December 11, 2014

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BUNGE contains sulfuric acid spillBY NANCY SPENCER

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DELPHOS — A sulfuric acid spill at BUNGE North America Wednesday morning kept local and area emergency response personnel busy for several hours.

According to BUNGE Director of Communications Deb Seidel, approximately 175 gallons of sulfuric acid spilled when a container slipped from a tow motor in the agribusi-ness and food ingredient com-pany’s parking lot off South Clay Street shortly before 11 a.m.

“An employee was moving the container and it shifted and toppled over,” Seidel said. “We immediately started our own spill response and noti-fied the authorities.”

Delphos Fire and Rescue, Delphos Wastewater Treatment personnel, Allen County Emergency Management and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency were on site Wednesday.A sulfuric acid spill at Delphos BUNGE North America plant late Wednesday morning was quickly neutral-

ized before the chemical could reach the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater Superintendent Todd Teman credits BUNGE’s quick response. (DHI Media/Stephanie Groves)

Elida seeing better water; keeping Metzger

STEVE COBURN-GRIFFISDHI Media [email protected]

ELIDA – While making his report at Tuesday night’s meeting, Mayor Kim Hardy presented the Elida Village Council with what he referred to as “a bit of Christmas cheer.”

Trihalomethane, a contaminant in potable water and, ironically, a by-product of the chlorination process used to treat drinking water, has proven a constant source of concern for the village. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency man-dates concerning the contaminant have frequently forced the village to issue written warnings about its elevated presence along with residents’ water bills.

However, a system designed and implemented by the village’s water superintendent, Mike Suever, appears to be affecting the problem. So much so, in fact, that the familiar warning notice was unnecessary in this latest billing cycle. Hardy remarked that testing revealed a nearly 35-percent decrease in the presence of the contaminant in water received from the City of Lima after the treatment process was imple-mented.

“I’m thrilled with it,” Hardy said. “It shows that it does work; it will aid us in trying to keep the trihalomethanes down in our system.”

Although a “home-grown” remedy, the process received a stamp of approval from the village’s engineering firm and was accepted by the OEPA. Should the process continue to provide similar effects in the future, it stands to save the vil-lage a considerable amount of capital. At present, costs for the process have yet to exceed $40,000, roughly one-tenth of what the village could have spent, as estimated by the OEPA.

“We’ll watch it, but to me it’s a good indication that it’s going to at least help us considerably,” Hardy said.

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Jefferson bands tune to holiday cheerJefferson sixth-grade, junior high and high school bands welcomed in the holiday season on Wednesday evening with their annual holiday concert. The bands each played three holiday songs for the audience and sixth-graders showed off their talents with individual and group performances. Above: Sixth-grade flutists perform “Christmas March” by Sandy Feldstein and John O’Reilly. (DHI Media/Erin Cox)

The 38th annual Delphos Community Christmas Project Coordinator Edna Fischer gave Delphos a glimpse into the plethora of clothes and toys donat-ed by the Delphos community this year. Families will either pick up gifts or have the gifts delivered to their home on the morning of Dec. 19. Fischer said the community has been very good to the effort. She would like to thank everyone who donated gifts to make Delphos residents’ Christmas wishes come true. (DHI Media/Stephanie Groves)

Delphos community answers the call

Library employees see raise

BY NANCY SPENCERDHI Media Editor

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DELPHOS — Library employees will see a 1.8-per-cent base pay increase and some will see a 1-percent merit raise following an executive session by the Delphos Public Library Board of Trustees on Wednesday.

The board addressed an otherwise light agenda with Director Kelly Rist’s items highlighting the afternoon.

“All the tree trimming is done and the stumps will be removed once the ground freezes so the yard isn’t rut-ted by the equipment,” Rist

said. “There is one tree with a white mark on it. That was marked by American Electric for trimming.”

Rist also said the two new boilers came online Tuesday and working well.

The library recent-ly received a $1,200 Deinstberger Foundation Grant for a new digital mes-sage board to be placed on the library lawn and Rist said coverage by the local news-paper has spurred two addi-tional estimates for the sign from local companies.

“We are gathering quite a few estimates and we’ll have a lot to work with,” Rist added.

The board also agreed to the annual retire/rehire of cus-todian Norb Renner. Renner’s service now runs from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2015.

In Rist’s report, monthly circulation in November was up 3,135 and circula-tion to-date was up 16,950 from this time in 2013. The average daily circulation for November was up 202.

Delphos Senior Citizens, Inc., will host the Al Best Band for a “Big Band” dance for those older than 60 from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 30.

There is no admission to join in on the fun, fel-lowship and dancing.

Senior center to host ‘Big Band’

2015 dog licenses are on sale now at the Allen County Auditor’s Office through Jan. 31.

Licenses are $22 per tag and kennel licenses are $110.

Allen County licenses can also be purchased online at doglicenses.us/OH/Allen/. A $2.50 fee is assessed for indi-vidual tags and a $7.50 fee is assessed for kennel licenses.

A penalty of $22 will be assessed for all single licenses purchased after Jan. 31 and a penalty of $110 will assessed on all late kennel licenses.

Dog licenses are also on sale in Van Wert County at the Auditor’s Office Room 205 in the Van Wert County Courthouse and at the following locations:

Hall Lumber Company, 122 S. Main St., Convoy, Ohio

The Ramblers Roost Truck Stop on Lincoln Highway

Animal Clinic - Dr. Wilkins on Lincoln Highway, Van Wert

V.W. Veterinary Clinic - Dr. Trapp on Van Wert Decatur Road, Van Wert

Ohio City Express, 511 W. Carmean St., Ohio City

Delphos Ace Hardware, 242 N. Main St., Delphos.

Emme Lu’s Pet Wellness Center, LLC, 706 W. Ervin Road, Suite C, Van Wert

Dog House Grooming & Supplies, 117 N. Washington St., Van Wert

J & A Merchandising, 200 Walcott St., Willshire

A self-addressed, stamped envelope along with the proper fee must accompany the return of the application by mail. If purchasing a tag at one of the above locations, take the application received by mail.

The license cost is $15 per tag.

A penalty of $15 per one-year tag must be paid in addition to license cost and fee for licenses purchased for dogs three months of age or older after Jan. 31.

Kennel licenses are $75 for five tags. Extra tags are $1 each. Penalty for kennel license is $75 if purchased after Jan. 31.

All dogs 3 months old or older require a license.

Order dog tags online through Jan. 31 at dogli-censes.us/OH/Van Wert/.

Dog licenses available

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K of C Santa Breakfast Sunday

The Delphos Knights of Columbus will offer Breakfast With Santa from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday at the hall.

The cost is $5 for adults and children 10 years and under are free.

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OBITUARY

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VAN WERT COURT NEWS

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TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT : Par t ly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs around 40. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT : Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Lows in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in the upper 30s.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY NIGHT : Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 30.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.

Wheat $5.62Corn $3.64Soybeans $10.23

Lester Dancer

Feb. 2, 1930-Dec. 9, 2014DELPHOS — Lester

Dancer, 84, of Delphos passed away on Tuesday at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville.

He was born Feb. 2, 1930, to Chester and Carmen (Caldwell) Dancer. Both pre-ceded him in death.

He was united in marriage to Mary Ellen (Diltz) Dancer on Sept. 3, 1949. She pre-ceded him in death on March 29, 2011.

He is survived by three sons, Steve (Sue) Dancer of Delphos, Dave (Jill) Dancer of Delphos and Dennis (Richelle) Dancer of Delphos; a daughter, Debra (Michael) Rode of Delphos; a sister, Barbara Courser; a brother, Duane (Sharron) Courser of Niles, Mich.; 12 grandchil-dren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grand-children.

Lester was a truck driv-er most of his life for sev-eral different companies. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge 471 and the GWRRA Goldwing Motorcycle Club. He truly loved to ride his motorcycle and truly enjoyed racing, where he even raced his own sprint cars and dirt bikes.

Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home. Father Jacob Gordon and the Rev. Gary Fish will officiate.

Burial will be at a later date at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Roselawn Manor or Delphos Area Visiting Nurses.

To view funeral service online, please visit harterand-schier.com at the time of the service. (Password: webcast9)

To leave condolences, please go to www.harterand-schier.com.

INFORMATION SUBMITTED

VAN WERT — The following individuals appeared Wednesday before Judge Charles Steele in Van Wert County Common Pleas:

ArraignmentsDezmond Bywaters, 22, Van Wert, entered a not guilty

plea to failure to register as a sex offender, a felony three. He was released on a surety bond and pretrial set for Dec. 23.

Roy Densel Jr., 39, Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to possession of drugs, felony five. He was released on surety bond with pretrial set for Dec. 23.

Tiffany Dearing, 30, Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to aggravated trafficking drugs, felony four. She was released on surety bond with pretrial set for Dec. 29.

Brandon Foust, 19, Delphos, entered a not guilty plea to two counts of complicity to trafficking marijuana, each a felony 5. He was released on surety bond with pretrial on Dec. 29.

Danielle Johnson, 27, Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to trafficking counterfeit controlled substances in the vicinity of a school, felony four. She was released on surety bond with pretrial set for Dec. 29.

Josh Minyoung, 31, Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to trafficking drugs, felony four. He was released on surety bond with pretrial set for Dec. 23.

Bronson Pate, 33, Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to aggravated trafficking in drugs, felony four. He was released on surety bond with pretrial set for Dec. 29.

Kasey Schisler, 26, Van Wert, entered not guilty plea to trafficking drugs, felony five; trafficking heroin, felony five; trafficking counterfeit controlled substances, felony four; two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, felony five; and

possession of heroin, felony four. He was released on surety bond with pretrial set for Dec. 23.

Andrew Taylor, 29, Van Wert, entered not guilty plea to trafficking heroin, felony five; and trafficking drugs, felony five. He was released on surety bond with pretrial set for Dec. 23.

Bill of informationBrandon Salyer, 26, Delphos, entered a guilty plea to a

Prosecutor’s Bill of Information charging him with trafficking heroin, a felony four. The court ordered a pre-sentence inves-tigation and set sentencing for Feb. 2.

SentencingsEthan Mezuk, 24, Convoy, was sentenced for possession

of drugs, a felony five. His sentence was three years com-munity control, 60 days jail at later date, 200 hours commu-nity service, three years intensive probation, driver’s license suspended six months, ordered to pay court costs and partial appointed counsel fees. A 9-month prison term was deferred.

Melissa Frasl, 33, Delphos, was sentenced on a charge of domestic violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Her sentence was: one year community control, 30 days jail at a later date, 200 hours community service, ordered to pay court costs and partial appointed counsel fees. A 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine were deferred.

HearingAlex Chorvas, 19, Van Wert, was heard on his motion to

withdraw his guilty pleas. The court took the matter under advisement and will render a decision.

Probation violationJason Kremer, 31, Van Wert, admitted to violating his pro-

bation by being arrested in Paulding for illegal manufacturing of drugs. The court set bond at $50,000 cash and continued the matter for sentencing at a future date.

One Year AgoDelphos Cub Scout Pack 42 held its annual

Space Derby on Nov. 24. Thirty-two Scouts par-ticipated. Best Design trophies went to Colin Schaffner, first; Andrew Palte, second; and Jack Bauman, third.

25 Years Ago – 1989Trinity United Methodist Women will hold its

annual silver program Wednesday. “Christmas thoughts,” words and music will be by Ruth Ayers, Ankara Utrup and Alice Williams. Installation of 1990 officers will be conducted by Rev. John Hoover. Tea time will be prepared by Martha Circle. President Mildred Rozelle and Honorary Vice President Evelyn Hoover will be hostesses.

Mou Mou, also known as Maxine McMichael, president of the Spencerville Veterans of Foreign

Wars clown unit, headed up the Christmas party they host annually for underprivileged children. Also helping were Posie, Donna Eley; Mouse, Eunice Gander; and Bubbles, Ruth Thompson.

St. John’s opened its wrestling season with a fourth-place finish Saturday in the Wayne Trace Invitational. The Blue Jays had first places from seniors Shawn Kimmet, 119, and Nathan Wannemacher, 189. Second-place finishes came from three juniors: Josh Dickman, 112, Mike Kramer, 125, and Larry Betz, 130.

50 Years Ago – 1964The regular weekly meeting of the Delphos

Rotary Club was held at NuMaude’s Restaurant Wednesday noon. Rev. John Wilcox introduced seniors of the Delphos schools who were present. They were Ronald Carder, Glenn Cummings and

Clark E. Ellis of St. John’s and Jack DeWitt and Dennis Ditto of Jefferson.

District Two Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary held a joint conference Sunday at Ottoville. Post 3740 officers are: Commander, Joe Van Oss, Senior Vice Commander Joe Osenga, Junior Vice Commander Victor Koester, Qartermaster Elmer Schneider and Adjutant Joe Perrin.

Delphos’ flashy Carder twins are still making news with the Findlay College Oilers, with Jim con-tributing 18 points to the Oilers’ victory over Bluffton Wednesday night and Jerry dumping in 11. Findlay defeated Bluffton 86-76, the game being played in Findlay High School gymnasium. Ex-Blue Jays Jim and Jerry Carder were co-captains of the 1963-64 cage squad at St. John’s High.

Associated Press

Today is Thursday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2014. There are 20 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdi-

cated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI.

On this date:In 1792, France’s King Louis XVI went before the

Convention to face charges of treason. (Louis was convicted, and executed the following month.)

In 1816, Indiana became the 19th state.In 1928, police in Buenos Aires announced they had thwart-

ed an attempt on the life of President-elect Herbert Hoover.In 1937, Italy announced it was withdrawing from the

League of Nations.In 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United

States; the U.S. responded in kind.In 1946, the United Nations International Children’s

Emergency Fund was established.In 1964, Che Guevara addressed the United Nations; in his

speech, the Argentine revolutionary declared that “the final hour of colonialism has struck.” Singer-songwriter Sam Cooke was shot to death by a motel manager in Los Angeles; he was 33.

In 1972, Apollo 17’s lunar module landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard; dur-ing three extravehicular activities (EVAs), they became the last two men to date to step onto the lunar surface.

POLICE REPORTSINFORMATION SUBMITTED

Friday, officers were sent to the 600 block of North Main Street in refer-ence to a telecommunications harass-ment complaint. Officers spoke with the victim and found she has been receiving unwanted phone calls and text mes-sages. The victim requested a report to pursue a protection order. No charges were filed.

On Friday, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Fort Jennings Road to investigate a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, officers spoke with all parties involved and found no physical alterca-tion had taken place. The parties agreed to separate to allow the situation to calm down. No further police action was required.

On Friday, officers spoke with a resi-dent in the 500 block of West First Street who requested a criminal trespass order to be served on another male whom he no longer wants at his residence. The order was prepared and will be served soon.

On Saturday, officers took a report from the victim of a theft incident. The victim told officers that he found multiple fraudulent charges on his debit card totaling more than $1,000. The victim gave officers the name of a possible suspect and the investigation has been turned over to the Detective Bureau.

On Saturday, officers along with Delphos EMS responded to the 200 block of Clime Street in regards to an un-responsive male at his residence. Upon arrival, officers found the male to be suffering from an apparent drug overdose. The male was transported to the hospital by Delphos EMS.

On Saturday, officers received a call of a possible stolen motor vehicle from the 800 block of Suthoff Street. Officers located the vehicle a short time later in the area from which it was taken. Officers investigated the incident and found that a male juvenile had operated the vehicle without the owner’s per-mission. Charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle are currently being reviewed by the Allen County Juvenile Court Prosecutor.

On Sunday, officers responded to the 800 block of Skinner Street to investigate a domestic violence inci-dent. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the complainant and found the incident had occurred three days prior. Officers were told that during the incident, the victim was struck in the face and her property had been damaged. Officers made con-tact with the suspect and were given a different version of the incident. The report was forwarded to the Van Wert County Prosecutor’s Office for review of possible charges.

On Monday, officers met with a

male complainant at the Delphos Police Department in regards to damage done to his daughter’s vehicle. The male told officers that he knew of a possible sus-pect and would like to work out a reso-lution with them prior to pursuing any criminal charges. Officers documented the damage done to the vehicle and will suspend further investigation pending notification from the victim.

On Monday, officers met with a female who had received a suspicious phone call. The female told officers that she received a phone call stating that her grandchild was in trouble and needed cash sent immediately. After a brief conversation, the caller was dis-satisfied with the female’s response and hung up. Officers would like to remind everyone that multiple tele-phone scams are being conducted in and around our area. Never give your bank account, credit card numbers, or send cash to anyone without further investigation.

On Tuesday, officers were dis-patched to the 400 block of West Sixth Street to investigate a possible bur-glary incident. Upon arrival, officers met with the homeowner and found an unknown subject (s) had attempted to gain entry into the residence. The homeowner stated that damage was done to a window but the residence had not been entered. This incident remains under investigation.

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Trustees to review fire contract


MARION TOWNSHIP — The Marion Township trustees held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday with Howard Violet, Joseph Youngpeter and Jerry Gilden present.

The purpose of the meet-ing was to pay bills and con-duct ongoing business. The minutes of the previous meet-ing were read and approved as read. The trustees then reviewed the bills and gave approval for 19 checks total-ing $14,777.68.

Fire Chief Tom Hadding from American Township gave the trustees the proposed contract between the two townships for 2015 through 2017. The trustees told Hadding they would review the contract.

Road Foreman Elwer reported a property owner along Redd Road was ques-tioning the height of a catch basin and after some dis-cussion, the trustees asked Elwer to contact the County’s Drainage Department regard-ing the matter.

Ron and Josh Siefker were present to question the condi-tional use process for a zon-ing permit at 5290 N. Grubb Road. After discussing the issues involved, the trustees felt this was a matter for the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Fiscal Office Kimmet gave the trustees the Fund Status and the Bank Reconciliation Reports for review and sig-nature.

He also gave those insured a copy of an Annual Notice that is required.

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


New choices and more competition in the Health Insurance Marketplace are giving Ohio consumers affordable options during Open Enrollment this year, and the majority of return-ing consumers who shop can save money on premiums, according to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

With 25 percent more issuers participating in the Marketplace in 2015, based on analysis of 35 states, more than 90 percent of consumers nationwide will be able to choose from three or more issuers—up from 74 percent in 2014. In Ohio, consumers can choose from 16 issuers in the Marketplace in 2015 — up from 12 in 2014. Ohio consumers can choose from an average of 54 health plans in their county for 2015 cov-erage — up from 30 in 2014.

Nearly 8 in 10 current Marketplace consumers can find coverage in the 2015 Marketplace for $100 or less, taking into account any appli-cable tax credits. In 2014, 85 percent of Ohio consumers who selected a Marketplace plan received financial assis-tance. For returning custom-ers, it pays to shop.

More than 7 in 10 current Marketplace enrollees can find a lower premium plan in the same metal level—before tax credits—by returning to shop. If all returning consumers switched from their current plan to the lowest-cost premium plan in the same metal level, the total

savings in premiums would be over $2 billion.

“The Health Insurance Marketplace is open for busi-ness, and Ohio consumers have affordable choices for renewing their coverage and signing up for the first time,” said HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell. “In today’s Marketplace, issuers are com-peting for business. With addi-tional quality, affordable plans available, returning Ohio cus-tomers may find an even bet-ter deal if they shop and save.”

A recent report finds that premiums for the second-lowest cost, or “benchmark,” silver plan held stable in Ohio for 2015 coverage, with a 2-percent increase on average before tax credits. Nationally, premiums for the second-low-est cost, or “benchmark,” silver plan also held stable for 2015 coverage, with only a modest 2-percent increase on average before tax credits in 35 states. Many consumers will be eligi-ble for tax credits to help with the cost of monthly premiums.

Before the Affordable Care Act, people who pur-chased health insurance plans in the individual market often saw double-digit rate increases on average, with very limited options for shop-ping around because plans could deny them coverage, or charge them higher rates based on pre-existing condi-tions or their gender. This year, consumers have the option to renew their current plan or shop around to select the plan that best meets their needs and their budget. And with the new window shop-ping tool at HealthCare.gov,

it’s easier than ever.Open Enrollment in the

Marketplace is going on now through Feb. 15, 2015. Consumers should visit HealthCare.gov to review and compare health plan options. All consumers shopping for health insurance coverage for 2015—even those who cur-rently have coverage through the Marketplace—should enroll or re-enroll by Monday in order to have coverage effective on Jan. 1, 2015.

The report reflects individ-ual market health plan premi-um data for 35 states. It does not include Oregon or Nevada, which are using the feder-al eligibility and enrollment platform this year, and other State-based Marketplaces. Findings are presented at the county level, rather than by rating area, to better reflect plan service areas and the con-sumer experience.

For additional informa-tion on Health Plan Choice, Premiums and Affordability in the 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace, including data for states and select counties visit: aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2015/premiumRe-port/healthPremium2015.pdf.

To preview plans, prices, covered benefits and physician and hospital networks in your area visit: www.healthcare.gov/find-premium-estimates/.

Consumers can find local help at: Localhelp.healthcare.gov/. Or call the Federally-facilitated Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596. TTY users should call 1-855- 889-4325. Translation ser-vices are available. The call is free.

Jobless rate for men increases to 5.4%

BY STEPHANIE GROVESDHI Media Staff Writer

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The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports in November 2013, the unemployment rate held at 5.8 percent and the number of unem-ployed persons held at 9.1 million. Over the course of the year, the unemployment rate decreased by 1.2 percent or 1.7 million people/jobs.

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men 20 years and older rose to 5.4 percent last month, a .3-percent increase from October 2014 and a 1.3-percent decrease from November 2013. November’s unemployment figures for those 25 years and older with less than a high school diploma decreased by 2.1 percent as compared to the 10.6 percent rate for that age group one year ago.

The report also reflects these unemploy-ment statistics:

• adult women (20 years and older), 5.3 percent;

• teenagers (16-19 years old), 17.7 percent;• whites, 4.9 percent;• blacks, 11.1 percent; • Hispanics, 6.6 percent; and• Asians, 4.8 percent.Statistics from Generation Opportunity’s

(GenOp) November Millennial Jobs Report indicates the effective unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds - which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work - is 14.5 percent, down .2 percent from October’s figure of 14.7 percent.

Director of Outreach at Generation Opportunity, Patrice Lee said it’s always

encouraging to hear about people getting back to work.

“It’s important to remember that young peo-ple are still suffering out there and we still have a long way to go to rebuild the kind of dynamic economy that will allow my generation to cre-ate and innovate,” she said. “Last month the American people and young people in particu-lar told Washington that we believe far more in our own ability to create opportunities for ourselves than we do in government-centric solutions to grow the economy.”

The unemployment rate for the Millennia has remained constant at 9 percent the past two months - 1.1 percent lower than September’s rate.

The declining labor force participation rate has created an additional 1.871 million young adults that are not counted as “unemployed” by the U.S. Department of Labor because they are not in the labor force, meaning they have given up looking for work due to the lack of jobs.

GenOp’s report also shows:• The effective unemployment rate for

18-29-year-old African-Americans is 21.4 percent and the unemployment rate is 16.1 percent;

• The effective unemployment rate for 18-29-year-old Hispanics is 15.1 percent and the unemployment rate is 9 percent;

• The effective unemployment rate for 18-29-year-old women is 12.3 percent and the unemployment rate is 8.7 percent.

“As people reflect on what economists are deeming a ‘good month’ for job creation, we shouldn’t forget about the 14.5 percent of young people who are still out of work,” Lee proposed. “Let’s build a better future for all of us.”

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LIMA - For the fourth year in a row, the American Automobile Association (AAA) Ohio stores will work to help curb drunk driving by holding Holiday Happy Hours aimed at encouraging Ohioans to celebrate responsibly this holiday season.

The Lima AAA store, located at 2115 Allentown Road, is one of the 25 participating locations. Lima Store Manager Cindy Nelson invites the public to come into the store, sample the two punch recipes and vote for their favorite from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.

“There will be two teams consisting of employees Lisha Dickrede, Christine Tomlinson, Erica Roberts and Shelbie Roberts who will be facing off with their non-alcoholic mocktail recipes - Christmas Sunset and Ice Holiday Punch,” Nelson said enthusiastically. “There will be warm Chex mix, pinwheels and other appetizers available also.”

AAA’s Holiday Happy Hour events aim to curb drunk driv-ing by focusing on the important role that party hosts play in keeping their guests safe by offering non-alcoholic drink options during holiday celebrations.

Recipes for these mocktails, along with “First a Friend, Then a Host” recipe books, will be available for people to take and use at their holiday gatherings. Guests will also receive important safety messages about the dangers of drunk driving.

AAA offers these tips to keep motorists and others safe this holiday season:

• Plan ahead – Choose a designated non-drinking driver before any holiday celebration;

• Don’t drink and drive - NEVER get behind the wheel of a car when you’ve been drinking;

• Be a real friend – Don’t let friends and family drive drunk; and

• Host responsibly – Remind guests to stay safe and offer non-alcoholic beverages.

For more information, call the store at 419-228-1022. A complete list of participating stores can be found at AAA.com/Celebrate.

VFW presents flag to new Girl Scout TroopDelphos VFW 3035 Commander Dave Mahlie, left, and Auxiliary President Mary Grothause, right center, presented an American flag to newly-formed Girl Scout Troop 20271 leader Melisa Hosking, far right, and assistant leader Tiffany McCluskey. Mahlie, Senior Vice President John Grothouse and Color Guard Captain Rick Schuck showed the troop proper folding of the flag, flag etiquette and answered questions about their military experi-ences. (Submitted photo)

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Common Core repeal maneuver failsCOLUMBUS (AP) — A state lawmaker’s

last-ditch effort to insert a repeal of Common Core education standards into another bill has failed.

State Rep. John Adams, a Republican from Sidney in western Ohio, attempted during an Ohio House floor session on Wednesday to add the repeal language into legislation deal-ing with high school world history courses.

But the bill had already been amended

once and so could not technically be amended again. That prevented Adams from being successful, with House Speaker William Batchelder ruling his proposed change out of order.

Adams and other Common Core opponents had hoped to pass legislation this session repealing and replacing the standards. With the Senate expected to adjourn today, that effort appears dead.

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‘Heartbeat’ abortion bill failsCOLUMBUS (AP) — A bill that would impose some of

the nation’s most stringent abortion restrictions has failed in the Ohio House.

Representatives voted 47-40 on the so-called “heartbeat bill,” falling short of the 50 votes needed for passage.

The legislation would prohibit most abortions after the first detectable heartbeat, or as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Similar measures have faced legal challenges elsewhere.

The divisive measure passed the House last session but died in the Ohio Senate. It failed to get traction in this General Assembly until last month, when a GOP-led House Health Committee passed the bill after several emotional hours of testimony and debate.

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ACRE brings several policy innovationsBY JAMES HOORMAN

Putnam County Extension Ag [email protected]

The new farm bill is more complex and farmers will need to understand it to make good decisions.

Zulauf et al 2014 in Choice Magazine explains the differ-ence between DCP+ML and ACRE options:

Under the old farm bill, the direct payment program paid farmers a fixed dollar amount per historical base acre. This dollar amount does not change with market prices or with production on the farm. Like direct payments, counter–cycli-cal payments are based on historical production. In contrast, marketing loan payments are based on current production.

Both the counter–cyclical and marketing loan programs are price–based programs and create a floor or lower bound as payments are triggered when market price drops below them. The creation of a floor reflects the policy objective of tradi-tional price support programs, which is to assist farmers with managing low market prices that extend over a long period of years. The combination of direct payment, counter–cyclical, and marketing loan programs will be referred to as acronym DCP+ML.

In contrast, ACRE’s policy objective is to assist farmers with managing the systemic risk of a decline in revenue of a crop over a short period of years. Revenue is defined as U.S.

price times state yield. ACRE’s policy objective is imple-mented by establishing the following revenue guarantee for each state and crop combinations (Ohio crops are barley, corn, oats, pulse crops, sorghum, soybeans and other oilseeds, and wheat):

(90%) x (2–year moving average of U.S. crop year cash price) x (5–year Olympic moving average [excludes high and low values] of state yield per planted acre)

A state revenue payment is triggered for a given crop and year when actual state revenue (state yield per planted acre times U.S. crop year price) is less than the state’s ACRE rev-enue guarantee. This difference is the state’s ACRE payment rate. For any crop in any year, the payment rate cannot exceed 25 percent of the crop’s state revenue guarantee. The ACRE state revenue program has several important departures from DCP+ML:

• ACRE’s target is revenue not price. Revenue is more closely related to financial position and risk than price because revenue includes both price and yield.

• ACRE’s revenue target is not fixed; it changes with U.S. prices and state yields.

• A farm level revenue loss condition must be met for a farm to receive an ACRE payment. This requirement is an attempt to address the concern that a farm can receive mar-keting loan and counter–cyclical payments even when it has above–average revenue.

• ACRE is partially coordinated with crop insurance. Historically, farm support and crop insurance programs have been enacted independently, creating the potential for overlap-

ping payments and for farm programs to reduce the incentive to buy crop insurance. ACRE’s farm revenue benchmark includes crop insurance premiums, thus providing an incen-tive to buy crop insurance. In addition, capping the state rev-enue payment at 25 percent of the state revenue guarantee is an attempt to minimize double payments from crop insurance and ACRE because farmers commonly buy crop insurance with a 75 percent or lower coverage level.

For farmers making a decision on participation in ACRE, a key question will be: “Does the ACRE suite of farm programs provide revenue to fill the gap in years when actual farm rev-enue is significantly below average farm revenue?” Adding the crop insurance premium to a farm’s revenue benchmark increases the revenue benchmark, and thus increases the chance of receiving a payment from ACRE. The impact of adding the insurance premium is usually minimal, although the insurance premium increases relative to the crop’s revenue per acre. Neither ACRE nor DCP+ML are substitutes for crop insurance.

For most farmers, a central question will frame their deci-sion regarding ACRE: “Over the period of participation, does ACRE improve the management of revenue risk relative to current programs enough to compensate for the 20-percent reduction in direct payments and 30-percent reduction in loan rates?” Our analysis finds that ACRE generally provides larg-er expected average annual total revenue and smaller variation in total revenue. The differences can be small and if prices and revenue continue to increase, the current traditional pro-grams (DCP +ML) will provide higher payments than ACRE because of ACRE’s 20-percent reduction in direct payments.

In summary, ACRE has several policy innovations: (1) ACRE’s target is revenue not price, (2) ACRE’s revenue guar-antee is not fixed, (3) a farm level revenue loss must occur to receive an ACRE payment, and (4) ACRE is partially coordi-nated with crop insurance.

For more information, read www.choicesmagazine.org/magazine/article.php?article=33.

Delphos FFA advances to District Parliamentary Procedure Contest


DELPHOS — Delphos FFA has recently participated in the sub-district Parliamentary Procedure Contest.

This contest involves a senior, beginning and Greenhand teams.

The career development event is based around the components and techniques that are used to properly run a business meeting. All Delphos FFA members are taught these components in class as freshmen and have the option to continue to build and practice these techniques through this contest.

Greenhand Team 1 members are, front from left, Sarah Cline, Kaelin Anders, Abby German and Jason Ditto; and back, Meghan Ream, Holly Dellinger, Andrew Siefker and Maddy Spring. They placed second at the sub-district contest and received a gold rating. (Submitted photos)

Beginning Team members are, front from left, Kylie White, Danielle Dancer and Beth Williams; and back, Addision Schimmoeller, Kalyin Hartsock, Cheyanna Scirroco, Tristan Moore and Alexa Plescher. They placed first at sub-districts with a gold rating.

Greenhand Team 2 members include, front from left, Mykenah Jackson, Cody Wright, Marie Mueller and Collin Will; and back, Allie Buettner, Troy Elwer, Mat-thew Miller and Cole Reindel. They placed first at the sub-district contest, re-ceived a gold rating and advanced to district competition.

Senior Team members consist of, front from left, Danielle Dancer, Sophia Wil-son, Karen Cline and Beth Williams; and back, Kylie White, Tatiana Olmeda, De-siree Wessel and Alexa Plescher. They placed first at the sub-district contest, received a gold rating and earned the right to compete at districts.

House moves to bring relief to California farms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved on Tuesday a bill designed to give state and federal agen-cies authority to move more water in coming months to California’s drought-stricken farm belt.

GOP lawmakers used their majority to pass the bill by a 230-182 vote. Six Democratic lawmak-ers joined Republicans in supporting the legislation. However, the Senate is not expected to take up the mea-sure before adjourning for the year, meaning lawmakers will likely have to start over

on the issue next year.Opponents called the bill

a water-grab designed to help farmers at the expense of oth-ers, particularly the state’s salmon industry. White House advisers had recommended to President Barack Obama that he veto the bill if it reached his desk.

The state is suffering from its third year of drought, and GOP lawmakers in the House have complained that environmental protections designed to protect fish and wildlife have exacerbated the water shortage in the state’s San Joaquin Valley.

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

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

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

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

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

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IRVING, Texas — NFL own-ers moved quickly and unanimously Wednesday to change the league’s per-sonal conduct policy. Now the question is how, or whether, the players’ union responds.

The league announced it will hire a special counsel for investigations and conduct to oversee initial discipline but Commissioner Roger Goodell will retain authority to rule on appeals. The commissioner also may appoint a panel of independent experts to participate in appeals.

Amid questions over his handling of domestic violence cases involving Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson, the union wants Goodell removed entirely from the disciplinary process. The players believe any changes to the personal conduct policy should be part of labor negotiations.

Asked whether he anticipated a chal-lenge from the union, Goodell deferred to NFL general counsel Jeff Pash, who replied the owners’ decision was “entire-ly consistent with the collective bargain-ing agreement.

“I don’t know whether the union will challenge it or not but we’ve given it a

lot of thought. And I would hope they don’t challenge. We’d be happy to sit down with them again tomorrow if they wanted to have some further conversa-tions about it. I don’t think there’s any need for legal challenges.”

The union has sought negotiations with the NFL on any revamping of the policy and said Tuesday it would “reserve the right to take any and all actions” should the own-ers act unilaterally. The union could consider the vote by own-ers a violation of the collective bargaining agreement reached in 2011, giving the union cause to file a grievance.

Among the union’s options is pursuing an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board. The players could argue this policy is a change in terms and con-ditions of employment; the National Labor Relations Act says such changes in unionized situations are subject to collective bargaining.

“Our union has not been offered the professional courtesy of seeing the NFL’s new personal conduct policy before it hit the presses,” the union wrote in a statement issued after Wednesday’s vote. “Their unilateral decision and con-

duct today is the only thing that has been consistent over the past few months.”

Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman reiterated criticisms from other players Wednesday that the NFL was “making things up as they go along” by not pur-suing policy changes through collective bargaining.

“You would think, you would hope anything having to do with the players and especially disci-pline and things like that players would have some say so in the policy,” Sherman said. “At least something we could agree on, everybody is comfortable with, but obviously that isn’t what they saw fit.”

Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones said he was “aware of a lot of the things that the union is an advocate of.

“This differs in some respects. At the end of the day, we’re all trying to do the same thing. We’re trying to influence and diminish domestic violence.”

After the Rice and Peterson cases, a more extensive list of prohibited con-duct will be included in the policy, as well as specific criteria for paid leave for anyone charged with a violent crime.

Did “They” get it right?

By JIM METCALFEDHI Media Sports Editor

[email protected]

Did The Committee get it right?Are Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State the

four best teams in college football this year and deserve to be in college football’s version of the Final Four?

As an OSU homer, I agree with them being included.I give “Them” credit for doing what they told us they

would last week: wait and see what the Buckeyes did against Wisconsin in the Big 10/14 Title Game with their third-team quarterback and judge accordingly.

A lot of Buckeye partisans were pretty sure that wasn’t going to happen and we’d get nipped at the end, finishing fifth.

I, for one, and I probably speak for ALL of Buckeye Nation in writing that no one expected that kind of domi-nant performance.

That was totally beyond even our wildest dreams and I think the committee really saw how good the Buckeyes can be.


Grove pins Hornets in dual

COLUMBUS GROVE — The Columbus Grove wres-tlers shut out visiting Cory-Rawson 51-0 in a dual match Wednesday at Mt. Cory.

The Bulldogs — who won all six contested bouts — are at the Lincolnview Lancer Invitational 10 a.m. Saturday.

106: Preston Brubaker (CG) pin Daniel White, :10.

113: Double void.120: Justin Calvelage

(CG), void.126: Double

void.132: Double

void.138: Double void.145: Nick Ogle (CG) dec.

Logan Kempf 10-5.152: Eli Schroeder (CG)

pin Blaine Peterson, 1:07.

160: Christian Stechschulte (CG) pin Lance Butler, 2:36.

170: Andrew Burgei (CG) pin Dylan Stoops, :54.

182: Marcus Olivo (CG), void.

195: Double void.220: Andrew Nichols

(CG) pin Zerich Magnall, :20.

285: Eli Wiswasser (CG), void.

———————-Jefferson seventh-grad-

ers open on winning noteThe Jefferson sev-

enth-grade boys bas-ketball team opened up its 2014-15 sea-son Tuesday night

with a 50-25 win against Lincolnview.

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Scherzer could be seeking more than Kershaw

By RONALD BLUMAssociated Press

SAN DIEGO — Clayton Kershaw is con-sidered the top pitcher in baseball, with three Cy Young Awards in four years for the Los Angeles Dodgers, an NL Most Valuable Player award and a $215 million, 7-year contract.

Max Scherzer may be seeking an even big-ger deal as his talks on the free-agent market move forward.

“I’m not sure Kershaw is rel-evant,” agent Scott Boras said Wednesday at the winter meetings, “because he’s not a free agent.”

Jon Lester became the first top-level, free-agent starting pitcher to reach an agreement this offseason, a $155 million, 6-year deal with the Chicago Cubs that came together late Tuesday night.

Scherzer turned down an offer from Detroit last March that would have paid $144 mil-lion from 2015-20. Kershaw has the largest contract for a pitcher in both total dollars has the sport’s highest average salary at $30.7 million.

“The prominent pitchers that have signed, (Justin) Verlander or (Felix) Hernandez or

Kershaw, were not free-agent players,” Boras said. “And certainly if you put a performance like Kershaw into a free-agent market, you’re going to get a much, much different calibra-tion of value.”

Scherzer’s negotiations figure to stretch on for weeks or even into next year.

But other players were on the move or close to switching teams.

In trade talks, the Dodgers were trying to acquire shortstop Jimmy Rollins from Philadelphia and send All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon and right-hand-er Dan Haren to Miami. The Phillies started retooling by dealing left-hand-

ed reliever Antonio Bastardo to Pittsburgh for minor-league lefty Joely Rodriguez.

Among free agents, Houston agreed to an $18.5 million, 3-year contract with Luke Gregerson and a $12.5 million, 2-year deal with Pat Neshek, people familiar with the negotiations said, speaking on condi-tion of anonymity because the deals with the right-handed relievers were subject to physicals.

And the Chicago White Sox finalized a $46 million, 4-year contract with closer David Robertson.

Manziel moves into starter’s role with Browns

By TOM WITHERSAssociated Press

BEREA — Johnny Manziel seemed a little taller. Not in height but definitely in stature.

The playmaking, headline-making, love-him-or-hate-him sensation who has spent the majority of his rookie season as an orange-helmeted spectator, Manziel is now the Browns’ starting quarterback — No. 2 is No. 1.

And just like when he was college football’s most electrifying player, Manziel is again in the spotlight and not scrambling away. As he prepares for his debut start Sunday against Cincinnati, Manziel said the pro ver-sion of Johnny Football is new.

“I don’t think you’re going to see the Johnny that you saw at Texas A&M because this isn’t Texas A&M,” he said Wednesday following his first practice as a starter. “This is a different point in my life. I’m a differ-ent person than I was. “

He’s been a different quarterback since Monday, when Browns coach Mike Pettine informed the 22-year-old Manziel that he was benching struggling starter Brian Hoyer after a 4-game funk. Pettine nearly made the move last week but stuck with Hoyer because he had gotten the Browns (7-6) into playoff contention.

Pettine’s counting on Manziel to keep his team there.

Manziel

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Unassuming Mariota puts up brag-worthy season

Associated Press

About the flashiest thing quarterback Marcus Mariota has done off the field all season is wear a T-shirt boldly embla-zoned with the word “Success.”

His showy moments have instead come during games for the playoff-bound Oregon Ducks: His touchdown flip against Wyoming, a creative on-the-run shovel pass against Michigan State, or a perfectly faked handoff for a keeper in the Pac-12 championship game against Arizona.

Spartans coach Mark Dantonio summed it up: “Mariota is an outstand-ing quarterback. What he does is lead. What he shows is toughness. And what he does is create.”

Like Dantonio, all of Oregon and Mariota’s opponents this season became big fans.

“He’s tough to contain. You put pres-sure on him and he doesn’t feel it. He escapes the pocket, throws the ball down the field,” Stanford coach David Shaw said after Mariota and the Ducks routed the Cardinal 45-16 this season, summing up: “He’s special.”

Mariota goes into Saturday’s Heisman Trophy ceremony as the clear front run-ner. Here’s how he did it: Mariota set a Pac-12 record this season with 53 total touchdowns, including a school-record 38 via pass, 14 keepers and one TD reception. He leads the nation with 10 games of four or more touchdowns this season. His 38 touchdown passes are also an Oregon record.

Overall, Mariota has thrown for an Oregon record 3,783 yards and just two interceptions, and he’s the Ducks’ second-leading rusher with 669 yards.

The mobile junior from Hawaii has thrown for at least one touchdown in each of the first 39 games he’s played in at Oregon, an FBS-level record. He’s only lost four games as Oregon’s starter.

He has set seven different career and season Oregon records and his 129 total touchdowns to date surpassed former Trojan Matt Barkley’s previous Pac-12 career record of 122.

“He’s so good. Somebody was talk-ing to me the other day about how easy he makes it look sometimes. What he’s doing is really difficult. His decision-making, competitiveness, his command of the team is so outstanding,” Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said. “It’s great to

be around him because he makes you want to work harder as a coach. The other guys feed off of him.”

Mariota, however, doesn’t take any credit. The guys around him are what make him better, he says.

Soft-spoken, Mariota instead leads by example. When a player is hurt on the field, Mariota often lingers close by to offer encourage-ment. Teammates have said they’ve never heard him raise his voice in anger.

“I don’t care what any-body says because he’s the best quarterback in the nation,” Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said after the Buffaloes were routed 44-10 at Oregon.

The Ducks (12-1) defeated Arizona 51-13 to win the Pac-12 champion-ship on Friday. Two days later, Oregon was slotted No. 2 in the final College Football Playoff rankings and will face undefeated Florida State in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 for a chance to play for a chance to play for the national cham-pionship game.

HE’LL WIN VOTES FOR:Three Heisman-worthy moments. Among

his four touchdowns in Oregon’s 48-14 victory over Wyoming was an acrobatic second-quarter keeper where he somersaulted over receiver Keanon Lowe and a Cowboys defender for the touchdown.

Then there was a creative shovel pass to freshman running back Royce Freeman that gave the Ducks a key first down in their 46-27 victory over then-No. 7 Michigan State.

And although the Ducks would lose 31-24 to Arizona back on Oct. 2, Mariota got creative to start the second quarter when he handed off Freeman, who lobbed the ball back to Mariota for a 28-yard touchdown.

HE’LL LOSE VOTES FOR:It’s just not in Mariota’s nature to promote

himself. So it really came as no surprise when he was consulted about a Heisman Trophy campaign — remember the Ducks went all out with the Times Square “Joey Heisman” billboard for Joey Harrington in 2001 — and he said he didn’t want Oregon to do anything. “I didn’t really want all that attention,” he added. “I’m glad they were kind of able to accept that and respect that decision.”

He may be downgraded for his turnover on what would turn out to be Oregon’s final drive in the loss to Arizona. Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Scooby Wright sacked Mariota and stripped him of the ball for a turnover with 2:11 to play to seal the Wildcats’ upset.

NFL PROSPECTS:

Most pundits say Mariota will be among the first five players taken in the draft but it remains to be seen whether Mariota or Florida State’s Jameis Winston will be the first quarterback to be selected. Winston won last year’s Heisman but was left out of the group of finalists this year. The main question is whether the success Mariota’s

had in Oregon’s system can translate to the NFL.

Ohio State QB Barrett, ex-girl-friend allege abuse

COLUMBUS — Injured Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett and his ex-girlfriend made 911 calls on Tuesday alleging each attacked the other.

Barrett and Alexandria Barrett-Clark were referred to prosecutors, according to a police report. It indi-cated there were no obvious signs of injury and both declined to file charges.

According to the report, Barrett said Barrett-Clark refused to leave his off-campus apartment in Columbus, Ohio, and struck him. Barrett-Clark said he choked her and threw her across the room. On the 911 tape, she told the dispatcher she’s pregnant.

“(There is) no investigation. Both parties have the ability to file a charge against one another if they choose to at a later time through the pros-ecutor’s office,” Columbus Police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner wrote Wednesday in a text message to The Associated Press. “Both parties stated they did not want to file charges at the scene.”

Ohio has a policy of “preferred arrest,” which means an officer can make an arrest if there’s reasonable grounds to believe a crime has been committed, said Nancy Neylon, executive director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. Other states have mandatory arrest standards.

Barrett set Ohio State records for touchdown passes and total offense before breaking his ankle in the Buckeyes’ regular-season finale against Michigan. He is out for the Jan. 1 national semifinal against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

Ohio State football team spokesman Jerry Emig said Wednesday he didn’t anticipate coach Urban Meyer commenting on the situation.

Wisconsin’s Gordon makes it official, enters draft

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin running back and Heisman Trophy finalist Melvin Gordon made it official Wednesday, skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.

Unlike the departure of coach Gary Andersen for Oregon State, this move was expected in Madison.

Gordon has run for a Big Ten record 2,336 yards going into the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, when the 17th-ranked Badgers will face No. 19 Auburn.

When asked on the Dan Patrick radio show Wednesday morning if he was not returning to Wisconsin following the bowl game, Gordon laughed and just replied “Yup.”

Andersen left the school later Wednesday.

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West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 10 3 0 .769 275 238Seattle 9 4 0 .692 322 235San Fran 7 6 0 .538 244 268St. Louis 6 7 0 .462 285 285___Today’s GameArizona at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.Sunday’s GamesOakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Miami at New England, 1 p.m.Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Denver at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m.San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.Minnesota at Detroit, 4:25 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.Monday’s GameNew Orleans at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 18Tennessee at Jacksonville, 8:25 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 20Philadelphia at Washington, 4:30 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 8:25 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 21Baltimore at Houston, 1 p.m.Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Miami, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Carolina, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.Buffalo at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.Indianapolis at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.Seattle at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.Monday, Dec. 22Denver at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.

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Mariota

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Let’s face it: how many people — including most pundits — gave them little chance (she was leaving town) and none of the Scarlet and Gray winning?

Elsewhere, more than a few of col-lege football fans believe TCU got … cheated by the final vote by getting passed by both OSU and Baylor.

There was some nut on ESPN Radio who kept arguing that TCU was better than Baylor — even though Baylor beat them earlier, as another pundit (Trevor Matich) kept pointing out until you could see the steam coming out of the radio at his colleague.

No, TCU didn’t get hosed because they never should have been ranked where they were to begin with, in my most humble but correct opinion.

Two, if any Horned Frog or Bear fans are angry, it should be at the Big XII/X for not being “enlightened” enough to have a Title Game; of course, they’d probably have to actually have 12 teams but that is their fault.

Conference championships are going to be one major criteria in the College Football Playoffs — not by itself but a biggie.

Can we all repeat this phrase: 8 teams in 2015?

Johnny Football is now the starter in Cleveland.

Did anyone really think that wasn’t going to happen this year after all the draft-day hoopla involving his drafting?

Listen, I understand that Brian Hoyer was struggling the last few games but he sure as heckly-darn wasn’t the only one on that offense struggling.

He had a lot of “help” in that depart-ment.

The Browns coaches hope Johnny Manziel will provide a spark but will guys that were dropping balls before now all of a sudden start catching them?

Doesn’t that kind of bring you pause?We shall see if it is a good move but I

think you have seen the last of Hoyer in a Browns’ uniform; they cannot afford to bench Manziel even if he is terrible, which is a possibility.

Yet again, my Pigskin Picks …I don’t want to say I called it …

but I did.Sort of.I wrote last week about the University

of Alabama-Birmingham and its presi-dent, Ray Watts, dropping football for, basically, economic reasons; the Blazers cannot keep up with the Joneses — the situation involving the Big Five’s ability to set its own rules.

He also included women’s bowling and rifle in the cuts but — big deal!

Apparently, I wasn’t the only one — besides students and athletes — that voiced — or wrote about — misgivings about the decision.

According to reports, it seems that some of the other powers-that-be on the campus — such as the Faculty Senate — might weigh in on the decision in a

less-than-supportive manner.According to those reports, the FS

will submit one of two possible ideas: the general support for athletics and a no-confidence vote on the president.

I thought “no-confidences” were only done by parliaments to prime ministers of countries like Great Britain, Israel, Australia, etc.

Apparently, the group is not sure Mr. Watts went through the “proper” chan-nels — that is, he went about this virtu-ally alone — making this decision (and, apparently, others) on his own.

There was even speculation that there was a little bit of skullduggery — elimination was never part of the deal, according to some.

The panel will receive feedback and come back later in January to hash out what they will recommend to the entire faculty.

In essence, methinks this is not a done deal, not by a long shot.

It always kills me that in articles like this, the person under fire always wishes it had been handled differently or that the people in question (the FS, in this case) would have been notified before it went public — as if the proverbial “Not Me” of “Family Circus” fame was behind it .

Duh … you were the one that was completely in charge of this process and how it was handled.

Don’t pass the buck.Apparently, the situation has brought con-

sternation to NCAA President Mark Emmert.Maybe Watts is right after all!

New look for Franklin Templeton Shootout

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NAPLES, Fla. — The Franklin Templeton Shootout has had a makeover.

Greg Norman’s tournament has a new format, course look and TV partner and will run from today-Saturday instead of Friday-Sunday.

After Matt Kuchar and Harris English took the suspense out of the final round last year by shooting a record 34-under 182 and winning by seven shots, Norman and tournament officials tweaked the format order from modified alternate shot, better ball and scramble to scramble, modified alternate shot and better ball.

“I completely understand the idea that the scramble format, there’s not a whole lot of separation that happens,” Kuchar said. “You don’t get the big differences in scores. The best ball, you might have guys go 2-under to 12-under, or even better.”

For the first time, Fox Sports is getting into the golf busi-ness. Norman will join Joe Buck in the broadcast booth. They also will work the U.S. Open this summer.

Fox will employ 73 microphones, 24 cameras, 10 replay machines, seven broadcasters and five audio mixers for the tournament.

The switch to Fox forced the Saturday finish. After Saturday’s broadcast, Buck will fly to Seattle to work the Seahawks’ game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Norman calls the broadcasting venture one of the top five things he has done in his life.

“I think going in I’ll be as nervous as I was walking the first tee at Augusta National and teeing it up for the first time,” he added.

With several greens showing early signs of disease, both of the Norman-designed Tiburon courses will be used. The front nine will start on Tiburon’s Black course, using holes 1-7 and 17, 18. Closing holes Nos. 13-18 will remain the same on Tiburon’s Gold course.

English and Kuchar are teaming again in the 12-team field.The other pairings are: Ian Poulter-Billy Horschel, Graeme

McDowell-Gary Woodland, Keegan Bradley-Camilo Villegas, Jason Day-Cameron Tringale, Patrick Reed-Brandt Snedeker, Ryan Palmer-Jimmy Walker, Jerry Kelly-Steve Stricker, Sean O’Hair-Kenny Perry, Retief Goosen-Mike Weir, Charles Howell III-Scott Verplank and Justin Leonard-Rory Sabbatini.

Bengals’ A.J. Green in best stretch of careerBy JOE KAY

Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Cornerback Leon Hall notic-es something different about receiver A.J. Green during practice these days. He’s more animated. He’s not holding anything back.

All good signs for a Bengals team that needs him to be a difference-maker down the stretch.

Green had 11 catches for a career-high 224 yards during a 42-21 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday that left the Bengals (8-4-1) with no margin for error. Cincinnati is tottering atop the AFC North, a half-game ahead of Baltimore and Pittsburgh.

One of the most encourag-ing signs for the last three games is how Green is run-ning and cutting at full-speed, catching just about every-thing thrown his way during

games.“He’s been something

special in practice, too,” Hall said on Wednesday. “It’s been a pretty good show the last few weeks in practice. Even if the ball is not completed, you can see in his stride that he is feeling great.”

In a sense, he’s making up for lost time.

The fourth-year receiver was having his least-productive season until the last few weeks. He hurt his right big toe dur-ing the season opener, missed three full games and most of another and was limited in his first few games back because the toe wasn’t fully healed.

He had a career-high 12 catches — most in the AFC this season — for 121 yards during a win at Houston on Nov. 16, looking for the first time like he was fully recov-

ered. On Sunday, an injury-slowed Ike Taylor couldn’t keep up.

“Nothing special,” Green said. “I was just making plays when I was due to receive the ball.”

Despite nearly a third of the season, Green ranks 16th in the NFL with 910 yards on 56 catches. His 224 yards against the Steelers were

the fourth-most by an NFL receiver this season.

The best test is next Sunday in Cleveland. The Browns (7-6) need a win to stay in the division race. And Cleveland has done the best job of stopping Green throughout his career.

With Joe Haden guarding him most of the time, Green has managed only five catch-es for 30 yards in the last two games combined, both losses. Most recently, the Browns

limited him to three catches for 23 yards during a 24-3 win at Paul Brown Stadium in a Thursday night game on Nov. 6.

The Browns always make it a point to shut down Green.

“Joe is obviously a terrific football player,” offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said on Wednesday. “The players around him — talking about Joe — understand where A.J. is. We’ve got to make sure that he comes out there and we give him opportunities to do what he does.”

Andy Dalton completed only three passes, threw three interceptions and had a pass-er rating of 2.0 during the loss to Cleveland. He’s deter-mined to make Green a much bigger part of the rematch.

“That’s the type of player he is, so you’ve got to keep giving him these opportuni-ties to make these big plays,” Dalton added.

Musings


Hunter Mericle led all scorers with 18 points. Ashton Moore chipped in 11 and Logan Hubert had 9. Other players that were able to score were: Doug Long with 6, Jeffery Caputo with 4 and Justin Mox with 2.

The team will travel to Allen East today. Game starts at 5 p.m.

——————Lady Barons fall to OSU-MansfieldMANSFIELD — Ohio State University-Mansfield downed

OSU-Lima/Rhodes State College 77-62 Tuesday in Mansfield.OSU Lima canned 12 3-point goals.Katelyn Georgens (Delphos Jefferson) had 25 points to pace

the Lady Barons (1-5, 1-3 ORCC), while fellow Wildcat alum Hannah Sensibaugh added four.

OSU Lima/Rhodes: Megan Imwalle 14, Kylee Hooker 14, Katelyn Georgens 25, Hannah Sensibaugh 4, Paige Buroker 5.

OSU Mansfield: L. Tittle 17, J. Lee 27, L. Ladd 14, L. Mallaio 8, C. Lambert 11.

Roundup


A suspension of six games without pay for violations involving assault, sexual assault, battery, domestic violence, child abuse and other forms of family vio-lence will be in effect, but with consideration given to mitigating or aggravating circumstances.

“The policy is comprehen-sive. It is strong. It is tough. And it better for everyone associated with the NFL,” Goodell said.

That new policy will include a conduct commit-tee made up of several team owners and a pair of for-mer players who are now part of ownership groups — Warrick Dunn (Atlanta) and John Stallworth (Pittsburgh).

Chaired by Arizona Cardinals’ owner Michael Bidwill, the committee will review the personal con-duct policy at least annually and recommend appropriate changes. The group will seek advice from outside experts, the NFL said.

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DEAR ABBY: You sometimes print letters from people who are looking to meet decent, honorable and interesting other people. While you have recommended volunteering, joining health clubs, going to church -- and staying out of bars -- something I have yet to see mentioned is a community-based arts organization.

Someone who is musically inclined might look for a local band, orchestra or community chorus. But I’d like to put in a word for community theater. A person doesn’t have to be a performer; these groups need people to build sets, make costumes, locate props, run the backstage operations during a performance, etc. In the front of the house, they need people for promotion, selling tickets, ushering and soliciting donations from sponsors.

I met my husband of 30-plus years through a community theater group, and know of several other long-term marriages that came about the same way. I’m a seamstress, so I have made my share of costumes. But I have also learned how to frame a wall and build a staircase while working on set construction.

Even if you don’t find that special someone, you will make dozens of new friends and have the satisfaction of accomplishing something at the same time. -- ALWAYS BUSY IN DES MOINES

DEAR ALWAYS BUSY: I love your suggestion. Not everyone is meant to be in front of the footlights, but that doesn’t mean one can’t be an important member of the team. And community theater is definitely a team effort.

DEAR ABBY: I find my wife’s daughter and son-in-law, who live nearby, to be very unlikable. Her daughter is gossipy, arrogant, smug and superficial. The husband is ill-mannered, devoid of social skills, lazy, impossible to carry on a normal conversation with and, worst of all, a liar.

Naturally, I am expected to see them often, and the more I am around them, the less I like them. This has become apparent to my wife. We have had more than a few “spirited discussions” about it, which I view as a real threat to the long-term well-being of our marriage.

I have tried mightily for her sake to overlook their major personality and character flaws, with no success. I don’t

want another divorce. Please help. -- DESPERATE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC

DEAR DESPERATE: If you love your wife and don’t want this marriage ruined, accept that you are going to have to accommodate to some degree her insufferable daughter and son-in-law. This does not mean you must love them or even enjoy their company. It does mean working out a compromise that includes spending some time with them.

You and your wife are not joined at the hip. Every visit doesn’t have to include you. Take up some hobbies you can enjoy on your own. Develop a sense of humor where they are concerned. If you do, you won’t force your wife to choose between you and her child, because the chances are you would lose.

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DEAR DOCTOR K: Is it possible to get off blood pressure-lowering medication through diet and exercise?

DEAR READER: Yes, it is. I’ve seen many patients commit to lifestyle changes and get off blood-pressure medicines entirely. More often, I’ve seen that a commitment to a healthier lifestyle allows people to greatly reduce how much medication they take, even though they still need some medicines to control their blood pressure.

While many people, myself included, would like to not have to take medicines at all, being able to reduce the dose is a big deal. Many of the side effects of medicines are reduced or eliminated by reducing the dose.

Regular exercise is one of the best ways to reduce high blood pressure. Still, it’s important to talk to your doctor before starting a new exercise program. If you are taking certain blood pressure medications, you may have to take extra precautions when you exercise. For example, thiazide diuretics slightly lower blood volume, so you may be more prone to dehydration with exercise.

Aerobic exercise, which boosts your heart rate and breathing, is best for lowering blood pressure. Aim to do 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity activity on most days of the week. Brisk walking, jogging and swimming are all good activities.

Some resistance training is fine, but don’t strain. Do more repetitions at lighter weights to prevent temporary blood pressure spikes.

Many of my patients have started exercise programs to lose weight. But if they didn’t lose weight, they stopped. They thought the only value in exercise was losing weight. They didn’t

realize that exercise produces enormous health benefits. Regular exercise lowers a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke, diabetes and many common types of cancer.

Good nutrition can help lower blood pressure. A blood pressure-friendly diet includes plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains; several servings daily of low-fat dairy products; some fish, poultry, dried beans, nuts and seeds; and minimal red meat, sweets and sugary beverages. Limit your salt intake to no more than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day.

You should also aim to:-- Attain and maintain a healthy weight.

Exercise alone can help drop your blood pressure, and so can weight loss alone, by reducing your calories. But the combination of regular exercise and weight loss is more powerful than either alone.

-- Limit alcohol. No more than one drink a day for a woman and two drinks a day for a man.

-- Stress less. Relaxation techniques such as meditation, deep breathing and yoga can help relieve stress.

Lifestyle changes can have a powerful beneficial effect in lowering your blood pressure and the risk of diseases worsened by high blood pressure -- particularly heart disease and stroke. This is not sanctimonious preaching: It’s solid science.

(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.)

You can reduce blood-pressure medication through lifestyle changes

Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.

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Ask Mr. Know-it-AllWilma and Betty’s maiden names cause a rubble

by Gary ClothierQ: On “The Flinstones,” what were

Wilma and Betty’s maiden names? -- N.B., Harrisonburg, Va.

A: Wilma’s maiden name is Slaghoople; however, during at least one episode, several friends remember her as Wilma Pebble. Fans of the show seem to accept the inconsistency and recognize Slaghoople as her maiden name. As for Mrs. Rubble, she was known as Betty Jean McBricker before tying the knot with Barney.

Q: What is the real name of former “Seinfeld” star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus? When and where was she born? -- N.L., Flagstaff, Ariz.

A: Her real name? It’s Julie Louis-Dreyfus. She was born on Fri., Jan. 13, 1961, in New York City but was raised in Washington, D.C. Louis-Dreyfus studied theater at Northwestern University. She worked with several comedy groups and landed a job with “Saturday Night Live” in 1982. She married “SNL” writer Brad Hall, who she knew in college, in 1987. She made her movie debut in 1986 in the Woody Allen film “Hannah and Her Sisters.” On “Seinfeld,” she played the role of Elaine Benes, the ex-girlfriend of Jerry Seinfeld. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children, Henry and Charlie.

Q: Who is Robert of “Robert’s Rules of Order”? -- T.A., Bishop, Texas

A: On May 2, 1837, Henry Martyn Robert was born in South Carolina. Twenty years later, he graduated with honors from West Point, receiving his commission in the Corps of Engineers. He went on to have a distinguished career in the Army, retiring in 1901 as a brigadier general.

In the 1860s, he was asked to hold a church meeting but didn’t know how. After doing some research, he discovered there were no set rules, so he decided to establish a set of guidelines, which he published in 1876. “Robert’s Rules of Order” quickly became the authority on parliamentary procedure. Robert died on May 11, 1923, in Hormel, N.Y.

Q: I am positive I saw Robert Redford in the Broadway play “Barefoot in the Park” in 1963. My husband and dinner guests say I am wrong; they claim he was in a film of that name. Who is right? -- G.H., Boulder, Colo.

A: You are both right. Redford was a co-star in the Neil Simon play, which opened in 1963. In 1967, he was in the movie with Jane Fonda.

Q: What was the first name of former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop? -- J.K., Atlantic City, N.J.

A: Charles.Q: The wife of actor Vincent Price was

supposedly in the movie “Auntie Mame.” Who was she? -- J.W.J., Chandler, Ariz.

A: Coral Browne played the role of Vera Charles, Mame’s best friend, in the 1958 film. Browne and Price were not married at the time. Browne and Price met when she co-starred with him in “Theatre of Blood” (1973); they married the following year. The two appeared together in the short-lived 1979 TV series “Time Express.” The couple remained together until her death from breast cancer at age 77 on May 29, 1991, two days after Vincent Price’s 80th birthday. Vincent Price succumbed to lung cancer on Oct. 25, 1993.

(Send your questions to Mr. Know-It-All at [email protected] or c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014

This year shows plenty of promise if you use your intelligence and creative potential to the fullest. Set your sights high, work hard and focus on getting things done if you want to advance. The more organizations you are involved with, the better your chance to succeed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) -- Long-term connections and valuable information will come your way from a social or business gathering. You will receive admiration and approval for your innovative ideas. Love is on the rise.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You will have good luck when it comes to money matters if you have scrutinized the details carefully. A joint venture is worth looking into.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Love and romance will be on your mind. Now is the time to make a commitment or promise to someone important to you. Follow your intuition.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Someone you thought you could trust is likely to betray you. Collect your thoughts before doing anything you may regret. Acting out of fear or anger will result in bad decisions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Great achievements can be made. Strike a deal, take on a new challenge, complete a creative project or engage in romance. Take the initiative and don’t look back.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Make sure all the cards are on the table before signing up for a partnership or collaborating with someone. An unpleasant surprise is likely if you don’t do your research carefully.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Social media makes it easier than ever to get in touch with an old friend. It will be refreshing to talk to someone who understands your background and shares your ideals.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Spend your leisure time doing something you enjoy. Filling your schedule with chores, repair jobs or shopping will leave you no time to recharge your batteries. Put time aside to relax.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- This is a great day for family fun. Remember to include young people in your entertainment or party plans. Host an informal get-together with people you don’t see regularly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Mixing business with pleasure will bring a new perspective regarding your career goals. You will learn a lot by listening and observing what’s going on in your professional field.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Nothing will escape your notice today. Pay attention to detail and carefully gauge what needs to be done and how much it will cost. Caution will spare you from loss.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your ingenuity and creativity are in full swing. Increase your visibility by contacting people who are in a position to recommend you. Don’t be shy; step into the spotlight.

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75 Years Ago – 1939Soviet Russia appeared

ready Tuesday to walk out of the League of Nations and to redouble the offen-sive of armed forces against Finland. Dispatches from both Geneva and Moscow indicated the probable result of a league deci-sion giving the Soviets until Tuesday afternoon to order withdrawal of the Red Army from Finnish soil and enter into peaceful negotia-tions for a settlement on the basis of Finland’s appeal to the world for aid.

A large number of local Eagles are expected to be in attendance at the regu-lar meeting Monday Night when O. Lee Thomas of Canton, state president, will be the speaker. The annual venison feed will be enjoyed, courtesy of B. L. Jauman who returned from Pennsylvania with a buck. Arrangements for the Christmas party to be held on Dec. 21 are being com-pleted.

At the impressive can-dlelight service Monday evening, the recently-elect-ed officers of the Daughters of Ruth, a Methodist soci-ety, were installed. Mrs. O. M. Arnold served as install-ing officer and was assist-ed by Mrs. W. A. Thomas and daughters, Janet and Margaret Ann. As Janet Thomas sang and whistled “Roses of Picardy,” her sis-ter presented roses to each of the new officers.

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Local vet taking holiday pet food donations


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DELPHOS — The Delphos Animal Hospital is taking pet food donations to be given to The Allen County Dog Warden’s (ACDW) office. It is sponsoring the third annual Pet Food Donation Drive this holi-day season to help local families in need by donating dog and cat food and other pet supplies.

The Delphos Animal Hospital’s Office Manager Kerrie Harrison said the hospital will accept donations of dog and cat food, treats, pet toys, leashes and collars until Dec. 23. Drop-off hours are: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Chief Dog Warden Allen County Julie

Shellhammer said this is the time of year when families are facing hardships with the holidays.

“They may have lost a job and are strug-gling to pay their bills and take care of their families,” she said. “We want to help them take care of their pets.”

Shellhammer said the community’s response has been great; many groomers, vet-erinarians and pet stores have volunteered to accept public donations.

“Last year, we helped 125 families with their pet’s needs,” she said. “We will gladly accept monetary donations and people can also choose to sponsor a pet.”

The ACDW would like to thank all who donate and to those willing to be a drop-off location.

For more information, call the ACDW at 419-223-8528

The Delphos Animal Hospital is taking pet food donations to be given to The Allen County Dog Warden’s (ACDW) office. It is sponsoring the third annual Pet Food Donation Drive this holiday season to help local families in need with help to feed their pets. The hospital will accept donations of dog and cat food, treats, pet toys, leashes and collars until Dec. 23. Above: Office Manager Kerrie Harrison and Jimmy — Dr. Bonnie and Dr. John’s family pet — bond beside the collection of donated items in the office. (DHI Media/Stephanie Groves)

Answers to Wednesday’s questions:A Dracula sneeze is raising your arm to cover

your face while you sneeze into the crook of your elbow in a gesture that evokes Dracula raising his cape.

Prolific 19th-century Italian composer Gioachino Rossini once boasted, “Give me a laundry list and I’ll set it to music.”

Today’s questions:In the language of flowers, what is the meaning

of wallflower?What popular singer-songwriter’s private sea-

plane was fired upon by Jamaican police, who sus-pected it was being used to smuggle drugs?

Answers in Friday’s Herald.


“This spill did not warrant a call to the EPA but we always err on the side of caution,” Seidel added.

BUNGE uses sulfuric acid in the treatment of its waste-water before it’s sent through the municipal lines. Delphos Wastewater Superintendent Todd Teman said the spill was treated with lime to neutralize the acid and then BUNGE flushed its system with additional water to hasten the process.

“Sulfuric acid dissipates very quickly outside but it would have caused our pH to go way out of whack,” Teman said. “BUNGE acted immediately and what reached the system was already diluted and neutralized.”

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Council then met in execu-tive session to discuss mat-ters related to personnel. On reconvening in regular ses-sion, Council President Larry Flick laid to rest any question as to Dave Metzger’s future with the village. Metzger was hired to serve as vil-lage administrator at the end

of November, but concerns raised by area media brought into question his continued employment.

“We’ve decided that Mr. Metzger is going to stay here and he’s going to do his job,” Flick said. “We don’t feel the need to hold any more over his head and we don’t think there’s anything else that needs to be done.”

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CIA fights back on torture reportWASHINGTON (AP) — Top spies past

and present campaigned Wednesday to dis-credit the Senate’s investigation into the CIA’s harrowing torture practices after 9/11, battling to define the historical record and deter poten-tial legal action around the world.

The Senate intelligence committee’s report doesn’t urge prosecution for wrongdoing, and the Justice Department has no interest in reopening a criminal probe. But the threat to former interrogators and their superiors was underlined as a U.N. special investiga-tor demanded those responsible for “system-atic crimes” be brought to justice, and human rights groups pushed for the arrest of key CIA and Bush administration figures if they travel overseas.

Current and former CIA officials pushed back, determined to paint the Senate report as a political stunt by Senate Democrats tar-nishing a program that saved American lives. It is a “one-sided study marred by errors of fact and interpretation — essentially a poorly done and partisan attack on the agency that has done the most to protect America,” for-mer CIA directors George Tenet, Porter Goss and Michael Hayden wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

Hayden was singled out by Senate investi-gators for what they said was a string of mis-leading or outright false statements he gave in 2007 about the importance of the CIA’s brutal treatment of detainees in thwarting terrorist attacks. He described the focus on him as “ironic on so many levels” as any wrongdoing

predated his arrival at the CIA. “They were far too interested in yelling at me,” Hayden said in an email to The Associated Press.

The intelligence committee’s 500-page release concluded that the CIA inflicted suffering on al-Qaida prisoners beyond its legal authority and that none of the agency’s “enhanced interrogations” provided critical, life-saving intelligence. It cited the CIA’s own records, documenting in detail how water-boarding and lesser-known techniques such as “rectal feeding” were actually employed.

The CIA is now in the uncomfortable position of defending itself publicly, given its basic mission to protect the country secret-ly. Its 136-page rebuttal suggests Senate Democrats searched through millions of docu-ments to pull out only the evidence backing up pre-determined conclusions. “That’s like doing a crossword puzzle on Tuesday with Wednesday’s answer’s key,” the CIA said in an emailed statement.

Challenging one of the report’s most explosive arguments — that harsh interro-gation techniques didn’t lead to Osama bin Laden — the CIA pointed to questioning of Ammar al-Baluchi, who revealed how an al-Qaida operative relayed messages to and from bin Laden after he departed Afghanistan. Before then, the CIA said, it only knew that courier Abu Ahmad al-Kuwaiti interacted with bin Laden in 2001 when the al-Qaida leader was accessible to many of his follow-ers. Al-Kuwaiti eventually led the U.S. to bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.

Ebola fighters named 2014 Time Person of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors, nurses and oth-ers fighting Ebola through “tireless acts of courage and mercy” have been named Time’s 2014 Person of the Year, the magazine announced Wednesday.

The runners-up included Ferguson, Missouri, pro-testers; Russian President Vladimir Putin; Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani; and Jack Ma, the China-based founder of e-com-merce giant Alibaba.

Time’s editor, Nancy Gibbs, praised “the peo-ple in the field, the spe-cial forces of Doctors Without Borders/Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF), the Christian medical-relief workers of Samaritan’s Purse and many others from all over the world” who “fought side by side with local doctors and nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams.”

Gibbs noted that the dis-ease has struck doctors and nurses.

“The rest of the world can sleep at night because a group of men and women

are willing to stand and fight,” she wrote. They were cited “for tireless acts of courage and mercy, for buying the world time to boost its defenses, for risk-ing, for persisting, for sac-rificing and saving.”

Antoine Petibon, head of international programs for the French Red Cross, which has been active in Guinea’s anti-Ebola efforts, called it “great recognition for all these people who have been toiling in the shadows.”

“If it helps us wipe out this epidemic faster, all the better,” Petibon added.

The disease has taken its toll in myriad ways.

In September, a team trying to inform villagers about Ebola in the for-ests of southern Guinea was attacked by a mob. The bodies of eight people — two local administra-tors, two medical officers, a preacher and three journal-ists, were found stuffed in a latrine.

Less than a month after arriving in Guinea, Cuban Dr. Jorge Juan Guerra Rodriguez died of malaria.

Henry Gray, MSF opera-tions coordinator for the Ebola response in Guinea and Liberia, said the spot-light should be on the patients and the thousands of people in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Mali “who are doing their best to deal with this horrendous outbreak.”

Gray, speaking by phone from Conakry, the Guinea capita, said, “We are happy for this recognition but will be even happier when the last Ebola treatment center is closed and the crisis is declared over.”

Birte Hald, head of emer-gency operations for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said “front-line fighters” deserve recogni-tion.

“People like myself, we are working hard, but we are not at risk,” Hald said from Nairobi. “People doing the safe and dignified burials, the contact trac-ing and the transport of the sick, working in the treat-ment centers — these are the people who deserve our praise and respect.”

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