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Lakeview Farms adding 200 jobs to DelphosBY NANCY SPENCER

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DELPHOS Delphos got some good news in the economic arena for a change on Thursday. Lakeview Farms President Gene Graves announced during a press conference his company had exercised its option on the former Resers Fine Foods building Thursday to double the size of production in Delphos.

The new building will allow Lakeview Farms, producer of dips, gelatins, cheese spreads, desserts and sour cream, to bring production from its Bristol, Wisconsin, plant to Delphos and add 200 jobs here.

Much thought and planning went into our decision to consolidate our food processing and move all of our production home to Delphos, Graves said. The decision just made sense. We are headquartered here in Delphos, we have access to a talented and skilled workforce, we can house all of our production under one roof and we are able to acquire a facility that provides the space and technology we need to remain competitive in the marketplace.

Mayor Michael Gallmier said the news was more than welcome.

We are excited about the announcement, Gallmeier said. This is a much-needed boost for Delphos with industry growth, job growth and utility use growth.

City administration and council have been

working with Lakeview Farms on the expansion for nearly a year by stepping aside and letting the project take shape.

We have known about this for a long time but were unable to say anything until everything fell in to place and Gene was ready, Gallmeier said. A project like this takes a lot people work-ing together and sometimes its your job to just sit back and let things progress.

After Resers closed the Delphos site in late summer of 2013, Lakeview closely examined the feasibility of consolidating and moving all operations to the Delphos manufacturing facil-ity. After nearly a year of due diligence, Graves said it became clear this was the right decision to ensure the future of the company. It will also help bolster the Delphos economy which suffered a major blow when Resers closed its doors.

Frankly this announcement could not come at a better time for the Delphos, Graves added.

Resers, which had acquired the facility when Chef Solutions filed for bankruptcy, was the citys second largest employer and one of the citys biggest users of water.

Allen Economic Development Group President and CEO Jeff Sprague, Allen County Commmissioner Jay Begg, State Senator Keith Faber and Delphos native and JobsOhio Director of Project Management Kristi (Teman) Clouse were also on hand to celebrate the expansion project.

Lakeview Farms President Gene Graves, left, announces his companys $12 million expansion Thursday during a press conference at the companys head-quarters on East Second Street. Mayor Michael Gallmeier was all smiles at the annoncement that marks an upturn in the citys economic standing. (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)See JOBS, page 12

Gallmeier: tax increase still needed to bridge gap

BY NANCY SPENCERHerald Editor

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DELPHOS Wednesday and Thursday marked the end of a structure that provided a living for the Schmit family during The Great Depression and beyond.

The old Schmits Market at Second and Canal streets is now nothing more than a pit in the ground.

Alfred and Bob Schmit, the sur-viving brothers, who worked the store with their parents, Nicholas and Matilda Tillie Schmit, and

brother, Jerome, watched as the building that housed their liveli-hood in earlier days come down.

I knew that building had to come down, Alfred said. It was really past time for that to hap-pen.

The structure first housed a wholesale grocery owned by a Truax from the Spencerville area. He dealt in grocery items both wholesale and retail, getting his supplies and selling by using the Miami-Erie Canal, just steps away.

His daughter married Prine Welsh who quickly partnered with his father-in-law in the business in

the 1870s. Welsh brought in Mike Schmit and Charles Rahrig. On April 29, 1904, Nicholas, Alfred, Jerome and Bobs father, brought Welsh out and brought in Floyd Patton and Claude Alexander to form the Westside Grocery.

Nick died on May 27, 1935, leaving Tillie to raise three boys by herself during The Great Depression.

The market was very good to us, Bob said. When dad died, there wasnt anything like Social Security so it was a lifesaver.

Alfred agrees.It was a good living for us, he

added. When father died we just went on working in the store.

In 1939, the Schmits became the sole proprietors. During World War II, Alfred and Jerome both spent time in the Army, Alfred in the European Theatre and Jerome in the Pacific.

We both got out in January 1946 and went back to working in the store and we had other endeav-ors as well, Alfred said.

The market was closed in 1981 and the building sold. It would become Jeannes Dance Studio. Due to structural issues, the build-ing had been vacant for some time.

Hume Supply Company finished removing debris Thursday from the demoli-tion site of the former Schmits Market. A grant of close to $12,000 from Moving OhioForward was used for the project. (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)

Here the building is shown while under the Schmit name. (Canal Commission photo)

In observance of National Day of Prayer, Delphos Jefferson High School Intervention Specialist Josiah Stober led students and faculty in prayer around the schools flagpole Thursday morning prior to class-es beginning. This years theme for the annual ceremony was One Voice United in Prayer. (Delphos Herald/Stephanie Groves)

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DELPHOS Delphos members of Church Women United will join in the May Friendship Celebration at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church.

This years theme is Through God Our Hands Can Serve.

Tea and cookies and a cookie exchange will con-clude the event.

Students observe Prayer round the Pole

BY NANCY SPENCERHerald [email protected]

DEPHOS Fresh from a Lakeview Farms press con-ference announcing a $12 million expansion project and the addition of 200 jobs in Delphos, Mayor Michael Gallmeier was hopeful for the citys economic condi-tion in the future.

However, he said more immediate concerns will still make the .passage of a .25-percent Income Tax increase on Tuesdays bal-lot necessary for the fiscal health oft he city.

The news from Lakeview Farms is wonderful and will mean good things for our city in the next several years and beyond, Gallmeier said. But we still have financial concerns that need to be addressed right now.

Gallmeier said he and council had been aware of the local food processors plans and thats why the tax increase would only be in effect for three years.

We have run the numbers and estimate Lakeviews increase in utility usage will roughly be $132,900 a year. Thats helpful but still not where we need to be without the tax increase, Gallmeier said.

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TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

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Carrie Adkins, 50, died on Tuesday.

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

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Wheat $6.77Corn $4.77Soybeans $14.94

SPENCERVILLE Greg Binkley, 65, of Spencerville, died Thursday morning at his residence.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Nov. 25, 1917-April 30, 2014DELPHOS Doris M.

Dice, 96, of Delphos died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at Vancrest Healthcare Center, Delphos.

She was born Nov. 25, 1917, in Allen County to Forest and Beatrice (Miller) Faulder, who preceded her in death.

On Feb. 15, 1937, she mar-ried William Dice, who died on July 13, 1998.

Survivors include a son, Harold Dice of Milford; two grandchildren, Jeff (Michelle) Emch of Perrysburg and Jenny Calcamuggio of Carmel, Indiana; and three great-grandchildren, Stephanie and Megan Emch and Nicholas Calcamuggio.

She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Myrna Emch; sister- and brother-in-law, Richard and Zelma Grone; a son-in-law, Brooke Emch; and a grandchild, Carl Calcamuggio.

Mrs. Dice was a former employee of Holtzapple, Inc., and in her earlier years, she worked at Westinghouse. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, a former member of the Eastern Star and Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, where she was known for her homemade noodles and strawberry shortcake. She and her husband, Bill, were active volunteers at the Allen County Fair in their retire-ment years.

Doris loved to knit and made beautiful sweaters for her family. She was known for her country cooking and loved animals. She enjoyed camping with her family and traveled through most of the United States. She and Bill will be fondly remembered for their fabulous family gath-erings they generously hosted at their home.

Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. David Howell officiat-ing. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to Trinity United Methodist Church of The Right to Life Foundation.

To leave condolences, visit harterandschier.com.

Doris M. Dice

ST. RITASA boy was born April 29 to

Amber and Kyle Haskins of Delphos.

A girl was born April 29 to Amanda and Craig Recker of Kalida.

A boy was born April 29 to Jessica and Kyle Recker of Kalida.

Nov. 30, 1931- April 30, 2014

ELIDA Dorothy Jean Larimore, 82, died at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice in Van Wert, Ohio.

Dorothy was born on Nov. 30, 1931, in Sugar Creek Township to Clair and Elsie (Holt) Vandemark, who preceded her in death.

On July 15, 1950, Dorothy married Thomas A. Larimore. He preceded her in death on March 2, 2004.

She is survived by three sons, Timothy (Joyce) Larimore, of Elida, Bill (Deb) Larimore of Lima and Steve Larimore, of Cincinnati; two daugh-ters, Kathleen Larimore, of Cincinnati and Mary (Andrew) Buckner, of Howell, Michigan; six grandchildren, Travis (Jen) Larimore, Nathan (Amanda) Larimore, Jon (Samantha) Larimore, Andrew (Renata) Buckner, Amy (Adam) Garman and Dan (Keisha) Larimore; two stepgrand-children, Brenton Basinger and Branton Basinger; 10 great grandchildren and five s tepgreat-grandchi ldren; two sisters, Louise (Charles) Altstaetter of Cairo and Jane (Tom) Miller of Elida; and one sister-in-law, Annabelle Vandemark of Elida.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Wilbur Vandemark and Homer Vandemark.

Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Gomer High School. She was employed at Oakwood Correctional Facility, retiring from there in 1998. In 1997, she received the Corrections Officer of the Year Award. She was a member of O. P. E. R. S. and belonged to the Gomer Congregational Church, Gomer.

Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, Lima, Pastor Rich Rakay offi-ciating. Interment will be in Pike Run Cemetery, Gomer.

The family will receive friends from 2-8 p.m. on Saturday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, Lima.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 740 Commerce Drive, Suite B, Perrysburg OH 43551 or Gomer Congregational Church, 7350 Gomer Road., Gomer OH 45809.

Condolences may be expressed at www.cham-berlainhuckeriede.com.

Dorothy Jean Larimore

One Year AgoThree local students

were selected as delegates at the 2013 American Legion Buckeye Boys State held June 9-16 at Bowling Green State University. The Delphos American Legion Post 268 will sponsor del-egates Kyle Pohlman and Dustin McConnahea. Devin Coronado will also attend, sponsored by the Spencerville American Legion Post 191.

25 Years Ago 1989St. Johns defeated

Parkway and Fort Recovery in a triangular track meet. First-place finishers for St. Johns were Kevin Wrasman, Doug Eggeman, Duane Grothause, Randy Baumgarte, Phil Recker, Clint Gable, John Vasquez and Dan Mueller.

Ray McKowen Council of the Knights of Columbus and the Rev. Otto Bredeick Circle of the Columbian Squires will be collecting funds May 5 and 6 for the mentally retarded as part of the Measure Up program. Collections will take place at Delphos supermarkets and in the business district. Mayor Harold Wieging, who signed a proclamation honoring the program, made the first dona-tion to the drive Monday.

Craig Schwinnens single in the bottom of the eighth inning scored Scott Suever from third base to give

St. Johns a 1-0 win over Ottoville Monday in the Class A baseball sectional at Elida. St. Johns other hits were singles by Pat McGue, Scott Schulte and Bruce Odenweller.

50 Years Ago 1964St. Johns Home and

School Association spon-sored spelling contest was held Thursday evening in the high school gym with Sharon Ardner, Craig Reinemeyer and Bonita Ellerbrock being declared winners in their respective divisions. Mrs. Robert Say, Mrs. Charles H. Myers and Edward Zalar served as pronouncers.

Psi Chapter, Alpha Delta Omega National Sorority held a guest meeting recently at the home of Mrs. Donald Kundert. Mrs. William Lloyd and Ruth Gasser were the guests present. Following the business meeting, Mrs. Robert Hohenbrink, guest speaker, displayed hats which she had made and told how she made them.

Gordie Vogt fired a no-hitter in Gomer Thursday as the Delphos Jefferson Wildcats blanked the Gomer Bobcats, 1-0. The victory gives the Wildcats a 4-3 sea-son record. The lone run of the game came in the fifth inning. Ayers singled and was sacrificed to second by Vogt. He scored on a single

by Hall.

75 Years Ago 1939Word was received in

Delphos Tuesday to the effect that Delphos will not get the Civilian Conservation Camp which is being moved from Swanton. Although no defi-nite word has been received, it is believed that the camp will be moved to Middle Point. The letter containing the offi-cial announcement was sent to Dr. Albert Schlink, owner of the land which had been leased for CCC purposes on State Street in this city.

An honorary team was selected Monday by mem-bers of the Jefferson spring training football squad. The election was by secret ballot with each member voting for a complete team. The honor-ary team named at that time includes Dunlap, Mericle, Laman, Bindel, Gerdemann, Harpster, Mayer, Link, Fuller, M. Miller, Van Meter, Bryan and Jones.

Joseph Meyers was elect-ed Monday night to head Delphos Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles for the new year. Other officers named are: Doyle Fuller, vice presi-dent; Eugene Minnig, chap-lain; Walter Jauman, treasur-er; James Clinger, conduc-tor; Albert Schmersal, inside guard; Carl Eiche, outside guard, and J. Carl Stopher, trustee for three years.

UTRUP, Roman A., 86, of Delphos, funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, the Rev. David Howell officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by the Delphos Veterans Council at the cemetery. Preferred memorials are to Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. To leave condolences, visit harterand-schier.com.

KNIPPEN, George J., 85, of Ottoville, Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, with Father Jerome Schetter officiating. Burial will fol-low in St. Marys Cemetery, Ottoville. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Jackson Township, where a Scripture service will be held at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Putnam County Hospice or the charity of the donors choice.

BONIFAS, Richard J. Bunny, 81, of Landeck, Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic church Cemetery in Landeck, Father Dave Reinhart officiating, and military graveside rites by the Delphos Veterans Council. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home with a Parish Wake at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Church in Landeck. To leave condolences for the family, visit www.hart-erandschier.com.

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Scientists urge delay in destroying last smallpox

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WASHINGTON More than three decades after the eradication of smallpox, U.S. officials say its still not time to destroy the last known stock-piles of the virus behind one of historys deadliest diseases.

The worlds health ministers meet later this month to debate, again, the fate of vials held under tight security in two labs one in the U.S. and one in Russia.

The virus is being used for carefully limited research to create drugs and safer vaccines in case this killer ever returns, through terrorism or a lab accident or if all the worlds stocks arent really accounted for. Member countries of the World Health Organization long ago agreed that eventu-ally the last virus strains would be destroyed. The question was when.

Some countries say its long past time. But the World Health Assembly, the WHOs decision-making assembly, repeatedly has postponed that step.

Today, there are new generations of smallpox vaccine, and two long-sought antiviral treatments are in the pipeline. Is that enough?

Despite these advances, we argue that there is more to be done in improving protections, Dr. Inger Damon, poxvirus chief at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote Thursday in the journal PLoS Pathogens. She co-authored the article with two experts from Florida and Brazil.

Moreover, a recent World Health Organization meeting raised a new specter: Advances in syn-

thetic biology mean it may be technologically pos-sible to create a version of smallpox from scratch.

The synthetic biology adds a new wrinkle to it, Jimmy Kolker, Health and Human Services assistant secretary for global affairs, told The Associated Press. We now arent as sure that our countermeasures are going to be as effective as wed thought even five years ago.

For centuries smallpox killed about a third of the people who became infected. But thanks to worldwide vaccination, in 1980 smallpox became the only human disease so far to be declared eradicated from the environment. Then the worry became re-emergence.

Its not clear how widely the U.S. concerns are shared. Last fall two WHO committees reviewed smallpox research. One found no more need for the live virus; a majority of the other panel said it was needed only for further drug development.

We believe that the smallpox research pro-gram is effectively complete and the case for destruction is stronger than ever, said Lim Li Ching of the Third World Network, a group that lobbies on behalf of developing countries and wants the virus destroyed within two years.

Although countermeasures arent perfect, keep-ing live virus on hand is scientifically unnecessary now that its genetic makeup is known, said Dr. D.A. Henderson, who led the WHOs global eradi-cation campaign.

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COLUMBUS The Libertarian Party of Ohio immediately appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday after a lower court denied its attempt to get a gubernatorial candidate on Tuesdays primary ballot.

Their candidate, Charlie Earl, was disquali-fied by Secretary of State Jon Husted after his nominating petitions were challenged. Husted agreed with a hearing officer who found two Earl petitioners failed to properly disclose their employers.

Libertarians sought to reinstate Earls bal-lot status, arguing that Husteds ruling vio-lated petition circulators First Amendment rights and conflicted with previous state rulings allowing them to submit signatures without declaring an employer.

With five days until the election, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said Thursday the party was too unlikely to succeed in a First Amendment challenge to Husteds ruling to proceed.

The three-judge panel acknowledged the decision could present severe and irreparable

harm on the party and likely undermine its status as a ballot-qualified party in the state.

We note that the LPO has struggled to become and remain a ballot-qualified party in Ohio, and we acknowledge that this decision entails that their efforts must con-tinue still, the opinion said. But we also note that we decide one case at a time, on the record before us. In so doing, we preserve the First Amendments primary place in our democracy over the long run.

Husteds office praised the rul-ing.

Todays ruling is more valida-tion that we are following the law and prop-erly administering elections in Ohio, spokes-man Matt McClellan said.

Aaron Keith Harris, who chairs the partys state central committee, called the ruling dis-appointing and said the party had asked for a stay in order to file its appeal.

Whatever the outcome, the Libertarian Party of Ohio is looking forward to taking our unique message of fiscal responsibility and social tolerance to Ohio voters in the May 6

primary where we expect thousands of vot-ers to choose the Libertarian ballot and in the general election with more than 20 candi-dates across the state, he said.

Earls candidacy has the potential to draw votes from Gov. John Kasich, Husteds fellow Republican. The incumbent faces likely Democratic challenger Ed FitzGerald, the Cuyahoga County executive.

The Libertarian Party of Ohio also sought to add the Ohio Republican Party to its lawsuit, claiming the GOP is manipulating Ohios ballot to its advantage. The Libertarians contend the protest was solicited by

agents that are likely connected to the state Republican Party.

A federal judge ruled against the Libertarians in March.

U.S. District Judge Michael Watson had said that the law challenged by the party places only a minimal burden on political speech and the disclosures it requires are sub-stantially related to Ohios significant interest in deterring and detecting fraud in the candi-date petition process.

Botched execution could renew 'cruel' challenges

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS

Associated Press

COLUMBUS The botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate is certain to fire up the debate over what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment the phrase written into the U.S. Constitution and defined by the courts, piece by piece, over two centuries.

Convicted killer Clayton Lockett, 38, began writhing, clenching his teeth and strain-ing to lift his head off the pil-low Tuesday evening after he had supposedly been rendered unconscious by the first of three drugs in the states new lethal injection combination.

The execution was halted, and Lockett died of an appar-ent heart attack 10 minutes later, authorities said.

While officials later blamed a collapsed vein not the drugs themselves the case is raising questions about the ability of states to administer lethal injections that meet the Eighth Amendment require-ment that punishments be nei-ther cruel nor unusual.

Death penalty opponents such as the American Civil Liberties Union called for a moratorium on capital punish-ment. And the White House said the procedure fell short of humane standards.

In light of other apparently bungled executions around the U.S. in recent years, Jen Moreno, staff attorney at the Berkeley School of Law Death Penalty Clinic, said the risks are clear.

To say that theyre iso-lated incidents is mischarac-terizing them, and what they really are is foreseeable con-sequences of using an inher-ently dangerous procedure, she said.

Thirty-two states have the death penalty, and all of them rely at least in part on lethal injection. The federal govern-ment also uses lethal injection.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injection in 2008 in a case out of Kentucky. As part of that decision, the high court said there is no consti-tutional right to a painless execution.

The Constitution does not demand the avoidance of

all risk of pain in carrying out executions, Chief Justice John Roberts said.

That decision involved a three-drug method that many states no longer use because certain drugs have been cut off by European suppliers.

More recently, attorneys making the cruel-and-unusu-al argument have targeted the newer drug combinations adopted around the country, their reliability and their suppliers, but they have had little success.

Making that argument has always been difficult.

The Supreme Court has never declared a method of execution unconstitutional on the grounds that it is cruel and unusual. Over the past 135 years, it upheld the fir-ing squad (1879), the electric chair (1890), and then lethal injection.

Top judge drops idea of nonpartisan primaries

By JULIE CARR SMYTHAssociated Press

COLUMBUS Ohios top judge has dropped her proposal to strip party labels from Ohios judicial primaries after a years worth of feedback on the idea was mixed.

Chief Justice Maureen OConnor had advocated the nonpartisan primaries as part of a package of proposed judicial changes she rolled out last year.

In a white paper that accom-panied her address Thursday to the Ohio State Bar Associations annual convention, OConnor named the proposal as among those left on the cutting-room floor after study and delibera-tion of her original eight.

She said the idea has been discarded reluctantly, but not permanently.

OConnor said three pro-posals emerged from her con-versations and study over the past year that she believes can significantly strengthen Ohios judicial elections:

Moving judicial elec-tions to odd-numbered years and the top of the ballot;

Enhancing voter educa-tion on candidates running for judge by establishing an elec-tion information and engage-ment program; and

Increasing the basic qualifications to serve as judge.

She asked the lawyers group to support her as she takes the plan to state legisla-tors and Gov. John Kasich in coming weeks to advocate for relevant legislation.

About 155,000 Ohio sign-ups under health overhaul

By ANN SANNERAssociated Press

COLUMBUS Roughly 155,000 Ohio residents picked health plans in the new insur-ance marketplace created by President Barack Obamas health care law, falling short of a target set by the admin-istration before the exchanges opened.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the final enrollment numbers Thursday. The fig-ures also showed that Ohio saw a surge of enrollees in the final month of the first open enrollment period under the law.

Sign-ups almost doubled, with 154,668 Ohioans select-ing a plan through the federal exchange. As of March 1, the federal government had said 78,925 chose plans.

The final figure was shy of the 190,000 residents the gov-ernment originally projected would be enrolled by March 31.

The new report did not include information on how many of the newly enrolled have paid their insurance pre-miums. And its unclear how many people previously had insurance.

Nationally, 8 million peo-ple signed up for health care through the new insurance exchanges. Ohio was among the states that relied on the federal HealthCare.gov web-site.

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DELPHOS WESLEYAN CHURCH11720 Delphos Southworth Rd.Delphos - Phone 419-695-1723

Pastor Rodney Shade937-397-4459

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Sunday - 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages.

Wednesday - 7 p.m. Service and prayer meeting.

DELPHOS CHRISTIAN UNION

Pastor: Rev. Gary Fish470 S. Franklin St.,

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Saturday from 11 to 1:30.

SPENCERVILLE FULL GOSPEL107 Broadway St., Spencerville

Pastor Charles MuterHome Ph. 419-657-6019

Sunday: Morning Services - 10:00 a.m. Evening Services - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Worship service.

SPENCERVILLE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE317 West North St.

419-296-2561Pastor Tom Shobe

9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship; 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service

TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Corner of 4th & Main,

Spencerville Phone 419-647-5321

Rev. Jan Johnson, PastorChristmas Eve services: 6:3 p.m.

Message - Christmas Uncensred

Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship ser-vice.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST102 Wisher Drive, Spencerville

Rev. Elaine Mikesell, Interim Pastor

Sunday 9:30 a.m. Cafe; 10:00 a.m. Worship Service.

AGAPE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES

9250 Armstrong Road, Spencerville

Pastors Phil & Deb Lee Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Worship service.

Wed. - 7:00 p.m. Bible Study

HARTFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH

(Independent Fundamental)Rt. 81 and Defiance Trial

Rt. 2, Box 11550 Spencerville 45887

Rev. Robert King, PastorSunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday

school; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 7:00 p.m. Evening wor-ship and Teens Alive (grades 7-12).

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Bible service.

Tuesday & Thursday 7- 9 p.m. Have you ever wanted to preach the Word of God? This is your time to do it. Come share your love of Christ with us.

IMMANUEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

699 Sunnydale, Elida, OhioPastor Bruce Tumblin

Sunday - 8:30 a.m. traditional; 10:45 a.m. contemporary

PIKE MENNONITE CHURCH3995 McBride Rd., Elida

Phone 419-339-3961

CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH

2701 Dutch Hollow Rd. Elida Phone: 339-3339

Rev. Frank HartmanSunday - 10 a.m. Sunday

School (all ages); 11 a.m. Morning Service; 6 p.m. Evening Service.

Wednesday - 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Office Hours: Monday-Friday,8-noon, 1-4- p.m.

GOMER CONGREGATIONALCHURCH

7350 Gomer Road, Gomer, Ohio419-642-2681

[email protected] 10:00 a.m. Worship

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER

2240 Baty Road, Elida Ph. 339-5673

Rev. James F. Menke, PastorSunday 10 a.m. Worship.

Wednesday 7 p.m. Evening ser-vice.

ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Corner of Zion Church & Conant Rd., Elida

Pastors: Mark and D.J. Fuerstenau

Sunday - Service - 9:00 a.m.

LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF GOD

Elida - Ph. 222-8054Rev. Larry Ayers, Pastor

Service schedule: Sunday 10 a.m. School; 11 a.m. Morning Worship; 6 p.m. Sunday evening.

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH4750 East Road, Elida

Pastor - Brian McManusSunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday

School; 10:30 a.m. Worship, nurs-ery available.

Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Youth Prayer, Bible Study; 7:00 p.m. Adult Prayer and Bible Study; 8:00 p.m. - Choir.

BREAKTHROUGH101 N. Adams St., Middle Point

Pastor Scott & Karen FlemingSunday Church Service - 10

a.m, 6 p.m. Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.

CALVARY EVANGELICAL CHURCH

10686 Van Wert-Decatur Rd.Van Wert, Ohio419-238-9426

Rev. Clark Williman. Pastor Sunday- 8:45 a.m. Friends and Family; 9:00 a.m. Sunday School LIVE; 10:00 a.m.

SALEM UNITEDPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH15240 Main St. Venedocia

Rev. Wendy S. Pratt, PastorChurch Phone: 419-667-4142Sunday - 8:30 a.m. - Adult

Bell Choir; 8:45 a.m. Jr. Choir; 9:30 a.m. - Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday school; 6:30 p.m. - Capital Funds Committee.

Monday - 6 p.m. Senior Choir.

ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH601 Jennings Rd., Van WertSunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.;

Monday 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m.; Wednesday 8:30 a.m.; Thursday 8:30 a.m. - Communion Service; Friday 8:30 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.

VAN WERT VICTORY CHURCH OF GOD

10698 US 127S., Van Wert (Next to Tracys Auction Service)

Pastor: E. Long Sunday worship & childrens ministry - 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.

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TRINITY LUTHERAN303 S. Adams, Middle Point

Rev. Tom CoverSunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday

School; 10:30 a.m. Worship ser-vice.

GRACE FAMILY CHURCH 634 N. Washington St.,

Van WertPastor: Rev. Ron Prewitt

Sunday - 9:15 a.m. Morning worship with Pulpit Supply.

ST. PAULS UNITED METHODIST 335 S. Main St. Delphos

Pastor - Rev. David Howell Sunday - 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH422 North Pierce St., Delphos

Phone 419-695-2616 Rev. Angela Khabeb

Sunday - 9:00 AM Sunday School, 10 AM Worship Service, 2 PM Church Women United at Trinity UMC; 6:00 PM Hall in use.

Tuesday - 10 AM Good Morning/Good Shepherd; 6 PM Mission: SLIMpossible.

Thursday - 6 PM Council meet-ing.

Saturday - 8:00 AM Prayer Breakfast.

Sunday - 9:00 AM Sunday School, 10:00 AM Worship Service.

TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

211 E. Third St., DelphosRev. David Howell, Pastor

Week beginning May 4, 2014Sunday - 8:15 a.m. Worship

Service/Communion; 9:30 a.m. Church School for all ages; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service/Communion; 11:30 Radio Worship on WDOH, Jr/Sr Hi Pre-Cinco De Mayo Lunch; 2:00-4:00 p.m. CWU Friendship Day; 4:00 p.m. Confirmation Class; 7:30 p.m. Ladies Bible Fellowship.

Tuesday - Election Day.Wednesday - 6:00 p.m. Pastors

Bible Study; 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir practice. Thursday - 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Suppers On Us. Friday - Mini Relay for Life. Saturday - 1:30 a.m. Jr/Sr Hi Canoeing.

ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH331 E. Second St., Delphos

419-695-4050Rev. Dave Reinhart, Pastor

Rev. Chris Bohnsack, Associate Pastor

Fred Lisk, Dave Ricker andJohn Sheeran, Deacon

Mary Beth Will, Liturgical Coordinator; Tom Odenweller, Parish Council President; Lynn Bockey, Music Director

Celebration of the SacramentsEucharist Lords Day

Observance; Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30, 9:15, 11:30 a.m.; Weekdays as announced on Sunday bulletin.

Baptism Celebrated first Sunday of month at 1:00 p.m. Call rectory to schedule Pre-Baptismal instructions.

Reconciliation Tuesday and Friday 7:30-7:50 a.m.; Saturday 3:30-4:00 p.m. Anytime by request.

Matrimony Arrangements must be made through the rectory six months in advance.

Anointing of the Sick Communal celebration in May and October. Administered upon request.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCHLandeck - Phone: 419-692-0636

Rev. Dave Reinhart, Pastor Administrative aide: Rita Suever

Masses: 8:30 a.m. Sunday.Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturday.Newcomers register at parish. Marriages: Please call the par-

ish house six months in advance. Baptism: Please call the parish.

ST. PATRICKS CHURCH500 S. Canal, Spencerville

419-647-6202Saturday - 4:30 p.m.

Reconciliation; 5 p.m. Mass, May 1 - Oct. 30. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. Mass.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUACATHOLIC CHURCH

512 W. Sycamore, Col. Grove

Office 419-659-2263 Fax: 419-659-5202Father Tom Extejt

Masses: Tuesday-Friday - 8:00 a.m.; First Friday of the month - 7 p.m.; Saturday - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday - 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Confessions - Saturday 3:30 p.m., anytime by appointment.

HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rev. Robert DeSloover, Pastor7359 St. Rt. 109 New Cleveland

Saturday Mass - 7:00 p.m.Sunday Mass - 8:30 a.m.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH

Ottoville Rev. Jerry Schetter

Mass schedule: Saturday - 4 p.m.; Sunday - 10:30 a.m.

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Rev. Charles ObinwaPhone: 419-286-2132

Mass schedule: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

ST. MICHAEL CHURCH Kalida

Fr. Mark HoyingSaturday 4:30 p.m. Mass.Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

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Worship this week at the church of your choice.

History will show St. John XXIII was a pastor with an exquisite openness to the Holy Spirit, while St. John Paul II will be known as the pope of the family.

That was as close as Pope Francis came to providing the soundbite all the so-called Vatican experts were waiting to hear dur-ing the historic St. Peters Square rites in which he -- with the retired Pope Benedict XVI looking on -- elevated to sainthood two popes who did so much to shape modern Catholicism.

The media mantra called the humble Pope John XXIII the patron saint of the left, while Pope John Paul II was the courageous gen-eral for the right. Clearly, Pope Francis goal was to broker peace between these warring Catholic camps.

Francis stayed the course.St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II were

... priests, bishops and popes of the 20th cen-tury, he said. They lived through the tragic events of that century, but they were not over-whelmed by them. For them, God was more powerful; faith was more powerful -- faith in Jesus Christ the Redeemer of man and the Lord of history.

Francis then linked both saints to the Second Vatican Council, the seismic event that defined their era: John XXIII and John Paul II cooperated with the Holy Spirit in

renewing and updating the Church in keep-ing with her pristine features, those features which the saints have given her throughout the centuries.

So both popes sought renewal, but also to guard the faiths foundations. After all, in his Oct. 11, 1962 address that opened the Council, Pope John XXIII declared: The greatest concern of the ecumenical council is this -- that the sacred deposit of Christian doctrine should be guarded and taught more efficaciously.

The young Bishop Karol Wojtyla of Poland was an active participant at Vatican II. The future Pope John Paul II was known for his contribution to the epic constitution The Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes), which he loved to quote, along with various other Vatican II texts.

In fact, during his heroically long pontifi-

cate -- almost 27 years -- John Paul offered detailed written and verbal commentary on virtually every controversial or disputed point in the Council documents and on the event of the Council itself, noted Father John Zuhlsdorf at his popular What Does the Prayer Really Say? blog.

The future St. John Paul the Great, as many are already calling him, may not have solved, settled, definitively pronounced, on every controversial issue, but he offers commentary and insight on them. ... I think Francis was steering us to John Paul II as an additional interpretive lens, for a proper her-meneutic of reform.

Meanwhile, its also important to remem-ber that conventional political labels like liberal and conservative are simply inad-equate when discussing the work of saints, said Father James Martin, a Jesuit best known as the Colbert Report chaplain and through books such as My Life With the Saints and Jesus: A Pilgrimage.

In terms of the substance of his life and work, both liturgical and doctrinal, Pope John XXIII is probably best thought of as a conservative, said Martin. I think that on moral and sexual issues ... he probably would have implemented the Councils work in the same way as John Paul.

Meanwhile, John Paul II did so much to

push forward on issues such as economic justice, world peace, ecumenism, mass com-munications and a host of other subjects. Its impossible to look at the sweep of his remark-able life and conclude, as some critics have, that his pontificate was dedicated to trying to slam the lid back on after the Second Vatican Council. Thats just too simplistic to argue that, Martin said.

The larger truth is that both of these popes, now hailed as saints, embodied the work of the Second Vatican Council -- each in their own way, in their own time.

Its true that there were clusters of issues that led Catholics in different camps to adopt one or the other as their hero, said Martin. But those labels are so limiting, while the lives of these two men were not. ... People that insist on using politi-cal labels keep trying to turn everything into a contest about who wins and who loses. Thats not the way to talk about the lives of the saints.

(Terry Mattingly is the director of the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and leads the GetReligion.org project to study religion and the news.)

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Saturday and SundayThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG-13) 11:50/12:35/3:55/6:40/7

:20/10:00/10:40The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) 11:20/12:15/3:30/4:20/6:20/7

:00/7:40/9:40/10:20/11:00Brick Mansions (PG-13) 11:35/2:20/4:55/7:25/9:45The Other Woman (PG-13) 11:00/1:45/4:45/7:30/10:30The Quite Ones (PG-13) 11:25/2:00/4:30/7:05/9:55A Haunted House 2 (R) 11:20/1:45/4:25/7:50/10:10Bears (G) 3:20Heaven is for Real (PG) 11:10/1:55/4:35/7:10/9:50Draft Day (PG-13) 11:15/2:15/5:00/7:45/10:25Rio 2 (G) 11:05/1:40/4:15/6:55/9:30Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13) 11:55/4:05/7:15/10:15Gods Not Dead (PG) 11:30/2:10

Shannon Theatre, BlufftonThrough May 8The LEGO Movie (PG) 2D show times are 7 p.m. every evening

with 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees.3D show times are 9:30 p.m. every evening.

TODAY7:30 a.m. Delphos

Optimist Club meets at the 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 shop-ping.

SATURDAY9 a.m.-noon Interfaith

Thrift Store is open for shop-ping.

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

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

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

In the Waiting Room ...

with Dr. Celeste Lopez

Mothers Day is approaching and this is the time when we reflect on how much our mothers have done for us. However, for this article, I would like to reflect on what my son has done for me. Having a son has taught me many things that I would have never known otherwise.

My son has taught me that you can have fun doing anything folding laundry, raking leaves or mopping the floor. It isnt about the task, its about the attitude.

He has taught me that using your brakes when riding your bike is not nearly as fun as hitting the curb and flipping and rolling off your bike like a stuntman. I was horrified the first half dozen times he did this. After that, I began to accept that being the mother of a boy is like watching a NASCAR race, you know a crash is coming, you just hope that injuries are minimal.

I have learned that the amount of blood isnt a good indicator of the severity of an injury. When I was younger, I remember step-ping on a nail and as I limped into the kitchen, my mothers first response (after 8 children) was I just mopped that floor, dont get blood all over it. Now, after countless skinned knees and bloody noses, I understand. Did you have to use my best towel to wipe the blood of your leg?

I have learned that making him eat broccoli is worse than capital punishment. When I put it on the table, you would think I had offered him a lethal injection. I fully expect that someday having to eat broccoli will be argued in front of the Supreme Court as a form of cruel and unusual punishment.

I have learned that when he urinates, the toilet bowl is only an approximate destination. How can you possibly hit a baseball going

at 60 mph but miss a toilet bowl that is not moving at all?

I have learned that his dirty clothes and the laundry hamper apparently have some sort of negative repelling force. For some reason, I will find his dirty clothes surrounding the hamper but rarely is it actually in the hamper.

When he was growing up, I learned that there was a difference between a diplodocus and a brachiosaurus and that it mattered! I can remember going through racks of plastic dinosaurs as I was shopping for Christmas and saying, No, he has a deinonychus, I am look-ing for a gallimimus and thinking that I cant believe I even know what those dinosaurs are.

When my son was going to make his First Communion, he was very worried about the idea that it was the body and blood of Christ. I watched the serious look on his face when he went up to receive the host. After church, he leaned over and whispered to me, and I learned Mom, Jesus tastes like a tortilla.

Since becoming a mother I have learned a lot of things some wonderful, some infu-riating and many hilarious but the most important thing my son has taught me is that the word Mom is the most beautiful word in the English language. Thank you for the gift of being your mother.

Dr. Celeste Lopez graduated cum laude from The University of Utah College of Medicine. She completed her Pediatric residency train-ing at the Childrens Hospital of Michigan. She is certified with The American Board of Pediatrics since 1992. In 2003, she moved her practice, Wishing Well Pediatrics, to Delphos. She is the proud mother of a 14-year-old son.

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COLUMBUS GROVE The weather turned wintry minus snow again Thursday night for the Jefferson at Columbus Grove Northwest Conference soft-ball outing at the home of the Lady Bulldogs.

Hope Schroeder threw a 2-hit shutout versus the Lady Wildcats and the offense gar-nered a 12-hit attack to grab a 9-0 goose-egg.

Schroeder (8-2) threw a complete game 89-pitch out-ing (55 for strikes), fanning six and walking two.

What were struggling with is doing the little things consistently. We constantly preach to the girls about doing so and we have had moments where they can see how we can compete against good teams when we do so, Jefferson (1-12, 0-4 NWC) coach Josiah Stober explained. At times today, we had four freshmen in the lineup and even sophomores that didnt have a lot of var-sity experience coming into this season, so those growing pains are still there. Its as much the mental part as the physical right now.

For Grove (8-4, 5-1) head man Travis Gallmeier, it was just another solid outing all the way around.

We knew before the sea-son that how well we did this year was based on what Hope did in the circle. She put in a lot of extra time in the off-season, coming to our open sessions and such, and has really been solid, Gallmeier added. Defensively, outside of a couple of games where we got off the track, we have been solid there. We focus on getting up on teams in the early innings because you never know what will happen when you get the lead lik ethat.

The Bulldogs got a 3-spot in the first against Jefferson starter Claire Thompson (1-7; 6 IPs, 12 hits, 9 runs, 7 earned, 3 BBs, 3 Ks; 105 pitches, 61 strikes). Kyrah Yinger bunted her way aboard, took second

on a throwing error, stole third and scored on Brooke Hoffmans dribbler back to the pitcher (late cover). In turn, she stole second and scored on Schroeders hard double off the glove of third sacker Shayla Rice. Micah Stechschulte bounced out to advance Schroeder to third, from where she scored on Katie Rooses single for a 3-0 edge.

The Red and White got a 2-out free pass to Thompson in the top of the second but Schroeder got the final out, commencing a string of 12 straight outs.

Deanna Kleman walked with one down in the home second but was doubled off first by Yingers lineout to second baseman Abby Parkins.

With one down in the Bulldog third, Schroeder got aboard via an error, took sec-ond on Stechschultes bunt and came in to score on an error on the sequence. Roose walked and courtesy runner Sammi Rosengarten stole second. Delgado walked but both runners were anchored.

The hosts made it 7-0 in the fourth. With one gone, Kleman grounded a knock into right, stole two bases and scored on a throwing error as Yinger walked, allowing the batter to gar-

ner second. Hoffman beat out an infield hit to short to put runners on the cor-ners and Yinger scored on a wild pitch for 6-0 with Hoffman scooting to third. She touched the dish on Schroeders bloop to right center. Back-to-back knocks by Stechschulte (left) and Roose (center) loaded the bases. Delgado forced Schroeder at home and Brianna Glass was retired.

Kara Birkemeier singled solidly into center to open the Grove fifth but was doubled up by centerfielder Sarah Thitoff on a fly ball by Kleman.

The visitors finally broke their string in the sixth with a 2-out ground single through the box and into center by Hannah Sensibaugh for their first hit of the game. She advanced on a wild pitch but went no farther.

Grove scored their final two runs in the sixth. Hoffman bunted to open the frame, took second on a bounceout from Schroeder and scored on a throw-ing error on Stechschultes grounder; she took second on the throw home and touched the dish on Rooses infield hit up the gut that glanced off Parkins glove.

Rice walked to lead off the Jefferson seventh and

Kaylin Hartsock blooped a knock to right. However, Danielle Harmans attempted bunt was caught in foul ter-ritory on a diving catch by catcher Roose and she alertly doubled Hartsock off first. Thompson then bounced to short but Rice was called out for runner interference to end the contest.

Both units return to action tonight: Jefferson at home versus Ottoville (postponed from Tuesday) and Grove entertaining Pandora-Gilboa in PCL action.

JEFFERSON (0)ab-r-h-rbiHannah Sensibaugh ss

3-0-1-0, Samantha Branham c 3-0-0-0, Shayla Rice 3b 2-0-0-0, Jessica Pimpas lf 2-0-0-0, Kaylin Hartsock lf 1-0-1-0, Danielle Harman 1b 3-0-0-0, Claire Thompson p 2-0-0-0, Maddie Jettinghoff dp/c 2-0-0-0, Kimber Kill flex/rf 0-0-0-0, Abby Parkins 2b 2-0-0-0, Sarah Thitoff cf 2-0-0-0. Totals 22-0-2-0.

COLUMBUS GROVE (9)

ab-r-h-rbiKylah Yinger ss 3-2-1-0,

Brooke Hoffman rf 4-3-3-2, Hope Schroeder p 4-2-2-2, Micah Stechschulte lf 3-1-1-0, Katie Roose c 3-0-3-2, Sammi Rosengarten cr 0-0-0-0, McKenzie Bame pr 0-0-0-0, Monica Delgado dp 2-0-0-0, Mackenzie Wurth flex/3b 0-0-0-0, Brianna Glass 2b 4-0-0-0, Kara Birkemeier 1b 3-0-1-0, Deanna Kleman cf 2-1-1-0. Totals 28-9-12-6.

Score by Innings:Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0Col. Grove 3 0 1 3 0 2

x - 9E: Branham, Rice,

Thompson; DP: Jefferson 2, Columbus Grove 1; LOB: Jefferson 3, Columbus Grove 7; 2B: Schroeder; SB: Kleman 2, Yinger, Hoffman, Rosengarten; Sac: Stechschulte, Delgado.

IP H R ER BB SOJEFFERSONThompson (L, 1-7) 6.0 12

9 7 3 3COLUMBUS GROVESchroeder (W, 8-2) 7.0 2

0 0 2 6WP: Thompson 2,

Schroeder.

Schroeder twirls two-hit shutout against Lady Jeffcats

Jefferson freshman first sacker Danielle Harman digs out a throw for an out during the Wildcats road contest Thursday at Columbus Grove. (Delphos Herald/Rene Kleman).

Associated PressNASCARSPRINT CUPAARONS 499Site: Talladega, Ala.Schedule: Today, practice

(Fox Sports 1, 2-4:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox, 1-2:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (Fox, 12:30-5 p.m.).

Track: Talladega Superspeedway (oval, 2.66 miles).

Race distance: 500.08 miles, 188 laps.

Last year: David Ragan won the rain-delayed race, hooking up with Front Row teammate David Gilliland in a 2-lap overtime sprint.

Last week: Joey Logano won at Richmond to tie Kevin Harvick for the series victory lead with two. After the race, Marcos Ambrose punched Casey Mears in the face.

Fast facts: Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the season-opening Daytona 500 for his eighth restrictor-plate victory. He has five Talladega victories, winning a record four straight from 2001-03. NASCAR fined Marcos Ambrose $25,000 and Casey Mears $15,000 and placed them on probation until May 28. Season points leader Jeff Gordon leads active drivers with six Talladega victories. Jamie McMurray won the October race at the track.

Next race: 5-Hour Energy 400, May 10, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Mo.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

___NATIONWIDEAARONS 312Site: Talladega, Ala.Schedule: Today, quali-

fying (Fox Sports 1, 6:30-8 p.m.); Saturday, race, 3 p.m. (ESPN, 2:30-6 p.m.).

Track: Talladega Superspeedway (oval, 2.66 miles).

Race distance: 311.22 miles, 117 laps.

Last year: Regan Smith won the race shortened 10 laps to beat darkness after a long rain delay.

Last week: Kevin Harvick raced to his record-extending seventh Richmond series victory, holding off JR Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott.

Fast facts: Elliott leads the season standings, 19 points ahead of JRM team-mate Smith. The 18-year-old Elliott swept the Texas and Darlington races. Smith won the season-opening restric-tor-plate race at Daytona.

Darrell Wallace Jr. and Sam Hornish Jr. are driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Next race: Iowa 250, May 18, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa.


___CAMPING WORLD

TRUCKNext race: SFP 250, May

9, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Mo.

Last race: Defending series champion Matt Crafton won the rain-delayed race at Martinsville on March 30.


___VERIZON INDYCARNext race: Grand Prix

of Indianapolis, May 10, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis.

Last week: Ryan Hunter-Reay coasted to his second straight victory at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama when the rain-shortened race finished under caution. Andretti Autosport teammate Marco Andretti was second.

Online: http://www.indy-car.com

___FORMULA ONENext race: Spanish Grand

Prix, May 11, Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Last race: Mercedes Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix on April 20 for his third straight victory. Teammate Nico Rosberg was second.

Online: http://www.formu-la1.com

___NHRA MELLO YELLO

DRAG RACINGNext event: NHRA Summer

Nationals, May 16-18, Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga.

Last week: Erica Enders-Stevens raced to her second Pro Stock victory of the season, beating Allen Johnson in the SpringNationals in Baytown, Texas. Antron Brown won in Top Fuel, and Robert Hight topped the Funny Car field.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

___OTHER RACESARCA RACING

SERIES: International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200, Saturday (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.), Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala. Online: http://www.arcar-acing.com

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Phil Mickelson was entertaining to the very end Thursday and finished one shot behind Angel Cabrera in the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Cabrera played in early, calmer con-ditions and thrived on the new Bermuda greens at Quail Hollow. He made seven birdies, including a 40-footer from just off the green, and turned in a 6-under 66 that stood as the lead the rest of the day.

Mickelson caught him twice and couldnt hold it.

Coming off his first missed cut at the Masters in 17 years, Mickelson handled the strong, swirling wind in the after-noon for a 5-under 67, tied with Martin Flores. Mickelson hit only one fairway on the back nine. He bogeyed both the par 3s. He chipped poorly and atoned for that with long par putts.

And he wound up with the start he wanted at a tournament he badly wants to win.

It was important for me to get off to a good start today because I havent played as well as I would like to this

year and I havent been getting off to great starts, Mickelson said. So Im always playing from behind. And it feels great to get off to a quick start where I dont have to feel like Im playing catch-up.

Webb Simpson, the former U.S. Open champion and a member at Quail Hollow, might have joined Cabrera except for the way he finished each nine. He took double bogey on No. 9 when he hit into the trees and 3-putted, and made bogey on No. 18 with another wayward tee shot. Other than that, his card was filled with seven birdies for a 68.

Stewart Cink and Jonathan Byrd also were at 68.

Rory McIlroy also had a few patches of wild play a tee shot down the side of the hill toward the water on No. 16, another that hit a tree and bounced so far left that Boy Wonder thought about playing a shot down a service road behind the corporate tents. Wiser heads prevailed his caddies, in this case and he limited the damage to bogey.

He still made six birdies and was in

the large group at 69 that included U.S. Open champion Justin Rose and Martin Kaymer, who played his final four holes

in 2-under par despite not mak-ing a birdie or a par. Kaymer went bogey-eagle-eagle-bogey.

Two eagles in a row, pretty rare. I dont think Ive ever done that before, Kaymer said. I missed a lot of short putts today as well, so therefore, 3-under par is OK.

Cabreras round was not nearly that dramatic. He made

a couple of long putts, most of the birdie chances one would expect to make and hit it close enough times to post his lowest score of the year, and only his fourth round this year in the 60s.

It was a very good first round, and we have a lot to go, the Argentine said through a translator.

Even though he struggled to hit fair-ways, this wouldnt classify as a wild round by Mickelsons standards. But there was rarely a dull moment.

Mickelson off to a strong start at Quail Hollow

Browns sign QB Vince Young to 1-year dealBy TOM WITHERS

Associated Press BEREA Vince Young doesnt take anything for granted.

Not after the road hes been down.Once of the NFLs rising stars before personal problems

sidetracked the quarterbacks career, Young signed a 1-year contract on Thursday with the Cleveland Browns.

Although rusty, Young who hasnt played in a regular-season game since 2011, showed enough dur-ing a 3-day tryout to get the deal.

Its been a long climb back for Young, who wont celebrate with so much work to be done.

Theres no popping the champagne bottle, he said.The 30-year-old Young comes with an impressive

resume after going 31-19 as an NFL starter and mak-ing two Pro Bowls.

He was signed along with free agent QB Tyler Thigpen and linebacker Zac Diles shortly after the Browns completed their first minicamp under new coach Mike Pettine.

This is another fresh start for Young, who spent part of the past two preseasons with Buffalo and Green Bay but hasnt appeared in a game since Dec. 18, 2011, for Philadelphia.

He has endured financial problems, dealt with emotional issues and tried to balance his personal life while keeping his professional one afloat. Young is thankful for the new opportu-nity and plans to do all he can to convince the Browns that hes worth hanging onto for a while.

After being offered a contract, Young told the Browns that instead of flying home to Texas, he planned to stay the weekend in Cleveland so he could become more acclimated with the teams playbook and to work out.

Right now I have my head down, just wanting to work and show the team, the organization what type of guy I am, Young said. That was my whole focus and how much hard work I put in.

Pettine said there were some moments over the past few days when Young looked like the Young of old.

He took off and ran for a first down, we just fin-ished up a rack of third down plays here and you could tell hes very rusty, Pettine recalled. I was just joking

with him the other day that rust was falling off in large clumps but he flashed a couple of times. You dont realize how big he is until you stand next to him.

Mickelson

Young

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Information submittedJefferson opens up early lead behind Thompson, cruises

past Bulldogs in NWC baseballCOLUMBUS GROVE Jefferson senior Ross Thompson

hit a 3-run blast to give the Wildcats an early 3-0 lead and knocked in six runs altogether to pace them to a 12-5 Northwest Conference baseball triumph over host Columbus Grove at the Columbus Grove Athletic Complex Thursday afternoon.

Thompson led the Wildcats (12-6, 3-2 NWC) in their 12-hit attack by going 4-for-5, scoring three runs himself. Josh Teman went 2-for-2 and walked twice (3 runs scored, 1 run batted in), Jace Stockwell was 2-for-4 and added a free pass, scoring once and knocking in one.

Tyler Rice went the first five innings in gaining the win (8 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned, 1 base-on-balls, 3 strikeouts), and Hunter Binkley went the final two frames (2 hits, 2 ERs, 2 BBs, 1 K).

Riley Brubaker was tagged with the loss after giving up nine runs (4 earned) in 2 1/3 innings (5 hits, 4 BBs, 2 Ks). Tanner Neu went the rest of the way (7 hits, 3 ERs, 4 BBs, 4 Ks).

Josh Verhoff led the Bulldog (9-10, 2-4 NWC) 10-hit offense by going 2-for-4 (3 RBIs), Brubaker added 2-for-5 (1 run) and Neu 2-for-3.

Jefferson will finish its home game with Bluffton (starting in the middle of the fourth frame before being post-poned due to weather) today (5 p.m.); Grove visits Lima Senior for an 11 a.m. twin-bill Saturday.

JEFFERSON (12)ab-r-h-rbiJace Stockwell ss 4-1-2-1, Hunter Binkley lf/p 4-1-1-1,

Ross Thompson 3b 5-3-4-6, Austin Jettinghoff 2b 4-1-1-1, Gage Mercer 1b 4-0-0-0, Gaige Rassman lf 1-0-0-0, Jordan Herron 3b/p 3-1-0-0, Tyler Rice p 0-0-0-0, Kurt Wollenhaupt rf 1-0-1-1, Ryan Bullinger rf 4-1-0-0, Nick Fitch c 3-1-1-1, Josh Teman cf 2-3-2-1. Totals 35-12-12-12.

COLUMBUS GROVE (5)ab-r-h-rbiRiley Brubaker p 5-1-2-0, Reid Stechschulte lf 3-2-1-1,

Josh Verhoff ss 4-0-2-3, Mason Smith dh 3-0-1-0, Tanner cf/p 3-0-2-0, Jake Utendorf 2b 4-0-1-0, Logan Diller 1b 2-0-0-0, Will Selhorst ph 0-1-0-0, Zach Brinkman rf 3-1-0-0, Brett Sampson ph 1-0-0-0, Elisha Jones c 3-0-1-0, Ryan Verhoff 0-0-0-1. Totals 31-5-10-5.

Score by Innings:Jefferson 3 1 5 0 2 0 1 - 12Col. Grove 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 - 5E: Columbus Grove 2, Jefferson 1; LOB: Jefferson 19,

Columbus Grove 11; 2B: Jettinghoff, Teman, Brubaker; 3B: J.

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