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South Clinton project to start on Tuesday By TODD HELBERG

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Defiance’s South Clinton Street will be interrupted — starting Tuesday — for the next six months as a widening project begins. Utility work along South Clinton has been underway for some time, but general contractor Helms & Sons Excavating, Findlay, plans to get started on the street project this week, though work is “weather dependent,” according to city engineer Melinda Warner. Messages noting the upcoming closure of southbound traffic have been flashing on a portable city sign on South Clinton since

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last week. The southbound prohibition will continue for the duration of the sixmonth project which will address South Clinton from near Williams Street to about 700 feet south of Deatrick Street. Northbound traffic through the work zone won’t be prohibited, but it will be maintained. The project will have two phases, Warner explained, each lasting approximately three months. In the first phase, she noted, work will occur on the northbound lane of the street; in the second, work will proceed on the southbound lane. The designated detour • PROJECT, Page A8

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High winds throughout northwest Ohio over the weekend caused a bit of damage. A wind gust brought down a 95-foot portable Verizon tower just before 3 p.m. Sunday. The tower is located along Defiance’s Ginter Road on Camp Lakota property. A

Verizon assessment team from Columbus and a crew from Toledo Edison were expected to be on the site Sunday evening. In addition, trees were blown across the roadway in the 30000 block of Ohio 281 and Overly Road, Sunday afternoon.

Big changes ahead for area festival John Paulding Days goes patriotic with new date

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Jake Lambert, information technology worker for the city of Defiance, checks on the sign notifying motorists that work on South Clinton Street will begin Tuesday.

PAULDING — There are a lot of changes happening with John Paulding Days. The annual festival held in Paulding is moving from June to July, and fireworks are planned. John Paulding Days, which is sponsored by the Paulding Chamber of Commerce, now will be July 8-9 around the courthouse square. “Everything in Paulding County was congested around that first and second weekend in June,” said Peggy Emerson, director of

the Paulding Chamber of Commerce. “We wanted to provide folks a fun community event for people to do during the summer.” Emerson said the festival originally held in July about 20 years ago. Sometime in the past, though she isn’t certain exactly when, it was moved to June. “With the fair (being in) June and Relay for Life growing, we didn’t want to compete with either one of those,” she said of John Paulding Days. “We (the chamber board) have been discussing this for quite awhile and decided to do it. It also allows us to coincide with July

Clinton allies prep for Trump nod COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Emboldened by her South Carolina landslide, Hillary Clinton is shifting her focus to Republican front-runner Donald Trump as her party seeks consensus on the best ways to challenge the billionaire’s unpredictable nature in a general election. As Clinton enters the series of Super Tuesday contests this week, allies of the former secretary of state, unaffiliated Democratic strategists and the national party are stockpiling potential ammunition about Trump, reviewing reams of court filings, requesting information about his business dealings from state governments and conducting new polls to test lines

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of attack. Among the likely options: Questioning Trump’s qualifications and temperament to be president, scrutinizing his business practices and bankruptcy filings, and re-airing his inflammatory statements about women and minorities who will be central to the Democrats’ efforts in November. “Is this the guy you would trust with the nuclear codes? Is this the guy you would trust with your son or daughter in the military? Is this the guy you would trust to run the economy?” AP Photo asked Gov. Dan Malloy of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Connecticut, a Clinton backer, pointing to a likely argu- takes a photo with a supporter at a rally to promote ment from Democrats. early voting ahead of Super Tuesday at the University • CLINTON, Page A8 of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on Sunday in Pine Bluff, Ark.

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4. We have a rich historic tradition here and want to celebration it with John Paulding Days.” Emerson said a few other changes also will be seen with the festival. “We’re changing from more of a carnival to more of a hometown festival atmosphere,” she said. Instead of carnival rides, there will be inflatables and a rock-climbing wall. “(There will be) a wide variety of family-friendly inflatables like an obstacle course the whole family can do together,” she said. “Because we are doing it that way, we will be able to significantly decrease the

cost of wristbands to participate.” Fireworks are another big change. The chamber is hoping to raise $8,000 to have a fireworks show on July 9. Donations are being accepted through the Paulding County Area Foundation. To donate, contact the foundation at 419-3998296 or pcaf@pauldingcountyareafoundation.net. Make sure to mark that the donations are for the John Paulding Days fireworks. “It’s been a long time (since there was a fireworks show),” Emerson said. “We want to put on a high quality professional show as well. ... Donations can be for any amount. It • PAULDING, Page A8

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican front-runner Donald Trump drew sharp criticism from his rivals in both parties Sunday for refusing to denounce an implicit endorsement from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, raising the specter of racism as the presidential campaign hits the South. Trump was asked on CNN’s “State of the Union” whether he rejected support from the former KKK Grand Dragon and other white supremacists after Duke told his radio followers this week that a vote against Trump was equivalent to “treason to your heritage.” “Well, just so you under-

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stand, I don’t know anything about David Duke. OK?” Trump said. “I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists.” Trump’s comments came the same day he retweeted a quote attributed to Benito Mussolini, the 20th century fascist dictator of Italy. And in a boost for his campaign in the South, he scored the endorsement of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, one of the most strident opponents of immigration reform on Capitol Hill. But it was Trump’s statements about Duke that sparked a wave of censure with just two days to go

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OTTAWA — Two individuals with backgrounds in law enforcement are vying for the position of Putnam County sheriff. Current Deputy Sheriff Brian Siefker brings 23 years of experience with the sheriff’s department to the table while his counterpart Nicholas Gilgenbach is a former Putnam County deputy and the current police chief in Columbus Grove. Each candidate has his own goals and reasons for seeking the nomination. Here is a look at the candidates:

Nicholas I. Gilgenbach Age: 34 Address: 10866 Ohio 12, Columbus Grove, Ohio 45830 Education: 2000 graduate of Miller City-New Cleveland/ Mill Stream Vocational School (Findlay). Attended Owens Community College Police Academy/ F i n d l a y Campus. Family: wife, Ali; stepson, Aiden Patrick, 9; Gilgenbach son, Duke, 1. Occupation: Police chief of Columbus Grove. Former member of United State’s Army Military Police, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Putnam County dog warden, as well as experience at Liebrecht Manufacturing and Verhoff Machine and Welding. Reason for seeking office: I

am seeking the office of Putnam County sheriff is to make a difference and make positive changes within the sheriff’s office and around Putnam County. I am not seeking the title, this isn’t part of a dream. I want to earn the opportunity to have a positive impact on Putnam County. I want to serve the citizens and businesses of Putnam County with positive ideas and motivation that will have long-term, positive effects on Putnam County. I am seeking the voters’ opportunity to serve them and once that opportunity is provided, I am positive I will earn their respect and be a pro-active, involved, motivated, fair and caring sheriff for years to come. Top goals: 1. The drug problem is Putnam County needs to be addressed. I plan to start a K-9 division and strengthen our investigation efforts toward users and suppliers. I will ensure I continue the education that I was a part of spearheading recently and keep education a top priority. Both adults and youth need education about the severe dangers of drug abuse. I will also work closely with our judicial system and treatment/recovery services to move forward with positive programs to help those in need. I will also ensure that we are proactive against all crimes, which typically are committed due to drug addiction, so we do not just incarcerate, but hopefully help rehabilitate. The problem needs addressed head on with zero tolerance. I will work diligently with local and surrounding agencies with dedication to continue posi-

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tive progress for Putnam County. 2. Positive community and school involvement is a must. I will have a disciplined office that will understand the benefit and advantage to have proactive involvement around all of Putnam County. My officers will have the understanding and know that I expect them to ensure all communities and schools around Putnam County are visited and treated equally. All 15 townships, the schools and every community will notice positive, proactive involvement by deputies around Putnam County under my administration. 3. Appropriate personnel changes need to be made within the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. There is a lot of knowledge that is not being utilized to its fullest capabilities. Employees have seen little to no opportunities with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office to progress. Not so much a goal, but yet more of a priority will be to ensure personnel changes are made to change the way the system has been for the past 15-20 years. I will strive to have a motivated workplace with employees being motivated and proud to be a part of my office. Brian Siefker Age: 45 Address: 13458 Ohio 694, Ottawa, Ohio 45875 Education: 1989 graduate of OttawaGlandorf High

Siefker

School; 1993 graduate of Paulding Police Academy Family: wife, Tracy; children, Brendon, Ashlyn and Aubrey Occupation: deputy sheriff (captain) with Putnam County Sheriff’s Office

Reason for seeking office: My whole career (23 years) has been at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. I started out as a part-time deputy and worked my way to the rank of captain. I spent the last 23 years serving the community. As the sheriff, I will restore honesty, respect and dignity within the sheriff’s office. I will also improve relationships, communication and cooperation with the general public and create a transparent process so if there is a problem the citizens have a way to address their issues. Top goals: 1. Top priority is to fight the war on drugs, especially during this heroin and opiate epidemic that every county in the state is suffering. As a community, we must work together on this battle. We must educate, enforce and rehabilitate. Our children, parents, principals and superintendents must be educated on the dangers of drugs. Law enforcement has a zero tolerance with this and we need to enforce the laws on drug issues. We must also ensure those battling drug addictions that there is help, and to convince them that they do have a problem and encourage them to get rehabilitated and become healthy citizens. I have already started working on this goal because I have been in

contact with someone from the DART (Drug Abuse Response Team) program. This is a program in Lucas County that focuses on rehabilitation, the first one of its kind in this nation. 2. Another goal is to communicate, interact and educate with the public. As a law enforcement office you must communicate, interact and educate with all members of the community. This includes county offices, schools, businesses as well as the general public. We need to listen to their concerns, and attempt to provide a solution to the problem; to stop in at the schools, and educate the students on the trends that are happening within our county; to sit back and listen and be educated by a member of the community with the knowledge that they may have. 3. We need to re-establish a hard-working office with motivated employees and to have all the divisions working together as a team. I will achieve this goal by establishing well-disciplined, good supervisors to take charge of a shift and that person or persons will have the ability to manage it if I am not present. We will be praising individuals for their hard work, but also use discipline when needed to inspire the sheriff’s office employees to be the best they can be, hopefully even go above and beyond what is expected. I will also be diligent with the taxpayers’ dollars to work within our budget, yet achieve the goals that can benefit everyone involved.

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Host families sought for Japanese youth Northwestern Ohio families have the opportunity to welcome a young person from Japan into their home for one month this summer through an international exchange program being offered by the state’s 4-H and OSU Extension. Host families are needed for 100 Japanese youth, age 12 -16, and their adult chaperones, who will be in Ohio from July 23-Aug. 18. Ohio 4-H has been involved in this very successful exchange program since 1980. The Japanese youth are members of the Labo Foundation, a community-

based club in Japan which promotes the study of the American culture and the English language. It’s a creative, lively approach to teaching English which incorporates songs, games, and plays into their activities. Part of the Labo philosophy is to arrange for a home stay for their members. One Japanese mother explained why she supports Labo and why sent her children abroad. “I believe that it opened my children’s hearts...to be able to experience how an American family lives their

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Labo Foundation members and a s’mores at a midpoint family picnic in host sister prepare marshmallows for August.

everyday lives.” Host families provide the youth with room and board and a chance to experience daily life in America.

Garden fair ready to bloom in Ottawa OTTAWA — The Putnam County Master Gardeners will be hosting the “Spring Into Gardening” Garden Fair from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 9 at the Educational Service Center in Ottawa. The first speaker on the program will be Vicki Motz from Ohio Northern University. Her topic is “Versatile Uses for Common Garden Herbs.” The second topic of the conference will be “Garden Trends for 2016 and Gardening for Pollinators” presented by Beth Scheckelhoff, OSU Extension educator for Henry County. The final speaker for the conference will be Rachel Hoverman from Beining

Nursery & Landscaping who will enlighten participants on the topic of “Hardy Shrub Roses for the Landscape.” Cost of the conference is $35 which includes all presentations, visits to the gardeners’ market and a boxed lunch. The registration deadline is March 26. The gardeners’ market will be open to the public from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Many vendors for the area will be selling their wares (nurseries, garden centers, artisans and crafters). Admission to the market is free. For more information or to register for the conference contact Ann Meyer at 419-523-6294 or meyer.524@osu.edu.

Families are urged to follow their daily routines during their visitor’s stay. The children provide their own spending money and the sponsoring organization furnishes comprehensive medical insurance. All types of families are welcome to apply to become hosts, including urban, rural, single-parent, childless (for the group’s adult chaperones). The only requirement is that families must have their own child the same gender and approximate age as the Japanese child. They can share a room with their host sibling but must have their own bed. A compre-

hensive orientation for participating host families is required and offered locally as well as a home visit and interview. Host families can depend on the support and guidance of local, experienced volunteers and extension professionals during the children’s home stay. Those interested should contact LeAnn Hall at 419966-0361 or hall_leann@ hotmail.com for detailed information about this and other 4-H international programs. Go to www. ohio4h/youth/international and to www.laboexchange.com/labo_party. htm.

ARCHBOLD — Personnel matters topped the Four County Career Center Board of Education meeting recently. The board approved a one-year contract with Felicia Lewis, guidance secretary; employed Brandon Goehler, Lance Fisher, Peggy Pinette and Marcus Schuette as needed in adult education; and approved certified substitutes and nurses’ aide clinical instructors. In other business, the board: • set up a fund for the High Schools Thank Work mini grant. • approved an investment management agreement with Red Tree Investment Group and the custodial agreement with U.S. Bank. • agreed to advertise for a 2015 model or newer van. • accepted donations of T-shirts from Florence and Richard Luzny to the FFA program; and two 2006 ambulances from ProMedica to the adult education program.

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Congressional District  Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner With Special Guest, Government Watchdog, Congressman Jason Chaffetz

Saturday, March 12 - 6:30 pm. Bowling green State UniverSity

lenhart grand Ballroom in Bowen-thompson Student Union (located off Thurstin Street in Bowling Green)

Congressman Bob Latta welcomes Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, as the featured speaker at the 5th District’s 2016 Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner. There will be additional elected officials present at the event.

Tickets are $25 per person. To purchase tickets, contact Heather Pendleton with the Hancock County GOP at 419-722-4403 or email info@lattaforcongress.com. Checks can be mailed to: Latta for Congress, c/o Hancock County GOP, 113 West Crawford St., Findlay, OH 45840.

All 2016 Republican Presidential candidates have been invited. For more information, visit www.lattaforcongress.com Paid for by Latta for Congress

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Look for teachable moments and make them count

When it comes to school sports, the thousands of lessons learned from every practice, every game and every season can be counted among the reasons why we are in education. They are why we teach kids about sportsmanship, respect and handling wins and losses with class. But there are also those individual defining moments of a young person’s season or athletic career when someDr. Dan thing very good — Ross or even very bad — happens, which could be what they remember for years to come.

... there are also those individual defining moments of a young person’s season or athletic career when something very good — or even very bad — happens, which could be what they remember for years to come. We call those defining experiences teachable moments. On the positive side, it could be when a team puts it all together to win a championship. It could be when a student-athlete decides to give 100 percent or overcome adversity to have a contributing role on a team. Negative experiences, however, can have just as significant and lasting impression on a young person. We see these often in singular doses during a game, for example, when an official’s call doesn’t go our way, or when the tournament run comes to an end sooner than we would like. But it could also be from a big event, such as getting cut from a team or having a poor relationship with a coach. No matter how big or small the event, it is how we handle those negative experiences and show leadership and calmness in the process is what teachable moments are all about.

Kids look to their coaches and mentors for examples of how to model behavior. Kids look to their coaches and mentors for examples of how to model behavior. A coach who constantly overreacts to bad calls, for example, is setting a poor example for his team and is missing the chance to show what it means to overcome adversity and focus on the real reasons why kids play sports and all the benefits that come from playing school sports. Teachable moments build character and maturity in young people, who don’t always have life’s experiences yet to put negative things in perspective. Those are the times when coaches, administrators, officials and fans need to show poise and discipline through rough times.

Teachable moments build character and maturity in young people, who don’t always have life’s experiences yet to put negative things in perspective. We encourage everyone to embrace this concept and look at the highs and lows of a game and a season as a chance to teach kids a lot about life. After all, they will experience that over and over again as they grow up. How they react to those highs and lows will have a far greater impact on their families and their communities than the outcome of any game. (Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Dan Ross, commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Prior to becoming OHSAA commissioner in 2004, Dr. Ross served as a school superintendent for 21 years in three districts, including Patrick Henry Local Schools from 1983-86. This column originally appeared in the winter 2016 edition of “OHSAA Magazine.”)

• Defiance County Lymphoma fundraiser:

Marco’s Pizza and Family Video, among other businesses of Highland Ventures in Glenview, Ill., will offer their customers the opportunity to support the Lymphoma Research Foundation and the Lymphoma Biobank by rounding up their transactions to the nearest dollar on sales taking place from March 11-27. Since the beginning of the round-up campaign in 2011, the customers of Highland Ventures have raised more than $4.6 million for lymphoma research.

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‘Big Band Sound’

County Library District will be having Easter celebrations at various locations. The celebrations include activities, crafts, storytime, and pictures with the Easter Bunny

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The Big Band Sound of the Defiance College Community Band was held Saturday evening at the Defiance Eagles as part of The Hubbard Company’s Bands Bands Bands! performance. The event was part of the Defiance Community Cultural Council series. Among entertainers were the DC Sisters, Lindsay Kasmer (left), Emily Woolace (center) and Mandie Heil.

(individuals should bring their own camera). The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. March 7 at the Ottoville-Monterey Township branch; 10 a.m. March 8 at the Kalida-Union Township

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Lottery:

Sunday — Midday Pick 3: 187. Midday Pick 4: 2713. Midday Pick 5: 54416. Pick 3: 632. Pick 4: 6829. Rolling Cash: 4, 5, 7, 33, 34. Pick 5: 55003.

Michigan Lottery: Sunday — Midday Daily 3: 894. Midday Daily 4: 9268. Daily 3: 964. Daily 4: 5161. Fantasy 5: 7, 17, 19, 24, 30. Keno: 9-13-14-15-16-18-21-31-3638-39-44-45-46-52-55-57-62-6470-74-78.

Indiana Lottery: Saturday — Daily 3: 093. Daily 4: 0630. Cash 5: 5, 12, 20, 25, 40. Hoosier Lotto: 3, 6, 19, 21, 41, 46. Sunday — Midday Daily 3: 296. Midday Daily 4: 6371. Daily 3: 161. Daily 4: 0720. Cash 5: 6, 15, 24, 28, 40.

Powerball: 10, 11, 21, 22, 53 — 8.

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Defiance Common Pleas

Joshua Bush, 40, Continental, pleaded guilty to domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor, according to Prosecutor Morris Murray’s office. He was placed on intensive supervised probation for two years and ordered to report medical prescriptions he obtains to his supervising officer within one business day. Bush caused physical harm to a family or household member at a Defiance residence on June 23. The charge was amended from a fifth-degree felony while a second count of domestic violence, a second-degree misdemeanor, was dismissed. Alayna Leatherman, 24, 511 Second St., pleaded guilty to theft, a fifth-degree felony. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and her bond was continued. Sentencing was scheduled for April 13. Mark Riebesehl, 28, 902 Columbus Ave., pleaded not guilty to possession of heroin, a fifthdegree felony. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for March 14 and he was given a personal-recognizance bond.

Fulton Common Pleas

Stephanie Johnson, 39, Swanton, was sentenced to two years of community control, a $250 fine, six days jail at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, rural Stryker, and a six-month license suspension after she previously pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal cultivation of marijuana. On July 13, she was growing marijuana. Douglas Johnson, 54, Swanton, was sentenced to two years of community control, a $250 fine, sixdays jail at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, rural Stryker, and a six-month license suspension after he previously pleaded guilty

Residents Six-county area Dear residents, With the high winds Sunday, we hope everyone’s garbage cans and recycling bins are accounted for.

in Continental; and 1:30 p.m. March 19 at the Pandora-Riley branch.

Blood drives: Two blood

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• Henry County drives are set to be held in Henry County. One is for March 8 from noon-6 p.m. at the Napoleon Moose Lodge at 1381 Oakwood Ave. It is being sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The second blood drive is on March 11 from 3:30-8:30 p.m. at the Napoleon Elementary School and is a Pint Size Hero Drive. Walk-ins are welcome at both drives. To schedule a blood drive, call 800-RED-CROSS.

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to a charge of illegal cultivation of marijuana. On July 13, he was growing marijuana. Taylor Bryant, 21, Swanton, was sentenced to two years of community control and a $200 fine after previously pleading guilty to a charge of trafficking in marijuana. On Dec. 5, 2014, he was transporting marijuana to sell.

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Defiance Police

Saturday, 11:55 a.m., a live trap was reported stolen from 21 Seneca St. Sunday, 12:21 p.m., Richard Reinhart III, 22, Bradner, was arrested on a warrant from Fostoria Municipal Court. Sunday, 5:34 p.m., Breanna Smith, 20, East Lake, was charged with theft after an alleged incident at Meijer, 137 Elliott Road. Sunday, 6:13 p.m., Robert Berry Jr., 45, 700 Kiser Road, was arrested on a warrant from Defiance County Common Pleas Court and also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Napoleon Police

Saturday, 10:27 a.m., an assault was reported in the 2000 block of Scott Street. Saturday, 1:50 p.m., vandalism was reported in the 300 block of Glenwood Avenue. Saturday, 3:48 p.m., Yarbrough, 25, Napoleon, arrested on two warrants Napoleon Municipal Court taken to CCNO.

Kyle was from and

Sunday, 1:56 a.m., Travis Beiswenger, 24, Napoleon, was charged with OVI and lanes of travel following a traffic stop on Lamar Lane.

Williams Sheriff

Saturday, on U.S. 6, a vehicle driven by Keith Coressel, 52, Stryker, struck a deer. Damage was moderate to the vehicle.

Bryan Police Friday,

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Weaver, 58, Bryan, was charged with OVI following a traffic stop. Friday, 11:44 p.m., Justin Magers, 29, Columbus, was arrested on a warrant from Napoleon Municipal Court. Saturday, 2:38 a.m., Ashley Fish, 24, 503 Park Ave., Defiance, was charged with OVI and expired registration following a traffic stop. Saturday, 9:33 a.m., Dwight Shaffer, 40, Bryan, was charged with disorderly conduct and menacing by stalking and taken to CCNO. Saturday, 11:53 p.m., Joshua Hart, 37, Bryan, was charged with aggravated menacing and criminal mischief and taken to CCNO. Sunday, 2:26 a.m., Tyler Esterline, 30, Bryan, was arrested for reckless operation.

Henry Sheriff

Friday, 8:29 a.m., on Ohio 110, a vehicle driven by Mary Nowak, 58, Port Clinton, struck a deer. Damage was moderate to the vehicle. Friday, 1:26 p.m., on County Road 11C, a vehicle driven by Donna Kurtz, 65, Malinta, struck a mailbox and tree. Damage was heavy to the vehicle. She was taken by Napoleon Rescue to Henry County Hospital, Napoleon, where a condition update was unavailable. Sunday, 9:30 a.m., on Ohio 110, vehicles driven by Philip Johnson, 63, Napoleon, and Dennis Upell, 61, Liberty Center, collided. Damage was heavy to the vehicles. Johnson was cited for assured clear distance.

Parade info: The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Columbus Grove will be at noon March 12. Everyone is welcome to attend and watch the parade. Persons wishing to participate must be at the American Legion, 412 Plum St., by 11:30 a.m. to line up. Wear your green and decorate your floats. Walkers, floats, vehicles and animals can be in the parade. Corned beef and cabbage will be available at the legion after the parade. Canned food can be left at the Legion and will be given to the Lord’s Pantry. For more information, contact Nick Gilgenbach at 419-659-2404 or tfcnickg@gmail.com. After the parade, the 38th annual Beer Bottle Open Race (a 4-mile race) will take place at 2 p.m. in front of Miller’s Lunch on High Street.

• Fire Defiance

Fire — Today, 5:40 a.m., firefighters were called to 204 Cleveland Ave. for a carbon monoxide investigation.

South Richland

Fire — Sunday, 4:24 p.m., firefighters were called to the 29000 block of Ohio 281 for a grass and tree fire caused by a downed tree that brought down electrical lines.

Delta

Fire — Sunday, 3:22 a.m., firefighters were called to 05139 County Road B for a house fire. Damage was extensive to the structure. Providing mutual aid were Liberty Center and Providence fire departments.

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On this date: In 1504, Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the West, used a correctly predicted lunar eclipse to frighten hostile natives into providing food for his crew. In 1796, President George Washington proclaimed Jay’s Treaty, which settled some outstanding differences with Britain, in effect. In 1892, the United States and Britain agreed to submit to arbitration their dispute over seal-hunting rights in the Bering Sea. (A commission later ruled in favor of Britain.) In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed a seven-member commission to facilitate completion of the Panama Canal.

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Everyone knows the meaning of the word “hypocrite” and no one can claim absolute constancy when it comes to living a life consistent with one’s stated values. But in this election year, hypocrisy is on full display. It is now being practiced with neither shame nor irony by leading Democrats, who once forcefully argued positions they have now abandoned. Definitions help focus the mind and so here is one for “hypocrite” from dictionary.com: “a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.” That seems to fit Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Vice President Joe Biden, hypocrite-Washington, who now take positions opposite ones they previously took with apparent conviction when it comes to hearings and votes on a president’s CAL nominees to the Supreme Court. THOMAS In 2007, Schumer delivered a speech to the American Constitution Society in which he said, “We should not confirm any Bush nominee to the Supreme Court except in extraordinary circumstances. They must prove by actions not words that they are in the mainstream rather than we have to prove that they are not.” That speech came 543 days before the 2008 election. Schumer now says the Senate should hold hearings and that the full Senate should be allowed to vote on President Obama’s forthcoming nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, though fewer than 300 days remain before this year’s election. Schumer brushes off charges of hypocrisy, saying any comparison of his position then and his polar opposite position now is “apples and oranges.” More like rotten apples and oranges. Vice President Biden is also caught in a hypocritical trap of his own making. In 1992, while serving as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden said that in the event a vacancy on the Supreme Court should occur during a year when President George H.W. Bush was seeking a second term, Bush should “not name a nominee until after the November election is completed.” Biden also took the exact position then that the current chairman of the committee, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, is taking now. In 1992, Biden said his committee “should seriously consider not scheduling confirmation hearings on the nomination until after the political campaign season is over.” Biden said such consideration would be “unfair to the president, to the nominee, or to the Senate itself. Where the nation should be treated to a consideration of constitutional philosophy, all it will get in such circumstances is partisan bickering and political posturing from both parties and from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.” Well, yes. Those previous arguments by two leading Democrats are now being recycled by Republicans. Biden today explains his 1992 remarks were “hypothetical.” No, they were hypocritical, given his current contradictory position. This helps explain why so many people hate Washington and why everyone gets my lecture circuit laugh line: “I’m from Washington, D.C., where the only politicians with convictions are in prison.” Republican members of Congress have been taking to the floor and reading excerpts from those not so long ago Schumer and Biden speeches. They should continue to do so, making their positions then, the test now. And should the situation be reversed in the future, with a Republican president and a Senate with a majority of Democrats, Republicans should remember the positions they are taking now, or risk being called hypocrites. It is a label that is commonly and increasingly bipartisan. (Cal Thomas is a syndicated columnist.)

In their view The table is set for a vigorous British debate, leading to a national vote June 23, on whether the United Kingdom should leave the European Union. Great Britain’s relationship with the 28-member EU was one of the issues in the country’s 2015 elections. Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party won a decisive victory over various opponents, including the isolationist U.K. Independence Party. He did, however, promise the electorate a vote on the U.K.’s future with the EU by 2017. Last Friday he reached a deal with EU leaders on “special status” for the United Kingdom, in an effort to address some of the British electorate’s reservations about continued membership. The deal would give Britain, among other things, a special exemption from further political integration under the “ever closer union” clause; the ability to deny for four years certain benefits to newly arrived workers from other EU countries; and the right to supervise financial institutions and markets to preserve Britain’s stability. Cameron also reiterated Britain’s firm resolve to maintain its separate currency, the pound, outside the eurozone. Opposition to staying in the EU has been expressed by one of the Conservatives’ strongest leaders, London Mayor Boris Johnson, as well as by some members of Cameron’s own Cabinet. This means that arguments for leaving the EU will be strongly presented between now and the vote. Although the United States, in general, favors a strong and cohesive EU for economic as well as political reasons, the British electorate needs to make this decision on its own, free of American pressure. As a former colony, the United States has appreciated British traditions and its strong support of American policies in international scrapes. That will remain true whether the U.K. is in or out of the union. The question for British voters is how their country would be better off. The question for the United States is whether it is better with them in or out, a decision only the British can make. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Republicans deny climate change The bad news is there’s proof. On the other hand, the good news is there’s proof. To all you Republican presidential candidates who insist climate change is not real, you’re wrong! In the vernacular of this crazy election season, none of you are telling the truth. The good news is that despite the bizarre Republican denials designed to reassure their supporters, falsely, that climate change is not something they have to worry about, the rest of the world realizes this is serious. Following on the heels of a United Nations report that climate change is predicted to raise sea levels to catastrophic levels, new research indicates that most of the tidal flooding in such states as California, Virginia, South Carolina and Florida is being caused by ANN manmade carbon dioxide emissions MCFEATTERS from fossil fuels. In a paper titled “Unnatural Coastal Floods: Sea Level Rise and the Human Fingerprint on U.S. Floods Since 1950,” researchers Benjamin Strauss, Robert Kopp, William Sweet and Klaus Bittermann reported that “human-caused global sea level rise effectively tipped the balance, pushing high water events over the threshold, for about two-thirds of the observed flood days.” Sea levels are rising sharply, faster than at any previous point in the last 28 centuries. In just one example, in Annapolis, Md., from 1955 to 1964, there were 32 days of tidal flooding. From 2005 to 2014, there were 394 days of flooding. In the United States, this already is causing immense problems. Americans in a number of coastal towns are dealing with fouled drinking water, neighborhoods cut off from arterial roads for days at a time, flooded, muddy, moldy basements, ruined yards and houses that can’t be sold. Someday in the not-too-distant future, people will be astonished and appalled that millions scoffed at the idea that manmade carbon emissions had built up to such an extent that we badly damaged the entire earth and possibly killed a lot of our fellow humans. Yes, according to the United Nations compilation of all available scientific research, if global pollution of the atmosphere is not reduced, climate change will result in the deaths of

many, many people. Ben Carson says, “There’s always going to be cooling or warming going on. There’s no reason to make it into a political issue.” Ted Cruz inexplicably says climate change is a “religious” issue and wants to forbid the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating emissions and wants to open federal lands to more drilling for fossil fuels despite tanking oil prices. John Kasich, who also wants to restrict governmental regulations aimed at stopping climate change, says, “We don’t want to destroy people’s jobs based on some theory that’s not proven.” Marco Rubio also wants to drill for more oil and says the climate is always changing: “We’re not going to destroy our economy the way the left-wing government we are under now wants to do.” Donald Trump, who will say anything, says, “I don’t believe in climate change.” Why on earth, so to speak, is there such impassioned denial among Republicans of what 95 percent of all scientists say is an incontrovertible fact? The answer is business. If climate change is denied, then businesses and industry don’t have to change the way they operate. They don’t have to spend money to reduce emissions polluting the atmosphere. It is easier to make a case for cutting taxes for the wealthy and for corporations if government isn’t expected to take action to save the planet. Also, if there is something we don’t understand, let’s just deny it. Secretly, a lot of those who insist they don’t believe in the science of climate change believe in science fiction. They think technology will come up with some super duper answer that will restore the ozone, erase the plague of greenhouse gases and restore our planet to the halcyon days of non-pollution. And we have to hope that technology will provide some answers. But that’s not enough, and it’s certainly not in time to prevent disasters all over the globe. Meanwhile, the Republican presidential candidates call each other liars and promise to build walls, deport millions of people, get rid of health insurance for millions, cut environmental regulations, drop more bombs and cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires. And that’s proof: A lot of heads are stuck in the sand. (Ann McFeatters is an op-ed columnist of Tribune News Service.)

Trump’s irresponsibility Jimmy Carter knew that one way to win the trust of the citizenry was to appeal to their moral vanity. He was elected president in 1976 promising “a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.” Donald Trump does not try to ingratiate himself by telling Americans how good they are. He does it by telling them it’s commendable to be bad. His campaign is not so much a challenge to prevailing standards as a rejection of all standards. Other candidates fudge, exaggerate and mislead, but they operate STEVE within accepted limits on dishonesCHAPMAN ty. Trump denies truth and embraces falsehood. He can’t be proven wrong because he and his followers deny the authority of facts. He encourages his audiences to trust what they feel — and nothing else. “Donald J. Trump’s record on truth and accuracy is astonishingly poor,” Angie Drobnic Holan, a reporter for PolitiFact, wrote in December in The New York Times. “So far, we’ve fact-checked more than 70 Trump statements and rated fully three-quarters of them as Mostly False, False or ‘Pants on Fire’ (we reserve this last designation for a claim that is not only inaccurate but also ridiculous).” That was before a new parade of fictions — saying the United States is the “highest taxed country in the world,” claiming he vocally opposed the invasion of Iraq before it happened and accusing Ted Cruz of having a “double passport.” Making stuff up is at the core of his campaign. Of 96 Trump statements scrutinized by PolitiFact at last count, only seven were true. By contrast, Hillary Clinton, whom Republicans regard as a habitual liar, sticks to the facts slightly more than half the time, according to the fact-checkers. The brazen deceit Trump exhibits would be fatal to most candidates. Cruz, no slave to veracity, had to fire a spokesman for spreading the claim that Marco Rubio had disparaged the Bible. Trump would not have made that claim. He would have recalled the time Rubio spit on a Bible while wearing a Satan mask in the Grand Mosque of Mecca.

Trump’s contempt for the truth is no impediment with a large segment of the Republican primary electorate, which has an adversarial relationship with reality. Twothirds of Trump supporters think Barack Obama is a Muslim, a survey by Public Policy Polling found, and 61 percent think he was born abroad. Other candidates may decline to indulge voters who are ignorant or unhinged. But Trump is not bound by such dreary customs. In every way, his campaign has been an orgy of irresponsibility. George W. Bush outraged his critics by waterboarding suspected terrorists, a method he insisted is not torture. Trump says it is torture — and its only drawback is being too gentle. “I think we should go much stronger than waterboarding,” he said. In his view, “nothing should be taken off the table.” Any form of sadism you can imagine, Trump will happily consider. Terrorist suspects are not the only ones at risk of brutality. When someone disrupted his rally, Trump wished for the days of old, when a protester “would be carried out on a stretcher.” His anathema for Muslims, like his taste for torture, knows no bounds. He called for a “complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.” He fondly recalled an American general who, according to a doubtful legend, executed Muslim prisoners using bullets dipped in pig’s blood. For some reason, his glorification of hatred and violence appeals to many evangelical Christians, whose savior preached the golden rule. Saintly attributes, in his eyes, are for suckers. Trump tells his supporters that their most vicious impulses should not be suppressed. Even on less visceral matters, Trump sees boundaries as something to violate without compunction. His tax plan would swell the federal budget deficit by $10 trillion over the next decade. His insistence that this approach will bring the economy roaring back will convince only those who need no convincing. Like his other policies, it treats recklessness as a virtue. Some politicians think that, on occasion, exceptions have to be made to our observance of civilized norms. Trump wants to toss those civilized norms on a bonfire. He’s found plenty of Americans dying to light the match. (Steve Chapman is a columnist of the Chicago Tribune and Creators Syndicate.)

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James L. “Jim” Ashbacher, 77, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 8:35 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Ashbacher was employed by All-Star Products near Defiance from 1956 until the plant closed in 1979 and worked for Oren Elliott Products in Edgerton, Ohio, as a foreman, retiring with 21 years of service. He enjoyed horses, riding and training contest horses and owning his own harness racing horse and Ashbacher later enjoyed working out harness racing horses for others. He also trained championship Walker dogs and ran night hunts for many years and later raised Boston terriers with his wife in their business, Ashbacher Boston Terriers. James L. “Jim” Ashbacher was born July 24, 1938, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Harlan and Irene (Rau) Ashbacher. He married Verda L. Clifton on December 6, 1958, in Defiance and she survives. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, Troy Ashbacher, of Defiance; two granddaughters, Bethanie and Summer Ashbacher; one great-grandson, who always made him smile, Raymond James Ashbacher; one sister, JoAnn Wilhelm of Saginaw, Michigan; two sisters-in-law, Carolyn Hill of Montpelier, Ohio, and Sue Clifton of West Unity, Ohio; and two nieces and a one nephew, in Saginaw. In keeping with Jim’s wishes there will be no visitation or services. Krill Funeral Service in Bryan, Ohio, has been entrusted with arrangements. To sign the online register or to send condolences, please visit www.krillfuneralservice.com.

PAULDING — Robert E. Norling, 66, died Saturday, February 27, 2016. He was born October 30, 1949, in Paulding, the son of Roberta (Hudson) and the late Kenneth Norling. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War; and was formerly employed by General Motors Powertrain, Defiance. He is also survived by his wife, Brenda Norling, Arnold, Missouri; son, Norling Robert Alan Norling, Paulding; a sister, Penny (Joe) Kidd, Paulding; a brother, Richard (Jeanetta) Norling, Paulding; grandchildren, Andy, Bailey and Jessica Norling; and great-grandchildren, Jayden and Waylon Norling. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding. Burial will follow in Hedges Cemetery, Paulding County, with military graveside services conducted by VFW Post 587. Visitation will be from noon until time of services Wednesday. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations made to Disabled American Veterans. Online condolences may be sent to www. denherderfh.com.

CONTINENTAL — Howard C. Rayle, 83, of Continental, died at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016, at the Meadows of Kalida. He was born January 6, 1933, in Continental to the late George E. and Rachel (Spencer) Rayle. On March 1, 1953, he married Irene Scherer, who survives. Also surviving is Howard’s son, Howard L. Rayle of Continental. Howard was preceded in death by a brother, Marlin D. Rayle. Howard retired from General Motors, Defiance, where he worked for 32 years. He attended Christ Lutheran Church, Continental. He was a member of the Fort Amanda Masonic Lodge, Lima, the Teutonia Mannerchor, Toledo, the Roselm Grange, Roselm, and the Ohio State Grange. Howard was a founding member of the Enzian Band. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental, with Rev. Rick Jensen officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery, Grover Hill. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and again on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be given to the Continental Food Pantry. Condolences may be expressed at www.heitmeyerfuner-

Junior Greutman Junior Greutman, 81, of Defiance, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center, Defiance. Arrangements are pending at Schaffer Funeral Home, Defiance.

Joyce Schaefer BRYAN — Joyce L. Schaefer, 84, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016, in her home after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Krill Funeral Home, Bryan.

Scott Smith HOLGATE — Scott A. Smith, 50, of Holgate, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. Arrangements are pending at Schaffer Funeral Home, Defiance.

Marshall ‘Marty’ Jones PAULDING — Marshall “Marty” R. Jones, 59, died February 26, 2016. He was born January 16, 1957, in Paulding the son of the late Clifford Sr. and Myrtle (Worline) Jones. On August 25, 2001, he married Jane E. Snodgrass, who survives. He was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Paulding. He was formerly maintenance supervisor for Jackson Township. He is also survived by a brother, Paul (Carolyn) Jones, Latty; stepmother, Jones Ethel Keck Jones, Paulding; and many nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Clifford M. Jones Sr. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Divine Mercy Parish, Paulding, with Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Paulding County. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding, with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to Paulding County Dog Shelter. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

Deanna Gerken ARCHBOLD — Deanna L. Gerken, 78, of Archbold, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 27, 2016, at Fulton Manor Nursing Home in Wauseon. She was born April 12, 1937, at Wauseon, the daughter of Orlen and Marie Burkholder, and married Harlan Gerken on April 11, 1959. A lifelong resident of the Archbold area, she was a homemaker and waitress in local restaurants. She enjoyed camping and snowmobiling, and was a member of St. Gerken Peter’s Catholic Church in Archbold. She is survived by her husband, Harlan; three children, Jodi (Scott) Bernath of Evansport, Tom (Jodi) Gerken of Archbold, and Jill (Dave) Helton of Defiance; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Rita (Darwin) Beck of Ridgeville Corners. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Don Burkholder and Bob Burkholder. Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, with Father Stephen Stanbury officiating. Interment will follow in the Archbold Cemetery. Friends may call at St. Peter’s Catholic Church fellowship hall from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday. Short Funeral Home in Archbold has been entrusted with the arrangements. The family suggests that memorials be given to Great Lakes Hospice, Alzheimer’s Association or the donor’s favorite charity. www.ShortFuneralHome.com.

meaning of salvation In order to understand what it means to be saved, we need to understand what we need to be saved from. The Bible teaches that because all men have sinned, they have fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). It is these sins that separate us from God (Isaiah 59:2) putting us into a state of needing to be reconciled with God. Moreover, since God is a completely holy and righteous God, those who die in sins must be punished for the evil that they have done. What kind of punishment does one receive for offending an infinite God? The Bible teaches that those who die in a state of sin will receive eternal separation from God in hell (Matthew 25:46). Sinful man is doomed to condemnation. This is that from which men need salvation. What is man to do? As Paul asks, “Wretch-

ed man that I am, who shall deliver (i.e. save) me from this body of death?” (Romans 7:24) Fortunately for man, God wants man to be saved from such an awful fate. That is the salvation that God offers; reconciliation with him through Jesus Christ (Romans 7:25, 2 Corinthians 5:18-21). Salvation is the opportunity to not have to be punished for the sins that we have committed. God has offered us an alternative. If we will believe that Jesus is God’s Son, that Jesus came to the earth to provide something for man that man could not provide for himself, namely, salvation from sin, then God will allow Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross to be punishment for our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21).

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When we become saved by hearing God’s word (Romans 10:17), believing it (Hebrews 11:6), repenting of sin (Acts 17:30), confessing Jesus as Christ (Matthew 10:32) and being baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16), then we are born again into the family of God (John 3:3,5) and we become children of God (1 John 3:1) and heirs according to God’s promise (Galatians 3:29). This entails that we can then call upon God as our Father and he considers us as His children (Galatians 4:6). Now, while this is the basic story of salvation, the scriptures reveal to us that there are several perspectives of salvation

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Museum offers art scholarship TOLEDO — The Toledo Museum of Art is accepting applications for the Palmer Scholarship, which funds art-related travel for northwest Ohio residents. Previous scholarship recipients have used the award to document landscapes across the U.S., study Sèvres porcelain in Paris, travel to China for a ceramics workshop and examine anatomical paintings in Italy. The museum is inviting artists, photographers, students and others pursuing an artistic endeavor away from home to apply for up to $8,000 in funding. While the scholarship covers

airfare, meals, and hotel or housing, it does not provide for related tuition, class fees or study materials. The application deadline for the annual art travel award is March 31. Appropriate project proposals include the advancement of creative skills, conducting research or studying educational techniques. Applicants must currently reside in northwest Ohio. The award recipient(s) must complete the travel within one year of notification. Awards will be announced in April. Details and an application form can be

downloaded at toledomuseum.org/learn/scholarships. Questions about how to apply for the Palmer Scholarship can be directed to Sara Daniels at sdaniels@ toledomuseum.org or 419255-8000, ext. 7363. The Palmer Scholarship is one of many awarded by the museum. Scholarships for TMA art classes for children and adults are intended to provide art education to those who might not otherwise be able to participate and to encourage artistically gifted individuals. Visit toledomuseum.org/learn/scholarships for more information.

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Matthew Rizzo is featured speaker ARCHBOLD — Matthew Rizzo, the CEO/president of A Renewed Mind, a non-profit behavioral health agency that is based in Toledo but providing some mental health and substance abuse residential services in the four-county area, will be the speaker at the Tuesday evening NAMI Four County meeting. His agency operates the Fresh Start men’s addiction residential facility in Alvordton and provides the clinical services for Upton Heights Apartments, a new 10-unit housing complex in Defiance for persons in treatment for both mental health and addiction disorders. They expect to begin a transitional housing program for younger women with addictions this month in Wauseon and plan to open a comprehensive addiction treatment center in Napoleon by the end of the year. His presentation is open to the public. It will start at 7 p.m. at the Four County ADAMhs Board office,

T-761 Ohio 66, south of Archbold, across from Four County Career Center. NAMI Four County is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest organization of family members and friends of persons living with a mental illness, as well as those who have a mental illness. The group meets the first Tuesday of every month, usually at the Four County ADAMhs Board office. However, the April meeting will be held in Bryan at the new office of the Bryan Community Health Center. NAMI also offers free mental health family education classes for persons who have a loved one with any type of mental illness and support groups for both family members and individuals with a mental illness. In April, NAMI will also offer two free community trainings. A three-hour training on Saturday morning, April 16, will be held in partnership with the Hench

Autism Studies Program at Defiance College. It is for volunteers who work with youth who may have ADHD or some other autism spectrum disorder. It is designed to help the volunteers develop a plan that they can use to discourage disruptive behavior and promote positive behavior whether in a Sunday school class or a youth activity like 4-H or Girl Scouts. An all-day Mental Health First Aid training is planned for April 26. It is for persons in helping professions. For a complete listing and registration information of the classes and trainings that are offered, visit the NAMI Four County website: www.namifourcounty.org. The website also has information about support groups, local behavioral health providers who have a sliding fee schedule as well as links to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous for a current list of support groups and meeting times in the area.

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Targeted: speed, safety belt and OVI COLUMBUS — The Ohio Highway Patrol and other members of the sixstate trooper project targeted speed, safety belt and OVI violations along I-75 Feb. 19-21. During the weekend, troopers issued 573 speed citations, 78 safety belt citations and made six OVI arrests. The Kentucky State Police and Michigan State Police also participated in the effort. “It is crucial to the safety of our motorists that we take speeding, impaired driving and safety belt use seriously,” said Col. Paul Pride, patrol superintendent. “Far too many people

lose their lives traveling on our roadways.” The six-state trooper project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and coordinated law enforcement and security services in the areas of high-

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North Korea puts tearful detained American before cameras PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner — at the behest, he said, of a member of a church back home who wanted it as a “trophy” — from a staff-only section of the hotel where he had been staying. North Korea announced in late January it had arrested Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate student. It said that after entering the country as a tourist he committed an anti-state crime with “the tacit connivance of the U.S. government and under its manipulation.” No details of what kind of

charges or punishment Warmbier faces were immediately released. According to Warmbier’s statement Monday, he wanted the banner with a political slogan on it as a trophy for the church member, who was the mother of a friend. In previous cases, people who have been detained in North Korea and given a public confession often recant those admissions after their release. He was arrested while visiting the country with Young Pioneer Tours, an agency specializing in travel to the North, which is strongly discouraged by the U.S. State Department. He had been staying at the Yanggakdo International Hotel, which is located on an island in a river that runs through Pyongyang. It is common for sections of

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tourist hotels to be reserved for North Korean staff and off-limits to foreigners. Warmbier is a native of Ohio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, while campaigning in New Hampshire as a Republican presidential candidate, called the arrest “inexcusable.” Kasich has urged President Barack Obama to “make every effort to secure Mr. Warmbier’s immediate release and keep (his) family constantly apprised.” Kasich said North Korea should either provide evidence of the alleged anti-state activities or release Warmbier. In his comments, Warmbier said he was offered a used car worth $10,000 by a member of the church. He said the church member told him the slogan would be hung on its wall as a trophy. He

also said he was told that if he was detained and not returned, $200,000 would be paid to his mother in a way of charitable donations. Calls to the Friendship United Methodist Church went unanswered Monday. Warmbier named that as the church his acquaintance belonged to and there is church of that name in his hometown, Wyoming, Ohio. He said he was also encouraged in his act by the “Z Society” at the University of Virginia, which he said he was trying to join. The magazine of the university’s alumni association describes the Z Society as a “semi-secret ring society” that was founded in 1892 and conducts philanthropy, puts

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Rubio shifts to the offensive KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A flood of mainstream Republican officials and donors have lined up behind Marco Rubio in the week since former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush suspended his campaign for president. And yet Rubio’s team concedes that neither the influx of support, nor the conversion of many of Bush’s wealthy donors, is enough to stop Donald Trump. Instead of riding the wave of new support alone, Rubio has been forced to speed up plans for an all-out assault on the billionaire businessman’s character. Rubio had hoped to wait until the chaotic Republican nominating campaign had shrunk to a two-man race. But with a growing sense of urgency among GOP stalwarts to settle on a Trump alternative, the young Florida senator is trying to simultaneously slow Trump and cast himself the savior of the party’s future. “I will never quit. I will never stop until we keep a con man from taking over the party of Reagan and the conservative movement,” Rubio thundered at a rally with 2,000 people in Oklahoma City on Friday. It is a delicate balance. Rubio, a 44-year-old firstterm U.S. senator, is trying to project leadership in the party while also going after Trump using his own game, marked by mockery and uncanny aim for his opponent’s vulnerabilities. But it’s a necessary one, said Rubio’s latest big endorsement, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. “Rubio looked around and thought, ‘Well, I might not like it, but that’s what the media is covering and that’s what people are responding to.’”

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In this photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at a rally in Houston. With a growing sense of urgency, the young Florida senator is now simultaneously trying to rally his party’s leading voices behind him and tear down his party’s overwhelming front-runner before it’s too late.

But Rubio is quickly getting a feel for what he began during Thursday’s debate, launching a direct challenge to Trump’s appeal to working class voters. In recent days, Rubio has dished about Trump’s on-stage perspiration and alluded, jokingly, that Trump may have wet his pants. He’s also taken to referring to the billionaire businessman as a “con artist” dozens of times a day while campaigning. “It’s amazing to me. A guy with the worst spray tan in America is attacking me for putting on makeup,” Rubio charged as he campaigned in Georgia on Saturday. “Donald Trump likes to sue people. He should sue whoever did that to his face.” But make no mistake: Rubio’s new tack is a fight for survival. He trails Trump in virtually all of the 11 states holding nominating con-

tests on March 1, known as Super Tuesday. The Florida senator has finished in no better than second place in the first four primary contests. Trump has won three out of four. And Texas Sen. Ted Cruz remains a top-tier contender, even after finishing in third place in the last three contests. Given Trump’s momentum, Rubio’s team said publicly the senator’s best chance for the nomination might be a contested national convention in July. That could happen only if Rubio prevents Trump from accumulating the majority of delegates in the months-long primary season that extends through June. But Rubio said Saturday he expects to win the nomination outright. “It’ll take a few days to realize the game he’s running. He’s going to start to lose support, maybe not in time for Tuesday, but cer-

tainly in time for all states,” Rubio said of Trump to reporters in Alabama, during a blur of Super Tuesday state stops. “I really believe the voters will decide.” And with Bush now out of the race, Rubio has begun reeling in donors once loyal to the former governor. Some Florida-based donors, as well as top donors and fundraisers in Washington, D.C., Chicago and elsewhere were ready to join Rubio’s team immediately after Bush left the race. Rubio also attended a fundraiser in Midland, Texas, a longtime Bush stronghold, on Friday that featured several former Bush donors. “There are a number of us, now that Gov. Bush is out of the race, who were very impressed with his debate Thursday, and see him as the one to take down Trump,” said Chicago investor Craig Duchossois, who shifted from Bush to Rubio. “He showed he’s not going to take any crap from him.” In the past two weeks, Rubio has also won the backing of four governors and 20 members of Congress, more than all of his Republican rivals combined. Rubio had hoped to forestall a one-on-one brawl with Trump until there were only two. Cruz, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson remain in the race, although none have the level of support from as many governors and members of Congress as Rubio. In a year of the outsider, however, it’s unclear how much that will boost his momentum. And in the meantime, Rubio’s assault on Trump’s character continues.

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Trump: Judge’s ethnicity matters in civil lawsuit BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is trying to deflect attention from a class-action civil lawsuit involving the former Trump University by pointing to the ethnic background of the judge in the case. Asked on “Fox News Sunday” what U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s ethnicity has to do with the lawsuit against him, Trump replied: “I think it has to do perhaps with the fact that I’m very, very strong on the border, very, very strong at the border, and he has been extremely hostile to me,” Trump said. According to the California class-action complaint in front of Curiel, a one-year apprenticeship that Trump University students were promised ended after students paid for a three-day seminar. Attendees who were promised a personal photo with Trump received only the chance to take a photo with a cardboard cutout.

And many instructors were bankrupt real estate investors. Trump University emerged as a campaign issue at Thursday’s GOP debate, raised by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. “There are people who borrowed $36,000 to go to Trump University, and they’re suing now — $36,000 to go to a university that’s a fake school,” Rubio said. “And you know what they got? They got to take a picture with a cardboard cutout of Donald Trump.” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz jumped in, adding: “It’s a fraud case. ... I want you to think about, if this man is the nominee, having the Republican nominee on the stand in court, being crossexamined about whether he committed fraud.” At a rally in Arkansas on Saturday, Trump took a break from his standard campaign speech to downplay the lawsuit pending against the business, which was founded by Trump and offered students instruction on real estate investments.

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duct, will not be changed. Council approved an ordinance on Feb. 2 awarding a construction contract to Helms & Sons Excavating ($1,896,620.22) and an engineering contract to DGL Consulting Engineers ($223,300), Toledo. Most of the construction cost will be covered by an Ohio Department of Transportation grant. But the city’s cost — to include its share of construction plus engineering and administrative expenses — will still top $1 million.

could be for $25 or $5.” There also are changes coming for the parade, which will be held on a Friday this year. The parade’s theme now will be constant. “We will focus on a patriot celebration of Paulding,” Emerson said. “It won’t change year to year.” While there are a lot of changes, John Paulding

Days still will have plenty of returning activities. “We will have great live music before and after the parade,” Emerson said. “We’ll still have candy drops and all the things people expect.” Plans currently call for the festival to kick off at 5 p.m. July 8. The annual parade will begin at 7 p.m. There also will be a performance by Bekah Bradley. Events will end at 10 p.m.

Organizers have a packed day planned for July 9, when the festival will be open from noon-10 p.m. It will be kids’ day with the candy drop. There also will be a concert by Liberty Rain. The fireworks are scheduled for dusk. A cruise-in also will be held. For more information about John Paulding Days, contact the chamber at 419399-5215 or pauldinghamber@gmail.com.

warning his nomination would be catastrophic for the party in November and beyond. “We’re about to lose the conservative movement to someone who’s not a conservative and (lose) the party of Lincoln and Reagan to a con artist,” Rubio said Sunday on Fox News. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton, who received another burst of momentum Saturday after her lopsided victory in South Carolina, turned her attention to the Republican field on Sunday, all-butignoring rival Bernie Sanders during campaign events in Tennessee. Starting her morning

with stops at two Memphis churches, Clinton offered an implicit critique of Trump, issuing a call to unite the nation and asking worshippers to reject “the demagoguery, the prejudice, the paranoia.” Asked by actor Tony Goldwyn, who later campaigned with Clinton in Nashville, about her thoughts on Duke’s support for Trump, Clinton described it, simply, as “pathetic.” Trump also rejected calls from Rubio — who he repeatedly referred to Sunday as “Little Marco” — and Cruz to release his tax returns, saying he can’t share returns that are under IRS audit. The senators on

Saturday released summary pages of several years’ worth of their personal returns. Trump said he’s already shared his personal financial details in separate disclosure forms. Separately, Cruz warned the “Trump train” could become “unstoppable” if he rolls to big victories Tuesday. Cruz cast Trump as a carbon copy Clinton and suggested that not even Trump “knows what he would do” as president. Still, Cruz confirmed to CNN’s Jake Tapper that he “will support the Republican nominee, period, the end.” Rubio has sidestepped questions about whether he could support Trump.

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for southbound traffic is Davidson Street to Jackson Avenue to Dotterer Street and back to South Clinton Street. Temporary signal installation at Downs and Deatrick streets will be part of the initial work, according to Warner. The signal there eventually will be replaced. Although the project will impact traffic, Warner said “the contractor is very

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before 11 states hold GOP primaries involving about a quarter of the party’s total nominating delegate count. Several states in the South, a region with a fraught racial history, are among those voting in the Super Tuesday contests. Marco Rubio quickly pounced on Trump’s comments, saying the GOP “cannot be a party who refuses to condemn white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan.” “Not only is that wrong, it makes him unelectable,” Rubio told thousands of supporters gathered in Leesburg, Va. “How are we going to grow the party if we nominate someone who doesn’t repudiate the Ku Klux Klan?” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called Trump’s comments “Really sad.” “You’re better than this,” Cruz wrote on Twitter. “We should all agree, racism is wrong, KKK is abhorrent.” Trump has won three of four early voting states, roiling a party divided over the prospect of the brash billionaire becoming its nominee. Late Sunday, Nebraska’s Ben Sasse became the first sitting Republican senator to say explicitly that he would not back Trump if he does win the nomination.

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Clinton, celebrating her rout of Democratic rival Bernie Sanders in South Carolina’s primary, took direct aim at Trump’s message on Saturday night, telling supporters, “Despite what you hear, we don’t need to make America great again. America never stopped being great.” “But we do need to make America whole again. Instead of building walls, we need to be tearing down barriers,” she said. While party leaders see Clinton in a favorable position against Trump, they caution that the real estate mogul has shown a mastery of the media and an ability to stay on offense throughout the GOP primaries. And they acknowledge Trump has successfully tapped into a deep vein of economic insecurity running through the electorate. “Any race he is in is unpredictable,” said David Brock, a Clinton supporter who oversees several Democratic super PACs. “Any strategy we come up with today is going to have to be awfully flexible because we don’t know what to expect from this guy.” Clinton aides and allies also worry that Trump’s unorthodox constituency of working-class white voters might allow him to put

“If Trump becomes the Republican nominee my expectation is that I’ll look for some third candidate — a conservative option, a Constitutionalist,” Sasse wrote on Twitter. With a strong showing on Super Tuesday, Trump could begin to pull away from his rivals in the allimportant delegate count. In the Southern states that vote Tuesday, Republican candidates will face an electorate that is overwhelmingly white. In South Carolina, the only Southern state to have voted so far, 96 percent of the GOP primary electorate was white, while six in 10 voters in the Democratic race were black. While the South was once a Democratic stronghold, many white conservatives who backed the party started moving toward the GOP during the civil rights movement. Trump has borrowed from the rhetoric former President Richard Nixon used during that time to appeal to working-class white voters, describing his campaign has a movement of the “silent majority.” Trump holds commanding leads across the South, with the exception of Cruz’s home state of Texas, a dynamic that puts tremendous pressure on Rubio and Cruz as they try to outlast each other and derail the real estate mogul.

Trump was asked Friday by journalists how he felt about Duke’s support. He said he didn’t know anything about it and curtly said: “All right, I disavow, ok?” The billionaire hasn’t always claimed ignorance on Duke’s history. In 2000, he wrote a New York Times op-ed explaining why he abandoned the possibility of running for president on the Reform Party ticket. He wrote of an “underside” and “fringe element” of the party, concluding, “I leave the Reform Party to David Duke, Pat Buchanan and Lenora Fulani. That is not company I wish to keep.” Democrat Bernie Sanders also lashed out at his Republican rival on Twitter, writing: “America’s first black president cannot and will not be succeeded by a hatemonger who refuses to condemn the KKK.” Trump also garnered backlash for retweeting a quote from Mussolini, which read: “It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, “I know who said it. But what difference does it make whether it’s Mussolini or somebody else? It’s certainly a very interesting quote.” Rubio and Cruz, two firstterm senators, continued a personal and policy-based barrage against Trump,

more states in play compared to past nominees like Mitt Romney and John McCain. And they note large voter turnouts in GOP primaries won by Trump. But Democrats predict a Trump nomination could have a splintering effect on the Republican party and are looking for ways to exacerbate it. A new survey of 800 likely Republican voters commissioned by a Democratic firm led by Stan Greenberg, who served as President Bill Clinton’s pollster, found that 20 percent of Republicans are “uncertain” whether they would back Trump or Clinton in a head-to-head match-up. The number included one-quarter of Catholics and one-third of moderates, according to the survey by the Democracy Corps’ Republican Party Project shared with Associated Press. The poll found Trump’s share of the vote drops among Catholics and moderates when Democrats describe him as an “egomaniac,” ‘’disrespectful to women,” untrustworthy with the nation’s nuclear weapons and supporting a “big oil agenda.” “If people are fearful that you can’t trust Trump with nuclear weapons, if you have Republican validators like Sen. McCain and other Republicans in the foreign policy establish-

ment saying they can’t trust Trump, there’s a potential for a splintering off of huge Republican base voters,” Greenberg said. But Republicans, Democrats argue, haven’t mounted a sustained campaign to undermine Trump’s image as a successful dealmaker. They envision a more extensive critique that would galvanize minority voters and women against Trump. “Is there anything in his business record that suggested he’d be inclusionary,” asked Mark Morial, president of the National Urban League. “Did he hire minority-owned contractors? How diverse is the senior leadership of his companies?” Stephanie Schriock, the president of EMILY’s List, which backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights, said Trump’s derogatory comments about women during the primaries would mobilize female voters. She said as the “head of the party,” Trump would influence Senate races in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Florida. Clinton’s campaign, meanwhile, is increasingly pointing to Trump as the likely GOP nominee. Her rhetoric of “tearing down barriers” presents a contrast to Trump’s vow to build a massive wall along the Mexican border.

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With the first strands of net cut down from area sectional championships, the remaining Division IV district teams will find the competition much tougher at the second level of tournament play, which begins just four days from Friday sectional title clashes for local squads. Napoleon and Elida will be the sites for area teams to keep their seasons alive as six teams from the six-county area have dates on the hardwood in district semifinals. At “The Grand Canyon” in Napoleon, all four teams hail from the six-county area, featuring a pair of teams that finished the regular season ranked in the final Associated Press poll of the season. Fayette (22-1, No. 3) – winners of seven consecutive games since their lone loss on Jan. 30 – will take on Edgerton (16-8) in the opening game of Tuesday’s twinbill before a Green Meadows Conference rematch

in the nightcap featuring Ayersville (21-2, No. 4) and Holgate (11-13). In the nightcap, the conference cochampion Pilots will get another shot from a conference rival in Holgate, which they dispatched in a hardfought 50-40 triumph at “Himmeger’s Hangar” on Jan. 29. With the familiarity between both squads, Ayersville head coach Jaymes Zachrich knows any victory on Tuesday will be earned, not given. “We know that the tournament is the start of a new season and there’s some goals out there that we want to achieve,” said Zachrich of the matchup for his Pilots, which took down Maumee Valley Country Day easily for a Bryan District championship, 64-37. “Once you get to the districts, you know that you’re going to be playing a quality basketball team.” Led by versatile senior wing Dauson Dales, experienced starting guards in Mike McGuire, Eric Engel and Jacob Miller and emerging sophomore post standout Ethan Schlachter, the Pilots present an imposing lineup when • GMC, Page B4

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Ayersville coach Jaymes Zachrich talks to his team during Friday’s sectional game. The Pilots will head to Napoleon this week for district action and meet up with Holgate on Tuesday evening.

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Two games are all that stand in between the OttawaGlandorf Titans and a trip to Columbus for the Division II state Final Four and the quick turnaround has Troy Yant’s squad back in action Tuesday. All four No. 1 seeds fill will be in action at Ontario High School with the Titans and the Akron Archbishop Hoban Knights hitting the court for the 6:15 game followed by Toledo Rogers and Bellevue in the second contest. Ottawa-Glandorf (23-2) continues to looked poised for a second-straight trip to the Schott after avenging its only WBL loss with a 40-24 trouncing of the Redskins for the Paulding District title. Kadie Hempfling (14 ppg) and Dani Ellerbrock (8 ppg) continue to be catalysts for this all-out defensive-first team, which is allowing teams to score right around 38 points and turning turnovers into points in averaging almost 54 points. Fellow starters Kylie White (13 ppg), Lexi Schroeder (7.5 ppg) and Erin Kaufman (4.4 ppg) and the rest of the Titans now get to go up against a Knights’ squad that is coming off of back-to-back 58 points efforts after opening the tournament with a 77 point outburst. Junior guard Rachel Chessar gives the Knights an outside presence and is coming off a 19-point performance in Hoban’s 58-42 win over Norton, which gave the Knights a second-straight district title. Freshman Emma Tecca and seniors Kara Marshall and Dani Carlson are some of the other capable scorers for the Hoban, which, like the Titans, can get into an uptempo game. The Ottawa-GlandorfHoban winner is slated to return to Ontario at 7:30 on Friday (time and location could change) to face either Rogers (18-5) or Bellevue (195). Rogers beat Central Catholic 48-45 to win the Anthony Wayne District title while Bellevue needed OT to dispatch Shelby 58-53. Rogers was the 2014-15 D-II state runner-up.

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Holgate coach Brad Hurst encourages his team. The Tigers will play Ayersville on Tuesday.

The “Road to Columbus” now gets drastically steeper for area D-III girls basketball teams, and the roundball court of Ohio Northern University will serve as another brick on the path for a stateranked pair which have successfully walked the walk thus far. After each emerged from the district level as champions out of the Elida and Lake brackets, the No. 4 Columbus Grove Lady Bulldogs (23-2) and No. 6 Evergreen Lady Vikings (24-2) will tip it off on Tuesday at ONU in a 7 p.m. Lexington Regional semifinal showdown, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. Region 10 championship at Lexington High School. Tuesday’s semifinal survivor will then vie for a regional crown against either Seneca East or Columbus Africentric, which will settle the other half of the Region 10 semifinal score on Wednesday at Lexington. Columbus Grove is back on the regional scene after an eight-season hiatus was snapped in Saturday’s 49-43 victory over Liberty-Benton, earning the program’s first district crown since 2007. Top-seeded in the Elida District, the Bulldogs’ district journey also included a 63-44 semifinal triumph over Coldwater. • Remain, Page B4

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Signature win for OSU COLUMBUS (AP) — A handful of big plays erased an afternoon of mistakes as Ohio State rallied to stun No. 8 Iowa 68-64 on Sunday. Marc Loving, Kam Williams and Keita Bates-Diop all scored in double figures for the Buckeyes, and all three had big plays down the stretch as they finished the game on a 12-2 run. “To put it in perspective, this was a great win because, a, we won the game, but b, how we had to win it,” Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. “Being down and fighting and scraping and clawing. We came together. Timeouts got electric. The huddles on the floor were electric.” He was especially encouraged because the Buckeyes won for the first time after losing spiritual leader Jae’Sean Tate to a season-ending shoulder injury. They were humbled 81-62 by No. 6 Michigan State on

the same floor five days earlier in their first game without Tate. “That (energy is) something a guy like Jae’Sean Tate usually brought to the table,” Matta said, adding the team connected with Tate via FaceTime from the locker room after the game. “I don’t think he’ll remember tomorrow but we did do it,” Matta said. Multiple Buckeyes were indispensable down the stretch. Loving hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with less than 2 seconds to go to finish with 25 points and ice the game. Bates-Diop added 19 points and preserved a two-point lead for Ohio State (1911, 11-6 Big Ten) by blocking Mike Gesell’s layup with under 5 seconds to go. Williams gave the Buckeyes a 63-62 lead with a jumper with 2:04 left after Iowa led • OSU, Page B3

Mount St. Joseph wins OT thriller over Rose-Hulman

Mount St. Joseph University rallied from a 12-point deficit with 3:28 to play in regulation and claimed a thrilling 93-88 overtime triumph over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the HCAC Tournament championship on Sunday at Defiance College’s Karl H. Weaner Center. The fourth-seeded Engineers (17-11) looked on their way to their fourth HCAC Tournament title in five years in the late stages of the contest before a furious MSJ rally brought the second-seeded Lions back. A Jordan Henry triple with 31 seconds gave the Mount its first lead of the game at 81-79. With time winding down in regulation, Rose-Hulman’s Dillon Reynolds banked in a short runner with 1.6 seconds left to send the game into overtime. The Lions (18-9) outscored the Engineers 12-7 in overtime for the triumph. Rose-Hulman’s Matt Loesing set an HCAC Tournament record with 42 points on 17-of-19 shooting, while going 8-of-13 from the charity line. Travis Combs tallied a team-best 26 points for the Lions and was named tournament MVP. The Engineers shot a blistering 67 percent from the field and MSJ shot 56 percent. The HCAC Tournament title is the first for the Mount, which will also be making its first NCAA Tournament appearance later this week. The NCAA Division III Tournament pairings are being released at 12:30 p.m. this afternoon.

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Sports From wire reports

Good outing for Buckeyes at NFL Combine

INDIANAPOLIS — Defensive linemen Joey Bosa and Emmanuel Ogbah had good workouts Sunday at the NFL’s annual scouting combine. Bosa, the Ohio State star, could be the first pick in April’s draft. He finished the 40-yard dash in 4.86 seconds, then tied Clemson’s Shaq Lawson for second in the 20-yard shuttle at 4.21 before finishing second in the three-cone drill at 6.89. Ohio State’s Darron Lee led the linebackers with a 4.47 in the 40 and turned in the best broad jump at 11-1. Washington’s Travis Feeney ran 4.50 in the 40 and went 10-10 in the broad jump. Ogbah, of Oklahoma State, was second in the 40 at 4.63, had a 351⁄2-inch vertical jump and a broad jump of 10 feet, 1 inch.

• Football NFL raises cap: The NFL’s salary cap for 2016 will be $155.27 million, an increase of nearly $12 million. Since the 10-year labor agreement was reached in 2011, the cap has risen more than $35 million per team. The increase is the largest since 2006, when the salary cap went up from $85.5 to $102 million. This year’s increase is based on several economic factors, including a new Thursday night TV package that includes both CBS and NBC. Other league revenues also exceeded projections in 2015.

• Basketball Warriors clinch early: Stephen

Curry and the Golden State Warriors clinched a playoff spot with more than six weeks to spare. The defending NBA champions wrapped up a berth when the Houston Rockets lost Saturday night to the San Antonio Spurs. That assured the Warriors will finish among the top eight teams in the Western Conference. A spokesman for the Warriors said they are the first team since the 198788 Los Angeles Lakers to secure a trip to the postseason before the end of February.

Indians sign Uribe: The Cleveland

Indians have signed veteran infielder Juan Uribe to a one-year contract. Uribe will likely be the team’s starting third baseman, replacing secondyear infielder Giovanny Urshela, who started 76 games for Cleveland in his rookie season. Uribe ended last season with the New York Mets, and had an RBI single in his only World Series at bat. Over his 15-year career, Uribe has a .256 batting average with 192 home runs with the Dodgers, Braves, Mets, Rockies, White Sox and Giants.

• Baseball No more pie: Bye-bye, Oriole pie.

Over the last several years, the Baltimore Orioles often celebrated victories with center fielder Adam Jones smashing a pie in the hero’s face. Now, the team has decided to end the practice for safety reasons. Jones tweeted the news on Saturday. “It’s no one’s fault. It’s just about safety. At the end of the day it can be dangerous so we’re being smart,” Jones wrote. Baltimore players will try and come up with a less hazardous celebration.

First pitch to Kershaw: Clayton

Kershaw has been chosen to pitch on opening day for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the sixth straight year. A sixth opening-day start ties him for third with Fernando Valenzuela in Dodgers history. Don Sutton and Don Drysdale each have seven.

Pirates correct offer: Pittsburgh

Pirates general manager Neal Huntington on Sunday acknowledged the team erroneously computed Gerrit Cole’s salary offer for 2016, which led to a public spat with their ace pitcher. The Pirates initially offered Cole a $538,000 contract, which was a $7,000 increase over his base salary last year.

• Hockey Staal to Rangers:

Eric Staal will be no longer be the face of the Carolina Hurricanes franchise after the team traded its captain to the New York Rangers on Sunday. Staal had spent his entire 12-year career with the Hurricanes and is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, once the final year of his sevenyear, $55.75 million contract expires.

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• Area Scene Local Schedule Tuesday Boys Basketball Division IV Napoleon District Fayette vs. Edgerton, 6:15 p.m. Ayersville vs. Holgate, 8 p..m Elida District Lincolnview vs. Miller City, 6:15 p.m. Crestview vs. Leipsic, 8 p.m. Girls Basketball Division II Ontario Regional Ottawa-Glandorf vs. Akron Archbishop Hoban, 6:15 p.m. Toledo Rogers vs. Bellevue, 8 p.m. Division III Lexington Regional Columbus Grove vs. Evergreen, 6:15 p.m. at Ohio Northern University Attica Seneca East vs. Columbus Africentric, 8 p.m. at Lexington

Ticket Info Tickets for the Division II district semifinal between Defiance and Elida at Ohio Northern University on Wednesday at 8 p.m. will be on sale at the Defiance High School athletic office this week. Tickets will be available from 8:30 a.m. this morning until 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Presale tickets will be $6 for adults and $4 for students with tickets at the gate costing $6. Any questions can be directed to the DHS athletic office at 419-784-0102. Tickets for the Division III district semifinal between Tinora and Liberty-Benton at Napoleon High School on Thursday at 6:15 p.m. will be on sale in at the Tinora High School office this week. Tickets will be available from 8 a.m.3:30 p.m. today through Wednesday and from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday. Presale tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students with all tickets at the door costing $6. Any questions can be directed to the Tinora athletic office at 419-438-3246.

Regional Pairings Division I Home team listed first Region 2 Toledo Whitmer (20-6) vs. Westlake (242) at Norwalk High School, Tues., 7 p.m. Wadsworth (24-1) vs. Rocky River Magnificat (21-4) at North Royalton High School, Tues., 7 p.m. Regional Final: at TBA, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Region 3 – Westerville Regional Reynoldsburg (21-5) vs. Upper Arlington (20-6) at Otterbein University, Tues., 6:15 p.m. Newark (19-7) vs. Pickerington Central (23-3) at Otterbein University, Tues., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Otterbein University, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Region 4 – Kettering Regional West Chester Lakota West (25-1) vs. Springboro (23-3) at Kettering Fairmont High School, Wed., 6:15 p.m. Mason (23-2) vs. Huber Heights Wayne (25-1) at Kettering Fairmont High School, Wed., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Kettering Fairmont High School, Saturday, 7 p.m. Region 1 – Canton Regional Stow-Munroe Falls (15-10) vs. Canton McKinley (21-3) at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m. Euclid (11-12) vs. Solon (16-8) at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Div. I State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 2 vs. Region 3, Friday, March 11, 6 p.m. Region 4 vs. Region 1, Friday, March 11, 8 p.m. Div. I State Championship: Saturday, March 12, 8:30 p.m. Division II Region 7 – Zanesville Regional Columbus Eastmoor Academy (20-4) vs. Chillicothe (18-8) at Zanesville High School, Tues., 6:15 p.m. Millersburg West Holmes (21-3) vs. Carrollton (21-5) at Zanesville High School, Tues., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Zanesville High School, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Region 8 – Springfield Regional Tipp City Tippecanoe (21-5) vs. Caledonia River Valley (18-7) at Springfield High School, Tues., 6:15 p.m. Kettering Archbishop Alter (24-2) vs. Bellbrook (26-0) at Springfield High School, Tues., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Springfield High School, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Region 5 – Barberton Regional Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (12-7) vs. Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown (15-10) at Barberton High School, Tues., 6:15 p.m. Elyria Catholic (19-3) vs. Cortland Lakeview (22-2) at Barberton High School, Tues., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Barberton High School, Saturday, 2 p.m. Region 6 – Ontario Regional Ottawa-Glandorf (23-2) vs. Akron Archbishop Hoban (21-4) at Ontario High School, Tues., 6:15 p.m. Toledo Rogers (21-5) vs. Bellevue (21-5) at Ontario High School, Tues., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Ontario High School, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Div. II State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 7 vs. Region 8, Thursday, March 10, 6 p.m. Region 5 vs. Region 6, Thursday, March 10, 8 p.m. Div. II State Championship: Saturday, March 12, 2:00 p.m. Division III Region 9 – Cuyahoga Falls Regional Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (21-5) vs. Canton Central Catholic (20-6) at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Wed., 6:15 p.m. Newton Falls (24-1) vs. Doylestown Chippewa (22-3) at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Wed., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Region 12 – Springfield Regional Bethel-Tate (18-8) vs. Marion Pleasant (24-2) at Springfield High School, Wed., 6:15 p.m. Versailles (21-5) vs. West Liberty Salem (20-3) at Springfield High School, Wed., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Springfield High School, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Region 11 – Logan Regional Ironton (25-0) vs. Albany Alexander (17-6) at Logan High School, Wed., 6:15 p.m. Lynchburg Clay (24-1) vs. West Lafayette Ridgewood (N/A) at Logan High School, Wed., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Logan High School, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Region 10 – Lexington Regional Columbus Grove (23-2) vs. Metamora Evergreen (23-2) at Ohio Northern University, Tues., 7 p.m. Attica Seneca East (N/A) vs. Columbus Africentric (20-5) at Lexington High School, Wed., 7 p.m. Regional Final: at Lexington High School, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Div. III State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 9 vs. Region 12, Thursday, March 10, 1 p.m. Region 11 vs. Region 10, Thursday, March 10, 3 p.m. Div. III State Championship: Saturday, March 12, 10:45 am Division IV Region 15 Lancaster Fairfield Christian (21-3) vs. Granville Christian (21-3) at Pickerington North High School, Thurs., 7 p.m. South Webster (20-3) vs. Waterford (24-1) at Jackson High School, Thurs., 7 p.m. Regional Final: at TBA, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

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Today Basketball 5 p.m. Women: Alabama State at Texas Southern 4 p.m. HS: Arizona Division II girls championship 6 p.m. HS: Arizona Division I girls championship 7 p.m. Syracuse at North Carolina 7 p.m. Women: South Florida at Connecticut 7 p.m. Women: Kansas at TCU 7 p.m. Pacers at Cavaliers 9 p.m. Kansas at Texas 9 p.m. Kansas State at Oklahoma State 10 p.m. HS: Arizona Division I boys championship 10 p.m. Thunder at Kings Hockey 7 p.m. Blue Jackets at Rangers 10:30 p.m. Red Wings at Start Gymnastics 10 p.m. Stanford at Oregon State Tuesday Basketball 7 p.m. Kentucky at Florida 7 p.m. Virginia at Clemson 7 p.m. DePaul at Villanova 7:30 p.m. Dayton at Richmond 8 p.m. Baylor at Oklahoma 8 p.m. Purdue at Nebraska 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Auburn 9 p.m. Georgetown at Marquette 9 p.m. Indiana at Iowa 9:30 p.m. San Diego State at New Mexico Baseball 1 p.m. MLB Spring Training: Blue Jays at Phillies 3 p.m. MLB Spring Training: Reds at Indians Soccer 2:40 p.m. Barclay’s PLS: Leicester City vs. West Brom Region 13 – Massillon Regional North Ridgeville Lake Ridge Academy (17-8) vs. Berlin Hiland (23-3) at Massillon Perry High School, Thurs., 6:15 p.m. North Jackson Jackson-Milton (23-2) vs. Willoughby Cornerstone Christian Academy (21-4) at Massillon Perry High School, Thurs., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Massillon Perry High School, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Region 14 – Elida Regional Fayette (25-1) vs. New London (N/A) at Elida High School, Thurs., 6:15 p.m. Arlington (25-1) vs. Fostoria St. Wendelin (23-3) at Elida High School, Thurs., 8 p.m. Regional Final: at Elida High School, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Region 16 – Vandalia Regional Fort Loramie (21-4) vs. Minster (21-4) at Butler High School, Wed., 7 p.m. Jackson Center (22-4) vs. Dayton Miami Valley (N/A) at Butler High School, Thurs., 7 p.m. Regional Final: at Butler High School, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Div. IV State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 15 vs. Region 13, Friday, March 11, 1 p.m. Region 14 vs. Region 16, Friday, March 11, 3 p.m. Div. IV State Championship: Saturday, March 12, 5:15 p.m.

• Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 39 19 .672 — Boston 35 25 .583 5 New York 25 36 .410 151/2 Brooklyn 17 42 .288 221/2 Philadelphia 8 51 .136 311/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 33 26 .559 — Atlanta 33 27 .550 1/2 Charlotte 30 28 .517 21/2 Washington 28 30 .483 41/2 Orlando 26 32 .448 61/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 41 17 .707 — Indiana 31 28 .525 101/2 Chicago 30 28 .517 11 Detroit 31 29 .517 11 Milwaukee 24 35 .407 171/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 50 9 .847 — Memphis 34 24 .586 151/2 Dallas 32 28 .533 181/2 Houston 29 30 .492 21 New Orleans 23 35 .397 261/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 41 18 .695 — Portland 32 28 .533 91/2 Utah 28 30 .483 121/2 Denver 23 36 .390 18 Minnesota 19 41 .317 221/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-Golden State 53 5 .914 — L.A. Clippers 38 20 .655 15 Sacramento 24 33 .421 281/2 Phoenix 15 44 .254 381/2 L.A. Lakers 11 49 .183 43 x-clinched playoff spot Sunday’s Games Washington 113, Cleveland 99 Atlanta 87, Charlotte 76 Portland 111, Indiana 102 Detroit 114, Toronto 101 Orlando 130, Philadelphia 116 Dallas 128, Minnesota 101 Miami 98, New York 81 Monday’s Games Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m. Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Portland at New York, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Atlanta at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Box Scores TORONTO (101) J.Johnson 2-4 0-2 5, Scola 0-1 1-2 1, Valanciunas 5-6 1-1 11, Joseph 4-10 1-1 10, DeRozan 9-21 2-3 20, Wright 3-8 5-6 13, Ross 10-19 3-3 27, Biyombo 1-2 0-0 2, Patterson 1-3 0-0 3, Powell 3-5 0-0 6, Nogueira 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 39-80 13-18 101. DETROIT (114) Harris 5-9 2-2 14, Morris 5-10 3-4 14, Drummond 6-10 3-8 15, Jackson 7-12 4-4 19, Caldwell-Pope 7-10 1-1 16, Harper 3-6 0-0 9, Bullock 3-6 0-0 8, Blake 2-3 4-4 10, Hilliard 0-2 0-0 0, Baynes 3-3 3-4 9, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-71 20-27 114. Toronto 25 27 20 29—101 Detroit 23 29 37 25—114 3-Point Goals_Toronto 10-21 (Ross 4-7, Wright 2-4, Bennett 1-1, Patterson 1-2, J.Johnson 1-2, Joseph 1-3, DeRozan 0-1, Powell 0-1), Detroit 12-23 (Harper 3-5, Blake 2-3, Harris 2-3, Bullock 2-4, Jackson 1-2, Caldwell-Pope 1-2, Morris 1-3, Hilliard 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Toronto 37 (Biyombo 7), Detroit 46 (Drummond 18). Assists_Toronto 21 (DeRozan 7), Detroit 28 (Jackson 8). Total Fouls_Toronto 24, Detroit 20. Technicals_Toronto defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls_Joseph. A_17,201 (22,076). CLEVELAND (99) Jefferson 1-3 7-7 10, Love 4-11 4-4 12, Thompson 1-4 0-2 2, Irving 9-20 6-6 28, Smith 4-8 0-0 8, Shumpert 4-12 3-4 12, Dellavedova 3-7 1-2 9, Frye 0-5 0-0 0, Mozgov 4-6 2-2 10, McRae 2-4 3-3 8. Totals 32-80 26-30 99. WASHINGTON (113) Porter 6-9 5-7 21, Dudley 3-6 0-0 8, Gortat 6-8 1-2 13, Wall 8-11 4-5 21, Temple 1-5 0-0 2, Beal 5-10 5-5 17, Morris 4-8 1-1 9, Anderson 1-5 2-3 5, Nene 2-4 1-3 5, Sessions 2-6 5-8 10, Oubre Jr. 0-3 0-0 0, Hickson 1-1 0-0 2, Gooden 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 24-34 113. Cleveland 28 26 16 29—99

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Washington 35 28 33 17—113 3-Point Goals_Cleveland 9-29 (Irving 4-8, Dellavedova 2-5, McRae 1-2, Jefferson 1-3, Shumpert 1-6, Love 0-1, Frye 0-4), Washington 11-31 (Porter 4-6, Dudley 2-4, Beal 2-5, Sessions 1-1, Wall 1-3, Anderson 1-4, Morris 0-1, Oubre Jr. 0-2, Gooden 0-2, Temple 0-3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_ Cleveland 48 (Mozgov 10), Washington 54 (Gortat 9). Assists_Cleveland 20 (Irving 6), Washington 28 (Wall 13). Total Fouls_ Cleveland 26, Washington 26. A_20,356 (20,308).

College Scores EAST Houston 75, UConn 68 Iona 86, Canisius 78 Monmouth (NJ) 77, Niagara 68 Pittsburgh 76, Duke 62 Rider 60, Manhattan 57 Saint Joseph’s 77, Saint Louis 63 Seton Hall 90, Xavier 81 Siena 80, Quinnipiac 65 SOUTH Memphis 92, Tulsa 82 Tennessee St. 87, Belmont 72 UNC Greensboro 69, Mercer 65 Virginia Tech 81, Wake Forest 74 MIDWEST Creighton 100, St. John’s 59 Illinois 84, Minnesota 71 Michigan St. 88, Penn St. 57 Milwaukee 98, Ill.-Chicago 85 Ohio St. 68, Iowa 64 Texas Rio Grande Valley 89, Chicago St. 79 Valparaiso 70, Green Bay 68 Wisconsin 68, Michigan 57 SOUTHWEST SMU 74, Tulane 53 FAR WEST California 87, Southern Cal 65 Colorado 79, Arizona St. 69 Nevada 87, Colorado St. 80, OT Oregon 86, Washington 73 Oregon St. 69, Washington St. 49 UC Irvine 62, UC Davis 61

College Standings BIG TEN CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Indiana 13 3 .813 23 6 .793 Michigan St. 11 5 .688 24 5 .828 Maryland 11 5 .688 23 6 .793 Iowa 11 5 .688 20 8 .714 Wisconsin 11 5 .688 19 10 .655 Ohio St. 11 6 .647 19 11 .633 Purdue 10 6 .625 22 7 .759 Michigan 10 7 .588 20 10 .667 Northwestern 6 10 .375 18 11 .621 Penn St. 6 10 .375 15 14 .517 Nebraska 6 10 .375 14 15 .483 Illinois 5 11 .313 13 16 .448 Minnesota 2 14 .125 8 20 .286 Rutgers 0 16 .000 6 23 .207 Sunday’s Games Michigan St. 88, Penn St. 57 Ohio St. 68, Iowa 64 Wisconsin 68, Michigan 57 Illinois 84, Minnesota 71 Monday’s Games No games scheduled MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Akron 11 5 .688 22 7 .759 Ohio 10 6 .625 19 9 .679 Kent St. 9 7 .563 18 11 .621 Buffalo 9 7 .563 16 13 .552 Bowling Green 5 11 .313 14 15 .483 Miami (Ohio) 5 11 .313 11 18 .379 West Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Ball St. 10 6 .625 19 10 .655 Cent. Michigan 9 7 .563 16 13 .552 N. Illinois 8 8 .500 19 10 .655 Toledo 8 8 .500 17 12 .586 E. Michigan 7 9 .438 15 14 .517 W. Michigan 5 11 .313 11 18 .379 Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games No games scheduled

Box Score OHIO ST. 68, No. 8 IOWA 64 IOWA (20-8) Uthoff 5-14 5-6 16, Woodbury 2-4 0-0 4, Clemmons 3-5 0-2 6, Gesell 5-11 6-6 16, Jok 4-13 3-3 12, Wagner 1-2 0-0 2, Fleming 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Uhl 1-2 3-5 6, Baer 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-54 17-22 64. OHIO ST. (19-11) Mitchell 3-3 0-0 6, Loving 7-13 7-9 25, Bates-Diop 8-11 3-3 19, Thompson 0-3 0-0 0, Lyle 0-6 0-0 0, Giddens 2-5 1-2 5, Bell 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 0-3 2-2 2, Williams 5-11 0-0 11. Totals 25-56 13-16 68. Halftime_Ohio St. 35-30. 3-Point Goals_ Iowa 3-12 (Uhl 1-2, Uthoff 1-4, Jok 1-5, Baer 0-1), Ohio St. 5-18 (Loving 4-6, Williams 1-4, Harris 0-1, Bates-Diop 0-3, Lyle 0-4). Fouled Out_Thompson. Rebounds_Iowa 35 (Woodbury 9), Ohio St. 33 (Mitchell 7). Assists_Iowa 11 (Gesell 5), Ohio St. 11 (Lyle 5). Total Fouls_Iowa 17, Ohio St. 20. A_15,593.

Women’s Scores EAST Albany (NY) 84, Hartford 39 Creighton 64, St. John’s 57 Drexel 69, William & Mary 53 Georgetown 63, Xavier 51 Hofstra 66, Coll. of Charleston 54 Monmouth (NJ) 71, St. Peter’s 52 New Hampshire 67, UMBC 59 Northeastern 81, Towson 63 Penn 60, Columbia 42 Quinnipiac 69, Iona 53 Rider 56, Manhattan 49 Rutgers 72, Michigan 50 Seton Hall 71, Providence 54 St. Bonaventure 60, Duquesne 48 Vermont 44, Stony Brook 37 Villanova 66, Butler 46 SOUTH Belmont 71, Tennessee St. 51 Delaware 56, UNC Wilmington 44 Duke 93, North Carolina 57 Florida 56, Auburn 49 Florida St. 70, Miami 67 Georgia Tech 66, Wake Forest 51 James Madison 73, Elon 72 Louisville 65, Pittsburgh 36 Maryland 110, Minnesota 77 Mississippi St. 61, Alabama 52 NC State 71, Clemson 57

South Carolina 75, LSU 39 Tennessee 80, Georgia 60 Virginia Tech 60, Virginia 55 MIDWEST Dayton 77, Fordham 55 Drake 78, Bradley 45 Illinois St. 65, Evansville 59 N. Iowa 63, Loyola of Chicago 52 Nebraska 76, Northwestern 67 Purdue 68, Wisconsin 48 S. Illinois 62, Indiana St. 58 Vanderbilt 56, Missouri 52 Youngstown St. 62, Ill.-Chicago 41

Women’s Schedule Big Ten Conference Tournament At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis First Round Wednesday, March 2 Northwestern vs. Wisconsin, 1:30 p.m. Penn State vs. Illinois, 3:55 p.m. Second Round Thursday, March 3 Michigan vs. Iowa, Noon Minnesota vs. Northwestern-Wisconsin winner, 2:25 p.m. Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 6:30 p.m. Purdue vs. Penn State-Illinois winner, 8:55 p.m. Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Maryland vs. Michigan-Iowa winner, Noon Indiana vs. Minnesota_NorthwesternWisconsin winner, 2:25 p.m. Ohio State vs. Nebraska-Rutgers winner, 6:30 p.m. Michigan State vs. Purdue_Penn StateIllinois winner, 8:55 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 5 Maryland_Michigan-Iowa winner vs. Indiana_Minnesota_12-13 winner, 3 p.m. Ohio State_Nebraska-Rutgers winner vs. Michigan State_Purdue_Penn State-Illinois winner, 5:25 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 6 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

• Hockey NHL Standings National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 62 35 19 8 78 171 146 Tampa Bay 62 36 22 4 76 173 150 Boston 63 34 23 6 74 195 175 Detroit 62 31 20 11 73 158 161 Ottawa 63 30 27 6 66 185 196 Montreal 62 30 27 5 65 171 169 Buffalo 63 25 31 7 57 147 170 Toronto 60 21 29 10 52 146 180 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 61 45 12 4 94 202 142 N.Y. Rangers 62 36 20 6 78 178 158 N.Y. Islanders 60 33 20 7 73 171 149 Pittsburgh 60 31 21 8 70 159 157 Philadelphia 61 28 22 11 67 152 165 New Jersey 63 30 26 7 67 139 153 Carolina 64 28 26 10 66 155 173 Columbus 63 26 29 8 60 166 194 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 64 39 20 5 83 180 153 Dallas 63 38 19 6 82 204 181 St. Louis 65 36 20 9 81 162 159 Nashville 63 31 21 11 73 167 158 Colorado 64 32 28 4 68 172 181 Minnesota 63 28 25 10 66 164 159 Winnipeg 61 26 31 4 56 159 183 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 62 37 21 4 78 165 143 Anaheim 61 34 19 8 76 153 144 San Jose 61 33 22 6 72 182 165 Vancouver 61 24 25 12 60 148 175 Arizona 62 27 29 6 60 168 192 Calgary 61 26 31 4 56 166 190 Edmonton 64 23 34 7 53 156 193 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Chicago 3, Washington 2 St. Louis 5, Carolina 2 Minnesota 3, Florida 1 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1 San Jose 4, Vancouver 1 Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 2 Edmonton 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Monday’s Games Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Calgary at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Montreal at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Calgary at Boston, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

ECHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA 56 35 16 1 4 75 178 158 54 31 17 2 4 68 148 131 56 27 21 5 3 62 171 152 56 27 25 3 1 58 156 173 55 23 29 2 1 49 155 180 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toledo 53 34 14 2 3 73 166 130 Wheeling 53 26 22 2 3 57 161 166 Kalamazoo 53 24 24 4 1 53 161 176 Brampton 53 16 26 7 4 43 137 191 South Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Florida 53 34 17 0 2 70 162 127 S Carolina 55 32 17 4 2 70 170 128 Atlanta 55 29 19 5 2 65 155 164 Greenville 55 24 24 7 0 55 157 183 Orlando 52 23 22 2 5 53 162 169 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Missouri 54 43 7 3 1 90 188 118 Allen 55 31 19 3 2 67 168 157 Tulsa 54 28 21 3 2 61 144 137 Wichita 55 11 33 6 5 33 109 193 Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Fort Wayne 53 31 17 4 1 67 177 140 Cincinnati 55 29 20 3 3 64 166 154 Indy 56 27 27 2 0 56 140 149 Quad City 53 25 23 3 2 55 144 154 Evansville 53 20 25 6 2 48 147 182 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Idaho 57 30 20 5 2 67 160 149 Utah 55 30 21 2 2 64 169 156 Colorado 54 29 23 2 0 60 168 142 Rapid City 54 22 27 2 3 49 128 156 Alaska 55 20 29 3 3 46 146 178 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday’s Games Brampton 4, Greenville 3 Adirondack 3, Reading 1 Elmira at Wheeling, 4:05 p.m. South Carolina at Florida, 5 p.m. Rapid City at Missouri, 5:05 p.m. Wichita at Allen, 5:05 p.m. Indy at Toledo, 5:15 p.m. Monday’s Games Kalamazoo at Orlando, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Manchester Adirondack Reading Elmira Norfolk

• Auto Racing NASCAR Results NASCAR Sprint Cup-Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Results Sunday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 330 laps, 44 points. 2. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,

330, 39. 3. (39) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 330, 39. 4. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 330, 38. 5. (7) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 330, 37. 6. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 330, 37. 7. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 330, 35. 8. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 330, 33. 9. (17) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 330, 32. 10. (5) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 330, 31. 11. (8) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 330, 30. 12. (26) Joey Logano, Ford, 330, 29. 13. (14) Greg Biffle, Ford, 329, 28. 14. (15) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 329, 27. 15. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 328, 26. 16. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 328, 25. 17. (18) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 328, 0. 18. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 328, 23. 19. (13) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 328, 23. 20. (25) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 328, 21. 21. (2) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 328, 20. 22. (3) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 328, 19. 23. (11) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 328, 18. 24. (4) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 328, 17. 25. (23) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 328, 16. 26. (20) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 327, 15. 27. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 326, 14. 28. (31) Chris Buescher, Ford, 326, 13. 29. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 326, 12. 30. (34) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 325, 11. 31. (10) Brian Scott, Ford, 324, 10. 32. (33) David Ragan, Toyota, 323, 9. 33. (32) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 323, 8. 34. (30) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 323, 7. 35. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 322, 6. 36. (29) Landon Cassill, Ford, 321, 5. 37. (36) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 318, 5. 38. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 313, 3. 39. (37) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 312, 2. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 155.863 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 15 minutes, 38 seconds. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 3 for 3 laps. Lead Changes: 28 among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: Ku.Busch 1-39; M.Kenseth 40; C.Edwards 41; C.Whitt 42; Ku.Busch 43-63; M.Kenseth 64-77; Ku.Busch 78-79; J.Johnson 80-83; M.Kenseth 84-115; K.Harvick 116-117; M.Truex Jr. 118134; K.Harvick 135-150; J.Johnson 151; K.Harvick 152-154; M.Truex Jr. 155-164; K.Harvick 165-183; J.Johnson 184-185; Ky.Busch 186; K.Harvick 187-211; M.Truex Jr. 212; K.Harvick 213-251; M.Truex Jr. 252; K.Harvick 253-255; M.Truex Jr. 256258; K.Harvick 259; M.Truex Jr. 260-261; K.Harvick 262-284; Ky.Busch 285; J.Johnson 286-330. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Harvick, 9 times for 131 laps; Ku.Busch, 3 times for 62 laps; J.Johnson, 4 times for 52 laps; M.Kenseth, 3 times for 47 laps; M.Truex Jr., 6 times for 34 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 2 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Whitt, 1 time for 1 lap. Wins: D.Hamlin, 1; J.Johnson, 1. Top 16 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 78; 2. M.Truex Jr., 75; 3. K.Harvick, 74; 4. C.Edwards, 73; 5. D.Hamlin, 70; 6. J.Johnson, 70; 7. Ku.Busch, 69; 8. J.Logano, 64; 9. A.Dillon, 63; 10. A.Almirola, 55; 11. B.Keselowski, 54; 12. M.Kenseth, 51; 13. R.Stenhouse Jr., 50; 14. K.Larson, 49; 15. R.Newman, 48; 16. K.Kahne, 46. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

• Baseball College Scores Sunday’s College Baseball Scores EAST Baruch 5-11, Mount St. Mary (NY) 4-6 SOUTH Anderson (SC) 24, Lincoln Memorial 10 Baldwin-Wallace 10, Spalding 7 Barton 19, King (Tenn.) 4 Belmont 20, Army 7 Berry 12, Sewanee 2 Buffalo 15, UT Martin 8 Carson-Newman 13, McKendree 4 Centre 4-6, Defiance 2-2 Charlotte 8, Toledo 0 Clarke 19, Bethel (Tenn.) 9, 7 innings Chowan 8-3, Lock haven 7-16 Clemson 11, James Madison 2 Coastal Carolina 10, Duke 6 Cumberland (Tenn.) 16, Judson (Ala.) 1 Cumberlands 8, Wright St.-Lake 1 Emory & Henry 21, Mount Aloysius 11 Florida St. 11, Coll. of Charleston 2 Freed-Hardeman 11, Marygrove 0 Georgia Southern 10, Radford 2 Georgia Tech 6, UMBC 1 Hendrix 5, Rhodes 3 High Point 9, Marist 7 Hillsdale 8, Alderson-Broaddus 5 Lipscomb 1, W. Michigan 0 Madonna 10-7, St. Catharine 6-10 Memphis 11, SIU-Edwardsville 5 Miami (Ohio) 13, Middle Tennessee 5 Minnesota 7, Campbell 5 Mississippi 4, Louisville 2 Moravian 5, Hampden-Sydney 2 Murray St. 29, N. Illinois 16 N. Kentucky 3, ETSU 2 NC State 8, Wright St. 4 North Carolina 4, Oklahoma St. 3 Notre Dame 7, Gonzaga 6 Pittsburgh 18, Grambling St. 5, 7 innings Randolph-Macon 7-8, Rowan 0-7, 2nd game 8 innings Saginaw Valley St. 18, Kentucky St. 0, 7 innings Tenn. Wesleyan 6-9, Northwestern Ohio 2-0 Tusculum 5, Stillman 1 Union (Tenn.) 4, Christian Brothers 2 Virginia 4, East Carolina 2 Virginia Tech 12, Manhattan 7 SOUTHWEST New Mexico 8, Wichita St. 6

• Sports Extra Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Signed INF Juan Uribe to a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with INF Christian Colon, LHP Brian Flynn, OF Reymond Fuentes, LHP Matt Strahm, OF Paulo Orlando and INF Ramon Torres to one-year contracts. TEXAS RANGERS — Named Spike Owen interim third base coach. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Signed RHP Rafael Soriano to a minor league contract. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed LHP Payton Baskette. FLORENCE FREEDOM — Sent OF John Cruz and RHP Ryan Richardson to Gary SouthShore to complete a previous trade. LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed OF Tom Nagy. Sent RHP Ryan Richardson to Florence to complete a previous trade. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled F Sam Dekker from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL/NHLPA — Named Gerard Gallant assistant coach for Team North America in the World Cup of Hockey 2016. BOSTON BRUINS — Placed F Zac Rinaldo on waivers. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Acquired RW Valentin Zykov and a 2016 conditional fifth-round draft pick from Los Angeles for F Kris Versteeg. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with G Mac Carruth on a one-year contract. COLORADO AVALANCHE — Placed G Reto Berra on waivers. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed F Rene Bourque on waivers. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Placed C Derek MacKenzie and C Dave Bolland on injured reserve. LOS ANGELES KINGS — Placed F Jordan Nolan on injured reserve. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed F Michael Raffl to a multiyear contract extension.

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Kortokrax wins 18th honor For the second consecutive season and the 18th time overall, Kalida head coach Dick Kortorax has been named Putnam County League boys basketball Coach of the Year. Kortokrax, who earned five of the 18 awards as Ottoville coach in the 1960s, guided the Wildcats to their second straight PCL championship. Leipsic standout senior forward Jordan Brown was named PCL player of the year after averaging 18.5

points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. Brown is joined by Columbus Grove’s Gabe Stechschulte, Continental’s Wade Stauffer, Kalida’s Grant Unverferth and Miller City’s Jackson Lammers.

All-PCL Boys Basketball First Team Gabe Stechschulte (Columbus Grove), Wade Stauffer (Continental), Grant Unverferth (Kalida), Jordan Brown (Leipsic), Jackson Lammers (Miller City). Player of the Year: Jordan Brown, Leipsic.

Coach of the Year: Dick Kortokrax, Kalida. Second Team Baily Clement (Columbus Grove), Brandon Wehri (Fort Jennings), Trent Gerding (Kalida), Grant Schroeder (Leipsic), Jacob Kuhlman (Miller City), Drew Johnson (Pandora-Gilboa). Honorable Mention Logan Diller (Columbus Grove), Trevor Williamson (Continental), Jacob Williams (Continental), Drew Grone (Fort Jennings), Alex Berelsman (Fort Jennings), Drew Hovest (Kalida), Brandon Verhoff (Kalida), Ross Schroeder (Leipsic), Isaiah Lomeli (Leipsic), Mark Kuhlman (Miller City), Kody Kuhlman (Miller City), Logan Kemper (Ottoville), Nick Moorman (Ottoville), Cooper McCullough (Pandora-Gilboa), Jared Breece (Pandora-Gilboa).

All-NLL boys basketball

Lauf named to first team

Perrysburg senior Trevor Hafner was mate Logan Peckinpaugh was named to named the Northern Lakes League boys the league’s third team. basketball Player of the Year for the 2015All-NLL 16 season. Boys Basketball Brett Lauf of Napoleon earned first First Team Brett Lauf (Napoleon), Logan Jessing (Sylvania Northview), team All-NLL honors. Napoleon finished Aerin West (Sylvania Northview), Trevor Hafner (Perrysburg), in second place in the conference with a Matt Schaffer (Sylvania Southview), Ricky Lightner (Springfield). Player of the Year: Trevor Hafner, Perrysburg. 9-5 league mark and a 17-5 overall record. Second Team Northview’s Logan Jessing and Aerin Jake Mruzek (Anthony Wayne), Trent Hinton (Bowling West both garnered first-team selections Green), Nick Daman (Napoleon), Austin Rodgers (Sylvania Nate Kalniz (Sylvania Sourthview), Trent Bond along with Matt Schaffer of Sylvania Northview), (Springfield). Southview and Ricky Lightner from Third Team Zach Myers (Anthony Wayne), Austin Calipietro (Maumee), Springfield. Peckinpaugh (Napoleon), MOhamed Afifi (Sylvania Nick Daman from Napoleon earned sec- Logan Northview), Ryan Fries (Sylvania Southview), Trvor Spangler ond team all-NLL accolades while team- (Springfield).

All-NLL girls basketball

Napoleon trio earns accolades Sylvania Northview’s Katie Cole was named the Northern Lakes League girls basketball Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season. Northview won the NLL league title this year with a conference mark of 13-1, finishing the regular season with a 16-6 overall record. Olivia Behnfeldt earned second team all-NLL hon-

ors for Napoleon while teammates Carlie Kruse and Bethany Blackwood both received third team honors. Napoleon finished third in the NLL after putting down an 11-3 conference mark and a 16-6 overall season record. All-NLL Girls Basketball First Team Katie Cole (Sylvania Northview), Kendal Glandorff (Bowling Green),

Erica Meyers (Springfield), Taylin Hunter (Perrysburg), KaLena Harris (Maumee), Renee Saneholtz (Anthony Wayne). Player of the Year: Katie Cole, Sylvania Northview. Second Team Keely Pohl (Sylvania Southview), Ashlynn Brown (Perrysburg), Jewel Rollins (Springfield), Olivia Behnfeldt (Napoleon), Kylie Archibeque (Sylvania Northview), Abigail Yunker (Anthony Wayne). Third Team Kyley Keene (Sylvania Northview), Erika Joldrichsen (Perrysburg), DaMesha White (Maumee), Lindsey Archibeque (Sylvania Northview), Carlie Kruse (Napoleon), Bethany Blackwood (Napoleon).

DC baseball

Jackets drop twinbill debut

DANVILLE, KY. — The Defiance College baseball team opened the 2016 season with a non-conference doubleheader against Centre (Ky.) College in Danville, Ky. The Yellow Jackets lost both games, 4-2 and 6-2. In game one, Centre (7-1) got on the board early with a run in the bottom of the first inning and added two more runs in the second to lead, 3-0. The Colonels then added another run with a two-out single with a runner on third base to increase the margin to 4-0. Defiance (0-2) cut into the deficit with a run in the top of the sixth on a RBIgroundout by senior Gary Levengood with runners on second and third base that was set up by back-toback singles by junior Zack Reed) and senior Ryan Kohlhofer followed by a double steal.

Three players each recorded a pair of hits in game one with Reed finishing two-of-three with a run scored. Kohlhofer and Harrington both went twoof-four and Harrington also added the RBI. The other hit recorded by the Jackets in the game was by sophomore Dom Gentile (Defiance) who was oneof-three and also scored a run. Junior Dave Blanch started the game at pitcher and went five full innings giving up four runs, three earned, on six hits and struck out five batters. Junior Nick Watkins came on to pitch three innings of relief allowing no runs or hits and had four strikeouts. Defiance struck first in game two with a run in the top of the first on a passed ball with bases loaded to take the early lead. Centre

answered the DC run in the bottom of the second with a run of its own on a sacrifice fly that was set up by an earlier triple, evening the score at 1-1. On the mound, Watkins got the start and pitched five complete innings allowing four runs, two earned, on five hits and had three strikeouts. Sophomore Jacob Green (Defiance) pitched a thirdof-an-inning with two unearned runs and freshman Tyler Davie pitched the final two-thirds of an inning allowing no runs or hits. Defiance will be idle until its annual spring trip to Florida. The Yellow Jackets will take on Eastern Nazarene (Mass.) College in a non-conference doubleheader on Monday, Mar. 7 in Fort Myers, Fla. The first game is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

Raiders GMC freshman champs

The Wayne Trace freshman boys basketball team claimed the Green Meadows Conference tournament championship on Saturday at Tinora by defeating the host Rams 38-35 in overtime. Team members for the Raiders (13-6) include, from left: Hayden Gillett,

Alec Dunham, Mox Price, Braden Zuber, Josiah Linder, Caleb Yenser, Caden Bland, Trae Sinn, coach Dan Bland, Evan Mohr, Reese Etzler, coach Brett Beckman, Korbin Slade and ball boy Race Price.

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Jimmie Johnson (center) celebrates Sprint Cup Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 at with champagne with crew members in Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. The Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR win marked the 76th in Johnson’s career.

Sprint Cup at Atlanta

Johnson wins 76th race HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson used pit strategy to grab the lead and won an overtime race under yellow at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, earning his 76th victory to tie the late Dale Earnhardt on the career list. Kevin Harvick led 131 laps, more than anyone else, but ceded the lead after he made his last green-flag pit stop nine laps after Johnson. The No. 48 car made a quicker stop and wound up with about a 14-second lead, then watched it fade away as Harvick gave chase on newer tires. Harvick was about 5 seconds behind when Ryan Newman spun on the front stretch with three laps to go, bringing out only the second yellow flag of the race and forcing overtime. Everyone came to the pits for new tires and Johnson returned to the track still leading. The victory was his when a crash on the backstretch — the only wreck of the day — took out four cars. Johnson stuck three fingers out the window — Earnhardt’s car number — on his victory lap. He never got to race the Intimidator, who died on a last-lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. beat Kyle Busch back to the line to take second place, a poignant finish on the day that Johnson pulled even with his father. “If he’s going to tie that record, I’m certainly glad I got to run second today,” Junior said. Johnson credited crew

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for most of the second half. The last of his 11 points came on a 3-pointer a little over a minute later to stretch Ohio State’s lead to four. The Buckeyes won despite committing 15 turnovers — all in the first 25 minutes of the game. “I’m just proud of our overall team effort,” Williams said. “Everybody stepped up in a big way this game, especially after all the turnovers. It’s good to see us keep fighting possession after possession and we got a good result.” Gesell and Jarrod Uthoff led Iowa (20-8, 11-5) with 16 points apiece while Peter Jok had 12. The Hawkeyes had a 62-56 lead after Gesell’s layup with 4:07 to go, but Williams started Ohio State’s comeback with a jumper on the next possession. “Everything went wrong,” said Iowa coach Fran McCaffery, who spoke for less than two minutes after the game. “We didn’t execute, we didn’t defend, we didn’t rebound.” He had no problem with the 6-foot-2 Gesell going to the basket at the end against 6-8 Bates-Diop.

chief Chad Knaus for calling the early pit stop, a strategy that allowed him to get past Harvick. The No. 48 Chevrolet came to the pits six laps ahead of everyone else. “It was definitely a gutsy call,” Johnson said. “The 4 car (Harvick) was awfully tough. It was going to take strategy to get by him.” For Harvick, it was another Atlanta heartache. He spun his tires on the final restart and wound up a disappointing sixth, hardly indicative of the way he ran most of the race. Harvick has led more than 100 laps in four of his last five races at the 1.54mile trioval, but he hasn’t won here since the spring event in 2001 — in just his third race after taking over at Richard Childress Racing following Earnhardt’s death. Harvick lost the lead in the pits, allowing Johnson to claim his fifth Cup victory in Atlanta. KENSETH PENALTY: Matt Kenseth lost two laps and any chance of winning when his pit crew was penalized for illegal fueling. NASCAR caught a crew member placing a wedge wrench on the deck lid of the No. 20 car while fueling the car, a violation of the rule that prohibits him from performing “any adjustments or other pit stop procedures while the fuel can coupler is engaged.” Kenseth didn’t come in immediately while his crew argued with NASCAR officials. He wound up being black-flagged, which kept

him from being scored on one lap, then lost another lap when he came in for his drive-through penalty. That knocked him all the way back to 32nd place. He finished 19th. FILLING IN FOR SMOKE: Ty Dillon had a nondescript day subbing for injured Tony Stewart in the No. 14 car. Looking to make a good impression one day after his 24th birthday, Dillon finished two laps down in 17th. Stewart has missed the first two races of his farewell season while recovering from a back injury suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident. He made a surprise appearance in Atlanta, but it’s not known when he’ll be able to resume racing. PERFECT WEATHER: Atlanta Motor Speedway didn’t have to pay out for its perfect-weather ticket guarantee. The weather, indeed, was perfect. Even though the Atlanta race was held on its earliest date ever — and has perennially been plagued by inclement weather — the temperature when the green flag waved was an unseasonably warm 64 degrees, with a light breeze and clear blue skies. The crowd was estimated at 55,000, an increase over the previous year but still a far cry from the track’s glory days. In recent years, a significant amount of seating has been removed, reducing capacity from an estimated 124,000 to around 75,000.

TOP 25 SETON HALL 90, No. 5 XAVIER 81 NEWARK, N.J. — Desi Rodriguez had career-highs of 27 points and 12 rebounds and Seton Hall all but clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade with a stunning 90-81 victory over No. 5 Xavier. Isaiah Whitehead had 22 points, Angel Delgado added 17 and the Pirates (21-7, 11-5 Big East) used a suffocating defense in knocking off Xavier (25-4, 13-4), just four days after it beat No. 1 Villanova. The Pirates, who have not been in the NCAA Tournament since 2006, had a season-high point total and shot 50 percent from the field in winning their fourth straight and eighth of nine. No. 6 MICHIGAN ST. 88, PENN ST. 57 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Denzel Valentine had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Michigan State. The Spartans (24-5, 11-5 Big Ten) have won four straight and eight of nine. The Nittany Lions (15-14, 6-10) had won three straight and four of five, including victories over then-No. 4 Iowa and then-No. 22 Indiana. Penn State coach Patrick Chambers was ejected with 4:53 left in the first half when he was called for two technical fouls within the same rant. No. 13 OREGON 86, WASHINGTON 73 EUGENE, Ore. — Elgin Cook matched his career-high with 26 points to lead Oregon to a victory over Washington. Dillon Brooks added 19 points for the Ducks (23-6, 12-4 Pac-12), who won their 25th consecutive home game, extending the school record they set with Wednesday’s win over Washington State. Casey Benson and Jordan Bell each had 12 points. Oregon finished its fifth unbeaten home season in history at 18-0, and its first since 2001-02 when it won its only Pac-12 regular-season title. Andrew Andrews scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the Huskies (16-13, 8-9), and Dejounte Murray had 20. PITTSBURGH 76, No. 15 DUKE 62 PITTSBURGH — Jamel Artis scored 17 points as Pittsburgh gave its NCAA Tournament hopes a needed jolt. Senior point guard James Robinson

added 14 points, seven assists and three rebounds in his final home game at the Petersen Events Center as the Panthers (20-8, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) overwhelmed the Blue Devils (22-8, 10-6). Sheldon Jeter had 11 points for Pitt while Michael Young and Ryan Luther had 10 points each. The Panthers held Duke to 37 percent shooting (18 of 48) and outscored the Blue Devils 24-6 in the paint. Grayson Allen had 22 points for Duke and stayed out of trouble after being admonished by the ACC for his role in tripping a Florida State player in a Blue Devils victory last Thursday. No. 24 SMU 74, TULANE 53 DALLAS — Ben Moore scored 16 points and Sterling Brown added 15 for SMU, which moved back into a first-place tie in the American Athletic Conference with Temple. Malik Morgan had 15 points and Louis Dabney added 12 for Tulane (10-19, 3-13), which dropped into a last-place tie with East Carolina. SMU (24-4, 12-4) trailed 33-32 with 17:21 remaining in the game when it went on an 11-0 run to move ahead for good. The Mustangs shot 64 percent in the second half after shooting only 37.9 percent during the first half. That allowed them to finish at 50 percent to equal their season average, which ranks sixth in NCAA Division I. BIG TEN WISCONSIN 68, MICHIGAN 57 MADISON, Wis. — Bronson Koenig scored 19 points, and Ethan Happ helped trigger a second-half surge with clutch plays on both ends of the floor in Wisconsin’s 68-57 victory Sunday over Michigan. Happ finished with 12 points and six rebounds for the Badgers (19-10, 11-5 Big Ten), who have won 10 of their last 11 games. Wisconsin opened some breathing room in a spirited game with an 8-0 run in the middle of the second half that started with Happ on the bench. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward came back with 11:44 left and stole a Michigan entry pass before driving to the bucket for a layup at the other end. Zak Irvin scored 14 points for Michigan (20-10, 10-7).

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Ayersville’s Ethan Schlachter (with ball) is surrounded by Edgerton’s Travis Perry (10) and Kobe Brady (back right) during their game on Jan. 7 at Ayersville. Edgerton will tangle with Fayette in the Division IV district semifinals on Tuesday at Napoleon’s “Grand Canyon.”

Fayette’s Tristan Bates (44) celebrates with Garett Reinking (10) after the Eagles defeated Holgate on Jan. 16. The Eagles will face Edgerton on Tuesday in the Division IV district semifinals.

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they hit the planks. However, the road to Friday’s district title game at 7 p.m. will not be easy despite what the Pilots’ gaudy record may suggest as they will face a team that has seen all the toughness the tourney has to offer in Holgate. The Tigers, which finished sixth in a rugged Green Meadows Conference standings, claimed a 63-61 doubleovertime win over Hilltop in their tourney opener while avenging a regular season loss to Hicksville just two weeks before upending the Aces for a sectional title on Friday, 48-39. “They’re playing their best basketball of the year right now,” noted Zachrich of his opponent. “Any time you play a rival, you know everything about each other. It’s always tough to beat a team twice. When it comes down to tournament time, whoever takes care of the basketball ... and plays solid defense usually comes out with the win.” In the early game, Fayette will earn a chance to continue a magical season so far against a battle-tested Edgerton squad guided by longtime head coach Matt Ripke. Though the two squads have not faced each other in the regular season or tournaments since a D-IV district championship clash won by Edgerton on March 8, 2013, the two squads still bring plenty to the table on

each side. “The kids came out and played with a lot of confidence and executed the gameplan to a T,” explained Fayette coach Todd Mitchell, whose topseeded Eagles took a bye before dispatching Pettisville 56-18 to win a Swanton Sectional crown, the third win over the Blackbirds this season. “The bye gave us a chance to get off our feet a little bit and we got back to basics. Towards the end of the season it was three games a week.” An experienced roster led by Jerad Seiler’s 14.9 ppg (70 percent shooting) and six caroms a night to go along with 39 and 38 made treys from sharpshooters Joel Smith (8.7 ppg) and Alec Bost (6.5 ppg), respectively, will hit the hardwood at Napoleon against an Edgerton team that won 12 of its last 13 regular-season contests after a 4-7 start to the year. Meanwhile, the Elida Fieldhouse will also play host to a pair of local squads taking on talented teams from Van Wert County, including one sitting atop the state poll. In the 6:15 p.m. district lidlifter, Miller City (14-8) will get a chance at revenge against the No. 1 D-IV team in the state of Ohio, the Lincolnview Lancers (22-1), while making their third straight district appearance. Lincolnview downed the Wildcats in Miller City 65-45 on Jan. 9 but according to MC mentor Bryan Kuhlman, his team might be playing their best basketball of the season at

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“I think as a coach you tend to see the weaknesses of your team and you tend to focus on the things that you need to work on or improve upon,” said Grove mentor Brian Schroeder of the tournament grind. “I think we’re playing well, but I think we have room for improvement for sure. We still haven’t put together that perfect game that we’re always striving for, but I’ve been happy with just different players stepping up on different nights.” In the bottom half of the Region 10 brackets, 6-1 Evergreen senior Kaela Fauble’s clutch offensive putback which beat the buzzer for a daunting 31-30 over Otsego on Saturday at Lake High School helped lay claim to the Vikings’ first-ever district title and regional berth. Prior to that, the three-seed Vikes knocked off top-seed Genoa in a 49-32 semifinal scrap. “Evergreen’s never won a district title before. That was number one,” Evergreen head coach John Langenderfer exclaimed. “W e had three cracks at it before, so I guess we were runners-up three times and the fourth time was the lucky charm. We’re just really excited to make the trip.” Luck, however, has not been entirely kind to the first-time district champs. The Lady Vikes have successfully made a go of it without the services of speedy 5-5 junior guard Alyssa Noe, whose stellar season unfortunately ended in the opening game of sectional play with an ACL injury. Noe had been turning in a sliver over 12 points per game with 58 assists (2.64 per game) to her credit and was an essential part of the Vikings’ press-breaking machine, which will need to be well-oiled against a defensive-savvy Lady Bulldogs squad that averages 18 steals per game. “That’s the killer. I watched the tape of

the most opportune time. “At the beginning of the year, we looked at this as a rebuilding year,” explained Kuhlman. “It took until game 15 or 16 to really start coming together. We took a day and celebrated (after beating Delphos St. John’s 41-37 for a Van Wert Sectional title) but went right back to the gym to start getting ready. Lincolnview’s lone loss this season came to the top team in Division III, Lima Central Catholic on Feb. 5. Added the MC mentor: “Hopefully our boys won’t have to get acclimated to the gym, the atmosphere. Maybe that’s an advantage for us, maybe it’s not. We’re definitely the underdog but sometimes it’s not about the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog.” In Tuesday’s nightcap at Elida, Leipsic (20-4) will break a streak of two straight Putnam County League tournament opponents with a matchup against 18-5 Crestview. The Vikings, which downed Continental (61-57) and Columbus Grove (57-37) in their two sectional contests at Ottawa-Glandorf, will face a Knights program that claimed the Division IV state championship two seasons ago with a 29-0 record and which brings an eight-game win streak into the matchup. Defense will be the key according to Leipsic mentor Scott Maag against the Knights, which have scored 80 points or

Columbus Grove … we will be in for a struggle,” noted Langenderfer, who now relies heavily on a six-girl arsenal. “We would match up great with them if we had (Alyssa) because they try to do that 2-2-1 three-quarter court press. And she’s just fast; she would just split it and go. Two people couldn’t really trap her all year. Once (Schroeder) sees that, I think he’ll say, ‘Hey, let’s go at these guys.’ “What it kind of eliminates is our fullcourt pressure,” he added. “We can’t go with full-court pressure with no depth and without the Noe girl who was a (track) state qualifier last year for the 400. She had great, great speed.” But once in the half-court, Evergreen will benefit from the ability to make things happen offensively, especially from the senior pair of Haili Mossing and Eden Eisel. At 5-7, Mossing leads the Vikings with 15.5 points per game while shooting 33 percent from downtown and averaging 2.2 gives per game. Mossing has also been a presence off the glass, pulling down 6.6 boards per contest. Eisel presents multiple threats, meanwhile, holding a double-double average of 15.5 points and 10 rebounds per game, also spreading the wealth with over three assists per night. On the defensive end of the court, the 5-9 Eisel has racked up a team-high 116 steals. Fauble presents a solid rebounding force with nearly eight per game, while 5-4 senior guard Rachael Noe adds a long range threat with a 30-percent clip from 3-point land. And Schroeder has taken notice on both ends of the court. “Mossing is a really, really nice player. She’s a tough matchup because she’s so skilled and shoots well; she’s really versatile in what she does,” the Columbus Grove mentor said. “Eisel is a good-look-

more three times in that eightgame span. “They present a big challenge for us,” said the Vikings head coach, who has a long tournament run to his credit with a D-IV state runner-up finish in 2012-13. “We welcome the challenge. I’m sure there’s a couple hundred teams in the state of Ohio that would love to have that challenge and to still be playing.” Powered by Putnam County League Player of the Year Jordan Brown and a balanced lineup featuring seniors Ross and Grant Schroeder and fellow senior Isaiah Lomeli, the Vikings will face a stiff test against a Crestview team coached by Edon grad Jeremy Best that finished second in a brutal Northwest Conference standings. The Knights will go as senior star Connor Lautzenheiser goes, a commit to the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne. The 6-1 senior averages 21.6 ppg to go along with 6.5 caroms and 3.1 assists per night with 43 percent shooting from the field and 74 percent from the charity stripe. “We’re going to have to control their penetration and not allow a lot of open looks,” added Maag of the matchup with Crestview, a team the Vikings nipped 48-47 for a sectional championship a year ago. “We’ve got to control (Cody Mefferd) and the Lautzenheiser kid and play our game, trust each other and see what happens.”

ing athlete. She gets to the rim a lot, can shoot okay from the perimeter, really works hard on defense and gets a lot of deflections and steals. And then they’ve got Fauble, who has some length down low. So they have some nice balance and some good weapons. “I think they do a nice job with their matchup zone of clogging the paint, yet still covering the shooters and really making them work for good shots,” Schroeder added. “It seems like other teams are taking a lot of contested jump shots, and that’s typically not what we want. We want to get the ball in the paint, get the ball down low to our bigs. So I think that’s the key, our ability to get the ball to our post players.” That would be the Lady Bulldogs’ double threat of 6-1 senior Lynea Diller and 5-11 sophomore Paige Bellman, which has been causing plenty of problems for opposing teams throughout the season. While 5-5 junior guard Jade Clement has netted 17 tallies per outing – leading a versatile Columbus Grove offense that is shooting 50 percent from the floor, 70 percent from the line and 33 percent from the perimeter – Diller has been dangerous in the paint with 11 points and five rebounds per game. Bellman has also been an inside force, tossing in an average of 10 points and hauling down an eight-board average. Furthermore, both have held down the post with a pair of blocks each in what Langenderfer sees as a physical challenge for his Lady Vikings. “We’re not a real physical team to have to play against physical teams inside, and Grove looks like they’re pretty physical inside,” he said. “We’re gonna have to obviously get more than our share of the 50-50 balls. And we’re a 3-point shooting team and we’re going to have to make some.

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Must be able to install, maintain and repair machinery as needed Must be able to fabricate/weld Required to troubleshoot, install and repair electrical, hydraulic and mechanical devices, including PLC’s Complete preventative maintenance for all equipment Excellent pay, 100% Paid Medical, Dental, Short term Disability, Long term Disability and Life insurance. 401k plan with company contribution, Immediate Paid vacation avalible. Please send resumes to tburroughs@rassini. com or mail to 1812 Magda Drive, Montpelier Ohio 43543 Farmer worker wanted. Full & part-time. Driving machinery, shop maintenance, equipment repair. No insurance. Arthur Area. 419-231-2538

Holland Pyke LLC, Washington Courthouse, OH, seeks 6 temporary farm laborers from 03/20/16 to 12/21/16, for farm work near Washington Courthouse, OH. On a farm, general farm labor including, building and repairing fences and tree-lines, maintaining waterways, irrigating farmland, managing livestock, repair and maintain livestock buildings, rock- picking, hauling crops and feed, harvesting, silage and mowing. Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs, 75yds. Wage is $12.07/hr. Holland Pyke LLC 03/20/16 to 12/21/16. Tools, supplies, and equipment provided by employer at no cost to employee. Housing provided at no cost to all workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation and subsistence expenses to worksite will be paid by employer. Apply at Ohio Department of Job and Family Service, or contact the state workforce agent at P.O. Box 1648 Columbus, OH 43216 (888)296-7541 using job order number 3107312

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Community Hospitals & Wellness Centers is accepting applications for a part time technologist. Must be Registered by ARRT, have current Ohio 01250 144 Technologist, license to practice asAD14079237 a Radiologic COMMUNITY and requires CT registry to be completed within two years. HOSPITALS Position& WELLNESS involvesCENTER CT and x-ray duties, ability to travel/work between all CHWC facilities, and includes weekend rotation at First Care in Archbold.

Apply online at chwchospital.org 170 Finance

Debit Card/Central Information Supervisor Full time - Operations Center, Archbold, OH For a description of duties and qualifications please visit www.fm-bank.com. Email or mail resume, reference list and a letter outlining your qualifications. Refer to the following job code #OP 020316 and email to HumanResources@FM-Bank.com 01700 AD14080032 270 or mail to:

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The Crescent-News • Monday, February 29, 2016 5 Legals NOTICE

Sealed Bids will be accepted by the Village of Continental, OH, until 7 pm Tues., Mar. 22, 2016, at the Town Hall at which time they will be publicly opened and read for the sale of the used 1984 International model 2375 Tanker Truck. Description: 346,872 miles; single axle; 2600 gallon stainless steel tank with 11 HP Honda Pump in good running order. Located at the Fire Dept., 102 E. Elm St., Continental. For info, call 419-596-3206. Bids may be sent to : SEALED BIDS, P.O. Box 447, Continental, OH 45831. Village reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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110 Drivers / Trucking

Quality Supervisor.

Immediate openings for full and part time

The primary responsibility of the Quality Supervisor is to provide technical support to customers in order to meet requirements and proactively anticipate needs. Must provide strong leadership in developing trust and teamwork, while fostering an environment of continuous improvement

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•Prefer minimum 2 year degree in Quality Assurance or equivalent work experience •ASQC Certification Preferred •Strong Computer skills •Ability to use various gauges and test equipment •Ability to perform calibrations, read blueprints, and interpret GDT •Knowledge of SPC, PPAP, APQP, MSA and gauge design •Auditing knowledge or ability to learn – both internal and external Interested candidates should email resume and salary requirements to: humanresourceresumes16 @gmail.com

The persons applying must have a Class A CDL with a tanker endorsements and clean driving record. We offer 42 cents per mile loaded or empty, drop and pickup pay, home nightly. Apply in person at Haviland Drainage Products,

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197 Skilled Trade

Maintenance Personnel Needed

Busy Steel Processor has a job opening! Paragon Steel, located in Butler, IN, has an immediate opening for a maintenance position with experience in manufacturing. Paragon has excellent opportunities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

CORPORATE CONTROLLER.

This position reports directly to the President and is responsible for all accounting and financial functions for multiple entities. This position also will assist in developing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures, prepare operational and financial reports and make recommendations to the President to improve profits. The successful candidate must have 3 to 5 years of manufacturing experience with a Bachelor's Degree in accounting, previous controller responsibilities and ERP system experience is preferred. Send resume and salary requirements to Box 5856, 624 W. Second St., Defiance, OH 43512

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Maintenance personnel must have industrial maintenance, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment experience. Overhead crane experience a plus!

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Exciting business expansion has created additional career opportunities at our Bryan, OH location. We are seeking dedicated and motivated individuals that are looking for a position with future growth opportunities. Competitive wages and benefits available.

Electrical Maintenance Technician- 3rd Shift

• Qualified Candidates will have 5-7 years of Industrial Electrical Experience. • Position Offers a 90 Day Sign Bonus of $2,500

Floor Supervisor/ Project Leader- 3rd Shift

• This position is responsible for assisting the production supervisor with all aspects of production within our metal stamping press area. • Familiarity with Metal Stamping Press Operations and Set-ups • Ability to Train New Employees 01200 AD14081746 504 A-STAMP

Production Supervisor- 2nd Shift

• This Position oversees Metal Stamping production for 2nd shift operations • Leads and Directs Press Operators & Die Setters to achieve production needs • Familiarity with Metal Stamping processes a plus

Quality Engineer- 1st Shift

• Ensure that all quality procedures are adhered to in production operations • Direct the activities of quality technicians to ensure compliance • Lead customer and internal corrective actions through structured problem solving. • 3-5 Years of Previous experience as a Quality Engineer preferably in Metal Stamping.

Interested Candidates Please Send Resumes To:

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Horoscope Tribune Media Services Today’s Birthday (02/29/16). Climb the professional ladder this year. Personal growth (after 3/8) leads to a shift in shared financial priorities (after 3/23). Begin a lucrative two-year phase after 9/9. A relationship moves to the next level (after 9/1), rearranging your personal goals (after 9/16). Grow the love. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Manage your money to increase cash flow. Review your resources, and make changes as necessary. Guard against losses. Check statements for errors. Garbled or broken communications could cause confusion. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Collaboration takes you further today. Stay patient with communication snafus. Let another decide. Action speaks louder than words. Move quickly, but not recklessly. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Shift into higher gear. Anticipate disagreement, and avoid financial discussion for now. Verify the investment of time and money first. You can profit from a dreamer’s vision. Get busy writing. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- The game is getting good, and your team is hot. Successes come through your own energy and effort, despite the impulse to run. Consider your next move carefully. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Dreams reveal a major change. A home project takes an unexpected detour. Shipping and transport could see delays. Adapt your plans accordingly. Get physical with your housework. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Get your message out. Question authority. Untangle communications snarls as they occur. Move fast with breaking news. You know what to do. Romance could interfere with a deadline. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- It’s easier to make financial decisions. Pay bills and make reservations. Provide leadership. Commit to a new direction. Resist the temptation to spend frivolously. Choose for value and quality. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re on a roll. Make an amazing personal discovery. Things aren’t as they seem. Wait, and watch developments. Work quickly and carefully, without stomping on anyone. Full speed ahead. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Good planning leads to abundance. Take charge. Cut entertainment spending. Give away stuff you’re no longer using. Stillness and peace provides the perfect setting for productivity. Work faster and earn more. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -- Begin a fresh page in a group project. Address an uncomfortable situation head on for the quickest resolution. Watch your step, and get moving. Take advantage of a sudden opportunity. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Go for professional gold! A rise in status lies within sight. Avoid reckless spending. Tempers could be short. Take advantage of the emotional undercurrent. Make a heart-felt pitch. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Pack as lightly as possible before traveling. Bring only what you’ll need. Toss out the superfluous. Review your route and itinerary. Deviations could require quick thinking.

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Top acting award winners at Sunday’s Academy Awards included, from left: Mark Rylance, best actor in a supporting role for “Bridge of Spies”; Brie Larson, best actress in a leading role for “Room”; Leonardo DiCaprio, best actor in a leading role for “The Revenant”; and Alicia Vikander, best actress in a supporting role for “The Danish Girl.”

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Winners of the Academy Award for best picture for AP Photos “Spotlight” pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. From left Host Chris Rock entertains the audience during are: Steve Golin, Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin and Sunday evening’s Academy Awards ceremonies at Michael Sugar. the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Diversity had the limelight at Oscars LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards riven by protest and outrage, and electrified by an unflinching Chris Rock. Tom McCarthy’s film about the Boston Globe’s investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests won over the favored frontier epic “The Revenant.” McCarthy’s well-crafted procedural, led by a strong ensemble cast, had lagged in the lead-up to the Oscars, losing ground to the flashier filmmaking of Alejandro Inarritu’s film. But “Spotlight” — an ode to the hard-nose, methodical work of a journalism increasingly seldom practiced — took the night’s top honor despite winning only one other Oscar for McCarthy and Josh Singer’s screenplay. Such a sparselyawarded best picture winner hasn’t happened since 1952’s “The Greatest Show On Earth.” “We would not be here today without the heroic efforts of our reporters,” said producer Blye Pagon Faust. “Not only do they effect global change, but they absolutely show us the necessity for investigative journalism.” The night, however, belonged to host Rock, who launched immediately into the uproar over the lack of diversity in this year’s nominees, and didn’t let up. “The White People’s Choice Awards,” he called the Oscars, which were protested beforehand outside the Dolby Theatre by the Rev. Al Sharpton, and saw some viewers boycotting the broadcast. Rock insured that the topic remained at the forefront throughout the eve-

ning, usually finding hearty laughs in the process. In an award show traditionally known for song-and-dance routines and high doses of glamour, Rock gave the 88th Academy Awards a charged atmosphere, keeping with the outcry that followed a second straight year of all-white acting nominees. “Is Hollywood racist? You’re damn right it’s racist,” said Rock. “Hollywood is sorority racist. It’s like: We like you Rhonda, but you’re not a Kappa.” Streaks, broken and extended, dominated much of the evening. After going home empty-handed four times previously, Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar, for a best actor in “The Revenant” — a gruff, grunting performance that traded little on the actor’s youthful charisma. DiCaprio, greeted with a standing ovation, took the moment to talk about climate change. “Let us not take our planet for granted,” said DiCaprio. “I do not take tonight for granted.” His director, Inarritu won back-to-back directing awards after the triumph last year of “Birdman.” It’s a feat matched by only two other filmmakers: John Ford and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. “The Revenant” also won best cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezki, who became the first cinematographer to win three times in a row (following wins for “Gravity” and “Birdman”), and only the seventh to three-peat in Oscar history. Inarritu, whose win meant three straight years of Mexican filmmakers winning best director, was one of the few winners to remark passionately on diversity in his acceptance speech. “What a great opportunity for our generation to

really liberate ourselves from all prejudice and this tribal thinking and to make sure for once and forever that the color of our skin becomes as irrelevant as the length of our hair,” said Inarritu. The night’s most-awarded film, however, went to neither “Spotlight” nor “The Revenant.” George Miller’s post-apocalyptic chase film, “Mad Max: Fury Road” sped away with six awards in technical categories for editing, makeup, production design, sound editing, sound mixing and costume design. “Us Mad Maxes are doing OK tonight,” said editor Margaret Sixel, who’s married to Miller. The flurry of wins brought a parade of Australian craftsmen onstage in an Oscars that was at least internationally diverse. Best actress went to Brie Larson, the 26-year-old breakout of the mother-son captive drama “Room.” The Sweden-born Alicia Vikander took best supporting actress for the transgender pioneer tale “The Danish Girl.” But the wins at times felt secondary to the sharp, unflinching host. Rock confessed that he deliberated over joining the Oscars boycott and bowing out as host, but concluded: “The last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart.” Gasps went around the Dolby when Mark Rylance won best supporting actor over Sylvester Stallone. Nominated a second time for role of Rocky Balboa 39 years later, Stallone had been expected to win his first acting Oscar for the “Rocky” sequel “Creed.” But the famed stage actor who co-starred in Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” won instead. Adam McKay and Charles Randolph took best

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President Barack Obama is pushing in the opposite direction. The White House warns that states are engaging in a “damaging erosion” of unemployment benefits. Obama’s budget plan would require all states to provide at least 26 weeks of benefits while expanding coverage to more part-time and intermittent workers. The Republican-led Congress appears unlikely to approve the president’s plan during an election year. GOP governors and state lawmakers initiated many of the recent cutbacks to unemployment benefits. And they point to declining unemployment rates as evidence that jobs are getting easier to find. “When there’s more jobs available, it’s kind of common sense — you shouldn’t need as long as a duration of unemployment benefits,” said Missouri Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe, a Republican who handled the legislation reducing benefits. The 1935 Social Security Act prompted states to enact unemployment programs, which typically pay people about half the amount of their previous paychecks. In 1938, more than four-fifths of the states offered benefits for 16 weeks or less. But all states gradually increased their benefits to at least 26 weeks.

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South Carolina was the last to do so in 1968. In 2011, Missouri became one of the first states to reverse course by cutting that to 20 weeks. Last year, the GOP-led Legislature overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to further shorten the benefits, linking their duration to the state’s unemployment rate. Because unemployment is below 6 percent, people can get no more than 13 weeks of benefits. The new limit went into effect in January, even though a legal challenge brought by attorneys for the AFL-CIO is now before the Missouri Supreme Court. The lawsuit seeks to block the new law because of an alleged procedural violation by senators. For some unemployed workers, the new state laws have added another layer of anxiety to an already unsettling situation. White is one of about 36,000 Missouri workers who filed initial unemployment claims in January. A married father of two, he already has taken out a high-interest loan to help pay for his daughter’s college tuition. His wife remains employed as a teacher, but White said the family is starting to fall behind on bills, including electricity. He is afraid he will not be able to make mortgage

payments. “It’s been a struggle,” White, 43, said while picking up materials about temporary jobs from a state work center in Jefferson City. “I don’t have confidence of a job or hirings.” The Missouri law is projected to reduce annual unemployment payouts by $83 million — a reduction of nearly one-fourth. Neighboring Arkansas reduced its unemployment benefits to 20 weeks under a law that took effect last October. Those shortened benefits run out this month for some people, though the state won’t say how many. South Carolina and Michigan also limit benefits to 20 weeks. Sliding scales linked to unemployment rates have resulted in limits of 16 weeks in Kansas, 14 in Georgia, 13 in North Carolina and 12 in Florida. Some states also have reduced the maximum weekly payments, narrowed who can qualify and increased work-search requirements that can result in delayed or denied benefits if not met. “We’ve experienced a wave of very drastic benefit reductions,” said Claire McKenna, a policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project, a New York-based group that serves as an advocate for low-wage workers and the unem-

ployed. Ohio could be the next state to shorten benefits. A bill by Rep. Barbara Sears would cut benefits to as few as 12 weeks by linking their duration to the unemployment rate. It also would make other benefit changes while trying to replenish an unemployment insurance trust fund that owes $773 million to the federal government. The legislation is projected to reduce unemployment payments by an average of $475 million annually from 2018 to 2025. Sears said some people who remain jobless for several months are “kind of settling in on unemployment and riding it until almost the last week before they’re reengaging in the workforce.” A shorter benefit period could prompt them to find work, she said. “When you know you’re going to go off of unemployment, there is an overwhelming urge to be less particular maybe about finding the exact job that you lost,” said Sears, a Republican from the Toledo area. Advocates for the poor dispute that assertion. After the reductions in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, the percentage of adults ages 25 to 54 with jobs in those states grew more slowly than the national average.

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