important to be aware of slow moving tractors, trucks and equipment on the roads during all hours of the day. In addition, fertilizer and spray-er equipment will also be out doing their job. This equipment is wide and travels slowly com-pared to a car on the road. Look for equipment, flashing lights and slow moving vehicle (SMV) signs. This is especially true when coming over a hill or around a curve. Give the farm-ers and commercial fertilizer/pesticide applicators a chance to do their jobs so they can get their work done in a safe and efficient manner.

Record biodiesel production adds to soybean farmers ROI


ST. LOUIS Last years record-breaking biodiesel-produc-tion total means record-breaking industrial demand for U.S. soybean oil and bigger profits for U.S. soybean farmers.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. biodiesel industry produced 1.36 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2013, 37 percent more than in 2012. The EIA says that production required the use of at least 5.5 billion pounds of U.S. soybean oil.

That volume is the oil from more than 468 million bushels of U.S. soybeans.

Research has shown that the biodiesel industrys demand for U.S. soybean oil increased soybean value by 74 cents per bushel between 2006 and 2012.

Rob Hanks, United Soybean Board director and a soybean farmer from Le Roy, Minnesota, said hes thrilled to see biodie-sel bring such a major return on investment back to the U.S. soy-bean farmers who helped start the industry and have continued to support it ever since.

U.S. soybean farmers have been very supportive of biodiesel for more than 20 years, he said. Its really gratifying to see those farmers reaping the benefits of that support.

According to research commissioned by soybean farmers in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota through their state soy checkoff boards, biodiesel contributed to a $15 billion increase in soybean-oil revenues, or 74 cents per bushel, between 2006 and 2012.

Hanks also points out that using soybean oil for biodiesel supports the U.S. animal agriculture sector. As the biodiesel industrys demand for soybean oil rises, so does the supply of soybean meal. That larger supply reduces the prices poultry and livestock farmers pay for feed.

U.S. soybean oil remains the primary the feedstock for U.S. biodiesel production. The soy checkoff partners with the National Biodiesel Board to conduct research on biodiesels benefits and promote its use.

The 70 farmer-directors of USB oversee the investments of the soy checkoff to maximize profit opportunities for all U.S. soybean farmers. These volunteers invest and leverage checkoff funds to increase the value of U.S. soy meal and oil, to ensure U.S. soybean farmers and their customers have the freedom and infrastructure to operate, and to meet the needs of U.S. soys customers. As stipulated in the federal Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soy checkoff.

Senators: Administration must support biodiesel

WASHINGTON (AP) Senators from North Dakota and Minnesota said Wednesday that President Barack Obamas administration should retreat on a proposal to make significant changes to renewable fuel stan-dards and show its support for the biodiesel industry.

Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said that biodiesel production has led to thousands of jobs and remains a clean, safe form of energy. They criticized proposed changes announced last November that would reduce by almost 3 billion gallons the amounts of ethanol and other biofuels blended into gasoline in 2014 than the law requires.

The decision making was flawed, Heitkamp said.

The three spoke at an event Wednesday at the Capitol, along with biodiesel produc-ers and senators from Indiana, Illinois and Washington.

The Obama administration is considering changes that would significantly reduce the required amount of biodiesel in the United States, establishing a standard of 1.28 billion gallons of biodiesel far less than the approximately 1.8 billion gal-lons produced in 2013. Since the proposed changes were announced, industry groups, farm state lawmakers and oth-ers have called on the admin-istration to reconsider the pro-posed rule change.

Farming groups launch tractor safety campaignMILWAUKEE (AP)

A coalition of agricultural groups has launched a cam-paign to encourage parents to keep children off trac-tors after numerous young-sters were killed or severely injured in accidents in the past year.

Public service announce-ments, posters and other materials distributed by the Childhood Agricultural Safety Network warn parents to keep kids away from trac-tors because its easier to bury a tradition than a child.

The campaign follows a fierce fight two years ago over proposed child labor law changes that ended when the U.S. Labor Department backed off a plan to require paid farm workers to be 16 to use tractors and other power equipment. Few argue with the campaigns goal of keep-ing children safe, but it takes aim at long-standing prac-tices in rural communities, where many parents grew up riding and driving tractors.

Marsha Salzwedel, an agricultural youth safety specialist with the National Childrens Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety in Marshfield, said the latest effort is not meant to deter children from working on farms.

We think its benefi-cial for kids to work in ag, said Salzwedel, whose cen-ter is a leading partner in the Childhood Agricultural Safety Network. What were saying is that if you have a child working anywhere, you need to assess them and make

sure they have a job they are capable of handling.

Two children younger than 16 were killed by trac-tors while working in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Their deaths follow 25 from 2003 through 2011. Data for 2013 are not yet available.

Safety advocates believe those numbers underesti-mate the problem, however, because most accidents do not involve children who are being paid to work. A 14-year-old Ohio girl was killed and four relatives, including a baby and a tod-dler, were injured last month when a tractor flipped on its side. All five had been rid-

ing in the cab. Days earlier, a 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy fell off a tractor he was riding with his father, was run over and died.

Brittany Jablonsky, spokeswoman for the National Farmers Union, praised the campaign although her orga-nization is not part of it.

Its a serious message in the context of a serious prob-lem, Jablonsky said, adding, Perhaps not everyone real-izes how risky these behav-iors are.

The network ran a simi-lar campaign in 2007, but Jablonsky said its latest effort may be timely as more peo-ple who didnt grow up on farms go into agriculture.

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TODAY9-11 a.m. The

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

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

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

5:30 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission meets at the museum, 241 N. Main St.

5-7 p.m. The Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.

7 p.m. Spencerville Local Schools Board of Education meets.

St. Johns Athletic Boosters meet in the Little Theatre.

7:30 p.m. Delphos Chapter 26 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple on North Main Street.

Delphos VFW Auxiliary meets at the VFW Hall, 213 W. Fourth St.

FRIDAY

7:30 a.m. Delphos Optimist Club, A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth St.

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

1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.

SATURDAY9-11:30 a.m. Delphos

Project Recycle at Delphos Fuel and Wash.

9 a.m. to noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.

St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open.

12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue.

1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commiss ion Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open.

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

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1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commiss ion Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open.

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By Sara Berelsman

May is Mental Health Month. Even though it should always be the time, this month is especially dedicated to spreading awareness about mental illness and erasing the stigma associated with it.

I think my family (husband included) is finally starting to understand bipolar disorder a little better. For so long I felt like they thought I was making it up. Its not like diabetes or cancer, where theres a physician who can vouch for the symptoms. The symptoms in this case are highly subjective; my family can rely on the accounts of other people with the disor-der and they can rely on me. I think with my explanation and the help of others in the media who are coming forward, people are beginning to understand mental disorders a little better.

Its always bothered me that there has largely been a lack of understanding when it comes to mental disorders, but I guess I cant fault people who dont understand when so many people diagnosed are afraid to speak out. I just dont like feeling like Im alone here; like Im making this up.

Andy and I love watching Homeland and Claire Danes portrayal of bipolar disorder is so right on, its unbelievable. I have loved her since My So-Called Life and felt like I was Angela Chase in high school. So its crazy that I can relate to her character so well now, in a completely different series. (Minus the brilliant CIA stuff.) Still, I think it helps the public to understand mental disorders better when there are amazing depictions of them in popular

culture. It helps me, too, even if it is just a TV character. It helps me feel not so alone.

I have hope that there will continue to be people who speak out, people who are not so afraid anymore of what others will think when they admit to being diagnosed with mental dis-orders. We shouldnt be ashamed to speak out about this. Its not like we asked for it. This is the way we came. Im just now learning to be accepting of it myself. The more people who speak out, the more the media and pop culture portray it in an accepting and accurate way, the more we will all understand and be accepting of it.

As far as Homeland goes, a show that is depicting a character diagnosed with bipolar disorderwell, I applaud it. I definitely relate to itto the rapid speech pattern, the racing thoughtsthe, at times, help of wondrous Ativan. Its hard to say how much I relate when Im the one living it. I asked Andy. He said when Im manic I am a busybody, that Im doing a bunch of stuff at once. I totally relate to the depressive episodes. Its unreal. Its just nice to have anyone to relate to, really, anyone who can vouch for the symptoms, even a fictional character. I love my real-life bipolar friends and I love my so-called life bipolar friends the same. I also highly recommend this show.

Take it upon yourself now to educate your-self or someone else about mental illness. Television shows can help us, but the best thing we can do is help ourselves.

By JIM METCALFESports Editor

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Are you like me wishing that other Donald, Donald Sterling, would just go away?

I am speaking about the for-now Los Angeles Clippers owner who keeps shoot-ing himself in the foot with his mouth as regards people like Earvin Magic Johnson.

We know about his taped apparently, unbeknownst to him, which is an entirely different matter of the legal persuasion but that is for another columnist earlier comments about the NBA legend to his mistress/girlfriend/whatever that was the first of his open-mouth, insert-feet diatribe.

This time, it was his interview with Anderson Cooper of CNN that was sup-posed to be an apology, so I dont now why he actually launched into this rant against

Magic.His latest rage is that Magic is not a role

model for children, especially in how he was infected with the HIV virus in the early 1990s that led to his much-too-early retire-ment from the Los Angeles Lakers.

I think in all honesty, Magic would agree with THAT assessment of his earlier behavior.

Where Sterling gets it wrong is his assessment of Magics behavior and activ-ity since those days.

When Magic was informed he had HIV, he didnt wallow in pity, rationalize his behavior away or blame anyone else; he stood up, admitted it and went about trying to deal with the matter.

In fact, he went about doing what he needed to do to combat his condition and really took care of himself. He is not cured, though, but in a form of remission by what he himself has told reporters.

He also moved on to to a very success-ful career in business, going so far as to lead an ownership group that purchased the Los Angeles Bums hey, I have to be a Cincinnati Reds fan here! and trying to help his community.

He is not perfect neither am I and hed admit that, too.

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Hang down your head, Don Sterling

Smith honored as Player of the Week by Ohio National GuardJefferson junior-to-be Trey Smith, middle, was hon-ored by the Ohio National Guard for being named the JJ Huddle Ohio High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Week 1 of the 2013-14 boys basket-ball season. With him are US Army Staff Sgt. Troy Schmehl, left, and Jefferson Athletic Director Chris Sommers. Fans can vote on-line each week during the season for the player they think deserves the honor. (Delphos Herald/Jim Metcalfe)

Pagenaud moves into IndyCar title contentionAssociated Press

Simon Pagenaud went into last season convinced he was a contender for the IndyCar championship. Then a mechan-ical problem in the St. Pete season-opener put him deep in the standings and forced the Frenchman to claw his way out all year.

His win at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis last week has Pagenaud in a far better position for a title this year.

Pagenaud rallied from 24th in the standings last year to a career-best third. As he prepares for the May 25 Indianapolis 500, hes third in the standings and hasnt finished outside the top five in the first four races this season.

He was definitely after it last year and we started with a mechanical DNF at St. Pete, said team owner Sam Schmidt. I think we came to Indy (10th) in points and he made it all the way to third from there. So I think this bodes well for the rest of the season.

Pagenaud opened the year with consecutive fifth-place fin-ishes and was fourth at Barber before heading into Indianapolis for Mays two races. He felt he could have won at least Long Beach but didnt get his vic-tory until he stretched his fuel to the finish to win the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

Pagenaud now trails IndyCar points leader Will Power by just six points as they head into the Indy 500. Theres a ton of points on the table over the next

week as IndyCar will award points for qualifying and double points on race day.

I think we are a champion-ship contender, Pagenaud said. Its fair to say that we are where we want to be, fighting for wins. Being consistent in the championship is what gives you champion-ship wins.

Pagenaud also praised his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team for putting him in position to race with Andretti Autosport, Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske. He was a single-car team in 2012, his first full season in the series, and has a rookie as a teammate for the second consecutive year. Joining Pagenaud in the lineup this season is Mikhail Aleshin, the first Russian driver in series history.

What the team does really well is, the people working on the team are very dedicated and very smart, Pagenaud added. We obviously dont have the high resources of Ganassi and Andretti and Penske but were a very good group of people that have really open commu-nication.

SWAPPING SEATS: Turner Scott Motorsports has confirmed that Kyle Larson will not run the full Nationwide Series schedule this season and will only run companion events with the Sprint Cup Series.

To fill the No. 42 Chevrolet at stand-alone Nationwide

races, Turner will use Dylan Kwasniewski, beginning Sunday at Iowa Speedway.

Kwasniewski is a Nationwide rookie for Turner in the No. 31 Chevrolet. He will stay in that car for com-panion races but will replace

Larson when hes not competing. The team said Chase Pistone will replace Kwasniewski in the stand-alones.

Iowa will be Pistones second career Nationwide start. His first was in 2006 at Martinsville.

Turner Scott Motorsports is dedi-

cated to bringing new talent into the series, announced team co-own-er Harry Scott Jr. Dylan Kwasniewski is a great exam-ple of this and were excited to have him in the No. 42 car while Kyle Larson fulfills his Sprint Cup Series obligations. Chase Pistone is yet another young driver that were proud to have represent our organiza-tion.

Pistone has two career Truck Series starts, one in 2005 and a 13th-place finish at Martinsville earlier this year.

AUTOGRAPH SESSION: Fans at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night can meet the 15 drivers already locked into the $1 million Sprint All-Star Race during an autograph session in the Charlotte Motor Speedway Fan Zone.

Associated PressPGA TOURBYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIPSite: Irving, Texas.Schedule: Today-SundayCourse: TPC Four Seasons Resort (7,166 yards,

par 70).Purse: $6.9 million. Winners share: $1,242,000.Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 3-6 p.m.,

10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).

Last year: South Koreas Sang-Moon Bae beat Keegan Bradley by two strokes for his first PGA Tour title.

Last week: Germanys Martin Kaymer won The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, holing a 30-foot par putt on the island-green 17th and closing with another par for a 1-stroke victory over Jim Furyk.

Notes: Jordan Spieth, from the Dallas area, is coming off a disappointing fourth-place tie in The Players Championship. He finished with a 74 after sharing the third-round lead with Kaymer. Spieth won the John Deere Classic last year. Jason Dufner won in 2012. Bradley won the 2011 tournament for his first PGA Tour title. Byron Nelson died in 2006 at 94. He won a record 11 consecutive events in 1945. The Colonial is next week in Fort Worth, followed by the Memorial at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.

___LPGA TOURKINGSMILL CHAMPIONSHIPSite: Williamsburg, Virginia.Schedule: Today-Sunday.Course: Kingsmill Resort, River Course (6,340 yards, par

71).Purse: $1.3 million. Winners share: $195,000.Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 8:30-10:30 p.m.;

Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m.).Last year: Cristie Kerr beat Suzann Pettersen with a par on

the second hole of a playoff.Last event: Stacy Lewis won the North Texas LPGA

Shootout on May 4 for her ninth LPGA Tour title, closing with 7-under 64 for a 6-stroke victory. She had six runner-up finishes in her previous 16 tournaments after winning the Womens British Open in August.

Notes: Lewis could take the top spot in the world from Inbee Park with a victory. In 2012, Jiyai Shin beat Paula Creamer with a par on the ninth extra hole. They played the par-4 18th eight times Sunday in an attempt to break the tie before darkness suspended play, then finished Monday on the par-4 16th. Lydia Ko is mak-ing her first start since winning the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in California. The 17-year-old Ko beat Lewis by a stroke. The Michelob Ultra Championship was played at Kingsmill from 2003-09. Kerr won the event in 2005 and 2009. The Airbus LPGA Classic is next week in Mobile, Alabama, followed by the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway Township, New Jersey.

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CHAMPIONS TOURREGIONS TRADITIONSite: Birmingham, Alabama.Schedule: Today-Sunday.Course: Shoal Creek (7,145 yards, par 72).Purse: $2.2 million. Winners share: $330,000.Television: Golf Channel (Today, 12:30-2:30 p.m.;

Friday, 2-4 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2-4 a.m., 3-5 p.m.; Sunday, 3:30-5:30 a.m., 3-5 p.m.; Monday, 2:30-4:30 a.m.).

Last year: South Africas David Frost beat Fred Couples by a stroke.

Last event: Bernhard Langer won the Insperity Invitational for the third time, beating Couples by a stroke May 4 at The Woodlands in Texas. The 56-year-old Langer has 20 victories on the 50-and-over tour.

Notes: The tournament, the first of the Champion Tours five major championships, is in its fourth season at Jack Nicklaus-designed Shoal Creek. Shoal Creek was the site of the PGA Championship in 1984 and 1990. In 1990, Shoal Creeks all-white membership and remarks club founder Hall Thompson made that the club wouldnt be pressured into accepting black members sparked a controversy. The club now has black members, includ-ing former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Tom Lehman won in 2011 and 2012. The Senior PGA Championship is next week at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

___EUROPEAN TOURSPANISH OPENSite: Girona, Spain.Schedule: Today-Sunday.Course: PGA Catalunya Resort, Stadium Course (7,333

yards, par 72).Purse: $2.06 million. Winners share: $343,925.Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 5:30-7:30 a.m.,

9:30-11:30 a.m.; Saturday, 7:30-11:30 a.m.; Sunday, 7-11:30 a.m.).

Last year: Frances Raphael Jacquelin won at Parador de El Saler with a birdie on the ninth hole of a playoff with Maximilian Kieffer. Felipe Aguilar dropped out on the third extra hole. The playoff matched the 1989 Dutch Open for the longest in tour history.

Last week: Englands Daniel Brooks won a playoff in the Madeira Islands Open, the fog-shortened event overshad-owed by the death of caddie Ian MacGregor. The 52-year-old MacGregor, working for Alastair Forsyth, collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack on the ninth fairway.

Notes: Spains Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez are in the field. Garcia is coming off a third-place finish Sunday in The Players Championship on the PGA Tour. He won the 2002 tournament at El Cortijo and has five European Tour victories in Spain. The 50-year-old Jimenez finished fourth in the Masters and won the Greater Gwinnett Championship the following week in his Champions Tour debut. He won the Hong Kong Open in December for his 20th European Tour title.

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CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)Tuesdays ResultsWashington 102, Indiana 79,

Indiana leads series 3-2Oklahoma City 105, L.A.

Clippers 104, Oklahoma City leads

series 3-2Wednesdays ResultsMiami 96, Brooklyn 94, Miami

wins series 4-1Portland at San Antonio, 9:30

p.m., San Antonio leads series 3-1Todays GamesIndiana at Washington, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers,

10:30 p.m.Fridays Gamex-San Antonio at Portland, 9:30

or 10:30 p.m.Sundays Gamesx-Washington at Indiana, TBAx-L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma

City, TBA

Heat rally past Nets to East finals, 96-94By TIM REYNOLDS

Associated Press

MIAMI This trip to the Eastern Conference finals did not come easily for Miami.

Down by eight with less than five min-utes left, after trailing for virtually the entire game, the Heat found a way nonetheless to finish off the Brooklyn Nets and move into the NBAs final four for the fourth straight season.

Ray Allens 3-pointer with 32 seconds left highlighted a huge Miami rally and the Heat beat the Nets 96-94 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night. The Heat won the series 4-1, improving to 9-0 at home in chances to close out series over the last four seasons.

LeBron James scored 29 points and Dwyane Wade added 28 for the Heat, with Chris Bosh scoring 16 and Allen finishing with 13. James made one out of two free throws with 9.5 seconds left to put the Heat up by two; the Nets almost failed to get a potentially game-tying shot off after Paul Pierce lost it out of bounds but it stayed with Brooklyn after replay.

And the Nets still couldnt get a shot away: Allen knocked it away from Joe

Johnson as he made his move and time expired.

Johnson had 34 points, Pierce scored 19 and Deron Williams had 17 for the Nets.

Its the sixth trip to the East title series in the last 10 seasons for Miami, which is bidding for a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals something only the Lakers and Celtics franchises have accom-plished.

James is heading there for the sixth time in eight seasons, the first two of those trips coming with Cleveland in 2007 and 2009.

The Heat will next face either fifth-seed-ed Washington or top-seeded Indiana. The Pacers lead that series 3-2, one win away from setting up a rematch with Miami that seemed like an absolute certainty for much of the season.

The tone for this one was set early, Brooklyn running out to an 11-4 lead before the game was three minutes old, clearly and predictably the more desperate team from the outset. The Heat weathered the early storm and when James Jones connected on a 3-pointer with 3:02 left in the half, Miami held a 42-41 lead that was significant for

two reasons.One, it was Miamis only make

on 16 attempts from 3-point range in the half.

Two, it was the last time Miami scored before intermission. Brooklyn finished on an 8-0 run and took a 49-42 lead into the break. The lone bright spot in the opening 24 minutes for Miami was Wade, who had 20 points more than any other two players to that point combined on 7-for-12 shooting.

Miami scored the first seven points of the second half, tying the game, before Brooklyn immediately answered with seven straight points of its own. The Nets extend-ed the lead to 61-51 midway through the third on a 3-pointer by Williams; whenever Miami tried to put together a run, Brooklyn found a way to keep things together.

A layup from James late in the third got the Heat within three; a minute later, the margin was eight again.

A free throw from James with 9:03 left cut Brooklyns lead to 77-73; less than a minute later, it was 82-73 after a 3-pointer by Pierce.

See HEAT, page 7

By IAN HARRISONAssociated Press

TORONTO David Murphy had five hits and five RBIs and Lonnie Chisenhall had five hits and an RBI and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 15-4 on Wednesday night.

Corey Kluber pitched seven innings to win consecutive starts for the first time this season and Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes homered as the Indians set season-highs with 22 hits and 15 runs in winning for the sixth time in eight games.

Infielder Steve Tolleson came on to record the final out in the ninth inning after Gomes drilled a 3-run homer off Neil Wagner. Throwing knuckleballs, Tolleson faced two bat-ters, giving up a double to Chisenhall before Mike Aviles popped out.

Kluber (4-3) allowed two runs and four hits, walked one and struck out nine. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA in his past five starts, with 47 strikeouts over 34 1/3 innings.

Kluber retired the first 13 batters in order before giving up his first hit, a double by Adam Lind. One out later, Lind scored on Brett Lawries double.

Bryan Shaw worked the eighth

and Carlos Carrasco finished for the Indians.

Santana opened the scoring in the second when he drew a leadoff walk, stole second and scored on Murphys one-out double.

Murphy doubled to begin the fourth and scored on Chisenhalls single.

Michael Brantley, whose 11-game h

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