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Monday, December 23, 2013

Telling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869

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Delphos, Ohio

... Santa Claus
Herald Staff Reports [email protected] Sinterklaas (Netherlands) Pere Noel (Canada) Weihnachtsmann (Germany) Senis Saltis (Lithuania) Pai Natal (Portugal) Saint Nicholas Father Christmas (Great Britain) Kris Kringle Whether you know him by one of these names or simply by Santa Claus, he is a man known the world over. He is an impressive presence in person – well over six feet tall with enough girth to make the over-stuffed chair he is sitting in creak and groan every time

he shifts his weight. His flowing white hair is a little reminiscent of Albert Einstein’s, sticking up here and there with the need of a little combing around the edges but his thick beard is neatly trimmed and laying flat across his chest. There appears to be some cookie crumbs stuck in the bristly white mass, however. He is not wearing his normal uniform - “The Suit,” as he refers to it - but instead is wearing a longsleeved, red flannel shirt with a pair of black ski pants and suspenders. There are no boots, either. Just a thick pair of woolen socks covered by a pair of bunny slippers with the ears drooping over the sides. He

laughs when they are commented on and says they were a gift from some of the elves a few years ago. His laugh also places him apart from everyone else. It booms out, rattling windows and catching a listener on its waves, threatening to carry them along. It is infectious and makes this reporter smile. Claus took the time recently to sit down for an interview at an undisclosed location. Delphos Herald: Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today, Mr. Claus. I know this must be an extremely busy time of the year for you. Santa Claus: Please, call me Santa. And it’s not a problem to

talk with you. Jessica - Mrs. Claus - signed me up for a Pilates class to try to relieve my stress during this time of year but I would rather talk with you. DH: Speaking of being busy, I am sure that one of the questions you get asked the most is about how you do what you do – delivering toys all around the world in one night. Just how do you do it? SC: Oh, there’s no way I could still deliver all the toys without the TCM. DH: The TCM? SC: Time Continuum Modulator. It all has to do with quantum physics. Einstein started the process but Werner Heisenberg and his

Uncertainty Principle really made it all come together. Let me tell you, they got everything they asked for on their lists for a few years! (He laughs.) I don’t want to get too technical but it has to do with the flow of time and its relationship to gravity as well as the placement of atoms. That’s really all I am able to say contractually. The placement of a distribution warehouse system around the world has helped a lot, too. Lots of re-supplying stops on Christmas Eve. DH: Even so, it must feel like you have to be a lot of places at once. Even before Christmas Eve. See SANTA, page 10A

Special council meeting tonight
There will be a special Delphos City Council meeting at 7 p.m. today to discuss contract negotiations and finances.

Upfront

Zulama new buzz word at St. John’s High School
BY NANCY SPENCER Herald Editor [email protected] DELPHOS — Zulama will be the new buzz word at St. John’s High School for the second semester of this school year. The school will add the online program which engages students with a topic they love — video games. Zulama’s online program for middle- and high-schoolers was created by faculty who teach these subjects to master’s students at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center. The semester-long courses are delivered through a browser right into the classrooms. Zulama provides indepth teacher training to ensure their success teaching the relatively new and largely-unfamiliar areas of game design, programming, 3-D art and digital storytelling. Lois MacLennan will teach the introductory course “Gaming Through the Ages.”

TODAY Girls Basketball: Bath at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball: Lincolnview at Kalida, 6 p.m. THURSDAY Girls Basketball: Vicki Mauk Holiday Invitational at Elida, 6/7:30 p.m. FRIDAY Girls Basketball: Jefferson/Lincolnview at Parkway Holiday Tournament, 3 p.m.; Vicki Mauk Holiday Inv. (Elida), 6/7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: St. John’s vs. Fremont St. Joe (New Philadelphia Catholic Hol. Tour.), TBA; Fort Jennings at Lincolnview, 6 p.m.; Ada at Kalida, 6:30 p.m.; Jefferson at Parkway Hol. Tourn., 8 p.m. Wrestling: St. John’s at Marion Harding Classic, 8 a.m.; Elida at Reineke Holiday Classic (Tiffin Columbian), noon Mostly cloudy today and tonight with a chance of snow showers. Highs around 30 and lows 10 to 15. See page 2A.

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“I am excited about teaching this new course,” MacLennan said. “This will give our students another opportunity to learn and add new curriculum to the high school. I already have a student who is looking at a college for this.” Zulama will be the second stepping stone for students who take the current eighth-grade computer programming class. “The course will be offered to freshmen and sophomores and next year we’ll add another course,” MacLennan said. Dr. Dean Goon of Mount Vernon Nazarene University and Diocese of Toledo Technology Coordinator of Catholic Schools Joni Cori provided

training for MacLennan on Friday. Cori said the superintendent of the dioceses has been pushing for a program like Zulama. “Computer science is a passion for the superintendent,” she said. “This program will fall right in line with that.” In “Games Through the Ages,” students will identify common games design from ancient Babylon to the present and analyze why games are played and determine how they’ve changed over time. “The whole time they are studying games, they are learning history and social studies and 21st-century skills,” Goon said.”This course also fulfills common core standards.”

MacLennan hopes that by offering the course early in the high school years, more females will become interested. “We need to get more females involved,” she said. “This is not just a male-dominant field.” Goon said the courses can lead to interest in numerous fields. “Gaming encompasses a wide variety of skills,” he said. “It includes graphic design, marketing, computer science, social studies, as well as game design. The curriculum is challenging and rigorous. Students will learn a lot of the information at a college level and it will equip them with skills for engineering, computer programming, software design and problem-solving.” Goon also said Zulama peaks interest in students which is key in the learning process. “Engaged students, retain more and learning becomes fun,” he said. “Then it extends further and leaves the classroom.”

Weak card security Health plan sticker shock ahead for some makes US top victim
Obamacare
BY CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press CHICAGO — As a key enrollment deadline hits today, many people without health insurance have been sizing up policies on the new government health care marketplace and making what seems like a logical choice: They’re picking the cheapest one. Increasingly, experts in health insurance are becoming concerned that many of these firsttime buyers will be in for a shock when they get medical care next year and discover they’re on the hook for most of the initial cost. The prospect of sticker shock after Jan. 1, when those who sign up for policies now can begin getting coverage, is seen as a looming problem for a new national system that has been plagued by trouble since the new marketplaces went online in the states in October. For those without insurance — about 15 percent of the population— “the lesson is it’s important to understand the total cost of ownership of a plan,” said Matt Eyles, a vice president of Avalere Health, a market analysis firm. “You just don’t want to look only at the premium.” Counselors who have been helping people choose policies say many are focused only on the upfront cost, not what the insurance companies agree to pay. “I am so deeply clueless about all of this,” acknowledged one new buyer, Adrienne Matzen, 29, an actor in Chicago who’s mostly been without insurance since she turned 21. Though she needs regular care for asthma and a thyroid condition, she says she’s looking for a low monthly premium because she makes less than $20,000 a year. Hospitals are worried that those who rack up uncovered medical bills next year won’t be able to pay them, perpetuating one of the problems the new health care system is supposed to solve. The new federal and state health insurance exchanges offer policies ranked as bronze, silver, gold and platinum. The bronze options have the lowest monthly premiums but high deductibles — the amount the policyholder must pay before the insurer picks up any of the cost of medical care. On average, a bronze plan’s deductible is more than $4,300, according to an analysis of marketplace plans in 19 states by Avalere Health. A consumer who upgrades to a silver plan could reduce the deductible to about $2,500. A top-of-the-line platinum plan has the lowest average deductible: $167. See SHOCK, page 10A BY JONATHAN FAHEY Associated Press NEW YORK — The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit card information. And experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target’s stores will get worse before they get better. That’s in part because U.S. credit and debit cards rely on an easy-to-copy magnetic strip on the back of the card, which stores account information using the same technology as cassette tapes. “We are using 20th-century cards against 21st-century hackers,” says Mallory Duncan, general counsel at the National Retail Federation. “The thieves have moved on but the cards have not.” In most countries outside the U.S., people carry cards that use digital chips to hold account information. The chip

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generates a unique code every time it’s used. That makes the cards more difficult for criminals to replicate. So difficult that they generally don’t bother. “The U.S. is the top victim location for card counterfeit attacks like this,” says Jason Oxman, chief executive of the Electronic Transactions Association. The breach that exposed the credit card and debit card information of as many as 40 million Target customers who swiped their cards between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 is still under investigation. It’s unclear how the breach occurred and what data, exactly, criminals have. Although security experts say no security system is failsafe, there are several measures stores, banks and credit card companies can take to protect against these attacks. See WEAK, page 10A

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Monday, December 23, 2013

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For The Record
POLICE REPORT
At approximately 1:30 p.m. Thursday, 18-year-old Kaitlin Russell of Delphos was taken into custody on a warrant out of Allen County Juvenile Court. She was later turned over to deputies from the Allen County Sheriff ’s Office. At 8:56 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of North Main Street on a complaint of a domestic violence assault. Upon arrival, officers met with the victim and the suspect. Officers investigated the incident and found probable cause to arrest Bradley Day, 35, of Delphos for domestic violence. Day was then transported to the Allen County Jail. On Saturday, the Delphos Police Department received a complaint from a female in the 600 block of North Main Street that her vehicle was entered by an unknown subject(s). She stated that personal items were taken from the vehicle. One Year Ago Twenty SilverSneakers and instructor Shelley Kreeger gathered for a Christmas party on Thursday. The SilverSneakers team of Norman Von Sossan, Marge Von Sossan, Gertrude “Guggi” Mox, Betty Birkmeier and Carolyn Paul won the human snowperson contest.

FROM THE ARCHIVES
over St. John’s Wednesday at St. John’s gym. Recording wins for the Blue Jays were Mike Kramer, 112; Larry Betz, 119; and Chad Martin, 160. Nathan Wannemacher, 171; Dan Vonderwell, 189; and Kevin Wrasman, heavyweight, won on forfeits.

Memorial Hall. Hosts and hostesses will be Mr. and Mrs. Joe Janka and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin VonLehmden.

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25 Years Ago – 1988 Twenty-five area leaders were selected to participate in the AllenLima Leadership Program to look at community problems. Among leaders named were Ida Kay Keller, volunteer and president of Spencerville Board of Education; Edward A. Ulrich, farm manager of Roscoe Thompson Farms, Delphos; and Elizabeth A. Shenk, vice president of Shenk’s Store. Rob Friemoth of the Lincolnview Future Farmers of America hit three free throws in the final 22 seconds to seal a 54-52 win over Elida FFA at Lincolnview North Elementary gymnasium. Jerome Blankemeyer led the Lancers with 16 points. Brian Cronenwett added 15. Friemoth had eight points. Bill Evans and Troy Bowersock chipped in six each, Travis Johnson added two and Ben Etgen one. Paulding, wrestling without anyone in the upper three weight classes, needed some strong performances from its lightweights. The Panthers got those performances enroute to a 38-32 win

50 Years Ago – 1963 Delphos Chapter No. 26, Order of the Eastern Star, held a regular meeting Thursday evening in the Masonic Temple with the worthy matron, Mrs. Richard John, in charge. Marking the Christmas season, the members of the chapter were entertained by the Girls Senior Chorus of Gomer High School. The Jones Sisters were on the program, which was composed of Christmas music. Linda Bartel of Gomer High School gave a reading. Members of the Ladies Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethren Church held their annual Christmas Friday in the social rooms of the church. The meeting was opened with Mrs. George Patton at the piano with the group singing Christmas carols. Mary Brinkman gave the scriptures and Nora Link presented the lesson. Members of the Jennings Twirlers square dance club held a dance Dec. 15 in Memorial Hall with guests present from Indiana, Van Wert and Delphos. On Dec. 29, the group will hold another dance for all western square dancers in

75 Years Ago – 1938 A special meeting of the Catholic Youth Organization was conducted in the clubrooms on East First Street Wednesday evening to discuss final arrangements for the New Year’s Eve Ball. This social affair will be held in St. John’s auditorium under the CYO auspices. Louis Scherger, chairman of the ticket committee, presented his report. Gerald Williams and Paul Baumgarte are in charge of the sale of tickets to high school students. One of the outstanding programs of the week was presented in a Christmas broadcast Wednesday night under the sponsorship of the Delphos Civic Club. The program was presented by the Presbyterian Church choir and Carl Dienstberger, violinist. Another fine program is scheduled for Thursday night when the Methodist Church choir gives the program. Mrs. Jessie Danner, leader, received the members of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church into her home Wednesday evening for a delightful Christmas party. Games provided entertainment for the evening and the honors were won by Janis Clark and Robert Ervin. Dainty refreshments, in keeping with the holiday spirit, were served.

CLEVELAND (AP) — These Ohio lotteries were drawn Sunday: Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $22 million Pick 3 Evening 8-0-3 Pick 3 Midday 1-7-5 Pick 4 Evening 2-5-6-8 Pick 4 Midday 0-0-4-9 Pick 5 Evening 3-4-2-9-6 Pick 5 Midday 5-4-6-5-4 Powerball Estimated jackpot: $74 million Rolling Cash 5 06-16-32-33-35 Estimated jackpot: $488,000

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Monday, Dec. 23, the 357th day of 2013. There are eight days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 23, 1913, the Federal Reserve System was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act. On this date: In 1788, Maryland passed an act to cede an area “not exceeding ten miles square” for the seat of the national government; about 2/3 of the area became the District of Columbia. In 1823, the poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Troy (N.Y.) Sentinel; the verse, more popularly known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” was later attributed to Clement C. Moore. In 1893, the Engelbert Humperdinck opera “Haensel und Gretel” was first performed, in Weimar, Germany. In 1928, the National Broadcasting Company set up a permanent, coast-to-coast network. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt restored the civil rights of about 1,500 people who’d been jailed for opposing the (First) World War. In 1941, during World War II, American forces on Wake Island surrendered to the Japanese. In 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed in Tokyo.

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In 1953, the Soviet Union announced the execution of Lavrentiy Beria, former head of the secret police, for treason. In 1962, Cuba began releasing prisoners from the failed Bay of Pigs invasion under an agreement in which Cuba received more than $50 million worth of food and medical supplies. In 1968, 82 crew members of the U.S. intelligence ship Pueblo were released by North Korea, 11 months after they had been captured. In 1972, in football’s “Immaculate Reception,” Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers caught a pass thrown by Terry Bradshaw and scored a touchdown after the ball was deflected during a collision between Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders and the Steelers’ John Fuqua; the Steelers won, 13-7. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Nicaragua; the disaster claimed some 5,000 lives. In 1986, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop, non-refueled round-the-world flight as it returned safely to Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ten years ago: The government announced the first suspected (later confirmed) case of mad cow disease in United States, in Washington state. A jury in Chesapeake, Va., sentenced teen sniper Lee Boyd Malvo to life in prison, sparing him the death penalty. A gas well accident in southwestern China killed 233 people. New York Gov. George Pataki posthumously pardoned comedian Lenny Bruce for his 1964 obscenity conviction. Five years ago: Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, founder of an investment fund that had lost $1.4 billion in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, was discovered dead after committing suicide at his Madison Avenue office. A military-led group seized control of the airwaves in Guinea and declared a coup after the death of the country’s long-time dictator, Lansana Conte. One year ago: President Barack Obama, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and other dignitaries attended a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye at Honolulu’s National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Jean Harris, the patrician girls’ school headmistress who’d spent 12 years in prison for the 1980 killing of her longtime lover, “Scarsdale Diet” doctor Herman Tarnower, died in New Haven, Conn., at age 89. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Gerald S. O’Loughlin is 92. Actor Ronnie Schell is 82. Emperor Akihito of Japan is 80. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Paul Hornung is 78. Actor Frederic Forrest is 77. Actor James Stacy is 77.

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FUNERALS
FULLER, Luella Katherine Mary, 90, of Bucyrus, funeral services will be held in Good Hope Lutheran Church at 1 p.m. Saturday. Family will receive friends two hours prior to the service from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Fort Jennings’ Mt. Calvary Cemetery on a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to go to the Good Hope Youth Ministries. Memories can be shared on Luella’s obituary page at www.wisefuneral.com. WILLIAMS, Alice L., 83, of Delphos, a celebration of Alice’s life will begin at 11 a.m. today at Trinity United Methodist Church, Pastor David Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to Delphos Interfaith Thrift Shop. Online condolences may be shared at www. strayerfuneralhome.com.

Blessings of the Season

WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county Associated Press TODAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries in the morning. Then partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Colder. Highs around 30. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of measurable precipitation 30 percent. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Colder. Lows 10 to 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills zero to 10 above zero.

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STATE/LOCAL Top stories of 2013 from the Ohio Associated Press
Associated Press A list of the top 10 stories of 2013 from the Ohio Associated Press, as voted on by member newspapers and broadcasters around the state: 1. Three women missing for a decade are freed from a Cleveland house where they had been held captive. Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus escaped from the house May 6 when Berry pushed out a door and called for help. Their captor, Ariel Castro, was arrested, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. A month into his sentence, he hanged himself in his cell. The three women have announced they are working on book projects. 2. Two Steubenville football players are convicted in March of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl in a case marked by allegations of a small-town cover-up and demands that more players be charged. One of the players was sentenced to two years in the state juvenile prison system, and the other was sentenced to a year. Months later, a grand jury called by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine indicted the school superintendent and others on charges they failed to report information they knew about the crime. 3. Medicaid expansion under the federal health care law is passed through an obscure legislative panel after Gov. John Kasich’s fellow Republicans in the state Legislature declined to act. Kasich’s administration brought the funding request to the powerful Controlling Board in mid-October, bypassing the full General Assembly. The seven-member Controlling Board, which handles certain adjustments to the state budget, approved the expansion money on a 5-2 vote. Two anti-abortion groups and six Republican state representatives sued to have the funding approval overturned. 4. Ohio State President Gordon Gee retires after remarks jabbing Roman Catholics and Southeastern Conference schools. In the recorded comments to the university Athletic Council in December 2012, Gee criticized the negotiating tactics of Notre Dame administrators during discussions about joining the Big Ten, saying they weren’t good partners. He jokingly said the school’s priests were “holy on Sunday and they’re holy hell on the rest of the week” and said, to laughter, “you just can’t trust those damn Catholics.” 5. Kasich unveils a school funding overhaul intended to help students in

Farmers concerned about flood control plan
FINDLAY (AP) — Farmers in northwest Ohio who are upset with a plan being worked out to control flooding along a river met with an Ohio congressman to voice their concerns. The Courier newspaper in Findlay reports that about 120 people met with U.S. Rep. Robert Latta last week. Farmers in the Hancock County area are worried that a plan to divert floodwater away from the city of Findlay will impact their fields. They’d rather see federal money spent on cleaning up and dredging the river. Addressing flooding along the river has become a top priority for the county. Five major floods since 2007 have brought millions of dollars in damage to the cities of Findlay and Ottawa.

Putnam County law enforcement warns drivers to stay sober
Information submitted OTTAWA — This holiday season, law enforcement from Putnam County will be out in force cracking down on drunk drivers throughout the region with aggressive Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement. From now to Jan. 1, 2014, state and local law enforcement will be watching for drunk drivers to help keep roads safe for holiday travelers. Law Enforcement officers are giving fair warning to all partygoers. “You’ll see us making lots of stops during this highly visible enforcement period and if we suspect anyone is driving while intoxicated, officers will show zero tolerance for drunk driving,” said Michael Chandler, Putnam County Sheriff. Unfortunately, the excitement and celebrations of the holiday season can lead to terrible decisions and serious legal consequences. Data shows that the holiday season is a particularly deadly time due to the increased number of drunk drivers on the roads and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is prepared to stop and arrest any drunk driver they see to keep roads safe. Nationally, each December from 2007-11 there were 4,169 people killed in crashes that involved drivers with blood alcohol concentrations of .08 grams per deciliter or higher. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 32,367 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes across the nation in 2011; 31 percent (9,878) of those fatalities occurred in drunk-driving-related crashes. “The December holiday season is the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ and we are going to keep our roads safe for travelers heading to visit friends and family,” said Chandler. “This holiday, we will show zero tolerance for drunk drivers on the road. If you choose to drive drunk, we will see you, we will stop you and you will be arrested.” Drunk drivers often face jail time, the loss of their driver licenses, higher insurance rates and dozens of other unanticipated expenses ranging from attorney fees, court costs, car towing and repairs, to lost wages due to time off from work. Even worse, a drunk driver can cause a traffic crash that claims someone’s life or their own. Please follow these tips to keep the holidays safe and happy: • Even one drink can impair your judgment and increase the risk of getting arrested for driving drunk—or worse, the risk of having a crash while driving. • If you will be drinking, do not plan on driving. Plan ahead; designate a sober driver before the party begins. • If you have been drinking, do not drive. Call a taxi, phone a sober friend or family member. • Be responsible. If someone you know is drinking, do not let that person get behind the wheel. • If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact law enforcement. Your actions may save someone’s life and inaction could cost a life. Remember, it is never safe to drink and drive: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.

poor districts compete by narrowing tax-base discrepancies while rewarding innovation and expanding access to vouchers. Proponents say the changes will better prepare students and make schools operate more efficiently and hold educators more accountable. There are new early elementary reading mandates, curriculum standards, teacher evaluations and changes in the way schools will be rated. Filling out the top 10 Ohio stories, in descending order, are: — The Cincinnati IRS office comes under tea party fire for targeting conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election. — An Amish leader found guilty in hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish is sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. — A self-styled preacher is convicted in Akron of killing three down-and-out men lured by bogus job offers posted on Craigslist. — A teenager pleads guilty in March to killing three students at Chardon High School and is sentenced to life in prison. — A 22-year-old man confesses in an online video to killing a man in a DUI crash in central Ohio. He is sentenced in October to 6 1/2 years in prison.

Holiday forecast brings flooding not snow
Information submitted COLUMBUS — As it continues to rain across much of the state and currently with road closures and restrictions due to flooding, motorists are reminded when faced with flooded roadways: Turn Around Don’t Drown. State officials urge motorists to be aware when approaching roadways with high water signage, stop and do not cross. NEVER drive through flooded roadways. And NEVER drive around the barriers that warn you the road is flooded or has high water. “Current ground saturation from the previous snowfall has made conditions suitable for flooding in many parts of the state,” said Nancy Dragani, Ohio Emergency Management Agency. “We are particularly concerned about motorists traveling at night. This time of year, it gets darker sooner, making it difficult for travelers to determine roadway conditions, particularly flooded roadways.” Flash floods are one of the most dangerous kinds of flooding because they combine the destructive power of high water with incredible speed and unpredictability. Rapidly rising water creating a flash flood may occur with little warning. Know Before You Go: Up-to-the-minute road conditions are always available by logging onto www.ohgo.com. During weather events, road conditions are updated as often as necessary with information such as lane restrictions and closures due to construction, crashes or flooding.

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State training students for civilian drone jobs
CINCINNATI (AP) — Some Ohio schools are preparing students for a boom in the drone industry once the federal government, as is expected, allows civilian unmanned aircraft to fly in U.S. airspace. The Federal Aviation Administration estimates as many as 7,500 commercial drones could be flying in national airspace within a few years, and has until 2015 to present a plan for safely integrating drones into U.S. airspace. At least two Ohio schools — Sinclair Community College and Kent State University — are training students for jobs using the technology. Like the University of North Dakota, Kansas State University and others around the country, the Ohio schools aren’t waiting for the go-ahead to ready students for employment in the industry. “Our job is to be sure we are preparing the workforce to meet the jobs that are coming,” said Deb Norris, vice president of workforce development and corporate services at Sinclair. Concerns over privacy and security issues still pose some potential hurdles regarding drones, but Ohio schools expect to see even more educational opportunities going forward. “There are all kinds of opportunities with this technology,” said John Duncan, an assistant professor of aeronautics at Kent State, in northeastern Ohio. The Ohio Board of Regents says Sinclair and Kent State are the only Ohio schools known to have formal degrees or certificate programs in unmanned aerial systems, but schools including the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University and Wright State University are heavily engaged in drone research. Kent State will begin offering a minor degree in unmanned aircraft systems next fall that will focus on systems, design and operational aspects, although specifics on drone operations will depend on the FAA, Duncan said. “Like other schools, we are waiting to see what they allow,” he said. Sinclair, in Dayton, offers a certificate program for those seeking entry-level technical positions involving unmanned aerial systems, or UAS. It hopes to add a two-year degree program after the FAA plan is cleared. Nearly 60 students have taken the introductory UAS course that started in 2012, said Andrew Shepherd, director of Sinclair’s unmanned aerial systems program. Students in the program learn about air traffic control communications, meteorology and data analysis, among other subjects. Shepherd said the school recently added an online course to teach students how to apply for FAA approval to fly drones,

and Sinclair plans more online courses. Two Sinclair students slated to receive UAS certificates this spring are eager to start. Ryan Palm, a 31-year-old flight attendant from Vandalia, wants to be a pilot — but not for an airline. He says combining the private pilot’s license he is getting along with his UAS certificate should prepare him for various jobs once the market for drone operators opens up. “It looks like this technology will be the next big thing, and I want to be ahead of the curve,” said Palm. Sinclair student Drew Tait, 21, of New York City, hopes his certificate will give him an edge toward landing a job as a first responder with the New York City Fire Department. “I think UAS will be used a lot for things like checking for possible toxins in fires and searching for victims, and I want to be ahead of the pack,” Tait said. Sinclair also offers a course on how to apply drones to precision agriculture, which generally involves surveying fields with an eye toward improving crop yields, more precise application of treatments and early detection of disease. Clark State Community College in Springfield also is planning a program focusing on analysis of agricultural data from drones or other sensor equipment.

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David and Cheryl Clark of Delphos announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Marie, to James Martin Hyitt, son of James and Sharon Hyitt of Convoy. The couple will exchange vows on Jan. 25. The bride-elect is a graduate of St. John’s High School and is employed at St. Rita’s Professional Services. Her fiance is a graduate of Crestview High School and Rhodes State College. He is employed with the Van Wert County Sheriff ’s Department.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Basinger of Delphos celebrated 35 years of marriage on Dec. 22. Larry and the former Susan Smith were married Dec. 22, 1978, at Delphos Wesleyan Church in a candle-lit ceremony by Pastor Ross Rinehart. They are the parents of four children: Josie Basinger of Delphos, Joel Basinger of Shade and Jessica and Jordan Basinger of Delphos. They also have four grandchildren: Brooke Basinger of Defiance and Isabela, Emery and Everett Basinger of Delphos.

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Kaitlyn Renee Rose and Douglas Charles Edelbrock were united in marriage on Aug. 24, 2013, in an outdoor wedding, Megan Croy officiating. The bride is the daughter of Sheila Slatzer-Rose of LaFayette and the late Larry Rose. The groom is the son of Michael and Karen Edelbrock of Delphos. Nuptial music was provided by guitarist Jim Boedecker. Matron of honor was Mandy Jenkins of LaFayette, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids included Lauren Besancon of Wooster, Erin Bardall of Negley, Trisha Kroeger of Lima and Morgan Large of Fayetteville, Ark., friends of the bride; and Alison Edelbrock of Lima, sister-in-law of the bride. Madison Edelbrock of Lima, niece of the groom, was the flower girl. Ringer bearer was Porter Jenkins of Lima, nephew of the bride. Greg Edelbrock, brother of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen included David Edelbrock of Delphos and Daniel Edelbrock and Ryan Edelbrock of Lima, brothers of the groom; and Lance Rose of Columbus and Cody Rose of LaFayette, brothers of the bride. Grandparents of the couple include Leona Slatzer, Elizabeth Rose and Joann Klausing. A reception was held at the Fort Jennings American Legion. Following a honeymoon in Sandals, St. Lucia and Halycon, the couple resides in Van Wert. The bride is employed with Straley Realty and Auctioneers, Inc. The groom is employed with the Van Wert City Fire Department.

Beyonce talks surprise album, success

NEW YORK (AP) — Despite all the hard work she put in on the songs and videos from her new album, Beyonce had her doubts minutes before its surprise release. “I was terrified. I was so scared. I already envisioned like the worst things that could happen,” Beyonce said Saturday at a screening for her new music videos. “I was really nervous because this was a huge risk.” The singer’s fifth album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts this week after it was released without the public knowing. “Beyonce” sold 617,000 units in the U.S. in a week; it has sold more than 1 million albums worldwide. The album includes 14 songs and 17 videos, which fans were able to see during the screening at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Beyonce answered fans’ questions via Instagram, including one about her opening up personally on the new album. “I’m very private and I’m very respectful, and I think it just took me no longer being someone’s child — once I became a mother, I felt like I could tear those fourth walls and I just felt like it was time,” she said. “I completely feel liberated.” The album features collaborations with her husband Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Drake and her daughter, Blue Ivy. “Beyonce” is the follow-up to 2011’s “4,” the first album the singer released on her production company, Parkwood Entertainment, after parting ways professionally with her father-manager, Mathew Knowles.

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NEW YORK (AP) — On a busy preChristmas weekend at the box office, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” held off a very different sequel, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” sequel took in $31.5 million in its second weekend of release for Warner Bros., according to studio estimates Sunday. Though the film isn’t matching the pace of the first “Hobbit” movie, “An Unexpected Journey,” ”The Desolation of Smaug” is doing well abroad. It’s now made more than $400 million worldwide, including $96 million internationally over the weekend. The “Hobbit” topped Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman” sequel, which nevertheless opened strongly in second place. The Paramount Pictures comedy made $26.8 million over the three-day weekend and $40 million since opening Tuesday night. The much-marketed “Anchorman 2” actually outperformed “The Hobbit” on Friday, but failed to best it over Saturday and Sunday. But the $50 million comedy, which Paramount initially turned down, also suggested it will be more popular abroad than most comedies. It made $13.4 million in six international markets. The 2004 original opened with $28.4 million, but only grossed $5.3 million internationally. “‘Anchorman’ will have a much larger footprint internationally than the last ‘Anchorman’ did,” said Don Harris, head of domestic distribution for Paramount. “Will Ferrell has done a really good job of turning this character into something that travels around the world.” David O. Russell’s fictionalization of the 1970s Abscam investigation “American Hustle” earned a robust $19.1 million in its first week of nationwide expansion. The Sony Pictures film, starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, got a boost from its co-leading seven Golden Globes nominations. “It’s such a crowd-pleaser as well as a critical hit,” said Sony’s distribution head Rory Bruer. “We have so much more to look forward to, including Christmas Day.” The pre-Christmas weekend is a soughtafter release date, one that usually offers films especially good submitting a legs at the box office as moviegoers flood theaters over the com-

‘The Hobbit’ holds off ‘Anchorman 2’ with $31.5M

ing weeks. The weekend box office was up nearly 30 percent over the same weekend last year. But this year’s holiday frame will be particularly competitive. The crowded field of movie openings Wednesday includes Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” the Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone comedy “Grudge Match,” the Justin Bieber documentary “Justin Bieber’s Believe” and Keanu Reeves’ “47 Ronin.” “It is going to be one heck of a crowded Christmas Day at the movie theater,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. “This is setting up to be perhaps one of the biggest Christmas Days ever.” One obvious casualty from the many options at the multiplexes was 20th Century Fox’s “Walking With Dinosaurs,” a 3-D attraction that hoped to draw moviegoers with digital dinosaurs. Made for $85 million, it fell flat with just $7.3 million over the weekend. The family market has instead been cornered by Disney’s animated “Frozen,” which added $19.2 million over the weekend. In five weeks of release, it’s made $344 million worldwide. The other Oscar-hopeful that went wide over the weekend was Disney’s making-of “Mary Poppins” tale “Saving Mr. Banks.” The film, starring Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, made $9.3 million. Spike Jonze’s acclaimed futuristic romance “Her,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlet Johansson, opened in limited release. It took in $361,000 over five days in three cities, good for a $60,000 screen average. The third film in the Indian action series, “Dhoom 3,” set a record for a U.S. debut for a Bollywood export. The film made $3.3 million stateside, good enough for ninth place at the box office. Despite some high-profile summer bombs, the 2013 box office is on track to narrowly surpass last year’s record box office of $10.8 billion, with one weekend to go in the year. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today: 1. “Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” $31.5 million ($96 million international). 2. “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” $26.8 million ($13.4 million international). 3. “Frozen,” $19.2 million ($35.1 million international).

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — They invite camera crews into their homes in the hopes of high ratings, endorsement deals and a taste of fame. Yet for some reality television stars, their notoriety brings some unexpected grief from tax collectors or pricey court cases. That’s the predicament Oscarnominated actor Ryan O’Neal found himself in, spending several weeks in a Los Angeles courtroom as he defended himself against allegations that he didn’t own one of his most cherished possessions: an Andy Warhol portrait of longtime lover Farrah Fawcett. Some of the evidence used against him was footage shot by a reality TV crew for her series “Chasing Farrah,” and other projects where O’Neal and Fawcett allowed cameras into their private lives. The portrait is his, a jury said Thursday. But even he had to question aloud one day toward the end of the trial how much it was all costing him. (His attorney says a lot). With families such as the Kardashians and those on the “Real Housewives” shows opening up their homes in cities across the country, lawyers to the stars see reality television crews as a weapon that can be used against their clients. O’Neal’s troubles began when a disgruntled producer of Fawcett’s show convinced her alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, that the Warhol portrait didn’t belong to the actor. But TV footage — even just a few fleeting frames — can also be used by tax collectors, bankruptcy trustees and others to wreak havoc, said Bradford Cohen, an attorney who specializes in celebrity tax and estate issues at Venable LLP. “It’s a really dumb idea,” Cohen said of allowing film crews into one’s home. He said he regularly advises celebrity cli-

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ents not to do reality television, citing instances where tax officials have opened cases based on what they’ve seen on TV. “It just provokes inquiry,” Cohen said. “If it doesn’t add up, it just arouses their suspicion.” When federal officials indicted Teresa and Joe Giudice, stars of Bravo’s reality series “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” they noted the couple’s salary from the network and accused them of hiding assets in a bankruptcy filing after the show’s first season aired. Most of the charges related to loan applications the couple submitted before the show. Cohen and other lawyers see the footage of what the University of Texas lawyers saw in “Chasing Farrah”— as evidence. “Reality shows are especially dangerous because you don’t know what context is going to be put around them.” said Laura Zwicker, a partner at Greenberg Glusker who specializes in setting up high-value trusts and estates. “From my perspective as an estate planner, the risk is not that somebody is going to see items but is going to make comments about their value that the IRS is going to come back and stick you with.” But veteran reality television producer Jason Carbone said the benefits outweigh any potential risks. “It makes no sense to me,” said Carbone, who’s CEO and founder of production company Good Clean Fun. His company’s credits include “Run’s House” featuring rapper Reverend Run and “Tia & Tamera,” with actresses Tia and Tamera Mowry. Carbone said whether to show off what’s in someone’s home is just one of many considerations that go into planning a reality series. He said he’s worked in homes where some areas are off limits, or he suggests valuables get moved so they aren’t damaged.

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TODAY 9 a.m.-7 p.m. — Ottoville Branch Library is open. 11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St. 6:30 p.m. — Shelter from the Storm support group meets in the Delphos Public Library basement. 7 p.m. — Ottoville village council meets at the municipal building. Marion Township Trustees meet at the township house. 7:30 p.m. — Delphos Eagles Aerie 471 meets at the Eagles Lodge. TUESDAY 11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St. is closed. 7 p.m. — Delphos Area Simply Quilters meets at the Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce, 306 N. Main St. 7:30 p.m. — Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second St.

St. John’s Elementary Kindergarten Class B students include, front from left, Jacob Moenter, Carolyn Mueller, Carson Feathers, Avery Suever and Austin Shafer; middle, Nora Cox, Drake Fittro, Sydney Rostorfer, Parker Will and Lillian Grothaus; and back, Trevor Lirot, Brayden Klaus, Lydia Etzkorn, Riley Mueller, Holden Radebaugh and Jake Hemker. (Delphos Herald/Stephanie Groves)

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Blue Jays hand Big Green 16-point loss
By LARRY HEIING DHI Correspondent [email protected] DELPHOS — The Ottoville Big Green boys basketball team made to the short trip down State Route 66 to Delphos, this time to St. John’s Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium, for the second time in five days Saturday night. It’s been a rough week for the Big Green, falling to Jefferson 56-42 on Tuesday night and getting nipped by Tinora 59-50 Friday. The Blue Jays on the other hand, were coming off the defeat of another Putnam County foe, Continental, 34-31 to earn their first victory of the season. This night, they took down Ottoville 54-38 in non-league action Pacing the Blue Jays (2-1) were Ryan Koester with 15 and Andy Grothouse 11. For the Big Green (2-5), Luke Schimmoeller dropped in 13 and Tyler Roby 11. Between the varsity and junior varsity games, retiring Delphos police officer Dave Clark was introduced and thanked for working at St. John’s games. Saturday night was his final game after a 33-year career. Ottoville scored first after the opening tip on a pass inside to Austin Honigford for the quick lead. The junior Grothouse made a defensive stop on Ottoville’s next procession and Evan Hays grabbed the loose ball for a layup to tie the score. Roby and Grothouse traded 3-pointers from the top of the key and St. John’s senior guard Eric Clark drove to bucket and dished the ball off to Tyler Conley for the easy layin. After a free throw by Roby cut the deficit to one, Schimmoeller nailed the 18-footer to give the Big Green the lead. Grothouse left side but Schimmoeller’s turnaround jumper put the Big Green lead back to five. Blue Jay senior Aaron Hellman found his range with back-toback treys and the lead went back to Delphos with 1:20 left in the half. Grothouse extended that with a steal at half court and layin. Ottoville worked the ball around the perimeter at its end of the court for the last shot. When the attempt fell short, the rebound went to Hellman, whose half-court heave at the buzzer was off but he was fouled; luckily for the Big Green, all three attempts from the charity stripe were off and they headed to the locker room down 21-18. The second half started with another crime by St. John’s guard Clark when he stole an Ottoville in-bound pass and got the ball to Conley at the opposite end. The Blue Jay lead was at five and they never looked back, playing their best quarter of basketball in the young season. After an Ottoville miss, Koester drove under the bucket to score on a reverse layup and was fouled; his free throw quickly expanded the Delphos lead to eight. Honigford tried to keep Ottoville close, draining an 8-footer from the left side, but Hays made sure the Big Green would get no closer with a 3-pointer from the corner for a 29-20 lead. Koester stepped up to keep the Blue Jay offense in high gear, scoring on another layup from the left and an 11-point lead. Ottoville cut into the lead when Bendele converted a pair of free throws and Schimmoeller scored in the paint. Koester stayed hot with a 7-footer and a driving bucket on the baseline to put the lead back to 11. Schimmoeller and Conley traded baskets to send the game into the final stanza with a score of 37-26, St. John’s.

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St. John’s senior Ryan Koester tries to get around the defense of Ottoville junior Kyle Bendele Saturday night at Arnzen Gymnasium. (Delphos Herald/Randy Shellenbarger) picked up his second foul at 2:08, sending him to the bench. Ryan Koester stole the ball under the Ottoville bucket on the in-bounds play and drove the length of the floor for the left handed layup. Ottoville took the lead at the break with a bucket inside by 6-5 junior Kyle Bendele for the 10-9 advantage. Good thing Officer Clark was in the building because a lot of theft was going on at Arnzen Gymnasium. This time, a steal by Clark and a pass to Alex Odenweller for the bucket gave the lead back to Delphos. With the St. John’s man-to-man defense double teaming on the inside, the Big Green heated up outside. Schimmoeller and Roby hit back-to-back triples, giving Ottoville a 5-point advantage. Koester answered with a driving layup from the

Bengals beat Vikings 42-14, clinch AFC North title
By JOE KAY Associated Press CINCINNATI — Three seasons in the NFL, three times in the playoffs. Andy Dalton has done something special during his justgetting-started career. Now he gets another chance to win one when it matters most. Dalton threw four touchdown passes on Sunday and linebacker Vincent Rey returned an interception 25 yards for a score and the Bengals had another big day at home, beating the Minnesota Vikings 42-14 on Sunday. A few minutes after their game ended, the Bengals (10-5) clinched a playoff berth when Miami lost at Buffalo 19-0. They later clinched the AFC North title when Baltimore lost at home to New England 41-7. It’s Cincinnati’s first division title since 2009 and the Bengals’ eighth overall in their 46 seasons. And it makes it 3-for-3 for Dalton, who will be in the spotlight more than anyone else at playoff time. It’s the first time in their history that the Bengals have reached the playoffs in three straight seasons. “To be in the playoffs every year

——Lady Titans smother Big Green OTTOVILLE — The Ottawa-Glandorf defense smothered the Ottoville Lady Big Green 52-37 Saturday afternoon at L.W. Heckman See JAYS, page 8A Gymnasium. E. Ellerbrock led the Lady Titans with 15. Brooke Mangas topped the Lady Green with 12. since I’ve been here is huge,” said Ottoville hosts LibertyDalton, only the fifth quarterback in Benton at noon Saturday. NFL history to make the playoffs in each OTTAWA-GLANDORF (52) 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Pts. of his first three seasons. “It gives you a M. Maag 0-2-0-6, D. Ellerbrock chance to accomplish the ultimate goal.” 1-0-0-2, E. Ellerbrock 6-0-3-15, K. Something about Paul Brown Miller 3-1-0-9, A. Bellman 2-0-1-5, D. Stadium brings out the best in Dalton Schroeder 3-0-1-7, S. Hempfling 1-0and the Bengals, who are 7-0 at home. 0-2, L. Schroeder 0-0-0-0, J. Rosselit 2-0-0-4, K. White 1-0-0-2. Totals 19-3They’ve topped 40 points in each of 5/10-52. their past four home games, a franchise OTTOVILLE (37) 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Pts. first. Dalton has thrown for five, three, Nicole Kramer 0-0-5-5, Chelsea three and four TDs in those games. Boecker 0-0-0-0, Taylor Mangas 3-0“He was really grooving out there 2-8, Brooke Mangas 2-0-8-12, Monica today,” said A.J. Green, who caught two Sarka 0-0-0-0, Alicia Honigford 1-0-1Alexis Thorbahn 0-0-0-0, Courtney of the touchdowns. “We got everybody 3, Von Sossan 0-0-0-0, Haley Landwehr involved today.” 1-0-0-2, Annie Lindeman 1-0-1-3, Lexie Wannemacher 2-0-0-4, Lindsey See BENGALS, page 8A Wannemacher 0-0-0-0. Totals 10-017/22-37. Score By Quarters: Ott.-Glandorf 20 7 16 9 - 52 Ottoville 14 16 16 7 - 53

FORT JENNINGS (45) Cassie Lindeman 7-0-1-15, Emily Kehres 3-0-1-7, Erin Osting 0-0-0-0, Ashley Gable 1-0-2-4, Alyssa Schimmoeller 0-0-0-0, Gabby Clippinger 6-1-2-17, Jenna Calvelage 1-0-0-2. Totals 18/48-1/3-6/11-45. WAYNE TRACE (54) Erin Mohr 6-1-1-16, Brenda Feasby 4-0-2-10, Sylvia Young 4-0-1-9, Brooke Wilcox 3-0-0-6, Shayna Temple 2-0-15, Lauren Speice 2-0-0-4, Madi Poling 1-0-2-4, Leah Sinn 0-0-0-0. Totals 22/39-1/2-7/16-54. Score by Quarters: Fort Jennings 11 11 9 14 - 45 Wayne Trace 17 8 18 11 - 54 JV score: 33-24 Wayne Trace.

CRESTVIEW (55) 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Pts. Tara Crowle 1-5-0-17, Lindsey Motycka 4-0-4-12, Kennis Mercer 1-24-12, Emily Bauer 2-0-3-7, Mackenzie Riggenbach 1-0-3-5, Kiersten Hicks 1-0-0-2, Megan Hartman 0-0-0-0, Courtney Grote 0-0-0-0. Totals 10/257/12-14/19-55. KALIDA (48) 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Pts. Nicole Recker 3-0-5-11, Makenna Vorst 0-0-0-0, Brittany Kahle 3-4-220, Nicole Reindel 0-1-0-3, Kennedy Hoffman 0-0-4-4, Joni Kaufman 0-10-3, Kylie Osterhage 0-0-0-0, Elizabeth Turnwald 2-0-1-5, Allison Recker 1-00-2, Katelyn Siebeneck 0-0-0-0. Totals 9/24-6/20-12/19-48. Score By Quarters: Crestview 12 17 10 16 - 55 Kalida 8 12 7 21 - 48 Three-point goals: Jefferson, Goergens, Pimpas; Kalida, Kahle, Osterhage.

——Titans best Kalida boys KALIDA — OttawaGlandorf battled by Kalida 47-40 in boys cage action Saturday evening at the Wildcat Den. Bramlage led the Titans (4-3) with 14 points, while Trampt added 13 and Schroeder 12. Devin Kortokrax was the sole Wildcat (3-2) in double digits with 13. Kalida hosts Lincolnview 6 p.m. (JV start) Monday.

OTTAWA-GLANDORF (47) 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Pts. Bramlage 1-2-6-14, Trampt 1-2-513, Schroeder 2-1-5-12, Schroeder 0-20-6, Unterbrink 1-0-0-2, Kuhlman 0-00-0, Zender 0-0-0-0, Schnipke 0-0-0-0, Blevins 0-0-0-0, Recker 0-0-0-0, Osting 0-0-0-0. Totals 5/19-7/17-16-21-47. KALIDA (40) 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Pts. Devin Kortokrax 5-1-0-13, Joe Gerdeman 1-0-4-6, Randy Zeller 0-20-6, Luke Langhal 3-0-0-6, Adam Langhals 0-2-0-6, Miller 1-0-0-2, Logan Roebke 0-0-1-1. Totals 10/195/18-5/9-40. Score by Quarters: Ott.-Glandorf 12 11 17 7 - 47 Kalida 9 13 15 3 - 40

Browns blow early lead, fall to Smith, Jets 24-13
By MIKE FARRELL Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A 6-game skid is taking a toll on Jason Campbell and the Cleveland Browns. Campbell was intercepted twice and the Browns lost to the New York Jets 24-13 on Sunday. “Things just started to unravel today, the whole thing that’s been happening over the last month,” Campbell said. “Being so close and not finishing it, I think is kind of pressing on guys. We just want to win so bad. It starts with me and everyone. “We just have to take a deep breath and just play and not stress ourselves out.” Cleveland’s offense was hurt with star tight end Jordan Cameron out with a concussion. He might have been the difference, especially in the red zone. “I’m not happy with that game,” Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said. “It’s unacceptable. It was a tough game to swallow.” The Browns (4-11) led 10-0 late in the first half, but it could have been more. Campbell threw three straight incompletions — the last two to Josh Gordon — from the Jets 1 early in the second quarter to turn the ball over on downs. And then the momentum shifted. The Jets (7-8) scored twice in 78 seconds to tie the game. Former Brown David Nelson capped a 13-play drive by catching a 6-yard pass in the back of the end zone for his first touchdown with New York. After the Browns went 3-and-out, the Jets got the ball back with 34 seconds left. Bilal Powell ripped off a 39-yard run to put New York in Browns territory, followed by an 8-yard scramble by Geno Smith. Smith then took off again for an 11-yard gain and was shoved by Tashaun Gipson out of bounds — and the quarterback appeared to embellish it, dropping to the ground. The late hit angered the Jets’ sideline, including a fired-up Jets coach Rex, and a few players on both sides shoved each other a bit. It ended up being an unnecessary roughness penalty on Gipson that put the ball at the 14. After Kellen Winslow’s 11-yard catch, Nick Folk kicked a 21-yarder as time expired. Smith remained cool and calm the rest of the way as the Browns came apart. “I’m sure anybody coming in here playing against him expects to get turnovers,” Gipson said. “No turnovers for him, so I guess he put his foot in my mouth.” Edwin Baker had a touchdown run for the Browns and Gordon was somewhat held in check by rookie Dee Milliner, catching six passes for 97 yards. If this was Ryan’s home finale as the Jets’ coach, his players made it a good one. With Ryan’s job status uncertain, the Jets showed no signs of a team playing out the string. The players and coaches took a victory lap and high-fived fans after the game.

———Commodores withstand Fort Jennings boys PERRY TOWNSHIP — Perry opened with a 23-11 first-period lead and held on for a 53-52 non-league boys cage triumph over Fort Jennings Saturday night at Perry High School. Bruce Hodges led the victors with 20 and Jared Poling added 13. For the Musketeers, Connor Wallenhorst exploded for 26 and Nick Von Sossan added 11. Fort Jennings visits Lincolnview Friday.
FORT JENNINGS (52) Connor Wallenhorst 6-1-1126, Nick Von Sossan 2-1-4-11, Nate German 0-0-0-0, Mark Metzger 2-00-4, Josh Wittler 0-1-0-3, Drew Grone 2-0-0-4, Logan Sickels 0-0-0-0, Austin Kehres 2-0-0-4. Totals 14/26-3/9-15/2252. PERRY (53) Ralphael Sanders 1-0-0-2, Bruce Hodges 6-2-2-20, Jared Poling 3-14-13, Jakoby Harvey 2-0-1-5, Corey Smith 0-0-0-0, Xavier Monford 0-00, Emanuel Luster 3-0-2-8, Tae’Quan Callahan 1-0-0-2, Raheem Johnson 0-03-3. Totals 16/41-3/7-12/22-53. Score by Quarters: Ft. Jennings 11 14 10 17 - 52 Perry 23 11 7 12 Rebounds: Fort Jennings 21 - 3 offensive (Wallenhorst 5), Perry 16 - 9 offensive (Hodges 7). Turnovers: Fort Jennings 10, Perry 10.

——— Grove boys bash Patriots COLUMBUS GROVE — The Columbus Grove boys cagers used the solid inside-out combo of 6-7 senior Will Vorhees with 24 (5 boards) and Jace Darbyshire with 20 (6 steals) to bash invading Patrick Henry 61-38 Saturday night at The Dog Pound. The Bulldogs shot 22-of-45 from the floor (5-of-15 long range) and pulled away with a 29-14 fourth period. A. Scheele led the Patriots with 15. Grove visits Jackson Center Saturday.
PATRICK HENRY (38) 2-pt. 3-pt. FTs Pts. A. Scheele 15, A. Willford 2, J. Ehlers 2, AJ Wagner 6, K. Seeman 7, B. Mangas 6. Totals 12/18-3/8-5/9-38. COLUMBUS GROVE (61) 2-pt. 3-pt. FTs Pts. Will Vorhees 24, Riley Brubaker 4, Jace Darbyshire 20, Joey Warnecke 0, David Bogart 2, Elisha Jones 4, Noah Kohls 0, Logan Diller 4, Tanner Neu 3, Colton Schroeder 0, Baily Clement 0. Totals 17/30-5/15-12/21-61. Score by Quarters: Pat. Henry 7 10 7 14 - 38 Col. Grove 10 11 11 29 - 61 Rebounds: PH 13, Columbus Grove 23 (Diller 7). Turnovers: PH 18, Columbus Grove 12. Assists: PH 5, Columbus Grove 8 (Diller/Clement 2). JV Score: 46-20 (Coumbus Grove).

Bowl games a win-lose situation for college football teams
By DAVID BRIGGS Toledo Blade COLUMBUS — For Ohio State, the Orange Bowl carries the promise of a lot of green. Its showdown against Clemson next month features an advertised payout of $18 million per team — a return surpassed only by the $22 million distributed for the national title game — and the expectation Buckeyes fans will inundate Miami. OSU is in the Orange Bowl for the first time since 1977. Yet come bowl season, little is as it seems. That $18 million payday and a packed Sun Life Stadium? A South Beach mirage. A postseason that features 35 bowl games provides little direct financial reward for success — and for Mid-American Conference schools like Toledo and Bowling Green State University, it’s often punitive. Ohio State, which generates more than $6 million of revenue for each regular-season home game, is hardly counting on the same windfall for its trip to a marquee bowl. The Big Ten will pool $46.7 million in payouts from its seven bowl games and distribute what remains after covering the participating teams’ travel expenses into 12 even shares. Unlike in 2010, when OSU exceeded its allowance and lost $80,000 on the Rose Bowl trip, the Buckeyes will vie to stay

under their $2.15 million budget — then collect as much money as, say, Purdue from a bowl pot that will be drained further by tens of thousands of unsold tickets. Conferences and schools ate nearly $21 million in tickets last year, according to USA Today. OSU athletic director Gene Smith called the ticket guarantees “a hard business model that we keep fighting.” His department is just one of dozens nationally struggling to unload their massive allotments to far-flung destinations. See OSU, page 8A

———— Knights withstand LadyCats KALIDA — Crestview built up a 39-27 lead after three quarters and held off Kalida 55-48 in girls basketball action Saturday afternoon inside “The Castle” of Crestview High School.

——Jeffcat junior high grapplers go 13-4 at Spencerville The Jefferson junior high wrestlers went 13-4 at the Spencerville tri-meet with Parkway on Saturday. Conner Anspach, Brady Welker and Bobby Stevenson each went 2-0 with two pins. Brock Klaus, Brice Metzger, Kole McKee, Cooper Chung and Jordan Bonifas each had pins for the Wildcats. Luke Ketchum and Matt Wiechart were winners by decision. In earlier tournaments this season - Stevenson and Bonifas each placed at the 16-team Wayne Trace Invitational and Anspach, McKee, Klaus and Bonifas placed in the 16-team Allen East Invitational.

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Cougars hold off Lady Wildcats
By JIM METCALFE Staff Writer [email protected] DELPHOS — Van Wert’s girls hardwood unit took the lead for good midway through the second period Saturday night at Jefferson High School and worked its way to a 70-61 non-league victory. Pacing the Lady Cougars (7-2) — who shot 24-of-52 from the floor, including a solid 10-of-24 from deep, for 46.2 percent — was the quartet of junior Alexis Dowdy with 19 (8 boards), junior Riley Jones (4 treys) and classmate Erin Morrow (8 boards, 7 dimes) with 12 each and senior Cheyenne Handy 11 (4 dimes). “Van Wert has a lot of scoring options and they really challenged our defense. Give them the credit that they have that balance and they shot pretty well,” Jefferson mentor Dave Hoffman observed. “You really have to pick your poison and try to play as sound of team defense as possible but they were too good tonight.” Leading the scoring for the Lady Wildcats (2-6) — canning 23-of-52 shots, 5-of-17 from 3-land, for 44.2 percent — was the senior duo of Rileigh Stockwell with a game-high 26 (9 caroms) and Katie Goergens (3 treys) with 13. “Jefferson played very well; they shot well and they were hard to contain tonight,” Van Wert coach Lance Moonshower noted. “We knew coming in they would play with great effort and they are very quick; they really make you be extra careful in handling the basketball.” Despite the relative high-tempo contest, there were few turnovers as well: Jefferson had 10 and Van Wert seven. The Lady Cougars also narrowly won the board battle 33-31 (12-12 offensive). There was an exchange of the lead in the early going before Van Wert — behind five points form Morrow and four by Dowdy — took the lead for the rest of the period on a 3-ball by Jones at 5:50. Culp dropped in five for the home team and Stockwell four to try and help them keep pace but when Handy banked in a 23-footer from the left wing with 2.1 ticks on the board, the Cougars led 18-13. The Wildcats started the second stanza with Stockwell (she scored 11 of the team’s 13 markers in the quarter) netting the first eight markers to take a 21-19 edge on her two singles with 5:19 to go in the period. A layup by Dowdy and a 3-ball by Jones at 4:10 gave the Lady Cougars the lead for good. It fueled a back-breaking 17-5 closing span, capped by a triple by Jones from the left wing with 53 ticks on the board for a 36-26 halftime spread. After Van Wert opened a 13-point lead twice in the third stanza, the Wildcats replied with six each by Stockwell and Goergens (2 treys) — both scoring eight in the period — and got within 45-41 on a Stockwell run-out at 3:14. However, They could get no closer and the visitors finished the span with a 7-5 edge to lead 52-46 after Goergens drained a trio from the key with 41 ticks showing. Dowdy notched eight in the stanza. The Cougars drilled a pair of treys to open the fourth — by Jones and Morrow — to open a double-digit edge of 58-47. Gabby Pimpas hit a putback at 5:49 to try and rally

College Football FBS Bowl Glance
Associated Press Saturday’s Results New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Colorado St. 48, Washington St. 45 Las Vegas Bowl Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 Today’s Game Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday’s Game Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-NEngland 11 4 0 .733 410 Miami 8 7 0 .533 310 N.Y. Jets 7 8 0 .467 270 Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 319 South W L y-Indy 10 5 Tennessee 6 9 Jacksonville 4 11 Houston 2 13 North W L y-Cincinnati 10 5 Baltimore 8 7 Pittsburgh 7 8 Cleveland 4 11 West W L y-Denver 12 3 x-Kansas C 11 4 San Diego 8 7 Oakland 4 11 T Pct 0 .667 0 .400 0 .267 0 .133 T Pct 0 .667 0 .533 0 .467 0 .267 T Pct 0 .800 0 .733 0 .533 0 .267

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PA 318 315 380 354 PA 326 371 419 412 PA 288 318 363 386 PA 385 278 324 419 West

Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400 Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362 Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467 W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222 San Fran 10 4 0 .714 349 228 Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ___ Sunday’s Results St. Louis 23, Tampa Bay 13 Indianapolis 23, Kansas City 7 Denver 37, Houston 13 Buffalo 19, Miami 0 Carolina 17, New Orleans 13 Dallas 24, Washington 23 N.Y. Jets 24, Cleveland 13 Cincinnati 42, Minnesota 14 Tennessee 20, Jacksonville 16 Arizona 17, Seattle 10 N.Y. Giants 23, Detroit 20, OT San Diego 26, Oakland 13 Pittsburgh 38, Green Bay 31 New England 41, Baltimore 7 Chicago at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Today’s Game Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m. Sunday’s Games Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

PF 361 346 237 266 PF 396 303 359 301 PF 572 406 369 308

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 South x-Carolina N Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay North W L T Pct 11 4 0 .733 10 5 0 .667 4 10 0 .286 4 11 0 .267 PF 345 372 309 271

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Jefferson junior Brooke Culp works hard for this field goal attempt versus the defense of Van Wert’s Claire Butler Saturday night at Jefferson High School. (Delphos Herald/Randy Shellenbarger) the hosts but the visitors took complete command, building up as much as a 17-point lead (68-51 at 2:45 on two Handy freebies) before the Red and White made a late run to close within the final margin of victory. “I was pleased with our overall play. I think the girls have started to understand what we have to do in practice to play winning basketball and we got back to that; it’s carrying over to the games,” Hoffman added. “Rebounding is one area where we have really struggled and we only got beat by two tonight and Thursday (at Crestview). Offensively, we were as consistent as we’ve been all year running our offense and getting good shots. We are far better off when we’re not taking a shot off the first pass. I like the direction we are heading.” Both teams shot 66.7 percent from the foul line: Van Wert 12-of-18 and Jefferson 10-of-15. “We have been playing well and continued that tonight. One, we handled the ball well against that pressure, so we’re getting more shots,” Moonshower added. “Our ball and people movement has been and was excellent; that allows us to get more quality looks. Our 3s came off of inside-out movement — we’re shooting about 40 percent for the year, so I hope that can continue.” In junior varsity action, Jefferson sophomore Jessica Pimpas exploded for 21 markers in leading the Lady Wildcats (3-5) to a 37-27 victory. Freshman Cassidy Sinning paced the Cougars (2-7) with 10. See WILDCATS, page 8A

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Minnesota 13 14 .481 9½ Utah 8 22 .267 16 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 19 9 .679 — Phoenix 16 10 .615 2 Golden State 15 13 .536 4 L.A. Lakers 13 14 .481 5½ Sacramento 8 18 .308 10 ___ Saturday’s Results Memphis 95, New York 87 Washington 106, Boston 99 Sacramento 105, Orlando 100 Houston 114, Detroit 97 Utah 88, Charlotte 85 Chicago 100, Cleveland 84 Milwaukee 116, Philadelphia 106 Oklahoma City 113, San Antonio 100 Phoenix 123, Dallas 108 Portland 110, New Orleans 107 Golden State 102, L.A. Lakers 83 L.A. Clippers 112, Denver 91 Sunday’s Results Indiana 106, Boston 79 Toronto 104, Oklahoma City 98 Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Today’s Games New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. Toronto at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 11 14 .440 — Boston 12 17 .414 1 Brooklyn 9 17 .346 2½ New York 8 18 .308 3½ Philadelphia 8 20 .286 4½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 20 6 .769 — Atlanta 15 12 .556 5½ Washington 12 13 .480 7½ Charlotte 13 15 .464 8 Orlando 8 19 .296 12½ Central Division W L Indiana 22 5 Detroit 13 16 Chicago 10 16 Cleveland 10 16 Milwaukee 6 21 Pct .815 .448 .385 .385 .222 GB — 10 11½ 11½ 16

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HOUSTON — Peyton Manning owns the NFL record for touchdown passes in a season and the Denver Broncos own the AFC West title. Manning regained his record with 51 when he threw for 400 yards and four touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter. He surpassed the 50 TD passes Tom Brady threw in 2007 and led the Broncos (12-3) to a 37-13 win over the Texans (2-13) that extended Houston’s franchise-record skid to 13 games. Manning did it on a 25-yard pass to Julius Thomas with 4:28 remaining. Just 2 ½ minutes earlier, he tied the mark with a 20-yard pass to Eric Decker. He entered the game with 47 and his first touchdown came on a 36-yard pass to Demaryius Thomas in the second quarter. The second was a 10-yard throw to Decker earlier in the fourth period. Manning had previously established the record by throwing 49 touchdown passes in 2004. The Broncos already had a spot in the playoffs but their victory, combined with Kansas City’s loss to Indianapolis, gave them the division crown. PANTHERS 17, SAINTS 13 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Domenik Hixon with 23 seconds left to lift the Panthers to the team’s first playoff berth since 2008. Carolina (11-4) can wrap up the NFC South and a first-round bye with a win next Sunday at Atlanta. The Panthers intercepted Drew Brees twice and sacked him six times to avenge a 31-13 loss two weeks ago. Still, the Panthers needed some last-minute big plays from Newton. After being held to 116 yards passing for the game’s first 59 minutes, Newton led the Panthers 65 yards in 32 seconds for the winning score. The Saints (10-5) still are in position to clinch a playoff berth. The Saints have dropped five of their last six games away from the Superdome. CARDINALS 17, SEAHAWKS 10 SEATTLE — Carson Palmer overcame four interceptions to throw a 31-yard touchdown to Michael Floyd with 2:13 left. The Cardinals kept their postseason hopes going while snapping the Seahawks 14-game home win streak. Arizona (10-5) had to win after Carolina beat New Orleans. And the Cardinals did thanks to a stingy defense that flustered Russell Wilson into one of his worst days as a pro, delaying any celebration of an NFC West championship. The Seahawks can still clinch the NFC West with a win over St. Louis next Sunday. Palmer twice was intercepted in the end zone, including Richard Sherman’s second pick of the game early in the fourth quarter. After Seattle (12-3) took a 10-9 lead with 7:26 left, Palmer led the Cardinals 75 yards and found Floyd for a juggling TD catch with 2:13 left. PATRIOTS 41, RAVENS 7 BALTIMORE — Logan Ryan had two interceptions, LeGarrette Blount scored twice and the Patriots ended the Ravens’ 4-game winning streak. The previous time these two teams met, the AFC title hung in the balance and Baltimore used a strong second half to pull out a 28-13 victory. In this one, New England took a 17-0 lead early in

the second quarter and never let up behind a defense that forced four turnovers and had four sacks. It was Baltimore’s most lopsided loss since a 37-0 defeat at Pittsburgh in 1997. Things went so bad for the Ravens that Justin Tucker’s run of 33 straight field goals ended when he went wide left on a 37-yarder. The Patriots (11-4) were assured their fifth straight AFC East title when Miami lost at Buffalo. It’s the 11th division crown for New England coach Bill Belichick, tied with Don Shula for most since the 1970 merger. The loss dropped the Ravens (8-7) into a tie with Miami and San Diego for the final AFC wild-card slot. Baltimore gets in with a win at Cincinnati. STEELERS 38, PACKERS 31 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Le’Veon Bell ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:28 left, then Pittsburgh withstood Green Bay’s last throw into the end zone and dealt the Packers’ playoff hopes a blow. It’s a long shot but the Steelers (7-8) are still mathematically in the hunt for an AFC wild-card spot. They need a lot of help. The loss meant Green Bay (7-7-1) needed Chicago to lose at Philadelphia on Sunday night to stay in playoff contention. Bell’s TD came soon after scrambling Packers quarterback Matt Flynn fumbled while being tackled by Troy Polamalu. The Steelers recovered at the Packers 17 and scored five plays later. Micah Hyde’s 70-yard kickoff return to the Steelers 31 gave the Packers one last chance. Green Bay got to the 1 but after a Packers penalty, the game ended when Flynn’s pass to Jarrett Boykin sailed incomplete in the end zone. CHIEFS 23, COLTS 7 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Luck threw for 241 yards and a touchdown, Donald Brown ran 51 yards for another score in a potential preview of an AFC wild-card game. The Colts (10-5), who have already wrapped up the AFC South, took advantage of four turnovers by the Chiefs (11-4) to win for the fifth time in their last six tries against Kansas City. If Indianapolis ends up as the No. 4 seed in the playoffs — the Chiefs are assured the fifth seed — the teams will meet again in the warmer environs of Lucas Oil Stadium. After missing his first field-goal attempt, Adam Vinatieri hit his next three despite frigid temperatures and swirling winds at Arrowhead Stadium. He came into the game needing one point to pass fellow kicker Jason Elam (1,983) for the seventh-most points in NFL history. Alex Smith threw for 153 yards but fumbled once and was picked off twice after throwing just six interceptions in his first 14 games. Jamaal Charles ran for 106 yards and the game’s opening score. BILLS 19, DOLPHINS 0 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Dolphins had a 3-game winning streak snapped and are in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. With the loss, Miami (8-7) needs help from other teams. Miami hosts the New York Jets next weekend. The Dolphins’ loss clinched the AFC East for New England. Kyle Williams had two of Buffalo’s season-best seven sacks to key a stifling defensive performance.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 21 6 .778 Houston 18 10 .643 Dallas 15 12 .556 N. Orleans 11 14 .440 Memphis 11 15 .423 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 23 5 .821 Oklahoma 22 5 .815 Denver 14 12 .538 GB — 3½ 6 9 9½ GB — ½ 8

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Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Boston 24 10 2 Tampa Bay 22 11 3 Montreal 22 13 3 Detroit 17 12 9 Toronto 18 16 4 Ottawa 14 17 7 Florida 14 18 5 Buffalo 9 24 3 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pittsburgh 27 10 1 Washington 19 13 4 New Jersey 15 15 7 Philadelphia 16 16 4 Carolina 14 14 8 Rangers 17 18 2 Columbus 15 17 4 Islanders 10 20 7 Pts GF 50 100 47 100 47 96 43 99 40 105 35 106 33 87 21 64 Pts GF 55 121 42 115 37 90 36 89 36 83 36 86 34 97 27 93 GA 75 86 84 105 111 126 117 104 GA 83 109 94 103 101 101 103 129 Vancouver 21 11 6 Phoenix 19 10 6 Calgary 13 17 6 Edmonton 11 24 3 NOTE: Two points for for overtime loss. 48 104 92 44 110 108 32 91 115 25 95 133 a win, one point

Saturday’s Results Los Angeles 3, Colorado 2, SO Detroit 5, Toronto 4, SO San Jose 3, Dallas 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Calgary 3 Phoenix 4, Ottawa 3, OT New Jersey 5, Washington 4, OT Columbus 6, Philadelphia 3 Montreal 4, Nashville 3, OT Boston 4, Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2, OT Anaheim 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 St. Louis 6, Edmonton 0 Sunday’s Results N.Y. Rangers 4, Minnesota 1 Winnipeg at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Today’s Games Phoenix at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Washington, 7 p.m. Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Chicago, 8 p.m. Boston at Nashville, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Chicago 25 7 6 St. Louis 24 7 4 Colorado 23 10 2 Minnesota 20 13 5 Dallas 17 12 6 Winnipeg 16 16 5 Nashville 16 16 4 Pacific Division W L OT Anaheim 26 7 5 L. Angeles 25 8 4 San Jose 22 8 6 Pts GF 56 140 52 125 48 102 45 87 40 101 37 100 36 83 Pts GF 57 124 54 104 50 116 GA 105 81 83 92 105 108 103 GA 96 71 90

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Monday, December 23, 2013

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Regan Nagel 0-0-0, Bailey Gorman 2-3-7. VARSITY Totals 13-0-11/14-37. FAIRVIEW (67) Score by Quarters: Erich Wolfrum 3-3-11, Andy Robinson 0-0-0, Van Wert 5 1 7 14 - 27 Brandon Bostater 0-0-0, Tucker O’Neil 2-0-5, Joe Jefferson 6 12 11 8 - 37 Macsay 5-1-11, Aaron Schwarzbek 3-1-7, Kaleb Three-point goals: Van Wert, Jackson, Eisel 3-0-6, Bradley Ebaugh 2-0-4, Daniel Smith Eutsler; Jefferson, none. 11-1-23. Totals 26-3-6/12-67. JEFFERSON (89) Jace Stockwell 1-0-2, Drew Reiss 0-0-0, Austin Jettinghoff 2-0-5, Ross Thompson 14-9-39, Trey Smith 8-7-24, Tyler Mox 0-0-0, Nick Fitch 1-2-4, Dalton Hicks 4-1-9, Kurt Wollenhaupt 0-0-0, Tyler (Continued form page 6A) Rice 2-0-6, Ryan Goergens 0-0-0. Totals 26-619/20-89. Score by Quarters: The Vikings (4-10-1) had Fairview 21 16 20 10 - 67 knocked off playoff contendJefferson 22 26 21 20 - 89 Three-point goals: Fairview, Wolfrum 2, ers Chicago and Philadelphia O’Neil; Jefferson, Rice 2, Thompson 2, Jettinghoff, in the past three weeks. Even Smith. with Adrian Peterson back from —— a foot injury, they couldn’t keep JUNIOR VARSITY FAIRVIEW (45) up. Andy Robinson 1-0-3, Phillip Wagner 6-0-12, The Vikings had allowed the Alex Mallet 0-0-0, Riley Cooper 5-0-10, Jarid Schweifert 0-0-0, Cody Kling 0-0-0, Jacob Eisel second-most points in the league 2-0-4, Jake Schoenauer 0-3-3, Matthew Kozumplik heading into the game. They 2-6-11, Kody King 1-0-2. Totals 15-2-9/13-45. gave up 40 for the third time JEFFERSON (52) Drew Reiss 5-3-17, Josh Teman 5-2-13, Cole this season. Two of Cincinnati’s Arroyo 0-0-0, Ryan Goergens 3-3-10, Grant touchdowns came off their Wallace 2-1-5, Nick Long 1-1-3, Drake Schmitt defense. 2-0-4. Totals 12-6-10/20-52. “Turnovers definitely decidScore by Quarters: ed the game,” said Peterson, Fairview 8 13 8 16 - 45 Jefferson 7 12 14 19 - 52 who sat out the second half with Three-point goals: Fairview, Robinson, the Vikings far behind. “We put Kozumplik; Jefferson, Reiss 4, Teman, Goergens.

(Continued from page 6A) biggest lead to that point was 18 twice — the second at 65-47 on a power move Jefferson plays the 4:20 game inside by T. Smith — before a 10-4 Friday at the Parkway Pratt Fairview spurt closed them within 69-57 Insurance Holiday Tournament. on a triple from the left corner by Tucker Van Wert plays Fort Recovery O’Neil with 2.0 ticks on the clock. Jan. 4. VARSITY Quick buckets by Thompson and T. VAN WERT (70) Smith to start the fourth put the Wildcats Riley Jones 4-0-12, Kaitlynn Hall in complete control as they took total 1-0-2, Alexis Dowdy 8-3-19, Emilie command. They steadily pulled away by Moonshower 1-0-3, Claire Butler 3-3-9, doubling up their foe 20-10 with T. Smith Cheyenne Handy 2-5-11, Erin Morrow Jenna Weigle 0-0-0, Emily Bair and sophomore Dalton Hicks netted seven 4-1-12, 1-0-2, Emma Kohn 0-0-0. Totals 14-10and Thompson six and took their biggest 12/18-70. JEFFERSON (61) lead at the final 3-point play by Hicks. Heather Pohlman 1-0-2, Brooke “Jefferson played extremely well Culp 3-0-7, Lindsay Deuel 0-0-0, Katie and extremely hard. They just have so Goergens 5-0-13, Rileigh Stockwell 9-8many shooters,” Fairview coach Kurt 26, Gabby Pimpas 2-2-7, Shelby Koenig Jasmine McDougall 3-0-6. Totals Nusbaum. “My guys played hard as well. 0-0-0, 18-5-10/15-61. We are working hard every day in pracScore by Quarters: Van Wert 18 18 16 18 – 70 tice to get better.” Jefferson 13 13 21 14 – 61 Fairview outrebounded the Wildcats Three-point goals: Van Wert, Jones 28-21 (8-5 offensive) as Bradley Ebaugh 4, Morrow 3, Handy 2, Moonshower; added seven. Thompson had five boards Jefferson, Goergens 3, Pimpas, Culp. ——— and T. Smith four for the hosts. JUNIOR VARSITY Fairview was called for 17 fouls and VAN WERT (27) Jefferson 15. Ally Jackson 1-0-3, Cassidy Sinning Jefferson freshman Jace Stockwell 5-0-10, Phoebe Eutsler 2-2-7, Morgan 0-0-0, Kelsey Dotson 0-1-1, delivered seven assists, senior Austin Magowan Domonique Grothause 1-0-2, Emma Jettinghoff four and Smith and senior Kohn 2-0-4. Totals 9-2-3/10-27. JEFFERSON (37) Tyler Mox three each. Taylor Stroh 0-0-0, Kiya Wollenhaupt Jefferson is in the Parkway Chatt 0-0-0, Mackenzie Hammons 1-0-2, Kelsey Insurance Holiday Tournament Friday, Berelsman 0-1-1, Lindsey Jettinghoff 0-00, Tori Black 3-0-6, Jessica Pimpas 7-7-21, playing in the second game at 8 p.m.

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2009 Fiesta Bowl and now finds its Orange Bowl sales hurt by steep flight costs to Miami and a friendly secondary market. An OSU spokesman said the school has sold about 7,000 of its allotted 17,500 tickets, priced between $90 and $240. On the resale site Stubhub.com, tickets sold for as little as $40 this week. Hundreds are available for less than face value. Clemson, too, is searching for answers. The Tigers and West Virginia ate more than 15,000 tickets between them at the 2012 Orange Bowl, another instance of a skewed supply and demand.

them in a position to play the game the way they wanted to play. “It’s tough getting behind the 8-ball like we did.” Dalton has thrown 31 touchdown passes this season, one shy of Carson Palmer’s club record from 2005. Dalton replaced Palmer in the 2011 season and has led the Bengals’ surge. His biggest shortcoming: 0-2 with two poor showings in the playoffs. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, tied for the seventh-longest stretch of futility in NFL history.

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they responded, gaining confidence when the shots started falling.” The Blue Jays will travel across the state to New Philadelphia for the Tuscarawas Shoot Out against Fremont St. Joe Friday morning. The next action for Ottoville will be Saturday at Lincolnview. The good news for Ottoville this year is that they have enough players to have both a varsity and junior varsity squads. The Ottoville JV went home with a 35-25 victory after pulling away in the final quarter. Eric Von Sossan led Ottoville with 12 points and Robby Saine had seven for the Blue Jays.
VARSITY OTTOVILLE (38) Colin Bendele 1-0-3, Tyler Roby 4-1-11, Austin Honigford 2-0-4, Brandt Landin 1-1-3, Luke Schimmoeller 5-2-13, Kyle Bendele 1-2-4. Totals 14-6-38. ST. JOHN’S (54) Andy Grothouse 4-1-11, Evan Hays 3-0-7, Eric Clark 1-0-3, Aaron Hellman 2-0-6, Ryan Koester 6-3-15, Alex Odenweller 1-2-4, Tyler Conley 3-2-8. Totals 20-7-54. Score by Quarters: Ottoville 10 8 8 12 - 38 St. John’s 9 12 16 17 - 54 Three-point goals: Ottoville, Roby 2, C. Bendele, Schimmoeller; St. John’s, Grothouse 3, Hellman 2, Hays, Clark. ——JUNIOR VARSITY OTTOVILLE (35) Schnipke 0-7-7, Wenzlick 1-0-2, Krouskop 1-6-8, Von Sossan 4-1-12, Trenkamp 2-2-6. Totals 8-18-35. ST. JOHN’S (25) Seffernick 3-0-6, Reindel 0-1-1, Hellman 0-0-0, Saine 3-0-7, Kreeger 3-0-6, Jackson 2-1-5. Totals 11-2-25. Score by Quarters: Ottoville 7 7 8 13 - 35 St. John’s 6 4 8 7 - 25 Three-point goals: Ottoville, Von Sossan; St. John’s, Saine.

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Wife should address hubby’s compulsive buying habits
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SC: Yes. I should also give a big thanks to all my helpers who dress up like me and go around to the malls and stores this time of year. I still make as many personal appearances as possible, though, whenever I can get out of the workshop. The children should remember that they will never know if it is me or one of the helpers when they see a Santa. (Santa reaches into the drawer of the table beside him and pulls out a plate of cookies, offering one to this reporter. They smell heavenly but I refuse. He grabs one, however, and takes a big bite.) “Are you eating another cookie?” says a sweet voice from the other room. “I’ll need to let out your pants again this year if you don’t stop.” SC: Yes, dear. I was just offering some to our guest. (He sticks the half-eaten cookie underneath his beard and gives me a wink.) DH: Speaking of the workshop, is that where the elves are at? SC: Yes. They are in there most of the day this time of year. I try to make sure they get out and relax – catch a movie, that sort of thing – just to get their mind off their work. But they just love making toys so much it is hard to make them stop. I suppose we are all that way, though. We wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t love it and the children. DH: And I am sure there are new problems every year. Things that pop up out of the blue? SC: Oh, yes. One year a scientific study

team was up here at the North P… I mean the Northern Command Base and we had to cut short our take off and landing practice with the reindeer. Ever since the first two Sputniks were launched by the Russians in 1957, I have had more and more debris to dodge up there in space. And even your NORAD captures me every year on radar and reports my position. You would think those analysts would learn to stop when all they get every year in their stocking is coal. (Laugh) DH: Not everybody celebrates Christmas in the same way in every country. How do you keep all the customs straight? SC: Sure, everyone is a little different. In the United Statesm the children hang up stockings but in Germany and Belgium they put carrots or sugar cubes in boots by the door for the reindeer and I leave them candy or gifts. Actually, in the Netherlands, Belgium and a few other countries, I traditionally visit on December 5 or 6. The chimney thing has changed a lot, too. DH: The chimney thing? Are you talking about going into houses by using the chimney? SC: Yes, I can’t do it that way as much anymore. So many people build their houses now without a working fireplace. So I use a window or a back door – that’s why I don’t worry as much about this. (He shakes his belly with both hands and laughs.) I don’t have to be quite so light on my feet if I’m not up on icy rooftops. DH: I see you have been rubbing your hand a lot since we sat down. Did you have an accident in the shop?

SC: Oh, no. Don’t get the Worker’s Comp people in here after me. (Another laugh) No, I always have hand cramps by this time of year after answering the letters from the children. Email has been a blessing in the last few years, however. I get their lists quicker and I am able to answer back right away, too. It has really streamlined the process. I am a little worried about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, though. I’m giving Bill Gates coal every year until he figures out a good speech recognition program for Windows. DH: So the lists are still what you are working from? SC: Yes and no. We convert the lists now to electronic documents and I download them all to my PDA. I installed the extra memory pack. (He reaches into his pocket and pulls it out.) See, with this I can just type in a name and it automatically pulls up the list. It is constantly updated with a “Naughty” or “Nice” designation by WiFi. Much more effective than the long rolls of paper. Have you ever tried to find a name on a roll of paper at 15,000 feet over Nova Scotia? It’s not any fun, let me tell you. See here, if I type in your name… (He frowns.) It says here that you complained recently in a column about a Pong Game I brought you back in 1975…. DH: Well, I want to thank you for sitting down with me today, Santa. It has been a real pleasure. Is there anything else you would like to say to the readers of The Delphos Herald? SC: Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

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Dear Friend, The Catholic community of Delphos invites you to join us for worship during this Christmas Season. We welcome you to celebrate with us in this time of great joy, and hope that we might serve you throughout the new year. May the feast of Christmas bring us all close to God through his Son Jesus Christ, in the joy of the Holy Spirit. The People of St. John the Evangelist Church

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AP poll: Obama health care overhaul top 2013 story
BY DAVID CRARY Associated Press NEW YORK — The glitch-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul was the top news story of 2013, followed by the Boston Marathon bombing and the dramatic papal changeover at the Vatican, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. The saga of “Obamacare” — as the Affordable Care Act is widely known — received 45 first-place votes out of the 144 ballots cast for the top 10 stories. The marathon bombing received 29 first-place votes and the papal transition 21. Other strong contenders were the bitter partisan conflict in Congress and the leaks about National Security Agency surveillance by former NSA analyst Edward Snowden. Last year, the top story was the massacre of 26 children and staff at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. That result came after a rare decision by the AP to reconduct the voting; the initial round of balloting had ended Dec. 13, a day before the Newtown shooting, with the 2012 election at the top. The first AP top-stories poll was conducted in 1936, when editors chose the abdication of Britain’s King Edward VIII. Here are 2013’s top 10 stories, in order: HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL: The White House had hoped the Oct. 1 launch of open enrollment would be a showcase for the upside of Obama’s muchdebated overhaul. Instead, the website became a symbol of dysfunction, providing Republicans and late-night comics with ammunition, and worrying the president’s Democratic allies. The site gradually improved, but a wave of cancellation notices from insurers undercut Obama’s oft-repeated promise that people who liked their existing coverage could keep it. BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING: In seconds, a scene of celebration transformed into one of carnage, as two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in April. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Authorities soon identified two suspects — 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a shootout with police, and his brother, Dzhokhar, 20, who faces multiple charges, including 17 that carry a possible death penalty. Though jolted by the bombings and a subsequent lockdown, the city rallied under the slogan “Boston Strong.” V A T I C A N CHANGEOVER: Pope Benedict XVI stunned Catholics around the world with his announcement in February that he would resign. The cardinal elected to succeed him, soon known as Pope Francis, proceeded to captivate many Catholics and non-Catholics alike with a new tone of openness, modesty and tolerance. Without challenging core church doctrine, he suggested it was time to rethink policy on divorce, focus more on serving the poor, and devote less rhetoric to condemnations of gay marriage and abortion. DIVIDED CONGRESS: Opinion polls showed Congress with historically low approval ratings, and the key reason was seemingly intractable partisan conflict. Among the consequences were the harsh automatic spending curbs known as sequestration, the partial shutdown of the government in October, and bitterness in Senate after the Democrats used their majority to reduce the Republicans’ ability to stall presidential nominations via filibusters. NSA SPYING: The ripple effect continues, seven months after the world learned of Edward Snowden. The former NSA analyst leaked vast troves of secret documents detailing NSA surveillance operations, including programs that collected Americans’ phone records and eavesdropped on allied leaders. After a stay in Hong Kong, Snowden spent a month in Moscow’s airport before obtaining asylum in Russia. The leaks have roiled diplomacy, triggered lawsuits and calls for reform, and prompted warnings that terrorists could benefit from the disclosures. GAY MARRIAGE: Capping decades of activism, the gay-rights movement won a monumental victory in June in the form of two Supreme Court decisions. One cleared the way for ending a ban on same-sex marriages in California, the most populous state. The other struck down a 1996 law passed by Congress that banned federal recognition of same-sex marriages. In subsequent months, Hawaii, Illinois and New Mexico boosted the number of states allowing gay marriage to 17. NELSON MANDELA: A freedom fighter, a political prisoner, a statesman revered for preaching reconciliation in a nation torn by racial strife. Nelson Mandela was all that and more — the icon of the anti-apartheid movement and South Africa’s first black president. With his death at the age of 95, his compatriots, world leaders and countless other admirers mourned the loss of a one-ofa-kind hero. P H I L I P P I N E S TYPHOON: There were dire warnings beforehand, but the toll wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan was still stunning in its scope after it struck on Nov. 8. More than 6,000 people died; hundreds more remain missing. The typhoon damaged or destroyed the homes of more than 16 million people, with rebuilding expected to take years. SYRIA: The death toll mounted inexorably, past 120,000, as Syria’s nearly 3-year-old civil warfare raged on with no signs of resolution. The government

of Bashar Assad did agree to eliminate its chemical weapons, but prospects for peace talks were complicated by infighting among antigovernment rebels. Nearly 9 million Syrians have been uprooted from their homes, with many of them seeking refuge abroad. MISSING WOMEN FOUND: The call for help came on May 6, and the revelations that followed were gripping and grim. A former bus driver, Ariel Castro, had abducted three women from the streets of Cleveland from 2002 to 2004 when they were 14, 16 and 20. He periodically kept them chained, restricted access to food and toilets, and repeatedly raped and assaulted them until their escape. Castro pleaded guilty to multiple charges, and in September, faced with life in prison, hanged himself in his cell.

Dads to diapers and more, myth-busting survey says
BY LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press

CHICAGO — The detached dad, turning up his nose at diapering and too busy to bathe, dress and play with his kids, is mostly a myth, a big government survey suggests. Most American fathers say they are heavily involved in hands-on parenting, the researchers found. The nationally representative survey shows fathers’ involvement has increased slightly since the government first asked in 2002, coinciding with research since then that bolsters the benefits of hands-on fathering. The results are encouraging and important “because others have found the more involved dads are, the better the outcomes for their children,” said researcher Jo Jones of the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control Prevention. She co-authored the report released Friday. More academic success, fewer behavior problems and healthier eating habits are just some of the ways fathers’ involvement has been linked with children’s well-being. “Times have changed,” said Robert Loftus, 34, of Yonkers, N.Y. He quit a six-figure sales job a year ago to care for his two young children while his wife works full time. “We’re trying to rethink our priorities and family seems to be the No. 1 priority whereas in the past maybe people were more focused on career.” The results build on volumes of research showing changes in the American family since the baby boom years and before, when women were mostly stay-at-home moms and dads were the major breadwinners. As those roles shifted, so did the view that moms are the only nurturers. University of Chicago sociologist Jennifer Bellamy, who also studies fathering, said some old stereotypes persist, “that dads are sort of the co-pilots in their families,” absent or less involved than moms. But she said the survey confirms that fathers “are quite involved in a variety of different and important ways.” The study involved nearly 4,000 fathers aged 15 to 44 who were interviewed in person between 2006 and 2010. One caveat: They self-reported their involvement, without input from their partners or others. Most men were married or living with a partner. Key findings among fathers living with children younger than 5: —9 in 10 bathed, diapered, helped them use the toilet or get dressed at least several times weekly. —Even higher numbers played with them and ate meals with them that often. —Almost 2 out of 3 read to them at least several times weekly. Among dads living with kids aged 5-18: —More than 9 out of 10 ate meals with them at least several times weekly and talked with them about what happened during the kids’ day that often. —Almost 2 out of 3 helped with homework several times weekly. —About half took their kids to or from activities that often. Overall, almost 90 percent of dads said they thought they were doing at least a good job of fathering. The researchers noted that during the study years, 45 percent of U.S. men — 28 million — aged 15 to 44 had a biological child. About the same number had a biological, adopted or non-related child living with them or an adopted or biological child living elsewhere. Survey questions were based on whether dads were living with their biological or unrelated kids, or apart. Most lived with their kids. Not surprisingly, men who didn’t were less involved with parenting activities. Even so, several times weekly, at least 1 in 5 still managed to help bathe, diaper, dress, eat or play with their kids. Fathers of older children were generally less involved than those with kids younger than 5 but that’s at least partly due to the changing nature of parenting as children mature. The survey suggests black fathers may be more involved than whites or Hispanics with some activities, including homework, but Jones downplayed racial differences and said some were not statistically significant. Men with at least some college education were generally more involved with their kids than less educated fathers. The CDC did a similar survey in 2002 that showed slightly less father involvement. Previous CDC surveys relied only on mothers’ responses about family life so aren’t comparable.

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DEAR DOCTOR K: My father recently had an ischemic stroke. He was treated with tPA and has now fully recovered. What is tPA? And how does it work? DEAR READER: The most common kind of stroke is called an ischemic (is-KEY-mic) stroke: an artery supplying the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot. The part of the brain supplied by the artery needs the nutrition provided by a constant supply of blood. When that supply is interrupted, brain cells can die, taking with them the ability to move, speak, feel or think. When a stroke occurs, immediate treatment is crucial. The sooner treatment starts, the better the chance of limiting disability or brain damage -or preventing death. As soon as doctors diagnose an ischemic stroke, they must determine whether a clot is still blocking an artery. If so, there are drugs to dissolve the clot. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is one of the main drugs used to dissolve clots. It is made naturally by the body, but unfortunately, when a clot suddenly blocks an artery, the body doesn’t make enough tPA to dissolve the clot. However, tPA produced in the form of a medicine can be given through a thin tube in the arm or a tube threaded through the blood vessels directly to the site of the blockage. High concentrations of tPA build up at the site of the clot, making it dissolve. (I’ve put an illustration of how tPA works to restore blood flow to the brain on my website, AskDoctorK.com.) Dissolving a clot won’t help the brain if it’s done too late. The phrase doctors use is, “Time is brain.” To be effective, tPA should be administered within 4 1/2 hours after the start of the stroke. When used appropriately, tPA can produce dramatic recovery within hours. But clot-dissolving drugs also carry risks, and tPA can

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people with ischemic strokes. We knew what the problem was -- a clot had blocked a major artery in the brain -- but we just had no way of dissolving it. It took medical research to figure out how clots form and dissolve. Then the huge research breakthrough called recombinant DNA technology allowed us to make large amounts of natural substances like tPA. Without this research, most of it supported by your tax dollars, we would not have tPA, human insulin, or many other life-saving medicines. Think about that when you read about cuts in funding for medical research. (Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.) DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL UCLICK FOR UFS

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The Delphos Civil Service Commission will be conducting an open examination for the position of PATROLMAN for the City of Delphos. The examination will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. It will take place at the Delphos Municipal Building, 608 N. Canal Street, Delphos, Ohio A grade of 70% is required to successfully pass the examination. The passing scores will also serve as an eligibility list. This eligibility list shall be valid for a period of one year. CLASSIFICATION POSITION: Patrolman Delphos Police Department STARTING SALARY: $18.78 per hour BENEFITS: Sick leave, vacation, health insurance BENEFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum age requirement is 21. To be eligible for this position you must have completed an accredited Ohio Basic Police Officers Training Program as of the test date and bring with you the night of the examination proof of the completion of that course. A certificate of graduation or a letter of completion from your school would be acceptable. You may be required to pass a physical examination, psychological examination, a background check, drug screening examination and any other examination that would be required by the City of Delphos Police Department. Applications and job descriptions can be obtained at
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Amateur Hour’s biggest successes included Knight and Boone
Q: I grew up on the East catch high pop fly to the outCoast in the late ‘50s. There field is called a “can of corn.” was a weekly talent Why? -- D.D., Studio show called “The City, Calif. Ted Mack Amateur A: As I often say, Hour.” Did any of there are a lot of theothe acts from that ries on this, but this one show ever make the makes an awful lot of big time? I guess sense to me. Let’s take a it was a prelude to look at the “easy catch” “American Idol” part. In the 19th cenwithout all the fluff. tury, a grocer’s meth-- D.W., Manhattan od of getting canned Gladys Knight goods down from high Beach, Calif. A: “The Origishelves was to use a nal Amateur Hour” stick with a hook on the has its roots in raend. The grocer would dio. Major Edward tip the canned item Bowes created the and let it fall into his program in 1934; open apron. Corn was Bowes also played often the most popular the role of master of canned item in a store, ceremonies. He left so it was stocked on a the show in 1945. lower shelf, making for Ted Mack, Bowes’ an easy catch. assistant, took over Another theory Pat Boone hosting duties in states that in the very 1948. At the same early days of baseball, time, the program made its the outfield was called the debut on DuMont Television “cornfield.” In early amateur Network with Mack as host. baseball, especially in the MidWhen “The Original Amateur west, the outfield may have Hour” was canceled in Sep- been a farm field. Think of the tember 1970, it had the distinc- movie “Field of Dreams.” tion of being one of only a few Q: I was sitting in a park TV shows to have appeared on near an elderly man and a all four television networks. young boy. The man was sitSome contestants did, in ting, and the boy was running fact, become at least minor ce- around wildly. The man lovlebrities, but only a few became ingly grabbed the boy by the really big stars. In the early TV waist, picked him up and told days, two of the greatest suc- him he was going to “put him cesses were Gladys Knight and in the hoosegow to slow him Pat Boone. Success stores later down.” They laughed and in the show’s history include continued to carry on. It was Ann-Margret and Irene Cara. a touching moment. Then it During its radio days (which dawned on me -- I haven’t lasted until 1952), the biggest heard that term for a jail in a success was Frank Sinatra, long time. What is the origin? I who appeared as the front man can’t look it up myself because for the Hoboken Four. I have no idea how to spell the Q: Is John Russell (who word. -- V.N., Peoria, Ill. starred in the Western “LawA: Well, guess what, V.N., man”) the husband of actress you spelled the word corJane Russell? And is he still rectly! Had you looked it up, living? -- C.A.B., York, Pa. you would have discovered A: John Lawrence Russell “hoosegow” is an Angliciza(1921-1991) was an Ameri- tion of the Latin American can actor and World War II Spanish “juzgao,” a variant veteran. He is most noted for of “juzgado,” which means playing Marshal Dan Troop “jail.” The word hoosegow in the successful ABC televi- is first found in English in sion Western “Lawman” from the early 1900s. I’m glad you 1958 to 1962. He was married didn’t look it up yourself -twice; neither of his spouses that would have deprived the was named Jane Russell. rest of us from learning about Ernestine Jane Geraldine the word. Russell (1921-2011) was an American film actress. She (Send your questions to Mr. was one of Hollywood’s lead- Know-It-All at AskMrKIA@ ing sex symbols in the 1940s gmail.com or c/o Universal and 1950s. Russell walked Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kandown the aisle three times, sas City, MO 64106.) but with only one John -- John Calvin Peoples. DISTRIBUTED BY UNIQ: In baseball, an easy-to- VERSAL UCLICK FOR UFS

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013 Consistency should be your goal in the coming months. Adhere to your plans and perfect your techniques. You may feel anxious about upcoming changes, but if you are adaptable and optimistic, you will be rewarded. Expand your interests and peer groups. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)-- To maintain control and please everyone, you should avoid making abrupt changes. Someone you underestimated may surprise you with a thoughtful favor. This could open the door to an interesting relationship. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It’s a good day to invite family and friends to your home. Being charitable toward those less fortunate will give you confidence, improve your relationships and lead to networking. Love is in the stars. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Keep your thoughts private, and avoid indulgence and excessive people. Be cognizant of time and money and do not allow others to take advantage of you. It’s not the time to break the rules. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Try to make peace with the past today. Remember the good times and let go of negativity. Opportunities will arise through people you meet. Enjoy this festive season and view it as a new beginning. Love is highlighted. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Take care of unfinished business and then focus on travel, entertainment and spending time with those who bring you joy. Unusual conversations could lead you in a fruitful new direction. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Enjoy spending quality time with friends, family or your partner. Everyone will show interest in your plans and pursuits, and will seek honest advice from you. Your popularity will heighten your confidence. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Take care of business so that you can attend festive gatherings. A change to your professional plans may be unexpected, but it will also be a relief. Focus on your skills and speak openly of your intentions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Volunteer work will remind you of your good fortune. Love is in the stars. Get out and socialize in order to meet potential partners or improve the relationship you’re in. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your commitment to finishing your work before enjoying the holidays with loved ones will enhance your professional reputation. However, this may upset those who want your attention. Weigh your options carefully. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Ignore any discord at home or someone trying to control you or your money. The joy you bring to others will be meaningful. Don’t be surprised by lastminute changes. Welcome challenges with open arms. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -A surprise awaits you. You will be rewarded for the extra responsibilities you’ve taken on. Enjoy good tidings with friends and family, and maintain an open heart. Make a commitment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Making alterations to your home environment will make you feel good and will delight loved ones. A secret plan you’ve been harboring will surface, leading to a change in your lifestyle. COPYRIGHT 2013 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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