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The Gomer Congregational Churchwill host its annual Welsh Breakfastand Bake Sale from 9-11 a.m. Oct. 17at the church located at 7350 GomerRoad.

The menu includes scrambledeggs, fruit with Welsh cream, sausage,bacon, baked beans, mushrooms, pota-to cakes, biscuits with homemade jelly

and coffee and juice.The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for

children.Proceeds are used for Welsh schol-

arships.Flu shots will be available from

Delphos Visiting Nurses from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Please bring Medicare cardor $30.

The Delphos Veterans Council will conduct itsfall meeting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the VFW hallon Fourth and Canal streets.

The purpose of the meeting will be to discussVeterans Day school visitations, the program forVeterans Day and other Veterans Day activities.There will also be discussion about the funeral detail,as well as any other business that may come up.

All Delphos veterans are welcome to attend.

WWTP pilot study expected to begin in DecemberBY NANCY SPENCER

DHI Media Editornspencer@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS — Christmas will come early this year for those at theDelphos Wastewater Treatment Plant. Work at the plant to incorporatenew technology and procedures should be finished in mid-Decemberwith the one-year Fibracast Pilot Program beginning before the first ofthe year.

“I’m glad this is finally underway and I’m excited that we’ve found asolution for the plant that won’t be as taxing to our citizens,” WastewaterSuperintendent Todd Teman said. “This project has been all about thecommunity and not passing on the costs to fix the problem.”

Peterson Construction finished pouring the new concrete floor in thetank that will use the hybrid technology from Fibracast.

“Changing the elevation of the tanks and putting in new drain lines willmake the tanks more efficient and more accessible for maintenance. Withthe shallower tank, we can get more aeration in there and make the processmore efficient using less space and less power,” Teman said. “They alsoremoved the equipment that is no longer going to be used. The aerationrequirements with the new technology are not the same and we won’t needas many blowers and other equipment we had to use before.”

Existing equipment that can be used with the retrofit was pulled outof the tank and serviced and processes at the plant have been separatedso the hydraulic capacity of the plant is not compromised. Teman appliedfor permission from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for atemporary bypass permit to lower the lagoons to increase capacity duringthe construction.

The new technology itself is also more efficient.Workers smooth out freshly-poured concrete in the bottom of the tank that will be used for the pilotstudy with Fibracast’s new technology. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer) See PILOT, page 16A

Thompson named Jefferson Homecoming QueenHalf of the Jefferson High School Homecoming court — and one special guest — watched Friday’sfootball game from the comfort of a flatbed wagon. The court, pictured left to right, are freshmanattendants Lauren Grothaus and Rachel Kroeger, junior attendants Kelsey Berelsman and MackenzieHammons; Homecoming Queen Sophia Thompson; sophomore attendants Devyn Carder and KendallMarquiss; and senior attendants Maddy Smith and Morgan Bridges. Dalton Hicks was selectedas Homecoming King. Jefferson pounded the Columbus Grove Bulldogs 41-7. (DHI Media/StevenCoburn-Griffis)

Kevin Thatcher of Middle Point has been diagnosed with ALS. A benefit has been setfor Oct. 17. (Submitted photo)

ALS benefit set Oct. 17BY STEVEN COBURN-GRIFFIS

DHI Media Staff Writersgriffis@delphosherald.com

MIDDLE POINT — Over the courseof the past 51 years, Kevin Thatcher hasworn a lot of hats: husband, brother, father,friend, farmer, trucker and Harley man, toname a few. Now, to the sorrow of familyand friends, he’s slipped on a new one: thatof victim. In February, Thatcher was diag-nosed with ALS.

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,is a progressive neurodegenerative diseasethat affects nerve cells in the brain andthe spinal cord. Amyotrophic comes from

the Greek language; “a” means no, “myo”refers to muscle, and “trophic” means nour-

ishment – so, literally, “no muscle nour-ishment.” When a muscle has no nourish-ment, it atrophies or wastes away. “Lateral”identifies the areas in a person’s spinalcord where portions of the nerve cells thatsignal and control the muscles are located.As this area degenerates it leads to scarringor hardening — sclerosis — in the region.ALS affects motor neurons specifically,that part of the nervous system that controlsvoluntary muscles. As the motor neuronsdegenerate and die, victims with the diseaselose control over their voluntary muscles.Without that control, patients are graduallydeprived of the ability to move, talk, swal-low and breathe.

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BY STEVEN COBURN-GRIFFISDHI Media Staff Writer

sgriffs@delphosherald.com

Of the three issues facing Ohio voters on theNovember ballot, none is as contentious as Issue 3, theOhio Marijuana Legalization Initiative. Should it pass,the measure would legalize the limited sale and useof recreational and medicinal marijuana and create 10facilities with exclusive rights to commercially growthe drug.

Under the provisions of the initiative, anyone atleast 21 years old with a valid state license could use,possess, grow, cultivate and share up to eight ounces

of homegrown marijuana and four flowering marijuanaplants. The legislation also permits anyone at least 21years old — with or without a license and using mari- juana recreat ional ly — to purchase, possess, transpor t,use and share up to one ounce of marijuana. The pro-posed amendment further supports the use of medic-inal marijuana by anyone with a debilitating medicalcondition.

The measure would create an Ohio MarijuanaControl Commission to regulate industrial and home-grown marijuana production, the chemical content ofmarijuana products, retail sales and marijuana taxation.The commission would also act as a clearinghouse forscientific research on marijuana and create a marijuanainnovation and business incubator in Cuyahoga County.

Part 2: Te Ohio MarijuanaLegalization Initiative

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The DelphosHeraldNancy Spencer, editor

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COURT NEWS

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ST. JOHN’SWeek of October 12-16

Monday: Popcorn chicken/whole grain roll, green beans, pears,fresh fruit, milk.

Tuesday: BBQ pork sandwich/ whole grain bun, carrots, peach-es, fresh fruit, milk.

Wednesday: Festival preparation, no cafeteria.Thursday: Festival preparation, no cafeteria.Friday: Festival preparation, no cafeteria.

DELPHOS CITY SCHOOLSWeek of October 12-16

Monday: Chicken nuggets, cheez-its or bread/margarine, greenbeans, peaches, milk.

Tuesday: Ham and cheese stromboli or deli sub, whole grainbun, baked beans, strawberry cup, milk.

Wednesday: Salisbury steak, whole grain dinner roll, mashedpotatoes with gravy, juice cup/ fresh fruit, milk.

Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, whole grain dinner roll or delisub on whole grain bun, carrots, 100% fruit sherbet, milk.

Friday:  Whole grain pizza, Romaine salad, fresh vegetable,applesauce cup, milk.

FORT JENNINGSWeek of October 12-16

High school salad bar will be every Wednesday and pretzels andcheese on Friday. Chocolate, strawberry and white milk availabledaily.

Monday: Coney dog sandwich, baked beans, cake, fruit.Tuesday: Chicken noodle over mashed potatoes, peas, dinner

roll, fruit.Wednesday: Chicken fajita with lettuce and cheese, cheesy rice,

carrots, fruit.Thursday: Spaghetti with meatsauce, broccoli, breadstick, fruit.Friday: Grilled ham and cheese sandwich, green beans, shape

up, fruit.OTTOVILLE

Week of October 12-16Monday: Chicken patty, baked beans, chocolate raisin bar,

pineapple, milk.Tuesday: Hamburger with tomato slice and lettuce, steamed

carrots, jello, peaches, milk.Wednesday: Pizza, tossed salad, peas, applesauce, milk.Thursday: Hot dog, green beans, grapes, cookie, milk.Friday: Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, butter bread,

applesauce,milk.SPENCERVILLE

Week of October 12-16Monday: Hamburger or cheeseburger sandwich, corn, carrots

and dip, applesauce, milk.Tuesday: Nachos w/meat and cheese, salsa and sour cream,

Mexican beans with cheese, 100% juice, milk.Wednesday:  Breakfast pizza, potato bites, carrots and dip,

strawberry cup, milk.Thursday: Chicken, broccoli and cheese, carrots and dip, assort-

ed breads or Goldfish crackers, peach crumble, milk.Friday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh broc-

coli and dip, sweet roll, applesauce, milk.

Information submitted

DELPHOS — On Oct. 1, officers were dispatched to the1000 block of Lima Avenue in reference to a verbal argument/threat complaint. Officers arrived and spoke with the com-plainant, but found that the suspect had left. At this time nocharges will be pursued.

On Oct. 1, officers spoke with a complainant in the 1300block of Christina Street in regards to numerous prank phonecalls that she was receiving. The complainant put a block onthe phone as advised by Time Warner.

On Oct. 2, officers were notified by City of Delphosemployees that an illegal water meter had been installed on awater line that had previously been shut off in the 100 block ofKing Street. The incident remains under investigation.

On Oct. 2, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of

East Fifth Street to investigate a theft incident. Officers spokewith the complainant and found that his 24-foot enclosedtrailer had been stolen from behind his business. The theft isunder investigation by the Detective Bureau and anyone withinformation is encouraged to call the police department.

On Oct. 2, officers were sent to the 900 block of SouthAdams Street to meet with a male threatening to harm himself.Officers met the male and after a brief discussion it was decid-ed that he would be transported by an officer to the hospitalfor evaluation.

On Oct. 3, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of EastFourth Street in reference to an assault complaint. Officersarrived and found that two males had been involved in aphysical confrontation. Neither party wished to pursue anycharges.

On Oct. 4, a male contacted the police department to reportdamage that had been done to his vehicle while he was visit-ing his friend in the 600 block of West Clime Street. The com-plainant said that he and his friend got into a verbal altercation

which led to the suspect kicking his vehicle. The report willbe reviewed by the Prosecutor’s Office for possible charges.On Oct.4, officers responded to the 200 block of West Fifth

Street to meet with a male who had an item stolen. The maletold officers that the item was stolen from his vehicle while heleft it unattended for a brief moment.

Information submitted

VAN WERT — The fol-lowing individuals appearedWednesday in Van Wert CountyCommon Pleas Court:

Judge Martin Burchfield:Arraignments (all defen-

dants entered not guilty pleas)Charles M. Purdy, II, 27,

St. Marys, two counts of impor-tuning, a felony 5; and onecount of criminal child entice-ment, a misdemeanor 1. Hisbond was wet at $25,000 cashwith 10 percent rule to apply.Pretrial set for Oct. 14.

Kitti Johnson,   28, VanWert, passing bad checks, a fel-ony 5; and theft, a felony 5. Shewas released on a surety bond.Pretrial was set for Oct. 14.

Alec Thomas,   31, Convoy,possession of heroin, a felony5. He was released on a suretybond. Pretrial was set for Oct.14.

Kristi L Trejo,   38, VanWert, identity fraud, a felony5. She was released on a suretybond with pretrial set for Oct.21.

Dale W Wright,  Jr., 23, VanWert, two counts of rape witha specification that the victimwas under the age of 10, eacha felony of the first degree;plus one count of gross sexualimposition, a felony 3. He wasreleased on a surety bond withan order to have no contact withthe victim. Pretrial was set forOct. 21.

Craig Marks, 34, Convoy,trespass in a habitation, a felony4. The defendant was released

on a surety bond with an orderto have no contact with the vic-tim. Pretrial was set for Oct. 21.

Changes of pleasJeremy Busbey, 36, Lima,

changed his plea to guilty topossession of heroin, a felony5. He then requested and wasgranted Treatment in Lieu ofConviction.

David T. E. Seibert,  22, VanWert, changed his plea to guiltyto attempted corrupting anotherdrugs, a felony 5 (reduced fromcorrupting another with drugs,a felony 4). He then requestedand was granted Treatment inLieu of Conviction

Brittnie Garwood, 27,Van Wert, changed her plea toguilty to trafficking in coun-terfeit controlled substance, afelony 5. The Court ordered aPresentence investigation andset sentencing for Nov. 18.

Judge Kevin TaylorSentencingKareem Howard,   40,

Van Wert, was sentenced on acharge of trafficking cocaine, afelony 5. He was sentenced to11 months prison and orderedto pay court costs.

Probation violationBronson Pate, 33, Van

Wert, Admitted to violatinghis probation by having twopositive drug screens. He wasre-sentenced to three yearscommunity control under thesame conditions, plus 60 days jail at later date. Ten days jailwill be served immediatelywhile he is evaluated for drugcourt. Work release was grant-ed.

DELPHOS — EugeneFloyd Burnett, 83, passedaway peacefully Wednesdayat the CHP Inpatient HospiceCenter in Van Wert.

He married Maria (Jung)Burnett, his wife of 61 years,and she survives in Delphos.

For 83 years he graced thisplanet and for the last 10 yearshe fought off death with a willto live and a savageness likewe’ve never seen. At 4 a.m.

Wednesday, he finally lost thatbattle. For 22 years he defend-ed our country as a memberof the United States Army. Hefought for our freedom in boththe Korean and Vietnam Warsand is a retired veteran.

Survivors include onedaughter, Ellen (Jeffery)McGarvey; two grandchildren,Adrianna (Troy) Sherrick andDustin (Christine) Hammons;and three great grandchildren,Braden, Damien and Braxton,who were the light of his life.

There will be no servicesper Eugene’s request. He willbe buried with full militaryhonors at Arlington National

Cemetery, to thank him andhonor him for his service toour nation, at a later date.

Rest in peace Staff Sgt.Eugene F. Burnett, also knowas Grandpa Gene. We love you!

The family requests allmemorial contributions bemade in this name to theWounded Warrior Project.

Eugene Floyd

BurnettJune 5, 1928-Oct. 6, 2015

DELPHOS — Patricia I.Myers age 87 passed awayon Tuesday at VancrestHealthcare Center inDelphos.

She was born June 5,1928, in Decatur, Indiana, toThomas L. Garner and GleeE. (Krugh) Garner, who pre-ceded her in death.

Patricia was united in mar-riage to Billy Myers on June22, 1946. He sadly passed

away June 22, 2005.Patricia is survived by

two children, a son Dan,(Joyce) Myers of Delphos,and a daughter, Debra Myersalso of Delphos; three grandchildren, Scott (Melissa), Craig(Meghann) and Steven (Laura) Myers; three great-grand-children, Madelyn Ann, Alysann Marie, and Jacob ThomasMyers; a brother, Thomas (Sunya) Garner of Decatur; a sister,Marilyn Frey of Decatur; a stepsister, Juanita Reinhart; a step-brother, David Zimmerman; and many nieces and nephewsand great-nieces and nephews. She is also leaving behind herfaithful companion, Waldo, who was always on her lap.

She is also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Jim Frey;and stepbrother, Clarence Zimmerman.

Patricia worked at the Telephone Company in Decatur,Decatur Industries, I and K Distributors and attended TrinityUnited Methodist Church. She was a charter member of theLioness Club, where she was president for two years and she

was also a Girl Scout Leader. She and her husband enjoyedRenFro Valley Kentucky for the Blue Grass music. One of hergreatest accomplishments was raising her children. She wouldlike to be most remembered for loving her family.

Services will begin at 2 p.m. today at Harter and SchierFuneral Home, the Rev. David Howell officiating. Burial willbe at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to St. Rita’s Hospice.To leave condolences, visit harterandschier.com.

Patricia I. Myers

Nov, 3, 1951-Oct. 6, 2015FORT JENNINGS — Michael W. Wallenhorst, 63, of Fort

Jennings, passed away on Tuesday at St. Rita’s Medical Centerin Lima.

He was born Nov. 3, 1951, in Lima to Wilbur and Lucille(Recker) Wallenhorst. They preceded him in death.

He is survived by three brothers, Dave Wallenhorst ofFort Jennings, Joe (Beth) Wallenhorst of Delphos, and Tom(Alison) Wallenhorst of Fort Jennings; one sister, Rita (Roger)Erickson of Fort Jennings; and by eight nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services were Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral

Home, the Rev. Charles Obinwa officiating.Memorial contributions may be made to the Epilepsy

Foundation or St. Joseph Catholic Church.To leave condolences, visit harterandschier.com.

Michael W. Wallenhorst

Junaita K. Donegan

Wheat $4.69Corn $3.93Soybeans $8.54

Dec, 29, 1967-Oct. 8, 2015DELPHOS — On

Thursday, Juanita K.Donegan lost her fight withpancreatic cancer.

She was born Dec. 29,1967, to Richard “Joe” andAnita “Kay” (Stant) Best,who preceded her in death.

She married MichaelHartman Sr. on May 26,1992. He also preceded her indeath. On Dec. 18, 2009, shemarried Timothy Donegan,who survives.

She is survived by twosons, Michael Hartman andCharles “CJ” Hartman; asister, Rita (Randy) Maag;two nieces; one nephew;two great-nieces; and twogreat-nephews.

Juanita was a 1986 grad-uate of Delphos St. John’s

High School and a 1990graduate of Adrian College.Funeral services will begin

at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Harterand Schier Funeral Home,

the Rev. David Howell offi-ciating.

Visitation will befrom 4-8p.m. on Saturday and onehour prior to the service atthe funeral home. Memorialcontributions may be made tothe family.

To view funeral serviceonline, please visit harter-andschier.com at the time of

the service. (Password: web-cast9)

To leave condolences,visit harterandschier.com.

MENDON — Norbert H. Landwehr, 86, of rural Mendonand formerly of Delphos, died at 12:26 a.m. Friday at JointTownship District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys followinga sudden illness.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Thomas E. BayliffFuneral Home, Spencerville.

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 Saturday, October 17Pancake & Sausage Breakfast

at the American Legion Chicken Shack 

Homestead Donkeys & Petting Zoo

North Gate of Fairgrounds MILE FUN RUN! at 11:30am

 Junior F air Buil ding St age:Kim Hohman’s Dance Works 10 to 11am

Blind Date Band 11am to 1pmMike Semer 1 to 2pm

The Hilligan’s Bluegrass Band 2 to 3pmVictory Church 3 to 4pm

All buildings open 9am to 5 pm

 Apple Festival Sponsors:• VW Co. Foundation • Eaton Corp.

Gold Sponsors Brickner’s Funeral Home• Murphy’s Trash Service

Silver Sponsors American Legion - Isaac Van Wert Post 178• Coopers Farms Cooked Meats.

Bronze Sponsors Ag Credit Country Mortgages (KendraHeffelnger) • Alexander & Bebout, Inc.

• Bee Gee Realty & Auction Co. • Cowan’s Funeral Home• F & S Floor Covering • Federal Mogul • Greif Brothers, Inc.

• Hall Lumber Company, Inc. • Laudick’s Jewelry, Inc.• Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Ser vice • Purmort Brothers Insurance Agency

• Pond Seed Co. • Van Wert Federal Savings Bank• Van Wert Propane • Venedocia Lions Club

Special Sponsors Brookside Enterprises, Inc. • Balyeats’ Coffee Shop• Barry’s Family Market, Rockford • Best Auto Sales

• Flat Land Supply - Jerry Koenig • Haviland Drainage Products Co.• K & K County Meats - Kati Karl & Kate Klausing • Manley Meats

• Motor-Inn Family Restaurant • Orchard Tree - Holli Hauter• P & L Fertilizer • Rager Home Improvement

• Scott Equity Exchange (Jon Etzler) • Scott Variety Shop• Something From The Garden • Taylor Auto Sales

• Truly D’vine (Melody Hileman) • Van Wert Glass Co.

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 Rotary gives seniors historic tour More than 130 high school seniors and nearly 40 chaperones took a tour of Delphos withthe Rotary Club Wednesday. This was the club’s 19th year guiding those who may soonbe leaving the city through some of its ambitious beginnings. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)

Ottoville Councilselects new presidentBY STEVEN COBURN-GRIFFIS

DHI Media Staff Writersgriffis@delphosherald.com

OTTOVILLE — Meeting in special ses-sion on Thursday, members of the OttovilleVillage Council elected Carl Byrne as thevillage’s new council president.

Byrne was elected to replace RandolphAltenburger, who resigned his position duringcouncil’s Sept. 28 meeting.

Altenburger, whose third term in officeexpires at the end of 2015, explained that his

decision not to run for a fourth term is whatprompted his immediate resignation fromcouncil. In August, when Altenburger filedfor the November ballot, he said that he was“on the fence” as to whether he wanted tocontinue serving.

After coming to the conclusion that he nolonger wished to do so, he discovered thatit was too late to remove his name from theballot. Personnel at the Putnam County Boardof Elections assured him that signage in the

relevant polling places would announce thathe is no longer a candidate.

Even so, Altenburger said that he wasn’tsatisfied and, concerned that the situationwould prove a hardship for village residents,believed it necessary to take further actionand, so, resigned.

“I thought that was going to confuse a lotof people in the public,” he said. “I didn’tthink it would be fair to council and thoughtit would be a lot easier for council that if Iresigned now, prior to the election, then atleast they would have a chance to look into

filling my seat before the end of the year. I just thought it was better all around for thevillage.”

While in session, council also heard thesecond reading of an ordinance that allowsfor the annexation of property owned by JohnSchimmoeller. Council also accepted a bidfrom Hohenbrink Excavating for work in thevillage.

Council will hold its regular meeting onOct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the village offices.

Sauerkraut and Sausage SupperA group o Landeck St . John the Baptist parishioners met recently to prepare thecabbage or their annual Sauerkraut and Sausage Supper on Nov. 8. From lef are,Duane Schulte, Art Rode, Don Kaverman, erry Knebel, Marv Brenneman, Mike

Berelsman, Jon Brenneman and Dave Hiller. Tey prepared 1,100 pounds o c ab-bage. Te meal includes potatoes, whole hog sausage, pancakes, applesauce and istopped off with pie and ice cream. Tey serve rom 3:30-7 p.m. Carryouts will also

be available. (Submitted photo)

Trustees purchasing new mowerInformation submitted

MARION TOWNSHIP — The MarionTownship Trustees held a re-scheduled sched-ule meeting on Friday morning at the MarionTownship office with the following memberspresent: Jerry Gilden, Howard Violet andJoseph Youngpeter.

The purpose of the meeting was to pay billsand conduct ongoing business. The minutes ofthe previous meeting were read and approvedas read.

The trustees then reviewed the billsand gave approval for 14 checks totaling$48,588.17

Road Foreman Elwer reported a culvert onSouthworth Road has been replaced.

Fiscal Officer Kimmet gave the Trusteesthe Fund Status and Bank Reconciliationreports ending Sept. 30 to review and sign.

Kimmet asked for a resolution to transfermonies from within the General Fund topurchase the new mower which was madeby Trustee Violet and seconded by TrusteeYoungpeter.

He also gave the trustees a purchase orderfor the mower which needed signed.

There being no further business a motionby Trustee Youngpeter to adjourn was second-ed by Trustee Violet, and passed unanimously.

DAR members

learn more about beekeepingInformation Submitted

VAN WERT — Isaac Van Wart DAR mem-bers met on Sept. 14 at the V.W. Elks Lodge.Thirteen members and guests enjoyed hearingJanet Torson tell about her 35 years as a hob-byist beekeeper. Her topic was on beekeepingand the problems leading to possible extinc-tion of this insect.

Bees are necessary to the pollination offruits and vegetables and are responsible forone third of our food supply. In the last 15-20years, mites, disease, and loss of habitat havereduced the presence of this essential insect

from 100 percent to 20/30 percent. ColonyCollapse Disorder resulted from chemicalsin pesticides and GMO seeds. American bee-keepers are educating the public of this poten-tial problem.

The public can help promote the bee colo-nies by checking the pesticide they are using,making sure the colonies have food and stormprotection during the cold months, sprayingat sunset when bees return to their hives, andplanting flowers and foliage that appeal to thehoneybee. Torson shared that fossils on theEuropean and Asian continents contained thehoneybee and still edible honey was foundin the pyramids of Egypt. She brought hon-eycombs, honeybees, and honey along formembers to see.

Publicrosary

scheduledThe Delphos Area Public

Square Rosary will be held atnoon Saturday at the VeteransPark at Fifth and Main streets.

This is promoted by theDelphos Council Knights ofColumbus in conjunction withAmerica Needs Fatima.

The public is invited toparticipate.

Janet orson talks about her 35 years as ahobbyist beekeeper and the global concernsabout bees and other pollinators. (Photo

submitted)

Van Wert YWCA travelInformation submittedVAN WERT — The Van

Wert YWCA Fall TravelPreview has been scheduledfor 3 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Y at408 E. Main St.

There will be informationavailable for the trips thathave been planned for next

year. Several exciting desti-nations will be offered includ-ing Costa Rica, Williamsburgand Maine, as well as manyof the popular Mystery Trips.

There will also be doorprizes and refreshments.

For more information, call419-238-6639.

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205 West Second St.Delphos, OH 45833Our name says it all

TODAY8:30-11:30 a.m. — St. John’s High School recycle, enter on East

First Street.9 a.m. - noon — Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. John’s

High School parking lot, is open.Cloverdale recycle at village park.10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Delphos Postal Museum is open.12:15 p.m. — Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and

Rescue.1-3 p.m. — Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main

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

SUNDAY1-3 p.m. — The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N.

Main St., is open.1-4 p.m. — Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St.

Kalida.MONDAY

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

6 p.m. — Middle Point Village Council meets

6:30 p.m. — Shelter from the Storm support group meets in theDelphos Public Library basement.

7 p.m.Middle Point council meets at town hall.7:30 p.m. — Delphos Knights of Columbus meet at the K of C hall.Delphos Eagles Aerie 471 meets at the Eagles Lodge.American Legion Post 268 Auxiliary meets at the post.Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second

St.8 p.m. — Delphos City Schools Board of Education meets at the

administration office.TUESDAY

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

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

7:30 p.m. — Ottoville Emergency Medical Service members meetat the municipal building.

Ottoville VFW Auxiliary members meet at the hall.Fort Jennings Local School District board members meet at the high

school library.Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second

St.Elida village council meets at the town hall.

WEDNESDAY9 a.m. - noon — Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main

St. Kalida.10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — The Delphos Museum of Postal History, 339

N. Main St., is open.11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301

Suthoff St.Noon — Rotary Club meets at The Grind.

Oct. 11Beverly DerrowTony Wrasman

Les LineDonna Schmelzer

Jessica AltOct. 12

Mary StuttlerVicky Maag

Jeff SmithOct. 13Chris RhinockMelissa BussBill Endres

Luke BonifasJohn E. Friemoth

Oct. 14Michael Camper

Josh StewartCathy KramerTed Verhoff Eric Peters

Harry HodgsonKaitlyn Kirk

Parker Brantley

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VAN WERT — Dr. Wassenstein’s FreakShow will show will appear at the WassenbergArt Center from 7 p.m. to midnight on Oct.31.

The Doctor’s medical experiments have joined the circus and are coming togeth-er to present the greatest show unearthed.The show includes a macabre circus, classicfreak show theme, performers from across the

country.D.j. CR Vourteque of Chicago, a nation-

ally-acclaimed, electro-swing master, willreturn to keep tunes up on the dance floor.Bad Juju will arrive from New Orleans to per-form vintage acts such as blockhead, mental

floss and tennis racket squeeze and fire eating.Pyroscope Entertainment of Fort Wayne willfeature fire-based routines and other circusacts.

The evening also includes a costume con-test, free photo-booth and other local andregional performances are expected through-out the evening.

Tickets are $25 ($20 for WAC members)a single; $35 ($30 for WAC members) for acouple; and $200 per table of eight (limited)

and include all food and a full-service, cashbar will be provided. Space is limited and pur-chasing tickets ahead of time is encouraged.Tickets will be mailed until Oct. 20 and afterthat will-call.

Costumes are suggested.

Dr. Wassenstein’s FreakShow at Wassenberg

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Delphos Chapter #26 of Delphos, Ohio, waspresented with a “Chapter Excellence Award” onSept. 26 at the statewide meeting of the GrandChapter of Ohio, Order of the Eastern Star inDayton.

Delphos Chapter was one of 45 Eastern StarChapters selected to receive the award on the basisof the quality of its charity and community service,chapter social activities, performance of chapterofficers and communication efforts. Ohio hasmore than 230 Eastern Star Chapters statewide.

Delphos Chapter has given financial/materialassistance to a member in need, supported theDelphos Thrift Shop, remember our shut-ins withcards, gifts and visits, initiated new and dual mem-bers, have a sister and brother at the O.E.S. Homethat we send cards to monthly, several memberswork with and serve on the Rainbow Board inLima, helped serve refreshments for our MasonicBrothers and have two dinners a year with theMasons. We love to serve our community and

get to know lots of our local students, support ourEastern Star Home in Mt. Vernon, pack schoolboxes for our elementary schools in our district,work the Masonic Rest Tent at the Allen CountyFair and have helped with the refreshment stand atthe Van Wert Concerts in the Park.

The Chapter Excellence Program was initiatedin 2013 to reward Eastern Star Chapters for theirefforts to demonstrate the principles of the Order.Delphos Chapter received a walnut soundingblock, with an engraved silver plate, for use on thepresiding officer’s podium.

Applications for the Chapter ExcellenceAwards were reviewed by state officers and com-mittee members.

The awards were presented by Worthy GrandMatron Susan Simpson, of Cuyahoga Falls, andWorthy Grand Patron Steve Moore, of Urbana,during ceremonies in the Dayton ConventionCenter. Joyce and Tim Larimore, the currentWorthy Matron and Worthy Patron of DelphosChapter, accepted the award on behalf of theChapter.

Eastern Star chapter winschapter excellence award

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VAN WERT — The38th annual WassenbergPhotography Exhibit will hostan opening reception from 1-5p.m. on Sunday.

Awards will be presentedat 3 p.m.

This and all opening recep-tions are also free of chargeand include food and livemusic.

Music will be providedby Jerame Wheeler of Bryan.Wheeler has been playing gui-tar for over 20 years. Originally

inspired by his father’s blue-grass band as a young boy,Jerame didn’t hesitate to formhis own band called LocallyGrown. Locally Grown touredToledo area venues for over10 years. Jerame has sincecontinued playing solo gigs.His many years of experienceas an entertainer lead him tobe a very eclectic musiciancovering artists and bandsfrom his father’s era to today.

Over 220 entries were sub-mitted with 68 pieces beingaccepted for display by jurorsStephen Takacs and HeatherWetzel of Columbus.

The exhibit will be on viewthrough Nov. 8 and regulargallery hours are 1-5 p.m.Tuesday – Sunday. Admissionis free.

PhotographyExhibit opens

Sunday

Week of Oct. 12Monday: Turkey, mashed

potatoes, dressing, fruit, veg-gie, coffee and 2 percent milk.

Tuesday: Meatloaf, pota-

toes, fruit, veggie, coffee and2 percent milk.Wednesday: Chili, grilled

cheese, fruit, dessert, coffeeand 2 percent milk.

Thursday: Swiss steak,mashed potatoes, fruit, veg-gie, coffee and 2 percent milk.

Friday: Spaghetti andmeatballs, fruit, veggie, des-sert, coffee and 2 percentmilk.

Information Submitted

OTTAWA — Northwest Physical Therapy, Inc., will offer freetherapy screens to the public during the month of October. These

screens will be available at all four outpatient locations in Delphos,Ottawa, Bluffton and Lima.

A physical therapy screening takes approximately 10-15 minutesand will be performed by a licensed clinician. A therapy screeninghelps identify issues that may be causing unnecessary pain.

“People don’t often realize that the pain they deal with everydaydoesn’t have to be a part of their life,” Wanda Dean, physical ther-apist and owner of Northwest Physical Therapy said. “A physicaltherapist is a highly trained medical professional that is able toidentify key factors that may be attributing to chronic back pain,headaches, knee pain, etc. Once these factors are identified, thetherapist works with the patient to provide long-term relief througheducation and very specific interventions.”

To schedule a free therapy screening during the month ofOctober, call:

Ottawa: 419-523-9003Bluffton: 419-358-6978Delphos: 419-692-0095Lima: 419-221-0904

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Kitchen PressBY LOVINA EICHER

This is already the last day ofSeptember. Only three more months of2015 remain. Time—it does not standstill.

Joe and I traveled to New Haven,Ind., one evening with sister Emma andJacob and sisters Verena and Susan. Weattended the viewing of my dad’s cousinFrances. Our sympathy goes to the fam-ily. It is so hard to part with loved ones.

God’s ways are not our ways!Saturday and Sunday seemed

empty around here. Susan, Verena andBenjamin traveled with Mose and hisfamily to visit relatives in another com-munity.

Timothy and Elizabeth joined us forSunday dinner. And of course also Izzyand Crystal. Timothy helped Joe grillsome pork chops and banana peppers.Scalloped potatoes, baked beans, potatosalad, sliced cheese, brownies (whichLiz brought), and ice cream were alsoon the menu.

In the afternoon Timothy and Joewalked back to the woods. Joe spent partof Saturday back there getting ready fordeer season. The rest of the afternoonwas spent relaxing.

We ended up with 62 quarts ofpickled red beets. I gave Elizabeth 12quarts to take home. We had a bumpercrop!

Daughter Susan is back at the RVfactory so she gets to eat lunch withElizabeth every day. The girls are gladto have this time together again. It surefeels empty without Elizabeth homeanymore but she is happily marriedand that makes it easier to let go. Susanquit working at the woodworking shop.There was a lot more heavy lifting andthe stain smell gets bad. She has her oldfast-paced job again.

Jacob, Emma and family took a fewdays off and traveled to upper Michiganand spent time by Lake Superior. Thechildren went to do their chores for them

while they were gone. Jacob and Emma

have a big project they are starting. Theyare adding an addition to their houseand remodeling. It will be a mess to gothrough, but they will be glad for thespace afterward.

Tomorrow we are invited to Joe andViola’s wedding. Viola is a girl in ourchurch. Some of the children and I planto attend. Joe doesn’t want to take off

since he used so many vacation days up

already on weddings this year.We have invitations for two more

weddings in October. Both are on aFriday and Joe doesn’t have to workon those two Fridays. Congratulationsto Lester and Loretta from New Haven,Ind. Daughter Verena is a table waiterat their wedding. Verena and Lorettahave been friends for quite a fewyears.

Also congratulations go to Aden andRuth, who are published for an Oct. 16

wedding. I need to sew daughter Lorettaand me dresses for this wedding. I hopeto get the material today.

I am trying to get my cabbage usedup. We had a great crop from the garden.Try this coleslaw recipe.

God bless!Coleslaw

8 cups cabbage, chopped1/2 cup carrots, shredded1/2 cup onion, chopped1/2 cup celery, chopped1/2 cup mayonnaise1/3 cup sugar1/4 cup milk1/4 cup buttermilk1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepperCombine cabbage, carrots, onion,

and celery in a bowl. Beat the remainingingredients in another bowl until smooth.Mix with cabbage mixture. Cool for atleast two hours before serving.

 Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amishwriter, cook, wife and mother of eight.Formerly writing as The Amish Cook, Eicher inherited that column from hermother, Elizabeth Coblentz, who wrote from 1991 to 2002. Readers can con-tact Eicher at PO Box 1689, South Holland, IL 60473 (please include aself-addressed stamped envelope fora reply) or at LovinasAmishKitchen@ MennoMedia.org.

BY JAMES HOORMANAg Educator

OSU-ExtensionPutnam County

PUTNAM COUNTY —This is the second article ofa three part series on manureand fertilizer applications inthe western basin of Lake Erie watershed designedto prevent harmful algaeblooms.

The new law contains thefollowing provisions: Forapplications of fertilizer andmanure in the western basin,a person may not apply fer-tilizer, defined as nitrogenor phosphorous, or manureunder these conditions: (1)On snow-covered or frozensoil, or (2) When the top twoinches of soil are saturatedfrom precipitation, or (3) Forfertilizer only, in a granularform when the local weatherforecast for the applicationarea contains greater than a50 percent chance of precip-itation exceeding one inch ina 12-hour period, unless thefertilizer is injected into theground, incorporated within24 hours of surface applica-tion or applied onto a grow-ing crop.

(3) For manure only, whenthe local weather forecastfor the application area con-tains greater than a 50 per-cent chance of precipitationexceeding one-half inch ina 24 hour period, unless the

manure is injected into theground, incorporated within24 hours of surface applica-tion, applied onto a growingcrop, or if in the event of anemergency, the chief of thedivision of soil and waterresources or the chief’s desig-nee provides written consent.The “old manure” rules willstill apply in Standard Code590 (My next article).

Before applying manure,an applicator should checkthis weather forecast and

print a copy for your records.Weather forecasts can changehourly, however; any weatherforecast from that same cal-endar day when manure isapplied will be accepted asevidence that the applicatorchecked the weather forecast.A weather prediction can beobtained from the NationalWeather Service at the web-site: http://weather.gov byentering your local zip code.

Here are some commondefinitions and questions.“Frozen and snow covered”are not defined in the law

BUT in practice, “snow cov-ered” soil is one inch of snowor more, or one-half inch ofice or more on the soil sur-face. “Frozen soil” in practiceis ground that is impenetrablebecause of frozen soil mois-ture. Soil is not consideredfrozen if you can inject yourmanure or fertilizer withequipment below the soilsurface or “incorporate” withtillage by mixing manure intothe soil a minimum of fourinches.

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Tue. Oct. 13

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.Delphos VFW

Wed. Oct. 14

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Trinity UM Church, Del.

1:30 -3:30 p.m.Fort Haven Apartments

Fri. Oct. 16

1:00 - 4:00 p.m.Delphos Discount Drug

Sat. Oct. 17

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.Gomer Cong. Church

Mon. Oct. 19

12:00 - 3:00 p.m.Canal Pharmacy

Mon. Oct. 19

5:00 - 7 p.m.Immanuel UM Church

Wed. Oct. 21

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Knights of Columbus

Thu. Oct. 22

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.US Bank, Delphos

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.Senior Citizen Center

Sat. Oct. 24

8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Delphos Discount Drug

Fri. Nov. 6

1:00 - 4:00 p.m.Delphos Discount Drug

New law containsprovisions for applicationsof fertilizer and manure

Eicher family adjusts to newroutine after daughter’s marriage

Mighty, shown here, is one of thehorses the Eicher family counts on topull their buggy. (Submitted photo)

South Carolina produces tobacco, pecans andhoney. Peaches are an important fruit crop. MyrtleBeach has developed into the premier resort destina-tion of the East Coast.

Pumpkin Pecan Pie3 slightly beaten eggs1 cup canned pumpkin1 cup sugar1/2 cup dark corn syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup chopped pecans1 unbaked pastry shellIn small mixing bowl combine eggs, pumpkin,

sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, cinnamon and salt; mixwell. Pour into unbaked pastry shell. Top with choppedpecans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.Chill; serve topped with whipped cream.

Peaches in Brandy1 16-ounce can peach halves, including syrupBrandyVanilla ice creamDrain peaches. Mix equal amounts of peach syrup

and brandy in a bowl—enough to cover peaches. Addpeaches and marinate in refrigerator overnight. Whenready to serve, place a peach half in each serving dish,top with scoop of vanilla ice cream.

If you enjoyed these recipes, made changes or haveone to share, email kitchenpreses@yahoo.com.

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Sports

Weekly ScheduleInformation Submitted

==========For Week of Oct. 12-17MONDAYBoys SoccerVan Wert at Spencerville, 5 p.m.Girls SoccerAllen East at Jefferson (NWC),

5 p.m.Fort Jennings at St. Marys

Memorial, 7 p.m.VolleyballWayne Trace at Jefferson, 5:30

p.m.Lincolnview at New Knoxville,

5:30 p.m.Columbus Grove at Kalida

(PCL), 6 p.m.TUESDAYBoys SoccerFort Jennings at Ottoville (PCL),

7 p.m.Kalida at Bluffton, 7 p.m.Girls SoccerLehman Catholic at St. John’s

(WOSL), 5 p.m.Lima Central Catholic atLincolnview (WOSL), 5 p.m.

Continental at Kalida (PCL) —Senior Night, 7 p.m.

VolleyballSt. John’s at New Bremen

(MAC), 5:30 p.m.Jefferson at Allen East (NWC),

5:30 p.m.Ottoville at Lima Temple

Christian, 5:30 p.m.Lincolnview at Paulding (NWC),

5:30 p.m.Columbus Grove at Ada (NWC),

5:30 p.m.Lima Central Catholic at

Spencerville (NWC), 6 p.m.Cross CountryOttoville at Ottawa-Glandorf, 5

p.m.

THURSDAY

Girls SoccerFort Jennings at Ottoville, 6 p.m.Jefferson at Bluffton (NWC), 7

p.m.VolleyballVersailles at St. John’s (MAC),

5:30 p.m.Jefferson at Cory-Rawson, 6 p.m.Continental at Ottoville (PCL),

6 p.m.Pandora-Gilboa at Kalida (PCL)

- Senior Night, 6 p.m.Cross CountryMAC at Coldwater, 5 p.m.FRIDAYBoys Golf Division III State at OSU’s

Scarlet Course, 9 a.m.Boys SoccerNew Knoxville at Ottoville, 6

p.m.FootballJefferson at Crestview (NWC),

7 p.m.Paulding at Spencerville (NWC),

7 p.m.Allen East at Columbus Grove

(NWC), 7 p.m.Parkway at St. John’s (MAC),

7:30 p.m.SATURDAYBoys Golf Division III State at OSU’s

Scarlet Course, 9 a.m.Boys SoccerCory-Rawson at Fort Jennings,

noonOttoville at Riverdale, 7 p.m.Ottawa-Glandorf at Kalida -

Senior Night, 7 p.m.Girls SoccerContinental at St. John’s, 11 a.m.VolleyballColumbus Grove at Ottawa-

Glandorf, 11:30 p.m.

Wildlife OhioOHIO DEPARTMENT OFNATURAL RESOURCES

Division of WildlifeThe Fish Ohio ReportLAKE ERIE Regulations to remember: 

The daily bag limit for wall-eye in Ohio waters of LakeErie is 6 fish per angler; min-imum size limit is 15 inches.… The daily bag limit foryellow perch is 30 fish perangler in all Ohio waters ofLake Erie. … The trout andsalmon daily bag limit is 2fish per angler; minimumsize limit is 12 inches. …The black bass (largemouthand smallmouth bass) dailybag limit is 5 fish per angler,with a 14-inch minimum size

limit.Western BasinDue to 4 days of heavy winds

last week, there were very fewnew reports.

Walleye: There have been

very few reports here and mostanglers are targeting yellowperch. Walleye have been caughtby trolling with crankbaits orworm harnesses.

Yellow Perch:  Fishing hasbeen good 3-4 miles out of WardsCanal, near A-Can of the CampPerry firing range, N of the Warbuoy (east of West Sister Island),around Rattlesnake and Greenislands, west of Catawba Islandand N of North Bass Islandalong the international border.Perch spreaders or crappie rigswith shiners fished near the bot-tom produce the most fish.

Smallmouth/Largemouth Bass:  Smallmouths continue to

be caught along the shorelinesof the Bass Islands, as well asthe Camp Perry firing range.Largemouths have been caughtalong the main lake shorelinearound Catawba and Marbleheadand in harbors in the same area.Bass have been caught on tube

 jigs, crankbaits and drop-shotrigs.

Central BasinDue to 4 days of heavy winds

last week, there were very fewnew reports.

Walleye: A few good reportshave come from just S of thesandbar between Vermilionand Lorain. Farther E, a fewfish are being caught 20 milesnorth of Ashtabula in 75 feet ofwater. Anglers are trolling planerboards with all colors of wormharnesses and stick baits.

Yellow Perch: Fish are beingcaught 1.5 miles N of Vermilion,

NE of Gordon Park in 42-46 feetand N-NE of Wildwood Park in45-55 feet. Excellent fishing wasreported N-NE of Ashtabula in50-60 feet. Anglers fishing fromshore are catching fish off thelong pier in the Grand River.Perch spreaders with shiners andminnows fished near the bottomproduce the most fish.

Smallmouth Bass:  Fishinghas been very good in 15-18 feetof water around harbor areasin Fairport Harbor, Cleveland,Ashtabula and Conneaut.Anglers are using crayfish anddrop shot rigs.

The Lake Erie water tem- perature is 57 off of Toledo and65 off of Cleveland, according tothe nearshore marine forecast.

Pigskin PicksA couple of us pickers in this pack of

fools had good weeks last week.The other two struggled.Hey, I’ve been there, done that!I and Guest Picker Dave Boninsegna

both went 8-4 (3-3 in college and 5-1 inthe NFL).

Regulars Erin Cox was 5-7 (1-5/4-2)and John Parent 4-8 (1-5/3-3).

That moves our respective marks to37-22 (21-14/16-8) for this personage;33-26 (19-16 and 14-10) for Erin; 28-30(18-16/10-14) for John; and 33-13 (19-9/14-4) for the GP.

Gary Suever, the well-known AFLACrepresentative and Eagles staple, is thenew GP.

COLLEGE: Northwestern atMichigan; Wisconsin at Nebraska;California at Utah; Miami (FL) atFlorida State; Georgia Tech at Clemson;Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas.

PROS: Seattle at Cincinnati;Jacksonville at Tampa Bay; Clevelandat Baltimore; Denver at Oakland;Pittsburgh at San Diego (Monday); St.Louis at Green Bay.

JIM METCALFECOLLEGE 

MICHIGAN: Both defenses are top-notch sofar this season. It’s going to come down to whocan actually put some offense together. NU’sfreshman QB is taking his sweet time adjustingto the college game and That Team Up North isactually running the ball with authority once again— shades of Bo Schembechler. I try NOT to pickwith emotion (curse you all!), so I give this one tothe home team in the Big House.

NEBRASKA: Badgers got shut out last weekat home. Cornhuskers defense might not be quiteas good as Iowa’s but their offense is better. UnlessWisconsin can actually throw the ball consistent-

ly — which hasn’t been happening — they willstruggle. Memorial Stadium will be rocking forthe Huskers.

UTAH: Who’d have thunk these two wouldbe the only unbeatens in the PAC-12 at this junc-ture? Liar! This is a toss-up game between twoup-and-comers and give the home-field advantageto the Utes, especially after their utter demolitionof a still-talented Oregon team in Eugene.

FLORIDA STATE: Hurricanes are not quiteback to what they once were but they have somenice wins. Seminoles aren’t what they were, either,

and Doak Campbell Stadium isn’t the home-fieldadvantage it once was. I almost picked the Canesbut Seminoles defense will be the tell-tale.

CLEMSON: Tigers got a huge home win lastweek against Fighting Irish. With the Techsters’option offense, there isn’t a lot of time to adjustbut talented Tigers’ “D” is the key. That ravenouscrowd won’t allow for a letdown as Clemson revsback up to get another big home win in the ACC.

OKLAHOMA: The Red River Rivalry hasbeen one-sided lately, with OU winning four ofthe last five. Though Longhorns’ offense seemsto have itself straightened out — it’s no longera pretzel at least — the defense hasn’t. Though Idon’t think Sooners cover the 17-point spread, theRivalry remains one-sided.

PROS CINCINNATI: This is a bellwether game for

the Bengals. Are they Super Bowl 50 contendersor are they pretenders? Seahawks in general havelost a load of talent to free-agency over the yearsand may be minus The Beast but they are still acontender. Methinks Cinci will come up big —especially with the development of the red-headedDalton at QB — and stake its claim as a serious

SB possibility.TAMPA BAY: Jags are not the horrendousteam they were anticipated to be, at least defen-sively. The Buccos are also not as bad as they weremade out to be but this is definitely not a SB 50preview. It comes down to who is at home and thecontinuing development of Jameis Winston.

BALTIMORE: Steve Smith is likely out forRavens. Browns are coming off a devastating lossand someone needs to take the QB reins like yes-terday. The problem is their defense is injury-rav-aged and offense isn’t good enough to compensate.I am not enamored of Ravens but they get the win.

DENVER: With resurgence of Raiders — sofar — and the decline of Peyton Manning (it wasbound to happen), this game should be more inline with the hateful, mean, nasty games of yes-teryear between two teams that despise each other.Doesn’t mean Broncos don’t win, especially sincetheir defense is playing very well and I’m not yeta fan of Derek Carr.

SAN DIEGO: Steelers offense has struggledwithout Big Ben, though the defense has beenbetter than expected without Troy and Company.Phillip Rivers is having a renaissance year in San

Diego and he seems to have some actual weaponsthat can produce.

GREEN BAY: Rams have been better thanexpected, especially because of a stout defensiveline. I still wonder about the offense, one thing youdon’t have to worry about with Aaron Rodgers-led Packers crew. Green Bay’s defense isn’t bad,either.

===========ERIN COXCOLLEGE MICHIGAN: I only like one type of Wildcat

and that’s the Kentucky kind.WISCONSIN: The Badgers have something to

prove after last week.UTAH: Utah ate some duck for dinner last

week (Editor’s Note: Cannibals!).FLORIDA STATE: At Florida State, I’ll go

with the Seminoles.CLEMSON: They’ll still be flying high from

beating Notre Dame.OKLAHOMA: I like Oklahoma this year. I’ll

stick with them. NFLCINCINNATI: Um, sure (EN: Absolutely, pos-

itively, completely committed, eh?).TAMPA BAY: I went to the Tampa Bay areafor vacation this summer. It was hot and humid,but I will still pick them to win.

BALTIMORE: All the Ravens have to do isrun the ball.

DENVER: Anyone who has a twin should goas Peyton in that commercial where he plays twoversions of himself. One has to talk in a real highvoice all night and the other gets to be awesome.Just thought I’d hand out an awesome costumeidea (EN: Interesting!).

See WILDLIFE, page 7A

See PICKS, page 7A

Wildcats collar Bulldogs in NWCBY JIM METCALFEDHI Media Sports Editor jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS — Now is thetime for a football team to bestarting to peak.

With a fast-improvingpassing game to go withtheir potent running game,Jefferson could be consideredto be doing just that.

They showed excellentbalance and held down apotent Columbus Groveoffense in amassing a 41-7Northwest Conference routover the archrival Bulldogs

Friday night on Homecomingat Stadium Park.

“It all comes down to thekids buying into what we’retrying to teach and coach andgetting better each week. Wework them hard in practiceand they respond,” Jeffersoncoach Chris Sommers said.“We challenge them everyday. The coaches do a great job of teaching. Teamsknow we’re a running teambut Coach John (Edinger)has really done a nice jobprepping the passing gameto make us more balanced.We knew Grove would bea hard-hitting, physical team

and we had to match that.”Grove head man Andy

Shafer was disappointed.“They scored their first

two times on shock plays:the first I felt may have beenwith an illegal receiver — Iwill stand by that — and thesecond was on a tip,” Shaferexplained. “Still, it was earlyenough in the game for usto recover. This was moremental than physical becauseI felt we had the personnelto compete with a very goodteam tonight. Take nothingaway from Jefferson. I justfeel disappointed we weren’tmentally ready to do so

tonight.”After giving up a first

down and forcing a punton Grove’s first possession,Jefferson commenced at the

32. Jace Stockwell collidedwith running back HunterBinkley on a fake to the rightbut instead found an all-aloneGrant Wallace on the rightnumbers at midfield. GageMercer’s kick was wide asthe Wildcats (6-1, 4-0 NWC)led 6-0 at 9:47 of the firstperiod.

Penalties pinned theBulldogs (4-3, 1-3) deep intheir space and a 17-yardshanked punt set the Wildcatsup at the visitor 31. Stockwellplay-faked, dropped andthrew down the middle; theball was tipped into the wait-

ing arms of Mike Cline at the10 and he did the rest. Theconversion on the spread PATfailed, leaving a 12-0 lead at7:24 of the opener.

After a 3-and-out, a42-yard Reid Stechschultepunt made Jefferson com-mence at the 32. This wasmore conventional: a 7-playaffair — all rushing. At theBulldog 1, Hunter Binkleybulled in over right guard.An offsides on the PAT gaveDelphos a chance to go fortwo and Stockwell foundWallace for a 20-nil edge at3:09 of the first.

A tipped Stechschulte pass

was picked off by Drew Reissand returned 22 yards to theBulldog 19. Lining up for a33-yard field goal and Grovebeing called for offsides,the Wildcats went for it on4th-and-3 at the 12 and werestopped short.

Again forcing a 3-and-out,the Wildcats commenced atthe 46. Three plays later atthe Bulldog 45, Stockwellthrew a fade down the leftsideline to Mercer, who gath-ered it in at the 25. Merceradded the kick for 27-0 edgewith 10:02 left in the half.

A 15-yard Josh Temanpunt return set the ‘Cats up at

the 31. Despite two penaltiesfor 15 yards, they went thedistance in 10 plays (includ-ing a Grove offsides). Atthe Bulldog 1, Brenen Auer

slammed in over left guard.Mercer made it 34-0 with4:42 left in the first half.

The ’Dogs’ best drive ofthe half commenced at the28 and ended on a 4th-and-8incompletion on the Delphos21 to effectively end the half.

With a running clock thesecond half, the first twopossessions ended in punts.The Red and White — againusing favorable field position— finished its scoring on a5-play, 46-yarder. At the 1,

Auer bulled into the end zonewith 5:00 left in the third andMercer made it 41-0.

The next three series endedon a punt, a fumble recoveryat the host 40 and turning theball over on downs at the 36.

Grove recovered anoth-er fumble at the Jefferson37 and this time convertedthe 4-play drive versus theWildcat backups. At the 4,Stechschulte ran a keep-er over left guard with 4:10remaining and Jared Arnoldtacked on the final point.

Jefferson visits CrestviewFriday; Grove hosts AllenEast.

JEFFERSON 41, COLUMBUSGROVE 7Score by Quarters:Col. Grove 0 0 0 7 - 7Jefferson 20 14 7 0 - 41FIRST QUARTERDJ — Grant Wallace 68 pass

from Jace Stockwell (kick failed),9:47

DJ — Mike Cline 31 pass fromStockwell (run failed), 7:24

DJ — Mke Binkley 1 run run(Wallace pass from Stockwell),63:09

SECOND QUARTERDJ — Gage Mercer 45 pass from

Stockwell (Mercer kick), 10:02DJ — Brenen Auer 1 run (Mercer

kick), 4:42THIRD QUARTERDJ — Auer 1 run (Mercer kick),

5:00FOURTH QUARTERCG — Reid Stechschulte 4 run

(Jared Arnold kick), 4:10TEAM STATSColumbus Grove JeffersonFirst Downs 8 16Total Yards 158 419Rushes-Yards 27-96 38-245Passing Yards 62 174Comps.-Atts. 10-25 6-8Intercepted by 0 1Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 7-40 4-40Punts-Aver. 7-33.1 1-61INDIVIDUAL STATSCOLUMBUS GROVERushing: Reid Stechschulte

10-45, Eric Warnecke 9-27, LachlanClymer 8-24.

Passing: Stechschulte 10-25-62-1-0.

Receiving: Aidan Fortman 3-19,Brandt Follas 2-28, Owen Fuerst 2-6,Grant Cassidy 1-11, Baily Clement1-8, Warnecke 1-(-)3.

JEFFERSONRushing: Hunter Binkley 13-99,

Mike Cline 6-46, Brenen Auer 8-28,Jace Stockwell 3-13, Jacob Boop4-33, Connor Anspach 1-15, JordanBoop 3-11.

Passing: Stockwell 6-8-174-0-3.Receiving: Gage Mercer 2-61,

Cline 2-46, Grant Wallace 1-68,Binkley 1-(-)1.

Aaron Reindel of St. John’s goes in motion by quarterbackTroy Elwer as wide receiver Eric Vogt looks on. The Jayswere defeated 28-6 in Midwest Athletic Conference action

Friday. (DHI Media/Larry Heiing)

Jefferson’s Mike Cline gathered in a pass — tipped by

teammate Grant Wallace — behind Columbus Grovedefenders Jared Arnold and Logan Diller Friday night atStadium Park. (DHI Media/Steven Coburn-Griffis).Anna soars by Jays

BY LARRY HEIINGDHI Media Correspondentnews@delphosherald.com

ANNA — A pair of struggling football teams with identicalrecords met up in Midwest Athletic Conference action as St.John’s traveled to Anna Friday night.

Both teams were 1-5 (1-3 MAC) and the Rockets notchedtheir second win owith a 28-6 victory over the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays elected to receive the opening kickoff afterwinning the coin toss and went nowhere, with Anna takingover with a fair catch at the St. John’s 43.

A 23-yard run by Connor Rioch moved the Rockets into thered zone and quarterback Travis Meyer scored on a 11-yardkeeper on their fourth play of the game. The extra point wasgood as Anna led 7-0 at the 9:33 mark in the first quarter.

The Blue Jays took over at their 20 as the kick again sailedinto the end zone. And for the second time, the Anna defenseheld the Jays to a 3-and-out and took the punt at their own 46.

Jordan Mohler picked off a pass deep in Blue Jay territory.An illegal block on the runback moved the pigskin back to the11 as St. John’s continued to start drives in poor field position.

After an initial first down, the Jays faced 4th-and-2. Asthey lined up for the punt, a short snap to Troy Elwer gained16 yards. After their only first downs of the first half, the driveended with an Eric Vogt punt to Anna’s 18.

The Rockets went on a long drive to the St. John’s 21. Thedefense, led by Jesse Ditto and Aaron Reindel along with the

rest of the blue and gold, defused the Rockets drive as theJays took over on downs.

After trading punts — including Vogt’s booming 50-yarder— the Jays took over on their own 38.

Anna’s defense picked off Elwer’s pass attempt with 1:50

remaining in the first half at their own 45. Quarterback Meyermoved the Rockets downfield — with the clock ticking — tothe 27 yard line. Even after Ditto’s pass rush forced Meyer intoan intentional grounding call, Meyer’s pass to Wuebker put theball on the 1 with only 6.0 seconds remaining in the half. TheAnna quarterback scored his second touchdown of the game astime expired, giving the Rockets momentum with a 14-0 leadheading to the locker room.

That momentum continued for the Rockets, taking the sec-ond-half kickoff on a 12-play, 62-yard scoring drive that took7:25 off the clock for a 21-0 advantage.

Connor Hulihan took over for the injured Elwer at quarter-back for the Jays to start the second half. The result was St.John’s deepest penetration as Hulihan’s first pass was completeto Jordan Mohler for a 28-yard pickup. However, Wuebkerintercepted a pass and gave Anna great field position at the 36but they could not take advantage.

After St. John’s got the ball back, they had some success,even converting a fourth down, but Wuebker added another

interception to stop another Blue Jay drive.The Rockets put the game in orbit, scoring in only a play

with a 45-yard pass by Meyer and a 28-0 lead.A bright spot for the Blue Jays happened late in the game

as Aaron Reindel nearly returned a punt for touchdown beforebeing stopped at the 23. Freshman Jared Wurst took overat quarterback, leading the Jays on a 4-play scoring drive.Sophomore running back Joey Schier scored on a 9-yard runwith 43 seconds remaining to avoid the shutout. The 2-pointconversion failed to make the final score 28-6.

The Jays had 152 yards of total offense against the strongdefense of the Rockets; Anna had 332 yards.

Next action for St. John’s will be at home against theParkway Panthers and Anna will face New Bremen.

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Rager books State golf berth

By Charlie WarnimontDHI Media Sports Editor

BOWLING GREEN — Ayear ago, a bad shot or twomay have derailed the con-centration of Lincolnview’sJoshah Rager.

But that was a year ago.With Rager having

matured as a golfer he canput those bad shots behindhim and move on. Thatmaturity helped his gameall season and on Thursdayat the Division III DistrictBoys Golf Tournament at theStone Ridge Golf Course inBowling Green.

Rager was able to shakeoff a couple of bad holesThursday and make history

for the Lancer golf team ashe qualified to state as anindividual.

Rager shot the second-bestscore overall Thursdaywhich helped him quali-fy for the Division III StateTournament next Friday andSaturday at the Ohio StateUniversity Scarlet Course.Tee times start at 8:30 a.m.both days.

Rager finished with a 77in the district tournament,one shot behind tournamentmedalist Michael Denner ofOttawa Hills, who finishedwith a 76. Rager shot a 37on his first nine and finishedwith a 40.

The Lancer junior showedhis maturity in the middle of

his round. Rager was eventhrough eight holes on asunny, but windy day, beforesuffering a bogey on nine.On the 10th hole he suffereda triple bogey, then settleddown and was two over forthe back nine before a doublebogey on 17. On 18 he hit histee shot into a fairway sandtrap and was able to save parafter a good second shot anda chip shot for a 40 on theback nine.

“He fought and his maturi-ty helped calm him down andget things taken care of as a

player,” Lancer coach DarylDowdy said. “His freshmanor sophomore year, he wouldhave been done. This yearhas helped him pick himselfup and put the bad shotsbehind him. This makes himthe first Lincolnview studentto go to state in golf. He hasbeen our leader all year andhas had a real good year as hewas medalist in every eventwith played in.”

“This is awesome. I kindof hacked it around, a littlebit, on the back nine, but Imade it around,” Rager said.“Play was a little slower onthe back nine and I kind ofgot out of my routine. Playwas a little slower on the backnine as groups got backed upand there were a few rulingsin groups ahead of us thatslowed play. I was a little

nervous, but not exceptional-ly as I play in a lot of summertournaments and that helped.I just kid of went out therewith low expectations and just see what I could do.”

While Rager made his-tory by qualifying for stateas an individual, the Lancersquad had to settle for 11thin the 18-team field with a365 score.

Derek Youtsey followedRager with a 92, while ReeceFarmer had a 96 and RyanMoody a 100. Jaden Youtseyfinished the day with a 102.

And with four of these fivegolfers coming back nextyear, coach Dowdy is look-ing for a possible return tothe district level next year.

“We had a lot of accom-plishments this year, a lotof records broken with thisteam,” Dowdy said. “Nextyear we will get even better. Ihad four freshmen on varsitythis year and three of themplayed today. The only seniorwe lose is Derek Youtsey andthat is a big loss, but I feel wehave some freshmen that willbe able to fill that spot.”

Van Buren was the districtchampionship team shootinga 324 followed by OttawaHills at 330, while SanduskySt. Marys was third with a338 and Arlington was fourthwith a 338.

Lincolnview’s Joshah Rager chips onto the green duringThursday’s District round at Stone Ridge Golf Course,

earning a trip to the Division III State Meet. (DHI Media/ Charlie Warnimont)

Ottoville aces C-RBY LARRY HEIING

DHI Media Correspondentnews@delphosherald.com

OTTOVILLE — It was asea of green at L.W. HeckmanGymnasium Thursday nightas Ottoville hosted the Cory-Rawson Hornets in non-con-ference volleyball action.

The Big Green used thestrength of landing 13 servingaces compared to only twofor the Hornets for the sweep:25-4, 25-10, 25-19.

C.J. Kemper led Ottovillewith seven aces in the match

along with three by BethanyMaag. Quinley Schlagbaum,Bridget Landin, and AlexisThorbahn each added one.

“Our serving was right ontonight and it created prob-lems on the receiving end forCory-Rawson,” explained BigGreen coach Wertenberger.“We lost a little bit of concen-tration in the third game andCory-Rawson took advan-tage. Our team refocused andcame back to take the set andmatch.”

Cross Country ResultsInformation Submitted

THURSDAYColdwater High School,

Cavalier Stadium

Lions CC InvitationalVARSITY (5K)Girls Team Scores:  Minster

22, Versailles 128, St. Henry 167,Lincolnview 177, Napoleon192, New Bremen 201, St. Marys

Memorial 212, Ft. Recovery 217,Shawnee 220, Coldwater 231, Ft.Loramie 243, Lehman Cath. 250,Van Wert 378, Marion Local 382,

Crestview 403, St. John’s 421,Arcanum 449, Ansonia 480, Celina512, Mississinawa Valley 633. NoTeam Score: Elida.

St. John’s junior Breece Rohr looks to finish strong at theColdwater Lions Cross Country Invite. She finished the5K course with a new season-best time of 21:14. For theboys, Curtis Pohlman led the way with a 14th-place finishwith a time of 17:43, Nick Pohlman was 54th with a time of18:36 and Evyn Pohlman set a new PR with a time of 20:25.(Photo Submitted)

‘Cats sweep BearcatsBY JIM METCALFE

DHI Media Sports Editor jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS — Two volleyball programs trying to lay afoundation squared off Thursday night as Spencerville invadedJefferson.

The young Lady Wildcats swept the even younger LadyBearcats 25-12, 25-16, 25-13 in Northwest Conference action.

“We played well; we had some tough moments but overall,

I thought we played well,” Jefferson coach Sherrie Stewartobserved. “When you’re as young as we are, you’re morefocused on yourselves and getting better every practice andevery match; you don’t worry about the other team. We didsome plays today that we’ve been able to put in as we’vegained exerience, like shorts sets, fake attacks and the likes.We couldn’t do that earlier but we can now and it helps.”

Spencerville coach Tom Wegesin has an even tougher sit-uation.

“We’ve building from scratch, from the ground floor. I’mstill teaching the girls how to play the game and it’s a frustrat-ing process for all of us,” he added. “In our rotation of eightwe played tonight, we have four freshmen, two juniors and twosophomores; normally, we’d have five freshmen but one is outwith an injury. There are times we play pretty well and thenthere are the rest.”

Jefferson (7-12, 1-6 NWC) led from the start of the openingset on a serving error as both teams struggled. Delphos gotthree kills from junior Danielle Harman (6 kills for the match),

two kills and two aces from sophomore Maggie Kimmett (4kills), two aces from lone senior Claire Thompson (5 kills, 14assists) and two aces from sophomore Macy Wallace (7 kills)as their biggest lead was 23-7 on a Harman tip.

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SAN DIEGO: I think I heard that Ben was out, so I like the Chargers here.GREEN BAY: Since I’m forced to pick the Packers game each week and

still don’t like them, I will note here that I think Dallas is going to kick somecheater butt this weekend!

==========JOHN PARENTAt one point last Saturday, I looked up and either had lost or was losing

every single college game I picked. Makes for a bad weekend. (EN: Back tothe pithy comments!)CollegeMichigan- Two good defenses here and, while Northwestern probably has

a better defense, Michigan is at home. That should matter.Wisconsin- Okay, things didn’t work to for me and the Badgers last week,

but this week they’re at Nebraska and Nebraska can’t stop the pass. Of course,Wisconsin is historically a bruising running team, but none of my previousreasoning worked out for me, so I figured I’d try something more nonsensical(EN: Or parasitical???).

Utah- Cal is better than they’ve been in years, but Utah is really good.Florida St- I would love to see Miami return to relevance with a win over

FSU, but I think the Canes have fallen too far as a program.Clemson- Could be a spot for a let down after a win over Notre Dame, but

I’ll take the home team.Oklahoma- Sooners big. Texas is a mess.ProsCincy- Is this the week the Bengals fall apart? With Seattle in town it

would figure to be a good place for it, but I’ll stay with Cincinnati one moretime.

Jacksonville- This was a gut feeling pick between two bad teams (EN:They all can’t be good teams, can they?).

Baltimore- I went back and forth on this one, but I’ll take the Ravens notbecause I think they’re better than Cleveland, but because I think they’re lesslikely to find a way to lose (EN: Sometimes, that is as good a reason as any!!).

Denver- And I think the Broncos are more likely to find ways to win.San Diego- I have very little faith in Mike Vick.St. Louis- This would be a big upset, but the Rams can run the ball, and that

plays on any surface in any weather, plus their defense is strong. Unless AaronRodgers just plays out of his mind, the Rams will stay close enough to win late.

======GARY SUEVERHey Jim,Thanks for letting me make the picks this week, I know I won’t make many

friends but WHO cares!!!!! lol (EN: Donkey Kong!!!)College picks,Northwestern over the team up north: Northwestern is ranked ahead of

them….need I say more O H I O!!!Wisconsin over Nebraska: Both teams have a new coach and are trying to

figure out who they are.Utah over California: Utes are for real and #1 in the NCAA college football

power ranking, they are for real, this should be a great game to watch! Ask theteam up north how good the Utes are!!

Florida State over Miami: Florida State should win…it is the battle ofFlorida bragging rights at stake here, Canes are 3-1 and could make it inter-esting for the Noles.

Clemson over Georgia Tech: Clemson pulled one out last week again ND,but not going to need to do that this week. Clemson by 14.

Oklahoma over Texas: Texas is pretty bad this year…after all the tweetsteammates calling each other out, it think it just might fire them up a little bit!

Sooners will have a fairly easy game. Sorry Amanda the horns are going toget hooked!!!Pro picks,Seattle at Cincinnati: Being a die-hard Bengal fan this is a no brainier,

Bengals will make it very uncomfortable in the Jungle for the Seahawks…Bengals’ victory. Jeff Blackburn is giving me 18 points; sorry Jeff we won’tneed the points — 5-0 after this game. The officials gave them the gameMonday!!

Jacksonville over Tampa Bay: This is a coin toss: both are 1-3 and notvery good!

Baltimore over Cleveland: I think the Ravens will have a big game andsend the Dogs home with their tail between their legs! Did you expect a Bengalfan to pick the Browns? lol (EN: I never thought about that!!!!)

Denver over Oakland: Oakland is a much improved team … umm PaytonManning; that is all I need to say!

Pittsburgh over San Diego: Even with Big Ben out, I think the game-chang-er this week is the Steelers’ LeVeon Bell; he will run over the Bolts to a victory.Michael Vick still has some game left in him.

Green Bay over St. Louis: St Louis has a good team but the Packers are thebest team in the NFC; playing at Lambeau Field is truly home-field advantage.Aaron Rodgers will have a BIG game! The PACKERS by 7.

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Channel catfish stocked at Pike

Lake

ATHENS – Channel catfish have

been stocked at Pike Lake at Pike

Lake State Park following dam ren-

ovations, according to the ODNR.

Pike Lake was completely

drained in preparation of dam repairs

and upgrades. Work on the dam

has been completed and the water

has been restored to normal levels.

Yearling channel catfish of catchable

size have been recently stocked by

the ODNR Division of Wildlife to

restore the fisheries in this lake.

Fingerling bluegill well be stocked

in the next couple of weeks and next

spring fingerling largemouth bass

will also be stocked.

Yearling channel catfish (8-14

inches) will provide some “instant”

fishing opportunities for anglers at

the park this fall and into next year.

Channel catfish will continue to be

stocked at the lake on an odd-year

cycle (2017, 2019, etc.). The finger-

ling bass and bluegill will become

sexually mature in 2-3 years and will

begin sustaining themselves through

natural reproduction and will not

need to be stocked again. The blue-

gill and largemouth bass should

reach catchable size in 2-3 years

after they are stocked.

Sales of fishing licenses along

with the Sportfish Restoration (SFR)

program continue to fund the oper-

ation of the ODNR Division of

Wildlife’s fish hatcheries. No state

tax dollars are used for this activi-

ty. This is a user-pay, user-benefit

program.

The SFR is a partnership between

federal and state government, indus-

try, and anglers and boaters. Whenanglers purchase rods, reels, fishing

tackle, fish finders and motor boat

fuel, they pay an excise tax. The

federal government collects these

taxes and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service administers and disburses

these funds to state fish and wildlife

agencies. These funds are used to

acquire habitat, produce and stock

fish, conduct research and surveys,

provide aquatic education to youth

and secure and develop boat access.

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Ohio’s 2015 Fall Acorn Survey

show decreased production

The 2015 Ohio acorn mast sur-

vey conducted at 38 wildlife areas

showed a decrease in production

from 2014, according to the ODNR.

Ohio’s fall crop of acorns is an

important food source for more than

90 forest wildlife species and mast

crop abundance can influence hunt-

ing plans.

DOW employees scanned the

canopies of selected oak trees on

wildlife areas to determine the per-

centage of trees that produced acorns

and the relative size of the acorn

crop.

Results showed that an average

of 29 percent white oaks and 41 per-

cent red oaks bore fruit in 2015. This

is a decrease in the production from

2014. Over the past five years, acorn

production has oscillated from above

to below average and this year is a

below-average year for acorn mast

production.

Overall, there was a 23% and

26% decrease for white and red oaks,

respectively, in the number of trees

bearing acorns in 2015 relative to

2014.

Wildlife prefer white oak aco