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The Village of MiddlePoint is extremely pleasedto hear they will be receiv-ing an Ohio Public WorksCommission (OPWC)grant for $500,000 fortheir North Adams StreetReconstruction Project.This grant, combined with$250,000 of CommunityDevelopment BlockGrant (CDBG) fundingwhich is made availableto the Van Wert CountyCommissioners throughfederal Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) fundsadministered by the stateof Ohio, will allow the vil-lage a total project costwhich exceeds $750,000and is part of MiddlePoints long-term plan forcontinued improvements.

This award comesthrough a collaborativeeffort of the Van WertCounty Commissioners,Access EngineeringSolutions of Celina andthe village. County grantresources such as CDBGfunding is essential inthe strategic planning ofsecuring other grants likeOPWC. This project is partof the countys continu-ing efforts to coordinategrant assistance for thevillages, townships andthe City of Van Wert.

The improvementsin Middle Point shouldbegin in early 2015.

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City, school levies, state race on ballotBY NANCY SPENCER

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Voters will have several levies, astate race and a state issue to decideon Tuesday. Delphos City and City

Schools voters will decide on a trioof local levies.

The citys .25-percent IncomeTax Levy tops the list. The three-year measure, if passed, will gen-erate approximately $400,000 yearwith collection beginning July 1. Thefunds are to be directed to the Parksand Recreation Fund.

While the city received good newson Thursday of a Lakeview Farmsexpansion that will invest $12 millionin capital improvements and generate200 new jobs, an immediate influxof revenue is needed. Accordingto Mayor Michael Gallmeier, theincome tax increase is the least pain-ful way for all to raise city money.

The increase, which does notaffect Social Security or pensions,will cost taxpayers 25 cents on every$100 earned, Gallmeier said. If itdoesnt pass, we are going to haveto cut services to the parks and raisewater and sewer rates. Other items

are also on the table.While council passed a balanced

2014 Budget on March 24, FiscalYear 2015 and beyond show negativebalance in the Sewer Fund and by2016, the Water Fund is in the sameshape.

Without the tax increase, rateswill need to be raised significantly toimprove the bottom line.

We are looking at a 23-percentrate increase for sewer and a 15-per-cent increase for water, Gallmeiersaid. If this does pass, there will bea much lower increase in those rates.

District voters will see two renewallevies on the Primary Ballot Tuesday.A 5.5-mill Operating Levy and a

2.25-mill Permanent ImprovementLevy, both with a term of five years,will seek voter approval.

The Operating Levy generatesnearly 10 percent of the districtsGeneral Fund at $853,000.

This levy is crucial to the General

Fund and to maintain what we have,Superintendent Jeff Wolfe said. Itsnot a new tax so it doesnt raise any-ones tax rate but its imperative tothe district.

If the levy fails, Wolfe said addi-tional cuts would have to be made inpersonnel and student offerings.

We arent asking for any newmoney; we just want to keep what wehave, give our students the best edu-cation possible and continue to be anExcellent School District on the StateGrade Card, Wolfe said. We are atbare bones.

The Permanent ImprovementLevy generates $264,000 a year andin its life has re-roofed and main-

tained buildings and grounds. It hasalso provided buses, computers andother 5-year life equipment needed toprovide students with an education.

The levy was first approved at 2.5mills in 1996, was renewed in 2000,was reduced to 2.25 mills on its sec-

ond renewal in 2004 and renewed in2009.

We are always looking at repairsand maintenance on our buildings,Wolfe said. We have older build-ings and you have to keep up withthem. We are looking at some of thefloors at the middle school as wellas a new roof and work on the brickfacade. The boiler in the school isalso obsolete. We dont know howlong it will last and it will be costlyto replace.

The Republican Fourth DistrictState Rep. contenders are Bob Cuppand Kurt Neeper.

Attendees get star treatment at Jefferson promIt was glitz and glamour at the Delphos Postal Museum Saturday night for Jeffersons Prom. With a Hol-

lywood theme, attendees walked the red carpet before entering. Above left, Alex Redmon and his date,

Lexi Heitmeyer, stop on the red carpet for a photo op. Above right: Dancers flooded the dance floor. (Del-

phos Herald/Dena Martz)

More FCCLA teams headed to nationals

The No Kid Hungry-Share Our Strength team including Maggie Kimmett, LexiCarpenter and Sara Zalar competed in a new FCCLA National On-Line Event.They planned a one-week collection of pop tabs and cans at the school andinvolved community members and businesses to collect and donate. Theitems were then cashed in to send to No Kid Hungry, a non-profit group thatstrives to feed children. The girls then submitted their project in the form ofa power point presentation to the National FCCLA and were chosen as oneof the top 20 in the nation to present their project at the FCCLA NationalLeadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, July 4-11.

The Life Event Planning team: Holly Dellingerand Madison Spring; competed at the FCCLAState Leadership Conference last Thursday andreceived a gold rating. Their project consisted ofchoosing an event to plan, creating a budget andcomparison shopping for all the items needed

for the event. The students attending Nationalsin San Antonio, Texas each need to raise $500

for expenses of the trip. If anyone would like tosupport them, checks can be made to DelphosJefferson FCCLA and mailed to Delphos JeffersonFCCLA, c/o Mrs. Bev Tuttle, 227 N. Jefferson St.,Delphos, Ohio 45833. (Submitted photos)

Middle Pointwins $500Kstate grant

The American RedoCross will hold a blooddrive from 10:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Thursday atthe Delphos Eagles.

Donors must be at least17 years of age, weigh atleast 110 pounds and bein general good health.

Call 1-800-Red-Cross,or go to redcrossblood.org,sponsor code eaglesdelto schedule your blooddonation appointment.

Blood drive setThursday

CLC Masscanceled

Delphos Catholic Ladiesof Columbia Council 40 willnot observe a Mass for liv-ing and deceased membersas planning on Tuesday.

The council will meetfor its regular May busi-ness meeting at 7 p.m.Tuesday at the Knightsof Columbus hall.

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April Fire and Rescue runsActual fire calls - nine

total (no structure fire)False alarms - twoFirst-responder calls -

95

Ems calls - 95Service calls - seven lift

assistGood-intent calls - twoTotal calls - 115

At 6:13 p.m.April 27, aDelphos policeofficer on patrol,observed a maleknown to himas 20-year-old

Alex Hummerof Delphos oper-ating a motorvehicle in the 600block of NorthJefferson Street.The officer hadprior knowledge that Hummers drivingstatus was suspended. After confirmingthis through dispatch, a traffic stop wasconducted. Hummer was issued a cita-tion for non-compliance suspension andreleased. He will appear in Van WertMunicipal Court to face the charge.

On April 28, officers took a reportfrom a male victim who resides in the800 block of West Clime Street. Themale told officers that items were sto-

len from inside his residence. Officersreceived information on a possible sus-pect and this incident remains underinvestigation.

At 6:35 p.m. Thursday, a male cameto the Delphos Police Department toreport credit card fraud. The male told

officers that he found fraudulent activ-ity on his credit card where orderswere placed without his knowledge.The credit card wascancelled and theincident is beinginvestigated.

At 7:50 p.m.Friday, a Delphosofficer on patrolconducted a trafficstop on a vehicleon South ClayStreet. After speak-ing with the driverand passenger, itwas found that thepassenger, 45-year-

old Debra Etzkorn of Delphos, was inpossession of an open container of analcoholic beverage. Etzkorn was issueda citation for the open container vio-lation. She will appear in Van WertMunicipal Court to face the charge.

At 11 p.m. Friday, officers proceeded

to the 1000 block of North Main Streetin an attempt to locate 30-year-old ScottWilkins of Delphos. Wilkins was wantedon multiple war-rants, includingfailure to appearfor a court dateand non-paymentof child support.Officers locatedWilkins and tookhim into custody.He was then trans-ported to the AllenCounty Jail wherehe will appear inLima MunicipalCourt.

One Year AgoMembers of The Delphos Gardeners Projects, who are also

members of the Allen County Master Gardener Volunteers,held a plant sale on Saturday to benefit the uptown gardenlocated beside Eagle Print on Main Street. Members of theDelphos group include Denny Cressman, Jackie Fritz, CarolKimmett, Mary Ann Buzard, Diane Sterling, Les and BarbShafer, Diane Rostorfer and Larry Brunk.

25 Years Ago 1989Fourth-graders at Franklin Elementary School recently

participated in a math-a-thon to raise money for St. JudeChildrens Research Center. Students raising $25 or morereceived a T-shirt from the hospital. Receiving T-shirts wereBreanne Carder, Amber Kimmet, Joyce Feathers, MelanieMartin, Wes Baxter, Jay Hoersten, Jeremy Horstman, JamesClark, Chris Showalter, Lindsay Nixon, Elaine Suever andJamey Wisher.

Freshman Mark Ridgeway went the distance allowing fivehits and no earned runs as Jefferson topped Fort Jennings 8-2Wednesday at Jefferson Senior High School. Ridgeway struckout eight and walked two. The Wildcats had six singles byJim Baumgartner, Bill Stemen, Mike Minnig, Guy Schmersal,Ryan Sakemiller and Jason Mahlie.

Steve Hellman of Delphos is a member of the BlufftonCollege track team. Hellman, a 1985 St. Johns High Schoolgraduate and son of Kenneth and Sandra Hellman, is a seniormajoring in accounting and business. He runs the 1,500-,5,000- and 10,000-meters.

50 Years Ago 1964St. Johns St. Joseph Holy Name Society held its annual

election meeting Sunday in the Little Theater of the school.Melvin Martz, who served in the capacity of president-electfor the past year, took over as president of the society for the

year 1964-65. James Hemker, 63-64 president, presided atthe meeting.

One Family Under God was the theme of the annual MayFellowship tea held Friday afternoon in Trinity MethodistChurch. The affair was sponsored by the United ChurchWomen of Delphos. The Jefferson High School ensemble sangafter which a fellowship hour was held while tea was beingserved. Mrs. Robert Christy and Mrs. Fred Kiggins presidedat an attractively appointed tea table.

Jerry Carders five-hit pitching and the big bat of GeorgeLang teamed up Friday night to lead Delphos St. Johns to a2-1 victory over Elida. Carder went all the way for the BlueJays, walking none and striking out 11. The victory was thefifth of the season for the Jays who have been plagued by badweather.

75 Years Ago 1939A meeting was held Wednesday night to make plans for the

1939 kittenball league season in Delphos. Teams and represen-tatives at the meeting were Oda F. Bows, Clark Van Meter; StarCaf, Fay Meekins; Raabe Motor Sales, Stegeman; MillersOpticians, Harold Gonyea; Lutheran Church, Robert Knapp;Sheeters Garage, Rahrig; and Swihart Barber Shop, Foley.

The members of the Old Time Coon Hunters Club metWednesday night at the Frank Osting farm, south of Delphos.A moonlight coon chase was held after the business meeting.A dog owned by N. S. Diltz won first place and one owned byEd. Gerdeman won first tree.

Approximately 70 members of the Knights of Pythiaswere present Wednesday evening for another pinochle party.Several members of the Columbus Grove Lodge carried awayhigh honors, leaving Frank Krutsch, Frank Peltier and BertMetcalfe as cooks for the next session. A fish fry was enjoyedduring the evening. Chefs Robert Porter, L. K. Shaffer, E. A.Cordell and Earl McCabe prepared the lunch.

BINKLEY, Greg, 65, ofSpencerville, funeral serviceswill begin at 10:30 a.m. todayat Thomas E. Bayliff FuneralHome, the Rev. Tom Shobeofficiating. Burial will fol-low in Spencerville Cemetery.

Preferred memorials are tothe Spencerville InvincibleFire Company or the VFWMens Auxiliary. Condolencesmay be sent to tabyliff@woh.rr.com.

ADKINS, Carrie J., 50,of Delphos, funeral serviceswill begin at 11 a.m. today atFirst Baptist Church in Lima,the Rev. Rob White offici-ating. Friends may call onehour prior to the service at thechurch. Preferred memorialsare to the family. To leave con-dolences for the family, visitharterandschier.com.

BIELAWSKI, EstherE., 83, of Delphos, Mass of

Christian Burial will begin at11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John theEvangelist Catholic Church,the Rev. Thomas Gormanofficiating. Burial will be inthe church cemetery. Friendsmay call from 6-8 p.m. todayat Harter and Schier FuneralHome, where a Parish Wakewill begin at 8 p.m. Preferredmemorials are to St. JohnsParish Foundation.

KOESTER,James O., 82,of Delphos, Mass of ChristianBurial will begin at 10:30 a.m.Wednesday at St. John theEvangelist Catholic Church,the Rev. Dave Reinhart offi-ciating. Burial will be at alater date in ResurrectionCemetery. Visitation will befrom 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.Tuesday at Strayer FuneralHome, where a Parish WakeService will be held at 7:30p.m. Memorial contributionsmay be made to CommunityHealth Professionals ofDelphos, PSA3 Council onAging, Lock 16 Meals onWheels, or donors choice.Condolences may be shared atwww.strayerfuneralhome.com

MORRIS-PYLES, JaneEllen, of Xenia, servic-es will be held at 11 a.m.Wednesday at CedarvilleUnited Presbyterian Church,the Rev. Anne Horton officiat-ing. Burial at MilledgevilleCemetery. Friends may callfrom 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and 10a.m. until time of the service aswell as on Wednesday. In lieuof flowers a donation can bemade to Hospice of Dayton orthe Alzheimers Association.Condolences may be forward-ed to the family by visitingwww.jacksonlytle.com

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TODAY: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy through midnight then becomingmostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Eastwinds 5 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy through midnight thenbecoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers andthunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to 15mph.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance ofshowers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY: Mostly clear.Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 40 percentchance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

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Today is Monday, May 5,the 125th day of 2014. Thereare 240 days left in the year.

Todays Highlight inHistory:

On May 5, 1862, Mexicantroops defeated French occu-pying forces in the Battle ofPuebla. (The Cinco de Mayoholiday commemorates

Mexicos victory.)On this date:In 1821, Napoleon

Bonaparte, 51, died in exileon the island of St. Helena.

In 1891, New YorksCarnegie Hall (then namedMusic Hall) had its officialopening night.

In 1914, actor TyronePower was born in Cincinnati.

In 1925, schoolteacher

John T. Scopes was chargedin Tennessee with violatinga state law that prohibitedteaching the theory of evo-lution. (Scopes was foundguilty, but his conviction waslater set aside.)

In 1934, the first ThreeStooges short for ColumbiaPictures, Woman Haters,was released.

In 1942, wartime sugarrationing began in the United

States.In 1955, West Germany

became a fully sovereignstate. The baseball musicalDamn Yankees opened on

Broadway.In 1961, astronaut Alan

B. Shepard Jr. becameAmericas first space traveleras he made a 15-minute sub-orbital flight aboard Mercurycapsule Freedom 7.

In 1964, the Granada TVdocumentary Seven Up!,which profiled a group of7-year-old British children,first aired on Britains ITVnetwork. (The subjects were

revisited every seven yearsin sequels called 7 PlusSeven, 21 Up, 28 Up,etc., the latest one to datebeing 56 Up.)

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This levy has re-roofed and maintained all the

buildings and grounds owned by the district. This levy just provided a new bus replacing a 17 year old model, and will continue to update an

aging eet. This levy will be replacing boiler control

systems that are over 20 years old, saving the district repair costs. The operating renewalis for 5.5 voted mills and generates $853,000 It was rst approved in 2004 &renewedin 2009.

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Community Concert Series first hints of next NPAC seasonBY ED GEBERT

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VAN WERT The NiswongerPerforming Arts Center of NorthwestOhio is working toward finalizing its

schedule for next season. We nowhave a glimpse of the season with therelease of the Community ConcertSeries, which has been a tradition inVan Wert since the 1950s.

These days the series is only apart of the full NPAC schedule buttickets can be purchased for all sixCommunity Concert Series shows foras low as $60 each. These shows willbe presented on dates this Octoberand in March and April of 2015.Performers for the Select Series willbe announced later this summer.

The 61st season of CommunityConcert offerings begin with an Oct.4 show with the Annie Moses Band.The group of musicians is really fam-ily with a sound all their own which

they call chamber pop, a mix of clas-sical, jazz, and pop blended with acountry sound. Dont be surprised tohear the band members play every-thing from Classical to Bluegrass asthey wow the audience with an excit-ing show.

A musical legend will present thenext concert in the series. On Oct.9, Peter Yarrow of the iconic folkgroup Peter, Paul, and Mary, willtake the stage for an evening offamiliar songs and interesting sto-ries. NPAC Executive Director PaulHoverman described, Take a strolldown memory lane to when Puff

the Magic Dragon was first cre-ated and delight in the soothing songsof Yarrow and Mustard Retreat, hisfriend-filled band.

As an advocate of anti-bullying,Yarrow will also share his encouragingplatform on that issue with students as

part of his visit to Van Wert. Supportof the Community Concerts affordsthis worthwhile cause that impactscommunities through the arts.

Ready for something different?The Oct. 13 show takes you south,all the way to the island of Cuba.The music will come from the groupHabaeros, a string quartet with clari-net. The music will combine classicaland Cuban music with the band mem-bers in authentic Cuban garb witha digital background with scenes ofCuba. The experience will be uniqueand beautiful.

The tune changes when the

Community Concert Series resumesMarch 8, 2015. Two familiar faces willstar in a classic show. Hal Linden, bestknown as televisions Barney Miller,and Barbara Eden, best known astelevisions genie from I Dream ofJeannie take the stage in the play

Love Letters.According to Hoverman, the play

is about two people who grow up inlove with each others writing. LoveLetters shows that, despite how thingsseem, what divides people is rarely aspowerful as what connects them.

These two audience favorites willstar in the presentation on March 8.

The bodybuilding concert pianistreturns to Van Wert on March 22when Leon Bates brings his incred-ible talent and artistry back to theNPAC stage. Bates played here in2009 when he appeared with theCleveland Pops Orchestra. This time,

he will also offer a masters classand seminar of African-Americancomposers and their contributions toAmerican music.

The Series wraps up on April 14,2015 with high-energy excitementgenerated by the StepCREW. Six

dynamic dancers combine traditionaland modern dance styles into thisunique show.

Hoverman stated, Masters of threeexhilarating dance styles: OttawaValley stepdance, Irish stepdance andtap, this new show takes you on ajourney with some of the finest danc-ers and musicians in the Celtic musicscene today. The StepCREW deliversa show of both brilliant visual andmusical display.

Ticket prices for the series sell for$60 for balcony seating, $75 for mez-zanine seating or $100 for orchestraseating for these six shows.

Peter Yarrow StepCREW

Food banks hopeapp can increasedonations

CINCINNATI (AP) A mobile app developed byMiami University students asa way to help people donateto food banks in the fightagainst hunger has supportfrom the Ohio Association ofFoodbanks.

The association has invest-ed $5,000 in the free app rolledout to the public for androiduse last Thursday by NomNomNation LLC. The suburbanCincinnati-based companyhopes to offer an IOS versionby June 1.

Once the app is download-ed on a smartphone, users canclick on it to allocate dona-tions to listed food items mostneeded by local food bank.

Association spokeswomanJoree Jacobs says one of theorganizations member foodbanks is testing the app among

some southwestern Ohiodonors through May. The hopeis to eventually expand its usestatewide.

The Fairfield-based SharedHarvest Foodbank has senthundreds of postcards and isusing social media to noti-fy supporters in the Oxfordarea about the app. SharedHarvests executive director,Tina Osso, says the traditionaldonor base is aging and the appwill let food banks reach out toyounger donors.

Were hoping that it willengage the next generation ofpeople, Osso said.

She said the apps first-dayuse provided enough donations

for 200 meals.The five students who

founded the company at theuniversity in Oxford, in south-west Ohio, graduated withinthe past two years, but co-founder Brent Bielinski con-tinues to lead the effort as chiefexecutive officer and two cur-rent Miami students are help-ing the launch. The companysname refers to nom nom ornomming, a term for a soundpeople make eating food.

NomNom Nation wouldcharge food banks a flat 5 per-cent of the amount of dona-tions raised through the app ona monthly basis, Bielinski said.That charge also covers the

companys services to help foodbanks build their donor base.

We intend to scale theNomNom Nation app to anational level and make itavailable to all food banks afterit takes off in Ohio, he said.

Families of missing wait for their miracleCLEVELAND (AP) The house fortified

with boarded-up windows and makeshift alarmswhere Ariel Castro held three women captive fornearly a decade is gone now.

So are the missing-persons posters that weretaped to light poles and restaurant windowsthroughout a neighborhood haunted by the disap-pearances of so many girls over the years.

What hasnt changed since the stunning dis-covery of those three women is that others are stillmissing from those same streets.

For those families given a glimmer of hope bythe womens escape, the past year has been filledwith new leads, fruitless searches and, for one, aheartbreaking end.

I cant say were jealous, but were disap-pointed we dont have that resolution, said GregWashington, a close friend of a woman whodisappeared in 2007. We just want resolution.

Either have her back or know what happened.Optimism soared during the chaotic hours

after Amanda Berry broke through a screen doorto freedom last May. Upstairs, officers foundGina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. They hadbeen snatched off the streets separately from2002 to 2004 and locked inside Castros house,investigators later said

Two miles away, Albert Kleckner stared at histelevision in disbelief. I was hoping my daughterwould come out next, he said.

A few families showed up at the hospitalwhere the three women were being evaluated.Too overwhelmed to drive, a neighbor took ToniaAdkins to see if her big sister, Christina, whodisappeared in 1995, had been found.

There was such high hope, and all of a sud-den, it was taken away again, Adkins said.

Finding the three kidnapped women gener-ated new tips about 18-year-old Christina Adkins

and a 14-year-old girl who disappeared years agoin the same area. Investigators also looked intowhether Castro was tied to other disappearancesbut found nothing.

Families of the missing held rallies duringthe summer and joined police officers to passout fliers, hoping for their own miracle. It hasbrought a sense of unity and urgency, said Angel

Arroyo, a pastor who has worked with familiesin Cleveland.

Arroyo and Gina DeJesus father went to door-to-door last summer after a young woman disap-peared in a neighboring city. Felix DeJesus alsojoined relatives of another missing woman at rallyin June to make sure she wasnt forgotten either.

People deep down didnt believe, but he didntgive up hope, said Manuel Walker, whose mother,Gloria Walker, was last seen on the citys east sideseven years ago. For him to find his daughter, itgives you hope, more than you already had.

The list of missing people in Cleveland, a cityof just under 400,000, makes up about one outof every 10 unresolved cases in the entire state.Cleveland police records show nearly 2,800 miss-ing persons cases last year alone.

Most are found within a few days or weeks,but 23 people have been gone for more than a

year, some since the early 1990s.Christina Kleckner was 24 when she left home

after an argument more than two years ago andhasnt been seen since.

Her father, Albert, hasnt stopped looking.When hes driving through the neighborhood, hetakes a different way home each time, hoping hemight see her in a passing car or on a porch.

He has stacks of fliers that he puts up on streetcorners but often finds them buried under ads forcheap loans and mattresses. Store owners tell himthey can only keep his signs up for two weeks.

The other places, they just take themdown, he said.

His daughter is developmentally disabled andunable to take care of herself.

Somebodys got her, he said. Whether itsagainst her will or voluntarily, we dont know.

Often times, those who go missing are run-aways or have lost touch with their families.

Five years ago, Cleveland police were heavilycriticized following the discovery of 11 womensbodies in thehome andbackyard of aman later con-victed and sen-tenced to death.

Marching Miles forMiracle Kids hostsColor Blaze 5K

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LIMA Ohio CreditUnions and Marching Milesfor Miracle Kids is teaming upwith Color Blaze 5K to host arun on Saturday at the AllenCounty Fairgrounds in Lima.

The most unique of 5Kruns, participants wear allwhite and, as they completethe relaxed, non-competitivethree-mile event, are blazedwith waves of color, trans-forming them into tie-dyedworks of art.

A portion of the proceedsraised by the event will bene-fit Mercy St. Rita in Lima andMercy Childrens Hospital

in Toledo. Marching Milesfor Miracle Kids is an Ohiostatewide event to supportChildrens Miracle NetworkHospitals and OhiosChildrens Hospitals.

For information, go tohttp://colorblaze5k.com.

Apollo students host plant sale

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LIMA Students in the Floral Design/Interiors pro-gram at the Apollo Career Center have been preparingfor the big plant sale, which is 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Friday.

A large selection of hanging baskets, annuals, peren-nials and bedding plants just in time for Mothers Day.

For more information, please call the Floral Shop at419-998-2934.

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Mr. and Mrs. Dale Derrow of Delphos will celebrate50 years of marriage on May 23.A party is being given by their children.Dale and the former Beverly Vondran were married on

May 23, 1964, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, the Rev. FredZangmister officiating.

They are the parents of four daughters, Julie (Doug)Fitch, Kathy (Steve) Vorst, Shelly (Fred) Hasting andCindy (Kevin) Weitzel. They also have 12 grandchildren,one granddaughter-in-law and one great-granddaughter.

Dale is retired from Ohio Northern University. Beverlyis retired and is a housewife and childcare-giver.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kunz of Delphos will observe 50years of marriage on May 9.

They will celebrate with a family gathering at a laterdate.

Ronald and former Karen Wannemacher were unitedin marriage on May 9, 1964, at St. John the EvangelistCatholic Church, the Rev. Thomas Gorman officiating.

They are the parents of Scott (Ruth) Kunz of Apalachin,New York, and Sherri (Mark) Koester, David Kunz, VickiKunz and Randy (Kelly) Kunz of Delphos. They alsohave seven grandchildren, Luke and Debra Kunz, TylerRyan and Kristina Koester and Dustin and Emma Kunz.

Ronald is retired from the Allen County Courthouse.Karen is a retired nurse and homemaker.

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Jeopardy! crew seeksshow clues in Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP) They rode in a black van.Stealth black. It moved likea secret.

Breezing past security

at the gates of the NASAGlenn Research Center, thestretch van and a nonde-script box truck carryinghigh-tech equipment anda half dozen specialistseased to a stop.

The crew filed into abuilding we cant tellyou which one andimmediately descended theback stairs to a secludedroom used for high-techexperiments.

What was said there isclassified.

Otherwise, the integrityof Jeopardy! would be injeopardy.

The unit known as theClue Crew chose NASAGlenn for the backdrop ofa series of space flight-related answers and ques-tions that will be aired onshows this fall. ProducerBrett Schneider and ClueCrew question askersKelly Miyahara and SarahWhitcomb Foss traveledto a variety of locales atNASA Wednesday to filmJeopardy! answers. Thetwo on-camera stars flashedsmiles, on cue, as wideas the doors on the iconicNASA hangar behind them.

A half-dozen cameras

and sound professionals setup at each spot. With allof these cameras, I wishwe were shooting a shuttlelaunch or something, saidSchneider.

The crew was headedrecently to other localesin Cleveland, thoughSchneider asked that theyremain secret to protectthe integrity of the game.Contestants, conceivably,could study a finite pool ofinformation such as RockHall Inductees, for exam-

ple. (The Rock Hall wasnot one of the locales.)They didnt count on theU.S.S. Cod sending out apress release. The other

venues still are classified.Jeopardy! invited afew journalists along, butswore them to secrecy onthe clues and even thespecific topics. They gotto watch the on-air tal-ent cut promos such as:Clues from Cleveland!On the next Jeopardy!and Clues that are outof this world, on the nextJeopardy!

And they helpfully pro-vided a press clue a.k.a. a fake question thatwill never be on the show suitable for filming andquoting:

A: The facilitythats now NASA GlennResearch Center developedthe Centaur Rocket, whichsent the Surveyor spaceprobe here from 1966 to1968, before humankindgot there.

Q: Ask Arthur Chu?No, come on, its liter-

ally a dummy question.Q: What is, the moon?Correct!Miyahara and Whitcomb

Foss took some timeout to talk about life onJeopardy! In addition tobeing on-air talent, theyact as ambassadors for the

show. Theyve traveled toevery state, 48 countriesand all seven continents todeliver clues for the show.

I have the greatest job inthe world, said Miyahara,who won the job nineyears ago after answering anationwide casting call. Aformer teacher, shed beenmanaging a Nordstrom inThe Grove in LA beforeJeopardy!

Whitcomb Foss was amorning anchor at a TVstation in Traverse City,

Spider-Man2 ropes in $92million opening

NEW YORK (AP)

Spider-Man can still sling it atthe box office.

The Amazing Spider-Man2 debuted with $92 millionin North American theatersover the weekend, accordingto studio estimates Sunday. Itwas a solid opening for SonysColumbia Pictures, which hasreleased five movies aboutMarvels web-slinging super-hero in the last 14 years.

The release of TheAmazing Spider-Man 2 essen-tially kicks off Hollywoodssummer season and its annualparade of sequels and spec-tacle. Marvel movies haveregularly commenced summermoviegoing in recent years,

and the Spider-Man 2 open-ing begins the season with abusiness-as-usual blockbusterperformance.

Last weeks No. 1 film,the female revenge comedyThe Other Woman, starring

Cameron Diaz, slid to a distant

second with $14 million in itssecond weekend.

The rebooted Spider-Manfranchise starring AndrewGarfield and Emma Stone isntperforming quite as stronglyas Sam Raimis trilogy withTobey Maguire. On openingweekends, the Raimi filmsgrossed, in order: $114.1 mil-lion, $88.2 million and $151.1million.

The The Amazing Spider-Man, also directed by MarcWebb, opened on a Tuesday in2012, making $62 million onits debut weekend and $137million over its first six days.

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6:30 p.m. Shelter fromthe Storm support groupmeets in the Delphos PublicLibrary basement.

7 p.m. Delphos CityCouncil meets at the DelphosMunicipal Building, 608 N.Canal St.

Delphos Parks and

Recreation board meets atthe recreation building atStadium Park.

Washington Townshiptrustees meet at the townshiphouse.

7:30 p.m. Spencervillevillage council meets at themayors office.

Delphos Eagles Auxiliarymeets at the Eagles Lodge,1600 Fifth St.

8 p.m. The Veterans ofForeign Wars meet at the hall.

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at Delphos Senior CitizenCenter, 301 Suthoff Street.

7 p.m. Delphos Coonand Sportsmans Club meets.7:30 p.m. Alcoholics

Anonymous, FirstPresbyterian Church, 310 W.Second St.

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

11:30 a.m. Mealsiteat Delphos Senior CitizenCenter, 301 Suthoff St.

Noon Rotary Clubmeets at The Grind.

6 p.m. Shepherds ofChrist Associates meet in theSt. Johns Chapel.

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Kiwanis Club meets at theEagles Lodge, 1600 E. FifthSt.

Insane with PowerBY PHILLIP MORRIS

The nostalgic memories of Supermancome back to many of us when we hear thefamiliar saying, faster than a speeding bul-let, more powerful than a locomotive, itsa birdits a planenoits Superman!

I had the opportunity to reflect on thosememories and create some new ones afterseeing Van Wert Civic Theatres produc-tion of a superhero play called Insane withPower by Scott Haan.

If you are a fan of superheroes, such assome of my friends, then you will enjoy thisshow directed by the talented Bob Howell.You will definitely get a kick out of thisshow even if you are not a big fan of super-heroes. Trust me as I am not a superherofanatic, yet, I really enjoyed this night ofentertainment at the theatre. Just wait untilyou meet the superheroes of Insane with

Power. I knew it was going to be an inter-esting show with superhero names like DimBulb, Mental and Speed Freak.

The show starts out in a mental healthfacility, which is being investigated byjournalist Lois Lancas ter played by KimHughes. Her goal is to figure ou t the currentstate of these facilities.

She begins by interviewing the doc-tor played by Tina Kowalski. Then she isscheduled to meet with the patients whothink they are superheroes.

The energy of the show quickly takes offwhen the superheroes of Dim Bulb, Mentaland Speed Freak, brilliantly played by NickMcClellan, Kari Gall and Joe Mauer, enterthe room. They would make Batman andRobin envious of their super powers. Youcant help but laugh at their goofy facialexpressions and funny gestures especially

McClellan as Dim Bulb. I dont know howHughes kept from laughing when Dim Bulbwas staring right at her with one of his

hilarious facial expressions. She was able to

stay in character the entire time and broughtout even more humor.

Dan Hirn played the so-called normalpatient but his disco dance moves and otherantics added more comical moments to theshow.

The performance will have you laughingand wondering where it will take you next.There are some interesting twists and turnsalong the way as the superheroes set out tosave the day. You will have to see the showto witness the unexpected.

The performance was enhanced by the set,which was designed by Howell and DougGrooms. It presented a nicely furnished roomthat would come to be expected in such afacility.

Burdette Bolenbaugh and Grooms han-dled the technical side of the show quite wellwith fitting music and smooth lighting transi-

tions. Burdettes impeccable timing with hisnumerous, and often funny, sound bites wereright on cue throughout the performance. Themusic and sound effects definitely played animportant part of the production.

Finally, wait until you see the superherocostumes developed by the cast members.They will leave you a lasting impression.Lets just say that Fruit of the Loom willbring on a new meaning to you.

I encourage you to spend a fun evening atthe theatre. Show dates are Friday, Saturdayand Sunday at the Van Wert Civic Theatre.Ticket information is available at www.vwct.org or by calling the box office at 419-238-9689.

Get your tickets and enjoy a pleasurable,comical show by seeing the superheroes ofInsane with Power. These superheroeswill have you smiling and laughing, and

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Weary Cougs sweep tired Cats in baseball DHBY JOHN PARENTDHI Correspondent

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DELPHOS It was the tail end of astring of consecutive games for both teamswhen Van Wert visited Wildcat Field to takeon Delphos Jefferson on Saturday morningand afternoon. With the Cougars finishingup a run of six games in five days and theWildcats ending a string of five in four days,neither side had much pitching left.

Van Wert got through the double-header using just three hurlers whileJefferson used a total of nine and theCougars swept the pair, winning 6-5and 16-1.

The Jeffcats gave the ball to lit-tle-used Jace Stockwell for game one and,though he hadnt worked much on the moundthis season, he kept the Cougar hitter off-balance for most of the afternoon.

Stockwell got off to a rough start, hittingCougar second baseman Justice Tussing withthe first pitch of the contest. Tussing movedto second on Nate Stollers single to left andboth runners came home when Tyler Williamsdrove a ball to the right-center field fence fora triple.

Stockwell escaped further damage in the

inning, however, getting Mason Carr to popup to first and inducing a fly ball center toend the frame.

Van Wert had a chance to bust thingsopen in the third as they loaded the baseswith no one out, but could not score. Singlesby Stoller and Williams sandwiched arounda walk to Henry left the Cougars poised toknock Stockwell out of the game early but asoft liner to short provided the first out and abit of good fortune closed out the inning.

Gavin Gardner hit a rocket backthrough the middle but his liner hitthe up-slope of the mound and gavea perfect bounce to Jettinghoff asthe second baseman broke towardthe bag. Jettinghoff fielded the ballcleanly, stepped on the bag and com-

pleted the inning-ending double play.The Jeffcats, meanwhile, could get very

little going against Cougar southpaw RyanStoller.

Stoller, a sophomore, mowed through thefirst two hitters in the bottom of the firstbefore issuing a 4-pitch walk to senior RossThompson. Thompson was left on base whenAustin Jettinghoff lined out softly to third base.

After retiring Jordan Herron to start thesecond, Stoller proceeded to strike out eachof the next four Jefferson hitters he faced,

a string that was eventually broken up byStockwells grounder to deep short that alsoprovided Jeffersons first hit of the game.

In the fourth, the Wildcats finally figuredout the Van Wert starter.

Still clinging to the 2-0 advantage, RyanStoller pitched around Thompson to start theinning, walking him on four straight onceagain. This time, however, Jettinghoff fol-lowed with a blast to the deepest part of theball park, splitting the right-center fieldgap for a run-scoring triple.

The left hander, perhaps rattledby the sudden turn of events, drilledHerron on the back leg, then walkedGage Mercer, loading the bases withstill no one out. It looked like he mightescape the jam when he fought back to fanTyler Rice and pinch-hitter Gaige Rassmanbut centerfielder Josh Teman had other ideas,cashing in all three runs when his drive tocenter field cleared the head of Brant Henry

and wound up as a 3-run triple.Hes been swinging the bat these last

three or four games, Jefferson head coachDoug Geary noted of Temans clutch hit.Hes gained a little confidence. It doesntsurprise me. It was a big hit, though; a clutchhit. Thats what we need.

The Wildcats added another run in the

fifth, capitalizing on a pair of walks and awild pitch to provide a 3-run cushion.

Though Stockwell had pitched deeper than

was expected, he finally ran out of steam inthe Van Wert sixth, though not before retir-ing the first two batters of the inning. A softsingle by Gardner broke a string of 10 satdown by Stockwell but the right-hander s daycame to a close when he hit Ryan Stoller toput to one with two out.

Thompson entered in relief but wasgreeted by a double from Sean Miller,which plated both of Stockwells run-ners and closed the gap to 5-4.

That was his first start of theyear,and he hadnt gone above 52(pitches), said Geary of his decision

to pull Stockwell. He gave us a great effort.We went as far as we thought we could, pitch-count-wise, and trying to keep him readyfor (today) to be able to play shortstop. Wecouldnt ask any more than what he did.

The Wildcats put the first two batter on inthe sixth, drawing a walk and a hit by pitch,but Ryan Stoller battled back and got thenext three in order to escape the inning. Bythe time the frame had ended, Stollers pitchcount had reached 126 for the day.

Frazier lifts Reds overBrewers 4-3 in 10 innings

CINCINNATI (AP) Todd Frazier got a second

opportunity and made themost of it.

Chris Heisey scoredfrom first base on Fraziers10th-inning double intothe left-field corner, andthe Cincinnati Reds ral-lied to beat the MilwaukeeBrewers 4-3 Sunday.

Fraziers soft line driveresulted in an inning-end-ing double play in sixth,when the Reds had load-ed the bases against KyleLohse.

Fortunately, I gotanother chance, Fraziersaid. The best thing aboutbaseball is you get anoth-

er chance tomorrow. Thistime, I only wanted threeinnings.

Heisey drew a two-out,four-pitch walk from TylerThornburgh (3-1), andFrazier followed with a linedrive that one-hopped thewall. Heisey beat shortstopJean Seguras off-targetrelay to the plate to givethe Reds three wins in theirfour-game series againstthe team with the majorsbest record at 21-11.

Heisey grinded out awalk and then had to bustit, Cincinnati managerBryan Price said. They

played the ball perfectly.Third base coach SteveSmith had been criticizedby some for having runnersthrown out at home severaltimes this season.

Im not known for myeagle eye at the plate. Thekey is not to get caught upin the moment and swing atbad pitches said Heisey,

who was inserted into thestarting lineup when Jay

Bruce was scratched witha sore left knee. Any timethe ball is down the lineor in the gap,Im thinking ofscoring.

B r a n d o nPhillips greet-ed rel iev-er BrandonKintzler witha tying 425-foot homer tocenter with one out in theeighth, Phillips secondhomer this season and firstsince April 5.

Sam LeCure (1-1)pitched the 10th for thewin.

Lohse allowed a season-high eight hits, includingBrayan Penas home run.Lohse lasted 6 1-3 innings,giving up two runs with onewalk and two strikeouts.

It was a weird outingfor me, Lohse said. Theydid a good job mixing it up.At first, they were superaggressive. I tried to usethat, and they starting tak-ing. They made me workfor the outs that I got.

Cincinnati starterAlfredo Simon, who hadntallowed more than tworuns in any of his first fivestarts, gave up three in

seven innings, along withfive hits.Scooter Gennett hit

Simons third pitch of thegame 357 feet into the right-field seats for his secondhomer of this season. TheBrewers made it 2-0 in thethird on Jonathan Lucroystwo-out, RBI single.

Pena hit the first pitch

of the third inning 456 feetover the right-field wall for

his third homer of the sea-son, all in the last five days.He left for a pinch run-

ner with a tighthamstring in theseventh.

Khris Davisrestored thetwo-run leadwith a solohomer in the

fourth. Cincinnati againmade it a one-run game inthe bottom half on Frazierssacrifice fly after Phillipsled off with a double hisfourth hit in five at-batssince getting Friday off.

Milwaukee had been 4-0

in extra-inning games and4-0 in one-run games.

We need to send a mes-sage that were in this thingand we have to prove itto ourselves, Price saidafter the Reds improved to15-16. Being around .500isnt what were all about.

NOTES: Davis has 15home runs in his two-yearbig league career, includingfive against the Reds. Price expects LHP AroldisChapman to be activated forthe Reds homestand that isscheduled to start Friday.Chapman is due to takeSunday and Monday off

before starting and pitch-ing an inning for Triple-ALouisville on Tuesday. He isto throw an inning of reliefon Wednesday. Chapman iscoming back from surgeryto repair injuries to his lefteye sustained when he wasstruck by a line drive dur-ing a spring training gameon March 19.

Axford meltdown in 9thsends Indians to 4-3 loss

CLEVELAND (AP) Three outs from

their first three-game winning streak this sea-son, the Cleveland Indians stumbled into acrushing loss.

John Axford gave up a three-run homerto Dayan Viciedo in the ninth inning Sunday,silencing the small crowd of 13,455 atProgressive Field that watched a 4-3 loss tothe Chicago White Sox.

Corey Kluber struck out a career-high13 in eight innings, including an Indians-record seven straight. Backup catcher GeorgeKottaras, who had been in the minor leaguesuntil Saturday, became the first Clevelandplayer to homer in his first two plateappearances with the team.

One swing by Viciedo changedeverything. Axford, who walked twobefore giving up the home run on a 96mph four-seamer, took full responsibil-ity.

I fell behind in the count to toomany guys, and it didnt work out, hesaid. I put two guys on base withoutme even challenging. I just couldnt find it.The home run was on a fastball. Not a verygood pitch, obviously.

Axford (0-2) walked Gordon Beckhamleading off the ninth, but struck out JoseAbreu. Adam Dunn walked, and Viciedohomered on a 2-2 pitch.

Kluber, who allowed three hits and twowalks, left with a 3-1 lead after 110 pitches.

Indians manager Terry Francona, citingpitch count and the narrow lead, didnt secondguess himself for pulling Kluber.

If anyone got on base, he was going tocome out of the game, and I didnt think thatwas fair to him, Francona said.

Kluber had no problem with Franconasstrategy.

Thats not my decision. I trust Titos judg-ment, he said.Klubers streak began when he struck out

Gordon Beckham and Abreu for the final twoouts of the third. He fanned Dunn, Viciedo andRamirez in the fourth, and Jordan Danks andTyler Flowers struck out beginning the fifth.Leury Garcia broke the streak by walking ona 3-2 pitch, and Kluber struck out AlejandroDe Aza.

Kluber fell two strikeouts short of the AL

record set by Doug Fister for Detroit against

Kansas City on Sept. 27, 2012. Tom Seaverholds the major league record of 10 for theNew York Mets against San Diego on April22, 1970.

Clevelands previous mark was six by BobFeller, Bartolo Colon, Chuck Finley and MitchTalbot.

Its pretty cool to be mentioned in thesame sentence as Bob Feller, Kluber said.Its a nice byproduct of having a good game.I wasnt keeping track. I just tried to stay in theflow of the game and keep it going.

He pitched his heart out, Francona said.Thats about as good as you can pitch.

Axford has blown two saves in 11chances, both against Chicago. He gaveup a walkoff homer to Alexei Ramirez inthe ninth inning on April 13 at Chicago.

As a closer, when you have a hic-cup, sometimes you lose a game,

Francona said.Kottaras, whose contract was select-ed from Triple-A Columbus when Yan

Gomes was placed on the paternity leave list,hit solo homers in the third and fourth. Kottarashad been 2 for 25 (.080) in the minors.

I wasnt planning on it, he said of his dayat the plate. I wanted to go out and help inany way I could. It was a good time out there.

Lonnie Chisenhall had an RBI single forCleveland in the third.

Indians center fielder and leadoff hitterMichael Bourn missed the game because oftightness in his left hamstring.

Four of Abreus five hits against the Indiansthis season have been homers.

Chicago broke an eight-game losing streakat Progressive Field, it had lost 20 of its previ-ous 26.

It hasnt been good to us here so to be able

to come back and take one like this is prettynice, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said.NOTES: Indians DH Jason Giambi (cramp

in right calf) didnt play. OF Nyjer Morgan,who was called up from Columbus, replacedBourn. He doubled in the fourth and singled inthe eighth. The Indians optioned LHP NickHagadone to Columbus. Cleveland opensa four-game series at home Monday againstMinnesota. RHP Zach McAllister (3-2) facesKyle Gibson (3-2) in the opener.

Van Wert Elks Lodge Soccer Shoot resultsInformation submitted

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Orderof Elks held their Soccer Shoot on Saturday, May 3, 2014 atthe Elks Lodge. Approximately 25 students participated in theevent and were cheered on by parents and grandparents.

In the girls division, under-8 age group, placing first wasEllie Kline, second place was Evangeline Williman and thirdplace was Madelyn Berryman0. In the under-10 age group, firstplace Addison Williman. In the under-12 age group, first place

Carlee Young and second place was Caitlyn Baker.In the boys division, under-8 age group, placing first was

Kale Vining. In the under-10 age group, first place ReeceBerryman, second place Jayce Schimmoeller and third placeIsaac Kline. In the under-12 age group, first place DylanSchimmoeller, second place Anthony Kline and third placeJace Fast. In the under-14 age group, first place Zane Fast andsecond place Jace Vining.

The first, second and third place winners each received atrophy. All the participants received a participant medal.

The first-place winners will represent Van Wert Lodge at theNorthwest District Soccer Shoot to be held in Findlay, Ohio onSaturday, June 14, 2014. The winners at the district level willadvance to the state contest, which will be held in Coshocton,Ohio on Saturday, July 26, 2014.

Van Wert Lodge is proud to be able to provide this contesteach year for the area youth to participate in. They wouldlike to thank all the parents who brought out their childrenand stayed to cheer them on, stated Tom Lee, Lodge SoccerChairman.

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, held its Soccer Shoot on Saturday at the Elks Lodge. Approximately 25 students participated in the event andwere cheered on by parents and grandparents. The photo is of the contestants, winners and volunteers. (Photo Submitted)

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Hamlin races to firstTalladega Superspeedway win

Associated Press

TALLADEGA, Ala. Denny Hamlin started his full-timecareer at Joe Gibbs Racing with an upset victory in an exhibitionrace at Daytona. Over the years, he added three more wins in racesthat didnt count, including a sweep this season in the buildup tothe Daytona 500.

But when it came to the restrictor-plate races that paid points,

Hamlin came up empty time and again.Until now.Hamlin, who opened the season

with two exhibition victories only tofinish second in the Daytona 500, was again sitting second in theclosing laps Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. But he won adrag race with leader Kevin Harvick on a restart with two lapsremaining, and was out front when NASCAR froze the fieldbecause of debris from an accident.

Hamlin let out a deep sigh when the yellow flag waved.Superspeedway win, he said on his radio. With points! With

points!I think Ive gotten better. Ive come close. When you drive

as aggressive as I drove early in my career on superspeedways,youre going to have a huge risk, huge reward, he said after thewin. I was either wrecking or finishing in the top three everysingle superspeedway race and was wrecking most of the time. Ithink this way of driving and the way Im doing things now kindof lends itself to being a little bit more consistent on these type of

race tracks, and really you learn from the guys that are good at it.Hamlin became the eighth winner in 10 races this season asdrivers jockey to grab the 16 spots available in the Chase for theSprint Cup championship. A victory conceivably gives a driver anautomatic berth, and Joe Gibbs Racing now has both Hamlin andKyle Busch eligible for the Chase.

I wasnt ever worried, but you get a little bit more panickedwhen its, Win a race and youre in Chase, he said. You seeall these guys logging wins, wins, wins, and the next thing youknow theyre running out of Chase spots. Now we can be a littlebit more relaxed.

The win came at the track where Hamlin made a brief returnlast year he ran just 23 laps before turning his car over to BrianVickers after missing four races with a broken back. Hamlinsreturn to the car briefly built some momentum for the No. 11team, but as his back continued to ache, the season fell apart inlate summer and it took until the season finale for Hamlin to scorehis first win of the year. He also missed the Chase for the firsttime in his career.

It didnt appear that Hamlin had enough to beat Harvick,already a two-time winner this season, until the final restart.Harvick didnt get the help he needed from behind, was hung outwithout any drafting partners, and Hamlin pulled out to a comfort-able lead.

We were in a good spot there at the end, and what you wouldwant to put yourself in a position to win, Harvick said. Our linejust never formed up.

As Hamlin pulled away, an accident deep in the pack scattereddebris, and NASCAR was forced to throw the caution when abumper was seen laying on the surface.

The yellow prevented Greg Biffle, who led five times for arace-high 58 laps, from pulling out of line in an attempt to grabthe victory away from Hamlin.

I just didnt want to pass too early. I was going to be the lonesoldier on the outside lane, Biffle said. So I was just waiting. Iwas setting up to go by him but just never had the chance.

Clint Bowyer finished third and was followed by MichaelWaltrip Racing teammate Brian Vickers as Toyota took the victoryand three of the top four spots.

AJ Allmendinger finished fifth in a Chevrolet, followed byPaul Menard and then Harvick, who faded to seventh. KaseyKahne, Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top10.

Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished a disappoint-ing 26th despite leading three times for 26 laps, second most inthe race.

Danica Patrick led two times for six laps, and the crowd roaredits approval when she drove to the front early in the race. Shefinished 22nd.

It was nice to lead laps, she said. It was a fast, fast car sowell be happy to take this one to Daytona.

It was a rough day for Brad Keselowski, a two-time Talladegawinner, who darted to the lead on Lap 14 but appeared to not havecleared Patrick before squeezing in front of her car. She tappedthe back of Keselowskis car, sending him for a spin through thegrass that caused enough damage to drop him six laps off the pace.

We werent clear enough to make that, crew chief PaulWolfe told his driver. Ill just call it at that: We werent clearenough to make that move.

Keselowski raced in the heart of the pack after the first incidentin an attempt to get his laps back under caution periods. But hewas heavily criticized for triggering a 14-car accident with 51 lapsremaining. The accident began when Keselowski spun in front ofTrevor Bayne, and among those collected were Jeff Gordon, MattKenseth, Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson.

Brad made a pretty bold move early, a mind-boggling move,in going in front of Danica and spun out in front of the field andgot away with it, Kenseth said. This time we werent so lucky.He was driving really, really, really aggressively to try to get backup there.

If it was the other way around and it was anybody else exceptfor him, wed all be getting lectured.

Gordon also chastised Keselowski.I had seen him for several laps driving over his head being

pretty aggressive, Gordon said. I knew he was laps down, buthe wasnt doing anybody any favors, nor himself.

Keselowski took the blame for the late accident.I just spun out in front of the whole field, he said. I dont

know why, if I just busted my butt on my own or lost a tire, but Ifeel bad for everyone that got torn up.

Keselowskis aggression rankles some drivers: Keselowskifigures he was just being aggressive, down six laps and hopingsome breaks would allow him back into contention. It was, afterall, Talladega Superspeedway where anything can happen.

Other drivers were left shaking their heads after Keselowskispun and triggered a 14-car wreck Sunday when he was so farbehind.

Brad does a lot of smart things out there on the race track andthen he does some things that make you just shake your head andgo, Really? How does a guy thats a champion, thats been thatsuccessful make such silly decisions? said Jeff Gordon, amongthose caught up with about 50 laps to go.

Keselowski said Talladega isnt a track where you give up tooearly and the winner typically doesnt get to the front by being pas-sive. The race ended with Denny Hamlin winning under caution.

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He wanted to go out and finish (thegame) but there was no way he was goingback out there (for the seventh), Cougarcoach Charlie Witten explained.

Left-hander Ryan Bullinger took thehill for Jefferson in the seventh, lookingto protect a 1-run lead, and got Tussingto ground out to open the inning. Afterthat, however, he put Nate Stoller on viaa hit-by-pitch, then gave up a hard-hitball to deep short that turned into a basehit when Henry beat Thompsons longthrow to first. A single to short right byWilliams loaded the bags and spelled the

end of the road for Bullinger, who wasreplaced on the mound by Jettinghoff.

Facing Mason Carr, Jettinghoff gotthe ground ball he was looking for andThompson fed Stockwell for the secondout; Stockwells relay to first, however,sailed past the bag, allowing Carr to reachand for a second run to cross the plate.

Nate Stoller entered to pitch in thebottom of the inning for the Cougars andretired the Wildcats in order. The come-back win snapped a 4-game Van Wertlosing streak.

I thought our sixth inning, with tworuns, was just as important as our seventhinning, Witten added. Thats what gotus to within striking distance. We had agood sixth and then finished the job in theseventh inning.

In game two, Jefferson jumped outto an early lead against Ethan Williams.A walk and a stole base by HunterBinkley started the rally with one out.After Binkley moved to third on a singleby Thompson, the Wildcat shortstop wasthrown out trying to steal, leaving a run-ner at third with two away. The inningshould have ended there, but Jettinghoffspop-up on the infield got caught in a gustof wind and fell safely between threeCougar defenders, allowing the run toscore.

Unfortunately for the Jeffcats, thatwas the last of the highlights for the sec-ond game.

Teman got the ball to start the gameon the mound and worked around a pairof hits to pitch a scoreless first. Van Wert

tacked on three more hits, including atriple by Ryan Stoller, in the second. Thesecond of those hits was a pop-up byEthan Williams that fell in as it carriedaway from the Jefferson defense in shortleft field.

Nate Stoller and Henry opened thethird with a single and a double, respec-tively and Stoller came home with thego-ahead run on a ground out by Gardner.Carrs two-out single to center broughtHenry in to score before Teman couldescape what would be his last inning onthe mound.

Jefferson turned to Adam Rode inthe fourth, trailing 3-1. He was greet-

ed by Millers hard-hit single to left.Miller advanced to second on a bunt byTussing before Nate Stoller hit a slowroller to first that was mis-played for anerror. That opened the floodgates for theCougars, who put each of the next fourhitter on base, scoring four times beforeRyan Stollers sacrifice fly knocked inthe fifth run of the inning.

Rodes day came to an end whenEthan Williams, the ninth man to bat inthe inning, drove in another run with asingle.

Herron was called upon to finish theinning and did so, getting Miller to popout. Herron then retired the side in orderin the fifth before losing command of thestrike zone in the sixth. In that inning,Van Wert sent 12 guys to the plate and

scored seven more runs against three dif-ferent Jefferson hurlers.

We we competitive in the game, itjust got out of control, Geary added ofthe lopsided second game. We gave upsix outs in the fourth inning and you cantdo that against quality teams. They tookadvantage of it.

Meanwhile, Ethan Williams kept theWildcats from making any noise at theplate.

Ethan did a real good job for us,Witten noted. Fastball changeup, curve -all of them for strikes. He did a great jobin that game.

Williams allowed a walk but struckout the side in the second, then workedaround a two-out error in the third. TheWildcats got singles by Bullinger and

Rice after two were away in the fourthbut failed to score, and a Tussing-to-Gardner double play ended a bases-load-ed rally for the Wildcats in the fifth.

The Wildcats (12-9) are back in actiontoday when Northwest Conference leaderCrestview comes calling. Its the firstof another string of games for Jeffersonand Geary says his team is ready for thechallenge.

Van Wert (9-10) gets a much-neededday off today before facing Defiance onTuesday in a Western Buckeye Leaguetilt.

Game one scoringVan Wert 200 002 2- 6 10 1Jefferson 000 410 0- 5 3 1

Van Wert (ab-r-h-rbi)Tussing 2b-ss 3-1-0-0, N. Stoller ss-p 3-2-2-0, Henry

cf 3-1-1-0, T. Williams rf 4-0-3-2, Carr lf 4-0-0-1, Gardner1b 4-1-2-0, R. Stoller p 3-1-1-0, x- Williamson 2b 0-0-0-0,Miller c 2-0-1-2, Jo. Braun 3b 3-0-0-0

Jefferson (ab-r-h-rbi)Stockwell p-2b-rf 4-0-1-0, Binkley lf 4-0-0-0,

Thompson ss-p 1-2-0-0, Jettinghoff 2b-ss-p 3-0-1-1,Herron 3b 3-0-0-1, x- Dudgeon pr 0-1-0-0, Mercer 1b2-1-0-0, Rice dh 2-0-0-0, x- Bullinger rf-p 0-0-0-0, Fitch c1-0-0-0, x- Rassman ph 1-0-0-0, Teman cf 3-0-1-3

HBP- Tussing (by Stockwell), N. Stoller (by Bullinger),R. Stoller (by Stockwell),Herron (by R. Stoller), Fitch (byR. Stoller). 2B- Miller. 3B- T. Williams, Teman, Jettinghoff.

Van Wert pitchingR. Stoller (W) 6.0 IP 3 H 5 R 5 ER 5 BB 7 KN. Stoller (Sv) 1.0 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 KJefferson pitchingStockwell 4.2 IP 6 H 4 R 4 ER 1 BB 2 KThompson 0.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 KBullinger (BS, L) 0.1 IP 2 H 2 R 1 ER 0 BB 0 KJettinghoff 0.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 KGame two scoringVan Wert 012 607- 16 16 3Jefferson 100 000- 1 6 1

Van Wert (ab-r-h-rbi)Tussing 2b 3-0-0-0, x- Mills ph 0-1-0-1, N. Stoller

ss 4-2-1-0, x- Fetzer ph 0-0-0-1, Henry lf 4-2-3-1,x- McCracken ph 1-0-1-1, T. Williams rf 4-2-2-1, x-Williamson ph 1-0-0-1, Gardner 1b 3-2-0-1, x- Ja. Braunph 1-0-0-1, Carr dh 5-2-3-3, R. Stoller cf 2-2-2-1, E.Williams p 4-1-2-3, Miller c 3-1-2-0, x- Lisa ph 0-1-0-1

Jefferson (ab-r-h-rbi)Stockwell dh 3-0-1-0, Binkley lf-3b-p-2b 2-1-1-0,

Thompson ss 3-0-1-0, Jettinghoff 2b-c 3-0-2-1, Herron3b-p 3-0-0-0, Rassman rf-lf 3-0-0-0, Bullinger cf-1b2-0-1-0, x- Stemen ph 1-0-0-0, Fitch c 0-0-0-0, x- Rice ph1-0-1-0, x- Wallenhaupt pr-rf 1-0-0-0, Teman p-cf 2-0-0-0

2B- Henry, T. Williams.Van Wert pitchingE. Williams (W) 6.0 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 6 KJefferson pitchingTeman (L) 3.0 IP 9 H 3 R 3 ER 0 BB 0 KRode 0.2 IP 5 H 6 R 3 ER 0 BB 0 KHerron 1.1 IP 2 H 4 R 4 ER 2 BB 0 KBinkley 0.0 IP 0 H 3 R 2 ER 3 BB 0 KMercer 1.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K*Herron pitched to four batters in the sixth**Binkley pitched to four batters in the sixth

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Parker leads Spurs past Mavs in Game 7Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO Facedwith the possibility of having asecond straight season end witha Game 7 loss, the San AntonioSpurs played with emotion andlet Tony Parker have some fun.

Parker scored 32 points andthe San Antonio led by as many

as 31 on its way to a 119-96 vic-tory over the Dallas Mavericks,closing out a stressful first-roundseries Sunday in seven games.

The finale featured TimDuncan diving into Dallas benchto save a ball and the Spursreserves continually on their feetto celebrate baskets. But no onehad as much fun or hit the floormore than Parker.

The All-Star point guard was11 for 19 from the field and 10for 13 on free throws as Dallaswas unable to keep him fromattacking the lane, despite a seriesof hard fouls.

I just knew that I had to beaggressive if we wanted to have achance to win the game because

of the strategy that the Maverickschose, Parker said. They justdared me to score.

Manu Ginobili scored 20points, Danny Green added 16points and Tim Duncan andKawhi Leonard had 15 pointsapiece for San Antonio.

Dirk Nowitzki had 22 pointsand nine rebounds to lead Dallas.

Last season ended for theSpurs with a Game 7 loss in theNBA Finals against the MiamiHeat. Facing a much earlier end,San Antonio rode a raucoushome crowd and overwhelmedDallas.

San Antonio advances to facethe fifth-seeded Portland Trail

Blazers, who upset the HoustonRockets in a six-game series.The series opens Tuesday in SanAntonio.

The Spurs got off to a quickstart as they had done at homeall series, but the Mavericks wereunable to respond as they did inwinning Game 2 on the road.

Leonards 16-foot jumper

gave San Antonio an 18-7 lead6 minutes into the game and thelead swelled to 29 with 2minutes remaining in the firsthalf.

We gave ourselves achance but today we got hitby a tidal wave early, Dallascoach Rick Carlisle said.They had their best gametoday and we just werentable to do quite enough to stayin it early.

Its hard when you get hitwith an onslaught early the waythe guys did.

Nowitzki struggled throughmuch of the series, but theMavericks pushed the Spurs tothe brink of elimination behind

strong postseason performancesfrom Monta Ellis, Vince Carter,Devin Harris and DeJuan Blair.

On the court what con-founded us was that theyve gotshooters all the way around, SanAntonio coach Gregg Popovichsaid. Dirk Nowitzki gets acrowd, if you double him you,you leave a lot of other openshooters. So we played himpretty much one-on-one, so wecould stay at home a little bit bet-ter. That and the ability to shootit; spread the floor, run the setsthat Rick does and the speed ofHarris and Ellis was tough for usto handle.

Dallas also played a physical

series.There were two technical

fouls and two flagrant fouls inGame 7 and two more flagrantsreversed upon review.

Parker was assessed a techni-cal with 31.6 second left in thefirst quarter after making a layupon and jawing with former team-mate Blair as the two ran down

the court. The two had been talk-ing to each other all series and

Parker was clearly frustratedat times with the hard foulscommitted by Blair on hisdrives earlier in the series.

But Parker said it was allin good fun.

I was just laughing withDeJuan, Parker said of thetechnical. Thats why it was

so funny to get a technical forthat, because I was not even curs-ing at him. DeJuan played fouryears (for the Spurs). He livedfor a year at my house. I loveDeJuan.

Blair was later assessed a fla-grant foul for elbowing Ginobiliin the face on a drive. After the

foul, Blair stared down Popovich,who was screaming at officialsover the severity of the foul.

The flagrant foul energizedthe Spurs, who went on a 14-2run to take a 51-27 lead with 8minutes remaining in the firsthalf.

Everybody was active andkind of focused, Duncan said.We had very little mistakes.

San Antonio never led by lessthan 14 points in the second half.

Pierces block leads Nets pastRaptors 104-103

TORONTO Slowed by foul troubleand struggling with his shot, Paul Piercestill found a way to come up big for theBrooklyn Nets.

And, right when they needed him most.Pierce blocked Kyle Lowrys shot from

the lane on the final play of the game, andthe Nets held off the Toronto Raptors 104-103 in Game 7 on Sunday to advance to thesecond round of the playoffs.

I just happened to be in the right placeat the right time, Pierce said. I saw himsplit the defenders, I saw him go up, I wentup with him.

I got my hand on the ball gameover.

The Nets will begin the conferencesemifinals at Miami on Tuesday night, fac-ing the two-time defending NBA championHeat.

Pierce had more fouls (three) thanpoints (none) in the second half, but his onlyblock of the game punctuated a hard-foughtseries win for the Nets.

Leading by one, Brooklyn used its finaltimeout after failing to inbound the ball. Onthe second opportunity, Shaun Livingstontried a lob pass to Pierce, but Terrence Rossgot a hand on the ball and then knocked itoff Pierce and out of bounds for a turnover.

I rushed it a little bit, Livingston said.Im thinking Paul is going to hold him off.He kind of slipped there. Once he slipped,it was a jump ball and Terrence Ross isprobably the last guy you want to throw ajump ball to.

Toronto used a timeout and gavethe ball to Lowry, whose driving shot wasblocked by Pierce as time expired. Lowrylay prone in the key as the Nets surged ontothe court in celebration.

I really didnt have a great offensivegame, Pierce said. I was in foul trouble formost of the night. Sometimes youve got tofind ways to help your ballclub win.

Nets coach Jason Kidd said Brooklynsdefense bent a little but didnt break,thanks mostly to Pierces clutch play.

Paul said it best, thats why hes here,to make plays, Kidd said. He didnt havea great game, but it only takes one playto help a team win and thats what he didtonight.

Brooklyn went 4-0 against Miami in theregular season, but that didnt mean muchto Brooklyns Kevin Garnett.

That goes out the window, he said.This is the postseason. Theyre playingvery well. They went right through Charlottewithout a beat and they have a lot ofconfidence.

Joe Johnson scored 13 of his 26 pointsin the fourth quarter to lead the Nets.Marcus Thornton scored 17, Garnett had12 points and 11 rebounds for his firstdouble-double of the series, and DeronWilliams added 13 points.

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Holmes completes comeback with win at Quail HollowAssociated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. J.B. Holmes was a 3-foot puttaway from winning the WellsFargo Championship when hebacked away to size up thesituation.

This wasnt about pressure.

He was just happy to be there.Nearly three years removedfrom brain surgery, Holmeswas in a far better place Sundayat Quail Hollow. His 3-footbogey putt gave him a 1-under71 and a one-shot victory overJim Furyk, capping a remark-able comeback from a healthissue that wouldnt be classi-fied as the garden variety ingolf.

Not many other guys keepa piece of their skull in a con-tainer in their closet.

Just enjoying the moment,Holmes said. You dont getthat very often, so getting upand thanking God for lettingme have the opportunity to doit. Whether I made it or not, justenjoy being there.

He made it more stress-ful than he needed, with twobogeys on the last three holesand an 8-foot par putt on theother. Jason Bohn had thebest chance to catch Holmes,one shot behind until pullinga 4-iron into the water on thepar-3 17th and making doublebogey. Phil Mickelson neverhad a chance, missing fourputts from the 4-foot range andclosing with a 76 to finish outof the top 10.

It was the third PGA Tourwin for Holmes, and by far thesweetest.

Three years ago, he began tofeel dizzy, and it wasnt muchlonger when he was diagnosedwith structural defects in thecerebellum known as Chiaramalformations. He had brainsurgery twice. The first time

was to remove a piece of hisskull. The second time wasfrom an allergic reaction to theadhesive that was holding thetitanium plate to the base ofthe skull, causing severe head-aches.

If that wasnt enough, heinjured his left elbow from hit-

ting too many golf balls in arush to return. Holmes spenta year getting more cortisoneshots that he cared to remem-ber, and when he broke hisankle while roller blading forexercise last year, he used thattime to have elbow surgery.

Its been a long journeyfor me, Holmes said. Ivehad some ups and downs. Its agreat feeling to be out there andto get one done.

Holmes made enough keyputts to allow for some mis-takes at the end. He ran offthree birdies in a four-holestretch around the turn, includ-ing a 30-footer on No. 11 thatopened up a two-shot lead. Hegouged a fairway metal out ofthe rough on the par-5 15th toset up a 6-foot birdie putt thatstretched his lead to three shots.

Perhaps the biggest puttof all was an 8-foot par saveon the 17th hole. That kepthis lead at two shots, and heneeded it. Instead of playing aniron off the tee, he drove intothe right rough, came up wellshort of the green and chippedweakly to 45 feet.

Furyk was watching onTV in the locker room whenHolmes knocked in the bogeyputt to finish at 14-under 274.

Martin Flores, in his firsttime playing in the last group,fell too far back with a three-putt bogey on the 13th. Hemade bogey on the 18th for a72 and was third, the best finishof his PGA Tour career. Bohnalso bogeyed the 18th for a 70to finish fourth.

Bohn received a bad timeon the 16th hole one morewould have been a one-shotpenalty and said he let it getto him.

I didnt feel comfortablewith the wind startingto gust up a little bit,and I went ahead and

hit it anyhow in a situ-ation that I probablywould have backed offin, Bohn said. So Immore disappointing inmyself and the waythat I handled that than the golfshots that I hit.

Still, the biggest disap-pointment might have beenMickelson.

He was in great shape goinginto the final round, two shotsout of the lead, and the twoplayers ahead of him stalledat the start. Instead, Mickelsonmatched his highest final roundon the PGA Tour since TheBarclays in 2012. And it wasan old nemesis short putting that did him in. Mickelsonthree-putted from 15 feet onNo. 8. He missed a 3-foot parputt on the 11th, a 4-foot birdieputt on the 14th and four-puttedfrom 30 feet on the 16th.

I had two great rounds andI