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VAN WERT — Thirteen-year-old vocalist Sam Duquette was crowned the winner of the 2015 Ohio Has Talent! competition Saturday evening at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The audience chose Duquette as winner for her performance of “Me and My Bobby McGee.” Duquette, a Van Wert resident, was accompanied by guitarist Aaron Cooper, also of Van Wert. For winning the eighth annual competition, Duquette received a trophy and a $1,000 award.

Seventeen acts from Van Wert and nearby counties showed off their talents Saturday for a panel of judges as well as the voting audience. The event is a benefit show for Community Health Professionals’ Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. The center provides care to families when a life-limiting illness cannot be managed at home. Patient care is provided by trained hospice nurses and the center provides places to accommodate families.

Second place and $500 went to Paulding High School student Alex Schlegel who performed “The Evolution of Dance,” showing off dance moves from the 1950s to the modern era. Schlegel is also an actor and has performed in the musicals “Shrek” and “The Beverly Hillbillies” in Paulding.

Duquette takes home Ohio Has Talent! crown

The St. John’s High School saxophone quintet took home Honorable Mention at Saturday’s Ohio Has Talent! contest. The group’s members are Samantha Stevenson, Madison Fulk, Alexis Deffenbaugh, Haley Rode and Sara Clossen. (DHI Media/Angela Stith) See TALENT, page 10

St. John’s will sell tickets for th district tournament at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at Van Wert High School versus Cory Rawson. The game is a split session.

Tickets will be sold in the high school office from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and 7-7:30 p.m. today; 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for student. All tick-ets will be $6 at the door.

All season tickets will be punched. No tickets will be sold in the grade school.

Tickets on sale

Mostly sunny today. Highs in the upper 20s. Partly cloudy through midnight then a chance of freezing rain and snow. Lows 15 to 20. See page 2.

Museum: rare artifact found in SW Ohio

CINCINNATI (AP) — A museum says a rare Native American artifact dating back to the fifth century has been discovered by a crew doing utility work in southwest Ohio.

The suburban Cincinnati village of Newtown and the Cincinnati Museum Center said this week that a shell pendant called a gorget was recently found amid Native American human remains and artifacts uncovered while a crew dug a trench. The dec-orative pendant is engraved with an unidentified animal.

Archaeologists hope study-ing the pendant will teach them more about the early portion of the late Woodland period and the people who once lived in the area.

An archaeology curator at the museum says gorgets with animal depictions are rare and there are only about eight of that style and period in the U.S.

St. David’s celebration Saturday

Gomer Congregational Church will host the annual St. David’s Day Celebration Saturday with dinner and a bazaar.

Chicken and steak din-ners, including mashed pota-toes, green beans, homemade noodles, salad homemade bread and desserts, will be served at 4:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children in advance and $8.50 for adults and $4.50, respec-tively, at the door. Tickets can be ordered by call-ing 419-642-2681.

A musical program including several area choirs and the Gomer Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Fire and Rescue take icy plunge for trainingFire and Rescue personnel from Delphos, Van Wert City and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office took an icy plunge in the Delphos-Gillmor Reservoir Saturday morning for ice rescue training. Delphos Fire Chief Kevin Streets said about 10 men assembled for the exercise when a fire call came in from Spencerville Invincible Fire Department for mutual aid. Streets said the training is crucial this time of year with waterways frozen and spring on the way. “People need to err on the side of caution,” he said. “If you’re not sure if the ice is thick enough, don’t get on it.” (DHI Media/Stephanie Groves)

Spencerville FD battles a pair of fires Saturday afternoonSpencerville Invicible Fire Department battled a pair of fires less than an hour apart Saturday afternoon. The first call was at 1:28 p.m. at 104 S. College (above). Firefighters arrived to smoke and flames coming from a second-story bedroom. Delphos Fire and Rescue was called for mutual aid. The second fire call came at 2:20 p.m. to 305 W. North St. That fire also originated in a second-story bedroom. American Township was called for mutual aid. Spencerville crews were back on station at 5:08 p.m. (DHI Media/Stephanie Groves)

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Today is Monday, March 2, the 61st day of 2015. There are 304 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On March 2, 1965, the movie ver-

sion of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway musical “The Sound of Music,” starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, had its world premiere at New York’s Rivoli Theater.

On this date:In 1793, the first president of the

Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, was born near Lexington, Virginia.

In 1836, the Republic of Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico.

In 1865, Congress established the position of Naval Judge Advocate General.

In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote.

In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-

Shafroth Act.In 1939, Roman Catholic Cardinal

Eugenio Pacelli was elected pope on his 63rd birthday; he took the name Pius XII. The Massachusetts legislature voted to ratify the Bill of Rights, 147 years after the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution had gone into effect. (Georgia and Connecticut soon followed.)

In 1940, the cartoon character Elmer Fudd made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated short “Elmer’s Candid Camera,” in which the title character finds himself pitted against a rascally rabbit that was a precursor to Bugs Bunny.

In 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous act of defiance, Claudette Colvin, a black high school student in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white passenger.

In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. (Philadelphia won, 169-147.)

In 1972, the United States launched the Pioneer 10 space probe, which flew past Jupiter in late 1973, sending

back images and scientific data.In 1985, the government approved

a screening test for AIDS that detect-ed antibodies to the virus, allowing possibly contaminated blood to be excluded from the blood supply.

In 1990, more than 6,000 drivers went on strike against Greyhound Lines Inc. (The company, later declaring an impasse in negotiations, fired the strikers.)

Ten years ago: The number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq reached 1,500. The woman who’d accused NBA star Kobe Bryant of rape settled her lawsuit against him, ending the case.

Five years ago: Authorities in San Diego County found the body of 17-year-old Chelsea King, who’d been missing since Feb. 25, 2010. (John Albert Gardner III later plead-ed guilty to raping and murdering King and another victim, 14-year-old Amber Dubois; he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.)

One year ago: The historical drama “12 Years a Slave” won best picture at the 86th annual Academy Awards; one of its stars, Lupita Nyong’o, won best supporting actress. Matthew McConaughey was named best actor

for “Dallas Buyers Club” while Cate Blanchett was honored as best actress for “Blue Jasmine”; Alfonso Cuaron received best director for “Gravity.”

(Stations: Rock musician Casey, one name, is correct)

Today’s Birthdays: Actor John Cullum is 85. Author Tom Wolfe is 85. Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev is 84. Actress Barbara Luna is 76. Author John Irving is 73. Actress Cassie Yates is 64. Actress Laraine Newman is 63. Former Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., is 62. Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is 60. Singer Jay Osmond is 60. Pop musi-cian John Cowsill (The Cowsills) is 59. Tennis player Kevin Curren is 57. Country singer Larry Stewart (Restless Heart) is 56. Rock sing-er Jon Bon Jovi is 53. Blues sing-er-musician Alvin Youngblood Hart is 52. Actor Daniel Craig is 47. Actor Richard Ruccolo is 43. Rock musi-cian Casey (Jimmie’s Chicken Shack) is 39. Rock singer Chris Martin (Coldplay) is 38. Actress Heather McComb is 38. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard is 34. NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is 33. Actor Robert Iler is 30. Actress Nathalie Emmanuel (TV: “Game of Thrones”) is 26.

one Year AgoStudents in Chad Laman’s sixth-grade science

class at Jefferson Middle School recently construct-ed “cell cities” to model the different components of plant and animal cells. Designs ranged from cit-ies, football stadiums, Lego worlds, Lego prisons, water parks, Indiana reservations and much more.

25 Years Ago – 1990Middle Point is the latest in a series of cellu-

lar tower site locations selected by Cellular One to provide service for the region. The tower was recently put in service during a dedication ceremo-ny attended by Richard Jesko, regional sales man-ager for Cellular One, Middle Point Mayor Arthur Eversole, Jim Donnelly, sales account executive for Lima and surrounding region, and Van Wert Mayor Stan Agler.

The Changing Times League of Ohio Child Conservation League met in the home of JoAnn Liebrecht. Mary Ellen Hemker was co-hostess. Devotions “when I get the time” were given by Gwen Rohrbacher. A thank you from the nursing homes for the Valentine favors was read. In keeping with the President’s Day theme, an American flag was awarded to Diane Mueller, winner of the raffle.

Business Professionals of America students from Vantage Vocational School presented a $245 donation to Van Wert County Special Olympics. Those raising pledges included Chad Conrad of Van Wert, Julie Hicks of Ottoville, Jenn Sheets of Mendon and Vicki Schlegal of Paulding. Other Vantage students presenting $245 checks to Steve Hilgeman of PC Workshop, Paulding County, were Mike Clock of Cheryl Ann School, Mercer County; and Devin Fuerst from Brookhill, Putnam County.

50 Years Ago – 1965St. John’s gym was the scene of a Wildcat

victory Saturday evening as Delphos Jefferson, coached by Cal Fox, rolled to a 61-54 victory over Bluffton. Jefferson led Bluffton by one point at the end of the first frame. The score was Jefferson 13, and Bluffton 12. Jefferson, behind two points at the half, 25-23, staged a comeback in the second half outscoring Bluffton in both the third and fourth quarters.

SP/4 Wm. G. Broaddus, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Broaddus of Delphos, was photographed about to present Bob Hope with an A-Frame award at the close of the two-hour Hope show in

the Recreation Center football field in Korea. SP/4 Broaddus is the business manager and lighting technician for the First Team Chorus during his stay in Korea.

A 22-point effort by the Delphos St.

John Blue Jays in the third quarter of their game with Perry Saturday night at Bluffton established a 75-63 win for the Jays and advanced them to the second round of Class A sectional tournament play Monday evening. The Jays will take on Lincolnview in Founders Hall. Tom Schmersal and Frank Minnig each contributed 13 points on iden-tical efforts: five fielders and three gift shots. Dave Hoehn and Chuck Osting added 12 each.

75 Years Ago – 1940A large number of persons living in the Delphos

community were in attendance at the formal open-ing of the Metzger Brothers Implement Store which was held Thursday at their store on South Main Street. There was a large display of various types of Minneapolis-Moline tractors and farm machinery and Root dusting equipment.

St. John’s won their first start in the annual Class B Sectional tournament at Shawnee Thursday night from Lima St. John’s by the score of 41 to 36. Huysman was high scorer of the game with six field goals and seven free throws for a total of 19 points. As a result of this victory, they will play Willshire Saturday afternoon.

“The Barretts of Wimpole Street” was reviewed by Mrs. George Horine at the regular meeting of Sorosis held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Samuel Roberts, North Maple Street. Mrs. Thomas B. Snow read selections from Browning. The March 14 meeting will be held with Mrs. H. M. Viel, West Fifth Street, acting as hostess.

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TODAY IN HISTORY LOCAL GRAINS

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LOTTERYCLEVELAND (AP) —

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new round of snow could push Boston to season recordBOSTON (AP) — After cold and snow that

set February records, southern New England entered March with another round that could push Boston over its 20-year-old snowfall record.

With 102 inches, Boston needs 5.7 more to break the 1995-96 record of 107.6.

Snowfall of 4 to 6 inches was expected by early today across the area, with up to 8 inches in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Less is expected in northern Massachusetts and New York state, and on Cape Cod.

“We have come this far, we might as well break the record,” said William Babcock, National Weather Service meteorologist in the Taunton, Massachusetts office. “We have a cou-ple of storms to push us over the record. Once that is done we won’t complain if we don’t get any more snow.”

Since it’s early March, “we still have plenty of time,” he said.

The snow Sunday into today will be wetter than those earlier in the season, continuing the concern about potential roof collapses.

“If you have flat roofs, it is certainly going to add to the weight,” Babcock said.

Elsewhere, heavy snow was expected in the central Rockies and Great Basin and heavy rain was predicted in parts of the Southwest. Snow was falling from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast, with freezing rain in the Mid-Atlantic.

————RECORD COLDFebruary 2015 was one for the record books

in the Northeast.The Northeast Regional Climate Center at

Cornell University says Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca, New York, shivered through their coldest months ever.

The average temperature was 10.9 degrees in Buffalo, beating the 1934 record of 11.4. The monthly average was 9.0 in Syracuse, 12.2 in Binghamton and 10.2 in Ithaca.

February record lows were also set in Hartford, Connecticut, at 16.1; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at

20.9; and Portland, Maine at 13.8.———BLIZZARD, AVALANCHE WARNINGSWeather forecasters in Colorado issued bliz-

zard and avalanche warnings as Pacific moisture continued to bring snow and strong winds to the Continental Divide on Sunday. The storm was expected to last through today, with another storm expected Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Wolf Creek Pass and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued avalanche warnings for the South San Juan, Sangre de Cristo and Gunnison areas. The avalanche danger in southern Colorado has been increased to high.

———MISSOURI DEATHSAuthorities reported three people, including

one child, died in weather-related incidents in Missouri.

Two people were killed when a driver lost control on a snow-covered highway in Lebanon on Saturday when the car skidded into a trac-tor-trailer stopped because of an earlier crash on Interstate 44. The 20-year-old driver survived, but both passengers were ejected and killed.

In Nevada, Missouri, a boy died after falling through an ice-covered farm pond. Emergency crews rushed to the scene Saturday morning after a caller said three children were in the pond, according to fire officials. A bystander pulled one boy from the pond, and another boy was able to get out on his own, The Joplin Globe reported.

Illinois and Indiana got 8 inches or more of snow Sunday from the same weather system.

———MICHIGAN TOT HOSPITALIZEDA 3-year-old Lansing, Michigan, girl was

hospitalized in critical condition after getting stuck overnight outside her family’s apartment during frigid weather that marked the end of one of the coldest Februaries on record in Michigan.

According to police, the girl was treated for severe hypothermia. A relative found the girl on a sidewalk in front of the apartment complex about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Lansing police Sgt. Joe Brown told the Lansing State Journal. The temperature was 5 degrees at the time.

———CALIFORNIA STORMCrews worked to clean up a mudslide that

shut down a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway northwest of Los Angeles early Sunday. The area received between a quarter-inch to half an inch of rain overnight, the weather service said. The threat of showers will linger until today morning when the cold low-pressure system moves out.

———MARATHON CANCELEDWinter weather over the last few days in North

Texas prompted organizers of the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth to cancel the race. The marathon, along with a 50K ultra marathon — both of which had been set for Sunday —were canceled. The half marathon, however, was held Sunday morning.

Heidi Swartz, Cowtown executive director, said the safety of runners, volunteers and specta-tors was the top priority.

———TRUCK FALLS THROUGH ICEA pickup truck drove onto a frozen river in

New Jersey early Sunday, spun around repeated-ly and then plunged through the ice, police said, and rescue teams found a dead dog but no people inside.

Later, the driver, who owned the dog, and a passenger turned themselves in, state police said. They were in custody and were being questioned, but police had not said whether they would face criminal charges including for the death of the dog, which apparently drowned.

The passenger had gotten out of the truck just before the driver took it out onto the ice, police said.

Continued from Friday’s Herald …

The 1850 Federal Census for Marion Township, Allen County, lists Caspar, his wife Mary and children: Mary, Clem and Elisa living in the John Welch household. The oldest child, John, age 17, was living in Jennings Township, Putnam County, with the John B. Vonlander fam-ily, learning the shoemaker trade. Casper owned 40 acres and had cleared 13 acres with his slow oxen to grow wheat and Indian corn. He would later add other tracts until he owned 71 acres. Casper was a carpenter and general woodworker and continued that trade in addition to farming. After coming to the area, he worked at his trade building churches, mills, etc. in different parts of the country.

In 1854, he crafted a cabinet for his wife, Clara Maria. The 6 and 1/2-foot high walnut cabinet, on which he had carved his and his wife’s names across the top, shows the work-manship and pride he took in each detail of his creation. He had learned and practiced the guild trade of carpentry in Germany, making him a skilled craftsman whose work in the new colony would be much in demand.

On 3 April 1856, a month before her 17th birth-day, Caspar and Clara’s oldest daughter, ANNA MARIA, married JOHN FREDERICK LAUSE, age 31, in St. John’s Catholic Church, Delphos. John Frederick, son of Johann Henry Lause and Maria Elisabeth Geisker, had also been aboard the Isabella with his parents and siblings in 1844. John Frederick was a carpenter, having learned the trade in Germany with his future father-in-law. Twelve children were born to Anna Maria and John Frederick.

MARY ELIZABETH, born 26 January 1857, married John Pierre Lauer (1859-1940) on 12 May 1881. Mary Elizabeth died 7 March 1930.

MARIA CLARA, born 4 Nov. 1858, died 4 May 1866 at the age of 7 years, 6 months.

BERNADINA MARY, born 1 February 1861, married on 9 September 1886 to John Conrad Laudick (1862-1921). Bernadina died 9 November 1946 in Spearville, Ford County, Kansas.

CASPER JOHN, born 6 December 1862, mar-ried Elizabeth Trentman (1867-1928) on 17 June 1886. Casper died 6 June 1942.

JOHN HENRY, born 17 October 1864, died at the age of 2 years, 3 months and 22 days on 26 January 1867.

FRANK J., born 9 January 1867, married on 16 November 1893 to Elizabeth Niemeyer (1873-1925). Frank died 6 May 1924.

CLARA ELIZABETH was born 1 October 1868. She first married G. A. Schmidt and then Walter Moore. Clara died circa 1963 in Mukelteo, Washington.

ANNA CATHERINE, born 14 January 1871, married Joseph John Kroeger (1874-1913) on 14 September 1898. Anna died 20 March 1900.

CLEMENT FRED, born on 23 September 1872, married on 4 September 1900 to Anna Bonifas (1876-1943). Clement passed away on 23 November 1956

JOSEPH FREDERICK, born 5 September 1874, married on 7 September 1897 to Mary Kroeger. Joseph Frederick died 23 July 1910.

FREDERICK JOSEPH, born 29 December 1875, married Helena Maria Moreo on 24 October 1900. Fred died 3 May 1954.

And ALOYSIUS WILLIAM, born 24 January 1880, married on 9 June 1903 to Anna Catharina Gerdemann (1881-1966). Aloysius passed away on 26 July 1962.

John Frederick Lause died 19 March 1897 and Anna Maria (Pohlman) Lause died 22 August 1910. They are interred along with many of their children in St. John’s Cemetery, Delphos, Allen County.

In the 1860 Agricultural Census of Marion Township, Allen County, it is noted that with a team of horses, instead of a yoke of oxen, Caspar and family had cleared 40 acres and had 18 acres

of woods. They grew wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and buckwheat. With four milk cows, they pro-duced 250 pounds of butter. Seven other head of cattle, three sheep and 25 pigs provided food and clothing.

On 28 January 1864, Maria Elisabeth, the sec-ond surviving daughter of Caspar and Clara Maria Pohlman, who was 9 months old when the family immigrated to America, passed away at the age of 21.

CASPER CLEMENS A. POHLMAN mar-ried MARIA THERESA BERNADINA BRINKMAN on 21 June 1865 at St. John’s in Delphos. Bernadina was the daughter of Francis Frank Brinkman and Agnes Anna E. Schluter. Clemens and Bernadina had seven children. They were:

JOHN CASPER, born 2 June 1866, was mar-ried to Allie A. Bentley on 18 March in Mansfield, Ohio, and died between 1920 and 1930.

CLARA MARIA, born 14 December 1868, married Jacob Thouvenin on 22 September 1888 at St. John’s. They moved to Canton, Ohio, where Clara died circa December 1900.

THERESA AGNES, born 28 April 1871, was married on 10 October 1894 to Joseph L. Weisgerber (1869-1959). Theresa Agnes died 22 March 1947.

JOHN HENRY was born 14 April 1874 and died at age 2 years and 8 months on 15 December 1876.

ANNA B. was born 30 September 1876 and died at 2 years, 4 months and 25 days on 24 February 1879.

JOSEPHINE C., born 28 May 1979, married George Jauman (1875-1912) on 19 October 1905. Josephina died 17 February 1916.

ROSE REGINA was born 22 September 1885. On 4 July 1904, Rose married Charles Carl Staunton (? – 1913) in Salem, Ohio. Rose Regina died 4 March 1957.

Casper Clemens Pohlman died 21 March 1911 and his wife Maria Theresa (Brinkman) died 30 January 1903.

In the 1870 Federal Census, the Casper Pohlman household included Caspar, age 70; Clara, age 60; their son John, age 36; and a granddaughter, Mary Lause, age 13. Caspar now owned 30 acres of cleared land and 15 acres of woods after giving 45 acres to his son, Clemens, who lived next door. Six years later on 23 August 1876, Maria Catherine Clara (Henseler) Pohlman died.

The 1880 Federal Census was enumerated on 5 June 1880. The oldest son John, age 48, is listed

as head of the household. Casper, at age 80, is listed with a notation that he had “cancer in face.” Granddaughter Mary Lause, now 23, was listed as servant. A Julia Conroy, age 13, listed as adopted and John Brown, age 17, boarder, were also in the household. Twenty-two days later on 27 June 1880 Johann Caspar passed away. Casper willed his land and chattel to his son, John, and granddaughter, Mary Lause. John died on 17 April 1895; he never married.

Another John, son of Clemens and Bernadina Pohlman, was the only grandson to carry the Pohlman name to the next generation. He was a bartender in Mansfield, Ohio, when he married Allie (Alice) Bentley on 18 March 1914. John and Alice and their two daughters, Luella and Clara, were living in California in 1920. He was listed as a detective on the Federal Census. In 1930, Alice was listed as widowed and she and her daughters were living in Richford, New York. So no sons would pass the name on. However, 10 years later, the great-granddaughter of Caspar and Clara, Ada Thouvenin would bring the Pohlman name back to the family by marrying William Pohlman, grandson of Matthias, the subject of “Pohlman Ancestors, Part I”

So where did all these Pohlmann descen-dants come from……?? Brothers Matthias and Johann Casper were the first Pohlmans to come to America, making them the Generation I in this country. Generation II was Johann David Pohlman, the father of Matthias and Johann Casper. Johann David Pohlman was born in Wellingholzhausen.

Generation III was JOHANN HEINRICH POHLMANN, born 3 November 1726, and ANNA MARIA LAUXTERMANN, born 8 September 1718. They were married in St. Bartholomaus Catholic Church in Wellingholtzhausen on 17 November 1749. Johann Henrich died 6 October 1759 and his wife Maria Anna died 6 December 1801. To this union three sons were born. The first son, JOHANN CASPAR, was born in Vornholts Kotten (cottage) and baptized on 15 April 1751 in Wellingholzhausen. Johan Casper died 8 March 1814. The second son was Johann David, born 28 April 1754. The third son was CASPAR HEINRICH who was born in Vornholts Kotten (cottage) and baptized 12 August 1759. Casper Heinrich died on 19 April 1838 in Dratum at age 78.

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Knitters offer warmth to needy with scarves

COLUMBUS (AP) — A flash of color from the handmade scarf and a simple, handwritten note drew extra attention to a snowman in Goodale Park.

“If you’re stuck out in the cold, take one!” the note read.

Another scarf and note adorned a nearby tree. And another. And another.

In all, 25 colorful scarves fluttered from the snowman’s neck, trees and signs in the Victorian Village park this week.

The scarves and the notes were placed there by a woman who spent her free time knitting in hopes that chilly passers-by would take them to help fight off the record cold that has settled over Columbus. Another round of extreme cold and snow is on the way.

“Those who may not have homes or shelter this time of year have been on my mind and heart,” said Beth Boring, 26, a Grandview Heights native who lives in Clintonville.

“I figured that foot traffic would be high enough there that anyone who may wander that way would spot them and either take one if they need-ed one or spread the word to anyone who might need one,” she said about choosing Goodale Park to share her artwork and warmth.

Knitters across the coun-try have been playfully “yarn-bombing” trees and sculptures and other fixtures in public places for years. They wrapped their fuzzy, sweater-like work around poles and trunks to add color and draw attention to the art of knitting

Boring yarn-bombed a few trees last winter, but her proj-ect was cut down within 24 hours. She decided to try a different knitting project this winter.

She read a news story about knitters in Detroit, Indianapolis, Toronto and elsewhere who have been yarn-bombing with scarves.

While relatively new to Columbus, the scarf-bomb-ing social movement has gained worldwide popularity through a group called Chase The Chill, based in Easton, Pa. It has spawned numerous similar events across North America and the hashtag #chasethechill on Instagram.

According to its Facebook page, Chase The Chill Chillicothe placed 50 scarves in that Ross County city’s Yoctangee Park in November, and it donated 77 more to the Seeds of Hope homeless char-ity. A group of seven women who meet each Wednesday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Chillicothe to knit and share new scarf patterns organized that effort.

Group organizer Karen Blumberg, 46, said she has spotted some of her scarves being worn around town. “It’s a pleasure to give to people in need,” she said.

Although it would seem that the need for scarves would end soon, it won’t go away for the foreseeable future: Columbus was expect-ed to see highs on Sunday in the 30s and another round of snow throughout the day that continues into today, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Boring started knitting scarves long before winter. She was at it in September during free time at home and during breaks as a reception-ist at the Columbus West Park rehabilitation and nursing center. Boring received most of her materials as donations from nursing-home residents who had leftover yarn but no longer possess the fine motor skills required to knit.

With the help of four friends, Boring hung her scarves at the park on Sunday. She has offered knitting les-sons to her Facebook friends in an effort to get more people involved in donating scarves.

“There are so many ways you can give back with this hobby,” Boring said.

She estimates having spent more than 100 hours knitting for this project, as each scarf takes an average of five hours to complete.

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Mike and Carol German of Delphos announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura, to Matt Ring, son of Tom and Laura Ring of Spencerville and Cynthia Ring of Lima.

The couple will exchange vows on April 25 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos.

The bride-elect is a St. John’s High School graduate and earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Findlay. She is employed at Lima Memorial Hospital.

Her fiance is a Spencerville High School graduate and is employed at Tom Ahl Family of Dealerships.

Chris and Traci Wells of Delphos announce the engagement of their daughter, Morgan, to Tyler Thomas, son of David and Rebecca Thomas of Kent.

The couple will exchange vows on April 18 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos.

The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of St. John’s High School and a 2014 graduate of Kent State University, earning a bachelor’s of science degree in speech pathol-ogy and audiology. She will receive her master’s of education in school psychology in May from Kent State and plans to continue on at KSU to earn her education specialist degree in school psychology.

Her fiance is a 2008 graduate of Kent Roosevelt High School, Kent, and a 2012 graduate of Kent State University, earning a bachelor’s of business manage-ment and marketing. He is district manager at ADP in Cleveland.

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Tina Marie Lindeman and Matthew David Hoffman were united in marriage on April 26, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos.

The bride is the daughter of Rich and Diane Lindeman of Delphos. The groom is the son of Dave and Jan Hoffman of Delphos.

Matron of honor was Nicole Wenzlick, sister of the bride.

Bridesmaids included Nicole Conley and Leslie Gladen, friends of the couple; and Amanda Elwer, cous-in of the bride.

Miniature bride was Emma Hoffman, daughter of the bride and groom.

Flower girl was Brooklyn Garlock, goddaughter of bride; and junior groomsman was Tyson Elwer, cousin of bride.

Riley and Connor Wenzlick, nephews of the bride, were ring bearers.

Larry Suever, friend of the couple, was best man.Groomsmen were Greg Hoffman, brother of the

groom; and Scott Wiltsie and Max Wisher, friends of the couple.

A reception was held at the Knights of Columbus hall in Delphos immediately after the ceremony.

Following a wedding trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple resides in Delphos.

The bride is a graduate of St. John’s High School and Rhodes State College. She is employed at Allen County Job and Family Services.

The groom is a graduate of Jefferson High School and Bowling Green State University. He is employed at New Concepts.

Lady Gaga, Vince Vaughn take charity polar plunge in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Lady Gaga and Vince Vaughn made plunges into the icy waters of Chicago’s Lake Michigan at a

fundraiser for the Special Olympics.Special Olympics Chicago President Casey Hogan said

Sunday that Gaga did the plunge with more than 4,500 other participants. Hogan says the singer’s appearance was “a very nice surprise.”

Gaga recently announced her engagement to “Chicago Fire” actor Taylor Kinney. Photos show her and a bare-chest-ed Kinney going into the water together.

Vaughn also made the plunge. The native of the Chicago suburb Lake Forest was dressed in his Chicago Blackhawks jersey and jeans. The actor went in up to his knees, then eased himself down backward in the water.

Last year comedian Jimmy Fallon jumped in wearing a suit and tie, and helped raise more than $1 million.

The air temperature was a frigid 20 degrees at the time of the plunge, according to the National Weather Service.

Will Smith’s ‘Focus’ tops box office with $19.1 million

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith’s con-man caper “Focus” disrobed “Fifty Shades of Grey” at the box office, but the film’s modest $19.1 million opening still left questions about the drawing power of the once unstoppable star.

According to studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros.’ “Focus” easily topped all competitors on a weekend with little competition at North American multi-plexes. In second place was the Colin Firth spy thriller “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” which made $11.8 million in its third week of release.

After two weeks atop the box office, “Fifty Shades of Grey” contin-ued its steep slide, landing in fourth with an estimated $10.9 million for Universal Pictures. “Fifty Shades,” which has made $486.2 million glob-ally, fell just behind Paramount’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water,” which earned $11.2 million in its fourth week.

The weekend’s only other new wide release, Relativity’s horror film “The Lazarus Effect,” opened in fifth place with $10.6 million.

But the weekend was largely seen, fairly or not, as a referendum on Smith’s star power. “Focus,” written and directed by the “Crazy, Stupid, Love” duo Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, is Smith’s first film since 2013’s “After Earth,” the sci-fi flop in which he co-starred with his son, Jaden.

Smith has been frank about the sting of that film’s box-office performance. “I can’t allow the box-office success, or lack thereof, to determine my self-im-age,” he said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

But “Focus,” made for about $50 million and co-starring Margot Robbie of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” was never

intended to be a summer-sized block-buster. It had been predicted to make around $21 million.

“This is a mid-budgeted film with a result that matches,” said Jeff Goldstein, head of distribution for Warner Bros., who added that winter storms accounted for a drop of $1-2 million. “There’s no question we got hammered because of inclement weather in the South and the Midwest.”

The R-rated “Focus,” overwhelming-ly appealed to adults, with 88 percent of its audience older than 25 — not a good sign for Smith’s appeal to a new genera-tion of moviegoers who weren’t around for his triumphs in “Independence Day.”

Nevertheless, there aren’t many stars who could do better with a drama in late February. And “Focus” should play well internationally, where Smith’s populari-ty remains strong.

“This still goes on his balance sheet as a number one debut,” said Paul Degarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office data firm Rentrak. “He can still draw an audience, particularly with a film that’s R-rated and not aimed at the young crowd.”

Some of last Sunday’s Oscar winners saw slight bumps at the box office.

Best-picture winner “Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” added some 800 screens to bring in $2 million over the weekend, pushing its total past $40 million. “Still Alice,” for which Julianne Moore won best actress, added 553 screens and earned $2.7 mil-lion. It’s now made $12 million for Sony Pictures Classics.

“American Sniper,” far and away the biggest box-office hit of the best-pic-ture nominees, was also easily the top post-Oscars draw. It added another $7.7 million, to bring its cumulative domestic gross to $331.1 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international num-bers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.

1. “Focus,” $19.1 million ($12.2 mil-lion international).

2. “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” $11.8 million ($25.8 million interna-tional).

3. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water,” $11.2 million ($14.2 mil-lion international).

4. “Fifty Shades of Grey,” $10.9 mil-lion ($36 million international).

5. “The Lazarus Effect,” $10.6 mil-lion.

6. “McFarland, USA,” $7.8 million.7. “American Sniper,” $7.7 million

($19.5 million international).8. “The DUFF,” $7.2 million.9. “Still Alice,” $2.7 million.10. “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” $2.4

million.———Estimated ticket sales for Friday

through Sunday at international the-aters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Rentrak:

1. “Fifty Shades of Grey,” $36 mil-lion.

2. “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” $25.8 million

3. “From Vegas to Macau II,” $22 million.

4. “Big Hero 6,” $21.6 million.5. “American Sniper,” $19.5 million.6. “Wolf Totem,” $17 million.7. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge

Out of Water,” $14.2 million.8. “Dragon Blade,” $12.5 million.9. “Focus,” $12.2 million.10. “The Second Best Exotic

Marigold Hotel,” $9.4 million.

Black Keys, Snoop Dogg highlight Bunbury

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Grammy-winning The Black Keys and rapper Snoop Dogg are among the acts set for this sum-mer’s music festival along the Ohio River.

The fourth Bunbury Music Fest ival in Cincinnati will run June 5-7 and features a diverse musical lineup.

The Black Keys, the rock and blues music duo originally from Akron in

Northeast Ohio, has been on a world tour featuring its Turn Blue album. The duo won four Grammy awards, including best rock song for “Lonely Boy,” two years ago.

The Avett Brothers, a band from North Carolina that combines folk music, rock and other genres, is also on the bill along with dozens of national, region-al and local acts.

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TODAY11:30 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. — Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Municipal Building, 608 N. Canal St.

Delphos Parks and Recreation board meets at the recreation building at Stadium Park.

Washington Township trustees meet at the township house.

7:30 p.m. — Spencerville village council meets at the mayor’s office.

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

8 p.m. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars meet at the hall.

TUESDAY10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — The

Delphos Museum of Postal History, 339 N. Main St., is open.

11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street.

7 p.m. — Delphos Coon and Sportsman’s Club meets.

7:30 p.m. — Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second St.

WEDNESDAY9 a.m. - noon — Putnam

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

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — The Delphos Museum of Postal History, 339 N. Main St., is open.

11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff St.

Noon — Rotary Club meets at The Grind.

6 p.m. — Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. John’s Chapel.

6:30 p.m. — Delphos Kiwanis Club meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.

7 p.m. — Bingo at St. John’s Little Theatre.

Delphos Civil Service Commission meets at Municipal Building.

7:30 p.m. — Hope Lodge 214 Free and Accepted Masons, Masonic Temple, North Main Street.

9 p.m. — Fort Jennings Lions Club meets at the Outpost Restaurant.

THURSDAY9-11 a.m. — The Delphos

Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open.



3-7 p.m. — The Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shop-ping.

7 p.m. — Delphos Emergency Medical Service meeting, EMS building, Second Street.

7:30 p.m. — Delphos Chapter 23, Order of Eastern Star, meets at the Masonic Temple, North Main Street.

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St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. John’s High School parking lot, is open.

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Deadline nearing to order tree SWCD seedlingsINFORMATION SUBMITTED

The deadline is nearing to order tree seedlings from the Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation. The seedlings are available in packets of 10 at a minimal cost. Orders will be accepted until March 13.

The seedling-available: American Arborvitae, Austrian Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern White Pine,

Norway Spruce, Arrowwood, Black Chokeberry, Forsythia, Pin Oak, Red Bud, Sawtooth Oak, Sugar Maple, Sweet Gum and White Flowering Dogwood.

Special assorted packets that are available are:

Homeowner Packet which con-sists of two of the following: Norway Spruce, Black Chokeberry, Pin Oak, Red Bud, Sugar Maple.

Three seed packets are avail-

able. They include: Wildflower Seed, Hummingbird Seed, and Bird and Butterfly Seed. The 1-ounce. Wildflower Seed contains 10-12 dif-ferent annual and 10-12 different perennial species adapted for this area will cover 250 square feet. Half-ounce Hummingbird Seed contains 4-6 different annual and 4-6 different perennial varieties will cover 150 square feet. The 1-ounce Bird and Butterfly Seed contains 7-9 different

annual and 7-9 different perennial varieties will cover 250 square feet.

This program is open to the pub-lic. Order forms are available in the SWCD office, 1185 Professional Drive, Van Wert, OH; on the web at vanwertswcd.org; or by calling 238-9591.

Orders will be accepted until March 13. The delivery date is mid-April. Payment (cash / check) is required when placing the order.

First-grade students in Moenter’s class at St. John’s Elementary SchoolSt. John’s Elementary School first-grade students in Deb Moenter’s class include, front from left, Riley Wenzlick, Lillian Grothaus, Riley Mueller, Avery Suever and Drew Ulm; middle row, Issac Merschman, Josie Ricker, Grady Martz, Kaylee Schnipke, Eddie Kessen and Brayden Klaus; and back row, Moenter, Lydia Etzkorn, Aubrey Gerdeman, Maddox Kroeger, Brexley Youngpeter, Madilyn Conley and Cameron Elwer. (DHI Media/Stephanie Groves)

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Lady Knights cruise to sectional championship

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VAN WERT — Crestview head coach Greg Rickard doesn’t cut down nets for a sectional championship.

Instead, he stood back and watched as the members of his team took their turns with the scissors, leaving assistant coach Trent Kreischer to finish the job typically reserved for the head coach. For Rickard and the Lady Knights, Saturday’s 51-17 win over Delphos Jefferson was simply the next step toward a much larger goal.

“It’s tournament time, so you’ve got to come out and play at your highest level,” Rickard said after the game. “It’s one-and-done, so you’ve got to give it your all. I thought the girls came out and played hard and executed.”

Jefferson, despite strong effort throughout the game, never threatened the unbeaten Knights.

A heavy favorite coming in, Crestview’s defense didn’t allow Jefferson to get comfortable, as the Knights took a 8-0 lead and an eventual 13-2 margin after one period of play. Thanks to some more stingy defense — and a pair of Terra Crowle 3-pointers — the Lady Knights were up 26-4 by halftime.

“We ran into our nemesis that we had all year: not being able to shoot the ball well,” Jefferson head coach David Hoffman explained. “I thought our effort was pretty good; I was pleased with our defensive effort but when you only score four points in a half, it makes it difficult to be competitive.”

The Wildcats (9-15) were held to 2-for-14 shooting in the first half and were outrebounded 17-7.

“We had a game plan against (Jefferson senior Brooke) Culp; she had a big game (22 points) in their last tour-nament game. We just tried to take her out of the game and we have enough good defensive bodies, we could just rotate people on her,” Coach Rickard explained. “We worked hard on what we wanted to do all week and the girls executed it perfectly.”

Another Crowle trey opened the second half before Jefferson’s Macy Wallace answered with one of her own. Wallace was one of only three Wildcats to make a field goal in the game. She finished with five points. Reserve guard Tori Black led Jefferson with six while Shelby Koenig used a pair of fourth-quarter jumpers to account for

her four points.“It’s been a successful year,” Hoffman

added. “We had nine wins coming off losing seven seniors (from the 2013-14 season); we’re inexperienced. We have a few girls who have made some big improvements in the second half of the season and some of the performances we had at the end (of the season) were encouraging. We can build upon that.”

Crestview senior Kennis Mercer had a personal 5-0 run to end the third and both teams went deep into their benches in the fourth.

The Lady Knights (23-0) move on to the Lima Senior district where they will battle Ottoville (16-7), a 48-28 winner in Saturday’s second game. Those two schools met in the title game of the sea-son-opening tip-off tournament on Nov. 29, a 54-40 Knight win. They will meet

again on Thursday in the 6:15 p.m. game at the home of the Spartans.

Score by quartersJefferson 2 2 7 6- 17Crestview 13 13 19 6- 51Jefferson (9-15)Heather Pohlman 0-4 0-0 0, Brooke Culp 0-3 0-0 0,

Macy Wallace 2-4 0-0 5, Shelby Koenig 2-5 0-0 4, Bailey Gorman 0-2 0-0 0, Tori Black 2-6 2-2 6, Taylor Stroh 0-1 1-2 1, Devyn Carder 0-3 1-2 1, Katie Berelsman 0-+0 0-0 0, Sarah Miller 0-3 0-0 0, Greta Fitch 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Pimpas 0-1 0-0 0, Mackenzie Hammons 0-0 0-0 0. Totals- 5-32 4-10 17.

Crestview (23-0)Terra Crowle 4-6 0-0 12, Kennis Mercer 2-6 0-0 5,

Mackenzie Riggenbach 1-2 0-0 2, Emily Bauer 5-7 2-2 12, Lindsey Motycka 4-10 0-0 9, Paige Motycka 2-7 0-0 5, Brady Guest 1-3 0-1 2, Claire Zaleski 1-3 0-0 2, Megan Hartman 1-2 0-0 2, Leslie Skelton 0-0 0-0 0, Lyvia Black 0-0 0-0 0, Ally McCoy 0-0 0-0 0, Maci Baker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals- 21-46 2-3 51.

Three-point field goals: Jefferson- Wallace; Crestview- Crowle 4, Mercer, LMotycka, PMotycka. Rebounds: Jefferson 22 (Black 3), Crestview 33 (Bauer, LMotycka 6). Assists: Jefferson 4 (Culp 2), Crestview 10 (Mercer 3). Turnovers: Jefferson 16, Crestview 11. Fouls: Jefferson 8, Crestview 11.

Devyn Carder (22) of Jefferson works against Crestview Claire Zaleski during Saturday’s Division IV sectional final in Van Wert. The Lady Knights secured a spot at districts with a 51-17 win. (DHI Media/Tina Eley)

Lady Lancers fall in sectional finalsBy JOHN PARENT

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VAN WERT — Ottoville used a relentless pressure defense and a 10-player rota-tion to wear down Lincolnview in a Division IV sectional final at Van Wert on Saturday night.

The Lady Green held their opponent to 11 first-half points and found their own offense in the second half on the way to a 48-28 victory.

“We just couldn’t get any easy looks,offensively,” Lincolnview head coach Dan Williamson explained. “(Ottoville) did a nice job of pressuring us, even in the half court.

“They just wore us down. They play eight, nine, 10 kids, and they don’t lose a whole lot (athletically) when they sub,” Williamson added. “We play five or six kids for 32 minutes; that just wears you down.”

After falling behind 6-0 in the opening quarter, Lincolnview finally got on the board with a fast-break layup from junior Ashton Bowersock with just 53 sec-onds left in the period. A Julia Thatcher drive a half min-ute later made it 6-4, Lady Green, after eight minutes.

The sluggish offense con-tinued for both teams in the second but the Lady Lancers tied the score twice on a pair of Bowersock jumpers before taking a 9-8 lead on Thatcher’s made free throw.

It was the last lead that Lincolnview would enjoy.

The Lady Green went ahead on a pair of free throws, then extended their lead when Annie Lindeman knocked down a baseline jumper. Though Lancer senior Stephanie Longwell scored on an up-and-under move from the low block, the Big Green rattled off the next six points to take a 18-11 lead into the locker room.

In its first two possessions of the third quarter, Ottoville

gave itself some breathing room. A Lexie Wannemacher offensive rebound turned into a 3-point play that opened a 10-point spread. Then, Brooke Mangas drove through the lane, scored, and was fouled on the next trip for another 3-point play.

Suddenly, the Lancers were staring up at a 13-point margin. Still, the Lady Green defense wouldn’t allow many open looks, and Bowersock was the only Lancer to consistently find the range with a jumper. The 5-10 southpaw hit back-to-back jumpers midway through the third quarter but could only draw her team to within nine. Ottoville then closed the quar-ter — and ended the Lancer hopes — with a 9-0 run for a 35-17 lead after three.

“(The defense) was really good both halves,” Ottoville head coach Dave Kleman said following the game. “We just didn’t do much offensively in the first half. We missed prob-ably five point-blank shots that we normally put in.

“We really try to wear the other team down. Of our nine kids that we play, all those kids, at one time or another during the season, had 13 or 14 points (in a game). My quandary is that I don’t know whose going to do it each night, so I’ve got to play nine or 10 kids and see who is doing it that night.”

Freshman Alana Williams’ baseline drive-and-1 pulled Lincolnview to with 15 to start the final period but that’s as close as it would get. By the 3-minute mark,

both squads were emptying their benches.

The loss ends the season for the Lancers and the high school careers for seniors Thatcher, Longwell, Hannah McCleery and Claire Clay.

“I love this group of girls; this has been so much fun this year,” Coach Williamson said. “I’ve not had a better group of seniors since I’ve been here. This season has been a lot of fun.”

Ottoville moves ahead to the district semifinal where it will take on an undefeated Crestview team that throt-tled Delphos Jefferson on Saturday night. That game will tip off at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday at Lima Senior High School.

“I’ve been looking at Crestview for a long, long time,” Kleman said with a smile. “I know (Crestview coach) Greg (Rickard), we’ve been doing this for a long, long time, so it’s going to be an interesting game on Thursday; it’s going to be real exciting.”

Score by quartersLincolnview 4 7 6 11- 28Ottoville 6 12 17 13- 48Lincolnview (14-10)Ashton Bowersock 6-11 0-0 12,

Claire Clay 0-0 0-0 0, Katlyn Wendel 0-1 0-0 0, Julia Thatcher 2-6 5-6 10, Hannah McCleery 0-7 0-0 0, Stephanie Longwell 1-1 0-0 2, Alana Williams 1-1 1-1 3, Kayla Schimmoeller 0-0 1-2 1, Alena Looser 0-0 0-0 0, Maddie Gorman 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia Gorman 0-1 0-0 0, McKenzie Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Trinity Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Frankie Carey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals- 10-28 7-9 28.

Ottoville (16-7)Bridget Landin 0-2 4-6 4, Nicole

Kramer 0-3 0-0 0, Brooke Mangas 5-7 7-8 17, Alicia Honigford 2-4 4-6 9, Annie Lindeman 3-7 0-0 6, Lexie Wannemacher 2-3 1-1 5, Haley Landwehr 2-9 1-2 5, Alexis Thorbahn 1-2 0-0 2, Courtney Von Sossan 0-1 0-0 0, Autumn Neer 0-2 0-0 0, Abby Hilvers 0-0 0-0 0, Amber Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Madison Knodel 0-1 0-0 0, CJ Kemper 0-0 0-0 0. Totals- 15-41 17-23 48.

Three-point field goals: Lincolnview- Thatcher; Ottoville- Honigford. Rebounds: Lincolnview 18 (Longwell 3), Ottoville 28 (Honigford 6). Assists: Lincolnview 5 (Thatcher 3), Ottoville 3 (3 with one). Fouls: Lincolnview 15, Ottoville 13.

Ottoville’s Alicia Honigford (25) drives the baseline against Lincolnview senior Claire Clay during Saturday’s section-al final game in Van Wert. Honigford finished with nine points and a team-high six rebounds as the Lady Green advanced with a 48-28 win. Ottoville will take on Crest-view in Thursday’s district semifinal at Lima Senior. (DHI Media/Tina Eley)

First 4 placers in each weight category advance to Districts; 5th-place winner is District alternate

DIVISION IIIAt Lima Central Catholic (advance to Hobart Arena, Troy)Team Scores: Coldwater 220, Wayne Trace 148.5, Lima C.C. 136.5, Allen East

120, St. John’s 113, Columbus Grove 106, Jefferson 98, Bluffton 88, Ada 84, Spencerville 63, Van Wert 61, Lincolnview 20.5, Parkway 20.

First Place106: Cunningham (LC) pin Preston Brubaker (CG), 1:29.113: Lucas (LC) pin Kyle Sigler (CO), 1:40.120: Clemens (W) pin Sumner (AD), 1:05.126: Caprella (AE) dec. Goeltzenleuchter (W) 4-2 SV.132: Hennon (LC) dec. Seibert (CO) 5-3 SV.138: Obringer (CO) maj. dec. Justus (B) 10-1.145: Showalter (W) maj. dec. Eisele (LC) 19-7.152: Soules (AE) dec. Ryan Stoller (V) 4-0.160: Brett Vonderwell (SJ) dec. Hannah (AD) 3-2.170: Windle (AD) pin Alex Haunhorst (SJ), 2:29.182: Huffman (LC) dec. Schmidt (CO) 6-4.195: Wes Buettner (SJ) pin Mitch Clune (CO), :29.220: Nick Clune (CO) dec. Austin Schulte (SJ) 9-5.285: Sampson (B) dec. Kaleb Cantrell (V) 3-0.Third Place106: Freeman (AE) dec. Justin Sigler (CO) 7-1.113: Andrew Foust (DJ) pin Kretzer (AE), 1:52.120: Alexander Rodriguez (LV) maj. dec. Muhlenkamp (CO) 10-2.126: Uhlenhake (CO) dec. Badial-Luna (B) 5-2.132: Wyatt Place (DJ) pin L. Dues (AE), 4:32.138: Brown (AE) dec. Nick Ogle (CG) 5-0.145: Justin Siefker (SJ) dec. Tebbe (CO) 4-3.152: Christian Stechschulte (CG) dec. Cotterman (W) 9-8.160: Kaiser (CO) dec. Dingus (W) 3-2.170: Klosterman (CO) pin Josh Kroeger (DJ), 3:38.182: Tyler Foust (DJ) pin Woodland (AD), 4:00.195: Andrew Nichols (CG) def. Caleb Sutherland (SV), default.220: Reid Corzine (DJ) pin Eli Wiswasser (CG), 1:56.285: Tyler Dues (SV) pin Stabler (W), :32.Fifth Place106: Romick (B) pin Luke Bollinger (LV), 1:28.113: Fokine (P) pin McGuire (B), 1:57.126: Hinegardner (LC) def. Peyton Ford (SV), default.132: Cody Dickson (SV) dec. Andy Hammond (V) 5-0.138: Schultz (W) pin David Grant (DJ), 1:31.145: Cole Bellows (SV) pin Tafe (AE), 4:06.152: Higgins (AD) dec. Jacob Gibson (LV) 9-5.160: Andrew Burgie (CG) tech. fall Wilson (B) 17-2.170: Laney (W) pin Chandler Adams (V), 4:56.182: Reel (W) pin Gavin Smith (V), :30.195: Puthoff (P) pin Lane Bennett (DJ), :53.220: Brody Couts (V) dec. McKinnley (LC) 4-2 SV.285: Schwieterman (CO) pin Andrew Shawhan (SJ), :50.

LOCAL WRESTLERSConsolation Semifinal: 106: Freeman (AE) pin Luke Bollinger (LV), :22; 113:

Andrew Foust (DJ) tech. fall Fokine (P) 16-0; 120: Alexander Rodriguez (LV), bye ; 126: Badial-Luna (B) pin Peyton Ford (SV), 3:34; 132: L. Dues (AE) pin Cody Dickson (SV), 2:27; Wyatt Place (DJ) pin Andy Hammond (V), 4:02; 138 Nick Ogle (CG) pin Schultz (W), 4:26; Brown (AE) pin David Grant (DJ), 2:20; 145: Justin Siefker (SJ) pin Tafe (AE), 4:50; Tebbe (CO) dec. Cole Bellows (SV) 4-0; 152: Christian Stechschulte (CG) maj. dec. Jacob Gibson (LV) 10-0; 160: Dingus (W) dec. Andrew Burgie (CG) 5-1; 170: Klosterman (CO) pin Chandler Adams (V), 3:27; Josh Kroeger (DJ) dec. Laney (W) 5-3; 182: Woodland (AD) pin Gavin Smith (V), :34; Tyler Foust (DJ) tech. fall Reel (W) 19-3; 195: Caleb Sutherland (SV) pin Puthoff (P), 1:40; Andrew Nichols (CG) pin Lane Bennett (DJ), 1:18; 220: Eli Wiswasser (CG) pin Brody Couts (V), 2:54; Reid Corzine (DJ) pin McKinnley (LC), 2:02; 285: Stabler (W) tech. fall Andrew Shawhan (SJ) 15-0; Tyler Dues (SV) pin Schwieterman (CO), 2:48.

Third Consolation: 106: Luke Bollinger (LV) dec. McKee (P) 15-13; Romick (B) pin Brett Mahlie (DJ), 3:45; 113: McGuire (B) dec. Cody Wright (SJ) 5-4; 126: Badial-Luna (B) pin Daniel Lehmkuhle (DJ), 3:30; 132: Andy Hammond (V) dec. Luke (B) 3-0; 138: Schultz (W) pin Korey Oechsle (V), 2:20; David Grant (DJ) dec. McDonald (LC) 7-2; 145: Tafe (AE) maj. dec. Garrett Hauenstien (CG) 17-5; 152: Jacob Gibson (LV) dec. Schlater (CO) 5-4 UTB; 160: Wilson (B) pin Robby King (SV), :28; Andrew Burgie (CG) pin House (AE), :40; 170: Chandler Adams (V) dec. Emerick (AE) 8-3; Laney (W) pin Adam Birkemeier (CG), 3:35; 182: Gavin Smith (V) pin Haggard (B), 3:41; Reel (W) pin Enoch Jones (CG), 2:20; 195: Lane Bennett (DJ) pin Hower (W), :49; 220: Brody Couts (V) dec. Wyatt Krouskop (SV) 5-3; Reid Corzine (DJ) pin Jaden Dickson (LV), :56; 285: Andrew Shawhan (SJ), bye; Tyler Dues (SV) pin Jayden Moore (DJ), 1:15.

Semifinal: 106: Preston Brubaker (CG) dec. Sigler (CO) 6-2; 113: Sigler (CO) dec. Andrew Foust (DJ) 12-5; 120: Sumner (AD) dec. Alexander Rodriguez (LV) 6-0; 126: Goeltzenleuchter (W) tech. fall Peyton Ford (SV) 19-3; 132: Seibert (CO) maj. dec. Cody Dickson (SV) 12-0; Hennon (LC) dec. Wyatt Place (DJ) 4-3; 138: Obringer (CO) dec. Nick Ogle (CG) 3-1; 145: Showalter (W) pin Justin Siefker (SJ), 5:07; Eisele (LC) dec. Cole Bellows (SV) 11-4; 152: Soules (AE) dec. Christian Stechschulte (CG) 8-2; Ryan Stoller (V) dec. Higgins (AD) 9-2; 160: Brett Vonderwell (SJ) dec. Kaiser (CO) 3-0; 170: Alex Haunhorst (SJ) dec. Josh Kroeger (DJ) 7-2; 182: Schmidt (CO) dec. Tyler Foust (DJ) 14-7; 195: Wes Buettner (SJ) pin Caleb Sutherland (SV), 1:39; Clune (CO) dec. Andrew Nichols (CG) 8-3; 220: Austin Schulte (SJ) pin Eli Wiswasser (CG), 1:02; 285: Kaleb Cantrell (V) dec. Schwieterman (CO) 3-1.

Second Consolation: 126: Daniel Lehmkuhle (DJ) maj. dec. Collin Fischer (SJ) 11-1; 138: Korey Oechsle (V) pin Stuard (AD), :56; McDonald (LC) dec. Evyn Pohlman (SJ) 3-2; 145: Garrett Hauenstien (CG) tech. fall Jacob Harvey (DJ) 17-0; Tebbe (CO) maj. dec. Jacob Durden (V) 9-0; 152: Jacob Gibson (LV) tech. fall Cooper Chung (DJ) 22-7; Schlater (CO) dec. Evan Mohler (SJ) 3-1; Pignataro (LC) tech. fall Gage Bellows (SV) 20-3; 160: Andrew Burgie (CG) pin Jordan Blackburn (DJ), :58; 220: Wyatt Krouskop (SV) pin Rooks (W), :29; Brody Couts (V) dec. Rutkowski (AD) 6-1; Reid Corzine (DJ) pin Carlson (P), 0:25.

Quarterfinal: 106: Freeman (AE) pin Brett Mahlie (DJ), 1:02; Preston Brubaker (CG) pin McKee (P), :43; Sigler (CO) pin Luke Bollinger (LV), 2:55; 113: Andrew Foust (DJ) pin McGuire (B), 0:38; Sigler (CO) pin Cody Wright (SJ), :53; 120: Alexander Rodriguez (LV), bye; 126: Peyton Ford (SV) default Hinegardner (LC); Caprella (AE) pin Daniel Lehmkuhle (DJ), 1:20; 132: Cody Dickson (SV) dec. Andy Hammond (V) 19-18; Wyatt Place (DJ) pin Showalter (W), 1:02; 138: Nick Ogle (CG) pin David Grant (DJ), 5:04; Brown (AE) tech. fall Korey Oechsle (V) 18-2; 145: Justin Siefker (SJ) dec. Tebbe (CO) 2-0; Cole Bellows (SV) pin Tafe (AE), 3:12; Eisele (LC) dec. Garrett Hauenstien (CG) 10-3; 152: Christian Stechschulte (CG) pin Pignataro (LC), 3:59; Ryan Stoller (V) dec. Jacob Gibson (LV) 9-2; 160: Brett Vonderwell (SJ) pin House (AE), :54; Kaiser (CO) dec. Andrew Burgie (CG) 10-3; Dingus (W) pin Robby King (SV), :51; 170: Windle (AD) pin Adam Birkemeier (CG), 1:20; Josh Kroeger (DJ) dec. Emerick (AE) 5-1; Alex Haunhorst (SJ) pin Chandler Adams (V), 2:59; 182: Huffman (LC) pin Enoch Jones (CG), 1:32; Schmidt (CO) pin Gavin Smith (V), :57; Tyler Foust (DJ) pin Haggard (B), 1:25; 195: Wes Buettner (SJ) pin Hower (W), :58; Caleb Sutherland (SV) pin Lane Bennett (DJ), 5:01; Andrew Nichols (CG) pin Cox (AE), 2:45; 220: Austin Schulte (SJ) pin Carlson (P), 2:11; Eli Wiswasser (CG) pin Jaden Dickson (LV), 5:14; 285: Sampson (B) dec. Tyler Dues (SV) 1-0; Stabler (W) tech. fall Jayden Moore (DJ) 15-0; Kaleb Cantrell (V) pin Andrew Shawhan (SJ), 0:21.

First Round: 126: Goeltzenleuchter (W) pin Collin Fischer (SJ), 1:01; 138: Brown (AE) dec. Evyn Pohlman (SJ) 4-0; 145: Showalter (W) pin Jacob Harvey (DJ), :36; Justin Siefker (SJ) pin Wilson (AD), :17; Tafe (AE) maj. dec. Jacob Durden (V) 13-3; Garrett Hauenstien (CG) pin Mault (B), 3:36; 152: Basinger (B) pin Cooper Chung (DJ, :28; Christian Stechschulte (CG) pin Evan Mohler (SJ), 3:57; Schlater (CO) pin Gage Bellows (SV), :54; Ryan Stoller (V) dec. Cotterman (W) 9-7; 160: Hannah (AD) pin Jordan Blackburn (DJ), 1:34; 220: Austin Schulte (SJ) dec. Wyatt Krouskop (SV) 1-0; Eli Wiswasser (CG) dec. Brody Couts (V) 4-1; Clune (CO) pin Reid Corzine (DJ), 4:34.

———————-DIVISION IIAt Oak HarborTeam Scores: Central Catholic 210, Oak Harbor 198.5, Defiance 180, Wauseon

178.5, Wapakoneta 165, Napoleon 119.5, Elida 107, Maumee 102, Bath 82, Rossford 66, Shawnee 60, Scott 44, St. Marys Memorial 37.5, Celina 29, Woodward 8, Bryan 6.

Final ResultsChampionship106: Venia (CC 33-6) tech. fall Bohls (N 41-5) 19-4.113: Jones (SC 23-2) dec. Blaine Hunter (E 30-3) 10-7.120: Beard (N 44-1) tech. fall Mansor (O 24-7) 20-5.126: Ramirez (WAU 42-8) dec. Grunden (D 29-7) 2-1 UT.132: Copeland (WAP 45-4) dec. Yackee (WAU 35-9) 3-1.138: Hagan (CC 39-5) dec. Balboa (O 29-14) 9-3.145: Hodges (WAU 46-1) pin Petersen (O 28-6), 1:42.152: Mossing (CC 36-7) dec. Kuhlman (SH 34-7) 4-2.160: Bowers (D 20-2) dec. Jackson (CC 31-8) 11-4.170: Newman (WAP 28-6) dec. Arroyo (M 37-2) 7-5.182: Campbell (WAU 42-5) dec. Beauch (CC 31-3) 2-1 2OT.195: Blackwood (N 39-4) dec. Gregory (CC 35-6) 2-1.220: Garber (O 28-10) dec. Noah Meeker (E 27-10) 3-0.285: Fisher (CC 24-5) pin Seibert (D 33-8), 3:32.Consolation106: Assaf (D 34-7) dec. Austin Selvaggio (E 36-8) 5-0.

Jefferson senior Reid Corzine pumps his fist after punching his ticket to next week’s wrestling districts with a pin of Eli Wiswasser of Columbus Grove to place third at Saturday’s LCC Sectional. (DHI Media/Larry Heiing)

Sectional Wrestling Results

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Boatload-plus of area wrestlers move on to Districts

By LARRY HEIINGDHI Media [email protected]

LIMA — Step one of the journey to The Schott is complete as 26 area wrestlers are moving on after surviving two days of wrestling at the Lima Central Catholic Division III Sectionals.

Coldwater ran away with the team title with 220 points, easily out-distancing runner-up Wayne Trace’s 148.5. St. John’s finished in fifth place with 113 team points, followed by Columbus Grove (106) and Jefferson (98). Spencerville (63) landed in the number 10 spot ahead of Van Wert (61), Lincolnview (20.5) and Parkway (20).

Wayne Trace had the most district qualifiers with a total of six grapplers moving on to districts to be held next Friday/Saturday at Hobart Arena in Troy.

St. John’s will be sending five wrestlers onto the next round for Blue Jay coach Derek Sterling.

“Wes Buettner is a returning sectional champion and had a fairly easy tournament, winning all of the matches by pins, including the finals in 29 seconds,” explained Sterling.

Buettner’s title tied him with Brian Merschman for most career victories by a Blue Jay wrestler.

The second sectional champion was sophomore Brett Vonderwell in the 160-pound bracket. He took a 3-0 lead in his championship match with Ada’s Dylann Hannah with an escape and takedown and hung on for a 3-2 victory. The Jays also had a pair of runner-ups as Alex Haunhorst (170 pounds) and Austin Schulte (220 pounds) moved on.

The final Blue Jay to qualify for districts was senior Justin Siefker at 145 pounds with a third-place finish.

“Brett took control of every one of his matches this week-end and was simply outstanding to win his first sectional title,” Sterling added. “Alex really improved his technique but faced a returning State qualifier in Austin Windle of Ada in the finals. Austin did what he has done for us all season before running out of gas in the last match. Austin missed a month of practice with a jaw fracture and he’ll be ready for districts after we work on conditioning this week. Justin was in the toughest weight class of the tournament and wrestled hard like he always does to survive.”

Jefferson will also be well represented as five Wildcats finished in the top four to survive another week. The Wildcats didn’t have an individual sectional champion but four out the five wrestlers won their finals match with pins to survive another week.

Andrew Foust recorded his pin of Allen East’s Cody Kreitzer in 1:52 to qualifying at 113 pounds. Wyatt Place (132 pounds) pinned Lee Dues and Tyler Foust (182) defeated Ada’s Jared Woodland. At 220 pounds, Reid Corzine pinned Eli Wiswasser of Columbus Grove to place for the Wildcats. Josh Kroeger also qualified for districts placing fourth in the 170-pound bracket.

“Our wrestlers made the best of their opportunities and we are moving on with five wrestlers,” commented Wildcat coach Mike Wilson. “I’m so proud for our guys but extremely happy for Reid Corzine and Josh Kroeger. Those two have struggled at times this year and wrestled their best when it counted. Andrew Foust was our most improved wrestler today and Wyatt Place continues to work hard. Finally, Tyler Foust suf-fered a tough loss in the prelims but bounced back with another great performance.”

Lima Central Catholic’s Jack Huffman became the winnin-gest wrestler in Thunderbird history with his sectional title at 182 pounds.

Columbus Grove will be taking a handful of wrestlers to Troy next weekend with their best finish by Preston Brubaker at runner-up in the 106-pound bracket. Christian Stechschulte scored a close 9-8 decision over Zaine Kotterman to place third at 152 pounds. Andrew Nichols also placed third with a default victory over Spencerville’s Caleb Sutherland at 195. Other Bulldogs to move on were Nick Ogle (138) and Eli Wisswasser (220) with fourth-place finishes.

In addition to Sutherland, Spencerville’s Tyler Dues quali-fied with a pin of Quinton Stabler of Wayne Trace in a mere 32 seconds to place third at 285 pounds.

“We had some tough semifinal matches this weekend,” explained Bearcat coach Zac Clum. “The new state-seeding criteria made it difficult for some of our good wrestlers with not-so-outstanding records, putting them in difficult matches early. But I’m proud of Caleb and Tyler’s accomplishments and am looking forward to another week.”

Lincolnview will send Alex Rodriquez on to districts after finishing third in the 120-pounders. Rodriquez landed a 10-2 major decision over Coldwater’s Sam Muhlenkamp in the finals to punch his ticket for the next round.

“Alex recovered after suffering a hard-fought loss in the preliminaries to finish with a victory,” Lancer coach Curtis Miller said. “I’m looking for Alex to finish near the top at dis-tricts, too ,but he’ll have to defeat someone that defeated him before to be able to qualify for the State tournament.”

Van Wert will be sending a pair of runner-ups to Hobart Areana. Ryan Stoller suffered a 4-0 loss to Brandon Soules in the finals to finish second at 152 pounds. Kaleb Cantrell was shut out 3-0 by Bluffton’s Blake Sampson in the final match of the sectional tournament but will be moving on after an impressive weekend.

“We came into sectionals with high expectations and came out with two qualifiers and an alternate,” Cougar wrestling coach Ben Collins commented. “I’m happy with the effort displayed by Ryan, Kaleb and Brody Couts but it’s time to get back to work to get better to keep moving on.”

Area wrestlers placing fifth and qualifying as district alternates include: Couts; Cody Dickerson and Cole Bellows (Spencerville); and Andrew Burgei (Columbus Grove).

St. John’s sophomore Brett Vonderwell defeated Ada’s Dylan Hannah 3-2 to claim the 160-pound wrestling sec-tional title Saturday at Lima Central Catholic. (DHI Me-dia/Larry Heiing)

Results

LadyCats, Vikes advance to rematch at Districts

By JIM METCALFEDHI Media Sports Editor

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OTTAWA — St. John’s and Kalida had played at Kalida Jan. 5, with the host LadyCats emerging with a 37-24 victory.

The LadyCats’ defense gave the Lady Blue Jays similar fits Saturday night in a Division IV Ottawa-Glandorf Sectional final and then needed to hold off a spirited fourth-period rally for a 56-46 triumph on The Supreme Court.

The victory sends Kalida (19-5) onto a rematch with Leipsic at 8 p.m. in the Lima Senior District semifinals.

In the earlier match-up Saturday, Leipsic (19-4) trounced Pandora-Gilboa (8-15) 62-41.

Kalida’s defense — par-ticularly in the half-court — caused the Jays some prob-lems early and got tougher as it went on. The Blue Jays’ standard man-to-man defense also forced the LadyCats to be patient and turned them over five times in the stanza (12 total). After three ties and four lead changes — with the Jays (9-15) talking their final lead of 11-10 on a bomb by Emily Grothouse (11 mark-ers) at 22 seconds, Kalida took a 13-11 edge on a 3-ball from the top of the key by Brittany Kahle (12 markers) with 4.6 ticks showing.

The Jays were 3-of-9 shooting and Kalida 3-of-6 in the opener. However, Kalida was 6-of-7 at the line (19-of-30 total for 63.3%) to the Jays’ 3-of-4 (12-of-16 for the night for 75%).

Lexie Hays (12 points, 6 rebounds) tied it for the Jays quickly in the second canto but a 3-pointer by Kylie Osterhage (18 counters) with six minutes left gave the Maroon and White the lead for good at 16-13. Kalida’s man-to-man half-court “D” steadily clamped down on the Blue and Gold’s offense and held them to 4-of-13 shoot-ing. Kalida was 5-of-10 from the floor and continued to get to the free-throw line (4-of-8). When Katelyn Siebeneck hit the 2nd-of-2 foul shots with 24.3 ticks on the clock, they led 30-20.

The Jays have had the ten-dency this season to have one disastrous quarter that ulti-mately leads to their demise. Saturday night, that was the third stanza. They were held to a mere two fielders (2-of-10 shooting with 5 turnovers out of a game total of 12) — Hays at 6:15 to get with-in 30-22 and Jessica Geise

(8 rebounds) at the 3-minute mark to make it 35-24. On the other end, Kalida was a smooth 6-of-10 and when Nicole Recker hit a free toss, they led 41-24.

The LadyCats appeared to be ready to put the finish-er on the Blue Jays in the finale, building up a 50-27 lead on a 3-point play by Osterhage halfway through. The Jays had other ideas — as was also a trend they have had this year of playing to the very end, no matter the score. Grothouse and Hays (5 points each), plus a stepped-up defensive intensity, led the way back. They were with-in 53-46 on a foul shot by Grothouse with 1:00 showing but the rally ran out of gas as Kahle hit 3-of-4 freebies down the stretch to finally subdue the Jays.

“Kalida’s defense is very good but we also had some opportunities — good looks at the basket, especially from outside — that we did not knock down. When you don’t capitalize on those, good teams like Kalida will on the chances they get,” Jays mentor Dan J. Grothouse explained. “We didn’t have a lot of turnovers but it seemed they made something positive out of every one we had, either a score or free throws; they are so disciplined and well-coached. They were aggres-sive in taking advantage of our mistakes and we had the one really bad quarter again that has plagued us all year.”

Kalida coach Adam Huber was extremely pleased — for the most part — with his defense.

“I thought for the first three quarters, it was prob-ably the best half-court defense we have played this year. We were really quick with our help-side, rotations and getting back out to their shooters; overall, it may have been the best we’ve done this season,” Huber added. “The fourth quarter, we kind of let down our guard and we knew St. John’s would come back; Beeze’s teams will fight you to the end and they have too much pride to just walk away. Offensively, the last time we faced them, we shot really well, too, but didn’t get a lot of opportunities. We also shot our free throws well enough — not great but enough — to move on. It doesn’t matter if it’s one or 20 points you win by; you just have to win at this time of year.”

The loss also ended the high school careers of Blue Jay seniors Grothouse, Tara Vorst, Rebekah Fischer, Sam Kramer and Halie Benavidez.

“It gets even harder to say good-bye to seniors,” Coach Grothouse, finishing his 26th season with a 369-229 career mark, added. “They are the reason we didn’t give up when down 20 and didn’t all year. They showed their character and leadership throughout a difficult season and, as always, will be missed next season.”

Kalida ended up 18-of-37 from the field — 6-of-14 long range — for 48.6 percent; with 29 rebounds (9 offen-sive) as Allison Recker had nine and Jacquelyn Gardner (13 counters, 5 steals) added eight; and 15 fouls.

St. John’s closed with

15-of-44 shooting (4-of-16 beyond the arc) for 34.1 per-cent and 12-of-16 foul shots (75%); with 24 boards (8 offensive); and 25 fouls.

In the first game, the Lady Vikings simply proved too tall, talented and experi-enced — 7 seniors — for the extremely youthful Rockets (1 senior).

Pacing the Purple and Gold were 6-2 senior Kelly Nadler with 14 markers and 10 boards and 5-8 senior Shalynn Moorman and 5-8 freshman Kierra Meyer (10-0f-14 free throws; 3 assists) with 12 each. They canned 19-of-43 from the floor (1-of-8 behind the arc) for 44.2 percent and 23-of-31 at the line (74.2%); tracked down 39 misses (15 offensive) as 6-2 Brooke Gerdeman and 5-10 Heather Lammers added seven each; and amassed 21 turnovers and 18 fouls.

Tops for the Lady Rockets in the scoring were 5-7 sopho-more Brittany Hovest with 10 markers and sophomore Kristen Mullins with seven. They fin-ished with 14-of-54 shooting, 1-of-11 rainbows, for 25.9 per-cent and 12-of-19 15-footers (63.2%); with 31 caroms (12 offensive) as 5-10 sophomore Alexa Maag (4 assists, 3 steals) had nine and 5-11 freshman Paige Fenstermaker seven; 17 errors; and 22 fouls. Lone senior Mackenzie Swary had four points, four boards and three steals.

ST. JOHN’S/KALIDAKALIDA (56)Katelyn Siebeneck 0-3-3, Jacquelyn

Gardner 5-2-13, Nicole Recker 2-3-7, Nicole Kaufman 1-0-3, Brittany Kahle 2-6-12, Allison Recker 2-1-5, Kylie Osterhage 6-4-18, Cathy Basinger 0-0-0. Totals 12-6-19-56.

ST. JOHN’S (46)Tara Vorst 0-0-0, Rebekah Fischer

0-0-0, Madilynn Schulte 2-3-8, Emilee Grothouse 3-3-11, Rachel Pohlman 2-0-5, Sam Kramer 0-0-0, Halie Benavidez 0-0-0, Jessica Geise 3-0-6, Lexie Hays 4-4-12, Sydney Fischbach 1-2-4. Totals 11-4-12-46.

Score by Quarters:Kalida 13 17 11 15 - 56St. John’s 11 9 4 22 - 46Three-point goals: Kalida, Kahle 2,

Osterhage 2, Gardner, Kaufman; St. John’s, Grothouse 2, Schulte, Pohlman.

————-PANDORA-GILBOA/LEIPSICPANDORA-GILBOA (41)Alexa Maag 1-4-6, Kayla Ferguson

1-0-2, Kristen Mullins 3-1-7, Karissa Dorn 1-1-3, Paige Fenstermaker 2-1-6, Brittany Hovest 5-0-10, Mackenzie Swary 1-2-4, Lindsay Macke 0-3-3, Gena Powell 0-0-0. Storm Heiger 0-0-0, Abby Auchmuty 0-0-0. Totals 13-1-12-41.

LEIPSIC (62)Emily Ellerbrock 0-0-0, Shalynn

Morman 2-8-12, Brenna Schroeder 0-0-0, Kelly Nadler 7-0-14, Kierra Meyer 1-10-12, Heather Lammers 3-2-9, Paige Sickmiller 0-0-0, Brooke Gerdeman 4-0-8, Chloe Kaufman 2-3-7. Totals 18-1-23-62.

Score by Quarters:Pand.-Gil. 9 10 8 14 - 41Leipsic 17 13 11 21 - 62Three-point goals: Pandora-Gilboa,

Fenstermaker; Leipsic, Lammers.

St. John’s sophomore Madilynn Schulte tries to score in-side but Kalida junior Allison Recker provides a major roadblock during their teams’ Division IV Sectional en-counter Saturday night inside The Supreme Court of O-G High School. (DHI Media/Kenny Poling)

Lady Cavaliers survive Grove in OTBy CHARLIE WARNIMONT

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WAPAKONETA — Columbus Grove kept battling back from deficits Saturday evening against Coldwater.

In overtime, the Lady Bulldogs’ magic finally ran out as the Cavaliers scored the final five points of the basketball game to come away with a 60-56 in the second game of the Division III sectional finals at Wapakoneta High School.

The win sends the Cavaliers (14-10) to the district semifinals Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Elida against Ottawa-Glandorf (21-2). The Titans were a 66-33 winner over Elmwood in the first game Saturday.

Columbus Grove saw its season end at 13-7.

Coldwater trailed only twice in the game, both coming in overtime.

They built a 7-point lead in the open-ing quarter three times as they were up 21-14 after eight minutes.

The second quarter saw the Cavaliers lead by as much as eight points as they were up 31-23 before the Bulldogs closed the first half with a 6-0 run, including five points by sophomore Jade Clement as she ended the first-half scor-ing with a 3-pointer, making the half-time score 31-29.

Columbus Grove tied the game sec-onds into the third quarter on a jump-er by Clement before Coldwater set-tled down and regained control of the game, going up 47-37 on a Denise

Schwieterman basket. Clement trimmed the Bulldogs’ deficit to eight points with a driving layup before the Cavaliers scored the final three points of the quar-ter for a 50-39 lead.

A Hannah Bruns bucket to start the final quarter had the Cavaliers up 52-39 before the Bulldogs started to make things interesting.

Columbus Grove put together a 10-0 run that had them within 52-49 as Clement and Mackenzie Wurth both hit a 3-pointer. A free throw by Brooke Welsch pushed the Coldwater lead back to four before Carlee McCluer came up with a steal and basket with 1:44 left. Columbus Grove tied the game at 53-53 on a basket inside by Lynea Diller with 54 seconds left. Both teams had a chance to win the game in the final seconds as Coldwater missed a 3-pointer, then got the ball back on a jump ball on the rebound. With five seconds left, the Bulldogs’ Brooke Hoffman came up with a steal and raced downcourt only to have her running jumper deflected away as time expired.

Columbus Grove continued its momentum into overtime as Diller gave the Bulldogs the lead with a layup. Coldwater was able to tie the con-test on a basket by Lauren Luegers before Hoffman split two free throws to give Grove a 56-55 lead with 2:24 left. Coldwater regained the lead on a basket by Maura Hoying before both teams went cold from the field.

With 25 seconds left, Paige Bellman had a chance to regain the lead for Grove but missed two free throws.

Maura Hoying was fouled a second later and sank both free throws to give the Cavaliers a 3-point lead. The Bulldogs missed a 3-point attempt and Sarah Kanney was fouled and hit the first free throw to seal the Coldwater win.

“We a pretty young team, with just one healthy senior coming off the bench. When you get down 11 going into the fourth quarter of a tournament game, as a coach you get worried because these are girls that haven’t been in that situation before,” Bulldog coach Brian Schroeder said. “I’m really proud of the girls; they showed a lot of grit, a lot of toughness. They battled back and we put ourselves in position to win the game. I thought we battled in overtime but Coldwater is a really good team and they have eight seniors. Give their girls cred-it; they made plays when they had to.”

“This is huge for this group of seniors,” Coldwater coach Connie May said. “They are a tremendous group of athletes. They have a passion for this game and they finally cross that hump and make it to districts, which is huge. They (Grove) were hitting some shots and our defense wasn’t quite playing like it normally plays. In crunch time, our veterans stepped up as we hit some big free throws and pulled down some key rebounds.”

Welsch led the Cavaliers with 18 points, while Bridget Dues and Erica Sudhoff both had nine points.

Clement led the Bulldogs with a game high 21 points and Lynea Diller had 10 points.

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Dear AbbyWoman misses the affectionthat fiance shows to pets

DEAR ABBY: My fiance, “Bubba,” and I have a small dis-agreement that I would love your take on. He constantly complains that he’s too tired, or annoyed or busy, to show me romantic or friendly affection and atten-tion. But he goes out of his way to snuggle and play with our two dogs and cat.

I get jealous when he kisses our dogs over and over again, or stays up later to play with the cat. He thinks I am overreacting.

Am I being petty, or am I jus-tified in thinking that if he has the time and energy to give affection and love to our animals, he should do the same for the woman he’s about to make his wife? -- IN-SULTED IN CONNECTICUT

DEAR INSULTED: You’re not overreacting or being petty. Perhaps when Bubba is cuddling the animals, you should remind him that humans need to feel loved in the same way they do. Bubba appears to be extremely in-sensitive. Please reconsider your engagement, because if you marry Bubba, you may end up starving for affection for as long as the marriage lasts.

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law is now in a nursing home. When my husband’s birthday came around, he was depressed by the fact that it was the first time in his life he hadn’t gotten a birthday card from her.

So, after struggling to think of a Christmas present for her, I went to the dollar store and bought four Christmas cards and four birthday cards (one for each of her chil-dren). I took them to her and had her sign and add a personal note to each one.

I addressed, stamped and mailed the Christmas cards. I will mail the birthday ones at the ap-propriate times during the year. It was an inexpensive gift, and kind

of fun! -- SENDING LOVE IN CEDAR RAPIDS

DEAR SENDING LOVE: It may have been an inexpensive gift, but I’m sure it was precious not only to her but also for each of the recipients. Your idea was lovely, and thank you for sharing it with my readers. Some of them may want to emulate it for other holidays or special occasions.

DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, our son, who is in his 50s, cut off all communication with us and our side of the family. He is self-employed, a hard worker and has three siblings.

He wanted us to co-sign on a loan for a house in another state. The payments would have run us out of money in three years, which would have meant putting our own home up for sale.

Our reason for refusing was we didn’t want to risk becoming a burden on our children. My hus-band and I had to help our own parents, so we have been frugal and never lived above our means.

I send postcards to my son to let him know our love is constant. Should I stop and just leave him alone, as he has asked? -- FOR-GOTTEN MOM IN ARKANSAS

DEAR MOM: Your son should not have expected you to do anything at this stage of your lives that could jeopardize your remaining years. But if it brings you comfort, I see nothing wrong with sending him the occasional postcard.

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Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day

Breakfast eaters tend to have better diets overall, con-suming more fruit, vegetables, milk and whole grains than non-breakfast eaters, according to Consum-er Reports.

And because the time between dinner and the next morn-ing’s meal is the lon-gest your body goes without food, break-fast has an effect on you that’s different from any other meal. Eating within two hours of waking can make a difference in the way you metabo-lize glucose, or blood sugar, all day. Your glucose level rises ev-ery time you eat, and your pancreas pro-duces insulin to shut-tle the glucose into your cells, where it’s used for energy. Re-search is finding that keeping glucose and insulin in the right balance has important effects on metabolism and health.

Consumer Reports provides five good reasons to eat in the morning:

1. It may protect your heart. In a re-cent study that in-volved almost 27,000 men, researchers found that those who didn’t eat a morning meal were 27 per-cent more likely to develop heart dis-ease. “Our research indicates that people who skip breakfast gain weight, which can lead to diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure -- all of which can raise your risk of heart dis-ease,” notes Dr. Eric Rimm, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Har-vard School of Public Health in Boston. The reason isn’t entirely known, but he says that breakfast skip-pers tend to overeat at other meals and snack excessively throughout the day.

2. It might lower

your risk of Type 2 diabetes. A morning meal may help you avoid fluctuating glu-cose levels, which can lead to diabetes. A study of almost 30,000 men found that not eating break-fast raised the risk by 21 percent, even after taking into account their body mass, what they ate and other factors. In a study of women, those under age 65 who skipped breakfast even a few times per week were 28 percent more likely to develop di-abetes than women who ate it regularly. And if you’re in the habit of dashing out in the morning with only a cup of coffee, Consumer Reports suggests taking note: Women in the study who worked full-time had a greater risk than those who worked part-time, researchers noted, possibly be-cause job stress can raise glucose levels.

3. It gets you moving. In a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), people who ate breakfast were more physically ac-tive during the morn-ing than those who didn’t. That might be because a temporary increase in blood sug-ar gave them more energy. It’s interest-ing to note that those who ate a morning meal consumed more calories over the course of the day than

the breakfast skippers -- but they didn’t gain weight because they were more active.

4. It might give you a mental edge. Research involving adults and children has indicated that breakfast might en-hance memory, atten-tion, the speed of pro-cessing information, reasoning, creativity, learning and verbal abilities. Scientists at the University of Mi-lan in Italy reviewed 15 studies and found evidence that those benefits might be a function of the stable glucose levels that a morning meal pro-vides.

5. It just might keep your weight down. Although more than 100 studies have linked eating break-fast with a reduced risk of obesity, re-searchers point out that those studies are merely observational and thus don’t prove that the meal keeps you from gaining weight. More sol-id evidence comes from randomized controlled trials. One study, published in the journal Obesity, found that overweight people who were di-eting and ate more calories for breakfast than dinner lost more weight compared with subjects who ate larger evening meals. But other trials have been inconclusive. DISTRIB -UTED BY UNIVER-SAL UCLICK FOR

Ask Mr. Know-it-AllTy Cobb strikes out at World Series

by Gary ClothierQ: Ty Cobb

played in three World Series. How many did his team win, and how many home runs did he hit? -- C.V., El Dorado, Ark.

A: The an-swer to both questions is zero. His Detroit Ti-gers lost to the Chica-go Cubs in 1907 and 1908, while the fol-lowing year, they lost to the Pittsburgh Pi-rates. His batting av-erage for those three series was 0.262.

Q: When Pres-ident Ronald Rea-gan left office, he moved to a multi-mil-lion-dollar ranch. I recall that a request was made to the post office for a new house n u m b e r . Why? -- R.J., Scottsbluff, Neb.

A: The ranch was lo-cated at 666 St. Cloud Dr. in the wealthy Bel-Air district of Los Angeles. Many believe that 666 is the number of Satan, so Reagan had his friends send mail to 668 St. Cloud Dr.

Q: I came across the following on the Internet: “Denver lays claim to the invention of the cheeseburger. The trademark for the name ‘cheeseburger’ was awarded in 1935 to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dump-ty Drive-In. Ballast claimed to have come up with the idea while testing hamburger toppings.” My ques-tion is, is this true? -- M.S., St. Marys, Ohio

A: I called the Denver Tourist Board, and it’s true! There is a plaque c o m m e m o r a t i n g the site of the first cheeseburger at 2776 Speer Blvd.

Q: Suspenders have made a strange evolution from be-coming practical to chic. How long have they been holding up the britches of men in the world? -- W.J., Somerset, Ken.

A: Suspenders have been around in some fashion for many years, but Al-bert Thurston man-ufactured the first modern versions in the 1820s in England

-- they were known there as “braces.” Au-thor Samuel Clemens (you might know him

as Mark Twain) received a patent for them in 1871.

Q: The Great Pyramid of Che-ops was the tall-est man-made structure in the world for thou-

sands of years. Which structure made it the second tallest build-ing? -- I.L., Refugio, Texas

A: At 481 feet tall, the Great Pyramid of Giza -- it is known by both names -- was the world’s tallest struc-ture for more than 3,800 years. Then, in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was complet-ed, standing at 1,063 feet tall, making it

the world’s tall-est man-made structure at the time.

Q: I was in an international grocery store and saw a pack-age of Bombay duck. What

is it? -- Y.C., Prince Frederick, Md.

A: Bombay duck is actually dried, salt-ed fish. Indian cooks use it as flavoring. It’s also a snack food. How it got its name, no one knows.

Q: When did Babe Ruth get his first ma-jor league home run? -- R.T., Peoria, Ill.

A: On May 6, 1915, wearing a Boston Red Sox uniform, “The Sul-tan of Swat” knocked his first of 714 r o u n d - t r i p -pers out of the sta-dium. The opposing team? The New York Yankees, a team for which he’d play 14 seasons.

Q: In the program of a play I attended recently, credit was given to a nameless character as the “har-ridan.” In the play, she was an elderly woman with a sharp tongue, always in a bad mood and al-ways interfering in other people’s busi-ness. She was used as comic relief. What is a harridan? -- S.J., Santa Rosa, Calif.

A: Your explana-tion was perfect. The word is believed to come from the French

word “haridelle,” which describes an old horse or woman. The word harridan has been around since the 1700s.

Q: Who is the Ev-erest of Mount Ever-est? -- T.D., Ephrata, Pa.

A: Sir George Everest (1790-1866) was a British survey-or. He was the head of the Great Trigo-nometrical Survey of India and later the Surveyor General in India during the early 19th century.

Everest was re-lentless in his pursuit of accuracy and of-ten modified or cre-ated new equipment to help complete the surveying of the sub-continent. It was his methods that led his successor, Andrew Waugh, to determine the world’s highest peak, then called Peak XV. Waugh pushed to change the name to honor Everest, an honor Everest himself did not support.

Q: How long has the Good Humor ice cream company been around? -- I.B., Boonville, Ind.

A: In 1920 in Youngstown, Ohio, Harry Burt put a block of chocolate-coat-ed ice cream on a stick, and the Good Humor ice cream bar was born. Burt

chose the name Good Humor because he believed that an individual‚ good tempera-ment and taste buds were con-nected. Burt then created the bell-ring-ing ice cream

truck, sending out a fleet of a dozen ve-hicles that cruised though neighbor-hoods. In 1976, the trucks were retired so the company could shift its emphasis to grocery sales.

Here’s an interest-ing fact: In the early days, Good Humor men were required to tip their hats to ladies and salute gentlemen.

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Consumer Reports notes that breakfast eaters tend to have better diets overall, con-suming more fruit, vegetables, milk and whole grains than non-breakfast eaters.

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products. But to limit the number of tires you replace in the lifetime of your car, try these tips to pro-long their life. First, look for new tires that have longer tread life; they may cost a little more, but in the long run, you save money. Also, be sure to rotate your tires every 4,000 miles to even out wear, and balance the tires with each rotation.

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She also has donat-ed knitted winter-wear to Cl in tonvi l le -Beechwold Community Resources Center, a Volunteers of America thrift shop and Nationwide Children’s Hospital since she began the hobby at 14.

Columbus Recreation and Parks Assistant Director Terri Leist, who has heard of the good-deeds movement spreading across the country, said she was unaware it was happening in Columbus.

“As long as the trees don’t

get damaged, I think it’s a wonderful thing she’s doing,” Leist said. “It’s A-OK with us.”

Boring said she plans to revisit the park soon and will collect any remaining scarves, wash them and donate them to a shelter.

Martha Graham, 52, of Grove City, who now lives at Columbus West Park, said she loves to watch Boring knit and crochet, especially knowing where some of her handiwork is going.

“I don’t think she does it to get attention,” Graham said. “She’s one of those who pay it forward.”

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Generation IV (Going back) JOHANN HEINRICH’S father was JOHANN HERMAN POHLMANN, born 1 January 1697. He was a 31-year-old hired hand on the Vornholt Farm in Wellingholzhausen, when he married, on 10 June 1725 in Wellingholzhausen, MARIA GERTRUD BUDDE in Wellingholzhausen. Maria Gertrud was baptized 2 May 1694. Johann Herman died in Vornholts Kotten on 15 June 1741 and Maria Gertrud died 14 February 1750. Children born to Johann Herman and Maria Gertrud were: JOHANN HEINRICH

born in Vornholts Kotten, baptized 3 November 1726 in Wellingholzhausen; JOHANN DAVID, born in Vornholts Kotten and baptized 13 June 1730 in Wellingholzhausen; and CATHARINA MARIA, born in Vornholts Kotten and baptized 17 October 1734 in Wellingholzhausen.

So you can bet that if you are a Pohlman or were a Pohlman, whether you are an East of Town Pohlman or a West of Town Pohlman, if your ancestors settled in Delphos, you are a descendant of Pohlman Generations II, III or IV.

If you would like more information, contact Evelyn Martin at 18637 St. Rt. 190, Ft. Jennings, OH 45844.

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Talent(Continued from page 1)

The pop a capella group Awakened Commotion took home third place and $250 for their performance of “As Long As You Love Me” and “Wide Awake.” The group is made up of 8th- to 12th-grade Hardin Northern High School students and is directed by Kelly Eikenbary.

Honorable mention was given to the saxophone quintet from Delphos St. John’s. The quintet performed “What Does the Fox Say?” in a five-part arrangement on alto and baritone saxophones. The group’s members are Samantha Stevenson, Madison Fulk, Alexis Deffenbaugh, Haley Rode and Sara Clossen.

Also receiving honorable mention was Gabe Bailey, a 12-year-old musi-cian from Berne, Indiana. Bailey’s per-formance of “Golden Slumbers Melody” included vocals, keyboard, guitar and

drums.Other talented performers included

singer/guitarist Doug Adams. Adams hails from Celina and is a teacher at LifeLinks in Van Wert. Adams’ broth-er, singer/songwriter Eric Adams, also competed in the event, performing an original composition.

Yan Coppler of Fostoria performed a vocal solo. Coppler’s daughter, May also competed Saturday evening. May Coppler performed an operatic vocal solo. This is the second year the Copplers have competed in Ohio Has Talent.

Thirteen-year-old singer/songwriter Alexis Heath of St. Henry sang one of her original songs and accompanied herself on guitar. Both the junior and senior high ensembles of Kuroi Taka Taiko from Mississinawa Valley Schools in Union City performed Japanese-style drumming and choreography. The groups are under the direction of Rebecca Burnett.

Mack Newman, a 90-year-old Dunkirk native, performed a medley of three songs on the harmonica. Van Wert local Tyler Nygren fascinated the audience with his magic act. Vocalist Diana Rose of Coldwater sang “When You Wish Upon A Star.”

Victoria Ruble of Garrett, Indiana, performed a vocal solo. Sarah Vanbrocklin, a 13-year-old vocalist from Botkins, sang her rendition of “Still Hurting.”

While the audience votes were being counted, 2014 Ohio Has Talent win-ners Kaden Hohman and Sayler Wise entertained the audience. The two young dancers each performed sepa-rately before dancing again as a duo to “Footloose.”

Judges at the event were Kim Mason, Tricia Profit-Kuhn and Wally Grimm. The event’s emcee was the Rev. Scott Campbell.

Answers to Friday’s questions: The most populous city named for a saint in

the United States is San Antonio, Texas, which is the 7th-most populous city according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It was named for San Antonio de Padua by a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries visiting the site on Saint Anthony’s feast day (June 13) in 1691.

The first Greek-letter society formed on a U.S. college campus was Phi Beta Kappa, in 1776, at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Today’s questions:What product placement deal made for the

2012 film Skyfall led to a change in James Bond’s onscreen drinking habits?

What bird has the slowest wing beat — only one beat per second?

Answers in Wednesday’s Herald.

Congress’ dysfunction not limited to Homeland Security fightWASHINGTON (AP) —

Congress’ dysfunction isn’t limited to the struggle to keep a Cabinet department running without interruption.

Lawmakers couldn’t fin-ish their work last year and it’s showing now. The left-over business could prove even more divisive than the dispute over rolling back President Barack Obama’s immigration policies on a bill providing money for the

Department of Homeland Security.

Stretches of brinkmanship are certain to consume much of the legislative calendar in 2015. One critical issue is whether to increase the nation’s borrowing authority. That debate could have major repercussions for the recover-ing economy.

The to-do list includes forestalling a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to phy-

sicians, preventing a cutoff of highway and transit dollars in the middle of peak construc-tion season this summer and renewing critical parts of the Patriot Act.

There’s also a debate among Republicans, the majority on Capitol Hill, about whether to renew the charter of the Export-Import Bank, which provides credit to purchasers of U.S. exports.

“We haven’t even start-

ed talking about either one, (Medicare payments) or highways,” said Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the power-ful House Ways and Means Committee. “So that shows how procrastinated all this is.”

Approaching are deadlines for longer-term legislation set to expire, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Crowd flocks to Home Expo despite snowThe Schrader Realty Home Expo enjoyed a steady stream of visitors Sunday despite nearly five inches of new snow. More than 25 booths filled the rental rooms at the Delphos Eagles offering information on their services and products. Vistors also enjoyed many free items and raffles. Expo Coordinator Krista Schrader said she hopes to expand the offering every year. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)

No plane in yearlong search for Flight 370

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The yearlong search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has turned up no sign of the plane, but that doesn’t mean it’s been unproductive. It has yielded lessons and discoveries that could benefit millions, including coastal Australians, air and sea travelers and scien-tists trying to understand ancient changes to the earth’s crust.

The knowledge gained so far is of little comfort to family and friends of the 239 people still missing from the plane, which vanished last March 8 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing. While finding the plane remains the top priority for searchers and investigators, what they’re learning along the way may prove valuable long after the search ends.

Benefits of the work so far include:———NEW UNDERWATER MAPSIn the Indian Ocean west of Australia, where experts

believe the plane crashed, scientists have been mapping the sea floor to aid in the search for wreckage.

Previous maps relied on satellite data, which gave only rough estimates of the ocean’s depth. Now, using sonar read-ings from ships, scientists have mapped an area the size of Nebraska and have discovered previously unknown trenches and underwater mountains that rival the height of any on Australia’s surface.

Searchers are getting even more detailed sonar readings using small underwater vehicles called “towfish” that are towed just above the sea floor.

Scientists from around the world are eagerly anticipating the release of the three-dimensional maps and data once the search is completed.

———BETTER TSUNAMI PREDICTIONStuart Minchin, a divisional chief at Geoscience Australia,

said that when the maps are released and further analyzed, they will give scientists a better understanding of areas that during earthquakes are susceptible to underwater landslides, which can create or exacerbate tsunamis.

He said the information will help scientists pinpoint areas along Australia’s west coast that are particularly vulnerable to tsunamis and enable better warnings and predictions for coastal residents.

———IMPROVED SEARCH AND RESCUEKnowing the topography of the ocean floor also helps

scientists predict ocean currents, said Minchin. That can help with everything from predicting where a disabled boat might drift in a search-and-rescue mission to understanding how marine species spread to new areas.

He said it can even help scientists understand how heat is distributed through the ocean, which could be used by meteo-rologists to help fine-tune weather forecasts.

———BETTER PLANE TRACKINGOne thing the airline industry learned from Flight 370 is

that more tracking is needed, even for planes expected to fly over land for their entire journeys.

The International Civil Aviation Organization, which is part of the United Nations, has proposed that airlines be required to get position updates from each of their planes every 15 min-utes. That requirement is expected to be in place by November 2016.

A more stringent requirement would seek updates every minute if a fire is detected or the plane makes an unusual move, such as suddenly dropping or climbing in elevation. That would apply only to jets manufactured after 2020.

Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss said Sunday that his government’s airspace agency will work with Malaysia and Indonesia to test a new method, which would enable planes to be tracked every 15 minutes, rather than the previous rate of 30 to 40 minutes. However, even if such a system had been in place for Flight 370, it would not have made it possible to track the plane because transponder and other equipment were switched off.

Because investigators still don’t know what happened to Flight 370, airlines have no information to help them update their mechanical systems or flight-training techniques.

Nurse who survived Ebola says hospital failed herDALLAS (AP) — A 26-year-old

nurse said in a newspaper interview that a hospital where she had worked in Dallas and its parent company failed her when she contracted Ebola while caring for the first person in the U.S. diagnosed with the deadly disease.

Nina Pham told The Dallas Morning News in the interview that she is preparing to file a lawsuit today in Dallas County against Texas Health Resources. She said she continues to suffer from body aches and insomnia after contracting the disease from a patient she cared for last fall at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Pham alleged the hospital’s lack of training and proper equipment and vio-lations of her privacy made her “a sym-bol of corporate neglect — a casualty of a hospital system’s failure to prepare for a known and impending medical crisis.”

She also told the newspaper that

Texas Health Resources was negligent because it failed to develop policies and train its staff for treating Ebola patients. She also told the paper that the company did not have proper protective gear for those who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, who died after becoming the first person in the U.S. diagnosed with the disease stemming from an outbreak in West Africa. Duncan, who contracted the dis-ease on a visit to his native Liberia, died last fall only days before Pham tested positive for the disease.

She told the paper she was frightened when Duncan tested positive for Ebola as panic and fear went throughout the hospital.

“I was the last person besides Mr. Duncan to find out he was positive,” she told the Morning News. “You’d think the primary nurse would be the first to know.”

Her attorney, Charla Aldous, told the

paper Texas Health Resources “used Nina as a PR pawn.”

The Morning News said Wendell Watson, a spokesman for Texas Health Resources, declined to address specifics of Pham’s allegations.

“Nina Pham bravely served Texas Health Dallas during a most difficult time. We continue to support and wish the best for her, and we remain optimis-tic that constructive dialogue can resolve this matter,” Watson said.

Pham will ask in her lawsuit for unspecified damages for physical pain and mental anguish, medical expenses and loss of future earnings. But she said that she wants to “make hospitals and big corporations realize that nurs-es and health care workers, especially front line people, are important. And we don’t want nurses to start turning into patients.”

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