may 19, 2014

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Tender Times administration, staff and students help break ground for Trinity United Methodists Family Life Center that will be constructed at 702 Ambrose Drive. The 14,768-square-foot facility will house the Tender Times Child Development Center; provide space for UPWARD Basketball and Cheerleading, Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts; and a meeting place for the churchs many groups, including, Methodist Women, Methodist Men, Methodist Youth Fellowship and Mustard Seeds. (dhi MEDIA/ Nancy Spencer)

A rendering shows what the Family Life Center will look like once completed. (Submitted photo)

BY NANCY SPENCERdhi MEDIA Editor

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DELPHOS Sunday was an historic day for Trinity United Methodist Church as its leaders and members broke ground for the churchs Family Life Center at 702 Ambrose Drive. The Rev. David Howell led the cel-ebration.

What started in 1933 as a desire of mem-bers to build a new church with a family life center is finally coming true, Howell said.

In the 30s, the church voted to move west of the canal and even purchased property on West Third Street but it wasnt meant to be. Today, we start what will become the reality of that dream.

Former church pastor, the Rev. John Medaugh, Northwest Plains District Superintendent the Rev. Dr. Steve Bennett, Phase I Building Committee Co-Chair Andy North and Delphos Mayor Michael Gallmeier all marked Trinitys Journey.

Trinity breaks ground for Family Life Center

Thirty-three members of the Ottoville High School class of 2014 received diplomas Sunday in the high school gymnasium. Above left: Alex Horstman, Lucas Maag and Luke Schimmoeller are excited to become alumni. Above right: Melissa Burgei and her classmates change their tassles after receiving their sheep skins. (dhi MEDIA/Dena Martz)

Ottoville holds gradation for 33 Sunday

Mostly sunny today with highs in the lower 70s. Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. See page 2.

Flag flying over veterans graves Veterans Council President John Grothouse places a flag on a veterans grave Saturday morning in Westside Cemetery. More than a dozen volun-teers distributed between 1,400 and 1,500 flags through 10 local cemeter-ies. (dhi MEDIA/Nancy Spencer).

Osteoporosis causes 2M fractures a yearBY STEPHANIE GROVES

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T h e N a t i o n a l Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) reports 52 million Americans have low bone density or osteoporosis and about one in two women and up to one in four men over the age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. By 2020, half of all Americans over age 50 are expected to have low bone density or osteoporosis.

May is National Osteoporosis Prevention Month and an ideal time to educate people of all ages on the disease which remains silent until it is complicat-ed by fractures that occur following minimal trauma or, in some cases, with no trauma.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that osteoporosis causes nearly 300,000 hip frac-tures, 547,000 vertebral (spine) fractures, 397,000 wrist fractures and almost 675,000 other fractures each year and results in more than 432,000 hospital admis-sions, 2.5 million physician visits and 180,000 nursing home admissions annually.

Allen County Health Department Director of Nursing Becky Dershem said the key is to develop enough bone density in our early years.

People should try to reach peak bone mass (den-sity) in their mid to late 20s and maintain it, Dershem explained. People keep los-ing it from that point on.

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Spencerville Summerfest accepting parade entries

Spencervilles Summerfest Parade Committee is accept-ing entries for the parade at 6:30 p.m. June 28,

The festival boasts an impressive parade gener-ally featuring over 90 units. The committee is hop-ing to register most of the parade units by June 1.

Registration forms can be downloaded from the Village of Spencervilles website at spencervilleoh.com/Summerfest/2014summerfestparadeforms.pdf.

Council todayDelphos City Council

will meet in regular ses-sion at 7 p.m. today.

Items on the agenda include adopting the new income tax rate and water/sewer rates for Lakeview Farms.

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OBITUARIES

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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ST. RITASA girl was born May 15 to

Karen and Ryan Horstman of Cloverdale.

A girl was born May 15 to Chelsea and Brett Schnipke of Cloverdale.

A girl was born May 16 to Dana and Travis Schnipke of Kalida.

A girl was born May 16 to Ashley Ebeling and Duane Baird of Elida.

William Bill D. Daulbaugh

Aug. 24, 1927May 16, 2014

DELPHOS William Bill D. Daulbaugh, 86, of Delphos died at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Vancrest of Delphos.

He was born Aug. 24, 1927, in Maryland to Charles M. and Elva A. (Gainer) Daulbaugh, who preceded him in death.

He married to Mildred Killian on Sept. 4, 1948 and they were together for over 61 years. She preceded him in death.

He worked at Westinghouse in the sales department, as a sales man-ager for 11 years at Neon Products and then he retired from Friendlys Automotive where he also worked in sales. He was a well-known car salesman working at sev-eral local dealerships. He was best known for his hon-esty and integrity.

He served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Eastern Star #26, past member of the Masonic Hope Lodge #214 for over 60 years, the Delphos Chapter #105 where he was very active and officer of both. He was a high school graduate of Jefferson.

His true passion in life was his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include a son, Douglas D. Daulbaugh of Mansfield; a daughter, Susan (Charles) Wilkin of Delphos; a brother, Richard M. (Sue) Daulbaugh of Akron; a daughter-in-law, Linda Daulbaugh; 10 grandchil-dren; and four great-grand-children.

He was also preceded in death by a son, William Bill G. Daulbaugh; and a great-granddaughter, Aubrey Lynn Klausing.

Funeral service is at 2 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. David Howell officiat-ing, and calling one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Delphos Rotary Club: Music in the Park or to the First Candle for SIDS research.

To leave condolences for the family, visit www.hart-erandschier.com.

At 2:30 p.m. May 10, officers responded to the 1000 block of Lima Avenue after receiv-ing a complaint of a vehicle being broken into. Upon arrival, officers met with the victim and were told that someone unknown to her had entered her unlocked vehicle and stole mul-tiple items from inside. This incident is under investigation.

At 4:40 p.m. May 10, officers took a report from a resident in the 800 block of Hudson Street who reported that someone had entered his residence while he was outside and stole an iPad. The police department has a possible suspect and the incident is currently being investigated by the Detective Bureau.

At approximate-ly 7 p.m. May 10, a Delphos police officer on patrol observed a vehicle being operat-ed on North Jefferson Street and knew the driver to be 26-year-old Andrew Cavanaugh of Delphos. The officer also had prior knowl-edge that Cavanaughs driving status as sus-

pended. The officer con-ducted a traffic stop and issued Cavanaugh a citation for driving under a 12-point suspen-sion. He will appear in Van Wert Municipal Court to face the charge.

On May 12, officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Holland Avenue to investigate a male removing items from a property in that area. Upon arrival, the officers did locate the male and found that he did not have permis-sion to be on the property. The male, 44-year-old Scott Mox of Delphos, will be charged with criminal trespass and will appear in Lima Municipal court on the charge.

At 11:41 p.m. Tuesday, the police depart-ment received a call from a resident in the 800 block of West Skinner Street to report a male sleeping on their front porch. Upon arrival, officers located the male identified as 52-year-old Johnny Ray Foust of Delphos. Foust had recently been served a crimi-nal trespass order for this property and was advised at that time not to return. Due to this, Foust was arrested for criminal trespass and transported to the Van Wert County Jail.

At 2:13 p.m. Friday, the department responded to a business in the 100 block of South Main Street to take a theft report. Responding officers were told that three indi-viduals were seen taking items that were out-side of the business. The Detective Bureau is reviewing video surveillance of the suspects

and the incident remains under investigation.At 9:11 p.m. Friday, an officer on patrol

observed a vehicle being operated with an equipment viola-tion. The officer con-ducted a traffic stop near the intersection of South Canal Street and West Cleveland Street. During the investiga-tion of the equipment violation, officers found an occupant of the vehicle, 18-year-

old Anthony Arriaga of Delphos, to be in possession of marijuana. Arriaga was issued a citation for possession of marijuana and will appear in Van Wert Municipal Court to face the charge.

At 1:27 a.m. Saturday, an officer on patrol observed several sub-jects walking on South Franklin Street near Jackson Street. As the officer approached the subjects, he observed them throw items down and attempt to run away. The officer detained two of the subjects and found that they had an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from their per-son and were in pos-session of alcohol. The males were identified as 18-year-old Spencer Ginter and 19-year-old Luke MacLennan, both of Delphos. Both were arrested and charged with under-age consumption of alcohol. Additionally, MacLennan was charged with underage

possession of alcohol. Both will receive a summons to appear in Lima Municipal Court to face their charges.

At 7:23 a.m. Saturday, officers were sent to the 200 block of West Clime Street to investigate a vehicle that had been damaged. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the owner of the vehicle. Officers found that someone had thrown a cement block through the rear win-dow of the vehicle. This incident is currently under investigation.

At 7:03 p.m. Saturday, the department received a complaint of a male subject with alcohol, possibly passed out in a restroom at Stadium Park. Officers responded and found the male identified as 52-year-old Johnny Ray Foust of Delphos. Foust was arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to the Van Wert County Jail. He will appear in Van Wert Municipal Court.

LaDonna Faye Garza

Nov. 3, 1961-May 18, 2014DELPHOS LaDonna

Faye Garza, 52, of Delphos passed away Sunday morning at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Her Family She was born Nov. 3, 1961, in Lima. She is the daughter of Linda (Edmiston) Stockwell, who survives, and Jerry Stockwell, who preceded her in death.

On May 9, 1981, she mar-ried Jaime Garza, who sur-vives in Delphos.

She is also survived by a daughter, Sarah (Michael) Clune of Chickasaw; two sons, Gregory Garza and Thomas Garza, both of Delphos; a sister, Maria Stockwell of Delphos; four grandchildren, Olivia Clune, Georgia Clune, Rhett Clune and Angel Garza; a mother-in-law, Delores Sauceda; six brothers-in-law, Robert (Lola), Rudy (Debbie), Frank Jr. (Ondrayah), Edward, David (Renee) and Joe; three sisters-in-law, Gloria (Mike) Benson, Belinda (Mark) Murphy and Lily (Shawn) Hester; and many nieces and nephews.

Her Legacy LaDonna was a 1980 graduate of Delphos Jefferson. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, music, movies, word games and especially time with fam-ily and grandkids.

Her Farewell Services Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. Chris Bohnsack offi-ciating. Burial will be held at a later date.

Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Strayer Funeral Home, 1840 E. Fifth St., Delphos, where a Parish Wake Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ritas Hospice or St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Online condolences may be shared at www.strayerfu-neralhome.com.

WEATHER FORECASTTri-county

Associated Press

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy through midnight. Then mostly

cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly

cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms toward daybreak. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

Sheriff releases dog warden report

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VAN WERT Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has released the Van Wert County Dog Warden activ-ity report for April.

The dog warden traveled 1,103 miles while answer-ing citizens complaints and assisting other agen-cies.

The warden handled 74 complaints with one writ-ten report, received 56 calls from residents, impounded 24 dogs, seven dogs were returned to owners and impounded three cats.

The warden picked up 13 dead animals and adopt-ed out 18 dogs. There were three license checks, four door hangers were left at residences, discovered four unlicensed dogs, handled one wildlife call, provid-ed three assists to other departments and issued two warnings.

HAGEMAN, Richard L. Sr., 67, graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Johns Catholic Cemetery with mili-tary grave rites by the Delphos Veterans Council and Father Dave Reinhart officiating. To leave con-dolences online, visit www.hart-erandschier.com.

Associated Press

Today is Monday, May 19, the 139th day of 2014. There are 226 days left in the year.

Todays Highlight in History:

On May 19, 1864, American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, 59, died in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

One Year AgoColumbus Grove High School will hold its

commencement ceremonies Friday in the high school gymnasium. Speakers are Malerie Baldazo, Darrion Gant and Rachel Schroeder. Baldazo is the daughter of Guadalupe Baldazo and Christine Dunlap. Gant is the son of Raymond Gant and Deandre and Denise Wakefield. Schroeder is the daughter of Jeff and Louann Schroeder.

25 Years Ago 1989Since 1945, W. B. (Brownie) Bowersock

and members of his family have been serv-ing Delphos and the area with quality meat products from the Delphos Food Locker, 528 N. Washington St. A new phase of the meat business was officially opened Thursday at

the plant with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A new retail sales department is the focus of the most recent expansion at the business.

The Grand Slam Baseball Card Shop, a new business at 516 W. Fifth Street, will hold its grand opening Friday and Saturday. Owner-managers Randy and Ed Holdgreve said, Stop in and see our large selection of baseball cards and memorabilia, available for the young and older collector.

Brent Reidenbach, a kicker on St. Johns High School football team, will attend Ashland College and play football for Coach Fred Martinelli. A 6-foot 185-pounder, Reidenbach was honorable mention All-Midwest Athletic Conference in football as a junior and senior.

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BRIEFSVW Outdoorsmen hosts Turkey Shoot

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MIDDLE POINT The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will host a Turkey Shoot starting around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The club will provide the shotgun shells for the Turkey Shoot. Twelve-gauge shotguns only are to be used. Children and women may use a 20-gauge shotgun and the club will also provide the shells for these. The club also has 20-gauge loaner shoguns if they are needed.

The cost is $3 per round.The Van Wert County

Outdoorsmen Association is located at 9065 Ringwald Road, Middle Point.

For more information, con-tact 419-203-5419.

Report: Legal guardian system fails many Ohioans

COLUMBUS (AP) The court-appointed guardian system created to help Ohios elderly and mentally dis-abled residents and children has failed many it serves and allows unscrupulous guardians to rob their wards of free-dom, dignity and money, a newspaper reported Sunday.

The newspapers investigation of the system that controls the lives of about 65,000 Ohioans found that even judges overseeing the system say it is broken, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Ohios system has ripped apart fam-ilies, rendered the mentally ill voice-less, and left some elderly Ohioans dying penniless in nursing homes, according to the newspaper.

Probate judges in Ohios 88 coun-ties direct the system without detailed state guidelines and often amid over-loaded court dockets. The Dispatchs yearlong investigation showed some lawyers appointed as guardians have been allowed to ignore elderly and mentally ill people while placing them in the lowest-rated nursing home and some lawyers have billed wards for thousands of dollars in questionable legal fees for routine tasks such as paying utility bills.

Other failings found included a

severely autistic man whose weight rose to 513 pounds because his guard-ian his mother allowed him to gorge on junk food and microwave dinners despite caseworkers warn-ings. One guardians failures also separated an elderly couple married for 45 years in their final year, and an eccentric woman forced into guardian-ship against her will was left broke and homeless.

The newspapers survey of Ohios probate courts found that nearly 90 percent do not require credit checks for prospective guardians, and as many as 61 percent dont require crim-inal-background checks of guardians entrusted with the assets and care of vulnerable people.

Guardians are required in most counties to submit paper status reports about their wards only every two years and probate courts are not required to independently verify reports. A few counties require monthly visits, but more than three-quarters of the states probate courts dont require guardians to ever meet with their wards.

More than 80 percent of Ohio pro-bate courts do not conduct financial audits or random in-home inspec-tions, according to 72 of 88 counties

responding to the survey. Also, more than two-thirds of Ohios counties dont track cases that had been inves-tigated for possible wrongdoing or that had been forwarded to local law-enforcement agencies.

Attorney General Mike DeWine said he was disgusted by revealed abuses and lack of court oversight.

I think its certainly crying out for reform, he said of the system. And some sort of standards are certainly very, very much needed.

Demand for guardianships will grow as the number of people 65 or older in the United States doubles by 2050, and Ohioans caught in the sys-tem are expected to see more neglect and abuse unless there are significant changes, the Dispatch reported.

A committee designated by the Ohio Supreme Court nearly eight years ago to devise new rules has proposed changes, which the court is scheduled to decide on after a public comment period ends June 25.

But Julia R. Nack, one of two nationally certified master guardians in Ohio and a former probate court investigator, said that while the com-mittees proposals are better than noth-ing, they dont go far enough.

AG focuses on problem of elder abuse

COLUMBUS (AP) Ohios attorney general says investigation and prosecution of elder abuse cases will be increased under a new program in his office.

Attorney General Mike DeWine says his offices Crime Victim Services Section is spearheading the Elder Justice Initiative.

DeWine says his office will work with local offi-cials and advocates to identify, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse cases and increase services to victims.

Elder abuse can be phys-ical, sexual, verbal and emotional. It can include neglect, abandonment and financial exploitation.

A Department of Justice study estimated in 2009 that about one in nine peo-ple 60 and older are abused each year. Many cases are believed to go unreported.

Ohios population of adults age 60 or older stood at 2.28 million in 2010 and is expected to grow signifi-cantly in coming years.

Cicada researchers: 13-year cicadas emerge

CINCINNATI (AP) Some cicadas found recently in south-ern Ohio are emerging after 13 years underground, according to two cicada researchers.

Gene Kritsky, professor and chairman of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, and fellow researcher Roy Troutman say they found the group of cicadas emerging this past week at the Crooked Run Nature Preserve in Clermont County, east of Cincinnati.

Kritsky said he suspected the presence of a previously unrec-ognized 13-year cicada brood in 2001, but had to wait for the insects to emerge to confirm it.

If I was working on fruit flies, Id have this done in a month, Kritsky said.

Some cicadas emerge annually, but the researchers say peri-odical cicadas are only found in the eastern half of the United States and emerge typically every 13 to 17 years, The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://cin.ci/1gtAz5w) reported.

Cicadas spend most of their lives underground, living by suck-ing fluids from plant roots. They mate and die within weeks of emerging, and the groups that emerge are called broods. Each brood is numbered, and 13-year periodical cicadas are called Brood 22

Kritsky had seen the cicadas before, in 1988, but he and other biologists thought they were a different brood that was a year late.

It is common for broods to stay hidden among the emergence of other broods, said Joshua Benoit, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.

A lot of times theyll emerge with another brood, so some of these get missed, said Benoit.

Cicadas in large numbers can create a deafening racket and can harm young trees.

Periodical cicadas have evolved to emerge every 13 or 17 years partially to defend themselves from predators, Kritsky said.

Their survival strategy when they do come out is to come out in such great numbers that their predators get tired of eating them, Kritsky said.

If people really want to see these things, they should wait about two weeks because the cold weather is slowing them down a little bit, Kritsky said. In about two weeks theyll be out there singing and screaming.

YMCA invites all to takepart in Y-Rides

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County YMCA is urging more Putnam County residents to get outside and ride their bicycles. The Y-Rides program began on May 7 but will continue into September at 6 p.m. every Wednesday. Rides will start and end in the YMCA parking lot.

Registration/waiver forms available at the YMCA wel-come desk on Putnam Parkway. Y-Rides is open and free for everyone. Riders will meet at 6 p.m. and ride out promptly as a group at 6:15 p.m. These rides are led by an experienced cyclist. All riders must be at least 16 years old. Helmets are mandatory: No helmet = no ride. These rides are not intend-ed to be Family Fun Rides. No trailers, carriers or tagalongs permitted. Riding on aero-bars is not permitted.

The rides will be approxi-mately 20-25 miles long. The pace will vary depending upon the fitness level of the riders. The intent is to stay together as a group. No rider will be left behind. If necessary, they will split into two groups, with a leader for each.

We all look forward to our Wednesday evening rides. It is a time to laugh and enjoy the camaraderie that we have all discovered on our Y rides, said Ray Maxson, experienced cyclist and ride leader.

Ride goals are to promote interest in road cycling in Putnam County, to help cyclists become stronger, safe group riders and to allow them to learn more about their bicycles and cycling while having fun.

For more information, con-tact the Putnam County YMCA at 419-523-5233.

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Godzilla opens with smashing $93.2 millionLOS ANGELES (AP)

Godzilla has smashed its way to the top of the box office.

The 3-D monster movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures had the second-largest debut of the year this weekend with $93.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Godzilla trails Disney-Marvels Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which opened with $95 million in April, and sits just above The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which debuted with $91.6 mil-lion this month.

Paying homage to the 60-year-old franchise in tone and spectacle, the latest itera-tion continues the legend of 1954 Japanese original Ishiro Hondas Gojira. Reviews of the film were posi-tive it earned a fresh rat-ing from review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com, with 72 percent of film critics respond-ing positively.

Legendary Pictures President Jon Jashni said the film did better than expected partly because it was start-

ing to get sampled even by those who didnt think it would necessarily be for them. They didnt have nostalgic feelings for it. He said friends or fam-ily members likely recom-mended the movie to those viewers.

Jashni added that the suc-cess of Godzilla is validat-ing after last years Pacific Rim and Jack the Giant Slayer performed below expectations for the Warner-Legendary team.

The film, directed by Gareth Edwards, also helped eliminate the bad memory of another of the franchises remakes, Roland Emmerichs Godzilla, released in 1998 and starring Matthew Broderick. Backed by Sony, the film opened with $44 mil-lion.

Two other reboots Godzilla 1985 and Godzilla 2000 also flopped.

May is prime real estate for studios looking to launch or advance franchises. The top two opening weekends of all time in North America occurred in May The Avengers opened with $207.4

million in 2012 and Iron Man 3 debuted with $174.1 million in 2013.

Godzilla, starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen, marks the largest May opening ever for Warner.

Its also the years biggest opening for Imax globally. It generated $103 million and 14.35 million admissions from 16,946 screens in 64 markets outside the U.S. and Canada.

Godzilla knocked last weekends No. 1 hit, Universal Pictures (NYSE:GE) Neighbors, down to No. 2 in its second weekend.

The raunchy Seth Rogen and Zac Efron-led comedy earned $26 million, bringing its domestic total to $91.5 mil-lion.

Rounding out the top three was The Amazing Spider-Man 2, with $17 million. So far its earned a total of $172 million domestically.

Also opening this weekend was Disneys feel-good sports drama Million Dollar Arm, starring Jon Hamm, which landed at No. 4 with $11 mil-

lion.The summer is about

having a diverse lineup, and this film will have legs, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. If superhe-roes and monsters arent your pleasure, you can go see a more character-driven sports movie.

In its fourth weekend, Foxs femme-fueled comedy The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton, gained $6.3 million, bringing its domestic total to $72 million.

Estimated ticket sales for

Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.

1. Godzilla, $93.2 million ($103 million international).

2. Neighbors, $26 million ($13.5 million international).

3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2, $17 million ($32 mil-lion international).

4. Million Dollar Arm, $11 million.

5. The Other Woman, $6.3 million ($8.2 million international).

6. Heaven Is for Real, $4.4 million.

7. Rio 2, $4 million ($7.6 million international).

8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier, $3.8 million ($1.3 million international).

9. Legend of Oz, $2 mil-lion.

10. Moms Night Out, $1.9 million.

Estimated ticket sales for

Friday through Sunday at international theaters (exclud-ing the U.S. and Canada), according to Rentrak:

1.Godzilla, $103 million.2.The Amazing Spider-

Man 2, $32 million.3.Neighbors, $13.5 mil-

lion.4.The Other Woman,

$8.2 million.5.Frozen, $7.8 million.6.Rio 2, $7.6 million.7.Obsessed, $4.7 million.8.Transcendence, $4.6

million.9.Quest ce quon a fait au

Bon Dieu?!, $4.2 million.10.The Target, $2.5 mil-

lion.

Beautician cuts hair for free for less fortunate

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) As she navigates the clip-pers expertly around his head, Heather Luna listens intently to Bill Johnson.

Wearing jeans that swal-low his slender waist and with snow white hair and a wrinkled face that indicate a rough 47 years of exis-tence, Johnson says, My family left me behind. Id like to hear from them if I could.

The 38-year-old Luna hears her share of positive and negative stories from customers as she cuts their hair for free Thursday in the Meridian Health Services Drop-In Center, located next to the Harvest Soup Kitchen in the basement of the St. Vincent de Paul Store. Luna is a beautician at Identity Salon, but she stops by the center each month to offer her services free of charge, The Star Press reported.

Meridian contacted Luna seven years ago about the possibility of cutting hair at the Drop-In Center. Her heart ached at the sight of dozens of people without the money to pay for a dinner, let alone a haircut. She offered her ser-vices, and seven years later, she remains committed to cutting hair there.

They sit in the chair and tell me on a personal level what theyve gone through, Luna says. I owe it to them because weve become friends. Theyre the same as any clients you have.

One of her first customers Thursday is former profes-sional boxer Charlie Peterson Jr. The middleweight fought in 38 professional bouts from 1979-81 and says he is punch drunk from his years in the ring. He won only nine of his bouts and lost 15 by knockout.

The 54-year-old Peterson eats at the Soup Kitchen vir-tually every day, and whenev-er Luna is next door, he is one of the first in line for a seat in the salon chair. His friendship with Luna dates back seven years to when she first started

cutting hair there.I like everything about

her, says Peterson, wearing a white ball cap backward with a dark blue vest over a faded University of Illinois sweatshirt. Ive got nothing bad to say about her.

Peterson is a self-described loner, but he is comfortable around Luna. He flirts with her, and she laughs off his advances as she shaves his head and trims his beard and mustache.

She wont give me a date, Peterson says. Ive been trying to get her since she come over here.

John Holaday is another one of the early customers Thursday morning. Holaday flips off his black Vietnam Veteran ball cap and tells Luna to trim the sides but leave the top untouched. His white hair is long on top and at age 70 he is in no hurry to lose any hair up there.

Holaday wears a black American Legion Post 159 jacket that matches his hat. He walks around with a cane. He says he first injured his right leg jumping out of a low-flying chopper in Vietnam.

He lives off his Social Security check and he says paying $15 for a haircut is too rich for his blood.

My dad paid $1 to get his haircut, says Holaday, who has lived in Muncie off and on for the last 30 years. Theres nothing for a dollar anymore.

Luna averages 10 to 12 customers per trip at the Drop-In Center, and she is on the high side Thursday morn-ing with 15. There is nary a complaint from her spiffed up customers as they exit the chair.

Ron Porter, 66, visits each day for the free food at the Soup Kitchen and to social-ize at the center with people who can relate to what Im going through.

A free haircut from Luna is an added bonus.

If you cant afford a hair-cut, this is the place, Porter says.

Man drives cross-country rescuing dogsZANESVILLE (AP) Every two

weeks, an Ohio man drives 4,200 miles to save unwanted dogs from overpopu-lated shelters in the South, packs them up in a semitrailer and finds them loving homes in the northeastern United States.

Greg Mahle, 51, begins the five-day journey in his Zanesville hometown in eastern Ohio and drives down to Houston.

He picks up about 80 dogs there and at stops in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee. He then takes them to pre-arranged homes in states including Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Vermont.

Mahle estimates that he and his Rescue Road Trips company save about 2,000 dogs from euthanasia every year.

You see the worst of people and you see the worst situations in the beginning when youre picking the dogs up, Mahle told the Zanesville Times Recorder. By the time you get to New England, though, you have people cry-ing for these dogs, these dogs who have

never had anyone to cry for them.Mahle said he tells the dogs new

owners to go ahead and cry a river for them.

Theyre a rescue dog, he said. No one has ever cared for them, theyve been thrown out like the trash, and now theyre a precious part of your family.

Mahle said his typical $185 fee allows him to make a living but requires him to operate on a shoestring budget to keep up with gas, maintenance and dog food costs and pay sanitation workers to sterilize the semitrailer after each trip.

The journey includes many stops with assistance from hundreds of dog lovers across the country who help feed, water, walk and play with the dogs.

Mahle said he sleeps on a small mat-tress in the back of the truck, snuggling and comforting the more timid dogs.

Mahle saves dogs in the South and takes them to the Northeast for a num-ber of reasons.

In the South, fewer facilities spay

and neuter pets, theres a general a lack of breeder regulation and the winters are warmer, all leading to an excessive amount of adoptable dogs at low prices, he said.

Enterprising souls on both sides are making this market work, Mahle explains on his companys website. In doing so they are not only improving the lives of northern families but also saving the lives of southern dogs.

Mahle said overcrowding at south-ern shelters is so bad, that some dogs only last a few days before workers euthanize them to make room for the constant influx and others are killed on the spot for fear of disease.

Mahle said he struggles with the thought that theres no way to save them all but is overjoyed at the ones who are spared.

Its like being in a truck full of lot-tery winners, he said. You can see it in their eyes and their disposition. They know something good is going to hap-pen to them.

Ohio collectors of Yugos proud of their boxy carsCOLUMBUS (AP) Heads turn, jaws drop and accidents

almost happen when Art Hughes drives around the Columbus area.

One guy almost hit me a few months ago because he was leaning out the window taking pictures of my car as he was driving by, said Hughes, 73, of the South Side.

The reactions sometimes are amazing.Darrell Saunders has attracted similar attention with his car.Wherever I go, people come up to me and ask: Where did

you get this? said Saunders, of Grove City.Hughes and Saunders are proud owners of neither luxury

Porsches nor souped-up Corvettes. Their eye-catching model of choice: the Yugo.

Each, in fact, owns three of the little Slavic sleds that reached the United States in 1985; were quickly derided for their lack of reliability; and, before the end of U.S. sales in 1992, became the butt of many a joke (How can you get a Yugo to go from zero to 60 in 15 seconds? Push it off a cliff).

Everybody was informed that they were the worst thing in the world, Hughes said. But thats not actually true, at least not to weirdos like me.

Saunders has spent a career financing car loans for banks.When the Yugo hit the market, he said, he thought of it as

a car made for a student going to Ohio State who would drive it for four years and then throw it away.

About five years ago, he said, he got the urge to start a car collection.

Everybody has a 67 Chevy or an old Camaro or Mustang, said Saunders, 74. And you have to spend $75,000 or $100,000 to buy and restore those. I didnt want to put that kind of money into a car.

Then the idea struck him: Why not look for Yugos? he recalled thinking. Nobody else has those, and I would be the talk of the town.

Saunders bought his first Yugo in 2009: a blue 1987 model with an automatic transmission, a rarity in Yugos.

Three years ago, he spotted a rarer find on the Internet: a yellow 1990 Yugo convertible, supposedly one of only about

70 sold in America. He bought it for his wife, Harriet.This is the cutest little car I ever saw, she said.Last year, Saunders made his third purchase: a tan 1991

Sport model, complete with pinstripes down the sides.He has spent an estimated $25,000 to buy and restore all

three cars, which he enters in shows. He has collected several dozen trophies.

Im probably the most famous guy at all the car shows I go to, he said. Everyone either has a joke about one or tells me they owned one in high school.

Hughes, a lifelong car guy who made a living as a mechanic, has restored and rebuilt thousands of cars.

He still works part time at Midwest Bayless Italian Auto, a shop in the South Linden area that specializes in Fiat and Lancia models.

The Yugo got a bad rap, said Hughes, who views the bare-bones design as untapped potential.

The car is basically a piece of canvas, he said. Because it is so basic, to me, its a blank piece that I can do with what I want and make what I want.

To that end, Hughes has modified his dark-blue 1987 model. (He owns two others but plans to sell them soon.)

He added a rear spoiler and a dual-exhaust system, which he made, and juiced up the 1.1-liter engine a bit. He also installed a Camaro muffler.

The changes give his Yugo a throatier sound.Arts car is awesome, said Matt Brannon, who owns the

Midwest Bayless shop.Hes done some tasteful upgrades. These arent like

Jaguars where you have to keep it absolutely original.Part of the fun of owning a Fiat or a Yugo is you can tin-

ker with it and hop it up, and you dont feel guilty when you make those cuts, because its not a Porsche.

Brannon, who recently owned a Yugo, noticed reactions split along generational lines.

Anybody over 30 is like What the hell are you driving a Yugo for? the 44-year-old said. And the kids are like Thats awesome!

Its counterculture now.

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TODAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite

at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St.

6:30 p.m. Shelter from the Storm support group meets in the Delphos Public Library basement.

7 p.m. Washington Township Trustees meet at the township house.

Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Municipal Building, 608 N. Canal St.

7:30 p.m. Jefferson Athletic Boosters meet at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.

Spencerville village council meets at the may-ors office.

Delphos Eagles Auxiliary meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.

TUESDAY11:30 a.m. Mealsite

at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St.

1-3 p.m. Delphos Area Visiting Nurses offer free blood pressure checks at Delphos Discount Drugs.

DAAG announces summer programming for all ages

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DELPHOS The Delphos Area Art Guild has rolled out a new year-long endeavor

Artclub@DAAG, a social club for all levels of artisans who want to learn by talk-ing, critiquing and creating together, will meet the last Tuesday of the month begin-ning June 24.

Some projects will be pure fun, some will be interactive with others involving world-wide artists and clubs and other may be more thought-provoking and challeng-ing.

Participants bring an art piece to show-case each month and snacks and drinks will be rotated. Speakers will occur intermittent-ly and an artclub@DAAG exhibit can take place once a year if members are interested.

The annual cost is $20 per month and participants must be DAAG members.

Open Mic Nite is offered from 6-8 p.m. on the second Thursday in June and July and the first Thursday in August. All are welcome and free entry. This is especially geared towards families, teens and more who want to have a place to hang out and enjoy some local bravery and talent. Poets, musicians, comedy, theatre all are encouraged.

The guild will also offer summer pro-gramming for all ages.

Teen Studio Art Night will be held from 6-10:30 p.m. July 13. The night will include Manga Drawing with Sarah Pohlman, pizza and more.

Adults may enjoy the Relay for Life pre-event Art This! Drink That! from 7-9 p.m. June 6 at the Delphos VFW Post.

Proceeds will help support the American Cancer Society.

A Summer Art Day Trip is offered from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 28 with a visit to

the Toledo Museum of Art and Botanical Gardens, which will host the Crosby Festival of Arts that weekend. Museum and gardens are free. Food will be for sale at the museum cafe and festival or lunch can be packed. The festival is $8 for entry.

The day trip by chartered bus is $35 for members, $40 for non-members and chil-dren 11 and under are $25.

A three-day workshop will be held from 6-9 p.m. June 28-30.

Instruction will be by three award-win-ning artists: Ruth Ann Sturgill, Anna Talei Fisher and Tara Herberger, with each focus-ing on their respected preferred medium oil painting, claywork and feltmaking.

Art in the Park is a four-week offering beginning at 5:30 p.m. July 10, July 17, 24 and 31. The class fee is a donation.

Qi gong, hula hooping or similar outdoor classes will be offered July 10 with artists and musicians setting up the remaining three weeks. The prepared art and activ-ity will last approximately 45 minutes for these sessions with the open art and music unlimited.

Children ages 5-10 can enjoy Lego Mania with Amy Ricker from 6-7:30 p.m. June 16, 23 and 30. The class is $65 with children keeping their Lego creations. Moms and dads are welcome.

Guitar Summer Camps with Tim Zerkel will be held from June 23-26.

Ages 7-12 beginners and intermediate will have class from 9 a.m. to noon and students 13 and older intermediate and advanced will have class from 6-9 p.m.

Both classes are $100.Other summer activities will include

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Northwest Conference Track and FieldGirls Final Team Rankings: Columbus Grove 152,

Spencerville 137.5, Bluffton 87, Ada 75.5, Allen East 68.5, Jefferson 46, Crestview 40.5, Lincolnview 28, Paulding 27.

Boys Final Team Rankings: Columbus Grove 134, Bluffton 123, Spencerville 101, Lincolnview 85, Allen East 62, Crestview 56, Ada 54, Paulding 48. Jefferson no team score.

Points 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Spencerville (Cierra Adams, Tori Hardesty, Kennedy

Sharp, Karri Purdy) 10:15.21; 2. Jefferson (Kenidi Ulm, Brooke Teman, Heather Pohlman, Rileigh Stockwell) 10:16; 3. Bluffton 10:37.17; 4. Ada 11:03.84; 5. Lincolnview (Ashton Bowersock, Anna Gorman, Christine Stemen, Katlyn Wendel) 11:08.08; 6. Columbus Grove (Sydni Smith, Leah Myerholtz, Kirsten Malsam, Alexis Ricker) 11:24.7; 7. Paulding 12:21.69; 8. Crestview (Hali Finfrock, Nevada Smith, Sophia Smith, Brooke Ripley) 13:08.69.

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Alex Giesege, Colton Grothaus, Boone Brubaker, Bryce Sharrits) 8:28.57; 2. Lincolnview (Bayley Tow, Trevor Neate, Alex Rodriguez, Ben Bilimek) 8:33.32; 3. Crestview (Mycah Grandstaff, Dylan Grandstaff, Charles Thornburg, Justin Gibson) 8:58.95; 4. Bluffton 9:01.12; 5. Spencerville (Trevor McMichael, Mason Nourse, Brandon Patterson, Grant Goecke) 9:04.89; 6. Paulding 9:09.64; 7. Allen East 9:36.38; 8. Ada 9:49.71.

Boys Shot Put: 1. Logan Vandemark (S) 49-8.5; 2. Evan Pugh (S) 45-7.75; 3. Smith (B) 45-5.5; 4. Rece Roney (CG) 45-4; 5. Schindler (P) 43-2; 6. Will Vorhees (CG) 42-3.5; 7. Scott Miller (CV)

7 42-2; 8. Agin (AD) 39-10.25.Girls Discus: 1. Lynea Diller (CG) 127-8; 2. Shania Johnson (S) 118-3; 3. Bekka

Tracey (CV) 100-9; 4. Edgington (B) 95-3; 5. Beth Griffin (S) 94-7; 6. Nelson (AD) 92-0; 7. Courtney Trigg (CV) 80-9; 8. Clapsaddle (P) 79-1.

Girls Long Jump: 1. Schylar Miller (S) 15-5.25; 2. Marshall (AD) 15-3.5; 3. Baker (B) 14-1.25; 4. Mackenzie Clymer (CG) 13-10; 5. Hallie Malsam (CG) 13-8.25; 6. Tommi Andersen (CV) 13-6; 7. March (P) 13-5.5; 8. Dangler-Reed (P) 13-0.5.

Boys High Jump: 1. Baily Clement (CG) 5-10; 2. Trevor McMichael (S) 5-10; 3. Bentley (P) 5-8; 4. (tie) Austin Sealscott (L) and Hunter Blankemeyer (L) 5-8; 6. Willeke (AD) 5-8; 7. Bailey Croft (S) 5-6; 8. Hernandez (P) 5-6.

Boys Pole Vault: 1. Colton Miller (S) 12-4; 2. Kyle Shafer (CG) 12-4; 3. Clay Wilson (B) 12-4; 4. Calvin Wilson (S) 11-0; 5. Emerick (AE) 11-0; 6. Carnahan (P) 11-0; 7. Caiden Grothaus (CG) 11-0; 8. Alex Rodriguez (L) 10-0.

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Sydney McCluer (CG) 16.07; 2. Jenna Kahle (S) 16.42; 3. Sheehan (B) 16.72; 4. Schylar Miller (S) 16.87; 5. Silone (AE) 17.04; 6. Haley Roe (CG) 17.46; 7. Perez (AE) 17.47; 8. Baker (B) 17.81.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Anthony Schuh (S) 14.94; 2. Hunter Blankemeyer (L) 15.39; 3. Hughart (AD) 16.96; 4. Bassitt (B) 17.09; 5. Kleman (AE) 17.32; 6. Alex Tabler (CG) 17.41; 7. Gipson (AE) 17.68; 8. Doug Hicks (L) 17.96.

Girls 100 Meter Dash: 1. Archer (AD) 12.82; 2. Julia Wynn (CG) 12.95; 3. Raiya Flores (CG) 13.36; 4. Grace Callow (CV) 13.49; 5. L. Woods (AE) 13.72; 6. Deanna Wells (CV) 13.89; 7. Taylor Stroh (J) 13.96; 8. Weller (P) 14.02.

Jefferson senior Kenidi Ulm finishes the 1,600-meter run in fifth place at the NWC Track and Field Meet Saturday at Spencerville. (dhi MEDIA/Jim Metcalfe)

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CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)Sundays ResultsIndiana 107, Miami 96, Indiana leads series 1-0Todays GameOklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.Tuesdays GameMiami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.Wednesdays GameOklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.Saturdays GameIndiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.Sundays GameSan Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, May 26Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 27San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.Wednesday, May 28x-Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.Thursday, May 29x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.Friday, May 30x-Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.Saturday, May 31x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.Sunday, June 1x-Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.Monday, June 2x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

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National LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 23 19 .548 Washington 23 20 .535 Miami 23 22 .511 1New York 20 23 .465 3Philadelphia 19 22 .463 3Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 27 17 .614 St. Louis 23 21 .523 4Cincinnati 19 23 .452 7Pittsburgh 18 25 .419 8Chicago 15 27 .357 11West Division W L Pct GBSan Fran 28 17 .622 Colorado 25 20 .556 3L Angeles 23 22 .511 5San Diego 21 24 .467 7Arizona 18 28 .391 10___Saturdays ResultsSt. Louis 4, Atlanta 1Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 0N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 2N.Y. Yankees 7, Pittsburgh 1Philadelphia 12, Cincinnati 1Arizona 18, L.A. Dodgers 7San Diego 8, Colorado 5Miami 5, San Francisco 0Sundays ResultsN.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 3, 1st gamePhiladelphia 8, Cincinnati 3Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 3Atlanta 6, St. Louis 5Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2San Francisco 4, Miami 1Arizona 5, L.A. Dodgers 3Colorado 8, San Diego 6, 10 inningsPittsburgh 5, N.Y. Yankees 3, 2nd gameTodays GamesCincinnati (Leake 2-3) at Washington (Strasburg 3-3), 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-2) at Atlanta (Minor 1-2), 7:10 p.m.Tuesdays GamesBaltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.Arizona at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.Minnesota at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.-

American LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBNew York 23 20 .535 Baltimore 22 20 .524 Toronto 23 22 .511 1Boston 20 22 .476 2Tampa Bay 19 26 .422 5Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 26 12 .684 Kansas City 22 21 .512 6Minnesota 21 21 .500 7Chicago 21 24 .467 8Cleveland 19 25 .432 10West Division W L Pct GBOakland 28 16 .636 L Angeles 24 19 .558 3Seattle 21 22 .488 6Texas 21 23 .477 7Houston 16 28 .364 12___Saturdays ResultsN.Y. Yankees 7, Pittsburgh 1Houston 6, Chicago White Sox 5Oakland 6, Cleveland 2Kansas City 1, Baltimore 0Detroit 6, Boston 1Minnesota 4, Seattle 3Toronto 4, Texas 2L.A. Angels 6, Tampa Bay 0Sundays ResultsOakland 13, Cleveland 3N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 3, 1st gameKansas City 8, Baltimore 6Houston 8, Chicago White Sox 2Seattle 6, Minnesota 2Texas 6, Toronto 2L.A. Angels 6, Tampa Bay 2Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Yankees 3, 2nd gameDetroit at Boston, 8:05 p.m.Todays GamesDetroit (Smyly 2-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 4-3), 7:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Carroll 1-3) at Kansas City (Vargas 4-1), 8:10 p.m.Houston (Keuchel 4-2) at L.A. Angels (Richards 4-0), 10:05 p.m.Tuesdays GamesBaltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Oakland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.Minnesota at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

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IRVING, Texas Brendon Todd won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a bogey-free 4-under 66 for a 2-stroke victory over Mike Weir.

It was the 77th career PGA Tour event for Todd. He earned $1,242,000, a 2-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot next year in the Masters.

Todd finished at 14-under 266. He took the lead for good with birdies at Nos. 9 and 10 and went on to become the eighth first-time winner this season.

Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who won the last of his eight PGA Tour titles in 2007, finished with a 67. Charles Howell III and Marc Leishman tied for third at 10 under.

Weir had his best tournament since finishing second behind Dustin Johnson at Pebble Beach in 2009. The Canadian left-hander hadnt had a top-25 finish since 2010, the year he suffered a partial ligament tear in his right elbow before a stretch when he missed 17 cuts in a row including all 14 events he started in 2012.

KINGSMILL CHAMPIONSHIPWILLIAMSBURG, Va. Lizette Salas won the Kingsmill Championship for her first

LPGA Tour title, finishing with even-par 71 for a 4-stroke victory.The 24-year-old former Southern California player was never really challenged in the

final round on the River Course. She started the day with a 3-shot lead and doubled it with birdies on the par-5 third and par-3 fifth. A bogey 5 on No. 8 was her only hiccup and only her third bogey in four rounds until she 3-putted the par-3 17th.

She finished at 13-under 271 and earned $195,000.

Yani Tseng, seeking her first victory since 2012, got within three with three birdies in a 4-hole stretch on the back nine but finished with two pars and a double bogey for a 69.

Tseng tied for second with Kraft Nabisco winner Lexi Thompson and Sarah Jane Smith. Thompson had a 69 and Smith shot 66 the best round of the day.

REGIONS TRADITIONBIRMINGHAM, Ala. Kenny Perry won his third Champions Tour major in the past

year with a 1-stroke victory over Mark Calcavecchia in the Regions Tradition.Perry closed with an even-par 72 at Shoal Creek to finish at 7-under 281,

while other contenders had up-and-down days and John Cook lost the lead with a double hit.

Calcavecchia finished with a 70. Two-time winner Tom Lehman closed with a 67 to tie Jay Haas at 5 under. Haas closed with a 71. Cooks closing 72 put him three strokes back.

Perry got his sixth victory and became the second player to win in three consecutive Champions Tour major starts, joining Gary Player, who did it in 1987-88. Perry won the Senior Players Championship and U.S. Senior Open in consecutive tour starts last year, then skipped the Senior British Open.

Cooks double bogey on a double hit on No. 14 cost him the lead.SPANISH OPENGIRONA, Spain Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Spanish Open to extend his

record as the oldest European Tour champion, winning with a par on the third hole of a playoff.

Jimenez won at 50 years, 133 days. He closed with a 1-over 73 to match Belgiums Thomas Pieters and Australias Richard Green at 4-under 284. Green had a 72 and Pieters shot 75.

Carpenter wins Indy 500 pole for 2nd straight yearAssociated Press

INDIANAPOLIS Local driver Ed Carpenter has made himself at home on the Indianapolis 500 pole.

The last of nine qualifiers to take the track, Carpenter bumped James Hinchcliffe from the top spot, posting a 4-lap average of 231.067 mph to win the 500 pole for the second straight year.

I felt that it was harder, Carpenter said. It was just a different position because when I made my run last year, we didnt really have anything to lose. This year, being the last guy to go out, I think there was a little bit of pressure to not mess it up.

He didnt mess it up, not at all.Carpenters No. 20 Chevrolet was the

car to beat all weekend and the hometown favorite showed no signs of rust in his first IndyCar Series race of the season. He owns Ed Carpenter Racing and decided in November to run only on ovals, where he excels. He turned his car over to Mike Conway on road and street courses, and skipped the first four races of the season.

He knew he had the pole secured when he nailed the final two corners on the last lap.

Hinchcliffe will start second after sus-taining a concussion last weekend in the

Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Will Power will join them on the front row.

Three-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves was fourth, followed by Simon Pagenaud and Marco Andretti. Carlos Munoz, Josef Newgarden and J.R. Hildebrand will be on the third row.

Carpenter, the stepson of former speed-way executive Tony George, was 10th in last years Indy 500. He is 11th driver to earn consecutive 500 poles and the first since Castroneves in 2009-10.

As a single-car team last year, Carpenter was unable to get help on data and much-needed setup information. He didnt want a repeat this May, so he hired Hildebrand to drive a second car at Indy for Ed Carpenter Racing. Hildebrand nearly won the Indy 500 as a rookie in 2011 but crashed exiting the final turn and was passed for the win by the late Dan Wheldon.

Carpenter thrived in the first year of a new Indy 500 qualifying format. He posted the top qualifying speed Saturday when the fastest nine drivers advanced to Sundays shootout for the pole.

Juan Pablo Montoya had the fastest four-lap average (231.007 mph) among drivers ineligible to win the Indianapolis 500 pole and will start 10th.

Montoya was followed by reigning

series champion Scott Dixon and former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch.

Busch is set to race 1,100 miles in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25. Busch raced in NASCARs All-Star race the night before and flew back from Concord, North Carolina, on Sunday morning.

Defending 500 champion Tony Kanaan will start 16th.

Hinchcliffe appeared to have no prob-lems in the car days after he was cleared to return for his concussion. He paced as he watched Carpenter make his final run, then his chance at the pole end when Carpenter found more speed on his final lap.

He was injured last weekend in Saturdays Grand Prix when debris from Justin Wilsons car flew into the cockpit, striking Hinchcliffe in the head. He was taken away from the track on a stretcher, transported to a hospital and diagnosed with a concussion.

The 27-year old Canadian was cleared to drive Thursday and took the wheel back from pinch-driver E.J. Viso.

For the first time, IndyCar awarded points based on qualifying runs. The top qualifier on Saturday earned 33 points, sec-ond place got 32 and so on, all the way to one point for the 33rd-place entrant.

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MLB CapsulesAssociated PressNLST. LOUIS Ryan Doumit scored on a wild pitch and

the Atlanta Braves got two runs in the ninth inning to rally past the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

Freddie Freeman started a ninth-inning rally with a lead-off single off St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal (0-2).

With two outs, Freeman went to third on pinch-hit-ter Ryan Doumits double to right. Rosenthal intentionally walked pinch hitter Evan Gattis to load the bases and then walked Jordan Schafer to force in the tying run.

Carlos Martinez relieved Rosenthal and had a wild pitch while facing Ramiro Pena that scored Doumit to make it 6-5.

Dan Carpenter (3-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win. Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth for his 11th save in 13 chances.

Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia pitched seven innings, allowing four runs on five hits with five strikeouts in his first start since 2013 shoulder surgery.

GIANTS 4, MARLINS 1

SAN FRANCISCO Pablo Sandoval homered for the first time in more than a month, Ryan Vogelsong won for just the second time in nine starts and San Francisco salvaged a split of the 4-game series.

Buster Posey hit a sacrifice fly, while Tyler Colvin and Brandon Hicks each hit RBI singles in a stretch of four straight base hits with two outs in the first against Jacob Turner.

Staked to an early lead, Vogelsong (2-2) struck out six in seven innings.

Turner (0-2) is still searching for his first road win, falling to 0-11 in 18 career road starts.

CUBS 4, BREWERS 2CHICAGO Travis Wood pitched 2-hit ball for seven

innings and Chicago got home runs from Welington Castillo and Mike Olt.

Wood (4-4) allowed two runs and struck out seven for the Cubs. The left-hander walked three, all in the first inning.

Hector Rondon earned his fifth save in five chances after allowing a leadoff double to Ryan Braun in the ninth for

Milwaukees third hit.Marco Estrada (3-2) gave up four runs and seven hits

five doubles and two homers in five innings.ROCKIES 8, PADRES 6, 10 INNINGSDENVER Justin Morneau hit a 2-run homer in the

10th inning and Colorado turned the third triple play in team history in its win over San Diego.

After Carlos Gonzalez singled earlier in the inning, Morneau lined a 3-2 fastball from Dale Thayer (2-2) to straightaway center. He was mobbed at home by his team-mates.

Nick Masset (1-0) pitched a perfect 10th for his first win with Colorado. LaTroy Hawkins blew his first save of the season in the ninth as he surrendered a tying 2-run homer to Everth Cabrera.

Corey Dickerson had a 2-run homer and Troy Tulowitzki added a solo shot in the fifth.

The triple play in the third was Colorados first since Tulowitzki turned an unassisted one on April 29, 2007, against Atlanta.

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Grove sweeps NWC trackBy JIM METCALFE

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SPENCERVILLE It might not have been a great surprise that Columbus Groves girls track and field team edged out Spencervilles 152-137 to claim the conference title Saturday at the Charles D. Moeller Track in Spencerville.

This has been a long time coming. Its tough to single out people but I have to hand it to Julia Wynn for running so many events out there the 100, 200, 400 and the 4x4, Grove girls coach Tim Staley noted. That was the first time this year she has run that and she anchored us to a win; she just had a great day. Sydney McCluer won both hurdles. She is nicked up a little bit shin splints and she was able to come out here and win both hurdle events and the 4x4. I think we scored in every event and a lot of them we had double placements which is big. It was about like last week (PCL) where it was Pandoras distance against our sprints; today, it was Spencervilles distance against our sprints. Our girls did the best they could. Lynea Diller is really starting to come into her own as a sophomore; its nice to have some of these younger girls coming into their own. The younger girls on the relays ran really well, Im just very happy.

It likely was that the rebuilding Bulldog boys who graduated a ton of State-qualifying and placing individuals from a year ago defended their title from a year ago in besting Bluffton 134-123.

Last year, we had the State-caliber

athletes. We dont have those kind of ath-letes this year but we have a great group of kids that works hard and accepts chal-lenges, Grove boys coach Chris Grothaus said. On the way over to the meet today, we told the kids that on paper, with where we anticipated everyone finishing, we were going to lose by four points. We challenged them to not let that happen and they took it. It really helps when you have

some of the guys from last year and years ago coming around to practice. I really believe that theres a legacy that has been established and these kids dont want to let those guys down. It helps that I have a great coaching staff around me; we have every area covered.

On the girls side, Bluffton was third with 87 points, followed by Ada (75.7), Allen East (68.5), Jefferson (46), Crestview (40.5), Lincolnview (28) and Paulding (27).

Spencerville mentor Bruce McConnell had a lot to be excited about.

We had a number of personal records set today and Thursday: pole vault, long jump, hurdles, the 4x4. We were awful close in the 4x2, the mile and the 2-mile, he explained. We are mostly a veteran team on the girls side, so we know what were capable of doing.

Lincolnview girls coach Matt Langdon was very pleased, considering he had two injuries just this week.

Ashton (Bowersock) suffered a stress fracture and Abbie (Enyart) also got hurt this week, so we were a little down as far as depth, Langdon explained. We had some girls in events they really havent run in this year, especially the relays. They did very well considering. Our 4x4 and 4x1 set their season-bests and we did well especially in the distance events. The points are misleading but at the same time, we are starting to peak. Weve always been able to peak at the right time and the NWC is as good a time as any.

Jefferson junior Taylor Stroh fin-ished eighth in the girls 200-me-ter dash Saturday. (dhi MEDIA/Jim Metcalfe)

Information SubmittedRaiders bash Lady Jeffcats in soft-

ballDELPHOS Jeffersons fast-pitch

softball crew finished their 2014 spring season on the lower end of a 13-2 5-inning loss to Wayne Trace Saturday morning at Lady Wildcat Field.

E. Linder led the Lady Raider offense with a 3-for-4 day with five runs batted in (2 runs scored) including a home run, while A. Baumle and M. Swary (2 runs scored, 1 RBI) both went 2-for-3.

Sophomore Jessica Pimpas had two of the three Lady Wildcat hits and both

RBIs, while Kimber Kill had the other hit (run).

A. Baumle threw four innings of 1-hit, 1-unearned run ball, striking out six. M. Crosby threw an inning of 2-hit, 1-walk, 1-unearned run relief.

Claire Thompson went the distance for the hosts (10 hits, 13 runs, 8 earned, 3 walks, 1 strikeout).

Wayne TraceAB R H RBIE Linder 4 2 3 5, B Feasby 3 1 1 0, L Stabler 4 1 1

1, B Bergman 3 1 0 1, C Wright 3 1 0 0, A Baumle 3 2 2 1, M Crosby 3 2 1 3, S Critten 2 1 0 0, M Swary 3 2 2 1 0 0 2. Totals 28 13 10 12.

JeffersonAB R H RBI

Hannah Sensibaugh 3 0 0 0, Claire Thompson 2 0 0 0, Jessica Pimpas 3 0 2 2, Samantha Branham 3 0 0 0, Shayla Rice 1 0 0 0, Madison Jettinghoff 2 0 0 0, Kiersten Teman 2 0 0 0, Danielle Harman 1 1 0 0, Kimber Kill 2 1 1 0. Totals 19 2 3 2.

Score by InningsWayne Trace 7 0 0 0 6 - 13 10 3Jefferson 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 3 32B: Feasby, Crosby. HR: Linder SB: Linder, Feasby,

Stabler, Baumle, Swary. SAC: Thompson, Rice.IP H R ER BB SO HRWayne TraceA Baumle (W) 4.0 1 1 0 0 6 0M Crosby 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0JeffersonThompson (L) 5.0 10 13 8 3 1 1HBP: Baumle, Thompson. P-S: Baumle 57-47,

Crosby 21-15; Thompson 117-76.

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Pacers pull away from Heat 107-96 to take 1-0 lead

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INDIANAPOLIS Indiana is done talking about home-court advantage.

The top-seeded Pacers are ready to use it against the 2-time defending champs.

They took the first step Sunday, when Paul George finished with 24 points and seven assists, David West added 19 points and seven rebounds and sud-denly surging Indiana led wire-to-wire in a 107-96 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

This is just a fun matchup, George said. Its one that weve been waiting for all year.

For the first time in this years play-offs, the Pacers won a series opener. And for the first time in their last three play-off battles against the Heat, the Pacers won Game 1.

Game 2 is Tuesday night. The home team has won all five games in this seasons fiercest and most competitive rivalry, though none was more impres-sive or important than this one.

All five Indiana starters and backup C.J. Watson scored in double figures, helping Indiana produce its highest point total of the playoffs.

The Pacers limited the Heat to just four offensive rebounds and 6-of-23 shooting from beyond the arc. LeBron James went 1-of-5 on 3s and shot just two free throws and Miami fell so far behind so fast, it never even had a chance to tie the score.

Sure, opening this best-of-7 series at Bankers Life Fieldhouse helped. The hometown crowd that sometimes ser-enaded the Pacers with boos during the first two rounds spent most of the first half on its feet, chanted De-fense every time it looked as if the Heat might come back and finished the game with its customary chant of Beat The Heat!

But the biggest difference was on the court.

Indiana shared the ball, limited its turnovers, maintained its poise and got contributions from everyone in a game it had to win. Roy Hibbert finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, Lance

Stephenson had 17 points and eight assists and George Hill added 15 points as the Pacers looked more like the team that was so dominant over the first half of the season, rather than the one struggled so mightily in the second half.

The challengers in this matchup insist they know its only a start.

The toughest part for the Heat will be figuring out what went wrong.

Coach Erik Spoelstra used Shane Battier in the starting lineup, then replaced him with Udonis Haslem after the Pacers took a 55-45 halftime lead. It made no difference.

James, who had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Dwyane Wade, who had 27 points on 12-of-18 shooting, desperately tried to rally the Heat but got little help. Chris Bosh had nine points and two rebounds. Ray Allen finished with 12 points.

While Bosh thought the primary problem was Miamis inability to get stops, James wasnt as sure.

The games still so fresh. Its too hard to just say, Well, we need to do this better in Game 2, James said after the Heat lost for just the second time in 10 playoff games. We need to evaluate our mistakes and things we did in Game 1 first before I can say what we need to bring to Game 2.

Clearly, the Pacers werent the same team that spent most of the last three months answering questions about their second-half swoon.

Indiana swarmed the glass, exploited its size advantage, knocked down six of its first seven 3-pointers and forced the Heat into playing catch-up.

When the Heat cut a 10-point, first-quarter deficit to 41-37 midway through the second quarter, Stephenson scored four points in a 5-0 run to make it 46-37. When James trimmed it to 50-45 with back-to-back baskets late in the quar-ter, the Pacers ended the half with five straight points to make it 55-45.

Hibbert and West then combined eight of Indianas first 14 points to open the second half, pushing the lead to 69-52.

James and Wade rallied the Heat within 83-74 early in the fourth but the Pacers opened it up again to 102-84 with 4:11 to go.

Veteran Spurs, young Thunder ready for West finals

OKLAHOMA CITY When asked about the oldie-but-goodie San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant inquired about Tony Parkers age.

Thirty-two, a reporter answered.

He is old, Durant quipped, drawing laughter. He doesnt play like hes 32 years old.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili are even older. Duncan just turned 38 and Ginobili is approaching

37. The trio won its first NBA title together in 2003 and fought back Father Time to reach the NBA Finals last year. They will play in their seventh Western Conference finals together, starting with Game 1 tonight in San Antonio.

Durant, the leagues MVP, said theres more to San Antonios success than some mythical fountain of youth. It starts with the genius of Gregg Popovich, the leagues Coach of the Year.

Even with an aging core and numer-ous injuries throughout the season, the Spurs finished with the leagues best record. They did it with consistency and teamwork that has continued in the play-offs. San Antonio is shooting 49 percent from the field as a team in the postsea-son, with no player averaging 20 points.

Oklahoma City counters with dynamic individual play from a pair of 25-year-olds. Durant is averaging 31.4 points and 9.5 rebounds in the playoffs. Russell Westbrook is averaging 26.6 points, 8.4 assists and 8.0 rebounds in postseason play.

Westbrook, in particular, has San Antonios attention. While Durants play has been typical, Westbrook has improved significantly as a floor general during the playoffs.

The Thunder will be without Serge Ibaka, who led the league in blocked shots. The mobile, athletic forward injured his left calf in Game 6 of the conference semifinal against the Los Angeles Clippers.

By LARRY HEIINGdhi MEDIA [email protected]

VERSAILLES Unlike in professional sports like the NBA or the NHL, where the season seems to go on forever, the high school baseball season is over before you know it. High school coaches and athletes cram about 25 games into a short 6-week time span sometimes playing five games in a week.

With this tight schedule, it means no time to practice fun-damentals between games and pitching rotations are stretched to the limit.

Mother Nature also can wreak havoc on schedules with her unpredictable spring weather. Rain forced the postponement of the St. Johns Midwest Athletic Conference battle at Versailles on consecutive Thursdays but the third time was the charm as the game was finally played Saturday under partly sunny skies.

Unfortunately for St. Johns, the wait wasnt worth it as they dropped their season finale 7-1.

The Jays got two runners on base in the first inning against Versailles starter Kyle McEldowey with a single by senior T.J. Hoersten and Austin Heiings walk. McEldoweys curveball gave the Blue Jay batters fits and he escaped the early

jam with the first of his eight strikeouts.The Tigers hitting got right to work in the home half of

the first with Austin Knapkes leadoff single to center. Daniel Borchers drilled a liner that carried over Ben Wrasmans head in center field for a double. Hoersten settled down getting the final two outs of the inning on groundouts but Knapke scored for a 1-0 lead.

Versailles kept pounding the ball in its next at-bat. Collin Peters walked; Jacob Wenning and Jacob Heitkamp hit iden-tical grounders through the hole at short to load the bases. Knapke looped a soft liner to shallow right field that Josh Warnecke nearly made a remarkable over-the-shoulder catch but instead got the force-out at second as the runner scored for a 2-0 lead.

The Jays threatened again in the third inning as a pair of seniors got on base: Wrasman doubled and Hoersten singled with one out. McEldowey retired the next two.

Wrasman, as he has done all season, made a great running catch in center on a ball laced by Daniel Borchers for the sec-ond out of the third inn

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